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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
Gas, Flames AGd Horror to
Confusion; Crash Is
Narrowly Averted.
LIFTING WALK

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Hundreds
of persons who we're aboard a sub
way train that caught fire Tuesday
night just as it was ready to dive
under the Hudson river, were recov-
ering today from shock, burns and
gas, or the terror of being trampled
upon in the darkness of the slender
tube that links New Jersey and New
York.
1t was the second major subway
accident here within year.
No lives have been reported lost.
although fifty persons remain in
hospitals. 1t was feared that one
or more might die. Three hundred
persons we're given medical treat
ment.
Approximately 1000 persons were
in the train at the time Of the
accident.
Pulls Train Over Blaze
The train, crammed with workers
on their way home, just had
gathered speed out of the Christie
pher street station when a fire, ap-
parently fed by oil and greasy
waste in the track bed, was seen
ahead by passengers in the first
two cars.
Either Harry Van Sandt, the
motorman, did not see the flames
or thought he could take his train
across them safely.
The first two cars crossed the
fire without a mishap. The wiring
in the third car short-circuited.
Every light in the train went out.
Flames began to eat along the bot
tom of the third car.
Terrified, the passengers in the
third car saw smoke roll into the
train.
Someone got the doors open.
Battle in Darkness
Clicked with gas, line of passen-
gers soon was struggling along the
narrow concrete footpath thai runs
along the side of the tube toward
the Christopher street station, 1000
feet away.
They found themselves unable to
reach the station because the fire
was burning on the track behind
the train.
They turned back, fighting their
way toward where the tube burrows
under the Hudson and comes up in
New Jersey on the other side.
Another train came speeding out
from the Christopher street station.
The motorman brought it to halt
a scant four feet behind the dark
ened last car of the stalled train.
Firemen extinguished the blaze
and the tunnel was cleared Of
smoke.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
Three Terror Notes Stir Fears for Kidnapped Little Girl

Of Doris, in an interview with po-
lice, insisted she had found the
note near mail box close to the
Murphy home Saturday morning.
The other two notes were received
through the mails. The second
theory, that the child may have
been taken by Ulysses E. Smith, her
father, has thus far produced no
definite result or information.
Smith, a resident of Pocatello,
Idaho, is said to be a sailor aboard
a vessel now in European waters.
Little information is to be had Of
him here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
COOLIDGE TRUCK KILLS
Motorist Fatally Hurt in Crash
With Presidents Vehicle
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Feb. 10
An automobile driver as yet uni
Identified, was perhaps mortaily
iniy.red here today when his car
skidded and crashed into a heavy
army truck, containing furniture
and other personal belongings OF
President Coolidge.
The truck was one used to con-
vey Coolidges personal effects to
the Coolidge home in Northampton,
Mass. was parked in front OF
diner at the West Springfield end
of Memorial bridge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
SCOUTS PLAN FAIR
Exposition Dates Are Set as
April 5 and 6.

The annual Boy Scout exposition
will be held in Tomlinson hall April
5 and 6, Scout Executive F. o. Bel
ger announced today.
Thirty booths were allotted Tues
day night. Summer and spring ac-
tivities were planned at the meet
ing at Central Christian church.
The Scout reservation will open
June IL.
Belzer, first scoutmaster of Troop
9, will speak at a father and son
diner Thursday night at Irvington
M. E. church.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20

The first note received arrived
only a few hours after little Doris
was known to be missing. 1t was
brief and said You'll never find
her" 1t was signed *. k
Monday another note, bearing the
same signature, was received. 1t
promised the parents that Doris
would not be harmed and said she
would be returned March ).
Police and handwriting experts,
who examined the last two notes
stated there was a similarity in the
writing.
Margaret Boxer. IL, playmate
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20

you go, folksi

HERE you go, folks!
Il Your first lesson in the new
est dance craze, the Arizona
Tango as danced in the William
Fox all-talking spectacle, In Old
Arizona" which opens at the
Apollo theater Saturday, is given
you here.
Herewith are pictured the first
four steps of the dance. There are
only twelve steps. Four more will
appear in The Times Thursday,
and the final fou.', Friday.
Study the dance poses as illus
trated by two Carlo Torney dane
ers, Grace Walsh and Trudy
Pickering. Read the directions for
each step printed below the pic
lures. Try them out, these steps,
one by one, get the swing, prac-
tice a bit-and there you are!
You've learned a third of this
dance.
Then, tomorrow and the follow
ing day, pick up the remaining
eight steps, and you're all set to
show the world you are no back
number"
you'll like this Arizona
L Tango" the new 1929 dance.
1t is practical; it is graceful; it is
pleasing.
1t was introduced by Dorothy
Burgess and Warner Baxter, who
with Edmund Lowe are co-starred
in "In Old Arizona" You may see
them dance it when the talkie-
movie opens at the Apollo Satur-
day for one week.
The dance was conceived by
Dorothy Burgess while she and
the actors wece on location in
the desert country for the taking
of the film, "In Old Arizona" She
saw Americans and Mexicans
dancing while the string orches-
ira played my Tonia" to tango
time. Thus the new dance was
born.
The indianapolis Times is
teaching its readers the new steps
exactly as they are danced by
these movie stars. Learn today's
steps, and then watch for those
to be presented on the following
two days.
Now, it's up to you,- folks. Don't
be ''wall flowers"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20

That she was taken by her father.
The first is considered most likely
Circumstances under which the
child disappeared indicate she has
met with foul play, or IS in danger
of serious injury, if not death, police
said.
The belief that Doris has been the
victim of degenerate was strength
ened with receipt Of third mysteri-
Gus letter by the foster parents of
the child, MIR. and Mrs. e. j.
Murphy.
Throughout Tuesday the parents
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
BY RICHARD G. BALDWIN
United Press Staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 20.-Fear
that Doris Virginia Murphy, 4-year-
old child who disappeared while at
play late Friday afternoon, has be-
come the victim Of a degenerate
mounted today.
Among the hun lreds of theories
advanced by police and citizens, but
two were considert logical. They
were.
That Doris was lured from play
by a degenerate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
LICENSE AC0STA AGAIN
Noted AirmaD May Get New Per-
NIT in April.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Bert
Acosta, whose pilots license was re-
voked by the commerce depart
ment last June may be granted a
new permit, but cannot use it I'M
til April 10, it was announced here
today. Acosta was advised to ap-
peal for withdrawal Of two $500
fines for violation of air regulations
and then take a new examination
for a pilots license.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
CHARGE CACTUS STUCK
Plaintiffs at Marion Sue Company
which Was to Utilize Thorny Plant.

which Was to Utilize Thorny Plant.
By Times Special
MARION, Ind, Feo. 20.-Nineteen
suits for damages, seeking total
of $4,000, have been filed IN Grant
circuit court here against directors
and officers of the Octille Prod
ucSs Company.
The plaintiffs purchased stock IN
the concern, which was supposed
to manufacture, rubber, creosote,
LIQUID water prooflng and other
articles from the cotille cactus, al
legations set out.
The stock was issued on the pre-
tense OF enlarging the business, it
is alleged. The plant at Salome,
Ariz., has never been in operation,
the suits charge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
Indy STARTS ON TRIP

Colonel Begins Flight to Column
bus, o.
BIZ United Press
CURTISS FIELD, L. L, Feb. 20
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh start
ed from Curtiss Field in his Curtiss
Falcon biplane today for Columbus,
O., his first stop in his inspection
tour of Transcontinental Air Trans
port landing fields.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
Broken Hlp Leads % Death

George Grose, rs, r. r. 5, Box
IT'S, Beech Grove, died at st. Fran
els hospital, Beech Grove today.
Crosse. farmer. broke his hip in
fall three weeks ago and pneumonia
which developed as q result caused
death, Coroner G. II. KeeYer said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
HOLD CLARK LUNCHEON
Shrine to Hear Historian Tell of
Revolutionary Men.

heyOLulIOldEy 4nCA.
C. B. Coleman, director of the In
diana historical bureau, viii speak
on George Rogers Clark at the
Thursday noon luncheon of the
Shrine Caravan Club in the Murst
temple. Paul R. Matthews viii
lead a song session.
The next Shrine event will be the
Washington birthday grand ball to
be held Friday night in the Egyp-
tan room of the Murat temple.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
MURDER TRIAL OPENS
Ice Pick Case at Muncie Finds Old
Foes on Opposing Counsel.
BIZ Times Special

By Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. 2O.-First
witnesses were called today in the
murder trial of Harry Garyin Of
Dunkirk, charged with killing Jay
Greek with an ice pick at road
house near Dunkirk last August.
Two days have been spent in select
ing the jury.
Clarence w. Dearth, former judge
Of the Delaware circuit court. whose
stormy career included an appear
ance before the Indiana senate on
impeachment charges, is defense
counsel and is opposed by his bitter
enemy, Prosecutor Joe H. Davis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
WOMAN RoBs STATION
Takes So While Attendant Is Help
ing Her Escort.

Police today sought a well-dresSed
young woman with taking ways who
made Robert Kincaid, % North
Denny street, attendant at the
Western Oil and Refining Company
filling station at Sherman drive and
Washington street, her victim Tues
day night.
While ne was helping her gentle
man friend" push his automobile
into the filling station driveway on
her plea the car had run out OF
gasoline, she took SO from the cash
register, Kincaid said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
REVUE CAST CHOSEN
Ten Hold Leading Roles in /. u.
Annual Production.
n Ilimes speolal

AhHudf IEUuuCtiOHs
BIZ Times Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Feb. 90
Bert Whaley of this city, and Mar
garet Myer Of Rensselaer,, have been
given principal roles in the Jordan
river revue, Indiana university an
nual production, to be given here
early in March.
The supporting cast Of eight
members includes: J. Clifford Mil
nor, Rome City; Herbert Virgran,
TT. Wayne; Leonard Scott, Bloom
ington; Madeline Cromwell, Geral-
dine Lower and Vivian Lower and
Robert Miles, TT. Wayne, and Jack
Countryman of Terre Haute. Ray
mon KessIar of Evansville is direc-
tor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
STUDENTS GET HONORS
-Four Shortridge Graduates Win
Mention at Indiana U.

Mention at Indiana U.
Four graduates Of Shortridge high
school received special academic
honors at Indiana university, it was
announced today from Bloomington,
Ind.
William Patrick was given special
honors for his work in English, and
Tevie Jacobs, Francis Adrienne
Schmedl and Henry George hester
received a grade "A' in all of their
work.
Jacobs is the editor of the Daily
Student, daily school newspaper,
and recently was elected to Phi
Beta Kappa, national honorary
scholastic fraternity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
DON MELLETT
Slayer And
PALS CAUGHT
Three of Five ConviGtS Who
Escaped Ohio Prison
Are ReCaptured.
DON'T SHOOT IS PLEA
Pat MCDermott Offers No
Resistance; Trapped in
Stone Quarry.
BIZ United Press

Bu JHitfd Press
COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 90
Whipped into submission by the in
tense cold, three of the five convi;ts
who broke out of the state pensten-
tiary at dawn yesterday, we're cap
tured Tuesday night and early
today.
Among them was the notorious
Pat McDermott, the red-headed
triggerman, who ambushed and
killed Don Mellett, crusading editor
of the Canton Daily News, two and
half years ago.
The others were Mike Jacl,o,
Cleveland lifer, who was trapped
with McDermott, and John Russo,
sent up from Cleveland for robbery.
Russo was captured at Shades
vile, near here, after attempting to
raid the commissary of the Hart
man dairy farm.
Meantime, the capture of the
other two, James A. Walton,
Cuyahoga Falls, and William
Young Marietta lifer, was believed
imminent.
Tracked in Snow
McDermott and Jacko we're taken
by Deputy Sheriffs Charles Will
liams and John Crumley shortly be-
fore midnight.
Russo was apprehended three
hours later by Constable John Guy
of Shadesville.
The three were placed in dun
geonS this morning.
The first two captures we're made
after the deputy sheriffs traced the
criminals in the snow to their hid
ing place in tower in a stone
quarry.
They were tipped to the discovery
by Charles Gardner, a construction
company employee who had over
taken the pair after they had stolen
his automobile earlier in the night.
When the deputies assembled to
the tower they saw two forms in the
dark huddled against stove.
Throw 'em up" Crumley de-
manded at the point of pistol.
Don't shoot, pardner," pleaded
McDermott, well give up"
McDermott Is Surly
On their way back to the peni-
Tertiary, from where they sawed
their way to freedom eighteen hours
before, the desperadoes told their
captors they had hidden in a dump
near the quarry during the day, in
tending to push on under cover of
darkness.
When questioned today by prison
officials regarding their escape, one
of the most daring in the state
penitentiary in years, McDermott
snarled and refused to talk. Jacco
also maintained a clam-like SILENCE.
Two hours before Russo was cap
tured, two burglars, believed to have
been Russo and one Of the two
other conVicts still at large, were
routed from clothing store lust
south of here, by officials of the
store, amid fusilade of bullets.
All Hungry and Thirsty
All three men were weak and huns
CRY. McDermott and JACOBS hun
ger and thirst indirectly led to their
capture.
After abandoning Gardner's ma
chine because Of radiator trouble,
the criminals entered a barbecue
resort near the quarry and asked
for drink Of water. Mattresses
said one Of the men drank four
glasses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
CONFESSES TO DOZEN
'BRACE-BIT' BURGLARIES
Arrested Tuesday After Boring Way
Into Grocery.

After six hours of grilling by po-
lice and city detectives, William E.
Sorrell, "a, of 1924 East Thirteenth
street, late Tuesday confessed he is
the brace and bit burglar"
Sorrell was arrested early Tuesday
after he had bored his way through
the rear door of a north side gro
cery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-31

con, Grand Forks; w. w. Sugden,
Hallock; University of Minnesota,
Crookston; G. L.. McNelly, Mcin-
tosh; t'emco Farms, Breckenridge,
E. r. Carmen, Ada; Williamson
Stock Farm, Grafton, N. OAK; NJ.
q. kronemann, fergus. rails.
One of the headliners in the
sale is the heifer, Northwest Korn-
dyke Ormsby, consigned by the
Northwest School OF Agriculture,
Crookston. AS a junior two year
old, in class B, this heifer produc-
ed 10,703 pounds of milk and 468
pounds of butter, breaking the
Minnesota State record. Other
splendid record cows and heifers
are also included and most of them
are of the "Ormsby" line of breed
ing which has made the Red River
Valley famous as seed stock
center.
Fifteen bulls have been con-
signed and because of the shortage
OF bulls throughout the country
these are expected to find a ready
market. Interest in the bulls is
expected to center around the
yearling, Sir Ormsby Segis Mer-
cedes 10Th, consigned by E. E. Car
men, of Ada. This bull won first
prize honors at the North Dakota
State Fair last summer over bulls
that were later winners at other
large shows. This bull is a son OF
Sir Ormsby Segis Mercedes, fam.
Gus show bull heading the St. Olaf
College Farm herd at Mortified,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-31
Mrs. Henrietta Homm
Died Monday, Jan. 28
Funeral Services Are Being Held
This Thursday Afternoon From
Adventist Church

Mrs. Henrietta Homm, one of
Sank Centres oldest residents,
passed away at the City Hospital
Monday morning, Jan. 18th, at
9:45 o'clock. Mrs. Homm had
reached the ripe old age of 90 years
and IL months.
Miss Henrietta Parker was born
on Feb. Is, 1886, in the state of
Florida. Her girlhood days were
spent in the south after which she
came to Wisconsin, where on Mar.
10, 1853, she was united in mar
riage to Henry Homm, at Concord.
Following their marriage they NOV
ed to Pleasant Grove, Mimi, where
they made their home for a few
years.
In 1867 the family moved into
this community taking up home
stead seven miles west of Sank
Centre near West Union. The
farm is now known as the Sullivan
farm. 1t was on this farm home
that Mr.. and Mrs. Homm reared
their family of six children, three
of whom are surviving. They are
William, of Watford City. N. D.,
Mrs. Hattie Doyle, of Sank Centre
and Charles, of CASTOR, Ore.
On Feb. 9, 1902, the beloved
husband and father passed away
In 1910 Mrs. Homm moved into
town, where she has since resided
The last few years she has made
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-31
Northwest Farmers Are.
Seeking Higher Tariff
Congressman Selvig, of Minnesota
is One of Several Witnesses at
Tariff Hearing

Washington, Jan. 29-Opening
the drive of the farmers for higher
tariff protection for livestock and
agricultural products, Representa-
tive Selvig, Republican, Minnesota,
urged the House Ways and Means
committee today to increase duties
on livestock, dairy and poultry pro-
ducts, faxseed, corn, potatoes and
potato starch, rutabagas and clover
seeds.
He saaid the farmers were look
ing hopefully to congress for such
relief and encouragement as can be
given through the tariff and that
the farmers expect to obtain for
agriculture protection equal to
that of any other American indus
try. Selvig said the United States
imports sufficient farm produce to
displace the production of about
70, 100000 acres, or about Az
times the cultivated area of his
home state.
The committee, which had an
nounced that in readjusting tariff
rates particular attention would be
given farm products, had listed $50
witnesses for appearance in the
three days it set aside for the sec
ton of the Fordney-McCumber
Act, dealing with agriculture COM
modities.
Several farm products already
had been touched upon during the
hearings on the first six schedules
of the law, but committeeman to-
day looked for a deluge of requests
for hig her protection for nearly
every farm product listed. They
also had predicted some opposition
would develop, chiefly from i'm
porters, but the majority of the
witnesses were eyecred to combine
for higher duties.
Several house members were
among the witnesses scheduled to
appear, as well as growers, retail
dealers, chain store and wholesale
dealers, farm organization repre-.
sentatives, packers and scores OF
Individuals.
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her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Doyle, on Getty street.
Besides the children the deceased
is survived by 20 grandchildren, Is
great grandchildren and 2 great
great grandchildren, and one sister.
Mrs. Clark Case, of this city.
For the past so years Mrs.
Homm has been a devout member
Of the 7th Day Adventist church
and has been ever active in the
church affairs until her declining
years compelled her to be less agile
Funeral services are being held
this Thursday afternoon at 200
o'clock from the Adventist church..
Rev. Haysmer and Andreason, of
Minneapolis, are officiating. The.
pail bearers are G. I. Dobbs, C.. e.
Bohall, B. F. Ives and Sam Reed.
Interment will be made in Silver
Creek cemetery at Ashley, beside
the remains of the husband.
Out of town relatives here to
attend the funeral are the two SONS,
William, of Watford City, N. D.,
and Charles of CASTOR, Ore.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-31
Other major recommendations

Other major recommendations
included:
That consideration be required
stated in all warranty deeds to
provide assessors with definite in
formation on property valuation.
Consideration to the proposed
repeal of the law authorizing a
deduction of 500 from the per-
sonal property assessment of each
householder.
An amendment to the federal
law permitting state taxation of
national banks.
The commissions recommends
lions on iron ore taxes are ex-
pected to bring about hot FIGHT
in the legislature. The reduction
has already been proposed which
would place iron ore lands on the
same tax basis now enjoyed by
agricultural lands.
Northern Minnesota legislators
have explained that if the mining
taxes are not reduced there is
danger that the Industry will be
driven from Minnesota to other
fields.
There were II recommendations
in the commissions report, num-
Der of which were either of minor
or local Importance.