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Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
MILFORD MAN TOOK LIFE
IN FIRE LAST WEDNESDAY
FRANK HOLLIS DIES IN BLAZE
WHICH DESTROYED BARN
Coroner Hinsiey Issues Certificate
After An Investigation is Made
at Scene of Fire Near Milford

Frank Hollis, of Milford, last his
life IN the fire which destroyed his
brothers barn on Wednesday
morning OF last week. This was
ascertained on Friday when Will
liam Hollis found parts of his
brothers body, gold watch, eye
glasses, cuff links and a shot gun
in the ruins of the barn. The arti-
cles were identified as belonging to
Frank Hollis and relatives say that
he had been despondent for some
time. He lived with his sister, Mrs.
Carrie Vierick, in Milford, but dis
appeared the night of the fire and
search had been made for him. 1t
is believed that Frank Hollis went
to his brothers farm, broke the
lock on the barn door and after
igniting the building, shot him
self. He left his home at Milford
at about u o'clock, carrying his
gun, and later was seen in a pool
room, where he remained about
ten minutes. Leaving the pool
room he started to walk to his
brothers farm on the Harrington
boulevard, about two miles west of
Milford. A group returning from
a party in Georgetown, including
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Maloney,
James Weaver and another friend,
saw the man walking along this
road at about 2.3O, carrying his
gun on his shoulder. Hollis was
not married His sister conducts
a boarding house at Milford and
he had made his home with her for
some years. Some years ago he
was a member of the Milford po-
lice force. Recently he had been
a game warden in that county. In
the gun barrel, which was found
in the debris, there were two
shells, both of which had been ex-
ploded. Following an investigation
on Saturday, Coroner John H.Hins-
ley issued certificate to the effect
that Frank Hollis met.death in the
fire.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
INSURANCE FOR MOTORISTS
TO Be Subject for Consideration
at Next Session of Legislature

at Next Session OF Legislature
The need for some sort of in
surance, whether compulsory or
not, to protect the responsible mo-
torists from the irresponsible is
one of the items Of legislation that
will be threshed out at the next
session of the General Assembly.
At this time in England there is q
law before the House of Commons
providing for a penalty Of $3.50 fine
and q jail sentence Of three months
for every motorist who is involved
in an accident and who is not in
sured. The fact that last year
there We're more than 5000 fatal
tiles caused by motor accidents in
London, has brought about this
drastic law. When Governor G..
Douglas Buck was asked about
this subject, he said: Its matter
that [ believe should be given ser
ious consideration. There should
be some protection for the respon-
sible motorists. I do not believe,
however, that if q man carries no
insurance but is fiancially able to
pay merited damages that he
should be sent to jail. If he can
pay the bill, whether he is insured
or not, I do not think ne should be
penalized." WV. Mack, chief en-
gineer OF the Highway Commsi-
sion, is also of the opinion that
something should be done to pro-
tect the responsible motorists from
the reckless driver of the third or
fourth rate car. Il do not believe
the time is far off, said Mr Mack
when there will be some sort of
insurance required of all drivers.
Whether this shall be compulsory
or not, remains to be seen. But l
don't think the motoring public is
going to wait much longer before
taking steps to see that RESPONSE
BILE motorists are protected from
those who are not responsible. Al
though we have many more auto
mobiles on our highways than a
few years ago, and the number of
accidents and fatalities are in
creasing, yet according to statis-
ties, driving is not as much OF a
menace now as it was two or three
years ago. Our records this year
show that there hiss been but one
fatality in every 100000 miles
driven. This is over 100000 miles
more than ia 1926. That would
seem as though it was fairly safe
driving in Delaware" The separ-
alton Of the time for distributing
license tags and drivers licenses
has proved of great benefit to the
Titling Department Of the Secre-
tary of States Office, according to
William Ball. in charge of the Tit
ling Department. 1--WE are hand
ling many more applications this
year." he said, land are doing il
with half the force. There is nc
confusion and we are thus saving
both time and money because
everything is working along
smoothly.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
FIND BODY IN OLD CANAL
Officials at Fort DUPONT Think the
Second Missing Man Drowned

Soldiers at Fort DUPONT under
the directions of Sergeant Charles
Bryan in graphing in the Chesa-
peake and Delaware canal near the
old locks about 1 o'clock Wednes-
day morning brought up the body
of Corporal John ]. Stanislo, one
OF two soldiers who have been
missing from the fort since Satur-
day afternoon. 1t is thought that
Corporal Eddie LeBlonc, who had
been with Stanislo Saturday after
noon and evening in Delaware City
was also drowned and the work of
graphing for his body was in pro-
gress Wednesday afternoon. Two
other soldiers were rescued. They
fell into the canal early Sunday
morning. There is II feet or more
Of water at the spot where Stan
islo's body was found and where
the other two soldiers were rescu-
ed. Corporal Stanislo, who was SO
years old, was unmarried and had
j been in the service with the First
U. S. Engineers for two years. His
home was in Newark, N. j. Cor
poral Leblanc, the other missing
+ soldier, gave his home when join
/ ing the service as st. Joseph, New
Brunswick, Canada Stanislo and
4 Leblanc, both members of Com
pany F, First U. S. Engineers, Sat
urday, were given leave Saturday
afternoon until Monday morning.
About l o'clock Sunday morning
on hearing cries for help from the
canal, John Larkey and John Ran
kin, residents Of Delaware City,
rushed from their homes and found
two soldiers, T. Logan and J.Walk-
er, also of Company F, struggling
in the canal near the lock With
pole the civilians pulled two of
the men cut. Mr.. Larkey has con-
tended ever since that there was a
he believed he was drowned. His
contention turns out to be correct.
Mr.. Larkey said he thought he saw
the third soldier near the opposite
bank of the canal when he first ar
rived on the scene but did not see
him again. AS Logan and Walker
are said to have been drinking they
have been unable to tell a connect
ed story as to their experience, al
though Walker has said Logan fell
into the canal and that he jumped
il. to help him. Both Stanislo and
Leblanc were seen in Delaware
City late Saturday night. It is said
they had been drinking. The work
of dragging the canal for the miss
ing Leblanc was going on We'd
nesday afternoon and some people
at the fort and also in Delaware
City are of the opinion that prob
ably all four soldiers were in the
water at the same time and that
Stanislo and Leblanc, were drown
ed Coroner White and Deputy
Coroner Chandler went to Della
ware City to investigate the case.
The body of Stanislo was taken to
the pos- hospital.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11

I
dows in the England Cathedral and
III Trinity Church, Wilmington,
have both been seen by Edward H.
Spicer, president of the London
Rotary Club, who was a recent
guest of G. D. Garretson, and a
speaker before the Wilmington Ro-
tary Club. Mr.. Spicer is a great
admirer and critic of stained glass
windows. After he had viewed the
Trinity memorial window long and
carefully he declared that he be-
lieved the Trinity window to be a
masterpiece of Powell and Sons,
Until Judge Morris, Mr.. Hogan
and party made the final inspec-
tion last week, the Judge had been
of the opinion that the Trinity
window could not be surpassed but
he now believes that in every one
of them, in the three other church.
es as well, there are outstanding
characteristic which make them
of equal rank with the one in Will
mington. It will be a source of
qualification to Delaware people to
know, too, that the famous mus
cum of Elton College in England
contains a replica of a portion of
the lower panel of the window at
Milton, Del. 1t came about in this
way. Eton desired an outstanding
example of the art for its museum
and asked Powell and Sons to sup
ply one. After mature delibera-
ton the English firm decided upon
the Milton window as the best it
had to offer. Delawareans will al
so have the pleasure Of knowing
that these windows have been spec
tally made, from the sand up.
Sometimes it is the case with in
feriOr windows that glass in stock
will be selected for certain parts
of the windows but no stock has
been used for the one in the four
churches. Everything was special
ly made. In Dover, the designer,
Mr.. Hogan, and the builders, Pow
ell and Sons, had a peculiar prob
lem to overcome. Directly outside
the window there was an obstruc-
tion which would have shown thru
marring their beauty. This OBJ
struction was the belfry of the Gu
pola. Success was attained by Sc
lecting glass which would diffuse
the light and yet not show the OBJ
struction outside. Mr. Hogan
went to Wilmington in the latter
part of September, 928, and de
signed the windows before leaving
to return to England. The designs
were executed in the White Friars
Glass Works of Powell and Sons,
where glass has ben made since
1850 and until recently, on the site
of the old Camelite monastery,
whence the name, White Friars
glass, originated. Mr.. Hogan feels
that Powell and Sons, who built
the windows at the Cathedral Of
st. John the Divine in New York,
the Cathedral at Liverpool and 9th
er notable examples, has never
surpassed the work done in Della
ware in these four windows.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11

Mr.. George E.Pinder, track fore
man at Middletown, was recently
awarded the $4,000 cash prize by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany for having the best section on
subdivision No. 90 for the year
1929. Accompanying the award
was a congratulatory letter from
Mr.. w. r. Davis, Superintendent of
the Delaware Division.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
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Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
Reminders for Holidays and Every Day

Swansdown Cake Flour ....... pkg. 33c
Gold Seal Family Flour ..... 5-lb. bag 25c
ASCO Pure Vanilla Extract - big bot 25c
Imported Cleaned Currants .... pkg lie
California Seedless Raisins ~ 2 plgs 15c
ASCO Baking Powder . can Sc 10c, 20c
Lemon and Orange Peel . tumbler 15c
Glace CitrOn Peel ................ - ID 23c
ASCO Finest Mincemeat . h. 19c
California Budded Walnuts - ID 32c
Sweethome Assorted Chocolates ID pkg 39c
ASC0 Creamy NIntS .......... 10 zoe
ASCO Fancy Sweet Peas ....... can lie
ASCO Large Green Lima Beans - can zoe
Choice Ripe Tomatoes ~ med. cans pc
ASCO Finest Tomatoes ~ med cans 23c
ASCO Best Maryland Tomatoes . . big can zoe
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-18
BIRCER'S PALS
COME CLEAN
Admit Bank lob After
Life Term Promise.

BIZ United Press
MARION, Ill, Jan. 16.-On the
second anniversary Of one OF the
blacklist crimes attributed to the
notorious Birger gang of southern
Illinois, two members of that gang
made good their promise to come
clean"
They were Art Newman, former
chief lieutenant Of the gang, and
Fred E. Wooten, former promi1
nent member, who recently pleaded
guilty with two others to the ma
chine-gun murder of state highway
patrolman Lory Price and his wife.
For that plea of guilt,--a desper-
ate gamble with the laws they had
flouted for years-they were prom
ised a recommendation for life i'm
prisonment if they would promise
to clear up more than a score OF
unsolved gang crimes They
promised, and were sentenced to
life.
Thursday Newman and Wooten,
shackled together, were taken from
here to Greenville, Ill, and with
out hesitation pleaded guilty to the
robbery Of the PocohontaS, ILL.,, bank
on Nov. 80, 1928. They were sem
fenced from one year to life.
It was the first tangible evidence
that the former members of the
Birger gang would keep the promise
which saved them from the gallows
after their plea of guilty in the
Price murder trial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-18
ALL OF COUNTY
INSIDE CITY is
ENGINEERS aim
Councilman and Mayor Are
Told Annexation Is
Feasible Plan.

Ultimate annexation Of all Marion
county to indianapolis was urged
by City Engineer A. H. Moore
Thursday at luncheon of city
councilmen and city officials at the
Columbia Club.
Moore pointed out the advantages
of the city annexing all territory
outside of its limits which lies
within the county boundary. He
cited the duplication of govern
mental duties and expenses of
separate units.
City and school officials discussed
the added costs of furnishing school
facilities, sewage and garbage coll
lection, police and fire protection
to the new territory.
Moore's recommendation was
made when the city fathers consid-
cred the advisability of annexing
certain sections abutting the pres
ent corporate limits.
The conference resulted in a deci-
sion to extend the territory east of
Fall creek, between Thirty-fourth
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-18

Mrs. F. A. Hanna of Plain1eld, Ind,
gets honorable mention.
The tickets to the Apollo are good
this week or next.
All Wednesdays contestants en-
tered letters by midnight Thursday
and winners will be announced Sat
urday. The winners of the Thurs
day contest, whose letters must be
in by midnight tonight, will be an
nounced Monday.
You can enter the Peter Piper
contest today. Select a news story
from today's Times. Then write an
aIliteratiye story of not less than
forty words and not more than 200,
using the theme of the news story.
You can have four -alliterative
words for every twenty alliterative,
too.
Send the result to Alternative Al
at The Indianapolis Times before
midnight Saturday. Winners will
be announced Tuesday. First prize
is So, second is 81, and three third
prizes of pair of tickets each to
the Apollo theater will be awarded.
The last daily Peter Piper con-
test will be held Tuesday. Individual
prizes will be awarded.
And then two GRAND PRIZES
will be given the best selections OF
the entire contest. Bobbs-Merrill
Publishing contributed two best
Sellers" as prizes. You will like
them.
Only four days left to have lots
of fun in the Peter Piper contest.
Send in your answers right now.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-18
NAY. NAY. NOT
NIKITA,' NEICHS
NERVOUS NABOB
Contest Cash CIinks Into
Cute Coin Carrier of
Mary Louise Huff.
BY ALLITERATIvE AL

Here we are today again, folks, to
award the 50 first prize in Tues
days Peter Piper contest to Mary
Louise Huff, 955 Congress avenue.
Miss Huff took third prize in Sat-
urday's contest. She is getting
better.
Here is her contribution:
Mobiles of nonexistent national
ity name and nominate Nikita,
Nicholas nervous nephew, next
natal nabob.
Nikita, nonehalantly nonconmit-
tai, notifies mobiles need of. neces-
sary neutrality. Mobiles, nonplussed,
needless notoriety Notwithstanding,
nab Nikita, near Nice, narrating
name of nascent nihilisn1.
Nikita naughtily navigates north
ward, negating nagging negotia-
tons.
Nay, nabobs are nice ronenti-
ties narrates Nikita. "Necks, new
ertheless, are necessary needful.
Nameless nobodies' necks never
need multiplying" niggles Nikita.
''No, not Nikita."
The second prize of 81 goes to
Mrs. Car'lena Campbell, 1887 East
Market street.
Third prizes of a pair of tickets
each to the Apollo theater go to
G. G. Winders, 668 East Eleventh
street; Mary L Murphy, 430 North
Jefferson avenue, and Mrs. B. Swea-
ney, 806 North Colorado avenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-18

and Thirty eighth streets, from
wallace to Emerson avenue. An or
dinance to annex the territory prob
ably will be acted upon favorably
Monday night by council.
Councilman Herman P. Lieber,
park chairman. who called the joint
conference with the board, which
will be asked to furnish service to
the annexed territory, pointed out
that there is no budget provision for
the extra expense in 1929. A study
is being made of ways TO include the
necessary funds for adding territory
to the city limits in the 1880 budget.
Albert Walsman. business director
of, schools, pledged cooperation
with city officials in furnishing
adequate school facilities to any
new territory.
THAT is our problem and we will
be glad to cooperate in any way
possible" Walsnan said. He said
present Center Township School No.
/ at Thirty-gixth and Gale streets
will be continued if the territory is
taken in.
Annexation of territory north of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-18
JAN. is. 1899

White river between College ave-
nue. and Pennsylvania street, ex-
tending north to Seventy-second
street, also was discussed and prob
ably will be favored by the COM
mittee, Lieber said.
Lieber pointed out that some time
the city should build new bridge
at Thirty eighth street and that it
could not be done if the territory
remains outside corporate limits.
The present bridge is north of
Thirty-eighth street. zoning pro-
lection also viii be provided resi-
dents of the area.
The move was started by City
Engineer Moore when property
owners petitioned for improvements.
Mayor L. Ert Slack recently an
nodnced he favored annexation of
certain territory before the new
census so residents of neighbour
hoods surrounding the city will be
counted in the city census total. The
mayor believes the territory prop
erly should be a part of the city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-18
U. S. MAY WIN
MILLIONS BACK
ON OIL RULING
EIks Hills Decision Likely to
Prove Costly to Stand
ard Company.
B9 Times Special

BIZ Times Special
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The
supreme courts decision reversing
lower courts on the second Elk Hills
case. involving Standard Oil Com
pany of California, opens the way
for recovery by the United States of
somewhat more than ten million
dollars, with interest.
This case was begun as result
of the famous Teapot Dome inquiry
IN 1924.
Standard Oil has been in posses
sion Of part Of the Elk Hills field
since 1910. 1t purchased it from the
state of California, which received
It from the federal government I'M
der the school lands act.
States Title Disputed
But almost constantly since that
time the states right to the land
originally has been in dispute, for If
the land was known to be mineral
In character at the time of transfer,
the federal government had no
power to relinquish it. There were
conflicting reports as to mineral or
non-mineral character of the land.
When Albert Fall was secretary
Of the interior, proceedings to re-
cover the land, begun by a prede-
cessor, came before him for review.
Fall upheld the contention of the
Standard Oil that he had no right
to go back to the beginning of the
case and determine the fact re-
garding known mineral nature of
the land when it was given the
state.
Secretary Work later reopened
the case and the Standard OH was
granted injunctions by lower courts,
preventing him from continuing his
investigation.
Falls Right Denied
The supreme court now holds that
Fall acted without authority when
he undertook to determine not as
q fact whether the land was known
to be mineral in 1903, but as a.
proposition of law that because of
other conceded facts the conpany's
title had become unassailable.
Action Of the supreme court sends
the case back to the interior depart
nent for final determination Of the
known character of the lands. #
a decision holding the title to the
land invalid is made by the secre-
tary, suit probably will be brought
against the Standard Oil by gov
eminent attorneys to recover the
value of oil taken from the land
during the time it has been held by
the company. together with interest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-18
FINDS JEWEL IN A PIE
But Valuable Ring He Bit Into
Belonged to His Wife.

BIZ United Press
MILL CITY, Ore, Jan. ID. G..
Foster claims the distinction OF
having had ore of the most valuable
pieces of lemon pie in history.
When he attacked a generous
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-18
BLACKMAIL is CHARGED
Frameup by Married Woman
Alleged by Wabash Man.

BIZ United Press
WABASH, Ind, Jan. ia SEN
sational denial has been filed by
John Watkins in suit seeking to
collect 500 note given by him to
Marie Winer. Watkins alleged the
plaintiff, married woman, threat
ened to sue him for assault and that
he gave the note to avoid notoriety.
Watkins also accused Mrs. Winer
OF blackmail and asked that the.
note be declared void.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-18

piece of the pie, Foster discovered
an expensive diamond ring.
He was jubilant until his wife ex-
claimed, That's rnine!"
Mrs. Foster had removed the ring
and placed it on a window ledge
just above the table where she made
the pie. When she finished her
work, she searched for the ring,
without success.
Foster found it-with his teeth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-18
PERFEcTs NEW GLASS
.PIass," New Discovery, Is Nom
breakable, Says Inventor.

BIZ United Press
LONDON, Jan. 18.-Profsssor E.
G. Baly of Liverpool university has
perfected a new process for the
manufacture of nonbreakable glass.
1t is called plass. The professor
says that it was first invented by
DR.. Pollock of Austria and that he
has improved it to q point where
it can now be moulded into shape.
Plass will not break and can not
be cut with a glass cutter, but it
will admit ultraviolet rays of sun
light.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-11
Local Man Injured
AS Truck Spills In
Crash With Auto

Manuel Cara, ST.. was suffering
today froma cut on the head, num-
erous body bruises and shock as the
result Of a crash between the truck
in which he was riding and light
sedan driven by James RiSinger
at Twelfth and Madison streets
Monday afternoon.
The truck. belonging TO the James
Dickinson company was turned over
in the smashup. and Cara injured
when he fell from the vehicle. Cara
was confined to his bed Tuesday.
The attending physician stated that
one of his ribs might have been
broken.
Risinger was travelling west on
Madison and the truck was coming
north on Twelfth. According to
witnesses. both cars swerved to avoid
the collision. Risinger striking the
rear of the truck. The truck spilled
over on its side.
Neither a was badly damaged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-11
MONEY RATES
LOWER STOCKS
Prices Ease Down After
Selling Stimulated BY
Call Demands

NEW YORK. June ll.-tPl-Stock
prices drifted lower at the opening
of today's market, with selling in
fluenced by the recent stiffening OF
call money rates. Air reduction
dropped 3 points. General Railway
Signal 2 and United Aircraft 1.
Most OF the popular industrials and
rails showed irregular fractional
changes on opening sales.
Buying operations were again re-
sumed in the public utilities. But
the volume Of trading was relatively
small. Commonwealth Power was
quickly marked up more than 3
points and American Water Works
and North American advanced q
point or SO.
Failure of the oils to make more
Of a response TO thee pening Of the
oil conservation conference was at
tributed in brokerage circles to the
fact tina the public already Is heav-
lily loaded with those stocks. Sicily
sold off more than a point. Rio
Grande Oil sank 2 1-2 points to a
new low for the year at 26.
General Electric quickly dropped
? l-2 points. Auburn Auto 2. Radio
and several other leading industrialS
sank a point or more on the renewal
Of selling pressure.
American Sugar Refining. Allied
Chemical and Thinker Roller Bear
ing all recorded early advances OF
a point or so.
Foreign exchanges steady. with
cables unchanged at S4.84 7-9.