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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-16
BURY RIVER VICTIMS
Double Services Are Held
for Two Children.

Double funeral services were held
today for Mary Lou Barker, 3, and
Gladys Mae Fryberger, 4, who
we're drowned Friday night at Sew
entieth street and White river, at
Flanner & Buchanan mortuary.
Burial was in Crown Hill cemetery.
The children were the first per-
sons drowned this year at Estes park
They drowned when they fell from
sea wall while playing.
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TWO DIE IN PLANE CRASH
Home Made Flying Machine Crashes
at Fortoria (O0

BIZ Hitcd Press
FOSTORIA. o.. Sept. 16-A
homemade airplane took the lives
of two youths here. Melvin Haw-
kins, II, high school senior and
student fiier. was plotting the plane
when it crashed from a height of
about $50 feet.
He was pinned under the wreck
age and died at the Fostoria hos
pital. Michael HINES, 81, his COM
panion, also was killed.
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BACK HOME AGAIN

Stolen automobiles recovered by
police belong to:
William Heaton, 537 East Wash
ington street. Chevrolet sedan.
found at Market and Missouri
streets.
Paul White. r. r. 6. Greenfield.
Chevrolet roadster. found at Bright
and Michigan streets.
Elmer J. Moore, Pendleton. Ford
touring, found at West and Chesa-
peake streets.
Ford roadster, found in rear of
523 West Michigan street, stripped
OF everything, including registration
card and license plates.
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GROTTO OPENS NEW
CLUB WITH BANQUET
Conferring of Degrees on $50 Also
Scheduled Wednesday.

Sahara Grotto will celebrate ac-
QUESTION of its new club house, Thir-
teenth street and Park avenue,
Wednesday with a banquet and con-
ferring of degrees on $50 candidates,
Lewis A. Williams announced today.
The entire membership OF $500
will be entertained at the banquet,
which is to be held at the Claypool.
Initiatory exercises will take place
in the Athenaeum. and will include
an achievement ceremonial"
Chic" jackson. cartoonist, and
designer of the Grotto Pirate band
uniforms. will illustrate sixteen
page ceremonial announcement OF
the Grotto's history and plans Tor
future expansion.
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Corn Borer Agent Causes Arrest

BIZ Times Special
VALPARAISO, Ind. Sept. 10
Jessie Price of Rolling Prairie faces
a charge of reckless driving in Por-
ter circuit court as a result of his
failure to stop when ordered by a
corn borer agent of the United
States department of agriculture.
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Day Programs

WFBM u23O)
indianapolis Power and Light Company
Tuesday
A. M.
700 to 9:0o-Pep Unlimited Club.
10:15-Aunt Sammy's hour.
11:00-Julie Wintz orchestra (CBS).
ll:l5 to 12:00-Silent.
P M
12:00-Patterns in prints (CBSl
12:45-Your farm representative in Wash
ington.
12:55-Farm flashes from department of
Agriculture.
embarrassing.
1:l5-The Goods.
l:30-Our book shelf (CBS).
2o0-United States Navy band from
Washington (CBS).
800 to 4:30-Silent.
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Monday
$50 P. M
Columbia Network-Ceco Couriers, Popu-
lar music to WABC. WMAQ.
II P. M
NBC Svstem-Edison orchestra, director,
Frank Black to WIZ, KDKA, WJR. KYW.
WIS ts70l. Chicago-String Sextet.
Columbia Network-Uncle Joe and Pat to
WABC. WMAQ.
--7:3o P. M
MIC system--Motors Party to WEAF.
VITO. wwJ. WGN. WrMJ' WHAs'
MIC system-Real Folks to WIZ, KDKA.
WIS (s7ol, Chicago-varied program.
wABC, WFBM.
Columbia Network-Panatela Country Club
to WABG, WFBM: "M Mas nance nro-
wdN S'i l72o. chicsgo-variety program:
MIC syftsm Cab xF YKghtWSJ R RpRl
wPG IlioOl. Atlantic City-Katz orches-
wRVA SSPiffio1. Richmond. va-History; or
wsM $50. Nashville-orchestra vocal.
WTMJ 1920. Milwaukee-CourteSy pro-
KDKA (sso). Pittsburgh-Bestor's orches-
wDAF (slo,. Kansas City-Courtesy pro-
MI" system-.Floyd Gibbons Headline
Hunter to wEAF. wGY. WV, wGN,
MIC A sy2s:tem-Fiorito's orchestra to WIZ.
Columbia Network-Night Club Romance
TO WABC. WMAQ. WFBM.
WIS tS7o,S chiSsgoL,MusiSs;a A,i Novelties:
% p. NJ
Colun1bia Netxork-specht's orchestra to
wBAP 1900. TT. worth-Concert.
NBC System-New Yorker orchestra to
wGN ili72o', chicago-Tomorrow's Tribune;
MIC system-Amos m Andy to wdAo.
KDKA. VIZ: wJR. KYW. WTMJ.
wPG tllool Atlantic Clty-Dance orches-
ira.
$40 P. M
wMAo $50, chicago-Better English;
-s:l5 p. M
KYw 1920. Chicago-News; dance music.
wJR t75ol, Detroit-News; Diensberger or
wDAF (6lol. Kansas City-Potpourri.
VIM ts2o). Milwaukse-Feature.
$50 P. M
wGN t72o). Chicago-Hunsry Five.
$50 p. NJ
wDAF (6le), Kansas City--varieties.
WGN (72ol, Observation-Disclosures orehes-
ira: Nightmares.
wAiAQ (sTol. .Chieage-Inspiration boys.
wTAM tlo7ol. Cleveland-Dance music:
--s:45 P. NJ
wJR (T5ol. Detroit--Prince's orchestra.
10 P. NJ
KYw 1920. Chicago-Darce music.
WBAP 1901. Fl. Worth-Pianist; OIL
WENR isfo, chicago-variety program.
NBC System-Albin's orchestra TO WEAF
wGS I72ol. chicaso-Dream Ship; Gold
kettles orchestra.
WNdAQ ,sTel. Chicaso-pance music
VIM ts2ol. Milvaukee-Melody market
-io:so p. M
wENR Cs7ol. Chicago sketches.
WsM $500. misunderstanding players
wTAM lloTol. cleveland-Danee music.
wJR t7s0l. Detroit-Jones orchestra.
-lo:45 P. NJ
wGN (T2ol, Chicago-Pest Club.
III P. M
wBAP 500, IT. worth-Majestic theater.
wENR 1901. Chicago-vaudeville.
WON lT2el, Chicago-chapman's orches-
trs: Nightmares.
wJR i7sol, Detyoit-'.Try and Stick Us
wTMJ le2ol, Mtlwaukee-organ; Schfoe-
der orchestra.
-ii:l5 p. NJ
wDAr 'sls'' ksa:u fS! g Hn 's's''H-
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Music instructor Resigns

VINCENNES, Ind. Sept. 16.-Pro-
fessor Paul Sebring, head OF the
Vincennes university voice depart
ment for three years. has resigned
to head the same department in
Ohio university, at Columbus
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WLw (7GO). CINCINNATI

WLW (7G0). CINCINNATI
Tuesday
A. NJ.
5:l5-Top o. the Mornin
6:l5-Musical headlines (NBC).
6:45-Organ program.
--Absorbine Jr., exercise program.
7:30-Morning devotion conducted by Dad
Kershner of Y NJ. c. A.
S:oo-Crosley Womans hour. with must
Gale cooking chat. poems. house
hold hints and instructive talks.
e:oo-Forecast. cooking school (NBC).
9:3o-Livestock reports.
940-Travel talk.
looo-Record review.
le3o-Weather. river and police reports.
l0:55-Time signals.
II :00--Gene. Ford and Glenn.
IL :3o-Hotel Gibson orchestra.
P. NJ
i2:oo--Town and country.
12:i5-Livestock report.
12:30-National Farm and Home hour.
1:l5-Stocks.
i;20-Matine players
i:55-Baseban game; Cincinnati Reds VS..
Boston.
3:3o-Old friends and faces.
5:45-"Au Quiet on the western Front.
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TUESDAY

s:O0-NBC System (wJzl-Blue Birds to
WJR, KwK. WREN. KYW.
e:oe-coIumhia Netwerk--Ida Bailey Allen.
s:is-NBC S;stem tWEAF) Household
institute.
l2:oo-NBC System (CentraD-Farm ana
Home hour.
i:45-WMAQ, Chicago-Cubs VS.. Brook
lyn also WGN. WBBM.
i:55-wLW. Cincirnati-Reds vs.. Boston.
2:oO-NBC System fWJZl Dancing melo-
dies to WJR-
s:o0-wTMJ. Observation-Disclosures VS..
indianapolis
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HIGH SPOTS OF MONDAY NIGHTS PROGRAM

5:3o-NBC (WJZ)-Roxy and his gang.
6:oO-NBC CWEAF)-Voce Of Firestone.
Colunbia-United States Navy band
6:3o-NBC (WJZ)-Whe House concert orchestra.
Columbia-Ceco Couriers.
7:30-NBC CWEAF)-General Motors family party
NBC CWJZ)-Real folks.
7:45-WCFI1 Chicago-Old fiddlers.
e:3o-WSB E. grand exalted rulers program
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wLW 600 CINCINNATI

Monday
PM
345-"Alrs Quiet on the western Front"
4:O0-Mormon Tabernacle choir (NBCl.
4:30-Livestock report.
4:40-Polly and Anna, the Glad Girls.
5:O0-Gene, Ford and Glenn.
5:30-Duro AutomaticS.
6:0O-Baseball scores.
6:a5-Hotel Gibson orchestra.
g. -Whitehouse Coffee concert CNBCl,
7 jackson Cecilian chorus.
7:5O Real Folks.
8:00-Marmon Roosevelt concert 10
WBBM, WOR.
8.3O-Gene Ford and Glenn.
9:00-Weather announcement.
9:o0-Hamilton Tailoring Club.
9:30-Michael Hauer'S orchestra.
lO:00-Chime ReverieS.
1l:00-Hotel Gibson orchestra.
ii:30-Polly and Anna.
1900 Midnisht-Gene. Ford and Glenn.
l2:30-SiEn of.
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WKBF (14O0)
indianapolis Broadcasting, Incl

FIHuIdHapOIIS bIUduCdbtIIlRl 4IIC.J
Tuesday
A. NJ.
7:0o-3-v's;. Vim, vigor, Vitality cheer
leaders.
7:l5-Church federation morning worship.
7:45-Early shoppers news, music.
8:30-Crescent Paper-Freed radio frolic.
9:20-Fashions of the day.
9:45-Standard Nut cooking chat.
10:00-Dessa .s}yrd organ recital.
l0:30-Markets, weather forecast.
P. NJ.
~ Noon-Sue Carolyn's piano Specielties.
12:15-Music with your luncheon.
l:0o-Ropers Row.
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City Stations

WFBM U230)
indianapolis Power and Light Company
Monday
P. NJ.
4:30-Duke Ellington's band (CBS).
5:00-Jim and Walt.
5:15-TWilight Reveries.
6:00-Grand opera concert (CBS).
6:30--Columbia Club dinner ensemble.
7:oo-Dayight Corner radio hour.
7:3o-United States Navy band (CBSl.
S:00-Burns Panatela Country Club
s:3o-Night Club Romance (CBs).
9:0o-Paul Specht'S Recording orchestra
s:so-Banner Boosters.
l0:15-Irish and Gordon piano duo. n
10:3o-Longines time, by julius Walk &
Son; weather.
l0:3i-The Columnist.
WKBF u400)
indianapolis Broadcasting, Inc)
Monday
P. M
4:00-Classical records.
5:00-NewS flashes.
6:00-Questions and answers.
7:00-Marott trio dinner concert.
7:30-PeerlesS Royal HaWaiians.
800-Beard's Happy Brake Liners.
S:30-Frank FeeSer sports specialties.
930-Sign off.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-04
THIS Has HAPPENEn

RUTH LESTER. secretary, finds the
BODY @, Of her nd employer; HANDSOME
sprawled beneath the airshaft window
OF his private office. He was shot some
time between one and four o'clock Satur-
day afternoon.
Office. quizzes MRS. BORDEN. the dead
mans estranged wife and mother of his
two children, who admits coming to the
Office Saturday afternoon for her ali
mony check but who insists she left
Ruth is the next suspect questioned.
Ruth realizes MCMann is drawing the
net around her hance, JACK HAY
WARD, whose office is Just across the
tells McMann he returned to the seventh
floor Saturday afternoon to get his END
Ruthis matinee tickets. Suspicion is
further thrown on Jack by the testimony
and OTTO PFLUGER, and by BILL
COWAN a friend. who tells of having
heard Jack threaten Borden's life Satur-
day morning when he saw him struggl-
ing with Ruth in the opposite Office:
McMann sends detectives for CLEO
GILMAN, Borden's discarded mistress,
and MINNIE CASSIDY and LEFTY MIL
LER, seventh floor Scrubwomen. Mean
while RITA DUBOIS, night club dancer,
admits her call on Borden Saturday
afternoon but insists she left him alive.
ASHE. Borden's manSerVant, tells
MCMann OF woman with a beautiful
contralto voice whom Borden refused to
talk to on the telephone. BENNY
in. He admits returning TO the office
Saturday afternoon to get Ruths gun
for target practice and of finding it al
ready gone He says Borden ordered
Ruth to the scene of the investigation.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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TIE, lNEW
Sdilllt>SinllQ1
BtSZz2y8G HUSz72 epas@aA aRDaBe-

Good" Harry Blaine replied as
simply, touching her loosely claSped
hands for all instant. I've missed
my friend, and I'm glad she's back,
even if she is so changed that I
scarcely recognized her. When are
you going to be well enough to help
me on that play of mine, Crystal?"
He was horribly afraid that she
might f1utter and bride bit at
that, but the clear, grave hazel eyes
met his steadily. Whenever you
like, Harry. I'm not i'll any longer.
want to begin to live again, I
think"
UnconSciously, Crystal. in discard
ing her artificial self and revealing
the real girl underneath, had become
Wat she had once so ardently de-
sired to be-attractiYe to men. The
fact that she was unconscious of
her poignant new appeal increased
its effectiveness a thouSandfold.
That Harry Blaine. who had al
ways liked her in spite of every
room who felt the pail of a new
magnet was soon very evident-to
all but Crystal.
The reporter reluctantly gave up
his seat beside her, but took one
where ne could watch her, his heart
quite shameleSsly in his eyes, while
. first one man and then another
dropped out of the informal dancing
and claimed her attention.
"Whew! I'm tired!' Tony gasped,
dropping TO the couch beside Harry
Blaine and stretching out her long
Observation-Disclosures legs.
You ought to be home in bed
after that long fight Harry told
her, his eyes still fixed upon CryS-
tai.
II know it," Tony sighed. Lord
I'd likeoto sleep a week But I had
to help make whooppee for Crys
Isn't she a knockout, HarryP
If Tony Tarver'S any prophet
my girl friend is going to have
more dates than there are nights III
the week-if she wants them"
Harry Blaine shot feet but
searching glance into the blue eyes
of the girl at his side. to see if there
was a shadow of jealousy in them
For it was now Dick Talbot who sat
beside Crystal. having ousted Georgt
Pruitt. who had previously diSpos-
seSSed the courtly and distinguished
older man. Alan Bear6sley.
But in Tony's clear eyes there
was nothing but fondneSs. and pride
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Ito Be Continued)

The woman with the contralt0
voice again. Does she hold the solu-
ton to Borden's murder?
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in Crystals unsought triumphS.
Poor Dick!" Tony whispered a
bit later to Harry Blaine. "His S.
A. doesn't seem to be hitting on all
six tonight. Crys has turned him
down.
Il knew he'd ask her for date,
as soon as he realized she didn't
give darn whether he did or not.
Heigh-ho!" she yawned, stretching
her arms high above her head and
letting them fall YEARLY. "Life's
funny, isn't it, Harry? That being
only too true, I'd better toddle off to
bed. have a bunch there's dsna-
mite in this room tonight, and I'm
too tired to run fast when the ex-
ploSion comes"
Explosion" Harry Blaine echoed.
"Dynamite?"
Tony Taryer made a face at him,
which ended in a yawn. Her face
looked alarmingly pale.
And I never dreamed you we're
blind, poor dear" she was muir
muring III fatigued tone. Don't
tell me you haven't noticed that
Cherry JonSon is seething like a
miniature volcano"
"Cherry?" Harry repeated, aston
ished. shes seemed rather unob-
trusive this evening"
Tony chuckled, then yawned again
widely. That's exactly why she's
seething-because no one has no.
ticed her particularly this evening.
CryS has the spotlight, and I don't
think Charry is going to be able to
bear it many more minutes.
shes just waiting to come to a
boil, or whatever it is that volca-
noes do, and so Fair Filler Flutters
Home, T" she grinned, and with mock
groanS of agony drew in her long
legs and hoisted herself from the
comfortable couch.
Let me see you home,'' Harry
Blaine suggested, springing to his
feet in time to throw a Steadying
arm about her shoulders. as she
stood swaying dizzily before the
couch. Good heavens. child! You
are exhausted"
Tony's head dropped to his shoul-
der, and her slim body sagged weari-
" against the boys. Don't mind
if I seem to be hugging you" she
muttered. in a queer. faraway voice.
as her right arm crooked about his
neck. Not going to faint-just a
little dizzy
ITO Be Continued
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CHAPTER XIX

DOOR deariel" Minnie Cassidy,
IL the cleaning woman muir
INJURED CommisSeratingly, as she and
Ruth started together down the hall
toward the Borden offices.
"They do say the fool cops are
Sayin' your man did it, but as me
and Lefty was tellin' each other
not five minutes ago, Mrs. Hayward
is not the boy as would hurt fly
so kind-hearted and open-handed
he is. just you pray the Blessed
Mother, miss, and-oh, Lordy!
What's that?"
Flashlights" Ruth informed her,
behind hands which she had flung
up to cover her face.
Me picture in the papers?" Min
ME cried, as delighted as child.
"And me with this old calico moth
er-hubbard on!"
Let's rum" Ruth begged, drag
ging at Minnie's gnarled old hand.
Patrolman BiggerS, still on guard
outside the Borden offices, grinned
sympathetically as he swung open
the door for them.
Mr.. McMann is in Mr.. Borden'S
private office, Minnie. III take you
irl-ohl" she broke off, with a star
tied exclamation, then ran to her
own desk, where Benny Smith was
sitting, his head bowed on his out
flung arms, terrible SobS shaking his
thin body. What's the matter,
Benny? Benny, dear, what is the
matter?" she implored, stroking his
sandy hair.
THE big stiff! The big old bully!"
Benny sobbed. "Il punch his nose
through his face, I will"
The door to the private Office
opened, and McMann's curt voice
interrupted any confidence that
Benny might have been about to
make.
Come in, Miss Lester! Is this
Minnie Cassidy"
"tvfissus Minnie Cassidy" the
cleaning woman corrected the de-
tectiye with surprising spirit. "And
ye're Tommy McMann. Me hus-
band-God rest his soul!-was a
rookie along with We, Tommy Nc
Mann. Many's the poker game he's
won your good money off We and
brought it home to Minnie Cas-
Sidy."
M MANN chuckled and thrust out
4F1 a big hand which Minnie Cas-
sidy seized and shook warmly. so
you're Tim Cassidy's widow, Min
ME. Poor Tim! AS grand big
foot as ever walked a beat! Come
III, Minnie. Miss Lester will stand
oy and see that I don't use any
third-degree methods on you"
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"As if we could" Minnie wagged
her head at him derisiyely. I'm on
to We cops, 1 am! Hot air and bluff,
the lot of We Now what did
We want to know, Tommy McMann?
So ye're detective sergeant
now! My Tim would-a been your
captain if the gangsters hadn't got
him"
I'm sure Of it, Minnie!" McMann
answered heartily, with humorous
lift of his bushy eyebrows toward
Ruth, who had slipped into chair
beside the one he had drawn up for
Minnie Cassidy. You cleaned these
offices on Saturday, Minnie?"
That I did! And not a slipshod
job like most of the girls get by with
on a Saturday" Minnie answered
emphatically "Emptied the waste
baskets, wiped off the desks and
window Sills and chairs with me
oiled rag
That's fine, Minnie!" McMann
grinned. "You left us a fine surface
for fingerprints. But to go back a
little. Was Mr.. Borden in this office
when you came to clean, and at
what time did you come in here?"
THAT he was, and looking like
he'd live to be a hundred" Minnie
answered. ut was near the death
of me, and yes, of Lefty, too, when
Mr., Coughlan, the superintendent of
the building, told us the poor gen.
tleman had been murdered
What time was it when you
cleaned these offices, if you remem-
Der, Minnie?" McMann was plainly
trying to be patient with his for
mer colleagues widow.
"Half-past one it was when I i'm
ished in 713, Mr.. Green's Offices
across the hall. They've got pig
fancy clock in the front office, and
l noticed the time by it. Then I
come straight over here, and let
myself in with my pass key"
"The door was locked?"
THAT it was, and I thought Mr..
Borden was gone. I knew Miss Ruth
had left, for me and Lefty seen her
and her young man-and a nicer
man amt in the land of the living
than Mr.. Hayward, Tommy Nc
Mann!-seen them at the elevator,
we did"
"When?"
"Just before I went in to Mr..
Green's off1ce-muSta been fifteen
or twenty minutes past one" Min
ME answered readily. $50 I thought
nobody wasn't in here and come
in. There wasn't no light on in
Mr.. Borden's private office-1ot that
he needs it, what with two windows
on the street and one on the air.
shaft.
Anyways, there wasn't no light,
so I opened the door without knock
in and then I seen Mr.. Borden a.
settin' at his desk, and I started
to back out, saying, Excuse me,
sir, L didn't know We was still here
and he said, Come on in. I'm 60
ing to be here till two. You won't
bother me-"
Pleasant, was hep" McMann de-
manded. Didn't look worried or
angry?"
"He spoke sort of short, but Lordy,
I'm used to that" Minnie confessed
resignedly. I went on about me
work, and was -carTyin' out his
wastebasket when Benny, his Office
boy, came in"
TELL me exactly what passed
n between Benny and his boss, ;"
McMann directed.
Nov. Tommy McMann, ye're not
going to make me help We scare
that poor kid to death!'' Minnie
assured the detective spiritedly. ST
didn't pay no attention to what
passed between 'em - none of my
business.
II took out Mr.. Borden'S waste
basket, emptied it into Miss Ruth's
wastebasket, and then took hers out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07
Everyday Law Cases
When viii Court Enforce Con-
tract to Sell Corporate Stock?
BY THE COUNSELLOR.

John Werner, who was the owner of
500 shares of the capital stock of the
General Trust Co., agreed to sell his
shares to William Rice, director of
the company, for $4,000
William Rice's purpose in purchasing
the stock was to acquire control of the
corporation.
Werner changed his mind and re-
fused to carry out the agreement, ex-
pecting Rice to sue him for damages,
thereby permitting him to retain the
stock after the payment of any judg-
ment Rice would obtain against him
Rice, however, being anxious to acquire
the specific stock, filed bill in equity
asking the court to compel Werner to
sell the stock to him.
Werner'S counsel objected to the form
OF remedy sought, contending that it
applied only to contracts involving the
sale of real estate, but the court, grant
ing the relief Rice requested, stated:
1.-The remedy of specific performance
is usually applied in cases involving
contracts for the sale of real estate. It
is sometimes, however, applied to con-
tracts for the sale of corporate stock.
It will not be decreed where it appears
that the stock is for sale in the market.
so that it can be readily obtained. In
cases, however, where the contract calls
for the transfer of sufficient shares to
give the purchaser control of the cor
poration, specific performance will be
decreed."