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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
Times to Broadcast Fight

The Indianapolis Times the York Telegram and the
other Scpps Howard Wednesday night
offering by radio the biggest treat of the winter
sason-the Sbng at Miami
twist Of the das radio set and the clear pleas
Graham McNamee veteran sports viii give
you blowbyblow description of the big fight between the
tenders for the heavyweight championship
This big Howard feature viii be presented the Ma
blue Assisting McNamee at
mcrophone will Bill Munday sports Of WSB At
broadcast viii agn promptly at $780, Indianapolis time
Among putting the big Times treat WIZ New
York. WBz Springfield, WLW Cincinnati WBzA, Boston, WA
Rochester; WBAI BALTIMORE KDKA Pittsburgh; WJR, Detrot
KYW Chicago. and WREN. Kansas City,
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Interest of Crowds at Ex-
position in New
Cars.

While Sammy Watkins radio Or
chestra played Sonny Boy and
the varied "rain' songs crowd of
approximately 1000 persons hum
med the airs Monday night and for
got the outside darkness at the IN
diana state Playground as they ex-
amined open anG closed models of
motor cars for 1923.
1T was the opening of the eigh-
teenth annual motor show.
When the doors were showed open
at 1890 today to remain open un-
til the same hour tonight group of
housewives with their mornings S
''vacuuming" done filed into the
building.
The auto show this year is a
flower garden stuffed with mechan-
istic wonders in Nile greens, camel
yellows, and in Silvered trappings.
The Ford display with its "hall-
car" drew many curious as they
studied a 1929 model that had been
cut in two as is sawed from top,
through upholstery, into chassis.
The De Sotos, Blackhawks, Ply
mouths, the REQ Mate, and the
Chevrolet "six'' we're main ring at
fractions with other lines claiming
almost as great attention.
Comparisons were drawn by the
crowd with audible comment that
failed to shake the gracious sales
men who attended each group that
gathered to inspect, ''sit in," and
"get the feeT' of the city's boulevard
modes for 1929.
Motor trucks on display are: the
Studebake1, Whippet, Willys-Knight,
Ford, Chevrolet, and Stewart. The
Harley-Davidson motorcycle exhibit
is plaving lone role at the show.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
Win a Prize

Are you reading 'Tne Black
Pigeon" Anne Austin's fasci-
mating new serial Of mystery
and romance? If you haven't
started it, turn Immediately to
Page Is, read the synopsis and
then today's installment.
"The Black Pigeon" is one
Of the most battling mysteries
in years. Can you solve it?
Be sure to read every chapter,
and watch for the announce
ment TO come. Prizes win be
offered for the best solutions
to ''The Black Pigeon" submit
ted by readers Of The Indian.
apolis Times.
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SEEK JURY IN
HAAC MURDER
Completion of Panel Ex-
peCted by Wednesday.

Selection of a criminal court jury
to try Rupert Mcdonald, %, of Chi
cago, charged with the murder of
Wilkinson Haag, local druggist, was
expected to be completed late this
afternoon or Wednesday morning.
Prosecutor Judson L. Stark said
he planned to challenge at least
three taleSmen who held their seats
in the jury box this morning after
a rigid examination by Eph Inman,
defense counsel. Irman passed the
jury once and Stark opened his eX-
animation this afternoon.
The defense drilled away during
the morning at what was expected
to have been the high points of the
states case when he questioned
Jurors whether the states probable
references to Mcdonald as a
"gangster, gunman, racketee1 or
bandit" during the trial would
prejudice the jurors.
He also succeeded in putting the
prospective jurors on record as be-
ing against any effort 'to deter
others from crime by convicting
an innocent man.
Haag was shot during an at
tempted robbery at the Green Mill
barbecue, on East Thirty-eighth
street, near Keystone avenue. The
shooting followed his refusal to
hand the ring to the bandits.
Lawrence Ghere, who is awaiting
trial on similar indictment, is al
legged to have been McDonald's ac-
complice in the shooting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
suicide CURSE
KILLS FNANCIER
Inherited Strain Believed
Only Death Motive.
gv Emitted Press

RU United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-An eerie
strain of suicide that has run like
black thread through the life
pattern of the multi-millionaire
Towne family appeared again today
with the suicide Of 47-year -old
John D. G. Towne, lawyer, financier,
and sportsman.
Towne shot himself with his sons
pearl-handled pistol in the library
Of his Gold Coast home Monday
afternoon.
Investigation of the suicide today
revealed not a single motive, unless
it could be said that John Towne
was moved to take his own life
by the power of suggestion. His
business affairs were in good con-
dition and his home life happy
Johns paternal grandfather, Will
liam B. Towne, ended his life with
a 20 caliber rifle in Boston fifty
years ago.
Mrs. Townes first husband, Ward
A. Villas, who was prominent in
society, died after swallowing an
overdose of sleeping powder here in
1920.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
FILE SHUMAkER PLEA
Un,aWfuIIy Sent to Prison,
Petition Asserts.

Supreme court judges were with
out lawful power to send the Rev.
E. S. Shumaker, superintendent OF
the Anti-Saloon League, to the In
diana state farm where he now is
serving a sixty day contempt SEN
tence.
Since he was not found guilty of
criminal offense he should not be
sent to an institution for criminals.
These two new points form the
basis of a petition for hearing of
the Shumaker case filed in the SUI
preme court today by E. A. Miles,
attorney for the dry chief and his
organization.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
ORDER 1900 SIGNS.
Stop Street Markers viii
Be Installed by City.

Complying with the new model
traffic ordinance the board OF
safety today took steps to buy 1900
rubber street level stop signs. AS
fast as possible the signs, which
protrude from the pavement, will
be used to replace pavement paint
ing.
The board recommended that city
council make Fofty-sixth street a
preferential highway. There is no
through east and west street north
Of Thirty-eighth street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
GOVERNOR TO OPEN
DEFENSE THURSDAY

Prosecution Rests Case in Custer
Fight Against Johnston.
BIZ United Press
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Feb.
26.-The battle of Henry S. John
ston, suspended Governor Of Okla
homa. against efforts to remove him
from Office, viii begin Thursday. A
recess was granted the defense after
the prosecution had rested its case
Monday.
The prosecution had hammered
throughout its twelve days Of testi-
mony at relations it charged exist
ed between Johnston and Mrs. o.
o. Edwards, resigned confidential
secretary to the Governor. Testi-
moy tended to show she dominated
the Governors ofaial acts.
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$4,000 FOR INJURY
Sum Voted to Family of
Crash Victim.

without dissenting vote the
house of representatives today
passed a bill providing for payment
of $4,000 to the family Of Scott P.
Matthews, SOB East Thirty-second
street. Matthews is an inmate Of
the Central state hospital for the
insane as a result of injuries re-
ceiyed in 1926 when the automobile
in which he and his wife and child
were riding was struck by an auto
mobile driven by r. D. Fleming, a
state game warden.
Matthews sustained a fractured
skull.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
POLICE GUARD POLLS
Machine Guns, Tear Gas
Keep Lid on in Chicago.

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Police armed
with machine guns and tear gas
kept the lid on Chicago during the
aldermanic elections today.
big Bilp' Thompson, the once
powerful mayor, sent his cohorts
out to meet the enemy OH field SO
thoroughly patrolled by his own
police department that not a single
shooting, slugging or kidnapping
marked the early hours.
The dominant issue in the elec-
ton was whether Thompson would
continue to control the city council.
Kidnapping and intimidation Of
witnesses in the closing hours Of the
campaign had left its mark on the
public mind and early voting was
light.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
TEST RACING AUTO
Car Makes 180 Miles an
Hour in First Performance.

BH United Press
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Feb. 26.
Major H. o. D. Segrave, British
race car driver, was pleased today
with the initial performance Of the
Golden Arrow, the specially built
car which he hopes to set a new
worlds record with.
The twenty-seVen-foot Sacer that
resembles a long yellow torpedo with
a tail like an airplane and snout
like a cold chisel, reached q, speed
Of 180 miles an hour on the sands
Monday.
It has theoretical speed Of 240
miles an hour. The worlds record,
made last year by Ray Keech in
]. M. Whites triplex, is 207.55 miles
an hour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
IDENTIFY WOMAN AFTER
MONTH IN HOSPITAL

Receivers Memory; Picked Up in
Street After Collapse.
BdJ United Press
CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 26.-A wo-
man who has lain in charity hos
pital for month unnamed today
was identified as Mrs. Harriet l..
Bailey, 81, Of 625 Holland street,
Erie, Pa. The Identification was
made by the woman herself and
confirmed by G. z. Wade, Of Erie
Mrs. Bailey collapsed on public
square Jan. "a, and was picked up
and taken to the hospital. When
revived she could tell nothing about
herself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
PETITION DRY VOTE
Wisconsin Legislature Asks
National Referendum.
By United Press

By United Press
MADISON, Wis, Feb 26.-The
Wisconsin legislature today asked
congress to provide a national refer
endum on the question of modifying
the VoIstsad act.
The resolution of Senator Thomas
M. Duncan, Milwaukee, Socialist, Pc
titioning congress to take such a
step, was concurred in by the as
sembly after its adoption previous
" in the senate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
DELAY WARE SEATING
Senate Gives Committee Power to
Continue Probe.

BIZ Uftts5 Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Final
determination of the question OF
seating William S. Ware as senator
from Pennsylvania, was postponed
definitely today by the senate
A resolution by Senator George
w. Norris (Rep., Neb.), giving the
Reed special elections investigating
committee authority to continue its
investigation during the recess be-
tween sessions and carry on its
work until discharged by the SEM
ate, was adopted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
Veteran Postmaster Dies

BIZ Times Special
SOMERSET, Ind, Feb. 26.-B. F.
Starbuck, 80, who served as post
master here thirty-one years, is dead
of heart disease. He resigned a year
ago. Throughout his lone service,
Mr.. St5arbuck had never been asked
to take civil service examination.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
ELINOR GLYN TO WRITE
ON CHICAGO FOR FILMS
Screen Author Rents Entire Hotel
Suite for Work.

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Elinor Glyn
is coming to Chicago to do some
first-hand writing about gangsters
and their women for a motion pic
ture. An entire hotel suite will have
to be re-decorated for her.
ST." Miss Glyn wired to the hotel,
shall put in two full busy days in
Chicago and impossible to work I'M
less have neutral colored room. Ex-
pense no object"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
Suicide Attempt May Succeed

: NEWPORT, Ind, Feb. 26.-Miss
Marie Anglemeyer, %, is not ex-
pected to survive, following swal-
lowing of acid with suicidal intent.
Relatives say they know of no rea-
son for her to wish to end her life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
Hourly Temperatures
Look This OUer

Basketball fans, attention.
The Times Wednesday viii
present its first pre-toarna-
ment all-state high school
basketball team, believed to be
the first of its kind ever Sc
lected.
Three teams have been culled
from the cream of Indiana's
high school basketball stars by
Norman e. Isaacs, basketball
writer of The Times, certi-
fed official of the I. II. S. A. A.
This feature on Wednesdays
sports page Of The Times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26

DESIDES Mrs. Theodosia Henry,
- the widow, Mr.. Henry is sur
vived by his brothers, Ollie, a police
man, and James, and sister, Mrs.
Jennie Connors, all Of indianapolis.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence at 2;30 p. m. Thursday
with burial in Crown Hill. Friends
are invited.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-12

Before Harry Blaine drove away
in Nils JonSon'S car to telephone for
an ambulance to take the sick and
wounded girl to a hospital, Crystal
had told him everything-hoW she
had made the ransom letter, from
the front page of The Star; the time
and method of mailing it or Mon
day night; how she had left trails
of footprints. in Peter Holidays old
boots, around the shack and to and
from the brook.
When the story was finished, the
reporter made painstaking tour of
both rooms of the shack, carefully
wiping the girls fingerprints from
everything she had touched.
As he packed her scattered be-
longingS into her suitcase, the re-
porter outlined the story he intend
ed to tell the police:
This is your story, and no mat
ter w. happens, you've got TO stick
to II. It's simple enough: When
you left the Plimpton'S car, you in
tended to go back to Stanton.
Two men in a Ford roadSer tried
to pick you up. 1t frightened you.
You decided to telephone to STAN
ton. and turned OF the highway into
a lane, looking for a farmhouse. You
came to this shack. You saw light
and smo,-e from the chimney. You
knocked.
"A mans voice asked who it was,
ard what was wanted. You an
Swered: I'm Crystal Hathaway OF
Stanton. I've lost my way and I
want to telephone to Stanton"
Cry ID to speak.
"You keep quiet. honey. Let me
do the hard work" Harry Blaine
commanded. "You waited on the
front porch without a suspicion OF
danger. Finally the door opened,
You sa~ - the light had been put
out In the shack and rough hand
dragged you in.
ssY'ou screamed, and a hand was
clapped over your mouth. A mans
coat was thrown over your head.
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TIE NEW
Sailltr'SiulQl
RE4IWzGA HSLIN epas~MA anans-

and tied tightly by the sleeves"
There was the ghost of a giggle
from the cot.
That's a fine way to treat this
swell scenario I'm writingi" Harry
chided her, relief Surging m his
heart. The kid might get well, if
she could giggle!
You see, honey, the tramp who'd
broken in here was familiar with
Stanton names. When you said you
we're Crystal Hathaway, he either
rer" 5ered seeing your name in the
society columns, or had heard of
the eminent young architect, Robert
j. Hathaway, and made up his mind
ON the instant to seize the good
thing that had come his way See?
well, you heard him strike a
match. Before you realized what
he was doing, he'd bound your
hands behind you. You couldn't
see his face, because of the coat,
you know. But he went through
your handbag and suitcase, getting
your address and Bob's name from
lnVter IN your nanoDdg-
1T was addressed to Miss Crye-
tai Hathaway, 3518 Serenity Boule-
ward, Stanton He burned the let
ter, so that's that. You we're run
ming blindly around the room when
he seized you and bound your feet
together. and flung you on the cot
Then he put out the light, took
the coat of your head. biindfolded
You and gagged you with some of
your own handkerchiefs knotted to-
gether, lighted the candle again. and
H. up the ransom letter. He didn't
talk. you didn't know what he was
doing. Get that?"
Eyes" Crystal answered, But
Give me timer Harry urged
cheerfully. I'm going great. Of
course I've got to account for the
scream Lon Edwards heard. That
W after you had mailed the ram
som letter. wasn't it Let's
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+, B J. Ask l!:l;; (! Rj ? Il; 5z[1

l o'clock Saturday, Ell? Let me
know later, doc, if you can fix the
time more accurately. Of course we
may have dozen witnesses among
the employees and tenants of the
building a sto when the shot was
fred.
and say, doc, phone me as soon
as you extract the bullet, won't
you? Ill bet you hundred it's a
.38 caliber, If you're in a betting
frame Of mind"
Not this morning." the doctor
repudiated the offer dryly. Now,
if may, I'll phone the morgue to
send for the body"
Where the devil is Covey?" Nc
Mann began to fume, but before the
words were well out Of his mouth,
the outer door opened and the plain
clothesman appeared, followed By
two very young men.
Elevator operators on duty Sat-
urday until five Covey introduced
them to the chief.
! "All right, boys. Come on in, .
McMann invited. I'm not going
to arrest you-yet," he added with
grim humor, as the boys continued
to hug the wall. Guess this rooms
getting a. little crowded. I'll take
you boys into the. private office and
treat you to sight you'll never
forget"
,Micky Moran and Otto Pfiuger,
whom Ruth recognized as the silent,
tow-headed boy VINO ran the car
nearest Jack Hayward's offices,
stumbled nervously across the out
er office in the wake of the detec-
tive. Covey, chuckling, indicated by
pantomime that the boys had no
idea what had happened.
Micky did not close the COM
municating door behind him, and
the young lovers dared take their
place within it. McNfann, seated at
Borden's desk, glanced up, but did
not object. Possibly, Ruth thought,
he wanted to observe their faces as
the elevator operators told their
stories.
which of you runs the elevator
Just across the hall?" McMann de-
manded. "You? All right" as
Micky Moran stepped toward the
desk, his eyes turned backward to
that awful, huddled thing on the
floor. Henry P. Borden was muir
dered Saturday afternoon, and un-
doubtedly, or rather, in all proba-
bility, his murderer-or murderess
rode up and down In your ele-
vator, my lad. What's your name?''
Michael Dennis Moran" Micky
answered automatically, then:
"Geesl Murdered! Do I have to stay
in here, boss? Honest-ow!"
What the devil" McMann
sprang to his feet, as the boys bowl
Of fear followed upon an eerie
sound.
Ruth enlightened him, her eyes
upon the black pigeon which was
flying about the airshaft window,
as If seeking admission: "It,s just
a pigeon, Mr.. McMann. Sometimes
they fly into the glass, thinking the
window is Open"
AS she spoke, McMann strobe to
the window and peered out inter-
estedly, just as the black pigeon set
tied upon the white stone ledge and
began to strut up and down, peck
ing at something
Lord! And I nearly missed it!''
McMann shouted. Here, Ferber!
Look! Have you photographed this
window for f1ngerprints? Fine! I
can open it then. :. l.. Has Nelson
gone? Hey, doctor!"
A minute later Ruth, in a bitterly
lucid flash through the darkness of
horror and for, rechristened the
black pigeon. She would never
again call him Satan" His true
name was Nemesis.
Ito Be Continued
Bloody pigeon tracks, the cIcw to
BOrden's der. In the next chap
ter.
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CHAPTER XII

4 A6 lGO LIVE AlCIlAINlf - GJCO
IL we're like glinting bits of steel
as he turned on Ruth. They did
not miss the fact that her little
hands were locked tightly together,
her eyes fixed in a wide, unwinking
stare of horror-upon Elizabeth
Borden.
when did you last see your au-
tomato, Miss Lester? Come now
the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the TRUTH Colby Les
ter's daughter should be familiar
with that phrase, and know that the
o. truth is always the best policy"
Ruth nodded weakly, and moist
ened her lips. "I-saw it Saturday
morning, when L opened the bottom
drawer to get a new carton of paper
cups. It was there then, lying on
top of those clean towels. II never
saw it aga H. Mr.. McMann. never
touched it. It frightened me even to
look at it,"
who else knew you kept a gun
in shat draWer?"
Ruth silently prayed that Mrs.
Borden would forgive her. "A num-
Der of people. / can't remember all
of them at the moment, but Benny,
the office boy, of course, and Mr..
Borden, and-and Mrs. Borden"
"Ah! So Mrs. Borden knew!" Nc
Mann interrupted triumphantly.
And how did Mrs. Borden know
you kept a gun there? Did she ask
you?"
'She-saw 1t there" Ruth said
family, reaching out dizzily for the
desk A low exclamation, that
might have been either from fear
or startled realization, had broken
from Mrs. Borden'S ashen lips.
''When?" McMann barked.
Saturday morning." Ruth ad-
mitted in low, trembling voice.
Il pulled out the drawer to get the
paper cups and Mrs. Borden, who
was sitting at my desk, helped me
with the drawer because it stuck,
3nd-and explained how ! hap
psned to have gun-abouh the
hoid-upS in the building, you know. -
And why was Mrs. Borden sit
ting at your desk?' McMann caught
her up sharply, relentlessly. "YQu'd
made her sit down because she was
feeling faint, hadn't your And you
were after cup to give her drink,
weren't you?"
ID UTH stared her amazement at
IN his accurate deduction. 'TMrs.
9 Borden did not look-well, so !
thought"
Look here, Miss Lester" McNdann
= interrupted her stumbling speech.
= This is murder, you know, and
p some one committed the murder,
and I'm here to find out who did it.
II you're trying to shield Mrs. Bor-
e den
I'm grateful" Mrs. Borden, who
had risen and was holding to her
chair, finished his sentence for him
And I don't want you to bully this
child. 1t is true; did see the
weapon. ] was feeling sick and faint
- because I heard woman and my
husband laughing loudly together. .
You admit that?" McMann de-
manded. II guess we're about
through here, Doctor" he called to
the medical examiner, who was still
in the private Office with the corpse
wait, Mr.. McMann!" Mrs. Bor-
den, commanded, and Ruth admired
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-12
THIS HAS HAPPENED

When RUTH LESTER, secretary, goes
to the office on q Monday morning in
January, she finds the dead bodv of
her employer. HANDSOME HARRY
BORDEN. sprsWied on the floor beneath
the window of his private Office. Ruth
Is engaged to JACK HAYWARD. whose
Office is Just across the narrow airshaft
from BoT5en's.
Ruth recalls that Jack had threatened
Borden. She also recalls that when
she met Jack at noon Saturday with a
bruised lip he believed Borden had hurt
her though she Insisted he was wrong
Ruth runs to Jacks private Office and,
finding him out, searches for his pistol
which he had purchased at the same
time he bought an Identical weapon for
her to keep in her desk. His gun Is
gonei
MMANN. a detective. questions Ruth.
She confesses her engagement to Jack
and also tells him Of Borden's two sat
urday morning visitors: RITA DUBOIS.
night club dancer. with whom Borden
vas planning 3 weekend trip; and
his two children, who called for her
monthly aIimony. Mrs. Borden comes
into the office during the questioning
and McMann mercilessly accuses her OF
the murder She insists she left Borden
alive and that the only person she saw
near his Office was MINNIE CASSIDY.
scrub woman. NELSON. medical eX-
aminer, arrives. When search Is
started for the weapon that might have
been used. Ruth tells Of the pistol in her
desk McMann goes to get 1t. 1t Is
Vow GO ON WITH THE STORY
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STEWART GETS YEAR
Man known IS Airplane Rum
Runner .Sent to Jail.

Rollin Stewa4G. "a, of the Cam
bricge apartments. known as the
airplane rum runner. today was
taken to the Indiana state reforma-
tory at Pendleton where he started
a one-to-two-year sentence for
transporting liquor. The sentence is
a suspended one that Criminal
Judge James A. Collins revoked
after Stewart was convicted two
weeks ago on a second transporting
charge.
Stewart is serving the two sem
fences concurrently, which viii
make aim eligible for parole in one
year,