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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
OFFICER HURT
IN ARREST OF 8
Sergeant Cut in Capture of
Alleged Auto Thieves.

Attempting to arrest four Negro
automobile thieves at a. m. today,
Sergeant L. M. Troutman, was badly
cut on the hand. One Of the men
escaped.
Sergeant Troutman and his night
rider squad saw the Negroes at
WoodlaWn and Virginia avenues in
a car stolen earlier in the evening
from the home of Walter Reiner,
2418 Union street, its owner.
The Negroes speeded away and
were only forced to the curb after
a half-mile chase. Troutman drew
his revolver and stepped to the side
Of the car. He was standing so near
that when one of the Negroes sud-
denly opened one of the car doors
and jumped out Troutman's hand
and gun crashed through the glass.
The shattered glass cut a large
piece of flesh from the sergeant's
hand and severed an artery.
Troutman fired one shot at the
fleeing man, but he escaped. The
three arrested gave their names as
George Beverley, 10, of 1895 Had
ley street; John Rose, 10, of 1853 In
diana avenue, and Chester Crumes,
81, of zoos Cotton street. Police
found in the car two flashlights and
a piece of padded concrete such as
is used to smash windows.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
HEROES HONOR DEAD
FrenChmen Lay Wreath on
War Memorial.

Delivering a short but stirring adj
dress in which he begged both the
United States and France not to
forget those who died ten years ago
on the fields of Flanders and France
Admiral Paul Guepratte laid q
wreath on the steps of the Indiana
World War memorial Tuesday after
noon on behalf Of the thirty-eight
French war heroes who are visiting
this country. These heroes are mem
bers of the Association Amicale des
CroiX de Guerre.
The entire delegation stood at sa-
lutte for moment and then turned
to leave for Louisville, KY, where
the American Legion convention will
be held this year.
The party returned here early this
morning after being entertained in
Louisville and left today for Wash
ington, where they will visit the ma
tional shrines at the cemetery at
Arlington.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
Ransom Seen as Motive for
GreWSOme Deed in
Cave.
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HORSE CAVE, KY, March 90
Found by bloodhounds only 500
yards from it's resting place in
Crystal Cave, the body of Floyd
Collins was back on exhibition to-
day.
The body of the explorer, who met
death several years ago while ex-
ploring cave he had discovered,
was stolen from its metal and glass
casket Tuesday, DR.. H. B. Thomas,
owner of the Crystal cave, said.
He said when he and an at
tendant went to open the cave they
found a chain on the door broken
and the empty casket 100 feet away.
Bloodhounds were called in and,
taking a scent from the coffin, ran
directly to the body on the bank of
tn" Green River, 500 yards away.
The only cleWs to the ghouls were a
suit of overalls, ? cap and a pair of
gloves near the body.
That they had expected to hold
the grewsome exhibit for ransom
was advanced as a possible motive
MountaineerS of the section,
aroused by the theft, searched three
counties today for the culprits.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
DELAY GAS DECISION
Directors of Firm Away;
May Meet in April.

The date when Citizens Gas Com
pany trustees and directors will
meet to consider the city's demand
to purchase the property today re-
manned uncertain, John R. WEIGH,
president of the directors, said
Several trustees and directors of
the company will be out of the city
for some time, making it impossible
to fix date to consider the city's
formal notice. Demand Of the board
of public works that the company
property be turned over to the city
was served on the gas officials Tues
day by Ernest F. Prick, works board
clerk.
Indications are that no meeting
will be held before the first of April
as it is desirable to have majority
of the officials present. Directors
will meet April 10.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
new EARL is
SHAKY ON JOB
Takes Plunge From Ranch
Into Nobility Pool.
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RINGWOOD, Hampshire, Eng
land, March 20.-Frederick Joseph
Percival, tenth early of Egmont,
was busy today getting acquainted
with his ancestors and perhaps
wondering just a little how soon
he would grow accustomed to the
dignity of an earldom, after being
plain Mr.. Percival, Canadian ranch
er.
The earl was in possession of the
little black box which signif1ed his
ownership of the Egmont estates,
but it probably will be three or four
months before all LOCALITIES of the
transfer of ownership are completed.
The box was given him Thursday
by sedate and perfectly groomed
butler. who met his new master just
outside the castle doors after an
improvised, but raucous welcome
had been staged by the estates
servants.
Four railway torpedoes were eX-
pIoded by a motor truck as the new
early and his 15-year-old son swung
questioningly up the drive.
Then the two inspected the castle,
gazing long at ancestral portraits
which stared half-smilingly at the
newcomers with slouchy cloth caps
in their hands.
The earl and the viscount went
to wild west moving picture Mon
day night after they decided 1--WE
amt much wanted" at the castle,
and then retired at the local inn.
Tuesday they strengthened them
selves on ham and eggs for the Or
deal of taking over an ancient es-
tate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
STOLEN STORE
SAFE is FOUND
Left on Road by Thieves;
Four RobberieS Staged.

Sheriff George Winkler and a
squad of officers recovered a steel
filing cabinet and safe today on the
Madison road mile east of Stop 8
which was stolen early today from
the grocery of Herman Rupker,
1927 Prospect street
The safes door had been ham
mered from it's hinges. Bonds, in
surance papers and customers &C
counts were found strewn along the
roadside. Rupker told Sheriff Wink
Ter the only loss incurred was a few
papers OF Importance only to him.
self.
Entry to the store was gained
through a transom. The burglars
left with the safe through the front
door. The robbery was discovered
by H. w. Greene, 3435 North Illinois
street, clerk for Rupker
Other burglaries reported Tues
day and early today to police were:
Miss Margie Stuart, 2509 Pennsyl-
Vania street, reported some one stole
a diamond ring valued at $50 from
her room.
Two Negroes entered the store of
Arthur Harms, 926 West New York
street, seized a box of silk hose and
fled.
Clarence Stanley, $50 North Me-
ridian street, reported the theft of
outgoing mail from boxes in an
apartment building at 1886 North
Meridian street. Stanley is agent
for the apartments.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
BOrah May Head Faction
Opposed to Roots
Agreement.
LONG DELAY FORECAST
Action Probably viii Be
Deferred Till December
Congress Session.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON March 20. -
American adherence to the world
court is yet long way off, despite
the successful conclusion of the
Root negotiations at Geneva, con-
gressional authorities agreed today.
A backstage opposition to the
agreement which may be led by
Chairman William E. Borah Of the
senate foreign relations committee
has grown up and notice has been
served privately that the subject
can not be squeezed into the COM
ing short session.
Action upon it, therefore, may
await the regular session of con-
gress, beginning next December. II
no opposition had developed, the
matter could be handled probably
within the next few months, but
now it appears it may not come up
for a year.
In the meantime, any nation
which is party to the court or a
member of the council Of the League
of Nations could thWart the whole
procedure by Directing to the Root
arrangement, which gives the United
States the right to stop any decision
from the court in which it claims
an interest.
Ordinarily the other nations swould
wait to see what action the senate
takes here in accepting the Root
notifications of the original reser-
vations and if this procedure is fol-
lowed the matter might not be laid
before the other powers until 1880.
United Press dispatches from Ge-
neva have indicated the league
council might act on the issue in
June, following Roots assurance
that the senate is certain to accept
the agreement, but senators point
out that such action would not be
conclusive until the senate acts.
An overwhelming majority of the
senate appears favorable to the
agreement, which thus far has been
opposed only privately by some of
the senators who voted against the
court. There are only seventeen in
that category and one of them has
left the senate.
Court advocates believe they could
therefore force ratification Of the
Root agreement, if they could bring
it to a vote, but with even a small
minority fighting their plan their
program faces indefinite delay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
GETS THIEPs NAME
Purse -Snatchers FoiIed,
Gives Self. Away.
Fooled,

DR.. Elizabeth Conger, 1903 Now
land avenue, city poundmaster, not
only prevented a sneak thief from
stealing her pocketbook, Tuesday
night, but obtained his name before
he escaped.
While placing her car in a garage
near her home, DR.. Conger felt
someone jerk at her purse She
wrestled with the young man. He
ran.
"Stop!" ordered the city pound
master, 'what is your name?"
Frightened by the stentorian
tones the youth halted long enough
to- explain that his name was
George Swan" and then continued
his swan-dive down a nearby alley.
DR.. Conger gave police descrip-
ton of the youth and the verbal
calling card he left behind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
HUNT DEATH CLEW
Push Probe to Clear Canal
Mystery.

Detectives today continued their
hunt for persons who saw Walter
Duderstadt, "a, of 3139 Boulevard
place, on Feb. 2, the day he disap-
peared, in an effort to determine
whether Duderstadt committed sui
eide or was murdered.
Understands body was found in
the canal Monday. Although
Coroner G. H. Keever will not re-
turn verdict as to the cause of
death until police have completed
an investigation of the case. Deputy
Coroner o. H. Bakemeier has
made a report that death was due
to external violence, probably
Strangulation.
Duderstadt left his home at 9:15
a. m. on Feb. 2 and detectives have
been unable to learn of anyone who
saw him later.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
Red Cross Worker Races
Death Through Georgia
Cotton Section.
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ATLANTA, Ga, March TO-
Warned by the shouts of Edward
H. Calvin, Red Gross worker, who
rode through the Apalachicola val
ley in an automobile, the residents
of this rich cotton farming section
were safe from flood waters today
Only this warning, according to
Red Cross officials, has prevented
a death toll in the district.
According to information reaching
here from the flooded districts, this
new menace from high waters is a
result of the great drainage Of wa
tiers of the north into creeks feed
ing from Aapalachicola and Chat
tahoochee rivers.
The crux of the flood today is at
River Junction, where the two riv-
ers converge in Florida. A few
miles north is the Georgia line.
Calvin, starting from cambridge,
drove south just ahead of the flood
ing waters. It is believed he is safe
in one of the lower river towns.
River Junction is partly under
water today. The crest is expected
within the next eighteen hours. If
it reaches a height to flow into the
railroad yards, it is believed the
11y +o,, 1r,iI1 +io ,,ro oil ,.oiJrOo le u, the
section as the town is a switching
point.
The only other point in this Sec
ton suffering from floods is FIT.
Gaines, Ga. Most of the residents
of this town of 1900 persons have
left their homes for higher ground.
The Chattahoochee river, on
which the village is situated, about
eighty miles north of River juno
ton, although at high water, is not
alarming IT. was rpr0rted
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
AMERICAN KIDNAPPED
U. S. Embassy to Ask Cap
ture of Mexican Bandits.

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MEXICO CITL, March 20-The
American embassy will make repre-
sensations to the Mexican foreign
Office today in connection with the
kidnapping of T. L. Carnahan, Amer
lean mine expert Of Ell Paso, Tex,
in the state of Zacatecas.
Bandits abducted Carnahan from
the Lanoria mine, near San Be-
nito, friends Of the miner reported
Monday. He presumably was held
for ransom.
Bandits also kidnapped Dr. Olvera,
a Mexican mine official, who was
believed to have been held with
Carnahan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
HOTEL TO BE. BUILT
Permit Granted for Apartment
Building On Delaware.

Henry C. Dollman, builder, today
obtained a permit from the board of
coming appeals to erect an S4-unit
apartment hotel at 1928 North Della
ware Street.
The building will occupy a lot
SO by 205 feet.
F. B. Pierce 81 Son, obtained a
permit for a gas, tire and battery
station at Tibbs avenue and Mich
igan street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
AUTHOR TO SPEAK IN
JEWISH CLUB PROGRAM
Junior Hadassah viii Give Purim
Party Tonight.

Mrs. Elma Ehrlich Levenger, Co
lumbus, O., author of Jewish life
stories, will be the speaker tonight
at the Purim party given by the
Junior HadaSSah at the home of
the chapter sponsor, Mrs. j. A.
Goodman. She will speak on THE
Shofar Call to Youth" Members
will meet at the Circle theater at
7:30 p. m. and go to the meeting
place by bus.
Other numbers on the program
will be 1.-The Story of Purim" by
Ruth Cohen; piano solo by Edith
Auerbach; a recitation by Anna
Lampel; a vocal solo by Minnie
Kaplan accompanied by Rose Koor
at the piano and talk by Rabbi
Milton Steinberg of Bethel zadik
temple.
Purim commentaries the deliv-
erance by Queen Esther OF the
Persian Jews during the reign Of
King Ahasuerus in the fifth century
3. G..
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
GHOULS TAKE BODY
OF FLOYD COLLINS:
FOUND ALONG RIVER
Snack OfDOOns
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SHAMOKIN, Pa. March 20.
John Depedro, As, a miner
was fond OF boaSting of his
ability to eat large quantities
of food and drink large guam
titles of liquor. Monday he
ate Twelve fried eggs and con-
Sumed a large diShpan of green
peppers.
He drank, after the eating
was completed, about two
quarts of moonshine whisky.
A few minutes later he
dropped dead.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20

81 never saw the papers," he
said. "All that I know is that I
was called into the Office and re-
leased"
Prison officials, however, were
able today to outline each step
Van Gorder took in his escape.
Van Gorder had been released
temporarily on a writ of habeas
corpus in September. 1926, to go
to Cape Girardeau, Mo-, to stand
trial on charges Of rohbing a post
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Government officials said Van.
Gorder almost succeeded in forg~
ing his way out og prison eight
years ago, but lost out when he
winked at fellow-prisoner as a
guard was escorting him out.
Van Gorder. who claims to be
a University of Minnesota grad
uate, said he had a wife. a daugh-
ter and son living in Minneapolis
and two sons in Cleveland.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
AUTOIST OUTSKIRTS
FLOOD AND SAVES
LIVES OF SCORES
TnkIe Tells

COLUMBUS, O., March 90
A tinkle from Boda Frisby's
monograph cost him $500 in
municipal court today When
the vice squad searched F'risby's
home one o. the officers lifted
the photograph lid. There was
slight tinkling sound. The
policemen tore the music box
apart and found several bottles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
ADDRESSES GYR0 CLUB
Chairman of Manager League
Gives Essentials of Plan.

"a successful administration I'M
der the city manager law depends
upon four things" Claude H. An
derson, chairman of the City Man
ager League campaign committee
said Tuesday at the Gyro Club
luncheon.
These four things" he contin-
ued, "are active citizen interest, en-
lightened public opinion with the
diligence and courage to apply it,
p1tiless publicity on all public mat
tiers and public officials and insist
ence by the citizens on the right of
self-expression, which includes the
right to criticise.''
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
SCOUT HEAD TO TALK
Name Speaker for Father Son Fan.
quet, April 2.

Gunnar Berg, of the national
headquarters staff of the Boy Scouts
in New York, will be the principal
speaker April 2, at the city-wide
father and sons banquet in the Cen
trail Christian church, it was an
nounced today by F. o. Belzer, local
scout executive.
This event is one Of the outstand-
ing affairs of the scout week pro-
gram to be held during spring
vacation of the -7hools, March 81
to April 6. Reservations are limited
to 500 and are being made at scout
headquarters, 119 Chamber Of Com
merce building.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
ATHLETIC CLUB TEAM
WINS BRIDGE TROPHY
Columbia Group Is Second; Nation
al Contest, April lib.

The auction bridge championship
of indianapolis goes to the Indi-
annapolis Athletic Club team COM
posed of E. F. Smith, F. ROLAND
Buck, Lawrence WEIGH and Nc
Farland Benham. The team led in
the twelve-game series to determine
the Indianapolis inter-club duplicate
auction champions. Second place
went to the Columbia Club team and
third place to the Studio Auction
Bridge Club.
At a banquet to be held Monday
evening the Charles E. Coffin trophy
will be given to the champions and
prizes awarded the winning teams
and high scoring individuals in the
seasons play.
National championship games,
open to bridge clubs over the coun-
try, will be held at the Indianapolis
Athletic Club, April II to Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
Negro Pioneer Is Buried

BIT TUNES SDeCjGE
MARION, Ind, March 20.-Funer-
al services were conducted today
for Daniel Shoecraft, Sc, reputed
Oldest Negro resident of Grant coun-
ty, who died at his home here Mon
day. He was son of the Rev.
Jerry Shoecraft and had resided in
this county seventy years. He was
a Union veteran of the Civil war.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
COPPER MAGNATE DIES
Louis 7. Haggin Succumbs to
Pneumonia,

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NEW YORK, March 20.-Louis
Terah Haggin, president of the Ger
70 De Pasco Copper Corporation
and son of the late James Ben Ali
Haggin, prominent in the develop
ment of California, is dead of pneu-
monia.
When James Ben Ali Haggin died
in, 1914 at the age of 90, he left an
estate of more than $20,O0O,O00, to
his son, Louis, succeeding him to
the presidency of Cerro De Pasco,
which owns thousands of acres of
mineral land in Peru.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20

The copies of the court orders,
two from the United States cir
cult court at Chicago, purported to
be orders reversing Van Gorder's
convictions and sentences. totalling
twenty-five years. These three are
believed to have been forged by
Van Gorder while he was in
prison.
IT is believed the copies we're
1 placed in the prison mails by
friends.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20

office. Obtaining two extra GER
titled copies of the order, Van
Gorder had changed the case
number.
MYTH a blank letterhead that
wv had the government water
mark, Van Gorder wrote letter
purporting to be from Fred r.
Fitzpatrick, United States marshal
at Topeka, attesting that copies
were duplicates of those on file In
the federal district court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
HITS ENGINE; EAR CUT
Man on Bicycle Has Narrow Escape
From Death.

Riding on a bicycle early this
morning, Charles E. Lee, 20, 22l3
Shelby street, collided with switch
engine at South Meridian street and
the Belt railroad and suffered only
cut right ear.
Lee was dragged fifty feet on the
coW-catcher Of the engine. His
bicycle was demolished.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
Charlottesville Man, 90, Dies

BIZ Times Special
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. March
20.-William F Swan. 90. veteran
Of the Civil war and c-.e Of thu
oldest residents Of this &c, died
at his home here shortly before
midnight Tuesday Death was due
to heart trouble. He is survived by
the widow and four children.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
LODGE DINNER
Sc
Scottish Rite Glass to Hold Reunion
Banquet.

A class reunion and banquet viii
be held Thursday night at $50 at
the Columbia Club by the first sec
ton of the keystone Glass, Ancient
Accepted Scottish Rite, otherwise
known as the Vincent D. Smith
class.
Officers Of the class are Judge
Paul G. Wetter, Indianapolis, presi-
dent; Earl A. Mccormick, Ander-
son, first Vice-president; Donald @.
Ball, Indianapolis, second vice presi-
dent; John r. N. Fletcher, Indian
apolis, historian; James w. Taylor,
Indianapolis, secretary and treas
urer; Marshal D. Lupton, Indian
apolis, orator.
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BIZ United Press

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II EAVENWORTH, Kan, March
- 20.-The story of how a uni
verSity graduate forged his way
out of prison with a writ of ha-
beas corpus and three court Or
ders and then was returned for
raising a 10-cent money order to
90 cents was revealed here today.
Hayes Van Gorder. master
fcrger, walked out of 5leavenworth
federal prison a free man March
2 when prison officials received
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
SEIZE CARS, ARREST
TWO IN BOOZE RAID
Liquor Found in Possession of Men,
Officers Allege.

Liquor round IN possession OF Men,
Officers Allege.
A raid by federal agents and po-
lice on a confectionery store at 35o1
Brookside parkway, south drive,
operated by Charles B. Hearn, Tues
day night, resulted in the confisca-
ton Of two motor cars and the de-
tention Of Hearn and Bernard
Wainscott, 61O Union street, on
charges of operating a blind tiger.
The officers alIege that in a search
of Hearn's car they found four
ffths Of a gallon Of alcohol and a
pint Of whisky. They charge VAIN
SCOTS arrest and the confscation
of his car resulted when they saw
him leave the store carrying a grip.
They allege two gallons Of liquor
were found in the grip.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
City Issues Time Warrants

BIZ Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, March 20.-The
city council has authorized issuance
of 100000 of time warrants to meet
an accumulation of city expenses.
The obligations, bearing 6 per cent
interest and maturing next Deem
Der 81, will be offered for sale
April 5.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-20
Jobs Daughters Meet

BIZ Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, March 90
Bethel No. l of Indianapolis off,
ciated at installation of Anderson
Guardian Council of Jobs Daugh-
tiers.