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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-23
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
7 LINKED WITH
INDIANA CRIMES
DIE IN FLAMES
Relatives of Anderson Man
Fear His Death in
Ohio Tragedy.

Seven and possibly eight convicts
whose homes were in Indiana or who
were linked with Indiana crimes,
died in the Ohio state prison fire
Monday night, tallies today indi-
Gated.
Relatives of Melvin Halterman, %,
of Anderson who was sentenced to
the Chic prison for a twenty-five
year term for bank robbery, fear his
death, although his name has not
appeared in lists of dead. Joseph
Kowalski of Muncie, a companion of
Halterman in robbery of the Hicks
vile (OO National bank, Feb. %,
1929, is LISTED. among the dead.
Eddie Meadows and Edward Axe,
linked With the Linn Grove Qnd)
State bank robbery, March "a, 1927,
were among the fire victims.
Meadows also was identified as one
Of the bandits who killed Captain
Charles Arrnin Of the Lafayette po-
lice department during holdup Of
a Lafayette bank in November,
1927, but was turned over to Ohio
authorities when arrested at Ham
mond, Ind.
Harry Igilari Neri, Mexican, Of
Hobart, Ind, who has an Indiana
crime record and who was serving
a term in the Ohio prison for bur-
glary, persisted in the flames. Floyd
Hosier, 81, of Richmond, Ind, also
died in the flames. Indiana rec
ords show he admitted caShing a
fraudulent check at Connersville in
August 1925. He was serving two
to-seven-year term in Ohio on lar
ceny charges.
Benjamin Scanlon, &c, formerly of
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PAGE 8

important considerations of any one
purchasing a new car. and there
fore have not only stressed the mat
ter Of service with distributors and
dealers, but have conducted an edu-
cational campaign in servicing the
straight-eight type of automobile,
Just as the Marmon factory has
had four years OF experience In
building straight Fights. so have
Marmon dealers and distributors had
similar experience in servicing them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-23
CHRYSLER SALES RISE

In anticipation of sales and retail
deliveries reaching their peak in
May, shipments of cars from the
Chrysler plants in Detroit have
shown sharp increases each week.
Total shipments of the company for
March amounted to 9,S01 units, an
increase of approximately 90 per
cent over February and a gain of
337 per cent over January.
Included in this volume of BUSH
ness are all body types of the I'M
perial, 1T" 10" go" and new
Chrysler six lines, representing a
wide price range.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-23

A Hudson escort from the r. Y.
Law Motor Company met the
Michigan messengers at FIT. Ben
ianin Harrison and escorted them
to the statehouse where Attorney
General Ogden accepted the mes
sage in the obsence of the Governor.
The drive between the two CAPT.
tails was sponsored by the Aaron
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-23

Speeding through the dawn on
nonstop run from Lansing, Mich,
q Hudson eight sedan carrying a
message from Governor Fred w.
Green of Michigan to Governor
Harry G. Leslie of Indiana, arrived
here early this morning, covering
the distance of 1888 miles in five
hours nine minutes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-23
CAR RIDES ARE FREE
Pontiac to Give Unusual
Demonstration Here.

The new series Pontiac Big Skies,
identified as informal demon
strators" by large red rockets
painted on their sides, were sta
toned with waiting drivers today
in front of the Robinson Thompson
showroom, 1925 North Meridian
street.
The local demonstration, part of
national campaign in which more
than 1000 Oakland-Pontiac dealers
are participating, will continue
through April 30 Each day Of the
campaign the Red Rocket demon
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-23
District Legion Meeting

BIZ Times Special
MOROCCO, Ind, April 23.-Tenth
district convention Of the American
Legion. to be held here Sunday,
will be addressed by Paul V. Nc
Mutt, Bloomington, former national
commander Of the Legion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-23

Newcastle, was serving life SEN
tence in the Ohio prison for MUIR
der of his father, James Scanlon.
former night captain of the New
castle police department, at Colum-
bus, O., last September.
John Norjinskay, 80, former Lo-
gansport resident, also was a fire
victim. He was serving a term for
robbery, having been sentenced
from Dayton, O., March 81 of this
-year
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-23

Being The most powerful type engine bull ensotonolk
FLYING AN notwithstanding all major road records
averaging more than mile minute on long road ps-ore
few of the factors which have made motorists and oUomo
bile authorities look to Fronkin with enthusiastic occom
When you drive the Franklin the remarkable perform
once of its ARPLANE-TPE ENGINE completely wins you Here
for the first time in many years new motoring thrill AS
you look co. TO- 30 the speedometer you omozed
OF the lack Of vibration and other speed sensoons-these
high speeds actually like 80 40 and So Smoohness.
comfort and ease Of control brought to high de-
gree Of enjoyment. In Franklin riding is gliding.
Franklin hos taken its AeeIookng lines from the sky also.
seQmjnng new horizontal ouwes and groceuI contours
suggest the oirpone in fight Wherever you go you lind
people odming FronkIns body creations.
We cordially invite you TO see this nevdoy cor-hen drive
IT, The ARPAE FEEL Of Fronkin motoring is to those
who never pioted an oirp lane.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-23

De Roy Motor Car Company Of De-
troit. as a demonstration of the
ability of the new Hudson eight to
travel long distances at sustained
high speed. The average speed was
slightly below sixty miles an hour.
On the return trip, the Hudson
crew took a message from Mayor
Reginald H. Sullivan to the mayor
of Lansing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-23
FIRMS MERGED
Phone Companies, Owned by Good
rich Interests, Are Incorporated.

Ten telephone companies, owned
by the former Governor James P.
Goodrich interests, have. been in
corporated into the Inter-Communi-
cation Corporation, Indianapolis,
with 10000 shares of no-par-value
stock, according to papers filed with
the secretary of state. The COM
panieS are located in northern In
diana.
Incorporators are: Pierre F. Good
rich, son of the former Governor;
r. w. Frost and John Rabb E1nison.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-23

THE FRANKLIN MODEL ONe-FORTY-
FIVE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING
TYPES. The PURSUIT. The CON-
VERTlslE COUPE. THE VICTORIA
BROUGHAM, THE SEDAN. TIE
SEDAN De luxe. THE Club SEDAN.
The COUPE, THE TOWN SEDAN.
THE MODEL ONE-FORN-SEyEN m
GUIDES. THE sPeEDsTER, The PIRATE
TOURING. THE PIRATE PiAEON.
THE SALON SPECIAL, The SEVEN
PASSENGER SEDAN. THE ROADSTER.
The LIMOUSINE. THE SEDAN I'm
CUISINE PRICES RANCE FROM $2S5s
10 $342s, z. o. 8. FACTORY. PRICES
or CUSTOM CARS RANGE FROM
$372s 70 $500, T. o. 3. EAcTOH.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-23
War Veteran Dies

WOLCOTT. Ind, April, "a
George S. Boze, 81. Spanish-Ameri-
can war veteran of Wolcott, died
at the Indiana state soldiers home
near LAFAYETTE.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-23

Principal speaker at the Odd
Fellows radio hour to be broad
cast over WFBM from to 2 p. m.
Sunday, will be j. Clyde Crane of
Bloomfield, former grand master
and active grand representative in
Indiana.
The radio program is a part of
the Marion County Association of
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs observ-
ance of the anniversary of Odd
Fellowship in America. The Indi-
annapolis Odd Fellow band will
play and Philoxenian lodge No. A
orchestra will give program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-23

tate to ask the privilege Of taking
the wheel himself
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-23

EASY RIDING AND BREWING.
Exceptional riding ease is provided by
Lovejoy Hydraulic Shock AbsorberS
standard equipment at no extra cost
and roomy, Fisher bodies upholstered
in excellent quality mohair. Ease and
pleasure in drying are also increased by
a new roller bearing steering system
and new non-glare safety windshield.
Hail the driver of the RED ROCKET
demonstration, or come to our showroom
and get special demonstration in this
finer Pontiac. You'll find it an even
better "buy" than ever before!
Prices b. Pontiac Mich plus delivery eharses
spring at slight extra cost. General Motors
Time Payment Plan available at minimum rate.
Consider the delivered price well the list e. b.
price when pairing automobile values Pontiac
delivered prices include only authorized charges for
freight and delivery and the charge for additional
accessories or financing desired.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-21
Chuck Begins
Daily Drills
for Cadle Go

Chuck Virgins has established
quarters at the Arcade gym and will
go through training PAGES every
afternoon for his scrap at Cadle
tabernacle next Thursday night.
George Cook of Australia will be
Chuck's opponent and close match
is predicted by fight followers who
have seen both perform. Cook has
been in America about two years
and has fought all over the country.
Washington A. c. promoters may
ada to the entertainment by giving
out reports Of the Jack Sharkey-
Phil Scott bout at Miami. Miami has
eastern time and is one hour ahead
of Indianapolis.
Cook worked out with Sharkey
until about one week ago, when he
left Miami to fill engagements OF his
own, including the clash with Wig
gins. 1t is said Cook will come to
indianapolis the first of the week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-21
Three Berths
In Doubt on
Butler Team

With three of the five starting
positions open, Butler Bulldogs con-
tinued preparations today with a
light workout for their invasion of
Earlham Saturday. Coach Hinkle
has drilled his crippled squad in
both offense and defense during the
last week.
Tackett at center and Evans at
guard appear certain to get the
starting call. Chadd and Hinchman
are battling for the other guard as
signment, while WithroW and Reyn-
olds are giving Christopher and
Allen, regular forwards, battle for
those positions.
The entire Bulldog squad will
leave here by bus Saturday noon.
The game has been changed from
the Earlham field house to Rich
mond coliseum.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-21
g OFF THE Blackboard o

bricks, well known to HOosier sport
fans, at the mike.
Il &
Muncie will face Marion tonight minus
the services of Mann and Traeter. it is
said Big Jack Mann is the dusky center
on the Bearcat quintet, and Traster Is
the back guard who snagged FIVE baskets
in the Puppies futile tilt with Newcastle
last week Muncte doubled the count or
the proud Giants at the Magic City
the losers playing without the services OF
Casey. their dusky pivot star. With Casey
in and the Cat stars out, the Giants. who
are tough on their home court anytime,
may pick up a feather for their crown.
y -
a MONG the important visitors
N in indianapolis today are
members of the esteemed board of
control of the I. H. S. A. A. and
Mr.. A. L. Trester. They are hay
ing an exclusive little party. at
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-21

I which it will be determined by draw
who plays who, at what time and
where. Representatives of the press
are invited to see that everything
is On the up and up.
Il n
1.-THE Student Prince, Thelma and Avis
and Chemist from Tech repeat that they
are still backing Tech to win the sec
tional. and Boots and Betty warn Short
ridge hackers to save some of their steam
to help boost in the sectional, cause
they'll need boosting when they play
Tech.
Z. S. NJ. Of Shortridge saws Tech writers
shouldn't wisecrack about the Blue Devils
because they've never lost six games in a
row. and that shortridge will win the
sectional and Frankfort the state. He's
half right!
n Il
Dear Blackboard: While Tech and
Shortridge are beefng about who's who,
and getting cocker every day. they can't
think of the other so termed "one-hoss"
schools. And the other city schools aren't
so hot either. Cast your lamps upon the
other sectional schools and remember this
tourney is net for Tech and Shortridge
alone. There are some who may spill some
dope.
BILL II.
Which is good advice, but-weI,
we intend to see the Tech Ander-
son game in the regional, don't
you.
= II
And "Pick" thinks Southport will
wallop Shortridge again. This little
civil strife is spreading out now.
Sports in Shorts of the IoganSport
Pharos-Tribune, and Bones of Columbus
Republican think we FUSED poor judgment
in picking Frankfort" Norman Very
| of Gary says Horace Mann and several
| others can beat Frankfort and that there
is more to the story. We don't believe
the first part of it, but we're looking for
ward to the rest of the story.
y Il Il
TNONIGHT'S card should bring
l. forth some real action around
the state. Throughout the season,
Blackboard has been trying to dope
the winners. In 234 attempts, he
has been right in 1853, missing sixty
six. Last Week-end's record IN
Guided twenty-one wins and three
losses, and the seasons average is
.705. Just two more nights, and
this picking business for the season
games will be over. Here are Fri
days choices:
=
Columbus over 6hortridge.
Cathedral over Washington (Indianapo-
lis).
Frankfort over Anderson (?).
ConnersVlle over Franklin.
Martinsville over Vincennes.
Muncie over Marion co.
Richmond over Bedford.
Logansport over Bloomington.
Newcastle over Winchester.
! Wiley (Terre Haute) over GreencastIe.
Kokomo over Rochester.
! Lebanon over Charlottesville,
| Peru over Wabash.
| Horace Mann over Whiting.
! Delphi over JEFF Latayette).
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-21
Team
at Purdue Has
Busy Schedule

BIZ United Press
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. 21.-The
first of a three game home series,
with Wabash, April 4, will open the
baseball season for Purdue univer-
sity, it was announced today by N.
A. Kellogg, director of athletics. A
contest with Michigan at Lafayette,
May %, will close the season Tor
the Boilermakers.
Nineteen games, including eleven
western conference tits and eight
nonconference engagements have
been scheduled for the 1880 season
kellogg said. These will include an
engagement with Ohio State at Co
lumbus, April 10, which will open the
Purdue conference season. The COM
plete schedule follows:
April 4 and 5. Wabash here; April 10.
De Pauw here: April II and IL. Ball
Teachers college here; April IA and 10,
Indiana State Normal here; April II, Wa
bash here; April 10. Ohio State there;
April %. Northwestern here; April &c.
Northwestern there; April 30, Illinois here.
May 5, Ohio State here; May 8. Mich
igan there; May 10, Indiana there; May
16 Minnesota there; May II, Minnesota
there; May 20, Indiana here; May %.
Michigan here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-21
T.U.Five
to Battle
Michigan
Fourth Place at Stake in
Bloomington Tilt Sat-
urday.

BIZ Times Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Feb. I'll
Indiana and Michigan cage teams
clash here Saturday night in one
of the crucial encounters OF the
season. Both western conference
quintets have won four contests and
lost two, and are tied in third place
behind Purdue, Wisconsin and
Illinois.
The game here marks the first
appearance of the wolverines in a
conference tilt since they defeated
Chicago Jan. q. Their only other
encounter since that time resulted
in one-point loss to Michigan
State.
Coach Veenker has experienced
difficulty in obtaining a consistent
lineup. It is probable the he will
start Norm Daniels. a sophomore,
in place of the veteran Kanitz at
forward against the Hoosiers. Trus-
kowski at center, DoWney at for
ward and Captain Bob Chapman,
former Marion IndD high school,
star, and Orwig at guards, COM
plete the lineup.
Coach Dean has been sending his
I. U. squad through light drills Tor
the past week to keep them in shape
The Hoosier mentor may start
Cooper, who returned to school the
second semester, in place of Strick-
land, at forward, teamed with Eel
Ter, the sophomore star. Captain
Branch McCracken, leading the Big
Nine scorers, will be at center, with
Weller and Gill at guards.
A capacity crowd is expected to
witness the game.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-21

mickey FINN went a long way
IY1 from home to gain reputa-
ton in baseball, but it paid him
well and this year will see him cut
ting caperS on a diamond where his
old buddies can watch. He is the
second sacker purchased by Brook
Ign from the San Francisco Mis-
sions and the lad was born and
reared in New York. Gordon Slade,
Mission shortstop, who goes up with
Finn, is a "collitch" product out of
oregon.
One of the Chicago scriveners ac-
companying the Cubs to the coast
is going to get a shock when the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-21
Girl Splinter
Wins HOnOrs

BIZ United Press
TORONTO, Ontario, Feb. I'll
Stella Walsh's decisive victory in
the sixty-meter sprint at the Cana
dian national indoor track cham
pionships Thursday night convinced
even the most skeptical of Cana
dams that the Cleveland girl is the
outstanding woman Splinter of re-
cent years.
The tall, bobbed-haired steno-
grapher ran the sixty meters in
:075, leading her Canadian rivals
to the tape by two feet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-21
Capital Ring
Show Booked

Seven fiStic bouts will be staged
tonight at Capital City A. G. gym,
1856 Virginia avenue, first scrap at
8. The main go will be six rounds
and the other conflicts will be four
rounds each. Fay Boarman and
Soldier Goolsby, a couple of slug
gers, will mix in the feature battle.
The remainder Of the program fol-
lows:
Four Rounds-Eddie Fay vs.. Billy Cox.
Four Rounds-ierb Aikens VS.. Tony
Morris.
Four Rounds-kid Mohawk VS.. Chigger
BuDtOn,
Four Rounds-Ray CuIivan vs., Elmer
Garland
Principals in the other two four
FOUNDERS were to be selected this
afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-21
BY VERN BOXELL

blackboard never has claimed
> any sprint honors. But for the
last week, he's been training for a
dash that threatens to put the work
of Jack Elder, George Simpson and
few of these collegiate cinder
fingers to shame. Drawings for the
sixty-four sectional Journeys will
be released at 10 a. m. Saturday.
The noon edition of The Times goes
to press a few minutes later, and it
will carry the schedule for the local
sectional. Traffic cops between the
CIaypool and our Office, please take
notice.
=
In addition, The Times will carry the
full schedule in all the other centers
in the following editions. The Times
also will sponsor the broadcast of the
schedules over WFBM, starting at about
1910, with dependable Blythe Hen
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-21
City Team
Will Take
on Jasper
ST. Pats Survive by NoSing
Out Bridgeport; Tourney
Ends Saturday.

20 Times SDeciaI
GREENWOOD, IND. Feb. 21.-
Second-round games in the twelfth
annual state amateur independent
tourney were scheduled to start here
this afternoon.
Two dyst-round contests were to
be played first, with Michigan City
opposing Evansville, and Crown
Point meeting Wakarusa.
Queisser Goes wild
st. Patricks of Indianapolis ad-
vanced TO the second round by de-
feating Bridgeport, 81 to 80, Thurs
day night. The losers held a 20-to-
Is advantage at the half, but st.
Pats rallied in the final period, led
by Queisser, who scored seven field
goals and a free throw during the
tilt. st. Pats clash with Jasper to-
night at 8:15.
Morgantown, defending champion,
easily conquered Greenfield, 40 to
II, after leading IA to 6 at the
intermission.
In other games Thursday, Laurel
shaded Cayuga, 81 to 10; Frankfort
nosed out Peru, % to 81; New Al
bany drubbed Syracuse, 40 to II;
Jasper trounced Bloomfield, 40 to
%; Albion swamped Culver, 35 to
Il, after leading "a to at the half,
and Narkle dropped Brazil, 80 to Is.
Eight Play Saturday
Nine contests today will narrow
the field Of thirty contenders to
eight, who will continue play Sat-
urday. Quarter-f1nals will be played
Saturday morning, semi-fnals in
the afternoon, and the titular con-
test Saturday night. Today's card:
1:so-Michigan City VS.. Evansville.
2:30-Crown Point VS.. Wakarusa.
3:l5-Needham VS.. Columbus.
4:0O-New Palestine VS.. Yorktown.
6:45-Greenwood VS.. Laurel.
7:3o-Frankfort VS.. New Albany.
s:I5-Jasper VS.. St. Patrick's INDIAN
apolis).
e:oo-Albion VS.. Morgantown.
e:45-Markle VS.. winer 1870.
The winner of the Crown Point
Wakarusa game will advance to the
third round as result of a bye.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-21
Franklin Five
Trips Normal

BIZ Times Special
FRANKLIN, Ind, Feb. Alan
overtime period contest resulted
when Franklin and State Normal
played their return engagement
here Thursday night, Franklin WIN
ming 50 to 81. State Normal led
at the intermission, II to 16.
The winners led 81 to % with ten
minutes to play, but the count was
knotted 1888 at the end Of the
game. Each team scored two field
goals in the overtime, Wooden add
ing the winning free throw. Horton
missed two gratis attempts for Nor
NAL as the game ended.