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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
ANDERSON TO BID FOR
1881 LEGION SESSION
Bathing Beauties and Float to Help
Delegation at TT. Wayne.

BH Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, Aug. 18.-The
bid of George Hockett post of An
derson for the 1881 convention of
the Indiana department of the
American Legion will lack nothing
in color. The Anderson delegation
of 100 will be led at Ft. Wayne by a
float carrying Miss Juanita Davis,
attired in Little Colonel uni
form, and she viii be accompanied
by Miss Betty Zion and Miss Fran
ces Names. bathing beauties who
were first and second, respectively,
in the Delco-Remy contest at
Broad Ripple park.
Miss Davis caused much COM
ment last year when she appeared
with the Anderson delegation at the
state convention in Richmond and
the national convention at Louis
vile.
The post drum and bugie corps
will participate in the state conven-
ton parade. Letters have been
mailed to 300 Legion posts asking
their support in the movement to
bring the convention here next
year. This years convention will
be held late this month.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
SLUMP BREAKS
REPORTED RING
IN ROAD WORK
Getting Lake County Con.
tracts Now on Basis of
Every Man for Himself
RI Times SpeciaI

Bp Times Special
CROWN POINT, Ind, Aug. 10
II there ever was a road contractors
ring in Lake county, persons who
attended a meeting of commission
ers at which the latest contract
award was made, declare it no
longer exists and credit business de-
preston for the change.
It has often been charged that
group of contractors, working
in harmony, had developed a system
whereby they received contracts in
rotation. At times there have been
yelled charges that some officials
we're profiting by the arrangement.
Figures Vary Greatly
However. the most recent award
shows a wide variance in bids,
which has not been the case, as
those bidding we're fairly well
punched on figures. Furthermore,
fifteen contractors sought the
work, a far greater number than In
the past.
It is explained that owing to
slack business, the contractors need
the work, and it has become a case
of every man for himself" and it
is no longer possible to enforce a
plan of passing the work around
among a favored few.
Far Below Estimate
The successful bidder on the
Henry Mclaughlin road was the See
Construction Company, at $685.
$1,000, which was SOS, 2S950 below
the engineers estimate. From the
See bid figures ranged up to $S8,903.
A survey of road costs by a Ham
mond newspaper showed Lake
county had been paying nearly a
third more than st. Joseph and La
Porte counties and the state high
way commission.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
TWO BANKS CLOSED
Heavy Withdrawals Blamed
for Gary Crashes.
BIZ Tnited Press

BIZ Juite6 Press
GARY, Ind. Aug. 1.-two Gary
state banks failed to open their
doors for business today, bringing
the total here to three in eight
days.
The banks are the Mid-City State
bank and the Fifth Avenue Bank of
Gary. Both institutions was close
1y related, in that stockholders and
directors of the two practically are
the same.
Directors ordered the Mid City
bank closed because of weakened
financial conditions. 1t was re-
ported caused by business depres-
sion, recent heavy Withdrawals and
frozen assets. The bank was cap
italized at 100000 and had sur
plus of $4,000.
Although the condition of the
Fifth Avenue bank was said to be
good, it was closed because of the
relationship with the other. Direc-
tors said they feared a run if it h
opened after the Mid City bank was
closed. capitalization was $4,000
and surplus $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
CRIME DECREASES
IN LAST Is YEARS

the ghty-three-year period from
1888 to 1905 there were 4,064 viola
tons. In 1929 the aggregate num-
Der of the arrests for these crimes
was 1884 or a decrease Of 1877 per
cent. The crimes compared were
homicide, robbery, assault and bat
terry, burglary.
During the period since 1905, four
feIonies have been created, includ-
ing non-support of family, violation
of he liquor laws, driving while in
toxicated, and violation of the motor
vehicle laws. No comparison is pos
sible here, of course, but the num-
Der of arrests for these were 1910
in 1929, or about IS per cent Of the
number arrested for the eight ma
ior felonies. Burglary was the only
felony which shows an absolute in
crease.
During the period studied the
population has increased enormous
". In 1880 there were 1,978,301,
while now the population Is 3,227, :
552,s he concluded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
NOTED Filler COMING
Casey Jones Accepts Bid TO
Exchange Club Session.

Casey Jones, the nations first
mail flier, has accepted the invita-
ton of the National Exchange Clubs
to be one Of several notable escorts
of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd
here, Aug. 25, as the guest of the
national convention of the civic
clubs.
Jones served as pursuit pilot
during the World war, and was a
flying comrade Of Major H. Weir
Cook, head Of the Curtiss Flying
Service of Indiana, during the war.
Cy Caldwell, humorist and avia-
tor, will be another flier to escort
Byrd to this city from the national
air races in Chicago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
JUDGE EXPLAINS
CHECK FOUND IN
zUTA'S RECORDS
Probably Contribution to
Campaign Fund by Gang
Leader Is Defense.

e. United Prrss
CHICAGO, Aug. 1s-The state
attorneys office was ominously ST.
lent today as more public officials
and politicians made haste to ex-
plain how their names happened 10
appear on checks and notes in the
hands OF Jack Zuta, assassinated
business manager Of the Moran
Aiello gang.
Municipal Judge Emanuel Eller
appeared early at the office Of Pat
rick Roche. state attorneys chief
investigator.
The Judge explained that the $3.50
check in Zuta's cache that had been
made out to him probably was a
campaign contribution.
IT evidently came to me during
my campaign in 1922 said the
hudge I don't remember seeing it.
FOR a number Of checks came to me
81 the same time and I Just in
dorsed them all and sent them to
the bank without looking at them"
Eller insisted he never had any
dealings with Zuta
Trail OF the Zuta dollars was fol-
lowed by Investigators. seeking to
establish. more definitely, existence
Of an amazing alliance between
Chicsgo's underworld and official
dom
AS investigators continued to pour
over the records Of the gangster
leader and to delve through
xecluded vaults to unearth more de-
tails Of underworld finances. a new
grand Jury was being formed TO fol-
low the trail to its end
Within a few days" said Roche,
sWe hope to discover the hiding
places Of two large trunks, said to
be crammed with records of the
Moran Aiello-Zuto gang"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
Bureau of Statistics Head
Announces Figures on
State Situation.

Despite the large number of ar
rests in Indiana, there has been a
decrease in crime in the last twenty
five years, Charles marlborough,
director of the state bureau of sta
tisticS, says.
There are more laws to break now,
but there are more persons to break
them, he points out.
He bases his statements on COM
parison of conditions in the period
from 1883 to 1905 with those be-
tween the years 1923 and 1929.
For one thing, there we're 124
statutory felonies in 1881 while in
1928 there were 293, but there we're
only four felonies listed in 1881 that
we do not have now he said.
Citing eight crimes listed in both
periods he pointed out that during
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
Melon Thief Sentenced

BIZ Times Special
COLUMBUS, Ind, Aug. 49,
Norwood Leslie of Flatrock, arrest
ed in connection with the theft Of
three watermelons from Tyler Mes
ser. was found guilty in city court
by a jury Of six men. He was fined
SIS and costs, amounting to S35,
and given a ten days suspended
sentence in Jail. Fred Carpenter
charged with stealing six blankets
from a concession stand at the
county fair pleaded guilty in city
court before Mayor H. Karl VOL
land and was finel 81 and costs,
amounting to $11, and given a 90
day sentence to the state penal
farm. The sentence was suspended.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
CHURCH WILL
HOLD MEETING
United Brethren Session to
Open Wednesday.
BIZ TimeS SnecinL

BIZ Times SDecidI
HARTFORD CITY, Aug. 1S.-The
Fairview United Brethren church,
four miles north of here, will be
host for the eighty-fifth annual
session of the White river confer
ence of the United Brethren in
Christ (old conSti;utiom which will
convene Wednesday.
Bishop w. E. Musgrave, Hunting
ton, who has been head of the con-
ference six years, will preside and
preach at the opening session on
Wednesday morning. Others on the
program will include the Revs.
Howard Brown, Dublin; Wechslel
Van Buren,, and c. E. Carlson and
Dr.. C. A. Mummart, both Of Hunt
ington.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
NEW PLAN PREDICTED
TT. Wayne School Head Believes
Change in Fund Division Probable.
81 Times Spccial

BIZ Times Special
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 18.-Be-
lief that public sentiment will soon
demand a plan of distributing
school funds other than by the pres
ent method, based upon the num-
Der of school children, is held by
Miss Louise Ward, superintendent
of Fl. Wayne schools.
Miss Ward made the statement
after an interview with Roy P.
Wisehart, state superintendent of
public instruction, on an alleged
overenumeratin Of the schools in
northwestern Indiana.
"A better plan would be to base
the money distribution on the num-
Der of teachers employed" Miss
Ward said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
HURT BADLY IN RACE
Dutch Bauman May Die of
Crash Injuries.

Injured in an auto race at Kanka-
kee, Ill, Sunday, Charles (Dutch)
Baumann, 964 Bradley street, an
auto race driver, was near death to-
day in St. Mary's hospital, Kanka-
kee.
Bauman's car left the half-mile
track at the Playground and crashed
through a fence. He suffered chest
and right arm injuries when a fence
rail pierced his body.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
MOTHER AND CHILD DIE
WHEN AUTOS COLLIDE
Five Others Injured in Head-0n
Crash East of Valparaiso.

Five others lHJuIGu III AASNA ON
Crash East of Valparaiso.
BIZ United Press
VALPARAISO, Ind, Aug. ia
child and its mother we're killed
and five other persons injured in a
head-on automobile collision Sun
day on state Road 80, eight miles
east of Valparaiso.
The dead are Mrs. j. G. Lunsford,
81, and her daughter, Beverly Ann
Kirk, 6, both of Gary.
The injured are j. g. Lunsford,
husband of the dead woman; Mrs.
Jennie Bail, mother-in-law of Mrs.
Lunsford; Donna Jean Kirk, 8, all
of Gary, and Mr.. and Mrs. S. W.
Gilbert, Sourlake, Tex.
The injured, cut and bruised,
were brought to a hospital here.
Cars driven by Gilbert and huns-
ford crashed when Gilbert at
tempted to pass another auto.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
BRIDGE RULING GIVEN
Further Delay in Kentucky
Project Is Likely.

Additional delay doomed today for
the Evansville bridge, due to ruling
of Attorney General James M. Og-
den that under the Kentucky bond
sale contract funds for construction
are not yet permanently available" "
Director John j. Brown of the
state highway department sent Og-
den the contract copy he received
from Kentucky, and pointed out
that under the bond sale money is
not to be ready until the construc-
ton contract is signed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18

Field and his bride left the church,
where the curtains had been drawn
closely, apparently for the wedding
reception.
After the reception. the couple
left for Croydon airport to board
Fields private airplane and fly to
the continent
News of the hide-and-seek tao
tics Of the bride and groom at
tracted a large crowd to the church
before the bridal party arrived.
Policemen kept the crowd in line,
while many of the curious munched
their Iunch-hour sandwiches and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
THREE CHARGES FILED
Arson Accusation Latest to Be Faced
by Peru Man.

In JlmCN SnpCINI
PERU, Ind, Aug. 1S.-Charles
Kurz, already facing charges of petit
larceny and selling mortgaged prop
erty. is accused of arson in an Aft
davit filed by William E. Hindel,
deputy state fire marshal.
1t is, alleged that Kurz a few
months ago set fire to a chicken
brooder and storehouse on the farm
Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Endsley. At
the same time, it is charged, he
stole a quantity of gasoline. The
other charge resulted from sale of a
span of mules on which loan COM
pany had a mortgage as security
for 5000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
SPEEDY WORK ON ROAD
Gravel Gift of indianapolis Man
Spread in Hamilton County.

b. Times special
NOBLESVILLE. Ind, Aug. 10
Earl Kiger, Indianapolis business
man. gave a fish dinner at his farm
in the southwestern part Of Hamil-
ton county, guests including COM
missioners and other officials of
Marion county and officials Of
Hamilton county.
Clinton Haughey, road superin-
tendent of Hamilton county, was
among the guests and he asked XII
ger if ne remembered a promise to
provide gravel free if the county
would spread it on a mile Of the Mill
Spring road which runs by the XII
ger farm. Kiger said the promise
was still good. Haughey sent for
twenty of his assistant superintend-
ents and the gravel was spread in a
Jew hours
In a horseshoe pitching contest
the championship was won by Judge
Fred E. Hines of Hamilton circuit
court and Commissioner William
Leeman. Hamilton county. The din
ners are given annually by Kiger.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
FAIR TO OPEN SEPT. is
Blackford County Event Will Be
Held at Hartford City.

BIZ Times SDccidL
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Aug. 18.
The annual Blackford county fair
will open here Sept. 16 to continue
through Sept. 20.
There will be exhibits Of livestock,
poultry, home economics, cooking
and art. Industrial and automobile
shows will be held in connection
with the fair. The entertainment
program will include balloon ascen-
sions, acrobatics, band concerts,
horseshoe pitching contests, horse
and mule pulling contests and a
water battle staged by local f1remen
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
MAN MISSING SINCE
AUG. 6 FOUND DAZED
South Bend Bond Salesmans Ring
and $500 Gone.

BIZ United Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Aug. 18.--
Investigations are being made of the
disappearance of F. Doss Riner,
South Bend bond salesman, who
was found in a daZed condition
twenty miles west of here Sunday
afternoon after being missing since
Aug. 6.
Riner was found in his automo-
bile. He told officers he could re-
member nothing that had happened
since Aug. 6, when he drank bot
tie of pop with a Gary man at FIT.
Wayne after playing golf
Riner represents a Chicago bond
house and is the son-in-law Of a
real estate dealer here.
He was found by the owner Of a
tourist camp near La Porte. His
diamong ring and $500 are missing.
Two tires of the car were fiat and
the motor and tanks we're without
oil and gas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
TRUCK DRIVER KILLED
Richmond Man Dies at Portland
After Amputation of Arm.


PORTLAND, Ind, Aug. 1s.-
Rollie Mcbride. So, Richmond, was
killed Sunday on state. road II, a
mile and half north Of Portland,
when his truck collided with an
auto.
The crash occurred when the two
vehicles, travelling in opposite direc-
lions, attempted to pass a string
Of cars held up by stalled ma
chine. J. x. Wehrly, Portland, was
driver of the passenger car.
Mcbride was taken to the jay
county hospital and his left arm
amputated. He died an hour later.
He also suffered crushed chest.
Gus Borders, Richmond, riding
with Mcbride, and Wehrly were un-
injured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18

awaited a glimpse Of the bride.
Details of Fields efforts to es-
cape publicity in connection with
the wedding We'd with the Anglo
Australian cricket test match for
prominence in the London news
papers and in the attention of So
ciety.
The couples plans for honey
moon in Africa, where they will
travel by airplane on big game
hunt. already had been made known
at the time Field was divorced
recently at Reno.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
CLASS OF 40 FOR
COURSE IN NURSING
STILL IN TREES
Wilbur Gauthier Leads Limb Loun-
gers With 1881 Hour Total.

Indianapolis still had three tree
sitters today, Wilbur Gauthier, 1000
Boyd avenue, leading with 1853
hours aloft this afternoon. The
others are: Walter Bartlett, 3842
East Washington street, SAT hours,
and Garland Saunders of haywood,
625 hours.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
Former Resident Killed

Bu inns NnFcf1F
BOONVILLE, Ind, Aug. 49,
Funeral services will be held here
for Frederick Goesker, IS. former
resident and an aviator killed in a
plane crash at Tracy, Cal. He leaves
a sister, Miss Leonora Goesker, an
Evansville nurse, and two auntS,
M;6. A. c. Derr, Boonville, and Mrs
George Zergiebel, Mt. Vernon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
Columbus Woman Dies

BIZ Times SDeci0I
COLUMBUS, Ind, Aug. 1s.-Mrs.
Mary Mckee, 70, wife of Willard
Mckee, died at her home here fol-
lowing a two wears illness. She had
lived here thirty seven years. Her
husband and two brothers, Jesse
Taylor, Edinburg, and Michael
Taylor, this city, survive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
EVENT AT CLAY CITY
Homecoming and Festival viii Be
Held Wednesday.

81 Times Special
CLAY CITY. Ind, Aug. 1s.-This
towns nineteenth annual homecom-
ing and autumn festival viii be held
Wednesday.
The program includes a balloon
ascension with triple parachute
drop, two baseball games and con-
certS by two bands.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
Artist at Richmond Dies

RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 18.-Miss
Anna Newman, 81, head of the TT.
Wayne high school art department,
is dead at her home here. She was
a member Of the local art colony
and her work has been exhibited at
the Hoosier salon in Chicago and at
the Heron Art Institute, Indian
annliS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
CUT. BRUISED IN CRASH
J. W. Jackson Painfully Injured
When Car. Truck Collide.

j. w. Jackson. "A. of l East
Thirty-sixth street. suffered bruises
and decorations early today when
the auto which he was driving was
struck by a truck driven by Carl
Dunlap. OF Beech Grove. at South
Meridian street near the Union
station. Jackson's car was de-
moliShcd
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
Fair Shows $1,000 Deficit

BIZ Times Special
PORTLAND, Ind, Aug. ia
deficit of about 81 900 resulted from
the Jay county fair, held here last
week From the standpoint Of ex-
hibits and program, the fair was de-
clared successful
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
MYSTERIOUS DEATH
BLOCKS TESTIMONY
HEBRON FINDS STUDIED

American Excavators Soon to An
nounce Date of Abraham's Exodus.
BIZ United Press
JERUSALEM, Aug. 18-Professor
NJ. G. Kyle of Pittsburgh and Pro-
lessor Albright of the American
School of Oriental Research, who are
experimenting excavations at Tel
beitmirsin, neac Hebron, were ex-
pected today to be able to announce
the date of Abraham's exodus and
the conquest of Canaan soon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18


LONDON Field III Chicago Mrs. Dudley
popular society,"
early today arranging the
secret
When the faedto crowd including newspaper photo
Mayebone registry office
where the at 845 Field and his bride departed
destination through while
the bridal limousine.
Marriage celebrated religious
church Ehebuga The of the financial dis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
CHILD INJURED IN FALL
2-Year-Old Girl Topples From
Swing at Playground.

Marjory Mass, ?. of pit North Da-
wilson street, was recovering today
from injuries received Sunday
night when she fell from a swing
at Highland park playground. She
is at city hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
Bandits Got S1.592

Bu Tfrrs special
TWELVE MILE. Ind. Aug. ia
check shows that bandits who
robbed the State bank here OBJ
tanned 1882. according to o. r.
Pickering. cashier.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
Bedford Woman Dies

BY Times Special
BEDFORD, Ind, Aug. 18.-Mrs.
Paris Moore, So, is dead at her home
here after ~ short illness. She
leaves her husband and q son,
IerOV
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
Oldest Doctor Dies

BffF rffrn PrcSS
BLUFFTON, Ind, Aug. 1s.-Dr.
James w. Kinney, so, oldest prac-
t,cing physician in Button, is dead.
He leaves his widow, three brothers
and a sister.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
STARS FATHER is DEAD
Bebe Daniels Parent, IS, Passes at
His Summer Cottage.

BIZ Hted Press
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Aug. 10.
Melville Daniels, IS. father of
Bebe Daniels, motion picture star,
died today at his summer cottage
at Camp Lake, north of here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
TRUCK STRIKES CHILD
s-Year-Old Girl Suffers Hip In
iurics and Laccrations.

Mary Albertson, s. of 2S44 Allen
avenue. suffered hip injuries and
decorations today when struck by a
truck driven by Charles Reed, q,
T52 Lexington avenue. as it jumped
the curb in front Of her home A
broken steering knuckle caused the
accident
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-18
PREDICTS RADIO CURB
Engineer Sees Action Against
Blatant Direct Sales Talk.

b. United Press
, TORONTO. Ontario. Aug. Is. -
Blatant advertising Of the direct
sales talk variety will lead to gov
ernment regulation Of radio unless
It is curbed voluntarily. DR.. Lee
De Forest, pioneer radio engineer,
predicted here today at the open
ing Of the first international con-
vention Of the Institute OF Radio
Engineers.