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The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Wife of Total AbStaine7' for
68 Years Opposed to Dry Lac

MY husband and never quarreled," according
to Mrs. Mofhtt. Il always believed Dan to be the
best manager and he has always been the boss H
the wives Of today we're to give over the reins to
the husbands I don't believe there would be so
many divorces"
Mofitt has been farmer throughout his life.
He was born in Knox county, Ohio of Irish par
ents Mrs Mofftt, who is of French descent, was
born in Rushville. They were married IN Rush
county They resided for twenty-one years near
Paris ILL., then near Straughn nineteen years. They
have made their home here six years
They have seven children and foster daughter
They are Robert Muskegon, Mich; Alva, Straughn:
Claudio LeWisville; Herschel Oconomlowoc WIS;
Jaw. Dublin: Mrs Alice Clark and Mrs. Pearl Mills,
Richmond and Hannah, the adopted daughter,
Streator Ill. They have twenty grandchildren and
nine great grandchildren.
Mofftt cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln.
Both he and his wife are Republicans and Method
lists
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
JURY CUTS INSURANCE
CLAIM BY ONE-HALF
Plaintiff Seeking $500 ON Fire
Policy Given $3.50 Verdict.

Plaintiff Seeking $500 ON Fire
Policy Given $3.50 Verdict.
I'm Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, March DE
Quoting time out for two meals,
jury in Madison circuit court delib-
Grated nine hours to arrive at a
verdict awarding Mrs. Helen
Shortle, Upton, $3.50 damages
against the Madison County Farm
ers' Mutual Insurance Company.
The judgment was half the
amount sued for under a policy the
plaintiff held on a farm residence
near Elwood. The house was de-
Stroyed by fire. Mrs. Shortle de-
manded payment of the full amount
of the claim, which was refused by
the company on the ground that
she had failed to pay an assessment
and thus allowed the policy to ex-
pire.
Three days were consumed hear
ing the evidence and arguments of
attorneys.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
ride SLAYINC
STILL BATTLES
Paul Perconti's Kin Silent
Under Gang Code.

By United = So
vALPA-\ SO, Ind. March L.
The answer to the question, who
killed Paul Perconti?" remained a
mystery today sealed with the code
of gangdom, silent as the concrete
tomb in barn near Gary in which
the former bootleg leader was
buried by his enemies.
KILLED by gunshot wounds by per-
sons unknown" was the finding of
a coroner's jury, as the inquest wq;
concluded Friday. 1t will probably
be the final official record.
1t was on an abandoned farm
frequented by bootleggers, that
Paul Perconti was buried after his
ride" 1t was a not unexpected
climax to the life of Sicilian boot
logger.
His wife and his followers kept to
the code of silence which reigns
among his kind, preferring to bide
their time and exact their own re-
venge, rather than resort to the law
of the nation, its uncertainties, and
the penalties which gaugland de-
crees for those who violate the code.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
PARADISE OF WALES
VISITED BY HOOSIER
Far rAhead

BU United Press
GARY. Ind, March This
may be the "futoristic" age. but
counsel for an alleged dry law
vtolator are wondering if the
police department isn't too
futuriStic. The officers have
been arresting persons on
search warrants dated 1900
years ahead.
The case of Bartol Eikich
was continued because his at
torneyS pointed out their client
was arrested on warrant
dated "Eed. 8, 1890" They
cited decisions in other cases
where warrants and indict-
ments had been declared void
because they bore impossible
dates.
When the case comes before
determine legality OF the war
court he will be called upon to
Judge Herman L. Key in city
rant.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
LOVE IN WAR LASTS
Bride From France for
Veteran at Gary.
P.b Times Special

Pb Times Special
GARY, Ind, March THERESA
Blanc of MarSeilles, France, was the
center of interest when she arrived
here and married her soldier sweet
heart of eleven years ago, Fred Bog
don, a Gary shoe merchant. She
is believed to be the last A. E. F.
sweetheart to marry an American
World war veteran.
Bogdon let the entire legion
membership Of Gary in on his we'd
ding. Paul v. McNutt, Blooming
ton, past national commander,
wired his congratulations TO the
bride and groom.
Bogdon served with the air serv-
ice mechanics, Second regiment,
Third company, stationed at Issou-
don. Indre, France, under command
Of Colonel Hiram Bingham, now
United States senator from Con-
nectjcut. Sergeant Edmond Blanc
of the French Algerian tropS, broth
Ell of the bride, introduced Bog
don to his family as beginning OF
the romance.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Men Rest Continually at
Batna, French Town
in Africa.

PU Times SDectdt
SOUTH BEND, Ind, March l.
Mans real Utopia-a realm Where
men wear the finest garbs and LOAF
all day while women do the work
is described by Andrew G. Weisburg
of South Bend, who just returned
with Mrs. Weisburg from 1900
mile trip through Europe, Asia and
Africa, where he studied the vari-
GUS peoples for the purpose Of in
cooperating ideas in the worlds
largest restaurant, which he is TO
operate in the nearly completed
Merchandise Mart at Chicago, the
worlds biggest building.
The place where males are su-
preme Is Batna, French owned
town in northern Africa.
Except for few government at
taches and hotel executives, he said,
all the male natives wear long
tunics, while large number, those
whose wives can afford 1t, wear
shoes of goatskin.
The women, Weisburg explained,
do all the mcnial work in the vii
lage and go barefoot. The men
spend their entire time leisurely
rolling in the sands where they
chant or gossip.
II almost envied them and prob
ably would have remained there, "
he said, but Mrs. Weisburg sug-
gested leaving immediately"
Africa seemed to hold the great
est interest for the Weisburgs. With
guides or chauffeurS, he and his
wife travelled by mule, camel and
auto. A camel, he said, can be pur-
chased in the Sahara desert for
$24 and 1t is one of the best means
of transportation.
This continent, according TO
Weisburg, can be a haven for per-
sons of varied cults or tempera-
ments. For instance, there Is the
French Foreign Legion near Sidi
Bel Abbes, where princes and pau
pers join without questions asked,
and receive a salary of 10 cents a
day. Misogynists might call this
heaven, for no women are allowed
IN these quarters.
AS for food, WeiSburg says that
in all his life he never tasted better
menus, his own included, than those
proffered him in an old castle in
Fez, the capital Of French Morocco,
which had been converted into a
hotel and was run by a Frenchman
Weisburgs greatest objection was
the tipping system which prevails
throughout Spain, England and
France. 4
why, every day is a Palm Sun
day." he declared. "They just
fleece the American. Every move
you make means a tip. In Paris, for
instance, you pay 10 per cent OF
your hotel bill to cover tipping, but
when you prepare to leave the hotel,
you are confronted with a dozen
worthless lined up with extended
palms. And just try getting out
of it. I am a believer in tipping.
but not the way it is practiced over
there. 1t simply disgusts the trav-
eler,"
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Road Petition Filed

Bp Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, March IA
petition filed with County Auditor
Ward Shetterly proposes paving of a
road five and one-half miles long,
east from the Main street road to
the Madison Henry county line TO
connect with q road to Middletown.
The improvement sought under the
county unit law would create con-
tinuous stretch of improved high
way between Anderson and Middle
ton. It is planned to use the old
roadbed wherever possible, covering
it with asphalt, at a saving of $14,-
444 mile against cost of paving the
road with concrete.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Furniture Buying Deferred

By Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, March City
finances are too low to permit
spending $3.50 for a set of swivel
chairs for jurors and for other fur
niture in city court, the board of
works has decided. The board in
structed City Clerk Francis Herman
to advertise for bids on new fur
niture and then rescinded the
action when the bids disclosed the
amount of money the purchase
would involve. AS result men who
serve on city court juries will sit on
straight back chairs to earn their SO
per day instead of leaning back in
swivel chairs.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Farm Buildings Burn

EsV ITDl96 DUcciOt
COLUMBUS. Ind, March IA
large barn and its contents, dou-
BILE corn crib, a tool shed and hen
house on the farm of A. G. Sims,
east of here, we're destroyed by fire,
entailing a loss of approximately
$500. Mr.. and Mrs. Sims and a
tenant on the farm were in the
barn at the time the flames we're
discovered in the hay loft. A bucket
brigade saved the farm home.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
TWO KILLED ON
RAIL CROSSING
Train DemoIishes Truck
at South Bend.

By United Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind, March T.
Two men we're killed instantly when
a west-bound Grand Trunk paSsen-
ger train struck a truck at the
Ironwood drive crossing here late
Friday.
The dead are: Albert Judd and
Walter H. Williamson Of Elkhart.
The men were employed by the
Singer Sewing Machine Company.
The truck was driven on the cross
ing directly in the path Of the train,
The truck was demolished and
the wreckage scattered many yards
along the track.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
PARKS BEING PREPARED
State Recreation Centers Will Be
Ready for Yearly Patronage.

Indiana state parks are being put
in readiness for the spring and
summer patronage of nearly 1,000,-
900 persons who annually visit
them. Richard Lieber, state con-
Servation department director, an
nounceS.
Three parks. Clifty Falls, Turkey
Run and Pokagon, all season places,
enjoyed a remarkable winter busi-
ness, Lieber said.
This spring will bring numerous
Improvements at parks, and for
NAL opening of Spring Mills park
near Mitchell with its reconstructed
quaint stone village. Progress is
being made in preparing an artifi-
cial lake of fifty or more acres in
Shakamak park. in Greene, SulH-
van and Clay counties, and it will
be ready to receive the spring rains.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Tragedy Pursues Family

RI Times Special
ELWOOD, Ind, March death
here Of Mrs. Mamie Wisler as
result of burns suffered when
stove exploded, was the third, by
violence in the family. Her father
died of burns several years ago SUI
fered when he entered a burning
building at Fishersburg In an ef-
fort to save some property. Her
grandmother was asphyxated.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
PRISONER WALKS AWAY
misunderstanding About Bond Foils
Muncie Officers,
~ 11i1nes lSnecinI

RI IafaeS SDectGI
MUNCIE, Ind, March Luther
McCarty is being sought by police
after escaping while city and circuit
court officials thought he was safely
under bond.
Arrested on liquor law charge,
McCarty was freed under bond in
city court. The case was relied in
circuit court and a warrant was
sent to police for his arrest. Off
GERS read the warrant to him short
ly before he was arraigned in city
court. The case was dismissed
there, his bondsmen released and
McCarty walked out No bond was
provided for the circuit court case
prior to his release.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Ministers to Meet

BIZ Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, March l. - The
Northern Indiana District Minis
terS' Association Of the Nazarene
church viii hold its annual conven-
ton at the First Church of the
Nazarene here for six days, begin
ming Sunday. Only active minis
terS and their wives will attend.
District superintendent from Chi
cago, indianapolis, Pittsburgh,
Michigan, Ohio and Iowa will be
present.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
FOUR ACCUSED
men CLEARED
Former Peru Mayor Among
Exonerated Group.

RI Times SDecidt
PERU, Ind, March -Four Peru
men, including Thomas o. Keller,
former mayor, are clear OF charges
of bribery and misconduct in Office,
as a result of a ruling in Miami
circuit court here by Special Judge
SWitzer of Wabash
In addition to Keller, the men
exonerated are Alden Foote, former
city councilman; Raymer Spurgeon,
former municipal light plant fore
man, and Charles S. Loucks, former
superintendent Of Miami county
highways.
An allegation that the grand jury
which indicted the men was illegally
drawn caused dismissal of charges.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Oldest Case Dismissed

Bg Times Special
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, March Il
The docket of Shelby circuit court
has been cleared of its Oldest un-
settled case, suit on account
brought here from Marion county
on a change of venue eight years
ago, in which Phillips g. Co. sought
$500 from Bruno Bros. The case
has been dismissed on motion OF
the platntiff
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01

Pu tntPS SD6Ctnt
GREENCASTLE, Ind, March l.
De Pauw univerSity's summer school
will be held from June 10 to Aug.
13 this year. A new director, Pro-
fessor H. E. H Greenleaf, is in
charge. More than fifty students
have already been registered.
Professor T. G.. Yuncker will offer
six hours of botany and two to three
hours in spring flora. An intro
duction to economics and a course
in banking and finance will be
taught by Professor w. F. Mitchell,
while Dean L. H. DirkS will con-
duct courses in principles of edu-
cation.
Three courses, general, educa-
tional and advanced psychology will
be offered by Professor Vernon
Lytle.
Professor Greenleaf will have
classes in mathematics and invest
mentS.
De Pauw'S summer session draws
from 100 to $50 students each year,
many of whom are either present
or former De PauW students.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Webster Woman Dies

7
WEBSTER, Ind, March Mrs.
Amanda RooSa, 78, is dead here. She
was born in Wayne county and has
spent practically all of her life here.
She leaves a son Tony. Williams
burg; three daughters, Mrs. William
Wilcoxen, Webster; Mrs. Howard
Harrison and Mrs. Everett Taylor,
Dayton, o., and two sisters, Mrs.
Benjamin Duke, Richmond, and
Mrs. L. Tharpot, Carlos City.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01

killed Virgil Young, are married,
BIZ United Press
~RAWFORDSVILLE, In d.,
~ March 1.--Charles Carter
and Mrs. Alma Grimes. two prin-
cipals in a triangle in which the
third, Perl Grimes. her husband,
it has been learned here. The
wedding took place In Danviile,
Ill, Feb. II.
Grimes entered his home
northeast of here at night nearly
a year ago, having announced ms
intention of Staying Carter
blamed for alternating the affec-
tions of Mrs. Grimes. which
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Former Resident Dies

bN I INtt6 NUtCTUI
RICHMOND, Ind, March 1.-Word
has been received here of the death
of Miss Alice c. Locke, a former
teacher and artist of this city, at
her home in New York. Burial will
take place at Lexington, Mass,
where her parents reside. Miss
Locke was a teacher in the public
schools here for ten years, begin
ming in 1904.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
MEMORIAL DONOR DIES
Maurice Fox Gave City of La Porte
100000 Building.
BIZ United Press

on CRtfCU fTeSS
LA PORTE, Ind, March 1.-The
death OF Maurice Fox, SO, northern
Indiana manufacturer and phi
lanthropist, at his home here. will
temporarily halt plans for dedica-
ton Of the $5oO,o0O Fox memorial
auditorium and gymnasium set for
March 7.
Fox had given the money for the
community center in memory of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Fox.
pioneers Of the community and
founders Of the La Porte Woolen
Mills Company, of which he was
president.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Man and Woman in Fatal
Triangle Affair Married

caused separation. Carter and
Young were asleep In a room.
Before Grimes could inf1ict a
serious wound, a scufle ensued
between him and Carter, in
which a revolver the husband
carried was discharged. the bull
let bringing death to Young,
against whom Grimes said he
bore no i'll will.
A plea of insanity won acqWt-
tai for Grimes at his trial on
manslaughter charge. Carter
and Mrs. Grimes later seryed
sentences on statutory charges,
after which she and Grimes were
divorced.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Aged Woman Dies

BIZ Times Special
ARCADIA. Ind, March miss
Lille Knause. SO, is dead at her
home in the northern part of Ham
ilton county. She leaves the follow
ing brothers and sisters: Samuel
Knause, Fremont, rO.; Henry
Knause, Arizona; Charles and John
Knause, Arcadia; Mrs. Lou Miller,
Sandusky, O., and the Misses Rose
and Martha Knause.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Anderson Woman Dies

BT IJIif.N lNVtLIUt
ANDERSON, Ind, March Mrs.
Sarah Ann Stafford, 76, mother of
Jesse Stafford, veteran restaurant
proprietor, Is dead. She was the
widow of Thomas L. Stafford. Be-
sides the son, Mrs. Stafford leaves a
daughter, Miss Matte Stafford, An
derson.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Temporary Plant Obtained

ANDERSON, Ind, March L.
Directors of the Ames Shovel
Company have accepted an offer to
use the abandoned plant of the In
ternational Rubber Company while
a new building is being erected to
replace the factory destroyed by fire
two weeks ago. The fire halted one
of the busiest periods In the twenty
five years history of the industry.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Street Paving Sought

bH IimcS Special
ANDERSON, Ind, March l.
Streets on two sides of the Ames
Shovel factory, which was partially
destroyed by fire Feb. IS, would be
paved under a petition filed with
the board of county commissioners.
The petition will be acted upon
March IS. Poor streets and low
water pressure handicapped firemen
in their fight to check the blaze.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Money Making Plan Denied

BIZ Times SDecfdI
PLYMOUTH, Ind, March L.
Harry Rohrer, farmer, denies re-
ports that he directed motorists to
travel the county line road near his
home so that their cars would be-
come mired and he could make
money by using horses to pull them
out. Rohrer declares that he placed
bar across the road in an effort to
direct travellers, but they removed 1t
and insisted on trying the muddy
route.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Boy Rescues Two

By United Press
WARSAW, Ind, March 1.-Two
1o-year-old boys were rescued from
drowning in Center Lake by Bernard
Funnel, l3. When Lee Mosier and
Maurice Bennett fell out Of a boat
near the middle of the lake Fun
nell went to their assistance in an
other boat.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Golden Wedding Marked

Bci Times Special
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, March L.
MIR. and Mrs. Seldom H. Van Den
bark, celebrating their golden we'd
ding anniversary, received congratu-
Iations of 200 friends. They are the
parents Of six children, five living.
They are Mrs. S. E. Spurgeon and
Howard Van Denbark, Kokono;
Mrs Hettie Thompson, Sharpsville;
Earl Van Denbark, Newcastle, and
Carl Van Denbark, Pueblo, Colo
There are nine grandchildren and
one great grandchild.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Bird Survey Completed

BIZ TiRles Special
NOBLESVILLE. Ind, March l.
r. V. Rutherford, principal OF
Noblesville high school. and Perry
Bray, have completed their annual
bird survey in this part of the state,
having covered twenty miles in an
automobile and four miles on foot.
They found sixteen species and a
total of $50 individual birds. They
found fifteen members OF two
species which they could not
classify.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Modoc Woman Dies

BIZ Times Special
MODOC, Ind, March Mrs.
Lavina Howell, 78, while seated at
the dinner table at the home Of her
son. William Howell, died Of heart
disease. She had been Ill several
months. She leaves the son and a
daughter, Mrs. John Lee, both OF
Modoc.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
MAN AND DOG DEAD
Suicide Poison Also Fatal
for Animal.

tHIEo DDFVtUT
SOUTH BEND, Ind, March l.
William Botzer, IS, former Univer-
Sity Of Notre Dame student here, is
dead, a suicide by poisoning as
result Of a quarrel with a girl he
loved. A valuable bull dog owned
by J. E. Archambeault, at whose
home the dead man was a roomer,
paid with its life after eating a
sandwich soaked with the poison
fatal to Botzer. The suicides home
was in Johnsonburg. Pa.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Father of Five Dies

BY UHited Press
DUBLIN. Ind, March Joseph
H. Webster. SO, is dead four miles
west of here. He leaves his widow,
Mary E; five children, Mrs. Charles
Dagler and Daniel H. Webster,
Straughn; F. J. Webster. RuShville;
William Webster, Shelbyville, and
Mrs. Marshall Bass. Morristown; a
brother. Thomas Webster. Shelby
Vile. and sister, Mrs. Catherine
Jones.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
2O2 PERSONS FACE
FEDERAL CHARGES
jug Error"

By Times Special
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March /.
"A telephone message to police
said: There's a man walking
down Vine street with a big jug
of liquor"
Here he is" said Officer
pillman of an emergency squad
as he turned a f1ashlight on a
man who had released his hold
on a jug and stood resting on a
sidewalk.
ITS varniSh, boys" said Will
liam SewatS, courthouse GUS
todian. I'm going to do the
floors at home"
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Bankruptcy Asked

BU IUTtt NUFIIWI
WILLIAMSBURG, Ind, March l.
Frank A. Williams, operator OF one
of the largest farms in eastern In
diana and a stock dealer near here,
has filed bankruptcy proceedings in
federal court. Williams liabilities
are approximately $4,000 with as
sets of about $500 000.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Columbus Man Dies

bsu IffHes Specidt
COLUMBUS, Ind, March 1.-Wn-
liam L. Towne. 81 years old, is dead
following long illness. He for
merly lived in Jeffersonville. but
came here a few months ago to
make his home with his son, Perry
Towne. Besides the son he leaves
three daughters, Mrs. William j.
Straw. Indianapolis: Mrs. j. H Nc
Cracken, Jeffersonvillc. and Mrs. I.
e. ProsSer, Oakland, Cal
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Restaurant Operator Dies

BIZ Times NDeCl0E
RICHMOND, Ind, March 1.-Word
has been received of the death of
j. w. Graham, 70, former resi-
dent, at his home. in Chicago. He
was widely known throughout the
middle west in the restaurant busi-
ness. At the time of his death, he
was operating a chain of railroad
restaurants at Cincinnati, Xenia, O.,
and Terre Haute.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Carpenter Kills Self

By Times Special
SPICELAND, Ind, March 1.-Wil-
lys Lloyd, ~, a carpenter, commit
ted suicide at his home near here by
shooting. A note left on work
bench referred to dependency over
i'll health and the death Of his
mother year ago.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
MUNCIE MAYOR DEFIED
Prosecutor Demands Filing of Cases
in City Court

RV Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, March direct
issue with Mayor George R. Dale's
order that police cases must not be
filed In the court of Judge Frank
Mann has been taken by Prosecu-
tor Joe H. Davis.
The prosecutor announces that he
will not approve filing Of aff1davits
by police in a justice of the peace
court.
This announcement came after
police officials, using affldavits pre-
viously signed by the prosecutor,
filed two cases in O. justice court
without knowledge of Davis.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Working Boy Hurt

Bp Times Special
WINAMAC, March 1.-Efforts on
the part of the boy to aid his father
in cutting logs on farm near here
resulted in a fracture of the left leg
above the knee for Francis Jolly, IL.
AS the log was severed piece role l
and struck the boy.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Fire Damages Theater

BIZ Times Special
GAS CITY, Ind, March Loss Of
$1,000 resulted at the Arcade the
ater here as result of fire which
started in the projecting booth.
Films were destroyed and a recent
ly installed talking picture machine
ruined.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-03-01
Widow Dies at 81

BU I-Fsrs NDccl1T
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, March l.
Mrs. Sarah E. Legg. "a, widow of
Arthur NJ. Legg. one of the oldest
women in this part Of the state, is
dead. She leaves a daughter. Mrs.
Mamie GriShaw, and son, Omer
Legg, Ann Arbor. Mich. She came
10 this section Of Indiana from Ken
lucky In 1852. Mrs. Legg recalled
the first winter that she spent IN
this state. as it was in the open and
with much rain.