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the pastor, the Rev. A. L. Branden-
burg, will speak.
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DR.. Frank S. G. Wicks will speak
at II a. m. on Losing a Test in
Life" at All Souls Unitarian church.
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DOHENY IS GRILLED
ON NOTE TO FALL

have sent him a check and let him
cash it in Washington" said Rob-
erts.
II had no thought except to meet
Mr.. Falls request for cash"
rs it your habit tC note on the
check stub what the money is for?
If you had drawn check to Fall, it
would have shown in your check
book?"
81 asked my son to draw the
money from his account with Blair
& Co., New York." Doheny said,
because my own account there was
low"
Had Fall paid a cent of interest
or principal up to the time of the
senate investigation in 1924, three
years later?"
mo, sir"
eff he couldn't pay the note, you
had intended to employ him at a
large salary until it was paid of,
hadn't your"
"I wouldn't pay him more than he
was worth"
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Father Who Killed Self
Now Believed Guilty
Person.

BIZ United Press
NEWCASTLE, Ind, March 18.-
After Sheriff Cannon had been told
that John Pugsley, So. wealthy
farmer near Middletown, bombed
the home of Mrs. Blanche Brat
tain there Thursday night, Pugsley
committed suicide by shooting him
self in the mouth while sitting in
an automobile in garage at his
home.
Riley Pugsley, Is, son of the dead
man, was released from Jail here
and cleared Of charges of assault
and battery with intent to commit
murder in connection with the case,
after authorities heard witnesses.
The blast wrecked the home and
injured Mrs. Brattain and her sister,
Miss Ida Mundell. Miss Mundell.
is not expected to recover.
Witnesses told the sheriff they
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Anti-ProhibitioniStS Rally
About Standard of
Full Repeal.
DYER BILL LANGUISHES
WiCkerSham Stand Brings
Cessation in Demand
for Dry Probe.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, March 18.-Beer
practically was knocked out of the
prohibition picture today.
Day by day the old proposal to
modify the Volstead act by permit
ting manufacture Of light wines and
beers Is being submerged while the
vets are rallying around the direct
plan of repeating the eighteenth
amendment.
The requiem sung upon the pro-
poSal by Chairman WickerSham of
he law enforcement commission IN
coming what may be a famous
phrase-"2.75 per cent beer will not
satisfy q robust appetite"-follows
the almost unanimous opinion to the
same effect. expressed by the out
standing wet leaders before the
house judiciary committee recently.
Two weeks ago the house wet bloc
which decided in December to fight
for the Dyer 2.75 per cent beer bill,
unofhcially changed its position to
champion direct appeal.
Strategic Move
The change marks distinct
strategic move in the plans of the
vets. A simple amendment to the
Volstead act could be passed when
ever a majority in congress was OBJ
tanned but repeal is a long process
which must gain two-thirds support
in both houses and then receive
ratification by three-fourths Of the
states.
Hearings on the Dyer 275 per
cent beer bill had been scheduled
in the house but they may now be
abandoned because of lack of
support.
Vets, however, obtained no more
sympathy from Wickersham on
their new proposal to repeal. The
matter has net been considered by
his commission, he carefully pointed
out.
Pressure Lessened
Another result of his stand has
been a leSsening of pressure for the
Norris resolution proposing a sem
atorial investigation OF the federal
enforcement service. While Wick
erSham declined to take sides Tor or
against the resolution and Chair
man Norris of the committee an
nounced he would press for its adop-
ton, a check of the committee in
dictated after Understands state
ment that the resolution could
muster no more than seven of the
seventeen votes in the committee.
Emphasizes Improvement
His statement emphasizes the
steady improvement in enforcement
conditions and points to the lack of
necessity for an investigation, said
Senator Robinson (Rep., Ind, OPP
ponent of the resolution.
The one recommendation made by
Wickersham for tightening permit
legislation probably will be incor-
porated in a bill and submitted to
congress within a short time 1t
will authorize the enforcement serv-
ice to require reports from permit
tees showing what they do with al
cohol and whisky after they with
draw it.
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MOST STUDENTS
OF YALE DRINK,
SURVEY SHOWS
Five Out of Six Favor Re-
peal of Dry Law, Poll on
Issue Indicates.

BIZ United Press
NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 10
Most Yale students drink, and five
out of six favor repeal of the eight
zenith amendment, the Yale Daily
News said after survey.
A total vote of 2,648 students In
Yale and Sheffield Scientific school
-34.6 per cent of the total enroll
ment of the two major branches of
the university-was announced in
the News QUESTIONABLE.
Their votes we're cast as follows
Drink in college, 1874.
Do not drink in college, 1863.
Drink frequently, 1852
Drink occasionally, 1000.
Favor repeal of the eighteenth
amendment, alb.
Favor enforcement OF the eight
zenith amendment, 426.
The poll compares with those
taken in connection with senior
questionnaires in previous years.
Between 1869 and 1910, these
questionnaires showed SO per cent
of the undergraduates drank.
Between 1911 and 1915, IS per
cent drank.
Between 1916 and 1920, the per-
centage jumped to "a.
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white Cargo Star No
Like Contract Cancel
Iation: Asks $4,000.

En- JHitCd Press
SAN FRANCISCO, March 10
Another damage suit-this one for
$15O,OOO against Actors Equity As
sociation-is on file here in behalf
of Miss Edith Ransorle, who once
portrayed Tondeleyo of white
Cargo"
Miss Ransome also has a suit for
100000 damages pending against
Richard Tucker, actor, for his al
legged share in forcibly evicting her
from San Francisco theater.
In her suit against Equity and its
western representative, Theodore
Hale, Miss Ransome charges that
by threatening a strike, Equity
forced the Columbia Circuit Com
pany to cancel her forty to eighty
week contract which carried with
it a salary of $500 weekly for her
self.
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PAIR Charged
WITH 100000
HIGHWAY PLOT
Two Bloomington Men Are
Indicted; Crushed Stone
Fraud Alleged.
FACE BRIBERY COUNTS
Contractors Are Accused
of Weight Steals by
Former Employees.

BIZ United Press
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, March 18.
Earl Stroup and Ed Funk, depu-
ties to the encouragement, today
charged that Ralph Rogers, Bloom
ington road contractor, and William
Sayer, former district maintenance
superintendent for state highway
commission, had conspired to de-
fraud the state of nearly 100000.
The two men were arrested at
Bloomington yesterday on three in
dictmentS returned by a Monroe
county grand jury. Both were re-
leased on bond.
One Indictment charged the two
with conspiracy to commit felony.
Rogers was charged in another with
giving bride, and Sayer was
charged with accepting a bride.
Stone Fraud Alleged
The case involves sale of 400 cubic
yards of crushed stone to the state.
1t Is alleged the state paid for SGT
yards, and that deal to defraud the
state was made by Rogers and Say
err. for road construction on State
Road 81, between Martinsville and
Bloomington. The award involved
in this deal was $678.83.
Stroup and Funk said they held
two aff1davits, one from John j.
Asher. Terre Haute, who served as
a checker for Rogers from May to
October, 1928.
1t is said that Asher, in the az
f1davit, claims Rogers ordered him
to record overweights on all loads
of stone consigned to state and
county projects. He was told to add
from 1000 to 1000 pounds to the
actual weights of the loads in his
reports, according to the affidavit.
Asher said he quit the job as soon
as he could after learning what was
going on.
Another Affidavit Given
The second affidavit, from Wat
son Moore, Los Angeles, employed
at the time as a checker in the high
way department, charged the cost
of the stoe to the state.
Moore said Rogers asked him to
boost his reports to show more loads
of stone delivered than actually
came to the road job. Moore said
he was paid SIS day for each day
and that he boosted his records to
show five or more loads above the
correct number.
Moore said Rogers threatened to
take his job if he didn't boost the
records.
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Oil Man Sobs on Witness
Stand at Mention of
Murdered Son.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, March I8.-Ed-
ward L. Doheny was subjected to
a severe cross-examination today
by the prosecution at his trial on
a charge of giving Albert B. Fall
former interior secretary, a 100000
bride.
The cross examination was begun
by Owen j. Roberts, special govern
ment counsel, a short time after
the ard defendant had wept on the
Witress stand at a reference to his
murdered son, Edward Jr.
Roberts struck particularly at the
oil millionaire's testimony regard
ing the 100000 which he is re-
ported to have said he expected to
make from naval oil leases. The
prosecutor also aimed at Doheny's
claims that he had no understand
ing with Fall previous to the award
Of contracts for storage oil tanks
at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
A letter of Nov. 9, 1921, in which
Fall informed Admiral J. K. Robi-
son that a representative of Do
heny'S company would call upon him
to discuss oil contracts and leases,
was called to Doheny's attention,
do you remember that?" Roberts
demanded.
81 have no memory of it," Do
heny answered.
you sent the money to him on
Nov. 80, the following day, didn't
you?" asked Roberts.
"YoS. sir"
eff Fall wanted cash, you could
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BOMBING SUSPECT
CLEARED IN PROBE

saw the elder Pugsley go to the
Brattain home and later come away.
Investigators also learned he had
bought dynamite at Muncie last
week.
Officials found a fuse in the
wreckage, substantiating the theory
that Pugsley placed a dynamite
bomb in the stove of the home.
Riley Pugsley was arrested on a
report that he had been seen near
the home about the time of the
blast.
Two letters, found on the body
of John Pugsley, we're withheld by
Coroner Niblock. 1t was said one
letter outlined his wishes for
funeral arrangements.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-18
Three IN AUTO DIE
Car Crashes Into Tree After
Leaving Road.
BIZ United Press

BIZ Jnitcd Press
NEW ALBANY, Ind, March 18.-
Three persons were killed and two
injured when an automobile in
which they were riding left road
and crashed into a tree three miles
northeast of here.
The dead are: Joseph Welton, 81,
skull crushed. Mrs. Lillian Welton,
40, his wife, skull crushed, and John
Kinman, II, broken neck.
William Bowen, 48, the driver,
and Mrs. George Simon, 40, suf-
fered slight cuts on hands and
faces.
Bowen said he was unable to keep
the car on the road as he rounded
curve, although going only thirty
miles an hour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-18
MISSING BOY FOUND
Youth Believed Drowned Is
Held at Edinburg.

Chester Nine, IL, of 937 Laurel
street, today was found at the home
Of relatives in Edinburg after po-
lice had searched for the boy since
ne disappeared from his home Sum-
day while carrying papers.
Pleasant Run creek was dragged
Monday when children said they
last saw Chester at the Barth av-
enue bridge. However, it was
learned later that he had been on
a traction car Sunday night and
got off at Edinburg.
The boys grandmother, Mrs.
Emma Thacker, who formerly lived
in Edinburg, was believed to be
visiting there. George Snider, Edin-
burg marshal, informed local police
he had located the boy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-18
RUNWAY BIDS TO BE
RECEIVED BY BOARD
City to Grade Space at Airport to
Permit Early Flying.

Bids will be received within a few
weeks on hard surface runwayS at
the municipal airport, Paul H.
Moore. airport superintendent, told
city council Monday night in a re-
port on the airport development.
The Rotz Engineering Company
has redesigned the storm drain and
sewage system for the administra-
ton building and bids soon will be
received on the water supply. septic
tank and sewage disposal systems.
c. H. Underwood, city chemist,
conducted a soil test which is being
studied in connection with the
drainage and subgrade development.
An area OF about $500 square feet is
to be graded III the northeast section
of the field to make it available for
flying at an early date.
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manager Of the United Drug Com
pany; H. B. Storm, manager Of the
company's Chicago branch; Kiefer
Elliott of Sheridan, first vice-presi-
dent of the state organization;
George A. Wilson, international as
ISOLATION secretary; Walter Ehr-
hardt Of Ft. Wayne, Meyer Brothers
Company sales manager, and
George G. Frolich of Boston, Mass
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of superior court
two in the May
primary.
Pike was born
on a M or g a n
county farm in
1881 and attended
schools in Plain
field, In d. H e
taught school in
Hendricks county
two years and
was grad u ated
from Indiana uni
verSity.
He was deputy
prosecutor of YER
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-18
URGES LEGION INTEREST
Harness, State Commander. Pleads
for Added Punch in Drives.

Forest A. Harness, Kokomo, state
commander of the American Legion,
urged increased interest in member
ship drives for the legion at a meet
ing and dance Of Seventh district
legion posts at Fit. Benjamin Har-
riSon Monday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-18
BOYS ACCUSED OF THEFT
Three Youths Charged with Loot
ing BOathouse on White River.

Three youths, one Is and two IT,
were held today, accused by police
with theft of canoe, several pill
lows, paddles, mats, blankets and
an alarm clock from boathouse at
Twentysixth street and White river.
Police say they found the boys
with the stolen property in a shack
at Sixteenth street and Sugar Grove
avenue
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-18
Two Injured in Crash

Miss Mildred McNfahon and Miss
Ada Mcmahon, 1912 Rembrandt
street, were injured Monday night
when the car in which they were
riding collided with an auto driven
by Walter Perry. 20l6 North Harding
street, at Eighteenth and Harding
streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-18
Demon Wolf Bad Boys Bogey
NO7U Is Just Embryo Fur Piece

the state game and fish commits
sioner's Office.
BLACK Wonder" for eight years
the leader of a big pack of vicious
wolves, was captured in trap by
Frank Lee of Centrahoma, mem
Der of the United States biological
survey. He baited the trap with
natural bait and outwitted the sly
old pack leader.
Never before had the old pack
leader walked into ambushes, nor
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ton which W ii
continue through
Wednesday after
noon.
The convention
was opened with
addresses by G. A.
Triplett Of o.
good, state presi-
dent, and Joseph
B. Wade, Indian
apolis ReXall Club
president.
Speakers today
included F. Rus
sell Simpson, Bos-
ton, Mass, assist
ont CpOnro1 co loo
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n wounded by bul.

had he ever been wounded by bull
let's.
He had a sense which warned
him when a posse Of angry farmers
was about to start after him,
hunters said, and left long before
the hunters were in the hills.
Lee received $3.50, the state fee.
A E. Gray, head Of the federal
biological survey, estimated the
wolf pack had done more than
$4,000 damage.
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counties from 1908 to 1910 and was
the first city judge of Clinton. He
has lived in this city since 1922. He
has an Office at 700 Fletcher Saw
ings and Trust building.
He is a member of the local, state
and national bar associations, Pres
5yterian church. Masonic lodge,
knights of Phythias, American
Legion, 40 and 8, Century Club and
Nature Study Club.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-18
REACH FREIGHT PACT

Attica Firm, Four Railroads Agree
on Overcharges.
Attorneys for the Harrison Steel
Castings Company of Attica and
counsel for four railroads, today in
formed Federal Judge Robert c..
Baltzell an agreement has been
reached in the company's suit for
reparations on alleged freight rate
overcharges.
At a recent hearing before the
interstate commerce commission,
the commission directed the rail-
roads to return several thousand
dollars to the Attica company.
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BIZ United Press
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 10.
~ Farm mothers who told
their children Of the terrible
BLACK Wonder the wolf that
preyed on livestock and bad little
boys and girls" of the Kiamichi
mountain region, today drew a
sigh of relief.
The huge pelt Of 'Black Won
der" is hanging on the wall in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-18
SCHOOL TO GIVE PLAY
Shortridge Commercial Pupils to
Present "The Secretary"

Commercial pupils of shortridge
high school will give play, The
Secretary" in Caleb Mills hall FRI
day afternoon.
Members of the cast are Gather
inc Heath, Angelina Shaneff, Gwen
dolyn Prange, Leah Tavel, Lucille
Tuck, Phyllis Sharpe, Mildred Pea
cock, Lischke and Irene Gumrn-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-18
Posseman Are Ambushed

MEXICO CITY, March ia
posse of eighteen rancherS of the
rural districts of Vera Cruz state
seeking cattle they believed had
been stolen were ambushed by rival
ranchers in the feud today and five
Of them wounded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-18
OPEN WAX PAPER PLANT

ESLdDISnnlenC OF wrapper MdLU-
featuring Factory Here Announced.
Establishment of the thinner Pa
per Products factory, manufactur-
ers Of waxed paper products, such
as bread wrappers and other pre-
sentative wrappers at 1850 East
Nnineteenth street was announced
today.
The plant is the only one of its
kind in Indiana, according to Karl
B. thinner, owner and manager,
who formerly was general manager
of the Ostego Waxed Paper Com
pany, Ostego, Mich.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-18
DAGUERRE CLUB MEETS
Photographers Discuss Portrait and
Darkroom Problems.

Portrait lightings and darkroom
troubles Of a photographer we're
aired today at the closing session
Of the semi annual meeting Of the
Daguerre Club of Indiana in the
Lincoln
Officers are the club are: w. j.
Sprauer, president; c. L. Heichert,
vice-president, and John Ryan, Sec
rotary treasurer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-18
CAR CRASH HURTS TWO
City Woman, Baby Daughter Sc
verely Injured in Auto Accident.

Mrs. Ellen Baker of 1919 West
Twenty-sixth street, and her daugh-
ter Norma. 4. we're injured severely
Monday night when the steering
knuckle of the car which Mrs. Ba-
ker was driving broke, causing the
car to smash into a lamp post, at
Burdsal parkway and East River
side drive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-18
DRUGGISTS Convene
RexaII Group Hears Talks
by Company Heads.

Five hundred Indiana druggists
met here today at the opening ses-
sion of the Indiana ReXall conven-
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PIKE is CANDIDATE
FOR SUPERIOR JUDGE

Former Pauper Attorney in Race
for G. o. P. Nomination.
H. B. Pike, 1857 Ruckle street,
former county pauper attorney, to-
Gay announced his candidacy for
the Republican nomination as judge
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-25
FIND BURIED BABIES
Explorers Bare Evidence &
Sacrifices in Ruins.

Bp Science Serrice -
CHICAGO. Dec. 25.-NumerouS
lars containing remains of babies,
found at the ancient Babylonian
city of Kish. suggests that children
we're sacrificed to the gods in that
city. Small dogs buried with some
Of the children indicate that these
pets also we're sacrificed so that
they might protect the babies in the
future world. These discoveries from
the ruins Of the city are described
by Henry Field. anthropologist of
the Field Museum of Natural His
tory. in statement from the mu-
scum.
Field. who was with the Field
museum Oxford university joint
expedition at Kish for some time,
states that during excavations in
the Babylonian levels, approx
mately $500 years old. numerous
burial Jars containing children. we're
unearthed. The majority of the
babies were girls.
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YULE IGNORED
BY RUSSIANS;
NO VACATIONS
Pupils Stay at Desks in
Schools; Workers Toll
in Factories.
ByUnited Press

BIZ United Press
= MOSCOW, Dec. 25.-Soviet school
children went to school today, TAX
ing little notice of Christmas. Chill.
dren who ordinarily would have
been free today will take their day
of rest Sunday.
Only about one-f1fth of the -popu-
lation was not working today, and
those not at their Jobs merely were
taking their regular day Of rest
under the Soviet working system.
Roman Catholic, Protestant and
the modernized Living Church
worshippers went quietly about their
observance of Christmas, although
there were desultory anti-religiouS
professions in the streets, displaying
the usual banners. Most of the anti
religious meetings consisted OF
popularized science lectures.
Most Muscovites seemed indiffer-
ent toward Christmas.
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CHRISTMAS AT
MARATHON JUST
ONE MORE DAY
Dancers Stumble, 1Stagger
and Trip Toward New
Endurance Mark.
BIZ United Press

by CHlteQ fJeto
CHICAGO. Dec. 25-It wasn't
much of Christmas for the thir-
teen marathon dancers who have
stumbled around the Merry Gar
dens ballroom since August %.
All of the eight men and five
girls wept little when a tenor
sang Silent Night" and Come AL
Ye Faithful" from the orchestra
platform. Bernice Randall, II years
old and a decided blond, sobbed
openly and threatened to go home.
Frank Miller, 54-year-old ex-dis-
lance runner and a veteran Of four
teen marathon dances, was the only
satisfied competitor. I'm glad to
be here" he said "On the outside
I've got four divorced wives and in
here they can't bother me"
Miller's fifth wife, also divorced,
brought her little daughter Dora
and they exchanged presents with
the former husband and stepfather.
But there was no home and fam
lily touch for the other dancers, sew
eral of whom admitted their fami-
lies do not approve of marathon
dances, and they might not be well
come at home. They didn't hang
up their stockings and there was
no getting up this morning to see
what Santa Claus brought. They
hadn't been to bed.
At 1104 tonight. the dancers will
have set another record, the former
one being 1881 hours, 4 minutes and
% seconds. The master of cere-
monies referred often to that fact
during the long Christmas eve.
Every time he spoke of the new
record-and also when they passed
out Christmas presents to the
dancer = the spectators applauded
half -heartedly.
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BURIAL RITES SET
Mrs. Margaret Ann Welch Died
Wednesday Afternoon.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mar
garet Ann WEIGH, 529 North Colo
RADIO avenue, who died Wednesday
afternoon, will be held Friday at
the First United Lutheran church.
Mrs. WEIGH was the wife of Rus
sell E. WEIGH and the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Geisler. Hus-
band, parents and three sisters,
Fannie Mae, Marthabell and Carol
Lee Geisler, survive