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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
CARY UTILITIES
WILL PASS TO
INSULTS HANDS
Steel Corporation DispoSes
of Heat, Light and
Power Company.

BIZ Times Special
GARY, Ind. April l8.-When de-
tails are completed within the next
few days for the acquisition of the
Gary Heat. Light and Water Com
pany by Samuel insult interests, the
future policy of the utility will be
announced, according to James A.
Farrell, president of the United
States Steel Corporation, which is
selling the company.
Farrell said the steel corporation
decided to sell its utility holdings
because, lin view of the increasing
Importance and volume of service
required in Gary, it is deemed for
the best interests Of all concerned
that the business be placed under
ownership and control Of those who
are qualified by long and successful
experience to give the best service"
Two questions are being asked as
a result Of the deal. One is whether
it will result in substitution of 60
cycle current for the present 25-
cycle and effect on rates. So far
neither has been definitely an
Swered.
When the questions we're put to
Samuel insult Jr., he stated that
consideration of them must await
completion of the deal and study
by insult engineers.
The local utility will be affiliated
with Insults Midland United Com
pany, but will retain its identity.
The Gary company, a 100000
concern, was formed twenty-five
years ago, shortly after the steel
corporation founded this city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
WATER TRUCE
OFFER SPURNED
Vincennes viii Continue
Fight for Rate Cut.

By Times Special
VINCENNES, Ind, April ia
hearing will be held here, probably
before May l, by a member of the
Indiana public service commission,
on the controversy of the city and
the Vincennes Water Supply Com
pany, involving rates.
Mayor Joseph Kimnell has adj
vised the commission that city will
not accept a compromise proposed
by the company, the council having
voted to to continue the fight.
The company proposed to reduce
the fire hydrant rental in 1888 and
a plan for larger consumers under
which they could pay Is cents for
the first 10000 cubic feet, with a
minimum charge Of $3.50 month.
AS counter proposal, the city
asked cut in the fire hydrant
rental from $99 to $72, and give
consumers 500 cubic feet a month
for $160 instead of 400 as at pres
ent. This was refused by the COM
pany.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Staying TRIAL LATER
State Delays Hearing at Anderson
in Absence of Witness.
By Times Special

By Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, April 10. -
Charles E. Smith, prosecuting at
torney, will ask, a continuance of
the trial of Abraham Logan, Negro,
charged with manslaughter, until
one of the principal witnesses for
the state is located.
Logan is under Indictment as a
result of the death of Alonzo Easely,
81, Negro, shot fatally during a
party held at Logan's home on
Christmas night in 1929.
Testimony of Odessa Cosby, who
was one Of the guests at the party,
is regarded by the state as impor-
tame. He left Anderson a few months
after the tragedy occurred. She was
last heard from at Kokomo, but
efforts to find her there failed.
Logan says he shot in self de-
Tense after EASILY had knocked
Gown his wife, Leila, who attempted
to stop a fight between EASILY and
another guest, Matthew Shead.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Ceremonies for
5000 Weddings
by Aged HooSier
BIZ Times SnecinI

By Times Special
VALPARAISO, Ind, April 1s-
Upton P. Louderback, who this
week passed mis- ninety-second
birthday, during his career as 2
justice Of the peace off1ciated at
the weddings of more than five
thousand couples.
He was a blacksmith for fifty
years. His shop was on the first
floor. and his justice of the peace
Office on the second. A sign at the
place is still remembered by many
older residents. 1t read as follows:
Upton Louderback, horseshoer
and wagon repairer 1 marry cou-
pies"
Born in Fulton county in 1899,
Louderback has been a resident here
sixty-one years. He is one of few
remaining Civil war veterans of
Valparaiso.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
State Officers Chosen
By United Press

By Jnitcu FFeSS
LOGANSPORT, Ind, April 49,
Indiana Woodmen of the World
officers chosen at the biennial con-
vention here are: Head consul, w.
E. Cady, South Bend; head adviser
Frank Mueller, Frankfort; head
clerk, Parker V. Beall, Logansport;
head banker, D. F. Vert, Goshen;
head escort, H. F. Whitmeyer, Elk
hart; watchman, D. Kovatch, East
Chicago; sentry, John EdmondS,
Evansville, auditors, o. E. Miner,
Frankfort; ]. Deweese, Boonville;
J. Susott, Elberfeld; A. M. Kelso,
Washington and E. F. Freyermuth,
South Bend.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Cables Placed UndergrOund

sBy Times Special
MARION, Ind. April 1S.-Work
has been completed by fire depart
.ment employees on the first unit of
san underground alarm system. More
than 10000 feet of cable was laid by
.the department to replace the pres
ent overhead system in one section
sof the city. The Indiana Bell Tele-
phone Company donated a duct and
Jas a result, the wire was installed
I at very little cost to the city. While
official action has not been taken,
it is believed that part Of the I'M
foreground system will be installed
each year until the entire system is
underground.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
VETERAN ON PROGRAM
HOOsier Soldier for IS Years to
Speak at KokomO.
By Time s Special


KOKOMO, Ind, April 18.-Lieu-
tenant-C Colonel Edward E. Coppock,
who has spent thirty-f1ve years in
the regular army, will be the guest
speaker at meeting of the Amer
lean Legion post here Tuesday. He
rose from the ranks and has partici-
pated in every major conflict since
1898. AS an enlisted man, he took
part in the Spanish-American war
in Cuba and later went with the
American forces to quell the Philip
pine instruction. He was with
Pershing in Mexico in 1916.
In the World war he was with the
first forces in France. AS an officer
of the First division, he fought at
st. Mihiel and in the Meuse-Ar-
gonne. He is law school graduate
and was admitted to the bar in In
diana. He was born near Miami.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
BLOODY TRAIL
LED TO LIQUOR
Police Find Bottle After
Crash Which Injured Five.

BIZ Times Special
COLUMBUS, Ind, April 49,
When police investigated an auto
mobile accident near Clifford, six
miles north of here, blood trail led
them to bottle of liquor which was
hidden in a clump of bushes at the
side Of the road. Five persons were
injured in the accident, including
Mrs. Ora Johnson and son George,
5, Of Clifford, both of whom are in
hospital here; Philip Mohr, Clifford;
Morris darlington and Forest Foster
of this city.
Mrs. johnson suffered a crushed
pelvis and a shoulder was dislocat-
ed. Her son sustained fracture of
his right leg. Her condition is
serious. The men escaped with cuts
and bruises.
Mrs. Johnson and her son were
riding with darlington and Foster
in car which collided with one
driven by Mohr.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
LIQUOR CHARGE DENIED
AFTER SHOOTING AFFAIR
Farmer West of Columbus Wound
. ed NeighbOr With Shotgun.
By 7 i'm es Special

Il ca NelgnDOT WIN oHOtSuh'
. By Times Special
COLUMBUS, Ind, April 18-Bev-
. erly Allen, 81, farmer west of here,
was arrested following a shooting
affair at his home in which neigh
. Dor, Charles Gates, was seriously
: wounded. He pleaded not guilty in
Bartholomew circuit court to pos
: session Of a still. He will likely
/ not face charges in connection with
. the shooting of Gates, as he claimed
/ 1t was in self defense and witnesses
support that statement.
: William Gates, brother of Charles,
. who was also wounded during the
affair, pleaded guilty to intoxica-
ton and was fined $40 and costs,
amounting to $40. He pleaded not
guilty to driving an automobile
while intoxicated The Gates broth
: ers called at the Allen home ana
beat on a door, and when it was
opened. 1t is claimed Charles at
tackled both Mr.. and Mrs. Allen with
a knife, and Allen wounded him
with a shotgun.
officers reported discovery of a
Z twenty-five gallon still, 200 pounds
.of sugar. q quantity of mash and
supply of empty bottles and jars
at the Allen home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Record Holder

bg IfnteS opecidt
NOBLESvILLE. Ind, April 49,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
MARION BUDGET
$4,000 LOWER
City Officials Act on Tax
PAYERS Demand.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
MARION, Ind, April i8.-The city
of Marion will operate next year on
a budget reduced $4,000, it was re-
vealed Friday. A protest meeting
held by taxpayers in February, de-
manded reduction. The admin
istration cut expenses in Difference.
Mayor John Edwards said he was
grateful" to those who met and
voiced their opinions over the
finances of the city. We must con-
cede they have aroused the city
government to the necessity of
economy, brought about by mu-
nicipal cooperation"
Edwards said the city will operate
on safe financial margin where
before it was in serious straits.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
INDIANA WHEAT
OUTLOOK BEST
IN DOZEN YEARS
Crop Condition on April ]
Reported SO Per Cent
of Normal.

BIZ Times Special
LAFAYETTE, Ind, April 18.-
Yield prospects for the 1881 crop Of
winter wheat in Indiana we're better
on April / than in any year since
1919, according to the crop report
Of the monthly issued by the de-
partment Of statistics Of the Purdue
university agricultural experiment
station. The condition for the state
as a whole was reported at SO per
cent of normal, which is % points
above a year ago and 10 points
above the ten-year average. The
probable crop this year in the state
is indicated at 100000 bushels,
nearly a million bushels short OF
last year, but about million and
half above the average.
National Average Higher
The wheat crop for the United
States is reported at 1873 per cent
of normal which is eight points
above the average. The national
production is estimated at CAB $780,
900 bushels, which is more than 3d.
100000 bushels higher than the 1880
crop.
The rye crop in the state is well
above the average, being reported
at 90 per cent of normal, but pas
lures are seven points below the
average, at 70 per cent. This reduc-
ton in condition is attributed to the
severe drought during 1880 and thus
far In 1881.
Milk Decreases
The average production of milk
per farm in April was 90.7 pounds,
slightly below normal, as result Of
q small reduction in the production
per COW. The average Indiana farm
flock includes 104 hens, which lay
SO eggs day, while year ago there
was III hens to farm and they
layed 81 eggs day.
For every farm job, there are 1875
men waiting to take it, as compared
with IL men per job a year ago.
Farm wages are lower than at any
time in the last fourteen years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
100000 JEWEL
THEFT BASIS OF
INSURANCE CASE
Bankruptcy Trustee Seeks
to Recover on Two
Policies.
~ Tines Speclnl

= = 4 Aitto NpEttlb
ANDERSON, Ind. April 1S.-Trial
Of a suit scheduled to begin in fed
eral court at indianapolis, June l,
recalls a $500. 600 holdup at the Leo
RooS jewelry store here Nov. 6, 1929.
The suit is that of Benjamin F.
Afford, as trustee in bankruptcy of
RooS against the National Surety
company to recover on two insur-
ance policies. one for $4,000 and
the other for $4,000. 1t was origin
ally fled in Madison circuit court
here and was later certified to the
United States court.
Alleges Misrepresentation
Payment on the policies was re-
fused by the surety company on the
ground that Misrepresentation was
MADE in the application for insur-
ance on diamonds in that there
were not sufficient records showing
that there was a large amount of
merchandise on hand.
This defense will be challenged
and proof offered that the company
SenC representative to examine the
stock before the policies were issued.
Woman Among Robbers
Gems and jewelry valued at more
than 100000 were stolen by two
men and a woman who entered the
Roos store. They posed as prospec-
tive purchasers interested in dia-
monds and asked to see some stones.
When Roos, who was alone in the
store, laid a tray of diamonds on
top Of show case a revolver was
showed in his face. The woman
stood guard at the door while her
accomplices rifled the safe and show
cases of diamonds and gold watches.
They fed after severing a telephone
wire.
An enploye of Roos worked in the
basement Of the store unmindful OF
the robbery.
NO trace has been found of the
jewelry or the bandits.
Roos was declared BANKRUPT sew
eral months after the robbery oc-
CURED.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Take Post in Philippines

By Times NpecidI
ALEXANDRIA. Ind, April 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Blackledge
will leave about May for the
Philippine Islands where they will
teach in a high school. He has been
head of the English department of
the Alexandria high school and Mrs.
Blackledge has been a substitute
music and art supervisor in the
schools. They are graduates of In
diana university.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
ParoIed Man Held
~ Times Special

By Times Sp6clnL
MARION, Ind, April Is. - Dale
Shipley, a paroled convict, has been
returned here by Sheriff Bert White
from the state reformatory at Iona,
Mich, and is being held pending
arraignment in Grant circuit court
on a charge of vehicle taking. Ship
ley was paroled to Grant county
authorities at the expiration of his
minimum sentence at the Michigan
institution. He served one year fol-
lowing his conviction on a burglary
charge. He waived extradition.
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BIZ Times Special
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April %.
- An honor denied the late
President Woodrow WILSON,
admission to the bar of the Dis
trict of Columbia supreme court
without appearing before it-has
been conferred upon Raymond
Farrell, %, son of w. j. Farrell,
Evansville, graduate Of Central
high school here.
The son, a disabled veteran of
the World war, is critically i'll at
the Walter Reed hospital in
Washington. For the last sew
eral months he mas read law and
was successful in an examina-
ton for admission to the bar.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
LARGE GARDEN PLANTED
FOrty-Acre Tract at Muncie Pro-
vides Work for unemployed.

BIZ Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, April 18,-Muncie's
Community Garden, a forty-acre
plot donated by the Warner Gear
Company, which is being used as
a model in various cities and towns
in the country, is practically
planted.
Forty unemployed men selected by
the township trustee and Social
Service bureau, worked at the gar
den under direction of CoAnty Agent
M. E. Cromer.
Sixty bushels of potatoes were
planted. Early in May tomato
plants will be set. Seven acres have
been reserved for late potatoes.
The food will be given unemployed
families next winter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Fall Fatal to Child
BIZ Times Special

By IfmeS Special
ANDERSON, Ind, April ia
hurried trip to the Methodist hos
pital at Indianapolis in an ambu-
lance failed to save the life of
Ralph Thurston, 2, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Thurston, who suffered
a fractured skull when he fell from
a ladder in a barn at the Thurston
home. The child was alive when
the ambulance arrived at the hos
pital, but died before an operation
could be performed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Greencastle Woman Buried

By Times Special
GREENCASTLE. Ind, April 16.-
Funeral services were held today
for Mrs. Pauline B. Hurst. wife of
Clemen c. Hurst, who died Thurs
day after long illness. The last
rites were held in the house where
Mrs. Hurst was born and spent most
Of her life. Besides the husband,
she leaves a niece, Mrs. Phoebe c.
Davidson, and nephew. Blake
Conley, both of indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
STATE SESSION
TO Be PLANNED
Spanish War Veterans to
Hold Meeting Sunday.

By Times Special ~
COLUMBUS, Ind. April ia
district meeting of Spanish-Arneri-
can war veterans will be held here
Sunday to complete plans for the
annual Indiana encampment to be
held in Columbus. June IA to Is.
Fred Lotzerick, Evansville, depart
ment commander, will attend the
district session, at which thirteen
cities will be represented.
A dinner will be served at noon
at which attendance is expected to
be from 100 to $50.
Speakers at the department ses-
sion will include William G.. Ever
son, chief of the United States
militia bureau.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Man, 1O4, Dies in West

By Times Special
RICHMOND, Ind, April 18.-Ga-
lusha M. Cole, first music instructor
in Richmond public schools is dead
in Pasadena, Cal, at the age of
104, the result Of shock suffered
when his hip was fractured in a
fall. He located here at the close
of the Civil war, remaining until
1889, when he moved to Pasadena.
For the last four years, his birth
days were the occasions for city
wide celebrations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
TOO MUCH ECONOMY,
PROFESSOR DECLARES
Thrift Carried to Extreme Cited as
Cause of Depression.
By United Press

By United Press
LAFAYETTE, Ind, April 10
Economy is being practiced too
severely in the United States, Pro-
lessor F. R. Ormes, Wabash college.
said here at the opening session
Friday of the Indiana Association of
Economists and Sociologists meeting
at Purdue university.
The fundamental causes of de-
pressions," Professor Ormes said. sis
that business and industry do not
provide for the consumer enough
buying power to purchase products
made available for sale" Other
causes of the 1880 depression listed
by Professor Ormes were war debts
and separations, Russia, the govern
ment in business and the bull
market.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
STUDENT TO TAKE TRIP
.Earlham College viii Be Represent
ed at University of Mexico.

BIZ Tines Special
3 RICHMOND, Ind, April 18.-An
+ Earlham college student will spend
the summer studying at the Uni
versity of Mexico, it was announced
here after a campaign for $500 to
finance the expenses had succeeded.
The plan is backed by college or
CARNATIONS, classes faculty and in
dividual students, and was under
the direction of the international
forum. composed of students inter-
sested in world affairs.
] The student who will make the
Journey will be selected by popular
vote from six candidates nominated
by the student-faculty committee.
He Will leave for Mexico as soon as
Z the present semester ends to study
economics, sociology and languages
and make a general survey of the
sculture of Mexico.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
WOOdYO7C Wilson Denied
Honor Accorded HOOSieY

However, his condition was so
critical, that he could not be
moved to the courtroom.
The situation was explained to
the court, with the result that
IL was decided Farrell would be
admitted without appearing. AT
the hospital Farrell was pre-
Sented with his certificate of
admission and signed the attor-
ney'S roster.
After President Wilson be-
came paralyzed, he sought adj
mission but it was refused be-
cause he asked the action be
taken without his appearance.
He was carried into the court
room for the fornality.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Judges Estate Opened


By lnte8 SpecluE
ANDERSON, Ind, April 1s.-The
estate Of Francis M. Walker, late
judge of Madison juvenile court, has
been opened in Madison circuit
court. The widow, Josephine NJ.
Walker, qualified as executrix. She
is the only heir Value of the es-
tate is placed at $1,000, all personal
property.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Child Dies in Korea

bV 7 tWtS NpttiuI
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind, April Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mccoy have
received word Of the death in Ko-
rea of their granddaughter, Mari
Ign Ann Mccoy, the 4-months-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Mccoy. The father is in the en-
ploy of the Oriental Consolidated
Gold Mining Company.
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Inc T G c or d of
h avin G served
! on G er In one
clerical position
than any other
r e S | d e n t of
Noblesville is held
by Frank Baker,
W h o has COM
pletsd his thir-
tietli year as sec
re tary Of the
Wainwright Trust
Company. He be-
C am e secretary
of the company
the day it was
organized q n d
has since held the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
LOOT AT BANK SMALL
Young Bandit Gets Only SIPS in
New Market Robbery.

By United Press
NEW MARKET, Ind, April 49,
Only $125.50 was obtained by a
young man who held up the New
Market State bank here Friday aft
ernoon. and contented himself with
cash on the counter.
E. w. Yount, cashier, was the only
person in the bank at the time. The
bandit, who was thought to be a
farm hand operating alone, ordered
him to sit in a chair while the
counter was being rif1ed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Gas Case Settled
By Times Special


ANDERSON, Ind, April 18.-An
order Of Judge Bartlett H. Camp
bell enjoins Edmond Burke, farmer,
from shutting off the supply of nat
ural gas from the home of his
nelghbor, John Haas. Burk had
threatened to close a gas well which
he owns jointly with Haas. The
court held that the supply from the
well is sufficient for the needs of
both families and ruled that tenn
porary restraining order issued re-
Gently be made permanent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Street Paving Ordered
gy Times SpeciaI

ANDERSON, Ind, April 18.-Sec-
tons Of four streets in the city Of
Anderson will be paved under the
three-mile road law, under resolu-
tons passed by the Madison county
board of commissioners. The board
awarded contracts, four for paving
projects in Anderson and Elwood
and one for gravel road to be con-
structed in Van Buren, township.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Rotary Club Elects

BIZ Times Special
SHEBYVILLE, Ind, April Is.
New officers Of the Rotary Club
are William F. Vogel, city school
superintendent. president; Carl
Thoms. vice-preSident; Gordon
wordsworth. secretary, and Silas
Pitmau, treasurer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Fire Damages Money

ANDERSON, Ind, April 1s.-Eli-
Sha Robbins, proprietor of a used
furniture store, hid his purse con-
tanning S63 in an oil stove as a pre-
caution against being robbed. The
next day, after lighting a fire in the
stove, he remembered the purse. It
was badly burned and bank notes
virtually destroyed. The purse and
It's charred contents were sent to
the treasury department so Robbins
can recover something on the dam
aged currency.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
DECEIVE would be Lawyer

3D. Times NpecluI
PERU. Ind. April ia petit
ton asking admission to the Miami
county bar has been filed by Jack
Gunnen, private detective. If he
becomes an attorney, the total
number of lawyers in Miami coun-
ty will be thirty-seven, one for
each 800 of population.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Grocery Theft Alleged
By Times Special

d tWt5 SpCctdt
COLUMBUS, Ind, April 18.-Otis
Burton, 80, Edinburg, is in Jail here
facing a charge of petit larceny in
connection with the theft of $3.50
worth of vegetables from the home
OF Roy Thompson, north of the city.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge
IN Bartholomew circuit court.