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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
PRISONER FACES
TWO COUNTS IN
BANK ROBBERIES
Anderson Man Arrested in
Ohio Also to Be Cues
toned About Tragedy.

By Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, March 14.-Roscoe
Ray, Anderson, a fugitive since the
robbery of banks at Daleyille and
Albany, is prisoner here, having
been returned from Toledo, o. He
faces charges Of bank robbery and
auto banditry filed in Delaware
circuit court.
Three alleged companions in
crime, Ed Locke, Muncie; Fred
Males, Anderson, and James Clev-
erger, already are in prison. The
first two were given terms Of fif-
teen years each and Cleyenger TWEEN
ty-five.
Anderson police plan to question
Ray regarding several crimes there.
including the supposed Staying of
Lee Skinner, barbecue stand propri-
etor. Mrs. Della Knorr, who was
In custody for time following the
tragedy, told authorities that she
suspected Ray of the Staying as
Skinner had told her a few days
before his death that Ray had
threatened to "get him" because of
belief that Skinner had caused
the arrest of Males, Cleyenger and
Locke. Ray will also face. question
ing regarding robbery of Charles
Meo, William Woolums and August
Frese.
The Commercial bank at Daleville
was robbed Dec. 10 and the State
Bank of Albany on Jan. 8. Clev-
enger admitted participating in both
robberies. He denied, however, that
Ray took part.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
HIGHWAY BIDS
TO Be OPENED
Letting March 81, Fourth in
1881 State Program.

Bids for paving approximately
forty-hve miles and for grading five
miles of state roads preparatory to
paving, will be opened by the state
highway commission, March 81,
John j. Brown, department director,
announced today. They will be the
fourth pavement letting for 1881
construction and when awarded,
the commission will have contracted
272 miles of paving and % miles OF
heavy grading for the year to date.
Projects for which contracts will
be given, are as follows:
state Road 81, from Springville to ooli-
tic. five miles of 1s-foot pavement in Law
renee county. Last gap between Bedford
Bloomfield, Linton and Sullivan.
U. S. Highway 81, two connections of 20
foot pavement to avoid bad turns and
hazardous grade crossing at the north
edge and the south corporate limits Of
Kokomo. Each connection involves about
one mile of paving.
o. S. Highway So, from Rockville east
to the junction of State Road 43, eighteen
miles Of 20-foot pavement in Parke and
Putnam counties.
State Road 2s, from winamac south to
the Cass county line, twelve miles of 20
foot pavement in Pulaski county.
State Road ID, from FIT. Wayne to the
existing road paved to the Ohio state line
to be added to the state system. five and
a half miles of 2o-foot pavement in Allen
county.
State Road IS, between Marion and La
fontsine. two and seven-tenths miles of
18-foot pavement in Grant county. This
is on relocation adjacent to the Missis-
sinewa river and involves heavy grading.
U. S. Highway Al, grading approaches TO
the Ohio river bridge at Evansville. five
miles. involves moving approximately 5o,-
900 cubic yards of earth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
CHILD SURVIVES
BULLET WOUND
Healing Starts After Shoot
ing More Than Year Ago.
By Times Special

BIZ Times Special
ALBANY, Ind, March IA
Wounded more than a year ago by
a gangster's bullet during q duel
which resulted in the death of a
Detroit police officer. Lois Bartlett,
granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Starbuck of Albany, now ap-
pears to be well on the road to re-
covery after spending a long period
in hospital.
The little girl has resumed her
school work, although a wound in
the back of her head is not fully
healed.
A surgeon who had attended the
child since the wound was inflicted,
died, and other doctors took over
the case. Two weeks ago, while
engaged in draining the wound,
which had resisted all attempts at
healing, they discovered a small
piece of bone. This was removed
and since then healing process has
proceeded rapidly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
.LYNCHING CHARGES
AT MARION ERASED
Prosecution Takes Step as
Sequel to ACquittaIS in
Two Cases.
BIZ United Press

BY Uhtted Press
MARION, Ind. March 14.-Afh-
davits against six Marion men and
Jacob G. Campbell, former Grant
county sheriff, filed by the state
after the lynching of two Negroes
here last August, were dismissed
Friday in Grant circuit court upon
written motion of Merle Wall and
Earl Stroup, deputy attorney gen
eral.
Charges of participation in the
lynching were dismissed against
Chester PeaSe, Arnold Walters,
Phillip Boyd, Everett Clark, Asa
Davis and sixth man known only
as Frame. All but Frame have been
arrested and Walters has been held
in Jail since Dec. 20.
The affidavit charging Campbell
with neglect of duty because the
Negro prisoners wore removed from
the county iail, also was dismissed.
Wall and Stroup, in their motion,
said dismissal was made because
there appeared no likelihood of OBJ
tanning convictions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
EXPERTS BRAND
LOVE LETTERS
AS FORCERIES
South Bend Man Is Freed
From Wife Nine Years
His Senior.
~ Times Special

By ines Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, March "A
Testimony of two handwriting ex-
perts won a divorce for George
Sczucs, 10, in superior court despite
protests of his wife that there was
no grounds for the decree.
The experts pronounced a group
of passionate love letters introduced
by Mrs. Sczucs as written by her
husband after their marriage as
forgeries.
Sczucs, who was nine years
younger than his wife, had lived
with her only about an hour, the
time required to return to South
Bend from Laporte, where they had
been married. A private settlement
had been arranged to provide for a
child.
When Sczucs brought suit for di-
vorce, his estranged wife produced
the letters as evidence. They were
designed to prove her young hus-
band remained devoted, but was
unable to live with her because of
the influence of his father.
Judge j. Elmer Peak awarded the
divorce after the experts, employees
Of South Bend banks, pronounced
the letters forgeries.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14

Bush played petty politics in the
wee hours Of the closing day when
he sent Republican senators out of
the room so there would be no
quorum to concur in the reappor-
tionment committees report.
Il won't let them pass the bill
until Myers sends the appropriation
committee report over" Bush per-
sisted in declaring.
But he had to give up the fight.
Not one Of those leaders gave
any indication of either political
Sagacity or craftsmanship.
Although some jealousy was ap-
parent among the Democratic
members of the house ways and
means committee because Paul v.
McNutt, dean of the Indiana uni
versity law school, party keynoter
and outstanding candidate for the
nomination for Governor, took a
hand in framing the tax measures,
he, however, escaped with but little
damage to his reputation.
Another Democrat who gets no
criticism is Thomas D. Taggart. He
kept himself out of the imbroglio by
going to Florida, and later staying
at French Lick, refusing all pleas
to visit the general assembly.
incidentally, Taggart's friends are
incensed because Charles Great
house, Democratic national COM
mitteeman, whose health kept him
from attending the national COM
mittee meeting last week, appointed
Lew Ellingham, FIT. Wayne pub
Usher, to represent him.
"Taggart should have been the
deputy" they protested.
1t is known that the son of the
late Hoosier Democratic leader has
exhibited the same keen interest in
party affairs, and would, in all
probability, accept the appointment
as national committeeman in 1920
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
Another Wolf Sighted

KOKOMO, Ind, March IA
Wolves are becoming rather numer-
GUS in Howard county. Early in the
week a large timber wolf was slain
by farmers in the east part of the
county following raids on chicken
and hogs. In practically the same
neighborhood another wolf was seen
by farmers. A hunt will be organ
lied with Clyde Shockley, local avn
ator, doing duty as '1ook out" from
his plane.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
GENERAL ASSEMBLY FELL
SHORT OF EXPECTATIONS

all Of the onus for the failure OF
the bill on the Speaker.
Lieutenant Governor Edgard D.
Bush, who gave lip and gavel service
to the income tax bills during the
session, in order to win farm sup
port for his gubernatorial ambition,
took good care to fix the blame on
the Speaker before he adjourned
the session.
Had Myers been politically saga
cious, he had an excellent excuse
not to sign the bill, as Peters later
pointed out. The excuse could have
been: 1.-THE Democratic party was
pledged to income taxes for both
private persons and corporations. 1,
therefore, will not sign a bill to place
an added burden on the already
overtaXed worker and farmer"
But Myers did not perceive this
and so must bear the blame, all join
in saying. The Speaker did not
help his political ambitions this
session. He would have been much
better off by taking the position as
floor leader or by just becoming one
of the body of the house.
Blocked Republicans
Leadership ability was shown by
Senator Walter Chambers, of New
castle, former state chairman, on
the final day of the session when he
kept the Democratic minority in
line and thus halted any effort of
the majority for suspending the
rules to pass the appropriation act
as amended in the senate. These
amendments would have turned ap-
proximately 100000 year from
the highway department funds to
the general fund. Although it was
a presumably meritorious plan, the
Republicans would have obtained
the credit. This Chambers would
NOT yoor411it
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
FIRE DEATH PROBED
Victims Husband Held on
IntoxiCation Charge.
By Times Special

By Times Special
PORTLAND, Ind, March IA
While authorities investigated the
death of Mrs. George Bowers, dur
ing a fire at her home Thursday,
her husband was arrested on an
intoxication charged preferred by
relatives who said he was creating
a disturbance at their home. He has
refused to make a statement to state
fire marshal representatives.
An examination of the body of
the victim has been made by Dr.
Thurman B. Rice of the Indiana
university school of medicine and
Coroner F. E. Wheeling of Jay
county, result of which has not been
disclosed. They seek. to determine
whether death was due to some
cause other than burns or suffoca-
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
Those Painful Swollen
Rheumatic joints Need
Weekend Treatment
Agony Conc In as Hours or Money
Back Say Hooks Dependable
Drug Stores, And IS Cents
Buys q Large s Ounce
Bottle.

Here's the new swift way to drive
Uric Acid from your joints and muscles
and free your body from Rheumatism.
Sciatica and Neuritis-many call it the
weekend treatment-and it is particu-
larly valuable to those who can not
afford to lose time thru the week
Start to take Allenru as directed on
Friday night and keep to bed as much
as possible till Monday morning-Al-
lenru acts with double speed when the
sufferer is relaxed and resting
Allenru is a powerful yet harmless
medicine-free from narcotics-you can't
depend on mild medicines to overcome
stubborn rheumatic conditions and
handy BELIEVERS used only TO stop pain
won't get the uric acid out of your
joints.
Allenru is sold by Hooks Depend
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mpnt
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
AK Murder of
Wife, 10, Insane
Mother Declares
BIZ Times &necinE

By Times Special
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March IA
Mrs. Emma Owings, mother of Law
renee johnson, %, on trial here
charged with the ak murder of his
wife, Mildred, 16, expressed a be-
lief on the witness stand that her
son is of unsound mind. She COL
lapsed after giving her testimony.
The mother testified that she
talked to her son Jan. 10, shortly
before the tragedy. A brother and
two sisters of the accused also
testified to an opinion that he is
insane.
In all, twenty-nine witnesses have
testified for the defense, fourteen to
the good character of Johnson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
RIGHT TO TRY
SUICIDE UPHELD
Marion Man Released After
Three Attempts.
By Times special

By Times Special
MARION, Ind, March 14.-Mayor
Jack Edwards presiding in city court
ruled that a man has a right to try
to kill himself if he doesn't make
attempts too often.
The ruling was made in the case
of Jack Gray, "a, former theater
entertainer. He was locked up by
police after a third effort to commit
suicide.
Gray told the court that his mar
ried life had been as much failure
as his efforts to kill himself, but said
he hoped to effect a reconciliation
with his wife. Upon his promise to
get a job and support her and a
child, he was released.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
Auto Kills School Boy

By Times Special
RICHMOND, Ind, March IA
Instant death was the fate of
Alonzo Seltser, IL, when struck by
an automobile after alighting from
a school bus near the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lacey Self
ser, six miles northwest of here. Ed
ward Hagerman, Muscatine, Ia,
driver of the car, was released after
questioning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
Educators Lose Positions

NOBLESVILLE, Ind, March IA
The school board Of Noblesville has
announced that it will not tender
contracts next year to Fred M
Starr. superintendent, and E. v
Rutherford. principal of the high
school. The board assigned the
tenure law as the reason. Starr came
to Noblesville four years ago from
the Tri-State Normal at Angola
where he was an instructor for
eighteen years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
Counsel Also Interpreter
By United Press

ELKHART, Ind, March IA
Counsel for the plaintiff likewise
played the role of interpreter in the
suit here of Emery Antalovits,
Hungarian, for divorce from Mrs.
Elijah Antalovits. Neither
plaintiff nor defendant could speak
English. D. D. Nemeth, South Bend
attorney, interpreted the evidence
for Judge 0. M. Conley. The
plaintiff got the divorce, but the de-
PENDANT was awarded 81 900 alimony.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14

get drunk. George Able, state
policeman, arrested him in city
court at eymour; a fine of $40
and costs, a total of $40, was i'm
posed. Without money to meet
the penalty, Dodson faced the
prospect of spending forty days
in Jail, but happened TO re-
member a loan was due on his
bonus, and communicated with
Coulter NJ. Montgomery, service
officer of the Seymour American
Legion post, and soon he had SGT,
with which he settled with the
law.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
FLAG CASE DISMISSED
Amish Man Instructed Not to
Salute CoIors.
Rn Enitcd Press


WASHINGTON, Ind, March IA.
"A charge of contributing to de-
linquency, filed against Peter j.
Stoll of the Amish faith, because
he instructed children not to salute
the American flag, was dismissed
here by Judge M. S. Hastings in
Daviess circuit court.
Stools attorneys pointed out that
there is no clause in the Constitu-
ton requiring that the flag be
saluted. Stool objected to his chill
dren saluting the flag at school, a
teacher reported, because of his
religious tenets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
BIT OF PIPE IN THROAT
Excited Boxer Fan Swallowed Piece
of Stem Teeth Crushed.
" Tintes NncctnE

BIZ Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, March 14.-The
excitement occasioned by a boxing
match proved disastrous to Oscar
Flanner, who had ringside seat.
Putting on a pipe, Flanner leaned
forward anXiously as blow after
blow was traded in the ring. Then
one of the fighters landed the
Knockout blow, his opponent went
crashing to the canvas and Flanner
bit his pipe stem in two. Doctors at
a Muncie hospital removed the
broken bit from his esophagus. He
will recover.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
Father of Four Opens
Jail With Bonus Money

COLUMBUS, Ind, March IA.
~ Andy Dodson, World war
veteran, used his bonus loan
money to win his freedom from
Jail to return to his 81 an hour
job in Cli7es, o., by which he
earns a living for his wife and
four children. At least, he left
in a dilapidated automobile for
Gives, hopeful the job was still
his.
After a visit here with his
family, Dodson started back to
Ohio, but halted long enough to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
WIFE ALLEGES BEATING
FOR GOING TO FUNERAL
Anderson Woman Also Charges
Weapons Kept Near Mates Bed.

Anderson Woman Also Charges
Weapons Kept Near Mates Bed.
By Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, March AL
Ieging her husband beat her when
she returned from the funeral of
her grandmother which she at
tended over his protests, Mrs. Ell
nora Chaplin filed suit in superior
court for a divorce from Clarence
Chaplin. She says her husband
sleeps with a razor and a revolver
near his bed.
Ethel E. McNeW filed suit for di-
vorce from Raymond McNew, alleg-
ing he deposits his earnings in a
joint account with his father and
refuses to provide for her. The
couple were married in 1909 Mrs.
McNew says she separated from her
husband because their home was
rsided frequently by police search
ing for liquor she charges he con-
cealed under a floor She asks
$500 alimony.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
PoOrhouse Inmate Killed

bV ItNtt HVttIut
GROWN POINT, Ind, March IA.
Mrs. Josie Kelley, As. Lake county
poorhouse inmate, is dead, the vic
time Of hit-and-run drivers auto
mobile. Her body was hurled into
a Snowbank.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
Sunday Shows Opposed

By Times Special
BOSWELL, Ind, March IA
Pastors Of this towns two churches
and the w. G. T. U. are opposing
an effort to operate motion picture
theaters on Sunday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-14
Dated After Legal Close

Myers, fro mall indications, had
his fingers crossed on this Demo-
cratic platform pledge, as we'll as
all others, prepared a long state
ment setting out the details, and
wrote it upon the enrolled act it
self. He then signed his name as
Of March 10 one day after the Ie-
gal close of the session.
Meyrs' action invalidated the bill,
Attorney James NJ. Ogden ruled,
thus giving Leslie an out on the
signing Of the measure and placing
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
M'PhersOn
Wds Girlm
Georgia

Robert Mcpherson, jr, %, who
was indicted in connection with
the death of his wife two years
ago but later exonerated, was
married in Georgia Wednesday
night to Miss Marian Lilies, his
parents have been advised.
McPherson's first wife, Virginia
Hurley, a Gallinger Hospital
nurse, was found in her apart
ment at the Park Lane strarl
eled to death and a Grand Jury
indicted the youth. The indlct,
ment was later found to be faulty
because of an improper jury and
"a second Grand Jury failed to
find sufficient evidence on which
to base charges.
His acquaintance with Miss
Lilies began in 1880 when he was
vacationing in Georgia at the
home of relatives, and it has
been known for some time that
the marriage was planned. His
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A.
Mcpherson, of 405 Upshur st. N.
W., were advised Of the marriage
yesterday:
The young couple probably will
return here at an early date to
make their home and McPher,
son will continue his work with
the Washington Loan and Trust
Company.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Action Without Harm
WheneUerC Cor1stipdted

Here's a way to be rid of con.
Stipation and its ills-a way that
works quickly, effectively, but
gently.
A candy Cascaret at night
the next morning you're feeling
fine. Breath is sweetened; tongue
cleared; biliousneSs, headaches,
dizziness, gas vanish. Repeat the
treatment two or three nights to
get the souring waste out of your
system. See how appetite and
energy return; how digestion i'm.
proves.
The action of Cascarets is sure,
complete, helpful to everyone.
They are made from cascara,
which doctors agree actually
strengthens boIDel muscles. All
drug stores have the 10c boxes.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
SALE TAX. PLAN
. FOR ILLINOIS
SCRUT|N|zED

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. 27
CU.S0.-Ten members Of the
Illinois State senate, headed by
Earl B. Searcy, of Springfield.
chairman Of the revenue commit
tee, will meet in Chicago tomor-
row morning to hear testimony
as to the advisability Of recon-
mending a general sales tax law
for Illinois.
The meeting will be held In
the city council chambers. 1t is
brought about through the adop
ton, in the senate last week. OF
o motion by Senator Thomas J.
Courtney. Of Chicago. who prev
iously had accepted a resolution
calling upon the governors tax
conference for all Of the rene
dies and suggestions for tax re-
lief submitted to them during
their deliberations" together
with the reasons and conclusions
for such proposals.
Painless Method
Courtney and a number of the
members Of the Searcy committee
believe that the general sales tax
II there must be any new taxation
in Illinois, offers the "mcst pain.
less way out" toward relief OF
taxpayers.
These legislators are Of the
opinion that the income and TO-
bacco tax proposals made to the
current assembly by the tax con.
ference. are unfair and unjust. as
well as impractical.
Tobacco Tax Deal
The income tax will pass the
State senate, according to Court
ney, unless the sales tax propo-
sition can diSplace it on a merit
basis. The tobacco tax is re-
garded by the majority OF legis.
lators as already dead" though
uninterred. The same view is
taken Of the suggested increase
in license fees for heavier types
Of trucks and busses.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
GIRL SCOUTS PREPARE BASKETS FOR NEEDY

food through the Gospel Mission,
and Troop "a, in Anacostia, today
took a collection Of toys to the
boys and girls in the Children's
Country home.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

ing care Of families in their com
munities, it was announced.
Troop 40 has adopted a family
to care for during the winter;
Troop 81 gave several baskets of
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

Baskets Of food prepared by
Girl Scouts today were distributed
through the Council Of SociaI
Agencies as part Of the Thanks
giving celebration.
Many girl scout troops are TAX
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
CHAMBER TO MEET

The Rockville Chamber of
Commerce will hold it's regular
meeting December Is, in the
Fire Department hall in Rock
vile.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

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