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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
YOUNG INDIANA MAN
FARM HONOR WINNER
Graduate of Middlebury High
School Given National Recognition.

School Given National Recognition.
By United Press
MIDDLEBURY, Ind, Nov. %.
Sanford Fash of Middlebury was
notified today that he had been
awarded the degree of American
farmer by the National Congress of
Future farmers of America at
Kansas City. He was the only can
didate nominated from Indiana this
year.
Fash, who was graduated from
Middlebury high school last spring,
now is farming in partnership with
his father, and is the manager Of
a 290-acre farm.
Close records are kept by Fash.
His herd Of twelve Jersey COWS pro-
duced 3,442.77 pounds of butterfat
in the last ten months. This rec
ord has made him one of the out
standing members in the Purdue
university farm management ex-
tension project.
During the four years of Eash's
training in high school and during
the last six months, he has selected
a herd sire, and chosen replacement
stock for the dairy herd, managed
poultry flock, inaugurated farm
fertility program, changed and i'm
proved the variety. of corn on the
farm, adopted the brooder house
plan of raising chicks, and reor-
ganized the recently acquired 1867
acre farm on which he is now liv-
ing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
FATHER SEEKS
CHILD CUSTODY
Adoption Granted While He
Was in Prison.

By Times Special
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 28.-Al-
leging that his daughter, Anna
Laura Miller, now Is, was adopted
by Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Stone
without his consent while he was
serving a prison term, Elmer Mil
Ter has filed suit in superior court
here demanding she be restored to
his custody. The case has been
taken under advisement by Judge
Buente.
Answering the father, counsel for
the Stones attempted to show that
the child's mother had given con-
sent for the adoption, which was
completed in Warrick circuit court
at Boonville in 1925, and that con-
sent Of one parent is sufficient. At
the time Miller was serving a two
to-fourteen-year prison term.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
BRIDGE HELD UNSAFE
Officials Say Span at Richmond
Must Be Rebuilt.
By Times Special

By Times Special
RICHMOND. Ind, Nov. ga
survey of a hazardous bridge of the
G. & o. railroad on State road 81,
at the southern edge of Richmond,
will be made by an engineer of the
state highway commission, Wayne
county officials have been advised.
The bridge has been termed a
grave hazard" by Coroner RuSseI
L. Hiatt and several weeks ago he
brought it to the attention Of DR..
w F. King. secretary of the state
board of health.
DR.. King communicated with
John ]. Brown, state highway di-
rector, who. with the entire COM
mission, made a survey. The COM
mission agreed that it would be
necessary to make a fill raising the
roadway to a higher level on each
side of the bridge, to afford better
vision.
Although the bridge was only re-
Gently completed, the commission
intimated that it would have to re-
built soon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
OLD LAW USED
BY MERCHANTS
Act of 1901 Worked Against
Transient Sellers.
BIZ Tintes SnecinI

By Times Special
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov. 28.-
The Terre Haute Merchants Asso-
citation. waging q fight on transient
merchants, is receiving inquiries
from various parts of Indiana as
to terms Of an ordinance which
provides for payment of fees
by such merchants, but asso-
citation officials point out that a
state law, not an ordinance, is being
invoked.
The law was passed thirty years
ago, setting license fees of $40
to $25 a day depending upon the
size of the city where the mer-
chant operates. Penalty for viola
ton is fine of $50 to $500 and a
Jail term of ten to thirty days. Fol-
making false statement to obtain
a license, the penalty is a fine not
exceeding $1,000 and a prison term
of two to fourteen years.
AS a result of invoking the law
a bankrupt sale" of furniture was
halted here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
INSULT UNIT OFFERS
NEW ELECTRIC PLAN
Saving of $4,000 Yearly Claimed for
Hagerstown Contract.

Hagerstown Contract.
By Times Special
HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Nov. ga
hve-year contract for electric service
which, it is claimed, will save Ha-
gerstown $4,000 annually, has been
proposed to local officials by the
Interstate Public Service Company,
an insult subsidiary, which has
been supplying current for the last
ten years. The ten-year contract
will expire in June, and Hagerstown
officials are seeking a reduction in
the base rate of 3 cents.
The town has its own distributing
system. A member of the Indiana
public service commission is said to
have declared the rate of cents
excessive.
The Perfect Circle company, Ha-
gerstown's chief industry, is con-
sidering the erection of an electric
power station, and should this plan
be carried out, Hagerstown will pur-
chase its current from this plant. No
action will be taken on the proposed
Interstate contract until a decision
is made by the local company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
DIPHTHERIA DEATH
RATE CUT SHARPLY
Evansville Health Officials
Credit Anti Toxin With
Decrease.
BIZ Tim Is Special


EVANSVILLE, Nov. %. - Diph-
iberia is retreating rapidly before
the onslaughts of modern medical
science, according to two Evansville
physicians, DR.. L. E. Fritsch, city
health board secretary, and DR.. G.
c. Wilson, school health officer.
Although 1881 is the year in a
cycle when it was calculated the
disease would be most prevalent,
there are now only ten cases here,
against fifty at the same time last
year
Use Of anti toxin has reduced the
number of cases, the physicians
agree. The treatment is optional,
but nevertheless, IS per cent of
Evansville school children have re-
ceived it. None of the ten persons
now i'll were given the treatment
The diphtheria death rate for
Evansville in 1880 was SO per 100000
population. This year the rate is ex-
pected to be much less. From 1890
to 1899, during which period anti
toxin was first used, the rate dropped
more than two-thirds to 1871.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
MASTER FARMER HONOR
WON BY NINE HOLSTERS
Only Sc Have Achieved Distinction
in Six Years.
By United Press


LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. %
Names of nine Indiana master
farmers, as judged by representa-
tives of Purdue university, the Indi-
ana farm bureau, and the Prairie
Farmer, were announced here today.
Medal awards will be made Sunday.
Judgment was rendered on eff
cheney in farming, rating as hus-
bands and fathers and contributions
to community advancement. Re-
quirements are high, as indicated by
the fact that in six years only fifty
six Indiana farmers have attained
the distinction.
Those chosen this year. are Mar
ion Ellingwood, Grant county;
Henry Wolfe, Knox; Earl B. Newell,
Carroll; Charles Zimmerman, Van
derburg; Harry M. Shull, De Kalb;
Garth R. Kyler, Whitley; Clyde H.
Seybold, Parke; Churcxille Barr,
Upton, and Newell M. Merrill,
Madison.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
GARBAGE MASTER MAY
BE RESTORED TO POST
Anderson City EmpIOye Works
Despite Demand for Resignation.

fAHNCi sun N1Gy EHpIOye WORKS
Despite Demand for Resignation.
By Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, Nov. 28.-
Money received from the sale of
garbage here belongs to the city
treasury rather than the garbage
master, Lawrence F. Orr, chief ex-
aminer of the state board of &C
counts, has ruled.
Orr's opinion was given to CITY
Controller Ira Davis, who is acting
mayor during the sickness of Mayor
j. H. Mellett, and concerns the case
of Joseph Melcher, city garbage
master.
When the city council learned
Melcher retained money from the
sale of garbage collected in CITY
trucks an ordinance appropriating
his salary was defeated, and the
board of works requested Melcher's
resignation, but he refused to quit.
Although Melcher has worked
without pay since Nov. 4 and the
board of works order has not been
rescinded, it is understood the matter
will be settled so that MeIcher will
be retained as garbage master.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
Impeachment of
Mayor Proposed
at South Bend
By Times Special

By Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov. 28.-
Demands for impeachment proceed
ingS against Mayor w. r. Hinkle of
South Bend grew stronger today,
following his formal demand Friday
for the resignation of Rudolph Ack-
ermann, city controller.
Two weeks ago Mayor Hinkle an
nounced his intention of ousting
Ackermann, and Immediately be-
came the target of fellow Demo-
Gratis, among them eight members OF
the city council, who asked for a
reason, but the mayor was unable to
give one which satisfied them.
In asking the resignation, Hinkle
sent a letter to the council stating
Ackermann prevented harmony and
cooperation in the city admins
tration.
Coupled with the Hinkle-Acker-
mann feud, is a report that a gam
bling syndicate offered $4,000 to
certain city officials in exchange
for protection in operations here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
four MOVE TO
QUASH CHARGES
Valparaiso City CounCiImen
File Motions.
BIZ Times SpeciaI

DY L tHbS SptGtut
VALPARAISO, Ind, Nov. 28.-
Judge Grant Crumpacker of Porter
circuit court will hear arguments
Dec. 4 on motions of four Valpa-
raise city councilmen to quash in
dictments against them alleging lille
gal allowances of claims on public
money.
Defendants are Harold w. Cleve-
land, Meyers E. Zimmerman, Chris
topher J. Kane and Henry Jensen.
The indictments followed an in
vestigation by examiners for the
state board Of accounts.
Counsel for the defendants is Will
lis G. McN1ahan, former Indiana ap-
pellate court judge. Prosecutor
Howard D. Clark is being assisted by
William DAILY, special attorney for
the city water department.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
BOMB TRIAL NEAR END
Testimony Will Be Concluded Early
Next Week at Princeton.

By united Press
PRINCETON, Ind, Nov. 18.-At-
torneys in the Somerville mine
bombing conspiracy trial prepared
today to close their cases. 1t is ex-
pected the questioning of witnesses
Will be finished Monday or Tuesday.
Harmon Kelly, one of the de-
PENDANTS, was summoned to the
stand Friday to answer queries by
which the prosecution attempted to
break down his previous versions
of incidents before and after the
bombing.
Shouting replies to questions,
Kelly denied any part in the al
legged conspiracy. He denied en-
phatically that on Nov. 8 he had
told Perry Hudson and Ace Hud-
son that Abe Wales had paid 500
for the Somerville job. 1t was the
first time the name of Wales, who
is president of District II, United
Mine Workers, had been brought
directly into the case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
Rate Cut Sought

Petition for reduction in light
rates of rural communities in
WAYNE township, Kosciusko county
has been filed with the public
service commission by twenty resi-
dents and president of the county
commissioners board. The rate cut
is sought in districts adjoining War
saw and Claypool. An insult unit
the Northern Indiana Public Service
Company, supplies light and power
in the community.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
Aged Woman Hurt
By Times Special

By I fDleS NVcc1nE
ANDERSON, Ind, Nov. 28.-Mrs.
Lucinda Hoard, 70, is in a critical
condition with injuries suffered
when she was run down by police
automobile driven by Orpha Ander-
son, detective. The aged woman
suffered a broken left hand, a frac-
tured right leg and a severe scalp
wound. Detective Anderson said
she stepped from a curb in front of
his automobile when it was too late
to avoid striking her.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
Prison Chaplain Retires

bU LHtItu FTtS6
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Nov. %.
The Rev. Aaron Wood, former
Laporte county Methodist minister,
has presented his resignation as
chaplain at the state prison, to the
prison board. He has been chaplain
at the prison for thirteen years. Ad-
vanced age was given as the reason
for the retirement, which will take
place Jan. /. His successor viii be
named by Warden Walter DAILY.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
Convict's Trustee Sued

BIZ Times Special
COLUMBIA CITY. Ind, NOV. IS.
Samuel B. Trembly, trustee for
Leroy S. Crouch. serving a two to
fourteen-year term in the Indiana
state prison for embezzling funds of
the Provident Trust Company of
which he was an official, is defend
ant in bond surety suit brought
by the Metropolitan Casualty In
surance Company of New York.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
School Board Loses

By Times Special
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, Nov
ga verdict for $5,55S was award
ed by Special Judge John w. Hor-
naday in Montgomery circuit court
here to A. D. Montgomery, former
Charlottesville school superintend-
ent, against the school board. Mont
gomery, employed for three years,
was dismissed at the end of the
second year, and the judgment rep
resents salary he would have re-
ceived had the contract been OBJ
served.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
DAMAGES GIVEN
AFTER DEFAULT
BY Defendant
Anderson Judge Acts With
Only Evidence of
Plaintiff.
BIZ Times Special

~ Ifmes special
ANDERSON, Ind, Nov. o.
When the defendant in a damage
suit failed to appear on time in
superior court for trial, Judge
Bartlett H. Campbell discharged
the jury and instructed attorneys
for the plaintiff to present their
evidence to the exclusion of the
defendant.
After hearing the evidence, the
court found for the plaintiff and
assessed damages Of $1,000.
The suit was brought by Mrs.
Sarah Miller, y, Williams, against
Leslie May, Alexandria, and re-
suited from an automobile accident
at the southwest edge of Alex
andria on May %. Mrs. Miller was
riding in an automobile as the
guest Of her niece, Mrs. Laura Der
mond, Bedford en- route to Toledo.
When truck emerged from a
filling station driveway, Mrs. Der
mond took refuge on one side of
the road, where her automobile was
SDA hSh Wy ollOL44Cl QIlNtn III Jllc up
posite direction by May.
The trial was scheduled to begin
at a. m. When the defendant and
his attorney failed to appear, a
bailif telephoned Mays home, be-
ing informed that May was in
Greensburg. Efforts to find his at
torney, Joseph Harrington, was of
no avail until forty minutes after
the trial had begun. The defense
having defaulted, the attorney
sought continuance, which the
court oVeTuled.
Testimony of an Anderson ply
scician and a deposition by Toledo
doctor showed that Mrs. Miller suf-
fered three fractured ribs, pune
tured lung, bruises and decorations.
She is said to have chronic pleurisy
and coughs constantly as result
of the punctured lung, the injury
being permanent. physicians testify.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
Mental Brake
By Times Special

By Times Special
BROOK, Ind, Nov. o.
Mrs. Josephine McCabe had
put brakes on the mentality of
her 10-year-old daughter Hell
en-. When she started to school
she skipped the first grade.
This fall she entered school in
the sixth grade. In an intel
hgence test she was shown
capable of high school sopho-
more work. Teachers recon-
mended that she be placed in
the eighth grade at least, but
her mother called a halt, and
she was enrolled in the seventh
grade.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
LIQUOR CASE DISMISSED
Marion Man Still Faces Three
Other Dry Law Charges.

By Times Special
MARION, Ind. Nov. 28.-An in
dictment charging Harry Miller, re-
puted Marion liquor and gambling
king. with sale of liquor, was dis
missed in Grant circuit court on
petition of George Hufsmith,
deputy encouragement. Hufsmith
had entered his appearance as
special prosecutor in the case. The
motion to dismiss came after HUI
smith and defense counsel, Harry
Roberts, failed to agree on a date
for trial. Hufsmith had asked for a
continuance.
Miller is still facing two indict-
ments, on possession OF liquor
charges and conspiracy to transport
LIQUOR. Hufsmith will assist pros
ecutcr Harley Hardin in. the trial on
those charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
Suicide Leaves $4,000
"a Times SpeciaI

BV lWes hptttdF
ANDERSON, Ind, Nov. 2s.-Ralph
w. Harting, president of the Citi-
zens Bank and Trust Company OF
Flwood which was closed month
ago. left an estate valued at $25, 600.
His son. Ralph w. Harting, and the
Elwood state Bank, will settle the
estate as joint administrators. Hart
ing committed suicide at his home
in Elwood Friday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
Bridegroom Fined
BIZ Times SpecidJ

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind, Nov. o.
The honeymoon motor trip OF
Richard Killer, Chicago, was inter
rupted here when he was arrested
on drunken driving charge. He
was fined $40 and costs, total OF
$41.05, which he paid. With his
bride and her sister he resumed g
trip to Pennsylvania.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
Jury Shows Speed

BIZ Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, Nov ga Della
ware circuit court jury here estab-
lished a record for speed. Five
minutes after getting the case of
Earl Gentry, nearly-blind World
war veteran, charged with liquor
law violation, the jury returned a
verdict holding Gentry guilty, fix
ing the penalty at fine of 500 and
six months in Jail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
Wall Paper Newspaper
O7Cned BY Peru Veteran

Paper of the copy Reeder owns
IS yellowed, but the printing is
still distinct.
Type for the edition was set
when Vicksburg was captured.
July 2, 1868, by the soldiers of
General U. S. Grant. It is re-
lated that a Union soldier,
amused by the southern propa-
ganda Contained in the paper.
printed several copies on wall
paper after publication had been
ordered by General Grant. The
paper contains a glowing tribute
to General Robert E. Lee, famed
leader of the confederacy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28

BIZ Times Special
DERU, Ind, Nov. 2S.-Claim
L Of H. B. Carroll, Austin,
Tex, that he has the only re-
naming copy of the wall
paper edition of the Vicksburg
(Miss) Daily Citizen, printed
July 2, 1868, is disputed by Will
liam c. H. Reeder, a Peru Civil
war veteran.
Reeder publicly exhibited a
copy of the paper here and an
nounces he will gladly show it
to any one who calls at his
home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
Veteran Printer Buried

BN lWeS Npecl1I
MUNCIE, Ind, Nov 2S-Fu-
neral services were held here fol-
Carl Robinson, SO, veteran Muncie
printer. He was former business
associate of Perry S. Heath, who
later became assistant postmaster
general of the United States, and
Wilbur Nesbit, noted poet and
humoriSt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
Alarm Clocks in Demand
By United Press

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. Nov. %
Since a $50 a. m. train has been
discontinued on the Big Four rail-
road here, merchants report a heavy
demand for alarm clocks. The train
for years had served as a time sig
nal to morning risers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
SQUIRRELS TAKE CORN
Owner Demands Brazil Pay for $50
Bushels.
By Times Special

BRAZIL, Ind, Nov. 28-Otis
Modesto believes something ought
to be done about it,"
City Attorney Stewart advises the
city council that Modesto, alleging
squirrels which live in Forest park
destroyed $50 bushels of corn be-
longing to him, demand the city
make payment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
ENLIGHTENMENT Alleged

By Times Special
ANDERSON. Ind, Nov. 28.-Har-
ry Hendricks, formerly employed by
the G. Hammond Company, is I'M
der arrest charged with embezzling
81 Isl of it's funds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28
Gas Used in Suicide

BIZ Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov 28.--Ill-
ness is blamed for the suicide of
Mrs. Nina Doolittle, So, who inhaled
gas in her home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-28

By Times Special
WARSAW, Ind, Nov. 28.-After
a six-year dispute with immigra-
ton authorities of Russia, Mrs.
Sonia Rosen-Levin and daughter
Sophia were permitted to leave
the country and come here to join
the formers brothers, Mier and
Samuel Levin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06

after 1t; climbing the hill again and then rolling it down again. Easter egg hunts. which are staged for chil- dren in most other sections of the country. are unknown here. There are no prizes, and each child must bring his own eggs. !.
 Some of the children are reported to have become i'll on other oc- casions from eating the eggs. A ffrst-aid station has been provided. There was some discussion Q week ago about the possibility that Mrs Hoover might curtail what some called the over-emphasis on egg rolling. She favors folk dancing However, word was officially given out that there will be no restrictions on the children.
 Girl Scouts under Mrs Ho0ver's s direction will render folk dances la ter in the day. but upon no larger scale than last year. 1t is said.
 Ice cream and cake will be fur- nished the young guests, and the gates of the private South grounds are to be open from 10 a. m. until 5 D. m. in honor of the occasion.
 The president and Mrs Hoover celebrated Easter yesterday, attend ing two church services and going for an automobile ride late in the day, the first service was held at sun rise at Arlington memorial am- phitheater. tomb of the unknown soldier. It was under the auspices of the Knight Templar. Later Mfr and Mrs Hoover went to the new Quaker meeting house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06

Forty appealed cases are sched. uicd to be heard at the April crim- Iai term of the conmon pleas court before Judge Harry J. Beardsley and Judge Miles F. McNiR On We'd nesday morning. The court will De opened >to-morrow morning since to-morrow is the opening of the criminal term. There will be no bus fness court will be adjourned im- mediately until Wednesday morn ing.
 Most of the cases are those that have been heard in lower courts and iii which appeals have been taken when convictions resulted. Included in the cases is the condemnation proceedings or the still and equip rncnt seized by local vice squad members in raid conducted on an alleged "beer plant" on Vine street. One Peter Vulgas was arrested and fined as the owner. Motor vehicle law violations head the list with H. QUOT law violators second.
 Other cases to be heard include: Timothy Hanle, breach of the peace sgnd resistance; Joseph Kisonis, highway robbery: Clemente Raudis. breach of the peace; John Forna- tard, cruelty to child; Frank Burke, non-support; Stanley Vaszauskas, r.on-support: John F. Meehan, .vio- Iation of the motor vehicle law;