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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
20 New Officers Are Sworn
In; State Divided Into
10 Districts.

Commissioning twenty-five new
state policemen today, Chief Grover
G. CARROT began operation OF his
department on the barracks plan,
but temporarily without barracks.
The state is divided into ten state
police districts, in each Of which a
lieutenant is in command OF from
four to six patrolmen, who Will re-
port to their superior daily.
The force now totals slxty-one
officers and patrolmen. Districts
are:
First-Lake. Newton. Porter, Jasper.
Pulaski. starke. La Porte. and western st.
Joseph counties. with Lieutenant Walter
j. Wilson in command.
Second-Eastern st. Joseph, Elkhart,
Kosciusko. Whitley, Allen. De Kalb, Noble.
La Grange. and Steuben counties. with
Lieutenant Ray Fisher in command.
Third-Marshal. Fulton. Cass. Miami,
wabash. Howard. Upton, Clinton. and
Carroll counties. with Lieutenant Claude
Louks in command.
Fourth-Huntingto Wells, Adams. Jay
Blackford, Grant, Delaware and Randolph
countless with Lieutenant Guy R. Sears
in command.
Fifth-Hamilton, Madison. Henry,
Wayne, Union. Fayette. Rush. Decatur
and Franklin counties. with Lieutenant
Bert A. Davis in command.
Sixth-Ripley. Dearborn. Ohio. Switzer-
land. Jefferson. Jennings. Scott. Clark
Floyd. Bartholomew and Shelby counties
with Lieutenant Fred L. Jones IN COM
mand.
Seventh-Lawrence. jackson. Washing
ton. Orange. Dubois. Crawford. Harrison
Perry. Spencer. warrick. vanderburg anc
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
State Fatality List for Holt
day Weekend Shows
ID DroWninuS.

Drowning ended the lives of four
teen persons in Indiana over the
holiday weekend as fireworks, auto
accidents and other causes raised
the toll to twenty-eight. Five of
the drownings occurred in and near
Gary. Three Of these were at, one
beach when two persons and
would-be rescuer were victims.
Fireworks caused only one fatality,
but numerous injuries were reported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
COURT BAIL|FF
DIES SUDDENLY.
Oliver P. Bowers Stricken
in Druq Store.

Oliver P. Bowers, SO, OF the Bre-
wort hotel, fol- six years bailiff of
federal court, died today as he sat
in a pharmacy at 202 North Me-
ridian street.
Mr.. Bowers was on his way to the
court of Judge Robert G. Baltzell
when stricken. He was dead when
medical aid reached him. Coroner
Fred w. Vehling pronounced apo
plexy as cause of death.
At one time Mr.. Bowers was a
saloon keeper and previously had
been a horse-trader.
Mr.. Bowers was born in Hagers.
town, Ind, and had resided in In.
dianapoliS since 1924.
A sister, Mrs. George G. Jones, OF
Dayton, O., survives.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
CHILD KILLED,
SCORE HURT IN
CITY'S FOURTH
Girl Is Burned Fatally
When Sparkler Ignites
Her Clothes.

Another July Fourth came to IN
dianapolis and sped into history,
but in passing inscribed its trail
with tragedy and damage, the result
Of incautious celebration.
One child was dead today, and at
least a score of persons were suffer-
ing injuries by fireworks. A store
was damaged when a fireworks dis
play was ignited by cigaret thrown
carelessly, and other forms of holi-
day celebration left many victims
in their wakes.
Mardell Bollinger, 8, Of South
Bend, died Sunday night in St.
Francis hospital, from burns suf-
fered when Sparkler fired her
clothing. Saturday night.
Guest of Uncle
The little girl was the guest here
of her uncle, L. M. Kelly. 901 Wood
lawn avenue. The body will be sent
to Monterey for burial.
A post-Independence day celebra-
ton sent 9-year-old Lester Cross,
1O4O OOQGl4CL11 dfC1IQC, W C1Oy nus
pital with serious cuts. He filled a
bottle with gunpowder and touched
it off.
The glass shattered in his face
and cut his body. City hospital
physicians today said his injuries
were serious.
Eardrum Is Broken
John Overton, z, OF 1859 Apologize
street, suffered a broken eardrum
from a firecracker tossed near his
head. Almost twenty other per-
sons received treatment at hospitals
Sunday for mishaps occurring Sat-
urday.
A customer who purchased so
cents worth of f1recrackers in the
G. w. Schwenzer pharmacy, 1884
South Meridian street, Saturday,
dropped his cigaret into the display
of fireworks and the resultant ex-
plosion caused $4,000 damage.
Other fires city f1remen said were
caused by fireworks damaged prop
erty more than $50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
SPUR HUNT FOR
YOUNG ACTRESS;
FEAR KIDNAPPING
Purse Found in Gutter Near
Home Is Only Tangible
CleW.
By United Press


NEW YORK, July 6. - Reports
Miss Evelyn Wilson, %, had broken
an engagement to marry two
months ago, and that she had been
followed recently by two men, today
enlivened search for the actress re-
ported to have vanished Sunday.
The missing girls purse, contain
ing $5.74, some cosmetics and adj
dresses Of three motion picture ac-
tors, Richard Dix, Grant Withers
and Buddy Rogers, was the only
tangible clew police had today.
The purse was found in the gut
ter near the home of Miss wilson's
sister where her mother and other
guests had been attending a party.
Miss Wilson left shortly after mid
night to get aspirin for her moth
er, asked an elevator operator for
direction to the nearest drug store,
started in that direction, and was
not seen again.
No one, except George Reynolds,
the elevator operator, has been
found to verify the story.
Mrs. Wilson, the girls mother,
said two men had followed the girl
from Broadway bank after she
had withdrawn $4,000. None Of the
money was taken to the party, the
mother said.
The missing girls most prom
inent stage role was in George
Whites Scandals of 1929" She re-
Gently concluded Publix act en-
gagement here after her return
from Hollywood.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
1874 National Toll
By United Press

~ Untted Press
CHICAGO, July 6.-The double
holiday over the weekend took a
toll Of 1874 lives in automobile
crashes, drownings, fireworks explo-
sionS and other violent accidents, a
state-by-state survey showed today.
Drownings and motor deaths were
almost double last years toll over
Independence day, but were divided
fairly even between the holiday and
Sunday.
Deaths from fireworks threat
ened to be higher than last years
total. The number so far reported
is lower, but generally a half dozen
or SO injuries do not prove fatal for
several days after the Fourth.
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Mother of Seven Dies
BIZ Times Special

By Times Specldb
NOBLESvILLE, Ind, July g.
Mrs. Julia Ann Cardwel, IS, widow
of Pleasant Cardwell, was found
dead of heart disease in the garden
at her home by her son John when
he returned from his work after
being absent all day. She had been
a resident of this part of the state
since she was Z years old. She
leaves six other children, Melvin
Cardwell, Kokomo; Thomas Card
well, Topton; Mrs. Henrietta Wright,
Goldsmith; Mrs. Della Taylor. An
derson; Mrs. Susan Rayls and Lewis
CardWeu, Kokomo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
QUITS EATING IN
ORDER TO MAKE
PRISON ESCAPE
TruSty Loses 20 Pounds SO
Clothes Fit Him, Calmly
StroIIs From PEN
BY SAM KNOTT
United Press staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, July 6.-Search was
made today in Chicago for a good
looking man in a gray suit and silk
underwear who celebrated Indepen-
dence day by ending a two months
fast and walking nonchalantly out
of Joliet prison, where he had been
sentenced to spend his life for muir
der.
1.-THE joke may be on us now, but
it will be on him when we catch
him." declared Warden Henry c..
Hill of the prison, who trusted A.
thur A. Miller SO much he selected
him from among several thousand
convicts to be his personal barber.
There's no particular reason to
think he's in Chicago, but we're CEN
tering the search here because it's
the place escaped convicts usually
head for first" said Hill. "He
shouldn't be hard to find, either,
because he has no money, and he's
too we'll dressed-in my sons clothes
to be able to beg or steal train
rides without attracting a lot Of at
tention."
Lost Twenty Pounds
Miller's escape was, according TO
prison officials, one of the most
cleverly planned and executed in
many years. In order to carry it
out the convict had to go hungry for
two months and reduce his weight
from 160 to 140 pounds, SO that he
could get into the clothes of the
warden's son Philip and walk to his
freedom without being questioned.
Miller was sent to the prison from
Rock Island in 1919. He became a
model prisoner and was allowed
many privileges. AS personal barber
to Warden Hill he had the run Of
the executives quarters.
The trusted convict watched the
routine Of the warden for months
and knew that every other week the
son Philip came up from Galesburg
to play golf with his father. He
practically quit eating in prepara-
ton for his "break," and in two
months lost twenty pounds, dieting
himself down until he was almost
the exact size of Philip Hill.
Carries Golf Club
Selecting Indepdence day as an
ideal time to gain his freedom, Mil
Ter waited Saturday evening until
all members of the Hill family were
put on Philips clothes, including
put on Philips CLOTHES, including
the silk underwear, picked up a golf
club and started out.
AS he strolled across the prison
yard, the convict stopped now and
then to swing the golf club at a
dandelion. His years in prison had
not dulled his game enough to make
him appear amateurish and guards
who saw him never questioned for
moment his role Of a holiday Wis
itor leaving the warden's home.
"I think maybe the feel Of the
silk underwear gave him conf
dence," said Hill. But, fortunately,
Philip didn't leave any money in
his pockets, so without any money,
hungry as he must be after his two
months training and dressed as
he is, Miller hasn't much chance of
making his holiday an extended
one"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
Art Guide Published
~ Times Special

By Times NpecldI
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, July g.
For the purpose of creating state in
terest in Indiana artists and art, an
art guide to Indiana, a pioneer in
the field, has been published by the
Indiana university extension divi-
sion. 1t was prepared from an art
survey by the Indiana Federation
of Art Clubs, and compiled by Mrs
H. B. Burnet, indianapolis, presi-
dent of the federation, and Mrs
Robert E. Burke, Bloomington, as
sistant in public welfare service of
the university extension division.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
PICNIC GUESTS
OF PRESS CLUB
MAY Be 10000
BoonviIIe Organization Will
Hold Annual Affair at
Lincoln City.
By Times Special

By Times Special
LINCOLN CITY, Ind, July g.
The eighth annual picnic of the
Boonville Press Club will be held at
the Nancy Hanks park here Sunday,
with the expectation that 10000
persons will attend.
This years event will emphasize
building of the Lincoln national
Memorial highway from Hodges
vile, KY, to Springfield, Ill, the
route being that traversed by Abra-
ham Lincoln, in his YOUTH when the
family migrated from Kentucky,
thence to Indiana and then to Iii
nois.
Three States Assist
Lincoln highway commissions of
Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois will
provide speakers. They will be
Judge Haswell, Louisville, for Ken
lucky; Paul M. Angle, Springfield,
for Illinois, and Curtis Shake, Vim
cennes, for Indiana.
Musical organizations booked are
the Boonville boys band, with Ray
mond Kirsch directing; Miss Marian
Grahams orchestra, the Boonville
Glee Club and Hoosier string band
of Dale. Vocal soloists will be Miss
Olive O'Neil, Mrs. Lura Barker jar
rett, Evansville, and Walter Don
nelly, Boonville.
War Mothers to Attend
Indiana war mothers will attend
in a body and their president, Mrs.
Minnie c. Gibson, will place a
wreath on the tomb of Nancy Hanks
Lincoln. Members of the Grand
Army of the Republic in south
western Indiana will be honor
guests.
Roscoe Kiper, chairman Of the
state industrial board, will have
charge of a program at the grave
of Lincoln's mother, end will de-
liver an eulogy. William Herschell,
indianapolis, will read two Of his
poems, one written for the occasion.
Officers of the press club are
Philip Lutz, president, and Ernest
w. Owen, secretary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
COMMISSIONERS
DELAY DECISION
ON RUSH PLEA
Ohio Fuel Gas Company Is
Held Up on Petition to
Cross County.
OTHER PERMITS PENDING
Opponents See Effort to
Crowd Citizens Co.
Into Line.

Permission to enter Marion county
with a natural gas pipeline was
held up today by county commits
sioners in hearing on the request
Of the Ohio Fuel Gas Company.
"We1l take it under advisement,"
declared George Snider, commits
sioner- and spokesman for the county
board.
The Ohio company asked that 1t
be permitted to cross Pike town
ship for three miles in the county
with a pipeline.
Warraek Wallace, attorney for
the company, urged the commission
ers come to an immediate decision.
DepIores Delay
Were in Hamilton county now
and within ten days will be ready
to lay pipe in Marion county," Wal
lace said.
He argued that If the commission
ers did not rule Immediately the
companys work would be held up.
We've got several permits of a
similar nature pending" retorted
Snider "and we'll act on this one
as soon as possible.
Commissioner John Shearer told
the company's officials that before
the county would permit the pipe
laying that it would be necessary to
agree that conduits be used in lay
ing pipe under all Marion county
roads.
Kentucky Asks Action
When the request for the Ohio
company's permit was read, no tax
payers presented themselves to pro-
test the granting of the right-of-
way.
The pipeline firm asserted it had
assurance that a right ofway could
be contracted for in Pike township.
Sidney S. Miller, attorney repre-
senting the Kentucky Natural Gas
Company, interviewed during the
hearing and suggested to the COM
missioners that his company desired
immediate ruling on its request to
enter the county with pipe lines if
the commissioners planned to act
on the Ohio company's permit.
The Kentucky company has a pc
tition pending in the public service
commission for hearing July 16
asking the right to enter the city
of Indianapolis with its pipes.
Denial Futile, Viaw
County commissioners, following
the hearing, were of the opinion
that they had no power to stop the
Ohio company from bisecting the
county with its pipelines.
They declare that as the company
Is interstate in it's services, all that
would be necessary to override a
refusal of a permit would be a petit
ton filed with the federal court en-
Joining the commissioners from pre-
venting the construction Of the
pipeline.
Opponents see in the granting of
the right of-way an attempt upon
pipeline companies to force the
Citizens Gas Company to purchase
natural gas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
Funny FeIIO10

BIZ United Press
LOS ANGELES, July g.
Every movie fan knows Stan
Laurel, who is teamed with
Oliver Hardy in screen come
dies, but who is this fellow,
Arthur Stanley Jefferson, who
was born in Avelilon, Lanca-
shire, England.
The fellow is no less than
Laurel, himself. So that there
may be no confusion, the CO.
median has asked the superior
court TO discard his family
name Of Jefferson and make
Laurel his legal cognomen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
HELD FOR HUSBANDS
HAMMER MURDER
Wife Claims She Was Captive of
Mate for 25 Years.

Wife Claims She Was Captive of
Mate for rs Years.
By United Press
CLEVELAND, July 6.-Mrs. Jose
phine Mercurio, 81, today was a
prisoner Of police, held for the
hammer murder" Of the husband
who she claims was her captor for
twenty-five years.
Il killed him" Mrs. Mercurio told
police. II am free now for the third
time since married him. The other
two periods of liberty were when he
was in the pen, once for killing my
brother and once for carrying con-
cealed weapons"
The wife beat her husband, IS. to
death with a five-pound sledge
hammer as he lay asleep in their
home, police charge. Jean, %, eld-
est Of five children, Is alleged to
have witnessed the murder.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
DIE
AS VIOLENCE TOLL

Automobile crash deaths were I'M
usually low, only three persons dy-
ing from that cause. Two, a pilot
and his passenger, were killed when
a plane fell near Peru.
Eight deaths were attributed to
other violence. Two were killed by
lightning; one child died from eat
ing pills; another was killed by
swallowing gasoline; one suicide was
reported; two persons died Of heat
prostration.
Cooler weather which accom-
panied the holiday weekend kept
the heat toll at the low figure. Both
victims were men, one an Indian
apolis doctor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
Two Trials Cost S1,s47
By Times Special

By ItWeS Special
MARION, Ind, July Grant
county spent approximately $1,347
in the two murder trials of Edward
Blotz, according to Robert New
bauer, clerk of Blackford county,
where the trials were held on a
change of venue. The first jury to
hear the case disagreed. The sec
ond found him guilty of man
slaughter in the Staying of Thomas
Tucker Of Marion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06

Posey counties. with Lieutenant John c.
Weir in command.
Eighth-Gibson. Pike. Knox. Daviess.
Martin. Greene. Sullivan. vigo and Clay
counties. with Lieutenant John Hamilton
in command.
Ninth-Parke. Vermillion, Fountain,
MONTGOMERY. Boone. Tippecanoe. Warren.
Benton and White counties. with Lieu
tenant Chester L. Butler in command
Rehabilitation. Hancock. johnson,
Brown, Monroe. owen. Morgan. Putnam
and Hendricks counties. with Lieutenant
BENJAMIN E. McMullen in command.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
Slayer to Admit Guilt

By Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, July 6.-Re-
moved to jail after two suicide at
tempts. one in hospital, George
Dollar, II, slayer Of Herbert Good
ing, is said to be repentant over his
crime and is prepared to plead
guilty. After killing Gooding,
wounding his wife and her son,
Weldon Barkdull, Dollar turned a
gun on himself, firing three shots
into his body. While in the hos
pital receiving treatment for the
wounds, he attempted to Jump from
a window.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
AUDITOR ENTERS
BLACKTOP FEUD
TO AVOID SUITS
acknowledgements Ruling
May Determine Highway
Body'S Course.

Whether state highway commits
sioners at their meeting here Tues
day will proceed further with the
blacktop paving program hangs
upon an opinion to be given by At
torney-General James NJ. Ogden
regarding the legality of such pro-
cedure.
The opinion, however, was not
requested either by the commits
sioners or by Director john J.
Brown Of the state highway de-
partment.
1t was asked for in a letter re-
ceived by the Encouragement today
from Floyd E. Williamson, state au-
ditor. The letter follows:
"You are aware there is consider
able agitation and threats of iti-
cation in reference to certain con-
tracts recently entered into by the
state highway commission.
Position in Doubt
ct would like to ask what, in your
opinion, would be the proper posi-
ton for the auditors Office to as
sumo relative to drawing state war
rants for payments on such con-
tracts in the absence Of any direct
orders from the court. Would the
auditor be responsible for war
rants drawn on claims properly filed
and approved by the proper state
highway officials in event the con-
tracts upon which such payments
were made later was declared ille-
gal?
GAS I am receiving both writ
ten and verbal notices requesting me
not to make such payments, would
be glad to have an early opinion
from you relative to the position this
office should take concerning such
matters"
Injunction suit in the matter is
pending in Marion circuit court, but
no temporary restraining order has
been issued.
Do AS They Like
Brown said today he will proceed
upon commission approval and that
so far as the court is concerned at
present, highway officials can do as
they like.
Ogden has held in the past that
"blacktop, blacktop and blacktop"
does not constitute three paving
types as provided under the Indiana
law. This is the point upon which
the injunction is sought.
Bids were received on projects
which were advertised for bitumin-
GUS construction only, the concrete
bids being excluded in the speciflca-
tions.
Williamson refused to disclose
who urged him to get the opinion
but commented:
Since the cement interests have
good legal advisers, I thought that
should have some good legal ad-
vice also"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
Former HoOsier Wounded

=
sUMMITVILLE, Ind. July g.
Orville Latchaw, one Of three Jack
son (Mich) policemen wounded in
gun duel with William Rightsell,
slain by one of the officers, is q
former Summitville resident, son
of William Latchaw. With Patrol
men Clair Tallman and Spradlin,
the former resident was called TO
the Rightsell home, where it was
alleged he was beating his wife,
Several shots were exchanged be-
fore Rightsen was slain by Tallman
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06

A on b l e
chin has ap-
pc are d and
there are no.
t i C e a b l e
crow S feet
a b o u t the
eyes W h e n
mig h t f IL
C o nj e S and
I o u + ISIS go
down the bay
to s ee the
Bar tn oil di
masterpiece.
AS a result
General Han
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
Aged Man Dies

By Times Special
NOBLESvHILE. Ind. July CT.
G. Thurman, ~, is dead at his home
in northwestern Hamilton county.
He leaves a daughter. Mrs. j. B.
Kinnaman and two sons, Virgil and
Gilbert Thurman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
Artery Severed in Mishap

When glass bowl she was car
rying broke, Sunday night, Miss
Catherine Sweeney, Is, Of 514 South
Missouri street, sustained a severed
artery in Her right wrist. She was
taken to city hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
FORD TOUR IS DELAYED
Ony Few of Fourteen Planes Hop,
Due to Poor Visibility.
By United Press

Do UHtItu FTt6S
BINGHANdTON, N. Y, July e.
Poor flying conditions hampered the
Ford reliability tour here today.
Visibility was poor and only few
of the fourteen competing planes
took of for Bradford, Pa, at 1880.
The remainder stayed on the
ground, hoping that conditions
would improve sufficiently for them
to take of in the early afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
Wafer Takes BOYS Life

bY tUEttU Z toc
VERNON, Ind, July 6.-John H
Williamson, 7, drowned in Muscata-
tuck river near here. The boy was
swept of his feet by swift current
caused by heavy rain.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
That Bad?
By Scripps-Hot7Gr6
Newspaper Alliance

O. SCfAppS-A UtCUID
Newspaper Alliance
NEW YORK, July Goo
much drinking will cause early
senility, softening Of the brain,
irritability, loss of attention,
sluggishneSs, dizziness, stupor,
commissions and even death in
extreme cases.
But. according to DR.. Temple
Fay, head Of the department Of
neuro-surgery Of Temple uni
versity, Philadelphia, it is
drinking water that has these
awful effects on the human
system.
Instead Of drinking ourselves
to a watery grave. DR.. Temple
says, that between a quart and
a quart and a half of liquid per
day is sufficient for all hui
man needs, two quarts on a
very hot day.