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The Washington times., 1931-03-11
Baby Buggy Theft
Wins 6 for Mother

A mother, who a few days ago
in desperation stole a baby bug
gy to provide her child with com,
forts Of other youngsters, today
can make her selection from
among six of the best that the
market affords.
Six other mothers whose sympa-
thies were touched upon publica,
ton of the story offered to give
buggies. Mrs. Dorothy Bingham
of 434 Newton Pl. N. W.. has sent
a modish streamlined vehicle to
the Sixth precinct station. Mrs
Nellie G. Nelson, Of F Street near
Third Northwest, from whom the
buggy was stolen, refused to prose
cute.
The Washington times., 1931-03-11
Bee Jung Will Star
At ShrinerS Circus

Bee Jung, aerial gymnast, will
be one of the stellar attractions
at the Shrine Circus which will
open Monday night at the Wash
ington Auditorium.
The star, who has more the ap-
pearance of a coed, lists among
her feats Of daring ankle drops.
the dangerous Spanish web on the
high trapeze and other features
which only the most expert per
formers include In O routine.
The Washington times., 1931-03-11
Federal Employees
Re-eLect President

Members Of Local No. los Of
the National Federation Of Fed
eral Employees meeting last night
in Typographical Temple re-
elected Bell Trouland president.
Other officers named were:
Mignon Miller, vice president;
Gertrude McNally, corresponding
secretary: Violet Turner, record
ing secretary: Mae C. Bergevin,
secretary treasurer; Leo Williams,
guide, and Minnie D. Stevens,
guardian.
The Washington times., 1931-03-11
Monroe Centennial
Planners Convene

President Hoover today is to
be asked to participate in the
observance of the centennial Of
the death Of James Monroe. The
ceremony will be held at Ash
Lawn, Va, July 4.
The invitation will be extended
by a delegation from the Mon
roe Centennial Memorial Com
mission, headed by DR.. Charles
G. Maphis, Of the University of
Virginia. The commission is
meeting at the Mayflower today.
The Washington times., 1931-03-11
VALUABLE AR 7
LOST |NF|RE

Fire caused by a spark which
fell on the shingle roof. yesterday
caused damage estimated at
$4,000 to the estate of DR.. j. H.
Ferguson, at Clifton, Va.
The principal damage was in
the library, which contained a
number of valuable paintings and
several books autographed by
Thomas jefferson.
Clarendon, Fairfax and Vienna
fire departments responded to
calls, but were handicapped by
lack of water.
The Washington times., 1931-03-11
BY JACKSON TURNER

This three-cent ticket system
is hard on the conductors. 1t
keeps them awake while they
are working. With just the fare
box to look after, their job was
as soft as that of referee In a
put-and-take game.
Mustache a Give-Away
Thinking we might catch one
mapping, we obtained a three cent
ticket and boarded a car. The
conductor looked at the ticket,
looked at us, and asked:
ooh, a mustache at IS, eh?"
We bluShed a girlish crimson,
felt Of the upper lip and ex'
planned shyly:
ooh, er, you see, we shaved
this morning but, er, it grew
back while we were waiting
for a car"
To this he said:
yeah, and / suppose y'r
studying in a barber college,
huh?"
We protested:
"No, but anyone studying in
a barber college could ride on
a three-cent fare-yOu know
they're really only little ShaverS."
Fare Box Crashes
We ducked and the fare box
crashed through the rear window
The conductor stamped his foot
in wrath, then regained his non.
chalant attitude and cancelled
the stamp.
Still refusing to accept our
ticket, he said:
The Washington times., 1931-03-11
Rotary Club Hears
Address on ZOning

The value of zoning to q city
was described in an address be-,
fore the local Rotary Club yes
terday by Irving c. Root, ei.gineer
Of the Alexandria. Va, Zoning
commission.
Frank Bane, former president
of the Rotary Club Of Richmond,
Va, described the suffering in
Arkansas and Oklahoma and told
of relief work.
The Washington times., 1931-03-11
Ready Addresses
Parents, Teachers

BAILSTON, Va, March II.
DR.. Marie M. Ready, Of the
United States Bureau Of Educa-
ton, was the principal speaker
at the meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association of the
Thomas Nelson Page Scnool DR..
Ready emphasized the import
ance of recreation centerS" in
sman communities.
The Washington times., 1931-03-11
BRIGHTWOOD Meeting

The next meeting of the Bright
wood Citizens Association will be
held in Paul Junior High School,
Eighth and Nicholson Streets
Northwest, Friday at 8 p. m,
Charles w. Ray, president, an
nounced today. .
The Washington times., 1931-03-11
Vet Shouting War
Exploits Kills Wife

RICHMOND, Va, March ii
U.N.S0.-Mrs. Ruia Lowry White
side, 80, died in Memorial Hos.
pital yesterday as a result of
being shot through the head.
Her husband. William F. White.
side, a World War veteran is
charged with the. shooting.
He said the shooting was acci.
dental and that the gun went off
UNEXPECTEDLY while discussing his
World War experiences with a
friend,
The Washington times., 1931-03-11
CAR HITS DITCH,
WRECKED BY
IMPACT
Simon P. CornWeII Dead When
Pulled From Debris; D. c.
Man Injured, Pair Bruised

0IIOu IIOUt SVbIIOp Ss ~
Man Injured, Pair Bruised
BALTIMoRE. March II.
Simon p. Cornwell, a taxicab
driver, was killed instantly and
Norman Pulliam, a passenger in
the machine. was perhaps fatally
injured yesterday when the taxi
cab crashed into another car on
the Belair Road just north Of
Kingsville, Md.
Collision Occurs
PulIiam, who lives at 1919 Cal.
vert st. N. w., Washington, d. c.,
was on his way home with Corn
well, also q resident Of the Dis
trict when COrnwell drove his
car directly into the path Of an
automobile operated by w. H.
Martin. of Baltimore.
Martin told police after the &C
cident that he noticed the taxi
cab made a wide swerve to the
left-hand side Of the road and
that he ran into ditch in an
effort to avoid collision.
The cab continued toward him
at a high rate Of speed and
wrecked his machine injuring
him and Miss Fannie Bowling, q
passenger in his car.
Driver Found Dead
The cab driver and his pas
,senger were rushed to Johns Hop
kins Hospital here where Corn
well was pronounced dead. Pull
liam Is not expected to live.
Martin after being questioned
by police was permitted to go to
his home and told to be prepared
to testify at an inquest, the date
of which has not been fixed.
Martin and Miss Dowling were
painfully, but not seriously in
jured in the collision.
The Washington times., 1931-03-11
HORSE THIEVES ACTIVE

SANDUSKY, Ohio, March IL
G.N.SO.-Thieves in Erie county
apparently fail to observe the
trend of modern times. A horse
and buggy were stolen from q
country doctor.
The Washington times., 1931-03-11

For a 24-HOur Service Directory
>cOnsult the announcements In tOday's
Classified Section.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
Marion Mother
Wins Fight for
Custody of Son
BIZ Times SpecinI

By Times Special
MARION. Ind, May 16.-After
two weeks enforced residence in
Miami county, Ohio, with his father
8-year-old J. Eden Flory is back
IN Marion, having been returned bv
ms mother, Mrs. Freda Flory. and
MS aunt, Mrs. L. H. Eshelman.
According to the mother. the bow
was kidnapped here by his father
Roy Flory, who lured him into an
automobile April 81. From Celina
o. the father telephoned the moth
er OF what he had done.
Mrs. Flory and Mrs. Eshelman
went to Ohio Immediately, but it
was several days before they caught
up with Flory, the boy and another
man.
In a court hearing at Troy. O
MRS. Flory was granted custody of
j. Eldes1 and another son, Fred. 4
with $40 a month as support money
TO be paid pending outcome of a
divorce suit. The parents separated
four months ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
BLOW OF CLUB
MISSES PRIEST
Prisoner at Columbia CITY
Makes Confession.

By Times Special
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind, May Is.
-Paulus Rasmussen, So, who saws
he entered the United States lille
gally from Norway, is in jail here
identified as the man who attempted
to attack Father Jesse Lothamer,
pastor of st. Paul's Catholic
church here. 1t is said he made a
full confession.
Rasmussen, who told the priest he
was trying to get to South Bend
and needed money, had been be-
triended by him only day before
the attack attempt. He lay in wait
at the head of a stairs and when the
priest returned at night tried to strike
him with a club. Coming in contact
with the wall the course of the blow
was DETECTED and the priest was I'M
hurt. Rasmussen was captured
shortly afterWard.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
FIGHT FOR LIBERTY
LOST BY AGED MAN
Negro Slayer, II, Taken to
State Prison After
Court Defeat.
BIZ Times Special

BY fm6S SpectQb
ANDERSON, Ind, May 16.-Har-
rison Payne, 77-year- old Alexandria
Negro, is not being denied his free
dom unlawfully, Judge Carl F. Nor
row ruled in Madison circuit court
here, on the prisoners habeas cor
pus petition. Payne has been SEN
fenced to the Indiana state prison
for two to twenty-one-year term
for the Staying Of his landlord, Will
liam Nowlin, 70.
Attorney Samuel E. Johnson
brought the action in habeas corpus,
contending an act of the 1929 legis-
lature provides that no person in
dicted for first degree murder shall
be found guilty of a lesser crime.
Payne was indicted for homicide in
the first degree and was found
guilty by a jury of voluntary man
slaughter.
Prosecuting Attorney Charles E.
Smith, in contesting the move of
the defense, took the view that the
charge of murder embraces both
first and second degree murder as
well as two degrees Of manslaughter.
1t was not the intention of the
legislature to make drastic change
In the law, the prosecutor said.
Frustrated here when sheriff's
deputies departed with the prisoner
at 3 a. m, for the state prison, At
torney johnson said further steps
would be taken in an effort to free
the aged Negro.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
MAN AND WIFE
SEEK $4,000
Damage Suits Follow Crash
Of Automobiles.
By United Press

~ Un1ted Press
PRINCETON, Ind, May 16-Bert
Knots and his wife, Mrs. Laura
Knots, are plaintiffs in damage
suits against Silas B. Eichorn. in
which total of $4,000 is asked.
They were injured when an auto
mobile driven by Eichorn colIided
with one in which they were passen-
gers.
For loss Of services of his wife.
Knots is asking 5000 and a like
amount for injuries he suffered. Mrs.
Knots, alleging she was per-
manently injured, seeks $4,000.
Knots alleges he suffered per-
manent injuries, including impair
ment of sight. Mrs. Knots AYERS
she is a nervous wreck and is Grip
pled
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
MORE ROADS TAKEN
INTO STATE SYSTEM
Maintenance of Nearly 374
Miles Added to Work
of Department.

Nearly 374 miles of Indiana roads
at present included in the dotted
line or proposed state highway
system, have been taken over for
maintenance since Jan. by the
highway department, A. H. Hinkle
maintenance superintendent, has re-
ported to the highway commission
The mileage is included in eight
cen roads, most of which are OF
gravel and stone construction. The
mileage now maintained by the
state is $3.50 miles, Einkle reported
OF the 500 miles of roads it is
hoped to pave this year, John j
Brown, department director, an
nounced $40 miles are under con-
tract.
Roads taken over for mainte-
nance since January are:
Road 5. from junction of Road IS in
Biackford county, through Wells and Wa
bash counties via North Manchester to
the county line. 27 niles.
Road ID, from Marion county line to
Noblesville. in Hamilton county. s.4 miles.
Road IA. from Fl. Wayne to Ohio state
line. % miles
Road Is. from Goshen. in Elkhart
county, to Michigan state line. 1917 miles.
Road Is. from intersection with Road
Al near AIDE. in Newton county. to New
ton-Jasper county line $50 miles
Road 81. from junction with Road 80
near Richmond. to Henry-Delaware county
line. 27.6O miles. and from Marion south
to Grant-Delaware county line. 1885
miles
Road IS. from Brownstown. in Jackson
county. to Nashville. Brown county. "a
miles.
Road SO. from Pendleton, Madison
county. to Newcastle. Henry county. 215o
miles.
Road Sc. from Petersburg. Pike county
to Road Al at Hazelton. in Gibson county
1858 miles. and from junction with Road
so north of Lawrenceburg in Dearborn
county. to junction with Road So, at Ce-
dar Grove. Franklin county. % miles.
Road 81. from junction with Road Al
at Erskine in Vanderburg county to Oak
land CITY Gibson county. 1888 miles.
Road So. from junction Of Road 81
south Of Elnora. DaviesS county. to Burns
City. Martin county. 1902 miles.
Road 60. from Mitchell. Lawrence county,
to Salem. Washington county, 1904 miles
Road IS. from junction with Road IS
near Kasson. vanderburg county. to juno
ton with Road IS. near Cythiana, Posey
county. 14.4 miles.
Road 6s. from junction with Road As
near Rockport. Spencer county. junction
with Road 10. near Maxville. Spencer
county 1909 miles
Road 66. from Cythiana. Posey county to
junction with Road Al. Gibson county. 8.57
miles; and from Dale. Spencer county. to
Spencer-Warrick county line. 2.6s miles.
Road 164. from Jasper. Dubois county
TO junction with Road "A near Dubois
Crawford county line. 1870 miles.
road 227. from Richmond to the Wayne
Randolph county line. 1850 miles.
Road 2S4. from junction of Road AZ in
montgomery county to jamestown in Heud
ricks county. Is miles.
Road 252. from Brookville in Franklin
county to Ohio state line. 1850 miles
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
Slayer GIVEN
LIFE SENTENCE
Killed Night Club Woman to
Get Insurance.

BIZ Times Special
GROWN POINT, Ind, May 10
On a confession to Staying Lucille
Jones, Negro night club entertainer,
to obtain insurance, Francis Valen-
cia, 26, East Chicago, was SEN
fenced in Lake criminal court here
to life term in the state prison.
Mrs. Anna Estes, Negro, at whose
home the Staying was committed, is
awaiting trial on a murder charge.
A third defendant, Alice Sandoval,
was committed to the insane ward
Of the Indiana Woman's prison.
Valencia asserts Mrs. Estes pro-
posed the murder plan and that he
struck the Jones woman with a piece
Of pipe. He charged that Mrs.
Estes, in order to make death GER
tain, inflicted other wounds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
STATE SCHOOL
PLACE MAY GO
TO Fl. WAYNE.
South Bend Enumeration
Falls to Point Likely to
Cause Change.
By Times Special

~ Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, May l6.-
Possibility Of a shakeup in the rep
resentation of cities on the state
board Of education was seen here
following publication OF the South
Bend school census report.
South Bend lost 500 in the emu
meration which includes all persons
between the ages Of and 81. The
new figure is 1880.
State law provides that the
school superintendent of the three
largest cities Of the state be men,
1 oerS Of the state board. At present
indianapolis, Gary and South Bend
are represented.
While figures from Gary are not
available, there is little doubt but
that city will retain its second DO
sition. At the last enumeration
Gary had 28,454 persons within the
prescribed age limits.
The race lies between Fl. Wayne
and Gary. Last year TT. Wayne
registered 1885. Thus it would have
to gain more than 1000 to win a
place.
Accusation Followed Event
The competition for third place
has been spirited between South
Bend and Ft. Wayne ever since
Gary took second place. This com
petition reached a climax last year
when L. G. Ward, superintendent.
OF Fl. Wayne, charged that the
South Bend census figures had been
generously padded. AS a result of
the charges, the state board in
Spected the records and gave them
clean bill.
The enumeration is essentially to
determine the proportion of state
funds to be distributed among the
various cities of the state. Despite
the smaller proportion South Bend
would receive, and despite the loss
OF prestige and representation on
the state board, school officials say
they would be well satified to lose to
TT. Wayne.
Time Taken From Duties
rOI WINE Inc presence OF q
superintendent on the state board
has insured South Bend direct
voice in the educational affairs of
the state, members of the city school
board have not been slow in ex-
pressing their opposition to the
lessened efficiency of a superinten-
dent, who must devote much of his
time to state matters.
Not until South Bend drops from
the ranking position will the super
intendent be able to devote his time
entirely to the local system.
w. w. Borden who has been a
member of the state board for years,
will retire Aug. l. On that date his
resignation, forced by the South
Bend school board, will go into
effect. His successor has not yet
been chosen.
Mishawaka also lost in the
enumeration, dropping 233, to 1885.
st. Joseph county township outside
the cities, however. gained 401, to
9,142.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
MOTHER SAVES
SON FROM JAIL
TERM DISGRACE
Evansville Woman Refuses
to Say Offspring
Beat Her.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May 16.-The
unfathomable forgiveness that is a
part of mother love was demon
strated in Vanderburg circuit
court here when Mrs. Mary Van
DAILY saved her son, Bert Allen.
"a, from Jail term by denying he
beat her.
Mrs. DAILY, a scrub woman, In
whose home, the son, his wife and
their child live, appeared at the
Office of Prosecutor Lindsey and
filed an affidavit charging assault
and battery.
"Only Shook Me"
In court she denied the son had
struck her. But he only shook me, ="
the mother declared, although she
admitted her arms were black and
blue with bruises at the time she
was in Lindsey'S Office.
Phelps Darby, sitting as special
judge, declared a five-minute recess
when the mother, on taking the wit
ness stand, broke into tears.
Mrs. DAILY explained that her
principal object in filing the charge
was to force the son to help support
the home he and his family
occupied. She did not want to send
him to Jail. She said his wife
worked, and that the couple owns
an automobile. Trouble started
when she demanded the son con-
tribute to the upkeep of the home.
Priest Offers Aid
In court Mrs. DAILY was accom-
panied by Mrs. Amy Morgan Viele,
a society woman, and the Rev.
Francis P. Ryves, who was called
as a witness to testify to her good
character.
In diSposing of the case. Judge
Darby said:
1T is inconceivabIe and unnat-
ural that 24-year-old man would
mistreat and abuse his mother. In
Christ'S last agony on the cross.
His thoughts were of His mother
isn't that right, Rev. Ryves?"
The judge then turned the case
over to probation officer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
WIDOWS GET $4,000
Railroad Pays Record Sum
on Death Claims.
By Times Special

BIZ Times Special
AUBURN, Ind, May 16.-As a re-
suit of a compromise reached in
Dekalb circuit court, the New York
Central railroad has paid $4,000,
the largest amount the company has
ever paid in Indiana to settle claims
arising from deaths of persons
struck by trains.
Under the settlement two Butler
widows receive the money, $4,000 to
Mrs. Jessie L. Smith and $4,000 to
Mrs. Nettie Rohrbaugh. Their hus-
bands we're killed Nov. u, 1880, when
an automobile was struck by a New
York Central passenger train which
was travelling seventy miles an hour.
Mrs. Rohrbaugh is childless, but
Mrs. Smith has four sons and a
daughter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
LEGAL DEATH SOUGHT
Father Files Petition in Case of
Daughter Missing Since 1926.
BIZ Times Special

A10 1 tNttS SUCciOb
SOUTH BEND, Ind, May 49,
The mystery of the disappearance of
MISS 1nez De Frees, South Bends
most famous case of that nature, is
recalled with the filing of petition
by her father, Calvert, asking that
she be declared legally dead.
The girl walked out of her home
the night of March 26. 1926. and has
not been heard from since. Police
all over the country were enlisted
in a search for her.
Discovery of the torso of a wom-
an in the st. Joseph river shortly
after her disappearance was believed
for time to have solved the mys-
terry, but relatives said the body was
not that of Miss De Frees and no
further clews were found as to the
body or the missing girl.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
UNLUCKY DAY STUNNED
BY BANK ROBBER PAIR
Delay Granted for Trip to Reforma.

Delay Granted for Trip to Reforma-
tory to Begin Ten-Y Terms.
By Times Special
Upton, Ind, May 16.-Bank
bandits are not immune from super
Stition.
Walter Small and Charles Craw-
ford, each under a ten-year sentence
in the state reformatory, imposed in
Upton circuit court for robbery of
the Sharpsville bank, pleaded with
Sheriff Jesse not to take them to
the institution on May 10. The
sheriff granted the request, delay
ing the trip day.
The convicted men said it was
their aim to be model prisoners and
feared that entering the institu-
ton on the thirteenth would be un-
= lucky.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
D. A: R. Awards Medal


ANDERSON. Ind, May 16.-John
Richard Mooney, Is, is the winner
this year of a bronze medal award
ed annually by Kik-tha-we-nund
chapter, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, to the outstanding
history student in junior high school,
Presentation of the medal will be
made at Memorial day services to
be held at the senior high school.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
She1if6f:S Auto Fired
During Liquor Search

During the search an effort
was made to burn the automo-
bile of Sheriff Ray Stephens.
Damage of about S25 resulted.
Lester Bender and Harold
Flynn, deputy sheriffs, and
three state policemen, assisted
the sheriff in the raid.
Fry is charged with selling
liquor to Hansford Eads and
Oliver Shields, Sanders youths,
who have been hunted three
months for arrest on charges of
criminal attack on Goldie Cazee,
II, at a dance hall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
Contestants Chosen
By Times Special

ny tHbeS Epecl0t
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, May
16.-John NJ. Kitchen of Indianapo-
lis, Wabash college sophomore, is
one Of the six men chosen from fif-
teen, to compete in the annual Hays
oratorial contest, May %. His SUBJ
ject will be can Acute Angle" The
contest is open only to sophomores
and freshmen. Fifteen men sub
mitted manuscripts, and using these
as a basis of elimination, six were
chosen to compete in the contest.
Prizes of $40, $25 and $40 will be
awarded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
Considered for School, Post

d 2 I IN6S Special
MUNC1E, Ind, May 16.-Frank E.
Allen, superintendent of Muncie CITY
schools, is under consideration for
appointment as superintendent of
the South Bend schools, to succeed
W. W. Borden. The salary at South
Bend is $4,000 a year, but # is IN
oerStood Borden's successor will be
asked to- start at small salary
Allen is paid $500 a year here
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
By Times Special

bY IUlt0 NptCIuI
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, May
ID 16.-Six officers who visited
the farm Of Emmett Patton in
search of LIQUOR and stolen auto
mobiles, arrested Patton and
Peter Baxter, said to have been
found operating a twenty-gallon
still, took into custody Alfred
Fry, for whom a search of three
months had been made and
seized the body and engine of
a new model automobile, the
remainder Of which had been
destroyed by fire.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-16
Hoosier Honored

By Times Special
SPRINGFIELD, O., May 16.-Four
juniors at Wittenberg college here
have been tapped for Skull and
Chain, senior mems honorary So
ciety. They are Phil Schneider,
Springfield, football player; Charles
Payne, Evansville, Ind, journalist;
Don Elder, Fl. Wayne, Ind, religious
leader, and Jack Beard. Springfield,
president-elect of Boost wv" ASSo-
citation. Retiring members include
al Kock, South Bend, Ind.