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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22
Firemen Aid in Rescue of
Quartet After Their
Craft CapSizeS.
BY EDWARD C. FuLKE

Four frightened, shivering boys
were ready to tell the world today
that Huckleberry Finn and Tom
Sawyer "are just couple of pikers. -
And, further, they're convinced
that it doesn't pay to start out on
an expedition" unless your ship is
seaworthy and it's crew is able.
For, in the case of these four
boys, hunting trip ended almost
disastrously when a home made
f1atboat, which they we're padding
down White river, overturned near
the Kentucky avenue bridge, casting
them into the river.
All escaped with only a few
bruises and a "ducking" in icy
water.
Gosh, never thought this would
happen" said William Gilley, IA,
of 528 Asbury street, at city hos
pital, after being rescued.
Warned by Mother
MON had told me to stay away
from the river, and I guess will,
now," he muttered.
fVld Charles and Paul Penning-
ton, ages Is and IA, respectively,
and William Hoagland, II, of 428
Division street, agree with him.
The four started out this morning
to go duck hunting. They had
salvaged small boat from river
drift, and fixed it up to ride in
So they showed off" near the
Oliver avenue bridge. Three of
them carried rifles. But Brownie,
Gilley'S dog, had to stay behind.
Boat Hits Snag
And then the boat struck q
Snag and tipped over" Gilley re-
lated. "It was an awful swift cur
rent. The minute hit the water
I remembered one thing-keep my
head.
TT was an awful mess, and I was
afraid some of US would drown.
But pretty soon my feet touched
bottom, and I looked around.
Charles was right behind me, so
I took his hand and pulled him on
an island
Meanwhile, Hoagland and Paul
Pennington were being swept be-
meath the bridge, where the water
swirled around scores of short piles
driven in the river bed.
Il watched EN-" Gilley said, land
thought sure they were gone.
Paul tried to sit on top of the
boat, but it turned over, and he and
Hoagland bumped against a lot of
piles.
Finally, I saw their feet touch
ground. Was I glad?
81 started yelling for help.
Charles started yelling, too, and
pretty soon man looked over the
edge of the bridge. I yelled to him
to call the fire department"
The man was Clifford Lilly, 1913
Lee street.
Lilly was lowered over the side
Of the bridge by f1remen. He waded
into the swift, icy current, grasp
ing Paul Pennington as the lad
chung to a pile beneath the bridge.
Then the f1remen put a rope
down to me. They pulled me up"
Gilley said.
Ropes were tossed to Hoagland,
Paul and Charles, and firemen lift
ed them to the bridge. Hoagland
was taken to his home. The other
three were hurried to city hospital,
wrapped in blankets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22
AID FUND BOOSTED
$17,298 Raised in Week at
Benefit Movie Shows.

A total of $17298.82, the amount
raised for unemployment relief dur
ing the week of Nov. 10 by sixty mo-
ton picture theaterS served by In
dianapolis distributors, is being used
in relief work by agencies in the
cities where the funds were given.
Final reports on the theater fund
were sent to President Hoover's
committee on unemployment relief
Monday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22
eli COINS Ds HEART BUYS MORE YULE JOY THAN GOLD

If Santa brings it to that house
dad will probably get more fun
out of it than the bright-eyed
boy.
When the gifts have been care
fully chosen, he bubbles over with
secrecy. "Oh, mother, you can't
guess what I've got?"
With arms loaded with odd
shaped packages and pockets
empty, these children go home
happy, for their Christmas shop
ping is finished and Christmas
isn't far away.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22
Law VIOLATION
LAID TO CANNON
Bishop Faces Accusations
of Nye Committee.
By United Press

WASHINGTON, Dec 22.-The
Nye committee of the senate, in a
report filed today, charged that
Bishop James Cannon Jr. had
violated the corrupt practices act
during the 1928 presidential cam
tions as to action.
The committee said it withheld
m m II t o n because of
criminal prosecution against Can
non pending in the District of Co.
lumbia courts.
Through ten bank accounts of the
bishop, the committee report traced
$4,000 raised by him to be used in
efforts to defeat Alfred E. Smith
for President in 1928.
Out of the maze of financial
transactions the committee de-
veloped the following charges:
1. That only $58,558 of the $133,-
600 was accounted for in reports
filed with the clerk of the house, as
required by the corrupt practices
act.
2. That none of the $4,000 con-
tributed by E. G. Jameson, New
York f1nancier, prior to Jan. l, 1929
ever was accounted for.
3. That the report filed with the
house clerk docs not check with
deposits and Withdrawals shown by
the bank statements as regards
numerous important items"
The committee noted the refusal
of Cannon and Miss Ada L. Bur-
roughs, his secretary, to answer
questions which the committee
thought were pertinent, but said no
recommendations would be made in
this regard until after the conclu-
sion of the bishops trial.
The question of the constitution
atty Of the committees action may
be settled in the court case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22
BY BEATRICE BURGAN

A TIE for dad, suSpenders for
\ granddad, some beads for
mother, and a hanky for grand
ma"
The child studied the smudgy
piece of paper clasped in his grub
by hands. He fingered the coins
remaining in his purse.
Nov. let's see," he murmured to
himself. Then his eye lighted on
a display Of pretty things"
Mother likes pretty things"
he confided to the saleswoman.
xThat vase is awful pretty"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22
NEW CHILDREN'S BOOKS
RECEIVED BY LIBRARY
Volumes May Be Borrowed From
Central Building or Branches.

Four new children's books, recent
ly received by the public library,
are recommended by the childrens
librarians. All the books may be
borrowed either through the Riley
room at Central library or at any
of the branches.
SIBERIAN GOLD" By Theodore Harper
An exciting story OF gold thieves and
outlaws outwitted bv Young and reSolute
OTTO oF THE SILVER HAND" by
Howard Pvle-A tale of the old DAYS Of
romance. Of robber barons and OF deadly
feuds
MCCOY MACINTOSH" bv Elizabeth
GraY-A thrilling tale OF a Highland lass
who came to the Carolinas and met Flora
MacDonalo. the Scottish heroine Of Prince
Charles davs
CARDIGAN" bv Robert W. Chambers
The romantic story OF Felicity Warren and
Michael Cardigan &C the outbreak OF the
American Revolution
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22

ceive their offerings, but we'll love
the most foolish little token they
select"
Children's eyes invariably spy
some bright colored novelty, often
lacking any use, say saleswomen.
Because the child likes it,
chooses it with loving care and
pays for it from his Christmas
budget, parents treasure it.
"CEE, dad would like that"
" said a bright-eyed boy in
one of the toy shops. He was
gazing longingly at an electric
train. e
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22
Dog Mother Mourns

BIZ Times Sp6cIut
WASHINGTON, Ind, Dec. %. -
Stricken with grief over the death
of six pups shortly after their birth
Boston bull terrier owned by Mrs
Brooks Allen, refuses to. eat. The
owner is endeavoring to borrow at
least one pup in the hope that the
mother will adopt it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22

Then his childish heart was dis
appointed, for the jingling coins
amounted to only II cents, and the
vase was marked $12.
The disappointment was fleet
ing, for, just around the corner
he caught sight of smelly" things
in pretty ribbons. So he handed
over ten pennies and had two
left for candy sticks.
.
THIS week offers the event of
Il the year for many children.
With no more books for a fort
night, the youngsters eagerly are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22
8 STATE BANKS CLOSE
Crown Point, OwensvilIe, Oakland
City Institutions Fail.

Doors of three Indiana banks,
with assets aggregating $1,746,00O,
were closed today by directors, Lu-
ther F. Symon, state bank examiner
announced.
They are the Peoples State Bank
at Grown Point, the OwenSville
State bank, and the Old State bank
at Oakland City.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22
.RIDDLED BODY FOUND
Chicago Police See Gang Ride" in
GrewsOme Discovery.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-The bullet
torn body of an unidentified man,
apparently victim of gang ride"
was discovered by police today on
an isolated road just east, of Chicago
Heights, western suburb.
The victim, about 80 years old.
was we'll dressed. From eXamina-
ton of the road, police believed he
had been forced out of an automo-
bile and shot by gunner from the
car.
He had been shot more than a
half-dozen times. The body was
found in a district where several
ride" victims have been found pre-
ViousIy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22
SCOUTS MAKE CAMP
Fifty Boys Leave for Three-Day
Jaunt to Reservation.

More than fifty indianapolis Boy
Scouts will leave Monday for a
three day winter camp at the scout
reservation on Millersville road.
Francis o. Belzer, scout executive,
will be in charge of tracking and
trailing, tree study, advancement
tests and stunts and contests around
the evening campfire.
ter-troop knot-tieing, signaling
and flre-making contests are being
carried on by troops making ready
for district rallies late in January.
City championship in these activ-
tiles will be determined Feb. s..
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22
TWO PURP0RTED |. u.
LEGGERS GET TERMS
6O-Day Sentences on State Farm
Follow Federal Arrests.

Striking at a region that Monroe
county officials call Indiana uni
versity headquarters" just north Of
Bloomington, federal prohibition
agents and Monroe county oficera
Monday made two arrests, and OBJ
tanned two convictions.
Oscar Ping, in whose possession a
quantity of liquor was found, plead
ed guilty in Bloomington city court.
He was fined 500 and costs and
sentenced to sixty days on the In.
diana penal farm. William Martin.
arrested on liquor sale charge, was
given a similar sentence.
Several slot machines in Pings
place were conhscated by Monroe
county officers. they said. Ping was
given an additional fine Of SIS and
costs for operating them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22
Dearh Follows Court Action

By Times Special
PORTLAND, Ind, Dec. 22.-Mrs.
Lucinda Bickel, 70, Salamonie, died
thirty minutes after Byron Jen-
kinS, Portland attorney, had been
appointed her guardian in Jay cir
cult court here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22
Corn Prizes Awarded

LEBANON, Ind, Dec. 22.-Honors
in the Boone county corn show held
here were shared by Damon Cald-
well, Allen Moody, Robert Need
ham and Floyd Woody.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22

doing their shopping without
parental guidance.
Il wouldn't spoil their fun"
conf1ded one mother. Its Joy to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-22

my heart to see that glow Of pride
when they select their own gifts.
We'll probably laugh inwardly
Christmas morning when we re-
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27
Schmellin8 Stops Young
 Striblin8 In 18th Round

Round .'-The champion made Stribling nose bleed again.
 Nothing Tuch happeGed until the ninth round. Striblingis knees wob- bled when Schmelling caught him with a hard uppercut. Stribiing be- ginning to get weak; nose, and mouth and eyes bleeding.
 The eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth rounds Stribling came gack nearly out. On his feet in the fifteenth round Strihling came back weakly, retreating from the hand shake. As Max punched him Strih- ling went down in his corner from 5 right to the head. He got up aad held desperately. Stribling reelea before Schmelhng's attacks. The champion appeared to motion the referee to stop the slaughter as Strfoling struggled from one side oj the ring to the other and wound up hanging helpless to the repes in his corner. The referee stepped stepped in and awarded SchxnelEng the fight on a technical knockout, 9 minutes and 46 seconds after the start of the round
 The attendance WAS between 4$,00t and 50,000. Receipts, about $350, ,000 Stribling was a and 7-5 favoriie There was little betting because there was very little .Schmsllinc money. ir sight. They were as well matched physically as any two anavNweieht45 Wt.n aver fought
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27

CLEVELAND, Ohio.-Max Schmel- ling of Germany retained his heavy weight championship over the world here this evening by stopping Young Stribling in the fifteenth round.
 Young Striblin, accompanied by his mother, his brother, and Herbert, a. friend from his home town in Ma con, Ga, motored to the stadium a few minutes before g o'clock. The challenger immediately went to his dressing room, while Ma Stribling went to her ringside seat. Pa Strb- ling was busy at the ringside hand ling preliminary boxers.
 Gene Tunney, retired heavyweight champion, strolled into the arena to put his 200 pounds in a choice ring side. seat.
 7 Schmelling, the champion. climbed into the ring at 10;06 D. m.
 The. flashlights boomed, the crowd cheered, and the ~battlers were ready to square away.
 The first round was about even, with both exrhanging punches. No one hurt.
 The second round was 6 blt more fierce, with Strihling fighting hard.
 Round 3Striblngt terrible lean greyhound compared to the champion. Schmelling always advancing and StribhnY- barking9.apay hitting as he went.
 Round 4EStribling' nose bled a little in his. corner.
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27
AlaSka-ASia
 Air Route
DELEGATE WICKERSHAM ASKS LINDBERGHS TO BLAZE
 NEW AIR TRAIL.
tWashingten Times )

Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh- and his wife today were asked to blaze a new trail-a trail to be followed by commercial aviation between the United States and Asia-in their pro- posed flight from New York to Pie ping, China
 The request was made by James Wickersham, Delegate to Congress from Alaska, who transmitted to Lindbergh maps of the route which, he says, aviation experts in Alaska believe will be the future airway to Asia.
 56-Mile Water lump !.
 This route, which would take the Lindberghs from New York to Ha- zelton, British Columbia; Fairbanks and Nome, Alaska, and into Siberia. can be made with an over-water jump of but 56 miles.
 Wickersham said:
 1.-The Great Circle ronte weuld take Colonel Lindbergh acress the heart of Alaska, over 56 miles of the upper end of the Boring Sea and into Kam- chatka, in Siberia, and thence south to China and Japan. Hecould follow the Russian Railway route into Flu rope.
 "The Army -the-world fiiers went up the Alaska coast and across the Aleutian islands to Japan.
 Is Safe Route
 Aviation experts in Alaska believe the former will be the airway of the future to Asia. The course is over great basins. There are no glaciers, no water except for the short jump over the Boring Sea. The land is for the most part level and landings can be made easily.
 There are fewer storms than along the Aleutian islands route. Being the Great Circle route, it is shorten"
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27
World Flight,
 N. Y. To- N. Y.
GATTY AN DPOST FLY FROM FAIRBANKS TO EDMONTON
 LY TEN HOURS.

EDMONTON.-Wil Post and Harold Gatty, the globe-circling American birdmen, brought their monoplane down on a rain-soaked field here at 4:35 p. m., concluding a 1,450-mile flight from Fairbanks, havng travelled approximately 13,50O miles of their 16,O00-mile flight.
 The men appeared in need of rest, and at first said they were uncertain when they would continue their flight. An hour later, however, they decided to proceed tonight to Saskatoon, ap- proximately 300 miles distant.
 The pair lleft Fairbanks at SPA a. m. today, fighting rain and murky skies to complete the Edmonton leg in approximately 10 hours.
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27
FRENCH PLIERS HOPEffO
 CIRCLE GLOBE IN FUER HOPS

LIE BORGET, France.-JQSeph Le- brix and Martin Doret, French along- distance fiers, arrived here today from Tours in their .airplanes Hyphen, preparatory to an attempt tssc naaice- a nonstop flight to Tokyo The Aiers, who have held various Paris records, said that they hoped to circle the globe soon in four hops-Paris, To- kyo, San Francisco, New York and Paris.
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27

NEW YORK.-Assuming that Har- old Gatty and William Post arrive here between 6 and 10 o'clock tonight, plans are being made to give them a rousiing welcome for a feat which has captured the imagination of the the world. The official welcome will be held tomorrow, after the f1iers have had nights rest. The parade will be up Broadway, the fiiers being escorted by soldiers and sailors be- tween the lanes of cheering throngs-
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27
( CITY. OF DETROIT sBORROWS
 S.S5,0 ,000 FROM HENRY FORD

.DETROIT.-The City of Detroit t today accepted an offer by the Ford Motor Company for the loan of five |: million dollars. the amount that will { he e-necessary to tide Detroit over until l., taxes start coming in, July 15. The loan, city officials reported, is at 1-2 per cent interest and extends until September 15.
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27
Heat Wave
 Continues
.. s...TOLE1uEs.nEATH ATTRIBU1A- BLErOHEATTOTALS AL.
  :. MDSTssIX, HUNDRED.
. SAM .E.RANCISCO.-All Amerit

<. SAM .ERAMCISCO.-An America :, except the far Vest and the New Eng and seaboard suffered all week . from sizzli g temperatures as the :.1sWeltering. spell invaded the Eastern States. The toll. of deaths attributa- b .ble to..the A-heat~ neared six hundred.
 <. Reliefaby Thursday was held out for . only. .4the Northwest, but elsewhere
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27
BELIEVED IN KEEPING COOL.

EVANSTON, Ills.-Miss Hannah Donnelly was alarmed about Willard Robinson. She had an engagement with him last Thursday. He failed to keep it and all her attempts to communicate with him failed. She appealed to the police. They found him in his home yesterday, sitting in a bathtub, where he said he had been reading magazines ever since the cur rent heat wave began.
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27
FRANCE AND. U. $ NO CLOSER ON MORATORIUM.

WASHINGTON-Faced with an adamant French status for modifica- tion, the American government lost today much of, it's optimism oveIs the prospects for President ';Hoover:s plan for. a.sMar debt andreuarationstmora- torium. One highsadministration soffl- cial, when. asked his opinion ot the possible outcome, replieds Nobody can tell. Hope for an agreement has not been. abandoned, however. It was said that as long as the discussions in Paris were continuing the United States was not discouraged. It was made plain, however, that the ne- g tiations had brought the two gov- ernments no closer together.
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27

A reception will be extended. @. City Hill by Mayor Walker. .wferee medals will he presented. Mrs.aPost .i and Mrs. Gatty will both Be1lsere to,wel- come their husbands.
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27

c. F. Lottsfeldt, A. R. c. superin- tendent for this district, following an official visit to Iditarod, Holy Cross and Bethel, returned to his headquar- ters here on Wednesday,.
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27
(By w. A. s.

WASHINGTON, June 8.-Dr. Wm. Hamilton, of the Alaska Bureau of Indian Affairs, gives us the informa- tion that Secretary sof the Interior Wilbur recently signed the contract for the construction of "a modern, wooden hull motorship for the Bn- reau's service among the natives eof Alaska, in place of the steamer Boxer. The successful bidder was the Berg Shipbuilding Company. of Seattle, and the contract price is for $389, ,390, the vessel to be completed in 270 days. She will have a single propeller, will be of heavy wood con- struction, so necessary in the ice-in- fested waters of the North, and have a speed of IA knots. Accommodations will be provided for p passengers in first class and 20 in steerage.
 . A party of mighty, and we'll satis- fled, hunters returned to Washington last week after very successful out ing. on oKdiak Island, under the guid- ance sof the Kodiak Guides Associa- tipnptofs.which they speak in high praise. The party hunted in the in- tsrionof the island from May to the .16th,ssand secured six fine Kodiak grizzlies. The largest was killed by Assistant Attorney General Seth w. RicEarrison, and measured 10 1-2 feet. U. Ss Senator Frederick Hale, of Mains, not only killed his quota. but also oerured three live cubs, which he brought east and presented to the Washington ZOO. They are five months old and weigh about IS pounds each. Samuel Stern, of the Elks national executive committee, also killed two of the big bear, and thinks that the hunters of the East
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27

FONTAINBLEAU, France. - For '. mer Queen Victoria of Spain left for t London today to meet former King |. Alfonso and Princess Beatrice.
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27

RENO, Nev.-This city almost had real shooting in high society yester- day. The only thing that prevented it was a sudden weakening on the part of the would-be killer and the fact that his gun was not loaded. When interviewed after the story came out, however, Cornelius Wander bilt, IT,, had nothing to say" con- corning the report that he had gone gunning for Peter Arno, New York cartoonist, because of Arno's alleged attentions to Mrs. Vanderbilt.
 The story is that Vanderbilt start ed for the Arno home with a revolver in his pocket. Before he arrived @at
 (Continued on Pare, A.
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27


 Last week Delegate and Mrs. James Wickersham pleasantly spent cou- pie of days at Annapolis, in connec- tion with the graduation of Midship- man Hugh Douglas Gray, of Douglas, from the United States Naval Acad- emy. They attended the farewell ball that was given to the class of 1881, and which was enjoyed by over 10000 persons, and also witnessed the grad uation exercises. Mir. and Mrs. Felix Gray, parents of the young midship- man, as we'll as Miss Edle Holbrook. one of the popular school teachers of Douglas, were also in attendance at the exercises and festivities. After graduation the resignation of Mid shipman Gray was accepted because of defect in one of his eyes, received while engaged in successful wrest- ling match last year, and which was so thrilling that a photograph of the event still hangs in Bancroft Hall.
 Two members of the Senate com mittee on wild life resources, Hon. Frederic c. Walcott of Connecticut and Hon. Peter Norbeck of South Da- kato, with Senator Joseph T. Robin son of Arkansas, will sail from Se- attle on June 28 aboar dthe Bureau of Fisheries boat Penguin. Starting with them will also bo Paul c. Red ingthon, chic fof the Bureau of Biol ogical Survey, and Henry O'Malley, commissioner of the Bureau of Fish cries. The latter will leave for the west the middle of the month and will make his annual inspection tour
 (Continued on Page 2.) :.
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27

H. c. Wallick was among early-in- the-week arrivals for brief town visit.
The Kusko times., 1931-06-27
WHO WILL BE. NEXT
 PRESIDENT OF. GERMANY?

BERLIN-Who will be president of Germany when .Eield Marshal Paul Won Hindenburg' office expires, May 22, 1882? This question is beginning to avitate the public mind. "Our Hindenburg, as Germans call him sffectionately, has come to be regard ed as something like a, permanent in- stitution, but he will be 84 years old next October, and ity is reasonable to suppose that the retirement from which he came at Kaiser Wilhelm's bidding IT years ago is now due him.