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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
Crime Covers Two Counties
By Times Special

By Times Special
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, April A.
Robbers left a trail across part of
Upton county and through Hamil-
ton county. At Upton they stole
an automobile belonging to Clyde
Mock and drove to Arcadia, where
they robbed the filling station of
the Standard Oil Company of a
barrel of oil, gasoline, tools cigars.
tobacco and candy. The Mock car
was found abandoned beside a road
near Westfield. The gasoline supply
was exhausted. They went to the
farm of William Brown, stole his
car and fed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
CLEAN UP NEAR END
twenty-five Federal Agents Active
in Calumet District.
By United Press

By United Press
HAMMOND, Ind, April 4.-De-
partment Of Justice and prohibition
officers, concentrated here for two
months, are believed to be nearing
completion of their drive to smash
liquor and gambling rings in the
Calumet region.
Voluminous reports have been
filed in Chicago by twenty-five
agents, it is said. The data in
cludes records of beer deliveries.
prices of liquor, and profits obtained
by gambling concessions. Numerous
arrests have been made and it was
expected charges will be filed
against others within short time
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
INSULT COMPANY WILL
BUY GOSHEN UTILITY
Municipality Owned Electric Plant to
Be Sold for $1,000.

Northern Indiana Public Service
Company GnsulD has been author
lied by the public service commits
sion to purchase, for $1,000 the
municipal electric properties Of the
city of Goshen.
Commission decision was made at
the Friday afternoon conference.
Northern Indiana Railways, Inc,
was authorized to continue South
Bend to Mishawaka bus service
after a ninety-day trial.
Hamilton Motor Service, Mobiles
vile, and indianapolis. Insults IN
diana Railroad Company objected.
Ralph H. Dare, Newcastle, was
granted a permit to operate bus
line between Lafayette and Frank
fort. Dare Bus Lines was given a
permit between Richmond and Con-
nersville.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
YOUTH ON HORSE BACK
JOURNEY ACROSS u. S.
Rests in NOblesville on Way TO New
York from Los Angeles.
BIZ 1ines Special

BIZ s'tmeS special
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, April A
young man giving the name of Leo
Granmarino, a native Of Argentina,
but now a resident of Los Angeles.
is resting here while en- route from
California to New York on horse
back. The young man has two
mounts in the stables Of the local
armory. He says he is making the
trip at the expense Of Mayor James
Walker of New York and Mayor
George Cryer of Los Angeles, and
the two horses in his possession are
owned by the mayors.
He left Los Angeles, Jan. IA, and
has averaged nearly forty miles a
day since. According to Gran
marino, ne will rest one week in
New York and will then begin the
return journey. He will receive, he
says, when he completes the trans
continental journey, the sum Of
$4,000 and expenses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
Tom Mix Plans Movies

By Tunes Spec5dI
PERU, Ind, April 4.-After Tom
Mix closes this seasons circus en-
gagements, he intimates he may
return here to produce western mo-
ton pictures. This week he in
spected some stretches of land along
the Wabash and Mississinewa rivers,
and expressed an opinion they
would be suitable setting for the
pictures.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
SALARY CHECKS
OF ANDERSON'S
MAYOR HELD UP
Treasurer RetaIiateS for
$1,000 Yearly Cut in
Her Pay.
BIZ Times special

~ limcS Speci0t
ANDERSON. Ind, April 4.-Be-
cause her salary for acting as Gus
todian of city funds was reduced
$1,000, Miss Marcia H. Barton,
Madison county treasurer. refused
to countersign J. H. Mellet's salary
check for the last two weeks Of
March, and has fled a mandate
suit in Madison superior court seek
ing an order requiring the treasurer
to countersign the check. The
mayors salary is $4,000 year, pay
able in amounts of S166.66 on the
first and sixteenth days of each
month.
Miss Barton announces that her
attorney is preparing a suit in
which an effort will be made to
enforce payment to her of salary
Of $4,000 a year for acting as city
treasurer instead Of $4,000, which
was appropriated by the city coun-
Gil last September.
The treasurer's contention is that
the second class city law under
which Anderson operates provides
that salaries of officials be fixed
for period Of four years and can
neither be increased nor decreased
during chat period. Present salaries
were fixed by the outgoing city
council in 1929, the treasurer's be-
ing reduced a wear later because if
was explained, her duties were
materially lightened by transfer of
the Barrett law collection depart
ment from the court house to the
city hall.
Refusing to accept this explana-
ton, Miss Barton says the reduc-
ton voted in her salary was an act
of political reprisal fostered by the
mayor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
BRIDE ABANDONED AT
ALTAR, DIVORCE CHARGE
Husband Alleged to Be Twice as Old
as North Manchester Wife.
BIZ Times Special

By Times Special
PERU, Ind, April Am alliga-
ion that she was deserted imme-
diately after the marriage cere-
mony is made by Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Cant Of North Manchester, in a
divorce suit against Frederick D.
Cant, which will be heard in Miami
circuit court here on a change of
venue from Wabash county.
Mrs. Cant was a 1880 June bride.
She alleges that as soon as the
words were spoken making them
man and wife, her husband walked
out of her parents home and she
Gid not see him again for three
weeks. She is IS. Cant. she
charges, represented himself to be
30, but in fact is Sc.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
Motoring Couple Hurt
By United Press

bV JNttCH Press
GREENCASTLE, Ind, April A.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Hebe, Princeton.
VIII remain in the Putnam county
hospital probably until Monday. due
to the injuries sustained when their
automobile was struck by one driven
by Victor Manning, Vincennes con-
tractor. Manning was not hurt but
the Hebes suffered cuts and bruises.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
CONVICTED MAN SMILES
Frequent Offender Glad to Return
to State Prison.
By Times Special

MUNCIE, Ind, April 4.-Carl
Casey, SO, was smiling when he left
the Delaware county jail here with
deputy sheriff. Casey was going
back home-prison, where he has
spent thirty of his fifty years.
I can't get adjusted to free
Life" he told jail guards. "Ill feel
better when L get back there
He was sentenced for forgery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
Fall Victim Buried

BIZ Times Special
LOGANsPORT, Ind, April A.
Funeral services were held today
for Ferdinand Scheumann, 81, re-
tired railroad machinist, fatally
hurt in fall while on his way to
witness confirmation of his two
grandchildren at st. James Luth-
eran church. He fell on q porch at
his home, suffering a skull fracture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
MOTHER CALLED UNFIT
Greenfield Man Seeks Custody OF
Children With Divorce.
a. Tfnes Npecial

GREENFIELD, Ind, April A.
James L. Allen. Greenfield business
man and former Hancock county
treasurer. is plaintiff in a divorce
suit against Mrs. VERNE Allen, IN
which he asks custody OF their chill
dren is and Is years old, charging
the mother is unfit to have them
Mrs. Allen is accused of habituauy
neelecting her home, Of quarrellng'
nagging and falsely accusing her
husband. The couple was married
eighteen years ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
Logansport Man Buried
BIZ Times Special

LOGANSPORT, Ind, April A.
Funeral services were held today for
John E. Regain. 81, who had lived
here most of his life. Among his
children are Thomas Regain, Indi-
annapolis; Mrs. D. H. Howard and
Miss Nellie Regain, Lafayette; Jo-
seph. Miami, Fla, and John and
Frank, Logansport.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
Couple Going to Orient

By Times Special
ANDERSON. Ind, April 4.-Mr.
md Mrs. William H. Blacklidge,
Alexandria, viii sail from San Fran
:isco, May 8, for the Orient. where
hey will spend three years teaching
or the United States government
4 the Hawaiian Islands, Philippine
Islands. Japan and China.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
Aged Man Attends School

By Tunes Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, April A.
b. Dlllworth, who admits being
more than so years old, is South
Sends Oldest school boy" He at
tends night school sessions. Public
speaking, commercial law, tipping.
algebra and craftsmanship are his
subjects. He is a grocer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
Death Driver Acquitted
81 49, special

81 Times Sptctut
COLUMBUS, Ind, April 4.-Elme
s Schenck. 20. was acquitted of a
charge OF manslaughter by Bar
tholomew county grand jury, follow
ing a four-day trial. Schenck was
indicted last fall, following an acci
dent in which an automobile drive,
bv him fatally injured Henry Lock
wood. also known as Jack Bush.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
Man Dies After Quarrel

BD 1 lMcS special
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April A.
Ernest F. Meier, 81, died of a brain
hemorrhage believed the result of
becoming angry with his son.
Richard, who demonstrated with
him after being told the elder man
vas drinking heavily.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
veterans to Hold Reunion

BIZ Times SpecidI
COLUMBUS, Ind. April 4.-Mem-
hers of the 161st Indiana infantry,
veterans Of the Cuban campaign,
will hold a reunion here June IA to
l6. in connection with the state en-
campment of the Spanish-American
war veterans. William A. Thomp-
son is making arrangements for the
reunion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
Delivered Milk Stolen

By Times Special
EDINBURG, Ind, April "A
thief who followed a delivery truck
OF the Calvert dairy picked up, bot
ties Of milk as fast as they were left
at homes. Few patrons received any
milk along the route, $40 worth be-
ing stolen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
DAYLIGHT TIME ASKED
Petition and Data win Be Given
Muncie Council Monday.

By Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, April 1.-The city
council Monday night will be asked
to act on a petition for the adop-
ton of daylight savings time. effec-
tive April 20.
The petition will be presented by
a councilman who has obtained data
as to the action Of other Indiana
cities.
Muncie has not operated on day.
light time since 1913, although sev-
eral attempts have been made since
to put it into effect.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
AGED SLAYER GUILTY
ConnersviIIe Man Fined in Object
ing to Posting Signs.

By United Press
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, April A.
A sentence of from two to twenty
one years in state prison awaits Earl
Alexander, 60, convicted Friday
night by a Fayette circuit court jury
on manslaughter charge for the
fatal shooting Of Ed Highlands, %.
The shooting resulted from
quarrel, precipitated when Hugh
banks tackled signs on a building
owned by Alexander.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
Teaching Jobs NIenaced

~ 7 fIdNN HpHNF1N
WABASH, Ind. April 4.-If pres.
mt economic conditions contln
it is probable that eighteen MARI
women teaching Wabash con
schools may not be re-employ
for the term TO open in Septembe. /,
according to township trustees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
REPLEVIN SUIT SEEKS
1888 MILK BOTTLES
Judge of Valparaiso Withholds De-
cision in Dairy Case.

CAsIUII III Daily OdSt.
BIZ Times Special
VALPARAISO, Ind, April l. 49,
Milk bottles-1,983 OF them-are in
volved in a case tried in Porter SUI
perior court here. Judge Mark B.
Rockwell has taken decision under
Amusement
The case is a replevin suit brought
by the Milk Dealers Bottle Ex-
change against the Whiting dairy
and others. 1t is alleged the bottles
bear the trademarks Of other diaries
and are being used by the defend
ants as containers for milk inferior
to that sold by owners # the marks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
BILL WASHINGTON PAID AS HOST
AT BALTIMORE INN FOUND HERE
Party of Eight and Servants Overnight Spent About sos
for Food and Drink.

pounds, 10 shillings; wine to the extent
OF / pound, 10 shillings, and grog which
cost IL shillings, 6 pence.
The dinners for the party were
charged at a total of pound, 4 shill-
inRs. The total bill, including the
stabling and feed Of the party's 16
horses and the lodging and food OF
seven servants. was Is pounds, 3 shill-
ingS, pence.
The Fountain Inn, Mr.. Andrews said
was one of the famous hostelrtes OF
Colonial days. and 1t welcomed Wash
ington on i've separate occasions. A
modern hotel now occupies It's site In
downtown Baltimore.
In honor Of the visit Of Washington
and Count De Rochambeau, the local
Maryland Journal reported at the time
every part of the town was brilliantly
Illuminated"
Very early the next morning." that
periodical continued, His Excellency
with his attendants) proceeded on his
journey, the object Of which Is obvious
and undoubtedly Of the least inpor-
tancA"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22

Veterans at the Walter Reed Hospital
will be guests Friday evening at the
presentation of three plays in the cur
rent Montgomery County one-act play
tournament which will be given at the
Bethesda High School auditorium at
$40. Cars will be put at their disposal
for transportation by members Of the
Women's Club Of Bethesda, under the
direction of Mrs. Oliver o. Kuhn and
Mrs. Roland Marshall, who are asking
for volunteers.
The cast for the three plays has just
been announced as follows: Doris D.
Day of the Montgomery County Players,
and Florence Stohlman, in For Dis
tinguished Service" directed by Jane
Plummer Rice for the Somerset Wom-
ems Club; Ida Garrett Mattingly, for
merly of the National Players; Louis
Massey, popular Bethesda High School
teacher, and Marie G. Willis, in Four
teen," by Olive Gertsenberg, under the
direction Of Katherine Tennent Mar
shall, for the Women's Club Of Be-
thesda. The judges for these Compel
ing plays will be Mrs. r. H. Rice. Mrs.
Edith Sears and Mrs. H. S. Walcott.
Maurice Jarvis, Jane Plummer Rice
and katherine Tennent Marshall will
be presented in Canfeld's historical
play, The Duchess Says Her Prayers"
by Mrs. w. j. Peters, drama chairman
Of the State and county declarations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
STORES ARE GUARDED
FROM UNEMPLOYED
Soldiers on Duty Against Roam.
ing Mexicans at Mexicali.
Two Shot.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICALaA, Lower California, Next
CO, February 21.-Hundreds of Next
cans In this border city of $4,000, un-
nerved by hunger and lack of work
roamed uneasily through the streets
today under the watchful eyes of Fed
eral soldiers who stood guard over
stores In fear of mob violence.
The situation became tense almost
overnight. Heavy rains in the past
week threw hundreds out of work in
the agricultural sections. Without
money to buy food, the crowds became
a menace to stores.
Proprietors Of grocery shops, fearing
their establishments would be stor1ned.
handed out food without charge until
the crowds became so large that soldiers
were called to disperse thera. An
American, Pearly Matthews, 30, sus-
pected Of attempting to steal food. re-
fused to obey a police command to halt
and was shot. A Mexican, standing
nearby was wounded. Both will re-
cover.
Gov. De Tejada issued a blanket
order to discharge all America ans en-
ployed IN MeXicali and replace them
with Mexican labor. He departed last
night for II Juana. on the coast, pre-
Sumably to seek further relief.
Saloons, mills, ranches and all places
OF business were affected by Gov. De
Tejada'S ultimatum.
Several veteran American cotton
ranch foremen, employed below the Dor.
der, were ordered to leave.
The situation at Hechicera, IS miles
east, was reported acute. A camp OF
25o men, police said, had lived for q
week solely on milo maize.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
SEN. BRATTON TALKS
TO LAW STUDENTS
Annual Banquet Of College, Held
ct Mayfower, Honors New
Mexican.

Senator Sam G. Bratton Of New
Mexico, was speaker and guest Of honor
at the annual banquet Of the Wash
ington College of Law held at the May
flower Hotel last night.
Senator Brattons address was CEN
tered upon THE Contribution Of the
Legal Profession to Mankind"
Reviewing the part law has had in
advancement of the world, he cited
many acts in history to illustrate the
pace Government keeps with develop
ment He urged students to a fuller
understanding Of the history of the pro-
fession in order that upon entering
practice they might do their part in
keep the law Of the land abreast with
the times"
The affair was in celebration of the
thirty-fifth anniversary Of the founding
Of the institution, and was presided
over by Dean Grace Hays Riley. The
toastmistress was Mrs. Gertrude H.
Smith, president Of the junior class,
sponsors Of the banquet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
4QOGET FREEDOM
IN P|CKET|NG CASE
Court Warns PhiIadeIphlans
to BE Orderly in Hosiery
Mills Strike.
By the Associated Press.
pHn,AnEI. puTA

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, February Ii
More than 400 men and women. strike
sympathizers arrested In the vicinity of
have been picketing, were given their
freedom today.
The defendants were arrested during
the week as a result Of orders TO police
by the director Of public safety. Lemuel
B. Schofield. He Is said to have ordered
police to break up picketing on the
ground that the present state Of unem-
ployment did not Justify attempts TO
dissuade men from working who wanted
to work.
Magistrate Atkinson Costello, who
discharged the men and women, warned
them against "non-peaceful" picketing
He said he would have mo mercy" for
any one arrested a second time for us
ing violence in bringing about their
aims. Il want 1t understood that you
are diSobeying orders Of your own
union by acting diSorderly," he said.
The American Federation Of Full
fashioned Hosiery Workers called the
strike last Monday, and claims more
than 5000 workers in nearly 20 mills
have joined the movement. The pur-
pose of the strike was announced as
being to establish uniform hours, wages
and conditions in all full-faShioned
hosiery mills. Inere are ABOUT % mills
In this vicinity. the strike being directed
only at the non-union mills. numbering
about 40.
At other hearings today one youth
was sent to jail, seven others were held
in 81 900 BAH each for further hearings
and 10 men and women were dis
charged.
Stephen Calm was sentenced 10 five
days IN the county prison on the charge
that he became abusive to q policeman
while picketing near q mill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
RADIO STAR MAKES
REALITY OF CAMP
"Seth Parker" Turns Mission
Plan From Mere Hope to
Realization.

A woman's intuition that caused Mrs
John S. Bennett of the Central Union
Mission to hitch her wagon to q star,
makes possible the realization Of q hope
Of many years-the establishment of q
Summer camp at some nearby watering
place for the 40 little children con-
stantly under her protecting wing.
It was because Phillips H. Lord, ere.
ator of Seth Parker" and Homer
Rodeheaver, an old friend. knew of this
longing which seemed hopeless of FILL
ing, that they volunteered to appear In
last Mondays benefit program at Con-
stitution Hall with xpo strings" at
tached to their 0ffefs Mr.. and Mrs
Bennett had often met Seth Parker
at mission meetings in New York and
elsewhere and the young radio evan
gelist had become intensely interested
in the work of the Children's Emer-
gency Home and particularly in the two
young girls the mission Is sending
through college at Blackstone, Va.
Third Performance,
Back again in Washington, Mrs. Ben
nett had such faith In her intuition as
to Seth Parker's" appeal to tbs public
that she dispensed with the usual or
ganiZation of committees and simply
sat in her office to wait for the orders
for seats to come. They poured in
and in a few days she realized the
necessity of having a second perform
ance. But in all her confidence, she
never dreamed that third appearance
would be nee ssary to take care Of the
overflow"
When it was announced Monday
night that "An Evening at Seth Park
er's" would be staged on March 2, with
the entire troup as they appear before
the microphone, the 1000 seats and
so boxes in Constitution Hall for that
performance had been completely sold
out by the following evening.
With many faithful patrons Of the
mission begging for a chance to see
Seth Parker in real life at some other
time, Mrs. Bennett communicated with
him In New York yesterday and he en-
Enthusiastically agreed to come down
again with Mr.. Rodeheaver on March
Is for a third performance. So that
every one will have an equal oppor-
tunity, she announced that the seats
will not be placed on sale at the mis-
sion until Tuesday Of this week.
For both performances the stage set
ting will be the "sittin' room" in Seth
Parker's home at Jonesport. There will
be the Captain" and "Cephus," the
quartet, Ma" Parker, who is really
three persons in one before the micro
phone, Lizzie Peters" and other IA
vorites. For the old-fashioned stage
setting Mrs. Bennett has been scour-
ing Washington for antique horsehair
chairs and sofa, a list of furnishings
having been supplied so that every
thing will appear just 50, including the
melodeon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
Warrant Officers,
Lacking Sea Service,
Fail to Be Promoted

Sailors should go TO sea, the
Navy Department believes, and
for this reason, a number OF
warrant officers who successfully
passed their mental and physical
examination for promotion to the
grade of chief warrant ohicer
were fiunked. The reason was
that "they we're sadly lacking in
experience at sea-"
This was made known yester-
day in the Bureau of Navigation
bulletin, which keeps the service
advised of current happenings of
interest. One candidate, the
bureau found, had served but one
year at sea, since obtaining war.
rant rank.
1.-The bureau regrets the neces-
sity of denying promotion to such
officers, but feels that their best
interests and undoubtedly the
best interests of the Navy are
served II all warrant officers are
required to serve q reasonable
amount of time at sea before be-
ing promoted" the bureau as
serted.
Warrant oficers are usually
former enlisted men who win pro-
motion because of exceptional
service.