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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Fire Destroys Home
By Times Special

By Times Special
COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Elliott,
northeast of the city, was destroyed
by fire of undetermined origin. The
fire was discovered by Biraidine
Elliott, S, who was playing in an
upstairs room and heard cracking
and popping in the walls. She ran
to her mother and it was discovered
the entire roof was ready to fall in.
So fast did the flames spread that
the building could not be saved, but
most of the furniture was removed.
The loss will amount to several
thousand dollars and is only partly
covered with insurance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
BOSTON POLICE FAIL
TO OBTAIN PRISONER
Governor Refuses Extradition and
Writ Is Issued at Anderson.

Governor Refuses EXtradition and
Writ Is Issued at Anderson.
By Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 17.-Nor-
man Ellsworth, Is, held here eight
days while two Boston (Mass.) po-
lice officers sought to take him back
to face trial on a charge preferred
by a woman, has been released fol-
lowing refusal of Governor Harry
G. Leslie to grant extradition.
The Governor severely criticised
the Boston police officers and An
derson police for their alleged at
tempt to spirit Ellsworth outside Of
the state while the extradition hear
ing and habeaS corpus case were
pending.
The Boston officers took Ellsworth
from Jail on a pretext of escorting
him to the courthouse where. his
attorney, Oswald Ryan, was waiting.
Instead, the prisoner was taken to
the Big -Four railroad station. A
train was nearing the station when
Sheriff Bernard Bradley arrived
with a habeas corpus writ and took
the prisoner back to Jail.
Ellsworth's attorney has produced
a telegram from Washington, show
ing that Ellsworth was in the United
States navy and stationed at Puget
Sound on the date the offenSe was
alleged to have been committed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Suicide Attempt Fails

COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan. 17.-Jolln
A. Woodall, So, Bartholomew coun-
ty farmer, is expected to recover
from wounds received in a suicide
attempt by slashing his throat and
wrist with part of broken milk
bottle. The attempt was made in
the county jail where he is await
ing trial on charges of failure to
provide for his infant child. He beat
himself over the head to break the
bottle. Woodall was arrested fol-
lowing raid on his home by police
who said they found fruit jar
partly filled with liquor. He told Of
f1cers he purchased the liquor from
Earl Lee, neighbor, who also was
arrested.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17

By Times Special
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. 17.-Un-
deferred by the fact that a ina
chine age" exists, j. w. Merriman,
Sc, one Of the few remaining wood
carvers, still whites away, fashion,
ing many beautiful and intricate
objects. Merrirnan has "just
whitfield to pass the time away
since he was a small boy. He has
at the present time about sixty-f1ve
exhibits of his skill and many
others have been given away. He
lays no claim to being a violin
maker, but has made six.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
STATE CONTROL
Of ALL POLICE
BRINGS PROTEST
Crime Commissions Plan
Opposed by Indiana
Officers Body.

Indiana State Police and Sheriffs
Association have opened headquar-
tiers at the Claypool and will fight
passage of the state safety depart
ment measure as drawn up by the
state crime commission.
At the same time the association
leaders are urging statewide use Of
the teletype system, with the bu-
reau of criminal Identification as
the central station. This would
cost the state about $55,000, they
estimate. The identification bureau
would also be placed on a bipar-
tisan basis and the staff increased
under their plan.
Chief objection to the crime COM
mission bill is the placing of a GER
tain amount of control over police
and sheriffs with the state safety
department.
The bill would provide for BIZ
partisan board to select chief,
who would have direct jurisdiction
over the state police and criminal
bureau and indirectly over all police
and sheriffs' forces of the state.
The state department would pass
on qualifications of the local officers,
license them and they would be
subject to call by the state chief.
This is the provision to which the
police and sheriffS' association are
objecting.
Another snag in the passage OF
the bill may come from the Demo-
Gratis, who now enjoy all the state
police patronage under Secretary of
State Frank Mayr Jr.
Chief Grover Garrett of the de-
paItment is operating it in the same
sort of political manner as was done
for the Republicans under former
Chief Robert L. Humes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Two Farm Houses Burn
By Times Special

by fHtb6 SptCEut
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Jan. IL
Residences on the farms Of Abra-
ham Helms and Bert Se1by were de-
stroyed by fire, causing an aggre-
gate loss of $4,000. The fire at
the Selby home was not known to
the family until they we're notified
by passing motorists. Fire depart
ments from several towns were
called, but arrived too late to be OF
any aid
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Insurance Company Elects
By Times Special

By Times Special
COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE
Farmers Mutual Fire and. Lightning
Insurance Company of Bartholomew
county at its annual meeting here,
reelected D. w. Heagy, president.
Other officers are Oscar Newsom,
vice-preSident; Hadley Thons S,
treasurer; G. G. Hunter; secretarv,
and Carl Blessing, adjuster. Direc-
tors are Ralph Heilman, Sam
Brown, Arlie Hacker and Bert Gore.
The company was organized thirty
two years ago with about fifty mem
bers carrying a total of 100000 in
surance. Now the company has a
membership of between 1000 and
1000, all Bartholomew county farm
ers, with policies in force totaling
So, 70O.OOO
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Ne10 Record of
Attendance Set
at Farm Session

By United Press
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 17.-An
attendance records at the annual
agricultural conference at Purdue
university we're broken on the fourth
night, when registration was 5,546.
Gemners Of the Purdue Agricul-
tural Alumni Association elected
Claude Harper, Purdue, president:
Claude Wickard. Camden, vice
president; W. o. Mills, Purdue, sec
rotary; Fay Gaylord. Purdue, treas
urer, and the following directors:
Roscoe Frazier, Monticello; Frank
Anderson, Frankfort; Leroy Hoff-
man, Purdue: Frank Kirkpa trick
Frankfort, and Herbert Watson.
Upton.
Diplomas for DISTINGUISHED work
IN farming were presented to Harry
F. Caldwell, Connersville, and John
A. Randall, Pendleton. It was the
third certificate for Caldwell.
j. M. Evans, Russiaville, was cho-
sen president Of the Indiana Dairy
Association; c. Y. Foster, Carmel,
vice-pTesident, and E. A. Ramon,
Purdue, secretary treasurer. Paul
Newman, Culver, received the tro-
ply as outstanding Purdue student
Judge at the national dairy show.
Mrs. j. E. Baer, Warsow, was cho-
sen president of the Indiana Home
Economics Association; Mrs. Nc
Kinley Vance, Washington, vice.
president; Miss Aneta Beadle, Pur-
due, secretary treasurer, and Mrs.
Floyd H. Gross, Richmond, new ex-
cutive committee member.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Serving Third Forgery Term
BIZ Times SpecidI

By Times Special
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Jan. IT,
John Lawson, %. Russellville, who
has twice served terms for forgery,
was sentenced to the state reforma-
tory on a similar charge for period
of from two to fourteen years in
Putnam circuit court here. Lawson
was charged with passing a worth
less check at the Eliza Tate grocery
store in cambridge, pleaded not
guilty at preliminary hearing, but
when accused by Prosecutor Mar
shall Abrams of passing bad check
at the J. G. Penny store here, he adj
mitted the charge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
SCHOOL CLASH
DEFENSE ASKS
VENUE CHANGE
Charlottesville Board Would
Move Trial of Dismissed
Mans Suit.
81 Times Spccicl

D y AtNtC6 cpGCtGt
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Jan.
1.-THE Charlottesville school board
has filed a motion for change of
venue from Montgomery circuit
court here in a case filed by Arthur
D. Montgomery, former city school
superintendent, in which the board
is defendant.
Damages of $4,000 are sought by
Montgomery who alleges he was
wrongfully discharged by the board.
1ncompetency is said to have been
assigned by the board as its reason
for discharging Montgomery. despite
his nineteen years experience in
school administrative work.
Judge Edgar A. Rice has not yet
ruled on the change of venue mo-
ton, and its filing has delayed ac-
ton on a demurrer by the defense,
in which it is declared the court can
not legally interfere with the boards
actions in discharging school SIn-
ployes. A clause in the contract ST
Montgomery, the board points out,
provided that the board was to be
the sole judge of what constituted
sufficient cause for dismissal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Measure Among SevearI Set
for Introduction Next
Week,

With the Indiana house already
f1oundering under a calendar twice
as heavy at the end of the first
week of this session as it was in
1929, dozens Of bills were in prep
aration today for introduction next
week. Both houses will resume ses-
sions Monday at p. m.
Contemplated legislation ranges
from tax measures to political and
intoxication bills, with the chief rev.
enue-raising move an absolute tax
limit bill to be introduced in the
senate by Senator Addison Drake
(Dem., Sullivan and Vigo).
brakes measure would limit the
tax to 50 on each 500 of taxable
property and is designed for en-
actment in event Of adoption of a
program which would include plac-
ing a tax. on luxuries or removing
the tax from real estate and per-
Sonal property.
Proposes Election Levy
Another bill being drafted by
Drake would levy a tax of 10 per
cent on gross sales of all energy by
Indiana electric utilities. The cleo
trio tax, it is estimated, would bring
a revenue of $5,00000. Both bills
are part of the legislative program
of the Indiana Farm Bureau Fedora
ton.
A third bill to be introduced by
Drake would call for the election of
county commissioners only by voters
Of the district he seeks to represent.
The present law has commissioners
elected by districts, but voted on by
the entire county.
A bill making members of boards
of education in cities of 100000 to
$25O,O00 appointive by the mayor in
stead of elective will be introduced
in the senate by Senator Frank S.
Southworth (Rep., Marshal, st.
Joseph. No more than two mem
berS of the board of three would be
members of the same political party.
The Southworth measure is the
result of conferences between school
officials of Fl. Wayne, Gary, South
Bend and Evansville, cities affected.
Drafted by the Primary League
Association, a bill designed to block
outright repeal Of the primary cleo
ton law will be introduced, in both
houses. Enactment would restore
nomination of all state and local
officials to the primary.
1903 Bills Before House
Check of the house calendar re-
veals that 103 bills have been intro
duced thus far compared with
fifty-six during the first week of the
1929 session. First week in the SEN
ate nearly was normal, thirty-seven
bills being offered Twenty eight
were introduced in 1929.
Representative Howard S. Grimm
CRep., De Kalb) will introduced
Monday in the house a bill requir-
ing that all sentences for intoxica-
ton be served in the local county
Jail instead of in state penal insti-
buttons. The fine for drunkenness,
now $40 to $500, would be reduced to
81 to S.. Grimm asserts the meas
ure has the Endorsement of the In
diana Bar Association.
A measure by Representative John
B. Webb Dem., Johnson and
Marionl would require fabric deal
ers to label merchandise so the
purchaser will be informed con-
cCrning the raw materials.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Dance to Be March 6

BIZ Times Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Jan. IL
The annual women's Panhellenic
formal dance at Indiana university
will be held March 6, according to
an announcement here. Co-eds who
will be in charge are Charlotte
Steir, Charlotte Hodell and jeanette
Duryee, Ft. Wayne; Joyce Myers,
Bennington; Howarda Jane Clarke,
Oak Park. Ill; Mary Frances Glenn
ents, Richmond; Mildred Little,
Covington; Evelyn Kuhn, Wyatt;
Elizabeth King, Wabash; Marian
Kelnmer, Lafayette, and Shirley
Worrell. CLAYTON.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Aged widow Dies

By Times Special
COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan. 17.-Mrs
Amelia Mosebaugh, rs, widow of
George Mosebaugh. is dead at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. Jack
Kehoe. following an illness of eight
cen months. She was born in
Shelbyville, the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Kutzleh, but had lived
here since she was 6 years old. She
was lifelong member Of the Catho-
lie church. She leaves, besides the
daughter, a son, Frank Mosebaugh,
Ontario. Canada: two sisters. Miss
Elizabeth Kutzleb, Louisville. and
Mrs. Elnors Patteson, Deer Lodge,
Mont.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
DEMOCRATSOF
HOUSE TO MEET
EARLY IN WEEK
Enactment of Platform
PIanks viii Be Subject
for Discussion.

Fians for a caucus of the Demo-
cratic house majority have materi-
allied and it may be held either
Monday or Tuesday night, it was
learned today.
Inc conference will be devoted to
study of Democratic platform
I pledges and a discussion of the
steps to be taken to accomplish
their enactment.
Ground work for the discussion
was laid at a meeting Friday after
noon at which were present R. Earl
refers, Democratic state chairman;
speaker Walter Myers, Representa-
live DELPHI McKesson Dem., Mar
ahalD majority floor leader. and
representative Earl Crawford
Dem, Union and Wayne) caucus
Chairman.
Although 1t had been planned to
nave present Senator Walter S.
onamoers Dem., Hancock, Henry
ana Madison), senate minority
leader, and Senator. J. Francis Lock
ara (Dem., Dearborn, Jennings and
tslpiey, senate minority caucus
chairman, 1t was impossible to
locate them.
Conference on Taxation
Tax reform was the main topic at
the conference and it was pointed
out that it is necessary to introduce
the platform income tax bill as soon
as possible
The Democratic income tax meas
IRE has been written by Evans
Woollen, Indianapolis banker and
nominee for United States senator
in 1926.
AS it does not specify the rate of
tax to be collected, but refers to per-
centages of the federal levy, it will
be necessary to insert these figures
and also water-tight secrecy
clause which will forbid the pub
lication Of the returns or their be-
ing admissible to anyone other than
those charged with the collection.
1t is also deemed necessary that
IS the party bill stipulates the COL
lection to be under the supervision
of the state tax board a careful
check of the statutes must be made
to learn If there is any bar against
the commission taking charge.
A battery of legal and tax experts
will be invited to carefully scrut-
inize the measure for any loopholes,
it was declared
Registration to Be Topic
The Democratic representatives
VIII also be invited to discuss the
voters registration bill prepared by
the League Of Women's Voters which
is to be introduced. This is the
same measure which was passed
after a hard battle in the 1929
session only to fail of enactment be-
cause Governor Leslie refused to
sign it.
The old age pension bills in
PRODUCED in both houses will be con-
sidered as the measure promised in
the platform and the representa-
tives will be advised of the i'm
portance Of leaving administration
of the pensions in the hands of
county and township officials in
stead of having state admins
tTative department, which will
merely entail additional expense and
whose members would not be as
familiar with the applicants for
pension as those residing in the
locality.
Redemption of other pledges will
be discussed at the conference.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
LIMITING, TAXES TO
81 TO BE PROPOSED
IT'S Provoking
BIZ Times Special


WALESBORO, Ind, Jan. II.
An 800-pound hog, object Of
the butchering operations of
George Beatty, resented being
shot at as a preliminary, and
when the shot missed, chased
Beatty into tree, where he
remained Until Joe Walls fired a.
fatal shot. To add to Beatty's
troubles. the tree in which he
took refuge was of the thorn
variety.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
BIG S-OUNCE BOTTLE
FOR ONLY IS CENTS
1t Is Guaranteed

Thousands Of well meaning people are
taking the chance of being crippled for
life with rheumatism.
When a rheumatic attack occurs they
seek to deaden the pain with handy re-
lievers-a. method that usually ends
with disastrous results.
Every rheumatic sufferer knows that
painful. swollen. infamed joints and
muscles are caused by an excess OF uric
acid in the blood.
When you drive this troublesome uric
acid from the blood you are getting rid
OF the cause of rheumatism-relievers
won't do this
While you are taking the nerve dead
ening relierers the uric acid continues
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
LAFAYETTE HOST FOR
KIWAMANS FRIDAY
International President Speaker at
- Third Division Meeting.

By Times Special
/. LAFAYETTE. Ind, Jan. 17.-One
of the largest meetings of the third
division of the Indiana district CT
Kiwanis International was held
Friday evening when Raymond M.
CrosSman, Omaha, Neb,, interna-
tional president, was honored with
a banquet at which he was the
principal speaker.
Several Kiwanis Club members
and their wives attended. The IN
diana Kiwanis district is divided
into eight divisions and Lafayette is
the center of the third, which in
cludes clubs at Attica, Frankfort.
Lebanon, Charlottesville, Upton, Lo-
gansport, Kokomo and Noblesville.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Ru Ttmcs Special

81 Times bpecidI
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. IT,
IL A floating hospital for treat
ment of the bends" a frequent
ailment Of workers known as
sand hogs" Is being moved here
by the Kansas City Bridge Com
pany. which has started con-
struction Of the Indiana Ken
lucky bridge over the Ohio river.
Sand hogs work in the steel
chambers laid on the river bed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Medical Fraternity Elects

Do 7 tnttS NpeCtut
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Jan. IT.
Frank Coble, Richmond, has been
elected president of Phi Chi, profess
sional medical fraternity at the In
diana university school of medi-
cine here. Other officers are Gus
tave = ers, Frankfort, vice-presi-
dent, and Vernon Pancost, Elkhart,
secretary-treaSurer
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
MURDER OF OFFICER
REPORTED CONFESSED
Preference for Chair Death, Rather
Than Prison Term Put in Evidence.

b. Times Special
PRINCETON, Ind, Jan. II. -
Testimony that Dreyfus Rhoades
confessed Staying Simon Carrie, Vim
cennes policeman. on April /, 1926,
was offered in his third trial here
on murder charge, two previous
hearings having resulted in death
sentences which were reversed.
The accused was quoted as say
ing he would rather die in the cleo
trio chair than go to prison.
A conflict in evidence developed
ever the bullet supposed to have
killed the officer. His widow, now
Mrs. Dercie Snyder, said the fatal
missile was given her at hospital
where he was treated, but DR.. Nor
ris johnson, attending physician.
said he could not recall that he had
removed or given a bullet to her.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Aged Suicide Buried

81 Times Special
KOKOMO, Ind, Jan. 17.-Funer-
al services we're held today for John
Gallispie, 70-year-old .cobbler. who
committed suicide by shooting. A.
M. DUNCAN, proprietor of shop
where the aged man was employed,
said he had been intoxicated for
several days preceding the tragedy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Veterinarian to Speak

By Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind. Jan. ia
group of Madison county farmers
and veterinarians will go to Indian
apolis, Wednesday, to hear an adj
dress by DR.. A. F. Schalk of Ohio
State university, dealing with the
veterinary science in the United
States and abroad.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Sugar Buying Causes Arrest

BIZ Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind. Jan. 17.-Of1-
GERS who arrested Robert Deemer
on farm near Summitville re-
ported finding liquor still. The ar
rest followed purchase Of 200 pounds
of sugar by Deelner. He IS held
here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Scout Camn Landed
By Times Special

d fHItS NpeCf1t
ANDERSON, Ind. Jan. THAR
vey A. Gordon. camping expert of
the National Boy Scout organiza-
ton, has completed an inspection of
the Anderson Boy Scout camp,
north of this city, declaring it one
Of the best he has ever seen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Egg Within Egg

30 Times Hpcci1It
NOBLESVILLE. Ind. Jan. IL
Mrs. Lewis Renner has hen that
laid two eggs in one day. Find
ing an exceptionally large egg in a
nest Mrs. Renner broke it and found
full-sized hard-shelled egg inside,
which also had the usual yolk and
egg white.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
MOB ACCUSED MOVED
Authorities at Marion Feared Move
to Liberate Jail Inmate.
By United Press

By United Press
MARION, Ind. Jan. 17.-Mob &C
ton has been threatened in Marion
for the second time since the lynch
ing of two Negroes in August, it was
revealed here when authorities an
nounced that Charles Lennon, 80,
lynching suspect, had been trans
ferred to the Huntington county Jail
in Huntington.
Authorities feared that action
might be taken on reports that the
Grant county jail would be stormed
to free Lennon, who was unable to
give bond
Lennon was questioned in Hunt
ington by Merl M. Wall and Earl
Stroup, deputy attorneys-gene
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Road jobs Given 100

By United Press
SALEM, Ind, Jan 17.-Elnploy-
ment has been given 100 Of the SIS
jobless men registered with the
Washington county unemployment
committee. The men are working
on state highways S., 60 and IS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Hospital on Water to
Treat Bends Victims

and used in excavating until a
bed of rock is reached. At times
the air pressure within the
chambers becomes high, and the
men are stricken with severe
stomach pains. In such cases,
the patient will be removed to
the floating hospital and placed
in a chamber where the air pres
sure is the same as that he left,
but which is gradually decreased,
bringing relief.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Aged Man Killed

By United Press
VINCENNES, Ind, Jan. I7.-wH-
liam M. Francis. 70, was killed here
Friday when crushed between a
tree and a team Of horses while
loading logs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Air Blast Injuries Man

By United Press
VINCENNES, Ind, Jan. IT,
Lawrence Hupple, 20, was injured
critically here when a filling. sta
ton air tank burst. He suffered
a fractured skull and other in
juries.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-17
Business Veteran Dies

By United Press
VINCENNES. Ind, Jan. IT,
Funeral services were held today for
Samuel A. Jordan, so, Knox county
pioneer meet packer and fruit
grower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11

Mai. Hamilton Gibbs and an uncle of
Anthony Gibbs. He was the first play
wright to have -four plays running at
one time in London.