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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
Muncie Man Joined Army
on Promise of Getting
Medical Services.

By United Press
MUNCIE, Ind, June 13.-Owen
Million, the only Negro member of
Williams Post, c.. A. r., is one of
the few Civil war veterans who can
say he fought to free himself. Mil
lion spent all of his life as slave
in Kentucky until he joined the
Union army.
The name Million is not an ances-
trail name, but was given to Owen
when he was born into slave fam
lily on the plantation of Million, a
Kentucky slave holder. His mother
is said to have come from South
Carolina, and was traded to Million
in exchange for hogs.
His father, who was part Indian,
was sent down the river" because
he refused to let his owners wife
whip him.
When the Civil war began, Owen
Million joined the Union forces, but
not because he wanted to fight for
his freedom. His master had always
been kind to him. But, for two
years, Owen had suffered from in
jury to his heel, and when an army
officer invited him to join the Union
forces, promising medical aid, he
went.
For three years, Owen served in
the Sixth Kentucky cavarly.f When
the war was over he was at loss to
know what to do with his freedom.
He decided nothing would be better
than working again for his former
master.
When nearly home, Million met
him on a road.
Where are you going, Owen?" the
master asked.
Back to Million" was Ovens re-
ply, and there was no word of re-
proach from his former owner.
Owen has been married twice.
both times to former slave women.
Thirteen children were born to his
first wife, Of whom three are living.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
Reunited
Woman Born on Traction
Car Finds Mother in
Chicago.

By Times Special
EORTVILLE, Ind. June 1s.-
A Mrs. John Skinner, who was
born on an interurban car here
Oct. 2, 1910, will be reunited with
her mother soon.
The mother and daughter have
been separated since the latter
was three days old. In straitened
circumstances at the time. Mrs.
Clara B. Grennells, now living in
chicago, gave the baby to Mrs.
Charles johnson of Fortyille for
adoption. On her deathbed four
years ago, Mrs. Johnson revealed
to her foster daughter the story
OF her birth, and since then Mrs.
Skinner has made a search for
her mother.
A magazine advertisement car
rying the name of Eva Mary
johnson, and stating she was
adopted when three DAYS old
came to Mrs. GrennelIs' attention
and the reunion will result.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
HITCH-HIKINC
Girl HALTED
Bankers Daughter on Way
Home With Father.
Ru United Press

By United Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind, June 13.-
The swell cumming expedition" of
Miss Betsy Wardell is over today
and she is en- route with her father
back to the Watertown IN. "
home from which she disappeared
on June 2.
Miss Wardell'S father was look
ing for her in Gary Friday night
when she appeared at a filling sta
ton here and asked an attendant
which road was the best ito bum
a ride on" The attendant called
detectives.
The girl was dressed as a bow. and
declared she had been having "tae
best time" Her father, called here
from Gary, lost no time getting
started back to New York, but be-
fore they left, Miss Warden ex-
planned that she had lost her
friend, George Reed, with whom she
ran away, in Ohio, last week.
zone night I slept in a barn and
another on some church steps, She
said. After lost George in Ash
tabula I decided to go on west
alone"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13

syndicate statesmen found Ft. Wayne
their utopia.
Costly Rivalry
Readers got journalistic luxurieS
such as Indiana never had tasted
And while they read, watched and
chortled, advertisers fretted and
Oscar and Lew pored with sad eyes
over red-inked ledgers.
TruceS were made; broken. But
finally the rivals carried Identical
page one statements announcing the
end of the disastrous war.
With peace came prosperity. with
prosperity power; and to Oscar, in
1923, the duty, he believed, to oppose
the veteran Watson's insincere
presidential move by putting Hoover
on the primary ballot.
''Use Your Judgment
The days before he did it were
plaguing to the publisher who in
sisted he sought no reward and
wanted no alliances with the guber-
material pack in that race.
use your own judgment" Hoover
replied to Foellinger's te1ephoned
query: What shall I do?" So at
the zero hour, Oscar used it. He
walked to the Office of the secretary
Of state with names of $500 petit
TONERS for the secretary of COM
merce.
Senator Jim won Indiana's dele
cation, but it was quick to Jump on
the Hoover band wagon at Kansas
City, Ed Bush's f1ag-wavIlg not
withstanding. Hoover Was in
Oscar was in!
Oscar will greet the PRESIDENT
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
UNEMPLOYMENT HELD
GREATEST PROBLEM
President of Nations Bankers Opti-
mistic Regarding Depression.

mistic Regarding Depression.
By Times Special
PITTSBURGH, June 13.-The
most significant aspect of the
present business reaction is that,
while there has been perhaps the
worst general economic breakdown
in history, we have not had any
semblance of a financial panic
such as characterized some previous
depressions, Rome G. Stephenon,
president of the American Bank
ers Association, declared Friday be-
fore the American Institute of
Banking convention here. Terming
unemployment the greatest public
problem in the country today, he
said that the sooner masses of
workers are back on jobs on almost
any terms, the better it will be for
both capital and labor.
1.-THE surest way to bring the ma
ton out of the business depression
is to raise the pressure Of public
confidence to the point of becoming
dynamic force" Stephenson said
declaring that he is not pessirnistic
about the future. Commenting on
the general agreement that the bot
tom Of the depression has beer
reached, he said there is such g
thing at "overstaying depression, ,
just as there is of "overstaying q
boom"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
BY ROBERT L. BEARD

BY ROBERT L. BEARD
If there's an extra squeeze in thu
Presidents handshake for one O.
his Hoosier greeters Monday, la!
your money on Oscar to get it!
Oscar-to those living beyond the
bounds Of Ft. Wayne-is Oscar G
Foellinger, publisher Of the Ft
Wayne News-Sentinel; the hefty
grinning fellow who threw the Hoo
yer hat in Indiana'S presidential,
preference primary ring in 1925
when Jim WatSons boys thought
they had a roof over it.
Oscar won't get that extra squeeze
just because he's chairman of the
welcoming committee of the Indiana
Republican Editorial Association
whose members the President will
address here Monday night. Such
a chairman might expect it, ex-
of1cio; but a handshake's hand
shake, while a grips a gripl
Rebelled Against Watson
Behind Oscar, welcoming the
President, will be editorial associa-
ton heads who, three years ago
kicked Oscars Shins for injecting
the cabinet member into the Indiana
presidential field.
It was they who, at their banquet
March 9, 1923, voted the associa-
TONS support to Senator jim, the
favorite Son,-one day after Foel-
linger had entered Hoover in the
race.
Oscar skipped that banquet; but
this one Monday comes right down
his alley. And as he Chambers into
the presidential limousine to escort
the nations chief executive to the
Governors mansion, Oscar will adj
NIT to himself he's little surprised.
Started AS Handy Man
For, fifteen years ago when, as
publishers handy man, he perched
his 225 pounds on a bookkeeper's
stool in Ft. Wayne's fire eating Re
publican organ, he had no more idea
Of expressing Hoosierdom'S official
welcome to a President of the
United States than Hoover-then
chairman of the commission for re-
lief in Belgiunn-had of being Presi-
dent.
Much less, If Hoover's Democratic
critics are right!
A demon for punishment" Foel-
linger was an 18-hour- a-day man
for SO many long years in his
papers uphill fight, he must have
to pinch himself when he climbs
into the NeWs-Sentinel's big pas
senger plane for a jaunt to Los
Angeles.
1t was about twenty years after
Horatio Alger quit browning the
honest plUgger with radiant success
that 20. G. F." dropped the "by"
from kilograms ordering carloads
of newsprint for the Allen county
daily that had carried the names OF
Ernest Bicknell and fiery Jesse
Greene atop the editorial page.
Take Over Reins
Foellinger and Frank C. Hamil-
ton, his associate and advertising
manager, demonstrated they didn't
wear 55-inch belts for nothing.
Fitted with cork vests by Fl.
Wayne bankers confident of the
papers future and its management,
Foellinger plunged into principal
ownership Of the News Sentinel up
on the death of his employers.
Then came the days of one Of In
diana's fercest newspaper feuds.
Lew G. Ellingham, publisher of FIT.
Wayne's Democratic Journal-Ga
zette, launched an evening paper to
invade Foellinger's field.
Oscar retaliated with Sunday
morning News-Sentinel to belabor
Lewis big Sunday adgetter.
Stats worked overtime. Feature
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
VICTORY FOR DEMOCRAT
Court Rules in Prosecutor Disputa
at Marion.
By Times Special

MARION, Ind, June 13-Edward
Hays, Democrat, will take of1ce
jan l, 1882, as prosecuting attor-
ney OF the Forty-eighth judicial
district, as a result of a ruling bv
Special Judge Orlo S. Cline in cir
cult court, who held unconstitu-
tional an act Of the 1929 state
legislature which postponed election
OF prosecuting attorneys.
Hays defeated Harley Hardin
Republican, present prosecutor. in
the general election last fall
Hardin contended the election was
contrary to law, and asked the court
to give a declaratory judgment
Losing in this, he has announced
he will appeal to the Indiana su-
preme court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
ENDOWMENT FUND OF.
AID SOCIETY GROWS
Treasury for Helping Ministers Now
Totals 100000.

YSOV1VUOs
By United Press
GREENCASTLE, June l3.-W. E.
Hammaker, member of the world
service commission, and Bishop Her
bert WEIGH, presiding officer of the
Northwest Indiana Methodist Epis-
copal conference, were among
speakers at Fridays session of the
conferences eightieth assembly.
Laymen attended the morning
meeting and also a luncheon.
Officers elected for the Preachers
Aid Society were: President the
Rev. Fred Williams, Lafayette; vice.
president, DR.. George w. Switzer;
secretary; DR.. Henry L. Davis, IN
dianapolis. A report to the confer
ence showed that the aid society
endowment had been increased from
$470,9a7 to $70o,657. DR.. Davis hoped
it would be $1,000,0oO by 1856.
Other speakers were John R. Ed
wards, secretary Of the Methodist
baord Of foreign missions, and DR.
John G. Benson, superintendent of
the Methodist hospital in Indian
apolis.
Ernest G. Waering, editor of the
Western Christian Advocate, pre-
sided at a night meeting, when w.
S. Bovard, executive secretary of
the Methodist board of education,
and DR.. G. Bromley Oman, presi-
dent Of De PAW university, spoke.
Five laynen were elected as dele
gates to the general conference to
be held at Atlantic City, N. J., next
year. They are Charles A. Carlisle.
South Bend; c. Oliver Holmes,
Gary; j. j. Hunt, Rensselaer,; Will
liam M. Blanchard, Greencastle. and
William E. Carpenter, Brazil.
Ministerial delegates to the con-
ference will be Or. Oman, DR.. Da-
Wis, and the Rev. G. Howard Taylor,
South Bend.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
EvERS0N AT COLUMBUS
Militia Bureau Chief to Attend
Veterans Meeting.
By Times Special


COLUMBUS, Ind, June 10. -
Major General William G. Everson,
chief of the United States militia
bureau, will arrive here Sunday for
the opening of the annual encamp-
ment Of Indiana United Spanish
War Veterans and allied organiza-
tions. The meeting will continue
through Tuesday.
Everson left Washington Friday
on 5,00o-mile airplane journey.
He will address graduates of Frank
lin college Sunday morning and
will reach Columbus in the after
noon. AT night he will give the an
nual memorial service of the veter-
ans organization. Monday he will
review a parade.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
TEN NABBED IN
RAIDS PUNISHED
Fines and Farm Terms for
Bloomington Offenders.
By United Press

By United Press
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, June 10
mayor Joseph H. Campbell in citv
court imposed heavy fines and iail
terms upon ten persons who pleaded
guilty to charges of sale of LIQUOR
and maintaining nuisances.
Each was fined 500 and costs on
each OF the counts, and given state
farm sentences ranging from thirty
days to six months.
-Four others of eighteen arrested
by federal authorities in raids
Wednesday, pleaded not guilty. and
VIII be tried before Federal Judge
ROBERT G. Baltzeu in TndiananoIis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
PRISONER FACES
MURDER CHARGE
Lagrange Prosecutor Acts
in Fatal Shooting.
By United Press

By United Press
LAGRANGE, Ind, June ia
charge of first degree murder was
filed here Friday against Herbert
johnson, SO, by Ralph Foster, La
grange county prosecutor.
johnson is charged with killing
Bert c. Frye, So, Seybert storekeeper,
who was shot a week ago at the door
of his home. Conviction would
bring a mandatory death sentence.
Foster said that a special session
Of the grand jury would not be
called. johnson was expected to
plead not guilty on arraignment, and
held for custody by the September
grand jury without bond. He has
been held in the state prison for
safekeeping since his capture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
FORMER SLAVE NOW
MEMBER OF c.. A. R.
Kissing AdUice
BIZ United Press

DB OHtt6U E1KSS
EVANSVILLE, Ind, June 10.
kissing is not a paStime to
be followed in public, a judge
in city court here decreed when
Clyde Stone was arraigned on
charge of disorderly conduct.
The arresting policeman told
the court he saw Stone kiss
his wife outside a laundry,
where she is employed. The
court said kissing in public
could not be considered a law
violation, but warned that cit
was a bad thing to do" and
suggested that Stone find more
secluded spots to pursue his
amorous practice.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
INDIANA'S CROP
PROSPECTS ON
UPWARD SWING
Favorable Weather Makes
for Best Outlook in
Many Years.
United Press

LAFAYETTE, Ind, June BIN
diana crop prospects were at a
higher point during the first week OF
June than they have been in that
period for many years as the result
Of favorable weather, according to
officials Of the Purdue university
agricultural experiment station and
United States department Of agri-
culture here.
The condition of wheat rose to 81
per cent of normal, whereas a loss
is usually reported in May, M. M.
Justin, statistician, said. The esti-
mated yield increased during the
month from IT'S bushels.an acre to
1875, with an indicated total produc-
ton of 31,450,000 bushels. Last
years output was two and one-half
millions below that figure and the
ten-year average is almost five mil
lion below it.
Rye was reported at 81 per cent
normal, with an indicated yield of
IA bushels an acre. Oats was at SO
per cent, four points above the ten
year average.
The clover crop in the state is
said to be slightly above average.
even though a large amount was
killed last year by drought. Alfalfa
was shown to be two points above
average, and other hay crops also
slightly better than in former years.
Fruit prospects were found to be
the best in almost decade. Apples
were reported at IS per cent normal.
whereas the ten-year average is So
Peaches were 81 per cent normal,
with a ten-year average of A, Pears
were 70 per cent normal.
Egg production fell off from So
for each farm in May to .49 for this
month. Milk production reached
the highest point in seven years, 24.9
pounds per COW MIXED.
Demand for farm labor is I'M
changed. For each 100 farm Jobs
there are 176 men available.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
Triple Christening

BIZ Times Special
COLUMBUS, Ind, June 1S.-In a
triple christening ceremony at the
evangelical Lutheran church. the
daughter of willard and Lillian
Whit Schwartzkopf was named
Evelyn Pauline, the son Of George
and Helen Vetter Mccoy was named
Donald Lee and the daughter Of e.
mer and Emma Voelz Noting
named Rosalyn Corinne. The Rev.
August Brauer, pastor Of the church,
offlciated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
Invited by Hoover
By Times Special

MARION, Ind, June 13.-An in
vitation to play before President
Hoover has been received by Mil
burn Carey of this city, national
champion oboe player, The Presi-
dent will be in Springfield, H., June
II. Carey has also been asked to
play at the unwilling Of the Lincoln
memorial on the same day. Carey
is a student at the University of
Illinois.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
UnIncky Boy

py tVttS SpcCtCb
NOBLESvLLE. md, June
13.-Gene StultZ, small son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Stultz,
who suffered a cut on his face
with a Ratchet, has grounds
for claiming to be the most
unlucky boy in Indiana. While
playing at the home Of his
parents some one threw a
Ratchet over a fence and it
struck the lad in the face, in
flicting a cash that required
seventeen stitches to close.
Gene has been a victim Of
accidents all of his life. When
very small he was attacked by
two COWS and barely. escaped
death. Later he lost a finger
when it was caught between
the blades Of a lawn mower. A
door in a gymnasium blew
open in his face and knocked
out most Of his teeth and while
with his father. who was oper-
ating machinery in a gravel pit,
a pulley few OF and inflicted a
scalp wound that confined him
to bed fcp a week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
Suits Seek Road Land
By Times Special

BIZ Times Special
MARION, Ind, June 13.-Several
acres Of land along state Road %
between Marion and Kokomo, viii
be condemned to make way fol
new pavement, if the Grant circuit
court upholds a petition fled By
Attorney-Gene James II. Ogden
Condemnation Of land is asked in
two suits against Nancy c.. Gill
breath, Somerset, and Lewis II
Mauler and Mary E. Mauler, near
Swayzee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
Home Given Baby

By Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind. June ia
Negro baby found by police after
being abandoned May u. has bean
adopted by an Anderson Negro cou-
pie. The child was discovered after
neighbors heard its cries and was
taken to st. Johns hospital, where
it received medical attention not
given at birth. The child was only
q few hours old when found. Ell
fosep to trace parentage of the in
FAINT have failed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
Damage Suit Shifted

. = IhttS Op6Ctu8
MARION. Ind, June 13-Suit for
$4,000 damages fled by Thelma
Taggart against Edward w. Taggart
in the Miami circuit court, has been
brought to the Grant circuit court
here on g change Of venue A jury
disagreed when the case was tried
in Miami county, after it had de-
liberated tWenty-four hours.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
Job Hunter Kills Self

By United Press
CLOvERDALE, Ind, June 49,
Harry Gilmore. 80, who came here
from Bloomington three weeks ago
in search Of work, committed suicide
by poisoning. He had failed to OBJ
tain work. The widow is living
with her parents, Pr essor and Mrs.
w. r. Alec, in Bloof ngton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
New Plant Established

Officials of General Foods Cor
poration announce that establish
ment Of cake flour plant at Wind
scr, Ontario, Canada, win not affect
employment at Igleheart Brothers
mills at Evansville and Vincennes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
12-CENT CHECK PAID
Paper Written Twenty Eight Years
Ago Honored at Evansville.

" OHtttU FTt8S
EVANSVILLE, June ia check
for II cents, issued in 1905, was
cashed here recently. It was made
in favor of I. N. Dougan, Tennyson,
by a company which since has
hquidated. A state law makes checks
under one dollar illegal but this one
was paid, A. j. Lang, manager of
the Standard Oil Company plant
here, said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
Former OniciaI nj

GREENCASTLE, Ind, June 49,
Funeral services were held today for
Clement G. Hurst, 70, former Put
nam county auditor, who died of
heart disease.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
Health Regained at 50

By Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, June 13.-Re-
gaining his health following a seri-
our illness, James Corsaut Sr. OBJ
served his ninety-third birthday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29
AUSTRIA WILL HONOR
FRANZ GRILLPARZER
Censored and Forgotten Poet Of
100 Years Ago and Five Others
to Be on Stamps.

VIENNA Especially The cenSors
have killed me-" groaned the aging
Franz Grillparzer in Vienna 100 years
ago, when one day ne met Beethoven
in a quiet street. You are luckier than
am. Words are bound in chains, but
sounds, happily, are stiH free. To this
Beethoven concurred.
This Autumn Grillparzer, the first
genuine Austrian poet, is to be hon.
ored. belatedly. by republican Austria
to make up somewhat for the neglect
which was accorded him in his life
time under the monarchy.
Together with Grillparzer, five other
literary men of Austria, long since
dead and all more or less ignored In
their lifetimeS, will be likewise hon.
ored-with their pictures on postage
stamps.
The other five are Johann Nestroy
writer of comedies of Vienna Jewish
life; Ferdinand Raimund, author OF
fairy tales; Peter Rosegger, author OF
peasant stories and novels of country
life in the old empire; Adalbert Stiff
ter, q writer who eXcelled in a sort OF
Trollopean love of detail, and Ludwig
Anzengruber, a playwright who adyo-
Gated social Justice in pieces rich in
Austrian dialect and slang
The censorship on literature and
criticism in Austria was world notorious
under the Hapsburgs, particularly
under Metternich and later under En-
peror Francis Joseph. Grillparzer told
Beethoven lone must go to North
America If one wishes to speak freely.
The result of the curb on free lit
erary expression tended In a measure
to divert all Austrian talent into the
art form which is least possible to
lend itself to political interference OF
topical crtticisn-music Music still
remains the Austrian contribution &c
the arts, not poetry or novels.
(Copyrfght. 1879