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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15
DETAIL MAY
TRAP KILLER
OF FARM PAIR
Many Fingerprints Left at
Scene of Murder; CIeWs
Point to Nephew.
By Times Special

By Times Special
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Nov. IS.
The EYE for detail" with which
8 the slayer Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
A. Moore set the stage for the
murder Of the elderly farm couple
Friday night near Pennville, may
lead to his undoing.
While Prosecutor James r. Ems
willer and Sheriff Ira Mannix were
en- route to Virginia, Mimi, 10
question John Moore, nephew OF
the slain couple, on his movements
the day of the murder, officials
here were endeavoring to trace the
large number Of fingerprints found
at the farmhouse.
- John Moore, arrested in the Min
nesota city with a woman police say
is his wife. stubbornly has refused
to talk. The pair were arrested IN
Minnesota as they ahghted from a
bus from Chicago.
Left Many Fingerprints
Care with which the murderer
sought to leave the impression the
Moore premises we're deserted the
day of the crime led to the leaving
of numerous fingerprints.
After the killings, he lowered all
window blinds, locked the doors and
then took the car from the garage,
locking it behind him.
While Emswiller and Mannix were
: on their way to Minnesota to ques-
ton Moore, officials here in charge
of the case gathered circumstantial
evidence tending to incriminate the
nephew.
Held in Jail are two men, Morris
Finch, Sc, Radnor, o., and w. F.
Moore, 40, Bay City, Mich, who
told officers they came here Thurs
day night from TT. Wayne with a
young man whose description an
swers that of the nephew.
Officers said the pair quoted their
companion as saying he was on his
way to Pennville to get some money
and an automobile.
The missing Moore automobile
has been found abandoned near
Whiting, but the gun stolen from
Vic ldl lllllDucC was AlOJ 4SAb III ~
y Young Moore formerly lived with
his uncle and aunt, but left after
a quarrel with them over his rela-
tions with the Minnesota woman,
with whom he was arrested.
Minnesota officials said Moore
had a number of bank notes of
Muncie and Marion banks when ar
rested.
Prints to Be Sought
Hartford City officers said today
they have been informed reliably
that John Moore was in Hartford
City the day before the crime was
discovered.
y Fingerprints found scattered
about the Moore farmhouse were
taken by Vernon Shields, finger
print expert of the state bureau of
criminal Identification. An investi-
cation was conducted by E. I. Os-
borne, head of the bureau.
John Moore is reported to have
served a sentence in the Indiana
state reformatory for forgery and
it is believed his prints are on file
for comparison. If not, finger
prints will be sent from Minnesota
for a check.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15
War ON SEWER
TAX is FUTILE
Judge sustains City il
Pleasant Run Case.

Attempt of property owners to
escape assessments on the Pleasant
Run ma n interceptor sewer proved
futile today after five years of fight
ing in circuit court.
Judge Harry o. Chamberlin sus-
tanned the citys demurrer to a suit
by Saul Munter, southside property
owner.
If hunters plea had been upheld,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15
GOVERNOR GAINS FEARS
OF BANK DEPOSITORS
No Danger to Any Outside Closed
Chain, Murray Tells Oklahoma.

No Danger to Any Outside Closed
Chain, Murray Tells Oklahoma.
WBy United Press
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. Is. -
Closing of six Oklahoma banks, four
national and two state institutions,
has brought forth a statement from
Governor William H. Murray that
"depositors outside the Douglas
chain need feel no uneaSinesS."
The banks, members of a chain
of twenty-eight controlled by H. T.
Douglas, failed to open for business
this morning. They have combined
deposits of more than 100000.
The Shawnee National was the
largest to close.
Il can assure the public that
Ghere is no danger for any banks
outside the direct chain of the
Shawnee National" the Governor
said
State Bank Commissioner w. j..
Barnett said he already had formu-
lated plan to open the state banks
under a moratorium scheme.
Closing of the Shawnee bank,
parent of the chain, was said to be
due to the fact that creditors of
Douglas forecloSed on him last week
for $1,250,000
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

sion in the presence Of the prosecu-
tor and sheriff, in which she said:
Il had nothing to offer the baby.
1t had no future, and I thought it
better of dead"
Burchfield's confession said that
he had watched his housekeeper
strange the child with its little
shirt.
The farmer is separated from his
former wife, and has six children.
Miss Jennings came to the farm
four months ago, and had been
living there since.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15
Hitch-Hiker Is Suicide

LOGANSPORT, Ind, Nov. 49,
The body Of hitch-hiker who COM
mitued suicide near here Tuesday
by leaping into the path of an auto
mobile driven by Harley McCroSkey,
Rochester, was identified today as
that of Bert Zerbis, A, Logansport.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15
It's a Wonderful Way
to Relieve UgIy Eczema

For 20 years now. soothing, cooling
Zemo has seldom failed to stop Itch
ing in five seconds, and clear up
stubborn cases of Eczema. This won-
derful remedy gets such amazing re-
suits because of it's rare ingredients
not used in cheaper remedies. Get
Zemo today-if you want to clear up
Rashes, .Pinples, Ringworm. and
Eczema. It's worth the price be-
cause you get relief. All druggists,
S5c, 60c, 81. Extra Strength Zemo,
double results, Observation-Disclosures.
TRY A WANT AID IN THE TIMES.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15
GIRL CONFESSES
Staying BABY
Farmer and Housekeeper
Are Held for Murder.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
MADISON, Ind, Nov. Is. -
Charges of first degree murder
faced Frank Burchfeld, 40, farmer,
and Miss Stella Jennings, 10, his
housekeeper, today following the
girls confession that she strangled
their 2 months old baby to death.
Miss Jennings signed a confess
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15
Ingrown Nail
Turns Right Out!
Pain Stops Instantly!

"Outgro" is harmless antiseptic
manufactured for chiropodists. How
ever, any one can buy from the
drug store tiny bottle containing
directions.
A few drops of "Outgro' in the
crevice of the ingrowing nail re-
duceS inflammation and pain and
so toughens the tender, sensitive
skin underneath the toe nail that
it can not penetrate the flesh, and
the nail turns naturally outward
almost Advertisement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15

Deconness Work, hold its convention
here Feb. is and II.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15
HOSPITAL PATIENTS GAIN

9S More at L. u. Institutions in
October Than in 1881.
4 Increase of ninety-eight in num-
Der of patients treated during
october by Indiana university hos
pitfalls as compared to the same
period last year, was reported today
by DR.. E. T. Thompson, admin
iStrator.
OF a total of 2,078 patients served,
1907 were treated at the James
Whitcomb Riley hospital for chill
dren. Robert w. Long hospital
cared for 500 persons, and the staff
of the William H. Coleman hos
pital treated ATS patients.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15
veteran Engineer Dies

PRINCETON, Ind, Nov. I'D.
j. Shine, 70, said to be the oldest
engineer on the Louisville, st. Louis
division of the Southern railroad,
died at his home here Sunday night
after a short illness.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11

lsB a2Ue s RAI7
MORALITY.

Mary this reference
o
Ihey had to be made very generally short
the
young through an old
trunk brief bit Of etudred flannel
a.What nearthi this? she demanded
That flannel peticoat for my wedding
"Whereupon rk delighted laughter smiled when
heard somewhere just such
garment myself wedding and should
a shameless without IT.
Julia Howe little girl from long ride IN the
family drop hd~ Instantly her
reproved her.
my daughter will the next aors
andha you measured for pair Of pantaloons
which distinguish lady and comprise her moral
code have widely in different generations
who had cut off her hair She worked
called the carpet and wanted
me to young lady, declined do To his OF thinking
bobbed hair suresg 0 n abandoned woman
lighting cigarette All OF us who
witnessed that she better than she ought
o be-
Only recently the Book Rules issued by
consisted thirty pages
Ihou prohibited almost everything wound up
blanket Injunction
In addition foregoing expected refrain from
dancing observe the other common
of morality
The but the book OF Micah there
Is one VIII IS urinary them all 1t reads
good doth the LORD
oure thee justly and walk huby with
thy God"
Of This fundamental and nchangng
But whether peoa short nothing worry about
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11
TT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD YEAR.

IT HE year 1882 is still young, and any
body who would undertake at this early
stage to forecast what is going to happen
between now and next Christmas is either a
fool or a better prophet than we are. But
as far as we can see from here, the year has
started off more hopefully than 1881 We
are inclined to look ahead with the same
confidence that was exhibited by the old
lady who used to say that she had noticed
that if she lived through February she al
ways lived through the rest of the year.
It seems to us that the work which has
been done at Washington so far, and the
other remedial legislation that is apparent
" certain of passage, has already done a
great deal toward relieving fear III the bust
ness and financial world. There is at least a
feeling of hopefulness, which was almost
lacking few months ago.
It is hard to blame people for being ap
prehensive when there seems to be no en-
enlargement ahead 1t is hard for man
to keep up his courage in the dark. 1t took
IA long time for most people to realize that
we had all been dazzled by the false pros
perity Of few years ago. Money was easy,
JOUSI NClC plCult3 006CD V1lI Lis - eAAuy 0A'
lit turns out now, even the men whom we
regarded as wise and intelligent leaders in
business and finance were fooled, like the
rest of us, into believing that these condi-
tions could go on indefinitely. Most of us
spent money recklessly and lot of us were
|greatly surprised when we discovered that
the old natural laws were still III force.
From all we hear and observe, we think
that people generally have got over the no
ton that there is al easy road to sudden
wealth. Folks we know are much more rec
onciled to working hard and living within
their means than they were three years ago
We know good many who were never
fooled, and they are the ones who are sitting
pretty today. And as we said in the be-
ginning, all the signs that we can read point
in the direction Of better times ahead. 1t
looks to us as If, along around 1886, we may
be looking back on 1882 as the year when
the biggest of all our national prosperity
waves began For one thing is certainly
true and that is that the United States has
never failed to come back from periods OF
depression stronger and more prosperous
than ever before
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11
THE LEGION TO THE RESCUE

IT seems to us that the unemployment stu
/ alton throughout the country IS likely TO
be changed, and changed soon, now that the
American Legion has got on the job.
There are somewhat more than mil
lion men who wore the American uniform
in the World War who are members OF the
ten thousand and more American Legion
posts. Under the leadership Of Henry L.
Stevens, Jr., national commander OF the Lee
gion, and with the cooperation OF Mathew
VOL, vice-president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, movement has begun
having for its avoWed purpose the placing
Of at least Que million men, now out OF work,
in jobs Cooperating with the Legion and
the Federation are such organizations as the
Association Of National Advertisers, and all
of the important press associations. news
syndicates and other agencies OF publicity.
We think this is going to be a success
full campaign, although it is only just start
ing. We think also that it is a splendid
thing for the American Legion to under
take. We can think of no finer patriotic
service which these men who once wore
Uncle Sans uniform could perform, than
to come to the rescue Of an international
crisis like this.
There has been some criticism Of the
Legion in the past, because some of its
spokesman have given the impression that
they were more concerned with bonuses and
beer, than with unselfish public service. We
hope that this movement for the relief OF
unemployment will not only put an end to
that criticism, but that it will turn out to be
the beginning of broad, continuing policy
of public service, which may make the
American Legion the most powerful influ-
ence III the United States for the betterment
and maintenance of social ad economic con-
ditions
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11
DOES NOT EXPECT BIG
WHEAT CROP THIS YEAR

BOHEMIAN, Feb. 2.-There is little
possibility Of record wheat crop for
the United States, Australia, Argen-
tina and Canada for 1882, declares Paul
Carpenter, extension economist At
Montana State College. In summing up
the available information on wheat
prospects for the year, the economist
looks at 1881 and compares with what
has been planted and what will be
planted for harvest in 1882.
Last year, under particularly favor
able conditions, the winter wheat crop
arose to record heights in the number
Of bushels harvested The acreage Of
all wheat was however, in 1881, about
equal to 1914 and below both 1929 and
1880. But, the winter wheat sowings
last fall for harvest this year were II
percent below the sowings the fall of
| 1880. The reduction in winter wheat
sowings last fall are regarded by the
economist as very substantial and adds
that there is little doubt but that
spring wheat sowings will decline as
much in percentage as did the win
ter wheat paintings.
Australia and Argentina are ahou!
| through with the present harvest and
no figures on intentions to plant for
the following crop are available The
price of wheat is, however, SO dis
couraging that the economist believes
that the acreage will not exceed thai
Of the crop just harvested. This" hs
says, is encouraging because the
acreage Of the present crop constitutes
a sharp reduction over the previou;
year"
Similar reductions may be expected
in Canada, according to Carpenter
Spring sowings there last year wer,
low and next spring he expects tn,
acreage to be still smaller
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11

Parliamentary tricks to insure re-
porting proposed legislative measures
from hostile committees were again ex-
posed this week. 1t seems that Senator
Borah, Republican of Idaho crusad-
ing for salary reductions affecting
Congress and Federal department Of
fcials and employees, utilized STRAIT
agem which brought results. Senator
Walsh, Democrat Of Montana, having
bill calling for thorough investiga-
ton of underlying factors Of the general
depression and more particularly the
effect of juggling securities on the
stock markets, pulled the same trick
| Senator Dale, Republican Of Vermont
under pressure from organized govern
ment employees, publicly declared hi
opposition to the Borah proposals. H'
| found that the Idaho Senator had neat.
ly side-stepped' the trapping Of hi
measure by having it referred to TIL
| Appropriations Committee. Jealous 0
his Civil Service Committees preroga
tive, Dale asked to have the Boral
wage cutting bills restored to his group
After the Idaho solon extracted pub
lie promise that the measure would no
meet the fate of most salary bills
burial in pigion-hole--th transfe
was authorized. Senator Tess, Repub
lican Of Ohio, had kept the Walsh res
olution bottled up in a special commit
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11

through the following ten associated
stations:
KG o, Oakland X F S d, San
Diego; K S +. Salt Lake; X G f,
Butte; X O M o, Seattle; X F |, Los
Angeles; X T A r, Phoenix; K G Fl L,
Billings; X Fl @, Spokane;
Three experienced actors have been
selected by the broadcasting company
to play the leading parts in these
ranger dramas. The characters are
Ranger Jim Robbins, his wife Bess
and cub assistant Jerry Quick. There
is also forest supervisor, william, :
GIRL and other minor characters tina
will be played by staff officers Of TIKI
National Broadcasting Company as oc-
casion
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11
@ ]! S% u u! !,
NJ JOHN JOSEPH GAlNES,MD
DERMAL CYSTS

diguring thing the head beneath the scalp
middle beyond lney
arc ranless unless harmless their chief
oen in their Disagreement what her wants 70 80
small lrsn poao ana uchns
10 through her hair--which they generally do
The the is easily removed with hse m
the patient anaesthehc IN re-
and about them with nctre Of
iodine then little knives make incison down
Of feel
no main Once down take blunt dsector
almost boodess procedure once me
But shgnest paIuce OF
return Care must pc taken
0 it all
the little wound with an lnsoup ansepue
- putting in plenty patient her hat her lee ana goes
smiling
small task grateful patients doctor knows
b 70 do So you sufficiently tired Of go and have nun
- oo,n1a successful contain
only cheesys ebaceous matter
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11
UNCLE SANS FOREST
RANGERS GO ON THE AIR

Exneriences from the colorfui lives
81 Uncle Sans forest rangers In the
west will be relieved for the radio
audience in a series Of new and dra-
matte plays during the 1882 Western
Farm and Home Hour programs, an
nounces Evan W. Kelley regional Tor
ester at Missoula.
The first act of this series from the
II s. forest service will be presented
on Monday, February !, at l2:45 p m
Pacific standard time u:45 p. m, noun
tain standard time), and thereafter a
thai same hour every Monday during
the year. The program will De released
by the National Broadcasting compan,
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11

erly, it was difficult to have member
OF Congress concern himself with af-
fairs outside his immediate bailiwick.
Now they are absorbed in selling their
service to the state The relative Sc
curity that some incumbent enjoyed
when charged with maintaining politi-
cal fences in few counties has been
wiped out by the reapportionment.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11
Our
Washington
Letter
BY THE NATIONAL EDITORIAL.
ASSOCIATION
Especial to The Western News)

WASHINGTON, February 9.-Pollti-
cal patent medicines for the relief OF
depression victims are concocted with
a free hand on Capitol Hill. Bitter par
tisan warfare has broken out in the
Senate and House over this issue. Con-
Germ is felt in various quarters that
in attempting to fabricate solution
Congress may aggravate what is really
serious problem Of relief administra-
ton. With the national legislative body
in open disagreement as to relief forms
the fear is manifest that local agencies
may be tempted to let up on their ac-
tivities in anticipation Of generous Fed
eral aid 1t is Of genuine importance
that Congressional meddling shoulelno
break down the lavish system of loca
community relief work that has beer
built up over period of months.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11
Papal Revenuea

The pope has no fxed salary or
stipend. There are immense revenues
accruing to the Vatican and the pope
receives from loyal members Of the
church all over the world voluntary
contribution known as Peters pence,
which Is solely for his personal use.
charities and benevolences.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Reported by the Lincoln County Alb
stract Co.
Paul L. Stone to Elva Cornett Grant
d ME- NW-SWNW 27-NENE 1892 %
So
Elva Cornett to Pearl L. Stone Joint
Ten D. same as above $1,000
r. T. Clay to c. A. Smith WD Land
in Lots 33-34-35-36 Blk 2 w Troy ST.
C.. Clarke Conner to Oliver Houston
WD S15SE-SESW-34-36@2 $40.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11

The drive for reductions Of personnel
in the Army and the Navy has been
given severe setback as conse-
quence of the Sino-Jap war. The voices
of peace organizations while raised in
protest against increased appropria-
tons do not fall on ears as receptive
as was indicated last fall Congressional
leaders have postponed consideration
of appropriation bills affecting these
two armed services. 1t may also be
said that the aggressive military group
is only marking time because they
realize that Congress would be averse
for diplomatic reasons Of putting the
country on wartime basis merely
in preparation for hostihties War talk
is officially discouraged at the Capito
and in departmental circles.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11

tee for seven weeks until the Montana
Senator blasted it out to the Senate
floor,
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11

The recent change in reapportion-
ment OF Congressional districts in sew
eral states has salutary effect on
legislators. In the states affected, It Is
interesting to observe that legislators
who must be elected by the voters Of
the entire state instead Of one district
have been giving special attention to
problems OF the commonwealth. Form
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11

No rescue squad ever received more
advice from the side-lines on effective
methods to resuscitate drowning per-
son than is handed the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation with its two bill
lion dollar pulmotor There is no short
age Of suggested panaceas. The prob
lem is to work out feasible plans which
will assist in the restoration of bust
ness and above all revive public con-
fidence in our economic stability The
President called a select band of in
dustrial and civic leaders to the White
House last Saturday for the express
purpose Of starting something tangible.
One of the first moves will be to check
boarding of currency because every
dollar withdrawn from circulation re-
duces credit facilities and slows up
business generally The assurances that
the enormous resources of the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation are
available in all sections of the country
is expected to allay fear and suspicion
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-02-11

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