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TVHT l' lllflT TO CP ID TIinDCIMV I TUTT mnm Jcre West, 75, Dies in Colorado SAYS ROAD WEAR EXCEEDS REVENUE Raymond Cooper 2nd floor Occidental Bldg. Corner Washington and Illinois. M'KINNEY SHUNS STATE POSITION Press of Other Duties Is Reason J. E. Ohleyer Gets Appointment.

LAST 3 DAYS Crawford Tells Carriers Funds Misapplied in Budgeting. Highways of Indiana are being worn out faster by all types of mo tor vehicles than revenues are being lis AH I provided to replace them. Earl Imperial GABARDINE Suits for Gentlemen. Crawford, nowly-appointed chairman Frank E. McKinney, Marion county treasurer, has refused an appointment as a member of the State Board of Financial Institutions and John E.

Ohleyer. vice-president of the Fidelity Trust Company, has been appointed to the board, it was announced last night. Mr. McKinney said that while he appreciated the appointment, he felt that because of his duties as county treasurer and as president of the Fidelity Trust Company, he could not give the necessary time to the state board. Mr.

Ohleyer, who is a native of Indianapolis, has been associated with of the State Highway Commission, warned yesterday at a luncheon meeting of the Indiana Regulated Highway Carriers, In the Hotel Lincoln. "Tolls collected on main highways are taken from the roads producing them and used to build side roads of little general benefit," he said. "Wo are not thinking far enough into tho JERK WEST. the trust company since 1935. Previ-1 ously he spent several years as an examiner for the state banking de- partment and was in charge of liqui-j dations for the state department.

The state board will meet today at the office of the financial institutions department in the Statehouse. Thursday Friday Saturday SUITS in -I Costume Suits. fur VJKVUr I trimmed, $125 to $159.75 val D-M Costume and Swagger Suits, er 'fnrt VjKVjUr $59.75 to $85 values 55 in Costume Suits and a few swag- tt" rnn OKUUP gera. Values. to $55 Former Public Service future.

Ail of us annum strive to find out what is a fair share to pay on the cost of building roads and then be willing to pay our just proportion." Says Funds Misapplied. He pointed out that thorohas been considerable diverting of automobile license fee and gasoline tax money, along with what he termed waste and misapplication of those funds in budgeting In a review of the work of the last session of tho General Assembly, as it affected transportation, Mr. Crawford said the most important thirui accomplished was the establishment of the principle requiring each truck owner to pay his full share of the cost of the state's roads. Tailored in the uWearington" manner Priced where it's a pleasure. jPommissioner, Circuit Court Judge.

Motorist Is Killed As Train Hits Auto COATS (If I ii Specially purchased Sports and Casual Coats. Fine Fleeces and GROUP 1 $2275 25 Mrs. J. F. Croan Dies in Anderson Camel Hair 12 to 20 Special lo The Indianapolis Slot.

CRAWFORDSVILLE, March 51. Jero West, 75 years old, former public service commissioner of Indiana and judge of Montgomery Circuit Court thirty-two years, died today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Louise West Service, in Colorado Springs. where he had lived ive years. He was a native of Montgomery county, the son of Thomas J.

and Mary Louisa Lee West. Ho was married to Clara Boots, also a native of this county. Feb. 23, 1SS8. Mrs.

Speco to The Indianopolis Star PRINCETON, March 31. Charles Grubb, 50 years old, of Oakland City, was killed instantly and Warner Hightower, 30, was injured seriously, when their car was struck by a Chicago and Eastern Illinois passenger train here at noon today. Surviving Grubb are the widow, Mrs. Mary Grubb, and a daughter, Mrs. Henry Couts of Grayvillc, 111.

DRESSES nvi. Early Spring Dresses VoRUUP 1 8nd Whites, Navy. Brown, a few $1 QOO prints. Values. $25 to $49.75 Special to The Indianapolis Sor.) ANDERSON, March services for Mrs.

Jessie Fremont Croan, 79 years old, prominent leader In social, educational and civic life here many years, will be held Thursday afternoon. Surviving la one daughter, Mrn. Walter Gree-nough of Indianapolis. Mrs. Croan was the widow of the This Is a Busy Shop Tliere'a a Reason BOV, DIES FOLLOWING FALL.

vesi uieu several years ago. SOUTH BEND, March 31. Named by Leslie. Two-year-old Robert Snyder of Os- Mr. West was judge of Mont-ceola, died in St.

Joseph's Hospital, gomery Circuit Court from 1S96 to Mishawaka. today of head injuries J9oS ji waa appojnted a public suffered in a fall down cellar steps 'service commissioner by former Gov-in parents' homu Monday. i emor Harry Leslie, serving one year I until forced to retire by failing RETIRED PHYSICIAN DIES. He was an active Democrat. Customaire GABARDINE Suits 37.50 late William M.

Croan, educator, editor and artist. Sho was founder and first president of the Visiting Nurse Association. She formerly March 31. alr- vpst was lormer WASHINGTON granu master or tne jnuiana uiana Lodge of Masons. Dr.

Noah J. Goshorn, 89 years old, retired Odon physician, died at the hnsnital todav from injuries sus Mrs. Service sent word here that was a member of the library board and had been active. In the woman's the body will be brought to Craw- division of the Chamber of Com Friday afternoon for tained Monaay in in'" fordsville wreck west of Odon. The widow and burial one sister survive.

John Henry Laughner, 65, Succumbs; President of Candy Firm Bearing Name John Henry Laughner. 65 years old. 11018 Annetta street, president of the John H. Laughner Candy Company, died yesterday in the City Hospital. Mr.

Laughner was stricken ill Tuesday while riding on a bus at Senate avenue and was taken to the hospital, where he died yester- I JAMES W. WRIGHT. KENDALLVILLE, March 31. James W. Wright, 91 years old, BROKEN NECK PROVES FATAL.

ANDERSON, Ind. Milton Romine. 31 yea's old, Dclco Remy employe who suffered a broken neck in im automobile collision on road 67 last Sunday night, died early today. Ho leaves a widow, his parents, four sisters and five brothers. merce, charity associations and social clubs.

She helped raise funds to flnnnen the Madison County Tuberculosis Hospital and was active in the Democratic Women's Club. She was at one time a candidate for city councilman. Her husband, as a newspaper editor, wag said to have been one of the tlrst newsmen to recognize tho ability of James Whltcomb Riley. Paroled Convict 3-piece Suits "Britishers" the clothes for 1937 (and 1938) L. STRAUSS Man's Store.

tiay morning lifelong resident of this city, died nt his home here yesterday, lie served many years as township trustee and as a member of the City Council. One daughter survives. DR. REX A. WHITING.

LAFAYETTE, Marck 31. -Dr. Rex A. Whiting, 52 years old, veterinary stuff member of Purdue University from 1911 to 1928, died sud-dcMily Saturday at San Diego. it was learned here today.

Dr. TREE FALL CAISES DEATH. NEW ALBANY, March 31 (Benjamin Smilh, SO years old died here today of head injuries, received when he fell from a tree. 1, J- Howard Laughner of Louisville, a sister, Mrs. Maude Harding of Mount Vernon, and seven grandchildren Funeral services will be held at 2 oclock tomorrow afternoon in the church.

Burial will be in the Lutheran cemetery in Whitestown. Mrs. William Gauer. 60. Will Be Returned Born June 22, 1871.

near Whites-town, Mr. Laughner came to Indianapolis in 1889. He was married April 30, 1893. to Miss Rosa Belle Isenhour Westflbld. Mr.

Laughner had been a jobbing confectioner since 1902. He was active in the city and state confectioners' associations, and was a member of the First Lutheran Church and formerly was church treasurer and a member of the church council. When he retired in 1933 because of ill health he was elected elder emeritus. Six City Residents At U. of Kentucky 10-Months-Old Babe Is Found Alone In Rooming House, Police Investigate Magio Avignon, 27-year-old paroled Whiting left here to become head of tho San Dieso Zoological Hospital, but for the lust five years had been vetetinary on the San Diego county health staff.

convict and confessed filling station Succumbs in Hospital Mrs. Mildred Gauer. 00 years old bandit, will be taken to the Indiana Survivors are the widow; a daughter. Mrs. O.

B. Morrison of Indianapolis; two sons, the Rev. T. P. Laughner of Convoy, and the State Prison at Michigan Cily In a few days to comploto serving his term for robbery.

Ho still has four and a half years BLAST IH'RNS KILL MAN. TERRE HAUTEI, March 31. (JP) Burns suffered in a parage gasoline explosion two weeks ago caused the death today of Clyde Rho-den, 25 years old. COLLISION COSTS MAN'S LI EE. HAMMOND, March John M.

Weeks, 41 years old, Gary, died today of injuries received in the collision of his automobile with a trailer. Chester Palmer of Columbus, driver of the truck-trailer, is being held pending investigation. BOY IS KILLED NEAK HOME. Special to The Indianapolit Sfar. PAOLI, March 31.

Clarence Riddle, 11 years old, was killed instantly in front of his home tonight 8ix Indianapolis students are enrolled at the University of Kentucky at Lexington. Twenty-three student from other parts of the state wera listed. Indianapolis students are William K. Darnaby 5125 East Michigan street; Miss Mary Catherine Kunkhouaer, 21 East Thlrty-seventh itrect; Harry W. Hill, Rural Routt Frank Madison Moody, 6422 Hib- LEONARD C.

PRESTON. I). W. LA IMS II. PETERSBURG.

March services were held today for Leonard C. Preston, 64 years old, who taught in the Petersburg schools more than twenty years. The widow and three sons survive. D. W.

Gladish, 70. former trustee of Madison township, died at his home near Bowman, after an extended illness. The widow, one son and one daughter survive. Col. Moore Dead; Wed Local Woman 2656 Brookside avenue, a resident of Indianapolis forty years, died yesterday in City Hospital.

Mrs. Gauer was born in Nineveh. She came to Indianapolis in 1897 and was married here in 1915 to William Gauer. Mrs. Gauer was a member of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church.

She had been associated with her husband in the grocery business many years. Survivors are the husband two daughters, Mrs. Jessie Herndon and Mrs. Murel Everroad; a son, Eugene Gauer; a brother, Eugene Allender, all of Indianapolis; two sisters, Mrs. Dora Collins of Wrhiteland and Mrs.

to serve, Clydo Snoddy, parole agent, paid Inst night. Avignon, arrested here March 10, has confessed, according to detectives, holding up a filling station with a revolver borrowed from a sporting goods store, and a plan to hold up the office of Sears, Roebuck Company. Grade School A. Will Hear F. O.

Belzer OFFICERS WILL BE Installed at a meeting of the Decatur Central Grade School Parent-Teacher Association In the school building at 1:10 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. V. O. Belzer. Boy Scout executive, will give a talk on "Recration for Youths." Word of the death of Col.

H. V. D. Moore, 53 years old, husband of the former Miss Mary Sayles of Indianapolis, Tuesday in Englewood, N. when he was run down by an auto- mobile driven by Hoy Wilron, De-; lpi.

James L. OOTT Ol, troit (Mich.) salesman. Retired Sea Hero, Dies following an operation, has been re-ceived here by relatives and friends Ml mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmi. Maggie Shepard of Edinburg, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1n Col.

Moore a World War veteran, FLYING CRANK KILLS MAN. WINCHESTER, March 31 formerly was mayor of Englewood and was a member of the New York Stock Exchange. Mrs. Moore was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles F. Sayles. who ber; ilattl, 329 Buckingham drive, and Mary Evelyn Rudicel, 1037 Southern avenue. State students are Robert G. Wim-mornauer, Washington; Albert E.

Smith, Kokomo; George E. Perry, Columbus Charles It. Orem, Georgetown; John Sherwood Nutt, Prince ton; Vincent Ford Kellcy, Geneva; Marshall A. Kehrt, Shelby vllle; Thomas R. Kaylor, Evansville; Mlsa Ardell Cecelia Prels, Evansville; Mcrrlel Held Hughes, Jeffersonvllle; Homer Thompson, Jefferson vllle; Joseph Jenkins Huddleston, Winamac; Nolan Albert Hibner, Pendleton; Miss Leta M.

Goody-koontz, Bluff ton; Dale Edward Gers-ton, Elkhart; Charles L. Gary, Ris. ing Sun; Raymond Gayle, Vlncennes; Nicholas George Denes, Garrett: were prominent in Indianapolis be fore their deaths and who lived at WALLASEY, Cheshire, England, March 31. IIP) Capt. James Clayton Barr, 81 years old, sea hero and former commander of several Cunard liners, died Tuesday.

As captain of the Cnrmania In 1913 he directed ten vessels in rescuing 521 passengers irom the burning linnr Volturno. During the World War he directed the sinking of the armed German merchantman Cap Trafalgar by the Carmania, which itself was then armed. Commodore of the Cunard fleet when he retired twenty years ago, he was known as "Safe Barr." RECEPTION SPEAKER. Lewis Huston, 65 years old, a plumber, of near Saratoga, was injured fatally today when a spinning crank on a small derrick flew off and hit him on the head as he stood nearby watching a sewer gang at work her. Surviving are the widow and two stepdaughters.

BRITISH GENERAL DIES. BLACKHEATH, March 31. (JP) Brig. Gen. Sir Capel Holden, 81 years old, inventor of electrical and artillery devices, died today.

1237 North Meridian street. A window In their memory has been installed in the Second Presbyterian The Rev. Carl H. Barnett, pastor of the Christian church at Lebanon, will be the speaker at a reception for Church. Mr.

Sayles was founder of o'clock tomorrow morning in the Moore Kirk funeral home. Burial will be in Southern Memorial Park cemetery in Hamilton county. MRS. CLARA T. DWIGAN3.

Mrs. Clara T. Dwigans, who would have been 52 years old Saturday, died yesterday at her home, 2802 Macpherson street. She was born at Lebanon and had been a resident of Indianapolis thirty-three years. Mrs Dwigans was a member of the First Free Christian Church.

Survivors are two sons, Clarence O. Dwigans and James J. Dwigans; two sisters, Mrs. Mary F. Roe and Mrs.

Zola Dicks: two brothers. Vesper J. Garrity and Claude O. Gar-rity, all of Indianapolis, and an the C. F.

Sayles Real Estate Company. Survivors, besides the widow, are a nephew, Sheldon Sayles of Indianapolis, and an aunt by marriage, Hotel. new members In the Centenary Christian Church, Eleventh and Oxford streets, tomorrow night. The Kev. Harry T.

Brldwell is pastor. Miss Gera Louise Emrick, Portland; Miss Juanita A. Barlow, North Vernon; James Douglas Allen, Freder icksburg; Earl Robbing, Dupont, and Paul R. Bobbins, Dupont. llrulMPd ami slightly bewildered, Infant JO-mon(li-olI child found alone In a rooming house, relnved trust Inglj ypMferday In the arniN of Kadlo Patrolman Calvin Simmon while Patrolman (lcn Maiigu (I I reeled (he joungKter's addition lo the camera.

The tt was reentered In Clly Hospital last night a Hahy Joe. Found alone In a rooming hotice at 1808 Kant Washington street, Friends and Associates of K. T. Brock Make Merry As He Departs Southward on Maiden Airplane Voyage other brother, James N. Garrity of Columbus.

Legion Members Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the church. Burial will be in Anderson 1 0-months-old Infant Opyenhulzer was In City Hoppltal last night re-I cemetery. Number odvlng treatment for apparent brulceg on his face and body while police Investigated tho case. CHARLES HERNDON POOR. Charles Herndon Poor, 82 years i County Superintendents to Confer at Butler U.

A conference of Indiana county school superintendents will be held Saturday at Butler University. An attendance of approximately forty superintendents is expected at the conference, called by J. Malcolm Dunn, superintendent of Marion county schools. Speakers will be Ralph Watson, state school inspector; Dean W. L.

Richardson of the Butler college of education and several superintendents. The program will begin at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Superintendents will inspect Marion county achievement exhibits on display in the -Butler field house following the meeting. The exhibits are being prepared by Marion county public schools outside Indianapolis. Floyd I.

McMurray, state superintendent of public instruction, will tho brulMcs, then sent the child lo Police were called when a in the rooming house heard thti the hospital. old, of Walton, a retired farmer died yesterday in Indianapolis. Hospital physicians said the baby I Wi 1 I i- baby's crying. When the ofllcers ar nan what appeared to be bruises on each of Its cheeks, Its right arm and Mr. Poor was a frequent visitor side.

They said the tot was In need of medical attention and would be National membership of the American Legion soared to 802,000 yesterday as paid-up 1937 cards wer received from all parts of the country, setting a new membership record for this period of the year, Harod L. Plummer, assistant national adjutant, announced. The membership drive for this here In the home of his daughter Mr. E. L.

Ault, 431 North DeQuincv street. He was a member of tne kept until today. Investigating further at tho home Methodist church. rived the landlady was away and no one knew the baby's parents. Onter of Attraction.

Brought to police headquarters, thj baby ws the center of attentions from policemen. Munching on a cracker provided by Radio Dis- Vranlf flu-on fhn vritinifHtpr police learned that Elmer Survivors, besides Mrs. Ault. are yS' i ff huizer, father of the child, had left about 10:30 o'clock In the morning for Detroit, where he wag to two sisters, Mrs. J.

E. Bristow of Sharonville, and Mrs. J. T. Lingenfelter of Williamstown.

period is 89,000 ahead of any other seek work. He left the baby In the and a niece, Mrs. George Brown of year, he asserted. sneak at a dinner in the Butler a.i hunnilv whll ririlirft exflrnined The national goal is 1,100,000, which is more than 56,000 above the care of Evelyn Dovey, 17 years old daughter of the rooming house proprietor, Mrs. Bert Dovey, Alone Only an Hour.

all-time record established in 1931. he said. Gunman Gets Indiana is one of thirteen states The girl told the police she had which has passed its 1937 member left the baby alone only for an hour, In Pharmacy Raid ship quota, having 31.8S6 members. Its quota was 31,840. Other states during which time the police were Indianapolis.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon in Walton Burial will be in Independence, Ky. Robert T.Lincoln's Widow Dies at 90 WASHINGTON. March 31. JV-Mrs. Robert Todd Lincoln.

90-year-old cafeteria at 6 o'clock. Mr. Dunn will be toastmaster. Church Group Teachers Open Three-Day Session Southern Indiana District Teachers Conference of the parochial schools of the Missouri Synod opened its three-day convention yesterday morning in the St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Tenth and Temple streets The Rev.

W. Nordsieck is the pastor of the host church. and outlying departments which have reached or passed their quota are An armed ban'lit obtained $47.30 in the holdup of a drug store at 2101 Colorada, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana. Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, called. The bruises were on the baby when left with her, the officers said she told them.

The mother, Mrs. Gertrude Oppen-huizcr, employed by a tea'company, said she went home from work during the morning and returned to work at the same time her husband left for Detroit. The baby had no bruises at that time, she said. Meanwhile, at the hospital, the boy baby was reported "in fine fettle" after treatment and food. Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, Canada, Hawaii and Italy.

Idaho has broken Its all-time high record. Washington Is Revealed wiaow or A bran am Lincoln son. Kast Michigan street yesterday. Mrs. Ruth Haupt, 28 years old, 427 North Hamilton avenue, was forced to hand over the content of two cash registers.

Peter Doyle, 29, filling station attendant at 401 North West street, reported to police he was robbed of $14 by two 'Negro bandits. riunmen robbed three taxi drivers Poor Real Estate Man died at her home in historic Georgetown today. She came to Washington at an early age with her father, James Harlan Page, who served in the Senate during the Lincoln and Johnson administrations, met Robert Lincoln during the early days of his KENT, March 31. (U.P.)-His- toiiana of the Ohio valley recall that while George Washington was 3 Men Killed, 2 Injured in Dynamite Explosion WINCHESTER, March 31. lamer a nrsi lerm.

iney were mar E. H. Yungnans ana u. u. ieiier are the teachers of the school.

Mr. Yunghans spoke on "Problems of Church Attendance" and Arthur Rieckers spoke on "Efficiency Study Methods Officers of the convention are W. A. Siems, of Evansville, chairman: Paul Jaebker, of Evansville. vice-chairman, and Paul Schumann, of Brownstown, recording secretary.

H. A. Mert of Evansville directed the Teachers Chorus in a musical recital last night The Rev. Mr. Nordsieck was the principal speaker OHIO YOUTH HELD HERE.

James Lowery. 15 yean old, of Akron, was held in the detention a successful soldier and political leader he was not so fortunate as a business man of small amounts of money, police I were told. Drivers reporting being held up sre Henry Kvans, 21, 829! College avenue; James Enlow, 21, VP) Ten sticks of dynamite exploded 322 Kast South street, and George today at a rock quarry, killing three A bit of a lKn-voyainK party at the Municipal airport, showing part of the crowd that bade a cheerful to K. T. IS rock Just before he took off for Jacksonville, on Ills maiden flight.

Left to right: C. K. Sheffield, K. L. Marlon and Marlon, Walter IS.

Kemper, salesmanager of the Furnace Ice (ream Company; Miss Janet Chapman, John J. McCarthy. Mrs. Irene Ktockwell, William C. Harbison, presenting a bottle of smellins salts to Mr.

lirock; Miss Vera Knmeler, II. Winkler, auditor of the llaag Drug; Company, and Harry K. Christen of th Klefer-Stcwart Company. K. T.

Erock, president of the Haag Harry Christena, of the Kiefer- glided to a landing at Municipal air. port and asserted ho was going to Drug Company, made his first air- Stewart Company, and William C. njoy trjp thoroughIy He was plane flight yesterday with a rousing i Harbison, secretary treasurer of I to fly to Jacksonville, and take ried in 1868. Since the death of her husband in 1926, Mrs. Lincoln has contributed to the Library of Congress all letters and papers of President Lincoln in her possession.

She was a prominent figure in Washington while her husband served as secretary of war under Presidents Garfield and Arthur. Powell, 30, 3042 Hovey street. ARMY SURGEON DIES. BALTIMORE, March 31. VP) Dr.

workmen and injuring two others John Redmon, 50 years old, man," said at the Clark County Hospital the blast occurred while he was probing a hole, Into which he had placed the explosives, with an Dr. Henry M. Dater, professor of history at Kent State University, says records show that in 1774 Washington bought a large tract of land on the Ohio river along tha West Virginia shore. Apparently, he intended to hold it and sell later for a profit. But tha land proved to be of no great value and Washington lost on the transaction.

The tract, long since stripped of timber, is broken up now into George Walker, widely known war a train from there to St. Petersburg, sendoff from friends and business Haag's, presented the traveler with a iron bar, seeking to extract a small, daintv bottle of smelling salts time surgeon and later chief urologist of the army, died today at a hospital where he had besn a patient for eighteen months. He- was 68. He was born In South Carolina and was a bachelor. Later, her husband went to London as minister to the Court of St.

James's under Benjamin Harrison. She will buried at Arlington cemetery 4 alter private funeral services. home yesterday after police found him hitch-hiking in the 2300 block on West Washington street. The offl-c-srs said Lowery told them he had run away from home and waa trying to get to Bloomington, 111. stone that accidentally had fallen into the opening.

He suffered a where his wife and son spent the winter. The family w'j return to Indianapolis by automobile In about two weeks. associates. The sendoff. however, was full of good-natured "ribbing" and assurances that he wasn't equal to the journey.

Mr. Brock launhed off all the Ill-wishing, admired the appearance of the Eastern Air Lanes plane as it small farms. fractured leg..