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THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1937. Jere West, 75, Dies in Colorado JERE WEST. Former Public Service Commissioner, Circuit Court Judge. to The Indianapolis CRAWFORDSVILLE, March West, 75 years old, former public service commissioner of Indiana and judge Montgomery Circuit Court thirty-two years, died today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Louise West Service, Colorado Springs, where 'he had lived five years.

He was a native of Montgomery county. the son of Thomas J. and Mary Louisa Lee West. He was married to Clara Boots, also a native of this county, Feb. 23, 1888.

Mrs. West died several years ago. Named by Leslie. Mr. West was judge of Montgomery Circuit Court from 1896 to 1928.

He was appointed a public service commissioner by former Governor Harry Leslie, serving one year until forced to retire by failing health. was an active Democrat. Mr. West also was a former grand master of the Indiana Grand Lodge of Masons. Mrs.

Service sent word here that the body will be brought to Crawfordsville Friday afternoon for burial. JAMES W. WRIGHT. KENDALLVILLE, March 31. -James W.

Wright, 91 years old, lifelong resident of this city, died at his home here yesterday. He served many years as township trustee and as a member of the City Council. One daughter survives. DR. REX A.

WHITING. LAFAYETTE, March 31. -Dr. Rex A. Whiting, 52 years old, veterinary staff member of Purdue University from 1911 to 1928, died suddenly Saturday at San Diego, it was learned here today.

Dr. Whiting left here to become head of the San Diego Zoological Hospital, but for the last five years had been veterinary on the San Diego county health staff. LEONARD C. PRESTON. D.

W. GLADISH. PETERSBURG, March Funeral 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 after an extended illness. The widow, one son and one daughter survive. Capt.

James C. Barr, 81, Retired Sea Hero, Dies WALLASEY, Cheshire, England, March James Clayton Barr, 81 years old, sea hero and for. mer commander of several Cunard liners, died Tuesday, As captain of the Carmania in 1913 he directed ten vessels in, rescu521 passengers from the burning liner 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." M'KINNEY SHUNS STATE POSITION Press of Other Duties Is Reason-J.

E. Ohleyer Gets Appointment. 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 the trust he company several since 1935. spent years examiner for the state banking department and was in charge of liquidations, state the board state will meet department.

today at the office of the financial institutions department in the Statehouse. Motorist Is Killed As Train Hits Auto to The Indianapolis PRINCETON, March Charles Grubb, 50 years old, of Oakland City, was killed instantly and Warner Hightower, 30, was injured seriously, when their 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 Grayville, Ill.

BOY, 2, DIES FOLLOWING FALL. SOUTH BEND, March Two-year-old Robert Snyder of Osceola, died in St. Joseph's Hospital, Mishawaka, today of head injuries in a fall down cellar steps in parents' home Monday, RETIRED PHYSICIAN DIES. WASHINGTON, March Dr. Noah J.

So Goshorn, 89 years old, retired Odon physician, died at the hospital todav. from injuries sustained Monday in an automobile west of Odon. The widow and wreck, sister survive. BROKEN NECK PROVES FATAL. ANDERSON, Romine, 31 years old, Delco Remy employe who suffered a broken neck in 8n automobile collision on road 67 last Sunday night, died early today.

He leaves a widow, his parents, four sisters and five brothers. TREE FALL CAUSES DEATH. NEW ALBANY, March (P)---Benjamin Smith, 80 years old died here today of head injuries, received when he fell from a tree. BLAST BURNS KILL MAN. TERRE HAUTE, March (P)-Burns suffered in a garage gasexplosion two weeks ago caused the death today of Clyde Rhoden, 25 years old.

COLLISION COSTS MAN'S LIFE. HAMMOND, March 31. (P) John M. Weeks, 44 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 NEAR HOME. to The Indianapolis PAOLI, March -Clarence Riddle, 11 years old, was killed instantly in front of his home tonight when he was run down by an automobile driven by Roy Wilson, Detroit (Mich.) salesman. FLYING CRANK KILLS MAN. WINCHESTER, March Lewis 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 here. Surviving are the widow and two stepdaughters.

BRITISH GENERAL DIES. BLACKHEATH, March (P)-Brig. Gen. Sir Capel Holden, 81 years old, inventor of eiectrical and artillery devices, died today. SAYS ROAD WEAR EXCEEDS REVENUE Crawford Tells Carriers Funds Misapplied in Budgeting.

Highways of Indiana are being worn out faster by all types of motor vehicles than revenues are being providord, now replace point them, chairman Earl 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. "We are not thinking far enough into the future. All of us should 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 portion." Says Funds Misapplied. He pointed out that there has been considerable diverting of automobile license fee and gasoline tax money, with what he termed waste and misapplication of those funds in budgeting In a review of the work of the last session of the General Assembly, as it affected transportation, Mr.

Crawford said the most important thing accomplished was the establishment of the principle requiring each truck owner to pay his full share of the cost of the state's roads. Mrs. J. F. Croan Dies in Anderson to The Indianapolis 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 is one daughter, Mrs. Walter Greenough of Indianapolis. Mrs. Croan was the widow of the late William M.

Croan, educator. editor and artist. She was founder and first president of the Visiting Nurse Association. She formerly was a member of the library board and had been active in the woman's division of the Chamber of Commerce, charity associations and social clubs. She helped raise funds to finance 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, 88 a newspaper editor, was said to have been one of the first newsmen to recognize the ability of James Whitcomb Riley. Paroled Convict Will Be Returned Magic Avignon, 27-year-old paroled bandit, will be taken to the Indiana convict and confessed a filling station State Prison at Michigan City in a few days to complete serving his term for robbery. He still has four and a half years to serve, Clyde Snoddy, parole agent, said last night. Avignon, arrested here March 19, confessed, according to detertives, holding up filling station with a revolver borrowed from 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 -Teacher As8ociation in the school building at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. F.

O. Belzer, Scout executive, will give a talk "Recration for Boy, Youths." RECEPTION SPEAKER. The Rev. Carl H. Barnett, pastor of the Christian church at Lebanon, will be the speaker at a reception for new members in the Centenary Christian Church, Eleventh and Oxford streets, tomorrow night.

The Rev. Harry T. Bridwell is pastor. Friends and Associates of K. T.

Brock Make Merry As He Departs Southward on Maiden Airplane Voyage A bit of a bon-voyaging party at the Municipal airport, showing part of the crowd that bade a cheerful good-by to K. T. Brock just before he took off for Jacksonville, on his maiden flight. Left to right: C. K.

Sheffield, E. L. Marion and Mrs. Marion, Walter R. Kemper, salesmanager of the Furnace Ice Cream Company; Miss Janet Chapman, John J.

McCarthy, Mrs. Irene Stockwell, William C. Harbison, presenting a bottle of smelling salts to Mr. Brock; Miss Vera Enmeier, Herbert H. Winkler, auditor of the Haag Drug Company, and Harry E.

Christena of the Kiefer-Stewart Company. K. T. Brock, president of the Haag, Harry Christena, of the Kiefer- glided to a landing at Municipal airport and asserted he was going to Drug Company, made his first air- Stewart Company, and William C. enjoy the trip thoroughly.

He WAS plane flight yesterday with a rousing Harbison, secretary treasurer of to fly to Jacksonville, and take sendoff from friends and business Haag's, presented the traveler with a a train from there to St. Petersburg, associates. The sendoff, however, dainty bottle of smelling salts. where his wife and son spent the was full of good-natured "ribbing" Mr. Brock lauahed off all the ill- winter.

The family wit return to and assurances that he wasn't equal wishing, admired the appearance of Indianapolis by automobile in about to the journey. the Eastern Air Lines plane as it two weeks. Imperial GABARDINE Suits for Gentlemen. Tailored in the "Wearington" manner- Priced where it's a pleasure. $25 Customaire GABARDINE Suits 37.50 3-piece Suits The "Britishers" the clothes for 1937 (and 1938) L.

STRAUSS Man's Store. 10-Months-Old Babe Is Found Alone In Rooming House, Police Investigate Bruised and slightly month-old child found alone in ingly yesterday in the arms of while Patrolman Glen Mangus to the camera. The tot was night as Baby Doe. Found alone in a rooming house 10-months-old Infant Oppenhuizer ceiving treatment for apparent police investigated the case. Police were called when a neighbor in the rooming house heard the baby's crying.

When the officers arrived the landlady was away and no one knew the baby's parents. Center of Attraction. Brought to police headquarters, the baby was the center of attentions from policemen. Munching on a cracker provided by Radio Dispatcher Frank whiter the youngster coved happily police examined Gunman Gets $47 In Pharmacy Raid An armed bandit obtained $47.30 in the holdup of a drug store at 2101 East Michigan street yesterday. Mrs.

Ruth Haupt, 28 years old, 427 North Hamilton avenue, was forced to hand over the contents 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. Gunmen robbed three taxi drivers of small amounts of money, police were told. Drivers reporting being held up are Henry Evans, 21, 829 College avenue: James Enlow, 21, 322 East South street, and George Powell, 30, 3042 Hovey street. ARMY SURGEON DIES.

BALTIMORE, March George Walker, widely known wartime surgeon and later chief urologist of the army, died today at a hospital where he had been a patient for eighteen months. He was 68. He was born in South Carolina and was a bachelor. 3 Raymond Cooper 2nd Floor Occidental Bldg. -Corner Washington and Illinois.

LAST 3 DAYS Anniversary, SALE Thursday--Friday--Saturday SUITS beautifully fur GROUP 1 trimmed, to $159.75 $9875 Costume and Swagger Suits, GROUP 2 $59.75 to $85 values $5500 Costume and a few swagGROUP 3 gers. Values, $39.75 to $55...... $3500 COATS Specially purchased Sports and GROUP 1 Camel Casual Coats. Sizes Fine 12 Fleeces and $2275 to 20..... DRESSES Early Spring Dresses Black GROUP 1 and Whites, Navy, Brown, a few $1800 prints.

Values, $25 to $49.75..... This Is a Busy Shop--There's a Reason John Henry Laughner, 65, Succumbs; President of Candy Firm Bearing Name John Henry Laughner, 65 years dent of the John H. Laughner City Hospital. Mr. Laughner was stricken ill Senate avenue and was taken to day morning.

Born June 22, 1871, near Whitestown, Mr. Laughner came to Indianapolis in 1889. He was married April 30, 1893, to Miss Rosa Belle Isenhour in Westfield. 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 health he was elected elder emeritus. Survivors are the widow; a daughter. Mrs. O.

B. Morrison of Indianapolis; two sons, the Rev. T. P. Laughner of Convoy, 0., and the Col.

Moore Dead; Wed Local Woman 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.

following an operation, has been received here by relatives and friends. Col. Moore. a World War veteran, 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 were prominent in Indianapolis before their deaths and who lived at 1237 North Meridian street. A window in their memory has been installed in the Second Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Sayles was founder of the C. F. Sayles Real Estate Company. Survivors, besides the widow, are a nephew, Sheldon Sayles of Indianapolis, and an aunt by marriage, Hotel.

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 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 speak at a dinner Burt Butler cafeteria at 6 o'clock. Dunn will be toastmaster. Church Group Teachers Open 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 pastor of the host church. the. H. Yunghans and C.

O. Keller 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 W.

A. Siems, Evansville, chairman: Paul Jaebker, of Evansville, vice-chairman, and Paul Schumann, of Brownstown, recording secretary. H. A. Mertz 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 years old, of Akron, was held in the detention home yesterday after police found him hitch-hiking the 2300 block on West Washington street.

The officars said Lowery told them he had run away from home and was trying to get to Bloomington, Ill. old. 3018 Annetta street, presiCandy Company, died yesterday in the Tuesday while riding on a bus at the hospital, where he died yester- Rev. J. Howard Laughner of Louisville, a sister, Mrs.

Maude and Harding seven of Mount Vernon, N. grandchildren Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the church. Burial will be in the Lutheran cemetery in Whitestown. Mrs. William Gauer, 60, Succumbs in Hospital Mrs.

Mildred Gauer, 60 years old, 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 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. daughters," Mrs. are the Jessie husband: Herndon and two Murel Everroad; a son, Eugene Gauer: a brother, Eugene Allender, all of Indianapolis; two sisters, Mrs. Dora Collins of Whiteland and Mrs.

Maggie Shepard of Edinburg, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 tomorrow morning in the Moore Kirk funeral home. Burial will be in Southern Memorial Park cemetery in Hamilton county. MRS. CLARA T.

DWIGANS. Mrs. Clara T. Dwigans, who would have been 52 years old Saturday, died yesterday at her home, Macpherson street. She was born 2802 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 0. Garrity, all of Indianapolis, and other brother, James N.

Garrity of Columbus. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the church. Burial will be in Anderson cemetery. CHARLES HERNDON POOR. Charles Herndon Poor, 82 years old, of Walton, a retired farmer, died yesterday in Indianapolis.

Mr. Poor was a frequent visitor here in the home of his daughter Mr. E. L. Ault, 431 North DeQuincy street.

He was a member of the Methodist church. Survivors, besides Mrs. Ault, are two sisters, Mrs. J. E.

Bristow of Sharonville, 0., and Mrs. J. T. Lingenfelter of Williamstown, and a niece, Mrs. George Brown of 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 Mrs. Robert Todd Lincoln, 90-year-old widow of Abraham Lincoln's son, 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 early days of his father's first term. They were married 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.

Later, her husband went to London as minister to the Court of St. James's under Benjamin Harrison. She will buried at Arlington cemetery alter private funeral services. Six City Residents At U. of Kentucky Six Indianapolis students are enrolled at the University of Kentucky at Lexington.

Twenty-three students from other parts of the state were listed. Indianapolis students are William E. Darnaby 5125 East Michigan street; Miss Mary Catherine Funkhouser, 21 East Thirty-seventh street; Harry W. Hill, Rural Route Frank Madison Moody, 5422 Hibber; Gino A. Ratti, 329 Buckingham drive, and Mary Evelyn Rudicel, 1037 Southern avenue.

State students are Robert G. Wimmernauer, Washington; Albert E. Smith, Kokomo; George E. Perry, Columbus; Charles R. Orem, Georgetown; John Sherwood Nutt, Princeton; Vincent Ford Kelley, Geneva: Marshall A.

Kehrt, Shelbyville; Thomas R. Kaylor, Evansville: Miss Ardell Cecelia Preis, Evansville; Merriel Reid Hughes, Jeffersonville; Homer W. Thompson, Jeffersonville; Joseph Jenkins Huddleston, Winamac: Nolan Albert Hibner, Pendleton: Miss Leta M. Goody. koontz, Bluffton: Dale Edward Gerston, Elkhart; Charles L.

Gary, Rising Sun; Raymond Gayle, Vincennes; Nicholas George Denes, Garrett: Miss Gera Louise Emrick, Portland; Miss Juanita A. Barlow, non; James Douglas Allen, Fredericksburg; Earl Robbins, Dupont, and Paul R. Robbins, Dupont. bewildered, Infant Oppenhuizer, 10- a rooming house, relaxed trustRadio Patrolman Calvin Simmons directed the youngster's attention registered in City Hospital last 2 at 1808 East Washington street, was in City Hospital last night rebrulees on his face and body while the bruises, then sent the child to the hospital. Hospital physicians said the baby had what appeared to be bruises on each of its cheeks, its right arm and side.

They said the tot was in need of medical attention and would be kept until today. Investigating further at the home. learned that Elmer father of the child, had left about 10:30 o'clock in the morning for Detroit, where he to carte of work. Evelyn He Dovey, the 17 baby years in old, the daughter of the rooming house proprietor, Mrs. Bert Dovey.

Alone Only an Hour. The girl told the police she had left the baby alone only for an hour, during which time the police were called. The bruises were on the baby when left with her, the officers said she told them. The mother, Mrs. Gertrude Oppenhuizer, 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. 3 Men Killed, 2 Injured in Dynamite Explosion WINCHESTER, March (P)-Ten sticks of dynamite exploded today at a rock quarry, killing three workmen and injuring two others. John Redmon, 50 years old, "powder man," said at the Clark County Hospital the blast occurred while was probing a hole, into which he had placed the explosives, with an iron bar, seeking to extract a small, stone that accidentally had fallen opening. He suffered fractured leg.

Legion Members Number 802,000 National membership of the American Legion soared to 802,000 yesterday as paid-up 1937 cards were 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 period is 89,000 ahead of any other year, he asserted. The national goal is 1,100,000, which is more than 56,000 above the all-time record established in 1931, he said. Indiana is one of thirteen states which has passed its 1937 membership quota, having 31,886 members.

Its quota was 31,840. Other states and outlying departments which have reached or passed their quota are Colorada, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, Canada, Hawaii and Italy. Idaho has broken its all-time high record. Washington Is Revealed Poor Real Estate Man KENT, March of the Ohio valley recall that while George Washington was a successful soldier and political leader he was not so fortunate as a business man Dr. Henry M.

Dater, professor of history at Kent State University, says records show that in 1774 Washington. bought Ohio a river large along tract the of West Virginia shore. Apparently, he intended to hold it and sell later for a profit. But the 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 small farms..