The Tipton Daily Tribune from Tipton, Indiana • Page 1

Entered as second class matter, Oct. 4, 1895, at postoffiee.at Tipton, under the act of March 6, 1870. YOLIME XXXVI. NO. CiO.

TIPTON, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1930. WITH HEADING THE Albert Crouch and James Soverns Say Melrose Was laain. Auto Crnsli Sots House Afire; Driver and Boy Die in Flames Stockholm, Dec. 12. In a motor'accident which occurred just outside of Stockholm the other day, a truck carrying 3,000 gallons of gasoline overturned, exploded and set fire to a house, in whih a two-year-old boy hurned to death.

The driver also was killed in the flames. His companion escaped by jumping into a ditch filled with water. Sliding Down the River EASTERN STAR i MEMBERS HERE BOYS' STORIES VARY Met. Here Thursday Night for Inspection of County Chapters. BANQUET WAS SERVED Youthful Burglars Are Or- dered Back to Jail to Ponder Matter.

NEXT MONDAY! Mrs. Francis Curtis, of Monon, W. G. Was the Guest of Honor. Automobile License Bureau Will Be Located in Ma- sonic Building.

i A lab- which equaled that of Dicl whose Fa'-ran in Oliver Twi -i youths to was uiii "il in Circuit court to Judne Friday morning by Allien Crouch and James Sov- after both had entered 1 pleas of guilty to burglarizing 1 three business houses: iti Wind- Letters have been fall. In the present case Charles former managers of Melrose, of Windfall, was the if tin' story of the boys is tire and the master mind in the series of robberies which were solved by the arrest of and Soverns and the i of five gunny filled Willi the loot. According to the story told by tli" youilifiii pair, one 10 and the other 1 met them at the Pennsylvania depot in Windfall one night and rob the Mike Mahoney store. received by license bureaus, from Secretary of State Frank Mayr saying that their terms end at midnight, De- cember 14, and.after that time! they are relieved from further sacks I connection with the automobile license department. Dudley Field- ing who has had charge of the local branch for several years received one of the letters Thurs- gar putty from a window at the rear and they could get inside and take what th-y wanted and that the three--would divide the loot.

The Mahoney place was entered about three weeks or more ago and ransacked. The stories of the youths differed as to what was done with the loot following the robbery. Crouch stated it was hidden in the Morford cornfield near the Soverns home southwest or Windfall and Soverns said it was taken to the haymow- of the Soverns barn. lads boil) staled that Melrose then told them how to get into the Zehner Zehner store which was robbed about a week I da y. I This means that Mr.

Fielding's According both boys! connection will practically cease Melrose mid them, Xa. -fcke -j 3 atur d' ay as Sund ay is the 14th and on Monday morning, December 15. parties having business transact with the bureau will receive attention at the First Na- tional Insurance Company's place business in the Masonic build- I ing on North Main street. The issuance of new plates, iceording to word received from i the State department, will start January 2, and this means that; for the last half of the present! month, there will be little for the i local branch to do. C.

H. Warne md his son, Dallas Warne, ex- service man and a member of the i local Legion post will have harge of the branch bureau in I Nearly four hundred members of the Order of Eastern Star, rep- i resenting a number of chapters in the state, were guests Thursday 1 evening of Rosary Chapter No. 6, Windfall chapter No. IT. Sharpsville chapter No.

14S and Kempton chapter No. 526 ot Kempton in the Masonic temple, the home of Rosary chapter. The meeting was a union meeting of the chapters of Tipton county in honoring the worthy Grand Matron of the Indiana Grand; chapter, Mrs. Frances Curtis of Monon. Other Grand officers present for the meeting Mrs.

Heber LaMont of Anderson, Grand Adah; Mrs. Hazel Coats of Veedersburg, Grand Ruth; Mrs. Dora Gleason of Tipton, Deputy Grand Matron for the Indiana district and Mrs. Corey, Deputy Grand Matron of the Indiana 9th district. Visiting chapters represented were Indianapolis.

Hilllsburg, Kokomo, Russiaville. Elwood, Atlanta, Veedersburg, Anderson and: Frankfort with a number of visiting Worthy Mat- rons and Worthy Patrons. i At 6:30 o'clock a lovely ban-, quet was served in the dining room to two hundred guests. The banquet hall was prettily decorated in the Eastern Star colors, and lighted with the tall tapers also in the colors. Yellow chrys- anthemum nut cups marked each i OF GARY CASE Claims J)eath of Draves Girl Was Lbe to a Criminal Assault.

AFTER LIQUOR PARTY Steamship Hants Two Days for Port That Changed Nairn- Oslo, Norway, Dec. 1 12. Some time ago the Norwegian i. town of Trondjem changed name to Nidoras, causing fre-5 quent political Re-T cently this had a new and com-v ic consequence. A Greek steamer, bound for; Nidaros, spent two days in(' searching for the harbor, TWO MEN DIE IN GANG WAR name of which is not; found on anv chart.

be' Victims Found in Ditch Near Country Club by Motorist. BANDIT SLAYS ONE WAS CRIMINAL Young Men Charged With I Murder Will Plead Intoxication. Tl Farm Woman Heard Shots, and Assassins Sped Off in Autos. The S. S.

President Hoover sliding down the ways into the James River after being christened by Mrs. Herbert Hoover, at Newport News, Virginia. The new Dollar Liner is the first of the company's two new 000,000 turbo-electric ships. It is one of the most modern and palatial vessels ever turned out in American yards. The ship was named with a christening bottle containing water from the Seven Seas.

Notables from many parts of the country were present for the ceremony. INDIANA CITIES CIRCUIT COORT GROWING FAST: NEWS AND NOTES Gary, Dec. ing criminal assault is alleged in the coroner's report in the case of Miss Arlene Draves, Gary, and five young men are charged with murder in that case. The Draves girl died December 1 following a drinking party November 30 at the home of the young men now held on charge of The young men will probably contend in their trials that they Victim of Kentucky Holdup' Was Slow in Putting Up His Chicago, Dec. first serious renewal of gang warfare in Chicago for several'weeks occurred today when Rudolph Ma- TWO OTHERS WOUNDED reno.

age twenty-four and James Toniastilo. age twenty-eight, were shot three times each and tossed i i from automobiles into a ditch a ban- I quarter of a mile from the Bevrly Country Club. One of the men still was breathing when picked'up by po- who were called by a motor- who saw the men in the Russell. 12 dit shot and kiihHi Amos John- son, age forty-five, proprietor of a restaurant, and wounded two I Johnson's customers today in an i attempted robbery. ditch.

H- died before reaching a were too drunk to realize what other rtoml The robber, who escaped, fired! 1 0 they were doing. The result of the coroner's report has been awaited with much interest, as it had been charged wounded customers were when Johnson and the customers were slow in raising their hands. that the Draves girl died as the result of liquor poisoning. Final Population Figures for Judge Fixes Dec. 30 for Ap- A Broken Arm.

Thurman Blake, age twenty-five, who is expected to die. and Geo. Meadows, age forty-two, who fered a head wound. the State Have Now Been Issued. pointment of Hub High- Way Appraisers.

Oak and INCREASE IS URBAN; ITEMS OF INTEREST later. Soverns stated Melrose i this count boosted him up so that he could So far tlle only plum crawl a transom and distributed to Tipton county open the rear door to admit which has been officially an- Crouch. Crouch testified that i nounced by the new secretary of Melrose left after telling them state, although tt is understood there will be others distributed, is there are several applicants for places in the State Police department and in the game and fish division of the conservation department. erns mounted'Crouch's shoulders and entered the place. Both lads told then about a week later how Melrose told them how to get into the Windr (Continued on Page 2).

CATGUT BLACK COOX. Jack Riisliton and John beach Have I'nusunl l'elt. Jack Riishtnn of Atlanta was here Friday exhibiting the pelt of a black coon which he and, John Leach caushi Tuesday night in a woods near. Atlanta, it being one of the few such specimens caught in this section. The animal was treed by a three-year-old female hound the men own which they say is one of the best coon dogs In the country.

This is the dog's second hunting season and she has caught eight coons for her owners two being taken last Friday night, in the space of half an hour. Mr. Rushton had the pelt pegged down on a wide board for curing, but loosened one side to exhibit the heavy fur, which when it comes out in the finished product for mi-lady, will likely be called black fox. The only markings on the fuT are three faint rings around the tall which is extra heavy. Although fur prices are down at this time, the men have received an offer of 7 for this pelt.

Small Roof blaze. Thursday evening the fire department made a run to the resi- 1 dence of Mrs. Canine on North West street, sparks from the flue having ignited the roof. The blaze was extinguished with but little damage. Mrs.

Canine is the mother of Mrs. Oral Barr of this city. Final population figures for 'Indiana just been issuul by! i the Census I Bureau in bulletin form. The population of the state on April 1, according to the Fifteenth Census plate. During the banquet, a ri prpsents lightful program of musical num-, creMe Qf bers was given by Mrs.

Marie Tatman at piano, Mrs. Herbert Morris, harp and Robert Morris was i brim (Continued on Page 5). TO ASK FOR RECEIVER. an m- In.ii per I cent, as compared with the population on January 1. Both in rate and'in actual numbers, this gain is the largest inaiTei fur the ince the decade ending in Xone Friday morning Judge Mount in Circuit conn announced that on Tuesday.

December he 'uiild appoint appraisers in the long list of condemnation pro- lit by the state highway commission against landowners cast of Tipton. The was filed after efforts of commission through its to secure a right-of-way Hub highway had failed, of the defendants have Shelby County ciety Badly Involved. I All of this increase can be ac-l allv defense to the original counted for by the growth of the nJ as ie aw gives the corn- Agricultural Sir-1larger cities and the suburban mission the right to condemn areas surrounding them. jkuul for hi Indiana was organized as a A receiver for the territory in lsoo. at which time.

County Agricultural Society, I after excluding those portions which holds a fair in Sjhelby at er taken to form Michigan Mrs. Joseph Williams of street, who fell Tuesday broke her right arm, was resting easier Friday. The arm which was broken 'between the wrist and elbow has been very painful since the accident. "Mrs. Williams makes her home with her daughter, Mrs.

Roy Grinstead and family on Oak street. She Was doing some chores around the home when she slipped and fell. Mrs. Grinstead is having proved the old adage "It never rains but it pours." Mr. Grinstead, who was buried a few days ago and had been ill for months and months before his death.

A-son was hurt while playing at the gym and was confined to the home for sev- STRLTK BY TRAIN. when found. Botii men were shot in the head. Tomasulo had a long criminal record and had used many alaises. Marino had no record that police kn a of.

Both were dressed. Mrs. Mortlia Van Woerden, twjio was in a. farmhouse nearby, -aid she heard the shots and saw four automobiles speed away afterward. Tipton People Adrisi'il of Hail I Accident to Their Xiece.

VKW KIW.W'IS OFFICERS. Nc.mes Howard rrcsiilcnt. Mrs. Fred Riley and Mrs. Arnold of this city have' received notice of a bad accident- to their niece.

McDonald which; -rj Tipton Kiwanis club at occurred iir Indianapolis. Monday regular meeting and noon day evening, Mrs. McDonald is the. icheon Thursday elected offi- daughter of Mrs. Sidney -Terhnne ers or ie year and of Franklin, who formerly Howard Thomas of the Young sided at Helliisburg and Mrs.

Furniture Company, was named McDonald is a daughter by her I resident to succeed Irvin Miller first husband. Harry who has served for the past year. cording to word received by, officers elected are the Tipton relatives Mr. and Mrs. pj, arI Lineback.

vice-president; McDonald, who reside at Nash-; iin treasurer and Dr. L. ville. had been in Indjaiiapolis 61 secretary, and were starting for their home. -The president has named for the year as rig; hway purposes, but the report of the appraisers will be awaited with expectancy, this being where tlie land owner jean say his say.

by accepting the county yearly, will'be by niinois territories, the of the appraisers after it the stockholders, this dicislon tiou was on iy 2.517. Admitted as is ma tor fi iin.g objections having been reached after a stale in isle, the Census ot meeting held by them Wednes- i S2 showed 147.ITS inhabit- day. The population was doubled The court will be asked in the in each of ne xt two decades, petition to appoint a receiver nce then each decade has and empower that official to lown a definite though not sper- tinue holding the fair. Indebted- acu i a increase. A million popu- ness of $3,969.23 is faced by lation was first passed in I860, association and the receiver will be kept In charge until this is cleared, after which the association will again take charge.

America Buys Berlin Palace to House Embassy and Other Official Missions Berlin, Dec. famous Bluecher Palace on Unter den Linden, adjoining the Brandenburger Gate, has passed Into the possession of the American Government and will be remodeled to serve the requirements of the American Embassy and its allied official missions, now housed In various parts of Berlin. The property, which occupies 55,000 square feet, was acquired for $1,800,000 after negotiations with a Berlin real estate holding company beginning last June. The now held by- various tenant! will -not expire until the end of 1981, so the huge building which must be modeled, will not be ready for occupancy before the middle ot 1932. The palace is one of the most imposing buildings in the heart of Berlin.

The main part, fronting on the Pariserplatz, will become-the ambassadorial residence and chancellery, while the part facing the Tlergarten will house the consulate, Department of Commerce, military and naval attaches and representatives ot the Agricultural and Treasury Departments. The historic Tattereall Tiding academy, adjoining the palace on the south, was Included in the purchase. and two million in 1890. The census of 1930 first showed a population of more than three million, which an average of 89.8 inhabitants per mile. 34 cities in Indiana population of 10.

in 1930. and all but gained in population. Indianapolis, the capital and largest city in the state, had There are which had 000 or more five of these! a population or 15.9 per of 364.161, which represents an increase of 49,967 cent over its population in 1920. This was the' thereto. When the appraisers are appointed they will likely be given a date on which to file their report.

Judge Mount Friday fixed Wednesday December 17 as the date for hearing the divorce actions of Mrs. Esther Scott Kinder against Hobart Kinder and that of Hazel Russell against Horace Russell. These cases have both been referred to the Prosecuting Attorney for defense, the husbands having been defaulted. Glen was selected as (Continued on Page 2). READY FOR SOMETHING.

W. Pcrsliinj? Too Younff" Stop AYorklng, He Says. to M. W. Pershing, one of tlie largest numerical Increase made; youngest of old men, does not in- hy any -city in the state during tend to retire when he leaves the the decade, ifort wayne was sec- 1 automobile license department of the secretary of state.

He is too vigorous physically and mentally to take a rest and he desires to keep employed. In a letter to this office, he ond in rank, with a population of 114,946, representing a 32.8 per cent increase. Three other South Bend, JEvansvllle. and Gary had over 100,000 Four of these five, cities, or all'stat-ss that his resignation takes except Indianapolis, first attain- a effoct on December 20. He does ed population betwesn'jnot state if he will continue to 1920 add 1J30.

The three cities reside in Indianapolis or return to (Continued on Page 2). his home town. eral weeks with an injured knee. Mr. was driving and i romil lt Mr.

Gr nstead's grandmother -i A stopped at the Belt railroad )0 lows Mrs. Elizabeth Smith was buried Tuesday. Mrs. Grinstead was attending ji rnckg the palh of i a east the grandmother's funeral Tues-; bound one Hjs macn ne was day when her mother met with CB ht aud earrie 200 vards her accident. i ((Qwn £he track a ho j.

occu pants were badly injured. To Play Elwood. They were given attention at i the city hospital in Indianapolis Saturday night the Junior land later Mrs. McDonald was high of Atlanta will, play the taken to the home of her mother Junior high of Elwood on the: in Franklin- Atlanta floor. The game was or- Mr.

McDonald was not; serious- iginally scheduled for Friday, ly hurt but the car in theyj man Irvin er permit a west bound train program C. B. Stemen. pass and then drove onto Charles Linehack and W. N.

McGraw. W. Addleman. J. Paul Jones.

L. F. Griffith and Dr. A. E.

Burkhardt. House and Suite, Dr. L. P. Foster and Dr.

E. E. Hicks. Kiwanis Education D. E.

Liest. Glen J. Gifford and Rev. J. C.

White. Public S. Leather- W. A. Zalou- night but was carried over.

I were riding was demolished. $10.42 a Week Feeds Four; Three Gain on Menus Made for Standard Family dek. C. L. O'Banion and C.

H. Warne. O. Harting apd Rev. H.

R. Pearcy. Inter-club H. Redding. Frank Robinson and Ernest Kirby.

C. Cochran. Rolla L. Hobbs. John R.

Nash and R. D. Girard. Underprivileged Children New York, Dec. How four cereals and so on will bfe includ- healthy adults, selected as hav- ed in the dietary.

It presupposes ing the caloric needs of the- stand- a knowledge Of Uje seasonal variant family of five, comprising a i etion of food and pricey so that man, a woman, a boy of 12, a the minimum amount of money L. Hash, Russell S. Martin girl of 7 and a child of 3, ate Ijjrovided will cover the! cost of and W. T. Harding, three meals a day at a total cost items which help to majke up Vocational Paul of $10.42 a week is told in the balanced diet." I Jones.

Eimer Abendrath and c. current issue of The Family. One of the experimenters B. Stemen. The article presents a model gained two and a half poujnds, two grocery order for a week, which a pound each and one- maintains WILL was worked out in Boston and the same weight.

Typical! menus' may. It is said, vary slightly in follow: Trustee of Wildcat Township Call- other cities. The use of this minimum menu. Miss Shadow points out, depends upon three conditions. 'presupposes," she writes, "that all members of the family are in good health and that the mother has enough knowledge of foods to be able to' make the correct selection, so proper amounts of milk, fruit, vegetables.

orangje, cream of wheat, top milk, sugar, bread, butter, coffee or milk. chowder, potato, cottage cheese, salad with date: and French dressing, bread, butter, milk, cottage pudding with with- chocolate sauce. barleV soup, meat bails, potato, cabbagje, bread, tea, fresh fruit salad. ing In Advisory Board. E.

P. Shell, trustee of Wildcat township has issued a call for a meeting of his advisory board, for Saturday December 20, to make appropriations tor thej present year which total $1,370. The amounts are needed for the special school fund and the library fund which are exhausted. I.