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NORTH WESTERN GREATEST NEWSPAPER last No 273 Vol 5 THE JOURNAL established 1829 LAAYETTE RIDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 7 1924 THE COURIER ESTABLISHED 1831 16 TWO CENTS IOWA SENATORIAL CONTEST LOOMS (Continued on page ten) DeMolays to Honor Parents Take Part In National Move DeMolay chapters throughout the world are arranging for the ob servance of day Sunday November 16 an annual event set aside by the grand council of the order located at Kansas City Mo The local chapter of DeMolay will combine its celebration of Par day with the ather and Son week observance planned for the week of November 9 16 In its observance the boys show ap preciation of their parents by gifts orythe performance of worthy acts Xtress is placed upon the respect admiration and love due parents and the effects these atti tudes are bound to have on future citizens Besides day there dre four other aiyiual observances ob ligatory on members of the Order of DeMolay These are DeMolay Day of Comfort January 3 Devo tional Day the Sunday nearest to March IS Day May 1 and Educational Day which is set for the second regular meetings of chapters in September Prof Hall Purdue Among Speakers at Welfare Meeting By the Associated Press) COLUMBUS' Ohio Nov 7 Every phase of rural life with em phasis on the religious side will be discussed by educators and re ligious leaders at the annual con vention of the American Country Life association which opened a five day session here today A student conference opened the session today The general con vention begins tomorrow Discus sions will include the rural church the country churches program for social service special theological training for rural leadership and agricultural economies The scheduled speakers include Prof Hall of Purdue uni versity CHRISTIE BOOMED OR SEAT IN THE CABINET Indiana orces Urge Purdue Man for Sec IN LIMELIGHT retary of Agricul ture Succeeding Wallace a By the Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS Nov A movement to present to president Coolidge the name of I Christie director of the agricultural experiment st tion at Purdue university for appointment as secretary of agri culture was inaugurated at a meeting of the state board of agriculture here today 'William Jones secretary treasurer of the state fair board and Barker president con ferred with Ed Jackson governor elect and rederick Schorte meier secretary to Governor Branch in the interest of obtain ing endorsements for Mr Christie INDIANAPOLIS Nov Prof I Christie director of agri cultural extension and experimen tal work at Purdue university has been urged as a successor of the late Henry Wallace as secre tary of agriculture in President cabinet The movement was started today by Wm Set tle president of the Indiana armBureau federation who wrote the president urging Prof Christie's appointment "I wish to urge the appointment of Prof I Christie of Purdue university whom I regard as one of the very best qualified men in the United States for the position of secretary of wrote Mr Settle to the president Christie has been director of ex tension work at Purdue university for many years and has a won derful following in this state I can say without hesitation that I lie fine' system of agricultural ex tension work in this state which ns no equal in any state In the lx mon has hcen built entirely by rot Christie and that his ability un organizer and an adrninis raior is clcaily reflected by thisvorit '1 is a native of Ontario and "was prominent in ag ricultural affairs tn Iowa before joining to Indiana nearly 20 years ago He served as assistant sec retary of agriculture for more thuu a year during the war and is tnerefore thoroughly familiar with tlie operations of the department of agriculture His service in that capacity was the subject of livide spread praise for hq secured the saihe results in the war emerg ency in federal service that he al ways secured here in Indiana "Pref Christie is one of the best known leaders in American agriculture He is frequently called to important meetings in other states and in other coun tries and is one whose counsel is by other agricultural leaders all over the United States The position ad secretary of agri culture is the most important in the cabinet I urge the selection of Sir Christie as he can render the kind of service that the farm ers of the middle west want from the Department of TWODONflTIONS OR CENTENNIAL Bl ITtWI i 'Mr Ik f4 3 PRO GEORGE 1 CHRISTIE COOLIDGEHAS CHANCE TO LEAD CONGRESS NOW President Expected4o Show Sterner Qualities and Work To Better Advantage Dur ing Coming Years BY DAVID LAWRENCE Copyright 1924 by 'The Lafayette Journal and WASHINGTON Nov Calvin Coolidge of the campaign silent cautious disciple of the political faith which utters no superfluous word or undertakes no unnecessary task and Calvin Coolidge of to morrow with the barrier of a third ferm giving him the strength to1 be ati independent executive may develop the Contrast which for many months' his closest friends have been privately predicting There Is no question but that the personality of Calvin' Coolidge is to a large extent unknown As governor of Massachusetts he showed at times qualities of lead ership which were not asserted in the past year here ag president of the United States especially in dealing with congress The expla nation usually made was that in a political year much must be forgiven which ordinarily would not be countenanced Enough of the atti tude toward public questions has been revealed to show that he moves along conservative lines and that once he takes his position he is not given to reversals or waver ing But in dealing with congress the president has not been parti cularly fortunate His own leaders have not been able to work out a liason that was satisfactory The fact that the balance of pow er was held by the Laollette re publicans in the two houses of congress has usually been accepted as an excuse for what happened Union Votes $100 Elks Take Same Action Organizations Aid und Within thirty six hours after the appeal went forth from the La fayette Tippecanoe county joint centennial council for volunteer subscriptions to augment the 5000 appropriated by the city and coun ty councils a check for 3100 reach ed centennial headuarters 607 Main street coming from Carpen ters and Joiners Union No 215 the first free will contribution received At a meeting of Lafayette Lodge No 143 Elks held Thursday night action was taken on the Armistice day celebration also the Centen nial celebration to be held next year commemorating the birth of the city and county The lodge voted to have a float in the Arm istice day parade and appropriated $100 for the centennial celebration prget MeNot Day is To Aid War Heroes Every friend of the disabled world war veterans is urged to remember these heroes Saturday when orget Me Not day will be observed here Throughout the nation forget me nots will be Aold on the streets to raise funds for the relief of the battle scarred soldiers 'Lafayette young women have received a large supply of these tokens and will offer them for sale in the business district The proceeds will be iut to a very worthy use President Cool idge and Governor Branch have 1 endorsed the project Court Upholds Law To Curb Klansmen BU h'l'ALO Nov 7 Su preme court Justice Pooley In a decision today upheld the constl tutlonallty of the Walker law passed to curb the activities of the Ku Klux Klan in this state The law requires registration with the secretary of state with the membership rolls of Incorporated secret fraternal organization COOLIDGE CITY WILL HAVE WARS BOY MAYOR OR LEADS BY 210267 Landslide Carries En gave the votes than (R) (R) 51 (R 51 central 527069 CLICK! November 7 1811 bq approxi by Northwest Has the 650 The Weather pre: Har wasshot durfng a sought to on in and Second streets and for reason the Is issued VOTE returns districts as on and re tire (R) 67 exclusive of the world chairman Three years later i he one hundredth anniversary of the memorable battle with tne In dians a sham battle was staged on the same grounds where the real tattle took place a century before hundreds of natives of Tippecanoe county taking park The battle field itself stands as a silent re minder of the heroes who lost their lives in the great battle 113 years ago Nov in whiclk the United University to Have Re view and Address by Army Officer Tribute to Old Soldiers of Civil War to the supreme Judge Benjamin MOTOR TRAIC PLAN WILL GET ITS IRST TEST Traffic regulations that will today 701946 and John DUS re By the Associated Press) NEW YORK Nov A ra dio wave flashed across the ocean from England last night set off a powder flashlight clicked a camera and made a photograph in the Grand Cen tral Palace at a radio exposi tion Major General Harbordpresident of the Radio Cor poration of America Helen Keller and Harold Bolster di rector of the exposition were photographed by the unseen radio photographers who were stationed in Carnarvon Wales 28 Deaths Due to Pneumonia Plague By thsAssonlatcd Press) LOS ANGELES Nov Two additional victims of pneumonic plague died within the last twen ty four hour bringing the total dead from the malady to twenty eight since last month Six new cases went discovered in the quarantinedlarea American Government aas Paid Out Over $6836 000000 in Pensions Since 1790 Radio Wave lashed Across Ocean rom England Makes Photo graph in New York riday November 7th was the 113thr! anniversary of an event of great importance in the early his tcry of the battle of Tip pecanoe it was earlv' on morning of November 7 1811 that General 'William Henry Harrison afterwards elected president of the United States led his little army of nine hundred soldiers all on foot against Indians commanded by his brother the Prophet the1 bloody conflict taking place on the banks of creek just south of the present town of Battle Ground The bat tle was fought entirely on foot and lasted until sunrise The Ameri cans lost 37 men killed and 151 were wounded The Indian loss is unknown A large granite monument to the herpes of' the battle of Tippecanoe was unveiled on the battle field eight miles north of Lafayette No vember 7 1908 the late Alva Reser of this city presiding as chairman Three years later on Supreme court jildgds 3257 pre cincts first district Willoughby (R) 581702 Denton (p) 577 948 fourtth district Gemmill (R) 650816: Aikln (D) 504194 Appellate court judges 3231 precincts first district Thompsoo (D) 65526 McNutt (D) 507064 second district Dausman (R) 654605 Livengood (D) 502953 Reporter supreme court 3233 precincts Mrs' (White (R) 390 Kern (D) 507833 Attorney general 3066 cincts Gilliom (R) 580849 mon X(D) 531457 the home ride on Purdue military newly being upon of a suitable place for Dr A Arnett has been named as marshal of the parade while Major Warner A Ross comujander of the local legion post i will be in general charge of the formation The head of the parade will dform at and Main ''streets and the line of niarch will be over the principal city streets these details are now being worked but In addition to the floats there will be many features Both Bat tery and 138th ambulance corps local national guard units will be in line and further military color will be added by the presence of military equipment from Purdue including guns and trucks Civil war veterans will be given a place of honor in the procession Those from will trucks while those in city will ride in automobiles The le gion post members will be among the marchers Many other organ izations will also be represented All business and industrial ac tivity in the city will sus pended at 1 o'clock for the re mainder of the' afternoon The day's program will close with a dinner at 6 o'clock in the Purdue home economics building This will be particularly for ex service men but any one inter ested may attend? Patriotic loats to ea ture City Parade on Tuesday Afternoon Veterans to Be Hon ored conditions' details for the election Govern 1 as plans under way are completed By the Associated Press) WASHINGTON ars States has taken part since 1790 war have cost the nation more than $6836000000 in pensions Pensions for the civil war to taled about $6427000000 it 'was shown in figures an nounced today by the interior department while those grow ing out of the Indian wars amounted to $25000000 Pensions for other wars in cluded $46000000 for the war of 1812 $70000000 for the war of the revolution $56000000 for Mexican war and $126 000000 for the war with Spain What Lafayette boy will act mayor of the city for an hour Saturday morning November 15? With the national state and county election out of the way another novel election is soon to be held in Lafayette and is ex pected to arouse great interest among the voters of tomorrow the boys of the city hcween the ages of 12 and 16 years The election will bear all the ear marks of a regular city cam paign and will be held tb select a mayor clerk and city court judge as well as ten coqncilmen who will hold the reins of city govern ment for a single hour on Satur day November 15 or the time being Mayor George Durgan and his aides will step aside while future citizens of the community run the municipal machinery giv ing them an inside glimpse into the machinery which guides the des tiny of their home town BOY GOVERNMENT PLAN The "Boy plan is being fostered by an executive committee headed by Wheel er scoutmaster and Gordon Davidson boys' work secretary at connection observance week No planned to Well Known Indiana Republican ExpiresBy tha Associated Press) WAYNE Nov Will Wilson sixty two well known in state republican circles and in Masonic and Elks lodge circles died herd of acute disease He was a native 'of ort Wayne COOLIDGE AND SENATE CHIES IN CONERENCE Miller and Heads New rench Party By the Associated Press) PARIS Nov Ex President Millerand of rance has returned to political lifts at 'the head of a new party the National Republi can league opposes the ipol cy of the present government and the radical socialist coalition Police to Try Oue One Way Travel on Levees Satur day Also on Lower Main Street for November in the The record was estab 1915 when reached 76 Battle of Tippecanoe Was ought Just 113 Years Ago Anniversary Re calls Centennial in' 1911 Purdue university's Armistice Day program will consist of ap propriate exercises next Tuesday morning trom 10 during which time classes will be suspended One of the principal features will be an address by Cob rancis Glover United States army As a cavalry officer he first saw active service in the Spanish Anjericanwar and since that time he has held many important posts in the army At the present time ho is chief of staff of the 84th division of organized reserves with head quarters at Indianapolis He is a thorough student of national de fense problems and is deeply in terested in Purdue's military de partment 7 The exercises at the university will begin with a review of the corps on Stuart field The reviewing party will consist of President Edward Elliott Col Glover the mayors of' Lafay ette and West Lafayette trustees of the university deans and heads of university schools and depart ments the university military com mittee Major Louden com mandant of the home regular and reserve officers and the veterans of all wars ollowing this eeremonv corps will' face the west stands and Civil war veterans headed by the fife and drum corps of the home will march in front of the cadets and receive a sa lute The remainder of the pro gram will then be given from the stand Invocation will be given by Rev Graham pas tor of Central Presbyterian church Major McNair commandant of the Purdue military department will read the roll of honor con taining the list of names of Pur lue men who gave their lives for their' country The sounding of tap? will provide an impressive close for ibis memorial service President" wiH duce the speaker 2I salute' will' tormina IE the program followed' by "The Star Spangled by the band The salute will be fired by the Purdue Order of Military Merit commanded by Cadet Col Colgate All war veterans whether con nected with the university or not and i eserve officers" have been especially invited to be present with the reviewing party in uni form Seats will be provided and all should assemble by 10 be enforced days of all Purdue football games in the future will be inaugurated Saturday afternoon by the Lafayette police' depart ment After 3 there will be no westbound traffic permitted on Main street west of ourth street Officers will be stationed at ourth Second and irst streets and all traffic went bound across the river will be diverted 'horthward to Brown street and over the Brown street bridge and levee The levee has been put in repair by the highway department and will take care 'of all this traffic Double parking will be absolute ly prohibited Instead of repri manding drivers for parking r'cars double charges of violation of the vehicle ordinance will be filed in the city cotirt In the past many motorists have formed a habit of parking double on ourth Third and Second streets and for this Rail Brotherhoods To Discuss Bill to Abolish Labor Body By the Associated Press) CLEVELAND Nov Chief executives and 'representatives of twenty railroad brotherhoods and affiliated organizations will meet here tomorrow morning to cuss the Howell Barkley bill and decide Our future course of seeks to abolish the It is the the A in with the nation wide of and vember 9 to 16 It is turn over to boys of the city en tire control of city affairs Boy seduts in uniforms will operate the police and fire departments while others who are not scouts will be in charge of the executive offices Mayor Durgan and the heads of the various city departments have already given the project theif approval BALLOTS TO BE USED A regular slate of candidates for the city offices is being prepared by the executive committee in charge of the plan It will be rep resentative of boys In all sections qf the city Vlads recognized? as leaders Two candidates will be nominated for city office On Tuesday evening November' 11 a ballot containing the names of the candidates will be published in the Journal and Courier and all boys of the city between 12 and 16 years of age will beu rged to clip the ballots mark them prop erly ana place tnem 1 in voting places which will be an nounced in various parts of the city PLAN MASS MEETING Vbtes may be cast up to 5 Wednesday afternoon when they will be collected tabulated and the names of the successful candidates announced lans for a mass which win ne aaaressed by the elected city officials are made dependent however securing such a gathering and also upon weatner More and observance of "Bov day will be announced to 12 Police Kill Speeder rBy the Associated Press PHILADELPHIA Nov 7 Clyde iNewiiian oo a motorist and killed early today pursuit by police who stophipa for speeding Highly Improbable President Will Call Extra Session After ourth of Next March Three Arrested on Liquor Charges in Hill Raid Stacy Cox Lawrence Young and James Newton were arrested by Sheriff Joseph Jackson and his deputies at Hill Thursday night Cox is charged with transporting intoxicating liquorj oung with selling and Newton with receiving Bond was fixed in the sum of $500 in each case in the city court riday The trials will be held later By the Associated Press WASHINGTON Nov Repub llcan senate leaders who conferred today with President Coolidge reached the conclusion that it wasi highly Improbable that the presi dent would call the new congress Into an extra session after next March 4 The president turned his attention to the legisla tive program and discussion plans for the coming short session of congress with Senators Curtis of Kansas republican whip and Moses New Hamp shire Both were of the opinion that the nation did not want an extra session and only? the neces sity of emergency legislation would lead the president to call the new congress before its reg ular meeting time a year from this December i LOWER TAX PROGRAM While Mr Coolidge has Indicat ed he would press for tax reduc tion many congressional leaders have expressed the opinion that it would be difficult to get through tax legislation at the short ses sion with a congress that has just fought out its differences on tax reform Senator Moses expressed the be lief that farm legislation also could wait until the facts on ag ricultural conditions could be def initely determined by the commis sion proposed by President Cool idge It unlikely Senator Moses said that this investigation can be completed reports drawn until late next year Rich Wife Held for Larceny International News Service) CHICAGO Nov Grace held on a charge of petit larceny filed by a house detective of a department store today was Identified by her husband a weal thy grocer of Valparaiso Ind as Mrsr A Niippmam hus band believes his wife a victim of aphasia The woman first was booked on a charge of shoplifting when it is alleged she attempted the theft of lingerie valued at $65 from the store Lafayette and Purdue Will Observe Peace Anniversary COLD WAVE IS DUE IN INDIANA The bill joatiucLU ijiiinr nnnrn first bill on tlje calendar when Congress reconvenes far by various fraternal organiza tions luncheon clubs business and industrial firms and other organ izations Others may still be en tered It is requested tnat all these in some manner express tne sentiment of the day commemorate its meaning No quirements or restrictions for floats have been laid down but all are asked to observe the gen eral rule of entering something ap propriate irst Snowfall By the Associated Press) ST PAUL Minn Nov 7i The first general snow of the season1 was reported over the northwest! today Temperatures below freezing ac companied the flakes in Minnesota: North Dakota and South The snow was expected to melt rapidly however as the weather bureau forecast rising tempera ture today 57 The vote of Laollette was The 2)0267 and that of Between the two democratic can didates for the offices McCulloch leceivea 79798 more Davis CONGRESSIONAL Complete unofficial congress from the 13 Indiana give: irst district Rowbottbm (R) 48201 Wilson (D) 44315 Second district Sedgwick (IL)y 43047 Greenwood (D) 43745 i Third district Barlow (jt 39 4461 Gardner (D) 44486 ourth Hill (R) 35006: Canfield D) 48767 ifth district Johnson (R) 45 9i3 Shannon (D) 28312 Sixth Elliott (R 44 jaanaiey ajj? pdike 94712 Turk (Dl 2248 Eighth Vestal S64 Adair (D) 41184 Ninth district Purnell 017 Davis (D) 41717 Tenth Wood 187 Rhodes 33625 Eleventh district Hall (R) 47 955 Cook (D) 39995 Twelfth distiict Hogg (R 49 357 Barnstrater (D) 35269 Thirteenth Hickey (R) 68626 Harman (D) 42824 SCHORTEMEIER LEADS rederick Schortemeier republi can secretary of state elect de feated Dr Arthur Hamrick democrat by 155063 votes accord ing to complete but unofficial re turns compiled today from Tues election Schortemeier ap parently will lead the state ticket with 27000 more votes than Ed Jackson governor elect His totalvote however will be 20000 be hind that of President Coolidge 'The vote stood: Schortemeier 682 132: Hamrick RE ELECT WILLOUGHBY ite election court 'bench of Willoughby republican was indi cated today on the basis of com plete but unofficial figures frorr election which gave the incumbent a majority of 520 over George Denton democrat The figures were: Willoughby 601441 Denton 600921 STATE OICES The figures follow: Lieutenant governor 3263 pre cincts Van Orman (R) 618621 nnon (D) 5476111 Auditor 3262 precincts Bowman (R) 606227 Bracken (D) 556 339 Treasurer 3259 precincts Ur bahns (R) 608510 Arnold (D) 555631 Superintendent of public in struction 3238 precincts Sher wood (R) 648833 Scott (D) 506 State 'Weather Bureau Pre dicts Drop of Approxi mately 30 Degrees by Saturday By the Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS kov A cold wave bringing with it near freezing weather will 'reach Indiana tomorrow cording to the local weather bureau 'I'he temperature in Indianapolis tins morning: 68 was only eight degrees lowerthan the record tempera iuic xor ivoveinoer in state lished November 7 the temperature 1 degrees It was predicted the drop by tomorrow wouia mately thirty degrees It will be preceded by rain but clear ing skies are predicted night Cat Blamed for Death of Inf antInternational News Service) NORTH CHfffeffGO Ill Nov 7 A cat which customarily slept In the crib today was blamed for the infant's death The child Patricia Czajkowski Was found smothered to death beneath the bed clothing is be lieved the cat moving about rthq crib pushed over the head Husband Hacks His Aged Wife With AxeBy the Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS Nov Thomas jHupp 79 years old who Is believed to be mentally unbal anced attacked his wife Helen Hupp 73 years old with an axe and inflicted injuries which it is believed will prove fatal Hupp struck his wife three times on the head with the axe and then de stroyed all the furniture in their home He was captured and dis armed by sHodeller former pitcher on the Indianapolis American association baseball team who was appointed to the police force yesterday tire State Ticket to Victory Including Judge Willoughby Who as Scratched Plurality Is 84028 By tiie Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS Nov 7 President Coolidge carried Indiana by 56000 more votes than Ed Jackson republican gubernatorial candidate who had the support of the Ku Klux Klan Complete but unotnciai returns President Coolidge Mr Jackson 655505 xis the onnonent eeived 491679 votes and Dr Carle ton McCulloch democratic op ponent of Jackson received 571 Senator Robert 68085 plurality was Jackson 84028 orecast to day! for Indi ana: Showert this afternoon generally a i anc Saturday mucl colder tonigju and in east por tion Saturday Local temper ature from 7 a Thursday 7 a riday: High 75 low 64 ipean 69iJ Lafayette will observe Armistice day next Tuesday November 11 with appropriate exercises that reflect the rejoicing of that eventful day six years ago when the' world war was brought fo a close with the signing of the fa mous armistice The local pro gram will include the customary parade which this year will be more elaborate than usual with features that will commemorate not only the anniversary of peace but also the sacrifices endured by the war heroes and their loved ones who carried on at home while the flower of American manhood was fighting in the of European battlefields Lafayette Post No 11 American Legion is again in general charge of the program and has raUied to its aid the social forces of the community so that the ob servance maybe truly community wide and expressive of sentiment throughout city and county i The chief feature of the program will be the parade at 2 in the afternoon which promises to be the most preten tious of its kind ever arranged in lx Z1 4 a xs 1 nn 43 sasS yv LVLcLX UL IlOdU3 JLIcLV tJ entered In the parade thus PERIOD HOUR Novel Project to ive Local Youths Taste of Municipal1 Government Leader ship Here BROOKHART IN LEAD BY ONLY 1116 Democratic National Committeeman Indi cates Steck Will Contest Count Magnus Johnson Loses in Minnesota By the Associated Press DES MOINES la Mov 7 With indications pointing to a possible contest in the United States senate over the seat of Senator Smith Brookhart republican preparations were made throughout Iowa today for the official count to be started next Monday The lead of Senator Brbokhart over Daniel Steck democratic candidate today remained at 1116 I irst definite word of a possible contest came last night with the announcement by Secretary of State Ramsay that lie hud had been advised by Democratic Na tional Committeeman Clyde Herring that the senatorial race would be contested Senator Brookhart considers himself elected Schall Gains Seat ST PAUL Minn Nov 7 Min nesota will have a republican United States senator in the next regular session of congress "with the election of Representative Thomas Schall to the seat now held by Magnus Johnson Yarnw labor in election Rc turnS from 3513 precincts out of 3607 in the state gave Schall 380277 and Johnson 3698281 lead of 10449 for Schall NORTH DAKOTA APPEARS SAE OR COOLIDGE ARGO Nov 7 North live electoral i votes seemed assured for President Coolidge on the face of nearly complete but unofficial return's tabulated teday Although the missing precincts are favorable to Robert La ollette the votes he polled in those 1 sparsely settled sections are not expected to change ap preciably the standings I Returns1 from 1959 precincts out of 2l(0 gave President Coolidge 90809 and Laollette 82516 LODGE RALLIES ROM STROKE Report Senator Has Short Periods of Consciousness and Takes Some Nourishment By tha Associated Press CAMBRIDGE Mass Nov A bulletin issued shortly after none by phyicians attending Senator Henry Cabot Lodge said that for the first time since he suffered a stroke at noon Wednesday he was havlngrshort periods of conscious ness He also took nourishment today for the first time 'Since he was stricken Jhe bulletin said The condition remains grave his physician said lames Sweep Two Mountains Kentucky Volunteers Com plete Safety Belt Around Tanks Containing 10 500000 Gallons Oil By the Associated Press) LOUISVILLE Ky Nov Whipped to menacing proportions by near gale winds and coming a time when prolonged dry weathei had reduced brush and grass to 'a tinder like condition forest fire were raging at widely divergen: points in Kentucky today Volunteer fire fighters at Iivine Estill county where two moun tains were reported to be ablaze early today had succeeded i)i completing a belt of plowed groun arousid 700 crude oil tanks ani thus apparently had removed im minent danger of the flame reaching 10500000 gallons of oh in storage Seven houses in that section had been destroyed In western Kentucky McLcav county was hard hit a number farm houses and buildings Iia been destroyed 500 Acres Timber Destroyed By ire COLUMBUS Nov A foresi fire believed started by careles hunters and still beyond control destroyed 590 acres of timber In the southern part of Bartholomev county causing a loss of $25000 Coupe Stolen A Chevrolet coupe owned bv Hofmayer 1709 North Illinois street Indianapolis was istolen at Thursday night from ifth streef between Main and Columbia streets It carried license No 496 067 and was equipped with bumpers front and rear i Ta ft t3 1 I.