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THE INDIANAPOLIS The best In the price and size you wish, That describes the rent als listed tn News CTlassifled Ads. If 70a want to sell your business, get quick results and the price you want with a News Classified Ad. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20. 1932. urn i mm UiJEIER FIRE AT GARY Indicted by Grand Jury for Malconduct In Office.

CITY BUILT HOUSE. CHARGE I Special to Tbo XnCiaaapoli Isewfl GARY, Ind, January 20s Mayor r.cswell O. Johnson, frying his third term as Oary's chief today vas indicted by the Lake county grand jury In Crown Point. Johnson is charged with unlawfully willfully and corruptly beln guilty of oppres tlon, malconduct and misfeasance in the discharge cf his duties as mayor tf Gary. Two counts were' contained in the Indictment.

The first count charged that Mayor Johnson ordered Robert Green, city street commissioner, to construct a nratr cottage on the Gary lake front, with ail construction costs, la tor and material being; paid from the tity treasury. Material for Johnson's beach home, to the value of $586, was crcered xrom tne palace Lumber and nos well o. johnson; Coir Company and charged to the of Gary. 3 Iiiployes of the city street and trwer department erected the cot Lace. In addition, there was a email frame evening transferred several miles to thi lot owned by Mayor John i the indictment charges.

In Second Count. The second count charges that Mayor Jchnson ordered Green to con truck, a rock garden in the rear of the mayor's home in Lincoln street ti Gary. Btone for the garden, the Indictment charges, was hauled from Lcng lake, east of Gary, by employes cf the city street department in city tracks, and that the employes of the city also elevated and otherwise testified the mayor's All expense incident to the con 1 'ruction of the rock garden were, by I 'ay or Johnson's orders, paid out of 1 th city treasury, the indictment arges. Johnson, stormy petrol of 1 Gary politics. Was first elected mayor cf Gary in 1913.

He was defeated for re but was again elected in 1121. He served only, three years of tnat term, resigning to go to Federal Prison at Atlanta, on' a sentence of months for federal liquor law cohvictlon. 1 Johnson as tried and convicted before Judge A. B. Anderson in a conspiracy involv 1 more than sixty other persons.

He rved approximately ten months of his sentence, being pardoned by for' tr.tr President Coolidge. Elected Again In. 1929. i In 19Z9 Johnson was again elected iyor of Gary, beta elected on a vindication platform, promising citl of Gary the best administration ty had ever had. Judge Smith received the ir.iictment against Johnson in the rrand jury room, since a special trial v.sj in progress' in the.

courtroom. was set at $2,000. Mayor John was notified by telephone of the charges against him and promised to provide bond. SLAYER SEARCH SHIFTED lei AnrIes Scene of Hont for Killer of Former Indiana Teacher. DAN BERNARDINO, Cal, January '3 (AJ.) Search 1 for the slayer of Mrs.

Ida Heald. Ilfty five year old service station owner and for raer school teacher of Richmond, IndL. fD md dead in her fourteen west of here yesterday, turned tr Los Angeles today on information retained by sheriff's deputies. The sheriff's office, after examin fc? three witnesses, sent to Los Angles authorities a detailed description cf the person under suspicion. His r.ame vras not disclosed.

One of the witnesses was an eighteen year old South who found the body. Mrs. Elinors Knudseri. 334 Jforth nTuue, a sister or. sors.

3 1 raid. Mrs. Knudsen could not be reached Wednesday, but neighbors said she has received no word of the tre except what has been pub in newspaper accounts. They m'J Mrs. Heald bad a number of frl r.ds here and had visited Mrs.

Knudsen about six years ago. Mrs. Ilnuisen is said to be attempting to in touch with California authority's in an effort to obtain further of the slaying' of her sister. Mississippi Flood Has Stricken Thousands P. VUijUi.

ma; ghoTcs the counties In ivrrsu rn where thou i cf prz. have Ix en marooned result ef th overflowing of the Yal and Yazoo (. Circnword are t. i v. derte A.

MY FOOD AND MY FIGURE AS TOLD TO HANNAH STEIN mf BB DANIELS The'beautiful Is so gloriously, slender and who distributes her 111 pounds so propor tionately over, ner five feet three inches, tempted us to ask how she succeeded in keeping her figure and at the same time radiating so much health and, vitality. Do you diet to keep thin?" She opened wide her big brown eyes and shook her blond head einphatlcary. No. I don't be Bebe Daniels. lieve In strenuous she am particularly fond of vegetables, and I eat almost all mineral foods.

And if I were prescribing a diet to keep the figure. I would say: Eat few starches: take only a bit cf candy and dessert do not Indulge too freely In bread and butter, and take less meat than most people do these days. "But food lsnt the only element involved in developing a good figure. The motion of the is, in my opinion, paramount. One should exercise every morning religiously; swim every day, and the best exer vV.

I "WHY DID HE DO IT?" FATHER SOBS OVER SLAIN BANDIT SON What made him do it?" A father whose family name had been streaked with three rapid fire crimes of his son asked this question Wednesday as he stood beside the bul let torn I body of the "black sheep." It was shortly after dawn when Addison H. Ingram, respected farmer living near Danville, walked Into police headquarters in response to a message that his son, Eugene C. Ingram age twenty six. had been slain by police in a holdup. "I dont know made him dot a thing Uke that." he said.

"He had a good car, money and nice clothes and his wife is one of the fin est girls in the worlds Once before he was In a little trouble over at Chlllicothe. but he seemed to be coming along fine, and I thought my worries were over. Now everything is over everything." He broke down and cried. "What makes boys do things like that?" IngranV reDeated. A few minutes later Ingram was taken Into the captain's office and received a neatly typed report It read: "Patrolmen 0Mara and Brahaum and myself (Sergeant Arthur Hue ber) were driving west in Sixteenth street looking for a dirty automobile which had been used in two filling station holdups.

Near Sixteenth street we saw the. car coming east, and It was turned around at Sharon avenue and headed west again. "We followed It to Kessler boulevard where It war driven into a National Refining Corny pany filling station. We saw a man Inside aiming a revolver at the attendant. I drew my revolver and covered the man just as he walked, out of the station.

"Stick 'em up; buddy, we've got ou, I said, but he Just turned and ooked at me. OHIara aimed his shotguivat him. and I stepped up and told him a rain in thraw nn ht hands. He got in the car and started to back up." (By this time Hueber had stepped to 'the running board, and was UNABLETO SERVE ON NEW TAX COMMITTEE Currie and i Stephenson Decline Appointments. VACANCIES TO BE FILLED Two members of the newlv sd polnted citizens tax program commit tee are unable to serve.

It was learned Wednesday; One is H. A. Kurrie. Chicago, president of the Monon railroad, and the: other Is Rome C. Stephenson.

South Bend banker. w. name was unable to serve because of hla health and Ur Rtnhn. son asserted pressure of business would prevent him from giving time to the conferences. Efforts were made oy "jonn rc Kingnan.

Indianapolis packer, who with William H. Settle. Dresldent Of th Indiana. Farm Bureau. Inc.

named the committee, to mciuae Mr. Stephenson to reconsider, but latest word from him was that he would persist In his refusal. The vacancies will fmmi tnr Mr Klnghan and Mr. Settle at a conference to be held later. Absence from the city cf Mr.

Settle will prevent an early completion of the committee. When he left Monday Mr. Settl del gated Lewis Taylor, vice presideni of the farm bureau, to represent hVrn In arranging with Mr. Klnghan for a preliminary meeting of the program committee. Fixing of the date, however, has been held up by the vacancies In the ranks of the committee.

The committee was selected by Mr. Klnghan and Mr. Settle at the instance of Edgar D. Bush. Lieutenant Governor, and Walter Myers, Speaker of the house.

In order to work out a comprehensive program for submission to a proposed special session of the general assembly. Eight basic elements of Indiana Industrial, social and agricultural life were represented on the committee. TO FILE PROTEST (to Elkhtrt Conntv Principals Object I. IL S. A.

Aeslgnments. GOSHEN, InL, January 20 AJ.) Principals and basketball coaches of Elkhart county high schools have been called to meet here this afternoon by Chelsea Boone, Elkhart high school athletic director, to formulate a protest against the Inclusion of three St. Joseph county high schools in the sectional basketball tournament to be held here March 4 and 5. Boone declares thai the Goshen tournament Is overcrowded and the bringing of Central and Riley, of South Bend, and Mishawaka to Goshen 'means additional difficulties. O.

U. Wslter, principal of Goshen High School, said he was unconcerned over the protest by South Bend on the size cf the Oohen playing floor. HUh school authorities at South Bend yesterday said that because of the lack of floor space at Oorhen they would ssk the transfer to either Mishawaka or Elkhart of the. sectional award to Walter said a contract for the Ooshen gymnasium has already been flgncd and that If necessary the floor can be enlarged to meet any demands, else I know. Is taking a singing lesson.

Reverting back to the question of food, we discovered that her favorite dish. believe It or not. Is spinach. She also Is fond of lamb chops and all kinds of stews. She delights in fried tomatoes.

Looking at her admiringly in her dark riding clothes, her fine alabaster skin slightly rose tinted after an hour's horseback riding, one naturally says: How do you preserve your beauty?" She smiled, and modestly engsged her attention with a powder puff. It's very simple," she said. "Steep, and plenty of it, is the first essential. An adult should rest at least seven hours every day. I use soap and water on my face night and morning, and apply cold cream only when my skin is chapped.

I never fail to take, boiled water and lemon Juice on an empty stomach. I breathe deeply, and swim and ride and dance. When I want to relax indoors. play backgammon and bridge. And now in summing up." says Bebe Daniels (Mrs.

Ben Lyon, since June 14. 1830), it simply is this: A sensible and wholesome existence will keep one as beautiful as one's potentialities permit Tomorrow Eleanor Glyn. (Copyrlrbt by Public Ledger knocked from it as the car jerked back suddenly.) "The bandit put his hand in his side overcoat pocket where I had seen him put his revolver, and I fired one shot through' the open door of the car. OTtfara fired the shotgun through the windshield. The car rolled back.

The motor died. Ths bandit was unconscious." Reciting that Ingram then was pronounced dead, the report closed with: We found an empty .38 caliber chromium plated revolver in the bandit's possession." Eugene Ingram had been married about two years, and lived with his wife near Mooresville. They have no children. The elder Ingram asserted he was glad there were no children to share the disgrace." Until recently, the father said, 'Eugene had been selling tobacco In various parts cf Indiana and had had no financial worries. Holdop Loot $50.

The night of crime which led to Eugene's death started Tuesday night when he was alleged to have held up a Shell fining station at Madison avenue and Pleasant Run parkway. Earl W. Rader, Plainfield. the attendant, was the victim. The robber escaped with $15.

Next he was said to have robbed a Shell filling station at Lyndhurst drive and the National road, threatening Joseph Consumas, attendant, and escaping with $15.35. Descriptions of the bandit and his car were broadcast and police squads In' all parts of the city were searching tor him at the time Sergeant Hueber encountered him. The revolver carried by Ingram had been bought recently. Loot obtained in the holdups was recovered. Glenn Hesser, attendant In the National Refining Company station, and his wife, Lucille, were in the place when Ingram entered and told them to fork over the money, Hesser gave him $20.09.

Several persons witnessed the shooting. Among them were Hesser and his wife: Thoma Al lison. 1154 North B'ellevlew place, a driver for the Peoples Motor Coach Company, and two women passengers. BREAKFAST TO OPEN LIFE INSURANCE DAY More Than 600 to Participate in Drive. NEW RECORD IS SOUGHT Observance Thursday of life insurance day In Indianapolis will begin with a breakfast attended by more than 600 agents at the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce at 7 m.

followed by a talk by Louis J. Borin stein, president of the chamber. The agents then will conduct a one day drive In which thousands of people will be Interviewed In an effort to set a new one day record for. life Insurance sales. All the eighty life Insurance offices In Indianapolis will keep open late Thursday night and as fsst as each agency comoletes its totals for the day they will be telephoned to Mansur B.

Oakes, president of the Insurance Research and Review Service, who will prepare the totals which will be announced Friday. Perry J. Meek Is president of the Indianapolis Association; Ralston JoneS is general chairman for the day and Ernest A. Crane has charge of the breakfast arrangements. POLICE CHIEF KILLS TWO Charred With Morder in Slaying of Woman.

Former Constable. KELOWNA, British Columbia. Jan uary 29 (AP.) David Murdoch, police chief, was held here today on a murder charge In connection with the fatal shooting of Genevieve Nolan, age twenty four, also as Maries Lalonde, police department employe, and Archie McDonald, age twenty eight, former constable. Miss Nolan was shot down In the presence of several witnesses last night as she was about to enter a hotel wnere sne uvea. McDonald was killed at his home.

He is survived by the widow and one child. Authorities believe the shooting of McDonald was the outcome of an altercation, which caused the 1'5rVffsl of McDonald from th nnii fm about four months ago. Police made attempt 10 explain the slaying of MUs Nolan. Murdoch was arrested at his home. PERFECT UNTIL 90 Oioor Glyn says she expects te remain like she Is new an tU she Is ninety.

One is amated te see her smooth face with perfect skin. Her form Is perfect. Her hands ate like a glrrs. Tea step and wooden How does she do It? Read her story in tomor row's News. GIVING NOT GETTING IS URGED AS WORLD NED Address by Author Closes Indiana Insurance Day.

KIN HUBBARD IS PRAISED "The trouble with the world Is that the 'getting habit has been rudely interrupted." Vssh Young, author of "A Fortune to Share," asserted Tuesday night in an address at the annual Indiana Insurance day banquet at tie Claypool hotel. The condition will right Itself automatically, Mr. Young said, because the great majority of people now are forgetting themselves in thinking about the needs of others who are more unfortunate and In providing for them. Mr. Young preached the doctrine of "an immutable law of giving," which automatical rewards any one who gives wholeheartedly with substantial recompense, and he cited experiences in his own life is substantiation of his doctrine.

Tribute to Kin Hubbard, humorist and philosopher of The Indianapolis News, who died more than a year ago, was paid by Claris W. Adams, Detroit Insurance man and former Marlon county prosecutor, who Introduced Mr. Young. "He (Hubbard) "had 'a fortune to a 'fortune of kindly wit. and pungent wisdom, and all America will partake of it for many years," Mr.

Adams said. Ralph L. Colby, Indianapolis, was elected president of the Insurance Federation or Indiana in the business session of the federation Tuesday aft RALPH L. COLBY. ernoon at the hoteL Mr.

Colby, manager of the Indianapolis agency of the Franklin Life Insurance Company of Illinois, was general chairman cf the Indiana Insurance day program. He succeeds Ross E. Coffin. Indianapolis. Joseph Q.

Wood, Indianapolis attorney, was re elected secretary counsel. C. O. Bray. Indianapolis, was elected first vice president and general chairman of the ipueration's legislative commutes in 1921.

Others Chosen. Other vice president? elected besides Mr. Bray were H. A. Lucfcey.

R. C. Griswcld. Stuart Bishop and John C. Johnson, all of Indianapolis, and Alexis CoquiUard, South Bend.

A L. Rlgsbee, Indianapolis, was elected treasurer. The following were elected members of the advisory board: life Paul S. Stmpoon. Elbert Storer.

Homer L. Rorer. and E. A. Cru.

Indianapolis: RuMiell Solomon. Kt. WayiM: L. C. Kisin.

Terre Uaute. and Fred M. Dlcit rnian. Indianapolta. ire Gus J.

Paaeke. H. L. Barr. Ko E.

Coffin. John W. Koble. W. J.

Hentthaw. and Jamm A. Bawdm, all of Iiiliannpoli. Casualty Oacar Mummert. H.

A. Martin, Frtcmin P. Davin. Gecrre Ma honey. Russell K.

Reulepohler and E. U. Stephenaon. all of IndianatKilis. IrfM al Areata Jerry Hoover.

InOian apoli: Omer O. Rhodeo. Terre Haute: Joseph Y. Stickney. Itidianapoli; A.

G. Allen Muncie: Wood vard. Ulooni inrton Atwocd L. Jenkins. Riehroond: Chrifi Zoercher.

Tell City, and H. Geacheid ler. Hammond, Attorney C. T. Merrell.

W. I. Taylor and Barrel 1 Wright, mil of Indianapolia. Fraternal John C. Snyder, aupreme chief.

Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur. Craw awl John D. VoU. national director. Modern Woodmen of America, in dlanapolK.

John C. Kidd. Insurance commissioner of Indiana, is a member of the board without election, under regulations of the federation. Resolutions encouraging insurance men to "take an active part In the selection of candidates for the legislature and to help choose candidates who will discharge their duties as legislators In a conscientious, public spirited and intelligent manner" were passed by the federation. The federation also recommended to its board of directors through a resolution that a group of representative Insurance men be appointed and trained to speak on insurance questions, and that an organization be perfected so that thep men might be available to speak.

Tef ore groups of business men's gatherings, presenting facts concerning the relation of insurance and business. Just Another Bomb Story; This Time It's Road Torch HUNnNQTON, Jsnuary 20 (TJJ.) It's a bomby winter, soliloquized El E. Bruss, farmer, as he viewed an objecVat the roadside with a bomby appearance. So Bruss called the sheriff's office, and Fred Hamilton, sheriff, responded, accompanied by James Little. Bruss watched from his farm home.

A truck drove up to the object and the driver picked it up. Just as he departed, the sheriff and deputy arrived Their investigation was brief. Ths object was a kerosene torch, used to wsrn traffic when ie truck was parked by the roadside at night, CRASH KILLS MOURNER Girl Pupil Dies. Nine Hart as Union Drivers Force Car From Cortege. CHICAGO.

January 20 (A.P.) A high school girl was killed and nine Other pupils were Injured, two seriously, yesterday when their automobile was In collision with a truck after it had been ordered by union funeral chauffeurs to drop out of a cortege on its way to a cemetery. The dead girl was Miss Shirley 'earlman, age seventeen. She and her companions were on their wsy to the burial of Louis Lakin. ag eighteen, a lormer star school athlete, shot to death Sunday night by a watchman while allegedly attempting to "crash" a dance. The Livery Chauffeurs Union recently Issued an edict against private cars In funeral processions on the ground they helped csuae unemployment among drivers and were a source of traffic dsnger.

i TO PETITION AFFECTED AREAS IN SEWER SUIT Clubs Plan to Bring Citizens Into Appeal. SEEK TO EXPEDITE ACTION Civic clubs in Inrington, Broad Ripple and the Brooks ide park community which have been united in an effort to bring about dismissal of a suit that is holding up construction work of three interceptor sewer projects will circulate petitions In the three neighborhoods to bring residents of the community into the suit as friends of the court, It was learned Wednesday. The suit is in the appellate court on appeal. Representatives of the clubs and former service men obtained agreements from the contractors in which they promised to employ at least 148 men at 35 cents an hour for at least 100 working days, but Merle N. A.

Walker, attorney for the group which signed the appeal, refused to withdraw it. He Issued a statement for Michael Sablosky. one of the men, saying the suit would be withdrawn if certain conditions were complied with. These asked far the exployment of 300 men for six months. Officials of the civic groups said the action of coming Into the suit as friends of the court would be taken in an effort to speed up the appeal.

They said It would make the residents parties to the action but that they would not be liable for the costs. Irvlngton and Broad Ripple groups have been especially active in seeking to get the work started. They have pointed out that the plan in regard to the Pogues run sewer is to build the sewer without destroying the stream through Brookside park. They also have pointed out that the need for an interceptor sewer win become mere acute as the territory north of Twentieth street continues to be built up. The contracts for the work were given to out state contractors on bids which were approximately $60,000 less than those by local companies.

The successful contractors have been ready to start construction work since receiving the contracts but have been prevented by litigation. Tap on Shoulder Hales I Wedding Cuest to Jai! As the echoes of the marriage vow "I do" died away amid preparations for the wedding supper Tuesday night, a policeman tapped one of the guests on the shoulder and remarked: "Come with me." Friends and relatives of Mrs. Ruth Barker and Wallace Sanford were In the Barker home at 1031 South Pershing avenue, when Lieutenant Leo Troutman and Ralph Chambers, patrolman, entered In search of Harry Gilbert, age twenty one, 2014 West Wyoming street. The ceremony was over and the crowd was In a happy mood. The presence of the policemen did not cause much of a stir.

Lieutenant Troutman had a description of Gilbert, and he strolled around the rooms and hallway, looking at each guest, until finally he found the one he sought. Gilbert, it is alleged, rented an automobile and drove It to Chicago, where he abandoned it when it ran out of gasoline. He was said to have hitch hiked home. The company that rentednhe car to him filed the warrant for his arrest. The father directed the policemen to the place where the wedding was being held.

Gilbert said he had had "two or three dates" with Mrs. Barker's daughter, butdid not know her name. HELD IN WOMAN SLAYING Young Man Charged As Accessory te Killing Another Arrested. COVINGTON, Ky January 20 (A.P.) Larry Vollmer, age twenty seven, Newport, was arrested today and charged with having been an accessory to killing of Mrs. Hulda Lang, age twenty nine, wife of a Covington restaurant owner, several weeks ago.

Mrs. Lang, a former resident of Pittsburgh, was killed by a fusillade of shots which also injured her hus band. Frank Lang, aa the couple en tered the drive of their suburban Park Hills home early December 23 Lang recovered. Another man, Thomas Wilcox, age twenty four, was held In Richmond, IndL, for officers investigating the killing. Richmond authorities said he had a shot wound in his leg.

and that he told a woman friend he sui fered the wound "In a shooting scrape at Covington." Wilcox, however, denied he was near Covington at the time of the Lang flaying. Kenton county author! ties will go to Richmond to question him ROCHESTER TO ASK CUT Council Plans Resolution Affecting Insun ControUed Utility Service. Special to The Indianapolis News ROCHESTER. January 20. The cttv council of Rochester is Dlan nlng a petition asking a material reduction in light, power, steam heat and gas rates in this city, it was learned today.

The Northern Indiana Power Company, an Insull owned corporation, provides the above named public utility service in this city. The city council plans to. adopt a resolution asking for a reduction in rates in this city and giving the reasons therefor. This petition will be presented to the Indiana public service commission. The reduction in rates are to be asked because local users of products of the Northern Indiana Power Company believe that the same can be produced now at a much lower cost than when the rates were established in 1929 by the commission, and that this reduction should be passed along to the utility users.

ALWAYS GOOD Mrs. Bennett. 233ft North Delaware, canceled this Classified Ad. which ran recently In The News, because It did Its Job In half the time It was ordered to run. ElA 2330 2 cm furn.

front sink. team heat: prtrate how wrlnltn. The ad was sappoaed to ap rear six times, bat Mrs. Bennett rented ber apartment after re ceiTlnr fire application for II within three days which was no sorprla: to Mrs, Bennett, who ststed that she always gets good results from News Classified Ada, TRIBUTE TO BILL ELLIS ON COMPLETING 50 YEARS' WORK IIS t. WILLIAM T.

ELLIS. On the occasion of honors paid to William T. Ellis, veteran employe of The News, at the completion of his i fc ew" half century of continuous employ ment, William HerschelL News poet WILLIAM T. ELLIS "PRINTERS' Veteran Assistant Superintendent of The News Composing Room, His Hand Stilled by Death, Leaves Record of Fifty Six Years Continuous Service. The last page of The Indianapolis News went to press today without a touch from the hand of William T.

Ellis, venerable assistant superintendent of the composing room, whose death early Wednesday left behind a record of fifty six years of continuous employment on one newspaper. Lovable dean of the printers who daily toil at mechanical work of publishing The News. Bill Ellis, with his lund of reminiscences, had passed on to an apprenticeship in another printers chapel as result of a fall about two weeks ago on the steps of a downtown building. Loyal to his Job. Mr.

Ellis sent word to his friends in the composing room about two weeks ago that he would not be at work for a day or two. because of some slight indisposition. He told nothing of thf Injury to his head, suffered in either to his fellow workmen or his family, until his condition grew worse. After one attempt to arise and go to work, he lapsed into a serious condition and It was learned then that he was suiienng a fracture oi tne sauu. He became unconscious last Friday while attempting to explain accident to his physician and did not regain consciousness before his death at hla home, 1701 Park avenue.

And so it was that another "makeup" man was forced to take over the duties of arranging the type on the last page of The News, an honor Mr. Ellis had held for many years and In which he found great Joy bee rase an old friend. Abe Martin. Kin Hiibbard's quaint philosopher, had been appearing there for more than twenty five years. Bill Ellis had been a punctual.

Industrious and kindly figure around The News for so many years that in the dignity of his seventy five years, gracious manner and alertness he bad become a tradition. In a poem. William Herschell, another veteran employe, termed him printerman and friend" and "the right font man cf destiny," whose "youth must never end." Apprentice at Nineteen. Mr. Ellis came to The News as a printer's apprentice at the age of nineteen.

February 15, 1926; several hundred employes joined In celebrating the end of his fiftieth year of continuous service. He became the first wearer of The News diamond service badge, awarded for half a century of service. At his death he lacked a month in completing his fifty sixth year of employment with a record of little more than two months' absence on account of sickness. For fifty four years continuously, while assistant superintendent of the composing Mr. Ellis always could be fcund at work before 6 a.

m. For many years it was his duty to check the size and number of advertisements to appear in the day's psper and to notify the managing editor so that space for news matter could be estimated. Through the years of his employ ment on The News, Mr. Ellis had witnessed the development of the newspaper industry from days of set ting tvoe by nana to a mecnanicaj age with many marvels of speed and la bor saving cvvlces. He hsd seen Tne News grow from a small newspaper publishing 2.000 copies dally tc: local distribution, to one which produces more than 138,000 copies daily on high speed printing presses and dlstnoutes them over the greater part of Indiana.

Mr. EUis was born July 18, 1858. at Sralthf leld. Fayette county, Pennsylvania, the son of William T. and Rosa Stahi Ellis.

At the age of cine he went to Rushvllle vlth his family and later moved to Ladoga, where, at the age of seventeen, he began work as an apprentice in the printer's trade on the Ladoga Hera 1.1. year later he vu employed as an apprentire on tne Noblesville Independent. When Mr. Ellis went to work on The News, it was nubllshed in the old Martlndale block in North Pennsylvania street, near what now is Keith's theater. He was two years on The News, then published by John 11.

Holllday. founder, before becoming a regular printer and assistant super 1 intendent of the composln room. Seven printers worked in the composing room then, with the services i and feature writer, penned a tribute in verse. The poem follows: BITA EIXI9 By tVitDaia) Umcheai liill T.W. Printrraan and r'eod.

Vhoe days of youth must neyer and; Were be not here. I hav a' doubt If we could, ret the paper out! Rill EJ1U! WeH. ba aeema to The ncbt font maa of deatioy: Ma haa the aklll to take a rh. Throw It aside aod call it pl Bill Ellis I hare heard It said Old printeTs found him rood for liread; Younr printers, atrurchnr down the way. tod him the same haie soul today.

Bill Ellis! Craftsman. ChrUliae. friend: It mine were words that mlcbt commend His qualities by him tmsunr I'd say "God keep him rrer youof The lareer nicture was taken of Mr. ECls at the expiration of fifty years with The News. The smaller.

"produced from a tintype, was made when he was eighteen years old, the yCar before he was employed by The News. GOES TO JOIN CHAPEL ON HIGH" of only one being required for setting up advertisements. It was a four page, seven column paper printed on a flat bed two cylinder press. Now, seven quadruple presses print, fold and count thousand? of copies an hour. Proud of ('Distinction, The composing! room has grown In numbers from seven employes to ap proximately 150 and type is set by a battery or tnirty lour machines.

In the earlier days, Mr. Ellis wag the only make up man In the depart ment, but now the number cf punters whose duties are to arrange the type In the pages Is greater than the whole printing force of 1876. As make up man. Mr. Ellis was subject to call at all hours of the day and night for work on the printing pf extra editions.

He was proud of the distinction of having made up The News for the extra editions wnicn nasnea tne news of the assassination of two Presidents. One was on the assassination of President Garfield and the other on the assassination of Presi dent McKlnley. He had taken par tlcular Interest, too. in the extra edi tions made up on national political conventions and elections since the election of President Rutherford B. Hayes.

The national Republican con ventlon in Chicago at which Benjamin Harrison from Indiana was nom inated, was a vivid recollection in the veteran printer's mind. Mr. Ellis had recalled that his first visit to Indianapolis as a boy was In company with his father when they came from Rushvllle to view the body of President Lincoln, which lay In state In the old state Capitol building. Happy to work each day at his chosen trade and rinding wide interest in the business of printing a daily newspaper, Mr. Ellis, though eligible for a pension and retirement.

preferred to continue at his job. On the dsy of his injury, he had completed his full day's work. "A man who loves his work never grows tired." Mr. Ellis once said to a friend who asked him why be had not chosen to retire from the strain of a newspaper office. For more than forty six years Mr.

Ellis had been a member of the Indianapolis Typographical Union No. 1. He was a member and at. the time of his death president At the Old Time Printers Association. For fifty two years he was a member of the Fletcher Place M.

E. church. He is survived by two sisters with whom he lived. Mrs. Elizabeth George and Miss Margaret Ellis: a third sis r.

Mir. W. C. Barnhart. Seattle.

a daughter. Mrs. Viola Ellis Craven, and two grandsons. William E. Craven and Joseph Ernest Craven.

Jr. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 p. m. at the Planner Buchanan mortuary, in Fall Creek boulevard. The body was removed to the establishment Wednesday afternoon and may be viewed there by friends.

The final rites will be conducted by the Rev. A. J. Spaulding, pastor of the Fletcher Place Methodist Eoiseopal church, assisted by Dr. O.

W. Flfer. superintendent of the Indianapolis dis trict cf the M. E. church, and the Rev.

F. L. Roberts, pastor of the Central Avenue M. E. church.

Burial will be In Crown Hftl cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Ned Nel son. Thomas arson, warren uiDson, Charles Clark. Frank Borcherding and Frank Butsch. Honorary pallbearers wiH be Hilton U.

Brown. E. S. Harding. Ray D.

Ever son. Thomas Fisher. C. Walter Mc carty, Charles E. Hunt, William HerschelL Paul Shldeler, E.

F. White. C. A. Harms.

Frank Carroll. Ray South, Ed Snyder, William A. Greene. T. B.

McNamara. E. A. Woe Is, Louis How land. J.

Fremont Frey. all employes of The Indianapolis News, and Walker Henderson and Ray Rothrock. Sooth Bend Clab Woman Ends Life. SOUTH BEND, Ind Jsnuary 20 (AJP.) Mrs. Edward A.

Ireland, age fifty, widely known club woman here, committed suicide yesterday beca use of "worry" as she explained In nctes. Three weeks ago Mrs. Ireland went to Mishawaka and rented a house for a "family In hard stralta," she told the owner. It was to this house that she went In a taxlcab yesterday afternoon where she ended ber life with gas. 1 AM WRIT OF ERROR flOV PLAN FOR STEPHEf JSO: Only Likely Possibility Sec: for His Freedom.

COURT ACTION PEUUWJ Parole of Stephenson h'zy Not Be Asked Before 1S4C Under the ordinary rales of prr, eedare followed by the board ef tru tee ef he Indiana State rMson Michigan City. D. Stephemc. whose We waa affirrcr Tuesday by the supremo eoort. woo' have to serve on til November 14.

ISi. before an application for parole vm'! be considered. For several years the board hs followed a rule andrr which aprUcs tlons for clemency from life prisoc era will not be considered within tit feen years, onless recommende by the trial jadre and the prosecute: Lately the board, following simlla: action by Illinois, has dlscassed raia Ing the limit te twenty years." Stephenson was convicted Norem ber 14. 1825, la. the Hamilton count elrcatt court and began serving bit term Immediately.

The conviction of D. Stephenson, former grand drsgon of the. II Klux Klan. stood affirmed by, state supreme court Wednesday try three to two vote and the former of life Imprisonment passed Only one likely possibility seems us remain by which he may gain 1.1s freedom. Stephenson was convictra in 1925 of the murder of Miss Madu Oberholtxer, an Irvtogton ycuiis woman.

Attorneys for the former Klan leader, since Tuesday, have indicated uirj would concentrate their efforts in move to obtain a new trial through a petition for a writ of error, coram nobis, which still Is pending In. the supreme court. A habeas corpus action sOso is pending In the Laporir county superior court, but It Is being held up by a temporary writ of prohibition Issuedvby the supreme court. Views Ghrenf on Decision Effect. Chief Justice Julius C.

Travis. Laporte, said Wednesday he did not' regard that the action of. the court Tuesday had any effect on the other two petitions pending. Judge Curtli W. RolL Kokomo, also expressed himself as being of the opinion thai separate decisions would be necessary to dispose of the other twe actions.

However. Judge Clarence R. Martin. Indianaoolls. in his dissect ing opinion Tuesday, said only the coram nobis remained, thus leaving the impression that the pleadings lc the habeas corpus petition hsd been answered.

James M. Ogden. Indiana attorney general, said Wednesday hi! office will be ready to meet any atrpr that may be taken by Stephenson attorneys. He expressed doubt aa tc there being any legal basis for taking the murder cas? to the Unitec States supreme court, Inasmuch. he said, as no federal question is involved.

Purport of Petition. The coram nobis petition, similar In many respects to a previous, one filed with the supreme court and to one filed in the Hamilton county circuit fourt. sets out that certain facts rve been revealed lnce the original trial which." if presented, would hare an effect on a verdicts The principal charge contained in the pleadings is that Stephenson was prevented through fear from taking the witness stand in his own A petition fcr a rehearing of the case also can be filed in the supreme court but seldom ever does a court reverse Itself and grant the rehear ing. B. C.

Jenklhes, one of Stephenson's attorneys, also has indicated that an attempt might even be made the case Into the United States supreme court. The action by the courte Tuesday brought to a close one of the most noted murder trials and appeal cases in the state's history. It has been in the various courts cf the ftate since 1925. when Miss Oberholtzer died following a trip to Hammond with' Stephenson. The case was prosecuted by William H.

Remy vho was then Marion county prosecutor. The triel was. conducted ra Nobles ville after a chanve of venue had been taken from the Marion county criminal court. The conviction was bas on the testimony of members of the .1.. IMIrm holtzer's death was due to blood poisoning caused by a bite wound inflicted by Stephenson.

Meanwhile Stephenson himself, from the Indiana State Prison, where he has been a prisoner for more than six years, had only one statement to make in regard to the court's action. It's a tough blow," be told Walter TT. Dalv. warden of the prise n. 'v Church Worker Stabbed to Death.

PHILADELPHIA, January 20 (AP.) Stabbed twenty two times and beaten, Norman R. Bechtel, age "thirty one. an accountant and church worker, was found on an unoccupied estate in Oermantown today and died In a He was found by a policeman who had been detailed: t3 guard the nearby home of Judie arry S. cf th? common pleas court, because of recent threats. Police are working on a theory that he may have been the victim of mia t.Ven BechteL who Evel clone In an apartment some distance rmm th ruse vrim re wu iuua.

was employed by an Insurance com pany. Doc Rockwell Says: Mrs. Steve Jones has just found out that the three book marks she grt fcr Christmas are cake testers. The old man wont wear pajamas lead continued stories, lis wants everything In one (CwrrfBl.iM.