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Indianapolis, lad. Issood daily. FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 1928. FORTY EIGHT PAGES I rr local carsiu i a iiTHPPr rrviTc NO LIS NEWS BRITISH STEAN1ER oiinmin nROinn WILHELM BALKED AT LEADING NAVY INTO BATTLE, SAYS STORY AMSTERDAM. Holland.

November 30 (AJP.) The Telegraaf. an old established organ to Amsterdam, today published a story to connection with the death of Admiral Scheer, of Germany, to which it is said that the kaiser JfaD Anese Vessel Stands by k3SsuA to to to sea and fight and die to a last desperate saDy of the Oer I man fleet to MIS. Miles from Vanaaa newspaper savs that to October. South Of Aleutians. I mSV the German nary received OTHERS SPEED TO SCENE Shifting Cargo Believed to Have Caused Sharp List Forty Men Aboard.

SAN November MT Tho JiTMnM i)mhm i throne. ders'to attack, the British fleet. Admiral Scheer, who had succeeded Ads miral Von as chief of the German carat general ataxx. agreea, bat only on condition that the kaiser accompany him cn his flagship and assame nominally supreme command, In this demand, the paper says. Scheer had not only the support of practically all naral officers, but also that of Prince Max Von Baden.

Gen. Eric Von rLodendorff and Admiral Von TTTDitx. i The latter felt that the kaiser's bresence with the fleet would rally all the population around the Montreal Man. was tM. the disabled steamer Chief siaomi ithe battle.

The kaiser fen wild fa 9rt(t n. off the Parifi I the fleet demand, asserting mat ne la, miles off the Faciric coast a mor noble this afternoon, radio ad rices here I death, than that of drtne at the head ssii. The Montreal Mara reported of the fleto svlast orions attempt .1 I to defend. freedom and honor. After seventeen leer, oi water tn tae I tnU interview, the admiral immedi Cine room of the Chief Manilla, ately left for Kiel to make everytnmg rtauTV ana wu nrranxca SEATTLE.

Wash, November rr? A.P.) The steamer President I On the preceding Monday, howerer. JleKinley wirelessed today that was receive, inm the. British freighter 1 Chier Ma quilla, In distress In the north Pa cific was The Chief Maqulila, which first sent' 8 calls early yesterday, ap parently was about 2.000 miles west it the Canadian or about half Way across the Pacific, and slightly soutn of the Aleutian Manas. The Atlantic City, one of the Car Show Fipire. it was several hours from he scene, The Atlantic City said it was unable to find the Jspanese ship Vogen Mara, which previously was reported stand ing vy me cniei Maquma.

POUCE CATCH l'0 AS BANDITS AFTER CHASE Reported in Holdups SHOTS FIRED INTO AUTO TlrmA bandits terrorized rflimtt A their rs. Local scents of the Canadian. I revolvers promiscuously. One bandit American Shimrfnsr Comnanv. Awnerlwas believed wounded, when two test er tne snip, said she probably got into 1 uk nwmim par wi trouble when her cargo shifted.

I county set a trap for the bandit gsngs. liraoru un mmi vm inn ins i tiv uku iu iuule mm ivl, suswucu Chief Maunulla was lining fifteen de 'the general deacrtpUon of men who grees. tnat there waa tnirteen feet oi I usurra noiuupa Anursoaj water in her engine room, her deck flight, were captured by Patrolmen lnad of himber was awav. I Paul Pesrscv and Harry Smith when. starboard bunker hatches were stove I police said, they started to rob a flll ln and starboard lifeboau were eone.

I tog station at River and Oliver SHIP CLOSE TO YESTRIS i avenuea aoous a a. m. nwij The two patrolmen were members of the new motor patrol estab lished recently by Claude M. Worley. chief, of police, following the murder of Paul T.

PuUiam. chain theater su pervisor, two weeks ago. The men 'An American tramp steamer was I gave their nlmes as Bluford Sturgeon. Mlf mr miles from tie liner Veairlalaee twentySiX. 06 Bird avenue, and vi hen aha was slowly keeling over on! John Calvert, age twenty three, who the afternoon of November 11 and gave hfs address as Detroit, street was ca fortv flva miles awav two I Nauxer Oi tne two men axrcstcu hours before the Vestris sank the I was wounded, however.

next day. It was testified at the fed crl hearing into the disaster this afternoon. Despite Its nearness to the scene, however, the tramp steamer did 'Vr and ft License. The promiscuous shooting recalled I the murder of Pulliam, who was shot not know of the Vestrlss need for as to death by one of three bandits who Slstance. as It carried no wireless.

Iflred throush the rear glass of bis George Frederick Harrison, first I car without warning as they forced his mate of the American tramp Mon ie the curb to the 700 block to tow, waa the witness who gave this I wsyne avenue about two weeks tofonnstion. lie waarput on the larttV The bandits" Thursday nlsht stand to' an effort to dcteTnilne 1 threueh the rear class of one hether there should be a law to force 1 vithout warning, nolice said Ships 'Of such sire, 3.109 tons, tel Th ear driven bv the two bandits emipped with 'v i I Thursday night was seized by police, Harrison said the neareH the Mon police Friday said that all repeats which a ship of the New York license of the car wbkh has rorto Rico line, came to the Vestris been used to the holdups contained the was. at p. nu November "6" and to the first tfcre? that time the Montoso was drifting tr Th ikenso on the ear taken with a dicsbled steering gear and the jj7 pearsey and Smith bore the Xhdl Vcstrls. with engines shut down and ana license 01.

The license was water pouring into her hold, waa Up found to have been Issued to Stur ptng slowly over to starboard. ceoo an address as 633 Warren WASillNQTON. November 30 (TJJ.) Tentte Wesley Jonea. chairman. of the senate commerce committee, will In troduce a resolution calling for a sen ate tavesUgatlon 1 oT the Vestris die aster, he announced today.

SNOW III NEBRASKA" IVeraaa Killed as Aatee Crash to Dea la.l Rterm. i 4 OMAHA. Neb, November 30 (A Snow that was a blessing to wheat farmers but a wet blanket to Thanksgiving day outdoor pro grams covered Nebraska and parts of Iowa todav. SheeU of snow at Des Moines, la, were blamed for the death' of Mrs. Jonathan Thomas, age seventy five, killed when two automobiles crashed.

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laoudr 2t.7S ft.t Paul. rHoMrtv V.S J. AkUlSOXOX. WeorolOfftat, at 44 aMWaii ssoasss smp mrmr mm quences, two bandits fired a bullet through the rear of an automobile driven by; Robert Hoses, 707 West Thtrty flrst street, occupied by Mrs. Hosea and their i daughter, to Forty sixth street near Shadeland drive.

The bandits brought the Hosea car to ft stop and forced Hosea to the pavement. When be failed to raise his hands Quickly enough, one of the bandits fired another bullet, striking the pavement between Hosea's feet. Hosea was robbed of about and his watch. Mr, Hosea saved a valuable ring by placing It in her mouth as she was ordered to climb out and stand beside her hus band. Before taking their leave tne bandits Jerked the keys from the car and threw them Into a thicket.

The bandits to the holdup answered the description of the two who forced Robert F. Lewis, age forty, one. 3141 North New Jersey street, to drive to a lonely spot awngisjessier boulevard where he was robbed. The bandits fired several shots after Lewis when he speeded up to an attempt to outdistance his captors. Arnold Beecher.

age twenty seven. Rural Route Box 23S and Robert Donovan, age thirty. Jlackvme, said they obtained permission from Sheriff Omer Hawkins to set a trap for the two bandits who have been terrorising motorists along the Lafa yette road. Abandoning their automo bile Thiny eignui street nau a mile east of the Lafayette road they bid to a ditch. Lifts Hood, Fired On.

Shortly, afterward the car approached and stopped, and its occu pants reconnotterea tne aoanuoneu ear. Beecher and Donovan were close enough to hear the remarks ot the In truders, who wondered where the car tacunants were. "Let put tne car out ox wnaca ana hunt 'em." one of the mtruders finally said. Donovan said, at this' remark he opened fire as one of the men lifted the hood of the car and Jerked the Ignition wires loose. Donovan and Beecher tired eleven shots and the bandits answered with six.

The duel ended when the man standing at the hood of' Donovan's car cried: "Oh. my God. and fen to the pavement. The wounded man staggered to bis own car where he attempted to. open the door and again fell down.

His companion dragged htm into the car and they apeeded away. Rabbod Near Spot. Donovan and Beecher asserted that before the shooting the strangers. with drawn revolvers; approached their car and1 one of them erked open the door and ordered: Come on out of there." When no answer came, he remarked: Thert's nobody in it." The other man then said: "They must be close by. Well get them." i Donovan is foreman of.

the Lowiy Nursery and Landscape Company. I near there, and Beecher Is proprietor Oi a garage at XJacsvLuc aajuutui and a friend were held up and robbed Saturday night, to about the une place. Donovan said he called the Marion County Jan and asked permission from the man who answered the phone. The man said, according to Donovan, "Too go on out and The two alleged bandits who wvrc captured by the police motor cruis saying that he would not be able to accompany the fleet, alter all. The exact contents of this message were never known, as Admiral Scheer tore ft to small pieces and burned it to order, as be said, to prevent the kaiser's 'confession of cowardice" from becoming known.

The kaiser insisted meanwhile that the fleet should sail, but Admiral Scheer refused to entertain the idea. Instead he proceeded to occupy the etty of Kiel, and with this outward demonstration of the navy's supreme command, the stand against the kaiser began. As a matter of fact, the Telegraaf says the revolt of the navy came within the ensuing few days. Dispatches from Munich to Octo ber. 1925, said that the kaiser Issued orders to October, 191s, that the German fleet should begin an, attack on the British fleet.

This action was taken by Wilhelm when the army command asked that an armistice be signed without delay. There was no mention to the dispatches of the kaiser having indicated any intentions or accompanying the HUPP ACQUIRES CHANDLER Disposal of Cleveland Plants Net Re vealed la Announcement. CLEVELAND, November 30 (AP.) Samuel Regar. treasurer of the Chandler Cleveland Motors Corporation, announced today that negotia tions for control of the Chandler Com pany by the Hupp Motor Car Cor poration had been completed. Speaking for himself and his asso ciates, including Fred C.

Chandler. president, who is abroad, Regar said the deal had been consummated and stock market values would result to a concern with assets of about $130, 000,000. The physical plants of the Chandler Cleveland Company here represent an Investment of around $10,000,000, There have been 350.0OQ shares of Chandler Cleveland preferred and 280,000 shares of common outstand drivtog near the Lafayette road and West Thirty eiahth street Wednesday night, two men to a small coupe drove up to nun and alter crowding him to the side of the road forced him to stop his car He said when he got out of the car, they forced him to take off his overcoat and scarf and lay them on the ground. One of the men first searched the ear and then their victim. Woodworth said he was robbed of the overcoat, hat, gloves and scarf.

The thieves also took a billfold containing Woodworth said the bandits then threw away the keys to the car and he said he could not find them until Thursday forenoon. One of the men. he said, wore a dark, coat, a light hat and a dark suit. When he tried to get a good look at the other man. be was threatened with a revolver, he said.

No shots were fired, however. Woodworth went to police bead quarters Friday, but was unable to identify the two men held there as those who robbed him. 'Baby pf Opera, Concert Violinist, Tired Waiting; Wed NEW YORK, November 3 AJ1 Nanette GaCTord. the baby" of the Metropolitan Opera, and Max Rosen. boy violinist from the east side, snet three years ago, anarveled at each oth er's talent, and finally decided to keep the talent an in one family.

Bat the; parents said "wait." i WaOUag dews Seventh' aveaae they decided tbey had grown tired of waiting and that led to their first oaarreL It was whether they should be married at Greenwich, Conn, or City HalL Miss Gettferd decided aa City Ilatt. so it was there tbey were married. Tbey an woo need the event at a family Thankagrruig dinner nad moved to aa anartment fas West Seventieth street. AH is forigven. Rosen has a conceit tear of the west booked for the winter; Nanette has enrarementa at the 'Metropolitan.

When these are completed they hope to tkke a Eareeasi heeteyaiaen. SEEK BANDIT WITH EYE FOR LEFT EARS A bandit with ears, parueaiarry i penchant far left ear, has dabbed by police the "ear clipper," follewtng a second attack ef that natare in the last few days. Herman Hard, ririnf bis address as 42 East WashinrUn street, was the second ricUm Tbarsday night when he said he was held ap tn West Washington street. Hard, held in the detention ward at the City Hospital far awest toning, could gire only a meager description of his assailant. He remembered a blow on the side of the bead, he said.

He was feand with the left ear almost settled. Thomas O'Neill. 1111 Wright street, a machinist at the Shelby street reondboiue of the Big Fear railroad, was mysterioosly attacked Saturday night hi an alley in the rear of S26 Prospect street, and his left ear was severed. Police feand the ear in the alley. O'Neill could fire ne aceoant of the attack.

MITTEN WEATHER AHEAD Mercary Expected to Shrink to St De grees in the Night. Temperatures to Indianapolis and vicinity were dropping Friday after fleet, the offensive being abandoned I noon and were expected to drop when the sailors declined to take the iv. ships out for a useless sacrifice. JT" AnxunxTUii. mcveorojogist oi uu in danp" weather bureau.

The mini mum reading Friday night will be about 30 degrees, he said. Unsettled and colder weather was predicted for Saturday. The unsettled condition may bring light rains. The temperature dropped Friday from 50 at 7 a. m.

to 41 at 1 p. m. NORTHCOTT RETURNED Alleged Murder Farm Man Denies He Made Confession. LOS ANGELES, November 30 (tJP.l Gorden Stewart Northcott returned under guard today to Los Angeles to face charges of, murdering four boys arrangements made for the transfer I his Riverside (CaL) chicken, ranch. i.i i7, I Northcott's first statement on his Ir4l hm frrttn Piniif.

m. Am. No statement was Issued to Hupp nui of murder confession he wss plans for the Cleveland plants ac 1 reported to have made to Los An miired. Igeles. authorities investigating the I 1 aw ruji iu a xacxicau youui uuac vmuMKi wuymuj wuoi tarso was found at Puena in Februarr subordinates has assets figured at ap 1 Northcott.

jreary and nervous from proximately $16,000,000 and a union I constant grilling, not only repudiated witw, vh. k.cU line coniesswo oi tne muraer oi ine mexican youth, but denied any connection with the death of three other purported victims of the Riverside Tnuraer farm." RYAN DISINHERITS SON Allan and Charities Receive Nothing From Immense Fortane. KVW VnnJT November XD A.P.I tag, making the acquisition of 315,000 thim nmfr. I Thomas Fortune Ryan, in his win. 1 wvuMw.

1... company. Both stocks are of no par wnicn prooaoiy win oe xuea xor pro value and carry voting privileges. bate tomorrow, disinherits his son Allan and does not leave a dollar to DETROIT. November 30 (AJP.) charitv.

savs the Evenine World. Ralplr P. Lyons, treasurer of the Hupp Rr.n as eatranred from Allan Motor Car Corporatloosaid today he I jlthcr married a sec ama no personal anowieage oi ine ac 1 tlm Allan waa farced into quisition of control of the Chandler 1 It.T Cleveland Motors Corporation the bankruptcy several years ago fdnow Hupp interests. He said ixibowltag tne sensauonai corner etuu Hupp president, was out of I the city, and that to his absence no oiriclal statement would be Issued. tog squad drove a car which answered the general description of the one used to the Hrea and Lewis Motor stock.

Mr. Ryan left his fortune, estimat ed at from $100,000,000 to $500,000. 000. to the remaining members of his family. The Evening World says he created trust funds several years ago.

He is quoted as once saying. "I have done enough for chanty in holdups and the Flackville affray. I my lifetime and no one can crlticis? Crowd alar to rtarh. I me for what I may do at my oeatn. bandit ear stnn at a RtandarH fnl Cnm.

IOT au r. nyan employes. pany filling station at Oliver and River avenues. One of the men. carrying a revolver, alighted and approached the filling station, while the other backed the car around, ready for a getaway.

Pearsey Jumped from the police car aft er tne man on loot; smith maneuvered his machine to an attempt to block the bandit car. When the two men saw the police the man afoot started to run and the driver of the bandit car gave chase with the police to pursuit. Smith overtook the bandit car about a block away and crowded it to the curb and over the sidewalk. The alleged bandit gave his name as Blu ford Sturgeon, age twenty six. and his aoaress as aoa Etrcn avenue.

Ia the meantime Pearsey had captured his roan. Pearsev's man save the name of John Calvert, age twenty three, and his address as 208 Detroit street. Calvert had approximately $75 to small bins to his possession. The two policemen asserted that the bandits threw their firearms away to the chase and that they had been unable to find them. The men were brought to police headquarters and each was neid under $5,000 bond on a charge of vagrancy.

They were to be questioned by detectives Friday. Second In Vicinity. Jn connection with the Flackville affray, another holdup to the same vicinity was revealed Friday. Malcolm woodworth. 2351 North Meridian PATROL SQUADS HEAR safety mam Owen Advises Croup From South Side Schools.

THEATER PARTY PROMISED Approximstely seventy five mem bers of safety patrol squads at south side schools of tne city attended a "roll call" meeting at police head quarters Friday forenoon to receive instructions on further safety work in the schools under the auspices of the accident prevention bureau of the police department, the HoosIct Motor Club and The Indianapolis News. At noon. 400 of the traffic patrol officers were entertained at the Hoosler Motor Club. Lieutenant Frank Owen, head of the bureau, presided at the meeting and on behalf of Claude M. Worley.

chief of Doiice. thanked the vounr street, reported to polios that while officers for their co operation and urged them to continue their safety work In the schools. Lieutenant Owen stressed the Importance of safety to the boys. He said be had been authorized by Worley to announce that a Christmas the ater party win be given for the boys in the event they maintain mgn standards to safety work. The detailed announcement ot the party will be given later.

Assistance of the patrol squads to running down suspicious characters who might be found lurking near school buildings with the intention of moiesung giris was requesxea oy Lieutenant Oven. Several instances to which girls have been approached near school buildings on the south side were called to the attention of the squads. A description was given to the pa jssslsMBsaassaasasassaaaawsaiBsaassssssssssBsassaws THE DAY AFTER I 60 CALLiflS WrTK V0U. SytfU IP BUT tVE CATEH 30 MUCH y. THt LAST TWO CAM'T I 'P I HOVE.1.1 JUST ''X PP ALLEGED 'HAWK' NOW IN DBLESVILLE 1L Wendell C.

Hessong Is Re turned From Akron, O. FACES BLACKMAIL CHARGE (Special to Tba Irtdianaoorts KawtJ NOBLES VILLE, Tnd. November 30. Wendell Hessongv who. by his own confession.

Is the author ef the letters signed "The Hawk" to which he demanded money of Bailey Hawkins, cashier of the Citizens State Bank, of Cannet: Lewis Koss. presi dent of the. Capital Iron Company. Indianapolis, arxd Hal' A. Purdy, vict presldent of the Marmon Automobile Company, was brought here today from Akron.

where he waa arrested Wednesday. He and Jack Montgomery, whom Hessong Involved in nis confession, have been charged with blackmail to affidavita filed to the circuit court by Ralph Walts, prosecutor. Montgomery was released today on $3,000 bond signed by his tether, Carl Montgomery, of Indianapolis, and Vera and Mary Patty, CarmeL Hessong today confirmed in sub stance the confession which be made to a newspaper man at Akron and said he was ready to plead guilty to the charge. He said he mailed the letters to Indianapolis and was sorry Uie had done so that he thought of visiting tne recipients or tne letters the next dayvand telling Jhem the whole story; but his nerve failed him, he said and be left Carmel and went to the home of his brother at Akron. Authorities here are Inclined to be lieve Hessong waa the perpetrator of the plot and that Montgomery lis In volved in the case largely because of his association with Hessong.

In a sworn statement to Waltz, Montgomery dented being connected with the case in any way except that Hessong had told him what he had done "to get some easy money." II FIFTEEN wOIyIAN AIDS DISMISSED BY F1FIELD Auto License Part, of Secretary of State's Office Hit. M'HIE MAY GET POLICE JOB Fifteen women clerks and typists in the automobile license branch of the secretary of state's office were dropped Friday when their November pay checks bore the significant notation: "Services no longer mjuhrd." Then dismissal. It was said. Is part of the readjustment program of Otto O. rifle Id.

Crown Point, whd Saturday will succeed Frederick EL Schor temeier as secretary of state. The following women, all of Indi anapolis, were relieved Friday: Miss Hat tie Karkema. Miss Allie J. Herbst, Mrs. Fannie Ben.

Miss Ruth Schneider and Mrs. Ellen Buchanan, tra. tisia: atrs. vacue js. Hodges, sirs.

Car troi officers by Lieutenant Owen of oline Oehring. Mrs. Elizabeth Glass, the man who attempted to attack Vivian Martin, a seven year old girl, after coaxing her into his automobile near school No. 15. late Wednesday, and who took the girl into a cornfield near Clermont.

The boys were requested to be alert tor the appearance of a man bearing the description and to can ponce' headquarters immediately if any saw such a 11 OF DRY PATROL HELD Charged With AMng Detroit Area. lagglers bs DETROIT. November 30 fAJ Eleven customs border patrol inspect ors were arresiea tooay oy special customs agents on charges tnvorring conspiracy to assist in smuggling hquor into the United States and accepting bribes from bootleggers. The arrests, customs officials said, were the result of a sweeping investigation of eight months by under cover agents into alleged graft and corruption among Inspectors to the Detroit area. Arrest of additional inspectors on similar charges is expected.

SL33 rovnd trip to Detroit by tele rrrne (be sic rate J. Quick, personal. Adr. airs. Auvilla B.

alartin. Mrs. Oladys PadL Mrs. Peart C. Hackle man and Mrs.

Ola South, file clerks: Miss Esther Youman and Mrs. Mtota Crane, rate clerks, and Mrs. Lillian M. Early, clerk. With Fifield due to take office Saturday.

It was expected that he would announce the retention, for the time being, of practically all department heads. A report was. to circulation, however, that' he would appoint Oeorge McHle. a former Hammond newspaper man. aa assistant of the state motor police force.

MeHie recently has been in Lake county by the automobile license de Srtment, The office ef assistant chief been vacant several mcrtha. CURTIS CALLS CAUCUS G. Ov. F. Senator to Seek Agreement on Legislative Fregraxe, November SO UP.

Calls for a caucus Monday of the Republican representation in the senate were issued today by Senator Charles Curtis. Republican floor leader. The caucus win take up differences which have, developed over the pro cram of leg Hon to be followed to the abort session." WOULD PAROLE MILLER U. S. Board Makes Recommends tioa for Former Allen Castodlan.

WASHINGTON, November SO (A Thomas W. Miller, former alien property custodian, convicted to New York on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government, was recom mended for a parole today by the fed era! parole board. The recommendation must be approved by Sargent, attorney general, to become effective. Miller was convicted to March. 1927.

and sentenced to eighteen months to the Atlanta Penitentiary. He began serving the sentence April 24. The government charged Miller with conspiracy to defraud the United States of his honest and unbiased services when, with others, also Indicted, he waa alleged to have agreed to pass claims for $7,000,000. proceeds of the sale of Impounded American Metal Company shares seized to the world war. was Introduced to show that Miller's bank accounts iscksed acceptance ot a "fee i of $50,000.

to effect allowance, of the claim. Harry M. Deugherty. former' at torney general: John T. King.

Repub lican national committeeman xor Con necticut, now dead, and Jesse W. Smith, associate of Dougherty, who committed suicide, were indicted with Miller. Dauzherty and Miller we tried Jointly and the jury disagreed on the former. PLAN FORMAL OPENING of mm hoos II Park Officials' Choose Furnl ture at Michigan City. ESTIMATE FAR EXCEEDED Plans for the formal ooenin of the new Brookslde Park commjViyi house, for which the park board as ready has spent 1 129 were belug worked out at the City Hall Fridaj.

At the same time, a committee composed of Adolph O. Emhardt. Mrs. Msry E. Hoss, board members; R.

Walter Jarvls. superintendeni of parks, and Jesse McClure. recreational director, was at the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City, selective $1,008 worth of furniture for the community clubhouse. Mayor Slack and M. E.

Foley, Democratic member of the board, also were at Michigan City Friday. It was believed they also would inspect the furniture proposed for the community house. Original Est Una to 7MM. When the present board started to build the community house la the administration of John DuvslL as mayor, it was said that about would be used to the erection of the building. R.

Strathman received the general building contract on bid of $17443. This was awarded to August, 1S27. Freyn Bros, received the beating and plumbing contract on a bid $10.417. The Sanborn Electric Company received the lighting contract on a bid cf $1,713. After construction had started the board decided to place terraces around the clubhouse.

This contract was given to Strathman on a bid of $243. The board also changed the brick specifications, adding $4.19 the cost, according to board records. Other Change Predicted. A' different brand of rain downspouts was ordered by the board, caus ing $143 additional expense: Tle board also changed its plan for a porch walk on one side of the building, adding 12 43 to the cost. The construction work ia not completed.

It waa said to some quarters at the City Han that other changes are to the offing. The architects. Harrison and Tur nock, received per cent of the total amount of the contract. Thus far they have received $4,494. aoerding to, board records.

All money spent on the community house is provided by two bond Issues adopted by the board. The first was for $110,000 and the second. $11,000. It was pointed, out that nearly all the bend Ifsucs will be used, inasmuch as $129384 already baa been spent. To this amount the architect's fees must be added, a IJ09 Stalest WhOe Woman Eats.

ELWOOD. Tnd. November SO (UJ. Luncheon at a resUurant here cost Mrs. Eva Lee $900, She was to the Interurban EUtlon when a friend came tn and suggested they eat.

Mrs. Lee left the $900 wrapped in a paper on a seat beside one to which she had bten sitting. When she returned the money was gone. HOOVER REPORT NOTES CONTINUED Stresses Upward Trend 'Last" Statement. ATTENTION In WASHTNOTON.

November SO (AJ) Herbert Koovera last official pronouncement as a servant of the gov ernment before his election as President has been made publlo to the to the history of this or any other imntn tant country. Railroads were said to "have eon tinned to. furnish adequate and. ern dent service and to enjoy large traffic and revenues." Analysing the movement of gold to Europe, with the fluctuating re larly flown air route mileage to the country from S.29S mUes to 11491. Railroad Interest to the field had i brought about co operation, and the 0PTII1GK OVER KING GEORGE Dr store.

Report Indicates He Is Progressing as Well as Can Be Expected. DANGER STILL ADMITTED Prince of Wales Party. Re turning Home From Africa. Is Heartened by News'. I LONDON, November Sfc (A.P.) Fhysicians' bulletins from tba bedside of King Georgs orere regarded this afternoon as indicating he is making as good progress fcs possible at the present stag of his illnessv Hope for normal recovery is perhaps stronger than at any other time since it became known how serious the king's condition waa.

1 The physicians Issued this bulletin: "The Inflammation, of the lung and pleura shows some Improvemeat. The temperature it alighUy. lower. The' time of possible exacerbation cf the infection. must be noted, has not yet passed, and to any case progress must be slow." The bulletin was aimed rrr fHr Stanley Hewitt.

Lord Dawson of Pena man on uumpnrey tidies ton. The 1st tV a noted physician, was called Into consultation at Buckingham today. Nat Aroaad the Corner Yet. The kin la not rmrdMf. as r.art.

turned the corner yet. It Is realized that restoration of the tissues of tht pleura will take several days, during uo gixsiess axiu oi would be required to avert any alarming development. Tne uauy Mall today printed a'dl. patch from Dar Es Salaam. Tanran.

yua. Africa, saying there la "a distinctly more hcoeiul reellnr mfri those with the prince of Wales due to sates aancea on tne king's condition, Latest reports from Dar Salaaxa saythe prince has decided to await arrival of the cruiser Enterprise. ably tomorrow, before retumin Englsnd. 1 1 BALDWIN REPLIES ON NAVY Makes Friendly Respoaso to Britten Coaferraee FropoaaL LONDON. November SO waa learned anthorltativeiy late today that Stanley Baldwin.

Brim TO FARMERS Wendly reply to the A. Britten (Rep EI) for an Anglo American parliamentary con! en nee on naval affairs. Baldwin's Teply was said to hsre been inspired by the is me spirit wnirh animated, the Invitation. The rrpy has been sent to Bir Esme Kowsnl, unusn amoassacor at wafhlnzton. form of the annual report of the com who ts communicating with the state merce department, Xor the fiscal year cepertment a the first lnstanctv i92s.

wnica ciosea wuot ja. The document's keynoto stressed the remarkabl continuity of the prosperity of the United Btatea during recent years and Its prevalUcf upward Agriculture received a special study. I ALBANIAN ASSASSIN SLAIN Stodent Who KBled Minister te Frsrae is suet tn Courtroom. Czechoslovakia, 'Novem ber SO Be be. Al "Viewing the agricultural situation I banian etudent, who assassinated as a whole, no very marked cmer 1 zena Bey.

Albanian minister to ence appears between conditions Prir'M luuiiniM trv at tn. sue uscaj uw 1 ooenlnr ne Ms trial Tha amu ceding iJscai year. tne report aaja. ho made no attempt to escape, was The crops harvested to the autumn a servant of a brother of Zena Ber. a ox iszt were tne aggTegaia i ap brother in law of Kir.r zra cf AU proximately the same magnitude as I banla.

those of 1828 ana Jrger tnan wnji An Italian newspaper man and the previous year except I ofllcial court toUrpreter were Baudtor Sets Xeeeeva, I nousiy wounded by the assassin. Be be I fired two shots Into the back of Zena nort remarked that "during the last I Bey as he sat to a eaf here, October Eht vlnnount of 1 1. "27. because he said the minis eonatruction fof buudlnxs) In the United States has been unparalleled ter Intended Jugoslavia. to betray Albania to PORTES GIL TAKES OATH New President of Mexico Extends Hand to U.

S. at laaagaratlosw MEXICO CITY, St A Prytea OS trT tha oath a. provisional president ct. Mcx deposits. It waa said that after mak leo before 23,000 to the national suing allowance for "the extraordinary I dlum here this afternoon and pledged volume ot trading on wm swe 1 administration to continue the healthy state of business activity.

pouoca we worrgOTi ana wuc mm I a a wo a a a The country zoreign trans waa i government, cspecuuiy in regara J9 lustrated bv special reports prepared, 1 friendship with the United sutes. bv Dr. Julius Klein, the department's I Porte Oil read a brief messsca ouU director tnat activity, uuui munz ms poucies. lie sam mat as emergence as the best customer of the long as the United States continues United SUtes. displacing Great Brit 1 to show a desire to respect Mexican ato from a long held post, waa noted, sovereignty, the United SUtes people and tne opinion was expresses uwi i would have no cause to corapum international exchanges tor the year I about its southern neighbor.

But he had brought about "very heavy new warned that sovereignty "Is a point tovestmenu of American capital to Inn which Mexico can not recede or foreign I make concession despite the magnl Foreign Trade Extended. ,1 tude of sacrifices that might become Expansion tne export ox menu factured rood. Dr. Klein said, to pre sen tine a study prepared with tne as sistance of Dana Durand, of the Saying special mention was mads or the United SUtes because It. is a neighbor and also due to economic re foreign trade sutlstlcs division, was I latlona uniting the countries, be add the most remarkable fact disclosed.

I ed: "Fortunately, the wisdom ar.a p. llaccracken. assisUnt secre 1 patriotism with which President tary for aeronautics, said to an. ac Calles and Ambassador Morrow have companying report that there had served their respective countries hsve been "phenomenal progress to every erased distrust and created a mutual Phaser of the industry xn tne year, understanding which, wiu au my He remarked "unprecedented Increase I heart. I desire may continue.

in air transport service aiooe. wmcn had resulted to increasing the regu WlUhersft Crtxno Fader. YORK; Psu November 30 (A.P. Accused of killing Nebon D. TUd mever.

are iftv nine. farmer. cf development of betterments had made North Hopewell township, and setting mora usuacie maenmess avauanie. ihi bocv afire. Joan siynure.

ass "Commercial aeronautics is no I thirty two. and John Curry, age four longer on the he added, teen, were arrested today. Both have Tt baa entered the business world, confessed the slsylng. according to and without subsidy, baa become an police. The motive has not been miefrai pars oi American inmaary i definitely estaousnea.

tnn auuionurx and traneporUUon. There is every aald they had learned that ehm Indication cf sua greater growth dor i and Blymirt both believed In witch tog the ensuing blmnlsl period." POLK ABSORBS TRIANGLE MUk Company Takes Over Baainess of Competitive The property, assets and business of the Triangle Dairy. 1101 North Oladstone avenue, have been bought by the Polk SaniUry MUk Company. it waa announced Friday tnr s. o.

Dung an. president of the Polk Company. Negotiations bad been under way some time. The Triangle plant cperatiocs have been transferred to the Polk company plant at laoo East Fifteenth street, and an customers of the former Triangle company now are served by Polk route delivery. The consideration Involved to the trans action was not made public The Polk Company has been In business to Indianapolis more than thirty five years.

Wsyne Dur.gan is I secretary Carl LiaSner was president cf the Triangle Companr. adlanapoL's Lumber Co. Well Knoan Al excellent miUwork. ersft. PREPARE: THAT IS THE IL DUCE aw ajBBBBBoam.

ROXE. November SO (AJ.) Freparedneas ever mast be the waUhword of any consclcnUeu government, said Premier Benite MasaoUnl today ta a letter of eoo grataUtioa to General lingo Cav sriero. lUllaa army comma der. The general has yasi reeeived from King Victor Emmaaaei the traaa title of eoont," After commending the general for the morale and the smartness ef the troops whom be watched at the swmmer saa weavers. Masoollnl wrote: JIach baa been done, bat mark remains to be done, since derptte the sublime character ef the Kellogg pact, everybody wot eir lading the home Uad of Mr.

KcSogx rontinwea to arm.".