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THE WEATHER
Unsettled tonight and Saturday. Probably
rain. Somewhat warmer tonight.
VOL. XXXIV.
BLOOMINGTON DOWNS MANUAL BASKET FIVE
lOWA FEELS
BETTER AND
SHAKES LEG
State Is Recovering
From Industrial
Headache.
DANGER IS OVER
General Condition In
dicates ‘Normalcy’
Is at Gate.
(Editor’s Note—Edward G. Lowry,
distinguished investigator and re
porter for the Philadelphia Public
Ledger, is touring the agricultural
I section west of the Mississippi Kiver,
In behalf of the Public Ledger and
the Daily Times, and writing a series
of articles upon conditions as he
finds them. This is his first produc
tion, based upon observations in
lowa. Others will follow at reg
ular intervals.)
Special to Indiana Dally Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
BY EDWARD G. LOWRY
DES MOINES, lowa, March 17
Here in lowa one encounters a con
valescent patient now sitting up and
taking solid food after an illness that
was sharp and severe, but, one sus
pects, never at any time really dan
gerous. The whole State is inter
ested in the experience it has just
come through. It is sitting up with
itself, holding its own hand, taking
its own temperature every three
hours and giving three lusty cheers
when it discovers each time that it is
still normal.
It is rather a question, even to the
State Itself, Just how sick it has been.
During last October, according to its
own accoirnt. it was in a very bad way
indeed. The farmers and the bankers
and the business men undoubtedly were
seared. They even began to a>k them
selves. is lowa broke? This gave them
very much the same state of mind Mr.
Rockefeller would have if he awoke
some morning with the suspicion Stand
ard OH securities no longer possessed
any value.
lowa stands to the Ea?>t as the classic
model of Midwestern agricultural States.
Therefore, it is particularly interesting
to visit It at this time. It is a sort of
a national habit of mind to ask what the
agrietui rural situation is in lowa and
then judge the rest of the United States
accordingly This usage of making
lowa the standard test case applies to
the West as well as to the East. So when
it began to be noised about through tut-
Western country last autumn lowa was
In a bad way economically and finan
cially and approaching insolvency, the
apprehension spread to the neighboring
States.
lOWA REGARDED
AS BAROMETER.
They reasoned, having less natural
resources than lowa, less wealth and
being In a generally weaker position, if
this rich State was approaching a preci
pice, they must he in even greater dan
ger. It was along about this time, to
ward the end of October, that the War
Finance Corporation began loaning
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INDIANAPOLIS
IRISH HONOR
ST. PATRICK
Mass Meeting in Tomlinson
Hall Follows Annual
Procession.
St. Patrick was honored-today by In
dianapolis citizens of Irish descent who
staged a parade followed by a mass
meeting in Tomlinson Hali. Tonight there
will be a second mass meeting at which
the program will be composed almost en
tirely of Irish music.
In the parade, which started shortly
after 2 o'clock, the fiag of the Irish re
public was in evidence. The procession
was led by Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank
and the State officers of the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians. It moved south in
Meridian street to the Circle, right around
the Circle to Washington street, west to
Missouri street, countermarched In Wash
ington street to Alabama street, and
north in Alabama street to Market street,
and west to Tomlinson hall.
Edward F. McSweeney, a Boston edu
cator. was the principal speaker at the
mass meeting. He discussed the Ameri
can position on the Irish peace settle
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Electrocuted While
Trimming Trees
• Special to The Times.
BLCFFTOX, Ind., March 17.—Harvey
Close, 25. was electrocuted here late yes
terday when he Touched a high tension
wire carrying 2.300 volts.
Close was trimming trees in the west
part of tlw city when his hand came in
contact the wive and he fell to the
ground. aizi shoe soles were burned to
crisp.
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WEATHER
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending 7
p. m., March 18. 1022:
Unsettled tonight and Saturday: prob
abiv rain: somewhat warmer tonight.
HOURLY TEMPERATURE.
6 a. m ID
7 a. m
8 a. 42
9 a. m 14
10 a. m 11
11 a. m. 11
12 (noon) I s
i p, uau. 4 s
i p. M
Published at Indianapolis.
Ind.. Daily Except Sunday.
Eight million dollar loss was entailed a nd one life lost when e. thought to be of incendiary origin, swept through a
whole block west of Chicago's "loop" business district. Pictuie shows view west on Jackson boulevard. At le.'l Is the
Austin building of which only the framework was left standilg. In the rear is the flfleen-story building of the Chi
cago. Burlington & Quincy Railroad, gutted by the fire.
‘QUIT PLAYING
POLITICS AND
SAVE BUSINESS’
Ralston Makes De
mand on Adminis
tration Forces.
Special to The Times.
MUXCIE, Ind , March 17.—1n his
first speech since announcing his
candidacy for the United States Sen
ate, Samuel M. Ralston, former Gov
ernor, told the Delaware County
Democratic Club here last night:
L That he hoped the Senate would
ratify the four power treaty, for he per
sonally was willing to take a chance on
any kind of an agreement "that will af
ford a reason for hoping that it will help
to keep the peace of the world.”
2. That It Is the demand of the Demo
cratic party that the Administration
“quit playing politics and to address our
selves to reviving business and creating
markets throughout the world.”
3. That “all right thinking people want
to do the square thing by our patriots”
and “if the present Congress does not
find a way to solve the ‘bonus’ question
the next Congress will."
TIME FOR HOLDING
ALOOF PAST.
"The time was." said Mr. Ralston,
“when this country could prosper and
hold itself aloof from other nations, but
that time has passed. It was not then
a world power but now there is not a
nation anywhere to he found that does
not look to it to lead the way In the re
construction work the great war has
made necessary.
"Reconstruction work was undertaken
on a big scaie by the former Administra
tion, but the new Administration was so
lacking in Its conception of world con
ditions and was so bitter in its hatred
of the Administration that preceded It
that it had no time to give to the service
of humanity its time has been spent
wreaking vengeance on Woodrow Wilson
while in an economic and commercial
sense our country has gone upon the
rocks."
Declaring that be agreed with Albert
J Beveridge, former Senator, that “the
task of the hour is to restore American
business to health and vigor.” Mr. Rals
ton said he presumed Mr. Beveridge
wished it understood that had he been
in the Senate under a Republican Ad
ministration. "something would have
been done long ago to have brought re
lief to the people or to have averted the
awful misfortune that has overtaken
them."
"It remains to be seen, however." said
Mr. Ralston, “whether Senator New will
admit that ex-Senator Beveridge’s h.vpo
(Continued on Page Eight.)
Reports 15 Killed
in East Africa
LONDON, March 17.—Fifteen persons
were killed at Nairobi, British East
Africa, in disorders that followed *he ar-'
rest of an Indian agitator. Governor
Kenya reported to the Colonial office this
afternoon.
The government troops sustained no
casualties.
Order has been restored, it was offi
cially announced.
Moore Weeps Over Death
of One of His 13 Wives
Woman He Wedded in Spokane, Wash., Was
Among Favorites, He Declares.
Isaiah Moore, polygamist, wept today
over the death of one of his thirteen
wives, she was one of his favorites, he
said.
This particular wife was Laura Shields
of Spokane, Wash., who appears in
Moore's list as No. 6. Relatives say she
died of a broken heart, after she had
been deserted by her husband, who de
parted to try elsewhere his skill in charm
ing the so-called weaker sex.
Moore was taken from the jail to po
lice headquarters and questioned for two
hours, reading letters and telegrams from
wives, relatives of wives and women who
thought perhaps he was their husband.
He showed no emotion when letters
concerning his various wives until the let
ter concerning the Shields woman was
read. Tile letter was written by Guy
Shields, her brother, who lives in De
troit. '
i The Shields letter told in detail how
Father Faust, a Catholic priest, per
ipprmed the wedding ceremony at Spokane.
Entered aa Second Class Matter, July 2&. 1914. at
Postoffice, Indian a poll is, md.. under act March 3, 1879
PICTURES OF CHIC AGO’S $8,000,000 FIRE
Chicago's downtown blaze gutte I the sis fleen story office building of the Chica
go, Burlington A Quincy Railroad, shown here, destroying the company's looks
and records. Stocks and records of 250 other firms were destroyed and 25.000
were made jobless by the worst fire Chicago has suffered since the conflagration
that destroyed the whole city In 1871. The Austin Building, almost entirely razed.
Is shown at the left.
STILL SEEK MOTIVE
IN NEGRO’S HANGING
AT RIVERSIDE PARK
The motive for the hanging of George
Tompkins, negro, in Riverside Fork, ami
the identity of the persons who did the
hanging remained as much a mystery
today as it was when the body was cut
down from the tree to which It was
found tied yesterday afteruoou.
The only new developments were the
positive identification of the body as
that of George Tompkins, 20, 1049 Hoi
born street, and the declaration of Cor
oner Paul F. Robinson after an autopsy
the man undoubtedly died from strangu
lation.
Many theories concerning the hanging
have been advanced, but the police seem
almost without a clew. The murder oc
curred between 11 a. m. and 2:30 p. m
yesterday. Within two hundred yards
of the Cold Spring road on the west
bank of White River. The road at this
point is paved and numerous automobiles
pass close to where the body was found.
The body was discovered by Joe Bos
tar, 2815 West Tenth street, who told
John Prim, negro employe at the Casino
Gardens, and lie telephoned the police.
Sergeant Deeter and a squad wa.< sent
to investigate.
BODY SUSPENDED
FROM SAPLING.
Tompkins was hanging from a small
sapling, his neck tied to two small limbs
of the tree with a piece of hemp rope.
His hands were tied behind him with a
dirty handkerchief. His clothing was
disarranged.
Last night a negro appeared at police
in August, 1919, and also related how
Moore had obtained money from his then
wife's stepfather. Moore denied he bad
obtained the money.
LETTER DESCRIBES
AUTO HONEYMOON.
The letter told of an automobile trip
and a honeymoon at Seutttle. In the final
paragraph It told of Moore deserting his
wife on the pretense he was going to an
other city to buy a bakery and of her
subsequent death.
Asa detective reached this point in the
reading of the letter, Moore covered his
face with his hands and sobbed.
“Following his disappearance she broke
down very, very fast," the letter said.
'The doctor said it was due to several
causes. We knew it was a broken heart.
“Day and night, when by herself, she
would cry herself to sleep. In Novem
ber she passed on to her eternal reward.
“Always her prayers and her thoughts
were of this man. She felt that he had
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headquarters and asked to view the body
The police did not iearn bis Identity,
but he said he thought the dead man
was George Tompkins, 1919 Holborn
street. Policemen went to that address
and learned Tompkins was the name of
the murdered man.
In the end apartment of a one-story
frame building, typical of that narrow
little street, about a block south of the
Robert W. Long Hospital, was found
Robert Smith, negro, uncle of the dead
(Continued on Page Thirteen.)
Hoosier Woman Makes
Clever Move to Escape
Mrs. Emma Burkett Writes to Governor Mc-
Cray Under Fictitious Name.
A clever attempt, to gain release from
the Tombs prison in New York by Mrs.
Emma R. Burkett of Hillsdale, Ind.,
convicted of forging the signature of
Theodore Roosevelt (o a note for $119,900,
was revealed today when Governor War
ren T. McCray gave out facts gained
from an investigation conducted in New
York.
Mrs. Burkett was sentenced to two
years’ imprisonment Oct. 24, 1921. Since
that time Governor McCray has received
several letters from a person signing
the name “Guy Covall," in which respon
sibility for the forgery was assumed
by the writer. The address of a Mid
dle Western city was given. Governor
McCray sent, the information to the New
York officials, thinking there might have
been a perversion of justice. The inves
tigation followed.
A letter, in possession of the matron
of the New York prison written by Mrs.
Burkett offering SIO,OOO to a man whom
she wanted to testify in her trial that
ho had witnessed the signing of the note
by Roosevelt, was produced. This let
ter was found to have been in the same
hnndwritting as those received by Gov
ernor McCray. Other evidence indicated
that the letters purporting to have been
written by “Guy Covall” were written
by Mrs. Burkett and smuggled out of
the Tombs. The New York authorities
were not able to locate “Guy Covall”
and believe that the name was fictitious.
On receipt of the evidence from the
investigation Governor McCray announced
that he is convinced there has been no
I perversion of justice in the Burkett
case.
Mrs. Burkett attracted national noto
riety when she said the late President
had given her n note on loan of $09,900.
The note was presented for collection to
the. administrator of the Roosevelt es
tate. Evidence in the case showed
that the note wu* a forgery.
The New York district attorney says
NATION WIDE
COAL STRIKE
HELD CERTAIN
Union Leaders Assert
Operators Are to
Blame.
DATE SET APRIL 1
Owners Still Firm in
Refusal to Meet
Terms.
WASHINGTON, March 17.—Official evt
j denco of the hopelessness of averting a
1 general strike of soft coal miners April
| 1, was revealed tills afternoon by Sec
i rotary of Isibor Davis in making public
1 replies lie has received from operators
of the central competitive field turning
down Ills request for a joint wage con
ference in accordance with the agreement
of 1920.
The replies which the Secretary gave
ont were received from eight operators'
associations In Ohio, Illinois, Pennsyl
vania, Indiana and West Virgina, and
represented praeticaily ail the mi lies that
will be affected by the scheduled walk
out.
A nation-wide coal strike “will
take placo April 1,” William E.
Green, secretary-treasurer of the
United Mine Workers, said unre
servedly today in a statement.
Green said all blame for the strike
will rest upon the mine owners who
refused to meet union representa
tives In Interstate wage conference
as provided by the existing contract.
He defended the six-hour day, five
day week demand of the miners as
an effort to equalize the work
throughout the year and furnish em
ployment to more men at the present
basic wage.
Hlj statement follows:
“A suspension of mining operations in
both th antlirai ite and bituminous coal
fields of the United States will take pia-M
on April I—and why? The answer Is be
cause certain coal operators In the ceu- ■
ttral coal field, the key to the whole l itu- 1
mtnon* coal situation, refuse to ui-et the
miners for the purpose of negotiating a
new wage agreement.
“During the course of events leading
up to the impending shut down of min
ing operations discussion U taking place
among people In ail walks of life re
garding the merits and demerits of the
miner* demands. Particularly is this
true with reference to the proposal for
a six-hour day and five days per week.
“This proposal of the bituminous
miners is more often misinterpreted and
misunderstood than any other section in
corporated In the Mine Worker's wage
scale demands. The average person, not
familiar with mine operations la under
the impression that a coal mfne operates
eight hours a day and six days per week,
and that the miner wants to reduce this
working time to six hours per day und
five days per week. People generally
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Times Policy Pays
Auto Driver §34.28
Lor >l. Werner, 1105 llnlllday street,
today received a check for $31.28, as a
-esult of injuries received when his
automobile turned over at Rural und
Roosevelt avenue. Mr. Werner was
attempting to avoid a Collision. He
was holder of Times Travel Accident
Insurance Policy No. 13345-G.
that the husband of Mrs. Burkett is not
legally involved In her troubles, tut that
he may be morally responsible in part, as
he must have known of what had been
going on. ,
Mrs. Burkett had been in trouble be
fore.
Taxpayers May
File Protests
A number of property owners assessed
for the permanent improvement with as
phalt of Shelby street from the first
alley south of Georgia street to Pros
pect street, who believe they liava* been
unfairly charged were to meet in the
city council chamber this afternoon to
consider employment of an attorney to
represent them before the board of pub
lic works.
The pavement was put in by the Jewett
administration and completed Dec. 23,
so late that the task of assessing the
property owners for it was inherited by
the Shank administration.
Obenchain Judge
Instructs Jury
LOS ANGELES, March 17.—Superior
Judge Sidney Reeve today gave his in
structions on the law to the jury in the
trial of Madalynne Obenchain, charged
with the murder of J. Belton Kennedy,
and the ease was reaedy to be placed in
the hands of the jurors for deliberation
on a veralet.
The court's institutions on the lavt
were read after Deputy District Attorney
Asa Keyes, who was unable to finish his
argument to the jury yesterday, once
more demanded the death penalty be
Inflicted upon Mrs. Obgnchain.
Suhscrlntlon Ratos' l ßy Carrier. Week. Indianapolis. 10c; Elsewhere, IJC.
Subscription Rates. j ßjr MaU> 50c per Month . , 5 00 Per Tear
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Summaries of H. S. Net
Games in State Finals
MORNING GAMES TODAY.
Franklin (27). Cenlral E’v'lle (16).
Gant F Flentke
Vandlvier F Allen
Friddle C Don
Ballard G Seiffer
| Williams G Tuley
-Sr I,solutions—Byers tor Tuley. Ward
for Byers.
! Field goals—Gant, 4; Vandlvier, 4;
Frfldle. 3; Ballard, l: Doss, 4; Allen. 1.
Foul goal*--Gant 1 out of 3: Vandi
vier, 2 out of 6; Doss, 6 out of 8.
Referee- Levis. Umpire—Lambert.
Bedford (40). Atwood G 4).
Dye ~F Swanson
Benzel ............. F ......... Miner
Cezar C Sutherlin
; Richter G Burt
McMillan G Bradshaw
Substitutions—Tooie for Dye: Dye for
Toole; Toole for Benzel: Koelter for
Cezar; 11. Sutherlin for Swanson; Swan
son for H. Sutherlin; Pinkerton for
Swanson; Martin for Bradshaw; Brad
shaw for Burt; H. Sutherlin for Miner;
Shouity for McMillan.
Field Goals —Dye, G; Benzel, 3; Cezar,
3; Riohter, fi; Miner, !; Sutherlin, 3.
Foui Goals -Cezar, 4 out of 4; Suther
lim 6 out of S
Referee—Lambert. Umpire—Dale Mil
ler.
Vincennes (31). Cutler (22).
Wampler F O. Stephenson i
Wolfe ..........F C. Lucas
I’heobold C R. Stephenson
Hoffman O Flora
I ones G Downer
Substitutions—Mayl for Wolfe. Field
goals—Wampler. 4; Theohold. 7: Hoff
man, 2; Jones, 1; G. Stephenson. 2: Lu
■ as. 4; R Stephenson. 4. Foul goals—
Wampler. 3 out of 5; Flore, 2 out of 5.
Referee—Dale Miller. Umpire—Moore.
BEDFORD FIVE,
FRANKLIN AND
VINCENNES WIN
Morning Games in State 11. S
liasket-ball Finals See
Favorites Victorious.
The dope refused to be upset and three
favorites, Franklin, Bedford and Vin
cennes, came through their morning
games today in the State High School
I asKet-ball tournaiueut being held at the
Coliseum, State fairground. Bedford was
the easiest winner, taking the Atwood
five into camp in decisive fashion afte
on-'e getting tinder way. Franklin had
a rather tough foe on Us hands In the
first encounter of the meet and did not
use any substitutes la the battle. Coach
Wagner left the same line-up in through
out the contest as his team never had
sufficient lead to warrant any sub
sfltuiions of second string players. Vin
cennes was forced to the limit by the
Cutler five. It was the best game of the
morning Vincennes will meet the win
ner of the Manual Bloomington contest
in the first game tomorrow morning.
It was a colorful scene as the Franklin
and Atwood boys stripped for action
this morning in the opening battle of
the title tournament. Yell leaders in I
striking garb danced and urged the j
bleneherites on to greater cheering ef
forts. Box innebes were in evidence ev- j
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Last Minute Effort to Save
Youth From the Gallows Fails
John McHenry, IS, sentenced to die, k
Jail, Washington. D. C.
WASHINGTON, March 17.- John Mc-
Henry, the boyish murderer who was
given a week’s time to “prepare his soul
for death,” was hanged at 10:40 o’clock
today within sight of the Capitol dome.
McHenry went to his death at the end
of a hangman's noose smiling and un
afraid. He mounted the scaffold unaided,
faced the west and plunged into eternity
without opening his lips.
The execution, staged tinder the aus
pices of the Federal Government, came
only after President Harding had re
fused to intervene. McHenry was the
self-confessed murderer of a Washington
garage owner and a detective sergeant.
Mrs. John McHenry Rice, mother of the
slayer, was sobbing out her grief in a
downtown hotel when the boy died on
the gibbet. She had spent the early
morning hours at his aide, but an hour
before the execution, gave up *1) hope
8,000 PRESENT AS
LOCAL TEAM PLAYS
IN STATE TOURNEY
PROGRESS OF PLAY AT COLISEUM
Franklin (27)
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Evansville (16) ....]
Bedford (40) j
{Bedford ...........
Atwood (141 ~....( j
Cutler (22) ( j ***
(Vincennes (
Vincennes (SI) ....]
Bloomington (21) ~| • | ”’ f
(Bloomington ......j
Manual (7) ......j
Garfield (T. H.)...|
j........ <TT .|
Whiting j j
Fishers \ '
Goshen .....j
Rnshville (
Marlon
Frankfort .........j |
Anderson ...(
A packed house was present this after
noon at the Coliseum, State fairground,
when the Manual Training High School
team of this city made its appearance in
the Slate finals basket-ball tournament
in a clash with the Bioomijjgtou High
School five. It was the first game of the
afternoon program.
Bloomington came on the floor first and
was closely folowed by Manual, which
brought the crowd to its feet in a burse
of enthusiasm. Manual looked good in its
warming-up stunts. Both teams showed
good basket eyes in the preliminary
shooting. The local five looked as
though it had lots of pepper, while the
Bloomington squad took U more as a
matter of course.
The Bloomington team followers packed
tha north side of the "ring side" and
endeavored to out-yell the South Siders.
Harmeson of Manual, gained the tip
and shot, but missed. A personal foul
was called on Harmeson. Logan missed
the foul. Harmeson missed another shot.
Sponsler fouled, but Harmeson missed
the free throw. The ball was worked up
and down the floor by both teams. Har
meson dribbled down, but missed under
the basket. Harmeson missed another
chance at the free throw when a foul
was called on Kreuger. Another foul
was called on Kreuger for “traveling,”
but Harmeson missed again.
Bloomington finally got the off the
back board after several Manual tips had
failed to count. Talbot scored for
Bloomington on a sensational side-line
shot. A foul was called on Sponsler
and Howard tossed the foul. A personal
was called on Martin and Logan made
the point. Bloomington had a number
of under the basket shots, but failed to
connect. Harmeson tried some long one*
from the center, but failed to hit the
loop. Logan scored from under the
basket, making the count 5 to 1, Bloom
ington's favor.
A technical foul was called on Martin !
and Logan tossed a point from the foul
line. Bloomington worked the ball
under the basket for shots. Logan
missed a free throw. Harmeson counted
from a little past the center on a sen
sational basket. Kreuger took the ball
isses his mother good-by In the district
and left the jaiL She had fought for a
month with every means in her power
to avert the execution.
A crowd of three hundred witnesses
jammed the tiny corridor within the
district Jail when McHenry died. Shafts
of sunlight, flashing In from windows
high overhead, threw grotesque silhou
ettes across the scaffold.
Into this setting, McHenry marched
• with firm tread. His slight boyish
stature stood out in odd contrast to the
two huge jailers who strode beside him.
The youth smiled pitifully just a little
while before he had declared “his soul
would go to Heaven” for he had made
“his peace with God” in the week the
law gave him to prepare his soul.
Two Catholic priests stood a little to
one side, chanting prayers. The Jailers
stepped back and with a crash, the trap
dropped, McHenry's bodj *liot through,
twisttng and jerking as though Its weight
were not enough to straighten the rope.
HOME EDITION
TWO CENTS PER COPY
HOW THET LINED CP.
Bloomington. Manual.
Kreuger F Martin
Talbott .... F Howard
Logan C Harmeson
Nicholson G Summers
Sponsler G Biersdorfer
Substitutions—Floyd for Harmeson. Har
meson for Martin ; Glazier e or Howard;
Kail for Summers: Summers for Biers
dorfer; Wells for Talbott; Hill for Lo
gan; Talbott for Kreuger; Westmever
for Nicholson.
Field Goals—Kreuger, 4; Talbot, 1;
Logan, 3; Harmeson, 2. Foul goals—
Howard, 3; Logan. 4; Wells, L
Referee—Moore. Umpire—Levi*.
Score at Half— Bloomington, 12; Man
ual. i.
Final Score —Bloomington, 21; Man
ual. 7.
Bloomington High School defeated
Manual Training of Indianapolis, 21 to 7,
in the first game of the afternoon State
finals basket-bail program at the
Coliseum. State fairground, today.
on a dribble under tha basket and
counted. Logan counted another from
under the net. Manual took time out.
Score, 10 to 3, Bloomington. Eleven
minutes of the half had been played at
this time. Harmeson missed a follow-in
shot as play was resumed. A foul was
called on Sponsler and Howard made
the point. Harmeson was trying long
[ shot as play was resumed. A foul was
j Bloomington at this time let loose some
I wild passes. The south side team showed
| some clever passing, but missed the
| shota. Just as the gun fired Kreuger
shot a long one. The ball was in air as
j the gun cracked and Referee Mowe al
| lowed the goal. Score at end of first
! half: Bloomington, 12; Manual. 4.
A crowd estimated at 8,000 persons was
I on hand to watch the local entry do
battle with Bloomington. Outside of a
final game it was the largest crowd that
ever saw a tourney game at the Coliseum.
The huge amphitheater was filled with
the exception of the far end sections.
SECOND HALF.
At the start of the second half Bloom
ington called time out because of an
untied shoestring. Howard missed a
I foul throw. Harmeson got a basket on
a close-up shot after Biersdorfer had
missed. Manual was now playing a five
man defense. Logan sepred from under
the whipcord. Bloomington missed sev
eral under-thelbasket shots. Manual took
time out and substituted Rail for Sum
mers. Manual tried two long ones, but
failed to count. Bloomington showed a
very strong defensive game, following
Harmeson and Howard closely. Nichol
son fouled, but Howard missed the try.
A personal was called on Martin and
Logan made another point.
Harmeson was being watched closely
and his efforts were being made under
heavy guarding. Floyd went in for Har
meson foi Manual. Floyd was fouled for
“traveling." Harmeson came back into
the game for Martin. Logan tossed an
other point from the foul line.
Biersdorfer missed after e clever
dribble down the floor through the
Bloomington team. A foul was called on
Rail, but Logan failed to count. Wells
went In for Talbot. Weils double-drib
bled and Howard made good the foul.
Summers returned to the game in place
of Biersdorfer. Manual missed many
tries. Kreuger made one from the cen
ter. Kreuger counted again from under
the loop. Talbot went back Into the
contest for Kreuger. Bloomington called
time out for a rest. The score at this
time was 20 to 7.
Bloomington held a commanding lead
with only three mintues to go. Westmeyer
went in for Nicholson. Manual bad
missed many of the long shots with which
they won the sectional. Bloomington
smothered the follow-in shots of the lo
cals. Harmeson was well covered from
the start.
After play was resumed Bloomington
missed many shots. Hill went in for
Logan. Howard and Harmeson missed
two foul tries. Glazier went In for How
ard of Manual.
The game was very hard fought at
this time. Glazier fouled and Weils
counted the foul after the final gnn had
sounded. Final score. Bloomington, 21;
Manual 7.
White Ants Invade
Picture Show; Call
Sent Entomologist
An invasion of “termite” or white ants
in a picture show on College 'avenue in
a fashionable residence neighborhood,
caused a hurry-np call for Harry F.
Deltz, assistant State entomologist for the
State department of conservation, today.
Employes of the theater had killed
enough of the Insects to fill a half gal
lon receptacle before calling aid. Deitx
recommended that concrete or steel sup
plant the wooden beams from the ground
to a joist in the floor by which the
ants gained entrance. The ants ap
peared in suen numbers that they be
came a serious pest, in a short time,
it vyas said.
The white ant Is a white winged,
black bodied insect.
NO. 265.