Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 20 March 1931 — Page 3
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1931
STATE CHAIRMAN PETERS REVIEWS SESSION ACTIONS Despite the varied comments Republicans had the Governor and
with respect to its record, the recent session of the Indiana Legislature developed facts from a consideration of which both political parties may well profit in the future. Among the outstanding facts developed are: (1) Notwithstanding the difference in fundamental policy between the two major parties, ills that be set the government can only be cured if purely political' considerations yield to a united effort on the part of representatives of both parties to attack the perplexing problems confronting us. (2) That the consideration of platforms by political parties is one of the most important aspects of political activity. (3) That party responsibility is possible without regard to the method by which nominations are made and election^ conducted. When a political party, through its accredited representatives in State convention- makes pledges to the people, th public has a right to blieve that in the event of their election the successful candidates of that party will seriously endeavor to redeem those pledges. Such a record was made by the Democratic members of the last general assembly and is an unmistakable recognition of party respon-
sibility.
In the last general assembly the
a substantial majority in the Senate while the Democrats were in control of the House of Representatives. Every measure Embodying pledges of the Democratic party passed the House of Representatives. The Democratic majority in the House made reductions in the appropriation bill aggregating approximately $750,000.00 in pursuance of its pledge of economy. When this bill reached the Senate practically all of the original items were * restored for reasons that were not disclosed by members of that body. A gesture was made by the Senate for the transfer of funds from the highway department to the general fund. That was a maneuv er admittedly made for the purpose of defeating pending tax legislation. This proposed transfer of funds would not have reduced tax collections one dollar. It would merely transfer funds from one department of the government to the
other.
With the economic fabric of the state and nation in Ti’ocess of up* precedented disturbance it is the obvious duty of representatives of both political parties to coordinate their efforts, wholly disassociated from narrow partisan politics, to frankljv Jace and earnestly undertake to solve the problems which alike perplex and distress industry, agriculture and labor.
MllNOE BEARCATS SURVIVORS STILL PLOT ON BIO 0. S, ■■■BN HORSE ISLANIZEP IS DISCLOSED
NEW SUBSTATIONS FOR INDIANA R. R.
(Coptinued Fropi Page One) the finals tomorrow night will emerge the championship basket
ball team of 1931.
Frankfort, champion of 1925 and 1929. appeared a dafigerous contender, mainly by virtue of win ning two of a three-game series with Muncie, another favorite. Frankfort this season also has defeated twice Washington, defend ing champion, and Logansport, a
strong team.
The real battles of the tournament lie in the upper half of the draw, with Horace Mann of Gary a likely, candidate for the final game from the lower bracket. Muncie opened the tournament at 9 a. m., against Kendallville. Muncie has played stronger teams this year and has a marked ad van tage in height, especially with Mann, Negro center, stretching hb six feet seven inches for the tip
off.
Shortridga of Indianapolis and Washington met at 10 o’clock. A1 though the champions appear weak er than last year, their record is more impressive than that oi Shortridge. Logansport completed the morn ing program at 11 o’clock againsi Brownstown, a “dark horse” tha has not met any outstanding tith contenders during the regular sea son. In the first afternoon game at 2 o’clock, Frankfort played Bluft
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The Indiana Railroad, formerly the Union Traction, has recently begun the construction of four new substations to increase the amount of power available for operating cars on the Indiana Railroad line between Indianapolis, Anderson, Muncie and Fort Wayne. A fifth substation will be remodeled and enlarged. A total of about $400,000 will be spent on the new substation equipment. Construction of the new power apparatus is part of a program laid out by the new owners of the railroad, providing for faster running time and more efficient, pleasing service. A second step in the plan will place a number of new electric cars in service on this line, capable of reaching high speeds in the open country between towns, and offering the last word in safety, beauty and riding comfort. These new cars are now under consi ruction and will be placed in service some time this summer. The new substations are to be located at Fortville, Pendleton and Eaton, and at points five miles north and five miles south of Montpelier. Those at Pendelton and Fortville will have a capacity of
850 kilowatts each. The other three will have a capacity of 500 kilowatts each. Construction of the buildings to house the new substation equipment has already begun, and work on the substation proper will get under way as soon as materials for the apparatus arrive. The stations will be completed by this summer when the new cars are placed in service on the line, and will maintain a steady and ample power supply under all load conditions. The substations at Fortville and Pendelton will be equipped with rectifiers, a recently developed appliance for changing alternating to direct current. The rectifiers take the place of much larger and mote expensive rotary converters formerly necessary at such installations. The rectifiers at these two substations are the first of their type in this part of the state. In addition to the substation equipment, a million pounds of copper will be installed in direct current feeders on the line. The new substations will be furnished with alternating current at 33,000 volts and will deliver direct current at 625 volts to the railway overhead system.
The other four games today in volved evenly-matched teams.
Comparing Greencastle and Cen tral of Evansville, playing at 3 p m., both have won over Blooming ton and Wiley of Terre Haute Central beating Wiley 15 to 13, and
Greencastle winning 15 to 12.
Little information to indicatt the respective strength of Marion and Elkhart, 4 p. m„ contenders was available, since they have no*
played mutual opponents.
The first night game at 7:3C o’clock will present Horace Mann of Gary and Rushville. * A nip-and-tuck battle is expected between Wiley of Terre Haute and Greencastle in the last first-
round game, at 8:30 p. m.
The Mayor’s Comer
(Continued From I age One) worth of soap. The boy told the grocer what he wanted but the latter couldn’t understand. Vainly did the boy repeat the order, again and again. “I just can’t understand you,” said the grocer, finally in despair. “Well, go to hell then, can you understand that?’ yelled the red head at him, as he kicked over the prune barrel and marched out of the store. It /was rather inelegant but the repuly is applicable either to, grocers who can’t understand or to legislators who can’t read plain English.
PREDICTS DIRECT 0. S. AIR ROUTE
Young Cites Probable Elimination Over Present Overnight Stops.
peutal railroads. Col. Young said he believed that railway lines are keeping closely in touch with air transportation developments and might be expected to enter the field. “The railroads/ appear to be watching to see that the bus situation doesn’t duplicate itself,” Co 1 . Young observed.
Muncie Btjar.cats Wib. Indianapolis. MatT-fi 2(1.—-(UP) — Muncie’s Bearcats -tripped the Kendallville Comets. 37 to 16, in the first game of the basketball tourmiment of the Indiana High School Aathl§tic association here today, thereby earning the right tc meet the winner of the Washing ton-Shortridge (Indianapolis) bat tie in the quarter-finals at 8:30 to morrow morning. Muncie has been figured as out of the strongest teams in the tour nament, but one with perhaps tin strongest opposition on its Saturday schedule. . TWl®)* . leadership of Join Maun, lanky Negro center, win: towered oyer all_ other players Muncie outclassed the Comets a'ftei the first quarter? which ended in r 4 to 4 tie. They piled up a com manding lead in the second half which they entered with the com fortable margin of 6 points, 13 to 7 Washington Defeats Shortridge. Washington, 1930 state cliam pions, eliminated Shortridge of In dianapolis from the running, 23 t' 22, in as thrilling a battle as eve was waced in a tournament in in dianapolis. “Big Dave” Dejernet, Washington’s Negro center, flashed undei Mie hoop five seconds before the end of the game, to loop the winning points, duplicating his fea* jf a minute before. The half ended with W’ashingtoi 'ending 13 to 11, but three minutes before the final gun it looked lik. a Shortridge vfdlbly—and a sens i tional upset. Logansport Given Scare. Logansport. a team given consul arable weight in the final reckon 'ing. foutul startling opposition ii (Continued to Page Four) Brownstown, but edged out a 2:’ to 19 victory, after ueing threat ened ti? the final minute. Logansport held a slender 8 t< 7 margin at the half. The conn* was tied several times during tin ^second half. The score was 21 tc 19 up to the last few seconds, wher Hampden, uncovered, tossed tin final counters. .Logansport will meet the whine: of the Bluffton-Frankfort encount er, in the quarter-finals at It) a m, tomorrow. Logansport won its way into tin quarter-finals after meeting sqr prising opposition from Browns ‘own. The score was 23 to 19.
Manitoba Reports Quality Fur Catch
Washington—Through transcontinental air transportation, obviating the necessity for an overnight stop halfway between New York City and the Pacific coast, probably will be instituted during the present year, Col. Clarence M. Young. Assistant secretary of commerce for aeronautics, stated. Pointing out that present coast-to-coast passenger service is qiaintained only during daylight, Col. Young characterized this form of transportation as “only a forerunner of true through service.” Two experimental planes, equipped for night flying, x are now being constructed for trials on the coutinu ous run between the coasts, he de-
clared.
Although it is impossible to predict the volume of business which may be expected by such a service,’ increasing travel between New
York and San Francisco and Losi Possibility that a photocell de Angles, Cal., indicates that inau-jvice may be used to sound a fire guration of through transportation'alarm is foreseen by one physicist, will be a logical development, thej Little Princess Teru, ^ive-year-assistaut secretary said. iold daughter of the royal house of Although such a service might)Japan, is ready to enter the kinder affect the business of transcouti-garten at the Perresses’ school.
Washington.—This year's fur catch in northern Manitoba will be of higher quality than that of any previous year in the last decade and will exceed last year’s 1 catch in quantity, judging by early indications, John A. Embry, American trade commissioner at Winnipeg, states in information made public by the Department of Com-
mence.
Tne department announcement
follows:
While foxes have not been trapped in large quantities this winter, the indications are splendid for a good yield, according to the Manitoba information. The foxes have not been attracted much to the trappers’ bait because of the large number of rabbits in the northern
area this season.
(Copyright, 1931, by United Press) St. Johns, Newfoundland, March 20.—(UP)—The last group of nine wounded survivors of the sealing ship Viking disaster awaited removal today from Horse island. The men will be loaded into dories for the difficult trip over five miles of rough ice to tre rescue ship Sagona, where 110 other survivors in a less serious condition were given quarters last night with eight comrades who already had been taken from the ice floes. There still were about 28 men from the Viking who were not ac-
sountif! for.
The best authenticated figures showed the following totals of missmd survivors:
Crew—150.
Stowaways—2. Members New York motion picture party-Mincluding helper)—4. Rescued—127. Bodies recovered—1.
Missing—28.
The danger of starvation and of 'urther deaths due to lack of medcal attention was past as a remit of the success of rescue crews rom the seven ships off the island *n making their way across the ice carrier to the cluster of fishernen’s cottages on the shore. Captain Jacob Kean of the Saqona reported by radio that 110 3iirvvors reaclqed his ship by dusk ast night. It took them five hours :o cross the five miles of ice which held the ships away from the island. Meanwhile, Doctor Moor had accompanied a party of res:uers from the various ships on a rip across the ice, hauling food and medical supplies.
Charged With Threats
to Damage Ship.
Akron, O., March 20.—'Paul F. Kassay, 37 years old, reputed to be a former Hungarian army officer, was held here last night for Federal authorities on a charge of criminal syndicalism in conneotion with alleged threats of sabotage against the United States Navy’s giant Zeppelin Akron, which is under construction here. Kassay worked as a mechanic on the dirigible construction. Kassay was arrested today by local detectives at the request of Department of Justice agents, who have been investigating the case for several months. Assistant County Prosecutor George Hargreaves, who swore to the affidavit upon whcih he was arrested, said Federal investigators had worked beside Kassay at the Good-year-Zeppelin Corporation plant to gain information. “Threatened to Do Injury.” The affidavit charged that Kas say “threatened to do injury to the ZRS-4,” the official naval de partment name for the huge diri gible, “by advocating sabotage by word of mouth.” It contained no allegaton of actual damage to the ship and officials said the craft had not been injured in any way. The alleged threatening word!: were “spoken with intent to exem plify, spread, or advocate the pro priety of the doctrine of crimina 1 syndicalism.” the affidavit furthei
charged.
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Gar Wood Makes New Record
Jail Breaker Now in Custody Elkhart, Ind., March 20.—(UP) —Orlie Miller, 25, Cromwell, who escaped from the Noble county jail at Albion last summer, was taken into custody at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Hamman here yesterday. Robert F. Dunlap, 18, Blackwell
WILL ATTEMPT TO SAVE NEGRO
Effort Being Made Save Frank Scott From Chair.
Indianapolis, March 20.—(UP) — An investigation which may lead to a fight to save Frank Scott, Negro, from death in the electric chair at Michigan City state pris
SAYS DIAMOND NOTAN ANTIQUE Mellon Permits Nassak Gem to Enter Duty
Free.
Washington, March 20.—(UP)— The Supreme court Monday refused to rule upon the status of the famous Nassak diamond as an “artistic antlnque. It denied a request that it re view a decision of the court of customs and patent appeals which assessed a 20 per cent duty upon the diamond when it was imported into flus country by E. F. Qandler The ease had come before tht
Miami Beach, Fla., March 20.— (UP)—Gar Wood, veteran racing boat driver, drove his Miss America IX 101.351 miles per hour on his first official trial for a new speed record here today. He must make two consecutive runs each way for an official record. The present record is 98 miles plus per hour. -o Sight Balchen, Companions) Portland, Me., March 20.—(UP) —The Sikorsky ampnibian, carrying Bernt Balchen and two companions from Boston to St. John, N. B., was sighted by coast guards over Cape Elizabeth at 12:09 p. m. today.
that morethan three-fourths of the work tvill be done by private con-
tractors.
Many of the contractors, it was said, already are working under previous arrangements and will be in a position to continue without loss of time, thus assuring immediate aid to employment. Work nqt done by these private contractors will be supervised directly by the engineers. They, too, exepet to begin their work soon. An analysis showing the pro-
Navy Search for Brophy Manila, P. I., March 20.— (UP)— All available United States navy units in the Asiatics were ordered converged today to search 27,000 square miles of water for William G. Brophy, missing American aviator. Convinced that Brophy never reached the island of Luzon on a flight from Shanghai to Manila, Rear Admiral Charles B. McVay, Jr., marked two wide areas off the Philippine Islands as the centers of the search.
follows:
Mississippi river improvemet between Ohio and St. Louis, $2,266,000 (—per cent); Mississippi river improvement between Illinois and Wisconsin rivers $1,812,000 (70 per cent); Missouri river improvement between Kansas City and mouth, $6,149,800 (75 per cent); Illinois river improvement, $2,328,300 (95 per cent). o
10 BIG PROJECTS BEING PLANNED Government Will Spend $52,000,000; Will Aid
Unemployment.
Washington, March 20.—(UP) — An analysis of the plans of the army corps of engineers for carry-
ing out ten large river and harbor] ., , ■ u * projects, for which funds were al-the world s ivory supply is abou located in the $52,000,000 distribu- exhausted should see the training
tion Thursday, revealed yesterday camps this spiing.
It is believed that the Virgin Islands may establish an industry of raising plants used as insecticide materials, which are now ini ported at high cost from abroad. That magazine writer who says
on Thursday was made todav l)v|i'' l<iir t °l customs and patent ap R, L. Bailey, Indianapolis attorney j when competitors of Bandler and secretary of the National As- Ending that he had imported th-
soeiation for the Advancement of
Colored People.
Bailey, witli R. L. Bvokenburr, Indianapolis Negro attorney, talked with L. O. Chasey, secretary to Governor Harry G. Leslie, late yesterday relative to the Scott case. Bailey said he had received a letter from Scott asking aid. Scott,
n»» e nl 9 tfS EdWin Som T r ; . a came into the possession
naqper attorney, was convicted uv St. Joseph county, charged with killing Isliam Hampton, Negro. Bailey interviewed Scott last night and today was in South Bead interviewing the prosecuting atto v - uey, defense attorney, trial judge
and witnesses.
Bailey said yesterday lie yvotild not be able to say whether commutation would be asked. Sommer, however, announced his intention to ask commutation by Saturday. Leslie, vacationing in Florida, was not expected to return until after the execution day. If the Governor embarks for a cruise off the Florida coast as planned, word of the commutation plea might not. reach him in time for action.
A seaside villa belonging to the Emperor Nero has ben excavated at Anzio, to the south of Rome.
gem into , this country duty free brought action to force paymeu'
of duty.
Secretary of the Treasury Mel Ion had permitted the entry dutv
free of the diamond.
The Nassak diamond- one of JU world’s finest gems, has a lustor;dating back to the 15Ui century
of the
British when, during the MaliraUr war, it was found adorning an idol
in the Temple of Shiva.
The stone at one time was in the hilt of the sword of the Duke of Westminster. In 1886 its value
was appraised A at $200,000..
Bandler fought the payment oi duty on the .gem on the ground tha f it was an “artistic aptinque” aqd as such was not sybject to duty.
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ONTARIO NETS $9,315,967 ON YEAR’S LIQUOR .SALES Toronto. Ontario, March 20.— Sales of liquov. wine and beer, to taling $52,283,001 in twelve months brought the liquor board of On tario a profit of $9,315,967. The hoard’s report was tabled in the legislature yesterday. Sales for 1928-1929 aggregated $55.36.0.569.
AFTERNOON GAMES Frankfort First Winner The first afternoon game war 'von by Frankfort over Bluffton with a score of 28 to 19. In com menting on the game, Dick Millei stated that Blufflon’s game wa: rather ragged and loosely played * Bluffton was backed by a large crowd of loyal fans, at the game
this afternoon.
Greencastle Is Victor. Central of Evansville lost U Greencastle in the second game of the afternoon by a score of 15 to 20. Evansville made a weak start failing to score in the first quarter By hard playing starting in the second quarter, Evansville gradually crept up on their flashy opponents. Harry Stone, of the winning team, was considered the outstanding individual of the contest.
Chile is sending honeydew melons to the United States market cor late winter months. In ten years of collecting, A. J. Willins, London confectioner, lias gathered more than 300 different whistles from all parts of the world. He lias whistles shaped like soldiers, birds, engines, teapots, horses, cows and all sorts of animals. . . .
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Woman Will Ast as Sheriff
Monticello, Ind., March 20.—(UP) —The unexpired term of Sheriff Ray Fisher of White countv, who was murdered by Scott Talbott last week, will be filled by his wife. The county commissioners made the appointment yesterday afternoon. Killed After Child is Born
EASTER SPECIALS SUITS $22.50 TOPCOATS $22.50
Style Park Hats $5 i
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Greenfield, Jnd. r March 20.—(UP) Clarence Brooks, 35, laborer, was billed by a Pennsylvania passenger train here at 10:48 last night; while driving the auto of Dr. J. L. Alien,*! who one hour before had attend ed his wife in childbirth. Mrs. Brooks suffered a relapse »> when informed of the fatal crash. The widow and six children survive.
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Kings Clothing Co.
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Fort Humphries. Va., March 20. WALNU 1 & JACKSON
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EXCURSION \ares to State Finals BASKETBAL1 TOURNAMENT Indianapolis March 20-21
Band together, you rooters. Follow the team through the tournament. Keep the gang together—ride the Electric Highway in comfort and safety!
:1 Only $1.80 " Round Trip LoW rale excursion tickets on sale beginning Thursday, March 19th. Return limit—midnight Sunday, March 22. ■ Indiana Railroad System
ROGERS
In Movietone’s Answer to America’s Yen for the Riot of all Time. “A Connecticut Yankee”
Mark Twai.n’s humorous hit with Maureen O’Sullivan, Myrna Loy, William Farnum.
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