Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 200, Decatur, Adams County, 23 August 1935 — Page 1

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Kit BRITAIN >S MOYE TO Ml) EMPIRE States Is " atch- ■ in g Ethiopia' l Crisis 1 il ,rv UnFed Preßg) ’ devph’l^'’ n,s ;n the Eth *‘ , lIV solution of the Ethfnn.st I- "radical and ,2 • Mussolini declares in » i!il Vni,wl Preßß -I of HaJian troops pour ' ... t.,1 defense court-, to discuss means of de-. ’*■.* empire if united action by j members tails. . (.-jgljt di rusaiid French infr sign manifesto de- . nr ’ 1 S,a "‘ s nia;n ’ <a tchful waiting policy as council session nears. - W c<wn m ' t,te Meets \O (Wright 1»» »>X UP > Aug 2:l.—<U.R> A meetthe mipet al defense comdescribed as of extreme »as held today at hisIKt riuel yesterday's cabinet "Kw >’» Italo-Ethiopian Ki« s belie'-: he meeting was to discuss naval, iniliK>. a“d aerial preparations to - re in the event ? MLiriicatiotis in the dispute.’ national emergency. committee, which meets to urgent problems .... empire, assemb 1 - ■uKia. m. at No. 10." the ofel Prime Minister j^Kjiey'da.-i".'.’. utid adjourned at m. 16 20 a. m. EST.) - -i.i.isters at’ended high representative of the Zfor,,. was ;■ • ■-•■nt. The c abinet t Ramsay Mae).>r : - .tent of tlie coun-rei-sti- minister; Sir L| min..-tel . ■ lord tbe admiral", and Viscount war minister. ■it was belie'-'d they were deleyes; ... cabinet meethatid'e mediate defense while others took aalof a h ,p> d for lull to comtheir vacations before the Hague <,f Nu’ . ottm il mee-ing ■petbter ) ami the prospective -f war between Italy and a war which now Brit■t tear frankly may endanger ■ «wtinfk:> ->n pack six) Imß --U Battle Rustlers i Slay Farm Youth ■Job’. 111.. Aug. 2.3—(UP)— Citir d th’-ir guns today and - arc h f >r the slayers year eid farm youth b !i?ved by cattle rustlers. th ir minds as they took >c;,.s the murder early morning f John Bliev.-rnk ht w ■ . , bulled in his heart.

■ogers Always Refused An I Active Part In Politics

|®Mitors note: Following is anartic'e in the series being by Robert Burkhardt on of his long-time studio asWill Rogers.) I By Robert Burkhardt, ® Written, for the United Press 9 (Copyright 1935 by UP.) ■ Hollywood. Aug. 23 —(U.R) Will ers might have been one of the ■**test political figures in the B* 1 '" had he chosen to subjugate 9* wise of humor and become a •hous man of affairs B*' various times he was suged by thousands of people who ■ ( y?mzed his qualities beneath jesting exterior for offices from president of the UnitStates down to city councilman. B 1 ’ these he always laughed off. B° nw when the demand that Wil.’ f or fj le United States B” i,P became insistent, he halted B» T ?‘“ ,)ais " with a vigorous "no." ere s already too many comBJ Ws in congress,’’ he explained, would be too keen tte.” Blai| 10U8 '' tr ’' e d *° maintain a B . ance ° f neutlalil y in politics, B. B * a ®med Republicans and ° crats w ith strict impartiality B he thought they rated it, ■ How a lifelong Democrat, ■artia eVer ' 116 3tu<i ’'°usly avoided B> in t anSlbp an<l was as ’ often callfl 0 co nsu!tation by leaders of

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i “Jack-The-Peeper” Escapes Officers A "Jack-the-peeper” was working In the «outh part of town last night, residents reported to Sheriff Brown and city night policemen. A man was seen looking in 1 the window at the, Sol Lord home on Oak street. Several nearby , residents and the police formed a posse and scoured the territory, but did not locate the man. o ADJOURNMENT DRAWING NEAR Senate Leader Says Adjournment By Saturday Is Certain Washington. Aug. 23 —(UP)—The i second New Deal congress drew toi ward a lose today with major obi stacl. h to adjournment either com- : promised or on the way to swift | settlement. I Adjournment of one of the longI est sessions in history was promised fdr tonight or tomorrow by administration leaders. "Adjournment not later than Saturday is a certain.” said senate majority leader Jos’ph T. Robinson. It was learned that President ■ Roosevelt's congressional aides, I once a solution of the public utility ; and neutrality isuca became apparent late yesterday, advised the President by telephone that there was no reason why congress should stay in session beyond today. In su h situations, however, the un xpvttcd frequently throws congress out of stride and causes hours j of unforeseen delay. One suen pisibility develop’d in the thr at by a coalition of southern senators to filibuster to make mandatory a 12-cent loan on cotton, instead of the 9-c?nt Lan announced late yesterday by the AAA. The President jammed through a ■ vi. tory late yesterday by obtaining house approval of a utility bill compromise carrying a modification of th? death sentence for holding companies which the house conferees previously had rejeted. The vote wan 219 to 142. The s. nate probably will give prompt cotx?«rreßce. Th ? senate did its bit toward ad journmeut by approving. 45 to 37, ' the Guffey Coal control bill. Neutrality legislation appeared . head d for early passage. The house ' foreign affairs agreed on a compromise resolution to make the senate’s mandatory arms embargo effective passed today by the house and be ' only until Feb. 29. 1936. It may be accepted by the senate. -o Decatur Rotarians Entertain Families Tl’.e Rotarians enjoyed a family picnic at Lehman Park, Berne, last ! evening. Their wives, children and sweethearts were guests. A pot luck suprer was served at at 6:30 o’ lock. A musical program I was given by Miss Gretchen Stuckey accordion player of Geneva. Vocal numbers wen? given by a quartet composed of Lesli? Lehman, i Carl Luginbill. Emerson Neuenschwander and Milo Habegg r. James Elberson, president and C. E. Bell, chairman were in charge . i of the program.

the G. O. P. as he was by his own : organization for canftiaign advice, i In introducing the late Governor James Rolph at a movie premiere, ’ once, Rogers mentioned that "Jimmy has the Republicans jumping , through hoops in this state,” and added, "personally I’m not a memI ber of any organized party—l'm a I Democrat.” > Rogers contributed liberally, but i anonymously, to the campaign cofi fers of the Democrats, but on num- . I erous occasions he appeared on Republican programs when benefits . were being staged to raise funds II for that party's war chest. He was shrewd observer of polit--11 ical trends and was in constant J touch with all sections of the country by correspondence and personal contact. i Many people still believe that the humorist once was mayor of ! Beverly Hills. Calif. He rejoiced , in the title for severaj years and had a world of fun pretending that he was the political boss. How- ’ i ever, he never was more than “honorary mayor.” One of the comedian’s greatest 1 ' delights were the national convenj ’ tions of the two principal political * parties and when Democrats and ' \ Republicans get together next ' | summer to name their standard bearers for the following four j years, there will be a terrific gap f 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE? SEVEN)

HOUSE PASSES FLOOD CONTROL BILL THURSDAY Fourteen Million Provided For Control Work In Indiana Washington, Aug. 23 — <U.R) — The house last night passed the omnibus flood control bill, authorizing expenditure of 1370,450,000 on 255 flood control projects, scattered over 30 states. The measure now goes to the senate. House sponsors claim to have assurances from Sen. Joseph B. Robinson. Ark., senate majority I leader, that it will be acted on I this session. Rep. William J. Driver, D., Ark., sponsor of the measure, pointed out that the measure makes no ■ appropriation but merely authorI izes the work. He emphasized that purpose of the bill was to provide congres- , sional authorization for the projects in case the works progress administration should decide to undertake any of the individual ( projects. < Rep. Robt. F. Rich, R.. Pa., member of the house flood control committee, who led the oppo- 1 sition to the measure, described it as a "pork barrel” bill and: warned that eponsors of the indi-; vidual projects would come back i to congress asking for appropria- , tions next year if they are not al- < located funds by WPA. largest share of the authoriza-; tion would go to California, which has projects in the bill totalling i $79,607,000. Arkansas, with s6l,- 1 135,000 is second, and Oklahoma I is third with $53,977,000. Gigantic Program Indianapolis. Aug. 23— (IJ.R) — A gigantic flood control program involving expenditure of about ' $14,000,000 in Indiana is provided in the omnibus bill passed by the house of representatives last i night. Municipal government officials, ( SeONT4MU»g> ON HfItMRW) ROGERS. POST UIDTO REST High Tribute Paid To Famous Humorist And Noted Aviator ’ Hollywood, Aug. 23—(UP)—Will Rogers, having received the highest tribut ? ever offered a iprivate citizen. rested today in a stone vault in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, awaiting the time when he will be return.d to Oklahoma. That his body would be sent there was certain, for during lifetime the cowboy-humorist expressed such a d sire and his family gave concrete eviden. e that his wish was a command. This was illustrated during ceremonies yesterday when his coffin remained <los;d despite the desire of 50,000 people, who filed past it while it lay in state, and of close friends who attended the last rites at the \V»e Kirk O’ the Theater at Forest Lawn, to have a last glimpse at th? kindly face of the actor. Rogers had requested that none but relatives sse his body after death. That request was carried out. His widow, Mrs. Betty Blake Rogers, and his diiildren, Mary, Will, Jr., and Jim. were expected to d. ide witi.iin the next few days i when the body will be returned to I th.? state where he was born and i where he started his rise to internaI tional fame. Mrs. Rogers, who almost collapsJed during the impressive rites for her husband, was reported much im(CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) O To Continue Union Services Two Weeks Union services will continue in Decatur for at least two more Sunday evenings, according to a decision reached after .last Sunday evening's service at the Baptist church. The a’tendance and spirit of the entire series of union Sunday evening meetings has been exceptionally fine and it was felt wise to continue for at least two more weeks. The next service will be held in the United Brethren church at 7:30 1 p. m. Sunday, with the Rev. H. R. 1 Carson of the Methodist Episcopal church as the speaker. His sub--1 ject will be, “The Spirit in Pres-ent-Day Church Activities.” A cor- ' dial invitation is extended the general public to attend.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, August 23, 1935.

* CONCERT TONIGHT * | I i The American Legion city | | band, under the direction of | Bob White, will present a coni cort on the court house lawn | | this evening at 8 o'clock. The | I band will leave Monday morn- | j Ing for Indianapolis, where the I | local organization will take j | part in the state convention. | COAL CONTROL BILL IS NEAR FINAL PASSAGE Borah Amendment Kept In Measure By Congress Conferees Washington, August 22 —(UP) — House and senate conferees agreed today to retain in the Guffey coal bill the lEorah amendment striking out a house .provision which would have exempted bituminous operators from the anti-trust laws. Conferees also agreed to retain a senate amendment exempting farm cooperative organizations from marketing and labor (provisions of th? bill. The section would permit cooperative to d?al in coal without regard for minimum prices to beset . up under the bill. Senate conferees receded from an amendment changing the set-up of marketing areas, and from one dividing m mbership of the nationial bituminous coal labor board • among political parties. The ihouse | agr ed to a senate provision ipl»c---j Ing employes of the bituminous coal commission on a civil service status. Another senate change agreed to , by house conferees would permit io al employ? organizations to choose representatives for collective .bargaining. The house draft sp.cified that thes? representatives must be selected by a "national” . organization of employes. Sen. M. M. Neely, D., W. Va.. ex-1 I plained th“ .purpose was to permit , thq miners of Western Kentucky. who are not affiliated with any na-, "fional organization, to choose their own agents. N<ely said he expected tbe senate would adopt the conference, report. Little difficulty was anticipated by bouse leaders in obtaining approval of tiliat body. Tells Stories Os Brutal Killings Auburn. Calif., Aug. 23 —(U.R) — Stories of brutal killings released in serial form by Earl Cramer, 21 year old former sailor who “didn’t like people around him," | sent Placer county authorities today in search of the bodies of two more of the 27 persons he intimated he had slain. Either a collosal liar or one of the most cold blooded blue beards in history, young Cramer reportedly intended to tell about “two or three killings," every day until the whole list of his purported victims had been covered. The bodies of two of hie victims already have been found in the Fulda Flats areas. EXPECT RECORD LEGION CROWD State Convention Opens in Indianapolis Saturday Indianapolis, Ind.. Aug. 23 —(UP) Early registrations today indicated a record attendance at the 17th annual convention of the Indiana department of the .American Legion. The four-day meeting will open hers tomorrow and approximately 20,000 .persons are expected to attend. “We are ready, come on boys” Judge Wilfred Bradshaw, president of the Indianapolis American Legion corporation, said today. Frank M. Kcesa, state department commander, urged the Legionnaires to "bring the family.” Enterainment features and committee meetings are scheduled for tomorrow. The opening session of the convention will be held Sunday afternoon. John Thomas Taylor, Washington, D. C., National legislative vice chairman of th? Legion, will outline the organization’s bonus fight at th? national capitol in the principal address. Drum and bugle corps .eoiripe tition also is scheduled for Sunday, (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)

SUGAR PAYMENT FIGURES GIVEN Advance 1934 Sugar Beet Payment Totals $131,369.60 County Agent Archbold of Adams county, states that the total advance 1934 sugar beet payment for the Decatur factory district totals $131,369.60. There are thirteen Indiana and Ohio counties in the Decatur factory district and it was pro rata to the counties in the following amounts: Adams, $22,809.70, Allen $31,727.80. Jay $331.80, Wells $9,224.00, Huntington $1,091.20, and Randolph $5,331.00. All of Indiana. Mercer $6,086.10, Van Wert $40,904.70. Darke $4,031.60, Paulding $729.90, Putnam $5,280.50, Allen $3,728.70. and Auglaize $92.60. All of Ohio. The final 1934 payment will be 75c per ton and the advance 1935 payment will be 80e per ton making a total of $1.55 per ton. The local cost will not exceed 5c per ton and more than likely will be 4c a ton which will mean a net return of at least $1.50 per ton for the two remaining payments. It is estimated that the three checks received by the growers this year will net the Indiana counties the following sums of money: Adams $67,024.25, Allen $79,319.50, Jay $829.50. Wells $23,060.00. Huntington $2,728.00, and Randolph $13,327.50. The fol- | lowing Ohio counties: Mercer. $15,215.25, Van Wert $102,261.75, Darke $10,079.00. Paulding $1,824.(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O Ehler Listed Among Leading Salesmen — For the third time thus year J. L. Ehler has pla:?d among the agents of the New York Life Insurance i company who during a month wrote la large volum 1 of insurance. Mr. Ehler stands 103 in a list of j 200 leading insurance agents. It is the third time this year he has won I thia position. The record was made I for the m: nth of July. SCHOOL ZONES ARE UNCHANGED Ward School Zones In City Are Unchanged From Last Year The zones forth. ward schools in the city will remain unchanged this year, Walter J. Krick, superintend- ; ent of the city schools announced ! today. Pupils of the first four grades i who live in the city limits east of I the Pennsylvania railroad tracks 1 and north of Adame street will attend the North Ward school. Pupils living east of the Pennsylvania railroad and south of .Adams street will attend the South Ward Pupils living west of the Pennsylvania railroad will attend the West Ward. All pupils attending the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades will attend the Central building. Children eligible to attend the first grade must be six years of age before February 1, 1£36. The city leathers will join me rural and Berne teachers at the annual teachers’ institute to be held in the high school building Tuesday. On Monday, September 2, Labor Day. the city teachers will meet with Superintendent Krick and the five principals to receive their annual instructions. School will begin Tuesday, Seiptember 3, in all of the city schools. Pupils will be given their book lists and assignments and study will be begun. This w.ll count as the first day of school, as an attendance record will be taken. oPresident Signs 1935 Banking Act Washington, Aug. 23. — (U.R) — President Roosevelt today signed the banking act of 1935, giving the administration further broad powers over the nation’s banking and credit. A group of treasury officials wit- ! nessed the signing. The bill remakes the federal reserve board into a more powerful unit and gives it authority to control credit through virtual power to dictate open market operations of the regional banks. o WEATHER Fair tonight and Saturday; rising temperature Saturday.

!PROPOSED CITY I SCHOOL BUDGET i IS INCREASED Proposed Levy For 1936 Is 24 Cents Higher Than In 1935 Exhasuted reserves and the necessity of making repairs in buildings which have been untouched for nearly five years will make i It necessary tt> increase the budget for the school city next year, Walter J. Krick, superintendent of the city schools announced today. A 24-cent Increase in the levy for 1936 is being requested. The ; present rate is 91 cents and a $1.15 levy is proposed. No increase In salaries will be made to teachers for the 1935-36 . I school term because they were fix- . ed in the budget prepared in 1934. • Four resignations in the schools of i' teachers drawing total annual sal- • aries of $4,900 were accepted by II the school board for the 1935-36 term. These posts were filled by ( consolidations and the hiring of one new teacher at an annual cost ;' of $1,575, making a total savings in i the 1935-36 school year for salaries , of $3,325. f The new act requiring increases , in the minimum salaries of teachi ers will go into effect for the 193637 school term. Unless an increase ' Is made through transfers to Dei catur no new teachers will be hir-1 ed in 1936-37. Some of the teachers are now below and some above 1 the new minimum salaries. It is the plan of the school board |to equajize the salaries, raising ■ them all above the minimum and « hrough retaining the present consolidations in the faculty to meet i the increased salaries through the ■ 3 savings made this year in the ? elimination of three teachers, j In other words, the total payroll in 1936-37 wil’ be approximately j the same as the total for the 1934s 35 salaries. The money will be j divided, however, between 34 teache ers. instead of 37 as was done in , the 1934-35 term. Each of the 34 ' teachers will receive individual in- 1 i m-aees which will total a figure approximately the same as the to- ' tai received by 37 teachers during ' the last term. I Decreased levies, together with | lowered valuations, during the past , tive years have compelled the school city to draw upon its re- • I serves. On July 31, 1931, the school city had reserves larger (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) Mary Genieve W eber Undergoes Operation I Miss Mary Geni?ve Weber, daugh-' ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Weber,, , 604 West Adams street, underwent j- a major operation at the St. Vincent’s Hospital in Indianapolis at , ’ I 8 o’clock this morning, and accordi ing to word received by the grand- : parents here, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. ' Black, she was getting along nice1 ly ' The operation was performed on ‘ | Miss Weber’s uip. She will remain I I at th? hospital for two or three : weeks before being removed to her • home here, it was stated. j i o STATE EXCISE OFFICER SHOT 1 Former Convict Arrested In Wounding Os State Officer $ Bloomington, Ind., Aug. 23 —(UP) —Dewey IBoshears. 45, a former iconvict, was arrested here early today ' in connection with the. shooting of 3 Walter Krienke. 43, a state excise • enforcement officers, during a t liqurr raid. Krienke suffered a shattered bona in the right arm when he was struck by a bullet as police, who had been refused admittance to Boehear’s [; home, fired several shots at a man se n running from a rear door. Boshears was convicted of bhe j slaying of a policeman* during a } similar raid in the prohibition era . and was sentenced to 1-10 years in 1 state prison in Dwen circuit court. He served one year and was ■ . paroled. • Approximately 47 state excise en-1 .. for.cement officers, state police and 1 and federal agents conducted a ser-1 i- ies of 18 raids simultaneously here r I last night. Eight (persons were ars rested, four being released on bond. Krienke told Capt. Ray Hinkle of the state police he did not believe' the prisoner shot him and that he might have been wounded by an ac-1 comtplice or by an accidental shot of a fellow officer.

Senator Couzens Is Reported Improved Rochester, Minn., Aug. 23 - <U.R) ' —Senator James Couzens of Mich i igan was reported “very much | Improved” today. Dr. Will Mayo, after examining I Couzens this morning, found him j in better condition than had been j expected. He said Couzens spent ’ a restful night but has not been I able to take nourishment since an ’ operation yesterday for removal of a kidney. The family, called from Detroit Wednesday, remained at i Couzens' bedside. o McNUTT TALKS TO DEMOCRATS Indiana Governor Sounds Keynote For Young Democrats Milwaukee. Aug. 23 — (UP) — Young Demo rats of the nation | aim d sharp attacks at what they term d the “feeble" Republican issue of un onstitutional government i at the opening of their annual convention today. Gov. Paul V. McNutt of Indiana sounded the keynote of tbe convention with a charg-? that Republicans ; “invented” unconstitutional gov- ■ ernm nt. “Why all this hue and cry about ' ’ the New Deal's defiant of the con-, I i-titution?” ihe asked after declare ; i ing that Republicans “have hit upon the f ebliest (kind of an issue for their 1936 campaign.” "Pricr to 1933, during th? Admin-' istrationa of Harding. Hoover and I Coolidge, the Republicans passed i tive measures which were unconI dtitutional.” More than 5,000 delegates are expected before tomorrow night when ■he convention ends with a radio ad dress from Washington by Presidnt Roosevelt. The President had been scheduled to deliver hie address in erson but the cloeing sessions of congress held him in Wash- ! ington. Mr. Roosevelt’s personal represen- , tative at the convention is George ! K. Earle, 111, 35-year-old Governor of Pennsylvania Indianapolis appeared to be in the lead for the 1936 convention. Other cities bidding for the meeting included St. Paul, Houston, Tex., and Jacksonville, Fla. o Balloonist Badly Injured In Fall Warsaw, Ind., Aug. 23 —(UP)— Charles Huggins, 41, Indianapolis stunt ballonist, was in a serious condition in McDonald hospital today j from injuries suffered in a 50 foot I fall during a 4-H club carnival at . Mentone. The balloonist went aloft, swinging from the trapeze rail of the bag ■ for a double (parachute jump. As the balloon left tj? ground Huggins and his two parachutes swung beneath the guy rope of a 50 foot pole which was uprooted and carried into the air. The rep? twisted itself around Huggins’ neck and in an effort to i free himself, he apparently cut loose the parachutes, hurtling to the ground.

Mussolini Discusses His Purposes Toward Ethiopia

(Editor's note: The following exclusive interview with Premier' Benito Mussolini was given to Ed L. Keen, European vice-president of the United Press, whose journalistic feasts in Europe have been | famous since before the war.) By Ed L. Keen European vice-president of The United Press (Copyright 1935 in all countries by United Press) Rome, Aug., 23.—(U.R)—“A solution of the Ethiopian problem must, be something radical and conclus- j ive,” Premier Benito Mussolini declared today. “Ethiopia cannot continue as a. weapon—a modern weapon, not an ! ancient lance — pointed at Italy’s | back.’’ With these words, spoken delib-1 erately but emphat-ica’ly and with [ flashing eyes, Il Duce, on the eve j ■ of his departure for northern Italy I to attend the most exhaustive mill- [ tary maneuvers since the World War, concluded an hour's inter-: | view with the United Press in which he discussed with much frankness Italy’s position in East Africa, her motives and aims and justification for her course of action. As the premier talked in excel-. lent English, I recalled our first meeting seven years ago when he! had just begun learning the lang-'

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OPPOSITION TO i UTILITY BILL I SWEPT ASIDE — Powerful Democratic Majority Forces Bill Through House Washington, Aug, 23 — (U.R) The administration swept aside exposition that had blocked utility legislation for six months today and rushed a modified WheelerRayburn holding company bill to--1 ward enactment. A senate compromise which rej tained the controversial “death ! sentence” in revised form was I taken back to conference for formal approval after being rammed through the house by a powerful Democratic majority. House opposition which twice before had blocked acceptance of the senate's "death sentence” for i “unnecessary" holding companies, crumbled last night before the determined assault of administra- ! tion leaders actively directed by I President Roosevelt. I The house, which once had rejected the “death sentence” by a . 70-vote margin, failed to withI stand the pressure of last-minute i appeals by Democratic leaders and I the threat to hold congress in l session until a bill satisfactory to I the president was passed. The vote to accept the compromise was 219 to 142. Administration spokesmen saw 1 the "compromise” as a senate victory. Benjamin Cohen, chief draftsman of the bill, explained that it contains most of the rigor of the original death sentence. : Foes of the compromise called it the original senate provision “in disguise.” The original death sentence called for mandatory dissolution of unessential utility bolding companies' beyond the first degree after 1942, except when the federal power commission made exemptions under an order of public convenience and necessity. * The compromise asserts there cannot be more than one holding I company and a subholding company sor 1 each integrated public utility system. An essential difference in the old and new clauses is that the securities and ex- | change commission would be diI rected to do the eliminating. ' Under terms of the compromise no utility holding company moro than twice removed from the operating concern would be allowed to survive, and only those holding frnVTTNTTED ON PAGE STX) q Indianapolis Seeks Rehearing Os Case Indianapolis. Ind., Aug. 23 —(UP) —Rehearing of a nase contesting power of th? state tax board to alter levies set by city councils was asked today in a petition by the city of Indianapolis before the (state supreme court. The supreme court recently up- ■ held the tax board’s authority and reversed a decision mad? by Mayor John W. Kern when die was a super- ' ior court judge.

uage. When I told him the object of my visit to Rome was to obtain first-hand information concerning Italy’s purposes and the reasons for them, about which the world at large and particularly America, is puzzled and to a considerable degree critical. Mussolini said: “For the past 40 years, Ethiopia has been hostile towards Italy. In order to avoid friction, we tried to come to an understanding with her and in 1928 we signed a treaty of friendship which she has since I consistently disregarded. "The situation has become worse and worse. She has attacked our I soldiers, killed out officials and ! civilians and has been preparing j an army to attack us. "We have therefore decided ito | take precautionary measures and for this reason, I have sent our soldiers to our colonies of Eritrea i and Somaliland. “I am not an enemy of any race but I insist that Italian rights be i respected by every race. That is what we intend to do in Ethiopia.” “Does the policy now being pursued by Italy in East Africa endanger the Stresa front (between ; Italy, France and Britain) and the i present European equilibrium?” I iasked. "I cannot believe,” he replied, i "that Italy's action in Ethiopia, . (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)