Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 194, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 November 1926 — Page 34

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PLAN MOVE FOR NAMES KTMAKE RADIO BILL LAW Authors to Seek Signatures of Congressional Presiding Officers. By Rosooe B. Fleming Times Staff Carre snondcnt WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.—Vice President Dawes and Speaker Dongworth will be asked to Sign the “stop-gap” radio resolution passed last June as Congress meets, Senator Dill of Washington says. The resolution was hastily passed when House and Senate failed to agree on radio legislation. It provided that all applicants for wave lengths must sign agreements that they do not consider themselves to have obtained vested rights in the ether. Dawes and Ixmgworth failed to get it in time to sign it before Congress adjourned, and later Secretary Hoover was deprived, by an opinion of the attorney general, of any power to refuse broadcasting licenses at all.' There are now GO3 stations licensed, with more licenses being issued every week. Propose Compromise Dill, author of the bill passed by the Senate, said he and Representative White, author of the House bill, would start conferences at once in an effort to present a compromise measure to the committee of House end Senate which could not agree before the Congress adjourned last summer. Dill's bill provides for a radio commission of five members, to be paid sl2 ,000 a year each and to have complete control over radio and over broadcasting of power when that is perfected. Dill contends that radio is such a big subject as to require independent control in the Government. Ownership of the ether Is affirmed forever to be in the people. Gives Hoover Power White’s bill continues Secretary Hoover in charge, subject to a board of radio appeal, and affirms the authority Hoover has been exercising under the 1912 radio law. Both bills require equitable treat ment of persons, seeking to broadcast, but Dill's specifically demands that if one political candidate is allowed to broadcast his opponent be given the same privilege. "I think that’s one provision which will stay in,” he said. “Several Senators I have seen since my return have told of one-sided coi.trol of broadcasting in the recent campaigns and say the compromise bill must contain that clause.”

BRITISH STRIKE STILL SERIOUS 1,582,000 Unemployed Are Seeking Jobs. LONDON, Nov. 18. —Employment In Great Britain during September, though showing a further slight improvement on the whole, continued to be severely affected, by the coalmining stoppage. Unemployment was most noted in the following industries: Iron mining, steel, tinplate, heavy engineering, shipbuilding, cotton, lace, Jute, linen, pottery and glass bottle. In the building trades and in agriculture the siti'lation was satisfactory. Among the 11,900,000 workers insured against unemployment under the Unemployment Insurance Acts In Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on Sept. 20, 13.9 per cent wereunemployed, compared with 14.2 per cent at the end of August and 12 per ! cent at the same date in 1925. These percentages include only those coal miners who were not disqualified for benefit under the acts by reason of j the strike. The percentage of unemployed | was 13.8 at the end of September, among the members of those trade unions from which returns are received by the British ministry of labour. This compares with 13.3 per cent unemployed at the end of August and with 11.4 per cent at the end of September, 1925. There were approximately 1,582,000 applicants for employment registered at the employment exchanges in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Os this number 1,198,000 were men, 295,000 -were women and the remainder,- 89,000, were boys and girls; at the end of August this year the total number registered was 1,606,000 and at the end of September, 1925, it was 1,401,000. JAPANESE RULERS MOVE Emperor and Empress Will Soon Live In New Palace. Bu United Press TOKYO, and Empress probably will move into the main building of the new Imperial Villa at Hiyama towards the end of this month, according to an announcement of the Household Department. The Japanese rules now are living in a temporary building near the main structure which is nearing completion. Their Majesties are expected to remain at Hiyama through the winter. BLIND MAN IS UNIQUE Mendicant Sits Under Sign Saying: “Forget Not Me.” Bu United Press PARIS, Nov. 19.—Seated on the sidewalk In front of the Hotel Claridge, headquarters of American and British tourists, an old man strummed a squeaky guitar. On a placard In front of him was printed in French the words “Aveugle. Seul.” (Blind, Alone). Undepneath, for the benefit of prospective generous hearted travellers, appeared in English. th<j words: "Forget Not Me.”

New Uniforms for Police

Left to right; George Cox, Charles Eltrhardt, Patrolman Marion Van Sickle, and R. H. Mulvihill.

Any one around police headquarters about 7 a. m. today might have thought it was Santa Claus’s headquarters. Snow was flying and every officer carried an armload of bundles. Today the entire police force changed uniforms. The loqg overcoat, the flopping trousers, the block type caps are gone, the service and rank markings are changed. The new police uniform has the military type cap, minus the silver and gold stars on the sides. The Sergents have metal red white and blue chevrons on the cap, instead of on the coat sleeves. Captains and lieutenants have gold bars instead

LEVIATHAN MAKES ROUGHESI VOYAGE (Continued From Page 1) for Rappahannock landings, the 150ton bay steamer Annie Kent was reported today to have burned to the water’s edge. The Merchants and Miners passenger boat Juanita, which stood by and took off the little craft’s crew of three. SHIP BELIEVED ADRIFT Aid Being Rushed to Crippled Lake Freighter. Bu United Press DULUTH, Minn., Nov. 19.—The freight steamer Peter A. B. Widener, was believed to be disabled and drifting helpless In Lake Superior off Duluth today. She lost her rudder Wednesday and has been at the mercy of the elements since, having drifted from J the rock of ages, 100 miles distant. Her two anchors were reported dragging, Thursday night. Tug3 were to put out from the port today to put lines on the vessel and tow her to port. The Widener Is a 7,054 ton freighter. WAVES POUND STEAMER Tug Crews Report No Sign of Life Aboard Lake Ship. Bu United Press SAULT ST. MARIE, Mich., Nov. 19. —In the wake of a severe storm which lashed northern Michigan, Wednesday and Thursday, the lake steamer Cottonwood of Bay City, Mich., was reported today pounding to pieces on Copper Mine Point, Ont., while damage of several thousand dollars extent was reported from shore cities and towns. Tugs which put out yesterday to rescue the Cottonwood reported no signs of its crew had been found and that it was impossible to board the craft, because of the waves. 300 PASSENGERS SAFE French Steamer Aground—Reported Badly Damaged. Bu United Press ROME, Nov. 19.—Three hundred passengers have been taken off the stranded French steamer Braga, a

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of fold stars, the inspectors oak leafs, and the Chief, eagles. The trousers are military style for wear with puttees. The overcoat is short and ranking officers are privileged to wear the military form fitting coat. R. H. Mulvihill, representive of the Cincinnati company from which the uniforms were bought, and Charles Ehrhardt, have been fitting the uniforms to the officers in a basement room at police headquarters for the past two days. Sergt. George Cox was in charge of distribution. The entire uniform order totalled nearly $15,000. Each officer Is required to pay for his own outfit.

message from the Island of Rhodes said, and were en route today aboard a FTench steamer to Beirut, Syria. The Braga was reported to have been severely damaged when she went ashore near Llpso Island. TO URGE MERGER PROBE Walsh Heads 23 Senators in Inquiry of Alleged Irregularities. WASHINGTON. Nov. 19.—Senator Walsh of- Montana will press for passage in the Senate of his resolution authorizing the most sweeping into trust mergers and monopolies ever attempted soon after the Senate meets. The Federal trade commission is now considering an informal petition from twenty-three Senators, headed by Walsh, to the same end, Secretary Johnson said today. No action on it has yet been taken. SI,OOO SLANDER VERDICT Bu United Press TRENTON, N. J., Nov. 19.—A Judgment of SI,OOO was awarded Miss Theresa Fetzer, Bible worker of the Reformed Seventh Day Adventist Church, In her SIOO,OOO | slander suit against the Rev. Dr. James A. Clark of Trenton, president of the New Jersey Seventh Day Adventist ’Conference, by a jury in Supreme Court here Thursday night. The suit grew out of accusations said to have been made by Dr. Clark In a speech at Akron, Ohio, charging her with intimacy with Dr. J - . H. Miller, an evangelist in the Reformed Church. ADEPT* HOGS GRAND RIVER. Kan.—After his corn field had been flooded, Bob Patj ton, farmer, turned his hogs loose on it. They became so adept at swimming out to the half-submerged corn and carrying ears back to dry ; land, that he says he is going to train them to retrieve ducks and use them in place of hunting dogs. HOUSE BOAT NO BAIL NEW YORK—A house boat isn’t any legal security at all. A couple recently brought into the court of Judge Boote of Yonkers offered their house boat, docked on the Hudson River, as bail. The judge refused the security as “the boat may be there now, but when I want It, it may have floated to New Jersey.” The couple went te jail.

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MERGER FIGHT UNITY PLANNED (Continued From Page 1) the city and others interested more time to prepare proved futile. When the commissioners assembled in the forenoon they faced an array of legal talent both pro and con. Motions were f.led questioning the jurisdiction of the commission In the case and asking for continuances of varying lengths. The matter was put off until Thursday afternoon and the hearing moved from the commissioner’s offices into the Supreme Court chambers at the Statehouse. When reconvened the first motion taken up was the one attacking the commission's jurisdiction, but attorneys quickly swung again into the matter of seeking a delay. These arguments were led by Frederick E. Matson, representing the Chamber of Commerce, who con tended that attorneys questioning the jurisdiction the commission had not had adequate time to prepare their arguments and he fought for a few days delay. Attorney General Arthur H. Gilliam supported this contention as being "in the public interest.” Moves Fought Branding as “frivolous” the protests of the Chamber of Commerce, James W Fesler, attorney for the Indianapolis Power and Light Company, insisted that the commission proceed at onoe with the hearing. He referred to the charges brought by Corporation Counsel Alvah J. Rucker that the Insull utility group in Chicago hr.d contributed $19,000 to the 1924 Indiana political campaign to • procure a public service commission favorable to the “Insullation” of the State. Carl H. Mote, leader of Insull’s local legal staff, declared he saw no reason why the case should be delayed, and questioned the seriousness of motions of the Chamber and other civic organizations tc- delay the hearing. "No wonder the utility are ready to hear this case now. have been preparing for It for months and months and months,” Matson declared, concluding the argument. After a short conference the commission deferred arguments on the motion to dismiss, for want of jurisdiction, until Monday morning. Retiring to its suite on the fourth floor of the Statehouse. the commission held an informal reception for Harley L. Clarke, head of the hold Ing company for the Indianapolis Light and Heat company. After a handshaking session in the corridor, Clarke retired to the private office of Commissioner Frank Wampler. Mote also was conspicous, chatting first with Clarke and then with th** different commissioners. Commlsioner Jones was the only member of the State body who did not parti clpate In the merrymaking. Clarke left the city Thursday night, but was to return for resump tion of the hearing Monday In Feder al Court. 'Thursday Clarke filed a $250,000 libel suit against Rusker, the suit growing out of the $19,000 campaign fund charges. BAG AND SBO DISAPPEAR Woman Tells of Mysterious Vanishing—Other Thefts Reported. Mrs. J. F. Wells, Greenwood, Ind., R. R. 2, has asked police to investigate the mysterious disappearence of her traveling bag, and contents, SBO in cash and wearing apparel valued at $l2O. Mrs. Wells said she arrived in town at the Union Station, took a taxi to the Traction Terminal and after the cab drove away, discovered the bag was gone. The driver later asserted -be had placed it on the sidewalk beside her. A pickpocket took $lB from Fred C. Tulis, Sheldon, 111., while he was on the Circle he told police. Isaac Drew, 1510 N. Illinois St., said a watch valued at SSO was taken from his business place, 152 McLean PI. TWO DROWN IN AUTO. Bu United Press ALLIANCE, 0., Nov. 19.—Wayne Harbert of New Philadelphia and Dean Roby of Minerva were drowned near here today when the automobile in which they were riding plundged from a bridge into four feet of water In Minerva Park, south of here. Two other occupants of the automobile were rescued.

I used to be a “tincup-tinkler”

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I'm the original chap who said, “I want to see where my money goes, and hear it jingle when it falls!” By MAXWELL DROKE I’M AIMING this message fight at MY kind of man- the fellow who believes in first person singular methods when it comes to handing out charity donations. A Believe me, Sir, I know just how you feel about this thing. Upon t time, once, I was mesmerized by the tinkle in the tincup. I wanted to dole out my dollars where I could get a personal eyeful of self satisfaction. • # * But the Community Fund folks have convinced me that my small-town notions won’t work in this modern metropolis. . Twenty-five years ago, when you and I and the century were young together, we could handle our charity problem personally. We knew the pedigree of our poor—who they were, and how they got that way. What’s more to the point, we knew exactly how to help them get out of the rut and into the race.

Nowadays we are just as eager to aid. Wo don’t have to be sold on the idea that we are our brother’s keeper. But we no longer know where to find our unfortunate brothers. . And we haven’t time to hunt. Getting right down to cases, you and*l know mighty few poor—pitifully poor —people. We just naturally don’t come in contact with them. Os course, there are professional beggars who dot the downtown district (Community Fund executives have the history of nearly every one; many of them boast bulging bank balances.) But we seldom meet the REAL people —who are too proud tq t beg. Honest, struggling folks who try so*i hard to make ends meet, against the hopeless odds of sickness and misfortune. Those are the folks WE want to reach. And it’s the business of Community Fund workers to FIND these folks and to lend them a helping hand on the highway to happiness. • *

The INDIANAPOLIS COMMUNITY FUND “It's Everybody’s Job ”

Let’s not be fugitives from facts. Goodness knows, we’re urban-minded about everything else. Let’s realize here and now that charity in Indianapolis today is a business —a business that demands experts trained in the art human service. —iiik • After all, ours is the EASY part. We donate 4 a few dollars once a year—and forget. But these social service workers are right on the job, a dozen months in the year ; doing the hard and humdrum tasks. Let’s help the Community Fund in this business of sewing silver linings in the storm clouds of life. Your opportunity will come in the next few days. No one is going to dictate the amount yon shall give. You know what yon can honestly and decently afford. Don’t dodge! Give till your conscience whispers, “Attaboy!”

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