Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 285, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 April 1929 — Page 13

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BARE UTILITIES ' USE UF BANKS IN PROPAGANDA Power Firms Urged Aid of Financiers to Influence Legislation. F I ,„•■ ■ . ■ >■ll WASHINGTON April 13. Power companies intend '•> use bankers in all parts of Hie country to further their legislative program, it r rcvraled in documents just made part of the ofTicial record of the federal trade commission's inquii*y into propaganda method . .Several years ago the (National Plectric Light Association organized a "relations w ith financial institutions committee and plans v ere made for geogiaphic divisions of the association organizing similar local committees 'lhe intent of these was indicated in a letter written by A. W. Roberton. vice-chairman ot the national committee, to If. A. Fountain of the Ohio Public Service Company oi Cleveland, in 1327. "I can not emphasi e too strongly flic ii“cd for commencing our work without delay, especially the work which can be done locally, he said. "The federal congre; convi December. Beyond the question of a doubt one ot the leading contro\rrsial subjects to be discussed on the floor of the congress will be this question ot government entrance into what, has beep look* and upon in America as a field for private enterprise. "The. banker, especially the local hanker, w ields considerable influence and can be of immeasurable assistance in our behalf if we will take immediate steps to acquaint him with the public utility situation and the. viewpoint of our industry on the government ownership proposition.’’ Another letter on the same subject was more specific. It, said 'lt is well known that the bankers in the small town has a, great deal of influence not only on the attitude of the public mind but also of matters affecting legislation either local, state or national. • Nearly always he is in immediate contact with the state representative, state legislator and frequently with a, congressman. Certainly in matters affecting finance he wields a large influence." EDGAR RICHARDSON TO BE BURIED ON FRIDAY Prominent Lumberman Lived in City All His Life. Funeral services for Edgar Richardson. 56. of 1718 Ashland avenue, will be held at 3 p. m. Friday from the home Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. Mr. Richardson died Tuesday at his home. He had lived in Indianapolis all his life. For thirty years he had been the buyer for he Long-Knight Lumber Company, and was the sec-retary-treasurer of the Indiana Lumbermen's Association. Surviving him arc his mother, Mrs. Mary E. Richardson: the w idow 7 , Mrs. Lillian Lowry Richardson: a daughter. Mrs. June Ross, all of Indianapolis, and a brother, Fred Richardson of Detroit. Mr. Richardson was a member of the Third Christian chuich and the Rev. William F. Rothenburger. pastor. will officiate at the funeral.

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SKIPPY DOLLS UP A BASEBALL TEAM • _____ Percy Crosby Creates a Bunch of American Youngsters That Makes the Book a Fun Classic. RI WALTER D. HICKMAN NOT since the days of "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" has my funny been Hckled so truly American as it was while I was reading Skippy. Perry Crosby has created Skippy. the village imp of Morrisville. and his pals —Jim Lovering, the tobacco spittin’ milkman who was lorc p d out ot business when the health board became highbrow and demanded "guarmtced milk": Krausmeyer and his grocery. Mrs. Barkenteen and her penny candy store: Barrelhead, the excuse writin' shark for the school gang: Sook; . that human little youngster who was always looking at the wolf at his door and all the others, with such telling effect, that the author

| has given us one of the outstanding I I gems in true American humbr. Skippy before being created on i I the typewriter was and is a much j beloved comic -drip appearing in the j I dailies. He and his pals as well as his j | enemies have been created by j Perry Crosby, both ax a cartoon character and as a book character, j Skippy has just been published, ! bv O. P. Putnam s Sons and sells for j j $2.50. j Just a-s "Mrs. Wiggs’’ and "Lovey Mary" was adult reading, just so is "Skippy.’’ This American lad and ; small town chums arc typical of , every American town. It probably reflects more humor- j j ously and dramatically the small : town life of a bunch of youngsters than any other book in recent years. ; The author is looking at Skippy j and his gang through adult eyes j and the treatment is adult. I can not call Skippy the typical American ! youngster, but rather he seems to b r the wise composite of all of ’lis j American brothers. Skippy is not another Tom Sawyer j n that the real boy is presented Skippy will be understood arid 'c.ed by adults all over the land because every parent will see some irait of either comedy or tragedy in Skippy that has been reflected in their toy. Around Skippy centers tne life of Morrisville. Jim Lovering, the milk man who sees progress and modern real estate methods turn the old town into a modern city, is as expertly and humanly drawn as Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. One of the honest to goodness chapters in ‘‘Skippy’’ are those devoted to a scheming real estate promoter who causes Skippy to organize a baseball team. It is cleverly human work on part of the author the way he creates the human suspense of Skippy and his pals waitin’ at the depot for the uniforms to come in. In the meantime the boys had not been practicing, but, had been delivering free of charge handbills for the benevolent, real estate agent announcing the opening of anew sub- ! division of Morrisville. j And it is pathetic when the kids | were never able to play in the subi division because the carpenters began work at once. But the youngsters wore their beloved uniforms, one of the gang even wearing his to bed and another ruining his by dropping soft boiled egg all over it. The school room scenes, the big show, the church singin’ and the death of little Sooky have been drawn with a tender understanding of what is tragedy and comedy in the life of boys. "Skippy” will be the most loved and cherished book of the year. That I have no doubt. Read "Skippy” and love itif u BENEFIT SHOW TO BE GIVEN TONIGHT Entertainers now appearing in Indianapolis theaters will join at the Indiana at 11:30 o'clock tonight and give the -annual National Vaudeville Association s benefit per- j formance. In addition to this stage entertainment, the bill also provides a ; number of sound and dialogue mo- \ lion picture attractions. Lester Huff, organist at the Palace, will open the program with a special organ solo which he has prepared for the occasion. Following him will be presentations featuring such celebrated stars as Jack j North. Bobby Gilbert, the Osaka I brothers, Joe Christy and company, j Holland and Den, and Bennett and Richards. Charlie Davis and Ins Indiana theater stage band also will be present with a specialty in addition to the presentation of the acts. The combined bill has been arranged with headline selections from the Palace, the Lyric, the Circle and | the Indiana theaters. All of the funds collected at the box office tonight will go to the N. V. A. for benefit work being done by that association, according to Cullen E. Espy, general chairman in charge of arrangements. The program is to begin as soon

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as the Indiana has been emptied following the regular last performance tonight. n e a PYLE’S Rl NNERS AND ENTERTAINERS HERE C. C. Pyle's across the country runners and his "Cross-Country Follies” are on view this afternoon ( and night at the Colonial. The runners are doing it on foot from New York to Los Angeles. In addition to the 184 runners who are competing for large cash prizes, the organization carries a vaudeville unit of entertainers. The entertainers include Frtedel and Mack, Claire Stone, Hickman Brothers, Mine. Duval's Dancing Debutantes, Andy Payne, w inner of last year's cross country derby: Florence Carr and Cleo Balcolm's Girl Syncopators. The Colonial this afternoon and evening does away with its regular show to make way for this special events. Other theaters today offer: “Smooth as Silk” at English's; ‘‘The Duke Steps Out” at the Palace; "Queen of the Night Clubs” at the Apollo: "Chinatowm Nights" at the Ohio: "Close Harmony at, the Indiana; ' The Letter” at the Circle, and ‘‘Laffin’ Thru” at the Mutual.

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U. S. REPLIES IN I'M ALONE SUII Written Defense Sent to Canadian Government. Ur lniti-1 F't fa WASHINGTON. April 18.—American defense of the coast guard's action in sinking the Canadian rum smuggler I'm Alone was in the hands of Canadian authorities today. I* will be made public after Canada has ail opportunity to examine and reply to the note. Secretary of State Henri L St unson forwarded the note yesterday to the Canadian legation It was in reply to a Canadian not*' protesting the I'm Alone incident. It is understood the coast guard action is justified in theory by the Ameri-

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car. rejoinder although there is some reason to doubt the actual sinking provoked enthusiastic support at the staff department. As to American rights to pursue and seize vessels on the high seas i under circumstances similar to those of the I'm Alone incident, it is understood the American note is emphatic, although friendly. MISSING GIG'. SOUGHT Jobs as Magazine Solicitors Blamed for Disappearance. Police believe jobs as “magazine solicitors” are responsible for the disappearance of Talcha race. 17. i and Maxine Wright Dugan. 23. from the Pace girl's home, 1116 Richland I street Tuesday. Talcha wore a lighl suit, yellow I scarf. lavender hat. dark green coat. Her companion wore a black coat, ! with gray fur. a blue woollen suit and black felt hat.

WISCONSIN ACTS ON DRY REPEAL House Wets Crush Enemies —Senate to Vote Today. Ur I'ttni ■! I'rrw MADISON, Wis., April* 18.—The Grob-Schmidt bill for repeal ol the state prohibition enforcement act, passed by the lower assembly branch Wednesday, was expected to be brought before the Wisconsin senate for immediate action today. With “dry" opposition apparently crushed by the recent referendum on the Severson act, in which Wisconsin voted almost two to one for repeal of the state dry law, supporters of the Grob-Schmidt bill met little opposition to their measure in

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the house. Only one speech was made against the bill The vote was 7 to 32. Some observers foresaw in the expected senate indorsement ot the measure, an embarassing problem for Governor Walter J- Kohler. Observers cited the tact that the governor would be placed in the position of signing the bill against the wishes of the dry forces which supported him in the last election and in vetoing it against the overwhelming sentiment expressed in the recent referendum. Recalls Cold April Day B’l lime* Spf'i'U ROSSVILLE. Ind.. April 16.—Ed Gray of Rossville remembers fiftylive years ago April 17. A few days before all fruit trees were in bloom and crops were exceptionally well along when on April 17. 1874 boys 1 skated until between 8 and 9 a. m. ; Gray does not know what the temperature was, but all fruit and crops ' were killed.