Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 179, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 December 1930 — Page 25

DEC. 5, 1930.

FIGHT IS FACED ON MEMBER OF POWER*? Hoover’s Appointment of Anti-Smith Carolinan Under Fire. hit Srripps-Tlword "Setcspnper Alliance WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 —On at least one of the five men President Hoover has appointed to the federal power commission a fight probably will be made in the senate. This one Is Frank R. McNlnch of North Carolina, appointed for a iour-year term. McNinch, recommended to Hoover by Senator F. M. Simmons, who was defeated in the last primary campaign, was chairman of the antiSmith Democratic campaign in North Carolina in 1928. As a result of this, at least part of the North Carolina delegation n congress will oppose McNinch on the ground that he is not a Democrat. The power act requires two of the five commissioners shall belong to that party. "I do not consider McNinch competent and the idea of charging him to the Democrats is ludicrous and preposterous,” said Representative Lindsay Warren of North Carolina today. "No Democratic senator can afford to vote for him.” McNinch lias been under fire in North Carolina for his refusal to make a return of his expenditures in the 1928 anti-Smith campaign. An inquiry probably will be made by the senate to determine whether harges that large contributions were made to him by power companies have any foundation. No opposition has developed to Ralph B. Williamson of Washington, Claude L. Draper (Wyo.) and Marcel Garsaud (La.), nominated by President Hoover last July. Garaud is the other Democrat required by law. George Otis Smith, selected for chairman of the board, has been director of the geological survey for twenty-three years, and senators were scrutinizing his record today to learn his stand on the issues that have come before him in that time. His department has compiled statistics on water power resources and developments for years, but lias had nothing to do with determining power policy. HERE’S A REAL ARMY OF PHONE OPERATORS Wrong Number Fluggers Go Through Flan and Fancy Drills. Bu SEA Service LONDON, Dec. s.—“ Telephone operators—halt! Stand at—switch. ‘Shun! Sic-ope—plugs! Old guard, one pace to the right, new guard one pace to the right. ’Shun. Fix plugs Old guard, dis—miss!” That’s the military routine which telephone operators go through in the Yorkshire telephone exchange. Under the sergeant-major-like gaze of a supervisor, telephone girls march with soldierly precision. Before they open the door to go to their boards, their headsets must be out and ready. Their left arms are bent in the fashion of an infantryman carrying a rifle—except that all they carry is a plug. Y. W. C. A. SPONSOR OF HAPGOOD ADDRESS Open Forum Onei of Series Directed by Industrial Committee. The industrial committee of the Y. W. C. A. and not the Y, M. C. A. .sponsored the open forum at the Y. W. C*. A Tuesday night when lowers Hapgood discussed unemployment. A misprint in Wednesday's Times made It appear the meeting was held at the Y. M. C. A. The forum was one of a series heing sponsored by the Y. W. C. A. industrial committee. IDLE EMPLOYES FED Radio Manufacturers Take Care of Many Jobless Workers. By Times Special CHICAGO. Dec. s.—The GrigsbyGrunow Company of Chicago, manufacturers of Malestic radio and Majestic electric refrigerator, is giving all of Its unemployed working men a basket of foodstuffs each week, enabling them to live during the depression. All that Is necessary Is for a former GrigsbyGrunow Majestic employe to call at the factory and get his basket each week. % William C. Grunow, president of the company, in addition has adopted ten of the destitute families for the period of unemployment. Grunow's gift was made through the Good Fellows’ fund of the Chicago Tribune and involves a payment of $1,045 monthly to meet the expenses of _ ten poor families whose needs and worthiness have been established by charity .workers. INHERITANCE TAX HIGH $1,636,202.61 Collections for Year Ending Oct. 1 Sets Record. Inheritance taxes collected by the state totaled $1,636,202.61 for the fiscal year ending Oct. 1, anew high, annual report of Clarence B. Ullum, state inheritance tax collector. discloses. This is the equivalent to a 3cent tax levy. There were 2,746 estimates handled of which 158 were nonresident and paid $39.207.85. The fiscal year total is a gain of $468,829.16 over the previous year ] and the largest collections since the law was first passed in 1913 SEEK TO HARNESS TIDE British Test Scheme of Obtaining Electricity From Water. SvA'EA Service BRISTOL, .England, Dec. s.—Experiments are being carried on at j Avonmouth docks to take electrical energy from tidal action. The system is based on the fluctuation o! the tides and. if tound practical, a cheap source of electrical power will j be obtained. It is estimated that more than 1,000,000-horse power can be cbgained from tides in the Bristol channel...

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STATIONS OF THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY WEAF Network WJZ Network KDKA 980 KTHS 1040 WCFL 970 WGN 720 WJZ 760 WSA! IS3O f'KOW KVOO 1110 WCKY lion WM TOO , WLS §■£ JVSB .10 KOA o*o KVCK 1850 WDAF 010 WHAB 020 ' WI.W <OO WSM KPRCT 020 KYW 1020 WEAF 000 WHO 1000 WOC 1000 WTAM 10^0 KSD MO I WBAf. 1180 WENR 020 . WIBO 560 WOW 590 , KTI. I*oo KSTP lino I WBAT* OOP WFAA 800 H WJR ,50 WRA A IHO wWJ _JS!? STATIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BROADCASTING COMPANY WABC 000 < WBKM 220 ! WKRC MO WOWO 1100 WCCO 010 * KOTt, 1200 WPG 110<i ( WMAQ 020 WlAt 010 ' WFIW 940 CKAC ,20 KMOX 1000 WBT 1"0 I WJJT) 1120 l KRI.n 1010 WFBM 1330 WtAC 11,0 CFRB >OO FRIDAY —7 P. M- —0 r, M.— I —10:30 P. M.— WCCO *BIO! —Ambassadors. WGY (790)—Musical pro-.WENR (870) Mike and HerNBC iWEAF)—Cities service cram. man. ro concert WON 720 i— Feature CBS—Romanelll* orchestra. WGY *79ol—Concert hour. NBC (WEAF'—Crime sketch. WON <72oi WON SymCBS—Literary Digest NBC (WJZ, Armstrong phony; dance orchestra WON 1 720 1— Orchestra pro-j Quakers. , WMAQ (67S> Dan aoa gram. p m— Sylvii* _ NBC (WJZ)-Nestles ro-! T ' WSM (6501-Novelty Players. a ram. WBBM (770) Lee Sims. WLS ,820)—Melodies. —9:30 P. M.— —ll P. M.— WSM 1650.-Studio features. CBS _. Footbf , ;) predictions. KYW (1020)-3pitalnjr*8 orCBS—Grand opera mlnla-'lO2Ol— The 6enlor -r)S—Lotrn's orchestra. tUre -_-20 P JL- WCCO (310)-Popcorrf re- NTIIS G 040) Little Theater CBS—Weed Chain program. IfTBC^tWEAF)— R. K. O. pro- 0090)—Dr. Cu Cu & WFAA <Boo' Entertainers. ] erani I C< >anuts. WGN <72oi Gerenacle; fca-! NB C (WJZ) "Under the WCCO <810) Longs ortures. j joJlv Roger.” I chestra. . WJR (750)—"Heat"; har-wMAQ (670 i— Northwestern ;WF,NR <B7o)—Air Vaudeville ruonlsts. I singers. <2 hours,. _ NB? <WJZl—Morgan trio. vFSM <6501 Plymouth World NBC ,WEAF, —Jimmy GarWL6 1 870i—Male chorus. Tour. i rtgan’s orchestra. WLW ,7001—Hoosier -dltor.] g.,45 p. m.— |WGN <720, Coon-Sanders —7:45 P .51. IKYW <1020)— Hydros Spark.-! Nighthawjcs. Drake orN ™^m Z> ~ NStUral Kings WJR .750)-Organist. program. cus—k. -gs. WMAQ <67o,—Sherman's or—B F. 51. _jo P. M.— j che st ra <3 hours,. CBS—True storv hour. I CKAC <73o,—Dance orches- NBC (WJZ)— Florence RlchWBBM ,770,—Spelling Bee. t ra: organ. i ardson's orchestra. WCCO <Blo)—Musical pro- KDKA <oßo,—Snorts. ’ gram. |KYW (1020i—News; “Slatel —11:15 P. M.— NBC 'WEAF)—Cdcquot Es- ; street.” IWSM <630, Dance orkvoos. |CBC —Musical Aviators. chest's • piano twins. W p?e*iden? >, ~ The Prair e ;NBC < WEAF) —Lopez orches- WBBM ,270,—Around the NBC * <WJZ) program. Tribune: Hungry Five. —11:30 P. 51. WTAM (1070)—Fur trappers. |wgy , 790) —Krooners; Pev- CBS— Midnight Melodies. —8:30 P. 51. ton's orchestra. |nbc ,WEAF)—Joe Morgan's CKGW <690, Lvrlc frolic, whaf An WHAR° orcliertrr* w BBM (770)—Bedford pro-j s§£*• ' WMAQ! W^ e ’ ~ 8 NBC iWEAF) —Lampe's ever- wjß^nso, —News- Floren- NI *C J WJZ)-Horace Heidi's -Feature pro-| N^ e ,\Vjzfdumber rou j.WTAiIJKO.-Danc^music. r *or6- mUSIC: ™ AF WTAM- (1070) Friday frol-j -IMS T.M- KSTP (14 ~e0)-Dance proC3, .iv n m WMAQ )6<o)—Daily News| Krarn WCCO (810, —The politi-i orcheStr a- kYW 1020)—Panlco’s orcians ! —lO-30 P. 51. chestra. ’-9 P. M.- KSTP (1460) Musical' —12:43 A. 51 CBS—The Radio follies. „.Fe? tu res. , KYW (1020; Panfco’s orWDAF (610'—Pickwick pro- K ' w <lo2o)—Wayne Kings chestra. cram: orchestra. orchestra.. I —1 A. 5T.— WENR (870)—Musical trave- WDAF (610)—Dance pro-IKFI (640)—St. Francis orlogue. 1 gram. I chestra.

WFBM (1230) Indianapolis (Indianapolis Power and Light Cotnpanr) FRIDAY P. M. s:3o—Big Brother Don. s:4s—Tony's scrapbook (CBS). 6:oo—Arvln heater boys. 6:ls—Santa Claus. 6:3o—Evangeline Adams (CB3). 6:4s—Maver Jewelers 7:oo—Hoosler poet concert hour. 7:3o—Capitol clothes program. B:oo—Silent by order Federal Radio Commission. WKBF (1400) Indianapolis (Indianapolis Broadcasting. Inc.) FRIDAY P. M. 4:00—Colonial Furniture Company. 4:4s—News flashes. s:oo—Town topics. s:3o—Studio concert trio. 6:oo—Dinner-time with Connie's orchestra. 6:15 Little stories of "Dalle Life.” 6:2o—People's "Sant? Claus.” 6:3o—"Smiling" Ed McConnell. . 6:s2—Hatfield's "Air Circus.” 7:oo—Silent. 8:00—"Capitol clothes program.” B:ls—Ollendorff watchmakers. B:3o—The Regal program. 9:oo—wilklug’s "Sue Carolyn” program. B:3o—Jack C. Carr's “Lotta Miles boys.” 10:00—"Zenith Radio” program. 10:15—Quick tire harmony boys. 10:90—Harrv Eason's “Cycle of Memories.” 11:00—1. A. C. orchstra "dinner dance.” 11:30—Dale Young's request organ club. A. 31. 12130—Sign off. WLW (700) Cincinnati —FRIDAY— F. M. 4:oo—Tetlev Tea hour (NBC,. 4:3o—Time. Salt and Peanuts. 4:4s—Nothing but the Truth. 4:s4—Time. 4:ss—Fortunes Over the Coffee Grounds. s:oo—Lionel program iWOR,. s:3o—Football forecast. 6:oo—Pepsodent Amos ’n’ Andy (NBC). 6:ls—Vapeir program (VVOR,. 6:3o—Phil Cook, the Quaker Man (NBC,. 6:4s—Brownbllt. Foot.lites <NBCi. 7:oo—Nestles program tNBC,. 7:3o—Hoosler Editor. 7:4s—Smith Brothers program. B:oo—Heatrolatown. B:3o—Armour program (NBC). 9:oo—Klngtaste Sonneteers. 9:3o—Variety. 9:4s—Hotel Gibson orchestra. -9:s7—Weather. 9:s9—Time. 10:00—Vox Humana.

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10:30—Castle Farm orcehstra. 10:45—Varietv. 11:00—Musical novelesque. 12:00 Midnight—Hotel Gibson orchestra 12:30—Time announcement: sign off.

Day Programs

WFBM (1230) Indianapolis (Indianapolis Power and Liebt Company) SATURDAY A. M. 7:3o—Pep Unlimited Club. 9:oo—Marv Lee. 9:ls—Columbia male trio (CBS), 9:3o—Salon orchestra (CBS,. 10:00—Dcssa Bvrd at the organ. 10:30—Philharmonic, symphony children's concert (CBS). 11:30—Hoosler Farm Circle. 12:00 Noon—Jannscen orchestra (CBS). P. M. 12:30 to 3:3o—Si’ent. 3:3o—Studio program. 3:4s—Notre-Dame, S. California football (CES,. WKBF (1400) Indianapolis (Indianapolis Broadcasting. Inc.) SATURDAY A. M. 6:3o—Wake-up band program. 6:4s—Church federation morning worship. 7:oo—The musical clock. 7:3o—Colonial furniture program. B:oo—Breakfast Club. 8:01—'Blue Blaze” program. 9:oo—Woman's hour. 9:os—Drink more milk. 9:ls—L. S. Avres downstairs store. 9:2s—Yellow Cab tonics. 9:3o—Virginia Sweet Foods program. 9:4s—Batesville furniture hints. 9:so—Standard Nut Margarine cooking chat. 10:00—"Coffee Cup” program. 10:20—Circle theater crganlogues. 10:45—Capitol dairv news. 11:00—Sander and Recker's decorator. 11;10—Wilson milk talk. 11:11—Harry Bason at piano. 11:30 —The party stylist. 12:00 Noon—Fashioncraft melodies. P. M, 12:15—Cra bbs-Reynlods-Tay lor. 12:30—Livestock market. 12:40—Twenty minutes with Vaughn Cornish. 12:55—The "Service Man.” I:oo—lndiana stage show. 2:00 —Silent. WLW (700) Cincinnati SATURDAY A. M. 6:oo—Time. Morning exercises.

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6:ls—Brooks and Ross. 6:3o—Time. 6 30—Quaker Crackles man <NBC,. 6:45—J011v Bill and Jane (NBC,. 7:oo—Time. Morning exercises. 7:ls—Organ program. 7:3o—Devotions. 7:45—A. & P. program (NBC, B:oo—Crosley homemakers hour. 9:oo—Organ and soloist. 9:3o—Livestock reports. 9:4o—Morning tnedlevs. 10:00 —Brooks and Ross. 10:15 Marie Holly, soloist. 10:30—Livestock. 10:45—Rtv*r reports. 10:55—Time signals. 11:00—Organ program. 11:20—Time announcement. 11:20 Hotel Gibson orchestra. 11:45—National Farm and Home period (NBC). P M. 12:30—Keystone chronicle (NBC). 32;45*_Organ. 1:30—To be announced. 2:oo—Classic gems <NBC>. 3:00—Merry makers (NBC 1 .

Fishing the Air

A program of lively popular tunes and a college song will be sung by a quartet during College Memories which will be broadcast from WEAF and the NBC Chicago studios Friday at 6:15 p. m. Snapshots from grand opera, including the very beautiful prayer from W3gner’s “Lohengrin,” will be offered by Adele Vasa, soprano; Barbara Alanrel,, contralto; Crane Calder, baas, and Thee Karle. tenor, during the program from 7 to 7:30 p. m. Friday, over YVABC and the Columbia network. Song hits of 1911 will be played be the Weed Tire Chain orchestra, directed .bv Freddie Rich, during a program over WABC and the Columbia network from 7:30 to 8 p. m.. Friday. "Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold.” to be sung by Arch Bafif.v. baritone, will feature the Armour program to be broadcast from WJZ and the MBC Chicago studios. Friday evening at 8:30 o'clock.

HIGH SPOTS OF FRIDAY NIGHTS PROGRA3I. 6:IS—NBC (WEAF); College Memories. 7:OO—NBC (WEAF): Cities Service concert. NBC (WJZ); Nestle program B:oo—Columbia—True Story Drama. NBC (WJZ); Interwoven Pair. 9:oo—Columbia; Radio Follies. 9:3o—Columbia: Football interviews. NBC (WEAF); RKO hour. 11:30—NBC (WJZ); Horace Heidt and his orchestra.

Frederick Vettel, the celbrated American tenor, will be heard' in a short recital during the prologue to the regular weekly True Story hour, featuring Marv and Bob, scheduled to be broadcast from WABC and Columbia system stations from 8 to 9 p. m.. Friday. A special dance arrangement of Rim-sky-Korsakoff's famous operatic aria, “Hymn to the Sun,” will be a feature of the program by Del Lampe’s Eversharp orchestra to be broadcast from WEAF and the NBC Chicago studios Friday at 8:30 p. m. A Broadway 'musical comedy will be produced in miniature during the Radio Follies scheduled on the Columbia-WABC network from 9 to 9:30 p. m„ Friday. Excerpts from “The Chocolate Soldier.” by Oscar Straus, will highlight the Armstrong Quakers broadcast as heard over WJZ and an NBC network, Friday evening at 9 o'clock. Roy Cropper, who was featured in the revival of Victor Herbert’s and other famous operettas last season, will be the guest artist during the RKO theater of the Air. which will broadcast over WEAF and an NBC network Friday at 9:30 p. m. Verdi. Wolf-Ferrari and Rossini are among the Italian composers whose Works comprise the program of Slumber Music to be presented by Ludwig Laurier and his string ensemble over WJZ and an NBC network, Friday night at 10 o'clock. Miners Will Eiect By Times Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Dec. 5. Members of local unions comprising District 11,-.United Mine Workers of America, will elect district officers Tuesday. Candidates include three for president—Prank Barnhart, Farmersburg; Abe Vales, Terre Haute, and John L. Stewart, Dugger.

MORROW VOTE FUNDS STUDIED BY QUIZGROUPS Frye Doubts Jersey Senator Is Responsible for Unsolicited Spending. By United Press • NEW YORK. Dec. s.—Question of whether Dwight W. Morrow, successful New Jersey senatorial candidate in the recent election, could be held responsible for unsolicited campaign contributions which exceeded the $50,000 limit, set by law, occupied the attention of the senate committee investigating campaign expenditures today. Senator Gerald P. Nye (N. D.), chairman of the committee, expressed the opinion that Senator Morrow’s status would not be affected. by the unsolicited money. He said he did not see how a candidate could be held responsible for expenditures made without his knowledge by outside agencies. Testimony revealed that, deducting $14,129 which was returned to contributors by Senator Morrow’s managers, more than $49,000 had been spent In the campaign. In addition to this, some $102,000 was spent by others in behalf of the Morrow cause, which far exceeded the $50,000 limit set by New Jersey law on a candidate’s expenditures. Other testimony. Thursday before the committee, which is composed of Senator Nye, Senator C. C. Dill (wash.) and Senator Porter H. Dale <Vt.), Wednesday concerned expenditures made by the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, Henry K. Curran, director of the association, testified the association spent SIOO,OOO in the Pennsylvania Republican primary election. Pennsylvania, he explained, was “a big important state.” Missing Boy Found B.y Times Special BEDFORD, Ind., Dec. s.—Owen Webster, 15, missing from his home here since Saturday, has been found. He Is in jail at Low, Ky., awaiting trial on a vagrancy charge.

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Three great musicians holding out on you; one’s gone on the air and now there’s only two. And that one, Jascha Heifetz, noted violinist, is receiving the jsers of J.gnace Paderewski, pianist, left, and Fritz Kreisler, violinist, for succumbing to the lure of radio. Heifetz is to play over an NBC hookup Sunday, Dec. 21, for one of the largest salaries ever to be given a radio artist. His two pals, however, still refuse to be tempfed by radio's gold.

REFERENDUM AGREED TO BY DR. WILSON Methodist Chief, However, Denies He Has Pledged Board’s Support. By United Tress WASHINGTON, Dec. s.—Dr. Clarence True Wilson, general secretary of the Methodist board of temperance, prohibition and public morals, said Thursday he personally would agree to a national referendum on a substitute for the present prohibition law. He denied, however, that he had

pledged the support of the board to such a proposal. “I don’t have any power to do such a thing,” Dr. Wilson said. "There are thirty members of the board who have equal authority with me. They meet here next Tuesday to consider affairs of the board, and I expect the legislation question to come up then.” Jobless Man Kills Self INDIANA HARBOR, Ind., Dec. 5. —Despondent after numerous futile attempts to obtain employment, Arthur Smith, 28, locked himself in a bathroom and committed suicide by shooting.

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1932 POSSIBLE DATE OF WORLD ARMS_PARLEY Gives Nations More Than a Year to Determine Their Needs. By Untied Press GENEVA, Dec. 5.—A world disarmament conference early in 1932, after the customary January session of the League of Nations council, appeared likely today. This tentative date afforded more than one year between the conclusion of the preparatory disarmament conference session on meeting here and the assembling of the world parley. In the Interim the nations of the world might, formulate their maximum defense needs and prepare for the problems of actual limitation and reduction. England, France and the Little Entente sought to postpone a world conference until nations became more stabilized politically. According to the draft convention for a world conference the first universal disarmament gathering will be concerned mainly with the limitation of arms. Subsequent conferences at ten-year periods will consider serious reductions. 1930 CHRISTMAS TREE CROP HALF HARVESTED New England to Provide 6.500,000; Prices Same as in 1929. By United Press LUDLOW, Vt., Dec. s.—Christmas trees will bring Yuletide cheer to at least 6,500,000 American homes this year. New England’s 1930 crop already nearly is half harvested, with indications that business depression will reduce by not more than 8 per cent last year's aggregate output of approximately 7,000,000 trees. Retail prices of the trees will be about the same as last year, ranging from $1 to $1.25, with some of the smaller trees 50 and 75 cents each.