Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 212, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1931 — Page 2

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RED CROSS IS CHARGED WITH DODGIHG CRISIS Accused of ‘Hoarding Relief Funds in Face of Human Misery/ Hu Hcrinpn-UoxcnrC Setctvaxter A (nance WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.—Charging that the National Red Cross holds back $38,000,000 now available for disaster relief while it disclaims responsibility for feeding America’s 5,000,000 jobless and helps block direct congressional relief. Mercer G. Johnston, director of the People's Legislative Service, today assailed the organization and its, chairman, John Barton Payne. "Is the Red Cross hoarding relief funds in the face of human misery almost impossible to picture’?” Johnston asked in his statement. Out of $44,000,000 held in reserves as of last July, $38,000,000 is down as "available for expenditure.” This, Johnston says, has been collected in * highly organized, dramatic appeals to the American heart.” On his return from Europe, Judge Payne, according to Johnston, mentioned the drought and unemployment situation as one calling for attention of the Red Cross. "The money is not for far-off people,” another Red Cross spokesman is quoted as saying on the eve of the last roll call. "It is needed for our own.” Tragedy Becomes Worse Since then, Johnston says, the tragedy has become worse steadily. "Since last August when Chairman Payne confessed ‘that a very serious situation existed’ the human tragedy has grown worse steadily,” the statement says, "and today the cry of ‘bread, bread!’ is heard throughout the land. "The situation is ‘intolerable,’ says the chairman of the President's empty-handed emergency committee. Conditions are ‘almost impossible to picture,’ say even Red Cross held workers. > “The Hoover-Payne policy cu suppression merely serves to discredit confidence in its sponsors.” "Reserves Not to Be Tapped "Called to give an account of his stewardship,” says Johnstbn, Chairman Payne, first washing his hands of all responsibility for the sufferings of the $5,000,000 jobless of the cities, reports that all is well in the rural districts. "Less than one of its $38,000,000 has been stretched out over six months, nearly half of it for seed. He throws the weight of his influence against congressional funds for food and clothing. “The Red Cross is willing, if absolutely necessary, to spend a maximum of $5,500,000 on the farmers. He regards that as quite enough for them. If not he will ‘yell’ for a public collection. Red Cross reserves are not to be tapped.” Risks Loss of Confidence Johnston says that although these great reserves are for major disasters none of the great disasters of the past decade has been relieved .from these funds. A special appeal for funds is resorted to. Outside of special emergency fundi the Red Cross, he says, has spent in relief an average of less than $750,000 a .year for the past decade, and this '•was one-twelfth of the institution’s : total expenditures. “If ever,” Johnston concludes, "the Red Cross intends to meet a great disaster out of its general or ordinary funds or large reserves ' now is the time to do so. Prom its own house organ comes the unguarded confession: ‘The magnitude and severity of the present situation arp alone sufficient to justify a departure from normal policy.’ “Its chairman has joined with its president in blocking direct federal relief. Human misery is at the doors of its marble palaces. It has $44,000,000 of mercy money within. If it keeps the money it will risk the loss of public confidence to a degree that will greatly impair its useful- , ness.” Motorcyclist Killed ; Hy limes Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 13.—R. F. Tevis, 22, Monticello, died in a hospital here of injuries suffered when the motorcycle he w r as riding crashed into a truck.

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STATE INCOME TAX PROPOSED Bill Would Raise $7,000,000 in New Revenues. Approximately $7,500,000 in state revenues would be raised under provisions of an income tax bill, based on schedules laid down by the Indiana tax survey committee, and prepared for introduction in the legislature under committee auspice.*. This is the estimate made by Dr. Charles Kettleborough, head of the state legislative bureau. Senator J. Clyde Hoffman (Rep., Indianapolis), probable chairman of Judiciary A committee in the senate, was chairman of the survey committee. The bill provides a basic tax on individual net incomes of 1 per cent on the first $2,000. Single persons would be given a $lO tax exemption and married persons S2O, with $2 for each dependent. Per cent increases would be made as follows: Two per cent on incomes of more than $2,000; 3‘ per cent over $3,000, and 4 per cent over SIO,OOO. Single persons making SI,OOO or less would not have to pay any state income tax, nor would married persons making $2,000 or less. Another proposed bill provides for a flat tax of 3 per cent on the net incomer? of corporations.

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HALF COUNTY'S POPULATION ON RELIEF LISTS 2,600 of 5,600 Families in Arkansas Area Obtain Aid From Red Cross. MARIANNA, Ark., Jan. 13.—Famine and poverty have struck 2,600 of the 5,600 families in Lee county. Three thousand families will be drawing meager Red Cross rations before February. Most are in need of clothes. Want and hunger is common throughout this agricultural area, suffering because of the droughtdestroyed cotton crops which sold at half the normal prices. Red Cross workers are preparing to care for 3,003 families, or about 15,000 persons, within the next month. Lee county has a population of 28,000. “Hundreds of head of stock are dying. This greatly will hamper spring plowing. Farmers have no

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funds with which to buy feed. It is a deplorable situation,” said Elgan C. Robertson, director of Red Cross and drought relief in Lee county. Faced with more than half its population as wards of the Red Cross, county citizens are battling bravely to arrest the suffering. More than 175 volunteer workers, half of these investigating every application for aid. offer their services free throughout the day. ‘Nearly every application for food also includes a plea for clothing, but our supply is exhausted,” said Mrs. E. A. McCain, local Red Cross executive secretary. Physicians say "the state of health is remarkable under the present conditions.” Nevertheless there are now seventy-five cases of pellagra in the county. This number is expected to be multiplied many times by spring. There are no pay rolls now in the county. Standard Grocery Looted For the third time in less than a week, thieves ransacked a Standard grocery, Agnes and West Michigan streets, Monday night, stealing a large amount of merchandise, the value of which has not been estimated. The thieves bored a hole through the ceiling of the store to gain entrance.

PAJAMA-CLAD BELLE CAUGHT IN ROOFGHASE Miss Livingstone's ‘Solon' Is Raided Second Time by Dry Agents. By United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—Attired in only a light cloak and a pair cf flaming red pajamas, Belle Livingstone, celebrated chorus beauty of the nineties, led dry agents an exciting chase over Manhattan rooftops a few hours before dawn today when her “salon of wit, culture and Bonhcmmie” was raided for the second time within a month. The "Belie of Bohemia’s” dramatic flight was to no avail, however, for she was caught as she reached the street and taken to a district police station, where she furnished $2,000 bail for her release on liquor law violation charges. Miss Livingstone, known variously during her career as "the girl

with poetic legs” and "the most dangerous woman in the world,” had retired to her apartment when three of the agents arrived in evening clothes. After ordering several drinks, for which they said they paid a dollar apiece, they advised patrons in the various parts of the "salon,” devoted to dancing, dining, ping-pong and miniature golf, to leave quietly. The patrons stampeded for the door in such haste, however, that the hostess was aroused, and the agents reached her apartment just in time to see her disappearing through a trap door in the ceiling. Dashing across the roof with the tail-coated raiders in pursuit, Belle quickly was chilled by the freezing

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gusts blowing up from the harbor. She reached the fire escape of an adjoining building and almost had descended to the street when one of the agents caught her and marched her back into the "salon.'’ The agents arrested eight employes of the place and seized a large number of bottles. THU GSM AKEITgHTH A U L Two husky Negroes, each armed with a revolver, Monday night robbed Seth Randolph, 643 South Delaware street, taxi driver, after forcing him to drive them from the terminal station to the 700 block North Talbott street. They obtained 7 cents and a street car token.

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