Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 290, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 April 1931 — Page 2

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FEAR NEW ATTACK BY SANDINO ON 300 U. S. CITIZENS

11 AMERICANS ARE KILLED IN RAIDS Marine Planes Are Set to Rescue Victims in Case of Fight. WARSHIPS STANDING BY Reports of Nicaraguan Insurgents’ Activities Are Confusing. by United Press MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 15. Marine corps airplanes loaded with bombs and ammunition were ready today for a quick dash to Puerto Cabezas, where 300 United States citizens awaited an attack by rebel bands under the leadership of Augustino Sandino. The U. S. S. Asheville was standing by at Puerto Cabezas with marine forces ready to evacuate the Americans if the insurrectionists, in their new assault on the Nicaraguan national guard and the marines should reach the city. The national guard, or guardla, which is commanded by United States marine corps officers, was struggling with the Insurrectionists in the jungles which lie between here and Puerto Cabezas and for this reason, reports from the various outposts were confusing. Eleven Americans Slain Private advices sent out from the Bragmen Bluen Lumber* Company near Puerto Cabezas, however, said eleven American and an undetermined number of British subjects had been killed in the bandit attacks. United States navy advices Tuesday reported the death of four Americans and said three others were missing. Some of the patrols commanded by American officers were reported cut off from Puerto Cabezas by the rebels in the jungle. The cruiser Asheville was ordered to send landing parties ashore Tuesday night to protect the lives of the Americans. The insurrectionists were reported moving rapidly on Puerto Cabezas. Their tactics were not affected by the arrival of the Asheville, it was said, because the gunboat had landed no marines until early Fri- j day afternoon. Saw Lieutenant Alive Lieutenants Harlan Peafley and C. R. Darrah of the marine coips were reported among those killed, but a marine corps aviator reported here, after a flight over the territory, that he had sighted Darrah’3 patrol and that Darrah was alive at that time. He said Peafley had been killed at Logtown. The flier, Lieutenant John S. E. Young, described a battle he had ■witnessed from the air between the insurrectionists and a force of guardsmen commanded by Captain John C. Wood of the marines "Captain Wood had arrived from Bluefields and with twenty-five guardsmen left for Logtown to join Darrah. All proceeded to a point forty miles northwest of Puerto Cabezas. We proceeded the next morning and Jack (another flier with Young) saw a bandit group. He dropped bombs, flew low and used a machine gun, which jammed. He returned at once to inform me. I returned, but saw only some of the insurgents’ horses. I dropped bombs and returned to inform Captain Wood of the presence of revolutionaries. Saw no More. Bandits "We remained in the air over town for an hour and a half, but j saw no more bandits. ‘‘Woods’ force disembarked at Logtown and caught the rear guard of the insurgents. I saw their chief killed, trying to escape as we flew low, and seven more insurgents fell. I "Returning to Puerto Cabezas, we were informed of bandits in the! neighborhood, but saw nothing when we reconnitered. On the next flight w T e saw the insurgents had set Are to a railroad bridge fifteen miles north of town, cutting off I Wood and his men. I informed Wood, and picked up a mesasge! from him by a loop and pole—a hard job, and somewhat dangerous. Describes Captain’s Death Dispatches here described how Captain Peafley was killed. Leaving his car, 400 yards from the commissary, he was fired upon and fell. The members of his patrol, although leaderless, fought gamely and drove off the bandits. They recovered their commander’s body. 1 The guardsmen, mostly outnum- i bered, have been fighting courage- ; ously. Up to the present, aviators | reported, they seemed to have the situation in hand.

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Prizes for building model .miniature homes were awarded three Indianapolis school boys today by officials of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board, in connection with the Realtors’ Home Show. Winners are: Upper left, Willis G. Schepman, Manual Training, high school junior, first prize; upper right, S. Dale Jay, School 58, first grade school prize, and Paul H. Krauss 111, Shortridge high school, first high school award.

DISCIPLES FUND GOAL IS TOPIC Boards Discuss Plans for Ending Pension Drive. Members of various boards of the Disciples of Christ church meeting in Indianapolis today were to discuss plans for completion of the church pension fund, towards the $8,000,000 goal of which more than $1,500,000 already "has -been raised. Tuesday’s sessions saw consideration of plans for a prohibition crusade by the church, and included discussion of merger of colleges and arguments for and against college and high school standardization agencies. James A. Crain, secretary of the church board of temperance and social welfare, described a crusade for prohibition to reach 1,000,000 young people in the denomination. He lauded action of the Governor of Illinois in vetoing a bill destroying the state’s liquor laws. Dr. E. M. Waits, president of Texas Christian university, was elected president of the board of education, with Dr. Thomas C. Howe, Indianapolis, former secretary of Butler university, as vicepresident. ASK BOS REROUTING East Tenth Change Urged by Civic League. Rerouting of East Tenth street busses over Market street as far as State avenue to New York street, and from there following the present route, was proposed by the Sherman-Emerson Civic League Tuesday night. At present, busses follow Market street only as far as New Jersey street, turning north to New York, then east to La Salle, paralleling lines on New York street. A resolution favoring the change was adopted. Plans for the league's fifth annual Mardi Gras festival July 23 to 25 or July 30 to Aug. 1, were discussed. Bequests to Institutions By Time* Special LOGANSPORT. Ind., April 14— After giving nieces and nephews of her deceased husband sums totaling $5,000, Mrs. Nellie Hunter, widow of Jackson Hunter, provides in her will that the residue of her $60,000 estate be given the Neal home fcr aged women, and the Cass county orphans home.

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Mr. Fixit—Two years ago we people living on East Southern avenue between Stanley avenue and Applegate street tried for a year to have our alley cindered, without success, and we gave it up. Can you help us? J. F. G. Street Commissioner Wilbur Winship has ordered cinders placed in this alley as soon as the street department is able to catch up wtah previous requests. In reply to C. E. complaining of dangerous conditions at the railroad crossing at Sixteenth street and Sherman drive, Charles E. Myers, safety board president, has obtained promise of B. C. Byers, Indianapolis Union Railway Company terminal manager, conditions will be remedied. Byers has ordered all train crews to keep cars far enough away from the crossing to permit a clear view of the tracks, not only at this crossing but all others on the railroad. The park board has promised Myers shrubbery near the tracks will be cut back at once to aid the situation. Mr. Fixit—l would like for you to try to get a dump cleaned in our neighborhood. It is a disgrace and very unhealthy for us. The dump is located in the 600 block Langsdale avenue. A TIMES READER. Inspection by the health board has been promised, to be followed by such, steps to clean up the dump as appear necessary and legal. Mr. Fixit—Will you see what can be done for the holes in the alley west of Madison avenue near Ray* mond street. The alley has been paved four years. Now that end is a big hole. A CONSTANT READER. The complaint has been referred to the street repair department by City Engineer A. H. Moore for action as soon as possible. Street repairs are made first, alleys being given attention later, with dangerous condition being given preference. Former Governor to Speak ANDERSON, Ind., April 15.—A meeting of the Indiana Women’s Democratic Club here May G will be addressed by Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, former Governor of Wyoming, and vice-dhairman of the Democratic national committee.

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PLAGUE PERIL SEENMINGER TANARUS, B. Group Told Starving Must Be Fed. Citing post-war European countries as examples, Dr. Kendall Emerson, New York, Tuesday night told the Indiana Tuberculosis Association that America must distribute its excess food supply among persons who are undernourished and starving, or the white plague will rise here against all battles to halt its progress. Dr. Emerson is managing director of the National Tuberculosis Association. Hoosier counties wherein tuberculosis associations excelled last winter in the per capita sale of Christmas seals were honored at the twentieth annual session of the state association in the Lincoln. Tippecanoe county was awarded the Mac Coy cup, awarded by the Bartholomew county association.

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ROAD CHIEF 'OFF' ON FEDERAL AID FUNDESTIMATE Brown Misses Figure by $5,000,000, but It’s ‘Explained.’ Director John J. Brown of the state highway department over-esti-mated federal aid collections to date this year by nearly $5,000,000, it was disclosed today as state highway commissioners assembled to hear road pleas and open bridge bids. Collections made by the department from the federal government amount to $674,415.74, from $5,667,513.57 available Oct. 1, 1930, the beginning of the fiscal year, tabulation to date shows. On Feb. 4, when the legislature was in session, Brown had predicted that “all available funds will be collected within the next six weeks or two months.” The $4,983,097.83, by which Brown’s prediction does not come true, does not include the special emergency federal aid of $2,045,929 of which none has been collected as yet. ‘Explained’ at Office It was explained at Brown’s office that “he probably meant plans would be obligated.” But this is what Brown said on last Valentine day: “Ail available federal funds will be collected within the next six weeks or two months.” The two months were up Tuesday. It will be well beyond the close of the fiscal year, Sept. 30, 1931, before the federal aid funds actually are collected and possibly not within the calendar year 1931, it was estimated at department headquarters today. These estimates were made by Ralph Simpson, chief clerk. Collect Funds at Capital Simpson explained that* plans are made to collect all the money which piled up at Washington during 192930 when the department borrowed money rather than collected what was coming to them. It was this failure to collect the federal aid which caused a senate investigation. Os the total available at the beginning of the fiscal year, $674,415.74 has been collected and plans have been approved by the federal government for all but $1,424,270.55. Os the latter amount, plans are in government’s hands for all but $640,198.39, Simpson stated.

EXPECT BIG CROWD AT WETS’ ROUNDUP

Captain Stayton’s Address to Be Heard by Many State Wets. Public meeting for the anti-pro-hibition address of Captain William H. Stayton, founder of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, in Tomlinson hall Thursday night, took on a statewide aspect today. More than six hundred Hoosiers outside Indianapolis are expected to come with directors of the Indiana division of the association, sponsoring the meeting, William Stokes, secretary, said. Women added their support to the rally, and although two of the most prominent officers of the Women’s Organization for Prohibition Reform can not attend, the group will be represented by many other members. Capacity Throng Expected In a telegram today to Nelson A. Gladding, chairman of the Indiana division, Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, president of thee women’s organization, and Mrs. J. S. Holliday, Indianapolis, chairman of Indiana’s women “repealers,” said a national meeting in Washington would prevent their attendance. Open to the public, the meeting is expected to attract an overcapacity throng to Tomlinson hall. Meredith Nicholson, Hoosier author, will preside and will introduce Captain Stayton, a retired naval officer. He founded the association in 1918 and since has worked for repeal of the eighteenth amendment. Du Pont Not Coming "People of Indiana are aroused to the fact that they were imposed upon through ' promises made by those who ‘put over’ the amendment,” said Gladding. He claims more than half the people of Indiana now are ready to vote for repeal, despite the Wright "bone-dry” law being one of the most stringent in the country. Pierre S. Du Pont of Wilmington, Del., chairman of the national executive committee of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, who planned to attend the meeting, today wired he will be unable to carry out that plan, according to Stokes. New Director Chosen LA PORTE, Ind., April 15.—J. J. Daniels of Indianapolis has been elected a director of the AdvanceRumely Corporation of La Porte. He takes the place made vacant by the death of Stephen Stratton of Chicago.

RELIGION TO BE TOPIC

Dr. John McDowell to Make Talk at Presbyterian ChurchReligious needs of the nation and remedies for industrial ills are to

be outlined Thursday night at 8 by Dr. John McDowell, secretary of the Presbyterian board of missions, at the Tabernacle Presbyterian church. "Religion and the Nation,” will be the subject of Dr. McDowell’s address. Dr. McDowell, an exminer, began preaching after he lost his job in the mines. He is

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the author of the social creed of she Presbyterian church. schwabTonus PLAN RATIFIED Stockholders’ Vote Finishes Bethlehem Battle. By United Press NEWARK, N. J., April 15.—A bitter fight of many months between minority stockholders and officials of Bethlehem Steel Corporation apparently has ended in victory for Charles M. Schwab and his bonus system. Although a chancery court injunction restrained officials from making announcement of the vote of stockholders at the annual meeting, they indicated today the bonus plan under which officers of the company received approximately $36,000,000 in fourteen years had been ratified. Proxies representing 52,867 stockholders and 3,122,786 common and preferred shares upheld the right of Schwab, as chairman of the company, to continue payment of bonuses, while opposition forces could muster votes representing only 17,032 shareholders and 478,043 shares, in defeat of the plan. Total outstanding shares are 44,200,000.

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'BIB BUSINESS' IRKED; GOUZENS IS CHALLENGED Show Us How to Do It, Says C. of C. Head to Group’s Critic. By Times Special WASHINGTON. April 15.—The Chamber of Commerce of the United States has invited its severest critic to attend its convention at Atlantic City, April 28. The critic. Senator James Couzens (Rep., Mich.) has accepted. Sharp and ironic comment Tuesday by Couzens on the attitude of

business and industry in the present economic crisis was met immediately b y an unofficial invitation by William Butterworth, president of the chamber, i to attend the I convention and help work out its I problems. : Couzens for I some time has advocated “house leaning” by indus-

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try itself to solve the problems of unemployment. More than a year ago he told a group of Michigan industrialist* that if intermittent employment existed it was no one’s fault but their own. In his statement Tuesday he warned the chamber that congress would be compelled to interfere if business does not stabilize itself. He called for "a proper division of the earnings of industry between the workers and capital.” He said congress will not pass bills unfavorable to business except under public pressure, but added that the public "is becoming impatient.”

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