Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 14, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 May 1931 — Page 6

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VIEW ON RAIL RATE BOOST IS GIVEN BY BORN Proposal Is Conceived in Expediency, Rather Than Principle, He Says. Railroads* contention that a 10 to 15 per cent freight rate Increase would stimulate economic recovery Is engaging the thought of business men and economists throughout the country. Isaac Born, Indianapolis attorney, nationally known as a commerce counsel, familiar figure In Interstate Commerce commission hearings, has prepared the accompanying article, which will be concluded In Thursday’s Times, dealing with the railroads’ rate Increase proposal. for our readers. BY ISAAC BORN Proposal of the carriers operating east of the Mississippi river, commonly known as the eastern district, to increase freight rates scaled from 2 per cent to 20 per cent, In respect of the individual commodity, asserted as averaging 10 per cent, seems to have been conceived in expediency rather than principle. Obviously from the amount stated to be gained, measured by the total tonnage carried and average revenue per ton of freight, the increase of weighted average will be vastly more than 10 per cent. This means simply that raw material and low grade commodities are to be, by percentage increase, forced out of the present direct rate relationship. The shipper pays charges in rates, not percentages. It means that there can be no free interchange of traffic, and the Industry of the eastern district will, by rate device, be restricted to short zone operation. It further means that the natural resources In other territories will be fostered at the expense of the manufacturer in the eastern district and, specifically, within in Indiana. Tax On Commerce Freight rates have been defined by federal court as, in ultimate analysis, a tax on commerce. In that interpretation there may be noted the definite fact that freight-rate-tax-on-commerce has had general increase in the eastern district during the last fiften years at 90.2 per cent and many individual commodities in traffic of importance have had vastly greater percentage increase. Onerous as such tax on commerce must appear (and tea parties have been formed in revolt against smaller oppressions) there now is sought an adidtional tax, the equivalent of $8,500 a mile of road for all railroad mileage in freight service in the eastern district approximating 58,500 miles, although the average haul per ton of freight is about 150 miles. In this connection it may be observed that carrier, federal and state tax accruals in the eastern district are about $2,700 mile of road. It may be that the present asserted depressed condition of carriers is due to neglect of their operating duties as public agents, in ill-advised direction of effort to wanton speculation in acquiring stocks at tremendously inflated values of the lesser lines, by the systems tentatively grouped in consolidation plan; and, the creation of a convulated network of nonregulated holding and auxiliary companies by which abhorrent monopolistic purposes could be attained; in inevitable artificial enhancement of capital account and uncertain stock worth. Oblivion Is Forecast The contention may be advanced that it should be developed that such facts are definitely true, treatment iflust be of later investigation and independent of the question of present financial distress which is said to confront the carrier as a public agent. Probablized by experience, it may be anticipated that the matters reserved for future treatment gradually will be sunk in oblivion. Moreover, congress has not, as yet, provided for direct regulation in such matters. The immediate effect is In restoration of public confidence. To the extent that there has been dissipation or undue inflation of capital account, there is concern in the present carrier proposal. The value of the plant is as a result of the rates rather than a basis for rates. There is no fixed rule as to specific weights to be given cost of reproduction or original cost in determining the valuation of a railroad, but however accounted the valuation for rate-making purposes should not be reflected in the peak of all years but should bear, at least some relation to the period of rate change. In any event, close scrutiny should

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be given the gap between net operating income and net income. Enough Rate Laws So far as rate-making itself is concerned, there is sufficient law now on the statute book. The equality clause of the act to regulate is broad enough to protect both shipper and carrier if properly applied and the act is clear in providing for equality of services and equality of charges to all as between persons, localities, commodities or class of traffic, based upon transportation conditions alone in which the self-interest of the carrier may not override the equality in charges or services. The function of the interstate commerce commission, before which body the carriers’ proposal will be heard, is not as an arbiter of economics, but as an agency of congress, to apply the law of the lai\d to facts developed of record in matters committed by congress to the jurisdiction of the commission. The federal commission is empowered to prescribe just and reasonable rates, based upon conditions inhering in transportation itself and alone. Railroads are monopolistic In many respects, and because of that fact, are subject to public regulation. But carriers may fix their own rates, taking into account competition with other carriers, provided that competition is genuine and not a pretense. The federal commission can not prohibit carriers from meeting competition so long as they are not guilty of undue preference and prejudice and so long as they do not charge rates which are so unreasonably low that they burden other traffic, but the commission can not require the carriers to meet competition. Exaggerate Trucks’ Effect The factor of truck competition is grossly exaggerated. It represents but about 4 per cent of freight traffic and never can be extended economically to run other than as short distances. In all of these matters there must be, if the admonition of the court of last word be respected, considered that the law does not attempt to equalize fortune, opportunities of location or abilities, or, in other words, that natural conditions and legitimate advantages enjoyed by one section or locality may not be equalized or destroyed by rate adjustment. \ (To Be Concluded)

On request, sent with stamped addressed envelope, Mr. Ripley will furnish proof of anything depicted by him.

Following is the explanation of Ripley’s “Believe It or Not,” which appeared in Tuesday’s Times: The Judgment Handed Down by Superior Judge J. R. Welch— On March 1, 1922, a judgment for a larger amount of money than exists in the world was handed down in the superior court of Santa Clara, Cal., by Superior Judge J. R. Welch, in a decision on a SIOO note made on Jan. 18, 1987, by George Jones in favor of Henry B. Stuart, a grain and feed dealer, both of San Jose, Cal. The exact amount of the decision was $304,840,332,912,285.16. It took a staff of clerks many days to compute the interest on the note, which was made at 10 per cent a month, compounded monthly. A Cube of Steel Converted Into a Sphere by Quenching—Several years ago Eugene Stirnkorb, steel heat treater of the S. F. Bowser & Cos., Ft. Wayne, Ind., machined two pieces of S. A. E. No. 1020 steel, exactly alike. The sizes of these pieces were 1.312x2.000x2.500. One piece was heated and quenched 350 times, and measured after each quenching to note the distortion, the other piece being kept as an illustrative example of pre-quenched steel. Both samples are now in possession of Professor John F. Keller, steel specialist, Purdue university. Thursday: “The Murderer Who Waited 87 Years.” TWO TICKETS NAMED Rottger, Melcher Opposed for Advertising. Club Presidency. Two tickets are in the field for the annual election of the Advertising Club Thursday noon at the Columbia Club. The rival candidates, “regulars” named first, “independents,” second, are: For president, Russell C. Rottger, R. E. Melcher; vice-president, R. E. Melcher, George E. Daniels; treasurer, Russell Etter, on both tickets; directors, Stephen M. Badger, Duke Hanna and Art S. Overbay, opposing Ernest Cohn, Robert A. Wolfe and A1 O. Evans.

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DEATH TAKES CONTRACTOR E. C. Strathmann Was in Business 25 Years. Funeral services for Edward Charles Strathmann, 57, Strathmann Construction Company president and treasurer, who died Monday at his home, 4220 Central avenue, will be held at 2 Thursday at the home. Burial will be in Glenn Haven cemetery. Mr. Strathmann, who died of heart disease, had been in the construction business in Indianapolis more than twenty-five years. He was connected with construction of the Federal building here, Knights of Pythias building, Odd Fellow building, Board of Trade building and L. S. Ayres & Cos. annex, and other large structures. Mr. Strathmann was a member of the American Society of Engineers, Highland Golf and Country Club, Indianapolis Athletic Club, Kiwanis and Scientech Clubs, Athenaeum, Columbia Club and the Masonic order. He attended the Christian Science church. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Helen Foster Warren Strathmann; a brother, Fred Strathmann, and a nephew, Edward Strathmann, Indianapolis. Appoint Poland Cabinet Head By Unitc<t Press WARSAW, Poland, May 27. Colonel Alexander Prystor was designated today by President Ignacy Moscicki to form anew cabinet to replace that headed by Valerian Slavek.

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GIANT EXHIBIT : OPEN AT PLANT OF DUESENBERG Autos, Airplanes and Boats in $500,000 Display; Public Invited. One of the largest transportation exhibits ever held in the middlewest will be opened formally today at the Duesenberg plant. 1511 West Washington street, when more than $500,000 worth of products will be • displayed to the public. Included are fifteen race cars of various makes and types, superchargers, sixteen and twenty-four cylinder engines, motor boats, airplanes, automobiles, and the first straight eight engine ever built in this country. The exhibit, sponsored by Duesenberg, Inc. will be open until June 3 including Sunday. The public will be admitted without charge from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. The entire exhibit is being staged in a huge tent at the rear of the Duesenberg factory. The products displayed take up more than 24,000 square feet of floor space, and for the most part are built by companies affiliated with the Cord corporation. They include transportation products of land, air and water. Factory Open to Visitors In addition to the exhibit, the public will have the opportunity to go through the Duesenberg factory and actually see the “world’s finest automobile” being built. It is expected that thousands of out-of-town visitors for the Decoration day race, as well as the Indianapolis public, will attend the exhibit. Special traffic officers will handle the crowds in orderly way and additional parking space has been obtained. Plans have been made by the Duesenberg management to have many prominent race drivers present during the exhibit to discuss with spectators the types of cars which they drive and the winningcar of the race probably will be on exhibit Saturday night and Sunday. Notables to Broadcast Several of the more famous drivers, including Pete De Paolo, track record holder, will broadcast to the crowds through an amplifying system, and Friday night, Fred S Duesenberg, veteran engineer, will discuss the cars entered in the race the following day, with the possibilities of each for winning. H. T. Ames, vice-president of Duesenberg, Inc., in general charge of the exhibit, said today that preparations had been made to take care of at least 35,000 people during the seven days. Included in the huge exhibit will be Duesenberg, Auburn, and Gord automobiles; Stinson airplanes; Columbia axles; Lycoming automotive, aviation, and marine engines; L. G. S. free wheeling units; limousine bodies in various stages of construction; Century Airline display, and Dodge and Mullins motorboats. PACIFISTS MAY REMAIN But Labor Department Will See That Citizenship Is Denied. WASHIINGTON, May 27.—Professor Douglas C. Macintosh of Yale divinity school and Marie Averill Bland, war nurse, who were barred from citizenship by decisions of the United States supreme court, will not be deported from this country, labor department officials said today. Officials emphasized that naturalization officers hereafter would carry out with even greater assurance this policy of barring pacifists from citizenship.

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Radio Dial Twisters

' EVELYN HOEY, stage star, CBS, .tonight at 8, Indianapolis time. WFBM (1230) Indianapolis (Indianapolis Power and Light Comoan:) WEDNESDAY P. M. s:3o—Evangeline Adams (CBS). 5:45—R0110 and Dad (C3S). 6:00—Bovs Caravan. 6:15 —Barbasol Ben (CBS). 6:3o—James J. Corbett. 6:4s—Tastveast Jesters (CBSI. 7:oo—General Mills Fast Freight (CBS). 7:3o—Arabesaue (CBS). 8:00 —Vitality personalities (CBS). B:ls—Speedway stars. B:3o—Polishers (CBS). 8:45 —Columbia concert (CBS). 9:ls—Arthur Pryor's band (CBS). Talk. 9:35—Wi1l Osborne orchestra (CBS). 10:00 —St. Moritz orchestra (CBS). 10:30—The Columnist. 10:45—Nocturne (CBS). 11:00 —Atop the Indiana roof. 11:45 —Louie Lowe's orchestra.

STATIONS OF THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY

WEAF Network WJZ Network KDi A *BO j KTHS 1040 WCFI. *7O WGN 720 • WJZ 760 WSAI 18S0 CKGW 690 1 KVOO 1140 WCKY 1490 I WGY 790 I WLS 87* WSB 74* KOA 83* KWK 1350 WDAF 610 WHAS 830 ' WLW 7*o , WSM 650 KPRC 92* I KYW 1020 WEAF 660 I WHO 10*0 I WOC tOOO W?:AM 1070 KSD 55* | WBAL 1060 WENR 870 ! WIBO 56* . WOW 59* I WTIC 106* KSTP 140* I WBAP 800 WFAA 800 1 WJR 750 WRVA 111* 1 WWJ 92*

STATIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM WABC 800 > WKRC 550 WBBM 770 WOWO 1160 WCCO 810 . ROIL 1260 WPG 1100 I WMAO 670 i WIAU 640 > WFIW 940 I CKAC 730 iRMOX 1090 WBT 1080 I WJJD 1130 I KRLD 1040 > WFBM 1230 ! WLAC 1470 I CFRB 96*

—6 P. M.~ NBC (WEAF)—Bobby Jones, golf chat. —6:15 P. M.— WBBM (770)—Mike and Herman. NBC (WEAF)—RCA varieties. CBS—Barbasol quartet. —6:30 P. 51. CBS—Rhythm choristers. NBC (WEAF) Mobiloil concert. NBC. (WJZ)—Can. Pacific musical crusaders. WLS (870)—Studio features (1 hour). —6:45 P. 51— WJR (750)—Speed Blenders. WMAQ (670) —Daily news feature. —7 P. 51— CBS—Gold Medal Fast Freight. WBBM (770)—Charlie Hamp. NBC —Halsey Stuart program. WGN (720)—Chicago Baritone. WJR (750)—Enter aJrers. —7:30 P. 51.CBS—Arabesaue. WBBM (770)—Get Together party. WENR (870) —Studio features. NBC (WEAF) Palmolive concert. NBC (WJZ)—Camel pleasure hour. WMAQ (670)—The Smith family. —8 P. SlCES—Vitality personalities. WENR (870)—WENR minstrels. WMAQ (670)—80b-O-Link orchestra.

YVLW (700) Cincinnati —WEDNESDAY P. M. 4 OO—Tea Time Trio. 4 30—Old Man Sunshine. 4:44—Time. 4:4s—Lowell Thomas 'NBC' s:oo—Amos ’n’ And; (NBC). s:ls—Salt and Peanuts. s:2s—Baseball scores. s:3o—Phil Cook (NBC). s:4s—"Believe It Or Not.’* by Robert L. Ripley. Indianapolis Times cartoonist. 6:oo—Croslev Singers. 6:ls—John Ruskin danca orchestra. 6:3O—R. F D. hour. ' 7 00—The Buddy Boys. 7:3o—Camel Pleasure hour (NBC). B:3o—Canova Coffee hour. 9:oo—Henry Busse's orchestra. 9 30—Variety. 9:45—80b Newhall. 10:00—Weather. 10:02—Night Songs. 10:30—The Croslev Theater. 11:00—Hotel Gibson orchestra. 11:30—Ted Weems orchestra. 12:00—Henry Busse's orchestra. A. M. 12:30—Sign off.

Fishing the Air

John J. Dalv. dramatic editor of the Washington Post, will be the speaker in Bill Shudt’s “Going to Press” over the Columbia broadcasting system Wednesday, from 4 to 4:15 and. m. Varied classifications of musical cargo will be carried fcv the Gold Medal Fast Freight In Its Wednesday run from WCCO over WFBM and a coast-to-coast Columbia network. 7 to 7:30 p. m.

HIGH SPOTS OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S PROGRAM S:4S—NBC (WJZ) Robert Ripley. “Believe It or Not.” 6:OO—NBC (WEAF) Bobby Jones golf talk. 6:IS—NBC (WEAF)—Radlotron varities. B:3o—Columbia—Rhythm Choristers. NBC (WEAF) Mobiloil concert. 7:OO—NBC (WJZ)—The First Nlghter. B:oo—Columbia—Vitality personallties. B:3O—NBC (WEAF)—Coco Cola program. B:4s—Columbia—Columbia concert corporation. 9:IS—NBC (WEAF)—Vincent Lopez orchestra. 10:30—NBC (WJZ)—Paul Whiteman and his orchestra.

Evelyn Hoey, whose blonde beauty and personable singing were a feature of mans musical shows, including “Fifty Millior Frenchmen.” and “The Vanderbilt Revue,’ will be heard as euest artist during th< broadcast of Vitality Personalitiese ovei WFBM and the Columbia network. Wednesday. beginning at 6 p. m.

WEDNESDAY

—8:15 P. M—- ‘ Parisians. —8:30 P. M—CBS —McAleer program. WBBM (770)—La Salle U. drama. WDAF (610) —Conoco program. „ . „ WENR (870)—Roads of Romance. —8:30 P. M—NBC (WEAF)—Coca Cola l program. iNBC (WJZ)—Clara. Lu and i Em. j —8:45 P. M—CBS—CoI. Concert Corp. —9 P. M—KDKA (980)—Sports: Bestor's orchestra. KYW (1020)—News: “State Street.” WGN (720): Tomorrow's Tribune: Tune Tangles. NBC —Amos ‘n’ Andy. WENR. KTHS. —9:15 P. M—KTHS (1040)—Arlington orchestra. CBS —Pryor’s band. NBC (WEAF) —Lopez orchestra. —9:20 P. 51— WGN (720)—Hungry Five. —9:30 P. M—CBS—Osborne’s orchestra. WGN (720)—Wayne King’s WGY he ( S 79o a ,._jack Miles orchestra. WMAQ. (670) —Dan and Sylvia. —9:45 P. M—WMAQ (670)—Via Lago orchestra (3% hours). —lO P. 51— j KYW (1020)—Paul Whltei man’s orchestra. iWCCO (810)—Weather: seaI ture. i

—lO P. 51— WDAF (610)—Dance music (1 3 /* hours). WGN (720) —Coon-Sanders orchestra. —10:15 P. 51— KSTP (1460)—Sports: Hungry Five. KTHS (1040)—Klngsway orchestra. WSM (650)—WSM dance orchestra. —10:30 P. M—KSTP (1460) Daffvdlls; dance frolic. KYW (1020)—Terrace Garden orchestra. WCCO (810)—Lowry orchestra. WGN (720)—Drake orchestra. WGY (790)—Kenmore orchestra. NBC (WJZ)— Paul Whitemap’s orchestra. —ll P. M—KTHS (1040)—Organist. KYW (1020)—Canton and Congress orchestra. WBBM (770) —Around the town. WCCO (810)—Struck’s orchestra. WENR (870)—Dance program. WJR (750) —Gray stone orchestra. WSM (650)—Organ: NBC orchestra. —11:30 P. 5f WCCO (810)—Organist. WJR (750)—Russo’s orchestra. —11:45 P. M—WDAF (610) Nighthawk frolic. —l2 P. M—WLW (700)—Castle Farm orchestra. —12:30 A. M—WTMJ (620)—Night wateh--1 man.

MAY 27, 1931

2 ARE NAMED TO POSITIONS IN CITY'S SCHOOLS 1 - - Virgil G. Stinebaugh Given Post in Division of Social Studies. Appointment of two new educational specialists to begin their duties in Indianapolis public schools. Sept. 1, has been approved by the board of school commissioners. Virgil G. Stinebaugh, former high school inspector in the state department of public instruction, will enter the education division in the department of social studies and then begin the organization of the junior high school curriculum. The other appointee. William A. Evans, former Indianapolis newspaperman who taught journalism at the universities of Illinois and West Virginia, will teach journalism in the high school during his first year and then will proceed with the organization of a publications department. Both appointees approved by the school board Tuesday night, will receive $3,0C0 a year. Luther L. Dickerson, city librarian announced the donation by Dr. Jana M. Ketchum of the portrait of her mother, painted by Miss Susan M. Ketchum. Regarded as one of the best works of Miss Ketchum, who died Feb. 1, 1930, the school board authorized the acceptance of the gift and asked that Dr. Ketchum be informed of its appreciation. The artist was the granddaughter of Samuel Merrill, first state treasurer of Indiana. Miss Ketchum made her home in the east for forty years, Where her seascapes received prominent attention. She later returned to Indianapolis. ROCKING CHAIR IS ‘OUT’ Demand Disappeared, Furniture Dealers Agree. By Times Special MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 27. The rocking chair is a thing of the past, Tennessee furniture dealers agreed at a meeting here. The demand for them has virtually disappeared.

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