Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 38, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 June 1931 — Page 5

JUNE 24, 1931

UTILITIES GET MR. THERM TO ASSUREPROFITS Stands Guard to See That Consumers Get Least in Benefits. BY DANIEL M. KIDNEY Hoosier utility rate payers, meet Mr. Therm! Such an introduction is appropriate today, for if the threatened Influx of natural gas lines into this state materializes, Mr. Therm Is to be a personage of considerable importance. In fact, he already is in our midst and prepared to perform valiant service in protecting the new gas line owners against any decreased rates. Therm slipped quietly into the tariff division of the public service commission under the sponsorship of Samuel Insull’s Northern Indiana Public Service Company. He Has a Purpose Since no new rate increase may be ordered without a hearing before the commissioners, Therm has been filed as an optional form of gas measurement and it is contended that its use with the present artificial gas means a fractional decrease to the rate payer. But the purpose of Therm is to stand by until the new natural gas becomes available and then get into action. O. R. Livingstone, chief of the tariff division, explains Therm as follows: A therm Is anew unit of gas measurement made up of 100,000 British thermal units. (One B. T. TJ. is the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit.) Under the common form of gas measurement the unit used is I.COO cubic feet, which is equal to 570 B T. U. Here’s the Translation To translate cubic foot measurement into Therms under the prevailing commission standards: 175.4 cubic feet equal one Therm. Boiled down, the point is that Mr. Therm is standing guard for the utilities to see that benefits, if any, of a change from artificial to natural gas accrues to the companies and not the consumers. Should the old cubic-feet form of measurement be retained, consumers would benefit by any increased richness in heat content in the switch from artificial to natural gas. It’s More Mysterious Changing forms of rate measurements to make it more mysterious and usually more costly to the consumer is an old device of utilities. Some time ago the commission refceived numerous complaints from electro rate payers when the Insull interests sought to shift from the common form of meterization to what was called "an active room rate.” Livinghouse reports that complaints already have come to the commission regarding Mr. Therm, but insists that under the present setup (using artificial gas and commission standards) he is perfectly harmless. DRYS TO HEAR TALKS Robert Itopp Makes Arrangements for Activity for September. Robert Ropp, president of youth groups of the Allied Forces for Prohibition, is director of preliminary organization work for the Indianapolis society for the support of the eighteenth amendment, which was begun Tuesday night in the Central Y. M C. A. First major activity of the society will begin in September when speakers from the allied forces will appear here to address junior members at six mass meetings to be held in Tomlinson hall, Sept. 9, 10 and 11. DIVENNTO EMPTY POOL Two Harvard Boys Seriously Hurt in Accident at Party. JSv L’nifcd Press BOSTON, June 24.—Two Harvard University students were in a critical Condition today after diving into an empty swimming pool on the estate of Henry Cannon Clark shortly after midnight Monday. They were believed to have been leaving a party. Nicholas Jarrot Tiffany of St. Louis, Mo., is suffering with a broken neck and a possible skull fracture and his classmate in the 1932 class. Alexander Cochrane Forbes of Wellesley, is at Beverly hospital with a skull fracture and internal Injuries. FIGHTS CONNIE’S SUIT Mrs. Vanderbilt’s Cross-Complaint Asks for Divorce. Bit Cmted Press RENO, New, June 24.—The marital troubles of Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr were a step nearer a court contest today with the filing of a crosscomplaint for divorce by Mrs. Mary Weir Vanderbilt, his young wife. Answering cruelty charges in the suit Vanderbilt filed last week, Mrs. Vanderbilt charged it was he instead of her who had been cruel and asked that the divorce be awarded to her.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to: Robert Douglas. 1513 East Harbor avenue. Ford coupe. 30-655, from Walnut and Missouri streets. Virgil Elkins. Connersville. Ind.. Chevrolet coach. 285-149. from Broad Ripple park parking space. Erode Morrow. 752 West Twentv -eighth street. Ford sedan. 743-592. from 620 West Market street.

BACK HOME AGAIN

Stolen automobiles recovered by police belong to: Charles Flagler. 1001 North Delaware street. Chrysler sedan, found at Sixteenth street and Senate avenue. 1887 1931 The Railroadmen’s Building and Savings Assn. u 21*23 Virginia Ave.

‘Nicky’ Shows His Way of ‘Ducking' the Heat

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Every one’s tryiiig to “duck” the heat so Walter R. (Nicky) Longworth, 2, of Golden Hill drive, shows in the above photo how to really “ride out” a heat wave. The shade of trees in his back-

NEWBERY MEDAL TO BE AWARDED SOON

Former Indianapolis Man Has Built Up a Fine Juvenile Library by Annual Gift to Writers. THE annual award of the John Newbery medal for "the most distinctive contribution to American literature for children” will be made during the national American Library Association conference at New Haven this week to a book for children called "The Cat Who Went to Heaven,” by Elizabeth Coatsworth. This medal is the gift of Frederic G. Melcher, formerly of Indianapolis, now editor of Publishers' Weekly. It is named after John Newbery, an early eighteenth century publisher who published the first books intended especially for children. "The Cat Who Went To Heaven” is a story of the life and legends of

Buddha, illustrated by Lynd Ward, and has been very popular with the juvenile readers at the Indianapolis public library. This is the tenth annual award of the Newberry medal. Last year’s winner was Rachel Field with her story of early New England life, called “Hitty.” All the Newberry prize books are in the children’s room at the public library, and they would comprise an excellent list of books for a child’s summer reading. They are: "The Story of Mankind,” by Fredrik Van Loon; "The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle,” by Hugh Lofting; "The Dark Frigate,” by Charles Boardman Hawes; "Tales From Silver Lands,” by Charles Finger; "Shen of the Sea,” by Arthur B. Chrisman; "Smoky the Cow-horse,” by Will James; "Gay Neck,” by Dhan Gopal Mukerji; “The Trumpeter of Krakow,” by Eric P. Kelly; "Hitty, Her First Hundred Years,” by Rachel Field, and now “The Cat Who Went to Heaven,” is added to the list. Inquire for these titles for children at the public library or any of its branches. tt tt a Indianapolis theaters today offer “The Vice Squad” at the Indiana, "The Lady Who Dared” at the Circle, “The Front Page” at the Ohio, “Daddy Long Legs” at the Apollo, Jean Darling at the Lyric, “The Blue Ghost” at English’s, and burlesque at the Mutual. SAVE TRAPPED WORKER Score Go to Friend’s Aid When Excavation Bank Caves In. Buried beneath several tons of earth when a forty-foot bank at the Indiana Bell Telephone Company excavation, New York and Meridian streets, caved in Tuesday afternoon, L. N. Cotty, 55, of 112 East Twenty-second street, was rescued by workmen. " More than a score of laborers went to his aid with picks and shovels after he was entrapped. Cotty nearly was suffocated when laborers reached him. At city hospital today his condition is not considered serious. SEEK INSURANCE CODE State Commission Intends to Compile Model Rales. A model insurance code for Indiana is the goal set by the state insurance commission, first meeting of which was held in the office of Governor Harry G. Leslie Tuesday. Louis H. Wolf, Indianapolis, is commission chairman. At the organization meeting Eugene O. Burget, Frankfort, was named chairman of the life insurance committee and Ronald Foster, Indianapolis, chairman of the casualty committee. Frank Tedford, Lafayette, was chosen secretary.

9* eSsTrL EFFECTi JUNE loth, several changes have been made Express Rates covering shipments of Bread, Ice Cream and general merchandise carried on passenger cars. The MINIMUM CHARGE ON ALL SHIPMENTS WEIGHING LESS THAN 25 POUNDS WILL BE 25c. Consult Local T. H., I. & E. Agent for further information regarding these reductions. TERRE HAUTE, INDIANAPOLIS AND EASTERN TRACTION CO.

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yard—and they don’t have to be apple—a teddy-bear to go riding with you in your duck-cart, coupled with a backless play-suit and you’ve got the heat knocked for a row.

HODGES TO BE POOLSTUTOR Beginners to Be Pupils of Red Cross Expert. Indianapolis chapter of the American Red Cross is co-operating with the city recreation department in its summer swimming program by furnishing an instructor, Francis Hodges, to teach beginners one day a week at each pool and the two municipal beaches, free of charge. Following his lessons the guards will continue in charge during the Week. Red Cross beginners’ buttons will be given free to those able to swim fifty feet at the end of each week’s course. If the pupil fails to meet requirements the first week, he may start again the following week. In addition to beginners’ lessons, courses in life saving will be conducted at the various pools by Robert Goodwin, supervisor of swimming. He also will sponsor a water polo league at four pools, Willard, Garfield, Rhodius and Ellenberger. Thirty life guards, including seven women, are on duty during open hours from 9 a. m. at all municipal pools and beaches. They are: Warfletgh Beach —Leon Teetor, head guard: John Mansul. Joseph Wooling and Lois Nelson. Twenty-sixth street beach— William H. Kreie, head guard; Richard Davenport. William Martz. Alexander Sabo and Euphrasia Donnelly. Willard— Everett Brown, head guard: John Gandall and Miriam Danner. Garfield—Thomas Blackwell Jr., head guard: Robert Barry. Robert Jarvis. William Rehm and Madeline Sander. Rhodius—Otto Games. head guard: Donald Eauermeister. James Clark. Francis Poucher and Marjorie Fowler. Ellenberger—Walter Johnston, head guard: Paul Bechtold. Stanley Garner. Lyle Withrow and Thelma Willis. Douglas—Howard Clark, head guard; Milton Jenkins and Minnie Talbott.

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R. C. A. WINS IN FIGHT TO KEEP RADIOLICENSES U. S. Commission Refuses to Accept Delaware Court Ruling. Bit United Press WASHINGTON, June 24. The federal radio commission today upheld the Radio Corporation of America in its plea for retention of hundreds of licenses under which the corporation conducts its vast communications and broadcasting system. In rendering its decision, the commission neld that the Delaware court decision to the effect that the Radio Corporation of .America had acted in restraint of trade in the sale of vacuum tubes, did not furnish the commission grounds for refusing to renew R. C. A. licenses. Commissioners Saltzman and Sykes dissented from the majority opinion. Part of Communication In his opinion, Saltman held that vacuum tubes were an integral part of radio communication, and that any act restraining the use by manufacturers of vacuum tubes, such as Judge Hugh M. Morriss described in his Delaware opinion, constituted an attempt to monopolize radio communications. Three commissioners comprising the majority were Commissioners Robinson, Lafount and Starbuck. Robinson represented the majority opinion when he stated that the majority held that Judge Morriss could have revoked licenses of R. C. A. and its subsidiaries when he handed down the Delaware decision. Commissioners Lafount and Starbuck concurred in the majority opinion with a joint statement holding that the radio act differentiated between a monopoly of radio apparatus and a monopoly of radio communications. Theory Bears Weight Titus’ argument before the commission was that the radio act gave only to the courts and not to the commission, the right to take away licenses in proceedings involving restraint of trade. “You either must re-write the statute or re-WTite the judgment,” Titus told the commission. This argument apparently bore weight with Commissioner Robinson, for his opinion reflected that same idea. Oswald F. Schuette, executive secretary of the Radio Protective Association, described the decision of the commission as "such an insult to the intelligence of congress which wrote the law that the independent radio industry can afford to leave the issue to congress. TRAFFIC MEN TO MEET j State C. of C. Committee to Discuss General Freight Hike. Sixty-five members of the traffic committee of the Ifcdiana State Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday in the Board of Trade building to discuss the 15 per cent ! increase in general freight rates 1 asked of the interstate commerce commission by the nation’s railroads. George M. Field of Newcastle is chairman of the committee; R. B. Coapstick, traffic manager.and attorney for the organization, will lead the discussion.

Fights Connie

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Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. is shown here leaving her auto for a consultation with an attorney on plans to fight the divorce action started by her husband after he had chased Peter Arno, the cartoonist, with an unloaded gun when he saw Arno and Mrs. Vanderbilt alight from an auto in front of the Vanderbilt home early one morning.

CULBERTSON FLAYS NEW ‘BRIDGE TRUST’

‘Purely Commercial/ Says Noted Teacher Ignored by Combine. BY H. ALLEN SMITH United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, June 24.—The battle of the contract bridge systems, in which Ely Culbertson and his individual system are aligned against the new "official system” inaugurated by Milton C. Work, Wilbur C. Whitehead, Sidney Lenz, Shepard Barclay and other noted experts, gained ground today as Culbertson leaped to the defense of his twoforcing bid. Culbertson made the open charge that the new organization, known as Bridge Headquarters, Inc., purely is a commercial venture, formed for the purpose of selling bridge supplies, from pencils to bridge lamps. While he was issuing this statement, Madeleine Kerwin, president of the American Bridge League and considered the foremost woman exponent of contract bridge in the country; told the United Press that

CANADA DENIES ‘JOKER’ IN LAW; BEER JEN GRIN Keep Working Busily While Government Keeps Hands Off, Is Report. LONDON, Ont., June 24.—Although government officials deny that a loophole had been found in the liquor export, ban, wine and beer exporters along the north shore of Lake Erie today were reported to be continuing their increased activity. Exporters were not required to export from licensed warehouses or export docks, as previously prescribed by Canadian law, it was reported, and purportedly were not asked by the government to place bond on shipments to guarantee delivery at the port for which the cargoes were destined. The loophole, according to local exporters, was seen in the face that the export ban forbids shipments of “liquors” to any country forbidding the importation of it. "Liquors,” exporters claimed, mean "hard liquors,” and do not include restrictions on wines and beers. The government does not require exporters to name the destination of the cargoes of wine and beer now, it is said, but merely asks them to fill out a form saying it is for exportation, Canadian police, when stopping cargoes en route to the border, reportedly did not question the destination, but merely saw that the amount of beer and wine carried on the truck tallied with the amount listed on the form sheet. Rumors that an official agreement had been reached between exporters and officials in the Canadian government were current here, but were denied by officials who announced there had been no change in the government’s attitude toward the exportation of wines and beer.

Culbertson’s system of play is the system devised by herself and other members of the Cavendish Club. “I codified the system and called it the Cavendish club system three years ago,” Mrs. Kerwin said, "and the book in which I first outlined it already has sold more than 50,000 copies. Mr. Culbertson has appropriated it and given it his name.” Culbertson, informed of Mrs. Kerwin’s declaration, referred to her as “a local teacher unknown outside a limited circle,” and said ne. would, “not dignify her charge by deigning to answer it.” Mrs. Kerwins said that Bridge Headquarters, Inc., was organized for the specific purpose of fighting Culbertson, and that the leading experts of the nation have banded themselves together in an attempt to end what she called Culbertson’s “automatic and arbitrary” methods. Young Aviator Buried PENDLETON, Ind., June 24. Funeral services were held today for Robert Keeslmg, 19, aviator, killed when a homemade plane crashed Monday.

Hanging Is Hoax

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B. P. Brown, above, supply pastor and hotel employe, has confessed that he trussed himself up and “hanged” himself in a Dallas, Tex., church. Brown previously said that four masked men hanged him to a church chandelier, but that the rope was new and stretched, enabling him to reach a chair with his feet. BANKERS SENTENCED Officers of Defunct Institution Get Two to Six Years. By United Press NEW YORK, June 24.—Bernard K. Marcus and Saul Singer, officers of the now defunct Bank of United States, Tuesday were sentenced to two to six years’ imprisonment each for felonious misapplication of funds of the bank’s subsidiary. Herbert Singer, son of Saul Singer, was given an indeterminate sentence. The three were convicted Saturday after a twelve-week trial.

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FREIGHT RATES HIKE DISCUSSED BY RAILGHIEFS Commodities Affected by Increases Subject of Conferences. By United Press CHICAGO, June 24—Executives of the nation’s railroads and representatives of shippers met in Chicago today for conferences on the proposal to increase freight rates by 15 per cent. Three days of conferences opened today with a meeting of presidents and other executives of eastern, western and southern railroads at the Blackstone hotel. They planned to determine on what commodities the increase will be sought, and to discuss the matter of interlocking rates between districts. Members of the advisory committee of National Industrial Traffic League will meet with the executives Thursday. Preliminary conferences were held today between shippers and railroad representatives. The freight increase problem will be considered from the railroad’s viewpoint at the joint conference Thursday. The traffic league executives will meet Friday to discuss the matter as it effects their own position. Executives of railroads which desire the increase will be asked to sign a petition to the interstate commerce commission. Among the commodities which some executives are expected to favor exempting from the increase are farm products and petroleum.