Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 59, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 July 1931 — Page 3

JULY 18,1931.

EUROPE’S FUTURE RESTING ON GERMANY’S DECISIONS

FRANCE INSISTS POLICIES MUST BE TONED DOWN Reich’s Stand Regarded as Too Nationalistic for Peace. U. S. IS PROMINENT Americans Are Attempting to Solve Crisis for Good of World. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMS Scripos-llonard Foreign Editor PARIS, July 18.—Arrival here today of Chancellor Heinrich Bruenlng and Foreign Minister Julius Curtius of Germay brings Europe to the eve of one of the most decisive moments in its history. On the decisions to be made here and in London during the next 100 hours or so likely will depend the future of Europe for years to come. Far from the least significant thing about these momentous proceedings is the role played by the United States. Casting aside its last remaining illusions of isolation, America openly and officially will help to arrive at whatever decisions are reached. This fact is regarded as being of as great importance historically a3 was American intervention in the World war. These final efforts to save Germany and Europe from disaster will have three phases: 1. France and Germany will confer together. 2. These two plus America and Great Britain will hold conversations. 3. On Monday, if all goes well, all hands will adjourn to London and there with Italy and others attempt to reach final agreements. Fat May Be in Fire A great deal depends on conversations today and Sunday. France and Germany must find a common ground for agreement, at least in principle, or otherwise the fat is in the fire. The writer is Informed reliably that France will make no official demands on Germany as such. But unless Germany sees a way voluntarily to commit herself to tone down what France regards as antiFrench policy, it is extremely unlikely that France will participate further in an effort to save the reich. And without French help the Reich may be aided, but not saved. If France and Germany agree today even remotely and in principle, Henry Stimson and Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson of Great Britain will join in the conversations Sunday and that is a story In itself. For while politicians in Washington have talked for years about keeping aloof from European politics, it now is utterly impossible to discuss President Hoover’s plan to rescue Germany from the financial rocks without discussing the acute problems of European politics, namely the differences between France and Germany. Peace Is In Balance Obviously, Stimson will make no political commitments. It is equally obvious that he must use his influence to bring France and Germany together if the situation is to be saved. In fact, it is feared that the uneasiness caused by the rising tide of German nationalism is one of the principal causes of her present plight. It is therefore deemed imperative to contrive some formula now which can be used as the foundation for lasting peace and disarmament. Otherwise no amount of fixing can do more than stave off final political, economic and financial disaster. Upon what happens here and in London during the next few days if not hours depends the fate of the coming arms conference. And on that, in the opinion of Henderson, Mussolini and others, largely depends peace in the future. Thus the writer is informed that if nothing better is possible an effort will be made to get an arms “moratorium” for a period of years —possibly until 1935 when the naval conference is scheduled to take place —as a vital corollary to the Hoover debt holiday. Press Is Muzzled By United Press BERLIN, July 18.—Strict enforcement. of a press censorship today placed Germany under an almost complete dictatorship. President Paul von Hindenburg Issued the decree striking at the radical press. It is designed to prevent uneasiness during the crucial week-end international conversations at Paris on the German financial crises, and stipulates that newspapers and periodicals will be obliged to insert statements and denials from the reich or state governments without comment. It entitles authorities, furthermore, to specify the page on which these reports shall appear, and the size of type to be used. Newsapers or other publications! disobeying the decree may be confiscated. It also was stiulated that ! periodicals "endangering the public, safety” are liable to confiscation—j the government to decide what is dangerous. nab TthefTsuspects Four Negroes, 3 Men, Woman Held in Apparel Shop Burglary, Police held four Negroes, three men and a woman, today in conection with theft of SBOO worth of dresses from an apparel shop at 4217 College avenue, July 11. They are: Chester Crums, 19, of 847 West Walnut street; George McCrlmmon, 19, of 957 West Pratt street; William Jones. 17, of 1633 Garfield avenue, and Mrs. Dora Flenoy, 23, of 311 West St. Clair street. Four other crimes besides murder are punishable by death in some of our states. They are arson, rape, first-degree burglary and perjury in a capital case.

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Seeming in better spirits and health than when they occupied the White House, Calvin Coolidge—the only living ex-President—and Mrs. Coolidge are shown above in a strikingly informal pose as they vacationed at Coolidge’s boyhood home, Plymouth, Vt. They’re sitting on the steps of the house where the former chief executive was born. Mrs. Coolidge, smiling and smartly attired, is holding Tim, their dog.

RIPLEY SAILS AGAIN TO FOREIGN PORTS

Search for Freaks to Carry Him to Land of Evangeline. “Believe It or Not” Bob Ripley is off again for a foreign port in search of new material with which to astound his daily audience. This time the Land of Evangeline, Nova Scotia, will be exploited by America's Marco Polo, and 35,000,000 readers of the cartoon feature which appear in The Times and 300 newspapers through the United States, and thirty-two foreign countries, will await his discoveries which they may expect in future drawings, books and radio talks. Ripley will set sail on July 23 from New York on the S. S. Leviathan for Halifax and Nova Scotia, another part of the world which he will add to the unbelievable list of 122 foreign countries already visited. This week-end cruise to Nova Scotia will give Ripley a day in which to browse around in search of the incredible. While steaming toward old Aoadia, Ripley will go on the air and broadcast his regular ESSO hour program from the Leviathan over a National Broadcasting Company network. He will disclose many fanciful truths about Nova Scotia to his listeners-in. That the Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world and that part of Nova Scotia is in Scotland are only an intimation of what is to be uncovered over the air when Ripley talks by radio-telephone to a land pickup where the program will be re-broadcast over WJZ and a network of stations.

STATE ADVANCES PLANS FOR NEW FOREST UNIT Land In Jackson, Washington and Scott Counties Involved. Creation of anew forestry division in Jackson, Washington and and Scott counties is being pushed by the state conservation department in the hope of making it one of several districts for protection of southern woodlands. According to Ralph F. Wilcox, state forester, the new district is being organized on plans similar to one recently established in Brown county, known as the Brown County Forest Fire Protective Association. The association consists of resident and non-resident land owners. Non-resident land owners pay a minimum fee of $1 to join the association. Money thus obtained is used in purchase of fire-fighting equipment. Resident owners do not pay, but agree to answer calls to fight fires. The forestry division erects fire towers and supplies a watchman during dry periods. The last report of the United States department of agriculture showed there were 210,000 acres of land in Jackson, Washington and Scott counties classified as idle or fallow woodland pasture and woodland not used for pasture. Indiana now has three state forests. The oldest is in Clarke county, consisting of 5,400 acres. The Morgan-Monroe forest, acquired within the last two years, is the largest, with 5,400 acres. Recent acquisition of 800 acres in Jackson county brings the state forest land to an acreage of 17,200.

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He’s Happy By United Press MONTREAL, July 17.—E. J. Kennedy, the Jamaica Negro who won something like $150,000 in one of the English Derby sw r eepstakes, had two ambitions before he became wealthy, and he realized both of them today, Kennedy wanted to have his own private music-box, one with a crank, and he wanted to sail back to the West Indies to join his wife. Today he walked up the gangplank of the Canadian National Steamship liner. Lady Rodney, a few minutes before it sailed for Jamaica. Under his arm he carried an elegant music-box, and as he stepped gingerly up the gangplank, Kennedy whirled the crank. The tune the box emitted was: “I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight?”

C. M. T. C. CADETS GET MEDALS AND TROPHIES Heath Puts Crimp in Last-Day Ceremonies at Fort. Summer heat put a crimp in the parade and review program of the last day ceremonies at Ft. Benjamin Harrison citizens’ military training camp Friday, but medals and trophies were presented and brief talks were made. Candidates Charles Leuenberger of Ft. Wayne was presented with five medals, the most to be awarded to one person. Arthur G. Gresham, national deputy for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Indiana department, gave the medal for the outstanding basic cadet to Leo J. Gardner of Lakewood, O. Colonel H. D. Selton concluded the program with a talk complimenting the cadets on t&eir work. Grand Jury Convenes By Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., July 18.—Delaware county’s grand jury will convene today. Prosecutor Paul Leffler said that the jury will have no important cases.

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COMMISSIONERS ‘BACKSLIDE' IN VEHUNMEBUKE Rule Now That Coroner Can Have Deputy as 'Aid/ County commissioners, who a few days ago severely criticised County Coroner Fred A, Vehling for “reckless spending” of County funds today were assuming a friendly attitude and defending an appointment that adds $l5O monthly to operating costs of the coroner’s office. Less than three months ago, commissioners ruled the coroner had no legal right to a constable, paid on a fee system. They ousted Vehling’s constable as an economy move. After searching the law books, commissioners at last found a way to make the office legal. They appointed M. James Anderson, 1015 North Olney street, Friday afternoon as clerk and deputy coroner. Duties Uncertain Anderson, who recently was discharged as investigator i n the office of Miss Hannah A. Noone, Center township trustee, will receive a salary of $l5O a month. His exact duties are uncertain. It is known that most of the work in the coroner’s office is taken care of by a woman clerk. Commissioners said he would serve summons, answer the telephone among other duties. The constable who formerly held the position and received mileage pay in addition to other fees, rarely made any trips for the county, it is said. Summonses usually are mailed. Since the constable was fired, the courthouse matron has attended to duties of the office. ‘Not to Help Vehling* “We made the appointment not to help Vehling but to get some back work in the coroner’s office cleared up,” Dow W. Vorhies, Democratic commissioner, declared. Although County Attorney Harvey A. Grabill formerly had ruled there was no law providing for such help in the coroner's office, the present appointment was made under a “public necessity” clause of the state law. commissioners said. George Snider, Republican, president of the board, also approved the appointment of Anderson, which was opposed by John E. Shearer, minority board member. Anderson will be paid from an appropriation made for the former constable in the office, commissioners said. SQUMIJIPS BLIMP Mayflower’s Sister Ship in Ruins in Michigan. By United Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., July 18. —The second of the Goodyear “baby blimps” lay in ruins here today—toll of sudden windstorms in less than a w r eek. Sunday at Kansas City, the Mayflower was hurled against power lines and exploded. Captain C. E. Brannigan died of injuries. The sister ship Puritan came to similar grief here when a squall off Lake Michigan tore the nose from the craft. No one was injured. Damage to the Puritan is estimated at $20,000. The ship will be taken back to the plant at Akron for rebuilding, it was announced today. CITY WOMAN IS DEAD Mrs. Mary Sedwick, 88, Was Widow of Stock Yards Founder. Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy E. Sedwick, 88, of 2035 North Meridian. street, who died at St. Vincent’s hospital Thursday night, were to be held at 2 this afternoon at the McNeeley & Sons mortuary, 1828 North Meridian street. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. Mrs. Sedwick, widow of J, B. Sedwick, one of the founders of the Indianapolis Union Stock Yards Company, had lived in Indianapolis more than half a century.

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Caine Orear (above) of Jasper, Ala., now personal representative of Senator-Elect John H. Bankhead at the recount of votes in the Heflin-Bankhead senatorial contest at Washington, is accused by Heflin forces of having stuffed ballot boxes in the 1930 election in which Senator Heflin was defeated. They have asked his removal.

WOMEN RALLY TO PEACE PLEA Caravan Crossing Continent With Petition to Hoover. By Scripps-Howard 'Newspaper Alliance WASHINGTON, July 18.—A caravan of women who left Hollywood last month to preach peace across the continent and to prepare fpr presentation to President Hoover lengthy petitions in behalf of universal disarmament is meeting with unprecedented success according to reports reaching here. The caravan, organized by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, has passed through five states, has been received by mayors, Governors and senators, and has enrolled many thousands of persons on its petitions. It will visit twenty more states in the northern part of the country, and will reach Washington in October. After they have presented their petitions to President Hoover, the women will take them to Geneva to lay before the world disarmament conference next February. In thirty-nine other countries similar petitions are being prepared. The caravan is in Nebraska now. It has passed through California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado, holding mass meetings in all the large cities and stopping to ask for signatures in small communities as well. It will go next to Kansas and then north to the states around the Great Lakes.

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LUDLOW URGES ADDITIONS TO U. S.HOSPITAL Veterans Bureau Chief Due Here Wednesday on Inspection. Advisability of additional improvements not now included in the program for the Veterans’ hospital under construction here will be considered and studied by Colonel Louis H. Tripp, veterans’ bureau construction chief upon his one-day visit to i Indianapolis Wednesday. He will inspect the hospital under construction in Riverside drive, which now is 25 per cent completed and will take up the suggestions proposed in a letter from Represetnative Louis Ludlow to General Frank T. Hines, head of the veterans’ bureau. Ludlow has four suggestions which are to be paid for out of the blank congressional appropriations of $29,000,000 placed at the disposal of the bureau. They are: Construction of an ornamental fence with ornamental gateways to be built around the entire hospital reservation at an estimated cost of $12,000; erection of a suitable double house to be occupied by the manager and the clinical director and their families, estimated cost $20,000; construction of a recreation building with lounge and motion picture theater to cost between $70,000 and $80,000; and last, anew hospital unit to provide an additional 100 beds, thereby increascaPacity of the hospital to 250 beds, with auxiliary nurses quarters at a cost of $200,000. THIEVES ‘GO FOR~HIM’ Willard Pool Bather Losses Clothes Two Times In Week. If you see Thomas Clements, 15, of 1221 Newman street, walking toward the Willard park swimming pool in a barrel, think nothing of it. Thomas has had a tough time recently. Last week his clothing was stolen while he was in the pool and Friday he again was the victim of thieves. They took all his clothes, valued at sll.

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Instead of enjoying her honeymoon, Miss Edwlna Putnam (above), society girl of San Diego, Cal., is now in seclusion. Lieutenant William Vincent Deutermann, who she was to have married, is said to have failed to appear for the ceremony. MASS MEETING SUNDAY AT CADLE TABERNACLE ‘Will the Old Book Stand?’ to Be Subject of Serman. Another mass meeting in his effort to regain control of Cadle tabernacle will be held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at the tabernacle by E. Howard Cadle, founder and builder. “Will the Old Book Stand?” will be the subject of his address. Cadle said he has passed the half-wav mark to his goal of reacquisition of the structure. He has until July 26 to raise sufficient funs to retain the property. In addition to his address, members of the choir, led by Alvin Carter of Tampa, Fla., will present several selections.

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’NIGH COST OF LIVING’ SHOWS MARKED DROP, Dollar Has More Purchase Power, Survey Reveals; Food Prices Fall. It’s an ill wind that blows no one some good, a dark cloud that hasn’t a lining of silver, and somebody once remarked that even a broken watch gave the correct time twice each twenty-four hours. Thus with the depression that engulfed the world's industry two years ago. It has deflated the once bemoaned high cost of living appreciably, according to figures of the federal board of labor statistics in Washington. Prices have been lopped 30.6 per cent from the post-war level of 1920. Indianapolis is ninth of the nineteen cities in the United States larger than the Hoosier capital, the figures show, and since 1920 living costs have receded 29 per cent here. In comparison with the days of long ago, say 1913, the federal bureau found prices now are 50 per cent higher, but compared with 1926 a dollar today has $1,429 in purchasing power. Food prices in fifty-one cities are 13.8 per cent lower than they were six months ago, clothing 4.6 per cent low T er, rents 3.1 per cent lower, and heat and light 5.9 per cent beneath figures of a half-year ago. Since June, 1930, living costs have been reduced 8.2 per cent, and since last December 3.8 per cent in Indianapolis. the federal figures show.

WILL REVIEW IS DENIED

Indiana supreme court has refused to review the appellate court decision in the William R. Meredith $1,200,000 will case. The case aroused the interest of citizens of Washington, Ind., where Meredith, an eccentric bachelor, lived and died. Court fight on his will was brought by first and second cousins to whom the money was left and a host of lawyers were employed in arguing the matter before the appellate court. Interpretation of the will made by Pike circuit court was upheld.