Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 91, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 August 1931 — Page 3

AUG. 25, 1931

GIFFORD GETS FORGES READY FOR AM DRIVE First Task to Be Push for Funds on Part of Local Agencies. BY THOMAS L. STOKES United rrm Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—Walter fi. Gifford, President Hoover’s capitalist director of unemployment relief, began to organize his volunteer forces today to fight distress fcmong the nation’s jobless. The first task of Gifford and his committee, as he outlines it, is to promote a national campaign .to raise funds for local relief agencies. The chief of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, a draftee from big business, is gathering about him leaders of seven relief and welfare organizations to plan and set a date for the moneyraising campaign. It will be carried forward by nation-wide radio hookups and other publicity agencies. For two or three days Gifford will confer with Allan T. Burns of the association of Community Chests; Linton B. Swift of the Family Welfare Association; W. J. Ellis of the Association of Public Welfare officials; Miss Bertha McCall of National Travelers Aid, Miss Joanna Cokord, research director of the Russell Sage Foundation, and the Rev. John O’Grady of the National Catholic Welfare Council. Gifford’s emphasis throughout his first interview with the press was upon relief by local agencies. The committee’s function will be 1o inspire and encourage concerted local campaigns to raise enough money to enable local agencies to take care of distress in their sections. Gifford indicted plainly no federal appropriations for relief are contemplated. Inquiries as to what the policy would be if local agencies could not carry the burden always brought the answer: “We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.” “We are down here trying to do the best job we can,” he said. “We don’t want to get into any controversies before we get started.” SIGHT HUGE SEA SPOUT Gigantic Water Column Believed to Be Biggest on Record. lty United Press key WEST, Fla., Aug. 25.—Officials of the United States weather bureau here said today that a gigantic waterspout sighted off Key West probably matches in size the record one seen off Cottage City, Mass., in 1896. The spout was reported as 500 feet in diameter and 2,000 feet high.

Stroke of 9 Beginning The Strauss Famous Half-Price Sale • ■ Beginning Wednesday Morning at 9:00 Ending Saturday Night at 9:00 444 Men’s and Young Men’s 3-Piece Suits 54 4-Piece 263 Pairs Men’s Golf Suits Oxfords 134 Summer 1,200 Men’s Suits Ties * 93 Pairs Flannel And Various Other Men’s Trousers Furnishing Items. 55 Pairs Linen and Women’s Coats Wool Knickers . and Hats. Also Hundreds of Items in the Boys’ Shop L. STRAUSS & CO. First come—First served - No alterations, excepting changing sleeve and trouser lengths.

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Katherine Stephenson, daughter of the former Indiana Ku-Klux Klan leader.

Efforts of Indianapolis persons to gain a parole for D. C. Stephenson, former Indiana klan leader, who is serving a life sentence at the state prison, today received the support of Katherine Stephenson, 15-year-old daughter of the prisoner.

SHELL RAISES GAS ONE CENT Other Firms May Increase Prices Later. Increase by Shell Petroleum Corporation of 1 cent a gallon on standard gasoline here brought no price changes by other major refining comapnies with retail points in the city this morning. Several other oil firms admitted possibility of price increases later, but said nothing definite could be said now as to the future. The increase by Shell merely equalizes the price ot Shell standard “400” gasoline with standard gas dispensed by several other large companies at 15.3 cents a gallon, tax included. Gaseteria, selling gas at 12.5 cents a gallon, and Hoosier Petroleum Corporation, with standard gas at 12.9 cents a gallon, have decided on no raise. Standard Oil of Indiana today raised its “blue” gas from 12.9 to 13.3 cents a gallon, but prices of other grades were undisturbed.

In a letter to Elias Dulberger, attorney, Miss Stephenson said sue wanted to come to Indianapolis to aid in the parole moves. The letter came from Oklahoma City, where the girl lives with her mother ,the former wife of Stephenson, Mrs. Nettie Brehm.

H-A-T—Hat By United Press DES MOINES, Aug. 25. When you’re talking about those hats —and. a lot of people are—don’t say “U-Jeeny.” The proper pronunciation is “E-zhen-ee,” members of the state window display men's organization were informed.

NAUTILUS DISABLED Polar Sub Comes Up With Part of Rudder Lost. By United Press OSLO, Norw-ay, Aug. 25.—Sir Hubert Wilkins’ polar submarine Nautilus was reported disabled in the Arctic seas today. Reports reaching here, the first received from the submarine in three days, said that the craft had come to the surface after one battery was broken and part of a rudder lost. The submarine’s position was not given.

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ARGENTINA IS IRKED DY U. S. DEAL IN BRAZIL Farm Board Barter Stirs Wrath and Protest Is Likely. BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—The federal farm board’s barter of surplus wheat for Brazilian coffee has aroused the keen resentment of Argentina, which for years has enjoyed a virtual monopoly of Brazil’s wheat market. Well informed diplomatic quarters considered it probable that Argentina either would protest the farm board's action at the state department or make reprisal by raising higher tariff walls against imports from the United States. The farm board announced last week it had arranged to exchange 25,000,000 bushels of wheat for 1,050,000 bags of Brazilian coffee. Argentine observers believed the deal virtually will destroy their Brazilian wheat market, at least for a year. The amount of wheat the American agricultural agency plans to send into Brazil almost exactly balances the usual Argentine 5a1e5—23,816,338 bushels in 1930—t0 its northern neighbor. This blow to Argentine wheat growers follows closely another incident which aroused hard feeling against the United States. Argentina just has been called on by New York banks to ship $50,000,000 worth of gold here to meet short-credit obligations. Banks declined to transfer them into longterm credits. Because of the present acute gold shortage, observers believe this loss of gold—now en route—may have a very bad effect Argentina’s finances. Argentine circles consider that the farm board arrangement marks an invasion of Argentina’s wheat market in Brazil which private agencies never could have accomplished in open competition. Furthermore they consider it a direct contradiction of the United States against preferential tariffs. They believe, further, that it constitutes “dumping.” If Argentina should protest to the state department, as is considered likely, it is expected the department will discuss the matter. Sunday Bathing Banned By United Press WARSAW, Ind., Aug. 25.—A Sunday “blue law” measure, proposed by the Rev. William A. Asher, was adopted by members of the Winona Property Owners’ Association today. It places a ban on Sunday boating, bathing and ice cream sale.

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