Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 172, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 November 1931 — Page 22

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CHARITY 60ALS ARE EXCEEDED BY 131 CITIES $45,694,000 Is Raised in Drive Period Ending Thanksgiving. n ''*! cr *W* mllow * r * Xwvnpcr Alliance WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. Approximately 74 per cent of the community chest campaigns carried on under administration sponsorship between Oct. 19 and Nov. 25 went , the A to P- About 26 per cent against an estimate of $500000,000 needed nationally to furnish the barest sort of relief work against unemployed, 131 chests in that many cities raised more than $45,694,000 In the campaign period Just ended. Results of the 131 drives were given today to Walter S. Gifford, director of the President’s organization on unemployment relief, by the National Association of Community Chests and Councils. The chest association was made responsible by Gifford, and Owen D. Young, chairman of his committee on the mobilization of relief resources, for relief drives in 513 cities. Among these were included 381 regular chest cities, where only a part of the sums raised are destined for expenditure for direct unemployment relief. Holiday Ended Drives While Thanksgiving officially ended the period designated by Gifford for the concentration of local fund-raining efforts, more than 100 chest campaigns still are in progress, the association announced, and another hundred or more will hold their campaigns during the first part of next year. Finally, a report on all these 513 cities, as to the funds they ask and raise, is expected. In other cities, however, where relief drives are being carried on independently, but under the general supervision of the state agents appointed by Gifford, no figures yet have been made public by the President’s organization. “The 131 chest reporting to date have raised a grand total of $45,694,387,” the chest association's report said. “Individual goals have been exceeded by ninety-five of these chests; in two cities the results are so close to the amounts sought that success is assured, and In thirty-four cities the totals raised have fallen short—although, in most instances, by narrow margins. Past 100 Per Cent "In spite of the thirty-four individual setbacks, the grand total raised by the 131 reporting cities represents 100.2 per cent of their aggregate goals, which called for $45,587,144. “Os the 131 results reported to date, 121 are comparable with those of last year. In the other ten cities the chests either are new or have been reorganized since last fall. The 121 comparable chests have raised $45,293,656, as against $39,482,736 last year—an increase of 14.7 per cent.” It was pointed out by the association that approximately 30 per cent of the aggregate emergency relief needs of the 131 reporting cities will be met out of private funds subscribed through their community chest. The remaining emergency relief requirements are being met through county and city appropriations. . . STATE’S VOTES CRUCIAL Pennsylvania’s 33 May Decide House Leader Fight. By United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—Pennsylvania may point the way today to ; a decision in the hotly contested . race for house Republican leader between Representatives John Q. Tilson, Connecticut, and Bertrand H. Snell, New York. The Pennsylvania Republican delegation, largest in the house, will ’ decide at a caucus today how its thirty-three votes will be cast. Each candidate is claiming a majority. Each covets the whole block of ; thirty-three for the psychological effect. That would be nearly a third of the necessary 108. There are 214 Republican votes in the house. It appears, however, the delegation will be divided. Man Slain in Home By United Press EVANSVILLE. Ind., Nov. 27.—Ule Reed. 53, is believed to have been murdered by a robber. His body was found in his home. The house had been ransacked and police said evidence showed Reed had put up a struggle before he was slain by a blow on the head from a blunt instrument.

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House in Upper Picture Is Listed at $3,000, One in Lower at SI,OOO. BY BEN STERN “What’s wrong with these pictures?’’ “Nothing,” say Mr. Average Citizen. “Plenty,” speaks up John McCloskey, Center township assessor. “It is a line picturization of the unfairness and evils of our tax system and also a demonstration of valuation methods that have cost the county $16,000,000 in losses through unnecessary reductions and alterations of the assessor’s records,” he charged. The upper picture shows a home at 3610 College avenue, owned by E. H. Rahke. This house is assessed at $3,000, while the garage to the left and rear is valued at S3OO, exclusive of the ground. The lower picture shows a house located at 516 West St. Clair street and owned by E. and F. R. Wagner. It is valued for taxation at SI,OOO, also exclusive of the ground. Here is what McCloskey’s records show: A year ago the house in the upper picture was carried on the books at a valuation of $5,500 with the garage placed at SSOO. Then for some unknowh reason this levy was reduced to $3,000 and S3OO. While the Rahke place figure was slashed, a much older building immediately to the north still is taxed on a valuation of $6,000. “Why, the garage in the rear of the Rahke home is worth more than the shack on St. Clair street,” said McCloskey. “If that little house is valued at SI,OOO, the garage should be worth three times that amount “There will be a sharp upturn in the valuation of the Rahke place and a cut on that of the St. Clair street house.” Fire Damages Bakery By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Nov. 27. Damage estimated at $2,500 was caused by fire that swept the Nash bakery here today.

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Powell Crosley Jr., Radio Manufacturer, Comes to • Local Hospital. Powell Crosley Jr., Cincinnati radio manufacturer, visited Indianapolis this week to pay a debt of gratitude. Crosley made a hurried trip to the city by plane in order to be at Methodist hospital as physicians operated on Leonard McGee, an employe on Crosley’s game reserve, “Sleepy Hollow,” in Jennings county. McGee, long an associate of Crosley in conserving wild life, had been injured critically at “Sleepy Hollow.” He sustained a skull fracture when he collided with another employe while chasing a Mallard duck. McGee was rushed to the hospital where physicians said an operation would be necessary. Crosley was informed, and, in the face of threatening skies and a strong headwind,

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took off from the Cincinnati airport, reaching the hospital a short time before the operation was performed. McGee today was reported “getting along nicely.” , Wife, 77, Seeks Divorce By Times Special KOKOMO, Ind., Nov. 27.—Mrs. Mary Smith, 77, seeking a divorce from Putnam Smith, who has served a jail term for beating her, alleges he threatened on several occasions to take her life and failed to provide her with food and medical attention. She asks $2,000 alimony. Columbus Woman Dies COLUMBUS, Ind., Nov. 27.—The body of Mrs. Minnie Herndon, 27, wife of Claude Herndon of this city, was taken to Vevay for burial. She died suddenly at the famliy home here following a short illness.

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POLICE CLAIM CONFESSION IN HOMELOOTING Two Suspects Are Held for Alleged Part in Girls’ Terrorizing. Two of four bandit suspects wanted in connection with a bandit raid Monday night on the home of Lloyd Lewis, 5775 Rosslyn avenue, and the terrorizing of two young girls in the home, were held by police today. Detective Chief Fred Simon announced a confession to the robbery by Max M. Houston,- 23, of the Linden hotel, a resident Os Logansport. Houston was arrested Wednesday night on a vagrancy charge. Police learned that another man wanted in the case, "Doc” Chatman, also of the Linden, a used tire salesman, ia being held by police at Washington, Ind. Two Are Unnamed According to Houston’s purported confession, he and two unnamed men were asked by Chatman to take part in robbing the home of Lewis, whom he said he knew. The confession is said to relate that Chatman remained in the car while the other three entered the house, stole two guns and two gallons of whisky and held up Lewis when he returned home, obtaining about sls in money and a S3OO diamond ring. Police were informed after the hold up that the bandits po. ited guns at Jeanette Hunt, 14, and her sister, Mary, 10, of 5805 Rosslyn avenue, who were caring for the three small children of the Lewis family. Everything’s All Right When the girls’ mother, living nearby, noticed the activity in the house, she called the older daughter on the telephone, the bandits forcing the child to tell her mother “everything is all right.” Houston admitted, police say, that after robbing Lewis, the gunmen forced him to leave the house, firing one shot at him to speed him on his way. He said Chatman did not enter the house because he said Lewis knew him. The arrests were made as the result of investigation by Detectives John Gaughan, Charles Gollnisch and Donald Bushong. 20 HURT AS LONDON POLICE QUELL RIOTS Jobless Hurl Stojnes, Bottles at "Bobbies” in Three Clashes. By United Press LONDON, Nov. 27.—Police and unemployed demonstrators fought in three districts of London today with at least twenty injured. In the first riot, a crow’d threw sticks and stones at police in the Walharn Green district. Two hundred others stoned police outside the Shepherd’s Employment Exchange, throwing milk bottles among other missiles. The third disorder occurred in the Camdentown district. Mounted police quelled the rioting amid a shower of milk bottles and bricks. The Camdentown trouble was partly due to one of the first orders of the new police commissioner, Lord Trenchard, forbidding the customary demonstrations outside employment exchanges while unemployed are waiting to draw the dole. Auto Kills Woman By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Nov. 27. Mrs. Lydia Small, 45, was struck down and killed by tlje automobile of a hit-and-run driver Thursday. It was Terre Haute’s only serious holiday accident

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BY BEN STERN WITHIN the last few weeks, there has come into existence a state tax paid department, which is certain to be the target for attacks from all quarters in the next campaign, unless most stringent penalties and regulations are devised to keep the personnel from undue activity in politics. This is the chain store tax collection department, daily growing in size and daily becoming more effective as a political instrument. Unlimited possibilities loom for use of this forces, the size of which is not subject to legislative act, nor are there any fixed rules regarding conduct of members. Republican political leaders have seized up this department, newly created, as a good spot to place lame duck henchmen disposed from office in the Democratic landslide last fall. Recognition of constitutionality of the chain store tax bill by the United States supreme court was a lucky break for the G. O. P. in a two-fold manner. * n u First, it will bring thousands of dollars into the state treasury and thus stem the threatened bankruptcy; and, second, in a pre-con-vention and election year, such as at present, it permits organization of a mobile force of workers, which the G. O. P. needs badly. Although the state tax board and, in this instance, this means the chairman, James Showalter, makes the appointments, according to statute, Governor Harry G. Leslie must approve the choice. Names of those recommended are placed before Leslie and as he is the supreme arbiter it has afforded him the opportunity he loves best, to turn down and slight those who he believes have been critics of his administration and to reward the persistent sycophants. U tt In Marion county alone a super-

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visor and twelve field men have been appointed. The supervisor is James Kingsbury and his sponsor is Bert Morgan, president of the Irvington Republican Club, one of Leslie's 1928 managers. Bert openly is charged with attempting to build up sufficient strength to make a contest for chairmanship of the new Eleventh district and this may be a way of doing it. Lake county Republicans descended en masse to get appointments in the new bureau for the faithful, but J. Glenn Harris, the “old hawk” from that district, had entered and left by the Governro’s back door long before and they found the places filled. They tell me that when many of the Lake county applicants learned that the tax checks and payments had to be mailed directly to the state office here there was a let-up in the demand for jobs. SHERIFF CAR CRASHES ON WAY TO ROBBERY Driver of Colliding Auto Held for Not Giving Precedence. Speeding to the scene of a robbery on Pendleton pike early today, a sheriff’s emergency car crashed into another car at Alabama and Market streets, damaging both. Occupants of both cars were unhurt. W. T. Dailey, 4814 East New York street, driver of the car with which the sheriff’s automobile collided, was arrested on a charge of failure to give right-of-way to a police car. The sheriff’s car was being driven by Deputy Sheriff Thomas Scanlon. It continued on its way after the accident. Investigation of the reported robbery disclosed that forty gallons of gasoline were stolen from a filling station operated by L. M. Elliott, northeast of the city.

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NAVY CUT IS ATTACKED BY CHIEF Administration Is Assailed by Stevens for Its 'False Economy.’ By United Press TULSA, Okla., Nov. 27.—Henry L. Stevens Jr., national commander o 4 the American Legion, today charged the administration with false economy in its program for national defense. The navy particularly, he asserted, has suffered great damage through the “tendency of the administration to cut drastically army and navy appropriations.” Stevens, who spoke at a luncheon of business men and civic leaders, made no direct reference to President Hoover’s recent tilt with the Navy League. “It certainly appears as a false economy when we look just yonder in our backyard, in the Pacific, to what is beginning to look like serious trouble,” said Stevens in discussing reduced appropriations for the army and navy. “Thoughts are running in the minds of people of two or three nations which are not altogether flattering to the jeople of the United States.” The program of the American Legion for the ensuing year and especially during the pending session of congress will be to safeguard “adequate defense measures,” he declared. Other objectives of the legion, Stevens sail, are service to the disabled, protection and aid to widows and orphans of veterans, promotion of employment, and advancement of world peace.