Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 263, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 March 1932 — Page 2

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SECRET PLEA VIEWED RATE SLASHDELAY Mystery Petition Before Commission Would Hold Up Cut a Year. Secrecy today surrounded a petition filed by the city administration with the public service commission asking a complete audit and appraisal before any hearings arc held in the rate reduction case against the Indianapolis Power and Light Company. This delay would eliminate any immediate rate reduction order. The petition, revealed today by Commissioner Harry K. Cuthbcrtson, who has the case in charge, was filed last Wednesday. But it was not put through the routine which would result in having it made public. Cuthbertson, however, gave out the document Friday and also a letter from Edward H. Knight, city corporation counsel. In the letter, Knight submitted a list of coal companies, with the suggestion that they be subpenaed to give comparative prices of coal with prices paid United Colleries, the Power and Light Company subsidiary. New Petition Filed But Knight asked in the letter that the commission summon the coal dealers to testify, without letting the dealers know he had suggested their names. Cuthbertson stated he will have no “truck” with such procedure, in making both the letter and petition public. He declared he didn’t know who brought in the petition, no mention of which was made in Knight’s letter which bore the same date— March 9. When Knight was asked regarding the petition he inquired of The Times reporter as to how the information had been obtained regarding it. Already Thrice Postponed “Did the commission give it out?” he asked and when informed that it had been made public there, went on to explain its contents. “The city has not the facilities to secure the necessary data for a rate case and it is entirely up to the public service commission,” Knight asserted. ‘‘Time needed will depend on them.” The petition was not directed specifically at preventing the preliminary hearing which thrice has been postponed already, Knight said. This hearing was asked by the city when it was learned that the company had shown great profits in a stock promotion circular, but not so great at conferences in hope of reducing rates by arbitration. Cuthbertson announced if the profit showing in the stock circular was proven correct, he would make a temporary rate reduction order pending audit and appraisal, which may take a year. Prevent Preliminary Hearing Today he. said the new filing of the city appeared designed to prevent any preliminary hearing or any hearings until a complete audit and appraisal is made. This would eliminate hope of any prompt rate reduction. Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan declared he was opposed to any delay and understood the new petition, which bore the signatures of Knight and James E. Deery, city attorney, was to disclose to the commission sources of information upon which rate reductions might be based. Sources set out were similar to those enumerated by the mayor when the first compromise conferences were held.

WOMAN. AWAITING CAR, IS RUN DOWN BY AUTO Accident Occurs as Physician Swerves to Avoil Collision. Mrs. Alta MeVey, 46, of 1517 Hrrshell street, incurred body bruises and head injuries when she was struck by an automobile driven by Dr. John Wolyenbaeh of 1503 North Pennsylvania street, apartment 53, while standing in a safety zone at Illinois and Ninth streets, Friday afternoon. The accident occurred when Dr. Wolyenbaeh swerved to miss another auto. Charges of drunkenness and operating a car while, drunk were placed against C. H. Sanders, 41, of 718 North Alabama, street, following an accident Friday afternoon at Michigan street and Capitol avenue, where a ear driven by Sanders collided with another driven by Owen Arbaugh, 28, of 2908 North New Jersey street.

ELLIOTT JOINS LAUTH Auto Sales Executive Takes Post With Rockne Distributors. Appointment of F. L. Elliott as assistant sales manager of Lauth

Motors, Inc., Rockne distributors, was announced today by A. J. Lauth, president. Formerly assorted with the North Bide Chevrolet Company. Elliott . has been prominent in auto sales circles for the last ten years. Elliott was a member of the "Chevrolet 100 Car Club.”

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Anything to Oblige Wife By L ifted press CHICAGO. March 12.—Erich Kurt Lelpe today was seeking divorce because, he told Judge Joseph fabath, he wished to enable his wife at Bchilehen, East Prussia, to marry his younger brother, with whom he was informed she has fallen In love.

Need 100 Lions? By United Press NAPLES, Italy, March 12. The Schneider circus, famous in Europe, filed a bankruptcy petition here today. The entire circus. Including 100 lions, will be offered at autclon. It generally was doubted a buyer would appear.

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195 CANDIDATES FILED TO DATE Three Times That Many Are Expected in Primary. Although 195 candidates for legislative, judicial and congressional offices in the May primary have filed with Frank Mayr Jr., secretary of state, at least three times that number are expected to register by April 2. the final filing day. Albert R. Hall of Marion, former congressional representative from the old Eleventh district, has filed for the Republican nomination from t.ne new Fifth. He was defeated in 1930 by Glenn Griswold, Democrat, of Peru, who is a candidate for renomination and re-elec-tion. Two candidates for the Republican nomination for coroner filed today with the county clerk. They are Dr. Austin H. Todd of 933 West Twenty-ninth street, councilman during the Duvall administration, and Edwin L. Olsen of 3710 North Gale street. Herbert E. Wilson, prosecutor, filed for renomination on the Democratic ticket. George Bailey, 3700 North Olpey street, filed for the Republican nomination for county commissioner from the second district.

LINDBERGH BABY DOUBLE FOUND City Child’s Resemblance Brings Police Call. Close resemblance of curly headed Frank Wilmeth Jr., and the missing Lindbergh baby brought police to his home today, after a young man slipped into the office of Chief Mike Morrissey and whispered excitedly: “I’ve found the Lindbergh baby.” Sergeant Edwin H. Kruse and squad were dispatched hastily to Frank’s home at 423 Hudson street. They found the little boy playing with a copy of The Times containing a picture of kidnaped child and he also had clippings of newspaper stories of the case. The Wilmeth child is 3, while the missing baby is less than 2. but Frank is small for his age and his light, curly hair and other points of appearance tally with those of the other child, police assert. The police informant said he was driving past the Wilmeth home and saw the child at a window and noticed instantly the resemblance to the Lindbergh baby. He said the child was removed quickly from the window by a woman who drew down a blind. The child's mother recalled the incident. Frank had been indulging in the childish prank of rubbing his hands on the steamed glass and his mother snatched him away. Mrs. Wilmeth said she was aware previously that her son resembles the Lindbergh baby. YOUTH CUT IN FIGHT One Held After Brawl; Disturbance at Party Is Charged. One youth is suffering today from left arm cuts and another is held jby police after a free-for-all fight I Friday night at Morris street and i Madison avenue, said to have fol- | lowed a party in a nearby residence, i A group of youths is accused of | disturbing the party by switching off lights. Ronald Grabble, 17, of 328 Bieking street, is the wounded youth. Paul Tierney, 828 South Randolph street, is in custody, accused of slashing him with a knife. Police say Tierney admitted the attack. Burglar Carries His Own Alarm By United Press KANSAS CITY. Mo., March 12. Asa man giving the name of Harry Shreeve approached the exit of a drug store here an alarm clock beneath his coat began ringing. A special officer arrested him and accused him of stealing the clock.

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Newspaper Chain Head Is Stricken By United Press LOS ANGELES, March 12.—Byron H. Canfield, 52, chairman of the board of the Scripps-Canfield newspapers, died Fridav of a heart ailment atfer an illness of three months. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Jessica Canfield, who was at his bedside in their apartment in the exclusive Town House hotel. Two sisters, Misses Hattie and Alice Canfield, of Montecito, Santa Barbara county, also survive. A brother. Robert Canfield, lives in Cleveland. Canfield made his home in Montecito and Los Angeles. S. S. Hahn, attorney for the Scripps-Howard newspapers, announced that E. W. Scripps of Seattle, son of Mrs. ,">sephine Scripps, majority stockholder, would succeed Canfield as chairman. Scripps now ; is treasurer of the newspapers. Canfield had been chairman of Scripps-Canfield newspapers for nine years. The company publishes twelve newspapers in California and other western states. He began his newspaper career as a police reporter in Ohio, and at various times was associated wi h 1 the late E. W. Scripps, the United Press Association and the Newspaper Enterprise Association, and was editor of the Los Angeles Record and the Seattle Star of the Scripps-Canfield group. Canfield’s marriage a year and a half go to Jessica Kingsland was , a social event in 1 * Los Angeles.

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Mrs. Marshall Field 111 Is Hurt in Hunt Fall

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By Times Special MELTON MOWBRAY. England. March 12.—Mrs. Marshall Field 111, of Chicago, the former Mrs. Dudley Coats, was seriously injured here when thrown into a hedge while fox hunting. Field, heir to the fortune of his merchant-prince grandfather, was

ployed. Right—Miss Laura Latta. 1624 Finley street, ironing out clothing after mending. The sewing classes doing their bit for the unemployed are freshman students.

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riding ahead of his wife who is an international beauty. Hunt attendants said Mrs. Field’s horse refused the jump, stumbled, and then somersaulted into the hedge over its thrown rider. It was the second such accident for Mrs. Field, who married the Chicagoan in 1930 in London. She is a member of the prince of Wales circle of intimate friends.

4-H LAMB CLUB SHOW PLANNED Cash Awards to Be Given Junior Stockmen. More than 100 stockmen from Indiana will compete for cash awards at the annual lamb club show which will be held this year at the Indiam.polis Stockyards, July 7 and 8. F. M. Shanklino, assistant state club leader of the Purdue univer- j sity agricultural extension staff, will! assist in supervision of the show, j sponsored by the Belt Railroad and ! Stockyards Company. Rules for the contest provide that all contestants must be enrolled in 4-H clubs and must have raised the lambs themselves. Classes will be provided for pens of three and five lambs and for best county groups of fifteen. Professor Claude Harper, assistant chief of animal husbandry at Purdue, in charge of the sheep experimental and extension work for the university, will judge. Twelve prizes will be provided for the pens of three and ten placings for pens of five. Six awards will be presented in the county groups. The lambs will be sold at auction by Mark Botema, after judging is completed and prizes awarded.

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CANADA GROWS RICHER ON U. S. TARIFF POLICY More Factories Go Across Border as Dominion’s Business Booms. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Scripos-Howard Foreisrn Editor WASHINGTON. March 12. America’s skyscraper tariff policy fast is helping Canada in her ambition to become first among the trading nations of the world. The flight of American factories to Canada continues to gain momentum, according to a Toronto dispatch to this newspaper. The Toronto industrial commission, it stated, today announced that ten more big United States concerns had crossed the border in the last sixty days. Eight of these ten concerns will export from the Canadian branches, as well as cater to the national market. Rises to Fifth Place Canada, approximately thirtieth in population among nations of the globe, now has risen to fifth place in world trade, thanks largely to the impetus given her industrial growth by American concerns. Os the total business capital employed in Canada, according to the commission’s latest figures, 21 per cent is American. Sixty-five per cent is Canadian, and the remaining 14 per cent is from Great Britain and all other countries. Canada is using the world mania for tariff walls to her advantage. 1 Her own tariff policy is one of recij procity. She is gunning for more | and more world trade and getting jit. Asa member of the British com- [ monwealth of nations which in- | eludes one-quarter of the populaj tion of the earth she plans to ; trade with every other member on Ia preferential basis. Makes Agreements on Trade With nations outside the empire, she gradually is perfecting a scheme of reciprocal tariff relations, calculated to give her products an inside track over those of her rivals. Result: Literally hundreds of the most important exporting concerns in the United States, are rushing to Canada with branch factories. From that vantage ground they not only can do business with the British empire, but with other nations which have passed retaliatory tariffs against goods in America. So great is the influx of American industries, it appears, that alarm is felt in certain Canadian circles lest too great a proportion of their business fall into outside hands.

Warlike American Aviators Yearn to Fly for China—At High Wages.

BY ERNIE PYLE Scripps-Howard Aviation Editor W-ASHINGTON, March 12.—1f all the American aviators who want to go to the Orient and fight for China actually were to go, there wouldn’t be enough planes in China to hold them all. There literally are thousands of jobless fliers in this country rarin’ to go to the far east. They are lured by adventure, rumors of SI,OOO a day wages, and their inability to find work in this country. The Chinese embassy here has received more than 500 applications. None was accepted, as the Chinese government is not recruiting men in this country. However, five boys, all fliers, claim they have been hired by a rich Chinese merchant to go to China, not as aviators, but as machine gunners. The commerce department has warned Americans not to go to China in the hope of getting flying jobs, as the Chinese aren’t hiring pilots. non IT is surprising the number of poverty-stricken aviators flying around the country. They own planes, but nothing else. A lot of them pass through Washington, and tell their hard luck stories to field managers. They ask to store their planes overnight for nothing, saying they are broke. They land and hunt the nearest pawnshop, to hock their parachutes. One of them, apparently penniless, was asked how he managed to buy gasoline. He said he didn’t buy gas. ‘T fly along until I spot a pros-perous-looking bunch of farm buildings, and pick out a tractor in the field, and land there,’’ he said. “I give the farmer a hard luck story, he drains his tractor and his extra gas tanks, fills me up, I take him for a little hop. and I’m on my way again.” * o n Major willis hale, of the army air corps, had a forced landing at the edge of Nashville the other day in a giant new bombing plane. He was going so fast that the plane ran right out of the little field, across a highway, and into another field before it stopped. As the big plane bounced across the highway, an old Ford car tearing down the road right at the plane, and disappeared from Major Hale’s horrified view under the right wing. Hale was almost afraid to look back. When the plane stopped, he got down out of the cockpit. The Ford was sitting in the road, undamaged. The driver, also undamaged, but white as a sheet, came running up to Hale. “Don’t you ever dare do anything like that to me again,” he shouted, shaking his finger in the Major’s face.

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Bookies Slash Odds as Roosevelt Wins Primary By United Press NEW YORK, March 12.—Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt’s success in the New Hampshire primaries has made him a heavy favorite to win the Democratic presidential nomination, according to odds quoted Friday by betting commissioners. Odds of only 2 to 1 are being offered that Roosevelt will not' lead the Democratic ticket. Alfred E. Smith’s odds, heretofore set at 3Vs to 1, now are 5 to 1. Other odds: President Hoover to be the next President, 6 to 5: John N. Garner, 4% to 1; Albert C. Ritchie, 5M to 1; Newton D. Baker, 6 to 1; Owen D. Young, 20 to 1; James A. Reed, 30 to 1.

$6,000,000 IS RENO PROFIT ON DIVORCE

By United Press RENO, Nev., March 12.—Classes of business placed under the general heading of “vice” by many communities combine in giving Reno a pay roll in excess of $6,000,000 annually, it was disclosed today by a United Press survey. Wages of those connected with liquor, gambling and other forms of “gay time” entertainment is in

ARTIST FOILS PLOT TO KIDNAP SON, 2

By United Press RIVERTON, N. J., March 12.—An attempt to kidnap Chilton Vanderbeck Anderson, 2-year-old son of Claude Anderson, famous artist, from his home at Riverbank, near here, was reported to police Friday. The report said the attempt was made at 1:30 a. m. and failed when Anderson entered the child's nursery as the kidnaper was taking the baby from its crib. Anderson grappled with the man, he' cold police, but was unable to hold him. A survey of the premises showed he had fled out the back door, although domestics in the house said they had bolted the rear door. “I struggled with the would-be HIT COURT RULING Appeal to the supreme court of a ruling by Superior Judge Joseph R. Williams holding the teacher tenure law unconstitutional, was filed Friday by attorneys for Miss Nina Black, former Indianapolis school teacher, Williams, ruling on the case several weeks ago, held that Miss Black’s contract with the Indianapolis school board, defendant, in the case, was for an “indefinite period,” and that the teacher was subject to dismissal at any time. ACQUIT EX-TEACHER By United Press PITTSBURGH, March 12.—Mrs. Laverne Culbertson, 35, former Mt. Vernon (O.) school teacher, was acquitted Friday of murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband Albert, 37, in their home last Nov. 15. A jury deliberated four hours before reaching a verdict.

THE INCOMING TIDE Dollars spent needlessly, like an outgoing tide, flow away and are gone. Dollars saved are like the incoming tide bringing a semi-annual credit of inter- ; est along. Saved dollars provide a feeling of secur- j ity and form a buttress to fortify demands for best j purposes. THE INDIANA TRUST SSKS $2,000,000.00 THE OLDEST TRUST COMPANY IN INDIANA

the neighborhood of SIB,OOO daily. The few elaborate places as well as the numerous “joints’ ’operate every day in the year. None of the places, which would be outlaw institutions, in many states and cities, violate Nevada laws. Gambling is licensed here and there is no state law against the manufacture, sale or use of liquor.

kidnaper in the darkened nursery,” Anderson told police. “We both fell to the floor and the man escaped from me and ran from the room. “He ran into the child’s bathroom, adjoining the bedroom and then down the stairway to the first floor and escaped out the back door.” Police said four employes in the Anderson home were asleep in their quarters on the third floor. The nursery was on tne second floor. Anderson and his wife occupied the bedroom adjoining the nursery. Police said they found the back door of the home open, although employes of the household said it had been bolted before they retired Thursday night. Police said Ellis A. Parker, widely known detective of Burlington county, had been called to the Anderson home to take charge of the investigation.

RATE PARLEY IS SET Industrial Users Petition Gas Reductions. Conference on industrial and commercial gas rates of the Citizens Gas Company has been scheduled by Chairman John W. McCardle of the public service commission for next Friday. The meeting followed filing of a petition for reduction by industrial users. The city administration, gas company officials and petitioners’ representatives are expected to attend.

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VOICES PLEA FOR VOTE ON DRYSTATUTE Ten Arguments Calling for Referendum. By United Press WASHINGTON, March 12.—Congress will be usurping its power if it refuses to authorize a referendum and give the people of the country a chance to vote on the eighteenth amendment, Representative Samuel B. Pettengill <Dem., Ind.) declared in a speech Friday before the house. Taking advantage of a dull in the house debate on the tax bill, Pettengill outlined ten reasons why it should be passed when it is brought to a vote next Monday. His reasons were: The eighteenth amendment was ratified by legislators not chosen on that question, and the people have never had a chance to vote on it. It was adopted during the World war while many Americans were abroad. It never has been made an issue in a national campaign by party platform declaration. The people can now pass on the question intelligently because of twelve years experience. Half of the present voters, the women, were not enfranchised when prohibition was adopted. Millions of those who voted for it have since died. Thirty-one pier cent of the present voters have become of age since adoption of the amendment. Fifteen states, with a combined population of 61.000,000 have manifested dissatisfaction with the present situation, either by repeal of their own prohibitory statues, by popular state referendums, or by taxing outlawed liquor traffic. Prohibition has brought none of the blessings its sponsors promised, such as elimination of crime, empty jails, prosperity and complete absence of desire for drink on the part of boys and girls who had never seen saloons. The urgent need of revenue to wipe out the treasury deficit.

PURDUE WILL BE HOST AT PHONE CONFERENCE Construction and Maintenance Men of State Meet March 16. By Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 12. Construction and maintenance men of telephone plants of Indiana will meet at Purdue university Wednesday and Thursday, March 16-17, for the tenth annual telephone plant conference. The program will in- r elude papers and discussions dealing with better telephone service to the public and better economy in the plant. Following an address of welcome by Dean A. A. Potter of the Purdue school of engineering, the conference program will be opened Wednesday afternoon with an address by Professor C. F. Harding, head of the school of electrical engineering, who will describe the progress that has been made in electrical research. An informal dinner of the conference will be held Wednesday evening, H. A. Barnhart of Rochester, president of the Indiana Telephone Association, presiding. An address by Harry G. Hogan, Ft. Wayne banker, and an illustrated lecture on a “Trip to the Orient” by Dr. W. K. Hatt, head of the Purdue school of civil engineering, are scheduled. The conference will close Thursday morning. George E. Gill, manager of the employment bureau maintained by the Indianapolis Foundation, will speak on “The Made Work Program —lts Scope and Results,” at tha Monday luncheon of the Scientech. Club at the Architects and Builder* building, Pennsylvania and Vermont streets.

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