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LEADERS VOICE BONUS APPEAL FOR VETERANS Foreign Wars Chief Asserts 98 Per Cent Favor Payment. BANKERS JOIN ATTACK Inflation Plan Is Menace to Nation, Financiers Declare. By i. mtrd Pretn WASHINGTON. April 13—High officials of veterans’ organizations today urged immediate and favorable congressional action on the $2,000,000,000 cash bonus. Appearing before the house ways and means committee, Davold D. De Coe, commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, asserted that 98 per cent of the veterans of the World war are backing the bonus. Wallace J. Howells of Detroit, an organizer of the veterans’ political organization, told the committee of the plight of Detroit veterans. "There are 4,300 veterans in Detroit alone who have not paid thpir taxes in two years,” he said. "The payment of the bonus would be a tremendous help to them and to veterans in every section of the country.” , Backfire Is Charged While representatives of veterans’ organizations were presenting their arguments in favor of his bill, Representative Patman (Dem., Tex.) tpok notice of bankers’ opposition to his proposal. It was his opinion, he said, that a meeting Tuesday of the federal reserve board and members of federal reserve banks was held for the purpose of 'starting a backfire against i he bonus.” George W. Armstrong, Ft. Worth • Tex.) manufacturer, appeared before the committee to urge the currency inflation feature of the Patman bill. He said it would raise prices and wages 300 per cent. Armstrong said he was author of several financial books, including ’’The Iniquitous Dawes Plan,” and ’To Hell With Wall Street.” Political and financial leaders, so often at odds, are united in their steadfast opposition to the bonus. The congressional leadership, both Democratic and Republican, solidly is supporting President Hooer’s war on the bonus plan. High administration sources confidently believe the bonus will be defeated, despite the political power of the veterans' vote. Will Oppose Inflation Important business and financial figures are preparing to descend on the house ways and means committee to oppose the inflation which would be involved in paying the bonus with anew issue of currency. The opening gun in the financiers’ campaign was fired Tuesday, with a bonus advocate, pulling the trigger, Senator Thomas (Dem., Okla.) introduced in the committee record a letter from Charles E. Mitchell, chairman of the board of the powerful National City bank ot New York, who declared infla- . ion would be extremely dangerous. Thomas advocates inflation as a remedy for depression and desired io show that the bonus would bring it about. Called Peril to Nation Mitchell declared that the Patman bill and similar "paper money inflation" plans would be “gravely damaging both to the credit of the United States government and the stability of our monetary system.” J. H. Chase, chairman of the board of the federal reserve bank of New York, in another letter, joined Mitchell in condemnation of the bonus bills. “I regard the proposed legislation as dangerous in the extreme," Mitchell said.” it will affect government financing, make it more costly, if it does not lead to the printing of paper money for other government expenditures as well as for the bonus payments, which would result in complete demoralization. "Depreciation of the currency immediately will affect the purchasing power of all wages and cause wage controversies everywhere throughout the countrv.

Bonus Answers Scores of letters have been received by The Times from ex-service men, taking exception to statements in the series of stories now running in this newspaper, written by Talcott Powell. They ask for a hearing on their side of the question. They are entitled to this and their request will be granted. The Times, in Friday’s editions, will devote two full pages to letters written by veterans, publishing all that can be printeel in this space. Watch for The Times Friday, and read the views of those who favor payment of the bonus at this time.

The Indianapolis Times Generally fair with probably light frost tonight, followed by increasing cloudiness Thursday; slowly rising temperature.

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Dr. John F. Condon, 72, Ford ham college lecturer, identified as the mysterious “Jafsie'' advertiser and the man who paid over the *50,000 cash to men identified as kidnapers of the Lindbergh baby, is shown at left together with his home in the Bronx. After a series of advertisement*;, he was summoned by taxi one night to a Yonkers cemetery. There a man vaulted the cemetry wall, sat beside Mr. Condon on a bench and discussed the Lindbergh case, making terms for the baby’s return. After advertisement at top of those shown below was published.

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PARLEY OPENED ON MINE WAGES Governor Urges Deadlock Be Broken Soon. Wage negotiations, which is hoped will break the strike of miners in the Indiana bituminous coal fields, got under way today with a meeting of the joint scale committee under auspices of Governor Harry G. Leslie. Fifteen representatives of District 11, United Mine Workers of America, and eight operators assembled in Leslie's office at the statehouse. They were addressed by Leslie and urged to break the wage agreement deadlock and “get the coal industry on its feet again.” The Governor then took the group to the Columbia Cluo for an executive session. Both committees joined in the formation of a single committee and elected John Templeton, Terre Haute mine operator, as chairman, and John A. Suttle, Linton, district union secretary and treasurer, as committee secretary. Harvey Cartwright, director of the operators’ organization and former union leader, declared he had “high hope” an agreement will be reached. Abe Vales, president of the district union, predicted “it may take a week,” but also expressed hope of success from the negotiations. Former scale was $6.10 a day and after termination of the agreement April 1 the operators advertised for miners on a nonunion basis at $4. MINE PROBERS LEAVE FOR POINT ON BORDER Commonwealth College Students Accompanied by Attorney. By United Prcxx KNOXVILLE. Tenn., April 13. Five students and faculty members of Commonwealth college, Mena, Ark., accompanied by Dr. John R. Neal, noted East Tennessee attorney, left Knoxville unexpectedly today for Cumberland Gap, on the Kentucky-Tennessee line. The delegation*previously had announced it would not attempt to re-enter Kentucky, where members claimed to have been beaten and ejected in Harlan county last week, without assurance of official protection.

BANDS OF HIGH SCHOOLS TARGET IN UNION PROTEST

THE “rat-tat-tat” and the “boom-boom" of amateur competition has aroused the indignation of union musicians of Indianapolis. The union “looters" are strong for educating the youth of the nation along musical lines, but not at the expense of the professionals’ daily bread and butter.

Asa result of the musicians' deep feeling along this line, members of the city school board today were considering a strong formal protest from the union against competition by bands and orchestras of the city high schools, particularly Shortridge and Technical. It’s all right for high school bands to play the civic parades and similar civic a flairs, but the union musicians feel that amateur competition in musical engagements for other parades, dinners and banquets is "deplorable in times such as these.” A letter addressed to the board voicing the protest was signed by Harry O’Leary, secretary of Indianapolis Musicians’ local union No. 3, American Federation of Labor. The'protest was decided on at a union executive committee meeting, O’Leary wrote. “These high school bands don't get any compensation for their work, so I don’t think the protest should receive too much consideration,” said Russell Willson, school board president. “I expect some of the musicians are in need of work, but so are some lawyers.” added Willson, himsilf an attorney. "I have in mind more the im-

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It involved among other points: The principle of a five-day week throughout the government service. Elimination of all leave with pay. Democrats Silent Chairman McDuffie (Dem., Ala.) refrained from comment on the new administration plan, but said the committee was now ready to proceed to the White House to resume conferences with the President at 3 p. m. The President’s simplified plan, the memorandum submitted by Roop set forth, would not extend to the enlisted men in the defense services or to rural mail carriers. Treasury Secretary Mills communicated with the senate finance committee, considering the new revenue bill, and indicated that no fresh recommendations would be forthcoming from his department. Senator Harrison (Dem.. Miss.) charged this an evasion of responsibility, but Majority Leader Watson smoothed over the situation by saying the senated wanted to write its own tax bill anyway. Senate Ax Poised The senate was considering the interior department appropriations bill. It appeared the bill would be pared by more than $5,000,000. A motion was prepared to effect a cut of 10 per cent in the treasury-post-office supply bill, also. Chairman Norris of the Senate judiciary committee said he would lead a floor fight against confirmation of Judge James H. Wilkersor.’s nomination to the federal circuit bench. A subcommittee has reported favorably on the selection. Speaker Garner indicated Democratic approval of the Steagall bill guaranteeing federal reserve deposits. The senate foreign relations committee. rejected the Pittman resolution. asking President Hoover to poll signatory world court powers regarding the Root formula.

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Hoover Submits New Pay Roll Cut Plan Modified Economy Pi’oposal Provides 5-Day Week for Federal Employes; Leaves With Salaries Paid to Be Abolished. By United Prrxx WASHINGTON, April 13.—President Herbert Hoover today offered a simplified “stagger employment system” plan including a general five-day week for government workers, designed to effect a saving of $95,000,000 as part of his national economy program to balance the budget. The President's new scheme was offered by J. Clawson Roop, director of the budget, at an executive meeting of the house special economy committee.

position and effect on the boys in the high school bands than the unfair competition,” remarked Paul C. Stetson, superintendent. “I think this protest deserves some real consideration.” Stetson *was named to conduct an investigation.

Emergency Officers of World War Are Made Million a Month Pets by Congress

BY TALCOTT POWELL Congress, in May, 1928, singled out for special favor a relatively small group of veterans who were emergency officers during the World war and granted to its members cash allowances now costing the taxpayers nearly a million dollars a month. These men are favored because they were commissioned officers —a radical departure from the timehonored theory of the republic that all soldiers should be treated equally. and that a private's injuries should be compensated equally with On Dec. %l. All. there were 6.364

Dr. Condon, in an auto driven by A1 Reich, former heavyweight white hope (shown in center inset), met the kidnaper in a secluded spot in the Bronx, where he gave them the money while Colonel Lindbergh waited in another car a block away. The baby was to be returned in a few days. When nothing happened, the final “Jafsie” advertisement shown in the layout was published, and the next day thereafter Lindbergh disclosed he believed he had been double-crossed, although confident he had contacted the kidnapers and hopeful that the baby still would be returned. Dr. Condon says he still is in contact with the kidnapers.

LUESSE PARDON PLEA IS DENIED Penal Farm Board Deaf to Citizens’ Appeal. Theodore Luesse, Indianapolis unemployed leader, must serve nearly eighteen months more at the state penal farm, under a recommendation of trustees forwarded today to Governor Harry G. Leslie. Acting on a petition, signed by sixteen prominent Indianapolis persons. which sought remission of a SSOO fine against Luesse, the board Tuesday night recommended denial of the request. Leslie is expected to place final approval on the board's denial recommendation. Luesse, sentenced from the Marion criminal court for interference in an eviction case thirteen months ago, has served the year sentence levied by Judge Frank P. Baker. Unable to pay the fine, Luesse must serve the assessment on a $1 a day basis. In addition, S3O in court costs must be served under the ?ame rate by the unemployed leader. DISSOLVES HITLER ARMY Hindenburg Emergency Decree Hits Brown Shirt Fascists. By United Pret* BERLIN. April 13. President Paul von Hindenburg has signed an emergency decree dissolving and suppressing the brown shirt Fascist army of Adolf Hitler, it was announced officially today. Hitlers army and “shock troops" have been estimated to number about 200.000 picked men. HUNTS FOR LOST GOLD Captain Railey Hopes to Salvage $6,000,000 From Lusitania. By United Prea NEW YORK, April 13.—Captain Hilton H. Railey sailed today for England to commence salvage operations on the liner Lusitania, expecting to recover money, jewelry and gold bars valued at $6,000,000, including a $1,000,000 pearl necklace, owned by a wealthy New York woman.

of these emergency officers on the treasury pay roll, at an average of $139.53 a month each. All any of them had to show was a 30 per cent permanent service-connected disability to qualify for a bounty of 75 per cent of the pay they were receiving at the time of discharge from the army, navy or marines. A large number of these men are working at regular occupations, many drawing good salaries. Hundreds are in the full-time employ of the federal government. Evidence on which some of them i proved their 30 per cent disability was. apparently, in ©any cases, j tenuous in the extraom

OPPOSE CLOSING SOUP KITCHEN Scores Would Starve, Says Petition by 500. Pleading that “scores will starve,” West Indianapolis residents today filed with Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan a petition protesting proposed abandonment of a branch soup kitchen at engine house 19, Harding and Morris streets. City officials, after considering the petition, signed by 500 persons, declared abandonment of branch kitchens probably will be delayed. “We face a crisis in this section of the city,” Dr. Walter Hemphill said. “There are scores of persons here who have no other means of obtaining food. To take away the kitchen, would mean to condemn men, women and children to starvation.” Six branch kitchens were operated during the winter, but recently two were closed. The work is operated with funds derived from 1 per cent of salaries of city and county employes, which raises about $2,300 monthly, while the cost, runs from $4,500 to $5,000 a month. In view of this deficit, officials state abandonment of branches may become imperative. They state that in good weather it will be possible for persons to come to the main kitchen, on East Maryland street.

Child Labor While millions of adults are walking the streets today in a vain search for work, well over a million children, who ought to be in school, are holding jobs. In some cases grownups are being discharged, to be replaced by cheap child labor. Approximately one in every eleven American youngsters is a wage earner, stripped of his child’s birthright of education and normal development. Beginning today, The Times presents a series of three comprehensive articles on child labor. You will be amazed to learn its extent, and the conditions under which it is allowed to exist. Turn to Page 1, Section 2.

SQUAD CAR STOLEN! COPS ‘SEE RED’

A STOLEN automobile is just that—but when it happens to be a police squad car, that is something. “Attention, all cars,” the police radio fairly crackled for two and one-half hours this morning. “Squad car No. 44 stolen from the 2200 block, North Illinois street.” Patrolmen Cecil G. Gray and Fred Stevens had been called to 2257 North Hinois street, on a report that jthree men and a woman were engaged in a fight. Gray was driving squad car No. 44. In his hurry to investigate the fight he left the keys in the car and with Stevens hurried into the apartment building at the address. There was no sign of a fight.

A general retired under this special provision gets $406.25; the rates range downward to a second lieutenant at $108.79. The amount of pay is solely dependent upon rank; it has nothing to do with the type of injury, or with the war service of the veteran officer. Nor is the retired pay all that this group gets. If a retired emergency officer needs a nurse, the government contributes an additional SSO a month. They also are entitled to the free medical service offered all World war veterans, to the bonus, if of rank lower than major, to the insurance privilege* offered exsoldiers, and even to the purchase

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‘DIRECT CONTACT’ WITH LINDY BABY KIDNAPERS IS CLAIMED BY JAFSIE

Democrats Triumph by Landslide Gains Primaries in Midwest Show Marked Trend; Len Small Wins Illinois Governor Race by 100,000 Plurality. By United Prexx 0 CHICAGO. April 13.—Landslide gains in the Illinois and Nebraska primaries today emphasized a strong trend toward the Democratic party already indicated in recent midwest balloting. One reason cited for a Democratic vote of record-breaking proportions was the interest of the liberal and left wing elements of the Republican party in the candidacy of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Another was that great interest of all voters in candidates and issues attracted a larger portion of the electorate to the polls than usual. The Illinois primary vote Tuesday reached a record 2,200,000. The Democratic vote surpassed the previous high mark set in the nomination of Senator James Hamilton Lewis in 1930 by nearly half a million, reaching 795,000. The Republican vote dropped about 300,000. An analysis of the vote indicated a large protest shift of normal Republican votes to Democratic ranks, while Democratic stay-at-homes came out for their nomination contests, hitherto rare. Illinois’ election, marked in Chicago by numerc”- kidnapings, sluggings and one shooting, indicated today that both Republican and Democratic organization candidates generally had been successful. An exception was ex-Governor Len Small’s victory in the Republican gubernatorial race over four (Turn to Page 8) UNCONSCIOUS 113 HOURS Baltimore Woman, Poisoned by Gas, Still in Coma. By United Pres* BALTIMORE, April 13.—Mrs. Blanche Lane passed her 113th hour in coma today at University hospital suffering from illuminating gas poisoning. Mrs. Lane, who is 27, was found unconscious in her kitchen last Friday by her brother, with two burners of a gas stove turned on.

However, in apartment 11, the officers found Miss Dorothy Benson, 29; Walter Thorps, 28; Walter Hagen, 23, and Jack Stanley, 30. “Just an argument; there wasn’t any fight,” they chorused. The men were forced by the police to leave. Gray and Ste-

of household supplies from army stores at government cost. If these officers live out their normal lives, they will receive, before they die, in the neighborhood of two hundrd millions from the taxpayers. Passage of this legislation on May 24, 1928, over President Coolidge’s veto, was a victory for lobbyists who had spent nine years trying to put the act over. Their plea was that emergency officers should be on approximately the same footing with officers of the regular establishment. This, despite the fact that regular army officers (Tara to Page Five)

WATER PATRONS WILL PROTEST Complaints to Be Heard at South Side Meeting. Protests of persons whose water bills have increased under the Indianapolis Water Company rate compromise will be heard at a mass meeting sponsored by South Side Civic Club tonight in the Garfield park community house. J. Ed Burke, chairman, said all patrons whose water costs have soared as result of the new rate schedule will be permitted to speak. Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and other city officers will speak. BLOOD’S NOT HIS OWN Virginian Has 87th Transfusion; Two Friends Gave .30 Pints. By United Pres* BLUEFIELD, Va.. April 13.—Joe Lawrence just has had his eightyseventh blood transfusion. Blood for thirty of these has been furnished by two friends. Walter Grahm and J. R. Smith. Lawrence, who has received into his veins eighty-seven pints of blood from the bodies of other men, continues active. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 30 10 a. m 36 7a. m 31 11 a. m 38 Ba. m 33 12 (noon).. 41 9 a. m 35

vens remained for a few minutes talking to Miss Benson. Returning to the street, the officers found it bare of squad car 44. A woman living near said she saw one of three men who left the apartment climb into the car and drive away. Captain Otto Pettit was notified. Immediately the radio went on the job. Investigation was led by Lieu- , tenant Ralph Dean, assisted by Sergeants John Haney and Dan Scanlan, Patrolmen Frank Zunk, ■ Donald Judd, Gray and Stevens, ! and an emergency squad from headquarters, under Sergeant Harry Schelsey. The police car, stolen about 2:50 a. m. was found at 5:30 at Lansing j and West New York streets. Contents, including shotguns, had not been disturbed. In a search for Thorpe who was suspected, the officers woke up more than thirty families in the vicinity. They finally found him in bed at his home, 1260 West New York street. He was told about the theft, but appeared much surprised . He was arrested on a vagrancy charge and is held under $3,000 bond. Recently an order was issued by Police Chief Mike Morrissey that under no circumstances should a police car be left unoccupied. New York Get Light Snow By Lnited Prttn NEW YORK, April 13 —Slight snowfall was noted In the metropolis and vicinity today, but, during the forenoon the sun clouds and temperatures moderated.

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Fears Danger to Own Life in Negotiations to Return Child. FIND S2O RANSOM BILL* Currency Paid Abductors May Be Traced by Money Held in New York. BY H. ALLEN SMITH United Pres* Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, April 13. Search for the kidnaped Lindbergh baby today apparently rested with the efforts of 72-year-old “Jafsie”—Dr. John F. Condon—who claims he. has “direct” contacts with the men to whom he paid $50,000, and admits sensing danger to his own life in the negotiations. Today, Condon's home in the Bronx presented a somewhat bleak appearance. Shades were drawn. The telephone had been disconnected. No one was admitted save those who apparently had appointments. Two visitors called, one a young man with his coat collar drawn around nis head, and another elderly man. After their visit. Ralph Hacker, the educator's son-in-law, stepped from the house and mailed a letter. Condon Not Visible A little later a letter was delivered at the house, either a special delivery or a registered letter, which Hacker signed for. It was recalled Condon had received notes by mail from the men to whom he paid the $50,000. Condon was not visible nor was A1 Reich, the former boxer who has accompanied Condon on the mysterious negotiations both before and after payment of the ransom money. Condon still Is optimistic. “I had contacts with the kidnapers and have direct contact with them still,” he said during ths night. Never Identified Them But there was a possible strain of fear in his announcement, for hs added: “I have never identified them (the men he dealt with) nor said a, word against them. 1 value my life. They value theirs. I know my life wouldn’t be worth anything if I said anything against them.” Condon is a school principal and educator. There were hints today that one of Condon's former pupils may have been the man who selected “Jafsie” as the go-between in the $50,000 negotiations. Meanwhile, the Newark Evening News said today that United States secret service men, operating out of New York City, had found the first of the $50,000 in bills which Condon paid. It was a S2O bill, the newspaper said, and now is held by the secret service operatives New York. Find Bill At Trenton. N. J., Colonel H. Norman Schwartzkopf, superintendent of New Jersey state police, said authorities at St. John's and Halifax, N. S.. had been asked to search for Harry Fleisher, former Detroit puiple gangster, and to watch carefully any “packages” going out of Halifax. Fleisher has been sought for questioning since the investigation started, and Schwartzkopf has received reports that he has been seen in Nova Scotia. Recover S2O Bill By United Pm* WASHINGTON. April 13,-One of the S2O bills paid by Charles A. Lindbergh to the supposed kidnaper* of his son has been recovered in New York, It, was learned at the treasury today.

Who’ll Win? CAN the great filly Top Flight continue her string of marvelous triumphs and win the immortal fame of a Kentucky Derby victory? Will Colonel Bradley, owner of other Derby winners, come back this year with a horse that can’t be beaten? Or is some overlooked long shot, now training quietly at one of the Kentucky or Maryland tracks, destined to duplicate the feat of the great Exterminator? These are some of the questions leading up to the classic at Churchill Downs May 7. From now until Derby day, interest in the race will increase. And, from now until Derby day, The Times and NEA will provide you with a smashing series of articles by Max Riddle —stories of the horses that will compete—with pictures of the most likely candidates. You know Riddle from his stories about horses for The Times and NEA Service in the past—and you have only to buy a pink edition of The Times for the first story Thursday to learn that he is batting in his best form. There are twenty articles in the scries, one to be printed daily, in The Time*.