Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 50, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 July 1932 — Page 3

JULY 8, 1932

GARNER URGED TO DROP FIGHT ON RELIEF BILL Senate Democrats Plead With House Speaker for Compromise. V Bit United Pre* WASHINGTON, July 8.-Senate Democrats decided today to intercede with Speaker John N, Garner in an effort to obtain a relief bill which will be acceptable to President Hoover. In a Democratic conference it was decided that Senators Robert Buckley (O.), Robert Wagner (N. Y.) and Joseph Robinson (Ark.) should meet Garner as soon as possible in an effort to break the deadlock which is delaying relief and adjournment of congress. Garner soon afterward came to the senate side of the capitol. Senators were hopeful a compromise bill could be agreed upon. In the senate, two provisions of the conference report are under fire instead of one. A number of southern Democrats are opposed to allocation of emergency hunger relief funds on the basis of need rather than population. No start has been made so far toward drafting new relief legislation, though Republicans and Democrats alike agree that a relief bill must be passed. The house Thursday approved the report by the vote of 202 to 156. Huge Bill Still Pending The $300,000,000 Wagner bill, providing emergency relief loans to states, which the senate passed weeks ago, still is pending before the house banking and currency committee. It was held there at the wish of Speaker Garner, in order that it might be tied into one bill with his loaning and public ■works proposals. Action on his part could obtain its immediate passage in the house. However, this bill would allocate the relief funds on the population basis, and so far President Hoover has refused to agree to this basis of distribution The delay in final determination of the relief question is winning new converts for the railroad labor executives’ association plan of government credit thrown behind purchasing power rather than productive powerPlan Is Winning Converts The plan, for giving up to SSOO in credit certificates, exchangeable for commodities, to unemployed workers already has had one hearing before the senate manufactures’ committee. Some members of both houses believe the plan could be administered more easily than that of SpeakerGarner, and would furnish more direct relief to the “little man.” It could be used to solve the bonus problem, also, by, in effect, giving commodities instead of cash advances. ATTACK SUSPECT HELD City Man Is Arrested, Accused by Women of Assault Attempt. Accused of attempting to attack two women Thursday night, Donald Meek, 28, of 2736 Ashland avenue, is held today on charges of assault and battery and vagrancy. Mrs. Clara McNally and Lois Brooks, both of 112 North Noble street, said they were grabbed by Meek as they were walking on Noble street, near Washington street, en route home after attending a church service.

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Jobless Thousands Hunt Gold, Pray for 1-in-1,000,000 Strike

BY FRANK H. BARTHOLOMEW t nit 4 Pres* Staff Correspondent SAN FRANCISCO. July 8Drawn by the chance-in-a-million they may strike riches, at least 10,000 men and women today diligently are panning the once famous gold streams of California. Most of these amateur gold miners were drawn by lack of employment. Many are eking out GOP IS THREATENED Dry Squad Sergeant Sent Menacing Letter. Threats against the life of Sergeant Wayne Bear of the police dry squad, contained in an anonymous letter received by the officer, were made public today. Although no clew to the identity of the Writer is revealed in the letter, police suspect a young woman recently arrrested by Bear on a blind tiger charge. Following the arrest, a child of the woman was taken to the Detention home for care until the case is settled. It also was learned that the woman had threatened suicide, unless her child is restored. Bear, not regarding the letter seriously, said disposition of the child will be pressed with juvenile court authorities. The letter is being investigated by police in an effort to fix definitely the identity of the writer. APARTMENT IS LOOTED Loot valued at more than SIOO was taken by burglars from the home of Perry A. Brown, 1711 College avenue, Apartment 3, he reported to police early today. Stolen articles include fishing tackle, jewelry and a traveling bag. A SSO bag was stolen from the studio of Robert J. Sutton, 441 Farmers Trust building, he told police this morning.

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a meager living—from 50 cents a day upward—from their labors. Others, unversed in the use of pans, rockers, sluice boxes and dry washers, are going hungry. M U * THE fine-tooth comb of the foothills jmd streams that has been drawn across the state by this unprecedented activity has increase# California's output of gold. Last year, California produced $10,708,000 worth of gold as compared to $8,526,703 worth in 1929. “The output for 1932 will be higher,” declared Walter W. Bradley, state mineralogist. Deducting “quantity production” of the old established mines owned by large operators, the share to be divided among the thousands of individual miners is small—less than ordinary day wages. Very few average more tan SI a day for their efforts. n a a THE amateur army—which revives memories of the gold rush in ’49, is largely deployed in northern California in the Sierra and Siskiyou mountains and along the beds off the Stanislaus, Yuba, Feather, Mokelumne, Salman and Klamath rivers. Veteran prospectors keep close watch on the activities of the greenhorns, hopeful that one may hit that chance-in-a-million and strike a rich mother lode. The chances of this happening, however, are very slim, according to expert mining men. n n WASHINGTON, July B.—A plan to relieve unemployment by starting thousands of jobless on the march to the Rocky Mountains in search of gold was advanced today by Randolph Walker, motion picture executive, who is trying to interest officials here in his project. He proposes to recreate the days of ’49 when thousands left their homes fired with the hope of sudden, wealth, but he insists the

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element of chance would be reduced to a minimum because he proposes placer mining instead of digging for nuggets. The average man with no experience, Walker

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says, should be able to earn between $2 and $5 a day. nan UNDER the Walker plan, the government would grub-stake the jobless.

“I would suggest.” he said, “that the President, as chief of the army and navy, immediately mobilize the necessary equipment now lying idle, such as trucks, tents

and supplies and the idle transports. now lying in our harbors, to send all persons who want to go to the Rocky Mountain region, California and Alaska.

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Woman Roots Bandit Gang CHICAGO. July B—Mrs. Ottie Martin is skeptical of "police officers” who refuse to show their badges. Three bandits posing as policemen tried to enter her home. When they wouldn't reveal their stars. Mrs. Marti* fired several shots through the door and drove them away.