Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 82, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 August 1932 — Page 3

'AUG. 15, 1932.

MUCH OF TAX BURDEN LIFTEO BY ASSEMBLY Legislature, However, Falls Short of Goal Set for - Session. BY EDWARD C. FYLKE Although the legislature has fallen short of the tax relief goal set at the beginning of the special session, a review of activities of the last forty days shows definite gains toward lessening the tax burden. When the adjournment gavel falls tonight, it will be certain that more than $10,000,000 has been saved by the session, either by governmental retrenchment, tax levy reductions, or diversion of funds. Probably the most significant accomplishment of the legislature is the gas tax and license fund diversion, which will pour approximately $11,000,000 into treasuries of counties, cities and towns, thus lowering tax levies. $200,000 Is Saved About $200,000 w’as saved with suspension of the 2-cent educational improvement fund levy. If medicinal whisky is legalized before the adjournment, about $250,000 will be realized from the tax, it is said. When Governor Harry G. Leslie signed the amended appropriations bill, $1,672,000 was lopped from the annual costs of state departments and institutions. Despite the fact that the $1.50 tax limit has become a law, it appeared no appreciable savings would be made by it, because state departments will be forced to operate on borrowed money. This cost must be offset later by additional tax levies.

Defeat Poor Aid Bills Another definite step of the assembly toward relieving persons unable to pay taxes was passage of the delinquent tax moratorium bill, suspending penalties on unpaid taxes for 1929, 1930 and the first installment of 1931. Although a definite move was afoot at the beginning of the session to provide relief for the jobless, several unemployment insurance proposals failed to pass. Passage of the moratorium on issuance of bonds for county highway work will account for tax reductions m majority of counties. Among the few new revenueraising proposals before the assembly are the mortgage-filing fee and chain store tax increase, passed in both houses. Fought as Blow to Poor Although it was estimated the mortgage tax will raise $7,000,000 annually for the state, opponents of the law vigorously fought its passage, declaring it was anew tax on the poor at the exclusion of the rich. Chain store taxes would be increased several hundred per cent under the provisions of the amendment to the 1929 law. Stores would be taxed on a graduated scale from $5 up to $75, according to the number operated in any chain. Busses and trucks felt the full force of revenue-raising attempts when the house passed a bill taxing practically every truck and bus in the state operating outside a thirty-five-mile limit from the home base. Final senate action is due before adjournment. Spur Home Rule Move Theory of "home rule” for all municipalities and counties was spurned by the legislature with defeat of a bill abolishing all mandatory levies and placing full authority for management of local governments with councils in all cities and towns. Bills providing for reduction of salaries of officials in many cities and counties, however, were passed by the legislature. Chief among these were Anderson and Ft. Wayne, and Gibson and Vigo counties. Treasurers of all counties will receive only half of delinquent tax collection fees under a bill awaiting executive approval. Formerly, these officials received all collection fees. In some cases these aggregated many times their salaries. Aside from its duties of considering tax reduction, the legislature drained the state treasury of a total of $220,000. of this $120,000 paid assembly members $lO a day during the special session. The remaining SIOO,OOO was appropriated for the Governor's military fund, coincident with maintaining troops in the mine strife near Terrer Haute.

WHISKY TO BE DIVIDED Distillers Firm Orders Distribution to Stockholders in 1934. J?•/ I iiiled /’re** NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—The National Distillers Products Corporation. foreseeing a change in national prohibition laws, today ordered a distribution to stockholders, in 1934, of a large part of its whisky stocks. The company, which has operated successfully since the eighteenth amendment became effective in those states permitting distribution of medicinal whisky, will give twelve quarts of whisky to every holder of five shares of its stock, on Oct, 1, 1934. The stockholders thus favored Will be of record on Sept. 15, 1934. At 230 feet under water, pressure is more t-h%n 99 pounds a square inch.

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A1 Smith’s Youngest Son Weds in Albany Church

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SCHENECTADY, N. Y., Aug. 15. —The last of A1 Smith's five sons and daughters w j ent to the altar

Sunday. Walter J. Smith, youngest of the Smith family, and Miss Florence E. Watson, of this city, were married Sunday by Monsignor Joseph Delaney of Albany in the Church of the Immaculate Conception here. They will reside in New York City, after a honeymoon until October 1.

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Former Governor Smith and Mrs. Smith attended the ceremony. The new Mrs. Smith formerly was a stenographer in the statehouse at Albany.

FLAILS FOES OF JEWS Semitic Peoples Must Destroy •Cancer,’ Says Dr. Stephen Wise. By United Press GENEVA, Aug. 15.—Jews of the world must demand destruction of “the cancer of anti-Semitism,” Dr. Stephen S. Wise of New York declared in opening the world Jewish conference of 125 delegates from twenty-five countries. Dr. Wise criticised the German Fascists for their campaign against Jews in that nation.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to: Duncan McDougald, 2154 North Pennsylvania street. Ford coupe. 37-844 from Missouri and Washington streets. Eugene Costello. 4801 East Washington street. Desoto coupe. 121-325, from front of 2424 College avenue. Indianapolis Power and Light Company, 1134 West Morris street, Ford truck T 367, from in front of 1134 West Morris street. Joe Schuman. 908 Union street. Ford sedan, M 613, from 908 Union street. Arnold Purvis, Greenwood. Ind., R. R 3, Ford touring. 29-267, from Greenwood, Ind. James C. Brock. 422 Erie street, Ford coupe, from 320 Erie street. Victor Zore. 772 Haugh street, Chevrolet sedan, 40-550, from 2900 Riverside drive. Wililam E. Burns. 1460 Fletcher avenue. Ford coupe, 17-840, from College avenue and Fifteenth street. Harry Finn, 1409 Mount street. Ford sedan. 61-131. from in front of 1409 North Mount street. Kenneth P. Reed, 1831 Fletcher avenue, Chevrolet touring, from Capitol avenue and South streets. Arva Leppcr. 1027 Lexington avenue, Nash touring, from Belmont avenue and Washington streets. Ralph W. Smith. 4724 East New York street, Paige sedan. 45-049, from Longacre swimming pool. John Taylor. 448 Bright street. Ford coupe. 57-709, from Twelfth street and Senate avenue. Roy Thompson, 329 West Forty-first street.

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Stolen automobiles recovered by police belong to: Wilbur Redman, 1002 Virginia avenue Auburn sedan, found at Fletcher avenue and Summit street, Harry Lipper. Evansville, Ind, Plymouth coupe, found at College Rvenue and Fortyfourth street, J. H. Frink. Greenwood, Ind, DeSoto coupe, found on Thirtieth street bridge and White river. Otis Coleman, 2640' 2 Northwestern avenue. Chandler sedan, found at Twentyseventh street and Highland Place. O E. Acton. 1226 North Illinois street Ford coupe, found In front of 138 East St Joe street. Albert Mueller, 459 East Washington street, Chevrolet coupe, found at 1025 Prospect street. Graham Paige sedan, 45-049. stripped four tires and rims, found near Service Product Company. Frank Edwards. 401 North Illinois street. Ford sedan, found at Pennsylvania and Washington street. William C. Faris. 2253 Hillside avenue, Essex coach, found at 5136 Washington street. Howard E Robertson, 5050 East Washington street. Oakland sedan, found at Frankfort, Ind. M. O. Davis. Plaza Hotel, Buick sedan, found at New Palestine, Ind.

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BURGLARS PREY ON CITYSTORES Minor Loot Obtained in Most Instances. Unlocked rear transoms were the means by w : hich burglars entered tw'o business establishments Sunday night, the owners reported to police this morning. Several other stores were entered over the week-end. Restaurant operated by George O. McCammon, 2621 East Pearl street, at 2812 Southeastern avenue, was entered through a transom and cigarets and $3 taken from a vending machine. Cigarets and $3 also was the loot from the grocery of H. A. Krikor, Sixty-first street and Cooper road, at 748 West Michigan street. Six Negroes were arrested Sunday morning in connection with the robbery of a Standard grocery store at Columbia avenue and Twenty-third street. A quantity of merchandise taken from the store also was recovered. Charlie Chin, 34. of 754 Utica street, was found in a cigar store at 1021 North Illinois street and arrested by a merchant policeman. Police said Chin admitted breaking into the store. C. C. Godrey, manager of the Gem Laundry, 425 North Senate avenue, reported to police this morning that two safes in the office had been battered open. Loot was minor. A refreshment stand at the Sarah Shank golf course, Keystone and Troy avenues, was entered and S4O in merchandise and $3.25 in cash taken.

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ORYS' SPLIT ON HOOVER'S STAND GROWS_WIDER Allied Forces Will Support President; Anti-Saloon Chief Raps Him. By United Pres * WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.—The split in the dry ranks over President Hoover's prohibition pronouncement in his acceptance speech, was widened when Dr. Daniel A. Poling, chairman of the allied forces for prohibition, announced that the organization’s executive committee had voted to support Mr. Hoover for re-election. * The allied forces are composed of more than 1,000,000 affiliated prohibitionists. Announcement of the result of a hasty poll of the 205 members of the committee came after prohibition ranks had been broken by refusal of some nationally known dry leaders to support the President in view of his acceptance speech statement that the eighteenth amendment should be changed.

Some Criticise Hoover In addition to W. C. T. U. leaders, F. Scott Mcßride, general superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, and D. Leigh Colvin, national chairman of the Prohibition party, have been among those to criticise the President’s new attU tude toward the eighteenth amendment. Poling said 187 of the 205 committee members voted that the allied forces should support Mr. Hoover. He declared the indorsement was based on the belief "that, in contrast with Governor Roosevelt, his election wall safeguard the gains made under prohibition.” "Naked repeal and return of the saloon system” would be prevented by retention of President Hoover in the White House, Poling said the committee decided. Seek Dry Congressmen At the same time he said the allied forces intended to aggressively campaign for election of congressional drys regardless of party affiliations. Poling's announcement followed that of Edwin C. tiinwiddie, executive secretary of the National Prohibition Board of Strategy, who declared he would support Mr. Hoover. He gave the same reasons as those offered by Poling.

FARM PRODUCTS TO BE TRADED FOR EDUCATION lowa College Decides on Policy to Encourage Pupils’ Enrollment. By United Press OSKALOOSA. la.. Aug. 15.—Penn college has announced that farm products will be accepted as tuition. President H. C. Bedford announced that the school will accept wheat, corn, oats, hogs, poultry, eggs, vegetables and fruits in marketable condition at 5 to 10 per cent above the current market price. The policy has been decided upon ta. encourage enrollment of farm students. THREE HURT AT PLAY Two City Men, Child Are Injured in Week-End Mishaps. Charles Cantfield, 34, of 1252 Ringgold avenue, suffered scalp wounds Sunday when struck by a baseball bat which slipped from the grasp of Vaughn Gayman, 25, of 949 North Pennsylvania street, at Washington park. Fracture of the right ankle was incurred by Allen Waters, 43, when he fell while playing with children at his home, 4417 Sangster avenue. Gilbert Gurzinsky, 9, of 118 Bloomington street, suffered a fracture of the right arm when he fell from a slide at Military park.

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By United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—Mary Hay, the former wife of Richard Barthelmess, has decided that her marriage with her husband, Davidd Bath, 'is no success. "All is over between us,” they said, standing hand in hand. They were married in 1927, and have been separated, she said, since June.

SITES OF HOME LOAN BANKS STILL UNKNOWN Fixing Boundaries of Disricts Causing Worry for Board. By Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—The end of its first week of organization today found the new federal home loan bank board struggling with its original problem of establishing boundaries of the eight to twelve districts in which the system will operate. Absence of accurate figures in the various states on the amount of mortgages on homes valued at $20,000 or less is hampering the board in fixing the district lines, Franklin W. Fort, board chairman, said. Before any district is established, Fort said, the board must be satisfied that loaning institutions in the district can provide the minimum capitalization of $5,000,000 required for each regional bank. The home loan act provides that loan associations, savings banks and other institutions becoming members of the system shall buy stock at the rate of 1 per cent of their mortgage holdings.

NAB WOULD-BE SHERIFF Lafayette Candidate Last May Pinched on Liquor Charge. By United Press LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 15. Dave Shew, 33, candidate for the nomination for sheriff at the primary last May, was held on a charge of violating the federal prohibition law today, but the “evidence” was destroyed. Federal agents reported that when they entered Shew’s barbecue stand near here, he seized a salt shaker and crashed it against a bottle of alleged liquor in the pocket of a coat worn by his brother, Lawrence Shew, 31. Both men were arrested.

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HOOVER GALLS PARLEY TO WAR ON DEPRESSION Private Business Asked to Join Government to Regain Prosperity. BY RAYMOND CLAPPER United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.-Presi- | dent Hoover has called on private business to join hands with the government in the greatest drive for better business that has taken place during the depression. The offensive is to be launched at a conference of nearly 200 indusi trial and financial leaders here Aug. 26. The attack will be made on "all fronts,” as forecast in the President’s acceptance Speech. Improvement of business, agriculture form a triple objective. Seeks Voluntary Co-Operation Drawing on his experience as war-time food administrator. President Hoover again is moving to secure the voluntary co-operation of private industry. His object is to induce it to take full advantage of millions of dollars of available government credit and government machinery set up under the emergency program. Mr. Hoover announced the following subjects “will be considered and definitely formulated” by the conference: A canvass of the means, methods, agencies and powers available in the country for general economic advancement. Wider expansion of credit facilities to business and industry where consumption of goods is assured. Disscuss All Phases Co-ordination and expansion of livestock and agricultural facilities. Co-ordination and expansion of financial facilities for the movement ! of commodities into consumption. Expansion of programs foi repair and maintenance of the railways. Creation of organization for further spread of existing employment and expansion of employment. "A number of other possible questions such as the forthcoming world economic conference; protection of bond holders and mortgage renewals: co-ordination with trade groups and other subjects will be explored,” the President said.

U. S. TO DEPEND ON STATE LAW AGENCIES Department of Justice Is Forced to Drastic Economics. By Scripps-Hotcard Newspaper Alliance WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. The department of justice will economize this year by transferring to the states as many of its law enforcement duties as it can. It wall not, however, relax its efforts to enforce the Volstead act. Attorney-General Mitchell outlines these policies in a statement sent today to all officials of the justice department. Pointing out that even after making all possible transfers of funds from one bureau to another, the department will still lack money for meeting its entire pay roll, Mitchell suggests ways by which this situation can be met without discharging workers or furloughing them for long periods.

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VIENNA. Aug. 15. Archduke Leopold of Hapsburg has left for New York, hoping to wed Mrs. Alicia Coburn, prominent Gotham woman. He was a central figure last year in the Napoleon necklace scandal in New York.

CASH AND JEWELRY LOOT OF CITY CROOKS Two Diamond Rings Are Stolen Over Week-End Here. Cash and jewelry represented the greatest part of loot obtained by burglars and sneak thieves over the week-end. Diamond ring, valued at SSO, was taken from the apartment of Miss Elsie Pitts, 453’- East Washington street. Apt. 14, Sunday, she reported to police. From the home of Mrs. Rebecca Steele, 30, of 1258 South Illinois street, burglars stole a wrist watch, jewelry and a diamond ring, valued at a total of sll3, she reported. Cordelia Howe, 1118 Park avenue, reported loss of S6O taken from her automobile. The car was parked in front of her home. Watch, checks and S3O in cash was taken from the automobile of John V. Seilean, 2214 Shelby street, while it was parked at a farm near Eagle creek. The money was in a bill fold. Mrs. Victor Foster, employed in an officer’s quarters at Ft. Harrison, reported to police that a gold chain and pendant set with 100 garnets had been stolen from her room at the fort.

SCHOOLS PROMISING U. S. JOBS UNDER FIRE Federal Trade Commission Acts to Curb Correspondence ‘Colleges.’ By Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—Correspondence schools that promise to get jobs in the federal government for those who buy their courses may have to face charges of illegal practices before the federal trade commission. The commission has issued a complaint against the Patterson Correspondence school of Rochester, N. Y., and will hold a hearing on its practices in this respect. Although the economy act forbids the federal government to employ any new civil service workers during the present fiscal year, about fifty schools still are offering to train workers for government jobs, and are making alluring promises as to the possibility of getting work.

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1,000 CITY POOR RECEIVING FOOD AT COMMISSARY Unemployed Council Wins Co-Operation of Farmers. Business Men. BY SHELDON KEY Substituting the commissary plan for other forms of relief, west side residents, members of the unemployed council, are feeding 1.000 persons daily at the headquarters, 1247 Oliver avenue. By organizing the council, chartered by the state, business men, manufacturers and workers are cooperating to put farm products and other necessities in hands of the needy. The labor of unemployed workers is exchanged with farmers for farm products, and donations are received by the council. In this way the relief movement is handled with- | out cash funds, it is said. Trucks, Gas Donated On commissary days, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, a bushel | basket of fresh tomatoes, corn. ! apples and other farm products is given each family applying for aid. Even trucks and gasoline to haul workers to the farmers’ fields are being donated. "It’s practical,” declared Edward Henry, manufacturer and council ! chairman, "farmers are glad to tx- | change their over-supply of prod- : ucts for labor.” The council needs more trucks to transport workers, he explained. Oil companies have been furnishing gasoline. Household goods, clothing, stoves and fuel also are distributed from the commissary. Wheat Is Reserved One farmer donated 100 bushels of wheat. This will be ground, without charge, by a local milling company and stored for winter consumption. Council members, including unemployed mechanics, carpenters, and men skilled in various trades, are doing ‘odd jobs” for city residents. In this way, vacant houses are being repaired for landlords who offer them for shelter to the jobless. One night of entertainment for needy families, who can not afford picture shows, is provided in the council’s hall. Bread, milk and other perishable foods are distributed. Medical supplies also are provided. Organized only three weeks ago, the council is aiding 225 families. Henry said. A dog “university” has been founded in Lausanne, France, to train dogs to lead blind men. ONE CENT A DAY PAYS ~ UP TO SIOO A MONTH The Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Cos., 4851 Dierks Building, Kansas City, Mo., is offering anew accident policy that pays up to SIOO a month for 24 months for disability and $1,000.00 for deaths—costs less than lc a day—s3.so a year. More than 148000 have already bought this policy. Men. women and children eligible. Send no money. Simply send name, address, age, beneficiary’s name and relationship and they will send this policy on 10 days’ FREE inspection. No examination is required. This offer is limited, so write them today.—Advertisement.