Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 142, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 October 1932 — Page 9
OCT. 24, 1932
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F.ditor Times— I NEVER have considered myself conservative and open-minded on any and all subjects, studious, and observant of all debatable situations, which naturally includes politics, but after reading the Ford article in The Times I can not refrain from becoming a harsh radical in the coming election. I voted for Hoover in 1928, but his administration so grossly and flagrantly, heinously, atrociously and outrageously has misrepresented "government of the people, by the people and for the people,” that I feel the only way open to me to rectify my gross mistake of four years ago is to repudiate, njy former vote and cast my next for Governor Roosevelt. However, should I read of one of Roosevelt's supporters of the same standing as Henry Ford uttering the same statement as the one Ford made, I should be compelled to cast my vote against both Roosevelt and Hoover, and I believe that any one of Henry Ford's standing being guilty of such base and rotten coercion over a scared and slaving army of employes such as Ford has should be exiled from the shores of the ‘‘land of the free and the home of the brave.” Any form of government which fades to take such action against such an autocrat is not worthy of even a consideration of the masses, as they are unworthy of governing free people—if such yet exists in this United States of dirty politics, lies, graft and favoritism. A TIMES SUPPORTER. a a tt Editor Times — ISEE Mr. Roosevelt, if elected President, is going ta create anew ‘'position f° r Alfred E. Smith. He proposes to place him in a position to reorganize federal departments and to handle government finances. Mr. Smith, while Governor of New York, is accredited with reducing the number of state departments from 180 to 18. If he is so efficient as a public servant, why was it he could not carry his own state when he was seeking the highest office in our country? Surely the good people of Nev York state had not forgotten what he had done for them while he was Governor. If any Governor could and would reduce the expenses of our state, I don’t think it would be forgotten by the people immediately. Mr. Smith is pictured the victim of persecution, but when his own state turned him down, how could the rest of the states support him? JOHN H. BAILEY. _ *' a tt a Editor Timph — HOOVERS administration would like to tell the people that the depression could have been worse if it hadn't been for them being in Washington. On the contrary, it induces one to believe that if it hadn't been for them being in Washington, the depression wouldn’t have been half as bad as it now is. Hoover's administration has offered us nothing but promises of prosperity around the comers, and still they are telling us of the apparent uptrend of good time, that they may catch the people’s vote for another term in Washington. The - fact remains that the depression is here; 11,000,000 unemployed are facing a hard winter. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation didn’t do any good to the unemployed nor the farmers, nor to the common citizen who is entitled to a citizen's fair play. The big bankers, factories and other syndicates were the only ones benefited by it. Even Dawes resigned as the head of the finance corporation and borrowed $80,000,000 for his own banks. It is the individual who needs a lift. If the soldiers’ bonus had been paid, it would have done the whole country more good than the money poured into the finance corporation. If you believe in the promise of "watch the great onrush of Hoover's administration for better promised times,” then vote accordingly. If you believe in the last two years of depression and the failure of Hoover's administration to cope with it, then act accordingly. Fine talk and speeches do not feed *he unemployed, nor give- them employment. Actions and facts are what we need and we need them bad, and unless you vote for the right party, we will continue hard times, and it is going to be much worse than it now is. Roosevelt is she man of the hour, a man with new ideas and a man of philosophy. , VICTOR VOLMER. Lawrence, Ind.
French Will Launch World’s Greatest - # Ship Oct. 29; Eleven Decks on Vessel
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J-6, of 1,020-Foot Length, Is Expected to Cross Ocean in 5 Days. BY MINOTT SAUNDERS NEA Sertice Writer NAZAIRE, Prance, Oct 24. tj Th gaunt hull of the world’s largest ship, blessed by a bottle of the choicest champagne, will be sent sliding into th* sea here at one of the highest tides of the year on Oct 29. This liner is known in the drafting rooms and mechanical works by the simple unromantic designation of the T-6. But ’’Normandie” is the name that probably will be given to the super-liner when it is launched. The T-6, which was laid down in January, 1931. will have a tonnage •of 75,000, making it easily the greatest vessel ever launched. The White Star liner Majestic has 57,000 tons,
R, F. C. MONEY IS SOUGHT FOR WILDJ’ROJECTS Woman in Boston Sees Way to Make Herself S4BO a Month. By United Pm* WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—A woman in Boston, who wants to borrow $150,000 at 3 per cent so she can loan at 7, and a Mississippi "gentleman” needing funds for raising gold fish, are among the latest applicants for Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans. Some other odd applications: From the Reno (Nev.) man who wants a medium sized sheep so he can go into the wool business. From a syndicate anxious to make artificial lakes in Alabama for duck shooting purposes. From promoters, who want to pipe fresh water from the Florida mainland to Islands off the coast. Extending a Sponge Farm From some financiers, who want ,to build a bridge half-way across the St. Lawrence river—“some Canadian group certainly would build the other half.” "A loan of $225,000,” one application read, “would make it possible me to extend my sponge farm? The water, food and climate for such a farm are present on my Florida holdings. Remember, sponge prices are not depressed. Please advise me your rate of interest on such a self-liquidating project.” The Boston woman informed the corporation that she is a former real estate saleswoman and that she ! has loans arranged for the entire 1 $150,000. Her loans, she said, would j yield $11,500 a year, or about $430 l a month for herself. Would Raise Goldfish From Mississippi came the following: “Gentlemen, I believe you are interested in advancing the beautiful as well as material things of life. For years I have longed to propagate gold fish. A loan of, say, $75,000 at not more than 3'/* per cent interest would make this possible. Please write particulars for such a worthwhile loan.” Such loans, needless to say, can not be made,' under the law. DRY CHIEF FOR HOOVER President Is “Friend of Prohibition," Says Mrs. Ella Boole. Dll United Press YORK, Pa.. Oct. 24.—Mrs. Ella A. Boole, head of the W. C. T. U.. favors the re-election of President Hoover as a “friend of prohibition” who is being deceived by'wet associates,” she said in an address here. HEARST HEADS WEST Publisher Leaves Cleveland Clinic for Ranch in California. Up United Pres* CLEVELAND. Oct. 24.— William Randolph Hearst, publisher, left Sunday for his California ranch. He came here three weeks ago for an operation at the Cleveland clinic and had remained in the hospital until his departure. Hearst predicts the election of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt by an overwhelming vote. FIND MAN, GIRL SLAIN Bodies of Couple Discovered in Field in Alabama. P ll United Press GASDEN, Ala., Oct. 24.—Bodies of T. A. Russell, 50, furniture salesman, and Miss Bernice Groover, 29, daughter of a retired minister, were found in a field near here today. Coroner H. L. Butler said Russell was slain with a shotgun and the girl was battered to death with a blunt instrument. BOMB BLAST INJURES 2 Women Are Hurt When Dynamite Goes Off on Miner’s Porch. Bp l nited Press MALESTER, Okla., Oct. 24. Two women were injured when a dynamite bomb exploded on the porch of the home oi a nonunion miner at Dow, ten miles from here, state officers were advised today. AUTO INJURIES FATAL By l nited Press PRINCETON. Ind., Oct. 24.—Miss Mabel Watt* 44. died in Methodist hospital here today of a neck fracture suffered in an automobile accident Oct. 16.
France’s new super-liner as she will appear when she sails the seas.
| with the Leviathan nearly the same I size, and the Europa and Bremen ' of the North German Lloyd about i 52.000. The Cunard line stopped work I some months ago on its celebrated mystery ship which was designed for about 73,000 tons, and whatever happened to the program of its construction. it now seems certain that the T-6 will be in the Havre-New York service long before any rival of its size. According to plans, the new French ship will start operation in the spring of 1934. Prom the point of speed, the French line expects the T-6 to make the Atlantic crossing in five days, regardless of the weather. It ' is no secret that officials here hope that their boat will take the speed honors from the Germans. The T-6 wiU be 1,020 feet long over ali and 118 feet abeam at the waterline. From keel to funnel tops .its height will be 176 feet. It will
Ford Speaks for Hoover
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Henry Ford, Mrs. Ford, and his son, Edsel, are shown here in one of the few pictures ever taken of them together. The event was Ford’s address in which the motor magnate declared that President Hoover should be re-elected on his record of achievement.
SENATOR NORRIS IS IN HOSPITAL V Enters for Treatment of Cold; ‘Not Serious.’ By 1 nited Press SPRINGFIELD, 111., Oct. 24. Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska, who is campaigning for Governor Roosevelt, entered St. John's hospital today for treatment of a cold. Norris' was scheduled to speak here tonight, but the engagement was canceled. Dr. Franklin Maurer said Norris’ condition was not serious and he probably w’ould be in the hospital “only a short time.” WOUNDED MAN HELD Changes Story and Uolice Decide to % Question Him Further. Suffering from a severe bullet wound in the right foot, Roscoe Kelly, 28, of 2708 Cornell avenue, told a meandering story to police today an dis held at city hospital on a vagrancy charge. Kelly first told police that he was walking in the 2700 block Columbia avenue when hefelt a stinging pain in his right foot and on discovering he had been shot, had a friend bandage the wound. Later he said the shooting occurred in a house on Columbia avenue. Police say Kelly served a six months’ term for breaking into a hardware store. BANK CASE TO COURT Supreme Judges to Hear Evansville Arguments on Tuesday. Attempt of Walter Schreeder, a depositor, to have a receiver appointed for the American trust and savings bank, Evansville, will be argued before the Indiana supreme court Tuesday. The hearing is on a writ of prohibition, obtained by officers of the bank and the state banking department, restraining Circuit Judge Benjamin Buente from granting a judgment against the bank iir Scbrceder’s favor. The institution is in the process of liquidation, having been declared solvent by representatives of the state banking department. HOLDS BANK HEARING Kern Scans Petitions to Make $500,000 in Deposits Preferred Claims. Hearing on petitions to make nearly $500,000 worth of deposits preferred claims against the Meyer - Kiser bank, which closed May 4, 1931, and is being liquidated by the bank’s officials, was held today before Superior Judge John F. Kern. is hearing part of the claims but will postpone others until December. An appellate court decision in regard to such funds is awaited, he said. u Funds on deposit when the bank closed, which claimants seek to make preferred, include public funds, county. Barrett law and state, totaling $250,000.
have a passenger capacity of over ; 2,100 and a personnel of about 1,300. The T-6 will have seven floors | and eleven decks, five of which will jbe full length. There will be ten ; elevators for passengers ar.d two | for the crew; fifty-six lifeboats, in- ; eluding twb equipped with | ful motors and wireless. The ship will .be propelled by four electric motors of 40,000-horse power each, connected with four shafts and four screws. In addition to the electric motors, a group of turbo-dynamos will provide power for elevators, cranes, lighting and ventilation. The lines of the vessel are rather original. An inclination of the bow above the water line is designed to prevent the waves from washing over , the decks. The tep deck forward is rounded like a shell and this section ends with a spur which is calpulated to stop any flow of water and get rid of It without damage. The idea is to go through rough
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Gets Gun-Shy By United Press KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 24. —On the door of Paul Tank’s drug store today hung a sign which read “closed.”“I’ve been robbed seven times in two years,” Tank said at his home. “I’ve turned the store over to the robbers. They came twice last week and that finished me. “No, its not the money I lost. They didn’t get much any of the seven times. But it’s hard on the nerves, looking down gun barrels so often.”
TAX BOARD AIDS TO HEAR SCHOOL APPEALS Special Representatives to Conduct Cases in Four Counties. Special representatives of the state tax board Tuesday will conduct hearings in four counties on 1 appeals of local units from levies! set by boards of adjustment, Oct. 10. ! The appeal of Opolo civil and school township, Elkhart county, will be heard at 9 a. m. by H. D. Hartman; Milford civil and school township, La Grange county, by Ray Shank, at 10 a. m.; Orange civil and school township, Rush county, by Harry Lutherback, at 1 p. m., and Railroad civil and school township, Stark county, by A. J. Horenn at 9 a. m.^ A total of 252 appeals were filed with the tax board before the deadline, Oct. 15. Several other local units filed appeals too late to receive hearings. Their appeals will be kept on file, however, in case litigation arises in the future. 55 WAR SUITS IN COURT Assigned for Trial by Federal Judge; December Dates Set. Fifty -five war risk insurance suits against the government, trial of which was delayed last spring because of lack of funds for jury trials, were assigned for trial today by Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell at the call of the docket. The cases were set for the period between Dec. 14 and 29. HELD TO U. S. JURORS Alleged Indianapolis Bootlegger Bound Over on $2,500 Bond. Frank Drybeard. 2228 Park avenue, arrested Saturday night by federal dry agents in Martinsville on a charge of transporting twentyfive gallons of whisky, was held to the federal grand jury today Tinder $2,500 bond by Fae W. Patrick, United States commissioner. FIND 23-POUNDTOBSTER Sea Monster Three Feet Four Inches Long Is Landed. By United Press NANTUCKET, Mass.. Oct. 24. A giant lobster, three feet, four and three-quarters inches long and weighing twenty-three pounds, was brought up in an otter-trawl and landed here by the schooner Janet Elise.
weathpr wthout any diminishing of speed. The launching of this great hulk will be a delicate business. The ways will be greased with fortythree tons of tallow, more than A ton of soap and two and a half tons of lard, representing a cost of 150,000 francs, or $6,000. The men engaged will number 600. The hull will move down its way at a retarded speed of not more than ten knots an hour. The critical moment will come when the stem first hits the water and a weight of something like 16,000.000 pounds will bear down on a narrow surface. The entering edge will plunge to a depth of 165 feet, and so fine has been the calculation that it is esti- j mated that there will be only a leeway from the bottom of about five feet. This will be a dramatic moment, for nothing so comprehensive in the way of launching ever has. been attempted before. #
FACTS TWISTED ON TAXES, SAYS JOHNFJYHITE Indianapolis News Carries On Misrepresentation Drive, Avers Legislator. “Willful misrepresentation of the local tax situation” is charged to the Indianapolis News in a public statement issued today by John F. White, chairman of the Marion county Democratic legislative delegation. The statement: “We protest against such misstatements of facts and misleading headlines as appeared in the Indianapolis News of Thursday, Oct. 20. in regard to the meeting on Wednesday night, Oct. 19, of the Tax League at 5436 East Washington street. “We feel that the Indianapolis News no longer is a newspaper writing the day-to-day history of Indiana political lijfe, but has become an out-and-out propaganda sheet, which has waged a campaign of willful misrepresentation of the facts in regard to the local tax situation. ‘‘When the Indianapolis News speaks of “tax boosts” and “tax increases voted by the Deomcratic city and county administration” it is not giving the facts. Such statements are not true. “There has been a general reduction in the amount of money that the citizens of Indianapolis are to pay out in taxes this coming year and any statement or intimation to the contrary which has appeared in any paper is false. “The tax upon the Indianapolis News property itself has been reduced from $16,002.88 in 1932 to $12,404.08 in 1933, a reduction of $3,598.80,“ White said. 1,500 TO KEEP JOBS Shop Employes to Be Retained for Month. Approximately 1,500 employes will be retained at the Big Four railroad shops at Beech Grove during November, according to D. J. Mullen, superintendent of motive power, who has returned from a conference with New York Central officials in New York. THUNDER BEAST BONES FOUND IN BAD'LANDS Largest Fossil Aver Bared in U. S. Is Being Unearthed. By United Press \ CEDAR PASS, INTERIOR, S. D„ Oct. 24.—One of the largest fossils ever taken from the Bad Lands is being removed by a party headed by Dr. Ira Edwards, Milwaukee, who has been excavating and exploring near here for two months. Dr. Edwards has been working for some time on the bones of the brontotherium, known as the “thunder beast.” He made the discovery some time ago, and due to the way the bones were buried he has decided to excavate the entire skeleton. The brontotherium, according to
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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 24.—Did you ever stop to analze your sensation while watching Clark Gable make love to Norma Shearer, James Cagney sock a girl, or the Marx brothers being absurd? Then did you ever wonder how these stars must /eel when viewing themselves on the screen? Not infrequently their emotions on such occasions rise to greater heights than they did for the benefit of the cameras—but usually they're not the same emotions. It's the custom of film factories to run daily "rushes” of a picture while it's in production, showing bits of film shot during the day’s
work. They are the only proofs by which a director can determine what has been recorded by the cameras and sound apparatus., A great many of the players also see them, although some ‘never have looked at “rushes” since their first awful experiences. Mi * # Max Brothers Serious SOME of the players are amused, some disappointed, others encouraged and a few annoyed. The Marx brothers always sit with long faces, carefully studying each gesture and every spoken word. Hever yet have they been known to crack even the faintest smile during the running of the “rushes,” although the director and others in the room sometimes howl with laughter. Perhaps the most unfair man who ever looked at “rushes” is Josef von Sternberg. Von and Marlene Dietrich always sit together, discussing and criticising everything in German. Consequently, his underlings don’t quite know what to do or say, and pften say the wrong things. Joan Crawford talks right out loud while viewing “rushes” of herself. Occasionally she will reprimand herself for something, often to the great amusement of the others around her. Although she watches her acting and costuming very closely, Joan centers her attention on her hair. That must be just right. a a a Garbo Quit Watching DURING her early days in pictures, Greta Garbo used to look at her “rushes” every day. But she gave it up, because
she felt that it was detracting from her work the following day by making her think tco much about what already had been done. Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent are others who taboo these daily screenings. A great many stage folk also dislike to see themselves until the film' is completed, due largely to the fact that their years of training have accustomed them to sustained performances. Loretta Young' gives vent to her emotions in a loud voice, sometimes complaining about something or other and sometimes complimenting herself. But she never is backward about voicing her opinions and is placated easily. It is only on the rare occasions that she becomes Bilent that those about her begin to worry.
Dr. Edwards, is named because of the noise it made while walking. It was a large beast. The skull measures 30 inches across the eyelids and 42 inches from the tipe of the nose. Dr. Edwards said it belonged to an animal 10 feet high and 20 feet long.
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Butler to Meet Irish Debators Debaters of the University of Dublin, Ireland, will open the debatng season for Butler university Nov. 14, it was announced today by Professor Claude Sifritt, head of the department of speech. The teams will meet in Caleb Mills hall, Shortridge high school.
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Both major political parties claim election victories in Indiana’s various congressional districts, but both can not be right. Which, then, of these congressional districts are doubtful? Where do candidates face the stiffest tests? Will Lake county run true to form and upset all political dope again? These and many other momentous political questions will be discussed in a nonpartisan political survey now being made of central and northern Indiana by Ben Stem. % Candidates, campaign managers, party workers, and voters alike, will eagerly await this series of articles. The first one will appear Tuesday, October 25th. Don’t miss them. If you are not now a subscriber, telephone RL 5551, and guaranteed home delivery service will start immediately.
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MURDERS FOUR AND KILLS SELF OVERWIND' Man, 35, Was Weary of ‘Being Picked On/ He Told Neighbors. By United Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oot. 24.—Weary of being “always picked on,’” Theodore Gilberg, 35, shot and killed his father, mother, sister and a niece here Sunday and then inflicted a fatal wound upon himself with a shotgun. Gilberg, said by police to have been mentally unbalanced for years, had complained to neighbors that his family always nagged him. He crawled quietly from his bed, tiptoed into the room where his sister, Mrs.'Era Stauffer, 30. a widow, slept with her 9-year-old daughter Bertha. Gilberg fired two quick shots from a .22-caliber rifle, killing them instantly. Gilberg then went into the bedroom occupied by his father, Frank Gilberg, 60, proprietor of a shoe shop. The older man was sitting up in bed, apparently awake. Gilberg fired another shot into his father’s brain. • His mother, Mrs. Rose Gilberg, 60, had heard the shooting and attempted to flee. The son fired at her as she stepped out the kitchen door. The bullet sunk into her brain. He then shot himself with a shotgun. ‘GO AHEAD AND SEARCH/ . HE SAYS; HELD TO JURY Four Words Prevent City Man Ffom Winning Liberty in Case. Four words spoken by James H. Madison, 206 South Detroit street, Saturday night, today prevented him from being freed on liquor transportation charges. Madison, arrested by federal dry agqpts Saturday night in a car in which the agents said they found eight pints of whisky, fought the case at a hearing before Fae W. Patrick. United States commissioner, because agents had no search warrant. The agents said they had been told to watch Madison’s car Saturday night, but admitted they had seen no suspicious actions by the time they halted the car. Patrick was undecided whether to release Madison or hold him for federal grand jury investigation. But when agents testified that Madison told them: “Go ahead and search,” Patrick held him to the grand jury under SSOO bond. S2OO IN BOOKS STOLEN Literary Thief Substitutes WorthlesVolumes, Owner Reports. A literary thief whose “blind” is not as impenetrable as he thought, is sought today by police. Mrs. John Bronson, 1475 North Delaware street, informed police •that the thief removed S2OO worth of valuable books from her library, substituting worthless volumes in their places. She could give no clews to his identity.