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ROOSEVELT TO I SLASH PAY OF 11. S. VETERANS Government Employes to Receive Salary Cuts Under New Plan. (Continued From Page One) sity of meeting great refunding operations this spring.' The President said that the finances of the government require “courageous, frank and prompt action" just as surely as the banking crisis for which sweeping legislation was enacted at his request Thursday. The President’s message said the deficit for the fiscal year 1931 was *462,000,000 and for 1932 had increased to $2,472,000,000. “For the fiscal year 1933 it probably will exceed $1,200,000,000," he said. ' Thus we shall have piled up an accumulated deficit of $5,000,000,000.” Points Definite Hoad Regarding the legislation which he is proposing to deal with the situation, Mr. Roosevelt said: “I am not speaking to you in general terms. I am pointing out a definite road. “The last congress enacted legis-' lation relating to the reorganization and elimination of executive agen-j cies, but the economies thus to bej effected are small when viewed in' the light of the great deficit for the, next fiscal vear. “They will not meet the pressing nbeds of our credit situation. Provision for additional savings is essential, and therefore I am asking congress today for new legislation laying down broad principles for the granting of pensions and other vet- [ eran Benefits, and Riving to the ex-I ecutive the ‘authority to prescribe the administrative details. Duty Is Upheld “We are unanimous in upholding the. duty of the government to care for those who suffer in its defense and for their widows and orphans. The application, however, bf this great principle to large numbers of people involves complications—so great that it is almost impossible to draw legislation with sufficient flexibility to provide substantial justice in varying situations. “The proposed legislation states the principles and, limited by ilV’m, permits the executive to draw the j lines of differentiation necessary to [ justice. “In accord with the same pur- | pose of substantial justice, I re- j quest also the enactment of legisla- j tion relating to the salaries eff civil I and military employes of the gov- j ernment. “This would repeal the existing furlough plan, substituting therefore a general principle and authorizing the executive to make application of this principle. Stability Is at Stake "The proper legislative function is to fix the amount of expenditure, the means -v which it is to be raised and the general principles under which the expenditures are to be made. ...” Mr. Roosevelt said that the economies he proposed will “aflect some of our citizens; but the failure to make them will aflect all of our citizens.” “The very stability of our government itself is concerned and when that is concerned the benefits of some must be subordinated to the needs of all.” STATE UTILITY FIGHT" BEFORE HIGHEST COURT U. S. Supreme Tribunal to Hear Arguments on Monday. Whether federal cases against the Indiana public service commission can be tried in other than the southern district court here is one of the points involved in a case set; for hearing before the United State# supreme court Monday. George Hufsmith, deputy attorney- j general, who took the appeal to the ! highest court, will atgue the case ; for the state. It involves a public service commission rate order in the Logansport gas case, wherein the Northern : Indiana Public Service Company took appeal to the northern Indiana district court at South Bend. I The company also protested against the local unit ruling in the case, which was upheld by the United States supreme court in the Martinsville decision.

The City in Brief

SATURDAY EVENTS AHUncr Franraisr, luncheon, Washington. Hcma Alpha Epsilon, ’luncheon. Columbia Club. A card party will be held by Service Post 128. American Legion, at Legion hall in Oaklandon at 8 tonight. The committee includes Kenneth Torrence. Paul Sample. Mrs. Gladys Fye and Mrs. Bertha Abbett. J. P. Edmisor,. Indianapolis newspaper man, will be the speaker at a meeting of the Exchange Club today in the Washington. Twenty-fifth annual Jewish Educational Association Purim ball will be given March 26 at Kirshbaum ommunity center. Kingan Athletic Club will hold its monthly dance and card party at the hall. Blackford and Maryland streets. Saturday night. Silas Reigel will be in charge of the card party arrangements.

Bank Bill Signed in Liver and Onion Aroma

BY FREDERICK C. OTHMAX United Press Stiff Correspondent WASHINGTON, March 10 The aroma of liver and onions wafted through the stately halls of the White House. In the oval study on the second floor the President of the United States held his pen poised over the vastly important emergency banking bill. Cameras were ready to record the scene for posterity. History was in the making. *

IN ‘LITTLE CABINET’

A young Montana Democrat, James O Mahoney, has been chosen as assistant postmastergeneral in the Roosevelt “little cabinet.” GONVICTEO BANDIT GIVEN TEN YEARS Pass Sentence for Alleged Robbery of Truck Driver. Convicted on a robbery charge in criminal court today, Kenneth Lewis, 25. of 847 Church street, was sentenced to the state reformatory for ten years. Lewis was tried op a charge of robbing Walter Edwards, truck driver for L. S. Ayres & Cos., of $19.50. “Don’t bother about me,” Lewis told his mother. It is the second time in three years that misfortune has come into the Lewis home. Kenneth's brother, George Lewis, was found fatally wounded with a bullet in his head, in front of the city hospital. April 23, 1929. He was found after hospital officials received an anonymous call that “a man has been injured.” Subsequent investigation of the shooting by police revealed George Lewis had been shot during a hijacking attempt south of Rockville. Friends had brought his body to the hospital.

Gold Talks Marine General’s Widow Sponsors Move to Help Treasury. By United Press WASHINGTON. March 10. —Hoping to start a patriotic return of gold to the treasury, Mrs. Robert H. Dunlap, widow of a marine corps general, has turned in to the treasury gold coins which she received as a Christmas gift. “I remember that in England in 1931 everybody turned in all their gold, even their wedding rings," Mrs. Dunlap said. “I do hope that others may follow this example. Surely we are as patriotic as the English, and there is a lot of difference between giving up just a coin and ‘giving up a ring or jewelry.” CONTEST PLANNED ON ‘SKIP ELECTION’ LAW Indiana Action Being W T atched by Nation, Says Hapgood.

Asserting that the “skip election” law, postponing municipal elections until 1934, is a “test case" being watched by the nation. Powers Hapgood, Socialist party chairman, advocated that the case be carried through "every court to test its legality,” before a mass meeting in Trainmen’s hall Thursday night. Six committeemen were appointed by J. F. Smith, chairman of the meeting, to discuss plans and means of a definite legal program to be waged against enforcement of the law.

MURDER PLANNED. IS CHARGE JN TRIAL Husband of Slain Woman Admitted Satisfaction, Says Officer. B;i United Press BROWNSTOWN, Ind„ March 10. —Testimony that the fatal shooting :of Mrs. Lillian Edwards at her ' Mitchell home. July 23. 1932. was premeditated was on record today in the first degree murder trial of her i husband, Harley Edwards. 38. Police Chief Clyde Smith. Bedj ford, testified that when he arrived ! at the Edwards home shortly after , the shooting Edwards said: "I’ve wanted to do this for some ! time and now I'm satisfied.” Floyd Edwards. 9-year-old son of j the defendant, described the shooting before the court Thursday. ; The jury is expected to receive the case late Saturday. BIRD CUTS OFF POWER Sparrow Drops Wire Across Lines While Building Nest. By United Press LA JUNTA, Colo., March 10.—A lowly sparrow cut off the power supply of La Junta for nineteen minutes. The bird was building a nest atop an outdoor substation of the Southern Colorado Power Company when it dropped a bit of wire which it was using in construction, and the wire landed across a high-volt-age insulator, short circuiting the system.

"Franklin!" exclaimed Mrs. Roosevelt, ‘you fix your hair!" The President smiled. Secretary Treasurer Woodin hurried up. He was late. He apologized. Laughingly. he helped the President adjust his unruly locks while the nation awaited the word which announced the signing of the bill at 8:37 p. m. Thursday night. The scene became increasingly informal "Meggie," wire-haired terrier, parked. The movie men j

CLEARING HOUSE DEFERS ACTION: ON CITY SCRIP | Issuance Decision Is Held Over Until Monday Meeting. (Continued From Page One) last two years was expected to result in a flow of the yellow metal into local institutions. Banks asked that persons having gold in their possession bring it to the banks and exchange it for currency before Monday, when the lists of hoarders are to be sent to Washington. Only a small amount has been returned to Indianapolis banks, institution heads said. Plans practically were complete today for several Indianapolis business firms to pay employes Saturday in merchandising orders and coupon books, instead of cash. This system of exchange of credit, already tried by a few firms on a small scale, is expected to reach its peak Saturday. Several firms were adopting .. .policy of issuing eight or ten pay roll checks in small denominations to employes, in place of the usual one check, to make it easier for the employes to exchange the smaller checks for merchandise. This plan is reported to be in use by a number of large firms throughout the country, including one railroad. The A. & P. Tea Company ar,- 1 nounced arrangements for accept- j ance of $1 coupon books from employes of firms with which the company has business dealings. Downtown Stores Act With a number of requests for ; such exchange of credit already re- ; ceived, downtown department stores were adopting measures for accepting the merchandising orders. The Polk Milk Company, however, announced abandonment of a coupon book plan, because it proved impractical. Officials stated there seemed to be sufficient money in circulation to warrant discontinuance of the credit plan. Officials of the Norfolk & West- i ern Railway Company announced patrons will be extended privilege of paying by check on restricted bank deposits. The rule also will apply to freight shipments. Sample designs of scrip which may be used have been made by local printing firms. No orders for issuance of scrip had been given by city concerns, although several have discussed de- j signs to be used, and had given j tentative orders. Two police squads armed with I machine guns, covered receipt of several thousands of dollars early today. The money came from Chi- j cago. Despite continuation of the national bank holiday, money orders are being received and cashed at offices of the American Railway Express, the local management said today. Handling of money orders has not ceased here during the last ten days, it was said. HOLD SERVICES HERE FOR MARVIN TRUNKEY Former Purdue Student Will Be Buried at Chicago. Funeral services for Marvin B. Trunkey, 19, a freshman at Purdue university, who died in the Home | hospital in Lafayette, Wednesday, I following an operation for appeni dicitis, was to be held at 3 this j afternoon in the Tabernacle Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Oak Ridge cemetery, Chicago. Mr. Trunkey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome H. Trunkey. 136 West Fortythird street, was born in Chicago and came to Indianapolis when he was a small boy. He was graduated from Shortridge high school in 1931 and attended Butler university last year. He entered Purdue last fall. He was a member of the Tabernacle Presbyterian church and was active in work of the Boy Scout troop affiliated with the church.

IDEA OF PROGRESS IS RELIGION, SAYS TALKER Change Is Developed Into a Faith, Town Hall Is Told. “The idea of progress is the same as eternity, because progress is a faith.” That was the statement of Dr. Everett Dean Martin, authority on education and sociology, before a Town Hall audience today while speaking on “Our Faith in Progress.” “If you didn’t talk progress in the last twenty years,” he said, "you were a heretic.” He contended that we have developed the faith in universal change to "a trust that the change is god." and we do not always have the proof that it is so.” He maintained that ‘progress is considered to be prosperity," and that we always are looking up the ascencung side of prosperity and not | the descent. i WOMAN INJURED IN SPEAKEASY BRAWL Declines to be Taken to Hospital, Police Say in Report. Mrs. Nellie Chappell, 25, of 1403 North Illinois street, whom police | say is the wife of Earl Chappell, j police character, was injured in a brawl early today in an alleged speakeasy at 3300 Madison avenue. In the fight she received a cut on the head from a blackjack blow, and her face and head were bruised when she was knocked to the floor, according to her story to police. She declined to be taken to a hospital.

cranked their cameras. Their daylight lamps blew a fuse. Mrs. Roosevelt supervised repairs. The first family still was in the throes of moving. Plain liver and omons had been the main course of their hurried dinner. Books were heaped on the floor. Ship models were piled in baskets. Paintings leaned against the wall. Mrs. Roosevelt's portrait hung over the door. An oil painting of the President had a rope around it.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TDIES

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When you tire of swimming, just blow yourself up and float a while. That’s Virginia Gray’s prescription for beach fun with her new rubber bathing suit. Virginia introduced the buoyant suit to Los Angeles surf fans.

POSTAL SANK CHECK PLAN STILL STUDIED Dill Proposal Has Not Been Dropped. WASHINGTON, March 11.—The plan of Senator C. C. Dill (Dem„ Wash.) to permit checking on postal savings banks has not been abandoned, although it was not included in the first emergency banking program of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The administration may adopt the Dill suggestion if it discovers that in spite of the new legislation some cities are deprived of banking facilities. Treasury Secretary Woodin, it was understood, still is studying the plan. Senator Dill has enlisted for his proposal the support of Senator Kenneth McKellar <Dem., Tenn), who is the new chairman of the senate committee on postoffices and post roads. The Tennesseean said he was prepared at any time to call his committee together to consider the proposal. He also believes some such arrangement will be necessary to provide checking facilities in small towns particularly that are now without banks.

Here’s Money New Currency Is Being Printed at Fast Rate in Capital. By United Press WASHINGTON, March 10.— Issues of the .new currency —to be issued to carry the nation through the banking crisis—rolled from the presses at the bureau of printing and engraving today. First denominations run up as high as SSOO. The most common denomination being printed now is the $lO bill which bears a picture of Andrew Jackson. The new currency closely resembles the present bills except there is slightly more white space on the face of it. The bureau is equipped to turn out $20,000,000 a day on normal shifts and almost twice that by working night shifts. SWISS WATCH MAKERS HIT BY TRADE SLUMP United States Purchases for 1932 Only Fifth of 1930, By United Press GENEVA. March 10.—The world trade slump has cut production of Swiss watches nearly in half. This industry has suffered intensely from the world crisis. In 1930 Switzerland sold 18,000,000 watches abroad. Last year she sold only half that many. The United States, from principal importer in 1930, has dropped to third place. Last year Americans bought 432.000 Swiss watches worth about $1,200,000, which represented only abr one-fifths of their purchases in 1930. DRAW LOTS FOR JANITOR Choice Left to Outsider IVhen Commissioners Disagree. By United Press MONTROSE, Colo., March 10 The three county commissioners here all have separate candidates for the job of jantor at the county courthouse. They voted to settle the question, and each candidate received one vote. So to settle the impasse, the names of the three candidates weie placed in a hat and an outsider drew one. The one drawn happened to be a relative of one of the commissioners, but he got the job anyway. 500,000 GOPHERS SLA IN By United Press VALE. Ore., March 10.—More than a half million gophers were killed in an acre embracing 30,000 acres of this district, in a period of six weeks. A large force of men was employed to spread poisoned sweet potato bait.

! A fv.v. of his favorite marine I scenes were on the wall. His red rocking chair was smothered under pillows. Six ash stands stood in a row. The President surveyed the room. His pale blue tie. like the study, was awry. He said the speedy action of congress in ratifying the bill gratified him. He took a fountain pen from Miss Nancy Cook, friend of his wife, who urged that he use it. i She said she had paid $1.50 for it.

WORLD MONEY PARLEY URGED BY FLETCHER Early Action Advocated by Florida Senator, Heading Currency Committee. By Bcripps-Ilnxcard Scirspaper Alliance WASHINGTON. March 10.—A world monetary and economic conference should be called at the earlies>„ possible moment to end some of the absurd and avoidable conditions now paralyzing great nations and holding back world recovery. This view was expressed to the Scripps-Howard newspapers today by Senator Duncan U. Fletcher

iDem., Fla.), chairman of the senate ban king and currency committee. It is vital that the important nations of the world should get together,” he said, "and work out some plan whereby these periodical and nonsensical ‘flights from the gold’ can be prevented, and

agree on currency stabilization and international exchange. “World commerce never can get started in anything like orderly or dependable fashion until world currencies are stabilized and international exchange values fixed. “Today, first one country then another gains a momentary advantage in trade over its rivals because of a fall in value of its currency. But such advantages never last. Currency Stability Needed “Should the American dollar shrink on the international exchange, it almost would certainly help our trade in the same manner that similar phenomena have helped the trade of Great Britain, France and other countries. “But permanently sound world commerce requires currency stability at least in the major nations. Money can not be dear in one country and cheap in another for a time, then reverse, if we desire prosperous world conditions. “War debt discussions, in my judgment, should wait. They can not be discussed profitably prior to a world monetary and economic conference. Once international exchange ceases to fluctuate as now, and world trade once more is set in motion, Europe and the United States will find it easier to solve the debt problem. “There is talk of ‘gold redistribution’ as a means of stopping the sudden flight of gold, first from one country then another. Some propose placing most of the world’s gold supply in the Bank for Inter-

national Settlements at Basle. Doubts Value of Idea “I doubt any such arbitrary scheme is practicable. If the great commercial powers of the world will meet and evolve some sane plan for currency and exchange, and start trade flowing in normal channels again, I don’t believe the gold problem will bother us very much. It will tend to solve itself. “I believe Senator Key Pittman’s plan for the United States to buy silver at the market price and issue currency to the amount thus acquired. would help us and the world. It would increase the price of silver and boost the purchasing power of a billion people in silver-using countries. “To make it really effective, however, we must have the co-opera-tion of Great Britain and other key powers. This is another problem for the world conference. “One after another, all the great nations have had or are going through a crisis similar to ours. Such crises abroad have hurt us and our crisis may react unfavorably on other countries. “For the good of all concerned, therefore, the nations should meet in conference and try to iron out their common difficulties.”

ROAD CHIEFS TOIL TO BALK BID COLLUSION Present Program to Be Abandoned Entirely, Is Warning. State highway commissioners today developed a plan to reduce cement prices and keep bids from being alike when they aie received March 23. The plan is to abandon entirely the present program of the state purchasing 1.400,000 barre.s of cement and permit each contractor to provide his own cement. The new commission threw out identical bids received by former commissioners, which were about double the mill price of a year ago. In the readvertising they required affidavits be filed that bids are noncollusive and bond be posted. If this fails to change the former setup, the commissioners will not buy any cement, but provide specifications, already drawn, to the contractors, Commissioner Evans Stotsenberg said today. In the Air Weather condition at 9 a. m.: Northwest wind, 10 miles an hour; temperature, 12; barometric pressure, 30.50 at sea level; general condition, scattered clouds; ceiling, unlimited; visibility, 10 miles; field, good.

Unusual Offer Is Made by Vicks on New Mouth-Wash The makers of Vicks Vapoßub have put out anew antiseptic mouth-wash and gargle. It will do everything that any mouth antiseptic can and should do and at half the usual cost. The proof is actual use in vour own home. To furnish this proof, 5 million bottles in a special trial size were supplied to druggists, below cost —a 25c value for only 10c. But the demand has been enormous. If your druggist is already out of the trial size, the regular 10ounce size of Vicks Antiseptic is an even bigger bargain—a 75c value for only 35c. And, after using it a week, if you are not delighted with its quality, and amazing economy, you can return the unused portion and get your money back.—Advertisement.

REALTORS OPTIMISTIC Present Is “Harvest Time” for Business, Says Secretary. Optimism over the outcome of the financial crisis and future of business was the keynote of the meeting of the Indianapolis Real Estate j Board at the Washington Thursday afternoon. In a report on the board's activ-

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ifies for the last sixty days. Larry Holmes, secretary, told members “this is the harvest time for the real estate business.” Several members reported sales the last week. Holmes asserted: "People are going to take their money out of safe deposit boxes and hiding places and invest it in real estate, a commodity of more permanent value than other investments at this time.”

.MARCH 10, 1933

MIXES GAS. ALCOHOL Judge Disagrees as to Source of Spirit Fumes. BOSTON. March 10—Though he insisted the odor of alcohol came from his automobile radiator, John Delaney was fined $55 for drunkenness in Municipal court. He had been arested after driving his automobile into the subway as far as the Haymarket subway station.