Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 307, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 May 1933 — Page 4

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NORRIS WINS HIS FIGHT IN SENATE FOR LOW-PRICED POWER AT MUSCLE SHOALS Provision for Government to Construct Transmission Lines Is Kept as Measure Is Passed, 63 to 20. BY MARSHALL M’NEIL Time* Sprr la 1 Writer WASHINGTON, May 4.—The Muscle Shoals bills of the house and senate will be sent to conference today or Friday with the only important difference between them the provision for government construction of transmission lines to provide the south with low-priced power. In the senate’s action in passing the Norris bill, 63 to

20, is a forecast of the out-: come—the senate measure finally will prevail and be signed by President Roosevelt. The Norris bill throws no restrictions about the building of these lines, while the house bill wraps the proposed construction with hindrances that Senator George W. j Norris 'Hep., Neb.) will not accept, j The house bill provides that before the project managers can build these lines they must first try' to ; lease, buy. or condemn and purchase j existing facilities to transmit power over the Tennessee basin. Bluffs Called by Norris Senator John H. Bankhead <Drm., Ala.i endeavored to have this written into the Norris bill, but Senator Norris, whose fight for preservation of Muscle Shoals makes possible the great Roosevelt project, said it would only mean that the Shoals board will ' have to get on their knees to the power trust before they can build a transmission line.” Bankhead inferred that the house provision was favored by Mr. Roosevelt, but Senator Norris cried: "If the senator from Alabama, or any other senator, can bring a statement here from the President of the United States that he favors the senator’s amendment, I will wire my resignation as a senator to the Governor of my state within ten minutes!” Thereupon the senate defeated i Bankhead with a shout. Senator Norris also “called the bluff” of those who have been .n----sisting that the nitrate plants should be ur>ed to make cheap plant food. He said that the American Farm Bureau Federation had long opposed his bill, presumably on these grounds. Walsh May Head Project. So, to satisfy the federation, Norris had his bill amended so that the President could lease the plants to the federation for $1 a year to be used solely in making fertilizer. When the bill is signed it is expected that approximately $40,000,000 will be appropriated to build a transmission line between Muscle Shoals and the site of Cove Creek dam in east Tennessee, to cost about $6,000,000, and then the dam itself. It is rumored President Roosevelt will appoint Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the New York power authority, as chairman of the Tennessee valley authority, and also may name Arthur Morgan of Ohio and Tennessee as a member. The third member is expected to be an eminent chemist. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICIANS GATHER FOR CONTESTS Special Train Starts to Run Length , of State: to Pick Ip 500. By I iiilnl Press LAPORTE. Ind., May 4.—A special train started from Evansville today to run the length of the state and bring more than 500 students here for the annual state high school band and orchestra contests Friday j and Saturday. Th? train will arrive here late this afternoon. In addition to the rail arrivals, j numerous entrants from surround- j ing northern Indiana towns and cities will arrive throughout the day j by bus and auto, increasing the total ; to more than 2,000. TAKES MOTHER OF 2 RIDING: SENTENCED 100 Days in Jail Is Penalty for Violation of Court’s Order. Convicted of taking a mother of two children for automobile rides in violation of a court order, Bernard Bradshaw of 23" South Randolph street Wednesday was sentenced to the state farm for 100 days and fined sl. Bradshaw was found guilty of contributing to neglect of the children at a hearing before Russell Newgent. juvenie judge pro tern. At a hearing a week ago. Newgent. ordered B aoshaw to stay away from Mi-. Naomi Davis. 27, mother of two ch ’citn. AIR HOSTESS REACHES 300.000 - MILE MARK First in Middle West to Reach That Goal in Plane Travel. B " l nfted Press CHICAGO. May 4.—When Martha Dalin ushered her passengers out of the San Francisco-Chicago plane at municipal airport recently, she attained the distinction of being the first middle west girl to have 300,000 miles of air travel to her credit. Miss Dalin. who is one of the stewardesses on coast-to-coast passenger transpoits. has been flying for two and ons-i’.a i years. CITY STUDcuTS HONORED Extra Curricular Activities of Four at Purdue Bring Tributes. Extra curricular activities of four Indianapolis students at Purdue university have resulted in thenelection to membership in honorary fraternities, it was announced today., M. A. Efroymson. chemical engineering junior, elected to Kappa Phi Sigma, with A. A. Sapire, mechanical engineering junior, and T. T. Wilmoth, e’ectrical engineering sophomore. ' G. Wade, mechanical engineer .:* sophomore, was elected to Dolpan, national honorary swimming organization.

Give, Boys! Bootleggers Are Invited to Aid Battle on National Repeal. By Times Bpeeinl Bloomington, ind., May 4. Bootleggers, don’t let the sun go down on this: You're invited, by placard at the headquarters of the Monroe County Dry Association in the Citizens Bank building here, to contribute money for the retention of the eighteenth amendment. The placard reads: “Notice, Bootleggers Donations received here to help retain the eighteenth amendment. Bring in your crooked dough. Come masked or mail anonymously. No questions asked,” and signed “H. J. T.” “H. J T.” is Miner J. Thompson, farmer, president of the county dairymen, arid candidate for delegate to the state wet-and-dry convention. Drys say the placard was placed on the buleting board as a joke after wets has accused them of taking contributions from illicit liquor dealers. HUGE STEEL ORDER GIVEN GARY_ PLANTS Material for California Bridge Requested. By I. nited Press GARY, Ind., May 4.—More than 60.000 tons of steel girders for the San Francisco-Oakland bridge in California will be produced by Garysteel mills, according to reports here today. The Columbia Steel Company, subsidiary of the U. S. Steel Corporation, has been awarded an order for 120,000 tons of steel for the bridge. The firm has no fabricating plant and more than half the order is expected to be turned over to the American Bridge Company here, another U. S. Steel subsidiary. UTILITY HEAD CITES IMPROVEMENT EXPENSE Pow-er Company’s Taxes Require 33,000 Consumers. Public utilities have placed mil’ions of dollars in circulation through improvements despite heavy revenue decreases, Clifford L. liarrod, Indianapolis Fow r er & Light Company president, told Indianapolis Rotarians Tuesday. Business failures alone have cut $250,000 from the light company’s annual revenues, he said, adding that the company is carrying 30.000 delinquent customers who are sl,5C0.000 in arrears on their bills. In discussing the company’s tax problems, Harrod said in 1927 it paid $649,477.21 on assessed valuation of $25,748,185, while in 1932 its taxes were $930,748 on assessed valuation of $37,798,760. These figures do not include federal income tax, he added. The average domestic bill of all domestic consumers last year was only $2.29, the utility official said and the average daily tax $2,550. Thus, he pointed out, it required the total revenue from 33.39 J uorcetic consumers for one full month ,o pay that month's taxes.

WINS FIGHT TO HALT SONG-F..3T OF FROGS Irate Citizen Gels City’s Aid to Lie n A Ij in ng Swamp. By t dUi, ss N. Y., May 4.—The so: res of mankind has united to do r. w .i the nightly songfest of *.o ii liufTalo. V. c i frogs in an adjacent lot Imp m and the other members (. h.s inn y awake at night. John Bat!.: r ested to city authorities, rnu the city health department ioo.v I had revealed his one-man frh a~r:nst frogs. He fought with a ;vaen hose, siphoning the watei vir .i accumulated on the vacant lot sev rai times, but the water always came back, and with it the iregs. The city health department did a thorough job. They not only drained all the water off the lot but fixed it so that no more water will accumulate on it. HIKE IN MAIL ORDER TIRE PRICES FORECAST Scars, Ward Officials Decline to Comment on Rumor. j Bit ii:' ■ ( Press C~, 'AGO, May 4.—Persistent reP'.\ ..is.: Scare-Roebuck & Cos., and Yon c’’cry Ward & Cos., would raise ti e prices in tneir retail stores this week lacked official confirmation today. Tire department of the SearsRoebuck stores, however, have been telling prospective customers that prices will go up 7 to 12 per cent. Retail tire departments in Montgomery Ward stores have not been notified of any advance, it was said. Observers believed it likely that if ; one house does raise prices, the { other will take the same step. Officials of both companies declined to comment as to whether n ail order tire prices would be ad--1 vanced.

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Permanent Program Needed Says National Chief at Session Here. Campaign for a permanent, far- : caching program of veteran relief was urged upon the executive committee of the American Legion today by the national commander, Louis Johnson. He spoke at the opening of a three-day meeting of the committee in national headquarters of the legion, 777 North Meridian street. Johnson first announced his outline of the program in an address in New York Saturday. The national commander proposes that the government adopt a policy of equal treatment of all veterans, their widows and orphans. At present, Johnson states, widows and orphans of World war veterans do not receive help, but those of veterans of other wars are aided. Favors Fixed Schedule He favors a permanent classification and fixed schedule of benefits for all veterans and their dependents; a policy of entirely adequate provision, in periods of normal economic conditions for veterans with war service connected disabilities, without regard to their financial status or other means of support. Finally, Johnson proposes a , policy whereby ail incaDacitated vet- ! era ns without means of support | would be wards of the federal government and not of state and local governments, public or private charity. Another speaker heard by the committee was General Roman Gorecki of Poland, president of Fidac. international organization of World war veterans of allied nations. wjio is on a tour during which he will visit several middle western and eastern cities. Gorecki lauded President Roosevelt for calling statesmen of other nations into conferences seeking a way to remedy world ills. He praised the American Legion, declaring it one of the largest and most influential units of Fidac. Honored at Luncheon The world organization of veterans, Gorecki said, is a potent factor in promoting peace. The visitor, a Polish banker, w-as honor guest at a luncheon given at the Indianapolis Athletic club by Governor Paul V. McNutt, and attended by legion executive committee members and officials. Tonight he will be the guest at a dinner in the club given by Johnson. He was to lay a wreath this afternoon on the cenotaph, memorial to World war dead, in the Indiana World War Memorial plaza, and to visit larger banks of the city. He will be in Culver Friday for inspection of cadets at the Culver Military Academy. FLAILS ROOSEVELT FOR VETERANS’ PAY CUT President Allied With Big Business, Former Senator Charges. Big business issued the order for a $400,000,000 cut in veterans’ pensions, Rice W. Means, former United States senator from Colorado, charged Wednesday night before United Spanish War Veterans meeting at the Masonic temple. “Don’t believe you are going to be treated right by Franklin D. Roosevelt,” Means, chairman of the veterans’ national legislative committee, said. “Your hope lies in congress. Many congressmen and senators have told me they were sorry they voted for tiie economy bill.” Means called on veterans to support Senator Arthur R. Robinson for re-election. “Mere than half the senators and congressmen who voted for the economy bill never even had a copy of it,” he declared. SAVE MONEY—Pay cash for your want ads and receive 10 per cent discount from the regular price of 3 cents a word. Want Ad Headquarters, 214 West Maryland street, just west of Capitol avenue.

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GETS $25 FINE FOR OPERATING LOTTERY Eight Others Are Discharged in Rainbow Pool. Fine of $25 imposed today on Vaughn Cook, 6040 East St. Joseph street, by William Henry Harrison, judge pro tem. in municipal court, closed the Rainbow lottery case in which eight other persons were discharged. Cook was fined on a charge of operating a lottery. Costs in the case w'ere suspended. Russell Dierdorff, 2309 Prospect street, at whose home a drawing in the lottery w r as interrupted by police April 14, was discharged today on an operating charge. Dismissal of the case w T as on the ground that Mrs. Dierdorff, not the husband, invited participants in. and witnesses to the drawing into the home. . Seven other persons arrested in the raid at the Dierdorff home were discharged April 25 in municipal court. FRANCE WANTS WAR DEBT CUT IN HALF Definite Figure Is Set by Berenger in Debate. By I liih'il Press PARIS, May 4.—France wants at least a 50 per cent reduction in her war debt td the United States, it was revealed by Senator Harry Berenger today during debate on the French budget in the senate. It w T as the first time a definite figure, other than a demand for complete cancellation, had been given by an influential person in French politics. Berenger, chairman of the foreign affairs commission of the senate, negotiated the original Mellon-Berenger debt settlement, whereby France’s total was scaled down and fundedat $3,025,000,000, of which she still owes $3,921,547,932, including the defaulted Dec. 15 payment of $19,061,432. Joseph Paul - Boncour, foreign minister, was expected to reply to Berenger and indicate the government’s policy. Tech Seniors to Hold Party Annual senior party at Technical high school will be held at 2:30 Friday in the school gymnasium. Miss Grace Emery is sponsor of the class.

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MEYER-KISER BANK PUT IN RECEIVERSHIP Action Is Ordered by Cox After Testimony by State Officers. (Continued From Page One) bank commissioner, that the “bank is insolvent as to deposits” closed the state's case. The completed audit was exhibited in court, but was taken by Stultz when he left the courtroom. Only information regarding the audit was introduced during discussion of fixing the receiver's bond. Wiecking declared that the audit showed depositors’ claims of sl,105.075.25, while total cash, including cash on hand and due from banks was $21,000. “Do you believe that a receiver should be appointed?” Shultz was asked by Wiecking. “I do,” the witness replied. After questioning regarding the date of completion of the examination, the state closed its case. Paul Y. Davis, attorney for the liquidating agents, M. C. Cohn, Ferd Meyer and J. j. Kiser, addressed the court briefly. “We have no reason to question the decision of the state banking department as to the solvency of the bank,” Davis said. “It is debatable whether the best interests of the depositors will be served by continuing the liquidation under the agents or appointing a receiver. However, we consider the decision final and we do not desire to introduce evidence.” Probe of affairs of the defunct State Savings and Trust Company, which started Wednesday afternoon] was resumed following the MeyerKiser action. Financial difficulties of the State Savings Company, which eventually led to its close, were started when the institution was forced to take over Indiana farm lands by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, according to testimony of Scott Brewer, former president. The bank had guaranteed loans made by the insurance company on the farm lands, some of which were property of Warren T. McCray, former Governor, w’ho became enmeshed in the collapse of state farm values. These transactions had been made prior to Brew’er assuming the presidency of the bank, he said, but the actual handling of the situation fell to the new management. 3,000 PIECES IN VIOLIN Texas Whittier Glues Together Matches to Make Instrument. By United Press HAMILTON, Tex., May 4.—For the title of whittling champion, Troy Young, who admits he’s “handy with a knife,” submits a violin made of 3,000 or more matches glued together. Only the neckpiece of the fiddle is carved from solid wood. The body is made of unstruck matches glued together without a frame, the match heads forming a design.

DON’T MAKE A DATE for Next TUESDAY AFTERNOON! You Are Invited to tlie TIMES FREE SCHOOL of MEAT COOKERY English Theatre TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY MAY 9th, 10th and 11th, 2 P. M. —Evening Session 8:00 Thursday Miss Ruth Chambers, nationally known home economics expert, will demonstrate the newest ideas on rrveat cookery and the balanced diet. Full meals will be prepared in full view of the audience, showing each step in the preparation of new, appetizing and economic food combinations. An entirely new type of cooking school. You are cordially invited and urged to attend. Every housewife will want to attend. Sessions begin promptly at 2p. in. Many Valuable Gifts (Thursday evening session at 8 o’clock.) wil n \ ii Doors open an hour in advance. Admis- Vr ill DC Awarded sionf ree. All are invited. Many baskets Farll Spqqioii of groceries and other valuable prizes. AjdtAl ADMISSION FREE and Everyone is Invited

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AUSTRIAN PLOT LAIDTOMZIS Attempt to Seize Control for Union With Germany Planned, Is Claim. By United Press LONDON, May 4.— The Austrian government has discovered a plot between Austrian and German Nazis to overthrow the Austrian cabinet and enforce an AustrianGerman union, the London Evening Standard's Vienna correspondent said today. By United Press VIENNA, May 4. —The government and the* Austrian Nazi organization categorically denied reports appearing in a London newspaper of a Nazi plot to overthrow the Austrian cabilet. PAROLE VIOLATOR LOSES LIBERTY PLEA Tries to Shift Larceny Blame to Boy, 13. Pleas of Webb Wilson, 23, of 1303 Lexington avenue, that conviction on a larceny charge means he will have to go back to the state prison and serve the remainder of a tenyear burglary term failed to move Municipal Judge William H. Sheaffer in court four today. On testimony of Richard Rice, 13, of 526 South Pine street, on whom Wilson tried to lay his guilt, Sheaffer pronounced sentence of $1 and costs and 120 days at the state penal farm. Wilson asserted he had disposed of two tires the boy had stolen and given him half of the proceeds. “All he gave me was a meal and a nickel,” young Rice testified. Wilson, now on parole, twice has violated leniency shown him before by prison trustees.

< \ t .JjPP ssASLAfsn jiife Upper—Miss Kathryn Murphy. 65 North Addison street (left) and Miss Betty J. Roberts, 4801 Central avenue, gingerly grasping frogs. Lower—Miss Ruth Finegold, 403 East Morris street, concentrating on various sections of a fish. The crack about Gaul and its various parts has nothing on activities of co-eds at Butler university in the biology department. The girls are concentrating their efforts on vivisection of various exhibits and many of them have found parts in a fish that they never knew r existed. There still are some dainty maids on the campus who do their work with a slight twinge of flight, but the majority are able to stand the strain in good humor, professors report. Old Dental Crowns Aid Church By United Press FT. WORTH, Tex., May 4. Worshipers at Magnolia Avenue Christian church here have been asked to drop old dental crowns, spectacle frames, watches, trinkets, bric-a-brac, or old laces into the collection plate.

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DELEGATES TO VOTE ON FARM STRIKETODAY Growing Wave of Sentiment Rolls Up for Move at Des Moines. BY HARTZEI.I. SPENCE l nitrd rrr Staff Corrrsoondr nt DES MOINES. la.. May 4.—A national farmers' strike appeared imminent today. The resolutions committee of the National Farm Holiday Association worked until midnight Wednesday night, took a few hours for slumber, and then reassembled today to draft the details of a strike call designed to dry up the commodity streams that supply the markets of the nation. A growing wave of sentiment favoring a national strike swept through the ranks of delegates to the holiday meeting at the lowa state fairgrounds. Fuel was added to the spark of strike sentiment when Wisconsin and New’ York delegates declared there would be milk strikes in their territories regardless of the action taken by the meeting. Heading the resolutions committee was A. C. Townley of Minnesota, who dominated the famous nonpartisan league in North Dakota a decade ago, and has been a congressional candidate in North Dakota and Minnesota. The resolution on which they were putting the final touches called for a strike starting May 13, during which the slogan of participating farmers will be “buy nothing, sell nothing—stay at hortie.” Approximately 2.400 delegates from twenty-four states were waiting to vote on the strike call, which will climax the tw’o-day convention. An investment of just a few pennies in a Times Business ad will start the calls for work rolling in. Call RI-5551.

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