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50,000 EMPLOYES GET PAY BOOSTS IN REVIVAL DRIVE Industrial Plants Announce Increases for Their Workers as Answer to Roosevelt’s Wage Appeal. FORD SOUNDS NOTE OF OPTIMISM Motor Magnate Will Spend Large Sums in Advertising; Cord Leads Way in All His Factories. By United Prp* A wave of wage increases, raising the buying power of 50,000 workers in twenty-five states, was industry’s answer today to President Roosevelt’s vigorous attack on the depression. A United Press survey disclosed a widespread growth of confidence reflected in optimistic forecasts as well as in the raises of pay. Henry Ford, announcing his faith in the “new deal'’ by his first advertising campaign in more than a year, echoed the sentiments of other manufacturers.
“We have made a complete turn-around, and at last America’s face is toward the future,” he declared. The Ford statement was an impressive call for optimism. The industrialist will spend a large sum in daily and weekly newspaper advertising to reaffirm his belief in the President's program. Fraise for Roosevelt “Three years—l 929 to 1932—we Americans looked backward,” his first message said. “We now realize that the way out is forward. Thanks for that belongs to President Roosevelt. Inauguration day he turned the ship of state around. He is clearing international obstacles out of the way. “He has courage and loyalty to work for one supreme interest only •—the welfare of the American people.” The most impressive move toward restoration of buying power was taken by Erret Loban Cord, president of the E. L. Cord corporation, who announced, within twelve hours after ivfr. Roosevelt’s public review of his first eight weeks in office, that all Cord units would raise wages 5 per cent on May 10. The cord companies affected by the increase are American Airways, Inc.; Aviation Corporation; Auburn Automobile Company; Lycoming Manufacturing Company; Stinson Aircraft Corporation; Duesenberg, Inc.; Spencer Heater Company; L. G. S. Devices Corporation; Columbia Axle Company; Central Manufacturers Company, and Limousine Body Company. Substantial Increase Given Another interstate organization moving toward pre-depression wage and salary levels was the Columbian Peanut Company, which announced increases of from 10 to 20 per cent for its 2,000 employes in twenty-six miles spread through five states. A definite upward trend was discerned by the company in Its business volume this year, President C. H. Srnither said. The Norwalk Tire and Rubber Company passed on to employes the benefits of rising prices in the tire field in the form of a 5 per cent bonus on weekly wages. The Artistic Shirt Company of Albany, N. Y„ with more than two thousand employes in Albany, Troy, Kingston and New York City, announced immediate wage increases *of 10 per cent and the Standard Keg Company of Wilmington, Del., which last January divided a SIO,OOO bonus among its 500 employes, raised wages 7 per cent.
Stock Exchange Acts J. S. Bache <te Cos., one of the largest stock exchange houses, announced 10 per cent increases for employes engaged before Jan. 1 of this year, in recognition of thenloyalty during the depression. The textile mills of the south also felt the buoyant optimism of higher wages. Fifteen cotton mills in the Greenville (S. C.) district advanced all wages 10 per cent. Ten of the mills are in the Woodside and Brandon groups at Greenville and five are in Greenwood. They represent a total of 600,000 spindles. At Detroit, officials of the American Store Equipment Company, with branches and subsidiaries in Muskegon and New York, announced a 10 per cent raise for all employees. At Uniontown. Pa., an immediate 5 per cent increase for its 410 employes was ordered by the Berkowitz shirt factory. Times Index Book a Day 15 Bridge 10 Classified 14 Comics 15 Crossword Puzzle 13 Curious World 13 Dietz on Science 13 Editorial 6 Financial 13 Heywood Broun 6 Hickman Theater Reviews 8 Money—History in Pictures 4 Radio 8 Serial Story 15 Sports 12 Talburt Cartoon 6 Vital Statistics 13 Woman's Page 10
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SPUR BILLS TO HELP INDUSTRY Sentiment Spreads Rapidly in Favor of Short Work Week, Fair Pay Scale. Hu Scripps-Hotttird Xrwspapcr Alliance WASHINGTON. May 9. Two groups, one official and one semiofficial, raced today to complete legislation for control of unfair competition in industry, wage scales, and hours of labor, and to secure administration approval. Following the President's address to the country Sunday night, the house labor committee greatly broadened its plans for framing a short work week minimum w’age bill, and prepared to insert provisions giving the federal government power to license all industry operating in interstate commerce. It would, in addition, fix minimum wages for each industry, and regulate working hours, allowing not more than eight hours’ labor in five days out of every thirty. In the remaining twenty-five, thirty hours would be the maximum week. The second group, composed of business men. economists and a few members of congress, with Senator Robert F. Wagner (Dem., N. Y.), acting as chairman, starts with the Chamber of Commerce plan of trade association agreements to control j production, retains government con- j trol over such agreements and opens ! the way for labor union organization in all plants in the country, instead of guaranteeing minimum wages.
.‘Nobody’s Girl’ Again Foster-Mother Destitute, Parents of Child Stranded Here Are Hunted. Ten years ago a baby girl was found in a suit box in an alley at 3046 Central avenue. Newspaper headlines acclaimpd her “Miss Nobody.” Her parents could not be found. She was adopted—informally. Today the search for her parents w-as renewed in the city as the baby—now a 10-year-old girl—found herself "Miss Nobody" again when her foster mother in Los Angeles Cal., offered to give her up to her
parents if they could be found. Press dispatches from Los Angeles tell of the foster mother. Mrs. Orvall E. Tincher. formerly Mrs. Harry L. Faulkner, ill and destitute, and ready to surrender the child she took from the Indianapolis juvenile court and called “Betty.” Mrs. Faulkner’s story in Los Angeles and that of the findtrs of the baby, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mart. Hayes, 510 East Thirty-second street, is replete with mystery. Mysterious telephone calls have been received throughout the child's early years, with a hint that the mother w-as the daughter of a wealthy Indianapolis family. “I was operating a tailor shop at 3042 Central avenue in my home on May 26, 1923—just a few days before the Indianapolis speedway race. “It was about 10 o'clock at night that I heard something that sounded like the mew r ing of a cat," Hayes related today. “I went out to investigate and beneath a small peach tree in an alley in back of the house I found a suit box with a baby girl in it. I called police. The baby was taken into juvenile court. I didn't hear much what happened to her after that except that a lot of women wanted to adopt her from her crib at the city hospital. “About four or five years ago I got a mysterious phone call from a (Turn to Page Ninel POLISH "CABINET QUITS Formed in 1931. Ruling Body of Nation Tenders Portfolios. WARSAW, May 9.—The Polish cabinet resigned today. The cabinet was formed in May, 1931, with Colonel Alexander P. Prystor as prime minister, and his been reconstructed several times. Marshal Joseph Pilsudski, Polish dictator, was minister of war.
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Upper—Marshal Ferdinand Foch (right) his aid. General Desticker and Mrs. Eflfle Bull. Lower Left—Mrs. Bull. Lower Right—Mrs. Emily Watkins and John Cochran.
Mrs. Effie Bull, 1540 North Meridian street, apartment 3, who charges a man and woman she describes as friends, took loot valued at $7,000 after binding her in her home Monday, was "Miss Indiana” when the late Marshal Ferdinand Foch, commander of the allied armies, visited Indianapolis following the World war. Asa part of the welcome to the
Dismiss $500,000 Slander Case Against Huey Long
By Untied Pres* WASHINGTON, May 9.—District Supreme Court Justice Proctor dismissed today the $500,000 slander suit against Senator Huey Long (Dem., La., brought by General Samuel T. Ansell. Long had pleaded congressional immunity in the case, w-hich grew out of a senate speech by the "kingfish” in which he sharply criticised the conduct of Ansell, counsel for the senate committee which inves'tigated the last Louisiana senatorial election.
High Jobs for Women? No, McNutt Says
BY DANIEL M. KIDNEY Time* Staff Writer No major appointment in the administration of Governor Paul V. McNutt will be given to a woman. This declaration was made today by the Governor. Having named the commission on financial institutions. (tentative personnel not for publication) the Governor has only the industrial board membership left to complete his departmental reorganization. “Will you place a woman on the industrial board?” he was asked. “No," he replied. It has been reported that McNutt may abolish the present setup of the women and children’s division of the industrial board, long manned
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marshal, there was a parade which halted at the Monument where he presented a wreath to Mrs. Bull. She placed it in a case W'here it remains. Those accused by Mrs. Bull are John Cochran, 25, who gave her address as his, and Mrs. Emily Watkins, 27, of 1129 North Alabama street. Cochran is charged with drunkenness and vagrancy and Mrs. Watkins, wife of an attorney, with robbery, larceny and vagrancy. Other details on page 7. BREAD PRICE TO GO UP Immediate Increase Is Forecast at Bakers’ Meeting. Immediate advancement of from one to two cents on each loaf of bread was forecast this morning by Indiana Bakers', meeting in the Claypool. In some localities in the state, bakers already had advanced prices according to reports made in the meeting.
j The judge’s ruling came after Long's attorney. Raymond N. Beebe, had argued for dismissal on ground | that the court lacked jurisdiction because of the constitutional provision granting immunity to congressional chamber remarks. Judge Proctor overruled Beebe's motion to quash service in Ansell’s : $500,000 libel suit against Long, ivhich w'as filed after the slander | suit. The libel action was based on a circular allegedly distributed by Long wffiich attacked Ansell along j similar lines as the senate speech.
| by women, and consolidate it with regular board member duties. He refused to confirm this, but • said that he plans to retain a five- ! member board, but to confine duties of the secretary with the board and abolish that office. Originally, the Governor planned' I on reducing the board membership I to three. He will name the new- members before the week-ena, he declared. Citing the appointmnt of women to leading governmental posts by President Roosevelt Indiana Demoj cratic women have been hoping for at least one major position from the state administration. The President has named women : as secretary of labor, director of the
U. S. EXAMINER FACES OUSTER FOR KEEPING INDIANA BANKS CLOSED
BRITISH 0. K. IS GIVEN TO TARIFFTRUCE Meanwhile, Warning on Debt Issue Is Sounded by MacDonald. BY W. G. QUISENBERRY United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, May 9.—Great Britain today accepted the United States’ proposal for a tariff truce until the opening of the world economic conference. The acceptance was communicated to Norman H. Davis, President Roosevelt’s personal ambassador to Europe, in the house of commons. What reservations or stipulations were made in connection with the British acceptance were not disclosed. After the consultation, it was authoritively stated: “The last obstacle to British adoption of the economic armistice recommendation has been removed. Final agreement is subject only to minor alterations in the wording of the United States draft.’’ War Debts Issue Warning The eight governments belonging to the organizing committees of the world economic conference were expected almost immediately to recommend abstention from hindrances to trade pending convening of the conference. Shortly after this development, Prime Minister J. Ramsay MacDonald, in addressing the house said “there is every prospect of reaching an agreement between us as to the advisability of an immediate truce.” At the same time, he warned that the debt difficulty must be removed at once, before the world economic conference opens, or the conference is doomed to failure. “Clear Understanding” His double-edged statement was interpreted in some quarters as an offer to yield on the tariff question if the United States would yield on debts. “Whatever happns,” MacDonald, told the house, “the United States and ourselves now clearly understand each other. We shall enter with a full determination to do everything we can to make the world economic conference a success, and thereafter continue to help to remove the fear from the hearts of the pacific nations of Europe. ‘‘The United States has agreed, if the disarmament conference comes to anything like a satisfactory issue, to take its part in consultative pacts, the effect of which will be to increase the security of Europe and the safety of threatened nations against war.” Causes U. S. Uneasiness The significant passage in MacDonald’s discourse saying that success of the world economic conference depends on removal of the debts difficulty before June 12 caused uneasiness among United States officials in London. It was feared the statement might make President Roosevelt's position difficult again with congress, and possibly stiffen opposition to a moratorium on the June 15 payment.
SIX MORE LEAP INTO SMOLDERING VOLCANO Mysterious Lure of Crater Brings “Reign of Terror” to Japanese. By l tilled Prrui LONDON, May 9.—The mysterious lure of the volcano. Mount Mihara, on an island outside of Tokio Bay, causing men and women to leap to death in ' its smoldering j abyss, has created a “reign of ter- | ror” in eastern Japan, a Tokio dispatch in today's issue of the Daily I Mail reported. The dispatch said that Sunday | six men sprang into the volcano’s ! crater, while fifteen other men and five women were only prevented by force from following their example in committing suicide. The police reported that since Jan. 1, thirty-five persons had dived into the volcano, and that they had [stopped 150 others.
mint and an ambassador, it was pointed out. But the McNutt, regime has been masculine from its inception. Indications are that it will stay that way. In the legislature was but one woman member, Representative Bess Robbins (Dem., Indianapolis). She was not on the inner circle of those called upon for leadership to carry through the executive program which revolutionized the state government. Since the legislative session, McNutt and his aids have carried out the reorganization without much advice from the women. They have asked for none and that received a cool reception, it is reported.
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Mrs. Carrie Simmons Stigma of charges that she was the poison slayer of two of her daughteis at a family reunion was removed today for Mrs. Carrie Simmons, Hancock county farm wife. Motion of defense attorneys that charges pending in the Boone circuit court be dismissed was upheld Monday afternoon by the court. Death of the children followed a family picnic at Lebanon in June, 1931. Story on Page 16.
U. S. ACTS IN RACKETEER WAR Government Operatives Join in Chicago’s Fight on Labor Groups. Rfl T'nilril Press CHICAGO, May 9—The United States government stepped into Chicago’s war on labor racketeers today. Operatives of the United States bureau of investigation w’ere ordered to watch all shipments of coal in interstate commerce to determine whether any are being interfered with by the strike or coal wagon and truck drivers. Approximately one-third of the city's 312 coal yarns, which do a $95,000,000 a year business, were tied up today by strikes. The drivers were called out when leaders of one union faction refused to negotiate with the truck and transport exchange, known as the “T-N-T.” The exchange is alleged to extract $1,000,000 a year from the coal drivers' union for the benefit of Murray Humphries, public enemy No. 1; William (Three-Fingered Jack) White, and other labor racketeers. The city’s attack on the union racketeers went forward under the personal command of Mayor Edward J. Kelly.
Famous McLean Jewels Blaze Before Means Jury
BY RONALD G. VANTINE I nited Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON. May 9. The famous McLean jewels flamed and sparkled before the eyes of a jury today in district supreme court where Gaston B. Means and Norman Whittaker are on trial charged with fraud. Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean, testifying how she gave Means SIOO.OOO on the promise he would recover the kidnaped son of Charles A.
Feeling that the women were being given the ‘freeze out,” Mrs. A. P. Flynn, Logansport, Democratic national committee-woman for Indiana, mustered her forces recently and appeared before the Governor. Ten district vice-chairwomen w r ere with her. The Governor listened to their tale. Later he reported that everything was serene. It appeared to be. as far as he was concerned. He continued to make the same appointments he had planned previously, including the naming of a Democratic woman to succeed a Republican woman as state attendance officer. That is the closest they will come to a major post, it appears.
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SIX SAVED IN TRACTIONWRECK Car Traveling 70 Miles an Hour Turns Over; Passengers Bruised. R/l T'nilril Press FORTVILLE, Ind. , May 9.—Five passengers and the motorman miraculously escaped injury today when an Indiana Railroad interurban jumped the track near here and overturned. Traveling at seventy miles an hour, the car failed to negotiate a switch. It turned completely around, broke off two telegraph poles and rolled over on its side. The car was separated from its trucks. Railroad officials said that the steel construction of the car probably saved the lives of the passengers and motorman. none of whom was injured except for bruises. The accident occurred about half a mile from the scene of the famous Alfont wreck in which a score of persons were killed several years ago. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 59 10 a. m 69 7 a. m 62 11 a. m 72 8 a. m 60 12 (noon;.. 75 9 a. m 60 1 p. m 76
Lindbergh, said she had offered to pawn three pieces of her jewelry to raise an additional $35,000. The seven women on the jury straightened in their chairs as District Attorney Leo Rover carried two shining diamond bracelets and a diamond chain to the witness chair and asked Mrs. McLean to identify them. • Lindbergh, who flew here from the w-est coast for the trial, w r as ready to testify at the completion of Mrs. McLean's testimony. A crow'd of more than 2,000 persons besieged the courthouse in an effort to see or hear him. The world-famous Hope diamond was not included in the jewelry wffiich Mrs. McLean brought to the courtroom in a small black bag. Value of the three pieces introduced was estimated at $200,000. Mrs. McLean testified that Means had asked her for the $35,000 to exchange it for $49,000 of marked money which was supposed to have been paid to the kidnapers. She said Means told her he would attempt to obtain the $35,000, but when he failed, she gave the three pieces of jewelry to a “friend” in the hope of pawning them for the amount. In response to questions from Rover, Mrs. McLean testified she did not succeed in borrowing the $35,000.
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Van Nuys’ Protest Brings Promise of Action to Remove Leyburn. METHODS ARE ASSAILED Blocked Reopening, Refused Co-Operation, Charge of Four Senators. BY WALKER STONE Time* Special Writer WASHINGTON, May 9. A. T. Leyburn will be removed as chief national bank examiner for the Seventh federal reserve district “for failure to co-operate with other federal officials in reopening closed banks.” Complain against Leyburn was made this morning by Senator Frederick Van Nuys (Dem., Ind), who called on Secretary of Treasury Woodin and said that Leyburn's failure to co-operate was largely responsible for the failure of a large number of northern Indiana banks to receive permission to reopen. Backed by Senators La Follette of Wisconsin, Vandenberg of Michigan and Murphy of lowa, whose states come under the jurisdiction of the Chicago Federal Reserve office, Senator Van Nuys "laid his cards on the table.” Bankers Join in Protest “Bankers of northern Indiana, of lowa, of Michigan, and of Wisconsin all tell the same story,” said Van Nuys to Secretary Woodin. "They say that the officials of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the controller’s office here have given a lull measure of cooperation, but that efforts to reopen banks constantly are being thwarted by the federal reserve office in Chicago. "All complain of the unreasonable and dictatorial attitude of Mr. Leyburn. Unless something is done to bring about better co-operation, I intend to offer a resolution in s he senate asking for an investigation.” After hearing this ultimatum, Secretary Woodin promised that he would take immediate steps to break the banking deadlock in the Seventh district. New Controller to Act Secretary Woodin told Van Nuys that J. F. T. O'Connor, the new comptroller of currency, would be inducted into office Wednesday, and promised that O'Connor's first undertaking would be to clear the banking troubles in northern Indiana. Michigan. lowa, and Wisconsin. The secretary intimated that Leyburn would be transferred to another district. Because of this promise. Van Nuys said he would not introduce the investigative resolution he had prepared. In recent weeks Senator Van Nuys has received a large number of letters from bankers in northern Indiana. who complained bitterly of the autocratic and unyielding attitude of Leyburn, and charged that the examiner was largely responsible for continuing the distress of those communities in which commerce has been crippled since the banks were closed. Critcised Here A. T. Leyburn, Seventh district national bank examiner, has been in charge in Indianapolis since the banking holiday was ordered and has been the target of some criticism because of restrictions placed on several Indianapolis and state banks.
BANK RECEIVERS ASKED Attorney-General Files Suits in Behalf of Commissioner. Suits asking appointment of receivers for the Belmont State bank and the Virginia Avenue State bank were filed today in superior court one by Philip Lutz Jr., attorneygeneral, in behalf of Richard A. McKinley, state banking commissioner. Complaints in the suits contain only formal allegations, to the effect that the banks were closed on orders of the commissioner and now are in charge of the state banking department. Today's Short Story • j Would you like to find a tenant for your vacant property? Mr. Gibson had a furnished house on Congress street that was vacant. He called Want Ad Headquarters, RI. 5551. and inserted a ten-word rental ad. The ad appeared for three days, more than ten persons called and desired to rent the property. The house was rented at the end of the third day. Mr. Gibson rented his house for $25 a month from this ad costing only 81 cents. CONGRESS—S room*, modern, water paid. . Karate. S'i.V. U-SM3. Evening, HA-CTSo. FREE LISTING—Each rental ad beginning in The Times this week for four or more insertions will be listed in The Times Mid-month Rental Guide at no additional cost. Call RI. 5551, or come to Want Ad Headquarters, 214 West Maryland street.