Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 6, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 May 1933 — Page 1

CONGRESS WORKS TO SPEED ROOSEVELT JOB AID PROGRAM

Woodin and Budget Chief First Witnesses at House Hearing. NEW TAXES DISCUSSED Work for Hundreds of Thousands of Unemployed Is Visioned. BY WILLIAM F. KERRY, I niled Prm Stiff Correspondent WASHINGTON. May 18.— President Roosevelt’s “re-em-ployment” program today be-. Kan its swift legislative .journey, with Treasury Secretary Woodin and Budget Director Douglas representing the administration at often hearings before the house ways and means committee. The cabinet officer and budget director were present to discuss new taxation needed to finance the $3,300.000,000 public works section of the industrial plan. The remainder of the omnibus bill has been framed by the White House, including the vital sections mobilizing private industries on a war time basis. Work for Many Thousands Public works are expected to create work for hundreds of thousands of unemployed. Shorter work hours, minimum wages, and production geared to demand are relied upon to provide jobs for many more. As the hearings began, Chairman Doughton of the committee called upon the membership to discard partisanship, and join in the administration's effort to revive business and employment. On motion rs Representative Ragon 'Dem., Ark.) the committee adopted a resolution creating a subcommittee to study the anti-trust law suspensions provided in the bill. Ragon was named chairman. Secretary Woodin was the first witness called. He introduced Budget Director Douglas, co-author of the bill and rhief spokesman of the administration. Tax Plans Presented Douglas, on behalf of the administration. presented four alternative tax programs, including a general manufacturers’ sales tax. to finance the huge public recovery bill. A general sales tax of l' R per cent, Douglas said, would raise $214,000 000; while all-5 levy would give new revenue of $228,000,000. Alternative tax programs included one increasing the normal income tax rates from 4 to 6 percent and from 8 to 10 per cent; withdrawing exemption on dividend income on which taxes are paid at source, and imposition of new excises. This, Douglas said, would yield a total of $224,000,000 in new revenues, but might "violate any tariff truce.” Boost Income Tax Rates A third plan of taxation included the same increase in income taxes and corporation taxes, but included in lieu of the excises a \ of a cent additional levy on gasoline to raise $92,000,000 or a total of $221000,000. A fourth alternative provided for increased normal income tax rate from 4 to 8 per cent and from 8 to 12 per cent, and elimination of present exemptions on dividends tax paid at the source. Thursday program also included a 5-cent tax on telephone tolls from 25 to 50 cents to raise $6,000,000. and an admission lax beginning at 20 cents to produce $25,000,000. Provides Decent Wages Douglas, a young ex-congress-man. who has risen to' a dominant position of influence in the new administration, briefly summarized the presidential program as designed to stabilize industry.” The sections dealing with control of production would provide decent wages and "cut-throat competition" and “sweat-shop" conditions, he said The bill in its present form, he added, would control only interstate commerce. IntrastaU control would be provided by state action. Douglas stressed the provisionallowing the President to license producers. This, he said, was the ",'anction" of the measure, which "in rare cases’ would citable the administration to enforce "codes of fair competition” for controlling production. minimum wages, and shorter houis of work. Applies to All Industry The sections of control of business. Douglas said, were far reaching in application. In response to a question by Representative Lewis, (Dent.. Md,), the budget director said he “believed" it would apply to wholesale houses, banks, etc., as well as industrial plants and mines. • Representative McClintic ,<Dem.. Okla.) asked Douglas whether in the event the oil industry failed to agree to limit production the bill gave the federal government power to prevent shipments in interstate commerce. “I believe it gives that power,” the budget director answered. "The bill j is designed to compel the 10 per cent wilful minority to co-operate. Douglas stated that powers granted by the bill to the President were ‘substantially” modeled on the lines of the “war powers” exercised by President Wilson.

The Indianapolis Times Partly cloudy tonight, becoming unsettled with probably showers Friday; not much change in temperature.

VOLUME 45—NUMBER 6

Major Scandal Disclosed in Muscle Shoals Probe Alleged Misuse of Government Property by Private Power Companies Shown in Roosevelt Quiz. BY RAY TUCKER, Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, May 18.—A major scandal involving private power companies’ alleged misuse of government property at Muscle Shoals during the Hoover administration has been disclosed by a private inquiry started by President Roosevelt some weeks ago.

The President soon will name a prominent lawyer to investigate Charges that the Alabama Power Company and the Tennessee Electric Power Company, which lease Muscle Shoals power from the w r ar department, have utilized costly equipment in violation of regulations, and so as to cut their federal powder bill by a substantial sum. Both are subsidiaries of the Commonwealth & Southern. Besides alleged loss of government revenue, it is charged the companies’ action has injured expensive equipment, given them free use of federal employes, and tended to discredit government operation of Muscle Shoals, which is the key-

Sensation! Pages’ Paper Bares ‘Blind’ Date of McAdoo With Debutante. By 1 tilled Pres* WASHINGTON. May 18 —The senate pages sprang a real sensation when they began publication of their one-page, mimeographed newspaper. In the boldest type obtainable on a regulation typewriter the Senate Times proclaimed: "McAdoo Steps With Young Debutante.” Then followed an account of how Senator McAdoo danced at the Shoreham hotel, w’ith Miss Rose Page, a pretty Virginia girl, as a "blind date.” The Times, selling for 3 cents a copy, netted the boys about $lB. Many senators chuckled, but McAdoo did not appear to enjoy it. In fact, the pages w'ere afraid for a time that the Times w’as going to die with its first ‘ssue. GARNER AND RAINEY SIGN SHOALS BILL Measure Goes to President for Final Approval. Bn l nilril Per** WASHINGTON. May 18.—Speaker Henry T. Rainey and Vice-President John N. Garner signed the Muscle Shoals bill today. The measure was then sent to the White House for the President’s signature. 6 YEARS SINCE TORNADO City Suffered $2,000,090 Loss on May 18. 1927. Tonight is the sixth anniversary of the tornado which ripped through the city May 18. 1927. causing damage estimated at $2,000,000. The storm struck early in the night and damaged 175 blocks of property, chiefly in the eastern section of the city. One hundred fifty persons were hurt, but only one died. He was a boy who was trapped by the falling section of a building on East Washington street. Times Index Page. Book a Day 15 Bridge 7 Broun Column 4 Classified 14 Comics is Crossword Puzzle 1.3 Curious World 13 Dietz on Science 8 Editorial 4 Financial 13 Hickman Theater Review 12 Lippmann Column 3 McNutt Life Story 16 Radio 9 Serial Story 15 Sports 10-n Talburt Cartoon 4 Vital Statistics 13 Woman's Pages 6- 7

New Bank Expected to Stimulate City Business

Completion of organization details of the new American National bank will result in freeing $10,000,000. which should stimulate business locally, according to J. H. Trimble, reorganization committee chairman. Similar action in other cities has resulted in noticeable business improvement, he said. "Depositors, stockholders, and friends of the bank must not take the attitude of letting the other fellow do it,” he said. “Every interested person, and we hope the whole community is and will be interested. must realize that unless tnis plan goes over, the new bank can not be formed and the Fletcher American National bank must be liquidated.

stone of the President’s Tennessee Basin development project. Only the presidential investigation, which is authorized in the Muscle Shoals bill awaiting signature, will show r whether high officials of the Hoover administration knew' of the alleged misappropriation of federal property. Evidence laid before Roosevelt, Senator George W. Norris <Rep., Neb.i and Secretary Harold Ickes indicate the arrangement could not have been effected without knowledge of it extending beyond, the plant. The Alabama plant is operated by the w'ar department.

WITT'S DEATH EDICT UPHELD Supreme Court Confirms Sentence for Slayer of Store Owner. Charles Vernon Witt, robber-slayer of Lafayette Jackson, Indianapolis chain store chief, must die in tile state prison’s electi. j chair, July 21. The supreme court today handed down confirmation of the conviction nf the Boone circuit court against the slayer. Appeal of Louis E. Hamilton, convicted in the same court, as the accomplice of Witt, .still is pending before the supreme court. The slaying occurred May 27, 1931. w’hen Witt and Hamilton sought to hold up Mr. Jackson and employes in the Central store of the Standard Grocery Company on East Washington street. Witt was tried in Lebanon in 1932. the first of the duo to face a jury. He was taken to death row’ from the Marion county jail in February, 1932. Hamilton w’as convicted later. SECRET PLAN TO CUT WHEAT CROPS ADOPTED Delegates to Geneva Conference Agree on Memoire. By V nitrd Prrxx GENEVA. May 18.—Delegates to the wheat conference have agreed on a secret memoire covering acreage reduction and creation of an international control board. -it was learned today. The agreement was put into the form of a memoire pending the approval of the respective governments. The memoire covers four main points: 1. Reduction of acreage as the most feasible way to increase world price. 2. Each government will decide the manner of obtaining reduction. 3. Rejection of the practicability' of the export quota's system. 4. Creation of an international control board, probably w’ith headquarters in London, to supervise the reduction agreement. INDICT BROTHERS IN M’MATH KIDNAPING Grand Jury Takes Action in Sensational Case. By f nitrd Press BARNSTABLE. Mass.. May 18 A grand jury today indicted Kenneth and Cyril Buck, brothers, in connection with the kidnaping of 10-year-old Peggy McMath, who was ransomed for $60,000. Both Kenneth, the alleged “master mind” of the kidnap plot, and Cyril, who had been pictured as an unwilling accomplice, were j charged with kidnaping and extortion.

“This is not our desire. But the United States government, which will be a partner in the new enterprise, has issued strict orders." Many state banks which use the Fletcher American as a correspondent bank, have indicated their intention of taking stock in the new bank as soon as the action can be approved by their respective directors. Response to invitations sent to civic leaders to attend a conference on the new bank at 4 today at the Chamber of Commerce, called by Louis J. Borinstein, chamber president, indicates a heavy attendance. Among those attending will be Governor Paul V. McNutt and Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan.

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1933

PEACE OR WAR IS REAL ISSUE UP ATGENEVA Deciding Factor Will Be Whether French, Germans Can Agree. ARMS RACE# IS FEARED United States and Britain Co-Operate to Block Conflict Peril. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Scripps-How ard Foreign Editor WASHINGTON, May 18.—Peace or w'ar was the real issue before the world disarmament conference when it resumed its final debates today at Geneva. The deciding factor will be W'hether or not France and Germany can come to some understanding with ; regard to their armaments, with the United States and Great Britain moving heaven and earth to bring it about. Unless Germany will agree to j forego rearming herself a while longer, and France will yield sufficiently along the lines advocated by President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister MacDonald, it is feared both here and abroad that the conference will be doomed. Failure of the Geneva conference will be follow'ed by a world-wide armaments race and disaster. So said every world statesman who has visited the White House in I recent weeks. May Turn Tables In Paris Meanwhile, the fear of such disI aster would cripple, if not w-reck, the w'orld economic conference at London. Should Germany accept the Mac-Donald-Roosevelt peace and disarmament plan, as Chancellor Adolf Hitler intimated he might do, it drastically would turn the tables on France. She would then be obliged to go along also, else risk the very same < international isolation which Germany now is courting. The MacDonald-Roosevelt plan w’ill form the basis of a united Anglo-American front at Geneva. This plan would limit the size of European armies and abolish strictly offensive w'eapons, such as large tanks, heavy mobile guns, bombing planes and poison gas. Without such weapons, military experts declare, an army several times the strength proposed for Germany w'ould be powerless to get past the French frontier, today the most strongly fortified in the world. France Strongly Fortified From the North sea to the Mediterranean, France has constructed what her military men call a “wall of steel.” Most of it, however, is underground. The defenses range all the way from impregnable “pill boxes” housing machine gun nests, to vast fortresses of steel and concrete which no know'n weapons could destroy. Far beneath the earth’s surface there are armored “cities”—w'ith vast barracks, movies, amusements,' electric lights, waterworks, bakeries and provision stores to make them safe for light and comfort during \ the most protracted siege. General Weygand, formerly chief of staff to Marshal Foch and later commander in chief of the French army, w r ith Marshal Petain and General Debeney, is credited w’ith being the chief author of the frontier defenses. Border Virtually Impossible But no living soul, save the handful at the top, ever has been let j in on all their secrets. Not even the engineers and w’orkers, w'ho | built them w'ere permitted to see j more than the particular detail on | which they labored. This invisible, man-made Gibraltar already is regarded as practically impassable. It could not possibly be broken save by some new', all-powerful weapons of war. Only some hitherto unknowm poison gas could penetrate to the defenders, while behind the lines France w'ould be safe from all save heavy artillery or giant bombers dropping poison and high explosives. Abolition of all such weapons, as advocated by President Roosevelt, it is said, would give France more security than she has today. Replies Cheer Roosevelt BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, May 18 —Cheered by friendly messages from twelve; foreign rulers, President Roosevelt | today pushed forward his drive for • world peace, disarmament and pros- j perity. Norman H. Davis, American “am- ! bassador of peace” in Europe, was j ordered to Geneva to sponsor the j President's disarmament and se- j curity plan before the w’orld dis- j armament conference meeting Fn- j day. Chancellor Hitler's speech, wtII received here, appeared to end the danger of a Franco-German crisis, and to open the way for a European disarmament treaty. King George of Great Britain, President Le Brun of France, and heads of ten others nations, promised j fullest consideration by their governments of Mr. Roosevelt's bid for peace. King George cabled the President: “I thank you for your important j message which have communicated to my governments in order that it may receive their lullent consideration.” Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 59 10 a. m 70 j 7 a. m 62 11 a. m 73 Ba. m 66 12 jnoom.. 73 Ba. m 69 Iv* m 75 j

CRUSH MILK STRIKERS QUICKLY, IS ORDER TO WISCONSIN TROOPS

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Police Told Blow by Woman Motorist Hurls Girl in Path of Car. An 18-year-old girl, orphaned nearly six years ago as a result of the Sahara Grotto crash tragedy, lies severely injured today at Methodist hospital. She is Miss Charline Meredith. 2341 Carrollton avenue. Tudor Hall graduate and Technical high school pupil, run over by an automobile Wednesday afternoon. She is said to have fallen in the car’s path after receiving a fist blow from a woman motorist. Mrs. Myrtle Ruth Mertz, R. R. 1, Box 419, alleged to have struck the girl, w'as arrested on charges of assault and battery and vagrancy. Miss Meredith spent a fairly good night at the hospital. She has lacerations on the scalp and body, but it has not been determined whether she incurred internal injuries. . An automobile driven by Miss Meredith bumped into the car of Mrs. Mertz at Tenth street and Kealing avenue. Both got out. Witnesses said Mrs. Mertz struck the girl in the face w'ith her fist, causing her to fall. The girl then t :.s run over by an automobile driven by William Albershardt, 3758 Broadway. A man said to have been Arthur Dickerson, addiess not know'n. who was with Mrs. Mertz, placed the in(Turn to Page Twelve) CANDIDATES CERTIFIED FOR REPEAL ELECTION I Wet Petition Has 61,761 Signatures; 13.518 Dry Names. Lists of Marion county candidates j for the wet-dry election June 6 have been certified to Governor Paul V. McNutt. After filing the list Wednesday, Glenn B. Ralston, county clerk, announced county election headquarters will be established in Room 32 at the courthouse. Charles R. Eittinger. deputy clerk, will have charge of the office. The certification to the Governor stated official wet delegate petitions contained 61.761 signatures and the dry petitions had 13,518 signatures.

Wabash Dike Breaks Near Emison, Floods Vast Area

By I nitrd Prrxx EVANSVILLE. Ind.. May 18.—A large section of the Wabash river levee near Emison collapsed early today, flooding more than 15-.000 acres of Knox county farm land. The break caused a rapid fall in the river at Vincennes where city employes had w'orked throughout the night sandbagging gates of the new concrete sea wall. Emison is a few miles north of Vincennes. Waters rushing through the broken levee spread over a vast area in the northern Knox county. Many farmers were driven from their homes and it was feared that much livestock was destroyed. United States highway 41 was inundated, but officials hoped it could be kept open for traffic. The break occurred in the

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PLAY LEADERS’ PAY SLASHED Personnel Cut of 25 Per Cent Also Voted by Park Board. Reduction of 20 to 25 per cent in city playground personnel and salaries was voted today by the park board on recommendation of H. W. Middlesworth, recreation director. All playgrounds will be opened this summer. This was made pos-. sible by the reductions. Had these not been made, it was explained It would have been impossible to open several of the recreation centers. Further economy will be effected by savings on lights. With the exception of Fall Creek. Riley, Willard and Brookside playgrounds which w r ill be open from 9to 8 daily, the closing hour w'ill be 6 at night. Under the new' pay scale, matrons will receive $55 a month; custodians, $75 and instructors, $75. JAPAN DENIES PLAN TO ENTER^ PEIPING Ambassador Says Armies Will Not Take Capital. By t nitrd Prrxx WASHINGTON. May 18. The Japanese army has no intention of advancing into the Peiping-Tient-sin area of China, Japanese Ambassador Katsuji Debuchi said today, after a talk with Under Secretary of State Phillips. BINGHAMS IN LONDON New Ambassador and Family Reach British Capital. By Vnitrd Prrsx LONDON. May 18.—Robert W. Eingham. new' United States ambassador, arrived with his family i from Plymouth late today after a leisurely motor trip, with frequent | pauses en route. They dined privately at the embassy.

biblack levee, cne of the three .system;! which the civilian conservation corps will repair this summer. The Ohio nearly has reached the 42-foot stage predicted here, while the Wabash was less than three feet below the crpst predicted at Mt. Carmel, H. Both the White and Wabash rivers were rising in Gibson county early today. Highway 64, west of Princeton, was under water for two and one-quarter miles. The White river showed a steady rise Wednesday at Decker, reaching the 22-foot level. The Patoko river was ready to recede. Breaking of a levee sent water ; gushing over more than 5,000 acres of farm land in Sullivan county and drove fifteen families from j their homes. was knee deep [ m some of the farm houses.

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis

EX-RECEIVER CHARGED WITH FUND WASTE Curtis Rottger Target of Suit by City Trust Depositors. Further revelations of affairs of defunct local banks and their receiverships were indicated today by petitions filed in circuit court and start of an audit of the MeyerKiser bank. The Meyer-Kiser audit will cover all transactions, it was announced by Thomas E. Garvin, receiver, w’ho. with Charles D. Babcock, head of the depositors committee, obtained an order for the examination from Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox. Howard W. Painter, a certified public accountant, is making the audit, assisted by William M. Madden and Karl I. Hamilton. Probe of handling of the City Trust Company by Curtis H. Rottger as receiver is asked. The petitions w'ere filed w’ith Cox by two depositor-creditor corporations, through their attorney, Joseph Collier, alleging that $13,291.58 was w'as "dissipated” by Rottger, w'ho was receiver until February. Ask $25,000 Judgment Simultaneously, suit was brought in superior court one to collect $25,000 stockholders’ liability by Edward A. Oliger, receiver of the Virginia Avenue State bank, who was appointed last^week. Defendants named in the suit are the Fletcher American Company and nine bank stockholders. The company, now in process of liquidation, formerly was the bond and securities house of the Fletcher American National bank. Judgment of $17,500 is sought from the company and SI,OOO each from Wilson W. Godfrey, Walter J. Hubbard Jr., William Iverson, C. R. Keigh, Frank E. Rieman, Chester L. Robinson. Harry T. Shaneberger and Perry E. O'Neal. Sum of SSOO is asked from Alfred G. Mueller. Petitioners for the City Trust probe are the Puritan Hotel Company and the Market-New Jersey Realty Company, owners of the property at Market and New' Jersey streets, operated by the hotel company. Cox declared that his previously announced intention to “tear the veil of secrecy” from receivership affairs would be carried out with a complete investigation of charges against Rottger. Bad Exchange Charged Principal charge in the petition is that the receiver permitted solvent securities, totaling $74,500, to be exchanged for alleged worthless securities of the City SSecurities Corporation and other subsidiaries of the closed bank. Demand was made on Rottger for return of $29,077.11 to the receivership funds, w’ith the allegation that the amount represented excessive expenditures for salaries on the receiver’s staff. Another charge w'as that the receiver “wrongfully permitted $5,000 of the funds of this trust to be paid ; by Center Realty Company, an affil- ] iate of the City Trust Company,; to City Securities Corporation, an affiliate of City Trust Company, when the Center Realty Company w'as not, indebted justly to the City Securities Corporation.” Dividend “Set-Off” Alleged. It also was charged that more j than $17,000 in dividends due to the I trust were “set-off” against deposit claims by corporations owing the dividends. Other bank matters coming into j the spotlight Wednesday concerned ! the Belmont State bank, and the Meyer-Kiser bank. Garvin, replying today to criticism of use of the elaborate offices of the Meyer-Kiser bank for the receivership work, stated that the three liquidating agents whom he sue- 1 ceeds had paid rent on the offices: until Aug. 1, and that a move would entail more expense. The rent is SI,OOO a month, paid from funds of the defunct bank. Announcement was made by Frank B. Ross, Belmont receiver, ■ that funds were available for pay- ( ment of deposits made since the j bank holiday. A $5,000 deposit in the Fletcher American was released to the re- 1 ceiver to augment cash on hand in meeting post-holiday trust deposits of* more than $5,000. Wanted—An Old Hitching Weight "Gosh,” murmured Uncle Hiram today, “land sakes alive . . . looky here, Symanthy . . . here’s a dude w'ants an old fashioned hitching weight. Says he'll pay cash.” WANTED—OId-fa*hioned 20-lb. iron hitching: weirht. Phone BE-2911-J. Readers who turn to the want ads today will find this little ad tucked away under the classification “Wanted to Buy—39.” It ought to get the boys on the farm scrambling out to the old shed and searching for one of these old weights that were used to keep Bossy from straying away. It will help lots of other folks, too, to remember that TWA (Times Want Ads, if you must know* are the best and surest method of getting CASH for unneeded furniture and so forth. Another little reminder . . . TWA cost only 3 cents a word ( lowest in the cityuand the phone number is RILEY 5551.

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Virtual Martial Law Is Enforced in Rich Dairy Region. BITTER FEELING GROWS Machine Guns Mounted on •Prison’ to Prevent Mobs t Freeing 200. BY MILLIARD R. SMITH t'nited Press Staff Corresponds nt SHAWANO, Wis., May 18. —Bayonets glistened as militiamen of Wisconsin marshaled armed forces today for a final blow against the milk strike that has spilled blood over the spring-green fields of the rich dairy land. Machine gunners, theif snub-nose weapons protruding from the tonneaus of automobiles, swept the highways of small concentrations of pickets. Virtual martial law was in force. Fifteen hundred men pa i rolled this county alone with orders that milk shipments of farmers antagonistic to the strike must go through. No Quarter for Strikers “No quarter for the strikers” was I the order issued by Governor Albert G. Schmedeman, as disruption of milk shipments threatened Wisconsin's valuable market in the Chicago area. Three new national guard units were ordered into the field today. | They w’ere ordered to report in full | military equipment, including side arms, bayonets and gas masks. All other troops serving as special deputies donned their uniforms today. Previously a bit of plaid cloth pinned to the shoulder had been the only insignia to designate deputies from strikers. Newspaper Is Threatened Bitter feeling that has divided farmer against farmer on adjoining land grew’ deeper. Am anonymous J threat to destroy the publishing plant of the Beloit Daily News was ! received by the newspaper. | "Change your attitude on the | milk strike, or you will be looking for a different plant. If you can't help an oppressed people, you should not stay in business. We are watching your paper, so beware,’' said the letter, signed “Advance Committee.” Two hundred prisoners, jammed in the county highway machine | shops, were to be charged today i with unlawful assembly. Machine guns were mounted on the building to repulse any attempts by mobs to liberate the group. The 200 comprised pickets arrested in Forays with deputies in which a score of men w’ere beaten. Hunt Milk Pool Head State authorities continued to hunt Walter M. Singler. president of the Wisconsin Milk Pool, which | declared the strike. They have announced Singler will be held responsible personally lor all violence. He apparently had gone into hid- | mg. Scouts W'ere unable to find I trace of him. He failed to appear at meetings w’here he had been ; scheduled to speak. Governor Schmedeman w’as espe- ! eially anxious to end the strike quickly. The cost of the huge number of guardsmen and deputies is proving a serious drain on the state's treasury. A reserve force of 750 national | guardsmen was held ready for serv- ■ ice if new' danger spots develop. Troops Held In Reserve A battalion of 400 militiamen was ordered to duty in Outagamie county w'here a laige demonstration was feared. The milk pool headquarters are at Appleton in this county. Thirty-four national guard units are now in the field. Thirteen are being held in reserve and thirtythree campanies have not yet been called upon. There was a direct challenge to the strikers in the action of the Governor, who removed all restrictions on the operations of dairies on the theory that the majority of producers in all counties was opposed to the strike. State Police Chiefs Elect By 1 nitrrt prrxx COLUMBUS, Ind.. May 18.—Lloyd H. Nickerson, Columbus, w'as elected president of the Indiana Association of Police Chiefs at the annual convention here today. Mike Morrissey of Indianapolis was named sergeant-at-arms.

CIRCUS FACTS Hagenbeck - Wallace circus, world's largest trained wild animal show. Today's Location—West Washington street 'old ball park). Performances —2 and 8 p. m. Doors open 1 and 7 p. m. City Ticket Sale—Claypool Hotel drug store. Features for 1933—Princess Mu Kaun, giraffe-neck woman from Upper Burma; Clyde Beatty with forty lions and tigers; "Poodles” Hanneford and his famous bareback riding family; Bombayo, Hindo acrobatic marvel; Biletti troupe of high-wire daredevils; twenty-nine elephants: opening spectacle. “The Soudan.” Departure—Midnight tonight; railroad, Pennsylvania. Next Stand—Dayton: previous stand. Cincinnati. No street parade.