Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 7, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 May 1933 — Page 17

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Edna Frrbcr As readers th n se days are demanding good short stories, publishers are looking about for famous people to write them. Edna Ferbcr has written a grand collection of short stories under the tit Ip of ‘They Brought Their Women.” Quite a jolly title. Doubleday is the publisher. Sells for $2.50. a tt tt BY WAI TER I). HICKMAN HAVE been receiving a bunch of . requests for tho "best selection” of short stories. That's a prety big offer £ut I believe I am on safe ground when I recommend ‘‘Great Modern Short Stories" as selected by Grant Overton for the Modern Library, Inc.. New York City. Overton has selected the following eleven authors Joseph Conrad, Ernest Hemingway, John Galsworthy. Willa Cather, Sherwood Anderson, D H. Lawrence, Katherine Mansfield. Glenway Wescott, F. Scott Fitzgerald, James Joyce and W. Somerset Maugham. "In making a book of this sort.” Overton explains. "I feel that the basis should bo the authors ideally to be included." He adds that this "may mean the sacrifice of the ideally desirable story in a few instances, because, after all, the collection must stand by itself and in itself be enjoyable.” To my way of thinking, this is about the sanest basis to select “greet modern short stories” I have encountered in many a moon. The stories selected are as follows - "Heart of Darkness,” by Conrad; “The Three-Day Blow," by Hemingway; "The Apple Tree," by Galsworthy; "Paul's Case,” by Cather; "I'm a Fool,” by Anderson; "The Prussian Officer," by Lawrence; “Miss Brill,” by Mansfield; "The Runaways.” by Wescott; “At Your Age," by Fitzgerald: "Counterparts,” by Joyce, and "The Letter,” by Maugham. The longest story in the book is "Heart of Darkness,” by Conrad. Overton points out that "one should note that a great weight of critical authority has been mustered to pronounce it the finest short story in the English language.” He adds, hurriedly, "knowledge of this has not been able in any known instance to spoil the enjoyment of the reader.” Because of the fact that Overton has placed this story in his collection is one of my chief reasons for recomemnding this collection. I hope my raving as well as Overton's will not prevent you from reading this classic. Overton selected Willa Cather because she seemed to him "to offer the best, example of pure reliance on the material to her hand.” The story I like best from the Viewpoint of the theater of reading is "The Prussian Officer." Let me know your choice and how you like Overton's selection. tt tt a Going on a vacation soon, are you? Well, you are lucky. Am speaking to twenty-three readers of this department who graciously ask me to suggest some books for summer vacation reading. Here goes: "As the Earth Turns,” by Gladys Hasty Carroll; “Imitation of Life,” by Fannie Hurst; "Ann Vickers,'! by Sinclair Lewis; "Life Begins at Forty." by Walter B. Pitkin; “Man and Wife," by Beth Brown: “The American Gun Mystery." by Ellery Queen, and "Both Your Houses." the Pulizter prize winning play by Maxwell Anderson. a a tt A fine disruption of a stern father who so controlled his son's life after the father's death that the son became a terrible wreck, is to be found in "Lake of Fire" by Lionel Houser, published by Claude Kendall and sells for $2.50. Cairn Halriorn is the father's name and his son's is Norris. The stern father, who lives in only a few pages of the book actually by means of a will, controls the destiny of his son from the grave. Here is a story that is different. It is wild and morbid. If that's your taste, then this is a hot book. tt tt a I simply can not keep up on books about Russia. So I asked for help. Alexander Woolcott in the June issue of McCall's magazine lists six books which he claims gives the "Truth About Russia.” They are "Ten Days That Shook the World,” by John Reed; "The History of the Russian Revolution." by Trotzky il am familiar with this one;! "A Short View of Russia.” by John Maynard Keynes, "Soviet Russia.” by William Henry Chamberlin; "Red Bread.” by Maurice Hindus (I have read this one.! and The Little Golden Calf.” by Ilf and Petrov. mum Another Indianapolis author has come through with another novel. I am speaking of R. E. Spencer, whose first novel, “The Lady Who Came to Stay,” was so favorably reviewed in this department. His latest is "The Incompetents.” This one is on my "must reading list.” That is I intend to make its acquaintance soon.

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BUDGET CHIEF OFFERS FOUR TAX PROGRAMS Small General Sales Levy Is One Proposition Given Committee. By St rippx-Hau ard \ru:x paper Alliance WASHINGTON, May 19.—Probability that the income - earning classes of the country may be called upon to pay the bill to put their jobless brothers back to work via the administration's industrial recovery bill grew today in the house ways and means committee. President Roosevelt, through Budget Direct Lewis Douglas, suggested four tax programs to the committee, each to yield $220,000,000 or more annually to pay interest and sinking fund charges on the $3,300,000,000 public works bond issue, and in three of these higher income taxes were suggested. The last suggestion was for a small but general sales tax to be paid tiy all, whatever their income. But while Douglas admitted that it would cost more to collect this tax, whib there is general congressional opposition to it, and in the face of Mr, Roosevelt’s own "horror" of it, expressed before his inauguration, the sales tax is not yet dead. Offers Four Programs Director Douglas discussed what he called that “painful subject”— heavier taxation—before an attentive committee, sitting in splendor in its shiny room in the new $7,000.000 house office building, presenting four programs: 1. Raise the normal income tax rates from 4 to 6 per cent on the first $4,000 of net income, and from 8 to 10 per cent in all income over that amount, to raise $46,000,000. Make stock dividends subject to the new rates to raise $83,000,000. Add b cent to the present 1-cent federal gasoline tax to raise $92,000,000. Total, $221,000,000. Would Tax Tea, Coffep 2. Make the same increases in normal rates and tax dividends for a total of $129,000,000. Tax coffee at 5 cents a pound, $70,000,000; tea at 10 cents a pound, $8,000,000; and cocoa at. 5 cents a pound, $17,000,000 Total, $224,000,000. 3. Raise normal income tax rate on the first $4,000 of net income from 4 to 8 per cent, on the remainder 8 to 12 per cent to raise $87,000,000. put dividends under these rates and raise $103,000,000 more. Tax telephone messages costing from 25 to 50 cents at 5 cents each to raise $6,000,000. Reduce exemptions to the 10 per cent admissions tax to 20 cents, raising another $25,000,000. Total. $221,000,000. 4. Impose a general sales tax, with no exemptions, of I'* per cent to raise $214,000,000; or of 1 1-5 per cent to raise $228,000,000.

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Bp United Press HOLLYWOOD. May 19.—A son was born to Mrs. Richard Arlen, the former Jobyna Ralston, wife of the film actor, Wednesday night. A caesarian operation was performed by Dr. Joseph Harris.

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Bp United Prexs QUINCY, Mass., May 19.—The business man who lost his pocket notebook on a Wollaston street car may have same by coming forward and identifying it. To facilitate its return. William B. Vaughan, the finder, made public the following excerpt from the book: April 3. Advertisements for stenographer. 50 cents. April s—Violets for new stenographer, 85 cents. April B—Week's salary for stenographer, sls. April 11—Roses for stenographer, $3. April 15—Candy for wife, 60 cents. April 19—Lunch with stenographer, $lO. April 25—Stenographer's salary, $25. April 25—Theater and supper with stenog. $lO. April 26—Fur coat for the wife, $385. April 28—Advertisement for new stenographer, 50 cents. Reformation Lasts 19 Days By United Prrsx SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. May 19. —The reformation of Stanley Beutter, 23. lasted nineteen days, police charged. He was paroled from prison after serving sentence for auto theft, only to be arrested on robbery charges nineteen days later.

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CIRCUS PACKS TENT; THRONGS TURNED AWAY Crowd Is Striking Indication That Prosperity Is oq Way Back. Happy Days Are Here Again” today became the theme song of the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus, as the dark clouds of depression rolled away and revealed a vsiion of the much-heralded prosperity, no longer i “just around the corner.” | Telegraph wires hummed all night carrying rush orders for more tent ! and seat sections and other equipj ment. Officials are seeking to prej vent a repetition of Thursday ! night's jam here, when the huge canvas bulged with a struggling I mass of humanity seeking to find room to sit outside of the performj in g rings. The circus had a oneday stand at the old West Washington street ball park. Disappointed Over Grumble What those inside the tent thought was the roll of thunder, in reality was the grumbling >of a mighty throng of disappointed circus fans. They could not crowd ; into the circus tent and money had to be refunded to many, a course unprecedented in circus annals here. Long before time for the performance to start all seats had been filled, and spectators were milling throughonut the entire arena, many even being forced to stand in the performing rings. By herculean effort, perspiring but happy circus employes managed to seat thousands of persons on straw on the ground of the arena, leaving barely enough room on one side for performers gingerly to pick their way along until they could reach the rings. Parade Is Curtailed The opening parade had to be dispensed with, except for performers in the opening spectacle. “Cleo- ; patra. Queen of Egypt,” who were forced to enter in single file to prevent walking on outstretched arms and legs of crowded but delighted spectators. • Circus vendors of peanuts, pop and other circus knick-knacks did a thriving business. "It’s been like this ever since we started out, but this crowd beats them all,” one vendor said. "Wasn't the depression awful?” Thieves Get Variety of Loot. Thieves got a variety of loot Thursday night at the Henry Suddings hardware store, 2218 Shelby street. Albert Pratt, merchant policeman, tried the door and found the store had been ransacked, fishing tackle, pocket knives, flashlights and batteries being taken.

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Pupils leaving the first and second floors of School 2. Walnut and Delaware streets, Wednesday in a fire drill.

EDITORS OF NATION MEETHEREIN JUNE Noted Speakers on Program for June Convention. Role of America's newspapers in the new state of economic affairs will be discussed at the forty-eighth annual convention of the National Editori 1 Association in Indianapolis, June 5 to £. Speakers will include Merle Siderner, president of the Sidener, Van Riper & Keeling Advertising Agency, Indianapoiis; E. H. Harris, editor of the Richmond (Ind.) Palladium; Paul H. Appleby, assistant secretary of agriculture; Thomas Beck, New York, magazine editorial director, ana Naomi Buck Wood. Edwards ville, 111., editor of the Matrix, publication of Theta Sigma Phi, honorary professional journalisitic sorority. Others on the program include Goverror Paul V. McNutt, Mereditn Nicholson, George Ade, Mayor Reginald K. Sullivan of Indianapolis, H. Clifford Townsend, lieutenantgovernor, and Talcott Powell, editor of The Indianapolis Times. A five-day tour of Indiana has been arranged by Walter Crim. publisher of the Salem tlnd.) Repub-lican-Leader, who is chairman of the associataion’s convention organization.

Five hundred pupils clear from a school building in less than two minutes. That was one of the fire drill records established Wednesday as city fire and prevention department officials began surveys of more than 100 public and parochial schools. The 500 pupils were out of School 2 in the record time. In each of five other schools, pupils left the building in less than three minutes. Officials who supervised the drills were A1 Feeney, state safety department head; Chief Harry Voshell, of the fire department, and Chief Bernard Lynch, of the fire prevention division. Other school participating were: St. John's Academy, School 20, Cathedral high school, School 18, and School 37. PLEDGE AID TO DRYS 350 at Church Rally Promise to Vote Against Repeal. Three hundred and fifty persons attending the Christian restoration rally Thursday night at the Englewood Christian church, 37 North Rural street, pledged their votes to the dry cause and against the repeal of the eighteenth amendment. Keslie Wolfe, missionary to the Philippine Islands, and Basil Holt, pastor of the First Christian church at Angola and former missionary to South Africa, addressed the assembly. The program •tvas conducted by the Rev. O. A. Trinkle, pastor.

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BOY KILLER GETS 20 YEARS TO LIFE Harry Murch Sentenced for Murder of Playmate. By United Press NEW YORK, May 19.—Harry Murch, boy gang leader, was sentenced to from twenty years to life imprisonment today for the murder of 12-year-oid William Bender, whom he bound, gagged, stabbed, and left in an abandoned house. iNJURED GROTTO CRASH ORPHAN IS RECOVERING Girl Reported in Good Condition at Methodist Hospital. Miss Charline Meredith. 18, of 2341 Carrollton avenue, whose parents were killed six years ago in the Sahara Grotto crash tragedy, a patient in Methodist hospital with injuries occurred when struck by an automobile Wednesday, was reported in good condition today. Mrs. Myrtle Ruth Mertz, R. R. 1. Box 419, alleged to have struck Miss Meredith, causing her to fall in the path of a car, will be given a hearing in municipal court May 25 on charges of assault and battery and vagrancy.

MENT BALM IS BEST HOPE OF DEPOSITORS Dividend. If Any, Will Be Small in City Trust Liquidation. Recovery of 15 cents on the dollar was the maximum hope extended to depositors of the City Trust Company today by Oren S. Hack, receiver. Hack's estimate is based on new appraisal figures of assets, filed in circuit court Thursday, showing a ; shrinkage to $418,757.77* from the original book value of $2,356,821.91. Preferred claims against the re- ! maining assets by creditor banks, amounting to $470,983.09. will, if allowed, leave nothing for depositors, | it was pointed out. Await Court Ruling An appellate court decision now is awaited to determine whether the bank claims shall be upheld as preferred demands. Hack stated. The 15-cent dividend is conditional on the bank claims for money loaned the City Trust being placed in the general classification. The new appraisal followed a request by Hact. granted by Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox. Appraisers were J. Harry Miles. Joseph V. Hurley, ! Rollin W. Spiegel, and Gavin L. I Payne. Hack requested the appraisal after j tho final report of Curtis Rottger, | former receiver, was filed, showing an estimate of assets of $1,005,598.47, in itself a decrease of more than 50 per pert from the original valuation. Amount due depositors is approximately $1,626,012.70, according to the final report. Waste Is Charged Hack charged in his report to the court that Rottger "liquidated a large part of the assets at an enormous loss, between the book values and the amount received in liquidation. Shrinkage in the asset valuation ! is due. appraisers reported, to sharp | drops in value of securities held by the bank. In many instances, seI curities were held to be worthless j and in most cases the decrease in value was from 50 to 95 per cent, j it was said. Within the next few r days, hearing will be held in circuit court on petitions filed by City Trust depositor creditors, charging that Rottger “dissipated” approximately $125,- ! 650.89 of the receivership funds, Cox announced. “IT’ fs 94 Years Old COLUMBIA, Mo., May 19.—The University of Missouri recently celebrated its ninety-fourth anniversary as an institution serving the state.