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14 MEASURES VITAL TO U.S. REVIVAL PASS Most Constructive Record in History Achieved by Present Congress. TRADITION IS SHELVED Nation Enters NeW Path of Social Control and Planned Economy. BY MAX STERN Tims Special Writer WASHINGTON. June 14.—A program of fourteen major measures that cut radically across the old American tradition of individualism, and set the nation upon anew path of social control and planned economy, stand today as the work of the busiest and most constructive peacetime congress in history. These laws have served to arm the federal government with new power and to move the nation’s financial and industrial capital from New York to Washington. Os the great laws passed since March 9, all but two are of White House origin, and these two—the Wagner jobless exchange and GlassSteagall bank reform acts—are in line with the Roosevelt program. Superficially, some of the new laws might seem to work against one another. Deeper can be discovered the pattern of a consistent policy. This is anew concept of the federal government and its relation to industry, farmers, and the masses. Three Roles for Government Under these laws the government takes three new roles. One is that of almoner to the 4,000,000 jobless families. Another is that of protector of the middle-class investors, small home owners, bank depositors, farm mortgagees and others. Finally, it. takes the impressive role of big brother to industry and farming, ready, for the first, rime, to aid them in working out a scheme of controlled and planned industry minus some of the worst abuses of the past 100 years. Here, briefly, are the measures and what they mean: 1. The industrial recovery act, the tradition-smashing measure that aims to evolve an emergency partnership among government, industry, and labor for the purpose of restoring buying power to the masses through higher wages, shorter hours, and elimination of •'unfair practices.” The bill carries also the huge $3,300,000,000 public works program, financed by new taxes. Relief for Farmers 2. Farm relief-inflation, an act that aims to restore the farmers’ income to the level of city income.* by means of an equalization tax on the processors of seven major farm products. Appended are provisions to refinance at 4 per cent $2,000,000,000 of farm mortgages. 3. Relief to the jobless, the Wag-ner-Lewis act providing $300,000,000. the largest charity grant of record, for the states for hunger relief. 4. Railroad relief, a measure to aid the railroads to eliminate waste and duplication through a federal co-ordinator of transportation. 3. Home owners' relief, providing for refinancing at no more than 5 per cent, some $2,000,000,000 of mortgages on homes of $14,000 or less. Blue Sky Law Is Drastic B Securities control, ’the most, drastic ‘blue sky” law yet written by congress, establishing machinery for publicity and submission to the federal trade commission of private issues of stocks and bonds. 7. Emergency bank act. the session's first measure, providing for reopening of banks and giving the Fresident war-time control over credit, currency, gold and silver, taking the nation off the gold standard. 8. Bank reform. Glass-Steagall act just passed, to regulate private banking practices, extend branch banking under certain conditions, divorce investment affiliates from banks, and set up a deposit insurance system. 9. Muscle Shoals, providing not only for government operation of its own power plant, but for a wellrounded development of the great Tennessee valley. 10. Reforestation. This workmaking measure is designed to put 275.000 young men to work at planting trees and otherwise conserving the forests on government land Beer Revenue Great 11. Beer, an act legalizing 3.2 per cent beer and bringing into the treasury an expected $150,000,000 annually. 12. Gold clause repeal, canceling the gold clause in federal and private bonds. 13. Economy. This measure, cutting what the administration claims w ill be upward of $1,000,000,000 from the federal budget and redeeming the Democratic party pledge to slash federal costs by 25 per cent, has drawn fire from many quarters. But it has balanced the operating budget. 14. Wagner jobless exchange act, appropriating $4,000,000 a year to help the states create a state-federal system of free placement bureaus. LEG LOST BY WORKER Ton and a Half Driver Wheel Falls in B. and O. Shops. John Embers, 60. of 3915 Winthrop avenue, suffered loss of his left leg today when it was crushed while he was working at the North Belmont avenue shops of the B. & O. railroad. Breaking of a chain on a hoist released a one and one-half ton locomotive driver wheel, which fell pn Embers' leg.

The Indianapolis Times Fair tonight and Thursday; rising temperature.

VOLUME 45—NUMBER 29

Break Between Congress and Roosevelt Looms on Veterans’ Economy Plan President Determined to Use Veto If Senate Persists in Program for More Liberal Compensation to Ex-Soldiers. By I. nilrd Press WASHINGTON, June 14.—The senate today adopted an administration compromise on veterans’ compensation, but Democratic leaders were unable to prevent the veterans’ bloc from moving for a showdown vote on the more liberal Stiewer-Cutting amendment. BY LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent W ASHINGTON, June 14.—An open break between White House and congress impended today, with President Roosevelt threatening again to resort to a veto if necessary to maintain his veterans’ economy and early congressional adjournment program, despite a rebellious senate.

Administration leaders hope for a truce. They are seeking a compromise plan which would embody Mr. Roosevelt's program for reduced compensation to war veterans, but with more liberal treatment for veterans of the Spanish-American war. To this end, speaking for the President, Senator Byrnes (Dem., S. C.>, today offered to the independent offices bill an amendment which would insure a pension of not less than sls a month to honorably discharged, 50 per cent disabled and needy veterans of the SpanishAmerican war, the Boxer rebellion, and the Philippine insurrection. No veteran under 55 years of age would be eligible to the pension. The extraordinary session of congress appears to be on the verge of adjournment, although bitter debate may prolong it far into tonight or possibly even until the end of the week. Battle Is Brewing Speedy enactment Tuesday of the industry control bill and the Glass bank reform measure demonstrated the eagerness of most members to quit and go home. But an oldtime political shindig, reminiscent of the Hoover administration’s battles with an uncontrollable congress, is rising around Mr. Roosevelt. He wants to trim more millions of dollars from the compensation of war veterans than the senate is prepared to approve. The independent offices bill, containing the limit of administration concessions on veterans’ compensation was tossed back to conference Tuesday night, ending a log session which for a time promised to bring peace and final adjournment by midnight. Friends of the veterans will have had their trouble for nothing. It is the plan of Democratic leaders in that event to introduce a jojnt resolution continuing the present appropriation for the next fiscal year, and then to force adjournment. Power in President's Hands That W'ould give the administration almost $1,000,000,000 with which to compensate veterans for illness and disease. The authority conferred on the President by the economy act would remain unimpaired, however, and with that power he could reduce compensation to any level he desired. Chairman Pat Harrison (Dem., Miss.) of the senate finance committee assured questioners that Mr. Roosevelt would have the votes needed to sustain a veto and to jam through congress the resolution continuing the present appropriation. WATER GO, HEARING UNDER WAY AGAIN Long-Drawn Out Case to Be Resumed Today. Hearing of the Indianapolis Water Company’s long drawn out suit for higher rates was to be resumed in federal court this afternoon before Albert Ward, special master in chancery. Last w ? eek the hearing was recessed to permit ruling by Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell on water company objections to detense evidence seeking to show a lower valuation than that set by the public service commission, which the water company is attacking as too low.

Train Hurls Motorist to His Death; Fourth of Family to Die on Railway

Grinding train wheels sing many songs—songs of journeys ending in lovers' meeting or of new scenes and new adventures that lie ahead. But to one Indianapolis family they sing a dirge. The Foster family, 1436 Oliver avenue, heard that song again today for the fourth time in eighteen years, when William Earl Foster, 45, father and husband, was killed as his father, brother and cousin before him had been. Fifty-fourth traffic casualty since Jan. 1 in Marion county, Foster was killed instantly under the w heels of a south-bound Pennsylvania passenger train at the Minnesota street intersection, two blocks west of Tibbs avenue. Death struck first at the Foster family eighteen years ago, when Clyde Foster, brother of the man killed today, gave up his life under the wheels of an interurban car on Northwestern avenue. Death's song was muted for four years, but its mournful notes were heard again by the Fosters in 1919. when Samuel Foster, father of Clyde and William Earl, was driving through New Augusta and was killed instantly by a freight train. Not content, death struck yet again the same year in the same

MARSHALL MAY GET WET CHAIR Repeal Parley Is Likely to Pick Publisher for Leader Post. Hem*v Marshall, Lafayette publisher and pioneer for repeal among Republican leaders of the state, may be elected chairman of the repeal convention at the statehouse June 26. it was learned today. Democrats and Republicans are expected to combine in the selection of Marshall in tribute to his heroic efforts to write wet platforms for the G. O. P. in both the state and nation.and his active work in the repeal campaign, it was said. With Marshall in the chair, it will Indicate that both Republicans and Democrats staunchly are behind the ‘ new deal” on repeal. The majority of delegates must vote wet as a result of the election last Tuesday. Democratic headquarters has issued a statement setting out that the prohibition question now has been settled in Indiana and no longer will be a political issue. But certain drys contend that they will begin all over again with an effort to force a local option law through the next legislature. Massachusetts Goes Wet By United Press BOSTON, June 14.—Massachusetts became the eleventh state to ratify repeal of the prohibition amendment today, as complete returns from Tuesday’s voting showed the election of every repeal delegate by a smashing state-wide majority of more than 4 to 1. The dry rout extended even into the supposed prohibition strongholds of the far western portion of the commonwealth and the Cape Cod area. A3to 1 vote for repeal was recorded on the Cape. In urban Boston, largest city in the state, the vote for repeal was 10 to 1. Complete returns from the state’s thirty-nine cities and 346 towns showed the following popular vote: For repeal, 441,316; against repeal, 98,927.

Slight Error Police 'Solve’ Deaths of Pair; Then Find It’s Really Murder. By United Press NEW PHILADELPHIA. Pa., June 14. Police thought they had an “open and shut” case in the deaths of Elijah Crambley and his wife, Naomi, whose bodies, riddled by shotgun slugs, were found near their home. The case was declared "solved” when a note supposedly written by Crambley was found, indicating he had shot his w r ife and then himself. Today police learned the aged man never had learned to write.

manner, when Delbert Foster, cousin of Clyde and William Earl, also died under an interurban's wheels. Ironically enough, all four Fosters not only were killed under train wheels, but they all were railroaders employed in construction and maintenance work. They died by the agency that gaY’e them a living. William Earl Foster had worked for the Pennsylvania railroad nine years until hard times came. He has been jobless four years except, for occasional odd jobs such as the one to which he was bound today. Driving the car of James O. McCarty. Drexel Gardens, Foster was going to McCarty’s home to build a garage. He just had left his wife and two youngest children at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stout, her parents, three blocks away from where he was killed. So terrific was the impact that the car and Foster's crumpled body were carried seventy-five feet south of the intersection and flung fifteen feet away from the tracks. Five years ago. death attempted to strike yet another time at the haploss Foster family, but this time it faltered and left behind it a child hopelessly crippled.

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1933 •

BUDGET SLASH HELD BLOW AT NTYSpOLS Reduction of $763,822 Will Lower Efficiency, Say . Board Officials. TEACHERS’ PAY SLICED Needed Repairs Will Not Be Made; No Provision for Night. Classes. Forced economy of $763,822 in the city* school budget for 1933-34, as tentatively adopted by the board Tuesday night, will lessen efficiency and curtail advantages to 61,000 pupils, it appeared today. With the school system already suffering from last year's drastic budget reductions, officials predict the new cut will hamper every branch of the system. A budget totaling $5,771,566, slashing teachers’ and personnel salaries $619,640, and calling for retrenchment of $144,182 in other education costs, was submitted to the board by A. B. Good, business director. Final adoption of the budget is dependent upon today’s valuation of taxable property in the city. Hurts High Schools Adverse effect of the reduction will be felt most sharply in the high schools, where enrollments are Increasing. according to Superintendent Paul C. Stetson. An increase of 2,000 pupils was noted in the last year. ‘‘This reduction means cutting dowrn the teaching personnel, increasing size of classes, and elimination. for the second year, of night and vocational schools,” Stetson explained. ‘‘lncreased leisure, due to unemployment, makes necessary, more than ever before, that we offer night and vocational classes.” School buildings and property, which have deteriorated the last year for lack of repairs, will not receive attention this coming year. The new budget prunes $20,300 off the repair item. Teachers’ Pay Cut School officials are depending on teachers to continue their co-opera-tion in face of an additional 11 per cent salary cut. Salaries of teachers, janitors, clerks and stenographers were cut to carry the burden of this year’s budget reduction. Pay of higher salaried school officials, who received largest reductions last year, will remain practically the same. Anew schedule, by which major portion of the janitor force will work six and nine months of the year, instead of twelve, has been adopted. Appropriations by departments for 1933-34 are: General administration, $115,272; instruction, $3,500,860; operation of buildings, $493,153: maintenance. $96,800; auxiliary agencies, $417,885.75; fixed charges, $489,765; capital outlay, $84,465, and fund transfers, $573,366. DEPOSED MINISTER HELD IN BOOZE CASE Muncie Pastor Says He Ss Victim of Circumstances. By United Press MUNCIE, Ind., June 14.—The Rev. G. Lemuel Conway, deposed pastor of the Madison Street M. E. church here, was a victim of circumstances when he was arrested at Evansville on a charge of transporting liquor, he said today. The pastor pleaded guilty and was released under $250 bond, his au-j tomobile was held pending disposal l of the case. Federal officers arrested Conway and William Patterson, who also was released under $250 bond, in the pastor's car. Conway said he had never met j Patterson before, but had offered him a ride near Evansville. A box j carried by Patterson contained home brew, federal Officers said.

He is Bobbie Foster, 7, who fell down stairs when the family was living at 2126 West McCarty street, and broke his back and aisclocated both hips. Since his injury. Bobbie became more than ever "daddys pal.” Today gasping sobs rack the upper half of his body as he realizes dady's gone. The lower half of his body is too wasted for even a muscular contraction. When Bobbie first was injured, his father took out $12,000 worth of insurance. fearful of leaving his family and crippled son, particularly, destitute. "We had to let the insurance lapse two years ago.” Mrs. Foster explained today. "I sold some furniture once to pay an installment, but we had to let it go.” Besides the widow and Bobby. Foster is survived by two other sons. William, 16. and Clyde, 9. and a daughter, Mrs. Charles Workman. 19. of the same address, and his mother. Mrs. Dora Foster. R. R. 7. New Augusta, He was a member of the Oliver Avenue Pentecost church. The passenger train was in charge of H. E. Joslin. 34 Ridgeview drive, conductor; W. B. Stibert. Greenfield, engineer, and P. A. Fredericks, 5101 Burgess avenue, fireman.

UNITED UNSELFISH WORLD DRIVE TO END DEPRESSION URGED BY HULL IN LONDON PARLEY SPEECH

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U. S. DEBT REPLY GIVEN ENGLAND Proposal Will Be Surprise/ Plan Is Unique, Says Cabinet Officer. By United Press LONDON, June 14.—The United States’ reply to Britain's offer for a partial payment on its $79,950,000 war debt installment due Thursday was received this afternoon. (Washington dispatches indicated the note proposed an "unique” debt plan, one cabinet officer describing it as "a surprise.") The note was submitted immediately to members of the cabinet, who were understood to be satisfied. It generally was believed that a satisfactory temporary solution had been reached. Contents of the note will be made public at 3 p. m. (central standard time.) By United Press WASHINGTON. June 14.—Finland will pay In full its war debt installment of $148,592, due Thursday, the United Press learned at the legation today. Finland is the first country which definitely has decided to pay. PARIS. June 14.—Any arrangement which Great Britain makes with the United States for Thursday's war debt payment will not affect France's intention of defaulting. Premier Edouard Daladier told the London correspondent of Le Matin today. LAWYER NOT CONVICTED Times in Error; Trial Not to Be Held Until Latert Alfred S. Cantwell, attorney with offices in the New City Trust Building, was not convicted Tuesday of contributing to the delinquency of 15-year-old girl, as stated in The Times. Trial of Cantwell, charged with the offense, will be held in criminal court, to which he took a change of venue from Juvenile court. Mrs. Anna Yater 1627 Spann avenue, said to have introduced the girl to Cantwell, was convicted on a delinquency charge Tuesday by Juvenile Judge John F. Geckler and further action in her case deferred until July 10. Times Index Book-A-Day 21 Bridge 18 Broun Column 14 Classified 20 Comics 21 Crossword Puzzle 19 Curious World 18 Dietz on Science 9 Editorial 14 Financial 10 Fishing 18 Have a Hobby li Hickman Theater Review ... 15 Lippmann Column 8 Obituaries 12 Playground Page 18 Radio 17* Serial Story 21 Sports 16, 17 Talburt Cartoon 14 Vital Statistics 19 Woman's Pages 10, 11 Women Adventurers—A Series.. 13

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.. June 14. —Environment and training make an ape virtually a human being in mental development. That is the decision of Dr. W. N. Kellogg of Indiana university, conducting the experiment of raising his son, Donald, with an ape, Gua, through their infant development stage as brother and sister. They have worn similar clothing. eaten similar food, played together. reacted to the same discipline and routine. In many cases, says Dr. Kellogg, the ape s development has exceeded that of the child.

COLUMBUS IS FINED, 4 PLAYERS BARRED Red Birds Must Pay $500; Art Shires Ineligible. Violation of the American Association salary agreement by the Columbus club today resulted in a SSOO fine being assessed against the club and the barring of four star players of the Red Birds. President T. J. Hickey and six club owners met here today and reached the unanimous decision after a short conference. Players who can not participate in any games with the Columbus team after Saturday are first baseman Art Shires, infielders Charley Wilson and Gordan Slade, and pitcher Jim Lindsey, all of whom came to the Red Birds'from the St. Louis Cardinals, parent club of the chain system to which Columbus belongs. None of the games in which the quartet played will be forfeited, the conferees declared. Saw Son After 17 Years S AFFORD. Ariz., June 14.—Seven-teen-year-old Myron Hechter, who had never seen his soldier-father, did not meet his parent. D. Hechter, until the latter traced him by letters from his beside at a government hospital at Ft. Bavard. N. M.

Meyer-Kiser Bank Family Affair, ’ Run by Two Men

Disclosure that the Meyer-Kiser bank was "a family affair,” operated by a two-man partnership, was made from the witness stand in circuit court today by Sol Meyer, former president of the defunct institution. Under questioning by Thomas E. Garvin, bank receiver, and Walter Myers, his attorney, Meyer revealed that a partnership known as Meyer & Kiser paid all operating expenses of the bank. In a six-year period, from 1924 to 1930. more than $1,737,000 was drawn fronf the bank funds by the partnership to meet expenses of salaries and operation, Meyer said. The hearing was conducted before Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox. after Garvin had invoked a seldom-used state law requiring officials of defunct banks to give sworn statements of assets and liabilities. Other officers of the bank are expected to testify later in the hearing, which will continue this afternoon. From the witness stand, Meyer re-

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FROST IN JUNE AT SOUTH BEND Temperature Drops to 36 in Northern City; Low of 46 Reached Here. Hourly Temperature* 6 a. m 49 10 a. m 58 7 a. m 50 11 a. m 60 8 a. m 53 12 (noon).. 60 9a. m 56 Ip. m 64 A June frost was deposited at South Bend early today, when a temperature of 36, only four degrees above freezing, was recorded. South Bend was the coldest point in Indiana. Other points with low temperatures were Wheatfield, Rochester and Marion, each with 39. In Indianapolis, the lowest reading was 46 at 4:30 this morning and other weather stations in Indiana reported 40 or above. Temperature will rise slowly today and Thursday. The peak today is expected to be 75, compared to a high mark Tuesday of 66. Thursday the mercury is expected to reach 80 or slightly above. A week ago today the temperature in Indianapolis was 98, 6 degrees more than twice that recorded early today. CANCEL CITY PROJECT Works Board Member* Rescind Previous Drainage Ditch Action. Works board members today rescinded previous action on the proposed erection of a drainage ditch on North Sherman drive, during a hearing on the project, at which over thirty property holders remonstated. The protest claims the engineers’ proposal was Inadequate to cope with the situation and the estimated cost of improvement too high for benefits to be derived.

lated a story of a crumbled financial structure similar to the disaster which other financial institutions met under depression conditions. He related how the partnership with his cousin, Sol Kiser, had been formed in 1897 and built up SSOO capital to a surplus of $600,000. He testified that all income and profits from the partnership activities were turned into the MeyerKiser bank and that, as needed, funds were drawn for payment of officers' salaries, employes’ wages, and operating expenses. Highest salary paid was to Meyer himself in 1923, an amount of $65.358. Sol Kiser in the same year was paid $21,345. J. J. Kiser and M. S. Cohn were paid their peak salaries of $20,221 in 1927, according to the records. Garvin elicited from Meyer the declaration that all assets of the partnership belonged to the bank. "The bank and the partnership practically were the same,” Meyer &id. “We regarded it a family affair.” .

HOME EDITION PRICE TWO CENTS Outside Marion County, 3 Cents

Bar Economic Nationalism, Raze Trade Barriers, Is Secretary’s Plea. U. S. HELP IS PLEDGED Warning Sounded Against Obstruction of Program by Grasping Nations. BY HARRY FI.ORY United Pres, Staff Correspondent LONDON, June 14.—The United States called on the j world today to banish eco- | nomic nationalism, break ! down trade barriers, establish Ia sane monetary system, and pull together to end the tragic burden oppressing all nations. Secretary of State Cordell Hull faced an expectant and receptive international audience at the world economic conference and offered his country’s whole-hearted co-opera-tion to end economic war. He asked the conference to create a "will and a determination” to follow such course. Definite plans would come later. While he spoke. Washington and London were arranging what was believed to be a mutually satisfactory compromise on the troublesome British war debt problem. Hull pointedly ignored the injection of the debt issue into the conference by previous speakers. Warns Against Obstruction He warned the conference against selfish obstruction by any nation of its work, asserting that any nation which did so would merit “the execration of mankind." His speech, earnestly delivered, was received with enthusiasm by the delegates. Hull said the conference must face the "vexed problem” of a permanent monetary standard, lay down the proper function of gold and silver, I and remove exchange restrictions. The American delegation is prepared to offer concrete suggestions on those problems, although it did not do so today. Hull's clear-cut expressions against isolation and economic nationalism created a good impression, removing fear that the United States might retreat into isolationism. They stirred the delegates deeply. Hits at Isolationists At one passage he said: ‘‘The more extreme proponents of these disastrous policies in operation during the post-war period, in a spirit of mistaken selfishness or unreasoning fear, have insisted strenuously upon the very minimum of economic contracts with other nations. "Their slogan has been the talismanic word ’prosperity’ and each nation living by itself w r as to grow’ rich and the people everywhere were to wax fat and be clothed in purple and fine linen. In their eyes, it was unpatriotic not to buy home-made goods, regardless of costs.” In assailing excessive tariff barriers he said: “In the making of tariffs, thought was given only to the safeguarding of the home market, even to the extent of protecting the more inefficient individual business, inefficient industries, and industries clearly not justifiable economically. Hull Cheered Loudly "No serious thought was given to the disposition of surplus production through exchanges. The home market was to be kpet separate from the world market and prices bearing no relation to those of other countries would be fixed arbitrarily within each nation. Has not the time come for governments to cease erecting trade barriers with their excesses, rank discriminations and hatebreeding reprisals and retaliations?” Hull finished after speaking for twenty-four minutes and the delegates cheered him loudly. It generally was conceded that the speech had created an excellent atmosphere. After Hull's speech, the conference was further stirred when Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet foreign commissar, announced with dramatic effect that, given favorable credit and export conditions, the Soviets soon might place $1,000,000,000 in orders abroad in excess of their presently planned foreign purchases. Stirred by Soviet Address The bespectacled Litvinoff, in strongly accented English, declared specifically that the Soviets in the near future could absorb about $200,000,000 worth of ferrous metals, $100,000,000 w'orth of raw materials for textile, leather, and rubber industries. and $400,000,000 worth of machinery, including railway equipment. He also cited his country's readiness to purchase coffee. Litvinoff evidently referred to the United States and others withholding recognition of Moscow when ne recalled in his speech that some states have not effectuated the principle of the international economic conference of 1927, admitting the peaceful co-existence of the capitalist and Socialist systems. Then, aiming at Britain's antiSoviet trade embargo, he cited countries which are reviving barriers, whicb once had been removed, against economic 00-operation with the Soviet*.