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IVAN MORGAN TO SPEND $25,000 IN WAR ON POLLUTION Leading Canner, Former State G. 0. P. Chief, to Correct Situation at Austin, State Engineer Reveals. SEWAGE SYSTEM TO BE BUILT First Step Already Under Way, Is Report; SIO,OOO Screening Plant Now Being Constructed by Company. Ivan Morgan, former Republican state chairman and one of the leading canners of the state, is being - cited today bv state conservation officials as a leader in the drive against stream pollution. For years the Morgan Canning Company plant at Austin has been pointed to as the “horrible example" of stream pollution. Refuse from the factory turned the Muscatatuck river into a drainage ditch.

This fact was disclosed by The Times in a state-wide survey exposing pollution of Hoosier streams and lakes. Recently Morgan inspected the river with W. H. Frazier, chief engineer of the state conservation department. Morgan admitted that

he had not known it was so bad. Now he is going to spend between $25,000 and $30,000 in correcting the situation. Frazier said. Frazier predicted that Morgan will construct the best sewage disposal system available, as "everything at the Morgan plants is carried on in the best possible manner.” The conserva-

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tion department has assigned Frazier to assist in the plans. First step, already under way, is construction of a screening plant to cost approximately SIO,OOO. This will be followed by a trickling filter and then the disposal unit will be complete. When the water finally is turned into the river, it will be clear and free from all pollution, according to Frazier. Secret of obtaining Morgan's cooperation is attributed to the fact that he has been “convinced, rather than coerced.” it was said. For many years, spasmodic efforts were made to get Morgan to stop stream pollution. Orders were issued by the board of health and at times prosecution was threatened. This was under the Republican rule of the state. Then Morgan became state chairman. upon invitation of former Senator James E Watson. Moves against him were halted. Democrats were elected. They now control both the health and conservation departments. By enlisting Morgan's co-opera-tion, upon the basis of good citizenship. they have procured his pledge to elean up the situation, it was pointed out.

WELL-KNOKN RESIDENT IS CLAIMED BY DEATH Mrs. Mathilda Stillson Succumbs I'nexpectedlv at Horn*. Mrs. Mathilda Stillson. wellknown resident of Indianapolis for many years, died unexpectedly at her home. 4245 North Meridian street, today after an illness of several months. She was the widow of Dr. J. O. Stillson. president Indianapolis oculist. who died several years ago. Surviving are a daughter, Miss Blanche Stillson. and several brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be held at 4 Friday from the residence. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. HOOVER. WIFE GUESTS AT CHICAGO EXPOSITION Ex-President Finally Consents to Welcome as ‘Just Citizens.' By l Httrii Prf** CHICAGO. Sept. 20. Former President Herbert Hoover and Mrs. Hoover, welcomed by enthusiastic throngs, were guests of Chicago and the world's fair today. Obviously surprised by the welcome, Mr. Hoover insisted he was visiting Chicago as a ' common garden variety of American citizen." At first he declined an official welcome when he went to the world's fair. Later, upon persuasion by President Rufus Dawes of the exposition and other officials, he consented. Times Index Page Automobile News 17 Book-A-Dav 13 Bridge 8 Broun Column 6 Classified 18 Comics 19 Crossword Puzzle 15 Curious World 19 Dietz on Science 29 Editorial 6 Financial 15 Herblack Cartoon 6 Hickman Theater Reviews 20 Hitler Rules Germany—A series. 4 Radio 9 School Page 13 Serial Story 19 Sports 1617 Vital Statistics 15 Woman's Page 12

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NRA PLEA MADE FOR CITY LABOR Greater Representation Is Asked in Stormy C. of C. Session. Discord marked a meeting of the NRA district recovery board in the Chamber of Commerce today when labor interests agitated for more representation on the local compliance board. The meeting, attended by Louis Borinstein, head of the local recovery army, and T. M. Overley, chairman of the compliance board, as well as members of the district board, was held behind closed doors. Three Indianapolis labor leaders and NRA officials, it was learned, demanded more representation for labor on the board recently appointed to hear complaints on alleged employer violations of the NRA agreement. Following the meeting, Oyerley announced that another retail employe would be appointed to sit on the compliance board as a gesture to pacify labor. With an Indianapolis woman yet to be named, this will increase the compliance board personnel from seven to nine.

TRACKLESS TROLLEY EXTENSION FAVORED Club Suggests Service on Brightwood Line to Thirty-Eighth St. A resolution favoring extension of the Brightwood trackless trolley north to Thirty-eighth street was adpotea at the monthly meeting of the East Thirty-Eighth Street Civic Club Tuesday in school No. 1, Gale and Thirty-sixth streets. • A four-act playlet was presented by the Trouper Players and musical selections were given by Dorothy Olson, Mrs. Hubert Tyson and James Tribbv in an entertainment that followed the business session. INSPECTOR’S WIFE DIES Illness of Four Years Brings End for Mrs. Ted Sullivan. Mrs. Olivia Sullivan. 37. wife of Ted Sullivan, state boxing commission inspector, died Tuesday night at her home. 4066 Park avenue, after an illness of about four years. Surviving her besides Sullivan are the mother, Mrs. Hannah Meyer, and a sister. Miss Helen Meyer. Funeral services will be held at 9 Friday in St. Joan of Arc church, with burial in Holy Cross cemetery.

New Mexico, Idaho Vote Repeal; Score Now 31-0

Bt I'nited Prfsi Idaho and New Mexico joined the repeal parade today, putting the wet cause within five states of final success. They were the thirtieth and thirty-first successive states to approve the twenty-first < repeal* amendment. Approval of thirtysix states is needed before the

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repeal the Eighteenth amendment and the bone dry amendment to the state constitution. The vote of 415 out of 785 precincts showed: For repeal. 46.091. Against repeal. 14.256. Repeal held a lead of 15.000 in Idaho and the vote of precincts not yet tabulated was said by wet leaders to be too small to affect the final result. Returns from all of the state's forty-four counties showed: For reDeal. 51.981. Against repeal. 36 224 National repeal leaders believe they will be assured of the ratification of thirty-nine states, three more than they need. Nov. 7 when five spates pass on the issue. Vir~i"ia votes Oct. 3 and Florida Oct 10. Repeal can not become an actuality, however, until the last of the

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HOG STENCH TO END, SAYS HEALTH CHIEF City Must Suffer for at Least 10 Days, However, Dr. Morgan’s View. SITUATION IS DEPLORED Blame Is Laid to Farm Administration After Probe Here. Removal of the obnoxious stench originating from the Kingan & Cos. plant that has brought hundreds of complaints to the city health department is impossible at present, Dr. Herman G. Morgan, city health officer, said today. Inspecting the packing plant today, Dr. Morgan said he found conditions “deplorable,” but that due to “overloading” of the plant by the agricultural adjustment act hog reduction program, the situation is impossible of correction at once. Dr. Morgan explained that the hog slaughter program now in ellect at the plant is working condensing machinery to capacity and that the intolerable stench is not the direct result of the condensing. Government Is Blamed This process is where the hog earcess is dumped into live steam to be reduced to a pulp. The stench comes, Dr. Morgan said, when this pulp is taken from the condenser and must remain untreated until space for it can be found in the dryer. The government itself, rather than the packing company, is at fault because it has not taken into consideration the plant's production limits, according to Dr. Morgan. The stench, which has become particularly intolerable when scattered by light breezes, may be expected for at least ten days more, Dr. Morgan said. Agree on Policies At the end of that time, according to Morgan, the Kingan quota under the AAA program, will be filled. Then, unless the government gives the plant another killing program, sanitary policies agreed upon today by Morgan and Kingan executives, will be put into effect. These policies will embrace installation of some new machinery. Dr. Morgan cited conditions in Chicago, where thousands of pig and hog carcasses have been strewn over several acres of outlying territory. giving longer life to the stench blown back into the city. Such a condition need not be feared here, Morgan asserted, as the Kingan firm has made no effort to dump its overage in outlying sections.

LINDBERGHS LAND IN FINLAND ON FLIGHT Famous Flying Couple Halt En Route to Russia. By l iiitrtl Press HELSINGFORS. Finland. Sept. 20. —Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, flying to Russia from Sweden, arrived here at 4:25 p. m. today. INJURIES CAUSE DEATH Dr. P. G. Fermier, Health Officer, Dies After Being Struck by Auto. \ By United Press WARSAW, Ind., Sept. 20.—Dr. P. G. Fermier. 64, Kosciusko county health officer, died in a hospital here Tuesday night of injuries suffered when he was struck by an automobile driven by Gertrude McClellan. Huntington, near his home ,at Leesburg.

first thirty-six states holds its formal ratification convention, which will be Dec. 5. The states voting Nov. 7 are: Ohio. Pennsylvania. North and South Carolina, Utah and Kentucky.

Watson Swings to Wet Side, Looms as Foe of Robinson for G. O. P. Nomination as U. S. Senator

BY DANIEL M. KIDNEY * Times Staff Writer Credence was given the long current political gossip that former Senator James E. Watson may oppose Senator Arthur R. Robinson for the Republican nomination next year by a speech of Watson at Wash-

ington, today. dry for many years, appeared on the program, as principal speaker, of the National Association of Retail Beverage Dealers, newly formed organization in anticipation of repeal. The speech today puts Watson on the wet side, while Robinson remains a last-ditch dry. It long has been contended by certain political observors that Watson will try and snatch the nomination from Robinson, if it appears that the Republicans have a chance of success next fall. If there is no chance, the nomination may be given to Robinson and he can run “without money," is the general conclusion. Robinson's fiery speeches against what he terms the money interests and Wall Street have alienated the group that in the past have filled the campaign

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MEDICAL MIRACLE Paralysis Victim Is Winning

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William Kruman in his bed at Methodist hospital with his trapeze and other exercise equipment. VICTORY over a “creeping death,” as slow and deliberate and determined as the onslaught of the disease, marks the progress of William Kruman. 23-year-old tinner of Culver, Ind., who is recovering at Methodist hospital. Kruman, the first victim of Landry’s paralysis in Indiana ever known to Avithstand the ravages of the disease, has fought for more than six months to overcome the paralysis with the aid of hospital au-

thorities and doctors. When first brought to the hospital, no hope was given for his recovery. The paralysis, which began with a tingling sensation in his feet, and rapidly advanced to within one inch of his respiratory organs, the point ordinarily known as the “death spot” in this disease, began to recede some months ago. Kruman at that time could not move his legs, and had no feeling in them. Through electrical treatments he tvas able to regain some use of his body, and was dismissed, to be taken to a summer home of his family at Crawfordsville. . n tt n TWO months later he was returned to the hospital for further treatment, and today has recovered to the extent that he is able to occupy himself with the manufacture of leather purses, inlaid wooden boxes, and knitting on a loom suspended over his bed. While this occupational treatment is intended to give Kruman the opportunity to exercise the muscles in his arms and shoulders affected by the paralysis, it also gives him an opportunity to develop a natural talent he has for the manufacture of unusual gift articles. Before his illness, Kruman made the entire furnishings for his home in Culver, all reproductions of authentic antiques, developed in natural woods. u b n ASIDE from this work. Kruman exercises daily on a wooden trapeze arrangement, suspended above his bed. He gradually has worked on this until he now is able to pull his entire weight up from the bed. Kruman's recovery, while slow, is regarded one of the miracles in the local hospital world. Landry’s paralysis. AA'hich is recognized as one of the most unusual diseases, is one of the most difficult to treat. It attacks the spinal nerve centers and brings about a gradual paralysis of the entire body, resulting in death when it reaches the lungs. Kruman's slow recovery is being watched with much interest by medical circles. DROPS ONE STORY IN . LEAP OFF 86TH FLOOR Head Cuts Only Injury in Plunge Off Empire State Building. By L ml; <1 Press NEW YORK. Sept. 20. C. Cass Lawler. 32, special representative of the Standard Register Company oi Dayton. 0., leaped from the eightysixth floor of the Empire State building Tuesday—and landed on an eighty-fifth floor setback. He was taken to a hospital suffering from severe cuts on the head.

ROOSEVELT ON JOB IS COLD DISAPPEARS President Feeling ‘Fine/ but Rest Is Ordered. By United Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—President Roosevelt's cold and fever have disappeared, but he will remain for another day in his rooms at the White House. The President Avas reported as •‘feeling fine,” but Commander Ross Mclntyre, his doctor, ordered that he stay away from the executive officers for at least another day in order to make recovery complete. Mr. Roosevelt went about his work today with all of his old time vigor. He called his usual press conference this morning in the oval study on the second floor of the mansion and then prepared to receive a list of callers. REICHSTAG FIRE BLAME WILL BE PUT ON NAZIS World Commission of Jurists to Charge Effort to Discredit Reds. By United Press LONDON. Sept. 20. —A sensational report will be issued some time today by the International Commission of Jurists, sitting here, charging that the German Nazis, with complicity in the burning of the reichstag in Berlin the night of Feb. 27. The United Press learned today that the commission’s findings, drafted after an exhaustive inquiry into the causes of the spectacular blaze, will declare that the evidence points to Nazi participation in the plot to burn the building giving them an excuse to outlaAv the Communist party in Germany.

SENTENCED FOR THEFT Woman Will Serve Thirty Days for Stealing Wearing Apparel. Miss Loretta Rogers, 1529 West New York street, was fined $1 and costs and sentenced to thirty days in the Avoman's prison in muricipal court today on a charge of petit larceny. She was charged by Miss Lillian Reynolds, 2047 Park avenue, with larceny of a hat, shoes and gloves, worth $4. Youth Believed Drowned By United Press LINTON. Ind.. Sept. 20.—Strip mine ponds in the Greene county coal fields were being searched today for Carl Cole. 17, honor student at Linton high school, who has been missing since Sept. 11.

When defeated by the incumbent? Democratic senator, Frederick VanNuys, Watson announced that he would not seek the nomination in 1934. This was taken, by some old time followers of the former senator’s career,

to mean that he would. The regular organization Republicans are not strong for Robinson, but might nominate him in the convention under two circumstances, it is pointed oujt. One is that there would be no chance for any one to win and the other is that only by nomination of Robinson could a Republican win. Should there be a middle course between the two extremes, the nomination might go to Watson or some other more stalwart and regular Republican, it is believed. One of the party wheel-horses and leading campaign contributors is so opposed to Robinson that he recently made the following prediction: “Senator Robinson couldn't be renominated in a convention composed of his own hand-picked delegates.” Most outspoken in regard to Robinson's renomina-

tion is John Scott, Gary, member of the Republican state committee. At the recent state committee meeting here, Scott declared that “Robinson will have opposition, if I have to make the race myself.”

TAX STRIKE THREATENED BY THRONG OF CITIZENS AT HEARING; JAM COURTROOM

$824,4621$ SET AS GOAL IN FUND DRIVE Campaign to Be Conducted Oct. 20 to 30; Total Boosted $5,662. Goal for the Indianapolis Community Fund’s “mobilization for human needs,” Oct. 20 to 30. has been set at $824,462, it was announced today by Walter C. Marmon. general chairman for the campaign. The goal is $5,662 in excess ol’ the SBIB,BOO raised during last year’s drive. The figure for the fourteenth annual campaign was reached by the fund board of directors following recommendations of |he budget and executive committees. Believed “Absolute Minimum” “Community Fund agencies.” Marmon said, ’'drastically have reduced activities and skeletonized budgets during the last four years and fund leaders believe the $824,462 figure is the absolute minimum essential to the community’s needs. “It becomes increasingly important that the necessary services of these agencies be brought back toward a normal level in order to safeguard the youth of the city and |in order that character building ] may save Indianapolis from the | avalanche of crime and depredation | which have gone hand in hand | with the unemployment of youth.” Highlights of the fund relief agencies during the last year were ! announced today in connection with i naming of the campaign goal. Accomplishments Listed Individual families for which rent ' was paid numbered 2.807; a total of 7,310 families -were provided with | service and care; 38.400 individual local and transient homeless men i were provided with food and lodg- ! ing; 47,033 needy persons were provided w r ith clothing; 53,144 sick and injured were given free nursing visits, and 124,027 quarts of milk were provided children and ill persons. Thirty-eight agencies are members of the fund for which one drive is conducted annually. Arthur V. Brown is president of the fund. J. W. Feser is chairman of .the budget committee and Marmon. general drive chairman, also is executive committee chairman.

THREATS BRING FEAR AT KIDNAPING TRIAL Messages Netting $200,000 Read in Urschel Case. . By l liited I* ns * OKAHOMA CITY, Okla., Sept. 20. —The terrorizing messages by which j the kidnapers of Charles F. Urschel forced payment of the biggest ransom in American history—s2oo.ooo—were read to a federal grand jury today in the trial of twelve accused conspirators, includ- | ing Harvey Bailey. The isolated, heavily guarded | courtroom itself was in terror bel cause of two new sensational gangland threats and defiances/hurled at three defendants, Urschel, and government attorneys.

Indianapolis ‘No Sale’ Town for Racket Mobs

BY LOWELL NUSSBAUM Times Staff Writer Forecasts that the swan song of prohibition would bring with it a terrifying increase in major crimes, as liquor racketeers were forced into other fields, have not been fulfilled. at least as far as Indianapolis and this vicinity are concerned. Criminal gangs which gained control of the liquor business in the

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Revolt Spreads and Tiger's Tail Is Well Twisted in Elections. By United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—Revolt against Tammany Hall grew today in returns from the New York City primary election in which the forces of Tammany Boss John F. Curry suffered a serious setback. The Republican leadership of Samuel U. Koenig also appeared to be at an end after a twenty-tAvo-vear reign. Asa result of the election, the stock of fusionists soared and hope of electing Fiorello H. La Guardia as the first anti-Tammany mayor in twenty years • Avas greatly strengthened. Chase Mellen Jr., Koenig's opponent for the Republican county chairmanship, claimed victory on the basis of fragmentary returns. The most severe blow to Tammany was defeat of John N. Harman, Brooklyn publisher, for comptroller. Frank J. Prial, deputy comptroller, ignored by Curry, ran up a vote of 236,361 against 150.969 for Harriman. Mayor John P. O’Brien polled a majority of more than two to one over three opponents, but the size of the anti-organization vote, approximately 127.743, was regarded as a bitter and aangerous protest.

PRICE AND MONEY RULE ASSAILED BY WALLACE Agriculture Secretary Delivers Address Sanctioned by Roosevelt. By Unit' and Press CHICAGO. Sept. 20.—Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, in a carefully considered address which had been read and approved by President Roosevelt, today gave the nation the administration's A’iews on growing demands for inflation and price fixing. The secretary, speaking before the Grain Dealers Association here, declared “inflation is not a cure-all,” and that attempts to fix prices without control ol production were dangerous and “doomed to failure.” Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 59 10 a. m 67 7a. m 59 11 a. m 70 Ba. m 63 12 (noonj.. 72 9a. m 64 Ip. m 74

larger cities several years ago began branching out into new rackets, and levying tribute on industry through the organization of rack-eteer-controlled unions. Thus far. Indianapolis has proved barren soil for such rackets, few being attempted and these being abandoned shortly as result of police vigilance and refusal of business men to be mulcted by grafters. “We haven't any knowh rackets here —we won’t let them start,” said Police Chief Mike Morrissey. “There are several labor unions being formed here which I have found it necessary to investigate, but there is nothing I can do about them as they seem to be keeping with the law.” The kidnaping racket, which was placed on an organized basis throughout the country when liquor profits began dwindling, has not gained a foothold here. There have been no kidnapings in this city, although there have been several kidnaping threats, believed to have been the work of cranks. Big-time liquor circles have contributed heavily to the personnel of organized kidnaping gangs in other cities. An example of this is George Kelley. sought throughout the country for the kidnaping of Charles F. Urschel. Oklahoma City millionaire, last July. The elusive Kelley's police records. prior to the Urschel case, show only liquor violations. The dossier reveals Kelley was ari Turn to Page Four)

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Crowd Cheers as Realtors Are Flayed Bitterly by Karrer. $1,50 DEMAND IS MADE Levies Must Be Slashed, Is Plea to County Adjustment Board. Murmurs of a tax strike t > force strict adherence to the $1,50 law swelled to a mighty roar today from a crowd which jammed criminal court to capacity and overflowed into courthouse corridors. At the first public hearing before the Marion county tax adjustment board, several hundred taxpayers broke into shouts and applause when more than a dozen speakers declared that "taxes must be reduced to save us from bankruptcy. Shortly before close of the meeting, Lawrence Holmes, executive secretary of the real estate board, offered a resolution to uphold the $1.50 law, which was indorsed by the crowd without a single dissenting voice. , “We demand that the board o' tax adjustment carry out the spirit and letter of the $1.50 tax law.” the resolution declared, “to avoid bankruptcy of 40,000 home owners. We hereby voice our intention to abide only by the $1.50 tax law. Crowd Jumps on I>ard Climax of the meeting came, however. when the crowd turned on its host, the Indianapolis Real Estate Board, with a chorus of cheers and applause after a speech in which the realtors were branded “the cause of it all.” Clyde Karrer, former member of the legislature and attorney, lashed the real estate men in an speech ! several times punctuated by shaking ! a trembling finger under the nose of Albert Uhl. president of the realtors’ homeowners’ division. “The trouble is that the real estate men have oversold us,” shouted Karrer. “They built $2,000 houses on a lot worth S2OO, went to the building and loan associations and got a $3,000 loan and then sold the property to us for $5,000. Attacks Subdivisions “That’s where the trouble is. Why don’t the real estate men taka back their subdivisions, turn the land into farms and get. the sewers, the lights and the water plugs off the corners, and end the improvements for which we now are paying the tax bill. “And another thing, why aren't the taxes put where they belong, up on Meridian street, where the real estate men live and sell their houses? “Let me tell you something, Mr. Real Estate Man.” he added, shaking a finger in Uhl’s face, “I represent a lot of rentpayers as well as taxpayers. I want to tell the Real Estate Board—and the tax adjustment board, too—that there may be a renters’ strike along with a tax strike.” Wild applause followed Karrer from the stand. Thomas F. Carson, real estate man, offered the only defense to Karrer's remarks when he caused a wave of laughter from the crowd with the sally; “I didn’t know there were so many good real estate men in the city.” Defends Property Owners Paul C. Wetter, former municipal court judge and president of the Federation of Civic Clubs, followed Karrer’s speech with a defense of property owners. “Although Karrer made a number of good points, I want to call his attention to the fact that numerous property owners have not received 1 cent of rent for the last two years.” Wetter sair. Uhl spoke on several occasions during the meeting before introducing new speakers. During one of the intervals, he said: “Property values have declined, rents have decreased, but taxes continue to go up. What is the answer?” He was interrupted by cries from the crowd: “Cut salaries. Pay no taxes. Let's strike.” Reform on Revolt “If expenses are reduced by the officials, it will be reform, but if the expenses are cut by the people, it will be revolution.’’ asserted T. M. Newsome, Woodruff place, one of the impromptu speakers. Speaking of ways in which governmental expenses could be reduced, Newsome declared that one economy would be “to burn less lights.” A few seconds later, the* lights in the courtroom were turned off by an unknown person from a switch box. The crowd applauded. The lights were turned on a few minutes later on orders of a courthouse official.

Bargains Ayres Downstairs Store dedicate Thursday and Friday as dollar days of their 16st Anniversary Sale. Today’s Times contains 16 tabloid size pages of feature offerings. This merchandising effort, combined with this effective manner of presenting it to the public, is expected to be one of the most active selling events of the entire sale. ,