Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 115, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 September 1933 — Page 15

Second Section

STAND AGAINST LEGION’S ‘POLICY OF MODERATION’ IS REVERSED BY PATMAN

Texas Congressman Admits 'Error*; Indorses Benefit Pay. COMMANDER IS LAUDED ‘Just Hot Under Collar,’ Explanation Given for Opposition. By Tim'* Special WASHINGTON, Sept 22. —Reversing his former stand, Congressman \\ right Patman (Dem., Tex.), has confessed error in his opposition to the American legion policy of moderation adopted following passage of the economy act. In an article to be published in the October issue of Ih* American legion Monthly. Patman frankly declares: ‘I was wrong and National Commander Louis A Johnson was right.” , Patman now gives his unquahfl indorsement, to a policy of m pr at ion. Onlv that policy, he says made possible the revisions in the economy act which restored to disabled veterans and dependents of d*reasrd veterans many of the benefits which were taken from them. Halts Cruelties •It was the sportsmanlike thitiß to do. the patriotic thing to do. as we see it now. in the full light of all later circumstances.' he says. Continuation of the policy, he added, will prevent future injustices and cruelties to disabled veterans and their dependents through regulations promulgated under the economy act. Patman believed the first report which said Johnson not only had indorsed the economy act. but had pledged full support of the legion to its enforcement, he said. • l was furious." he continued. "I voted against the bill believing it was a brutal and an unmerciful proposal and that its enactment would be a monumental mistake. Realizes Truth •1 still was hot under thp collar when I began to realize the truth. Out of the smoke of rumors. I got the truth in the commander s own words, the statements he issued at the proper time. -Johnson did not indorse the economy act. He opposed it and the entire legion organization opposed its enactment. It was only after the act had been made a law over the legions protest that the rommander pledged to the goi eminent the legions support, to carry out the announced policy of its administration. -It now is fitting that I make a confession of honest error. The road Commander Johnson took was the road that led to the later modification of the law. and any other road would have led to defeat, discredit and a loss of public confidence. Wise Policy Adopted In discussing the results of the legion's dolicv. Patman, who was one of the most outspoken critics of Johnsons policy, comments: "The original law and regulations attendant upon it were shot so full of cruelties and inadequacies that a stubborn insistence upon its unrhanged preservation would have gone down in history as a colossal blunder of statesmanship • The legion, under the wise policy it adopted, was in the happy position of preventing that blunder, of being able to step forward in the name of humanity and common sense to appeal to the President, to congress and to the American people. And having demonstrated its own moderation and wisdom, it was heeded." Under any other policy, he said, the veterans would have been butting their heads against a stone wall of popular sentiment and confidence in the President's good intentions, and. in addition, would have been accused of obstructing the program for national recovery. Cites Instances "The wisdom of the legion's course may be measured in actual results,” he said, and I cite these as the most important in addition to restoration of the service man to a high place In public opinion: "Battle casmaitie* and other serv-ice-connected cases have been given payments much larger than those called for bv the first regulations. • More than 36 000 widows and orphans of deceased service men have ne*n restored to the rolls without a penny of reduction in the amounts of their compensation. "More than 154.000 veterans with service-connected disabilities by presumption of law have been given their day in court, with the burden of proof placed upon the Government to show beyond a reasonable doubt that their cases are not service connected. All of them would have been eliminated July 1. 1933. without an opportunity to plead their cases had the law not been amended. "Over 100.000 Spanish-American war veterans have been restored to the pension rolls and will receive a minimum of sls a month. • "Pensions for totally and permantly disabled World war and Spamsh-American war veterans for non-service - connected disabilities have been increased to *3O a month, as compared with *2O a month under the first regulations " Bwing Fall Can*** Death By t nitid Pr-n JEFFERSONVILLE Ind Sept 22 —Paul Read. 8. was killed instantly here Thursday when he broke his neck in a fall from a swing at a public school yard.

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Here is Bertrand Zadig's conception of J. B. Priestley, popular English novelist, and some scenes j from his new novel. Wonder Hero." which Harper <fc Brothers j recently published. ana BY WALTER D. HICKMAN IF I should tell you that I have just finished a 532-paged novel ; and nothing happened in it but i everything happened, you would say that I was crazy. Well, anyway, that was my honest reaction toward "Queer Street by the English novelist, Edward Shanks, which recently was published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company. Here are just as minute, sincere and elaborately drawn characters as you would find in any Priestley novel. Entire chapters are devoted to the careful development of just certain characters. I had the feeling at, times that, this novel took months and months to write and to construct. Shanks is not only an artist in the creation of characters but he is a mighty liter- , ary workman Several of my friends told me to be sure and get a copy of Queer Street." because this was one of the few novels which took many opposite characters and caused them to live and breathe in post-war London. The startling indictment is ever present that if this is a true conception of modern civilization and an accurate account of us humans today, then pity both civilization and we mortals as well. With all the comedy, there is a human foundation for pathos which is tremendous. The weaknesses in the “richly-great” and the "poorlypoor" have been developed in amazing style. And the funny thing about it. I did not meet a character in Queer Street" that I would want to call a friend and yet the brilliancy of the author kept me up night after night to "live" with this modern gang of cheaters, liars, weaklings and other humans. ana THE reader of “Queer Street" I must not be hurried in reading this gigantic study of one modern human after another. You will not like the characters, even the good ones, because they have their off days and their nasty moments just like all other humans. Shanks permits the reader to get closer to the most intimate thoughts, actions and desires of the characters than any novelist I have encountered in many months. The artistry of the author in making these characters actually step out of the printed page and start leading their little big or big little lives right in front of you is nothing short of being startling and magical. And it really isn't a connected story at all because your interest shifts as the different characters get their paths mixed up and crossed. The only way that I can tell you the story <it is really the stories of a large group of people, that is their very intimate personal lives and yet their lives at tjmes are not only cheap but humanly silly is to introduce you to some of the characters You will want to know first of all Mona, the bed-sitting-room girl because there is going to be a lot of talk about Mona. Is she just a cheap mistress who tries to ease her conscience by not desiring to marry any man with whom she shares bed and board or companionship The Bran Pie. a post-war English club which caters to all sorts of people—the rich, the titled, and kept and the unkept as long as they observed certain rules of the club. It is this whisky, beer, wine and ale soaked atmosphere of the Bran Pie which reveals to the best advantage the avilitv of the author to create a setting for his characters. Really. I felt I knew all about the Bran Pie. its cheaters in high and low society, its foolish women, members. some wives; its sex disturbed males and above all the real reasons why human the humans in this story sought its well guarded and protected rooms and bars for periods of relaxation. You must know and understand Mona as she passes from one male experience to another, because she ends up living without a wedding ceremony with Euan Carteret who might be termed the chief hero or rather character around which all the little and big ones move in this pool of life. At times, this pool is sluggish and then suddenly becomes an ocean which sails the greatest dreams of modern finance Right at the end of the novel. Mona tells you that Euan hasn't asked her to marry him She says. I w ouldn t if he did. I don't want to settle down It's much more fun to go about together as we do. without being tied." Then Mona utters this remark—- ; "Then, if one of us should get Ifored , withyiie other, there* no trouble.” , A

The Indianapolis Times

ELECTRIC CHAIR MENACES KILLER

Harvey Bailey Faces Murder Count If He Beats Rap

Thu u th* second of *o stories on Harvey Bailey, brand'd bv federal authoriHe' as the most dangerous crimina in the United S'ates. who faces trial a' Oklahoma City on Sept 18 for the k dnaping of an Oklahoma oil millionaire. BY ROBERT TALLEY' NEA Service Writer IF Harvey Bailey, the former Missouri farm boy now characterized by federal authorities as the nation's most dangerous criminal, "beats the rap" at his trial for kidnaping in Oklahoma City, he still will have before him the threat of death in the electric chair in Kansas for his part in Kansas City Union Station massacre of four officers and their prisoner last June. Bailey, and Albert Bates, alleged lieutenant in his gang of kidnapers and bank robbers, are being tried in federal court in Oklahoma City. They are charged with the kidnaping of Charles F. Urschel, Oklahoma City oil millionaire. for whose release a ransom of $20,000 is said to have been paid. Os all the crimes charged against Bailey, the UrschPl Kidnaping and the Kansas City slaughter stand out as among the most daring. The excitement caused by Bailey's thrilling escape from the Kansas penitentiary last Memorial day, when he kidnaped the warden and led ten other convicts in a successful dash for liberty hardly had died down when the nation was shocked on June 17 by the machine gun slaughter in Kansas City. And Bailey, according to federal officials, has been identified as one of the two men who operated the guns that poured their deadly rain of lead into the unsuspecting officers. a a a IT happened this way: Frank Nash, escaped train robber and alleged member of the Bailey gang, had been captured at Hot Springs, Ark., and was being returned to the federal prison at Leavenworth Kan., via Kansas City. The officers and their prisoner emerged from Kansas City's depot and entered an auto for the drive to Leavenworth. Just as they seated themselves in the car, Nash —either at a signal to the gang that was waiting or to rescue him from the law or to show them that he was handcuffed —raised his manacled hands above his head. Instantly, b roar of machine gun fire burst from a nearby auto containing several men. Four officers and Nash were killed. One of the victims was Raymond J. Caffrey, a special agent for the United States department of justice, and immediately the federal government stepped into action.

DROP IN STATE PARK ATTENDANCE SHOWN Autumn Expected to Result in Crowd Increase. State park attendance has slumped during July, August and the first ten days of September, according to a report today from Virgil M. Simmons, state conservation director. The July paid admission ■were 155.720 as compared with 198.102 in July. 1932. August was 111.550 as against 134.307 and the first ten days Os August, 50.075 as compared with 58.795. The autumn season is expected to boom attendance at the various parks with their large woodland areas. COMMERCIAL PRESS SESSION WILL CLOSE 1934 Convention City to Be Chosen at Final Meeting Today. Business sessions and committee reports, one of which will select next year's convention city, will occupy delegates during the final day of the fourth annual convention here of Associated Court and Commercial Newspapers’ Association. Appellate Judge Ralph N. Smith was principal speaker at the annual banquet Thursday night in the Columbia Club, where the convention is being held. Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan spoke at a luncheon Thursday and Governor Paul V. McNutt has been invited to a luncheon today. Mark R. Gray, editor of the Indianapolis Commercial, is in charge of arrangement*. BABY GETS ROOSEVELT AND BLUE EAGLE NAMES Milwaukee Couple Show* Faith in President and His Policies. By United Pres* MILWAUKEE. Sept. >22—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knapinski have announced that the name of their new 7 baby will be Franklin Delano Blue Eagle Knapinski. The "Franklin Delano” part of the name was decided upon because the parents admire President Roosevelt and believe in his policies. The "Blue Eagle” part w r as decided upon, the father said, because the child's mother is part Indian and therefore is "entitled" to some such "title."

City Street Car Lines Lauded as Model

THE Indianapolis street car system today became the center of attention of a group of traction experts of the nation, following the convention of the American Transit Association in Chicago. Success of Charles W Chase in operation of the Indianapolis railways, and the recent order for more than $2,000,000 worth of equipment, has led several of the traction chieftans to announce they will inspect the local system. Chase was kept busy at the convention answymg queries of other

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Shown above in chains is Harvey Bailey, America's No. 1 outlaw, while at the left Is Charles F. Urschel, oil millionaire, for w'hose kidnaping Bailey faces trial at Oklahoma City. The sketches depict the daring abduction of Urschel from a bridge game in his palatial Oklahoma City home by two desperadoes armed with machine guns, and the Kansas City l nion station massacre in w’hich bandits slaughtered four officers and a recaptured pal while trying to rescue the latter from the law. Bailey is accused as one of the machine gunners in this crime.

The auto containing the machine gunners dashed away and disappeared, but the government says it has positive proof that Harvey Bailey manned one of the machine guns and gave the order to start firing. The gang, apparently. was planning to deliver Nash before the officers could get him back to the penitentiary. nan A FTER the Kansas City slaughter. Bailey disappeared from the public eye--but not for long

‘Mystery! Grips Capitol as Pinchot Repairs House

Renovating Gives Rise to Reports He’ll Seek Senate Post. By Scripps-H owned Xeicspaper Alliance WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.—Governor Gifford Pinchot’s house on Scott Circle, w 7 hich a month ago was plastered with “to let" and “for sale" signs, suddenly has undergone a transformation. Disfiguring signs have disappeared. Windows are being scrubbed. The entire mansion is being renovated, repaired, prepared evidently for an expected occupant. Could that occupant be Governor Pinchot himself? Pinchot has not denied reports that he will run as senator from Pennsylvania this fall. And there also are rumors that the titianhaired and dynamic Mrs. Pinchot may enter the race as Governor of Pennsylvania to succeed her husband. When someone mentioned the different aspect of his Scott Circle mansion to Governor Pinchot, the latter tweaked his Don Quixote niustachios and grinned. "Ah." he said. "That is probably being done by the Missus.” And there the mystery stands.

U. S. GRAND JURY TO MAKE FINAL REPORT City Violation Expected to Be Included in List. Final report of the federal grand jury, which began its deliberations. Sept 11. will be made to Judge Robert C. Baltzell Saturday, Val Nolan. United States attorney, has announced. A partial report, including indictments of law violators outside the city of Indianapolis, w 7 as made last Saturday. Most of the cases involved in the anticipated report will include indictments on violations within Indianapolis. Arraignment of defendants named in last Saturday’s report will be held before Baltzell, following filing of the final report.

traction operatives. He was asked how. in the face of the economic situation, he was able to continue improvement of the local street car sendee. a a a WHEN the transportation experts come to Indianapolis they will inspect all new equipment and make a tour of the present outlay. The visitors will be shown the plans for the proposed improvements to be made in the next few months and how it iyplanned to

On the night of July 22, Charles F. Urschel, who had married the rich widow of Tom Slick, "king of the wildcatters” in Oklahoma's oil fields, was playing bridge with Mrs. Urschel and a couple of friends on the sun porch of his palatial Oklahoma City home Without warning, tw 7 o men armed with machine guns entered. The strangers forced Urschel to accompany them. The millionaire was placed on the floor in the back of an auto and. while one of the machine gunners sat over him, was driven for hours to a

COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CLUB SESSION IS SET Report on National Caucus Will Be Made. September meeting of the Young Men's Democratic Club of Marion county will be held at the Claypool Monday night, it was announced today by Chairman Louis Adams. Joseph P McNamara, national committeeman for the young Democrats of Indiana, will report on the recent convention at Kansas City. Fred Wiecking, assistant attorneygeneral, will speak on "Youth in Democracy,” touching upon the prominent part young people are playing in Indiana Democratic politics and government. ARREST MOTORIST IN COLLISION AS DRUNK W. E. Fultz, 51, Held After Crash; Pedestrian Is Hurt. William E. Fultz, 51, of 83 South Kitley road, was arrested on charges of drunken driving after an accident at La Salle and Washington streets Thursday. His car collided with one driven by Jake Roley of New Bedford. Struck by the rear of a Northwestern avenue car as it turned the corner at Twenty-seventh street Thursday night, .Annabel Moore, Negro, 39. of 1074 West Twentyseventh street, suffered injuries to her knees and ankles, but refused hospital treatment. Raymond Erwin Jr., 2, suffered lacerations of the head when an automobile driven by his father collided with a truck driven by Earl Wheatley, 60. R. R. 8. Box 208. at Keystone and Churchman avenues, Thursday. The boy was treated by a neighborhood physician. Boy, 13, Bitten by Dog Richard Renn, 13, of 5425 North Pennsylvania street, was bitten on the right ankle by a dog owned by Claude Baker, 415 Central avenue, near his home Thursday night.

speed up service throughout the city. Labert St. Clair, advertising manager of the American Transit Association, declared that, fer years. Indiana had led the nation in traction service. Although Indiana has lost many of its lines in the last few years, it still stands as a leader in hightvpe traction service, convention members were told. a a a ST. CLAIR said that the origination of Indiana* famous

remote farm which, as later events proved, was near Paradise, Tex., forty miles from Ft. Worth. Locked in a rear room of the farm house and later in a tenant shack on the same farm. Urschel was kept prisoner for nine days. In the meantime, his captors negotiated for his release and a ranKome said to have amounted to $200,000 was paid. The money changed hands in a Kansas City hotel. Shortly thereafter, Urschel's captors drove him to the outskirts of Norman, Okla., twenty miles from Oklahoma City, and released him in the road. Urschel, who had noted that airplanes had passed over the farm regularly at 9:15 a. m. and 5:45 p. m. each day, communicated this fact to authorities. By checking airplane schedules, they ascertained the location of the Texas farm where he had been held captive. IN the dark hours of the early morning of Aug. 15. nearly 20 officers advanced upon the farm house of R. G. Shannon near Paradise. With them went Urschel himself, armed with a shotgun. Asleep on a cot in the farm yard was a large man, a rifle beside him, a machine gun leaning against the porch nearby and two heavy automatic pistols within arm’s reach. The officers approached cautiously, removed the guns, covered the sleeper with their own weapons and woke him up. And Harvey Bailey, showing no more resentment than a complaint over his disturbed sleep, roused himself, submitted to the handcuffs and was taken to Fort Worth. "Okay, fellows—l know when I'm licked,” was Bailey s smiling comment. While the actual kidnaping is thought to have been committed by Bates and George (Machine Gun) Kelly, who is still at Large, Bailey is regarded by government officers as "the brains” of the gang. Bates was later captured in Denver and returned to Oklahoma City for trial. Kelly is a son-in-law of Mrs. Shannon, wife of the farm's owner, having married a daughter who was born of Mrs. Shannon's first marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Shannon and their son. Armon, also were arrested. Some of the marked ransom money was found on Bailey. a a a THE capture of Bailey was gratifying to the government, because it apparently had killed two birds with one stone. * Federal agents who had been working day and night to round up the Union Station killers suddenly had thrust upon them the Urschel kidnaping. Now they had Bailey, who was wanted for both jobs. The desperado’s next sensational escapade came last Labor day. From the Dallas 'Tex.) jail, to which he had been transferred, Bailey made one of the most daring single-handed prison escapes in history. In some manner, saws and a revolver had been smuggled to him. He sawed his way out of a death cell, locked up three guards at the point of his pistol, kidnaped a turnkey and fled in the latter's auto in a wild dash for liberty. Four hours later, after one of the most thrilling manhunts in history, Bailey was captured at Ardmore, OkLa., 100 miles away, when his auto crashed into a curb while officers were chasing him. Bailey surrendered without resistance and was taken to Oklahoma City to await trial.

interurban system came at the last Chicago World's fair in 1893. At that time Charles L. Henry of Anderson, saw a sample of an electric railway at the Columbian Exposition. It was called an “intermural'' and was intended for use only on short hauls within city limits. Henry's idea was that by projecting power, an electric railway could be made to go a long distance. He talked it over with > \- gineers with the result that the first interurban line was built between Anderson Alexandria.

Second Section

Enter'd as Second-Olaa* Matter at Fostoffiee, Indianapolis

$1,740,958 COUNTY BUDGET CONSIDERED BY TAX BOARD; SCHOOL OUTLAY CHECK ENDS

Two Mikes One Appears in Court as Attorney, Telis of Death.

By United Pres* LOS AiNGELKS. Sept. 22.—At- * torney Henry C. Huntington arose and addressed the bench. “Your honor," he said. “I move for the dismissal of tier. liquor charge against ray client, Mike Beraradini. Much to my sorrow, I have just been informed of his death—” "Who.” Interrupted the assistant United States attorney, "is that man at your elbow?” Huntington turned. He stammered : "What! Why, he is Mike himself." Said Mike, smiling: ‘That was my cousin who died. His name was Mike, too." He was acquitted. BARBER LAW TO OPERATE OCT. 1 Dignity to Mark City Shops When New State Act Is Effective. Barbering will take on anew dignity in Indiana, Oct. 1, when the barbers’ licensing act becomes effective. The old time poolroom barber shop must go for the law provides that a shop must not be operated in connection with any other business, except the sale of tobacco and cosmetics, unless a ceiling-high partition divides the rooms. Powder puffs, styptic pencils, finger bowls, sponges and lump alum will be taboo for shops, under sanitary provisions of the law. Their presence will be prima facie evidence of their use and consequently in violation of the act. Further, no barber shop may operate unless it displays a sign so designating it as a barber shop. Chairs’ head rests must be covered freshly each time used. All towels may be used only once. Razors, scissors, tweezers, combs and rubber disc attachments to vibrators must be kept in a closed compartment. They must be sterilized in boiling water or a 2 per cent carbolic acid solution for at least twenty-five minutes before use. Barbers with communicable diseases may not practice their trade. All must be licensed. The examination fee is $lO. issuance of certificate. $3. and renewal, $2. Barbers who have worked for at least six months preceding Sept. 1 need take only a physical examination. Hair cutters in beauty shops are regulated the same as barber shop barbers. Barber schools and colleges also are supervised by the act, 1,000 hours of study being necessary or eligibility to receive an apprentice certificate. OFFICE HOLDUP NETS NEGRO ONLY $1.60 LOOT Money Taken From Cash Drawer of Ice Cream Plant. An armed Negro held up James Keene, employe of the Swart-Love Ice Cream Company, 2713 Northwestern avenue, in the offices of the concern Thursday and took $l6O from a cash drawer. Mrs. Frank Volderauer, 1132 North Capitol avenue, reported an attempted burglary at her home to police Thursday. Returning from a shopping trip, she saw a man prowling around the house and the rear door open. Nothing was missing. Miss Alpha Vleit, 1020 Central avenue, surprised a burglar attempting to rob her apartment. The man escaped through a front window leading to a fire escape. The roundhouse of the Pennsylvania railroad on East Washington street was broken into Thursday night, according to the police, and the heating system dismantled and pipes stolen. DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF NEGROES INCORPORATED Purpose to Interest Young Men of State in Party Principles. Young Colored Men's Democratic Club of Indiana. Inc , is the latest organization to be announced at the statehouse. Purpose, it was said by the officers, is to increase interest among young Negro men throughout the state in the principles of the Democratic party. Officers are Theodore C. Smith, Gary, president; Richard Horn. Indianapolis, vice-president; Edward Gains, Franklin, second vice-presi-dent; Emancy Williams, Crawfordsville, secretary; Milton Proctor, Indianapolis, assistant secretary; Allen Johnson, Bloomington, treasurer, and F. B. Ransom, legal adviser. TICE COMPANY LEASES VIRGINIA SWEET GRILLE Bar Will Be Among Features of Tavern to Open Monday. Lease of the Virginia Sweet grille at 33-37 Fast Maryland street by the Tice Catering Company, was announced Thursday by W. A Brennan. Inc., realtors. The lease was made by Mrs. Marea F. Hare and other members of the Hare family, owners of the real estate. The catering company, under the direction of Orvai O. Tice, president, will open a restaurant to be known as Tice's Tavern Monday Improvements will include a modem bar and a men’s t)

State Aid Figure Omitted From Appropriations for Education. GROUP SETS PRECEDENT Mandatory Levy for Free Kindergartens Brings New Action. Consideration of the 1934 county appropriation requests totaling $1,740.958.58 was started by the Marion county tax adjustment board today. The board completed an ltem-bv-item scrutiny of the school city budget Thursday afternoon, with the trend of questions fired at A. B. Good, school business director, indicating that slashes may be expected. Two lines of work were followed by the board in an effort to lower the school tax rate below the 99cent levy required by the budget submitted for approval. Inclusion of $324,000 expected from the state in July, 1934. in the new budget was suggested by John Newhouse, board president, as a means of lowering the levy. Teacher Aid Included The school budget, covers the period ending June 30, 1934. and the school board disregarded the state aid item on the ground that neither its award nor the amount, is definite, and that failure to receive the amount anticipated would result in a serious deficit. On the basis of S2OO a teacher, the board already has included a $324.000 fund from the state in Its budget, with the money to be paid in January, 1934. Newhouse suggested borrowing money, which would be repaid when the second state grant was received, but Russell Willson, school board representative on the adjustment board, pointed out that, the school city was prohibited from borrowing in anticipation of any taxes, except those collected on its own leves. Budget Cuts Seen A precedent was established Thursday which, if followed, may result in drastic budget reductions, For the first time, the board questioned a mandatory appropriation, heretofore considered inviolate. Included in the school budget is a $36,270 item for the use of the Children’s Aid Society in the operation of free kindergartens. Society officials were invited to appear before the board and discuss a voluntary reduction in the appropriation. If the board is successful, the practice may be continued, and the pressure of public opinion may force public officials to accept reductions in other mandatory items. Defends Sinking Fund Other requests which were discussed at length included the appropriation of $513,650 for the sinking fund and $24,090 for insurance. Willson defended the sinking fund bequest by a declaration that its elimination would destroy the school city's credit and that bond house attorneys had issued stern warnings to that effect. School buildings and equipment are insured to 70 per cent of value. Good pointed out. If not protected by insurance and destroyed by fire, it would be impossible to replace a building or equipment, he said, because bonds couid not be issued for rebuilding funds. Bonding limit of the schools is 2 per cent of assessed valuation, which nearly has been reached through the sweeping reductions in property valuations this year. Good asserted. FORMER CITY COUPLE HURT IN AUTO CRASH Mr. and Mrs. J. A, Hus*, Injured Near South Bend. James Alva Huse, 37, former Indianapolis accountant and his wife, Lucy Butler Huse, Detroit, were injured in a collision on U. S. highway 112 near South Bend, Wednesday. Huse is in critical condition with a fractured spine and concussion of the brain, while Mrs. Huse, who suffered a broken arm, is in fair condition. Both are in Epworth hospital, South Bend. Their son, a passenger in the car, received only a slight bruise of the cheek. The accident occurred when a car driven by Aaron Rosenstein, Chicago, swerved into the path of the Huse car when a tire blew out. Huse s car overturned, pinning the family beneath it. CITY RADIO CLUB TO HOLD ‘GET-TO-GETHER’ Reminiscence* to Feature Session at Order's Headquarters. Reminiscences of a quarter of a century of radio will furnish the program for the get-together meeting of the Indianapolis Radio Club tonight at its headquarters, 319 Peoples Bank building. Some of the 'ld-timers who will be present at t s meeting are Jim Dailey, Noble Watson, A. S. Bums, D. J. Angus and Fred Finehout. The club is affiliated with the American Radio Relay League. WEEDS COSTLY ITEM Railroads Pay *75 Per Mile to Keep Tracks Clear. By United Pre WASHINGTON. Sept 20—People who complain about the high cost of railroad fares, says the American Railway Association, should remember that among the Incidental expenses of the carriers ia one for $75 per track mile per year for clearing weeds from rights-of-way. ,