Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 152, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 November 1933 — Page 3

NOV. 4, 1933.

ALLIES’ 1917 INVASION OF RUSSIA BASIS FOR SOVIETS’ GIGANTIC WAR DEBT CLAIM Sixty Billions in Reparations Originally Asked for Interference by Troops During Revolution. The Whit* Home meeting between Prenident Roosevelt and Soviet Foreign Commissar Lltvinoff will attract the attention of the entire world. Here is the fourth and last of a series of articles clarifying the problems underlying this historic parley. ana BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Scripps-Howard Foreign Editor WASHINGTON. Ncv. 4.—Behind Soviet Russia's sixty billion dollar top counterclaim against the allies and the United States, offsetting the allies' lesser claims against the Soviet Union, was one of the most fantastic war gambles of all time. And while the claim itself was fantastic, and was subsequently greatly scaled down, a study of the cold facts still leads to the conclusion that if the allies were justified in demanding vast reparations from Germany, Russia has some grounds at least for reparations from the allies. * For while revolutionary Russia was midway her job of settling her own domestic strife. Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan and the United States sent armies against her, occupied vast areas of her territory’ in an undeclared war, and attempted to overthrow the new regime.

The allies, of course, believe themselves thoroughly justified. They were fighting for their lives. They believed the Bolsheviki were bent on helping Germany destroy them. But the Soviets take another view. The Bolshevist revolution exploded on Europe in November, 1917. The following spring, a counterrevolution broke out, led by the czarist generals Alexiev, Kornilov, Semenov, Admiral Kolchak and others. Wilson Delays Entering To the allies, this seemed a propitious time to join in. Since the first of the year they had been contemplating intervention in Russia. They wanted to save the large stores of war materials piled up at Vladivostok, along the TransSiberian at Archangel and along the Murman railway leading southward from the Arctic ocean. They also wanted to strike a blow at Germany to prevent her using all her troops on the western front. Britain, too, was afraid Germany might try to reach India, via Russia, and Japan had her eyes on eastern Siberia and the strategic port of Vladivostok. Alone the United States was cold to the project. It wanted to win the war against Germany, but. it did not want to tackle the job from the direction of Russia. For months, therefore, against a perfect torrent of propaganda. President Wilson held out against the Russian adventure, only to give in at last. Fighting Breaks Out Upward of 100.000 Czechs and Slovaks—former Austro-Hungarian soliders who had made their way into Russia there to fight against the central powers for their own independence—had been caught in Siberia. They were en route to the western front to join the allies. Hostility had developed and fighting had broken out between them and released and armed German prisoners in Siberia, the allies informed the President, and unless rescued they would be wiped out. Before he ordered an American expeditionary force to join the others in Russia, however, Wilson demanded, and obtained certain guarantees. First Japan had to forswear any territorial ambitions in Siberia. Second, as soon as the job was done, the allied forces, including the Japanese, would immediately withdraw. Japan Breaks Past Third, he made it part of the official record that when he embarked upon the undertaking he did so “not for interference in internal affairs of Russia, and not to distract from the western front,” but “to protect Czechoslovaks against armed Austrian and German prisoners who are attacking them and to steady any efforts at self-government or self-defense in which Russians themselves may be willing to accept assistance.” The United States understood that, all told, a force of about 50,000 allies would be required. Os these. Japan would provide her share, or 10,000 to 12.000 men. She actually sent nearly 75,000 into Siberia, and, despite every effort to dislodge them, the last of them did not withdraw until 1925. The Japanese especially behaved as victors in a conquered land. They and the allies broke up Soviet councils in the occupied territory, ordered new elections, then broke up the new councils, which alw'ays turned out politically as before. It was like sweeping back the tide with a broom. IT. S. Prevents War No matter how the allies may look at it. therefore, the new Russian regime which withstood these efforts to destroy it, regarded intervention as war. Accordingly, when the allies asked for about $13,000,000.000 from Russia, she replied with huge claims of her own. Her claim against the United States is unimportant compared with what she might demand of the allies. Furthermore, should she press her claims. Washington, in turn, may counter by pointing out that but for the firm stand of the United States before, during and after the Washington conference, the Japanese might still be in Siberia, whence they could not be dislodged save at tremendous expf iise to Russia and a long and bloody war. FIRST S3OOOCTbOND ISSUE UNDERWRITTEN Montgomery Ward I.eases Building in Crawfordsville. First mortgage bond issue on ( the Bischof building, to be constructed in Crawfordsville immediately and occupied by the Montgomery. Ward & Cos.. . was announced today by T:* P. Burke, president of the T. P. Burke & Cos., Inc., local investment bankers The issue was underwritten by the latter company as a first mortgage 6 per cent bond in the amount of *3O 000 Dated Nov 1. 1933. the mortgage will run for a period of sixteen years, with serial maturities beginning at the end of the initial year. These payments will amortize the issue gradually and more than 50 per cent of the bonds will fy? retired before the final payment. The building was leased for thirty-five years at a substantial annual rental.

M'NUll DENIES LIQUORRUMOR Political Claw Foreseen in Control of Whisky After Repeal. Reports were current at the statehouse .yesterday that the McNutt administration is planning to turn the liquor business over to the ten po-litico-importers, as w'as done with the non-Hoosier-made beers. Governor Paul V. McNutt, however, asserted that the plan for handling liquor after repeal had not yet been perfected. He still is awaiting an opinion from AttorneyGeneral Philip Lutz Jr., which is forthcoming shortly, it was said. Mr. Lutz’s opinion has been forecast as giving the administration v/ide powers in handling the liquor business through rules and pronouncements by Paul Fry, state excise director. Mr. Fry said he would make whatever regulations the Governor sees fit. The excise director explained the recent removal of beer importers into a bonded warehouse here on the grounds of better refrigeration, rather than possible liquor storage. Importers here are William E. Clauer and John W. Burke, operating as Hoosier Brew’ery, Inc., and State Brewery Company. RAHKE IS ARRAIGNED ON LOTTERY CHARGE Suspect Pleads Not Guilty Before Court. Emil Rahke, 51, of 4146 North Meridian street, alleged lottery operator, was arraigned in criminal court yesterday morning before pro tern. Judge Alexander Cavins, after Judge Frank Baker had disqualified himself. Rahke was charged with operating a lottery and gift enterprise on complaint of Edward H. Little, 5109 Park avenue. Little alleges Rahke sold him a lottery ticket for 20 cents June 3. Rahke pleaded not guilty after a motion to quash the indictment filed by his attorney, Harvey Grabill, was overruled by Judge Cavins. No date has been set for the trial.

3 Former Postmasters to Face Federal Court

Embezzlement Charges Are Filed Against State Mail Officers. Opening of the fall term of the criminal calendaf of federal court on Monday will bring three former Indiana postmasters to trial on emgezzlement charges. They are Mrs. Winbern H. Dillon, Pittsboro; Jerry A. Layton, former Linton postmaster, and Howard L. Johnson. Shirley. Mrs. Dillon and Johnson have entered guilty pleas, but Layton will stand trial. Other cases on the docket include those of John F. Brown and William J. Snyder, president and vice-presi-dent. respectively, of the Citizens National bank of Brazil, charged with misappropriating $10,700 in county road bonds held by the bank. Another case set for trial is that of Sam Koby, former owner of a malt store on Virginia avenue, who is charged with possession of liquor and maintenance of a nuisance. Herschell P. Towler, alias W. F. Fowler, is to be tried on a charge of raising a one-cent government

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Plans are being made for observance of Armistics Day, Nov. 11. The committee in charge, left to right, is Charles R. Michael, department commander. Veterans of Foreign Wars; Harry M. Franklin, United Spanish War Veterans; Mrs. A. E. Berry, of the American War Mothers, and Frank A. White, Hoo&ier Legionnaire editor.

NEW J. C. PENNEY STORE THRONGED AT OPENING

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Crowds thronged the three floors of the new J. C. Penney store, which opened yesterday. The building has been completely redecorated and presents merchandise of every description. The second floor is divided into ready-

School Budget Cuts Opposed by Mothers in Hearing on Levies

Reduction of $137,072 Proposed to State Tax Board by Miesse; Mayor Sullivan Defends Civil City Figure.

Protests in behalf of hundreds of Indianapolis mothers against reductions in the school city budget, and suggestions for a total slash of $158,307 in the school and civil city budgets, were laid before the state tax board yesterday in a public hearing at city hall. Mrs. W. E. Balch, representing the Parent-Teacher Associations of the city, was the spokesman for the mothers, voicing opposition to school budget cuts. Suggestions for the budget reductions were laid before the board by Harry Miesse, secretary of the Indiana Taxpayers Association, who suggested a $21,235 cut in the civil city budget and $137,072.57 reduction in the school city budget. Mrs. Balch interrupted at this point to declare that school city reductions mean one of two things. “Either we close the schools in March, or teachers must go unpaid,” she asserted. “Indianapolis does not want the stigma of unpaid teachers that is attached to other cities,” Mrs. Balch asserted. In answering to questioning by Mr. Miesse, Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan, defending his budget as one of the best municipal budgets in recent years, declared he is not in favor of a special session of the legislature. “You never can tell what a legislature is going to do,” the mayor asserted. “The budget is made up —it is a good budget—and the legislature in special session might take away funds we need vitally. EXPORT GAIN REPORTED Canada Shipped More Goods This September Than Last. By United Press MONTREAL. Nov. 4.—Canada’s domestic exports in September, 1933, totaled $30,950,788. an increase of $11,592,227 over September, 1932, exports, figures issued by the dominion bureau of statistics reveal.

check to SIOO. Towler received the one-cent check upon his discharge more than one year ago from the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kas. The penny was the balance in his cash fund kept by the prison. SWIMMING TEACHER • ENDS LIFE AT POOL Midwest A. A. U. Official Believed Despondent Over Health. By United Press OMAHA. Neb., Oct. 4.—G. Peter Wendell, 41, secretary of the Midwest A. A. U., and widely known as a swimmer and swimming instructor, shot and killed himself in a dressing room at the Nicholas Senn hospital poor here last night. Wendell just had left the pool after conducting a class of girl swimmers. Before ending his life he telephoned his wife and complained he was not feeling well. His physical condition, which Dr. A. P. Condon, head of the hospital, said had been bad for several months, was ascribed as the reason for the act.

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to-wear departments, set apart in individual shops for convenience of the customer. At one side is a shop for infants, another for older girls and a “Treasure Island” department, where boys’ clothing is displayed.

“If the delinquency percentage were only 1 per cent, as it is in normal times, the civil city would be asking a tax rate of only 91 cents,” said the mayor. He challenged statements by Gavin L. Payne, investment banker, who asserted the school city’s share from whisky taxes after repeal would amount to $2,000,000. “I have questioned both the at-torney-general and the state excise director and they inform me whisky will be handled in drug stores,” the mayor said. “If this is the case, the city can not anticipate any sum approaching that figure, on tax receipts from the city’s 169 drug stores.” * After hearing the protests, the tax board announced that separate hearings on the budgets would be conducted next week on dates to be announced later.

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Twenty-five years of service as organist of the Meridian Street M. E. church will be completed by Mrs. Myra Goodnow Clippinger Sunday. She began the study of the organ under Charles F. Hansen in 1904, and was the first of his pupils to be graduated. Recently she has studied with Charles Henry Doersam, of New York, warden of the American Guild of Organists, and head of organ in Columbia university.

City Given 3 Weeks to Complete Housing Plan

i Local Committee Working on Details of Project to Eliminate Slums. Three weeks’ additional time has been granted the local community housing committee for submitting details of a plan involving expenditure of a $5,460,000 federal loan for elimination of Indianapolis slums, it was learned here today. Original deadline for submitting a satisfactory contract to the federal housing bureau was Nov. 7, but Max Dunning, assistant bureau director, granted a request for extension to Dec. 1. “The extension is just the thing needed to make our project a success.” said William H. Trimble, chairman of the local committee.

Champion! Katie the Mule Turns Dog, Trees Raccoon.

THOR OUGHBRED hunters often have graced the tanbark ring at state fairground horse shows, but yesterday a mule belonging to the state board of agriculture and kept stabled at the grounds took first prize in a hunter class of her own. The mule named Kate treed a raccoon. When Roy Baldwin, an electrician, passed by he found the mule pawing the ground at the base of a tree and beying skyward. Looking up he saw the frightened raccoon. Calling the state conservation department, he turned the animal over to officials and locked the mule back in the stable. *v

The local store is the newest of the more than 1.400 included in the J. C. Penney chain, scattered throughout practically every state in the United States. The first of the Penney stores was opened in 1902 in Kemmere, Wyo., a small mining town.

Heze Again Irrepressible Mr. Clark Proves He’s Tough.

HEZE (the irrepressible) CLARK, referee and newshawk, proved to the “rasslin” fans of Anderson Thursday night that he can “take it.” Mr. Clark, who played football at Indiana university when football really was rough, is known widely throughout the state as a guy who can “talk tough” to maulers like Strangler Lewis and get away with it. Last night Mr. Clark refereed the bout between George Gable of Cincinnati and Don Cortez, “the terrible Spaniard,” in Anderson. Growling fiercely at each other, the “rasslers” met near the ropes in a fierce headlock. They tumbled out of the ring and off the platform landing four feet below with a thud. Still locked in crushing grips they rolled under the platform. Mr. Clark went under the platform, too. The men slugged fiercely at each other, missing everything in sight except Mr. Clark, who was trying to pry them apart. Today Mr. Clark touched his jaw tenderly. “It ain’t glass, anyhow,” he boasted.

“It is positive proof that the government is anxious that we take full advantage of the offer to send $4,460,000 into our city. “The general public should not be misled into believing that it is impossible to complete the plan. Taking into consideration allowances for certain equities, which is the government’s way of helping as, we will not need more than SIOO,OOO cash, and a portion of that practically is assured to complete the $787,000 Washington requires of us.”

ATTACK SUSPECT HELD 15-Year-Old Girl Identifies Man as Escort, Poiice Report. Charged with vagrancy and contributing to the delinquency of a; minor, Sam Rogers, 29, of 1205 Deloss street, night watchman at Armour & Cos., packers, was arrested Thursday night. Rogers, according to police, was identified by a 15-year-old girl as a man who took her to a "bootlegging joint” and attacked her. OX TRAINED TO SADDLE Montana Man Uses Heavy Animal Instead of Horse. By United Press SEDAN. Kan., Nov. 4.—“ Breaking” ! horses is much too tame for Ralph Howell of Monett. who has an ox he has broken and uses to take the place of a saddle horse.

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SSOO GIFT TO AID RED CROSS CLOTHING FUND Membership Drive Is Given Anonymous Present for Campaign. The Indianapolis Red Cross is off to a flying start in its November campaign membership with headquarters announce the receipt of an anonymous gift of SSOO. The gift was unsolicited, and was presented with the request that the money be used to promote the work of Red Cross volunteers in supplying clothing for Marion county's needy families during the winter. These workers last year distributed more than 200,000 garments in Indianapolis and Marion county, making more than 80,000 of them in their workshops here. SSO Gift Received A second anonymous gift was received this morning. The donor specified that the SSO he sent be used to buy Red Cross memberships for those who will be unable to join this year because of prevailing economic conditions. Reports from workers in the field indicate that more multiple memberships will be subscribed this year than in the past. Many persons have signified their intention of subscribing for five, ten and twenty-five-dollar memberships. Committes Are Formed With the residential campaign in full swing, other divisions will begin their drive next week. Robert H. Bryson, chairman of the industrial division, met his workers at the Columbia Club at noon today, and expects to announce the personnel of his committee soon. The downtown division, under Mrs. Wolf Sussman and Mrs. Russell Fortune, is completing its organization. The leaders will issue supplies to their more than three hundred workers Monday. 1933 ELECTION LAW HELD TO BE INVALID Officials of Dunkirk Restrained from Holding Election Tuesday. By Timex Special PORTLAND, Nov. 4.—Officials of Dunkirk have been restrained from holding an election Tuesday by a decision of Judge Frank Gillespie, who ruled the 1933 act classifying cities of less than 3.000 population as towns is unconstitutional.

Hoover Last Defender of Capitalism, Says Seldes

Depression Is Discussed by Famous Playwright in Address. In discussing the depression and the ways we have attempted to bring back prosperity, Gilbert Seldes, newspaper man and playwright, in a talk before a Town Hall audience yesterday at English’s, referred to Mr. Hoover as the “last courageous defender of capitalism.” He said that his subject, instead of being “The Vacuum in American Life” might just as well be “Savage Life in Times of a Crisis.” Mr. Seldes pointed out that we have applied superstitions, coined expressions and done about everything else until we decided to approach the subject from a sound standpoint. The speaker asserted that the American people listened te Mr. Hoover fix the exact date of the disappearance of the depression and clung to the saying that “prosperity is just around the corner.” At one time when the depression was being winked out of existence by our superstitions and sayings, the speaker said, we turned to miniature golf and spent fortunes in building courses and then playing on them because many thought that this boom was the beginning of the new era of prosperity. The speaker contended that Mr. Hoover went into a state of inactivity, nearly coma, and also con-

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Dedication and formal opening of the east side Kroger drive-in market at East Tenth street and Drexel avenue, was celebrated yesterday in a brief ceremony attended by city officials and representatives of civic organizations. Arthur W. Metzger. Indianapolis branch manager of the Kroger company, represented the organization. He declared that the east side market was built in response to a public demand, as shown by the record of 500,000 customers served at the first of such markets at Forty-sixth street and College avenue. Other speakers were Ernest C. Ropkey, city council president; Mrs. Mary A. Durbin. 302 North Temple avenue, secretary-treasurer of the East New York Street Civic League, and Ed Hunter, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce.

PAGANIELECTEO BY FRANCIS VIGO GROUP Succeeds Harry Raitano as Association Head. Humbert P. Pagani u r as elected president of the Francis Vigo Memorial Association at a meeting in the Fidelity Trust building Thursday night. He succeeds Harry E. Raitano, who now is residing in California. Frank L. Martino, attorney, was named general secretary, succeeding Mr. Pagani. Mr. Pagani is a teacher of Italian at the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music, a member of the Advertising Club and the Schola Cantorum, SS. Peter and Paul cathedral. Object of the association is to obtain recognition for services of Colonel Francis Vigo in the conquest of the Northwest Territory. Colonel Vigo died in Vincennes in 1836 at the age of 89.

tended that Russia knew we were heading for a crash. Mr. Seldes was introduced by Talcott Powell, editor of The Times.

NAVY PILOT DIES IN SPECTACULAR CRASH Planes Collide 14,000 Feet Above Lake. By United Press SAN DIEGO, Cal., Nov. 4. —A spectacular airplane collision 14,000 feet above Sweetwater lake, near here yesterday sent Lieutenant C. D. Hart, naval pilot, crashing to death, while the second pilot. Lieutenant C. D. Ekstrom, managed to land his crippled plane. The two naval craft came together while engaging in maneuvers, witnesses said. A wing was ripped off Hart’s plane and it spun dizzily to earth, striking near the edge of the lake. The pilot was dead when taken from the wreckage.

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CHOIR PROGRAM WILL FEATURE MUSIC FESTIVAL Mid-Westminster Guild to Present Recital at Rite Cathedral. Indianapolis residents will be treated to a rare privilege Sunday afternoon when the Mid-West-minster Conductors’ Guild presents its choirs in a music festival at the Scottish Rite cathedral at 3:45. The Guild consists of men and women who have studied at the Westminster Choir school, Princeton. N. J., and who are carrying out the Westminster plan in churches of the Middle West. George Frederick Holler, minister of music at the First Presbyterian church of this city, is president of the guild. The program is as follows: Choral Prelude” Bach Andante" Rheinoerger Berceuse" Sealy In the Cathedral Zimmerman Lee Walker, organist Call to Worship, the Rev D. H Hammond Choral Response—" Day Is Dying in the West' .. .Sherwin Hymn—" Now Thank We All Our Lord" Cruger Soloist, Nun Danket Anthems—"Lo a Voice to Heaven Sounding Bortiansky Combined choirs ’ Like as the Hart". .Palestrina ' Psalm 150" Franck Prayer by the Rev. O. S Steele. Choral Response—"O God. We Pray” Arensky Anthems—"A Joyous Christmas Song" Gevaert High school choirs 1 "Triumph! Thanksgiving" Rachmaninoff Combined choirs Address by the Rev. George Arthur Frantz Anthems—"O Praise the Lord of Heaven" Arensky "Hallelujah Chorus" from "The Messiah" Handel Benediction, the Rev. Warren W. Wiant Choral Response—" The Lord Bless You and Keep You” Lutkin The choirs participating in the festival are the following: First M. E. church. West Lafayette. Mrs. Helen S. Anderson, conductor; First U. P. church. Springfield, 0.. Mrs. Charlotte Baumgartner, conductor; Covenant Presbyterian church, Springfield. 0.. Ruth Ingle, conductor: Broadway M. E. church. Indianapolis, Willard Beck, conductor; North M. E. church. Indianapolis, William Kugel, conductor; First Presbyterian church, Indianapolis, George Frederick Holler, conductor; King Avenue M. E. church, Columbus, 0., Herbert Huffman, conductor; Northminster Presbyterian church, Columbus, 0., Harold Reusser, conductor; St. Paul Lutheran church, Richmond, Mrs. Marjorie Beck Lohman, conductor; Reid Memorial U. P. church, Richmond, Robert Dafler, conductor; First M. E. church, Zanesville. 0., Mrs. Blanche Mathena, conductor; Memorial Presbyterian church, Dayton, 0., Mrs. W. H. Overpack, conductor; Central Presbyterian church, Dayton. 0., Mrs. Elsie Wirsching, conductor; First M. E. church, Sidney, 0., Mrs. G. U. Rhees, conductor; Wyoming Presbyterian church, Cincinnati, Christian Ulrich, conductor; First M. E. church, Mishawaka, Gladys Wagner, conductor. The guest conductor is to be G. A. Lehmann, who is head of the music department of the ColgateRochestec divinity school, Rochester, N. Y. Mr. Lehmann was formerly assistant director of Westminster choir. Lee Welker, organist at North M. E. church, of this city, will be guest organist.

FIFTY-ONE FIRES LAID TO ARSON PLOT AGENT Police of German Province Disclos: Wholesale Conspiracy. By United Pres s STETTIN. Germany, Nov. 4.—The police here discovered a wide-spread arson conspiracy extending all over the province of Pommerania. Four building contractors and six farmers were arrested, charged with instigating incendiarism in order to obtain indemnities from insurance companies, or to obtain building contracts. The arson, it was said, was organized on a commercial basis. The contractors had their “agents,” who for sums varying between 3 and 75 marks, set fire to any building with the consent of the owner. The most assiduous of these agents, a man named Fechtner of the village of Borin, is said to have started fifty-one fires. Fechtner was arrested along with nine others, equally said to have served as agents to the conspirators.