Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 304, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 May 1934 — Page 3

MAY 1, 1934

GRONINGER CHALLENGES LIGHT COMPANY TO PRODUCE LEDGER SHEET ON MERGER IN 1927 Attorney Asks Reasons tor §771,796 Expenditure on Transaction in Challenge to Harley Clark; Backs Denny for Mayor. The Indianapolis Power and Light Cos., and Harley L. Clark, its inactive head, were challenged to give reasons why $771,706 was expended for the merger of the two Indianapolis electric companies in 1027, by Taylor Groninger in a speech at Clark’s hall, Twenty-fifth and Station streets, last night.

Mr. Groningcr demanded that Mr. Clark produce the ledger sheet, reported to be lost, which contained the cost figures for the merger. He suggested that the Marion county prosecutor aid in the search for the missing ledger. Mr. Gronmger attacked the Republican party machine by charging that Republican bosses were involved in the merger. He declared that if George L. Dennv, candidate for the Republican mayoralty nomination. had been mayor at that time that the merger would not have passed with such ease. The McKinley Club will meet at 8 tomorrow night at 2217 East Washington street Republican candidates are invited. John L. Duvall, candidate for the Republican mayoralty nomination, promised to have all sections of the city represented in local administration. if nominated and elected, he declared last night at the Duvall-for-Mayor Club. 670 River avenue. Joseph S. Griggs, candidate for the Republican nomination for county treasurer, spoke at a series of meetings last night, outlining the duties of the treasurer's office. John Rottler Jr. spoke in behalf of the candidacy of J. Ed Burk for the Republican nomination for mayor at a series of political meetings last night. Mr. Burk will speak tonight at 924 Charles street. Charles R. Metzger, candidate for the Republican nomination for juvenile judge, and Charles B. Lines. Democrat, for county recorder, have been addefl to the slate of the ExService Voters’ League, according to an announcement made today. “Constitutional government must be preserved." Delbert O. Wilmeth, candidate for the Republican nomination for congressman. Twelfth district, said Monday night before the Republican Veterans' Organization, 108 North Delaware street. Harry E. Vedder. candidate for the Republican nomination for state senator, in a letter to the Associated Retailers of Indiana made public today stated that he favors repeal of the gross income tax. Other points on his platform are: Elimination of the emergency clause in the $1.50 tax law; the $1 tax limit on farm lands; governmental reorganization of lesser units, and taxation of religious, fraternal and educational institutions, which property is commercially employed in direct competition with taxable property or private enterprise. A heated argument over qualifications for sheriff between two Democratic candidates. Will T. Brow’n and Otto Ray, stole the show’ at the mass meeting in the Seventh Ward Young Democrats’ Club at Twentyfirst street and Boulevard place, last night. Captain Ray. a former police official. asserted that police training is necessary for the sheriff’s office. Mr. Brown, a business man. disputed this claim, saying that what the job needed was a business man. Mr. Brown said that the criminal duties of the office were slight in the last five years. Captain Ray received favorable applause when he said. T suppose, according to Mr. Brown, I am disqualified for sheriff because I have been a police officer.” Police in each district should be required to guard vacant houses against vandalism, Walter Pritchard. candidate for the Republican mayoralty nomination, declared at a series of meetings last night. Mr. Pritchard also asserted that hospital zones should be established in the city in order that injured persons might be taken to the nearest hospital. He spoke to the Republican Veterans. 108’ > North Delaware street, at 311 Ridgeview drive. Twenty-fifth and Oxford streets, and Thirty-first and School streets. Indiana should ratify the child labor amendment at the next session of the legislature. John M. Noe, candidate for the Democratic nomination for state representative, said in a statement today. Mr. Noe also favors collective bargaining by labor under compulsion of law. abolition of township governments and unification of police and school systems. He said. “It is my opinion that every man. ana every woman and child is fuly entitled to a full measure of social and economic justice. “Nothing is more disgraceful than that a large majority of our aged citizens are wasting away the later | years of their lives in poverty and misery. We should have an ade- j quate old age pension system that ] will enable the aged people to spend ! the closing years of their lives in I comfort.” “Let your conscience be your guide.” said Thomas D McGee, candidate for probate judge, in speaking before Democratic meetings last night. Mr. McGee urged the voters to familiarize themselves with the qualifications of the various candidates before entering the voting places. A mass meeting sponsored by persons interested in the candidacy of Perry H. Easton for the Demo- i cratic nomination for mayor will be held at 8 tomorrow night in Cadle tabernacle. “I propose to carry forward a humanized administration of justice.’’ declared James A. Collins, candidate for the Republican nomination for criminal court judge, in a series of talks last night. Mr. Collins spoke at 1957 Hovey j street, 732 South State avenue, and at Twelty-flfth and Station streets, j He pledged himself to administer justice along new deal lines to effect economy relief for the taxpay- j era, and said, “If elected, shall i

take every step to save money, as I did during my sixteen years on the bench.” R. C. Dauss, candidate for the Republican nomination for city councilman. Sixth district, declared at a meeting last night that he favored increase in firemen and police pay. He pledged himself to an economical administration. Years of study of child welfare problems and a sympathetic understanding of juvenile crime are essential to the proper administration of justice in the juvenile court, acording to Frank J. Lahr, candidate for the Republican nomination for juvenile judge. Mr. Lahr, who for sixteen years was judge of the court, spoke last night at 1957 Station street. H 6 discussed the juvenile delinquency problem from all angles, and said, “We must keep other boys from becoming Dillingers by dealing with youthful bandits in such a manner that they do not become antisocial.”

CITY ACTOR BREAKS LEG ATTEMPTING TO COPY DILLINGER

By United Press LINTON. Ind., May I.—An attempt to emulate the Dillinger limp sent Bill Arnold, 24, Indianapolis Stock company player, to the hospital with a broken leg. He was rehearsing for a play based on the escapades of John Dillinger, notorious Indiana outlaw’. WYER WILL ADDRESS FORUMS AT CLAYPOOL Series of Three Meetings to Be Held May 4 and 5. Samuel E. Wyer, Columbus (O.) engineer and economist, will be the chief speaker at a series of three open forums to be held in the Palm room of the Claypool May 4 and 5. The meetings will be held under the auspices of the Forum for Economic Progress. Mr. Wyer. well known in Indianapolis because of his many speeches before the Butler Economic Forum, has attempted to solve the problem of the economic chaos which hes swept the contry for the last five years, from the standpoint of an engineer. New ideas developed recently by Mr. Dyer in his researches into the cause of the economic distress will be presented at the open forum meetings at the Claypool. SHRINE SETS FRIDAY FOR SPRING CEREMONY Parade. With Band and Arab Patrol to Precede Event. Murat temple. Mystic Shrine, will hold its spring ceremonial and initiation Friday afternoon and night. All Knights Templar and Scottish Rite Masons are eligible for the initiation, petitions for which now are being received. A parade at 3 will open the ceremonies. The march will be headed by ihe sixty-piece band and will include the Arab patrol, the Gun Club and the Chanters. A business meeting wilt follow’ at 4. Refreshments w’ill be served at 6 and 9;30. Only Shriners who present the 1934 membership card wall be admitted.

TWO PHONE EMPLOYES HONORED FOR SERVICE Bell Company Workers Awarded 30Year Emblems. Thirty-year service emblems were awarded today to two Indiana Bell Telephone Company employes. They are Miss Bertha W. Faut. New Palestine. and William H. Phipps, 2308 Park avenue. Both began work with the old Central Union Telephone Company. Miss Faut as an operator in the traffic department in May, 1902, and Mr. Phipps as a splicer in the plant department in January, 1900. Slight interruptions in their service records make them eligible for the awards on the same day. NEW YORK CENTRAL DEPARTMENTS MERGED Revamping of Bureaus Announced by General Manager. C. S. Millard, vice-president and general manager of the New York Central railroad, today announced a revamping of the motive power and rolling stock departments, effective today. The two offices will be merged into the equipment department with D. J. Mullen as superintendent and F. K. Murphy as assistant superintendent. Headquarters are in Indianapolis. FIRE PROTECTION TO BE TAUGHT JANITORS School Is I'nder Auspices of Chamber of Commerce. A fire prevention school for watchmen, firemen and custodians will be held at fire headquarters tomorrow and Thursday under auspices of the Chamber of Commerce. First session at 2.30 Wednesday will be for janitors and custodians. Thursday s sessions at the same time will be for night watchmen and plant superintendents.

FEATURED IN FIRST OF CHILD SHOWS

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Dorothy Chapman and Rosemary Albert Featured in the first of the children’s shows at the Indiana Saturday morning will be Dorothy Chapman and Rosemary Albert (left to right), w’ho will offer a tap dance duet. Other children who will participate in the revue include Gloria Metzler, songs and dances; Arnold Messersmith, wing dancer, and Mary Rosalind Bolser, singer.

EMERICHVILLE BRIDGE ASSURED Works Board Approves New Four-Span Structure for Fall Creek. With approval of construction of anew bridge over Fall creek by the work' board yesterday, opening of West sixteenth street from Northwestern avenue to Emerichsville was assured. The bridge will be four spans long, fifty-five feet wide and contain forty-four foot roadway, and sidewalks on each side. The entire 5100.000 cost of the bridge wdll be paid by the federal public works administration as part of the state highway improvements project. Under the local improvement program, a three-w'ay opening is scheduled from Sixteenth street. West street will extend southward from Bluff road. Northwestern avenue from Sixteenth street to Thirtyeighth street, and West Sixteenth street to Emerichsville. Elimination of much traffic congestion will result from the improvement,* Walter C. Boetcher, w'orks board president, pointed out. Trucks from the north and northwest will be routed over West street, thus avoiding the middle section of the city, he said. Condemnation proceedings on West street from Raymond street south to the Bluff road were initiated last week. A twenty-four foot roadw’ay wdll be constructed through West street. COMPANY UNIONS ARE •VICIOUS,’ JUDGE SAYS "Bargain at Both Ends,” U. S. Attorney Charges. 111/ I nited I’nns WILMINGTON. Del.. May 1.-A Bargaining powers of so-called company unions, as described by the government attorney, were called “inherently vicious” by U. S. District Judge John P. Nields today at resumption of the government suit for a temporary injunction against the Weirton Steel Company. James Lawrence Fly, special prosecutor, described the functioning of the company union in pressing charges that the company had “intimidated” employes when 80 per cent voted for the company union rather than any other organization. c “Do you mean this company union bargains at both ends?” Judge Nields asked. “Yes,” Mr. Fly replied. “That’s inherently vicious,” the jurist said.

FATHER AND SON HELD IN DEATH OF WOMAN Fatal Burning of Boarder Under Investigation in Hammond. By l nilril I’rr.t! t HAMMOND. Ind., May I.—Lo; s Danible. 45. and his son, Jake, -6, were held in jail here today while police investigated the death of Mrs. Frances McGregor, 23. Mrs. McGregor was burned fatally when the home in which she lived with the father and son was destroyed by fire yesterday. Danible and his son said they were preparing a meal in the kitchen when the fire broke out in the attic above the room in which the young woman’s body was found. MODEL CLUB SESSION ON NURSES' PROGRAM Parliamentary Law Group to Present Event at School. A model club session by the Parliamentary Law Club, of which Mrs. John Downing Johnson is president, will be presented at the weekly meeting of the Methodist Hospital School of Nursing tomorrow night in the nurses’ residence. Mrs. William S. Tomlin will act as president and Mrs. E. E. Stacey will be leader. Donald Dowery will present a program of vocal and piano numbers. The freshman class, headed by Miss Sarah Wills, president, will serve tea. STABBING VICTIM DIES Policeman Succumbs to YVounds; Suspect Guarded. By United Prraa CRISFIELD. Md.. May I.—Patrolman Harry Daugherty, stabbed by a Negro Sunday night, died of his wounds early today after his suspected assailant, had been spirited to Baltimore for safe keeping.

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DOCTOR FEARS ORDER TO MOVE MAY CHECK WORK TO REVIVE DOG

Rij United Press BERKELEY, Cal.. May I.—Dr. Robert Cornish feared today that his experiment in w'hich a dog w'as restored to life after having been killed would be for naught if he is forced to move the semi-con-scious animal from the University of California campus. Possibility that Dr. Cornish might have to find other quarters for his experiments developed as the dog. Lazarus IV, he restored after asphyxiation regained its olfactory senses and showed other signs of recovery. A move now might kill the dog. he said. Although university authorities said no formal order to vacate the barn-like campus building had been served on the scientist, it w r as understood his occupation of the w’indowless workshop would be terminated soon. The building has been condemned as a fire menace and university officials w’ere not pleased with publicity attending the experiment, especially pictures of Lazarus IV.

CONSUMERS COUNCIL CHAIRMAN APPOINTED Mrs. Frances D. Streightoff to Head Group, Says Hoke. Mrs. Frances D. Streightoff, 723 East Thirty-third street, has been appointed chairman of the Marion County Consumers Council. The appointment was made by Frank C. Walker, executive director of the council, according to an announcement by Fred Hoke. Indiana director of the national emergency council. The consumers councils are comprised of five to ten members w’ho serve without pay and act as coordinating agencies in aiding the NRA, particularly on consumers'' problems such as prices. MISSIONARY INSTITUTE CONTINUES DISCUSSION Church Leaders From Six States Attend Meeting. Representatives to the Missionary Education Institute w’ere scheduled to continue their discusion of Japanese problems, problems of modern children and missions for youth, at today's meeting to be held in the First Baptist church. Opening session of the institute was held last night in ‘the church in conjunction with the dinnermeeting of the Brotherhood of the First Baptist church. Church leaders from six middle western states were in attendance. Closing sessions will be held tomorrow.

HUNT TRIAL EVIDENCE PRESENTED BY STATE Defendant Reduced Overdrafts Falsely, Is Allegation. By T'nitrd Prcsw DANVILLE. Ind., May I.—Trial of Cleo L. Hunt, former Brownsburg bank clerk, held on charges of banker’s embezzlement, continued in Hendricks circuit court today. The state presented evidence intended to show that Hunt sold Liberty bonds of bank customers and used the proceeds to reduce overdrafts in other accounts. Hunt is specifically charged with accepting a deposit of $104.52 from a Brownsburg resident when he knew the bank was insolvent. SAFES LOOTED OF S3OO John Koch Furniture Company Robbed During Night. Yeggs last night entered the John Koch Furniture Company, 826 Virginia avenue, by breaking open a door, blew open two safes and escaped with approximately S3OO. Black powder, apparently used to blow open the safes, was found strewn about the floor. A small flashlight was found on the premises also. INITIATION MEETING SET World Wide Guild Also to Install Officers Tomorrow. World Wide Guild. Indianapolis chapter, will hold initiation and installation of officers tomorrow night at the home of Miss Agnes Grahaf, 435 Linwcod. She will be assisted by Miss OfTie Burk. Purse and Jewelry Stolen A purse containing jewelry valued at $35 was taken from Bernice Waters. 1621 East Michigan street, while in a downtown department store yesterday, she reported to ponce.

EX-RAILROADER WILL BE BURIED IN HOLY GROSS Patrick J. Hickey Rite* to Be Held Here Tomorrow Funeral services for Patrick J. Hickey, 76, retired engineer of the Big Four railroad, will be held at 9:30 a. m. tomorrow at his home, 416 North Arsenal avenue, and at 10 in the Holy Cross Catholic church. Burial will be in the Holy I Cross cemetery. Mr. Hickey began w’ork at the , age of 12 for the Marietta & Ohio railroad. In 1882, he came to In- ; dianapolis as an engineer for the Big Four railroad. He was retired in 1927. He was a member of the Holy Cross church, the Holy Name Soj ciety and the Brotherhood of Loco- | motive engineers. Surviving him are the widow, i Mrs. Elizabeth Hickey; two daugh--1 tors, Mary and Helen Hickey; a son, Thomas J. Hickey, and two daugh- | ters, Mrs. Margaret Doyne. Columbus. 0.. and Mrs. Minnie Burns, Springfield, O. James P. Miers Dead James P. Miers, 75, 1510 Barth avenue, died Sunday in the Methodist hospital. Retiring from H. P. Wasson & Cos. five years ago after forty-nine years service, Mr. Miers previously had worked for the Pettis Dry Goods Company and at L. S. Ayres & Cos. Born in England, Mr. Miers came to the United States when he was 9. and lived in Pennsylvania before j coming to Indianapolis. Funeral services will be held at 2 ! tomorrow in the J. C. Wilson funeral j home, 1230 Prospect street. Burial will be in Crown Hill. Survivors are a son, Albert L. Miers; a step son, Charles H. Shortridge; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Merl Schafer; a brother, William P. Miers. all of Indianapolis, and a sister. Mrs. William Troutwine of Bridgeport. Faletic Funeral Today Funeral services for Mrs. Anna May Faletic, 19, who committed suicide Saturday night, will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at her home. 756 Arnolda avenue. Surviving her are the husband. Louis Fatelic; a 14-mont.hs-old daughter. Dolores, and father. William A. Sims of Evansville. She will be buried in Crown Hill. Mrs. Addie Mclntire Passes Mrs. Addie V- Mclntire, 62. of 826 Eugene street, who died yesterday after an illness of six months, will be buried tomorrow afternoon in Crown Hill. Funeral services will be held in the Tyner funeral home, 328 West Thirtieth street. Surviving her are : the husband, Benjamin Mclntire; | nine children. Allen E. Mclntire, | Paul F. Mclntire, Charles A. Mclntire, Eddie B. Mclntire, Earl E. Mclntire and Florence Mclntire, and Mrs. May Hill and Mrs. Alpha Cromer, all of this city, and Otto H. : Mclntire of Cincinnati; a brother, Edward Rochat, and two sister, Mrs. Lydia Johnson of Marble Corner, and Mrs. Jennie Hash, Dupont.

Mrs. Nora Fitzgerald Dead Mrs. Nora Fitzgerald. 63, 550 North Tacoma avenue, died yesterday in St. Francis hospital after an illness of one week. Funeral services will be held in the St. Phillip Neri church at 9 Thursday morning. Surviving her are the husband, Bartholomew Fitzgerald, and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Wies, Indianapolis. and Mrs. Mary Coble, Spencer. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Dr. Pearcey Buried Here Funeral services for Dr. Albert A. Pearcy, 40. ,former Indianapolis resident, will be held at 2:30 this afternoon in the Seventh Day Adventist church, 519 East Twentythird street. Burial will be in Crown Hill. A graduate of Emmerich Manual Training high school and the University of Chicago, Dr. Pearcy had been practicing medicine in Louisville since 1925. He died in the SS. Mary and Elizabeth hospital there Saturday. Surviving him are the widow, Mrs. Martha Pearcy; two children, Raymond and Juanita Pearcy; his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Pearcy, 456 West White River parkway, and a brother, Raymond Pearcy, Florida. , John Schulmeyer Dead John Schulmeyer. 57, died in his home on the High School road Sunday after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 tomorrow at the John F. Herrmann ..funeral home. Burial will be in Crown Hill. Mr. Schulmeyer was born in Germany and came here as a child. Survivors are three brothers, Jacob Schulmeyer, Indianapolis; Thomas Schulmeyer. South Bend, and Henry Schulmeyer, Michigan City, and three sisters. Mrs. Margaret Koehne and Mrs. Mary Glass, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Emma Judson, Monrovia. In the Air Weather conditions at 9 a. m.: South wind. 8 miles an hour; barometric pressure, 30.30 at sea level; : temperature, 60; general conditions, overcast; ceiling, estimated 6,000 feet; visibility, 15 miles. Special Train Excursion To Vincennes and Return Via Pennsylvania Railroad .Account Centennial Celebration Indianapolis Diocese Sunday, May 6th, 1934 j Leave Indianapolis 7 A. .\i. Arrive Vincennes 10:15 A. M. Leave Vincennes fi:+s F. M. Arrive Indianapolis 9:45 P. M. FARE-Adults $3.00, Children, Half Fare Sponsored by the Rights of Columbus

REAL SILK GUARDS HALT TIMES REPORTER

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A moment after The Times staff photographer snapped this photo of an “armored" bus used to haul Real Silk hosiery employes through picket lines to work, he and a Times reporter were hustled from the scene by company guards. Windows of the busses used by the company are protected by heavy screens to prevent missiles, which might be thrown by strikers, from injuring the workers. The reporter and photographer were told that the alley wherp the busses were being loaded is Real Silk property and that they would have to have a pass to enter it.

Crime Treatment Hit Charles R. Metzger, Republican Juvenile Judge Candidate, Raps Obsolete Penal Methods.

A THOROUGH mental and physical examination of each prisoner was advocated today by Charles R. Metzger, candidate for the Republican nomination for juvenile judge. The sentence should be for the purpose of aiding the individual and protecting society, according to the candidate.

Aftaekine- obsolete methods used in handling prisoners, Mr. Metzger said: "In penology, for thousands of years, we have attempted to give mass treatment with a complete disregard for the individual delinquent concerned. “It is not surprising that our criminal problem never has been solved. With a more enlightened approach, we would not allow the individual to appear before the courts dozens of times for offenses which were increasingly grave, until finally he is given either a life sentence or executed, after having caused untold havoc and social expense during the other years of his life. “With - enlightened criminal procedure, the definitely anti-social individual would be institutionalized permanently for his own protection and that of society. Probation, which uses properly trained staffs and suitable material, has demonstrated its worth many times over during the last fifty years, when it has been used extensively. “If elected, I shall adhere to the Indiana 1933 law which says that no probation officers shall be appointed for any court unless such persons have passed competitive examinations to be held by the Indiana state probation department. I shall go carefully into the professional c.ualifications for each applicant for a juvenile court position.” Mr. Metzger holds the Master of Arts degree from Indiana university, and has completed two additional years of study in the social science department at Indiana. He holds law degrees from the Benjamin Harrison and Indiana law schools. He has been a teacher of juvenile delinquency, probation, family problems and social legislation for the last ten years. He is an active member of the Indianapolis, Indiana and American bar associations. He belongs to the American Sociological Society, the American Association of Social Workers, the American Economic Association, the American Statistical Association and the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences. Mr. Metzger conducted the Indianapolis portion dealing with delinquency for the Wickersham commission report, and as a member of the Indiana university bureau of social research, prepared the annual reports for Indianapolis on the spread of delinquency.

ENGINEER COMPLETES 39 YEARS OF SERVICE Thomas L. Baldwin Makes Last Trip for P. & E. Completing thirty-nine and onehalf years of service, Thomas L. Baldwin, 70, of 149 South Elder avenue, stepped from his locomotive cab yesterday on the Peoria & Eastern railroad. During his long career, Mr. Baldwin was an engineer on passenger lines from Indianapolis to Peoria and Indianapolis to Springfield. He reached the retirement age Friday, April 13. BANKERS CONTROL OF U. S. MONEY CHARGED International Group Manipulates Currency, Gray Alleges. R!/ Timex Special WASHINGTON, May I.—Charge that international bankers are in control of the American money market and manipulate it for their own private profit was made here last night by Representative Finly H. Gray of Indiana. Mr. Gray made the charge in the first of a series of four nation-wide radio addresses on the general subject of money. The second will be next Monday night.

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FOUR ARE HELD IN BREMER KIDNAPING Political ‘Boss’ Confesses Part, Agents Say. Ry United Press CHICAGO, May L—Federal detectives, who for four months have relentlessly sifted the underworlds of a dozen cities, recorded as solved today one of the most sensational and baffling crimes of recent years, the $200,000 kidnaping of Edward G. Bremer of St. Paul. Four men were held on charges of conspiracy in abduction of the wealthy banker. Among them was John J. (Bossi McLaughlin, onetime political leader of Chicago’s west side. Investigators said McLaughlin confessed that he handled $53,000 of the huge ransom paid for Mr. Bremer’s release. His 17-year-old son. John Jr., and Philip Delaney, 34, a bartender, also were held. The other man held is Williapi Vidler, arrested with $2,665 of the Bremer money in his possession. Federal men searched the entire southwest, meanwhile, for two notorious gangsters. Arthur (Doc> Barker and Alvin Karpis, identified as the men who actually kidnaped Mr. Bremer. LITTLE FLOWER CLUB TO HOLD STAG PARTY Church Celebration to Celebrate Softball League Opening. One of the largest stag parties in the history of the Little Flower Men’s Club of the Little Flower church. Fourteenth street and Bosart avenue, will be held at 8 tomorrow night in the church hall. Frank J. McCarthy is head of the reception committee. A novelty entertainment with lunch and refreshments will feature the program, which will celebrate the opening of the Little Flower Softball League. The league is composed of eight teams, of approximately 150 players, who will play four nights a week on the church diamonds.

OHIO TO SEND $3,000 TO PIERPONT CAPTORS Eight Tucson Officers Who Nabbed Dillinger Gang Rewarded. By United Press LIMA, 0., May I.—Allen county commissioners today announced they w’ould send a check for $3,000 to eight Tucson police officers who captured John Dillinger and his three associates, Harry Pierpont, Charles Makley and Russell Clark, last December. The rew’ard w’as offered here after Pierpont, Makley and Clark delivered Dillinger from the county jail, slaying Sheriff Jesse L. Sarber w’hen he blocked their way. Pierpont and Makley are under death sentence and Clark was sentenced to life. I. U. EXTENSION HEAD EXPLAINS BRAIN TRUST Dr. Robert E. Cavanaugh Speaks to Scientech Club. “Brain Trusters,” was the topic of Dr. Robert E. Cavanaugh, head of the Indiana university extension division, in an address before members of the Scientech Club at a luncheon yesterday in the Columbia Club. Dr. Cavanaugh stated that college professors should participate in government affairs for the good of the people, and, “anything the college professor has to offer should be given a fair trial.

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SUPREME COURT ALTERS UTILITY RATE-MAKING U. S. jurists Launch New Deal for Power Firm Regulation. BY RUTH FNNEY TimM Special Writer WASHINGTON. May I.—The | United States Supreme court launched anew deal of its own today, for public utility regulation. Laying down the principle that “elaborate calculations which are at war with realities are of no avail,” it has radically altered the trend of supervised rate-making. Its decisions in the Illinois Bell Telephone and Dayton Power and Light cases give state utility commissions anew lease on life. They mean millions of dollars to rate payers in all parts of the country. If regulation falls into the new pattern quickly enough they may check the present tendency toward yardstick regulation and establishment of public enterprises. These, briefly are the revolutionary points in the court's decision?., 65 Per Cent Return O. K. It finds, in the Dayton Power and | Light Case, that 6.5 per cent is a large enough rate of return for utility companies. A few years ago, in the Baltimore Street Railway case, it said that anything beiow 7.44 pe r cent was confiscatory. It discovers that “charges to operating expenses may be as important as valuations of property” in rate making, and that by charging too much to depreciation—an operating pxpense—utility eom- | panics have actually been forcing I rate payers to contribute new capital to them, to buy additional plant and equipment on which the utility then expects a return. It examines carefully charges made by interstate holding com- | panies for service to subsidiaries, | and in both cases finds they are too high and reduces them. Finally, and most fundamentally j important, it decides that actual S experience of a company operating under reduced rates means more | than complicated calculations about | fair return on property values. Finding that the Illinois Bell TelI ephone Company has increased its capital stock steadily, has paid interest on its debts and 8 per cent dividends on its stock, has almost | doubled its fixed capital reserves, has increased its surplus and undivided profits from $5,600,000 to $23,767,000 and has doubled its fixed capital, the court concludes that regardless of statistical wails from the company it has not been operating under confiscatory rates. $18,000,000 to Be Returned Chicago telephone users get $18,000,000 at once by the decision. The Illinois Bell Telephone Company has collected that much in excess of the rates the supreme court allows during the ten years the case has been pending. Dayton gas users get $300,000 on the same basis. Dayton Power and Light Company is a subsidiary of Columbia Gas and Electric, one of the large J. P. Morgan utility units. It buys its gas from two other companies in the same holding company group, Ohio Fuel Gas Company and United Fuel Gas Company, paying 45 cents per thousand cubic feet. The court found that 39 cents was enough. The fede*al trade commission reported som ’ time ago that Columbia Gas and Electric, in a recent year, collected $8,128,700 from its common stock in Ohio fuel gas and $3,600,000 from its United Fuel Gas stock. Labor Warns Employers Labor’s warning that working hours must be reduced “through use of forceful methods if necessary” comes just as the United States Chamber of Commerce convenes here for its annual session reporting many beneficial results from NRA. President Roosevelt has refused to address the chamber, breaking a precedent of several years’ standing. His decision may mean that he feels it is useless to appeal again to employers for voluntary reductions of hours sufficient to reabsorb part or all of the 10,000,000 persons still unemployed. On the other hand, there has been no indication that he has altered his opposition to the compulsory thirty-hour week bill. President William Green of the A. F. of L. discussed this with him just before issuing his statement.

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