Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 56, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 July 1934 — Page 1

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GENERAL STRIKE PARALYZES FRISCO

DISPOSAL PLANT IS BUILT AT ANGOLA TO CLEAN UP LAKE Hoosier Town Expects to Reap Harvest of Tourist Trade by Ridding Summer Resort of Pollution. $60,000 IS COST OF _ NEW SYSTEM Engineering* Students at Tri-State College Lead in Drive; Farmer Sues City in Death of Cattle. BY ARCII STEIN EL Tim. staff Writer Clcanlinand jrodliness are coupled in Angola. The town is not “finicky.** But. in the heart of Indiana s lake region, it understands through daily contact with its restaurant waiters and filling station attendants the need for keeping summer resorts on nearby lakes free from Angolas own pollution. These waiters and station attendants know’ what engineering can do to preserve public health, for one of the foremost influ tries of the town is its college of engineering. Between filling gas tanks and “hashing, ’ they proudly tell you that Angola is building a sewage disposal plant at the cost of approximately £60,000 and that their own school textbooks, when they're studying instead of waiting on trade,

show that Anprola will reap its benefits by an ever increasing load of tourists and fishermen to Long and Pleasant lakes. These students also point out that the plant which will end Angola s j dumping of sewage bacteria into Long lake is under the supervision of R. O. Fenwick, class of ‘3l, TriState college. By fall, the Indianapolis Times will ho unable to obtain a sample ; of water out of a ditch that empties . rity sewage into Long lake to the j tune of 10.000 colon bacilli per 100 ; cubic centimeters. Swim in Polluted Waters When that sample was taken a Jpw days ago, a group ot Y. M. C. A. boys from Auburn were camped along the edges of wooded Long Jake. Nonchalantly they washed their mess-kits and swam within onequarter of a mile of the outlet of Pigeon ditch—the carrier of Angola's sewage. Angola's understanding of sanitation and engineering, through daily contact with embryo engineers, was strengthened in cleaning up its lakes and ditches when Frank Zabst. a farmer living along Pigeon creek. Mied the ntv for damages caused by death of rattle which are alleged to have drunk from the creek. The ease now is on appeal before the Indiana appellate court. Normally during school semesters the rity has a population of 3.515. The disposal plant was designed under the direction of Charles H. Hurd. Indianapolis consulting engineer. Aided by Federal Funds. Winter's snow onlv served as a dare to the town where engineers are made and so excavation work for the plant was begun near the ntv on a stubbled farm yard ankledeep in slush. Aided by federal money from the public works administration, tractors ~eooped out excavations. Brick masons and mixers of concrete huriTurn to Page Two! PRESIDENT'S PET DOG DIES AT WHITE HOUSE Wink*. Beautiful Setter. Hurt in Frolie on Fawn. /?„ I p., . WASHINGTON. July 16.—Winks. President Roosevelt's cherished Llewelyn setter pup. is dead, a victim of misguided judgment. While romping on the White House lawn yesterday with a bull pup belonging to a -secret service man. Winks ran into an iron fence and died of concussion of the brain. His demise leaves the White House for the first time in years wi:hout a doc belonging to the President. Major, a police dog. was banished some time ago when he made a habit of nipping diplomats in the seats of their trousers. Meggie. a Scot tie belonging to Mrs. Roosevelt, also was banished because she liked to chew the fingers of newspaper women. NEW-DEALER SELECTED AS TAMMANY LEADER James J. Pooling. Attorney and Scholar Succeeds Curry. r „ -.4 f'n * NEW YORK July 16 —Tammany Hall climbed back into the good g-aces of the national administration today when the executne committee selected James J. Doohng. 4! an attorney, scholar and former football star, to succeed John F. Curry as leader. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m "6 10 a. m 76 7a. m 75 11 a. m 81 Ba. m 71 12 (noon).. 82 B. m 71 Ip. m 86

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FARMER SLAIN; CLEWS HUNTED Hired Man Is Sought for Quiz in Death of A. C. Pearson. The bloody death of Albert C. 'Dan> Pearson. 48. R. R. 5, Box 580, a farmer, last night, was described definitely today as murder by Dr. A. W. Hadley, deputy coroner, following a post-mortem at the city morgue. The assailant remained a mystery to sheriffs who were baffled by lack of motive and clews. Mr. Pearson's body was found/on his bed this morning by his wife. Mrs. Ethel Pearson. 41. A large, gaping wound that might have been inflicted by a blunt instrument was on his forehead. The sheets were bloodstained. Police are searching for William H. Williams. 26. Pearson's hired hand.” who was not at the farm as usual this morning. Mrs. Pearson said that her husband had no enemies and that he and Williams were on good terms. Mrs. Pearson, who slept in a room next to that of her husband, said that, although she awoke once early this morning, she heard no noise. There was no evidence of a scuffle in the dead man's room. The farmer apparently was slain while he was sleeping, according to the sheriff's office. A pint bottle of whisky half full was on a dresser in the bedroom. Mr. Pearson is said to have been drinking. The farm is about five miles southeast of the city. Mr. Pearson is survived by his widow, two sisters and three brothers. Some time after the body was found, two witnesses appeared who said thev had seen Williams leaving the farm this morning. Thev were Mrs. Alma Wicks. R. R. 5, Box 588. and James B. Oelschlager. R. R. 5. Box 587. Both are neighbors of Mrs. Pearson. Mrs. Pearson also revealed that her husband had believed last night that someone was prowling around m the farmyard. FIELDS COMBED IN MISSING BOY HUNT Searchers Take Lesson From Lindbergh Tragedy. Bn United Press HARTSDALE. N. Y.. July 16. Loaders in the search for little Bobby Connor remembered a lesson from the Lindbergh kidnaping today and ordered thorough retracing of territory already combed by hundreds of searchers. The body of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. was found near a New Jersey highway which had been traversed repeatedly by searching parties. With this in mind scores of Bov Scouts were outfitted with poles and clubs for beating through underbrush and started on anew hunt for the 21-momh-old youngster who vanished last Thursday. While r.o new clews were found, police redoubled their efforts to locate an eccentric peddler known as the count” who was seen near the home of Bobby's parents the day the boy disappeared. Motor tuned up. Carburetor adjusted. See Carburetor Sales, 214 E. Ohio.—Adv.

The Indianapolis Times Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; unsettled at timefe; not much change in temperature.

City’s Water Supply Menaced as Sludge Torrent Slips Levee Water Company Snuts Canal Gates at Broad Ripple to Block Off Huge Quantity of Acid-Ridden Wastes From Ball Plant Pond. Pollution swept down upon Indianapolis over the weekend, endangered the health of hundreds of bathers in White river and forced the Indianapolis Water Company to shut its Broad Ripple canal gates in order to prevent the wastes of acids and dead fish from entering the city’s water supply.

Two million gallons of black sludge, swarming in bacteria, broke through a levee around a settling pond of the Ball Brothers' strawboard plant at Noblesville and killed hundreds of fish in addition to making white river unsafe for swimming. -Were sampling the water at both Warfleigh and McClure beaches and if the bacteria count is too high it may be necessary for me to order both beaches closed,” said Dr. Herman Morgan, city health officer. The break, first of a serious nature in years, sent state game wardens and officials of the Indianapolis Water Company to the scene Satuiday. Federal officers are in a position to take action, because of a perpetual injunction issued, according to water company attorneys, in 1893 against the predecessor company to the Ball Brothers, prohibiting the Noblesville plant from polluting the river. Creek Poisons Cows In the current stream pollution series in the Indianapolis Times, it was pointed out that a second plant of the Ball Brothers, at Eaton, Ind., is polluting the once beautiful Mississinewa river with strawboard wastes. At the same time that Indianapolis and Noblesville water company officials and sportsmen sought to block the flow of pollution on the capital city, a farmer, Fred Hawk, living on the outskirts of Newcastle, found eight cows dead on a creek running through his farm. Officials of the state board of sanitary engineering rushed to Newcastle today to examine the creek. Waters from Chrysler Motor Corporation flow into the creek and it was suggested that the death of the livestock was caused by the pouring of cyanide into the creek. Death of other cattle on the creek, which pours into Little Blue river has been attributed to cyanide wastes from the motor car plant. Eight Cows Found Dead Three cows were found, Mr. Hawk said, lying in the creek dead and five near the creek banks. The eight cows are said to have been worth about $450. Visceras of the dead cattle were to be examined by the state laboratory toda;,. The Times, in a pollution series ir. 1933, told of the cyanide dangers of Little Blue river. The Noblesville levee break occurred early Saturday. Unpolluted water in the canal was used Saturday for the city’s drinking supply and sixteen artesian wells were ready to supplement the 250.000.000 gallons in the canal in case of necessity. Canal Gates Reopened When the current of contamination had flowed past the Broad Ripple gates—and on down past Warfleigh and McClure beaches-*-the gates to the canal were opened and river water again was admitted to the canal Company officials said this occurred at 6 Sunday morning. Temperatures of 96 degreees, however. drove hundreds of men, women and children to McClure and Warfleigh beaches with the result that the pollution streamed past diving boards and around parties of aquatic devotees and on to lower reaches of White river. May Close Beaches Describing the slaughter of game fish in White river, F. N. Ehlers, deputy game warden, said, -Bass, catfish, bluegills were lying on banks or gasping for air. Even the crawdads lay on banks trying to get oxygen.” Mr. Ehlers said groups of fishermen of Noblesville aided the wardens in saving fish from the river by placing them in creeks with clearer and cleaner waters. Officials of the recreation department of the city were co-operating with Dr. Morgan in checking the condition of the river, in preparation to closing the beaches if necessary. EXPLORER RELEASED BY CHINESE BANDITS Swedish Scientist Telegraphs Word of Safety. Bp United Press PEIPING. July 16.—Sven Hedin. famous Swedish explorer, was safe today at Urumchi, in Chinese Turkestan. after having been a captive of bandits, with other members of his expedition. Mr. Hedin telegraphed friends here that he was safe but gave no , details of his capture. His release was linked here with the defeat of General Ma Chung-Ying by General, Shen Shih-Tsai. whom Soviet Rus- j aan troops are aiding. i

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, JULY 16, 1934

SOUTHWEST IN DROUGHT'S GRIP Crops Wither From Lack of Rain; Water Hauled From Deep Wells. Bp I Hited Press KANSAS CITY. Mo., July 16. The southwest today was one mighty furnace as scorching south winds sent thermometers hurtling above the 100-degree mark apparently intent on breaking records established yesterday. While crops withered from lack of rain, heat weary citizens, irritable and fatigued from sleepless nights braced themselves for another day of blistering heat. Many points, suffering from lack of adequate water supplies, put trucks to work hauling water from deep wells. A toll of two dead was added to the total of four already reported over the week-end among persons seeking relief from the searing temperatures. Roily Ehl of ©maha was killed when he struck his head on the sidewalk when overcome by heat. James Omaha, was drowned in the Missouri river. Government meteorologists premised nothing in the way of relief. Emporia, Kan., went into its thirty-fourth day today with official temperature readings over the 100-degree mark. The mercury touched 112 degrees there yesterday. Other high readings in the area included; Wichita, 107; Lincoln, Neb., 112; York, Neb., 112; Hastings, 114; Falls City, Neb., 112; Columbia, Mo.. 110; St. Joseph, Mo., 108; Topeka. Kan., ill; Norton, Kan., 114. and Kansas City, 106.3. Golf Balls Melted Bp United Pres* TOPEKA, Kan., July 16.—Topeka was so hot yesterday that golf balls melted and eggs were cooked in nests. Dr. J. F. Barr of Ottawa left his caddy bag ir. the sun during lunch at a golf club. When he returned, an hour later, the jtta percha covers had melted and run together. Several farmers reported eggs cooked by the 111-degree temperatures.

Cohn Jury Is Completed; State's Case Outlined Crowded Court Hears Mattice Say Prosecution Will Attempt to Show Defendant Illegally Converted Bank’s Funds to Another’s Use. After one week of labored cross-examining’ of jurors, twelve men to try Melville S. Cohn, vice-president of the defunct Meyer-Kiser bank, on a charge of embezzlement were seated shortly before noon today in criminal court.

After noon recess. Floyd Mattice, chief deputy prosecutor, began his opening statement. ‘•The evidence will not show the conversion of the bank's money to the defendant's own use. but to the use of another,” declared Mr. Mattice in his opening talk outlining the case against Mr. Cohn. He cited the penalty for the offense, two to fourteen years in prison. “The indictment, dated Sept. 1, 1930, charges the defendant with appropriation of $37.50 to the use of one Albert Blue, a stockholder in the Fralich Realty Company,” asserted Mr. Mattice. "The Meyer-Kiser bank, as are other banks, was engaged in business other than banking, such as buying and selling stock to their customers for a profit. •The Fralich Realty Company, the affairs of which were managed in part by the defendants, found itself in financial difficulties and unable to meet payments of dividends to preferred stockholders. ‘The bank nevertheless.” continued Mr. Mattice. “issued dividend checks, one of which was for $37.50. received by Mr. Blue. That single check was only one of many which the bank issued to preferred stockholders when the company had earned no dividends." he charged. “Such transaction can not be dealt with collectively in an indictment, so the one named heretofore will be used as a basis for this case,” Mr. Mattice said. The courtroom was crowded as the deputy prosecutor began his

4,000 TROOPS MOVE INTO CITY’S WHOLESALE DISTRICT AS ROVING RANDS OF VANDALS ROAM STREETS

U. S. to Guarantee No One in Dock Strike Area Goes Hungry. I. C. C. ACT EFFECTIVE Roosevelt Not to Give Up Trip; Wagner Is Sent to Portland. Bp United Press WASHINGTON, July 16.—The United States government is prepared to guarantee that no one in the San Francisco general strike will go hungry. The government also: 1. Considers the San Francisco situation as strictly a local problem to be settled if possible by local machinery now functioning. 2. Gave assurances that President Roosevelt, now vacationing in the south seas, would not change his plans and turn the cruiser Houston to San Francisco to take a personal hand in settling the strike. The moving cf provisions into the area in event of necessity with be in an interstate commerce matter and thereby go from to governmental control, under broad provisions of the interstate commerce acts which give the administration board powers to act in cases of emeigencies. One definite strike move by the administration was the ordering of Senator Robert F. Wagner <Dem., N. Y.) to Portland, Ore., where another strike is impending. In the White House announcement of his trip, it was said that he would act solely in an advisory capacity. The order, however, was interpreted here as an administration move to obtain settlement of the Portland trouble before the actual strike goes into effect. Mr. Wagner headed the national labor board which passed out of existence recently when the new labor relations board became effective under the law passed during the closing hours of congress. As chairman of the old board, Mr. Wagner was active in settling many disputes which came before the NRA in the last year. Meantime, the new labor board remained in session across the street from the labor department in secret conference. No word came either from there or from the office of Labor Secretary Frances Perkins. Both the board and the secretary contended they had not received any strike communications from the west coast today. Lack of Code Blamed Bp United Pres* PORTLAND, Ore., July 16.—General Hugh S. Johnson blamed the Pacific coast strike situation today (Turn to Page Fourteen)

opening declaration of the state’s case. Many of those present were stockholders or former depositors of the defunct Meyer-Kiser bank. James W. Noel was to make the opening statement for the defense. The first witness for the state will be called tomorrow morning. Difficulty in obtaining a jury was ended when Edward Franke, R. R. 11, Box 287, a county road worker, took chair No. 9 in the jury box and became the twelfth trial juror. Fourteen men had sat ii} chair number nine before Mr. Franke was accepted. Mr. Franke was the sixth venireman of a third special venire called by Special Judge Alexander Cavins. One hundred and thirty-six citizents were drawn in order to obtain a jury. The jurors trying Mr. Cohn, in addition to Mr. Franke, are: William J. Heim, R. R. 10. Excelsior Varnish Company district sales manager: Albert L. Ferguson. R. R. 6. Box 302. bridge contractor; George M. Overhiser, 2244 Central avenue, retired: Alvin H. Eickhoff. R. R. 9. Box 371, landscape gardener; Charles W. Martin. 1230 Livingston street, carpenter; Harold Green, R. R. 9. carpenter: Charles Seigel. 227 Leota street, cement worker: Arthur P. Frost. R. R. 12. Box 21. machinist: Chester N. Sedam. 1427 Finley avenue, cement contractor, J. Albert Schumacher, 3430 Carrollton avenue, mechanical engineer, and Malcolm Longberger. 534 Alton street, Prest-O-Lite Company employe.

AS STRIKE CUT OFF CITY’S FOOD

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As teamsters joined the spreading strike of union workmen in San Francisco, trucks were overturned and their drivers slugged, cutting off the city's food supplies. Sporadic violence, like the above scene showing a fruit and vegetable truck overturned in the street, spread through the city as the threat of an airtight general strike became more menacing.

Strike in a Nutshell By United Press

Four thousand national guardsmen were in San Francisco or en route to protect life and property endangered by the general strike. San Francisco became without transportation iacilities today when crews of the municipal street car lines refused to take out cars because of threats against them. Thousands of office workers were stranded in suburbs. Spasmodic acts of violence, including the looting of a grocery, were reported. The general strike strategy committee “permitted” nineteen restaurants to remain open.

Maritime Strikers Seek Control of Hiring Halls Dispute Which Brought Dock Walkout May 9 Results in Tieup as Other Unions Quit Posts. BY FRANK BARTHOLOMEW United Press Staff Correspondent SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.—San Francisco’s present labor troubles grow out of the strike of ten maritime unions on the Pacific coast now in its third month. The maritime strike grows out of the troubles of the longshoremen and the longshoremen’s difficulties go far back into Pacific coast labor history.

Several years ago the Longshoremen's union in San Francisco w’as broken and disrupted by an unsuccessful strike. It continued as an ineffective union until the national recovery administration was formed. Then it began to flourish. Demands were presented to employers. By Jan. 1 of this year San Francisco longshoremen were said to be the highest paid in the business. But wages were not the only matters of disagreement. The workmen maintained there were abuses in the methods of hiring, that hours were not adjusted properly, and they wanted recognition of their union. Strike Called May 9 A national labor group looked into the matter and for a time was believed to have effected a settlement, but the results were not satisfactory and new demands, chief among which were recognition of the union and union control of hiring halls, were presented May 9 the longshoremen called a strike along the entire Pacific coast. Pickets were held back by police, All afternoon the day before July 4 there was rioting. Bloody Rioting Occurs July 5 the trucking operation was resumed and that day became San Francisco’s “bloody Thursday.” From 9 a. m. until nearly 5 o’clock in the afternoon strikers and sympathizers numbering sometimes as many as 5.000 fought with police. Over a mile area was the battle field. There were charges and counter-attacks It was about as close to actual warfare as San Francisco had seen since the riots of the gold rush days Clubs, fists, bricks, tear gas, and finally guns were used When the pickets finally had been driven back and order restored. San Francisco counted her dead at two and the injured at 160 That night Governor Frank Merriam ordered out the national guard and troops moved on to the waterfront “We can't fight the army,” said Harry Bridges, strike leader, "but we will call a general strike” At first little attention was paid to the threat. But by the first of the following week it was plain that labor was serious. On Wednesday the teamsters union struck. The teamsters form one of the .(Turn to Page Fourteen)

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PROLONGED STRIKE FEARED BY GREEN Labor Chief Sees No Hope of Early Peace. Bp United Press SCRANTON. Pa., July 16.—William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, believes the general strike at San Francisco will be a long drawn out affair. “I see no prospect of any immediate clearing up of the San Francisco situation,” he said today. Mr. Green rerused to comment further on the strike situation. He was here to attend the funeral of Hugh Frayne, a labor leader. VIOLENCE FLARES UP IN MODEL VILLAGE STRIKJE Picket Leader Clubbed as Strikers Mob Deputy. Bp United Press KOHLER. Wis., July 16.—Violence flared today in the first strike in the history of this “model village” as 1.000 pickets attempted to blockade the Kohler plumbing manufacturing plant. Chris Lehning, 40, Sheboygan, a leader of the pickets, was clubbed by Deputy August Miller who was rescued after being mauled by the crowd. Fists were swung freely as the strikers turned back workers trying to enter the plant. One automobile loaded with workers was overturned. DELAYS GOOD-WLL HOP Mechanical Troubles Keep Fliers in Chicago. Bp United Press CHICAGO, July 16.—Mechin-.al troubles caused another postponement of the around the world goodwill flight of Commander William H.. Alexander and four other fliers. Mr. Alexander said his giant Sikorsky plane would take off for New York tomorrow.

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6,000 Troops to Be on Duty by Nightfall: Food Is at Premium. CITY KEEPS UP SPIRITS Sporadic Violence Reported; One Grocery Looted During Night. Bn United Press SAN FRANCISCO, July 16. —To the accompaniment of scattered guerilla warfare and hoodlumism carried on by roving bands of strikers and sympathizers, and with 4,000 militiamen on riot duty, San Francisco carried on today despite a paralyzing general strike. National guardsmen, mobilized in the city during the night, began moving into the wholesale district today, where business had been at a standstill since Thursday. They took over protection of an area bounded by Sacramento, Sansome and Jackson streets and the Embarcadero, a district about a half-mile square. The walkout became effective at 8 a. m. with an estimated 40,000 men on strike. Vandals among the wandering pickets broke numerous windows, beat several persons, tipped over at least two produce trucks, and worked much mischief. But, apparently undaunted, j large mass of the population pu *’ [ its walking shoes and trudged^, j( 0 , sidewalks and streets to business usual. Gasoline Supplies Replenished At the peak of the rush hour, streets were crowded with a great parade of pedestrians, while automobiles, their gas supplies replenished yesterday by visits to out-of-town filling stations, whirled through the thoroughfares. People rode bicycles, and not a few resorted to roller skates. The strike was thoroughly effective. but the populace still had its spirit, and San Francisco today was far from the deserted city of yesterday. Most of the violence was in the outlying districts. Last night there was one food riot of serious proportions when an angry crowd wrecked a grocery and took away $2,000 worth of food. In Hayward, an Oakland suburb, Communist headquarters was wrecked and the furniture burned. One case of attempted sabotage against the municipal railway was discovered. A switch had been thrown so as to cause a derailment. Numerous arrests were made. No Street Cars Running No street cars were running. There was no public transportation of any kind. Hundreds of shops were closed—business was in confusion. Meantime, public officials the mayor, the police commissioners and others—issued stirring appeals to the citizenry to “stand by organized government,” and promised that the “rights and lives of citizens” would be protected. There were indications that as many as 6.000 soldiers would be on duty by night. At the hour the strike became effective the One hundred sixtieth regiment was being mobilized in Los Angeles with orders to move toward San Francisco before noon <2 p m. Indianapolis time,). Never before in the city’s history had there been such scenes, save at the time of the great fire and earthquake disaster of 1906. Crowd3 thronged to the nineteen restaurants allowed to operate by permit from the general strike committee. Police feared food riots. Printers Not on Strike Long lines of pedestrians trudged their way through a light drizzle, determined to reach their places of employment. The only large union not on strike was the typographical union. Anew contract, effective today, between the typos and San Francisco publishers, assured continued publication of the city newspapers despite the strike. The typographers last night voted more than three to one to accept the one-year agreement which restored a previous 10 per cent salary cut and which also precluded any participation in strikes. Union stereotypers and pressmen also decided to remain at work, disregarding the general strike call. Meanwhile, convoys of motor trucks, escorted by state highway patrolmen, rumbled along highways toward the San Prancisco bay region, bringing new- supplies of food to depleted markets. They moved on orders of Governor Mernam, who promised nothing should stop the delivery of foodstuffs to the strike area. In the hours before dawn the guardsmen began arriving. Troop (Turn to Page Fourteen)