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BOOST IN RAILROAD FREIGHT RATES IS ASKED BY CARRIERS Government Sanction Is Sought by All Lines; Move Calculated to Raise Revenues by §170,000,000. STATE C. OF C. TO MAKE PROTEST ‘Direct Slap at President Roosevelt,’ Says R. B. Coapstick in Stinging Attack on R. R. Executives. By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—American railroads, complaining that their very existence is threatened bj rising wage levels and unit prices of materials, today asked government sanction of a country-wide increase in freight lates calculated to raise their annual revenues $170,000,000. The application, filed w ith the interstate commerce commission on behalf of Class 1 railroads by the Association of Kailw< •’ Executives, had been anticipated and followed a vote of the nation s big railway systems at the annual convention in Atlantic City recently.

Few commodities would be exempted, although the proposed increases were miscellaneous, rather than horizontal. It was not learned whether any of the rates cited in intricate schedule of increases filed with the I. C. C. were computed by arrangement with industrial groups. In applying for the freight increases. the railroads sought revenues to meet, in part, additional expenses to which they have been subjected by increases in operating expenses. These increases, occasioned by an increased wage level and increased prices of materials and supplies, were estimated at *293.00.000 annually. C. of C. to Protest Winter coal prices may be hiked at least 30 cents a ton in Indiana if the plea of American railroads for increased freight rates is heeded by the interstate commerce commission in Washington. This declaration was made today by R. B. Coapstick. manager of the freight and traffic division of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce. when informed of the petition filed before the I. C. C. by the nation's railroads. •It is a direct slap at President Roosevelt and the administration s efforts to keep prices down,” asserted Mr. Coapstick, when told that the railroads sought to raise their annual revenues $170,000,000 through increased freight rates. “Instead of increasing the rates, which have been judged by the commerce commission as a fair rate of return, the railroads should be reducing the rates on freight. “A general increase in all freight rates unquestionably will bo passed on to the consuming public. Protest to Be Made “The railroads merely will drive manufacturing concerns to the use ot trucks and waterways with a consequent cut in their own freight tonnage and the resultant loss of revenues." averred Mr. Coapstick. He said that the state chamber would battle vigorously against the proposed freight rate increase and that he would go to Washington to aid other organizations in the fight to prevent the railroad obtaining the increases. Mr. Coapstick pointed out that under the proposed rate hike petition filed by the railroads, that coal from Kentucky and West Virginia as well as other eastern coals carry at the present time the rate of $2.52 a ton, while under the proposed new scale the rate for the long haul from eastern as well as southern fields would be $2 82 a ton. Possibility that Indiana coal might be benefited was denied by Mr. Coapstick when he pointed out that one of the largest coal users in the city, the Citizens Gas Company. bought eastern and southern coal and not the product of Indiana mines. Increase Is Foreseen Indiana coal for the most part takes a rate of $125 a ton and the railroads propose to increase the state-mined product's freight rate to *1 35. “Fifty-five per cent of the tonnage handled by railroads, in Indiana aa well as other sections of the country, is coal and the increased coat of freight will be felt not only j bv the large manufacturer, but alsoj by the consumer who mill have the increased rate passed on to him and in addition feel the higher cost in buying coal for his home.” Mr Coapstick said. “It is driving freight out of trains Into trucks. For instance, coal will I be sent by boat dow nthe Ohio instead of by rail in an effort to cut 1 the cost of the rail’s proposed rates.” Mr Coapstick explained. “Instead of going after the business the railroads are driving it away." he declared Livestock will be increased 10 per cent except that no increase will be made in rates 25 cents or less. Indiana will not be affected materially by the livestock increase, the rate expert said. I pturn Ferseen by Babson 09 rmitr4 GLOUCESTER. Mass. Aug 27 Any change in business conditions from now on must be for the better. Roger W. Babscn. economist, told the Gloucester Rotary Club today. 1

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LEGION STAGES GIANT PARADE 100,000 Jam Gary Streets to Watch March of Indiana Veterans. By United Prrs* GARY. Ind.. Aug. 27.—With their first formal business session out of the way, Hoosier Legionnaires marched in their sixteenth annual parade today before 100.000 cheering residents of the Calumet. For block after block, crowds jammed Broadway to view the colorful event. More than 2.000 musicians provided the strains for marching feet. Governor Paul V. McNutt, former state and national commander, marched with his former post, Bloomington. Sherman Minton. Democratic candidate for United States senator, and Senator Arthur R. Robinson, both veterans, also i were in the line of march. Reading of reports occupied much of the morning’s business session which was featured by the speech of Edward Carruth, Herington. Kan., national vice-commander of the legion. He pleaded for a legion program of instruction in Americanism for the nation's youth and adoption of a policy of reasonable preparedness. Father Robert White of Boston, national legion chaplain, will give the major address tonight at the annual banquet for past state commanders. Frank Kossa. Jeffersonville, southern vice-commander, appeared to be leading the field for state legion chief. He is receiving the support of George Huish. East Chicago. who withdrew from the race after being elected head of the 40 and 8 yesterday. NEW PHONE BOOKS ARE OFF PRESSES Distribution to Give Jobs to 200 Men. The distribution of 73.000 new Indianapolis telephone directories will begin early tomorrow with approximately 200 men Recruited by ■ the Indiana Bell Telephone Company for that purpose from ranks of the unemployed. The distribution and collection of old books in the city proper will be completed within two days. The new directory has sixteen pages more than has the present, four alphabetical and twelve classified, a j total of 360 pages in all. Approximately 31.000 changes in alphabetical listings were made in the i new directory. The telephone company has divided the city into ten districts and appointed for distribution purposes a foreman for each district.

ANOTHER PICTURE SCOOP!

OLT 0 LT on the baked plains of the southwest and the midwest, where the sun’s fiery tongues licked dry rivers and streams ... shriveled and stunted grain ... starved cattle... killed man and beast . . . America’s most famous photographer recorded the national catastrophe of a land burned raw. TOMORROW The Indianapolis Times will present a full page of amazing—and EXCLUSIVE pictures taken in the droughtstricken regions by

Increasing cloudiness with possibly showers late tonight, followed by unsettled and cooler weather tomorrow.

STUNTERS FEATURE ‘34 AIR RACES

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Three of the army’s outstanding formation fliers, formerly known as the "Three Musketeers” and more recently christened “The Men on the Flying Trapeze,” will join with foreign aerial acrobats and American stunt fliers to thrill the crowds at the national air races in Cleveland Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. The three army aces are Captain C. L. Chenault. Lieutenant Haywood S. Hansell Jr., Lieutenant J. H. Williamson. One of the foreign stunt fliers. Lieutenant R. L. R. Atcherly of Great Britain, and an American daredevil. Milo Burcham, also are shown. The sixth man in the group of pictures surrounding the photo of the stands at the air races is Ben Howard, speed demon, whose “mystery” plane, the only cabin ship entered in the Thompson trophy race, is expected to do better than 300 miles an hour. (Story of model plane ronlest is on Fate 3)

Judge Orders Medical Aid for Boy, 8, in Cult

By L nited Press FT-PAYNE. Ala.. Aug. 27.—Circuit Judge A. E. Hawkins today took a vigorous directing hand in the near tragic case of Wallace Doyle Sharp Jr., 8-year-old son of a holiness cult family, which believes “faith” will heal his dangerously infected left leg. On the court’s order, Dr. W. T. Miller was sent to examine the boy, and promptly reported he was in need of an immediate amputation of the limb to avert death.

Judge Hawkins then warned the members of the boy’s family that if Wallace died because of their interference and objection to medical attention, he would summon the grand jury into special session and order it to return murder indictments against the responsible persons. “This child is in great danger,” Judge Hawkins said. “I intend to see that he receives the benefit of skilled medical attention, and this court will brook no interference.” The court, furthermore, disclosed that another 8-year-old boy, son of a “Free Holiness” church family, had died of appendicitis recently after his parents refused to summon a physician. Shortly thereafter, the court said it had learned, another child in the same family developed scarlet fever. The parents permitted treatment for this child, and he recovered, the court said. The boy’s father, who secluded the child last Friday to avoid a court order calling for his examination and treatment, was firm in his refusal to allow Wallace Doyle to be sent to a hospital. He persisted that prayer, “if you will just let us alone.” would cure the flaming infection in his son s leg. go to jail before my son goes to a hospital,” the angry father declared. ROOSEVELT FIGURES IN BOYS’ SCHOOL PICNIC President Then Heads for West Point to Renew Cadets. By United Press WARWICK. N. Y.. Aug. 27. President Roosevelt took time out from an inspection tour of state institutions today to enjoy a picnic under the trees of the State Shcool for Boys here. With Mrs. Roosevelt and a small party of friends, the chief executive motored to Warwick from Hyde Park. After the picnic the party headed for West Point to review the cadet corps.

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INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1934

PETERS NAMED TO STATEJOUSING JOB Ex-Democratic Chief to Assist Hoke. The long awaited political plum forecast for R. Earl Peters, defeated in the recent Democratic senatorial nomination race, came today with announcement of Mr. Peters’ appointment to a federal housing administration post. Dispatches from Washington stated Mr. Peters has been named an associate director for Indiana in the better housing division of the housing administration. Fred Hoke, recently named director of the division, today said he received notification of the appointment, but said he has not learned just what Mr. Peters’ duties and powers as associate director will be. SCHOOL CITY BUDGET HEARING IS TOMORROW 8-Cent Reduction in Proposed Levy to Be Discussed. Public hearing on the proposed' 1934-35 school city budget will be conducted at 8 tomorrow night by the 'school board. • The budget calls for expenditures of $5,853,943. an increase of $98,359 over the 1933-34 budget. The tax levy set by the board, 91 cents, is a reduction of 8 cents under the present levy, based on anticipated increase in revenue from gross income, intangibles and beer taexs from the state. The board will take formal action on the budget and levy after the hearing. Request that the levy be cut to 87.5 cents is expected to be made at the hearing by the Indiana Taxpayers’ Association.

MARGARET BOURKEWHITE. They are “camera paintings” that tell more vividly than words The Story of the Drought—remarkable photographs that will appear in no other local newspaper. These pictures were obtained for The Indianapolis Times by NEA Service through special arrangement with Miss Bourke-White and Fortune Magazine. Don’t miss them!

CONVICT’S ESCAPE FROM STATE PRISON REVEALED

1,000 Unemployed City Workers to Get Jobs in Relief Slaughter House Largest Poor Aid Packing Plant in Nation to Be Opened Here Soon, Coy Announces, to Handle U. S. Cattle From Drought Area. Wayne Coy, director of the Governor’s commission on unemployment relief, today announced plans for opening the largest work relief slaughter house in the nation at the former plant of the Indianapolis Abattoir Company, 1220 Drover

MOB THREATENS TEXASSUSPECT Bride, 18, Is Assaulted by Kidnaper While on Honeymoon. By United Pres* TYLER, Tex., Aug. 27.—Lynch talk seethed through this town today as groups of citizens kept watch for the return of J. D. Willis, charged with kidnaping a newlywed couple and criminally assaulting the bride. He was spirited out of the back door of the county jail last night, while a mob screamed for his life from the front. Authorities feared mob violence if Willis was returned here today to face a grand jury. He was held in a jail somewhere in the vicinity, but where police refused to reveal lest a mob travel there to get him. The 19-year-old ex-convict was identified positively by Maxwell Herring and his 18-year-old bride, whose honeymoon was interrupted last night. Willis was arrested driving their car, with Mrs. Herring's engagement ring in his pocket. It was believed the grand jury The Herrings had stopped their machine at a roadside soft drink stand. A man climbed in, pressed a gun against Mr. Herring’s side and forced him to drive ten miles to a woods. There Mr. Herring was made to strip to his underwear and was tied to a tree. The bandit told Mrs. Herring to undress. She refused, was slapped, knocked down, and assaulted while her husband strained at his bonds, helpless to intervene. Mrs. Herring then was deprived of her clothes and bound to another tree. The bandit drove off in their car, taking the clothes and her en- ; gagement ring. Mrs. Herring saved her wedding ring by putting it in her mouth. After two hours of struggle, she freed herself and then untied Mr. Herring. They got clothes at a farmhouse and were brought here. Mr. Herring is the son of the principal of the Tyler school. CURFEW VIOLATOR FINED, SENTENCED Tavern Owner Gets S3OO, 30 Days on Farm. First person to be sentenced as a violator of Indianapolis’ new beer tavern curfew law, Meyer Refkin, 1881 Shelby street, today was fined S3OO and costs and sent to the In- ! diana state farm for thirty days by ; Municipal Judge William H. Sheaf- ! fer. Judge Sheaffer announced in j court that he was making an exam- | pie of Refkin, who appeared with- , out an attorney. Refkin was arrested at 1225 p. myesterday, accused of serving beer at that time, although the law provides that alcoholic beverages may not be served within the city limits between 1 a. m. and 2 p. m. Sundays. His is the first conviction under the qurfew law. The law provides that no alcoholic beverages may be served and no entertainment may be offered after 1 p. m. any night. Beer can not be served before 6 a. m. on week days. MISSINS PILOT SAFE TWA Mail Flier Reports All Well by Telegraph. By United Pn g* ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.. Aug. 27. —Earl Fleet. TWA mail pilot, missing with his plane since yesterday. j reported to TWA officials here by telegraph that he was sate and his plane was undamaged. Times Index Bridge 4 Broun ' 9 Business News 11 Classified 12 Comics 13 Crossword Puzzle 5 Curious World 13 Editorial 8 Financial 6 Hiekman-Theaters 2 Pegler 9 Radio 7 Sports 10.11 | Woman’s Pages 4,5 x ; Motor tuned up. Carburetor adjusted. See Carburetor Sales, 214 East Ohio.—Adv.

street. The plant contemplates hiring more than 1,000 unemployed city workers now on relief rolls as soon as the slaughtering operation, authorized recently by the federal emergney relief administration, is in full swing. First call for workers, tentatively set for Wednesday, will give 450 men work immediately. Plans worked out by Mr. Coy and his assistant, F. M. Rehrig, call for facilities to slaughter 3,000 head of cattle a day. When the plant is running 100 per cent, according to Mr. Coy, maximum of slaughter is expected to reach 5,000 head a day. Arrangements have been made with Van Camps, Inc., to can all the meat from the relief slaughter house which in turn will be distributed to families on relief in the city and throughout the state. Private Aid Is Asked Mr. Coy made it clear that the relief operated slaughter house in no way will interfere with private enterprises operating in the city or state. He asserted that the operation of the plant merely will take over the surplus cattle being bought up by the federal government. “The government program of buying up cattle from the devastated drought area is so far ahead of the slaughtering facilities,” said Mr. Coy, “that private meat concerns in all parts of the nation are overtaxed. “It is to relieve this congestion and at the same time to relieve unemployed men that the project of work relief slaughtering has been undertaken. ‘An arrangement has been made with large city slaughtering concerns to consult with them first on our policies particularly with regard to hiring workers,” Mr. Coy continued. “There will be no ‘raiding’ of employes of private concerns for the operation of the relief slaughter house.” Inspectors on Way In order to insure the purity of meat in the new project inspectors from the bureau of animal industry, United States department of agricuture, will be assigned regularly to the plant. Operation of the Indianapolis Abattoir Company plant on a relief basis is the second such project to be attempted in the city. Recently the Governor’s commission took over the operation of the old Bills & Boetcher Company, a former slaughter house, at 801 Kentucky avenue. Plant of the Indianapolis Abattoir Company, now in receivership, is being refitted entirely. $3,000 BANDITS’ LOOT Gunmen Lock Cashier in Vault of Pennsylvania Bank. By United Press HUNTINGTON. Pa . Aug. 27. Two bandits held up the First National bank at Three Springs, near here, today and escaped with $3,000. They locked the cashier in the bank vault.

Extra! Election ‘Sell-Out’ in Big Race Is Charged!

THE STANDINGS Dr. Paul KernM 16,621 Fred W’. Steinsberger 15,577 Fred W, Krueger 15,303 Dr. Will H. Smith Jr 14,912 Dave Mitchell 12,607 Jim Clark 8,175 Clarence I. Baker 6,259 OH! the pity of this! It must he told’ Shenanigans have entered the Brown Derby race. Investigators for Jo-Jo, the dogfaced judge of the “darby,” are on the trail of a set of false teeth and thereby hangs this tale. For 10, Poor Lo—lndian signs and all—Joe McLafferty, 1933 brown kelly winner, has sold his birthright fra mess of teeth. At least, Joe sys he has! Joe is a confessing kind of a fellow and in his best confessional manner he walked into The Indianapolis Times office baring empty gums in his lower jaw. Then proudly, majestically almost. Joe said he had become a confirmed supporter of Dr. Will H. Smith Jr., president of the Cosmopolitan Democratic Club, in consideration of a set of false teeth. Dr. Smith, in his best "angry” manner, vehemently denied purchasing the 1933-1934 king for a few molars. In fact, the dentist switched the

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Burglar Is Twenty-third in Last Year; Fugitive Walked Away From Honor Farm, Authorities Announce. NONPARTISAN RULE RECOMMENDED Civil Service Setup Is Indorsed by Civic Leaders; Prison Breaks Lead to Need for Shakeup. Asa result of the flood of Indiana prison and jail breaks, The Times suggests a plan for legislative action to strengthen the state's penal system. The plan: Supervision over all state penal and correctional institutions and all county jails by a nonpartisan central state penal board, the members of which will be named under civil service rules. Selection of wardens, their deputies and other responsible prison and jail officials through civil service examination conducted by the state board and removal of these positions from political control. The total of desperate criminals—murderers, holdup men, burglars and the like—who have escaped, or walked away, from the Indiana state prison, Michigan City, in less than a year, was raised to twenty-three today with belated announcement of the escape last week of a Clarke county burglar. The fugitive, whose flight had been kept secret since he walked away from the honor farm several days ago, is Harmon Kelly, 36, sentenced from Clarke county in 1932 to three to ten years on burglary charges.

REMODELING OF PRISONURGED $210,000 Building Program Proposed by Kunkel in Budget. A general remodeling of the state prison in an effort to modernize the plant and put a halt to wholesale escapes was seen today in the announcement of the contents of the budget request by Warden Louis E. Kunkel. A building program, estimated to cost approximately $210,000 and a general increase in appropriations for salaries and operating expenses totaling $1,568,512 for the next biennium were asked by Mr. Kunkel. A building program, estimated to cost $116,000, also is proposed at the state reformatory at Pendleton, according to the budget submitted by Superintendent A. F. Miles. Construction of anew administration building outside the walls of the Michigan City institution and remodeling of the walls and towers were the principal changes asked by Mr. Kunkel. Remodeling and fireproofing of the prison hospital, an addition to the hospital for the criminally insane and anew receiving department and bathhouse were other improvements asked in the prison budget. Warden Kunkel also asked for additions and improvements to the prison lighting system. Part of this work already has been started, new searchlights having been placed on the walls after five inmates escaped several weeks ago. An additional appropriation for salaries of prison employes also is asked. Mr Kunkel pointed out that abandonment of several prison industries, profit from which was used to pay guards and other help, will necessitate increased appropriations for the next two years. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 60 10 a. m 74 7 a. m 62 11 a. m 76 8 a. m 68 12 (noon).. 79 9 a. m 72 1 p. m 77

charge by averring that the probability was that McLafferty had sold his soul to all the candidates and that he was to get a lorgnette from Dr. Paul Kernel, Hoosier Athletic Club president; a bushel of potatoes from Fred W. Steinsberger, president of the Indianapolis Retail Meat and Grocers’ Association; an atomizer from Fred W. Krueger, head of the Walgreen drug stores, and ten lessons in golfing from Dave Mitchell of links fame. Today begins the last week of the campaign for the silver plaque, the regal kelly, and the right to speak before an Indiana state fair crowd on the night of Sept. 6. The last derby ballot will be printed Saturday and is due in The Times office by 7 p. m. on Monday, one week from today. Last Friday’s ballot is due in The Times office at 4 p. m., or it will be voided. Today's ballot is good until 4 p. m. Wednesday. The race was whittled down today to only seven candidates with more than 5.000 votes. Jo-Jo wept a silo full of tears as he slid Walter Pritchard, G. O. P. mayoralty candidate; Sid Easley, State Life building cigar man, and George Ritter of the National Biscuit Company fame, into oblivion for 1934. Today's ballot is on Page Tw>.

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Police here received a circular on Kelly’s escape this morning and, shortly after this happened, first public announcement of the escape was made. The escape of these twenty-three men, among whom were ten members of the Dillinger gang, and of more than a score of equally hardened criminals from Hoosier county jails since last September, present a vivid picture of Indiana’s penal system as it works today. To add the finishing touches to that picture, Wayne Coy, director of the Governor's commission on unemployment relief, and until recently secretary in charge of state penal institutions, told The Times today thav seventy out of ninety of the county jails in Indiana are antiquated and unsafe. It long has been a matter of common scandal in county courtrooms throughout the state that criminals awaiting trials on serious charges such as murder and robber have succeeded in procuring 'a change of venue to counties where it was known that the jail was easy to break out of. That was the situation when Ernest (Red) Giberson, alleged leader of the holdup gang which murdered Police Sergeant Lester Jones in the robbery of the People's Motor Coach Company, succeded in breaking out of the Hamilton county jail at Noblesville last February. And Away He Went With Willie Mason, another member of the gang, Giberson obtained a change of venue from Marion county to Hamilton county, where the jail is notoriously unsafe and undermanned. He languished in the ancient red-brick jail for some weeks and then one fine day donned his hat and topcoat, which conveniently had been left in his cell, and walked out “I guess I’ll be gettin’ out of here,” Giberson remarked to an astonished CWA worker who was busy outside the cell-block with some plumbing work. And away went the desperado. Later, he was recaptured in Kentucky. Hours after the escape, sawed cellbars upon which Giberson had worked for weeks, were discovered. From the same jail last week Willie Mason and four others sawed their way to freedom. “Well, I’ll Be Darned” It will be recalled that Mason appeared "dumb” when told by the Hamilton county sheriff that Giberson has sawed his way out. “Well, I’ll be darned,” t* e inocu-ous-looking Willie comme. ted at the time. “Now. what d’. i think of that. Here I was in the cell next to him and I never knew it.” Mason still is at large. The story of the escape of the Dillinger gangsters, led by Harry Pierpont, Charles Makley and Russell Clark from the state prison on Sept. 26, 1933, is an oft-told tale. So is the bloody reign of terror created by the ten escaped convicts in a series of forays which shocked the nation. Dilinger’s “toy gun” escape from the Crown Point jail is Hoosier history. From the county jail at Franklin last Friday four more criminals escaped. All since have been recaptured. Crouch Caught With Saw Hilton Crouch, Dillinger gangster, was caught with a saw in his cell and all preparations made to escape from the Marion county jail a few months ago. Edward (Foggy) Dean of the Giberson gang is alleged to have been implicated in an elaborate delivery plot at the same jail. The Marion county jail has been declared "unsafe” by its chief jailer. Mr. Coy puts his finger directly on the trouble with county jails when he states that they are antiquated. “The sheriffs are not entirely to blame.” said Mr. Coy. “They ar forced to work with ancient equip(Turn to Page Three)