Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 139, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 October 1934 — Page 3

OCT. 20, 1934.

GIANT PUBLIC WORKS DRIVE, WITH $5,000,000,000 FOR HOUSING, ROOSEVELT’S GOAL Private Industry, Banks Are Asked to Finance and Take Part in New Offensive On Unemployment. • Copyright. 1834. by Scrlpps-Howard Newspapers WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—A giant public works and relief program centered on housing to cost between $5,000,000,000 and 7,000.000,000, perhaps even more, is being pieced together by the Roosevelt administration for submission to congress in January. It represents anew advance in the New Deal, a supreme effort to absorb in public works projects of all sorts, *n many fronts, as many unemployed as possible and to shuffle off direct relief as rapidly as possible.

Private industry and the 1 banks are being enlisted to finance and take part in the new offensive. Large new federal appropriations also are planned. In its attack, the administration will capitalize many agencies, with major emphasis on housing projects of all sorts, both urban and rural, and including subsistence homesteads, watershed development, public buildings, and self-liquidating murffcipal enterprises, hospitals, schools, and the like. Co-ordination of the housing programs of the Federal Housing Administration and the Public Works Administration is contemplated, perhaps with an outstanding figure or figures brought in to command these agencies. Housing will be the core of the ambitious program, and speed will be the watchword. Harry L. Hopkins, federal emergency relief director, is being mentioned for a prominent part in tne set-up. The name of General Hugh Johnson, retired NRA administrator, likewise is mentioned as one who might give the government’s drive the desired push and go, but there are some considerations against this. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation, under Chairman Jesse Jones, will be an important factor. The mortgage refinancing program, which provides for creation of trust companies and loans to existing companies, wall play a leading role in clearing up the dead load of Outstanding indebtedness to ease this burden generally and open the way for new financing. Confers With Business Leaders. President Roosevelt has been working on this huge program for days with his expert advisers. Numerous estimates for the various | segments of the plan have been laid before hjm, which he now’ is analyz- j ing and weighing. He has discussed his ideas with | the big businessmen and bankers j who have paraded into the White | House in the last few days. The administration believes it can “sell” the large necessary outlay to the conservative interests who howl about balancing the budget and then make the impossible proposal that relief be discontinued. President Roosevelt is determined to care for the needy. Business leaders know this must be done. In its arguments, the administra- | tion is pointing out that it is much I better to spend large sums for productive enterprises, which create wealth on which taxes can be collected. than to continue to pour out i billions for relief. It is taking the position that the time has come to ! call a halt to mere relief, which creates a continuing problem which may lead no one knows w’ither. and j spend money to give these unemployed millions jobs. Fights Revival of CWA Despite all that can be done, a mammoth relief problem confronts the nation this winter before the : contemplated new program can make itself felt. For this purpose, between $2,500,000,000 and $3,000,- : 000,000 will be needed. The very i fact of this huge, necessary outlay, administration officials believe, will w ake up industry to the need of j tackling the program now on a long- I time permanent basis with a large public works program that will stimulate private industry and create jobs. • Mr. Hopkins has set himself firmly j against revival of the CWA of last winter which is being urged by some j within the administration as an expedient to carry over the winter. The relief administrator believes the time has come to create real jobs and take care of the unemployed on a constructive, permanent basis. Mr. Hopkins has urged upon the President the wholesale building of small homes in rural communities all over the country. Unemployed would be moved into these homes, which, in the south, are being constructed for as low as S6OO. The government already has bought up great tracts of good farm lands at low cost. Some industries are ready to erect plants in these communities which would furnish work for the inhabitants. The homes would be amortized over a long time, and the government would lose nothing. Hopkins Favors Plan Mr. Hopkins is all set to go with this plan. Its value hes in the speed with which it can be carried forward. The houses are being built in fifteen days. The administration is being urged to put as much as 51.000.000.000 in this rural home project. Harold L. Ickes, secretary of interior, and public works administrator. said he could use between sl,500.000.000 and $2,000,000,000 in housing projects including slum clearance and low cost housing in the big cities. He would like $500,000,000 for the subsistence homestead program under his direction. An appropriation of $500,000,000 for pubiic works of a self-liquidating character is likely to be recommended. An annual appropriation of $500.000.000 altogether for the Tennessee Valley project, the projected Missouri and Arkansas river developments, the Ohio, St. Lawrence Water* ay and others will be recom- j mended.

PARLEY HEARS DEAN ACKERMAN Public’s Interest Centered in Recreation, Says Journalistic Head. By Times Special GREENCASTLE, Oct. 20. —“The majority of our citizens have substii tuted for a vital interest in public affairs, a vital interest in recreation and diversion,” Dean Carl W. Ackerman, of the Columbia university school of journalism, warned here today at the twenty-fifth annual founders’ luncheon of Sigma Delta Chi fraternity. “The new leisure has brought an insidious offspring of laissez-faire,” Dean Ackerman said. “The electors assume that every public official w'hile holding public office labors unselfishly in the public interest. They assume that their specific responsibilities are limited to the radio or the ballot box.” The fault rests with the people, he said, and pointed out that the press, without public support, can not check the growth of “lieu-lieu” legislation or the development of “lieulieu” governments. Sessions yesterday were ’ featured by a debate between Jonathan Eddy, executive secretary of the American Newspaper Guild, and Stephen C. Noland, editor of the Indianapolis News, with the latter in rebuttal. A round table discussion of the guild and the part it should play in improving and upholding the ethics of the newspaper profession was led by Talcott Powell, editor of The Indianapolis Times. GASOLINE PRICES IN CITY DROPONE CENT High Grade Fuel Slashed 2 1-2 Cents. Indianapolis and Marion county gasoline prices dropped today from 1 to 2' 2 cents, following the announcement of reductions in tank w’agon prices. One cent reductions were made by the Standard Oil Company on third grade and regular gasoline, while high grade gasoline was reduced 214 cents. Third grade and regular gasoline at Sinclair oil stations dropped 1 cent today, and a 1-cent reduction was announced at Shell stations on all grades. By United Press CHICAGO, Oct. 20.—A reduction of .3 of a cent a gallon in the price of gasoline from tank wagons was ordered today by the Standard Oil Company of Indiana throughout its territory. THREE FERA WORKERS ARE KILLED IN CRASH A Eighteen Children Fatherless After Truck Accident. By T'tiitrrf Press BOWLING GREEN, 0., Oct. 20. Eighteen Bow’ling Green children were fatherless today, result of an accident in which three FERA workers were killed. The dead, all of Bowling Green, are: Jeptha B. Moon, 59, father of four; Warren H. Simon, 51, father of five, and Rudolph Snider, father of nine. Moon and Simon were instantly killed when the truck in which they were returning from work, collided with another truck. Snider died en route to a hospital. l

City Engineer Attacks Proposed Power Terms Contract Offered Would Result in $88,328 Annual Increase in Rates, He Claims. Report by A. H. Moore, city engineer, on the Indianapolis Power and Light Company bid for anew contract for ten years’ service to the city indicates that an annual increase to the city of $88,328 would result from

its acceptance. The bid. however, is more likely to be rejected than accepted, according to Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan, who stated that the city will not consider a contract which calls for an increase under the circumstances prescribed by the power company. The company's bid specifies one increase of $52,000 a year over the ten-year period at the tnd of which time the city would own the present street lighting equipment which the company values at $1,000,000. Mr. Moore's figures indicate that the equipment at the end of ten years with depreciation deducted would be worth approximately $720,000. Mayor Sullivan pointed out that no one. under present changing mechanical and electrical conditions, could tell what a favorable contract would be ten years from now. He pointed out that much or all of the street-lighting equipment which the company proposes to sell the city

FLOOD RAGES ACROSS LOS ANGELES: SIX DIE

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Flood, tornado, and earthquake combined in an assault on Los Angeles and suburbs to leave death an wreckage behind, this picture showing the torrent raging through a city street, with water up to automobil hubcaps. Six were known to have died, with others missing; a ship was sunk; houses unroofed; and heav; loss caused by the flood waters in business building.

Democrats Will Hear Kern at Rally Tonight Parade to Precede Thirteenth Ward Program at Turner Hall; Sahm and Meyers to Talk. Marion county Democrats of the Thirteenth ward will stage a rally in the South Side Turners hall, Prospect street and Madison avenue, tonight. Addresses will be made by Superior Judge John W. Kern, Democratic mayoral nominee; Albert Sahm and Walter Meyers. The rally will be preceded by a parade to start at Morris and West streets.

Support of President Roosevelt and the record of Democrats in city and county offices are expected to be the key points in the Democratic campaign talks at the six rallies which have been scheduled for next week. Paul V. McNutt, Senator Frederick Van Nuys and Clarence A. Jackson will open the series at a Warren township roundup and parade Tuesday night to be held at the “Land-o’-Dance,” Post road and Washington street about two and a half miles east of Irvington. Mayor Sullivan Speaks Superior Judge John W. Kern, Democratic mayoral candidate; Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan; Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker, candidate for re-election, and Albert Stump were the principal speakers last night at a Twenty-second ward Democratic meeting in the University Heights grade school building. Mayor Sullivan reviewed his administration and declared that Indianapolis has been solvent throughout the depression when many other American cities have been forced to default in the payment of salaries to public employes and on their bonded indebtedness. Club Plans Dance The Washington township Young Democrats Club will hold a “rooster hop” and card party at the Riviera club Friday night. The affair, to which Governor and Mrs. Paul V. McNutt and all county and city Democratic candidates have been invited, will be directed by Carl King. •G. 0. P. Now S. T. 0. P.’ By Times Special TIPTON. Ind., Oct. 20.—“ Instead of the G. O. P., it now has become the party of S. T. O. P.,” Sherman Minton, Democratic nominee for United States senator, last night told a county rally here. His speech was preceded by a mile-long auto parade with marching bands and red fire. Mr. Minton said that the Republicans are out to stop things again. “They have signs posted with the motto. ‘Stop McNutt,’ ” he said. “Where is McNutt going? What is he running for in this campaign? I understand Senator Robinson is running against the Governor for something or another, but nobody seems to know what.” Pritchard Talks on Taxes Since it is the policy of the Democratic national administration to continue to force the price of food to still higher levels, it is more than ever imperative that the cost of city government be curtailed in order to keep taxes down, Walter Pritchard. Coffin mayoral candidate, declared at a meeting of the Thirteenth ward last night.

might have become obsolete by that time. The mayor further stated that he hoped to study the matter from all angles with power company officials sometime in the immediate future* He proposes to take the matter up with the works board and the city legal department some time next week. Mr. Moore estimates that the annual increased cost to the city would be $36,000 more than the power company had indicated. He estimates $60,532.68 as the annual cost to the city for street lighting under the proposed contract, $12,000 as breakage costs. $20,000 for moving equipment to make way for public improvements, and $1,500 as salary for an inspector to be paid by the city. This total increase of $94,032 is reduced to $88,328 through an estimated reduction of $5,704 in metered service. The contract calls for a cut in the metered kilowatt hour service from 3 to 21a cents.

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M’Nutt Gives Account By Timex Special RICHMOND, Ind., Oct. 20.—Pre- | senting a financial report of the , first two year of the state adminisj tration, Governor Paul V. McNutt last night claimed a net saving of for the period. “This is the two-year record of the Democratic party in Indiana,” he said, “ a record of economy made without impairing the credit of the 1 state.” Wilmeth Heads Speakers Delbert O. Wilmeth, Republican congressional nominee from the Twelfth district; George O. Hutsell, auditor nominee; Charles M. Clark, and Judson L. Stark were the principal speakers last night at a meeting of ward and precinct chairman of the Marion county Young Republican League at 137 East Wash- ! ington street. Li’l Arthur Speaks lit/ Timex Special NEWCASTLE, Ind., Oct. 20.—ifeemployment of 11,000,000 jobless men as a means of effecting permanent recovery, was urged by Senator Arthur R. Robinson in a speech here last night. He said that, looking at the American scene today, we find that conditions are worse than they were a year ago. I SLEEPING WATCHMAN IS SLUGGED BY THIEF WHO AWAKENED HIM A thief not only interrupted the slumber of Edward Lambert, 1222 North New Jersey street, night watchman, last night, but also struck Lambert twice in the face. Lambert, who sleeps under a counter at the Laughner restaurant, 812 Ft. Wayne avenue, told police he was awakened by the jangle of the cash register. He yelled at the thief who slugged him and fled with $4 through a rear window. DISCIPLES OF CHRIST HONOR COLLEGE HEAD Drake President Named to Succeed . City Man. Bp United Press DES MOINES, la., Oct. 20.—Dr. D. W. Morehouse, president of Drake university, today was elevated to the international presidency of the Church of Christ. He was elected at the international convention of the Disciples of Christ here, succeeding the Rev. William F. Rothenburger, Indianapolis. H. B. Holloway, Indianapolis, was re-elected transportation secretary. MRS. WHITNEY MAY ATTEMPT SETTLEMENT Custody Battle May Be Decided Before Court Reconvenes By United Press NEW YORK. Oct. 20.—Counsel for Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, who is fighting to' retain custody of her sis-ter-in-law’s ten year old daughter, Gloria Vanderbilt, may attempt to seek a settlement before the custody hearing resumes Monday, it was reported today. TAX LAW IS ATTACKED Buit To Enjoin Gross Income Collection Filed A suit to enjoin the state of India t from collecting gross income tax from the Capital Paper Company at the rate of 1 per cent of the gross receipts of the concern's business is on file today in superior court five. The complaint contends that the tax should be but one-fourth of 1 per cent. State officials charged with collection of the tax are named defendants. ILLINOIS BANK LOOTED Three Bandits Escape With Several Thousand Dollars. By United Press WOODLAWN, HI.. Oct. 20 —Three bandits held up the First National bank here today and escaped with between $2,000 and $3,000 after shooting John Eubank, a customer.

BURCKES FUNERAL IS SET FOR MONDAY City Woman, 73, to Be Buried in Crown Hill. 4 Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Burckes, 73, of 3103 North Capitol avenue, who died yesterday, will be held at 10 Monday in the Flanner & Buchanan funeral home. Burial will be in Crown Hill. Mrs. Burckes was a member of the Capitol Avenue M. E. church and the W. C. T. U. A son, Fred R. Burckes, Indianapolis, survives her. City Woman, 90, Dead The funeral of Mrs. Mary Lcflve, 90, who died Thursday night in her home, 1102 Olney street, will be held in the Royster & Askin funeral home at 10 Monday. Burial will be in Columbus, where she had lived most of her life. Three sons, Edward Lowe, Indianapolis, and Grover and Thomas Lowe, living near Los Angeles, survive. War Veteran Passes Funeral services for Harold M. Daubenspeck, 39, who died in Methodist hospital Thursday, will be held at 10:30 Monday, at the home of his father, Peter Daubenspeck, which adjoins his farm on West Eighty-sixth street. Mr. Daubenspeck served in the World war, and was a member of the American Legion and the Williams Creek Christian church. The wife, Mrs. Ruby Daubenpseck; two sons, Robert and Richard Daubenspeck; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Daubenspeck; a sister, Mrs. Ruby St. Clair, Carmel, and a brother, Homer Daubenspeck, survive. ' Body Is Brought Here The remains of E. C. Currier, 62, of 2505 North Talbot street, who died Thursday in Jefferson, Tex., while en route to Houston, have been brought to Indianapolis for burial. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Mr. Currier was a retired insurance man. He was accompanied to Texas by his wife, their daughter, Winifred, and a son, Horace. Other survivors are a daughter, Mrs. R. C. Williams, Indianapolis, and two sons, G. L. Currier, Indianapolis, and A. L. Currier, Grand Canyon, Ariz. TWO GIRLS KILLED IN KEROSENE EXPLOSION Angola Sisters Burned to Death in Home. By United Press ANGOLA, Ind., Oct. 20.—Dorothy Parshall, 16, and her sister, Betty, 11, daughters of Mrs. Alice Gleason, were burned fatally in an explosion at their home near Fremont late yesterday. The two girls were rekindling a fire in the kitchen stove and poured kerosene on l:ve coals in the firebox. The oil exploded and they were enveloped in flames. Dorothy died j shortly after entering Cameron hospital here and Betty died a few I hours later. AX-MURDER IS PROBED Three Grilled in Slaying of Negro; j Quarrel Is Blamed. A quarrel, apparently over money supposed to be buried in the basement of a vacant house at 1516 Bundy place, resulted in the death of James Morris, 27, Negro, detectives believe. The body of Morris, mutilated by ax blows, was found in the basement Tuesday. Three Negroes. Beniamin ! Finch, 33, of 1536 Bundy place; Charles Henry Flowers, 20, and Herman Wall, 22, both of 915 East j Fourteenth street, made statements. ; according to detectives, involving each other in the slaying.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to: Joe T Shortwell, 2801 North Talbott avenue. Ford coach. 120-348. from In front of home. Homer Dugger. 809 Hampton drive, Plvmouth coupe. 240-231. from in front of home. *

BACK HOME AGAIN

Stolen automobiles recovered by police belong to; George O Connor. 1213 North Pennsvlvama street Pontiac sedaw, found in garage at 2143 North Meridian street. F W. Young. 3554 Guilford avenue Ford coupe, foiind in downtown parsing space. Polar Ice and Fuel Companv. Twentieth street and Northwestern avenue. Dodge truck, found at Twenty-seventh street and Northwestern avenue. B Livers. 930 Albanv street. Ford coach, found at 1538 South State avenue, stripped. R. Appleyard. Indianapolis Athletic Club, found at Minnesota street and Emerson avenue. Leona Winfrey, 2533 Boulevard place. Plymouth sedan, found at 2409 Northwestern avenue, stripped. Delbert Sanders. 2915 Cornell avenue. Pontiac coach, found at 2700 Schofield avenue, stripped.

GIVEN PROPER BASIS. POLICE WILLSUCCEEO Essentials Are Sufficient Funds and Ban on Political Rule. This is the sixlh and final story on. state police systems written by Albert J. Beveridge Jr., a special writer for the Lebanon (Ind.) Reporter. In compiling the articles, Mr. Beveridge, during the last year, has studied the operations of a number of state police setups. His survey included Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, New JeiSey, Pennsylvania and the Royal Northwest Mounted. BY ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE JR. It has been pointed out that state police forces are purely rural organizations, serving those persons outside the jurisdiction of municipal police protection. It follows that great areas must be patrolled as efficiently as possible in order to justify the existence of rural police. A comparison of a few states, insofar as their geographical size and the extent of their populations are concerned, is necessary if we are to gauge fairly the usefulness of a state police force. Massachusetts has an area of 8.000 sqiJare miles and almost a million persons in rural districts, pro serve these inhabitants and to cover that area 300 uniformed state troopers are employed with never more than 200 actually available at any ! given time. That means there is one trooper to every 5,000 persons. The most practical proportion is one police officer to every 1,000 persons. State Systems Analyzed New Jersey, which is but slightly smaller than Massachusetts, has 300 uniformed men in the service. Pennsylvania, with an area more than five times the size of Massachusetts and with a great rural population, has 400 men patrolling the state. ! New York, even larger than Pennsylvania, has 600 men on active duty. Before we consider Indiana, it is necessary to bear in mind the fact that its police force is but a year and a half old. However, Indiana is a good example of what is wrong. In this state there are approximately a million and a half persons scattered over an area of 36,000 square miles. To serve these rural sections forty-six uniformed men are in the service of the state police. When one takes into consideration the fact that a trooper must sleep, eat and be granted a day of rest, the working basis of the force is cut to thirty men. That does not include sickness or disability. In other words, in Indiana there is one trooper to every 50,000 persons. Efficiency Demonstrated In New Jersey during the fiscal year ended in 1922, 27,000 odd arrests were made which resulted in more than 23,000 convictions. Almost 2,000 cases remain to be tried. Considering the fact that the state police is not alone a law enforcing agency but a service agency, troopers give service along the road whenever they can. In 1931 more than over 37,000 such cases were handled and in 1932 more than 11,000. In Pennsylvania in 1932 there were more than 60,000 calls for assistance and more than 30,000 investigations made. In New York, in 1919, almost 40,000 arrests were made and 93.4 per cent of those arrested were convicted, so thorough were the officers in their investigations. In Indiana there are no official complete records as yet. However, from March through April of this year more than 1,000 arrests were made which resulted in more than 600 convictions. When one considers that the Indiana state police is limited in its man power, that its method of communication is slow, uncertain and obsolete, that the distances to be covered are vast one can not help but admire what has been done. Force Shows Profit A reference has been made to the fact that state police organizations pay for themselves in purely monetary value. In the case of New Jersey, $1,215,000 was required to operate the force in 1932. The organization returned to the citizens of the state or to the treasury more than $2,282,000 in fines, recovered stolen property, forfeited bails and many other things. In Indiana, the fines and forfeited bails are not considered in the return, but from semi-official and incomplete records more than $21,000 was returned to citizens in the ; way of stolen property from March through April. Last year’s expenses i for the Indiana state police were J $192,000. When the official returns are compiled it is pretty safe to say that they will come very near ; equaling the total expenditures. With crime on the increase in certain sections of the nation, state police forces are absolutely necessary. Major crime has decreased decidedly in the east and authorities account for that because of the presence and activity of efficient state police bodies. In the mid-west crime has not decreased nor have the criminals been ; handicapped in any way by state ; police organizations. , What Is Needed for Success However, when well trained organizations are formed, free of political influence, equipped with the most modern means of transportation and communication, major crimes will decrease noticeably and the taxpayers will benefit therefrom. The members of a state police force, are for the most part proud of their organization. They realize, i especially in those well established forces in the east, that a career is offered and that they will remain on the force as long as they give es- | ficient services. Troopers should never be dis- j charged at the whim of a political boss nor should any influence of political nature be brought to bear J at their trials. Each force has its own method of discharging its members and no organization should be ieft in a position where outside influence would affect its personnel. Political influence should be ruled out of every organization and appropriations should be granted commensurable to the specific needs of the state.

DANCE TO BE HELD

Mrs. Earl Milender Fireman’s Association women's auxiliary will hold a dance at 8 30 tonight at the Athenaeum. Mrs. Earl Milender is ticket committee chairman.

CHURCH REPORT STORM CENTER - * Refusal to Condemn School Military Training Stirs Bitter Debate. By United Press ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Oct. 20. A committee of prominent church : leaders that refused to condemn school military training on the i grounds that all war could not be j called un-Christian was a storm center today at the Protestant Episcopal general convention. Among committeemen were former Senator George Wharton Pepper,’ retired; Major-General Charles P. Summerall and Right Rev. James E. Freeman, bishop of Washington. The committee’s report on eleven resolutions dealing with national issues was scheduled for debate ‘after its presentation at the previous session stirred attack in both the house of bishops and in the house of deputies. Bishop Edward Lambe Parsons of California and Bishop William Proctor Remington of eastern Oregon accused the committee of fence straddling and reactionary conservatism. The report refused to favor public ownership of utilities. It qualified approval of the current princible of collective bargaining by declaring the same principle should constrain organized employes to respect the liberty of unorgainzed or “otherwise organized” workers. It charged that “economic planning may reach a point at which liberty dies.” U. S. BRIDGE TEAM VICTOR OVER BRITISH Culbertsons Lead American Trophy Winners. By United Press LONDON, Oct. 20.—An American bridge team retained the Charles M. Schwab cup last night by defeating a British team, 91,650 to 88,050, in a 300-hand match. Play lasted five days, with two sessions each day. The American team, led by Ely Culbertson, took the lead Thursday night after trailing in the first seven sessions. In the Friday afternoon session Culbertson’s team increased its lead to 970 and went far ahead last night. Mr. Culbertson’s team mates were Mrs. Culbertson, his wife; Theodore A. Wightner and Albert Morehead. FINAL HONORS PAID POINCARE BY FRANCE Simple Ceremony Precedes Burial In Argonne Forest. By United Press PARIS, Oct. 20. France paid final honors today to Raymond Poincare, its war time President, with a service at the Pantheon, in drizzling rain, in which he was eulogized by Premier Gaston Doumergue. Final rites for the war-time President began at 11 a. m. The ceremony was brief. A little later the body was placed In a motor hearse and was carried to Nubecourt, in the Argonne forest, for burial. LECTURES ARE SLATED State Symphony Society Series to Be Given on Mondays. A series of illustrated lectures on Indiana State Symphony Society programs will be given under auspices of Indiana university extension division preceding the concerts on Monday nights. The lectures, which will be given at 8 in Cropsey auditorium, are free to holders of individual or season concert tickets. Democrats Will Speak The Rev. Moris Coers, Democratic candidate for state legislature, and Fred Beechtold, assistant excise director, will speak at 8 Monday night at the Cosmopolitan Democratic Club.

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TEACHERS BACK TAX PROGRAM; PARLEYCLOSES State School Instructors Head for Home After Final Session. The 16,000 teachers who attended the eighty-first annual convention of the Indiana State Teachers' Association here during the last three days packed their bags today and started for home leaving behind them, among other things, a record of their views on the state tax laws. The convention held its final session last night. The association made it clear durj ing its deliberations that it will ! exert its full strength to prevent j any change in the state tax laws | which would curtail revenue to local I school units. While the teachers I did not indorse definitely the state gross income tax law, their action was tantamount to that, for most of the funds paid to local school units are derived from operation of that law. The teachers decided to oppose any change in the present tax setup, which provides for a maximum of S6OO payments a teacher a year to local school units. The association passed a resolution praising the administration of Governor Paul V. McNutt and the 1933 general assembly which passed the gross income tax law and a bill which provided that the state should assume a portion ot local educational cost not to exceed S6OO for each teacher. At yesterday’s meeting, the association elected Albert J. Free, Spencere, president; Miss Golda Milliner, Crawfordsville, vice-presi-dent, and Miss Josephine Shea, i Whiting and Harold Moores, Terre | Haute, members-at-large of the executive committee. A large number of resolutions were submitted to the assembly, many of which w r ere passed. One. a resolution providing that the salary of Charles O. Williams, Indianapolis, permanent secretary - treasurer of the organization be reduced from $6,000 to $5,000 annually, was passed and then found to be out of order. It w’as explained that the association constitution vests in the executive committee the sole power to fix the salary. Besides the business meeting, yesterday’s program included a variety of addresses by prominent speakers. Some of the speakers and their subjects were Dr. Henry Lester Smith, Indiana university, president of the National Education Association, “Our Program of Action”; James H. Richmond, Kentucky state superintendent of public instruction, “The Responsibility of Government for the Support of the Schools”; Dr. George S. Counts, Teachers’ College, Columbia university, New York city, “Education in the New Era”; Dr. Fred B. Smith, New York city, “Why Don’t They Fight?” and Stephen T. Leacock, McGill university, Montreal, Canada, "Education by the Yard.” SEVEN CITY BANKERS ATTEND CONVENTION American Association Parley Opens Monday at Capital. Seven Indianapolis bankers were in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., today for the full day entertainment program which precedes the opening in Washington Monday of the sixtieth annual convention of American Bankers Association. Among the Hoosier Bankers who left last night were: Arthur V. Brown, Indiana National Bank president, and Mrs. Brown; Timothy P. Sexton, Fidelity Trust company president; Don E. Warrick, Indiana Bankers Association secretary, and Mrs. Warrick; Felix M. McWhirter, Peoples State Bank president; Evans Woolen, • Fletcher Trust Comgany president and member of the association legislative committee, and James S. Rogan, American National Bank president. President Roosevelt and other officials of the administration will speak. SHORTAGE IN BUILDING TRADESMEN REPORTED Demands by Private Owners Exhaust Supply, Is Claim. Demands by private owners for competent building tradesmen for home repair and remodeling has created a shortage of such labor, J. H. Crawley, Marion county emergency relief works director, said today. Mr. Crawley declared he is having difficulty in employing competent tradesmen for work on “Exhibition House,” on the south lawn of the Federal building, where the Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring an exhibition of repair and modernization. INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF U. S. SPEAKER’S TOPiC Advances, Retrogressions to Be Outlined Before Club. A graphic description of industrial advances and retrogressions in the United States during the last 130 years will be presented at Monday’s luncheon of the Scientech Club of Indianapolis. Bert Combs, Indiana Bell Telephone Company, will deliver the address and discuss economic facts disclosed by the charted data.