Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 233, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 February 1935 — Page 17

FEB. 7, 1935

FLOOD RELIEF DEMANDED BY MRS. JENCKES

Raps Emergency PWA Work, Revives 518.000,000 Army Project. BY DANIEL M. KIDNEY Time* Mass Hrit.r WASHINGTON. Feb 7—A plea that the lorvg-pending Army engineers' recommendations for the expenditure of $18,000,000 for flood control in the Wabash and White Rivers be acted upon at once was made today by Mrs. Virginia Jenckes, Democratic Representative from the Sixth Indiana District. Appearing before the National Rivers and Harbors Congress at *.he Mayflower Hotel. Mrs. Jenckes presented a report as vice president for Indiana, citing the 10 years delay in carrying out the flood control program, assailing PWA and FERA propecta and proposals and urging the congress to back the engineers’ report* and demand immedate action. Necessary to Save Lives "This is imperatvie to protect the lives, properties and prosperity of the citizens of the states of Indiana. Illinois and Ohio," Mrs. Jenckes asserted. "Industrial and economic recovery have been retarded and will not be possible, in the Wabash-White River drainage area, until our Federal government assumes the full responsibility it owes to the peoples of these three great states by promptly giving them relief from devastating floods.” Declaring the annual loss over a 10-year period averaged $2,000,000. Mrs. Jenckes cited the Army engineers' program as having beer recommended as ‘economically sound and feasible.” The PWA ignored the Army engineers with their background of experience, and set up their own engineering organization, and this resulted in delay and lack of accomplishment, Mrs. Jenckes charged. FERA Work Project "Then the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, under the guise of giving employment to the unemployed. spent about one million dollars rebuilding and repairing levees without regard to the recommendations of the United States Army engineers,” she continued. “I did not protest against this expenditure because it did provide some employment. 'This work will no doubt be washed out during the next flood and a million dollars will be lost to the taxpayers. ' The PWA made recommendation.> to the President of the United States, w*- :h I did not challenge, bee'* - ng the years 1933 and - w w O6l necessary to over- ■ ors of omission and . order to retain con- j lid support oehind r-en though some >+ . ‘ives were making -'or- and 1 ,i. g recovery. Bo now ome when tl > .t . tli - oeople must bel co. and ei. lc> ger can we delay ... .1 organizations try r, \ j is. We must abide v states Army engm ’ ; .< ■• • *ons. . r. *xf e* ! leal ‘They al in- ■ formatiot * . rning rivers, ha* a. ions, gathered o • a-s s* an official and".. , ••Tlj , . y* . . . lie x. >en many :.* : we use the i av % the recommen>f si Army engineers on i r. .arbor and flood control J ■ . rather ihan accept the in- • ler.ced conclusions of an emergency organization.” In closing, Mrs. Jenckes urged the National Rivers and Harbors Congress to appeal to President Roosevelt to have the Army engineers' report adopted and a Federal grant made to carry out the flood control 1 work at once.

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ASSAILANT OF GIRL HUNTED BY POLICE Doctors Support Story of Attack Told by Child. All police squad cars today were on the alert for an unshaven man of 25 who brutally assaulted an 8-year-old girl yesterday afternoon. The child was found wandering in the 500 block, E. Washington-st. Shr had been reported by her parents, who live on Park-av, as missing since noon. She gave police a complete description of the man whom she said picked her up. assaulted her and left her at Washington and Noble-sts. An examination at City Hospital substantiated the child’s statement that she had been attacked. GIRL SCOUT LEADER TO INSPECT CITY TROOPS National Vice President Here for Expansion Conference. Mrs. Louise H. Burlingham, national vice president of the Girl Scouts, will inspect troops in Indianapolis tomorrow- and Saturday. Mrs. Burlingham will confer with local leaders on the expansion of work done by handicapped troops, whose members are confined to hospitals or sanitariums. ATTENDS CHURCH EVENT Missionary Society Official Departs for Puerto Rico. Miss Lela E. Taylor, vice president in charge of Latin American relations for the United Christian Missionary Society, has left Indianapolis to attend a meeting of representatives of various churches working in Puerto Rico. The session will be held Feb. 22 to 28 at San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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CENTRAL BANK BILL MAY STIR BITTER BATTLE

Beginning of End for U. S. Private System Seen in Measure. By United Press WASHINGTON 1 -Congressional currency Monists predicted today the Administration's "central bank bill” is the beginning of the end of the American private banking system. Others believe the Administration will retreat on the bank bill when the fight becomes hot. If the bill is brought to a vote at this session it will serve better than any oher pending measure to align so-called conservative and radical groups against each other, regardless of party. The split of Democrats already is apparent. Senator Elmer Thomas ‘D, Okla.), fcho wrote the currency expansion measure adopted by the 1933 special session, welcomed the proposed 1935 bank act. Senator Carter Glass <D., Va.) is bitterly critic? 1. "I am for it,” Mr. Thomas told the United Press. "The bill is exactly in line with.what I have been tying to assert. Anything that takes control of finances out of the hands of a few big bankers and tends to put control in the hands of the Feutral Reserve Board will have my support. As empowered in the bill now before both houses of Congress, the board should be supreme in matters of money and finance. Beginning of the End “This bill looks to me like the beginning of the end of the private banking system.” he said. An authoritative although anonymous statement of New- Deal policy some weeks ago foretold the type of legislation planned by the Administration. This exposition advanced the argument that the interests of the banks and the people did not always coincide. At least some of Mr. Roosevelt’s foremost advisers were said to seek additional control over banks to enable the government to compel consideration of mass interests above purely banking interests whenever the two were in conflict. Whether, there is any conflict at all is a matter for debate which will resound during consideration of the bank bill. Senator Thomas has introduced a central bank bill going further than the Administration plan. He would have the government purchase all stock in the Federal Reserve Banks. Senator Bronson Cutting (R„ N. M.) is drafting a similar bill. The outright bank centralists probably would take the Administration bill as a compromise on the theory the Administration is coming closer to their views than they had expected. Roosevelt May Drop Bill Amendments to carry the Administration bill to the extreme of government ownership of Federal Reserve Bank stock will be offered in the Senate. They will be rejected. There is no doubt President Roosevelt can keep Congress within the limits of the legislation now drafted to expand Federal Reserve Board control over private banks. Much more likely than any radical amendment of the bill is the possibility the Administration may decide the bank issue is too hot to

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Editors and staff members of Staffs I and II of the Arsenal Cannon, student publication at Technical High School, were announced today by Miss Ella Sengenberger, faculty sponsor of the magazine. Joan Lay is school editor for Staff I; Gale Guy for Staff 11. Alice V. Hart and Alice Heine are co-editors-in-chief of Staff I; Paul Meachem of Staff n.

handle at this session. New Deal legislation is encountering serious congressional oostacles. Glass’ stand against amendment of the Federal Reserve Act will be a rallying point for Republican and Democratic conservatives. Mr. Roosevelt’s congressional leaders shortly will be telling him to avoid unnecessary trouble at this session. He is not committed to bank legislation. There was no mention of it in his annual message. If opponents of the “central bank” bill are willing to fight they can stop it, at least for the time being. HOKE WILL SPEAK AT FATHER-SON BANQUET State Relief Leader to Talk at Zion Evangelical Church. Fred S. Hoke, Indiana member of the National Emergency Council, will speak at the 15th annual Father and Son banquet of the Zion Evangelical Church, sponsored by the church Brotherhood, tomorrow at 6:30. The banquet will be in the church, North and New Jersey-sts.

DELICIOUS NEW BREAD RELIEVES CONSTIPATION Doctors Warn Against Drugs! Doctors have repeatedly warned sufferers from constipation against the harmful effects of powerful drugs. A sluggish system can not be restored to normal action by constant purging. Now, it is no longer necessary to resort to such dangerous expedients. After months of experimenting, a famous food laboratory, in co-opera-tion with a local baker, has perfected a most delightful bread which contains two of Nature’s finest laxative foods; flaked wheat and the concentrated juice of select sunripened prunes. Named after its two principal ingredients, PRUN -O - WHEAT BREAD provides an abundance of nourishment and at the same time gently and naturally stimulates the intestinal tract to normal activity. PRUN-O-WHEAT BREAD is a natural laxative food that will be welcomed by thousands. Its matchless flavor will make it a favorite on any table. Its mild, but certain laxative properties will relieve all but the most obstinate cases of constipation, with their attendant evils. Prun-O-Wheat Can Be Served in Many Delightful Ways It should be remembered that for all its splendid laxative qualities, PRUN-O-WHEAT BREAD is also a tempting food. Here is a bread the whole family will enjoy for its rich and appetizing flavor. PRUN-O-WHEAT toast makes a wonderful addition to the breakfast menu. The younger members of the family will hail it with delight. Sandwiches made with PRUN-O-WHEAT BREAD have a novel charm, especially when a sweet or semi-sweet filling is used. Served at the table for every meal, in addition to white bread, PRUN-O-WHEAT makes for a variety that will appeal to every taste. Independent grocers are glad to supply PRUN-O-WHEAT upon request. It represents one of the most spectacular achievements of the baking industry. Beauty Expert Exposes Evils of Faulty Elimination A noted beautician, who wishes her name withheld, says, “So many women fail to realize the underlying cause of most blemishes, sallow complexions and other skin faults. In the majority of cases these defects are due to chronic constipation or to the habitual use of powerful laxatives which contain harmful drugs. “Women should endeavor to remove the underlying cause of skin defects instead of trying to conceal them. This can be done in most cases by attention to the diet and the regular use of naturally laxative food such as flaked wheat and prune juice,”

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23-DAY SEIGE OF HICCOUGHING ENDS Wheaton College Co-Ed Is Weak but Happy. By United Press ELMHURST, 111., Feb. 7.—Elizabeth Warner, Wheaton College coed, was smiling although “extremely weak” today after cessation of a 23-day siege of hiccoughs. The attack ended as suddenly as it began. with no apparent relation to treatment which included everything from the sedatives of science to swallowing water while holding the nose. By United Press WAKESHA. Wis., Feb. 7.—Miss Betty Becker entered her fifth day of continuous hiccoughing today with 20 to 30 convulsions a minute wracking her body. She is able to take liquid but is suffering from lack of sleep.

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‘FACE-MAKING 1 NURSE STARTS COURT UPROAR

Witness in Chapman Trial Resents Criticism of Karrer. There was a time, perhaps in the girlhood days of Miss Mary Mullins, nurse in charge of the psycopathic ward at the City Hospital, when she might have made faces at people and gotten away with it. But yesterday was another day, and little did Miss Mullins expect that one of her girlhood antics might have landed her in jail for contempt of court. It all happened in the trial of Charles Chapman. 60, charged with the murder of his sweetheart, Mrs. Grace Lackey, 46. The trial is being held in Criminal Court before a jury and Special Judge Clyde Karrer. Miss Mullins appeared as a defense witness. Miss Mullins did her testifying under guidance of the defense attorneys. She related incidents she said took place during Chapman's slay at the hospital, where he was recovering from wounds the state charges were inflicted with a gun in a suicide attempt after, the prosecution says, he had killed Mrs. Lackey. Miss Mullins expressed an opinion that Chapman was of unsound mind at the time he is said to have made confessions to the police. The state’s attorneys did not cross-examine Miss Mullins, but Judge Karrer had one or two things he wanted to know. He asked Miss Mullins if she knew what days the officers were there and what time of day it was. and her answer to both was that she “didn’t remember.” She was excused and as she started to leave the witness chair, Judge Karrer added: “It looks as though you are a little careless out there, allowing persons in that physical condition to be bothered by interviews.” Miss Mullins wheeled and made a face. Almost as quickly, she re-

‘JUST AN INCIDENT’

“It’s just another incident,” Mrs. Margaret Bell (above), the former Margaret Hawkesworth, boredly assured interviewers anxious for details of the holdup in which two young bandits invaded her apartment in a Miami hotel and relieved her of $350,000 worth of gems. They were fully insured, she announced.

ceived the admonishment that any further antics like that would bring contempt charges. Then, as she walked down past the jury box, she tapped her hand haughtily on the top of the rail. Once again Judge Karrer repeated the admonition. Prosecutor Herbert M. Spencer and Deputy Prosecutor James A. Watson said she was still making faces. The second admonishment brought from Defense Attorney Herman Ridenour a demand that all of Judge Karrer’s remarks bt made a part of the record. The judge advised Mr. Ridenour that he was the judge and that any such continued actions on the part of the defense counsel and its witnesses would result in all of them being sent to jail for contempt. A recess was ordered. Defense attorneys and the judge got together and laughed it off. Miss Mullins made her exit and was on her back to the hospital. The trial was resumed today.

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RITES SET FOR CHURCH WORKER

Emma Bakemeier Service to Be Saturday: Burial in Crown Hill. Funeral services for Miss Emma Bakemeier, 823 Virginia-av, who died yesterday, will be held at 130 Saturday in the Tred W. Vehling Funeral Home, 702 Virginia-av, and at 2 in St. John's Evangelical Church, of which she was a member. Burial will be in Crown Hill. Miss Bakemeier, who was 70. had been a lifelong resident of Indianapolis. She formerly was a member of Zion Evangelical Church, where she was active in the choir, and she was also a member of the G. L. G. Club. Surviving are two nieces and two nephews. William Rowley Rites The funeral of William A. Rowley, IS2I Nowland-av. who died Tuesday of heart disease at Illinois and Washington-sts, will be held at 10 tomorrow in the Kregelo Sc Bailey Funeral Home, 2233 N. Meridian-st, with the Rev. H. T. Graham, Westminster Presbyterian Church pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Washington - Park Cemetery. Seventy-eight years old. Mr. Rowley was returning to his home after visiting his cousin, Rep. Fred C. Rowley <D„ Muncie), at the Statehouse when he was stricken. KIWANIS CLUB HEADS TO OUTLINE PROGRAM Directors Meet to Discuss Future of Organization. Directors of the Kiwanis Club will meet at 5:45 today at the Columbia Club to discuss the future of the organization. Speaking at the Kiwanis Club luncheon yesterday, Paul J. Stokes, research statistician of the National Retail Hardware Association, said: “Business rnefi must become reconciled to regulation by government; they will be compelled to accept a more social viewpoint; perhaps smaller profits during prosperous years than formerly were made.”