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HOPKINS BARES GRAFT CHARGE IN OHIO FIGHT Affidavit by State Relief Official Backs Claim of ‘Shakedown.’ GRAND JURY PROBE SET Gov. Davey Flays Federal Administrator, Demands Legislative Quiz. fi* • mit'4 Pr .x COLUMBUS. O Marrh 19 —Content* of on* of the affidavits on which Harry L. Hopkins, Federal Relief Administrator, based his charge of a “shakedown” against Onv. Martin L. Davey's campaign committee were revealed today on receipt of the documents from Washington by Ohio’s attorney general and by county prosecutors at Columbus and Toledo. The affidavit, sworn to by William R McNamara of Camp Chase, O . director of rommodities distribution for the state relief administration, asserted that Mr. McNamara had been requested by John McCombe of the Democratic campaign organization to collect SIO,OOO to meet a deficit and to insure retaining his job under the Davey administration. Mr. McNamara stated that he instructed two of his assistants to make the solicitations and told jthem it was understood the money Would be obtained from firms dealing with the surplus commodities division of the Relief Administration Received Funds. He C harges “On Jan. ft. 1935, I received 94250 from Mr. Tom E. Jones. S6OO from Mr John A. Lee and S3OO from Mr. Robert O'Brien of the Cincinnati Terminals, who had been contacted bv Mr. Tom E. Jones.” the affidavit set forth. A total of $5150 in such contributions were turned over to Mr. McCombe. according to Mr. McNamara's statement, and later Francis F Poulson. chairman of the Democratic state committee, thanked Mr. ! McNamara for collecting "the money to help pay the deficit in the inaugural ball and campaign fund.** The affidavit was made public just after Countv Prosecutor Donald Hopkins. Columbus, announced he would summon persons involved in Mr Hopkins' evidence before a grand jurv next Thursday. Charging that Federal Relief Ad mimstrator Harry L. Hopkins was ; responsible for any relief mal- | administration in Ohio. Gov. Marlin L. Davey today pressed his fight for complete vindication. The House meets today to approve a resolution creating a joint legislative committee to investigate every phase of the Ohio relief situation. The resolution was approved bv the Senate last night after a Joint legislative session heard Gov. Davey's spirited defense of the relief organization under his administration. Gov. Davey climaxed an active dav of battling Mr. Hopkins during which he swore out a warrant charging the Administrator with rriminaJ libel, by an impassioned ador-.-s to the two Houses, meeting In joint session at his request. Meddling Is Charged Mav I respectfully call your attention to the fact that. I have been insisting that Mr. Hopkins take public control of ihe Ohio relief , situation,” he said, “inasmuch as he has been exercising dictatorial con- , trol behind the scenes. I wanted him to put his name on the front door as general manager. I wanted everybody in Ohio to know who is responsible for this relief program, and all of its faults Mr Hopkins has been hiding behind the scenes, and running the whole program through his Federal scents in Columbus. The state relief director had no power, nor did the state relief commission. They had to get, *!iority for every little act from Mr. Hopkins’ agents.” LEO A. BLATZ DEAD: ILL SEVERAL MONTHS Father of The Time* Composing Room Foreman Passe*. Leo A Blatz. 515 N. Jefferson-av. a retired employe of the National Biscuit Cos. died today in his home after an illness of several months. Mr. Blair was bom July 22. 1863. m Dana. 111., but had lived in Indianapolis since he was a year old. ■ He was one of the founders of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church parish. Surviving Mr. Blatz are two daughters. Miss Minnie B. Blatz and Miss Hilda M Blatz. and two *ons. Herbert J. Blatz. foreman of The Indianapolis Times composing ' room and Baites B Blatz. all of this city. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

IF YOU PLAY BRIDGE— Heads up class! Now. all you contract bridge enthusiasts turn to Page 20 and pay close heed to the chart there. William E. McKenney. secretary of the American Bridge League and bridge editor of The Indianapolis Times, has compiled a table of the new scoring rules for contract bridge. You can't play bridge without knowing how many points you lose or nn. The new scoring becomes internationally effective Apn! 1, so you have only a short time tn which to familiarise yourself with it. Turn to Page 20

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VOLUME 47—NUMBER 7

THEY BACK ADOLF HITLER'S DEFIANCE OF VERSAILLES TREATY

With his bold announcement of the immediate conscription of 500.000 men to provide Germany with a standing armv 'comparable to that of neighboring powers. Chancellor Adolf Hitler ended the subterfuges under which militarization of the Third Reich was being conducted. Above he is shown (on the platform m left foreground', reviewing 50.000 massed members of the famous labor corps, whose drilling with shovels won soldierly admiration. Conscription will impress these already-trained men into the new army.

SEEK TRANSFER IN KROGER CASE Hendricks County Officials Move for Custody of Three Suspects. Prosecutor John Kendall and Sheriff Albert Shane today considered plans to bring before the Hendricks County grand jury the cases of three men held here in connection with the murder of John Penny, non-union Kroger Grocery & Baking Cos. truck driver. Although the grand jury was not in session today, the officials discussed means by which the cases might be transferred into Hendricks County in view of the pending charges of vagrancy against the men in Municipal Court here. The men under arrest are Harry F. Peats. Emmett Williams and George Haygood. alias Gerald Haveood. All are employed by the Ini ternational Teamsters. Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers Union. Local 135, with offices at 14 N. New Jerseyst. Although Chief Mike Morrissey, taking the position that Bertillon records are the private property of the police, would not allow reporters to examine records of the men, it was established that at least one of them has been tried for murder. Under the given name of Gerald. Haygood stood trial in 1931 in Hamilton County Circuit Court for conspiracy to murder his uncle. Owen Crickmore. at the Midway Tavern. one mile north of the Marion-Ham-i ilton County line. Crickmore was shot Oct. 1 during a holdup and died Oct. 3 in City Hospital. Judgp Fred Hines directed the jury to acquit Haygood because I the plot for robbery was hatched in Marion County and the Hamilton County Court therefore had no jurisdiction in the conspiracy charge. Three were sentenced to prison for ! the crime.

JOHNSON RAPS LONG BACKERS AS 'SAPS' Let’s Not Be ‘Suckers,’ Pleads General. Rtpl n>led Pres* CHICAGO. March 19 —Gen. Hugh S Johnson used his “underslung" vocabulary in a brief new assault last night on Huey Long and the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin and inferentiallv termed people who follow them “saps and suckers. ’ The former NR A Administrator claimed victory in his recent echoing controversy with Long and Coughlin, but said he intends later to answer "their lies and insinuations” "I th nk they got about as much as they wanted out of our one passage.” Gen. Johnson said in an address sponsored by Northwestern University, "not because of any mass of my attack, but because of the complete vacuum in the body of their defense.

Home-Made Gin Maker Seems to Be Indiana’s Forgotten Drinker

BY JAMES DOSS Tinn Suit Writer THE consumer of home-made gm apparently is the •forgotten man'' of the new liquor era in Indiana Makers of the state liquor control law. now in an embyro stage of enforcement, worked for months in preparing it. The law literally was forced through the Legislature, despite a last-minute revolt in the Senate by administration Senators. Dissatisfactions were taken care of as far as possible. The beer interests wanted one thing, the hard liquor boys another. Everybody was consulted except that fantastic and utterly improbable tvpe of consumer—the homemade gin expert Os course, no one krows much

Abyssinia Asks League to Put Check on Italy

By I nited Press GENEVA. March 19.—Abyssinia, warning against the danger of war with Italy on the Somaliland border in Africa, appealed to the League of Nations today to intervene. Abyssinia's note charged Italy with flagrantly violating treaties and expressed fear of an Italian attack. It involked Article 15 of the covenant. involving League action against the threat of war. “In consequence of the mobilization ordered by the Royal Italian government and the continual dispatch of troops and war material to the Italian-Ethiopian frontier,” the note said, “there now exists between Ethiopia and the royal Italian government a dispute likely to lead to a rupture.” The note charged Italy positively had refused to enter direct negotiations. “The royal Italian government.” the note said, “replied by mobilizing one contingent and dispatching troops and war material to Ethiopia and Somaliland . . . some local incident may serve as a pretext for military action. The independence of Ethiopia, a member of the League of Nations, is in peril.” Aged Hoosier Pastor Dead WARSAW, Ind., March 19.—The Rev. Rollin Marquis, retired Presbyterian minister, died last night at Winona Lake. He was 81.

Bandit Kidnaps Reporter to Tell Public ‘His Side’ Ray Hamilton. Texas Desperado, and Pal Abduct Writer for Scripps-Howard Paper; Denies. He’s Killer. Rt, I nited Press HOUSTON. Tex.. March 19—Raymond Hamilton. .Southwest, desperado. kidnaped a newspaper man last night to "get my side of the story before the public.” The outlaw was accompanied by Ralph Foltz, former convict. The newsman was Harry McCormick, reporter for The Houston Press, a Scripps-Howard newspaper, who said in a copyrighted story today that he was held prisoner most of the night.

Hamilton and Foltz talked to Mr. McCormick for more than two hours, then bound and gagged him and left him locked in his automobile on a country road west of here. Mr. McCormick was found and released at 7:30 a. m. today by a farmer. The reporter said no attempt was made to harm him. "All I want is to get my story before the public.” Mr. McCormick quoted Hamilton as saying. Mr. McCormick said he received an anonymous telephone call at his home lsst night. “The caller said that he had some interesting information about Eastham Prison Farm.” Mr. McCormick said. "He said that if I would meet him he would turn over his information to me.” The reporter met a young man who got into his automooile and pressed a .45-caliber pistol against his side.

about, the new law. Three members of the new Alcoholic Beverage Commission are meeting today in an attempt to unravel its complexities. Paul Fry, excise administrator and fourth member of the commission, went from “hot water" to “hot water" by entraining for a vacation at Hot Springs. Ark. The law is in effect because it contained an emergency clause, but there isn't any enforcement machinery yet set up and few persons. if any, will know just what's in it until printed copies of the act come off the press tomorrow. m m m HOWEVER, an inspection of the patched-up version available indicates that the homemade gin enthusiast took the

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1935

HINT U. S. QUIZ OF MORLEY CO, State Officials Say Probe Justifies an Inquiry by Stocks Board. The Federal Securities Exchange Commission has been notified that there seems to be enough evidence that officials of the C. J. Morley Cos., investment firm, could be investigated and possibly prosecuted by the Federal Government, Chester Montgomery, State Securities Commisisoner, revealed today. Six salesmen of the firm, which bears the name of a former governor of Colorado, were arested Thursday during a raid on its offices. Mr. Montgomery said that, should Federal authorities decide to prosecute, the action would not supplant prosecution being prepared now by Mr. Watson and Mr. Montgomery. In a surprise move Superior Judge Herbert E. Wilson yesterday appointed George E. Palmer as receiver for the firm upon the request of Elmer Lumley. a creditor and customer. Superior Judge Joseph R. Williams refused later in the day to hear a petition filed by Andrew Jacobs, attorney for the accused sales, asking that Prosecutor Herbert M. Spencer be restrained from keeping the firm’s books and demanding SSOOO for alleged unlawful arrest.

“ ‘Don’t, get scared.’ ” he said. We re gonna take a ride, but I’m not gonna hurt you.’ ” Mr. McCormick quoted the man. “ Raymond Hamilton want to see you.' ” The man. Foltz, forced McCormick to drive several miles from Houston. When they stopped, another car containing Hamilton drove alongside. The outlaw told the reporter he would not be harmed, but said they would have to tie him before they left. Then. Mr. McCormick said, Hamilton talked with him for two hours. “I'll never give up.” Hamilton told McCormick. “Ralph (Foltz) and I are going to stick it out together—and I hope both of us will live to be old men. You hear it said that I'm a killer.” Hamilton continued. Well. I never killed anybody, and I don't want to kill anybody.”

worst beating of any of the ultimate consumers. Consider his plight for he represents a startling example of cause and effect. It's not much of a strain on the memory to recall the troublous days of prohibition and its bathtub gin. You and I . . . well, at least you and your friends—used to buy a gallon of sugar alcohol from a bootlegger. Some of you paid $4 a gallon and some as much as S7 or S8 and the $4 boys bragged just as hard as the more uptown gin fraternity. It wasn't much trouble and it was simple mathematics to convert a gallon of sugar alcohol into two gallons of gin by the addition of an equal amount of water and variable amounts of ' gin drops."

NAZIS FURIOUS AT BRITAIN, NEW CRISIS IS LOOMING

Drastic War-Time Tax Plan Limiting Incomes to SIO,OOO Yearly Proposed Broad Program to Eliminate Profiteering Given Senate by Arms Probers After Six-Months Probe; Twelve Points Are Included. By L ft if.ed. Press WASHINGTON, March 19.—A broad program to eliminate war profits was put forward by the Senate Munitions Committee today after a six months’ investigation of arms

manufacturers. It would include a drastic taxation plan to limit all individual incomes to SIO,OOO in wartime. Committeemen arranged to discuss their conclusions with President Roosevelt later today. A program will be submitted to the Senate in a preliminary report by the committee on April 1. It was drafted by John T. Flynn, economist and student of stock market activities. Chairman Gerald P. Nye (R., N. D.) announced the plan would be followed eventually by recommendations to reduce profits in war supplies in peace time. "The committee believes that taking profit out of preparations for war is more important than merely taking the profits out of it after it has started,’’ he said. These 12 points were included in the plan: “1. To take 50 per cent of the first 6 per cent profits of corporations, and 100 per cent on all over that in excess profits. Income Limited to SIO,OOO “2. To limit all individual income to SIO,OOO and to take all over that in income taxes. “3. To impose income taxes on everybody from SIOOO or less up in sufficient amounts to cover war expenses. “4. To assess and collect income taxes quarterly out of income as it is made. “5. To check numerous methods of defeating income tax levies. “6. Publicity of all salaries immediately upon declaration of war. “7. Industrial management draft —all general officers of corporations to be registered in a draft of management and when deemed necessary inducted into military forces of the United States. Speculation Is Forbidden “8. Close all commodity exchanges, forbid speculation in commodities, fix commodity prices at proper parities and allocate to essential processors. ”9. Regulate all new private financing through a war finance agency. ”10. A war finance corporation to assist in financing of essential war industries. “1. Commandeering of essential industries and services. ”12. Licensing industries, establishment of priorities in purchasing and when essential, price fixing.” McSwain Bill Attacked The program was the committee's answer to the McSwain war profits elimination bill pending in the House. The McSwain proposal, drafted after Mr. Roosevelt appealed for legislation to outlaw excessive war time incomes, would freeze prices of all commodities at the outbreak of any conflict. “That plan is futile save as a minor auxiliary weapon,” senator Nye said, speaking before his committee. “The profits in war, spiraling of prices and the uncivilized scramble for the shameful fruits of a national disaster can be prevented in only one way, and that is t-o prevent the inflation at the beginning.” i the committee held. “Pay as We Fight” ‘•The inflation can be prevented in only one way and that is by checking the force which creates and that force is huge borrowings of the government. “The central idea, therefore, in the plan recommended to the committee is that in the next war we will pay as we fight. This means that the war will be paid for out of taxation as far as that is possible.” i

Two gallons of alcohol will throw quite a party and provide plenty of mileage for plain and fancy rhetoric. There are golf addicts, fishing addicts and bridge addicts, but their enthusiams pale in the face of the consuming love of a home-made gin maker for his own product. BUB YOU might impugn his integrity or with several slugs of bathtub gin aboard, discreetly question his ancestry, but to insult that home-made gin was begging for what the boys in the gallery seats call a “bust in the mush.” Prohibition repeal came along. You could buy cheap whisky, cheap both in price and quality, and a high grade. C. P. grain alcohol at $1 j 0 a pint.

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JEFF NET CHIEF RESIGNS BERTH Jam's P. Francis Accused of Drinking During Tournament. By United Press JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., March 19.—Coach Janis P. <Hunk) Francis, whose Jeffersonville High School team failed to win the state basketball championship last week, has resigned at the request of the school officials. Jeffersonville was defeated by Anderson in the final game after piling up an undefeated record of 31 games during the 1934-1935 season. Francis announced that he would quit the coaching game for good and left town shortly after his resignation was submitted. A petition signed by scores of Jeffersonville residents asked for Francis’ resignation because of his “disgraceful conduct” after the team had defeated Montgomery in the first round of the finals last Friday. An editorial in the Jeffersonville News was bitter in its criticism of the coach. “The players did their part but (he coach let them and the Jeffersonville people down,” the editorial said. “. . . Coach Francis has outlived his usefulness to Jeffersonville.” “However, we can’t see that he has done anything worse than the hypocrites who claim to be Jeffersonville fans and yet enticed Francis to drink or even drank with him. “Since writing this we have learned that Coach Francis has resigned and will say that is quite timely. The farther he stays away from Jeffersonville, the better it will be for all concerned.” 23 MOSLEMS SLAIN IN RIOT OF 20,000 Troops Open Fire on Mob Attacking Hindus. By United Press KARACHI. India. March 19.—A platoon of the Royal Sussex Regiment fired 49 rounds into a mob of more than 20.000 rioting Moslems today, killing 23 and wounding 70. The firing occurred in a last desperate effort to prevent a mob, mostly semi-lawless hillmen from the northwest and Baluchistan frontiers, from entering the city and attacking Hindus. It was the first serious renewal of Moslem-Hindu religious hatred in several months! The rioting was precipitated by the secret execution at 4 a. m. of Abdul Quayan, a Moslem who was hanged for the murder of a Hindu. HOOSIER ATHLETE AGAIN CONVICTED IN SLAYING Petersburg Youth Killed Sweetheart, Second Jury Agrees. By United Press PETERSBURG. Ind.. March 19. Ward Davis, 20, former Petersburg High School athlete, was convicted by a jury in Circuit Court today on charges of murdering his sweetheart, Annavieve France, 17. It was the second time a jury had found him guilty. He w-s granted anew trial after his original conviction.

Alky bootlegging diminished, although a great many people thought $8 a gallon for an easily manufactured, legal commercial product was pretty stiff. However, the dyed in the wool gin makers and those who couldn't afford even the cheap whisky, took one drink of the early repeal booze and went back to making gin. There is one type of drinker—and it's a numerous one—who will tell you sincerely that he can make more palatable gin for cocktails than he can buy at a comparable price, if he can buy good alcohol. a a a THE new law says alcohol shall not be sold- for beverage purposes. Various interpretations

Tenor of London’s Message Fully Understood, Berlin Makes Its Resentment Known, Grumbles Bitterly Over Action. FRANCE ANNOYED BY WORDING Laval Prepares for Visit to Moscow Where Anthony Eden Also Will be Conferring With Soviet Chieftains. (Copyright. 1935, by United Press) LONDON, March 19.—Europe’s arms crisis took anew, grave turn today with Great Britain and Germany, as well as Great Britain and France, apparently in disagreement. Developments were: 1. Britain and Germany took divergent views of the basis on which Sir John Simon and Adolf Hitler should negotiate legalization of German rearmament. 2. French sources bitterly criticised Britain’s procedure. The French government drafted a strong protest against Germany’s army service law, to be dispatched to Beilin after a cabinet meeting tomorrow. 3. Simon, Britain’s foreign secretary, was reported to

have refused a French request that he visit Paris before he goes to Berlin to see Hitler Monday and Tuesday of next week. 4. Franre was said to consider sending Foreign Minister Pierre Laval to Moscow next week to bring Russia, the world's mast formidable military power, into the crisis on her side. 5. Italy was understood to be planning to back France by sending a strortg note to Berlin. Consideration of a visit by Laval to Russia was potentially, perhaps, the day’s most important development. Simon will be accompanied to Berlin by his right-hand man, Capt. Anthony Eden, who is to go on to Moscow. Laval has tentatively decided to arrive there coincident with Eden, March 27, and make the conference a three-cornered one.

Nazis Angered After Fully Comprehending British Note

(Copyright, 1935, by United Press) BERLIN, March 19.—German satisfaction over foreign reception of the compulsory service law turned to anger today over an apparent Brit-

ish diplomatic maneuver. The impression had been that Great Britain was ready to negotiate on the basis that German rearmament was an accomplished fact. Realization that Britain s note of yesterday actually specified clearly that the hated Versailles Treaty must be basis, brought surprise and anger. The British note, its terms fully comprehended, was called a consistent follow-up to the British white paper—charging Germany with militaristic spirit—which was

France to Send Own Protest, Then Confer With Soviet Chiefs

By United Press PARIS March 19-—France u-Ul send its own, strong protest against Germany’s ’army service law after a cabinet meeting tomorrow, it was

decided today. It was learned that as soon as he knew of Germany's army service law, Foreign Minister Pierre Laval sent urgent messages to London and Rome, asking: 1. Quick, strong, solemn protest. 2. Urgent consultation in keeping with previous French-British-Ital-ian protests. 3. Extraordinary convocation of the League of Nations council. Great Britain accepted none of these suggestions except that it quickly sent a note neither strong or solemn. Its note was sent on its own initiative and in its own name. The immediate effect was shown in statements that France would seek its own allies if Germany proved adamant and in last night’s confirmation that Laval had accepted an official Russian invitation

are offered for the prohibition. The somewhat obscure explanation that it will curb bootlegging is one. Loss in revenue to the state is another, although that objection could have been met by assessing a higher tax on the basis of the amount of beverage a pint of alcohol will make. More cynical observers hazard the guess that the fine American hand of the distillers is responsible with the objective of curtailing competition with commercial gin and cheap W'hiskies. View-with-alarm observers disregard the explanations as beside the point and profess to hear from afar a sound that may be the rumbling of alky trucks as they cross the Indiana borders.

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But he also might try to negotiate an eastern European defense treaty without Germany. Russia. France and Czechoslovakia probably would be che original adherents, pledged to mutual military assistance, with the hope that Esthonia. Latvia and Lithuania would join soon and Poland ultimately. Laval has accepted an official invitation to go to Moscow, though the date has not been actually named. When he goes, Vladimir Potemkin, Russian ambassador at Paris, will accompany him. The French-British disagreement was signalized by continuance of active consultation. Sir George Clark, British ambassador to France, was here and conferred with Simon and other officials. Andre Charles Corbin French ambassador to Britain, visited Simon also. The British-German disagreement seemed a difficult one, regarding the basis for the Simon-Hitler negotiations. ’

the starting point of the entire present crisis. Particularly the decree militarizing the German air force, which came before Saturday’s, army law, the government had believed Britain was ready to accept as a fact. Germany, it was indicated, will insist, despite the new development, that the British-French memorandum of Feb. 3, first suggesting negotiations leading to recognition of German rearmament, implied acceptance of the known fact that Germany already has rearmed.

! to visit Moscow at a date to be ; named. Roosevelt Eyes Situation By United Pret WASHINGTON, March 19.—President Roosevelt has no plans for immediate action by this government I in the European situation, it was learned today in authoritative quarters. The President feels, it was understood, that he and other government ; officials should take time fully to assay conditions, information and rej ports from the State Department on | the European situation. He believes that is the best course to pursue rather than making an immediate, hasty decision regarding, steps, if any, this government might, ; take. At the same time it was said that published reports to the effect that ; the President was under strong pressure to keep hands off the European situation were false, because iTum to Page Six) SIG NSBILLS GRANTIN G MORE PENSION FUNDS Roosevelt Approves $1,800,000 Hike for Veterans’ Widows. By t nited Prctt WASHINGTON. March 19 —Presj ident Roosevelt today signed and sent to Congress four executive orders amending existing regulations so as to give $1,800,000 more annually to widows and children of veterans.

TODAY’S WEATHER

Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 46 10 a. m 51 7a. m 4fi 11 a. m 55 Ba. m 47 12 >noon).. 55 9a. m 48 Ip. m 58 Tomorrow's sunrise, 5:48 a. m.; suns it, 5:57 p. m.