Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 29, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 April 1935 Edition 02 — Page 3

•APRIL 13, 1935_

MOSEVELT AND CONGRESS PLAY CURRENCY GAME Silver Price Boost May Act As Checkmate to Senate Bloc. By r nit>4 Pee** WASHINGTON. April 13.—President Roosevelt's 6 per cent boost in domestic silver prices to slightly more than 71 cents an ounce was bv luck or design to checkmate the Senate silver bloc which wants to freeze silver to gold at the Bryan ratio of 16-to-l. The fact Is that Mr. Roosevelt and Congress are playing their annual game of currency hide-and-seek. The came began two years ago when the President decided to save himself trouble by accepting the Thomas currency inflation bill which became a rider to an agriculture appropriation. Last spring the maneuvering of the White House and the currency expansionists produced the silver purchase act of 1934. It authonzed the Treasury to purchase silver until 25 per rent of the country s monetary stocks were in that metai and 75 per cent in gold—or, until silver reached a price of $1 an ounce. World Price Raised The new silver price represents a new 6 per cent subsidy to domestic silver producers. When the policy of buying domestic silver at a premium was inaugurated Dec. 21. 1933, the price was fixed at 64 1 cents, about 20 cents an ounce above world prices. The world price gradually approached and reached that figure so silver was boosted another 6 cents. The United States policy of subsidy to domestic producers is raising world silver prices. Within 24 hours of announcement of the new price the Senate agriculture committee reported favorably the Wheeler bill which would require the Treasury to purchase 50,OOftOOO ounces a month until the price of silver reaches a ratio of 15 to 1 with gold. The Wheeler bill was placed before the inflationminded agriculture committee by subterfuge. It was introduced as legislation to aid agriculture and'stock raisers. All currency legislation should go to the banking and currency committee which is relatively conservative and hostile to 16-to-l silver plans. Since June, 1934. the Treasury has been buying silver at an average rate of 41,000,000 ounces a month. The silver purchase act is so drafted that the Administration could reduce purchases far below that quantity. No time limit is specified in the purchase act for achieving 25-75 silver-gold ratio. Pittman Praises Move By adding six cents an ounce to the subsidy of domestic silver producers Mr. Roosevelt will win votes from the Wheeler bill. Senator Key Pittman <D. Nev.) was first on the floor with praise for the Administration's efforts to boost silver. Senator Pittman is expected to go along with Mr. Roosevelt and to defend his program. But other currency expansionists on the Democratic side are less certain the Presiient would speed-up silver purchases or even increase domestic prices if it were not for the silver legislation snowball fashioned in the agriculture committee. "Mr. Roosevelt is going right along with the silver plan." it was suggested to Senator Elmer Thomas, (D.. Okla.L •'Yes,” Senator Thomas replied. "He goes along when we have a block and tackle on him. like tlv Wheeler bill.” DIVORCE SET ASIDE. MAN HAS TWO WIVES Evansville Bus Driver's First Mate May Sue Him Now. John H Cruise, 47. Evansville, a bus driver, had two wives today through no fault of his own. Superior Judge William A. Pickens ruled yesterday to set aside a divorce gran r ed Mr. Cruise from his wife. Mrs. Hazel Cruise. Dec. 3. 1934. on tlw grounds that Mrs. Cruise was not properly served and did not know of the action. Mr. Cruise married Miss Ruth B. Cumnungs. °B, March 15 this year. Attorneys discussed the probability that Mrs. Cruise might now sue her her husband for divorce. WHITE SHRINERS TO INSTALL NEW HEADS Ceremonies Scheduled for Tuesday Night by Group. Indianapolis White Shrine No. 6. White Shrine of Jerusalem, will hold a public installation of officers at 8 Tuesday night at 230 E Ohiost. Those to be installed include Mrs. Carrie Lee Jones, worthy high priestess: Frederick E. Hansing. watchman: Mrs. Katherine Armbruster, prophetess: Mrs. Teague, scribe; Miss M. Belle Cope, treasurer; Miss Ruby Willoughby, chaplain: Mrs. Aileen Money, shepherdess: Mrs. Christabel Carey, guide, and Mrs. Goldie Schlegel. publicity chairman. GROUP TO DISCUSS LEGION CONVENTION Bradshaw Heads Committee to Meet With Chairman. Convention plans for the sessions of the Indiana Department of the American Legion, to be held here Aug. 24 to 27, will be discussed tonight at a conference between Robert Hunter, Anderson, general convention chairman, and a city \ group headed by Municipal Judge Wilfred Bradshaw in the Indianapolis Athletic Club. TEACHERS' FORUM SET University of Illinois Educator To \ddress Group. Dr. H. G. Paul. University of Illinois. will address Indianapolis teachers Wednesday at Shortndge High School, in one of a series of forum lectures provided for teachers by the Federation of Indianapl olis Public School Teachers.

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Now here's a vew adventure in Quinland! Annette's learning to drink her orange juice from a glass, just like any real grown-up. She seems a little puzzled by the experiment, os she sits straight in her little chair and surreys the glass.

Chicago U. Riots Bring Threat of ‘Red’ Inquiry President Hutchins Under Attack Following Unruly Demonstrations of Students in War Protest. By l tiifrtl Prc*t r CHICAGO. April 13.—Two campus riots and a threat of a state investigation of “red" activities at the University of Chicago embroiled the school's officers today in an altercation with assailants from without and w'ithin.

FIRM CLOSES 2 LEASES IN CITY Hardware Store Sale Also Reported by Local Realty Cos. Negotiations for two major leases I in the downtown area and the sale of a North Side hardware firm were completed today by W. A. Brennan Inc., 428 Illinois Building. The four-story building at 111 S. Pennsylvania-st has been leased to the National Liquor Corporation. The property is owned by Charles A. Grossart, county auditor, and Edward C. Gale, retired business man of Indianapolis and St. Petersj burg. Fla. City Foods, Inc., operators of a ■ grocery chain, have leased a twostorv structure at 931-935 Ft. Wavne-av from A. W. Bowen. Assignment of a lease in connection with the sale of the Macßeth Hardware store. 5404 College-av, to E. C. Stark also was reported by the realtors. The transfer of the store was made by Mrs. Hazel E. MacBeth. widow of R. E. Macßeth, who was slain by a holdup man in his other store at 822 N. Alabama-st. The Alabama-st store will be operated by Mrs. Macßeth. MEDICAL ARTS BLDG, LEASED BY BAXTER Court Approves Offer of $23,000 by Capitalist. Lease rights of the Medical Arts Building, Pennsylvania and Mich-igan-sts, have been acquired by Arthur R. Baxter, Indianapolis capitalist. V.th denial of a receiver for the Medical Arts Building Corp. by Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox the sale of the lease rights for $23,000 was confirmed today. During the hearing it was brought out that Mr. Baxter also would as- | sume approximately $21,000 in corporation liabilities. The transaction was negotiated by Klein A: Kuhn, Inc. Alterations and improvements will be made. GORDON MESS NAMED OPTIMIST CLUB HEAD Other Officers Named at Meeting of Luncheon Group. Gordon B. Mess was elected president of the Optimist Club at a luncheon yesterday in s he Columbia i Club. Other officers are Robert E. Kirbv. first vice-president; Dr. W. B. Gates, second vice president: Ulysses Jordan, treasurer, and Henry L. Dithmer Jr., sergeant-at-arms. Officers will be installed next Friday. Scientech Club to Meet Monday At the Monday noon meeting of the Scientech Club in the Board of Trade Building. R. J. Kryter will speak on "Wonders of the Insect World.” the talk to be illustrated by specimens from Mr. Kryter's own I collection.

President Robert Maynard Hutchins, who in a few years has won an international reputation for his university as a center of liberal thought and methods, retorted to criticism that "it is the duty of this university and of all universities to insist on freedom.” He denied that Communism or Socialism are advocated in classes by any faculty member, but said that "freedom of inquiry, freedom of speech and freedom of teaching are indispensable to democracy.” “The university is not teaching Communism." he said. “It is not engaged in propaganda of any sort. It attempts only the critical examination of important problems and of different points of view.” Dr. Hutchins’ statement was an answer to as exciting a 24 hours as the university of Chicago ever has experienced, covering two riots, a student “strike.” charges by a Chicago millionaire that his undergraduate niece was being "misinformed and mis-led" in university classes, and a threat of legislative investigation. State Senator Charles Baker announced that he will introduce a resolution in the Legislature for an inquiry into the so-called radical tendencies of the university. Charles R. Walgreen, millionaire retail druggist, responded to Dr. Hutchins by inviting him to participate in "a public inquiry.” "I will be glad to prove what I have alleged.” he said. Mr. Walgreen withdrew a niece from the university Wednesday. Two Co-Eds Beaten By T’nitcfi Frcs* . LOS ANGELES, April 13—Pacifists and "patriots” today claimed victories in yesterday’s student “anti-war” strikes which drew 5000 students in this area into demonstrations that withstood attacks of amateur hog callers, impromptu vigilantes and police blackjacks. Two Los Angeles Junior College co-eds were recovering from the effects of a police blackjacking which placed Los Angeles and Chicago apart as the only cities where violence accompanied the nationwide walkout in which approximately 80.000 students took part. The two girls. Flora Turchinesky, 17, and Esther Kleinman. 19, were beaten into unconsciousness in a scuffle with a police "red squad” when the officers tried to break through a campus anti-war meeting with brass knuckles and blackjacks. Butler Takes Poll Ninety-six men students of Butler University will refuse to bear arms if the United States should become involved in a foreign war. the Butler Collegian announced today. They expressed this opmion in a poll conducted on the campus by The Collegian in connection with the nation-wide college anti-war demonstration yesterday. Representatives of the paper, questioned 139 students. There are approximately 500 men enrolled at the university. Many declared they would serve a jail sentence rather than do military service, while others said they would serve only if drafted. More than 150 Butler students and several professors joined in a quiet and orderly demonstration on the campus at noon. E. J. Unruh, secretary of the Indiana Council on International Relations, and Marshall Addison of the American League Against War and Fascism, were the speakers.

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CANADAY LAUDS HOMEJXHIBIT Home Building Revival Is Predicted for City by Realtors. A revival in home building this spring as result of interest in the Indianapolis Some Show, which will close tomorrow night, was forecast today by realtors and building contractors. Ward M. Canaday, assistant to the administrator of the Federal Housing Administration, visited the exposition yesterday and said it vvas one of the outstanding shows of the country. "I was impressed with the fact that visitors carried away with then definite ideas about modernizing and improving their homes—one cf the major purposes contained in the National Housing Act,” he said. Declaring that $340,000,000 of modernization w'ork is under way, Mr. Canaday said that 1,400,000 or more jobs have been undertaken and loans are being made by 13,000 financial institutions. A class of seniors from the John Herron Art Institute toured the show yesterday and sketched various commercial displays. Emmet G. Ralston, Indianapolis Power and Light Cos. executive vice president, was re-elected president of the Electric League yesterday. Fred Fitchey, General Electric Supply Cos. manager, was elected vice president; Ted C. Brown was reelected secretary-manager, and Frank Argast, Hatfield Electric Supply Cos. vice president, was re-elected treasurer.

BAR LAW IS UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT Constitutionality Supported by High Tribunal. The State Supreme Court today refused to reopen a case which attacked the constitutionality of the state lawyers’ qualification law. The case was brought by Lemuel S. Todd of Tipton, who sought bar admittance without taking an examination. Denial of the case makes legal amendments a part of the State Constitution. It is likely that Gov. Paul V. McNutt will issue a proclamation declaring the amendments effective now* that the high court has ruled. FIVE GOVERNORS MEET M'Nutt Attends Parley at Chicago to Arrange Meeting. Gov. Paul V. McNutt was in Chicago today to confer with Govs. Alf Landon. Kansas; Henry Horner, Illinois; John G. Winant. New Hampshire, and Sennet Conner, Mississippi. on a program for the governors conference to be held this summer. Gov. McNutt is chairman of the executive committee. I. U. CLASSES TO MEET Accounting Group to Hear Lecture By State Income Tax Director. The advanced classes in accounting and income tax procedure of the Indiana University Extension division, will meet pointly Tuesday night at 7 to hear a lecture by C. A. Jackson, state gross income tax director. Clothing Stolen From Auto Shirts, shorts, sox and toilet articles valued at S4O were stolen this morning from the car of H. C. Jones, 4317 E. Washington-st. while it was parked in the rear of the Gatling Gun Club at 709 N. HU-nois-st.

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Embezzlement Charged to Three City Bankers

HARD RIUING WESTERN MINE EXPERT JAILED ON SPEEDING CHARGE

William Kimblemoore, mining expert of Arizona, drove into Indiana polis in a hurry today, police charge, and now is cooling his heels in a cell until Monday in in lieu of $250 cash bond fixed by Municipal Judge Charles Karabell. He went before Judge Karabell in his office in an effort to have an immediate trial so he could be on his way. "What’s he been doing?” the judge asked the arresting policeman. "Judge, he was doing 55 miles an hour down Washington-st and passed 40 cars between Shermandr and State-av.” "The court is not in session,” commented the judge, "and you wdll be held on a $250 cash bond until your trial Monday.” DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA TO GATHER ON MAY 3 Annual District Meeting to Be Held at Noblesville Annual district meeting of the Daughters of America will be held in Noblesville May 3. under the direction of Mrs. Opal Sears, district deputy. Reports from the various districts and the election and installation of officers will be features of the afternoon session. Following a dinner served by the Noblesville council, and a short entertainment program, class initiation w'ill be given by Capitol City Council 53. Indianapolis. FORMER WATCHMAN AT MARKET IS FOUND DEAD Dan O’Leary, 70, Dies Suddenly in Hotel Room Here. Dan O'Leary, a former night watchman at the City Market, was found dead in his room at the Belmont Hotel, 227 ! 2 E. Ohio-st, last night. Mr. O'Leary, who was about 70. had lived at the hotel for the last 18 years. He complained of ill health early last night and his body was found later by Clyde Wells, night clerk at the hotel, who had gone to his room to inquire about his condition. His only known relatives are in Kansas. VETERAN. 90: IS DEAD Terre Haute Man, One of Oldest G. A. R. Members, Passes. By Time* Special TERRE HAUTE. April 13—John Q. Hudson. 90. Civil War veteran who served in Company D. 117th Indiana Regiment, died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Ray Vinsel, here last night. Funeral services will be held at Sulphur Springs Cnurch at 2 tomorrow. He was one of the oldest G. A. R. members of Indiana. Advertising Man Honored. Merle Sidener, president of the Sidener. Vanßiper & Keeling. Inc., Indianapolis advertising agency, has been elected to serve on the national executive board of the American Association of Advertising Agencies. Robinson to Speak at Gathering Arthur R. Robinson, former United States Senator, will speak at the luncheon of the Indiana University Club Monday on "Reminiscences of the United States Senate.”

Meyer, Miller and Rinehart Are Named in New Affidavits. (Continued From Page One) had been informed of the action and that it was his belief that they would be state witnesses. The charges against the three former bank officials carry, upon conviction, the sentence of 2-to-14 years in the Indiana State Prison. The Indiana Supreme Court has a test case on the state banking statutes that vitally affects the present affidavits as well as the trials of three other former officers of the Meyer-Kiser Bank. Trial Scheduled May 6 The case is that of Melville S. Cohn of the Meyer-Kiser Bank, charged with embezzlement from depositors through the alleged payment of dividends to realty company stockholders. Mr. Meyer also faces a similar charge, as does Julian J. Kiser and Ferdinand S. Meyer, former officials of the defunct bank. Mr. Kiser is scheduled to be tried on May 6 before Special Judge Alexander G. Cavins. Mr. Cavins tried the Cohn case which now awaits action by the State Supreme Court. Scott Brewer, former president of the State Savings and Trust Cos., faces charges of embezzlement and perjury through affidavits filed several weeks ago in Criminal Court by Mr. Spencer. Mr. Brewer is ill in a Washington hospital. New Grand Jury Sought While the city's financial section buzzed at news of the new bank charges, Judge Baker awaited the serving of papers by deputy sheriffs on a jury panel of 50 which will report Monday morning to form the county’s new grand jury. Judge Baker discharged a former grand jury. Failure to vote indictments in bank cases and a charge against Charles Bailey, former Washington Township assessor, are said to have caused the jury's discharge. The jury contends that it was ready to vote bank indictments. The discharged members charge that they were in readiness to indict bank officials when they were disbanded. In a call of six names for a grand jury panel to serve out the unexpired term of the discharged jury, but one grand juror was accepted for service. Judge Baker must find five men out of the 50 called for Monday who are willing to serve until July 1. The men not used for grand jury service will be placed on the regular criminal court trial juries. The jury will probe routine criminal cases. A special charge may be given the jurors by Judge Baker. “I have no comment to make at this time. I have arranged for bond to be made,” said Mr. Miller today at his home after having been apprised of the charge filed against him. CIVIL SERVICE LISTS SIX OPEN U. S. JOBS Competitive Examinations to Be Held for Federal Positions. The United States Civil Service Commission today announced open competitive examinations for six positions. They are junior aquatic biologist, associate and assistant aquatic biologist, associate and assistant soils mechanics and engineer and medical guard-attendant for duty at Federal prisons. Further information may be obtained from Frank J. Boatman, Room 421, Federal Building. Telephone Workers Retires. Miss Mary Kerins. 1516 E. Ohiost. clerk in the revenue accounting department of the Indiana Bell Telephone Cos., retired today from active duty yesterday after 30 years of work in the telephone industry.

PERRY SKIRMISH IS KEPT SECRET Records of Private Session of Involved Parties Not Made Public. In a private court session, testimony was taken yesterday on the charges of Mrs. Mae Perry that her husband. Norman A. Perry, capitalist and sportsman, had been adulterous. Records of the count not made public. Immediately afterward, the public hearing was resumed and testimony given on Mr. Perry’s holdings, pertinent testimony to Mrs. Perry's request for $1,000,000. It was testified by a public accountant that Mr. Perry's personal wealth is more than $1,800,000, exclusive of his equities in business properties. The case was continued until Wednesday. JOURNALISM PUPILS ATTEND ‘FIELD DAY' Second Annual Butler Session Attracts 400. Butler University’s second annual journalism field day was held today on the Fairview campus. Approximately 400 high school journalism students from over the state attended. Pupils from Short ridge High School led the list with 66 in their ranks. Other high schools represented at the parley included Lebanon. Plymouth, Columbus, Bloomington, Corydon, Central (South Bend), South Side (Ft. Wayne). Kokomo, Logansport, Vincennes, Bedford, Richmond, New' Albany, Ben Davis, Frankfort, Dugger, Warren Central, Seymour and Gary. Speakers at the sessions were prominent Indianapolis newspaper men and women. The pupils were entertained at a luncheon at the Campus Club. CHURCH CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS AT MEETING Mrs. R. R. Mitchell Retains Presidency of Women's Organization. Mrs. R. R. Mitchell was re-elected president of the Indianapolis Council of Federated Church Women at the annual meeting yesterday in the Central Christian Church. Other officers elected are: Mrs. William C. Hartinger, first vice president: Mrs. George Van Dyke, second vice preisdent; Mrs. E. A. Piepenbrok. recording secretary; Mrs. J. S. Pitts, corresponding secretary; Mrs. F. L. Warner, treasurer; Mrs. J. F. Morrison, historian; Mrs. George Davis, auditor, and Mrs. S. M. Roes, parliamentarian.

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COLUMBIA CLUB HEARS FISH RAP NEW DEAL RULE Roosevelt Regime Worst Failure in History, Is His Verdict. "I indict the New Deal Administration on its record of the last year as the greatest failure in American history.'’ With this statement. Rep. Hamilton Fish Jr.. New York Republican. addressed the Columbia Clubs forty-sixth annual beefsteak dinner last night. Raising his voice in intense Reeling. the towering ex-Harvard football star claimed that the recently passed relief bill was a "rape of the powers of Congress by a cowardly Democratic legislature . . . left Congress with less legislative clothing than Gandhi . . . and put an autocrat in the White House." "I charge President Roosevelt with having destroyed business confidence. squandered American resources and impairing the national credit." Mr. Fish told the 700 club members. Among other things for which Mr. Fish "condemned” President Roosevelt were "turning the Constitution into a scrap of paper, and changing our representative form of government without the consent of the governed, into a. . . dictatorial form of government." Flays "Pink" Intellectuals The speaker assailed the President for appointing "pink intellectuals" to high posts where they have caused more "labor unrest . . . strikes . . . and class hatred in two years than all other administrations since the birth of the republic." As the 47-year-old congressional veteran pounded the air to emphasize his points, the large stag audience clad in their traditional caps and aprons listened with interest I and looked like a butchers convention ready to rend the vitals of Jefi fersonian Democracy. I The AAA suffered beneath Mr. ' Fish's vitriolic vocal blows along with the NR A, and of the foimor he I said: “This is the scheme by which | President Roosevelt was to restore the abundant life in America by the I destruction of crops . . . and the birth control of pigs . . . which has kept the farmers up on moonlight nights chaperoning the sows.” Would Salvage NBA It would be Mr. Fish's plan not to “scrap the whole NRA.” but to save the best parts and put them into use. He remarked that approximately 740 of the 750 codes could be done away with, however. “There isn't a man in this room,” challenged Mr. Fish, "who wouldn’t like to get back to the prosperity of the Calvin Coolidge Administration in 1926.” Here the speaker paused to tell an ardent heckler that if he wanted to make his speech lie could. Mr. Fish digressed long enough from his tirade on Roosevelt lan tyranny to say that “ if they want to have a war in Europe it’s their war and not ours. We should mind our own business because we have certainly got plenty to mind.” Outlines Platform "We must stop pulling other nations’ rhrstnuts out of the fire,” he continued, "and if we have another war it must be in defense of Amefica and not in defense of the munitions makers.” Declaring that “until there is a Republican President in the White House there will be no prosperity,” the Congressman proceeded to outline a skeletal Republican platform for the 1936 campaign. A reduction of 25 per cent in government operating costs; “sound money” at any cost; an end to "red” commissions and extravagant borrowing, and a balanced budget were the essentials which Mr. Fish proposed as the new battleground for the Grand Old Party which he said should be "liberalized" without sacrificing any of the old principles. G. O. P. Not Dead, He Says "The Republican Party is not dead," the speaker concluded, “it is the old Jefferson.an Democracy that is dead. It is our duty after the last two years, to show the pooI pie that the New; Deal has been a | failure.” The New York Representative was introduced by Albert Beveridge Jr. Curtis H. Rottger, club vice president. presided over the meeting which was held in honor of the club members who had been on the roster 25 years. HOOSIER ACCUSED OF ATTACK ON GIRL, 10 Threats Kept Victim Quiet Three Years, Police Charge. An alleged attack on a 10-year-old girl three years ago caused the arrest of Chester Franklin at Connersville yesterday, according to an announcement by Capt. Matt Leach, of the state police department. Franklin was taken to Michigan City for questioning. According to state police, the victim of the attack remained quiet for three years because of threats. Roosevelt Undecided on Bonus WASHINGTON, April 13—President Roosevelt today said he was undecided whether to send a message to the Senate on the soldier bonus. Democratic Leider Joseph T. Robinson had indie ited such a .message might be sent