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GIANT HOUSING PROJECT HELD NEED OF U. S. Program Providing Jobs for Four Million Urged by Sherrill. PARLEY OPENED HERE Asks 'Lifting of Heavy Hand of Excessive Taxation' in Statement. Four million people being put to work on a national housing program is the next, essential step in restoring an "enduring prosperity to Ameiica,” Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, American Retail Federation president, told members of the Chamber of Commerce today at their annual meeting at the Columbia Club. Col. Sherrill, who formerly was city manager of Cincinnati, and an authority on governmental problems, is here presiding over a threeday conference of the federation on unification of legislation on unemployment insurance. "A skillful, comprehensive nationwide housing program sponsored by the government and developed by private industry, particularly for those of average or less incomes, is the next great step forward,” he said. “Lift Taxation Burden” "Another important field of improvement, is to lift the heavy and paralyzing hand of excessive taxation from the taxpayer through the elimination of the waste in government. These have increased at an alarming rate in the last decade until at present the }ax burden on the purchases of evry individual in the country amounts to 31 1 * cents of every dollar spent by the consumer.” He pointed out the wisdom and advisability of checking governmental activities from year to year in an endeavor to prevent agencies from becoming lax. Previous to Col. Sherrill's address a reception was held at the Columbia Club with Theodore B. Griffith, vice president of L. S. Ayres & Cos., as chairman of the vummittee. The annual meeting of the chamber was held in connection with the address and the newly eler ed directors were presented. They are: N. H. Gilman, Howard T. Griffith, George S, Olive, Paul Q. Richey. C. H. Rottger. Reginald H. Sullivan and Edward Zink. President Louis J. Borenstein presided. 500 Retail Leaders Attend Fi\e huftdred members of various retail groups throughout the United States are in attendance. Speakers during the conference will include Dr. David R. Craig of the federation; George V. Sheridan, managing director of the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants: Dr. R. Clyde White of Indiana University, Dr. Edison Bowers of Ohio State University, Dr. I. M. Rubinow of Cincinnati, Fred Lazarus, Columbus, 0., department, store executive, and W. H. Hager, president of Pennsylvania Retailers Association. Phases of unemployment compensation will be studied and an attempt is to be made to have sections written into state laws to make their administration non-political and business-like. L. F. Shuttleworth. managing director of the Associated Retailers of Indiana, said. Urge Pay Roll Tax The federation will endeavor to embody, in any laws enacted in Indiana at the contemplated session of the Legislature, its program data outlined in the National Retail Dry Goods Association report last year. These include equalizing competitive costs so far as the employer contributions are concerned. This would be accomplished by a pay roll tax of 1 per cent, on employers with eight or more persons on pay roll, effective Jan. 1. 1936. and to be increased to 2 per cent in 1937 and 3 per cent in 1938. Surh a program allows a credit up to 90 per cent for contributions paid into state unemployment funds. Since the Federal tax already is applicable to all states, regardless of whether the state has enacted social legislation, most states are expected to take advantage of this allowable credit. This program is to be backed by Indiana retailers and other business interests in any state social laws which may be enacted. JACOBY GANG TRIAL IS SET FOR THURSDAY Absence of Jury Commissioner Is Reason for Postponement. Because Ralph Edgerton, a jury commissioner, is in Atlantic City and could not participate today in drawing names of 50 veniremen, the trial of Forrest Jacoby. AI Head. John Head and Jerry Dukes for alleged robbery of the William H. Robberts A: Sons., Inc., dairy was postponed in Criminal Court until Thursday morning. The trial was to have begun this morning. Judge Frank P Baker overruled two motions of the defense. One was for separate trials, and the other was that, in event the first was granted, the state should select the defendant to be tried first. Times Index Amusements 15 Births, Deaths 18 Books .. 13 Bridge . 13 Comics 21 Editorial 14 Financial 20 Radio . n Serial Story 11 Sports 16. n Wants Ads 18, 19 Woman's Pages 10, ll t

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VOLUME 47—-NUMBER 240

CHURCHMAN IS DEAD

The Most Rev. Alphonse J. Smith BISHOP SMITH DIES IN SOUTH Former Local Priest Was Organizer of St. Joan of Arc Parish. Funeral services are being arranged today for t.ne Most Rev. Alphonse John Smith, bishop of the Nashville (Tenn.) diocese of the Catholic Church, who died in the Tennessee city. Bishop Smith was the organizer of St. Joan of Arc parish here. He was born in Madison, Ind., Nov. 14, 1883. He was educated at Sc. McGregory’s Seminary, Cincinnati; St. Mary's College, St. Mary’s, Kas., and the North American College, Rome. He was ordained a priest in Rome. April 18, 1908, and soon afterwards was appointed an assistant at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral here. He had been bishop at Nashville since Dec. 12, 1923. Stricken with a heart attack last night while preaching at, the Negro Catholic Church of St. Vincent De Paul, the bishop was taken to St. Thomas Hospital where he died this morning after a second attack. Survivors are a brother and seven sisters. Two of the sisters are nuns at St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Terre Haute. Ritter Issues Statement From the chancery of the Indianapolis diocese, headed by Bishop Joseph Elmer Ritter, the following statement on the death of the Nashville bishop w r as issued: "The news of the death of the Most Rev. Alphonse J. Smith was received this morning from Nashville. The news came as a shock and was received with much regret by the bishop of the Indianapolis diocese and all the many priests who knew, loved and admired Bishop Smith for his fine, priestly character.” In the death of Bishop Smith "the church ha-s lost a great and true leader.” the Rt. Rev. Maurice J. O'Connor, St. Joan of Arc pastor. said. "The death of Bishop Smith came as a great shock to members of St. Joan of Arc parish,” the pastor continued. "Bishop Smith founded the parish in 1920. He came to St. Joan of Arc from the cathedral, where he had labored for 12 years. He was known for his learning and zeal. Wherever he labored he was beloved In Nashville he commanded the love and esteem of both the clergy and the laity.”

DRYS READY TO FILE INJUNCTION PLEAS Move to Ban Liquor Sale in Irvington Started. Petitions asking injunctions to prevent sale of intoxicants in Irvington and the Ritter addition may be filed in a Marion County court Thursday or Friday, E. A. Miles, Indiana Anti-Saloon League attorney, stated today. Mr. Miles said he would be ready to act within two or three days after receiving additional information from an Irvington citizens’ committee seeking to make the two sections dry. According to Mr. Miles, provisions of deeds by which land in the areas were conveyed to present owners forbid sale of intoxicants. Granting of a beer and wine license to Philip Sorentino, 5527 E. Washingtcn-st, was opposed by the league before the county beverage board.

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(319 children clothed. . . . See donors’ list. Page 3.) MERRY CHRISTMAS! Clothe-a-Child of The Indianapolis Times hopes to serve as your agent to make that seasonal phrase more than a heartless and conventional expression. Offlc® workers, bowlers, hosiery knitters, machinists and various j organized groups have formed Clothe-a-Child clubs and are in- i vading the stores to shop for boys j and girls from homes of want I

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KERN TO PUSH BILLS REVISING TRAFFIC LAWS One Proposed Act Would Put Full Responsibility on Car Owner. DUE IN COUNCIL TONIGHT Measure Recodifying All City Laws Also Backed by Executive. (Other Details on Page I) Mayor Kern is expected to approve for introduction to City Council tonight three proposed ordinances—two putting teeth into the traffic laws, and one providing for a recodification of municipal ordinances. The traffic law revisions were the result of a safety conference called early this month after county fatalities had leaped to a total exceeding traffic deaths for all of 1934. The most important proposed uaffic ordinance would place responsibility for traffic violations on the owner of the car, not necessarily the driver. It was pointed out by police that many car owners have learned to avoid responsibility for traffic law violation by taking their cars out in the name of a corporation or by jointly owning them, as in case of husband and wife. Under the present law. a patrolman must see the violation and charge the person operating the car with the offense. Fixes Recodifying Fee The second traffic proposal would put into the hands of police direct charge of towing in all cars hazardously parked, taking this away from private companies which now have contracts for the work at $1 a car. Hazardously parked cars, which are subject to towing in. are those parked double, at the entrance to alleys or in safety zones. The proposed ordinance for appropriating $2250 for recodifying the city statutes, which last was done in 1925. stipulates that three lawyers shall be hired to do the work, and none is to get more than SSO a week. LABOR IS VICTORIOUS IN FRUEHAUF DISPUTE Company Is Ordered to Re-instate Discharged Workers. By L Kited, Press WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.—Organized labor won a major victory in its fight for representation and recognition today when the National Labor Relations Board ordered the Fruehauf Trailer Cos. of Detroit to re-instate seven employes allegedly discharged because of union activities. The order, issued after exhaustive inquiry in Detroit early in November. constituted a victory also for the Wagner-Connery labor disputes act. the applicability of which was challenged by attorneys for the trailer firm. They maintained that the activities of the discharged employes could not be construed as in interstate commerce.

STEPMOTHER DENIES POISONING GIRL, 13 Fort Wayne Jury to Get Case Today. By l nited Press FORT WAYNE. Ind.. Dec. 16. Mrs. Laura Doermer flatly denied on the witness stand today that she poisoned her 13-year-old stepdaughter, Bernadene. Attempting to establish the cause of the girl's death. Defense Attorney Frank Emrick brought out in Mrs. Doermer's testimony that a small packet of paris green and a quantity of poisoned wheat had been kept in the Doermer home. Bernadene died last April 11, little more than a week after she and her 16-year-old sister Imogene became violently ill. The state contends that her death was caused by arsenic put into the cottage cheese by Mrs. Doermer. Mrs. Doermer stuck to her story that it was sugar and milk that she put into the cheese rather than poison. The case probably will go to the jury this afternoon. Kidnap Victim Found By l nited Press HAVANA. Cuba. Dec. 16.—The army anounced today that it had found Nicolas Castano. wealthy sugar mill owner who had been kidnaped and held for $399,000 ransom. Castano was unharmed, the announcement said.

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FUGITIVE'S SHOT BLINDS OFFICER Shattered Glass Pierces Eyes of Crawfordsville Patrolman. Times Special CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind., Dec. 16.—Physicians report that Patrolman Paul Middleton probably will be blinded by glass shattered into his eyes early today when a bullet from a fugitive car struck the windshield of the police car he was driving in pursuit. He lost control of the car and it skidded into a ditch. Capt. Otto Biederstedt, who was with Middleton. hurried him to a hospital where physicians worked for hours picking glass out of his face and eyes. Patrolman Middleton and Capt. Biederstedt were eating at 2:15 in a downtown restaurant when they noticed the car with a foreign license number pass. They got into their own car and followed. It was at the edge of the city, with both cars traveling about 80 miles an hour, that the fugitives shot through the windshield in front of the driver. Patrolman Middleton is 28, unmarried, and has been on the force four years. It was the second time in two weeks that fugitives successfully have eluded police here by shooting. Two weeks ago, Capt. Charles Curtin and Patrolman Charles Johnson noticed a speeding car, also a coupe containing three men, and gave chase This time the fugitives also shot through the windshield and temporarily blinded Patrolman Johnson Quinnette Rallies Although his condition still is critical. Detective Orville Quinnette was reported improved slightly today at City Hospital from peritonitis which developed from gunshot wounds nine days ago. Detective Quinnette was shot five times, twice in the abdomen, and Detective Russell Chatham was wounded in the foot while struggling with Donald Joseph and Paul Pierce. Indianapolis bandits and escaped convicts, in an apartment at 1201 Park-av. Detective Quinnette's condition became critical Thursday. Pierce and Joseph are held under $55,000 bond each. TIRE COMPANY ACCUSED Trust Laws Broken by Goodyear, Trade Board Told. By United Press WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.—Counsel for the Federal Trade Commission today recommended that the commission order the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Cos. to "cease and desist” alleged violation of anti-trust laws through price discrimination.

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British Split Over Peace; Pope in Discreet Plea

Holy Father Refrains From Attack on Ethiopian Conflict. By United Press VATICAN CITY. Dec. 16.—Pope Pius, in an earnest address to his College of Cardinals at a secret consistory today, expressed hope for peace with justice, truth and charity. The consistory was upon the occasion of the elevation of 20 prelates of the Roman Catholic Church to cardinal rank. The Pope spoke most guardedly in his wish for peace, and referred only indirectly to the Italian-Ethiopian dispute which it concerned. He said: "We do not want to refer to those conflicts which for long have preoccupied not only Europe and Africa but indeed the whole world. "We do not desire to refer to them because amidst the great uncertainties in the minds of men and in the course of events there is danger that any words of ours might not be understood or might even be distorted. "We know our words, pronounced in various circumstances, have been j so widely published in the press ! that they could not have failed to become known to those who not only desire the truth, but who sincerely, with deep interest await it from us. "Let this be taken as an admonition by those especially who have j seemed surprised and have taken offense, as if we had not satisfied the demands of the office of teacher j which has been divinely committed i to us. "We ardently desire peace conjoined with justice, truth and charity for all men of good will. We ! shall with all our powers seek to obtain it, and in fervent prayer we have besought it from the great i good God.” Cardinal’s Sermon Attacked By United Press NEW YORK. Dec. 16.—Thirteen 1 clergymen of the Protestant and Jewish faiths replied today to last Sunday's birth control sermon of | Patrick Cardinal Hayes. They assailed it as undemocratic. The statement said they did not j question the right of Cardinal Hayes ! "to remind communicants of the j Roman Catholic church cf its teachings on the subject of the limitation of the family. "We must, however, in the same measured, deliberate and emphatic j terms employed by the Cardinal,” it! continued "protest against any word I or act of the dignitaries of the; church that would in effect impose upon other Americans the beliefs i and practices of Roman Catholicism.” CHINESE STUDENTS'RIOT Battle Police in Protest Against Creating Puppet States. By In ited Press PEIPING. Dec. 16.—Thousands of students battled police today in a riotous demonstration against the new autonomous government in Hopei and Chahar provinces. Many were hurt when policemen beat one group with swords. The students j replied with stones and cut fire hose turned on them. Inauguration of the new government was postponed. "Down with Japanese imperialism,” the students clamored. Fort Wayne Man Killed By United Pri ss FORT WAY'NE. Ind., Dec. 16 —Joseph Schallenberger. 44, Fort Wayne, suffered fatal injuries yesterday when his automobile collided with a truck on State Road 2. i

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Laval, Likewise, Is Put in Difficult Spot by Herriot Stand. Bv United Pres* Britain and France showed unmistakable signs today of backing down from their proposed “peace” plan, which has been condemned throughout Europe as a reward to Mussolini for his aggression against Ethiopia. The smaller powers w'ere in open revolt at Geneva, contending the plan would destroy the authority of the League of Nations and leave no small nation safe from future attack. In Britain and France, the political opposition was strong enough to threaten a shakeup of both governments. Premiers Baldwin and Laval held protracted conferences with their advisers on the best means of backing out gracefully and calming the storm. Calls Cabinet Session Baldwin arranged a cabinet meeting for tomorow, at which he will arrange a defense of the govern- j ment’s stand to be presented in the House of Commons on Thursday, when the matter wiil be debated. The best opinion of observers in London was that Baldwin will pass the buck ta the League of Nations and declare that if the Council disapproves of the plan. Britain will back any action which the league may decide to take. Laval, appearing before the Chamber of Deputies tomorrow, probably will adopt somewhat similar tactics. If he does not, there appeared grave danger his government would be overthrown by the left opposition, headed by the powerful Radical socialists and Edouard Herriot. Peace Plan Doomed The Franco-British plan seemed definitely doomed, in view of the hostile attitude of the small powers and probably Russia. It was even reported in Paris that Mexico was prepared to resign from the League if it is adopted. Mussolini played a waiting game, watching grimly the dissension among the powers while he continued his bombing raids against the Ethiopians. He was not expected to reply to the Franco-British overtures before Thursday, and even then to accept them only as a basis for discussion in which he would demand even greater concessions. Resentment Flares By United Press LONDON, Dec. 16.—Resentment against the Franco-British peace plan in the Ethiopian war broke out today in heckling on the floor of the House of Commons. While the government was holding hurried consultations in advance of an emergency cabinet meeting at which its "defense” of the plan will l be mapped out, Laborites began an attack in the house in advance of Thursday's scheduled formal debate. In the absence of Sir Samuel Hoare, foreign minister, who is ill. the attack centered on Capt. Anthony Eden, minister for league affairs. "Does the government still accept (Turn to Page Three)

Mary Pickford’s new series of articles on her religious experiences “My Rendezvous With Life”—starts today on Page 1 of the Second Section.

DEMOCRATS ON RUN, G. 0. P. CHANTS AT NATIONAL MEETING New Deal Is Slipping Fast, Fletcher Tells Delegates to Republican Session; Mass Appeal Is Stressed. SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE SOUGHT Cleveland, Chicago, Kansas City Fight for Convention; Ohio City Leading; Hoover to Speak in St. Louis Tonight. j By United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, Suave, white-haired Chairman Henry T. Fletcher sent the Republican National Committee off to a cheering - start today when he told the delegates that “we all know the New Deal is slipping.” The chairman addressed the committee as it met to select the time and place for the 1936 presidential convention.

BONUS CERTAIN OF EARLY VOTE Troublesome Issue Must Come Before House in Four Weeks. BY THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—Four weeks from today, at the latest, Congress again must face an issue which keeps coming back like the unwanted cat. On that day, unless the matter has been previously disposed of, the House must take up automatically the $2,000,000,000 Patman greenback bonus bill which was thwarted last session only by the handful of Senate votes that sustained President Roosevelt’s veto. The Senate Finance Committee also has made the bonus the first order of business. Thus the problem will be thrown pell-mell into a Congress whose sense of responsibility will be dulled in the same degree that its political sense will be sharpened, due to the approaching elections. There is a possibility that the (Turn to Page Three) STATE MILK CONTROL ACT IS HELD LEGAL Constitutionality Is Upheld by Posey County Judge. By United Press MT.- VERNON, Ind., Dec. 16— Constitutionality of the state milk control act was upheld by Judge Herdis F. Clements in Posey Circuit Court today in ruling on an Evansville market dispute. He overruled a motion of the American Dairy Cos., Evansville, to dismiss a temporary restraining or- j der granted the state milk control board in Vanderburgh Superior Coui't.

ODD NOTE IS CLEW IN KIDNAP MYSTERY Wealthy Philadelphian’s Kin Sought by G-Men. By United Press NEW YORK. Dec. 16. —A, crude ransom note pieced together from words clipped from newspapers in the best fictional tradition was the sole clew today to the disappearance of Caleb J. Milne IV. would-be mystery story writer and grandson of a wealthy retired Philadelphia manufacturer. Young Milne last was seen Saturday when he left his apartment telling his landlady he was en route to the Gracie Square section to accompany a Dr. Green” to the bedside of his grandfather, Caleb Milne Jr., who was supposed to be seriously ill at his l"*ome in Germantown, Pa. The grandfather is in good health and police and Department of Justice agents have not been able to locate any “Dr. Green.” The ransom note was mailed to Frederick Milne, a brother, from Poughkeepsie early Saturday.

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j “We all know the New Deal is slipping and that we’ve got the Democrats on the run,” Fletcher said. The committee members, gathered lin the ballroom at the Mayflower i Hotel, burst into a prolonged demj onstration. Presidential aspirants for the i most part were missing. Rep. Hamilton Fish, holding a Wisconsin ! proxy, and Gov. Harry Nice took the place of a Maryland delegate. Chicago Bid Presented Mayor Edward Kelly of Chicago presented that city’s convention bid to the committee. He promised that I the city would give the convention j "absolute protection” in the conven- | tion hall and guarantee that no one j would be admitted to the floor or galleries without proper authorizai tion. Cleveland sought to out-maneuver its rivals for the 1936 Republican presidential convention today by plunking down a certified check for $150,000. Mayor Kelly, calling at the White House after presenting Chicago’s convention bid to the committee, j virtually conceded the gathering to | Cleveland. "It looks like Cleveland has the i inside track.” he said. It was understood that members of the committee had decided to seek a large number of smaller contributions rather than depend upon a few la'rge donations from the wealthy. The move also was advocated as an offset to the antipathy which was aroused by Chairman Henry P. Pletcher's announcement of the ' "Committee of 16,” recruited from the rank* of big business, to handle party finances. It was argued by party strategists that the Republicans would gain a wider popular appeal if they could i represent their drive to oust the New Deal as a mass enterprise I rather than one solely in the interi ests of what one party leader calls “the fat boys” As an indication of the trend Republican chieftains hope their financing will take, Harrison Spangler. in charge of the committee’s Western office at Chicago, reported with pleasure a $2 campaign contribution from a CCC member. Candidates in Background What friction develops will be principally over the apportionment of convention delegates. Since the Republicans carried only six states in 1932, as contrasted with 40 in 1928. 34 states, if the strict party rule is followed, will lose the extra seats which go to those carried by tne party. Committeemen from states in that category are going to suggest that the delegations to the convention be the same as in 1932 and that the election of that year be disregarded as a defeat not likely to occur again (Turn to Page Three I DULLNESS FEATURES STOCK MART TRADE Price Movements Are Irregular} Rails Show Improvement. By United Press NEW YORK. Dec. 16.—Extremely dull trading prevailed on the stock market today with price movements irregular. Some improvement came into railroad shares after directors of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy declared a $2 dividend. Silver shares were weak as lower silver prices prevailed in London and New York. Industrials benefited by 1> gain to 86T by Chrysler. F. D. R. SCANS BUDGET Discusses Next Year’s Estimates With Closest Advisers. By United pr< ss WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.—President Roosevelt today called his leading advisers into another conference seeking to solve the knotty problem of next year's budget. Those summoned: Henry Morgenthau Jr.. Secretary of Treasury; Acting Budget Director, Daniel Bell; Undersecretary of Agriculture, Rexford G Tugwell; Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes; Relief’Administrator Harry Hopkins, and Frank Walker of the Emergency Council. Curley Urges Mayor to Quit By I nited Prt ss BOSTON. Dec. 16.—Gov. James M. Curley today called upon Mavor Frederick W. Mansfield of Boston to resign on grounds that he has been "incompetent during his entire term.”