Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 245, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 December 1935 — Page 1

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MERCURY DIPS TO 3; BREAK IN COLD SNAP DUE New Season Low Recorded, but Absence of Wind Lessens ‘Bite.’ SNOW ALSO FORECAST Warmer Weather on Way; Arrives Tomorrow or Late Today. With the mercury dropping to a new low of 3 early today, the weather bureau forecast a break in the near-zero wave, probably accompanied by snow over the week-end. Motorists and pedestrians who did not find the weather as biting today as yesterday, when the mercury dropped to 5, were informed by the bureau that the absence of wind accounted for this. The low mark was established at 2:30 this morning. Fifteen minutes later the airport weather station recorded 2 above zero. According to the forecast, warmer weather already has forced the cold wave out of the West and a definite upward trend of the mercury is to be noted here late today and tomorrow . Coldest official reading in Indiana today was at Fort Wayne, with zero. Hurt in Car Crash Condition of Floyd Manley, 18, Fountaintown, injured today in an auto collision at New York and No-ble-sts, is reported fair at City Hospital. He suffered internal injuries. Harold Rensopher, 28, of 3112 E. New York-st, driver of the other car, was arrested by police on a charge of failing to stop at a preferential street. Injuries of the shoulders and back were incurred last night by Arnold Beardsley, 36. of R. R. 1, Box 374, when his automobile collided at Troy and Madison-avs with a car driven by Ernest F. Weddle, 1636 College-av. Weddle was arrested on a charge of failing to stop at a through street. Mr. Beardsley’s condition w'as reported fair today. He is in St. Vincent’s Hospital. Out of control after the crash, Mr. Beardsley’s car broke off a utility pole and the other car smashed a pump in a filling station. DR. KAGAWA GRANTED PERMISSION TO ENTER Immigration Ban Lifted; Pacifist to Come Here. Dr. Toyohiko Kagawa, Japanese pacifist and Christian Soria’ist, has been granted a special permit to enter the United States and is to appear at the Student Volunteer Movement covention opening here next Saturday. Immigration authorities granted Dr. Kagawa permission to remain seveii months in this country after President Roosevelt manifested a “personal Interest” in the case yesterday. Dr. Kagawa had been held at Angels Island detention hospital due to health regulations. The Volunteer Movement is to provide Dr. Kagawa with a physician and nurse during his stay here. 20-OUNCE BABY BOY THRIVES IN INCUBATOR Tiny Infant Taken on 20-Mile Trip in Cardboard Box. By P in'P i/ Press ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. Dec. 21. A 20-bunce infant, .son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zrillo, Hammonton, N. J., was "thriving” in an incubator today. The baby was born yesterday and immediately sent here for care in the incubator by Dr. A. L. Esposito, who attended the mother. The infant made the 20-mile trip in a cardboard box. SIX DEAD IN SHIP BLAST Freighter Sinks After Explosion Wrecks Dock. fill ’ nfhii Press SANTOS. Brazil, Dec. 21.—Six men were known dead today after a terrific explosion which blew the 3019-ton Swedish steamship BrittMarie almost to pieces. Bags of flaming sulphur and debris were flung on shore. Two dock workers were killed. Two warehouses were destroyed by fire. The Britt-Marie sank. NABBED IN RING THEFT Youth Accused of Taking $447 in Jewelry From Woman Accused of the theft of two rings valued at $4447, Robert Schneider, 17. of 3461 N. Illinois-st, is held today on a larceny charge. He was arrested last night. The rings were the property of Miss Marie Flaskamp. R. R. 2, Carmel, employed in the Reichel Pharmacy, 4001 Bouievard-pl.

Another Gain Py United Press WASHINGTON. Dec. 21 Department of Commerce announced today that exports during November amounted to 269.400.000. compared with $194,712,000 In the same month a year ago.

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The Indianapolis Times FORECAST. Cloudy and probably unsettled tonight and tomorrow with rising temperature; lowest tonight about 20.

VOLUME 47—NUMBER 245

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Sweeping grand jury investigation into the mysterious death of Thelma Todd, blond screen beauty, was ordered after witnesses pictured here at'the coroner’s inquest only tangled further the conflicting evidence in the case. Numbered in the picture are: (1) R. J. Anderson; <2) H. H. Cooper; (3) R. W. H. Schafer, manager of the Thelma. Todd Case; (4) Harvey Priester, close admirer of Miss Todd; 15} Mrs. Wallace Ford, who said Miss Todd telephoned her hours after her death was supposed to have occurred; <6) Clarence Hutson; (7) Ernie Peters, chauffeur who drove Miss Todd home from a gay night club party, and < B> Mae Whitehead, Miss Todd’s maid, who found the actress’ body slumped in her automobile. ana _

01CICCO READY TO AID PROBERS Thelma Todd's Ex-Husband to Return From East for Inquiry. By I nited Press HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 21. Pasquale Di Cicco, former husband of Thelma Todd, today offered to cooperate with the Los Angeles County grand jury in its investigation of the screen actress’ death. In a telegram to George Rochester, foreman of the grand jury, Di Cicco said: "New’ York papers carrying you have subpenaed me. Regardless of information to the contrary, be happy to co-operate with you in any way I can.” Rochester said he would ask Di Cicco to appear at a hearing Monday “if his testimony definitely is needed.” The grand jury foreman indicated he was satisfied Di Cicco would return here voluntarily. Margaret Lindsay, film star, also was summoned to appear at the grand jury hearing. She was Di Cicco’s companion at a Trocadero Cabaret party Saturday evening when Miss Todd attended another party at the same place. The inquiry was being pressed in tw’o directions. Intimates of the actress are being questioned about their movements during a 36-hour period from Saturday night until Monday morning. Other witnesses are being checked on reports they either saw or talked to Miss Todd hours after the time she at first was believed to have died, early Sunday morning. A hint that investigators were not convinced entirely that Miss Todd died accidentally was given by Rochester, who said: "We are trying to find out whether Miss Todd was placed forcibly in her automobile and exposed to deadly carbon monoxide poison.”

Cold Feet Help Make Bare Floors More Comfortable —Clothe a Child!

Bare feet on cold, clammy floors, ; toes stubbed because stockings are | ragged and of little use to Kris Kringle, is the picture drawn today in a plea of a childish scrawl to Clothe-a-Child, of The Indianapo- , lis Times. Here it. is: "Dear Mister: Me and my sister j have no shoes and can’t go to school regular. We have not got clothes to keep us wax in. BESSIE.” You can have "Me" and "My" for the asking in enlisting in Clothe-a-Child to bring new garb and a newer spirit this Y'uletide in homes of the unfortunate ones. “Me” and “My” want so little. Just warm dresses so other children won't poke their fingers in scorn. Community Fund relief agencies and the social service department of the public schools can not hope to budget their funds for an entire year and have an opportunity to answer the call of Christmas. Odd. but it seems want is more acute during the Santa month. The plight of the indigent is realized. Do you realize it. too? Have you shivered during the past two days? If you have then place yourself in your teen-age with holey stockings, thin sweaters, bedraggled pantaloons. frayed coats. A telephone wire that reaches through Riley 5551 to a child's heart is at your desk or table. Call that number and a boy or girl will be given to you for your very own for Christmas. Or if you wish Clothe--a-Child will dress the child for you. Just send cash or check to turn impoverished children from looking iike scare-crows to smiling | youngsters with a stiffened morale. THREE more shopping days are left for ycu to become some boy's or girl's hope to a fuller Christmas :n 1935.

Messenger Dies in Fall t From Train Federal authorities and Hancock County officers today are investigating the death of a man believed to be F. J. Lawrence, 45, Columbus, 0., an express messenger, whose body w'as found this morning beside the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks near Philadelphia, Ind. While officials stated that a fall from an express car, part of Pennsylvania Train No. 13, caused death, they point to several unexplained details. Possibility that the messenger may have been pushed from the car is being considered. Dr. Paul Allen, Hancock County coroner, said he found only 60 cents on the body and tnere was no billfold or identifying cards or papers. Dr. Allen said there is a fracture on the right side of the skull anci bruises on the hands. Claim Nothing Missing Railroad officials said that a preliminary check shows nothing missing from the car in which the messenger was riding alone. They refused to comment on a report that a package containing $36,000 was part of the car’s load. The en route from Columbus to St. Louis, was running 2 hours 10 minutes late, and arrived in Indianapolis at 12:40 this morning. Door of the express car in which Mr. Law'rence W'as on duty was open about two feet. There was no trace of the messenger. Immediately a search was started by railroad detectives, Indianapolis police and deputies of Sheriff Clarence Watkins of Hancock County. Railroad section employes found the body at 6. Dr. Allen said he had not determined the approximate time of death.

4 HOOSIERS DIE IN TRAIN-AUTO CRASH Car Demolished in Wreck at Reelsville. Times Special GREENCASTLE. Ind., Dec. 21. Funeral services ere being arranged today for four Reelsville persons killed late yesterday when the auto in which they ere riding was demolished by a Pennsylvania passenger train in Reelsville. The dead are Thad Pickett, 49. Pennsylvania Railroad telegrapher; his wife. 47; Miss Katie Reel, 73. retired school teacher, and her niece. Mrs. Hesse Fisher. A1 died instantly. The party W'as bound for the Reelsville High School where Miss Barbara Pickett, daughter of the driver and his wife, was to supervise a Christmas paity.

Olson’s Kin Leader in Slot Machine Racket, Is Charge

BY FORREST DAVIS Times Special Writer MINNEAUPOIS, Dec. 21—The underworld buzzed today with the report about Harry Goldie. He was arrested yesterday in Minot. N. D„ with Hyman Adlin. For a week "the snitch” has been on in gangland that Goldie knew about the murder of Walter W. liggett. Goldie and Adlin vanished from Washing-ton-st, the red light district, two days after the shooting. Isadore Blumenfeld <Kid Cann) was indicted yesterday for the editor's homicide. The widow. Mrs. Liggett, is convinced that Cann fired the machine gun shots that cut short her husband’s crusading journalistic career in Minnesota. But in underworld haunts few persons believe that Cann's finger activated the trigger. On the other hand, few doubt that Cann was in the murder car. In prohibition days the Kid, once known as “Sloppy."

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1935

FIRE DESTROYS NURSERY OFFICE City Firemen Battle Blaze in Biting Cold, Save Nearby Barn. Fire of undetermined origin early today destroyed the office of the Hillsdale Nursery, near Castleton, with a loss estimated by Alex Taschinaky, manager, at SISOO. Quick work on. the part of Indianapolis firemen prevented destruction of a large barn containing hay and farm implements, which is only 75 feet from the office site. Lieut. Russell Miller and five men from Pumper Cos. 20 fought the fire in a near-zero temperature.. Only water available was in a swimming pool 500 feet from the burning structure. Part of a rustic fence around the pool was torn down to get apaparatus near the pool and ice was broken to reach the water. Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. Tuley, aged West Side residents, were led from then* burning home at 2709 W. Washington-st early today by a neighbor, Gabe Albon, 2915 W. Waashington-st. They were uninjured. Damage is estimated at $250. The fire started under a stairway. It was discovered by Miss Margaret Belle Bannon, niece of Mr. and Mrs. Tuley, who summoned Mr. Albon.

10 WOMEN ARE ON JACOBY GANG JORY Testimony to Start Monday in Holdup Trial. Testimony in the trial of Forrest Jacoby. Jerry Duke, Alphonse Head and John Head, charged with the robbery of the William H. Roberts & Sons dairy, is to start Monday in Criminal Court with a jury composed of 10 housewives and two men. Selection of a jury has taken two days from a venire of 75 persons. The final member was chosen last night and court was adjourned until Monday by Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker. From questions asked the prospective jurors, Clyde C. Karrer. attorney for the defense, has indicated that the members of the gang are to take the stand in their own behalf in an attempt to prove an alibi. Members of the jury are: Mrs. Grace B. Payne, 1354 Hiatt-st; Mrs. Ethel B. Payton, 335 Barnes-av; Mrs. Elsie P. Pauli, 2844 Park-av; Mrs. Bessie Haglieson, 135 N. Lin-wood-av; Mrs. Nancy E. Newbauer, 222 Orange-st; Mrs. Cuba C. Perry, 334 N. Riley-av; Mrs. Hilda Peabody, 3650 Graceland-av; Mrs. Devota Ditzenberger. R, R. 17, Box 15-R; Mrs. Mabel Pedlow, 1128 W. 36th-st; Mrs. Delia Essex, R. R. 17, Box 151; Theodore Doerr. R. R. 17, Box 171, a retired mechanic, and Charles M. Gray. 4717 Carrolltonav, an accountant.

because of a personal untidiness, drove truck loads of liquor from the Canadian border. He is a skillful motorist. Goldie is a recognized hoodlum. He was suspected, in the winter of 1933-34, of killing Conrad Altheen, a bookkeeper for the liquor “syndicate.” Four man called for Altheen at his respectable apartment, “muscled” him into a motor car and let him have the slugs at Nokomis Beach, on a lake within the Minneapolis city limits. No arrests were made. A bootlegger parked his car in front of the Shubert Theater, a half block from the public market place. When he re-entered it a gunman arose from the floor in the back seat and blew off the bootlegger's head with a sawed-off shotgun. Goldie was thought of in connection with his murder. He was not arrested. Goldie has been suspected of a number of

ASSURE BORAH FINANCIAL AID FOR CAMPAIGN Friends Confident Backing for Spirited Primary Fight Will Be Ample. POPULAR APPEAL IS AIM Republicans Not Friendly, Seeing Him Only Hope, Ready to Help. By United, Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Adequate financial backing was assured today for the presidential candidacy of Senator William E. Borah. While the money has not been definitely pledged, it became apparent that Mr. Borah would not lack necessary campaign funds. This development, coupled with a formal avowal by Mr. Borah that he would “co-operate fully” with liberal forces placed the Idaho veteran for the first time squarely on record as willing to contest the presidency with the present White House incumbent. Senator Borah has not said in so many words that he is a candidate. But persons versed in the intricacies of politics asserted that his statement of yesterday reached the same end, since to draw back now would be to break faith with those who have been given permission to advance his name in state primaries. Mr. Borah has told intimates that he would not be able personally to finance a. campaign. He is not in league with the regular Republican organization and could not call upon it for funds. He would like to represent himself as a poor man’s candidate, relying solely on popular support. Wants Popular Campaign That is not a strictly accurate representation, Borah will have among his supporters Republicans who are not Borah admirers, but who believe that he is the only Republican with sufficient popular appeal to stand a chance of defeating President Roosevelt. Those persons are willing to finance any endeavor which in their opinion gives the best prospect of ousting the present Administration. Friends of the Senator say that he is thinking of a presidential candidacy only in the terms of a popular campaign, divorced from regular machine politics and relying on a spontaneous uprising of the citizenry for its principal strength. Others in the Republican organization who are interested more in defeating Mr. Roosevelt than they are in the doctrines of their own candidate, believe that in Mr. Borah the Republicans have a man who can inspire just such a popular demonstration. Boom Gets Good Start For the moment Senator Borah’s views on currency inflation, distasteful to Old Guard Republicans, and his appeals for party reorganization are being overlooked in favor of his national reputation and the widespread support which is rallying behind him. Many things may occur between now and the Republican convention in June to change the political outlook. But there is no gainsaying the fact that at the moment the Borah boom is a strong one. likely at any moment to get beyond the power even of the Senator himself to control it. Senatorial colleagues said they believed that if Mr. Borah won out in two or three state primaries with a rousing demonstration of public support there would be no stopping him for the Republican nomination. Seeks Liberal Program Senator Borah is pledged to a liberal program. There is some doubt as to exactly what he means by “liberal.” He did not define the word when he declared in a formal statement that “my primary objective is a convention of liberal delegates which will write a liberal platform and name a liberal candidate.” He continued: “If in any state or district the liberal forces think it will help the liberal cause to pledge the delegates to me. I shall co-operate fully with that plan.” He said that if some other “liberal” were selected, he could cooperate just as fully.”

homicide tricks. A thin-faced, short lad willing to oblige his betters, Goldie is said to have no scruples. Mrs. Walter Liggett, widow of the crusading Minneapolis editor, is “carrying on” her husband’s battle. Mrs. Liggett starts her story in The Times Monday. It is no accident that this new suspect in the Liggett case never before has been arrested for murder. The underworld in Minneapolis, arrogant, tough as a well-worn boot, enjoys a singular immunity from arrest and other hampering activities on the part of the authorities. The spectacular kidnaping and

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SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES 60 INTO EFFECT JAN. 1, U. S. EMPLOYERS ADVISED

Give Up? By United Press MARSEILLES, Dec. 21.—The Academy of France yesterday awarded a 20,000-franc <51320) prize to M. and Mme. Marechal, parents of 11 children, for their augmentation of the population. Today a tax collector seized the prize money for tax arrears.

CHASE DEFENDS FIRM’S PERMITS Public Service Commission Has Approved Them, Says Trolley Chief. Permits under which trackless trolleys of the Indianapolis Railways, Inc., have been operated since 1932 should be continued, Charles Chase, street car company president, said today. Furthermore it is the Public Service Commission and not the city that has final jurisdiction and in every case the commission has approved the permits, Mr. Chase said. The Works Board yesterday served notice on the street car company to appear Jan. 20 and show cause why the permits should not be revoked and terminated as of Feb. 19. When trackless trolleys were inaugurated in 1932 there was no precedent by which to figure a proper street repair charge. Revokable permits were issued requiring the street car company to pay 5 per cent of street construction costs and 10 per cent of resurfacing and widening costs. These terms are fair and have been met by the company, Mr. Chase said. City officials desire a readjustment more favorable-to the taxpay ers but have delayed action pending the outcome of the street car company’s application for $3,127,000 PWA funds for rehabilitation of equipment. The grant was approved two weeks ago. AIR STOCKS MAKE NEW HIGH RECORDS Big Board Opens Firm in Active Trading. By United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Airplane issues made new highs and Chrysler met new demand in a firm and fairly active opening on the Stock Exchange today. Bonds turned dull and cotton 4 to 11 points higher. VBy Thomson & McKinnon) 10:30 A. M. close. Grt Northern 34% 34% Pennsylvania 30'4 30 Westinghouse Elec 93% 9344 Firestone 22 Vi 22% Chryster 89 1 a 88 Vi Gen Motors 55% 55% Budd Wheel 12% 12% Elec Auto Lite 35% 35% United Air 25% 24% Douglas Air 40% 40% Anaconda 27% 27 Int Nickel 43% 43% Kennecott 27% 27% Du Pont 136% 136% Union Carbide 69% 69’s Atlantic Rvfining 26% 26% Phillips 37 37 S O of Ind 31 30% S O of N J 48% 48% Beth Steel 27% 27% Rep Iron & Steel 17% n% U S Steel 45% 45% Cons Gas 30% 30% North Am Cos 25 24% Western Un 75 74% Gen Foods 32% 32% Natl Dairy 20% 20% Stand Brands 14% 14% Com Solvents 20% 20% Am Radiator 23% 23% Mont Ward 38% 38% Sears-Roebuck 65 64% Radio 12% 12% J X Case 96% 95 Vi Int Harvester 60% 60% Negro Gunmen Get SSB Police today sought two Negro gunmert who robbed employes of a Standard Grocery at 19th and Yandes-sts of SSB early last night.

bank “histing” exploits that troubled the slumber of solid citizens in the Northwest until c. few months ago are matters of the past. But the everyday, routine crime—prostitution, slot machines, roulette, whisky cutting, etc.—never ceases. It is the same in every large American city. But in Minneapolis, gangland proceeds about its business with the assurance that arises from official tolerance. The shoddy fact must be set down that a brother of the county attorney and a brother-in-law of Gov. Floyd B. Olson are important executives in the slot machine racket, which is the most profitable of all the games in a city where the middle class lacks the funds with which to support gilded gambiing hells. Edward J. Goff served as a deputy county attorney during Mr. Olson's long incumbency in Hennipin County. He is now county attorney. His brother, in the slot-machine racket, :

250 ITALIANS ARE REPORTED SLAIN IN FRAY B[itain Believed Assured of Strong Support in Event of War. By United Press ADDIS ABABA—Ethiopia rlaims military successes along northern front, reporting Italian casualties as over 600 and the capture of several Italian positions. ROME—Mussolini will not reply to the now defunct Anglo-French peace proposals. Strong guard established around British embassy. LONDON Britain reportedly possesses definite assurances of support from Mediterranean powers in event of any attack on her by Italy. By United Press ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 21.—An important Ethiopian victory in the western Scire region of the northern front was reported officially today. Ethiopians captured two Italian positions, with 10 tanks, 28 machine guns, two motor trucks, two automobiles arid seven Italian white soldiers, the communique asserted. By United Prexx LONDON, Dec. 21.—More than 250 Italians w r ere reported killed in a 36-hour battle with Ethiopians 50 miles west of Aksum, an Exchange Telegraph Addis Ababa correspondent wired today. The Italians, the correspondent said, were reported retreating. Support Assured, Belief (Copyright, 1935, by United Press) LONDON, Dec. 21. —Great Britain was believed to possess definite assurances of support from the Mediterranean powers today in event of any attack on her by Italy. It was indicated that Britain asked for these assurances, and received them, early this month—before Sir Samuel Hoare went to Paris to negotiate Italian-Ethiopian peace proposals with Premier Pierre Laval. It was disclosed yesterday in diplomatic quarters that Britain had asked assurances of France, Spain, Greece, Yugoslavia and Turkey. By United Prexx WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Administration officials today indicated a belief, despite ominous news from various European centers, that the nations abroad have entered upon a “breathing spell” in their steady drift toward war. Officials here interpreted European news as indicative of a lull in explosive developments while the British government wooes the Mediterranean powers for military and naval assistance in event Italy suddenly attacks British forces. The delay in League consideration of the proposed oil embargo against Italy found no complaints here. In fact, officials appeared somewhat relieved that the League would be taking a rest on this internationally explosive subject while Administration leaders in both houses of Congress are whipping into shape the permanent neutrality legislation 'which will be offered at the next session. Leaders here would much prefer to give their full attention to this problem than to be compelled to keep one eye on European developments while attempting to work out details of the new law which it is hoped will assure permanently this country's insulation against entanglement in foreign wars. ROME. Dec. 21.—Premier Benito Mussolini has decided not to reply to the late British-French proposals for settlement of the ItalianEthiopian war, an official spokesman announced today.

is Art Goff. William Appelt, Art Goff’s colleague in the most powerful of the local rackets, is the Governor’s brother-in-law. This connection, which carries no necessary imputation of guilty association with respect to the Governor and the prosecutor, is common knowledge in Minneapolis. Every knowing citizen is aware of it. The newspapers have not ignored it. In every issue of Walter Liggett’s Midwest American, including the bristling edition which prefaced his death, he pointed out the GoffAppelt relationship. Calling a spade a spade, Mr. Liggett thundered from his back street office that the Minneapolis underworld had political protection: that individuals high in gangland had been friends of Floyd Olson since his tensure as prosecutor. Every taxi driver, cigar store clerk, bartender and bellhop in Min(Turn to Page Three)

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Treasury Orders Pay Roll Records Be Kept by All Firms. 1 PER CENT LEVY IN ’36 2 Per Cent Required for 1937 and 3 Per Cent Thereafter. By United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. The New Deal reminded employers today that taxes to finance unemployment benefits under the Social Security law will be placed in effect on Jan. 1. The Christmas mails will carry Treasury orders to all employers of eight or more persons requiring that they begin keeping pay roll records at the start of the new year. Tax collections will be based on those records. The Treasury directed employers to maintain records showing the gross pay roll, total taxable pay roll and the number of persons employed and length of employment. No special form of record is prescribed. Requires Keeping of Records “Employers claiming to be exempt from the tax should keep records to establish their exemption,” the order said. No records of amounts paid to particular employes are required. Employers not proving exemption are required under the act to pay a tax equal to 1 per cent of their gross pay roll for the calendar year 1936; 2 per cent for 1937, and 3 per cent for 1938 and thereafter. Taxes collected are to be paid into an unemployment trust fund to be established by the Treasury, but no benefits are to be paid for unemployment ocqurring during 1936 and 1937. State Laws Must Comply An amendment sponsored by Senator Bennett C. Clark (D., ‘ Mo.), provides employers may credit tho Federal tax, up to 90 per cent of the total, on all taxes paid into state ,unemployment funds. States to receive payments from the unemployment trust fund must, pass laws complying with the Federal statutes by Jan. 1. Several states have urged an amendment which will permit them to pass complying laws any time in 1936 to become retroactive to Jan. 1. The Social Security Board has indicated sympathy with proposals for a retroactive law. Failure to pass such an amendment, it was said, would require many states to hold special sessions of their Legislatures. Employer Is Defined The law seeks to guard against court attacks on constitutional grounds through a section declaring that no persons shall be relieved of compliance with a state law on grounds that he is engaged in interstate commerce. The law defines an employer ax any person having eight or * more employes on each of 20 days during the taxable year, each day being in a calendar week. Excluded from proviisons of the act are agricultural labor, domestic servants, crews of vessels on navigable waters of the United States, those in the employ of a member of his or her own family, state, city, county or Federal employes, and employes of charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational organizations. Sheppard Explains Plan Phases of the new social security legislation were explained by Virgil Sheppard, director of the Bureau of Governmental Research of the Chamber of Commerce, at a meeting of the staff of the social workers of the Catholic Charities Bureau and representatives of the Community Fund and social service agencies of the city yesterday. The meeting was held at 1004 N. Pennsylvania -st. TALK ABOUT TROUBLE! BANNER FAMILY KNOWS Five-Year-Old Swallows Whistle; C'hickenpox Sign Goes Up. If it isn’t one thing it's another at the Banner home at 1212 S. Harding-st. Five-year-old Donald Banner swallowed a whistle and was to City Hospital for treatment yesterday. Today, a City Health Board chickenpox warning was posted on the front door. Times Index Amusements . 4 Births, Deaths 14 Books II Bridge 11 Broun 11 Church News 5, 6, 7 Comics* 18 Crossword Puzzle 18 Curious World 18 Editorial 12 Financial 13 Pegler 11 Radio . 2 Serial Story 9 Sports 14, 15 Want Ads 15, 16. 17 Woman’s Pages 8, 9