Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 245, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 December 1935 — Page 3

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MILK INCREASE PROVES BOOST FOR TOWNSEND 'Little Townsend Plan,’ as Foes Dub It, Appeals to Farm Vote. BY JAMES DOSS Political enemies of LieutGov. M Clifford Townsend, a sure candidate for Governor, are dubbins? the milk price increase handed the farmers by the State Milk Control Board, the “Little Townsend Plan.'' Lieut.-Gov. Townsend is chairman of the board. Regardless of the .sarcasm directed against him personally for the lift given the producers, there is little question that it improved his status among the farm group: from whom he can be expected to draw a great deal of strength in the Governor race. Members of the Democratic State Committee slipped as gracefully as possible out of the jam in which they found themselves with “Large James" Farley, Democratic national chairman, over the Jackson Day dinners, Jan. 8. There was plenty of resentment expressed at Mr. Farley's suggestion that dinner price in cities the size of Indianapolis should be $lO a plate. Os this only $1.50 would go for food. The sponsoring organization would get $2.50 and the national committee $6. The graded down prices for cities of smaller population would have been commensurate, it was thought. Several Democratic leaders privately expressed themselves as astonished at Mr. Farley’s lack of tact in suggesting such a fund raising plan. A better way, they agreed, than charging the rank and file $lO for $1.50 worth of food, would have been a subscription list, passed around among those who really could afford a $lO or larger ’ touch." One Statehouse employe has a way to beat the scheme. If the charge is $lO in Indianapolis, he has decided he will go back to his home town and do his duty by the national committee at the $3 level. The Indiana state committee finally decided to “co-operate as far as possible" with the national committee on Mr. Farley's suggestions. That means that, the price question will be left, up to the local sponsoring organizations. Suggestion that certain of his friends are bringing forward the name of Perry McCart, Public Service Commission chairman, as a possible compromise candidate for Governor, is said to be finding favor among those members of the Democratic party whom Senator Frederick VanNuys termed “Old-line Democrats.” tt an Mr. Pleasant, Emery Greenlee's reaction to reports that Gov. McNutt eventually will go to Washington as Postmaster General and take his patronage secretary with him was a characteristic response. “I've got a job to do and friends here, and I never run out on my friends,” was Mr. Greenlee’s answer. A bit grandiose, you say? Perhaps it would be coming from any one else, but any political handicapper wall give you 8 to 5 on the ‘morning line" and at least even money at. “post time," that Mr. Greenlee means just exactly what he said. He intimated that if he did let loose of the state organization and the reins fell to someone else, that some of his friends W'ould find themselves on the skids. Mr. Greenlee, as far as this observer can learn, does not run out on his friends. As one man, who has no particular reason to feel fond of Mr. jreenlee, put it.: “You always know ..’here he is; you can put your finger on him." ana Outstanding political development of the week, not. in Indiana it's true, but just important to this state as anything that happens within its borders, was the Townsend victory achieved in Michigan. A congressional candidate was elected on the Republican ticket, but tho Townsend plan was the real issue. Senator Arthur Vandenburg. Michigan, a possible Republican presidential nominee, tried to claim some measure ot credit for his party, but most observers see the Townsend plank as the determining factor. The Townsend movement, with its mushroom growth, has been compared to the Ku-Klux Klan. But the shrewd political mind whicn made the observation aridpd that there is a marked difference. Hp 'pointed out that the klan could be fought because of its vicious character —its appeal to prejudice and other false emotions. Wheiwas, with the Townsend plan, he said, the movement is founded on the fundamental principle of human ieed. although the word “need” rotild be changed to “greed" in some cases. You may quarrel with its approach to the problem it seeks to solve, you may question its motives, he said, but you can not attack the principle on which it is based. One thing is sure—the Townsend plan has the leaders of both parties worried mor n than any phenomenon that has appeared on the political horizon in some years. HIGHWAY COMMISSION ORDERS BRIDGE LIGHTS Contract Let for New Equipment on Evansville Structure. Contract has been let by the State Highway Commission for navigation lights on the Ohio River bridge at Evansville. Low bidder was Swanson-Nunn Electric Cos.. Evansville, whose bid was $4569. The new electrical equipment is to replace oil lamps installed when the bridge was built. The War Department considered the present signals inadequate. FIRST STATE HEARING HELD IN' CITY BY FCC Status of Brazil and Princeton Phone Companies Is Debated. First Federal Communications Commission hearing in Indiana is in progress today in the Public Service Commission office in the statehouse. Davis G. Arnold. Federal commissioner. is conducting the hearing, purpose of which is to determine if the connection of the Citizens Telephone Cos, Brazil, and the Princeton Telephone Cos.. Princeton, with the Indiana Bell Telephone Cos., is such that the two shall be in under Jurisdiction of the comm^ion.

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‘Hot Tamale’ May Mean It’ll Be Colder Tonight Weatherman Armington Takes ‘Tatoosh Fugitive Fullface - -and Forecasts Our Weather.

BY JOE COLLIER Yesterday morning J. H. Armington, senior United States meteorologist in Indianapolis, received a telegram reading “Tatoosh fugitive fullface magneta forgot curate” and he didn’t bat an eye. Same time he got one saying, ’ ——

Prince bugback rule sing urbanity,” and more than 100 others, some of them even sillier. And from these messages he drew a chart of the United States, made a lot of calculations, and within a very few minutes announced that the coldest weather of the year so far had come to Indianapolis to stay through last night, but that today would be warmer. What Code Says Os course, they are code messages sent in from observing stations from coast-to-coast each morning. The first,quoted one said to Mr. Armington that in Tatoosh. Wash., the barometer read 30, the temperature was 46. the wind was from the east and the. sky was clear, the wind was blowing 32 miles an hour, that the barometer had been falling but had started to rise. Also that the dew point was 38 degrees and the maximum temperature in the last 12 hours was 46, that there were light cirrus clouds in the sky coming from the west, and several other things. He digests this same amount of information from the more than 100 stations and figures out. what people here ought to do about things. Even so. a man called after he had seen Thursday's prediction for 17 or lower Thursday night. Plight of Cement Man “But,” he remonstrated, “I've got to pour some cement.” “Well.” replied someone in the office over the phone, “I wouldn't pour that cement, if I were you.” "But dawn it, I've got to pour it," the man returned, and all Mr. Armington can do a gout it now is hope the man didn't pour his cement, because if he did that 5-de-gree stuff will have ruined it. They have a code for the messages because in five or seven or eight words of the code they can get all the information that, not sent in code, would cover a sheet of paper, and the messages come b ytelegraph. The codes save both money and time. The telegraph company gathers the messages at places most convenient to it, and sends them all to key stations. Those to Indianapolis come from Chicago direct to a Morse operator who takes them on a ticker in the eWather Bureau office. Armington Can Take It People call Mr. Armington when it gets too hot or too cold and give

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him pieces o ftheir minds, but he’s used to it. He's also all set for the argument about whether the winters are going sissy on us. They're not, it's just that the street departments in cities nowadays catch the snow on the first bounce and haul it away. Also, it takes a lot less snow to be knee-high to a 7-year-old boy than to the lanky old-timer who remembers, years ago, when one snow was knee-deep. His knees are just farther off the ground now. The astronomical winter is to arrive at 12:27 p. m. tomorrow and is known as the winter solstice, which means that the sun has reached the Tropic of Capricorn and has started back north. At 12:58 p. m. March 20, winter will end when the sun has reached the equator. Spring ends when the sun reaches the Tropic of Cancer and starts back south again. Any questions? POSTMASTERS TO MEET Sixth District Conference Called for Turkey Run Park Jan. 1. Timex Special CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind., Dec. 21. —Sixth District postmasters are to gather at Turkey Run Park Jan. 1 for their first meeting since the recent Chicago convention, Postmaster Ira Clouser, district chairman, announced today. A turkey, dinner is to follow the session beginning at 10:30 a. m. BRANCH OPENS JAN, 1 Frankfort Light Plant to Operate Office in Thomtown. Timex Special FRANKFORT, Ind., Dec. 21. Establishment of a branch office of the Frankfort City Light and Power plant at Thorntown Jan. 1 has been announced by officials here. The office, designed to serve the plant's patrons in that locality, is to be in charge of Lloyd Stout, former Thorntown town clerk. Mission to Entertain Children Children are to be entertained at Sunnyside Mission tomorrow night and Mrs. W. V. Terry is to speak on “A Pre-Christmas Message.” Gifts and a tree have been provided by the Rotary Club.

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KIDNAP VICTIM STILL UNABLE TO AID G-MEN Milne Leaves Hospital for Unannounced Point; Fears to Talk. By T'nitrd Pet *s DOYLESTOWN, Pa., Dec. 21. | Caleb J. Milne IV, who was held captive for five days by a kidnap j gang, was removed from Doylestown General Hospital today to an unannounced destination. The youth, recovering from over- I doses of narcotics believed to have been given him by his abductors. ! walked out of the hospital. He was accompanied by Harold O. Nathan. | assistant to J. Edgar Hoover, chief i of the Federal Agents, and his mother, Mrs. Frederica Milne, and two other Federal Agents. Hospital attendants carried Milne from his room on the second floor to the entrance of the building from i where he walked to the waiting automobile. He appeared haggard and apparently had not been shaved since he w r as admitted to the hospital Wednesday night after being found bound and gagged on a highway near Doylestown. The youth still has been unable to give G-men a coherent story of his abduction. Asa result, search for the kidnapers has been delayed. What few clews officials were able to obtain from Milne, so far have been fruitless, it was indicated. Reports persisted that the youth refrained from naming the abductors in fear for his life. “I can’t tell you! I can’t tell you! They’ll kill me. They said they j w’ould.” he was said to have exclaimed when pressed for more in- ! formation. TWO WOMEN VICTIMS OF PURSE SNATCHERS Onr Knocked Down While Standing at Sheffield and Washington, Two purse snatchers, one of whom knocked down a woman with a blow of his fist, are hunted today by police. Mrs. Florence Brown. 39, of 145 N. Sheffield-av, said she was struck while standing in a safety zone at Sheffield-av and Washington-st last night. A man who left an automobile after driving out of the Washington High School grounds struck her with his fist. He took a purse containing sl, rosary beads and cosmetics. Miss Florence Steffey, 1322 Car- | rollton-av, was robberl of a purse | containing $2 as she was walking j last night in the 700 block E. 13thi st. The Negro who robbed her fled into an alley. leads” in - scholarship Tech Sponsor Room 7 Has 37.5 Per Cent on Honor Roll. Scholarship ratings of Technical High School sponsor rooms for the second grading period, announced today by the Senior Scholarship Committee, show Room 7 leading the senior division with 37.5 of its members on the honor roll. Room 5 is second with 33.5. In the below-senior group, Room 129 leads with 39 per cent and Room 164 is second with 33.3. REV. MUELLER SPEAKER First Evangelical Church Pastor Named for WIRE Programs. Speaker on the Church Federation | radio programs next week is to be the Rev. R. H. Mueller, First Evan- | gelical Church pastor, with music by Mrs. Roy L. Burtch. church organist. The programs are broadcast at 6:30 each morning except Sunday over WIRE.

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Clothed —661 Honor Roll Mounts as Christmas Nears; Help a Needy Child.

Individual Donors Clothed ... Mile-of-Dimes 52050 Office Cash 51450.49 The Second Ward in Indianapolis scratched anew ticket today when the ward's Democratic Club used its balloting experience in rounding up 16 children and bringing them warm garb through Clothe-a-Child of The Indianapolis Times. The honor roll leader ably abetted by Herff-Jones Guild Association and a collection of the Indianapolis postoffice clerks wrote 661 children clothed by individual donors. The mark was the highest ever reached in Clothe-a-Child by persons shopping for their own children or sending checks and cash. Mile-of-Dimes. sidewalk Santa Claus, is not included in the 661 children refurbished in new garments. Today's lengthy roll, with 103 children assured garb for combating illness, follows: Second Ward Democratic Club. 16 children. HerfT-Jones Cos., Guild Association. 13 children. Indianapolis Postoffice Clerks, nine children. Postal Station Building. girl. Optical Bowline League. Ce> tral Alleys, boy. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. G.. girl. State Highway Commission, Department of Operations, boy and girl. Lover of a Child, girl. Emerson Post No. 362, American legion. two children. Book walter-Ba 11-Great house Printing Cos.. Press Room, boy and girl. Special Delivery Department, Indianapolis Postoffice, two children. Belmont Merchant, hoy. Drcxel Office. Indiana Bell Telephone Cos., cared for four children and took two more. Link-Belt Cos.. Denartment 33. girl. Men Who Give Jobs, two children. Allied Florists’ Association of Indianapolis. Inc., child. Grapho Products Cos. Employes, three children. Central Stale Hospital Employes, three children. A. P. Bowling League, hoy and girl. Union Trust Social Club, child. Indianapolis Blue Print and Lithograph Cos.. Inc., child. Link-Belt Cos., Denartment 318. three children. Epsilon Chapter, Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority, child. Railway Express Cos. Employes, boy and girl. M. M. M.. boy. Golden Rule Auxiliary, Order of Eastern Star, child. Chevrolet Commercial Body Cos., Dept. 58, child. National Hosiery Cos. employes, boy and girl. Delta Theta Phi, Alpha chapter, girl. Link-Belt Cos., two boys. Hoosier Telephone Association, Unit, boy. In Memory of Henry Kahn, girl. Allison Engineering Cos. employes, cared for three children ar.d took three more. Couple of Santas, boy. Four Girls, girl. Phi Delta Theta, girl. Mrs. F. M. G„ girl. Girls of Charley's Restaurant, girl. N. B. B. 0.. girl. Haag Drug Cos,, College and Mas-sachusetts-3 vs, hoy. William H. Roberts & Sons, Inc., employes, child. Link-Belt Cos., Santa Claus, boy. Jane and John Scott, boy. Chief Attorney's Office'u. S. Veterans Administration, girl. A Friend, three children. American Business Club, child. Indiana Bell Telephone Post, No. 134. American Legion, Welfare Fund, child. Temple Brotherhood, Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, child. Federated Patriotic Societies Allied with the G. A. R., hoy. Office Employes, New York Life Insurance Cos., boy (corrected listing). Link-Belt Cos.. Depts 203. 306, 216. 222. four children (corrected listing).

M'NDTT HANDS STATE PARDON TO SLAYER, 90 Henry Romine, Civil War Veteran, Receives Yule Gift. The State of Indiana today played Santa Claus to a 90-year-old murderer, Gov. McNutt wearing the whiskers in aapproving a full pardon for Henry Romine, Bartholomew County. Romine was convicted of first de- ! gree murder in 1913. He was in State Prison until 1928. when former I'Gov. Ed Jackson granted him a parole. Since he has been living at the Indiana State Soldiers Home at j Lafayette. He was believed to be the only Civil War veteran in the United States on parole from a state prison. Romine received an annual 30-day parole to attend the national G. A. R. encampments. He always respected his parole and returned to prison. Extortion Charged Romltie, known as “Daddy,” was : a policeman at North Vernon when i he was arrested and tried for murder. He and two others were convicted of slaying John and Charles McQua, North Vernon, Oct. 7, 1912. It was said that Romine and his two companions went to the McQuaid home to extort money. The State Clemency Commission, in all, paroled nine prisoners, granted sentence commutations to 10 and denied petitions of 40 in a report approved by the Governor. Many Pleas Denied Marion County petition rulings included: Ashton Burnett, serving 15 years for robbery, denied; Elmo Johnson, serving 10 years for robbery, denied; Donald Brookhardt, serving 10 years for robbery, denied; Buren Good, serving 10 years for robbery, commuted to 5 to 10 years; Edward Frazier, serving 10 years for robbery, denied; George Loman, serving 10 years for robbery, commuted to 4 to 10 years; Bruce Thomas, serving 90 days at State Penal Farm and fined $25 for drunken driving, paroled and fine remitted. Edward Spann, sentenced in Marion County to 10 to 20 years for robbery, was denied parole. While serving his term he killed a fellow prisoner and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He sought parole and discharge on the robbery conviction in order to start the life commitment. COSMOPOLITAN CLUB TO INSTALL OFFICERS Ceremony to Be Held at Meeting in Y. W. C. A. Tonight. Officers of the Intercollegiate Cosmopolitan Club to serve during 1936 are to be installed at a meeting tonight in the Y. W. C. A. Those to be installed are Dr. C. S. Kim, representing Korea, president; William Nedderman, Germany, vice president; Alan Payne, South Africa, treasurer; Toshio Funai, Hawaii. recording secretary; Miss Gladys Ewbank, United States, corj responding secretary and advisory ; council. Mrs. W. W. Wilson. George W. Price. Dr. Toyozo W. Nakarai, Dr. Gino Ratti and Dr. George Reeves.

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Sunrise 7:(U Sun.ct 1:2.3 TFMPFP ATVRE —Off. 21. 1934 7 a. m 34 1 r> m. 43 —Todav—--12 p. in 4 5 a. in 4 1 a. m 4 6 a. m 4 2 a. m 3 a. m * 3 a. m 4 8 a. m 6 4 a. m 4 9 a. m 7 BAROMETER 7 a. m 30.24 Precipitation 24 hrs ending 7 a m. 00 Total preciptanon since Jah 1 . . 37 03 Deficiency since Jan. 1 1 87 OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M. Station. Weather Bar Temp Amarillo Tex .Cloudy 30.02 32 Bismarck. N. D Cloudy 29 96 24 Boston Clear 29 34 16 Chicago Cloudy 36 22 2 Cincinnati Cloudv 30 24 4 Denver ... PtClriv 30 12 24 Dodge City. Kas. ... Cloudy 30 08 -8 Helena. Mont .... Cloudy 30 44 20 Jacksonville. Fla. ... Clear 30 20 26 Kansas City, Mo. ... Clear 30 00 20 Little Rock. Ark. .- Cloud'- 30 14 26 Los Angeles . Clear 30,06 56 Miami. Fla Clear 30 14 38 Minneapolis Snow 30 10 6 Mobile. Ala Clear 30 24 28 New Orleans PtCldv 30 22 34 New York Clear 29 70 16 Okla. City. Okla. Cloudy 30.02 36 Omaha. Neb Cloudy 30 02 20 Pittsburgh Cloudy 30.04 4 Portland. Ore. .. Clear 30 28 34 San Antonio. Tex. ... Cloudy 30 10 40 San Francisco .. Clear 30 12 46 St. Louis Cloudy 30 16 14 Tampa. Fla. .. ... Clear 30 18 32 Washington. D C. ...Clear 29 96 14 BOND PAYMENTS SET OFF PROBE City Man Paid While Others Were Slighted, State Board Charges. Timm Special RICHMOND. Ind.. Dec. 21.—Preferred payment of $19,386 on local Barrett Law bonds to J. V. Tobin. Indianapolis, vice president of John Scott Cos., Inc., by former City Controller Jesse L. Bond is being investigated by John Birtten, Wayne County Prosecutor, today. According to a report- filed by examiners for the State Accounts Board. Mr. Tobin was paid $19,386 in interest and principal between Jan. 1, 1933. and Dec. 31, 1934. while other bondholders received only $1352, even though their maturing date was earlier. Payments to these preferred bondholders depleted the fund and left an overdraft of SBOOO. which was covered by the former controller by illegally borrowing from the city delinquency and deficit fund. Another report by the examiners concerns unauthorized payments to relatives of Police Chief Herbert E. Ray from the police funds. Mrs. Brown to Sneak Mrs. Demarcnus C. Brown is to be guest speaker at a meeting Jan. 9 of the Stratford Literary Club of Technical High School. Her subject is to be “The Wales and Lloyd George.”

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Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to: Louis Sakawitz. 3514 N. Pennsylvania-st. Dodge sedan. 98-862, from in front of his home.

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Stolen automobiles recovered bv police belong to: C, B. Walters. 1818 Park-av. Ford sedan, found at 20th and Pennsylvania-sts

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CHARGE OLSON KIN LEADER IN GAMING RACKET Citizens Say Brother-in-Law Waxes Fat on Profits in Slot Machines. (Continued From Page One) neapolis knows the criminal setup. Few disagree on the importance of such figures as Ed Morgan, one-time \egg. who rules gambling with Goff and Appelt; or of the Kraf; brothers in prostitution. Kid Cann. Meyer Schulberg and a half dozen larger and small figures in wholesale and retail liquor. The terrible toll of prohibition still dogs the life of honest men in Minneapolis. If a stranger wishes to listen to gossip he can be overwhelmed with' the most extraordinary stories. Not the least revolting is the case of the Rev. K B. Birkeland. a Swedish clergyman from the old country with a small fortune, who crossed a few dangerous individuals over a crooked oil deal. No Respect Even for Pastors The Rev. Mr. Birkeland, upright, puritanical, well into his 70s. was kidnaped, taken to an apartment and permitted to die. For four days he was given neither food nor water. When he unexpectedly died, the mob built up a strong suppositious case for the press and public that the old clergyman has gone of his own volition to the fiat for immoral purposes. His son has dedicated his life to the exposure of the circumstances surrounding his father's death, as a labor of filial devotion. He invited trial for criminal libel in attacking Gov. Olson, who then was prosecutor, as an accessory after the murder. Young Mr. Birkeland was acquitted. The stories of gangland's didoes, brutalities and immunities which any casual visitor to Minneapolis hears from all ranks are, not to overstate, shocking. RECEIVES BID TO DUBLIN I. U. Professor Also Asked to Speak in Finland. Timm Special BLOOMINGTON. Ind.. Dec. 21. Dr. Stith Thompson, Indiana University English professor and world authority on folk tales, has been invited to deliver a series of lectures in Dublin, Ireland, and Abo. Finland. He recently returned from a meeting of 25 folklore scholars attending the International Folk Tale Congress at Lund, Sweden. STERN CASE ACTION DUE Former Employe to Be Arraigned Today in United States Court. Sam Schweitzer, Omaha, one of the defendants in the alleged mail fraud case against employes of Stern & Cos., investment house, is to appear for arraignment in Federal Court today. Schweitzer is at liberty under a S2OOO property bond fixed in Omaha. Julietta to Serve Chicken Christmas dinner to be served to 355 persons at Julietta Hospital is to include baked chicken, dumplings, dressing, gravy, celery, cranberries, coffee, milk and mince pie.