Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 275, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 January 1936 — Page 3

JAN. 25, 1936_

F. D. R. SHOULD HOLD INDIANA, STOKES FINDS

Capital Probably Will Be Arrayed Against Labor, He Declares. (Continued From Page One) dential candidate. The nomination of Senator William Borr,h or Gov. Alf M. Landon of Kansas, for instance, would give many Republican farmers who have supported Mr. Roosevelt a place to light. Indiana farmers anuxiously await word from Gov. Landon about his farm views. On the other hand, selection of Frank Knox, the Chicago publisher, who has an organization at work in the state, or of another conservative or an Easterner, would, in the belief of informed observers here, probably leave many Republican farmers clinging to the Democratic roost. McNutt Is Strength, Weakness Both the strength and weakness of the Democratic Party in Indiana are centered in the dynamic, handsome Gov. McNutt, who radiates the aura of a man of destiny and pins his ambitions on tue White House. The Governor has lost popularity. Opinion about him is sharply divided. All in all, he seems to have given the state a good administration. He has lowered farm taxes, and the state’s budget is balanced. He reorganized the state government, centarlizing its functions and placing in his own hands powers formerly enjoyed by department heads. This has aroused antagonism and given the Republicans an !ssue. But the storm beats most heavily about charges that he has replaced efficient public servants with deserving Democrats of lesser caliber. Gives None the Nod In charge of the pie counter has been, until recently, the brusque Pleasant E. Greenlee (they call him ‘'Pleas’), one of the men responsible for Gov. McNutt’s elevation, A few days ago Mr. Greenlee announced for governor. But he neglected to step out of his job as executive secretary to the Governor. So the Governor fired him. Whether the rift is deep-seated remains to be seen. Numerous other ambitious Democrats have announced, or are on the point of announcing for the gubernatorial nomination. Gov. McNutt has given none the nod. One of them is worth mentioning because of his connection with another issue. This is Lieut. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, who does not look like the high priest of the famous pension plan, but who has been gadding about lately to numerous Townsend Club meetings. His name may help him. Thurman Backs OARP A former Republican leader who may seek the nomination, M. Burt Thurman, once United State Internal Revenue Collector, is openly riding the Townsend boom. Townsend Clubs claim half a million members in the state, but a check by someone in the state administration puts the figure at 198,000. Democrats are favored for the coming campaign by an efficient machine, thanks to Gov. McNutt, Aby greatly improved business conditions and a 30 per cent increase in farm income in 1935, by the expenditure of large Federal funds for various agencies in the state. They likewise may derive political benefit from another New Deal project just started in this state—rural electrification. Work began a few days ago on a Boone County project, the first in the country, providing 161 miles of power line. The government lends money and the farmer supplies a $5 deposit and pays a rate that will discharge the debt in 20 years. Others Clamor for Service Farmers in other parts of the state are clamoring for electricity on the same terms. Former Senator James E. Watson. repudiated in 1932, is still said to dominate the Republican organization, which only recently has begun to bestir itself. Another oldtimer. former Gov. James P. Goodrich, a Hoover adherent, also is active again. Republicans are expected to send an uninstructed delegation to the Cleveland convention.

BEECH GROVE PROJECT BACKERS ASK U. S. AID Homestead Society Hopes Federal Funds Will Be Granted. Members cf the Beech Grove branch of the National Suburban Homestead Society hoped today that the Federal government would grant funds for a homestead project there. C. A. Norton, regional director of the Rural Resettlement Administration. discussed activities of the division at a meeting in the Beech Grove City Hall last night. Residents of the community assisted Mr. Norton in surveying ground for the proposed project yesterday afternoon, and gathered data about the families it would benefit. Low-cost houses would be provided for 170 employes in the Beech Grove railroad shops, according to plans. “Mr. Norton seemed favorably impressed with our ideas." Bert'Wilhelm. president of the Beech Grove organization, said. HOR BE BURIED IN CINCINNATI Services for Highway Employe Will Be Held There Monday. Funeral rites for Horace A. Slippy, 25 N. Wallace-st, are to be held in Cincinnati Monday. Burial is to be in Cincinnati. Mr. Slippy, an employe of the State Highway Commission, died in the Fowler Hotel at Lafayette Thursday night, while attending the annual road school at Purdue University. He was 43. Born in Reindeck, la.. Mr. Slippy had been employed as chemical engineer in the building materials testing department of the commission the last two years. He lived in Cincinnati before coming to Indianapolis. Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Goldie Slippy, and three children, Vernon, Lola Jane and Virginia slippy.

SPEECH AWAITED

AI Smith

SMITH SET FOR LEAGUESPEECH New Yorker Expected to Condemn New Deal in Talk Tonight. (Continued From Page One)

the annual Liberty League meeting at which Smith is expected to state the case for non-partisan opposition to President Roosevelt. Sitting with Smith as fellow League member will be John J. Raskob, the little man who was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1928 s o 1932. The league dinner is the beginning of three weeks of explosive campaign oratory. Senator William E. Borah and Gov. Alf M. Landon of Kansas, both potential Republican presidential nominees, will speak next week in Brooklyn and Topeka, respectively. Bitter Attack Expected On Feb. 12—Lincoln’s birthday— Senator Arthur V. Vandenberg of Michigan, and former President Hoover will invite politically minded listeners to speeches which will headline a general burst of Lincoln Day Republican oratory. Senator Vandenberg speaks in New York, Mr. Hoover on the West Coast. ■ Speculation on Smith’s Speech assumed that it would be a biting arraignment of the Roosevelt Administration in the best tradition of one of America’s foremost platform performers. The address is expected to have significance as an indication of 1936 campaign trends and even perhaps to make a keynote for non--partisan opposition to the New Deal. Technically a Democrat Smith still is a Democrat, technically of the same party as President Roosevelt. But a distinei* coolness has arisen. And the Republican National Committee is moving into the political battle with the cry that New Dealers are not genuine Democrats and that many Democrats would find themselves happier in the opposition camp. Popular interest in the Smith speech is at a high pitch. It started with the excitement over his rejection of an invitation to stay at the White House during his Washington sojourn. He will begin his talk about 10 p. m. (9 Indianapolis time). FRANKLIN MAN HEADS STATE LUMBER GROUP Leßoy T. Cooke Is Elected to Succeed Robert Holiowell. Leßoy T. Cooke, head of the Graham Manufacturing Cos., Franklin, today assumed his duties as president of the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association. He succeeds Robert E. Holiowell, PiersonHoliowell Cos. president, of Indianapolis. Other new officers named at yesterday’s annual meeting here a: s Fred Morsches of Columbia City, first vice president; Claude Wertz of Evansville, second vice president, and Fred C. Klee. Indianapolis, secretary and treasurer. The social security act was explained by John N. Van der Vries, Chicago. APPAREL CLUB TO MEET 100 Retailers to Show Exhibits at Severin Tomorrow, Monday. Women’s and Children’s Apparel Club of Ohio and Indiana is to meet tomorrow and Monday in the Severin. More than 100 Indiana retailers are expected to attend. Exhibits of the latest styles in women’s and children's clothing are to be arranged on the eleventh and twelfth floors of the hotel.

Snow Man Frank Allen, 22. six-foot Butler University debater, wasted no words sarly today telling Fire Captain T. J. Riley, Engine House 16, why he had run six blocks through the snow. Allen was awakened shortly after midnight to find an overstuffed chair in his rooming house, 4901 N. lllinois-st, ablaze. He pulled the chair out of the house, and because there was no telephone, ran to the nearest fire station, 56th and Illinois-sts. Firemen doused the blaze and treated Allen for burns. He is an assistant to the Butler physician.

FEAR RACE RIOT IN SCOTTSBORO YOUTHSHOOTING Officials Summon Company of Militia, Put Extra Police on Duty. (Continued From Page One)

one of the defendants in the famous assault case, apparently was dying of bullet wounds. State highway patrolmen summoned from a wide area patrolled the vicinity of the hospital, and of the county jail, where Powell’s eight companions were imprisoned. City police and deputy sheriffs maintained heavy guard at the jail. Extra pat'ols of police were placed around fegro districts of the city. Deputy’s Threat Slashed Gov. Bibb Graves said the guard was mobilized only for “eventualities.” Gen. Coleman said he did not expect trouble. But trucks were ready outside the Armory to transport the soldiers to hospital, jail or any other point. The race hosstilities that have made the Scottsboro case known internationally kept authorities from regarding the possibility of riots lightly. Powell, who cut the throat of a deputy sheriff in an attempt to escape from an automobile in which he and two companions were being brought from Decatur, Ala., to Birmingham yesterday afternoon, was in a critical condition. The wounded deputy, Edgar Blaylock, was not dangerously injured. Dr. W. S. Littlejohn, eminent brain specialist, removed two bullets, or two pieces of one bullet, from Powell’s skull and brain last night. He gave him less than a 50-50 chance to survive. Pals Knew of Plans Deputy Sheriff Jack Taylor reported that Powell told him, just before he was taken to the operating table, that “all the boys”—his companions accused of assaulting two white girl “hoboes” on a freight train five years ago—knew that he had planned to escape. “He said he bough ttwo knives from a Negro candy salesman for 30 cents each and had been carrying them three days,” Taylor reported. The escape attempt was made approximately 70 miles from Birmingham, near Cullman, Ala., while the nine Scottsboro youths were being brought from Decatur, where two of them had been on trial. Judge W. W. Callahan just had sentenced one of them, Heywood Patterson, 23, to 75 years in prison and adjourned the trials of the others indefinitely because an important witness was ill. The nine prisoners were being taken to Birmingham in three automobiles, with carloads of state patrolmen before and behind the cavalcade. Powell, Roy Wright and Clarence Norris were in the middle car, handcuffed together in the rear seat. Sheriff Sandlin and Deputy Blaylock rode in the front, with Sandlin driving. Fires Point-Blank Into Face Sandlin said Powell, sitting on the right side of the handcuffed trio, with his right hand free, precipitated the fight in the car by drawing a knife and thrusting it at Blaylock’s throat. Powell said later that he didn't intend to cut Blaylock, that he meant only to hold the knife at his throat and seize his gun and then force the sheriff to drive the car during a race for freedom. But he lunged too far with the knife, or Blaylock jerked, and the long blade slashed the deputy’s throat. Sandlin whirled in his seat and fired into Powell’s face. When officers from the following two cars arrived the three Negroes, Handling and his deputy were slugging each other violently in the closed car. PHELPS MADE CHAIRMAN Group to Investigate Chances of Forming Foremen’s Club Here. R. M. Phelps today is temporary chairman of a committee formed to investigate the possibilities of forming a Foremen’s Club of Indianapolis. The committee was named yesterday at a meeting of executives and personnel men in the Y. M. C. A. to develop friendly relations within and among industries. Other members of the committee are Earl Buchanan, William H. I Instey, Bruce C. Parcels, W. M. Myers and Henry C. Atkins Jr. FIVE FIREMEN INJURED One Hurt Seriously as New Albany Truck and Auto Collide. By United Press NEW ALBANY, Ind., Jan. 25. five firemen were injured, one seriously. when an automobile driven by Robert Friend. 22, collided with a fire truck answering an alarm. Davis Fogle is in St. Edward’s Hospital, suffering from internal injuries. INJURED MAN ARRESTED Found Wandering About With Deep Gash in Head. Adlai Ferguson, 41. of 504 S. Holmes-av, is being held by police on a charge of drunkenness today after they found him wandering near his home bleeding profusely from a wound in the back of his head. He said that he had been in a fight. Negro Woman Hurt Critically Mrs. Mamie Lewis, 43, Negro, 415 Vi N. West-st, is in a critical condition at City Hospital from stabs alleged to have been inflicted today by John Adams, 40, of the same address. During a quarrel Adams is said to have stabbed her four times with an ice pick. Louis Loew’s Band to Play Louis Lowe and his dance band have been selected to play for the combined Columbia Club and Indianapolis Athletic Club President’s Birthday Ball Thursday night at the Athletic Club. Druids Arrange Benefit Party The ways and means committee of the Grand Circle of Druids is to hold a benefit card party and supper at the Poodcraft Shop Wednesday.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Wide Open BUB Lou Holtz Cashes In on His Ability to Throw Golf Ball.

By United Press MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 25.—Lou Holtz, radio and stage comedian, yesterday rounded the 18 holes of the SIO,OOO Biltmore Golf Open course in 48 over par—and collected more money than Horton Smith did when he won the top prize of the classic this season. Holtz didn t exactly follow usual golf procedure. He - made $2550 in bets that he could throw the ball around the course in less than 130 tosses. He did it in 120. Followed by a large gallery and heckling bettors, Holtz tossed from tee to fairway, from trap to green and finally into each cup. The comedian threw the out nine in 60 and returned in an equal card. When he marble-shot an 18-foot “putt,” both he and the gallery were surprised. “Well,” he said, “You coulda knocked me down with Kate Smith.” It was playing the water holes that brought Lo uthe greatest strain. They were tough. Often he was forced to roll the ball a bare 15 yards to the edge of a canal hazarding the course to be sure he could toss it over the water. The course was 6640 yards. "Ivly arm was one solid pain,” he lamented, “and even my shirt sleeve aches. Ouch!” BRITISH, FRENCH PACTJRKS DUGE Mussolini Warns Paris He May Change Feeling on Locarno Treaty. By United Press ROME, Jan. 25.—Premier Benito Mussolini has warned the French government he may revise his attitude toward the Locarno Treaty because of the Mediterranean agreement by which Great Britain will receive aid in event of an attack by Italy, it was understood today in foreign quarters. The warning was said to have been conveyed in a conversation Mussolini had yesterday with Count Charles de Chambrun, French ambassador. Under the Locarno Treaty, Great Britain, France, Belgium, Germany and Italy pledged mutual support. Mussolini was said to have told Chambrun that he wanted to be informed of the meaning and extent of the Mediterranean understandings, that he considered them unjustified, and that if his view of them was confirmed, he might reconsider Italy’s obligations under the Loca.,Treaty. Observe. > took this to imply that Mussolini might reconsider his attitude regarding the frontiers of Western Europe.

TRAIN MISHAP HERE CLAIMS SECOND MAN H. W. Dick Dies of Injuries Received Jan. 12. Services were arranged today for Harry Wilford Dick, 46, of 425 Moreland-av, who died last night in St. Vincent’s Hospital of injuries received in an accident at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad yards Jan. 12. A cut of freight cars ran off the end of a track and crashed into the Moorefield yard office building, pinning three men in the debris. J. W. Arkell, 50, of 706 N .Tremontst, also was injured fatally. Surviving Mr. Dick are the widow, Mrs. Beulah Dick; a daughter. Shirley Dick; his mother, Mrs. Catherine Dick, and three sisters, Mrs. Marvel Essert, Mrs. Caroline Essert and Miss Rebecca Dick, Cincinnati; four brothers, O. L. Dick, Indianapolis; T. R. Dick, Peoria, 111., and Charles and R. E. Dick, Cincinnati. Funeral services are to be held at 10:30 Monday morning in the Conkle Funeral Home, 1934 W. Michigan-st, with burial in Crown Hill. THREE MINERS RESCUED Bicknell Men, Trapped by Flames, Are Saved. By United Press BICKNELL, Ind., Jan. 25. Trapped in the Panhandle Coal mine by fire, three minedrs, last of a late shift of 35 men, were rescued by Bicknell and Vincennes firemen last night. The three-hour blaze caused SSOOO damage to the tipple and hoisting machinelry. Burns Fatal to Negro Girl Ann May Vaughn, 16. Negro, 529 N. Senate-av, died early today in City Hospital of burns received last night ni an attempt to light a kerosene lamp. Her clothing caught fire. Mrs. Maggie Pattersons, 55. Negro, was burned slightly fighting the blaze. Wrist Fractured in Fall Mrs. Alberta Overman, 22, of 1015 Bellevieu-pl, is recovering in City Hospital today from a broken wrist incurred when she slipped and fell yesterday while going to the coal shed. Named Rotary Speaker Cyril J. Bath, Cleveland manufacturer and insurance executive, is to speak on “England’s Recovery with Managed Money” at the Rotary Club luncheon Tuesday in the Claypool. Taxi Driver Robbed of $2, Cab Lewis Ayres, 41, of 719 N. Ala-bama-st, taxi driver, was robbed of $2 early today by a passenger who stole the cab, which was found later at Wabash and Alabama-sts. Attention Shortridge Pupils Pupils continuing at Shortridge High School are to report for the second semester at 8:15 Monday morning, and new pupils are to report at 1:15 in Caletf Mills Hall.

REPUBLICANS OF STATE COHVENE FOR CITY RALLY

Party's Indiana ‘Grass Roots’ Parley Scheduled to Open at 1 Today. (Continued From Page One) t licans or “constitutionally minded” citizens are invited Commendation Received Hoosier Republican leaders had before them today letters of praise written by Henry P. Fletcher,' Republican national chairman, and Col. Frank Knox, Chicago Daily News publisher, to Dan Flanagan, Fort Wayne, the conference chairman. Both Mr. Fletcher and Col. Knox praised the objectives of the conference which include the rebuilding of the Republican organization “from the precinct up.” “Our coming campaign must be a factual campaign,” Mr. Fletcher wrote Mr. Flanagan. “The people are clamoring for facts and the truth. They are sick and tired of misleading ballyhoo.” Knox Predicts Victory Col. Knox said he has noticed an increasing swing from the Democratic party and is confident Indiana and Illinois will go hand in hand with the rest of the country to a Republican victory this year. Mr. Flanagan announced today the following chairmen would serve during the conference and submit reports on the assigned subjects: Walter E. Helmke, Fort Wayne, chairman, committee on type of delegates to state convention. Irving Hurwich, Mishawaka, chairman, committee on method of selecting delegates to state convention. Emmett Laßue, Rensselaer, chairman, committee on method of selecting precinct committeemen—their place and importance in party program. James A. Raper, Brazil, chairman, committee to outline best type of county chairmen and working arrangements between chairman and precinct committee. Edward Massman Jr., Seymour, chairman, committee on type of district and state chairmen and their relation between various organizations under their supervision. Studies Precinct Organization Rue Alexander, Pine Village, chairman, committee on type of precinct organization best suited to give the maximum of opportunity for voters in the precinct to participate actively in placing “business in politics.” Joe Rand Beckett, Indianapolis, chairman, committee on research, to develop best method for reflecting break-down in governmental expenditures, to show the reason for high cost of government. William Reiley, Indianapolis, chairman, committee on spoils system in relief and other Federal projects. William H. Dobbins, Columbus, chairman, committee on candidates for township, county and state offices —to outline on best method of inducing representative candidates to accept and seek nominations. James N. Mason, Corydon, chairman, committee to outline the function and status of precinct and county organizations in relation to state and national Republican organizations, with blue print of typical headquarters setup. Henry W. Marshall, Lafayette, chairman, committee to outline a program for holding similar conferences in various state centers with recommendations to political organizations, state, county and district, outlining the best method for such conferences. NEGRO STRUCK BY CAR IS INJURED CRITICALLY Tennessee Resident Steps in Front of Auto; Driver Arrested. James M. Sharp, 65, Negro, Chattanooga. Tenn., is in a critical condition in City Hospital today with injuries received when he walked in front of an auto at 117 E Wash-ington-st last night. The driver, John M. Young, 854 Fletcher-av, was arrested on a charge of failure to stop after an accident. Sharp was said to have walked into the car’s path as he stepped into the street from between two parked autos. SALESMAN IS ARRESTED Danville Resident Charged With Embezzlement by Firm. Richard Bishop, alias Harry Simpson, 34, Danville, Ind., is under arrest today on a warrant charging him with embezzling from the J. C. Cusack Cos., Inc., 443 E. Washingtonst, chinaware dealers, last summer. He is a former salesman for the firm. OFFICIAL WEATHER rnltH States Weather Bureau Sunrise * :00 I Sunset 4:56 TEMPERATURE —Jan. 23, 1935 7 a. m 16 1;. m 24 —Today—--12 midnight .... 4 6 a. m 4 1 a. m 4 7 a. m 5 2 a. m 4 8 a. m 6 3 a. m. 5 9 a. m 7 4 a. m 4 10 a. m 8 3 a. m 3 BAROMETER 7 a,, m 30.36 Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m... .06 Total precipitation since Jan. 1 1 26 Deficiency since Jan. 1 1.27 OTHEF CITIES AT 7 A. M. Station. Weather. Bar. Temp Amarillo Tex Cloudy 30.16 22 Bismarck, N. D Clear 30.48 —l2 Boston Clear 30.06 10 Chicago Clear 30.40 —2 Cincinnati Snow 30.36 8 Denver Clear 30.16 22 Dodge City. Kas. ... Cloudy 30.34 14 Helena. Mont Snow 30.46 16 JacksonviUe. Fla Clear 30.28 42 Kansas City. Mo ....Clear 30.42 —2 Little Rock. Ark Clear 30.22 30 Los Angeles Clear 29.92 44 Miami. Pla PtCldy 30.18 68 Minneapolis Cloudy 30.34 —lO Mobile. Ala. Cloudy 30.16 46 New Orleans Cloudy 30.12 50 New cYrk Clear 30.28 8 Okla. City. Okla Clear 30.24 16 Omaha Neb Clear 30.48 —l6 Pittsburgh Cloudy 30 38 —4 Portland. Ore Clear 30.04 38 San Antonio. Tex Clear 29.98 52 San Francisco Clear 29.88 48 Bt. Louis .. Snow 30.36 8 Tampa. Fla. Cloudy 30.22 52 Washington. D.. C Cloudy 30.40 10

Park Progress 15 Years Ahead, Board Boasts; Federal Aid Gets Hand $10,000,000 System Created Without Additional Burden on Taxpayers, Is Claim; $1,500,000 in WPA Money Available for 1936. BY TOM OCHILTREE Those shrewd traders, Park Board members, rubbed their hands today and proudly announced they were 15 years ahead on all park improvement plans. Pointing to maps, they showed visitors and each other the new clubhouses, parks and boulevards that spread fan-like in all directions All this new work, which they

claim has given Indianapolis a $10,000,000 park system, was carried on with Federal aid and with funds they saved from their own budgets. No bonds were issued in the last three years. The stoopshouldered taxpayer did not have to reach down any further in his pocket, they said. Nor is the board at the end of its financial rope. Approximately $1,500,000 in WPA money has been approved for 1936 development, most of which will be used for labor, members announced. Reforestation to Continue The extensive reforestation program, which already has given this city half a million new trees and shrubs of all native varieties, is to be continued. A 16-acre Riverside tourist camp is to be converted into a public park. All the crushed stone park walks are to be resurfaced with bituminous material to make them more serviceable. But the board just is taking a windup. They class these as minor improvements. Many of the major WPA projects, started last fall, are to be completed this year and the commissioners intend to extend the north drive of Fall Creek-pkwy from Key-stone-av to 56th-st, a distance of two and a half miles. Pleasant Run-pkwy, from S. Me-ridian-st to Bluff-rd, now is under construction and will be completed early this spring, they predict. Angry Golfers Mollified The proposed boulevard along Pleasant Run from Arlington-av north and east to Shadeland-dr and 56th-st, still is in the drawing board stage, but construction is to start soon. The board had to soothe angry public links golfers to put this project across. A survey also is being made for extension of Fall Creek-pkwy from 56th-st to the Marion County line, a distance of 11 miles. These projects are expected to put the whole improvement program ahead five years. Their past performances, they said, have outdone their old 10-year plan. Federal aid proved the great bonanza. The FERA, CWA and WPA all made contributions. Some of these projects date back to the old basket system of poor-relief, when the Park Department employed from 4000 to 6000 men weekly. Matched Federal Funds Commissioners pointed out that they matched these Federal grants with money saved from their own budgets. “All this is so much velvet to local people,” A. C. Sallee, park superintendent said. “Local governmental costs haven’t been increased because of these improvements.” The board’s first large job, undertaken with relief work in 1931, was construction of Pleasant Runblvd from E. Washington-st near Emerson-av to Keystone-av near Prospect-st. At a cost of $60,000 the East Side park system was hooked up with South Side centers. Construction of Kessler-blvd east from Keystone-av to Brendenwoodrd and Fall Creek, was completed in 1934 as an FERA project. The board acquired this right-of-way years ago, but assumed it would be another decade before work was started. $208,000 Job for $20,000 Engineers estimated it would have cost the city $200,000 to build this boulevard without Federal aid. As it was, the board spent $20,000 for materials. Clarendon-rd from Maple-rd to Hampton-dr. and Pleasant Runpkwy from Shelby-st to Keystoneav, also were completed in 1934. Both were handled as FERA projects. Pleasant Run-pkwy from Englishav through Denny-st, Ellenbergerpkwy, east and west drives, from St. Clair-st to E. lOth-st, and N. Meridian-st from Kessler-blvd to 61st-st also were built with FERA funds. The plans, supervision, engineering work and much of the materials were furnished by the Park Department. In addition, more than 30.000 lineal feet of curb was constructed erosion control along White River was started and the Coffin Golf clubhouse was remodeled. Three New Parks Opened Three new parks have been opened to the public since 1932, and development work in all these has been done largely with FERA and CWA labor. These are Belmont Park, a 28acre tract at White River-pkwy and Belmont-av; Northwestern Park, a 14-acre tract at Northwestern-av and Fall Creek-pkwy, and Bethel Park, a 15-acre tract at Bethel-av and Minnesota-st. A shelter house; for Bethel Park is expected to be; completed within a few months. “And that isn’t counting all the | minor improvements that have! beautified our system,” Mr. Sallee said. “New walks have been constructed, sections cleaned up, swamp land reclaimed and gardens improved. “All of this work has had a tendency to raise property values in this city,” he said. HIGH SCHOOLS ARE TO WELCOME NEW PUPILS Exercises to Be Monday Aft moon; Old Students Meet in Morning. Exercises for pupils entering Indianapolis high schools at the start of the new semester are to be held Monday afternoon. Old pupils are to assemble at 8:15 that morning for class assignments. Principals E. H. Kemper McComb, Manual; George Buck, Shortridge; K. V. Amrrerman, Broad Ripple; DeWitt Morgan, Technical, and Walter G. Gingery, Washington, are to address the new freshmen in their respective schools. The Rev. Jasper H. Cox, Speedway M. E. Church pastor, also is to speak on the Washington program.

DEFENSE BILLS TOTALBILLION Congress May Act Soon on Record Peace-Timp Request*. By United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 25—Congressional leaders cleared the way today for prompt action on national defense measures calling for record peace-time appropriates of $1,000,000.000. Rep. Tilman B. Parks (D., Ark.), chairman of a special House Appropriation subcommittee handling the War Department supply bill, indicated his report would be forthcoming within the next 10 days calling for approximately $575,000,000. This is far more than the $423,000,000 allotted the Army last year. Most of the increase is accounted for by earmarking $129,000,000 for river and harbor projects authorized previously, but for which no funds were appropriated. Six of the defense costs were disclosed as half a dozen measures were being considered in House committees to give the United States a parity, at least, with world leaders on air, land and sea forces. The House Subcommittee on Naval Appropriations is expected to swing into action just as soon as the War Department bill is completed. The budget calls for $551,308,399. Last year the Navy got $480,000,000, a large portion of which went for building the fleet toward treaty strength in a five-year program.. May Cut Army Request Authoritative indications were that the Army’s request for 800 new planes during the next fiscal year would be pared down to 508 because of other large items carried in the bill. Parks said he believed the appropi iation for strengthening army defenses in Hawaii, the Panama Canal zone, and along the coast would total about $16,000,000. Meanwhile, Chairman John J McSwain (D„ S. C.), of the House Military Affairs Committee is preparing a bill calling for a five-year army airplane construction program of 800 planes annually at a total cost of $50,000,000. Bills are being prepared in the military and naval affairs committees to strengthen the nation’s military reserve strength. McSwain’s committee is boosting a bill to create a junior air reserve for colleges and schools. The Naval Affairs Committee is conducting hearings on a measure to revise the 1925 Naval Reserve Act to bring the reserve and regular naval forces into closer contact. Director Eugene Vidal, of the Commerce Department’s Air Commerce Bureau, disclosed plans to utilize the 350,000 CCC enrollment for development of pilots and planes. JUDGE RABB PONDERS JURISTS’ PAY INCREASE Additional Papers to Be Filed; Nine Seek Rise to SIO,OOO. Special Judge Albert L. Rabb today has under advisement, pending filing of additional papers, the suit filed in Circuit Court asking that county commissioners be mandated to pay each of the nine Marion County judges a salary of SIO,OOO a year. John Linder, county attorney, maintained in his argument yesterday that the law passed in 1927 by the Legislature, which raised the salaries of the judges, was unconstitutional. He claimed that the Supreme Court has held that the amendment to the Constitution which prohibited salaries of judges from being increased while in office, is valid. The judges now receive SBSOO a year. Their attorney, Fred Gause, said that while the amendment might apply to other years it should not be construed to mean the new term of office which began Jan. 1 1935. BUDDIES CLUB TO DINE 24 Expected for Annual Dinner and Dance Tonight. Annual dinner-dance of the Buddies Club is to be held tonight in the Columbia Club, with the 24 members and their guests attending. S. J. Kagan is to be toastmaster; Louis Fink is in charge of arrangements and William Safrin is club president.

Will find Se ville ’ s Towne [jßtljTJtJUi, U/itA Dinner the answer to “Where can I find good , r N*ii| tasty home style cooking?” Don’t let the low price influence you for SundrYV against the finest dinner u ua y in town. Choice of Braised ■■ ■ Round of Beef Browned Pear # I I Fricassee of Veal with Mushrooms Fried Fillet of Sole H|j|Bpy Tartar Sauce

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JACOBY TRIAL IS TO RESUME HEREMONDAY Two Witnesses Delayed by Weather to Testify in Robbery Case. The state's case against Forrest Jacoby, Al Head, John Head and Jerry Dukes rests today with the provision that two witnesses delayed by the cold weather would be permitted to testify when they arrive. The four men are charged with the robbery of the William H. Roberts <te Sons dairy last August. The trial is to be resumed Monday. The jury of eight women and four men during the last week has heard about 45 witnesses called by the prosecution. It is alleged by the state through evidence of the witnesses that Jacoby and the other three men maintained several apartments on the North Side and in Cincinnati and occupied them under assumed names. It also alleges that several garages rented by the gang were found to contain stolen cars used in the Roberts holdup and other robberies. The defense is to present alibi evidence and is to attempt to prove that some of the defendants were in other cities at the time of the alleged holdup, according to Clyde C. Karrer. attorney.

NEW SCHOOL BUSSES MUST BE ALL-STEEL State Committee Makes Change ia Vehicle Requirements. New busses to be purchased by Indiana school units are required to be of all-steel construction under plans and specifications adopted by the state school bus committee, according to Floyd I. McMurray, state superintendent of public instruction. Mr. McMurray said investigation has shown that the cost of all-steel busses is no greater than for composite bodies. The new requirements will not invalidate any busses built or purchased under previous specifications which permitted a wood-steel combination, he pointed out. Other members of the committee are Donald Stiver, state safety director; Dr. Verne K. Harvey, state health department director; Pete H. Dawson of the motor vehicle division, Public Service Commission, and Lieut. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend. JUDGE ORDERS PROBE OF CHILD MARRIAGE Learns Boy Burglar Suspect, 17, Is Wed to Girl, 14. By United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 25.—Judge J. M. Braude said today he will ask Gov. McNutt of Indiana to investigate the marriage of a 17-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl by Justice at the Peace Clarence B. Kitchell, Crown Point, Ind., famed Gretna Green for Chicago elopers. The young husband. Roy Haisler, was arrested for burglary and appeared before Judge Braude yesterday. He was released on probation pending an investigation of his case after social workers reported his young wife is to become a mother. Indiana law, Judge Braude said, requires that boys be 18 and girls 16 in order to marry, and at those ages must have the consent of their parents. Haisler and his wife eloped to Crown Point last September. WRITING EXPERT WILL' DISCUSS BRUNO’S TRIAL John Tyrrell, State Witness, to Btf Heard by Indiana Bar Group. John F. Tyrrell, handwriting expert and one of the principal witnesses against Bruno Richard Hauptmann, is to address a dinner meeting of the Indiana Bar Association Feb. 3 in the Columbia Club. Hubert Hickam, association president, said Mr. Tyrrell is to discuss the trial and the evidence upon which the jury voted the death penalty. The speaker also is to give his version of Gov. Harold G. Hoffman’s reasons for granting Hauptmann a 30-day reprieve. The speaker has testified in many cases. Working with the lata Fordice Wood of Chicago, he was credited with obtaining a confession in the Leopold-Loeb case after examining the youths’ handwriting. He maintains offices in Milwaukee, Wis. KINDER WARM FOR HIM Eskimo Chieftain’s Son Amused at Complaints in South Bend. Times Special SOUTH BEND. Ind., Jan. 25.~ The few hurrying persons Cheetefc Keetumi Unket met in his saunter along South Bend streets received this greeting from the smiling son of an Eskimo tribal chieftain: “I'm used to 60 and 70 below zero.”