Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 61, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 May 1936 — Page 3

MAY 21, 1936

G.O.P. WRONG IN PRESENT TREND, ASSERTS MOSES

Party Can Kill Itself by Nominating ‘Liberal,’ He Asserts. (Continued From Page One) these humans exist. They undoubtedy are interested in the abstract theories of sociology and economics as taught even by the most visionary of our academiciansThey do not believe these theories can or should be converted overnight into actuality or that the Amerifcan people are guinea pigs on whom any wild-eyed professor should be allowed to experiment with injections of dissolved horse feathers. These Republicans are sensible men, although one would not always suspect it. What they are trying to do is keep their own opinions under cover because these opinions do not coincide with those of the Administration, and the Administration, up to now, has been able to get votes. They have become convinced that they must hide their own common sense under a bushei lest someone doubt It. Cite* Publicity Weakness To a greater or less extent, the same lack of political courage, vision or imagination—whatever it may be —afflicts many Republican members of Congress. They have voted, some of them, for almost all of the President’s legislation, hoping to keep secret the fact that they have better sense. A few of them reasoned, perhaps correctly, that the only way to ride out the storm of depression was to accept the President's try-anything philosophy. But the storm is passing, in spite of the New Deal, and they can be themselves again. So can the Republican Party. The greatest weakness of the Republican pre-convention campaign has been its publicity, most of which has reflected the follow-the-leader attitude of the Republican managers, and legislators. Until a few years ago there was no such thing as conscious direction of political publicity. What candidates and prominent members of the party, particularly in Congress, did and said was printed by the newspapers. That was the publicity. It was a satisfactory system. Hoover “Softened Up” All that has changed since Charley Michelson, working for John J. Raskob and Jouett Shouse (how they regret it now) went to work on President Hoover. Michelson directed a relentless barrage of publicity on the President. He wrote the speeches that his Democratic stooges later delivered so that reports of them could be insinuated into the daily press. On occasion, he dropped the subterfuge, issuing “statements” signed but often not read by prominent Democrats. When 1932 came along, Hoover was softened up for Roosevelt. Political publicity has followed the Michelson system since. Whatever may be said for or against it, this system is now part of the game. The Republican Party must abide by the new ground rules. All the channels of publicity, including the new one, radio, must be used to best advantage to get Republican arguments to the voters. It takes political brains to do this. Our party must use them. It isn’t doing us any good to be laughed at by the country for our ineptness. A political party, like an individual, can withstand attack more easily than ridicule. LEGION IN CHARGE OF CRANE FUNERAL RITES Military Burial Arranged by Local Power and Light Cos. Post. Indianapolis Power <fc Light Cos. Post 300, American Legion, is to conduct funeral services for Pope Crane, 431 S. Sheridan-av, at 2 Saturday in Wilson chapel, 1230 Prospect-st. A military burial is to be conducted in Crown Hill. The Rev. Lance A. Mantle, Twelfth District Legion chaplain, is to officiate at the services, and Indianapolis Firemen’s Post is to participate in the rites. Mr. Crane was found dead yesterday. He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Frieda Crane, and six children.

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Boys Want Alien Mother Here; Study Hard to Achieve Goal Youths, American-Born, Returned From Rumania on Cash She Managed to Scrape Together. When two boys, one 13 and the other 9, arrived alone in Indianapolis fxom Rumania five years ago with only a few dollars between them, the newspapers noted the fact and forgot about them.

Now George Voida, 19, is ready to graduate from Manual Training High School with honors. Gabriel Voida, 14, is a junior at Manual. Five years ago was not the first time the boys had seen Indianapolis. Both were born here. But when Gabriel was 3, the father, George Sr., became ill and the family returned to Rumania. The father died on his farm near Bucharest just as the family was preparing to return to this country. Anna Voida, the mother, scraped together sufficient money for boat fare and entrance requirements for her sons and sent them here alone. Although she could not come herself because she is not an American citizen, America, she felt, was the place for her sons. Had she not helped George retain his English against the day of his return bv reading to him from an American Bible each week? She is still in Bucharest, working and dreaming of the time when George can send for her. That is George’s ambition too. It is one ol the chief reasons he wants to go to Purdue and fit himself for a responsible job. For he can not bring her over until he is 21 and earning enough to care for her. Considered for Scholarship George is being considered for a Manual scholarship now. Both he and his brother are on the honor roll. George is an Eagle Scout. For the last few years George and Gabriel have earned their spending money by carrying The Indianapolis Timse. This summer George hopes to get full-time employment so that he can save some money toward going to Purdue. When George and Gabriel arrived in Indianapolis, the Travelers’ Aid Society took them in charge. Georgs remembered the name of his Sunday School teacher at the American Settlement who had given him the Bible. The American Settlement,

671 W. Pearl-st, took over the job of finding them a home. Miss Mary Rigg, director of the settlement, placed them with Chris'. Demetrius, 336 Bright-st, where they r.ow live. Miss Rigg likewise became George’s confidante and adviser. So far, George has conformed exactly to the story of the hard-work-ing, intelligent immigrant who rises to the top. He is ready for the last preparatory step in the saga. He doesn’t think America will fail him now. MURDER CONFESSION TO BE USED IN TRIAL Main Evidence of State Against Alleged Slayer of Writer. By United Press NEW YORK, May 21.—The confession in which 24-year-old John Fiorenza told police that he attacked and strangled Mrs. Nancy Evans Titterton “because she drove me wild” threatened him today in his trial for murder. District Attorney William C. Dodge intended to introduce the signed confession this afternoon and nail it down with testimony from detectives and city officials for whom Fiorenza re-enacted the crime in the very apartment where Mrs. Titterton, writer and wife of a National Broadcasting Cos. executive, was killed. Dfense Attorney Henry Klauber disclosed in his opening statement yesterday that the confession on which Mr. Dodge staked so much, was worthless as evidence because “Johnny Fiorenza is a wild, crazy boy whose body and mentality have deteriorated until he admits anything.”

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BANKERS STUDY COURT REVERSE ON CROSS TAX

Legal Committee Urges Campaign to Demand Change in Law. (Continued From Page One) sometimes unwittingly always look to the financial institutions as a source for raising taxes. “Those groups never realize but what the bankers own all the assets of the bank and never take cognizance of the fact that after all, the banker is only the trustee for the depositor's funds and is the employe of the stockholder who expects a fair dividend from his investment, but who during the last few years has received very little dividend and has in many instances paid out the amount of his stock in either stock assessments or the repairment of capital positions.” Assessment Release Sought The report also said: “In 1933 Congress passed a law which provided that after June 16, 1933, the stock of all national banks which were organized subsequent to that date was free from any assessment liability. “The 1935 session of Congress passed an act which provided that on and after July 1, 1937, any national bank which was organized and which declared its intention six months prior to the effective date of the act would automatically make its bank stock free of any assessment liability. “Several states have followed this procedure and have provided the same exemption for stock of state banks and trust companies. In the 1936 special session of the Legislature the ‘deck was cleared’ whereby in 1937 the first resolution might be introduced which would set into motion the necessary machinery by which we hope in 1940 we might ultimately come to the same crystallized realization for the benefit of those holding stock in state banks and trust companies of our state.” Mr. Mitchell warned that an increase in bank deposits without a similar rise in commercial loans “presents more than a temporary problem.” No Demand for Reserves “The condition more than a temporary problem, because the increase in deposits leaves large reserves for which there is no demand,” Mr. Mitchell said. “These reserves,” he added, “must lie idle without earning anything ox be invested in government bonds oxgeneral market securities on whicr. the yield h- oecome smaller and smaller. “At .iis time, the government note securities must be of approximately two years maturity before there is any yield at all. Funds are therefore being invested in long-time capital investments that will be in danger of substantial market decline.” He also said that since the bank holiday bankers have witnessed a phenomenal growth in bank deposits. He listed five reasons for the increase in deposits: (1) Restoration of public confidence in financial institutions; (2) A hieher level of industrial activity attended by profits rather than losses; (3) Federal deposit insurance; (4) United States government deficit financed by continuous increased borrowing; (5) The influx of foreign gold. He said that although banks were in a transitional period today he believed the banking system was gradually being brought “to a more permanently sound basis of operation.” He suggested that the way has been cleared for a study of the advisability of an amendment by which the double liability feature of Indiana chartered banks might ultimately be eliminated. This would tend to bring the ownership of state bank stocks to as favorable a position as ownership of stocks of national banks, he said.

Such a Bird! An albino baby robin with pink eyes was found today by Mrs. George W. Pennington in the rear yard of her home, 5819 Rosslyn-av. She discovered the white bird when she was helping another baby robin back into the nest. The bird has as great an appetite for worms as his normal brothers and sisters, Mrs. Pennington reported.

WELFARE STAFF DUTIESSTARTED 37 Employes Assume Duties Under County Director Joel A. Baker. (Continued From Page One) next week, Mr. Baker announced. Under the new social security act the welfare board assumes control of the home as well as the care of the blind. “All appointments were made strictly on a merit basis, without regard to politics or political references,” the director said. The appointments are temporary and employes will be retained if they perform their work satisfactorily, he said. Department heads are to be selected as the director learns of their ability, Mr. Baker said. Ira Spencer Office Manager Ira C. Spencer, 5116 College-av, has been named office manager and Miss Bernice Church, 1229 N. Penn-sylvania-st, secretary to the director. Mr. Spencer resigned as division manager of the P. R. Mallory Cos. to take his new post. He formerly was employed by the Stutz Motor Car Cos. and the Nordyke & Marmon Cos. Miss Church has been employed by the Governor’s Unemployment Relief Commission and formerly was secretary to Julius C. Travis, former Indiana Supreme Court judge. Os the new appointees, about half are Republicans and half are Democrats. Most of them are colllege graduates or have had colllege or university training, Mr. Baker said. Four Employes Retained 1 Four members of the old pension department have been retained. They are Andrew Hoover, William McGill, Oren Boyer and Sheldon Key. The new appointees are Miss Mary Stierwalt, Everett Kalb, Lawrence Voyles, Mrs. Ethel P. Buddenbaum, Miss Alma Kcehne, Miss Ethel E. Hoffman, Mrs. Virginia Sites, Miss Elizabeth Myers, Miss Anna Thompson, W. A. Stephenson, E. E. Isaac, Miss Martha Corya, Miss Mildred Hammerman, Miss Martha Jane Baker, J. F. Westmeier, Jean S. Boyle, Miss Lois Ann Hodgin, Miss Geraldine Kuntz, Miss Edna Remy, Miss Elinor Stiers, Miss Alice Auerbach, Mi's. Cynthia Casmire, Edward Fox, S. Clark Henry, Mrs. Hortense Thompson, Harry Calland, Lyle Maba, John A. Richardson, Mrs. Virginia Tharpe, Elmore H. Lee and Fred Lay.

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CHARGE OF MAIL FRAUD IS DENIED BY OARP CHIEF

Dr. Townsend Indignantly Disputes Allegation of Committee Aid. By United Press WASHINGTON, May 21. A charge that Townsend leaders used the mails to defraud in seeking to raise a “bogus” SII,OOO lobby fund was presented and immediately denied today as the House old-age inquiry renewed examination of Dr. Francis E. Townsend, S2OO-a-month pension movement founder. - The charge was made by committee counsel James R. Sullivan who submitted copies of a “Townsend gram” sent out in March, 1935, which urged members to hurry contributions for a lobby which he charged did not exist. Townsend Hurls Denial Townsend, 70-year-old sponsor of the pension movement, denied any fraudulent implications in the “Townsend grams” although he said he was not familiar with all details of the appeal. Mr. Sullivan contended the “Townsend grams” solicited funds for support of a Townsend lobby at a time when the movement’s lobbying activities had ceased. Mr. Sullivan brought out that in December, 1934, several months before the “Townsend gram” appeal, a lobby had been set up by the movement in Washington and a fund of $23,490 raised for its support. Strategy Board Listed The lobby, Mr. Sullivan disclosed, consisted of a Townsend “board of strategy” including Charles Randall, former Congressman, Glen J. Hudson, Daniel Carmichael, Otto Moore and Francis Tuttle. It duties had ended, however, when the “Townsend gram” appeal for lobby funds was made, Mr. Sullivan said. “Nothwithstanding the fact that $23,000 was raised and only SIBO4 of it spent, seven weeks later wheix these men had left Washington after their lobbying terminated, you sent the Tovnsend gram out?” Mr. Sullivan asked. “I knew nothing of this,” Dr. Townsend said. SETS ROGERS’ WEEK McNutt Calls for Tribute to Late Actor From May 22 to 28. Gov. McNutt today issued a proclamation calling for observance of May 22 to 28 as a memorial week for the late Will Rogers. The proclamation was made in connection with the dedication of the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital at Saranac, N. Y. CONFERS ON SECURITY Clarence Jackson Attends Meeting of Administrators in Capital. Clarence Jackson, Indiana social security administrator, is in Washington today attending a meeting of state administrators. The twoday meeting was called by the National Security Board to co-ordinate administration forces.

OFFICIAL WEATHER reunited States Weather Bureau _

Sunrise 4:24 1 Sunset 6:59 ; THMPERATURE —May 21. 1935 7 a. m 54 1 p. m 70 —Today—6a. m 54 10 a. ra 68 j Ba. m 62 12 a. m 75 I 9a. ra '. 66 1 p. m 76 j BAROMETER 7 a. m 30.40 1 p. m 30.39 Precipitation 24 his. ending at 7 a. m. .00 Total precipitation since Jan. 1 11.63 Deficiency since Jan. 1 4.09 WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M. Station. Weather. Bar. Temp. Amarillo. Tea Cloudy 29 92 60 Bismarck, N. D Clear 29.74 60 Boston Clear 30.48 52 Chicago Clear 30 42 5S Cincinnati Clear 30.42 54 Denver Clear 29 80 58 Dodge City. Kas Cloudy 29.94 68 Helena. Mont Cloudy 29 96 42 Jacksonville, Fla. ....Cloudy 30.12 76 Kansas Citv, Mo. Clear 30.12 68 Little Rock. Ark Cloudy 30.12 68 Los Angeles Cloudv 29.84 58 Miami, Fla PtCldy 29 94 78 Minneapolis Cloudy 30.12 62 Mobile, Ala Clear 30.12 72 New Orleans Clear 30.08 76 New York . Clear 30.52 54 Okla. Citv. Okla Cloudy 30.02 68 Omaha. Neb Cioudv 30 04 64 Pittsburgh PtCldy 30 48 50 Portland. Ore Cloudy 30.16 52 San Antonio. Tex. PtCldy 29.98 68 San Francisco Clear 29.96 56 St. Louis Clear 30.28 6? Tampa. Fla Clear 30 00 74 Washington. D. C. . . Clear 30.46 58 MINTON SILENT AFTERPARLEY One of 7 Senate Liberals at White House Council With Frankfurter. Times Special WASHINGTON, May 21.—Senator Sherman Minton was one of the seven Senate liberals closeted with the President and Prof. Felix Frankfurter of Harvard from 8:30 to midnight at the White House last night. Like all the others, he emerged to talk about the weather to the host of sleepy reporters awaiting the breakup of the conference. Invitation to attend had been received earlier in the week by the seven, including Senator Robert F. Wagner (D., N. Y.), Burton K. Wheeler (D., Mont.), Lewis B. Schwellenbach (D„ Wash.), George W. Norris (R, Neb), Robert La Follette (P., Wis.), Henrik K. Shipstead (F. L., Minn.), and Sherman Minton. All professed to know nothing about the purpose of the meeting, both before and afterward. Senator Minton returned from a three-day inspection tour of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and went directly to the White House. Tonight he will speak at the Yale Club dinner at the University Club and tomorrow night at a dinner of the Georgia Society of Washington. Between times he is scheduled to entertain Pleas Greenlee, who is due here this afternoon. Lash Defendants Lose Plea By United Press BARTON, Fla. May 21.—Judge Robert T. Dewell today denied a motion by Defense Counsel Pat Whitaker for directed verdicts of acquittal for five remaining defendants in the Tampa lashing cases.

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KILLER SUSPECT ELUDES AGENTS IN LOCAL RAIDS

U. S. Officers Scour County in Their Search for Harlan Crouch Sr. Federal agents made several raids throughout the county today in search of Harlan Crouch Sr., alleged slayer of John R. Foster, internal revenue agent. Chester Curry. 17 was released today after being questioned in connection with Crouch's alleged flight. His father, Samuel Curry, 47; brother, John Curry, 22; Tom Burns, 65, and Frank Dold, 63 tenants of a Mooresville chicken farm owned by Samuel Curry, still are in custody. Police say the two Currys are suspected of having transported Crouch from a Chicago hideout to Indianapolis after he was alleged to have shot and killed Mr. Foster during a gun battle in Lake County last Thursday. Implicated Crouch, Say Officers James Jacobs, alleged Indianapolis rum runner, implicated Crouch as the trigger man following his arrest in Chicago Heights a few hoxirs after the shooting, authorities claim. The lattle. according to the Federal operatives, occurred when Jacobs and Crouch were pursued by a car driven by Mr. Foster and Guy Goodin, another Treasury Department agant. Mr. Goodin was not injured. Two raids were made in the 700 block on N. Alabama-st by police and Treasury Department agents yesterday afternoon following a report that Crouch was hiding in the neighborhood. State police made another raid near Southport. Later a motorist told police that a car, driven by “a man who looked like Crouch” almost struck his automobile at Pershing-av and 10thst yesterday afternoon. GREENLEE’S TRIP TO EAST BRINGS COMMENT l'oosiers in Capital Speculate on Significance of Visit. Times Special WASHINGTON. May 21.—Pleas Greenlee :s due here by plane lata today and in the interim speculation is rife regarding the political significance of his visit. The idea that he might be seeking a trade of delegates with the McKinney organization w’as scouted when Senator Frederick VanNuys’ office ar.nounced that it had not been informed of his impending arrival. His political ally in his gubernatorial race, Senator Sherman Minton, received a wire stating the time but little else. James Penman, Minton’s secretary and long a political manager for Mr. Greenlee, likewise asserted that he knew of no political reason for his coming here at this time. However, he prepared to meet him at the airport.