Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 July 1936 — Page 3

ON PROHIBITION FOR CAMPAIGN

Dry Issue Raised Because of Landon’s Fight Against Repeal.

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hoes then was sold openly, and still

on want a specific law like the 7

Volstead Act, with a one-half of one per cent definition, and it was thought they would raise an outcry during the special legislative session and thus put Gov. Landon in an embarrassing position. The Democratic minority’s gesture was a forecast of the use which the party probably will make of Gov. Landon’s stand on prohibition, especially in the populous centers of the wet East where national prohibition was so distasteful,

An Issue in 1934

~ Similarly, while Gov. Landon undoubtedly will soft-pedal the issue— he has said nothing about it yet— ‘his lieutenants may be expected to see to it that the organized drys are privately informed of the Governor’s attitude. The question of repeal was one of the chief issues in the 1334 campaign when Gov. Landon was reelected. In a rally at Topeka on Nov. 4, when he made his final appeal for election, the Governor said: “Important as we must consider our present financial problems, it is even more important to keep in mind the spiritual and cultural values; with this thought in view, sobriety, not revenue, should be the paramount aim of all legislation dealing with the whisky traffic. I am opposed to the repeal of the Kansas prohibition amendment.”

Urged Renewed Fight

In a speech to a W. C. T. U. convention at Newton, Kas., on Sept. 28, 1933, after Congress had voted a repeal amendment in February, Gov. Landon told the women drys, “You must rally again to the battle.” He praised their fight, and said he was not concerned about being labeled a friend of the W. C. T. U. “You may be weary in the fight, but you are veterans,” he said. “The faithful guard may die, but it never . surrenders, and I am indeed happy to come here and pay my humble tribute to the grand fighters of the W. C. T. U. They are of stout heart. They are rallying the citizenry of this great state under the banner of civic righteousness.” Repeal was defeated in Kansas by ‘65,884 votes.

NEW STORY HINTED IN GANG BRANDING

Vice Ring Case Witness May Change Statement, Police Indicate.

By United Press WASHINGTON, July 14.—After 14 hours of relentless questioning of Margaret Louise Bell, police today predicted an “important break soon in her lurid tale:of a “gang vengence” mutilation. : Early today detectives took paper and pen into the room where the former New York vice ring employe has been questioned since 4 p. m. yesterday. They indicated they expected her to make a new statement. An hour later Thomas Lodge, who said he was Miss Bell's attorney, arrived at police headquarter and went immediately to the room where the girl was held. At 5:30 a. m. he had not emerged. Detectives who have sought for 48 hours to check apparent inconsistencies in the ‘party girl's” story indicated they believed they were making progress. But early today they said they had been unable to break down her story.

LINEN SUPPLY FIRM PURCHASES BUILDING

American Co. Buys Structure it Occupies at 1115 N. Capitol-av,

The American Linen Supply Co. has-bought the one-story brick and concrete building it occupies at 1115 N. Capitol-av, it was disclosed at a meeting of the North Side Realtors yesterday. The property had been leased by the linen company three years and was in receivership for some time, Col. C. B. Durham, who reported the transaction, said. Emerson W. Chaille was receiver for the property and Col. Durham represented Mr. Chaille in the transaction. W. E. Bushong represented the Linen company. Sale price of the building was reported to be approximately $25,000. The building has a frontage of 60 feet and a depth of 195 feet. Improvements are expected to be made.

ROOSEVELT STARTS HIS HOLIDAY CRUISE ||

Chief Executive Arrives in Maine on Vacation Trip.

By United Press ROCKLAND, Me., July 14.—President Roosevelt arrived here today for the. start of a holiday cruise in

northern Maine and Canadian wawho will

The chief executive,

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FORMER BOXER IS HEAT VICTIM

Tommy Miller, 7 13, World Wanderer, Dies in Hotel Room.

Tommy Miller died while alone in a hotel room today. The coroner said it was heat prostration. He had nothing in his room but his clothing and some papers about a Federal pension, small but apparently adequate for his declining years. He was 73. Tommy Miller was alone a good deal of his life. He was born in Indianapolis, named Walter Hudson. At the age of 10 he ran away from home and assumed the name of Tommy Miller. Alone he wandered over the face

boys his age were figuring out to get home from school without being set upon by the class bully. When he was old enough he joined the

set sail on windjammers, extending

world. He became a flyweight fighter, and mixed scraps with leading world punchers in his weight with sailing

the Horn at least once, maybe more times. On windjammers he crossed the Atlantic and the Pacific nine times each, and sailed to Australia and His last fight, long after he should have left the ring, was against a third-rater in an Ohio city. Injured in Last Fight It was said afterwards that he was doped before the fight. Friends here are cerfain that he appeared under very unfavorable circumstances, and he was knocked out of the ring. For six weeks he lay in a hospital partially paralzed, but finally regained use of his limbs. He returned to Indianapolis and entered Repul lican politics on the East Side when Lew Shank was elected mayor, When he failed to get appointed | as market master he turned Democratic and remained stanch to that party until death. Tommy never married. His last few years have been divived between hotel rooms and soldiers and sailors homes:in the state. He was identified today by Roy Thompson, 1534 Lee-st, a second cousin.

3 ARE HURT IN CRASH

Two Occupants of Truck in Serious Condition in Methodist Hospital. Three persons were injured, two seriously, in a truck-auto crash near Danville today. Curtis Hook, 26, Pandora, O., truck driver, and Walter Harmon, 19, Kirkwood, Mo., who was riding with him, are in a serious condition at Methodist hospital. Mrs. Edna Adkins, Whittier, Cal., driver of the car, escaped injury, but her mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary Adkins; 74, of Cincinnati, was injured slightly.

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TEMPERATURE July 14, 1935

Zrecipitation 24 hrs. endin 'otal precipitation since Deficiency since Jan.

MIDWEST WEATHER

Indiana—Fair, cohtinued warm tonight; tomorrow unsettled and warm, local thundershowers and not so warm by late afternoon or night, except in extreme southeast portion. Illinois—Somewhat unsettled south, generally fair north, continued warm tonight; tomorrow local thundershowers and not s0 warm by afternoonyor night. Lower Michigan—Increasing cloudiness, showers extreme north, cooler north and extreme east tonight: ‘tomorrow local eaarsho ers and cooler.

Ohio—Generally fair tonight and tomorrow, except widely scattered thundershowers tomorrow afternoon; not quite so warm in extreme north portion. tonight; cooler in north and not so warm in south portion tomorrow.

Kentucky—Generally fair and continued

warm tonight, and tomorrow; except widely scattered thundershowers tomorrow after-

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ARRANGE SCOUT MEET

Water Sports Scheduled for Reservation Program Thursday.

A swimming and diving meet has been scheduled for the Thursday night program at the Indianapolis Boy Scout reservation. The meet is to be under the direction of Robert McTurnan, athletic director, Enos

Pray and David Robertson, instructors. Events for junior and senior swimmers are to be held.

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Merit Board Grades Papers The Merit Board met this afternoon to grade papers of candidates

for positions on the police and fire departments.

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LABOR REVOLT AT SHOWDOWN

A. F. of L. Council Scheduled to Vote Tomorrow on Suspending Unions.

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C. I. O. would infringe on their territory. President William Green of the A. F. of L. said Mr. Harrison had not formally reported the Lewis proposal to the council. Mr. Green said he believes the council would reach a definite decision on thé suspension demand, but other influential leaders were just as confident that a showdown which would split the ranks of organized labor would be avoided.

extremely confident that a suspension vote would be avoided. It was pointed out that the council could not act to suspend the 12 unions without first drawing up a formal set of charges against them. This has not been done as yet, council members admitted. Charges have been laid before the council, especially the indictment by John P. Frey, head of the Metal Trades Department, but no formal charges have been prepared on which to suspend the rebe's. On the other hand, there were factors thrusting the council strongly toward a. suspension vote. Foremost is the fact, ox: after being tunity. to com mise, the Ca flaunted the | cil’'s demand 29 dissolution and its request to appear and explain the rebel activities. There is personal bitterness. Council members. see their own power and the strength of their organiza-

paign. NYA FUNDS RECEIVED

$261,000 Allotted State to Carry on Work Here 3 Months.

National Youth Administration projects are to be continued in Indianapolis, at least for three months more, Edward E. Edwards, state director, said today. Indiana yesterday received a #261000 Federal allotment for NYA work. NO new applicants are to be assigned, Mr. Edwards said.

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~FOURIN. IN STATE,

Corydon' Woman Is Killed Saving Articles From Burning Home.

Three persons died in fire acciA 3-year-old child was scalded fatally. The dead: Alice Calloway, %0, Corydon, Hugh Hively, 22, Peru. Edward Horton, 65, Gary WPA Dolores Hayes, 3, East Chicago. Mrs. Calloway was burned to death when she attempted to save articles from her burning home. Explosion of an oil burner that covered him with flaming oil caused the death of Mr. Hively in a Peru foundry. ‘ An upset stove in a shack in which Mr. Horton lived set fire to the shack. He was burned to death. The Hayes child suffered burns

that caused her death when she

fell into a tub of scalding water. At Milroy a two-story brick business building and a residence burned with a loss of $2500. Fire apparatus from Rushville and Greensburg fought the flames.

Grain - Elevator Destroyed

A grain elevator at Bryant, Jay County burned with a loss of $40,000. Fourteen other buildings caught fire and were damaged. Six cisterns that provide the town’s fire protection were pumped dry and 40 tons of coal near the elevator were ‘destroyed. The. flames endangered a nearby bulk gasoline station. ; The elevator, owned by the Geneva Milling and Grain Co., had been used as a hatchery and a

warehouse.

U.S. SOIL PROGRAM

CHANGES AVAILABLE

State Farmers Authorized to Vary Crop Contracts.

Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind, July 14— Modifications of the governments’ soil conservation program, as the result of drought conditions, are to be available to co-operating Indiana farmers, according to L. M. Vogler, Indiana Soil Conservation committee chairman. The modifications are designed to preserve all available forage for livestock feed, to encourage farmers to increase amounts of forage crops for fall and winter feeding and to provide as large an acreage as possible of soil conserving ecrops® for 1937.

crop, stand was caused by conditions beyond the control of the farmer, such as drought, grasshoppers, other insects and similar causes.

HOOSIER CITY IS SUED|

Property. Owners Ask §10,0000 for * Alleged Creek Pollution, Times Special LINTON, Ind, July 14.-—-Two suits ‘seeking $10,000 damages have been filed against the city of Linton by Pred J. and Golda D. Risher and Edward L. Sylvester. , The plaintiffs allege that because the city sewage disposal plant has discharged partially treated sewage into Bee Hunter Marsh ditch, their real estate has depreciated in market and rental Yalues.

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You might think that with the daily reports of heat prostrations, no one would care to expose himself to Old Sol more than it was necessary, but these gentlemen shown above have not missed a day soaking up the sun on the roof of the Indianapolis Athletic Club in more than a month. One on the sun bathers reported that he has been sunning in that same spot for.years. Another admitted that he sometimes is forced to sacrifice comfort to get his tan but he likes it.

ARRESTED BY POLICE

Two Others Put in Custody by Gaming Raiders.

The first raid and arrest on alleged bookmaking establishments in the city since the beginning of the recent drive against gambling was made today when Sergt. Carl Ashley and his squad arrested Nate Farb, 40, at 1221; 8. Illinois-st. Police charged that the place was a bookmaking establishment and that Farb was the owner and operator. Also arrested were Norton Kauffman, 32, of 2316 Park-av, said to be employed at the Illinois-st address, and Morris Hollowitz, 39, Spink Hotel. Farb and Kauffman were charged with keeping a gaming house and with gaming; Hollowitz with visiting a gaming house and with gaming. . Police confiscated alleged bookmaking equipment. :

DRIVER “IS ARRESTED

Intoxication Charge Made by Officer Against Motorist. Two men were arrested last night after a motorcycle officer saw their car zig-zagging on Massachusettsav near Tacoma-av, police said today. Charles Clapper, 50, of 517 N. Alabama-st, was charged with operating a car while intoxicated. Robert Motter, 28, of 2828 Brook side-av, was docketed on a vagrancy charge.

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PREMIER OF FRANCE * ASKS UNITED FRONT

Warning of Left Uprising Sounded in Bastile Day Address. By United Press PARIS, July 14.—A veiled warning of a left uprising in France if the opposition to the popular front government refuses to conform to the need for national unity was voiced by Premier Leon Blum today in a speech to tens of thousands of demonstrators massed in the Place De La Nation in celebration of Bastile Day. “Among the reactionaries,” he said, “even among certain toopusillanimous republicans—it is imagined that the popular front is petering out and that the forward march soon will hit an obstacle. . . . This is a grave and perilous grror which can cost the country dearly. “Thousands and thousands of men are here, and they would rise up tomorrow with a single fervor if it is necessary to defend the republic against factious elements.”

$75,000 ALLOTTED TO INDIANA’S WPA

Program of Soil Erosion, Flood

Control to Continue. By United Press WASHINGTON, July 14.—The Indiana division of the Works Progress Administration was allotted $75,000 today by President Roosevelt to Sotinte the WPA program of soil erbsion, flood control, forestation and development of recreational areas. A total of $3,000,000 was allocated for the nation-wide program.

BADLY INURE TROLLEY PIL

Victim Had Stopped [ to Quench Thirst at Soft Drink Store.

John B. Robertson, 60, of 2434 Keystone-av, who was injured by & hit-and-run bicyclist, was reported in a serious condition at City Hose pital today. He was suffering from a fractured shoulder blade and arm. The accident occurred late last night in the 300 block on Lincoln= st, where Mr. Robertson had a Lincoln street car he was operate ing and was walking across the street to get a soft drink.

Mrs. Tessie Smith, 39, of 1214 Beecher-av, received leg injuries last night when her automobile collided with a Beech Grove street car at Shelby-st and Beecher-av, and then was hurled against a car driven by Dr. John Salb, deputy coroner. Ten-year-old Mary Moore of 614 Fulton-st, was taken to Cily Hose pital yesterday afternoon after she was struck by an automobile driven by Foley T. Bottoms, 25, of 631 E. 60th-st, in the 600 block on st. The child received leg injuries,

Miss Violet Boger, 17, of 1809 N, Capitol-av, received side and leg in juries last night when the car in which she was riding overtruned at Capitol-av and 27th-st. The automobile was driven by Miss Marie Robertson, 19, of 144 W. 19th. st.

A tire blow-out was blamed for an accident in. the 2400 block on Parke av last night. Rudolph S. Ocheltree, 62, of 2460 Carrollton-av, driver of the car, received throat lacerations,

CHARGES DEMOCRATS RAISING RACE ISSUE

Hamilton Says They Are Spreading Anti-Semitic Rumors. By United Press 5 NEW YORK, July 14.—John D. M. Hamilton, Republican national chairman started a tour of New England today after accusing Dems ocrats of circulating rumors that Gov. Alf M. Landon is anti-semitic, Democrats are trying to bring up the racial question “as a vote-get= ting business,” Mr. Hamilton said, “This is a deliberate attempt to

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