Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 July 1936 — Page 1
EDITION.
SCRIPPS “HOWARD, VOLUME 48—NUMBER 11
~ CITY COOLED BY ~ OVERCAST SKIES;
SOUTH
Inteémittent Ra Rains and Thundershowers Are Likely Here.
3 MORE DIE OF HEAT
Some Measure of Drought Relief Is Possibility, Farmers Told.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES
Yesterday Today 83 81 80 78 7 76 76 78 78 76 76
Sudden little rains, that will come from the overcast sky without warning, are to bring relief to Indianapolis today and tomorrow from the heat, and possibly, to a slight degree, from the drought, the Weather Bureau forecast today. There may be some thundershowers, too, the bureau said. Already, the effect of these predicted rains has been noticeable in thermometer readings. It was 86 at 9 a. m. yesterday, and 76 today. Despite the drop in temperature, three’ more Indianapolis persons died of heat, one late yesterday and - two early today. - This brings the heat wave total to 58, believed by the coroner and officials of the
health board to be a record for heat deaths. Ee Scattered Rains Reported No relief has come to Marion County farmers, although in scat~ tered: ¢' State there have been beneficial rains. Hos-. pitals continue to be crowded with heat victims, and the city’s parks with sleepers seeking relief. Thomas W. Jackson, Negro, 615 Ww. oy was overcome yesterday while working near the Union Stock Yards. He died a short time later. Leslie Brooks, 49, of 2232 N. Ala-bama-st, died in City Hospital this morning. He was admitted there as a heat patient July 13. Mrs. Catherine Williams, 79, of Ballard Annex Apartments, 208% N. Delaware-st, died in Methodist Hospital. She was admitted yes< terday as a heat patient. Additional heat deaths listed by " United Press in the state outside of Marion County. were: Arthur D. Halstead, 86, Elkhart; Mrs, Jeannette Spray, 86, Seymour, and James H. Shirley, 79, Shelby. ville.
FARMS TO GET POWER
Electric Line to Run From Bluffton Into Lancaster Township. By United Press BLUFFTON, Ind. July 18.—Plans for a new rural electric line from Bluffton to a point 15 miles into Lancaster Township, have been completed, B. E. Freeland, superintendent of the municipal light = sng water plant here, announced tod The new line is to serve 84 en consumers.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS ‘GAS BATTLE
The fight to bring natural gas into Indianapolis has developed into a hot public issue. Citizens have a direct personal interest in the question because the present gas plant, which supplies manufactured gas, is a city-owned utility. The purchase of - $400,000 of new ‘equipment for the artificial gas plant has increased interest in the issue of manufactured vs. natural gas.
What is the background of this controversy? Is natural gas available? - What are the advantages of natural gas? What has hapts the various moveenfs fo bring natural gas re? Ee | about [promises to study the b of ¥ gettina hatital 3
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Chilling Canadian Breezes Push Heat Wave Into ‘Border States.
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FATALITIES REACH 4312
Temperature to Remain High in Northwest Area on Week-End.
By United Press CHICAGO, July 18.—The mid-American heat wave, de-
$600,000,000 worth of crops, edged out of the northern plains states into the Middle South today. The heat zone spread over Kentucky and West Virginia. The central portion —.the Southern plains states and the Southwest— continued to suffer. The heat zone moved south under impetus of cool air and thundershowers from Canada’s northwest “weather factory,” which reduced temperatures just below the critical point. - Temperatures will remain uncomfortably high over the week-end in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, the Dakotas and Nebraska—probably between . 90 and 100, weather forecasters said —but they will be liveable.
Heat Sets New Record
Today’s weather picture: Heat Zone — Southern Illinois, Southern Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Oaklahoma, Kentucky, Wes} Virginia, Southern Kansas. Cooler Weather Today — Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Northwest and North Central Kansas. Heat Deaths Since July 3—4312 in 32 states. Representative Temperatures Yesterday—Sioux. Falls, 8S. D. 110; Wichita, Kan., 110 (record): Sioux City, 1a., 110 (record): Mitchell, S. D. 113; Hutchinson, Kan. 112;
lumtia, Mo., 103; Oklahoma City.
102 Drought Is Unbroken The drought remained unbroken. Cool : air brought only a modicum of relief to withéring corn crops. Local thundershowers softened the hard-baked earth and made it receptive to rain, but the drenching downpours for which farmers prayed failed to arrive. The only rain heavy enough to benefit crops fell in Posey County, Indiana. It measured two inches. Scattered thundershowers were predicted today in lower and upper Michigan, northern Illinois, northern Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Sunday in Nebraska.
STOCK PRICES OPEN IRREGULARLY HIGHER
Are Firm, By United Press * NEW YORK, July 18—Stocks opened irregularly higher today in moderately active trading. Bonds, cotton and foreign. currencies were irregular. Coppers, motors, aviations, electrical equipments and rails: were firm. Farm equipments steadied after yesterday’s decline. Oils, steels and utilities were¥mixed.
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BICYCLIST INJURED WHEN HIT BY AUTO
Grind island, Neb, ‘113: Newton] Aum oe : Kan, 111; Kansas City, 105; Co- ately
Copper, Motor and Aviation Shares |
The above action picture was s.iaken during night : maneuvers at Fire Station ‘13, Maryland and Ken-"~ tucky-sts.. Two firemen will be seated comfortably in their chairs. Prom the top of the fire station there will come a drenching two buckets full of
water.
Then the water war is on. Every one grabs a
he gets.
bucket and soaks every’ one “else. Pretty” ‘soon every one's pretty wet and nobody cares how much wetter
Then the game’ ‘is to get the other fellow to soak . you, and thus get relief from the heat. say it's lots of fun, going around putting out perL sonal fires for each other. ’
Firemen
LEWIS STRIVES TO HALT SPLIT
Consults Aids on Limiting |
Organizing Scope to Please A. F. of b
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jiily 18: ~idaders
of organized ‘labor moved slowly today toward some efforts at reconciliation within ils own ranks ‘as John -L. Lewis considered possible
basis for formal {reaty with the:
American’ Federation of . Labor. In an attempt to circumvent execution- of ‘what is considered to be
-| . chicks, hatched by the unusual :
“No Sale
A “setting” sun at high noon: yesterday ‘hatched a brood of chickens from eggs thai Ralph Boomershine, . grocer at 1946 Park-av, bolighix for strictly . eating’ purposes He noticed a “chirping from a crate of eggs and investigated. There ‘were ‘a couple of
intensity of the heat wave. Four chicks have hatched ‘altogether benefit of hen, and Mr. #4 ershine now is checking the condition’ of his. Lees very frequently. :
without Boom-
inevitable suspension ‘by Abe. Ral HS
12 “rebel” unions at the:
ters of his committee for indystrial sin
organization. The C.'1. O. chairman discussed with Thomas Kennedy, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania and official of the United Mine Workers, Mr. Lewis's own union, yesterday a possible schedule: of ‘industries in which the C. 1. O. would assert to the federation its right to organize industrial unions. William Green, federation president, said today he still would insist
on ‘disbanding of the committee.
He declined to express an: opinion on a slate of industries ‘in: which workers would be allowed to unjonize along vertical lines.
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— ; DEPENDABLE TIRES
§ Bras is high satisfaction in _ having ‘ complete confidence in your automobile tires. But their
dependability rests heavily upon your own shoulders.
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2 Fractures Sih in rari
‘Elevator Shatt. -
Arthur ‘Withers, 47, Negro, 138 w. 21st-st, custodian at the - Murat Temple for many years, was killed this. morning when he fell down the Temple freight elevator shaft and suffered a fractured skull. Mr. Withers, accompanied by his wife, Lottie, had just come to work and, without turning of any lights, had gone to: the shaft ascertain the position of the elevator, Mrs. Withers said. “It's not here,” he said, according to Mrs. Withers, and. then apparently lost his balance and fell about 11 feet from the first basement to the second. Surviving Mr. Withers besides the widow is: a daughter by first marriage, Mrs. Mary Owsley, - ‘Chicago.
LANDON FORCES BID FOR ‘SMITH SUPPORT
Hamilton Expected fo Confer With Former Democratic Leader. By United Press - : _ BOSTON, July 18. ~ Possibility
seen today after Chairman John D. M. Hamilton of the Republican Na-
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been © +
| than $8.50, the victims said.
TEMPLE CUSTODIAN
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BY BANDIT TRIO ;
Woman Still Is: Reported Missing After Night of - Wild Rides.
three ‘bandits, ‘who / std two men and a woman during two robberies ‘last night, were sought’ today ‘by police and deputy sheriffs. = = The loot amounted to not: more!
The unidentified woman still ‘was reported missing. She was described as ‘being between 30 and 35 years old. She was wearing a
ens and Francis Dux’ ‘that he picked up two men in East-st last night. © Bandits Display Gun After driving to W. Raymond-st, the men forced Newby, at the point | of a gun, to go to a cornfield two. miles southwest of Maywood. ‘They took him: into the field, tied | been and gagged him and stole his taxi, Newby told deputies.. One of the: men remained - in the field with him for an hour and a half, and finally. : his. companion _ returned with a. third man who was driving ‘another car, -the victim: said. The taxi driver said he was tied with ° pieces. of his own shirt, belt and shoe strings. Unable to free himself, Newby said he rolled and wiggled half a mile through the field gnd down the road to a farmer’s house, Then he was taken to 8 Maywood garage and = deputy sheri: 8 were. called.
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In “reconstructing the second crime, deputy sheriffs said the bandits drove to S. Meredian-st between Stop 14 and 12, and held up Willard Miles, 34, of 1303 N. Tux-edo-st, ‘and a woman companion, whose name ‘Miles said he did not ‘know. 3 Miles said three men- fir a taxi almost forced his car’ off the road. They forced him to get into the} taxi,. and fired one shot at the
BY CARBOLIC ACID |i ‘morice
PRICE THREE CEN1
ARCAPONTS
| Uprising Against Left-Wing
‘Government Reported . From Morogco.
(Copyright, 1936, by United Press) MADRID, July 18.—Rebel army
‘| units, rising against the left wing
government, held important army centers of Morocco today. The rebel startéd last night in Melilla, chief garrison town, and spread to other bases. (The United Press correspondent at Perpignan, French- frontier, reported that the revolt broke prematurely, and was to have been A national one throughout Spain proper. He reported a brief, minor revolt at Barcelona, capital of Catalonia, quickly surpressed.) ; (The United Press correspondent at Biarritz, on the frontier, asserted ‘that there had been a heavy ent of contraband arms to in for three or four days.)
¥ Strict Censorship Imposed
A strict censorship, one of the most severe ever imposed, blanketed the entire country. The government ' was confident ‘that it dominates the. situation. It was prepared to attack the rebels by land, sea’ and. air if necessary. ‘After the revolt broke ‘at Melilla, it was indicated for a time that Spanish : Foreign Legion troops retook the town. : But: later it ap-}
“| peared that the Foreign Legion men
joined the rebels. They are a crack, well-disciplined force ' which had been brought to Spain in past times +9 suppress disorders.
proper, the early end of st Son movement. | ‘Melilla seemed to be the. center.
Melilla Seems to Be Center
It is known that martial law has Deen deflated jars that the government seems with the utmost energy be broceedins rebels in fear that the revolt might spread through Spain, that Gra. Miquel Nunez De Prado, director Senicral of all rope in Moreceo, atu and | -Gemn, Gomez Morato, ‘ a in.chief of Spanish Orc. has left Ceuta, 130 miles east of Melilla on the coast, to take charge for the government. Madrid is quiet. alarm, one of the stages preliminary |. to martial law, was extended for 30 days throughout the country Wednesday. Next day raids were started by the left wing government on Fascists. All leaves of policemen and Storm Guards in the country were cancelled and men on vacation were recalled.
Phone Calls Prohibited Today personal telephone calls to the provinces and abroad are prohibited. Newspaper calls must be
out and approved in government censors. Members of the well-organizeds Socialist
- GRAND JURY CALLED
IN MILLER ILLER SLAYING
Indictmment ol fn 4 Suspects to Be Sought, Prosecutor Says, Times Special EE July 19—A
ef oolding the News tom |
The state of |.
-and ‘got one side bathed in a deep scarlet t before moving on to details, and: Patrolman Rader now has asked police to do something about it, even though’ he was able to get most of the paint off.
OARP REBELLION
"FACES FOUNDER
Board Points Organization to Showdown Fight With Leaders.
(Editorial on Page 10)
By United Press . PUBLIC HALL, Cleveland, July 18.—Townsend pension plan board members rebelled today against Dr. Francis E. Townsend's control of Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd. and pointed the organization toward a high command showdown fight after adjournment of the curren | national’ convention. The board refused to expel one of its number at Dr. Townsend's command in a last stand of opposition to what some of them consider to be an effort by the Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith to kidnap the doctor’s confidence and become supreme in pension plan affairs. Interwoven in the’ controversy is Republican: and Democratic Townsendite resentment at the doctor’s decision to barnstorm the country this year wit Smith and Pather
the priest and the preacher, re-
mained in office today despite the |
doctor’s order that he be thrown out in punishment for making that speech.
Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate for President, will speak here at 2 p. m, in the concluding session of the four-day Townsend convention. ‘|
4-H CLUB CAMPERS TO LEAVE MONDAY
Boys, Girls to Have Outing at Scout Reservation.
Three hundred twenty-five boys and girls, a larger number than in ‘former years, are to leave Monday for the 4-H Club camp at the Boy Scout ‘Reservation, sponsored by the Marion County agricultural agent's office. . Of this group, 235 are from Marjon County, 40 from Hamilton and 50 from Rush Souniles, according
CONVICT SETS FIRES TO AID HIS ESCAPE
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Insane Fugitive Object of Wide |
oughlin. in: behalf 5 lew” Union Party |.
Verdict Is Returned at A. M.; Sentence to Be “Given Tuesday.
WIVES OF MEN WE
2-to-21-Year Term May Imposed; Haygood St: Witness.
At 4 a. m. today, a Court jury found Harry Peats guilty of velu manslaughter in conne with the death of Marshall Penny, truck driver. The jury Emmett Joseph Williams
guilty. Both Peats and Williams. ficials of \the Chauffeurs Teamsters Union. The Peats viction carries a sentence of 2 to 21 years’ imprisonment. Judge Earl Cox, sitting pro in Criminal Court, received th
Mrs. Williams, wives of the broke into tears as the verdict. read. Judge Cox set Tuesday as the ¢ for imposing sentence upon Peats, The jury had to determine truth of statements made by G Haygood, a discharged union ganizer who charged that Peats him to stone Kroger trucks +t night of March 7. Haygood was the only state ness who connected Peats and lita with thé alleged fatal g. He said he signed a statement Jan, 13, 1936, in o further a jail breaking plot Ww Frank Klize, now in Indiana : Prison. Sharging that the union : . tor H He
Prosecutor John Kendall of ricks ‘County said: “This does sound like Indiana -or Ame! sounds. like ‘Russia.” The state demanded a conv on first degree murder. ; Fae -W. Patrick, defense c¢ said: “Haygood had the oppo Lu to fabricate his lies by learn ng Lk undisputed facts of the case” whe the union itself investigated Peiitly death : erring to the questioning state witnesses at the Ind Athletic Club, Mr. Patrick “No this is not Russia, but Germany or Italy where dic ships flourish?” He charged that employers g pushed the prosecutor's office the case. is The jurors were Carl S. Hend 6120 Park-<av; Mrs. Etta Rey 1427 Edwards-avs. Mrs. - ‘Ramsey, 2434* Broadway: Mrs. B. Huffman, R. R. 1, Box 228; El
-st, and George L. - N. Meridian-st.
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MURDERS WIFE,