Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 July 1936 — Page 1

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[soups “nowase] VOLUME 48—NUMBER 114

WEDNESDAY, JULY = 1996

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postolfies, Indianapolis, Ind.

PRICE THREE CENTS

GRAND JURIES ACTS ILLEGAL, LAWYER SAYS

Commissioners Not Qualified for Office, Maholm Tells Court.

DIDN'T TAKE OATH, CLAIM

Indictments for Last 25

Years Subject to Attack, Attorney Asserts.

Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker @elayed swearing in the new Marion County grand jury today after Attorney T. Ernest Maholm charged that the jury commissioners were not qualified for office. . Mr. Maholm said he had searched the public records and was unable to find any record of the commissioners making an oath of office. The commissioners, Theodore M. Weiss, Ralph H. Edgerton and Chief Deputy County Clerk Charles R. Ettinger, drew the lists from which the grand jury was chosen. “All indictments ‘returned in the last 25 years, in my opinion, are subject to legal attack,” Mr. Ma‘holm said. He is representing Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, who ‘is charged with assault and battery with felo-

Jurors Are Excused

Judge Baker excused the grand Jury after Mr. Mahélm and representatives of the prosecutor's office argued the law for more than an hour. The judge indicated that

would make a ruling later in the week. Prosecutor Herbert M. Spencer was instructed by Judge Baker to file charges by affidavit until the

legality of the grand jury drawings

Was decided. Grand jury members for the July term are Mrs. Goldie D. Baden, 1235 N. Grant-av.; Mrs. Cora B. Schooler, 1050 Milis-av; Mrs, Carrie H. Hildebrand, 4544 Winthrop-av; Roy Babcock, 5012 University-av: Mrs. Ada Leslie, R. R. 5, Box 634, and My. Vila Raasch, 4720 E. Washing-n-s

PREDICT MODERATE TEMPERATURE RISE

Forecasters Expect Mercury to Be in 90s Tomorrow.

HOURLY TEMPERATURES

6a.m. ... 66 10am. ... 8 7am ...7 1am... 84 3a Ms 74 12 Noon ... 85 9am. . 18 1pm. ... 86

A slow return to normal midsummer temperatures and partly cloudy weather was forecast today by the United States Weather Bureau here. Beginning this afternoon, the mercury is expected to rise until it reaches the low nineties tomorrow, forecasters said. There are no excessively high temperatures on the national weather map today, the bureau said. In its weekly crop report released today, the bureau said moderate showers in southern and west-cen-tral Indiana had proved beneficial to corn, tomatoes, beans and other crops still alive. Much new clover is dead and many pastures burned brown, the survey showed.

STOCKS DULL AFTER MORNING’S FLURRY

40,000-Share Gain Over Yesterday Noted First Two Hours,

“By United Press NEW YORK, July 22 —Trading turned dull this afternoon on the Shoek Exchange after morning acy. Sales in the first two hours totaled 710,000 shares against 670,000 shares yesterday in the corresponding period. Prices moved irregularly. Motor shares held well and some special issues made good gains. Steels, however, slipped back, and farm equipment which made sharp gains late yesterday turned down with Case at 164, off 2 points. Coppers met profit-taking and sagged to small net losses. Rails were dull and mixed. Montgomery Ward rose a point in the mail order section. Mercantile stocks generally were better.

GRASS FIRE BURNS AREA NEAR POUND

Heat, Smoke Threate Threaten 145 Dogs Until Apparatus Arrives.

A fast-spreading grass fire threatened the Indianapolis Dog Pound ' today and nearly forced Dr. Elizabeth Conger, superintendent, to release 145 dogs suffering from the heat and smoke. The pound is located on Massa-chusetts-av at the Belt Railroad. The fire, reported under control shortly after the arrival of city fire apparatus, hired GYer a large flald, Dr. Conger transferred about 35 dogs from the building into corrals,

The cause of the fire was unknown. 3

INDIANA GETS $76,292

WPA Allocation Is for Establishing “Areas for Recreation. #3 Untick Press

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ras dum $76 “as the | €

state's share of

STRIKING PHOTO

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This gigantic photo of Gov. £If M. Landon is one of the most striking decorations of the gala garb which Topeka, Kas, has

donned for the notification ceremonies of the Republican presidential candidate tomorrow. Placed on the side of a downtown office building, the picture measures 40 by 60 feet.

KANSANS SEEK AID IN DROUGHT

Appeal Is Filed With WPA on Eve of Landon’s Notification.

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By United Press : WASHINGTON, July 22—On the eve of Gov. Alf M. Landon’s acceptance of the Republican nomination for the presidency, Kansas farmers today appealed to the Works Progress Administration to = begin drought relief work in their state. This appeared to bring nearer home than ever the problem of relief and its effect on Mr. Landon’s campaign speeches, so far as they affect agricultural policies. The appeal for Federal works projects on which drought-stricken farmers might be employed came from the Board of County Commissioners. of Decatur County, Kansas. It was addressed to Evan Griffith; state administrator of the WPA, and forwarded to Washington. WPA Administrator Harry L. Hepkins said that the appeal had been taken under consideration and, as soon as a: survey of drought conditions had been completed, a decision would be made, If relief is extended, it will mean placing Kansas on the “official drought map”— areas receiving Federal relief—which now includes 16 states.

VETERAN DIESIN FIRE STATION VISIT

Edward Stiegelmeyer was 66; Became Inventor.

Edward Stiegelmeyer, retired city fireman and inventor, died suddenly today at the Fountain Square fire station, where he was talking to friends. He was 66 and lived at 1446 Prospect-st. Mr. Stiegelmeyer came here with his parents from Louisville 60 years ago. After serving on the fire department, he joined his brother, John, in inventing an automatic train control, and entered this business. He is survived by a brother, Lieut. William’ Stiegelmeyer of the fire department, and a sister, Mrs. ‘Louisa Westerfield, Chicago.

the coroner's office said. The body was taken to the Roy Tolin Funeral Home. 'Mr. Stiegelmeyer was a member: of the Elks and Masonic lodges. .

PENNY DEFENDANT TO BE TRIED AUG. 17

Victor Crickmere to Face Court in Fatal Stoning of Trucker.

The trial of Victor Crickmore, of the rs and Chauffeurs

set today for Aug. 17 by E. E. McFerren, special Criminal judge

Crickmore is accused of fatally stoning John M. Penny, an Indians apolis truck driver, near Belle March 7, 1935. Harry F. Peats, busi-

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Death was due to heart disease, |.

Local 135, charged with murder, was Court

HOLDS LANDON

SMARTER THAN CONSERVATIVES

Stokes Says Governor Will Hew to Middle Course in. Campaign.

KANSAS POLL IS CITED

Evidence of Changing Times Is Shown in State, Writer Claims.

By United Press

All roads led to Topeka today where Republicans were massing 100,000 strong to cheer Gov. Alf M. Landon at notification ceremonies tomorrow night on the Kansas Statehouse steps. Amid the hustle and bustle of the celebration, the Kansas Governor was reported pursuing the even tenor of his way. 500-word address, continuing his exposition of the philosophy of the “American way,” has been completed. He spent his time greeting visitors to Topeka and going about his business as Governor.

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BY THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer

TOPEKA, July 22.—To learn why Alf M, Landon is hewing a middle course in his fight against President Roosevelt, why he will abstain from severe criticism in his acceptance speech, why he will swallow much of the New Deal and quarrel only with method, you need go no further than this Kansas laboratory in which he has obtained his political education. All about him here he sees evidences of changing viewpoints with the changing times. So whether he is spontaneously a liberal = and = progressive, as his friends insist, or whether ‘he .1is merely adapting himself to a changing environment, the deduction is that heris much smarter than those Old Guard Eastern conservatives who would have him slam-bang the New Deal from AAA to Herbert Hoover's mythical XYZ.

8 of 12 for Roosevelt One manifestation was the pub-

“I Heation here of ‘a poll-of farmers|

in the area within 25 miles of Topeka, which indicates a still strong allegiance to President Roosevelt. | The poll, a series of “candid in. terviews,” was published in the Topeka ‘Journal, the organ: of former Senator Henry Allen, one of the Governor's closest advisers. Of a dozen farmers interviewed by the “candid reporter,” eight were for President Roosevelt and four were for Gov. Landon. The general tone of the proRoosevelt, farmers was that the President was the first chief executive in recent years to show consideration for the “down-and-out-farmers and laborers, and that while he may have made mistakes, he improved the lot of these groups and should be allowed | to continue the job.

Indorses Pig Slaughter

One farmer even indorsed heartily, because it had helped him, the slaughter of pigs which Republicans bemoan. One said the cost of farm relief was high, but the country could work out the debt later. Another said he didn’t like the President because he had spent millions, but couldn’t vote for his Gov-

1 ernor because, “I firmly believe too

many big money interests are behind him.” Of those for Gov. Landon, one criticised the increased cost of farm implements, another liked Mr. Landon’s “good common horse sense,” a third deplored New Deal expenditures, the fourth said that under the Republican candidate the country would “swing back to a conservative, practical government rather than the present visionary practices of the Administration.” If the percentage demonstrated in this small canvass were carried out generally, not only in Kansas but the other farm states, it would look bad for Gov. Landon, since Republicans are counting heavily on these states. It conflicts with. the poll taken by the Farm Journal, which, in its first published reports, indicates a swing toward Gov. Landon and gives him 587 votes in Kansas. to 434 for Mr. Roosevelt.

Purnell Gets G. o.P. Post By United Press

CHICAGO, July 22.—John D. M.

Hamilton, head of the National Re-

Purnell, Attica, Ind., will head the important Western Division Speakers’ Bureau.

“Dog House

A half dog license is no betler than no license at all, police

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CHILD FACES. OPERATION FOR co REMOVAL

keep back the tears and get well

Loretta Hall, 3, is a very ill little girl, but she’s trying bravely to

quickly. - The Mitchell (Ind.) girl

swallowed a nickel July 9, ana the coin still is lodged in her throat. At St. Vincent Hospital here, her condition was reported improved today. - ‘An operation probably will be necessary to remove the coin. Loretta is shown above with her mother, Mrs. John R. Hall of Mitchell.

Out.Foxed

Times Special ~~ EVANSVILLE, Ind, July 22. —Detective’ Sergeant George Hansch has presented Mesker Park zoo with a young red fox. Hansch captured * the © fox with his bare hands as it sat by the side of the road four miles from ‘Mount Vernon, as + he and Irving Fink were refrom an outing. . Hansch leaped from the au- . tomobile and aught 1 ithe Sox

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Not Guilty Pleas Assigned! in “Thrill Marder;

DETROIT, Mich, July 22—Five Black Legion members, held on

warrants charging kidnaping and |

the “thrill” murder of an unoffending ‘Negro war veteran, stood mute | before Recorder’s Judge Edward J. Jeffries today and were’ assigned | pleas of not guilty. . The five men charged with the cold-blooded slaying of Silas Coleman, 42, were: “Col.”> Harvey Davis,

| John Bannerman and Ervin Lee,

also ‘held in the: slaying of Charles Poole; 32, WPA worker; Charles Rouse and James Roy Lorrance.

They were’ charged with the twin|

crimes ' after Dayton Dean, cult triggerman, confessed that Coleman: was. shot so that Davis could. find; out “how it felt to kill a Negro.”

Judge ' Jéffries set. Tuesday, July |

28, as the examination date for the five men.

FIRE CAUSES $50,000

"DAMAGE. IN IN ACHHOND i

Lumber Yard 1 Blaze Bel Believed Started . by Locomotive ‘Sparks. By United Press RICHMOND, Ind. July 22. —All the city’s: ‘firefighting -equipment was: used: last night . to ;/ prevent spread of a blaze which caused ap-

dences. The fire was. believed gtant-) ed by Sparks from a passing: locos motive.

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M'NUTT ATTACK |S UNANSWERED

Governor Injects Hearst as ‘Paramount _ Issue’ in ‘Campaign.

With most of the local and Indiana Republican leaders Topekabound to join: the Altred M. Lanon notification “Gov. |

a net the Midwest Democratic ‘eampaign over: a nation-wide hook- « fup last night, Gav. McNutt injected, William: Randolph Hearst, publisher, and’ a Landon ‘supporter, into the

- {campaign as “what might be the

paramount issue.” Harry Fenton, ‘Republican state said today: “Gov. McNutt should have attacked Mr. Hearst four years ago when he ‘backed Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Mr. McNutt attacked the Kansas Governor as “an individual particularly susceptible to the influences of stronger minds and more ‘ruthless wills,” and Also leveled his oratorical guns at the Liberty League. Raymond Springer, Indiana G. O. P. gubernatorial candidate, declined to. comment on’: Gov. McNutt's ad(Turn'to Page Three) |

ENS DRIVING

U. S. Agency Headquarters One of Two in Entire United States.

EMPLOYS STAFF OF 92

Force Has Begun Duties in New Quarters in Big 4 Building.

Indianapolis has been selected as one of two cities in the United

| States in which a field office is to

be maintained by the conservation surveys section of the Soil Conservation Service, Glenn L. Fuller, in charge of the survey, announced in Washington today. “By choosing a centrally located office, such as Indianapolis, it has been possible,” Mr. Fuller stated, “to consolidate the erosion survey offices formerly located in Atlanta, Ga., and Springfield, Mo.” The Indianapolis office is located in the Big Four Building, and is in charge of W. W. Pate, soil technologist. It is to conduct soil erosion surveys, either by counties or by water sheds, in tue area lying between Maine, Minnesota, Florida and Texas. Salt Lake City is to continue to be the field .office for all survey work in the far West, Mr. Fuller said. The Indianapolis office has a clerical force of seven with 85: field workers. ese workers, Mr. Pate said are survey the entire Eastern half ‘of the United States. The office began taking. over its duties here early this month, he added. Technical supervision of the survey work, Mr. Fuller said, rests with the regional and state representutives of the Soil Sonera Service. i

UNION LABOR SPITE AT CRITICAL STAGE

Lewis, Green Forces Seem Divided Hopelessly.

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issues in the labor movemént were sharply defined today: 1. Can the craft unions claim members in the steel, rubber, automobile and other mass industries, if these industries are first organized on a “one union to an industry” basis? John L. Lewis of the Committee for Industrial Organization says ‘no.” The A. F. of ba craftunionists say “yes.” ” 2. Can the A. F. of L. executive council suspend Lewis and his 12 C. I. O. unions, including more than one-third of the federation’s membership, and thereby prevent them from voting at the federation convention in November, which would make their expulsion from the A. F. of I. certain? Lewis says “no.” The A. F. of L. craft-unionists say “yes. ” 3.-Do the’ weekly wages of $26.38 a week, computed by the Iron and Steel Institute to be the average for the steel industry, satisfy the industry’s wage-earners to a degree that dooms the C. I. O. drive? Lewis says “no,” and charges that the institute based its comparison on noncompetitive industries. This week’s. developments already spell war to the end, tinless the craft-unionists dominating the A. F. of L. Council back down when they meet here Aug. 3 to conduct a “heresy trial” of -the C. I. O.—with the “defendants” defiiantly absent.

PRISONER IS FINED; DRAWS 90-DAY TERM

$55 Penalty Is Assessed Negro On

Three Charges.

Monday, Negro, of 1614 Shelby-st today by Municipal Judge Charles

| Karabell.

He was fined $10 and costs and

ROOSEVELT APPOINTS DROUGHT COMMITTEE

Fines totaling $55 and 90 days on | 8 | the state farm were given James

SPANISH

REVOLT

THE CIVIL WAR

By United Press The left and right factions in Spain fought sanguinary

civil’ ‘war today for possession

likely to run into thousands. °

of the country, with the dead

Loyal troops hauled artillery to the mountain overlooks ;

ing San Sebastian, where United States Ambassador Claude

G. Bowers is besieged, and heavily Shelled a rebellious reg ment of more than 1000 infantry. ~The southern rebel commander claimed in a broadcast - that rebel planes had bombed and sunk three government ships which were shelling Cadiz. J Two United States and six British warships were ors dered to Spain to aid their citizens. British gunners manned the Gibraltar fortifications because of the presence of Span-

ish warships in the harbor.

An engagement occurred at the deieel port of Tangi Africa, where rebel planes bombarded the Spanish warships in the harbor. The ships returned the fire.

Correspondent With Rebel Troops Says They Are Confident.

BY HAROLD G. CARDOZO London Daily Mail Special Correspondent WITH THE SPANISH NORTHERN REBEL: ARMY IN THE FIELD, BY COURIER TO HENDAYE, July 22 (By United Press, by arrangement with the Daily Mail)— Rebel-Fascist troops are pressing steadily forward toward Madrid and

appear so far to have met with little resistance. Confidence of success runs high in the rebel ranks and rarely have I seen such enthusiasm as in the Province of Navarre, through which I have just motored. We learned only late last night of the fall of San Sebastian to the rebels. . The news was brought to general headquarters. by motorcyclists from the front. Rebel collums are reported to be closing on Barcelona, a suonghold Ly

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Rebels Isolate Irun

Now the rebels have isolated Irun, on the frontier toward France, and they expect to take it this morn-

ng bol troops moving on Madrid from the north expected to meet a hastily improvised army of the LeftWing Asturias miners, but there has been so sign of them. The news to rebel headquarters is that the miners, under the loyal army of Gen. Caminero, were trying to cut off the rebel column between Burgos and Madrid. One group of the Asturias army met Fascist volunteer outposts at Zamora. Two companies of regulars reinforced the Fascists. = There was some desultory firing but, I am informed, no real fight. Rebels say that the miners could not face the regulars and fled in disorder. « It is-asserted that Gen. Camipera. was made captive along with other officers who stood fast and that all were: sent- to Pamplona. Pamplona, ' though yesterday called the “advance” headquarters of the northern rebels, is today far from the: rapidly moving columns proceeding toward Madrid.

TWO U.S. WARSHIPS ORDERED TO SPAIN Directed to Evacuate 1600 Americans: if ‘Necessary. BULLETIN

By United Press WASHINGTON, July 22.—Re-

Government Forces Claim Victories at Toledo and Guadalajara.

v BY LESTER ZIFFREN 2 (Copyright, 1936. by United Press) MADRID, July 22.—The governs ment, in a strong offensive against the rebels, announced offi today that loyal forces had tured the strategic city of ancient Toletl, and Guadalajara, capital of uadalajara Province, a oining Madrid. 9 x Loyal airplanes were reported have bombarded the military Ls drome at Leon, destroying eight planes, and to have bombarded the military academy in the recaptu of Toledo. Fascists and a few officers had taken refuge in academy. : A column composed of troops, gineers, artillery batteries, m gun groups and several thou militia left for Za

lai: movement in Zaragosa Was. 's

ure. : Await Attack Loyal soldiers, Storm Gi Civil Guards, Municipal Police: Workers’ Militia massed - north of Madrid to-await a threatened: vance by rebels under Gen. Emil Mela Irom the far north. ragic casualt; list mounted higher each hour." y Rebels held the historic the ancient fortress at world famed for its beauty. The vesting government forces, capturing the city proper, pr € to bomb it—a national monumensg if necessary. Government reconnaissance units patrolled all roads for 100 north of the capital, waiting to gi warning of an expected invasion force from the north. W serials arships bombarded the northwest coast. Corum. on An intercepted dispatch from te rebel radio station at Cordoba, § the far south, contained an appe: for aid and said that heavy , 3ppest forces were attac Government advices said soldiers were deserting their at Seville, general rebel kh quarters in the south, and co dence was expressed that the would fall soon. It was said cially that reports that §& already had been captured premature. : Loss of life in the which soldiers, he ehung forces, national, provincial (Turn to Page Three)

NEIGHBORS FIGHT IN STRIFE-TORN SPAI