Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 July 1936 — Page 17
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FORECAST: Local thundershowers probable tonight and tomorrow;
somewhat ‘warmer.
VOLUME 48—NUMBER 117
SATURDAY, JULY
25, 1936
COED’S UNCLE HELD IN PROBE OF HER DEATH
Sheriff Expresses Hope for Confession in Near Future.
NO CHARGE IS FILED
Arrest Made on Deadline ~~ Set for Capture of ‘Murderer.’
BY E. DAYTON MOORE United Press Staff Correspondent “ ASHEVILLE, - N. C, July 25.— Police seeking a solution of the baffling mystery of who killed pretty Helen Clevenger subjected her professor uncle to severe questioning today in Buncombe County's 15-story jail. { The uncle, W. L. Clevenger, 54-year-old dairy farm expert from North Carolina State College, was ¢ taken into custody last night, an hour before the deadline set by Sheriff Laurance Brown for arrest
of the “murderer.” The stocky, partially bald professor was locked in a cell soon after his return from Fletcher, O., where he attended the funeral of his niece, 19-year-old New York University honor student. He was held incommunicado, Brown said he had “hoped to have a confession” shortly after Prof. Clevenger was taken into custody, but that “it may be a week or 10 days due to new developments.” He declined to discuss the nature of the new developments, The bachelor professor, it was learned was contacted by telephone at Corbin, Ky., as he and the slain girl's father were returning to Raleigh, N. C., by automobile from Fletcher yesterday. He came here alone and immediately surrendered. Brown declined to say whether Clevenger was the man whose arrest he had predicted as early as last Wednesday. The professor, he replied cryptically, is being “held for questioning.” No charge has been placed against him. After questioning him for several hotyrs the sheriff ordered Clevenger locked . pr JH 8 was “nothing to [e indi< cated, however, ony no other arrests are contemplated immediately.
BUREAU FORECASTS WEEK-END SHOWERS
Rain Not to Be General, However; Temperature Rise Due,
HOURLY TEMPERATURES vo. 10 lla. m ... 78 ....70 12 Noon ... 83 HN 1pm, ... 7 NET | 2p. m. ... 81 . 78
Thundershowers are forecast for tonight and tomorrow to the delight of the farmer. They are .to be logal storms, however, and hold no promise for a general rain. The Weather Bureau also foremewhat warmer tempera- + tures, which is not good news to week-end vacationers. The thermometer remained in the 70s today up to 9 a. m..
WALLACE DUE HERE TOMORROW MORNING
Secretary of Agriculture to Meet "With Farm Bureau Officials.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace is to arrive here tomorrow for a discussion meeting with Farm Bureau officials. Lieut. Gov. Clifford Townsend,
who made the announcement, said
the meeting was to be held at the English Hotel in the morning. lewis Taylor, Indiana Farm Bureau president, and other bureau officers are to attend.
LOUISE HAYS BLOCK ENGAGED TO MARRY
WATCH YOUR STEP! THAT PRETTY LITTLE VINE IS POISON IVY
‘I'ney may look like harmless little leaves to you —but they didn’t fool Miss Ann Aufderheide. Yes, sir, Ann just laughed and laughed, because she knew they were poison ivy. You can see plainly that Miss Aufderheide, who lives at 4012 Broadway, doesn’t thrill to the iyy’ s proximity, either. Just as soon as Miss Aufderheide saw the vines running up this tree trunk, with two shiny and waxlike leaves directly opposite on the stem and the third
growing out from the end of the
she was near that summer Seourge—poison ivy.
stem, she knew
—Times Photo by Cotterman.
Just In case you aren't as quick to catch on as Miss Aufderheicc, here's a note from the Indiana - Medical Association on what to do: : “The best domestic treatment for poison ‘ivy is a thorough scrubbing with soap and water of the areas thought to have been in contact with the plant, followed by an alcohol rub: and application of soothe. ing wet dressings. should not be applied, as they have a Tengeney to ‘spread the afflicted areas.”
Greases, ointments and ‘salves
U.S. INDUSTRIAL GAINS REPORTED
Reserve Board and A. F. of |
L. Agree on Improvement; Outiook Is Good.
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By United Press ; WASHINGTON, July 25.—The Federal Reserve Board and the American Federation of Labor, in separate . reports, today found “the forces of recovery” are resulting in
improved business conditions. Industrial = production, “employment: and trade, working against a usual seasonal decline at this time, maintained May levels during June,
| the Federal Reserve Board re-|
ported. The A. F..of L. said the “force of
| recovery has now: gained enough
strength to prevent any serious setback from political uncertainties next fall.” Business news, it said, points toward a stronger fall pickup than expected. Industrial production, the board said, increased from 101 per cent of the 1923-25 average in May to 103 in June. Although the board found factory employment and pay rolls increased slightly, dency, the A. F. of ‘L. said employment and wages still fail to keep pace with business recovery. Both the board and the A. F. of L. found encouragement in the steel and automobile outlook. The board reported steel production continued at about 70 per cent despite the usual seasonal decline.
A PLACE TO PARK
OU know by experience that you can back into a very small Space at the curb, while a much longer space is needed if you try jo drive in with the front wheels
But is this parking place a legitimate one? Are there no official prohibitory signs? Can you park proper distance from the
contrary’ to seasonal ten-
Free Agent
4 Charles Karabell questioned Ludwig Johnson, Negro, in connection with - a reckless driving. charge he’ touched Johnson's sore spot: he was convinced today. When the arresting officer had :
“No, Judge, I werk for a livHe was fined $1 and costs.
ELEVATION OFFERED
Tax Levy, Bond Issue Are Suggested for ‘Project.
‘While no definite plans for financing the proposed South Side track elevation have been presented to the city finance department, possibilities today were limited to two courses. Funds might be raised during the
next three years by including a 1-
cent tax levy in the 1937 budget snd raising the levy to 2 cen#s in 1938, City - Controller = Walter C. Boetcher said. An outright levy to} as finance the project, which is to cost the city approximately . $234,000. would necessitate at least a 4-
cent rate in the budget for nex.
year, he said. The second course, a bond issue, hasbeen proposed but it is mot favored by the city administration, since interest would raise the city debt and the issue would bring the city closer to its limit, on bondéd inSelnsdness, group representing the South Side Civic Clubs, Inc. is to meet
{ with the Works Board Monday to || discuss proposed financing plans,
according to Edward Eckstein, ciub president.
a heating on street paving in Circu
When Municipal Judge: |
[CHAMBER URGES SLASH IN TAXES
Elimination of State Levy «. on Property Is Justified uD Surplus, Report,
IT ‘Siminstian oe the statd propetts | tax rate by the 1937 state Legisla<
ture was suggested today by the Indianapolis. Chamber of Commerce. In a bulletin issued to its members
today, the Chsafber said that there | |
was & $7,000,000 increase in the unobligated balance in the state general ‘fund during the fiscal year ended June 30: This sum; the statement said, is “so large as to offer very real possibilities of use for
_| substantial property tax reduction
throughout. the state in 1937.” The chamber based its recommendation on the following grounds: “This state balance has very largely been built up from the steadily increasing proceeds of new taxes that were enacted for the.purpose of relieving the property tax burden and spreading the tax base. “From the taxpayers’ standpoint, another equally important consideration is that, unless action is taken at once to use it for property
tax relief, this large balance stands
an invitation to the next LegAt to invent new ways of spending money or to increase substantially existing outlays and thus
completely undo the steps toward. ‘| economy in governmental diture that have been madd” uring
the lastyfour years”
MARKETS AT A GLANCE
By United Press Stocks. higher under : lead of Chrysler. Bonds itegular and auiet; U.S
Cotton spurts 13 to 17 points, Grains irregularly higher; wheat,
J Sota and rye advatics, oats: Jowet:
Villages, Destroyed 50 Miles
From Capital. tmp
RED CROSS IS VIOLATED |
Revolt- Aircraft Shot Down by Loyalists in Fight to Protect City.
BY LESTER ZIFFREN (Copyright. 1936. bv United Press)
MADRID, July 25.—Rebel airplanes rained bombs on the Guadarrama Mountains today in a thunderous overture to
the battle of Madrid. Batteries of three and six-inch guns exchanged bombardments that brought destruction to the tiny mountain villages, summer resorts and health resorts. Two rebel planes were shot down during the battle for possession of strategic Somo Sierra ‘Pass, main gateway to Madrid. Loyal aviators bombarded enemy positions and strafed them with machine gun fire. Loyplist assault groups fought handfto hand with rebels lodged in strategic passes and trying to hold them for the main rebel army from the north under Gen. Emilio Mola.
Hospitals Filled
Motor trucks rolled back to the capital filled with men killed in ‘aetion and with groaning men wounded in the savage hill fighting. Hospitals filled here, and during the night the fashionable Madrid Casino, the Ritz Hotel and the Pal~ ace Hotel, usually at this time gay centers for American tourists, were converted into emergency hospitals. The fights wert Htwesh men: WiID, ‘fraternizing in
Involved in the fp are mountain ecg. men, women rang chil=airplane Potbs, : _ | Fighting Is Merciless Fighting is merciless and without quarter. Americans who have seen it say that rebel planes are bombing ruthlessly, and that even Red Cross signals, placed on sanitarium grounds, have not been respected.
The government, preparing for a battle unprecedented in ‘modern
| Spanish history, asserted ‘emphat-
ically today that it was throwing back the rebels at every point. All reports of the fighting in the Guadarramas indicated that the main battle for the capital is yet. to start.
BLAZE ISRAGINGIN MINE AT SULLIVAN
Workers Say It May Burn for Several Days.
By Unilcd ‘Press 3 “SULLIVAN, Ind, July 25 —Fire raged today through timbers in the Mohawk Coal Mine, five miles nortiaeast of here, unchecked by the work of Sullivan fire department equipment and mine crews. The blaze was discovered at 7
‘o'clock last night and continued un- |:
abated 17 hours later. Mine workers believed it might continue for
Health Resorts 5%
Radio Photo.)
Striving desperately to stem: the -onslaughts of Rightist revolutionists, the Spanish government at Madrid rushed truckload after truckload of loyal soldiers to revolt zones, as shown here.. This was one of the first pictures to come out of Madrid, radioed across the Atlantic.
The Revolt
at a Glance
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By United Press ~ Spain’s civil war between the forces of: fascism and communism entered a decisive stage: today as rebel and government troops fought a major battle in the Guadarrama Mountains for possession of the gateways to Madrid. The embattled Left Wing government claimed the revo-| lution was completely under control, but fighting continued on a number of fronts with both sides claiming victory. ! The Loyalist fleet, aided‘by airplanes, opeusd: a terrific
ie ane | ities, ordered Spanish refugees to leave. Gibraltar to make room for the incoming British subjects. :
Morocco Ports Bom banded,
Government Ships, Planes
Drop Bombs Across Bay From Gibraltar.
BY MICHAEL M’EWEN (Copyright, 1936. by United Press)
of big guns and aerial bombs split the sky today.as Spanish government warships and airplanes opened a bombardment of rebel forts on the Moroccan Coast and the rebel position across the bay from Gibraltar. Ceuta, on the Moroccan Coast, was bombed heavily. - The ' bombings were intended to harass rebel reinforcements being sent from Morocco, = It was reported that rebels were fleeing under the hail of aerial bombs from Algeciras northward along the road to Malaga. The 37.000-t0n British battle
Revol t Termed.
son: for Premier Blum of France,
. Whose 1936 Career Has Paralleled That of Azana
us- {Slt In a corner. "| Lett Rep bican
was: boosted “into” the presidency.
Violence, already in evidence; there- La
* | upon’ flamed throughout the peninsula, ‘Rioting became general, prop-
J |erties. were: seistd, strikes flared Very Where. :
Presi Asuna is fond him
) drastic action, without delay, Tather ghan the Stadual Jmprove-
The tornado was ripe for reaping.
Revolt: Suis. USI) the counuy aid | G
Sil is saging. The
GIBRALTAR, July 25—The roar |:
Fight R Rages i in Mount tains
Battle Starts at. at Dawn for Possession of Heights North of Madrid
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD (Copyright, 1936, bv United Press) WITH THE SPANISH NORTHERN REBEL ARMY, NEAR CALLADOLID, July 25.—A fierce battle Started at dawn today between rebels. and loyalists in the Somosierra Pass of the Guadarrama Mountains, barely 60 miles from Madrid. The battle spread quickly to the adjoining passes of Guadarrama and Navacerrada and thus the three key positions to. the capital were invested. On the battle the fate of Madrid and the revolution hinges. After several hours of savage attacks by the rebels, it appeared that loyal ‘troops and workers’ militia still blocked the three key passes. Gen. Emilio Mola’s rebels moved swiftly through the night to ge: to
_ | their positions for. attack, moving in of trucks.
* {long columns of The main main rebel forces are still to reach the front. Everything I have
seen and heard indicates that both |
WHEAT PRICES FIRM IN.CHI Hag TRADING
Rumble of t Artillery Brings Increased Apprehension for U. S. Citizens.
BOWERS MOVES OFFICE
Revolt Forces May Fire on City Where 140 Huddle in Embassy.
BY HOBART C. MONTEE ' United Press Staff Correspondent |
WASHINGTON, July 25.—
The rumble of heavy guns
outside Madrid heralded an approaching crisis today for. 140 persons huddled in the. American embassy with lime ited food and water and only.
small firearms for defense. “The situation remains tense, but not immediately critical” . Third Secretary Eric C. Wendelin in.
| charge of the embassy, reported to
the State Department. - b. Apprehension increased at the
State Department as heavy fighte ing neared the Spanish capital. Elsewhere through the revolt-torn
| republic Americans continued an
exodus aboard nearly every ship that touched a Spanish port. ' If rebel forces come near enought to shell the city, the - beleaguered Americans will be in grave danger, officials said. Rebel ei are ree ported about 50 miles from. Mad
Italian vessels. . Bowers Is Safe
Fears which had been entertained for the safety of prin Claude G. Bowers, former. dianapolis, who had not been heard from in three days, were alleviated when Assistant Secretary of State Wilbur J. Carr established trans-Atlantic telephone connection with Mr, Bowers at his summer villa at Fuens terrabia, five miles out of San Ses bastian, last night. : Mr, Bowers reported he was in exe
constantly at the mouth of the river. ;
TWO HOOSIERS AMONG BARCELONA REFUGEES
RENEW BOMBARDING
OF SAN SEBAST]