Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 July 1936 — Page 8

to Raise Funds in Fight for His Release.

(Editorial on Page 10) Beripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance WASHINGTON, July 27—The twentieth anniversary of Tom Mooney’s arrest will be observed tonight with the presentation at the National Press Club Auditorium of

‘sound pictures abdut the “frameup” |

that has kept the labor leader in prison all these years under conviction for murder. Mooney, who was arrested with his wife on July 217, 1916, while returning from a vacation, will speak to an audience here through a filmed dramatization of the “Affair Mooney,” and tell the story of his | case. ? The meeting, like others throughout the country, is sponséred by the Mooney Defense Committee and the American Civil Liberties Union. The film being shown here and elsewhere was made possible by contributions from churches, labor unions, women’s clubs and others. Money raised at these meetings will be sent to the Tom Mooney Moulders Defense Committee in San Francisco to help finance. the Mooney appéal to the United States Supreme Court this fall. Following the long hearings” just concluded before a State Supreme Court referee in San Francisco on an application for a writ of habeas corpus, Mooney’s counsel, John Finerty and Frank P. Walsh, will prepare a brief to file with the highest court early this autumn. The brief

will urge the court to issue a writ freeing Mooney.on the ground that |

he was denied due process, in that he was convicted on perjured evi- _ dence, known by} the state at the ' time to’be perjured

SYRIAN-AMERICAN CLuBs TO C CONVENE

Midwest Federation to Be Formed at Meeting Here.

Approximately 500 members of Syrian-American clubs from 11 Midwestern states are to convene here Saturday and Sunday to form 8 Midwest federation of Syrian and Lebanese-American clubs. .The seven Indianapolis Syrian clubs are to act as hosts. All ses- “ sions are to be held in the brotherhood headquarters, E. Riverside-dr and Pruitt-st. The proposed fed- . eration: would include in its membership organizations composed of American citizens of Syrian birth or extraction now living in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, ‘Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin.

MANDATE IS SOUGHT IN LAND DISPUTE |

: Perry Assessables. Not Entered on Tax Duplicates, Is Claim. George Burkhart, attorney, filed a

suit in Superior Court today seeking a mandate to have County Auditor

Charles A. Grossart and Treasurer |

Frank BE. McKinney, place a portion of land recently under dispute in Perry Township on the fownship tax duplicates. - The suit charged that when the boundary along White River be- / tween. Decatur nad Perry Township was fixed by the county commissioners in: 1933, ‘certain land that went to Perry “Township never had “been placed on the tax duplicates.

HOLDUP VICTIMS TO VIEW SUSPECT

Police to Place Prisoners in Lineup at Headq riers Today.

Victims in three. recent holdup abductions here today were to view a suspect who gave his name as James Anderson, 34; of Amb, Ind. Captured esterday, the suspect was to be placed in the police lineup today, Detective Chief Fred Simon said. Chester Harvey, auto salesman, J. S. Newby, taxi driver and Willard Miles, who were recently seized by a trio of robbers in a series of holdups, were to attemmpt to identify Anderson.

WELFARE HEADS NAMED

19 County Probation Officers to Assume New Duties.

; oy iment of 19 county probaofficers as county directors of welfare has been announced . Francis D. McCabe, state tion director. e move brought about one-

| Ward,

|SKILLED BUILDING WORKERS LACKING |

on each front foot. He is one of a litter of seven

of the litter are normal. Jerry, Mutt, Jeff Pat Juanite.

MLEAY NAMED WARD CHAIRMAN

Only One Post Unfilled in County Democratic ‘Organization.

The Democratic county organization was virtually complete today with the naming of Val B. Mcleay as chairman of the fourth ward. Only one vacancy remains tc be filled before Democratic forces announce ‘themselves ready for preelection forays. Perry Township chairmanship still is open. “The roster of ward chairman now includes the following: First Ward, Gar Davis; Second Ward, Howard Kiddwell; Third ‘Ward, Albert Losche; Fourth Ward, Val McLeay; Fifth Ward, Carl V. Dietz; Sixth Ward, Fred Eisenhut; @ Seventh Joseph Wallace; Ward, Blythe - Hendricks: ‘Ward, Al Muehlbacher; Tenth Ward, Thomas Haefling; Eleventh Ward, Dr. F. T. Dowd: Twelfth (Ward, William Clauer; Thirteenth; Joseph McNamara: Fourteenth, Wyant Ferrington; Fifteenth, James Watson; Sixteenth, Ray Herner; Seventeenth, Louis Weiland; Eighteenth, Mark Gray; Nineteenth, Carter Link; Twentieth, Ad Lease; Twenty-first, Adolph Schreiber; Twenty-second, Ed Borchers; Center, outside, Ed Dux; Lawrence Township, Murry Messersmith; Warren, Herman Backemeyer; Franklin, E. L. Alexander; Decatur, Bert Yeager; Wayne, Fred Kleis; Pike,

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—Times Phivto py Wheeler.

“Billy Sunday.” the Persian cat shown above, has six paws, two

kittens born in April fo Maybelle,

a Persian owned by Mrs. Emxma McClary, 135 N. Spring-st. : “Billy's” four brothers glso have four front paws. Two Kittens

Mrs. McClary named them Gypsy Smith, Billy Sunday, "Tom,

Sylviana, grandmother of the kittens who seemed ¢uite ‘proud of her grandkittens, won a blue ribbon at the state fair in 1934.

RAILROAD ORDERED TO REPAIR CROSSING

Madison. Av Maintenance Criticised by Works Hoard.

Notification to repair crossings at Madison-av has been sent to the Belt Railroad. Maintenance of pavement between tracks had been citicised by the Works Board. Work also was ordered at the intersection of Indiana Railroad tracks and Orchard-av. Improvement of the first alley north of Graceland-av, from 42nd to 43rd-sts, passed by resolution in the Works Board meeting, is to cost approximaiely $4500. $4800.

PROPERTY TAX DROP SHOWN BY SURVEY

Per Cent of Revenues.

Times Special CHICAGO, July 21. — General property taxes, which less than 10 years ago supplied the states with about one-fourth of their total tax income, now yield but 15 per cent of all tax revenues, according to a survey recently completed by the National Association of ' Assessing Officers. . The survey showed, however, that the property tax remains the major source of income for all local gov-

ernments. “Of approximately $4,000,000,000

Ed Cook; Washington, Charles 1. Myers. | No further changes in the county organization are anticipated before election in November.

BULK FOOD. BUYING AIM FOR HOSPITAL

City Plank tb Lay. to Lay in Supply | to Avoid Higher Prices.

Anticipating a further rise in commodity - prices, the City Purchasing Department plans to spencl $11,000, for foodstuffs for the City Hospital during the next two weeks, Albert Losche, purchasing agent has announced. - The bulk purchase, warked through the city storeroom would, he said, supply the hospital with foodstuffs at prices available today and allow the customary 2 per cent discount for cash payment within 30 days. The purchase is to be made from a revolving fund provided the purchasing department. The decision to buy for the remainder of 1936 was made after a survey of food prices made by Earl Wolf, hospital business manager, was presented ’'to Mr. Losche, . Commodity price trends have been. upward for several months, Mr. Losche pointed out, and the city intends to take advantage of the situation by buying canned goods for the fall demands at the hospital.

raised . through’ the property tax in 1934,” the report said, ‘‘it ‘is probable that not more than $300,000,000 went to the 34 states still use if as a revenue-producing medium.” The survey revealed that the $4,000.000,000 currently raised from general property tax is spread. over 2 otal assessed valuation of somee $160,£0),000,000, and that hie ae 90 per cent of the taxes fhus False Supplies the municipalit 90 per cent of their thee a ?

‘WAYNE VALUATIONS UP

| Township Assessor Reports Increase

of $500,840 on. Property.

assessor, today announced that assessed valuations of real estate and personal property this year have jumped $500,840 in her township. Of

property gain, she said.

REPORT TO BE GIVEN

Indiana League Official to Speak at Columbus, (0.) Patley.

George F. Ogden, Indiana Savings and Loan League executive secretary, is attending the annual meeting of savings and loan secretaries in Columbus, O., today. Secretaries from 12 states are present. Mr. Ogden was to report on the mortgage loan conditions in Indiana and discuss briefly lacal busiThe conference i$ to continue through tomorrow.

Upswing in Home Construction ‘Reveals Shortage.

By Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance WASHINGTON, * July 27. — A shortage - of skilled construction eraftsmen has resulted from the} upswing in home construction, the Federal | Housing Administration reported today. FHA officials believe the shbrtage can be traced to the fact that skilled building labor failed during the depression

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