Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 August 1936 — Page 16

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FOR COMMITTEE T0 START WORK

Confers With Chairman of Campaign Probe Group in Washington.

Times Special WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—Senato1 Sherman Minton conferred here today with Senator Augustine Lonergan, chairman of the Senatorial Campaign Expenditures Investigation Committee, of which the junior Senator from Indiana is a. member. “I am anxious to see this committee get going,” Senator Minton said. “We should be active enough to let every one know that we have an eye on where the money comes from and where it is going in this campaign.” The committee has employed Louis R. Glavis, former Interior Department investigator, to conduct the undercover inquiries into expenditures and public hearings may be held in September, according to present plans. Other members of the committee are Senators Schwellenbach (D,, Wash.), La Follette (Prog. Wis.) and Austin (R., Vt). Senator Minton is spending the day here en route back to Indiana from a political conference with James A. Farley in New York. He predicted there that Indiana will go Democratic by 100,000 and that the G. O. P. campaign will “fold up before November, because both the issues and candidate are phoney.” Referring to the Indiana situation today, Senator Minton declared that the Hoosier Republicans are ‘“puting up a fight, but they always do that whether they have a chance to win or not.”

JEWISH PUBLICATION CRITICISES COUGHLIN

By United Press BOSTON, Aug. 19.—The Jewish Advocate in its mid-week issue says editorially that the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin “has dropped the curtains, has stepped forth from his pseudofriendship and has emerged, in his own words, as a challenger of the Jews.” “The mounting crescendo of his anti-Semitic utterances are definite causes for alarm,” the Advocate states. “The increasing severity of his criticisms of the Jew, his more and more frequent outspoken condemnation of our people is unquestionably part of a planned cam-

paign moving toward a definite cul- |

mination. “That this man should continue to wield power, should continue to mold the opinions of his followers along his own twisted and misshapen channals, is to us an insult to America ...”

ER miming LOCAL BAR GROUP TO HONOR PICKENS

Members of the Indianapolis Bar Association were to We pay tribute at 11 a. m, today to Judge William A. Pickens, who died Sunday. The services, which were to be held in Superior Court Room 3, were to be in charge of Harvey Elam, association memoria®committee chairman. The memorial resolution was to be read by Linton A. Cox, Judge Pickens’ former law partner. Paul G. Davis, Judge\Joseph R. Williams of Superior Court, Room 2: Homer Elliott and Fred C. Cause were to speak.

ACQUITTAL ASKED IN STERILIZATION CASE

By United Press SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.—Defense attorneys fought today for a

* directed verdict of acquittal for two

prominent and respected physicians charged with sterilizing Ann Cooper Hewitt without her knowledge. Judge Reglan Tuttle will Tule on the defense motion, offered when the prosecution completed its case yesterday, after the defense completes its argument today. Courtroom observers expected the motion to be denied. If it is, Drs. Tilton Tillman and Samuel Boyd will be Said to testify in their own deense.

-TOWNSENDITES LOSE

IN WYOMING RACES

By United Press : CHEYENNE, Wyo. Aug. 19— State Senator Harry H. Schwartz of Casper won the Democratic nom“ination for United States Senator, and United States Senator Robert D. Carey, was renominated by a three-to-one vote in the Wyoming primaries yesterday, over a Town-send-backed candidate. Frank A, Barrett, Lusk attorney, defeated E. L. Brubaker, Townsendite, In the race for the Republican nomination for Congress.

CITY TAXLESS AGAIN

By United Press

# . ‘HUNTINGBURG, Ind, Aug. 19.—

Profits from the municipally owned light and water plant will make the city tax-free for the fourth consecutive year, the City Council reported last night.

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The above print, “Edge of the Forest,” is one of six etchings by George J. Mess, which the Universal Club of Indianapolis is to present to the James E.

Roberts School for Crippled Children, 10th and |

"CHARGED WITH - DRUNK DRIVING

Arrest Follows Collision of 2. Automobiles on New York-st.

Alfred Smith, 28, of 133 W. Northst, today faced charges of drunkenness and driving an automobile while intoxicated after his car

collided with one driven by Michael

Vaugt, 52, of 415 N. Hamilton-av,

| at California and New York-sts last

night. Mr. Vaugt, driving east on

New York-st, said he ‘was making a left turn onto California-st when the accident occurred. Frank Young, 39, of 1524 'W. 27thst, suffered slight cuts and bruises last ‘night when his automobile collided with a car driven by Gilbert Pouts, 48, of 261 N. Mount-st, at 18th and Harding-sts. Miss Edna Wright, 17, of 630 Division-st, suffered slight injuries when the automobile. in which she was riding, driven by William

| Cagangy, 21, of 1022 Blaine-av, col-

Oriental-sts. Mr. Mess, an Indianapolis artist, recently won the Frank S. Cunningham Prize for the best group of etchings this year at the Hoosier Salon in CHicago.

available funds in the land purchase division have been allocated. The Hoosier Governor said he would take up the Kankakee project allotment with President Roosevelt at Hyde Park tomorrow. Indiana WPA, conservation and planning board officials, accompanied the Governor when he. conferred with RA offiicials on the proposal to make the 30,000-acre restored

serve and wildfowl refuge. “I certainly shall recommend the Kankakee project to the President,” Gov. McNutt declared. “It will employ 750 persons now on relief rolls

in Lake, Newton, Jasper, Pulaski, Starke, Porter and La Porte Counties. That makes it perfectly qualified as a relief project and it should

Sportsmen’s clubs throughout the state are supportipe the project, it was reported. “Opposition to the plan from northern Indiana farmers has been met by redrafting the original plans, it was stated. Gov. McNutt was on his way today to fill a brief political speaking tour of four addresses in Maine and three in Massachusetts. Before leaving Washington last night, he made what he termed “personal calls” at the offices of Steve Early, White House secretary, and Harry Woodring, assistant Secretary of War.

GREYHOUNDS LOW:

Sumimes FARES |

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One Way CHICAGO .....$ 3.00 $ 540 CINCINNATI... 1.75 345 3.76 6.75 NEW YORK... 1225 22.05 490 885 CLEVELAND... 455 26.05 18.45 14.95 21.15

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McNutt to Seek $1,250,000 for Kankakee Game Refuge

Project to Be Taken Up With President, Says Governor, Despite RA Announcement.

BY DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—Gov. McNutt is to seek $1,250,000 in Federal relief funds for the Kankakee swamp restoration, he said here last night, despite the Ressttlement Administration announcement that all

WESTERN FRIENDS “CHOOSE OFFICERS

Times Special PLAINFIEED, Ind., Aug. 19.—The Western Yearly Meeting of Friends yesterday elected officers. They were the Rev. Albert L. Copeland, Mooresville, presiding clerk; Homer J. Coppock, Chicago, recording clerk; Lilath Farlow, Kokomo, and Rachel Johnson, New London, read-

lided with a car driven by Herbert Mascher, 23, of 624 Woodlawn-av, in the 3900 block, W. Washington-st, last night.

CULVER GRADUATES TO RECEIVE DIPLOMAS

By United Press CULVER, Ind. Aug. 19.—Eightyseven graduates of Culver Military Academy were to receive diplomas today from Rear Admiral John Downes, commandant of Great Lakes Naval Training Station. He reviewed thé midshipmen yesterday. Richard E. Ryan, Indianapolis, was elected president of the alumni association. Other officers included

' William Berterman, Indianapolis,

first vice president, and John R. Keck, Mount Vernon, second vice president. -

‘SKEETERS’ HARASS CITIZENS AT MARION

Times Special MARION, Ind. Aug. 19.—Citizens here were busy today arming for battle with swarms of mosquitos that have hummed over the city the last few days.

have had so many calls for citronella oil that their supplies are exhausted. Health officials said the mosquitos are coming from the Miss-

ing clerks, and the Rev. Orval Cox, Westfield, announcing clerk.

issinewa River which is at its lowest stage in years.

Drug stores announced that they

Misses Ann Pearson (left) and Martha Stubbs (right) are pictured listening to Mrs. J R. Parrell, consultant at the William H. Block Co., tell about the funny antics of Peter Rabbit, a character in the program to be given by Sue Hastings’ Marionettees next weeek in the Block Audi-

torium.

The children are members of the Camp Fire Girls and Girl Scouts who are sponsoring the shows to be staged each day from 11 a. m. to

4 p. m,, starting Monday. *

COTTON TO BE USED ON INDIANA HIGHWAY

Times Special FORT WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 19.— Prof. Ben H. Petty of Purdue University Highway Engineering De-

partment, announced today at a highway conference here that one of the first cotton highways in the United States is to be constructed in the Fort Wayne district. The construction, he said, is to be experimental. The principal is similar to construction of an automobile tire. Heavy cotton coarsemeshed sheets are to be spread between layers -of rock as a binder, he said.

GUNMAN GETS $50 Times Special PLAINFIELD, Ind, Aug. 19—A youthful gunman late yesterday obtained $50 in a hold-up of the A. & P. grocery store here.

REGISTRATION ROW GOES BEFORE COURT

The fight over voter registration between County Clerk Glenn B. Ralston and Frederick E. Schortemeier, Republican county chairman, was to be aired today before Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox. Mr. Schortemeier filed suit to mandate Mr. Ralston to name dep-

uty régistration clerks from both major parties. The clerk has announced that branch registration offices are to be opened throughout the county Sept. 10.

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16 Go on Trial for Lives Accused of Scheming Assassination.

MOSCOW, Aug. 19.—A plot to as« sassinate Josef Stalin, leader of the government, Klementi Voroshie lov, minister of war, and two other . high officials was charged today against 16 defendants put on trial for their lives. It was announced that the de fendants had cun:essed complicity in a plot to undermine the influence of present Soviet leaders, but would defend themselves—having refused counsel—against specific charges of plotting assassination. Leading the list of defendants were Gregory Zinoviev and Leo Kamenev, members of the little group of men who made Russia Commun= ist and sent a shiver through the Sontituted ‘governments of the world,

Prisoners already, Zinoviev serve ing a 10-year term and Kamenev a five-year one, tiiey sat before their judges and 200 spectators crowded into the little supreme court room, Both pleaded guilty. /

BICYCLE HITS AUTO; GIRL, 9, IS INJURED

Betty Jo Todd, 9, of 831 Congresse av, received a broken left wrist and cuts and bruises last night when she was struck by an automobile while riding her bicycle in the 3100 block on Clifton-st. According to police, the child rode her bicycle out of an alley into the side of a car driven by Richard Whinrey, 33, of 5159 Guilford-av.

Bargain Week - End Trips

NEXT SATURDAY

CLEVELAND

Leave 10:00 p. m. Return on any train . until 2:35 a. m. Monday, Coach service.

Visit the Great Lakes Exposition.

DETROIT .............$5.00 tecesscsee.s 4.25 SANDUSKY ........... 5.00 Leave 10:00 p. m. Return reach

Indianapolis not later than Monday morning following. Coach service.

Pay a visit to the Henry Ford exe hibit at historic Greenfield Village in Dearborn, near Detroit.

BIG FOUR ROUTE

Kankakee swampland a game pre-’

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