Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 August 1936 — Page 7
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HEAT DAMAGES COUNTY CROPS; | NO RAIN NEAR
Six Overcome as Mercury,
Soars to 100.4 Abnormal Wave.
80-YEAR-OLD MAN DIES
Late Gardens Ruined by
High Temperatures, Abbott Says.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES
6am. ... 531 1la.m. ... 9 7a.m.... 8 12 noon ... 974 Sam ... 87 12:30 p. m.. 98 9am... 9 l1p.m.... 98 10a. m. ... 93
Record-breaking heat that was 17 degrees above normal yesterday and was blamed for the death of one person in Indianapolis, continued ‘unabated today and there was no
promise of relief from the Weather’
Bureau. It reached 100.4 degrees at 2:30 p. m. yesterday, and the bureau said there was no reason to suppose it
will not again break 100 today. Six persons were overcome by heat here yesterday and today. ~The heat was damaging especially to the Marion County tomato crop, already greatly reduced by the ‘drought, and of inferior quality. President Roosevelt is to confer in Indianapolis Sept. .'4 with the Governors of Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio on the drought convisions. The drought, also unabated, has taken another damaging slap at the . county's growers, according to . Horace Abbott, county agricultural agent.
Late Gardens Harmed
Late gardens, planted at the sug-. gestion of Mr. Abbott as substitutes for early gardens ruined by the drought, have in turn been ruined. Sudam grass, planted as a late forage crop to take the place of pastures parched for nearly the entire summer by the heat and drought and worthless as feed, has been hindered seriously by the continued droughi,-he: said. United States agricultural officials, who have toured the nation’s drought areas and held a conference in Indianapolis with central Indiana agricultural agents, suggested that all corn that has no chance for a reasonable harvest, be cut green and put in silos.
Cattle May Board in State
" Indiana—not Marion County but others where the dairy herds are less concentrafed—may be called upon to “board” cattle from the Western states, Mr. Abbott said, to avoid mass sales and a demoralization of the national market, with consequent heavy financial losses to growers. Mr. Abbott said he had specifications for the construction of cheap, emergency silos that are efficient, and that he will urge their use by farmers having none. “Our Indiana farmers should conserve every bit of feed,” he said, “so that any surplus of hay may be Shipped to states that have no feed at a “Marion County has been one of the hardest hit in the state. We have no pastures and haven't had
all summer. Even with good soak- |
ing rains now, it is doubtful whether they would revive soon enough to be of much use this fall,” William McBeath. 80, died yesterday of a heart attack induced by the excessive heat at his home, 8400
College-av.
July Heat Toll 55; August, to Date, 2
‘ In contrast to the 55 Marion County heat deaths in July, Dr. William E. Arbuckle, coroner, announced today that only two weath‘er fatalities have been reported this ‘month. “There doesn’t seem to be any complete, scientific explanation for these figures,” he said. “Tempera‘tures the last two weeks have not gone as high as those in July, but the difference has not been as great as the deaths indicate. “People probably are becoming acclimated to .the weather, Undoubtedly the lessons learned in the July heat wave have taught people to take better care of themselves. Eating salt probably has helped many heat sufferers.”
GOV. OLSON “REFRESHED.” By United Press - ROCHESTER, Minn. Aug. 22.-. Gov. Floyd B. Olson, Farmer- Labor|
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A chicken hawk, evidently under great mental stress, this
and the death of the hawk. A sliver of glass cut its throat. There were no chickens in the tavern and the hawk’s motive was not clear.
SLUM PROJECT DEDICATION SET
Ceremonies Are to Be Held Wednesday for Local Development.
Dedicatory rites and corner stone laying for the new $3,000,000 Negro slum clearance project near .the City Hospital are to be held at 3:20 p. m. Wednesday, it was announced today by Carl Ferguson, district manager of the PWA housing division. The project, known as Lockfield Garden Apartments, is the first and largest low-rent housing development constructed by PWA in Indiana. 1t is comprised of eight two-story and 15 three and fourstory apartment buildings coupied with a commercial building on a 22acre tract bounded by Indiana-av, Blake, North, and Locke-sts. The corner stone ceremonies are to include addresses by B. M. Petft, assistant director of PWA housing, Washington; Mayor Kern and Henry J. Richardson, Marion County State Representative, Joe Rand Beckett, citizens’ advisory: committee secretary, is to place newspapers and other records in a box in the corner stone. W. H. Trimble, committee chairman, is to preside at the ceremonies. High officials in Negro Masonic orders are to lay the corner stone. A color guard of Negro Boy Scouts and American Legion members and music by the Negro Y. M. C. A. are to be other features.
HAMILTON IS THREE UP ON GOX AT TURN
Evansville Player gv "Four Over Par.
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bi By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind.; Aug. 22.— Bob Hamilton, Evansville, shot a 79, four strokes over par, to go three up against Fritz Cox, Terre Haute, at the end of 18 holes in their scheduled” 36-hole match for the State Amateur. Golf Championship today. The youngsters finished the first nine with 39 and Hamilton shot a 40 .on the back nine While Cox had a 42. One-up at the ‘end of the first nine holes, the 20-year-old Evansville star went two up when Cox went one stroke over par on the thirteenth while his opponent played it for a par three. Cox saved a hole on the twelfth when he made a chip shot ‘over Hamilton's ball which had been laid a dead stymie. fifteenth and Cox was three down.
The cards: 344 354 345-35
TRUSTEES CONTRACT FOR FIRE PROTECTION
Five township trustees today signed contracts with the Safety Board for fire protection in residential areas outside the city limits. The contracts call for payment of $6000 by the five townships— Pike, Washington, Perry, Wayne and Center outside—to maintain four pumpers, at various points at the edge of the city limits. Fire protection for suburban areas originally was proposed by Fire Chief Fred C. Kennedy who included $10,000 in his 1937 budget for that purpose.
SUN BLAMED FOR FIRE Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind. Aug. 22—Sun rays focused by glass bottles are
shed here yesterday, Fire Captain Carey Gates sald today,
Hamilton won the| -
blamed for -a fire that destroyed a:
Government Informs Britain Vessels Won't Be Halted on High Seas.
NEUTRALITY PACT SEEN|
U. S. Faces Possibility It Must Try to Prevent, Arms Shipments.
By United Press LONDON—Spain takes important step to placate Europe by pledging herself not to molest British ships on the high seas, and, inferentially, ships of any other power. BERLIN — German wrath rises against Russia and alarmist stories are circulated in Berlin of a Russian fleet concentration in the Baltic. Reports denied in Moscow, : : MADRID — Loyalist offensive in progress on eight of 11 fronts, WAS GTON—United States may be _tompelled to take action. to prevent shipment of arms to Spain. (Copyright. 1936. by United Press) LONDON, Aug. 22.—The Spanish government, hard: pressed by rebels at homé and Nazi-Fascists powers abroad, made a gesture of major importance today by renouncing any right it may have to search British ships on the high seas. It was believed that by its action Spain renounced any claim to. justification : for halting ships of any nation, and thus moved a long way to calm the rage, carefully nurtured by government press: bureaus of Germany and Italy. British leaders believed that the renunciation would be extended at once to all ships of all nations, and would remove perhaps the chief cause for fear of an international blow up. :
U. S. Considers ; Embargo on Arms
By United Press
Department officials. loday strong probability: that the ‘Administration will be compelled: shortly to take some definite action toward preventing the shipment’ of . American arms and ammunition to Spain. Increasing’ indications that the European nations may get together at an: early date on a joint pact pledging neutrality and non-inter-vention in the Spanish civil war placed beforé State Department officials the question of what they or
President Roosevelt can do to stop |
arms shipments from heré to the Spanish warring factions. Reports from Rome that Italy had accepted the French proposals for a non-intervention pact was con- + (Turn to Page Three)
ROOSEVELT STUDIES POLITICAL REPORTS
Won't Begin Campaign Talks Before October.
By United Press. HYDE PARK, N. Y. Aug. 22.— Reports on the national political situation compiled by the Democratic high command was studied today by President Roosevelt as he
planned the details of six-week cam-
paign offensive. A board of strategy headed by National Chairman James A. Far-
ley weighed, it was understood, the
advisability of a nationwide tour by the president during which he
would make three or four major ad- | dresses.- No decision however, was :
reached, it was reported.
Mr. Roosevelt announced he would )
not speak on political subjects until October, explaining that at present he was too busy with government business.
The President will tonfer Sept. s and
at Indianapolis wi of Indiana, aD he Kentucky on drought I
By United Press MENDON, Mo, ang S20The news that Mrs. Adeline Spiechinger, 36-year-old mother of 10 living
| children, had given birth to sextup- |
One of Sextuplets Lives; || Born to Missouri Woman |}
Jack W. MeCann, 50, and Demmer Sexton, 37, were recovering at Moberly, - Mo., today from -the effects of having been imprisoned in » coal mine for 72
BY JACK W. M'CANN (Copyright, 1936, by United Press) OBERLY, Mo. Aug. 22--Il1 tell this just as straight as I can, buddy, starting right at the beginning.
It was Tuesday aftemoon, The |
other fellows bad Demmer . Se Stoner gnd the mule driver, Ee
Dameron, and I, stayed behind to} set off some blasts. i
The ‘other three were back in’ the tunnel fixing the blasts to ‘loosen! coal for the next day's work, and I was walking toward the. shaft
Just about the time I got there and |
saw’ it “full of flames, cutting us off, I heard four blasts behind. I started to run back, but the other three came running out to me, get= ting ‘away from the dust and the
fumes, so I just stopped and waited 3
for them. The mile that we had been working was up close to the shaft. There was one thing todo and that was to braddish (barricade) ourselves in a section of the tunnel, closing off the powder fumes, dust smoke from the fire, and the damps. (Black and white damp—deadly mine gases.) That mine was more full of damps and bad air than most of the many I have been in.
Air Became Stale After ‘a’ couple of hours of ‘being dobped up, the air. started to get stale and we knew that the oxygen
-wouldn’t last for long. Stoner and
Dameron and I cut through to look for a place with good air. Then we got into the damps. Before we had got far, Stoner fell. I had told him to bend his back and head because the bad air is strong(Turn to Page Three)
. HAMILTON RAPPED
FOR WPA ATTACKS “°%
1S v U.F + od ¥ i ia » Ld 50. * Lr Chief ‘Windy, John." ( Tage 10) Labeling John D. M.. Hamilton, Republican national committee chairman, “Windy John,” Omer S. Jackson, Democratic state chairman, today criticised the Republican .or-’ ganization for attacks against In-
diana’s/ | Work Progress Administra-
tion. , : “Republican ‘national campaign headquarters. seems to have hit the bull’s eye of error once again. Their false and unfounded story aboue waste on ‘WPA projects in Bloomington is even denied by the Repub-
lican mayor of Bloomington, ”. Mr.
Jackson said. . “It would appear that ‘Windy John’ Hamilton has gone off halfcocked again. In his haste to build up a critical case against ‘Franklin D. ‘Roosevelt, it seems that once more the Kansas Tory has placed | of too much faith in the word of irresponsible political snoops and in-’ formation peddlers.” »
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over. Yesterday losses ranged upward to more than 10 points in the}
‘higher priced shares and to: more than 3 points elsewhere and volume was sufficiently large late in the day to cause tickers to lag. !
- ‘While “today's market failed to. sentiment seemed much improved. How-:
recover yesterday's losses,
‘ever, many traders continued : on the: sidelines awaiting more definite indication of the trend. Shorts covered part of their: lines, ‘which. accounted for some of the demand, Further favorable reports from steel centers boosted shares of that ‘industry. ‘Higher: automobile production. had = a. favorable influence
- the motors. Rails rallied and so
gid spppers. Utilities regained part
eir losses. Mercantile stocks:
a their. “advance, “Allied
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vision.
American. Smelting; Spiegel, ‘May, |’
Stern; Baldwin . Preferred, and Crown Cork, and Seal gained more than 2 15115 up 4 points’ on ‘a single transaction. "Other farm shares folwed: ‘Case. iv ;
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INFIRMARY HEAD . DEFIES ES QUSTER
James’ M. Tiinshai Denies Charge! Inmates ‘Are Not.
and. said he EonsIge er him nisunder=-
standing could be worked out.”
"He ‘admitted: the commissioners
told him they planned to make some: changes several weeks ago: “I haven't anyt to say now for publication,” he said, “but-I.can promise you plenty when the proper time comes. I have put in six - (Turn ‘to Page Three)
13 HELD IN ASSERTED ‘BLACK LEGION PLOT
By United Press .
. DETROIT, Aug. 22 ration alleged : leaders of an asserted Black Legion .¥plot. “to - seize. government buildings..and arsenals "by force on Sept. 16: were in cells today while authorities ~concentrated, - their search for’ the remaining nine lead-
ers-of the vigilante “night riders |
still at 1
Effinger of Lima, O., reputedly the Black’ Legion's national’ commander, charge and. announced. he will fight extradition to Michigan.
|FACES 12 CHARGES ¥
OF ILLEGAL PARKING
David ‘ ‘Wankumer, ‘Riley Hotel, ‘araigned inh Muncipal Court today. on: 12 charges of illegal park-
i was-fitied $43 oft four ‘of ‘the
"| charges ‘and judgment was withheld testified tha
gn: She ret. Police
“on the car. Wan-
ie te Aine “without com- |
arge.: One of those indicted, - Virgil -F. ||
Republican Candidate for] for Presidency Lashes “Unstable Men’ by Whom the ‘American Way of Life Is Being Challenged. y
SPEAKS AT SCENE OF BABYHOOD.
Kansan Assails Centralization of Power, Says Remedy for Unemployment Is Real Work
at Good Wages; Hits Monopoly.
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Highlights
By United Press WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. Aug. 22. — Highlights in the speech of ‘Gov. Alfred M. Lan-
OO vem always be used to correct the abuses and inequalities . which admittedly exist. This should be done by the individual states or by compacts among the states. In the case of Shs beyond the ; DOWEr jurisdic tion \ of the gg etal 8 thors sould
power must
+ 3 are hi ky aS ‘clothed ae badly 2s = : The remedy for unemployment is not a permanent dole. Of course, relief must be continued as long as thé need for it exists. The American remedy
for. unemployment is real work at good wages.
The remedy for, .monopely and special privilége is to do away with them. ® mow One of the chief causes of our economic difficulties is the tendency to fix prices and re"tain special privilege. Lea. Freedom of enterprise does not mean that the government shall do nothing. : » nn ; - Let us not abandon our determination to win security
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tage of freedom.
the way to a better:
MOTHER SAVES SON,
1, INAUTO WRECK 2
ns Him With Arms; ~ Four Others Injured.
_A young mother saved her 1-year-
- ‘BY JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Staff Correspondent
WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa., Aug. 22.—Gov. Alfred M. Landon stood at the scene of his birth today and called upon | Ameriea to cling courageously to “our determination to win | security and abundance without sacrificing any of our pre- | cious heritage of freedom.” ; “Let us not surrender to any counsel of despair,” the | Republican presidential nominee said in an address lashing the “unstable men” by whom “the American way of life is {being challenged.” Gov. Landon chose the rugged scene of his babyhood in the heart of industrial America to present his philosophy = of Reighborly co-operation for solution of the nation’s prob-
lems, of free enterprise and personal liberty and of deaths less opposition to defeatism, dictatorship or centralization of power.
“The frontier of. new wants points standard of living in this country,” the Kansas: Governor declared in assailing those who “are trying to supplant our institutions by others from abroad.” “Beyond the satisfaction of mae terial things lie the longings of the mind and the spirit. . These can never be s while
‘which we have enjoyed more liberty and attained a higher standard of living than any other people in the world.” ? Sees Mightier America In the first major campaign
| speech of his leisurely tour AeTehs
more than half the nation, . Mr. | Landon laid emphasis on his beie that the spirit and system that built a great nation will forge ahead to build ah ‘even mightier America of the future. ‘ Time and again, B he struck at those who would raise “doubt and distrust” of the nation’s future under the traditional system; he hams mered at the need for gov. tal control only where it would correct abuses; he called for “the courage to face ‘the dangers and responsibilities that with ‘ libe erty,” and described the “American remedy” for unemployment, as ‘real work at good wages.”
nomic and social benefits “yet to cof
brought about.” Monopoly dnd | special privilege “must be wiped out,” he declared; the nation should not . complain of over-production until cone of its citizens is any longer poorly clothed, housed orf
80% this. san be done done, he said, “in the American way” without en. dangering fa