Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 August 1936 — Page 17

FORECAST: Fair tonight and tomorrow; cooler tonight.

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VOLUME 48—NUMBER 147

STATE STORM =

DAMAGE HIGH;

“BOY, 6, KILLED

_ Terre Haute Loss Set at

“$500,000 to $700,000° by Engineer.

MANY

Wind Wrecks Power Lines; Greencastle .and Brazil Also Hit.

By United Press One dead and an unestimated | - amount of property damage was | left today in the wake of a wind-

storm of gale force which swept Terre Haute, Brazil and Greencastle, Power lines were snapped by the 56-mile wind and Terre Haute "was - plunged into darkness. All avalilable firemen and police officers were called to duty during the night, The ‘storm struck Terre Haute about 5 Pp. m. Workers toiled throughout the night to restore damaged electric and communication lines. Police and private homes used candle light. { Bobby Baker, 6, was killed instantly when a tent in which he . and his mother were living on-the banks of the Wabash River in Terre

INJURED, REPORT

Haute collapsed. His mother was injured seriously. Miss Hazel Ferguson, 26, Terre . Haute, courthouse stenographer, was | injured when a window blew in upon

- her,

Woman's Arm Broken

Mrs. Stella Compton, 45, also of | Jerre Haute, received a broken arm | when she fell over a pile of debris | in front of her home. Edward] Hennessy, 38, was cut when he] walked ihto a pile of broken glass. | The wind tore a corner off the| Indois Hotel, situated near the] river. City Engineer Robért Page esti‘mated damage in Terre Haute was “between $500,000 and $700,000.” Estimates had not been made early | at Greencastle and Brazil because of lack of communication. Cglls for police aid were numerous as the storm struck with cyclonic force, uprooting trees and -sending pedestrians scurrying for shelter, . Movie houses emptied their crowds into the streets when the . lighting systems failed.

a Tents Blown Down

Approximately 1000 Boy Scouts . from Indiana and Illinois who had ' pitched their - tents at. the Vigo County Fair escaped injury, but _ their dwellings were blown down. O. E. Moery. meteorologist at the Terre Haute Weather Bureau, said 74 inch .of rain fell during the storm, which lasted several minutes. Brazil reported a two-inch rain auring the 35-minute downpour, and its streets were littered with uprooted trees and broken limbs. ! The temperature Sropped from 97, fo 65 degrees. ' The storm had lost little of its | force by the time it reached Greencastle. Several trees were uprooted in southern sections of the city. Nohe was reported injured. Shelbyville, New Castle and Richmond also felt the force of the gale as it swept eastward, but the damagé in those localities was not as ‘great as in Yhe western section of the state.

“But nifed Rrese! PITTSBURGH, Aug. lightning and an 80-mile-an-hour wind caused heavy damage in the Pittsburgh district today.

29 —Rain, |

Fair, Coal Weather ‘Predicted Here

HOURLY TEMPERATURES .x 58 10a. m ... 69 re.- 87 Ham... YN a So BY 12 noon ... % hae B71 1p. m q Brisk north winds will bring fair and cool weather to Indianapolis | today and tomorrow, the Weather| Bureau forecast today. During the last 24 hours the mercury fluctuated from 96, yvesterday's high mark at 2:30 p. m, to 65 at 5 a. m. today. Thunderstorms | ‘last night brought the north wind] that is expected to Keep the| mercury down in the low sixties to-|

& night. -

MPSEYS HAVE GIRL

By United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 29.—Mrs. Jack Dempsey and her eightpound, nine-ounce daughter, born at 10:11 o'clock last night at Polytechnic Hospital, were both “doing fine” today. . It was the second girl BOD to the former heavyweight champion and Mrs. Dempsey, the former Hannah Williams of musical com=-' edy fame (above).

3 MEN HURT AS TRUCKS COLLIDE

| Carriers Crash in Passing

on Highway 52 Near Traders: Point.

‘(Edlitorial, Page 10)

Three mgn were injured when two trailer trucks loaded with merchandise collid on U. 8. 52, two miles west, of Traders’ Point, early today. Both trucks were proceeding toward Indial apolis. As one attempted to pass the other, the trailers struck and split open, showering merchandise over the road. Roy Stevens, Connersville, and Theodore Bjorn, Chicago, trapped in the cab of one truck when the trailer buckled and landed on top of it, were taken to Witham Memorial Hospital at Lebanon, . where their conditions were described as serious. 0. G. Bryant Jr., Macy, Ind. was taken to City Hospital, where his condition was described as fair. Willis: Lantz, driver of the other truck, escaped with minor cuts and bruises.

Driving Hints

BY NAT'L SAFETY COUNCIL

HAND SIGNALS

HE man behind you can’t read 1 mind. ‘ But you can ‘tell him when you .are going to stop or turn by giving him the correct hand signal. You owe him that courtesy and it may save you from a costly rear- end collision. When you want to stop: Extend your left arm straight out with the palm turned toward the rear. When vou are going to turn left: Extend your left arm straight out with your index finger pointing to the left. When you are going to turn right: Extend your left arm and beckon to the motorist behind to come ahead and pass you on the

left.

MARION COUNTY TRAFFIC

TRAFFIC ARRESTS

August 28 Speeding .... Running red light Running preferential street. .

- Reckless -driving

Drunken driving Other except parking

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS Accidents

FARM PRICES, RAIL REVENUE ARE IMPROVED

Business and Agricultural Activity Reported on Several Fronts.

HOME CONSTRUCTION UP

‘Reaches Highest Level in Six Years.

By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—From widely separated fronts today came indications of booming business and agricultural activity. Farm prices are high, building construction is mounting and railroad earnings are the highest since 1929, government sources reported. On the other side ot the picture was the worst drought in the history of the country, which was a contributing factor to the high farm prices. Railroad executives were dissatisfied with their financial returns, arguing- that their position would have been even better had it not been for government-imposed passenger fare reductions. The Association of American Railways reported that net operating income for July will total $61,133,129 compared with $26,706,708 for the same month last year.

Home Building Gains

At the same time the Bureau .of Labor Statistics reported that residential building was up 133 per cent aver last year and non-residential was up 64 per cent. Pushed steadily upward by the drought, prices of farm products have reached the highest level in six years, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics reported. The index of prices of all products—based on “normal” of 100 for the years 1£09-1914—reached 124 Aug. 15. On July 15 the index was 115, and on Aug. 15, 1935, it was 103. Farm income for the first seven months of 1936 was estimated at $4,024,000,000, the highest since 1930. Income for the remainder of this year is expected to. be higher than in ‘the corresponding months of 1935. ’ Cash Income High

Leading the advance of higher prices during the last month are the grains, with both corn and wheat passing $1 a bushel for the first time since July, 1928. Cotton, cottonseed and fruits were the only major groups to decline from the July level. ; July cash farm income from the sale of products was $711,000,00, the highest figure for July since 1929. Income from sales in June this year were $582,000,000 and in July, a year ago, $451,000,000. Added to these figures are government rental and benefit payments .of $24,000,000 in July, $57,000,000 \in ‘June and $19,-. 000,000 in July of last year.

| THOUSANDS SWARM

Centennial“ Celebration Opened at Nashville.

(More Details, Page 16; Editorial, Page 10.)

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NASHVILLE, Ind. Aug. 29.— Brown County's centennial celebration started today with Nashville, the .county seat, decorated in blue and gold for . thousands who swarmed into the town for the | festivities. | The program today, designated as | Pioneers’ Day, included wood-cut- | ting, tie-hewing, rail-splitting and hog-calling contests, and horse races. “Old Timers” were to play 1 a baseball game. Mr. and: Mrs. Brown County will be selected tonight and paid honors by the celebrants.

LOGANSPORT MAN DEAD By United Press PORTLAND, ~Ind., Aug. 29.—Injuries ho 3 when he fell from ‘a moving automobile were fatal last night to Claude A. Hammon,

48, Logansport, Jay County Highway Department employe.

Index ‘of Products’ Prices |

INTO BROWN COUNTY | Is

BAR HEARS WOMAN

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1936

has everything under control.

All in Fun By United Press ‘MINEOLA, N.Y. Aug. 29.— The aftermath of. the social Mrs. ‘Helene Fortescue ~Reynolds’ post-party ride in a butcher truck last Tuesday still agitated the fashionable North Shore: today as the ‘district attorney’s office : inquired - into rumors of bribery of Police with $100 bills. The vague reports were inspired by a letter from an anonymous couple who witnessed “the escapade. Acting Capt. Frank Kelly of the Nassau County detectives - and Chief of Police Abram Skid-. more announced ‘today that they were satisfied there was nothing irregular in the police handling of the affair. But Assistant District Attorney Albert D. De Meo said he would question “every living person I can get my hands on” to clear up the reports.

ATTACK SHIP LAWS

(Editorial,

By Fuited Press BOSTON, Aug. 28.—Kansas City, Mo., was selected today for the 1937 convention of the American Bar Association. The fifty-ninth annual meeting come fo a dramatic close at the final session of the House of Dele~ gates which asked for more stringent, laws to. govern safety at sea. Stirred by an impassioned plea of a4 woman attorney, Miss Adele Springer, New York, the house referred majority and minority reports back to the committee op admiralty and maritime law for further study. “A newspaper can take credit for the only law for safety at sea enacted in recent years,” Mrs. Springer said, referring to a New York paper's campaign for enactment of the Sirovich liability law,

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which she said she drafted.

Mant From the smile on- his face, M. Clifford Townsend At least Tom Taggart’s baby donkey, which greeted | the Democrats

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PARTY BREACH STILL UNH UNHEALED

Peace Moves ves Fail to Placate McKinney, Greenlee at: Parley, Report.

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.BY ‘ARCH STEINEL Times Staff Writer

FRENCH LICK, Ind, Aug. 29.— Indiana Democrats released numer-

ous peace doves today that flew]

everywhere except to the cotes of the two men who opposed Lieut. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend for the gubernatorial nomination. :

Those two—who attended yesterday's and today’s sessions of the two-day outing of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association— are Pleas Greenlee, former patronage secretary of Gov. McNutt, and E Kirk - McKinney, * Indianapolis realtor. While outwardly harmony marked every action:of: the editors and political conferees at the outing, the old wounds of the Democratic. state convention apparently remained. Some leaders considered it unnecessary to make peace with the. defeated candidates, it was reported. Mr. Greenlee, although assuring the state administration of his support in the state campaign, said today he had not been asked to enter the speaking campaign in behalf of Lieut. Gov. Townsend or the state ticket. ‘Administration leaders, however, said speakers have not been assigned. - Further evidence of the lack of (Turn to Page. Three)

BLAZE KILLS 7 HORSES By United Press WABASH, Ind., Aug. 29.—Approximately $20,00 damage was caused last night by fire which destroyed the Daugherty sales barn and 20 automobiles and killed seven horses. A short circuit In one of the automobiles stored in the bullding was believed responsible,

Eritered az Second-Class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind.

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TOWNSEND "ALL SMILES’ AT EDITORS’ PARLEY

at their Prench Lick. parley, appears contented. Dick Heller, former Townsend manager and now Sate committee secretary, Li on the J left.

PRICE THREE CN

REBEL DROP SPAIN'S

en off in every attack.

dissension.

“Last Laugh

By United Press - PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29. — Judge Harry: 8. McDevitt had the retort perfect when Leon: Bett appeared on a charge of . reckless ‘driving. “There must be some mis= take,” Bett began. “I don't remember being in my: carat the time, and I—" “You might be interested to know,” Judge McDevitt inter- _ rupted, “that it was I who made the complaint. You almost smashed .into. my car when you careéned reckless= ly out. of a side street. The fine is $12.50.” Bett paid.

SPEND TO SAVE, F. D. R, ADVISES

Defends Policy of Aiding Victims of Drought in Aberdeen Talk.

By United Press ABOARD ROOSEVELT SPECIAL, Aug. 29.—Spending money to save money was projected today as a sound policy by President

MERIT SYSTEM ACT

DRAFTED BY LEAGUE

Group Is to Sponsor New

State Law.

The : Indiana League of Women Voters announced -today that the

first draft of a public personnel

management act providing for the

merit system of appointment to non-policy-making posts had been

submitted to experts for scrutiny.

The league will seek passage of the bill at the regular session of the

General Assembly in January, Mfs. Richard Edwards, Peru, committee chairman, said. Other committee members are Mrs. Walter S. Greenough and Mrs. Virginia Moorhead Mannon.

ONE DEAD, TWO HURT

IN CROSSING CRASH

ELWOOD, “Ind, Au Aug. 29.—Mrs.

Opal Whetsel Hockett was killed instantly and Robert Balser and. William Stone were injured seriously today when their automobile was struck by a Pennsylvania passenger

train at a crossing here.

drafting

3 Roosevelt as he prepared to wind up the first week of a dust bowl inspection tour with South Dakota officials at Pierre. Pledged to a long-range planning program of drought prevention through Federal, statg and local cooperation, the chief executive laid before Tom Berry, South Dakota Governor, the views that he and a special committee hold paramount to the solution of problems now faced by the nation’s “bread basket.” His defense of spending to provide relief for the drought victims and conservation of water and soil, regarded as a reply by some to Gov. Landon, was expounded to an audience of several thousand that flocked about his train last night at Aberdeen, S. D., and again today at Pierre, S. D.

Jailed After Threat Against Roosevelt

By United Press ABERDEEN, S.D., Aug. 29 —A 70-year-old former insane asylum inmate who left his home at Hecla, S. D., after he is reported to have told friends, “I'm leaving for Pierre to shoot the President,” was locked in the county jail at Aberdeen today. Deputy Sheriff Melvin Nelson refused to reveal the man’s name. He apparently had no motive, Mr. Nelson said.

AIRMEN OMBS ON

CAPITAL

Attack on Heart of Madrid Seen as Threat to Carry War to Tragic Conclusion; Report Two Ships Sunk.

NEITHER SIDE, SHOWS WEAKNESS

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| Loyalists at Irun Beat Off Attacks, While Government Strengthens Defenses in Guadarrama Mountains.

By United Press MADRID—Rebel planes bomb center of capital, doing some damage and causing at least four casualties. Battles in Guadarrama Mountains north of Madrid : may presage rebel drive. BIRIATOU—Fourth day of siege of Irun finds Tebels beats

BURGOS—Jose Maria Gil Robles, political leader of all right factions, arrives at headquarters to consolidate military and political right front. LISBON, Portugal—The rebel rddio station at Tetuan, Morocco, said today that the naval base at San Fernando, Cadiz Province, reported that Loyalist ware ships blockading the entrance to the Port of Huelva sank two merchant ships.

BY LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press Cable Editor

The Spanish rebels subjected Madrid to a heavy bome bardment from the air today as defiant notice that they intend to carry on the war to its inevitable tragic conclusions The bombs caused some damage and casualties. government admitted four wounded. the raid, however, was for moral effect, in the hope of weak= ening the resistance of the populace and ‘causing internal

The The chief aim of 1

Neither side showed any sign of weakening and both continued by radio their bombastic claims of victory. There

actually was little change in the situation anywhere in 1 Spain, however:

The rebels continued theif as< saults on Irun, but appeared no | clyoser to capturing it than they were when they started four days ago. The. Loyalists were ‘strongly intrenched; and if their munitions and supplies hold out it seemed certain thdt the rebels would have a difficult time capturing .it unless heavily reinforced. Elsewhere in Spain the fighting was sporadic. The government an= nounced two sharp engagements in the Guadarrama Mountains north of Madrid, in which 1t claimed the vice tory. It ‘was believed possible that the rebels may have decided to attempt a desperate drive on the capital city without waiting for the reinforcements which they had hoped to get from the north, but which have (Turn to Page Three)

MARKETS. AT A GLANCE

By United Press Stocks fairly active, higher under lead of rails. Ah Bonds—Rails lead advance in domestic corporation issues; two United States governments at rece ord highs. 5 Grains—Steady to firm, 3

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Merry-Go-R'd 8 Movies b Mrs. Ferguson 10 Mrs. Roosevelt 9 Music. ........15 Comics .......15| Obituaries ... 5 Crossword ....13| Pegler .-.....-8 Curious World 8| Pyle .........10 Editorials ....10| Questions ....10 Fashions ..... 6] Radio ........15 Financial .....11| Scherrer .....10 Fishbein .....10| Science ......10 Serial Story... . 6 Short Story .. 5 Society sssrsns 1 Sports ....... 13 State Deaths 2 Wiggam ......

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Ind. History .10 Grin, Bear It. 2 Jane Jordan ..

Tree Limbs, Damaged Property

Litter Te erre Haute After Storm