Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 September 1936 — Page 1
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VOLUME 48—NUMBER 146
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FORECAST: Fair “tonight, becoming unsettled and somewhat warmer tomorrow.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1936
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PRICE THREE CENTS
FAIR OPENS AT | 6 TOMORROW: RECORD LIKELY.
New Attendance Mark Is
Predicted During SevenDay Exhibit.
ROOSEVELT IS TO SPEAK |
Boys’, Girls’ Club Day First
on List; Parade Will Not Be Staged.
BY ARCH STEINEL
Gates of the 1936 edition of the Indiana State Fair are to open at 8 3. m engagement,
The 1935 record attendance, 310.- | is expected to |
$27. paid admissions, be broken. fair officials said.
A downtown parade of floats, orig-
inally scheduled to be the opening event of the Fair, was
dent Roosevelt's visit. originally was set for the morning
program and later was changed to |
late afternoon but further complication of events tion, officials explained. Boys' and girls’ club day will open the fair tomorrow with children admitted free and the race track grand stand opened without
charge to enable the public to wit- | tourn. ment Roosevelt | speak at 10:30 a. m. from his mo- |
ness a state and hear
soft-ball President tor car.
Entries Best in Years
With fair entries in taitle, swine, |
tomorrow for a seven-day |
canceled | today by officials because of Presi- | The parade |
forced cancella- |
sheep and poultry classes reported |
the heaviest in years, it was fore-
cast that judges would have diffi- |
culty separating iwinners from the red, pink award exhibits. ‘
the blue ribbon i yellow and |
During the fair’'s exhibition, $124,599 in prize awards are to be dis- |
tributed with the harness races giving away $33,900 and show : $18,600 nightly tion's moneybags. Safety of pocketbook and person | {1s to be a feature of this year's ex(hibition. From 40 to 70 policemen | are to be on the ground at all times | Yinder the direction of Capt. Otto | Petit.
the horse | in the Coliseum distributing | out of the exposi- |
Special detective details are |
ito guard against pickpockets and
ipurse-snatchers. Fire Squad on Duty Fire Prevention Chief Bernard
{Lynch is to direct a group of fire- |
imen, which will
Any one visiting
‘man a pumper | - - wagon, to give aid in case of fire. the ‘fair may |
ipick -up a telephone at a conces-| tsion or booth and call either the] : fire department or police through |
‘a new telephone |system installed for the week. The names of lost children are fo be “broadcast” as they are | ported.
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y-Enited Press LONDON, Sept. 4—Mrs. Beryl Markham, 31-year-old London society woman, took off from Abingdom Airdrome, Berkshire, at 6:50 p. m. today (1:50 a. m. Indianapolis time) on a trans-At-lantie flight to New York.
GC. 1. 0. OUSTER IS DUE TONIGHT
Formal Suspension to Cut Roster of Federation to 2,000,000.
BY HERBERT LITTLE
Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—The | greatest purge in American labor history becomes effective at mid- | night tonight when '1,250.000 union
| First aid is to be provided by an | members will be suspended from the | American Red Cross hospital and | A. F. of L. for alleged rebellion.
ian ambulance, Stubbed toes, tooth- |
aches and colds of fair visitors are! almost inevitable revocation of the
to be treated. A 3
37,500
For the tenth successive vear fair officials are betting on good weather | with rain insurance ignored in favor of an advance sale of half-price - \tickets which served to underwrite | ithe fair to the extent of $37,500. The fair's first day, usually the least attended, is expected to exceed
Advance Sale Nets §
last year’s record of 12,581 due to] the presence of Picuident Roosevelt. | sheep, and |
Judging of calf, pig, poultry club entries is to begin to-
morrow while expert judges of the |
bake-oven and culinary arts com'piete their tasting and cutting ot cakes, pies, preserves, and pickles, One of the main afternoon dtfractions tomorrow is -to be race for half-mile harness trotters {Turn to Page Three)
AT THE FAIR TOMORROW Boys' and Girls’ Club day dren under 12 admitted free.) Judging of club’ groups In stock opens. . Softball tourney—morning. afternoon and night; grand stand. President Roosevelt speaks at
10:30 a. m., . Indiana University
day. Exhibits, rides and Midway open all day.
shows on
The suspension, if followed by the
| insurgent unions’ charters by the A. | F. of L. convention at Tampa in { November, will reduce A. F. of L. | membership to about 2,000,000—the | lowest figure since 1916. In the purged craft-union setup of ithe A. F. of L. the carpenters’ union, | headed by burly William Hutcheson, la Republican, will succeed John L. | Lewis’ rebellious miners as the most | powerful voting unit.
C.-1. 0. Unions to Continue in C. L. U. Here
| - The, operations of the Thdianapo{lis Central Labor Union will not be | affected immediately by the ouster
{ of John L. Lewis’ Committee for In-
the |
dustrial Organization from the American Federation of Labor, { Courtney Hammond, C. L. U. presi-
| dent, Said today.
| = “The
itve- | Amalgamated Clothing { Federation
local industrial unions | affiliated with the C. 1. O. will con- | tinue sim the C. L. U. until they are
(chil- | ordered by their international offices
| to withdraw,’ Local
' Mr. Hammond said. industrial unions are the Warkers, Workers,
of Hosiery
| Garment Cutters and. Ladies’ Gar- | ment Workers, Mr. Hammond said.
in front of grand stand. | stage show; { radio broadcasting throughout the |
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Half-mile horse races; afternoon; |
grand stand. Phil Baker, radio cast and feur show; Coliseum; evening. SUNDAY War Veterans’ day. under 12 admitted free.) Sunday school; I. U. building, 9:30 a m.
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«Children |
F. FP. Frakes stunt performers with |
| airplane crash into house; | noon; grand stand. |. Band concerts, 3 U. Purdue Universit
stage show,
day. : Horse show; Coliseum; night. Stage show, water bailet and fireworks; grahd stand; 8 p. m. Puppy match in Dog and Cat puildi
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ANTON SCHERRER
HE first Indiana State Fair (1852), held in Military Park, went into the hole to the tune of $320.22. The gate at 20 cents admission amounted to $4651.55: the expenses including premiums, $4971.77. Figure it out for yourself, j The premiums alone came to $1026. Mrs. A. W. Webb of Marion County won first and second prizes for the best display of home-made jams, Miss Cummins of Madison carried off the dollar prize for the best lamp mat. Mrs. E. C. Sharpe of Indianapolis won a set of teaspoons for the best white quilt; Mrs. E. Kitchen, also of Indianapolis, took second prize for the best catch quilt. There were exhibits of tombstones artificial teeth, displays of daguerreotypes, artificial legs, staves cut by machinery, spinning, wheels and a shower bath said by the judges to have been “ingeniously constructed and well adapted to family use.” The judges were (Turn to Page 22)
1000 SLAIN AS REBELS TAKE CITY OF IRON
| Loyalists Kill 50 Captives
Before Surrendering
Town to Uprisers.
FLEE ACROSS BORDER
| Madrid Government Revised
as Insurrectionists Gain Big Victory.
BY LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press Cable Editor Shattered Irun, in flames and its streets littered with the slain, fell today to the triumphant rebel forces. Edward G. DePury, United Press staff correspondent who was with the rebel troops and witnessed the fall: of Irun within the lines, estimated more than 1000 were killed. Loyalist militiamen killed 50 rebel captives before surrendering, observers: said. Irun was burning at a dozen points as its defenders fled, many of thém across the border into France. «was the greatest victory of the civik war for the insurgents and will be Hf immense practical and moral value to them. San Sebastian, to the west of Irun, will be the next point of attack and its fall appears likely. Cut Off from France
The way then will be open for a sweep westward to Bilboa, SantanL der, and Oviedo. The whole north coast thus may fall into rebel hands. The government is cut off from the French border, and will be unable to get sorely needed munitions and supplies from that source. If they succeed in mopping up the | north coast, the trained rebel regulars will be free to move southward through Burgos to join in the attack on Madrid from the Guadarrama Mountains. Today's governmental reverse can not be considered a turning point in the war, however. Madrid and Catalona remain intact, and the government is prepared to resist the advance which the rebels are making toward the capital in the Toledo region. In the midst of the Loyalist reverses, the left coalition government of Premier Jose Giral Pereira in Madrid was replaced by a much more radical ‘coalition, headed by Francisco Largo Caballero, militant Socialist, and including two Communists. Italy Is Enraged
The international outlook was
| less bright than it has been in re- {
cent days. Despite the efforts of
| the committee of nonintervention
being formed in London, there was considerable danger of some incident which might involve another power. _ Italy is enraged by the reputed killing of six Italians in Barcelona and is sending warships to land fighting parties if necessary to protect Italian lives and property. France is faced with the problem of thousands of refugees, including armed militia from the rebel fighting forces. In addition, French citizens have been shot and France
criminate firing across the border. Even Great Britain, which has been the leader in keeping strictly hands off, has protested strongly to the Catalan government against its action in turning over to the workers control of the Canagdian-Incor-porated Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Co. in which British capital is involved.
BUDGET IS LOWERED $100,000 BY GOUNGIL
City Pay Schedule Revised in Final Session.
tion of salary schedules after the City Council set up a scale which reduced proposed expenditures for 1937 by an estimated $100,000. the closing executive session before the budget is yoted on Monday night, the Council approved the following wage increases: 1. Increases on salaries below
1 $1200 in the 1936 budget are to be
allowed the 1937 request. (The increases in this division range from
| 3 per cent to 15 per cent.) - 11 3. Salaries from $1200 to $1799 are
to be lincreased 5 per cent. 3. Salaries from $1800 to $2009 are to be raised 4 per cent. No increase is to be given em-
| Elves whose salaries are higher
n; $2100. Before the session closed last night about midnight the Council recalled the Mayor contingency fund item ana voied to cut it in half. Supported by Councilman John A. Schumacher, the $3000 fund was earmarked for symphony conof (Turn to Page Three)
OPEN NEGOTIATIONS FOR LIGHT CONTRACT
Mayor Kern, after a conference with the Works Board, said that negotiations for ‘a one-year extension of the municipal street lightne contract would be opened toay. .The city has been buying power from the Indianapolis Power and Light Co. under an extension of the old. contract pending appraisal of the property involved by the Indiana Public Service Commission. Any rate change now probably | would involve an increase, Mayor | Kern said.
has protested against the indis- .-
As the Governor of N. C. Said to the. Governor of S.C]
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Bee-ware! Bees’
Unemployed Busy-Bodies Go In for Stinging This Season—Some Say Honey Crop Is Short.
Buzz Bids Bad
BY JOE COLLIER T= average Indiana bee today is at cross purposes with himself, is anti-social, carries a chip on his shoulder, and needs an as
pirin.
It’s a good idea to remain completely aloof from all: bees you don’t know personally, because, in their present state of mind, “they are likely
to sting without notice.
So say the bee inspectors, and after what they’ ve gone through in the last few weeks, they ought to know. :
FLIER IS BLOWN FROM PLANE BY EXPLOSION
Bendix Derby Entry Lands Safely in Parachute.
By United Press q STAFFORD, Kas., Sept. 4—Joe Jacobson, Kansas City aviator flying in the Bendix Air Derby from New York to Los Angeles, was blown out of his airplane today when it exploded 5000 feet in the air, Jacobon managed to descend safely in
his parachute after an exciting few moments in which it appeared the ‘chute would not open. “I was blown clear out of the plane,” he said. “It felt as though I had been hit on the head with a hammer. “When I came to, there was fire
| and pieces of the ship all around
me. “I pulled the ripcord of the ‘chute and got fouled . in the shrouds.
“I managed to get the TN
straightened out and landed okay. “All I could find of the ship was about a foot of one wing tip. It just went all to pieces.” Jacobson’s accident was the only serious upset in the race thus far. Miss Amelia Earhart had trouble with a loosened hatch when. she
Four clerks today started. tabula “started to land at Kansas City. Miss
Helen Ritchie, flying with her, held it in place until the landing was: made.
CIVIL SERVICE RULES
EXTENDED TO HOLC
By United Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 4—For the second time within six weeks, President Roosevelt: today extended civil service requirements to include jobs heretofore filled on a patronage basis, His latest order directed Chairman John H. Fahey of the Home Owners Loan Corp. to “take every advantage as far as possible of standards and practices deve
under civil service act” in filling |
future vacancies in the corporation.
Some of the inspectors privately have been looking around for jobs insecting inanimate things, figuring they would be more reliable and less temperamental than bees.
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OBODY seems to know just ‘what has gotten into the Hoosier bee—some say it is the drought, others say it is the heat, and others say it is hunger. Whatever it is, the normal bee that has a stinger scarcely ever sheaths it, but spends his “time flying around looking for a good place to sting wheer it will hurt most and swell up the most. ‘Consider the unfortunate experience of Mr. Cassidy. Mr. Cassidy, bee inspector, wrote James E. Starkey, Indiana State Beekeepers’ Association secretary, in part, as follows: “Since the close of the honey flow in Madison County the bees are cross.” Fo HE went on to say that when he was busy inspecting bees the other day in Madison County the bees were busy stinging him and that “the inspector deserves a helper and would be justified in walking out on a territory where no one is interested enough to give the needed help. I have had about enough of that kind: of work under those conditions.” So wrote Mr. Cassidy.
That's not all, either.
" Because the bee wants to sting, :
and since he has no honey in his
stomach to stop him, he doubles
up in the sting, stinging twice
as ‘deep and painful, than if he were full of honey and lazy and just merely sat down and stung. ® ® =» | HEN there's a Mr. Root over .in. ‘Ohio ‘who’ wrote Mr, Starkey. Mr. Root is “puzzled over why my fine stock suddenly developed the trait ‘of meeting me 100 yards from the apiary. At other times they were as gentle as could be.” The. association members are to meet this w at the Indiana State Fair a talk the whole thing over. Most bees will be left at home by the owners, but no one. t sort of mild dis~ cipline to do 2 Ay good. Fn :
F, D. R.. LANDON ACT LIKE PALS
Rival Candidates Part as Friends, Take Drought Out of Politics.
BY THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer WITH ROOSEVELT SPECIAL TRAIN, Sept. 4-—Damon and Pythias had nothing on Franklin D. Roosevelt and Alfred M. Landon. At least, that is, for the interlude the two candidates spent: with each other just two menihs before the voting. Henchmen and canip followers of each were nervous lest something untoward happen, lest one or the other seek some political advantage, especially because of (the wide advertisement which the dramatic meeting at the Des conference yesterday had inspired. But it turned out {to be a very pleasant occasion for the two men, according to an intimate picture of ‘what transpired, which was obtained afterward by, the Scripps Howard newspapers. Two political ‘leade a tremendous proble nation, the other in this state and maybe in the nation, sat down quietly and talked it gver with their expert advisers like (friends in a common cause, The - business don would .do .it, the -two arted. “Well, Governor, comes out, we'll see more of each other,” said the President. “Either you come to see me qr I'll come to see you.” “I certainly shall,” Govern. “And, Governor,” (Turn to Page
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p .as friends shook hands
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the President {Three)
|PREDICTS SHOWERS
With the ° bees in the frame of mind they are in, the absence of honey cre- : ates a hazard for human beings.
WHEN F. D. R. ARRIVES HOURLY TEMPERATURES $ : - aaa 61 10 a. m.
Sa. m...... Light shawers ma may greet Presi-
| dent Roosevelt upon his arrival here “| tomorrow, the United States Weathjer Bureau forecast today.
The official forecast for tomorrow ‘is unsettled weather with tempera tures ranging from 80 to 90 degrees, the Bureau said. President Roosevelt has brought rain with him to
‘| many drought-searred sections dur-
ing his Western trip. 42 PAROLE S GRANTED By United Press | MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. Sept. 4. —Paroles were granted 42 prisoners, eight cases were contihued and 25 applications’ rejected last night at the regular monthly meeting of the
State Board of Trustees.
‘the happy privilege
foines drought
F.D.R. ON WAY HERE TALKS AT | BRIDGE OPENING
Dedicates Mississippi Span | Named for Mark Twain, at Hannibal, Mo.
GOES TO SPRINGFIELD
Nation’s Chief Executive to Confer Today With Illinois Governor.
By United Press
HANNIBAL, Mo., Sept. 4. —President Roosevelt paid a simple tribute to the memory of Mark Twain today as he stood on the banks of the sluggish Mississippi here and dedicated a bridge named in honor of one of America’s
foremost authors.
Recalling that as a boy he “had of shaking hands with him,” Mr. Roosevelt observed that “Mark Twain and his tales still live, though the years have passed and time has wrought its change in the Mississippi.” The President. came to this pic-
.| turesque spot. from Des Moines,
Ia., where yesterday and last night he sat at the same table in friendly conference with Gov. Alf M. Landon of Kansas, the Republican candidate for his office. Putting temporarily aside the consideration of drought and its allied problems, the Chief Executive devoted a set speech to recounting the boyhood memories associated
with the reading of Tom Sawyer |.
and Huckleberry Finn, characters made immortal in the nation’s literature by Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. Pointing to the gigantic bridge spanning the river‘ between Missouri and Illinois shores, he said: “No American youth has knowingly or willingly escaped the lessons, the philosophy and the spirit which beloved Mark Twain wove out of the true life of which he was a part.” At the conclusion of the dedication exercises, the President and his party motored to Barry, Iii, across the river, where they reboarded the presidential special train for Springfield, Ill, where the President wiil
confer with Gov. Henry A. Horner |
on Illinois drought problems before starting for Indianapolis.
Driving Hints
BY NAT'L. SAFETY COUNCIL
HE higher -the speed, the T worse the accident. In OLR : speed may not necessarily ores pe derits put it makes them mighty serious if they do happen. An accident at low speed will probably cause only slight damage to your car; at high speed it is likely to cause ‘death. Where no fixed speed limit exists, you must be the final judge of safe speed. Consider the highway, the traffic, the weather and the condition of your vehicle. High speed is especially dangerous in residential sections, in alleys and in congested areas. Always be ready to meet the emergency of: a child dashing in front of your car. Slow down at school zones. Always be in a position to stop within the range of your vision at intersections and curves. Lose a minute any time rather than risk a life.
TRAFFIC IC ARRESTS ’ (September 3) Speeding Sets stes tastes tnntan 16 Running red light 7 Running preferential street... 11 Reckless drivi 1 Drunken driving SRS sasrs tan 1 Others except parking......... 26 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS Accidents
Injured MARION COUNTY TRAFFIC TOLL TO DATE 1936 ness neesnastasnssssnssany 105 1935 gy 9%
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Youngster Fighting Rare Disease ‘Perks Up’ After Youth Who Con uered Malady Donates His Blood
By United Press CHICAGO, Sept. 4—Philip Levi 7-year-old victim of a rare dreaded blood disease, strength today in the "blood of iv] only person his doctor could find who had survived the same disease in recent years. Through the trained and): sure fingers of Dr. Paul A. Sahlins, medr. cal science performed another of its everyday “miracles” and d ined into Philip's body 125 cubic ters—ahout nthe
Maurice Oldham, 13. “It’s just a chance. a shiot i Ip Saitky Dr. Sahlins said.
the
nn ihe ip eo] ind iy by science, may possess in his blood
very uncertain.” he said. “It all all depends on Philips power of resistance.”
After the ‘transfusion Maurice,
went to the home of Philip's par-
| cote wis whom ne 4 isp nse
whose home is in Lexington, Ky.,|
anil-bytieg’ which Maurice posSe hhin a week Maurice will be
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Officials of Three States En Route to Conference in City Tomorrow.
RELIEF TO BE TOPIC
President Will Hold Final Drought Parley After Fairground Speech.
(Editorial, Page 22)
Officials from three neighboring drought-ridden states were Indian~ apolis-bound today to put .the problems -of their farmers before President Roosevelt in a four-hour conference here tomorrow at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. : With Gov. McNutt and the Indiana United States Senators, they are to discuss relief measures necessary with the President; Henry Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture; Rexford
Guy Tugwell, undersecretary of agriculture; Harry Hopkins, Works Progress administrator, and Robert Fechner, Civilian Conservation Corps director. The conference here is the last of
a series that has taken the Presfs
dent and his party through the ens tire Middlewest drought area; where crop economists repeatedly have expressed concern uver crop failures, thé probable scarcity of seed for next year, the dwindling supply of winter stock feed, and the serious corn crop failure.
Seed Warning Issued
ner of Purdue University, who-pre= pared the farm report Gov. McNutt is to present to the President, broadcast a staté-wide warning to farmers to save seed out of what= . ever corn’ they harvest this year, because-of a probable serious short= age next spring. Gov. ‘A. B. .Chandler and Mrs, Chandler; “Adj. Gen. Lee McLain and Dan Talbott, constituting the Governor's party from Kentucky, are to arrive in Indianapolis tonight - and are to stay at the Athletie Club. Senators Alben Barkley and M. M.
Logan of Kentucky, who also are to
take part in the conference, are to drive here tomorrow and arrive bes fore the Presidential train is due. Gov. Martin Davey of and one aid, as L unnamed, ar to fly from Columbus this af and stay at the Athletic Club night. 3 Senator Robert J. Bulkley, ig to arrive at 7:15 a. m, by train from his Cleveland He probably will be met by Senators Sherman Minton and Frederick VanNuys of Indiana.
Michigan Governor Motors
Gov. Frank D. Fitzgerald of Michigan left Lansing today for Indianapolis. He was a by State .Agricultural Commissioner James F. Thomson and Henry O. Weitschat, executive secretary. Highway Commissioner Murry I Van Wagoner also is to I Senator Arthur Vandenberg also is scheduled to make the trip. The (Turn to _(Turn io Page Thite) Three)
CITY STILL STUDIES TROLLEY LEY Prono
Robert S. Eby, a Works Board president, announced y after a closed meeting that the board and City Council commitfee on 4 works still are studying the “pi posed trackless trolley agreement with the nldianapolis Railways, Ine, Dr. Theodore Cable, councilman, has offered recommendations changes in the agreement, it w reported. Mr. Eby said today that “we want an immediate solution, but no date for a report has i Tig indicaled the report ni ready for Monday night's Council session. 7
LOCAL CONVICTS A! BOARD FOR PAROLE
Two Marion County men among 30 state prisoners petition for paroles are to be by the State Clemency Board 8 and 10. They are Lemmuell Gipen, tenced in 1930 to 10 years for banditry, and Andrew Allison, ) tenced in 1931 to 10 years for r
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