Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 September 1936 — Page 3
TAX LEVIES EIGHT TOWNS
ARE APPROVED
Adjustment Board to Hear Perry Township Fight This Afternoon.
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salaries of teachers. He said he had estiamted the state and at $450. The tuition tax rate was cut 2 cents by Mr. Cook’s budget change. The gross income tax pays the salary guarantees of teachers.
~ Maintenance Discussed
Harry Miesse, secretary of the Indiana Taxpeyers’' Association, said: “The Pike budget is all right, but ' Mr. Cook underestimated the fall tax collections.” Fabian Biemer, chief deputy county auditor, interposed wiht the comment, “Well the county ‘tax estimates are closer than your's, Mr. Miesse.” ; County maintenance was discussed when R. R. Delvin, maintenance superintendent, told of the need of ‘the various institutions and how a boiler, to cost $800, was neeced at the Indianapolis Colored Orphons Home. He said much work is necessary in other institutions. Mr. Delvin said 72 WPA workers were aiding in maintenance of institutions. By holding day and night meetings, the board, which now is past the half-way mark in the days allotted for its work, has completed a preliminary study of the city, school city and county budgets. Three board members have announced their stand for substantial reductions in all major budget items. They are Benjamin D. Hitz, Republican, a taxpayer representative: Ovid R. Mann, Republican, a member of the Speedway City Town Board, and C. Frederick Schmidt, Democrat, a taxpayers’ Tepreseniative. William A. Brown, County Council president and tax board chairman, and Ed Cook, Pike Township trustee, generally have approved the budgets as submitted. Both are Democrats. No definite stand has been taken by Mrs. Mary Ridge, Republican, School Board ‘member, and O. PF. Stierwalt, Democrat, taxpayer representative. Mrs. Ridge has indicated she would not approve large cuts in the school city budget. To date the board has: : 1. Tentatively reduced the civil city levy from a requested $1.1612 to $1.14. 2. Given general approval of the school city building program. A fight may develop later over the appropriation of $875,000 for this work. Some board members want that figure halved, and school . officials ‘ instructed to make up the difference by applying for Federal funds. ; 3. Studied the county budget. ! Minor items have been approved, but the board still is deadlocked over. the newly established welfare department budget. . The proposed county levy is 46 cents, an increase of 8 cents over the current rate, and the proposed
. school city levy is $1.11, an increase
of 22 cents. From present indications, it is probable the city rate may be ‘trimmed an additional 3 cents to $1.11. This could be accomplished by striking out proposed salary increases. The county rate may be reduced from 1 to 3 cents, and the school sity rate may be reduced only 1 cent.
INJURIES FATAL TO DIVER Times Special FORT WAYNE, Ind, Sept. 25.— Neck injuries received Sept. 6 when he dived into shallow water at Lake James were fatal today to Charles A. Wilt, 22. The victim had been paralyzed since the dive.
Joel A. Baker, Marion County (extreme right) defended the new
welfare budget and asked the Marion County ax
Adjustment Board “not to cut a humanitarian reasons.
Seated (lef to right) are: Harold T. Porter, In-
welfare dire:ior, $2,393,569 cotinty
single item” for
dianapolis Chamber of Commerce; William H. Book, chamber executive vice president; Walter T. Horn, Indians Taxpayers Association; the Rev. Linn A. Tripp. welfare board member; I. C. Spencer, deputy welfare director, and Mr. Baker. bers are in the right back
Tax board ‘memund.
STAGGER BRINGS LONGER TERM
Judge Adds 30 Days When Defendant’s Pocket Gives Up Bottle.
When Ernest Southern, 25, ap-
.| peared in Federal Court today and
pleaded guilty to a still possession charge, District Attorney Val Nolan stopped proceedings and informed Judge Robert C. Baltzell that “this mn is drunk, your honor.” “Have you been drinking?” Judge Baltzell asked the defendant. “Just a little,” replied the defendant. A United States marshal pulled a bottle of alleged whisky out of Southern’s pocket and put it on the bench. “You should know befter than that—30 days in jail will give you time to sober up,” the judge said
as he called the next case.
Southern reeled unsteadily on his feet toward the judge and grabbed for the bottle. A court attache stopped him.
Raises “Ante”
“Add six months to that sentence for contempt of court and take him to jail immediately,” Judge Baltzell ruled. Southern was ushered out of the courtroom by deputies. Charles A. Orr Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa., charged with forging a nareotic prescription, was paroled. William Farmer, Negro, Indianapolis, charged with forging a government veterans’ pension check, was given a three-year sentence in the Federal prison at Atlanta and James E. Butler, Negro, Indian-
apolis, was given one year and one} day in prison in connection with |
the forgery of a government warrant.
CREDITORS FILE FOR "BANKRUPTCY ACTION
By United Press : FREEPORT, Ill, Sept. 25.—Four creditors yesterday filed a petition asking reorganization under bankruptcy of the Utilities Power and Light. Corp., said to be the largest holding, company in the world.#§ The petitioners, who hold $8,500 in 20-year gold debentures, asked appointment of trustees to operate the business until reorganization. They declare the corporation is insolvent.
IN INDIANAPOLIS
MEETINGS TOMORROW
: State Teachers’ Federation, Claypool Hotel, all day on. . Meeting Omega Phi Tau, national convention. Alliance Francaise, luncheon, Hotel Washingion, 1p
Hotel . Severin. all day.A. E., Jumchaon., Hotel Wasihngton, Roch. ¢
MARRIAGE LICENSES
(Incorrect addresses frequenfly are given to the Marriage License Bureau deliberately. The Times in printing the official list assumes no Tespunsihity for such addresses.)
Ernest A. Ellis. 25, of 1739 Ludlow-st. bill router for railroad. and Ester sizese 25. of 1702 rR Ry seam-
SS. William Heniy Wichard, 33. of 1239 S. Meridia baker. and Florence LaVerne 5 7, 1230 Pleasant-st. Nicholas R. Wares 21. of 3720 W. 16thst. factory worker, and Malfalda Marie Saligoe, 21. of N. Holmes-av, tim company employe. Venard C. ith, Indianapolis. salesand Noto Kets. 52. Indianapolis.
Sidney Austin, 29, 1855 S. East-st, farmer, Yat 1 Lillie Be 31. Indianapolis. Lawrence Porder 34, of 728 Drake-st. lumber, and Beatrios Hackléy, 20. of 703 arnell-st. maid. Clarence Williams. 25. Indianapolis. laBoren, and Elnora Jackson. 18, Indianapolis.
These lists are tom official Teoria at the county courthouse. - The is not responsible for any urs Times names or addresses.
DIVORCES FILED
‘Helen Merkle vs. Cecil Merkle. is M. James vs. Parker H. James. Mary Elizabeth Moore vs. Clifton Eug2ne
Agnes E. Ko vs. H Harry E. Wa vs C ra M. Swea Jack Towers = Lill am >. wers. er rie {fle EG Smith vs Orie Muffler.
DIVORCES GRANTED
Carl L. Layne from Lula Thelma Ray from Walter
t Bacon from on
len per Rene R Wilkerson from Charles wil-
vy Virginia Young from Clayton w. Young.
man. clerk.
ances J. Schneider from Matthew J:
Charles M. Motley from fm Ana K ances D
Ras 53. Motes. t .Currens from Marie Currens. ane B Joyne from Robert J. Hoyne. ieivalena a ard SpangBe Gilbert trom Leona Mamie. Gilbeit. tie
Fates from Fan from Frank awe & "BIRTHS Alice Hartman, at St Ernst. Thelms = Grosi Vineent’s.
cent’'s. Raymond, Catherine Martin, at
Vila. Truex, . at_St on! EE Fowell 3: 3 Tor SE Wen-
Roselea McCreary, at 514 W. Mer-
Vincent's. :] didier,
Margaret McCarthy, nr =
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George, Rose Albert, at St. Vincent . Elma, Willa pepper; at 1453 E. 24 ath. Jam mes. * Francs Crumbo, at 1319 E. Michiga : is DEATHS Verna V. McIntosh, 53, at 2721 N. Gale, carcinoma. Coraine [Hannis, 44, at Central Indiana, suatus “Bich A Clara Ellen ‘Anderson, 62, at 1431 Lee, Shishie cystiti Maria Keller, 78, at 1239 N. Rural, cirrhosis of live Mary Etta ‘Hensley, 74, at 702 Russell,
carcinoma. 69, at 3151 Park,
Anna Nackenhorst, arteriosclerosis. Martha A. Kossetter. 62, ‘at Methodist, peritonitis.
i OFFICIAL WEATHER
U. 8. Weather BOIOAT ci
INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: Increasing cloudiness tonight becoming unsettled tomorrow with showers probable by afternoon or night; rising temperature.
Sunrise 5:35 | Sunset
. TEMPERATURE —Sept. 25, 1985—
Precipitation 2¢ hrs. ending at 7 a. m. 00 Total precipitation since Jan. 1 Deficiency since Jan. 1
Midwest Forecast
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warmer tonight; showers goa
by Saturday warmer east and South, cooler extreme northwest Satur Illinois—Increasi cloudi warmer tonight; Sav Saturday showers. Saad er southeast and extreme South, cooler north and west central in afternoon. Lower Michigan—Increas cloudine and warmer tonight: showe oe. Begin ne north Jortion late tonight or Saturday, and south Saturday: warmer southeast, sopler LA along Lake Michigan Saturday Ohio—Fair and slightly warmer tonight; Saturday increas coludiness and night: y k and Sunday.
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court probationers. Luther L. Dickerson, Iibrarian, has co-operated in the program, Mr. Cooley said, and has selected lists of suitable books. Miss Catherine Bailey AAs to have charge of the branch. “We intend to start with exciting books that will hold their interest, and gradually build up their appreciation of good literature,” Mr. Cooley said. . "If we can keep them off the street corners and at home reading - duritig the winter months, we may be taking long strides in helping them solve their problems.” The library is to contain adventure and wild ‘animal books and biographies of men of action. In the near future, Mr. Cooley plans to establish a club patterned after the Boys’ Brotherhood Republics now being operated iri many large city sluras. In these clubs the members establish miniature city ‘governments. electing their own mayors and
judges and risking their own laws.
Their small courts try members for breaking rules and codes. -Probationer: attend the school every Thursday night. - It has been in session eig! nt weeks.
BALANGE BUDGETS, BANKERS PLEAD
By United Presa y SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— {Agreed that business recovery is “or .its way,” 3000 delegates to the American Barkers Association disbanded today and took with them a plea for governmental curtailment of expenditures and return to a balanced budget. The convention in its final session adopted i report of its resolutions committee demanding that national, state and: local governments trim {heir treasury deficits. The committee, headed by ‘Thomas G. Preston, Chattanooga Tenn. held that budget “red ink” was the barrier against complete recovery. The convention adjourned in an atmosphere of optimism.
Adventure Books as Antidote for Crime to Be Tried Here
Probation Officer Cooley to Open Branch Library at Courthouse to Supply Reading Matter to Boys.
Adventure books are Al Cooley’s newest antidote for crime. In his capacity as Crirrinal Court probation officer, Mr. Cooley: today completed arrangements for the establishment of a small branch of the Indianapolis Public Library in the Courthouse. It is to be used by the 31
Driving Hints
BY NAT'L SAFETY COUNCIL
THUMB-JERKERS
ITCH-HIKING seems to have become cne of America’s favorite modes of travel during recent years, but the wise motorist will do everything he possibly can to discourage it. Many drivers have been robbed by those they picked up; others have been sued for heavy damages by their “guest,” after an accident and have paid!
The practice of hitch-hiking also creates a dangerous situation on the street because youngsters stand out in the road when they should be safely on the sidewalk. - If you are naturally sociable and kind-hearted, you will find it: difficult to turn down hitchhikers when you have plenty of room in your car; but to be on the safe side you must refuse them. Taking riders does not pay.
TRAFFIC ARRESTS September 24.
Running red light .............. Running preferential. street .... Reckless driving ....c.ceecvvevne Drunken driving ....... sismee ine Others except parking ...... ves
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Ateidents ........ 0 .ceeiins inna 10 Injured ............ .. 4 MARION COUNTY TRAFFIC TOLL TO DATE
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Tent in Middle Is Home
Times Special BOONVILLE, Ind. Sept.
to “move on.”
living in peace. i For the site of the fent is one what was the Evansville-Eoonville highway until the State Highway Commission decided to smooth some abrupt turns and thereby nudged the highway over and left the Farwicks on an abandoned right-angle turn. Highway-tenting, according to Mrs. Farwick, runs something like this as she gives a resunie of their life: “My ‘husband is a stove molder and painter by trade, but what with being out of work and the worry of meeting increasingly large doctor bills, - we IE getting along very well, “My sister owned this little fouracre plot ouf here. It hadn't been farmed for miore than 10 years. “So when Bob got his war bonus we decided "to become farmers. There wasn't any house here so we
tent. “We. bought some seed, hired a ‘man with a tractor to break the ground and jecame farmers.” “We haven't had to w much . the middle of th« night to loosen water-
taut tent ropes. “That rain brings up another thing,” Mrs. farwick said, “our crops haven't prosiiered-so well. because of But we will have a good crop of late corn sand sweet potatoes if ii just drizzles a little Though the Farwick's investment
able, they hi reaped dividends in es big Mr. Farwicl: hasn't been inside a doctor's offi: since the week after ‘he started ‘camping out.” “And I have a hard time now feeding him ¢nough,” Mrs. . Farwick
invested a hit of our $168 in this
of Highway
for This Family|
Abandoned Turn Near Boonville Site for Farmers’ Camp; ~ Crops Poor, but Health Good.
25.—Mr. and Mrs. Robert Farwick and their terrier, Tiny, live * tight spank down” in the center of the Evans-ville-Boonville state highway and no one has told them to move. Their tent is never the stopping-place for state police with orders The highway itself kindly made way for the Farwicks by angling around them and permitting them to pursue their outdoor
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SEVILLE
"Here's a ounfer alt " says George, ° “and here I'am for
Seville. nourishing luncheons at
negotiated.
reinforcements — one of those ||
“TRADE PACTS OF NEW DEAL
“| Accepts Reciprocity
but Is Critical of Hult Agreements.
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stronghold in Wisconsin, dairy 1nterests are sore because of increased
cheese and other dairy product imports from Canada. They number a sizable bloc of voters in these two states, as Gov. Landon well knows. Because of this element, Republican hopes are somewhat higher here, though to. most observers Wisconsin looks like well-nigh barren territory because of the strength the La Follette machine, committed by its leaders to President Roosevelt, revealed in the recent primary. Republican hopes in Minnesota are based partly also on their belief that Farmer-Labor broken by the recent death of Gov. Floyd Olson, who tried to hold his forces in line for the New Deal.
New Deal Imitated New Dealers may glean some satisfaction from Gov. Landon’s acceptance of the reciprocal tariff principle, since it follows so closely upon his indorsement of the Roosevelt Administration's agricultural program, and thus parades the Republican candidate in the West as an imitation New Dealer, which is flattery of a kind.
But they will be quick to meet his criticism of the agreements alrsady {
Gov. Landon, naturally, did not point out the increased business for American industries—and, in certain cases, for farmers—which has come from the tariff reductions granted by other nations on this country’s. products through reciprocal agreements. He made no allowance for the reduced costs is the farmer of manufactured products due to lower tariffs. Nor did he allow for other factors involved in increased imports, such as the drought, higher prices in the American market. and crop red:iction agreements which the farmer generally has approved. Nor do those acquainted with the problems faced by the negotiators of trade agreements believe that much could be accomplished by Gov. Landon’s proposed restrictions. The field would be considerably narrowed by dealing only in “non-com-peting” products.
Controversy Seen The Administration is doubtful of Gov. Landon’s proposal for ratification of trade agreements by Congress, believing that this would result either in a prolonged con-
troversy that would produce a stalemate and no action or the old familiar log-rolling which Gov. Landon as well as ‘Secretary of State Cordell Hull would avoid. An
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And we follow this course, when we buy our Service Oxfords—
We go right direct to a
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The workers—trained .. for generations in the “costly field—know only one way to make -oxfords—and that is Fine! ”
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Harry W. Colmery of Topeka,
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Kas., newly elected national com-
mander of the American Legion, is shown congratulating Mrs. O. W. Hahn, Wayne, Neb, who was elected president of the American
Legion Auxiliary.
amendment for such ratification was defeated when the Teciprocal tariff act was passed. Though criticising what he called the “star chamber” manner in which the interdepartmental committee conducts hearings on proposed reciprocal agreements, Gov. Landon gave his approval to negotiations by some agency, instead of leaving tariff-making entirely to Congress. In criticising the State Department’s method, he echoed similar complaints from lobbyists of industries which are now not able, as they are in the case of Congress, to bring pressure to bear. ‘The Republican candidate left in the dark the type of agency he would employ to draft reciprocal agreements, but it was learned his solution probably would bs a commission of some sort. If elected he would be able to act soon on the reciprocal tariff, for the present law expires next year.
‘Economic Crime,” Wisconsin Told
By United Prcss ABOARD LANDON TRAIN, IN WISCONSIN, Sept. 25.—Gov. Alfred M. Landon invading Progressive Party territory in Wisconsin, today described: the Roosevelt Administration’s reciprocal trade policy “an economic crime” against the dairy and livestock industries. The Republican nominee asserted in rear platform speeches to Wisconsin farmers and city folks that
| the nation’s agricultural producers
had been “sold down the river” by failure of the Administration to protect the domestic market. “It was bad enough,” he declared at Eau Claire, “for the Administration’s agricultural program to lose us our foreign markets for meat and dairy products but it was nothing short of economic crime for its liladvised system of reciprocal trade treaties to toss away our home markets like so muclr rubbish.”
STORE OPEN:SATURDAY
3 COUNTY MEN GIVEN PAROLES
Terms for Two Commuted by State Clemency Board.
‘Three prisoners convicted in Marion Criminal Court were paroled today by the State Clemency Board. Terms of two local men were commuted, and five were denied clemgency. Those paroled are Everett Boyer, convicted of robbery; Lemmuell E. Gilpin, auto banditry, and Paul Dotts, petit larceny. Sentences of Frank Gandy, second degree burglary, and Andrew Allison, robbery, were commuted. Clemency was denied Roy Brown, rape; Melvin Nolan, vehicle taking; James Connor, robbery; Henry Mont, burglary, and William Burt,
burglary.
SPEAKS TO Y. W. C. A.
Dr. John G. Benson, Methodist Hospital superintendent, was to
speak to a gathering of Y. W. C. A.
leaders and teams on membership at the early meeting today. Mrs. J. W. Atherton, membership committee chairman, was to introduce Mrs. Lennie T. Goens, general chairman of the rally which is to open Oct. 2.
TRAVELER SPEAKS
Carl F. Maetschke, recently returned from a European tour, was to tell “What an Optimist Saw and Felt in Europe” as the feature of
the Optimist Club’s weekly lunch-
eon today in the Columbia Club.
The New 1937
PUPILS TO PICK FRANKLIN CROP
Boys Excused to Pluck Tomatoes; Relief Workers Asked.
Times Special FRANKLIN, Ind. Sept. %-Ap proximately 10 pupils in public schools were excused from classes today in order to aid in harvesting the tomato crop, Super= intendent Ralph W. Sheek ane : nounced today. Other schools in Johnson County were reported by Mr. Sheek to be dismissing boys for work in the fields, where farmers are losing thousanuds of dollars as a result ot labor shortage. The case is similar to one at Harts ford City, where school was diss missed and boys rushed to tomato
fields and canning factories in order
to save the crops.
The Governor's Commission on ee
Unemployment Relief, the county WPA offices and the county agent’s office have been swamped ° with requests for workers. estimated that between 300 and 350 men could be employed. > E. L. Parham, county WPA supervisor, said all project foree men had been instructed concern ing the critical conditions and that a call among relief workers for volunteers would be made.
Although 200 men are now eme
ployed on relief projects in Johne son County, officials can not force the men to quit their WPA jobs unless the farmers and canning factories agree to pay the prevails ing wage scale of 42 cents an hous, now paid to the relief workers.
URGE RECIPROCITY IN TRUCK, AUTO LAWS
Reciprocity in all laws regarding ¢ trucks and automobiles between Ine diana and other states was urged to= day by members of the indiana Mos tor Traffic Association following diss cussion of the topic at a meeiing last night. © Speakers at the meeting, held in the Hotel Antlers, included Republican and Democratic legislative nominees from Marion, Hamilton, Boone, Hens dricks, Putnam, Owen, Morgan, Johnson, Monroe and Brown Couns ties. ‘
$3600 ORDERED PAID - TO ELKHART WIDOW
Times Special ELKHART, Ind, Sept. 25. — This : city today had been ordered to pay compensation totaling $3600 to Myrtle A. Fishley, widow of James M. Fishley, who was killed while working for the city street departs : ment. The order was made by the State
Industrial Board. The city is exe - pected to appeal the ruling. Hh
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college and young business circles.
- “Norway-ians "rough: texture leathers in the
new lasts.
“The Customs” —those smooth custom looking oxfords that go to town—under desks—and in
the general walks of life.
Regarded — “The greatest. value that ‘walks in shoe leather” —how upped in appearance and lengthened i in wear.
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