Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 September 1936 — Page 1
FORECAST: Showers tonight and tomorrow; continued cool “tonight ; rising temperature tomorow:
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VOLUME 48—NUMBER 173
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1936
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13 ARE DEAD IN COLORADO SNOWSTORM
Three Persons Die When Sleet-Covered Plane Crashes.
DISTRICT IS PARALYZED
26-Inch - Fall Rides In on September Blizzard in Mountains.
By United Press DENVER, Colo, Sept. 29.<The eastern half of the Rocky Mountain region today counted the cost of its most severe September snowstorm “in at least 64 years at 13 deaths and an estimated $10,000,000 property damage. Denver alone had an estimated property damage of $4,000,000, done - to trees, shubbery, buildings and utility property, while the damage to crops and orchards in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico could only be guessed at. A series of automobile, airplane and other accidents brought 13 deaths since Friday night, when the storm first struck as a dust blizzard before turning to rain and later to snow. From Walsenburg, Colo, the mangled bodies of two men and a ‘woman were being returned to San . Francisco and El Paso for burial. They were taken late last night from the scattered wreckage of an ‘airplane which crashed yesterday near Walsenburg. -
Lineman Dies in Fall
The dead were Pilot C. H. Chidlaw, El-Paso, Tex., and Mr. and Mrs. Ben T. Elkins, San Francisco. Mr. Elkins was a travel and air lines company official. The crash occurred after the plane, 8 mail and passenger service ship, had taken off from Trinidad to return to Pueblo, Colo., from which it started Sunday on an unsuccessful flight to El Paso. "Snow and sleet on the wings were believed responsible for the accident. The city and environs of Denver had six deaths attributable to the storm over the week-end. : Other deaths. in the region were due to automdbile accidents. Seven thousand WPA workers were put to work in Denver today,
Two Die as Train Runs Open Switch
By United Press WINNFIELD, La., Sept. 29.— A south-bound passenger train of the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway, which is beset by a trainmen’s strike, ran through an open switch at Moore's Station, four. miles south of here,. today and was wrecked. Two men were killed. Two others, riding in the engine, were scalded badly. A student engineer who survived, said he saw a man throw the switch when the train was about 400 yards away, The dead: V. N. Vaught, of Roanoke, Va. J. T. Dempsey, 50, a special agent for the railway, whose home was Shreveport, La. The train was going down grade on a curve when it + struck the open switch. The engine and three baggage cars overturned. The rest of the train remained standing and passengers were not injured.
STABILIZATION SEEN AS HELP
Action Will Be Benefit to All Nations, Says Simms.
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(Editorial, Page 14) BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
Scripps-Howard Foreign Editor WASHINGTON, Sept. 20—Behind the effort at world stabilization of currency, now in full swing, is a tale of international strip-poker on a colossal scale. It began before the London economic conference. of 1933—when critics of the Administration say stabilization should have. taken place—and did not end until Uncle Sam withdrew from the game and
went home in a huff. . And, in the light of events since that conference, indications are that had Uncle Sam agreed to stabilization at that time, and paid the price then demanded, he would have returned from London minus his
*cleaning the debris of the storm shirt
from the streets and every available man with experience was being mobilized for work restoring the power system of the city to its normal capacity. It was éstimated that nearly 5000 ~homeg in Denver and surrounding suburbs would be without electric power or telephone service until tonight. Damage to Trees Heavy
Ninety thousand trees were believed destroyed in Denver and in the Denver mountains parks system at a total loss of about $5,000,000. In the city alone, 30,000 trees were so badly damaged it was believed necessary tc remove them. Other cities of Colorado were in identical plight. om Friday night until this orning more than 26 inches of wet, heavy snow had fallen, almost entirely on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains.
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- Weather Aids Fight on Forest Fires
By United Press MARSHFIELD, Ore. Sept. 29. — The weather and the wind came to ~ the aid today of 5000 weary fire fighters: who were battling to save eight communities from a forest inferno that destroyed two towns, killed at least nine persons and did an estimated $1,500,000 damage. The wind that fanned the roaring flames died down.
FORECAST SHOWERS, RISING TEMPERATURE
HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6a.m.... 52 10a.m....53 a.m.... 52 lam... 34 8a.m.... 52 12 (Noon). 55 a.m... 33 lpm.... 56
Continued showers tonight and tomorrow with rising temperatures tomorrow was forecast today by the United States Weather Bureau. A
total of 1.96 inches of rain drenched ‘Indianapolis during the last 24 hours. Lowest temperature during the period .was 48 degrees at 7:30 a. m. Yesterday.
HOME-MAKING IN THE MATANUSKA
France then insisted on maintaining the franc well above the devalued pound sterling, as it was proposed the United States should do. So today she: is struggling to save her economic existence. France, up to the time Britain went off gold, was the: most prosperous major power on the globe. From that moment on she began to slump. From 1933 to the present, her depression has grown progressively critical. And now, despite everything, she is forced to devalue her currency at last, to bring it back into line with the dollar and the pound. Many economists today point to (Turn to Page Three)
LOYALIST WARSHIP 1S SUNK IN BATTLE
By United Press : TANGIER, North Africa, Sept. 29.—~The Loyalist destroyer Gravina was sunk today in a naval battle off Larache, on the coast near Tangier,
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(By United Press) Today's developments in Spanish civil war: With Loyalists North of Toledo— Loyalists plan desperate attack to stop Rebels on Madrid highway, after defeat which puts them in critical position. Madrid—Rebels repulsed in attack north of Toledo, bulletin asserts; comimunists and anarchists demand national defense committee and compulsory army service to stop rebels. Tangier—SOS follows battle between rebel chuiser and loyalist destroyer; London reports destroyer sunk. San Sebastian—Rebels, defying threat to kill hostages, again bomb Bilbao. | Vienna-=<Alfonso Caplos De Bourbon, pretender to Spanish throne whom lists on rebel side wanted tc put throne, dies of injuries received in automobile accident, was rival to former King Alfonso, whom Carlists hold is usurper. :
PRAISES U.S MOVEMENT IN SOCIAL LAWS
Dr. Tippy Tells Religious Gathering Future for Poor Brightened.
LAUDS SLUM PROJECTS
| Alcatraz Worker Hails New
Measures as Boon to Civilization. Increasing interest of the government in social legislation was praised as a “harbinger of a new civilization” in an address today by Ir. Worth M. Tippy; social relations committee chairman of the Federal Council of Christian Churches. Dr. Tippy, director of social and religious work at Alcatraz Federal prison in San Francisco Bay, spoite before a meeting of Indianapolis women in the Secon! Presbyterian Church in connectiori with the National Preaching Mission. “Our government, following helatedly the governments of England, France and Germany, has made a splendid beginning in social secu: ity, unemployment insurance. old age pensions ang sium clearance he said. Pointing to the sium - clearan: project in New York fenement dis tricts and the housing project for Negroes in Indianapolis, Dr. Tippy said: “The slums of every city, town and village and wretched housing of the rural regions can and will be r¢built.” Urges Building
Dr. Tippy said that a recent survey made by New York engineers revealed that if the building industry could be set free it could rehouse the nation in 20 years. “The old civilization is a competitive, selfish struggling civilizasion shot to pieces by war, devastated by panics,” he added. It is a civilization in which the gifted and fortunate live in beautiful homes and the greattmass of farmers ancl workers and white collar people on low’ salaries live in the insanitary, ugly and depressing tenements. and dwellings. “They are haunted by Tear of un: employment, sickness and prema ture death. Their children struggle for a chance at education ‘and their parents scrimp and save and suffer for them: “The new civilization will aban don the craze of money making. The entire drive of soviety will he the well being, happinéss, economic plenty, the security oi every family and every last citizen. 9
Predicts Change
. “The strong and gifted will cease to take huge salaries and to amass great wealth and to live like princes. They will become the voluntary and happy leaders of the nobler civilization which we are in the actual process of building.” The Rev. Henry Wise Hobson, speaking before capacity crowds at Christ Church at noon, declared that “man’s ability to perform miracles has ever depended upon the validity of his religious experience.” “It is true,” he. said, “because no man ever has accomplished a miracle by depending on his own strength.” Seminars on religious problems were to be held at First and Second Presbyterian Churches and the Roberts Park M. E. Church in the afternoon. Dr. Merton S. Rice is to address the mass meeting at Cadle Tabernacle tonight.
SET MILITARY RITE FOR ADMIRAL SI
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By United Press WASHINGTON, Sept. ,29—Rear Admiral William Sowden’ Sims, rctired, who died last night in Boston, will be buried Thursday with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. Sims was in command of the United States naval forces in Euro
He was T7. President Roosevelt has speaking engagements which will take him out of the capital Thursday and is not expected to attend the funeral. Informed of Sims’ deatly he said hu
was “deeply grieved.”
WAR HERO DIES
pean waters during the World Wai.
Rain Threatens Series Opener, Stops Practice
By United Press : NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—Rain forced cancellation of today’s final practice sessions of the World Series teams, the New York Giants and Yankees, and threatented to postpone tomorrow's opening game. Meanwhile the United States Weather Burean issued a noon forecast of “cool and . probably rain” to tomorrow.
By JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—When the fourth all-New York world series gets under way at the Polo Grounds tomorrow, three outstanding figures of three previous classics will be missing. That is missing from the actual competition, Two—John J. McGraw and Miller Huggins—will be watching ffom high Valhalla, discussing the moves of Bill Terry and Joe McCarthy. The third—Babe Ruth—will be in the press box, dreaming of the days when ‘the roar of the crowd was for him, and the bark of his bat was the strident menace to the Giants. Whiles making our obeisance to Terry and McCarthy, it is not amiss to bow in respect to the memories of McGraw and Huggins, who made those world series, on a 5-cent fare in 1921, 1922 and 1923, classic struggles with high strategic quality. McGraw gloried in those 1921 and 1922 triumphs over the Yankees \ (Turn to Page Three)
. EKINS TO RACE WITH 2 RIVALS
Seeks to Beat Corpebior and Old Record for Globe Circling.
By Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance NEW: YORK, Sept. .29.—When H. R. Ekins of the Indianapolis Times. and. other Scripps-Howard newspapers leaves New York tomorrow evening for Newark airport, the Lakehurst plane, and an air dash around the world, he will be beginning: a race against two rivals.
One of these, Leo Kieran of the |
New York Times and. Na en Newsp
burg, ‘mdk 5. Wi and Asia, to a ond China Cli John Henry | ing record for : circumnaviga the globe, set in 1928. . - Mears was by Capt. ‘Charles B. D. Collyer,” and . took along his own plane, which he used for the flight from Europe to the Far East and, again, for a ‘dash from Victoria, B. C., to New York. The only. legs upon which he em(Turn to Page Three)
On the Air
The departure of H. R. Ekins from Lakehurst in the dirigible Hindenburg tomorrow night on the first leg of an air dash around the world for The Indianapolis Times and other Scripps - Boward newspapers will be broadcast ‘over the coast-to-coast network of the National Broadcasting Corp., it was announced today. The NBC network also will broadcast ‘the departure of Leo Kieran, reporter for the New York Times and the North American’ Newspaper Alliance, who also is: bent upon a record circumnavigation of the globe. The broadcasting company plans to broadcast messages from both men from time to time. as they race to the Far East, across the Pacific, and home to New York. Today at 5:35 p. m. (Indianapolis time) the A Columbia Broadcasting System will interview Mr. Ekins over ' its network.
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F.D.R.TOFIRE BROADSIDE IN
TALK TONIGHT |
President to Open Campaign Before Convention of N.Y. Democrats.
LANDON MAPS NEW TOUR
Kansan May Give Major
Speech Here in Another Midwest Swing.
(Radio details, Page 21)
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.—Politi-.
cal developments today sent presidential campaign activities to a new high level as the battle for Nov. 3 ballots became more intense. President Roosevelt, forsaking his “nonpolitical”’ role, will: fire a “full broadside” in his opening campaign address before the New York State Democratic Convention in Syracuse tonight. After the speeech Mr. Roosevelt will return to Washington for a conference with utility executives on his proposed “power pool,” before leaving for an appearance in West Virginia and a major speech at Pittsburgh Thursday. Gov. Landon, back in Topeka, after a swing through Iowa, Wisconsin and neighboring states; announced he would set out again next week on one of the most significant thrusts of the 1936 campaign. He said he would speak in Chicago, Oct. 9; Cleveland, Oct. 12, and Detroit, Oct. 14. ‘Thereafter, it was indicated, the campaign train would swing back into Indiana for a speech: at. Indianapolis. There was speculation on whether Gov. Lan-
don would deliver a night speech or}
a briefer afternoon address in Indianapolis. John G. Winant, Social Security Board chairman and former Republican Governor of New ‘Hampshire, sent his resignation to President Roosevelt in order to reply to Gov. Landon's social I security attack
ya sponsored; by the Et
ent Coalition of American Women in the Murat Theater last night. “The group of politicians who dominate the government are not Democrats and, I am sure, no Republican would admit they are Republicans,” he said.
" “They are a coalition of paliticiais
who have, seized the machinery the Democratic Party and os the Democratic platform. “They derive the inspiration of their policies from ‘no American political philosophy, from no American platform.” * Addressing members of the Coalition, he said, “It ‘is right that you recognize the situation and’ summon all Americans to stand together and fight for maintenance of the Constitution and the American way of life against those who have tried to subvert it.” ‘Col, Breckinridge said Henry -A. Wallace within the last few -months, for the first time in his life, has registered as a Democrat. “With the President and Rexford
G. Tugwell, he is the co-author of |-
the economy of scarcity which ceeds upon the:theory that the 1 you produce the richer you are,” he added. “This theory has put out of business about 30,000,000 American acres and made the American public purchasers of at least 15,000,000 foreign acres. “In all political. history 1 know (Turn to Page Three).
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TRAINING ARMY IN CHEMICAL WARFARE .
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Sun Pops Out on Phillip’ s Farm and So Does ~~ the Corn.
s F we just had some butter and a little salt,” opined Phillip . Lutz Jr., Indiana Attorney-Gen-eral, we would have some popcorn.”
With this. statement, he pointed proudly to a sackful of popcorn— still on the ear. Mr. Lutz visited his farm in Boonville, Warrick County, yesterday, and found that several ears of corn had been popped on the stalks by the August heat. He brought one back for exhibit “A.”
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Just a Case of Time
. City Detective - George E. Hubbard, something like the Northwest Mounties, always gets his watch, even if it takes 10 years. His detection is much to the pleasure of Henry Robinson, proprietor of a bicycle repair shop at 928 Massachusetis-av, owner of the recovered timepiece. On Aug. 26, 1926, Mr. Robinson’s watch, valued at $35, was stolen from his shop. Checking over pawn shop reports recently, Detective Hubbard spotted one at an Indiana-av concern fitting the description of the Ilong-missing timepiece. The watch, pawned for $1.50 by a person believed to have given a ficticious name, today was identified by and returned to Mr. Robinson.
WELFARE BOARD BUDGET FLAYED
Estimate’ of Needy Children Brings Attack; School Levy Is $1.10. (Editorial, ial, Page 14)
BY TOM OCH OCHILTREE ‘The number of children estimated ‘by Marion Courity Welfare Depart‘ment officials to be cared for out of its budget next year was challenged. before the Tax Adjustment Board today. Mean: hile ‘the board accepted a Bibudge: Salling for a levy
ot. detaited Sgures; Mr. Pini said the original figure, compiled from a count of children now cared for by agencies and institutions, was 3249. He explained he raised the estimate 700° to take care of. probable additions to the list next year. William Book of the Chamber of Commerce : attacked the estimate. +“I think a flat figure of 3000 children would be more correct and the ‘department at least ought to stick (Turn to Page Three)
CARL E. M. WOODARD IS KILLED IN LRASH
dele By United Press MICHIGAN. CITY, Ind., Sept. 29.
—Carl E. M. Woodard, Democratic |
state . representative from Starke and - Laporte Counties, was killed last night in a head-on automobile collision. ‘at the intersection of Roads 20 and 43 near here. He was 24. He was the. youngest member ‘of the Indiana House of Representatives at the last session of the General Assembly and during the time when the Legislature was not in session he served as assistant director of the state accident prevention bureau. Mr. Woodard was en route from Indianapolis to his home in Michigan City when his automobile col-
75, Hammond. The legislator was
car. He received a fractured skull and a broken neck. :
U.S. ACTS IN STRIKE
‘By United Press Ww. TON, Sept. 29—The" newly creatéd Maritime Commission acted today in an effort to prevent a maritime tieup on the West Coast by asking that working oun
tracts which expire today, Jendied for 60 ny :
“WURDER VERDIC RETURNED AGAI 11 OF BLACK LEGIO
Seven Members of Alleged Vigilante Band Convicted in First Degree, Two in Second Degree by Jury.
COURT FINDS AGAINST TWO OTHERS
Twelfth Defendant Is Acouitted by Jurorsg ‘Colonel’ Davis, Purported Leader, Is Among Those Facing Life Term.
By United Press
DETROIT, Sept. 29.—Seven mevibers of the Black Les gion today were found guilty of first degree murder in the
vigilante slaying of Charles A.
Poole last May 12.
The Circuit Court jury, which deliberated only one hour and a half, found two other members of the night-riding band guilty of murder jn the second degree and acquitted the remaining defendant, Herschell Gill. . Two other defendants who had waived trial by jury,
GRAND JURY CALLED IN STRIKE OF PUPILS
By United Press JASPER, Ala., Sept. 29.—A partially effective school strike, sponsored by union miners in an effort to force teachers of Walker County to unionize, continued today, while a grand jury and state officials sought means of ending the controversy. The strike, in its second week, approached a climax as parents joined their sons and daughters on the picket line. In summoning the grand jury Judge R. L. Blanton pointed out that a state law made it a misdemeanor for a parent to keep a child away. from school.
STATE CONTINUES:
15-0ENT TAX RATE 52
‘| “The Ahate Treasury Department, ‘| composed of Gov, McNutt; State | Auditor Lawrence Sullivan and | Treasurer Peter F. Hein, today or-
dered continued Ain force during 1937 the state tax tate of 15 Genis..
The rate, the limit allowed by law, has been in force since 1932. Of the total levy .0505 cents is for the state general fund; .07 for the school fund; .002 forestry; .0035 agriculture; .024 teachers’ pension fund. ~ The only major change in the levy is elimination of ‘4 mills for the World War Memorial fund, which expired last year. The 15-cent levy last| year raised $5,500,000 for the memorial. Gov. McNutt explained that the 15-cent levy was necessary for 1937 because of expected extra demands upon the teachers’ retirement fund, needed improvements for state institutions and rising costs of materials and living expenses.
400 TAX ACTS ADDED DURING YEAR, REPORT
Approximately 400 tax laws have |.
been enacted by legislatures in 24 states this year and 27 new types of taxation have been adopted, Raymond E. Manning of the Library of
Congress, Washington, reported to |
National Tax Association members today. 4 In his. summary of state tax legislation, Mr. Manning said the year’s highlights were the repeal of the sales. tax in Kentucky, ‘expiration of the gross receipts tax in 2 I Marys land and the temporary increases in Pennsylvania. Other speakers at the morning session of associations at the twentyninth annual conference at - the Claypool Hotel were T. Ludlow Chrystie, New York, inheritance tax authority; Farwell Knapp, Connecticut deputy tax commissioner; Forrest N. Williams, First National Bank assistant vice president, Chi(Turn to Page Three)
| traffic at Meridian-st and
Albert Stevens and John S, Vincent, were found guilty of murder in the second. degres
by the court. Facing life imprisonment, Mich igan’s maximum penalty for murs : der, were “Colonel” Harvey Davis, alleged ring leader in the plot te slay Poole, an alleged wife beater; Urban Lipps, John Bannerman, Ervin Lee, Paul Edwards, Edgar Baldwin and Lowell Rushing. Gill's Acquittal Expected Verdicts of second degree murder were returned by the jury in the : cases of Thomas R. Craig and Vire. gil Morrow. In the latter case, the jury of nin¢ men and four ‘women recommended mercy. ' Gill's’ acquittal in ‘the - tre case had been expeoted since Assis~ tant Atty. Gen. Chester P. O'Hara, in his summation, had suggested this to the jury. “If I were on this" Ju I acquit Gill,” Mr. Ease
é custody o i vn Rive set no date (io sentence, which will be "seh after the probation department turns - its report.
. Received Verdicts Calmly
“The four defendants found guilty of second degree murder face ‘sefe tences ranging from one year to life,-at the discretion of the court. Each man stood stolidly before the bench as he was brought under heavy guard to the courtroom. The
‘jury had entered 10 minutes earlier:
They received the. verdicts calmly. The wives of several defendants sobbed openly when the Verdicts were announced.
SAFETY BOARD BANS 5 THREE LEFT TURNS
Motorists will have to look for more “no left turn” signs ‘at busy corners as result of Safety Board
.action today.
The board adopted a resolution fo ‘| prohibit left turns to all but north=bound traffic at New York and Pennsylvania-sts and New York and Meridian-sts. The board also voted to ban left turns to north and south Creek-blvd from 7 to 9 a. m. and 4:30 to 6 p. m. :
SNIFFLE AND-SNEEZE EPIDEMIC AT DE PAUW.
Times Special : . GREENCASTLE, Ind. Sept. 0m An epidemic of colds has hit the De Pauw University campus. : per cent of all students are suffering from colds, sore throats or hay fever, it was. estimate ed after a survey.
BANDITS TAKE. GOLD
By United Press : CLEVELAND, Sept. 29.— armed men entered the office: of the Julius Aderer Co., dental y house, at noon today and .
gold nuggets and wire.
OFFERS RESIGNATION (CROP INSURANCE COMMITTEE a