Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 October 1936 — Page 1

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VOLUME 45 NUMBER 185

STRIKE THREAT 1S MADE HERE

BY TAXPAYERS

200 Applaud Real Estate Man When He Charges Unfair Practices.

‘COMMUNISM,’ 1S ANSWER

* Government Would Fail if

Such Action Were Taken, Zoercher Says.

- BY TOM OCHILTREE A taxpayers’ strike was threatened today at the opening of the State Tax Board's hearing in the Courthouse on appeals from rates and budgets fixed by the Marion County Adjustment Board.

A crowd: of more than 200 property owners applauded Joe Schmid, 2111 N. Pennsylvania-st, real estate man, when he shouted. . “The time has come when taxpayers should strike. We are told that under the law we can get relief from high taxes from county and state boards but behind the scenes the boards are told not to cut them,” Mr. Schmid continued. - Philip Zoercher,~ board chairman, interrupted him. “Speaking .about a taxpayers’ strike—that’s communist—the government can't function at all if no one pays taxes,” the chairman asserted. “How would you go about cutting the taxes?” Mr. Zoercher asked. Too Many Employes Mr. Schmid replied that he thought there were “too many employes in some of the city and county ‘departments,” and suggested various other econoniies. L. L. Fellows, 4330 Washingtonblvd, told the board that ‘perhaps the only remedy to stop increasing taxes would be a taxpayers’ strike.” “Of course, our property would disappear, but maybe we would be better off without it,” he said. C. J. Shérman told the board that property that had been in his family for 50 years had Pheen “eaten up by taxes.” Several widows. the board with protests that the "homes their husbands had left theft had to be mortgaged to pay the taxes. Can't: Stand Rate Harry Miesse,: Indiana Taxpayers’ Association: secretary, said that Indianapolis = property could not stand the proposed $3.01 rate for 1937. The levy is an increase of 23 cents over the present rate. George 'S. Olive, Chamber of Commerce president, urged’ the board to: make ‘additional cuts in the budgets. ‘‘The county adjustment hoard ‘cut only $37,552 off dhe operating expenses of: all units in the county,”

he said.

“The other reductions in rates were made by cuts of working balances by juggling funds of additional revenues.” Paul Robertson of the Building Managers "Association said the organization represents 54 office buildings on which $700,000 in taxes were paid last year. “If the 23-cent, increase is approved,” he said, “it would add $60,000 to the taxes of the building owners.” -. Behool Building

Board. members reminded. Mr. Robertsorr that 21 of the 23 cents increase was: for the school building program and salary adjustments. Others who voice protests were W. D. Hamerstadt, Association of Employers. president; Murray H. Morris of the Merchants’ Association, and M. "L. Hall, Indianapolis Real Estate Board president. Mr. Meisse and William H. Book; Chamber’ of Commerce executive vice president, started an item-by-item analysis of the budgets with board members following speeches by taxpayers. The largest proposed. tax rate boost in the county is the $3.27 levy.

. for Wayne Township in the city

limits. It is a 55-cent increase over

the present rate The originally scheduled |

hearing to be held in Superior Court 3, was changed to Circuit Court room.

MERCURY TO CLIMB TO 75, BUREAU SAYS

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Secluded

By Unitdd Press ES : on Oct. Btn diho.

Avoid ‘Dangers’

Laborers ‘Serfs’ in Other Lands, Kansan Says in "Toledo Address.

Landon Tells Working Man: F. D. R. Battles for Karisas

of Politics.

Off Slump, He Says at Wichita.

Cleveland Speech Text, Page 6; Editorial, Page 14

By United Press ABOARD LANDON TRAIN, EN ROUTE TO DETROIT, Oct. 13.— Gov. Alfred M. Landon today warned American labor to keep out of politics and to avoid the dangers which have made ‘working people serfs of the state” in foreign lands.

The Republican presidential nominee, completing his swing through the . northern Ohio industrial district, stopped at Toledo en route to Detroit for a major speech tonfght. Addressing an audience ‘of 1900 Gov. Landon declared: “1 am absolutely opposed to any infringement of the rights of ny bor to organize and to any curtailment of the right of freedom of assembly. It is the government's duty to protect labor and the people in these rights. ”

“Look Abroad,” He Says

“Look abroad,” Gov. Landon said, “and ‘you will find that where autocrats and dictators have sprung up from class hatred, where organized labor, through its shortsighted leadership, has participated in.the political creation of new governments, organized labor has been destroyed.” . In his first rear platform .speecn of the day, at Sandusky, Gov. Landon elaborated on his relief program calling for elimination of ‘waste and political favoritism. Gov. Landon “shot the works” on New Deal relief administration in his Cleveland address before swinging through the * Ohio industrial cities of Sandusky (at 9:25 a. m.) and Toledo (at 10:25 a. m.) and then on to Monroe, Mich., (11:40 a. m.) and Detroit, where he was to arrive at 12:35 p. m. for an evening speech -on free enterprise. The Toledo and Detroit addresses will ‘be the final major blasts of the Republican nominee's campaign

through the important states of Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana— a section which many experts believe ‘will decide the outcome of the 1936 campaign.

Special train when the RLS 1 . nominee

crosses ‘the state Thursday, announced today. Those who: will accompany Gow. Landon : ‘include ‘Arthur L. Gilliom, state director of the club; . Mrs. Ernest Morris,’ South Bend, “state vice director; Mrs. James Cunningham, secretary: Thomas C. Batchelor, assistant “state director,- and : Clifford L. Harrod and Mrs. Elias C. Atkins, director -and vice director, respectively, of the Marion: County" club.

NAL GHIEFS: CONFER AT HITLER'S HOME

By U nited Press BERLIN, Oct. ' 13.—An : Assembly of Nazi chieftains at Adolf Hitler's country ‘home in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, may preface a governmental announcement of interna-: tional .importance, it was ‘ beleved

leaders

today. Colonies : appear to | be the’ chief present preoccupation: of the Reich. Hence many observers believed that from the meeting in Hitler's home would come .some new pronouncement of policy aimed at regaining Germany's. pre-war ' possessions overseas. Italo-German. co-operation was another likely -. subject. Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano of Italy is to visit Berlin soon to discuss the salient questions of interest to the two nations—the Spanish Civil war, the proposed Locarno Pact and policy in Southeastern Europe.

RAILS LEAD MARKET IN 2-POINT DINT ADVANGE

By United Press NEW YORK, Oct. 13—Stocks ad-

tive but prices. eased slightly iRAlls and mercantile shaves Ee at Showing. gain at

advanced more than 2 points. All ade new highs for the year, :

TIMES FEATURES “ON. INSIDE: PAGES

rnd Ge of the Indiana an to

844, Montgomery Ward was more | than ‘a point higher and Woolworth |

Roosevelt Text, Page 8

By United Press = *- WICHITA, Kas, Oct. 13.—President Roosevelt told a Kansas audience today that he did not believe Kansas would have survived the depression in such splendid shape had it not been for the assistance and . co-operation of the Federal government. Using the home state of Gov. Alfred M. Landon, his Republican opponent, as an example, Mr. Roose-~ velt lashed out boldly at critics of

sides of America.” “I do not seek ‘to discuss with you the pros and cons of your local government, or -of your. state government in Kansas. You know

"| more: about that than I do,” he said.

“Let me say only, and in very simple terms, that I do not believe that Kansas would have pulled through the difficult problems of the past four years as splendidly as had it not. been for Federal co-op-eration. and Federal assistance. in many fields of your endeavor.” Mr. Roosevelt's. train had. barely crossed into Iansas last night when —at Syracuse—he spoke from the rear platform.

National Income Raised

Shortly afterward he spoke at Garden City. Then at Dodge City to. a crowd estimated to- have amounted to approximately 10,000, Mr. Roosevelt said that while his

Administration had increased the national debt, it had increased the aational income by 22 billion dollars. Leaving Wichita, "his train ‘proceeds to Emporia, thence to Kansas City, Kas. He will detrain there and motor to Kansas City, Mo, where he will board. the train again for . tomorrow's ' campaign tour through™ Missouri and Tilineis,. via St. Louis to Chicago where he’ deJyvers a major address tomorrow. nig

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Young Democi ats ; to Hear F. D. R

By. United Press : : KANSAS CITY, No. Oct. 13.— Young. Democratic leaders ‘from 12 states gathered here today to greet President Roosevelt when he makes ‘a 20-minute address dedicating the new Kansas: City Municipal Auditorium. The President will speak here late today.

BROWDER ATTACKS ILLINOIS BALLOT BAN

‘By United Press ‘NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—In ruling the Communist party from the ballot, Republican judges of the Illinois Supreme Court bench merely

were attempting to make it possible for ‘the Republican party to be able to charge that -the Democrats had Communist : support if the Democrats win in the November election, Earl Browder, Communist candidate Jor President charged in an interview here today. Browder said that the fight to get on the Illinois ballot would be taken to the United State Supreme Court if necessary. He said he intended to return next Monday or Tuesday: to Terre Haute, Ind. to make ‘a radio address. He was prevented from making a speech there several weeks ago.

FIRM ASKS TO T0 CLOSE

The Keystone Savir Savings & Loan Association today filed a petition in Marion Superior Court 4 for voluntary liquidation. The petition sets forth that at a meeting last July 90 per cent of the stockholders approved the procedure. These stockholders hold stock in the amount of $11,386.46, according to ‘the petition.

U. S. Aid Helped State Shake |

the New Deal's program of relief} and social security. ‘He charged the. Republican ‘leadership was ‘“even| trying to bring fear into the fire- |.

it has, |

"ithe escape. LA groceries, they told pol we. :

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PRICE THREE CENTS

{Authorities Fear Trio Has

Escaped Cordon of Manhunters.

TRIO ‘HOLED UP,” BELIEF

Indianapolis and Tippecanoe County Are Scenes of Fugitive Search.

State Police differed as to the possible whereabouts of Brady, James Dolhover and. Clarence Lee Schaffer Jr., alleged murderers and bandits. Police here believe the trio has “holed up” in Marion County. Stave Police in the vicinity of Lafayette believe the men are cold, hungry, penniless, without ammunition, and are hidden in the isolated Wild Cat Creek district near there. : Three facts tended to convince police here that the desperadoes are

in this vicinity.

They: pointed out that the green sedan in which the three escaped

‘after ' the battle with Hancock

County Sheriff Clarence E. Watson was last seen headed for Indianapolis and never has been found or definitely sighted. Secondly, - they : cite, . two ‘women have reported seeing a man answering ‘the description of Brady in a South Side grocery store twice since ‘Each time he bought

feers here rep that

“ARMS SHIPPING BAN Tens

By United Press : ‘WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.— Decision of the Supreme Court to review the power of Congress to enact laws empowering the President to ban arms shipments to warring

nations today ‘threw into doubt fu- said.

‘ture neutrality legislation. The court agreed to hear an-ap-peal from a New York Federal district court's ruling that the Chaco arms embargo act was unconstituUnder this act the Presi‘dent- embargoed arms shipments: to Paraguay and Bolivia immediately after its passage in 1934. \ The test suit followed indictment of the! Curtis-Wright Aeroplane & Motor Co., and others on charge. of conspiring to sell 15 machine guns to: Bolivia in violation of the embargo. The: lower court: threw out the indictment on a demurrer.

LOYALISTS MASS FOR ATTACK NEAR NEAR MADRID

Times Special GIBRALTAR, Oct. 13 —~Loyalist authorities ‘resorted ‘today to desperate expedient to stop the insurgent drive on Madrid—a ‘mass counter-offensive: all along the line west 'of Madrid. Militiamen "and strong supply {rains . were sent to reinforce the lines from Navalperal de Pinares to San Martin de. Val de: Iglesias, on a front totaling some 30 miles, and the order to: attack was expected

Bi Any ime.

Lone Gulia Gets $6000 in. Lyric | ic Holdup

A masked bandit who worked alone and with a finesse that: demonstrated careful planning, according to police, was $6000

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{ the last vaudeville show. Bertillon experts were unable to get any fingerprints from the safe. \

DISPUTES ITEM INRATE FIGHT

Company to Justify $500,000 Figure.

After presenting an income account setting Indianapolis Power and Light Co. revenues for one year

at $10,099,452, John Conley, Public Service Commission chief accountant, pointed out items totaling almost $500,000, which he said should be _ justified by the company before inclusion for rate making. The testimony was heard before the commisison today in the ordering the utility to show

in 1927, Sonations salary of

Piepared pany - books and: records, placed the" net operating at $3,822,688, while taxes, .depreciation and bad accounts brought the gross operating expenses to $6,772,+ 671. The net operating revenue for the 12-month period ending June 30, 1936, .was $3,326,781 the report

Amounts charged off and accrued for bad ‘accounts were ; cess ‘of the actual amount of uncollectable accounts charged off, the Commission’s report claimed. Company income tax was $45,023 less an the income tax figures accrued id charged to expenses, it was reported. These items, Mr. Conley testified, should be : considered by the commission before they are allowed to be used to establish a rate for electric current to the consumer.

$54,000,000 SPENT BY WPA IN INDIANA

By United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.—Total WPA expenditures. through August, amounted to $54,288,591, according to figures released by Works Progress Administration headquarters here. / Of this sum, $1,571,786 was expended for an administrative staff of 810 persons. Wayne Coy, state WPA director, is paid $8000 a year, one of the highest salaries of any state administrator. Indiana is lowest of . all states, however, in percentage of administrative expense, with 2.9 per cent as

compared with the eoungry -wide

average of 4.1.

in Indiana,|

GLOBE GIRDLER

STANDS BY FOR

DASH TO GUAM

Ekins Is Ready to Depart From Manila as Rivals Leave Hongkong.

BY H. R. EKINS Times Special Writer

CAVITE NAVAL BASE P. I, Oct. 14 (Wednesday)—We are standing by again in the pre-dawn tropic blackness at Pan-American Airways’ marine terminal here. In less than two. hours (about 1 p. m. Indianapolis time) the Hawaii -© Clipper,’ now nudging against the landing stage, should be carrying me into the sunrise en route to Guam, 1500 miles away. Of course we are waiting a final weather report, but this time it seems certain that, after three abortive journeys over the 25 miles of road from Manila, we will get off at last. - Reports of the weather along our course and at Guam, where heavy swells have made seaplane landings impossible since Saturday, are distinctly encouraging. While I have been going back and forth over the road to Pan-America's marine base at Cavite (I know every inch of that highway by this time) my rivals have been eating up the once comfortable distance which separated us. Since I reached here Saturday, to find the Hawaii Clipper held by the typhoon, they have ‘cut my lead of more than 5000 miles to a few hundred.

{Ekins* Rivals Cut

it Pierce for Manila to-

| Gay SE They expect to arrive in Manila tomorrow: and board the China Clipper for the United States when it leaves Friday. The pair had cut Ekins’ lead (of 5000 miles to 728 miles when they reached here,

NEW PACT ON GOLD BARED BY TREASURY

By United Press : - WASHINGTON, Oct. 13—The United States went on a “new gold standard” today under an agreement with Great Britain and France designed to aid further stabilization of world currencies. The nations forged in the agreement a powerful inducement to other governments to. join with them in the stabilization accord, treasury sources believed today. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. in announcing the agreement, said it is designed stimulate foreign trade and stabilize exchange . by routing international money speculators. The agreement will permit an exchange of gold for the conversion of paper currencies of the individual countries. The three nauions will co-operate in establishment of exchange price of gold from day to day, Mr. Morgenthau said. agreeing to the proposal, Mr. - Morgenthau said, the “big three” monetary powers each reserved the right to cancel it on 24 hours’ notice if any of them find it adversely affects internal pros-

perity. : ; + “If, « for example, we find the

AD IN | | PHILIPPINES

Death Toll Is Revealed by by Newsigaer: Huns: dreds More Missing and Feared Lost After Fierce Storm.

DIKES BURST, ADDING TO FATALITIES

Rice Fields Flooded ‘Granary,’ Bringing Peril of Famine; Scores of Fragile Homes Leveled.

By United Press

MANILA, Wednesday,

of destruction.

- The inundation destroyed hundreds of nipa shacks— the fragile dwellings of Luzon native farmers—and further crippled communications which have been paralyzed since Friday by gales, driving rains and floods. Face Danger of Famine Sa “Damage to agriculture, already reaching the point where

(Photos, Bottom of Page) “ea als

Oct. 14.—A compilation by the newspaper El Debate today listed 363 bodies. recovered in 16 northern provinces ravaged by one of the greatest typhoon sieges of recent Philippine history. ] The list grew hourly. Hundreds throughout the storm area were missing and feared dead as rampaging rivers swept over their banks and swirled through villages. The Arnedo and Agno dykes on the Pampagna River burst last night, flooding thousands of acres in fertile central Luzon, adding ‘new deaths and damage to the mounting toll 4

in Commonwealth's

residents of several northern provinces are facing famine;

continued to mount as the floods destroyed rice and other staple crops of “the granary of the Philippines.” * 3 Elpidio Quirino, commonwealth secretary of the interior, released provincial emergency funds for use in Siding the

stricken areas.

Red Cross and other relief workers in the area reported ;

M'NUTT PREDICTS

ot VICTORY IN4STATES

Back at hi desk after a Midwestern speaking tour, Gov. McNutt today predicted safe majorities “for President, Roosevelt #in Indiana, Nebraska, Wisconsin ‘and Ilinois. The balloting will be close in Iowa and Michigan, but should result in Democratic vietories, he said. “The fight in Kansas is close with a chance for the Democrats to carry it,” Gov. McNutt stated. The 60-day: poll of the Democratic State Committee shows a Democratic ‘majority of 193,000 in Indiana, and Democratic strength has improved materially in the last three - weeks, the Governor said. During the remainder of the campaign, the Governor is to devote his speaking time to:Indiana and is scheduled to appear - -twice in each

district before Nov. 3.

With Senators Frederick VanNuys and Sherman Minton, Gov. McNutt is to confer with President Roosevelt ‘Friday in Cincinnati. Contrasting with the Governor's prediction, Republican National

to | Committéeman George A. Ball,

Muncie, today predicted a sweeping victory for the Republican state and national ticket.in Indiana.

BANDITS DO BETTER IN. SECOND HOLDUP

When bandits held up Zigler's Service Station, 3347 Madison-av, last Friday night, one of them lost his watch and fared second: best in the holdup. Bandits early today did better at the station. Bester McGee, attend-

ant, of 1533 Lawton-st, told police

that two bandits held him up and

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WE 35 41'S Wal WOR $21.50.

Typical Scenes i in Typhoon Sirichen Ares of Philippine Islands

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| SUPPORT OF SCHOOL

thousands of persons were.

homeless. The Com ith e5is bo mE DE Fpntted that Ase ent

Fifteen persons aboard Re selves. It WAS

there were any tata sin Po ANDERSON ED

‘ON FRAUD CHARGES

Glen M. Cochran, Anderson, ins dicted by the: Federal grand jury a charge of using the mails to de~ fraud, was held in jail here today in default of $5000 he : owing his arrest at Anderson last night. - Cochran, president of the Capital States Prudential Association, Ane derson, the Eastern Mutual Benefit Association, Paris, Ill, and .the Farmers and Merchants Mutual Life Association of Anderson and Nash- 5 ville, Tenn. was indicted on ‘19 counts. : The true.biils charged that sgrees ments offered clients in sent through the mails were” nak complied with. ey

CHIVALRY RESPONDS, GETS AWFUL WALLOP,

Chivalry came to the fore’ esters day but received no en Walter Lindsaya27, of 1028 Udells ;

st, told police he Ww a young an in distress. Her car was He went to her rescue and

started and the crank kicked. MF Lindsay was taken to City Hospit with a broken right arm and J

on her way without even a “tha you, kind sir,” officers were told.

BUDGET.IS SOUGHT:

“It is snpobsible for us to Indianapolis best