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REALTOR FORECASTS GAIN IN NEW BUILDINGS HERE: VACANT STORES SCARC UNION TRUST'S 2.x CAPITAL STOCK T0 BE JUMPED

Arthur V. Brown Announces Authorization of Raise of $400,000.

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CITY. COUNTY LEVIES PASSED BY STATEBODY

Action Sets Center Township Rate for Next Year at $2.98.

FEW APPEALS PENDING

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1930

FARM BUREAU LEADER URGES CROP CONTROL

Agrigtlturists Want Right to Keep Order in Own House, 0’Neal Says.

TAYLOR IS OPPOSED

ITALY - VOTES T0 INCREASE ARMAMENTS

Tension Grips Europe as Mussolini and Hitler Support Rebels.

ALL EYES ON RUSSIA

Madrid Showered With Shells as Planes Wage

Battle Over Capital.

G-Men Track Rumors of Big ‘Turkey Trust

By United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. — The turkey (roasted with cranberry sauce) situation became so critical today that Chief J. Edgar Hoover ordered his Gmen to investigate an alleged gobbler racket which is threatening a white meat crisis exactly one week hence. - Thanksgiving is only seven days away and the Departmant of Justice is smothered (a la turkey) with reports that a gang of public enemies has set up a turkey trust to fix the "prices of these noble birds. Atty. Gen. Homer Cummings passed the word tc Chief Hoover who passed it to his ace sleuths more quickly than you can say ‘turkey stuffing.” The G-men must work rapidly, or there’ll be precious little turkey for anybody on Thanksgiving Day, only hamburger and hot dogs.” j Mr. Cummings, . who likes white meat best, but dark meat better than none, said the department. received protests from Pennsylvania. Then came urgent appeals for aid from turkey growers in Texas and Pennsylvania. Soon: telegrams and letters began fluttering in from all corners of the land— turkey land. They all concerned gobblers and the price thereof, a price so low that the turkey raisers said their birds were worth more on the. hoof than in the oven.

Punkin Head

But in New England the Indiana Product Is Squash.

BY JOE COLLIER

NOTHER thing about Indiana— it’s the “punkin head” of the whole universe, It cans twice as much pumpkin as any other state. When the pumpkin—10 tfain loads this year—is shipped to most other states, it is labeled pumpkin. When iv is shipped to New England, where pumpkin pie was originated, it is labeled squash and made into squash pie. That's just the way New Englanders are. Authority for all this is Gordon C. Corbaley, who was a dollar-a-year man for the AAA brain trust in its early days and who now is president of the American 1lnstitute of Food Distribution, which keeps food cxecutives in the nation posted on what is going on in markets. He addressed the Indiana Canners Association convention this afternoon jn the Claypool, and told them that although this year’s Indiana pack was smaller than last year’s it will gross the canners about $1,000,000 more. The canning industry in Indiana does a yearly business of about $30,000,000, he said, and that is particularly important to the economics of the state because, aside from the containers, it involves only Indiana products and Indiana labor. Mr. Corbaley said that the general trend in food prices will be up from now until the heavy production season of next year. He said that for several years to come the general trend of farm prices will be up and said it was a “swell thing for every one.” .

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Only 10 First-Floor Rooms in Busiest Area Idle, Schmidt Reports.

SURVEY

Steady Expansion Rather Than ‘Boom’ Is Seen by ‘W. G. Albershardt.

Two Enter Race Against Him for® Presidency of Ggoup.

Approval Is Accompanied by Warning Against Further Increases.

PREDICTS RISE IN RENTS IS COMPLETED

Office Building Situation Is Riso Greatly Improved,” Is Finding.

Outlook Best Since 1929, He Says; Board Marks Silver Jubilee.

By United Press MADRID—New loyalist air fleet takes air, ‘battles rebel bombers above city; rebels shift attack to south and southwest sides of city. PARIS—France takes measures to safeguard interests in Mediterranean. ROME—Fascist grand council votes more armaments to back Mussolin¥’s policies. BERLIN—AIl German consuls to leave loyalist territory. MOSCOW—Russia unlikely to go to war over Spanish situation. GENEVA—League fears months of tension between European powers.

“The farmers of this country want production control—they want the right to keep order in their own

house.” With this declaration, Edward A. O'Neal, American Farm Bureau Federation president, this morning addressed 3000 Indiana Farm Bureau delegates in Tomlinson Hall. As Mr. O'Neal spoke, groups mat in corridors steking to oppose reelection of Lewis Taylor as state farm bureau president. Howard Atchison, Scottsburg, Tenth District Farm Bureau director, and Hassil Schenck, Boone County, bureau vice president, were reported as opposition candidates. The election is scheduled tomorrow. © Outlining desires of farmers he represents, Mr. O'Neal said: “You want honest money; you want a better credit system; you want rural electrification; you want farm-to-market roads; you want an equitable tax system and better

The State Tax Board today ap- _ proved without change the county “tax levy of 44 cents and the civil city rate of $1.14. * by this action the total 1937 ‘ax rate for Indianapolis residents living in Center Township was fixed at $2.98 on each $100 of taxable

property, as compared with a current levy of $2.78. | Total tax rates in other township areas of the city next year, as compared with this year, are: Unit This year | Final 1937

BY ARCH STEINEL Only 10 first-floor storerooms are vacant in the city’s busiest area, C. F. Schmidt, Building Owners and Man. agers Association executive secretary, said today after a° survey. The study shewed, he said, that: as Indianapolis joined in the march back to economic recovery, only 6 _

per cent of available store rooms in this area are without occupants. Mr. Schmidt listed the following vacancies in first-floor store rooms: Monument Circle, one vacancy exclusive of the building formerly oce

BY JERRY SHERIDAN Predicting a heavy building program here during the next year, William G. Albershardt, Indianapolis Real Estate Board vice president, said the real property outlook today is more encouraging than at any

time since 1929. Housing demands are certain to result in another rent increase between now and spring, he added, indicating it probably would apply to apartments and single dwellings. Mr. Albershardt. said he anticipates a healthy growth rather than a boom. Realtors are making every

Arthur V. Brown today announced | that stockholders and directors of the Union Trust Co., of which he is president, have authorized increasing the company’s capital stock from $600,000 to $1,000,000. He anounced also that the sale of 400,000 shares of stock at $2.0 a share was authorized and said both actions were taken because of improved business conditions. “Deposits,” he said, “are up onethird from last year and I expect 1936 to be the, best year for net earnings in the history of the company.” The sale of the new stock, he said,

Warren Washington .61 2. Wayne 2.92 3.2 Appeals still are pending before the state board on a few town and

township rates outside the city. School Rate Trimmed

The state board reduced the total levy approved by the Marion County

By United Press s ROME, Nov. 19.—More guns, more airplanes, more warships, more men were voted by the Fascist Grand Council today to back up Premier

Tax Adjustment Board three cents 7 yesterday by cutting the school city rate from $1.10 to $1.07. The school city budget, providing an $875,000. building program. and salary restorations, was not changed. The levy was cut, it was und r-| stood, because state board members

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Mussolini's policies. It was explained frankly that the present ‘international situation was the reason for the vote. Premier Mussolini spoke for two,

hours, explaining his policies—his agreement with Nazi Germany, his

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schools.

ultimate dollar.”

ard; in practice, we are on a gold

Go after them.” Money Policy Explained

Mr. O'Neal 'explained the farmer's goal. of ‘a “commodity

“We are not off the gold stand-

effort to prevent growth, he said.

a mushroom

The Real Estate Board observed

its a silver jubilee in the Hotel Washington today, with Dr. Frank C. Wicks, Church pastor, and P. A. Havelick

All Souls Unitarian

will give the company a capital, surplus and undivided profits total of $3,400,000. Trust investments in the company now are $40,000,000, he said. . The Union Trust Co. was founded in 1893, immediately after the state Legislature passed a law under

cupied by the Indianapolis Power and Light Co.; Pennsylvania-st, Ohio to Washington-sts, three rooms; Market-st from Delaware to Illinois-sts, one room: Illinois st, Washington to Ohio-sts, two rooms; Ohio-st from Illinois to Pennsylvania-sts, three rooms.

standard but not on a fixed gold standard. We now change the price of gold and maintain our dollar at a more constant purchasing power,” he added. He outlined the farm tenant bill proposed for the next Congress. and urged the state organization to back the bill... - Mr, Taylor was praised by Mr. O'Neal as a ‘“‘great leader in tax reform.” a The speaker also congratulated the Farm Bureau on election of M. Clifford Townsend, a member, to the governorship. #0 “Soil __ co

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thought schcol officials had underestimated tax collections. A reduction of approximately, $150,000 was made in the total property tax bill to be paid by Indi-" anapolis taxpayers, it was estimated. , & “A tendency is noted in all bud‘gets this year, that if persisted in, will compel real estate owners to demand a property tax limitation,” " board members warned. “The assumption that the depression is over may be correct, but effects still are with us, as evidenced by the tremendous decrease in as“sessed property valuation and the "large number of persofs-{Mpover-ished by bank and building and loan company failures and|long unemployment. | _ “To, these persons and many | others the tax rates are disturbing,” the report continued. “Public employes may well be reminded that the new social security laws can be established - without an den, but a

effort to bring Austria and Hungary into an anti-Russia bloc, his relations with France and Great Britain. Mussolini's son-in-law, Count Galeazzo Ciano, as foreign minister, reported on his visits to Berlin, Vienna and Budapest. All the leaders of fascism were at the meeting—Guglielmo Marconi, developer ‘of wireless telegraphv; Italo Balko, governor of .Tripolitania; Dino Grandi, ambassador 10 Great Britain; Marshal Emilio De Bono, who led the Italian army into rof Britain's greatest chain of news-

Ethiopia, and many others. i | Planes Stage Battle Over e Tima:

long as wholesale distributors tore : : Madrid; Three Downed pages from it. The deletion of two “Ask Only Parity” By United Press .

Pages om or en ie, . “It is part of organized agriculJ » | ture’s job to i iMADRID, Nov. 19.—Rebels and loy- | caused them to refuse to display it. ar 12 Sven duimiive his alist forces clashed in another spec-| A representative of Gorringes’, | country. We have asked no unfair tacular battle high above Madrid another well-known newsstand firm, advantage over other groups. We this afternoon which resulted in| said that “we tore out two pages,” | put a. ceiling on our prices. We shooting down of at least three but the magazine is on sale at sev. (asked for only parity and nothing lanes. ~~ |eral places in the West End.” more;” he asserted. The fight occurred after the in-| Many British readers received full] Mr. O'Neal declared outcries” surgent planes showered Madrid reports from uncensored American (Turn to Page Three) with another death-dealing bombardment. ‘| by mail.

newspapers and magazines delivered : Loyalist squadrons, "which had |ling from the British weekly news 2 KILLED AS TRAIN :

Others could get an inkratrolled the air above the capital | magazine Cavalcade, which hinted since today’s first raid in the morn- | broadly at the subject. . ing hours, darted into the fight in| In its latest issue, the publica - ‘HITS RAIL ‘SPEEDER’ Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind. Nov. 19.—Two

an effort to drive the enemy away. | tion — without mentioning Mrs. men were killed and a third injured

as speakers. Dr. Wicks discussed the housing situation in Sweden, where he visited last summer.

Organized in 1911’

The Board was organized Nov, 27, 1911, as the Real Estate Exchange. James S. Cruse, William P. Socwell, Joseph W. Selvage, Louis F. Smith, J. A. Egbert, William Winston, P. J. Canalane, John R.. Welch . and Walter White were among the original founders. The group now has 212 active and 150 associate members. M. L. Hall

is president, ~~ yr ings resent “years, Mr. Al= bershardt said the depression has benefited real estate by allowing time for planning, Modern trénds in construction have altered many phases of the real estate business, he said. Units within a house now may be purchased completely prefabricated.

Sees Assessment Gain

An entire prefabricated house will not be popular, he said, until factories develop production lines similar to automobile manufacturing plants. -Expecting assessment, rolls to be restored by building, Mr. Albershardt said there already has been a definite uptrend in values. Prospects for next year, he pointed out, are even better than anticipated. Continued activity will restore the “sellers” market during the next two years, he predicted.

which trust companies could operate in Indiana.

$2,700,000 IN U.S. BONDS BOUGHT HERE

Thrifty Indianapolis citizens have invested - $2,716,387.50 in United States Savings “baby bonds” since they first were offered early in 1935. The report, issued today by Postmaster Adolph; Seidefisticker, include October, 1936. Of this amount, $2,653,687.50 was purchased through the main win‘dow at the lé6cal postoffice. The remainder was handled through branch offices. The bonds have a maturity value of $3,621,350, he said.

NEGOTIATIONS OPEN IN BENDIX TROUBLE

By United Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. Nov. 19.— Negotiations to end the “sit down siege” of the Bendix Aviation Corp. and reopen its automobile and airplane parts plant got under way belatedly today when Homer Martin, president of the United Automobile

No vacancies were reported on Washington-st, from Pennsylvania to Illinois-sts and on Meridian-st, from Ohio to Washington-sts.

Office Vacancies Decline He estimated that of 205,000 square feet of first floor store-room space in the area, only 13,000 square feet was unoccupied in the 25 build ings reporting to his association. Vacancies in office buildings alse

have decreased from the 1933 low, when 470,000 square feet of 2,200,000 square feet was vacant, he said. This ‘year only 370,000 square feet is uns occupied. y “Although this is a gain of 5 per . cent since 1933, it means that the 370,000 square feet of vacant space is equivalent to four good-sized of= fice buildings. So one readily can see that new office buildings are not needed in Indianapolis until this Space is absorbed,” Mr. Schmidt said.

Arrest Record Set as Police Push Campaign for Safer Streets.

By United Press . ) LONDON, Nov, 19.—Incipient revolt developed today against the suppression of news about King Edward’s friendship with Mrs, Wallis Simpson. -W. H. Smith & Sons, proprietors

Fines ranging from $3 to $5 were imposed upon 13 traffic law vidlators when arraigned today before Municipal Judge Charles Karabell. Twenty other alleged violators are

to appear within the next few days. ‘A total of 76 arrests made yesterday. “and: Tuesday: brought to a new. high the number of persons charged wi traffic violations by the police department during a 48-hour period. Judge Karabell threatened jail sentences and revocation of driving licenses for motorists who persist in violating regulations. In court this morning Judge Karabell convicted 10 drivers of ignoring stop signals at preferential streets. Five were fined $3, four $5 and one $1. Costs in each case were suspended. Two speeders were fined $5 with the costs suspended and one red light crasher was fined $5 with costs suspended. Dalton Rasmer, 37, of 127 W. 24thst, was reported in fair condition at City Hospital with injuries received when struck by. an automobile at 16th and Illinois-sts last night. Ralph Black, 36, Pittsboro, Ind., was the driver, police said. He was not held.

increase in: the tax burden, but a great part of that responsibility is theirs.” Increase Is Explained

~~ It was explained the 6-cent increase in the county budget largely was accounted for by the new welfare department budget. Board members pointed out they had no past experience to guide them in fixing this department’s operations. The 3-cent, increase in [the civil city budget is accounted for by salary restorations, most of which are in the lower brackets, it was said.

1930 Was Peak Year

In the city’s top year in renting office space, 1930, the occupancy was but 89 per cent of 2,200,000 square feet, with 200,000 square feet in | vacancies, Mr. Schmidt cited. i “I look for little increase in our total occupancies in 1937, due partially to the fact that the new Federal Building wing will reduce our, occupied offices,” Mr. Schmidt - said. He cited the following govern" ment offices expected to move to

The hostile aerial forces soon Simpson or her possible marriage— clashed in a desperate dog fight, asserted that the King has| won a machine-guns spitting fire and steel. | battle against interferers “inside From the intermingled fleets | Buckingham Palace and outside” three planes spun downward.

Following is a comparison of current and proposed 1937 rates and the levies finally fixed by the Marion County Tax Adjustment Board and the State Tax Board for In- ~ diangpolis residents living, in Cen-

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J . by - is Cnty. Final Unit ear Proposed Board 1937 _ County ....... $0.38 $0.46 $0.44 $0.44 Civil City... . 1.11 1.18 1.14 114 School City .... 1.10 | 1.07 Center Twp. .. . o.A8 CL. State

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RL BL 18 $3.2192 $3.01 £2.98 The Center Township and state rates were: not appealed to the state board, which is the final

day of Community

FUND PLEDGES NEAR

90 PER CENT MARK

Indianapolis Community Fund collections reported today amounted to $20,337.72, bringing the

grand total to $670,067.32, or 89.8

per cent of the $745,742 goal. The campaign is to end tomorrow night at 6 p. m.

“Over the top!” was the slogan toFund workers as

Russia to Keep Out of Conflict, It 5 Stated

By Scripps-Howard Ncwspaper Alliance WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.—While Soviet Russia has. supported and will continue to support the leftist government of Spain, she will not allow herself to be drawn into war over it, it was reported on excellent authority today.

LONDON, Nov. 19.—Great Britain will refuse to recognize a threatened Spanish rebel blockade of loyalist

who sought to influence his conduct. |

BOY FATALLY BURNED;

By United Press

Ross -Jr.,, 8, was burned to death and four other children suffered critical burns last night when fire destroyed the John Ross farm home, seven’ miles east of Lowell. |

4 OTHERS INJURED

HAMMOND, Ind., Nov. 19.—John

critically today when a fast freight train struck a maintenance department “speeder” near here. The dead were: Arthur Booher, 39, and Earl Wesnter, 38. John Sullivan, 25, was reported in critical condition at ‘St. Elizabeth Hospital here. All were from Otterbein and employes of the Nickel Plate Railroad. The men were en route from Otterbein to Montmorenci to start work. They waited for a regular freight train to pass, then put their “speeder” back on the rails. They had gone a few miles when the freight ‘train; traveling 60 miles an

PRESIDENT SPEEDING

0 BUENOS AIRES

By United Press

ABOARD U. S. S. CHESTER, AT

SEA, Nov. 19.—President Roosevelt proved himself a “good sailor” today as he sped southward aboard the cruiser Indianapolis toward South America, for the opening of the Pan-American Conference at Buenos Aires on Dec. 1.

Workers of America, arrived by airplane. More than 1000 workers meanwhile continued to occupy the plant, which hasn’t turned a wheel since 10 a. m. Tuesday when the loudspeaker system blared a closing order. Edward C. McDonald, Federal conciliator, arrived from New York this morning to join Robert C. Fox, also of the United States Department of Labor, in attempts to settle the dispute. The trouble allegedly originated from attempts of the automobile union, a C. I. O. unit, to enforce a .closed shop agginst the determination of Vincent Bendix,

the new 6 wing: Department of Justice, Fletcher Trust Building; United States Navy recruiting stae tion, Cole Building; Labor Relations Board, Architects and Buiide. ers Building; Alcohol Tax Division and Animal Husbandry division, Guaranty Building, . “The loss of this space must be absorbed by new tenants to take up the slack,” Mr. Schmidt said.

Forecasts Rental Rise

He foresaw, however, a rise in rentals both in storerooms and of fice space, : “Buildings which showed losses in

ports, including Barcelona and Alicante, it was indicated in reliable quarters today. Such refusal would be a challenge direct to the nationalists and their pretense to control the Mediterranean and Bay of Biscay coasts.

MARKET RECOVERS AFTER OPENING DIP

By United Press N NEW YORK, Nov. 19.—The stock market recovered slowly in dull trading today \after an opening break had carried stocks as much as 5 points lower.\ Rails led the early decline with Union: Pacific showing the widest loss. All-came up slightly from their lows. Atchison, Topeka &: Santa Fe came back to show only a fractional loss

CITY MARKET INCLOSED DRIVEWAY AND

hour, struck them from behind.

JACK FROST TO TAKE REGESS, PREDICTION

HOURLY TEMPERATURES . 6a.m.... 23 11la.m.... 35 CLUB FILES EXPENSES 7a.m.... 23 12 (Noon). 38 8a.m.... 26 l1pm.... 38 . eer ; 9a.m.... 29° 2p.m.... 38 The Columbia Club election com-| 10a. m.... 32 | mittee, through A. M. Glossbrenner, treasurer, today filed an accounting| Jack Frost is to take a slight refor campaign expenses. It received | cess tomorrow when the Weather $2650, the report said, of which $1800 | Bureau says the temperature will given to the Marion County Re- | rise and the sky probably will be publican Central Committee; $300 | cloudless. Lowest temperature toto the Landon-Knox Club, and $50 | night probably will be 34, the buspent miscellanecusly. reau predicted.

PARKING PLACE DEDICATED

The Indianapolis set a course at 25 knots toward the passage between Santo Domingo and Puerto Rico, and planned a record run to Argentina from Charleston, S. C. The first scheduled stop is at Trinidad Saturday morning.

GEORGE ADE BETTER; HAS RESTF'L NIGHT

By United Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Nov. 19.— George Ade, Indiana author, made progress today in his fight against illness. The humorist’s condition still was serious but not critical and he spent an apparently comfortable night, Dr. W. T. Gilman, Chicago, friend and one of the attending physicians; reported.

authority on all levies and budgets. - Most cuts made by the county board were gccomplished through "reductions in working balances, anticipation of bond issues to finance poor relief and boosts in estimates of miscellaneous revenue to be received from sources other than property taxes. b —

COMPENSATION GIV TO WIDBW BY COUR

The Appellate Court today ruled | tnat Mrs. Emma D. Reissner, widow of Frank Reissner, who was secretary to the: Indianapolis Schoo! Beard and who died in June, 1935, one day after he had punctured his hand with a pencil point, is entitled to workmen's compensation. It ordered the State Industrial Roard, which had previously ruled she was not, to pay her $16.50 a week for 300 weeks; $159 for medical expenses, and $100 for burial expenses. |

The parents, were visiting neighbors at the time. eh The five Ross children—John, Ann, 13; Nancy, 15 months: Jane, 15, and Martha, 7—and Joe Crownover, hired man, were asleep in second-floor rooms when they were awakened by the fire. Crownover and the four girls jumped ‘from the windows but were unable’ to reach the boy. 9

they concentrated on a “big push” to raise the needed 12.9 per cent of their goal before the drive ends tomorrow night. | A report yesterday of new pledges totaling $76,787.28, brought - the amount subscribed to $649,729.60 against a goal of $745,742. A report meeting was scheduled in the Claypool Hotel at noon today. “Every dollar we fall short of our goal will lessen our power to relieve suffering in Indianapolis this ‘winter,” said Chairman Harry B. West in a final appeal.

head of the concern.

FAY WEBB, FORMER ACTRESS, IS DEAD

By United Press SANTA MONICA, Cal, Nov. 19. —Messages of condolence came from the film and radio world today to the grieving father of Fay Webb, former actress-wife of radio croonér Rudy Vallee, who died last night. She died at 7 p.m. (Indianapolis time), without recovering from a coma in which she had slept for 41 hours. The 30-year-old former screen extra amazed physicians (Turn to Page Three)

depression years now will be made to stand on ‘their own financial feet,” he said. . . Prior to the New Deal only 11,000 square feet was rented im office buildings for Federal agencies here. The rental space for agencies reached 30,000 square feet in 1935, and a high of 58,000 square feet in May 1936, 26 per cent of the total office space reporting statistics to the association, Mr. Schmidt said.

UPHOLDS CONVICTION OF WOMAN BANKER

~The Indiana Supreme Court toe ay had affirmed the conviction of Miss Margaret A. Cheney, former - Tippecanoe Loan and Trust Co, secretary, Lafayette.

| BOB BURNS

. T'S gonna take Say. S. ‘me some time to git used to these kitchenette apartments, especially the kitche enettes. 1 declare they ain't nothin’ in the world but a narrow aisle that runs between a

TWO-POUND BABY DIES By United Presa MARION, ‘Ind, Nov. 19.—Alice Joan Allen, two-pound daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen, died yesterday after being kept alive for seven hours. ’

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