Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1936 — Page 3

KING'S DECISION ON LOVE AFFAIR

~ To Belvedere; Edward May Go to Cannes.

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ihe was becoming convinced that all ‘the King’s men could not defeat the government. Hence members of the royal family continued intensely anxious today in the feeling that the king eventually might abdicate. Queen - Mary was reported to feel that even : if the King stuck to the throne now, ‘he would be involved in a similar “emergency a few months later and that for the good of ‘the country it ; would be better for him to go now unless he renounced Mrs. Simpson finally. Hint Intrigue Against Romance It was said in private circles (Iriendly to the King that even if Mrs, Simpson wrote the statement, ‘Lord Brownlow’s influence was de«cisive in prompting her to make the

esture, Brownlow, it is asserted, may prove to have collaborated intimately with those who have been trying—“delicately as if they were walking on egg shells,” an informant put it—to effect & rupture in the King’s friendship. These people know that it would be fatal to move directly, and many believe that instead they induced Mrs. Simpson to take the initiative ‘and put upon him the sole responpibility for decision. Now that the statement has been made, and the King is approaching his decision, parliamentarians who have been working for him and others who have been {trying to effect a breach between him and Mrs. Simpson, asked each other: “How will his majesty react?” ¥What will he decid=?”

“ Hope for Quick Action

¢ ‘Their real hope was that the King would announce that he would refrain, on the advice of his ministers, from marrying. But they admitted it was only a hope—and the better they knew him, apparently, fhe more doubt they had that he would renounce Mrs. Simpson. » Whatever the King does, his adVisers believe, must be done ‘quickly. Otherwise, they fear opinion will - turn against him. = Walter Turner Monckton, = the ng’s attorney general, and Sir alter Peacock, receiver general of rr Duchy of Cornwall from which e King derives revenues, dashed ap to No. 10 Downing Street late Yast night and conferred with Prime Minister Baldwin, just back from ‘Commons. Then Monckton left for Fort Belvedere. "The parliamentary Labor Party, presided over by Clement R. Atlee, ts leader, met for an hour and a alf in the House of Commons and discussed the crisis. It was understood the speeches overwhelmingly . ‘opposed the King’s marriage to Mrs. Simpson but there wag no resolytion and no vote.

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WELFARE SHIFT DUE

Gov.-elect Townsend today inditated an executive order switching 19 state institutions from the ex‘ecutive to the Public Welfare De‘partment would be issued soon. The - order already has been written, he said.

CERN TIER IR WAAR A a a a TO SE So

, Baldwin Ready for Summons |

Mr. Ball Tells of Utility Purchase .

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daily .press conference at 4 p. m. and revealed that Mrs. Simpson succeeded in evading the besieging journalists and leaving the villa on one occasion .since her . arrival, driving to Nice last night and taking a walk. Lord Brownlow talked to the rethe gates. The guard at the villa to which he beckoned them from the gates.: The guard at the vlila has been increased and three English detectives and four French police inspectors. !

Agrees to Picture

Mrs. Simpson was reported to he growing - more nervous because of the constant prowling around the house of press photographers. To get rid of them, she agreed to have her photograph taken this afternoon by one representative of the Anglo-American press and one representative of the French press. The - picture will comprise Mrs. Simpson, Lord Browlow and Mr. and Mrs. Rogers.Lord Brownlow’s statement was designed to crush rumors that Mrs. Simpson is leaving Cannes either for Switzerland or Italy. Lord Brownlow also announced there would be no further statement today, but -agreed to receive four representatives of the English and American press daily at the villa, He said he would answer questions by telephone each night at 10 p.m. The photograph ‘of Mrs. ‘Simpson,

3 CONVICTS TUNNEL INTO GUARD’S ARMS

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Dec. 8.— Three convicts. sat disconsolately in punishment hall at the state prison today, their reward for 64 days -of digging 140 feet under the prison wall only “to find a guard waiting when they emerged from their tunnel last night. Fred Turner, - 22,: celebrated the Second anniversary of his arrival serve 15 gears for highway robholy by disappearing: Oct. 4. He had not been. seen until Iast night:

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he stuck his head from the tunnel. The tunneling amazed prison: officials, who -said it" took the: convicts more than two weeks to cut through the eight and a half-foot stone wall of the prison with their

only tools—two cold chisels, ‘a screw driver and a hammer.

. IN INDIANAPOLIS

MEETINGS TODAY

Indianapolis Medical Society, meeting, aon Antlers, Junior Order Unite eetin oy olary ub, luncheon, D Rotel:

Allied Investments, Hotel

ihe, Tau" oO Omezs, luncheon, Board of TGres Bi Club, luncheon, Spink-Arms Hotel, ro Mercator Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, on.

wyers’ Association, luncheon, Hotel

hington, n EE Club, iuncheon, Columbia Club,

‘noo truction League of Indianapelis, Joao Architects: and Builders’ Build-

Jo Aotuarias Club, dinner, Hotel Washing- . oostor B Eepublicans, Ine., luncheon, Co-

Tumis Club, Hom Builders’ Association, dinner, ‘Hoosier Athietic Club, 6:30 p. : re Agents’ Association, lunch‘eon, Hotel

ASHINRON, noon MEETINGS TOMORROW Indians State Chamber of Com Annual meeting, Board of Trade Building,

DO adianapolis ane Club, dinner, Codumbia Club, 6:3 m. Jiom Club, I En Hotel Washington,

‘N00!

RO Awanis Club, luncheon, Columbia Club,

Purdue Alumni Association, luncheon, Howl Severin, noon. Associa of Cost Aecountants, luncheon, Hotel Washin ton, noon + Twelfth District American Legion, lunch20 eh tedical Feats ay ti " ca at sn mee . Indianapolis Athletic C 7:96 p ne, arion ounty ate Claud, a Claypool Hotel, 8 p. men ot ates, luncheon, Ww ington American

soles 3 Hotel Epler: washington. so TieTeHs

MARRIAGE LICENSES

%. (Incorrect addresses frequently are i.siven to the Marriage License Bureau ¢«deliberately. The Times in printing the % official list assumes ne responsibility for such addresses.)

E. Ohio-st ey roy

luncheon,

Women’ s ™ Hotel

dinner, Hotel

Arth rtin, 21, of 203%: W. i3thLilian brash, 18, 1809 N

fo ge Fld ig Elizabeth Brown,

iene McNgw. 25. of 1209 8. Bed-.Jord-st, to Elsie Mueller, BR Rd

TRE ml 2,

United American JMechan- gum

Florists, meetings,

Brown, 23. of 1347 3.343 | Prec

E Boi 2h vg pe | ck Me. Bay. 2. oy oT 3s

. Hobein. 46, of 1847 W. Morris- | Marshall, 24, of Maywood.

Jesse Nellie Moorefield, at 1021 N. Ala-

ama. Harry, Ollie Keys, at 1320 W. 26th. David, | Eleanor orrow, at 1220 Muskin-

Luther, Gertrude McCauley, at 2271 Hill-

Lon, Ruth Pyland, at 253 oy Keystone. Linsford. Ethel Hill, at 848 W. New York. Leroy, Helen Brennan, at:765 N. Persh-

in Lerman, Loretta Wright, at 1504 Nelson. Woodrow, rances Marston, at 65 &

Mou Clyde, Helen Plisterer, at Clayton,” Hazel Oakley, at Basil, Georsl a Marshall, at Nat, Geraldine Smith, at

DEATHS Emma E. Mitchell, 73. at 2047 N. Tacoma, chronic myocarditis. njamin Morgan, 78, at Methodist, broncho-pheum onia William Fehrs Heil, 5 at 2158 E. Gar-Neld-de, Ton hemor age Amo . Orcutt, 62, at 1138 Villa, caras Ruthrauft, 67, at 2050 N. Meridian, coronary

occ ‘George Ro 83, at City, broncho= PRelimonia. 62, at Central Indiana, aortic

insufficienc iediy. 9 Emm ttenour, 85, at Wm. H. Block Co.. store, cerebral hemorrhage. Nannie Nicholson, 59, at 183¢ E. 10th, chronic myocatditis, : : Carrie seman. 74, at 2617 Eastern, c fehral Ta age. Lettie . BE. Hall, 36, at 1639 Cornell,

1 aps Ivan Ellsworth Harris. 40, at Veterans, umocopceic meningit. eltkemeyer, Tn. at City. cerebral

arvin Eaves, 58, at City. ar. Ve oSclerpsis, o. teshmes I. Fieener, 63. at 1702 Blaine, ar-

OFFICIAL WEATHER

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' INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; somewhat warmer tonight.

Sunrise . 6:35 | Sunset TEMPERATURE

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- BAROMETER

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fort fier Recalls | It “Was 8 Pretty Good Bargain”

London Source Dictated Wallis’ Note, Is Claim

posed with: Lord. Brownlow and Mr. and -Mrs. Rogers’ was taken after the. photographers were told the picture should be distributed to: all agencies, without favor. There were unconfirmed rumors around Parliament that the King’s proctor had intervened in the Simpso case and “thus saved ‘the situaon. ” f

Regarding the ‘visit of Birkett and

Frampton to the president of -the divorce ‘court, a legal expert said: “Normally, the president of the divorce court never summons counsel to a private conference, but if the . King’s . proctor notified the court of his intention of intervening, - the president might inform counsel to enable the latter to consult: the client's solicitors, who would decide whether to press for a final decree or abandon the suit, which they could .do by a formal | motion before the court.”

DAFFRON AND GIRL ARE HELD FOR JURY

Pair Charged With Kidnap“ing and Car-Theft.

George Daffron, 27, who'has been

given the sobriquet of “the gabby.

bandit” by police, and Mrs. Lillian Simpson, 21, his alleged companion in crime,. were bound. over to ihe grand ‘jury. from Municipal Court today" on-charges of vehicle taxing and. kidnaping.. Bond ‘for each of the pair was set at $75,000. They are alleged by police to have abducted Mrs. Anna Lonigan, living on Troy-av near’ the Bluff-rd, and to have, taken her car in order to commit filling station robberies. Daffron, who.apparently regarded the ‘preliminary hearing before Judge Charles XKarabell as a

+4 humorous+incident, denied he was

trying to emulate Dillinger and said

Lkhe had no connection with the

Brady’ gang.

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98¢

sk ivels sans

VALUE OF $1.50

LAWS DOUETED

Legislative Tax Commission ‘Makes Public Report on’ ~ State Survey.

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The number of townships able to|

operate ‘on $1 were: None in ‘1928; one: in 1929,:1930 and 1931; two in 1932; five in 1933; 17 in 1934, and six in 1935. The: average sownship tax rates for the ‘same years were $2.8056, 1928; ° $2.7745, 1929; . $2571, 1930; $2462, 1931; $1.953, 1932; - $2.128, 1933; $1.975, 1934, and .$2.123, 1935. There is no county in which the

average tax rate during the period was $1 or less. In 1932, 16 counties had an average rate of $1.50 or less. This number dwindled to five in 1933, six in 1934, and two in’ 1935. Neither of the two latter counties,

Union and St. Joseph, had remained tin ton

within the limit during the previous years.of the study period. ;

Excluded: Outstanding Bonds The act of 1933 excluded all bonds outstanding ‘in August, 11932’ from the tax limit of $1, but includes all bonds issued subsequently. Because of ‘the 15-cent levy, the total rate for township purposes is 85 cents. The survey shows that there. were 103 townships in 1934 which could not raise sufficient: revenue on an

85-cent. levy to pay their bonded indebtedness; Mr. Hemmer said. Fourteen could not pay for poor. relief and 249 were unable to pay ior bond retirement and poor relief. Before enactment of the law, no city in ‘the state had been able to operate on a rate as low as $1.50. In 1932, the year the law was passed, four cities fixed the rate at $1.50.

Had ‘to Itiérease Rate “As:the rate’ 50 ‘Hi¥ed did not yield

sufticient revenue, the cities were"

y gin A constant favorite! ‘Brown,

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eases esssssenes

mn dr in. sl _ with’ rifles for re-

inforcements . #eenrenat,

» | rate was $3.03.

And Agrees He Got “Tato s Lat of Things” edi saat whieh Bewildered Him When Questioried.

for dinic 1%

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obliged to increase.the rate in-sub-sequent: years,” the survey states. History of the property tax rates in these four cities follows: 1932 1933 3: 30

1934 1935 $334 74 $3. 53

Boonville 2. 00 $333 33

Wethmgton $1.50 $2.50 Indianapolis rates for the same years were $292, $3.20, $2.63 and $2.11. Due to the 15-cent state rate ,a: city can levy only $1.35 for its own purposes. A study of rates levied in 1934 and collectable in 1935, shows that there is no city in which the tax rate for the retirement of ‘borids or for. payment of poor relief was more than $1.35, but there were nine: cities which ‘could not raise enough revenue on a $1.35 levy to pay for bond retirement and poor relief. - -

Average City: Rate $3.03 During the same year there was no city. in. the state which could raise ‘enough onthe $1.35 to pay current operating expenses of the city, exclusive of: bond retirement and poor relief. The average city

Tax limitation is a familiar figure in’ ‘Indiana’ politics. Property own-

law. in 1932 when _ property was

gold and black mohair with

‘bringing in little. revenue.

2.26 $2.90

| REVEALS AID 0 |

Bal Tells’ Senate’ Group He Granted Brothers Right . Of Option..

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2 Sept. 8, 1935. : The. auction sale was | held:Sept. 30.

Wheeler. developed that all securities of ‘the: Va, Eis Corp., a large Van. Sweringen\ subsidiary,

the. brothers, who had’ lost: control, were ' immediately ‘given opportun-

| ity to’ regain .control- for. $8250, .

Wheeler contended. tha, the conitract was so drawn that creditors of the Van Sweringens could . not seize’ the option which gave them

‘| virtual control” of ‘the system. Ball

denied the contract was: drawn with that intent, but ‘agreed that it might so operate. Under. terms of ’ the contract, the Van ‘Sweringens were to receive $100,000 a year drawing account from Mid-America, Wheeler said: A copy of:the contract, made public by Wheeler, showed that the 8250 shares of Mid-America stock were to be held in escrow for 10 years, during which : time. the brothers could exercise . the option to buy control. Meanwhile, under terms of the contract, voting’ control in the stock was held-by the Van Sweringens. Whether they ever formally paid ‘over the $8250 to ‘exercise: the option- was -not brought out. Buys 14 Roads Ball. testified: ‘ That. the purchase included control of the Alleghany Corp., topholding company -in.the Van Sweringen chain, Its. book assets ‘value was $3,183,000,000 and it cost Ball and his group $274,882. : That . the : Alleghany Corp... alone controlled 14 ‘railroad. systems with 23,000 miles of trackage. Ball testified he put up $1,343,000 of his own money, Tomlinson, $671,= 700° and “got the rest” from the Manufacturers’ Trust - Co. i to pure .chase the securities. -

‘Wheeler pointed out that the

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were | bought by Mid-America: and that |,

188 Clothed

1936 Campaign Sets a Record; : Golden Gloves - Gives $300.

Children clothed ..............188 Office cash. seve ssscesteses 502.33.

\WELVE to go—and The: In- » dianapolis Times‘ Clothe-A~ Child campaign . will _hit the 200 mark in needy .school. children who, will have been clothed _for . “winter. Today, abetted by the 30-chil-dren _ gift of the Golden Gloves boxing tourney, a the 1936 campaign reached a high mark for Dec. 8. As Clothe-A-Child rolls go -up‘ward the thermometer sinks. Call Riley 5651 if you want to be one of the donors to play Santa this Yuletide. New. donors follow: soa en Gloves tourney, Bruce P. Robiost, American n, Legion, . +30 children. or nting Dept. & Co., four boys and three girl Bo two yS. Berta C. Heller, one child Py Officers’ Club, - School - 38, - one

G. T. D. girl Klein & 8 n, Inc boy. ma Alpha orority, Epsilon

United Commercial Travelers of Ameri Albert eC Erp child

Twelve: Sunshine Sisters, one child. Anonymous, one chi

FIVE DIE IN BLAZE, THREE BADLY BURNED

By United Press 'M’GREGOR, Ia. Dec. 8—Five members of one family—the parents and ‘three children—perished today in a fire which destroyed their mall, frame house. Three other children escaped, but

two were burned so badly they were expected to die.

market value of the sequrities, purchased for $3,121,000 Sept. 30, 1935, Jast. week was $13,492,000, or 432 per cent above the-auction price.

‘A complete. cleaning outfit "with mop, duster, broom, dust-

wrinnnienies IBC

a check for $300, ~

SANTA, AT BY Aue, 1S DEA

samuel M. Leonard Was

“Wayto Party at Time: ; | “of Accident.-

. Santa Claus. doesn’t . die, ever,

here under the. name of Samuel M. ,.51, of 2054 Cornell-av.

; Samuel Leonard, actor, Singer, ad depression victim, was struc x terday morning at 20th-st and College-av by an auto and was % taken to City Hospital. He was on his way downtown fo don red suit and whiskers and pack to go fo Riley Hospital. There he had an engagement with a lot of children who didn’t. know Samuel Leonard but did know Santa Claus,

“Samuel Is Injured”

‘Miss. Pearl Leonard, a sister, called Sears Roebuck & Co., where 1ie was employed as store Santa, and . was to be loaned for an entertains ment at’ Riley Hospital yesterday morning. “Samuel has been injured in ats fic, and won't be down until.l : she said. Some one else put on his whiskers, and his suit and took his place. Three hours later, Mr, died. : Mr. Leonard was a singer. For years he was on one; or another of the vaudeville circuits that took him into theaters scattered from coast to coast. He had, his fellow workers said, the knack of knowing how to please the public.

"Liked Santa Role

He had played Santa Claus: ‘for three years at Sears. It was a role he liked best, his family said. Today there is another. Santa Claus at Sears. Services for Mr. Leonard are to be at the Clyde V. Montgomery Fue neral Home at 2 p. m. tomorrow, Burial is to be at. Franklin, Ind. In addition to his sister, Mr, Leonard, who had no children, was survived by his mother, Mrs.. Minnie Jeotare, with both of ‘Whom - he Vv

TEST OF APPEALED | CASE LAW SOUGHT,

A Supreme Court test ofan act passed by the 1935 General Assembly which placed a limit .on the time an appealed case is allowed to stay on a county court docket, was sought by Criminal Court Judge Frank P. Baker today. Judge Baker dismissed an appeal filed by T. C. Waltermire, 335 N., East-st, from a conviction in: Municipal Court. Waltermire was sen= tenced to 180 days on the State Farm and fined $100 on an assault and: battery charge in the lower court several months ago. _ Judge Baker ruled the appeal had been on his’ docket longer than the statutory 90. days due :

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