Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 August 1938 — Page 1

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COUNTY SEEKS

$425,000 MORE

FOR'39 BUDGET

$33,400 Asked to Increase or Salaries and Create New Positions.

CITY TAX RATE TO RISE|

Hike of as High as 10 Cents Predicted; Mayor to - Reveal Demands,

Salary boosts and other increases contained in the proposed 1939 Marion County budget total nearly $425,000, a study of the figures revealed today. = This sum includes $33,400 requested for pay raises and creation of new jobs, $121,499 for WPA road projects and $269,811 for other purposes. : Meanwhile, City,officials made a final check of their proposed budget which is to be made public Monday. Mayor Boetcher has indicated that a levy increase of at least five cents may be asked, while others have hinted the proposed boost may go as high as 10 cents.

Need More for Welfare

County Welfare Department officials also were making a final check of their figures. They have indicated the department’s proposed budget may show an increase of about one-half million dollars, $300,000 of which was provided at

the recent special session of the Legislature. The Welfare Department is a separate taxing unit. The proposals of the County and the Welfare Department, as they stand now, would call for an increased levy of approximately eight cents. Center Township officials, still calculating their needs, also are expected to seek an increased fund. Indiana Taxpayers Association officials have said that the total réquested increases might raise the Center Township (inside) rate over $3.40, as compared with the all-time high of $3.20 for this year. They have urged concerted action by citizens to ‘obtain ‘heavy cuts in the

proposed budgets. General Fund Boosted

The requests for the County general fund, which represents rearly all offices and departments, total $1,596,090.99, or $20,822.08 more than was asked last year and $150,931.51 more than was budgeted for this year. Deducting $160,000 election and registration expense budgeted this year, but not needed next year, the general fund requests for next year actually exceed comparative 1938 figures by $310,000. Chamber of Commerce and Indiana Taxpayers’ Association officials are studying the County requests, preparing to demand elimination of pay boosts and many other proposed increases when the County Council conducts a hearing early next month, : These groups are expected to attack the proposed $58,000 for operation of the Tibbs Ave. Infirmary. The infirmary property was to be given to the State a month ago in return for the State’s assuming care of insane patients now at the County’s Julietta Hospital. Present infirmary patients are to be transferred to Julietta, which is being remodeled and expanded. The deal has been held up pending completion of additions to several State hospitals t& which Julietta patients are to be transferred eventually. Commissioners have budgeted for (Continued on Page Two)

FOUR ARE ARRESTED IN.DOPE RING RAIDS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (U. P.).— The Treasury claimed today to have smashed a heroin distributing ring by simultaneous raids in three Eastern states. Four men, alleged ‘heads of the organization, were arrested. Federal agents arrested a man giving the name of Willie Webber, a theatrical agent, in Philadelphia. Andrew Vergetalis was seized in New. York and Jack Harris and Harry Margolis were taken in New Jersey, the agents reported.

TWO OHIO BROTHERS - DIE UNDER TRAIN

VEEDERSBURG, Aug. 6 (U. P.).—Two youths died under the wheels of a Nickel Plate freight train near here today. A road grader being hauled on the flat car they were riding apparently came loose from its moorings and knocked them to the ground. The victims were John Boyd, 22, Mineral City, O., and his brother, Muriel, 19, Sherodsville, O.

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JAPAN REPORTS RUSSIAN ATTACK

IN FAR EAST

T 0 K Y O—Russia attacks on frontier, Japs claim. MOSCOW-—Press gives less to bordér incidents. eo SHANGHAI — Chinese recon--ciled to loss of Hankow, WASHINGTON—Chinese check Jap advance on Hankow. © . HANKOW. — Fifty-four Jap planes bomb = Hankow; 60 dead. alo IN EUROPE HENDAYE—Loyalists ‘b 1 a's t Rebels on Catalonia Front. PRAHA—Wilson te confer with President Benes, ~~ © LONDON—Writer sets date for next war. * TOKYO, Aug. 6 (U, P.).—Continued border fighting, including Soviet airplane raids and tank and night, as Tokyo strove: for tions to settle tie -N chukuan-Korean frontier dispute. = Publication of the di c conversations between "Japan and Russia in Moscow had no effect on the hositilities. : ; The Japanese claimed to have re pulsed all attacks but did not try to advance. Four Soviet tanks were reported damaged in attacks at two points on the frontier. Japanese action on border negotiations will be discussed by ‘leading Cabinet ministers at a meeting on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the foreign and war offices kept the throne constantly advised: of developments. : tnd The mgqgt hopeful sign: was: conidered here to be the :ocal nature of the present squabble, which has not been extended in the past week. It was understood that the Soviets had forcibly closed ths Japanese consulates at Xhabarovsk and Blagoveschenk. : The war office asserted that. the Russians attacked at Hill 29, on the frontier opposite Korea, at 6:30 a. m. today, using 50 tanks and one battalion of infantry (perhaps 1000 men). At the same time, the communique said, 60 tanks and half £ battalion of infantry attacked the Japanese north of Shatsaoping, onthe Manchukuan. border. ths Japanese artillery laid" down a bombardment against ‘the tanks, the communique said, and frustrated’ their attacks in both sectors.

Decode Shigemitsu Report

After working all night to decode a report from Mamoru Shigemitsu, Ambassador at Moscow, of his conversation with Russian Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinov -on the frontier dispute, thé. -foreigni office issued a summary of the report this afternoon. : It “disagreed with the summary previously issued at Moscow. In the Tokyo _ version, Litvinov's: statements :on- the. situation were much less forceful. Hence the disagree-’ ment in interpretation itself seemed an indication that the Government was determined to pursue its efforts for a friendly agreement which would result in a peaceful liquidation of the dispute—and perhaps decrease the number of such .disputes in future.

Russian Press Gives Less to Border Fights

MOSCOW, Aug. 6 (U. P.).—Russian newspapers ‘ devoted less attention today to events on the Si(Continued on Page Two)

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‘Charlie Chan,’ “Dies in Sweden

. SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Aug. 6 (U. P).—Warner Oland, movie actor who won world fame in portrayal of “Charlie Chan” roles, is dead in Sweden, according to a cablegram received here .today. ’ Announcement of Mr. Oland’s death was made by Harrison Ryon, atiorney for the star's estranged e

Mr. Oland’s death, according to information received by Mrs. Oland, resultéd from bronchial pneumonia which affected his heart. Mrs. Oland, who separated from the

| actor-last fall, was preparing to go to Stockholm when she received “I'word he was dead.

N.Y. STOCKS GO UP T0 10-MONTH HIGHS

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In Several Years.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (U.P).— Stocks ran up fractions to more than a point today to the best levels in 10 months. Trading was slightly ‘more active, but turnover was restricted by the absence of many traders away on week-end vacations. : The advance was attributed to continued favorable business news,

and to the fact that the market's ability to penetrate the previous 10month high of 14491, set slightly less than two weeks ago, was considered a signal for resumption of the rise. | Bonds were higher. tures were steady.

Late Buying Erases Wheat Losses

CHICAGO, Aug. 6 (U. P.) —Early weaknesses in wheat dragged corn prices to new low levels for several years today on the Chicago Board of Trade. At the close corn was off ‘7% to 13% cents, September, 52% cents. * Late buying erased early losses in wheat, which followed a break in the Winnipeg market. At the close wheat was up % to %, September, 647; cents. Oats were % to 3 lower, September, 223, cents.

PATROL STRIKE ZONE WHEN 300 GATHER

Police, armed with tear gas, this afternoon patrolled a crowd of about 300 persons at -the Mahan Paper Box Co., 320 W. South St. Orville J. Kincaid, district C. I. O. field representative, said the persons were C. I. O. members on strike and sympathizers. ‘Police said no property damage, .personal injuries or arrests resulted. gompany officials declined to comment.

WINS TENNIS TITLE CULVER, Aug. 6 (U. P.).—Dave| Freeman, a tow-headed youngster from Pasadena, today scored an upset victory over Welby Van Horn, Los Angeles, to win the National Junior Tennis Championship, 6-0, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0. ’ .

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MASSILON, O,, Aug. 6 (U. P.) — Joseph Nelson, 17-year-old athlete, died shortly after bronchial pneumonia developed: as he was fighting death from a broken neck with the aid of two tongs in his skull and 35 Pounds stretching his fractured vere. wd

te h The youth, son of a‘ prominent

7| Massillon manufacturer, - lost

his fight for life suddenly lg physician, Dr. Walter G. Stém, of Cleveland, had reported ‘him responding nicely to treatment. : Dr. Stern had said the youth was

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4N-TO-DUSK GOLFER WINS

But Now He’s Afraid of What the ‘Missus’ Is Going to Say.

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CHICAGO, Aug. 6 (U. P.)—That old Virginia plantation for which J. Smith Ferebee, a broker, played 144 holes of golf in 13 hours and 32 minutes was owned by neither him nor the man who bet he couldn't do it, it was revealed today. : It was owned by Mrs. Ferebee and Mrs. Fred Tuerk, wife of Ferebee's business colleague who entered: the all or nothing bet after a disagreement over managerial methods. And. at least one of the wives—Mrs. Ferebee—knew nothing of the wager which was settled amid blistered feet, thunder showers, and _enthusiastic galleries on a local golf

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‘been if Mr. Tuerk had won. Winner and loser explained that they had put the property in their wives names for convenience. Mr. Ferebee was a little worried though as to his wife’s reaction when she learns that he spent a day playing golf and risking his half share in the plantation which has been in his family for some 300 years.

Proves a Good Loser

Mr. Tuerk was a good loser. “I guess Smith ought to be the one to have it anyway,” he said. “That place has been in his family for a long time. Its value may ke a little bit overestimated. We paid $30,000 for it in 1933 but I guess he feels its worth more now.” They bought it from Mr. Ferebee's uncle. It is in Princess Anne County, Virginia. : Mr. Ferebee said. he had won

| “about $500” in side bets. He said

he and friends had staked approximately $2500 on his golfing skill. Mr. Ferebee won with only minutes to spare as the last bit of daylight was fading. He limped in, his feet blistered, his back aching from lumbago, but with his eighth round a stroke better than his first. Mr. Tuerk took up Mr. Ferebee's boast that he could do 144 holes in one day, but added a stickler—each round had to be 95 or under. Still Mr. Ferebee, & 10 handicap player,

| won in a walk’ with rounds of 90, 32,

82, 82, 87, 87, 88 and 89, a total of 6817. :

‘I Hurt All Over’.

“Sure, I hurt all over,” Mr. Ferebee grinned at the finish. “But it

if it hadn't rained me out of 97 minutes playing time, but I guess gettin’ the plantation was enough.” Mr. Perebee’s eight rounds were played under almost every handicap a golfer can face. He started at 4:05 a. m. in virtual darkness. There was heavy rain, high wind and later. drying greens that proved fast on one side and slow on the other,

‘| with no way to tell which was

which. On the slow greens he had to use a five iron and in watersoaked sandtraps he had to use a putter. - Mr. Ferebee sipped orange juice from time to time, drank several bottles of beer, ate two sandwiches and one candy bar. He used 12 caddies. One, Tony Zavidosky, a ball spotter, went the whole distance. His 687 strokes were 119 over par. The distance, eight rounds, was 29.3 miles, but the way he was shooting, expert golfers estimated

40 miles. Five times he changed shoes, twice changing his shirt.

Loses Fight for His Life

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PWA APPROVES

EXPANSION OF

Grants $43,650 to Help Enlarge Runways for * Largest Land Planes.

WORK NOW UNDER WAY

Cash Also Allowed to Aid Construction of Bridge ~ At 38th St.

With funds now available as a PWA grant -was approved today, work of expanding the Municipal Airport to accommodate the “largest of land planes that Ay” will begin Aug. 22, I. G. Dienhart, manager, said today. The PWA grant was for $43,650, to which the City will add $53,350 for | the construction of the Department ‘of Commerce radio landing experimental building. = = The City’s share will come from the recent sale of a $70,000 bond issue for that purpose. Five thousand dollars of the issue was used to buy more land, and the remaining $11,650 will be used to furnish materials for a $136,926 WPA project to grade, drain and build experimental runways.

Landing for All Planes

“When we have built runways to the specifications we hope to achieve,” Mr. Dienhart said, “we will be able to land anything .they can get in the air.” Announcement also was made today of a PWA grant, for 46 per cent

of the cost of constructing a bridge over the Canal at 33th St. to extend the street to Cold Springs Road. The State Highway Department is to build a bridge over White River at that point. The Canal bridge will cost $65,000, 55 per cent of which will be furnished by the Park Department. Action on three other city requests for PWA grants is pending. They are requests for 45 per cent of the following: Proposed $3,085, ‘000 South Side track elevation p-

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of service, and the 000. Warfleighy sewer project. Mr: Dienhart, who returned last night "from Washington where he conferred with PWA and WPA oflicials, said workmen have started the grading and drainage projects at the Airport. : 2 Also approved today were the following WPA projects for Marion County: : Continuation of the civilian fingerprint file, started by the Indianapolis Police Department, $8454. Cleaning various Marion County buildings, including the Court House and jail, $79.260. Proyiding stenographic and clerical help in recodifying the Indiana Building Code, $8700. ;

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Approve State Projects Totalling $2,272,705

John K. Jennings, Indiana WPA administrator, today announced that final aproval has been given at Washington for four Indiana projects totalling $2,272,705. It also was announced that William F. Vogel has resigned as State Jeffersonville of schools. John A. Linebarger, formerly State Supervisor of Literacy and Americanism with the WPA, will take Mr. Vogel's poistion. } The largest project of the four approved was for $2,102,426, for improving Lake County roads. ee

NAZI FLIERS PLAN BERLIN-N. Y. FLIGHT

WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (U. P)— German aviators plan fo start a nonstop flight from Berlin to New York Sunday or Monday, it was reliably reported here today. The flight is planned in the same Fokker-Wolff © Condor plane for which official U. 8. permission already has been granted to land in Alaska and San Francisco on 8 ‘round-the-world - flight. ; The fliers intend to land at Floyd Bennett Field. There will be at Jeast five in the crew including two pilots; two radio and mechanical experts and one rigger. .

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NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (U. P)— Douglas Corrigan, a weary and bat-

today and decided to remain just another young man in search of a

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CITY'S AIRPORT

bridge over White River, now out proposed

Adult Education leader to become |

tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature.

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind.

Balloting Is Report: Fairly Heavy in All Sections.

ODDS ON BARKLEY

Senator Involved in Minor Auto Mishap At Clinton.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 6 (U. P.). —Voting in Kentucky's primary election to select nominees for a

United States Senate seat was reported to be moderately heavy and orderly today. ‘ Voting followed a hitter campaign in which bl was spilled and in which President Roosevelt had interested himself on behalf of the New Deal. But from all parts of the state today came reports that balloting was quiet, without violence. Campaign headquarters for both Senator Barkley, Senate Majority Leader and the President’s choice,

and Governor Chandler, the Sena- |

torial opponents, said the voting appeared to be “satisfactory.” Governor Chandler spoke briefly in Frankfort before leaving for Versailles to vote in his home precinct.

Barkley in Minor Accident

Senator Barkley,” on his way to Paducah to vote, was involved in a minor accident at Clinton. The automobile in which he was riding caught fire and he had to transfer to another car. He was not hurt. An early threat of rain did not materialize. Various siraw votes and other samplings of public opinion indicated a Barkley victory, though Mr. Chandler was believed to have made strong strides in the last week. Four investigators of the Senate Campaign. es_ Committee were in the - state: watching the balloting. They previously had reported that campaign methods on both sides were such as “to imperil the right of thie people to a free and unpolluted ballot.” The rkley forces had been accused of coercing WPA, workers and Federal employees in favor of their candidate; the Chandler forces had been accused of identical tactics against state employees. 500,000 Votes May Be Cast The Democrati~ nomination is tantamount to election. An estimated 500,000 votes were expected to be cast. The polls opened at 5 a. m. (6 a. m. Indianapolis Time), and close at 4 p. m. The outcome may be apparent late tonight. But if tabulators have not completed their count by midnight, they must halt until Monday. Showers, predicted generaily throughout the state, may retard voting in rural areas. : The most sensational development

of the campaign was the charge’

that Mr. Chandler had been “poisoned” by drinking water served him during a speech. “It’s a political trick and an appeal for sympathy,” Mr. Barkley said. : At Jackson Thursday night former Sheriff Lee Combs, a Chandler man, was killed, and his brother, Lewis, county chairman for Chandler, and Sheriff Victor Deaton, a Barkley partisan, were wounded. Murder warrants vee issued yesteday for W A. Combs, not a relative of the brothers; Wardie Jenkins, a PWA worker, and Goebel L. Allen, all Barkley men. Several other warants were issued charging Barkley men with having been accessaries.” The shooting occurred on the steps of the Breathitt County Courthouse which houses Barkley headquarters.

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Committee Keeps Eyes

On Kentucky Balloting

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (U. P.)— Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee watched the Kentucky primary election closely today to determine whether the winning candidate would be challenged when he ‘seeks to take his seat. Four committee investigators who reported “deplorable” campaign tactics watched the voting. In a preliminary report they held

tered -hefo, spurned a dozen fortunes

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job. It will have to be a flying job, he said, and if it* wasn’t forth-

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- F " NATIONAL POLITICS

WASHINGTON—Social Security = Board ' probes Davey campaign. Cs LOUISVILLE — Voting heavy but orderly. WASHINGTON—New U, S. political technique gets first showing in Kentucky. BOISE, 1da.—Voters go to polls Tuesday. : WASHINGTON — “Shakedown” charges made by G. 0. P. CHICAGO—Republicans attack

QUIETLY

Hearing Is Ordered On Davey Appeal To Pensioners.

LETTERS SENT

State May Lose U. S.

“New Deal confusion.”

WASHINGTON — Senate committee watches voting. :

NEW TECHNIQUE SHOWN TO U. S.

Streamlined Political Era Is Here as Kentucky Can Testify.

(Editorial, Page 10)

By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—The Kentucky Senatorial primary today furnishes an excellent laboratory for the new technique in politics.

This is introduction of Federal bounties and. benefits, including farm subsidies and WPA as a definite political factor in a contest with a strong state machine which is running in high gear. The test is significant for what it. may mean in the. future of national, as well as state politics, aside from the keen interest aroused in the fate of a key New Deal figure, Senator Barkley, the President's Senate floor leader. Conditions in Kentucky are ideal for -the- test—which does not mean

ideal. pT : Will Disciplined Governor: Chandler has perhaps one of the most effective state machines in the country. It is loyal and disciplined. State ‘employees have heen drilled to round up votes. Beyond ' that, the Governor has levied upon them to pay for his battle, including those in agencies supported partly by the Federal Government, and has used the pressures provided - by his control of the state organization. Likewise, Federal agencies, not only the usual Federal patronage offices controlled by.a Senator, but also the WPA, have been thrown behind Senator Barkley as not before

done in a political contest. Federal office-holders have been levied

upon. So blatant has been the activity on behalf of both candidates that it has called down:the condemnation of the Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee which, amazed at what it found in a preliminary investigation, has ordered its investigator and his staff‘ to comb the whole state thoroughly to get a true picture of this modern political phenomenon.

A New and Better Machine

In the ordinary course, in the past, a Governor situated as is “Happy” Chandler would have a much better chance to win than the Kentucky Governor seems to have. He has made a good Governor, which is conceded even by his foes and admitted by Mr. Roosevelt, himself. He is a popular figure and he has a very effective machine. Young Governors often have built themselves good machines and unseated veteran Senators who, busy

lost touch and lost control. A Senator, to remain in power, had to keep a tight hold on the state machine. He did this through Federal patronage, but that sometimes proved not enough when an ambitious and energetic rival rose in the governorship to challenge him. Senator Barkley has lost the state machine. But, in the New Deal dispensation, he has found himself another which, it seems, is going to bé

strong enough to combat a super- ~ (Continded on Page Three)

Corrigan Spurns Dozen Fortunes and

- Hunts Only for ‘Steady Job’ of Flying

without permission had expired and he could fly again any time he

coming soon (he had only $15 when | wanted

he landed his $900 airplane in Dublin after an ocean flight July 18) he would pick out a few products to endorse for profit, but they would

| be only those he actually used on

‘his flight. : - He had to have an examination made today to determine how badly

| the cartilage in his chest had been | © arges torn by the shoving around he took , | at yesterday's wild celebration in his |,

from | snyents

Dr. Willard Ellsworth examined Corrigan’s chest after a press conference today and said there was “nothing serious” wrong. The physician said that Corrigan did not need gn X-ray. i He said that he made only $600 for radio: appearances ‘before re- # urning. ’ ee . “The story that I'm making thousands of dollars is a lot of bunk,”

said. Referring to the Broadw de, he said: “I never enjoyed

that ‘conditions in Kentucky “are

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Assistance, Hints Altmeyer.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (U. P).—~ The Social Security Board today ordered a hearing to determine whether Ohio has violated Federal law through political appeals to old= age assistance recipients to support Governor Davey for re-election in the Democratic primary next Tues day. The Social Security Board action came as the Senate Campaign Exe penditures Committee watched today’s Kentucky primary election closely for evidence which will determine whether the winning candidate’s right to sit in the Senate will be challenged. Chairman Arthur J. Altmeyer made public two letters sent to old=age assistance recipients in which Governor Davey was lauded as a friend of the aged, and a “leader in any project designed to secure more aid for the state’s aged.”

Makes Protocopy Public He also made public a photo-

copy of a letter signed by Mr. Davey in which the Governor pet'=

| sonally asked for primary support

and said “during the three and a half years of my service as Governor, I have tried to be your friend

and to protect your interests in the ai Spirit of the old age pension aw. :

‘Board’ officials said the hearing probably will be held next nt

that Ohio may be deprived of Feds eral old-age assistance if the board decides politics has been injected into sdministration of the law. In a letter to Henry J. Berrodin, chief of Ohio's division for the aged, Mr. Altmeyer said that: : “It is essential to the efficient administration of state assistance plans operating under the Social Security Act that no attempt be made by public assistance officials and employees to influence recipients of such assistance in the exer cise of their right to vote. :

‘Deficiencies in Administration’

“On the basis of these letters (by Mr. Davey and Mr. Berrodin) it seems self evident that the Division of Aid for the Aged has attempted to influence recipients of old-age assistance for political ends contrary to the purposes of the Social Security Act and of the laws of Ohio relating to the administration of old-age assistance. “Qther information in the possession of the board indicates that [Hire are Serious deficiencies in the a ration of old-age assis in Ohjo.” 8 y ante | Officials said there were a total of 110,542 persons drawing an aver age of $23.02 per month in Ohio’s old-age assistance setup. Total Federal aid for old-age assistance during June totaled $2,544,630. The total amount of Federal funds ade vanced to Ohio for old-age assiste ance since Feb. 1936 to date was . $36,648,162, officials said.

Mailed With Pension Checks

The Berrodin letter, written on ‘Department of Public Welfare stationery, was the same size and

with which officials said it was mailed. Statements in the Berrodin letter included: “During the administration of Governor Davey, Ohio’s aged have found a friend. They have found a chief executive who has done all in his power to provide persons 65 years of age or over with the necessities of life, insofar as the Federal Social Security laws and the state cone stitution permit. : “It was Governor Davey who in= creasedbawards to Ohio's aged $10 per month, taking full advantage of the Federal social security program. It was Governor Davey who insisted that Feedral profits be earmarked -for the use of Ohio’s aged, .providing them with a security that previously had been unknown.”

Davey Asked Suport Directly

Mr. Davey’s' letter asserted that “our enemies criticized me” when “I gave orders last December to increase all the old age pensions 10 per cent so that you folks might have this extra amount-in time lor

pensio! “this is one of the reasons why I would like to be Governor again.” “Would you be willing to talk all your relatives and friends, and ask them to go to the polls with=

length of the old age pension checks ol