Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 December 1938 — Page 9

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* improvement, -as the trend a year ago, is noted.

. recession in the

LAR SALES

UP:10 PER CENT . OVERLAST YEAR

Federal Reserve Shows 1937 Figure, Passed In Indianapolis.

Indianapolis department store sales in the three weeks ending Dec. 17 were 10 per cent higher in dollar sales than in the same three weeks last year, according to a business survey conducted by H. P. Preston, first vice president of

thé Federal Reserve Bank of Chi-| -

cago. Meanwhile, L. M. Vogler, Indiana AAA chairman, announced that 24554 Indiana farmers in 43 counties who participated in the 1938 soil conservztion program hav been’ paid $2,701,950. He estimat that when the program is completed more ‘than 100,000 farmers will have received benefit payments. Mr. Preston, summarizing conditions in cities in the Seventh Federal Reserve District, which |in‘cludes Indianapclis, said continued compared with

Where recessions were experienced in November activity, he said, they were generally seasonal in nature, and several phases recorded gains over the corresponding period in 1937, especially in the volume of new business. :

Fourth Month of Steady Rise

“Employment and payrolls in the district expanded in November for the fourth consecutive month,” he reported. “It appears that December retail trade will be close if not equal to that of a year ago, despite the decline in prices from that time and the buying of lower-priced merchandise this year. “The production of autos has continued to expand and demand from this sourcs was one of the principal factors in maintaining steel operations through mid-De-cember at the highest level of the year and much above the corresponding 1937 rate. ‘For the first ‘time in 1938, output of autos in November exceeded that of a year ago. “There was a gain during the month in new business booked by steel and malleable casting foundries of the district, and orders for malleable castings were . much greater than last November; output of both steel anc malleable castings was accelerated considerably in the period. Although building construction declined from October, in accordance with seasonal trend, it was more than double the November, 1937, volume. “Orders booked and shipments by furniture manufacturers: fell off less than is usual in November and were above the 1928-37 average for the month. ‘Production of paper a..d pulp mills increased slightly in the period and activity was noticeably greater tan a year ago. The durable goods industries, due té expansion in the raetals and vehicles

_ groups, were responsible for the

‘*ntinued gain in employment dur-

2 November. al Above 10-Year Average

“The production of packing-house commodities rose in November to a

‘level well above that of a year ago

and slightly in excess of the 1928-37 average for the month. With the sales tonnage seasonally under production, there was some accumulation of invéntories in the period. “The manufacture of dairy products: fell. off during November but remained heéavy for the period, and inventories continued in record high volumes for the season; sales declined from the preceding month, though totaling above the 1937 period. Receipts of wheat at interior primary markets were heavy for November, while a contraseasonal decline took place in the corn movement which was below a year ago. Visible supplies of both grains were rather large at the end of the month. : “There was a 5 per cent increase in November over October in Seventh District department store trade, the gain comparing with a 1928-37 average for the month. The margin of decline from last year was narrowed to only 5 per cent, and preliminary data for December indicates that the" decrease for that month from the 1937 period will be even smaller, if not eliminated entirely. “Business in the retail shoe and furniture trades was lighter in No‘vember than a month previous but only moderately under a year ago. Less than usual declines or contrageasonal gains were recorded by wholesale trade groups in the comparison with the preceding month, and séveral lines reported sales gains over last November.

Investments Gain

“Punds gained through commercial and financial transactions with other districts caused reserve balances of Seventh District member banks to increase during the four weeks ended Dec. 14. * “Total loans gnd investments of weekly : reporting member banks

gained in this period, as did their “demand and time deposits.

Following an increase in the preceding four weeks, the annual velocity of demand deposits at these banks declined and remained below the rate of turnover a year ago.” - Department sore trade in the district gained 5 per| cent in November over October, whereas the

* 1928-37 average for the month

shows a decline of 3 per cent, Mr. Preston reportec.. | ’ “Chicago deai'tment stores experienced a 6 per cent increase in business during the period,” he said. “Detroit seles expanded 9 per cent and the total for smaller cities in the district registered a gain of 4 per cent, while business of Indianapolis anc Milwaukee stores fell off 2 and 4 per cent respectively. . : +. Drop Smallest in Year “The decline of 5 per cent from last November (1837) was the smallest in the yearly mparison sO far in 1938, and may be ascribed partly to differences in prices between this year and last and to the fact that apparently customers are buying lower-p: iced merchandise

“In the three weeks ended Dec. 17, the dollar value of department store sales in the district ran only

2 per cent behind that of the cor-|

responding 1937 period, and it is or that tke physical volume

of transactions was showing an in-

over last December. napolis trade in these three

Junstable adolescents, perverts, drug

JOHN MONTAGUE MARRIES WIDOW

Wealthy Californian Is Wife of Golf Wizard, on Way To Manila.

BEVERLY HILLS, Cal, Dec. 26 (U. P.).—Mrs. Esther Plunkett, wealthly Beverly Hills widow, today confirmed her marriage to John Montague, golfer, who once used a rake, hoe and shovel to defeat Bing Crosby. . Mrs. Plunkett admitted that Christmas cards sent out by “Esther and Monty” were their method of announcing their marriage. Mrs. Plunkett declined to say where the wedding took place. > “Just say that we were married sometime ago somewhere in California,” she said. “Really, the time and the. place don’t mean so much, do they?” Mrs. Plunkett spent Christmas in Beverly Hills. . Her husband is on his way to the Philippine Islands. - “Monty will play in the Manila Open golf tournament early in January,” Mrs. Plunkett said. “Then he will gé to Japan for some exhibition ‘matches. It is uncertain just when hé will return to the United States. Mrs. Plunkett and Mr. Montague were frequent companions two years ago when Mr. Montague was astonishing the fashionable Lakeside Country Club of Hollywood with his golfing feats. When he beat Mr. Crosby, the movie crooner was playing with his matched clubs. Stories were told of how Mr. Montague picked a bird off a phone wire with a mashie shot. Later it was disclosed that Mr. Montague really was Laverne Moore, who years ago as a youth in Jay, N. J, was involved in the alleged holdup of a roadhouse. Mr. Montague returned to “Elizabethtown, N. ¥., and won acquittal on the charge.

CRIMINALS DIVIDED INTO SIX CLASSES

LONDON, Dec. 26 (U. P.) —There ar ix groups of ‘criminals, ace cordi to a report by experts to the Home Office. The report divides criminals into the following classes: The criminal who commit crimes

from deliberate and calculated intention. Those of inferior intelligence and “constitutional psychic -inferiovity.” Imbeciles, feeble-minded and moral deffectives. Mentally inefficients, who include

addicts, alcoholists and sadists. Neurasthenics, persons liable to hysteria and others suffering from anxiety neurosis and other mental ailments. : Psychotics, .who include people afflicted by one or another of the psychoses, or mental conditions, of which there are approximately 30 or 40. ; \

MOTORIST SCORES ONE HIT, FIVE RUNS

ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 26 (U. P.)—Lyman Francke, 31-year-old’ motorist, scored “one hit and five runs” within a few hours. Shortly after he went for a ride, Francke crashed into another car and was rushed to a hospital in an ambulance. He refused. treatment for lacerations, however, and taxied back to the accident scene, where he attempted to tell police how to investigate the crash. Hence a prowl-car ride to a police station, where he was charged with public intoxication. Later, the patrol wagon took Prancke to a hospital for treatment of his injuries.

SAFETY FIRST, THEN DEATH MONTREAL, Dec. 26 «7, P.).— The last thought of Josep.: Damphousse, 54-year-old -streetcar motorman, before he died was for his passengers. Mr. Damphousse was stricken ill as he was driving a tramcar. He immediately asked the passengers to disembark, and then drove the car to the barns, where he collapsed. rk

in dollar sales over the same three weeks of 1937, and sales by stores in smaller cities were heavier than at that time, while trade in Chicago was off 4 per cent in the com-. parison; that in Milwaukee 3 per cent and in Detroit 2 per cent.”

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Angry seas, lashed into a fury by ‘the great cold wave which has swept over Europe, break high against Longships Lighthouse off Land’s End,

Hitler Bestows Limousines; ~ Chiang Sends U. S.-Greetings||

Fuehrer Spends Holida y Alone After Lavish Gift Distribution.

BERLIN, Dec. 26 (U. P.) ~Fuehrer Hitler spent Christmas alone in his study after playing Santa Claus to many famous friends and thousands of poor families. He distributed suras of money fo several thousand needy families and toys to his many godchildren. His friends received practical gifts ranging from priceless old paintings to limousines. : Among. those who received gifts —the Nazis have Germanized the occasion—are the following: Unity: Freeman-Mitford, the British girl whom Herr Hitler once called a perfect Aryan type, got an expensive camera to replace the one she lost in.the Sudetenland during the Czech crisis. A chambermaid at Obersalzberg, where Herr Hitler often retires to

complete trousseau and house furnishings, including three rooms of furniture, kitchen utensils, carpets and pictures. Both of Herr Hitler's adjutants and his personal airplane pilot received limousines. Several Cabinet ministers received paintings by old masters. The chief of the Reich Chancellery received an especially built and magnificently cased hunting rifle. - In addition, the Fuehrer sent dresses; suits and many toys fo his godchildren; « he

FINAL ARGUMENTS SET IN FRAUD TRIAL

Jury May Get Continental Case Tomorrow.

Oral arguments by U. S. Attorney Val Nolan and attorneys for five defendants in an alleged mil-lion-dollar mail fraud case here are to begin at 9:30 a. m. tomorrow, ° : Defendants in the case ar¢ officials of the Continental Credit Corp. or of its alleged subsidiaries. Judge Robert C. Baltzell has given the Government two hours to argue its case and a total of three hours is to be divided among the’ defense attorneys. . Indications today were that the Jury would begin its deliberations by nightfall. The trial, which opened Dec. 5, is the longest since Judge Baltzell has been District Court Judge here, he said today. An individual verdict is to be given for each defendant, the Judge stated. Final testimony was heard Friday after which the jury then was discharged for the Christmas holiday.

SEEKS TO MAKE * ‘DEANNA’ LEGAL

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 26 (U. P.).—

Court today on behalf of the young screen star, i The petition said that the actress’ real name is Edna Mae Durbin but that she has: become widely known as Deanna and desires to make that her legal name.

Now Special Prices Expire Mon y. 9 P. M. Service

1 England, marooning the i ‘head-keeper. ships have been trying to bring relief to the keeper and crew for three weeks. .

his Berchtesgaden lodge, received a

A petition to legalize her name as|| Deanna Durbin was filed in Superior

Storm Maroons Lighthouse Keeper

Rescue

Generalissimo Predicts War- |:

less World in Yule Message.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Dec. 26 (U. P.).—Officials of the Methodist Church, with headquarters here, today released a Christmas message to the United States from Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek of China and his wife. They predicted that eventually the world would have no more wars, such as are raging in China at pres-

ent. The message was given first |;

to the Rev. Daniel Nelson, a missionary at Hankow. ; The message noted that a “holocaust” of raging violence and horror has enveloped a great part of our country, a country where for

thousands: of years our. statesmen, |:

philoscphers and artists have all cherished and expressed the ideal of peace and prosperity under heaven, “Nor should we be ashamed that

our people are unwarlike and to|:

that degree unprepared to wage war,” the message continued. have not raked our brains to secure the sharpest weapons and the

craftiest tricks of warfare, and we:

do not regret it.

“Peace and high moral standards |} are inseparable, and when they be- |i

come an accomplished fact in the

lives of all the peoples of the East |: and West, there will be no more |}

war.

“War is brutal, but it will ever be : powerless to rob any of us of the |: transcendent peace of men who are |¢

at peace with themselves.” :

CONFESSES KILLING

WENATCHEE, Wash, Dec. (U. P.).—Chelan County Sheriff T

H. Cannon said today that James

Inman, 23, confessed killing a man named Hubbard and wounding Rob-

ert Bryant near Corbin, Ky. last|:

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