Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 May 1939 — Page 3

TUBSDAY, MAY 16, 1080

TRADE EBB HERE IS FOUND UNDER U.S. AVERAGE

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April Business Is Less Than March but Ahead of 38, C. of C. Reports.

in Indianunder per cent and well

accord-

April business activity although the March figure better than in April above the national mg the Chamber Business Review, issued The national decline in 7 per The better showing here was attributed to heavy gains during March in everv nhase of activity, some of which new highs April figures, while lower than those for March, still ahead of February, The local decline below normal while drop was 28 per cent below Employment in April small gain over March, bu declined slightly Expansion manufacturmg activity for substantial ment and payrolls with the durable leading in advances The $1 600.000 total valuation of building permits continued the revival of recent months and nearly trebled the April, 1938, fi Permits for four months of 1939 totaled $6.410.237, which was $3,579,203 more th the corresponding period year and; nearly 58 per cent total tor the whole of 1938. The monthly average for the lasti seven months was $1481,129 and Dun’'s Statistical Review ranked Indianapolis 10th among 213 cities mm total valuation the first 1939

apolis 2 per cent

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Phones in Use at Record | of 1 OSs Chi Phila mis able in

cities ranking ahead were New York, on, Washington San Francisco

The only Indianapolis Angeles, Bo Houston ia and

on 1s

Cago delph which Houst There use mn mn Telen set In phone Water March and alse veal RAS and ¢

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compai

m number Bell mark it 300

were 89,043 April, the largest the I Hor of th diana one Co. The previou April, 1930 abo

pe 160

telephones

was S aver last rial and howed estate frans1939, and

reased April and indu cal

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account 1M 4

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electric power AN SY umptic MM. new sales

all treet car pa losses White rea icreased over March 1938

fers 11 Aprii Carloadings Show Drop

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March same

ead bound slight decrease were approximately April, 1938 April bank than £6.000.000 vear., but $2.600,000 1939 Bank debits were 14 million dollars ahead of 1938. but about six million ] than for March, 1939 State unemployment benefit ments fell to the point last May pping a doll: for the Rist period the State 80.319 « 15 404, A dec £3354 000 In the Ing cliecks for a R000 fo

ou 3

cal

10 8

clearings were April

under

more of las Mare nearly April,

dollars

ahove

pay - mee hel million time in that month, the hiecks for a ease of 32.000 nder Marehh fanapolis distot tal of checks Mareh

lowest aro A'S issued 1 of 87 ( k and paviments trict 12 R122 311 were 37 000 under tl India Jogort ed a4 " sloyment during decrease of | pel manufacturing cturing

che

826 almost and 1 Set mn mj Pay oll Maich In the nonmanutf emplovient ine

aid payrolls rose

Yop na Emplovine per ean April with a cent from coneerns industries per cent

We Qrate

ice cent

Anh

reacsed 23 § }

made |

Exhibit

of Commerce!

April was

Mrs. Anna W. Owen, president of Tibbs Avenue and Fagle Creek Civic League, points to loose boards in the floor the old W. Michigan St. bridge over | Little Bagle Creek and tells County and City offi-

cials wih demanded a new bridge on joint City-County pected to cost between $7000 and $£10.000

i MAO 1.5155 AA RAAB

organization and other

Times Photo civie groups I'he officials have agreed financing of a new bridge ex«

Brotherhood Is Only Way NAME ROBINSON To Peace, Says Dr. Poling 10 HEAD BUTLER

(Another Story, Photos Page Nine)

Temperance best can be obtained through education of the individual

rather than through ans general law, Dr. delphia clergyman and témperance advocate, said here today. Dr. Poling, here for

the Disciples of Christ Churches in Indiana, urged continued efforts on

behalf of home rule. In his address at Christian Church,

15-CAR TRAIN TO TOUR NATION

of State Products To Visit 40 States On Its Trip.

Association breakfast,

spoke on

world,” he said, the existence of love, good-will and peace vidual oday

[important to khow | Christ would say.”

Dr.

what

the

the whole world waits for wiiat Hitler is going to say and for Mussolini's words, but it is far more Jesus

“Jesus said: ‘He that takes up the

4 special train sword shall perish by th

{lirolighh 40 states to exhibit Indiana products were started today by the newly created State Publicity Division Meeting mit the ganize the ram mip day discussion yesterday, nee to Jack Albershardi, executive retary of the division The 1939 Legislature, in the division appropriated for state advertising projects veal. Mr. Albershardt the special train 15 cars long bv Indiana husinessimen to be exhibited addition the train said about £23000 will he spent for newspaper advertising in the tates through which the train will Pass “Only a small portion of the ad vertising project will be borne by the State Division.” Mr. Albershardt said The train is to ‘consist streamlined locomotive, 10 exhibition cars, thee pullmans for pascengers, a dining ear and an observation lounge cal The secretary said steps will be taken immediately to get the cooperation of 30 or 40 manufacturers {0 insure success of the venture.” The purposes of the tour are to increase of Indiana products and consequently to improve nai na emplovment and foster goodwill for Hoosiers among people of other states” he sald The trip also will provide an op portunity for interested Hoosiers to point out to the nation the aqualifications of Mdiana cities as convention centers and places for new mdustries considering reloeation One of the ca exhibit products na displavs the conservation Department

Plans to send Now history than ever

this mo

swiftly

Speaks Again Toni

com or- | an allnding sec-

advisor voted atte

with Its

division te

tee

and brotherly.” Dh general the

session of

creating £25,000 this nacle aid the expense which is to be is to be hornhe manufacturers whose products

nity member at

of shout mostly md Are

He recalled that olis in 1904,

to exhibits

included the Rev. I

the Rev. Fred D. Davi state evangelists, Aschanhort, the Rev. E the Rev, H. J. Buchanan, vesentative of several cht missions, ineluding of Aa

New Officers Nam New officers of the named last night are the Million, Crawfordsville, the Rev. ton, vice president, Martinsville, secretary-tre “The great mortal sin sales " fuse to face facts, DD. Lowe, convention presi

en 1e1

virtue of he added,

The

portance,” “has

eally a vice, Until

until then

multiplying saloon:

rs will farm

of State

the land

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here fs the Traffic Record,

Deaths Date)

Cannty Te 1939 193%

Speeding

21 Reckless 23 driving City Deaths (Te Date) 1939 193%

Running preferential street 10 23 Running Red : light May 13 hued Accidents Dead Arrests

1 Dirinken 23 driving 0

17 Others

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MARRIAGE LICENSES (These ists are trom oiricial records in the County Court House, The Times therefore 1s not responsible tor «rirors in names And Addresses)

FIRES Sunday M. Grass five Na inks Monday Wanden Aes

Gasoline defective Burn

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Poling is to speak again

the Rev Ii. Day

the Rev : Moorman and Miss Anna M. Clarke

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convention tonight at Cadle Taber-

He is pastor of the Baptist Temple, Philadelphia, chaplain ana fac- office Temple University and editor of the Christian Herald ne attended a prohibition convention in Indianap-

ex=|

c and

repcom- |

Association |

John Paul Pack, ti and Glen 1

prs

Daniel A. Poling, noted Phila- |

an address before the centennial convention of |

Central following the annual Indiana Christian Missionary Poling “What Would Christ Say? “The only future of peace in this “is to be found brotherhood fnai-

Lternity

“What the world needs more than oppictian Church, Bloomington anything else is the power to make |. men and women decent, law abiding way ne served ac

Others oh the morning program |g; oq. Hoover ecutive secretary of the Assoc ition; three

the |

said | at the opening oconvention session last night in Ccadle Taber paramount heen persevere in one's prejudices chionld discount as a virtue what is then, we Will withess America multipiving criminals and debasing the vouth of

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United States of America is to re: | the Rev. |

I U. Philosophy Department Head Will Succeed Dr. Putnam.

(Continued from Page One

Caroline Robinson, 18 now freshman vear in the

of Music, Roche

Sydney finishing her Eastman School ter, N. Y Dit and Mrs traveled extensively this count: and Europe and Dr. Robinson ha official delegate several inter national conferences on philosophy Dr. Robinson is a member of the American Philosophical Association the History of Science Society, the American Association of University Professors, Alpha Chi Rho Fras and the Masonic Order alto is a member of the Co Club, an elder in the Fiyst He During the World chaplain in the United States Navy, On learning of his he said: “IT go deeply given

S«

Robinson ha

been to

He Iumbia

a Republican

appointment

fo serve my alma mater grateful for the honor it has me in selecting me for this I leave with the utmost good toward everybody at Indiana University. Fortunately, 1 shall be near enough to return to the Indiana campus for frequent visits.” President Herman B Wells of 1

will

“The son is friends

Dr. Robinhis many University res joice in the honor which has come to him. No better man could have been found to succeed Dr. Putnam “Dr. Robinson possesses all of the qualifications necessary to All the position with distinetion., I predict for Butler university great success | under his leadership.”

TELEVISION SHOW INTRODUCED HERE

appointment of excellent and at Indiana

here the

Television wag introduced today with about 50 gueste of Philen Radio Corp. ag obesrvers I'he telecast took place at Hotel Antlers and images were a distance of about 20 feet Members of the WIRE staff were televised fom behind a sereen which separated them from (he audience. The images were picked up on three receivers and appeared

the sent

distinetly on an 18 By 12-inch sereen

: " Indepenc

tee ang JUAIOP

fRereaAL.

Lome. 82 612.342,

eluded in the audience were two observers for the State Depart ment of Public Instruction Albert F. Murray, Phileo official who explained the demonstration sald that at present the range of television is only to the horizon because the waves used are very short and will not “bounce off the sky.’ Therefore, he said, each eity will have to have its own transmitter | Hookups have not been practical | because television waves cannot be carried over telephone wires He said engineers are working on development of a wire capable of carrying television waves and the possibility of sstablishing a series of booster stations

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Explains Why New Bridge Is Needed TNEC BEGINS

PAGE

‘MOST VITAL

MONEY STUDY

Seek to Find Reason for ‘Idle Men. Machines And Funds.’

(Continued from Page One)

to purchase new railroad equipment and lease it to the carriers when needed 3. Reduce the guaranteed interest rate allowed under the Housing Administration 4 Reform thoroughly strueture Edward Steel Corp testify today Others who will be asked to give the committee their views on how to stimulate the investment and sav ings mechanism of the national economy will inelude Alfred P Sloan Jr, General Motors Corp chairman: Owen D. Young Genel al PRleetric Corp. chairman, and George Whithey, a J. P. Morgan & Co. partner. Mr. Young will testify tomorrow; Mr. Sloan on My. Nehemkis hoped to conduct the inquiry along simple lines unerstandable to “the man in the treet.” He sald the withesses would be asked a series of questions cluding “Why hag investment lagged? his lag likely to continue? the forward drive of economy stopped? Have we ‘wits nessed the end of our dynamic mass production, lower price, more em: ployment poliey? Are we in for staghation or decline? What is the proper funetion of Government in periods of underinvestment? Nobody has heen marked for crucifixion 'he committee expects to obtain information of preat importance but intends to make no martyrs Considerable effort to get behind the term which has served as an for eurrent difficulties Dealers say eapital is on a sitdown strike. Some businessmen imply the same (hing when they intimate that they are going to sit tight and wait for a change of administration next veal But the capitalist svstem rests on the assumption that men will invest and work when they see a chance of profit If that not true tem rests on a flimsy prejudice—and functions depending upon whethel men like the man in House I'hose conducting the present vestigation, while recognizing that businessmen may be moved occa sionally by that kind of prejudice doubt if it a factor of anv real consequence, They believe that the difficulty lies deeper and is much more substantial

PROPERTY SEIZED IN | GROSS TAX ACTION

the

United also

Stettinus

chairman was

the American

will he made “confidence alibi

then the sve foundation of BY whim Business the White

ins

TERRE HAUTE, May 18 (U.P) Widespread seizures of property for failure to pay gross income taxes were expected today in Vigo County {after sheriff's deputies confiscated | the stock and closed the grocery of | Hiram G. Petty in West Terre [ Haute, It was reported that about 40 wai rants have heen issued against prop erty awners for failure to pay gross income taxes, in which case the sheriff i= empowered to take prop erty for pavment Such aetion in Bt. Joseph and Allen Counties recently brought widespread protests and threats of a general tax strike by merchants

HOOSIERS FIGHT BAN ON INDIANA'S MILK

WASHINGTON, May 168. Indiana agriculturists today urged that a District of Columbia Congressional Committee lift barriers that new bay Indiana milk, cream and dairy products from the Washington mars= ket They also argued that Indiana beef and dairy cattle are superior to Argentine cattle, which have been purchased upon authority of Presi dent Roosevelt for use by the U. 8 Navy Witnesses were William BE, Treadway, executive geeretary of the Commission on Interstate Co=operas tion: Walter Freeman of the Cream and Milk Improvement Association; H. W. Gregory, Purdue University and Hassil Schenck, Indiana Farm Bureau pres sident

lent (. heck on Water

as and

tax

States to

Is Has

word | Some New |

Federal

Thursday. |

ine |

after escorting the liner part way,

FREDRICA STRAEFFER FUNERAL TONIGHT

Fredrica Straefler, (or seven

in Korea Chureh Louisville, Ky, Straeffer, who il, last night at Robert Long Hospital aller an extended illness Conneeled here with the Council Federated Church Women, she acted as a visitor at the Wheele: City Rescue Mission and did secres tarial work for the ¥. W. €. A. Bhe a Bible class at the Preshvierian Chureh of whieh she was a member since 1090 Funeral services will be held at {he Laueck Funeral Home tonight al 8 o'clock

12 SENATORS FAVOR

Mies a mi the

vears sfonary fot

Southern Presbyterian

buried at fo

Miss

tn he

morrow Was

died

also taught Westminster

_King Snaps Escort SO

King George and Queen Elizabeth of England are on the deck of the Empress Australia as the King made a photograph of the Re. pulse in heavy seas on their trip to America,

WEALTH DRAFT BILL

P) coms at the

WASHINGTON, May 16 (U The Senate Military Affairs mittee recommended today f Federal Government prepare draft capital on the same basis men in event of a war, hat proposal was made in a committee report on a capital cons soription bill sponsored by Senator Lee (0D. Okla), The Commitiee has approved the bill, 12 to 2. “It is inconsistent for a govern ment to he able to raise an army by compulsion and depend upon voluns tary subseription te support that army,’ Senator Lee asserted in the ma jority repont Benator Bridges (R. N. H) ¥ drafting a minority report in whieh he said he would denounce the bill at "the most dangerous piece of leg islation hefore Congress I'he Lee bill provides for a "wealth genes’ at the ouibreak of a war On the basiz of it, eitizens would be regquired to purchase a0=year Government bonds bearing 1 per cent interest, A person with a net wealth between $1000 and $10,000 would be required to devote 5 per cent (0

a pond purchases and the percentage would be graduated upward to 75 per cent for citizens worth $100,000 or more

BU RNED AFTER WORCESTER,

AL C OHOL RUB Mass, May 18 (U PP) After giving himself an aleos= hol rub early today, Henry Thompson, 62, lighted a cigaret. He wa burned eritically on the abdomen chest and armg before fellows roomers smothered the Rames,

Price

Urged as City Officials Meet Again

C. of GC. Warns Against ‘Guessing Game' On Utility's Value,

AS ontinued from Page One)

broker representing the Geist estate

emphasized that he had not named!

a price for the property, merely

would be accepted by the estate if

in [offered by the City

On the basis of this price, together with last year's earnings of he =ald, the City could pay off an issue of 3 per cent bonds in 40 annual payments, set aside $100,000 a vear for depreciation, and still have almost 8900.000 left ever treasury | for the purpoge of reducing taxes. Hix suggested price was based on the City's paying the Geist estate © $5.000000 for the common stock of the water company, and then payling off all bonds and preferred stock totaling $19,325 000 | This totals $24.325000, but the [City would inherit the company's present surplug of &1.500000 in cash and government bonds. This 81.500 « 000. he =aid, could be applied against the purchase price, making the net price $22,825 000 [In arriving at the theoretieal sum which could be added to the Civ treasury, Myr. MeNear reasons as

| follows

The total earnings of (he coms.

(PAR last year were $2.612342

Last year's operating god maine

contend the pany.

1938 earnings 1938 operating expenses should not recur unde)

after

Net Grose ineome tax Bet aside for depreciation Annual principal and interest

farnings

the City se

the remainder, 2300000 to make up the losx of

Available fol

Of treasury to the Civil and School Cities City would cease paving its rental bill Thus,

additional te

£180,000 to divert

ERE'S how Indianapolis Water Co City could profit by buving the coms

deducting munie

payment pond issue at 3 per cent interest

the County present

on the basis of last year's operation there would be an

representatives

‘ $2.612.342 expenser whieh ipal ownership’ 611.373

8 2. 000. nan

21.003 100.000

on 822.825.0000

N86. 360

8 803514

diverted to the City paid by the company and townships, and the £413,000 hydrant

would be faxes now

annual

the City treasury,

tenance expenses after eliminating those items whieh “should not res eur” under municipal ewnership, were 211.373, leaving a net income of $2.000.0960 Even under municipal eperation, State gross infome taxes would have to be paid. Deducting last year's gross ineome tax of $21.003 together with $100000 depreciation allowance. there remains $1 870.876 From this must eome the pays ment of interest and principal on the bonds. Deducting an annual interest ant prineipal payment of

$086 368. on he basiz of a 822.825.«

000 bond issue with 3 per eent ins terest, there would be $803508 left

| Actually, the bond issue have to be greater than |

ginee it would have to inelude costs incident te the aequisition, whieh might total £100,000 A part of this theoretical “divi dend” would be offset by the loss

of taxe: now paid by the company, since munieipal utilities are exempt from local property taxes Last vear the company paid $316,« 074 in properly taxes, exelusive of State and Federal taxes, Of this, 81568 404 represented Civil City taxes, £125,105 Sehool Ciiy taxes, and the remainder eounty and township taxes, The total property (axes this year will be about $300,000, it was said.

At present, the City pays the

for the City to do with as it chooses. company $413,000 annually as hywould drant rental and for water used 000, public

to] |

United

‘ |

| received

REPORT TENTH OF MINERS BACK i IN HARLAN AREA

AA)

on Troops Are Ordered To Adjoining County; Parleys Continue,

(Continued from Page One)

| TA— action but the National Guard Come mander sald an order extending his authority te the adjoining county would be signed by Governor Chandler at Frankfort | So far as killings go (they would [he expected in "bloody Harlan), [the score up to now is confined to one fatality and one other shoot= [ing apparently not connected with [the labor dispute and one affray in | which a miner wanting to go home | we as biffed on the head with a Nas (tional Guardsman's revolver {| The five other districts that dige sented from the general Appae lachian contract are watching to see what happens in Harlan, This eounty hag become the {est<tube of the groups that hope for a chance [tO override the new Lewis power in | the industry. The Harlan County operators apparently are taking their function seriously-=the res sponsibility for “rugged individuale ism” is on their shoulders [ Little Harlan=little but Jou may soon And itself losing these allied tistricts one by one, accords ing to indications, and then it will have to condunt {ts fAght against the competiti pressure of all the other coalsy.oducing areas of the United States, | ‘The mine workers, under (he usually calm leadership of District President William Turnblazer, are digging in for a fAght of indefinite duration by purchasing large sup= plies of foodstuffs for distribution gratis to union members likely to he cut off from company-store credit As this is

Times-Aeme Telephoto

The Repulse turned back

the only area where a real Aght ix on, much help is exe pected from the presumably bulge ing national treasury of the UMW United Mine Workers Union offi cials engaged In several conferences with individual mine owners Mr. Turnblazer telegraphed Ciove oN Chandler an invitation to ade dress aA mass meeting of Harlan miners Sunday He advised the Clovernor he had been misinformed on the situation in the County, Pileketing wax under clore control of the National Guardsmen, who set up machine guns and barricades (at crossroads, mine openings, rails road grade crossings and bridges, They would not permit pickets to move from one region to another,

BRITISH RULERS NEARING QUEBEC

New U. S. Envoy 0 Canada To Present Credentials To George VI,

Ry WEBB MILLER

United Press Ral Correspondent QUEBEC, May 16 press of Australia into of Bt. Lawrence River today bringing their britainnic ma je fol J0=day A revised program, necessitated by a two=dav delay ea, will enable Paniel © Roper, new United Slates minister to Canada, to pres sent his eredentials personally to the King Friday, Ordinarily,

me the

The liner moved

mouth the

Union Shop Agreement Is Signed at Ashland

ASHLAND, Ky, May 18 (UJ. P) = A union=shop agreement was signed here today by the Big Sandy -Blk« horn Coal Operators Association and the United Mine Workers of Amers fea, It was announced by Harry Laviers, president of the associae tion,

Chandler Is Branded

‘Madman’ by Lewis

PHILADELPHIA, May 16 (U.P), Assalling Governor A. B. (Happy) Chandler as a "madman.” John Lu Lewis today demanded a Pedaral Investigation of the use of National Chuardamen in the Harlan County mine feud "Happy Chandler ix using (he powers of the State (0 revenge hime self against the United Mine Workers who helped defeat him last year when he ran for Senator against Alben W. Barkley the 5. On chieftain told delegates to the United Textile Workers' convention last night “There also 1a an obligation on the part of the Federal Government to ascertain what Happy Chandler is doing with troops, since part of their pay and most of their equipment 18 provided by the U. 8, Treasury

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Mr. Roper would be hy Lord Tweedsmuiel governor=general, but His Majesty will he presiding at the royal assent ceremonies In Parliament at Ottawa that day, and will receive him Mr. Ropers apopintment was made after the original program fo the royal tour, months in prepara tion, had been completed Steaming up the 8t al forced draft, the royal liner is to anchor off Quebec at midnight tonight, and the King and Queen will disembark tomorrow at 10:30 a, Mm, at Wolle's Cove A government source that to make up for the two days lost when the ship was slowed by fog and ice Aoes, the scheduled foun day visit at Ottawa would be res duced to two and a hall dave, and the stop at Kingston would be cut to half a day or less. Thus, Theil Ma jestier will arrive in Toronto on May 22, as reheduled The rest of the sehedule across Canada and back and inte the States will be maintained,

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