Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 July 1939 — Page 13

THURSDAY; JULY 20, 1939

Our To wn « The thing to do next time you're downtown is to look up the collection of old-time photographs now on view at Blocks. You'll have to’ hurry, though.

Ehe show ends Saturday.

Miss B. Samuels exhibits a. photograph taken 50 years ago showing the interior of her famous millinery shop at 113 S. Illinois St., the one that used to be next to Pop June's old “Oyster Bay.” The lady wearing a hat is Miss Samuels herself. The other eight girls, in the picture are “trimmers.” You can spot Mary Fischer and Hannah Kelly right away. They were two of the best trimmers Miss Samuels ever had. | . The picture, says Miss Samvas as taken during the dull season. Around Easter-time she never had less than 22 trimmers.” It represented a business of anywhere from $15,000 to $20,000 a year. That was back in the days when Indianapolis women thought nothing of paying $50 —even $75—for a hat trimmed with paradise feathers. : Why, the hats Misst Samuels made for Dolly Van Camp’s trousseau cost $350. Miss Samuels’ opinion of present styles isn’t fit to print. They're “imaginations,” not hats, says Miss B. Everybody calls Miss Samuels “Miss B7 I can explain that, tools Miss Samuels first name is really Bailey, but for some reason the kids at EE t

her Bertha. Some even went so far as to call her Belle. She didn’t know what to do when came time to hang her sign. And so she just called herself “B. Samuels, Millinery.” ;

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The McDonald Reception

One of Miss B’s best customers was Senator McDonald’s wife, the grandest looking woman in JIndianarolis at the time. Miss B. still remembers the day Mrs. McDonald called her to her apartment and ordered a big Gainsborough. A few weeks before that she had suffered a stroke and it left her in a

(Ernie Pyle Is

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It Seems to Me

in American history is the tale of the Alamo. As I

rémember it, the Mexican who had the tiny American garrison trapped within the fortress finally seht word that concessions would be made if the defenders would agree to surrender. Since no one escaped from the Alamo after the final showdown, the story of what occurred must be largely a matter of speculation. But, as I understand it, a. man named Capt. Travery took his knife and drew a line across the center of the . clay floor and said in: effect, “Those who will resist to the end ‘please cross this line.” And one who was sick unto death upon a cot Joined all the others, saying, “Carry me over that line. ° I want to be on the right side.” Thermophylae, I understand, had its messenger. The Alamo had none. But I am less interested in “history than in the patent analogy. In all controversies, domestic and international, there must come tne time when ‘the line is drawn and all within the Suuctary aré’challenged with the question, “Are you ready to fight it out here?” There must be somewhere. The éxtrentely clever ‘psychology of the Nazi push has heen to nibble. Mr. Chamberlain said in a worldwide radio address that the fate of C hoslovakia was too remote a problem for Englishmen to spend their lives and souls and aspirations. That sounded logical enough. But there must be somewhere, 1

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we ‘re. Included, Too * * |

Again I will agree readily that it is difficult to dramatize Dahzig, since it is preponderantly a German city. Should the democracies of Europe be called upon to bleed and die for a city of artificial creation?

Washington ashinzion WASHINGTON, July 20—To get anywhere in thinking through the arms-embargo controversy we have to forget labels, forget the round-about lingo which is used in formal official papers, and look at the realities with blunt frankness. Public officials cannot alway be plain-spoken in discussing international affairs, because of the danger of creating complications. But those of us who are on the sidelines can call spades by Waele everyday names. The question t6 be faced is a real, point-blank |selfish one. Are we’ better off. with Great Britain and France holding their present status or would we be better off if Germany smashed the British empire?” That is the real question at issue. Would we vallior see Singapore in British hands or in Japanese hands? Do we want to see the British fleet driven out of the Far East, and the British and Dutch East Indies, with their rubber, tin and petroleum, turned over to the axis powers? Do we want to see a balance of power in Europe or do we want the British Isles reduced to a spot on the map, the British fleet, sunk or taken over by Germany, and Hitler and Mussolini masters of Europe and Africa and as such exerting a strong hand in Latin America? Answer that question and yout have begun to see daylight. I don’t know any responsible person here who would like to see British. power transferred to German hands, 2 #

"A Meaningless Word

. It is meaningless to use the term “neutrality” in - discussing arms-embargo legislation. We are caught in a position where we cannot be neutral in respect

My Day

HYDE PARK, Wednesday.—We had a most interesting day yesterday. We arrived at Mrs. Charles Hayerweather’s, at New Lebanon, N. Y. soon after 11 o'clock in' the morning and enjoyed sitting on her porch and having lunch with her, after| which she took us to the Old Shaker Village. I have seen these buildings in various stages of decay and to find them ‘being rehabilitated in a most competent and loving fashion was really a joy. - The two old Shaker sisters, Emma and Sadie Neale, still live in one of the old buildings. One of them is 90 and the other is 92, and they take a keen interest "in the fact that their community is becoming an educational institution. These buildings have been taken over by Mr. Charles Lambeit Heyniger and will be called the Darrow School, after the first settler in this valley. Both Mr. and Mrs. Heyniger seem very well suited to the work which they have undertaken and are most delightful people. They have three children-of their own, two of whom went about with us and seemed to take as much interest in the old furniture and old tools which had been found as did their elders. Then. ] the old Shak sisters. I had

. is Frieda Striebeck, just 5 years-old at the time,

“ing 50 cents a yard. The picture was, carried. all

' ing it so often.

but had once lived farther up the hill. When, at the

, she remembered selling one-of her Shaker capes to

“character which made it possible.

0 By Anton Scherrer|

wheel chair. Miss B. fixed up a hat with big red roses and a black lace scarf. Mrs. McDonald was so

pleased with it that she had herself hauled to University Park, and under the trees she held a reception. her flowers, says Miss B. The Striebeck family has a. couple of knockouts; too.

were in it, too. The gentlerhan with the derby -and his thumb in his vest is Herman Striebeck, a former famous gye-bread baker around here. wearing suspenders is F. D. Norviel who used to be

Everybody in Indianapolis came and | brought

One photograph (circa 1389) .shows the whole bunch at a Sunday: picnic in the grove at the old| Aqueduct. The Norviel, Hildebrand and Self families |

The chap

‘connected with the Traction company, and the gent|. :

with the chin whiskers is Mr. Self, a tailor with the Kahn people. The blurred little girl in the front row

The Champion Athlete

Herman Striebeck turns up in another picture.

This time he’s portrayed as a champion athlete of

the old Independent Turnverein, formerly at Illinois and Ohio Sts. The belt he’s wearing is the cham_pionship award given by Richard Pertuch, the turn-

ing school teacher at the time. The athlete standing]

beside Mr. Striebeck is Jim Doeppers.

Nette J. Dickerson is shown on her pony Charley. . The picture was taken in 1888 on Ash St. in the|:

block below old Seventh St. The pony was bought by her father in 1875 from a man whe rode him ‘to Indianapolis all the way from Indian Territory. There's also a daguerreotype in her early teens. She’s dressed in black calico cost-

through the Civil War by her sweetheart, later. her husband, J. M. Jarrett. He wore the case thin open‘Mrs. Jarrett lives to tell the tale. She’s 92 years old. By all odds, the best beard in the collection is that of Jefferson English, the uncle of Mrs. Rose Harrett 'Daylon. Mr. English’s beard was more than 36 inches long and still’ growing when the photograph was taken. \

On Vacation) &

By Heywood J

Maybe not. And still I say that there must be somewhere. And that somewhere concerns not only the nations of Europe which are democratically inclined but our own United States. Let me wholeheartedly join in with all those who say that American lads and older Americans should not be sacrificed upon foreign soil ‘in quarrels which do not concern us. I.agree without reservation. Buf I want to know where is the line. I want to see it drawn now so that all of us can see it plainly. Democracy should fight against: the hit- -by-bit aggression of fascism with the same fervor as against a frontal attack. But where is the line? There must be somewhere. When we talk of defense against attack on foreign infiltration we are still. using terms which may be vague in the light of the range both.of alien aggressive force and alien propaganda.

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‘Don’t Tread on Me’

If you think that appeasement will profit ‘the peace of the world, all right. And even so, the believers in this theory should join with others and say, “Beyond this point we will not say, ‘Yes, sir, come on and do your will.’” Anybody who thinks that I am spoiling for a scrap, either personally or in terms ‘of my country; does not know meas well as I know myself. There was a fine flag of American tradition which represented a rattler saving “Don’t ‘tread on. me.” That is one of our earliest national concepts. Let us make it good. ne line should be drawn in such a way ‘that there, could be no possible dissent among any who love America and our system. And this is the road to peace. Let us present our power, our determination and our hearts and souls upon some particular and

clearly defined position which all of us will join in|"

defending. Don’t’ tread on us. There is a point where democracy must meet with every weapon the challenge of fascism, There must be somewhere,

‘By Raymond Clapper

to our vast economic resources, so valuable to European powers in event of war. If we emhargo these resources, if we refuse to permit them to be shipped to belligererifs, that helps Germany. If we sell supplies, that helps Britain and France because they are the only powers who, controlling the seas, are.in a position to come and get the supplies.

For us neutrality can be only a state of mind. |

It can be nothing more. If we embargo arms to all belligerents, we may think we are acting in a way that is neutral, that neither aids nor injures either side. But that is notgthe fact. If we embargo shipments we give Germihy tremendous additional leverage. by. leaving her opponents infinitely - weaker. If we -sell, we strengthen Britain.

‘ os 8 2 Victims of Our Resources

‘So whether we sell or do not sell, whether we keep the embargo or repeal it? Either way we exert an effect upon the relative strength of the opposing groups of powers—possibly a decisive effect, but. in any case a considerable’ one. Thus it is. impossible to hide behind the word “neutrality.” We are victims, so to speak, of our enormous resources, They exert their force in world politics whether we want them to or not. We are helpless in the matter. We can only say where this. force will be directed. And if we say we won’t direct it anywhere, it still is directed automatically in favor of Germany. Secretary Hull, in his statement which was transmitted to Congress by President Roosevelt, says: “Those of us who support the recommendations formulated for elimination of the embargo are convinced that the arms embargo plays into the hands of those nations which have taken the lead in huilding up their fighting power.” : Translated into nlain language, he is saying . that the arms SHbRIo helps Getmany and Italy.

By Hleani Roosevelt

They had forgotten me, of course, but were as keenly interested in the fact that I was President Roosevelt's wife as any young girl would be. In answer to my. question, the older one told me that she had not always lived in the house she was now in,

age of 12, they wanted her to go down and live in the valley, she had been very indignant. and felt quite sure that her family could not get on without her. But she went to live in the valley, a distance: certainly not more than a half-mile away! She has great respect for hand work and told me

my mother-in-law. I told her I had one given me by my - mother-in-law some 30 odd years ago. What extraordinary workmen these Shakers were! They felt they must show in their workmanship the kind of character and spirit which was ‘theirs. So it is marvelous to see today the stone which they moved, the beams which they set, and the foundations and the framework of the buildings which stand as a monument not only to good workmanship, but to the

We drove home through beautiful country, but 1 think the warmth and the sun made us both sleepy. 1 don’t think I was a very talkative companion, “but it was all I could do to stay awake and: keep my. car on

‘Nancy Fraziey

How to Enter | Part: Time Farming

(Third of a Series)

ANY families with little or no money. have

time farming. yee ‘Renting is the simplest course for. those without capital. On a small place,’ where gardening and. poul-try-raising are to be the only’ farming activities, ‘the renter will need ‘very little

to get started. ~°

Some’ seeds, a’ few garden tools and three or: four dozen baby chickens will: be about the extent: .

suming of course that the. ‘place’ has ‘a’ house and outbuildings. A! larger place will require more capital; especially if a cow and some pigs are to-be bought. Prof. M. 'E. John, agricultural expert-at Penn State College, has estimated that, “under most conditions, $300.is sufficient capital to equip’and stock’ a part-time farm” A survey ‘he supervised found that the average part-time farm in Sfennsylvania had $179 invested in livestock and $114 in equipment. “Renting a part-time farm gives as’ high an economic return. as: owning one,” ‘he observed. ‘Many persons, however, feel more secure if they hold. title to. their ‘homesteads. Families with a . few Hundred dollars for a down payment usually: can buy an established place on ‘an’ installment plan. - ‘Fhose who want: to; buy ‘some | land-and build a house and outbuildings, to suit their own tastes also/can pay on installments. |. A.plan which’ is ‘appealing’ to families’ with lijtle ready cash has been -introdiiced by ‘the Federal Housing - Administration. A person who ‘owns: rural land can-arrange to borrow up to $2500 from- banks. or other ‘lending institutions : for bujldings. There is down payment requirement, and other FHA regulations are waived on: ‘this type of loan. The FHA guarantees 10 per cent of all such loans taken by -lending institutions. -

: ss , ra sie limit ‘of $2500 does not permit the building of a very

found ways to get into part- :

of , the original investment, as-

City folks, chiefly v detieal and orofiisional workers, estead tracts near New York for $5000 or less.

v acre hom place

hon eads. is

in eight: to 10. years, under a new Anarisiig Plan.

are acquiring sturdy dwellings on one and twoThey pay very little “down” and own their own The picture is an artists ‘sketch of | one of. the

“ih loans have isn ‘made. mn Indiana, mostly. in the northern part - of ‘the state, according ‘to Albert Ss. Brooks, Chief Underwriter. of .the FHA; for Indiana. The principal drawback’ to’ this

type of loan is ‘that it myst be re-

paid in a few years, However,.a

man with a fair income and some .. -. land, but no money in the bank,

- could take advantage; of it and have his property. clear of debt in a_ relatively shart period of time. Around New York, groups of city - people’ are following an in-

- genious plah for ‘acquiring homes

‘and part-time, farms-in. the counoe Nout much. capital. ..plan. was’ ‘coneeived - by Raton Borsodi, , economist, : author .and ‘educator. ‘He “believed

that city ‘people "should be given * a’ ‘chance’ to settie.on the land, put he knew that the average .

urban rent-payer could not make the grade unless the costs of land, building and financing could be ‘greatly ‘reduced > and big “down payments eliminated. - - He formed the Independence _Foundation, a nonprofit- institution which borrows money from banks and private investors, paying them:5 per cent interest and

relends it. to. employed. persons

who: want. to establish’ homes on the soil. Deciding that the cost of shisurban” land ‘was ‘high because much of it was held by. speculators and, by the time it was sub“divided, improved and sold, hid a

number of profits, Mr. “Borsoti

arranged to buy large tarmsing rats. as’ single. units,’ " a.» . FTER roads: and other: im‘provements ‘were ‘put. in, the 3rd was ‘divided into" one and ‘two-acre tracts “for - homesteads. ‘Cost of the land was Yeduced’ to a’ fraction ofthe usual price for’ : suburban land.

| * Building costs were ‘reduced by applying the miuch- discussed annual wage’ scheme—the ‘reductions

totaling 10 to 15 per cent. Build‘ing craftsmen ‘were offered stéady

- work on an annual ‘contract basis, . on -eondition ‘that they accept less

than: the “hourly: rates set, by their: - unions, They accepted.

| The Foundation. retains’ title to]

the land. Instead of buying their tracts, the; homesteaders | merely

Ms ‘house, of eouLse; but about 500+

F ancy-Fi ree’ ‘Heifer Back. After I F ling |»

An eastbound ‘white= pes x hieifer from the Western plains detrained ‘without leave in: Indianapolis yesterday, and after an - exciting stretch of’ "freedom; was ignominiously- ~ lassoed with a' dog rope. - Pattolmen C. W. Snider and Thomas. Kegeris were “cruising ' near.the Stockyards when the: - animal: eséaped between trains and they and:others took out “after. her. - . ‘Not until’ the heifer tripped and. fell :in the 1100 block of Blaine Ave., was she captured.

POSTAL INCOME RISES {7 MILLIONS IN YEAR

WASHINGTON, TON. July 20 (. P.)— The Postoffice- Department reported | today record-breaking postal ' re: ceipts for the fiscal year 1939, a. net profit on its operations for: which postage was paid,» but an over-all loss as a result of air-mail subsidies | A and free Government mail. * Receipts for the year ending June 30 were: $745,093,350, or $17,000,000 more than the previous year. The het profit on paid mail was $10,000,4 six years under Postmaster General Farley that the Department has shown: a profit in that category. The over-all loss was not revealed.

COLDS HALT WORK

PLYMOUTH, N. H, July 20° (U. P).—An epidemic of colds : has|de

: and at Maton,

It was the fifth time in the|

OF SQUALUS DIVERS

[TWO WPA OFFICES AN INDIANA CLOSED

‘PT. WAYNE: mid, Jaly- 20. w. P.).

| “Forest Woodward, Ft. Wayne dis-

trict: WPA supervisor, today .announced :'that ‘two area offices . will

. |e; discontinued: in’ line ‘with PA

economy: moves,’

The offices - ‘to. “he. “closed. are at] Wells, |

Bluffton,” now. " servicing.

Adams ‘and | Huntington . counties, | vering Grant, Wa-

bash ‘and: Miami counties. Mr.

22 Woodward said” functions ‘of these|’

offices... will he. handled in part by|.

. | the, ‘Ft. Wayne office with the aid

of two area’ supervisors,

‘| : In addition, 17 district admin-| istrative employees will be dismissed,

he said. He peviously had announced

‘that: 1400. relief workers: would be cut by Aug. 1, and probably a Sim-,

Jar nuniber by" Sept. 1... . i HPS

NEW RU SH-FAYETTE

"REUNION | DATE SET:

‘The Rush-Fayétte. ‘County Association ‘will: hold its 41st ‘annual reunion at-2'p. m. Sunday in the| Brookside; Community ‘House, Mrs

dor Krueger, arangements. ‘chatr-| ue announced today. bs

; reunion was. to. have been Sunday; but several members were

ill. Al former ‘residénts of the two :

counties are invited.

Principal speakers: will: be . Mayor |

Edward Shook of Rushville, Mayor

William | Dentlinger, former = Conn yor. , “The- Rev. Huston ¢ Indianapolis will: deliver | the invocation. ." Mrs. Bessie ‘Herrman. will sing a up: of Indiana songs and ‘elecrn Q. A Jarman as assodiation .p

operations at. the| ik submarine Squalus EY

~~ 10-years.’ house on an acre of ground can be ° paid for ‘at a rate of about $60

two otlers are'under way.

. own.

being "by a group of realtors and archi- . tects who, although they will col-

pay an: annual land’ assessment,

which covers interest and amor-

tization on the money. invested in the land, a share of the cost of improvements ‘and taxes on the

“‘ land ‘andthe. house,

The Foundation also advances the money for the building of the

‘house. The: cost, under the annual

wage scheme, ranges from. $2000 for a small place to: $4200, for a good-sized home. The houses are largely of native stone and are designed to last 150 years. Homesteaders are encouraged to “speed up” their payments so that they will be clear of debt in about ‘Even ‘at that, a $4200

a ‘nionth.

‘The first community ‘organized - under this plan, Bayard Lane, in

Suffern, N. Y., now is fully occupied, with 14 city families in their own houses and working their own

‘small farms. A second, three times

as large is being “completed, and

The homesteaders,. most, of whom are professional people and

clerical workers with jobs in New -

York, are able to ‘make the change

from urban to rural living With no _big: outlay: of-cash for: down pay- - 3 ments,’ Sl

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HE. ‘suliding craftsmen seem

to ‘like .the annual wage plan. Groups. workirig - ‘on the ‘various

E projects - have organized ‘them-

selves ‘into guilds; with one of their number Selecta, as foreman. : . The first: guild organized has

“had several years of steady work,

earning more’ than twice as much, on an ‘annual basis, as the ‘average amount made by their fellowtradesmen who got ‘higher hourly

"rates but were idle much of the

time. , Several of the craftsmen, with incomes apparently assured, have taken homesteads of their

vw. R

The Horsodt plan ‘can pe used anywhere: Perhaps it- would: need

a moving, spirit, such ‘as Mr. Bor-

sodi; to organize it, but it might be that:a group of city ‘dwellers who wanted: to get their own suburban, or rural homes could: “do

“the ‘ofganizing themselves.

‘Something on’'the same order is planned in" Pittsburgh, Pa.,

lect’ nominal, fees for their work,

‘believe they. can save prospective home owners money by organizing .them' into groups which will buy .

‘tracts’ in the country and put up houses: together.” Mass purchases of land and ‘building materials should = make

possible a. good brick-veneer ‘Home | on a quarter of an acre of ground . for about: $3000, they - ‘believe.

Wile a quarter of an acre -would

TE ST YO u R KNOWLEDGE

‘1- Name the: two prineipal gases :

"* ‘which compose’ the ’ ehrth’s atmosphere. . a I 2=What" is’ the differerice pe-- * tween: interstate | comme Fee ‘and’ intrastate ‘commerce?

3—With what ‘sport is the name

of Horton Smith associated? -4—Name the ‘Vice President of

* treason. : - 5—Is there a nul form of “the moun trousers? : *G-Namtte the: President: of: the . American Federation } Labor. . Toon x 2s = . Answers

Ross W. Cassel’ of Geuintssvilly and] =

5—No. ‘6 William Green.

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- garages or tool sheds.

Witt Steust ANY

“the ‘U. Ss. who ‘was tried for

‘ addressing any

not be enough to be called a subsistence farm, a large vegetable garden. could be planted.

The Pittsburgh men also believe .

that the indebtedness should be paid off in 10 years or less. And they hope to use the annual wage scheme in building the homes.

A eommunity of part- -time farms

for families that do not have steady employment, and therefore could not hope to buy their own

: places under the plans cited above,

is being built near ‘Republic, Fayette County, Pa., under the sponsorship of the American Friends (Quakers) Service Committee. The Quakers arranged to lend a

‘maximum of $2000 each to 50 fam-

ilies from the mine towns in the vicinity. With this money ‘each family ‘must buy its land (1%

acres); build its house and provide whatever farm equipment it needs.

- # » ” TS Keep within the $2000 Limit,

the families must do much of

the. building ‘work “themselves.

They are ‘using stone quarries in :

the neighborhood and brick from

an abandoned series of “beehive”

coke ovens. The, money is repaid at a ‘rate of $io- a‘ month, starting as soon as the family moves onto the tract.

- The project was started . two.

years ago. -At present, 43 families are. living, on the site in tempo-

rary ‘ wooden -buildings that later:

will: be: used as: chicken :coops, Twentyseven - - have their houses under construction, and -13 of these are nearly completed. The wage earners of most of the families. probably can pick up enough work in the mines, even in bad.times,. to. meet. their $10 pay-

, ments and take care of other cash expenses. Others can get ‘their

money income by. working in‘ a sweater factory that wads built, through co-opargiive HoH; last

winter. -

The project also maintains a co-

operative . farm. where. eggs: and

years and are Faising much of *

their’ own food, the community has devoted most of its attention

; thus, far to building its. homes.

The: plan being instituted by the

Quakers conld be used inany com- :

munity, (if -some organization or individual could put up the money to start a’ revolving fund. =

The... Government’s, subsistence .

homesteads “projects — such as ‘Westmoreland Homesteads, n a Sco le, and Arthurdale,

northern, West Virginia—are his ganizéd on the same principle, ex‘cept ‘that on most of these proj-

«ects ‘more. money is being spent and the homesteaders do : not ‘build their own homes.

NEXT: ‘Increasing “home. in-' eve’ prt

permanent -

TWO TRIED ON 4

CHARGES FREED WITHOUT BOND

Judge Lipman - Continues ‘No Bail’ Arrangement For ‘Goosie’ Lee.

Harry (Goosie) Lee, Indiana Ave..

| Democratic: politician, .and . Richard ‘| Jones, 1519° Asbury St., remained at ‘liberty today without the formality

‘of bond following their trial yesterday on four charges growing out of a. disturbance at a dance. -Shortly after their arrest Tuesday night, they were released “on their “own recognizance” by a police official. Judge Pro Tem. Silas Lipman, in Municipal Court, took: thejr cases under advisement yesterday until"Aug. 17 and continued: the “no bond” arrangement. 3 J

Arrested- Tuesday Night |

They were arrested during a disturbance at :a dance in Tomlinson - Hall- Tuesday night and- were formally charged with resisting officers, disorderly conduct, drunkerness and profanity. ; A few minutes after they were arrested, according to jail records, the two prisoners started a fight with a third man also arrested on a drunk charge during the dance disturbance, Officers said’ they stopped the fight

.| and’ put Lee antl Jones in separate

cells. . A short time later, police records show, both were released on their “own recognizance” by Inspector Jesse McMurtry on their promise to appear in court yesterday.

‘Morrissey Defends Practice

Police Chief. Morrissey said the Department's. policy of - releasing prisoners’ without bonds is based entirely upon: the presiding officer's knowledge of the prisoners as to their responsibility for appearance: in court. “There is nothing wrong with releasing prisoners .on .their. own recognizance .when we know them and are sure they will appear in court to answer any charges brought

{against them,” Chief Morrissey said.

“In minor cases where prisoners are held over night, the officers in charge cannot release them on their own recognizance because they don’t ‘khow the: prisoners and therefore cannot be sure of their appearance in court.” Inspector McMurtry explained his action similarly. . , Accurate details on what happened at the dance will remain unofficial .because there was no public report filed on it although 11 police squad cars were sent to the hall to quell the fight. Bien

DROUGHT. THREATENS CROPS: IN: ‘NEW "YORK

NEW. YORK, July 20 @. Py The most severe July drotight in the history . of (the Weather Bureau threatens farmers in this area with the “loss , of mi]lions .of dollars in dairy. products - and ‘crops, it. was disclosed - today. ° , Only .06 inches of rain fell during ‘the first 19 days of this month, the Weather Bureau reported, compared, with an average normal fall for that period of 247 inches.

‘PEGGY’ IS SOW, SO HOOSIER FEA FEARS. NOT

WARSAW, Ind. Ind, July, 20 «@. Pp). —A police car “screamed jo a stop before a WPA project here.’ “Come. with us at once,” officers told Albert Nelson. “We've received a call that, your daughter Peggy has been struck by an automobile.” Puzzled, Mr. Nelson rode with the officers to his heme six miles south=_ east of here. There they found that “Pegey” was a sow. :

U.P. NEWS CHIEF - 70 SPEAK ON WAR

NEW YORK, July, 20 (. Pi Earl J. Johnson, vice president an® general news manager of the United Press, who returned recently from ‘a survey trip to Europe, will .tell about how the people in the countries he visited are preparing for war in a talk at 8:50 o'clock tonight (Indianapolis ‘Time) over the Blue (WJZ) network . of the National

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