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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-21
Rate Inorease Protested

GREENSBORO, N. c., June 20 t4D.
The North Carolina Cotton Manu-
facturers' Association today adopted q
The Washington times., 1931-11-13

niversary Sale Stocks have been repenshed and values
for outshine any previously offered during this
Just glance through this you'll in
stanty recognize the values important avns
Peoples Drug Stores where prices always low We
will expect you tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1931-11-13

Thousands upon thousands of thrifty shoppers have at
Anniversary Sale and bought generously Of the
remarkable values offered We wish to thank sincerely
for patronage and apologize for the shortage Of stocks
few which sold far beyond expectations
marks the end of this most successful An
The Washington times., 1931-11-13

Many thousands Of these ex-
cellent quality water bottles
and fountain Syringes have
been sold at 81 each. They
are a product Of one Of the
large rubber manufacturers.
Nodded Of a splendid grade
Of gum rubber and fully guar
anteed for one year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
THEFTS SLUMP.
CHIEF REPORTS
Marked Decrease Over 1880
Is Shown by Figures.

Marked decrease in thefts for this
year as compared with a year ago
was reported today by Police Chief
Mike Morrissey to the board of
safety.
Value of goods stolen so far
this year is about 100000 less than
for the same period last year." Nor
rlSSey announced.
Crimes among youth in the city
is decreasing rapidly, he said. due
in a large measure to police control,
made possible by the radio Sys-
tenn.
Figures given out by the detec-
tive department showed a total of
S990,872.27 goods stolen thus far
this year This is SAP, 1880 less
than for the same period in 1880,
when stolen goods amounted to
81 ,443, 810.77.
These valuations include all
money, jewelry, automobiles and
other goods stolen in the city.
A reduction of 610 automobiles is
noted in the stolen goods list as
compared with 1880, when 1924 cars
were reported stolen.
Strict sentences to those brought
into criminal court also has done
much to lessen crime among youths
under 81" the chief said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
MAYOR FACES
IMPEACHMENT
South Bend Council Acts
Against HinkIe.

By United Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Dec. IS. -
The long smoldering ennity be-
tween Mayor w. r. FIinkle and Ru-
dolph Ackermann, former city con-
troller, burst forth anew when city
council, on Ackermann'S plea,
started impeachment proceedings
against Hinkle Monday night.
Ackermann, one of the newest fig
ures in Democratic state politics,
was depoSed from his city office two
weeks ago by Hinkle.
Going before council, Ackermann
stated his charges and impeach-
ment action resulted. A. M. Long,
Republican member of the safety
board, was named with Hinkle in
written charges which Ackermann
presented council.
Hinkle and Long, business as
sociateS, will answer the charges in
two weeks.
The specific charges against
Hinkle' allege that he made no effort
to raid gambling houses, that he
used city employees to work at his
home in hours they were being paid
by the city, that he conspired with
Long to sell tractors they owned to
the T. w. Meikeljohn Company
Fond du lac, Wis, with the promise
to get the Wisconsin firm several
city contracts in return, that he and
Long, as real estate operators, at
tempted to sign recognizance bonds
for police officers, and that he and
Hinkle conSpired to appoint Hinkle's
brother, Harry, assistant fire chief
when the latter was seventeen years
past the age limit for the position
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DAN LOGAN is DEAD
Auto Ends Traffic Officers Life

shoot, the bullet from Dan
Logan's revolver struck the right
arm of the fleeing criminal.
That stopped him.
Logan was struck Monday night
by an auto driven by Floyd
Frank Manion, 400 East Ray
street. Manion said he was I'M
able to stop his car when Logan
came suddenly from behind an
other car.
Manion was slated for man
slaughter this afternoon.
T OGAN was active in the An
- Gent Order of Hibernians,
Loyal Order Of Moose and st.
Patrick's church. He was ap-
pointed to the police force in
1906.
Survivors are his sons, George,
Arthur, Edward, Daniel, John
and Francis; a daughter, Miss
Mary Logan, and sister, Mrs.
Thomas Lyons, all of Indianap-
oils.
His death boosted Marion coun-
tvs auto fatality toll to 1854 fol
the year.
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They TELL Me

time it looked bad for the commits
sion.
Despite the black clouds and the
threatening storm, there was Lit
tie" Otto to step up and defy the
lightning.
With the help of several friends
over at a downtown hotel, he
stemmed the tide and the commits
sion was saved. Don't ask for fur
Their details.
Naturally Little" Otto thought
that in return for the single-hand-
ed misunderstanding feat he
should get some reward-and what
better than that more roads be
paved with blacktop?
The highway commission mem
berS, not being ingrates, as some
have charged, thought the same.
But the legislature, for the once,
was wise, for before adjourning.
Representative Earl Crawford of
Milton had seen to it that the
statutes provided that whenever
$4,000 or more was to be spent on
a road, the job be put under con-
troll of the construction department
(notoriouSly unkind to blacktop)
and taken from the maintenance
department (Which feels the same
toward concrete) and the Job be
done according to government
specifications, which means con-
crete.
Two attempts have been made to
get Acknowledgement James NJ. Og-
den to rule against the law in favor
Of blacktop and a third shot is be-
ing taken now, but appears doomed
to failure.
All of which tells why Little"
Otto has a tear in his eye and a
sob in his throat.
But Otto is looking forward to
the next legislature, when the pro-
hibitory phrase may be stricken out.
Isn't hope just grand?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
TILSON OFFERS
Wet MEASURE
Ex-White House Spokesman
Seeks State Control.

BIZ ScrippS-Ho5carG NricS, 0Dcr Alliance
WASHINGTON, Dee. ia for
midable threat against prohibition
arose on Capitol hill today from
unexpected sources.
Representative John @. Tilson
(Rep., Conn.,, erstwhile spokesman
for President Hoover, as ex-f1oor
leader, introduced a constitutional
amendment permitting each state
to regulate the liquor problem, and
Representative William o. Sirovich
(Dem., N. ", with the support of
Democratic leaders of the house,
demanded a congressional investi-
cation of prohibition enforcement
in New York City, where there are
reported to be from $4,000 to 100,-
900 speakeasieS.
Tilsons action caused surprise be-
cause of the close relationship
which has existed between him and
Hoover, and the grumbling against
the administrations dry policy
heard at the meeting of the Repub-
lican national committee. In some
circles the former White House
spokesman'S move was interpreted
as showing desire among G. o. P
strategists to appeal to the wet vote
in next November'S election.
Although always a wet, repre-
senting the New Haven district that
Al Smith swept by $4,000 in 1923,
Tilson suppressed his anti-prohibi-
ton views while he was floor leader.
But in his fight against Representa-
tive Bertrand H. Smell (Rep., N. V,
for the SpaakerShip nomination, and
then for the floor leadership, he
promised to line up with the vets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
BY BEN STERN

ITO some the phrases, Bringing
Il home the bacon" may cause
much smacking of lips and mental
pictures of two golden eggs sur
rounded by crisp rashers of the
porcine product. But to Little"
Otto Keeler it brings a quivering
of the lips, as he strives manfully
to restrain sobS which some day
may burst the dam of his will power
and sweep all before.
To Little" Otto, bacon" means
seemingly endless miles of road
stretching on into eternity and COW
cred with "blacktop" paving mate
rial-the kind he sells.
Pull up your armchair, light the
good old cigar or cigarette, and
listen to the story of Little" Otto
and the bacon which became
merely a squeal.
Are you liStenia'? Huuuuuh?
Little" Otto, who is about 5 feet
8 inches in height and weighs two
pounds less thai. Minnie the Moo
cheers" whale, is a good promoter
and few years ago sold the state
highway commission on the value
of blacktop roads-or. rather. he
sold the value of blacktop roads to
the state highway commission.
Anyhow, he sold something.
But while he was doing this there
was much talk about the manner
in which the highway commission
was losing hundreds of thousands
of dollars of federal aid because of
the manner in which the Indiana
roads were built and the paving
material used.
This criticism became so great
that the state legislature last jan
uary decided something smelled
rancid over at the road bodys of
fiSes. So a probe was launched.
1t was good probe and for a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
Japan Sz0eebs On to Manchuy-ian Conquest

BOWED fallen upper Left
soldiers shown above beside temporary tomb erected the
lonely Manchuian plains.
DRIVEN ALONG HARNESS." captive Chinese bandits
shown right they led to prison barracks by Japanese
n Manchurian
CHARGING ACROSS SNOW-COVERED PLAINS japanese
troops Cbotom photo) skngy pictured they advance
against Tsihar the bleak
terrain. territory throughout the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
NEEDY RELIEF us TOPIC
Government Road Building Means
of Aid, Editor Tells Club.

Government road building as a
means of relieving the unemploy-
ment situation was discussed by
Boyd Gurley, editor of The Indian
apoliS Times, before the Indian
apolis Social Workers Club in the
Sphinx Arms, Monday night.
Jean Richardson of the Family
Welfare Society arranged the pro-
CLAM. Broad Ripple high school
glee club, under direction of Ray
Hall, sang.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
CITY BUSINESS MAN
BADLY HURT IN CRASH
Arch Odds in Serious Condition at
Methodist HoSnitaI.

Arch Odds in Serious Condition at
Methodist Hospital.
Five persons were injured in auto
mobile accidents on city streets late
Monday.
Arch OldS, president of the Olds
Chemical Company, 229 North
Capitol avenue, is in serious condi-
ton today at Methodist hospital
from injuries sustained when his
car was struck by another at
Northwestern avenue and White
river.
Olds was turning his car on the
river bridge when it was struck by
another driven by R. L. Shelburn
OF louisville. Olds was hurled from
his car. Others hurt in accidents:
Edward Harmon, address I'M
known. body bruises; Helen Norris
IA, of 1861 West Morris street. head
injuries; Carl Schof1eld, So, of 2119
Garfield place, cuts and bruises, and
Leslie Mayes, Negro, Al, of $40 West
Tenth street, right knee cut.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
CITY UNIONS
BALk AT PAY
SLASH HINTS
Contractors Urge Cuts So
They May Start Big
Building Program.
LABOR LEADERS COOL
Wage Slices Ranging Up to
q Per Cent Proposed
Without Formally.

Efforts are being made to induce
Indianapolis building crafts to &C.
cept reduction in wage scales in
order for two and one-half million
dollars worth of construction prof.
ects to get under way, it was re-
ported today.
Wage slices ranging up to % pei
cent have been suggested to Local
unions, it is understood.
Contractors, it is said, want the
lower scales in effect by Jan. l.
No formal proposals for pay
Slashes have been presented to the
unions by builders, although several
conferences with city labor leaders
have been held during the last ter
weeks.
Craftsmen Are Cool
Slight encouragement from crafts
men and their leaders has beer
given the lower wage plan, reports
said. Several heads of unions re-
fused to disclose their attitude or
the matter.
I'VE are not negotiating. We
merely are asking unions to fix theil
own SCALE" j. E. Hall, contractor
said.
We have told union leaders that
conditions are such that building
projects can not go ahead unless
wages are reduced"
Courtney Hammond, president Of
the Marion County Building anc
Trades Association, declared: INC
official action of any kind has beer
taken yet. I can't say whether
there will be any change in the wage
scale"
Opposed to Pay Cuts
I'VE are opposed to any wage re-
auctions. However, the present
movement is purely a local matter
and out of our jurisdiction" AdoIpt
Fritz, state Federation of Labo
secretary, declared.
AIIe OIlCkldyerS, MaSOnS and Tile
settlers Union has a wage agree
ment for another year and report.
that the international organization
would have to act to change this.
G. F. Mayors, recording secretary
of the Structural Iron Workers
Union, confirmed the report that a
% per cent wage cut had been Of
fered that union.
There was some talk of fixing q
scale to be regulated by building
material prices. But that woulc
not be satisfactory, I believe. Be-
sides, the cut proposed is much toe
large" Mayors said.
Other union leaders are of the
opinion that the proposal ito start
two and one-half million dollar:
worth of work" is not definite
enough.
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fingered by AdUerity
Man, II, Kills Brother


MARION, O., Dec 15-From the mysterious death of
F. 66yearold crossing watching today
story lifelong brothey friendship which murderous
bitterness under the hardships of financial adversely
eyre Bennett H. told police he shot his brother after
violent the daughters
Of James.
along together many years. said eyre The
aged sobbed.
James death on
Saturday Until confessed the Staying motive
explanation discovered.
brothers lived with the children in house here
him. police quoted the aged
saying rs they prepared charge murder against him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
INDIANA GETS EIGHT
GOOD HOUSE POSTS
Major Committee Assign
mentS Shared by Demo-
Gratis and Republicans.

By Times Special
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IS
Eight of Indianas thirteen mem
bers of the house of representatives
will hold places on so-called major
or exclusive committees this session.
Five are Democrats and three Re-
publicans.
This is a more imposing lineup
than the Indiana members boosted
last session when three of the Re-
publican members held committee
chairmanShipS. None of the Hoo
siers will head a committee this seS-
sion, although two Democrats, Rep
resentative Arthur H. Greenwood of
the Second district and Louis Lud-
low Of the Seventh district were
offered chairmanships.
Greenwood could have become
chairman of either the census or
the mines and mining committee,
but he passed up both for a place
on the exclusive rules committee,
most potent of all of the house COM
mittees from a political standpoint.
Ludlow Passes up Post
Ludlow passed up Craftsmanship
of the unimporUant library COM
mite and resigned other posts to
take a seat on the powerful appro-
priationS committee.
The committee assignments for
Greenwood and Ludlow were deter
mined last week, but the assign
ments for other Indiana Democratic
members were not made public I'M
til after the Democratic caucus
Monday night.
The assignments are as follows
John w. Boehne, First District
Rivers and harborS, accounts, civil
service, mines and mining, enroll
ment of bills.
Eugene B. Grove, Third District
Public buildings and grounds, pen
SionS, roads, immigration and natu-
ralization and territories and insu-
lar affairs.
Others Get Good Berths
CORTLAND C. Gillen, Fifth District
Interstate and foreign commerce,
an exclusive committee.
William H. Larrabee, Sixth Dis
trict-Invaid pensions, census, in
sular affairs, education, coinage,
weights and measures.
Glenn Griswold, Eleventh District
World war veterans, flood control
labor, war claims, and expenditures
in executive departments.
Samuel B. Pettengill, Thirteenth
District--Military affairs, exclusive
The other Indiana Democrat or
an exclusive committee is Harry G
Garfield, Fourth district, who holds
over as a member of the ways anc
means committee. Democratic mem
bers of which functioned as a party
committee on committees and al.
lotted assignments to other Demo
Gratis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
BRANCH LIBRARY TO
OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
DIR. Frank S. C. Wicks to Appear OF:
Broad Ripple Program.

Broad Ripple branch library. go
East SiXty-third street, will observe
its first birthday anniversary Satur-
day night at with program of
music and a talk on timely books
by DR.. Frank S. G. Wicks.
A double violin quartet, pupils of
Edwin Jones at the Arthur Jordan
conservatory, will play German
Christmas chorales and a march by
Ellis Levy, former Indianapolis res
ident, who now is a member of the
ST. Louis Symphony orchestra.
Members of the violin ensemble
are: Eleanor Lutz, Marjorie Brown
lee, Lois LeSaulnier, Sara Olinger.
Anne Aufderheide, Mary Newhouse,
Luella Hopkins and Margaret He'd
rich.
Branch librarians to be hostesses
at the public birthday celebration
are: Misses Vera Morgan, Miriam
CoSand and Alice Carter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
RARE BOOK EXHIBITED
catalogues of Pope Gregory" on
Display at City Library.

A rare incunabulum. the name
given to books published before
1900, is being shown in case in the
main room at Central library. 1t is
one OF three copies in the United
States of the famous Dialogues of
Pope Gregory l." which was pub
lished in Venice in 1892.
The incunabulum recently was
presented to the library by Miss
Frieda Newman, member of the
library staff, in memory of her par
ents, Henry and Matilda Newman.
1t will remain on display for the
remainder of December.
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said he was going to take him
for a ride before too much trou-
BILE started.
"XXTHEN the smoke cleared,
w Dan and I, uniforms torn,
were sitting on the fellow half
block from the saloon.
when Dan got him in the
patrol wagon, he told the battler:
I've wrestled trucks from the
gashouse to the warehouse, but
you're the biggest load I ever
met
THE next day we learned the
Chicago man weighed a mere
ESQ and was an iron worker"
Dan Logan directed traffic long
before semaphores were used.
And when he got his first one,
he didn't like the way it worked.
Logan conceived the idea of cut
ting notches for the handle in
the semaphore staff to keep the
signal from slipping off center.
He had friend do the work
for him. He was proud; his was
the first notched semaphore.
But one day it was gone. Off
Ger Orman Saylor said Logan
searched for days for his serna-
phore. He conducted his hunt
when he was off duty, and, final
ly, found it, at Massachusetts
avenue and Delaware street.
Picking up the traffic signal,
Dan Logan carried it back to his
post at Maryland and Delaware
streets.
r OGAN always was the first to
l. help the man whose family
was in destitute circumstances, Of
ficers said.
IF a fellow was in Jail for a
minor offense and his family
needed money more than Dan
thought the state needed the fine,
he always went to the fore for the
culprit," patrolman William Fields
recalled. Fields and Logan served
in the turkeys office for many
years.
But there was one officer who
could disturb Dams quiet and
calm. That was patrolman Will
liam Wheeler, Negro, who was on
duty with Logan when the lat
ter was sergeant of the barns at
headquarters.
wheeler continually kidded
Logan about being a 1eft-handed
Irishman who was a Republican
sergeant" Sergeant Jack O'Neil
said. When Wheeler would say
he had right to be a Repub-
lican, but couldn't understand
how Logan was a Republican ap-
pointee, Dan used to flare"
And Detective Chief Fred Simon
still laughs over the time when
delegates of large lodge conven-
ton turned the tables on Dan
Logan.
hey Cd14CQ 6llC ClAACA 5SAANJ W
Logan's corner and loaded him
into the police car.
Dan had more fun out OF 1t
than any of the Others" Simon
said.
n
A FEW years ago Logan left
N his corner to pursue Grim
iral who fed from other officers
at Washington and Meridian
streets. Logan Communicated an
automobile and pursued the Sus-
pect to the railroad elevation on
South Meridian street, where he
nabted him.
The criminal wrenched free and
fed. Chasing him again, Dan
warned that he would fire if the
suspect didn't halt. Forced to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
ECONOMIST TO SPEAK
Wyoming Judge VIII Address Bush
ness, Professional Men.


Government in Business" will be
the subject of Judge H. v. Stone of
Wyoming, educational economist of
the Federation of American Bust
ness, at the Columbia Club Thurs
day night
Judge Stone will discuss the grow
ing tendency to permit national,
state and local governments to regu-
late and enter various lines of
business.
A committee of fifty indianapolis
business and professional men is
sponsoring the affair. Michael E.
Foley will be POSTMASTER and John
G. Ruckelshaus is chairman of the
reception committee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
Shop Early for License

When the longest first day
line in the history of the state
license department formed today
for purchase of 1882 automobile
plates, Miss Deva Hadley, of Dam
vile, Ind, was one of the first
customers. She is shown in the
photo with Miss Mary Thomas,
1925 Hall place, (seated), clerk
in the department.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
DRY LEADER TO GIVE
TALK AT CITY CHURCH
DIR. James A. Grain to Discuss 18th
Amendment on Thursday.

LII. James "A. Grain TO DISCUSS 18th
Amendment on Thursday.
DR.. James A. Grain, traveller,
author and lecturer, will discuss the
Eighteenth Amendment and What
the Church Can Do for 1t" at the
Central Christian church at s
Thursday night.
DR.. Grain is a member of the ma
tional board of strategy, a central
organization for leaders from all ma
tional temperance boards. He just
has returned from Washington after
a meeting of the board.
DR.. Grain formerly was executive
secretary of the national board of
temperance and social welfare for
the Churches of Christ with ma
tional headquarters in this city.
P. A. Wood is chairman of the
all-Central night committee, spon-
soring the talk. An hours special
service will follow the address.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
WAR VETERAN BURIED
Martin Parrish Served IL Years in
Two Campaigns.

Funeral services for Martin Par
rish, 40, veteran of twelve years
service in the Mexican and World
wars, were held in Floral park
cemetery, Monday afternoon.
Charles r. Michael, department
senior vice commander of Veterans
of Foreign Wars, gave the sermon
Full military honors were accorded
by a firing squad from FIT. Ben
janin Harrison and Veterans Of
Foreign Wars.
Survivors are the widow and seven
children who live at 1852 South
Sherman drive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-15
BRAND WOMAN KILLER
Negro Faces Murder Charge for
Bullet Death of Man.

Charge Of murder was to be
placed against Mrs. Beulah Perkins.
Negro, of 448 West Eighteenth
street, today, as result of the al
legged shooting last Thursday of
James Kittrell, 40, who died Mon
day night at city hospital.
According to detectives, KittrelI
made a statement before his death
in which he identified Mrs. Perkins
as the woman who shot him. He
said he had been keeping company
with the woman for three years.