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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
u. S. BARGAIN
WITH CAPONE
IS ASSAILED
congressman SCathing in
Their Criticism of Deal
for Light Term.
PRAISE GIVEN JUDGE
Gang Gar, Stunned by Act
of JuriSt, Fears Long
Prison Sentence.
BY JULIUS FRANDsEN

WASHINGTON. Aug. -Four
senior members Of senate and house
judiciary committees today criticised
the department of Justices bar
gaining" plan under which light
sentences are recommended for
public enemies" in return for adj
missions of guilt.
This was the method followed by
government prosecutors in dealing
with Al Capone. But Federal Judge
Wilkerson at Chicago refused to
recognize the agreement and ruled
that the gangdom leader should
stand trial.
The governments aim had been to
get Capone behind bars as quickly
as possible. Now it must proceed
with an expensive and perhaps pro-
tracted trial And Capone faces the
possibility of a sentence up to thir-
ty-two years.
Judge Right, Says Walsh
Judge Wilkerson is right past all
dispute" Senator Thomas j. Walsh
dem, MONTH telegraphed in re-
Spouse to an inquiry from the United
Press. Bargaining arrangements
give rich criminals an advantage
and bring justice into deserved dis
repute," he said. Walsh is recog-
nized as one of the legal authori-
ties of the senate.
AN old and hardened criminal
whose record is well known and
who has been caught in the meshes
of the law should not be let off with
light sentence simply because he
admits what can be established be-
fore court and jury" Represent
alive c. A. Christopherson Rep., S.
d. said
Negotiations ASsailed
There should have been no ne
gotiations with Capone at ALL"
Senator Caraway Dem., Ark. said.
He made business of crime and
should suffer the consequences"
Representative A. j. Montague
Dem, Va condemned the bar
gaining system as "unsound in the
ory and vicious in practice" 1t
never should be used, he said, Save
in extraordinary instances, such as
deaths or unavoidable absence of
witnesses or loss of official records
or other physical evidence and
when guilt is known, but can not
be proved fully"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
COOLIDGE WILLING TO
BE DRAFTED, REPORT

May Run for President in 1892,
Close Friends Tells st. Paul Paper.
BIZ United Press
ST. PAUL, MINI, Aug. lin n
copyrighted story, the st. Paul Dis
patch Friday quoted Colonel James
F. Coupal, former White House ply
sician, as authority for a statement
that Calvin Coolidge would run for
president in 1882 if the people
draft" him.
Colonel Coupal, close personal
friend of the former president. is
spending vacation at Lake Min
netonka.
The Dispatch quoted him as say.
ing that Coolidge will run if the
people evince an unmistakable and
unquestionable desire to draft him
to pull the country out of this Pc
Rod Of depression and If he can
have the presidency without polit-
ical or other obligations attached
to it."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
u. S. POLICE SYSTEM HELD !
inefficient AND CORRUPT
BY W|CKERSHAM PRODERS
City Forces Dominated by Politicians,
= Officials Incompetent and Fearful of
Losing Jobs, Report Says.
RECORD IS LONG LIST OF FAILURES
Civil Service Control Is Recommended So
Men of Ripe Experience Can Be
Retained, 'Shakeups' Eliminated.


WASHINGTON, Aug 1.-The American police struc-
ture from the owies patroman to the politician who
trolls his destiny condemned today by the Wckersham
commission.
With few exceptions city police forces represent
ed dominated by corrupt politicians administered by i'm
experienced incompetent executives in constant fear of
their jobs, and with personal severely handicapped by
skechy training inferior intelligence inadequate wages and
insufficient equipment.
Blame for these conditions placed chiefly the
troll exercised by politicians appointment of police
chiefs This control the commission concluded has resulted
in designation of incompetent executives who replaced
with such rapdty that they have little opportunity to fa-
miliarize themselves with their duties.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
$15,O00,000 AVAILABLE
FOR FARM RELIEF
Grasshopper, Drought InrOads to
Be Fought by U. S.

GrasshOpper, Drought InrOads to
Be Fought by U. S.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. APP
proximately $15,OOO,OOO will be
available for the carrying out Of
President Hoover's instructions that
the department of agriculture CO.
operate with local agencies in re-
lieving distress caused by this sum-
mer's drought and the western
grasshopper invasions.
The money will come from the
$20,000,000 agricultural rehabilits-
ton appropriation of the last con-
gresS. Restrictions originally i'm
posed will be modified to care for
the grasshoppers. Only about
100000 of the fund was used to
meet requests for relief last winter
and spring.
The President issued his inStruc-
tions after the department has in
formed scores of petitioners that no
funds were available for combat
ting the grasshopper menace. The
department has an appropriation Of
only $4,000 annually for such work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
SWINE DROP 40 CENTS
ON LACK OF DEMAND

Cattle Quotably Steady; vealers Sell
of Half-DoIIar.
Extreme indifference of buyers
this morning was responsible for a
sharp drop in hog prices at the
city yards. The market held mostly
20 to 20 cents of. The bulk, 14O
to $50 pounds, sold for S6.75 to So.
Early top So. Receipts were esti-
mated at 1900; holdovers we're 17s.
Cattle were quotably steady, re-
celpts numbering $50 Vealers lost
so cents, selling at $3.50 down. Calf
receipts yere $50.
Little change was noted in the
sheep market, lambs selling mostly
at 81 to So. No top kinds here to-
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01

CHICAGO, Aug. latter testi-
~ flying that on two occasions
her husband knocked her uncon-
Scious with his fist, Cyrena Van
Gordon, contralto star of the
Chicago Civic Opera Company,
was granted a divorce from DR..
Shirley B. Munns, eye and ear
specialist, to whom she was mar
ried at Greencastle, Ind, in 1918.
Miss Van Gordon did not ask
for alimony, explaining she al
ways had supported herself. She
said she and her husband had
been separated since last June 20.
Immediately after obtaining
the decree, the prima donna left
for New York to be with her
brother, Joseph McGriff, who was
reported seriously ill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
TOO MUCH CLASS Is
BREW JOINT JINX

Sergeant John Eisenhut qualified
toda vas an expert in interior dec
grafton.
Eisenhut is known far and wide
in the city as catcher of interior
decorators (of the bootlegger va
riety) but Friday night he became
an expert, when he recognized
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01

By United Press
MOSCOW, Aug. 1. Clyde E,
Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr.,
round-the-world fiers who left
Moscow Friday in an effort to fly
2,70o miles to Irkutsk without
halt, came down at Omsk today at
Q p. m. g a. m. indianapolis time).
The f1iers had made an earlier
forced landing at point far off
their route, near KuStanai, they re-
ported. Onsk is almost exactly
halfway to Irkutsk and was stop
ping place Friday for Miss Amy
johnson, English f1ier, en- route to
Toxic from London in light plane.
While the Omsk halt was under
stood to be only for refueling. it
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
FRANCE, U. S. LOAN
BRITISH $25O,000,000

Bank of England Agrees to Pay S3s
Per Cent Interest.
By United Press
PARIS, Aug. Complete accord
between the Bank of France and the
federal reserve bank in New York
dwas reached today on a large ex-
tension of credit to the Bank OF
England.
The agreement was reached in
hurried conferences concluded here
at noon, whit consultations by
transatlantic telephone to New
York.
1t provides for the immediate ex-
tension of credits totaling nearly
$3.50, 100000 to the Bank of Eng
land, which agreed to pay 39s per
cent interest.
The loan will be diveded equally
between the federal reserve bank
and the Bank of France.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
U. S. FARM BOARD is
DEFENDED BY SETTLE
state Federation Head Asserts II
Has Aided Sterilization.

President William H. Settle of
the Indiana Farm Bureau Fedora
ton staunchly defended the federal
farm board before the Farmers
Club luncheon at the Chamber of
Commerce Friday.
The board has done more to
stabilize prices of farm and indus
trial products than any other one
governmental agency, Settle de-
clared.
IF the marketing board has
failed, then so has the federal re-
serve act. for it has failed to pre-
vent bank failures, and so has the
labor board, for there are 100000
men out of work in the United
States today" he declared.
Improbable agriculture formed
the basis of the present industrial
depression, he said. and now there
are fewer farmers failing than
other business men.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
STATE SALARY
CUT PLAN HIT
BY OFFICIALS
Norman Suggestion Meets
Vigorous Opposition in
All Quarters.
HELD SLAP AT HOOVER
Policy Would Be Harmful,
With No Aid to Tax
Rate Cut.

Cutting of salaries of state en-
ployes, as suggested in resolution
at a meeting OF Indiana prison
trustees, will be opposed vigorously
by state department heads, both
Democratic and Republican, a sym
postum by The Times disclosed to-
day.
absurd, silly, contrary to public
policy, and a slap at President
Hoover" is the way the wage cut
proposal made by John Norman
of Knox, Indiana state prison
trustee, was characterized.
Norman introduced q resolution
for a 10 per cent wage cut for all
prison employees receiving more than
$40 a month and a per cent cut
under that figure. The resolution
is to be acted on at a trustees meet
ing, Aug. %.
Urges Wage Cuts
After introducing the resolution,
Norman gave an interview urging
wage reductions throughout the
state government and institutions,
He had conferred with Governor
Harry G. Leslie and the proposal
was taken as a straw in the wind
for a possible Leslie policy of wage
reduction.
This policy has been condemned
by President Hoover for both pub
lie and private industry and the
retention of the wage scale was
urged recently from Washington by
Senator James E. Watson.
Department heads whose places
do not depend upon appointment and
those aointed who dared express
opinions unanimously we're against
the wage cut proposal.
No Aid to Tax Rate
With the state tax rate at %
cents, 20 cents of which goes for
schools, a general wage cut would
not change the rate, single cent,
it was pointed out. A 100000 saw
ing must be effected before cent
can be cut from the state rate.
Talk of wage cutting is just be-
ginning at the wrong end to effect
any. governmental saving" Law
renee F.. Orr, chief of the state
board of accounts and ex-officio
member of the state budget commit
tee; declared.
1.-THE only way to save state taxes
is to lop off some of the 100000 to
100000 in appropriations. The
budget committee has set the maxi
mum salaries for all departments.
If reduction is made in these fig
ures, it will not result in a saving
of more than $4,000, which would
mean nothing in the way of tax
saving"
Ogden Against Move
Should the wage cut policy be
adopted, it would require budget
committee action.
Attorney General James M. Og-
den was outspcxen in his opposition
to the move.
II would be for any policy which
would mean tax reduction, but to
cut wages of state employees is not
one of the things that would bring
about such a happy result" Ogden
assert j.
Now is the time to uphold the
President of the United States and
not for state government to take
a stand directly opposite to what
Hoover has proposed. It merely
would be setting bad example to
all industry, public and private"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
old Soldier Dies of Injury

Wister P. Stott, 80, inmate Of the
National Soldiers home at We.
Ill, was found dead at a.
today in a room at the On
tel. Injuries suffered in a fall e
Friday night are believed to have
caused his death. Stott had planned
TO return to the soldiers home
today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
WoolIen to Address Democrats

The tariff and other national
problems will be discussed by Evans
Woollen, speaking before an open
meeting of the Washington Town
ship Democratic Club at Aliens
grove, Fifty second street and Ar
sensl avenue. A free barbecue sup
per 1ill be given to all who attend.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
Indy STARTS DASH
TO MOOSE FACTORY
HuntSO1CnBOdy

EVANSTON, Ill, Aug. l.
Search for the victim of
drowning tragedy was turned
into a joke when it was dis
covered that ROLAND Brown,
Northwestern university student
who was supposed to have
drowned, was among the dozen
or more bathers searching for
his body. A watcher saw him
set out, but didn't see his re-
turn from a long swim and he
had joined in the search not
knowing it was himself he was
looking for.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
DRESSER LOSES
HIS FILM SUIT
Injunction Denied to Halt
Screen Showing.
By United Press

By United Press
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Aug. Il
Supreme Court Justice Graham
Witschief today denied tn applica-
ton of Theodore Dresser, novelist,
for an injunction restraining the
Paramount Publix Corporation from
showing its screen version of Drei-
ser's IAN American Tragedy
Dreiser's complaint against the
moving picture concern was that it
had distorted the original story.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
Cut hv Bursting Bottle

While refilling ice coolers in the
Century building today. George
Hart, Al, of 312 North De Quincy
avenue, suffered a severe cut on his
right hand when a bottle of water
which he was handling broke He
was given emergency treatment at
the city hospital and taken home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
In the Air

Weather conditions in the air at
9:15 a. m:
South southwest wind, II miles
an hour; barometric pressure, 5000
at sea level; temperature, 81; cell
ing unlimited; visibility, 10 miles;
field, good.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
SUES CITY FOR PERMIT
TO ERECT GAS STATION
Zone Board Restriction Attacked in
Complaint by Woman.

NoAApA0AAS ny NOudu.
Suit to mandate the city build
ing commissioner, William Hurd, 10
grant a permit for a filing station
was on file today in superior court
one.
Mrs. Mary Stanford, Fall Creek
boulevard and Delaware street.
bases her claim on a recent Indiana
appellate court ruling which holds
the city coming board has no
authority to change districts from
residence to business or vice versa.
Judge Clarence E. Weir recently
ruled in superior court four that
the coming boards restrictions were
unreasonable and unlawful" and
should be removed as to the STAN
ford real estate. Mrs. Stanford
contenos the board refused to e =
slider her permit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-01
WORLD GIRDLERS
ARE DOWN AT OMSK

combined with the deviation from
route to put Pangborn and Herndon
farther behind the Post Gatty fight
schedule,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
Valley Society News
and EUentS

interesting talk at assembly Mon
day morning on the subject, School
Needs Of an Education"
Dorothy Brandt gave a reading
and also Dorothy lie Inge.
PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. q. p. Washington.
former residents here and now IN
north Texas announce the arrival
OF a baby girl, Carolyn Sue.
Ed Yarrow and family and Mr..
Murray and family Of San Benito
visited at the r. j. Livingston home
Friday.
Miss Anne Smith OF Mercedes was
a weekend guest Of Mrs. d. M. San
sons
Mrs. r. d. Shipley and children
spent a few days with her parents
near WeSlaco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Of Weslaco,
former missionaries TO Cuba attend
ed the revival meeting Friday night
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16

voted into the club as a new men,
Der.
Present for the meeting were
Miss Grace Dowling. Mesdames Joe
Beatty. 4. G. Allen, j. M. .,aw-
renee, E z. Bagby. G. d. Parish
Floyd Lash, w. w Withers. Chas'
Eastman, Jr., Chas. Eastman. S.
Chris Meyers, (. B. Frantz. L. Nj
Mcclure, Fred Mishler. William
Refs, Albert REFS, II. Carl, r. II.
Garner, Glenn Reynolds, L. B.
Ogden, william Pitre, l.. 4. Wamel-
dorf, z. NJ. Birdsell, Geo. Hammer
ly. Jr.. Joe Hammerly, ST., Laura
Lee Blair. Minnie Parks, Ira Hor-
ten and John Haney.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
Is
GiDen For
Mrs. Haden

McALLEN, Oct. leone Of the
most charming Inequalities Of the
week was the bridge shower given
by Mrs. william Guerron Tuesday
afternoon in honor Of Mrs. John
Haden.
The living room was attractively
decorated with pink roses and fern
and a Halloween theme was car
ried out in the bridge accessories
and refreshments.
At the finish Of the bridge games
Mrs. Orviiie Cox was awarded high
score, Miss Evelyn Earnest low and
Mrs. l.. c.. Derrick the cut prize.
Mrs. Haden received many lovely
gifts from her friends.
The guests included the honoree,
Misses Hattie Bess Baldwin. Ten
nesSee Alcorn, Evelyn Earnest: Mes
danes. Orville Cox. Delbert Faux
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
Mountain CofeeS
Are Safe

In Folger's We use a coffee that is crown on
the western slopes Of mountains in Central
America. A region where Nature produces
probably the finest coffee known today. It
has a rare tangy flavor and mellow rich
body not duplicated anywhere else in the
world. And in this rare coffee, Nature leaues
out the noricaS, offensive oils that abound in
rank and doubtful cofees.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16

NTow comes the highest scientific opinion
~ to upset completely all our old ideas
about coffee drinking.
You often hear, for instance, even those
who love coffee most say they can't drink
it at ALL Or can drink only a cup a day.
Or can drink it only in a "denatured" form.
This because of the effect it has on the
digestion and nerves.
Now doctors tell us we can escape all this.
Anyone, they say, can drink coffee. And as
much as one likes within reason.
For they now find that it's not how much
coffee you drink, but the KIND of coffee YOU
drink, that influences your digestion and
nerves.
Avoid Doubtful
COfeeS!
The so-called coffee ills of nervousness. in
digestion, headache, etc., they now tell us,
come from certain rank, noxious oils. It's
not coffee itself, but these oils that upset
your nerves and stomach, and they are not
found in FOLGER'S Coffee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16

matist. The director featured the
famous play, Midsummer Nights
Dream, by william Shakespeare.
The music number will be an out
standing feature, being Mendels-
sohn's Overture to Midsummer,
Mrs. B. F. Hardin as pianist.
SHORT STORY
PROVES OF INTEREST
The meeting Of the Literary and
Fine Arts club held at the Women's
Building Wednesday afternoon was
a worthy example OF what this
progressive club is aiming to at
tain.
The course Of study for the year
will be The Contemporary Short
Story"
The subject for the Wednesday
program was Survey Of the Short
Story Mrs. B. f. Sanders was di-
rector OF the program, and pre-
sented an article on the Develop
ment Of the Short Story" Roll call
was answered with a favorite
short story.
Mrs. D. D. Norton gave an ex-
ceIlent account Of The Short
Story as 10 Type" and Mrs. j. D..
Cough had a comprehensive sketch
of the Vogue Of the Short Story
Of Today"
Mrs. Ewing had as her subject.
Extra. Extra by Robert Sher-
wood, a splendid number. IN addi-
ton to this. Mrs. Ewing gave an
original story. H. Own Way"
Mrs. B. F. Sanders presented a
travelogue, and depicted the his
tory Of each member.
Mrs. Earl Rumbo and Mrs. NJ. Z
Deakins gave a piano duet. The
hostesses were Mrs. II. +. Butt and
Mrs. j.. M. Mothershead.
Several guests were present to
enjoy the program.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16

showing pictures taken In Cuba Al
interesting talk on that country was
given. After the meeting closed those
present enjoyed q social hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. g. Tucker and
Miss Ruby Cobb spent the weekend
&C Boca Chica.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. O. Duncan and
Miss Nina OF Edlnburg were hers
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. =. Shipley visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Gregory In Ha--
lingen Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
IN NEW
RECIDENCE

Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald McKeT
are now located at 1918 (. Tay
street, having moved there {
week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16

Beckenbolt, Paul Jackson, Gibson.
w. B. Spell. Harold Brehm, and
the hostess.
BETA BRIDGE CLUB
WITH MRS. ANDREWS
The Beta Bridge club met Tues
day afternoon at the home OF Mrs.
Jimmie Andrews.
At the conclusion OF the games
Mrs. v. Z. Cook had high score. A
delicious refreshment course was
served.
The following cldb members were
present: Mesdames Sam Ba-zell, A.
Nix, Bob Bounds. j. M. Doss, Stock
ton Fountain, Horace Fristoe, Jack
Howell, w. @. Stewart and ". Z.
Cook.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16

tins. Any can you buy is always fresh. AS
fresh as it was 80 minutes after it left the
rooster.
Try Folger's for a week. You'll enjoy a
flavor that experts concede is not duplicated
by any other coffee grown. Note its won
derful invigoration. Note its after-efect.
And you'll realize why tens of thousands Of
housewives are discarding cheap, ordinary
coffees for this richer, finer kind that is safe.
Signed statements to this effect, from s,57f physicians
Tho hare actually tested FOlger's Coffee, are on file in
our Offices.
FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY
Kansas City San Francisco Dallas