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The Washington times., 1931-07-08

CrOwder looked as if he
might get out of hot water when
Haas dumped a slow roller to
Myer. With a perfect double
play in sight the ball took a
peculiar hop over Buddy'S
head and BOIey was across for
the first run.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
K. C. FIELDS UNOPENED
Catholic Order Makes New Effort
Against Fascist Ban.
By United Press

% CfIttl FFtNS
ROME. June l6.-Despite confer
ences Monday night between Ed
ward Hearn. European director OF
the Knights of Columbus and Ital-
ian officials, the knights Of Column
bus athletic fields remained closed
today and there was no intirnation
IS to the time they might reopen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
Evansville Woman Reports
Loss of SITS Ring
From Hotel.

Sneak thieves made the proven
bal "hay" while the city basked in
the presidential visit Monday by
visiting hotel rooms, filing stations,
and homes.
Miss Christine Stephen, of Evans
vile, reported to police today the
theft of a SITS diamond ring from
her room on the eighth floor of the
Claypool.
Miss Stephen said the ring was
taken from her room while her sis
ter lay asleep in it.
Returning to the room she saw a
man walking down the hall Think
ing he was the thief she called her
nephew, DR.. H. S. Diecknan. DECK
man threw the man for downs, -
only to find that he was a guest
who had been celebrating the
Hoover visit.
John r. Dora, 1902 East Washing
ton street, lost IS and a case of
lodge cards when his pocket was
picked as he watched the Hoover
parade at Meridian and Washing
ton streets.
A thief sneaked into a Shell Com
panys filing station at Tenth street
and Dorman avenue and stole SIG
from the cash register, according to
a report from Oscar Smith, 80,
Shelbyville, station attendant.
Otto Lieber, 1859 Park avenue,
reported that some one forced a
window at his home and stole $25
in currency from a dresser.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
TAKE ACTION ON
FALL SENTENCE
Physicians to Test Ability
to Serve Term.
RI Tinted Press

BB Untred Press
WASHINGTON, June 16.-Final
action to close the case of Albert B.
Fall, former secretary of the in
terror, was undertaken by the gov
eminent today-the day of dedica-
ton Of a memorial to his cabinet
chief, the late President Harding.
At Marion, O., President Hoover,
former President Coolidge and even
Atlee Pomerene, special prosecutor
of the Fall oil scandals, gathered to
join in the dedication Of the Hard
ing mausoleun. The dedicatory adj
dress was to be delivered by Mr..
Hoover, to whom Fall looked in vain
for a pardon on his conviction of
accepting bride of 100000 from
E. L. Doheny in connection with
leasing the Elk Hills naval oil re-
serve.
Here District Attorney Leo Rover
prepared to appoint two physicians
to determine whether Fall physi-
cally is able to endure the years
imprisonment to which he was SEN
fenced.
The former interior secretary now
is at his. ranch in New Mexico.
Other physicians have reported that
1t would be dangerous to Fall even
10 attempt trip to WASHINGTON.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
when the FOODS
YOU LIKE UPSET
YOUR STOMACH
Do This for Quick Relief


It's fine thing to get up from a
hearty meal, knowing that the food
you have enjoyed will be easily di-
gested. without pain or any stomach
suffering. Yet, it's the easiest thing
in the world to avoid indigestion or,
If you are a habitual sufferer, to
stop it, and keep the stomach In
perfect health. just a little Bis
urated" Magnesia, either powder or
tablets, taken after eating, instant
~ neutralizes the excess acids which
cause the trouble, prevents fermen-
tation and gas formation, and
soothes and strengthens the in
famed stomach lining. "Bisurated"
Magnesia. which is sold by Hook
Drug Co. and reliable druggists
everywhere, is the treatment rec
commended by Doctors and by thou
sands Of one-tine sufferers, who
have proved again and again that
it is q prompt and certain reliever
Of acid-caused digestive troubles
AdveA easement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
WRIT AGAINST
BLACKTOP BIDS
ASKED IN SUIT
Fl. Wayne Contractor Says
Competition StifIed by
Road Board.

Charge Of sitting competitive bid
ding on Indiana road projects was
leveled at the state highway COM
mission today with fling of a suit
in circuit court for an injunction
to prohibit awarding Of bids to
"blacktop" paving interests.
The suit, filed by Robert O'Con-
nor, TT. Wayne taxpayer, asks that
the commission be forced to allow
bidding on ether types of road paw
ing, and seeks to halt the commits
sion policy Of specifying three al
legged variations Of the same dis
tinct type" of blacktop.
Brown Made Defendant
Defendants in the action are the
highway commission and John j.
Brown, director.
The complaint, fled by the law
firm of Pickens, Davidson, Cause,
Gilliom & Pickens, alleges that IN
diana statutes require the commits
sion to call for bids on three dis
tinct types Of highways surfaces, but
that bids now being received do not
call for distinctive type of pave
ment."
O'Connor asks that the commits
sion be enjoined from awarding
bids for construction Of seventeen
miles on State Road near Hunt
ington.
Single Type Award
It is alleged in the suit that the
commission, unless enjoined, will
award the bid under specifications
for a single type of road paving
material without giving notice that
they will receive bids for any type
of highway except the bituminous
type commonly known as blacktop."
The suit further declares competi-
tive bidding is excluded under the
commissions policy, and that the
plaintiff as taxpayer will be de-
prived of his rights.
O'Connor is road contractor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
HIGH DIVER DIES
IN TANK STUNT
insisted on Giving the Pub
lie a Show.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON. June l6.--Frank
Colrig, 24-year old carnival high
diver, was dead today because he
insisted on giving the public run
for their money"
Colrig came here from New York
with diving troupe to perform at
a two-week carnival sponsored by
Washington labor unions. He
worked hard erecting the high tow
er and his nerves we're tired when
it came time for him to do his div
ing act before the opening nights
crowd of. several thousand. Fellow
performers warned him against 60
ing through with the act.
He mounted the platform sixty
feet above tank five feet deep and
twelve feet wide. Then he dived
and struck the metal edge of the
tank.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
TITIAN-HAIRED
ARTISTS MODEL
BEAUTY QUEEN
Blue Grass Entrant Chosen
Miss U. S. in Bathing
Girl Finals.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
GALVESTON, Tex, June 10
Miss Anne Lee Patterson. 1e-year-
old hazel-eyed girl with titan. curly
hair that hangs to her shoulders,
represented this country today as
Miss United States" in competition
against eight foreign girls at Gal
veston's twelfth annual interna-
tional beauty pageant.
Coming to Galveston from Lud-
low, KY, to represent the Blue
Grass country in the national con-
test, Miss Patterson was selected
last night as the most beautiful of
twenty-eight select American beau
ties and won the right to compete
today for the title of Miss
Universe"
Four OF the seven judges cast
their votes for Miss Northern
Kentucky" The other three voted
for Miss Lena Thomas, Miss
Memphis
GOS6Q IOT AArClSLS
The new Miss United States" is
five feet and one-fourth inches tall
and weighs lib pounds. Her titan
curls cling close to a shapely neck,
which is liz inches round.
Her bust measures 33M inches,
her waist 2534 inches, her hips 36N
inches, her thighs are 201s inches
in circumference and her calves 1914
inches. Her ankles taper to a grace
full slimness Of 81 inches circum-
ference.
Since her graduation from high
school last year Miss Patterson often
has posed for artists in Ludlow. her
home town. When she was in high
school her most strenuous exercise
was playing basketball. She is very
fond of dancing. Her favorite flow
erS are red rosebuds.
ZiegfeId One Judge
She won her title last night in
competition with judging IA
yorltes such as Eugenia Tuliis, miss
Dallas" and Gene RafaI. "Miss ST
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
JOHN DIS KIN TO WED
Grand Nephew of Rockefeller Gets
License to Marry Divorce.

DETROIT, June 16.-A license to
marry has been issued here to Will
liam A. Rockefeller of Greenwich,
Conn, and Mrs. Mary B. Boyer of
New York. Details of the wedding
have been kept secret.
Rockefeller, g. grand nephew OF
John D. Rockefeller Sr., gave his
age as IS. He is banker. He was
divorced Oct. 4, 1929, at Bridgeport,
Conn. Mrs. Boyer, also divorced,
was the daughter Of William G.
Ball She gave her age as So.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
SOCIALIST WILL SPEAK

Gerhard Krebs. member OF the
Socialist party OF Germany, will
speak tonight at 8 at 1918 South
Meridian street. Krebs is on a tour
of industrial centers Of the nation.
He speaks English fluently. The
public is invited to attend the meet
ing. Edward Henry. 545 Warren
avenue, is chairman Of the meeting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
Princeton Veteran Dies

PRINCETON. Ind, June 10
Samuel S. Braselton. Sc, Civil war
veteran, is dead at his home here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
URGE DEATH INDEMNITY

Mexican Newspaper Says U. S.
Should Settle for Shooting of Two
BIZ United Press
MEXICO CITY, June l6.-The
government was urged today to
make strong representations to the
United States. demanding an in
demnity for the deaths of two
Mexican youths near Ardmore,
Okla.
The newspaper La PrenSa in an
editorial said the government should
demand an indemnity "as the
United States does in similar cases. 4"
The fatal shooting of the two
youths by policemen in Oklahoma
has aroused intense resentment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
COURT SALARY SUITS
COME BEFORE COURT
Argument to Be Heard by Special
Judge; Increases Are Demanded.

Argument in the suit of eight
former court reporters to collect
$4,000 salary increases from the
county was to be heard by Special
Judge A. L. Rabb in circuit court
this afternoon.
Increases for the reporters, rails
ing salaries from $4,000 to $4,000
were ordered by county judges, but
never were approved, county COM
missioners, defendants in the suit,
declare.
The suit of Lulu Grayson, re-
porter. filed by Attorney Joseph N,
Miner. will decide the question for
ALL Reporters contend commiS-
sioners approved the increases by
sanctioning an appropriation for
the purpose.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
ALLEGED PAGAN HELD
Logansport Prisoner Accused of
Forcing Child to Beg.
BIZ United Press

30 United Press
LOGANSPORT, Ind, June 10
A modern Pagan, who stole a child
and forced him to beg food, was
believed held by Logansport police
today.
John West, alias Sullivan, Is, was
returned from Watseka, H., to face
child stealing charges. 1t was al
legged he kidnapped Junior Dorter, 8.
from his home here and forced the
child TO beg.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
THIEVES MAKE HAY
AS HOOVER VISITS
PHARMACISTS CONVENE
Golden Jubilee Session Opens in
City; Sullivan Speaker.

The golden jubilee of the Indiana
Pharmaceutical Association opened
today at the Claypool with registra-
ton of members and an address of
welcome by Mayor Reginald Sulli-
van. Committee reports were made.
The sessions will continue until
Thursday when trip will be taken
through the plant and laboratories
Of the Eli Lilly Co.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
CRISIS BELIEVED PAST
German Cabinet Not Likely to Quit !;
No Reichstag Session.

By United Press
BERLIN, June 16.-Resignation
of the German cabinet was believed
today to have been avoided, after
decision of the reichstag steering
committee not to call special seS-
sion of the reichstag.
The committee will, however, meet
later in the day to discuss a So
cialist proposal to convene the
reichstag financial committee in
view of the precarious financial
situation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
$40 is LOOT AT CHURCH
Thieves Smash Basement Window
Glass to Gain Entrance.

OAAdSA DdSStHenC window
Glass to Gain Entrance.
Thieves who have preyed on sew
eral indianapolis churches in the
last two weeks today became the
objects Of intensive police search
after robbery Of the Friends church.
Thirteenth and Alabama streets,
was reported.
Loot Of the church consisted of
stamps and money amounting
to SO.
In each instance the robbers have
entered the churches, majority Of
which have been on the north side,
by smashing basement window
glass. The loot of the church raids
now amounts to hundreds of
dollars.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
Sues for Commission

By Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, June l6. -
Alleging failure to pay a commits
sion for negotiating the sale of a
farm in Henry county, William L.
Taylor, real estate dealer, has fled
suit to recover judgment of S172.5O
from DR.. Fred A. Kimble, Ander-
son physician.
Louis" 10th platinum blondes. In
ternationally known men, including
Kuskell Coffin and Florenz zeigfelo
acted as judges.
Tonight their choice for miss
United States" must face another
throng of $4,000 or more spectators
in competition with the eight for
eign beauties. Should she be chosen
Miss Universe" a Miss Europe
will be picked from the foreign en-
trants. Other winners also will be
today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-27
Economic Conditions Among Agri
cultural Workers in the
State of Washington

Many OF the small farmers try to exist by get
ting work in the small country saw mills which
are, however, owned by big mill and timber COM
panies. In two such cases, namely, the Preston
Mil, is running on an average of about three
days a week with a partial crew and pays 81 a
day The Preston Mill, however has not paid
It's employees since August OF this year, and the
Monahan Mill is working half day shifts at 80
cents shift. Many of the farmers have to come
good many miles to get this lousy 80 cents and
have to catch fish in the creeks and get Illicit
deer to help out on their living.
In one district east of the mountains $50 grain
farmers have been compelled to leave their
farms, and machinery is still left in the fields
and their horses are roaming the range.
In spite of all these rotten conditions the
farmers are anxious to organize, to read and
study, and they want organizers TO 60 among
them to speak to them and especially TO sell
and distribute literature. I believe that the Party
is passing up the greatest opportunity in the
world by neglecting to organize the farmers
There Is a great need Of sincere and patient
work among the farmers We seem to have lost
sight Of the fact that many of the farmers boys
are in the army and the navy, and also, in
neglecting the work among the farmers, the
Party is negecting its work in the small towns
IN which most Of the farmers do their buying.
Then, too, large number of small storekeep-
ers, barber shops gas stations and small garages
are fruitful places to do lot of good work. The
greatest sacrifice literature agents have to put up
with is lot of walking during the day. but
most of the farmers are willing to feed itera-
ture agent and give him bed and help him
with useful information and any other means
in their power.
To sum up the whole thing, l think that we
must show more spirit Of willingness to sacrifice
for the good of the revolutionary movement. 1t
is absolutely necessary that we help the farm
ers TO organize.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-27
Puke-ism. a New One

We were a bit astonished to learn that ii
the Lettish language, the god of wealth or greco
or, one might say, of capitalism, known in Eng
lish as "Mammon" is known as "Puke" So In.
forms us Comrade Leonard Spier, who was sc
tickled by it that he enclosed poem, from which
we quote as much space allows:
PUKE-LSM
1 learned 1t first at free-soup station
Sponsored by our christian nation;
For after long weeks on a shivering line
At last, alas, /, too, got mine!
They pulled me gently past the rope
To give me something-soup or soap
can't remember But what they gave
Sent me a decade toward the grave
Yes, hurled aside the Good Old Book
And damned all saints from Jobe to Luke,
Yet unaware 1 worshipped there
When l bent my knees to Pukel
But once my reverence reached crisis,
Became an ailment worse than Christ is.
1t was a holiday-forgot the name
heard our President proclaim,
THE great traditions of our land -.
"Blaba blaba :. blaba /. :. and, and -"
And then I yielded, faint and fraf
And for an altar used pail
For I'd hurled aside the Good Old Book,
And cursed all names from Job to Luke,
Yet unaware I worshipped there,
When bowed my head to PukeI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-27
&4>~.4-
A Rogues' Gallery
By JORGE

Readers of this column might strain a point
the coming week by looking at the rest OF the
paper, most particularly the front page, where,
we are informed, daily item will be pictures
and pedigrees from Rogues' Gallery Of carica-
lures drawn by Hugo Gellert) of members OF
the Hoover Clifford Commission for the saliva
ton OF downtrodden millionaires from the grasp
ing demands of the lower clawsses. The series
will begin Monday, Nov 80.
By the way, the numerous benefit" games be-
ing put over by capitalist sport organizations for
the relief of idle" rich from paying taxes to
finance unemployment insurance is being coun-
tered by real support to the unemployed by the
Labor Sports Union, which is not only contrib
utlng its services in training the marchers to
Washington, but here in New York is raising
funds for the marchers by a Sports Festival at
the Dyckman Oval this Sunday afternoon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-27
A Survey by William Ferguson

Survey by William Ferguson.
I HAVE been busy during the last several
months distributing literature, the greater
part OF my time among the farmers. have been
q farmer myself most of my life and l understand
the farmers problems pretty thoroughly. find
that the farmers are more anxious to read and
TO study, more anxious to organize than the
city slaves. This condition is more prevalent
among the foreign born men and women on the
farms than it is among the American born.
Conditions are simply rotten; the farmers as
2 rule, are absolutely without money. Eggs and
butter are down in price to such extent that
the farmers cannot pay interest or taxes on
their farms. While the farmers in the grain bel.
eastern Washington had the grain in their
own possession it was real cheap But as soon
as they sold it in order TO pay their debts (taxes
mortgages, etc. then the price of grain started
to increase; and the chicken farmers and dairy
men had to pay lot more for necessary feed
grain and hay
The farmers on the coast cannot even make
n living cutting wood, but those east of the
mountains eastern Washington must pay $40
cord or more for an inferior grade of wood
Post cutters here get or 3 cents post for cut
ting, the owner gets 4 or cents, while the
farmer in Eastern Washington must pay 20 TO
80 cents for small posts.
The Dexter Horton Bank of Seattle owns
hog ranch near Richmond Wash, about five
miles from Seattle. They keep 5-ton trucks haul
ing bread from Seattle to the hog ranch to feed
the hogs, while great numbers Of the farmers
cannot even buy bread for their children.
Farmers have paid excessively high prices for
uncleared land and now that they have the
stumps all cleared off, good buildings up, they
cannot borrow half the original price that the
l9nd cost them and in many instances have been
r'iated from their homes for non-payment OF
10 this way increasing the army Of star
< 0ld unemployed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-27
The |. L. D. Demands the Release
of Miners Jailed for Strike Activity

IT is the usual procedure of the capitalists that
after strike is over the workers arrested dur
ing the strike dealt with less severely by the
capitalist courts But not SO during the recent
strike of $4,000 coal miners. During the last
month Tom Myerscough Leo Thompson, Adam
Ghetto, Bob Young, Stella Rasefsky and "a other
miners sentenced to long terms in Blawnox
Penitentiary charges resulting from the strike
Scores of others were sentenced to smaller terms
to the different county jails
The reasons for this unusual severity of the
bosses are many, but the most important reason
is that the coal barons know that the last strike
did not defeat the miners, that the miners came
out from the strike with strong National Min
ers Union. The incident in the Pittsburgh Ter
minal, where the coal owners admitted that in
spite of the full cooperation that the U. M w.
are willing to give them, they can't put over
their wage-cutting policy, because the miners will
follow the leadership of the N.M.U, is an in
dication to what extent the NMU. has the con-
fidence of the miners.
In New Kensington Governor Pinchots state
police raided the NM U. headquarters and closed
up the hall 1t was only because of the mass
struggle that the workers of New Kensington
put up that the authorities were forced to re-
open the miners hall. In Brownsville the
NNO headquarters were ralQeQ by the state
and federal police, and the union organizer
Philip Giambatista, arrested and is being held
on deportation charges.
In Cannonsburgh the police raided the NMU,
headquarters and arrested three workers rail-
reading Joe Murphy to 60 days to the Blawnox
Workhouse on the flimsy charge of vagrancy
and the two others to five days on charges of
gambling because they had rattle tickets with
them In Pittsburgh a public hearing of the
Unemployed was raded, the workers driven out
of the hall and six workers arrested. Through
out Washington County the hall keepers we're
warned by the state police that they would rent
no hall to the N.M.U. or any other workers or
ganzatiop
Throughout the mine fields the workers are
beginning to conduct splendid fights for the right
to organize-to meet-to strike and picket. New
Kensington is good example of the fighting
spirit of the workers. The hunger marchers in
Fayette County where $1,000 workers linked up
their demand for relief with the demand to free
Giambatista, Tom Myerscough, Leo Tbompcon
Tom Mooney and all other class-war prisoners
is another example.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-27
BY BURCK

The International Labor Defense is at present
calling Amnesty Conferences in preparation for
state conference to be held in Harrisburgh in
January that will expose the hypocritical role of
Governor Pinchot and broaden out the struggle
for the release Of the working class prisoners in
Pennsylvania as well as all other class war pris-
onerS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-27

In 1880, when capital was drawing larger in
come than in 1929, the railroad workers pay
roll went down: by IL per cent for the year as
whole, and by 10 per cent in the busiest month.
BY August 1881 over one-fourth of the work.
ers were jobless and the workers payroll had
rene down by one-third below the August figure
for 1929.