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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07
RESCUE CHILD IN WELL
Hundreds Participate i'll Tunnelins
Underground Pass to Ledge.

By United Press
GENEVA, Neb., May Carol
Brewer, 18-months-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Brewer, I'M
prisoned twenty-five feet under
ground in a narrow well for four
hours, was rescued by hundreds OF
neiglbors.
The child was rescued late last
night after the neighbors sunk a
shaft parallel to the abandoned well
and cut q cross tunnel to the mar
row ledge where. she was perched
inst above the Stagnant water.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07
SPEED JURY CHOICE
IN KIRKLAND TRIAL
FezU Are Left
Rv limited presa

By United Press
JOPLIN, Mo, May death
has cut the membership of the
Grand Army Of the Republic
to 1918, General James E.
Jewell of Ft. Morgan, Colo,
national commander in chief,
informed the Missouri state
encampment today.
During the year ended April
l, the average death rate of
the Union veterans was 900 a
month, General Jewell said.
Most Of them are now past IS
years Of age.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07
ARBITRATION
REQUESTED ON
PAY SLASHES
Contractors Offer Plan to
Unions, in Effort to
End Strike.
MUCH WORK IS HALTED
Decision Before May Fl Is
Sought; 'SeIfishness'
Is Charged.

Members Of the executive COM
mittee Of the Marion County
Building Trades Council had before
them today the proposal of the As
ISOLATED Construction Employers for
arbitration of the 20 per cent wage
cut demanded by the employers
group.
Employers plan calls for an ar
bitration board to be composed of
two men selected by the United
States department of labor, who
shall have no interest in any phase
of the construction industry; two
to be selected by the Indianapolis
trades unions; two by the construc-
ton employers and one to be agreed
upon by the other six.
Decision by May FL
Rules governing the arbitration
as set out in the employers pro-
posal declare that the board shall
render its decision in writing on or
before May 81; that employers and
employees shall be bound by wage
scale decisions of this board, eff
fective as of May Is, 1881, for one
year thereafter, and that the en-
ployers agree to pay the 1880 scale,
which now is in force, and the
workers agree to accept it, pending
decision of the arbitration board.
The employers statement answers
the charges of the craftsmen that
the contractors based their bids on
the old scale and by cutting the
wages 20 per cent will make an ad-
ditional profit.
Unions Called "SeIfiSh"
"As an answer to this charge"
said the statement, "tae conStruc-
ton employers are willing to agree
that all contracts entered into be-
fore April "a, 1881, in which the
contractor would derive a profit for
himself, shall be completed by the
contractors on the basis Of the 1880
scale"
In commenting on the 20 per
cent reduction proposal and the I'M
favorable attitude with which it was
received, the employers declared:
1.-The contractors efforts to keep
the wages within reasonable bounds
have been defeated by the selfish
ness of the unions, by owners who
had buildings to complete and
forced the contractors to meet
union demands; by the apathy Of
the public, and by the interference
Of certain newspapers, unwilling to
present the facts"
Work at StandStill
Fifty per cent of the construction
work in Marion county has come to
halt as result of the Associated
Employers demand for a 20 per cent
wage cut, it is estimated Work on
millions Of dollars worth Of prop
erty is being delayed.
Another trade union, the cement
fnishers, has refused to accept the
proposed wage cut.
AT our meeting Wednesday night,
we took a vote on the reduction
and it was turned down fatty" de-
clared Thomas w. Dexter, secre-
tary Of the local.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07
PHONE birth TALE
TOLD AT CONCLAVE

it, when I heard a shout from Bell
in the next room.
"Out he came, excited. His speech
by-telegraph had become a reality.
THAT spring was swapping had
carried to the receiver at Bells ear
q real sound with all it's tones and
undertones," DR.. Watson said
w. J. O'Connor, assistant to the
president Of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, fol-
lowed DR.. Watson with a talk on
public relations and good service.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07
OHIO TO GET BURKE
Killer viii Face Second
Murder Trial.
BIZ United Press

. 2 DWtttU I-Ito8
TOLEDO. o., May 7.-Detectives
James O'Reilly and George Tim
money were to go to Lansing, Mich,
today with extradition papers for
the return here OF Fred Burke,
Marquette prison inmate, under in
dictment for the alleged murder of
a Toledo policeman.
Burke, serving a life sentence at
Marquette for the killing of a
Michigan state trooper, was prom
iSed release to Ohio authorities by
Governor Wilbur NJ Brucker, upon
the assurance that he will be re-
turned to Michigan if he is acquit-
ted Of the local murder charge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07
BOY, 5, BARES
BRUTAL SIEGE,
PARENTS HELD
Serious Illness Result of 2
Weeks Punishment
in Home.
STOLE BREAD, BUTTER
Tied to Ceiling by Wrists,
Lad Fed Only Twice, to
Break Habits
BIZ United Press

BD CntteG Press
CLEVELAND, O., May 7.-Phy-
sicians at Lakeside hospital here
today were attending a 6-year-old
boy, who, police claim, escaped from
his home after being locked in the
bathroom almost without food for
more than two weeks.
The boy is in a serious condition
with neutrality-suspicious., caused
by undernourishment, physicians
said.
Police arrested the boys father,
James Robinson ST.. and later cap
tured his stepmother, who had fed.
The boy was subjected to inhuman
and flendish treatment during the
fourteen-day period, according to
officers, because he stole bread and
butter" He repeatedly was sus-
pended by his wrists to light fix
lures in the bathroom, they said.
Authorities said that the child
escaped by prying the bathroom
window open while his parents were
away from home. He told his
story of Imprisonment and hunger
to neighbors, and collapsed, police
said.
ESCAPED Through window
Hospital physicians said the boy
was conscious and able to give
q description Of his imprisonment.
According to his story, there was
tie food in the house and ms
onts were depriving him OF his
are SO that his 4-year-old brother
h-.hur could have plenty. James
said he climbed to the cupboard
and took the bread and butter"
Discovering that the food was
gone, his stepmother told MS
father, James said.
Angered by his deed, Robinson
ST.. tied him up in the bathroom
where he remained for more than
two, weeks, it was said. a few
DAYS ago he jumped from the bath
room window and ran to the home
of a neighbor, with the story that
his mama was mean TO me-
Later he returned.
Prosecution Started
Physicians said the boy was led
prune Juice and water twice a day
during his imprisonment. but that
when he cried too hard" his par
ents gave him rye bread.
According to police, Mrs. Robin
son admitted that the boy was tleo'
but declared it was done to break
had habits" The boys wrists were
reported badly bruised from the
ropes which bound him.
Word of the boys plight was re-
ceived at police headquarters IN an
anonymous telephone call. Emma
SCHUYLER. policewoman, went to the
house and found the child, thin and
starved.
please take me away from here,
nv mama is mean to me- the boy
begged. L was stealing bread and
butter and she punished me-
Police said the parents would De
prosecuted by juvenile court au-
thorities.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07

his companion SIICe paUyIOOu and SeCOnu IlIId aIlO
fourth, because he has three married daughters.
He would have had hard time making choice
between my aunts, so he took me- Vivien told the
United Press coyly in an exclusive interview.
Viven won't be Is until next week, but she already
is veteran canlpaigner and hostess. She made many
speeches. both from the platform and the radio
when her grandfather was campaigning
At the recent inaugural ceremonies, Senator James
Hamilton Lewis was scheduled to introduce the new
mayor. AT the last minute the suave senator found
he couldn't attend. Vivien took his place and while
not as much at ease before battery of nicrophones
tor would have been told the country for ten minutes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07
Japan village Fire. ROuts $500
BIZ Uaifed Press

hN JHiftu FTeSS
YAAfANKA, Japan, May r.
About $500 residents Of Yananka
were homeless today after fire had
destroyed more than half of the
city. Three persons were killed and
700 others seriously injured in the
blaze.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07
FOUR FIREMEN ARE
AWARDED PROMOTIONS
Quartet Is Named to Force by City's
Safety Board.

Safety Board.
The safety board today announced
four fire department promotions
and four new appointments follow
ing conference late Wednesday with
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and
Chief Harry E. Voshell.
Promotions were Lieutenant John
Feeney to captain. priyates Her
bert Stanley and Leo T. Wilson to
lieutenants and private Walter Kell-
ermeyer to chauffeur. Feeney and
Wilson are Democrats and Stanley
and Kellermyer are Republicans.
New appointees, named to I'LL va
cancies, are William Rinderknecht,
861 Pleasant Run drive: Thomas r.
Mooney, 1910 North Pennsylvania
street; william R. White, $50 Ell
lenberger drive, and Joseph Hem,
812 North Pine street, all Demo-
Gratis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07
C0LLEGIANS WILL TOLL
q. of Michigan to Drop Loafing and
Bluffing Students.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
ANN ARBOR, Mich, May IA
plan which would make it impos-
sible for a student to loaf or bluff
his way through the University Of
Michigan, will be presented to the
university board Of regents for ap-
proval May %, it was learned to-
day.
The plan, a radical departure in
university administration, would
provide that liberal arts students
who fail to maintain an average Of
c in all studies shall - dismissed
automatically from the university
after the first two years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07
LAND TAX BILL PASSED
British House Resolution Approved
With Aid of Liberals.

With Aid of Liberals.
By United Press
LONDON, May THE land tax
resolution, making effective one Of
the most controversial items Of
Chancellor Of the Exchequer Philip
Snowden's budget. was passed by
the house Of commons last night,
with the aid of the Liberal party.
The vote was 289 to 230.
David Lloyd George, the Liberal
speaker, supported the tax on the
ground that it is equitaIfe among
taxpayers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07
GET STIFF SENTENCES
Long Terms Melted Out to Three
City Law Violators.

lily Law fI0Iat0rS.
Heavy sentences we're melted out
to three law violators today by
Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker.
Those sentenced: Macie Dortch.
Negro, 20, Of 1902 Pierson avenue.
forgery, two to fourteen years in the
Indiana state prison. and Clement
Cummings, 18, and Evan King, %.
vehicle taking, each one to ten years
in the Indiana state reformatory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07
HIKE PAY. IN TIN MILLS
youngstown (O0 Industries to
Boost wages in May, June.

BIZ United Press
YOUNGSTOWN. O., May T.
Sheet and tin mill workers in the
steel Industry will receive a wage
increase during May and June for
the first time in nearly two years.
Wages Of these employees are COM
puted by the average selling prices
Of sheets in the two preceding
months
The average selling price in
March and April was 2.65 cents a
pound or Is per cent above base
and II per cent above the last
sheet sale examination.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07
FIRST LADY, AT IL
Ce1'm1ak S Granddaughter Is Boss
BIZ UnitedPress

CHICAGO May 7-Chicagos First Lady"
Ceaks blond earod granddaughter Vien Graham who doesn't
like candy and to be
who
his
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07
Circus Facts

Here are the facts you want
to know about Sells Floto cir
Gus here today for two per-
formances.
Date-Today
Locatior-Keystone avenue grounds.
Pcrformanees-2 and s D. n.
Doors Open-i and 7 pm.
Previous Stand-Terre Haute.
Departure-Ahout q. m.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Following stand-Riehmonc.
City Ticket 6ale-Claypool Hotel
Drug store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
RAIL STOCKS DRAG
MARKET LOWER
InduStriaIs and Utilities Join
in Decline at Short
Session.
BY GEORGE t. HUGHES.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 3,-The rail-
road section Of the stock market again
today exhibited greater weakness than
other groups. This had depressing
effect, inasmuch as for nearly a week
stronger than induStrials or public
utilities.
Liquidation was most pronounced in
such issues as Atchison, Union Pacific
and Norfolk e. Western. all selling at
the lowest prices in q decade, in spite
of the fact that they are covering their
10 per cent dividends. Other weak rails
were New York Central, Baltimore g.
Ohio, Chesapeake a. Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania. Probably the lack of enthusiasm
which Wall Street has shown toward
the announcement Of the Eastern rail-
road merger and the general opinion
that the rate increase, at best. will be
small, renewed selling that had been
checked earlier in the week.
There were sharp declines in other
groups Of stocks Westinghouse Electric
dropped to q new low price. Eastman
Kodak was a target of selling. Inter
national Business Machine again broke
through 100 and there were stable
losses in American Can and Allied
Chemical. Some resistance was shown
in the INST hour by United States Steel
common above 10 but it later broke 10
a new low price. carrying with 1t other
iron ard steel and metal stocks and
bringing fresh wave Of selling.
The public utilities declined with the
industrisls on a moderate turnover.
American Telephone was persistently
sold. Consolidated Gas and Public
Service Of New Jersey had substantial
losses. The thinnesS of the market for
public utility preferred stocks and the
extraordinary net losses that have oc-
Cured in the best Of them has been one
of the most distressing and unexp!ain-
able features OF this weeks decline in
securities. The motor stocks followed
the general trend, but losses, aside from
Auburn, were small. with Nash at one
time showing a gain OF about = points.
Sterling exchange had another set
back The cable rates were quoted at
the start as low as 352 or a decline OF
sl2 points and a discount from parity
of about 81 per cent italian, Belgian,
German and Swiss exchange was also
lower. as vas that OF Norway and Den
mark. Exchange on Stockholm was
higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
bank STOCKS OFF
IN MONTH TRADING
New York Issues Present In
teresting Contrasts in
Monthly Survey.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispa ten to The Star.
NEW YORK, October <.-The shares
Of leading New York City banks and
those of the country's leading in
surance companies experienced another
sharp decline during September. car
rytng practically all issues down to TIA
lowest levels recorded since the depres-
sion started in 1929. according to rec
ordS compiled by Holt. Rose & Troster.
From q percentage standpoint. as In
dicated by the weighted average. the
decline Is understood to be greater than
reported IN any previous month.
The weighted averages for is Men
York City bank and trust company
shares dropped from a high OF IS on
September / to low ana close of SIS
on September 80, a loss Of 80 points,
or IS per cent This decline was
recorded. despite a rally OF points
In the averages on September %. In
dividual issues showed losses of from
z TO 173 points for the month, the
latter being recorded by Guaranty
Trust.
The weighted average for the in
Surance stocks group started the month
at So and, with the exception OF a
3-point rally on September %, declined
steadily to q low and close Of SO on
September 80, net loss Of l6 points.
or 800 per cent, for the month De-
clines in individual issues ranged from
PA points to 205 points, the largest
drop being in Globe &. Rutgers.
Bank Stock Ranges.
The high and low for bank stocks,
together with the net loss from the
previous months close, follows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
SALES OF AUTO RADIO
SETS ARE ON INCREASE

BY the Associated Press
Indications Of the trend in demand
for radio products are contained in a
report just released by the Commerce
Department Data were furnished by
40 identical wholesale dealers in radio
merchandise. which the bureau points
out as comparatively small number
but possibly indicative Of trends toward
an increase or decrease OF stocks and
sales in the second quarter, as COM
pared with the first quarter.
During the second quarter when
sales are normally lower than the first
the sale OF automobile sets showed 100
per cent increase in value over the first
quarter; the value Of home talking pic
ture machines sold was more than "a
times as large as in the FIRST quarter
and increased from 3 sets to 54 The
only other item showing an increase in
value OF sales as compared with the first
quarter was loud speakers not in sets
which gained more than 100 per cent
Stocks Of television sets were reported
for the FIRST time and six. valued at
sl,l70 were sold during the second
quarter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03

Co are very convincingly contradicted
by Robert w. Woodruff, president. In
the course Of the same year. says Mr..
Woodruff, when the Canadian Province
of Ontario repealed its prohibition law
coca-cola sales increased more than IS
per cent, and have increased ever since
Mr. Woodruff points out that the
company was born and grew to full
manhood during the pre-prohibition
days, and that during the IS years of
the life Of the enterprise several
changes have been experienced in regu-
latory legislation as applied to aleo-
holic beverages. but 10 date no adverse
effect has been noted in the upward
trend Of sales.
tCopyrisht. 1891. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Ine)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
Freight Movement Improves.

BALTIMORE, October CSpecian -
seasonal improvement in freight
movement took place on the Baltimore
a. Ohio Railroad during September.
The number Of cars loaded and re-
ceived from connections during the first
30 working days of the month increased
$3.50 above the level for the same pc
riod in August. Loadings for the period
totaled l56,704 cars, as compared with
$50. 424 for the 20 days in August. Daily
average losdings were 1885, as against
1921 in the August period, gain of
3l4.
Compared with September last year,
however, there was a decrease Of 46,6l8
in total loadingS and q reduction Of
1881 in the daily average.
Two bank buildings being erected in
Bogota, Colombia, were designed by
Americans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
Broker Firm Suspended.

BALTIMORE. October 3 (SpeciaD -
The Baltimore Stock Exchange has an
nounced that John w. Sommerwerck Of
the firm OF Sommerwerck Bros. locs !
securities brokers, having made an as-
signment for the benefit of creditors.
The firm was suspended from member
ship in the exchange en- the ground Of
insolvency.
The Arm has been in existence since
about 1918, and consisted OF John w.
Sommerwerck and Daniel r. Sommer-
werck.
Henry zoller, jr, Baltimore attorney.
was appointed trustee under the deed
of trust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
New York Cotton

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. October 3.-Under the
heaviest selling pressure OF the year
cotton prices made new low records
again today and ended at the bottom,
with losses Of IL 10 "a points.
Hedging operations reached large
proportions and the action OF the stock
market added q depressing factor to the
course of values. Although thousands
Of bales were taken from the ring by
trade interests buying power failed 10
stem the decline. Spots were reduced
10 points to $50.
Cotton range:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
BANK SITUATION.

NEW YORK, October 3 (SpeciaD -
The announcement of the passing Of
control Of tie Bank of America to the
National City Bank stimulated prices
of most Of the New York Bank g. Trust
Co. stocks and was looked upon genef-
ally as a bit Of constructive business.
The few bank statements published
today as of September 80 indicated a
high percentage of cash and Govern
ment bonds TO deposits. In one in
stance these items, together with call
leans, exactly balanced the item Of
deposits In another they amounted to
SIS per cent of deposits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03

York. stresses the
re S p onsibility Of
bank executives to
directors, st o c K =
holders and the
public, calls the
presidents annual
report Of extreme
/ m p or lance, and
touches en- many
other matters, in
Guiding the rela =
tons between the
president and the
banks employees.
Mr.. Larner de-
ClareS that the
days of the bank
presid e II t as a
"hgurehead" have
ma cod DAVIS Whpn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
OUTLINES DUTIES
OF BANK OFFICIALS
Larner Stresses Rights of d.
reCtors, Shareholders and
Public to Facts.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

John B. Larner, president of the
Washington Loan g. Trust Co, writing
on Bank Management in 1881" in the
September Executives Bulletin, New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
Trade Reports at a Glance.


october 3.-Taboid o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03

Mark Moss, a Texas ranchman. has
caught 10000 buzzards in the past 10
years by means Of a specially designed
trap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
"eIsHteu a'eIdke $500 60 %
Action Of Insurance Issues.

The high and low for the insurance
company stocks. together with the net
less from the previous months Close,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
Coca-COla.

Those who maintain that the return
Of light wines and beer will AFFECT adj
yersely the status Of the Coca-OolA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03

e"
! IL Sales Net. |
~ Rafa Hi~h Ia NgAWaC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03

The high and low for bank stocks
together with the net loss from tn,
previous months close, follows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
Columbia Gas g. Electric.

Due to depressed industrial ana sea
sonal conditions, the revenues OF the
Columbia Gas & Electric CorporaIloL
during the past two years have been
affected adversely. according to Philip
c. GoSler, president.
However, these declines are being
largely offset by operating economies
which are not fully reflected in the
earnings. Mr.. Gosler adds that under
the most adverse conditions yet en-.
countered the earnings per share OF
common stock have been in excess OF
81. so on the number of shares now out
standing and are equivalent to the
preSent dividend rate
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