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The Washington times., 1931-10-24
Federal Employees
Benefit Under Plan

A committee of Local No. 2,
Federal Employees Union, will
meet Monday night to perfect
plans for the organization within
the local of hospital guild. All
members will be eligible through
payment Of a specified sum each
month which entities them to
free disqualification for four
weeks in case of emergency.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24

Behind the scenes in great
capitals Of the world portentous
secret negotiations are daily go
ing on over Japan's aggression
in Manchuria. In Marking, Tokyo,
Geneva, Washington, foreign Of
ficeS and diplomats are astir over
the grave imperilment to world
peace. In each vital center Of
activity Japan has one Of its
master diplomats, all uniformly
suave, inscrutable, and unyielding
in furthering the territorial am
bitions of their government.
Katsuji Debuchi, Japanese am
bassador to the United States, is
the most skilled and perfected of
Japan'S statesmen. Tiny and
chubby Of physique. he is a giant
in urbane elf-poSSeSsion and deft
diplomacy. He is never at loss
for a smile or an unruffled an
SWer.
The day the story becam e
known that the Japanese govern
ment was aroused over certain
expressions used by S Secre etary
StimSon in his note to the
League of Nations on the Man
churian situation newspaper re-
porters encountered Debuchi leav-
ing Stimson's office. The inter
national atmosphere was tense.
Japan had made it clear it re-
sented Stimson's language. The
correspondents inquired Of De-
buchi if he had come to protest
against the note.
The japanese government is
deeply appreciative Of the kind
and COnSiderate treatment Of
Mr.. StimsOn," he said pleas
antIy, with his bland, mild little
smile. The reporters blinked,
and the ambassador was gone.
Another time the French am
bassador, the poet-statesman Paul
Claudel, was calling at the State
Department on some matter per-
tanning to the then impending visit
Of Premier Laval. AS he strode
down one of the long corridors he
suddenly saw a large crowd Of
newspaper men thronged excitedly
about someone or something he
could not observe.
But. what is it, then,"
Claudel said in aStonishment to a
State Department aide accom-
panying him. They fastened over
to the gathering. BY standing on
their toes and peering down they
saw little Ambassador Debuchi
grinning jokingly with the re-
porters.
When Far Eastern affairs are
dormant the Japanese ambassador
leads very private life. Other
foreign representatives are fire.
quently prominent in the social
news Of the Capital, but the Jap
aneSe keep very much to them
selves. When they do entertain,
no mission does it more lavishly.
Newspaper men who covered the
Washington Disarmament Confer
ence a decade ago still talk in
awed tones Of the repasts and
liquors furnished by the Japanese
delegation at their receptions.
The japanese staff in Wash.
ingtOn is the largest Of any for
eign mission in the Capital. This
Is due to the difficulties Of tran
Scribing the English language into
japanese. The intricacieS Of jap
anese make it impossible to use
the typewriter, so q large number
OF secretaries are necessary. to
paint the many communications
that so to the home office in
Tokyo.
Ambassador Debuchi has had
considerable experience in the
United States. He served in
Washington as counselor of the
embassy in his youth. Later, as
mature statesman, he returned
as one Of his country'S delegates
to the historic Washington Dis
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
Branch
Gathers for Talks

The General Accounting Office
branch Of Local No. 2, Federal
Employs Union, met this week
and heard report addresses by
President Joseph Stansfield, Henry
G. Nolde and John L. Bateman.
The branch elected j. Moore to
succeed Bernardine K. ieaman
as delegate to the board Of rep
resentativeS.
. The branch now has 800 mem
bers, or just 100 short of half the
total Of employees in the office.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
Virginia COP. Heads
ArLinqtOn Visitors

John B. Grayson, of Warren
ton, Va, chairman Of the Re-
publican congressional committee,
and Joseph L. Crupper, Of Airing
ton, member of the Virginia
executive committee Of the Re
publican party, visited Arlington
county headquarters at Claren-
don last night.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
FREIWALDs ON TRIP

Herman Freiwald, Of the In.
ternal Revenue Bureau. and his
wife, Mrs. Elvira Freiwald, dis
bursting clerk Of the Board ct
Tax Appeals, are on an extended
motor trip in Illinois.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
MINERS RETURN

William McNeir, chief Of the
Bureau Of Accounts, State De.
partment, and his bride the for.
mer Miss Frances Hough, who
was his secretary for 20 years,
have returned from their honey.
moon in New York. They are
making their home at Mr.. Nc.
Neir'S residence, 1888 Monroe
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
LARGEST ARMY
IN DECADE
PLACED
More Than Half a Million Are
Now Employed, With Budget
Amounting to $4,000, 900

Amounting to $780, 900, 600
The Civil Service Commission Is
doing its full share to minimize
unemployment here and over the
country, but will keep within the
limitations set by Congressional
acts, according to Thomas e
Campbell, president Of the COM
mission, in reviewing, this week,
the commissions policies.
Reminded Of the large number
Of Census Bureau and other tenn
porary employees, removed when
their temporary work ended, he
pointed out that these employees
knew their work was to be tenn
porary, but they had no perma-
nent civil service rating, and that
all future civil service jobs dis
penSed by the commission will be
strictly on the basis Of appoint
ment among the States.
The low peak Of Civil Service
employment was in December,
1926, with 1850 employed in the
District and 486,772 in the field,
q total of 546,341. The armiStice,
November II, 1918, Of course, was
the high point for all time, with
117,760 here and 100000 in the
field. The numbers began de-
creasing then, until 1927; since
then employment has been rising.
Personnel Grows
Both here and in the field. the
civil service is providing a. peak
number of people with work to-
day, said Mr.. Campbell, adding:
To-day we have 616,S37 en-
ployed here and in the field as
compared to 595, ,456 in Decem-
ber Of last year. This indicates
that more are employed in the
Government service here and in
the field than in the last 10
years.
"The total annual salaries Of
Government workers here and
in the field was $115,OOO,OOO in
1921, while today it is $15O,OOO,-
900, due to increased personnel
and to salary increases on &C
count Of the Welch bill and the
classification system. Thus
the Government is expending
$780, 900 . day more now than
then through the civil service,
exclusive Of the legislative, judi
CisI and district employees, total
ing about $4,000. There are
1000 legislative employees alone,
147 judiciary employees, and
10000 District employees.
Ratio Explained
'"The question is asked, why
do District residents find it
practically impossible to secure
appointment to departmental
positions. The civil service act
provides that positions in the
departmental service in the Dis
trict must be appOrtiOned among
States in so far as good admin
istratiOn will permit. The pro-
portion for each State is the
ratio Of the States population
to the population of all. The
District Of Columbia is thus en-
titled to Isl positions, but is
filling 1861. Maryland is en-
titled to 5O7 and has 2,422; Vir-
ginia, entitled to 752, has 1924.
Other States which have ex-
Ceeded their quotas are Yer.
mont, Iowa, Maine, Delaware
and New Hampshire. One rea-
SON is that there are many
small.salary jobs in the Govern
mem service which do not ap-
peal to persons living far away,
hence these must be filled by
District residents"
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
STANSFIELD ON TRIP

Joseph Stansfield, head Of the
railway accident statistical di-
vision Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, is in New
York today attending the cere-
monies marking the presentation
of the Hartman medal for rail
Way efficiency.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24

DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
Accumulated excess of temperature
since January 1, 19S1-671.
Excess of temperature since October
1, 1876.
Accumulated deficiency of precipita-
tion since January 1, 1931-5.7s.
Deficiency of precipitation since oc-
tober /, 19S1-1.44.
TIDE TABLES
Today-High tides, 6:27 a. m. and $50
p. M; low tides, 1856 a. m. and 1:O6
p. m.
Tomorrow-High tides. 7:OS a. m.
and 1928 p. m: low tides, 141 a. m.
and 1916 p. m.
sun AND MOON
The sun rises today. 6:26 a. m. and
sets 5:19 p. m.
The sun rises Sunday. 6:27 a. m. and
sets 5:17 p. m.
The moon rises today. 4:13 p. m. and
sets 1921 a. m.
The moon rises Sunday, 4:32 p. m.
and sets 6:21 a. m.
COMPARATIVE TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
BLACK AND WHITE TAGS

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. "a
Virginia automobile license tags
for 1882 will be black with white
lettering. The tag shop in the
State penitentiary has about COM
pleted its 1892 order Of approx
inately A50, 900 tags
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
DAILY BACK ON JOB

Carter DAILY, purchasing clerk
Of the Board of Tax Appeals,
will return to duty Monday after
visiting in Knoxville and Chat
tanoogav Tenn
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
MASK BALL

The Cherrydale Volunteer Fire
Department will give a masque-
rade ball on Halloween night in
the fire hall.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
Weather Details

Fer the District of Column mbia,-Cloudy,
with showers tonight and probably
Sunday morning; slightly warmer to-
night; moderate to fresh southwest
winds.
For Maryland-Cloudy tonight and
Sunday with showers tonight and prob
ably Sunday mcrning; slightly warmer
in east portion tonight; fresh south
west winds.
For Virginia-Probably showers to-
night and Sunday; warmer tonight;
fresh southwest winds.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24

JOHN p. MCDOWELL
MR.. MCDOWELL, a former
newspaper man of Chicago, has
been appointed a member Of
the Board Of Appeals, Office Of
the Solicitor, Department Of
the 1nteriQE.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
SCHOOL CHART
SHOWS TRADE
AT new Low
Business in Indiana Is in
Recession Period,
Educators Say.

Business Of all types is going
through a recession period in In
diana, according to statistics of the
school of commerce and finance of
Indiana university, which Is prepar-
ing an elaborate chart to be used
by students.
Peak of industrial activity in the
Hoosier state for the first half of
1881 was passed in April. Recess
sions that started in May continued
through June and July and@ carried
business to a new low level for the
current depression.
In studying conditions 1t is
necessary to make allowances for
usual seasonal fluctuations and nor
NAL growth, but the preliminary
index for July indicates about II
per cent while that for April was
807 per cent.
More than a normal seasonal de-
cline was evidenced in pig iron pro-
duction in the Calumet district;
while the same also is true of coal
production, the automobile industry,
the automobile production and &C
cessory business.
Building stone shipments from
the Bedford-Bloomington area did
not make seasonal gain while the
furniture production continues far
under normal.
The usual seasonal decline is re-
ported by department stores, while
retail hardware sales are "a per cent
under the corresponding period for
1890.
Drug store sales are holding to
those reported a month ago, while
registration of new and used cars
made more than a seasonal decline.
The same may be said of bank
debts and clearings, which are I'M
der that of a month ago.
Building construction is approx
mately IS per cent under theoret-
ical normal, and little change is
noted in the unemployment situa-
ton.
Crop conditions are above normal,
but prices continue to decline.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
FATAL TO YOUTH, 19
KIOndike High School Athlete Is
First Fatality at Lafayette.
BIN United Press

By United Press
LAFAYETTE. Aug. lathe first
infantile paralysis fatality in TIP
pecanoe county during the current
prevalence of the disease through
out the country was Vincent j..
Morehouse, 10.
Morehouse was basketball star
with the Klondike High school
team, Wabash township, last year.
He was stricken Sunday and re-
moved to the hospital here, where
he died Thursday. He had been
employed since last April on one
of Purdue uniyersity's experimental
farms.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Suburban for Sale

gaioW: electric lights; lots, 47x120; ga
rage. 1890. Price $4,000. will exchange
S1,15o equity on 8 or 4-room house in
city Mr.. Amos. DR.. 1882.
American Estates Co., Realtors
332 Circle Tower.
5-ROOM mod. house; 2-car garage; real
i,e.r.oi.a u. 80 ~ L. d IA 4
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
FRANKLIN PIONEER DIES
Samuel Rynearson, rs, One Of Early
Craftsmen, Passes.
By Times Special

By IlWG6 NVtttuI
FRANKLIN, Ind, Aug. 14.-Sam-
uel Rynearson, rs, died at his home
Wednesday after a months illness.
He was one of the early Franklin
craftsmen. He learned the wagon
making trade when youth, and
later opened his own shop.
Six years ago he sold the bust
ness and became connected with a
blacksmith shop. Survivors are the
widow; a daughter, Miss Ruth Ry-
nearson of Franklin, and a son,
Alva Rynearson, of indianapolis.
private services will be held in the
home today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
nNCKE-I, No 1n57Q

In the matter Of the joint petition of
Eastern Indiana Telephone Company
Centerville Cooperative Telephone Com
Join I. cheneyJ-for approval Of tlSir5
chase and sale.
Notice is hereby given that the Public
duct public hearing in the above entitled
cause in the rooms of the Commission,
40I State House. at Indianapolis, Indiana,
at 900 O'Clock q. NJ. on Tuesday, August
25th. 1881
Public participation in this hearing is
requested by the Commission.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
OF INDIANA.
s 49,.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
HINT FOR HEN THIEVES
Muncie Mechanic Finds. Chicken
Caught Beside Autos Hood.
3y Times Special

BIZ Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 14.-Fred
Bryan. a Muncie garage mechanic
has developed a safe way of taking
live chickens from unSuspecting
farmers, and he offers it freely to
the national association of chicken
thieves, If there be such.
While going to Hartford City he
struck chicken which flew across
the road in front Of his car. Thirty
miles later, after he had put his
car in the garage. he found the yell
low hen lying between the front
fender and hood-stil alive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Goes Looking for Accident

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, Aug. Il.
--Rummaging through an old trunk
for an accident insurance policy.
Mrs. Bernice McCurry ran across
an old revolver. 1t exploded, tear
ing of the second finger of her left
hand. Members of the family found
the policy, but it had lapSed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
NAB GIRL HITCH-HIKERS
Paiama- Clad Sisters, Man Held in
Check FOrgeries.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
HAMMOND, Ind, Aug. 1.-two
Duluth CMinn) sisters, hitch-hlKlng
70 New York attired in beach paJa-
mas. we're held in Jail here today
with Dittmar Harvey, Cheyenne
Wvo., who is charged with buying
each girl an auto, making payment
with forged checks.
The girls, Evelyn Laverbonce, H.
and Violet Laverbonce, 10, we're ar
rested in a Hammond hotel room
which police said was filled with
gifts from Harvey bought with
forged checks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14

Said bonds will be sold to the highest
bidder for not less than their par value,
Public Service Commission of Indian. in
Cause No. 1852 before said Commission.
Der of bonds bid for. and the gross
amount they will pay for the bonds bid
for. and accrued interest to date of
The right to reject any and all bids is
reserved.
O. r. MANN
Town Clerk TreaSure
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Houses for Sale

East
Q STUCCO bungalows. built-in features, on
corner lot, facing North ST.. the other
La Salle good investment; priced to sell
Live in. one rent the other. 562 North
La Sale. Ri. 7242 for appointment.
BARGAINING down payment; 4641 Hovey
ST.; 5-room bungalow room for bath:
basement, furnace. gar; price 1000: SIC
mo. Open Sunday. owner. Wa 3099-R
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Aug. "A. Il
NOTICE OF SALE OF BONDS
Office of the Clerk of the Town of Speed
Indiana


way. Indiana.
Sealed proposals will be received in the
office of the Clerk of the Town of Speed
way, Indiana. at the Speedway State
Bank. Speedway. Indiana. until the hour
of l O'Clock p. m. Friday. August 49,
1881, and from day to day thereafter I'M
til sold. for the purchase Of s13,OO0,oO of
bonds issued in strict compliance with an
act of the General Assembly of the State
Of Indiana. entitled. IAN Act to authorize
Cities. Towns and other municipal corpo-
rations to purchase and acquire water
works. and to issue bonds therefor pay
able from the revenue and the receipts
of such works" approved March 8. 1921,
and acts amendatory and supplemental
thereto Said bonds are dated December
l. 1929. and draw interest from the date
thereof at the rate OF per cent per an
mum. payable semi annually on July 18TH
and January 18th of each year. That the
coupons on said bonds that were due on
July Is. 1880. January IS. 1881, and July
IS 1881. have been clipped from said
bonds and that the accrued interest on
said bonds will be from July is. 1881. That
the number. denomination and when due
is as follows tO-Wit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
RELIEF BILLS GO UNPAID
Gary Gets No Bidders for 100000
Short Time Warrants.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
GARY, Ind, Aug. l4.-Merchants
who have been selling goods to
Calumet and North townships for
poor relief must wait even longer
for their money, as no bidders ap-
peared when 100000 short time
warrants were offered for sale.
County Auditor William E. Whit
aker said he would hold open the
sale for two days longer, hoping
bidders would appear.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Painting and PaDering

PAINTING, exterior. interior: comp. insur.
HENDRIX DINKLA. Oh. $3.50
PAINTING ON PAYMENTS
Guaranteed: nothing down. He. 5763.
PAPER HANGuNG-l5c per roll Plaster
ing. cleaning VAN & SON. DR.. 9299.
PAPER furn. and hung $3.50 per room.
Oh. 2004- FRANK JACKSON. IT. 24l5
PAPER CLEANINCf-ExceIient service 81
a room. ODONAID. Ri 1928
If YOU DON'T FIND what you are look
ing for in the want ads TO-DAY. 1t NAV
be advertised here tomorrow. Read Times
classified ads daily
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Legal Notices
NOIlOE
SCHOOL CITY OF INDIANAPOLlS'


Scaled bids will be received by the
undersigned at the Office Of the Board OF
School Commissioners at the southwest
corner of Meridian and Ohio streets, IN
dianapolis Indiana gnV 10 0i tennpra nv
loan of $3.50 900. 90 to the Board OF School
Commissioners of the City, OF indianapolis
Ind, for the relief of the sald Boaro
special fund" as determined by salo
board at its regular meeting held at
o'clock D. m. on Tuesday. Aug. IL, 1881.
Said loan will bear interest at the rate
of not more than SO per annum, interest,"
PAYABLE at maturity OF the loan and will
be eyidenled by q note or noteS OF the
board aggregating, in principal the sum
of $3.50, %; said loan to be dateo anc
consummated and the money received by
the board not later than II O'Clock, noon
Wednesday, Aug 70, 1881
Bidders are required to bid Tor the
whole amount OF said loan. the money to
be payable to the board of School Com
missioners of the City of Indianapolis.
Offers for said loan will be opened at
the place upon the date and at the hour
above mentioned (Aug. rs, 1881 and said
loan will be awarded to the bidder or
bidders offering to loan the money at the
lowest rate OF interest.
Said loan is to be made in pursuance
of the authority SO TO do given by the
Statute of Indiana, entitled AN Act Con-
corning Common School Corporations in
cities of More Than 900, 900 Inhabitants, -
approved by the Governor, March 8, 1881.
ACT 1881, Page 291), and said notes will
become due and payable on Nov. IS. 1881,
and will be payable at such banks or
trust companies in Indianapolis, Ind.
as the successful bidder may select and
in such amounts as may be agreed upon.
Said loan and notes will be paid out
of the proceeds of the boards taxes levied
in 1880 and to be collected in the calendar
year l93lfor its Special Fund"
The board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS
BY A. B. GOOD,
Business Director
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Legal Notices

FORD COUPE--Engine No 117O8575, will
after Aug. 2lst " 9N0
ED wilson. 1909 W Wash St
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Machinery & Tools

For sale cheap. 1000 gal. per hour
Centrifical Pump with Electric motor
Meier Electric & Machine Co.
3525 E. Washington st. Ir. 1851.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
HOTEL ANTLERS

AN Address Ot'
DISTINCTION
which correctly implies q note OF eX-
clusiveness and quiet good taste. Our
free parking lot. private swimming
pool and coffee shop render. us serv-
iceable to you at the modest rates Of
81. $780, So UP per week per per-
son. two in room; single rates. $3.50
per week. All rooms are equipped
with baths
$50 N. MERIDIAN ST. Ii. 2S51.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Musical Instruments
Radio and Equipment

1881 GLoRITONE radio. new. $50 cash.
Be. 3567-W.
JUST CALL THAT'S ALL-Radio calls,
soc, aerials. So. He. 4406.
CROSLEY-Electric radio, perfect condi-
ton SIS. Crosley battery set with few
batteries, SIS ALLEN, ST Mass. Ave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Ambassador Apt. Hotel
Apartments for Rent

BELLEFONTAINE. 23l5-Recently redeco-
rated lower apt: 3 rms. tn. heat wat.
gar. furnished; reduced rent. DR.. $500
CENTRAL. 1905 rms. sun parlor; heat,
water. janitor; adults. Oh. 1909.
CENTRAL. 2342-5-rm. apt, Kitchen. bath;
heat, water furn.. He. 2763, Ri. 1894.
WASHINGTON, E. 50I8-5 large rms
mod: desirable: good heat: gar. rent reas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Apartments for Rent
Steam Heated Apt

Five rooms good condition; special in
ducements to desirable tenant. Alb Z.
18th $40.
Dunlop & Holtegel, 122 E. Market