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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-12
RAYS or HOPE
FLASH ACROSS
WALL STREET
Turning Point for Business
at Hand, Is Belief in
Money Capital.
Continued From Page II

he applied for vault space refused
to be party TO what 1t described
as nasty business"
Those things happened some
weeks ago.
They have not been happening,
bankers say, within more recent
weeks.
Lose Fear of Bank ClOsings
People have lost their fright over
possible bank closures.
That is one thing they mean by
returning confidence.
Every banker knows it is more
than glib phrase. For every bank
er keeps his bank open only by vir-
ture of confidence. No bank in the
United States could stay open if
depositors demanded all their
money at once.
Sometimes a rumor starts, people
become nervous and rush to draw
out their money, for no reason at
all except "herd fear" That is lost
confidence and any banker realizes
it can be a very real thing.
Equally so is returning confidence.
President Hoover said in his Ar
mistice day address that there had
been turning of the tide. Bernard
M. Baruch, former chairman of the
war industries board and leading
New York financier, says Eve have
disrupted the continuity of pessi-
mism." These expressions are typ
1cal of what is heard everywhere in
Wall Street.
But the more cautious bankers tie
some strings to their hopes.
Europe Is Problem
One is Europe. Will the Ameri-
can taxpayers have to take over
the burden of the war debts? The
debts have to be paid off, because
somebody must pay for the Liberty
bonds behind them. If not Europe.
then Americans must pay, through
taxes.
Another is Manchuria. Would
war there stimulate American bust
ness? 1t would for a time. The
belligerents would need food, cloth
ing, rifles, guns, shells, trucks.
America prospered in the early days
OF the European war.
Let Francis Sisson, vice-president
OF the Guaranty Trust, tell the
other side:
THE immediate effect of war in
the Orient might be to sell war
supplies and temporarily help bust
ness" he said. But in the end we
would lose. There can be no virtue
In that kind of thing permanently.
You shoot away millions of dollars
worth of materials which bring back
no return. We proSpered temper
arily in the last war, but now the
world Is paying the bill. You can't
send two or three hundred billion
dollars worth of wealth up in
smoke and wipe out ten million or
more lives without seriously affect
ing the world"
OOh6ACSo OlNCS MISC 10 OOuDG
A third doubtful factor is con-
gress. Will congress vote more mil
lions for projects? Business men
fear an evenly divided congress,
with an inSurgent balance of power
in both houses and national cleo
ton campaign approaching, will at
tempt heavy spending program.
They are more seriously afraid
that congress will run up the larger
income tax brackets sharply.
These three incalculable situa-
tons enter into the siZe-up of con-
ditions made by the average banker
and business man here. But while
he sees possibilities of retarding in
fluences in them, he nevertheless is
wading into the third year of the
depression with his sleeves rolled up
and his jaw set.
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Second Crop of Oats Harvested

By OHfcd PreSS
GALESBURG, Ill. Nov. 12.-For
the first time in memory of farmers
here, second crop of oats is being
harvested. Violets and wild roses
are blooming in the woods, after
an unprecedented warm fall.
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LIFE TERM PROPOSED
FOR EX-KlNG ALFONSO
Spanish Republic to Punish Mon
arch if He Returns.


arch if He Returns.
By United Press
MADRID, Nov. 12-The conStitu-
tional assembly will be asked today
to declare King Alfonso XIII sub
ject to life Imprisonment if he re-
turns to republican Spain.
The parliamentary responsible
ties committee" completed its report
Wednesday night on the Grimes"
of the former monarch and his
chief ministers. 1t was learned that
the committee featured a long list
of alleged crimes which would make
Alfonso subject to the death PEN
atty, but it proposed to substitute
life Imprisonment.
The report pointed out that it
would be impossible to impose any
penalty on the former king while
he is living abroad. He now is in
exile with his family at Fontaine-
beau, France.
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PHONE RATE CUT ASKED
Montpelier Residents Brand Service
Poor, Price Excessive.

Petition of 1870 Montpelier resi-
dents for reduction in rates of the
Indiana Bell Telephone Company.
was filed today before the public
service commission.
Headed by DR.. Francis NJ Rey-
noldS, the petitioners, in addition to
charging the service is grossly in
adequate and very poor" point out
that the utility properties are as
sessed for taxation at $15,820, but
that rates are based on book value
of $36,438.
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By Times Special
LAPORTE, Ind, Nov. 12.-Taxes
paid on the fall installments due
broke all records for Laporte county,
it is announced by County Treas
urer Justine Loomis. The county
collected $389, 1856 in a single day.
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BACK HOME AGAIN

stolen automobiles recovered by police
M j. Lafiey. 27ls Bellefontaine street.
Apt. 4. Chevrolet coach. found at 1000
Blovd avenue.
Jennings Grocery and Meat Market 1855
Central avenue Ford truck found east
hank OF White river near Tenth street.
Luforuobfies stripped OF three tires.
sam Tfkeh 225 West South street. Chew
rolet se{faa. found st 440 East Vermont
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which have been charged to the
board, is now in the hands Of the
government printer and will be
sent to congress when it opens.
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Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen
belong to:
Leslie Lee. 1887 Maple street. Hudson
sedan. from North and Agnes streets
Chevrolet coach from CAPITOL avenue and
Market street
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REPUBLICANS LOSE HOPE
Leaders of G. o. p. in House Be-
lieve Democrats Will Hold Power.

LcdOeTS OF ". ". L. III IOuSc Dc
lieve Democrats Will Hold Power.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-John
@. Tilson (Rep., Comm emerged
from the White House today to say
that he had heard of no project for
nonpartisan action in the house dur
ing the next session of congress.
Chairman Will R. Wood (Rep.,
Ind of the house appropriations
committee, also called on Mr.. Hoo
yer. Wood said he expected to be
succeeded as chairman by Repre-
sentative Joseph w. Byrns Oem.,
TENN.
Another Republican caller, Rep
resentative Burton L. French Rep.,
Idaho, also expressed the opinion
that the Democrats would organize
the house.
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In the library at Constantinople
there is a manuscript of Homer
written in gold letters on serpent's
skin.
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PEANUT BRAINS,
IS STONES QUIP
Ar OPPOSITION
Farm Board Not Bothered
Much Is Chairman'S
Retort to Critics.

By United Press
WASHINGTON. Nov. 12.-The
chairman of the federal farm board
has put on his fighting toys for the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-04
Mrs. Vanderbilt
Granted Divorce

RENO. New, Aug. 4. U.P)-Mary
Weir Vanderbilt won divorce de-
cree today from her young society
author husband, Cornelius Wander
bilt, Jr.
The decree was absolute and was
granted by Judge Ben z. Curler at
ter Mrs. Vanderbilt, her attorney,
William Woodburn, and Wander
bits lawyer, Samuel Platt, ap-
peared in court.
Vanderbilt was not present. The
hearing was private. No evidence
was offered and Woodburn issued
a brief statement saying "all prop
erty rights and interests involved
have been amicably settled.
Mrs. Vanderbilt charged her hus-
band with cruelty.
Her petition was a cross-com-
plant TO an original petition filed
by Vanderbilt in which he made q
similar charge.
The affairs of the socially prom
! inent young couple came into ma
| tionWide prominence several week.
apo when Vanderbilt reported he
/ had armed himself and chases
Peter Arno. New York cartoonist
across a stretch Of desert because
Ct Amos attention 10 Mrs. Van
derbilt.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-04
PORTLAND MILK
WAR CONTINUES
TO COST MONEY

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. d. UP) -
Carefully guarded as SO much gold,
milk from Seattle was arriving at
the depot here today.
Striking milk producers had effec-
lively prevented truck shipments
from entering the milk war" zone
by the simple expedient of stopping
the trucks and jettisoning the car
goes.
The milk war, now in its fourth
day, had reached an impasse. Al
ter a Southern Pacific train mad
been stopped at Candy by group
of men who were prevented from
seizing the milk aboard, Postmaster
Jones of Portland warned that q
repetition would be prosecuted as
interfering with a mail train.
At the union depot here, city po-
lice officers in khaki uniforms. Sam
Browne belts and wearing sidearms.
clustered around as milk from out
side areas was unloaded. The
scene needed only sub-machine
guns in the officers hands to re-
semble the transfer of huge money
shipments.
Today the strikers-1500 producer
members of the Dairymens Co.
operative sociation-declared they
were bringing the distributors to
their terms, and would win within
a few hours if the city would insist
on high milk standards. City grad
ing ordinances are being openly
violated by the distributors, the
strikers charged.
The distributors announced they
had an ample milk supply and were
unWorried.
Both factions said they would
welcome arbitration, as suggested
by Governor Julius L. Meier.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-04
Nineteen Die In
Truck Accident

GEORGETOWN, S. C., Aug. a.
U.p)-Waters of the Sanford river
near here we're dragged today for
the bodies of II negroes and two
white men drowned when a truck
ON which they were riding crashed
through an open draWbridge two
miles south of Georgetown.
Several truckloads of negro school
children had gone from Andrews,
S. c., TO Riverside Park, near
Charleston, for a day-long meet
ing. They had hired the trucks,
driven by white men.
On returning toward Andrews
last night, the truck driven by w
l. Newton and his son, bearing 10
negroes. approached the draw
bridge over the Sanford, which was
open to permit passing of fishing
craft
For some unexplained reason
believed TO be faulty brakes-the
truck failed to stop, crashing
through the protecting chains and
plunging the human load into the
river. sinking out of sight.
Only one of the passengers. q
negro. escaped death.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-04
SELECTION OF
CLARK JURY IS
TEDIOUS MATTER

LOS ANGELES, Aug. a. U.P)-
The name of Charles Crawford,
who formerly was political boss OF
Los Angeles and who was shot to
death in the same office and at
the same time Herbert Spencer
newspe perman, was killed, entered
the records today often enough tf
send glimmering all hopes for thf
early selection of a jury to try Da-
vid Clark on the charge that hf
murdered Spencer.
At the opening of court this
morning. counsel for both sides
predicted that the completion Of
the jury was merely matter OF
minutes but at noon adjournment
it appeared certain that the jury
box would not te filled during the
Gay.
Most of the trouble in getting
Jurors came, not from questions
concerning Spencer, but from those
centering around Crawford and his
activities.
Time and again queries as to
knowledge of CraWford's political,
social or religious life caused argu-
nents between Special Prosecutor
Joseph Ford and Defense Attorney
w. I. Gilbert and let to prospective
Jurors being ousted by challenges.
At noon each side had used Il Of
the 90 peremptory challenges grant
ed and it seemed likely that many
of the five men and seven women
temporarily in the jury box would
go with other challenges.
One clash between Ford and Gill
bert served to show that Rev. DR..
Gustav Briegleb, spiritual advisor to
Crawford, would not be called as a
witness at the trial.
Previously it was expected that
he would testify since it was be-
lieYed that he was present when
Crawford, dying, assertedly named
the person who shot Spencer and
Crawford.
James w. Colwell, the prospective
Juror. admitted he knew Crawford
and that he had been present at
Dr. Brieglebs church when CraW-
ford put a diamond ring in the col
lection
Have you talked to Dr. Briegleb
about this case he was asked by
the defense.
1T is very material to the de-
fense,n the defense said when the
prosecution objected to the ques-
ton, because DR.. Briegleb has beer
called as a states witness.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-04
Politics Full
OF Good Laughs

Just what women can do when
they set out to clean up a city and
use the power which the ballot has
given them them. was amply and
|hunorously demonstrated at Fox
Imperial Airdome last night by Ma
| RE Dressler and Polly Moran, in
| their latest picture, Politics.
Although Polly starts out as the
|up and coming political leader of
the women. while Marie remains in
the background, the latter is forced
into the lead and once she takes i
Polly has to play second fiddle.
When the women Of the city put
on a women's strike to compel the
men to vote as they wish them to
vote, 1t crashed numerous amusing
situations and must have caused a
bit of squirming among married
men in the audience as they thought
what would happen Il FL Centro
women decided to follow suit.
Politics" is funny and it IS in
teresting. The famous funny wom-
en- have been given wide field 10
work in and they make the most
of it. An excellent cast helps them
out, chief among them being Roscoe
Ates with his stutter, William
Bakewell, Karen Morley and John
MILAN.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-04
DEMPSEY PLANS
RESUMPTION OF
HIS RING WORK

RENO. Aug. S. U.E1-Jack Demp-
say is seriously considering emerg-
ing from his retirement, it was in
dieated today in an announcement
by his manager, Leonard Sacks, OF
an impending most importaE.
statement which will follow sew
en- months exhibition tour.
Dempsey. Sacks said, has been
working in private for the last 80
days getting himself in condition
by gym work and six to Il rounds
of boxing daily. He has taken off
weight and today weighed 1898.
pounds. and hasn't felt better in
years.
Beginning August 20 in Reno, he
said. Dempsey will start an exhibit
ton tour meeting all comers, first
come. first served, and nobody
barred" The tour will extend over
a period of six or seven months.
After this period of conditioning
and testing. Sacks said that Demp-
sey would have an announcement
to make which would be of intense
interest to the entire sporting
world"
Sacks refused to say wht ther this
meant resumption of an active ring
career. You can draw your own
conclusions. he said.
After a first exhibition in Reno,
Dempsey will swing to the north
vest and then east, eventually
reaching California on his return
swing. Sacks said.
One hundred engagements have
been made. but without definite
dates. Sacks said. Dempsey will
receive a minimum of $4,000 for
each exhibition, the price depend
ing on the size of the city. In each
case the promoter arranging for
the bout will furnish an opponent.
Anybody will be agreeable to
Dempsey.
Plans for his divorce action were
no further advanced today. accord
ing to Leonard Sacks his manager.
I believe it will only be a short
time before some definite action is
taken" Sacks said. Probably it
will be a matter of only few days
not more than 10
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-04
HEAVY DAMAGES
ARE SOUGHT IN
FATAL CAR CRASH

Damages Otaling $102 1865 for
the death of two men in an auto
mobile accident August s. 1890, five
miles west of Gray's Wells on the
Yuma highway, were asked in a
complaint filed today by Lizzie w
Taylor, Frances T. Ross and Robert
w. Taylor against John Lucas. Otis
Jones, Julia Peayy, Hazel lind and
Ella Grosvenor.
The latter three are sued. how
ever, as heirs of one of the men
who died, and because they did not
Join in the suit as plaintiffs. Judg-
ment is asked only against Lucas
and Jones.
Frank J. Taylor, 10, and David
C. Ross, ST. were the men killed
in the accident Taylor was huS-
band of Lizzie w. Taylor and faith
er of Mrs. Ross and Robert w. Tay-
lor, while Ross was husband of Mrs.
Ross.
Julia Peavy, Hadel Lind and Ella
Grosvenor were daughters of Ross
by former marriage.
Ross was driving the car in which
his relatives were riding, and Otis
Jones was driving the car which
collided with his. John Lucas. own
er of the automobile, was riding
with Jones.
Damages of $50 ,46650 are sought
for the death of Taylor. and $751;
890l5 for the death of Ross.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-04
Chicago Orderly
Following Riot
Continued from page y

police were dragged out and beaten
unconscious.
Other squads, arriving later,
drove back the rioters with gun fire
and found the three officers on the
pavement. McFaddens head had
been pounded against the concrete
until his skull was fractured The
other two had been slashed with
knives, stoned and beaten with
clubs.
The three men killed were all
negroes and members of the mob.
One was identified as John ONeil,
in whose pockets was found mem
bership card issued by the Unem-
ployed Council, said by police TO be
a Communist organization.
Almost the entire motorized pow
er of the police department was
massed in the district before the
fighting was stopped and several Of
ficers who had strayed from their
squads we're rescued from buildings
in which they had been surrounded
by the milling throngs.
Several hours later, at about dusk,
a new uprising broke out, but was
put down quickly and without loss
of life due to the concentration of
police in the neighborhood.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-04
BATTLE LOOMS
IN REFERENDUM
ON TIDELANDS

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 4. - up
"A court battle loomed today over
a move to block the referendum on
the measure granting the state di-
rector of finance powers 10 lease
/ tidelands.
The movement was declared to
be a "yeiled attempt to reopen Cali
forniaS beaches to unlimited drill
ing by opponents of the referen-
dunn, who declared signatures to
petitions we're obtained by fraud,
They will seek an injunction. II was
stated TO prevent the secretary Of
state from qualifying the measure.
A total Of 1880 signatures were
submitted on petitions filed with
the secretary Of state yesterday, and
enough additional were said TO be
in the hands Of county clerks 10
qualify the proposition.
The California State Lands Con-
seryation League. Los Angeles. back
ers of the referendum. are centering
their attack on provisions giving
the state power TO sell abandoned
river front lands to owners of abut-
ting farm lands after river chan
mel has been Strengthened.
This. however. was declared to
be a smoke screen" TO hide the real
purpose of permitting tidelane
beach drilling. according TO oppo-
sition forces.
This referendum would not take
any power away from the director,
said Roland A. Vandegritt, state
director of finance. TO the con-
trary. it would leave s. B. SIT the
sole law in the case which would
give the director ali the power OF
a. B. 1857. plus the power to lease
state owned lands for oil drilling.
An opinion by Attorney General
Z. 5. Webb on the Legality OF the
referendum on legislative
and congressional reapportionment
is expected to be filed with Gov
arnor Rolph this week.
Los Angeles attorneys held that
The referendum was forbidden un-
aer the federal constitution aid
federal laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-04
Fits DECLARES
WOMAN'S CHARGE
IS FRAME up

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 4. U.P) =
With District Attorney Buron Fits
declaring Mrs. Marjorie Gabriel
was attempting to frame Police Of
ficer Paul Rose and he would re-
sign rather than initiate a prose-
cution of the officer. the board of
police commissioners today sustained
the restoration of Rose to active du-
ty.
Rose was accused by Mrs. Gabriel,
young expeetant mother, or at
tempting to attack her criminally.
Rose was restored to duty by Chief
Of Police Roy Steckel.
Fits has been accused in an affi-
dayit of attempting to intimidate
the woman's testimony against the
officer and to have asked her to
withdraw the complaint against
Rose.
The commission voted unanimous
" to uphold Police Chief Steckefs
decision in the matter. by which the
executive declined to fire the as
sistant probation officer.
The woman's husband is serving
a sentence in Lincoln Heights jail
for petty theft.
Police Commissioners Drake
Walkup and Wehn requested the
district attorney to give an opinion
on the charges of Mrs. Gabrie,
based on the investigation by that
office.
For many years past in this city
one of the most used methods in
compelling a public official to take
action in a given case, whether
merited or not. has been to frame
up some trumped charge part OF
Fits letter to the commission said
In instance after instance, we have
had chiefs of our police department
in Los Angeles framed and admit
tedly framed
Several years ago city prose
cutor was framed in this city. Not
long ago an attempt was made tc
frame a member of your own board
because of his failure to exercise his
independent judgment in accord
ance with the desire of some per-
SON"
Fits letter stated that Mrs. Ga
briels story was improbable ano
that further doubt was cast on IL
by her action, several months ago
in falling to appear against prom
inent lawyer she allegedly accuSec
of similar offense.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-04
JUDGE QUESTIONS
JURY RELATIVE
TO TAMPERINC

REDWOOD CITY. Aug. 4. U.P)-
For the second time since trial of
Mrs. Constance May Gayin's suit
for share of the James L. Flood
fortune. Superior Judge George H.
Buck today caused sensation by
intimating that possible attempt
had been made to tamper with the
jury.
Judge Buck announced to the
courtroom that he had received a
new anonymous note in connection
with the case. II have received a
note regarding this case Judge
Buck said TO the jurors. I have ii
here in my pocket, and I'm going
to keep It here until after the trial
is over.
II want to know if any of Yorl
have received such a communica-
ton. If so, report to me during
the noon recess"
The Judge then turned to the
counsel table and ordered tho at
torneys to proceed.
Walter Fritz of Kansas City
brother of Mrs Ross Flood. James
L. Floods first wife. and of Mrs
Maude Flood, his second wife and
present widow, went on the stand
as the first witness of the day and
continued his attack on the allega-
ton that Mrs. Rose Flood had car
ried out a maternity hoax to shield
Flood from scandal in connection
with the birth of Constance May.
My sister, Rose Flood he said
wrote us all about the baby sht
took into her home. She made ne
pretense that the child was hers
She wrote lis that the baby was &
beautiful child, with large ant
] mellow brown eyes. She said il
was about two or three months old
Mrs. Gavin, who is suing for q
s4,00O,000 share of the Flood estate
on the ground that Flood was hel
father, paled as she heard herself
thus described.