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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
CMC DISPLAYS
FIRM PRODUCTS
Parade Starts Exposition at
Playground.

Described as one of the most ex-
tenslve merchandising programs of
modern times, display of its
products was opened today at the
state Playground by General Motors
Corporation, following a downtown
parade led by the American Legion
drum corps.
Governor Harry G. Leslie opened
the program, counterparts of which
are being given in fifty-four other
cities of the country. Firing of an
aerial bomb at 10 this morning
marked the opening and one will be
fired at the same hour daily next
week while the exhibit is in prog
reSS.
The display slogan is Work for
Many Hands," in line with the drive
Of automobile manufacturers for
revival of industry.
In a setting beautified with vel
vet hangings and cloth of gold
$150,000 worth of automobiles and
" ASNO P4OAuOCO Wy 0GIIGId1 MO
tors are being shown in the Live
stock building at the Playground.
Cars shown are Chevrolet, Pontiac.
Oldsmobile, Buick, LaSalle and Cad
lilac.
IN addition there is a display of
Frigidaire electric refrigerators,
fans and vacuum cleaners and
various automotive accessories.
I Indiana companies represented in
the accessories show include units
of the Delco-Remy corporation at
Anderson and Muncie and the
Guide Lamp Company, Anderson.
Allison Engineering Company of
indianapolis, which is engaged in
experimental aeronautical work for
the United States government and
General Motors, also has a display.
Boys work in the Fisher BODY con-
test conducted by General Motors,
in which $4,000 boys participated
last year, is being shown.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02

kEORE than 7CO new factories,
1V1 equipped to handle such
basic industrial operations as steel,
machinery and electric power,
have been built and equipped
since the plan was put into opera
ton.
Two of the greatest of these
factories are tremendous tractor
plants at Kharkov and Stalingrad.
These last year produced 10000
tractors. Russia today, incidenti-
ally, has some 100000 tractors in
operation.
At Magnitogorsk, where there is
a stupendous iron deposit of more
than 275,000,0O0 tons, the great
$40O0O0,0OO iron and steel plant is
now about one-third completed.
At KuznetSk, in Siberia. where
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
'ORPHAN' SEEKS
TRUE IDENTITY
Visits Mother of Lost War
Veteran to Solve Mystery.

By United Press
CHICAGO, April 2-Joe Bond
oil station owner, journeyed to Phil
adelphia today to find out Who he
really is.
David Burke of Philadelphia be-
heves Bond is his brother Tobias,
World war veteran who has been
missing eleven years. Bond says as
far as he can remember he is an
orphan.
Tobias Burke was injured in the
war and disappeared from his home
in 1921. At the time he van
ished he was suffering severe head
aches.
Recently Frank Richardson, an
actor and friend of Burke, met
Bond and greeted him as Burke.
The brother came here and also
was convinced Bond was Burke.
The oil station man left for
Philadelphia to see if visit to his
supposed mother would throw any
light on the situation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
Divorced Mother Resumes
Maiden Name in Odd
Marital Tanq!e.

By United Press
CHICAGO, April Mrs. Clara
Christine Mumm had lost her 7
year-old sister today in a COM
plicated legal tangle which returned
to her her daughter and her maiden
name.
AS the result of adoption papers
signed by County Judge Edmund
Jarecki, Mrs. Mumm became the
mother of her own daughter,
Juanita Clara, previously adopted
by Mrs. Christine Mumm, the
child's grandmother.
Last July 81, the mother, then
Mrs. Paul Schauberger, divorced her
husband on charges of cruelty. re-
ceiving custody of the child, a
property settlement and alimony.
The father reserved the right to
visit the child at regular intervals.
The mother and grandmother,
however. charged that the child
had strong aversion to her father,
and that the girl became i'll after
each visit from her estranged
parent.
1t was agreed that the father
would end his visits provided the
mother would relinquish all legal
claim to her small daughter. This
was accomplished when the grand
mother adopted her own grand
daughter, and the child became her
mothers legal sister.
Mrs. Schauberger then filed bill
in circuit court to resume her
maiden name of Clara Christine
Mumm, charging that she was
prompted by her former daughters
aversion to her father. This petit
ton was granted last Thursday.
Friday Mrs. Mumm appeared be-
fore Judge Jarecki, seeking to adopt
her foster SISTER" The elder Mrs.
Mumm was willing to release her
daughter" to regain her grandchiId.
Judge Jarecki signed the papers
which made the younger woman the
mother of her sister" who was
really her daughter all the time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02


One of the featured attractions
at the General Motors exhibit at
the state fairgrounds starting to-
day and continuing next week will
be Connie and his WKBF orches-
ira.
Connie, Lawrence Connaughton
and his band are among f1fty-four
orcheStras playing in as many
cities throughout the country at
the different motor exhibits being
held during the week. The band
leaders include Ben Bernie, Coon
Sanders, Wayne King, Leo Refs
man, Bernie Cummins and others
of national popularity.
In a recent indianapolis Times
contest to determine the favorite
radio stars of indianapolis listen
ers, Connie and his band placed
third, outranked only by Ben
Bernie and Guy Lombardo in the
estimation Of Indianapolis and In
diana listeners.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02

mans last meal, prepared at his or
der, consisted of chicken, Irish stew,
green peas, dill pickles, bananas and
fruit salad.
Upon entering the death chamber,
Frazer sat down at once in the chair.
HeVdid not speak.
MrsNHilda Frazer, his widow, was
to claiml the body. Frazer left two
daughters, Irene, 10, and Evelyn, 8.
Mrs. Frazer visited the death
house Thursday. She spent thirty
minutes in a farewell talk with her
husband. Frazer then made his will.
The mother of Frazer, Mrs. Edna
S. Frazer, also of Railway, visited
the prison Friday morning, but was
told it is against prison rules to al
low visitors for prisoners on the day
of their execution. She wrote a
sixty five word note to her son, and
he wrote her a note in reply.
Frazer was arrested in North
Carolina, after he had abandoned
the body of his victim in Virginia,
after driving with it through four
states. Frazer admitted the killing,
but maintained it was accidental.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
VESTAL RITES
TO Be SUNDAY
At ANDERSON
Delegation of 18 From
House, 10 From Senate
Will Attend Funeral.

By Tines Special
WAsHING TON, April a.
Eighteen representatives and ten
senators we're t. leave Washington
tonight in a special railway coach
to attend the funeral Of Rep
resentative Albert H. vestal at
Anderson, Ind. Sunday afternoon.
The special congressional funeral
party was scheduled to arrive in
Anderson at noon Sunday.
The body of the congressman. ac-
companied by members of his family
and Representative Fred Purneu
left Washington Friday night, and
was to arrive at Anderson at noon
today.
Out of respect to the memory of
the Republican whip of the house.
who died Friday of heart disease.
congress recessed Friday night
until noon Monday.
Members Of the house designated
by Speaker Garner to attend the
funeral we're Representatives Wood.
Purneu, Greenwood, Garfield. Hogs.
Ludlow. Boehne, Grove, Gillen.
Larrabee. Griswold and Pettengill.
all of Indiana; and Representatives
Woodruff of Michigan, Burtness of
North Dakota, Englebright of Cali
fornia, Sirovich of New York and
Chindblom of Illinois.
Members of the senate named by
Vice-President Curtis were Robin
son Of Indiana, Fess of Ohio, Pat
terson of Missouri. White of Maine.
Byrnes of South Carolina, Dill of
Washington. Connally and Shep-
pard Of Texas, Dickinson Of Iowa
and Barley of Kentucky.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
CURB SCARLET FEVER
New Injection Builds Up Resistance
of Child to Disease.
BY Science Serrice

EN CEttNIc Ctf AltU
WASHINGTON, April New
weapons with which to conquer
scarlet fever, one of childhood's
most serious diseases, have been
forged by the scientific research
division of the United States health
service here.
Chief of the new weapons is a
scarlet fever Streptococcus toxoid,
a product which may be injected
into a child's body to build up his
resistance to the disease. This tox-
old has been given to about one
thousand children and has given
them much greater protection
against the disease than any
method heretofore used.
Toxoid is the poison of the scar
let fever germ TO which has been
added the chemical formalin, and
which then has been incubated for
several months, during which time
it loses its poisonous property. but
retains ability to give protection
against the disease.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
W0MAN'S LIFE SAVINGS
STOLEN BY REPAIR MEM
S125 in Cash. $1,000 in Securities.
Loot of Two ImpOsters.

Two thieves who posed as re-
pairmen to force their way into the
home Of Mrs. Minnie Merger. rs.
Of 1912 Church street. Friday aft
ernoon, escaping with a money box
containing $125 in cash and $4,000
in United States securities, are
sought today by police.
Mrs. Merger told police the men
said they had been sent to repair
stove. Despite her objections, the
men entered the home and began
inspecting a stove.
One of them asked for a Ratchet.
police were told, and Mrs. Merger
went to the basement for the tool
with one of the men. The second
thief then looted the house and
found the money box which con-
tanned Mrs. Mergers life savings.
Mrs. Merger is a cripple.
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another vast coal and steel plant
is being prepared, two blast fur
naces have gone into operation.
The great Dnieper dam, built
under direction of American engi-
neers, and designed to yield 3OO,-
900 kilowatts of power, is expected
to go into operation in May.
THESE, of course, are the high
L lights. In general, the indus
trial program is ahead of the
schedule called for in the five
year plan.
1t was aimed to triple the pro-
duction of tools, machinery and
other heavy products and to
double the production of clothing,
prepared foods, oil and coal.
Production of food and clothing
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"The impending catastro-
phe is too shocking to cOntem-
plate" the Lloyd committee
reported, in a recent state
ment.
City and state officials, realizing
that 100000 persons will not sit
down quietly and starve to death,
believe food riots are imminent.
Major General Smedley D. But
Ter, campaigning for the Republican
nomination for United States sena-
tor with the support Of Governor
Pinchot, has called upon courage
Gus governors" to declare martial
law to prevent such riots.
Would Seize Supplies
Commander supplies necessary
to save our people" he said, and
let the debating societies decide
later or at their political leisure,
how to pay for it"
IL JIlG SuDItIIlC COuA NAAANAA AAAONNN
April IL, passes favorably upon the
Talbot bill, $2,500000 will become
available for continuance OF the
work in Philadelphia. That VIII
last until July 1. Governor Pinchot
believes the bill is unconstitutional.
Men and women who have studied
the situation believe the only pos
sible source of relief funds is the
state. To get funds from the state
would require a special session OF
the legislature.
S5,OOO,OOO Is Allotted
The amount subscribed in the
united campaign was $lO,OOO,Ooo.
OF this amount $5,0oO,OOO was al
lotted to establish charities.
The unemployment committee re-
ceived and expended from Dec. H.
1881. to March %, 1882, the sum
of $S,53O,818, or approximately ST.
100000 monthly.
"At this rate of expenditure, the
Iloyd committee said, the con-
tinuance of our work is matter
of days.
"The question therefore arises
what is to be done?"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
ALBERT F. MEURER is
CANDIDATE FOR SENATE
Tax Revision, Utility Regulation,
Liquor Referendum, Platform.

A three-point platform was enun-
ciated by Albert F. Meurer, 4426
East Tenth street, former city coun-
Gil member. who filed today for the
Republican nomination for state
senator.
Meurer, who is past commander
of the Irvington post of the Ameri-
can Legion. favors tax law revision
to relieve the farmer and home
owner.
L will use every effort to help
devise some more effective program
Of utility regulation as applied to
monopolies," he said, and to sim
pity the procedure in such manner
as may be required to make posi-
bic public ownership of utilities.
Meurer also declared he will work
for a referendum on prohibition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
BY MILTON BRoNNER

european manager, MA service
T ONDON, April 2.-While Rus
- STA is celebrating the tenth
anniversary of Joseph Stains
election as general secretary of
the Communist party, there is an
other matter vastly more interest
ing to people outside Of the So
Wet state.
It can be expressed in the ques-
ton, How is the five-year plan
going? What has it accomplished?
What does the tenth anniver-
sary Of Stains accession to power
mean in the development Of Rus
sia's Communistic form of So
ciety? Where does Russia get her
money?
To begin, the date set for COM
pletion of the f1ve-year plan has
been moved forward to Dec. 81,
1882. That date will be only a
little more than four years after
the plan was begun.
The shortening of the schedule
is supposed to indicate that the
plan has met with greater success
than was expected.
AS a matter of fact, however,
the f1ve-year plan never was a
hard-and-fast affair. 1t is a mis-
homer and isn't the first plan.
1t is and has been extremely
flexible. It represented a mark
to shoot at, a peg on which to
hang propaganda-little more.
TNHE five-year plan represented
4 Stains great attempt to make
communism work.
Private trading was abolished,
except for few relatively and
unimportant exceptions. The
peasants were to be collectivated:
that is, enormous state-operated
farms, housing hundreds of work.
ers and their families, were to
take the place of the individually
cultivated little farms that had
existed previously.
Russia was to develop her nat
ural resources. her transportation
and her manufactures so thor
oughly that she could get along
in complete independence of other
nations of the world.
That last sentence, incidentally.
needs a bit of explanation. It
comes from the fact that most
Russians are quite convinced that
the capitalistic powers, sooner or
later, will band to destroy COM
munism and restore capitalistic
government in Russia.
Fully half of RuSsia's farmland
now is being worked by coIlectiv-
lied farms. The kulaks, or indi-
vidual peasants who will not Join
the colectives, have fought
spirited but losing battle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
CORN BORER SPREAD
REPORTED IN STATE
sixty Townships Not Infested Last
Year Have Been Invaded.


Year Have Been Invaded.
By United Press
LAFAYETTE, Ind, April 2.-The
European corn borer spread strong
" to the south and west in Indiana
during 1881, it was revealed in
report announced today by G. A.
FIGHT of Purdue university. Like
wise. FIGHT reported, the intensity
of corn borers in infested areas IN
creased.
sixty townships that previously
had not been infested were invaded
bv borers last year. These town
ships we're located in counties that
previously were not known to con-
tain the pests.
The infested area now reaches
westward across the state to Eagle
Greek township in Lake county ana
southwark to Posey township on the
Kentucky line in Harrison county.
Between a third and a half OF In
diana now definitely is known TO
contain borers, FIGHT said.
TIE spread, however, was not as
great as has occurred in some other
seasons, he said, probably as the re-
suit of the setback of the borer, due
to the 1880 drought.
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vised it ever imagined it would
be.
1t is inevitable that it will be
followed by new f1ve-year plan.
THIS new five-year plan is to
l. be completed by 1887. 1t calls
for 250,o00,000 tons Of coal, o.
100000 tons of pig iron, 100000
tons Of wheat and 100000, 100000
kilowatt hours Of electricity.
Other phases of the plan have
been sketched only roughly by
Soviet leaders and will be made
known before the end of the year
The current f1ve-year plan has
resulted in the Soviet spending
s32.000,000,000 on its industrial
program. The question arises if
poor nation like Russia can spend
that much money on improve
mentS, without going bankrupt,
why can't a nation as rich as the
United States spend a greater
s. amount without seriously affect
ing its financial structure?
Another question the five-year
plan has brought up is how the
Russians financed the industrial
development?
Among its methods of finance
are the Russian internal bonds.
They are sold in much the same
way as the Liberty bonds we're
sold during the World war. Their
purchase is almost obligatory.
If the Russian prefers an inter
est-bearing bond, he usually is
paid 7 per cent. But if he pre-
fers, he can carry a lottery bond
and gamble on the return.
THEORETICALLY, the Rus
i sian, with enough 7 per cent
bonds. could live on the interest,
But in so doing he might label
himself a capitalist and exile or
execution would follow
Credit to the country is placed
at 100000 900, while $10,0O0,000 is
represented as foreign capital now
working Russian concessions.
Initiation has not been primarily
the states treasure box. To
prove this, paper money was is
sued in denominations of one,
three, five and ten and occasion
ally twenty rubles, but not in
denomination of a thousand or a
million.
Some have said the natural re-
sources are her capital, but it
takes time to liquidate such. To
liquidate them the soviet has es-
tablished an iron belt around her
consumers.
Often she takes what she thinks
she can sell, and pays nominal
price for it with her own cur
rency, thus giving her gold.
Cash must be gotten and the
belt around internal Russia is
tied tighter whenever the Soviet
state needs cash.
And it is this iron ring that is
paying for the f1ve-year plan,
which is gradually nearing COM
pletion ahead of time.
THE END.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02

Dear Mr.. FiXit-I am a merchant
in the $500 block on Prospect street,
and am soliciting your cooperation
in an attempt to get the city to re-
pair a large hole in the brick pave
ment a short distance from our
place of business. This hole has
caused several wrecks and has done
considerable damage to tires and
rims of motorists for months.
c. F. Francis.
1913 Prospect st.
Wilbur H. Winshfp. CITY street com
ment defect is being investigated.
Dear Mr.. F'iXit-I am a resident
Of Hervey street, which runs west
from Shelby street to Garfield
drive. We would like to have a
street sign erected at the corner of
Hervey and Shelby streets. The
sign there is illegible and causes
much delay and confusion in get
ting our deliveries.
R. E. MORRIE.
Hervey Street.
John Noonan. Of the CITY engineering
department today said he will investi-
gate the matter Immediately. He will
have a sign erected if there is a light
post at the corner. but If there is no
light post. he will turn the matter over
to the street commissioners department..
Dear Mr.. Fixit-There is a large
stone on the lawn between the side
walk and the street which belongs
to the city, I understand. A crowd
of boys from to Il play on and
around the stone and on my lawn
and act like a pack of wild Indians.
My mother, who is 90, and I have
been annoyed terribly, but the boys
pay no attention and hang around
the stone continually. Can't the city
remove this stone?
MRS. r. J. NAGLE.
826 North Tuxedo street.
The street commissioner department
will send a truck to the spot mentioned
and If the stone can be lifted. the trucks
crew will remove it, Winship announced
today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
PROTESTS HIS DEATH
Concord Man, Like Twain, Brands
Obituaries Exaggerated.

CHICAGO, April 2. - Roy La
Duke, Concord, N. H, rose from the
dead today to join such notables
as Mark Twain and announce his
obituaries were greatly exaggerated.
The body of youth who died at
Guthrie, Ia, had been identified by
his father, Leon. through papers,
as his. La Duke explained the
papers had been stolen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
Sweet Fire Pleasure to Firht

DIT tHltc1 PTCsR
LOS ANGELES, April 2-"It was
the sweetest smelling fire I ever had
the pleasure Of putting out" said
Battalion Chief A. G. Williams to-
cay, after fighting a fire for three
hours at the plant Of the Oriental
incense and Sunset Perfume Com
panY.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
LOUIS MARKUN ASKS
SENATE NOMINATION
State Representative Ambitious to
Move Into Upper House.

Reimbursement Of utility rates, and
strengthening of banking laws. are
advocated by Louis r. Markun. 3646
East Fall Greek boulevard, who has
announced for the Republican nomi-
nation for state senator.
Markun, while a member of the
1929 house of representatives, spon-
sored the bill making the penalty
for kidnapping life Imprisonment. It
was enacted. He also was active in
the movement to have the city take
over the Citizens Gas Company.
Markun was born and rearer in
indianapolis and has been engaged
in the motion picture business here
for the last fourteen years. He
served with the air forces during the
World war.
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and coal has Jagged a bit behind
schedule; the other items are
ahead of schedule.
1t was planned, further, to
double the number of engineers
in Russia and triple the number
of skilled mechanics. Both classes
have been vastly increased, but
the totals envisaged in the five
year plan have not yet been
reached.
1t should be added, too, that
the program also called for a so
per cent increase in wages and
corresponding drop in the cost of
living; neither of these goals has
been met.
In the main, then, the f1ve-year
plan is pretty much Of a success;
probably a great deal more of a
success than the people who de-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
PLAYS TO BE GIVEN
ON SCOUT PROGRAM
Dracula' and Pageant of Progress
Scheduled at Cathedral.

"Dracula," mystery play, and
"A Pageant of Progress" written by
John G. Watson. founder and first
scoutmaster Of troop SO. will be pre-
sented at tonight in Cathedral
high school as the final features of
Boy Scout week.
James E. Biddinger, scoutmaster
Of troop SO, will be in charge of
program of stunts.
Charles Payne. trombonist. and
Delbert Daringer. cornetist, will play
solos in the concert Of the Boy
Scout band. The Y. NJ. G. A.
branch quartet will sing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
Iceland firing of Prohibition
By United Press

By United Preas
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, April O.
Iceland's 20-year-old prohibition
law would be completely abolished
by bill introduced in parliament
by five members, including three
members of the government party.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
DEATH PENALTY
PAID BY KILLER
OF SWEETHEART
Man Who Drove With Body
Through Four States Dies
in Electric Chair.

By United Press
TRENTON, N. j., April 2.-Wil-
liam M. Frazer, 80, of Railway, N. j.,
was executed in the electric chair at
the state prison here Friday night
for the murder of his sweetheart.
Mrs. Phoebe L. Stader, 80, a Railway
hairdresser.
The current was turned on in the
electric chair at 8:O7 o'clock. DR..
j. wellington Crane, the prison