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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04
GREAT BRITAIN,
FRANCE LAUNCH
RELIEF MOVE
Seek Solution of Europe'S
Grave Financial Plight;
Talk Arms Slash.
BY JOSEPH /. BAIRD
United Press stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, April AIS State
Secretary Henry L. Stimson pre-
pared to leave for Geneva, France
and Great Britain we're beginning
today tremendous program of Eu-
ropean economic and financial re-
lief which may have a strong and
favorable bearing on disarmament.
Conversations between Premier
Andre Tardieu and Prime Minister
Ramsay Macdonald in London we're
the first of a series of informal talks
designed to clear the way for the
Lausanne debt conference in June.
The talks also are concerned with
the proposed effort to bring central
Europe out of the economic morass
in which the Versailles treaty left
it. Both subjects are OF vital inter-
est to the United States
At Lausanne, France, Great Bri-
tain and Italy formally are to de-
eide what relief they can give Ger
many under it's half-billion dollar
annual reparations bill.
But their decision probably will
be made, if at ALL in quiet talks we'll
in advance of the conference. States
men of all four nations meet at
London, Wednesday.
Influence on Preparations
The United States is interested in
these talks, for whatever measure Of
relief it grants the three allied ma
tons from war debts doubtless will
be influenced by their decision on
reparations.
The proposed Danubian union in
terests the American government
for two entirely separate reasons.
First, some statesmen believe that
it may remove q big obstacle to dis
armament-Frances fear of an
"anschluss" or political union be-
tween Germany and Austria.
France has not forgotten Berlin'5
prewar ambition of creating Ger
man "Mitteleuropa," a Teutonic
zone cutting through Europe from
the Baltic to Asia. In this zone
Austria would be one of the larg-
est blocks.
Fear of an Austro- German union
still disturbs the French general
staff.
May Become Dream
If Austria was brought into an
economic bloc with Hungary, Czech
oslovakia, Yugcslavia and Rumania,
both its economic and political in
terests might be turned away from
Germany and toward its small CEN
trail European neighbors. Thus, OBJ
servers contend, "the anschluss"
would become a forgotten dream.
But there are other reasons, more
pressing, that statesmen advance to
support the Danubian union.
The five states to form it all were
carved, in part, from the territory
of the old Austro- Hungarian empire.
New political frontiers erected by
the treaty of Versailles set up
tariff barriers between old mer-
chants and customers. Seaports
we're cut off by national barriers
from the rivers that carried their
commerce. Even houses were sep
arated from barns. Trade slackened.
Finance languished.
Now Great Britain and France
are talking of inviting the five
countries to establish a customs
union to break down the trade
barriers among them.
Details of the plan are not avail
able here, but it is supposed the
project will call either for drastic
reduction of customs duties or for
their abolition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04
Sha0, BOered'

BIZ United Press
SOUTHAMPTON, England,
April 4.-South Africa still is
living in the seventeenth CEN
fury, George Bernard Shaw
said today when he arrived
here on the liner Warwick
Castle after a vacation at
Capetown.
The only thing they seem to
know anything about since
then is the Boer war, and they
don't know that's over" Shaw
said of South Africans.
They still believe in brim-
stone and hell. The empire
ought to send out missionaries
to bring them up to date"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04
THIEVES LOOT AUTOS;
CLOTHING is STOLEN
Parked Cars Yield Overcoats, Radio
Device and Tire.

Parked Cars Yield OvercoatS, Radio
Device and Tire.
Thefts from four automobiles and
truck we're reported to police
over the weekend.
Three overcoats with a total value
of $3.50 were stolen from the car
Of George Kramer, GA North Emer-
son avenue, while it was parked
Sunday at the state Playground.
Losers of the coats were Kramer;
William Lawler, 1927 North New
Jersey street, and Arthur Kenning-
ton, 800 Harlan street.
A device for testing radio tubes,
valued at $50, was stolen from a
truck of Rich & Co., 1924 North
Illinois street, while the machine
was parked at that address.
A tire valued at $25 was stolen
FROM the automobile of Clark
Murphy, 1040 Fairfield avenue,
which was parked at Fairfield and
Birch avenues.
Women's clothing with value of
So was removed from the automo-
bile of Arthur Hall, Marion, Ind,
at Ohio and Meridian streets.
After breaking glass in a rear
window, a thief took a purse con-
tanning S1O.25 from the car of
George Hammock, Elkville, ILL.,, at
1903 College avenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04
APRIL 4, 1882

she continued, was Rosie Ellis.
whom the rector introduced as his
secretary. Miss Ellis always stayed
late, the landlady continued, and
sometimes she did not see her leave
at all.
Once, Mrs. Osborne said. the rec
tor and Rosie came in together and
he changed to evening dress, pre-
sumably while the girl looked on.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04
DIGEST LIQUOR
POLL CHECKED
BY NEWSPAPERS
Percentage of Wet Views
Follow Same Trend in
Local, National Counts.

Several newspaper check-up polls
on prohibition show a close con-
formitv in returns to those OF the
Literary Digest poll, according to
comparison of the balloting tabula-
tons.
In a poll of Iowa by the Des
Moines Register, one Of the Oldest
papers in the state, 74,357 votes were
returned Of which 31,009, or ALTO
per cent favored maintaining the
present prohibition law" and 43,34S,
or $3.50 per cent voted against the
amendment.
The latest figures in the Literary
Digest poll give a total of $500
votes from Iowa.
Using the slightly different ques-
tons of continuing" instead OF
maintaining" 24,141 Iowans, or
36.05 per cent voted dry in the
Digest poll and 1924, or $685. per
cent, voted for repeal of the eight
zenith amendment.
The Des Moines Register deduces
from their poll of Iowa that the
farms and the cities vote wet, while
the small towns vote dry.
House to House Canvass
In South Bend and Mishawaka,
Indiana, thirty-f1ve representatives
of the South Bend News Times are
making a se-to-house canvass
of both cities.
One vote of yes or no on the pro-
hibition question is permitted from
each home. The ballots are placed
in locked box which is opened in
the presence of a committee of
citizens.
In this South Bend News Times
poll 1888 votes have been tabulated
so far of which 2,082, or 24.83 per
cent are for continuance of the pro-
hibition amendment and 6,301 or
75.17 per cent favor repeal.
Incomplete returns of The Liter
airy Digest poll of South Bend show
total tabulation of 4,345 votes Of
which 176, or 2246 per cent, are
dry and 1869, or 7754 per cent are
wet.
In Mishawaka, Ind, adjacent to
South Bend, the News Times poll
gives returns of 1850 ballots to date
of which 533, or 1885 per cent, vote
for Prohibition and 1897, or 71.65
per cent, are for repeal.
Use Same Question
Incomplete returns from the same
community in the Literary Digest
poll show total of GIG ballots re-
ceived of which 221, or 24.12 per
cent, are dry and sos votes, or 1885
per cent, are wet.
Using the same questions as are
on the Literary Digest ballot, the
Richmond News Leader is conduct
ing a straw referendum in which
only qualified voters of Richmond
Va, may participate and they must
sign their names to the ballot.
The News Leader poll shows early
returns of 1911 votes of which 108
or $40 per cent, are dry and 1903
or $3.50 per cent, are wet.
Literary Digest returns for Rich
mond, Va, nearly complete, show g
total of 1850 votes from the city Of
which 1,472, or 1851 per cent, are
dry and 6,478, or 81.49 per cent, are
wet.
How the polls compare is shown in the
following tabulation:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04

w. - IL -
needed to keep the family in
the home and out.
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Tonight at S:15 p. m. we are
broadcasting direct from the
General Motors Show. Tune in,
or better still. come to the
show and watch the broadcast.
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In Chicago politicians are
offering college fraternities a
key of beer for every twenty
votes. Perhaps they are TAX
ing their cue from the fact
that students with a thirst for
knowledge must have unduly
dry threats.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04
COMMITTEE IS NAMED
TO RECEIVE HURLEYS
War Secretary, Wife Due Saturday
for Editorial Meeting.

Samuel E. Boys of Plymouth,
president of the Indiana Republic
an Editorial Association, has an
nourced appointment of members
OF the reception committee to well
come Patrick j. Hurley, secretary
OF war, and Mrs. Hurley on their
arrival In indianapolis Saturday for
the associations annual banquet.
Hurley viii speak at the editors
annual fete at the Claypool Satur-
day night. The banquet will close
the two-day winter meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurley will arrive
by plane at noon from Washington.
The general reception committee is
headed by Governor Harry c.. Les
lie and Mrs. Leslie.
other committee members:
senator and Mrs. James E. Watson. Mr.
and Mrs. Ivan c. Morgan, Austin; DR..
end Mrs.J. E. P. Holland, Bloomington;
George A. Ball Muncie, Republican ma
fional committeeman and Mrs Ball; Miss
Dorothy Cunningham, national COM
rittee woman: General and Mrs. George
II Jamerson, TT. Benjamin Harrison. and
Adiutant-Gene and Mrs. Paul Z. Tom
baugh.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04
WINS PHONE AWARD
Fred Meek Recognized for
First Aid Skill.

Cited for his skill and alertness
in applying first-aid to three men
injured in an automobile crash, Fred
J. Meek, As Myron street, cable
splicer for the Indiana Bell Tele-
phone Company, has been awarded
the Vail medal, given annually as
a memorial to Theodore N. Vail,
late president of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company.
Meek's action is credited with
saving lives of three men hurt in a
crash April 9, 1881, west of Indian
apolis, The injured men were
Charles L. Baker, Charles Sylvis
and Charles Heinz.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04
FIRE DESTROYS WHEAT

by UNtt6U Pf6SS
DENVER, Colo, April 4.-Th fed
eral farm board'sl arge supply OF
wheat stood decreased by 100000
bushels today, as the result of a
spectacular fire which wrecked a
grain elevator here.
The storage elevator for the grain
was leased by the National Grain
Corporation from Longmont Farm
ers' Milling and Elevator Company
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04
Hurley Favors Inland Waterway

By United Press
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Secre-
tary of War Hurley today submitted
to congress favorable report on
the proposed inland waterway from
Charleston, S. c., to Winyah Bay,
The report was made by Major
General Lyle Brown, chief of army
engineers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04

On Aug. 81 of this year the first
total eclipse of the sun seen any
where in the United States since
1925 will occur. The sun will be OBJ
scured completely for nearly two
minutes along a path crossing Que
bee and New England.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04
BY HAROLD E. RAINvILLE
United Press staff Correspondent

CHICAGO April Car Thompson secretary Of the Public
America believes there silver lining"
the depression clouds that oerhang the business world
Thompson believes the depression provided
by that "the only taXbndened lies
public ownership of utilities electric transportation
Municipality utilities throughout the country
waherng the depression ne said but actually in
made, bv
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
LESSON IS TAUGHT
only Hope of Tax-Burdened People Lies in
Them Operating Their Own Utilities,
According to Expert


Carl secretary the Public Ownership of Ame
ca is
thinking this
lining" the business
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04
ART SAYS:

The + a lr-
ground is a
busy place
these d a US.
With a Gen
eral Motors
show and the
Home M
plete EXPOSE
ton going at
t h e S a m e
time, there's
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04

<(N GOD morning Ruth have
r you rented your vacant room
~ yet?'
"No l haven't, Helen. I've almost
given up hope. am beginning to lose
faith in want ads"
"Cheer up Ruth I've good news
for you. Want ads are great if you
use the right want ads. At last have
found the right ones to quickly rent
furnished rooms. And believe me
Ruth, have tried them all"
"Here's how it happened. was get
ting disguised just the same as you
are. All the money was going out
and none coming in. So I decided to
change papers. l phoned my ad to The
Times. Would you believe it Ruth,
about II people called yesterday and
today. I rented three rooms. I haven't
a vacancy left now
GAS friend, I highly recommend
The Times to you. The class of people
that respond are away above the av-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-04

erage. | don't understand it and vpf
others have told me the same thing, ii
just seems that The Times is the fur
nlshed room medium in Indianapolis.
"The Times girl who helped me
write my ad told me that it cost so
much less to advertise in The Times
that | was able to give a more COM
plete description of my room and
therefore could give the people who
we're looking for a room a better
chance to decide if they wanted to in
spect mine. Of course this extra
description didn't cost any more than
it used to cost me in the other paper
and it meant better results. Other adj
vertisers, too, l hear have described
their room more fully and obtained
the same results"
The good news is spreading around
the town. To quickly rent furnished
rooms you should order YOUR adj in
The Times. A complete three line adj
for an entire week only costs 81 30.
And it does get results. The important
thing about Times results is that it
reaches city folks. It's readers are not
spread all over the state.
That's why today, phone Want Ad
Headquarters Riley 5551
and say, Il want to rent nv room"
You can charge the ad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20

The retired school teacher was returning from a six-hour trip in a row-boat when he fell overheard near a pier. Nearby boatsmen pulled "Jafsie" from the river. He was taken home in a car when he refused medical attention. The boat trip presumably was taken by Condon in connection with his activity to establish con- tact with the kidnappers. His on- ly answer to queries concerning his negotiations was:
 "Yes, got message"
 It was not known if Condon met anyone on his boat trip. but he probably could have received a message from some passing boat without attracting attention. He rowed from City Island in the Eas. River 10 Baxter Creek inlet, q dis tance of several miles.
 As a sequel to Henry (Red Johnsons questioning in the kid naping. rhe sailor sweetheart of Betty Cow, the Lindbergh baby nurse, was deported by the United States today. Johnson was abroad the liner Europa when 1t sailed. He will bc landed in Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
SOLDIER FORGOT
 BEING HERO IN
 THE WORLD WAR
Just Been Awarded the Order of the Purple Heart for Deed He Did Over There

Glen Ridge, N. J., April 20-- (UP)-Robert K. Lane. first Amer ican since 17S2 to be awarded the order of the Purple Heart. ex- plained to-day that the honor came to him because he repaired a sig nal wire in the Argonne under direct observation of Germans but unaware of it." If I had known the German sniperss were watching me, probably I wouldn't have been where I am," he laughed. Lane was wounded repairing the line out continued work until a mes- sage had been transmitted over it the war department citation said.
 The honored war veteran. born in Boston. and resident later in Philadelphia and Jersey City, said a soldier named Atlee was with him during the repair job and was given the croix de guerre. My rec crds were lost, and as was just a buck private, no one knew where I vas until after we got back" As for the bravery, he said, You know that bravery is, just a lot of bunk. I sold some bonds yester- day, I ought to get medal or something for that"
 The order of the Purple Heart, created by General George Wash ington, has been awarded previ- ously to Sergeant Daniel Bissel of the Second Connecticuts, Sergeant Daniel Brown of the Fifth Connec- ticuts, and Sergeant Elijah Church. Ill of the Second Continental Dra- goons of Connecticut, all Revolu- tionary war figures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
FIFTY ONE DAYS HAVE PASSED SINCE BABY LINDBERGH WAS
 STOLEN AND STILL NO RESULT

Hopewell, N. J., April 20 -(UP) - Police and private negotiators continued their search for the kid- naped son of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh today, the fifty-first day of the search, with no appar- ent progress, although airplane wis., itors yesterday aroused consider able interest.
 A plane from Kansas City, Mo, brought two callers at the Lind bergh home. Their identity was not disclosed nor was their mission revealed. The plane landed at the Princeton Airport and a man and woman alighted. The asked the way to Lindbergh estate and were driven there by Richard A. New hause, manager of the flying field. It was learned later that the cou- pie stopped overnight at Pitts burgh.
 The woman was described as about 4B years old. The man ap- peared about the same age.
 While activity was at a low ebb at Hopeweli. pr John F. Condon. "Jafsie," still was continuing his mysterious trips. the latest ending In . mishap which periled his life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
GREAT BRITAIN STIRRED UP OUR
 OWN SENATORS
Failure to Say Anything About Her Indebtedness to U. s. in Budget, ArOuSes a Storm

Washington, April 2O.-UP)- Great Britain's failure to provide in her new budget for debt pay ments to- the United States has provoked a new outburst of sena- torial opposition to cancellation.
 Senator Borah, repn, Idaho, in his first senate speech in many weeks, thundered again his thesis that there can be no further post ponement or reduction of debts to the United States until Europe dis arms, ceases its economic warfare, and revises the postwar treaties He interpreted the British budget announcement as. a move toward cancellation.
 Senators Lewis, dem. III, and Howell. repn, Nebr, took up the denunciation of cancellation. Lewis charged that the agitation for can cellation was the result of 'an insidious conspiracy between foreign governments and interna- tional bankers.
 Senator Reed. repn, Pa, an ad-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
SUPREME COURT OF STATE MAKES
 FEW DECISIONS

Hartford, Conn, April 20-(UP) The state supreme court of er- TOTS found error in one of the five cases on which decisions were an- nounced to-day. Error was found and cause remanded in a suit brought by Lester E. Shippee, then state banking commissioner against Pailotti. Andretta and Company, Inc. private bankers. to test the state which specified the order in which claims on a closed bank shall be paid. The suit involved claim of Pietro Mancini of Hart ford against the receiver for $1055 delivered to the bank for transmits sion to Italy. Super Court Judge John Rufus Booth granted the plaintiff prior claim and the re- ceiver.
 The court upheld verdict for the plaintiff in suit brought by three- year-old Windsor girl, Jennie Bryll, against her brother, Joseph, under the guest statute" governing lia- b.iity of automobile operators for damages suffered by passengers.
 Other decisions upheld: Litch- field county common pleas, John De Michael and Brothers vs Leon S.quin; New Haven county supe- rior court, Benjamin Krawitz vs Joseph Ganzke: and Hartford county superior court. Frederick A. Searle, receiver, vs Alex Gerent, ct al., of New Britain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
BY RAYMOND CHAPTER

bI 1ktA \ MOND CllAffElft United Press Stan Correspondent.
 Washington, April 20.-UP)- The first republican prohibition referendum plan definitely known to have emanated from within the Hoover cabinet has been outlined to the United Press as providing that congress should by majority vote call special national election on prohibition in an off year.
 Congress would fix the time and appropriate for the entire expens- eS.
 This election would constitute a national referendum. Delegates would be elected to a special con- yention which would complete the process of shaking down Senti- ment and crystallizing it either into . recommendation against any change or into specific propos- als for modification or repeal.
 Technically it still would be necessary under the constitution for congress to take these proposals and officially by a two-thirds vote of each house submit them to the states for ratification.
 The author of the plan believes 1t wuold be prefera ble to elimin- ate partisanship by an agreemnt between the two parties to cooper ate in the whole undertaking.
 Influential democrats are anxious also to get the issue out of party
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
DE VALERA WAS GIVEN RIGHT TO
 ACT ON OATH

Dublin, April 2O-CUP)-Leave to introduce legislation abolishing the oath to the crown was granted to President Ramon De Valera by the Dail to-day.
 The Dali reconvenes to-day to re- ceive the constitutional removal of the oath bill of 19332." Intro- duction of the measure will consti- tute it's first reading, but there will be no debate until the second read ing next week.
 Formal objection to the bill may be taken to-day, however.
 The country was calm as the republicans made their first move for an independent Ireland. De Valera also considers that the re- publicans received a mandate in the last Dali elections for retention of the land annuities paid annual ly by Irish tenants to Britain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20

braided trousers. stiff shirt and wing collar. accepted the verdict with smile. He wore conven- tional grey jail garb when he stood up to hear the verdict pronounced, for Judge John Rufus Booth had delayed court 25 minutes while Journey changed his clothes.
 He retained his smile when he told newspapermen later: I'm smiling and why shouldn't I? I didn't kill that man. My conscience is clear. Sure I smile." His fea- lures sobered, however. when he told reporters he hoped word of his conviction would not reach. his aged mother in Hungary. In a dra- matic plea for his client, Defense Attorney Joseph Devine wept as he told the jury: "I will lose my faith in American institutions if you bring in a verdict of guilty on this evidence.r
 States Attorney William H. Comley denounced Journey as q deliberate slayer who had tried to cover his traces by fire. The state had presented evidence by q state trooper Of verbal confession. Journey waltzed in a cell as the jury deliberated and remarked to q guard: Tt was . good show they put on."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
VETERAN REPUBLICAN EDITOR DECLARES ALFRED E. SMITH
 ISGOOD REPUBLICAN ASSET

New York; April z1-{UP)-Former Governor Alfred E. Smith is "a republican asset" but he "is doing his best" William Allen White veteran republican newspaper editor, declared in an interview here.
 As matter of fact Smiths is the best set of brains in the democratic party, White asserted. His recent declaration on national affairs and debts courageous intelligent and refreshing But he seems determined to make the necessary democratic dog fight to elect Hoover His hat in the ring is the first ray of hope republicans have had since 1929.
 Smiths affection for Hoover is lovely. Greater love hath shown than this-tha he will throw his hat in the ring for his friend. Win lose the Smith fight republican asset"