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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
PAVING WORK is
RUSHED TO TIE
UP ALL FUNDS
Highway Board Wants to
ForeStaII Grab at
Special Session.

Growing demand for a special
session of the Indiana legislature
has caused the state highway de-
partment to speed up its 1892 paw
ing program so that anticipated
revenues will be obligated, and the
legislators will not be able to divert
the money.
This program is reported to have
the backing of Governor Harry G.
Leslie, although during the 1881
regular session the Governor was
said to favor bills which would
have returned more money from
state highway funds to the local
governmental units or the state
general fund.
Spent $4,000, 900
Today highway officials frankly
admitted that they are going to do
all in their power to keep every cent
they can in their department. They
have become accustomed to spend
ing about $22 100000 a year.
Following the announcement that
Floyd E. Williamson, state auditor,
is ready to distribute some $4,000
900 in the cities, counties and towns
fund of the state gasoline tax COL
lections, Ralph Simpson, assistant
director of the state highway de-
partment, announced that $8,0O0,0O0
of the 1882 gas tax already is obi
gated by his department.
He emphasized that the letting of
paving contracts will be far ahead
of former years with the third of a
series to be advertised for March.
Total to $50 Miles
Ninety-two miles are to be con-
tracted for Feb. Z, and sixty miles
already have been awarded, ac-
cording to figures from William j.
Titus, chief engineer. The March
letting will bring the total mileage
under contract to more than $50
miles, he said
Thus the speeding of contracts
is being relied upon to save the
bacon"
The state highway department
has revenues from several lucrative
sources. They include the gas tax
g of the 4 cents collecteD, auto
mobile license plate sales and fed
eral aid. Failure to collect the lat
ter in 1880 caused a senate inveSti-
CATION in 1881. But the end of the
fiscal vera 1881 found the depart
ment with more than $6,500,000 in
its own treasury.
Barred by Court
This was attributed to the fact
that it was barred by court action
from putting into effect an antici-
pated blacktop paving program
This year no special money has
been Sc taside for blacktop and it
is entered in regular competition,
although three times Director John
j. Brown has sought special rul-
ing from Attorney General James
M. Ogden to permit the old method
of blacktop use.
So far, all efforts have failed, but
the concrete boosters, who seem to
have calm sea now and fair sail
ing, still are on the alert, expecting
blacktop to "chisel in some new
place.
That the threat of taking high
way funds is we'll founded was
brought home to the officials today
when Senator Joe Rand Beckett
announced that he wants them to
maintain all the county roads and
take that burden off the local tax
duplicate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
Speedy Electric Clock
Had Z2-Minute Hours

Daily he opened his watch, and,
peering into its innermost me-
chanism, advanced the minute
hand control a few notches. And
daily his watch continued to be
slower than the clock.
After weeks of study, he made
a discovery and rushed to the
phone.
''Hey, what kind of electric
clocks are you selling, anyway"
he asked the electric clock COM
pany saleswoman. 1.-THE one you
sold me has seventy-two minute
spaces on it instead of sixty"
Heavens, we've sold 1000 of
those, too," she answered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
AIMEE AND HUSBAND
WILL VISIT HAVANA
Wealthy Benefactor" Financing
Pairs BeIated Honeymoon.

wealthy Benefactor" Financing
Pairs BeIated Honeymoon.
By United Press
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16.-Mr.
and Mrs. David Hutton, the latter
more widely known as Aimee Sem
pie Mcpherson, evangelist, plan a
belated honeymoon trip to Havana,
starting Jan. 80 with a radio de-
scription of their sailing, the couple
announced today.
We'll run a wire down to the
boat at San Pedro, have a mike
down there, and tell everybody
about it before we leave" Hutton
said.
Hutton applied for passports, in
event they wish to continue to
South America, and in any event
for use in China some time this
year.
Donation of a wealthy benefac-
Tor made the trip possible, Hutton
asserted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
Light New AirWay

By CHtteG Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia
lighted airway will be established
soon from Albany, N. Y, to Boston,
via Springfield, Mass, the depart
ment of commerce announced to-
day: Establishment of the line has
been authorized by the interdepart-
mental committee on civil airways,
said Colonel Clarence M. Young,
assistant secretary of commerce for
aeronautics. The lighted airway will
be 121 miles long.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
Century Starts Line

The much-heralded extension of
Century Airlines through Indian
apolis today was near realization,
with start of a series of test runs,
carrying freight, Wednesday.
Three tri-motored Stinson mono
planes, two carrying a ton Of
freight each, and the third carry
ing officials, landed at municipal
airport Wednesday en- route from
Chicago to Cincinnati. One plane
daily will be operated during the
test period. No passengers are be-
inc carried at present.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
HIGHER INCOME
TAX URGED BY
FARM LEADER
Federation President Also
Asks Congress to Lower
Exemptions.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia tax
program designed to bring in about
81 SOC, 900 900 of additional federal
revenue was advocated Friday on
behalf of farmers by Chester H.
Gray of the American Farm Bureau
Federation.
Gray's proposals, made before the
house ways and means committee.
included higher income taxes than
those proposed in the adminiStra-
tons $92O,OOO,OO0 tax increase plan
and a special levy on income from
American investments abroad. Gray
estimated these investments totaled
sic, 000, 100000.
Gray would increase the tax on
corporate incomes to Is per cent.
The administration proposed a 1917
per cent tax. The rate now is IL
per cent.
Farmer Little Affected
The farm leader also proposed
10 per cent tax on estates and gifts,
which he estimated would yield
81 900, 100000 yearly. He said 80
per cent Of the tax should be given
the states, leaving the federal gov
eminent $4,000 100000.
Under present conditions Of ag-
r1culture, increases or decreases in
federal income taxes will have little
direct effect on individual farmers"
Gray saiu. "The average of all in
dividuals reporting in 1880 to the
treasury showed an income of
$500.
"The average for agriculture for
the same year was 1898, according
to the agriculture department. 1t
would be better for the nation if
agriculture could earn enough to
come within the income tax brac-
ket."
Asks Lower Exemptions
Gray agreed with the administra-
ton in advocating increased indi-
vidual taxes, especially in the high
er brackets, and lowering of pres
ent exemptions to 81 900 for a single
person and $4,000 for a married
person.
In defense of lowered exemptions,
which would increase the number of
taxpayers, Gray said This group of
our population should be reached
If for no other reason than to de-
velop in it tax consciousness"
The farm bureau representative
opposed special sales taxes suggest
ed by Mellon, especially the pro-
posed automobile manufacturers
tax. He said sales taxes "lie on the
shoulders of the average consumer"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
PROPOSED STAMP TAX
FOUGHT BY REALTORS
Source of Fraud, Board Writes Con-
gressionaI Committee.

Vigorous denunciation of the pro-
posed stamp tax on real estate trans
fers, now pending before congress, is
made by the Indianapolis Real Es-
tate Board in letters being sent to
Washington committee members to-
day.
Describing similar tax abolished
in 1924 as prolific source OF
fraud" A. j. Hueber, real estate
legislative committe chairman, said
Our experience shows that the
1924 tax permitted unscruplouS per-
sons to establish a fictitious valua-
ton on real estate transfers.
I'VE are opposed unalterably to
the federal government taxing real
estate. Real property is the main
dependence of local governments,
and we believe that the federal gov
eminent should not encroach in this
field"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16

LIES good guy!"
IL "Say, do you know he was
in the Olympic games at Amster-
dam, Holland, in 1928. He holds
the university'S record for the
440 and $780,"
And while "studes" at Butler
university are uncorking these
comments about Hermon Phillips,
the university's track coach, they
might find the modest speedster
teaching a group of "frosh" the
whyfore of handball, or a track
'find'' how to pass the baton in
a relay.
And mayhap if one was a
nlind-reader, he'd find Phillips
wondering how the other coach
in the family was getting along
with her training of her track
team"
Look. to the right and you'll
read how Mrs. Coach" Phillips
wife, gets a bouquet or two from
her novice.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
In the Air

Weather conditions at 9 a. M:
Northeast wind, 16 miles an hour;
temperature, SO; barometric pres
sure, 50.40 at sea level; ceiling, over
cast, light rain and fog, light local
smoke, estimated 1900 feet; visi-
bility, three-fourths of a mile; field,
soft.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
VISITOR TO MAKE TALK
AT PHYLLIS WHEATLY
Miss Elsie Mountain to Be Guest
Speaker Jan. %.

Miss Elsie Mountain, executive
of the Paseo branch Y. w. G. A.
of Kansas City, Mo-, will be guest
speaker at the annual meeting of
the Phyllis Wheatley branch
Y. w. c. A. at $50 Friday, Jan. o.
Miss May Belcher, branch execu-
tive, will give the annual report of
the years program. Announcement
will be made of results of the an
nual elections, which will be held
Thursday and Friday.
Nominees for the management
committee are Miss Murray Atkins,
Miss Eugenia Adams, Mrs. Geneva
Towns, Mrs. Lillian G. Hall, Mrs.
Julia Reed and Mrs. F. B. Ransom.
Candidates for the nominating
committee for 1882 are Miss Dora
O. Atkins, Mrs. Ida Bryant, Mrs.
Beulah B. Hayes, Miss Helen Hum
mons, Mrs. F. B. Ransom, Mrs.
Olivia Mitchell and Miss Emma Mae
Allison.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
Butcher for Practice

BIZ UHbteU PTeS8
SAPULPA, Okla, Jan. 16.-Unem-
ployed butchers were asked to
butcher 1,000-pound COWS donated by
dairymen for the community soup
kitchen. Volunteers came readily,
explaining they wanted to get some
practice.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
LICENSES ARE ON SALE
Hunting, Fishing Permits Ready at
Conservation Bureau.

Hooseir hunters and fishermen
may buy their 1882 licenses today
at the fish and game division head
quarters of the state conservation
department, according to announce
ment by Walter Shirts, division
head.
Resident licenses to fish, hunt and
trap are 81. Nonresident fishing
licenses are $2.25, and nonresident
hunting license $3.50.
Persons under 10 may fish with
out a license. All persons may fish
in the county of which they are a
resident without a license.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
Coal Output Declines.

Indiana coal production for the
last week of 1881 was $4,000 tons
less than the amount mined in the
corresponding period Of the past
three years. In 1923. the December
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
Postal Veteran Dies.

By Times NpecidE
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. 16.-Henry
w. Deuker, who served as assistant
postmaster of Richmond for twenty
years. is dead of heart disease.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
KILLED AS he
HUNTS FOR JOB

Struck by a truck as he was
hitch-hiking to Dayton, O., to seek
work, Lester D. Hanscom, IS, of 1888
North Pennsylvania street, was
killed instantly Friday afternoon at
Cumberland.
The truck careened from the Ma
tional road, struck an automobile
- and Hanscom, and stopped
| $50 feet away. William
| n Orebaugh, r. r. 8, Box 141,
driver of the truck, who
told deputy sheriffs the
steering gear Of the We
hicle snapped. and was slated on a
charge of involuntary manSlaughter.
The car which was struck was
driven by E. E. Pursley, LOG West
North street, an acquaintance of
Hanscom'S, who was slowing down
to offer Hanscom a ride. The rear
Of Pursley's car was wrecked but
he was not hurt.
Hanscom's head was crushed be-
meath a rear wheel of the truck,
which hit lin while he stood by the
traction tracks.
Hanscom'S body was sent to the
city morgue. lie had been without
employment several weeks, it was
said.
His death was the fourth traffic
fatality in Marion county this year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
Forner Postmaster Dies

By Times Specf0t
CHALMERS, Ind. Jan. 16.-He-
ander F. DAWSON, rs, Chalmers
postmaster for seventeen years, is
dead.
Evening star., 1932-01-03
Rescue Effort Fails,
But Hero Wins Medal

HONOLULU, Hawai-A man who
failed to make a rescue has just been
decorated by the United states Army
with the coveted and rarely bestowed
soldiers medal. He is Corpl. Jesse r.
Compo of the Gath Coast Artillery, sta
toned at Fort Shafter, Honolulu.
On November 10, 1880, Corpl' Compo
swan into a raging tropical torrent
here to attempt the rescue OF Coi'
James P. Berney of the 8th fleio Ar
tilIerv and his sister, who had been
caught in the sudden rise OF the waters
of small stream, their auto overturned
and themselves driven TO tne pareiy
won shelter of trees The rising water
threatened to engulf them ana Corpl.
Compo swan with a rope from tne
shore. He was swept down stream by
the current, and this particular effort
at rescue failed, but his example m
spired q larger party 10 atNnpC tne
rescue, and later in the nlgnV INe eIlorI
succeeded.
Corpl. Compo's bravery was con-
sidered SO outstanding that the war
Department decided to bestoW the
medal. which is the highest decoration
bestowed by the Army IN peace time
Corpl. Compo's home Is in Rome, N. Y,
and he served with tne !otn thiansly, .
27th Division, In france WILT o,eais
and distinction, participating In three
major engagements.
Evening star., 1932-01-03
Europe's Air Ministers
Consider Cooperation

vTENNA.-The International Aero
nautic Federation has just held an
important meeting in Rumania at
tended by air ministers from the chief
European countries, including Lord
Amulree Of Great Britain, M. Dumesnil
for France and Gen. Balbo, the Italian
air chief, who flew his own plane TO
the conference.
The host to the group was Prince
Valentine Bibesco and it met at his
home in Mogoshoala, near Bucharest.
One of the most famous pilots in the
world, Dieudonne Costes, acted as a
sort of taxi driver to the conference;
he piloted M. Dunesnil there from
Paris and helped organize the visitors.
The conference discussed number
Of matters of common interest to COM
mercial aviation, such as the creation
OF an aerial passport to replace the
present complicated authority neces-
sary to fly over various countries, ap-
thorization for tourist planes to carry
sport guns and wireless, reduction in
the number Of forbidden zones and,
In general, development Of ways and
means of aerial cooperation so as to
make touring by air practicable and
easy in all of Europe.
Evening star., 1932-01-03

~HE closest friend the great editor John M
4 Siddall taught many things.
Said he: forget that the reader Is Interested
of all in himself Second, he is inter
eed in people Don't sell articles The indus
trial revolution Write something that Will make
say That applies can take that and use 1t
to my advantage" 49,, .,.o.,u
cancer But he kept right on working unched with
him able to to the office His interest
Just keen We spent about three hours
the everchangng amusing human race
jokngly he remarked that he had written his own
eptaph when gone you to put stone
have carved on it these words:
Here lies
who lived nearly fifty years
and learned only great truth
substitute for work"
7 recalled often In these last few
months which have brought such startling changes
lives.
q whom many envied he made all
folks feel discouraged He the head of bus
which seemed to be well organized that he with
effort at all.
lie phone instructions
the life long trips his
income by leaps and bounds 1t seemed all right but
turned out to be all
The business is busted. and he is out
There was man, about half who made
$3000000 in the market used think What
am to have worked rs years. This lad makes
But he Is cleaned out and while the of
ably debated, some of us still have jobs
Perhaps I sh depression getting us back to first principles
sweat Of thy face shalt thou bread Perhaps
That John sddaps idea-no substitute for work
Evening star., 1932-01-03
Republicans in Hawaii
Want More Delegates

HONOLULU, Hawaii-After years of
fruitless effort Hawaii republicans now
seem to have fair chance of getting
the representation they desire in the
Republican National Convention. Since
Hawaii became territory and began
sending delegates to the national con-
claves Of the two old-line parties, the
G. o. P. here have felt at somewhat of
a disadvantage. Only two delegates and
two alternates are allotted this terri
tory by the Republican party, whereas
the Democratic party allots six delegates
and six alternates.
The Republican National Committee
for Hawaii, James P. Whine, and the
Governor of the Territory, Lawrence M
Judd, also a Republican, are now in
Washington and one of the things Gov
Judd intends doing is to see what he
can do to boost the representation. 1t
is anticipated. according to cablegrams
ne has sent home, that action will be
taken at the next formal meeting OF
the National Committee.
Evening star., 1932-01-03
Hawaii Coffee Record
Adds Another to Total

HONOLULU, Hawaii-Hawaii has set
many worlds records in sugar and
pineapple production and for the 1901
season has hung up a new agricult-
ural mark-that for coffee.
With an average of 1900 pounds of
coffee per acre, the Kona district on
the Island Of Hawaii has set a record
that Is two and three times as high as
that Of other coffee producing coun-
tries, including the largest in the world,
Brazil
During the season the Kona district,
which grows virtually all the coffee
produced in the territory, yielded crop
Of l0,000,487 pounds, surprising last
years crop by about million pounds.
The price has been low and many
coffee growers are making little on
their years efforts. In the last 10
years the production has more than
doubled.
Evening star., 1932-01-03

heavals and political disorders which
troubled her during the year just ended.
Latin America can proudly point to
seven presidential elections which, in
the most peaceful and democratic way,
resulted in the constitutional selection
Of new governments in a third of all
the Latin republics.
Bolivia and Guatemala Elect.
Early in January the Bolivians had a
presidential contest in which they un-
animously elected the man chosen by
agreement of all political parties. DR..
Daniel Salamanca was, shortly after,
inaugurated as the first chief execu-
tive to have the support of all political
sectors in Bolivia.
Soon afterward the Guatemalans
elected in a similar fashion their new
President. Gen. Jorge Ubico was pro-
claimed the single candidate" and con-
firmed at the polls, without opposition,
to head the destinies of the country.
Like the elections in Bolivia and
Guatemala. the one which followed in
El Salvador was also considered a
model for its fairness and freedom. DR..
Araujo was elected President by large
majority and in the course of a few
days he had legally taken possession
of the reins of government. Unfortu-
nately all the credit which this action
secured for El Salvador was spoiled
later on by the militaristic coup last
month against President Araujo's
regime.
Others Vote Conservativeiy.
The presidential elections in Ecuador
Peru and Chile. which followed in sue
cession, were not different. They, also
were said to have been the freeSt cleo
tions that those countries had enjoyed
in a long time, and they were held IN
far more peaceful atmosphere than 1t
had been expected.
With only a few weeks between them,
the presidential contests in Ecuador,
Peru and Chile had many character
iSticS in common. A study OF the per-
Sonalities involved, the conditions pre-
vailing, the platforms o1tered, the Is
sues at stake, reveals the same political
trend in the results OF all OF them. "A
turn of public opinion toward conServa-
tism. in self-defense against the men
acing advance of radical theories.
Montero in Chile, Sanchez Cerro in
Peru and Bonifaz in Ecuador repre-
sented this conservative spirit.
Democracy Gains in 1881.
Finally, in the Argentine Republic,
presidential elections we're also held the
latter part of 1881. There, too, the fair;
ness Of the elections has been praised
by impartial observers, and the win
ming candidate, Gen. Justo has re-
ceiVed the largest plurality ever OBJ
tanned by an aspirant to the Argentine
presidential post.
No matter how many political upsets
Latin America has witnessed in 1881,
it is only fair to admit that, at the end
of such a turbulent year, she Is much
nearer to democracy ana popular gov
ernment than she was before tne re-
cent REVOLUTIONARY wave against die
tatorial rule started.
Copyright 1922
Evening star., 1932-01-03
Big Gold Rush Is Begun in Barcelona
By Discovery of Ancient Graveyard

BARCELONA, Spain. - Barcelona,
which, with its revolutionary strikes,
oombingS and pistolero assassination
contests, has had thrills galore within
the last decade, has been experiencing
new type-the thrill of the gold
rush.
1t was no great Klondike-like dis
covery that brought on the stampede,
but find of a different sort, namely, of
an early Christian metropolis or bury
ing ground. Workmen building road
through the grounds of st. Paul's Hos
pltal, near the heart of the city, dug
their picks into human bones and then
into the stone slabs Of sarcophaguseS.
They reported their findings to the
police, but the latter, after tnVestigat-
ing, decided it was no case for them
and passed the information on to the
city'S official archaeological body. Prof
Duran Sempre, director Of the his
tortcal archives, on taking charge,
found that an early Christian ne
cropolis of considerable extent had been
unearthed.
Meantime news Of the discovery
spread around and throngs from me
nelghboring poorer sections OF the city
fiocked to the scene, queSting treas
ures and gold. Fantastic stories were
told of how the early Christians had
been accustomed to take such valua-
bles with them to the grave; therefore,
ths crowds were hopeful of finding
some lying around. SO insistent and
pressing were the gold seekers that
heavy police guards had to be called
to control them and keep them from
doing serious damage before the ex-
cavators could get in their work.
Prof. Duran Sempre, who imn1e-
diately made plans to pursue investi-
cations asked the police to tell the
people that the early Christians were
as poor as themselves, II not poorer.
and had little gold to take with them
to their graves, The crowd said that