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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-15

But benefits do not end here.
Scores Of private agencies have
put out millions Of additional
dollars for veterans, most of
whom fought in the World war.
Here are a few, as reported to the
house committee or pensions:
American Red Cross, 1923-1929,
9,073 ,351; American Legion,
1~921-1929, S l ,142, O04 for rehabilita-
ton and child welfare; disabled
American Veterans of the World
war, 1920-1929, S605 OBJ; Jewish
Welfare board, 1917-1928, $4,729,-
ISL; Knights of Columbus, 1917
1928, $44,662,618; Y. M. G. A.,
$8,143,611.
WHILE these statistics are
W somewhat fragmentary, they
are quoted here simply as a rough
indication of the enormous sums
that veterans relief cost privately
operated institutions.
A conservative estimate would
place the total spent by states,
cities, and private agencies since
the World war on veterans at ?
billion dollars.
Great Britain frankly accepts
the fact that others besides the
central government aid the vet
Grams and cuts it's relief pattern
accordingly.
A summary of the relief theories
of other countries shows why the
United States is running such a
high financial temperature on
veterans relief.
In Britain the veteran must
prove Service-connected diSabil-
ity to receive money. Unless he
is 20 per cent disabled, he gets
nothing. He must have estab-
lished his case within seven years
of the war and the burden of
proof is on him.
Canadian pensions are based on
rank and physical disability,
which must be service connected.
The burden of proof is on the
claimant.
TN France pensions also are based
l. on rank and physical disability,
which must be Service-connected.
The state accepts the burden of
proof for six months after dis
charge. Free disqualification is
given.
Germany has abolished all con
siderations of rank and places
chief emphasis on the need of a
disabled veteran. His disability
need not be service connected,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-15
AL Smith Is DELEGATE

BY united Press
ALBANY, N. Y, April IS
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith
and John w. Davis today accented
designation to the New York dele
cation at large to the national con-
vention.
Governor Roosevelt had refused
membership on the delegation, ex-
planning that, in view of his can
didacy, he believed it would be
political indelicacy.
Smith, an avowed candidate, was
regarded as having won an inn
portant point in being seconded by
Davis action in accepting member
ship on the group. Davis, the
standard bearer in 1924, is regarded
as a possible dark horse candi-
date.
Roosevelt's supporters questioned
the designation of both Smith and
Davis, but the slate agreed UPON
finally received approval of State
Chairman James A. Farley. Roose-
velt's campaign manager.
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INTENTIONS OF
AL SMITH BIG
PARTY PUZZLE
Democrat Leaders Wonder
If Happy Warrior Will
Aid Roosevelt.
NEED HELP IN EAST
Ex -Governor'S Opposition or
Indifference Would Harm
Former Protege.
BY CLAPPER
United Press stan Corresuondspt

WASHINGTON, April 15.-The
question worrying Democrats is
whether Alfred E. Smith will come
to the aid of the party in event his
rival Franklin D. Roosevelt, is
nominated.
Roosevelt leaders are mistaken in
their sconfidence of winning the
nomination, even ove the active
opposition of Smith. But some
question as to how much the nom
nation would be worth has been
raised by the onslaught at the
Jefferson day dinner.
A few hours before Smith de-
livered his ringing challenge to fight
to the bitter end" against any
candidate who persisted in making
"Demagogic" appeals setting rich
against poor" Smith was asked by
newspaper correspondents whether
he would take the stump in the
campaign proper.
He refused to say. What every
Democratic politician wants to know
now is whether the bitter end"
which Smith has in mind would
come in june or possibly in No
vember.
Still Holds Power
His own chances of being nomi-
mated are regarded as no better
than before he electrified the JEFF
ferson day dinner crowd. Politi-
clans generally recognize his great
following Of 1923 has Shrunk in step
with the def1ation of everything else.
Yet he has the power to do
Roosevelt serious damage in the
eastern StateS-some of which the
Democrats must have to win the
election. These states are normally
Republican. Smith has a personal
following not only among the DEM
ocratS in these states, but among a
large number of Republicans.
The question is whether Roosevelt,
who thus far has directed his main
appeal to the south and west, could
carry them, with Smith throughout
the campaign sitting indiferently
up in his suite in the Empire state
tower.
Whatever the outcome, there is in
Washington today the tingle of ex-
element as a political drama I'M
folds. It's irony is sharpened by the
fact that the target of Smiths on
| Slaught is the man who four years
ago went to the Demo --atic national
convention to nominate the man he
fervently praised as the Happy
| Warrior"
Now Roosevelt has drawn Smiths
wrath by a speech in which he said
the administration apparently was
able to think in terms only Of the
top of the social and economic
structure.
PosSibly-nobody knows-RooSe.
welt had been reading over the
speech of his old master, the speech
of acceptance in which Smith, four
years ago, said:
"A sharp line separates those who
believe that an elect class should be
the special object of the govermmnt's
concern and those who believe that
the government is the agent and SER
want of the people who create it.
Dominant in the Republican
party today is the element which
proclaimS and executes the political
theories against which the party
liberals like Roosevelt and La Fol-
lette and their party insurgents have
rebelled.
This reactionary element seems
to vindicate the theory OF benevo-
lent oligarchy."
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is vital to her empire. East and west
of Hardin, Russia'S sphere Of in
huence. her legions are in control,
and with the approach of good
fighting weather." the danger of a
clash with Soviet forces increases.
Japan is known to covet the Amur
and maritime provinces Of Siberia,
richest of RusSia's Asiatic territory,
and Russia has prepared for action.
In all this, the most dangerous
factor is Russia's supposed '1sola-
tion." Her defeat, it is remarked
commonly throughout world CAPT.
tai, would be popular not only in
Europe, but in America. Should
Japan attack her in Asia, it is said,
it almost surely would be the signal
for European neighbors to attack her
in the west.
This would be the zero hour for
another world war from which, even
more than the last, the United States
would find it difficult to steer clear.
Any kind Of a raproachement be-
tween the United States and Rus
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3 Word Amendment Could
Strike Out Present One,
Says Senator.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Sen-
ator Robert F. Wagner dem, N,
j., today urged a senate judiciary
subcommittee to report favorably
a thirteen-word amendment to the
Constitution, which would say:
THE eighteenth amendment to
the Constitution of the United
States is hereby repealed"
Wagner, long an advocate Of re-
peal, said he favored this un-
adorned amendment because the
states automatically would repossess
the power to regulate liquor the
moment the eighteenth amendment
was stricken from the Constitution
He believed other lengthy repeal
amendments specifically guaran-
teeing the rights of states to ban
liquor were unnecessary and only
complicated the situation.
Cites Reconstruction Plan
Wagner said reconstruction
after repeal of the eighteenth
amendment should follow these
lines:
/. The policy of state RESPONSE
bility. This would be established
automatically by repeal, he said.
2. Protection of prohibition states
against violation of their policy by
non-prohibition states. He said
congress could do this by law.
3. Provision against restoration OF
the saloon.
Miss M. Louise Gross, Harrison,
N. Y, chairman of the National
Moderation Union, urged the COM
mittee that IF we are going to re-
peal the eighteenth amendment,
let's cut it out like a cancer and
not merely amend It,"
Women Oppose Dry Law
Miss Gross presented petitions
from nine states, signed by women
in the home" and added she had
stacks more.
Anti-prohibitioniSts in the house
so far have obtained 108 signatures
to their petition which would force
the house to vote on a bill to le-
galize 2.75 per cent beer. One hun
dred forty-five signatures r nee
eSSary.
VETS have no expectations of
passing the beer bill, but want to
put every member of the house on
record.
President Ernest M. Hopkins CT
Dartmouth college today wrote
Senator Bingham CRep., Conn.,,
fatty opposing the eighteenth
amendment and urging its repeal.
Bingham, leading wet in the sem
ate, wrote Hopkins, requesting a
statement of his views. He inserted
the reply in the Congressional
Record.
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The other was from the Gov
ernor's Investigators who report
ed that Pauletta lived only five
months at Coverdale, had been
arrested on liquor charges, and
had threatened witnesses who
were to appear against him.
FRANK GILBERT was killed
l. during a quarrel at a dance
hall at Clarksburg, w. Va, in 1914.
Pauletta was convicted. The GAL
lows were ready. A jailer went
to the condemned mans cell. He
was gone.
Records of the case faded in
the pages of the Harrison county
courts. A man who called him
self Louis Ross moved from
place to place in mining fields.
He was married and became the
father of four children.
MuSSmanno told the Governor
there was a worse punishment
than prison.
Louis Ross, said the attorney,
paid a thousand penalties for
Frank Pauletta and shuddered at
shadows in which he saw the fan
tastic shapes of policemen come
to take Ross to pay Pauletta's
penalty.
"Pauletta's crime was one Of
passion, not more than second
degree murder" said MusSmanno.
Ross, the other Pauletta, was a
good citizen. Each knock on the
door struck terror into his heart"
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America Spends Billion Dollars annually for Relief of Ex-S0des
-L g IEADS MQRI \ I'M AID 10 lis MAR AEIER No
Foreign Nations Pay Far Less, Haze Tighter Resh

but he receives more lenient
treatment if it is.
Italy bases its pensions on rank
and physical disability. 1t gives
certain privileged pensions to
those disabled in the combat zone.
1t is difficult to reduce to a
lowest common denomination the
patchwork of legislation passed
by congress for the relief of
United States veterans. For COM
parative purposes it can be point
out out that American veterans
are paid for disability as low as
10 per cent, whether service-con-
nected or not; that service con-
nection brings more money, but
in the case of special diseases it
is presumptive; that rank IS a de-
cided factor if the veteran held a
certain kind of commission DUR
ing the war; that the law encour-
ages veterans to get free hospital
ization whether for service-con-
nected difficulties or not. and
that, in general, need of tne vet
eran does not influence amount of
payment.
EXTRAVAGANCE of this coun-
~ try in granting pensions may
be calculated roughly. The Copen-
hagen War Study Society and the
Carnegie foundation have eSti-
mated that United States World
war wounded, with reduced abil-
ity, totaled los ,917 men. War de-
partment figures show that 49,
699 men were discharged from the
army for accidents or disease in
the United States. This makes a
total of 284,616 potential appli-
cants for disability compensation
at the close of the war.
On Dec. 81, last, 320,206 veterans
were receiving regular monthly
payments from the government
for Service-connected disabilities.
Compare with this the record of
Britain, with 1,855,129 eligible for
pension, 70 per cent of them re-
ceiving allowances, and France,
with 2,647 1872 eligibles, So per cent
of whom were on the government
pay roll, according to last avail,
able figures.
The United States pays a totally
disabled veteran $1,000 a year;
Great Britain, $500; Canada, 5000;
France, 1886; italy, $215, and Ger
many, $126 a year. Costs and
standards of living would account
for some, but not all of these diff
ferences.
ITO Be COntinued)
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BY TALCOTT POWELL

THE United States holds the
Il worlds record for generosity
to World war veterans.
This country's total modified
forces we're less than those of
Russia, Britain, France or Italy.
It's total casualties were $4,000,
as compared with Russians nine
million, Britain's three million,
frances six million and Italy's
two million.
The allies and the central pow
ers were plunged in the great con-
fict for four years. This country
came into it to give the final push
that brought victory-but one year
of fighting was all it had.
Yet figured on any basis, the
United States modified troops
have cost taxpayers far more than
ex-soldiers of either the allies or
the late enemies. Soldier relief
now is costing billions of dollars
a year in America. 1t is the most
expensive function Of the federal
government.
Nor does the expense cease with
the funds put out by the federal
government. Taxpayers in numer-
GUS cases have been doubly and
triply assessed for veterans relief,
since many states and municipali-
ties have added bounties Of their
own.
TIP to 1881, official documents
~ indicate that forty-three
states spent at least 1915, 495 1872
in various forms of gratuities for
World war veterans. Twenty
two states reported expenditures
of $94, 296,082 for veterans of all
other wars, probably including
soldiers of the confederacy, and
25 states said they had put out an
additional $5O,005, 1876 for all vet
Grams, but were unable to break
this item down as between the
World war and other wars.
The states have loaned $50, $780,
1876 to veterans which still Is to
be repaid. They have maintained
state soldiers homes and hospitals
at a cost of $73,181, 199. These
figures represent what has been
spent since April l, 1917, for re-
lief only.
They aggregate $649 1862 ,585.
the amount probably is under the
actual sum the states have con-
tributed.
No reliable estimates could be
found of this cost to the cities.
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HONOR PAID LILLY
Service Star Awarded for
Civic Work.

The 1882 star of service" will be
presented Josiah K. Lilly on May 4
as the citizen who has contributed
the most unSelfsh, outstanding and
heretofore unrecognized service to
the community" it has been an
nounced by James w. IngleS, chair
man of the service star committee.
Lilly, president of Eli Lilly 81 Co.,
will be awarded the. star at an
open meeting of the Kiwanis Club
at the Claypool.
Lilly has been active in philan-
thropy, science and social service
for many years. He is the son of
Colonel Eli Lilly, and aided his
father until the latter's death in
1898.
The 1881 star was awarded Will
liam Fortune. chairman of the In
dianapolis chapter of the American
Red Cross.
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F2eeS Moose Free for
Is Years.: GiUen Life
BIZ United Press

CHARLESTON. w. Va April 15-The law caught up with Frank
PaWeHa today, eighteen years after he had escaped from Jail
ut az lie was to have been hanged for murder.
he va sentenced today to prison for the rest of his natural life"
Two conflicting characterizations of Pau1etta were presented to
governor William G. Conley today before he made his decision on the
life term for Paudta.
One was given by Judge M. A. Musmanno of Pittsburgh, defense
counsel porraying the prisoner a a respected citizen of Coverdale,
Pa, who lived eighteen years of fugitive torture.
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rat theater.
Dave Ziffrin
and Dorothy San
ders will take
e a d ing roles.
Others in the cast
are K a h 1een
Sims, John Miller
Emily Voyl les,
Henry Reedrna-
ker, RoSalind Ro-
mel, r a y mond
R S, Mae
Spence and Hen.
ry Moffert.
The Tech con-
cert orchestra will
furnish the music.
Thirtv-one most
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-15
TWO HURT IN CAR CRASH
Truck Oerturng in Collision With
Auto; Drivers Head Cut.

Overturning Of a truck after it
collided with an automobile today
in the 1900 block North Delaware
street. resulted in injury to two
persons.
William Clark, 10, of 2453 North
Delaware street, driver Of truck, in
CURED a head cut. Mrs. S. v.
Romer, IS. Of $3.50 Washington
boulevard. suffered an injured ankle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-15
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES
B. & o. Defendant in Suit by Rail
Victims Widow.

Suit for $4,000 damages was filed
in Marion superior court one today
by Mrs. Laura D. CARMEL. SIG North
Gray street, widow of Thomas M.
CARMEL, killed in a railroad accident
April II.
Defendant is the Baltimore g.
Ohio railroad, for which her hus-
band was working at the time Of
his death. She charges MI. CARMEL
was thrown from the top of a train
by a sudden and violent jerk. She
has two children. one a daughter, Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-15
SEEKS TIED-UP FUNDS
County to Warn Bonding Firms of
Impending Suits.

The county board Of finance de-
cided today to take definite steps
for the recovery of money tied IN
in defunct indianapolis banks.
The board decided to issue final
warnings to bonding companies
which had bonded county funds,
and should no settlements be made.
suits will be filed.
approximately $500, 500 of county
money is tied up in banks now In
receivership and $3.50 0 OF the
money is bonded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-15
KERN SPEAKER
Tells Ad Club of Part in Politics of
Ward Workers.

The part played by precinct and
ward committeeman in the county
political picture was described by
Superior Judge John w. Kern
Thursday noon az the luncheon of
the Indianapolis Advertising Club.
Arthur j. Beriault, expression
teacher, gave a reading. The pro-
gram was arranged by Miss Lucille
Forier.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-15
CHICAGO PREXY COMING

Dr. Ns VA AAuUCIIIIES VIII IAuuA CoS
Alumni at Banquet May A..
DR.. Robert M. Hutchins. president
of the University of Chicago and
one of the youngest university heads
in the country, will address Indian
apolis alumni at their annual BAN
quet May 4 in the Indianapolis
Athletic Club.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-15
BREAD AWARDS MADE
56 Persons Given Prizes at General
Baking Company Party.

Baking Company Party.
Announcement of the award to
ffty-six persons of prizes for
testimonials about Bond bread vas
made today by officials of the
General Baking Company, following
a party for winners Thursday night
in the local plant.
Prizes consisted of a fifteen to
thirty-day supply of bread. Win
ners are eligible for prizes ranging
upward to $4,000, to be awarded by
national judges in final Judging May
8 in New York.
Winners announced Thursday
night included five children and
ffty-one adults, They we're selected
for best answers to eight questions
pertaining to merits of Bond bread
sunshine vitamin B."
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Farley on Silver Opposed

Dy CHtt6U FTeSS
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Graf-
ton Rogers, assistant secretary of
state, today advised the house COIN
age committee that it was deemed
inadviSable for the United States
to sponsor an international silver
conference.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-15
$40 Years for washbOwI Theft
By United Press

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 15.-
Though he denied the charge,
George wilkins was sentenced to a
term of three to ten years in the
penitentiary on a charge OF stealing
a washbowl.
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Branch Riley in
the auditorium of
the M t h o dis t
hospital nurses
home, under au-
spices of the
Nature Study
Club of Indiana.
He will broadcast
from Ais to 400
Saturday after
noon over station
K
Riley, a lawyer,
declaring his OBJ
ject is present
ing America to
Americans, has a
o011aotion f u+
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Appreciation of Aid Is Made
Public; Editors PoIIed
on Handling Story.
fcopyright. 1882. bv United Press

- ~ 4 L CCD
NEW YORK, April 15.-Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife
were on record today as expressing
"our great appreciation to those
members of the press, who in many
instances have given us their CO.
operation, often to their disadvant-
age"
This constituted their answer to
a growing flood of private criticism
concerning lengthy publication of
stories on the kidnapping and its at
tendant search.
The LindberghS, torn by weeks of
uncertainty and anxiety, have let it
be known that they felt publicity,
particularly in the early stages of
the case, had been helpful, and in
only a few instances have they
asked the press to withhold details.
Close friends of the couple have
said that Colonel Lindbergh now
felt that probably publication of the
serial numbers of his ransom bills
had been helpful. And this was in
the face of his original temporary
request-honored by the press-that
news of the serial numbers be sup
pressed.
Poll Is Taken
These developments today coin
ctded with a national poll among
many prominent editors, taken by
the United Press, to show how the
press felt toward suggestions that
the story should be suppressed or
curtailed.
Replies, pouring into headquar-
tiers of the United Press in New
York showed editors keenly inter-
ested in the question, fully aware
of their responsibilities in the stu
alton, and extremely sympathetic
toward the major aim of the
present investigations-early safe
restoration of the kidnapped child
to its parents.
Some contended that publicity is
essential, since secrecy and suppress
sion only would place a premium
on further kidnapers, encouraging
gangsters to feel that they could
operate unhampered by the pitiless
glare Of publicity.
Others held that it was time to
eliminate from the stories all spec
ulation, and to follow Lindbergh's
requests at any time as to specific
cooperation.
Charges Are Refuted
The Editor and Publisher today.
both editorially and in its news COL
umns, refutes recent charges that
the press of the nation has frus-
trated Lindbergh's attempt to re-
cover his son.
Editor and Publisher has made
a careful canvass of the facts" the
editorial said, "in the case, as they
relate to the metropolitan district
Of New York, and to the entire
country, and we challenge the
charge as a baseless and damnable
SANDER"
The news story in the magazine
said that press cooperation in the
Lindbergh case had been unparal-
leled in peace and war"
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AGAINST PAYING BONUS
Seth S. Ward Backs Legion's Stand
in Race for Congress.

Support of the American Legion
stand against payment Of the bonus
was placed by Seth 6. Ward, attor-
ney, and Republican candidate for
the nomination for congressman
from the Twelfth district, at an or
ganization meeting Thursday.
Ward also said he will stand for
repeal of the eighteenth amend
ment, turning liquor revenue to
the government instead Of the I'M
derworld."