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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
G. 0. P. WORKERS SAD
StatehouSe Crew Assessed
5 Per Cent of Pay.

Republican employees at the state
house are singing the blues today
due to the sad news that their
state committee campaign assess
ment is to be 5 per cent of their
annual salary, which makes 1t the
largest ever levied.
Many are particularly sad because
they feel that G. o. P. chances for
victory in the fall are at. least a
great deal less hopeful than usual
and they are to pay big price for
a dead horse"
Highest previous assessment IN
any election was per cent. while
in many departments it was kept
at 2is per cent. The 5 per cent is
modernized in that employees have
been given six months to pay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
BIG CARNERA is
SMACKED HARD
BY CHORUS Girl
Heavyweight Begins to Get
Tough When Blows in
Play Scuffle Hurt.

BB United Prose-
PARIS. May 2. A playful
chorus girl who tried to punch the
man-eating heavyweight, Primo
Camera, and actually landed blow
or two that hurt. furnishedd the
bouleyards with an amusing topic
OF conversation today.
Mickey Devine. Broadway show
girl. met Camera at the Lido Club.
Others present were Beryl Wallace,
show girl: Earl Carroll and Leon
Garfield, former Stanford university
football player. who is dancing here
under the name OF Gary Leon.
Miss Devine jokingly tapped Car
nera on the nose, but her diamond
ring hurt him.
This is no Joke" the big boxer
growled. The girl then gave him
a second. heavy punch. The man.
agement finally separated the two
battlers, declaring it was just IN
fun.
Camera rubbed his smarting face,
and the incident was closed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
EX-KLAN CHIEFTAIN
TO 'ROUT DEPRESSION
Forms New Organization With
Palatial Chicago Headquarters.

Forms New Organization With
Palatial Chicago Headquarters.
BIZ United Press
CHICAGO. May 2-Ex- Imperial
Kleagle Edward Clarke Young of
Atlanta. Ga. whose Ku-Klax Khan
thrived. has invaded L Sale street
with "EsSkaye, Inc" which he says
is an organization which will eradi-
cate depression.
"Esskaye. Inc has swank sky
scraper Office and. Young said.
rs 900 members paid from $40 to
SIS 10 belong. Those who pay SIS
can blackball the $40 members II
they wish, the one~time Kleagle re-
vealed.
The goal Of ''Esskaye, Inc" said
Young. is $1,000 900 members. Its
program includes arbitrary fixing
of prices OF agricultural products,
so per cent reduction in taxes and
governmental expenditures and ex-
termination Of atheism.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
FREE CONCERT SET
Program Is Announced for
Music Week Feature.

AS feature of National Music
week. the Indianapolis Symphony
orchestra will give a free concert at
s:l5 Thursday night at the Murat
theater
The program, announced by Fer
dlnand Schaemre. director, includes
numbers which proved most popular
at five concerts during the winter
season.
Among selections will be Rienzi
Overture Cwagner). selections from
the Nut Cracker Suite" CTschai-
kowski, selections from Peer Gynt
Suite" (Grieg). waltz, Johann
Strauss: Festival March from
"Tannhauser" (Wagner).
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02

Homer H. Beals of Noblesville
has announced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for secretary
of state.
Beals was president of the Re-
publican Travelling Mems Club OF
Indiana during the 1920 campaign
and vice. president of the National
Harding ard Coolidge Club of Trav-
cling Men.
He is a native Of Hamilton coun-
ty. 58. married and the father OF
two sons. He is a member Of the
United Commercial Travellers and
Travellers Protective Associations, a
former president Of the Indiana
Shoe Travellers Association and OF
the National Shoe Travellers As
ISOLATION.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
ONE CENT A DAY PAYS
UP TO 500 A MONTH

The Postal Life & Casualty IN
suranee Co.. 3405 Dierks Building.
kansas City. Mo, is offering a new
accident policy that pays up TO 500
a month for "a months for disabil-
ity and up to 100000 for deaths
costs less than 1c a day-S3.50 3
year. Over 100000 already have this
protection. Men. women and chill
dren. ages 10 to 10. eligible. Send no
money. Simply send name, address,
age. beneficiary's name and rela-
tionship and they viii send this
policy on 10 days FREE inspec-
ton. No examination is required.
This offer is limited. so write them
Observation-Disclosures.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
JOB DRIVE CONTINUED
BY AMERICAN LEGION
Labor. Advertising Groups Part in
Campaign Is Ended.

The American Legion and its
auxiliary will continue alone the
campaign TO provide l,000.O0 per-
sons with jobs which has been con-
Quoted with the American Fedora
ton OF Labor and the Association
of National Advertisers. according
to an announcement from national
legion headquarters here.
The Federation of Labor and the
Association of National Advertisers.
1t was explained. feel that their part
in the campaign-organization and
education work-has been accom-
plished. To date, jobs have been
provided for $4,000 persons, &C
cording to legion officials.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
VICTORY SEEN FOR
OLD AGE PENSIONS
DeIuse Believes Candidates Who
Favor Measure Will Win.

DeluSe Believes Candidates VINO
Favor Measure Will Win.
Confidence that legislative candi-
dates favorable to old age pensions
will be victors in the primary cleo
ton Tuesday was expressed today
by Otto P. Deluse of indianapolis,
chairman of the Indiana old age
pension commission of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles.
Recalling that a pension bill was
passed by the 1881 Indiana general
assembly, he said that a like meas
ure which the order will have in
troduced in the 1888 session hardly
is likely to meet the fate of the
other measure, which failed because
of veto.
Great strides have been made in
the pension movement during the
last year and a half" Deluse con-
tinued Five more states have en-
tered the pension ranks. In Janu-
airy, a committee of the Chamber OF
Commerce of the United States in
dorsed the principle of old age pen
sions and retirement annuities."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
FIGHTS HOME BLAZE,
BURNS PROVE FATAL
Aged Man Makes Mistake of Toss
ing Water on Stove.


ing Water on Stove.
Burns suffered in an attempt to
eXtinguish fire at his home Sat-
urday brought death a few hours
later to William Ledbetter, SO, Of
1156 Croft avenue.
The aged man was awakened by
his grandson, Charles Lemmink. 8,
who told him the house afire. Ex-
plosion of an oil stove started the
fire.
Ledbetter threw water on the
stove. which resulted in splashing
the blazing oil over his body. Dam
age to the house is estimated at
1880.
He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Lo-
rene Lemmink Of the Croft avenue
address, and two brothers. William
Ledbetter. Indianapolis, and Sny-
der of Martinsville.
Funeral services will be held on
Tuesday at 3 at Shirley Brothers
central chapel. Burial will be in
Crown Fill cemetery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02

Public service commissioners at
the annual reorganization meet
ing today reelected John w. Nc
Cardle chairman for his sixth
term, four Of which have been
consecutive.
At expiration Of the term next
year he viii have served sixteen
years, record without precedent
in the commissions history. Nc
Cardle first was appointed by
Governor James P. Goodrich.
The commission reelected its
secretary, Fred I. King, for term
of one year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
I'M MEDIATE TAX RELIEF
DEMANDED BY FISCHER
Tells Women Hundreds Facing Loss
Of Their Homes.

Pleading for immediate and sub
stantial relief, James E. Fischer,
chairman of the publicity commit
tee and speakers bureau of the
Marion County Association for" Tax
Reduction, today asserted in an adj
dress to the Women's Rotary Club
at the Columbia Club that already
hundreds of our citizens are faced
with the loss of their homes be-
cause Of their inability to pay
taxes
The steadily mounting cost of
government" said Fischer. which
must be paid before other expenses
are met. is unquestionably one of
the greatest contributing causes of
the business depression"
Fischer will address the Indian
apolis jewelers. Guild Tuesday night
at $50 at the Washington.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
WASHINGTON ESSAY
WINS SCHOOL PRIZE
Miss Martha Spille. Daughter Of
Immigrant Parents, Honored.

The Many Sidedness of George
washington. an essay by Miss Mar
Via Spille. Union City. daughter Of
immigrant parents. won first place
in the state contest sponsored by
the Indiana George Washington BIZ
centenary Commission. it has been
announced.
Miss Spille is Is. She is the
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Spille.
Second prize winner in the contest
was Harold Cooper. Technical high
school pupil Third prize went to
Miss Mary Nan Coxen of Reitz high
school. Evansville Twenty nine
high schools Of Indiana were repre-
sented in the contest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
HOOVER FIGHTS
TO SALVAGE HIS
FURL0UGH PLAN
TiISon Tells President
Thousands May Lose
Jobs.

BIZ United PrcsR
WASHINGTON. May .2.-PreSi-
dent Herbert Hoover, in fighting
mood. held hurried conferences at
the White House today with minor
ity leaders of the house in an effort
to salvage his furlough plan. and
some other phases of the $500, 900, =
900 economy bill.
The President was advised by
Representatives Smell. CRep., N. "
and Tilson rep, Conn. that there
still is some possibility the Hoover
furlough plan, perhaps in modified
form. would be approved by the
house for certain classes of govern
ment workers.
Fears Loss Of Jobs
Tilson said that "the worst thing
We have to face in the whole econ
omy mixup is the senate's 10 per
cent fiat cut in all appropriations.
This will throw thousands of
government workers out of jobs. -
Tilson said. apparently quoting the
President. and will be bad for the
morale of the service-it would be
bad all around.
THE furlough plan. however.
would enable us to hire some of
these people and take up the slack,
but otherwise we can't do anything
about it."
The SOC, 600, 900 economy bill has
been all but wrecked in the house.
The parts that remain are prin-
cipally those favored by Mr.. Hoover,
and it was decided an effort would
be made to round out the pro-
gram with other administration
features.
The senate finance committee,
revising the billion dollar revenue
bill, approved graduated taxes on
telephone and telegraph messages
and struck out the house provision
exempting news messages.
Add to Wort Tax
The committee added additional
tax burdens today TO wort. uSed eX-
clusively in the making of beer, by
raising the rate from 10 to is cents
a gallon. The original house rate
was cents a gallon. Senator Bing-
ham CRep., Conn., said the tax on
malt syrup was reduced from TO
cents a pound.
Leaders of the senate stock mar
ket investigation were out of town
and plans for renewing the inquiry
awaited their return.
The Goldsborough bill to restore
commodity prices was ordered on to
the house floor under the extraor-
binary procedure instituted by house
leaders.
Senator Shortridge rep, CALI
defended his bill for the exclusion
of Filipinos, in testimony before the
senate immigration committee.
The house agriculture COMMITTEES
reported favorably on senate bill
to appropriate 100000 for the
fight against grasshoppers in west
ern states.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
FLAY PROPOSALS TO
CURTAIL VETERAN AID
Legion. Spanish American Groups
10 Insist on Full Bonus.

Proposals in congress to curtail
benefits allowed to disabled veterans
were scored at joint meeting Sum
day OF the state executive COM
mittees OF the American Legion and
the Spanish American War Vet
Grams.
The fire of the committee was
leveled particularly at the proposal
that veterans must be "paupers' If
they are to receive veterans COM
pensation.
DR.. A. c. Arnett of Lafayette, who
will represent Indiana in the ma
tional executive committee meeting
this month. was instructed to fol-
low the mandate OF the state con-
vention and to insist upon payment
of adjusted compensation or bonus
certificates in full.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
FREE; TOO I'LL TO MOVE
Aged Convict Confined 10 Prison
Hospital at Auburn.

AUBURN, N. Y. May "A 79-
vear-old convict at Auburn prison
was released officially today, but he
Law III in the prison hospital unable
TO take advantage of his freedom.
He was Charles d. Personals,
sentenced from Steuben county for
forgery in 1928. His ten-year term
was comTnuted recently by Cover
nor Franklin d. Roosevelt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
BABY IS FOUND SLAIN
UncIothed Baby Left in Shadows
of White River.

Body of a newly born boy baby
was found today near the east bank
of White river about one-quarter
mile north Of Michigan street The
body was unclothed. A newspaper
in which the baby apparently had
been wrapped was found near the
body.
Henry Maxey. IS. Negro, Of 1893
North Belmont avenue. member Of
a fishing party. found the body in
shallow water about three feet from
the river bank.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
5,729 of 1924 Here
Vote Dry in Digest Poll

Special 70 The Indianapolis star
NEW YORK. April 20.-The sec
ond incomplete returns Of 1924
total votes tailed from Indianapolis
in the Literary Digest prohibition
poll give 5.72e for continuance Of
the eighteenth amendment and
24.2l5 for repeal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
THOUGHT PLANE A BIRD
Borneo Natives Asked Halliburton
If II Laid Eggs.

DIT Z WTfIW Tf'0
NEW YORK, May 2.-Dayaks,
Borneo natives. we're intrigued by
his airplane flight and wanted to
know If the plane was bird that
laid eggs, according to a message
from Richard Halliburton, traveller
author. received here today from
Manila. He is due in San Fran
cisco May 81 aboard the liner Nc
Kinley.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
INJUNCTION IN WATER
CASE TO BE HEARD
Realty Company Seeks to Block
Increase in Rates.


Superior Judge Joseph R. Will
liams will hear evidence at 1:30 to-
day in the injunction suit brought
by the T. A. Moynahan Really Com
panies in an effort to prevent the
indianapolis Water Company from
collecting increased rates.
Under the new schedule grant
ed recently by the public service
commission. the minimum monthly
domestic rate was reduced from
so for 100 cubic feet to sl08 for
500 cubic feet.
Increases were granted for users
of more than TOO cubic feet end it
is this part of the schedule that
the realty companies are seeking TO
block.
Should an injunction be granted,
however, the entire new schedule
probably will be thrown out by the
commission and the old rates re-
installed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02

Melton explained he had just
arrived from Alaska and was en-
route to Phoenix, Ariz.. where he
said his brother had died in a
sanitarium. He exhibited a tele-
gram which showed the brother
was dead.
Cohen left. without engaging
a room. Shortly afterward he
telephoned Mrs. Hollingsworth
that she must hold Melton at
all costs until Cohen could re-
turn with the money for two of
the skins.
She told Melton. But there was
a train he must catch regardless
OF Cohen.
FINALLY in burst OF what
Il appeared to be generosity,
especially since Melton had said
he intended to have a coat made
from the furs for his mother. he
offered 70 sell the whole lot to
Mrs. Hollingsworth
I've got only s405." she ex-
planned. Melton appeared salts
fed. He went to a bank with
Mrs. Hollingsworth. She with
drew s405 and gave 1t to Melton
and he left the furs with her
Hours passed. Cohen did not re-
turn. Melton apparently caught
that train.
Mrs. Hollingsworth had the furs
examined and learned to her dis
may that forty-one rabbits had
provided the supposed seal skin.
Then she called police.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
GOVERNORS END FLIGHT
Rolph and Balzar Reach West Coast
in Plane Hop.

BIZ United Press
BURBANK. Cal, May Gov
ernor James Rolph Jr of California
and Governor Fred L. Balzar OF
Nevada we're back in California to-
day after a trans continental flight
from Washington in an airplane
piloted by Colonel Roscoe Turner.
They reached Burbank early Sun
day morning and proceeded to Los
Angeles by Automobile.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
$4,000 LOSS IN BLAST
Vigo Ice Company in Terre Haute
Victim of Gas Explosion.

Victim Of Gas Explosion.
81 United Press
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. May a.
wreckage of the Vigo Ice Company
was cleared away today, following
an ammonia gas explosion that
caused damage estimated at $4,000.
None was injured. workmen having
left the plant a half hour before
the blast.
Ammonia. fumes permeated the
west side of the city following the
explosion. hampering firemen and
workmen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02

His opponents for the nomination
in the primary election on the Re-
publican ballot are dry. Vote with
this majority of z4.245 residents of
the city and nominate Mr.. Holmes
at the Primary Election. Tuesday,
May srd. 1882. Vote for Ira NJ.
Holmes, Republican Ballot, No. IA
Paid Political Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02

Ira NJ Holmes is the only Republican Candidate for Con-
gress in the Twelfth District who represents the 2245
voters Indianapolis who referred to in the following
special:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
WAGE SLASHES,
LAYOFFS LOOM
IN STATEHOUSE
Large Deficit Disclosed:
Highway Funds Bor-
r0Wed.

Salary slashes and wholesale dis
charge Of employees looms for state
departments and institutions. it was
learned today.
Governor Harry @. Leslie ad-
mitted this policy already has been
put into effect secretly in state in
stitutions. So far. the statehouse
has been affected little. but is next
on the list. Action will follow the
primary election. It was said.
Figures on file with Floyd Z. VIII
Hanson, state auditor. disclose the
state had deficit Of s3ll. 625.97 for
the first six months OF the fiscal
year. which commenced Oct. l. and
was only saved from a genuine
showing in the red figure column by
having taken 100000 from state
highway funds and putting it into
the general fund.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
Move Held Illegal

his procedure was declared ille-
gal in an official opinion from At
torney-General James NJ. Ogden,
but the state administration needed
the money and took II.
One of the boasts Of the Leslie
regime is that state fiscal affairs are
IN good condition and the con-
stitutional provision of never accu-
mulating a debt has continued. II
was admitted at the time the
100000 was taken from the high
way department that the general
fund would not be levied on to pay
1t back.
But deep holes we're made in this
sum during the last month. so de-
partments will be forced TO trim
expenditures. it appears. The state.
as does other governmental units,
faces the possibility of revenue loss
through failure of the spring tax
payments and there is no possibility
of taking any more millions from
the state highway funds.
Sensing this possibility the state
highway department has speeded
up contracting for payment and
making road maintenance plans to
obligate all funds which can be
anticipated from the federal gov
eminent. state automobile license
and gasoline tax.
Three Typists Out
The chain store tax pay roll will
be cut to the vanishing point
shortly after the primary election.
Three typists were released by L. o.
johnson. chief OF the department.
Saturday. The tax will be collected
soon so that only a nominal force
of the thir:y-three employees will
be needed to carry on the work.
johnson said today.
The department operates part
OF the state tax board where a cut
in their salaries or personnel or both
will be necessary to keep within the
budget during the remainder Of the
year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15
ANOTHER STEP

Another step forward has been
taken in the six-hour-day movement.
President Hoover has agreed with
congress that the interstate COM
merce commission should ascertain
what effect a six-hour day would have
upon railroads and employment He
signed the joint resolution adopted by
the house and senate ordering the
commission to make an investigation
as to the possibility of establishing
the "short day for railroad workers"
Under the measure report must be
made to congress by December Is.
1t must include estimates of the cost
of establishing a six-hour day for
"all classes and each particular class"
of workers. The commission also is
directed to determine what effect the
shorter day would have on operation
and service. The railway brother
hood officials were in Washington re-
Gently to urge immediate action by
the authorities on this proposal to
establish the six-hour day. If ma
jor industry like the railroads inaug-
urates the six-hour day it will tre-
mendously effect all branches of en-
ployment.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15
NOW is ORGANIZING TIME

What time to organize unions
Now, as never before, workers need
the protection of trade unionism
Employers, sometimes stricken with
greed, sometimes palsied with fear
seize upon any pretext to join the
fight to cut wages.
Reducing wages lowers the inten.
sity of despair among the masses
The employing world has gone fool
ish with the idea pay-cutting helps,
1t helps only the pocketbooks of the
employers.
Organization of unions is the one
way to drive sanity into the indus
trial order.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15
LIVING UP TO AUDIENCE

Jimmy Dunn writes to tell me about
the English actor who received re
buke from q director.
go on" he said, drop your aitches
can't you?"
I'm supposed to be acting the part
Of British peer" argued the English.
man.
II know that" said the director, 'but
all you English drop your aitches. don't
your
Good gracious, nor the English.
man responded.
The director pondered moment and
then said, well, drop 'em anyhow
The guys on this side expect it!'-
New York Morning Telegraph.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-04-15
HOOVER AND WILKERSON

In view of the fact President Hoo
yer signed the anti-injunction bill
one wonders why he clings so tena-
ciously to the endorsement of Judge
James H. Wilkerson for the United
States circuit court of appeals when
the latter was the author of one of
the worst injunction decisions ever
rendered in the history of labor dis
putes.
The whole-hearted support given by
congress to the anti-injunction meas
ure would indicate that the repre-
sentatives of the people realize the
Importance of this law to deprive
federal judges of the plenary power
of trial and conviction of men not
yet arrested or charged with any
wrongdoing. While the bill is not all
that could be desired, it is long step