The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-04
100000 OUTLAY
FOR Mine AREA
PATROL BALKED
Senators Demand Bread,
Not Bullets, Be Sent to
Strife Torn Zone.
BILL PASSED BY HOUSE
Governor Can Spend His
Emergency Money, Say
Opponents of Move.

charges IIldI mime OWu6TS
melted to riot at the Dixie
Bee mine in Vigo county,
where martial law prevails,
backed up by the Indiana ma
tional guard, and that the fed
eral government should handle
the situation, were made in
the Indiana senate today.
A determined fight was staged to
prevent passage of 100000 ap-
preparation for the state troops, re-
quested by Governor Harry G.
Leslie.
The appropriation bill was rushed
through the house late Wednesday
by a vote of rs to 9. Final senate
action was to be taken this after
noon.
Today the senate received the bill
with unanimously favorable re-
port from its finance committee,
headed by Byron Huff CRep), Mar
tinsville, friend of Leslie and his
appointee on the state budget COM
mittee. The report followed asser-
lions of some senators that bread
and meat, not bullets" should be
bought with the money.
PostpOnement Is Moved
Immediately Senator Alonzo H.
Lindley (Rep9, Kingman, moved
indefinite postponement and found
strong supporter in Senator James
]. Nejdl, Whiting, Republican
leader
Lindley pointed out that there re-
mains in the military emergency
fund IS ,67S.21 ana in the Governors
emergency contingency fund, $751;
000.13, a total of S86,678.34.
The senator said he had consulted
James NJ. ogden, encouragement,
and had been advised that Leslie
can spend all of both funds for
troop expense. Should any balance
of either remain on Oct. /, when
the new budget is made, the money
would revert to the general fund,
it was pointed out.
The mine is under protection of a
federal injunction, Lindley stated,
taking the stand that in such sit
uation federal, not state, troops
should see that il is enforced.
Pleads for Bread
II would favor sending 100000,
adding the money from the Gov
ernor's funds, if we were going to
send bread and butter instead of
bullets to the mine area" Nejdl de-
clared.
Hungry men are bound to be
dissatisfied, especially so if they see
their wives and children hungry
Undoubtedly those riots we're
started by the mine owners. All the
shooting was from the mine. Who
financed placing those machine
guns in the mine?
Senators William v. Doogs and
Thollie w. Druley opened the OPP
position to Leslie's guard appropri-
alton, demanding he spend the re-
mainder of his emergency fund for
troop maintenance.
mo money has been spent for the
miners and their wives and chill
dren, starving in western Indiana"
they said IF we are going to put
up 100000 for the militia, let's put
up another 100000 for starving
miners and other unemployed.
Leslie Calls Conference
Further, let Leslie spend his
funds for troops and we'll take care
of humanity"
Leslie Wednesday afternoon
called to his office DELPHI McKesson
of Plymouth, leader of the Demo-
cratic house majority, and James
M. Knapp Of Hagerstown, chief CT
the Republican house minority. He
explained the situation and his
views on the need to maintain law
and order and asked for the emery
ency appropriation.
| The house recessed until L. 0.
ChaSey, the Governors secretary,
read Leslie's message and plea for
funds. Chasey said the $4,000 ma
tional guard fund was half de-
pleted.
E. c. White said the action was
I hasty.
When the federal government
asked about our unemployment in
the mine regions, Leslie said Indi-
ana could take care OF its own dis
tressed,' he said. Now you are
sending armed troops against hun
/ e1.v men. l don't believe YOU are