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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
TAX HEARING is
SCENE OF ROW
Beckett, Payne at Odds on
Best Procedure.

Indiana tax survey committees
first public hearing resulted in an
attendance of less than twenty and
wound up at noon today in a verbal
battle between Senator Joe Rand
Beckett and Gavin L. Payne, invest
ment broker.
Payne wanted to talk about the
problem of spreading governmental
costs and Beckett, who is secretary
of the committee, wanted to stick
to the subject Of governmental
economy.
Beckett is stalking his political fu-
ture on that idea of cutting COVE
ernmental costs, and is one of the
organizers and executive secretary
of the Indiana Association for Tax
Justice. Purpose Of this organization
is to keep the tax burden where it
now rests.
Thwarted at the outset by rul-
ing of Senator j. Clyde Hoffman
chairman, that the meeting was to
stick to economy talk, Payne was
given a chance to express his ideas
at the close.
He then launched a TRADE on
Beckett'S plan to keep from finding
new revenue sources. Beckett OBJ
jected, and the battle proceeded I'M
til the meeting was adjourned.
Mrs. Walter Greenough presented
the League of Women Voters tax
survey and recommendations.
Harry Miesse was on hand to rep
resent his taxpayers association and
Lewis Taylor for the Indiana farm
bureau.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
MISSIONARIES SAFE
Relatives of City Residents
Removed From Marking.

Fears of indianapolis residents
for the safety of relatives in Chi
nese missions at Marking we're al
layed today when the state depart
ment at Washington, announced re-
moval of the missionaries to Peip-
ing.
Missionaries, relatives of local
residents, taken from the danger
zone are: Miss A. Butcher, former
Irvington resident; Mr.. G. H. Plop-
per, brother Of Clayton w. Plopper,
United Christian Missionary Society
treasurer; Mrs. Plopper and Mr.. j.
H. McCallum and three children,
formerly of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. G. Smythe and
one child of Gary and Miss c. Carl
of Peru also were removed from
Marking.
No word has been received from
Mrs. Wilmot D. Boone, sister of w.
H. Burgess, 1873 Downey avenue.
Mrs. Boone is stationed in the Pres
byterian mission at Shanghai.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
CLOUDS OF WAR
CROW BLACKER
OVER SHANGHAI
Chinese Forces Are MaSSed
for Desperate Effort to
HurI Back Japanese.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
Scripps-Howard Foreign Editor


WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-Fight-
ing beside which all that has taken
place thus far viii seem child's play,
now threatens the Shanghai front
If peace parleys fail, according to a
diplomatic source here today.
Chinese reinforcements, the writ
er authoritatively was given to I'M
derstand, are being held in readi-
ness to join battle as soon as the
new japanese expeditionary forces
show their hand.
The announced intention of Ad-
miral ShioSawa, before being re-
placed by Admiral Nomura, was to
clear the vicinity of Shanghai of
Chinese troops within a radius of
twenty miles.
This program, I am informed, will
meet with the utmost resistance on
the part of General Chang Fa-
KWai, leader Of the famous Iron
sides" division and ranking field
officer at Shanghai.
President Chang Kai-Shek, at
Loyang, his temporary capital, and
minister of war Ho Ying-Ching,
who remains at Marking, are under
stood to have promised the Shang-
hal defenders whatever reinforce
ments they may require.
The japanese, therefore, may
find themselves confronted, or even
fanked, by vast new army units
the moment they advance westward
from Shanghai and the mouth of
the Yangtze.
Military results to date, therefore,
have Melted the japanese exactly
nothing, despite five months of
campaigning.
Manchuria has been cleared of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
WORKS BOARD MOVES
TO WIDEN SIXTEENTH
Adopts Resolutions for Project
from Illinois to Northwestern

Adopts Resolutions for Project
from Illinois to Northwestern.
Two resolutions for paving and
widening Sixteenth street from
Illinois street to Capitol avenue, and
from Capitol to Northwestern ave-
nues, were adopted by the works
board today.
Estimated cost of the first sec
ton is S19,123, and that of the sec
ond, S54,446.
The last obstacle to widening the
block between Illinois street and
Capitol avenue was removed with
issuance today of checks in pay
ment for property at the north
west corner of Illinois and Six
tenth streets.
Inability of the city and owners
of the property to reach a price
agreement delayed the project last
fall when the section of Sixteenth
street between Delaware and Hi
noise streets was widened and paved.
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Chinese regulars, but unless Japan
inflicts a decisive defeat upon
China proper, her troubles there
will reappear.
Nobody save the officials con-
cerned know exactly how many
electives Japan has in China to-
day, but probably about 10000,
counting soldiers, sailors and
marines. About $4,000 of these are
in Manchuria. The rest are mostly
at Shanghai.
Against these there are no telling
how many Chinese. A military at
tache here estimated the number at
between 10000 and 10000. Much
higher estimates had been men
toned, he said, but these he be-
ieved exaggerated. They are in the
offing rather than in action.
The Nineteenth route army, an
:'Ironsides" unit, has borne the
brunt of the defense of Shanghai
but these, it is said, have been, or
are being relieved by other Can
tonese troops. The 'ironSideS," in
1890, threatened to cut short the
political career of President Chang
Kai-Shek. but apparently are now
his staunchest cohorts.
1.-The situation at Shanghai is
more perilous today than it ever has
been," DR.. Yuen-Li Liang, eX-Chi-
nese diplomat, told the writer today.
THE Chinese will defend themselves
at any cost. If further troops are
needed to hold the Japanese in
check, they will be brought up.
THE japanese were very foolish
not to accept the good offices of
Washington and London. That gave
them chance to call halt and
save their face"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
HOOvER'S GOING
TO keep HANDS
IN HIS POCKETS
First Lady viii Receive
Future Delegations at
White House.
By United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-Presi-
dent Hoover has placed a ban on
the time-honored custom of White
House handshaking because it de-
tracts time and energy from con
sideration of matters of the gravest
moment to the nation.
Hereafter Mrs. Hoover will re-
ceive the delegations which daily
besiege the executive mansion for
the privilege of shaking the Presi-
dents hand and posing for photo
graphs with him.
The White House in a formal
statement said that 16O national or
CARNATIONS would hold conventions
in Washington during the next few
months. Scores of them already
have requested Hoover to receive
their members.
THE President can not grant these
requests because of the extraordi-
nary demands upon his time" the
statement said, but 'he will be glad
to receive committees representing
these organizations during Office
hours so they may present their
conclusions or lay before him such
recommendations as their organiza-
tons may have adopted
To show how busy the President
is these days, Secretary Theodore
Joslin pointed out that he has been
holding an average of twenty con-
ferences daily.
JoSlin also issued these figures on
executive Office telephone calls:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
Rv Rem STERN

"WERE out to give R. Earl
w Peters a good scare when
the state committee reorganizeS in
May, even if we don't defeat him
for reelection as state chairman, .
declared a prominent New Eighth
district Democrat recently.
Many are out to give Peters a
good scare" and the fright may turn
out fatal if claims of Grover Gar
rett, chief of the state police and
old Ninth district chairman, are
realized.
Garrett and James Carpenter,
auto license head and old Sixth
chairman, are leading the fight
against Peters as a result of break
up of the South Bend coalition, be-
cause of the fight between Mayor
Riley Hinkle and Rudy Alderman
and Chester Montgomery.
A one-arned paper hanger in fly
time can't equal Garrett and Car
penter for industry.
Their vendetta against Peters is
not merely political, but is personal
for to perpetuate themselves as
chairmen and in their lucrative
state positions, they either must de-
feat the chairman and the men he
is pitting against them, or be
vanquished.
Both are confident that when the
new Eighth is recognized from the
old First district, Phil Lutz Jr. of
Boonville. present chairman, viii be
a memory.
They plan to defeat him with l..
N. Savage of Rockport, twice a
contender, or Mayor George T..
Wagner of Jasper.
Then Wagner viii vote for Pc
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
Old Residents of City and
County SuCCumb to
Illness.

Funeral services for Herman Lob
mann, "a, president and treasurer
of the Central States Canning Com
pany, will be held at his home, 1882
Madison avenue, at l Friday, and
at the Emmanuel Reformed church,
Prospect and New Jersey streets, at
2. Burial will be in Crown Hill
cemetery.
Mr.. Lohmann, resident of this
city for fifty-six years, died Tues
day at his home.
He came to indianapolis from
Germany when he was Is. For
many years he operated green
houses near his home and owned a
stand on the city market. He re-
tired from gardening and market
ing activities to devote his time to
the canning business.
Mr.. Lohmann was married forty
eight years ago to Miss Margaret
Kronemeier, who died in Septem-
Der, 1881.
He was member of the German
Gardeners Society and the Grow
ers' Association.
Herman Kubitz, II, also native
of Germany, will be buried IN
Crown Hill cemetery Thursday fol-
lowing services at 2:3O in st.
Peters Evangelical church, Elev-
enth and Tecumseh streets.
Mr.. Kubitz, a local resident forty
eight years, died Tuesday. He had
been employed at the Atlas Engine
works here.
Knights of Columbus will attend
as a body at prayer services at 8
Thursday night for Thomas j. Gan
non. 40, at the home, east of In
dianapolis on the National road.
Mr.. Cannon died Tuesday after
having been i'll four years. He
transferred 10 the indianapolis
council, K. of G. in 1919 after hav-
ing served in the World war.
Services will be held at 8:15 Fri
day morning at the home and at 8
in Our Lady Of Lourdes church.
with burial in Holy Cross cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Susie
Logan, IA, will be conducted at the
w. H. Richardson Company funeral
parlors, 1901 North Meridian street,
at 2 Thursday with burial in Crown
Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Logan, a Marion county resi-
dent all her life, died of paralysis
Tuesday in city hospital. She lived
at 1853 Massachusetts, avenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
THEY TELL NE

tiers, although he first will give the
chairman a good scare" declared
the informant.
That sounds all right. but the
following is the real dope, accord
ing to other well-informed party
leaders:
Dubois county will seek to put
Wagner over; Spencer county will
be boosting Savage, and along will
come Perry county with a favorite
son for district chairman in Ernest
Weatherholt, county treasurer, who
has not been given much attention
up to now.
There are ten counties in the dis
trict, with two votes each. Eleven
votes will elect the district chair
man.
Vanderburg probably will want to
play ball, so one vote viii go to
Savage and the other to Wagner.
With four candidates, including
Lutz, in the field, there may be a
deadlock. Then will come the trad
ing.
Lutz is the McNutt man in the
district and those friendly to the
law school deans candidacy may
decide that they might as well sup
port Lutz.
On the other hand, Wagner or
Weatherholt may, by then, be
pledged to McNutt, so Lutz can be
dropped and one of the two others
substituted.
Being for McNutt necessarily
means supporting Peters, because
the pair are Siamese twins, politi-
cally, at pres6sat.
The rest is easy to dope out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
UTILITY RATE CUT is
REPORTED PREPARED
CuthbertsOn Believed Ready to An
nOunce Findings Friday.

nounce Findings Friday.
Commissioner Harry K. Cuth-
bertson's solution of the high rate
problem of water and electric util-
tiles in Indianapolis is expected to
be laid before members of the pub
lie service commission this week, it
was learned at the statehouse to-
day
Cuthbertson is said to be writing
orders cutting the rates, as pc
titioned by the city administration
and South Side Civic clubs. But
just how great the reductions will
be could not be learned.
Orders will be directed to the In
dianapolis Water Company and the
indianapolis Power and Light Com
pany.
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and
his special utility rate reduction
committees were to confer this aft
ernoon.
The committees have held several
conferences with utility representa-
tives without satisfactory results
thus far.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
WINS SPELLING Bee
Mrs. Rose Bower Downs
Foe on MnemoniC.'

Spelling 'mnemonic" as easily as
though she had learned it when
she learned to spell "cat," Mrs. Rose
Bower, 534 North Sheffield avenue,
Tuesday night regained the cham
pionship in the Sherman-Emerson
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
TRUSTS FOE TO SPEAK
Carl d. Thompson Will Be Heard
at Roberts Park Church Tonight.

Contrasting rates charged by
publicly and privately owned util-
tiles will be brought out by Carl
D. Thompson, executive secretary of
the Public Ownership League of
America, talking on What Price
Power" at tonight in the Roberts
Park Methodist Episcopal church,
Vermont and Delaware streets.
Thompson is editor of Public
Ownership, publication devoted to
public utility problems and social
progress. His talk will be the
fourth of a series being presented
by the League for Industrial De-
mocracy in twenty-eight cities.
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Joseph R. Seal, 122 North Bosart
avenue. He failed only on "mne-
monte"
Mrs. Bower received a SIS gold
piece for her victory. Seal was
awarded a half ton of coal.
Elizabeth Rockford, IL years old,
a sixth grade pupil at Sacred
Heart parochial school, was the last
of the children to be spelled down.
She vas awarded $3.50 by the Rev.
Charles Duffey, pastor of the Little
Flower church.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10

G i V / C League
S p e Hin g bee,
which she held
three years ago.
The old fash
Toned Spelldown,
held in school No.
81, started with
hfty-hve in line.
Facing them was
Frank Brubeck, a
former S C h o o l
teacher, who gave
t h e contestants
the words to
spell.
Placing second
in 4Lo hoe rr,o ~
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
HERMAN LOHMANN
FUNERAL ON FRIDAY
BANDIT SUSPECTS HELD
Two Youths to Be Quizzed by Cops
on Theater Mobberies.

Two youths suspected of robbing
the Fountain Square and Granada
theaterS Sunday, were held today
on vagrancy charges and were to be
questioned by detectives. Their
names were withheld.
While a police emergency squad
was investigating the robbery of the
Fountain Square theater, the ban
dts appeared across the street a
few minutes later at the Granada
theater, held up the cashier and
escaped with nearly $500.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10

of depression. They reap a har-
vest by driving a wedge into the
sympathies of those who try to
realize the plight of the poor.
indianapolis police continually
are on the lookout for the stem
mer. Charity agencies have band
ed their forces to break his game.
But sometimes both police and
charity agencies are victims.
A prominent Indianapolis bust
ness man is the latest victim of a
stemmer who is known through
out the nation as a faint artist.
His racket is to faint and he does
it perfectly.
LIE spots his victim on Wash
Ia ington street or another busy
downtown thoroughfare. He picks
the man who looks money"
He'll spend an hour or two
tracking the victim to his Office.
And then the game starts.
The Indianapolis man, whom
We'll call Randolph to save him
further embarrassment, stepped
to the front of his Office one day
to be accosted by a young man,
whose drawn face and unkempt
clothes, portrayed misery.
Randolph asked him to relate
his plight.
And here's the story as related
by the victim:
1.-THE fellow leaned on the coun-
ter and tears came to his eyes.
He said he hadn't eaten for days
and he wasn't regular bum, but
he wanted Just enough help to
keep him from dying from star
walton and cold.
r.
"T CALLED a relief agency. They
l. offered to send some one over,
and I said I'd call them back. AS
I turned to the young fellow he
collapsed on the floor. He had
tainted.
Il rushed to the phone again.
The agency again offered to send
some one over, but when the
young man recovered I decided
to take care of him myself. I felt
it was no job for relief agency"
On recommendation of the
agency, however. Randolph sent
the young man to the Travellers
Aid Society the following day.
The fainter no longer was poor
ly dressed. He had a new suit
and plenty of money-Randolph's
sympathy money-in his pocket.
At the aid agency desk he
paused, smiled, showed the roll of
bills and walked out.
II
HALF an hour later, the agency
IL received a telegram from an
eastern police chief to be on the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
Doctors Cancel 1000 Debts
By United Press

bU UUTI6U ITtS5
SEMINOLE, Okla, Feb. 10.-The
way to get rid of debts is TIC cancel
them, two Seminole physicians be-
lieved. So DR.. M. M. burlington
wiped off 5000 accounts and DR..
K. P. Hampton similarly treated
1000, the lot aggregating some
$4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
Financial Status Good

z sF7NIIIlt
FRANKLIN, Ind, Feb. l0.-Sur-
plus and undivided profits of the
Mutual Building and Loan Associa-
ton total approximately $4,000, it
was revealed by a report presented
at the annual meeting. H. A. Payne
was reelected president and A. A.
Blizzard, secretary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
COLE TO DISTRIBUTE
AWARDS IN CONTEST
Union City Pupil, First in State,
viii Be Given SIS Prize.

viii Be Given SIS Prize.
Georg1 O. Cole, state superin-
tendent of public instruction, today
was to distribute checks to fourteen
pupils in state schools competing
in the annual national safety essay
contest. A total of $500 is award
ed to pupils in the nation.
First prize of SIS and a gold
medal will be awarded to Miss
Ruth G. Clint, Union City, and
second prize of $40 and a silver
medal will go to Lawrence Garden,
Gary pupil.
Eleven third prizes, consisting of
SIS and a bronze medal, also will
be distributed.
Teachers receiving honorable
mention in the national lesson in
safety" contest are Miss Opal D.
French Of Gary and Miss Maine
Mack Of Elwood.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
Nickel Trap
By United Press

By United Press
HAMMOND, Ind, Feb. 10
A new ''phoney" racket has
been discovered here. It's per-
petrators plug the nickel re-
turn slots of pay telephones
with paper or cotton. When
persons use the phone and fail
to get numbers, the wadding
stops return of coins.
Every few days the racket
GERS extract the wadaing, re-
move the money and reset
the trap.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
Veteran Publisher Ill

By IimeS Special
BLOOMFIELD, Ind, Feb. 10
Will B. Maddox, publisher of the
Bloomfield News for forty-two years,
is in a serious condition as result
of an attack of heart disease.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10

after another sucker or two con-
tributes their railroad or bus fare
or pays their auto expenses.
"Stemmers," or stem-artistS, are
not nickel and dime professional
beggars.
THEY are the racketeers who
l. have a definite, well-outlined
plan to part their victim and his
money. One dollar is small fry
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10

This is the first Of a series shout
"stemmers'-big shot beggars--in In
dianapolis. and efforts Of authorities 10
smash their rackets.l
%THE stemmers" have arrived
Il in Indianapolis.
They are young and old, men
and women, both poorly and well
dressed and with song and
dance act thatswould put most
statesmen to shame
They appeal to your sympathy,
and then sell you on the idea they
must have from 81 to $50. Your
money is gone anu they are, too,
Evening star., 1932-02-25
AKRON IS DEFENDED
IN UNSAFE CHARGE
Soon Will Be AirWorthy, New
York Representative Tells
Naval Group.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Akron was defended before the
House Naval Committee today of
charges that the airship was unsafe.
Representative Delaney, Democrat,
New York, read the committee a pre-
pared statement that the giant airship
damaged at Lakehurst, N. j., last Mon
day soon would be as airworthy as
ever
He differed in this respect with Rep
resentative McClintic, Democrat, Okla
homa, who expressed fear the airship
might have been ''irreparably dam
aged"
Denies Report Prevented.
Chairman Vinson, referring to Nc
Clintic's assertion that the special sub
committee investigating charges of de-
fects in the airship now could not
make report, asserted he saw no con-
nection between the accident and the
purpose of the committees study.
The committee has only to report
on the material put into the Akron and
the workmanship on the Akron when
she was being built by the Goodyear
Corporation, - Vinson asserted.
He directed that hearings on mate
rial and workmanship be printed, so
the committee can draft its report.
Representative Woodruff, Republican,
Of Michigan, presented letter from
Comdr r. D. Weyerbacher Of the Navy,
who inspected the Akron after the &C.
cident, which said:
From an inspection made at Lake
hurst on February "a, 1882, of the dam
age. found no constru = ion or mate
rial defect. While involving many in
dividual members, the damage may be
considered to be local. Repairs can be
made. The structural strength Of the
ship Is not impaired.
ship will be safe and entirely satisfac-
tory"
Evening star., 1932-02-25
BABY BOND" ISSUE
TO Be UNLIMITED
Interest Rate Will Be Decided
Today-MiIIS ConferS With
Hoover and Meyer.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Secretary Mills said today the Treas
ury's special baby bond issue to draw
boarded dollars back into circulation
would be unlimited.
The interest rate will be decided dur
ing the day. In the original descrip-
ton Of the issue to be offered publicly
on March Mills said the rate would
be at least "a per cent.
Mills conferred at the White House
during the morning with President
Hoover and Eugene Meyer, governor OF
the Federal Reserve Board.
The new bond issue will be cut into
denominations Of $50, 500 and $500,
and will mature at the end of a year.
The bonds will be redeemable after 60
days notice, and will be sold directly
through the banks.
Meanwhile an additional $780, ,140
in cash has been drawn from the
Treasury by the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation. The requisition brought
the total spent by the corporation since
its organization to $24, ,440,7 ,701.
While it is against the policy of the
Reconstruction Corporation to make
public information regarding its loans,
two of the largest that have been dis
closed thus far were to the Wabash
and Missouri Pacific Railroads.
Tuesday, the same day the addi-
tional funds were drawn by the cor
poration, the Treasury subscribed to
an additional $l4,132,370 of Federal
Land Bank stock, bringing to $46,825,- =
$50 its total subscriptions under the
new legislation permitting them.