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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
TARIFF BILL IS
GIVEN CONGRESS-
Democrats Ask New PaCtS
With Foreign Nations.
BIZ Tnited Press

By United Press .sS
WASHINGTON, Jan. "A Dem
ocrstic tariff bill, authorizing and
requesting President Hoover to ne
gotiate reciprocal agreements with
foreign nations as soon as possible,
for reduction of tariffs, was started
on its way through congress today.
The President is requested to set
up permanent international coun-
cil'' to consider tariff reductions. The
bill contains specific instructions
against consideration by this council
of reduction or cancellation of for
eign debts.
Chairman Collier of the ways and
means committee introduced the
measure after its approval today by
senate and house Democratic lead
ers, 1t will be taken up by the
committee TueSday and pushed
through the house by the end of the
week, if possible.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
WHOLE WORLD CAN NOT
MAKE US ABANDON GOLD
STANDARD ASSERTS KAHN

1.-THE United States is amply able
to maintain the gold standard or
any other standard it chooses to
maintain" said Kahn. There isn't
any doubt Of it. If France should
choose to withdraw all its gold, we
still would have ample bullion to
maintain it. There is nothing all
the countries of the world can do
which would force us off the gold
standard"
Senator Connolly Dem, Tex i,
challenged Kahn's recent statement
that his firm had nothing to do
with politics. He said Louis NJ
Strauss of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., was
a vice-treasurer of the Republican
nation committee. Strauss also
was private secretary to Mr.. Hoo
yer in the food administration.
'All members of our firm are ex-
pected to do their duties as voters
and American citizens" SAYS Kahn.
He estimated the total of foreign
leans at $4,000 5000 of which
Germany had 10000, 600. Short
term credits ne estimated at $500, =
000. 900,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
State Does Nothing to Aid
Hungry Throngs, Mine
Chief Declares.
CITES WIRE TO HOOVER
President Assured There Is
No Call for Outside
Relief, He Asserts.
BIZ Times snectn1

81 times Special
WASHINGTON, Jan. Sixty
thousand women and children are
suffering in Indiana and neither
Governor Harry G. Leslie nor the
state is doing anything about it,
President John l.. Lewis of the
United Mine Workers told United
States senate committee today.
Headquarters of the union is at
Indianapolis, where Lewis lives. Z
The senate committee is consid-
ering national relief for the unem-
ployed and it was for this that
Lewis was pleading.
Governor Leslie sent telegram
to President Hoover saying that the
state was taking care of its own
people in Indiana" Lewis asserted
But there a1e $4,000 women and
children near starvation in Indiana
and the Governor and the state has
not spent a single dollar to put food
Or milk in their mouths"
Lewis criticised Red Cross relief
methods and pleaded with the COM
mittee to help "a destitute popula-
ton of more than 100000 men
women and children in the btu
minouS coal regions"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
By United J
GARNER IS DOOMED
Texan Put in Presidential
Spotlight by Hearst.

By United Press
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4.-Nation-
wide attention has been directed to
John N. Garner. Speaker of the
house, as a possible Democratic
presidential candidate as result of
William Randolph Hearsts radio
address here.
Hearst, speaking Saturday night
on nationwide hookup from XII.
pleaded for an America first"
President. He referred to Garner
as another Champ Clark, and
praised him highly.
The publisher referred to Presi-
dent Hoover as a Wilsonian, and
claSSed him with such Democratic
possibilities as Franklin D. Roose-
velt, Newton D. Baker, Alfred E.
Smith and Albert c. Ritchie.
He contrasted Garner, Texas
Democrat, as a far-Seeing states
man with the cause of Democracy
and the welfare of the American
people at heart.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
KENTUCKY JUDGE TRIES TO
GAG PRESS; NEWS WRITER'S
BARRED At MURDER TRIAL
Snbe1'-Sbeed

Time record for recovering
a stolen automobile was be-
heved set today by the Indian
apolis police department.
Early this morning, Gilbert
Harris, 4724 West Washington
street, reported to Captain
Jessie McMurtry that his car,
a Buick sedan. was stolen from
his home Sunday night.
Following the usual police
procedure, Captain McMurtry
relayed the report to Irwin
Chapel, police broadcaster, to
be placed on the air for police
squad cars.
Chapel took the report from
McMurtry. then paused.
Wait minute, captain" he
said.
Harris car is parked behind
my garage. 1 noticed it this
morning and took the license
number" he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
u. S. Consul
Is Slugged
by Japanese
By United Press

By United Press
MUKDEN, Manchuria, Jan. A.
An attack on an American consular
official by Japanese armed guard
was investigated by japanese Off
Gals today.
The investigation was requested
by American Consul-General Myrl
Scott Meyers, after report by
Culver Bryan Chamberlain, native
Of Princeton, Ind, en- route to Har-
bin to obtain the post of American
consul there.
The guard challenged Chamber
lain as he was being driven to the
railway station in a consular su-
tomobile bearing regular consular
Identification.
The guard did not understand
English. Chamberlain, who has
been an interpreter in China for
ten years, spoke to him in Chinese,
after exhibiting his credentials.
The guard then struck Chamber
lain in the face. Chamberlain was
not seriously injured, however, and
proceeded to Hardin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
Severe Penalty Demanded
BN United Press

.DV OUlECU PTeSS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The at
tack on American Consul Culver D.
Chamberlain by Japanese soldiers
was described as without justi-
fication," in an official report to-
day to the state department from
the American legation in Peiping.
The report quoted the American
consul in Mukden.
Consul Myers at Mukden told the
legation he had reported the Incl
dent to the Japanese consulate, and
asked that severe pena y" be
melted out to the offenders.
The consul was struck on the
face many times and his cheeks
were bruised badly. He was not
otherwise injured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
MILLIONS SLASHED In
FIRST DEFICIENCY BILL
REPORTED TO HOUSE

tration. S4,260,O 900 for fighting for
est fires, S1,50O,O00 for the railway
mail service and other smaller
items.
The committee made a reduc-
ton of S1O,OOOOO0 in the federal aid
highways appropriations, on the
ground that the present economic
situations will force the Ststes to
curtail their road building programs
during the rest of the fiscal year.
Other major economies were eff
fected in appropriations for federal
building operations in washington.
the activities of the George Wash
ington bicentennisl commission, and
in appropriations for furnishing the
new house Office building. now near
ing completion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
Hourly Temperatures

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Foae-
casting an epidemic of general
budget slashing, the house appro-
priations committee today reported
to the house the first deficiency bill
of the year. appropriating sl25,886,-
262. a cut OF more then sl3.000.000
from the original budget estimates
The bill carrying the appropria-
tons will be taken up Immediately
by the house and its passage is ex-
pected by Tuesday.
AS approved by the committee,
the bill carries s50,00O,000 for fed
eral aid highways. s1T,000,000 for
federal building construction. S46.-
8T2,o75 for the veterans admins
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
TRUCK LAW ENJ0INED
Hearing on Weights Act Injunction
Scheduled Jan. rs.

Although an injunction prevents
state police and highway commits
sion employees from enforcing the
new truck size and weight hmita-
ton act, officials Tuesday will in
struct employees in their duties.
Aids of the maintenance depart
ment of the highway commission
and police will meet with Chief
Grover CARROT of the state police
and A. H. Hinkle of the commission
in the house of representatives
Tuesday.
Superior Judge Russell Ryan has
issued the injunction on petition of
truck firm. Hearing on the re-
quest to block the law permanently
will be held in Ryan's court Jan. IS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
ASK STUDENT POST

Collegians Petition Representation
on Geneva Commission.
By United Press
BUFFALO, N. Y, Jan. A dele
cation of thirty college students
left Buffalo for Washington today
to petition President Hoover and
Senator Borah, chairman of the
senate foreign relations committee,
for a student representative on the
Geneva disarmament commission.
The delegation acted under the in
structions of $500 college men and
women who attended the quadren-
NAL convention of the student vol
unteer movement. which closed here
Sunday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
MERCURY ON CLIMB
Mild Forecast for City by
u. S. Bureau.

After dropping to 80 here early
today, the mercury started upward
toward mild weather. Lowest to-
night is expected to be between 35
and 40.
Rain in Indianapolis late today
or Tuesday, with snow in the north
ern part of the state, is predicted.
Heavy frost accompanied the mer-
curry drop today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
R0PKEY is REELECTED
City Council President Will Hold
Post Another Year.

Ernest c. Ropkey. president of the
indianapolis Engraving Company,
was reelected president Of the city
council at special session of the
body at noon today.
Leo F. WEIGH. vice president, also
was reelected.
Ropkey and Councilman Charles
c. Morgan spoke briefly. reviewing
activities Of the council during the
last year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
Filters Leave Columbus

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. AIRS.
Debbie Stanford. Indianapolis, and
Mrs. Ruth Stewart, st. Louis,
women f1ierS, left here at 1O:4O a. m.
today for New York, where they will
complete plans for a $500 mile
fight to Buenos Aires. They ex-
pected to make the trip to New
York without stops.
A mechanic who fueled the plane
said he believed the women would
land at North Beach, Curtiss air
port, in New York, although they
did not have definite plans. They
spent the night here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
DRYS SHOWED UNDER
Finland Vets Majority in
Referendum Is 2 IL to |.
By United Press

By United Press
HELSINGFORS, Finland, Jan. 4.
The vote against prohibition in
Finland's referendum was about two
and a half times as large as the
dry vote, it was revealed today as
tabulatien was completed.
Although final official figures had
not been announced, the unofficial
estimate of the poll was:
For abolition of the dry law, 70.5
per cent; for continuation of prohi-
bition, 28.1 per cent; for modifica-
ton IA per cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
PinChOt Hits Hoover Idea


WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Gover-
nor Clifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania
told the senate unemployment re-
lief committee today that federal
aid would be necessary this winter
to feed the unemployed.
Pinchot estimated the American
pay roll loss at between $4,000, =
10000 and $l2,OOO,OOO,OO a year
and said that wives and children
of the unemployed were suffering
acute privationS.
Pinchot criticised President Hoo
ver's plan for local relief as vicious
for several reasons"
1T hits the little fellows with
a request for days pay and spares
the big ones" the Governor said.
"It is an attempt to get by with
out an income tax increase"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
THOUSANDS ARE SUFFERING
IN INDIANA AND GOVERNOR
IGNORES NEED, LEWIS SAYS
His First Veto

Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan
has used his power of veto for
the first time in the two years
he has been in office.
An ordinance passed recently
by the city council removing
restrictions on taxicabs has
been vetoed by the mayor on
the grounds that certain phases
Of it are unconstitutional.
A new ordinance is being
drawn to be submitted to the
council tonight. This will pro-
vide that there will be no
charge for space occupied by
taxicab stands, but that such
space must be designated by
the city and be regulated I'M
der definite city laws.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
PETIT JURY IS DRAWN
Judge Baker Orders Fifty to Report
in Criminal Court Jan. !.

Fifty names for the criminal
court petit jury we're ordered
drawn today by Criminal Court
Judge Frank P. Baker. These
prospective yeniremen must report
Jan. z.
William F. OF, president of c. Of
& Co., auto repair firm, was Sc
lected for the petit jury today.
Twenty-Five more names were
drawn today for the new grand
jury. An effort made last week
TO complete the personnel of the
new county probe group failed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
SHOTS KILL AGED MAN
Body of Charles r. Hunter Found
in Home Near Wheeling.

Body of Charles r. Hunter Found
in Home Near Wheeling.
By United Press
WHEELING, Ind, Jan. 4.-The
body of Charles r. Hunter, 70. was
found today in the home of Ellis
Wood, near here, where Hunter had
lived since November.
Wood found the body, with three
bullet wounds in it, and told au-
thorities he believed Hunter COM
mitted suicide.
Wood and Hunter were said to
have become friends when both
were in Indiana state prison sew
eral years ago.
Hunters widow and two children
live in Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
CLANCY IS NOMINATED
Name Sent by Hoover to Senate for
City Postmastership.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Leslie D.
Clancy, indianapolis, was recon-
mended to the senate today by Pres
ident Herber Hoover for the post
mastership of Indianapolis.
If the nomination is affirmed,
Clancy, civil service clerk, will sue
coed Robert H. BrySon, Indianapolis
postmaster for eight years. Bry-
sons term expired two weeks ago.
but it was announced he would con-
tinue in office until his successor
was named,
Clancy is the selection of SEN
atorS Arthur r. Robinson and
James E. Watson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
MAYOR DRAWS NO. SOB
SuIlivan's Auto Tags Correspond TO
His Home Address.

on the personal automobile Of
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan today
are new 1892 license plates-No. sos.
II will not be difficult for the
mayor TO remember the license plate
number. It's the same As that of
his residence. He lives at sos North
Capitol avenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
FEB. l LICENSE LIMIT
Drivers Must Have Plates by Then,
Says Carpenter.

Motorists were granted a breath
Ing spell on the purchase of 1882
license plates today when James
Carpenter, head Of the state license
division, said the deadline would be
Feb. j.
Last year, strict enforcement was
withheld until March Is, but Car
penter said this respite would not
be granted this year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
APPROVE STREET WORK

Works Board Places o. X. on Mas
sachusetts Avenue Roll.
The works board today approved
an assessment roll for paving and
widening Massachusetts, avenue be-
tween Ohio and New York streets.
The roll provides for a so per
cent reduction in assessments of
all adjoining property owners who
agreed not to contest the project.
Four persons and firms will pay
the full assessment.
The board also confirmed a reso-
luton for widening and resurfacing
between Highland and State ave-
nues, at a cost of S22,147.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
G. A. R. POST DISBANDS
Five Remaining Veterans Surrender
Charter at SheIbyvilIe.

Charter at SheIbyvilIe.
BIZ United Press
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Jan. A.
Dumont post of the Grand Army of
the Republic today is only mem
DRY of a once numerous band of
Civil war veterans.
The five surviving members of the
post decided to disband because
their feebleneSs prevented attend
ance at meetings. All are octoeena-
risnS. Despite their infrmities all
attended the last meeting.
The charter and ritual of Dunont
post. organized in 1863, were sent
to the Indiana G. A. r. headuuar-
tiers in indianapolis. Property was
turned over to the United States
Spanish-American War Veterans
and the Woman's Relief Corps.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
GERMAN POLICE ARREST
COMMUNISTS, STRIKERS
Workers Protest Against Economy
DEGREES of Government.

Workers Protest Against Economy
DEGREES of Government.
By United Press
DUSSELDORF, Germany, Jan.
4.-Police arrested $50 Communist
agitators in front of factories here
today. They were trying to incite
a general strike against the govern
ment's economy DEGREES.
BY United Press
HAMBURG, Germany, Jan. 4. -
Crews of three ships went on strike
today on protest against the wage
cuts involved in the governments
emergency decree. Some harbor
workers in Hamburg, Altoona and
Rendsburger also struck. Several
were arrested.
By United Press
DANZIG, Jan. 4-Crews of two
ships went on strike here today. Po-
lice guarded the harbor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
HOOVER URGES
S-POINT PLAN
FOR U. 5. AID
Special Message Calls on
Congress to Rush His
Finance Program.
STRIKES OPTIMISM NOTE
we Have the Resources to
Rout Depression Says
President.
BIZ United Press


WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Presi-
dent Hoover, in a. special message
to congress today, urged immediate
action on his financial rehabilita-
ton program. He asserted that the
United States has the resources and
residence to make a large measure
of recovery independent OF the rest
of the world"
The President outlined eight
points in his program which he
said demanded immediate action.
These include the strengthening of
the federal land bank system and
the creation of the reconstruction
finance corporation, to furnish dur
ing the period of the depression
credits otherwise unobtainable."
II should be derelict in my duty"
the President said in his message,
IF I did not at this time emphasize
the paramount Importance to the
nation of constructive action upon
these questions at the earliest pos
Sible moment"
Need More Evident.
The Presidents message said:
AT the converting of the congress
on Dec. 7, I laid proposals before it
designed to check the further de-
generation in prices and values to
fortify us against continued shocks
from world instability and to I'M
shackle the forces of recovery.
THE need manifeStly is more evil
dent now than at the date of my
message a month ago. I should be
derelict in my duty if I did not at
this time emphasize the paramount
Importance to the nation of con-
Structlve action upon these ques-
tons at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
These recommendation largely
have been developed in consultation
with leading men of both parties or
agriculture. of labor, of banking
and of industry. They furnish the
basis for full collaboration to effect
these purposes. They have no par
tiSan character. We can and must
replace with confidence the unjus-
tifiable fear in the country.
'The principal subjects requiring
immediate action are:
Cite Need of Confidence
Strengthening of the federal
land bank system to aid the farm
err and to maintain at the highest
level the credit Of these institutions
which furnish agriculture with
much-needed capital. This measure
has passed the house of repre-
sentatives and now is before the
senate,
q. Creation of a reconstruction
finance corporation to furnish dur
ing the period Of the depression
credits otherwise unobtainable under
existing circumstances in order to
give confidence to agriculture, in
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
80 Injured as Bus overturns

STOYESTOwN, Pa, Jan. A.
Thirty persons were injured, two
seriously, today when a Great
Western Stages passenger bus over
turned along the Lincoln highway,
a mile west of here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
DIES IN 400-F00T LEAP
Man Rolls, Smokes Last Cigaret,
Jumps From Boston Tower.

Jumps From Boston Tower.
By United Press
BOSTON, Jan. AFTER rolling
and smoking his last cigaret a
small man, between IS and 40, took
an elevator to the observation bal
cony of the custom house tower to-
day and leaped about 400 feet to his
death.
It was the second time within
four months that man had used
Boston's tallest building in ending
his life.
Today's victim, who was rather
shabbily dressed, was seen at the
base of the 496-foot structure few
minutes before he leaped to death.
He rolled and smoked a cigaret,
then obtained a pass to the tower
and boarded an elevator.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
Buckley Murder Trial Delayed

bUCkItY WHIubI IIIdI UtldyHu
BIZ United Press
DETROIT, Jan. 4.-Tlhe scheduled
trial of Pete Licovah. charged with
the murder in 1880 of Jerry Buck
ley, radio commentator, today was
postponed to Jan. Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
BANK CALL ISSUED

National and State Institutions to
Report as of Dec. 81.
BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. The
comptroller of the currency today
issued call for national banks to
report their condition as of Dec. 81,
1881.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04

Following the national precedent,
Luther F. Symons, state banking
commissioner, today issued a state
bank call, tabulation to be as of
Dec. 81.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
CONSIDER FALL PAROLE
Former Secretary of Interior Has
Served Five Months of Time.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The
three members of the federal parole
board returned to their Offices to-
day for their first meeting of the
year, and it was indicated action
would be taken this week on the pa
role application of Albert B. Fall,
former secretary of the interior.
Fall has served more than five
months of his years sentence in the
New Mexico state prison and be-
came eligible for parole last No
vember.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-04
Knoxville { Tenn.) Reporters
Under Ban Because of
Stories. Editorial.
ATTACKED AS FALSE
JuriSt ResentS Attempts to
Picture Conditions in
Terror Zone.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS is at

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS is at
stake in Harlan county, Kentucky.
where terror has reigned for
months in the mine strike zone.
FOES OF A FREE PRESS have
fought every effort to bring be-
fore the world the true conditions
in this region ruled by violence
and fear.
M. E. TRACY, famous Scripps-
Howard columnist, today reached
the scene and the first of his ar
ticles will appear in Tuesdays
Times.
IN ADDITION, a vivid background
series on conditions in Harlan
county will start in The Times
Tuesday, written by John Mou-
toux, reporter, barred from court
because of news stories and edi-
torials appearing in the Knoxville
News-Sentinel, which Montoux
represents.