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The Washington times., 1932-03-09
OLDTIME DANCE

The Oldtime Dancing Club Of
Friendship will hold a social eve
ming tonight at Buchanan Audi
torium. The Southeast Com
munity Center will sponsor the
affair.
The Washington times., 1932-03-09
True to Type
SHORT MANIFESTO
FOR THE RICH
OFFERED
-Ry GILBERT SELDES-

I'd FEEL great deal better if my capitalist friends
i weren't so damnaby gallant Not those who have
lost their money they entitled to whatever pleasure
they can get out of acting like DEAR brave boys
The Washington times., 1932-03-09

crimes are commit
the New Masses, v
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19

Four members of the public service commission have
ordered 20 per cent reduction of electric rates in the city
of Marion.
One Of the members who voted for this reduction has
charge of the petition of the city of Indianapolis and the
south side civic clubs for reduction of rates in this city,
If the argument of depression and excessive cost was
valid in Marion it is twice as valid in this city.
comparison of rates charged in the two cities shows
that the people of this city pay much than the people
of Marion paid under the old rates which ordered
duced
To be exact the rates of Indianapolis reduced by
the percentage that ordered for Marion the rates
then would be approximately the old rates in Marion which
are declared 20 per cent excessive.
The rate schedules are somewhat different in basis but
the rates in Marion about Az mills per kowat
hour lower than those charged in this city,
The rates in this city should be lower higher than
in the smaller cities of the state The volume of business
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
Second Section

transacted makes for lower cost of production and disbu-
ton Electricity is manufactured under the same laws and
rules of economics control costs in the manufacture of any
other article The greater production reduces the unit COST
whether it be in automobiles clothing kowatt hours of
electricity
What excuse of these four commissioners give
for delay in following the precedent they have fixed for the
city of Marion?
The same depression which the commission noted in
Marion the reduction in prices of materials and labor
necessary to reproduce the plants the economic trends
which the basis of this order present in this city,
The people of this city entitled to relief The city
has given other for relief in the methods used by the
local company in the purchase of coal and the payment
tribute of various kinds to the holding company.
The city has called attention to the enormous dividends
paid on the common stock of the company.
The rates should be cut-not tomorrow or next week
or year hence, but today
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
FROM DEAD
Fishermen, Believed Lost,
Master Lake Gale.
By United Press

81 UntteG Press
ONTONAGON, Mich, Jan. 49,
Given up for dead after being lost
for days in a tiny boat on icy Lake
Superior, two brothers today were
ready to set out for home back over
the treacherouS inland sea.
Allison and Manning Boutin, 27
and "a years old, made their way
here after being cut off from a
fishing fleet in their open motor
boat last Wednesday by heavy
winds and a SnowStorm.
Fellow fisherman from BAYFIELD,
Wis, their home, and coast guard
cutter from Two HarvorS, Mimi.
searched unavailingly for the pair
and finally gave up the hunt.
Exposed to fierce gales and with
only a few raw fish for food, the
brothers were driven across the
open lake ITO miles to this little
fishing port. Gasoline soon was
exhausted. Huge waves drenched
the pair in the freezing tempera-
ture. They bailed constantly to
keep the boat af1oat,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IN LABOR CAMPAIGN
Legion Back of Drive for
100000 Jobs for
Unemployed.
By United Press

NEW YORK, Jan. ia new
national organization to get Jobs for
I,OOOOOO unemployed persons was
at work actively today.
Backed by the American Legion
the American Federation of Labor
and the Association of National
Advertisers, the organization also is
going out to restore public conf
dence and effect a resumption of
normal buying. A regular war
time organization is being created
The plan is this:
The American Legion is organic
ing six regional committees
Through the forty eight state COM
manders, 10000 local committees
are being organized in every CITY
and town of any size in the United
States.
These local committees are invit-
ing to membership leading bankers.
newspaper publishers and editors
manufacturers and retailers. repre-
sentatives of labor, civic and re-
ligious leaders.
The committees will canvas in
dustry and homes to Obtain an in
crease in employment. They will
urge the use of the best features
OF the Rochester plan, the Buffalo
plan and the Muncie plan, all based
on the idea Of an immediate ex-
penditure requiring the employment
of labor.
Large corporations will be asked
to increase their personnel by 10
per cent. A number already have
indicated they will.
AT the helm of the national or
ganization is Carl Byoir, publisher
OF the Havana Post, and wartime
associate chairman of the commit
tee on public information.
Working with him are Matthew
Vol. vice-preSident of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor: Lee H
Bristol, president OF the Association
OF National Advertisers, and Ma
tional Commander Henry L. Stevens
OF the American Legion.
Frederick Murphy, publisher of
the Minneapolis Tribune, is chair
man Of the division of news.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
CHINESE ARE ROUTED
Heavy Casualties Reported
on ManChu Front.
By United Press

By United Press
TOXIC, Jan. 19.-Japanese troops
defeated 1900 Chinese irregulars
today at Diuchuang in one of the
heaviest engagements in recent
Manchurian fighting, advices re-
ceived here said.
1t also was reported that japanese
had defeated 400 Chinese and
occupied the walled town of
Wutangpao, five miles north of
Tangshancheng on the Mukden-
antung railroad.
Both sides repeatedly suffered ex-
tensive casualties. Fighting at
Diuchuang, a fortified city, lasted
throughout the night. japanese
were victorious only after reinforce
ments arrived from Shaping and
Heichen. Some buildings were
fired,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
UNIONS STAND
PAT ON WAGE
CUT DEMANDS
Restore JoblesS and Well
Take Slash Rail Heads
Are Told.
CONFERENCE TO GO ON
Labor Leaders Insist Old
Workers Be Given
Back Jobs.
BY JOHN B. MILLER
United Press STAFF Correspondent


CHICAGO, Jan. 19.-If railroads
will guarantee their 100000 union
employee as much work as they had
in 1880, the workers will agree to a
10 per cent wage cut to revive the
impoverished industry.
That appeared today to be the
status of the negotiations of the
conference Of nine railroad presi-
dents and twenty-one union execu-
tives over the plight of the railroad
business.
The question put to the rail ex-
ecutives by David B. Robertson,
chairman of the union executive
committee, was:
Would the railroads agree to
guarantee, during the period for
which they have proposed a pay roll
deduction zone Year, to maintain
as minimum amount of work not
less than the total man hours
worked by each class Of employees in
1890?
Agreement Required
1.-THE distribution of this work
would be made by mutual agree
ment between the representatives of
the employees affected and the man.
agement of each railroad, contem-
plating tn full observance of exist
ing schedule rules unless otherwise
agreed by the parties to the exist
ing agreement"
AS to the Pullman company this
suggestion contemplates restoration
to service of conductors in service
as of Jan. l, 1880, so far as the lines
remain in operation.
Labor leaders intimated that ac-
ceptance of this plan covering their
principal demand for stabilized en-
ployment would be followed by
agreement to the wage slash.
Robertson pointed out there were
considerably fewer rail employees in
1880 than in 1929 and about 10 per
cent more than in 1881. 1t was be-
lieved the proposal had been so
Worded to allow adoption, in part.
at least, OF the union suggestion of
slX-hour working day if this plan
is found to be feasible.
Cold to Shorter Hours
Thus far the rail executives have
opposed even appointment of a
committee to study reduced working
hours, sought by labor to spread
employment among the 100000 idle
union members.
ROBERTSON explained the phrase
concerning the Pullman conpanv
meant the unions did not wish nor.
terS to DO the wori, of conductors
along with their own as in some in
stances at present.
The question of regional nIace.
ment bureaus appeared settled, ex-
cept Tor minor details with the sup-
geStlon by the railroads that bur-
eaus be set up under E. j. McCIees
az I've" YORK, N. w. Higgins at Chi
cago and G. P. Neill at Washing
ton: The unions regarded this sug-
gestlon as satisfactory.
indication of the probable length
OF the negotiations was given
when the ballroom in which the
meetings are held was reserved I'M
TIL Jan. q for deliberations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
OMN0
Miss GoIdie Laden Has
Vagabonded Into 43
States.

A blue-eyed, freckle-faced girl Of
%, who has "pamphleteered" her
way into success as a poet is a visi-
tor here today.
She is Miss Go1die Laden Of
Chickasha, Okla, who, by virtue Of
the rare combination of writing
ability and craftsmanship has earned
the unofficial title, poet laureate
of America"
For four years her unique odd
essy" has carried her into forty
three states, selling copies of her
first book of poems, Dreams of
Youth" many of which she wrote
since the age of 10. She has sold
$1,000 copies direct to the reader"
VacheI Lindsay Her Example
1t is by this method, Miss Laden
believes, that poetry is presented
at its best, and she points to the
poet Vachel Lindsay, from whom
she accepted the advice to pam
phieteer."
"And I've been very successful"
Miss Laden assures. my book has
paid my way into every large city
and I've met many famous people,
especially poets"
Between canvasSing of office
buildings, Miss Laden finds time to
study philosophy and theology two
hours a day, she says.
"Two-thirds of my books are sold
to girls. They read more than men,
you know. The business man thinks
he knows everything, and therefore
isn't interested in poetry. But, she
said, you'd be surprised how many
business men write poetry"
New Book Coming
She has met President Hoover,
and has talked with the late Henry
Van Dyke, who said of her poetry:
'It was refreshing to meet you
and read your verse, so full of poetic
spirit and fresh, joyous feeling i.
I hope that the practice of it will
continue to give you much happi-
ness, which you will share with
others"
Her next book of poems, Deep
Water" soon will be published.
This, she says, she also will sell di-
rect to the reader. Now she is writ
Ing of her experiences as a poet
salesman, a book which will be en-
titled Adventures Of a Modern
Troubadour.
Her father accompanies her on all
her tours"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
SIX KILLED IN BLAST
Entombed Miners Found
Dead by ReSCuerS.

~ LHtfd Press
PARROTT, Va, Jan. 19.-Bodies
of six men, killed in an explosion
deep in the Pulaski anthracite mine,
we're recovered early today by a
rescue squad which had battled for
hours against debris and gases TO
reach their entombed comrades.
The dead:
Frank Seffered, Dewey Seffered,
Harvey Seffered, none of them
brothers, Ernest Snead and Foster
and Artie Boyd, brothers. The posi-
tons Of their bodies indicated all
had died instantly.
The remaining fourteen men of
the late shift managed to reach the
surface safely, though several were
SO dazed and stupefied by the mad
rush over the debris and through
the deadly gases in the shaft that
they stumbled and fell as they
reached the outside.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19

THE princess said she would make a
Il quick trip to Seattle and then re-
join her husband either in France or in
Egypt, staying in Seattle for about two
weeks.
The maharani was accompanied by a
Hindu secretary who watched her every
movement and guarded her from unwel-
come intrusion. There also was a small
retinue of servants and a French girl
companion.
She was in mourning for her grand
mother who died in October Her smart
Partisan ensemble was all black. She
wore form-fltting French hat, which
she had tilted on the side of her head.
With her was a black and white collie
which she is taking to her i'll grand.
father, Louis Schaeffer, as a present,
On the voyage, the maharani kept
very much TO herself. She had her meals
with her secretary and companion at a
side table in an inconSpicuous part of
the dining salon. Once or twice while
promenade, when she spoke to men
she was quickly called away by the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
TARDIEU ARMS HEAD
War Minister viii Lead
French at Geneva.

EB UaHcd Press
PARIS, Jan. 19-Minister of War
Andre Tardieu was named today to
head the French delegation to the
world disarmament conference at
Geneva.
AS premier, Tardieu was chief
delegate to the London naval con-
ference of 1880. He was expected to
carry out the "big army" policies of
his predecessor at the war ministry,
the late Andre Maginot.
Joseph Paul-Boncour will be vice.
president of the delegation which
will include Minister of Navy
Charles D"nont, Minister of Air
Jacques Dusmenil, Jean Fabry, Paul
Reynaud and G. j. Gignoux.
Experts who will accompany the
delegates will be named later.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
LIFE CONVICT
TO Be HEARD
Black Tom Evans Given
Day for Freedom Plea.

By Times Special
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 19.-In-
diana prison trustees have set aside
an entire day, Jan. q, to hear the
plea for freedom of Black Tom
Evans, life convict. He was SEN
fenced here for the murder of his
sweetheart, Ruby Mauzy.
A few months ago David Davis,
Green river fisherman, declared that
his former partner, Aubrey Quinn,
confessed he was the killer. Quinn
died while serving a term at the
state penal farm for another Of
tense. According to Davis, the
murder resulted from refusal of the
victim to live with Quinn.
A confession was introduced at
Evans trial, but he commended third
degree methods of police caused him
to admit the crime.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
Fire Department Is Put
on Cash and Carry Plan
30 I nited Press


(NHICAGO, Jan. Park CHICAGO suburb
- nre protection and carry" basis
Inc are department unpaid serving voluntarily Chief
a Paarea said and goes on there win be
service charge alarms ~ e0 N' '-0te VIII D0
roiAs that nVe IN MehoSe Park to
pu OUT nre Chief PaSsara explained we're Charging for
any foreign fires put out" - ee -
lne situation Arthur non
resident complained department was hodng bis
e neu OF so Langredar caught
nre department extnguShed fire - -
wen keep the car till he Chief PassareIa said and if
people don't pay Tor our trips Wen putting out fires
altogether" F pe wv W
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
NEWSPAPER ABANDONS
COURT. WAR ON JUDGE

Ban Order in Miner Trial No
Longer Effective, Suit Dropped.
By United Press
FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. 10. -
The Kentucky court of appeals to-
Gay dismissed without prejudice
two applications of the Knoxville
CTenn) News-Sentinel for perma-
nent writs of prohibition against
Judge Henry R. Prewitt of Mt.
Sterling, seeking to set aside a rul-
ing by which he barred the news
papers reporters from trial of
miner on q conspiracy to murder
charge.
The dismissal was on motion of
attorneys for the News-Sentinel,
who set forth that Judge Prewitt
had withdrawn his exclusion order
against its reporters.
Paul Patterson of Cleveland, at
torney for the paper, moved the
dismissal. It leaves the way clear
for any subsequent proceedings in
the case which had been presented
to the appeals court by Newton D.
Baker Of Cleveland, as involving an
issue of press freedom.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
EIGHT IN SUIT
ASK RECEIVER
MaStoker, Inc, Defendant
in Peru Case.
Bg Tim es Special

By Times Special
PERU, Ind, Jan. 19.-Suite is on
file in Miami circuit court here ask
ing a receiver be appointed for
Mastoker, Inc, Lafayette, formerly
local industry. The suit, filed by
eight stockholders and creditors,
alleges misrepresentation of the
firms funds and schemes to keep
stockholders ignorant of it's affairs.
Arthur v. Samsel, Peru, who in
vented machines manufactured by
the corporation, is said to be friend
ly to plaintiffs in the case, but his
names does not appear among those
asking a receivership.
Plaintiffs are Joseph Miller, Harry
Thompson, Charles, Mary and Jean
Rohrer, Oliver F. Rhodes, William
Henderson and Lillian Beasenfelder.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
DRY ACT is RENOUNCED
~ Uniicd Press

~ LHiiCd Press
TRENTON, N. j.. Jan. 19.-Re-
publicans and Democrats in the
New Jersey state assembly Joined
forces to pass a dry repeal bill, 40
to Is, in a strategic move on the
eve of Governor A. Harry Moores
Inauguration.
The house, Democratic for the
first time in seventeen years, called
from committee Monday night the
Republican measure repeating the
Hobart law. the states prohibition
act on the statute books since 1922.
The minority party was surprised.
but wet Republicans voted for the
measure, with only the fifteen
staunch dryS opposing it..
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
american Girl Who Married
Indian C1OeS1tS, Back for Visit

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Nancy Miller,
4N the American girl married to an
ex-Maharajah of India, who is worth
S300000,000, arrived in New York today
for her first visit to her relatives in four
years.
She arrived on board the Lloyd
Sbando liner Conte Biancamano from
Naples and left Immediately for her
home in Seattle.
The maharani, whose Indian name
is Sharnlishthabai Holkar of Indore, left
her two small daughters, SfIaroda, age
3, and Sta, age l, at Heliopolis, Egypt,
with their father.
She said reports that the ex-Mara-
jan of Indore who lost his throne in
1926 as a result of scandal over
Mumtaz Begun a beautiful nautch girl,
and was unhappy because she had pre-
sented him only with daughters, were
absurd.
ut makes absolutely no difference,
she said. The princes son by his first
marriage is on the throne of Indore nc
ing son would not make the slighte.
We are happy with what We have
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
MINERS ARE TAKEN
FOR RIDE, LASHED
Pair Missing Since Friday Claim
Harlan County Law" Beat Them.

Pair Missing Since Friday Claim
Harlan County Law" Beat Them.
By United Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 49,
Joe Weber, Pittsburgh, an organ
izer for the National Miners Union.
barred his back today and exhibited
two foot-long welts, that ne said
we're administered by the Harlan
county law" early last Saturday, at
Lynch, KY.
Weber with Bill Duncan, member
OF the N. M. U. at Pineville. Ky,
had been missing since Friday
night. They told of alleged death
threats on wild automobile ride
through two states.
Weber and Duncan were found
here today in a small hotel. They
said they drove from Appalachia,
Va. where they had spent two DAYS
in bed recovering from their
wounds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
LESLIE FROWNS
ON HARTzELL'S
ECONOMY PLAN
Wage Cutting Not Path
Toward Prosperity, Gov
ernor Asserts.
DEFENDS TEACHERS PAY
IneffiCienCy Charge Against
State Employees Brand
ed False

Cutting the minimum wage Of
teachers, which is now $500 a year,
is not the solution of governmental
problems in the present crisis in the
opinion of Governor Harry G. Leslie.
The Governor today took strong
stand against economies proposed
here Saturday by Senator Lee J.
Hartzell, Ft. Wayne Hartzell is a
Republican and president pro tenn.
of the senate.
He arranged the so-called secret
meeting" of the senators which
newspaper men attended.
"a member of the legislature
meeting here siXty-one days receives
$61G. which is more than two-thirds
of the minimum wage of a teacher
for nine months work. Governor
Leslie pointed out.
Surely the teachers service is
just as valuable and the public
school is not the place to begin the
practice of economy.
Cites Small Salaries
Fright now it is difficult for any
one to secure a job, and with adults
and heads of families out of work.
no one wants children of school
age to enter industry. 1t is a period
when school services should be eX-
panded and not curtailed."
The Governor cited the small SAL
aries generally paid in state gov
ernmental position and said that
reducing these wages is not the
way to bring back prosperity.
"There are many men in the en-
ploy of the state who are working
for purely patriotic purposes and
have left high remunerative jobs in
private life to become public serv-
ants" Governor Leslie declared.
Points to Tax Veto
ITO charge them with inefficiency
and lack of ability and qualification
for their job is falsehood.
"These same legislators who now
are shouting for extreme economy
voted for measures which would
have doubled the tax rate had
not vetoed them
Hartzell'S whole idea about a
special session of the legislature
was expressed in his condemnation
of the cost of government and he
! declared in a letter to senators sug-
costing the secret meeting that
he would oppose any new revenue
raising measures.
Opposes Special Session
Governor Leslie pointed out that
in his message to the legislature
at the 1881 session he directed their
attention to the real problem which
is the burdensome tax load being
carried by real estate and personal
property.
Nothing was done to relieve the
situation and he will not call a
special session until some concrete
plan of relief is agreed upon, he
declared.
The Saturday meeting of the SEN
stors demonstrated the difficulty of
reaching any agreement and spe-
cial legislative sessions called in
other states have thus far been
largely futile, the Governor as
serted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
LEGION BEGINS DRIVE
FOR INCREASE IN JOBS
Town Will Be Canvassed in Effort
to Put Men to Work.

A "man-a-block" campaign, to
be sponsored by American Legion
posts throughout the country, is
expected to put at least 1000 900
men back to work by Feb. Is.
Each city block will be canvassed
in an effort to encourage remodel
ing, painting and other odd Jobs
which will provide temporary en-
ployment.
Details of the plan, and of the
slx-hour-day movement, were out
lined by Henry L. Stevens, national
commander, at buffet supper
Monday night in the home of DR.
A. E. Cory, director of the DiScipIes
OF Christ pension fund. Bowman
Elder, legion national treasurer
and twenty pastors were guests of
DR.. Cory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-19
MINER PREACHER TO
LECTURE AT CENTER
Kentucky Native on Tour Sponsored
by Labor Defense,

The Rev. j. M. Grace, who for
twenty-three years has combined
preaching with coal digging to earn
a living in the Kentucky mine dis
trict, will speak at 8 tonight at
Workers Center, 9821z South Me-
ridian street.
He is on a national tour sponsored
by the International Labor Defense,
and pleads in behalf of the striking
Kentucky miners.
Mr.. Grace, minister of the
southern Methodist church, long
has been active in the organiza-
ton of Kentucky miners. Recently
he joined the National Miners union
and attempted militant organiza-
ton of the workers.
He was arrested in Neon, KY,
then taken out of Jail by an armed
band from Harlan, KY, ard beaten
into inconsistencies