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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-10
BORED EXTORTIONIST
Just Tired of Gardening:
He Won't for While.


DOYLESTOwN. Pa. MAY 10
The boredom Of being a gardener
caused Oscar Seschrist 70 seek va
riety in life by writing two extor-
ton letters 70 Colonel Charles A.
Lindbergh. demanding from $4,000
to Sl50.O00 for the return Of his
kidnapped son.
I'm satisfied" said Seachrist TO
Judge Hiram II. Heller. who SEN
fenced him TO jail for one and one
half to three years, after he had
told his story.
Seachrist was arrested March 8
at Croydon. where he had selected a
location Tor the payment OF the
money.
I knew police would be there :"
Seschrist told the court 4 wanted
20 be arrested. I was willing to DO
anything 70 get away from garden
ing, even II had to 90 TO jail"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-10
DIV0RCEE PAID $4,000
FOR TOSSING BOUQUET
Thinks Figure Too High: Nov s.
Sues for Its Return.

WHEATON. H.. May 1O.-Five
thousand dollars. decided Mrs. Jes-
sic Erickson. a chic young divorce,
is too much to pay for the privi-
lege Of tossing bouquets 70 tall,
angular married motorman.
She was suing in circuit court to-
day. Therefore. to recover 5000,
which her attorneys claim was paid
in 1925 to Albert Gregory, the mo-
torman. and his wife Grace
Mrs. Erickson, her attorneys said,
became acquainted with the motor
man through mutual interest in
flowers. One day she tossed him
a bouquet. and friendship lowered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-10
YOUNG WIFE SLAIN
Husband Denies Guilt. but
Is Being Held.
ByUnifed Pre's

MILLERsBURG. Pa, May 10
Alleged discrepancies in the stories
Of his movements twenty-four hours
before the nude and battered body
of his 18-year-old wife was found
in a muddy stream near here in
duced Holmes county authorities to-
day TO retain Herbert Meeker, %
year-old farmer. in custody.
County Prosecutor z. NJ. Estill,
quoting the young farmers aSser-
lions Of innocence. said Meeker at
the same time had told questioners
conflicting stories.
Meeker. who is %. collapsed at
sight Of his wife's body in the
morgue. When revived. he again
looked a. tho Girls mutilated fea-
lures and sobbed:
Gertrude. Gersrude-get up and
tell them who did it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-10
ZEPPELIN SETS RECORD
Arrives in Germany From Brazil in
77i2 Hours.
ivUHifcd Press

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN. May 10. -
The Graf Zeppelin arrived over
Friedrichshafen this morning with
new record of Seventy-seven and
one-half hours for the return fight
from Pernambuco. Brazil an aver
age speed Of eighty-five miles an
hour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-10
WOMEN HURT IN CRASH
Two Machines Collide on Road 81
Near Oaklandon.

Collision Of two automobiles on
Road 81 near Oaklandon Monday
night resulted in injury of two
women.
Mrs. A. r. Murphy. IS, of 2l38
Station street. is believed to be in
iured internally Mrs. c. c. Lyle,
g. Lawrence. was bruised severely.
The car driven by Mrs. Murphy's
husband collided with one driven by
H. c. Anders. %. Anderson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-10
WANTS M. {. MARRIAGE
RITUAL SIMPLIFIED
Committee Approves Deletion of
Two Nuptial Phrases.

BV United Press
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. May 10.
Detection Of the phrases with all
nv worldly goods thee endow"
and speak now or forever hold
your peace" from the marriage serv-
ice of the Methodist Episcopal
church, is recommended in a re-
port OF the committee on revision
Of the ritual. submitted today to the
general conference Of the church.
The report was submitted by the
committees chairman. DR.. John w.
Langdale of New York. and recon-
mends further that the words.
earth 10 earth. ashes to ashes. dust
to dust" be discontinued in the
church's burial service.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-10
PHYSICIANS PERFECT
BUSINESS ORGANIZATION
Board Of Economics Calculated TO
Make Medicine Cheaper"

BIZ Hfed Press
NEW ORLEANS. Nav 10.-The
American Medical Association APP
pointed board Of economics today
TO mas recommendations for plac-
ing me medical profession on a
business basis"
The action was taken at the an
nual convention here after speak
ers had discussed plans for cheaper
medical service and medical educa-
ton, better means of allocating
physicians and plans for financing
illness and similar subjects.
The new policy, officials ex-
planned. is not to make medicine
commercial but rather "econom-
ical."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-10
DEATH MESSAGE FATAL
Tells Sister Of Mothers Demise;
Then Succumbs to Stroke.
BVUpitod Press

81 United Press
CHICAGO. May l0.-When Mrs.
Carolina Wilson, So, died OF heart
disease after several months illness,
her son James. 30, left her bedside
TO carry the news to his sister, Mrs.
William Moore.
Wilson opened the door Of his
sisters home.
Mother just died" he said, then
stumbled and fell. When his sister
reached him, he was dead Of a
heart attack.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-10
CHIEFS OF BOTH PARTIES
IN CONGRESS JOIN HANDS
TO PUSH ECONOMY DRIVE
Hurley Angry
Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON. May TO-
War Secretary Patrick Hurley.
who has figured in numerous
quarrels with congress, vigor-
ously protested before the
house military affairs con1mit-
tee today against drastic cuts
in army appropriations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-10
Rain AND HAIL
BATTER AKRON
ON WAY WEST
Giant 0lriglbIe Moves On
Toward Coast Through
Clearing Skies.
UNREP0RTEO FOR HOURS
! 1000 at Texas Airport to
Land Ship, but Gale Is
Too Severe.

~ HIf'a Ffsff
DRYDEN. Tex May TO- The
q s. 8. Akron giant navy dirigible
with eighty men and officers on
board c.rcled for hours in south
west Texas TODAY after riding out
p night or storms. received weather
reports and then SCARED above low
clouds and sped westward
in ife path lie The cloud-banked
Davis mountains. some Of which are
more than 1900 fee high.
The ship vas reported At Dryden
for Tho sccot time at $50 m.
and later al Sanderson twenty
miles west. An hour later how
ever. it was back al Langtry forty
five miles east OF Dryden.
At this time the ship radioed it
planned 10 set 2 course for Van
Horn by way OF Alpine and Maria
the route Of The Southern Pacific
lines.
AS the dirig!ble can remain in
the air Tor p week. no concern was
felt for possible fuel exhaustion.
Skies we're clearing somewhat.
Try to skirt storm
Thunderstorms broke around her
rs she appeared over San Antonio.
but her officers turned northwest
ward in an effort 10 run around the
storms and continued on their
course.
More trouble was in store.
The storms grew in intensity. All
southwest Texas was thick with
thunderstorms. weather observers
reported
Then the Akron was unreported
for a time Radio operators through
out the state worked frantlcally 10
establish communication with the
huge ship
Occasionally they heard faint
signals which they believed were at
temptst OF the dirigible's radio OPP
orators to communicate. But the
storm made il impossible TO read the
mcssae>s
spill Out Warning
At Midnight, The great. gray bulk
Of the ship doomed suddenly over
San Angelo, 200 mixes rom San
Antonio and the .,blinker lights
spelled lout to watching, worried
men the message:
We are going to land
Through driving rain. a thousand
men rushed TO the airport. prepared
to form the emergency ground
crew
Suddenly hail began 10 fall the
storm grew heavier. and the Akron
turned its nose back in the direc-
tion from which il had come.
For another hour it was unre-
ported. Then came word from Fl
Dorado. fifty miles south OF San
Angelo. that the ship had been seen
there
Still electrical disturbances cut of
communication. There was no re-
port for many minutes from the
ship.
Then almost Al davbreak an
American Always operator at Dali
Jas established communication
After obtaining a weather report
from the American Always station
Big Springs. at Z a. m, the ship re-
ported ID would continue northwest
ward over Pecos 10 FL Paso.
An unlimited ceiling was reported
over this route The ship had been
IN the air ffty-one hours when the
report was obtained.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-10
Hoover Thinks CO-0pera-
ton Has Gone Far to
DiSpeI Nations Fear.
LAUDS BONUS ACTION
Killing of Legislation for
Veterans Hailed as
Success Step.

WASHINGTON, May 10
President Hoover feels that
the cooperation among lead
ers in both parties in the SEN
ate for settling the finance
and economy problems al
ready have gone far to restore
confidence and destroy fear
throughout the country.
The Presidents viewpoint was
discussed today by competent
authorities.
What Mr.. Hoover considers the
death and burial of the bonus bill
in congress is one reason why the
chief executive feels encouraged at
the outlook for business recovery.
The other major reason was the
success of his weekend conference
with leaders in the senate which ne
believes will result in early passage
Of the long delayed tax bill.
Unity Is Encouraged
ENCOURAGING unity of action
among leaders in both parties in
the senate was seen in administra-
ton quarters as preparing the way
for the early passage Of this vital
legislation.
The President believes co-opera-
ton of all factions would make 1t
possible to submit the revenue bill
and economy legislation to a new
subcommittee on economy which
has been organized in the senate.
He feels there is still some posi-
bility of saving upward OF $780,
OOO. 900. as originally proposed.
The President desires the people
TO understand there are two ways
to the goal of economy-by reduc-
ton of appropriations and by
changes in the law delegating new
authority on which reductions can
be made.
EIated Over Bonus Curb
The President particularly is
elated at the killing Of the bonus
legislation in the house ways and
means committee last week.
This legislation. he has felt. might
disrupt the entire program OF gov
eminent economy.
The President feels that the most
important problem facing his ad-
ministration at the moment is the
early balancing of the budget by
coordination of action.
He now feels that this is possible
and expenditure reductions can be
made in all directions.
Evidence that the people gen.
orally have responded TO this new
atmosphere in the national Capitol
has reached the President who now
feels optimistic that they will sup
port the administration and lead
ers in congress in hurrying the
economy and taxation legislation
into law.
.IOblcSs Relief Hinted
Rumors that the administration
contemplates some form OF unem-
ployment relief through the con-
struction finance corporation were
emphasized when Charles G. Dawes,
president of the corporation, APP
peared today at the senate Office
building. Dawes was asked whether
his conference with senators had
TO do with a relief project.
That would be a legislative mat
ter" Dawes replied. refusing TO
discuss the matter further.
Reports that President Hoover
would recommend amendment Of
the finance corporation act to per-
nit loans to cities and states for
relief of the hungry have been cir
culating for some time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-10
LIMITS SIDEWALK USE
Chief Warns Of Parking Violations
on Commission Row.

Ordinance limiting use Of side
walks by merchants on commission
row" particularly on South Della
ware street and Virginia avenue. win
oc enfc~~-f ~.'-ictly. Chief Mike
Morrissey sale today-.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-10

Use TIMES WANT ADS
Montana labor news., 1932-06-23
WELCOME TO ORGANIZED LABOR.

The Montana Labor News welcomes to Butte all dele
gates to the 35th annual convention of the Montana State
Federation of Labor. We welcome you in behalf of the
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Council and all affiliated
Unions. We welcome you to one of the few UNION
towns left in the United States.
The State Federation has a great task before it. Never
before in the history of our country has there been such
a great need for the organization of the laboring masses
of this nation. Never before has Labor faced such ruth
less exploitation on the part of the employing classes.
With our land rich in wealth, food and the necessities Of
life, the workers of this nation face starvation and a liv-
ing death, never experienced by the serfs of Europe or
the black slaves of the South. Labor is in this condition
because the working classes have fallen down on the job
and have refused to organize for their own welfare. The
great task facing the present convention of the State
Federation is the one of organizing the workers of Mon
tana into a solid, cooperative group of Unions. 1t can
be done and must be done if the working classes are to
escape the status of serfdom. Never before has the field
of organization been so ready for harvesting.
If our present state of affairs continues for another
winter we will face one of two types of revolution
bloody or bloodless. The first can be averted if the
Unions of this land go out and organize the workers. If
these workers are neglected by the American Federation
of Labor we have no one to blame but ourselves if these
exploited groups fall in with the more revolutionary ele-
ments who are ceaselessly working, organizing. A great
responsibility faces the Montana State Federation of La
Dor. 1t is the responsibility of the welfare of the thou
sands of workers of this Treasure State and maintenance
of the standard of living in this state. We welcome
you to Butte and wish you Godspeed in your great task.
May your cry be, every Montana Worker a Member Of
Organized Labor"
Montana labor news., 1932-06-23
HOW MANY PEOPLE STOP TO THINK?

How absurd it would seem to a rational being from the
planet Mars to find on Earth a country in which the
farms, mines, factories, and railroads can provide a
superabundance of goods but in which nearly half Of this
magnificent plant stands motionless while a fourth of the
population lives in idleness, hunger and cold, and an
other fourth on a bare standard of subsistence.
How unbelievable it would seem to this visitor that the
only thing wrong in this picture is the inability of an
otherwise intelligent people to distribute equitably among
one tiny commodity called money; that be-
cause the governors and financiers who are supposed to
regulate the distribution of this commodity are either so
stupid, so selfish, or so timid that, having done a bad job,
they now insist that half Of the tremendous processes of
a great civilization must cease while the nation waits,
Macawher-like, for something to turn up.
How disguised the planetary visitor would, be on
noticing that Government and Craftsmanship, whose OBJ
vious function is the protection Of opportunity and the
orderly processes of life, fix their attention on every inn
~agnable subject except the al-important one of redis-
.tributing purchasing power so that those who need the
essential goods Of life can buy them and those who need
jobs can have them.
Montana labor news., 1932-06-23
WHAT DO THEY MEAN?

What do the members of the administrative board of
the America Engineering Council mean when they say
return to prosperity is being hindered by wage Unequal
tiles?
They point to the so-called high wages Of skilled trades
and the ~tragically low wages of other groups and they
talk about read ustment.
They say the relatively high" wages in the construc-
ton field must be brought into harmony" with wages
in other fields.
Have these engineers gone crazy?
There isn't a wage in America that is high enough or
that ever has been high enough
Don't bring down the top wages! Bring UP the bot
tom wages!
Nothing else will help.
To bring down the top wages would be like bringing
all America down to the Chinese economic level
To bring down the top wages would be to pour more
profits into Wall Street.
Bring up the bottom wage! Cut down enormous,
e%xorbitant profits!
Let us get MORE justice into the economic world, not
less of it.
Not in years has any reputable body Of engineers ut
tered such a ridiculous and wholly absurd pronounce
ment as this one.
All Labor must stand aghast at such an utterance.
All Labor must stand as a unit and say, NO! No wages
can be allowed to come down. ALL wages must go up.
America has never had a high enough wage for anybody.
Not even the top has been anywhere near high enough.
The bottom has been utterly savage and cruel. UP
WITH WAGES! UP! UP! UP!
Montana labor news., 1932-06-23
ORGANIZED LABOR FIGHTS PAY
REDUCTIONS AND SEEKS TO
MAINTAIN LIVING STANDARDS
PRESIDENT OF A. F. OF L, IN RADIO BROADCAST, TRACES La
BORIS CONTRIBUTION TO mIZATION-CONDEMN EMPLOY
Frs REFUSAL TO RECOGNIZE RIGHT TO WORK AND INSISTS
THAT JUSTICE DEMANDS REDUCTION IN HOURS OF LABOR

WASHINGTON-"Today the organized labor movement of the United
States is fighting to maintain American standards of living, to establish
humane conditions of employment, and to protect human values" declared
William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, in a radio
address on "Labors Contribution to American Civilization" The address
the first of a series IN american Labor and the Nation" was broadcast
over the Columbia system.
"The events of the last few weeks" Mr.. Green said, "have brought us
to a keen realization of how easy it is to destroy standards of life and
living which have been established through years of struggle and effort.
Society Injured by Pay Slashes.
Unfortunately there are those who believe that the highest and best in
teests of the Nation will be served through the imposition Of wage reduc
tions and the lowering of living standards.
Labor resBts and opposes the pursuit of such a policy. 1t is convinced
that injury to all is bound to follow the destruction of the buying and
consuming power of the masses of the people.
"n fighting to preserve humane American living standards we aref fight
ing for the protection of all that is best in our social and community life,
for decent homes, for the exercise of the right to work and for the creation
and maintenance of opportunities for bread-whnners and wage earners to
discharge their obligation to their families and their communities fully
and completely.
Shorter Hours Necessary.
Experience in the introduction and use of machinery and power has
made Labor conscious of the fac. that a more equitable distribution of the
benefits of improved machinery is between employer and employe, must be
made and a reduction in the number of days worked per week and the hours
worked per day must be. brought about if unemployment is to be eradi
Gated"
Workers Under Hand Labor.
Mr.. Green traced the contributions made by the workers to the develop
ment of u industrial political and social institutions through the hand
labor system of production and the present machine age.
During the hand-abor era" he said, "the tools which were used were
made and operated by hand and goods and commodities were produced by
hand labor.
"As a result of this training mn and women became skilled and highly
efficient
workers were constantly seeking to improve methods of production and
Montana labor news., 1932-06-23
CANNED SERMONS.

KGIR, the Voice of Montana, has now added canned"
religion to its long list of electrically transcribed enter
tainment. After practically forcing the local ministers
off the air, by asking them to come at an hour impossible
for most people, the management of kGlR has Substl-
tuted canned cultism" for the morning devotlonals. This
was done in spite of the fact that the Butte public wrote
scores of letters asking that the dev0tionalS be continued.
Ever since the inception of the morning devotionals the
manager of the local radio station has tried to force the
clergy off the air. At first he began debating the type
of services to be held, demanding more music and less
preaching. The clergy of Butte granted this request and
took their best vocalists to the station for the morning
broadcast. The manager then began shifting the services
back and forth until few knew when they were to be
held. When the clergy objected he told them that ne
could get some of the ministers not connected with the
Association to do the broadcasting. He failed in this
and now has canned" sermons, with no music, each
morning. These sermons are a disgrace to religion.
One morning the sermon consisted of a mere beratlng
of every religious group except the one represented by
Judge Rutherford. He called the Jewish priests God
less Rabbis,' the Catholics he accused of "worshippiing
a woman" and the Protestants he accused of worship
ping the human mind" or Jesus"
How long is the Butte public going to stand for the
high-handed methods of this radio station. The man
ager has been offered the best OF Butte musical talent,
and on Living Music Day he could have had living
music, free of charge. He refuses to use living music
and persuades each advertiser to use canned" music.
He refuses to listen to the representatives OF living music
and will have nothing to DO with the Butte musicians.
He claims that Butte people prefer the canned type
of entertainment, b~elittling the talents and ability OF
Butte musicians.
Now he enters the field of religion, ~thumbing his nose
at the representatives of the religious elements in Butte.
He refuses to deal with the clergy that represents. Butte's
religious life, and uses the Canned" sermons OF a sect
that has less than a hundred representatives in Butte.
This sect speaks disparagingly of every dominant re!ig,
Gus groups in Butte-Catholic, Protestant and Jew. Will
the religious groups condone such an attitude on the part
of one who owes all that he has to these groups who
spend their hard-earned dollars with those who advertise
over KGIR. 1t is high time that lovers Of music and adj
vocates of tolerance in religion rise up in indignation
against one who seeks to dictate not only to the public,
but to the merchants, as to the type of entertainment
Montana labor news., 1932-06-23
CENTRAL COUNCIL NOTES

rCUrrM1c1 tf"r T1c c-T
ATTORNEY GENERAL-John Tansn-
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER-Joe Motari.
H. A. Tyvand has already been endorsed by the Council for Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court.
This state ticket was unanimously endorsed by the Council. By unani
nous vote the Council agreed to make no endorsements, in the primaries,
for candidates on the various county tickets
The State Federation convention committee reported progress. Due to
the opening of the convention next Tuesday, THE COUNCIL WILL NOT
MEET. The next meeting of the Council will be held July 5. All dele
gates will please take notice.
Montana labor news., 1932-06-23

that shall be given over the air. Let their slogan be,
"Our money for those merchants who give employment
to local labor in preference to royalties and rents on cleo
trical transcriptions."
Montana labor news., 1932-06-23
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE
F. E. WILLIAMS

REPUBLICAN
THE State MUST Live Within It's Income
and on a Cash Basis
Pledged to use every means possible to
keep the cost of State Government within
the income. Advocates a sound fiscal pol
icy for handling the States financial
business.
ADV. paid for by f. Il. Williams
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-28
MRS. QUICKER HAS NARROW
 ESCAPE FROM DROWNING

Mrs. J. w. Gucker, of Juneau, wife of the we'll known travelling man, had a narrow escape from drowning at Wrangell Wednesday afternoon.
 Mrs. Gucker's misfortunes started at Petersburg when she missed the steamer Alaska on which she was a passenger for Wrangell where she was to join her husband on a hunt two-section float leading up to the dock she fell in the water. Nick Poolos, who was coming into the float from crab fishing was the only person near. He went to her rescue and succeeded in getting her safely out of the water.
 joined the hunting party as planned CT took gasboat to the Stikine and
 On Thursday morning Mrs. Guck. ing trip at the Stikine flats. She stayed all night at Petersburg ar took a plane to Wrangell the next afternoon. When stepping across the