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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05
Prohibition Law Foes Hope
for Rain, to Bring Out
Heavy Rural Vote.
INDIANA IS KEY STATE
Result Tuesday Expected to
Have Great Bearing
Throughout U. S.
BY JAMES DOSS
BY JAMES DOSS
Times STAFF Writer

Prayers for rain we're on the lips
OF repeal leaders today, as they pre-
pared last-minute appeals for
heavy vote Tuesday, when Indiana
goes to the polls to ballot on rejec-
ton or retention of the eighteenth
amendment.
Secure in the belief that for the
first time in years, the Indiana farm
vote is favorable to their cause, the
repeal leaders are hopeful of rain
because it will take the farmer from
the fields. Continuation of good
weather, they fear will keep him at
work because of time already lost
because OF rain.
RepealistS intend to have speakers
at every radio station in Indiana to-
DAY and the drys also will utilize the
ether at some points to bring their
message to the electorate.
Voters Get Instructions
To vote for repeal of prohibition
the voter must place an x in the
circle marked for ratification" To
vote to retain the dry law, the x
should be placed in the circle
against ratification"
The issue is somewhat confusing
because the regular election ballots
are not marked wet and dry" and
because two constitutional amend
mentS are involved. If you vote
for ratification" you vote to ratify
" n rr,l1i nj,
repeats the eighteenth or prohi-
bition amendment.
The fate of national prohibition is
admitted by some dry leaders to
hang more or less directly on the
Indiana vote Tuesday, because the
state always has been among the
most arid. Dry leaders have charged
that overwhelming repeal victories
in the eight other states which have
voted are not indicative of national
sentiment, because they always have
been wet
For this reason, Indiana assumes
the stature of pivotal state, and
the dryS have Waged a vigorous
campaign TO combat the rising tide
of repeal.
Several aStute political observers
were inclined today to credit the
repeal forces with a larger block of
votes lin the bag" than the 100 al
ready conceded.
Have Good Start
The 120-delegate block believed
sure for repeal is: Marion, AZ; AL
len, Is; Lake, 26; st. Joseph, 16;
Vanderburg, IL; and Vigo, 10. These
counties take in the larger popula-
ton centers.
Other counties with large dele
gate strength in which the repeal
lists appear to hold the uppI hand
are Delaware, Z; Grant, 5; Toward
5; LaPorte, s; Madison, 8; and Tip
pecanoe, 5. OF these, Howard, in
which Kokomo is the county seat;
is very doubtful.
If the repealists can swing this
block, they would have 156 votes
and need only to pick up nine more
delegates from one and two-delegate
counties to obtain the los necessary
to control the 329-delegate ratiflca-
ton convention June 26.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05

Sociation's forty-eighth annual con-
vention. He is chairman of the
radio committee of the American
Newspapers Association.
Newspaper editors and publishers
from all parts of the nation were
greeted at the morning session by
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan; Tai
colt Powell, editor of The Times.
and Pleas Greenlee, secretary to
Governor Paul V. McNutt.
Nations Editors Present
Explaining there need be no
serious controversy between the
newspapers and radio broadcasters
so long as radio remains in its le-
ultimate field" Harris continued:
AL that the broadcaSting COM
panies need to do to prevent broad
casting of a speech is to say that
the time has been sold or allotted. -
Among morning session speakers
was JustuS F. Craemer, Orange
Cal, association president.
He stated the country newspaper
has survived the period of distress
with great courage, and reader in
terest of the country press has been
given a new evaluation."
Speakers this afternoon were to
include Merle Sidener, INDIANAPOLIS
advertising executive; Naomi Buck
Wood, editor Of Metrix, official pub
lcatlon OF Theta Sigma Phi.
Delegates were to hear an organ
recital at the Scottish Rite cathe-
oral at p. m. and attend a recep-
ton IN the Riley room at the CLAW
pool tonight.
Breakfast at Franklin
AT Tuesday, delegates will at
tend breakfast at the Masonic
home at Franklin, returning to In
dianapolis for the morning con-
vention session at 10.
A trip to Columbus, Brown coua-
ty state park and Indiana uni
versity is scheduled for "Wednesday.
Business sessions will be concluded
Thurday and f1ve-day tour of the
state will start Friday morning.
Delegates will be guests at the
Chicago Century of Progress expo
sition June Il and Is, following the
state tour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05

Speaking on the relationship of
the press and radio, as determined
after more than a years study, E.
H. Harris, president of the Rich
mond (Ind) Palladium Item,
asserted:
Through the federal radio COM
missions granting a monopoly to
private interests over which the
government has little control, con-
gress unwittingly has endangered
the right of free speech over the
radio in this country.
THE American press remains the
only medium which functions in
the interest of free speech and the
protection of the basic rights of the
people" he pointed out.
Harris speech was the highight
of the first days session of the as
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05

S e n a t e stock
market investi-
eating commit
tee of the seven
teen-year career
which brought
the Van Swerin-
gems from real
estate developers
to railroad mon
archs.
Van Swerin-
gen, a stocky
man with gray
ing hair, was
called to testify
after the COM
mittee. in a two
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05
BLIND ALUMNI ELECT

Huntington Man Again Heads
Graduates of State School.
Howard Sellers of Huntington
was reelected president of the
alumni of the Indiana State School
for the Blind at the close of the
convention Sunday.
Other officers elected were Paul
Breeding, vice president; Miss Pearl
McGibbons, recording secretary;
Miss Nellie Conner, financial secre-
tary, and Frank Williams, treas
urer. All are residents of Indian
apohs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05

trade agreements chat may develop
from the provisions of the bill.
1t would serve to protect indus
tries which otherwise would re-
fuse to abide by an agreement.
If the administrator of the bill
held power to license industries he
could enforce uniform trade prac-
tees by Withholding licenses from
any violators.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05
BY LYLE C. WILSON

WASHINGTON, June 5.-The
senate investigation of j. P. Morgan
& Co., turned today to scrutiny
of the vast railroad empire financed
by the Morgan interests.
o. P. Van Sweringen, one OF the
brothers, who built a great railroad
network with Morgan aid, told the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05
MA '|NSULTED'
BY FIRST LADY
Mrs. Roosevelt Refuses to
Have Picture Taken With
Texas Governor.

BV LNItCd PfeSs
DALLAS, Tex, June 5.-Governor
Miriam A. Ferguson and her hus-
band and chief adviser, James z.
FerguSin, refused to attend break
fast given in honor of Mrs. Frank
lin d. Roosevelt here today after
the Presidents wife declined to pose
in picture with them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05

ana smiled at the
crowd and faced
a half dozen
cameras.
Among the first
persons greeted
by Mrs. Roose-
welt W a S Mrs.
Samuel M. Raj
ston, widow of
the former Indi-
ana Governor.
w it h NJ + S.
Roosevelt " a S
Mrs. Virgin i a
Jenckes of Telre
H a u e, repre-
sentative in con-
greSS from the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05
Paws Visit to CitV

Twelve policemen held back a
crowd Sunday Afternoon at munich
pal airport so that greetings to
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, here
for ten minutes on an airplane trip
to visit her son Elliott, would not
prevent a brief rest before resuming
her journey.
The wife of the President waved
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05

hour executive session, decided to
delay until Tuesday a decision on
whether to go into the income tax
payments of Thomas S. Lamont,
young Morgan partner.
The Van Sweringens have been
almost legendary figures because of
the dramatic and romantic story Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05
DaSheS Into Russia After 10
Hours on Tiny Isle Off
Norway Coast.
WAY LOST ON ATLANTIC
Finally Reaches Europe
With Gasoline Tanks
Almost Empty.
By United Pross

- y y 'tNSN fteS
MOSCOW, June 5.-James
Mattern, clipping three hours
off the around-the-world
flight record to this point,
dropped down to a skillful
landing at the Moscow air
port today, and prepared to
resume his way across Siberia
with only a few hours delay.
The dauntless Texan, despite bad
weather over the Atlantic, which
forced him to come down and waste
eighteen hours on an island off the
south coast of Norway, Speeded on
with such purpose on his solo flight
that he was 81 hours 81 minutes out
of New York when he landed here.
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty,
who circled the world eastward
from New York in 1881 in eight
days, nineteen hours and fifteen
minutes, were fifty-four hours
thirty-four minutes out of New
York when they landed here.
They stayed nearly twelve hours,
whereas Mattern planned to re-
sumo within three or four hours
toward Novosibirsk, 1,700 miles dis
tant.
Mattern drove his red, white and
blue monoplane the LOO miles from
Oslo, Norway. in seven hours, aver
aging 157 miles all hour.
While Mattern ambitiously hoped
to push on to Novosibirsk, 100
miles eastward of Siberia, Soviet
suggested it would be bet
ter to stop at OmSk, 400 miles short
NT1r,1eiI1;,.eI-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05

The licensing provision, elimi-
mated by the senate committee after
the house passed the measure in
the form desired by the admins
tration, is regarded by the Presi-
dent as essential to success of the
industry control plan.
The licensing arrangement would
prove valuable, according to the ad-
miniStration Interpretation, in in
suring uniform compliance with any
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05

ting in either of the other COL
umnS.
The eighteenth amendment must
be repealed by adoption of the
twenty-first amendment, so wet
voters must vote "for ratification"
If they want the eighteenth
amendment repealed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05

Sixth Indiana district.
Flowers were presented by Mrs.
F. T. Dowd, president of the Mar
ion County Democratic Women's
Club, and a letter by Mrs. William
Hodgson on behalf of the Cheer
BroadCaSters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05
Lands on isolated Island

By Times Special
OSLO, Norway, June 5.-James
Mattern continued his world flight
today after wasting eighteen pre-
cious hours on an isolated island
which he reached after narrowing
night of flying, lost, through, storm
and fog.
He landed at 1915 a. M Sunday
on the island of Jomfruland near
Kragero, Norway, which he was I'M
able to leave until this morning.
Then he flew to the marine airdome
near Oslo, arriving at a. m.
He discovered small crack in
the left wing of his plane, the
Century of Progress.
Ice which had accumulated dur
ing the perilous night over the At
lantic apparently was to blame. 1t
was not serious, examination soon
disclosed, and was patched up in
short order
into the almost empty tanks, and at
a. m. Mattern hoped for Moscow.
Still Hopes to Break Record
I'm going to break the round the
world record anyway" Mattern told
the United Press correspondent as
he left.
Earlier he had told of the harrow
ing hours of Saturday night when
he could not get his bearings.
I'm feeling all right now, but 1t
was tough battle all night long"
he said.
Il was afraid the ice accommodating
on the wings of the plane would
force me down into the ocean any
minute.
L had no idea I was going so far
north.
The first thing I saw of Europe
was a big lighthouse on an island.
Immediately circled down to at
tempt to find where was.
Tired Out, Disappointed
Inhabitants of the island, hearing
the roar of the motor, rushed out
Of their houses, and stared as the
plane came down Many of them,
I found when I landed on the island,
did not even know a transatlantic
fight was being attempted
Il circled until found a safe,
fiat stretch of beach, not far from
the lighthouse, and landed without
damage.
Il asked where I was, but 1
couldn't find anyone who spoke
English for some time. imagined,
however, that I must be somewhere
in Scandinavia.
Il was tired out, and thoroughly
disappointed because I lost my
course. I didn't see any land after
leaving Newfoundland, and did not
sight a ship. 1 just missed Ireland
and England completely"
Plane Is Repaired
The islanders, he said, welcomed
him warmly, gave him food and hot
drinks, and watched as he went to
work on his plane When the United
Press correspondent arrived at the
island, it was to find Mattern hard
at work preparing his plane.
His gasoline supply was too low
even to permit the 150-hlometer
fight to Oslo without more fuel,
which the island could not provide.
Gasoline was ordered from the
mainland, and Mattern was taken
to the summer home of " Waborg,
Oslo manufacturer, the only COM
Portable, modern habitation on the
island. There he slept until early
this morning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05

tographers before they asked Mrs.
Roosevelt to stand between the Fer
guSonS
Mrs. Roosevelt counseled with
Anon G. Carter, FIT Worth news
paper publisher. After brief
conversation she declined the re-
quest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05

Newspaper pho
tographers who
asked Mrs. RooSe-
velt to pose with
the F erg SO MS
were told she did
not wish to pose
in group pictures.
The Fergusons
had come from
Austin by train
to welcome Mrs.
Roosevelt, en- route
to the Peciflc
coast by plane.
Several pictures
had been taken by
neWSnaDor DhO-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05
Nine to Get Rose Poly Degrees

By United Press
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June s.
Honorary degrees will be conferred
on nine graduates of Rose Poly
technic institute in connection
with celebration of its fiftieth an
niversary at commencement exer-
cises June 10.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05

above, which is Against Ratifca-
ton"
No cross should be placed in
the third circle labeled Written
Ticket" but names not appear
ing on the ballot may be written
below the circle and marked for
or against ratification, but not
both. And only by those not vo-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05
PAVING CONTRACT LET

Ohio Firm Wins State Job on Bid
of S169,9OS.
The state highway commission
today awarded a contract to the
Wilmore Paving Company Of Mid
dletown, O., for the paving of 8.3
miles of Road Sc in Pike county
from Road 81 to five miles east of
Cato, at a cost Of $169, 908.33.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05
Free Speech PeTIed by
Radio, Editor Charges

Freedom OF speech being endangered by granting monopoly
private boadcaSing
Association convention at the Caypoo
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05
MATTERN LANDS IN MOSCOW
IN FLIGHT AROUND WORLD:
3 HOURS AHEAD OF RECORD
CLIPS RECORD IN GLOBE GIRDLING TRIP

James Mattern
clipped three
hours off the
air fight
record to Mos
COW, where he
arrived today in
his dash
around the
world.
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N~~N~~>
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05
Restore Licensing POWer
to Recovery Bill, Demand
of Roosevelt TO Senate
President Asks Finance Committee to Place Deeted Pro-
vision Back in Industry Control Measure; Seen
Essential to Success.
By United Press

WASHINGTON, June 5-President Roosevelt today
asked the finance committee to restore the national
recovery bill the deleed provision for licensing powers
connection with the measures industry control features
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05
Rebuild Old City Brewery;
Beer to Be Ready in Fall
| so Men to Get Employment; 35 Already at Work
CLEANING Up Equipment.

Expenditure between employment
approximately rehabilitation
old Indianapolis Brewing Company brick structure 1900 block
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05
$500 DAMAGE IN FIRE

Garage and Automobile Are De-
strOyed by Flames.
Damage of $500 was caused early
today by fire of unknown origin
which destroyed garage and an
automobile and damaged two other
cars owned by w H. Woodruff, 1880
Graceland avenue.
The fire spread to a garage owned
by F, w, Gambel, 1884 Graceland
avenue, causing $40 damage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-05

Here is how your ballot will
look Tuesday, and here is how to
vote:
To repeal the eighteenth amend
ment, put a cross in circle on the
left which is For Ratification.
Dry voters, opposed to repeal.
should cross the middle circle
Evening star., 1933-10-14

AS soon as the story got out that Mr..
Roosevelt was contemplating monetary
action within a few days, the con-
servative administration clique started
broadcasting: mo. no. no."
They inspired the current series OF
cold water stories. predicting no action.
That does not change the funda-
mental situation. One thing essential
to monetary action is absolute secrecy.
No advance hint must be let out OF the
bag. The secret can best be maintained
by creating confusion.
So we are having a little synthetic
confusion for a while.
Wall Street Not Guilty.
One yarn the conservatives are pass
ing out is that all devaluatlon rumors
come from the corner of Broad and
Wall streets. That Is not true, but the
inference behind it is.
Those uho sent their dollars
1ringing out of the country in the
general mass flight apiH profit
from depaludtion. II ice deudlue
so cents they can theoretically
bring their foreign credits and
foreign gold back here at a profit
OF 40 cents on the dollar.
That is deplorable. but it cannot be
governing influence in Mr.. Roose-
velt's decision Other national consid-
erations are far more important.
The Liberty Bond refunding was ap-
parently q compromise with the accent
on the last two syllables.
Evening star., 1933-10-14

Treasury experts worked in secret at
several late night sessions, figuring II
out. They reached the conclusion that
the entire six billions could not be re-
financed. The bond market could not
stand it. But Congress had passed the
bond resolution demanding a reduction
in interest rates.
Hence the idea of reducing the in
terest rate IS per cent on one-third OF
the six billions. Aot this year but next
That is supposed to appease those
who have been yelping for reduction in
interest payments.
The only practical immediate
effect is to tell the World that
there is not going to be any issue
OF greenbdckS and that the bond
market 1UiH be protected
The Russo-Japanese War may be
called off on account of cold weather.
Guns May Boom in Spring.
Our Far Eastern prophets confiden-
TALLY believe there may be war in the
Spring but not now. They reason that
It Is too cold to conduct military opera
tiors in Manchuria for the present.
There are two inside reasons for the
sudden cockiness of the Russians. They
have barricaded themselves on the
European front by non-aggression pacts
with all their front-door neighbors
Now they are seady to handle the
barking dog at the rear.
Also they have rushed to completion
the double tracking of the Chinese
Eastern Railway. 1t has improved their
military position In the Far East.
The tragedy of the sugar allotment
plan is like the story Of the baby chicks
whose mother ran away with another
rooster. At least that is the way it is
told by a friend of Agriculture Secre-
tary Wallace.
Evening star., 1933-10-14
LABOR TO F|GHT3
FOR VOTE RIGHT
National Representation for
District fndorsed by
Convention.

Unanimously supporting the principle
Of national representation for the Dis
trict Of Columbia the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor today was pledged te
work in Congress and in the State legis-
lative bodies to bring this about.
A resolution. introduced by James J
Noonan of the Central Labor Union
and adopted late yesterday. reafiirmec
the stand Of labor on this issue. declar-
ing the voteless residents Of the Capital
'are entitled to q new deal without
further delay"
The text follows:
Resolved, by the American Fedora
ton Of Labor in f1fty-third convention
assembled in the City Of Washington
D. c., october. 1888, that We again
record our hearty approval of the pro-
posal to amend the Constitution of the
United States so as to empower the
Congress to grant to the residents OF
the District Of Columbia voting repre-
sentation in the Senate and House oi
Representatives, the vote for President
and Vice President and the same rights
before the courts Of the United States
enjoyed by the citizens Of State
That we believe these voteless and un.
represented fellow Americans are en-.
titled to a new deal without further
delay and therefore pledge the active
and continuing support OF this fed
Grafton to bring this about.
Resolved, That the officers and
proper committee of this body be and
they are hereby authorized and di-
rected to petition Congress, and State
Legislatures and take such other ac-
ton as will aid in obtaining prompt
and favorable action upon this most
meritorious American proposal"
Evening star., 1933-10-14
What's What
Behind News
inCapital.
N. r. A. Face Is Chang.
ing As Some Leave
Others Retreat
BY PAUL MALLON.

"ROM the inside these days the
l. N. r. A. looks like house that
is being vacated.
/ Only two of the faces which
came in with Gen. johnson re-
main hanging ON the wall in their ac-
customed places. They are Deputy Ad-
ministrator Malcolm Muir and A. D.
Whiteside All the others have left or
have been pushed back into obscure
corners.
Gen. Johnson himself is giving a good
imitation of a man getting ready to
Jump his lease.
R.F. c. Gives a Hand.
Jesse Jones is encouraging bankers to
form mortgage companies to help take
the financial load off their necks.
That has been done in at least two
large cities. one in the Middle West
and one on the Pacific Coast. 1t will
soon be done generally.
The idea is that the r. F. c.
can then help finance the mort
gage companies and the position
OF the adjoining bank tcould be
materially strengthened. 1t is a
good policy and the bankers Ike
it.
However. it is noteworthy that while
the Government is trying to abolish Sc
curity affiliates it is helping to create
mortgage afiliates.
Consistency is no longer considered
level,