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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20
ROAD FUND MAY
Be OBTAINED BY
PLEDGINC TAXES
Marion County May Receive
Federal Aid; Van NuyS
to Push Plan.

Marion county may yet procure
81 300, 600 in federal aid for county
road building by pledging future
gasoline tax payments, it was re-
ported today at the office of Gov
ernor Paul v. McNutt.
The Governor said that definite
progress is being made in taking
the matter up with Interior Secre-
tary Harold F. Ickes.
Senator Frederick Van Mugs Of
flee will aid in pushing the plan, he
said.
Originally, it was suggested that
the Governor call a special session
of the legislature to lift the local
road bond moratorium law, so that
securities could be issued for the
federal funds.
Objection to the gas tax pledge
method of financing has been based
on the grounds that future legisla-
lures might revamp the law in
such a way that payments would
be in default.
Should the federal approval be
obtained on the gas tax pledge plan,
it will mean many millions more in
public works in various cities
throughout the state.
South Bend has a $1,000.00 road
building project prepared for such
financing.
Bruce Short, Marion county sur
veyor, told the Governor that the
$1,9O0000 project for which. plans
have been made here, would provide
employment for one-sixth of the
families now on poor relief in In
dianapoliS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20
BOARD FAvORS
G CENTS SLASH
IN COUNTY LEVY
MieSSe Proposal to Refund
Bonds to Be Discussed
With Attorneys.

Through refunding 100000 in
bonds maturing next year, a slash of
6 cents in the Marion county tax
rate may be accomplished, it was
indicated today.
The reduction would lower the
county rate from Sc cents to so
cents, and would accomplish sim
liar reduction in the total Indian
apolis rate in five townships where
the rates include the county levy.
Possibility of selling the refunding
issue will be discussed by Albert F
Walsman and Gaylord S. Morton
state tax commissioners, with at
torneys for security houses, who
previously have advised against re-
funding issues.
Disapproval Of the refunding is.
sues was caused by the 1882 pro.
visions of the $3.50 tax law, but the
1888 legislature is believed to have
eliminated the objections, which
centered on noncompulsory appro-
priations for debt service.
Now it is argued that the deb
service provision is mandatory
making possible the sale of the Sc
curities, with assurance that pro-
vision will be made for repayment.
Further reductions also may bf
possible in township rates, the state
board indicated. Levies for Center
Lawrence and Warren townships viii
be studied at a conference next
week.
The proposed changes were advo-
Gated by Harry Miesse, secretary Of
the Indiana Taxpayers Associa,
ton. Reduction in the county rate
was suggested in a report by the
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20
TENURE ACT CITED
IN TEACHERS SUIT
Asks Mandate on City
School Chiefs.

Contending that a part-time con-
tract six years ago avails her pro-
lection under the teachers tenure
act, Mrs. Italy Voolfolk, 1925 North
Capitol avenue, filed suit in Marion
county superior court two today
seeking restoration Of her post in
the city schools.
She asked a mandate on Indian
apoliS school commissioners to re-
instate her in an indefinite contract
as a permanent teacher, to restore
her to full rights under the contract
and to pay such installmentS of sal
airy as have accrued since the open
ing of the current school term.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20
LONGEVITY OF HEIR
PROVES LEGAL PUZZLE
Overlives His Time" by Eight Years,
Lawyers Find.

BIZ ntffd Press
FERGUS FALLS. MINI. Oct. 20.
Michael Heise. 103 years old. has
created a problem for the probate
court here by everything his al
lotted span of years as figured ~
insurance mortality tables.
The problem was in connection
with a life estate created for him
by his wife. She died III 1927 leav-
ing her husband a life interest II
her residence.
Mr. HeiSe left the residence to
live with relatives. Then the queS-
ton of selling the residence came
up. He was entitled to compen-
Sation on the basis of life eX-
pectancy. but this, as figured on
American insurance mort lit Y
tables. ended at 95 years.
He had over lived his time by eight
years already and was hale and
hearty.
In case the residence should be
sold. attorneys pondered whether
he would be entitled to anything,
or would he owe the heirs several
years rental.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20
SCOUT HEAD TO SPEAK
F. o. Belzer Will Be on Program of
PIT. A. Unit Tuesday.

Monthly meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association of the Pleasant
Run school will be held at 7:45
Tuesday night in the school, Shade
land avenue and Fourteenth street.
Featuring the meeting will be an
address by o. H. Belzer, Boy Scout
executive, who will discuss scout
work, and vocal selections by Mrs.
r. G. Botkin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20
TAKES JAIL TERM TO
AVOID BRIBE CHARGE
Man Involved in Accident Given
Drunk Driving Sentence.

Rather than be tried on a charge
Of attempting to bride police, Will
bur Redman, 1922 Virginia avenue,
pleaded guilty yesterday to a drunk
en- driving charge before Municipal
Judge Dewey E. Myers and was
fined ST and sent to jail for thirty
days.
Following an accident at the Big
-Four railroad and Raymond street,
in which his automobile was in
volved, Redman is said to have Of
fered $40, SIS and finally $40 to po-
lice in an effort to escape arrest.
Redman was told by Judge Myers
that unless he pleaded guilty to the
drunken driving charge, he would
face one of bribery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20
Sevens Out!
Craps Shooter Loses;
Falls Dead.

HAMMOND, Ind, Oct. 90
l. Il The excitement of a craps
game proved too great for Henry
Chley, IS.
He dropped dead when the dice
turned up passes" and lost him
his last cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20
POST WILL HOLD DANCE
Hoosier V. F. w. Unit Arranges 10
Open Benefit Series.

First of a series Of weekly benefit
dances will be given by Hoosier post.
Veterans of Foreign Wars. and its
auxiliary at g Saturday night at 143
East Ohio street Benefit card party
will be held Sunday at 2:30 at the
same place.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20
FARM BUREAU
SESSION is SET
District Conference Will Be
Held; Townsend to Be
Speaker.
BIZ Times Special

d 7 TWII5 - IINt
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Oct 90
Quarterly meeting of the Eighth
district, Indiana Farm Bureau, will
be held here Tuesday with Lieuten-
ant-Governor M. Clifford Townsend,
state commissioner of agriculture,
as the principal speaker.
One of the features will be a
baseball game by teams of the
Eighth and Fourth districts, the de-
Gliding contest Of a series of three.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20
When "OId Folks Meet"
By United Press

By MICA PFeSS
MT. PLEASANT, Mich, First to
congratulate Isaac A. Fancher On
his Tooth birthday anniversary was
Joseph H. Youmans. 90, who arose
at 3 a. m. and walked fourteen miles
to the Fanchers home here for the
occasion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20

Indians believed that a Scalped
man could never enter the Happy
Hunting Ground. the red mans
heaven; by scalping all his victims.
he assured himself that these earth
" enemies would not bother him
later on.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20
FINDS FIRST 10 YEARS
REALLY THE HARDEST
Most Dangerous in Married Life,
Says Statistician.

bV Jnifcd FTtSS
PROVIDENCE. r. L. Oct. 90
The first ten years of married life
are the most dangerous, according TO
DR.. Lester A. Round, Rhode Island
state registrar, who is making an
intensive study of divorce records.
In 1881 the state had CTS di-
vorces and 4.636 marriages. Divorces
Jumped to 725 in 1882. while mar
riages dropped to 4,0S9. DR.. Round
found that divorce was most likely
to occur in the first ten years Of
married life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20
STATE Girl, II,
ENDS HER LIFE
Motive for Suicide Act Is
Termed Mystery by
Her Parents.

By United Press
LINTON, Ind, Oct. 20. - Ada
Marie Stewart. 17-year-old Jason
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20
OCT. 20. 1893

vile high school student, COM
mitted suicide late yesterday by
drinking poison. No reason for the
act could be given by her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Stewart.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20
YOUNG ATHLETE HURT
18-Year- Football Player Suffers
Injury.

Harold Kulke, 10, of 1925 Prospect
street, sustained a shoulder injury
while playing football yesterday. He
was treated at city hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20
WRONG CUSTOMER Is
VISITED BY SALESMAN
City Fireman Recognizes His Stolen
License Plate on Car.

Police found mixture of auto
mobile license plates last night and
today and a car is held while efforts
are being made to solve the case.
Joseph Heen. GIG North David
son street, city fireman, said a
man appeared at his home and Of
fered to sell him car, which it
developed had one of the plates
which Heen reported stolen a few
months ago. In the meantime, he
had obtained a duplicate set.
Officers called by Heen went to
an alley in the 1000 block East
Michigan street and found a car
with one of the original 103- 784
plates attached. The salesman had
fled.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-20

The weather station in Death
Valley has two names that sound
quite contradictory: Furnace Greek
ranch and Greenland ranch.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
HOLIDAY LEADER
RAPS PENNY SALES
Says Farmers Must Pay
Honest Obligations
to Creditors

Greedy, Nebr., March 16.-"The
Holiday Association will not coun-
tenance any effort to avoid pay
ment Of any honest obligation"
says Joseph Mccarthy, president
of the Greeley County Farm Holt
day Assn.
Just what is an honest obliga-
ton this holiday leader doesn't
say. Doubtless any lawyer would
tell him that the farmer who does
not pay his taxes or his grocery
bills or the interest on his mort
cages is refusing to pay his
"honest debts"
However, the United Farmers
League feels that the tax burdened
farmer who cannot pay his debts,
"honest" or otherwise, should not
be forced TO pay them. Therefore.
it stands for Cancellation Of the
tayes for all poor farmers" 1t
calls on farmers everywhere to
oganize committees action to pro-
tect farmers who are threatened
with foreclosure or eviction.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
JAIL FARMER TO
FORCE EVICTION

Clarinda, Iowa, March 22.-"The
sheriff amt going TO put me off
the farm, and neither is the
courts" That is the way Edgar
Smith, farmer in Buchanan town
ship who has been unable to pay
his rent, answered the court where
he was on the witness stand dur
ing a hearing for attachment Of
his stock and crops for rent.
Judge Peters, in an attempt to
crush this farmers militant spirit
then confined Smith to the county
Jail for contempt Of court and
drunkenness until Smiths property
had been moved from the farm.
Farmers Of Iowa should rally TO
prevent the eviction of thia farm
er while he Is held In jail and 10
pcweriess TO help himsaR.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
SPANISH GOVT. IN
THREAT TO ARREST
FARM ORGANIZERS

Madrid, Spain, March 22.-An
persons who seek to organize the
starving farmers Of Spain are sub
jected TO immediate arrest and inn
prisonment, the Socialist govern
ment Of Premier Azana decreed to-
day.
Officers Of the Civil and Assault
Guards and of police forces thru
out the country have been ordered
to comb their districts for "agi-
tators."
The provinces of Cordova, Sc
vile and Cadiz, which produce
most of the olive crop Of SPAIN
have been becoming increasingly
FESTIVE during the last few months
due to the fact that the value OF
the product has fallen below the
cost Of production, and organiza-
tion Of the farmers has been go
ing on at q rapid rate.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
PROMINENT WOMEN
URGE RECOGNITION
OF SOVIET UNION

Washington, March PA reso-
luton urging recognition Of Rus
STA by the United States was sub
mitted to the White House and the
State Department today by repre-
sentatives Of the Women's Com
mittee for Recognition of Soviet
Russia. The appeal was signed by
ITO women, among whom are Jane
Adams, Amelia Earhart, and Ada
COmstock, president of Radcliffe
College.
No attempt was made to see
President Roosevelt by the com
mittee but Secretary Hull Of the
State Department received a sub
committee which included Mrs.
Roeamond Pinchot CASTOR of New
York, Margaret Cullin Banning Of
Duluth and Miss Evelyn Dewey Of
New York.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
FARM WOMEN HALT
FORECLOSURE SALE

Madison, MINI, March 22.-One
hundred farm women prevented a
mortgage foreclosure hree today.
With their husbands at the state
capitol demanding relief legisla-
ton, the women brought about in
definite postponement by sur
rounding Sheriff A. G. Smaagaard
in his office so he could not con-
duct the scheduled sale.
The scheduled sale was on the
160-acre farm near Dawson, owned
by Knut Anderson and occupied
by a tenant. The mortgage Is for
$8,O43.
Sheriff Smaagaard telephoned a
Minneapolis representative of an
insurance company holding the
mortgage, and said: ats almost
impossible to hold this sale. How
long do you want il postponed 7"
The sheriff then turned and an
nounced indefinite postponement.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
POSTPONE OHIO
SALE G MONTHS
Farmer Had Only Missed
One Payment to Detroit
Banker

Ravenha, Ohio. March ga
demonstration called by local farm
ers and the Revanha Unemploye1
Council resulted in a foreclosure
sale being postponed for 6 months.
The farmer, whose place was
temporarily saved, has eleven chill
dren and has missed only one psV
ment, but the Detroi. bank which
holds the mortgage took steps to
foreclose at once through the local
county officials.
The sheriff, however, on seeing
the huge and militant crowd which
assembled announced that "dus to
unfavorable publicity and prOteeA"
the foreclosure has been postponed
for six months.
Upon hearing Of the demonstra-
ton, Cox the national organizer OF
1.-THE National Waterman" q fake
farmers organization, came to
speak. When he heard Of the vic
tory Of the farmers in stopping
the foreclosure he said "now it Ia
not necessary to speak but you can
come to hear me lecture at the
high school next week" However,
another representative Of the same
organization spoke instead. A
farmer asked him what was the
program Of "The National Watch
man" on organizing the Negro
farmers and share troopers he re-
piled: 1--WE build special (Jim
Crow organizations when the de-
mand Ia great enough" He was
booed off the platform.
Frank Rogers, section organizes
Of the Communist party, was Wild
" cheered when he spoke from the
main Court house steps 10 the
large crowd Of farmers, Rogers
exposed the professional Stars
leaders" and called upon them Be-
organize into action committees
and the United Farmers League.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31

SOO-5OO Make Sheriff Halt
Sale; He Later Denies
He Did So

rennsburg, Pa, March 21.-A
uVWd OF 800 to 500 farmers gath
O.eu 70 stop a sale today on the
sOOck' implements and household
~ SVOus OF Susie and John Lilko.
tne sale was held to satisfy a
IIugment note for $S,89S, held by
', % Harakal of Bucks county.
Three deputies came to conduct
S'e sale The first offer was a
nurse nurse and the farmers refused to
s"s oh the second offer, hickels
a uimes were bid. The sheriff
~ 1l drew an offer of $1,000 for
-, the property from his pocket
AIM anu asked the farmers whether
Sa;, one present cared To make a
~ me farmers jeered.
me sheriff then cried "sold."
polD DEPUTIES AN HOUR
.ha'as ssged at this trickery by the
eSs i, the farmers surrounded
Rr.. automobile which held the
sa' three :, deputies, One of the depu-
b0r, ilfed a shot but no one was
an su'' -. After holding the deputies
thu noar, the farmers let one Of
IN. telephone 81 the sheriff.
.ddr e sheriff drove to the sale and
VIII Witnessed the crowd of farmer rv
ns me- mad come to protect the onIv
e. 't anus OF livelihood of their broth t
sto oSrner. The sheriff was unde,
70 an Og the farmers in the crow Vd
pOnsS y. mat the sale would be most
'' ned to April 8. &c p's'-
As,i ts a. his office, however. III,
such ''i denied that he h had ms al,
a. .p "a. = statement and aid '4 tSai
"'e would stick"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
MILLIONS LOST
BY FARM BOARD
Speculation IN Grain and
Cotton Caused Huge Loss
OF Government Money

Washington, March 81. The
Farm Board gave $500, 100000 to
cotton and grain speculators,
Henry MOrgenthau, Jr., head of
RoOsevelt's new Farm Credit Ad-
ministration, admitted today.
Most of this stupendous sum was
used by the Cotton and Grain
Sterilization Corporations to with
hold grain and cotton from the
market in a futile attempt to raise
prices on these two products. The
small grain and cotton growers
know just how little they got out
of these million dollar operations
absolutely nothing.
The Cotton and Grain Stabiliza-
ton Corporations as well as the
various cooperative marketing as
sociatiOns set up elaborate offices
employing high-salaried officials
and spent millions Of the govern
ment's money in the name of
farm aid.
What the farmers need is direct
cash relief. Setting up elaborate
bureaus headed by Thatcher of the
Farmers Union and other high
salaried officials hasn't helped the
farmer a bit. In contrast to the
$500, 100000 swallowed up by the
Farm Board is the 5000, 0OO, 900
which the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. grudgingly gave out to the
millions Of needy farmers and
workers Of the country during the
past year which didn't cover
hundredth part Of the need.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
COMMITTEE SENDS OUT
STATEMENT

A statement by the State Com
mittee for Action, signed by the
secretary, Alfred ITALIA, has been
sent to all organizations which
participated in the Farmers and
Workers Conference held at ST..
Paul last February, asking them
to send delegates to the confer
ence on April IA.
The statement reads in part:
"The Farmers and Workers Con-
ference that was held in the La
Dor Temple in st. Paul on Feb. 10
was an event of great Importance
in our struggle to keep our farms
and homes and to maintain a de-
cent standard of living.
1--WE must not permit that event
to become forgotten history, as
Governor Olson and the members
Of the state legislature hope.
"Hold meetings of all kinds in
your community and in your farm
err and worker organizations. Take
up the resolution that comes with
this letter (printed elsewhere in
this issue), have it acted upon in
the mass meetings, and send it to
Governor Olson.
"From your section or from
your organization you are called
upon to send along with the mem
Der of the Committee of Action
additional representatives to make
up the enlarged state com
mittee. The Youth State Com
mittee Of Action is requested t.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
WILL STRIKE MAY
DAY FOR BETTER
PRICE IN WISCONSIN

Rice Lake, Wis.-May Day is
set for starting a farmers holiday
on all farm products in the dis
trict of which Rice Lake is the
center. This was agreed at a
strike conference. Foreclosures ON
farms and starvation prices for
farm products have put the farm
ers in a militant mood.
In 1881 there were ISL tank car
loads of gasoline sold in Barron
county. Last year there were only
49, due largely DO the inability of
farmers to pay for gas. Many
farmers who have been driven off
their land by the sheriff are now
on county relief.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
CONVICT LUX ON
COURT CHARGE
Nebr. Organizer and Is
Others Convicted for
Contempt of Court

WILDER, Neb., March 25.-
Harry Lux, organizer of the
Nebraska Holiday Associa-
ton madison County Plan)
and leader of the recent
Farmers Relief Conference
held at Lincoln, was convicted tor
day along with Is other farmers
and workers for contempt of court.
ARRESTED AFTER ATTEMPT
TO STOP FORECLOSURE
The case grew out of an at
tempt to stop the foreclosure of
Joe Neuman's farm near WILDER,
March Ia. On this day several
hundred farmers together with a
truckload of unemployed from
Lincoln went to the Saline Court
House to protest the sale. They
used no threats and did not modest
the sheriff in any way. However,
when County Judge Kohout saw
the crowd he deputized several
men and told them to break up
the meeting, The deputies used
tear gas and guns on the peaceful
farmers.
A few hours later a posse of
armed men arrested five farmers
and IL unemployed who were on
the way back to Lincoln. Lux was
arrested in Lancaster county the
next day. Lux was singled out as
being the leader Of this movement
to save Neuman's farm and was
placed under $1,000 bond and put
i'm solitary confinement.
The arrested men were first
charged with "inciting to riot" but
the case brought such a storm Of
protest from Nebraska farmers
that the charges were changed to
contempt of court Four of the
arrested men have been released
upon payment of their fine. How
ever, IL still remain in jail, Lux
was fined heaviest, having a $3.50
fine against him.
HOLIDAY ASSN. ASKS
FOR HELP
The Holiday Assn. is defending
CONTINUED on Rage Twol
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
Protest the Arrest o.
Harry Lux in Nebraska

As we know the Officers are
violating the moratorium law
passed by the Nebraska legisla-
ture, we therefore demand the
unconditional and immediate
release of our fellow farmers.
This protest was voted on
and passed by an overwhelming
majority at our meeting March
20 at the school house here, and
Is being written by the commit
tee elected and told what to
write.
Committee Of AckiOm.
Alder Springs Local, r. p. A.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
IOWAFARMERS
STOP EVICTION
400 Farm Holiday Mem,
bers Make Court Revoke
Eviction Order

Harlan, Iowa, March 25.-A
group of 400 members of the Farm
Holiday Association showed what
mass action can do in preventing
an eviction here today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mccarthy
whose farm had been foreclosed
ON by the Prudential Life Insur-
ance company had received a court
order signed by Judge E. N. Mil
Ter decreeing that they should
move by tonight and lease be-
tween the insurance company and
another farmer had already been
signed.
However, when the 400 militant
farmers got busy, things took a
decided change. The county at
torney Jake More who had acted
as receiver for the insurance COM
pany was forced to sign another
lease renting the farm back to the
McCarthys. The farmers then
went with the attorney to see
Judge Mantz who approved the
new lease, cancelled the old one
and revoked the eviction order,
The whole thing took place in less
than as hours and could only have
been accomplished by mass action
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-31
(By a Farmer Correspondent

(By a Farmer Correspondent
Mena, Ark, March 21.-At
our meeting Of the Farmers
Protective Assn. held last night
we sent the following protest
to the governor of Nebraska
and Sheriff Frank A. Shimerda
Of WILDER, Nebr.;
We, the farmers of the Farm
ers Protective Association of
Alder Springs Local in Polk
County, Arkansas, protest the
frameup charge of "inciting to
riot" placed against Harry Lux
and eleven others.