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The Washington times., 1933-08-02
MRS. COSTELLO
HAS PASSION
FORL|v|NG'
AdeIa st. Johns, Writer, Finds
Widow Dynamic on Stand
In Poison Death Trial

The tolloUtng article tDnS ,Urit-
ten for International NewS Ser
Uice By AdeI1 Rogers st. Johns,
the famous noDeliSt and motion
picture Uriter, author of "A Free
Soul" "The Single Standard"
and What Price Hollywood"
BY ADELA ROGERS ST. JOHNS
Copyright 1898, by International
News Service.)
The Washington times., 1933-08-02

(Continued from Page y
kers, N. Y. and in 1917 came
to Peabody.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
DRIVER HURT IN
HIT-RUN CRASH
Car 0VerturnS in Accident;
Operator of Truck Is
Injured.

Police are seeking the hit and run
driver Of an automobile, which
sideSwiped car driven by Fred
DreXler, 1902 East Market street.
as he was going north on keystone
avenue, Wednesday night. Drexler
was injured.
DreXlerS car ran into a ditch,
where it overturned. He suffered
severe decorations of a hand and
other injuries. he was taken to city
hospital
DreXler said another motorist fol-
lowing him pursued the hit and run
car.
A truck driven by James Kersey,
20, Of 3007 East Tenth street, COL
lided with a car driven by Mrs.
Frank Dennie of 5346 Park avenue,
Wednesday, at Broadway and Forty
ninth street.
Police gave Kersey first aid treat
ment and took him to city hos
pital Neither Mrs. Dennie nor
Hick Haraka, 81, of 1903 East Six
tenth street, passenger in the
truck, was injured.
Police patrolling East street, near
Washington street Wednesday night
found an abandoned car which had
struck an iron post at the railroad
elevation. They later arrested Glenn
Beman, 3346 Carson street, owner of
the car, charging him with drunk
enneSS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
Artificial Production of Babies Is
Not Right Thing to Do, Doctors Say

must be free of venereal infection of any kind.
Drunkards would not be acceptable, nor would those
giving a family history Of hereditary diseases.
Naturally the fertility of the donors would be known
definitely
Legal as we'll medical questions arise Who
would be the father-the donor the husband?
The question of inheritance also might arise
Artificial dissemination has been practiced sue
cesSfuly between husband and wife in certain cases
when it was otherwise impossible for them to have
children. In such case of course, fraud might be
practlced on the wife by INSCRIPTIONS physician
ana husband a donor becoming the father of her
children instead of the husband
One of the most interesting applications of this
method was the suggested attempt at crossing ape
and man. So far as known, this experiment never
was actually made, but the plan to inseminate
artlhclally human potential mother in the hope
that she would bear child whose father was an
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
P.m Scfence Serrice

.
A RTIFICIAL dissemination is the scientific term
N for the procedure by which synthetic babies are
produced like the three daughters of Mrs M A.
Homme of Los Angeles, the subject of publicity
in connection with lawsuit. The procedure has
been used in human and also in stock breed
ing. 1t is usual custom in horse breeding
But a recent survey of physicians who success
fully had practiced it showed them to have decided
to stop recommending it, Possibility of infection was
given as the principal objection by one of these
doctors. The others did not consider it was the
right thing to do
The survey was undertaken in connection with a
proposed scheme for procuring donors for artificial
dissemination. The question of such donors raise
many interesting problems, it recently pointed
out in the Pennsylvania Medical Journal
1t would be assumed that permission of both
husband and wife first must be obtained. The donor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13

swimming instructor, Montgomery
says he never has found a person
who could not learn to swim if he
wanted to. He urges persons who
have not taken advantage of the
first lessons to enter the classes
now.
All work is reviewed each day, so
that it is possible to enter the class
late, and still keep abreast of the
lessons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
Millions Will Pour Into Pocketbooks of
Workers Under Gigantic y. S. Navy Plan
New Building Program to
Put Nation Nearer to
Treaty Allowance.

In 1880 came the London treaty.
signed by Great Britain, the Unit
ed States and Japan. This con-
ference was needed because the
limitations imposed at Washington
were not sufficient. The ratio of
5-5-3 for capital ships IT, e., battle
ships and battle cruisers and plane
carriers had been established, but
no agreement had been reached on
limiting smaller types of ships.
AT London this was attempted.
Not only did the three powers agree
on a holiday in building of more
capital ships until 1886, but actually
adopted a scale of building for
cruiser, destroyer and submarine
classes.
Japan drew a slight advantage
from these negotiations, and the big
three emerged from the conference
with ratio of Great Britain 10,
United States 9.8, and Japan 63.
But the United States failed ut
terly to build even up to the stand
ards set at London. The magnifl-
cent fleet of detroyerS turned out
during the war had deteriorated,
ready for the junk yard without
new ships to replace them.
Subs Are Obsolete
We have no destroyer leaders, and
not one destroyer that can cross the
Pacific without refueling. Many of
our older submarines are obsolete,
and we lack modern plane carriers.
Other nations have not so neg
lected their treaty quotas. Japan
has already built up to within few
ships of her allowed London treaty
strength of 1886. And in certain
classes of smaller ships is definitely
superior to the United States in
both numbers and nodernity.
In addition, she has officially an
nounced that in 1885, when another
conference meets to determine the
naval future, she will demand naval
equality with the United States and
Great Britain.
France, Britain, Italy, Germany
and Russia are speeding up their
naval construction. Russia, with
practically no navy, has ordered the
largest submarine in the world, and
four cruisers.
Worried by Germans
The German fleet was destroyed
after the war, but its new pocket
battleships" have European navy
men worried.
Britain's program is expanded for
1888, and is such as to make COM
plete her replacement program &C
cording to the treaty by 1886.
Construction of all thirty-two
ships of the new 1888 program q
plane carriers, light cruisers, 20
destroyers, 2 gunboats, 4 subma-
rineS) in addition to II ships now
building, will still leave the United
States fleet considerably under
limitations" says Representative
VinSon.
Of our Isl destroyers, only four
today are under age" The others
are already over the treaty age for
replacement. So even with eight
building and twenty in the new
program, the United States will be
woefully behind in this important
class japan today has seventy-one
under age" deStroyers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13

THREE lessons, given under
Il direction of Earl Montgomery
and his fourteen assistants, have
been all that was necessary to teach
many of the entrants in The Times
Broad Ripple pool swimming course
to swim.
Coupons published daily this week
in The Times entitle readers to the
free course. Only cost is the ad-
mission fee to the pool.
A complete review of each pre-
vious lesson is given daily, III the
three classes. a class is held each
morning at $50, one at $50, and
one at $50 at night. Following the
review, Montgomery gives directions
for the new lesson. Personal super
vision of each pupil is taken care Of
by the group Of instructors working
with him.
AT the end of the week, tests will
be given, and swimmers passing will
be awarded certificates, authorized
by the Red Cross. Three hundred
persons received certificates last
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
Railroad Men, Residing in
Indiana, to Pay NelU Tax

An odd point was raised in an
inquiry regardless the state income
tax in letter received by The
Times Tuesday.
A railroad man, working on a
division which is half in Indiana
and half in Illinois, stated that he
earned income about equally in both
states, and spent about the same
amount in each. Both states have
income tax laws and he asked
whether he should pay in both and
on what basis.
The letter. submitted by The
Times to the income tax division,
was answered as follows:
If legal residence is in Indiana,
the full amount of tax must be
paid here. If in Illinois, the rail-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
Labor to Have Huge Share
in Laying Down of 81
New Ships.
BY WILLIS THORNTON
NEA Service Writer

WASHINGTON, July 13.-Nearly
a quarter billion dollars will jingle
in the pocketbooks of expert Ameri-
can shipbuilders during the next
three years because the United
States. has a sailor President.
That would be labors share in the
S238, 100000 to be spent in building
thirty-two new naval ships, the So
100000 to be spent on 290 new naval
planes, and an additional SIS 900 900
that may be spent on undermining
existing ships.
For Representative Carl Vinson,
chairman Of the house naval COM
mittee, calculates that IS per cent
Of the money spent on new ships
goes for labor, and a large percent
age of the remodeling expense and
plane cost would reach the same
destination-the pockets of skilled
workers.
81 Ships in Year
These thirty-two new ships are
all to be laid down this year, Navy
Secretly Swanson has announced, in
addition to the seventeen ships now
building Nearly $50,00O,000 will be
spent this year
Sixteen vessels will be built in
the government yards at New York,
Charleston, Mare Island, Bremen
ton, Portsmouth and Philadelphia.
Bids will be opened July 26 from
private yards for the other sixteen
ships, with Colonel H. L. Roose-
welt, assistant secretry Of the navy,
emphasizing that such bids must be
satisfactory or practically all the
work will go to government yards.
Already Portsmouth navy yard
has been awarded two submarines,
and New York and Charleston yards
small gunboat apiece. BY Aug. 1
it is hoped to have most of the 9TH
ers allotted and the work well I'M
der way.
The work, Secretary Swanson
points out, will employ many thou
sands" directly, and many more
thousands" indirectly.
Many Trades Affected
Sixteen major trades and 100
smaller mechanical trades in many
states are affected
Steel, iron, lumber, cork, rubber,
metal fixtures, fittings, valves. cleo
trical equipment, brass, lead, zinc.
paint, interior decoration, insula-
ton, tiling, furniture and furnish
ingS, galley and pantry equipment,
hardware, tools, castings, all these
lines should feel almost Immediate
ly the stimulation of the navy's pro-
gram.
Important as the navy building
program is because Of its immediate
effect on business and employment.
it is even more important as a def
mite step in naval policy.
1t has been a foregone conclusion
that Franklin D. Roosevelt as Presi-
dent would bring into play the
knowledge of the navy during the
war, and be influenced by the natu-
raj feelings of a skilled sailor who
loves the kick of the wheel and the
roll of the deck.
The fleet today depends on re-
strictions laid down in the treaty
of Washington 1920 and the treaty
OF London 1880 The treaty re-
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sulting from the Washington con-
ference was the first ever to limit
naval armament 1t was signed by
the United States, Great Britain,
Japan, France and Italy.
1t remains valid until ended by
one of the contracting powers On
two years notice. Under it the ma
tions scrapped hundreds of ships,
built, building, and authorized.
The United States itself scrapped
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13

road mans income is not subject to
the Indiana tax"
In reply to another letter of in
quiry, the division replied:
Partnerships should file a return
showing gross receipts of the firm
as well as the divisional share of
each partner.
"A partnership is required to file
return showing gross receipts re-
CARELESS of whether any distribu
ton of dividends has been made.
rms is because the tax is upon re-
celpts, without regard to the factors
Of profit and loss
Citing its ruling that receipts from
sale of goods outside Indiana. but
made in the state, are taxable. the
division states that as this point is
IN litigation, need not be reported
as income until January, 1884.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
FRIGIDAIRE TO START
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
Summer Drive Will Aim at Seasonal
Buying Slump.

Launching Immediately of one of
the largest summer newspaper adj
vertising campaigns in F'rigidaire
history to counterfeit the So-called
summer buying slump, was an
nounced Wednesday to a meeting Of
sales managers, dealers and sales
men of the Indianapolis trade area
H. J. Walker Jr., manager of the
public utilities division of the F'rig-
idaire Corporation, refrigeration and
air conditioning subsidiary of Gen
eral Motors, and other executives
came from headquarters at Dayton,
o., to address the meeting.
Walker said household F'rigidaire
production in June surpassed any
thirty-day period in the company's
history and he believed results of
the summer program facing $4,000
Frigidaire dealers and statesmen
would vindicate increase of the fac
tory personnel to a point nearly
equal to that of the 1929 boom days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
Auto Accident Victim Dies:
1888 Traffic Toll Is 81

swerved his car to avoid hitting the
elderly woman, but she stepped
against the side.
Miss Frances Yount, 10, of 1917
Kelly street. a witness, tainted, and
had to be taken home in a police
car.
Miss Lomax' body was taken to
the Hisey g. Titus funeral home, but
funeral arrangements have not yet
been made. She is survived by three
sisters, Mrs. Martha Morton, Miss
Augusta Lomax and Miss Jessie Lo-
max, all of the Central avenue ad-
dress, and a brother, Joseph A. Lo-
max, Long Beach, Cal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13

twenty-eight battleships and battle
cruisers, more than it kept. 1t gave
up much to this treaty, for at the
rate Of building as the World war
ended, it would have had by 1924
easily the first navy in the world.
The United States, equipped With
a fleet at the end of the war that
had no equal, rested on its laurels.
The once-proud ships grew old and
out-of-date.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
u. s. INDUSTRY
URGED TO AID
CODE ADOPTION
Major Plants May Be Asked
to Lead Way on 35-Hour
Week, STA Minimum.
HEARINGS ARE CALLED
Delay Seen as Danger to
Recovery; Roper Issues
Warning.
BY RUTH FINNEY
Times staff Writer

WASHINGTON, July 10. - Large
industries gathering here next week
for hearings on their codes of fair
competition may be called on by the
administration to lead the way to-
ward establishment Of a temporary
thirty five hour work week and $14
minimum wage for men.
Various ways of putting the plan
into effect are being discussed. I'm
der one of these, a few leading in
dutries would announce agreement
to observe the general schedule
pending effectiveness Of their own
codes. Other industries then would
be asked to follow these leaders.
The temporary schedule plan is
being delayed for a few days be-
cause of feeling that unless some
industries are pledged definitely to
it at the time it is announced, diff
Culties may be experienced in get
ting it observed generally by volun-
tary agreement.
Plan Up Monday
The plan will be considered by the
national industrial recovery board
Monday and by the Presidents new
Super-cabinet council Tuesday.
Meanwhile. Secretary of Com
merce Daniel Roper, chairman of
the recovery board, has issued
new warning of the dangers that go
with delay in adopting codes.
Every effort should be made to
prevent distortion of existing con-
ditions by speculation" said Secre-
tary Roper. This speculation may
take either of two forms. First is
speculative advance buying against
prospective demand. This form
serves only the selfish purpose of
the Spectator. 1t contributes moth
ing substantial to the relief of exist
ing conditions.
Code Hearings Set
On the contrary, it reduces the
consuming power of the scant wages
now being paid The second form,
advancing production against pros
spective future demand, is short
sighted. 1t contributes nothing to
the need for increased purchasing
power
Three code hearings already are
set for next week, with a posi-
bility that fourth may be added.
The codes of the shipbuilding and
ship repair industry and the cleo
trical manufacturers industry will
be heard July 49, The lumber code
hearings begin July 20.
The shipbuilders' code proposes a
forty-hour week and minimum pay
of 35 cents an hour in the south and
40 cents in the north. Electrical
manufacturers propose a thirty-six-
hour week and 35 cents an hour
minimum for most of their en-
ployes. with certain exceptions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
MILLIONS SPENT BY
WORLD FAIR VISITORS

Report Shows Almost S4,5OO,O 900 Ex-
pended at Exposition.
By United Press
CHICAGO, July II. - Nearly
S4,50O,000 was spent by the 1851 1927
persons who visited the World fair
up to July 7, it was announced to-
day
The exact total spent of the fair
ground was S4,421 ,956.4O divided as
follows: Shows and spectacles,
S1,046,0OO; restaurants, 81 100000; re-
freshments, S491 600; rides and
amusements, $454,O00; souvenirs,
S374000; transportation and utilities,
S5260O0 games and vending ma
chimes, $4,000 and miscellaneous,
$4,000.
Each person spent an average of
Slip, of which 80 cents went for
meals, Is cents for transportation
and II cents for refreshments.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
TIRE MEN TO FROLIC
indianapolis Dealers to Hold Third
Annual Celebration.

Third annual outing and golf
tournament of the Tire Dealers As
ISOLATION Of Indianapolis will be
held Friday afternoon and night at
the Broadmoor Country Club.
Golfers will compete for three
cups offred by Indianapolis news
papers and for prizes donated by
various tire manufacturers. There
will be an entertainment program
during the tournament and at a
banquet at night.
E. B. Oscars is general chairman,
assisted by F. M. Bancroft, H. E.
Scott, ack c. Carr and E. E. Short.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
RULES REVISED
FOR CHOICE OF
POSTMASTERS
More Liberal Regulations
Will Speed Up U. S.
Appointments.
AGE LIMIT PUT AT 66
Interview System Dropped;
Residence Requirement
Cut to Year.
BY MARSHALL MCNEIL
Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, July 10. - Slight
liberalization of rules under a presi-
Dental order just written probably
will see the patronage mill grinding
out Democratic postmasterships
faster than heretofore.
Under the new order, these
changes will be made:
Applicants for postmasterships of
the first, second, and third class
will notify Washington of their
qualifications by sworn question:
naire and a saving will be effected
by discontinuance of the practice
of having special agents from the
postoffice department and the civil
service commission interview appli-
cantS.
The maximum age limit has been
increased from IS to 66 years.
Residence Limit Cut
The minimum residence require
ment has been decreased from two
years to one year.
Officials at the postoffice depart
ment reported that congressman
were "tickled to death" with the
new regulations.
In the future, as in the past, the
civil service commission will rate
the applicants for jobs, certify three
to the postmaster general, and he
and the Democratic congressman in
whose district the postoffice in
question is located, will decide the
appointment.
Contrary to the general public
impression, there never has been in
the case of presidential post
masterships of the first and second
classes a real civil service exanina-
tion," Postmaster General James
Farley said In other words, the
candidates never have been assem-
bled to stand a written examina-
ton"
No Examination Planned
No such examination is planned
now. Mr.. Farley said that one rea-
oOAA Vic ClldIlSS WdS IIdQe was GIldC
the large number of applications
for appointment which have been
filed since March 4 made it evil
dent that if this plan (the old plan
of having agents interview appli-
cantS, we're to be followed there
would be great added expense and
much delay in filling vacancies.
That future changes are contem-
plated to take postmaster appoint
ments out of politics was indicated
by Mr.. Farley. He said that his
department would prepare legisla-
ton to suggest to the next session
of congress to put all postmaster
ships under civil service.
An official at the civil service said
that the new rules would not make
the appointment of postmaster
easier, but explained that there was
precious little difference" between
the new and the old plans.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
EXCESS Rail INCOME
ORDERS DISMISSED
Formal Action Taken on 20
Lines by |. C. C..
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, july 13-The
interstate commerce commission to-
day dismissed orders directing twen-
ty railroads to pay to the treasury
money which was recoverable under
provisions Of the old transportation
act.
The dismissal was a formal pro-
ceeding, undertaken in accordance
with provisions in the emergency
transportation act repeating the ex-
cess income provisions of the inter-
state commerce act.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
A. T. & T. DENIED CUT
State Tax Board Refuses to Slash
Valuation $2,OOO,OOO.

State tax commissioners today
refused to accede to a request from
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company that it's Indiana
holdings be cut in assessed valuation
by $2,O0O000, it was announced by
Philip zoercher, chairman.
The company owns the Indiana
Bell Telephone Company, which is
taxed separately. Present local and
state assessment for A. T. & T. is
a little more than $19O0O,0OO, zoer-
cher said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
Fire Destroys Wheat Crop.

WtNtW 7 tSs
LAPEL, Ind, July ia cigarette
stub dropped by wheat thresher on
the Ellsworth McClintock farm,
southeast of here, ignited a fire
which destroyed five acres of wheat
before the Lapel fire department
could bring the blaze under control.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
TAX DEADLINE STAYS
Extension of Time Not to Be
Granted. Saws COIIector

Granted. Says Collector.
No extension of time on gross re-
ceiptS tax payments will be granted,
it was announced today by Collector
Clarence Jackson. Deadline for pay
ment is Saturday.
All persons or firms taking in
more than S16667 during May and
June have been asked to pay the
tax. The law provides penalties for
failure to pay quarterly inStallments
in excess of $40
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13

An appalling year-end auto fatality
toll for Marion county was indicated
today as the death list since Jan.
reached siXty-four.
The sixty-fourth casualty was Miss
Mary Lomax, 70, of 1920 Central
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13
Learn to SNin1

This clipping entities holder
to a free swimming lesson in
The indianapolis Times Broad
Ripple Learn to Swim class.
Learn to swim week is July
10 to Is. This does not in
clude admission to the pool.
The price will be 25 cents for
adults and 10 cents to children.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13

the essentials of the crawl stroke,
and are able to swim about twenty
five feet"
In ten years OF experience as a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-13

Monday actually are swimming
now" Montgomery says. They need
practice, of course, to gain ease and
better form, but they have learned