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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-15
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IS Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
DOCKET

LEGAL NOTICE or PUBLIC HEARING
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
DOCKET
Petitions OF Public Service Company Of
Indiana for approval Of certain schedules
Of electric rates applicable 20 the follow
ing named towns and vicinities to-Vit.
1882 Fontauet. Vigo County. 1853
SOP 4 Vigo County. ll634-stop 10 and
49,. vigo County 1i636-Glensyr, Vigo
County. ii654-North Terre Haute. Vigo
County.
Notice is hereby given that the Public
Service Commission viii conduct public
hearings IN these causes IN the Rooms Of
the Commission. z0l State House Indi-
annapolis. Indiana. at p. m. Wednesday
Dec. a. 1893
Public participation IL these hearings is
requested by the Commission.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
SAMUEL L. TRABUE
Commissioner
PETE Il DAWSON
Examiner.
SHERMAN MINTOE.
Public Counsellor.
Indianapolis Indiana.
Dee fQa7
Evening star., 1933-04-02
TOBACCO GROWERS URGED
TO JOIN COOPERATIVE
st. Marys County Farmers Hold
Session at Leonardtown-Me
ing Last of Series.

special Dispatch to The Star.
LEONARDTOWN, Md, April l.
Tobacco farmers of Southern MARYLAND
were urged to discontinue selling their
crops through commission houses and
join forces with the Maryland Tobacco
Growers Association at a mass meeting
held by the latter organization here
this afternoon.
Figures said to have been compiled
by the Federal Government and show
ing that the organization obtained a
higher price for the tobacco it sold for
It's members last year than that sold by
commission men for independent farmers
were submitted by George 1. Gardiner
OF Bryantown, business manager of the
association.
The meeting was the last of q series
held by the association in this section
of the State to obtain new members
among the large group of farmers in
this area who have been operating in
dependently of the association and ap-
proximately 500 people, principally to-
bacco farmers, attended the parley.
Five speakers addressed the gather
ing and beseeched the farmers to CO.
operate with the association. They
were Gardiner, Stock Weather of
Hollywood, George Saches and j. C.
Brown, secretary and promotion man
ager of the association, respectively,
and g. w. Wingfield of Naruma, Va.
Weems Hutchins of Hollywood, presi-
dent, presided and introduced the
speakers.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
SPRING PROGRAM GIVEN
FOR BOYS CLUB MEMBERS
Gymnasium Glasses and Indoor
Base Ball Each Allowed Three
Nights Weekly.

The Spring program for members Of
the Boys Club OF Washington was an
nounced yesterday by Charles M. Fyfe,
executive director of the club
There will be gymnasium classes
three nights week and indoor base
ball three nights a week Boxing
matches will be held on Monday, Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday evening.
There will be wrestling six nights a
week.
Among the special events listed are
the Distrist of Columbia amateur ath-
letic wrestling championship matches
April 18 and 20, and the junior golden
glove boxing championship matches for
boys under Is on May 3 and S.
In the games department. the regular
hours for billiards, ping pong, checkers,
box polo and miscellaneous table games
will be from 6:l5 TO 10 o'clock each
evening with an extra period on Friday
from 3 to Sis O'Clock and on Sat-
urday from 80 to Sis o'clock. Regular
hours observed in the library will be
from BIS to Sis o'clock each after
noon and 6:15 to 10 o'clock at nights
with a special period on Saturday from
80 to Sis.
Vocational classes will be held from
7 to o'clock each night with print
ing class every night wood working
classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, and art classes on Tuesday and
Thursday nights. The barber shop will
/ be open Friday and Saturday nights
from to 9 o'clock.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
PRISON GUARD TELLS
OF FIRING AT PLANE
Leayenworth Official Testifies He
Shot After 2 Bullets Hit
Near Head.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated TTcSS.
LEAVENWORTH, Kans.. April l.
A Leavenworth Federal prison guard
testified before a United States COM
missioner today that he opened fire
with a submachine gun yesterday al
a circling airplane after two bullets
apparently shot from the plane, struck
within 6 inches of his head.
G. w. Cross, the guard, was a Fed
eral witness at hearing for Lynn s.
Barlow and A. N Barlow, Denver
brothers. alleged occupants Of the plane
charged with shooting with intent to
kill and attempting to aid prisoner.
to escape. Cross testified he believed
five shots were fired.
A possibility that Cross and nine
other guards who took the witness
stand had mistaken backfiring of the
planes motor for shooting was entered
in the defense record through Capt
Robin Day, Regular Army Air Corps
officer
Testimony was not concluded and J
X. Codding, the commissioner, ordered
the hearing continued until Monday
The brothers, who have denied firing
at the prison, were returned to the
Wyandotte County Jail in Kansas City
Kans. Officers said no weapons were
found In their plane when they landed
at Fort Leayenworth, Kans., air field
They were taken into custody by q
military patrol.
Maj. Gen. Stuart Geintzelman, COM
mander at Fort Leavenworth, testified
he saw the plane circle the prison
telephoned Warden Fred @. Zerbst and
had the Barlows detained when they
landed.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
MEDALlE WILL KEEP
new YORK CITY POST
U. s. Attorney Will Continue
Probe Of Banking Situation
There, Cummings States.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Attorney General Cummings said
yesterday he had not thought OF re-
moving George z. Medahe as United
States attorney at New York City.
The Attorney General said Medalie, q
prominent New York Republican. would
remain at his post and continue the
investigation and prosecution In con-
nection with the New York banking
situation.
Medalie obtained the warrants for
the arrest Of Charles Mitchell, former
chairman Of the board of the National
City Bank Of New York. and Joseph W.
Hartman, former head of the Hartman
National Bank. The former was in
dicted for alleged violation Of the in
come tax laws and Hartman was ar
rested after his bank failed to reopen.
The Attorney General Is known to
feel that the official has been doing
highly efficient work in connection with
the cases and other Investigations in
the financial world.
Evening star., 1933-04-02

contribution. Repayment Of the contri-
button would not be contemplated under
the plan.
A similar plan reportedly was under
consideration by the Illinois Central. but
there was no comment. Other railroads
in Chicago said they did not contem-
plate any action on union wages at
present.
The present agreement between the
railroad and the unions was reached
after weeks of negotiations. 1t provides
for extension of a former one-year agree
ment under which 10 per cent was de-
Quoted from the pay envelope Of every
union worker
Whitney said he had advised all union
workers to hold any pay checks from
which deductions of more than 10 per
cent had been made. He also made
public telegram Of protest to J. E.
German, president Of the Rock Island.
Telegram Made Public.
German later made public q telegram
in reply to Whitney in which he said ::
Your telegram advising that this
company is violating the railway labor
act and provisions Of existing wage
agreements indicates that you have
been misinformed concerning the facts
and the situation of which you COM
plain
We are advised by counsel that this
company has not violated either sec
tion or section of the labor act
or any other section of that act, nor
violated any of the provisions of exist
ing wage agreements
Evening star., 1933-04-02
CUTS WHEAT HELD
!. FOR STERILIZATION
U. S. Grain Corporation Had
Only 11,911,000 Bushels
in Futures Friday.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The wheat futures holdings of the
Grain Sterilization Corporation, which
at one time amounted to as much as
257,000,000 bushels, had been reduced
to IL ,911 900 bushels at the close of the
markets Friday.
This was announced yesterday by
Henry Morgenthau, jr., chairman of
the Farm Board, who said the holdings
ON March Z. The peak figure was
registered on June 80, 1881.
Previously, Morgenthau had an
nounced no cash wheat was held by the
corporation except 45,o00,000 bushels
being turned over to the Red Cross
for relief purposes at the direction OF
Congress.
Personnel Is Reduced.
The chairman also said that in carry
ing out his policy of economy and re-
trenchment" in Farm Board affairs he
had caused substantial reductions to
be made in the operating personnel of
the Grain Sterilization Corporation" ="
"A revised budget of the corporation
for the month of April" he added,
shows proposed salary payments Of
$6,408 as compared to a pay roll of
$24,410 in February and $22,868 in
March"
There has been considerable criticism
of the salaries paid Sterilization Cor
poration officials, Senators and Repre-
sentatives contending they were ex-
cesSive
Soon after he assumed his new posi-
ticn, Morgenthau estimated that losses
from the boards stabilization and other
operations during the Hoover admins
tration were about s35o,000,00
Balance is S3s,000,o00.
OF the original $500 900 900 revolving
fund given the board. he explained,
there was balance Of approximately
$38. .00p, 900 in cash and good loans"
He added that James c. Stone, the
former chairman, had estimated the
latter would bring the assets Of the
board to between $4,000, 900 and $780,
600, ,000
AS soon as stabilization wheat futures
have been disposed of, Morgenthau has
announced the Grain Sterilization Cor
poration will cease to function. 1t is
a corporation created under the farm
marketing act to conduct stabilization
operations in grain in an effort to boost
prices.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
SOCIETY WILL MEET

The Shakespeare Society Of Wash
lngton will meet tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock at the auditorium Of the Cor
coran Gallery of Art. Prof Will Hutch
inson of American University will speak
on Tendencies of Contemporary
Drama"
Under the direction of Miss A. NJ
Fauntleroy series of scenes from THE
Tempest" will be given. j. Paul Kelly
will appear as Prospero. Leslie Waudby
as Ferdinand, Alice Robinson Grifflth as
Miranda, Clarence Reubsam as Caliban,
Kent Dyer as Stephano and Embert lie
Lacheur as Trinculo
The public is invited to attend.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
DAVIS Is WEEK END
GUEST OF ATHERTON
Three Days of Conferences With
British Statesmen May Speed
World Farley Opening.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON. April Norman H Davis,
representing President Roosevelt in
preparations for the World Economic
Conference, is spending the week end
with Ray Atherton, counselor to the
American embassy, after three days of
conferences with British statesmen
which may result in opening the world
conference sooner than had been ex-
pected
Another important result of his visit
here has been the placing before
Prime Minister Macdonald at Mr.. Mac
Donald's request of an outline of Amer
ican opinion on the war debts.
Pointing out that the sentiment of
the American people is against cancel
lation, postponement or reduction, and
that the key to the problem is in the
hands of Congress, Mr.. Davis has been
able to acquaint the prime minister with
an authoritative insight on the political
and economic situation In the United
States. On Tuesday he Will 50 to Paris.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
BARONESS Won RoMBERG
GIVEN CALIFORNIA DECREE
Neglect and Discourtesy Charges
Recall Marriage to German
Nobleman in 1928.

By the Associated Press
SANTA BARBARA, Calf, April l.
An interlocutory decree of divorce was
granted today to Baroness Emily
Hall Won Romberg in her suit against
Baron Maximillian Hugo Converse
Romberg Of Wiesbaden, Germany,
charging neglect and discourtesy.
The marriage of the Montecito society
girl and the German nobleman was a
social event Of April, 1928, in New York.
Friends said the baroness had sought
to keep the way open for reconciliation
When 1t became known in February
that she was living apart from her hus-
band and making her home in Holly
wood, she declared against a divorce.
Mrs. Purdon Smith Hall, mother Of
the baroness, said a property settle
ment had been made out of court.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
WDETR0|T BANK
DIRECTORS NAMED.
Stanley Reed of Washington,
Farm Board Counsel, Is
One of 13.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, April Thirteen direc-
tors to take permanent charge Of the
Affairs of the 10-day-old National Bank
of Detroit were named by stockholders
late today.
OF the directors named, nine are from
Detroit, two from New York, one from
Washington, D. c., and one from Sagi-
nav, Mic4. James E. McEvoy, chief OF
legal counsel for General Motors Cor
poration, who was named temporary
president of the bank at its formation
was temporarily continued in that posi-
ton by the directors following theil
election. A permanent president and
vice president will be named by the
directors within a few days, it was
announced.
Directors Of New Bank.
Directors of the new bank, in which
deposits now total $3s s,656,012, are:
Alfred P. Sloan, jr., New York, presi-
dent Of General Motors.
Donaldson Brown, New York, vice
prisdent of Genera al Motors.
Henry E. Bodman, Detroit attorney
chairman of the board of the Union
Guardian Trust Co. Of Detroit.
Walter p Chrysler, Detroit, president
of the Chrysler Corporation.
Frank Couzens, Detroit, son Of Sen
ator James Couzens, and president OF
the Detroit City Council.
J. B. Ford, jr., Detroit, vice president
of the Michigan Alkali Co., and a
director of the Detroit Bankers Co.,
holding company for the First National
Bank, Detroit
James Inglis, Detroit, named chair
man of the board Of directors of the
new bank.
Tracy w. McGregor, Detroit, philan-
thropist and civic leader.
James T. Mcmillan, Detroit, director
of the Detroit Bankers Co., president
of the Detroit g. Cleveland Navigation
Co., and vice president. treasurer and
secretary of the Detroit Free Press.
Peter M. Monaghan, Detroit, attor-
ney and director Of the Detroit Bank
ers Co.
Real Estate Board Head.
James S. Holden. Detroit, president
of the Detroit Real Estate Board and
a director in the Detroit Bankers Co.
Stanley Reed, Washington, D. c.,
counsel for the Federal Farm Board III
Washington.
r. Perry Shorts, Saginaw, Mich, d.
rector in the Guardian-Detroit Union
Group, Inc, holding company for the
Guardian National Bank Of Commerce
The National Bank of Detroit over
which this board will exercise control
was formed when General Motors Cor
poration subscribed $12,500,000 for
common stock and the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation a similar amount
for preferred stock.
Contracts are now in process OF
completion under which the new bank
will take over the liquid assets OF the
First National and Guardian National
banks in Detroit, now under control OF
Federal conservators.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
EIGHT LIVES SPARED
IN NEODESHA CRASH
Some Athletes Recovering, Others
Seriously Hurt, Say
Doctors.
BY the Associated Press.


NEODESHA, Kans., April 1.-Phy-
sicians said tonight eight persons In
an airplane crash which brought dis
aster to the Winnipeg Toilers' basket
ball team near here yesterday would
recover, but several were in extremely
serious condition. Slight hope had been
held for the lives of Ian Wooley and
Andy Brown, two players.
Eight members Of the squad, mana
gers, pilots and the plane owner. a total
of IA, were flying from Tulsa, Okla
to Minneapolis
The bodies of Mike Shea and Joe
Dodds, who were killed, were ordered
sent to Winnipeg tonight. Mrs. r. H
Borygne, widow Of the business man.
ager Of the trip, ordered his body sent
to Rock Rapids, Iowa. The other dead
were Alvie K. Hakes, 28, pilot: H. E
Eggens, co-pilot, and j. H. O'Brien
Minneapolis sportsman, owner OF the
plane.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
CONVICTED IN SLAYING

BROWNSVILLE. Tex, April l LP-
Earl Dodson, 17-year San Benito
youth, was convicted and sentenced to
eight years imprisonment today on
charges of being an accomplice in the
aerial Staying of Lehman Nelson, 80,
flying instructor.
Nelson was shot through the head
February % by Erin Mccall, 81, whom
he was teaching to fly. Mccall landed
the plane, jumped out as 1t nosed over,
then committed suicide.
The prosecution alleged that Dodson
and Mccall planned to steal the plane
and fly to Yucatan, Mexico.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
BANK ROBBED OF $4,000
Two Gunmen Gain Entrance by
Ruse and Cover Employe.

GREEN RIVER, Wyo, April CP).-
Two gunmen held up the First National
Bank here after closing hours today
and escaped with loot officials estimated
at $4,000.
The two obtained entrance by a ruse
knocking and asking to be admitted to
inquire concerning the rental Of a
house owned by the institution Edward
Taliaferro, assistant cashier, who OPEN
ed the door, was covered by a pistol and
locked in a vault. The robbers fled
after seizing available currency.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
RAILWAYS ACCUSED
|OF BREAKING FAITH
Roads Deny Employees
Charges of Attempted
Wage Reductions.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April IA charge that
two vast railroad systems had broken
faith with their union employees was
made today, and promptly denied by
the railroads involved
At Washington, Chairman A. F
Whitney of the Railway Labor Execu-
tives' Association, said the Rock Island
lines and the Illinois Central system
were undertaking to force employees to
accept q 1928 per cent pay cut in viola
ton of Federal laws and of a contract
with the workers.
The roads denied it, the Rock Island
announcing that employees had been
given opportunity to contribute volun-
tarily If they wished to do So" but that
there had been no deduction or reduc-
ton. The Illinois Central stated simply
that it had no intention Of breaking its
contract
Mediation Steps Taken.
The United States Board of Mediation
entered the case tonight. Mediator
Edwin P. Morrow visited headquarters
of the two railroads in Chicago, but
made no comment.
Whitney declared the railroad man.
agements were forcing the workers tC
accept cuts, that it was not volun-
tary matter, and that the attention oi
President Roosevelt was being directed
to the case.
Il am informed, he said, "that the
Rock Island was preparing checks today
providing an additional deduction Of
one-sixth from the wages Of employees
which already have been reduced II
per cent by the national agreement
made in Chicago December 81. 1882
and which does not expire until No
vember !, 1888.
They are thus proceeding to break
their contracts with employees, to violate
a Federal law, the railway labor act
and to evade the application Of the
national bankruptcy act"
Two Pay Checks Reported.
The Rock Island system was reported
to be issuing two pay checks, one fol
five-sixths of the pay and the other fol
one-sixth. The one-sixth would be re-
turned to the carriers as q voluntary
Evening star., 1933-04-02
PRIEST FOUND DEAD

SAN DIEGO, Calf, April 1 Cp).-
Rev. p. c. N. Dwyer, "a, Catholic
priest Of Otay parish, was founde dead
in q bath tub at q hotel here today.
Coroner's investigators said Father
Dwyer apparently had died Of heart
disease. He came here in 1915 from
Honolulu. where he taught In q Catholic
college. Until 1912, he was in Warren,
Ohio, where he supervised the CONSTRUCT
ton Of st. Mary's Church and organized
the Warren Chapter OF the knights Of
Columbus.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
SISTERHOOD TO MEET

Mrs. George Levy will preside at a
meeting tomorrow night of the Adas
Israel Congregation Sisterhood to be
held in the synagogue, Sixth and !
streets, at pm.
Participants in the evenings program
will be Mrs Wolf Schlossberg, Miss C.
Berman, Miss Elizabeth Bernheiner
and Mrs. Clara q. Bernhetmer,
Evening star., 1933-04-02
DEBT RELIEF ACT UPHELD

OTTUMWA, Iowa, April R.-The
Iowa debtors emergency relief act,
passed by the present General Assem-
bly,. was held constitutional today by
Judge r. W. Smith.
Attorneys for the mortgage holders,
who sought to institute foreclosure pro-
ceedings on two pieces Of Ottumwa
city property, indicated they would seek
a review of the decision by the Iowa
Supreme Court.
The emergency law gives the court
custody of property against which FORE
closure proceedings are started until
March l, 1895. but the title remains
with the original holder.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
MATSUOKA TALKS
!. ON PRICE OF SILVER
Visits Office of Senator Pitt
man to Discuss Eco
nomic Problems.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Yosuke Matsuoka, high japanese
statesman, and Senator Pittman. Dem
ocrat, of Nevada, chairman of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee, yes
terday had a two-hour chat at the
Capitol in which restoration of the
price Of silver and many other economic
problems were discussed.
I'VE arranged to improve the price
Of silver and had a very interesting
visit" the Japanese visitor remarked
laughingly as he left the Senator s
Office.
Senator Pitman said the conversation
"rambled all over the Orient" but that
Matsuoka told him he had no author
ity to speak for his government. The
Senator recalled the fact that when he
visited the Orient two years ago the
Japanese government favored an inter-
national conference to better the price
of silver. ."
Leaves for Chicago.
The Far Eastern statesman, who is
on his way home from the League OF
Nations session on. the Manchurian
question, turned westward last night
for Chicago, where he will remain for
day or two.
Matsuoka finished his two-day- visit
here with whirlwind tour of the Cap
itol yesterday afternoon under the d.
rection of Representative Sol Bloom,
Democrat, of New York. The Senate
and House were not in session, but
Bloom arranged appointments for Mat
suoka and introduced him to many OF
the members.
He was presented to Speaker and
Mrs Rainey, Representative McReyn-
olds, Democrat, of Tennessee, chairman
Of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs; Senator Borah, Republican, of
Idaho; Senator Mcclellan, Democrat, of
Tennessee; Representative Byrns, Dem
ocrat, of Tennessee, and a number OF
other members of both the House and
Senate who are interested in interna-
tional affairs
Matsuoka had only brief converse
tions with all the men he met except
Pittman, but his secretary gave all of
them copies Of the statement Of Japan's
case in the Sino-Japanese dispute
which contains Matsuoka's addresses
before the Geneva Assembly, from
which the japanese withdrew Febru-
ary "a when recognition was denied
MdnCnukuO.
Visits French Envoy.
Matsuoka also paid visits to the re-
firing French Ambassador Paul Ciaudel:
to Raymond I. Moley, Assistant Secre-
tary of State, and DR.. Stanley K. Horn
beck, chief of the Far Eastern division
In the State Department.
He was guest last night at dinner
at the japanese embassy, attended by
many American officials. before turning
toward Chicago, where he will make an
address on the Manchurian situation
tonight. He will then to 60 Detroit
and will devote several days to an in
spection of the motor industry. Then
his plans call for a visit to his alma
mater, the University of oregon, be-
fore sailing from San Francisco for
Yokohama, April l3.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
PIT. A. to Hold Card Party.

VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS, Va; April
(SpeciaD Hume School Parent
Teacher Association will hold q benefit
card party Thursday evening IN the
Campbell exhibit home on Frazier ave-
nue.. The proceeds will be used to pur-
chase books for thu school library.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
NAMES TWO DELEGATES
Gov. Ferguson Appoints Pair for
Jobless Aid Farley Here.

AUSTIN, Tex. April tR.-Gov
Miriam A. Ferguson today appointed
E. o. Siecke. State forester, and Law
renee Westbrook, director of Recon-
struction Finance Corporation relief
work in Texas to represent her in
Washington April 6 at a conference
with the Secretary OF Agriculture with
reference to unemployment relief work
in forestry and related fields.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
Will Be Hostess to Guild.

GAITHERSBURG, April (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. Ernest Talbot will act as
hostess at the regular monthly meeting
Of the Women's Guild, Church of the
Ascension, Gaithersburg, to be held at
her home on Maryland avenue Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Evening star., 1933-04-02
Two Pay Checks Reported.

The Rock Island system was reported
to be issuing two pay checks, one for
five,sixths Of the pay and the other for
one-sixth. The one-sixth would be re-
turned to the carriers as q voluntary