The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-02
Wells Awaits Order From
Washington to Make
Probes.
SCORE OF COMPLAINTS
10000 Mark in Signing of
Agreements Passed in
Indiana.

oils industries displaying the
blue eagle, were reported to-
day to Francis Wells, Indiana
recovery director, by irate
employees.
Wells refused to make public
names of industries alleged to have
violated the pledge. but took de-
tailed complaints.
He promised speedy Investigation
as soon as he learns from Wash
ington the definite government
tactics to be used against such en-
ployers. A score OF complaints we're
received by Wells
The 10000 mark in signed agree
ments from Indianapolis and all
parts of the state was passed to-
day when the morning mail brought
in the highest total Of the drive,
$500 signed covenants. Wells cor
rected an impression today that
August would be the federal dead
lilit ApI SlSllcu NOFtudillS.
Honor Lists Drawn Up
Many associa tons have set Aug.
as the date for codes Of their in
dustry TO be in. but no dcadline but
Aug. 81 has been set by the federal
government" he said
The first honor lists" on which
the names of thousands Of employ
ers signing the covenant we're in
scribed were sent from Wells Office
today to various state pcstofEices.
The lists will be displayed publicly.
Naming OF the staff officers" OF
the local recovery army consisting
of four men and a woman to i'll
yestigate cooperation of Indian
apolis employers with the covenant
and to codify the unemployed was
held up today pending the accep-
/ lance of general according to
Louis J. Borinstein. president OF the
/ Chamber Of Commerce.
A meeting OF the Indiana district
recovery board appointed by the
President is scheduled for IL a. m.
Thursday at the Chamber of Com
merce building.
Retail Stores Display Emblem
Today a plane. piloted by Fred
Hedrick. was flown TO southern In
diana cities TO collect signed agree
mentS. Bloomington, Vincennes.
Evansville, New Albany. Jefferson
+ vile, Madison. Connersville and
Richmond will be the towns visited.
Twenty-four downtown retail
stores. the names of which are
printed elsewhere in this news
paper, joined the army of The MIRA
Monday when A. Edward Kahn.
president of the Merchants ASso-
citation, announced that his organ
ization had swung in line with the
recovery forces.
+ Six Indianapolis taxicab firms op-
Grating 272 cabs signed the code and
adopted a uniform rate Of 10 cents
for each two-thirds of a mile. Here
tofore varied rates have prevailed.
Restaurant Owners in Drive
The taxi companies are the Red
Cab the Lincoln Cab, the Hoosier
Cab, the Riley Cab and the Union
/ Cab
The blanket code of the NRA was
signed by more than 400 restaurant
owners of Indiana Monday at the
SEVERN. Local organizations meet
/ ing in each city and town will be
formed and the adjustment of open
ing and closing laws will be deter
mined by them
/ President Roosevelt MONDAY
drafted the following Indiana men
10 serve on the state recovery board:
Daniel Vert. Evansville: Adolph
FRITZ. indianapolis; Rudolph Leeds.
Richmond; Joseph NJ. Cravens.
Madison; q. NJ. Leslie. Fl Wayne:
Frederick Kroeger. Anderson: w. p.
Gleason. Gary and Charles Temple
ton, Terre Haute.
Appointments Are Confirmed
/ Appointments of Vincent Bendix.
South Bend; Lewis A. Tavlor.
+ Princeton; George c. Ball. Muncie.
and Irving Lemaux, Alex Gordon. L.
F. Shuttleworth and William j.
Mooney all of indianapolis TO serve
on the district recovery board were
confirmed Monday by the President.
Three hundred Indiana florists
Monday petitioned the government
TO place all retail florists nder the
agricultural act instead Of the MIRA.
Webb Sparks OF the Chamber OF
+ Commerce told the florists that the
boycott is weapon that undoubt-
edly will be used in the NRA CAM
paign.
Members Of the indiana Photo
graphers Association diseased pro-
visions Of the NRA code at
meeting Monday while members Of
the Indianapolis jewelers. Guild
approved the proposed industrial
code at a meeting at the Wash
ington
Farmers to Organize
A temporary organization Of In
diana ice cream manufacturers
meeting at the Hotel Lincoln Mon
day, drew up an agreeme II which
will be submitted 20 the secretary
Of agriculture under the provisions
Of the agricultural adjustment act.
Perry county farmers Will meet
Wednesday 10 form an organization
under the agricultural act.
Articles Of incorporation we're fled
Monday by the Indianapolis AS
ISOLATION of Shoe Repair and Serv-
ice Shops with the Secretary OF
/ State.
From Bloomington, Auburn. South
Bend, Princeton. Greensburg. An
derson, Connersville and Huntington
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