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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
Details of Coast Quake
Told in Letter to City Man

There have been three shocks
while have written this much. OF
course, they are not very powerful
now, although they shake up quite
a lot. They serve to bring down
what the former shocks have loos-
ened. There's another quake.
Our house is all cracked up in
side, with the plastering scattered
about in places, and in one place a
piece fell from behind the hall
tree as big as a mans hat.
The chimney is down and CELL
ingS are wet because the drinking
fountain upstairs fell and broke
medicine bottles in the bath room.
The entire building seems to have
shifted just a little eastward on its
foundation. Another quake.
Love to all.
THERON, ETHEL AND THE Chill
DREN.
p. S.-TheSe towns are all I'M
der martial law and no one is al
lowed in the business dictrictS, and
they advise everybody to stay off
the highway as it binders the re-
moval of debris"
My brother does not mention
what has happened to his Office"
Merton Johnston said. The Office
building, which houses four doc
tors, was on the street directly in
back of the postofice. which, ac-
cording to news dispatches, was de-
moliShed.
Having lived in Santa Ana for
several years. I can imagine the
feelings Of these experiencing the
earthquake.
During the years that lived
there, we were warned Of earth
quakes almost every year, at this
season. The air would become de-
pressing. and warning tremors
would be felt The newspapers
would sound warning, and people
living in apartment buildings would
camp out for several nights, until
the danger seemed passed"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
Seconds Like Minutes as
Shocks Continue, Says
Note to Brother.
RY HELEN LINnSAY

While he sat in a room contin-
uouSly shaken by recurring shocks
OF the earthquake, DR.. S. Theron
Johnston, Santa Ana, Cal, described
details of the disaster in a letter to
MS brother, Merton A. Johnston,
$3.50 Kenwood avenue. The letter.
which came by air mail, was re-
celVed in Indianapolis this morning.
Last night at 5:54 there occurred
very heavy earthquake, lasting for
plotracted period" DR.. S. Theron
johnston wrote. Actually, it must
have been something like thirty to
torty-five seconds, but it seemed
about five minutes"
The letter mentions other tremors
felt by DR.. Johnston as he wrote.
The shock was the heaviest I be-
lieve for many years. if not the
hardest, ever have felt. The CEN
ter seemed to be about Long Beach,
where a good many lost their lives.
most of them by running into the
streets and being buried by falling
debris. Three lost their lives here
in Santa Ana. A man and his wife,
walking in front of the RoSSmore
hotel, and a lad, whom I knew, was
hit By falling bricks" the latter con-
tinues
we could not get into commu-
nication with mother and daddy, so
we drove over to Arcadia. Prac-
tically no damage was done there,
as the shocks were much lighter in
that locality. We sat there in the
house for about an hour and a half
and felt no tremor, while they oc-
Cured here at about ten to fifteen
minute intervals. and at times much
more frequently.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
knTE YES o. - aeSE
TETE 7ES or 10 ETEE

l. She is far greater than
many of them. AS DR.. Leta Hol-
lingworth points out. successful
motherhood is a field in which
human greatness is sheer
necessity, but in which fame is
not possible" In the beginning
she risks her life.
Later she gives the glory of
her being, the love, faith, and
inspiration of her soul. the last
quivering ounce of her energy
to making her children into
something fine, wise and beauti-
full.
And when she dies, a little
stone in the graveyard is often
all that tells the world that here
was a great soul.
z Yes. With all it's diSap-
pointments, ambition brings that
keen happiness that comes from
the sense of achieving. Ben
jamin Disraeli once said to John
Bright in the house of commins:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
Affair to Be Held Tonight
in Hall of South Side
School.
LEISURE HOUR CALENDAR

LEISURE HOUR CALENDAR
TONIGHT
Sacred Heart School hall, 1902 Union
street. Especial meeting).
TUESDAY
Garfield Park community house.
Mt. Jackson Club, 81 Collier street.
WEDNESDAY
BrOOkside Park community house.
j. I. V. Hill community house.
Rhodius Park community house.
THURSDAY
Crispus Attacks high school.
FRIDAY
Christian Park community house.
Ft. Wayne and Walnut Club.
Fletcher Place community house.
Michigan and Noble Club. School 9. at
1i0 Vermont street.
Nebraska Cr0psey Club, School %, at
1881 South Illinois street.
Oak Hill Club, School 38. at 2030 Vim
School s. at 612 West Washington
street.
school 70. at iS3 South West street
school 10. at 1902 West Market
School IS. at 1901 East Sixteenth
street.
School "a, at Kelly and BOYD streets.
School 81, at 3615 West Walnut street.
A special program has been ar
ranged for tonight at the Sacred
Heart school hall, 1902 Union
street, where an organization meet
ing is to be held. The meeting is
for the promotion of Leisure hour
Club programs in the Catholic
and has been arranged by
A. J. Voight, chairman.
Appearing on the program, I'M
der the direction of Sergeant Tim
othy Mcmahon, will be Dolly and
Esta Buchanan, in songs; Catherine
Muench, songs; Betty Marie Starr.
singer and dancer; Vera Nicholi.
readings; Thomas Moriarty. accor-
Joseph Steiner, instrument
tai music; Steiners Hawaiians, and
Margaret Scott, Betty Unser, Mar
garet Ellen Wilson, Joe Shea and
Carol Smith.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
GERMANY FLIES
KAISER'S FLAG
Old Imperial Banner Is
Made Official by Hin
denburg EdiCt.
By United Press

By Jnitcd Press
BERLIN, March g. - Germany
today lives again under the old pre-
war imperial, black, white and red
flag.
The red, black and gold flag Of
republican Germany was banned in
a decree issued by President Paul
Won Hindenburg.
simultaneously, he ordered the
swastika symbol of the Nazi made
official for display with the imperial
flag.
The decree of the veteran war
chief came on day when all Ger
many was mourning the Germans
who lost their lives in the World
war and at a moment when the
Nazi brown shirt forces were. win
ming new triumphs in municipal
elections.
In the Prussian elections Sunday,
the Hitlerites and Nationalist OBJ
tanned majority, together winning
113 seats in Berlin. They polled a
majority also in Frankfort Altoona,
Gleizitz, Halle, Koenigsburg and
Kiel.
Hindenburg's decree merely con-
firmed the abolition Of the repub-
lican flag which the Hitlerites al
ready had made effective.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
Students Hard at Work
in Model Home Contest

Wilbur Metz, $50 Ritter street,
winner of the weeks vacation trip
to Washington, D. c., with all ex-
penses paid, says:
I already have started work on
my model and have had fair prog
ress. Naturally, I am as anxious to
win again this year, because I think
that the trip which The Times gave
me last year was the greatest event
Of my life"
A new feature Of the contest,
which is part of the Home Com
plete Exposition, to be held at the
state Playground April % to 90, is
the silver trophy which will be
awarded to the school whose stu
dents receive the greatest number
of honorable mentions.
Deadline for all entries of models
is April 81. Ray Monohan, chairman
of the Model Home contest COM
mittee, today urged all students who
have not entered to forward their
entries.
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It's ambition, Bright, with all
its disappointments, that brings
us here"
Ambition never brings content
ment, but it does bring that no
BILE discomfort that leads to high
endeaVor.
This, after all, is the highest
happiness, the restless, ambitious
soul ever will know.
3. Yes. An experiment has
been carried on in the schools of
twelve cities for more than two
years, under the general direc-
ton of DR.. Ben D. Wood of CO.
lumbia university, to study
whether, if children learn to eX-
press themselves by the easy
method of tipping instead of the
hard, slow method Of the pen,
they may not learn faster and
express themselves better.
The results have been very
gratifying. Typewriting marked
ly has improved their reading,
language work, and, surprising to
say, their number work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
Muncie Pupils Send Word
That They Hope to
Annex Prizes.

Reports from indianapolis and
out-of- town schools which have
entered this years Model Home
Contest, sponsored by The In
dianapolis Times, indicate that stu
dents are hard at work constructing
their models.
Dorothy Scheller, 2729 Napoleon
street, student Of Sacred Heart
school, reports satisfactory progress.
She is the only girl student entered
in this years contest so far.
Clyde Wellinger, instructor of
Central senior high school, Muncie,
states, four students have been
working hard at their models and
we think that the Indianapolis
schools will receive the hardest
competition they have had in
years"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
CHINESE LAUNCH
FIERCE ATTACK
Japanese Face Swords and
Pistols as Defenders
Rally.
By Unifcd Press

~ tHlfcd press
CHENGTEFU, Jehol Province,
March 10. - Chinese forces have
launched spirited counter-attack
against the japanese near Fanchia-
kow. A continuous battle beginning
Sunday still was in progress today.
Using swords and pistols, Chinese
engaged in hand-to-hand fighting
with mountain artillerymen of the
Hattori corps, caught in a surprise
attack.
Airplane ambulances were used to
rush the wounded in base hospitals
at ChinchoW Manchuria.
simultaneously, Japanese carried
out an airplane bombing raid south
Of Kupeikow, turning the advance
Of Chinese troops into a rout.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
DELAY SENTENCING
OF STATE SLAYER
Alleged Wife Murderer to
Appeal Jury's Verdict.

By United Press
BROWNSTOWN, Ind, March 49,
= Sentencing of Harley Edwards,
SO, to the electric chair on charges
of numbering his wife was delayed
today pending appeal from the con-
viction.
A jury found Edwards guilty and
recommended the death penalty.
A son, Lloyd, 9, was one of the
chief state witnesses. He testified
that he had seen his father fire the
shot. Edwards and his wife were
eStranged when the shooting took
place July %, 1882.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
RESERVE KEY
BANKS OPEN
FOR BUSINESS
Roosevelt Pledges Nation
Against New Epidemic
of Failures.
Continued From Page one)

the same status as the bank that
opens tomorrow"
I do not promise you that every
bank will be reopened. or that in
dlvldual losses Will not be suffered"
the President continued. But there
Will be no losses that possibly could
be avoided: and there would have
been more and greater losses had we
continued to drift.
i even can promise you saliva
ton for some at least of the sorely
pressed banks. We shall be en-
gagged not merely in reopening sound
banks, but in creation of sound
banks through reorganization"
Public Is Thankful
Mr.. Roosevelt thanked the people
for the courage they displayed dur
ing the financial crisis, but warned
they must not be stampeded by
rumorS or gueSSes."
Let us unite in banishing fear"
he pleaded. I'VE have provided the
machinery to restore our financial
system; it is up to you to support
and make it work
Explaining the situation which
made it necessary for him to de-
clare the banking holiday, Mr..
Roosevelt said.
we had a bad banking situa-
ton. Some of our bankers had
shown themselves either incom-
petent or dishonest in their
handling of the peoples fund. They
had used the money intrusted to
them in SpeculationS and unwise
loans
This was, of course, not true in
the vast majority of our banks. but
1t was true in enough of them to
shock the people for a time into a
sense Of insecurity and to put them
into frame of mind where they
did not difCrentiate.
1T was the governments job to
stra1ghten out this situation and do
1t as quickly as poSsible-and the
job is being performed"
Cites Need for Moratorium
The President explained that
banks ordinarily loan out a large
proportion of deposits to keep busi-
ness going, and that hence even
the soundest banks could not get-~
enough currency to meet the public
rush for cash in the closing days
of February and first days of March.
This made it necessary for him
to declare the banking moratorium
while congress passed the emer-
gency laws making further currency
available.
1.-The new law" he pointed out,
allows the twelve federal reserve
banks to issue additional currency
on good assets and thus banks
which reopen will be able to meet
every legitimate call
THE new currency is being sent
out by the bureau of engraving and
printing in large volume to every
part of the country 1t is sound
currency, because it is backed by
actual, good assets
Clarence Rollers, 1882 Ashland
avenue received more than thirty
calls from his three-daV house for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13

Attending conference of the
Socialist national executive COM
mittee here over the weekend
were, seated, left to right, Clar-
ence SENIOR, national secretary;
Darlington Hopes, member Of the
Pennsylvania state legislature and
acting chairman, and Norman
Thomas, 1882 candidate for Presi-
dent. Standing, left to right, Dan
iel Hoan, Socialist mayor Of Mil
waukee; Powers Hapgood, 1882
candidate for Governor of Indi-
ana, and Leo Krzycki, secretary
of the Socialist party organiza-
ton in Milwaukee.
During the meeting banking
legislation program was formu-
lated for presentation to Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
DEATH EXPECTED TO
END DREAD OF HOME
Fear of Entering Institution Pro-
vOkes Suicide Attempt.

Death is expected to end the fear
of -year-old Mrs. Rachel Hollings-
worth that she might face life'S sun
set in an institution.
She inhaled gas Sunday night at
the home of her daughter-i law,
Mrs. Caroline Hollingsworth, 43, Of
216 East Ninth street, Apartment Z,
in suicide attempt She is in
serious condition at city hospital
Seating herself beside a gas hot
plate, the aged woman opened it's
three burners and covered her head
with a towel. She was found few
minutes later. Firemen used oXy-
gen to revive her.
Relatives said Mrs. Hollingsworth
had expressed a fear that she might
be placed in a home"
She has been an invalid twenty
four years due to hip fractures in
Cured in a fall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
SOCIALISTS ASK
Government TO
RUN ALL BANKS
Program Drafted at Farley
Here to Be Presented
to Roosevelt.

A program for cure of unemploy-
ment and banking ills, adopted by
the Socialist party Of America here
this week end, will be presented to
President Franklin d. Roosevelt in
Washington Tuesday.
Norman Thomas, 1882 Socialist
candidate for President. outlined the
program at a mass meeting in Tom
linson hall Sunday night.
On banking, the party's executive
committee suggests: Controlled in
flation; restoration of purchasing
power to the masses, and socializa-
ton Of the banking system.
Equal Credit Flow Goal
The party proposes to socialize the
banking system, Thomas said, by
naturalization of federal reserve
banks, expansion of postal savings
banks, and establishment Of a board
to equalize the flow Of credit.
we advise leaving some banks in
private operation, but these few will
prove such banks can't compete with
government operation" Thomas as
serted.
ANY bank that has to ask the
government for aid should immedi-
ately relinquish its right to operate
itself and should be regulated by
the government"
3OHOur Week Pushed
The party will request that bank
ers, not the government, guarantee
depositOrs and that credit control
be used as a weapon to bring about
the thirty-hour week" he said.
To cure unemployment, the party
will lay these points before the
President Immediate federal aid
for all needy, administered through
boards comparable to wartime
draft boards; six billion dollars for
public works, One-half to rehabili-
tate slums of our cities and bring
idle factories and men together.
This three-point program would
be financed by increased inher-
itance and income taxes and a grad
uated capital levy on wealth,
Thomas asserted.
kip-Election Law Hit
Daniel Hoan, Socialist mayor Of
Milwaukee, who also spoke at the
mass meeting, assailed Indiana's
new "skip-election" law, the new
law prohibiting interference with
delivery of agricultural products and
the new DEAL that reorganized the
state police.
IF the farmer wants to strike
against injustice in Indiana he will
be faced with ten years in prison"
Hoan said.
Also attacking Indianas new
laws, Powers Hapgood, 1882 Social
list candidate for Governor, who
presided, said:
Unless the people arise and pro-
test, the 'skip-election law will
mean permanent abolition of cleo
tions in this state. 1t is time for
the people to insist on their rights.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
American Filters Move
BIZ I Hited Press

NANKING, China, March 49,
Colonel j. H. Jouett and fifteen
American instructors evacuated the
HangchoW flying school tonight aft
er rumors that Hangchow might be
attacked by a japanese air force.
Flying Chinese planes, the avia-
tors moved to Loyang, where they
re-established their school and re-
sumed preparations to train Chinese
fiierS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
Sacred Heart VIII Hold
Special Leisure Program
AIR SEARCH is ON FOR
LOST RECORD-SEEKER

Young South African Overdue on
LOndon-Capetown Flight.
By United Press
CAPETOWN, South Africa, March
13.-Five airplanes left today to
search for Victor Smith young
South African aviator overdue on
flight from London to Capetown.
Seeking to beat the record set by
Mrs. Amy Johnson Mollison, Smith
had made good time on his journey
south as far as Alexander Bay, 400
miles from this city. He has not
been reported since, and it was
feared that he had been forced to
land in some remote spot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
DR.. L. H. STAFFORD
DIES AT HOME HERE
Physician Was Anesthetist at st.
Francis Hospital.

Funeral services for DR.. Lindley
Hastings Stafford, 48, anesthetist at
the st. Francis hospital, who died
Sunday in his home, III West
Hampton drive, will be held Tues
day in the SIS. Peter and Paul ca
thedral. Place of burial has not
been decided.
DR.. Stafford was born in New
castle and received his medical de-
gree at the old Physio- Medical COL
lege. He served in the medical
corps as a captain during the
World war, being stationed at Camp
Meade, Md and later at the New
York Polytechnic hospital. He had
been staff physician at the St.
Francis hospital fifteen years.
Honorary pallbearers at the
funeral will be members of the
staff of the hospital DR.. Stafford
was a member of the Indianapolis
Medical Society and the SIS. Peter
and Paul cathedral
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
Japanese Halt Advance
BIZ United Press

KUPEIKOU, China, March 10 (bv
courier to Chinchow, delayed) =
Japanese troops are not intruding
southwark into China proper far
Their than they regard necessary to
guard their newly acquired territory
from attack, it was announced to-
day
Having completed their swift
conquest of Jehol province by cap
ture Of this key portal of the Great
Wall, the Japanese now are con-
solldating their positions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
Gentle Irony
EinStein and Expert on
QuakeS Walk THROUGH
One Unaware.
By Science Serrice

By Science Se~rice
PASADENA, Cal, March 10
L Professor Albert Einstein
walked through the earthquake
and did not notice it. He Just
had emerged from a California
Institute of Technology building
after attending his last seminar
with local scientists before leaving
Saturday for New York.
Walking with DR.. Beno Guten-
berg, the eminent authority on
earthquakes, both he and DR..
Gutenberg were so absorbed that
they said later they had not
noticed the earthquake. This was
ironical because DR.. Gutenberg
never before had experienced an
earthquake.
Buildings of the California In
stitute of Technology at Pasadena
creaked and swayed greatly in
the earthquake, but no damage
was done to these structures,
especially designed to Withstand
earthquakes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
ATTACK GARNISHEE LAW
Rule Indiana Statute Invalid for
Sixth Time in Few Weeks.

For the sixth time in the last
few weeks, Indiana's garnishee law
was declared unconstitutional today
when Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox in
favor of a worker against whose
wages a claim of $12O was sought.
The ruling was in suit of August
Emick of indianapolis, against Ce-
Gil Martin, chain grocery company
employe.
The law previously has beeen held
unconstitutional by judges in two
municipal and three superior courts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
Auto Service Men to Convene

A number Of nationally known
speakers are on the program of the
fourth annual conference on auto
motive servicing to be held Thurs
day and Friday at Lafayette by the
Purdue mechanical engineering
school. The conference win bring
together owners, service managers
and shop foremen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
QUAKE VICTIM TO Be
BURIED IN INDIANA
Sister on Way Home With
Body of Ex-HooSier.

BIZ United Press
STAR CITY, Ind, March 13-
Funeral services for Alb Stephens.
Long Beach, Cal, city fireman, killed
in the earthquake there, will be
held at his former home here.
A sister, Mrs. Della Strong, who
had been visiting with Stephens, is
accompanying the body back to
Indiana, relatives announced.
Stephens was one of five men killed
in collapse of a city fire station.
A military funeral will be con-
Quoted by the American Legion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13

Bishop Campbell Gray, D. D,
Of the Episcopal diocese Of north
ern Indiana. viii begin a series of
addresses at the noon-day Lenten
services at Christ church, Tues
day.
The services will begin each day
at 1905, Cheston L. Heath, or
ganist and choir master of Christ
church will give f1fteen-minute
organ recital preceding eacl
service.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
BOYS LEARN TO COOK
And They Get Better Grades Than
the Girls, It's Found.
~ { nlfed Press

SEATTLE, March 13.-The next
generation of boys at Queen Anne
high school are either going to be
bachelors or hen-pecked husbands.
Many Of the prepsters there are
taking cooking lessons in the
schools home economic department
And the funny part of it is, they
actually be getter grades than most
Of the girlsl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-13
RARE BOOK is FOUND
Buys Volume for S25; Finds It's
Worth $4,000.
81 United Press

b United Press
SEATTLE. March ia rare
book, written by Edmund Spencer.
which remained hidden for about
two centuries. has been found by
Dean Frederick Morgan Padelford
of the University of Washington.
Dean Padelford, student of
Spencer, saw the book listed in
London catalogue for $25. Although
skeptical as to its authenticity, he
wrote for it and was amazed on its
arrival to learn it was rare volume
valued between $4,000 and $4,000.