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The Washington times., 1933-07-05
DOLLARS SHIFT
TOL|FT GOLD
To S36.17

NEW YORK, July 5.-Frustra-
ton of European efforts to in
fluence American monetary policy,
first by political and then by cen
tral bank action, is viewed with
satisfaction by the Committee for
the Nation. Commencing Pres1-
dent Roosevelt's response to de-
velopments at London, this COM
naittee of industrial and agricul-
tural leaders recommends that
the currency ratio controversy be
given a further quietus by imme-
diate exercise of the Presidents
authority to revalue the dollar.
The extent of revaluation
recommended by the committees
economists as necessary to re-
store the 1926 price level is a cut
Of 42.8 per cent in gold content.
This would amount to increasing
the United States Treasury price
for gold from $20.67 to $36.17 an
ounce, compared with the current
London price which, at recent
exchange equivalents, has been
about $26.
Free Gold Market
The Committee for the Nation
would approve either immediate
revaluing of gold at $36.17 or grad
ual increase to that price by es-
tablishment of a free gold market
In America. The Committee says:
"The purpose Of European
statesmen, taking . short and
mistaken view, has been to keep
the purchasing power Of the
United States dollar from re-
turning to normal. This has
been in evidence since the visit
to Washington Of Prime Min
lister Macdonald, when . $3.50
ratio was suggested. Stabiliza-
fiOn at this point would have
left American industry and ag-
riculture burdened with an in
SuppOrtable load Of debt and
fixed charges, and seriously
handicapped in their COMPETE
tive position in world markets.
''When combined European in.
9luences were defeated at Lon.
don by President ROOsevelt's re-
fuSal to accede to the first pro-
pOsals for sterilization, they re-
newed their efforts through the
central banks to gain the same
end.
PLAN FAILED
"On June 23, an Illuminating
dispatch from London indicated
that the central bank plan was
frustrated by premature jubi-
liant publicity in the British and
French press.
"At the same time, John May
nard Keynes, economic adviser
to the British cabinet, was lead
ing a new movement to link the
pound with the dollar and so
join and help control the Amer
ican inflatiOnary movement
"All information from Lon
don has indicated a purpose in
Europe to limit American action
80 that the cut in gold value of
the dollar should not exceed rs
or 30 per cent. Confirmation
Of this purpose came in a signed
dispatch from London by Sir
Arthur Salter, member Of the
British economic advisory cOun-
Gil. Sir Arthur went SO far az
to supply for Mr.. Roosevelt the
wording of a compromise state
ment by which the British
economist would have had the
American President announce
his intention to reach . price
level about half way between
the present level and that Of
1929"
The Washington times., 1933-07-05
AsblIry NJ. E.. Church
ODenS Bible Church

The annual vacation Bible
school Of Asbury M. E. Church,
Eleventh and K Streets North
west, has opened and will con-
tinue through July %.
Glasses will be held daily from
8 a. m. until noon. The kinder
garten department is under the
direction of Geneva Penn and
the teachers include Louise Flood,
jeanette Bender, Mildred stafford,
Ollie Duck, Emerson Williams,
Leonard Madden. Maggie Good
win, Beatrice Holloway and Pearl
Smallwood.
The Washington times., 1933-07-05
inspectors to VielU
Fairfax Postal Books

Miss Lurema Sayre, retiring
postmistresS at Fairfax, Va, will
submit her books to postoffice
inspectors today, thus winding
up her tenure of office.
The postmistress, an intimate
friend of Mrs. Herbert Hoover,
failed to appear at the postoffice
Monday formally to transfer her
accounts to L. M. Coyner, who
succeeds her. She took the ac-
count books with her to the
home of a friend to complete
posting Of her quarterly accounts,
postoffice inspectors were told.
Eight pages Of comics. pictures and
magazine features with Saturday. 3
The Washington times., 1933-07-05
Marine Band to Play
Concert at Memorial

The United States Marine
Band, under the direction of
Capt. Taylor Branson, leader, and
Arthur S. Witcomb, second leader,
will give concert tomorrow
night at 7::30 o'clock at the Dis
trict Of Columbia World War
Memorial, Potomac Park.
The Washington times., 1933-07-05
JOINT PICNIC

The third annual joint picnic
Of st. Martins Catholic Church,
Gaithersburg, and St. Roses
Catholic Church, Choppers, will
be held at st. Martins Parochial
School grounds, July 18 and 10.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
GARv|N NAMED
TRUST RECEIVER
Ex- Judge to Handle Assets
in Meyer Fund; Bank
to Get Share.

Upon agreement between Thomas
E. Garvin, Meyer-Kiser bank re-
ceiver, and stockholders of the Sci
Meyer trust, Garvin was appointed
receiver for the trust today by Cir
cult Judge Earl R. Cox.
A recent hearing before Cox de-
veloped that the trust holds ap-
proximately $93S0O0 in assets
created by the removal of slow as
sets from the bank. The banks esti-
mated share'of this trust has a book
value of approximately $545.OO0.
Bank officials testified the trust
assets were pledged as collateral to
the Indiana Trust Company for
cash loans which were obtained to
meet withdrawal demands of Never
Kiser depositors, prior to the banks
closing.
Included among the trust assets
Is the common stock of the SmetaI
Corporation, a company organized
to hold title to the banks Florida
properties.
Estimated return to the receiver
ship from the SmetaI stock reali-
zatlon is approximately $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
JOHN DODGE WEEDS
DETROIT DIVORCE
Auto Magnate's Son Mar
ried in EIkhart.
RM I-nifed PreSs

By United Press
ELKHART, June 22.-John Du-
val Dodge, 32-year-old son of the
late John F. Dodge, Detroit auto
mobile manufacturer, and Mrs. Dora
Mcdonald Give, 80, Detroit, were
married by justice of the peace
here early today.
The couple flew to Goshen, OBJ
tanned a marriage license at the
courthouse there about II p. m.
Wednesday and then came to Elk
hart for the ceremony.
Dodge said they planned to spend
their honeymoon in Europe where
he will study the mechanics of. a
new type car he hopes to introduce
in America. They will live at the
Dodge villa in southern France.
Dodge was divorced recently from
his first wife and his bride was di-
vorced from her former husband in
1927.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
BANS FIRE FORCE
SPR|NKL|NG PARTIES
VoShelI Puts Foot Down on
Old System.

Part of the Joy of summer was
taken from thousands of Indianap-
oils children today when Fire Chief
Harry E. Voshen announced there
will be no sprinkling parties at fire
stations.
Voshell's ban was due to a dam
age suit filed against the city by the
father of Edward Sosbe, g, injured
June 26, 1881, when he ran against
the side of an automobile during a
sprinkling party.
Trial at Shelbyville, where the
case was taken on a change of
venue, resulted in a judgment being
returned against the city.
Regret that children VIII be de-
MED the hot weather boon of
Sprinkling was expressed today by
Voshell and safety board members,
with the remark, Orders are or
derS."
However. no ban has been placed
on lawn Sprinkliag at homes near
fire stations, and 1t is reported this
is being done in many instances.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
SHOWERS BRING
BREAK IN HEAT
Fair Tonight and Friday,
With Little Temperature
Change Forecast.

Thunder showers coming on the
heels of the official arrival of sum-
mer brought slightly cooler weather
to Indianapolis today, with fore
cast of fair tonight and Friday,
with little change in temperature. !"
Summer made its official debut at
3:12 p. m. Wednesday by setting a
new June 81 record of 81. There
was a steady decrease in the heat,
with a 6-degree drop to Sc at 8
p. m. Rain that started falling
shortly after midnight brought the
thermometer down to 70 at a. m,
The mercury started out this
morning slightly behind Wednes-
days levels and was eleven degrees
cooler at 9, with a mark of 10.
Two women collapsed in the
scorching heat of Wednesday.
Miss Elizabeth Baughman, 2501
Guilford avenue, tainted on the
sidewalk in front of the A. e. H. gar
age at 915 East Fifteenth street.
She suffered bruises when her head
struck the pavement and was car
ried to her home nearby by garage
Mrs. Anna Little, 50, of 1923 West
Ray street. was overcome near her
home and taken to city hospital for
treatment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
Scientific Test Shows Few Wives or
Husbands Would Kill 'Chedtin0' Mates

every one who would kill her lover. Twenty women
preferred divorce to killing the rival woman
Almost as many men and women would choose
separation with the cause shielded as would seek
divorce.
More than Is per cent Of the men and nearly
70 per cent of the would elect trying to make
the rival ridiculous and rewinning the affections
of the strayng mate
The question propounded by Dr. Mira's selected
group OF tesGees was: Which of ten courses would
you pursue if you found that your wife had bfen
unfathful through ntmacies with your best friend?"
Wives were required to answer as we'll as hus-
bands, substituting the word husband for wife.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
Golf Leaders

First half of the Indiana
Open golf championship sew
enty-two-hole tournament will
be played today over the
Speedway course. The field is
cluttered with stars, amateur
and professional, champions
and ex-champions, and maybe
a new champion. The battle
for the lead at the halfway
post will be bitter one, be-
cause in golf the psychology
ical advantage is an important
one.
The Times will carry the
progress of the play in every
edition up until the pink, ard
tonight at 8 all the leaders at
the thirty-Si hole mark, some
of whom will come in near
dusk. will be on the air at rs-
dio station WKBF in inter-
views with Dick Miller, golf
editor of The Times. telling
how they battled their way
into the lead. Tune in on
WKBF at 8 tonight and Fri
day night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
LAWYER FACES JURY
ON PRETENSE CHARGE
H. w. Franklin Alleged to Have
Taken Money From Prisoner

III. w. Franklin Alleged to Have
Taken Money From Prisoner
H. w. Franklin, attorney 8O1 New
City Trust building, was bound over
to the grand jury under $500 bond
when he was arraigned before Mu-
nlcipal Judge Dewey E. Meyers to-
day on a charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses from q pris-
oner.
Franklin. alleged to have ap-
preached Patrick Devaney, SIS. of
2211 East New York street, after
Devaney was found guilty of drunk
enness by Municipal Judge William.
H. Sheaffer, called Devaney's &C.
cusations crazy" and denied max
ing any promises to release him
from Jail.
Devaney testified that Franklin
came to him May l, in jail, and
said he was sent by a friend. He
said Franklin had failed to help him
and did not return $40 of a S24
compensation check which Devaney
Endorsed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
BEER IS SEIZED
BY H|JACK GANG
Driver Kidnapped, 800 Cases
of Brew Stolen: Machine
Gun in Car.

Freed after being kidnapped by
gangsters armed with machine
gun, Robert Freeman, 90, Louisville,
trudged YEARLY into police head
quarters here today and reported
that he had been hijacked of 800
cases of Falls City beer, valued at
$3.50.
Freeman, driver for the G. L.
Meeks Company, Louisville truck
ing firm, said a large sedan, con-
tanning three and possibly four men,
pulled in front of him six miles
east of Seymour Wednesday night,
and one man trained q machine gun
on him.
He was ordered to face his truck
and one of the men wound wide
strips of tape about his head, cover
ing his eyes, Freeman told Indian
apolis police.
While one or two men drove the
truck away, the other two dumped
him in the back of the sedan, &C
cording to Freeman.
They rode for some distance,
Freeman said, and he finally was
released about ten miles east of In
dianapolis on state road 90.
Freeman's face showed wide
markings where the tape had been
ripped away by the hoodlums. One
of them rif1ed his pockets of Sc and
handed him back 81. saving. you'll
need this much"
Then, Freeman said, his assailants
told him to walk down the road
and don't look back; you'll find
your truck a few miles down"
Freeman found the truck about
four miles away and discovered it
had been driven exactly 172 miles.
He had happened to notice the
speedometer when he was hijacked.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
RATE CONFERENCE SET
MintOn to Appear Before Public
Service Board on Friday.

Sherman Minton, public coun-
selor, agreed with Chairman Perry
Mozart of the public service COM
mission to appear at the commission
conference Friday and explain his
petition for rate reductions filed
Wednesday.
Mozart and the commissioners
were at loss to understand pro-
cedure in the case. brought against
the Public Service Company Of In
diana, they said.
Minton says he will make the pro-
cedure clear and ask the company
to be ready with its defense by
July Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22

The jury returned its ver-
dict at lis p. M. 1t had re-
ceived the case at IL :27 o. m.
Wednesday and had deliber-
ated for ten hours Wednesday
night before being locked up
without reaching agreement.
Deliberations were resumed
today at 9 a. m.
The verdict of acouittal means
mat the jury, under the charge of
Feoeral Judge Henry w. Goddard.
decided Mitchell acted with no in
tent TO defraud when he sold Ma
tlCnal City banks shares to Mrs
Mitchell in 1929. and later bought
mem back; when he failed to list 2.
S6o0666 payment from the National
City banks management fund as in
come, and when he sold Anaconda
copper stock to w. D. Thornton
copper magnate, and later bought
it back.
Verdict Comes Suddenly
The verdict came with startling
suooenness, after the jury had been
considering the case approximately
twenty-five hours.
Three times the Jury asked for
new instructions and a fourth time
received a written note from the
Judge regarding instructions.
Then Judge Goddard declared a
recess from shortly after noon until
z:l5 p. m. The jury had fled back
INTO Its room, but immediately sent
word that it had reached a verdict.
Inc courtroom was almost empty.
Judge Goddard had his hat on and
was leaving, but he immediately
notified Max D. Steuer, counsel for
Mitchell, and ordered the defendant
TO remain in the courtroom.
Friends at Side
A few friends stood at MitchelIs
side. A group of reporters sat near
by, but the crowds which had waited
for days for the outcome of the trial
had left the room.
Then the jury filed back into the
room and announced its verdict of
acquittal
Mitchell, bronzed, firm jawed and
graz, listened intently to the words
OF the foreman. A smile of happi-
ness crossed his face when the ver-
dict was read and he held jubilant
court with his friends in the room
IN which, for six weeks, he had been
on trial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22

Huamantla, only to find on inveSti-
cation that the rumor was untrue.
Sitting of the rumors today
showed no authentic word of the
fate that had overtaken the f1iers.
Due here Wednesday afternoon,
they disappeared after having been
seen flying in bad weather up the
coast, with jungle and mountains
between them and the capital.
Several reports were that the
f1iers had been found by Indians,
one dead. the other injured. None
bore up under investigation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
JURY HUNG, MAYOR
CASE is DISMISSED
MeIIett Loses First Step in
War on Baldwin.
By Times Special

By Times NDecfnI
ANDERSON, Ind, June %
Failing to agree after twenty hours
elaboration, jury which heard quo
warranto proceedings brought by
Jesse H. Mellett, former Anderson
mayor, seeking custer of Mayor
Harry R. Baldwin, was dismissed in
Madison circuit court today.
Phillip B. O'NeiIi, counsel for Mel
lett, announced steps would be taken
at once for retrial of the case.
The case reached the jury a few
minutes afternoon Wednesday. 1t
is said the balloting showed the
jurors about evenly divided for
Mellett and Baldwin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
ROOSEVELT STEERS
BOAT FOR PORTLAND
Heads Schooner NorthWard
From Portsmouth.

By Hited Press
PORTSMOUTH. N. H, June o.
The schooner Amberjack II, carry
ing President Roosevelt on his New
England cruise, sailed from here
shortly before noon today, bound
for Portland, Me-, fifty miles north
ward.
During his stay here. the Presi-
dent was visited by his daughter
in-law, Mrs. James Roosevelt, and
his fourteen months old grand
daughter, Sara Delano Roosevelt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
RECALLS OLD SCENE
Aged City Man Sees Picture in
Times; Taken About 1869.

Publication in The Times on
Wednesday of a picture of two men
on a wagon brought memories of
more than sixty years ago to j. M.
Myers, SO, of 5255 North Illinois
street. He is one of the men on the
wagon.
The other man pictured was the
late Seth Winslow. He and Myers
were employed when the photograph
was taken by lightning-rod COM
pany. After leaving the company's
employ, Mr.. Winslow for several
years worked as Big Four railroad
fireman.
Myers says the picture was taken
in 1869 or 1870.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22

Squadrons of military planes
were sent out at dawn to fly over
the jungle in OaXaca state, and
planes. soldiers and ordinary cit
liens co-operated to run down a
score of rumors that the plane had
been located,
President Adelaide Rodrigues
himself joined in the search
Wednesday night. On his way to
Tehuacan, in Puebla state, he was
informed of one of the rumors
that the fllers had been found near
Huamantla, in the state OF Tlaxcala.
He changed his course ana raced to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
BY RAY BLACK
United Press STAFF Correspondent

CHICAGO June 22.-Science asked SIS married
- couples what they would Go if they discovered
their mates were unfathful The replies varied but
from them DR.. Emilio Mira, eminent psychologist of
Barcelona, SPAIN arrived at his conclusion which
he expounded before sectional meeting of the
American Association for the Advancement of Sci
ence today.
individuals of similar intellect culture and So
cial experience differ in judging moral problems.
The replies indicated that:
Eleven men would divorce an unfaithful wife for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
Cold Cash

The weather's hot and ole
Mercury's climbing toward that
100 mark, but no matter how
hot it gets, COLD CASH" al
ways is refreshing.
That's why the family which
is moving and has odd pieces
OF furniture-or a whole house
full-to sell, will find CLASH
f1cation 39A of Real interest.
That's the Furniture Buy
er's" classification, prominent
buyers of new and used furni-
ture who will give you CASH
Immediately. So if you want
to sell your furniture, turn to
today's Want Ads.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
EDUCATION FARLEY TO
DRAW 13 FROM CITY

Stetson, Weir to lead Delegation to
Chicago Conference.
Paul G. Stetson, superintendent of
Indianapolis public schools. and D.
T. Weir, assistant superintendent.
will head the list of thirteen Indi-
annapolis school teachers and princi-
pals who will attend the annual
convention of the National Educa-
ton Association, opening in Chi
cago June 80.
The delegates are Elizabeth Kirby,
School A; H. G. Knight, "a; Mrs.
Leona B. Knight, 81; o. w. Nicely,
Washington high school; William
Book, Washington; Mrs. Lola S.
Eller, 7; Frieda Herbst, 10; Irma
Bachman and Sarah G. Ewing.
Technical high school.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
Former National City Bank Head Acquitted
After Is Hours Deliberation on
Income Levy Fraud Charge.
VICTORY FOR BOOM MILLIONAIRES
Scores Who Followed Procedure of Defendant
in Writing Off Capital Losses Are
Safe From Prosecution.
BY SIDNEY b. WHIPPLE
United Press staff Correspondent

COURTROOM, NEW YORK, June %. = Charles E.
Mitchell found not guilty today both counts of
indictment charging violation of the income tax laws.
Acquittal of the former chairman of the Mammoth
National City bank and its aiaes appeared make safe
from prosecution of boom year monares who on
advice of income tax experts and lawyers followed procedure
similar to Mitchells in writing off capital losses balance
income and thus avoid payment of heavy taxes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
SUES FOR LOVE BALM
Man Seeks $4,000 from Roomer for
1O-Year COurtship.

All Fools day, 1921, fingers sadly
IN the mind of Harvey Combs, 1O49
North fremont street, who filed
papers in $4,000 damage suit in
superior court two today against
Charles Davidson, 329i2 West
Washington street. Combs alleges
alienation Of affections.
In his affidavit Combs alleges that
on April l, 1921 Davidson came to
his home as a roomer and there
after for more than ten years paid
court to his wife, Mrs. Mamie Marie
Combs, so successfully that she left
her husband in April, 1882.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22

home at midnight after driving the
car to Morristown to speak at a
bankers meeting. He read until
1870, he said, and then retired.
He said he had received no threats
and had no theory as to who might
have affixed the bomb.
DR. Charles Aubrey Eaton is a
former president of the American
Education Association and was a
speaker at the twenty-third annual
meeting of the Associated Employers
of Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
ScOttSbOrO
Negro Gets
NeW Trial

By United Press
ATHENS, Ala, June 22.-Hay-
wood Patterson, Negro, twice SEN
fenced to death on conviction of as
sault in the Scottsboro case, was
granted new trial by Judge James
H. Horton today, on the ground that
his second conviction was on in
sufficient evidence"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22

automobile.
The bomb was
a foot long and
was adjusted SO
that an attempt
to start the car
would set it off.
An employe Of
Congressman Ea :
tons estate led to
discovery of the
bomb, which was
turned over to
Sergeant George
H. Albrecht of the
state police bar
racks at Norris
town.
Ration retIIrned
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-22
Congressman Is Dead

WASHINGTON, June 22.-Repre-
sentative Edward B. Almon, 70,
Democrat representing the Eighth
district of Alabama, died in his
hotel apartment at 5:45 a. m. to-
day. He had been in a critical con-
dition since suffering a heart at
tack Tuesday.