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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-05

a companion OIL, 10 prevent re-
duction of wages when hours are
reduced, may be presented as a re-
suit of growing alarm among SEN
ators that this result viii! follow.
Senator William E. Borah (Rep.
Ida, who favOrs the short work
week as permanent measure
rather than an emergency enc, ex-
pressed a belief that congress may
bar from interstate commerce goods
produced on less than stipulated
wage scale, if it may limit the
length Of the working week.
Amendment to Constitution
Senator Black, who does not adj
NIT the danger of wage reductions
as a result Of his bill, said, never
theless, that he would like to have
a wage-control measure passed on
by the supreme court.
Meanwhile, in the house of rep
resentatives, Representative Paul
Kvale I'll, MinnD has offered an
amendment to the Constitution
specifically granting to congress
power to regulate the production
and marketing of commodities dur
ing an emergency, to prescribe
minimum wages for labor and
maximum hours of labor.
In the absence of such an amend
ment members of congress are far
from confident that the supreme
court will find the thirty-hour week
constitutional.
Denies Wage Cut Peril
To contentious that the bill will
cause wage cuts, Senator Black
answers that it will not, since all
competitors will be in the same
position.
IF it does not cut wages, then it
will increase the labor cost of manu-
featured articles 33 per cent" said
Senator David Reed rep. Pa.
Il sincerely hope will" Black re-
piled
Reed argued that this would cause
serious hardship to the farmers
whose buying power the administra-
ton is trying to revive with the
farm bill.
Senator Black believes also that
his bill would not limit newspapers
to a five-day week, but a number
of other senators believe it would dc
So An amendment by Senator
Willard Tydings Dem, Md, to
specifically exempt newspapers and
periodicals now is pending before
the senate, and will be voted on
early today.
Miss Perkins FavOrs Bill
An amendment exempting plants
canning perishable foods already
has been adopted Exemption of
skilled labor at discretion of the sec
rotary of labor will be proposed to-
day.
With the bill moving so rapidly
through the senate, Representative
Connery Dem, MassO who
sponsored a similar bill last year in
the house, hastily reintroduced it
this week, and secured a favorable
report from his labor committee
However, Speaker Rainey has no
plans at present for bringing the
measure to the floor of the house
for vote
Labor Secretary Perkins has de-
clared in favor of the thirty-hour
week. but President Roosevelt S
views are now known.
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SAVED FROM DEATH
AS TRIGGER FAILS,
GIRL KILLS SLAYER
Farm Hand, crazed BY Liquor,
Shoots Employer and
Threatens Family

Elgin. Ill, May 8.-(P)-Seventeen-
year-old Loretta Schmitz was clear
ed Monday Of any blame for killing
the crazed farm hand who shot her
father to death.
The girl told coroner's Jury how
Oliver Day, 48, first tried to kill her
and then handed her his shotgun and
told her she must end his life.
The jury promptly voted complete
exoneration for her, terming as MUIR
der the death of her father, John
Schmitz, and the shooting of Day
justifiable homicide. States Attorney
George D. Carbary recommended
such verdicts and Loretta was never
arrested.
Authorities said they believed that
Day had become moody over his fail
ure to win the girls affections.
Early Sunday, Day, believed crazed
by liquor, dashed into the bedroom Of
Mr.. and Mrs Schmitz, for whom he
had worked Is years as farm hand,
armed with shot gun and said he
intended to kill them all.
AS Schmitz leaped from bed and
struggled with the man Day shot him
fatally through the neck. A moment
before Schmitz was shot in the leg as
the gun was accidentally discharged
when Mrs Schmitz came to her hus-
bands rescue and scuffled with Day.
Day then ran to Toretta's room as
Mrs. Schmitz. attired in night dress,
escaped and fled to the nearby home
OF a married daughter to summon
help.
The girl said she was forced to get
on the bed while Day pointed the gun
a: her. AS she waited with her face
covered for the shot that would send
her into eternity she said she heard
the trigger click-but nothing hap
pened.
At that the farm hand thrust the
weapon into her hands and command
eG her to kill him and then use 1t on
herself.
You kill me or I'll kill you'll" she
said he commanded
She pulled the trigger and once
again 1t didn't work Then Day told
her to release the safety catch on the
gun and she did and fired. The man
fell MORALLY wounded and Loretta,
with her 1l-year-old brother, John,
ran to the sisters home.
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GARAGE EMPL0YE IS
INJURED in M|SHAP
A. /. Coleman Suffers Broken
Leg As Aftermath Of
Highway Collision

A. L. Coleman. %. employe o!
Fleck's garage, suffered broken leg
ss the aftermath of an accident Sun
day night on the Bismarck Mandan
highway between the Northern Pa
|cific underpass and the Memorial
bridge.
Coleman, driving the F1eck COM
pany's Vrecking car, had gone to the
scene Of collision between automo-
biles driven by John Jungers of Re-
gent and Joe N. Boaken, Mandan
Each of the cars was disabled, lying
on opposite sides of the road and Oft
the pavement.
AS he stepped from the wrecking
car, according to police, he was struck
by another automobile. driven by A.
bert Hegge OF Elgin. who was driving
home from Bismarck.
Poor visibility is blamed by police
for both accidents. Rain and mist are
believed to have caused Jungers and
Boaken to misjudge the distance be-
tween their cars and their left from.
wheels locked. the wheel on each car
being torn off.
In the car with Jungers was man
whose name was listed by police as
Allace and who is said to live at Tay-
lor. together with Jerry Meacham OF
Glenwood, MINI. Riding in the car
With Boaken were George Trainer and
John Sinkula. Mandan.
G. B. McLarnan. Fargo, and Dutch
Wagner, Bismarck, we're listed by po-
lice as witnesses to Coleman's acct
dent.
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Lone Eagle and Anne
Delayed by Weather

Columbus. O., May 8-(R-Heavy
weather between Columbus and
Washington held Col. and Mrs.
Charles A. Lindbergh here Monday
morning. They had planned to fly
to the national capital but decided to
remain until the weather cleared
None the worse from battling a
severe sandstone that forced them to
land in an isolated section of the
Texas Panhandle and sleep overnight
ir their plane, Col. and Mrs. Lind
l,ergh landed at Port Columbus for the
night stop at 1892 p. m.
People shouldn't worry. It's liable
to happen anytime In the western
country" Col. Lindbergh said Of the
Texas experience. 1t was better to
land, he added. than attempt to go
through a sandstorm.
The Lindberghs were forced down In
the binding sandstone few hours
after they left Albuquerque, N. NJ,
Saturday.
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WEEK lend M|SHAPS
TAKE SEVEN LIVES
Traffic, Lightning and Fire Ac.
cidents Are Reported in
Northwest

st. Paul, May 8.-(P)-Violent
deaths took a toll of seven in the
Northwest over the week END.
Five died in traffic accidents, one
Vas struck by lightning and fatally
2urned and another persisted in a
cabin fire.
The dead:
Mrs. Herman Schmidt, 80. Hinck-
ley, struck by lightning and fatally
burned in home late Sunday.
Cyrus Robinson, SO, Wabasha
burned to death when fire that de-
stroyed his cottage at West Newton
F. D. Stewart, SO, Winona Civil War
veteran, killed by hit-run driver.
Jerry Collins, Dickinson, N. D..
crushed beneath overturned automo-
bile.
Philip Gobiel. 50, 1877 South Wa
Easha Street. st. Paul, fatally hurt
when struck by car driven by George
Tousignan, st. Paul, Saturday night
Edward Figart, 26, Austin, fatally
hurt in motorcycle crash.
Lyle J. Sullivan, s, Minneapolis
fatally hurt Saturday night when
struck by detached automobile trail
er, near which he was playing
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Search for Minnesota
Farmer Near Regina

St. Paul, May 8.-(R)-The hunt
for Albin Johnson, missing Harris
farmer wanted for questioning con-
corning the death of eight members
of his family, switched from Mani
toba to Saskatchewan Monday.
F. c. Pennington, superintendent ct
the st. Paul office of the Pinkerton
Detective Agency, said an investiga-
tor arrived in Regina, Sask. The
hunt will be centered in the vicinity
of Swift Current, Pennington said, in
the belief johnson may have re-
turned to the section where he once
was employed as farm hand.
Private detectives were enlisted by
s. B. Wennerberg. Chisago county
attorney, after an investigation con-
WINGED him Mrs. Johnson and seven
children. whose bodies were found
in the ruins Of their burned farm
home. had been slain prior to the
fire,
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CHINESE IN FLIGHT
AS JAPS PRESS ON
Combined Artillery and Bomb
Attack Is Second Offen-
sjye Within Month

Tientsin. May 8.-F- Chinese
troops fled Monday before the second
Japanese Manchukuan offensive to
he aimed in the direction of this city
within month.
Fears were expressed that this time
the advancing forces might continue
sill the way to Tentsin.
Under a combined artillery and
comb attack the Chinese retreated
to Changli, and main forces were con-
centrated at Lwanchow. less than 100
miles northwest of here. Fears were
expressed for the safety Of an Amer
lean Methodist mission at Changli as
the invading forces pushed toward
that place.
In the new coast campaign, jap
anese troops Sunday night occupied
Peitaiho, a coast city south Of Chin
wangtao.
A Rengo tJapanese) agency dis
patch reports that Tsienansien and
Funingsien. towns in the province OF
Chill, south of the great wall OF
China, were occupied today by jap
anese troops.
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WILL NOT EXTEND TO
PEIPING OR TIENTSIN

Tokyo, May 8.-fP)-The renewed
japanese offensive south of the great
uall of China will not extend to Peip-
ing or Tentsin, the war office told
the Associated Press Monday.
This restraint will be exercised, the
war office spokesman said, because
Japan does not intend to provide an
excuse for the discussion Of her mill
tary disposition in President Roose-
velt's impending conversations with
representatives of China and Japan.
The war office spokesman declared
the Chinese are massing troops in the
Peiping region and renewing provoca-
tions along the great wall in the hope
of Turing the Japanese southwark into
the territory where friction with for
eign interests would be almost newt
able.
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FAMILY QUARREL IS
ENDED BY SHOOTING
OF LOCAL RESIDENT
Jacob /. Mertz Wounded in Hip
As Soldier Fires to Halt
Attack On Wife

Jacob L. Mertz, 80, Is in local hos
pital with a bullet wound in his hip
his wife, Mrs. Mabel Mertz, has knife
wounds on her arm and Clyde Ruth
erford, %, Fort Lincoln soldier, is held
without charge in connection with the
shooting of Mertz as the result of
family row which occurred early Sun
day morning.
According to Rutherford. who Is
married to a sister of Mertz, he and
his wife, Mrs. Mertz, Harold Bruce
another soldier, and Mrs. Cecil Parks
wife of still another soldier, returned
to the Mertz home at 222 West Broad
way about 80 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, after having attended q dance
at Fort Lincoln.
Mertz and his wife had some words
he said, and, after he had gone to
bed, he heard a scream in the room
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Mertz.
Going to the door Of the room. he
saw Mertz and his wife struggling
he said, the woman apparently having
been thrown upon a davenport and
Mertz trying to cut her with pocket
knife. It was in this struggle that
Mrs. Mertz is believed by police to
have been cut on the arm.
Rutherford said he shouted to
Mertz to let the woman 60 and when
he failed to do so. Rutherford got q
revolver from his trunk and, return
ing to the doorway Of the Mertz
room. fired shot which struck Mertz
in the fleshy part Of the hip.
Rutherford. clad in his bathro be
fled from the house and went to the
home of Claude Hunter, another SOL
dier, at the northwest corner OF Sec
ond St., and Rosser Ave. Borrowing
some clothes from Hunter, the two
later returned to the Mertz home but
found the man and his wife had been
taken to the hospital.
He said he purposely aimed low SO
as not to inflict serious injury on
Mertz and fired only in order to pre-
yent a possible murder. Police have
filed no charges against him pending
further investigation.
Mertz, he said, had accused his
wife Of being too friendly with other
men and the quarrel which followed
the woman's return from the dance
was continuation Of an old argu-
ment.
The wounded man now Is employed
~ the Haggart Construction COM
panv bit had been UNEMPLOYED for
some time. Mr.. and Mrs. Mertz were
married at Goodrich and have two
children. Before her marriage Mrs
Mertz was Miss Mabel Tulip OF the
Sheridan county town. Rutherford
was married to Miss Emma Mertz OF
Goodrich.
The Mertz family was said to have
lived for, several years at Wishek be-
fore moving to Bismarck.
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Senators Approve
Investment Bill

Washington, May 8.-fPr-The adj
ministration bill to protect the in
vesting public in the purchase of Sc
curities was approved Monday by the
senate.
The drastic legislation was ap-
proved by the senate after only two
hours of consideration and without
record vote.
The bill now goes to conference for
adjustment of differences in the mea-
sure as it was passed by the house
Friday.
The senate added an amendment by
Senator Johnson (Rep.. Cali to set up
a corporation to negotiate for resun,r,
ton of payments on defaulted for
eign bonds.
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HUTCHINSON RECALL
MOVE BEGUN AFTER
ADDRESS BY LANCER
Farmers Holiday Association
Reaches Decision At Cakes
Early Sunday

Cakes, N. D., May 8.-The Farmers
Holiday association in the third judi
cial district early Sunday passed out
petitions seeking the recall of Judge
w. H. Hutchinson, after Gov. William
LANCER had made fiery speech con-
demning any jurist who opposes his
moratorium on mortgage foreclosures.
The action came after a dramatic
refusal of Judge Hutchinson, con-
ferred with at LaMoure with COM
mittee dispatched from here, to re-
consider his opposition to the mora
forum.
Judge Hutchinson said:
" will abide by the constitution of
the state of North Dakota. I will
consider each case on its individual
merits"
Then the committee returned to
Cakes and reported to the executive
committee, composed of 80 members
of every county in the judicial dis
trict.
Before the vote was taken. Cover
nor LANCER, who was in Cakes to ad-
dress such meetings as have been ar
ranged for him in other parts Of the
state, was asked to come before the
session. During his talks he said:
1.-THE constitution promises each
man liberty and happiness, and by
God I intend to see that our people
get it. Soon shall make it possible
for you all to have a holiday and get
out and circulate your petitions. I
shall order holiday in this judicial
district and publish the proclamation
above my signature In every paper
that will print it,"
He said he would favor the recall
against any judge who refused to
abide by his moratorium.
! The executive committee pool dis
closed "a in favor, against the re-
call. Included in the five were At
torneys Bangert of Enderlin and Gra-
ham Of Glendale, who said they could
not, as attorneys. favor such action.
Usher L. Burdick presided at the
meeting of the executive committee.
After the meeting he passed out petit
tons he had prepared previously. and
urged attendants who see they got
into each part of the district.
Those sent to LaMoure to confer
with Judge Hutchinson were l.. A..
Washburn of Edgeley, chairman of
the crop, Mrs. Fred Musel of Lis
hon and G. H. McQuary of Napoleon.
They returned to the meeting here
about IL p. m.
The open meeting held for LANCER
developed no unusual circumstances,
LANCER giving much the same kind
ct talk he has given In other parts
of the state.
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DROUTH WHICH HAD.
CAUSED WORRY ENDS.
THROUGHOUT STATE.
All But One of rs Points Re.
porting Had Precipitation
Over Weekend
GROUND SOAKED BY DRIZZLE
Western Area Gets Only Half
Inch; Southeastern Quar-
ter Is Drenched

North Dakotas crop prospects were
vastly improved by a general rainfall!
which occurred over the weekend.
While the heaviest precipitation &C.
Cured in the southeastern part Of the
state. which received considerable
precipitation last week: every section
of the state benefited. OF Is points
reporting to the weather bureau here,
all but one reported rain for the a.
hour period ending at 8 a. M, and in
many places it still was raining. Fur
ther showers were officially predicted
for all parts Of the state.
Although precipitation was only
about half an inch in the western part
of the state. every drop sank into the
soil since the moisture came in a slow
drizzle which lasted all day Sunday.
It broke spring drouth which hac
begun to worry some crop observers,
freshened pastures and aided in the
termination of crops already seeded.
The rain was general throughout
the northwest and in the Rocky
Mountain area, points In neighboring
states reporting moderate to heavy
rains.
o. w. Roberts, federal nleteorologist,
said the rain created favorable surface
moisture conditions throughout the
state and that ground conditions as
whole are better now than at any
time for several years past.
Although rainfall has been below
normal since the first Of this year.
the heavy rains of last October I'M
proved the sub-soil moisture condi-
tons appreciably, he said.
Observations by the weather bureau
ere that the late spring and wet
ground in some sections of the state
has caused curtailment Of spring
wheat acreage and that more than the
normal acreage Of feed crops will be
planted.
Winter returned to Montana as five
inches of heavy. wet snow fell during
the night. More fell Monday.
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STRIKE CLOSES MILL

Salem, Mass, May 8-(P)-A strike
of nearly 1000 textile workers Mon
day closed the Pequot Mills, called
here the only 100 per cent union cot.
ton mill in the country. An agent fol-
the mills said the management wish
Ell the workers to operate "a looms
each, instead Of 40.
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AUTO MISHAP FATAL
TO DICKINSON MAN

Dickinson, N. D., May. 8.-(P)-Pin-
ned beneath the car for a half hour
before it could be lifted, Jerry Collins
Of Dickinson was fatally injured in an
automobile accident one mile east OF
here on Highway No. 10 early Sunday
Helen Carroll. an occupant Of the
car, escaped injury when she was
caught under the overturned vehicle
Three others, thrown through the top
sustained minor bruises and shock
They were Charles Collins, Clifford
Carroll and Mrs. l.. A. Carroll
The accident occurred when the
driver, Charles Collins, became blind
ed by headlights of an approaching
car. Harry Bading and Jerome Obri-
gewitch, who came along the high
way shortly after the accident, were
able to right the overturned car. Col
inns was dead when found.
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COUernnet1t-InduStru
Partnership Planned
President Roosevelt Reveals
Objective in Address Re-
viewing His Work

Washington, May 8.-(R-A govern
ment partnership" with industry to
improve wages. shorten working hours
and control surplus production will be
President Roosevelt'S next move in at.
lacking economic adversely.
He revealed this Sunday night In
giving the nation a full exposition OF
his policies, past and future. for do
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nestle and international recovery
from the depression.


from the depression.
Similar to the measures already
proposed for government cooperation
with agriculture and transportation
the president would put the force Of
government behind trade agreements
under a relaxation of the antitrust
laws.
Roosevelt also gave notice that he
would use the powers about to be CIV
er him by congress to provide infla-
ton when, as. and if it may be nee
essary to accomplish the purpose"
Would Aid Borrower
"The administration" he aid, has
the definite objective OF raising COM
modify prices to such an extent that
Continued on page two)
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REPORT TREASURE BORED

London, May 8.-(P}-The London
Herald Monday reported that treas
ure worth 100000, belonging to the
murdered Car Nicholas II and promi-
nent Russian noblemen. soon will be
recovered at Sverdlovsk, on the Asia
tic side of the Ural mountains. The
cars family was slain at Sverdlovsk.
then known as Ekaterinberg, after the
1917 revolution. The cache was buried
under house. long known to the
1cndc,, agent of some Of the owners.
tho Herald said
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STEEL PRODUCTION UPPED

Youngstown. O.. May 8. -(PD-Steel
production took an unexpected jump
in this district Monday. when three
additional open hearth furnaces be-
gan working. raising steel activity
from SO to So per cent Of capacity.
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Naming of O'Connor
Approved by Senate

Washington. May 8.-(P)-The SEN
ate Monday confirmed the nomination
of j. F. T. O'Connor of California as
comptroller of the currency. He is a
former North DakOtan.
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my saving. Whether I survive or not
lis of little moment. Built as I am,
these fasts are indispensable. I con-
feSs have no strength but what God
gives me but it has never failed me
hitherto and gives me confidence that
1t will not fail me now"
Gandhi said the fast was intended
to remove bitterness, purify hearts
and make clear that his movement
in behalf of the Untouchables is
wholly moral.
Gandhi was released from prison a
few hours after he started his fast.
He had been held there since Jan. 4,
1882, in connection with his civil dis
obedience campaign against British
rule.
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TWO KILLED AT FESSENDEN

Fessenden, N. D.. May 8.-Dan Phil
lips. so, and Ben Vinnard, Fessenden
farm hands. were killed early Sunday
when struck by an automobile driven
by Walter Stabbert. Stabbert was
absolved of blame In coroners in
quest Monday.
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20 SAILORS DROWN

Longyear City. Spitzbergen, May 8
-lP)-The story Of shipwreck in
which a gale-hammered Rus n
steamer carried 20 sailors to the bot
tom of the Arctic was told Monday.
"A last farewell to everybody. We are
sinking said message flashed by
the salvage vessel Rouslan. craft of
200 tons. before she plunged to the
bottom off South Cape. Spitzhergen,
several hundred miles north of the
Arctic circle.