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Evening star., 1933-10-03
Old School Custom,
Blamed for Death
OF Young Student
Boy, Wishing to Visit
After Lights Out, Falls
From Ledge.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., October s.
The death of 15-year-old Paul A. Mes
ser, a flrst-year student at Moses Brown
School, was attributed today to stu
founding Of the school.
Messer, whose home is at Great Neck
N Y, died last night after falling three
stories from a narrow ledge outside his
dormitory window.
Lights in all dormitories are out at
10 pm, and. according to custom. a
student wishing to pay a late night
visit to classmate must not use the
corridor
Messer stepped through the window
of his room to a narrow ledge.
They found him lying on the ground
below his room window, his skull
fractured.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
DRY GOODS ASSOCIATION
CODE GROUP NAMED
Executive Council Appoints Repre-
sentatives to Hearing in
Washington.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 3.-Members OF
the Executive Council of the National
Retail Dry Goods Association Commit
tee. which will represent the industry
at forthcoming code hearing in Wash
ington, were appointed yesterday.
Walter N Rothschild, vice president
Of Abraham Straus Co., chairman OF
the council, announced the member
ship as follows:
Lincoln Filene, William Filenes Sons
Co., Boston; j. E. Pridday, Lord g. Tay-
lor, New York; Jack Straus. r. H. Macy
Co.. New York: John S. Burke, B. Alt
man & Co.. New York; Fred Lazarus. F.
& R. Lazarus & Co., Columbus. Ohio;
John Watson, John G.. Myers Co., AL
bany, N Y; D. F. Kelly, the Fair, Chi
cago Richard Milton, Jordan Marsh
Co., Boston; Earl c. Sans, j. c. Penny
Co., New York.
Evening star., 1933-10-03

other necessities and to abolish i'm
mediately the House of Lords would
be included In this program.
The leader. however. surprised the
conference by stating that the Execu-
tive Committee had indicated its readi-
ness to consider the suggestions Of the
Socialist League and that he therefore
did not press for a vote on the subject.
In his presidential address. Joseph
Compton urged relentless fight
against Fascism and Communism.
which, he said, ARE challenge to the
political, social and economic equality
which we seek to establish"
Evening star., 1933-10-03
ENJOY The NATURAL
FLAVOR OF FINE WHEATS

''If women only knew what l know about
bleached four" says noted chemist, II
believe they would all use Ceresota."
"For," he goes on, "the chemical
bleaches used to give -four its dead white
color, are often used to cover up poor
quality. You never can tell what wheats
20 into such Aours. Because this clever
bleaching can make even inferior Aours
closely resemble high.grade -four
But you know that 'Not.B .Bleached"
Evening star., 1933-10-03
LABOR PARTY ROW
FAILS TO DEVELOP
Executive Committee Prom.
ises to Consider Proposal
by Socialist League.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HASTINGS, England. October s.
The dove Of peace hovered over the
British Labor party's annual confer
ence today and an expected clash be-
tween radical and moderate sections
failed to develop
The Socialist League headed by Sir
Stafford Cripps. had thrown down a
challenge to the Executive Committee
in the form Of a proposition that the
party commit itself to drastic policy
when it again assumed power
The passage Of a measure comforting
on the government emergency powers
10 take over the financial machine, to
obtain control Of. or socialize. indus
try: to safeguard food supplies and
Evening star., 1933-10-03
Who Gets the Courthouse.

ARAPAHO. Okla. (P).-Another coun-
ty seat war-the signal for a roar
ing ruckus when the Southwest was
young-is being decided in Custer
County today with ballots. not bullets.
Clinton is seeking the two-thirds ma
jority necessary to wrest the court
house and what goes with 1t from
Arapaho.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
Kill that
|. COL d.!

Don't Merely Coddle IL tOIt0
Hail. Way Measures!
A cold is nothing to trif1e with!
1t may end seriously. A cold, being
an internal infection, calls for an
internal treatment. It also calls for
a COLD remedy and not something
good for q number Of other things
as well.
Groves Laxative Bromo Quinine
is what cold requires. 1t Is ex-
pressly cold remedy. 1t is direct
and internal-and it does the four
things necessary. 1t opens the bow
els. combats the cold germs and
fever in the system. relieves the
headache and grippy feeling and
tones and fortifies the entire system.
Anything less than that is taking
chances with cold. Groves Laxa-
tive Bromo Quinine Is sold by all
druggists. 30c and soc. Accept no
substitute. e.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
Centipedes Do PLAY.

NEW CASTLE, Pa. R.-Something
must be afoot, figured an electrician
after he noticed that . row Of dec
orative lights on p store building had
been extinguished. Seeking light. he
found that big centipede had crawled
across . fuse, causing Q short circuit.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
HARDYS TO START ANEW
Film Comedy Team Has Become
Reconciled Again.


HOLLYWOOD, October 8 UP.-After
four years Of intermitten marital trou-
bles, Oliver Hardy. rotund member OF
Hardy. and his wife, have b. come rec
onciled.
Through his attorney, the comedian
said:
I'VE are making a new start. realiz-
ing that we owe to each other the
duty of taking our just share Of blame
for any past misunderstandings with
the acknowledged determination to
achieve and preserve our new-found
happiness"
The couple were married in Los
Angeles November "a. 1921. They first
separated in July. 1929. but later were
reconciled only to separate again.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
College Head Dismissed.

HAMBURG. Germany. October 3 (P1
Prof Albrecht Mendelssohn Barthol-
dy. grandson Of the composer, Mendels-
sohn, and famous international lawyer
has been dismissed as head Of the Uni
versity of Hamburg because Of his Jew
tsh nationality.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
35 Bodies Taken From River.

TAMPICO, Mexico, October 8 R).-1
More than IS bodies were recovered
from the swollen Panuco and Tames5
Rivers yesterday as steadily rising
waters approached the center Of th1
city. 1t was feared that communists
ton lines would soon be broken.
Evening star., 1933-10-03
Horse Starts Fire.

LEBANON, Pa. @-James Blatt's
horse emulated Mrs. OLeary's COW Of
Chicago fire fame but the results were
not 80 serious. The horse kicked over
lantern, starting . fire which de-
Evening star., 1933-10-03
Laundresses Miss Aim.

PORTLAND, Greg. H).-"Blue Mon
day" was a reality in Portland. Be-
fore the day was over hospitals had
treated three persons. two Of them un-
der 4, for injuries suffered when their
hands we're caught in the wringers Of
washing machines.
Evening star., 1933-10-03

-four must be made from only the very
finest wheats. And Ceresota is never
bleached. Made from special blend of
choicest Northern wheats, it always comes
to you in its natural, creamy white color.
1t gives your bread, cakes, pies, rolls -.
all your baking, delicious, natural wheat
flavor, unspoiled by bleaching.
And, too, with Ceresota you'll never
have costly baking failure. For Ceresota,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-04

bowels, combat the infection in the
system, relieve the fever and head
ache and tone the entire system.
Better still. take Groves Laxative
Bromo Quinine as a preventative Of
colds! A cold is easier avoided than
cured. A cold anticipated is a cold
thwarted. AS a precautionary meas
ure do what thousands are doing
watch your living habits and take
one or two Bromo Quinine tablets
every morning and night. That will
keep your bowels open and combat
germ attacks.
All drug stores sell Groves Laxa-
tive Brono Quinine. For more than
forty years it has been the stand
ard cold and grippe tablet, the for
mula keeping pace with Modern
Medicine. Now two sizes-30c and
SOC. No reliable druggist will try
to sell you a substitute on any pre-
text. AS a measure of safety, get
a package today and keep it handy
all WinterA Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-04
Hunger Death
Job Near After Months
Hunting, but Man
SuCCumbS.
Rn Initcd Press

BIZ JHitcd Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Wilfred
~ Thomson, Sc, lost his job
many months ago.
Day after day, he wandered
from one employment agency to
another, seeking work, but never
finding any.
Last week, Thompson, hungry
and in ragged clothing, went to
Thirty-siXth ward headquarters.
He was told there would be no
city work until after the New
Years holiday, and to return
Tuesday.
A line Of men stood Tuesday
morning at the ward office await
ing assignments to work. Thomp-
son stood among them.
The line moved slowly. Thomp-
son was within few feet of the
window, almost within reaching
distance of the job he had looked
for so long He began to sway.
His knees sagged. He fell to the
sidewalk.
At keystone hospital, physi-
clans pronounced him dead-a
victim, they said, of starvation and
exposure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-04
LESLIE RENTS
forfeited BOND
Attorney Is Accused of
Going Over Heads of
County Officers.

As one of his last official acts,
Governor Harry G. Leslie RENTED
a liquor law violator's $1,000 appeal
bond, despite objections from prose
cutting officials, Prosecutor Herbert
E. Wilson said today.
The bond in the case of Zelda
Lambertson, found guilty in munich
court March II, 1927 of violating
the liquor laws, had been ordered
forfeited.
Giving the bond to appeal her
case to criminal court, records show,
Mrs. Lambertson failed to appear
for trial Sept. Is, 1927.
The state sued to collect the for
feited bond from Lamberston and
Reveca Olarin, surety on the bond,
Nov %, 1881.
County officials charged today
that Thomas McNulty, attorney,
facing default for his clients, Lam
bertson and Olarin, in the superior
court suit, went over their heads"
to the Governor"
The state dismissed the case after
Governor Leslie RENTED the bond,
Tuesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-04
FLU EPIDEMICS
CALL FOR
PRECAUTIONS!
A FeeU Simple Rules that VIII Put
a Person on the Side OF Safety!

While it does not pay to become
alarmed over Flu, it does not pay
either to be careless. Many case
OF Flu could have been avoided
with few simple precautions.
Here are a few rules which may
be wisely followed;
Stay ont Of crowded, stuffy and
smoky places.
Stay in the sunshine as much as
you can.
Avoid coughers and sneezers.
Dress warmly, keep your feet dry,
sleep in a well-Ventilated room.
Drink lots OF water Eat plenti-
fully Of citrus fruits and their
juices.
Watch out for colds. The so
called common cold'' often payes
the way for flu.
At the first sign Of cold, do
something about it! One of the
best things you can do is to take
Groves Laxative Bromo Quinine
Immediately. These tablets are eff
fective because they do four i'm
portant things. They open the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-04

johnson said that the United
States had advanced more than
So 900 100000 to European countries
for rehabilitation after the Armis-
tice and that most of the nations
which have signed funding agree
ments haven't agreed to pay even a
part of those post -armistice re-
Mobilization loans"
Reads Wilson'S Message
80 long as we accepted their
promisSory notes we were the most
idealistic nation on earth"
More than half the members of
the senate were in the chamber to
hear the sharp tongued Californian.
johnson read a communication
from President Wilson to Lloyd
George, written in 1920, which stat
ed that congress never had delegat-
ed the power Of cancellation or re-
duction Of debts to any agency.
If that position has been altered,
which I deny" he exclaimed. 1T
was altered without authority of
law.
That has been the position of
the United States government since
then. even though it might prac
tically have been altered in 1881 and
1882"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-04

The $50 estimate includes all
persons within an area bounded by
Syracuse, Baltimore and Norfolk on
the east; Columbia, S. c., Mont
gomery, Ala, and Jackson, Miss,
on the south; Oklahoma City,
Wichita, Kan, and Bismark. N. D..
on the west, and Winnipeg, Man.
and Ottawa, Ont, on the north, the
associations statement said.
Naturally" it was pointed out,
those living nearer Chicago may
attend the exposition Tor a week at
considerably less cost. This figure
not only includes railroad and Pull
man fare. but hotel, meals, entrance
to the fair and gther amusements."
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demonstrating. In nthe past fiscal
year, 4,551,774 acres were taken up.
This is a considerable increase over
the ten-year average.
Many of the homesteaders, who
took up land in the last year, moved
out Of cities with the hope Of keep
ing themselves out of the breadlines,
Havell believes.
One does not need to go to the
far west to find homestead land.
Many acres are available in Ala
bama, Kansas, Louisiana Michigan,
Mississippi, Oklahoma and Wis
cOnsin.
The bulk of the 10000, 900 acres,
however, is in such states as Nevada,
with 81 ,221, 900 acres; Utah, with U.s.
1900 acres; California, with 49,
$4,000 acres and Wyoming, with
/ 14728. 900 acres.
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Some of it scarcely can provide a
living for jackrabbits, but in other
sections crops of consequential size
may be raised and good bunch grass
found.
"A settler can not go on to these
homesteads in the same manner as
the pioneers entered the west, "
Havell warned. Times have
changed, and tastes have, too. If
man is going to succeed in
homesteading. In the last fiscal
prepare to spend many lonely hours
far from neighbors.
Second, he must prepare him
self to live simply. And third, he
must be prepared TO work his land
for what it is best suited, whether
it is grazing, farming, or a combina-
tion of both"
Records of the Office show an in
crease in the numbers turning to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-04
ROB WIDOW OF MEANS
OF EARNING A LIVING
Two Thieves Pose as Repair Man
Steal Washing Machine Motor.

Two thieves posing as electric re-
pair men robbed Mrs. Gertrude
Kramer, 5015 University avenue, a
widow, of the means of earning a
living.
Mrs. Kramer reported to police
Tuesday that the men came to her
home Monday and said they wished
to inspect tne motor of washing
machine with which she earned a
living.
Informing Mrs. Kramer there was
q short in he motor, the men re-
moved it ard took it away with
them.
Believing the men representa-
tives of an electric shop, Mrs. Kra-
mer offered no objection to taking
the motor. She called the shop
Tuesday and was informed the
motor had not been received there,
and no trace OF it has been found
elsewhere.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-04

Tai, thin Joseph w. ByrnS Of
Tennessee has been in public life.
since 1900 A quiet but critical legis-
lator, he speaks only when the
subject interests him. and he usually
has something to say. He is a fine
committeeman, chairman of the
powerful appropriations committee,
and almost as homely as Abraham
Lincoln
Blond John J. O'Connor of New
York is typical Tammany man
burly in build, aggressive on the
floor and extremely vocal. He is a
brother of Basil O'Connor, Pres
ident- Elect RooSeVelt's erStwhile in
Surance partner, and some think
this may help him. If Governor
Roosevelt and John F. Curry, Tam
many chieftain, decide to support
him, he will be a formidable can
didate He at least will split the
dominant northern vote with the
other entry. from above the Mason
and Dixon line - Representative
Henry T. Rainey Of Illinois.
McDuffie Quiet, Conservative
Majority Leader Rainey is an Old
fashioned legislator He wears a
Windsor tie always, and with his
shaggy shock of white hair it makes
him an immediate object Of curiosity
TO gallery gods and goddesses. He
has been in the house since 1902, eX-
Cept for the period l920-22 He is
a graduate Of Amherst. Calvin Coo
lidgeS college, but he does not like
his fellow colIegian's politics or po-
litical philosophy.
Boyish- looking John w MCDuf-
! fle of Alabama is quiet and conserv-
ative-too conservative for some.
He now is the party whip and is
supposed to have Speaker Garner s
/ backing. He served at New York
national headquarters through the
\ campaign. and his friendship with
/ the party big-wigs may gain him
/ some votes.
Honest john Rankin is a fiery,
/ bushy-haired, dark-eyed MissiSsip-
plan, who has often engaged in
wordy battles. But he is trying to
live down his controversial career
now. and recently gave out a news
paper release which began as fol-
lows: Representative Rankin broke
his long silence today when he
said" He introduced sectional
strife in a big way with his charge
that Tammany hoped to dictate
the selection.
Rainey, Rankin Most Liberal
Rainey and Rankin have the
+ most liberal records. With McDuffie
absent, the others supported the
+ Goldsborough imitation bill.
All five voted for government
operation Of Muscle Shoals and to
override the veto Of the Democratic
i tariff bill
! All but Rankin. who was absent.
supported the -Rainey re-
+ lief measure.
+ Rainey and Rankin opposed the
/ Hoover moratorium, while McDuffie
voted against the R. F. c.
ByrnS and Rankin split away
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-04
LOCAL FIRMS SLICE
PRICE ON GASOLINE
One Cent Gallon ReduC-
ton Announced Here.

Reduction of 1 cent a gallon in
the retail price of gasoline has been
announced by local officials of oil
companies, Price of ia cents has
been placed on regular grade Red
Crown 20,4 on ethyl and 1879 cents
on Standolind brand of the Stand
ard Oil Company.
The Shell Petroleum Company an
nounces a price of ia cents on its
Shell 400" brand. Sinclair and
several other refiners also an
lnounced price drops.
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The $50 was distributed as fol-
lows; railroad fare (round trip, $50;
lower berth, $3.50; hotel, five days
at 81 a day, $50; meals, seven days,
S14; admission to fair, three days,
$50; admission to side shows, $50;
sightseeing trip. $3.50; theater, s1.75;
baseball game, $3.50; sightseeing trip
on Lake Michigan, s10O; admission
to various institutions, such as
planetarium, Field Museum, etc, 81;
local transportation in Chicago, 50.
1t was pointed out that although
the total is approximately S83, many
persons would not wish to visit all
the additional attractions provided
for in the estimate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-04

M L NfttN fitHS
NTIAMI, Fla Jan. Alike an
4vA exiled Napoleon. General
Mario Menocal, former president
Of Cuba and leader of the opposi-
ton against the present govern
ment, nervously is waiting on the
lower east coast of Florida for the
tide to turn in Cuban political
affairs.
Among General MenocaIs fol-
lowers, numbering several hun
dred in Florida, are many of the
most educated and Wealthiest
Cubans, in refuge here as eXiles,
their goods and lands in Cuba
having been confiScated.
Many Of the eXiles are living
here incognitO, but a partial list
reads like an extract from Ha-
yana's Who's Who.
Most of the refugees live in
beautiful Miami Beach homes and
apartments, asking nothing of the
United States except temporary
asylum until they may return to
Cuba in safety.
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from the party leaders to fight the
sales tax. McDuf1e and Rainey
were the only ones to vote against
full payment of the bonus.
Only O'Connor and Rainey have
been wet from the start, but all ex-
cept Rankin voted for repeal and
80 per cent beer. Honest John
still is an irreconciIable dry.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-04
DANGER OF VIOLENCE AMONG
DESTITUTE GAINS, AS Relief
BURDEN GROWS, Senate TOLD
Nations Social Workers Warn of Peril;
Picture of Misery in Report More Arrest
ing Than Any SO Far Presented.
BY RUTH FINNEY
Times STAFF Writer

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The danger Of violence among
destitute Americans increases daily families are forced
to live so person week or meager rations from
central commissary herded together in congregate
shelters left entirely their own resources by relief
agencies that not meet the burden placed upon them
the senate manufactures committee has been warned by the
American Association of Social Workers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-04
MELLETT QUITS
JOB AS MAYOR
OF ANDERSON
Harry R. Baldwin Is New
Chief; HI Health Is
Given as Reason.
BIZ Times Special

Is H ANffS NItfcfTA
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 4.-HarTy
R. Baldwin, city controller, today
became mayor Of Anderson, sue
ceeding Jesse H. AIenett. whose res
ignation was submitted to and ac-
cepted by city council late Tuesday.
Mellett, seriously iii in Methodist
hospital, Indianapolis. gave i'll
health as the reason for his resig-
nation, which was submitted by his
daughter Mrs. Margaret Cole. who
has served as his secretary.
He has been i'll since about
eighteen months ago when he
suffered a paralytic stroke. His
term had one year to run.
one of Baldwin's first acts was
to appoint Mrs. Cole as CITY con-
troller. While he announced there
would be no further changes at
present, reports were current here
that a shakeup in the police depart
ment and possibly in other city de-
partmentS is imminent.
Me4l6tJ 5 resignation is reported to
have been submitted because Of in
SiStence of city council members.
The resignation eliminates a
stormy administration, in which
Mellett was indicted in a federal
liquor conspiracy case, on which he
never has been tried because Of i'll
ness, and in which numerous efforts
have been made to displace him.
Mellett's Indictment nearly
year ago in federal court grew OUT
of an investigation conducted by
federal dry agents. and which re-
suited III conviction and sentencing
of Alvin Riggs. police chief; a po-
lice captain and a number Of liquor
dealers on liquor conspiracy charges.
This was Nellett's third term as
mayor. His first term began in
1914. He resigned about year
after beginning his second term, be-
ing succeeded by his city controller,
William j. Black, now state repre-
sentative from Madison county.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-04
Glorious Page in History

Johnson reviewed the Versailles
treaty negotiations and declared:
It's a glorious page in the his
tory of our country that when we
sat at the peace table when the
central powers were dismembered,
we asked no reward, no spoil or
booty. and that some of the ideals
Of the war existed at the making of
the peace.
Not so with the others. They
sawed and carved and carved and
when they took everything of value,
we took nothing.
Great Britain got 1000 square
miles
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-04

Misfortune Trails Two
of 10 Men Fighting
Superstition.
BY SAM KNOTT
United Press staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Perhaps it
Awas fate and perhaps it was
just coincidence that Heman
Powers contracted the flu and
Sidney Strotz' automobile skidded
into a curb Tuesday.
Powers said his flu was Gust a
tough break" Strotz blamed the
skidding to careless driving.
Some Of their friends had diff
ferent opinions. They warned
Powers, Stro5z and eleven other
members Of Chicago's Anti-Su-
perstition Society several days
ago to abandon their plan to de-
fly fate in an outlandish' man
ner for thirteen days ending Fri
day the 18th.
BY constructing a dam, engineer
in Switzerland have made a nev
lake more than three miles lonl
which will run power plants.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-04
PRISONERS TILL FARM
, Grow Vegetables on Arizona State
Land, Run Tannery.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 4.-Con-
viets in the Arizona penitentiary
viii not grow fat with idleness
They have been set to tilling sew
eral hundred acres on which are
grown vegetables for the peniten-
tiary and to help the poor.
A tannery also has been estab-
lished to supply work. fannie acid
is obtained from the canalgre plant.
which grows wild in Arizona, and
which is excellent for tanning high
grade feathers.