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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-02

lished as national potable he
would have been expelled.
A PUBLICLY eXressed notion
L n that the American people
would tire within twelve years
three presidential terms, the brief
course Of g lad through grammar
and high SChool-of the great So
cial eXperiment-Such an insane
and socially regrettahle utterance
would have called for visit from
the towns public psychiatriStS.
Who could have foreSeen that
the public policy of bone dry pro-
hibition, overwhelmingly arrived
at, would be voted aside in Mo-
vember, 1882, and that in the sub
Sequent December congress
would assemble bent upon shaking
the thirst of the unregenerate?
Twelve years is a short space
of time; a bit more than one
sixth of the Psalmist's span. An
incredibly short period in which
to work a social revolution. Yet
there the facts stand badly: In
1920 scarcely one person believed
that prohibition had become the
unswervable law Of the land; in
1882 no one doubts that the whole
process has been undone and that
we are soon to have legal beer,
legal wines-and, unless his
shrewd foresight goes badly astray,
legitimatized spirits as well, sold
in public places.
MOREOVER, on that certain
WI stormy night in January,
1920, Americans resignedly &C
cepted the doctrine that, with
rum prescribed. saloons would dis
appear and social drinking pass
into the limbo of lost pleasures
along with duelling, holding
slaves, and imprisoning your
debtors.
The astounding facts deserve
repetition. On Jan. 16, 1920, the
population of New York, pre-
dominantly civilized and hence
bibulous, danced lugubriously at
Broadway restaurants till mid
night or yawningly had a night
cap at Otto's and retired, accept
ing the solemn pledge of Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer that
they, along with the rest Of Amer
leans, were lawabiding and would
cease to tipple; and read, with no
sense of hilarity, the prophecy of
the good wives of the w. c. T. U.
that now world prohibition
doomed as an easy objective.
Never. it is safe to say, has a
self-reliant people accepted such a
drastic modification of its habits
with so little cutlery.
The supine mass event con-
doned the greed of restaurateurs
as they eXtorted the last nickel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-02

All Leisure Hour clubs in the city
will resume activities this week,
after a temporary discontinuance
of meetings by some because of the
Christmas holidays.
Twenty meetings will be held
next week, starting with the New
Years celebration Of the Delaware
and Ohio club tonight.
The weeks program will be con-
Guided Friday night when twelve of
the meetings will be held.
The seventeenth Leisure Hour
club will open its doors Tuesday,
when the Olympic Leisure Hour-ers
start their proceedings at 1900 East
Riverside drive
The Olympic Club, which has been
active in civic projects in the River
side park district for years, is spon-
sor Of the new organization. Her
man Olsen is president.
The Delaware and Ohio club en-
tertainment tonight will be featured
by Lees Dixie Aces. The program
is in charge of a committee made
up of H. G. Johnson, chairman;
Frank. Nelson, Harry Johnson and
Mrs. Florence Carver.
The party will last from 7:30 until
midnight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-02

The lightest metals known
potassium, sodium and lithium-Will
float in water.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-02

The electric eye has invaded the
field of sports and now acts as an
umpire in a bowling alley, to
fash a light when a bowler's foot
slips over the foul line.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-02
LEISURE CLUBS
new SCHEDULE
IS ANNOUNCED
Various Groups Will Resume
Activities After Halt for
Christmas.
LEISURE HOUR CALENDAR
MONDAY

LEISURE HOUR CALENDAR
MONDAY
Delaware and Ohio. 21Oiz East Ohio
street.
PrOspect-Sherman. Weis' hall, 3402
Prospect street.
Oak Hill Womens Club. afternoon,
Compton's hall, POOL Winter avenue
Olympic, 2200 East Riverside drive.
JAN.
BroOkside Park community house.
RhOdius Park community house.
J. T. V. Hill community house.
JAN. ;
Oak Hill WOmen's Club, afternoon
ComptOns hall. POOL Winter avenue.
Christian Park community house.
Crispus Attacks high school.
Fletcher Place community center.
Fit. Wayne and Walnut. Central Chris
tian church gymnasium.
Michigan and Noble. 633 East Michi-
gan street.
Municipal Gardens community house.
Oak Hill. COmpton's hall, 2O0l Winter
avenue.
School rs.
School %.
School 26
School 81.
School 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-20
MEXICO FACES
MUCH UNREST

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 20. U.P -
Heavy troop movements to two
states, the strong military patrols in
outlying portions of the capitol,
caused excitement and anxiety to-
day.
Though no explanation came from
the government, it was understood
the movements had no connection
with student riots earlier this week.
Three regiments of infantry were
sent by train to Vera Cruz state and
other units were sent to San Luis
Potosi.
Recent days have brought many
rumors of discomfort in the pro-
vinces, and particularly in Vera
Cruz, but the rumors have been de-
MED by the government.
General Cedillo. military COM
mander in San Luis Potosi state, is
known to have 10000 armed irreg-
ulars at his call.
Suburban residential districts OF
Mexico City were patrolled by SOL
dierS.
The senate late last night passed a
bill giving autonomy to the Nation
al university. The measure becomes
law at once.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-20
JURY MAY GET
ALIEN LAND
CASE TONIGHT

There is strong possibility that
the alien land law case may be
given to the jury fOr their consid-
Grafton late today following de-,
velopments in the trial which have
speeded it uo somewf at during the
past few days. This trial, being
heard before Judge R. D. McPher-
rim is now IN its fifth week, one of
the longest court actions to take
place in the county.
Yesterday Harry Horton, H. N.
Ellis and A. c. Finney, defense at
torneys presented their Arguments
to the jury. This morning c. 3.
Smith and G. D. Home, attorneys
for Ray johnson and Eugene Kelly,
respectively, argued for their cli-
ents and we're followed by Elmer
Heald, district attorney, in his re-
buttal.
This concluded the argument by
ounsel and the court in all prob
ability will instruct the jury this
afternoon with cha noes very strong
that the case may be given then
before nightfall.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-20
HUGE SALARIES NOT UNCOMMON
IN COUNTRY'S BIG INDUSTRIES

pensation of George W. IT,, presi-
dent of the American Tobacco COM
pany, at $2,200,000 in 1881. Eugene
Grace, president of the Bethlehem
Steel company also is said to have
received annual compensation OF
more than $1,000,000 President
Roosevelt receives $4,000 a year of
which he returns $4,000 as a vol
untary pay cut
Salary information is closely guar
ded by corporations. The public
never has been told what emolu-
ment Alfred p Sloan, Jr, receives
fro the General Motors corporation,
which earned more in one year than
any other American concern. Nor
has the income of Myron Taylor,
United States Steel's board chair
man been revealed. But stockhold-
ers reports and litigation have Civ
en- an indication Of the huge in
| comes of four major corporation ex-
! ecutiveS.
Bonuses Allowed
| Computations of Hills income are
based on a stock bonus estimated to
be worth $1,223, ,040 and additional
bonuses of $1,008,000
Rep. Joseph B. Shannon of Mis-
! souri, in a speech at Kansas City
in September, said Hill S 1892 in
come was $16O0,000 According to a
stockholders suit, it was $2,627, ,978
! in 1881
Hill circulated pamphlet in 1882
claiming he was paid $120,000 and
received $669, GOO bonus in addition.
Sewell Avery, board chairman OF
Montgomery Ward and company
early this year told stockholders his
100000 a year was insufficient in
ducement" to continue in his post
j The stockholders voted him an op-
ton on 100000 shares of common
stock at Il. Yesterday the stock sold
around 16 bonus of $500,000.
Eugene Grace, president of Beth
lehem Steel had an official salary
of $4,000. 1t is believed to have been
raised to $4,000 In 1929 Grace re-
ceived bonuses totaling $1,629, ,753
and his total bonuses from 1925 to
1890 were S5,745 ,307.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-20
CONTINUED On Page 81
GIVES RULING
ON SALES OF
LEGAL LIQUOR

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20.W.H-
Matt I. Sullivan, former chief JUS
tice of the state supreme court, an
nounced today that in his opinion
proposition No. % permits hotels
and restaurants to serve liquor to
guests if and when the 18th amend
ment is repealed.
Sullivan wrote the amendment
which controls the sale of beer and
liquor in California.
His unofficial opinion gave en-
couragement to despairing hotel
men. who heard Fred E. Stewart,
member of the state board OF
equalization, declare that he be-
lieved the amendment forbade
them to handle liquor. Stewart
asked Attorney General U. S. Webb
for a ruling.
In Sullivan s opinion the hotels
NAV serve their guests with liquor
or mixed drinks provided the guests
themselves provide the alcoholic
beverage. Patrons may store theii
liouor at the hotels and have 1t
served by the glassful, Sullivan
believed. He also held that liquor
stores may be established on hotel
property if the stores are not op-
Grated by the hostelries.
The principal purpose OF PROPOSE
ton No. was to get rid OF the sa-
loon, the adviser of Governor
Rolph said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-20
SCHLES|NGER'S :
DOUBTED.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20. U.P)-
The mystery that marked the dis
appearance at Portland of Lee
Schlesinger, polo playing socialite,
was revived today by the refusal
of two insurance companies to pay
policies on his life because they be-
lieved he was not dead but hiding.
Schlesinger automobile was
found at the foot of dock on the
Columbia river last December. 1t
was never definitely learned Whe-
ther he was in the machine when
it plunged into the water. Drag
ging operations failed to locate a
body
!. The Massachusetts, Mutual Life
Insurance Co., holding $4,000
policy, and the Southwest Mutual
Life Insurance Co., with $12,500
policy, entered the suits to prevent
anticipated claims for payment of
the policies.
In their petitions to the federal
court here the insurance firms
claimed that when Schlesinger son
of San Francisco department
store executive, disappeared he was
in financial difficulties, in domes-
tic involvements, and in danger of
losing his position in Portland
store.
Schlesinger wife was the for
mer Miss Laura Anderson of Los
Angeles. They had two children.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-20
TROOPS GUARD
STRIKE AREA

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. 20. U.P)
Three companies of militiamen
were mobilized at the state arsenal
and other companies were ordered
in readiness for duty as thousands
of Progressive miners maSsed to
picket two mines of the Peabody
Coal company here today.
AS the miners prepared to march
on the mines, state and federal au-
thorities expressed apprehension OF
violence and possible bloodShed in a
renewal of the bitter war between
the Progressive miners and their
rival United Mine Workers union.
One Progressive leader was slain,
shot in the back, and United Mine
workers member surrendered to the
sheriff and was spirited out Of San
canon county as $4,000 members of
the Progressives marched through
the streets here yesterday.
Sheriff Cole said Peter Haynes,
Taylorville, would be charged with
numbering Melville Staples, his fell
low townsman. Although Progress
sive leaders pleaded against violence
the miners were obviously in an
angry mood.
The march was called by Progress
sive leaders as a protest against in
action of the NRA in putting the
coal code for Illinois into effect. AS
thousands of miners poured into the
city Gov. Henry Horner called a
conference of mine operators and
officials of the two unions.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-20
IN
PRISON FIGHT

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal,
Oct. 90 U.P)-Calm which usually
settles over San Quentin on exc
cution days was broken shortly be-
fore the hanging of Dallas Egan
today when Frank Marquee, 26-
year-old convict. was accused of the
near faia: stabbing of Julian Cas-
tro, SO, Orange county.
Jesse Gonzales. 10, another con-
vict, suffered minor cuts when he
attempted to stop the knife battle
which took place in the recreation
yard.
Guards were informed Marquee
and Castro fought over possession
of $40 bill. They were unable to
find the bill
Castro was serving a life sem
tence from Orange county for first
degree murder, while Marquee was
under five year sentence for escape
from San Bernardino road camp
Marquee was placed in the prison
dungeon. Castro, critically wound
ed, was in the hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-20
GOVERNMENTS
AGENTS STUDY
'LINDY CASE

NEW YORK, Oct. 90 WP)-The
governments relentless search for
the kidnapers Of Charles Augustus
Lindbergh jr., pushed increasingly
for more than Is months despite
meagre clues, was pressed with re-
newed vigor today.
AZ Hopewell, N. j., where the
young son of Col. and Mrs. Lind
bergh was stolen from his nursery
crib later to be found murdered,
and in New York, where $4,000
was thrown over a cemetery wall
in a vain effort to recover him, in
tensified activity was reported.
In the Is months since tre alb
duction was perpetrated govern
mcnt agents, needing the injunc-
ton of former President Hoover
not to rest until the criminals are
brought to justice, have tracked
down every clue.
In order to coordinate its activi-
ties the government now has united
its investigating agencies under the
Justice departments division of in
vestigation. Attorney General Ho-
mer S. Cummings announced in
Washington that the division would
continue to cooperate with the New
Jersey authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-20

ed in Visalia where a fact finding
committee appointed by Governor
Rolph heard both growers and
workers.
Ranchers State Claims
Representatives of the rancherS
insisted their return at the present
price of cotton is about $3 to $4 an
acre. They cannot afford to raise
wages from 60 cents to ST for every
100 pounds OF cotton picked, they
claimed.
Pat Chambers, leader of the
strike movement, came under Sher-
iff' guard to the hearing. He is
held in Jail under an indictment
charging criminal Syndicalism.
Chambers and others said workers
cannot earn a fair living through
the present scale.
The committee included DR.. Tul-
ley Knowles. Stockton, Archbishop
Edward j. Hanna, San Francisco;
and Prof. Ira Cross, University of
California. Growers were reported
TO be dissatisfied with the person.
mel OF the arbitration group.
Picketing continued in the strike
| area, although growers reported a
steady turn toward normal har-
veSting.
New murder indictments in the
fatal PiXley riots. named Leland
Thompson, %, sid Melvin Schlitz,
o. both cotton growers. They
| joined six other rancher-v -vigilantes
in the Visalia Jail to await trial on
the charges that they took part in
melee in which two Mexicans
were killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-20
.|NSULL WILL
FACE CHARGE

ATHENS, Oct. 20. U.P)-Samuel
insult, American utilities magnaJe,
will answer in the court of appeals
tomorrow eXtradition charge S
brought against him by the Ameri-
can government, it was announced
today.
The hearing was fixed for 10 a. m
and was expected to continue for
days while insults staff of lawyers
sought to save him from extradi-
tion on charges that he violated the
federal bankruptcy laws.
Police were instructed to conduct
insult from the Areteion hospital,
where he has been under treatment
since his preliminary hearing, to the
court of appeals building.
The aged utilities man has been
downcaSt regarding his chances of
evading the charges, but his lawyers
were sanguine. They hoped to show
that insult had committed no Of
fense in Greek law.
Justice Emmanuel Janygirakis
will preside. He will have as asso-
ciates John Antoniades, George
Tsirigotis. Christos Stavropoulos and
Aeiex DigenopouloS.
Antonios RiganakoS will prose-
cute. Denis Lazarimos, Former De-
putty Ladas and Panagoitis Rails
will defend. Rails, a deputy, is a
famous crime lawyer.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-20
FEAR DISEASE EPIDEMIC IN
CAMP Of COTTON STRIKERS

FRESNO. Oct. 20. U.P)-Pesti-
lence and hunger today stalked the
tattered tent city near Corcoran
where $500 striking cotton pickers
awaited efforts of Governor James
Rolph S fact-finding committee to
adjust a bitter and blood-stained
wage dispute.
State and county health officials
expressed grave alarm at sanitary
conditions in the temporary settle
ment where Mexican strikers con-
gregated after their eviction from
cotton ranches.
Doctors said at least three in
fants, perhaps more, had died of
manutrition. Pneumonia struck
down another resident of the tat
terdemallion town.
Relief workers reported many of
the women, sticking as closely to
their husbands as they do when
Mexican armies are on the march,
refused to accept milk and other
food. Their refusal was based on
fears that should they accept Unit
ed States aid they would be deport-
ed to Mexico.
Construction of sanitary facilities
was directed by the state health
department. The health officials
said they expected "an epidemic of
dysentery and typhoid in the near
FUTURE although they found the
general health of the tent city sat-
isfactory. Similar conditions were
reported in other points where the
pickers gathered to await adjust
ment of the strike.
Arbitration of the dispute start
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-20

legged race, pie eating contest and
tug of war
John R. Robertson states that
entry blanks for candidates for
queen continue to come to the
chamber of commerce, the latest
being that of Josephine Estain, of
the Americanization school in I'M
rerial. ITO clear up misunder-
standings stated Robertson, 81
would like to state that it is not
necessary for any car or float to
get permission to enter the parade
tomorrow afternoon and there is no
fee for entrants. We want all the
cars we can get in the parade and
everyone is welcome to join it. Just
be there at lis o'clock tomorrow
afternoon with a car or float, no
other arrangements are neces-
sary.'
Through the courtesy of the Elks
club the old j. c. Penney building
will be open for those who are
taking part in the entertainment
program and the Bank of America
has offered their building on the
northwest corner of Sixth and
Main streets for entertainers to
use between performances The
committee in charge of the city
rest room has arranged to have it
open until o'clock in the evening
in order that women and children
who visit Ell Centro tomorrow night
will have a place to rest.
, The complete program for Ell
Centro IS fall opening celebration
lasts from 10 O'Clock am. until
$50 pm. At 10 O'Clock in the
morning the boys derby day will
be featured The fall opening pa
rade will move at 80 o'clock and
at the completion of the parade
the judges will choose a Queen of
Autumn, who will be crowned at
: that time and will reign during the
remainder of the celebration from
her throne at Sixth and Main
streets. At 3 o'clock entertain
will start and will continue until
| the stores close at 8 O'Clock. All
stores will be open until nine, Of
| fering unusual merchandise values
! for the merchandise festival. I'M
mediately after the stores close the
merchandise orders will be given
away and the queen will declare Ell
Centro's 1888 fall opening and
merchandise festival officially end
ed.
One of the last and important
features of the parade to be an
nounced is that Sheriff Campbell
has agreed to ride at the head OF
the queens division in western cos
tune, riding Palamino horse. He
will be accompanied by Jeff Lucky,
mounted on black and white pinto
horse. These horses, the property Of
Lucky, are two of the outstanding
Arabian horses of the west. Their
riders will be in typical and high
ly spectacular Western costumes.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-20
INVITE RUSSIA
TOCONFE FER ON
RECOGNITION
Soviet Replies By Agreeing To
Send Foreign Minister To Cap
itaI For Conferences.
PRESENT BREACH DEPLORED
Kalinin Told Obstacles Many
But Understanding Between
Nations Not Impossible. no

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. Q.P) =
President Roosevelt revealed to-
day that he had invited Soviet Rus
sia to send a representative here
to discuss the restoration of diplo-
matte relations between Washing-s
ton and Moscow. Russia replied it
would be glad to send Maxim Lit
vinoff, foreign minister, on this
mission. %
The President, in letter to
President Kalinin of the Soviet Un-'
ion, said he regarded it as "most
regrettable that America and Rus
sio should ''be without practical
method of communication with
each other.''
Mr.. Roosevelt made it plain. how
ever, that the invitation did not
assure the recognition of Soviet
Russia by the United States.
The difficulties in the way OF
relations are serious, but not in
soluble, Mr.. Roosevelt told M Ka-s,
linin. The Russian president. in
reply, agreed with him.
MOSCOW, oct. 70. (U.R-MeS.
sages "in the interest of world
peace,' and paving the way for
negotiations toward recognition Of
Soviet Russia by the United States,
have been exchanged between
President Roosevelt and Mikhail
Kalinin, it was learned today.
The Soviet government planned
to make the text of the exchanges
public at IL pm. g pm. CSTD. e
AS a result of the preliminary
notes, Maxim Litvinoff, commissar
of foreign affairs, has cancelled q
projected trip to Angora, for late
this month and will proceed to
Washington instead, to conduct the
formal negotiations leading to rec
ignition.
The tone of Mr. Roosevelt's S let
ter, which dealt with the problems
CT world peace, was considered sig
nificant in view of the strained re-
lations now existing In the far
east involving the Russian govern-
ment and Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-20
WET STOCKS
POOL To Be
SCRUT|N|zED
By LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

Onlted FreSS Staff correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20-Alleged
operation of whisky pool to sky
rocket alcohol stocks on the New
York stock exchange was revealed
today to be under investigation by
the senate stock market committee
Ferdinand Pecora, committee
counsel, has been furnished a re-
port of examination of the alcohol
share accounts of at least SO men,
bers OF the stock exchange by Rich
ard Whitney, president of the eX-
change. Whether charges of pool ac-
tivities were borne out was not dis
closed.
The whisky boom began last
spring and continued until July of
this year and its investigation was
revealed in connection with the
committees dispute with Whitney
regarding data on stock exchange
transactions from Oct. l, 1929, to
July l, 1888. Whitney refused to cir
culate a questionnaire which would
give the public the first complete
! information ever available on who
and how many persons are gamb-
ling, specializing or trading and for
| how much and what it cost them.
Whitney's refusal caused Pecora
/ to summon members of the eX-
change, intending in the course OF
time to bring all of them here. The
! committee planned to resume the
chase inquiry later and begin Mon
day investigation of Cuban loans
which Winthrop w. Aldrich, head of
the bank, suggested be passed over.
The whisky pool investigation was
revealed in letter from Whitney to
Pecora dated Oct. 16 which said:
Il am sending you under separate
cover the report of the accountant
of the exchange in regard to the al
legged pool trading in the alcohol
stocks during the spring and early
summer of this year This is now
complete except for the report Oh
one firm which l will furnish you
as soon as possible