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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
OLD SOLDIER RETIRES
First Sergeant George Berkeley to
Make Home in Florida.

First Sergeant George Berkley, of
K company Eleventh infantry. was
retired Saturday at FIT. Benjamin
Harrison. He will make his home in
Lakeland. Fla. He had served twen-
ty-three years in Eleventh infantry,
eighteen of them. including service
in the World war, in one company.
He holds a distinguished service
cross, which was awarded for BRAY
cry near Cunel. France, Oct. Il to
Is. 1918. He also has been awarded
the silver star and purple heart for
wounds received in action Oct. 20,
1918.
Men Of his company recently en-
tertained Sergeant Berkley at a
farewell party, presenting him with
q gold watch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
Swimming Lessons Free
at Broad Ripple Pool
Times and Park Cooperate
to Give Every One Chance
to Learn.

Fifth annual free swimming
classes sponsored by The Times and
Broad Ripple pool will be held dur
ing the week Of July 1915. Each
reader of The Times may enroll for
these free lessons by presenting the
coupon at the pool.
Those who enroll will be given
six complete lessons in swimming
and water safety. AT the end of
the lessons, an examination will be
given by members Of American Red
Cross life saving corps and Ger
tlflcates will be awarded those who
pass this examination.
Lessons will be under direction of
Earl Montgomery, manager of Broad
Ripple pool. Montgomery is an ex-
perienced instructor, who had
charge of swimming and life saving
instruction given the school children
OF Miami, Fla, last winter. These
lessons were provided by the school
board of Miami and the children re-
ceived school credit for the work.
Three Groups Arranged
The classes will be held in three
groups. There will be three classes
daily for children, three for youths
OF high school age and three for
adults. These classes will be held
at $50, 10 and 1890 in the morn
ing and $50 in the afternoon and
7;30, 8 and $50 in the evening.
Hours have been arranged so
that every one will be able to take
the lessons at the hour most con-
venient for him or her. The les
sons which the readers of The In
dlanapolis Times will receive would
cost SIS If taken under private in
struction, but will cost nothing to
those who present the coupons.
The public address system at the
pool will be used, so that classes of
any number can be taken care of
apd all pupils will be able to hear
the instructors clearly. All teachers
will be members of the American
Red Cross life saving corps.
Largest Pool in Country
Broad RIPPLE pool is the largest
artificial pool in the United States.
Water comes from a driven we'll
eighty feet deep and really is drink
ing water. The fltering system at
the pool completely filters the A.
100000 gallons of water every eight
cen hours. Dressing rooms have
individual lockers for the swimmers.
Last year more than four hundred
learned to swim during The Indian
apolis Times-Broad Ripple Learn to
Swim week, and this year, with the
loudspeaker system, the pool will be
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
CITY GIRLS TO FARLEY
Leave for Regional Reserve Confer
ence at Northwestern L.

Delegates Of the indianapolis High
School Reserve are attending the
regional Girl Reserve conference at
Northwestern university, the first
two weeks of July. Delegates from
Wisconsin, Michigan. Illinois, Ohio
and Indiana will attend the world
fair after the conference.
Local delegates are Eugenia Balu,
Manual; Marian Drago, Washing
ton; Mary Board, Crispus Attacks;
Helen Glass. South Side Center Y.
w. c. A, and Miss Jenna Birks, Girl
Reserve SECRETARY
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
POSTAL RECEIPTS GAIN
Income Here 6O2 Per Cent Over
June, 1892, Is Report of Clancy.

Receipts at the Indianapolis post
office showed a gain again in June,
increase for the month being COZ
per cent, in comparison with June,
1892, Postmaster Leslie D. Clancy
announced today.
Cash receipts at the Office were
$3.50 1893, an increase of $16,468 for
the month. Receipts for May
showed an increase of 8.34 per cent,
the first increase shown in about
thirty months.
The new regulation permitting 2
cent stamp on letters mail addressed
for delivery within the city went
into effect Saturday. Postage on
letters for other cities remains at 8
cents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
At BERLIN COUPLES
WED AT SAME TIME

Storm Troopers, Brides March to
Church for Ceremonies.
By JHitCd Press
BERLIN. July 3.-Residents in
the east end Of Berlin witnessed an
unprecedented series Of mass we'd
dingS Sunday when forty-seven
storm troopers and their brides
marched to the Evangelical Lazarus
church
Only two of the couples we're
newlyweds, the other forty-fve
seeking church blessings on mar
riages concluded only before a
registrar in civil rites.
The ceremonies today lasted more
than an hour. The space in front
of the altar permitted only five
marriages at a time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
SOCIALIST PICNIC SET
Frederick Strickland Will Speak at
Park Outing.

Frederick G. Strickland, veteran
Socialist organizer and lecturer, will
head list Of speakers for the
Socialist county picnic at Broad
Ripple Tuesday
Strickland was chairman Of the
1900 national Socialist convention
in indianapolis and secretary of the
state committee. He is a Hiram
college graduate and taught eco
Monies at Defiance college. Strick-
lands address at 3 will be preceded
by a concert.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
Dance Hall Bandits Get $500

BIZ { nlted Press
ELKHORN, Wis, July 3.-Four
bandits held up more than thirty
guests and employees at the wood
lawn dance pavilion on Delavan
lake early Sunday and escaped with
about $500 in cash and an unde-
ternined amount of jewelry.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
HOAXER GETS 3 YEARS
Oklahoma Convict Sent to Pen by
Federal Judge Here.

Plea Of guilty to charges that he
impersonated another man to OBJ
tain government disability compen-
sation brought Marion B. Ruther-
ford, Oklahoma convict, a three
year penitentiary sentence in fed
eral court Saturday. The fraud was
discovered when the man Ruther-
ford was accused of impersonating,
himself made claim for compensa-
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
State Man Killed by Lightning

GREENSBURG, Ind, July g.
Everett Humphrey. %. Greensburg,
was killed by lightning during a
severe storm here Sunday. 1t is be-
lieved that clothes line near which
he was standing carried the current
from a tree.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
DAHLIA GROWERS MEET
Society Makes Plans for Second An
nual Exhibit in September.

Members of the Dahlia Society of
Indiana met at the Antlers
Sunday to make plans for the sec
ond annual dahlia exhibit to be
held at the Antlers Sept. % and %.
A pilgrimage of the society will be
made to all dahlia gardens in In
dianapois before the show.
Z. T. McCurdy of Kokorno and
Charles White of indianapolis are
in charge Of the arrangements for
the show. Dr. A. E. White is pres
ident of the society.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
SIGMA MI BUILDS HOUSE
Ground Broken for New Building
of Butler Fraternity.

Ground was to be broken for the
new Sigma M fraternity chapter
house in the 500 block Hampton
drive, Butler university campus, with
appropriate ceremonies today.
The new house, to be built Of
brick, along colonial lines, will cost
$4,000.
It will house thirty students and
is to be completed before the open
ing Of the school in September.
Glen c. Neese, president of the
Butler chapter of Sigma NJ, was to
preside today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
RAIN HALTS FESTIVAL
Little Flower Celebration to BE
Resumed This Afternoon.

Rain Sunday night caused the
festival of the Little Flower Catho-
lie church TO be discontinued. 1t
was to be resumed this afternoon,
and continued tonight Lunches
were TO be served at 1880 this after
noon. The concession booths and
pony track were to be open.
Dancing will begin early tonight.
according TO an announcement of
Claude Rockford, general chairman
of the festival.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
Tech Pupil Is, Is Dead

Funeral services for Donald Gill
more Mitchell, IS, pupil of Technical
high school, who died Thursday in
his home, 38 East Raymond street,
we're to be held at 2 today in the
home.
He was a member of Boy Scout
troop No. 7 and the Olive Branch
Christian church. He played in the
Tech orchestra.
Survivors are his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs William G. Mitchell, and three
grandparents, Mrs. Mollie O'Donnell
and Mr. and Mrs. H. Walker.
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SO RESERVE OFFICERS
AT MILITARY CAMP
City Candidates Will Receive Four
Weeks Training at Fort.


In addition to the regular army
personnel on duty for the citizens
military training camp, which will
open Wednesday morning at Fit.
Benjamin Harrison, eighty-nine re-
serve officers will serve.
Candidates from indianapolis, or
dered to report Wednesday morning
for four weeks training, are:
Raymond j. Baker. Louis J. Barry. Gene
F. Black. Otto c. Borchert. Harry E. Cald-
well Jr., Theodore B. Cookery, Norbert Z.
Grouse. FRANKLIN E, Dillon. Earl r. Dun
awav. SilaS c. GrlnStead Jr.. Wilmer NJ.
Hall. Russell r. Hearld. Charles NJ Hem
Erickson Erwin X. Leslie. Irwin E 10y,
Walter c. Marsischky Lester c. Pottenger
Bruce II. Richards. Woodrow w. Shackle-
ford. Maletus f. Socks. Earl A. Taylor,
Charles w. Watson. Wayne Warden. Wal
ter E. Weber. Paul r. Wheeler Max A.
White William E White and Charles D.
Wilkerson.
Major Harold c. Percival, dental
corps, of 1909 East Michigan street,
will report at the station hospital
for a two weeks period Of duty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
BLIND PENSIONS URGED
Legislation to Give SightIesS Relief
Is Asked at Farley.
By United Press

u 2 = IItttU I tS5
MUNCIE, Ind, July 3.--Legisla-
ton which would give blind persons
relief funds or pensions was urged
at a convention of the Indiana AS
ISOLATION Of workers for the Blind
here Sunday.
Enlargement of the state library
for the blind also was commended.
F. II. Topmiller, Indianapolis,
was reelected president of the asso-
citation; Violet Topmiller, Indian
apolis, was elected secretary, and
Mrs. John Rickrich, Indianapolis,
treasurer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
STORES CLOSE EARLIER
Employees Will Be Given Extra Half
Hour for Summer.

Starting wednesday, practically
all stores in the retail district in In
dianapolis will close at instead of
$50. This is in keeping with the
summer schedule of the stores, al
lowing employees an opportunity to
leave a hour earlier during hot
weather.
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since Jan. was boosted to sixty
one over the weekend when George
BARLEY, 10, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry BARLEY, 1925 Prospect street,
died at city hospital late Saturday.
Young BARLEY was
injured a week ago to-
4 today at Thirty fourth
III street and Sherman
drive when the car he
was driving collided
with car driven by Louis Heck, As,
of 1920 North Denny street.
Young BARLEY and five other
youths, one of whom also was in
jured seriously, were en- route for
a swim at the Millersville bridge and
Fall creek. No arrest was made.
Youth Is Injured
John Mcclure, IT, incurred severe
injuries today when an automobile
driven by his father, G. L. Mcclure,
IS, Huntington, Ind, state highway
commission employee, collided with
another car at Thirty eighth street
and Sherman drive. The father was
cut and bruised.
The other car was driven by Fred
A. Amos, IS, Decatur, ILL.,, who was
accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Grace
Amos, 60, and Mrs. Mabel Heller,
wife of patrolman Ernest Heller of
the police department. None of the
three was injured.
After the crash both cars, spun
around several times, and after a
dash of 200 feet from the collision
scene, the Mcclure automobile
struck a tree.
Leg Is Fractured
In other weekend auto accidents,
Nicholas Charles, AIT East Fifteenth
street, was taken to city hospital
suffering from critical injuries suS-
tanned in crash at Stilesville.
Charles suffered a leg fracture
with the broken bone being driven
about six inches into the ground.
Amputation was regarded probable.
O14OC WC1C OCQI OllA11S OO0oN III
the woman driver of tiny blue car
bearing Pennsylvania license plates,
who fled after boy was struck ard
seriously injured at Sixteenth and
Meridian streets.
Others Injured
The boy, William Stanley, II, of
81 West Twenty-first street, said he
started to cross the street when the
small car struck him.
Persons suffering less serious in
juries included William Nye, 4, of
1922 Division street; Frank Gardner,
"a, of POT Bakemeyer street; H. T.
Bingham, Mrs. Pearl Bingham and
May Bingham, 4, all of Terre Haute;
Elmer Botz, Whitestown, Ind; Mrs.
Anna Hayden, Chicago; Erwin D.
Green, Era, Tex; Ernest Bowen, 40,
of 403 North Pennsylvania street,
and Mary Ann Redec, 6, 739 North
Holmes avenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
LIBERTY GIVEN BRITISH
ENGINEERS BY SOVIETS
Trade War Is Settled and Relations
Are Being Restored.

AAC AeCSGO1CA
By United Press
MOSCOW, July 3.-Two British
engineers, released from prison
Sunday, proceeded to Berlin Sun
day night on their way back to
London.
The men are william H. Thorn
ton and William L. Macdonald of
the Metropolitan-Vickers Electric
Co., Ltd, convicted several weeks
ago on charges of sabotage.
Their retention in prison here
caused the British government to
declare an embargo on Russian
goods, pending their release.
An agreement to lift the embargo
and release the men was reached
last week in London by Maxim Lit
vinoff, Moscows foreign commissar,
and Sir John Simon, British for
eign secretary, and normal trade
relations are being restored.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
Learn to S7Uin1

This coupon entities holder
to a free swimming lesson in
The indianapolis Times Broad
Ripple Learn to Swim class.
Learn to swim week is July
10 to Is. This does not in
Clude admission to the pool.
The price will be 25 cents for
adults and 10 cents to children.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
Electric Shock Causes Death

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, July s.
An electric shock received While
working at the Hare Hoadley Stone
Company quarry near here caused
the death Of Henry Stewart, ST.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Grubb Dies


Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza
beth Grub, SO, who died Saturday
at the home of her son, George
Grub, Charleston, w. Va, after an
illness of a year, were to be held at
$3.50 today in the Shirley Brothers
central chapel, 946 North Illinois
street. Burial will be in Crown Hill
cemetery.
Mrs. Grubb had been resident
of indianapolis virtually all her life.
She went to Charleston about a
year ago, to live with her son.
Survivors, beside the son, are a
sister, Mrs Ida B. Landlord, Indi-
annapolis; a half-sister, Mrs. Maude
Harper, California; a half-brother,
John Roberts, indianapolis, and
four grandchildren, Roberta Jane
Grub, George Lester Grub, John
Mcclure Grub and Esther Harriet
Grub.
Lifelong Resident Taken
Last rites for Charles w. Butter
worth, IS, lifelong resident Of In
dianapolis' south side, were to be
held at ,2:30 today in his home,
1920 Lexington avenue. Burial will
be in Crown Hill cemetery.
Mr.. Butterworth died Friday at
his home, after an illness of six
months. He had been employed for
the last seventeen years as a tailor
by the Kahn Tailoring Company.
Prior to that he operated a tailor
shop.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Fannie L. ButterWorth; a son, Earl
G. Butterworth; a daughter, Mrs.
Raymond P. Scott; two grandchil-
dren, Mrs. Jack Vestal and Donald
R. Scott, and a great-grand-daugh-
ter, Miss Claire Anne Vesta,.
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able to handle classes of 1000 a day.
Every one should know how to
swim and The indianapolis Times
is making it possible for its readers
to learn to swim without the ex-
penSe of private instructor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
STORM TOLL 100000
Business Buildings, Houses and
Trees in Western Chicago Leveled.

By United Press
CHICAGO, July 3.-Damage of
more than $1,0OO,OO0 was counted
today from violent hail and wind
storm of cyclonic intensity which
struck western Chicago Sunday.
Business buildings, houses and
scores Of trees were leveled
Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, ST. Charles,
Elgin and Lombard suffered the
worst
The storm ripped path 200 feet
wide through the towns. moving
frame structures from their foun-
dations and fattening nearly a
dozen larger buildings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
ng-Time Resident Claimed

Following a long illness, Mrs. Re
gina Lucette Sarah SeXtro, 80, died
Saturday in her home, 721 Union
street, where she had lived for the
last siXty-f1ve years.
Funeral services were to be held
at 2 today in the home. Burial will
be in Crown Hill cemetery.
Mrs. SeXtro was a member of the
Second Reformed church and the
Ladies Aid Society. Survivors are
three nepheWs and three nieces. One
nephew, Fred May, made his home
with her.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
3 NAMED POSTMASTERS
Henry Mayer Appointed to Evans
vile Post by Farley.

BU NIttU PffSS
WASHINGTON, July 3.-Post-
master General James A. Farley
today named Henry Mayer acting
postmaster in Evansville, Ind.
Other acting postmasters named :
Mrs. OFT Leonard, Birdseye, Ind;
Firm I. Troup. Nappanee, Ind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
browns in Ohio River

BIZ United Press
EVANSVILLE, Ind, July 3-Flor-
ence Wernke, 16. drowned in the
Ohio river here Sunday while SWIM
ming.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03

Mrs. Carl Kortepeter is in charge
Of the committee arranging for a
pageant to be presented at the Cen
tennial celebration Of the Southport
Presbyterian church in September.
A cast Of sixty persons will take
part in the pageant, which will be
coached by Mrs. Hilda Dowsnap.
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demanding that the British Empire
get together with the United States.
The dominions seemed to fear
that all the gold standard coun-
tries would abandon the standard,
and to argue that, therefore, Brit
ain should not attempt to maintain
her neutral position.
The Chamberlain draft was not
expected to be ready before Tues
day
President Roosevelt's precedent
shattering telegram astonished dele
gates.
Representatives Of the gold stand
ard nations met amid great excite
ment to draft a statement.
Fear Gold Basis Loss
Their chief fear was of their abil-
ity to remain on the gold stand
ard. Some thought the telegram
an indirect invitation to quit It and
follow the United States in its in
ternal price raising plan.
One delegate said to the United
Press:
THE conference may continue,
but one-half Of it is smashed by MI
ROOSEVELT can no longer be called
an economic and monetary confer
ence because there is no more mon
etary side"
Delegates had expected that Hull,
as head of the American delegation,
would issue a statement Of his own,
explaining why President Roose-
welt had refused TO join in the cur
rency plan. But the only thing Hull
said was:
Il have this morning received the
following communication from the
President of the United States set
ting forth the position of our gov
eminent relative to the suggested
international currency measure pro-
posals
Hull Keeps Hands OFF
II am making this public in my
capacity of secretary Of state. not
as chairman of the American dele
CATION to the world economic con-
ference since the delegation has,
at no time, had Jurisdiction on this
subject, which purely is a treasury
matter"
It would be a catastrophe
amounting to world Tragedy" said
Mr.. Roosevelt, if the conference al
lowed itself to be diverted from
broader problems by "a purely
artificial temporary experiment
affecting the monetary exchange of
a few nations only
the sound internal and economic
sy.. en- Of a nation is a greater fac
tor in its well-being than the price
OF It's currency and the changing
ter of curencies of other ma
tioH he continued.
6 | and silver, he argued, we'll
c. continue to serve mechani-
&C ut this was no time to dissi-
I 4 reserves.
ance in Key Pact
a majority of nations had
nsir budgets well within
t. S, he suggested, then bet
t. uion of the worlds gold
6 could be discussed.
Frances next move, some
G said. depended the next
L. la conference would take
{ standard men were not
p, IL
not only shows he does not
a with US complained one
dt e, "out he also scolds us"
A Leading United States interna-
tiopa. banker said that the Presl-
dent had not answered the gold ma
tons proposed declaration.
He has not advanced the situa-
ton one inch" said this banker
He merely has reaftirmed the
Roosevelt, Nj Keynes imitation
theory, and apparently by design
makes no reference to the propo-
sails most important feature-con-
troll of currency speculation"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03

City market house and stand will
be open Tuesday to accommodate
holiday buyers, it has been an
nounced. The market will open at
5 Tuesday morning and close at 9
at night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03
TRAFFIC TOLL
is BOOSTED BY
YOUTHS DEATH
George BARLEY, 19, Sue
cumbS to Injuries Incurred
in Auto Crash.

Marion county's auto fatality toll
since Jan. l was boosted to sixty
one over the weekend when George
BARLEY, 10, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry BARLEY, 2425 Prospect street,
died at city hospital late Saturday.
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RECOVER MANS BODY

Police Drag River Six Hours After
Swimmer browns.
The body of James Kelly, Al, of
800 South Senate avenue, was re-
covered late Saturday after police
dragged six hours in White river at
Henry street.
Kelly was swimming about
seventy-five feet from shore when
he sank He is survived by the
widow, Mrs. Josephine Kelly.
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ROOSEVELT ACT
HALTS WORK OF
WORLD FARLEY
European Nations Move to
Defy EdiCt: Stay on
Gold Standard.

CONTINUED From Page One
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Miss Anna Lewis, 20, of 531 West
Thirteenth street, suffered an in
jury to her right eye when she was
struck by an automobile driven by
A. J. Schmidt, 1874 West Thirty
second street, Sunday, while cross
ing West street in the 1900 block.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-03

Found in an automobile at Gee
and Locke streets with five books
Of baseball pool tickets. George
Hambric, Negro, fl, Of 434 North
Blackford street, was arrested Sat
urday on lottery charge.
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Young BARLEY Vas
injured a week ago to-
today at Thirty fourth
street and Sherman
drive when the car he
was driving collided