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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26

By United Press
CHICAGO. Dec. 26-The south
land frankly is optimistic ABOUT
prospects for 1884. Even with heavy
financial burdens left by the years
of depression, farmers pointed TO
gains of the past year as evidences
Of their prospects for 1884.
The comeback" Of cotton was the
chief bright spot in the agricultural
picture for the region Of which Ok
lahoma is the center. At the close
OF this year, Oklahomans learned
that their crops were worth S1lS,-
100000 as compared with S77.023 900
valuation in 1892
The increase of "a per cent was
made although acreage was reduced
II per cent in crop yield 1t was
the best figure since 1880. Wheat
brought the Oklahoma farmer
100000 more in revenue than in
1882.
Farmers hailed the passage of a
mortgage moratorium law by the
state legislature as a move of great
assistance.
AS in other parts of the country.
butter prices slumped in the south
to all-time low marks. Despite gov
eminent support to the butter
market the dairy farmers were
threatened with a critical period.
The Rio Grande valley, with it's
500, 100000 year round productive
power. was beginning to find itself
after a destructive midsummer hur-
ricane. A rich store of citrus fruits
as we'll as some fifty varieties Of
truck crops which are shipped to
all parts of the country, promised
returns to agriculture in 1884.
Agricultural Texas was said to
be leading all other sections of the
country in farm recovery. Farm
workers again were in good demand.
Retail sales of agricultural products
were said to be gaining. Car load
ings in this region were on the in
crease.
This region of the south was said
to be IS per cent better off at the
present time than at the first of the
current year. The governments
program to reduce cotton acreage
by 10 per cent and thereby life the
price of this commodity was be-
lieved to have been the backbone Of
the regions recovery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
DIR. Jones Rites Today

Last rites for DR.. Oscar N. Jones
Sc, of 1921 West Washington street.
a physician in west Indianapolis
Twenty-seven years. who died sud
denly in his home Saturday. will be
held in the residence this afternoon
at 2 Burial will be in Crown Hill
cemetery.
Popular in his community DR.
Jones was a member of the Ma
sons, the Modern Woodmen and the
Order of Eastern Star. He is sur
vived by a sister, Mrs. Dell Wood
Terre Haute.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
Otto Leonhardt Dead

Otto Leonhardt. 50, Southport,
died in his home Sunday night. He
had been associated with the w. B.
AIacNIurray Company. tailorS, for
thirty-five years. and had spent his
entire life in. Marion county. He
was member of the Odd Fellows
and the BundScuh. Surviving him
are the widow, Mrs. Marie Jaus
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
SO STATE PROJECTS
WILL EMPLOY 3,469
Board Approves Plans to
Spend $432,405.

Ninety-three projects, employing
3,469 men with a $387,972 pay roll
and $44,4 to be expended for ma
terials, were approved by the CWA
administration in the state today.
One Marion county project-en-
larging the radii for roads-was ap-
proved. 1t will employ twenty men
at $2,400.
Total number of projects to date
is 3,540, employing 6162992 men
with a pay roll of $23,317,0 900 and
materials to cost $3,975,942.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN TO
HOLD PARTY THURSDAY
Church Plans Annual New Years
Celebration and Dinner.

The Central Christian church, 705
North Delaware street, will hold its
annual New Years party Thursday
in the chapel A turkey dinner will
be served following the reception
at $50. Music will be played by
the string trio of the Sunday
school orchestra.
After dinner, Illustrated readings
will be presented by Miss Cynthia
MauS with marimba accompani-
ment by Miss Irene Bishop. Stan
ley Todd also will present read
ing accompanied by lantern slides
Members and friends are invited.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
AUTOS CRASH, TWO HURT
Men Suffer Arm, Leg Injuries in
Head-On Collision.

In collision last night between
two cars at Madison avenue and
Stop 7, Oran B. Pritchard, 81,
Franklin was struck head-on by a
car driven by Harry Waddle, 20, of
1905 Edwards avenue.
Waddle suffered injuries of the
right arm and knees, and Don Lis
ner, 10, of 4002 Bowman avenue,
riding with him, was cut on the
right forearm.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
JUSTICE OF PEACE Is
SUED BY CONSTABLE
Plaintiff Alleges Special Officers De
prived Him of Fees.

Carl F. King, Washington town
ship justice of the peace, today was
named defendant in a S1.073 dam
age suit filed in superior court 2 by
Oliver P. Bebinger, constable for the
township.
Mr.. Bebinger charges that, as con-
stable for the township, he was de-
prived of fees rightfully his through
appointment of special constables by
Mr.. King. Specific fees totaling
$1,073 are listed. He charges Mr.
King refuses to permit him access
to the records to check other pos
Sible fees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
COLLIDES WITH POLICE
Man Held on Three Counts After
Ramming Patrol Car.

Ralph Hasbrough, 26, of $40 South
Alabama street, was arrested,
charged with drunken driving, fail
ing to have drivers license and
failing to have lights, when he hit
the rear of a police car driven by
Lieutenant Leo Troutman in front
of 40 South Illinois street early to-
day. The fender of the police car
was slightly damaged in the acct
dent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
AUTO SMASHES PORCH
S1OO Damage Done by Skidding Car,
Police Are Told.

Charles T. Lee, 2O60 College ave-
nue., reported to police today that a
motorist who evidently skidded in
front of his horne after the snow
storm last night or early today, ran
up on the lawn smashing his front
porch. Damage was estimated at
500. The tracks of the skidding
car were visible in the snow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
Retired Rail EmpIoye Dead

Last rites for John G.. Stowell, IS,
retired Big Four railroad employee,
who died here Saturday, will be held
in Grafton, N. Y, his birthplace, to-
day. Mr.. StOwell lived in the Hotel
Miner. He lived many years at the
Denison hotel before it was RACED.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
In the Air

Weather conditions at 9 a. m:
Northwest wind, Is miles an hour;
temperature, &c; barometric pres
sure, 20.01 at sea level; general
conditions, overcast, light snow;
ceiling, estimated $500 feet;
visibility, one mile.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
BUSES REPLACE TRAINS

Last Trolley Car Jumps From Icy
Rails, Crashes Into Curb.
BIZ United Press
NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Dec. Is.
BUSES replaced trolley cars here
today. Last night the last trolley
making its last run, jumped from
icy rails, swerved across a highway
and struck the curb. No one was
hurt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26

Leonhardt; two sons, Lawrence and
Otto Leonhardt Jr., and two sisters
Mrs. Julius Becherer and Mrs. Ed
ward Otto, all of this city. Last
rites will be held in the home to-
morrow afternoon at 2. Burial will
be in Crown Hill cemetery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
Loses False Teeth; Meeting Off

By United Press
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 26.-A de-
bate planned by the I. o. o. F.
lodge here last week was postponed
when a member of the debate team
lost his false teeth. When they are
replaced, the event will be held,
lodge members said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26

ERE the first photograph made of President Franklin
welt and members Of his cabinet seated the cabinet The
the left
William Woodin treasury Homer Cum
Claude Of Henri
A Wallace Of agriculture and Frances Perkins secretary of
Cordeu
secretary Farley, pomasergenal
Ickes secretary Daniel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
WRITING HOOVER BOOK
Theodore JOslin's Work to Be Pub
lished in Spring.
By United Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-An in
formal memoir of what happened
behind the scenes at the White
House during the administration Of
former President Hoover will be
published in the spring by Theo-
dore G. Joslin, his secretary for two
years, it was announced today.
Political observers believed the
book would be a defense of Mr..
Hoover to aid Republican drives in
the congressional election cam
paign.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
MUSICAL GIFTS RATED
BEST AT WHITE HOUSE
'Sistie' Receives Drum and Buzzie'
Harmonica; Play All Day.

HarmOnlca; RAY All Day.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. - The
most successful Christmas pres
ents" for the White House children
turned out to be q drum for "Sistie"
and a mouth organ Santa Claus
brought "Buzzie," Mrs. Roosevelt re-
vealed today.
The long, wide corridors and spa
cious rooms of the White House
echoed all day to the sound of the
drum and the mouth organ, Mrs.
Roosevelt said as the two grand
children, Anna Eleanor (Sistie) Dali,
6, and Curtis Roosevelt (Buzzie)
Dali, 3, pranced up and down with
their favorite gifts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
st. Paul Publisher Dead

BIZ United Press
ST. PAUL, Dec. 26.--N. w. Reay
So, former publisher of the st. Paul
Daily News, died at his home here
today shortly after suffering a
naralVtic stroke.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
BARBER TEST DATE SET
State Board Announces Time for
License Examinations.

Dates for examinations for bar
Der licenses were announced by the
state board today. The Indian
apoliS examination will be the week
of Jan. %; Evansville, Jan. 90; Gary,
Feb. 5, and FIT. Wayne, Feb. IL.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
Oklahoma Expects snowstOrms

By United Press
OKLAHANGA CITY, Dec. 26-
Oklahoma, where heavy snow is a
rarity, has provided snow fences for
most state highways and purchased
snow ploWs and removal equipment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
IS
OPTIMISTIC ON
FARM OUTLOOK
Gains of Past Year Cited:
Cotton Comeback Is
Feature.

Agriculture looks forward to a better
year, observers in the principal farm
ing areas believed. Prospects for the
coming year and an estimate Of progress
during the past year are contained in
a series of articles, Of which this is the
first,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
MITIGATION OF
AMERICAN BANK
SYSTEM URGED
Monthly Letter of Morgan
Controlled Company Points
Out Flaws.
BIZ United Press

BIZ JHtted Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 90 nifcation
of the American banking system
under federal control, extension of
branch banking, and realignment Of
federal reserve board representation
were urged today in the monthly
letter of the Guaranty Trust Com
pany, a Morgan controlled bank.
The present dual system Estate
and federal banks is noto neces-
sarily the best kind of system for
the country during the present time,
the article said Pointing to the
fact that the United States is no
longer an undeveloped and swiftly
growing country" it explained that
business is done on an increasingly
narrow and carefully calculated
profit margin"
TT seems likely that this trend
will continue" the letter added.
Under such conditions the country
needs financial security and sta
bility rather than free and easy
credit"
Urges Building Reserve
The letter was believed to reflect
the opinion of William c. Potter,
president of the bank. 1t urged
that representation on the federal
reserve board be changed to allow
member banks TO select half of the
members on the board, and sug-
gested that bank assets be regulated
to keep real estate down to a mini
mum with the object of building up
a strong secondary reserve.
Sales Of securities in strictly COM
mercial banks, the letter advocated,
should be limited to federal, state
and municipal paper.
Interest of the financial world in
the Guaranty's proposals was
heightened by two factors. The first
was the banks advocacy of federal
control inasmuch as it now operates
under a state charter. In the sec
ond place, it's suggestions for re-
vamping the banking system diff
fered in many respects from the
recent proposals of Winthrop w.
Aldrich, president of Chase National
bank, an institution controlled
largely by the Rockefellers.
Liability Plan Is Hit
The Guaranty proposal made no
reference to the Aldrich plan of
separating commercial and invest
ment banking, with the exception of
its advocacy of security trading
limitations.
The Guaranty report asserted that
Legislation should provide for an
examining authority, independent
of all outside influences, who should
be charged with the duty of hold
ing banks to a common standard of
prudence. Another direction in
which regulation of bank operations
might be advantageously extended
is the maximum ratio of deposit
liabilities to capital funds"
The report registered strong OBJ
jections to the permanent plan for
insuring bank deposits, particularly
to the plans unlimited liability
feature.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
PLANE FORCED DOWN

Passenger Craft Caught in Storm,
Safe at Pittsburgh.
By United Press
PITTSBURGH, Dec. ga coast
forecast passenger plane caught in
a binding snowstorm over north
eastern Ohio early today was forced
back to Pittsburgh and made a
successful landing. The plane, car
rylng six passengers, reached Cam
bridge, O., where a belated Christ
mas snow storm hit the ship.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26

Rio Grande City, Tex, was incor-
porated in 1925; her citizens recent
ly voted for her to cease being a
city.
The Washington times., 1933-04-21
A PuIse-Tingling Novel Of Modern Youth
BY the Author of "A FIapper Wife"
WASHHNGTONFASHNONS By Wilma LovdIe

If you're not the type that
can wear pretty-pretty evening
clothes, you may have been
worrying a little about the
spring and summer mode. For
nearly all the stores and fash
ion writer's have played up the
frilly, crisp, young looking
clothes or mousseline de sole,
or organdie, or similar mater
ials. It's q temptation too strong
to resist, for they're much more
fun to talk about. But many of
us just can't wear them and
don't want to. Our situation is
not hopeless, indeed far from
it. For there's still the tailored
sort Of evening gown, stately
and suave as ever, and just as
smart.
Swagger Evening Coat
The newest fancy Of tailored
evening clothes is the swagger
coat, borrowed from street and
sports clothes. Such a coat,
successful as it has been in
the daytime, will be sure to re-
peat its triumph in the even
ing. It is smart for two rea-
sons, because it's boxy and
swings free from the shoulders,
as so many fashionable gar
ments do this spring, and be-
cause it bottoms up high to the
neck, giving the wearer a Sc
rene sort Of beauty. It fulfillS
the many duties Of a jacket,
but because of its greater
length, it also takes the place
Of a wrap. No doubt such coats.
although they come with a spe-
cial dress, will find themselves
over other dresses too this sum-
mer, used as a general summer
evening wrap.
Red Daisy COrsage
At first these swagger coats
came only with rather expensive
evening gowns, but now we've
found a copy Of the original
lovely gown, duplicated down to
the last detail, and in lovely
material, for only $3.50. The
drawing shows what lovely long
lines the dress has. and the coat
is beautifully made, full enough.
fitted well. The gown Is cut
down to the waist in the back,
with bandeau bodice in front.
caught with a big bunch OF red
and white daisies. There's a
red and white buckle to COM
plete the color accent. The
same dress comes in yellow with
green flowers, and is in misses
sizes. In either color, it would
make a lovely summer evening
The Washington times., 1933-04-21
Interesting Bridge Hands
By E. V. SHEPARD

and merely wished his partner
to choose between them. South'S
bid of 5-Spades must force
North to bid six. Evidently
South was willing to play at O.
small slam, but of course he
could not bid grand slam
without knowing who held the
missing Ace of diamonds. Pos
sibly also South was not solid
in his clubs. Having reasoned
the whole thing out. North bid,
diamonds. .
The opening lead was the
King of Hearts. It could serve
no useful purpose for the de-
cIarer to discard a club from
dummy. The grand slam de-
pended upon establishing thao
suit, so dummy trumped the
heart led, and then led the Ace
of Clubs. The declarer dis
carded a low spade. but what
he did mattered little. Dummy ,
held the big hand. "a.
The declarer led dummy's
lowest club. He trumped with
his Nine, as East might be out
of clubs. The King of Clubs
dropped. The declarer led his
Ace of Diamonds, and when he.
saw that both opponents fol-
lowed suit he led his Three Of
Diamonds. Dummy won with
the Ten and exhausted both
opposing hands of trumps when
he did so. The Queen of Clubs
won the sixth trick. The de-
clarer led the Seven Of Clubs.
Declarer ruffed with his last
trump. All opposing clubs were
out. Dummy held six winning
cards, and the grand slam had
been made.
The Washington times., 1933-04-21

Bidding went as follows:
South, 2-Clubs; North, 2-Dia-
monds; East, 2-Spades; South,
3-Spades; North, 4-Diamonds;
East, 4-Hearts; South, 5-Hearts,
giving North a real riddle to
solve.
North-South understood "fea-
ture showing" but South had
sprung something that was new
to his partner. South had
shown no losers in both spades
and hearts, by bidding both of
those suits after they had been
bid first by an opponent. AS
North had the Ace of hearts,
evidently South was void.
Whether South held the Ace or
AK of spades, or was void,
North could not determine, nor
did he need to know. It is not
customary to show features un-
til partners have agreed upon
the suit to be played. Neither
North nor South had assisted
the suit bid by the other.
South'S eccentric bidding must
mean that he held great
strength in both minor suits,
The Washington times., 1933-04-21
Advice to the LoveIorn
By Beatrice Fairfax

"He's a Crossword Puzzle to Me"
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Last summer I met a young
man just about my own age.
He seems rather indifferent, but
we have been writing regu-
larly since that time, as he
lives in another city. The other
night I met him for the first
time since the vacation, and we
went out together.
But he's a crossword puzzle
to me. He sits with his hands
folded in his lap and doesn't
even attempt to hold my hand.
I don't go in for "necking" on
a large scale, but I like to be
appreciated and have my hand
held in the movies. I know he
likes me, but he just doesn't
seem to know how to make
dates or go around with a girl.
He told me he was having a
weeks vacation from college
soon, and he doesn't know how
he's going to spend that. Was
that a hint that he wanted to
make a date with me? If I help
him make dates, will it scare
him away? MODERN GIRL.
If you are too modern. my
dear, you may very well scare
away this young man. who
seems very well behaved to me.
If you could see some Of the
letters that come to me, you
would realize that not all
young men like a girl to be
too up and coming. He is one
Of this type. Don't try to
rush things" is my best ad-
vice to you.
The Washington times., 1933-04-21
Writer Pens Gripping Tale
Or a 1893 Courtship

Better go to bed, Sharlie. You
have to get up early tomorrow.
you know"
Come on over here beside me
and bring me luck, Sharlie,"
Mr.. Collins said. His lips
smiled at her around the cigar
that he held gripped between
his teeth. Sharlie pulled up a
chair beside him and sat there
for a half-hour while he went on
winning. At half-past 10 she
said goodnight and went to bed
at a nod from her mother.
"YOung and Innocent"
cts Just as well to let him
know that you don't play cards
and drink even If we do," she
said, following Sharlie into her
bedroom for a moment. "'Young
and innocent is what takes the
eye of a man Of the world like
him, and young and innocent is
what you're going to be-and
how'll" She gave Sharlie a kiss
and a pat on her shoulder. "I'm
going to be regular Managing
Mama from now on and run this
affair for you the way it ought
to be run!-What's Edna been
so grouchy about all EVENING""
"Oh, she's Jealous because
Mr.. Collins likes me as he never
liked her." said Sharlie, taking
the blue beads from her neck
and running them through her
fingers. "She pretends that it's
because borrowed her perfume
and these beads, but she's really
just jealous"
Several times during the next
three hours Sharlie would half
waken from her sleep to listen
to the sound of talk and laugh
ter from the dining room. The
game lasted until long after mid
night and, the next morning
when she opened her eyes and
got up, the whole flat had the
stale close smell that it always
had after one Of the poker party
evenings.
It wore it's familiar morning
after" look, too, she saw when
she went out into the dining
Continued on 2nd. Comic PaRe)
The Washington times., 1933-04-21
CHAPTER XII

There was a strong feeling Of
guilt in Sharlie's heart that
night when they all sat down
to supper. It wasn't there only
because she was wearing Edna'S
blue beads and was still scented
with Edna's brand-new jasmine
perfume. The attractiveness OF
the whole table was due to
Edna-from the bowl Of chryS-
anthemums that she had
bought the Saturday before to
the bowl of clear cranberry
sauce that she had made that
morning, when she cooked the
Thanksgiving dinner for the
family. To Edna who had been
in love with Mr.. Collins for
years and years, and never
had been anything to him ex-
cept a hard-worked and hard
working secretary.
"A-ah, this-turkey!" he said
as he cut into a thick slice OF
cold white meat with his knife.
"ThiS is certainly fine!"
No one told him that Edna
had baked it. Sharlie looked at
her mother and her mother
looked back at her with little
pleased smile far back in her
eyes. mo use telling him that
Edna baked it," that look said
as plainlv as words could have
said it.
When the meal was over
Carl Hanaberry suggested a
game Of poker and went across
the street to his own flat for
ginger ale and a quart Of
Scotch. Sharlie cleared the
table and put away the left
over food in the ice box. When
she came back into the dining
room the cards and the chips
were on the bare mahogany sur
face of the table, and Carl was
coming in with his arms full of
bottles. The evening promised
to turn into one of the familiar
card-playing ningS that
Sharlie had known ever since
she could remember.
The men took off their coats,
and Dodie set ash trays and
matches and box of cigarettes
on the table. Mr.. Collins bit
the end from a cigar and
Sharlie's father, as banker, be-
gan to count out the chips.
"Aren't you going to play?"
Mr.. Collins asked Sharlie. and
before she had time to speak
her mother answered for her.
mo, indeed! Sharlie never
plays cards. We still think Of
her as just a little girl.
In 7ilence Edna and Sharlie
did the dishes and put them
away. It was ten o'clock when
they finished and the poker
game was at its height. Going
through the dining room Shar-
lie saw that the Hanaberrys
and Mr.. Collins had almost all
Of the red and blue and white
chips stacked in front of them.
Her mother glanced across the
table at her. through the thin
blue haze of cigarette smoke.