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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-28
By United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, May 28.-The wheat
market climbed to the highest levels
in months today under the influence
of an almost unprecedented drought.
With the winter wheat area bak-
ing under temperatures near the
100 mark, the grain pits reacted
with bullish enthusiasm and prices
scared.
The heat wave extended into the
canyon that is La Sale street and
as traders perspired in the Board Of
Trade building, which houses the
worlds greatest grain trading mart,
they sent prices rapidly higher.
At the opening prices continued
the bullish trend that marked Sat-
urday's session. Trade was at a
furious pace with grains mounting
the price scale fractionally almost
with every new sale.
Within half an hour after the
opening wheat was Us to 23s cents
higher; corn was rs to rs cents
higher, and oats we're IL cents up.
May wheat at 955s and oats at 381s
were the highest prices paid for
those grains since last November.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-28
DROUGHT NEWS
FORCES WHEAT
TO new HIGHS
Temperatures Nearing 100
Mark Are Reported
in Grain Belt.

By United Press
CHICAGO, May 2S.-The wheat
market jumped AS cents above
Saturdays close on the Board of
Trade today. September sold at
973s cents while July was at 961a
cents. Both only Is of cent
under the maximum fluctuation
permitted by Board of Trade
regulations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-28
U. S. DOLLAR STEADY
Gold Price at London Advances
3 Cents to S34.SO.
BIZ United Press


LONDON, May 28.-The dollar
was steady today. The pound was
$685.. Gold rose 8 cents to S34.8O,
with the sterling rate at 1876 shil-
lings 81 pence, up 21a pence. Sat-
urday's rate was fixed with the
pound at today'S figure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-28
Daily Price Index
fBv United Press

'DN 'JulIeQ FTeSSj
NEW YORK. Nav 26-Dun & Brad
streets daily weighted price index of
thirty basic commodities complied for the
United Press:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-28
Money and Exchange
INDIANAPOLIS BANK CLEARl
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Debts NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1863, 900 90
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-28
Local Wagon Wheat

City grain elevators are paying 81 cents
for No: soft red wheat. Otnsr grades
on their merits.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-28

PARIS, May 28.-The dollar was
slightly stronger today. Francs
were 1915 to the dollar $3.50 cents a
francS).
Evening star., 1934-07-10
D. C. WAGE BOARD
TO BEGIN DUTIES
Study Mass of Information Per.
tanning to Regulations and
Codes of P. W. A.

The Wage Compliance Board, Gre
ated by the District Commissioners to
stamp out the practice of certain con-
tractors of forcing workmen to kick
back" portions of their legal wages,
was TO start to work this afternoon.
A mass of information as to the
prevailing scale of wages and the
technical requirements under District
government contracts, rules of the
Public Works Administration and the
construction and building code under
operation of the N. r. A, was before
the committee for its guidance.
The committee will be headed by
Capt Howard F. Clark, Assistant En-
glneer Commissioner. although his Sc
lection as head of the group has been
protested by John Locher, secretary OF
the Building Trades Council. who
claimed Clark was not in sympathy
with the union scale of pay.
This matter was discussed yesterday
at a conference between union lead
ers and Mai. John c. Gotwals, Engi-
neer Commissioner. who assured the
labor delegation the committee would
work in the interests of mechanics en-
ployed by contractors on District work
Maj. Gotwals emphasized that the
Commissioners would direct and main-
tain control over the policies of the
Wage Board.
Evening star., 1934-07-10
INHABITANTS VACATING
LITTLE RIVER SECTION
Area Being Prepared for Park
Will Be Cleared Entirely
Within Few DAYS.

Little River, between Theodore
Roosevelt Island and the Virginia
mainland, today presented a desolate
appearance with only two shacks oc-
cupied, one family in a bus and trail
er and three or four houseboats re-
manning of the colony that previously
occupied the Government and railroad
property.
Capt. P J. Carroll of the park
police said time will be given to re-
pair the houseboats so they may be
moved elsewhere. Yesterday was the
deadline set by police for evacuating
the territory and most of the colony
had vanished.
Those occupying some of the shacks
tore down the lumber and took it
away to erect quarters elsewhere.
Capt. Carroll said the family occupy
ing the trailer will move to rented
land N Virginia.
c. Marshall Finnan. superintendent
Of National Capital Parks. said those
unable to care for themselves would
be turned over TO District relief agen-
cies. Park officials believe the area
will be cleared voluntarily in the next
day or two.
Evening star., 1934-07-10

It seems that q rather quiet but
effective job was done on them by
certain influential Democratic Con-
gressmen. One Senator, in particu-
lar, seems to have played David
privately to their Goliath He is the
unpublicized new Senator from
Wyoming, Joseph OMahoney, lieu
tenant of Postmaster General Farley
In the first instance. the Agrt-
culture Departments better think
erS tDrote out their ot0n grazing bill.
They sent this measure to the
House, where IL tDdS passed NTH
no questions asked. But Uhen it
came TO the Senate Committee the
undSSumtHg Mr.. O'Mdhoney set to
Uork on it. He made no speeches
in public, but he made SeUerGl in
priudte t0here they t0ouid do the
most good.
Before the brain trusters knew what
had happened he had rewritten their
bill, leSSening their authority over
grazing ground on public lands and
giving the grazer greater liberty. It
was his contention that this measure
would stop bureaucratic control"
This bill was passed by the Senate,
approved by the House and went to
the White House, where the struggle
between Mr.. O'Mahoney and the
brain trust really started in earnest
The Agriculture Department crowd
contended that Mr.. OMahoney's
measure was political bill and urged
Mr.. Roosevelt to veto it. Mr.. O'Ma-
honey called for reinforcements from
his fellow Democratic Senators, Pitt
mar and King (also from Grazing
States).
Brain Trust Disregarded.
After considerable thought, Mr.
Roosevelt disregarded the brain trust
and signed Mr.. O'Mahoney's bill.
There was another unnoticed occa-
sion when the big brain boys worked
out a scheme for saving the A. A. A
amendments. They started to line-ur
their congressional friends in favor
of tacking these amendments on the
sugar bill. They realized a majority
of Congress was possibly opposed tc
increasing A. A. A. authority. and the
amendments could not pass alone. BY
attaching them to the political sugar
bill the amendments might ride
through.
1t was good strategy and would have
worked except that the same Mr.
OMahoney again took his slingshot
from his pocket. Said Mr.. O'Mahoney
in effect: You cannot sour the sugar
bill with such amendments as these.
He won.
The result is the A. A. A. amend
mentS and the Agriculture Depart
ment grazing bill lie today in the same
congressional ash heap with the Tug
well pure. food and drug bill.
Thus have the the mighty fallen.
Evening star., 1934-07-10
Views Given on Radio.

Said Mr.. Douglas in his radio
speech: If the foreign governments
had paid their debts, it probably would
have intensified the chaos in inter
national currency, paralyzed further
international trade, diminished our
own profitable ability to produce and
possibly increased the burden on the
American taxpayer rather than dimin-
ished It"
That vas just about the same con-
tention used by the British in their
note. 1t may be true, or partially
true, but Mr.. Hull personally conSid-
cred it a very impolitic thing for Mr..
Douglas to say
The White House circle hedUed a
sigh OF reliet UheR Mr.. Roosevelt
got a1Ddy from the Virgin Islands
tCithout an embarrassing demon
Strotior by those opposed TO Coz.
Pearson. They had erpected trouble.
The strangest criticism OF Senator
BorahS radio attack on the new deal
was that OF nationally known writer.
who said among ether things "Borah
nullifles hi opposition TO parts of the
new deal by praise OF other parts -
Most observers here believed Borah' S
attack was probably the strongest that
has been made for that very same
reason.
One Of the leading newspaper
critics o. the new deal has gone
abroad for a vacation with Bernard
Baruch.
The best non-partisan political
agency here has made a check OF
congressional election possibilities in
November. 1t concluded the Demo-
Gratis would lost about 65 seats in
the House If the economic situation
continues at its present Level.
tConyrisht 1854
Evening star., 1934-07-10
Two Burned in Truck Fire.

Two men were burned about the
legs this morning when a paving
company truck caught fire at Fourth
and n streets southwest John Shotz,
q, OF 2lll First street. the driver
was taken to Providence Hospital and
admitted for treatment, while Jack
Taylor, S0 Of l03 Rhode Island ave-
nue.. helper. was treated at an in
sur ance clinic and released.
Evening star., 1934-07-10
ADKINS SUSTA|NS
10 PCT. PHONE CUT
Decree Filed in District Su.
preme Court, but Ap-
peal Is Noted.

A decree signed by Justice Jesse c
Adkins sustaining 10 per cent cut In
telephone bills made by the Public
Utilities Commission was filed in Dis
trict Supreme Court today.
At the time the decree was filed At
torneys George p. Hoover and r. A
Van Orsdel noted an appeal from the
decision. A company spokesman after
ward Id. however. that the appeal
was noted In accordance with court
procedure solely to protect the COM
pany's rights. and that 1t had not been
definitely decided yet whether the
company would or would not prosecute
this appeal.
Orders Publication.
The decree orders the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co. TO publish by
advertisement the names Of all per-
sons who have refunds coming TO them
since the date OF the commission s
first order in October, 1882 Then the
company will be given three years and
so days In which to repay the 10 per
cent. At the end Of that time any
sums remaining unpaid will be re-
tanned by the company. but accounted
for as operating income.
None of this will be done until
the case is finally settled either by
appeal or by a decision on the part
of the company not to prosecute its
appeal
S7S6,000 to Be Released.
At present there is approximately
s7S6 900 in the companys possession
which would be released to customers
under the decree II sustained on
appeal This sum is increasing at a
rate of approximately S360,000 per
annum.
The decree which was filed today
was signed in Boston, Mass, yes
terday by Judge Adkins, who is on
vacation. Peoples Counsel William
A. Roberts represented the commits
sion in the case.
Evening star., 1934-07-10

tConIlnueQ from FISC FdgeJ
April and May of this year, compared
with a total of 1898 In the same
months last year. Liquor was not re-
sponSible entirely for this increase,
police officials explained, although in
many instances it was said to be a
contributing factor.
For March, April and May of 1893
there were 441 arrests for illegal pos
session of liquor. 70 for selling liquor,
and III for transporting, making a
total of 624. whereas in the same
three months this year there were
only 166 cases involving such offenses
as selling without a license, trans
porting without a permit or bill of
lading, and possession of untaxed
liquor for sale.
No Established Rule.
The reduction in reckless driving
cases, police officials believe, may have
been due to the fact that drivers of
vehicles whose breath revealed an
odor of liquor may have been charged
with driving while drunk instead OF
reckless driving.
The Police Department, according
to Maj. Brown, has no established
rule for officers to follow in charging
a driver with reckless driving or driv-
ing while drunk when it is found he
has liquor on his breath. In such
cases the charge is left to the officer
making the arrest. He must use his
! discretion in determining whether the
driver is intoxicated In some cases
Maj. Brown said, man who has had
drink or two may not be intoxicated
and charge of driving while drunk
would not be sustained in court.
Evening star., 1934-07-10
MRS. P. w. NICHOLSON,
D. C. NATIVE, SUCCUMBS
Wife of Retired Deputy Fire
Chief Was 7l-Funeral
Tomorrow

Mrs. Carrie Nicholson. II, wife OF
Philip W. Nicholson. retired deputy
fire chief. oied Sunday at her resi-
dence. 5504 Thirteenth street. after
an illness of two years. Mr.. and Mrs
Nicholson had celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary May 20 of this
year.
Mrs. Nicholson, a native of Wash
ington, was a member OF Rhode
Island Avenue Methodist Church and
had been interested in many chari-
table institutions in the city.
Chief Nicholson was retired in 1888
after serving in the Fire Department
4s years. He was deputy chief for Is
years and was fire marshal for a simi-
lar period.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Nichol-
son is survived by a son, Philip ano
three daughters. Mrs. Gertie z
Dreyer. and Hattie E. and Ethel z
Nicholson.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row at 2:30 pm at the residence
Burial viii be in Congressional Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1934-07-10
CHILDREN SAY MAN
GAVE THEM DRINK
Lodger Held on Charge of
Providing Liquor for
Boys.
Two tow-headed little boys. 4 and

Two tow-headed little boys, and
years old, went before the District
grand jury today to tell story of how
they we're given whisky by a roomer
at their home and afterward required
treatment for severe alcoholism.
According to police, the boys accuse
Jamie Elkins, 80, the roomer in the
home of their parent, Thomas T.
Bruce, at AIT Second street, of giving
them the intoxicants.
Elkins was held for the grand jury
under 81 900 bond this morning after
arraignment before Judge Isaac r.
Hit in Police Court. He waived hear
ing and was taken Immediately to the
superior jury room in District Su-
preme Court.
Children in Court.
The children, Daniel Bruce, 7, and
Richard Vernon Bruce, 4, were in
court in the custody of Detectives H.
C. Wannamaker and p. E. Ambrose,
first precinct, who arrested Elkins Sat-
urday.
Police entered the case Friday night
after an Emergency Hospital physi-
clan, summoned to the Second street
house, found the four-year- child
in convulsions and the elder brother
severely i'll.
Both Recovered.
Detecting the odor of whisky on the
children's breath, the physician had
them sent to Gallinger Hospital,
where Richards stomach was pumped
out. Both boys recovered and we're
| removed to the Children's Bureau.
There they were questioned yester-
day by first precinct detectives. Rich
ard, police said, declared Elkins gave
him half water glass of whisky to
drink. Elkins then was brought to
confront the child, who, according to
police, repeated:
Yes, that's the man who gave me
whisky"
The children's father is unem-
ployed, police were told, and the
mother disappeared from home fol-
lowing her discharge from a hos
pital about six months ago. Police
have been unable to locate her.
Elkins insisted he did not give the
children anything to drink, but that
they probably found the liquor and
took it without permission.
Destitute papers were filed today by
Wanamaker and hearing is to be
held on them in Juvenile Court to-
morrow. If charges are found to be
true, the children probably will be
committed to the Board of Public
Welfare and a home.
Evening star., 1934-07-10
PARAGUAY VISIONS
DECISIVE VICTORY
Election of Bolivian Army
From Fort BalIiVian Is
Looked For.
sy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ASUNCION, Paraguay, July To-
Paraguay was iubilant today over be-
lief she had clinched a decisive vic
tory In the Chaco War.
II Paraguaysn hopes are confirmed
it appeared likely the army could
eject Bolivia from Fort Ballivian, her
principal stronghold In a disputed
area for which the rival armies have
been battling since June Is
A statement Of the ministry Of de-
fenSe claimed Paraguayan forces had
taken the third line of defense OF Bo-
livia before the fort and that the
enemy was retreating In disorder
toward Argentina.
"a Bolivian communique at La Paz
said the Paraguayan offensive was
checked effectively after It had
pierced only an outer line, One Para
guayan plane, the report said. was
shot down Sunday and three others
put TO fiight)
Another Corps Advancing.
Another Paraguayan assault corps
was reported here to be advancing
toward Quachalla, behind Ballivian,
after breaking the Bolivian line In two
places in the northern sector.
This report famed Paraguayan
hope Of quick possession Of Fort Bal
livian. Sources here said Bolivian oo-
cupancy would be untenable unless
her forces were quickly rallied.
A Paraguayan offensive with full
force of 40 900. following a barrage of
200 cannon Sunday. was the fourth
major one since March.
Commanding the push in the
Canada Strongest sector Is Col. Rafael
Franco. one of Paraguay's ablest off,
GERS, with 10000 picked men, skilled
in forest warfare.
II he is successful in his drive 10
the southwest from the Canada
Strongest territory, he may cut off the
is, 900 defenders concentrated at Bal
livian itself.
Guachalla Is situated on the Pill
comayo River, 30 miles up from Bal
livian. Paraguayan military authori-
ties said If Bolivia lost Ballivian her
entire defense scheme would be shat.
tered. since the Bolivian forces staked
all their hopes on this line, to which,
they retreated from the mid-Chaco in
January, after one-and-a-half years
of attempts to drive Paraguay back
ward.
Hammers on SD Parallel.
Paraguay, these sources said. Is still
hammering along the 62d parallel,
which it formerly cited as the limit to
which Bolivia should retire for pro-
jected neutral peace negotiations.
II was Col. Franco who early this
year scored Paraguay's biggest victory.
which the government said resulted
In the capture Of 5000 troops after
cutting a 60-mile "picada" or paths
way through the woods from mid
Chaco with nachettes TO surprise and
encircle a Bolivian corps retreating
to the Bolivian line.
Franco is an expert in these en-
veloping tactics. using thousands of
machette swingers to cut q path
wherever necessary. .- ..
Evening star., 1934-07-10
c. D. P. TO ATTACK.
n. R. STATELAWS.
Fletcher Reveals This Line
Of Campaigning as Lead
erS Gather in Chicago.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July 10.-The G. o. P.
pointed today one of its major attacks
of the forthcoming Fall campaign
on the N. r. A. laws passed in ap-
proximately one-third Of the States
Of the Union.
This line of campaigning was dis
closed by Henry P. Fletcher, of Penn
sylvania, newly elected chairman of
the Republican National Committee,
who came to Chicago with other
leaders Of his party to map a drive
to win congressional seats in the agri-
cultural Midwest, and to seek finan-
cial banking for the political wars
ahead.
Codes Made Laws Of States.
"I had not realized fully" the Re-
publican chairman said in an inter-
view, "the extent to which the ma
tional administration has gone In the
invasion of State rights. I shall go
into the subject thoroughly and shall
have lot more to say about it later.
This issue will be taken up specifi-
cally in every one of the States in
which the Legislatures Frustrated
themselves so abjectly in response to
demand from Washington.
"As 1 understand the present situa-
ton, about one-third Of the States
have passed bills that in effect make
the numerous and almost numberless
codes actually part of the law Of
those States.
These codes we're written by the
industries themselves, by men with
no official connection with the Gov
eminent and they are being enforced
by newly created Offices whose exist
ence never was contemplated by the
Constitution.
Never Looked at Wording.
'"They were drawn up by extra
governmental forces and they were
given approval by a ruober-stamp
Congress, but the utter abjectneSs Of
the State Legislatures was more ex-
treme than that of Congress. for the
Legislatures passed their State laws
without even looking at a word Of
the codes already in existence.
While the Republicans were getting
together the Democrats planned to
do some work on their own account.
Postmaster General Farley will
speak at Springfield Saturday and
confer with Democratic State officials,
members of the State Committee.
county chairman and other leaders. A
representative Chicago delegation is
expected TO make the trip to Spring
field.
Evening star., 1934-07-10
ATTACKS Of c. 0. R.
DECLARED VAGUE
Farley Replies TO Criticism
Before Starting Speaking
Trip in West.
~ me Associztso Prsss.

~ ne Associzteo PrssS
Republicans are attacking the sd-
ministration on vague" constitu-
tional grounds because they have nc
economic issue on which 70 20 before
the people. Postmaster General Farley
charged last night in reply 20 OPP
position criticism made as he left the
city on a speaking tour Of the West.
He expressed hope the Republicans
would have a good time, although its
leaders have no more notion that
Republcan success Is possible than /
have"
Farley goes n Philadelphia today
and will be in New York tomorrow
Tomorrow night he will start west
ward. making his first stop at Indian
spolis on Friday. All told, ne will
make more than score of speeches
some Of them at Democratic party
rallies and others at declarations OF
new post Offices
WIN Hold Many Conferences.
He said the primary purpose OF
the trip was 10 attend the annual
convention of the Postmasters' ASsoci-
alton of California at San Jose on
July 90. His stops en- route. however
will give him opportunity for many
political conferences. which will supply
definite information on the soundness
Of the Democratic political fences.
when / get back" he told report
ers today. IN be able TO tell you
exactly how we stand and how we
will fare in the Fall elections"
He predicted a gain Of five or six
teats in the Senate He mentioned no
figures for the House. but did say
I'VE will be entirely satisfied as far
as returns for the House are con-
eerned."
Later in the Summer Farley will
make a second trip West 10 attend
another postal convention in Denver.
On that occasion he will swing south
Iowa and the Dakotas before return
ing TO Washington.
Cutting 10 Be Discussed.
This time the Postmaster General
will make a stop at Albuquerque, N.
Mex, and there will talk with leaders
on the political situation in that State
as II concerns Senator Cutting, Re-
publican, who is up for reelection
and who has supported the Roosevelt
administration.
The administration definitely has
lent support 10 California's Republic
can, Hiram Johnson. Farley said that
while in California Il will say a few
kind words TO Hiram"
On neither trip will he visit Wis.,
consin. The Republican independent.
Senator La Toilette, seeks reelection
there. He has voted with the ad-
ministration frequently and supported
President Roosevelt in the presidential
election
In his statement Farley took espe-
cial notice of the Republican high
command He said:
Chairman Henry Fletcher of the
Republican National Committee is
particularly entitled to forbearance.
/ think. however, that he has demon
strated that he lines up in leadership
with his recent predecessors.
HE is a fitting successor to DR..
(HuherD Work, William NJ Butler,
DR.. (Simeon) Fess, Claudias Huston
and Everett Sanders, under the ac-
cumulated effect of whose direction
the @. o. P. reached its present state
of collapse"