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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23

Three hundred and thirty
four years ago, Japanese
woman started a business en-
terpriSe which has Grown
through centuries like DR..
Alexis Carrel's expanding chick
en- heart in the Rockefeller
laboratory, and which today en-
meshes the world. Today the
cables bring news of Japan's
commercial attack at their
masthead.
And back of this powerful
impulsion is the gigantic mo-
mentum of the ancient MitSui
fortune, a, worldwide techni.
cal, Industrial and financial es-
tablishment which Shrusts for
ward the sharpest peace-time
challenge of recent decades
possibly of centuries, And mo-
tivating, energizing and guild
ing all this is the penetrating
intelligence of a little old man
Baron Hocharoen MitSui, last
of the descendants of that
daughter of the Samurai who,
in the year 1000, turned from
the ancient ways of Japanese
women.
The beautiful Schubo, an ex-
quiSite bit of cloisonne, reared
in the gentle dalliance of lux
ury and idleneSs, married
Tokub Mitsui, the Prince of
CHICO, scion of an old and
famous family. She was bored,
playing and making proper
genuflections to her elders in
the stuffy old castle. 1t hap
pened that the CHICO clan made
excellent wine. One day, the
prince, riding home, was as
founded to find a sign, 1.-THE
Prince of Chigo's excellent wine
for sale here"
UNPRECEDENTED
It was undreamed of for a
family of the Samurai to enter
trade in this manner, but, as the
old story goes, the charming
princess prevailed on her de-
voted husband to let her con-
tinue. The wine business flour
ished. Soon thereafter the
princess established a money
lending business. not unlike the
small loan enterprises of today.
This also flourished. And then
came other ventures in mer-
chandising, finance and COM
merce.
The princess had three sons.
One of those, Hoshirobi, inher-
tied her genius. In 1889 he es-
tabliShed, in different cities in
Japan, the first department
stores the world had ever known.
His was the first cash-and-carry
system, most retail merchandise
ing in Japan having been done
on credit up to that time, and he
gave rebates for cash. He so
expanded the family interests
that by the beginning of the
Eighteenth Century, the Mitsui
fortune was gaining an acceler-
alton which never has been
stayed.
Today. shrewd, reticent Baron
MitSui is rated the Wealthiest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23

You're Not "Back Where
You Started"
Those daily dozens of dis
couraged letters, always with
the same resentful refrain
"I've worked hard for years. E.
struggled and sacrificed to get
ahead. AND NOW I'M BACK
JUST WHERE I STARTED.
1 know. I feel that way.
sometimes. So does my pay
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23

check! But it
isn't tru e.
N o M A T.
T E R HOW
HARD THE
B R E A K S,
Y o y , R E
NOT BACK
WHERE YOU
STARTED.
You may
be earn i n g
less than you
did ten or
twenty years
a g o. Y o u
may be wear
ing as shabby
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23

ago W hi c h
makes ASSiS-
tant Secre-
tary of Com
merce J o h n
Dickinson act
ng director
Of the Bureau
of F Oreign
and Domestic
Commerce in
tn e absence
of Director
ClaudiuS T
MurchiSOn is
q S o u r c e of
wonder to per-
sons int r-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23

David A. Reed In one large
city last week the Republican
registration was almost 100 to l
as compared with the number
of Democrats who signed.
Such indications might be
diSheartening for Democratic
politicians. But there is an
other side of the story.
AS one voter said:
eve register Republicans in
this State and vote the Demo
cratic ticket"
,Copvright. 1884. The Washington Times)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23

ator David A.
Reed, Repub-
lican, seems
to have the
e | e c t ! o n
locked up and
stored away.
Petty poll
tici a n S are
securing t h e
t o W n S a n d
cities for vo-
tiers and rush
ing them be-
fore regiStra-
ton commits
SiOnS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23

man in the world. Not even
the over-blown initiation fortune
of the late Hugo SHINES could
match his holdings of steamship
lines, banks. railroads, trading
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23

depots. fisheries and industries.
There is much off-hand philoso-
phizing about the shift from
feudalism to capitalism, with the
inference that we are now in a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23
DistrictBudgetfO 1896
More Money Needed

More Money Needed
The District Commissioners have submitted to the
Bureau of the Budget estimates for the local government
for the fiscal year 1886 which will meet the urgent needs
of the city and at the time avoid increase in the
tax charges upon citizens.
The estimates as prepared by the Commissioners pro-
vide for an increase of approximately six million dollars
over the current year.
It would for casual glance at these figures that
the Commissioners contemplate generally increased ap
preparations during the coming year. Yet that would be
a false impression.
The fact is that much of the gain is accounted for by
the probability that the District year will start pay
ing its employees the salaries to which they entitled
iust as is hoped the Federal Government will afford
this simply decent treatment to its employees.
An additional million dollars of increase in the esti-
mates is accounted for by the necessity of repayment
under the Public Works Administration loan act
The Commissioners, therefore, have not prepared an
extravaganza budget They have held down the estimates
to the very limit of what they considered compatible with
the needs and requirements of the city for the years
which they cover.
Despite this fact however, and despite the fact that
che estimates submitted the Bureau of Budget are
about eight million dollars less than the estimates pre-
pared by the departmental neads II IS essential That the
District have additional revenues if is to meet the BILL
BECAUSE OF CONDITIONS AMONG OUR PEOPLE
IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO RAISE THIS
MONEY THROUGH ADDITIONAL TAXES WITHOUT
CAUSING SEVERE AND POSSIBLY DISASTROUS
DISTRESS.
The only other of is the Federal Gov
eminent The Commissioners, having alternative
have turned to this source for assistance.
They have decided to ask the Federal Government to
increase its appropriation for the needs of the District
They ask the Federal Government to increase its
priaton by approximately two and half million dollars
EVEN WITH THAT INCREASE, WHICH WOULD
BRING THE FEDERAL APPROPRIATION UP TO-
SLIGHTLY MORE THAN EIGHT MILLION DOL
LARS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT
BE MEETING ITS FULL OBLIGATION TO THE ma
T1ONAL CAPITAL.
The Federal appropriation suggested by the Commits
soners for 1896 cannot be accepted as settling the highly
controversial question of fiscal relations between the two
governments
AT BEST 1T CAN BE REGARDED ONLY AS A DES
PERATE ATTEMPT ON THE PART OF THE COM
M1sS1ONERS TO OBTAIN THE FUNDS WHICH ARE
NECESSARY TO MEET WHAT IS IN REALITY
ONLY ANOTHER ECONOMY" BUDGET
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23
The Greatest Show
On Earth
By John Snure, jr.

Why President Roosevelt has
not reScinded the Executive
order he issued some months
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
MILL UNDECIDED
ON NEXT MOVE
Real Silk Officials to Act on
National Labor Board
Hearing.

officials of the Real Silk hosiery
mills today considered sending rep
resentatives to the hearing before
the national labor board at Wash
ington, May %. while strikers,
heartened by reports that the whole
strike situation will be reviewed, met
to select delegates.
Merle N. Sidener, attorney for
the Real Silk company, revealed that
officials of the mills, where a strike
has been in progress more than five
weeks. had not reached a decision
on the advisability of sending rep
resentatives to Washington.
Ed Knight, city corporation coun-
sci, today asked that the state SUI
preme court dismiss the writ of pro-
hibition granted against the injunc-
ton obtained by hosiery strikers
since the injunction, has been dis
missed With both the injunction
and the writ cancelled, the situa-
ton remains as it was week ago
with police in power to enforce an
anti-picketing ordinance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
MARKUN
HURLS BALLOT
FRAUD CHARGE
Defeated G. o. P. Candidate
Is Called Before Wilson
to Give Story.

Probing alleged election frauds
in connection with the recent bal
loting on primary day, Herbert E.
Wilson, Marion county prosecutor,
today called Louis r. Markun, de-
feated Republican candidate for
mayor, in an investigation which
may result in grand jury action.
In his charges to Mr.. Wilson, Mr..
Markun explained that he was not
offering his protest as a defeated
candidate" but as an outraged citi-
| zen"
My campaign for the Republican
nomination for mayor was based on
a fight against graft and plea to
the voters to smash machine poll
tics" said Mr. Markun. THE gen.
eral corruption attached to our So
called primary election convinces me
further that good government never
can exist under machine DONNA
ton"
Charges Laws Violated
Mr.. Markun charged one election
official asked woman if she wished
q "Pritchard ballot"
He said Mrs. Markun saw an
election sheriff wearing a large
Pritchard badge in the polling place,
and instructing voters. He said
two Markun workers passing out
literature in the Third ward were
approached by "Pritchard men" who
asked what they would take to go
home"
He charged fragrant violation of
the laws permitting watchers to
enter the. election room during the
count.
I'm the Sixth ward" said Mr..
Markun, "a watcher representing
my interests absolutely was refused
admittance. In the Ninth ward a
watcher who demanded admittance
finally was allowed to come in after
much protest When he inquired
about the ballots. two election CT
f1cials placed their guns on the ta~
BILE, and declared that they would
run things to suit themselves.
Wilson to Investigate
demanded the removal of the entire
election board in the First precinct
of the Thirteenth ward because two
of his supporters had been refused
permission to vote for him.
In the Seventh ward. Mr.. Mar
kun charged. one of his workers saw
a car drive up to the polling place
and the driver passed $50 to a
"Pritchard worker" with instruc-
tions Ito buy some drinks for some
of the boys"
Following the conference with Mr.
Markun this morning Mr.. Wilson
said that he would investigate the
allegations offered by the defeated
candidate. Mr.. Wilson stated that
many complaints Of alleged frauds
in the primaries had been called to
his attention.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
PRIMARY VOTE RUSH
ON IN PENNSYLVANIA
New Deal Facing Test in
Senatorial Fight.
BIZ United Press

BIZ CHtte1 Press
HARRISBURG, Pa, May 15.-
The casts first judgment day for
the new deal broke over Pennsyl-
vania today with heavy rush to
the primary polls To national OBJ
servers interest was in the outcome
of the fight for the Republican SEN
atorial nomination.
Voters were either hanging their
faith in the new deal on Governor
Clifford Pinchot or delegating Sena-
tor David A. Reed to continue ex-
pressing their bitterness against the
recovery administration.
Despite Pinchot's Republican
faith, he Endorsed Democratic Presi-
dent Roosevelt's policies generally.
This, contrasted with saturnine
Reeds bitter attacks on Washington
policies, brought Pinchot into relief
as a new deal candidate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
GIGANTIC LINER OLYMPIC
RAMS LIGHTSHIP;; SEVEN
LOSE LIVES IN TRAGEDY
THREE PERSONS ARE
SAVED FROM $1,000
RESIDENTIAL BLAZE

Fire which started in the attic
of the home of George w. Fer
ling, 81 North Bosart avenue, to-
day caused $1,5C0 damage and
forced three persons, including an
18-months-oIo baby, to the street.
The fire was discovered by Thomas
Ferling, 10, who notified his
mother, Mrs. George w. Ferling,
and helped her take her small
grandson George from the house.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
By Omitted Press

By United Press
ROME, May 15.-Word that the
New York Rome monoplane
Leonardo Da Vinci had reached the
European coast line was eagerly
awaited this evening at the destina-
ton of the f1iers.
In Spain. England and France
close watch was kept at dozens OF
airports and coastal cities for the
first glimpse of the orange-hued
craft which left New York yesterday
at dawn and had been aloft APP
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
Hourly Temperatures
Europe Is on Watch for
New YOrk-tO-ROnle Plane

proximately thirty hours this eve
ming moon, indianapolis time.
Cesare Sabelli and George R.
Pond, aboard the Leonardo. had fuel
for about forty-four hours flying
along the 4.600-mile route. but they
expected to be in Rome before
dawn. Success would mean the first
non stop fight from New York to
the Italian cap. tai.
The last report of their progress
came as they passed along the
American coast line and headed out
to sea last night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
u. S.-BRITAIN NAVAL
TALKS ARE RUM0RED

Pre- Conference Farley Denied by
Embassy.
By United Press
LONDON, May 15.-Although the
United States embassy denied it,,
there was a persistent rumor in
usually reliable quarters today that
Washington had recently suggested
talks with Great Britain as a pre-
liminary to the 1885 naval confer
ence.
London was said to have objected
unless Japan is included in the dis
cusSionS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
FIRE TRUCK FOR SALE
California City Buys New Model;
Old One on Block.
By United Press

By United Press
UPLAND, Cal. May 15.-Some in
dividual who accepts the offer Of
this city may fulfill his suppressed
desires. The city has asked any
one who wants to buy fire engine
to drop around at the city hall. It
is being replaced by larger model
and the highest bidder will be the
owner of his personal fire truck,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
THINGS ARE PICKING up
ASSERTS HENRY FORD
Conditions Will Continue to I'm
prove, He Asserts.

PNUFO' NAO fASoCIbo'
By United Press
CHICAGO, May 15.-Conditions
are improving and will continue to
improve, Henry Ford said today
Mr. Ford was inspecting the set
ting for the 1884 worlds fair when
he made this statement of conf
dence in the prosperity of the
country.
Il don't see anything wrong with
conditions" Mr. Ford said in
answer to a question. Things have
been picking up and I look for fur
ther improvement in all lines"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
ART INSTITUTE GETS
PAINTING BY BELLOWS
Eugene Savage Composition Also
Donated by City Group.

Friends of American Art, an In
dianapolis organization, recently
presented to the John Heron Art
institute an oil painting by George
Bellows, and a decorative figure
composition in landscape setting by
Eugene Savage.
The Bellows painting is "A Boy, -
q life size oil in dark tones. Mr..
Savage is a native of Indiana, and
has been connected for number
of years with the Yale school of art
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
% PERSONS INJURED
WHEN BUS 0VERTURNS
Two Others Hurt When Car Skids
On slippery Hill.
Be- { Hifed Press

. = Z WITT 7 =
WILLIAMSBURG. Ky. MAY Is
Twenty-Five persons we're injured
today in two accidents on a slippery
hill near here. % of them in a bus
which skidded and then overturned.
Two were injured when car skid
ded of the wet highway.
The bus was bound from Cincin-
natl to Knoxville. The injured in it
were taken TO hospitals at Corbin.
Ky, London. KY, and Knoxville.
Tenn. Several were not expected to
live.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
GOLF DUES SLASHED
Cincinnati Municipal Courses Cut
1884 Dues.
BIZ United Press

CINCINNATI, May 15.-Municipal
golf course fees for 1884 have been
slashed drastically here. Courses,
heretofore, were operated on profit
plan, but rates were cut this year
in order that public links might be
continued. Fees of SIS for men
and $40 for women have been ap-
proved.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
NAMING OF CONFEREES
STIRS SENATE FIGHT
Exclusion of Glass, Wagner Brings
Bitter Dispute.
BIZ United Pres

By JHited Press
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Maj or-
ity Leader Joseph T. Robinson act
ed as peacemaker today in fight
which threatened to split senate
Democrats over naming of conferees
on the stock market bill.
Exclusion of Senators Carter
Glass, Dem. Va. and Robert F.
Wagner. Dem, N. ", from the
list of conferees aroused indigna-
ton and led to reports that both
would resign from the powerful
banking committee. Glass, recog-
nized as the senate's leading au-
thority on banking affairs, was re-
ported particularly indignant. He
was author of an amendment to the
bill which will be the center of dis
pute in the joint conference.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
ARTHUR BROWN ELECTED
Banker Chosen President of City
Clearing House.

Arthur v. Brown was elected
president of the Indianapolis Clear
ing House Association at the annual
meeting today. Other officers
named we're: J. P. Frenzel Jr., vice
president: r. w. Lemaux, treas
urer; George G. Calvert, secretary
manager, and F. C. Dixon and Evans
Wollen. committeeman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
VOTERS MAY REGISTER
If You Missed for Primaries, Pre-
pare for Fall Election.

Voters registration, discontinued
during the primary election, was
resumed today and will continue
until twenty-nine days before fall
elections, Glenn B. Ralston, county
clerk, said today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
Nantucket, Cut In Two,
Goes Down in Atlantic,
Off New England.
ONLY FOUR ARE SAVED
Inbound Sea Monster
SmaSheS Into Smaller
Craft in Dense Fog.
By United Press

By Emitted Press
NEW YORK, May Is. -
Seven members of the crew
of the lightship Nantucket
were d e finite ly known
drowned today when the
giant White Star liner Olym-
pic rammed and sank the
ship off the New England
coast.
The loss of life, occurring when
the inbound liner knitted her way
through the lightship in a dense
fog, was confirmed by radio mes
sages from Captain John w. Binks,
master of the Olympic.
Word of the tragedy was COM
municated by telephone from the
Olympic.
There we're eleven men on the
lightship, the commander said.
Four were lost at sea. Seven were
taken aboard the Olympic and three
of those died after they were re-
ceiTed in the ships hospital
THE DEATH LIST
Died Aboard Olympic
Perry, engineer.
Richmond, oiler.
MontirO, cook.
Lost at Sea
Pima, cook.
Rodriguez, seaman.
Forth, seaman.
George, seaman.
Those rescued and still alive, the
master reported, are:
Brath Wante, master.
Mcsher, mate.
Perry. radio operator,
Robert, Oiler
Mote: There were two Perrys
aboard)
Captain Binks reported that his
vessel struck the Nantucket amid
ships, at 9 a. m. indianapolis timel.
He lowered two life boats and a
motor boat in the heavy fog, and
picked up seven of the struggling
lightship crew.
Moves in Circles
Until II a. M, the liner slowly
moved in circles around the sceite;
of the tragedy The smaller boats
continued the search for bodies.
The Olympic then abandoned the
search and proceeded on her way.
She will not dock until tomorrow
morning, because of the delay. The
liner is expected to reach the outer
harbor late tonight.
Captain Binks gave little addi-
tional information regarding the
cause of the crash It was learned.
however, that through the earlier
hours of the forenoon, the Nam
tucket's radio signals had been re-
ceived more family than usual, and
appeared to be blurred.
Strikes Exactly Amidships
Suddenly the radio signals came
in clear and at that moment the
navigator ordered the Olympic's
course changed 10 degrees. Before
the great vessel could be turned
fully from her path, the Nantucket
had loomed up directly in her path.
and the liner sheered her through.
striking her exactly amidships.
The coast guard announced later
that the three cutters Acushnet.
Argo and Dix either we're in the
vicinity of the tragedy or on their
way there.
Either the Acushnet or the Argo will
take up the NanCucKet's former po-
sition as safeguard, and continue
sending out the radio beam-the
beam that may have lured the
Olympic on to destroy her-until
the arrival of relief lightship.
The relief lightship was sent this
afternoon from Boston and should
arrive this evening.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
RESERVE HEAD TO QUIT
Black Will Tender Resignation
When Congress Adjourns.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Gov-
ernor Eugene Black of the federal
reserve board plans to submit his
resignation to President Roosevelt
as soon as congress adjourns. It was
learned authoritatively today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
Fish-DOg Found
By United Press

BIZ L hlICU ETeSS
" ENDALLVILLE, Ind, May Is.
N Tex" a hound owned by
Tom Rensenberger, caddie at
local golf course, is a real fish
dog.
Last Sunday while following a
foursome around the greens the
dog dove into Dieble creek and
emerged with a two-pound carp
in his mouth.
Golfers quit golfng and urged
TEX" to repeat his performance.
The dog. apparently approaching
the spotlight of attention, con-
tinued fishing" until there were
twenty-five carp lined along the
bank of the stream.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
Lucky
Air Mail Pilot Lives After
Plane Falls 1000 Feet
Into Lake.

BIZ United Press
DUT-IN-BAY, o., May 15.-Fly-
L ing the Lake Erie Island
mails, Milton Hershberger. pilot,
plunged into the lake with his
plane from a height of 1000 feet
today-and lived.
Hersberger was rescued by men
in an unidentified fishing boat,
which came upon the scene of the
crash to find the pilot nonchal-
antly diving into the water in an
effort to recover mail bags.
My engine just cracked up, and
down 1 went" Hershberger said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
Gas Drought Is On

BIZ United Press
CLEVELAND, May 15.-Doc-
~ tors, nurses and undertakers
got gasoline for their automobiles
today. Other Cleveland motorists
went without, unless they could
pose successfully as doctor, nurse
or undertaken, or unless they had
enough gas to drive outside the
county for more.
Deadlock continued in the
month-long strike of gasoline sta
ton attendants while the motor
ing public awaited a truce.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
Friends Once More

TWO hosiery workers, friends
l. before the strike, played a
Damon and Pythias act in NUM-
cipal court four today where they
were being tried for assault and
battery.
Labor difficulties vanished as
Harry Chestnut, 1912 Broadway,
worker, and Edward Bernauer, 129
West Twenty ninth street, a strik-
er, refused to testify against each
other.
Judge William H. Sheaffer dis
missed the charges.