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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-05
Administration Predicts
Spring Business Boom
Increase of 80 Per Cent Is
Reported Over Last
Years Figures.
BY RICHARD L. GRIDLEY
United Press Financial Correspondent

WASHINGTON. March 5.-Ad-
ministration officials looked back
today on the first year of their re-
covery program confident that
groundwork had been laid for an
other important rise in business
activity in the spring months.
The sweeping reversal from the
gloom prevailing a year ago when
the banking crisis took business to
its lowest depression point gave Of
ficialS new encouragement and led
to predictions of a rise in business
activity similar to that which &C.
CURED year ago shortly after the
new administration took office.
Practically all major business in
dices today showed wide gain over
a year ago although under the peak
reached last July.
Business Activity Scars
Business activity as a whole was
estimated from federal reserve
board figures at fully 33 per cent
above a year ago and at the best
levels since last September.
Statistics gathered by the league
of nations showed that this i'm
provement was general throughout
the world. Business activity in such
important countries as Canada,
France, Great Britain and Germany
showed general increases over the
levels of a year ago.
New signs of domestic business
Improvement were reported today
by the American Federation of
Labor in its monthly survey. Pay
rolls in January, it said, were $685.
100000 over a year ago and these
gains "have established a foundation
for further business improvement"
Trade indicators" it said, "shoW
substantial gains in the first two
months this year. The business up
turn which started last November
is continuing. Wholesalers report
that in some areas they are selling
from IS to 100 per cent more to re-
tail stores than last year and gains
in the south have been astonishing.
Business observers expect further
gains in business activity in March
and April; this means more jobs in
industry and further increases in
workers buying power"
Steel Output Increases
Steel output last week reached At
per cent of capacity within striking
distance of the SO per cent peak
reached early last summer Auto
mobile production last week was
nearly triple the corresponding week
of last year.
Electric power output was 15.5 per
cent above the corresponding week
of last year, the largest percentage
gain since early last fall Cold
weather last week boosted bitumin-
Gus coal output to 8,330,00O tons
from 6,081 900 tons year ago.
The new signs of business i'm
provement were watched closely as
new steps to promote further recov-
cry through increased foreign trade
and additional credit for business
were studied
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-05
TREASURY STATEMENT

TREASURY STATEMENT
By United Press
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Government
expenses and receipts of the current fiscal
year to March 2. Compared with the
corresponding period of the previous fiscal
year:
This Year. Last year.
Expenses 1888, 1854 DOB 80 81, 4O1, 52I. 328. Q:
Receipts ST. 908 301. $685. 6 1858 I49' 282. rs
Deficit S2,379, 1862, 044.14 50, 1873, 1872 046 Il
Cash
balance s4.878. 513.43552 .........
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-05
Wall Street
Holds Labor Unions Should Be Forced to File Reports
on Use of Funds Supplied by Workers.
BY RALPH HENDERSON,
Times Special Financial Writer

William the Lexington Avenue Civic Assoca
federal
file periodic financial Of their operations He
provide employees
well
s provided
While high compliment to the American Federation Of
that unions infested with rack
industry and he feels that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-05

hs SUGGESTIONS u TOl0Ved OUT WOuId go a long way
toward correcting the situation.
Why is it. he asks that the federal government
feels justified throwing its full support and power
behind the unions without insisting upon reports of
theT income and expenditures similar to those re-
qired of industry? Workers are obliged to pay into
the union treasury millions of dollars annually he
adds, without knowing how they used and without
getting any accounting whatsoever
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-05

Indians Of tropical America made
purple dye from a marine snail be-
longing TO the same genus that
yielded the famous Tyrian purple
Of the old world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-05
INDIANAPOLIS WAGON WHEAT

City grain elevators are paying so cents
on their merits
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-05
Retail Coal Prices
DOMESTIC RETAIL PRICES

The following prices represent quota
lions from leading Indianap polls coal deal
ers. A cash discount of Is cents per ton
is allowed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-05

unnecessary economic loss through unwarraned strikes
should the employ money
obliged make report taxes
a corporation, principle
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Money Spent nIegitimateIy

Nevertheless" to quote the association secretary
every capable Of reading the amazing stories car
red by the newspapers knows that much of this
money is spent in iegtimate ways which diarnet-
ricay opposed to what is best for society a whole
II is spent in many instances by rackeeers and gang
sters who have not heSitated to resort to physical
lInlnncn and rnllrder and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-05
Daily Price Index

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, March 3.-Dun & Brad
streets daily weighted price of thirty
basic commodities compiled for the United
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-05
YESTERDAY

SAT a M. 1925 North Senate residence,
small loss.
II az a. m, 2143 Broadway, automobile,
small loss.
1886 p M. 2O46-48 East Michigan. resi-
dence, $3.50.
iii p m, 5000 Mcpherson, false alarm.
5:45 p M, kaufman place, residence,
small loss.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-05
u. S. Government Bonds
By Jnited Press

81 tHttod Press
NEW YORK. March 3.-Closing liber-
ties.
tDecimals represent thirty-seconds)
Evening star., 1934-11-25
Thanksgiving Day Tea for
Girl Reserves, Y. w. G. A.

Members of the Girl Reserve Com
mittee will be entertained for tea to-
morrow by the chairman, Miss Elsa
M. Peterson, at her home. 200l
Twenty-fourth street The Girl Re-
serve Committee is composed of ad-
visers and volunteer workers Of the
girl reserve department. Mrs Beverly
Ober, a member of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Baltimore Young
Women's Christian Association, will
speak on The Values of the Young
Women's Christian Association in It's
Relation to younger Girls Program" ="
Senior high school reserves will en-
tertain at a Thanksgiving dance on
Wednesday evening in Barker Hall at
the Y. w. c. A. LIE Grande's music,
attractive decorations and refresh
ments will make for an enjoyable eve
ming Miss Eleanor Graves and Miss
Jane Root are in charge of prizes and
speciality dances, while Miss Doris
Gamble and Miss Barbara Brothers
are in charge Of refreshments.
Evening star., 1934-11-25

w. Nicholson, has gone to Miami,
Fla, to spend the Winter. Mrs.
Nicholson entertained at luncheon
Wednesday at the Congressional
Country Club in compliment to Mrs.
Taylor.
Evening star., 1934-11-25
University Club Dinner
And Dance Friday

The Dance Committee of the Uni
versity Club will sponsor on Friday
evening of this week its second dinner
dance of the Winter season, known
as the Thanksgiving dinner dance"
Dinner will be served at o'clock in
the main dining room and many large
parties have already been arranged
Dancing will begin at $50 o'clock
and the music will be furnished by
Meyer Davis.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-12-27
SYNOPSIS

Theodore Gntlln adopts a baby. which
he names Penelope" in final effort
to solve his matrimonial troubles. But
his wife has never wanted her, and
their Affairs end in the divorce court.
Ten-year-oid Penelope Is given into the
keeping of Mrs. Gatln. At baseball
game ball strikes Penelope on the
nose. Mrs. Gatlin spirits the child to
Europe. Gatlin retires from business,
Wills Penelope all his money, and IL
about to begin a search for his daugh-
ter whom a motor accident ends his life.
Some ten years later. in San Francisco.
Stephen Burt. rising young PSYCHE
ARTIST. Ia presented by Dan Mcnamara,
chief of police. with new patient
Nance Belden. girl with dual per-
sonality, for which her saddle nose
Is In part responsible. Mcnamara does
not think she Is criminal and obtains
Burt's testimony In court. Lanny. the
doctors Office nurse. Is also won over.
Nance's criminal record outweighs Doc
tor Burt's explanation Of her case and
she Is sent to San Quentin penitentiary.
I.anny visits her and Nance persuades
her to smuggle out letter which
confederate of Nance steals.
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out-and watch for stevls and LET
him In"
She ran to the kitchen, turned on
the hot water and set an enameieo
skillet under the faucet; Then re-
turned, undressed the girl, In an al
Joining bathroom she found clean
towels and placed a cold one on her
head. When she returned to the
kitchen. the enameJed skillet was SIT
ting In the midst of cloud Of steam,
80 she knew 1t had been thoroughly dis
infected; she filled 1t with warm wa
ter, carried 1t into the room and with
a wet towel mopped the two holes IN
Nances arm and examined the wound.
Missed the bone," she decided.
.'Bled like stuck pig, OF course, piece
of her dress probably carried into the
wound"
In the medicine closet, Lanny dis
covered a small bottle of iodine. so
she doused the wound with 1t, wrapped
a cold towel around the girls shoulder
and tucked her into bed.
| In the living room she found brass
| box with cigarettes In 1t, 30 she lit one
| and sat down beside Nance, with her
capable fingers on the girls pulse. Evil
| IDENTIFY the count WAS satisfactory, for
Lanny scowled at the girl and growled
"You little devil And i crashed the
gate says she proudly. Well, II you
aren't the little hell-benderl You've
got the nerve of a lIon-tamer
She found a comb and brush In Dan
| McNamara's bureau and combed and
smoothed the dank, straggly black bob
and when that was done she unbeni
long enough to implant kiss on the
white brow. Poor lamb" she muir
INJURED. "Nobody's poor lost darling /
The girls eyellds fiickered.
SIS that you. Lannyi" the girl muir.
INJURED family.
YES, deare. And you're all right
so don't worry. Nobody's going TO taks
you back to San Quentin
1.-The cops chased us at the boat land
Ing, Lanny. Are you sure we shoot
them OFF,
"Of course you did--the big boobs
Now, listen, dearie. I'm going to tel
you something, but don't let 1t disturb
you. Take my word for 1t you're safe
Do you remember Dan Mcnamara, tn,
chief of pollce?'
.Of course. Old Daniels my BIO,
friend"
well, you're In his bed. The cop
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hand yourself to let me In. can't
leave here until I've mopped up any
bloodstains she may have left on the
sidewalk and my front steps. Good-by-"
Lanny was right Nance Belden lay
on the floor OF the living room In
faint. She picked the girl up In her
strong arms and carried her down
short flight OF stairs that led from her
kitchen to the garage below. she
heayed her into the car. ran back up
stairs got wet mop, and by the light
Of the electric lamp over the front en-
trance searched for drops OF blood,
She found few and followed them to
the sidewalk, Graduating them with
vigorous sweeps OF the mop, then
dashed back into the house, damned
on her hat and coat. ran outside again,
threw open the garage door and backed
her car out She paused again. to
shut it. then swung up the street as the
half-red lamps Of a police cruising car
turned the corner. She swung Wide
to give 1t a clear berth. turned the first
corner and spurted. She followed
zig-zag course until she felt sure she
had thrown the police car of her trail
provided they had become suspicious
and started to follow her; she turned
up a residence street that she felt
reasonably certain would not be
patrolled BY traffic officers at that hour
OF the night, and speeded up.
Dan Mcnamara was standing on the
| sidewalk In front of his house when
| she drew up. lie reached into her car.
lifted Nance Beldep>out and ran with
her down an alley alongside the house
/ to the basement entrance. which ne
kicked open. Lanny followed. Up the
| stairs to the kitchen the big chief ran,
| through the kitchen and on TO rear
| bedroom. I.anny jerked small rug
| off the floor and threw 1t on the bed
| let her bleed on that for while,
she commanded. mo sense In messing
This nice clean bed ali UP. There must
be blood In my ear. Dan. Take wet
| towel and go out aud clean 1t thorough
ly. please, while I'm undressing this
poor lamb. Get me one of your wires
clean nightgowns.'
Amt got no wife, Lanny. ust
one of mine"
Just as good as any. Get It, Who
takes care Of you here!
My mother"
"ran SHE be trustedi"
"I've sent her to the country Tor
month" he eyaded- Pm sleeping her
and eutiug downtown.
God bless our home, Dan. Clea
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Cured to me that, In any mad attempt
to escape, a guard might shoot at her."
"Well a guard did. and be bit her.
too. But he didn't stop her. Her out
side gang opened on him with Tom.
my gun from a speedboat or the point,
and made him hunt his hole. Nance
swan out to the boat under cover OF
their protective nre; they hauled her
In and beat It 'forty-fve miles an hour
across San Pablo bay and headed up
toward CarquInez straits, while day
light lasted. After dark they doused
their lights and sneaked back. The
warden telephoned Central Office here
and gave the alarm. | wasn't ON hand,
but of course the captain on duty had
the water front covered at once. He
had two men at the st. Francis Yacht
club and they saw Il speed-boat sneak
In and across the little harbor to q
vacant berth on the Marina side. Be
fore the cops could hurry across. the
people In the boat jumped out and to
a waiting car. The cops followed In q
police car as soon as they could. but
one of Nance's friends riddled their
front tires with machIne-gun bullets
and the trail was lost"
"How exciting. DAM"
Eyes, and 1t will be more exciting
for you, Lanny. I got home about two
minutes ago and my phone was ring
Ing. 1t was central Office trying to re
port to me. They're just starting q
couple of dicks out In cruiser tt
watch and see II Nance tries to make
your house. You're a trained nurse
The warden's found out that much
matter of looking you up In the Sar
Francisco directory. So he thinks tina
she'll head for your house to receiv.
medical attention. She got hit, 70,
know. And you must be a friend o
hers-otherwise why did you call upoi
herr
DAN" said Lanny desperately, "she'
here now!"
Into your car with her. Lanny. an
beat 1t out to my house with her.
| He gave her the address, That's tn
last place on earth the devil himsel
would hunt for an escaped convict"
i've Just heard thnmp and
| crash In my living room. Dan. i thin
she's tainted. Telephone Doctor Bur
| to come to your home-thar he wi
have to probe bullet wound and dres
1t. Tell him to bring some whisky an
two or three hot-water bags. and be o
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were on your trail. dearle. They sus-
Dan tipped me Off they were coming
and to beat 1t with you out TO his
house."
Terror shone In the girls dark eyes.
I'D never trust cop that far" she
walled. "Oh, Lanny, you've let him
make sucker out of you" She began
to weep Historically.
IF you don't stop that" Lanny prom
Used, "I'll bat you over the head with
this skillet" and she picked that home
ly utensil up and shook 1t at Nance
Dan McNamara's your friend
YES and chief of police, too. Lanny,
Urn die II they take me back. They'll
put me In the dnngeon--Im afraid Of
the dark"
shut up. You're not afraid OF any
thing. You've got your little red badge
OF courage. you scaramouche! You
afraIdl My foot Didn't you crash the
| gate and swim for that speedboat I'M
| der fire7"
! Buh III hA AhaAr feaA nuAf
| Namara supplemented. from the door
way. They opened on her and the
boat from the towers" He came to the
side of the bed and grinned down at
the terrified girl. Don't you worry,
Nance. You're safe. I'm cop. but
I'm not without some sporting blood
your getaway earns three rousing
| cheers from old Dan Mcnamara" His
big hand strayed over her face.
You're a good old hunk of cheese
she assured him.
She turned her head toward Lanny
Am | going to die, Lanny?" she asked
-Not unless | kill you-which I'm
liable to do II you don't buck up and
believe what Il tell you. You've been
shot but 1t doesn't amount to much.
You'll be oil right in week or two
Then I'll be good Lanny.' The
tired eyes closed and while LannJ
4 Stood by, wondering what torsag next,
Nance sank into sleep OF profound
exhaustion.
LET her alone until Stevie comes,
Ianny suggested. THE wound mas
stopped bleeding. Come out into the
living room and II you're as crooked a
cop as you ought to he you've got
liquor In the hoIfse and I've got to have
drink of It." Her middle-aged face
was very serious.
TO BE CONTINUED.
|
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-12-27
Involves knotty Problems

Further march Of the power OF the
federal government as against the au-
thorlty OF the states is seen In the de-
terminatoH Of Secretary of War bern,
spurred ON by Senator Lonergan OF
Connecticut. to give the federal gov,
eminent control over Industrial waste
. dIsposals In streams. lakes and coastal
waters.
Legislation providing for this Will be
introduced In both houses curly IN the
session, and will. II Is learned, be Wig
orously pressed despite the very
knotty constitutional problems In.
volved.
The new bill, an effort TO end stream
pollution, Is TO be shaped by a com
mittee headed by Secretary bern and
composed of other government and
state conservation Officials. 1t will
also include some sportsnen. II Is ex'
pected to call for granting authority
to some existing government depart
ment or agency, though IL may provide
for the setting up Of new agency
To whatever body Is given the assign
ment Will be grayied power 10 enforce
the provisions of the law.
No matter how the law IL drafted
or what section OF the Constitution u
relied on To give the federal govern
menl power to 20 into held whict
had always been supposed to belong
to the states, quick test VIII be mans
by opponents Of theproposal when VII
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-12-27

not be determined finally until II has
been passed on by the Supreme court
Part of the bait to bring about CO.
operation instead OF battle by the
states and local communities will be
loans to be offered by the federal gov
eminent to cities and factories that
will institute some form OF disposal
which will keep the waste out OF the
streams and other waters In some In
stances. II Is thought, disposal systems
may be installed where the by-products
will actually make the whole change
profitable.
Best possible advice will be supplied
free by rhe federal government as to
this, for q stan OF engineers familiar
with waste disposal problems viii be
maintained by the federal agency en-
trusted with this mission
Talk of New Party
Conviction that the Republican party.
AZ far as that label is concerned. Is
doomed, and that the new opposition
party to the Democrats-or more &C
curately to the New Deal-must not
only be a new organization but must
have another name, was voiced by
many oldllne Republican leaders who
came to Washington. not for political
powwow, but on the excuse, at least, OF
| attending the Gridiron dinner.
Foremost among those insisting that
1t Is wasting time to try to preserve
the Republican party was Clarence G..
Hamlln of Colorado Springs, former
Republican national committeeman
from Colorado for many years and one
Of the original Hoover men In 1923.
At the other extreme are Repub-
lIcans like former Senator George Il
Moses of New Hampshire. and James
e. Watson OF Indiana
They believe the Republican party II
no further down the hill than the Dem
ocratic party was In 1928 They poin'
out that OF the total vote cast In the
1884 election, which was Democratic
landslide, OF course. the Republican!
polled 46 out OF every 100 that went IL
the ballot boxes.
Where" they demand, will you fint
such a nucleus for a new party?"
On one point, while there Is no suci
public admission. most of the faction
agree. That Is that 1896 may not b.
too soon to begin to fight, but 1t Is to-
soon-to expect victory.
Hamlln Is dissenter even from this
He believes that a new party, whic
would stand for the Constitution an
be against the New Deal and all 1t
works, would have an excellent chanc
even In 1885, especially II the leader
would In some way convince the cour
try that the new party was entirel
divorced from the oldllne Reput
leans.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-12-27
New Estate Tax

A new system of estate taxes. with
very powerful support In the personnel
OF It's advocates. Is being urged on
President Roosevelt, leading senator's
and members OF the house ways and
means committee.
1t aims at avoiding the highly de-
flationary effect of the present estate
taxes, and at the same time accom-
plishIng the original object OF their un-
earned increments.
The Idea is simply to have the taxes
paid by the recipients instead OF BY
the estate.
The chief objection to the present
tax. as viewed not only by Its critics
and by the treasury. but by recovery
minded administration officials and
business men, Is that 1t prevents the
most available money for investment
there fs-thHr owned by capitalists re-
tired from active hnsiness-from being
put Into channels where 1t would pro-
duce employment, pay rolls, and spend
ing.
The retired capitalist Is nearly al
ways a man who has begun to think
about his estate, and what will happen
| to II after his death. He knows about
estate taxes. and lie has seen numerous
| instances OF where the best part OF an
estate was sacrificed at bargain coun'
| ter prices In order to obtain the cash
necessary to pay the death duties. Con
sequently his whole inclination Is 70
keep his estate very liquid indeed-in
cash or government bonds
Such man worries not only about
what would happen In such saerllice
| sales from the standpoint of his heirs
| but from the standpoint OF his asso
ciates In any business enterprise O.
which he happens to own large share
Spenkcrship Prospects
| One OF the big factors that is work
Inc to make Sam Rayblrn the mex
speaker OF the house, instead of 10
seph w. Byrns OF Tennessee is that tn
last campaign showed that the old or.
of Southern Domination" Is no longe
effective politically In the North
This was proved particularly In tn
Maine election In September. I
Maine, for that matter. Tennessee
would probably be regarded as Just a
southern as Texas, but this Is far fror
true politically, Tennessee not onl
went for Hoover In 1928, when tn
South was cracking In Its allegiance {
Democracy hut Ii had gone for Hare
ing In 1920. when no religious issu
was involved. AS matter OF fact,
was very close In 1924.
So, from the Washington politics
viewpoint. Tennessee has not been r.
rarded as part of the "Solid South
for many years.
But Texas il. despite the fact thi
she slipped her political moorings
1923. along with Virginia, North Car
line and Florida.
So the prospect OF having bot
!. houses OF congress presided over
Texans, which Is the picture at Il
moment not only with the blessing b
with the active cooperation OF the a
, minIstratlon, might have been regArds
AS political dynamite few years bac
but occasionpd no concern to- the Dem
? cratic candidates for the house an
! where In the North, Northeast or Mort
q west this yenr.
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