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Evening star., 1934-01-05
$1,548,451.36 CHEST
TOTAL IS REPORTED
Final TabuIation by Audit
Unit Reports 1850 Per
Cent Raised.

The recent Community Chest cam
paign raised $l,548,4 ,45l.36 for Washing
tons needy, according to a final tabu-
lation of returns by the audit unit of
the Chest announced today.
This sum is approximately 100000
short of the goal toward which the
campaign army strove earnestly a few
weeks ago The fund represents gifts
from 117,565 contributors. A few ad-
ditional donations are expected, al
though the books of the campaign
closed officially December 81.
The workers raised 1850 per cent of
the goal of S1,945,235 and anticipated
gifts are expected to bring this up to
about an even 80 per cent. Contribu-
tions are still being received, but are
being handled through the usual Com
munity Chest channels without going
through the campaign audit unit.
Taken on the basis of both percentage
of quota and amount of funds raised,
the special gifts unit. of which Cor
coran Thorn was chairman, made the
best showing, raising 97.10 per cent of
its quota amounting to $631 .95l A The
group solicitation unit, under the lead
ership of Walter B. Clarkson, was Sec
ond. producing 96.46 per cent of its
quota. The amount of money was con-
070.56.
Metropolitan Unit Third.
The metropolitan unit. of which JOS
eph D. Kaufman was chairman, was
third, obtaining 86.43 per cent of its
quota for a total of S215. .524 "a. The
governmental unit, under the leader
ship of Col. U. S. Grant, Sd. was Sec
ond in the amount of funds raised.
t,,y, i,,c
however, in the percentage of quota
only 55.88 per cent of the amount al
located to this unit.
The big shortage indicated in the
figures, according to Chest officials.
will neceSSitate drastic rearrangement
of the social work program in the city.
The Budget Committee, of which
Joshua Evans, jr, is chairman, is meet
ing both day and night in an effort to
adjust the needs of the various Chest
organizations of budgets prescribed by
the failure of the Chest to reach its
goal Final ALLEGATION of funds will not
be definitely known until all the budget
subcommittee complete their hearings
and make their final recommendations
to a meeting of the general Budget
Committee, which will have final de-
cision on funds ALLEGATION.
Additional Gifts.
Additional gifts of S100 or more we're
reported as follows: 5000, Lieut.. Col.
De Witt C. Jones; SITS, Emile. Inc.
(employes); $3.50, Wallace S. Demp-
sey: SIPS. Mr.. and Mrs. M J. Law
renee; s1o1. ST. Aloysius Church. and
500, Columbia Title Insurance Co.. the
Real Estate Title Insurance Co., Holy
Name College. American Oil Co., Aron-
berg Fried Co. Emile. Inc; Brig. Gen.
and Mrs Rufus H. Lane, Washington
Coca-Cola Co, Mckinley High School
and Louis Titus.
Evening star., 1934-01-05
POLICEMAN is BEATEN
BY TWO BURGLARS
Pals of Colored Man, Who Fell at
Shot, Bite officer and Take
His Revolver Away.

The efforts of Policeman Oswald F.
Beale to catch three burglars early to-
day got him nothing but beating, a
biting and lost revolver
Discovering three colored men depart
ing with bundles from the Unique Valet
Shop, 1882 Fourteenth street. Beale
raced around to an alley to halt them.
When the trio fed he fired shot and
cne of the men fell as if wounded. The
other two turned on the policeman. bit
his hands and chin. beat him, took his
gun away from him and ran.
Beale required hospital treatment.
Evening star., 1934-01-05
FEDERAL AID is SOUGHT
IN MENINGITIS FIGHT
Sixth Convict Dies From Epidemic
Spreading in Arkansas
Prison Farm.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TUCKER PRISON FARM. Ark. jan
uary 5.-With a sixth convict dead from
spinal meningities here and four addi-
tional cases reported, DR.. w. B. Gray
son. State health officer, today requested
Surg. Gen. Cummins of the United
States Health Department to send an
expert here to assist in the situation.
DR.. Grayson recommended to Gov.
j. M. Futrell that an isolation ward be
constructed Immediately, using Civil
Works Administration labor. and that
an additional stockade be built to re-
lieve the crowded condition of the
prison. The disease first appeared at
camp No. before Christmas, and three
c0nVicts died
Evening star., 1934-01-05
NEW DANCING CLASSES
Bridge Also to Be Taught at Com
munity Center.

New classes are being organized in
ball room dancing and contract bridge
by Mrs. D. E. Middleton, secretary OF
the Langley Community Center, First
and T streets northeast.
The group in ball room dancing will
begin its work tonight at o'clock un-
der the tutelage of Mrs. Margaret Reed
Kincannon, while the bridge class, in
structed by Mrs. Mirabel Lindsay, will
get underway a half hour later.
Evening star., 1934-01-05

Exciting Saturday! Jefs January
thousands who have learned values this
addition added extraordinary
Every records show these things
share
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-04
The Rev. O'DonneII, Noted
Catholic Educator,
Dead at 40.
By United Press

By United Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind, June A.
The Rev. Charles l.. O'Donnell, G.
S. c., president of Notre Dame uni
verSity and one of the most bril-
liant educators of the Catholic
church, died early today.
A streptococcus infection of the
lungs and throat was the cause of
death.
Hope for recovery of the COM
paratively youthful executive, who
would have turned SO in November,
was abandoned months ago when he
failed to rally from an infection
with which he was stricken in
March of last year.
Last sacraments of the church
were administered several weeks
back when his death appeared i'm
minent, but he rallied surprisingly
and recently had appeared i'm
proved.
The priests only public appear
ance since he was stricken was at
the Notre Dame commencement ex-
erciseS last June 4 when he be-
slowed the golden jubilee laetare
medal upon John Mccormack, the
singer.
His second three-year term as
president of Notre Dame was to
have expired next month.
The Rev. John F. O'Hara, c. S..
c., was appointed president of
the university last July and will
serve out the remainder of Father
O'Donnell'S term.
Father O'DonneIl was graduated
from the college of arts and letters
at Notre Dame in 1906 and later
studied at Harvard, Catholic Uni
verSity of America and Holy Cross
College in Washington, receiving his
Phi. D. degree from Catholic univer-
sity in 1910.
His ordination as Catholic
priest was on June "a, 1910, shortly
before he became a professor of
English literature at Notre Dame,
position he held until elected to
the presidency in 1923.
He won recognition as a poet in
1916 when he wrote The Dead
Musician" to eulogize the death of
Brother Basil, an organist at Notre
Dame.
Father ODonnell, a man small of
statute but with a resonanet speaking
voice, became an army chaplain in
1917 when the United States en-
tered the World war. He accom-
panied the A. E. F. to France and
served for five months with the
One hundred seventeenth regiment
of engineers in the Forty-second
division on the western front. Later
he was transferred to the Three
hundred and thirty-second infantry
in which unit he saw service in Italy
and Austria for nine months.
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value of this major weapon of de-
Tense if the nation were suddenly
attacked.
These statements can be made
after a study of the nations air
problem by the Scripps- Howard
Newspaper Alliance. The investiga-
ton included visits to official WASH
ington and army, navy and CON-
mercial airports, study and analysis
of records and reports and frank
discussion of the situation with
military, commercial and congress
sional authorities.
Certain information, claSsed as
military secrets, obviously could not
be included in these articles.
Recognition of the fact that some
thing is wrong with military avia-
ton in the United States came re-
Gently from two sources.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-04
u. S. Army Air Corps Five Years Behind Survey Shows

President Roosevelt asked con-
gress to appoint commission to
study the problem and outline a
broad policy. Also, acting on the
Presidents request, congress added
$5,O00,000 to the army air corps
1885 budget.
A group generally known as the
Baker board. composed of five army
experts and six civilians and head
ed by former Secretary of War New
ton D. Baker, now is conducting a
searching investigation of the air
corps. This was ordered following
the corps experience in transport
ing the air mail.
The Baker board, when its inves-
tigation is completed, probably will
have learned the following:
1.-The air corps is at least five
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-04
ADMITS
Staying TWO
With RATCHET.
Must Have Been Insane,
Writes Killer of Mother
and Brother.
By United Press

By United Press
LOS ANGELES, June 4.-Police
today planned sanity hearing for
a st. Louis utility magnate's 20
year-old son, who admitted the
Ratchet murders of his mother and
brother.
Louis Rude Payne, 20, his face
chalk white from fright, walked
into Huntington Beach police sta
ton last night and confessed the
brutal murders of his mother, Mrs
Carrie L. Payne. and his brother
Robert, IA.
Their bodies, horribly mutilated,
were found yesterday in their lux
uriouS Los Angeles mansion. Both
bodies were shorn of night clothing.
There was no evidence of struggle,
indicating the mother and her son
were slain while asleep.
Letter Also Found
IT don't know why I did it just
did," he told patrolman H. L. Grant.
In his pocket police found an un-
signed telegram addressed to his
father, L. F. Payne, vice-preSident
of Commonwealth Utilities Corpo-
ration of st. Louis. 1t read:
Dear Dad: I have killed mother
and Bob. I am going to tell the
police"
Mr.. Payne left his st. Louis home
for Los Angeles after hearing de-
tails of the Sayings. He will ar
rive here tomorrow.
In another pocket was a letter
addressed to the youths father and
expressing deep regret over the
tragedy.
Returned here for questioning, he
cringed in fear and complained of
pains in my stomach"
Impulses Explained
IT seemed to know 1 was going to
do something wrong, but I couldn't
help it," he said. Young Payne,
former student at Missouri Military
academy, Mexico, Mo-, said he had
suffered lapse of memory He could
not recall, he said, where he had
been since the Sayings, said by po-
lice to have occurred Thursday or
Friday.
The letter found in his pocket
rambled on in sadistic vein before
biuntly referring to the murders.
The blood stained ak was found
under Mrs. Paynes bed when police
made their appalling discovery.
In an adjoining bedroom lay the
body of Robert. Both victims had
been garrote6 with ropes.
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His speech advocating the
overriding of the veto in the in
dependent offices bill was so re-
voting that it almost caused the
veto to be upheld, thus placing
in jeopardy a pet Republican
measure.
He revealed his own charac-
ter completely a few weeks ago
when he said, in response to a
question on a matter of grave
public importance:
THE one thing in which am
interested at this time is my
denomination and reelection
There spoke the real Arthur
Robinson-not the cheap actor
whose heart bleeds for the vet
eran while he votes to raise his
own salary, not the brazen PAN
derer to mistaken minorities, but
here was the man himself,
stripped naked before the voters.
Is the world struggling with
an overwhelming economic prob
lem? Mr.. Robinson is interested
in his own denomination and
election.
Is Democratic government it
self on trial before the bar of
public opinion? Mr.. Robinson is
interested in his own renomina-
ton and election.
Is nearly half the nations
population on some form of dole
to keep it from starvation? Mr..
Robinson is interested in his
own denomination and election.
Are decent people of all parties
fighting desperately to bring
about such intelligent changes in
the social structure that they may
hand on this republic intact to
their children? Mr.. Robinson is
interested in his own renomina-
ton and election.
This, then, is the person whom
the Republican state convention
must accept or reject tomorrow.
Snubbed by his fellow party mem
bers in Washington he can &C
complish nothing either for lis
state or his party.
This newspaper is independent
of political commitments. We be-
lieve in an effective and function
ing party system. If we were
wholly favorable to the Demo-
cratic cause we could further it
best by working for Senator Rob-
inson,s denomination. Obviously,
almost any Democrat could beat
him in the fall election.
But we believe that the public
~ interest is best served by each
party nominating an able candi-
date consecrated to real service to
his fellow men.
Admittedly, Republicanism has
some heavy liabilities. Chief
among them is Mr.. Robinson. If
it continues to carry him the pub
lie has no choice but to declare
the party bankrupt.
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facturers because this country pro-
duces better planes and engines and
exports more aviation products, both
for military and commercial use,
than any other nation.
8. The corps continues to use the
relatively inefficient tuned fire.
quency radio equipment, explaining
that the more efficient types adopt
ed by commercial operators is en-
tirely too sensitive for military pur-
poses.
9. Technical experts of the corps,
despite the handicap of limited
funds. developed in May, 1882, an
almost perfect radio blind landing
system for aircraft. In the follow
ing eighteen months only score
or so of pilots were trained to use
Turn to Page Three
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-04
Chic JACKSON
DIES AT WORK
Noted City Cartoonist Is
Stricken as He Leaves
Star Office.

Charles Chic Jackson, 81, crea-
tor of the Roger Bean family comic
strip, died Unexpectedly yesterday
during a heart attack, suffered as
he prepared to leave the Indian
apolis Star for his home, 1929
Broadway.
Mr.. Jackson, who had been con-
nected with the Star as an artist
since 1907, just had completed a set
of drawings and announced his in
tention of going home, when he was
stricken.
Efforts of the police and fire de-
partment first aid squads, and OF
Dr. Soils Runnels, failed to revive
him.
Funeral services will be held at 2
tomorrow afternoon in the Hisey &
Titus funeral home, 946 North
Delaware street, with DR.. William
F. Rothenburger, pastor of the
Third Christian church, officiating.
The body will lie in the funeral
home from 10 tomorrow morning
until time for the funeral. Burial
will be in Beech Grove cemetery in
Muncie Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Jackson was born in Muncie,
where he attended school, and later
was employed on the Muncie News,
later mergea with Muncie Star.
Following his marriage in 1902 to
Miss Margare Wagner, Springport,
he studied a year at the Chicago
Art Institute. Surviving him are the
widow, two sons, William Charles
Jackson and Richard Wagner Jack
son, and two brothers, DR.. Frank
jackson and Warren Jackson, both
of Muncie.
He was a charter member Of CAL
vim w. Prather Lodge, TIT, F. &
A. M, and an associate member of
the Indiana university chapter of
Sigma Delta Chi, professional jour-
nalistic fraternity. Mr.. Jackson was
well-known in Indianapolis and the
state, and had given number Of
chalk-talks for various organiza-
tons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-04
CONFIDENT
OF HIS NOMINATION
Ingratitude Charged to
MCNutt by Baker.

Confident that he will be nomi-
mated on the first ballot at the
Democratic state convention next
week was reiterated yesterday by R.
Earl Peters at a meeting of his key
men at the Spink-Arms.
Eighty-one counties were repre-
sented by one or more persons and
talks we're made by Albert Stump
and Criminal Judge Frank P.
Baker.
Mr.. Peters declared that delegates
favorable to him who we're chosen
in the primary are standing firm,
and that his pledged delegate
strength is approximately 1,40O with
only 1,7O6 needed for nomination.
Ingratitude was charged to Gov
ernor Paul V. McNutt by Judge
Baker, who declared that Mr.. Peters,
former state chairman, should have
the undivided support of the state
administration
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years behind the program outlined
for it by congress in 1926.
2. 1t is out of balance, in that it
has too small a proportion of fight
ing planes. OF a total of 1,199
planes in the United States on
March IS only AS were fighting
planes, and only about 146 of them
had performance comparable to
those now available.
3. Stringent economy orders dur
ing recent years have intensified the
existing deficiency in equipment,
training and morale. The ratio of
fatal accidents increased as training
and hours in the air decreased.
4. If war should come suddenly
the United States could not pro-
duce sufficient fighting planes to
meet the anticipated need until
from five months to a year had
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-04

elapsed. There probably would be a
repetition, in lesser degree, of the
chaos and delay of 1917.
5. The army general staff, with
thorough realization of the broad
problem of national defense, has
asked congress for funds to obtain
as soon as possible a general head
quarters air force of 1000 planes
which could be thrown at the point
where they will be most damaging"
in the event of emergency.
6. If funds were available gener-
al performance and the speed of
certain types of fighting planes
could be stepped up about fifty
miles an hour within two years. The
planes would fly faster and higher
and carry greater loads.
7. Weakness of the air corps is
not the fault of American manu-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-04
G.O.P.BANKRUPTCY?
AN EDITORIAL

INDIANA Republicanism stands
Il at the crossroads. On the one
hand is the broad highway to a
rejuvenated party dedicated to
the progressive policies which the
people demand to lead them out
of their present perplexities.
On the other hand lies the
tortuous path whose obscure
twistings were laid out long ago
by the forces of special privilege,
self1shness, hypocrisy and bigotry.
Along this road are many am
buscades. Never again will the
people follow the Republican
party down.
Senator Arthur Robinson is a
Symbol-a signpoSt pointing the
way to the dubious path. Dele
gates to the state convention are
fortunate in having such clear
cut issue as Mr.. Robinson's re-
nomination before them tomor-
row.
Here is a candidate represent
ing, down to the smallest detail,
everything that the citizens of
this republic have rejected.
His personal philosophy is based
upon the ''SuperSalesmanship-
personality-plus" balderdash which
sucked in so many innocents and
wrought such damage during the
speculative orgy of the nineteen
tWenties.
His political career reputedly
was launched by the Ku-KluX
Khan, the history of which is one
of the most shameful incidents in
American contemporary life.
His conduct in public office has
been that of a petty and disgust
ing opportunist. He was one of
the most vociferouS of the drys.
He placed his advocacy of prohi-
bition on high moral grounds.
Yet he has been strangely silent
since repeal. If liquor was as evil
as he said two years ago, it still
must be, but it no longer is an
issue with which to collect votes.
Mr.. Robinson is not made of the
stuff that goes down with flying
colors in a lost cause. He is ever
agile about leaving sinking ship.
Lately he has been beating the
tomtom for the war veterans. He
is himself veteran with
splendid war record-one bright
spot in tawdry career.
Despite his perpetual believing
for the ex-SoldierS, congress never
has permitted his name to appear
on one important piece of veteran
legislation it ever has enacted. He
has not been allowed to sponsor
a single bill of any consequence.
His own colleagues in the senate
long ago have taken his measure
Republican members fear to have
him speak in favor of their
projects. He is a serious embar-
raSSment to them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-04
BY GEORGE DAVIS
Times SpeciaI Writer

Army aviation in the United
States, the nation that leads the
world in commercial air develop
ment, is about five years behind the
program congress outlined for it in
1926. On the other hand, while
naval aviation is under planned
strength it compares favorably with
that of any other nation.
Despite the fact that American
plants, engines and pilots are rated
as the best in the world and are
sought and used throughout the
world, the United States army air
corps today is sharply deficient in
fighting planes, personnel and
training.
There is grave doubt as to the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-04
CITY MAN AWARDED
YALE FELLOWSHIP

Daniel T. SelkO Will Study Re-
search at Institute.
Daniel T. Selko, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Selko, 4015 Graceland
avenue, has been awarded the Yale
Brookings institute fellowship for
1934-35, according to word received
here.
Mr.. Selko will do research work
in economics at the institute. He
is a graduate of Technical high
school. He was instructor at Union
college, Schenectady, N. Y, for three
years. He is a member of Sigma
Chi and Pi Delta Epsilon fraterni-
ties and the Blue Key.
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1T is not possible now to in
dictate when the work of the seS-
sion will be Finished" said SEN
ator Robinson, but he added later,
Il am inclined to think after this
the session will con-
tinue for at least ten days..
Senator Robinson said the Pres
ident probably would send con-
greSS a message on the drought
crisis.
At the same time Mr.. Robin
son indicated that the amend
ments to the agricultural adjust
ment act and the bill for control
of oil production might have to go
over, although that would be de-
cided upon in further discus
Sions.
President Roosevelt took up the
pending important matters before
congress upon his return from
Hyde Park, N. Y, this morning.
Besides Senator Robinson, those in
the conference were Speaker Henry
t. Rainey and Representative
Joseph w. Byrns Dem., TENN.
Both of them said that the ques-
ton of adjournment would be taken
up later, although Mr.. Rainey ex-
pressed the belief that his house
could complete its program some
time next week.
Before departing Senator Robin
son expressed the belief that he
would obtain for the administra-
ton the confirmation of the nomi-
nation of Rexford G.. Tugwell as
undersecretary of agriculture. Com
mittee action on the nomination
has been delayed due to opposition
of some members.
Representative Byrns said the
President would like to have the
oil and housing bills passed, but as
yet they are not on the must list"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-04
De Paw President Has Jeopardized Teacher
Tenure, Academic Freedom National
Association Charges.
INTENSIVE INVESTIGATION ENDED
Dismissal Of Professor Ralph Hufferd, Which
Led to Probe, Is Called Unwarranted
in Lengthy Report
BY DANIEL NJ. KIDNEY
Times staff Writer

WASHINGTON June 4.-Dr. G. Bromley Oxnam presi-
dent of De PAW university autocra He has eopar
died both teacher tenure and academic freedom at the
Greencastle (Ind) school and is not respectfully qualified
deal wisely with the manifold responsibilities of his present
position"
That in brief is the findings of the committee in aca-
demc freedom and tenure of the American Association of
University Professors made public in their bulletin issued
here today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-04
Rain Prospects Good
BIZ United Press

CHICAGO, June 4.-Snow and
heavy rains over wide areas of the
sun scorched west brought at least
temporary surcease today from a
drought which in three months has
reduced millions of American farm
ers to the verge of poverty.
Clouds over the entire northwest
promised rain in a dozen parched
states farther east.