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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-28
Capital Capers
BY GEORGE ABEL

CHORT, StOcky Ambassador Alexander Troya-
- nOvsky of Soviet Russia Thursday called at
the state department to open negotiations for
the settlement of American debt and damage
claims against his country.
Promptly at 10 o'clock Envoy Troyanovsky.
wearing a light brown suit, brown shoes and
black and white tie emerged from the elevator
en- route to the office Of Judge R. Walton Moore
assistant secretary of state.
4 am very optimistic of reaching an amicable
accord he said briefly.
Lanky, amiable Judge Moore greeted his
visitor with typical Virginia cordially.
How are yo' Mr.. Ambassador" he beamed
The judge looked unusually swank in dark
gray coat. white f1annels black and white shoes
and a blue and white tie.
There seemed to be a black and white motif
about the entire assamblage perhaps an un-
conscious reflection of the shadows and lighter
aspects Of the situation. Secretary Hula
symphony of light gray-had also donned black
and white shoes and a polka dotted tie.
The conference between Troyanovsky Hull
and Moore, lasted almost two hours.
A photographer. taking pictures of the trio,
said to Secretary Hull:
Make out like you're talking. Mr.. Secretary"
We'll, there's plenty to talk about" retorted
Hull, smiling.
Later an official communique was issued:
The conversations were conducted in a thor
oughly friendly atmosphere and with sincere
disposition to reach an agreement. There will
be another meeting next week.
A RGENTINE AMBASSADOR FELIPE ESPIL
4 N has been spending so much time at the
OXon Hill estate of Mr. Sumner WelleS, assistant
secretary Of state, that the diplomatic corps is
gnawing its respective mustaches cor lips with
sheer envy.
Last week. the shrewd Argentine envoy (soli-
citous about Argentine trade motored up from
Hot Springs to see the elegant Sumner, who now
definitely controls the United States Latin
American policy.
Diplomats buzzed, gossped, limited, Won
dered what Espu was trying to put across
I love the country replied astute Felipe.
Again this week, Felipe was a guest at the
OXon Hill manor
Sumner welles is a delightful host" purred
clever Felipe
Diplomats visioned prophetic tea leaves float
ing on Host Summers swimming pool
THE Austrian troubles brought quick roper
Il cussion in Washington. Minister Prochnik,
monocled envoy OF Chancellor DolfuSs, read the
bulletins forwarded from his legation to his
cottage at Rehoboth Beach Del. He issued no
statement. but was said to be returning post
haste to Washington
Reports that Italian troops were being
modified along the Austrian frontier caused
black mustached Signor Giuseppe TommaSi
charge daffaires of Italy to leap in his roadster
and speed TO the state department.
What's the news? What's the news?" asked
Giuseppe evidently much excited.
He told all the developments, including
the Italian mobilization order
Struggling eloquently, Giuseppe exclaimed:
= No, no, no. mol That must be great exag-
geration,"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-28
DECLARES SELF FOR
John DILLINGER

By M z. B.
am for John Dillinger. Not that
I am unfolding him in any Of his
crimes; that is, if he did any.
Why should the law have wanted
John Dillinger for bank robberies?
He wasn't any worse than bankers
and politicians who took the poor
peoples money.
Dillinger did not rob poor people.
He robbed those who became rich
by robbing the poor I'm for John
ME and I have sympathy for John
Dillinger Sr.
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or revolvers. all in the hands of one or more
government agents. The agents are TO be
highly commended for their efficient partici-
patton in the occurrence"
In its laconic breyIty and salty expressive
ness, this verdict has a tang not unlike those
which used to be recorded in the wild west
Of frontier days. 1t tells the whole story in
two sentences. Short ard grim, it is a fit
ting epitaph for gunman.
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OUTLAWS FAREWELL

DEFORE the case of John Dininger lapSes
- into final obScurity, it is worth while to
have a glance at the verdict OF the coroners
jury which examined into his death The
verdict reads as follows:
John Dillinger came to his death from
the wounds Of bullets fired from a revolver
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Was he not human like you or I?
He had a soul and a heart. Every
body has right to express his
thoughts, but 1 admired him be-
cause he had enough nerve to carry
him through as long as it did.
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BLAAIES RADIO
FOR DROUGHT
By II. C. 1.

By II. c.
The United States and Canada
are suffering from the worst
drought in history. The droughts
have been getting worse for the
last eight or nine years and as I
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MEEKNESS is the grace which,
AV1 from beneath Gods footstool,
lifts up a candid and conhding eye.
accepting Gods smile Of fatherly al
lection. and adoring those perfec-
tons which it can not comprehend.
James Hamilton.
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Daily Thought

MeekneSs, temperance: against
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FREEDOM
BY ALGS WACHSTETTER

d. ALOS W Az no T. In
Quietly I leave you
Ny going makes no sound,
I am just a brown leaf
Fallen to the ground.
I was a leaf in summer
Clinging to you, tree,
Now It is October
I am fallen. hit am free.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08
TAX COMMISSION
 TO MEET TUESDAY
Final Public Hearing Slated For Old Senate
 Chamber at Hartford

To give final opportunity to my taxpayer or any tnxpayinK group to be heard upon any or all phases of taxation and municipal Anance, tho Connecticut Special Tax Commission will hold what is expected to Do the last of It's pub- ic hearings In the old senate chamber ut the State Capitol on Tuesday, June i2, Ut one o'clock Eastern Standart Time,
 The net creating thls commission directed it to "study and Inquire Into tho problems of state and local taxation in thls state, tho financing of It's municipalities, the dlstrlbu. ton of the tax burden with par. ticulur reference to the possibility of reducing or limiting tho load of taxation borne by real estate, the problem of assossmont and collec. ton of taxes, the borrowing of money by municipalities, tho ap. portioning of sources of taxation between the state and loenl mu- nicipalitieg and any other questions incidental to the foregoing"
 Tho commission has thus far held hearings upon the taxation Of insurance companies, the taxation of motor vehicles and limitation and reduction of the local tax bur- den. At several of these hearings requests wore made for m ops portunity to appear before the commission at later date. Tho hearing on June 1s Is intended to provide such opportunity as well as an opportunity to discuss phases of tho commissions investigation which have not yot been covered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08
Bunker Hill School
 May Honors Issued
Sixty.iive on List This Month - Conduct and Effort
 Ratings Include 6I Scholars

MacKerracher, Gladys Neusanger Norman Canfield, Mary Harder, Joan Carroll, William Webster, Ruth Palen. Conduct and Effort Honor Roll sS-Emilie Fitzaptrick, Janet Groff, Marion Hermans, Ruth Ringenberg, Carol Williams. SW-Josephine Posce, Liilias Downea, Bertha LePage, Josephine Cocchiloa, Concetta Rinaldi, An toinette Ciriello. 7B-Jean Anelonl, Norma Ber- luti, Margaret Graney, Dorothy Hess. Helen Pritchard, Celesta Po- trillo.
 F-Fiorence cocchlola, Doris Le. Page. Helen Austin, Joseph La Page.
 sD-Ruth Boylan, George Can. field, John Dixon, Hazelruth Dur. ner, Franklyn Flnnan, Alfred Gro- cut, Martha Hulse, William Kurtz, Robert Lowell, Margaret Moriarity, Nicholas Parello, Lillian Rotella, Margaret sheehy, Bertha Webb, Ruth Whitney. eP'-Thora Miller, Eleanor Bald : win, Geraldine Jones. 6K--Josoph Ovorton, Alba Cos- tantini, Lois Cook, Edna George.
 6F--Lilllan Pritchard, Evelyn Blake, Margaret Hodgklnson, El- eanor Travisano.
 4G-Donaid Fisher, Jeanne Au- ray, Philip Slgnor.
 4D--John Ferguson, Eileen Miller.
 s--Joan Dillon, frma MacKer. racher, Jane Hurlburt, Ruth Falon, Gladys Nauswanger, William Web ster, Marjorie Mulllgan, Norman Canfeld, Vincent Maloney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08

Prncipal Ralph W. Darlington of the Bunker Hill school has an- nounced the honor roll for May as follows:
 Grade s--Janet Groff, Emilio Fitzpatrick, Carol Williams, Bar. bera Welton, George Fillmore, Ruth Ringonberg, Lawrence Cole, Pa triola Sage, Evelyn Clement, Jo- sephine Pesce, Edwina Fisher, Liliias Downes, Betty Bloom, Dorothy Lewis.
 Grade 7-ffelen Pritchard, How ard Horton. Dorothy Hess, Harley Dennison. Margaret Graney, Nor. ma Berluti, Walter Angle, Anson stocking, Annette Branche, Arthur Bucknam.
 Grade e-Werner Larson, John Dixon, Hazelruth Burner, Robert Lowell, Margaret Sheehy, William Kurtz, Alfred Grocut, Donald Ven. sel, Ruth Boylan, Franklyn Fin nan, Robert Vensei, Martha Hulse,
 Grade 6- Lillian Prltchard Evelyn Blake, Eleanor Travisano Margaret Hodgklnson, John Lewis shelley Croft.
 Grade 4--Doris Braman, Jeanne Auray, Richard Welton, Joseph Cavanaugh, Dominic Rlnaldi, John Ferguson, Eileen Miller. Airline rramm, Joan Vanesse, Mary Aus. In, Beatrice Costantini. Jack Ran iall. Katherine Vensel, Ralph casnly, Stewart Eldel.
 Grade 3 - Joan Dillon, lrma
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08

Tho other morning tho now postmaster of the small town where my Aunt Jane holds sway beekoned me Into . quiet corner and handed me . notice from the postofilee department addressed to my aunt, which said In effect that the addressoe of a parcel post pack. age, mailed by hor, had been forced to pay a fino of $b.S0. which was the difference between tho parcel post and tho first class pos. tai rates, because the aforesaid package had contained handwrit- Ing. Tho uddresseo happened to be a largo Now York department store 50 thls sum would undoubt- edly appear upon their next monthly bill to my aunt.
 "Well," said, "don't let this disturb you. You ain't been no- where's and you ain't soen nothing yeti I'd rather bo on a leper's is- land thnn Do the democratic post master of this town"
 Ut wouldn't bother mo none," moaned tho postmaster, 'if thls was tho first time, but it's tho fifth time In two months and tho last timo I'd havo lost n hand sure if 1t hadn't been for that thero Iron grille In front of tho stamp win. dow. Your aunts teeth graged tho skin when she tried to bite me. Sho was screaming something about It's all being part of a rod plot to overthrow tho established order and was In on 1t with tho rest of them. Honestly, don't know nothing about 1t all for wo nevor touch any packages up hero and all this opening Is done in Now York. And besides that, slnco the first tlme, I've always asked hor if hor packages contained handwriting and sho always hollors at mo, Certainly not"
 "What do you want me to do, and how much has she been fined aitogether?" 1 asked.
 "t just want you to broak the news to her like a gcod fellow and try to keep her away from hero because Two got 0 family to sup. port. About thoso fines, they must come to about $27 in all," he an. swered.
 70. K.," I said. "I'li' see what 1 can do."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08
The Experiences of a Democratic Spy
 Aunt Jane Tries To Go Third Class

loft the postofilee knowing Just well was about to butt my head against granite wall of un- reasonableness composed of cx- tromo blgotry and m aggressive a belief In the divine right of wealthy and elderly republican ladies to do as they darned well pleased in small Connecticut towns,
 Whom I silently handed tho no. tioo to my aunt she hissed and eoiled to strike, but decided 10 empty hor poison sacs upon bigger game. "fhat's your man Farley again!" she shrloked. "First he goes and murders twelve army aviators and then the sneak opens my mall" (Aunt Jane has foy years consistently and hagrantly opened personal letters addressed to hor children and sorvants) i. "It's all part of q vile democratic plot and this postmaster In town is right in 1t with that awful Tam many crook, Farley. know what ho does. He puts n secret mark on all my packages so that those democratic spies in New York know just which ones to opon. And ="
 But Aunt Jane," l interrupted dulcotly, "ali you've got to do is to write a separate letter whom you mall parcel or paste stan ped letter on the outside. Then you won't have any moro trouble and you can't havo any handwriting in n parcel post package. You know after oil it really Is tho law that this Is proving n pretty expenisve business" l was thinking of how Aunt Jane always collected q nickel from mo for local telephone calls on tho plea of tho economic depression.
 Don't care if it Is! I've got e perfect right to sond my mnil my
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08
CONDON IGNORED
 BY ALMA MATER
Given Honorary Degree at Villanova, Praised for
 Splendid Work

Five mem bers of tho board of educntion and several members of tho family of Thomas J. Condon, superintendent of tho local schools, wero present at the annual com. mencemont exercises at Villanova college yesterday, during which the honorary degree of doctor of laws was conferred upon Mir Condon.
 Tn comforting tho degree Very Roy Edward V. Stanford, presi. dent of tho college, paid tribute to tho work done by Mir Condon in the educational field.
 It has been your ofilce," Presi. dent Stanford said, Ito serve the cause of education largely In oxecu. two ways, heinz advanced from one responsibility to the other until you now hold tho most important ad- ministrntive position in education in the city of Waterbury. Villanova ia proud that one of her sons is at the head of the school system in q great American city"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08

way l sec At and l won't be dc. tated to by Q lot of upstarts that nobody over heard of before! 1 won't let thom bully mo and I'm going to keep right on doing it. This Farley and all tho Brain Trust Why do you know what l heard about them from my lawyer whose cousin was In Roosevelts class at, Harvard?" Aunt Jane parked q wasn't surprised). "do you know that they're all lot of devil-worshippers?"
 "A lot of WHAT?"
 "A lot of devil-worshippers! And they all get together in Il secret room In tho cellar of tho White House and suy the Lord's Y Prayer backwards and sacrifice n billy-goat to satan with lot oi other wicked rites. They call it a Black Mass and ! tell you, young man, that MT Herbert Hoover would nevor have allowed any. thing liko that when he lived th'ere."
 This Is my current weekly story of tho republican whispering cam. paign and. ask you, can such things rcally be?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08
HOPEVILLE CLUES
 SUMMER PROGRAM

The Hopeville Community club will sponsor the first of a series of summer dances tonight at o'clock at the Hopeville school gymnasium. Proceeds are to be used for equipment and improve ment of the Hopeville athletic grounds. The committee in charge includes: Chairman Raymond E. French, Joseph Monnerat, Harold Kimberly, Fred Baker. Jeremiah Buckley, Austin Reed, Ernest Ses. selman, stephen MRzzarella, Frank Anderson. Albert Gagner, Frank Pierce, John !. Grady. Walter VII.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08
Local Boy Delivers
 Prixe-Winning Grafton

Nelson Mitchell Camp, son ot Mrs George E. Camp of il7 Euclid avenue was among the boys Erad- uated Saturday from the Silver Bay School for Boys nt Silver Bay.on. Lake George, New York. MT Camp won first prize Sunday evening with stirring plea for peace. Hts address was entitled "The Burdens of Wnrn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08
LosER PUSHED rEANuH

Boston, tuP)--wnnam Js Dax. Jr. son of q south Boston jedss' pushed . peanut around BesteH college with hls nose because hs lost q bet that his ciassnate eoNiN not catch a tennis ball dfuppe from the Bunker Hlli monumenx In Chariestown. The ciassInafe Ntood at the bottom while Dax dropped the balls from the top. The first one was missed, the seer ond stung too much. but the thirq one was caught.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08
LOCAL CONTROL TO
 BAR "CHISELERS''

P. ]. o'Brien of e7 North Main street has been named a member of the code authority for the paint ing. papcrhanging and interior dec- orating industrty. Another mem. Der of the board from this section Is Fl. T. Alling of is4 South Main street, Torrington.
 The appointments. were made yesterday by John Dewar, national chairman, who asks for wide. spread support of the code in . public statement. He suggeA,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08
SPEAKING CLUB TO
 NOMINATE OFFICERS

over 50 members of the Wator- bury Public Speaking club will loavo the Central 'YMCA at 1:1b on Saturday afternoon for their annual outing ut Camp Washing. ton. Members are urged to be at the Y in ample timo 50 that cars may be filled as they arrive and a full afternoon and evening of good fellowship may bo enjoyed at the camp.
 Tho board of directors of the club Is acting us tho committee in charge of the outing. An impor. tant Item of business which will be transacted during tho supper hour is the report of the nominating committee and election of officers during tho coming year. Any club members who expect to 20 Satur day and have not yet made reser- vations are asked to call tho YMCA as soon as possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08

strict local control le ke&4 4# .'chsnelers" whe harm both tie lH dustry and business in NssneFAi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08

mont, Patrick Began, Nicholas
 Vernler, Alex Magsnrella, Oscar
 stafstrom, Patrick Egan and Peter Kinney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08

More than half . million people live on the slopes Of Mount Etna, despite the fact that this volcano has erupted 10 times in the last century.
Evening star., 1934-08-07
SUGAR FUTURES co
HIGHEST SINCE 1880
Reach Two Cent.a-Pound
LeveI-Efforts for Stabi-
Iization Cited.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August AFTER OPEN
ing unchanged sugar futures firmed
up on increased covering and trade
buying today, promoted by the firm
ness of the spot market with next
August deliveries selling at Q cents,
the first time any month sold at that
level since $780,
September contracts sold up from
LIT to Ito and May from 1872 to l.94
or 2 to 4 points above the previous
close, and although there was con-
siderable realizing and hedge selling,
the offerings we're promptly absorbed.
with the market at the beginning of
the last hour holding around the
best.
Prices were only slightly above the
levels of Monday, but the trade re-
garded the establishment of 2-cent
market as significant in view of the
hopes entertained months ago that
the various steps taken to stabilize
the industry would lift values to that
level.
Futures closed firm; 3-5 higher; sales
4S,550 tons. September. 1 so; December
1856; January. 1.S6b; March, 1.91; May
1875; July, 200. Bid.
Evening star., 1934-08-07
Brokers' Comments
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August T. Some
brokers today we're inclined to favor
a technical rally in stocks.
Theodore Prince SS Cove look to
the rails to give a clue as to whether
or not a constructive attitude viii be
justified.
Hornblower 81 weeks-As to the
immediate prospects for the market
we are inclined to feel that 1t is again
oversold and in technical condition
to rally.
jackson Bros, Boesel Ss Cove at
tribute the greater part of the decline
in the industrials to the fact that a
normal amount Of support was lack
ing in the first test of contending
forces under the new Federal reglla-
ton of the security markets.
Frazier Jelke & Co.-Any stimula-
ton to the markets which may come
from washington developments prob
ably win originate with the vigorous
prosecution Of the housing renovation
campaign or propaganda attempting
to force imitation.
Evening star., 1934-08-07
WHEAT DUMPING
IN EAST CHARGED
Baltimore Dealers Alarmed
by Influx of Pacific North
west Grain.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, August 7.-Baltimore
wheat dealers and the Baltimore
Chamber Of Commerce, center Of the
local wheat market. said today that
wheat was being dumped" in the
East by Pacific Northwest growers at
a heavy cost to Eastern farmers.
Blame was placed on the lifting OF
a l5-cent bushel tax in the Panama
Canal by order of the last Congress,
as well as low water rates to South
eastern ports.
due to the rate situation" said W..
G. Gibson, trafic manager OF the
Chamber Of Commerce grain dealers
in the Pacific Northwest can put
wheat in Southern territory on basis
under the rates from Baltimore,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia and
West Virginia, as well as the Central
Freight Association and the trans
Mississippi territories"
E. H. Beer, jr., member Of leading
Baltimore wheat firm, estimated East
ern farmers were being forced to sell
their wheat at 10 cents bushel lower
due to the influx of the Western grain.
Farmers, dealers and millers are
widely alarmed over the situation.
Gibson said, especially since the West
Coast port strikes ended. Some 50,-
000, 900 bushels of Pacific Coast wheat,
held up by the strike, can now be
poured into the East, he said.
Evening star., 1934-08-07
BUILDING CLIMBS
STEADILY NSOUTH
juIy Total Is so Per Cent
Above June-75 Per Cent
Ahead Of 1888.
~ ths Associated Press.

~ the As1oesAsen ffess-
BALTIMORE, August - The
Manufarturers' Record reports con-
str1,rtiou In I6 Southern States
showed a 80 per cent gain in july
over June and rs per cent over july
OF 1893.
For the first seven months Of the
wear construction showed q gain OF
100 per cent over the same period
last year.
In July contracts totaled Sal ,05i,-
ooo as against s27.2e3,0 900 In June
and e2s ,i5e, 600 in July OF 1888, wf1lie
figures for the first seven months OF
thia wear tosaled g303. .e0o.000 with
proposed work aggregating more tnan
$500. 600 900 as compared with toSaI
contracts OF $751;. $4,000 let during
the first seven months Of 1888
The number Of projects started
weekly increased from en- average OF
i5O during the latter part OF 1888
and the nrst part Of 1884 to $50 q
week.
The Record said most significant
were figures for industrial plant con-
Etruction and extensions to estab-
lished concerns which totaled SAT-
0O0O00 IN contracts awarded during
the past seven months and $780,
600 900 for work not yet begun.
The increase in industrial construe-
ton was especially marked during
July, the awards for that month
alone accounting for sli 100000 or
one-uuarter OF the amount for the
entire year. Proposed work of that
character during the month totaled
s25, 900, 900.
Road and bridge work continued
10 be a dominant figure in the con-
struction field. January to July
awards for roads, streets and paw
ing amounted TO $125,344, 900.
Public building continued TO lag,
but residential construction increased,
the Record observing that $li.4f0,-
900 let in that classification during
the first seven months was an out
standing feature" and indicated that
the South Is again investing heavily
In new homes and improvement OF
existing housing facilities.