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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13

OF the total S467, 662 OBS is a val
uation Of personal property and real
estate of individuals as fixed by
township assessors, S30,696, $50 is the
personal property of domestic cor
porations as fixed by the county
board of review and 500, $50, APO, the
valuation of public utility COM
panies' property as set by the state
tax board.
The valuation of property within
the limits of indianapolis was set
at S504 ,964,5O0, a drop of S6,178,210
from this years figures.
The loss was due to reduction of
approximately S4.5O0,000 in utility
property, 100000 in township
civilizations and S1,000,000 in cor
poration property.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13
LUTzASSAILS
WARR|CK POLL
FRAUD COUNTS
Politics Inspired Charges,
Says Attorney-Ge
After Probe.
FAILS TO FIND GUILT
Refers to Some Findings of
Grand Jury as
Absurd
BY JAMES DOSS
Times staff Writer

Election law indictments Of
twenty-one persons in Warrick
county were characterized today by
Acknowledgement Philip Lutz Jr. as
being politically inspired" the at
torney-general adding that investi-
cation convinces him that not one
of the twenty-one will be convicted.
Some of the aspects of the case
are rather absurd" the attorney
general said. "Of course, as attor-
ney-general, I take the attitude
that any one guilty should be con-
victed, but I can see no evidence
against any of those involved.
Notice one of the findings of the
grand jury" Mr.. Lutz said. ut
found that IS per cent of the
Warrick county electorate is ignor-
ant Well, if Is per cent of the
voters there is ignorant then the
remaining IS per cent must be in
telligent.
Sees brain Trust" Material
Maybe the national administra-
ton ought to recruit some brain
trust material from Warrick county"
The encouragement disclosed
that he had been warned sixty
days in advance of the election not
to allow Mrs. Lutz to vote at Boone
Vile, the Lutz' home for years.
Mr.. Lutz explained that while
they maintain residence there, the
attorney-general's voting residence
is held by statute to be in the state
capital. Thus, that of his wife also
would be here.
Since she was i'll in Florida and
did not vote at all, the warning
proved to be unnecessary, he point
ed out.
Law Partner Indicted
Mr.. Lutz recalled that among
those indicted was his law partner,
Addison Beavers, Indianapolis, and
Roy Hullett, investigator for the at
torney- generals office.
Jailed for contempt was a Negro
tenant of Mr.. Lutz The contempt,
according to the encouragement,
consisted of refusal by the tenant
to tell the grand jury whom he
voted for in the primary.
Majority of the cases against the
twenty-one indicted persons are
based on technicalities, according to
Mr.. Lutz. He said shifted precinct
boundary lines caused many voting
errors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13

dealers are selling whisky by
the-drink and in packages, q
bulletin issued by Sam Lesh,
deputy excise director, said.
Continued violation will result in
cancellation of the offenders beer
licenses, and seizure and destroyal
of the contraband whisky by excise
inspectors, Mr.. Lesh asserted.
And in issuing the warning. Mr..
Lesh found he faced an embarrassing
problem.
TransIatOrs Are Needed
Many of the offending beer deal
ers, he said, are Italians and Greeks
operating resorts in the northern
part of the state Since they do not
read English, the warning must be
printed in Greek, Italian and Eng
lish.
So Mr.. Lesh is invoking the aid of
DR.. Vincent La Penta, Italian consul
here, and would appreciate the help
of some one who can write Greek.
Significantly enough, the renewed
activity of the excise department.
comes on the heels of the appoints
ment of John Hamilton, dismissed
state policeman, as chief invests
gator of excise violations.
Hamilton Gets Job
Paul Fry, excise director, was out
of the city today and could not be
questioned as saying he had investi-
gated and found that Hamilton
never should have been discharged
as a state policeman. The dis
missal followed escape of a prisoner.
Mr.. Fry's purported statement
occasioned surprise in some quarters
because Hamilton was fired by Al
Feeney, state safety director, with
the approval of Governor Paul v.
McNutt.
The Governor, after reading eV-
dence in Hamilton's hearing and his
discharge for neglect of duty, issued
a statement saying there was no
alternative to dismissal.
The Governor also was out of the
city today and could not be reached
for comment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13

These figures are subject to
change as the assessors complete
their work, Mr.. Grossart pointed
out. The total figure has been fixed
as a sum upon which county taxes
will be based.
The assessed valuations by town.
ships are Center, SAG, 206, 440; De-
catur, S8.807, 785; Franklin, $685.
700; Lawrence, S5,835,030; Perry,
S12,773,5 $40; Pike, S4,O28,540; Warren,
S24,134,090; Washington SOS, 967, $50,
and Wayne, S34, 409,0 20
The greatest drops in valuations
are in Center and Washington
townships. A slight gain in valua-
ton was found in Pike township.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13
HONEYMOONING TRIO
OF HITCH-HIKERS HELD
Baltimore Authorities Queried on
Young NewIyweds.

By CHtted PTeS8
WATERBURY, Conn, Aug. 13.-
Police today awaited word from
Baltimore authorities before decid-
ing what to do with 17-year-old
boy and two girls who described
themselves as "hitch-hiking honey
mooners."
The three we're picked up Sun
day, standing in a downpour Of
rain. After being fed and wrapped
in warm blankets they told authori-
ties they were Alan Hotchkiss, II,
Baltimore, the bridegroom; Mary
Hotchkiss, II, the bride, and Betty
Trundle, 16, her sister, u the same
city,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13
U. S. INVESTIGATION OF
OHIO SCHOOL STARTED
Charges of Sabotage PrObed by
State Officials, Too.
By United Press

By United Press
OBERLIN, o., Aug. 13.-Charges
that Communistic propaganda had
been spread by teachers in the fed
eral emergency relief administration
summer school here we're investi-
gated today by both federal and
state agencies.
About fifty unemployed girls are
students in the school, being sent
b. county relief directors all over
Ohio. Charges were made by some
of the students that teachers had
advocated sabotage and other forms
of violence in connection with labor
strikes, and that instruction "un-
favorable to the government" had
been given.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13
Admiral B. I'd, Weakened
by Hunger and Cold, Is
Rescued FROM Icy Ilut
Scientist Found Sitting on
Roof Awaiting Trio
From Camp.

LITTLE AMERICA, ANTARC-
TICA, Aug. Iva Macksy Radio
20 United Press)-Unshaven, hair
uncut. physically weak, Rear Ad-
miral Richard E. Byrd was relieved
today from his four and One-halt
months of self-imposed isolation IN
a hut 1913 miles out on the Ross ice
barrier.
A tractor party Of three men,
headed by DR.. Thomas C. Poulter,
reached Admiral Byrd after dan
gerous journey through the Antarc-
tic winter darkness.
firing of his solitude, which ne
had intended to maintain for an
other month or two, Byrd ordered
the tractor party to his rescue. Two
attempts failed, but on the third
DR.. Poulter, E. J. Demas and A H.
Waite reached him after danger
Gus three-day journey.
From fragmentary messages sent
from Admiral Byrd's hut, 1t APP
peared he had been badly affected
in June by fumes from his gasoline
stove. He was left weak and unable
to care for himself properly. APP
parently he was unable to cook his
food properly or pay proper atten-
ton to his diet.
Signal Light Sighted
IT, troc+o,. ,,artv Siobted ton miles
away a light Admiral Byrd had put
out on a pole atop his shack as a
signal. He himself was on top of
the hut, level with the snow, to greet
the three rescuers, and he said as
soon as they approached:
Hello, fellows. Come on down
and get warm. I have some hot
soup for you"
DR.. Poulter after brief examina-
ton reported that though Admiral
Byrd was weak there were no sign
of Scurvy which develops through in
sufficiently balanced diet.
Admiral Byrd reported that the
temperature at his shack reached as
low as 80 degrees below zero, be-
lieved a record for Antarctica.
Admiral ByrdS first concern was
that the outer world, and particular
" the men at his base camp, be in
formed of his safety. He went to
the sending key in the radio shack
and slowly clicked off this message:
Don't Worry" He Says
Tell my friends not to worry.
I'm all right. I've already come up
a great ways. You fellows have done
splendid job and want to thank
you"
Little time was spent on COM
munications, however. The rescue
party nearly was exhausted. They
had fought their way for nearly
seventy hours, nursing along balky
motor in the southern darkness.
Two previous defeats lay behind
them-both due to mechanical diff
ficultieS.
Admiral Byrd's illness apparently
was caused by improper food or
improper cooking. Two months ago
he became i'll from the effects of
the fumes of his kerosene stove.
Apparently fearing further effect
from the gas. he used the stove as
little as possible thereafter. The
intense cold also contributed to his
weakness. He was very thin, but
expected to recover quickly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13
BY-DRINK WHISKY SALE
DRIVE IS RENEWED BY
STATE; BEER PRICES CUT
fragrant Violations of Law Charged to
Tavern Owners by Excise Official; Revok-
ing of Licenses Is Threatened.
SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR IS NAMED
Police Officer Ousted by Feeney Gets New
Post; Removal From Force Not
JustifabIe, Fry Asserts.

Drive against by-the-drink whisky sales and alleged
package sales launched with renewed gor today by the
state excise department.
Admission that many beer dealers of the state agrany
are violating the state liquor control statute was contained
in warning to all retail beer resort operators
positive evidence has been discovered that many beer
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13
Kansas City Official Is Dead
ByUnifcdPress

BIZ CHifCd Press
KANSAS CITY. Mo. Aug. BE.
D. Bigelow. 95. an important figure
in the development of the Kansas
City board Of trade and secretary
of it from 1897 to 1924, died last
night at his home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13
RAILROAD PENSION ACT
IS ATTACKED IN SUIT
156 Companies Hit Age Measure
for Employees.

WASHINGTON. Aug. I3.-An at
tack upon the conSutuuonality Of
the railroad retirement act was
made IN district supreme court to-
day IN an injunction suit fled in
behalf OF l56 railroad companies
from virtually every state.
The suit was forecast several
weeks ago as the government be-
gan plans for enforcing the act
which provides for employe-car-
rler payments for pensions for
workers. The plaintiffs charged
that congress exceeded its powers
under the commerce clause Of the
constitution in passing the bill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13
BOY, ID, IS KILLED IN
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
Companion, 8, Critically Hurt by
Blast.
BIZ Lnited Press

q 2 2 FIEEtI 7 70
VEVAY. Ind, Aug 13.-John
Collins, II, was killed and his COM
panion, William McKendry, 8. was
injured critically here when they
set off supply of dynamite.
The explosive was found by the
boys in thing along a roadside
where it had been hidden by high
way workmen.
Collins died in Madison hospital.
The McKendry boy was rushed to
an Indianapolis hospital in critical
condition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13
HAMMOND SOAP PLANT
SHUT DOWN BY STRIKE
Near Riot of Union Workers
Climaxes WaIkOut.

ClimaXeS WalkOut.
By United Press
HAMMOND, Ind, Aug. 13.-Com-
plete shutdown of the Lever Broth
ers Company soap manufacturing
plant here was ordered today after
a near riot climaxed a strike of
members of the United Soap and
Glycerin Workers Union.
Five strikers and three police we're
injured this morning when a squad
of three cars, containing nonstrikers,
crashed into picket lines in an at
tempt to force their way into the
plant.
One of the injured strikers was
taken to the hospital with a frac-
tured hip and internal injuries.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13
County Taxable Property
Valued at 1892, los, sos
Figures Reveal Drop of S6,555,195 Under Those for
1884, County Auditor Charles GroSsart
Announces; Chance Possible.

The assessed valuation total of taxable Marion county
1885
the 1884 figures Charles Grossart auditor estimated
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13
FERA WILL BUY FODDER
Roosevelt Orders Purchases for
Drought Area Relief.
BIZ United Press

bW z HIItU TTFSS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt ordered the federal
emergency relief administration to-
day to purchase wherever possible
surplus fodder and fruit crops for
drought aid purposes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13
MOTHER BROWNS AILING
CHILD AND KILLS SELF
Harrassed Woman Falls Before
OncOming Train.

OncOming Train.
BIZ United Press
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Aug.
13.-To spare her nine-months-old
daughter from an incurable all
ment, Mrs. Daisy Long, %, wife of
c. D. Long, principal of Jefferson
grade school here, drowned her
child and then threw herself in
front of a passenger train Sunday.
The child was subject to convul-
sions. The coroner's verdict was
murder and suicide.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13
Br0ken-BOned Baby Is
Back in Hospital Again
Famous City Infant Fractures Tiny Legs in Fall From
ImproviSed Bed at Mothers Home.

indianapolis Caroline Ruby Mercer
Riley hospital children today receiving treatment for new
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13

BIotor tuned up. Carburetor adjust
al. See Carburetor Sales. 2l4 z.
Eio.-AdV.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-23
Three Important States

Perhaps the most significant thing
about the Literary Dtgests poll on
the Roosevelt popularity, aside from
the returns themselves, Is the situa-
ton disclosed to exist in Indiana,
Illinois and Iowa, the three us" and
usually three Of the great IFS" Of
American politics.
Here, the poll discloses. Roosevelt
stu Is ahead but his margin IS less
than five per cent and the New Deal
issues are being most actively de-
bated.
The significance lies In the fact
that these three states, with the ad-
dition Of Ohio, comprise the political
bellwethers Of America. Their influ-
ence, generally speaking, is out Of all
proportion to their electoral vote, al
though that Is large.
New York has cast its electoral
votes for men who failed to win the
presidency, but that is not true OF
Indiana. The Hoosiers have the
knack Of picking the winning horse.
Perhaps the political Importance of
these states Is due as much to their
economic development as to their
geographical location. Here, II any
where, we get q cross-section Of
American activity.
Their populations are pretty well
divided between farm and city folk.
The businessman lives close enough
to the farm to understand its prob
lens and the farmer usually has q
fair understanding Of the business
mans concerns. OF all tho states
they are most typical Of America as q
whole, being In sharp contrast with
the industrial northeast, where agri-
culture long has been the victim Of
decay, and Of the more sparsely set
tied west where industry has not yet
obtained Z secure foothold.
As the New Deal wears along, the
attitude Of these three states may
come to have an increasingly impor-
tant bearing upon the reactions Of
the nation as q whole.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-23
As We Grow Older

In more senses than one, the United
States Is growing up.
StatisticianS Of the METROPOLITAN
Life Insurance company reveal that
the United States now ranks fifth in
national OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is, in
the percentage Of its population
which is below 20 years Of age.
Russia is the youngest Of all ma
lions, with - per cent Of its entire
population under the 20 mark.
Back In 1850, the United States was
In that position. Now, however, we
are getting older. Less than 80 per
cent Of US, now, are below 20. We
are getting older. growing more sta
bic; and while the adventurous, pio-
neering spirit Of the land has not by
any means vanished, this change in
the complexion of our people is
bound to have an important effect
on our outlook, our ambitions, and
our way Of doing things.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-23
Records in Sport
New York Times)

The heroes Of mankind grow In
stature With the passage Of the years.
They were always giants in those
days. Even the characters In Homer
take 1t for granted that they are a
degenerate race compared with their
mighty ancestors. The faith lives on.
Could the clowning Baer have stood
up to Dempsey In his prime? Was
Jeffries at his peak q match for John
I. Sullivan ct his? Such hypothetical
comparisons. which might battle the
oeductive powers Of q Hegel, are also
drawn between baseball, football and
tennis players Of our day and the al
most Legendary figures that went be-
fore them.
Unfortunately for our ancestors, It
= possible at least in some sports
to keep objective records that are in
dependent Of the achievements Of any
athletes immediate opponents. In
got one fights q score and q course.
n running one contends with Time.
This increases the strain on the run
ner but 1t may also increase his glory.
When the barrel chested Glenn Cum
bingham on Saturday pounded out q
mile In the incredible time Of 4 min
utes s and ITO seconds, he was not
only leaving Bonthron and the others
far behind, he was trouncing all the
runners Of history, including the great
Paavo Nurmi, who has never done q
mile In better than 4:lO.4. When the
Cambridge varsity eight this spring
flashed over the four and q quarter
mile course in 18 minutes and 3 Sec
onds, they were not only defeating
the Oxford crew. who also smashed
all previous records, but were sham
ing all the other Oxford crews In the
generations that the race has been
held. Today girls in their teens
smash the swimming records estab-
liShed by the strongest men among
our fathers. Thirty five years ago
the fastest time In which any man
had been able to swim 500 yards was
8 minutes and 80 seconds. -Four
years ago Helene Madison swan the
distance In 6:16A.
These contrasts do not mean that
W are better than our fathers. They
do not necessarily indicate that we
are mightier Of frame, though what
" have learned Of Galleries and vita
minis has doubtless helped. They
mean, chiefly, that most sports, like
the other arts and sciences, involve q
- -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-23
BACK FROM THE SAN

For the sake Of persons with ar
rested tuberculosis who are resuming
their ordinary civilian status and for
the reinsurance Of persons whose edu-
cation has been neglected, we are
glad to pass along these suggestions
submitted by q patient recently re-
turned from the san.
1T Is people with exaggerated fear
Of germs that make life burdensome
for me. OF course the fact that tu-
berculosis Is an infectious disease and
patients who still have sputum are
likely to be q menace unless they are
careful, makes this attitude hard to
combat. But the physicians at the
sanatorium taught me that I cannot
be menace to any one as long as I
observe the following simple rules:
% Always cover nose and mouth
when coughing or sneezing.
(O Dispose Of sputum in such =
way that it can be burned without
being touched by any one.
60 Sleep In a bed and II possible .
room alone as long as one has any
cough.
a. Be careful not to kiss or pet
or fondle young children, and spend as
little time as possible near them, UNI
less out Of doors.
"Of course one adds to these the or
binary precautions Of washing the
hands, having individual drinking
cups. etc., as observed by most decent
people whether i'll or not.
But even all that does not satisfy
some people.
"A sister thinks I should not be al
lowed to use the same wash-bowl and
bath-tub as the rest Of the family.
She insists my clothes should be
washed separately, and that should
use separate dishes and boil them 10
minutes. II my dishes are kept sepa-
rate, why boil them? My sisters hus-
band will not let her visit our home
over night except when I am away,
and 50 for my sake my mother must
give up the pleasure Of having her
other children and grandchildren with
her.
The absurdity Of the exactions sis
ter would impose becomes apparent
when you think how unhesitatingly
you and I and even squeamish people
saunter up to the bar for you) and
the lunch counter (for mel and or
der schnapps and certified milk re-
spectively, without ever question as
to the health Of the recent customers
served with the same utensils, or even
q thought of the tuberculosis, syphilis
or whatnot the bartender or waiter
may have. Likewise the s.bsurdity Of
the demand in reference to the use
of the wash-basin and the bath-tub
becomes apparent when we think how
we Yankees demand q bath-tub or at
least a wash-basin in our room when
ever we stay at hotel and God only
knows -.
From the context Of the lady's let
ter gather that sisters husband Is
trying to keep his children from pro-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-23

them to keep him from his present
plight.
Months ago another man was put
in actual, not titular charge Of hix
division and also in charge Of the
Federal Housing Corporation, organ
lied for direct federal building Of
housing projects when the limited
dividend plan fizzled out.
Kohn's chief trouble was that he
appointed many dreamy subordinates,
who apparently let project sellers set
the vaues Of their properties at thei1
own figures. No one Is suspected Of
dishonesty.
copyright, 1894, NEA Service, 1nc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-23
Barbs

The active life OF an oyster is said
to be 10 years. How long 1t lasts at
ter that only the taste Of your stew
can tell.
X X 4
DR.. Dafoe has stopped giving
the Canadian quintuplets their
diet Of rum, but the father can't
get over it yet.
X \ i
Thinking, says a Harvard profess
sor, caused the depression, but 1t
wasn't so much what we thought as
how.
\ i ".
Any light but white will make
. person nervous, say New York
university scientists especial.
~, II it stays on too long.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-23
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