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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-24
CONGRESS CIRDS
FOR STRENUOUS
INITIATION FIGHT
Further Dollar DevaIuation
Is Goal of Senator
Thomas.
This is the sixth of a series Of dis
patches on the Congressional program.
BY LYLE c. WILSON

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Congress are
headed toward battle on currency
imitation.
Senator Elmer Thomas ID, Okla)
told the United Press further dol
lar devaluation would be para
mount issue before the session which
convenes here Jan. 3.
The Administration counter at
tack is developing. Treasury and
Federal Reserve Board officials are
believed to be drafting legislation
to consolidate political control over
the Federal Reserve Bank system.
That is a move toward political
control of bank credit. It is con-
tended by some experts that Gov
eminent control of credit would en-
able any administration to raise
prices, cheaper the dollar, tighten
the debt load.
Bonus Bill InflatiOnary
A cheaper dollar enables a debtor
to pay his creditor with less eX-
penditure of goods or services. For
instance, a farmer owing a bank
$4,000 could pay his debt with the
! proceeds of 4000-bushel wheat
crop if grain brought him so cents
a bushel. If the dollar we're cheap
ened until wheat prices rose to
81 a bushel, the farmer could pay
with half as many bushels of wheat.
Currency inflationists are most
confident of success on the issue of
cashing war veterans compensation
certificates.
The cost would be in excess Of
$4,000 100000, and it is not likely
Mr.. Roosevelt could find new tax
revenue to carry that load or any
major part of it.
Deposit Bill to Be Revived
BY narrow margin the Admins
tration was able last session to block
enactment of a bill to issue 81 800, =
100000 of bonds to pay depositors of
closed banks. That was a currency
imitation measure. 1t will be revived
this winter.
There is a variety of silver pro-
poSalS, including the 16-to-1 free
coinage program sponsored by Sem
ator Burton K. Wheeler 3D., Month .
The Administration is committed
against free silver and against out
right currency imitation. Mr.. Roose-
welt is confident his credit control
program will prevail in the end.
The dollar, which was reduced
from 100 to 59O6 cSnts, gold, is sta
bilized at that point for the time
being. Legislative authority was
given for ultimate reduction to so
cents, drop of 9O6 cents from the
present level.
Senator Thomas, who speaks for
many initiation minded legislators,
has this to say:
On March 4, 1888, the buying
power of the dollar was $167 Gin
terms of goods compared with nor
NAL periods and our adjustment
policy to date has reduced the value
to 81 80. Most if not all of the rise
in price level has been due to cheap
ening the dollar Nothing else of
benefit can be accomplished until
the dollar is regulated further
downward to raise the general price
level sufficiently to show necessary
and proper profits.
This is the paramount issue to
come before Congress.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-24
SEVEN APPOINTED TO
ST. VINCENT'S STAFF
Medical Students Will Serve as In
terneS After Graduation.

Names of seven medical students
who will serve for one year as in
terneS at st. Vincent's Hospital after
their graduation next spring from
medical school were made public to-
day by Sister Rose, mother superior
of the Daughters of Charity, who
operate the hospital.
From the Indiana University Med
ical School are Joseph T. Farrell,
Albert L. Marshall, John M. Mich
ener and Roy G. Tharpe, all of In
dianapolis; Harold E. Miller, Sey-
mour, and Thomas A. Pierson, New
castle. William NJ Jennings, st.
Mary's, O., will come to the hospital
from the Ohio State University Med
ical School.
All internes will begin their terms
of service July l, 1885.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-24
ROOSEVELTS RECEIVE
GIFTS BY THOUSAND
'Sistie' and 'Buzzie' AnxiOuSly Await
Santa Claus.


WASHINGTON. Dec. PA burst
of pre-hoIday activity today as
sured the nations Capital the most
abundant Christmas in many years.
Good natured crowds with money 10
spend damned stores.
The White House was a center of
activity with the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt scheduled 10 lead the
city's observance of the day. Both
helped decorate a large Christmas
tree and wrap packages.
"Sistie" and "Buzzie" Dali. grand
children of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt romped through the White
House in anxious anticipation Of
the morrow. Thousands Of presents
from all over the nation poured into
the White house.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-24
PRISONER BREAKS JAIL
Theft Suspect Escapes at New AL
bany; City Police Notified.

Indianapolis police today were
asked by the sheriff at New Albany
to maintain a watch for Mike King,
81, who escaped from the New Al
bany Jail last night. King was
held on a burglary charge. He is
believed to be fleeing with two
women in a 1925 Dodge sedan, po-
lice were informed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-24
Veterans Daughters to Meet

Past Presidents Council, Daugh-
tiers Of Union Veterans of Civil War
will be entertained at luncheon Fri
day at the home of Mrs. Carrie
Smell, 812 E. 40th-st. Mrs. Smell will
have as her assistant hostess Mrs
Caddie Farnsworth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-24
LEGION'S FOX HUNT
AIDS CHARITY FUND
Two Animals Are Captured by
Bunker Hill Post.

A sly fox escaped 400 hunters yes
terday in the drive sponsored by the
Bunker Hill post, American Legion,
in Franklin township yesterday, but
two red foxes we're captured and
sold for a total of S13 to be used
by the post for relief work.
The fox which slipped through
the lines was valuable silver fox
which had escaped from a farm on
the County Line road. Captains of
the four lines which converged upon
the foxes were Frank II. Woerner,
post commander; Troy Sexson,
Charles Money and Harry Roberts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-24
FARMER SLAIN; WIFE,
DAUGHTER WOUNDED
NeighbOr Takes Own Life in Wis
consin Mystery Murder.

By United Press
BAYFIELD,, Wis, Dec. 24-Mur-
der of one man, suicide of another
and shooting of two women, cou-
pied with a blizzard that covered
forest trails feet deep, produced to-
day north woods mystery that
may never be solved.
The man murdered Was Hector
La Mont, 50-year-old fruit farmer
and township chairman. He was
killed by the bullets of an unknown
Sniper who fired early yesterday
from the darkness of a pine copse
in front of his home. Two more
shots dropped his wife and Is
year-old daughter Margaret, criti-
cally wounded.
A few hours later Sheriff HAL
man Freshman found Don Roy, 40
a neighboring farmer, dead in his
home. Apparently he had COM
mitted suicide.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-24
THREE DIE IN WRECK;
ENGINEER Is BLAMED
Failed to Obey Danger Signal, Is
Charge; Id Are Injured.
By United Pres,

bY JNftN FIFSS
DELAWARE, o., Dec. 24.-An en-
gineer's failure to obey a danger
signal block was believed today to
be responsible for a train wreck
which took the lives of three mem
bers and injured IA persons, IL of
them passengers.
The Big Four's Midnight Ex-
press" smashed into the rear of an
other Big -Four train, the Eastern
Mail" as the latter was clearing
from cutoff, or spur line, on to
the main track three miles from
here early Sunday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-24
TWELVE SEIZED IN RAID
Gambling Equipment and Bootleg
Whiskey Reported Seized.

Twelve persons were seized by po-
lice early today in a vice raid at
1912 Indiana-av, apt. 2. Gambling
equipment and bootleg whiskey were
seized. The raid was made following
complaints that the apartment was
frequented by enlisted men from Fl.
Benjamin Harrison.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-24
TAXI THEFT SUSPECT
NABBED AFTER CRASH
Police Hold Man Who Is Said to
Have Been Identified.

Conda Rodman, 81, of 1861 Ash
landau, was held today in City
Prison on vehicle theft charges aft
er, police charge, he stole a taXicab
and then ran that cab into another.
Police say that Herbert KelSo, %,
of 805 N Illinois-st, driver of the
second cab, identified Rodman as
the man who fled from the stolen
cab after it had collided with Mr..
Kelso's cab at 16th-st and Capitol
av. Robert Smart. IT'S N. Delaware
st, driver of the stolen cab, had re-
ported the theft to police shortly
before the crash.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-24
CUTTERS CLUB ELECTS
William c. Leppert Chosen Presi-
dent by City Group.

The indianapolis Cutters Club has
elected William c. Beppert presi-
dent; Ed Engelking. vice president;
Thomas w. Jackson. secretary: Au-
gust Julian, chairman of practical
work, and Al Barone, assistant
chairman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-24
Famed Organist Dead.

By Unitcd Press
PARIS, Dec. 24.-Henri Dallier,
66, famous organist and composer,
died yesterday. He formerly was
organist of Notre Dame Cathedral.
He was a student of Cesar Franch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-24
STORES REPORT
RECORD SALES
FOR CHRISTMAS
PoStoffiCe and Railroads
Also Share in General
Prosperity.


NEW YORK. Dec 24.-Throngs
moved into the nations shopping
centerS today on a last-minute buy
ing surge which climaxed the most
bountiful Christmas trade since the
early days of the depression.
Stores were damned. mails over
taxed with Christmas gifts and
messages. Railroads reported a
ChristmaS-travel rush equal to that
of 1890
Dun & Bradstreet. Inc. in re-
view of conditions prior to the last
week of shopping, said this years
trade was 90 to 30 per cent ahead
of 1888 and the best figures since
1880. In some diStricts-particular-
ly Pacific Coast cities-trade is even
better than in 1929.
The New York Federal Reserve
Bank reported trade in the metro
politan district for the first 70 days
of the month was 1877 per cent
greater than 1888 and the spread
between liquor sales and other mer-
chandiSe was very small, compared
with a wide spread in recent
months.
Clearings Up 80 Per Cent
The National Retail Dry Goods
Assn. in a mld-mOnth survey of
trade in 10 key cities. reported an
increase of 16 per cent over year
ago,
The Dun & Bradstreet Inc.
compilation of bank clearings in
major cities showed for the week
ended last Wednesday, a total of
+ $3.50 $500 or a gain of 32.5 per
cent over the 1888 period 1t was the
best total of Clearings in three years
and indicated a wider spending
power.
POStoffice authorities report
Christmas sending is much greater
than in 1888 with some estimates
indicating the mail at 25 to 80 per
cent greater than last year. The
jam is so great in New York City
that private trucks have been
wheeled into service for mail de-
liverieS with great motorized beer
trucks serving as mail carts.
LuXuries Disposed OF
New York City has had a Slight
setback, some authorities report. by
the recently imposed city sales tax.
The buying has spread into all
sections, with even luXuries getting
considerable patronage. One Fifth
av jeWeler last week is reported
to have disposed of a 100000 dia-
mond necklace, the first sale of such
value in several years.
Silver companies report Christmas
buying has been tremendous while
the automobile turnover this year is
improved. Some of this Christmas
turnover has resulted in major
companies reporting the heaviest
advance orders for 1885 models in
history.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-29
The Baby Question

Writing in a leading Womens mag
azine, the spinster head Of a New
York Maternity Center organization
takes sharp issue with economists and
others who contend young married
persons should not have babies until
they can provide for them.
This woman's contention Is that
mothers should have babies while
they can and assume the Job OF pro-
viding for them afterward. It Is con-
trary to the current trend Of thought,
to be sure, but there Is great deal
to be said for it, even though the
writer is dealing In pure theory.
Her declaration against the high
cost Of having babies Is undoubtedly
based on direct knowledge and there
IS no doubt that this expense Is q
sharp deterrent to fulfiument Of the
natural desires Of many would-be
parents.
II the trend disclosed by the last
census Is continued for only few
more years, one of the major worries
Of the nation will be It's declining
birth rate. From personal problem,
the matter will become one OF ma
tional concern, for more things de-
pend upon the steady replenishment
Of the population than appears at
first glance.
It looks very much as though the
popular opinion will have to return
to old-time standards or that means
must be found to guarantee sufficient
security to fathers and mothers so
they will be willing to take the risk
Of parenthood. Barring this we are
due for . national crisis such as old
parents could not even
imagine.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-29
tell the difference between pure
aged whisky and mixtures Of d.
luted alcohol.

tell the difference between pure
aged whisky and mixtures Of d.
luted alcohol.
X \ X
u. s. BILL COLLECTOR
The New Deal may do something
about the billions Of dollars in unpaid
small bills-owed to merchants, doc
tors, lawyers, and the like.
Official conferences secretly are
discussing feasibility Of RIG finance
ing for community credit corpora
tions, the advances to be used by
merchants for restocking their shelves
and the unpaid bills to serve as Sc
curity.
Independent merchants who have
Carried" customers to the limit now
holler blue murder because the latter
have deserted them for cash stores.
The proposed credit corporations
would pool the unpaid accounts after
scaling them down to the extent
deemed advisable. They would re-
ceive RFC funds for distribution TO
merchants In proportion to their in
terest In the pool and would under
take to collect the accounts.
i i
HANDY FOR ssFIREBUGS"
Postal officials Of this administra-
ton won't send their records down
to the furnace to be burned, boasts
First Assistant Postmaster General
William w. Howes.
In the new postoffice building now
being completed" he says. leach as
sistant p. M. g. has his own fireplace.
And the p. NJ. q. has two fireplaces.
Copyright, 1894, NEA Service. Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-29
Sign of Recovery

It is worth remembering that not
all the vast amount OF money spent
by the federal government in the last
year Is going to prove q complete
loss. Some Of It Is coming back:
lately, indeed, 1t has been coming
back at q pretty lively rate.
Thus Harvey Couch, Of the board
|of directors Of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, reveals that the
RIG now Is collecting fully $1,000, 600
q day from its borrowers. The corpo-
ration has lent something more than
three billions In its career: more than
q third Of that already has been paid
back.
Not only does this indicate that q
severe strain on the treasury 10 being
lessened: It Is an excellent sign Of
|reviving business. And when Mr.
Couch adds that applications fol
loans totaling 1888, 000, 900 recently
have been Cancelled. it becomes ap-
parent that prosperity. In truth, Is
on the way back at q fairly rapid
gait.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-29
ening" or impending pneumonia and
as treatment Of advanced pneumonia.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
No Cures
/ am curious to know what your
cure for constipation is. wv. 81
Answer have no cure for con-
stipation-or anything else. II you
have the constipation habit say 80.
inclose 10 cents (coin only and q
stamped envelope bearing your adj
dress. Instructions for breaking the
habit will be sent you.
Carbolic Acid
What effect would three or four
teblespoonfuls Of the per cent solu-
ton Of carbolic acid have II taken in
ternally? What would counterfeit it,
&c. b.
Answer-Epsom salts. Glauber's
salts Sodium sulphate), lime water.
are all good antidotes. The salts
should be given in small doses three
times day for several days to help
eliminate the poison from the system.
The quantity Of pure phenol Gear
bolic) In three or four tablespoonfuls
Of the per cent Il to 20) solution,
which druggists are permitted to sell
without prescription, might prove
fatal, but diluted with water its effect
IS less destructive. The gravest ef-
feet would be the damage to the kid
neys. The victim Of such poisoning
reeds close medical care for several
weeks.
Copyright, 1894, John F. Ollie co..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-29
Faith and Vision

The nearly 5000 persons who WIS.,
tted the Kelly-How-Thomson COM
pany's train Of hardware progress
upon its recent visit here will be in
terested to know that II, 929 individ-
uals visited the train during the 10
day trip through the northwest
Executives Of the firm regard it as q
pronounced success and reported that
many items exhibited on the train
were sold in quantity to dealers and
that tome new dealer contacts were
established.
These facts ere. - . very direc,
way, the justification for the faith
Of r. w. Higgins. vice president and
executive manager Of this old north
west firm.
During : discussion Of bushes,
conditions while the train was here
MIR. Higgins told local friends: '"The
northwest Is coming back. am &
sure Of It that was willing = invest
In the cost Of this train Ii order x
get our share Of the business which
now = developing.
111e government ha1 poured q
mrch O more money into tn north
49, than Into any other section q
Tho country. We - oetttne our
selves s. good lahaps and thines ~
Eeady q % ahead The potsntia
mArlDet Tor our goods In this area
tremendous and Ne are going on
after our share Of the business.
= have faith In North Dakota ans
hlr sigtsr STATES ~ future - vel
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-29
BRONCHO-PNEUMONIA AND
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA

ECuleIly OOCUOIS uldOc QulLS y pO4Ilt
Of distinguishing broncho- pneumonia
from pleuro- pneumonia. Just why, I
have never learned. Today we are not
80 concerned about such refinement
Of diagnosis. Too. fancy, the two
forms Of pneumonia have lost their
characteristics and we do not now
see the typical cases the medical fore
fathers described.
neutrality-suspicious., So-called, was
otherwise known as capillary bronchi-
It's. and still farther back it was "suf-
fOcative catarrh." Sometimes now 1t
is called lobular pneumonia to in
dictate that 1t consists Of inflamma-
tion of many scattered lobules
throughout both lungs, instead Of
massive inflammation Of one or more
l0bes Of lung. as In pleuro-pneu-
monia. Pleuro-pneumonia was lung
fever" away back when "suffocative
catarrh" carried off aged feeble folk
md children who were getting over
whooping cough. measles and the
like.
All pneumonia, 50 far as we know,
is directly due to one or another strain
Of Pneumococcus. Psychologists say
that -virulent or harmless strain
of Pneunococcus IS found in most
mouths, where it seems to be nat.
ural inhabitant.
Some hali-baked health authorities
and dilettant doctors air their COM
placency by Selling on this fact to
bolster up the anile theory that when
one gets ones feet wet or sits in q
draft or something, ones resistance"
whatever that may be-is lowered,
ard then the pneumococci lurking"
in the mouth, jump In and lay the
host low with pneumonia.
It is just as simple as you are if
you swallow the hackneyed line.
Scientifically, however, no one has
ever found any reason to infer that
any such change in the character Of
the Pneumococci In the saliva occurs.
For that matter-and I challenge
any one to cite scientific evidence to
rcfute this asSertion-uobody has
shown experimentally that moderate
everyday exposure to cold, drafts, wet
lect. sudden changes of temperature
and the like has any appreciable in
flLence on an individuals susceptible
Try to or his immunity from any
known illness.
Regardless Of the type of pneumonia
Indeed, it is difficult in most cases
today to claSsify-there Is q growing
interest on the part Of physicians in
the functional or physiological aspect
Of the disease, the role played by
atelectasis, that is. collapse Of por-
tons Of lung. This is certainly an i'm
pcrtant factor II not the cause Of the
pneumonia that often occurs after
anesthesia. There Is at least some
reason to conjecture about this.
The routine practice Of administer
ing to patients recovering from an.
csthesia inhalations Of carboxygen
Oxygen 90, carbon dioxide Z parts
has sharply reduced the number Of
cases Of post-operative pneumonia,
This carbon dioxide causes deeper
breathing. it Is the natural stimulus
to respiration. The more vigorous
breathing prevents or relieves atelec.
tasis. Prof. Yandell Henderson advise.
such inhalations Of carbon dioxide
bcth as prophylactic against threat.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-29

ais, sworn by law to work for higher
prices, forced TO seek lower prices for
the farmers own good. Don't tell
anybody, but that u what's happen
Ing right now IN tho AAA with re-
gard to milk.
Nearly all the AAAs tremendous
capacity for heavy thinking lately
has been directed ct the milk prob.
lem. In normal years farmers sell
around two billion dollars worth Of
milk. Milk sales provide 20 to Is per
cent Of al farm income, which makes
milk three times ~ important o.
wheat.
Now that AAA has stopped fight
Ing within itself, the production, .le-
gal, consumer, and other sections are
able to 60 into . huddle with q COM
mon aim, to make dealers pay farm
ers . good price and compete among
themselves for the retail business.
How the heavy thinking works out
= exempafied when applied to the
Chicago situation. Some 1900 farm
era In that area recently pulled Z big
milk strike and forced q price agree
ment for $l.85 per hundred pounds.
But the AAA economists insist
$40 Is the economically justified
price. Any more will attract = flood
|of milk from its butter and cheese
outlets, breaking the agreed price.
The tough part comes In selling
this idea to farmers. AAA will try.
& = Il
TWO BILLIONS TO SPEND
Ever dream that someone handed
you two billion dollars to spend at
your discretion2 It's hard to dream
that much money. But 1t has come
true for that celebrated gentleman
farmers. Secretary Of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau.
The Roosevelt dollar revaluation
bill places = 5000, 900 900 sterilization
fund under the exclusive control" Of
the secretary, whose decisions are to
b final and not subject to review by
anybody.
YOUR NOSE KNOWS
The only reliable, simple test
q good whisky II smelling, says
g. +. Boyer, chief Treasury chem
ist and liquor tester.
But he Odds, you have 70 be
. good anealer. Many noses can't