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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
Births
Bows

Alfred and Matte Bridges. 1899 Castle
Earl and Kathryn Lowe. 5000 Central
Edward and Mary Porten. 10ll Blaine
avenue.
Harry and Doris Hickman. zoos High
land Place.
Richard and Mamie Valentine. city hos
pital.
Girls
Okley and Celeste Pappan. 1882 Broad
way.
- Ralph and Agnes Smith. 1850 South
Harding.
Arthur and Aida Agy. 1928 Jackson.
-, Theodore and Eunice Fisher. 2946
Wheeler.
Ruby and Fanny Wade. 1927 South Rich
land.
John and Mary Gerdt. city hospital.
Eugene and Edith Schneider, city hos
pital
Benton and Ina Brown. city hospital.
James and Arizona Hodge. city hos
pital.
Francis and Audrey Lee. city hospital.
Meredith and Inez Rowe. city hospital
Twins
Wilford and Louise Constantine. city
hospital. boy and girl.
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CHICAGO May Cash grain: Wheat
No NO 2 mixed 1926 Corn5GNo.. 2 mixed
yellow, 451a@46; sample grade white,
38l2c. Oats-No. 2 white, 324c: No. 8
white lake, 3112c; No. white, 30Ia6
2l4c: No. white, 29i2c. .Rye--No sales.
Barley-75q 78c; quotable 40d soc. limo
thy, S6d6.50. Clover Seed-S9 5O012
Cash Proyisions-Lard, -S5.72; loose, $542;
TOLEDO, May 1.-.Crain close: grain in
elevator: transit billing Wheat-No. 2
52i2c. Oats-No. 2 white 35laa 36lac Rye
No No z 2,,,, 6O46Ic Track prices, 281%c
48c; No. 3 yellow, 46@47c; NO yellow, IS
Cash, $825; AIsike--Cash, So so.
ST. LOUIS, May Cash grain closed:
Wheat-In fair demand, 212c lower No.
red, ,771ac nominal; No. hard 771ac
nominal. Comm fair demand. 12c
higher No. l yellow ACC; No yellow,
49c. Oats-In fair demand; lie higher;
No. 3 white; 3212c; No. 2 mixed, S21ac;
No. burt. $50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
PLUMBERS WILL MEET
State Group to Urge Federal Loans
for Home Owners.

Cooperation with the federal
government in its plans to stimulate
modernization by lending from 5000
to $4,000 to home owners who wish
to install modern plumbing equip
ment, will be one Of the chief topics
Of discussion at the annual conven-
ton of the Indiana Master Plumbers
Association at the Lincoln, May Is
and Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
STEEL OUTPUT REACHES
HIGHEST RATE OF YEAR
youngstown District Operating at 81
Per Cent of Capacity.
By Times Special

DB 1 tm6S SDeCtdt
YOUNGSTOWN, O., May Out
put of steel in the Youngstown dis
trlct carried production to 81 per
cent of capacity last week, the high
est rate of the year.
Pay rolls continue to keep pace
with the production percentage and
on April Is were the greatest in
more than thre years, it has been
announced.
Indications are that the produc-
ton will continue strong, with an
operating rate of go per cent for at
least two months. Fifty-three of
the districts open hearths will be
in operation as will three of the four
BeSSemer plants.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
Chicago Stocks

BY Abbott. Hoppin & Co.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
NET PROFIT CLIMBS
Bedding Hemingway Has 1873 Per
Cent Gain in First Quarter.

By Times Special
NEW YORK, May 2.-Belding-
Hemingway Company, continuing it's
steady progress of 1888 scored a 1873
per cent gain in net profits before
taxes in the first quarter Of the cur
rent year.
Earnings during the first quarter
amounted to 81 cents a common
share against II cents a year ago.
On the basis of the company's pres
ent showing, profits of approximate
ly $3.50 a share are expected for the
full year.
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DROP IN GRAIN FREIGHT
CUTS RAILROAD TRAFFIC
Santa Fe LOadings Decline ia Cars
During Week.
BIZ Times Special


CHICAGO, May "A sharp de-
cline in grain shipments during the
last week was attributed to the
losses in traffic on the Milwaukee
Sante Fe railroads compared
with the figures in the previous year.
Milwaukee reported 22,471 cars,
compared with 22324 in the proceed
ing week and 23053 in the same
week of 1888. The Santa Fe road
loadings amounted to 1854 last
week compared with 24,368 the pre-
viouS week, and 23,67O last year.
However, increases were reported
by Northwestern and Chesapeake &
Ohio. Northwestern reported 23.816
cars last week, 23,849 in the preced-
ing week and 21,O52 in the week of
1888, While the latter company
showed loadings at 28,939, 28O62 and
24,021, respectively.
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-Vegeta bles-

Cabbage-New Texas, s135 per half
crate; Florida red, So per hamper
Celery-Florda. SO a crate, mammoth
punch. 85c; medium bunch. 45c; hearts.
=, Onions-Indiana yellow. 5o-lb. bag.
Potatoes-Northern round white. io0-lb.
bag. 81, IS; Red River Ohios. s1.S5; Maine
Green Mountain, S210: Colorado McClures,
81: 1dahoo Russets, s220: Wyoming Tri-
umphs. 5Oolb. bag. coo; New Texas Tri-
Sweet Potatoes-Tennessee Nancy Halls,
crate, 50.
sparagus-California fancy. crate. s3.75.
Beans-Round. stringless. 81. lima $3.50
Beets-New Texas. 3-dozen crate, SITS.
CarrotS-CaIifornia. 6-dozen crate, S3.25;
bulk new. $3.50.
Observation-Disclosures, s225.
1.25. V-VS
Lettuce-Hot house. 15-lb. basket $3.50:
Iceberg, best, SIS a crate.
PeaS-28-lb. hamper, S225.
RadlsheS-Hot house buttons, SOC dozen
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES dozen, 35c.
Spinach-New Texas, 90c per bushel.
toes-Repacked. lob carton. ST so.
original Mexican. 30-lb lag, $3.50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
National Tea Sales Drop
By United Press

BIZ UUlLeG FTtSS
CHICAGO, May Irrational Tea
Company reports consolidated sales
for the past month ending April 81,
amounted to S4,608, 491, as compared
to S5,022,922 for the corresponding
period in 1888. The number Of
stores in operation declined from
1850 to 1850 stores over the period
Of one year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
CHICAGO FRUIT MARKET
CBy United Press

CHICAGO. May 2.-Fruits and vege-
tables. Apples-Miehigan spies 81 bushel
Carrots-1linois. GOA CSC bushei. Spinach
Illinois, 90cdSl bushel Beans-South-
bers: central western dollhouse. si.75G
2,25 2 dog. to box. Tomatoes-Florida,
Sl.5OG3 lug box. Sweet Potatoes
Tennessee. 81 .60Gl.70 bushel hampers
Mushrooms-nlinois. 17ia a 32l2c ID. Aspar-
agus-ulinois, fiat crates 60cG sl10. Leaf
Lettuce-IllinoiS dollhouse, 60G75c 10
H. Onion market (50-lb. sacks Michigan
yellows. 75c6sl. Texas Yellows-SI. loo
las. Texas Whites Sll5Gl35
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02

Loft Incorporated ended first quarter
with a profit of SOL 281 as compared with
profit of s28,846 for the same quarter
of preceding year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
New Oil Wen ComnIeted

Completion Of its Leesville No. IL
well on the land of the Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company has
been reported by the Texas corpor-
alton. The well, completed at Ghe
4,043 foot level, is flowing at the
rats Of 100 barrels daily.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
ANNOUNCE INCOME GAIN
LOew's Earnings for Twenty-eight
Weeks Totals S3,973,472.
By Tim es Special

CHICAGO, May 2.-Loew's. In
corporated, announce net earnings
for the last twenty-eight weeks
ending March Is, of $3,973,472 as
compared with S2,O13281 for the
corresponding period in 1893.
This is equivalent to s2.38 a share
on the common stock while last
year earnings totaled S1.O4 a share.
Operating profit was Sc, 680,713, de-
probation and taxes S2.707, 241
against s4,429, PA and S2,415, 1868 re-
spectively.
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American Writing Paper for the first
quarter show a net loss of S154.191 after
taxes against a net loss of S18l ISL for like
period of 1888
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- by Abbott. Hoppin &; Co.. -
Ford Motors of Canada declared a
dividend of 5 cents a share on class and
Glass B stock, last previous payment was
81 on Dec. 81, 1888.
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Anaconda Wire and Gable Company for
the March quarter show a profit after all
compared to a net loss of 1894 $50 for the
March quarter of 1888.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02

CHICAGO, May April bank
clearings in Chicago were the high
est since July, 1888, and the highest
for April since 1882. Clearings for
last month were 1898, 1882, as
compared with 1908, 270,805 in
March, $500, 838, 725 in April, 1888,
and S1,111,642,662 for April, 1882.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
MARCH PROFIT $4,000
Studebaker Earnings for Month Cut
Quarter Loss to S329,633.

CHICAGO, May 2.-Consolidated
report made public today by receiv-
ers of the Studebaker Corporation
showed a net operating loss of 1929
633 during the first quarter.
The loss compares with that of
S1,156.206 during the correspond
ing quarter of 1888. Improvement
in the financial position is empha-
sized by the fact that net profits
for March amounted to $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02

Parker Rust Proof Company declares a
stock dividend of 10 per cent and a regular
quarterly dividend of rs cents on the COM
mon stock
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
PAY ROLLS INCREASE 8.5
PER CENT IN CHICAGO
Manufacturing Industry Salaries
Above 1893 Figures.
By Times Special

By Times Special
CHICAGO, May 2.-Manufactur-
ing industry pay rolls here during
March showed an increase of 8.5
per cent compared with February,
and los per cent above the same pc
Rod in the previous year, the Ma
tional industrial conference board
reports.
Employment advanced 4.8 per
cent during March and was 45.6 per
cent greater than the same month
of 1888. Weekly earnings averaged
Al per cent higher during 1888.
Advance in living costs partially
offset the gain in average weekly
earnings, but left buying power of
the average weekly pay check 33
per cent larger than in March, 1888.
Total hours worked during March
we're 7.3 per cent more than in
February.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
Steel IngOt PrOductiO
By Times Special

NEW YORK, May 2.-Current
steel ingot production according to
the American Iron & Steel Insti-
tute were estimated to be 55.7 per
cent of capacity, a rise Of IL points
from a week ago, the highest since
last July. AT the beginning of April
the level was 43s3 per cent.
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net profit for the first quarter of the
year as S4S6,37S after charges and fed
eral taxes.
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Receipts. l, 100; market, steady.

-oldusllItl 45o
QOO-I30l Good and choice 2OO9 III
CATTLE
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
Commercial Failures Decrease

CHICAGO, May 2.-Commercial
failures as reported by Dun &
Bradstreet during the last week
were 262, against 265 the previous
week and 452 a year ago. The
agency reports that the decline was
wholly on the Pacif coast,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
Wall Street
Brokers Sound a Note of
Caution to Rubber
Traders.
by RALPH HENDERSON,.
Times Special Financial Writer.

ID UBBER futures during the past
IN week reached the highest price
level in the last four years. The
chef motivating force behind the
advance, which has been in progress
for some time, is a restriction agree
ment on production about to be
signed by British, Dutch and Far
East producers. Traders in the COM
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
On Commission Row
May Q
Fruits

Apples-New York Baldwins. fancy. s1.e5
up fancy Staymans, S2.25; fancy Wine
South American Cherries-16-lb Tugs,
$3.50
- orangesza,C2alifornia sunkist. s3@45o;
LemonS-Sunkist. $3.50
Grapes-South American. crate. $500.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, seedless, S3500425
wberries-Louisiana, 24-pt. crate
81 50 Alabama, 24-qt- crate, $425.
Melons-Argentina Honeydews. $500.
Cantaloups-Pony crate. $3.50; standard
Pears-Calavos, SO. so per box.
BananaS-Per pound, Sac
Rasoerrles. Cal, l2 "a pts, $3.50
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modify probably
recalled W h a t
happened some
years ago, when
similar a C tion
was taken.
But a note of
caution has been
sounded in more
c o II S erv alive
brokerage quar-
ters. 1t has been
pointed out, for
instance, t h a t
the statistical
position of the
commodity does
not warrant a
continuation of
the advance be-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
FEDERAL FARM LOAN BONDS
MdY =
(BY BlYth & Co. Incl
Daily Price Index

FederaI Farm Mortgage Corporation
14s March Is. 1964-44. 900. 1919 IO17a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
Bright Spots

- BY Abbott. Hoppin G. Co.. -
Ford Motors of Canada declared
dividend of cents share on class and
ST on Dec 81 1888 49, '''~'
United Drug and subsidiaries report a
net profit for the first quarter of the
year as S436,37S after charges and fed
eral taxes.
Anaconda Wire and Gable Company for
the March quarter show profit after all
charges except federal taxes Of s146, 440 as
compared to a net loss of 1884 $50 for the
March quarter of 1888.
American Writing Paper for the first
taxes against net loss Of Sl8l,75 for like
period Of 1888.
Parker Rust Proof Company declares a
stock dividend of 10 per cent and a regular
quarterly dividend Of IS cents on the COM
mon stock.
with a profit of $751; 81 as compared with
profit of s28,846 for the same quarter
of preceding year
Baldwin Locomotive Works and sub
salaries for twelve months ending
March 81 reported a net loss Of SS,169,
of S4,OSO,5n for the previous twelve
months.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company de-
clares regular quarterly dividend of 81
a share on the per cent preferred stock.
Pierce Arrow Motor Company showed a
net loss for the first quarter ending March
81 of $500, 544 against a net loss Of $685.
sos in March quarter Of 1888
Scheneley Distillers Corporation and
subsidiaries report earnings for the period
July ! to Dec. 81. 1893, to be approxi-
mately 1895 a share.
Southern Pacific Railway announce
carloadings on all lines to be 1858 as
compared to 21,37I cars in the previ-
Gus week.
Pere Marquette Railroad report carload
ings on own lines increased 80 lilo per
cent over like week in 1888.
Illinois Central carloadings for the week
ending April g. were 25 l2l as compared
with Is LII for the sarne neriod of 1873
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
ASSET SALE CONTINUED
Grigsby- GrunOw Company Auction
to Be Resumed Tomorrow.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ lines Special
CHICAGO, May 2.-Sale of assets
OF the GrigSby-Grunow Company
has been continued until tomorrow
by Referee Edmund D. Adcock, fol-
lowing a short session early this
week which produced no sales.
A bid of $500 900 for the refrigera-
ton plant was presented at a pre-
vious meeting by Samuel c. Horwitz.
who submitted a revised bid of
S350,000 for the refrigerator equip
ment alone at the last meeting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
CHICAGO PRIMARY RECEIPTS
Cash Grain
INDIANAPOLIS

The bids for @ car lots SO of grain at the
call of the Indianapolis Board of Trade,
l. e. b.; Shipping point, basis Ala New
Wheat-weak; No. 1 red. 7Oha711ac;
No 2 red. 6912@7O1ac; No. hard 6912
@G TorG wook. No white 4,a11o. NJ
white, 40 ACC: No. Yellow, 20 100 4 &C.
No. 4 yellow, 39d41c: No. mixed. 396
4lc; No. 4 mixed, $50 4Oc.
No. 3 white 221a 28l2c.
Wheat--No. 2 red. car. Total. car
. Corn--No. / white 1 car; No. 2 white,
l car Total. cars.
Oats-No. 8 white 1 car Total, car.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
Money and EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
(By Abbott, Hoppin & Coz
May /
Treasury Statement
lRv limited Pressl

WASHINGTON, May 1.-Government ex-
penses and receipts of the current fiscal
year to April %, compared with the cor
responding period of the previous fiscal
year:
This Year. Last Year.
Expenses SIS. 1856 384, 8O844 $4,217. 3O2 $40. rs
Receipts STATE, 1853 022. so 81 632 sos, Sis. ~
Deficit T.. SO, 308 121, 1885, "a 2,584 499 1853
Cash Bal. 50. 321 1896, O04.l7
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
Losses, Profits of Huge
Exchange Houses Shown
Financial Condition of Ten Major Stock Firms During
Last Five Years Is Revealed in Report to
Senate Banking Committee.
By United Press


stock Exchange houses the five eight
ing TO banking missionaries
The public
ofoarule
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BIZ Times Special
MANY Roads Unimprored

About two-thirds of the road
mileage in the United States still
rates as 'unimproved."
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(1e3O-l932 average. 1ol

NEW YORK. May Dun g. Brad
streets daily weighted price index of
thirty basic commodities compiled for the
United Press:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
Retail Coal Prices
DOMESTIC Retail Prices

The following prices represent quota
tions from leading Indianapolis coal deal
ers., A cash discount Of Is cents per ton
is allowed.
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scheneley Distillers Corporation and
subsidiaries report earnings for the period
July ! to Dec. 81 1888, to be approxi-
mately $685. a share.
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yond these levels and probably JUS
titles a moderate setback from cur
rent figures. a slackening in the
demand for rubber from the auto
mobile manufacturers and the tire
makers appears likely also, they
advise.
Stocks of crude rubber at the end
Of 1888 totalled about 585 900 long
tonS-an amount sufficient to sat-
iSfy world requirements for about
eight months. The output at the
present time is running at the rate
Of about 100000 long tons annu-
ally. If current consumption were
to continue, which is doubted,
stocks on hand probably would
reach about 100000 long tons at the
end of 1884 Assuming, therefore,
that consumption SlumpS during the
summer, output would have to be
cut considerably before a real short
age developed.
THE federal trade commission
has relaxed its requirements on
security flotations of less than
100000, according to Washington
dispatches. and offerings of less
than $4,000 are to be relieved of
virtually all restrictions. This is an
important concession to security
underwriters under the securities
act of 1888, but it is doubtful that
it will prove anywhere near
sufficient to-meet the nations credit
requirements.
Moreover, there is a question
whether small offerings should not
receive the same close scrutiny that
is accorded the larger ones. They
are equally as speculative, generally
speaking, and it has not been proven
that small underwriting houses are
more careful of their statements
and figures than are the more i'm
pOrtant ones.
1T is obvious, Of course, that the
Il cost to the underwriters, and
consequently to the companies do
ing the financing, in preparing ma
terial for submission to the federal
trade commission is high. In the
case Of smaller offerings this cost
probably is almost prohibitive.
The commissions action is said to
have followed criticism by those who
would offer mining shares to the
public. Mining stocks have been re-
garded quite generally as being
among the most speculative.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02

Pere Marquette Railroad report carload
ings on own lines increased 30 lilo per
cent over like week in 1888.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
Bank Clearings Reach Peak

Illinois Central carloadings for the week
with Is, III for the same period of 1893.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02
Local Wagon Wheat
(Bv United Pressl

city grain elevators are paying 81 cents
Tor NO: soft red wheat. Other grades
on their merits.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-02

Southern Pacific Railway announce
carlOadings on all lines to be 21 ,26S as
compared to 21.371 cars in the previ-
Gus week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-06

Cotton Institute Names Sloan
NEW YORK, Dec. George A
Sloan has been reelected president
Of the Cotton Textile Institute. the
board of directors announced today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-06
MASONIC LODGE
TO CELEBRATE
SILVER JUBILEE
Monument Group Will Mark
Temple Anniversary With
Past Masters Night.

Twenty-f1fth anniversary Of the
Masonic Temple was to be observed
this afternoon and tonight at the
temple by Monument Lodge No. 657
Ritualistic work and a special OBJ
servance of Past Masters" night
will feature the occasion.
The lodge will open at 4:30 this
afternoon for the first section Of
the Master Mason degree. Othniel
Hitch, Temple Association president,
will speak at the dinner following
the ritual work
After the dinner the second Sec
ton of the Master Mason degree
will be exemplified. Present officers
are Maurice Tavel, worshipful
master; Earl j. Askren, senior
warden; Ben Domont, , junior
warden; Otto w. Cox, treasurer; Eph
Levin, secretary; Paul Majors,
senior deacon; Henry I. Berger,
junior deacon; Loren SteeVns, senior
steward; Robert j. Friedman. junior
steward, and William F. Earhart,
tyler.
The two living members Of the
original board which passed on the
construction of the Masonic Tenn
pie, Isadore Feibleman and Elmer F.
Gay, present superintendent of the
Franklin GndO Masonic home, are
affiliated with Monument lodge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-06
MILITARY HEADS
UNDER FIRE IN
ARMS INQUIRY
Evidence to Show 0pposi-
ton to Embargo. Report;
Hoover Mentioned.
By Times Special

BVTimes Special
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-Evidence
Of cooperation by high Army and
Navy officers and munitions makers
in opposition to arms embargo legis-
latin in Congress was ready for
publication today by Senate investi-
gators.
The Nye committee, It was
learned. will attempt to show exist
ence Of a movement last February
to prevent adoption of the resolu-
ton by Senators Gerald P. Nye r..
n. d.. and Arthur H. Vandenberg
(R., MichJ. calling for a Senate in
quiry into the arms traffic.
Major K. K. v. Casey. a Du Pont
Co. official. was shown in documents
obtained by committee agents to
have visited the Office Of Military
Intelligence in the War Department
to discuss the Nye-Vandenberg pro-
possl.
Reporting the incident to his
Wilmington CDelD office, Major
Casey wrote that the Colonel" with
whom he talked was from Tennes-
see" and a friend of Cordell Hull,
Secretary Of State. also from that
state. However. Major Casey did
not infer that Mr.. Hull would join
arms manufacturers in opposition to
the measure.
The resolution was referred to
the Senate Finance Committee. but
did not receive a favorable report
until Senator Nye agreed to with
draw several amendments to the
revenue bill which Administration
Senators opposed.
Investigators said munitions rep
resentatives made frequent visits to
the War and Navy Departments
whenever an embargo proposal was
pending in Senate or House. They
we're reported active" in opposition
to every proposal advanced in the
last six years
The hearing was enlivened yes
terday when Irenee Du Pont chal-
Ienged Senator Vandenberg to sum-
mon former President Hoover as a
witness. Mr.. Hoover's name entered
the inquiry in connection with a
meeting or arms manufacturers over
which he presided when Secretary
Of Commerce in 1921.
From his home in Palo Alto, Cal,
the former President denied charges
that the conference was to plan
methods to block an international
arms control agreement at Geneva.