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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
WOMAN HURT.
DRUNKEN AUTO
DRIVER FLEES
intoxicated Hit and Run
Driver Hunted Following
MIShap Here.
VICTIM LEAPS FROM CAR
Jumps When She Discovers
MOtOriSt Has Imbibed
Too Freely.

Police today searched for this
weeks fourth it-and-run driver who
last night struck Mrs. Anna Akers,
40 of 311 LyOns-st and fed after
Mrs. Akers leaped from the car in
which the unidentified driver was
taking her to a physician.
The pursuit came on the heels of
a demand of Chief Mike Morrissey
that his entire force concentrate eff
forts on the apprehension of hit
and-run drivers and intoxicated au-
tomobile operators.
According to Mrs Akers, the man
whose car struck her and who then
tried TO aid her was so intoxicated
thao she was forced to leap from his
car in fear of her life.
Mrs. AkerS was walking across
Washington-st between Senate-av
and MissOuri-st, accompanied ~
Otis Falconberry, also of 81 Lyons
st. when tho car struck her and
threw her to the pavement. She re-
Ceived a fractured arm.
After the accident. police report.
the driver drove his car into an al
ley and stopped. He said he would
take Mrs. Akers to a physician.
Leaps Out of Car
Placing the injured woman in the
tonneau, the driver started to drive
through the alley, Mrs. Akers told
the authorities. AS the car swayed
from one side of the alley to the
other, Mrs. Akers opened the door
of the sedan and jumped
The driver did not stop
Mrs. Akers was picked up and
taken to City Hospital, where in
addition to the fracture of her right
arm she was found to be suffering
from shock and bruises.
Because of her condition. Mrs
Akers was unable to supply the po-
lice with a description of the driver
or the license number Of the car.
One Killed This Week
One hit-and-run driver this week
caused the death of Frederick Eu-
gene Fritz Lentz. widely known
gardener. Mr. Lentz was struck
and killed in front of his home,
1901 w. Morris-st, by a driver who
a moment before had emerged from
a nearby tavern.
Sheriff's deputies and police in
veStigated The only cleW to the
identity of the driver was a handful
Of broken glass Police had a wit
reSS to the accident, but in the con-
fusion Immediately after the acct
dent permitted him to get away
without obtaining his name.
Yesterday police arrested Leroy
Carr, %, Negro. 2408 Northwestern
az, in Chief MorrisSey's drive against
drunken drivers. Cars automobile
struck Leon McFaI. 40. of $40 w
28th-St. at the intersection of Della
ware and Washington-sts. Mr. Nc
Fall was only slightly injured and
refused medical attention.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
In the Air

Weather conditions at 9 a. M:
Wind, west, seven miles an hour
temperature, %; barometric pres
sure. 1928 at sea level; overcast,
ceiling estimated 1000 feet; visibil-
ity. two miles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
Roosevelt May Push for
Central Bank Approval
Administration Considering Moves to Center Finance
Authority in Federal Reserve Board.
BIZ nited Press

22-Recovery the Federal
Reserve system virtual central bank be sought by the Admin
banking powers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
Arms Probers Ask $4,000
By [ Hited Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The
Senate Munitions Committee de-
cided today to demand at least $50
900 from Congress to continue its
investigation next year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
Indianapolis in Gay Mood
as Christmas approaches
Downtown Streets Crowded With Shoppers and Excite
men Seekers, All Is Well With City,

today hoped
experience approaching
through the
laughing gayly
il
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
LAFAYETTE LOAN co.
Is ROBBED OF S525
Two Bandits Invade Office; Take
Money From Cash Box.

ByJ Hitcd Press
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 22.-Two
men robbed the Welfare Loan Co.
office here today of S525.
E. M. Crook, manager of the of
flee, said the bandits were nervous
and appeared to be amateurs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22

Mr.. Perry could not be reachea
this afternoon for comment.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-21
Government NoU
Buying Silver

WASHINGTON, June 81. U.P)-
The United States government has
begun to carry out provisions of
the new silver purchase act which
provides for an eventual 25 per
cent silver base for the country IS
metallic monetary reserves, Henry
Morgenthau, Jr., secretary of the
treasury, said today.
Substantial silver purchases both
in London and New York have
been made for the account of the
government s s2,000,000,000 stabili-
cation fund and also out of the
general fund of the treasury.
Declaring that he intended to
carry out the provisions of the bill
enthusiastically Morgent h u
said 1--WE want a healthy rise in
silver prices but not. sensational
one like that occurring last summer
when speculation swept through
the markets
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-21
NAVY WILL NOT SPLIT FLEET
FOR PASSAGE THROUGH CANAL

continuous operation originated
with Admiral David F. Sellers. who
has just relinquished fleet COM
mand. He wanted to undertake the
experiment as guide to future War
policy.
Despite the fact actual fears of
damage to the canal are very
slight the navy has decided to
adopt the Sellers policy for the fu-
ture. The procedure means the ex-
cluSion of commercial vessels from
the waterway during the operat-
ing period.
In announcing the return of the
battle fleet to the Pacific coast.
Claude A. Swanson, secretary of
the navy, would not say whether it
would be maintained as q unit in
definitely. Such reports have been
current.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-21

but nearly all have shown a gain
for this year also.
Teaching Staff Unchanged
The number of teachers, Collins
explains, is based on the average
daily attendance, one teacher being
allowed for every 35 pupils, and in
the larger schools, an additional
teacher unit is obtained for each
300 pupils. In the rural schools, a
teacher is obtained on the combined
figures, one teacher for each 300 or
major fraction thereof.
The total number of teacher units
earned for this coming year on the
basis of this years average daily at
tendance is 321 as compared to 322
for the year just completed.
Ell Centro and Holtville are the
only two city school districts who
do not show a loss in teacher units
for next year, there being no change
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-21
TREASURY To
Be DIVORCED
FROM POLITICS

WASHINGTON, June 81. U.P) -
Declaring treasury employees cant
work for Uncle Sam and a political
party both,' Henry Morgenthau
Jr., secretary of the treasury, today
called on all employees under his
jurisdiction to "relinquish all poll
teal party offices at once"
1T has been demonstrated" said
Morgenthau in a letter to treasury
department heads, that holding of
a political party office is not COM
patible with the public interest and
will hamper an officer or employee
in the discharge Of his government
al duties"
The secretary said the letter was
prompted by discovery of instances
of solicitation of contributions for
political purposes.
The treasury, he said, has received
inquiries from employees as to le-
gality and propriety of their contin-
uing to hold office in regular poll
tical party organizations.
II have considered this matter
very carefully" he said, and 1 have
come to the firm conviction that no
officer or employee of the treasury
department ought to continue 10
hold any political party office"
He said he notified all department
heads to advise that those who hold
such political party offices must
submit their designations not later
than Sept. /, 1884, or submit their
resignation from the treasury de-
partment.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-21
RN LYLE c. WILSON

1Altfu fftSs @laiI 0oTTCe Don0e4ll
copyright. 1894. BY United Press
WASHINGTON. June 2l-Un-
willing to risk the consequences of
a divided fleet which could not be
reunited quickly. the navy plans
always to move the battle squad
ron through the Panama Canal as
a unit, the United Press learned to-
cay.
The fleet is returning to the west
coast November l and again will
make the transit of the canal in
single. continuous operation. An
effort win be made to lower the Al
hour record for transit set on the
Atlantic passage this spring.
The navy had speculated on the
possibility Of moving the entire
armada through the locks in "a
hours but later said il was well
satisfied with the AZ hour passage
On the basis of that experience
the navy plans always to send all
ships through together. It was
pointed out that if the fleet was
divided, accidental damage or Sa-
botage might close the locks.
A long delay in rounding up the
units would be bound to result.
The navy has not yet forgotten
the experience Of the Oregon at the
time Of the Spanish American war
and its lengthy trip around the
Horn to join the main fleet. Off
GERS are determined to avoid all
chance of such an experience in
the future.
The present idea of running the
ships through the canal as a single
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-21

Decrease in the total average daily
attendance for the elementary
schools of the county is shown in
the preliminary annual report on at
tendance and teacher units just
completed by the county superin-
tendent of schools office.
Total average daily attendance for
the county elementary schools this
past year was $3.50 as compared to
9547 for the previous school year.
This is the third year, states C. B.
Collins, county superintendent, that
the county elementary schools have
shown a decrease in their average
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-21
COUNTY SCHOOLS SHOW DECREASE
IN AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE

daily attendance. The decline, he be-
lieves, may be due in part to the
fact that the valley has stopped
growing temporarily. Fewer Mexi-
cans are entering the county, many
have left, and with reduction in
crop acreage there is also a reduc-
tion in the number of migratory
workers coming to the valley.
The high schools on the other
hand, states Supt. Collins, have
shown steady gain, compensating
for the loss in the elementary
schools. All of the high schools have
not turned in their reports as yet,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-21

If you can remember that far back-say
thirty-five years-yOu can recall the weird
mid Victorian home interiors which then pre-
vailed. They were joyless and meaningless
as we see things now-BUT look critically at
your home today. 1t may be equally dull and
uninviting.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-21
SPRING HAY FEVER

Persistent smiling" with itching, smart
ing eyes and general depressed feeling, fire.
uuently denotes Spring Hay Fever (Rose
Fever) caused now by irritating pollens Of
grasses and trees. Ordinary cold remedies
won't help. Get at the trouble through the
blood with DR.. Platt's Rinex Prescription
capsules. First dose gives relief in 80
minutes. usually. Safe. All good drug
gists. S1.00. Accept no substitute.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-21
VALLEY
AIRDOME : zoe
TODAY AND TOMORROW
LANDI
SISTERS UNDER THE SKIN"

in either of these elementary school
districts.
Ell Centre elementary schools will
have 43 teachers, the total average
daily attendance being 1881 as COM
pared to 1888 last year.
In many of the rural schools how
ever. there has been increased at
tendance so that additional teach
ers have been earned, thus bringing
the number of teacher units to only
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-21

one less than last year.
There is no change in the supfA
vision work done in the county, INC
force remaining the same IN num-
ber.
This preliminary report will be
turned in at once to the state de-
partment so that that division may
begin figuring on the amount OF
money due the valley school system
for the coming year.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-21
SALLY RAND SCRATCHED

SYRACUSE, N. Y, June q. (U.D
Theatrical officials submitted to-
day to a church embargo on Sally
Rand, removing the fan dancer IS
name from the cast in tomorrow S
scheduled show at the Loew's State
theatre. Il iiSlsn
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-21

George Harrison, expert on Pima
cotton at Sacaton station in Ari-
zona, has been moved to Shafter,
Kern county. to take charge of the
Acala cotton breeding work.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-21
\ Weather
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY

Fair tonight and Friday but ov-
ercast night and morning: little
change in temperature and humid
ity; gentle wind. mostly southwest.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-21
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

data compiled by Howard En-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureau)
Maximum yesterday .................-..104
Minimum TODAY 68
Evening star., 1934-01-28

"Ha ha," laughed Perkins hollowly.
You poor sap. don't you recognize real fresh
loveEness when you see it?"
"Honest!" exclaimed Perkins. II thought she
looked as dumb as an oyster"
Probably you would, you big boob. You've
got to look underneath the surface Of what
she says to catch the cleverness of it,
"Of course" Mat telling Casey, "of
course thingsn have to be done about her
clothes. She's the loveliest little thing I've ever
seen but she certainly manages to conceal it.
Even without the sash for example, that frilly
rag she's got on now is simply too awful. It's
easy to see that her mother dotes on her."
"You can do all the loud talking you
like" Casey said but still think you're
in love-with the wench."
Casey" sighed Grant, "you and have stood
stanchly together since we were in prep school.
Side by side we have weathered beltings by the
old boys, torturing by sophomores, campus
tempests and an almost chronic financial crisis.
Yet sometimes I could cheerfully beat your
head in"
Try it." offered Casey.
Grant took no notice of the interruption.
After all these years." he continued, you
still don't realize that when my minds made
I'D, it's made up. I have decided that women
are uncertain, tickle and utterly beneath serious
.Iet me read you a sonnet of Sir Philip Sid
ney's which exactly sums up my opinion OF
womans fidelity"
Grant unfolded his legs from the window
seat and crossed the study to select book
from the shelf above his desk.
"Whoa!" said Casey. IF you start quoting
the sixteenth century to me again won't be
responsible for my actions. All know is that
you've never asked a wench up for May Prom
unless you've been in love with her at the
moment It's one of your fine old traditions.
So what about asking Ann up for your last
one?"
you and Mat and took on the job OF
making . bowling success out Of q complete
dud, didn't we?"
"Yes."
I'm that last week of Easter vacation We
Just about established Ann as the great dis
covery of the season, didn't we?"
I'm proud to say that we did"
WELL no female Is q real success in this
part of the world until she's been up for Prom.
with all due modesty might add that If she
comes up as the partner Of the senior presi-
dent she's arrived That's all"
"Oh, yeah!"
'Well, you know that since Mats got to work
on her clothes, AIMS just about the best thing
that's been seen around here for years. So
don't get the idea that I'm making any noble
self-sacrifice in asking her up
Don't worry" said Casey, Il won't"
Besides, in spite of her one brain cell, I
really like the child"
Now we're getting down to facts!"
Casey" said Grant, you're so thick headed
Continued on Thirteenth Page
Evening star., 1934-01-28


"oh," Grant replied. I'm Ma. Poa'ards
backward boy"
-Youre not Grant Pollard. are your"
$50 they say"
1T must be wonderful Being you mean"
ats perfectly marvellous. Why?"
NO I'm serious. You're president OF the
senior class I'D at the university, aren't you?"
Meaning that spend my time grinning at
people I don't know, and being pleasant TO
people I don't like
And all the girls in town are In love with
you
Women are tickle Women are even more
tickle than Congressmen. Women give me the
pip"
The famous misanthrope recited this, his
creed, so violently that Ann Butler shrank back
into her corner of the window seat and applied
herself once more to her handkerchief.
Now don't" began Grant soothingly, but
at that moment the light in the passage was
switched on and Mat swept into view.
Good Lord, child" cried Mat, take of
that pink satin bow this moment"
Ann dumby detached the horror.
What shall I do with it?"
"Giye it to the Pollard fella. He's about 80
wears behind the times, too, although he doesn't
know it," said Mat, slipping an arm through
AIMS. Now, child, you and are going INTO
dock for repairs. Well leave these useless
animals here to soak until we've got on our
war paint. Then they can dance VIII U.s. ~
they're lucky"
Nobody wants to dance with me-" pleaded
Ann Butler, as the door closed behind her,
"because-"
.The situation" decided Grant, "s DIS
couraging. But the Great Pollard Is never
bafned"
mop"
Cant defeat him. Even now he's just had
. brainstorm. Listen"
Casey listened.
IA /HEN Grant took the hoor with Ann.
w the precious young gentleman with the
marcelled hair was publicly asserting that his
sweetie made the Queen Of Sheha look Ike
q dodo do-do-di-oh-do.
Young Mr.. Farnum, who was trying to ap-
pear very aloof and discriminating In the stag
line, turned to young Mr.. Jackson, who was
trying to initiate MI. Farnum
MY Gawd," exclaimed Mr.. Farnum, would
you lcok at what Grant Pollard's got ss''ck
with"
That's the Butler brat believe" explained
Mr. Jackson vaguely. He had played house"
with Ann 10 years before.
Watch him trot her past the stag line tzyin
to get some sucker to take her of his hands"
Sure he will" decided Mr. jackson.
Even if Pollard is senior president, I'm not
going to play the sucker for him."
IT won't either" echoed Mr.. jackson.
However. Grant apparently had no intention
Of dancing Ann along the stag hne In 1act
he avoided the stag line like pestilence.
But even so, he was thwarted. Casey sud-
denly appeared quite out of breath. He stood
on his toes and scanned the dancing couples
impatiently In moment he feemed to have
discovered his objective and charged across
Evening star., 1934-01-28

the floor to give Grant . vigorous slap on the
shoulder
Grant soon joined the stag line.
Boy you were lucky to get out Of that" Mr..
Farnum greeted him.
Thought you'd be rocking the cradle all
night" said Mr.. Jackson.
Grant simply looked at the pair Of them
with a ptying smile.
What's the matter?" asked Mr. Farnum, less
familiarly. Isn't 1t as terrible as it looks?"
Honest, isn't tt?" inquired Mr.. jackson
nervously.
You two" said Grant, ARE members Of q
great university, and theoretically you should
be able to think faster than the average sheep.
Yet here In q roomful Of females turned out on
the rubber stamp principle, there pops up an
example OF native charm and freshness the
like of which you'll not see again for years
but instead of making a dash for it, you avoid
it! That's fine say I. Your stupidity will be
its own reward"
Nov don't get me wrong" put in Mr.. Far
mum apologetically. Il never said anything
against her. just kinda thought she looked
sOrta dumb"
"She never was q mental fireball," said Mr..
Jackson, herocally coming to Mr.. Farnum's
support.
Possibly" murmured Grant, ''the average
moron might think so. They laughed at Shell
ley and thought Wagner mad No, LIN afraid
AIMS dumb as you 50 quantity put it, One
has to look below the surface of her CONVERSE
ton to find the cleverness- the exquisite
humor that's concealed in it."
He paused. Mr.. Farnum was already strid-
ing out on the floor, grimly bearing down on
Casey and Ann.
Excuse me-" said Grant to Mr.. Jackson,
tive got to see . man about joke"
A moment later he was Joined by Casey.
boy" said Casey, you could sell wet
matches"
\ AEANWHHE, Mr.. Farnum was dancing
wi with Ann Butler
"Hot band. amt it?" was Mr.. Farnum's
opening gambit.
YES" replied Ann "The band IS very hot
over there. He looks hot
Swell party" hazarded Mr.. Farnum.
Il didn't think so until little while ago.
Now I think it q very swell party"
Mr. Farnum accepted this as personal fiat
terry. His boiled shirt pressed against his sud-
denly expanded chest and he squeezed AIMS
hand.
Grand kid, aren't you?"
Who thinks SOP"
'Why-uh-everybody I guess"
Except Dicky."
who's Dicky?" =
why, don't you know Dicky? I thought
every one knew Dicky"
Mr. Farnum had an uncomfortable feeling
that Dicky was one of those people whom it
was inexcusable not to know. However, he
was saved from confession OF ignorance by
the heavy hand of young Mr.. Jackson on his
back.
Returning to the stag line he encountered
his roommate, one Perkins by name.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
NEW YORK PRODUCE

NEW YORK. April tP.-Butter, $500,
easier Creamery, higher than extra,
"3'4a2+i2; extra (92 score), "3La.3i2
unauoted; centralized 90 score. e3a. ara.
Cheese, l0l.97s, slow. State, whole
milk fats, fresh. fancy, 13i2aI4: other
grades unchanged
Dressed poultry steady. unchanged
Live poultry firm. Chickens. freight
1oal2: express unquoted broilers, freight.
15; express unquoted; roosters, freight and
express. 10: turkeys, freight, 2Oa25: ex-
press. sa25; ducks, freight, l.: express
unquoted.
Eggs, .1,4e5, weak. Mixed colors. spe-
eial packs or selections from fresh re-
ceipts, is l2a20; standards and commercial
aI5ia; mediums, 40 pounds. and dirties,
No. l, AZ pounds 1874; average checks,
14ia; storage packed f1rsts. 17al7l..
White eggs. nearby and Midwestern ex-
change standards, 1Si i.alS1z, other whites
and all browns UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1934-04-08

32A % Nash Motors ID.
46 81 Nash Chat & st l.. 90.
S7s Az Nat Acme Co. ......
13A 7ss Nat Aviation. ......
12s4 3h Nat Bellas H pf tk)
49I5 39% Nat Biscuit (2.S0)..
148 131 Nat Biscuit pf (D..
23M 16h Nat Cash Reg tA)..
17la l3 Nat Dairy Prd 1.2o.
8 l Nat Dept Stors tk).
1884, 5 Nat DIP st 1st pf (k)
31% 23N Nat Distillers. .....
2Sh 16gs Nat Enam Il Stamp.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, April Rye took the
star role in the grain markets today
and went skyward a maximum of ex-
actly cents a bushel.
Soaring of rye values aided other
cereals to score price gains, and was
attributed chiefly to action at Wash
ington calling halt on an extraordi-
nary influx OF foreign rye into the
United States. Giving further impetus
to rye market flights was a private
crop summary placing the present
condition Of the new domestic rye
crop at 65.1, the lowest point ever
known.
Rye closed unsettled, llsa15s above
yesterdays finish; wheat unchanged
to y higher. May So 2a865s; Corn
1aa y up. oats lsa14 advanced and
provisions varying from 90 cents de-
cline to a rise of cents.