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Evening star., 1935-10-13


the A. A. A. crop-control program was
built around the landlord-tenant sys-
tenn of the South. OF this control plan
they said:
"The Government under the A. A. A.
has assumed many of the risks of the
landowners, and thrown them on the
tenant. The risk of overproduction Is
met by fixed quotas, with rent to the
landowner for his retired lands. These
benefits take little, if any, account of
labor's previous interest in the crop. The
tenants share of rental is pitifully small
or nil and on him is thrown the brunt
Of reduced acreage"
Then the study adds:
"The risk of price fluctuations is met
by the Governments policy of pegging
prices by loans.
"The risk Of losing equity in farms
has been lessened for owners by methods
of refinancing through the Farm Credit
Administration. So far the various debt
reconciliation commissions have made
no attempt to have landlords scale down
debts owed them from previous seasons
by troopers and share tenants.
Henry Wallace, Secretary Of Agricul-
ture: Chester Davis, administrator of
the A. A. A., and other officials recognize
the gaps in the control system that they
have set up for cotton, but are con-
fronted with legal problems that COM
plicate any attempt to tie reform into
recovery for the cotton industry.
They point out that the State OF Mis-
sissippi and the States west Of the Mis-.
sissippi can supply the worlds cotton
requirements from this country on a
lower cost basis than ct present. Cotton
now can be grown in West Texas Tor 8
cents pound and yield . pront. Use OF
Evening star., 1935-10-21

avoid the payment Of any or all Of
the employers contribution. or to
prevent or reduce the payments Of any
benefits; and
Willful refusal Of any employer to
pay the required contributions or who
refuses to furnish any report required
by the act.
The board may require any employer
to furnish reports concerning employ
ment, employees, wages, hours and re-
lated matters. Such information would
not be published or be open to the
public Penalties for violation of this
section would be fines Of from $40
to 5000. or imprisonment Of not more
than 90 days, or both fine and i'm
prisonment.
Evening star., 1935-10-21

Immediately would be paid into the
District unemployment fund.
No extension of time could be
allowed for filing of the returns or for
payment of the contributions. Interest
at the rate of per cent per month
would be added to the pay roll contri-
buttons in cases of delinquency on the
part OF the employer In making pay
mentS.
Method Of Payment.
Payments by the employer must &C
company the pay roll returns. These
in cash and would have to be made
to designated cashiers Of the board.
Payments by check or money order
could be mailed or made personally
to cashiers.
Employers would be required to
notify the board Immediately in the
event of their dissolution, insolvency,
bankruptcy, composition or assign
ment for the benefit of creditors.
Prettyman and Marshall explained
that the District act provides penal
ties of not less than 500 or more than
81 900, or imprisonment for not more
than six months. or both fine and
imprisonment. for the following vio-
latlons:
Making any agreement by any in
dlvidual to waive any rights.
Making any agreement by an indi-
vidual for the payment Of any part Of
his employers contributions with re-
spect to his own or any other persons
employment
Any deduction from an employees
wages made, required or permitted by
his employer for the purpose of paying
any part Of the employers contribu-
ton.
Any employer requiring or attempt
ing to induce any individual to waive
any right required under the act.
Furnishing of any false record or
making any false statement or repre-
sentation by any employer. his ofIicer
or agent, knowing it To be false, to
Evening star., 1935-10-21
LYDDANES PARTED
AS RETR|AL NEARS
Economic Reasons" Given
for Divided Montgomery
County Home.
By a staff Correspondent Of The Star


ROCKVILLE, Md. october al
Economic reasons" have parted
Francis (Slom) Lyddane from the
pretty, blond wife, who is scheduled
to 20 on trial in few weeks on
charges of conspiring to murder him.
The amiable Lyddane, known as
"Slom" to hundreds of Rockville resi-
dents, now lives with his grandmother
here, while his wife Mrs Anne Nc
Laughlin Lyddane, went to Washing
ton to reside with sister.
Friends of the couple said, how
ever, that Lyddane still has faith in
the innocence of his wife. He stood
BY her in June when she was tried
on charges of conspiring with four
Washington underworld characters to
murder him.
The trial resulted in hung jury.
BOland Found Guilty.
Prior to the jury trial, one of the
alleged conspirators, John Martin
Boland, Washington gambler, elected
to be heard before judges here and
was found guilty and sentenced to
3 years and months in prison.
Lyddane sat beside his wife at the
trial and heard the prosecutions ace
witness. John (Googy) Carnell, former
convict and Rockville bartender, tes-
tify that Mrs. Lyddane tried to hire
him as a contact man between herself
and gunner she wished to have kill
her husband.
The husband admitted on the wit
ness stand that he knew his wife was
supposed to be going about with Ar
thur Beall. garage man, whose wife
testified she had caught her husband
with Mrs. Lyddane.
Second Trial Prospect.
The prosecution sought to show that
Mrs. Lyddane tried to hire asSaSSinS
to do away with Lyddane because of
her love for another man, while the
defense contended that Mrs. Lyddane
was the victim of blackmail plot by
hoodlums who were cashing in on
their knowledge of her affair with
Beall.
The bizarre case is expected to be
brought to a second trial next month.
Evening star., 1935-10-21
Compensation
Continued From Page B-1.)

tCOntlnued FROM rage B-I.)
be posted in sufficient time to be re-
ceived by the director before the end
Of the 18th of the month. The Of
fees Of the director would be open
for business week days from 9 am.
to $50 pm. except on legal holidays
and Saturdays. On Saturdays the
hours would be from 9 m. to II noon
Must Be Authenticated.
When the amount of the contribu-
tion payments payable for any month
is $40 or more the return must be
sworn to before a notary public. If
the amount is less than $40 the en-
ployer's signature or that of his agent
would be sufficient.
Failure of an employer to receive
the pay roll sheets from the director
would not relieve him of the RESPONSE
bility of filing his returns on time.
If any employer has pay roll SyS-
tenn in use under which it would be
more convenient for him to furnish
the prescribed data he could arrange
with Director Marshall to employ his
own forms, provided all required data
were listed.
The employers contributions would
be paid to the compensation board and
Evening star., 1935-10-21
TOWNSENDITES TO MEET

CHICAGO. October 21 R.-Na-
tional Secretary Robert Z. Clements
announced yesterday that arrange
ments had been made for 5000 dele
gates at the first national convention
of Townsend clubs opening here
Thursday.
He reported the first bus caravan
had already left Los Angeles, and that
special train would leave that city
today. Other specials, he added, would
come from San Francisco, the North
west, Florida. New England and vari-
GUS Eastern cities.
The organization was founded by
DR.. F. E. Townsend, who advocates
pensions of 5000 a month to persons
60 years old and over.
Evening star., 1935-10-21
Railway Auditor Dead.

PALESTINE, Tex, October 81 up.
w. K. Werner, SO, general auditor
Of the International Great Northern
Railroad. died at the Railroad EN-
ployes' Hospital here yesterday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-17
Fred r. Peters, Noted
Indiana Editor, Is Dead

tor of The Indianapolis Times. He
came to Indianapolis at the time
the Indiana Daily Times was pur-
chased by the Scripps- Howard or
ganization.
He had been an ardent supporter
of a city manager plan for Evans
vile, and was active in promoting
the building of the new Henderson
bridge at Evansville, and the bring
ing of industries to Evansville.
He took active part in promoting
the building of the White River
Bride at Hazleton, one of the first
bridges of that kind in southern In
diana.
Mr.. Peters was a member of the
Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite,
Shrine, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and
the Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church, at Evansville.
Surviving him are the widow, Mrs.
Clara Adelaide Margedant Peters, to
whom he was married in 1907 in
Hamilton, O.; a son, William Wesley
Peters, Evansville architect; a
daughter, Miss Mary Margedant
Peters, senior at the University of
Wisconsin, and sisters, Miss Eliza
beth Peters, Cincinnati.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-17
State Woman Near Death
After EOur-Car Collision

when the autos in which they we're
riding collided at 18th and West
SITS.
Miss Jefferson. riding with Harry
Fukerman, of 2165 N. Harding-st
suffered a broken knee cap. and
Miss Davis. riding with William
Canady, A, Negro, 1927 N. Elder-av
suffered internal injuries. Canady
was arrested on a charge Of failure
to have a drivers license.
William Huevel, 1853 Laurel-st
suffered serious head injuries early
yesterday when his auto crashed
into a bridge abutment at Lick
Greek and Madison-av. Two other
persons riding with him were taken
away by passing motorists before
deputy sheriffs arrived.
Edward Jones, %, Mt Comfort
faces drunken driving charges as a
result of an accident yesterday
when his car is alleged to have col
hded with one driven by Mrs. Eliza
beth Cotton, Al. of GOT n. Butler
av. Hugh McKernan. 50. Of 1913
Windsor-st. riding with Jones, was
charged with intoxication.
Gordan BoSwith, So, Of 1920 w
Westinghouse. was injured last
night when he was struck by an
auto driven by Kenneth Hunt, "a
of 9l5 N. LaSalle-St. Mr.. Hunt
could not see Mr.. Boswith because
of glaring headlights Of another car,
he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-17
SHERIFF RAY TARGET
OF TRADE BY BAKER
iii Run My Own Office Is
Officers Reply.

Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker
today extended his critical remarks
from the bench to Sheriff Otto Ray
during a hearing for Jack G. Davis,
charged with vehicle taking and I'M
lawful possession.
Davis is alleged to have stolen a
s400 auto owned by Wayne D. Kin
naird, Alb E. 15th-st.
When James A. Watson, deputy
prosecutor, told Judge Baker that
Mr.. Kinnaird was not in the court
room to appear as a prosecuting
witness, JUDGE Baker said: THE
sherif'S offs. = have today can't
find anybo iy. The state asks con-
tinuance Of this case because of the
failure Of the sheriff to perform his
duties"
The case was continued.
Records in the sheriff's Office
show that an attempt to serve the
summons was made June IS. Mr..
Kinnaird was not found because
there is no such address as Alb E
15th-st.
The city directory lists Mr.. Kin
naird as living at 3946 N Delaware
st. He is secretary of Hetherington
& Berner, Inc, 701 Kentucky-av.
Sheriff Ray explained that the
address, that Of a vacant lot, had
been supplied him by Criminal
Court"
Let Frank Baker run Criminal
Court. and III run the sheriff's
Office" Sheriff Ray said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-17
Girl Eligible for One oil
Prizes TotaIing $500;
Closes July 6.

Entries in the Baby Picture con-
test of The indianapolis Times were
being brought to The Times office
today by mailman and messenger.
The first entry was Susanna
Sherry, 3, of 1O43 N. Pennsylva-
Mast. She is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James Sherry.
Susanna will be eligible for
one of the prizes which total 500.
Twenty-four prizes have been Of
fered and the contest closes at mid
night, July g.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-17
POWER LINES
CUT IN STRIKE
Toledo Homes Darkened as
Current EbbS; Factories
May Close.

EH HifCd Press
TOLEDO, O.. June 17.-ThousandS
Of early risers shaved and dressed by
candle light today as mysterious in
references with electric current
flow and scattered acts of sabotage
seriously impaired light service.
Negotiations to end the strike of
operating and Office employees of the
Toledo Edison Co. continued. The
entire membership of the Operating
Workers Union met this morning to
hear Edward F. McGrady, assistant
secretary of labor, urge a plan for
settlement.
Repeated interferences with the
current flow to thousands of homes
aroused fears for industries of a
tri-state area that employ thou
sands Of men and are entirely de-
pendent upon electric current.
Last night and early today all
lights in several sections were eX-
tinguished and remained out for
hours. Apparently switches had
been thrown in. the central power
house or in regional control stations.
The fashionable Point Place resi-
Turn to Page Four
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-17
Mrs. Ruth Neal, Clermont,
Is Injured in Crash
Near Speedway.

Mrs. Ruth Neal. Clermont, is near
death today at City Hospital as the
result Of four-car accident OH
State Road "a a mile and half
west Of Speedway City early yes
terday.
An auto driven by James Neal,
husband OF Mrs. Neal. was struck
from behind by a hit-run driver.
The Neal auto spun around and
was struck by an auto driven by
Lawrence Schlotz, 81, of ll09 Croft
av. former Marion County Inhrmary
superintendent, from the opposite
direction.
In order to avoid a collision, VIII
liam Virgins, 81. Of 1857 N. Hi
nois-St, drove his car into a ditch
al the side OF the highway. He es-
capped injury. Mr.. Neal was bruised.
and Miss Nora Brown. 81, of 423
Berwick-st. a passenger in the
Schlotz car, was cut about the
mouth.
Miss Margaret Jefferson. 10. Of
1914 n. Cspitol-av. a Methodist Hos
pital nurse. and Miss Vandelin
Davis. 80. Negro. 1860 w. 10th-St.
we're injured seriously last night
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-17
Rain Gives Kdrrer's Kin
Extra Day in Doomed Inn

and frequently named judge pro
TEN. by Criminal Judge Frank P
Baker, will have nc place to go.
ballard Payne, manager Of the
hotel, who has been taking care of
the aged invalid, said he had no
place to take Mr.. Thomas for the IS
a week that had, until four weeks
ago, been paid for his care and keep
He also said he had received no
communication from Mr.. Karrer in
the last four weeks. Mr.. Thomas is
pennileSs. His physician says of
him: He has taken to his bed for
the last time"
Saturday, in Indianapolis, Mr..
Karrer said the whole thing was a
scheme on the part of people in
Shelbyville to get him to pay more
money for the care of his father-in-
law.
Mr.. Payne today said that care
for the man, in any place he can
find in Shelbyville, will be about SIS
a week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-17
By Times Special

BY imCS SpCcfnt
EVANSVILLE. June IT. Fred
Romer Peters, ScrippS- Howard edi-
tor and president of the Evansville
Press Co., died last night of a cere-
bral hemorrhage at st. Mary's Hos
pital. Evansville. Mr.. Peters suf-
fered a stroke late Saturday after
noon in his Office, and was I'M
conscious from that time until his
death.
The body viii remain in Evans
vile until 9 tonight, when it will
be taken to Cincinnati, to Spring
Grove Chapel. Spring Grove Gene
terry. Services will be held there
at 3 tomorrow.
Mr.. Peters was so. He was born
in GAINESVILLE, O., and was educated
in Delaware, o., and edited a high
school paper at Wyoming, o.. at Is.
He was graduated in 1896 from
the University of Cincinnati, and
later studied a year in Berlin. He
toured the European continent on
a bicycle. financing the trip by SELL
ing feature articles to American
newspapers.
Mr.. Peters entered newspaper
work in 1899, as reporter on the
Cincinnati Post, and was telegraph
editor and city editor there until he
resigned in 1905 to become Indiana
manager for the Scripps-McRae
Press Association, which later be-
came the United Press.
Mr.. Peters became editor of the
Evansville Press in 1906, and later
became both editor in-chief and
publisher.
He was manager of the western
Indiana group of the Scripps-
Howard newspapers from 1916 to
1929, and in 1922 and 1923 was edi-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-17

Fifty-one planes, making up the
squadron of the annual statewide
150O-mile flying tour, took off at
Hoosier Airport starting at 10:40 to-
de-" for Shelbyville, the first leg OF
the first days journey.
Just before the take-of it was
calculated that visibility and CELL
ing were 300 feet each. The take
off was delayed for one hour and
40 minutes because of the condi-
tons.
The planes were given the
starting signal by William H. Book,
executive vice president Of the IN
dianapolis Chamber of Commerce.
Shelbyville was to be the air
armada's first stop, with Columbus
and French Lick, the first over
night halt, as other towns on the
tours itinerary for the first day.
Pilots were cautioned to obey
every rule of safety governing the
air lanes in order TO preserve the
tours six-year record of not one
serious accident.
A Beachcraft plane, piloted by
Richard c.. Beelar, Glenview, Ill,
and carrying Harold o. Warren,
tourmaster, and Herbert o. Fisher,
tour director, was the first plane to
leave the field. 1t was the fastest
ship in the fleet. Three Army
ships followed the Beelar plane.
Tomorrow night the planes will rest
overnight at Terre Haute. Aerial
acrobatic maneuvers will be per-
formed at each stop. A 14-paSsen-
ger Stinson tri-motored plane of the
Ohio Oil Co. was one of the largest
ships to travel in the tour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-17

O'Neill, is a fine choice, Gen. john
son believes.
Hes a young, alert fellow-ex-
tremely competent-and can do
everything with NRA that any one
can do" the general declared.
He believes the entire board Of
10 named by President Roosevelt is
well-balanced and approves of the
individual selections except that of
Leon G. Marshall as head of the di-
vision of review.
Marshall helped write that
Brookings Institute denunciation Of
the New Deal although he denied
it," Gen. Johnson said THE Brook
ings Institute is just propaganda
outfit, although it's supposed to be
a scientific institute like the Rookie
teller Foundation. Marshall said he
didn't have anything to do with it,
but his name was on the book"
At His NimbIe Best
With his usual astonishing mental
agility, Gen. Johnson, shirt-sleeved
for the interview, leaped nimbly
from such diverse subjects as Huey
Long to soil erosion and the chance
of a war with Japan.
"Huey unquestionably has lot Of
strength in number Of states" the
General declared. "A lot of people,
however, 60 to Washington to see
him like they go to the ZOO to see
strange animals"
He referred to the fleet maneuvers
in the Pacific
THE Japanese don't want war
now any more than they did just
before the Panama Canal was
opened he declared.
Fears Wage Cutting
Gen. Johnson was interested In
finding out whether the NRA col
lapse had resulted in wage cutting
in Indiana. He said he would not
be surprised if there is an epidemic
Of it when Congress adjourns."
How are you coming with that
speech, Robby?" the General called
to an adjoining room where his sec
rotary all through NRA, Miss Fran
ces Robinson, was assembling his
manuscript.
mo, you can't take picture of
Robby," said the General. "She
doesn't take very good picture and
like most women when they have
that difficulty, she's camera shy"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-17
Former Railroad Worker
Coy Expresses Regret

By f~fFs nfrfn'
WASHINGTON. June I7.-Wayne
Gov. Indiana FERA director. stated
that n =sM confer with Harry L.
Hor FERA administrator. today
regarding the death Of one u the
transient workers IN indianapolis
srom FERA food.
In the interim. Mr.. Hopkins Office
announced that the investigation Of
the poisoning Of go remains en-
tirely IN the hands OF the state
FERA administration. Mr.. Gov al
ready had reported the matter. il
was stated. but did not indicate that
any deaths were imminent.
Mr.. Coy came here Saturday 70
attend the works-progreSS director
meeting which opened today. He
was first informed OF the death by
The Times
7 am not greatly surprised at the
report Of a single death" Mr.. Coy
said. The victim was 20 or more
years old and a man that age just
couldn't stand being weakened oy
ptomaine as was he and the others
seriously affected.
1t is likely that the death really
came from an old and weakened
heart. rather than the poisoning as
such"
Mr.. Hopkins Office expressed Sor-
row at the report and Mr.. Coy said
every step Is being taken in the
state 70 finally fix the blame.
Mr.. Coy. who IS also works
progress director for Indiana and
has been acting as an aid 10 Mr..
Hopkins in establishing the national
program. declared It unlikely that
the Sl00000OO0 asked for the state
viii be announced as approved al
this meeting. nor would the state
breakdown be made public as YET.
Because Of Mr.. Hopkins complete
faith IN Mr.. Coy. the entire inveSti-
cation Of the indianapolis poisoning
death viii Be in the latters hands.
II was indicated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-17
OUSTED ROPER
AID UNLOOSES
GRAFT CHARGE
PIundering and Improper
FavortiSm Abound,
He Declares.
BIZ United Press

By Uhlted Press
WASHINGTON, June II. -
Ewing Y. Mitchell, ousted assist
ant Secretary of Commerce, at
tackled the New Deal today in a
statement that charged improper
favoritism and graft abound" in the
Department of Commerce.
1T is unfortunate, but neverthe-
less true" Mr.. Mitchell said, that
the Department of Commerce is not
the only department in Washington
where the ideals of the New Deal
have been strangled, improper
favoritism and graft abound, where
there is apparent evidence of cor
ruption, and the progress of the
old steal proceeds undated" Mr.
Mitchell's services were terminated
Saturday by President Roosevelt
after he had refused to tender his
resignation or accept subordinate
legal position. An official statement
said he was removed to obtain
more effective supervision of GER
tain bureaus of the Department of
Commerce"
The President nominated John
Monroe Johnson, South Carolina
civil engineer and American Legion
official, to succeed Mr.. Mitchell. IN
effort by Senator James F. ByrneS
Cd, S. c. to have Mr.. Johnson's
nomination Immediately confirmed
by the Senate was blocked.
ScandalOus Abuses Charged
Mr.. Mitchell, in making public
letters between President Roosevelt
and himself, said he would have a
further important statement in a
few days"
His letters to Mr.. Roosevelt re-
vealed he had been in sharp dis
agreement with Secretary of Com
MERGE Daniel G. Roper for year.
His statement charged serious
derelictions" in the Commerce De-
partment, including "scandalous
abuses" in connection with the per-
manent lay-up of the giant passen-
ger liner Leviathan, and improper
LILO HCCO4OllO OO1l1A AbQOA4lE w Ol4C
Moro Castle disaster and the Mis-
souri, airplane crash that resulted in
the death of Senator Bronson Cut
ting (R., N. M.
Recalls Inaugural Address
He charged Secretary Daniel G.
Roper has supinely surrendered 20
the special interests that have doni-
mated this department and the old
Shipping Board under the Hoover
and previous Administrations"
His letter called attention to the
Presidents inaugural address prom
Using the money changers were to
be driven from the temple, and as
serted that instead of driving them
out, Mr.. Roper had invited them in.
They are entrenched here now
and every effort on my part to op-
pose their raids upon the Treasury,
to compel restitution of public funds
unlawfully disbursed . has met
with indifference or active opposi-
ton upon the part Of the Secre-
tary."