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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-09
Britain Gets Frank Report

bN MICA ITCSS
LONDON, April 9-Foreign Sec
rotary Sir John Simon this after
noon gave the House of Commons
a Startlingly frank account of the
current situation in Europe, includ-
ing Adolf Hitler's demands for
power on land, sea and in the air
and for return of some Of Ger
manys lost colonies.
At the same time, it was indicated,
Britain plans to speed up expansion
of her air force.
Prime Minister ]. Ramsay Mac
Donald Immediately rebuffed Hit
ler's demand for restoration of colo
MES. Asked to remove Germany's
misapprehensions by intimating
Britain would not consider trans
fer of any colonial mandates, he
said: There is no reason to sup
pose the German government is I'M
der any such Misrepresentation"
The foreign secretary made no
secret of the fact that Britain saw
great difficulties in the way of an
agreement. in view of Hitler's firm
attitude. which rejects all proposals
for a mutual assistance pact in east
ern Europe, especially one involv-
ing Russia, although he is willing to
enter a n-aggreSSiOn pact.
Germany, Sir John disclosed, re-
fuses to continue in a position of
inferiority. He gave a hint that
Germany might consider returning
to the League of Nations when he
said she would mot continue to
participate in the league if she were
to remain a country of inferior
rank"
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Gale LaSheS East Coast

IN United Press
NEW YORK, April 9.-The Brit
ish freighter Newfoundland, speed
ing to the assistance of the founder
ing S. S. Bagadry, sighted the vessel
wallowing in heavy seas at 9:G6
a. m, she reported today by wire
less. The Bagadry was caught in a
severe storm which caused wide
damage along the Atlantic coast.
The wind and high waves pound
ed the coast, damaging resort towns
and endangering small vessels at
sea.
The Bagadry's holds were filling
rapidly and she was in dire distress
! some 400 miles off Newfoundland,
previous messages from the
freighter advised rescue ships. In
addition to the Newfoundland,
another freighter. Manchester Pro-
Queer, and an unidentified American
ice patrol boat were in the vicinity.
Change Course to Lend Aid
The Manchester Producer changed
her course when the Bagadry's first
SOS went out, and the ice patrol
boat radioed that she would pro-
coed to your assistance at Is knots"
Thirty-f1ve men were imperiled
on the crippled Bagadry. Shortly
after 9 a. m, the Newfoundland
loomed through the mist and rain,
and wirelessed the ship:
we are now in sight. Will adj
wise later further details about as
sistance.'
A storm of gale proportions
whipped New Jersey and Long
Island shores throughout the night,
ripping away bulkheads, threaten
ing to carry summer homes into the
sea, and driving small craft against
the shore.
Small Cruiser in Distress
A small cabin cruiser was report
ed in distress off Eaton'S Point in
Long Island Sound, and coast
guard ships we're hunting her.
Property damage under the COM
bined pressure Of 52-mile gale and
the highest flood tides since the
tail-end Of West Indian hurri-
cane two years ago, was large.
The Jersey shore, as far south as
Atlantic City, appeared to have suf-
fered the most. Tide and breakers
swept away five feet Of beach at Oak
Island, of the Suffolk County coast.
and threatened group Of houses.
The driving wind, accompanied by
sleet and rain, drenched New York
throughout the night.
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BY VINCENT LYONS
Times Financial Editor

Something, yet nothing.
That is natural gas.
Captured and put to work it does
many tasks from boiling your two
minute egg at breakfast to making
bricks for the home in which you
live. Allowed to pop off into the
air its potentialities are immediately
cancelled, forever.
Billions of dollars are invested,
directly and indirectly, in this
lighter than air substance. Hidden
below the ground, its usefulness de-
ponds upon the ability to keep it
harnessed always. Thus harneSsed
it remains a utility. Any other way
it represents a nothingness-a men
ace.
Gas finds its way into the home
through labyrinth of pipes. You
may turn on the gas jet in your
house, yet you see nothing. The
only response is a slight kissing
sound and a nauseous odor, both
of which increase in proportion to
the volume of gas which is released.
The magnitude of the gas in
dustry is ever clouded by these two
facts-that the product can not be
seen and that the investment is to
a large degree below the surface Of
the ground.
When in 1918, Prof. Charles New
ton Gould of the University of Okla
homa moved with his party of
biologists to a top of knoll in the
northern part of Texas in search for
gas, he had no idea of just how i'm
portant his little expedition was. AS
it developed he struck a fabulously
rich sheet of gas producing territory
which carried for approximately lis
miles in length and about 20 miles
in width.
True, natural gas fields had been
uncovered for years in other parts
of the country, but never had there
been such a bonanza. This was
really something different and dis
tinct from all other discoveries. This
gaS-bearing area might be likened
to tremendous blanket as each
mile was of the same fabric and
richness of productivity as the one
just passed.
Over these same plains years be-
lore droves of buffalos had roamed.
Perchance, some lone cowboy had
built campfire on the exact spot
where Professor Gould had driven
his instruments into the earth and
struck the rich pool in the Texas
Panhandle. Imagination is unre-
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CALIFORNIA FLOODS LEAVE % DEAD
IN WAKE; DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED
AT MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
Greater Part of Western
State Is Affected,
Reports Say.
10 DIE IN TRAIN CRASH
Five Lose Lives in Auto
Wrecks and 10 Others
Are Drowned.
By United Press

~ Nhfttt fFtSs
SAN FRANCISCO, April Call
lorna counted its dead at 25 and its
property damage at many hundreds
OF thousands of dollars today in a
checkup of the damage wrought by
floods and heavy rainfall over a
greater portion Of the state.
Ten OF those reported dead were
drowned. Ten railroad workers re-
turning from the task of repairing
Hood damages to the tracks and
roadbed were killed in a collision
with a work train bound on a SINH
lar mission. Five persons were killed
by automobiles during periods of
heavy rain.
The floods were believed to have
passed their crest after inundating
acres OF farm lands, driving scores
OF river bottom" residents to high
er ground, and for a time threat
ening to break through levees, espe-
clally in the American and the
Sacramento Rivers.
Bear Greek overlooked its banks
at MERGED last night to cause heavy
damage. SuOsiding waters left many
dead fish on the lawns of residen-
tial sections.
Railroad and highway traffic still
was impeded by high waters and
slides. Southern Pacific trains were
rerouted around MERGED to permit
workers to dig tunnel through the
roadbed % let water covering the
nearby highway to escape.
Weather forecasters promised
clear weather today.
In the railroad accident 10 section
laborers were killed, another was
injured critically and three others
were hurt less seriously when their
car crashed into a work train on
MarySville- Roseyille branch of the
Southern Pacific last night.
Four Of the IA aboard the section
car jumped to safety. They were
the only ones to escape death. The
10 who remained aboard were killed.
Several bodies were found go feet
from the scene of the crash. One
was not found until several hours
after the accident.
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services will be held there tomor-
row. Then the body will be sent to
New York, where services will be
held at Temple Emanu FL, Friday.
He died yesterday of cerebral
hemorrhage at the age of II. In APP
parent good health, he had come
here, the scene of his early journal
iStic triumphs before he acquired
the New York Times and made it
one of the most influential and
powerful newspapers of the world,
for visit several days ago.
Mr.. Ochs' seizure occurred in a
restaurant where he was lunching
with relatives and newspaper aSSo-
ciates. He was taken to a hospital
where he died several hours later
without regaining" consciousness.
At the bedside were Adolph Shell
by Ochs, his nephew and general
manager of the Chattanooga Times
and Mrs. OchS; his brother, Col
Milton B. OchS, and Mrs. OchS; his
sister, Mrs. Harry G. Adler, and he1
husband; his granddaughter, Miss
Turn to Page Three
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-09
EUROPE NEARS
SHOWDOWN ON
WAR THREATS
Britain Prepares for Stresa
Farley, Still Trying to
Get NaziS in Line.
BERLIN HOLDS TONGUE
Germans Building Two Huge
WarShipS, Observers
Are Told.
Nv limited Press

Europe, with a large part Of its
population in mental panic over the
danger of war, moved definitely this
afternoon toward a showdown on
ornaments.
Britain prepared to go to the
Stresa conference with France and
italy on Thursday to make a
strenuous effort to bring Germany
into a general agreement and block
any effort by France and other
powers to take strong ,-ction against
Germany.
Britain was understood to have
invited Germany to submit new sug-
gestions for a collective security
system.
The French cabinet met. however,
and was understood TO have deter
mined on a firm stand for her own
security and the curbing of Ger
many in eastern Europe. 1t was
believed a general European arms
conference would be suggested for
tnis summer.
bcIlll pAONtcNCu quACViJ oA AOo
way, waiting for the other powers
to show their hands. 1t was dis
closed that two pocket" battleshipS
are being built which exceed the
tonnage limitations of the Versailles
Treaty and are to be heavily armed.
The country was mostly preoccupied
by patriotic tribute with a militar-
istic trend to Gen. Erich Luden-
droff, it's famous wartime leader,
on his 10th birthday.
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TVA-the Who, the What and the Why!

He managed to mountainous hl-biy
unusually unwelcome.
region Hello" and the
a business
visitors iva usually
being
built. He talked with thenl slept in their houses
a believe will hold
tenton n Indianapolis.
We believe have something will want to read
The stories start Monday The Times Feature Page.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-09
WAR PROFITS BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Soldier Drafting Clause Is
Stricken Out.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, April 9-The
House this afternoon passed the
McSwain war profits elimination
bill after rebellious membership
forced the Military Affairs Commit
tee to strip from the bill provision
authorizing the President to draft
soldiers in time Of war.
Immediately prior to the vote of
final passage, the House on a roll
call vote, 205 to 1873, sent the bill
back to committee.
The committee Immediately re-
ported the bill back to the House
with the consumption clause
eliminated. Administration leaders
then obtained vote on final pas
sage.
AS it finally passed, the bill pro-
vides for a 100 per cent tax on ex-
cess war profits, CONSUMPTION of
wealth and raw materials in war
time; gives the President power to
fix prices, license industry and regu-
late the distribution of essential
commodities.
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lust S Valley Authority?
y Why IVA?
by way just live in
Indianapolis
answer lot questions concerning
Tennessee Valley.
Times has Just completed thor
Not content with merely
Norris Wheeler Mr. Powell went
to Tennessee look behind scenes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-09
Speed Repair Work
By Times Special

~ tmts Spect1t
JACKSON, Miss, April 9.-Re-
Mobilization work in the devastated
tornado area Of southern Mississip-
pi was speeded today on orders Of
Gov. Michael Conner.
Sheriff L. G. Hicks of Sharkey
County gave the executive a first
hand account Of the plight of sever
al hundred persons isolated for
more than 48 hours in Sharkey and
IsSaquena counties following the
terrific storm Saturday night.
Field workers revealed a death
toll Of 30. More than 100 persons
were injured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-09
$1,2OO,OOO POOR AID
BOND ISSUE APPROVED
Money to Be Used to Pay Outstand
ing OBLIGATIONS in County.

The Marion County Council today
authorized Marion County Commits
sioners to issue poor relief bonds in
the amount of $1,000, 900, for delivery
May /.
The money from the bonds will
be used to pay outstanding obliga-
tions and to finance poor relief until
the end of June. Their issuance is
provided for in law passed by the
last General Assembly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-09
President Attends Rites


ABOARD PRESIDENT ROOSE-
VELT'S TRAIN, En- Route to Wash
ington, April 9-President Roosevelt
sped back toward Washington and a
heavy schedule of Administrative
duties this afternoon, after attend
ing the funeral of his cousin, War
rem Delano Robbins, at New York.
The President ended his Florida
vacation yesterday and went to New
York only to pay tribute to the late
United States minister to Canada,
leaving Immediately after the flu
neral for the capital. Mrs. Roose-
welt accompanied the President.
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cident that has brought sense of
danger into the French home is the
retention on duty of the conscript
army, which affects the domestic
life of approximately 100000
families.
All of these incidents are but
Straws showing which way the wind
blows, but multiplied as they are,
they show a state of tension and a
nervousness that is spreading
throughout Europe.
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years preliminary work on Los An
geles newspapers.
Early in 1917 he moved to Chi
cago, and then to New York, where
he became manager of the New
York Bureau. In 1919 he was named
manager of the washington Bureau,
and he held that assignment dur
ing the closing days of the Wilson
regime.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-09
PANHANDLE IS
GOLD Mine OF
GAS INDUSTRY
Gigantic Natural Spout
Rules Vast Area Cow
cred Once by Grass.

The indianapolis Times recently
sent Vincent Lyons, Times Finan-
cial Editor, to the Southwest to
look over the Texas Panhandle
gas fields. Impressions and infor-
nation gained as result of the
trip are told in series of six ar
ticleS, of which this is the first.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-09
.Ochs,, Famed
N. Y. Times
Dies
Great American Publisher
Stricken During Visit
to Chattanooga.
By United Press

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 9.
Thousands of messages of condo
lence from every part of the world
came today to the family of Adolph
S. Ochs, publisher of the New York
Times and the Chattanooga Times.
They bespoke the wide range of
the influence and personality of the
man who helped change the course
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Casual observation here in Eng
land, which is the least affected of
European nations, shows that many
citizens are taking certain precau-
lions, altering their business plans,
insuring themselves against the flu
ture, even changing their residences,
because the future may bring hos
tilitieS.
There are even specific instances
within the circle of my own Brit
iSh acquaintance. Some have &C.
CURED within the last few days.
John Rose, my barber, told me with
chuckle today that one of his
customers has bought a home in
the country because of the POSSIBLE
ity of air raids on London.
Now Seeks Another Site
Shortly after he bought this house,
Mr.. Rose said, the government built
an airdrome near it. AS a conse-
quence, the terrified land owner is
now looking for another site.
An American correspondent who
owns house in the country which
he has bee'4 trying to sell, has now
decided 70 keep it. And an Amer
lean woman long a resident of Lon
don has strongly been urging her
husband to return to the United
States.
Incidents such as those are re-
peated countless times. A British
friend. who was a World War officer
and is now in the reserve, told me
the military authorities have recent
~ been checking up on his health
which, he says unfortunately is
good"
One of the brokers in that group
of underwriters known as LloydS
says that his associates have taken
several millions of pounds insurance
against England, France and Ger
many becoming involved in war
within a year. The premium is 5
ger cent-but Lloyds will take no in
surance beyond the years time.
Build Anti. Gas Cellars
On the continent, United Press
correspondents inform me of similar
incidents, many of them on larg-
er scale. AT Prague. CzechoSlovakia,
the manufacture of gas masks is
proceeding at a tremendous pace.
The construction of anti-gaS
cellars is also proceeding apace
throughout Europe. Thousands of
houses in Warsaw are putting in"
gas-tight cellars, and League for
Air Gas Defense" with member
ship of 100000, is buying gas
masks for all its members.
Rome has embarked on an eX-
tensive project to combat air raids.
A proposal to construct immense
shelters is being examined by ex-
perts and may be adopted.
In Paris, 1 believe, the one in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-09
Striking Miners Sentenced

By United Press
WILKES BARRE, Pa, April o.
Five miners were sentenced to five
to ten years Imprisonment and fined
$500 today for dynamiting homes of
other miners who refused to join a
strike,
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of American jour
nalism, who rose
from prin t e r S
devil to become
one of the worlds
greatest publish
erS.
Mr.. Ochs' body
will lie in state
this afternoon at
the j uliuS and
Bertha OchS Me-
mortal TIE m pie,
which he built in
m e DRY of his
parents. Funeral
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Build Huqe Ships
downright. 1885. by United Press

copyright. 1888. by United Press
BERLIN. April 9-Two German
pocket battleships now being built
will exceed the Versailles Treaty
tonnage and have guns larger than
those specified in announcements,
according to reports today.
Naval building cuStomarily is Sc
cret and the reports could not be
confirmed. but they arose frequently
here. Reports Of this naval con-
Struction came just after the re-
turn to its Hamburg yard of a new
mystery Ship-a 2200-ton vessel OF
yacht type intended for use of a
fleet commander in battle.
The two ships mentioned in re-
ports as to excess tonnage and big
guns are the Ersatz ElSaSS and En-
satz HeSSen, the pocket battle
ships" officially of 10000 tons, viii
1l-inch caliber guns.
NOn-Fighting Flagship
The mystery ship is called non
fighting flagship. 1t returned yes
terday after a trial in the North
Sea. Details of the ships conStruc-
ton are secret. But observers be-
lieve it will be lightly armed. with
chief attention paid to wireless and
electrical range finding equipment
necessary for plotting movements
and delivering orders. Its speed
would be high.
Informed persons here we're in
clined to Scoff at stories that Ger
many was building a powerful fleet.
German rearmament at present
emphasizes airplanes first. with a
feet equal to any in Europe.
Aircraft Carrier Possible
Now that the military air force
Is an admitted fact. It would not
be considered surprising if the next
addition of Importance to the Ger
man feet would be big aircraft
carrier along the lines of the Brit
iSh and American carriers.
The idea Of a non-fighting flag
ship Is not new. The American
Navy several years after the World
War. it was understood here
planned such a ship and even ac-
quired a former passenger ship. but
a presidential order blocked fur
ther work.
1t was indicated here that Ger
many aimed at preventing Russian
naval dominance in the Baltic. and
had no ambition again to match
naval strength with Great Britain.
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WARMER WEATHER is
DUE IN CITY TONIGHT
Rain Clouds From Arid West to
Boost Temperatures,

Boost Temperatures.
Rain clouds slowly drifting east
ward from the arid western plains
will reach here tonight, bringing
with them warmer temperatures, j.
H. Arlington, Federal meteorologist,
said today. The entire state was
blanketed with clouds last night, so
that there was no frost.
While there is rain deficiency of
IA of an inch this year, clouds have
hung in the atmosphere of Indian
apolis for so many days that the
earth is moist, Mr.. Arlington said.
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Hugh BdiIIie Is Elected
United Press President
Succeeds Karl A. BiCke, Head of Great News Gathering
Organization Since ian. |, 1928


NEW YORK April Collection of Bae
United Press announced today.
Bale A Bckel been president
Bickel will director
a nembe of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-09
Fear of War Spreads to
EurOpe's Mdn-in-Street
Citizens of Continent and England Prepare for Inevitable
Conflict; Many Change Homes.
BY WEEP MILLER
United Press European Manager
lCopYright. 1895. by United Pressl

LONDON 9-Fear spreading from the
curious
panic ordinarily evheaded citizens nations
civilian
affected by to greater degree than since the
ArmiSce that the
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T0DAY'S WEATHER

Tomorrows sunrise, Sis a. M;
sunset, 6:18 p. m.
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HighIights in Today's Headlines
Colossus of the Colorado!


The enhancing story behind greatest engineer
ing feat Boulder Dam. The this series of
interesting articles is -.
On Page of TOdays Times
The Story of Easter!
Twelve beautifully illustrated articles telling the simple
and beautiful story the origin Of Easter The second
On Page of TOday's Times
Is Tony HinkLe Leaving Butler?
exclusive story reported negotiations Of an
eastern college the popular
mentor. Read about it
On Page IL Of Todays Times
The Story Back of Natural Gas!
Vincent Lyons Times financial editor, has just returned
from on-the-scene study Of the natural situation
in the Texas Panhandle Look for the first of his six
Illuminating articles
On Page 1 of Tedays Times
Results!
Sullivan College rented her housekeeping
with Times Want Ad yesterday
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The enhancing story behind the worlds
ing feat #. Boulder Dam. The seconc
interesting articles is -.
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Results!

Mrs Sullivan 1924 College rented her housekeeping
with Times Want Ad yesterday,
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The Story of Easter!

Twelve beautifully illustrated articles telling the simple
and beautiful story Of the origin of Easter The second
is
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The Storg Back of Natural Gas!

Vincent Lyons, Times financial editor,
from an on-the-scene study Of the natu
in the Texas Panhandle. Look for the
Illuminating articles -.
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Is Tony HinkLe Leaving Butler?

An exclusive story discIoses reported negotiations
eastern college to the services Of the popular
mentor. Read about it
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