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Evening star., 1935-09-09
PARAGUAYANS REPORTED
R0BBING BRAZIL TOWNS
Bandits Believed Using Weapons
Obtained at Front During
War in Chaco.

By the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, September O.
Travellers back from Southern Matto
Crosse said yesterday Paraguayan
bandit at the head of 70 hungry des-
peradoes was preying on a scattered
and helpless population.
They said Matto Crosse police had
identified the bandit as Silvinio
Jacques and believed his nomads were
using rifles obtained at the front dur
ing the Chaco war between Bolivia
and Paraguay.
Braulio Guimaraes. who made an
Evening star., 1935-09-09
QUAKE IN CALIFORNIA

BRAWLEY, Calf, September 9 lP)
"A series of moderate earthquakes,
not strong enough to cause property
damage or injury, were felt yesterday
in the Imperial Valley, the rich. irri-
gated gardening district of Southern
California lying close to the Mexican
border.
The first shock came at about $50
am. Pacific standard time. and was
followed by two more at 9:l5 am. and
another, slightly sharper, at 1855 am.
Evening star., 1935-09-09

airplane survey Of the Matto Crosse
Chaco border for O. local newspaper,
said Paraguayans from the Chaco
Army were crossing the border into
Matto Crosse, carrying their arms
and ammunition with them. The
same report was obtained from mil
itary sources here.
Evening star., 1935-09-09
Apiece Maple Bed Room Suite

Station "Trutype" Early American design suite is
delightful new Interpretation that you will like imme-
diately. Well made of fine, sturdy woods by master
craftsmen Bed dresser, chest and vanity
Evening star., 1935-09-09
2-Piece English Club Suite

Covered in mohar frieze this English Club Sofa and
Chair good looking they are comfortable Well
made with sagess web base hardwood frame and
sbe spring cushions In choice of popular and service
able colors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30

THEATER owners, managers ara
Il film exchange men from In
diana. Ohio and Kentucky were re-
turning home today after a days
play Yesterday at the first annual
golf tournament of the Variety Club
of Indianapolis.
Bob Stevens, 1927 N. Alabama st,
a booker at the local Para
mount Exchange, won the trophy
of the Variety Club as the best
golfer.
If Stevens wins the trophy twice
in succession he will become per-
manent owner. Until the tournament
next year, the silver trophy will be
in his name at the Variety Club at
the Claypool.
Nearly 10 other prizes were given
to other winners. Johnny Howard,
head of the Paramount Exchange
was tournament chairman.
Gene and Glenn, who are appear
ing at the Circle, played with the
film men. Tim Mccoy, idol OF
thousands of boys for his work in
the movies, WAS guest Of honor at
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received a bill from him for $462--
the cost of transporting the books.
1t refused to pay.
This is the man for whom another
Senate committee is looking. AS
before, his colleagues say they know
nothing OF his whereabouts. They
haven't seen him, they say, for 10
days or two weeks.
Though not an officer of the As
sociated Gas and Electric system, he
is still the kingpin. Next in power
is j. l. Mango, who is in a hospital
at Baltimore.
The committee wants to find out
from them about the 100000 the
company spent in fighting the hold
ing company bill in the last few
months-a period during which II
has paid no dividends.
The committee now has learned
that while the keynote of the COM
pany'S campaign against the holding
company bill was to protect the in
| NCSIOlO-- lAlCAuAAAAo WV WASsO"O SAAS
orphans publicized in recent weeks
- HopSon and his fellow insiders
during five depression years have
reaped a profit of $2,805,000.
Rank-and- file investors have re-
ceived no dividends since 1882.
The device by which these profits
are passed to the heads of the sys-
tem-some of whom, including Hop
son, have put little into it besides
their organizing abilitieS-iS one
familiar to the Federal Trade Com
mission.
The top holding companies charge
all sort of service and engineering
fees to operate companies. These
fees are sometimes inflated far be-
You'd actual cost.
This expense to the operating
company causes higher rates to the
consuming public, and, as the in
curry has shown, leaves the investor
without any return.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30
MISSING UTILITY
CHIEF is ROWING
U. S. ULYSSES
HopSon, Associated Gas
Kingpin, Makes This
Act a Habit.
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
Times Special Writer

WASh1NG 1ON, July oU.-t1OW-
ard c. Hopson, the Associated Gas
and Electric Co. magnate for whom
the Black lobby committee is search
ing, is the wandering Ulysses of
American finance.
This is not the first time he has
a Senate committee sought him. In
August and September, 1888, he took
an automobile trip for several weeks
while the Senate Banking Commit
tee was looking for him. Repeat
ed inquiry at his New York Office
failed to disclose his whereabouts.
Finally Ferdinand Pecora, COM
nittee counsel, told HopSon's law
yers that if he was not produced he
would hand the utility mans photo
graph and description to the news
papers, and ask the nation to help
find him.
One night the phone rang in Mr..
Pecora's hotel room. 1t was Pat
rick J. Hurley, former Secretary of
War, calling from Chicago to an
nounce that he had taken over the
job of producing the missing mag
nate, that Hopson was with him,
and that a subpoena would be unnec-
essary.
Ill, Committee Told
Two days later the tall, suave
former secretary appeared before
the Senate committee with the ro-
tund Hopson. Hurley represented
Associated Gas and Electric. Hop
son also was accompanied by per-
sonal lawyer.
The utility man told the commit
tee he had been i'll and had taken
a motor trip to rest. He did not
reveal the extent of his journey, but
mentioned being in Kentucky once
He had told his Office not to bother
him except with important matters
he said, and he professed Ignorance
of the committees desire to locate
him.
Questioning developed that the
committee had excused him from
subpoena earlier when he promised
cooperation and that, when inves-
tigatorS wanted the books of five
private" holding companies, the
official staff refused them without
his consent. Then the committee
began to look for him.
He proved reluctant witness ir
his few minutes on the stand.
Guessed at About 300
He could not name the companies
of which he was an officer, anc
could only guess at the number Of
companies in the Associated system
He thought there we're about 800.
He brought along the books which
the committee Wanted-a truckloaC
of them-and most of the hearing
was consumed in an argument abou
these. Mr.. Pecora wanted the books
sent to his expert staff in New York
Hopson couldn't see why they should
not be studied in Washington. Back
and forth went the argument. Final
ly Hopson agreed to truck them tc
New York.
A few days later the committee
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this skilful coup, he would have been
sitting on the sidelineS while Mr..
Hopkins spent the lions share of
the work relief money. He would
have had little left to play with but
the S450,000,000 earmarked for low
cost housing and the Sl00,000,000 or
so for reclamation projects.
But neither this move nor others
eliminated the competition between
the two agencies. PWA continued
to demand that applicants for funds
put up negotiable securities to cover
part of the cost of projects. WPA
on the other hand said it would &C
cept, in lieu of bonds, such mate
rails, services and machinery as ap-
plicants might offer.
The SIS 1000 dividing line on
project costs was broken almost the
day it was established, and as the
first approved WPA projects began
trickling back to the states some of
them called for Federal expenditures
far in excess of $4,000.
States, counties and cities soon
sensed the wisdom of shopping
around" for bargains in Washing
ton.
To meet this new nance, PWA
decentralized its Washington or
ganization, sending engineers, bond
experts and lawyers to each state
capital. These officials were or
dered to prepare program in detail
and send them on to Secretary Ickes
for approval and presentation to the
advisory committee on allotments.
To date 269 projects have ar
rived, totaling s58,OOO,0OO. Grants
have been approved for slightly
more than half of them.
Not TO be outdone, WPA set UP
state organizations, and on more
extensive basis. About half of
these have now produced partial
work programs. and approvals for
grants have passed the S200,000,00C
mark.
The race between WPA and PWA
continues. Both agencies are do
ing similar Jobs with little Synchro-
nization of their efforts. PWA has
the organization. 1t is experienced
and capable. But PWA is at d
disadvantage in that applicants
must put up some money of their
own.
In the end, even the most ardent
of Mr.. IckeS' lieutenants will admit
the bulk of unemployment must be
supplied by WPA with its free or
nearly free appropriations.
TOmorrow-What is happening in
the other work relief agencies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30
With MAJ. AL WILLIAMS
Chief of Air Service.
Scripps-Howard Junior Aviator

at So miles an hour, stand it right
on its rear wheels and climb straight
up, away from the earth. It's dis
turbing thought
Think of the destruction that
could be caused by such a huge
rocket loaded with high eXplo-
sives, no human on board, guided
by radio and directed hundreds of
miles to an enemy city. 1t would be
impossible to stop such an aerial
torpedo anti-aircraft batteries
or fighting planes certainly couldn't
do it.
That thought comes too close to
the remark that the colored dough-
boy made during the last war. 1t
was something like this:
Boy! Fun the distance dey can
kill you now in de next war
deyll just send you a postcard and
tell you dat you is dead!"
QUESTION: Are rotary aircraft
engines still manufactured?
Not in the United States. There
may be one or two in Europe, but
I doubt it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30
The Theatrical World -
Midwest Film Men Stage
Their Own Golf Tourney
BY WALTER D. HICKMAN

the dinner which was served after
ward.
Among the prominent Aim and
theatrical men present were Fred
Dole, Louisville; Ben Van Borson.
Terre Haute; Louis Sterling, Louis
Vile; Sam and Harry Switow,
Louisville; Ray Howard. Muncie;
B. V. Young. who operates theaters
in Indiana and Kentucky; Harold
Van Orman. former Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana and ma
tional associate member of Variety;
Oscar Fem of Evansville, and many
others.
More than 200 men attended the
all-day tournament which closed
with a floor show in charge of
Vaughn Richardson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30

OF all the modern experiments
~ connected with the world OF
the air, one of the most interesting
to me is that concerning rockets. l
was curiously interested in the re-
port that came from Germany some
time ago about Otto Fischer,
brother of Bruno Fischer, inventor
of the rocket.
The report said that Fischer was
shot up into the air $4,000 feet,
more than six miles, in a 24-foot
long steel projectile. 1t is said that
when Fischer found that his strange
ship had climbed as far as it could
go, he released a parachute attached
to the racket and drifted safely
down to earth.
The Germans have been expert
menting with rockets for quite a
while but most of their efforts
have resulted in disaster. They must
have hit on the right combination
that time, however. Thirty-tWo
thousand feet in 10 minutes! Just
think what that means. Instead
of driving your car along the road
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30
TAVERN DENIED PERMIT
ON PASTORS PROTEST
Performance of Negro Blues Singer
Cited by Complainant.

The Rev. Virgil P. Brock filed OBJ
lection with the Marion County
Liquor Board yesterday and as a
result the Around the-Corner Tav-
ern, Alb E. 22nd-st, was denied a
permit.
Mr.. Brock. a property owner in
the neighborhood of the tavern, pro-
tested that he saw (from the out
side) Negro blues singer climb on a
chair in the tavern and dance to
the profuse applause of the cash
customers. Beer also was carried
off the premises, the minister
charged
-FOUR other applications we're re-
jec ed and so were approved. The
next session Of the board will be
Monday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30
SEVENTH PIG is STOLEN:
FARMER GIVES WARNING
Rockville-rd. Sector Up in Arms
Over Livestock Theft.

The farmers out around the Rock
ville-rd are all riled up and the next
time fat porker is stolen some one
is going to get a load of buckshot
and the sheriff will be told about it
later.
This Joseph Clark, R. R. /, Box
IA, promised last night after the
seventh pig had been stolen from
his farm this year
"All Of us farmers are armed with
shotguns and we're going to break
up this stealing of livestock and
farm implements, Mr.. Clark said
firmly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30
On View Today

INDIANAPOLIS theaters today Of
L fer: Buddy Rogers on the stage
and Don't Bet on Blondes" on the
screen at the Lyric; Gene and
Glenn on the stage and Front Page
Woman" on the screen at the Circle {;
Stolen Harmony" and BLACK Fury
at the Ohio; Let En- Have 1t" and
Calm Yourself" at Loew's, and
Curly Top" at the Apollo.
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PAGE 7 !

on file today for probate. Personal
property was left to the widow and
the real estate was left in trust to
the children. Trustees are Roy @.
Shaneberger. Albert L. Miller and
Milton K. Foxworthy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30
OMPETITION OF
PWA AND WPA
PROVES COSTLY
ICkes and Hopkins Staging
Race, Each Hindering
Others Progress.
BY ROBERT BROWN
Tin.es Special Writer

WASHINGTON, July 3O.-The
Works Progress Administration and
the Public Works administration
integral parts Of the four billion-dol-
lar work relief machine. are COM
petitors. As such they have contrib
Ited to the delay Of the re-employ-
ment campaign.
Neither agency is new. Both have
been in operation for two years
PWA under its own name and WPA
as the works branch Of the Federal
Emergency Relief administration.
Each agency is a one-man show
with Harry L. Hopkins in control OF
WPA. and Harold L. Ickes the guild
ing hand in PWA. Both share the
task Of providing jobs for 100000
persons now on relief, yet their
methods differ as widely as the
personal views Of the two head men
differ.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30
STATE WORKER ROBBED
Reports Theft of 1888 in Holdup
Near Greenfield.
By United Press

By United Press
GREENFIELD, Ind, July 30
Walter harrington, %, clerk for the
state highway district here, was
robbed of 1898 in funds of the Hoo
sier Democratic Club and personal
belongings by two highwaymen, he
reported to police yesterday.
Mr. harrington said the robbers
slugged him and left him uncon-
scious in a woods near the high
way.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30
Experience on PwA's Side

Construction is the principal
weapon Of both agencies in combat
ing unemployment. PWA has had
the greater experience, from han
ding the s.. 300 100000 appropriated
in the recovery act Of 1888.
The forebears Of PWA-CWA and
ERA-entered the construction race
in the fall Of 80 when it became
apparent that PWA could not pro-
duce jobs fast enough to curb the
rise in relief rolls.
Even in these earlier days the two
emergency agencies Overlapped
Projects rejected by PWA were some
times picked Up by the relief adj
ministration. Projects ready fol
approval on a PWA loan-and-grant
basis were sometimes withdrawn by
the applicants, and re-appeared as
work projects under CWA or ERA
It's Simple Arithmetic
The reason was apparent. Why
should a city borrow 70 per cent OF
the cost of a construction job in
order to get a Federal gift Of 30 per
cent. when it could obtain a 100 per
cent grant from CWA or ERA?
Under the four billion dollar work
relief program, consideration was
given to a definition of the bOundar-
les Of each agency. First it was de-
cided to increase the grant on PWA
loan-and-grant projects to As pei
cent. Then a deadline of S25,OOC
was acknowledgements costing
more than that were to be taken by
PWA. and those less by WPA.
About this time came the belated
arithmetical discovery that, il
100000 persons were to be hired
with four billion dollars, the cost pei
person a year for labor and ma
terials could not exceed an average
of S1140. PWA was hard hit. The
majority Of its projects called for a
much greater expenditure, some
where around $4,000.
Found Way Out of Hole
This was due to the heavy type of
PWA construction and the fact that
prevailing wages were paid-consid-
erably higher than the security
scale adopted for work relief.
Secretary Ickes scurried around
for a way out Of this hole. He found
it.
Under the PWA system of grants
and loans to cities, states, etc, If
cash for the loans could be raised
from other sources than the $4,000
100000 pot. the S114O man-year
yardstick need be applied only
against the As per cent grant. Con-
gress had long since ruled that Sec
rotary IckeS. after receiving city ano
state bonds as security against loans
could sell these bonds to the RFC
or TO private investors. to create q
revolving fund for further loans
RFC had been authorized by Con-
greSS to buy as much as $3.50, 100000
worth of these bonds.
Mr.. Ickes figured this would sup
ply enough money to carry on his
program. drawing from the work re-
lief fund for his grants only, anC
from the revolving fund for his
loans.
Sold Idea to President
He sold the idea to the President
and 1t is now in operation.
Had Mr.. Ickes not unanswered
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30
Bridge Repairs Are Ordered

The Works Board ordered the
wooden bridge over Pogues Run at
Oriental-st repaired yesterday. The
reconstruction will require closing of
the street for a time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30
GEORGE WILL is FILED

Wife and Children Share Estate of
Coal Firm Chief.
The will Of John A. George, In
dianapolis Coal Co. president. was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30
Sold Idea to President

He sold the idea to the President
and it is now in operation.
Had Mr.. ICkeS not unanswered
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30

Tomorrow-What is happening in
the other work relief agencies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30

All higher priced dresses. Guaran-
teed fast color. Hundreds of smart,
attractive styles. Ideal for street,
home or sport wear.
The Washington times., 1935-12-11
BURNS CLAIMS
MEEHAN SOLD
STOCK DOG
International News Service

Michael j. Meehan knew that
stock of the Bellanca Aircraft
Corp. was "a dog" when he
manipulated it in an attempt to
recuperate great stock losses suf-
fered during the depression, it was
charged today by John J. Burns,
counsel for the SEC.
The commission summoned the
New York trader here in its first
attempt to enforce the provisions
of the newly enacted securities
and exchange act.
The commission is attempting
to deprive Mr.. Meehan of his
seat on the New York Stock EX-
change, the New York Curb EX-
change and the Chicago Board
Of Trade.
Mr.. Meehan, present when the
hearing opened, is charged with
creating the Semblance of activity
in Bellanca stock, thereby causing
it to rise from $3.50 in April,
1885, to more than SIS in October.
Explaining his statement that
Bellanca stock was known as "a
dog" Mr.. Burns said that the af-
fairs of the Bellanca corporation
were in such sorry state in 1885
that the RFC refused it loan of
$150,O00.
Mr.. Burns said that after Mr..
Meehan had started his trading
operations in Bellanca the turn
over of 800 shares a Gay was
gradually increased to 1900 and
1900 shares.
AS soon as Mr.. Meehan with
drew his support from the market,
Mr.. Burns alleged, the price went
back to SITS.
The Washington times., 1935-12-11
Indorse Road Study
For College Theses

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. Dec.
11-Prof. S. S. Steinberg's pro-
posal to have two of his senior
civil engineering students at the
University of Maryland conduct
research into the use and condi-
ton of the county roads as thesis
topics was Endorsed yesterday by
the county commissioners.
Prof. Steinberg pointed out to
the commissioners that his plan
would furnish valuable data for
highway planning in the county at
no cost to the taxpayers. Publica-
ton of the material is expected to
be done through some organiza
ton interested in the result of the
research.
The Washington times., 1935-12-11

Among the large contingent of
Government employees now study
ing law at Columbus University
is blonde Ann Johnson, of the
Soil Conservation Service, q
young Oklahoma girl who started
in September to acquaint her
self with legal matters. When
she completes her course, she
plans to take the District bar
examinations.
Miss Johnson is a secretary in
the Division of Emergency Con-
Servation Work, and has been in
Washington since April. Her
home city is Tulsa. Oklahoma,
although she attended high
school and business college in
the city of Miami, nearby.
The pretty legal student is on
the dance committee which
arranged for the Soil ConServa-
ton Service dance tomorrow eve
ming at the Broadmoor. Blonde,
with blue eyes and a ready smile,
she is fond of swimming. tennis
and horseback riding, in which
she was quite proficient back
home.
The Washington times., 1935-12-11
LAUDED
BY PR|MATE

Enforcement of military and
economic sanctions by the League
of Nations IF necessary to bring
peace to the world" was advo-
Gated by the Most Reverend Will
liam Temple, Archbishop of York
and Primate of England. yester-
day before the English Speaking
Union at the Willard Hotel.
Respect for the League of Ma
tiLns would provide one avenue
to peace, he added.
To strengthen existing bonds of
friendship between England and
this country the Archbishop as
serted that the two countries
should decide on what stand to
take during periods Of crisis.
Recovery efforts in this coun-
try were described by His Grace
as more important than we real
izc in England"
The Washington times., 1935-12-11
MRS: CAMERON
ATTACKSWILL

BALTIMORE Dec. 11.-TeSti-
flying in the Circuit Court at Tow
son yesterday, Mrs. Duncan Cam
eron, Washington society matron,
told the court that her former
husband, Edward H. McKeon,
wealthy Baltimore countian, who
died last June, was not of sound
and disposing mind" when he exc
cuted a will leaving the bulk OF
his estate to his second wife.
The former Mrs. McKeon de-
clared she divorced her husband
in 1924 after he insisted she do so
in order that he might marry
Mrs. Alice Rush Carter, the pres
ent Mrs. McKeon.
Following his divorce from her
in 1924, Mrs. Cameron said, Nc
Keon married Mrs. Carter.
Mrs. Cameron testified that two
months after the divorce she
changed her name and that of her
two daughters, Phoebe and Elsie,
from McKeon to Quinby. Two
years later she married Duncan
Cameron.
The present suit was instituted
by Miss Elsie Quinby, while
Phoebe, it was testified, is now liv-
ing in New York as the wife of
Conrado de Traverse.
The McKeon estate is estimated
at approximately $3.50 900. Counsel
for the executors of the estate are
William D. Macmillan. Frederick
w. Bruce and J. F.. H. GorSuch, jr.
The Washington times., 1935-12-11
Rush 10 Sell Silver
Now Slowing Down

LONDON, Dec. II. G.N.SD.
The rush to sell silver slowed
down considerably today, and
as a result the market situation,
following yesterdays collapse,
was improved.
Several big orders to sell un-
resevedly have now been
amended to instructions not to
sell below a certain price.
The Washington times., 1935-12-11
Yu|etide Program
Lists Echo Chorus

An echo chorus will provide
o new feature for the program
of Christmas music which the
Tuesday Evening Music Club
will present at the University
Club of Washington on Thurs
day, December 10.
The Washington times., 1935-12-11
Indians "Reds"

Indians around Okmulgee are
found to have lived 200 years on
0 communiStic basis.