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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12
NEUTRAL BOARD MAY
PROBE AFRICA CRISIS
League Considers Appoint
ing Special Commission.

BIZ United Press
GENEVA. Sept. 12.-The League
committee of five on the Italo-
Ethiopian crisis met tonight and be-
gan considering a proposal to send a
neutral international commission to
Ethiopia.
The proposal understood to have
the support of Capt. Anthony Eden
of Great Britain. calls for the
commission TO investigate Italian
charges of Ethiopian barbarism. to
assist as far as possible the pre-
vention of further frontier incidents,
and TO designate the aggreSsor pre-
Sumably by an inquiry on the spot
in case of a hostile act being COM
mitted
1t is believed that the projected
commission may be the chief con-
Structive proposal to be contained
in the committees impending re-
port TO the council. 1t was recalled
that the League took similar action
in the case of Japan'S invasion Of
Manchuria
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12
CITY BOARD ACTS TO
OBTAIN NATURAL GAS
Utility Directors Ready to
Study Offers.

Early introduction of natural gas
into The city of Indianapolis be-
came a distinct possibility this aft
ernoon when the board Of directors
of the City Utility District unani-
mously passed a resolution to take
the necessary steps to bring about
such an eventuality.
At present, a natural gas pipe
line. extending from the Texas Pan
handle, passes the state line at
Dana.
On Aug. 30, the Detroit City Gas
Co. signed 15-year contract with
the Panhandle Pipe Line Co. for the
purchase of natural gas to be dis
tributed beginning July l, next. A
300-mile pipe line will be built from
Rockville, Ind, to Detroit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12

I tional Great Northern.
Under the hammer will pass con-
troll of hundreds of interlockine
companies welded in four huge
holding companits-the Van Mes!
Co., the Allegheny Corp, the Var
Sweringen Corp. and the Van Swer-
ingen Co.
TOttering since the financia
earthquake of 1929, the Van Swerin-
gen empire slipped out of contro
of OriS P. and NJ j. Van SWeringer
last May, when, despite desperate
efforts to meet obligations, they
were unable to take up maturing
loans.
Borrowed S5O,OOO,OOO
Control then passed to the Nor
gan interests and other banking
firms that had held the majority
shares since the winter of 1896
when the Van SweringenS We're
forced to borrow more than $50
100000 to prevent the collapse OF
their enterprises.
The shares scheduled for sale
carry voting control of coal prop
critics worth S50,0O0,0O0; real estate
assessed at S15O,OOO,OOO and truck
ing, traction and other enterprises
valued at $75,000,000. In addition
the land and buildings forming the
public square in Cleveland are in
volved, presumably because of the
new railroad station.
The Van Sweringen railroads, with
mileage that would extend around
the world, have assets valued at
So ,O21 100000, ranging from $685.
100000 for the Chesapeake & Ohio
to $62,000,000 for the international
Great Northern. The Union Ter
minal Station in Cleveland is val
ued at $50, 100000.
Bowed to Inevitable
The brothers built the system in
the turbulent competition of the
1920's, extending their trackagt
finally from the Atlantic seaboart
TO Salt Lake City and Santa Fe
from the Great Lakes to the Gull
of Mexico.
Even the early days Of the depres-
sion failed to stop their progress. In
| the spring of 1880 they threw $780,
10000 into the market to assure
control of the $665 900, 900 Missouri
Pacific.
They were unable to stave off the
inevitable, however. Railroad earn
ings dwindled and some of theil
roads were forced into bankruptcy
Real estate deprecated. The tum-
bling stock market caught them
with huge margin commitments
and interest payments to be met
The brothers who had estimated
their fortune at S91 100000 in 1929
were forced, after negotiating loans
of approximately $50,O00,OOO to give
I'm control
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12
UTILITIES BEGIN TEST
OF NEW DEAL LAWS
Famed Lawyers Hired to Battle
Control Measures in Court.

Famed Lawyers Hired to Battle
Control Measures in Court.
By United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Terming
recently enacted utility legislation
IAN attempt to advance a theory of
state socialism already proven in
imical to the rights of American
people" the Edison Electric Insti-
tute, representing the nations great
est utilities, today retained noted
counsel to test constitutionality of
the New Deal utility control meas
ureS.
John w. Davis. one time Demo-
cratic presidential nominee; Newton
D. Baker, former Secretary of War:
James Nj. Beck, former Solicitor
General of the United States, and
Forney Johnston of Birmingham
were the lawyers retained. They will
carry the fight to the Supreme
Court, the institute said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12
TAX EXPERT IS
ASKED TO PAY
100000 LEVY
Claim Against Ex-County
Official to Be Heard
by GrOSSart.
GOES BACK 80 YEARS
Charge William F. Charters
Failed to Report All
His Holdings.

Charges that William F. Charters,
wealthy former Marion County de-
Hnquent tax expert, had failed to
paw 100000 taxes on Sl3,l85 900
Marion County taxables. were filed
today with County Auditor Charles
A Grossart.
The charges were filed by Murst
". Hopkins, attorney. who conduct
cd an investigation for the Marion
County Board Of Commissioners.
Hearing Set for Sept. 80
Hearing on the charges will be
conducted by Auditor GrOssart on
sept 30, he announced, under an
Indiana statute requiring the audi
Tor TO act when claims of omitted
taxes are filed with him
If attorney Hopkins charges are
sustained, MI. Charters will be COM
PEELED TO pay the county between
$4,000 and 100000, according to
estimates made by Commissioner
Ernest K. Marker.
According TO the report of the in
vcstigator Mr.. Charters possessed
money. mortgages and corporate
stock of companies in Iowa. Illinois.
Ohio and Florida. which the COM
missionerS claim should have been
returned for taxation in Marion
County. The alleged delinquency.
the report shows. extended over
30-ycar period beginning March l,
1908.
Probe Ordered in May.
Mr.. Hopkins charged that the
former delinquent tax collector had
neglected to make return OF all of
his taxable property. The alleged
omission the report stated. ranged
from $4,000 in 1905 to 100000 in
each of the years 1922 TO 1885.
The investigation was authorized
by the commissioners in May. it was
disclosed today. after Mrs. Charters
had filed suit demanding divorce and
81 .000.00 alimony. The decree sub
Scquently was granted in Lebanon.
For many years Nj. Charters con-
Quoted tax delinquency investiga-
tions for Marion County. similar to
the inquiry made by Mr. Hopkins.
MIR. Charters has lived in Florida
since June 3.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12
u. S. TO HALT TARIFF
CONCESSIONS TO REICH
Discrimination Against American
Goods Held Reason.


WASHINGTON. Sept. l2-The
State Department this afternoon
informed Germany that on and
after Oct. Is the Reich will no long
or be accorded tariff concessions
granted other nations under recip-
rocal trade treaties negotiated by
the United States on a most ia
vOred-natiOn oasis.
The action. II was said. was
brought about by two distinct devel-
OpmentS, Germany'S persistent and
fragrant discrimination against
American products and against
American holders of German bonds
and securities. and Germany's in
SiStence that the most -favored-na-
ton clause in the German Ameri-
can commercial treaty be abrogated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12
TWO SUSPECTS
QUESTIONED IN
PAY ROLL RAID
Seven Now Held in $4,000
Beech Grove Holdup;
Woman GriIIed.
GENERAL SH0WUP HELD
Alleged Beech Grove Bank
Robbers, KIize HoodIumS
Are Viewed.

Two more arrests today brought
to seven the total number of per-
sons held for questioning in the
$4,000 Beech Grove holdup.
Being grilled by detectives are
Robert Miles, IS, Of 1910 E. 16th-st,
and Mia May Head, 81, of 421 E.
New York-st. The woman is said
to be the sweetheart of AL Head,
one of the four principal suspects
in the holdup. No blood relation
ship exists, according to police, de-
spite the similarity in names.
She was booked today on charges
of vagrancy and preliminary bond
of $4,000 was raised to $4,000 by
Municipal Judge Dewey Myers.
Hearing was set for Sept. 10.
Miles was arrested today by Sert
Richard Rivera when found asleer
at the home of a friend in the 900
block Woodlawn-av. He insisted his
name was Price" when arrested
and would not admit he is Robert
Miles until he was identified at
police headquarters by Lieut.. Leo
Trautman.
Already under arrest for CUES
tioning in the robbery of the $4,000
pay roll destined for the Citizens
State Bank of Beech Grove last
Monday are Forest Jacoby, John
and AL Head, Jerry Dukes and Mrs
Cora Head, wife of Al Head.
Second ShOwup Today
The second general Showup in as
many days was scheduled for this
afternoon at City Prison. APPROX
mately so victims of recent maior
holdups in Indianapolis viewed the
Beech Grove robbery suspects and
the members of the Frank Klize
hoodlum gang yesterday afternoon.
Detective Chief Fred Simon said
several members of the two alleged
bandit quartets were linked to re-
cent holdups and that Ralph Quinn,
filling station attendant, has identi-
fled Gilbert Potts. %, Benld, Ill, as
one of the bandits in the holdup in
which Ralph Sutton, 25-year-old
drug store messenger, was wounded
fatally.
Mr.. Sutton. in uniform and riding
motorcycle, was delivering sand
wiches to the filling station oper-
ated by Mr.. Quinn and was shot
by a bandit in the belief he was a
motorcycle policeman.
Federal Aid Is Asked
Federal aid was sought yesterday
by Police Chief Mike MorriSsey in
tracing Mr.. Suttons killer. The
.45-caliber bullet which pierced the
latter's spine and a pistol of the
same caliber found by detectives in
the room occupied by Potts and
Klize were sent TO the Bureau OF
Criminal Identification of the De-
partment of Justice for a ballistics
test.
Other alleged members of the
Klize gang under arrest are Eugene
Schneider and Stanley RIDES, both
Of indianapolis.
Approximately 80 witnesses in re-
cent holdups are scheduled to par
ticipate today in the second gen.
eral showup at police headquarters
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12
TWO KILLED, 80 HURT IN BATTLE
BETWEEN 'SCAB BAITERS,' POLICE;
TROOPS MAY BE SENT TO SCENE
Minneapolis Is Indignant Over Staying Of
Innocent Bystanders in Furious
Midnight Riot at Factory.
GOV. OLSON ORDERS PLANT CLOSED
500 Pickets, Including Women and Children,
Fight Officers; Bullets, Rocks and
Clubs Fly; More Dying.


MINNEAPOLIS, Sept II. - Demands for stringent
protective possibly martial lawOver the battle
torn area where two died furious midnight engage
ment between police and "scabbaiters made this
afternoon to Governor Floyd B. Olson
Assurance that order will be maintained at the Flour
City Ornamental Co. plant of another bloody out
burst of labor unrest in Minneapolis, was demanded from
Mayor Thomas Lamer by Walter Tetsa president of the
company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12

Gov. Olson this afternoon
sent Adjt. Gen. Ellard A.
Walsh, commander Of the
Minnesota National Guard, to
the scene.
Senator Walsh was directed to in-
vestigate and report on the possible
need of military rule. Meanwhile,
the Governor conferred with his
secretary, preparing for possible
martial law.
The Governor ordered the Flour
City plant CLOSED and sealed at
once"
Saving human life is more im-
portant than saving property" Gov.
Olson said.
Meanwhile indignation ran high
as result of the deaths of two spec
tators and wounding of at least 80
others in last nights bloody two
hour battle.
Returning From Church
The slain men, Melvin Bjorklund,
81, and Eugene Casper, 18, were in
nOcent byStanders. Mr.. Bjorklu1d
was returning with a companion
from church social when a bullet
ripped through his chest. Mr.. Cas-
per, high school youth living near
the battle scene, was a spectator, in
veStigation disclosed.
Further preliminary investigation
disclosed that none of the 80 per-
sons treated at hospitals for bullet
wounds and other injuries were
among the group of 500 persons who
picketed the plant in an effort to
force the owners to establish
closed shop and union recognition.
The Flour City plant was closed
two months ago. along with eight
others here, when the Ornamental
Iron workers Union presented de-
mand for closed shop and union
recognition. 1t reopened last week.
Throughout the trouble, both union
leaders and plant officials have in
sisted that there was no strike, in
asmuch as there was no walkout.
Thousands of persons were
damned around the plant, just be-
yOnd police lines, when firing
started between pickets and Of
ficers. Blasts from riot guns and
shot guns we're fired almost blindly
in the midnight darkness at fleet
ing forms darting from cover to
cover
Two More Feared Dying
Police charged clusters of pickets
and spectators alike, swinging black
Jacks and night sticks, and mora
spectators than pickets we're in
jured it was disclosed.
Two of the injured were in seri-
Gus condition. Fed Hogan was near
death in General Hospital with a
bullet cash in his neck. Oliver
Glass, IS, was in critical condition
with fractures of the jaw, skull and
ribs, and possibly internal injuries.
The battle broke out shortly be-
fore midnight. 1t was a bloody Sc
quel TO a similar but less serious
outbreak Tuesday night, when hum
dreds of demonstrators were dis
persed by police.
Anticipating another crisis, riot
squads were dispatched to the iron
plant early in the evening. Shortly
after dusk groups began gathering
around the plant. They skirted the
factory, covering an entire city
block. At intervals of a few feet,
police, tense and grim-faced, waited
across the street, directly in front
Of the plant.
At each of the four corners ar
mored cars were stationed. Two
others were held in reserve. They
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12
j. p. Morgan Co. Moves
to Give Up Control of
Van SlUeringen Holdings
Gigantic Financial Structure to Be Placed on Block;
Famed Railroad Lines Included in Properties
Now Operated by New Yorker.
Copyright. 1888. by United Pressl

NEW YORK 49, of great dynasty
OOOOCowi be Morgan
this afternoon
The SALE unprecedented in financial history will dispose
railroads Chesapeake
Chicago
Marquette nterna
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12
PROSPERITY ON WAY,
BABSON AID REPORTS
Business Better Now Than Many
Realize, He Holds.

BIZ United Press
WELLESLEY HILLS. Mass, Sept
Business is better than many
realize and prosperity is coming
Vice President Ralph B. Wilson OF
Babson'S Reports told the twenty
second annual National Business
Conference today.
The fundamental trend Of bust
ness was up. he said. and far bet
ter than some are willing to admit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12
LEACH PLEDGES AID IN
LIQUOR ENFORCEMENT
Cooperation of State Police Is
Promised i'm New Drive.

Cooperation between the state
police and the excise police in en-
forcement Of Indiana's new liquor
control Law was pledged yesterday
by Capt. Matt Leach. of the state
police. in a district meeting at the
StatehouSe.
Capt. Leach said uniformed state
policemen Will accompany all excise
policemen in highway arrests. point
ing out that arrests for traffic vio-
lstions specifically are prohibited by
law except where the arreSting Off
Ger Is IN uniform. The excise police
also were offered the use of the
state police barracks
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12
CONVICTED PETERSBURG
ATHLETE FILES APPEAL
Sweetheart Slayer Asks Supreme
Court Hearing.

Ward Davis, former Petersburg
High School star athlete, sentenced
to life Imprisonment for the slay-
ing of his sweetheart. Miss Anna
We've France, has filed an appeal
in the Indiana Supreme Court. He
was tried twice and was given a life
sentence at both trails.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12
DELEGATES NAMED TO
JUNIOR c. OF c. FARLEY
State Convention Will Be Held in
Fl. Wayne Starting Friday.

The Junior Chamber of Comerce
has elected delegates to attend the
state convention, which will be held
in Fl. Wayne, beginning Friday.
They are Evan B. Walker, William
B. Sinner, Frank w. Pirtle Jr.,
Harold A. Morris and Ralph l..
Swingley.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12
LOUISVILLE MAN AGAIN
HEADS POSTAL GROUP
National Officers Reelected at Spe.
cial Delivery Workers Session.

Herbert Bisig Louisville, was re-
elected president Of the National
Association of Special Delivery Mes
sengers at the closing business ses-
sion Of a three-day national con-
vention in the Lincoln yesterday.
Mayor John w. Kern addressed the
delegates at the annual banquet
which concluded the meeting last
night. The Rev. j. Ambrose Dunkel
Of the Tabernacle Presbyterian
Church offered the invocation and
J. J. Fields acted as POSTMASTER.
G. F. Mantor, Columbus. o., Sec
rotary treasurer. and John F. Mid
dendorf, Cincinnati, legislative
chairman, also we're reelected.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12

y WfTFW ITFNN
WASHINGTON. Sept. 12-The
speech of Sir Samuel Hoare. Brit
ish foreign secretary. before the
League of Nations. was an inter-
esting. able and timely appeal for
peace. Secretary of State Cordell
Hull declared this afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12
Sentenced for Attack on Girl

SCTTtVHVCU tut zIIVtrVK OII NTIIT
BIZ United Press
WARSAW, Ind, Sept. 12.-Ed-
ward Krebs, 20. convicted by a Kos
ciusko Circuit Court jury on charges
of attacking a 14-year-old Warsaw
girl, was sentenced to I've to 20
years in the Indiana State Prison
and fined 500 here today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-12
Times Index

New guaranteed tires 15c wk. Save
500 up. Hoosier Pete.-Adv.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Rev. Russell F. Peterson. Pastor
1890 an. Morning Worship:
Christ Our Hope Memorial
Day
y noon Bible School: The Lord s
Supper" study Matthew 20:
1870 and l. Cor. II.
7;8O pm Evening Worship: Our
Joy Comes in the Morning, "
read Psalm 80
Wednesday. 1880 pm, prayer
meeting in the church parlor.
June 3, the Vacation Bible School
begins at am. All the children of
the Community are invited to par
ticipate in this program of Bible
study and recreation.
COME. LET Us WORSHIP GOD
TOGETHER.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

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The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
CATHOLIC CHURCH

May %, 5th Sunday after Easter
In the absence OF Father Monroe.
there will not be any service at
the Catholic church.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
are Rogation Days.
Thursday: Feast of the Ascen-
sion. Feast of obligation. Masses at
7:30 and $50 am.
Daily mass at 7:30 am.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

The winners in the Poppy Poster
contest recently conducted by the
Legion auxiliary in Wrangen high
school and Wrangell Institute were
determined last week.
First and second prizes were
awarded 70 Institute students. Su-
sauna Jackson receiving the first
prize of $3.50 and Louis Austin the
second prize of $500. Alan Mckay
of Wrangell Junior high. received
the third prize of $1.00.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
TEACHERS OFF ON SUMNER
TRIPS AND SCHOOL WORK
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A4uuA AEOll Id6E OuE
Rigg, who has completed his school
work on a masters degree in edu-
cation will write his thesis during
the summer
Mrs. Carlotta MeDade and Miss
Ann Patrylo left Monday night for
Seattle. enroute to New York via
the Panama canal They will sep
arate at New York, Miss Patrylo TO
go to her home in Massachusetts,
while Mrs. McDade will sail on a
southern Europe tour. Miss Helen
Hunter plans to spend the summer
at her home in Seattle.
Miss Helen Gorton will go di-
rectly from Seattle to her home in
Kalispell, Montana. and then re
turn to the coast for summer work
either at the University of Wash
ington or the Bellingham Normal
Miss Agnes Aitken will spend the
greater part of the school vacation
in southern California but first
will spend some time in Poulsbo,
Washington, where she will take
intensive instruction in hand weav-
ing from Mrs. Bergman, who is
ranked as one OF the six outstand-
ing weavers in the United States.
incidentally, Mrs. Bergman is the
mother of Oscar Bergman, former
resident OF Wrangell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

CORDOVA, Alaska, May 20
Mavis Fields, aged 10 years, is
dead; William Bunson, aged 81.
airplane mechanic and student pi-
lot, is in the hispital with severe
injuries, and Stanley Seltrenieh is
suffering bruises as the result of an
early morning airplane accident
The small plane in which Bunson
was taking the others for a ride,
plunged into Lake Eyak at 400
o'clock Sunday morning soon after
the take-off. Fishermen rescued
Bunson and Seltrenich but the girl
vas drowned when she attempted
TO swim to shore, 100 yards away
The plane was the property of T
NJ Donohoe, local attorney.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
THE SALVATION ARMY

MAJOR and Mrs. Carruthers
TUESDAY
30 pm. Public service
FRIDAY
$50 pm. Band of Love
SUNDAY
8 90 pm. Sunday School
80 pm. Salvation meeting
1000 an. Holiness meeting
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

Flowers for Memorial Day will
be on sale next Tuesday and We'd
nesday IN the jacobson building
and will include a variety of bed
ding plants and potted plants suit
able for outdoor decoration.
Gwen Carruthers
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
Al OPERATIONS CLOSE WHEN
UNION DEMANDS ARE DENIED
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paid miners in most of the North
American mines. While the COM
pany stated it intended TO continue
the high wage, it also refused to
increase the wage scale at this
time
In answering the demand for
free medical care for employees and
their families, n e company.
through Mr.. Metzgar, called atten-
ton to the fact that every dollar
collected for medical, surgical, and
hospital treatment under the laws
of the Territory of Alaska, is spent
each month for the purposes for
which it is collected. Through an
arrangement in which both the
hospital and doctors have been very
generous in their cooperation, a re-
duced rate may be had for hos
pitalization of dependent members
OF employees families; and the
doctors services may be had for ali
dependent members of employees
families, free of charge, at the Of
flee of the company physician dur
ing office hours. For dependent
members of employees families,
the doctors charge for calls at the
home is one-half the regular rate
The fee deducted for medical
surgical and hospitadl treatment is
$500 per month from each en-
plOyee.
The service rendered employees
is not only materially more than
required by law, but is all that
money collected will pay for and,
therefore, we cannot extend it
Mr.. Metzgar's concluding para
graph stated:
In conclusion I wish to say thai
any attempt at collective bargain
ing which ignores the majority Of
the employees affected, is wrong.
unjust, and un-American."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

Present wages at the mine. ac-
eording TO mine officials are labor
ers, both surface and underground.
$4.S5 per S-hour day, sorters, S4.35
per S-hour day, miners, $685. to
$3.50 per S-hour day, mechanics,
$3.50 per S-hour day.
With erous intermediate
average over all pay for all meu
employed is approximately $500
per 8-hour day for a 4S-hour week.
according to the figures released