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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-19

WOrkmen have Deen ouSN
throughout last week and this week
rehabilitating fair buildings. plac-
ing new wire in front of the race
track grandstand. new board fences
around the track. new roof for
the dog and cat building.
Ole. structures have been painted
and Playground roads oiled in readi-
ness for the heavy traffic expected
during fair week.
Old SchOolhouse Is Here
An old-style one room school
house from Brown County is on
the Playground and is being trim
med in readiness for holding SEES
sions of the Three RS"
Purses totaling $4,000 will be
distributed during the Grand Cir
cult races. Stakes amounting to
s18.5OO will be given at the horse
show in the Coliseum. Beef cattle
awards will reach a new high with
1851 in prizes while swine awards
of S7846 and dairy cattle prize
money of $791S rank close to the
beef cattle money.
The total awards in all classes,
the speed department. and Al
club work will be $114,778.75.
Children will open this years fair
with Aug. 81. the natal day of the
exhibition. designated as "Children'S
Day" and all children II years Of
age and under will be admitted
free.
Two Other Free Days
Children also will be admitted
without charge on Sept. l. and
Sept. a.
Boys and girls of state All clubs
will be in the spotlight on opening
day when calf. pig, and lamb clubs
are judged. Harness races, ban"
concerts. carnival rides. and opening
of all exhibits will feature the first
fair day.
On Sunday. Sept. I. giant Sun
day school will be held III the Indi-
ana University building. During the
afternoon and night q gasoline
rodeo will be held in front of the
grandstand. The horse show be
gins at 7:3O p. m. in the coliseum.
The day has been designated as In
diana Day"
Labor Day, always highlight of
the fair. will feature the Horseman
Stake. for Swear old PAGERS, as the
Grand Circuit races open. The
stake has $500 value and will
bring together stars of the Sulky
world. The Hotel Lockerbie stake
for 2:1O PAGERS with a $500 value
will be another highlight in front
of the grandstand.
Judging to Start Early
A grcomS contest. judging in all
classes of cattle, sheep and hogs.
coupled with a revue at night in
front of the grandstand will be other
features of the day.
War veterans and Gov. Paul v.
McNutt will hold sway on Tuesday,
Sept. 2. Polled- Shorthorn and
Aberdeen Angus cattle will be
Judged. The dog show will be
in full swing. Vaudeville will in
tersperse the heats in the Grand
Circuit races in the afternoon.
Wednesday, Sept. q will be feat
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-19
Three Famed Judges to Award Honors at Playground
Event Opening Sept l. Sponsors Are Named.

beribboned in
show which begins Sept and continues THROUGH Sept g.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-19
WILL ROGERS EvERYBODYS
FRIEND'-AND He CROWNED
WHEN He HEARD MISTER
List of His Activities Would Take at Least
1000 Pages to Record Writes an Old
Hollywood Companion of HumOrist.

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-19
Famed Irish Barrister Dead

By nitfd Press
LONDON Aug 19-Sir John Ross.
last lord chancellor of Ireland, died
Saturday at his home in Dunmoyle,
County Tyrone, it was learned to-
day. He was 81.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-19
Even Family in Dark

HIS Humanitarian Is well known
no person IN our lifetime has
given so literally of his time and
Evening star., 1935-05-01

would be 4 per cent on gross receipts
and 6 per cent on net corporate in
come-that is, total net operating rev.
enue, less operating expenses, includ-
ing taxes and depreciation.
Aggregate 1888 Taxes.
The District gas, electric power,
street railroad and telephone COM
panies in 1888 paid taxes totaling
$3.50, 900 less than they would have
paid II assessed on their property here
at the realty tax rate, the committee
said.
The difference between Federal and
District taxes also was revealed In
1929 the Federal tax on the power
company was $549,O0o and in 1888
S751,l an increase Of 81 per cent.
For the Chesapeake &, Potomac Tele-
phone Co. the 1929 taxes were $127,-
039 and for 1888 5000, ,l34, an increase
Of 143 per cent. For the same period
the District taxes on the power COM
pany increased 13 per cent and on the
telephone company IL per cent.
Further, the study shows the power
company paid in taxes to the Federal
Government in 1888 $75l,148, while
its total paid to the District was
SAL, ,702. This obvious disproportion
is not consistent with the services per-
formed by the respective govern
ments," the committee asserted.
To show how the present tax sys-
tenn operates, the committee said the
District taxes on the power company
amount to less than per cent on
gross receipts while the taxes on the
street car company amount to about
81 per cent of gross receipts. although
net income of the power company is
lit times the taxes imposed by the
District while the net income Of the
transit company is but a little more
than IL times the taxes.
Tie committee also voiced objec-
ton to the proposed ad valorem taxes
for utilities as proposed in 193l-l932
oy the Mapes Committee Of the House
There Is now o pronounced trend
away from ad valorem taxes and an
adoption Of q series Of taxes intended
to reflect variations in capacity to
pay" the committee said.
The street car merger act, relieving
the railway company Of much Of the
cost of street paving between the
tracks. will place on the public costs
Evening star., 1935-05-01
NEW UTILITY TAXES
IN D. c. PROPOSED
Plan Offered by Committee
Directed at Utility Hold
ing Groups.
Continued From First Page.)

& Electric Co., now a street car hold
ing company, which owns outright
the stock of the Potomac Electric
Power Co., which has a $4,000, 600
rate base; that the North American
Co. owns 78 per cent Of the stock Of
the w. r. 6 E., which owns nalf the
stock of the Capital Transit Co., and
the North American Co. owns directly
8 per cent of the stock of the Capital
Transit Co.; and u per cent Of the
stock of the Washington Gas Light
Co. (Which owns the Georgetown
Gas Light Co.., is owned by the
Washington Suburban Co., Massa-
chusetts common-law trust which was
established "to avoid the technical
provisions of the La Toilette act"
Analysing dividend payments to
these holding corporations, the COM
mittee found that during the calen-
dar year 1888 common stock divi-
dends amounting to $3,256.743 were
paid by the above mentioned utilities
here to their foreign corporate con-
trollers.
Inimical TO Welfare.
The committee quoted the following
from the special message Of President
Roosevelt on holding corporations:
Except where 1t Is absolutely neces-
sary to the continued functioning Of
q geographically integrated operating
utility system, the utility holding COM
pany with its present powers must
20. In its destruction Of local
control and its substitution Of ab-
sentee management 1t has built up
In the public utility field what has
justly been called q system Of private
socialism, which is inimical to the
welfare Of free people"
The committee concluded: "Not one
Of the holding company operations
above mentioned Is essential to the CO.
ordination, financing or integration OF
the splendidly coherent local utility
operations. Nothing but good would
result from an integration of the cor
porate structures and the disposition
of the investments into local hands.
washington is adequately able to
fianance and operate its own facili-
ties"
The new tax provision would re-
quire each utility to report to Assessor
Richards ON or before each August
the names of those who have, on any
day when dividends on its voting
stock were payable, during the prior
calendar year, owned, directly or in
directly, more than 10 per cent Of the
voting stock. The utility would pay q
10 per cent tax on the total amount
of such dividends 50 reported. Cor
responding allowance would be made
for such payments in personal intan-
gible property taxes here.
The utility firms now pay corpora
ton taxes as follows: Gas company, S
per cent on gross earnings-that Is.
total income less taxes and deprecia-
ton; telephone and power companies.
4 per cent on gross earnings, and
street railway company, 4 per cent on
gross receipts. The proposed new tax
Evening star., 1935-05-01
AbERNETHy HEADS
EVANGELISM UNIT
Calvary Baptist Pastor Is
Elected by Federal Co :.
Gil of Churches.

Rev. william 8. Abernethy, pastor
Of the Calvary Baptist Church, Eighth
and H streets, last night was elected
chairman of the department OF evan
gelism Of the General Council Of the
Churches Of Christ in America. A
two-day conference Of the department
closed this afternoon. DIR. Abernethy,
whose term will last two years, sue
ceeds DR.. william Hiram Foulkes Of
Newark, N. j., who had resigned.
Others officers, elected ut last nights
dinner celebration, are: Bishop Ralph
Cushman, Denver, vice chairman; Rev.
Charles Z. Shaeffer, Philadelphia, re-
cording secretary; Rev. Jesse M. Bader,
New York City. executive secretary;
DR.. r. H. Miller Of the National City
Christian Church, chairman Of the de-
partment's advisory council and DIR.
Foulkes, chairman Of the Committee
Of the Preaching Mission. Approx
mately ESQ persons attended the din
ner, held at the Calvary Baptist
Church. Prior to his election as chair
man, Rev. Abernethy served as vice
chairman OF the department.
Rev. Mr.. Bader spoke today on DE
Evening star., 1935-05-01

Of some s350O00 q year which other
wise would be carried by the COM
pany. the committee found. An addi-
tional $4,000 for costs Of paving on
bridges also has been passed on to the
public, 1t said. Also. the street rail-
way company has been relieved Of the
costs Of crossing police Of some
Sis, 900 q year, 1t said.
Bank Taxes Uniformity.
Uniformity of bank taxes was con-
siaered by the committee. 1t recog-
pized that the business Of national
banks and trust companies and incor-
porated savings banks is now sub
Stantially similar. National banks
and trust companies, however. pay a
6 per cent tax on gross earnings while
State banks or savings institutions pay
but per cent after deduction of in
terest paid on deposits. In recent
years the business Of savings banks
has been expanded to include substan-
TALLY all types of business handled by
national banks and trust companies.
If q uniform per cent tax were
applied to all incorporated banks, the
net loss in revenue to the District
would be approximately $4,000, the
committee asserted. The
conclusions as to increase in State
Evening star., 1935-05-01

banks and reduction Of taxation to
national banks and trust companies
would be decidedly erroneous under
present conditions"
Discussing the proposal that the
savings banks be used to collect the
taxes on money on deposit. the re-
port states:
ION December 81, 1884, there was
on deposit In the banks OF the Dis
trict approximately $257 1000, 900. Per
sonal property returns for The same
year showed . total reported in cash
on hand and In banks In the Digtrict
approximately $4,000. 900. It Is OBJ
vious there cannot be more than
5000, ,00O, 900 in deposits in District
banks which are not subject Of re-
port under the District personal prop
erty tax laws.
"The practical impossibility Of an
Independent audit and check Of every
tax return 30 rs to indicate the ac-
curate balance on deposit in the Dis
trict by those subject to taxation Ii
apparent.
1T is recommended that legislation
be considered which would require q
confidential report by all banks of oil
deposits on the tax date and that
there be substituted for the present
five mills personal Intangible tax on
bank deposits . tax Of four mills,
payable directely from the deposits
by the bank.
This would relieve the honest per-
sons who file returns by . reduction
Of 20 per cent in their tax return and
would yield several hundred thousand
dollars in additional revenue. The
mechanical york Of examing the
accounts and making reports and pay
ments should constitute sufficient ad-
ditional levy on the banks at the
present time"
Evening star., 1935-05-01
PRESS BUILDING
PETITION ALLOWED
Possible Revision Of Reorganiza-
ton Plan Seen After Court
Move.

A possible revision Of the National
Press Building reorganization plan
vas seen today when District Su-
preme Court Justice James M. Proc
tor signed an order permitting com
mittee representing 100000 OF nrst
mortgage bonds to intervene IN the
case.
The Intervening Committee, COM
posed Of James M. johnson and
Thomas c. Montgomery, proposed
three principal changes in the plan.
l. To give first mortgage bond
holders for each $1,000 5h per cent
bond q new 81 900 bond bearing per
cent fixed and 21a per cent cumula-
tive income rights. The original plan
provides for two $500 bonds for each
$1,000 bond, the first $500 bond to
bear fixed interest at per cent and
the second $500 bond non-cumulative
interest at 4 per cent.
z. The second general 81 per cent
mortgage Of $2,175,0 900 is to be can
celed and Al per cent first preferred
stock issued in lieu thereof. The other
plan gives back q new second mort
gage income bond paying up to AZ
per cent.
3. The common stock, now owned
by the Press Building, is to be held
by the trustee for the first mortgage
bonds during the life Of the bond
issue and thereafter given back to
the Press Club
Attorneys Norman B. Frost and
Paul Z. Lesh filed the intervening
petition.
Evening star., 1935-05-01

veloping the Devotional Life Of the
Church." Rev. Ralph McAfee on "Ef-
fectiye Cooperation In Evangelism"
Frank Goodman. secretary Of the radio
department OF the council, on Using
the Radio for Religion" and Rev. w.
Angie Smith, pastor of Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church, spoke on
Preparing for and Conducting q
Preaching Mission" MONDAY Worship
was offered By Rev. Howard Thurman
Of the School Of Religion, Howard
Evening star., 1935-05-01
DUST KILLS FISH

TOPEKA, Kans, May R.-Dust
storms are killing fish in Western Kan
sas. A. 8. Foulks, parole attorney for
the State Board Of Administration,
said yesterday.
He said he had seen scores Of dead
fish floating on the Pawnee River.
game wsrdens explaining the dust
formed a heavy scum. Permission has
been given to seine the stream for fish
still surviving.
Evening star., 1935-05-01

University. Reports on the Untted
Christian Youth Conferences were
submitted by Rev. William III Kein.
New York City. - ~
An address this afternoon on "The
Place and Program Of Evangelism In
the United Church Of Canada". tnd
another by Rev. Mr.. Abernethy on
Facing Our Evangelistic Task" fol-
lowed by q service Of dedication by
DR.. Foulkes, concluded the councils
program. O,|f'.3
Evening star., 1935-05-01
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE
SUCCESS is REPORTED
District Responds to Campaign
for Clothes and Articles to
Aid Organization.

The Salvation Army's annual
Spring housecleaning" drive for old
clothing, furniture and odds and ends
b meeting with q city-wide response,
although an even larger volume Of
donations can be taken care Of IN the
army's repair shops.
The donations are repaired and
sold, the proceeds going to support
INDECENT families and supply work for
almost 100 persons daily. The drive
Is being conducted from the special
service center at First and F streets.
Brigadier John G. MCGEE, in charge
Of social service work, today asked
housewives with articles they are
planning to discard to telephone the
center and trucks will be dispatched
for the donations.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-10-23
(UNITED PRESS)

A ten-day truce in the European
field prevailed today with France
and Great Britain anxiously await
ing Premier Mussolin1s reaction
to Sir Samuel Hoare's speech be-
fore parliament yesterday in ar
open bid for peace.
The speech nevertheless was an
implied warning, designed to force
Mussolini's hand. Sir Samuel in
sisted that the Ethiopian war must
be halted without fighting in Eu-
rope. Sir Samuel pointedly invit-
ed Mussolini to do something be-
fore October 81, when the league
will fix the date for the applica-
ton of financial and economic
penalties already voted.
Thus the diplomatic situation
overshadowed the military one,
but there were no indications of
lessening hostilities in Ethiopia.
On the contrary, Philippians show
ed signs of translating their boast
full Fighting talk" of recent weeks
into action, if unleashed, despite
Halle Selassie's preference Of
making the Italians keep the OF.
fensive. The first real fighting will
occur in the north, possibly in the
next three or four days.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-10-23
PRAISES ROAD
WORK IN AREA
Coston Tells State Men of
Fine Work on Fruit
land Road

J. C.. COston, register of deeds
and who, as a leading member Of
the Junior Order has been throw
ing his influence behind the sue
cess of the Fruitland Institute
and Junior College, has written
Messers Webb and Walker of the
state highway commission his ap-
probation of the work done on
the Fruitland road, which has just
been completed. Mr.. Coston's let
ter reads:
Messrs. Webb & Walker,
State Highway Commission,
Asheville, N. C.
Dear Sirs:
Just a word of appreciation for
the fire work that you did on the
Fruitland road, which has just
been completed. This section of
the county has been badly neg
lected, and should have been re-
paired number of years ago,
because it was almost impossible
to get to Fruitland school, but it
is in fine shape now, and We GER
tainly appreciate it, for as you
know, Mr.. Durham and | have
been constantly hammering the
highway department for the past
four years to get this work thru.
Again, want to thank you per-
sonally for this fine piece of work.
Yours very truly,
]. C. COSTON,
Register of Deeds.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-10-23

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. %.
OUP). - Gov. Bibb Graves took 90
direct action in the strike Of H.
900 soft coal miners yesterday as
families of jobless workers facea
actual want. ,, g
The Alabama department OF
public welfare, which has 1ed
families of 10000 strikers Tor
two weeks, announced last night
its funds are exhausted.
Unless other agencies assume
the burden of supporting the strlk-
ers, suffering may become intense
in the Birmingham bituminous
field. The state has expended
more than $4,000 for support OF
the needy families. A. H. Collins,
head of the welfare department,
said further support must come
from the federal government. o.f'5
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-10-23
Sentences, Fines
Are Imposed On
Drunken Drivers
JUDGE Station Deals Severe
Iy With Offenders
on Monday

Judge r. H. Station dealt severe
ly with drunken drivers IN 'he
county recorders court yesterday:
giving road sentences and SUI r,
fines in a number of cases. "e
docket was as follows: r
Jack Williams, convicted oa
driving a car while drunk Wa Wa
sentenced to serve three mOn! :.o
and forfeited his license to oi'''
for IL months. ,.;,.
, Eli Bryson, convicted OF uLin
ing a car while drunk; was J
fenced to serve three monthS @ rnr
forfeited his license to drive oi lad
IL month. The defendant aPpe"r .os
to superior court and bona was
set at 5000. .,5 On
kinney Stepp was ACQUITTED ii. ydH on
a charge of violating trat1C i T,.;y.
James Hall, convicted OF u nan
ing a car while drunk, was for
fenced to serve 80 days ana ~ 10
feited his license to drive 'o'
months. .;o+od
James H. Albritton, co9 I wos
of driving a car while drums tn,,feit.
fined 500 and costs ana ~
Continued on page SiA'
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-10-23
ALABAMA FUNDS FOR FEEDING
STRIKERS GONE; SEEK u. S. AID
New Efforts Made to Adjust Mining Differences Job
less Families Face Actual Want

Graves indicated he will use the
two and one-half cent state ton
mage tax to bargain with opera
tors in an effort to bring peace In
the walkOut. The miners have
been on strike since September
%. -,
The governor told the United
Press that he will "play the ton
mage tax for all it is worth" OPP
orators, however, have declared
that abolition of the tax would
leave them still far short of equal
ization if they met labor's de-
mand for pay increases:
The United Mine Workers of
America are asking increases
which would equalize the differen-
entail existing between the Birm-
ingham scale and the wage in the
- fContinued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-10-23
.RIDCIANS PLAY
ON THURSDAY
Game With Brevard Col
lege "B" Team Moved
up to Tomorrow

Because OF change in their
schedule, the Blue Ridge football
team will play on Thursday this
week instead of on Saturday as
planned. The Hilltoppers journey
to Brevard where they will meet
the Brevard college. "B" team at
, o'clock.
Although they lost a close 6 to
0 decision to the Biltmore College
Bulldogs on Saturday, the Blue
Ridgians came through the game
without injuries; and except for
the handicap of the short time for
preparation should be in good
condition for Thursdays tilt.
Coach Morris was not satisfied
with his teams offense last week
and is still searching for a click
ing combination. In practice this
week Tom LYDIA has been running
at haifback and it is possible that
he will start the game with Bre-
ward in this position. If SC, Henry
Reaves will probably play the END
which this shift leaves open.
Little is known here of the
strength of the Brevard outtlt'
but the Hilltoppcrs expect to face
strong opposition. In the games
they have played 50 far the blue
R:dgians have have earned an
even break, having won two ana
lost two and scored exactly, inc
same number of points as nave
been scored against them. A WIN
on Thursday will swing the pal
ancc in their favor.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-10-23
ITALIANS PUSHING
ADVANCE. FROM SOUTH

LONDON, Oct. % CUP =
Gen, Rodolfo Graziani's Somali-
land forces continued their adj
vance northward in Ethiopia and
captured the fortified village of
Gidle, northeast of Dagneri, the
Exchange Telegraph Agency's
correspondent with the Italian
forces reported last night.
The capture was regarded as
an important step toward occupa-
ton of Gorahai, important Ethlo-
plan southern base which has
been bombed repeatedly.
Mercenary tribesmen under the
Sultan Olol Dinle were credited
with the capture, which was re-
sisted stiffly by less than 100
Philippians. The Philippians re-
fused to surrender until sur
rounded and even then so escap-
ed through underbrush. Twenty
were found dead and wounded.
The fortified base commands a
large amount of surrounding
country.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-10-23
MOSER OFF TO
CONFERENCE.
Methodist Pastor Has Fine
Report to Submit; Of
ficers Named

The Rev. Claude II. MOser left
this morning to attend the annual
session of the Western North Car
DINA Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church. South. which
will open tomorrow at Salisbury
and continue through next Mon
day.
The Rev. Mr.. Moser said that
assignments of pastors for the
next conference year by Bishop
Paul B. Kern probably will not be
read until next Monday afternoon
or night. Having completed four
years of work here, the Rev. Mr..
Moser does not expect to be re-
appointed to First church.
Z. C.. Byers and S. NJ. Garren
are lay delegates to the confer
ence. and others are expected 20
attend one or more meetings from
the local congregation.
In his report to conference oil,
ficials, Mr.. MOser will show Ill
salaries and operating costs or the
local church paid and all confer
ence claims, including benevo-
lences, presiding elders salary,
children's home assessment, ana
others met in full. He also VIII
report that in the last year the
church has reduced its indebted
ness by $4,000 through the pur-
chase of outstanding notes anu
other evidences of obi ,gatiOn and
bv the application of surplus funds
on open accounts. Negotiations 1or
the settlement of the first mort
gage Indebtedness on the church
property also were inaugurated
under the direction of Mr.. Moser'
with prospects that satisfactory
plan of reducing and rehnancing
the obligation will be erected
within the next year.
During the conference year just
ending, 80 persons were received
into church membership on pro-
Continued on page SIX