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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-25
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

with his Jewish friend Hirshberg
and a former Communist named
Zander had been taken into custody
after the smashing Of the windows
of Kowalski's shop by unidentified
persons. The morning after the
windows were broken, Zander was
alleged to have remarked: This Ia
German culture" Police there
claimed it was likely" Zander had
smashed the windows at the mer-
chants own request. to diScredit
Hitherto organizations.
Heilsberg-Secret police closed the
premises of Catholic youth organi-
cations in the bishops palace be-
cause four black, red and gold flags
were found.
The black, red and gold colors of
the Weimar republic used to be used
by Catholic and Nationalist youth
organizations as an emblem of the
movement for a greater Germany
embracing the Reich and Austria.
snabrueck - The project in a
statement Sharply condemned part
of the Catholic and Protestant
clergy for refusing to hoist the
Swastika flag on churches on ma
tional holidays. He announced that
in future, coercion would be used to
assure that all churches are deco
rated on Nazi state festivals.
Duisburg-The burgomaster or
dered all city officials to resign i'm
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POWER TRUSTS
NEWS SERVICE
TO Be PROBED
Black Committee to DeIve
Into Editorials Written
for Small Towns.
BY RUTH FINNEY
Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, July Is. = The
Black lobby committee may try to
discover whether utilities money
helped put editorials against the
Wheeler Rayburn bill into small
town newspapers. II has produced
no evidence to that effect to date.
however.
The committees inquiry has al
ready turned toward the press.
Robert Lewis. reporter for the York
CPa) Dispatch. testified that Quay
G. Halter, representative Of an As
ISOLATED Gas 81 Electric Co. sub
sidiary, called on his editor in re-
gard to an article by Mr.. Lewis
about faxed kilograms.
The committee asked Mr. Lewis.
also, whether his paper receives the
syndicate editorial service supplied
by z. Hofer e. Sons. He was unable
TO say.
The question recalled a disclosure
by the Federal Trade Commission
in its utility investigation. that the
Hofer service received $4,000 a year
from electric utility companies and
distributed prepared editorials and
articlS free, to about $4,000 small
town papers.
The committee indicated it would
go into the newspaper situation
more thoroughly. probably summon
ing the editor of the Dispatch to
testify Mr.. Haller denied trying
to get Mr.. Lewis fired, and the COM
mittee indicated considerable in
terest in just what conversation
occurred.
The trade commissions report on
utility propaganda, made public a
few months ago. said a number of
so-called newspaper news or edi-
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torial services we're given financial
support or subsidy and IN return
therefor such agencies we're active
in carrying forward a program Of
publicity in harmony with that Of
the utilities"
OF those listed z. Hofer g. Sons
was the most ambitious. 1t origin
ally served a number Of Pacific
Coast newspapers but in 1924. &C
cording to testimony or Robert NJ.
Hofer. he explained his service to a
number Of Eastern utility execu-
tives and obtained their support for
extending it to all small papers in
all 4S states.
Mr.. Hofer testified that it was the
policy Of his service to oppose mu-
nicipal operation of utility plants
and government participation In
business. Individual utility COM
panies contributed to its support.
Mr.. Hofer estimated that in one
year editorials and articles repro
duced from his service amounted to
about $4,000 solid pages. These
editorials were frequently repro
duced by utilities to indicate public
opinion.
The trade commission report in
cludes a letter written about the
Hofer service in 1923 by P. H. Gads-
don yica nresidpnt of the United
Gas Improvement Co. and chairman
Of the Committee on Public Utility
Executives. organized to fight the
Wheeler Rayburn bill.
we have on several occasions. "
he wrote, asked Mr.. Hofer to send
us the clippings for various states
in which we we're interested, and 1
have been astonished at the volume
of il"
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Kidneys Must
Clean Out Acids

out Acids aud poisonous wastes from
your blood is through o million tiny,
delicate Kidney tubes or filters. but be-
ware Of cheap. drastic, irritating drugs.
II functional Kidney or Bladder dis
orders make you suffer from Getting
Tn Nights. Nervousness. Leg Pains,
Backaches. Circles Under Eyes, Dlzzl-
ness. Rheumatic Pains. Acidity or irri-
tation, don't take chances. Get the Doc
tors guaranteed prescription called
Cystex (Siss-Tex). Works fast. safe
and sure. In As hours it must bring
new vitality, and is guaranteed to do
the work in one week or money back
on return of empty package. Cystex
costs only &c a dose at druggists and
the guarantee protects you.-Adv.
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mediately from religious organiza-
lions of civil servants and also to
take their children out of the con-
tessional youth organizations, de-
claring, "the state is entitled to de-
mand that its employees give the
state what Is due to it."
Weimar-The Rev Oberthuer,
Catholic priest in the village of
Berkungen, was taken into pro-
tective custody" accused of hostility
to the state. The secret police chief.
examining him, asked whether he
knew national socialism alone had
prevented the bolshevists from COM
ing into power in Germany, thus
saving the church. The priest re-
piled:
Things could not be worse under
a Bolshevist regime"
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STEEL HELMET
UNIT DISBANDED
IN NAzI DRIVE
HitIeriteS Continue Jewish
and Catholic Prosecutions
on National Scale.

By United Press
BERLIN, July 25. The Nazi
drive against Jews, Catholics and
war veterans went forward I'M
abated today, with instances piling
up in all sections of Germany.
A cross-section of events is given
in dispatches from the following CT
ties:
neutrality-suspicious. police dis
banded three Steel Helmet organi-
cations in this district, confiscated
their funds and forbade them to
wear uniforms.
KOenigsberg - Police announced
that a Jewish merchant, KoWalski.
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notices and features Of Streicher's
anti-Semitic weekly.
He literally quoted Der Steurmer's
motto, The Jews are our disgrace"
and said the real Nad does not have
to utter such hysterical cries
reminiscent Of a cackling hen lay
ing eggs"
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Nazi Flags Jew Batter
By United Press

by UNIttU fIto8
BERLIN, July 25.-The extremist
methods used in the anti-Jewish
campaign of Julius Streicher, Ger
many's leading Jew-baiter, were at
tackled today with surprising sharp
ness by Emil Steurtz, official Nazi
spokesman and deputy district
leader of the Nazi party in South
ern WeStphalia.
In an article published in the
party'S official district organ, Stuertz
scathingly denounced the familiar
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CITY WOMAN ENDS LIFE;
DESP0NDENCY BLAMED
Takes Poison in Drug Store Where
She Had Been EMPLOYED.

Believed to have been respondent
because of domestic difficulties. Mrs.
Helen Barton, 80, Of 100 n. Illinois,
st. took poison last night in a drug
store at 902 N. Illinois-st where she
had been employed for the last eight
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Yugoslav COncOrdat Signed
VATICAN CITY, July Is. - A
concordat between the Vatican and
Yugoslavia was signed toGay.
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JULY 25. 1895

years. She died shortly thereafter.
Surviving her are the husband.
Jesse Barton. operator of a lunch
car at 100 N. Illinois-st, and a sister,
Mrs. Thelma Patterson. Erie, Pa.
, 1935-06-28

each time the fund grows to $500. II
has been announced.
Coach Maurice Pipkin and men,
bers OF the Kiwanis club feel conf
dent that the debt win be retired
within three years. but In order TO be
on the safe side the maturities were
set at five years.
This bond issue gives us an OPP
portunity to do something for the
worthy youngsters In our school
system" Robin Pate. spokesman for
the Kiwanis committee in charge
of the bond issue, told the club at its
regular Thursday meeting.
"At the same time, IL win be q civic
move for the benefit Of the fans.
Few Of our people are In a position
TO attend Friday afternoon football
games, but practically all OF them
would be able to attend night games.
Night football has proved IN un-
qualified success In many Texas
cities the size Of Brownsville"
A canvas Of south Texas cities
having night football reveals that
in every instance gate receipts jump
ed upward from 800 to 500 per cent
The Eagles. who have the best
prospects they have had in years
will play eight home games this
season while engaging such clubs
as Corpus Christi. Robstown, La
redo. Kingsville, Edinburg and Har-
lingen.
This Is the year to install oul
, 1935-06-28
Delinquent Tax
Interest TO Be
Begun July LIST

Interest on delinquent taxes viii
b. calculated from July I and not
from the date OF delinquency as
previously ruled by the attorney
general. according 20 information re-
ceived here Thursday by Assessor
Collector Ralph T. Agar.
The attorne. general. In reversing
his opinion or May 18th. stated that
possibly he was in error. and aSsum-
ed that he was by making the state
ment 70 the effect that II Is now his
opinion that interest on all taxes de-
linquent rs OF August !. 1884. and
raid. after June 80. 1885. win be fig
ured from July /. 1885. at the rate OF
6 per cent per annum and that q
penalty CT 8 per cent viii be added
thereto II paid after June 80. 1885,
This change was made after the
attorney general had conferred with
w. r. Poage OF Waco. who inserted
the amendment. Poage explained
that TX was the intention OF the leg
islature. after June 30. 1885, not 10
, 1935-06-28
NIGHT FOOTBALL
BONDS ON SALE
Kiwanians Back Movement
To Provide Lights
For Gridiron

A program to give the Brownsville
high school Eagles a first-clasS night
football plant on Tucker Field win
get under way Friday when the XII
wants club begins sale OF 30, $40
bends. A total of ESQ Of the bonds
viii be issued but only 30 win be
sold at present.
The Kiwanis club. through special
arrangement with the Brownsville
board OF trustees. has agreed to
ponsor the night football plant. and
the Kiwanians hope to sell the en-
tire issue before the end OF the
week.
The bends do not bear interest
and mature in five years. Beginning
this year, go per cent OF the net gate
receipts at Tucker Field will be set
aside In a trust fund TO retire the
sonds. The money will be distributed
, 1935-06-28

night plant Pate told the Kiwan-
ians. ~for we should retire about
one-half OF the bonded debt on the
light plant with this years favor
able prospect and schedule.
Brownsville fans are football
hungry again. and we expect little
difficulty in dispoSing OF the bonds.
No cne stands to lose q cent. and
all have an opportunity or giving
the schoolboys a big boost" the XII
wanians we're told
The civic club members will be-
gin canvasing the town Friday and
viii continue until 30 Of the bonds
are sold. Practically all members Ct
the club have agreed 10 buy a bond
and TO attempt to dispose Of from two
to five more.
, 1935-06-28
Son Of One Of City
Founders Succumbs

Last rites we're held at 8 a. m
Thursday for Cecilio G. Yznaga, 50.
member Of one of the pioneer fami-
lies of Brownsville. who died at )
D. m. wednesday. He resided at 6l3
Adams street and was the grandson
Of Antonio YZnaga enc Of the found
ers or Brownsville.
Cara funeral home had charge
of services. Interment was in the
old city cemetery.
Survivors include: His wife. Vir-
ginia v: seven brothers, Ernesto. OF
La Feria; Oscar. Santa Rosa: Ar
Elando. Harlingen: Antonio, Sulli-
van City; Miguel. Brownsville: Ar
turo. Santa Rosa; Reuben, Sullivan
City; three sisters Mrs. Consuelo
Yznaga de Thomas Harrington; Mrs.
Celia Yznaga de Guzman Mercedes:
and Berta Yznaga. Sullivan CITY:
two aunts. Mrs. Juana YZnaga de Ia
Portilla. Brownsville: Mrs. Alivia
Yznaga de Salinas. Mexico City: and
an uncle. Antonio Yznaga. Roma.
, 1935-06-28
Los FRESNOS
PLANT BURNS
Refinery Almost Total Loss
From Flames Of Unknown
Origin
fSpecini 20 The Heraldl

Especial 70 The HerhlQD
Los FRESNOS, June 27.-Several
thousand dollars damage was done
here Wednesday night by a fire OF
undetermined origin which prac-
tically destroyed the Los FreSnoS
refining company plant.
The wood frame and corrugated
iron building which housed the
refinery was almost a total loss and
valuable machinery In the plant
was damaged. The building was
covered by insurance, but the ma
chinery was not, according TO In
formation obtained by the Browns
vile firemen who made the call.
The uninsured loss was roughly
estimated at Sl,400-
The Brownsville fire department
was called shortly after midnight,
but the building was almost a total
loss before the apparatus could
make the long run. The firemen,
under the direction Of Captain Fred
Lerma, concentrated on an effort
70 prevent the fire from spreading
10 the nearby South Texas Lumber
Company and to additional oil
tanks.
Engine Company No. ! put down
$50 feet of hose In controlling the
blaze and preventing 1t from
spreading.
The night Waterman was at 9
loss 10 account for the blaze and
was OF the opinion that II originated
from spontaneous combustion.
The Los FreSnoS concern has
specialized in the manufacture Of
fuel oil, supplying many heavy duty
motors in this section.
This IS the second fire in the
rIsnt. The first, which occurred
about six months ago. was controlled
without much damage resulting.
, 1935-06-28
City Briefs

yellow Cab-Phone i095L-Adv.
Flowers tor MI occas1OnM Lon
Ebanos Greenh0use Company. Phone
i5Ba Adv.
What you need toaay-Beach
chairs. cots, thermo bottles and fish-
lnR tackle-Br0wnsville Hardware
DIV.
Dine and dance every night at xx
night. club. Matamoros. Best danca
floor. Don Peaches and his orchestra
No cover charge. Ted Larson. mana
ger-Adv.
Landreth Auto Service now locat-
en 1880 Levee. next Co Ross Driv-ur-
self SyStem-Adv.
, 1935-06-28
VALLEYITE GOES
4 = \ y =
TO COLLECT BUT
= = 4 \ x
LOSES SIS MORE

HARLINGEN, June 27.-An at
tempt to collect a debt here by
Dave Bolser wednesday night
ended in failure and cost him SIS
as he became the victim Of a hold
up in the negro section CT Harlin-
gen.
Bolser, intending to collect his
debt from a negro, went 70 the
negro section Of the city and asked
for the desired party. After being
told the debtor was in the rear
Of the house, he was invited TO one
Of the back rooms to see him. There
Bolser was confronted with a pistol
In the hands Of a negro, while
a negro woman rifled his pockets
to take SIS.
Complaints were filed in Judge
r. d. Nance's court, and a num-
Der OF negroes have been up for
questioning. Lack of positive iden-
LITIGATION and the uncertain infor-
nation. however, has made 1t i'm
possible for police to held anyone
In custody.
, 1935-06-28
Judge Dancy Back
From Road Farley

Prospects for increased expendi-
lures OF federal money on Texas
highways are good, according. to
County Judge O. c. Dancy who re-
turned here Wednesday after a week
In the national capital.
Judge Dancy worked In behalf OF
Cameron county roads, health mat
tiers. drainage, rural libraries and
ether matters while in the capital.
There is a movement on foot al
present for federal aid on farm-to-
market and rural mail route roads,
and this will likely be the next big
development.
indications also are bright that
the federal government will con-
unue its malaria eradication work in
this section. Judge Dancy aided DR..
John ". Brown. state health off,
Ger. and DR.. Don c. Peterson OF the
state health department, in appear
Ing before federal health Authorities.
IL was indicated in Washington that
nealth work in Texas will continue
TO be pushed.
, 1935-06-28
Man Is Accidentally
Shot at amo

In what is said to have been an
accidental shooting Thursday at 8
a. m. in Matamoros, Lucio Gutter
req Gonzalez. q. received a serious
gun wound in his left hip. The shot
was allegedly fired by Manuel Sa-
lazar Canchola. rs. Matamoros city
Waterman.
According to information pieced
together from various sources by
special investigator Jose Castro,
Canchola and a mutual friend OF
the two men. Dorado" we're play
fully scuffling with the pistol. The
gun suddenly discharged, a bullet
piercing Gonzalez left hip and
abdomen as he was standing mar
by. The wound was made by the
bullet OF a SO revolver. Scene Of
the shooting was in front Of the
saloon owned by Francisco Carde-
mas. In statements to Castro Con-
zales declared that all three Of the
men involved in the case yer close
friends, and insisted that there had
been no argument o. dispute be-
tween them.
, 1935-06-28
Woman Found Dead,
Husband Is Sought

HOUSTON. June n. RI-Mrs.
Mary Kubena, so, was found slug
ged and shot 70 death in a field
back Of her home eight miles north
CT Crosby Thursday.
Officers and q posse OF residents
began searching the woods for her
husband, Joe Kubena, 50, when the
couples ten-year-old daughter,
Mary, reported she saw her father
hit her mother three times with a
hammer.
Il ran to call some neoghbors," the
girl said. She added she did not
know how her mother got shot.
, 1935-06-28
Masons to Meet
fSpeciAl to nae Heraldl


SAN BENTTO, June 27.-Fortieth
district meeting OF the Masonic lod-
ges OF this section has been an
T10unced for San Benito July 26 al
q p. m. The district comprises al
lodges in cities in the Valley coun-
ties, Willacy, Hidalgo. Cameron,
and Starr.
Meetings for all OF the Masons are
held at periodic intervals In the
valley with the various lodges TAX
ing turns in acting as hosts. The
San Benito lodge has appointed q
committee for arrangements and
entertainment which includes Char
les Allison, Russell Edwards, and III.
al. Doan. All Master Mascns regard
les OF where their membership is
held have been cordially invited to
attend.
, 1935-06-28
Villarreal Rites Set

Funeral services will be held
thursday afternoon at 4:30 for Miss
Adela Villareal. who died at her
home at 1870 D. m. Wednesday. She
resided at 500, 14th street between
Jefferson and Madison Avenues.
Services win be held from the
Iglesia de Ia Immculada Conception
and interment will be In the Old
Cemetery. Survivors include two
brothers. Manuel and Francisco,
both OF Brownsville. Funeral ar
rangements have been made by the
Cara mortuary.
, 1935-06-28

The 18th Cavalry band win pre-
sent a concert Friday at 7 o. m. at
Fort Brown. under the direction OF
W G Archambault. conductor.
The program will be as follows:
March, queen City; Overture,
The Golden Wand: Fox Trot,
about A Quarter OF Nine: Two
Concert Pieces. II. Serenade" III.
Pierette": Novelty. Parade OF The
wooden Soldiers: Selection. Don
Carlos: Fox Trot. Go Into Your
Dance: March Finale. Regiment
al Band"
, 1935-06-28
u. T. Will Install
Bells Worth $4,000

FORT WORTH June 70. R-Five
carlton bells viii be provided IN
the tower OF the main building and
library Of the University Of Texas.
They will cost $4,000 and will be
financed by a PWA allotment.
The supporting structure is being
made strong enough to support SO
bells. which it is planned eventually
to have.
One Of the five bells will strike
the hour and the others the famous
Westminster peal. The largest bell
viii weigh $500 pounds and the
others $500. 2.400. 1900 and 1900
pounds.
, 1935-06-28
New York Yawl Wins
Transatlantic Race

BERGEN. Norway. June %. P-
Stormy Weather" a yawl owned
~ Philip lie Boutillier CT New York.
arrived in port early Friday and
was declared the winner Of the
transatlantic race which started
from Newport. r. l.. on June 8.
The yacht passed Marstenen at
1927 .. m. Thursday and won The
race as the Ketch Vamarie owned
BY Vidam S. Makaroff Of New York.
which finished earlier. was requir-
ed to give stormy Weather" a 4S
hour handicap.
, 1935-06-28
Business First, But
Duel VIII Be Fought

LONDON. June %. R-BusineSs
comes before duels Jean Borotra in
sisted Friday-but the duel must
be fought eventually.
i've got too much business To
attend to in London" said the
bounding basque" Of French ten
MS, explaining why he was net re-
turning TO Paris to engage Didier
Poulain. sports vEiter. on the field
Of honor.
In fact. that's what I really came
Eere for-to take care of my engin-
eering business" Borotra said.
, 1935-06-28
Five Victims OF
Flood Are Hunted

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, June a..
Pr- Searching parties Thursday
sought five persons believed drown
cd in Arkansas flood waters as
further relief came to the state
following the seventh overflow OF
'the year.
Three tenant farmers were miss
ing In flooded lowlands near Nor
rilton. a fisherman was sought on
the White river at BateSville and
concern was expressed over the
disappearance Of a 65-year-old man
In the Fayetteville area.
, 1935-06-28
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, June %. R1-For-
ward leanings were displayed by
most financial markets Friday de-
spite the apparent scarcity OF tan
gible stimulants.
Selective buying lifted many stocks
fractions to around q point. Among
the ~favorites were some OF the alco-
hols and mining leaders.
Grains improved along with cot
ton. The majority Of bonds were q
little better than even. Foreign ex-
changes were ~unexciting.
Share gamers Of fractions to q
point or mere included Cerro de
Pasco, American Smelling, U. 8.
Smelling, National Distillers. Ameri-
can Commercial Alcohol, u. s. In
dustrial Alcohol, Schenley. Santa
Fe. N. Y. Central, Great Northern,
Union Pacific. Air Reduction, Du
Pont, Chrysler. u. s. Steel, Loew's,
American Telephone, Consolidated
Gas and Westinghouse.
Demand for some Of the silver
mining group was attributed to ru-
mors that the treasury might again
tilt the domestic rate for the metal
Silver prices in London and Mont
real. however. were lower and the
import quotations at New York was
unchanged.
Followers Of the Utilities found
nothing new to discourage their be-
lief that the holding companies will
not receive a congressional death
sentence" A sharp decline in freight
a loadings for the past week was
not unexpected.
, 1935-06-28

remit pen. lty interest and costs cn
uelinquent taxes, but II wns not tho
intention to change the pruvimnnB
set out An H. Id NO. v.
, 1935-06-28
MARKETS
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, June 28@R-Mate-
rial upturns OF wheat values took
place early Friday. Opening un-
changed to IL cent higher, Sep.
81 Ia TO SO, wheat soon rose all
around. Corn startet at 3-S off TO
IA up. September 70 IL, and then
held near these limits.