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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08

were swept into piles under water
pressure from fire department
hose.
Valuable machinery also was
badly damaged. Mr.. Smith said.
The plant was a seething inferno
of flames when men from Engine
House 10, Harding and Morris-sts,
arrived shortly before a. M, called
by Patrolman Frank Funk, who dis
covered the conf1agration.
Fire Chief Fred Kennedy took
personal control and, realizing that
the frame building could not be
saved, ordered his men to keep the
flames from the adjoining buildings.
The tempering plant caved in from
the terrific heat and, until late in
the morning, still were at the scene
pouring water on the smoldering
remains.
Capt. Guy Lewis, Engine House
10, had difficulty in discovering the
fire because three alarms had been
turned in at points several blocks
from the fire. Smoke so covered
the neighborhood that it took the
firemen several minutes to locate
the actual scene of the fire.
When Chief Kennedy arrived, he
Immediately turned in the second
alarm. Apparatus from the down
town districts and from other West
Side houses responded.
The adjoining buildings were
brick. The first building from
Standard-av was the brick machin-
cry building; the second, the temp
ering plant, and the third, the brick
storage plant.
This was the third second-alarm
fire this year, the others being in
a garage at 13th-st and Illinois-st
and a factory at 621 S. Alabama-st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08
NATION TO FALL IN
ANOTHER CENTURY,
SAYS ALFALFA BILL

By United Press
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. g.
William H. (Alfalfa BilD Murray
today predicted in salty farewell
address to the state that the Ma
ton would fall in another CEN
tury "by the inherent weakness
of it's own citizenship"
The gaunt, mustached retiring
Governor, who has penchant for
probing the future, said that ma
tional decay would come through
political, social and hygenic de-
terioration.
Sponsor of Oklahoma's law for
sterilization of the insane and
habitual criminal, Gov. Murray
advocated sterilization by the
state of persons afflicted with So
cial diseases. He said this would
be an important step toward ma
tiOnal salvation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08
POLICE MERIT
SYSTEM LIKELY
Kern May Urge Step After
MorrlSSey'S Study in
Milwaukee.

Legislation providing for the
merit system in the appointment
and promotion of members of the
Indianapolis police force may be
recommended to the 1885 General
Assembly by Mayor John w. Kern.
This became known today when
Chief Mike Morrissey and Corpora
ton Counsel James E. Deery left
for Milwaukee to make a compre-
henSiye study of the results obtained
through adoption of the merit sys-
tenn in that city.
If the Investigators find that the
Milwaukee system has been success
full and can be applied to the Indi-
annapolis force, their report to Mayor
Kern will be used as the basis for
the recommendations to the Legis-
lature, which will hold its first seS-
sion Thursday.
Adoption of the civil service sys-
tenn for police forces and in the
appointment of penal institution Of
ficials and guards has been advo-
Gated for months by The Indian
apolis Times as a means of elm
mating the "spoils system" from law
enforcement agencies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08
Old-Age Pensions, Relief, Unemployment,
Liquor, Penology and Crime Laws
to Stir Controversies.
ADMINISTRATION AIMS KEPT SECRET
Gross Income Levy Likely to Remain for 2
Years; Liquor Assessment Slash
Also Believed Probable
BY JAMES DOSS
Times STAFF Writer

With converting of the 1885 Indiana General Assembly
only two days away, the state administrations program
remains less secret although there every ndca-
ton of sharp trend toward social legislation of various
kinds.
The term social legislation" admittedly is broad
and is used advsedy be broken down into such SUBJ
divisions old age PENSIONS relief and unemployment,
liquor penoogy and crime 1t is not the purpose of this
summary to make forecast of the full scope of the admin
iStratiOn's plans.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08
Fire DAMAGES Home

The home of Stuart Dean, wealthy
manufacturer, at AGO Central-av,
was damaged to the extent of $1,000
early today by a fire which ruined
a library and the bedroom of Mr..
Deans cousin, Arthur Loftin, a re-
porter for The indianapolis News.
Firemen from three engine houses
responded and had difficulty in en-
ering the house and laying the hose
because of the fierce heat of the
flames. Mr.. Loftin discovered the
fire. He and Mr.. Dean were the
only ones at home at the time Of the
fire.
Furnishings Of the Dean home in
clude many valuable antiques and
paintings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08

4NhC0 444dh4A4S O-AO OCObAO4A SAAONSAfOs
Section &C gives the President
authority to prohibit interstate ship
ments of 'hot OIL" which is oil
produced in excess Of state quotas.
A cursory examination of the
courts exhaustive opinion already
has led to these conclusions.
l. Control of excessive oil pro-
duction for the time being must be
attempted under the petroleum code,
since the court made no attempt to
pass on the code itself.
2. Attempts may be made to have
petroleum production declared a
public utility in order to justify
new and clearer congressional regu-
lation of the field.
8. The courts decision will be
valuable as practicable, though
partial, guide for the formation OF
future emergency or permanent leg
islation for the control of produc-
ton.
4. The opinion can not be inter
preted as a blow to the general
principles being followed in the
formulation and PRONUNCIATION Of
codes of fair competition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08
NAVAL AGREEMENT
LIKELY, DAVIS SAYS
IN FORMAL REPORT

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-An
optimistic view of the possibility
of an eventual naval agreement
among the United States, Great
Britain and Japan, was presented
today by Norman H. Davis, chief
American delegate returning from
the London naval conversations.
Mr.. Davis said that despite ap-
parent failure of the naval con-
versations in London, he believed
the meeting there had prepared
the ground for an eventual agree
ment, which might even be
reached during the present year.
In his report, Mr.. Davis reflect
ed a conciliatory attitude toward
Japan's naval ambitions. He said
he believed it would be possible,
eventually, to conclude a new
navy limitation agreement on the
basis of building programs in
progress.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08

Blackwell Smith, acting general
counsel Of the NRA, hailed the
opinion as a partial guidepost and
said that nothing in it indicated
Congress can not constitutionally
treat the industrial problem by "the
only practical means"
The courts opinion was written
and delivered by Chief Justice
Charles Evans Hughes.
An outstanding point Of the de-
cision was an all but unanimous
decision based on an Interpretation
of constitutional law. Justice Ben
jamin N. Cordozo wrote a lengthy
dissent. He noted there was only
a narrow margin Of doubtful ground
which separated his opinion from
that of the majority, but a margin
that left him no doubt that the
section should have been upheld as
within the Constitutional delega-
ton of authority. It was on this
point that the court felt itself con-
strained to hold the section invalid
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08

That appears to be the minimum
expectation from the public works
plan if it operates in practice as
well as it looks on paper. The en-
ployment aggregate would be made
up of:
l. 100000 persons shifted from
the dole to public works.
2. From 100000 up re-employed
privately.
The private jobs estimate is ten
tative. But it is based on the ex-
pectation that every individual di-
rectly employed with Treasury
money on public works projects will
require the private employment of
at least one other individual to sup
ply him with materials for the pub
lie job.
OF greatest concern as this I'M
precedented program is launched is
the possibility that local relief may
not be able to absorb the 100000
dole recipients which are to be
stricken from Federal relief rolls.
There appears to be less official
anxiety over the Governments abil-
ity to provide work for e500,000 or
so employable persons now receiv-
ing the dole.
Mr.. Roosevelt's two messages to
the 74th Congress avoided any esti-
mate of the number of employable
Americans now jobleSs. He esti-
mated, merely, that 100000 persons
had been re-employed since Hoover
left the White House on March 4,
1898.
The American Federation of La
Dor estimates in excess of 11,000, 900
persons are without jobs
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08
FEAR TANKER LOST
IN PACIFIC STORM
All Hands Believed Lost in
Typhoon.
Bg United Press


SAN PEDRO, Cal, Jan. "a
major marine disaster in which the
British tanker La Crescenta sank
with all hands lost was feared to-
day after receipt of a wireless mes
sage by the Radio Marine Corp,
from the skipper of the freighter
Athelbeech.
The message:
Advised passed large patches of
oil, longitude 1902, north; latitude
1.64 west. Possibly from British
tanker La Crescenta. Her last
known position in this vicinity.
Signed, Athelbeech, captain"
Shipping men here feared the
tanker may have gone down with
its crew of Is or 80 men in a ty-
phoon two weeks ago. Nothing has
been heard of the vessel since then,
when its position was 900 miles
northeast of Hawaii, the approx
mate position Of the Athelbeech
when it passed the oil patches.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08

of the Crown Point (Ind) jail when
Dillinger made his comic-opera es-
cape, will be a witness against
Piquette.
1t is charged that Dillinger,
through Piquette, paid $500 for his
liberty, a share going to northern
Indiana public official.
Piquette, admitting he saw Dill
linger several times while the great
est manhunt of the age was under
way for the outlaw, insisted his con-
duct was perfectly ethical"
1T is the duty of every lawyer to
respect certain condolences Of his
clients and if the same circum-
stances arose today I would do the
same thing"
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I've been framed" he muttered
angrily when he learned two plastic
surgeons had confessed to perform
ing facial operations on Dillinger
and Homer Van Meter and were
ready to testify that Piquette hired
them.
The Government is determined to
make the 50-year-old former city
prosecutor a horrible example" for
gangland lawyers. Joseph B. keenan,.
assistant attorney general, has come
from washington to assist District
Attorney Dwight H. Green ii the
prosecution.
Government attorneys intimated
that the real story" of the EooSier
outlaws toy pistol" Jail break will
be revealed.
Mrs. Lillian Holley. petite sheriff
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08
Stolen Joy
That's the Charge Against
Young Father Who
Turned Santa.

A S Christmas Eve approached,
L n a little more than two weeks
ago, there were serious doubts in
the minds of their parents that
Santa Claus would be able to visit
Ronald Dills, 21z, and his year-old
brother, John Dills Jr., at their
home, 3045 N. Olney-st.
Their father, John Dills ST., "a
year-old unemployed printer, told
the boys Santa Claus had been
pretty hard pressed during the
depression. Moreover, there was
no coal and little food in the
house.
But the youngsters had faith.
Santa Claus always found way.
Christmas morning brought
happiness to the Di Is home. In
their stockings, Ronald and John
Jr., each found bright red fire
truck, funny doll and a pair Of
blue overalls that fit.
They had been right. Santa
Claus always finds way.
II
TODAY, John Dills Sr. stood
- before Municipal Judge Dewey
Myers on a charge of grand larc-
eny.
His attorney, Samuel Blum, a
friend of the Dills, admitted that
his client had taken a box of
aluminium bearings from the High
way Truck Parts Corp, 1125 E.
Georgia-st, and sold them to a
junk dealer to bring Christmas to
Ronald and Junior.
Detectives had traced John Dills
through auto license plates be-
longing to a West Point GnO
garageman. They had visited
sheds and garages in the Olney-
st neighborhood and finally found
the ramshackle truck in which
Dill had hauled the bearings away
from the Georgia-st storage house.
Judge Myers and Mrs. Dills
listened to Attorney Blum's
story. Dills had been held in
$1,000 bail. This Judge Myers
reduced to $500. He said he re-
GREETED he was required by the
law to bind DillS over to the grand
jury.
A representative of the High
way Trucking Parts Corp. pro-
tested the courts action in reduc-
ing the bail. He claimed Dills had
been responsible for other thefts.
DOLCE charged that Dills had
l. taken 8 box of bearings worth
1925 and sold them for $55. 81
The proceeds went for the two
toy fire trucks, the overalls and
the funny dolls. The remainder
went for coal ana food, and ac-
counted for the triumphant visit
Of Santa Claus to the Dills home.
Mrs. Dills, an expectant mother,
was in court when her husband
was arraigned. She was shaken
with sobs as the story of their
Christmas went into the court
record. A few moments later she
tainted and was taken home.
Police said Dills' own mother
died when he was year old. His
father died in 1923. With the aid
of friends, he obtained work in a
printing shop and learned the
trade. He was laid off and, except
for relief employment, has had
nothing to do.
But he brought Santa Claus to
Ronald and John Jr.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08
TEMPERATURE DROP is
FORECAST FOR CITY

Freezing Weather to Arrive Here
Tonight or Tomorrow.
The end of the warm, balmy
weather in indianapolis was seen
by the United States Weather Bu-
reau today with the prediction that
a drop to freezing temperatures or
below would reach here tonight or
tomorrow.
The cold weather probably will
come from the north, it was said
with high pressure area at pres
ent in Canada and moving south
ward.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08
Oil Control Section Held
Invalid by High Court
Supreme Bench Finds Hot Shipments Provision of Code
Unconstitutional.
BIZ United Press


8-Faced with adverse decision Of the
Supreme Court in the East Texas oil Administration officials to-
maintain order in the chaotic oil industry
possible affect of the courts ruling other
covery legislation.
unconstitutional section of and
of President the
held invalid the Of Oil Administrator Harold
MAILING the Saction effect
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08
Fire Destroys Tack Co.
Plant; Loss at SIS, 900
Valuable Machinery Badly Damaged, Official of Firm
Reports After TWo-AIarm Blaze.

Mixing pounds into piles
caused
$4,000 raging twaam fire which the Baur Tack
threatened entire
Robert Smith plant said tons of tack had been prepared
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08
Z 900, 900 to Get Jobs in
1895, NeW Dealers Say
Half to Be Employed by Government, Is Belief Others by
Private Industry.


WASHINGTON, 9New that
emp for ieast7
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08
PiQuette Trial May Bare
Real Dillinger Story
Lawyer Called to Trial in Federal Court on Master
Mind Charges.
By United Press


shared Federal drive against
Pquette, called trial
Federal that he the swvhai genius
of the John Dilnger
Curly" pquette he
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08
Blind Man Killed by Auto
By United Press

By United Press
COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan. 8-James
Bryant, Sc, blind, was killed when
struck by truck on U. S. Road 81
while being led to church by his
wife. She was uninjured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08

Weather conditions at 9 a. m:
Southeast wind, seven miles an
hour; baropetric pressure, 1881 at
sea level; temperature, 81; general
conditions, overcast, light rain, light
fog, field soft, use runway; ceiling,
estimated at 700 feet; visibility, one
mile
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08
TODAY'S WEATHER
In the Air

Tomorrow's sunrise, 1907 a. m.
sunset, 4:38 p. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-08
SELECTS PECORA FOR
N. Y. SUPREME COURT

Gov. Lehman Sends Nomination to
State Senate.
By United Press
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 8.-Gov
Herbert Lehman today sent to the
Senate for confirmation the nom
ination of Ferdinand I. Pecora as a
justice of the Supreme Court for
the First Judicial Ddistrict.
Nogales international., 1935-12-14

sire to go into business. And 48 women out of the
nearly 1000 said they were perfectly satisfied.
About one American woman in hundred
cording to this interesting survey, has everything
she wants The other ninety and nine nothing but
auring bundles of prospective purchases and unful
filled desires.
When you look at the financial pages of the news
papers you see charts Of caroadngs electric output
bank deposits, and so forth. You see chart
marked, "Things American Women Want and Won't
Be Satisfied Until They Get" Yet such chart would
be more important than all the others combined; it
would be the chart which would show what makes
the wheels 60 round.
Ten years ago our family remodelled house; we
put into it every improvement, comfort and conven-
ience-gaget could discover Now we are in process
of remodeling another house. have been amazed by
the number of tricks that have along in the
intervening ten radios in the
bedrooms, better plumbing fixtures better lighting,
better floor coverings and forth. We thought we
were through as home building customers decade
ago, and here we are starting all again.
America will never be through; it always will be
starting all againas long SO out of 100 wo-
men are unsatisfied. bruce Barton)
Nogales international., 1935-12-14
America Ahead In The Air

The great American flying boat, China Clipper
has opened the new transPacific SERVICE between
the United States, the Philippine Islands, and China
Plans for regular air service the North At
lantic are under way, while the flying boats of our
own Pan-American AirWays are running on regular
schedules, carrying passengers and mail. between
North and South America.
We hear Of every airpane accident, and fail to
realize that few of these regular scheduled
air line flights Most of the fatalities in American
aviation in the year just ending have been in acci-
dents to private planes or those of the Army and
Navy or in test flights of newy-designed machines
Only eight airline passengers, the records SHOW,
were killed in the past year, in some so million miles
Of flying.
Considering how young the whole art Of flying
is-less than thirty years-and that commercial avla
ton has been developed only since the war it would
seem that the airplane has already reached point OF
safety far greater than that which the railroads
reached in the same number Of years.
AS air travel increases, rates will come down.
Even now the cost Of flying is not so much higher
than the cost of rail travel to be excessive price
to pay for the time saved.
Americans do more flying than the people of any
other nation American air lines now link America to
Asia Let us hope they will soon bring Europe so
close than we can hop to London or Paris over the
weekend
Nogales international., 1935-12-14

Why do people come home from a
hospital with bowels working like a
well-regulated watch2
The answer is simple, and it's the
answer to all your bowel worries if
you will only realize it: many doctors
and hospitals use a liquid laxative.
If you knew what a doctor knows,
you would use only the liquid form.
A liquid can always be taken in
gradually reduced doses. Reduced
dosage is the secret Of ony real relief
from constipation.
Ask doctor about this. Ask your
druggist how very popular liquid
laxatives have become. They give the
right kind of help, and right amount
of help. The liquid laxative generally
used is DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
1t contains senna and cascara - both
natural laxatives that can form no
habit, even in children. So, try Syrup
Pepsin. You just take regulated
doses till Nature restores regularity.
Nogales international., 1935-12-14
The War On tuberculosis

Christmas packages this year? Those gay little red
and green embens, which cost only penny apiece
are the means by which money is raised to carry on
the nationwide fight against the most nsidious OF all
the plaques that affct humankinds tuberculosis, the
"great white plague.
1t is to saving children that the work of the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association and it's state and
county branches is especially directed Medical
science has made great strides in its battle against
disease and the control if not the cure of tubercu
loss is one of its trumphs Yet every year more child
ren die of this disease than from any other one cause
The cent you spend for gay Christmas Seal to stick
on your Christmas mail may help to babys life.
"Inasmuch as We have done it unto OF the
least of these, my children, ye have done it unto me-
Nogales international., 1935-12-14
Things Women Want

A woman's magazine recently compiled study Of
the leisure time and interests of four thousand
readers In reply to the question: What is your fav-
orite evening at home entertainments" II per cent
answered reading Fl per cent sewing and Is per cent
radio Four out of five of the voted in the last
eecton three out of five make their clothes or
has nearly three-quarters of them have automobiles
Only one in nine has servant. Asked: "What would
you like to do most?" more than half answered, ito
travel. One out of fourteen expressed the de-
Nogales international., 1935-12-14
JUDGE HARDY TO
RETURN SUNDAY

Superior Court Judge Charles l.
Hardy, who has been undergoing
medical treatment at Tucson the
past several weeks, will return to
NogaleS tomorrow.
Although his condition has i'm
proved, his physician, DR.. v. A
Smoker, says he will have to re-
main quiet and not have any COM
pany for at least a month, Mrs
Hardy said yesterday.
Nogales international., 1935-12-14
Diamond in His Toe

A pain in his toe has brought
wealth to a man at Hamilton, New
Zealand. At first he thought he had
a splinter in it. He examined the
toe and at last found the cause of
the trouble. It was a small and
valuable diamond. The man be-
lieves that it must have got into the
toe while he was out walking on a
neighboring beach some days be-
fore.-Pearson's Weekly.
Nogales international., 1935-12-14
Road Men Hold
Conference Here

Federal and state road men held
a conference at the Bowman Hotel
last week.
Among those in attendance were:
DR.. L. I. Hewes Of San Francisco,
B. w. Matteson of Piedmont, Cali
fornia, C. L. McLane of Phoenix,
H. l.. Hatcher and w. r. Hutchins
of Phoenix, Ray Vine of Prescott
and j. H. Brannan, the latter hav-
ing charge of federal roads in Ari-
IONA and southern California.
Nogales international., 1935-12-14

HELLO FOLKS HANENT TINE
70 TALK AM RSiER THAN
i'VE BEEN FOR A LONG TINE,
IT, BE SEEING YOU SOON.
Nogales international., 1935-12-14
Snread of Alreroba. Tree

The algeroba tree, first introduced
to Hawaii in 1887, now covers about
$4,000 acres of semi-arid land in
the islands. The trees produce
quantity of cattle food and harbOr
most of the bees.
Nogales international., 1935-12-14

Nogales woman declaring it isn't
safe for a woman to walk down
north Morley avenue after dark, ac-
count no street lights. ':I almost fell
at Morley and Wayside the other
night and have quit going to the
show at night because the streets
Nogales international., 1935-12-14
"The Ever Victorious Army"

"The Ever Victorious Army"
"The Ever-Victorious Army" was
a force of Chinese, oflicered by En-
ropeans and Americans, raised in
1861, and placed under the charge
of General Gordon. BY 1864 it had
stamped out the Taeping rebel
lion, which had broken out in 1851.