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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-01
CIVIC CLUB TO MEET
North Side Organization VIII
Gather At Sutherland Church.

The GrandvieW North Side Civic
League VIII meet Tuesday night IN
the sutherland Presbyterian Church.
GuilfOrd-av and 25th-st. TO hear E.
J. Speake. Indiana manager Of the
Townsend Old-age pension clubs.
discuss the Townsend plan. Charles
Money. league president. Will pre-
side William ROeSsner IS secretary
Of the league.
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The judges who carefully re-
viewed and checked entries II the
scrambled Auto Contest conducted
By The indianapolis Times are
Mayor John w. Kern, w. J. Rob
inson. president Of the Indianap-
oils Automobile Trade Association,
and TalcOtt Powell, editor Of The
Times.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

E. Clauer, county treasurer, an
nounced today. The next tax in
stallment will become delinquent
after the first Monday in May.
Mr.. Clauer has requested that all
taxpayers, when writing or calling
for their tax bills, to send or bring
their last paid receipt and a stamped
elf-addressed envelope for reply.
This will eliminate any possible
errors and will enable the treas
urer's Office to give quicker and bet
ter service, he pointed out.
Those desiring tO pay taxes for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-01
ENTER CHECKERS PLAY
Y. VI. {. 4. Team to Take Part in
South Bend Tourney.

Members Of the Checker Club Of
the Young Mems Christian AssOcia-
ton VIII compete in the tri-state
checker mete at South Bend tOmor-
row and Sunday. Teams from In
diana. Illinois, Michigan and posi-
bly, Ohio VIII be entered.
The indianapolis entry viii be
made up Of Merle Harris. G. o.
Sklaar. II. c. Smith and NJ. L. Mum
ger.
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CLUB TO BUILD RADIO
Shortridge Group to Start Short
Wave Station Soon.

Work on construction Of a power
full short wave radio tranSmitter will
be started next week by the Short
ridge High School Radio Club, it
was announced today by H. H. Stem
ers, physics department, club Spon-
sor.
Three members Of the club, Bur-
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Democratic Women Arrange Party

The Marion County Women's
Democratic Club will hold its an
nual spring benefit card party at
the Indianapolis Athletic Club, May
4, it has been decided by the finance
committee.
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DRAWS JAIL TERM FOR
HITTING TRIAL WITNESS
Gets To-Day Sentence for Fracas
in Courtroom.

Abraham Black, 81. of 1lOS S.
Ilinois-st yesterday was sentenced
to serve a Today Jail term on a
contempt OF court charge by Munich
pal Judge Wilfred Bradshaw as the
result of a fracas in the doorway OF
the courtroom late Wednesday.
Black Is alleged to have struck
Paul Patton. 40. r. r. II. Box 291-K.
who was a witness in a suit decided
against Black. Patton fell back
wards and fell against Mrs. Helen
Parham. Is. Of 3fO3 ROckville-rd,
who narrowly escaped topping over
a railing INTO a courtyard four
stories below.
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the entire year at this time should
so state when requesting their bills
and the bills will be made out &C
cordingly. Mr.. Clauer said.
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indianapolis Tomorrow

Beta Theta Pi, luncheon, Board
Of Trade
Alliance Fraucaise. p. m, Wash
ingtOn.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon. luncheon,
Columbia Club.
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ton Fielding, John Ray Clark and
Claude Richie, are licensed oper-
ators and will operate the station.
Evening star., 1935-09-10

Fresh from the looms Of
Americas best makers
come these gorgeous new
designs and colors. Choose
from 30 patterns. Heavy.
sturdy Administer quality
and every one Is perfect.
Special Observation-Disclosures
Evening star., 1935-09-10

We will recover any room that takes from
10 to IL yards, with our special quality,
good grade Armstrong; and Sealex In
laid Linoleum. Bright, cheerful patterns.
This price includes cementing the linoleum
over 1 n pound felt to the floor.
Evening star., 1935-09-10

The simple, beautiful lines of these
pieces will appeal to you at once.
Vanities and chests are in decorated
or white or modern black and maple.
, 1935-05-08

MEXICO. d. r., May 4. CTrens
Agency)-Information from Zimat-
Ian, Oaxaca, Tuesday to the effect
that the "Cuatro Vientos" CFour
Winds, iIl-starred Spanish plane
which disappeared while on a non
stop flight from Havana, Cuba TO
Mexico City, has been found near
that city.
Meager details. unconfirmed,
stated the plane has been tentatively
identified by persons residing in that
region as the enc flown by the Span
ish pilots, Captains Barberan and
Collart.
Barberan and Collart flew nom
stop from Seville. Spain to Havana,
Cuba. the longest over water hop
ever made. After a few days stay IN
Havana. they took off for Mexico
City.
Although a widespread search was
made by government and private
planes and parties no trace had eve
been found of the missing ship.
, 1935-05-08
City Briefs

Can beans while they are cheap.
GealerS, pressure cookers, cans and
1ars.-Brownsville Hardware.-Adv.
II. Navarro, piano mechanic and
tuner Of San Antonio Is here on his
regular spring visit. Phone Mrs
James L. Abney. 500. If his services
are dseired-Adv.
Austin Transfer Company Is now
located at 203 10th Street, three
blocks south Of Post Office. Phone
al. Adv.
Jimmie George. bailiff OF the civil
district court here, Is recovering a.
tho Mercy hospital following an
operation Tuesday fer Hppenrisit:s.
Assistant Postmaster Charles
Stewart is expected to return here
from Kansas City Thursday. He was
called to Kansas City a a govern
ment witness. in a mail fraud case.
Mothers Day treat-s3.50 oil per-
manents, S1.79. Licensed operators.
Phone 1857 for appointment.-Adv
I'd q. Box, Cor the past seven
years automobile salesman In
Brownsville, has joined the sales
staff Of the Patteson Motor Co.
, 1935-05-08
FIRST TOMATO



tomatoes. IL is stated by Valley
shippers. However. all shippers
agree that carlot shipments OF No.
l tomatoes are going to be hard to
make. .nasmuch as the Valley crop
is trough" and wind SCARED to a
great extent. Were 1t not for the
wind soaring. the quality would
grade exceptionally high.
Tomatoes for carlot shipment are
bringing the growers &c q pound, II
was reported by the Market News
service. with some sales at higher
prices reported where a limited
amount Is desired TO make out a
car or truck shipment. Some sales
Of this sort have been reported at
2i=c ana as high as SC a pound. but
the market price TO the grower Is
fixed at &c a pound.
Prospects RI good, u is thought.
for this price to continue. as the
peak Of Florida shipments Is be-
lieved to have been reached and
that competition Is expected to be
out OF the way by the time the
Valley movement really begins.
However. tomatoes. from the Fall
furrias. Winter Garden and Yoa-
KUN districts will probably be in
competition with the Valley deal be-
fore the season Is very far along.
, 1935-05-08
Naval Training Base
Fund Sought by VIEW

The Brownsville Veterans OF For
sign Wars are attempting to raise
. fund Of $3.50 to further their eff
forts TO obtain a naval air training
base near Port Isabel.
According to present plans, a rep
r~esentative would be sent 70 WASH
tngton to appear before COMPRESSION
III committees and others interested
In the proposed project.
The Cameron county commission
ers' court has under advisement an
application for $500 towards this
fund. The Veterans also plan to ap-
proach the Brownsville and San Ben
ito-Port Isabel Navigation districts
Tor aid.
The Veterans post here has spent
considerable effort in working up
plans showing the feasibility OF such
q training base near Port Isabel.
, 1935-05-08
ISABEL BUSHES


turning basin. will be connected with
State Highway NO. 100 BY a seven
Fights Of a mile paved stretch.
This project has been approved BY
the Highway Commission and the
PWA, an award for its construction
granted and a contract given r. w.
brlggs AZ Co. The work Az expected
70 get under way Immediately.
Rail connection with the Port
Isabel az Rio Grande railroad
through purchase 81 trackage and
trestle from that line by the district
early this year. Is nov In use for
transporting material to the turn
ing basin and warehouse site.
While no definite date has been
set by officials for formal opening
OF the port. contacts with boat lines
and sources OF cargoes are. and have
been. underway for sometime and
no fears are entertained as " the
potential popularity Of the new
waterway which will connect the
Lower Valley and tributory territory
and northern Mexico with the wa
ter lanes OF the world. the state
ment announced.
, 1935-05-08
ENGINEERS EXPRESS
SATISFACTION WITH
PROGRESS ON PORT

Colonel Francis B. Wildly, sue
eessor to Colonel Warren t. Han
mum as division army engineer, Is
well pleased with both the pro-
Rress OF work and character Of
work on the Brownsville port pro-
iect. he told members Of the
Brownsville Navigation District
commission at a conference here
Monday afternoon.
With Col. Wildly on the trip were
Colonel Hannum and Colonel T. H.
Marks, district engineer.
They spent Monday morning
inspecting the port works at Port
Isabel, the %jetties, and the dredg-
ing on the Brownsville channel.
At the conference here, In addi-
ton to Die commissioners, was r.
j. Cummins Of Houston engineer
Of the Brownsville port.
The engineers left Monday night.
, 1935-05-08
Harrington Schools
Named for Heroes

HARLINGEN, May Thames Of
Harlingen schools we're changed
to names OF Texas pioneers at a
meeting Of the board Monday
night at which all officers we're re-
elected.
Frank r. Davis was reelected
president: Or. John Crockett. vice
president: and Ira Eels. secretary.
The school names were changed
aS follows: Central Ward, Sam
Houston; South Ward, James
Bowie: Combes. James II. Dish
man: West Ward. Alamo: North
Ward. Stephen F. Austin; Inter
mediate, VIM. B. Travis.
Two schools wanted the Travis
name. and the intermediate won.
The West Ward school, in the
Latin American section. was given
the privilege of naming it after a
Mexican hero. but chose the name
Alamo.
, 1935-05-08
Fire Chasers' To
Get Tickets Here

BROWNSVILLE policemen and fire
men have been given orders to
force strictly city ordinances gov
erning fire traffic. In the future it
10 going to be fines with no
accepted, according TO Lieutenant
OF Police John +. Armstrong.
Even firemen are being equipped
with traffic tickets and they have
authority to serve them on motorists
interfering with the fire department.
Monday motorists followed the
first fire engine TO q blaze at the
Delta tourist camp. The cars created
such q traffic jam In the vicinity OF
the blaze that the other fire trucks
could not get up to the fire, accord
Ing to Fire Chief +. p. Sarran.
This Is a condition which can
Lead TO serious consequences" Lieut..
armstrong says, land we plan to en-
force the city ordinances to the let
Ter concerning fire traffic"
, 1935-05-08
Valley Postmasters
To Attend Parlevs

The Valley viii be represented by
a strong delegation at the State
PoStmasters' convention in Calves
ton May 8. 10 and II. Postmaster
and Mrs VIM. IT. Burnett OF
Brownsville planned to leave for
the convention Wednesday after
noon.
other Valley poStmasters plan
ming to make the trip include Alex
Bowie Of San Benito. Jack York of
Pharr, Harry Merits OF McAllen.
Miss Myrtle Hatch of Mission. "A. c.
Oyler Of Edinburg and possibly
others.
Postmaster General James Farley
and Governor James Alfred are ex-
pected to attend the convention. ac-
cording 70 information received
here.
, 1935-05-08
FOUR OF
GREEN CORN SHIPPED

Green corn shipments from the
Valley Tuesday we're four cars. bring
ing the seasons total to 10, accord
ing to figures from the u. s. Mar
ket News service here. Price TO
the grower dropped Tuesday to
75c a bushel as the supply increas-
ed. Previous prices had ranged
from 81 to $i.25 n bushel
Alabama shipments Of green corn
will be moving In volume around
May 20. advices to the Market News
service here from Mobile stated.
Total movement from that section
Is expected 70 run around 500 cars.
II was said.
Acreage in corn around Mobile
would warrant shipments totalling
$50 cars. 1t was stated. but the
movement will depend largely on
market conditions with the proba-
bility that 500 cars will be the limit
shipped.
, 1935-05-08

Carlot shipments Of entire United
States reported Tuesday. MAY z:
Beans: Ala 1. Fla 40. Ga 8. La
SIS. So Car II, Texas 2. total US l23
cars.
Beets: SO Car /. Texas 3, total
Us 4 cars.
Cabbage: Ala s. Calf 8, Fla s,
Ga /. La 8. Miss %. Md 2. So Car
Is. total US 81 cars.
Carrots: Ariz 7. Calf 48, NY 5,
Texas 5. total US 65 cars.
Cucumbers. Ala II. Fla 20. Ca 1.
Tex 80. total US 81 cars.
Green Corn: Texas 4, Fla 4.
total US 8 cars.
Mixed Vegetables: Calf Is, Fla
Is. La 4. So Car IL, Texas Is, 9th
ers Is. total US SO cars.
Onions: Calf 6, NY /, Texas IA,
total US l4S cars.
Potatoes: Ala %. Fla l03. La AZ,
SO Car l3, Texas 3. total old and
new 585 cars.
Tomatoes: Fla 81. Texas 3, total
Us 100 cars. Mexico Is.
Lower Rio Grande Valley ship
ments forwarded Wednesday morn
ing. May 8:
Mixed vegetables 5. carrots 5,
green corn 4. potatoes 3, cucumbers
2, tomatoes !. beets 3. beets and
carrots ?. parsley 4, onions I, total
80 cars Total To date this season
Citrus 4585. vegetables 1927. mix
ed citrus and vegets "a. total H.
$40. to same date last season-Cit-
rus 1909. vegets 1854. mixed citrus
and vegets %. total l4.i91 cars.
Representative prices paid by
truckers for Valley vegetables. May
z:
Beans: Blu hampers 65-75c.
Beets: Per doz punches l6-i8c.
, 1935-05-08
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, May 8.-P- The
stock market got a firm hold on
itself Wednesday and sailed along
at a brisk pace with several leaders
attaining new 1885 highs.
Leading commodities also showed
signs Of getting their bearings after
an uneven start. Wheat and other
grains edged forward slightly in
Chicago and cotton made some i'm
provement in futures for late deliv-
cry. The bond market was still
heSitant but u. 5. governments were
more steady. Foreign exchanges
we're quiet and only slightly changed.
In shares, a long list OF induStrialS.
oils. metals and SpecialtieS were in
demand az price ranging from frac-
tons TO one TO two points higher
and the frequent appearance on the
tape OF blocks OF 1000 to 5000 shares
was impressive. Among issues at
tanning new 1885 highs were Stand
arr Oil OF New Jersey, ChrySler,
Continental OIL, Phillips Petroleum
and Seaboard. American Telephone
duplicated its old top and others
lowering near that level included
0AAAh@A AAAAtf 1OANAAAAlAa AwATUOlls
Corn Products, Caterpillar Tractor
and Inland Steel.
Standard trading favorites improv-
ing a point or so included Goodyear,
j. I. Case, International Harvester,
Johns : Manville, Union Carbide,
Allied Chemical, Eastman Kodak,
Bethlehem Steel, Union Pacific,
Cerro de Pasco. u. S. Smelling, Howe
Sound. Dome and Mcintyre.
Mid-week business had a number
OF bright spots. including a further
decrease In both crude oil produc-
ton and refinery stocks and a more
normal trend in freight car load
ingS last week. The extra dividend
OF Thinker Roller Bearing called at
tention to the substantially i'm
proved condition in the motor ac-
ccSSory field and the poll conducted
Wednesday by striking automobile
works was counted upon TO definite
ly tip the scales n way or the 9TH
er in the labor controversy that has
peStered the industry.
Other favorable Developments in
Guided April sales of General Mo-
tors. which were the highest for any
similar month since 1929.
With several of the favorite oil
stocks at new highs the usual rum
ors Of the likelihood of increased
dividends we're heard in board
rooms. Particular activity has been
noted in Standard Of New Jersey
and several Of its subsidiaries. In
Guiding Humble. Imperial and IN
tarnaffonnf DofwntnYfrn
The decline of l IL cents an
ounce in bar silver 10 II 3-6 cents
came as no surprise in view OF the
recent action Of the metal in Lon
don.
, 1935-05-08
State Bank Benefit
Measures Get Okeh

AUSTIN. May 8. R)-Governor
Alfred signed three bills Wednesday
making IL possible for state banks
TO obtain benefits under the fed
eral deposit insurance act.
One bill OHB 92S) exempted bank
tr- institutions from furnishing
security for any deposits TO the ex-
tent such deposits were insured I'M
der section LIB Of the federal re-
serve act.
Another tSB 1851 authorized
banks to issue and sell capital notes
or debentures. Subordinating them
TO other claims.
, 1935-05-08
Funeral Held For
Harlingen Resident

HARLINGEN. May z. - Brief
funeral services will be conducted
az the Waller McKenna Mortuary
here Tuesday afternoon for Mrs.
Leila Jane Griswold. so. who died
Monday afternoon following a long
illness.
Mrs. Griswold Is survived by her
husband. b. A. Griswold of Harlin-
gen. a son, O.. Raymond Of Har-
lingen, a sister. Miss Cora "A.
Brown Of Harrington. three broth
ers. q. Brown and Thomas X.
Brown Of Lenneaus. Mo. and
James A. Brown OF Chillicothe,
Mo.
The body will be sent to Missouri
for interment.
Rev. A. z. White will have
charge OF services.
, 1935-05-08
Bowie to Speak At
Officers School

Tentative arrangements for Coun-
~ Attorney Charles Bowie to de-
liver a paper before the A. g. M.
short course for peace officers have
been made through Professor E. W..
Steel. head OF the municipal sani-
tary engineering department.
Bowie, who was the moving force
behind the officers short course In
the Valley. will read a paper on law
pertaining to Statements, confess
SONS and corroboration Of res
eestss :. according to present plans.
The "A. a. M. short course will be
held July S-l3. This is the secon4
year that the course has been Of
fered.
, 1935-05-08
DARDEN FREED

Continued From Page Onel
In local newspapers TO friends who
came 10 his aid.
Blamed His Son
Since Tuesday afternoon the
jury had deliberated the evidence
In the case, indicating several times
~ stood eleven to one for acquittal.
AT one time 1t asked Judge Charles
Berry that IT be discharged after
several ballots had left he decision
unchanged.
Darden repeatedly told officers
that Jackie Glenn. his eight-year-
old son. subject to Sleep-walking.
had killed his mother with a shot
gun while walking In his sleep at
their Caddo Mills home on April %.
The state had demanded the
death penalty for Darden.
, 1935-05-08
Dust Rises Again

GARDEN CITY, Kas., May 9. Up
A 5 day dustleSs period ended We'd
nesday when a brisk north wind
stirred up the fine silt in the dust
bowl area and sent il skyward.
Visibility here was reduced to a
block. Similar conditions were re-
ported from Dighton. northeast Of
here, TO Ulysses. 70 the southwest.
, 1935-05-08
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. May s. Pl-Cot-
ton opened quiet Wednesday one TO
nine points below the previous close
and held in q narrow range around
these figures during the early trad
ing.
July started at I'LL. off l point,
while in the new crop positions
October transferred at 11.40. De-
cember at 1l.43 and January at 1l.47.
There was little investment or
speculative demand and light offer
ings proved sufficient to bring about
the small Losses.
The early losses were wiped out
and gain sof 2 10 III points were
substituted as. the morning pro-
greSSed.
The reversal in trend vas due
, 1935-05-08

Carrots. Per doz punches 1870.
Onions: 50-lb sacks Yellow and
Wax l-l.50. boilers low as 4Oc.
Cucumbers: Blu baskets 1-l25,
poorer lower.
Potatoes: Bliss Triumphs US No.
Is 50-lb. sacks l.25-l.50, IL IN min
few 100.
Green corn: Blu baskets l25-i. so.
Tomatoes: Pinks flats mostly lbs.
Lugs Green wrapped l-25-l50.
Squash: Blu baskets yellow and
white around soc.
, 1935-05-08
CHICAGO

CHICAGO. May 8. OPl-CU. s.
Dept. AgrD-PotatoeS. ~. on track
357. u. S. shipments 583: old stock
about steady. supplies liberal. trad
ing slow: Wisconsin round whites
u. S. No. 1. 1880: Michigan
round whites u. S. No. /, 1890:
Idaho RuSSets u. S. No. !. 1.70-T5.
fine quality. large 100. showing some
sprouts $50: new stock, about steady,
supplies liberal. trading slow: Louis
lana Bliss Triumphs u. s. No. ] and
partly graded 225-50: u. s. COM
mercial Its: Alabama Bliss
Triumphs u. S. No. /, ass.
, 1935-05-08
Cuban Executed

SANTA CLAIR, Cuba, May 8. Up
An army firing squad Wednesday
executed Jose CASTILLO Puentes, who
was convicted Of Staying Lieutenant
Juan Alvarez Of the Cuban army
in . fight between a bandit gang
and soldiers
, 1935-05-08

largely 70 switching from one
month TO the other as traders
bought old crop and sold the more
distant positions.
July was up III points az 1913
and a similar gain was shown by
May which advanced to lI.Bl. Gains
IN smaller proportions were shown
by December at 1l.52, March at
ll.60, and October at ll.47.
, 1935-05-08
c. c. GROUP TO MEET
20 The Herald

IoVVEIHI 20 IUN HETMIUT
SAN BENITO. May Joe Sloan
will head the breakfast group OF the
chamber Of commerce at the meeting
here Wednesday morning.
, 1935-05-08
Bill Held Back

Thomas explained 10 newspaper
men his motion would hold up &c
ton on the DILL lie said several sup
porterS Of the Patman measure on
both sides OF the capitol were out
OF the city. including the house
author. Representative Patman Cd
Tex.
we r going 70 keep III tied up
until we are ready for the next
step" he said.
ArmIM,s.l At.On leaders confident
~ reiterated that the senate would
SuEtain a veto on the bill.
Thomas indicated that when he
ant the supporters OF the Patman
bill were ready To MO ahead. ne
would withdraw his motion TO re-
consider and let the bill Eo To the
White House.
, 1935-05-08
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. May 8. R)-DeSpite
passage Of the Patman bonus bill,
generally regarded by the grain trade
rs an inflationary measure. grain
prices averaged lower early Wednes-
day. Prospects of a veto Of the bill
tended to reduce selling pressure
rather than TO enlarge buying.
Opening : off 70 = up. July 94at -95,
wheat afterward sagged all around.
Corn started at n decline to u adj
vance. July 8lS-k. and then un-
derWent a general downturn.
, 1935-05-08
MEASURE Held


action. Senator Thomas D-Ok1a)
entered n motion as soon Az the
senate convened 10 reconsider the
vote by which the Patman bin was
passed IN order that II could not be
sent TO the White House Wednesday
and returned Immediately with m
veto.
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