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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-29
Finding of Headless Body
OF Beautiful Woman
Stirs Smart Set
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
By GLADYS SHAW ERsK1NE AND ~.

Laurence VGfe, nOIe0 pOTTuL p0IHLeT, Us HGtO Us u
material 1vness in connection ah the murder of his bride
of three months following the discovery of he0dless nude
body upon the terrace of his penthouse apartment
Three weeks before that happened tVo of his friends
Wilbur Renton and Roger ThorGeyOere discussing their
Lore affairs and Vanes recent marriage to Isobe Mackenzie
1rhO uUeU knoWn to both.
Rentons interest in Isobel had caused break betweem
him and Betty Potter pretty young newspaper eComdn.
Thornley, says that he and his vfe, Me former shoW
girl, leaving for Seattle
BENTON calls on Betty to plead his She tells
him that they cannot marry and reluctantly admits that
she had been IN love avth VGne
Early the morning Renton denies that he had any,
thing to do about notifying the police concerning the Vane
murder Inspector Imgles ersuades Betty to consult her
uncle, Cyrus K. MdnteI famous detective.
Uncle Cyrus reluctantly accepts the case. He and IN
spector Imgles call Vane IN his Tombs CELL The prs
oner strongly maintains his innocence.
Mdnel learns from Kate DOYLE night club OPERATOR that
Isobe has rivid past Renton cabs Betty again and
arouses her suspicious By his 1Uords.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19
PUBLIC MONEY PROBLEMS
START WITH TRUSTEES
By R. H. S

By r. H. S.
The Secretary of the Treasury
under our laws and customs is re-
quired to divest himself of owner
ship Of all property which would
tend to prejudice him in the carry
ing out of the duties of his Office.
1t occurs to me that rather than
technically divorce an ofhce-holder
from his private property IL would
be more suitable to require that he
be subject to review Of a govern
ment body at intervals as to all the
private transactions he carries on.
If the township is to survive as
unit of government in our local
economy it would seem that the
trustee should give all his time to
the duties of his Office. In fairness
to him or her it should be made
possible to have all his private bust
ness matters reviewed. AS long as
there is found to be no attempt to
gain profit for his or her private
interests all the powers of govern
ment and the force of public opin-
ion should support the trustee.
The problem of taxation is found
| to be in the township in many in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19

low interest and sale Of government vessels at
gift prices These subsidies were granted on
the theory that they we're needed to build up
an adequate merchant marine TO serve our
foreign trade in peacetime, and as potential
naval auxiliary in wartime. Unquestionably,
subsidies we're needed to build up merchant
marine which nearly every one admits We
should have for reasons Of commerce and ma
tional defense. But the trouble has been that
the subsidies have not been used for that
purpose.
Instead. those subsidies in large part,
have been drained of into the pockets Of pro-
moters-men who have been much more in
terested in high finance than in the high seas.
The story is told in strong language by the
Senate committee which has spent two years
investigating the subject. The committee said:
Instead Of an adequate American mer-
chant marine. it (the present law, as admins
tered has produced plague Of uncomfortable
exploiters, intent upon wringing every possible
penry from the public purse. while giving an
absolute minimum of service in return. 1t has
facilitated every conceivable form of holding
company subsidiary. affiliate, and associated
corporate hocus-pocus While it has given
birth TO a situation to delight unscrupulous.
self-seeking individuals it has resulted in the
marine subsidy of this nation to become known
as pie"
Space does not permit repeating here
numerous instances of the miscarriage of our
marine policy. The important question is:
What shall we do about it?
AS a maritime nation, we are a third-rate
power We shall have to start afresh and build
I'D TO our needs. How?
The committee recommends, first, govern
ment ownership and government operation Of
our foreign trade fleet. If Congress will not
approve that plan. it proposes an alternative
of government ownership and private opera
ton.
The only other possible combination is sub
sidized private ownership and subsidized pri-
yate operation.
That's what we have now.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19
CHIVALRY

TRUE to the chivalrous tradition of its old
l. cabaneros, California has paroled its fair
Clara Phillips. known to the press as THE
Tiger Woman"
Like the mama in the Bah Ballad, who
cut UP her daughters humble lover quite par
ticularly fine, this impetuous young woman
cured a lady rivals passion with a hammer
so thoroughly that she was sent up to serve
life for murder. once she escaped from prison
by saving her bars away and showing up in
Honduras. In San Quentin she was the life
Of the party. She learned to play a saxophone
and organized a lady-convicts' orchestra.
The lovely Clara has served Is years. A
fellow-prisoner named Tom Mooney has done
ls years. Mr.. Mooney has slight moral ad
vantage over the wayward Clara in that he
is not guilty. But he has neither saxophone
nor sex appeal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19

THE coal strike which did not take place
may eventually be reckoned one of the
most important industrial disorders" of the
year.
Here WIS a projected strike the aim of
which was almost entirely political rather than
industrial. The miners who prepared to quit
work were not seeking to force any demands
upon the operators, except in most indirect
way; indeed, it was commonly reported that
in some fields, at least, the operators were
quite as willing to see the strike take place
as were the men.
The objective Of all this preparation was
Congress. The coal industry has been i'll for
some years; in the Guffey bill, many leaders
in the industry see a strong healing draught
which they believe will help both capital and
labor. The threatened strike was simply
dramatic way of calling attention to their de-
mand for the bill.
It appears, now, that the GufIey bill will go
through: and we shall see presently whether
it is indeed the prescription that the industry
has been needing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19
ANNUAL SUMMER WARNING

THIS being the season of the year when
l. bathing beaches and the old-fashioned
swimming hole are doing an overtime business,
a repetition of those annual words of caution
TO bathers might not come amiss.
The cautionary words are few and simple.
Don't 60 into the water for at least an hour
after eating; don't 60 out beyond your depth
unless you are an expert swimmer; don't dive
into any pool without first ascertaining the
depth; don't swim when overheated or over
tired; always find out in advance if there are
any treacherous currents or undertows in the
water where you plan to battle.
All these little rules can be summed up
more simply in the admonition; use common
sense.
Every summer weekend brings its reports
of drownings at bathing places. Nearly all Of
these tragedies could be avoided if bathers
used proper care One of the finest summer
sports. swimming need not be dangerous if
the swimmer exercises reasonable forethought.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19
THE VOICE OF PETTINGILL

DAssAGE Of President Roosevelts utilities
i bill to abolish holding companies would
be a tremendous bar to recovery is the dec
1.r,tion of Rep. Samuel B. Pettingin Of the
Third Indiana District.
Rep. Pettingin has gone on record as being
AGAINST the Presidents drive 10 abolish hold
ing COMPANIES. The Indiana congressman
v-,uts- instead. regulation" Of the holding
companies.
Regulation would accomplish what? The
staggering pyramid Of holding companies
hol6inr COMPANIES for holding companies. and
the continual sucking dry OF the publics
money would go on-under regulation"
Il is high time these utility leeches were
thrown out Of the United States once and Tor
all United States Senator Fred H Brown
Of New Hampshire. who has had far wider
experience with public utilities than Indianas
PettinciIl. told the Senate only the other day
81 his battles against public utility giants. OF
frhtinr through a maze Of holding companies
that seemed like an octopus strans.a's The pub
lies right 10 fair and equitable rates.
Rep. Pettingin admits there have been
"haErant abuses" but he also thinks that
regulation" will cure all evils
The Indiana Representative opineS th~1
the supreme Court Will surely declare the hold
ing company bill unconstitutional That Mr..
Pettinsill. is Up 70 the Supreme Court The
holding companies Of the United States have
violated the spirit Of many an opinion handed
down by the courts.
Regulation viii serve only TO put a COM
missions stamp OF apprcSal on the vast chain
Of utility corporations.
The New Deal mears something more than
the regulation OF the old evils. 1t means
and President Roosevelt insists that II means
lust this-a new deal al the way around.
Indiana's congressman should be in the
ranks fighting for the New Deal. not against it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19
SEEKS RADIO FOR
INVALID GIRL

By a Reader.
While the Message Center is
printing articles of economic and
civic interest to the people, what
would it hurt to occasionally print
an article that would benefit some
reader of The Times who is afflicted
as the person is whom I have in
mind?
She is a girl who has sat in an
invalids chair since she was with
no opportunity to take part in the
doings of the worlds affairs. She
has never shopped in a big down
town store, she never attends a
theater, she never gets to hear a
sermon or prayer or a choir of good
music, and she Graves to hear these
things and she needs radio SO
that she can at least have some en-
joyment. in her life as a shut-in.
The members of some church or
organization in this city, or some
individual, no doubt would be glad
TO give this girl radio which they
do not need. This would be one
good way of showing brotherly love
and good citizenship. The Times will
give the name and address Of the
invalid girl.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19
DRAWS PICTURE OF A
NEW REPUBLICAN ERA

By James F. Walker
If the Republican party is re-
turned to power we will have some
thing to reckon with. The bankers
will impoverish with their embezzle-
ments what is left from the last raid,
and Wall Street will put on the fin
ishing touches. The utilities and hold
ing companies will have meter rate
on the air we breathe. The tax
dodgers will have an organization
headed by Andrew Mellon. The mu-
milton makers will start another
war. Our factories will be infantile
institutions.
The food monopolies will sell us
turkey buzzards for that chicken in
every pot. There will be shortage
in garages for those two cars, I0r us
poor devils will never be able to take
them out and run them. The most
encouraging thing is that all the
corners are going to be taken on
and rounded so We will not mjure
ourselves chasing prosperity. We
will not have any more grass grow
ing in our streets because all the
grass roots will be pulverized with
the marching unemployed.
Misery loves company; we all
have lost our love, and need no more
company thsa we all ready have.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19
AN ISLAND .REDISCOvERED'

or all the romantic features that attend
~ the coming of the new trans-Pacifc air
service. none is more fascinating than the
"rediScovery" of forgotten Guam.
-Four decades of isolation under the Stars
anc Stripes and several centuries of neglect
unGer Spanish rule had left the islanders re-
signed TO their fate. To this smiling tropical
island came only warships and an occasional
frelghter. as its port has been closed under
naval administration.
So the Joy Of the islanders now knows no
bounds as they realize that they are to be a
part Of The great world. Planes flying from
California to Asia will make regular stops
and strangers from outside" will find new
delights in this garden spot of the Pacific
No more hoSpitable people live anywhere
than the ChamorroS Of Guam, as 'the few
travellers who have visited them can attest.
When the first air cruiser swoops out Of
the blue. every resident Of Guam will be at
the landing place to celebrate the greatest
day in the islands history.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19
Plea for Safer Driving

were built stronger and safer than
ever. Roads were wider, straighter
and better surfaced. Traffic warn
ings were everywhere. In the
single city of Philadelphia it cost
about $1,000 week to supply cleo
tricity for the traffic signal
system. None Of these improve
mentS made much difference.
Every Is minutes, on the average,
somebody was killed in a traffic
accident. About 30 day were so
badly injured that the police or
hospitals heard about it.
Whose fault is it?
Some of 1t is the fault of
human nature. No law can keep
a silly fool or incompetent ass
from feeling like a big shot behind
a steering wheel. He has his
hands on a lot Of horsepower and
they itch to use it. He may be a
mug in business, a dub at golf,
and a worm when his wife cracks
the whip at home. But in the
driving seat of his high-powered
car he feels like a man.
so he drives like hell, and may
get there a lot sooner than he
should by doing so.
Some of it must be blamed on
the fact that machinery becomes
better, year by year, but not the
brains of those who use it. The
steering wheel of the modern
car won't weaken, but the wits Of
the driver may. An up-to-date
automobile can travel 100 miles
an hour, but the ordinary driver
can't think that fast.
Most of the rest of it can be
blamed on the fact that it takes
two or more to make an accident,
in most cases. The worlds best
driver doesn't know what lunatic
may be deciding to beat traffic
light, back out of a driveway at
fifty miles an hour, or cut corners
at the top Of hill and meet
traffic coming the other way. And
when he finds out, it's too late to
do anything about it but send for
the ambulance and the wrecking
car"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19
MEMBERS OF WORLD
WAR UNIT SOUGHT
By ]. n. Cline.

BY j. N. Cline.
During the war our regiment Of
mechanics was formed for the pur-
pose of Servicing our air forces. This
regiment was known as the First
Regiment Air Service, U. S. Ex-
peditionary forces. A number Of
the members were from Indianapo-
lis and the Central West. They
were attached to Company 5.
The indianapolis members are de-
sirous of communicating with nom
resident members of the organiza-
ton and inviting them to come to
Indianapolis this coming June %
for a get-together meeting at the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall at
1872 E. Westinghouse indianapolis.
Our only means of notifying the
members not living in Indianapolis
is through the press.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19
SUPPORTS NRA CODE
IN CLOTHING INDUSTRY

by r. r.. "A.
Breathes there a woman with
soul so dead that she would not en-
joy a shopping spree. Poet, please
forgive the parody!
My own enjoyment has given way
to a little serious thinking.
I bought a coat with a little tag
in it reading, Manufactured under
coat and suit code authority" I
bought two hats with tickets,
Manufactured under millinery code
authority" dresses tagged, Made
under dress code authority" bag,
Manufactured under Ladies' Hand
bag Code Authority" I know that
I am going to enjoy these clothes
more because they we're made under
the NRA. The workers received
minimum wages, at least, and we're
not worked overtime without COM
pensation. Unreasonable employers
did not receive all the benefit Of my
purchases.
Also, the NRA gave me a 80 per
cent raise and one day week off,
which made possible my shopping
and spending.
Big business is a child. In argu-
ing for constitutional this and that,
it really is whining to '1et me do
as I please" NRA discipline is
good for it just as parental disci-
pine is good for children, though
they never realize it until they are
grown.
So, Mr.. President of these United
States, wish to thank you for the
NRA and I hope we women may
continue to buy clothes tagged I'M
der code authorities.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19
CHARGES UNABLE TO GET
HELP, FOOD FOR SELF

By a Times Reader.
I have read with a great deal Of
interest your recent article on the
poison food situation and its ap-
palling effects on those who were so
unfortunate to be affected.
1t might interest you to know that
food given out by the relief trus-
tees at PA N. Senate-av for some
time has been questioned as to its
purity.
was on relief for several months
until recently when I was refused
food on the grounds that I had out
side support, which is not true.
have complained several times
to those clerks handling food that
it was not fit for use and they
simply laughed at me, saying Take
it or leave it."
AS stated before, have been re-
fused relief and work, and I am Sc.
They don't see fit to help me. I
recently mailed my Identification
card, given me by PWA, to the trus-
tee, but I did not even receive a
reply.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19

By a Reader.
For the benefit of readers of
The Indianapolis Times who may
not have had the opportunity to
see this, am presenting several
paragraphs from pamphlet is
sued by the Employers Mutuals,
Wausau, Wis, which has been
printed in the interest of safer
driving. These paragraphs, I be-
lieve, uphold and aid The Times
in the consistent editorial and
cartoon campaign the newspaper
has been waging to prevent traf-
f1c tragedies.
Some of the paragraphs:
Perhaps some historian Of the
future will write paragraph like
this about us:
During the early decades of
the twentieth century a strange
disease attacked the people of the
United States. 1t killed them by
thousands and manned them by
millions. In the year 1884 more
than $4,000 died of it. Most of
them died violently and unpleas-
antly. In the same year more
than 100000 Americans suffered
broken limbs, blindness, diSfgur-
ing scars and lifetime injuries
from the same disease.
In the same year less than
100 persons died in a fire at sea.
This caused tremendous public
indignation and resulted in Off
cial Investigations and senatorial
inquiries. But nobody paid much
attention to the disease which
killed more Americans in one year
than died by gunf1re in the great
war. That was because the typical
American of 1884 hadn't much
sense of proportion. He also
hadn't sense enough to drive an
automobile, but insisted on doing
it.
Last year broke all existing
records in highway murder. More
men, women and children were
killed in traffic accidents than in
any other 12-month period since
the world began.
In the same year automobiles
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19
The Message Center

Times readers are mvtted to eIprcss
their vieUs in these columns. Make your
letters short. SO all can haze chance.
Limit them to ESQ soords or less. Your
letter must be signed. but names toiIl
be toithheld at request of the letter
tCriteP.J
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19

stances. With a forceful individual
giving all his time to the admins
tration of the township affairs in
a definite responsible manner the
practical solution of much Of our
public financial problems could be
provided.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19
SUNK-wITHOUT A TRACE

A NY view you take OF i, our merchant
n marine policy has been failure. As
taxpayers. It has cost Us a lot Of money. but
We have very little 10 show for what We have
spent.
Every conceivable form Of subsidy has been
advanced TO private shipping interests-ridicu-
lousy extrayagant mail contracts. big loans at
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19
So They Say

Our system is dependent upon
paying high wages SO that work.
ing people can buy.-Henry Ford.
The Constitution is our protec-
ton against mob rule.-"Alfalfa"
Bill Murray.
You can't turn this psychical
power on and off like a faucet
Mrs. Felicie O. Crossley, California
medium, refusing reporters a
seance after predicting President
Roosevelt's reelection.
The supreme mark Of a cultured
man is his refusal to be over-awed
by mere size, and the world is but
a large scale replica of the campus.
DIR. Charles F. Wishart, president,
Wooster College.
Democracy is not invested with
any inevitable immortality. It has
died before in history, and people
who have known it and priced it
seemed not sorry to see it go.-Dr.
Glenn Frank Of the University OF
Wisconsin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19
Passing Train
BY NJ. C. W.

The great iron monster loudly
dashed
Past me fast while harsh noises
claShed
And swept me close within their call.
Eagerly thrilled to see worlds all
The strange, new sights-to go away,
Weary of hum-drum, day on day.
But wheels over the long steel track
Repeated, You better go back!
I turned, heart tight-fast distant
grew
The train, while reckoning whistle
blew.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19

Jobless actors, backed by Uncle Sam. will
present the drama throughout the country.
The mortgage-holding villain will probably be
foiled by the arrival Of a Federal loan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19

The geographical center of Montana lies in
the kitchen sink Of a Lewistown doctor says
a news item. Oh, those dust stormsl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19

If auto tolls become mueh heavier. the
Civilian Conservation Corps will have to drop
its other work and live up to its name.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19

new antiseptic $50 times as strong as
carbolic acid may be swallowed by man with
out i'll effects. Before prohibition, it would
probably have been fatal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19

Borneo head-hunters are reported to be
dying off. In these days, it's hard to get
a head.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-19
Daily Thought

Set a watch, o Lord, before my
mouth; keep the door Of my lips
Psalms 141:3.
A CRUEL story runs on wheels,
N and every hand oils the wheels
as they run.-George Eliot.
Evening star., 1935-01-17
WOnen's
SDOrtSWear

35-S1.95 TO S3.95 Tunic @7
BIouses and Slip-on Sweaters sA
7-S22..5 Three-pc. Che. c1n
mile suits
@s25 Two-pc. Lame Cock C1n
tail BoucIe Dresses pAO
2J-S7.95 to S12.95 Silk O.
and Wool Sports Dresses. -. @o
1O-SIO.95 to SI6.95 Two-pc.
Boucle Dresses broken sizes GO
(Women's Sports Shop
Third Floor, The Hecht Col
Evening star., 1935-01-17
Children's
Shoes

IS Prs. $3.50 Junior Misses OK
fords and Pumps; broken CT 90
sizes from 31z to Z. 80. lsOO
As Prs. "a Boys Calfskin High
Shoes; black or Sorwn; al RI
sizes l to 3. 3......... @lsoo
125 Prs. SI.95 Children's Black or
Brown Oxfordsi sizes C1 30
g to 8 ., ...... %Aso/
40 Prs. $3.50 Boys Brown Shark
Tip Oxf0rds; welt soleSi co OF
sizes 1 to 21a; 4 to 6. P@s1o
Is Prs. SECS Children's "Scottie"
Arctics; black rubber, red
trim one snap; sizes C1 -
12H to g.. ....... pls
1914 to 8 .....
(Second Floor. The Hecht Coz
Evening star., 1935-01-17
Infants
Furniture

2-S7. .95a Ivory Combination High
Chairs, complete with G. o.
commode, shopworn. :. pO'/c
1-S595 Maple Bench CO OF
for child's room. .... %c' ~
1-S5.95 Green Play CO o.
Pan; shopworn ~ pos
495 Bassinettes.
Green and ivory; shop co o.
worn ..........
Bed 4mss;a' x;,s ,n,iae Maple youth Youth S6.95
I-SI295 Ivory Youths co o.
Bed with spring .... @I'>o
1-S35 English Style coo IN
Coach; blue .. @S/'oO
Third Floor. The Hecht Coz