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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
.DUCE'S FORCES
CLAIM DESSYE
Report Comes as Class of
1915 lis Called to
CoIOrs.
By United Press

BD UhHed Press
ROME, April 15.-Italian soldiers
smashed their way today into
Dessye, grand headquarters of En-
peror Halle Selassie and las airline
miles from his capital, Adds Ababa.
AS they did so, youths of the class
of 1915, born as Italy was entering
the World War 81 years ago, re-
sponded to a call to the colors to
back up Premier Benito Mussolini's
defiance of Great Britain and the
League of Nations.
Baron Pompeo Aloisi, MuSsolinis
envoy to Geneva, was about to be-
gin talks with Salvador De Madari-
aga, representing the League on the
possibilities of peace with Ethiopia
and to tell him that there would
be peace on Italy's terms when Eth
iopia's resistance was broken.
BY the occupation the Italians
wrested control of every important
caravan route between Adds Ababa
and all of northern and north
eastern Ethiopia from the eastern
part of the front to Lake Tana over
by the Sudan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
FRY ORDERS HALT
TO PRIZE RACKET
Says Premiums for Sales
Violates Control Act.

An end to what he termed the
racket" that has resulted from the
use of premiums to spur the sale of
alcoholic beverages was ordered to-
day by Paul P. Fry, state excise adj
minist ator.
Mr.. Fry said it has come to the
Alcoholic Beverage Commissions at
tention that breweries and liquor
wholesalers are offering prizes tc
distributor statesmen to push certain
alcoholic products.
In some instances. he said, elabo-
rate catalogs have been printed
detailing the various prize offers.
Mr.. Fry pointed out that the 1885
Liquor Control Act specifically pro-
hibits the gift and favor" method
of selling alcoholic beverages.
The practice of offering prizes to
stimulate the sale of some partic-
ular alcoholic product violates the
spirit and intent of the control act
Mr.. Fry said. Such prize offer;
are both a direct and indirect viola
ton. he said, and unless they are
discontinued will constitute the ba
sis for revocation of permits.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
REPUBLICANS SEEK
CHANGE IN RELIEF
Believe States Should Direct
Aid Activities.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Re-
publican plans to fight for return
of relief administration to the states
was added today to strong BIZ
partisan drive to earmark nearly
half of the proposed $500, 900, 900
work-relief appropriation.
Senator Arthur Vandenberg
CMich) most active of Senate Re-
publicans, said he expected almost
unanimous Senate Republican back
ing for his proposal to "demobilize
Washington" relief and return adj
ministration to the states.
Observers regarded his revelation
as indicating a possible Republican
form of campaign attacks on the
Works Progress Administration.
Vandenberg and others have
charged the WPA is "shot through
with politics, graft and waste"
House Democratic leaders dis
counted opposition efforts to the
appropriation. last of major Admin
istration measures expected at this
Congress.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
COOL WEATHER
RETARDS CROPS
HooSier Farm Operations
Delayed, Bureau Head
Reports.

Farm operations have been ham
pered and crop growth retarded
two weeks by low temperatures the
first of this month, j. H. Arming-
ton, United States meteorologist,
reported today.
Thermometer readings for the
state last Wednesday averaged 10
degrees below normal, he pointed
out, and while there has been a
steady rise in the last few days, the
warm Weather has not been of suf-
ficient duration to overcome the
handicap.
There is nothing particularly
alarming about this situation if we
have higher temperatures from now
on Mr. Arlington declared. Some
years crops will run three weeks
behind the seasonal average, only
to catch up when the weather be-
comes more favorable. Yesterday
the temperature averaged four de-
grees above normal for the state"
Cold weather also retarded evapo-
ration and that, plus rains, has in
terfered considerably. with outdoor
work. All planted crops have
made little progress, he said, and
oats sowing and blowing for oats
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
THREE-WAY DEFENSE
PACT IS CONSIDERED
Britain, France, Belgium
Meet to Perfect Plan.

By United Press
LONDON, April 15.-General staff
chieftains of the British, French
and Belgian fighting forces met to-
day to perfect a plan for mutual
defense in event Germany attacks
France or Belgium pending the
adoption of a general plan for
European peace qualification.
1t was understood that q. major
feature of the plan would be to
reply to any German attack with
a terrific aerial bombardment by
maSsed fleets on German industrial
centers. railways, army headquar-
tiers, airdromes and seaports.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
ILLINOIS VOTE
OPINION VARIES
Heavy Democratic Poll Is
Gratifying to Party,
McNutt Saws.

Indiana Democratic and Repub-
lican leaders today saw in the Hi
nois primary vote an ending of
the boom for Borah," vote OF
confidence in President Roosevelt
and a heavy Democratic vote due
to the gubernatorial BATTLE"
Gov. McNutt said: 1T is crafty
ing to Democrats that there was
such large turnout of party voters.
I think the heavy vote was partially
showing of confidence in the
President, and partially because OF
the primary race between Gov
Horner and Bundesen.' He said
that any Interpretation of the Bo-
rah-Knox battle must necessarily
consider the large liberal element
backing Borah in the November cleo
ton, he believes, portion of that
liberal element will vote Democratic
Don Irwin, G. o. P. state chair
man, laid the heavy Democratic
primary vote to the gubernatorial
race. He said he saw no signs in
dicating that Indiana might be led
into the Knox fold because of b.
rains apparent defeat.
Raymond S. Springer. Republican
candidate for nomination as Cover
nor said: "Closeness of the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial race had lot
to do with the heavy voting"
Dick Heller. campaign manager of
Lieut.. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend,
claimed the excessive interest in the
Democratic primary showed that
the rank-and- of voters favor
the policies of President Roosevelt
and that the vote augurs well for a
Democratic victory in November.
E. Kirk Mckinney and Pleas
Greenlee, Democratic gubernatorial
candidates, could not be reached.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
Dog Mystery

A yellow, female German po-
lice dog, suffering from some
strange animal dementia or
trying to point out the scene
of a tragedy, kept its vigil on
the bank of Fall Greek near
Fort Benjamin Harrison this
afternoon.
1t has been there since Sat-
urday, apparently looking for
some one or something. The
dog was seen with three boys
who flshed in the creek Satur-
day afternoon. No one saw the
boys leave. Except for the few
minutes that it is out foraging,
the dog has remained at the
bank.
1t has left tracks for a 400
yard stretch in the sand. Some
times it runs up the bank, and
often it walks with its head
down.
A piece of cloth, having a
reddish stain similar to that
made by lip rouge, seems to
have attracted the dogs atten-
ton. When Deputy Sheriff
Walter Davis put this cloth in
his pocket today, the animal
became angry.
One heel print from wom-
ans slipper has been found
near the water edge. There are
no other woman's footprints
near there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
ROOSEVELT Is WINNER
IN NEBRASKA VOTING
Leads Borah, Landon and Knox by
Wide Margin.
By United Press

By United Press
OMAHA, Neb. April 15.-Nearly
two-thirds of Nebraska voters in
dicated their preference for Presi-
dent Roosevelt against the three Re-
publican candidates entered against
him in primary ballots counted to-
Gay
Senator William E. Borah. only
candidate entered officially against
Mr.. Roosevelt, carried the bulk of
Republican votes. but lost many to
ALT Landon, Kansas Governor. and
Frank Knox, Chicago publisher.
Returns from HOB out of 20O2
precincts gave:
Roosevelt. 81 1905.
Borah, 1896.
Landon's name was written into
more than 5000 ballots from these
precincts, Knox's name into at least
100. although neither was officially
in the contest.
Former President Herbert Hoover
was named for vice president in at
least 200 ballots.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
SHOWERS DELAYED,
BUT ON WAY HERE
Predicted Rains to Arrive
Tonight, Says Bureau.

Showers, originally scheduled to
arrive here last night, probably are
to be just "a hours late in keeping
their engagement, the Weather Bu-
reau said today. Rain tonight
should make it fair and cooler to-
morrow.
This morning the thermometer
reached 60 at 8, about five degrees
higher than the normal tempera-
ture for this time of the year, the
bureau reported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15

the operatives employed as work
ers in the plants Tor the purpose
of spying out union activity.
A man named Earl Smith was
reported as one of the operatives at
the Miller-P arrott Co., and Alfred
B. Woinik, at the Terre Haute Pa
per Co. The Columbian Co. and
Commercial Solvents Co. are also
among those listed as still sub
scribing for the Youngstown serv-
ice. The payments are reported to
be at least $1,000 a month.
Mr.. Taylor reported that former
Police Chief Wheeler and Prescott
ing Attorney Ray Kerns extended
every courtesy and cooperation"
to the National Corporation Service
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
PROPOSAL FOR
TROLLEY LOOP
IS WITHDRAWN
City Railways Takes Action
When 80 Owners Pro-
test Move.
ALTERNATE PLAN HINTED
PenWay-St Program Will
Not Be Advanced Again,
Chase Says.

In the face of protest from 30
property owners, the Indianapolis
Railways today withdrew at a
Works Board hearing a proposal
to establish a north siGe loop on
Penway-st.
Charles w. Chase, utility presi-
dent, said the request for the Pen
way loop was withdrawn permanent
ly and indicated his company is
considering a substitute proposal.
All of the property owners who
would have been affected by the
loop appeared or were represented
by Henry Seyfried, attorney.
The loop would have begun at
Pennsylvania and Penway-sts, east
10 Delaware-St north to 37th-st
and west to Pennsylvania st.
Franchise Hearing Friday
At a recent hearing, Mr.. Chase
Withdrew proposal to establish a
loop affecting Pennsylvania, Della
ware, 56th and 57th-sts.
Friday, the hearing on the pro-
posed trackless trolley franchise is
to be continued. The utility has
offered to pay $137 a mile a wear
for streets used by trackless troll
leys for the first year up to $3.50
mile for the seventh year, after
which payments are to be 1915 a
mile annually.
The indianapolis Federation of
Community Civic Clubs has sug-
gested these rates be boosted to a
fiat $500 a year for each mile used
by trackless trolleys.
Opposed by Civic Clubs
The board also is to decide upon
the proposed rerouting of the Mad
ison and Minnesota trolley lines to
connect with a ross-town line.
Members of the South Side Civic
Clubs say that joys in the proposed
route and the fact that the streets
are 30 feet wide would make the
new route a traffic hazard.
The proposed routing is from
Madison-av to Lincoln-st. east on
Lincoln to Leonard-st, north on
Leonard to Palmer-st. east on
Palmer to Shelby, and then south
on Shelby-st to Minnesota st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
Green, Quoting Former Strike Breaker Accuses
1erTe Haute Firms of Maintaining Spy System

same National Corporation Service
which supplied strike breakers to
TIE Columbian Stamping and
Enameling Co., causing the general
strike to be called, Is still functicn-
ing there, the correspondence states.
Much of the Taylor information
was supplied by former operative
of the National Corporation Serv-
ice, Youngstown, o., who, Mr..
Green explained, was disgruntled
with the company and sick of strike
breaking.
Appearing as witness before the
committee yesterday, Mr.. Green
sought to extend the committees
powers so that labor leaders like
Mr.. Taylor. and industrialists en-
ploying spies can be brought here
for questioning, his office said. At
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
CRATER MAN-MADE,
SCIENTISTS BELIEVE
Linton Meteor Caused by
Explosive, They Feel.
Times Special

Times Special
LINTON, Ind, April ia crater
originally believed made by falling
meteor, was caused by the discharge
of 4 high explosive, Indiana Uni
versity scientists concluded today
after fruitless search for the
bolide
ProfS. w. A. Cogshall and c. A.
Malott reported they found nothing
but piece OF steel wire after dig
ging six feet down into the crater
DR.. Thomas c. Pulitzer, scientist
and second in command of the
Byrd Antarctic expedition, advanced
similar theory last week after an
investigation of the crater with a
magnetic balance
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15

present, the committee lacks sub
pena powers, it was explained.
Mr.. Taylor's informant pointe..
out how A. E. Wheat was given
charge of the National Corporation
Services service" at Terre Haute;
brought men and women opera
tives" to the enameling plant to tes-
tify to union violence during the
strike; brought 40 or so strike break
ers from Chicago, causing the gen.
eral strike and then explained the
present setup.
The strike breaking and labor spy
ing service expected ito get 10 or Is
clients" at Terre Haute, the in
former said.
He listed the names of companies
subscribing to the service" and
gives the names and addresses Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
Borah Gains DoWnState, but
Fails to Overcome Chi
cago Handicap.
GOVERNOR GOES AHEAD
Landslide in Rural Area
Sends Machine Foe
Out in Front.

BY United Press
CHICAGO, April 15.-Illi-
nois chose her "favorite son"
Frank Knox, as a Republican
candidate for President today
in preference to Senator Will
liam E. Borah, former Illinois
farm boy.
Borah. Idaho Liberal. carried the
downstate agricultural communities
by a small margin in yesterdays
primary. but his lead there was too
small to overcome the astounding
gains which the Chicago publisher
established in his home town.
Returns from 5197 out of The
states 7430 precincts gave Knox,
311.135; Borah, 247,289.
Twothirds of these precincts
were in Cook County (Chicago).
Tabulation of vote from late-re-
porting dcwnstate communities may
narrow the margin and produce an
''indecisive vote" of the type which
political prognosticators declared
would injure presidential aspirations
of both men.
100000 Vote for F. ID. r.
President Roosevelt. unopposed
for the Democratic preference vote.
apparently polled more than IT,
100000 complimentary" votes.
A downstate Landslide" won tbs
Democratic denomination for Gov.
Henry Horner against the Chicago
machine-sponsored Herman N. Bum
desen.
Returns from $40 precincts gave:
Horner, 55L643; Bundesen, $4,000.
However, only little more than
half of these precincts represented
the downstate communities which
were reporting margins as high az
l0-to-1 for Horner.
Kelly-Nash Machine Beaten
Chicago, after months of mud
singing and wild day of election
eering, marked by kidnapings and
sluggings, voted 3-to-2 for Bundle
sen, its health commissioner.
The gubernatorial race was
viewed as a defeat for the Kelly
Nash machine which broke open
Illinois Democratic ranks by spon-
soring the doctors candidacy. The
national Administration remained
IN the background, recognizing the
immense Chicago popularity of
Mayor Kelly and Patrick Nash's po-
sltion as Democratic National Com
mitteeman. Horner has been
strongly pro-Roosevelt, yet could not
win the Roosevelt Endorsement
against the Chicago machine.
c. Wayland Brooks, Chicago at
torney, won the Republican nomi-
nation for Governor, against former
Gov. Len Small.
Returns from 1859 precincts gave:
Brooks, 366,634 Small. 162,804.
The presidential issue and the
bitter quarrel between the Kelly
Nash machine and Gov. Horner at
tracted record vote of $500. 1000
votes.
1t was the first clean-cut test If
strength between the two Repub-
hcan aspirants for the presidency.
The 81 Illinois delegate votes at the
Republican convention will be un-
instructed, but yesterdays express
sion OF the voters will be considered
advisory"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
STEVE TO PUT CASE
BEFORE HIGH COURT
Writ Review to Be Asked,
Legal Adviser Saws.

D. C. Stephenson is to ask the
United States supreme Court to re-
view the writ of prohibition of the
Indiana Supreme Court which re-
Gently prevented habeas corpus ac-
ton from being heard III La Porte
County. it was learned today from
one of his legal advisers.
The writ of prohibition was OBJ
tanned by the attorney generals
office while the habeas corpus pro-
ceeding was pending before Circuit
Judge Writ H. Worden.
Two prominent Washington attor-
neys have been retained by the for
mer Khan leader to perfect the APP
peal to the high court, it was re-
ported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
bAHR FAv0RS
PSYCHIATRISTS
FOR SCHOOLS
Maladjustments Should Be
Detected Early in
Life, He Says.
SEES FAULT IN PARENTS
Often They UnknowingIy
Contribute to Defects,
Doctor Holds.

DR.. Max Bahr, Central Indiana
Hospital superintendent, today ad-
vocated the placing of full time psy-
chiatrists in indianapolis public
grade and high schools to discover
and correct Embellishments ir
pupils before they become mental
diseases.
He said that well-meaning parents
generally are not equipped to notice
and recognize symptoms of unbal-
ance between a child's personality
and his environment.
Many times, he said, parent.
actually create or contribute to
these Embellishments, without
knowing it. Unchecked, the NAL
adjustment may, and often does,
develop into a mental disease that
requires institutional care, generally
tax supported, he said.
A pupil with such maladjust-
ments, DR.. Bahr said, would be
detected by psychiatrists. The psy-
chiatrists would discover and cor
rect the maladjustment, and a life
would be saved for useful career,
Addresses Medical Society
DR.. Bahr's stand on the school,
matter was revealed when he devel-
oped for lay consumption an adj
dress he delivered last night be-
fore the indianapolis Medical So
ciety on the. same subject.
Il have long appreciated the adj
visibility of placing psychiatrists in
public and other schools he said
Il have collected hundreds of cases
over period of 30 years, and their
history shows that many of them
could have been arrested by COM
petent psychiatrist at grade school
age.
AS it was, they were allowed to
go uncorrected and a large percent
age of them are now in institu-
tions or were in institutions before
they died.
Classification Is Urged
Some universities have staff
psychiatrists, but frequently the
cases of pupils that old are so far
advanced before the patient goes to
college, that they are terribly more
complicated.
MY plea is for the classification
and study of children as they enter
school, since social service, whether
medical, educational or recreational
finds its greatest opportunity early
in the life of the individual.
Indeed, what is done for the
child during the first 10 years oil
life is infinitely more important
than anything that is accomplished
later.
Children Should Be Watched
: "Our educational methods should
be modernized and specialized ir
accordance with the variety of hui
man nature and needs in so far as
is possible.
In order that a balance is main
tanned in their personality develop
ment children must be watched
closely. This is the only way a
sounder mental race is to be built
DR.. Bahr pointed out that The
ratio of mental patients in insti-
buttons to the population of Indiana
is about one to every 800. He said
that ratio has been static for near
ly 20 years
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
KNOX, H0RNER VICT0RS IN
ILLINOIS PRIMARY TEST:
HOOVER RAPS F.D.R. TALK
Legal Move

With Senator Sherman Min
ton as prospective candidate
for one of two vacancies on the
United States Circuit Court of
Appeals, Gov. McNutt today
watched closely the outcome
of the Illinois Democratic pri-
mary.
Observers pointed out that
Senator Minton's chances for
appointment would be i'm
proved by the nomination and
reelection of Gov. Henry
Horner, who is former judge
and might be elevated to the
Circuit Court if he lost the
gubernatorial race.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
BY DANIEL M. KIDNEY
Times STAFF Writer

WASHINGTON, D. c., April Is
Special attention may be given the
so-called Terre Haute system of al
legged labor espionage by the La
Toilette committee as the result of
correspondence filed with the COM
mittee today by President William
F. Green, of the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
This correspondence. supplied
largely by T. N. Taylor, Terre
Haute labor leader and former
president of the Indiana. Fedora
ton of Labor, details an alleged
setup of labor spies as late as Dec.
10. 1885.
This was months after the gen.
eral strike at Terre Haute, but the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
BUILDING IN CITY FAR
AHEAD OF LAST YEAR
Permits Issued in First Quarter
SHOW 800 Per Cent Gain.

A 300 per cent increase in In
dianapolis building permits for the
first three months this year as com
pared to a similar period last year
was disclosed today by the Indian
apolis Chamber of Commerce Stats
teal department.
The gross valuation of the permits
for the same periods increased 900
per cent.
Seventeen permits representing
$57.l50 were issued for the first three
months last year, while "A permits
representing $344,820 were issued for
the corresponding period this year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
POLICE TO CAMPAIGN
AGAINST STRAY DOGS
Chief Warns Owners to Use Leashes
and MuZZles.

Acting on orders of the Safety
Board, Chief Morrissey today told
police to round up all unmuzzled
dogs found on streets. Owners are
to be warned to keep pets on
leashes, he said, and those that
have failed to buy licenses are to be
arrested on charges of harboring
vicious dogs.
Department records. he said. show
that LA people have been bitten
by dogs since Jan. l.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
BULLETINS

Vincent Sherlock, indianapolis
holdOut second baseman, reached
terms with the club early this
afternoon and donned a uniform.
Announcement hiatt Sherlock had
entered the fold came at the start
of afternoon drill before the third
game of the series with the Kan
sas City Blues. The player was
removed from the suspended list
at once.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
ELECTED. CUSTOMER is
HELD IN 5000 THEFT
Diamond Stolen in Fight, Tavern
Proprietor Alleges.

Alleged to have stolen a 5000 dia-
mond during a fight with a tavern
owner, Alfred Coffman, 26, of zoos
E. Maryland-.st, today was slated on
charges of robbery and grand lar
ceny.
Zeb May, proprietor and owner of
the ring, said the fight started
when he attempted to put Coffman
out of tavern at 239 Virginia
last night. In the scuff1e the three
karat set was torn off the ring, May
said. He accused Coffman of putting
it in his pocket.
Police later arrested Coffman in
front of 400 Virginia-av His wife,
Mrs. Pearl Coffman, also was held
on vagrancy charge.