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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
MOTHER
DOUBTFUL SON
FELL IN river
Does Not Share View of
Detectives Assigned to
Death Probe.

Mrs. Stella Payne, mother of 12-
year-old John Payne, today chung
TO her belief that the bully, whom
she believes showed her son into
White River. will be brought to
justice.
Detectives j. j. Sullivan and
George Gilby reported today that
they believe John slipped on rock
and fell in the river near Gardner
Lane-rd Sunday.
Mrs. Payne, mother of seven chill
dren, said, MY boy could not swim,
and I don't believe that he possibly
could have jumped in the river"
Back Tender, She Says
She disclosed that her son suf-
fered great pain when touched on
the back, due to an attack of spinal
meningitis eight years ago. She is
the mother of seven children.
1.-The bully. I think, probably
bumped John in the back" Mrs.
Payne said.
She recalled that Johns brother.
George, 10, said he saw John in the
air and the bully with his arms
widespread and that John was
screaming as though in pain.
Reports of the tragedy conflict on
whether the bully jerked an injured
bird from John and threw it roughly
into the river, or whether John will
ingly gave the bird to the elder lad.
Find Bird Near River
The two Payne boys and two
companions found the injured bird
near the river. The Paynes live at
424 S. Alabama-st
A mill foreman fishing near the
scene told detectives he noticed no
quarreling between John and the
older boy, who, Mrs. Payne believes,
was known as Dutch or Butch"
Calmly determined, Mrs. Payne
SAID: st know that it will all come
out in the end. I have some infor-
nation of my own that may help in
the investigation"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
MINE union CHIEFS
HAIL new CONTRACT
Operators Agree to 7-Hour
Day, 5-Day Week.
By United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, May 8.-Union Off
Gals prepared today to get approval
of rank and file miners for the two
year contract governing wages and
working conditions signed last night
with owners representatives. More
than 100000 miners are affected.
The agreement, providing a seven
hour day and five-day week at the
same daily wage rate of the old con-
tract of 48 hours week, was hailed
by union leaders as a labor victory
Negotiations lasted almost three
months.
The clause stipulating decreases
hours, it was anticipated, will be in
strumental in decreasing the num-
Der of unemployed miners in the
Pennsylvania anthracite fields. It
is estimated that between 10000 and
10000 men are without work there.
Other points in the operators
miners agreement included equali-
cation of available work, prohibition
of strikes for two years and COM
plete check-off system, whereby
operators collect union dues and
assessments.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
BRITAIN SEEKS NAzI
ATTITUDE ON PACTS
Asks Hitler if Nation Has
Regained Equality.
By United Press

By United Press
LONDON, May 8.-Great Britain,
in a QUESTIONABLE of historic i'm
portance to Adolf Hitler, asked him
whether he now considers Germany
to be in a position to conclude
genuine treaties" it was disclosed
today.
The question, in a note calculated
to conciliate Germany rather than
to antagonize her, was a direct in
vitation to Hitler to say frankly
and formally whether he now con-
siders his Nazi Germany to be on
equal status with other powers.
Hitler's reason for violating the
Versailles Treaty and for denounc-
ing the Locarno Treaty by reoccu-
plying the demilitarized Rhineland
zone was, he said, that Germany
did not negotiate those treaties as
an equal.
The QUESTIONABLE, presented to
Baron Konstantin Won Neurath, Ger
man foreign minister, yesterday by
Sir Eric Phipps, British ambassador,
was published today as Foreign
Office white paper"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
G. O. P. Chairman Asks
That Ballots Be Saved
in Fifth District.
By United Press

By United Press
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, May g.
A request for recount of votes cast
in the Fifth District race for Re-
publican congressional nomination
was anticipated today after James
Fulton, district Republican chair
man, asked that the ballots not be
destroyed.
Ben Brown, Kokomo, an avowed
supporter of the Townsend Old-Age
Pension Plan, defeated Richard T
James, 26-year-old Portland attor-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
COMMITTEE CLOSES
TAX BILL HEARINGS
Stream of Objections Hit
New Deal Measure.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, May 8. - The
Senate Finance Committee today
completed open hearings on the
Administrations $803,000000 tax
bill with prospects for fundamental
revision of the measure Incl easing.
The eight days of hearings were
occupied solely by opponents of the
bill, with the exception of day of
testimony by Secretary of the
Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. and
Treasury heads.
The open hearings closed with no
change in the constant stream of
objections to virtually every phase
of the far-reaching bill and espe-
cially the drastic new corporate sur
plus tax proposal.
The committee ordered a recess
until Monday, when it will meet in
executive session. At that time it
was expected plans for revision of
the measure will be put forward ag-
greSsively.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
Recount May Be Asked
Times Specinl

Times Special
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, May ga
contest of the two-vote margin by
which Omar O'Harrow, regular Re-
publican organization candidate
won the primary nomination fol-
judge of Morgan Circuit Court, was
believed imminent today.
Although Van Whiting, runner up
in the five-cornered race, declined
to say whether he would demand a
recount, his supporters became more
insistent in urging the action.
Official tapuIation of Tuesdays
results gave O'Harrow 1874 votes to
1882 for Whiting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
.BOURSE SUSPENDS
EXCHANGE FUTURES
Drastic Step Taken to End
Gold Exodus.

By United Press
PARIS, May 8.-The Paris Bourse
today suspended future dealings in
foreign exchange.
The move was taken in a des-
perate effort to check the rush away
from the franc by French nationals
who fear early devaluation and a
general upset in business when the
Popular Front" Chamber of Depu-
ties goes into Office June l.
This was the second drastic step
taken in the last few days to halt
gold exodus that has been cutting
deeply into French gold reserves.
For the week ended May /, the
Bank of France lost around ST.
100000 in gold. A larger amount has
been engaged for shipment abroad
since then, experts estimate.
The Bank of Frances first step
was rise in the discount rate from
5 to 6 per cent on Wednesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
LOCAL TRAFFIC
RATINGS POOR,
REPORT SHOWS
Gary Has Lower Standing,
Safety Committee of
State Says.

Marion County, with so. and In
dianapolis, with 81 automobile IA
talities in 1886, today were given
poor comparative ratings with other
Indiana cities and counties in re-
port made public by the Governor s
Committee on Public Safety.
With the return of warm weather
city and state police departments
expect to have added traffic worries
over the weekend Highways ano
streets probably will be crowded tc
capacity, they said.
indianapolis ranks fourth in safe
ty among the five cities in the state
having populations of 10000 ol
more. Gary, which has had Is IA
talities since Jan. l and has an es-
timated yearly rate of 44.8O pei
1000, 900 population, is in fifth place
4 Killed at Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, a city of 114,946 peo-
pie, has had only four deaths this
year. 1t is classed as the safest
large Indiana city, and has an esti-
mated yearly rate of 1914 per 100,-
600 population.
The estimated indianapolis yearly
automobile death rate is 3048 per
100000 population.
Among counties having popula-
tons of $4,000 or more, Marion
County ranks twentieth in a list OF
80. Montgomery and Daviess Coun-
ties, which have had no fatalities
rank first, while Clinton, with seven
deaths among population of 1899
ranks lowest.
Have Perfect Records
Smaller counties having perfect
safety records are Fayette, Ripley
Decatur, Spencer, Parke, Washing
ton, Carroll, Bartholomew, Jay
Scott, Union, Ohio, La Grange, Ben
ton, Owen and Crawford Counties.
indianapolis police department
records show that 81 accidents have
been caused in indianapolis by au-
tomobiles crashing into the newly
erected safety zone guards. One
fatality has resulted from an acct
dent Of this type.
Mishawaka and Lafayette, which
have had no traffic deaths this
year, have the best safety records of
cities in the $4,000 to 10000 pop
ulation classification. Terre Haute
with nine and Hammond with 13
fatalities rank lowest in this group
Records Are Unmarried
Smaller cities which have un-
marred traffic records are Columbus
Washington, Brazil, Wabash, Val
paraiso, Princeton, Hartford City
Madison, Hobart, Warsaw, Rushville
Greensburg, Franklin, Kendallville
Sullivan, Plymouth, Portland, Bick-
nell, Decatur, West Lafayette, Au-
burn, Linton and Bluffton.
Martinsville, Tell City, Upton
Noblesville, Greencastle, Alexandria
Boonville, Lawrenceburg, Grown
Point, Attica, Rochester, Hunting
burg, Mitchell, Union City, NORTH
Vernon, Batesville, Rensselaer,, Pet
ersburg, Dunkirk, Rockport, Monti.
cello, CanneltoTi Loogootee, Lig.
onier, Coyington, Delphi, Montpelier
Butler, Veedersburg, Rising Sun ant
Vevay.
Vincennes, Newcastle, Huntington
Bedford, Connersville, Peru, Frank
fort, Whiting, Elwood, Goshen ano
Charlottesville.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
CLAIM PRIMARY
REDUCED G. 0. P.
GOVERNOR FIELD
Leaders of Party Point to
Poor Showing of Three
Candidates.

The eight-cornered gubernatorial
race in the Republican Party was
believed today to have been re-
duced to five by Tuesdays primary
Those given chance to win the
nomination in the convention June
3, are:
Raymond S. Springer, Eliza Rog-
ers, Glen r. Hills, Herbert H.
Evans. and Mr.. A. Dark Horse"
who always discussed in pre-
conve ltion talk of both parties.
Delegates selected in the primary
resulted in conflicting claims by the
four major candidates.
The primary, Republican leaders
say, definitely scuttled the hopes of
Mayor Samuel Beecher, Terre
Haute: George Hill, Michigan City,
and Mayor Clare w. II. Bangs of
Huntington. The little strength
shown for them, they said, is GER
tain to drift to other candidates.
Mr.. Springer Is Satisfied
Mr.. Springer said he was we'll
satisfied with the returns on the
pledged delegates.
Before the primary the Springer
managers claimed a positive dele
gate strength of 422 Now they claim
material gains in strength from a
first ballot vote of TOO to 300 to as
high as 1000.
On the other hand, friends of Mr..
Rogers, Lebanon attorney and for
mer state chairman, declare that he
may hold strong hand in any pre-
convention jockeying.
Hills Claims Are Modest
The supporters of Mr.. Hills, Ko-
komo manufacturer, are modest in
their estimates. They say only that
the Fifth Districts 145 delegates are
assured him on the first ballot. They
say they have lured delegates away
from the Evans camp in the Fifth
District and claim to have beaten
him in the primary.
Possibility of deal between the
various candidates is being rumored.
Rumors and hotel lobby converse
TONERS see coalition of delegate
strength to prevent the possibility
of naming mfr. A. Dark Horse"
The Hoosier Republicans, Inc,
who have sought to change the
party Craftsmanship and replace
Don Irwin with Ralph Gates,
Columbia City Legionnaire, suffered
a defeat, according to some Repub-
lican leaders and friends of Mr..
Irwin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
LOBBY BILL PASSAGE
THREATENED BY DELAY
Joint Committee Has Not Met Yet
to Iron Out Conflicts.

Joint Committee Has Not Met Yet
to Iron Out Conflicts.
By Scripps-Hot1drd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, May 8. - Five
weeks have passed since the lobby
registration bill passed by the House
and Senate went 10 conference, but
the conferees have not yet met.
Only four weeks remain before
the date tentatively set for adjourn
ment. Thus the conferees' delay con-
stitutes real threat that no law
for lobby registration may be en-
acted this year.
The two bills would require every
lobbyist seeking to influence legis-
lation to report his employers name,
the amount paid him, and the
amount of his expense account, to-
gether with any amounts spent for
entertaining or for obtaining publi-
cation of material favorable to his
cause. A compromise on the bill is
sought to reconcile conflicting pro-
visions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
HOFFMAN DENIES PART
IN wendell TORTURE
RefuteS Insinuations That He Had
knowledge of Case.

RefuteS Insinuations That He Had
knowledge of Case.
By United Press
NEW YORK, May 8.-Gov. Harold
G. Hoffman denied today that he
knew Paul H. Wendell, disbarred
Trenton attorney, was being tor
tured into making the false confess
sion to the Lindbergh kidnapping
that delayed the execution of Bruno
Richard Hauptmann.
Insinuations have come from sew
eral sources in the last few days
that Hoffman had personal knowl-
edge or was kept informed of the
progress" of those obtaining from
Wendell statement that he took
the Lindbergh baby from its crib at
Hopewell, N. j.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
Hints Recount in 2-VOte
Victory of OARP Backer

ney, by two votes in the Republican
contest, complete but unofficial re-
turns showed.
Mr.. Fulton said he would have no
voice regarding possible contest
of the election and that such a move
would have to be made by Mr.
James.
The votes will be certified to the
State Election Board and action
likely will await that body's official
announcement as to the outcome.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
Poll in Doubt

By United Press
PIERRE, S. D., May 8.-An
official canvass may be neces-
sary to determine the result of
Tuesdays Republican presi-
dental preference contest be-
tween Gov. ALT Landon of
Kansas and Senator William
Borah of Idaho, election Off
Gals said today.
Unofficial and incomplete re-
turns today gave Mr.. Lam
don a 1500-vote lead. However,
reports from the remaining so
precincts may reduce Gov.
Landon's margin considerably.
Possible errors discovered by
official canvass may be enough
to swing the contest either
way, election officials said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
CRAFT UNI0NIZATION OF
STEEL GROUPS ASKED
Green Says A. F. of L. Will Not
Help Workers Otherwise.

HtIP WUKhOIS OtHcIWIScs
BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, May 8.-Presi-
dent William Green of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor tele-
graphed the convention of steel
workers at Cannonsburg, Pa, today
that if the A. F. of L. is to aid in
their membership drive they must
organize on craft basis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
KING ASKS SALARY CUT

Farouk I of Egypt Asks Parlia-
ment to Make $25O,OO0 Slash.
By United Press
CAIRO, Egypt, May 8.-King Fa-
rouk I, youthful sovereign of Egypt,
today inaugurated his reign with a
request to Parliament that the
privy purse be reduced from
$75o,000 to 100000 annually "for
the good of the country"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
In the Grease

By United Press
CHICAGO, May 8.-Edward
Skoraz ran for a street car to-
day and landed in a heap of
splintered plate glass and warm
doughnutS.
Confused by blurred vision,
ne had tried to board the cars
reflection in a doughnut shop
widow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-08
OFFICIAL WEATHER

United States Weather Bureap--
Sunrise ........4:s1 ! Sunset $40
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-07

~ oWAA6 VI SOV w 0"AAbt unruffled brows of orchestra leaders from coast to coast. And meanwhile, people who wor- ry about such things are trying, with conspicuously small success, to define swing and put it in a musical pigeon-hole.
 Swing is praised by one school of music lovers as "the ultimate in improvisation, perfect rythmic assurance, the acme in musical technique and an indel- ible notation on the evolution of jazz" It is condemned by others with such epithets as "lewdness in music" mere old fashioned jazz with fast tempo" music of the most illiterate type" and ugly but exciting dis harmonies."
 The only approach to a com- mon definition seems to be that most critics agree that swing is the original melody embellished with fancy fixin's in the way of spontaneous variations and ad libbed trills,. runs, screeches and squaks. Even the lyrics are not safe, for many noted swing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-07

Petite Dixie Dunbar puts swing into the movie. "The King of
 Burlesque."
 CTS discard the original words and invent lyrics of 8 more "swingy" nature.
 Anyhow, almost everyone is swinging 1t.
 Radio is of course the ideal carrier for the germ. Columbia Broadcasting alone, with 2s periods a week devoted to orchestras, has Q dozen of them playing nothing but swing stuff, while the others intersperse their sweet" pro- grams with a few swing numbers. Outstanding Columbia swinger is Louis Armstrong. Even Guy Lom- bardo, noted for his smooth rhy- thms, plays the crazy Music Goes Round and Around" about every ten minutes.
 Film companies have un- leashed their talent hounds who are shifting eagerly for swing artists. "The King of Burlesque," just released, fea- lures swing tunes such as I've Got My Fingers Crossed" to which wiggling Dixie Dunbar does @ burny-burny dance num- Der. And Ruby Keeler and Paul Draper swing 1t in Warner Brothers soon to . be-exhibited Colleen"
 The orchestra and wiggly June Knight put plenty of swing into Jubilee" a current smash hit on Broadway. The new ziegfeld Follies, now in Boston prior to the New York opening, features three swing numbers, as well as dancing by Josephine Baker, who pioneered Harlem hot stuff in Gay Paree. Willowy Eleanor Powell's prac- tically perfect tap-dancing in At Home Abroad" too, reveals the swing influence.
 
 Long stymied by radio con1- petition, the photograph record companies are leaping back to life via swing band recordings. Tommy Dorsey and Benny Good- man, the latter rated top swing CT of the country, are doing discs for Victor. Red Norvo records for Columbia. Brunswick has Duke Ellington. These boys don't come cheap and record com panies don't invest foolishly, which should give you an idea.
 The greatest index to the popularity of swing is in the sudden excitement in the sheet music world. "The Mupsic Goes Round and Around" theme
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-07

Rev Lawrence w. Doucette, native of the South End, who has been stationed at St. Anthonys church in Bridgeport the past few years will soon begin his duties as volunteer the staff of the New Haven Community
 making series of studies in community social work ganization in the Elm City. For many months Father Doucete has been maorng at the New York School of Social Work and his job in New Haven will be for dou- be purpose He intends to complete field of work re- quement of the school and simultaneously assist in at- lacking number of problems now facing the Chest He will relate himself to number of surveys in various phases of community social work organization his re- search being the basis for possible future reshng of agency functions redening of social work methods and re-allocation of services.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-07
CITY DICKERING
 FOR P.T.A. FARLEY

Delegates from the Waterbury Council of Parents Id Teachers will be instructed to ask that the next congress be held in this city, according to an announcement made ct meeting last night. This years gathering will be held in April at Hartford. A nominating committee elected last night to sug- gest @ slate of officers for the April elections includes: Miss Esther Fox, Mrs. Robert Croft of Middlebury and and Mrs. Eva Greene. Mrs. Elmer Wilson presided at the meet. ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-07
Good Evening.
LET'S RESOLVE
. BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

For New Year resolutions let Us all try To check up the following, do or die. To omit from vocabulares come what may, Bye-bye, all rightly, and also oRay Not to whack our friends on the back Or to trihe with a practical joking tack Not with, "say listen", our sentences begin Or to become playful with the out-dated pin To believe our friend who says mo liquor, thanks, To leave to the children ye ode parlor pranks Not to rifle a newspaper when the radios going Or to come home late when the wife party Is throwing To of tre phrases such as was my face req or to say to the little wife these biscuits are like ead Not to refer to your home "just little shanty, Or to forget the birthday of very favorite auny To refrain from calling husband when he slips up on
 double Or to kick him under the table-that always ends in trouble. Not to spring the moth-eaten "we as long as you're
 healthy" Or to spring the chestnut rather be good-lookng than
 wealthy" ivot to start taking till the other fellows through, Or to bore all your friends about your kids IQ. In a word help us, let's watch step this year, Keep sober, don't hoard gold and you'll have naught
 to fear
 -Em Elm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-07

ASSN AAONABoVAA song of the swing era, has got Tin Pan Alley standing on its collective head. All records are broken with 100000 copies sold within @ month, and no let-up in sight. Ed Farley and Mike Riley, who with Red" Hodg- son of Chicago spawned the ro- tating rhythm, are cleaning up. Chanted continuously by vocal- ists, banged out by radio bands. and substituted by Sister Susie for her favorite torch ballad, the maniac melody is in danger of being done to death. So the panic-stricken publishers are doing the unheard of thing of discouraging performers from using the number. Instead of the customary plugging, no pro- fessional free copies are being handed out, while Tin Pan AL ley stands aghast at the phe- nomenon.
 The dignity of the dance is in danger, too, according to Ar- thur Murray famous dance mas- ter. Music controls the dance," he said. "The fact that swing music is unbridled and spontan- eous means that ballroom danc- ing may become equally aban- doned."
 West Sand street is the focal spot of swing in New York. Here swing clubs are breaking out like measles in @ crowded schoolroom. There is no danc- ing in them. Swing lovers sirn- ply sit and listen, in silent, sway . ing worship of the rowdy swing ing rhythfns. '''The Music Goes Round and Around" becomes @ haywire hymn, and other swing tunes, such as Broken Rec- ord" contribute to the coma of the addicts.
 Men as well as songs have come to recent fame through swing. John Hammond, pres- ident of the Hot Clubs of America, says Fletcher Tender son was the greatest swing ar- tist of all time, while others dis agree and rhapsodize over the late Blk Biederbecke, Paul Whiteman's trumpeter. But MT. Hammond hears no denials when he names Benny Good man, of the Hotel Congress, Chicago, as the hottest living swing player in the country. Incidentally, the Hot Clubs of America are composed of "en- tliusiastic admirers and ama- teur players of hot music"
 MT. Hammond has very defi- nite ideas on what constitutes real swing. He says swing must be spontaneous and insists that it cannot be rehearsed. In his opinion Q swing band should number not more than seven, and they must be expert musi- CAuA1o WAAO SsSAA hOCP VAAC VA AASAAHA melodies in mind and improvise on them. No large commercial band using sophisticated orches- trations can swing, he says. And further, it is impossible for a single swinger to ride" a tune unless the whole orchestra is doing it. Even then the result may be short of perfection be- cause the audience isn't sympa- thetic to what's happening. Which bears out the contention that swing is more mood than music.
 Paul Whiteman, on the other hand, would have you know that jazz is jazz whether you call it swing or sway. He states emphatically that swing is sirn- ply any music played in jazz rhythm. Though noted as the originator of sweet" jazz,