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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
JOKER DISCOVERED
IN LEVY MEASURE
Tax on-a-T Tax Feature to
Be ReC0nSidered.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The
Senate Finance Committee voted
today to reconsider section of the
compromise corporate tax plan
when Joker" was disclosed where
by heavier tax burden would be
imposed on some corporations
than committee members had
planned.
Study of the compromise con-
vinced the committee when it re-
sumed secret session today that it
would, in some instances, levy a
tax upon a tax. AS result the
committee voted to reconsider this
part of the bill and began study
of Treasury estimates on the yield
of various rates.
The so-called tax-on-a-tax devel-
oped in connection with the COM
promise plan putting an 18 per cent
flat tax on corporations and 7
per cent tax on undistributed
profits.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
new DEAL POWER
CASE RULING DUE
U. S. Attorneys Confident
of Programs Validity.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, May 22.-Dis-
trict of Columbia Supreme Court
Justice Alfred A. Wheat prepared
today to pronounce Judgment on
validity of the New Deals 5000, 000,-
600 municipal power program.
Government attorneys were conf
dent, with the start of closing ar
guments, that the decision would
uphold constitutionality of the Ad-
Illustrations program of financing
publicly owned electricity systems
with government funds.
Such ruling would be of major
Importance, victory for one of the
few remaining original recovery &C
tivities launched by President
Roosevelt. The legal battle will go
before the Supreme Court next fall,
regardless of the winner in the low
er district court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
FIRECRACKERS IGNITED
NEAR DR.. ROSES HOME
Squad Cars Answer Call to Ply
sician's Residence.

A frightened neighborhood was
aiding police today in an effort to
locate persons who set off f1recrack-
ers near the home of DR.. E. E. Rose,
2153 Barth-av, last night.
DR.. Rose, at whose home Sergt.
Richard Rivers was slain by bandits,
was the physician who gave medical
aid to one of the wounded bandits
and then called police.
Explosion of the firecrackers
caused neighbors TO believe that
friends of the bandits had returned
for revenge. Twelve police squad
cars answered the call to the physi-
clans residence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
Would Rather Rot in Jail
Than Face Inquisitors,
He Declares.
TERMS PROBERS UNFAIR
Makes 1t Plain Grievance
Is Against Committee;
Not Congress.
BY DIR. FRANCIS E. TOWNSEND
President, old-Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd.
Copyright. 1886, by United Press

BY DIR. FRANCIS E. TOWNSEND
President, old-Age Revolving Pensions. Ltd.
Copyright. 1886 by United Press
BALTIMORE, May o.
Before appearing on the wit
ness stand of the Bell House
Committee, | had heard re-
ports that the committee was
determined 20 besmirch my
character and put an end to
the pension movement.
I did not believe those reports. My
faith in the United States Congress
and my belief in the democratic
processes of government told me
that this sort of thing did not ex-
list in America. I have had a rude
awakening, for the Bell committee
with the exception of two mem
bers-is sad representation of this
democratic government in which I
have so much faith.
I told the committee under oath
that 1 did not personally profit
from the movement; I told them
that have no money with the ex-
ception of about $780, For two and
one-half days, I patiently answered
as best I could-all the questions
they put to me.
Treated as Criminal
They did not seem interested,
however, in the philosophy behind
the pension plan. Instead, they
asked me series of stupid, vicious
questions filed with inuendo and
intended to besmirch my character.
In my efforts to answer them,
was confined to laconic Eyes" or
no" They denied me any chances
to explain my answers.
1 have had in my pocket all this
time carefully prepared statement
on my economic philosophy and
ideas about the pension PLAN I did
not seek to convert the committee
to my beliefs. I did believe, how
ever, that an orderly legislative
group would be interested in know
ing something about the plan they
were investigating.
However, they refused to let me
read the statement. They wanted
to confine the committee testimony
to petty matters of personalities
Therefore, I did what any upright
American citizen would have done.
No Offense to Congress
The committees action just be-
fore left the hearing room is typi-
cal. 1 asked permission to read a
paragraph statement. 1 under
stand witnesses before committees
are generally allowed to read state
mentS. But they denied me even
this.
l will rot in jail before I will 60
back before that committee to an
swer questions.
mean no offense to the Congress.
I will appear before the House to
answer any and all questions con-
nected with contempt proceedings.
l shall not allow myself again to
be the victim of this congressional
inquiSition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
HIGH COURT SUSTAINS
ELECTION CASE RULING
Nine Warrick County Persons
Escape Trial on Fraud Charge.
Rv Ifnifed pee.

The fight of nine Warrick County
persons accused of election fraud
to escape trial on the charge they
were indicted by an illegal grand
jury was won today before the state
Supreme Court.
The high court affirmed Warrick
Circuit Courts action in overruling
the prosecutions demurrer to abate-
ment pleas they entered.
Indictments were voted against
the nine defendants after the gen.
eral election in 1884. They filed
abatement pleas on the charge the
grand jury was drawn from a box
containing duplicate names and that
names of those on previous panel
had not been taken out before the
new term began.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
$3.50 PREMIUM DRAWN
ON SCHOOL BOND ISSUE
S127 $50 to Be Used on Remodel
ing Two Buildings.

Bid of S127, $50 for a $4,000 bond
issue maturing in 20 years with
3.5 per cent interest was accepted
today by the School Board. Pro-
ceeds are to be used for remodel
ing Schools 81, at 2815 English-av,
and A, at 2101 Sugar Grove-av.
A six-room addition is to be built
at School 81, and an auditorium and
three-room addition at a. Work is
scheduled TO begin soon.
The board awarded contracts
for boiler and deep-well pump at
School "a, 5000 Cottage-av, and for
the resurfacing Of the Manual
Training High School playground.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
BY GEORGE III. MOSES
downright. 1866

The time has arrived for us To-
ries to come out from behind the
bushes and expose ourselves as To-
ries. There is room in the United
States for two major parties. One
should be conservative, the other
progressive, liberal or radical-the
tag is not important.
Because ours is additionally
two-party system and because two
strong parties are necessary to keep
an adequate check one on the 9TH
er, we should avoid, if possible, the
development of a multiplicity of
parties.
Even less than France, which has
suffered acutely from the CITATIONS
OF its bloc Parliament, is the
United States adaptable to a multi
party arrangement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
introduced as Holding Sec
ond Most important
Post in Nation.
OFFICERS TO BE NAMED
Resolutions Are to Be
Passed by Indiana
FinanCierS.

The Indiana State Bankers
Association this afternoon
heard Mariner S. Eccles,
chairman, Board Of Cover
nors, Federal Reserve Sys-
tenn. He was introduced as
the man who "holds the Sec
ond most important office in
the nation"
Mr.. Eccles spoke after a luncheon
in the Claypool. After his address
the bankers were to pass resolutions
and elect officers.
He refused to allow his address
to be reported by newspapers.
A. G. Brown, Ohio Citizens Trust
Co. president, Toledo, o., opened
the second day session this morn
ing with an address in which he
criticised government competition
with private enterprise.
Report Is Made
A report of the education COM
mittee and an address by Avery G.
Ginger, Columbus, O., Ohio Ma
tional Bank president, completed
the morning meeting.
Mr.. Brown said, "the subject OF
government competition with pri-
vate business is one that not only
concerns the commercial banker, but
every thinking American who can
not help but be alarmed"
Surrounded by government-spon-
sored credit agencies, which OBJ
viously have acquired an irresistible
desire to make their services in
dispensable, and circUmscribed by
a regulatory system referred to as
one of the most complex ever i'm
posed upon any business of govern
ment, there is little wonder that the
banker has moved slowly toward an
aggressive program of lending-in
fog, fear and confusion, his program
has necessarily been a negative
one"
Suggests Action for Bankers
Mr.. Brown suggested that if the
bankers of the country want the
government to get out of the lend
ing business they must demonstrate
that they are able to take over as
much of the available sound credit
risks as possible.
He said that if the governments
policy of lowering interest rates that
can not be justified by actuarial ex-
perience continued, it would further
demoralize private farm mortgage
lending and would mean the sub
version of the lank bank system.
The present situation is wholly
artificial and any attempt to found
a permanent policy upon it is bound
to result disastrously," he said.
Terms Action Unfair
He said that it seemed to him to
be unfair Of the government TO pro-
vide hundred million dollar sub
sldy to set up Production Credit
Associations and that he could not
appreciate the need for such asso-
Citations.
Government influence in tho
field of private lending will be halt
ed only after it is generally ac-
knoWledged that there is no need
for its participation. The banker.
particularly the country banker,
has the real opportunity to nail
its progress on cold-blooded business
He said bankers should assume
more aggressive attitude, lower
the interest rates to meet the COM
petition of governmental agencies
and provide a proper quality of
credit to meet the farmers need,
including plan of payment COM
mensurate with the ability of the
borrower to pay.
Mr.. Eccles was met at the station
by Gov. McNutt, B. D. Mitchell,
Turn to Page Three)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
2 KlDNAPERS DIE ON
CALIFORNIA GALLONS

Abductors of Prison Board Mem
bers Lose Long Fight for Life.
By United Press
SAN QUENTIN, CAL, May o.
Alexander Mckay of Glasgow,
Scotland, and Joseph Kristy of
Cleveland, o., were hanged on the
San Quentin gallows today for kid
mapping members of the California
Prison Board in a break from pris-
on made in January, 1885.
Their execution ended months of
desperate efforts by the British
government to save Mackay on the
ground his kidnap victims had not
suffered bodily harm and that,
therefore, the death penalty was not
warranted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
Mercury Here
May Reach IS,
Bureau States

United States weather forecast
today propelled indianapolis resi-
dents toward straw hats and other
summer apparel as observers pre-
dicted an 80 to IS temperature for
the day with higher marks for to-
morrow.
Yesterdays maximum temperature
was 10.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
MARKETS AT A GLANCE
BY United Press

Stocks fractions to 2 points high
CT in dull trading.
Bonds quiet and mixed; French
bonds weak.
Curb stocks fractions to more
than q point higher.
Chicago stocks higher, quiet.
Call money / per cent
Foreign exchange, sterling firm,
francs easier.
Cotton l to points higher.
Grains, wheat up Il to y cent,
corn and oats easier. rye mixed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
ALLEN COUNTY COURT
DECISION is UPHELD
Suit to Enjoin Auditor, Treasurer
Lost by Trio.

In an opinion handed down to-
day the Indiana Appellate Court
upheld the Allen County Superior
Court in another suit involving the
$1.50 tax law.
Brought to enjoin the auditor,
William Orthlieb, and treasurer,
Fred Eppeman, of Allen County
from making tax duplicates in ex-
cess of the limitation of $3.50, the
suit was filed in 1884 by Emmett
Martin, Otto Bonahoon and John
H. Keller. They appealed after an
adverse decision.
The $3.50 limitation imposed by
Legislature is exceeded only in cases
of emergency, the statute declares.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
Burned in Garage Fire

A. j. Kendall, 3441 Boulevard pl.
was recovering today from burns on
the face and arms which he received
while fighting a fire yesterday in a
garage and storeroom at BAT w.
30th-st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
LIGHTNING KILLS IOWAN
Bolt Injuries Four When 1t Strikes
Among PWA Workers.
BIZ United Press

SIOUX CITY, Ia, May pa
lightning bolt struck To-Day among
500 PWA workers, killing George
Uhl and injuring four critically.
Two of the most severely burned
and shocked were expected to die.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
CAB DRIVER ROBBED OF
SIG, FORCED FROM TAXI
Holdup Man Made Him Walk to
Town, He Says.

Forced from his cab by we'll
dressed young man, Robert CaYen-
der, IS, of SIT N. Delaware st, was
robbed of SIG and had to walk to
town at noon today, he told police.
Lavender said he picked up the
fare at Keystone-av and the Mil
lersville-rd and was driving to
Millersville when the bandit pulled
a gun from his pocket and de-
manded the money. The cab was
found later at 42d-sy and Key
Stone-aV.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
TOWNSEND TAUNTS
OARP PR0BERS ON
DELAY IN CITATION
Committee Lacks Courage
to Press Charge, Says
Defiant Doctor.
INVITES TRIAL IN HOUSE
HurIS New Challenge When
Bell Group Decides to
Hold Up Action.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, May %.
DIR. Francis E. Townsend
announced today through
his attorney, Sheridan
DOwney, that he had mott
fled all officers of the
Townsend pension move
ment now under subpoena to
refuse to testify before the
House Old-age pension in
quiry.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
Republicans Must Stay
Conservative, Says Moses

Herewith is the third and last
of a series of articles on What
Is Wrong With the Republican
Party?" written for The Indian
-apolis Times by former Senator
George III. Moses, Republican of
New Hampshire.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
PICKETS ARE ARRESTED
Three Held After Clash With Nom
Union Workers.
BIZ United Press

bU UHtItu PTeSS
KOKOMO. Ind, May 22.-Three
pickets were arrested today after
clash with non-union workers at the
F. A. Welsh Manufacturing Co.
Union employees at the plant
walked out a year ago. demanding
union recognition. The company
now employs ITO men.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
TWO KILLED IN BLAST

Ohio Powder Plant Is Demolished
by Two Explosions.
By United Press
GAINESVILLE, o., May 22.-The
Republican Bronze Powder Corp.
here was demolished by two explo-
SionS early today. Two employees
were killed.
The victims were William KiSh
and Kennith Brown.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-22
THREE SQUADS ANSWER
FALSE HOLDUP ALARM

Speedway Employe Leans on Button
in Downtown Office.
Three squads of police armed
with machine guns and sawed-off
shotguns burst into the Indianap-
oils Motor Speedway Office, 444 N.
Capitol-av, this morning.
Col Eddie Rickenbacker, Speed
way president; T. E. Myers, man
ager, and Joe Cops, publicity di-
rector, explained that an employee
had leaned accidentally against the
holdup alarm bell button.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-20
|LEECH LAKE FIGURED
WORTH NINE BILLION

Walker-Visions of the wealth
of Monte Cristo have entered the
mints of Cass county residents,
following the discovery of gold on
the shore of Leech Lake. While
loading sand for concrete work,
John Olson found something
which looked like gold. A sample
of the find was sent in for assay,
and reported to have about $3.50
worth of gold per ton. Owners of
property on the lake now have it
figured out like this: Take a front
foot on the lake 20 feet deep and
200 feet deep and 200 feet back
from the lake and you have 1000
cubic feet or $40 tons per foot, at
$3.50 per ton or $937.50 per front
foot on the lake, which is $780,
600 per mile of shore line. With
Leech Lakes $40 miles of shore
line, we have a value of $3,17S,-
900, 900. But the owners of land
about the lake own to the center
of the lake. The lake contains
about $50 square miles. Take the
lake bottom to a depth of 20 feet
and each square mile would con-
tain 9,24O,000 tons and at $3.50
per ton, $23, 100000 per square
mile; 18O square miles make the
lake bed worth about $4,176,000,-
900. And some people have been
wondering how we were going to
pay the national debt! But so far
few people in the state have de-
serted their homes to stake out
claims!
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-20
SWANSON CASE IN
SUPREME COURT
Judicial Body Reverses Act
Of District Jury in
Swanson Suit

Mankato-Aftermaths of the au-
tomobile accident in 1884 which
took the lives of three members of
the August Kroschel family were
heard in st. Paul recently when
the statae supreme court filed q
decision in suit brought by FL
mer Swanson, Mankato, against
his brother, Waldo Swanson,
North Mankato, for personal in
juries received in the accident.
The $15, 300 damage suit was
ordered retired by the court in its
decision, reversing the Blue Earth
county district court jury award
some time ago giving $4,000 to
Elmer Swanson.
Swanson claimed that he was
injured in the accident which oc-
CURED near Springfield while
riding in his brothers car because
Waldo Swanson was negligent in
driving through a cloud of steam
from passing railway car. Ell
mer was injured when the car col
lided with the Kroschel car ap-
preaching from the other direc-
ton.
The supreme courts decision
stated that the case was too close
as to complaint and defense and
that under such circumstances
overzealousness amounting to mis-
conduct on the part of Elmer's at
torney, John E. Regan, warranted
new trial.
The case will likely be retired
in Blue Earth county at the June
term of court.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-20
City Employees !.
Get Pay Increase

Springfield Salary raises for
Springfield city employees were
made at a meeting of the council
last week. The following raises
were granted: John A. Plamann,
superintendent, $500 to 1920; Ell
mont Anstett, lineman and utility
man, $135 to $148; Ole Sorenson,
engineer, $115 to $125; William
Knadel and Ralph Rubitschung,
engineers, $11O to $125. The rails
es were from nine to ten per cent.
The petition having been dis
posed of, City Clerk A. C. Mueller
suggested that he also be given a
raise and the council gave him
the largest percentage of increase.
His salary was boosted from $110
to SIPS.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-20
MANY ITEMS in
GALES TOWNSHIP
BY Mrs. w. G.. Reynolds

Gales-School districts 35 and
62 have been closed all this week
due to the severe cold.
Born to Mrs. Lloyd Lewis, a
baby Sunday morning at her
home. Mrs. Lewis was Miss Ar
lene Beebout before her marriage.
1t is reported that the roads
north of Tracy are so bad it is i'm
possible to get over them even
with teams.
w. A. Leonard in Holly is re-
ported ill.
Leo Van Dorsten was called TO
the Asa McCulla home Friday.
Tom Hicks was a caller at the
John Hanson home Tuesday.
Mrs. Pauline Flesner and son,
Richard, were business callers in
Lamberton last Friday.
John Melligan spent Thursday
night at the Martin Grunden
home.
Donald Flesner spent the past
week with his mother at the Ed
win Michigan home.
Geraldine Flesner is spending
some time at the Clarence Mum
son home.
Leo Van Dorsten was a caller
at the Phillip Reynolds and Ed
win Michigan homes Wednesday.
Alec Arndt and daughter, Ar
iene, walked to Walnut Grove
Thursday and rode back with
Martin Grunden as far as the Paul
Grunden home where they spent
the night, going home Friday
morning.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-20
WANDA VICINITY
CORRESPONDENT
REPORTS NEWS
By Miss Esther DOepke

Wanda-Mathias Dederichs and
sons, Mich and Norbert drove to
st. George February 2 to visit
with Mrs. Matthias Dederichs, who
lis staying there with her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Schnobrich.
Mrs. Paul Borte and son, Steph-
en-, visited at the Joe Bierl home
near Wabasso from Monday until
Wednesday,.
The Wanda school was again
closed the past week due to wea-
ther conditions and blocked roads.
Miss Isabelle Drewlow made a
trip to Milroy Monday. Lyle
Kramer, who was guest at the
Herman Drewlow home over Sun
day, returned to Milroy with her.
The Wanda firemen held a ball
at Gabriels hall Friday, February
ID.
A parcel shower was given in
honor of Miss Caroline CORES,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
CORES in Gabriels hall Friday
evening. Miss CORES became the
bride of Ole Brau of Wabasso
Tuesday, February 18.
Paul Doepke and sons, Erwin
and Armin made a trip to New
Ulm Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dallmann
and family of Waterbury visited
at the Martin Dallmann home
Thursday.
Tony Hoysler, Vernon Eichten
and Bernard Eichten drove to St.
Paul Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ruby Druck of
Wabasso attended the shower CIV
en- for Caroline CORES Friday
evening.
Guilford and Ivan Bloedow of
Clements made a business call
here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P. CORES, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles CORES and
daughter, Adeline and Caroline,
were Redwood Falls shoppers Fri
day.
Pete Schons made business
call at Clements and Wabasso
Thursday.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-20
BUREAU SEEKS
NEW LAWS TO
GUARD PRICES

Presenting the case of 10O, ,939
Minnesota farmers whose produc-
ton plans and economic status
was upset by the adverse AAA
decision, the Farm Bureau is
working through it's national Of
flee for immediate passage of new
surplus control legislation. Fed
eral grants to those practicing soil
conservation will replace con-
tract payments under the propos-
ed new act.
Passage of new price-protection
legislation is deemed by the bureau
to be of greatest Importance of
the 1S projects upon which it is
now actively engaged. Point 2 in
its February program is its fight
for retention by the government
of the processing taxes now held
in escrow. Holding that professors
are not entitled to the money, the
Farm Bureau urges that it be re-
tanned by the government and
through legislative enactment as
signed to agricultural purposes.
Immediate payment of AAA con-
tract obligations was demanded.
The Farm Bureaus views on
these subjects also are held by the
corn-hog and wheat committee
men of Minnesota, who at a meet
ing in st Paul, February 18 went
on record urging the above points.
Other points on the Farm Bur-
eau's current program seek con-
tinuance of the Wheeler amend
ment for at least two more years
(31s per cent on farm mortgages
in FCA. with farmer control of
FCA), rural electrifcation pro-
gram, farm to market roads, a
managed currency, regulation of
commodity exchanges, consumer
protection against excessive in
dustrial tariffs, reciprocal trade
agreements providing for ex-
changing agricultural products
for imported Industrial goods,
retention in U. S. department of
agriculture of all agencies related
to agriculture, farm tenants loans
in FCA, soil erosion control and
reforestation, adequate approp-
riations for vocational education,
appropriation for next convention
of international Farm Women of
the World, food and drug amend
ments, neutrality and world peace,
support Of the constitution as set
forth in annual resolutions.