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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-04
DRAG RIVER IN HUNT
FOR MISSING MAN
Foul Play Feared in Case at
Edinburg.
Tim es Special


EDINBURG, Ind, March A.
Several boats manned by deputy
sheriffs and volunteers today
dragged Blue River here for the
body of Marble Tindle, 45-year-old
unmarried war veteran, who is be-
lieved to have met with foul play
last night.
1t also was suggested he was the
victim of hit-and-run driver.
On the iron work of bridge
across the river, within 200 yards
of Tindle's home, Sheriff A. R.
Mulkins of johnson County found
the missing mans cap, a shoe and
blood and hair.
He was reported missing at s
last night and at this morning
the sheriff decided to drag the
river. The water is from three to
six feet deep. He is known, the
sheriff says, to have carried about
$50 with him. He was a laborer.
Sheriff Mulkins says none of his
associates or relatives have been
able to identify any enemy of the
man. and know of no reason he
should have taken his own life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-04
LABOR CRITICAL OF
INSURANCE PLANS:
FAST ACTION LIKELY
Many Favor MCNutt Views,
Canvass of Legislators
DiSCIOSeS.
F0RESEE BOLT FAILURE
Administration Men Claim
Assembly Will Get
Through Quickly.
BY JOHN l.. CUTTER
United Press staff Correspondent

The special session of the
Seventy-ninth Indiana Cen
eral Assembly converting to-
morrow is to be brief and en-
act only social security legis-
lation favored by the state
administration, state legis-
lators, by almost a 2-to-1 mar
gin, answered today in a poll
conducted on the session eve.
Attempts to bolt the administra-
ton program are assured, but will
fail, according to results of the poll
Gov. McNutt hopes the session
will be completed in two weeks at
the most. More than IS per cent
of the answers Endorsed this limita-
ton.
Few Make Protests
A few others protested against
any specific time limit but agreed
the special session should be con-
fined to social security legislation,
as wished by the Governor.
One Indianapolis senator pointed
out the economic Importance of the
legislation made it impossible for
him to indorse an arbitrary time
limit but added:
Il am bound by a gentlemans
agreement-as I believe are ali
those members of the Senate
who attended the caucus-con-
ference last December-to consider
at the special session only that leg
islation that would make Indiana
statutes conform to the Federal So
cial security act"
Answers in a similar vein came
from another indianapolis member
and senators in the southeastern
and northeastern sections of the
state.
Objects to Job Insurance
A vigorous objection to unem-
ployment insurance was recorded by
one legislator who approved the pro-
posed State-Federal old-age pension
arrangement.
Unemployment insurance has
been a costly and unsuccessful expe-
riment in many foreign countries, >
he wrote. 1T makes taxes prohibitive
increases unemployment and builds
up government bureaucracy. The
national law is unconstitutional and
Indiana should proceed with eau
ton"
The method of financing the vari-
Gus portions of the security pro-
gram, expected to be the most con-
troversial subject during the session,
brought variety of answers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-04
League Sees Peace Hope

By United Press
GENEVA, March 4. - Hope rose
among League of Nations leaders
today that Mussolini might heed
their plea to begin negotiations to
end his war against Ethiopia.
French official sources have "rea-
son to believe" that Mussolini will
agree to talk peace, provided nc
pressure is brought on him, it is re-
ported.
Guarding against the possibility
that Mussolini might refuse to talk
peace on terms acceptable to League
nations, the Leagues committee OF
10, which has charge of the penal
ties problem, met today to consider
application of an oil embargo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-04
London Shows Interest

By United Press
LONDON, March 4-Late editions
of this afternoons papers devoted
much of their front page space to
Roy w. Towards interview with
Josef v. Stain.
The Evening Star carried a sew
en-column headline reading, sta
lin Says Hands Off or War With
Japan" The Evening Standard de-
voted half its front page to the story
under three column heading
reading, Stain Talks of War DAN
ger to the World 'Smoldering' in
Two Zones"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-04
BROTHERS HURT WHEN
TRAIN STRIKES TRAILER
Escape Serious Injury in Accident
With Pennsy Passenger.

William Carrico, %, and his
brother, Charles, of Louisville. es-
capped serious injury early today
when a Pennsylvania Railroad pas
senger train struck the trailer of
their truck at the Madison-av cross
ing.
The train carried the trailer rs
feet and scattered the cargo of linn
burger cheese, meat and lard over
the right-of-way and spread the
strong cheese odor over the neigh
porhood.
Nine-year-old Gordon South, 1870
McKim-st. remains in fair condi-
ton at City Hospital with injuries
he received when he was struck by
an auto Yesterday in the l40O block,
SoutheaStern-ay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-04
|. U. QUITS OLYMPIC
BASKETBALL MEET
Tourney May Be Called Off,
Declares Fox.

Indiana University formally with
drew its entry in the Olympic
basketball tournament today, an
nouncing there was little incentive
for the Hoosiers since Purdue and
Notre Dame were not competing.
William Fox Jr., chairman of the
Fifth District tournament commit
tee, announced he will recommend
to officials in Chicago that the In
dianapolis meet be abandoned since
no major Indiana team is COM
peting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-04
Saito Comment Brief
By United Press

BIZ Tnffed Prcss
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Roy
Towards interview with Josef Stain
aroused interest in Washington
circles today with Japanese Ambas-
sador Hirosi Saito commenting. on
reading the dispatch. that Japan
had no intention of provoking any
trouble with the Soviet Union.
Few others were prepared to make
immediate comment although ex-
pressing interest in the views of
Soviet relations presenteG by the
dispatch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-04

friction in the Manchukuo-
Mongolian area was made by
Josef V. Stain to the writ
in the course of a three-hot
discussion of Soviet relation
ship to general world events
war threats and Soviet-Amer-
lean relations particularly. A
The discussion, with Constantin
Oumansky, newly appointed coun-
Sellor of the Washington embassy,
as the third party interpreting. was
held in Stains office in the Krem-
lin.
The interview was devoid of
forenSics and dramatics. Stain is
soft-voiced and genial. He has
never sought publicity or a reputa.
ton for color.
There is little in his manner ia
reveal the almost mystic power
with which he sways the will and
emotions of $4,000 900 people. He
is devoid of bombast. His demean-
or is civilian, not heel-clicking and
not military.
His greeting was friendly and the
informality and ready humor which
characterized the conversation are
SILK gloves covering an often
demonstrated iron will.
Tolerant i'm Discussion
AT times he has the dogmatic
manner of revolutionaries but he
employs tolerance in discussion
that veneers his past mastery of
propaganda.
During the past weeks, the chief
interest of Moscow newsmen has
centered in developments on the
Outer Monaghan frontier. Clashes
between Japanese troops and those
of the Monaghan Peoples Repub-
lie. resulting in So-called border in
cidents, have been increasingly
numerous.
Neutral military observers believe
Japan is seeking to drive a wedge
into Outer Mongolia by way of
Manchukuo, intended to block of
assistance for the Soviet by way
of China proper in the event of
war. With possession of Ulanbator.
the capital of Outer Mongolia. the
japanese air forces would be in an
advantageous position to threaten
the Trans-Siberian line at one of its
most vulnerable points.
"We Have 10 Help"
In response to direct inquiry as
to what the Soviet attitude would
be should Japan launch her long
predicted military drive in Gutter
Mongolia, Stain said:
IF Japan ventures to attack the
Monaghan Peoples Republic and
seeks to destroy its independence.
we have to be able to help that re-
public. Litvinoff's maxim Litvin-
off. Soviet foreign commissar) as
sistant, Stomoniakoff, recently so
informed the japanese ambassador
in Moscow and called his attention
to the Interchangeable friendly reIa-
tons which the Soviet Union has
entertained with the Monaghan
Peoples Republic since 1921. We
would help that republic as we did
in 1921"
dn 1921. Red troops supported
the Mongolians against White Rus
sian troops backed by JAPANESE
Admits Russia Would Act
Would a japanese attempt to
seize Ulanbator tUrgal make posi-
tive action by the Soviet Union
necessary" he was asked.
Yes" was the unequivocaI reply.
Have recent events developed
any new Japanese activities in this
region which have been construed
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-04
COUNTY CONVICT FLEES
Henry Scheckler, Auto Bandit, Es-
capes From Prison Farm.

Times Special
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, March 4.
Henry Scheckler, sentenced to &
l0-year term for auto banditry in
Marion County Criminal Court in
1880. escaped from the Benton pris-
on farm at the Indiana State Prison
last night, it became krgegn this aft
ernoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-04
CYCLE OFFICER INJURED
Hurt When Dog Runs in Path of
His Vehicle.

Motorcycle Officer Roy Losh, 453
Forest-av, was brown from his We
hicle and injured seriously today
when dog ran in the path of the
motorcycle at Newlandav and
Ewing-st. The dogs owner, Theodore
Passen. 1927 N. Tuxedo-st, was ar
rested on a chargs of failure to have
dog license.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-04
FAIR, COLDER TONIGHT
FORECAST FOR CITY
Lowest Temperature to Be Near
Freezing, Predicts Bureau.

Fair skies and colder tempera-
lures are forecast by the Weather
Bureau for indianapolis tonight
and tomorrow, with lowest temper
allure tonight near freezing.
In the state and nation, damages
to farmland, bridges and highways
in four states were counted in
thousands of dollars as flooded
streams receded slowly and engi-
neers predicted the worst damage
over.
Parts of Iowa and Indiana still
were threatened.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-04
GERMANY OTHER
THREAT OF WAR.
DICTATOR WARNS
FOresees Closer Peace Relations Between
Governments of United States
and Soviet Union
FIRST STATEMENT SINCE JULY, 1884
Stresses League of Nations and Powerful
Mass Opinion in All Countries
as Peace Forces
as Peace Forces.

Editors NOteRussias
many revealed in the following formally approved interview with
Josef V. Stain by W.
Stain
frankness
world
Howard
Associated TO
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ward Newspapers
MOSCOW March 4.-The Soviet Union is prepared to go
with Japan necessary destruction of the
independence of its virtual political ally, the Monaghan
Peoples Republc-Outer Mongolia
The revelation of the high tension existing and how
importantly the Soviet regards the recently ntensying
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-04
Average Corporation Tax
of 1912 Per Cent AdUised
evy on Undistrbuted Profits Recommended to House
Subcommittee by Treasury Experts.


WASHINGTON March "A tax averaging 33a
corporation profits
today
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-04
STOCK TRADE DUETS
AFTER BRISK START

Prices Range Irregularly Higher
Oils Show Gains.
By United Press
NEW YORK, March 4.-Trading
quieted on the Stock Exchange early
this afternoon after running at the
rate of 100000 shares for a full
day.
Prices were irregularly higher.
Oils were higher.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-04
BY ROY w. HOWARD

Chairman of the Board, Scripps- Howard Newspapers
(World Copyright 1885, by Scripps Howard Newspaper
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-31
Wars Real Horrors

Volumes have been written about the
horror of war - the suffering, the sacri-
flee, and the l1eartbreak that 60 with it.
But the very worst thing about it seems
to be the utter needlessness of some of the
tragedies which it causes. You can
stand the thought of suffering If you con-
sole yourself by thinking that 1t was in a
good cause. Mems deaths are not COM
pletely wasted If they 60 to advance a
great end.
But when Mars stalks across the land
scape, he goes roughshod, and he tramples
heedlessly. He demands innumerable
sacrifices, for no good reason at all; he
strews the countryside with causeless,
senseless accidents. He destroys lives
whose loss does not affect the outcome
Of the conflict in the slightest degree.
There lies the true meaning Of the
horror of war; and the news columns
gave brief but significant glimpse at 1t
the other day when they told how 81 Hun
garian war prisoners finally had sue
ceeded in making their way back to Bud
apest from Siberia. These men, former
soldiers in the Austro-H Hungarian armies,
were captured in 1915. Along with
thousands of others, they were sent to
Siberia for safe-keeping. And there the
war SOU SccAAlS SuuPiy W have AOISOtLcA
them.
The war ended, the empire that they
had served collapsed, and so did the
empire whose soldiers had captured them.
Civil wars, famines, and plaques swept
across Russia. There was no one around
to bother his head about repatriating war
time prisoners; it was every man for
himself, and If former soldier couldn't
couldn't find his way alone across 1900
miles of strange country, that was just
too bad.
We don't know what happened to these
soldiers during the long years after the
war ended. It doesn't especially matter.
All that counts is that nearly two decades
of their lives were completely wasted.
Whatever useful work those men might
have done in those years is gone forever.
Whatever human happiness they might
have found, whatever significance they
might have put into their brief mortal
moment between two eternities - that,
too, is gone forever. They simply were
robbed Of the best years Of their lives 80.
and for no reason at all.
There Is where wars real horror lies.
The man who dies In battle at least dies
for something; the civilian who suffers
ak home at least knows that he Is suffer-
ing for something; but casualties like
these mean nothing at all. Nobody wills
them, nobody profits BY them. They just
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-31
Opium Executions

The Chinese government has taken a
grim step to wipe out the use of mar
cotics. Beginning January uncured
addictS are to be executed. The order
was issued some time ago, to encourage
victims to take the free treatments Of
fered and to deter others from indul-
gence. The government says there will
not be any addicts after the executions
are finished" which suggests deter
mination to be thorough.
China has been trying for many years
to end the opium evil, and has had to
resist selfish commercial interests, par
ticularly that of the British who formerly
forced a large part of the Indian opium
output on China. That traffic was
stopped by formal agreement between
the two governments. China itself cut
down the growing of opium. But the bad
results of the days of unrestricted pro-
duction and importation have been hard
to eliminate. The executions seem to us
too drastic and cruel, but the nations
desire to be free from great enslave-
ment Is admirable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-31
Getting Across

New Workers are complaining that
while they can travel up and down town
without too much inconvenience, they
can't get across town. The vast north
and-South traffic holds up the east-and-
west traffic. People going several miles
have the advantage of residents who only
want to cut across few blocks.
This is a problem found in almost every
city, large or small. It will probably have
to be solved sooner or later by overpasses
and underpasSes. Automobiles and trucks
and buses cannot be allowed forever to
hog the streets. They cannot be stopped
frequently enough on the trunk routes
to keep the cross traffic moving freely,
because that would clog the main thor
oughfare traffic. Tunnels under and
bridges over, at frequent intervals, are an
obvious remedy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-31
Happy New Yearl

A Happy and Prosperous New Year
for all our readers Is the wish tonight Of
the Waterbury Democrat. May the year
Of 1887 bring countless blessings on Wa
terbury and its citizens and may their
misfortunes be small ones. There seems
little doubt, as the old year rapidly draws
to close and a new one prepares to
unfold it's 365 cycles of events, that good
times will continue for the United States
in the next year. It Is also apparent that
many events will transpire whose effects
will be felt all over the world.
Our hope is that peace - lasting
peace - may envelope all nations In 1887.
It seems almost fated that Europe will
plunge the world into another dreadful
war. We pray that not merely may the
United States have the strength and
courage to remain out of any such con-
flict, but we also hope and pray that God
may enlighten all European nations 80
that they may see the dire days that fol-
low in the wake of bloodshed on the
wholesale scale. Keep all nations out Of
war and on friendly terms Let not civil
var break out.
In the midst of our material prosperity,
Tor it seems bound to expand rapidly in
1887, let us be conscious Of our spiritual
duties. We are too prone today to Tor
yet all sides of our life save the earthly
one. It is nice, we admit, to share in the
material things of this world. There isn't
one of us but doesn't have such desires at
times and they can't be condemned as
they 60 with mans nature. But man is
also equipped with intelligence which
shows him the difference between good
and bad, enables him to dedicate his life
to other purposes than storing up gold
and grain; man has will power that he
may turn aside from temptation and
tread the path Of righteousness.
Let 1887 bring worldly delights and
pleasures to many of us, restore others to
positions of stability and trust. But let
It also bring that true spirit of humility
and acknowledgement Of higher being
70 whom all reverence and respect Is due
Let 1887 be bright and holy and happy
New Year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-31
Bonds Next Steb
State Must Borrow to Care for Its Institutions
Present Needs Call for Abandon
ment of Pay-As- Go Plan.
NEW BRITAIN HERALD

We do not know whether all these
institutions and services are going
to be accommodated. The Legisla-
ture, unless the Democrats are far
more easy-going than the republic
ans were, Is likely to Scrutinize all
these things with something ap-
preaching extreme care.
The state should not have been
permitted to go into the red to the
extent of IA 1-2 millions. The COP
as well as the Denis have been to
blame in the matter, both agreeing
not to tax enough to meet expens-
es during the depression, when as a
reality very little extra taxing
would have been necessary. Both
parties, Of course, were afraid Of
the political angles.
The state needs lava consti-
tutional amendment-which auto
natically would force the state gov
eminent always to meet its obli-
cations without borrowing for cur
rent expenses; and the same sort
Of law should apply to municipali-
ties and counties.
On July / the last Of the states
formal bond Indebtedness was
wiped out. We say formal" be-
cause while the long range bonds
were liquidated the state had been
borrowing money for current outgo,
and that is why it Is now IA 1-2
millions behind what was needed
to pay current outgo.
In 1911 and again in 1921 state
bonds totalling IA IL million dol
lars were issued. "A sinking fund
was set up and for some years now
the bonds were good as retired; in
deed, there has been a surplus Of
1 IL millions in this fund since
last July.
But as we said before, while this
was being accomplished, the state
was not paying Its regular daily
and weekly expenses and went into
the red. "Pay-as-you-go" was de-
serted for political reasons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-31
|PressCOnlnent
THE BIG CRANBERRY
Boston Post)

The native cranberry, strictly a
seasonal product, has risen to
heights in Massachusetts,, according
to statistics made available yester-
day as a result Of exhaustive studies
by the experimental station at
Massachusetts, State college. Dairy
ing, poultry raising and vegetable
growing, which have longer seasons
Of productivity, are the only ones
to exceed cranberry growing In the
Bay State. Sixty-four per cent Of
the worlds cranberry pies have
their beginnings in Massachusetts.
Little did thepioneer farmer who
began cultivation Of the cranberry
in North Dennis, Cape Cod, between
1910 and 1920 realize that more
than q century later, during the 20
years from 1926 to 1895, his state
would annually produce an average
Of $4,000 barrels and that during
nine years Of that time the value
Of the tasty base Of sauce and pie
would average $4,056,000 annually.
The cranberry would seem to de-
serve place with the cod as q state
symbol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-31

Long life to the Brooklyn Athletic
justly-famous organization will observe
its 50th anniversary in February comes
as surprise to some of us who had not
observed the years stealing by and still
thought of the fighting club across the
bridge as just youngster in short-pants.
Going down the list of its members in
this half century span the names of
many solid citizens of today can be OBJ
served. 1t is tribute to their present
standing in the community that many of
the qualities that set them apart today
were instilled through participation in
the sports promoted by the B. A. c. May
its next so years he pleasant ones.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-31

Now that Mayor Frank Hayes and
WPA Director Robert Hurley have had
their "chat" WPA work in Waterbury
should proceed smoothly. Not that we
anticipate any radical changes. But at
least there will be more complete I'M
derstanding between local and WPA
officials. That In itself Is necessary for a
good Job. We trust that in 1887 much
will be accomplished through this federal
agency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-31

Is the state going to quit the pay
as-you-go system and go In Tor
heavy bonded Indebtedness?
The state at last has reached q
point where it must borrow to build
needed institutions or be inhumani-
tartan enough to do without the In
stitutions.
Already the state has a deficit In
the general fund Of $l4,500, 000-a
deficit that was permitted to crawl
up during the depression because Of
the dislike of the state government
to levy enough additional taxes to
avoid the deficit. Recently, In adj
dition, the state restored the wage
cut, preferring this to getting out
of the red and by so doing defer
ring the time when this could be
achieved.
The idea is to float a bond issue
Of rs million dollars, which would
provide sums for the construction
Of some half a dozen buildings and
the refunding Of the present In.
debtedness. It would mean that
the state would Jump to Is millions
Of debt from its present IA IL
millions.
The huge construction plans be-
ing suggested as now needed have
accumulated from past neglect. For
years there have been requests-al-
most demands-for institutions de-
clared to be absolutely necessary.
Now times are better and every in
stitutional booster In the state is
hard at work, competing with one
another for the favor Of the Legis-
lature. ,..,
The feeble minded need a build
ing; q new soldiers home; new
buildings are said to be needed at
the Fairfield state hospital at New
town; the state college has Its eyes
set for construction; so do the wo-
mems farm and the state prison;
four institutions for the tuberculo-
sis have their needs totaled; the
state hospital at Norwich and the
Mansfield training school and hos
pital need small sums.
On top Of that the State Park and
Forest Commission thinks 1t needs
$3.50, 900 for expansion and the COM
mission on forest and wild life
wants 100000.