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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-01
STATE APPEAL
ON CREDIT LAW
IN HIGH COURT
lutz in Washington Today
to Defend Statute on
lnStalment Sales.
BY DANIEL NJ. KIDNEY
Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON. April 1.-The
right of state to regulate the
credit charges on installment sales
of merchandise was to be defended
before the Supreme Court this aft
ernon by Indiana officials.
Last year Indiana's Legislature
decided to put installment credit
under control of the petty loan
division of the states department.
of financial institutions.
1t empowered the department to
lay down rules regarding rates and
methods to be used in extending
installment credit. One of the rules
was to require that intelligent in
formation be given the buyer on the
price difference between a cash
sale, ordinary credit and installment
charges.
An injunction was obtained in
Federal Court, Indianapolis. The
three judge court ruled in favor Of
General Motors Acceptance Corp.
and the McHenry Chevrolet Co.,
WAAASAA odC0 bAAC StdtC
Acting for Gov. McNutt, Atty.
Gen. Philip Lutz took an appeal
directly to the Supreme Court.
Today Mr.. Lutz and his assistants
were ready to defend the legislation
as within the powers of the state
under the Constitution.
Lutz Explains Laws Purpose
This is the first act of that ma
ture in the entire United States"
Mr.. Lutz said. Big business, en-
gagged in installment selling, always
has contended that it was not
violating usury laws because It's
charges were for credit extension
and not interest rates.
Surely the state has a right to
regulate any business which may
become inherently dangerous to So
ciety."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-01
WAR VETERANS URGED
TO WORK IN CAMPAIGN
V. M. Armstrong Talks on Election
Laws at G. o. p. Meeting.

V. M. Armstrong Talks on Election
Laws at G. o. p. Meeting.
War veterans are today consider
ing the plea of Forest A. Harness,
attorney, that they participate ac-
lively in the coming political cam
paign.
Mr.. Harness, speaking at meet
ing of the Marion County Chapter
of the Republican Veterans of In
diana last night in the Athenaeum
said:
THE veteran has more at stake
in the election than any other citi-
zen because he fought to maintain
the American government as it is. .
v. M. Armstrong, former Indiana
Department commander of the
American Legion, discussed cleo
tion-law requirements. j. w. Ebaugh
presided.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-01
COOLIDGE AID IN
CITY FOR TALK
Former Secretary Hopes to
Take Active Part in
State Campaign.
Continued From Page One)

didn't know we would nominate
Hughes in 1916 and that's precisely
the same situation we face today"
he continued.
Does that mean a dark horse
may be the Republican candidate?"
he was asked.
ut may be a dark horse. or it
may be one of the number Of can
didates now in the field" he said,
adding:
Il plan to take an active part in
this years campaign in Indiana, as
1 have always in the past, in an
effort to return the state to the
Republican column.
Refutes Democratic Claims
Silence greeted the query as to
whether he is one of the prominent
oratorical guns to be turned loose
in Indiana to insure a Republican
victory.
I'll have something to say about
the state Democratic administration
in Terre Haute, where I'll speak in
few days." he said between lather-
ings.
THE Democratic notion that
young people form the bulwark of
their party is a fallacy. The great
er burden of cost of the present
Democratic Administration will set
tie on posterity when it should be
paid by the present generation he
declared.
Silent on Own Candidacy
The razor neared the Adams
apple as questions of Who'll be the
Republican presidential nominee?"
and What is the Landon and
Borah strength in the Midwest?"
received cultural Il can't say"
or Il wouldn't ARE to discuss that"
Are you a candidate for any
Officer" he was asked.
Il don't care to be quoted on
that" he said
Tonight at 6 Mr.. Sanders is to
address a dinner of the Indianap-
oils Bar Association at the Colum-
bia Club.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-01
BEEKEEPERS HOPE
FOR BETTER YEAR
Apiarists of 20 Counties TO
Discuss Conditions.

Hopeful for return to a normal
production of honey and an i'm
proved market this year, beekeepers
in 20 counties are to meet this
month for discussion sessions.
Unfavorable honey producing con-
ditions have prevailed in most sec
tons of the state for the last two
years. The 1885 honey crop was
only so per cent of normal.
All meetings are to be addressed
by James E. Starkey, chief apiary
inspector. Division of Entomology.
Schedule of meetings follows:
Friday, Shelbyville; Saturday,
Greensburg; April s, New Albany
and North Vernon; April 9, Madi-
son. April TO- Vevay; April II, Dear
born and Ohio Counties, Aurora;
April Is, Rushville; April IA, Con-
nersville; April Is, Richmond; April
Is, Liberty; April II, Brookville,
April 10. Osgood; April 20, Bluffton;
April 81, Hartford City; April %,
Franklin, and April %, Upton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-01
CITY'S CUT OF TAXES
UNFAIR, BOOK CHARGES
SchO0lmen's Club Hears Chamber
of Commerce Executive.

SchOOlmen's Club Hears Chamber
of Commerce Executive.
The Indianapolis Schoolmen's
Club is today bordering charges
made by William H. Book, execu-
tive vice president of the Chamber
of Commerce, that Indianapolis is
Disseminated against in the dis
tribution of state taxes.
Mr. Book spoke before the club
and its professional and business
men guests last night in the Third
Christian Church. He said In
dianapolis has Is per cent of the
states population, pays 20 per
cent of the total of the three ma
jor taxes, but receives only 62-3
per cent in the redistribution.
George S. Olive, president of the
Chamber, described the organiza-
TONS activities. F. H. Gillespie,
Technical High School, presided.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-01
G. O. P. Is GIeefuI Over
Democratic DissenSion;
Await Next Speech.
Continued From Page One)

taches asked, Who'll come next?
Does he figure on jumping on the
Republican Party?"
Mr.. Greenlee, former secretary to
Gov. McNutt, in his speech in East
Chicago last night, said:
'McHale-ism stands for special
privilege in permitting Virgil 'Skits'
Simmons to spend a two-week vaca-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-01
SYMPOSIUM ARRANGED
ON FARM, CONSUMER
Social Advance Forum to Discuss
Problem Tomorrow.

A symposium on Farm Relief
and the Consumer" is to be con-
Quoted at s tomorrow night at Eu-
gene-st and Norrhwestern-a by the
Social Advance Forum. Willis Gum
mel is chairman. This is the Sec
ond of series of similar forums
conducted in the northwestern sec
ton OF the city.
Forrest Rogers, secretary of the
Commonwealth Clubs of Indiana
is to discuss the new farm relief
program and Daniel Stauber of the
Consumers League of Marion
County is to talk on consumers
problems.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-01
Old Tags: Old Car: $40

Youthful Gene Harris, 1913 S.
Emerson-av, drove blithely down
Emerson-av in an auto of 1927 vim
tage with 1885 license plates and
no drivers license last night.
He was fined $40 today by Mu-
nicipal Judge Dewey E. Myers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-01
REGISTRATION IS URGED
Branch Offices to Be Open TomOr
row Are Listed

Branch offices open from 10 a. M
to 10 p. m. for voters registration
tomorrow are as follows:
VIM. F. Creagh Pharmacy, $50 N. Penn
sylvania-St.
Fishers Pharmacy. 54th-st and College
av
Carter, The Druggist, 30th-st and Cor
nell-av.
Hamaker Pharmacy, both and Talbot
SITS.
Blodau Pharmacy 1902 Boulevard-pl
Kennedy Drug Store. 4009 Shelby-st
Earrs Pharmacy. Carson-av at Troy-av
Potter Cutrate Drugs, 2812 S. Eastern
av
James L. Simmons, Druggist, East and
Prospect-StS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-01
PLAN ALUMNI DINNER
Cornell Professor Coming to City
for Series of Talks.

Prof. R. H. Jordan, Cornell Uni
versity, is to speak at the Indiana
Cornell Alumni Association dinner
tomorrow night at the Columbia
Club. In addition, he is to speak
at Shortridge, Technical and Park
High Schools. Harry Onge john
son, local alumni president, is in
charge of arrangements.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-01
WITNESS AIDS VERA'S
SELF-DEFENSE STORY
Arms Expert Says Gebhardt Appar-
emily Was Rushing Toward Her.

By United Press
NEW YORK, April IA prosecu-
ton witness, suddenly recalled by
the defense, testified today that DR..
Fritz Gebhardt, German industrial
list, apparently was rushing toward
Vera Stretz when she fired the first
of four fatal shots into him.
The witness was Merton A. Rob-
inson, a ballistics engineer for the
Winchester Repeating Arms Co., of
New Haven, Conn.
This was one of the most irnpor-
tant pieces of evidence adduced by
the defense in support of its conten-
ton that Miss Stretz fired in self
protection.
Only few minor witnesses re-
main to be called The jury is ex-
pected to receive the case tomorrow
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-01
Police Hunt Wire Thief

Police searched today for thief
who stole two coils of copper wire,
valued at $50, from the rear of
1919 University-av last night. Les
lie easier, the owner, reported the
theft to police.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-01
BANKERS NAME WARRICK

Local MAN Named vice PRESIDENT
of Central States Group
By United Press
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo,
April &c. w. Wattam of Fargo
N. D., today headed the Central
States Bankers Association. men,
bers of which closed their conven-
ton here yesterday.
Elected with Wattam were Don
Warrick of indianapolis and Will
Duncan of Minneapolis, vice presi-
dents. Ray Brundage of Detroit
was elected secretary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-01

PWA Worker Dies Suddenly
Earl Ruegamer, So, PWA work
er, died suddenly in his home, 444
E. Market-st, early today of heart
disease.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-01
OTHER CITIES AT Z A. M.

PRECIPITATION "a hrs ending a. m. Q
Total precipitation since Jan. l..... 6.6o
Deficiency since Jan. l. .........:.. 3.l9
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-01
OFFICIAL WEATHER

States Weather Bureau.
The Washington times., 1936-03-24
1000 Occasional Tables
Maple, Walnut or Mahogany finish

We've sketched but g Of the II
styles. =. and there's not one
Of them but whot you could
use somewhere in your house.
At this price you cun well Of
ford not just one. but several.
The Washington times., 1936-03-24

Better get yours early. Eleven
styles! SOLID MAPLE. every
piece. Note the squdred-oft
corners on some Of the pieces
the sturdy stretcher bases
the finely turned legs.
Evening star., 1936-10-14
Dancer Confesses Writing
Mrs. LOrin,er ExtOrtiOn Notes
Admits Plot to Collect
$1,000 When Quizsed
About Other Letters.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, october 14.-Reed
Vetterli, head of the Philadelphia office
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
said today Frank Vittolo Of Yonkers.
N. Y, had made full and complete
admission" of an attempt to extort
$1,000 from Mrs. George Horace
Lorimer, wife of the editor of the
Saturday Evening Post.
Vittolo, 33-year-old unemployed
adagio dancer and acrobat. is held in
New York. Vetterli said the prisoner
admitted sending two notes to Mrs.
Lorimer, after he was taken into Gus
tody In connection with extortion let
tiers sent seven prominent residents OF
New York and Rhode Island.
vetterli was in temporary charge Of
the New York Office of the Bureau Of
Investigation at the time vittolo was
arrested last September 80. When ne
came to Philadelphia he said he found
evidence linking Vittolo with the
Lorimer extortion notes. the first Of
which was sent last March Is.
The first note demanded $1,000 or
take the consequences" Federal agents
said no money was paid.
Mrs. Lorimer, head of the Repub-
Evening star., 1936-10-14
Failing to Wed u. S. Heiress,
Duke Lists Debts of $780, 900
Leinster's ASSETS Nil as
Plan to Marry Falls
Through.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 14.-The seventh
Duke of Leinster, with gross liabilities
listed at nearly 100000 and assets
nil, told a receiver in Bankruptcy
Court today how he went to America
in 1925 with the idea Of marrying
somebody rich"
The duke, appearing for public ex-
animation on demand of his creditors,
testified he made the trip "deliber-
ately" with the idea of recouping his
bank balance, but that the plan fell
through after he had been in touch
with two prospective brides. No
names were mentioned.
The receiver reserved judgment in
the case after the duke had admitted
there had been quite lot" of petit
tions against him in bankruptcy court.
"YeS, 40 in ALL" the receiver re-
marked.
The duke disclosed he had entered
the American heiress market, stipu-
lating the woman he would marry
would have to pay all his debts.
Two women entered the scene as
possibilities. Negotiations with tho
first were broken off after "only few
weeks" he said. Negotiations with
the second lasted "six months"
The 44-year-old Duke was married
Evening star., 1936-10-14
america FIRST"
|SLANDON' PLEA
Patriotism Comes Before
Party FeaIty, Kansan
Tells Michigan.
Ldndon Tert, Page All.
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
ABOARD LANDON SPECIAL, En-
Route to Grand Rapids, Mich, Octo-
ber 14.-Traveling across Michigan
today, after receiving the Endorsement
of Henry Ford, Gov. ALI M. Landon
said today that when any one, it
doesn't matter who, is trying to change
our form of government without the
consent of the people Americans re-
member only that they are Ameri-
cans"
I'VE are Americans first and always
before we are Republicans, or Demo-
Gratis, or anything else" the Repub-
lican presidential nominee told a
Flint, Mich, audience from the rear
platform of his train.
"This is why party lines have been
broken down in this campaign" he
said.
A crowd that had awaited the ar
rival of the train pressed about the
Landon car when 1t halted at this
automobile manufacturing center.
There were cheers when the Kansas
Governor stepped onto the platform.
Many of the spectators were children.
Landon emphasized in his talk that
eve want them (our children) to have
a better chance in life than we did"
Denies Recovery Achieved.
He said pay roll deductions would
start next year under the social Sc
curity act and build up huge fund.-
at the disposal of Washington.
Another ISSUE" he said, is that Of
unemployment relief"
How dare any one say there is re-
covery in this country" he asked,
when there are IL ,000, 900 unemployed
depending on relief"
The Governor said the crowd dis
played "the deep interest shown in
the grave issues" of the campaign.
He waved at crowds gathered along
(See LANDON, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1936-10-14
PEACE PROMOTED,
PRESIDENT SAYS
Speaks at st. Louis in Dedi.
cation of War Me-
mortal.
Roosevelt Tert, Page Ais.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, October 14.-President
Roosevelt faced a huge crowd on the
city's memorial plaza today and de-
clared the United States by its re-
covery, good neighbor and commercial
policies was promoting the course OF
peace throughout the world"
Defeating a memorial building to
the World War soldier dead, which
has just begun to rise in skeleton
form, the President said:
I'VE best honor the memory OF
those dead by striving for peace, that
the terror of the days of war will be
with us no more"
The President, who had just I'm
ished seven-speech campaign in
Kansas and Missouri and was to re-
sumo his reelection drive in Illinois
later in the day, motored through
flag covered streets lined deep with
welcoming citizens Cheers and steam
whistles greeted him on the drive.
Monuments to Sacrifice.
1--WE in America do not build monu-
ments to war;" he asserted. I'VE do
not build monuments to conquest. We
build monuments to commemorate the
(See PRESIDENT, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1936-10-14
TOO-Perfect Coordination
Disqualifies Flying Cadets

lei on the outside Of the H" are de-
signed to confuse the operator.
BY moving the stick" and the foot
pedals, the operator is supposed to
make the red and green lights glow
opposite each other in the three dou-
BILE lines of the ''H" The number Of
times a minute he can match the
lights measures the candidates Co
ordination.
If it takes more than seven minutes
to match the lights 40 times, he could
never be accepted as an aviator in
the Nations military forces, Capt.
Jensen said, and If too good" he
would be rejected, too.
BY too good" Capt. Jensen meant
matching the lights as often as 40
times In about two minutes.
The persons who do that" said
the captain, '.are the jittery kind"
Matching the lights In about four
minutes Is the average.
Evening star., 1936-10-14
U. S. TO GET NEW FLEET
IN NEXT THREE YEARS
Navy Statement Reveals Ships
Being Built Include Three
Aircraft Carriers.

The United States will have a new
naval feet in the next three years
or so, comprising aircraft carriers,
2 heavy cruisers, 9 light cruisers, 18
submarines, 9 destroyers Of 1850 tons
each, 81 destroyers of 1900 tons each
and gunboats, the Navy Department
revealed in an official statement to-
day. The vessels, which are being
built in private and Government ship
yards, will replace vessels becoming
obsolete.
The aircraft carriers are the York.
town, the Enterprise and the Wasp.
The heavy cruisers. the Vincennes and
the Wichita; the light cruisers, the
Brooklyn, the Philadelphia, the Sa.
vannah, the Nashville, the Phoenix,
the Boise, the Honolulu, the st. Louis
and the Helena.
The gunboats, Erie and Charleston,
are about completed, the department.
said,
Evening star., 1936-10-14
BROUGHT
BACK, CONFESSES
Former Official of Fidelity
Returned From Omaha
by F. B. |.

William S. Herndon, formerly man
ager of the Georgetown branch of the
closed Fidelity Building g. Loan Asso-
citation, was lodged in the District Jail
today following his arrest in Omaha
by agents of the Federal Bureau Of In
vestigation and his plea of guilty to lar
ceny of s2,5o0.
The 34-year-old Alexandrian, whose
disappearance June 90 last led to dis
covery of shortages in his accounts,
was brought back to Washington yes
terday by the Omen.
Arraigned without publicity yester-
day before United States Commissioner
Needham G. Turnage, Herndon plead
ed guilty to absconding with cash
totaling $2,500 on the day of his disap-
pearance. The money was found miss
ing from a cash drawer of the George
town branch by Treasury bank exam
liners.
Unable to Raise Bond.
When Herndon was unable to raise
$4,000 bond fixed by Commissioner
Turnage, he was taken to the District
Jail to await grand jury action. Ac-
cording to Assistant United States At
torneys John j. Wilson and Howard
Boyd, Herndon is accused of misap-
preparation Of $500 Of depositors'
funds.
Fred B. Rhodes, former president of
the Fidelity Association, already has
been indicted on 20 counts Of larceny
and 8 Of forgery, to which he has
pleaded not guilty. He is awaiting
trial.
Coincident with the arrest of Rhodes
here on July 18 last, the association
was closed by order of Treasury Of
f1cials.
Apparently no connection has been
found between the alleged acts OF
Rhodes and those of Herndon.
Herndon's mysterious disappearance
last June started a police search for
him. He left a wife and baby at his
home in Alexandria. After his ac-
counts were found short, F. B. I.
agents secretly Swore out warrant
on July for his arrest on charges of
misappropriation. They had conduct
ed Nationwide hunt for him.
Once Lived in Midwest.
Herndon had resided in the Mid
west some years ago, and the agents
centered their search for him there.
A few days ago he was found in Ne
braska. Details of the arrest were not
Immediately available here.
According to Wilson and Boyd,
Herndon is charged with destroying
deposit slips and pocketing the de-
posits and altering other slips to cover
defalcations.
He emptied the cash drawer, it was
charged, on the day before scheduled
arrival of Treasury examiners.
The investigation of Herndon's ac-
counts was followed by general ex-
animation of the books of the associa-
ton, with the result that Rhodes was
arrested and the firm closed.
At the time the Treasury announced
it had found apparent irregularities
and losses" which rendered the asso-
ciation insolvent.
A committee to protect the interests
of depositors has been formed, and
Treasury officials are endeavoring to
straighten out the tangled affairs Of
the association.
Evening star., 1936-10-14
NORBECK SUPPORT
GIVEN ROOSEVELT
Republican From South Da-
kota Cites "Recovery" and
Farm Outlook.
BY the Associated Press.

REDFIELD, S. OAK, october IA
United States Senator Peter Norbeck,
Republican, and S. x. Way, former
Republican national committeeman
for South Dakota, in a joint statement
today announced their intention to
support and vote for the reelection
of President Roosevelt.
Substantial recovery of business
and the improved agricultural situa-
ton" under the Roosevelt administra-
ton were cited among other determin-
ing factors that Influenced their deci-
sion, the statement said.
Way, publisher of the Watertown
Public Opinion and national commit
teeman from 1890 to 1896, and Sena-
tor Norbeck have been allied in po-
litical activity in South Dakota for
almost 80 years. Norbeck has been in
the Senate since 1920 and lists him.
self as "a Theodore Roosevelt Repub-
lican." His present term expires in
1898.