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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
THREE STRIKES
THREATEN N. Y.
Elevator Men and Building
Service Employees
Make Demands.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Threat OF
three strikes, which would affect
hundreds of thousands of persons
hung over New York today.
Most seriously considered was the
claim of union leaders that ele-
vator operators and other building
service employees were prepared to
walk out on five minutes notice
unless their demands were met.
This strike was set for today, but
it appeared to have been postponed
temporarily pending further nego-
tiationS.
1t would paralyze partially 1900
buildings in midtown Manhattan
in a space bounded by 14th and AID
streets and Fifth and Eighth-avs.
A strike has been ordered for to-
morrow at 10 a. m for 10000 mil
linery workers and meantime tenn
porary truce held up the threatened
strike of 10000 garment workers.
Fear of violence that might follow
the proposed strike of the elevator
and other building service employees
led authorities to keep 1000 extra
police in the district.
One of the most heavily guarded
buildings was the worlds talleSt, the
Empire State The elevator union
has charged that the Empire State
employees were coerced into joining
a company union. Al Smith is pres
ident of Empire State.
Shortly before noon. Mayor F.. II.
La Guardia announced at City Hall
that he understood" the strike call
would not go out today and William
D. Rawlins, of the Realty Advisory
Board, an employer group, said
some progress has been made to-
ward peaceful solution"
Union officials would give no con-
firmation of the optimistic reports
of the Mayor and Mr.. Rawlins.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
JORDAN WIDOW ASKS
LIFT ON INJUNCTION
Action Pending on Probate of Local
Capitalists Will.

Attorneys for Mrs. Alice Boyer
Jordan, widow of the late Arthur
Jordan, Indianapolis and New York
capitalist, today asked Federal Judge
Robert c. Baltzell that a tempo
rary injunction granted in Superior
Court here be lifted in the Will
contest case now pending in a New
York court
Last summer Herbert E. Wilson
Superior Judge, granted the injunc-
ton to Mrs. o. B. Skies and Mrs
John S. Kittle, daughters of Mr.
Jordan, preventing me widow from
entering a final decree in probating
the will.
Attorneys for Mrs. Jordan are
John j. Cortin, former attorney to
Alfred E. Smith, and Nathaniel l..
Goldstein. former deputy attorney
general of New York State.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
Z MOTORISTS
FACE ARREST
FOR STICkERs
Police Charge Drivers With
Attempting to Fix
Traffic Tags.
CAMPAIGN HITS TRUCKS
Salesman Hurt Seriously
When His Automobile
Strikes Transport.

The city's drive against the traffic
menace gained Roadway today with
issuance of IL warrants for motor
lists who are alleged to have at
tempted to fix stickers.
The stickers, according to Traffic
Capt. Lewis Johnson, were of the
old type and had been presented to
motorists before the new drive
started. However, none of these are
to be "honored" and Capt. johnson
said police are to arrest the group
in the next 4s hours. The stickers
were mailed to police officers
and torn up by Capt. johnson.
Under the system invoked Satur-
day night, triplicate stickers are to
be issued. In this way, the motorist
has his notice of violation in addi-
ton to copies held by the arresting
officers and the traffic department.
Truck Drivers Warned
Indianapolis business firms is
sued orders to their truck drivers
and statesmen not to double park
or stop their vehicles in restricted
zones. Capt. Johnson said that all
courtesies heretofore extended COM
panies whose truck drivers have
been permitted minor attractions of
the law to expedite deliveries hav
been withdrawn.
In addition to halting traffic in
juries and deaths in Indianapolis
and Marion County through strict
enforcement of the sticker law, the
police also seek to raise added rev.
enue.
Police officials said that other
cities in the nation comparable in
size to indianapolis found that the
accident toll was reduced measur-
ably through enforcement of stick
er ordinances.
Marion r. Lindamood, 24-year-old
salesman, is in critical condition at
City Hospital today as the result of
injuries received Saturday night iii
an automobile collision on w. Wash
ington-st near Richland-av.
MIR. Lindamood's coupe, witnesses
said, sidesWiped transport truck
on an icy stretch. His coupe then
struck utility pole, spilling out
the three occupants.
Passenger Escapes Injury
Leland E. West, %, of $3.50 w.
westinghouse, incurred head in
juries, but Gerald Mills, %, of 1900
Earl-av, escaped injury. They we're
passengers in the Lindamood coupe.
Mr.. Lindamood, who lives at SIT
w. Morris-st, received critical head
and body injuries. The truck left
before police arrived.
Mrs. Edna Lemon, 4107 w. Mich
igan-st, her daughter, Margery, 6,
and Mrs. Ella Lemon, SO, were cut
and bruised yesterday afternoon
when the auto in which they were
riding collided with car driven by
Fred Stalhut, 40, of 1886 w. Mich
igan-st, who was arrested on charges
of reckless driving and failure to
have a drivers license.
MISS Annette Marcus, Is, of CAB E.
31st-st, is recovering in City Hospi-
tai today from injuries received last
night while riding in an automo-
bile driven by Martin Weinstein, 81,
OF 1882 Ruckle-st. The car struck
one driven by John Rooves, 81, of
227 E. 19th-st while turning in the
900 block, N. Delaware-st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
Promises to Farmers Sure
to Play Big Part in
Next Campaign.
BOTH SIDES ON RECORD
Landon Latest Candidate
to bangle Bait of Aid
for Agriculture.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.
One months experience with
the 1886 presidential cam
paign demonstrated today
that both major parties will
promise farm voters liberal
subsidies, rewards, bonuses or
benefits to replace the late
Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration checks.
The latest pay-the-farmer bill
generally is regarded as the Landon
plan-an important factor in Gov
ALT M. Landon's front porch cam
paign for the Republican presi-
Dental nomination. The Governor
has given cautious Endorsement to
the bill introduced in the House by
Rep. Clifford r. Hope, a western
Kansas Republican. The Landon
plan attempts to compensate farm
ers for disadvantages suffered under
the industrial protective tariff sys-
tenn.
Republican candidates generally
have approved the soil conservation
theory which underlies the AAA
substitute proposed by the Roose-
welt Administration. The basic diff
ference between the Landon and
Roosevelt plans is that the Gov
ernor would not control crops to
create fictitious scarcity of agri-
cultural commodities. The President
still is committed to the scarcity
principle.
Knox Rejects Scarcity Theory
Frank Knox of Chicago also has
proposed soil conservation as basic
factor in farm relief. He rejects
the scarcity theory, although the
Knox plan would require withdraw
al of 25,000,o00 acres a year from
normal agricultural production.
These acres would be revitalized.
The Landon plan as presented to
the House does not stipulate where
revenue would be raised nor what the
program would cost. 1t would create
a system of payments to producers
of basic exportable agricultural COM
modities.
This bill would authorize the
Secretary of Agriculture to deter
mine marketing year annually for
each commodity. He would estimate
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
NRA IS LAUDED
BY GOV. EARLE
Greatest Law Ever Passed,
Miners Told; Al Smith
Is Criticised.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb, 3.-The
NRA was "the greatest law ever
written on the statute books of the
American republic" Gov. George H,
Earle of Pennsylvania told the
United Mine Workers today in a
speech attacking special inter-
ests."
The Governor also criticized AL
fred E. Smiths threat to bolt the
Democratic Party in a speech to
the miners convention which will
later hear William Green, A. F. of
L. president, discuss the question of
craft unions versus industrial
unions. A move to GUST Green as
delegate of the United Miners was
defeated this morning.
Unconstitutional or not" Gov.
Earle said, "the principle NRA es-
tablished must and will be followed
by America in the days to come.
THAT principle was nothing more
than fair play established nation
ably. 1t placed every state on an
equal footing. 1t was fair to labor,
and it was fair to industries in the
various states"
The Governor brcadened his at
tack to include All Smith, the Lib
erty League and sweat shops.
archaeological unemployment, %
he said, lis by far the greatest evil
of our civilization. President Roose-
welt saw that. He not only saw, he
acted. The National Recovery Act
was his answer to the challenge Of
the machine.
"Shall we have fair play through
regulation of business and industry?
say we must have it if our nation
is to go forward. We have had
enough of cruel and merciless ex-
ploitation of workers in mine and
mill and factory"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
OLSON BLAMED BY
WIDOW OF L|CCETT
Governor Accused Of Having
Permitted Murder.
By United Press

By United Press
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 3.-The
widow of Walter Liggett today
sought to lay blame for his assas-
sination at the door of Gov Floyd
B. Olson.
THE murder of my husband
could not have been committed
without the permission of Gov. Oh
SON." she testified at the murder
trial of ISadore Blumenfeld.
A few moments earlier she had
revealed that her husband received
a threat against his life barely two
hours before he was machine
gunned to death last Dec. 8.
She was under cross examinat ton.
The statement regarding Olson
who long had been bitterly attacked
by her and her husband in their
vitriolic Midwest American-was
given as she sought to establish a
motive for the murder.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
BUILDING PERMITS
SHOW HEAVY GAIN
Volume Increases $406,201
Over Week in 1885.

Increase of $4O6,2O1 in building
permits for the week ending Feb.
1 over the same week in 1885 was
reported today by William F. Hurd,
indianapolis building commissioner.
Despite severe cold weather, the
week showed a total of $423,873 in
building permits, against $17,672 in
the corresponding week of 1885.
The permits last week totaled only
81, against Ill in the same week a
year ago.
The month of January, 1886,
showed a gain of $664,830 in build
ing permits for construction and
rehabilitation of structures over
the same month in 1885.
Mr.. Hurd pointed out that issu-
ance of a 100000 permit for con-
struction of the new plant of
Chevrolet Body Co., lilo w. Henry
st, was responsible for a portion
of the large increase in construc-
ton activity in Indianapolis dur
ing the last month.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
NORRIS SCANS
DAM PROPOSAL
. LINKED TO CITY
Tennessee Project Seen as
Source of Cheap Power
for Midwest.
INDIANAPOLIS IN ZONE
Senator Reveals Thoughts
as High Court Delays
Action on IVA.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-While
the Supreme Court today delayed
decision on constitutionality of IVA,
Senator George Norris (R., Neb)
announced he was thinking over
proposal to build $200,000,00
dam at the mouth of the Tennessee
River as flood control and hydro
electric project
Senator Norris, who has intro
duced a bill calling for a program
modelled on IVA and extending over
the entire Mississippi Valley, said
he believed a dam at the mouth of
the Tennessee would be "the best
way of controlling flood waters of
the Mississippi"
In addition, he pointed out, the
dam could be used to supply cheap
electric power to cities within a ra-
dius of hundreds of miles, including
Indianapolis, Chicago, Louisville,
Cincinnati, Columbus and perhaps
even as lar north as Cleveland.
Mr.. Norris emphasized that no
concrete action had been taken with
regard to the proposal.
I'm just thinking it over" he
said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
TEXTILE BLOC LOBBYING
TO KEEP PROCESS TAXES.
HOUSE COMMITTEE TOLD
O. K. Seed Bill

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The
Senate today passed the seed
loan bill providing for S60,000,-
900 to be loaned to farmers for
production, harvesting of crops
and feed for livestock. The
amount loaned to each farmer
would not exceed $1,000.
The bill, passed without a
record vote, goes to the House.
Senator William King Cd,
Utah, said that while he did
not oppose the bill in itself he
wanted to know where the
money was coming from.
I'VE must have increased
taxation to meet these
enormous expenditures of the
government. I think the COM
mittee on finance should begin
consideration of means to in
crease the national revenue"
Senator King said.
The bill provided for the
governor of the Farm Credit
Administration to make the
loans.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
OIL EMBARGO STUDIED
BY LEAGUE EXPERTS

Inquiry Pushed Despite Duce's
Warning of War in Europe.
By United Press
GENEVA, Feb. 3.-Experts of oil
producing nations within the
League began today a five-point
investigation to determine the
practicability of an oil embargo
against Italy-a move which Mus
solini has tried to persuade League
members will lead to war in Eu-
rope.
From this they hope to learn
whether the sources from which
Italy obtains oil can be closed and
whether an embargo would affect
enough tank steamships to have
any material effect.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
Asks Cotton Act Repeal

By UHtte6 Press
WASHINGTON, Feb 3.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today recommended
to Congress the prompt repeal of
the Bankhead Cotton Act, the Kerr
Smith Tobacco Act and the Potato
Act.
Mr.. Roosevelt's accommodations
were in special message of one
paragraph:
Il recommend to the Congress the
prompt repeal of the act of April
81, 1884. as amended, known as the
Bankhead Cotton Act; of the act of
June %, 1884, as amended, known
as the Kerr-Smith Tobacco Act;
and of title two of the act of Aug.
"a, 1885, known as the Potato Act
Of 1885. This recommendation is
made because of the termination of
the program of agricultural produc-
ton adjustment under the act Of
May, 1888, as amended, known as
the Agriculture Adjustment Act, to
which the three acts mentioned
were auxiliary"
The three laws apparently were
invalidated by the recent Supreme
Court decision outlawing AAA, ale
though the court has not ruled de
rectly on the constitutional ques-
tons involved in them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03

Rain, Snow or SIeet Due
Here Tonight, Possibly
in Combination.

A drizzle that fell this afternoon
confirmed the Weather Bureaus
forecast that snow, sleet or rain may
follow on the heels of the break in
the city's worst cold wave in a
score of years.
The storms are expected to be
blown in by southwest winds after
a rise in temperature to 80, the
highest mercury recording in almost
two weeks.
The storms are expected to be-
gin tonight and continue through
tomorrow, j. H. Arlington, Fed
eral neteorologist. predicted. A
switch in winds will bring colder
weather tomorrow night. he said.
Mr.. Arlington said that the
storms may be combination of
snow, rain and sleet or may be any
one of the three forms of precipi-
tation.
The winds may change late to-
morrow afternoon, and the north
west winds would bring the tenn
peratures down to Is or Is, Mr.
Arlington said.
The comparatively mild weather
yesterday and today turned the
snow-covered streets into sloppy
lanes of melting snow. The city
street cleaning department had
been hampered by subzero temper
atures but danger of a severe coal
shortage was relieved by the upward
trend of the mercury.
Gov. McNutt announced today
that he had received word from
Pennsylvania coal operator that the
firm had 100000 tons of anthra-
cite available in case of a fuel
shortage, which could be shipped
on short notice.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
More Cold Forecast
BY United Press

Temperatures above zero today
heartened Shivering Midwest fam
lilies menaced by a coal shortage.
The situation remained critical in
Iowa, where Is counties are with
out coal for families on relief
Enough coal for the worst cases"
was mined Saturday in overtime
operations authorized by union Of
ficials to relieve suffering.
Snow and colder weather were
forecast for tomorrow throughout
the Midwest.
The mercury dropped to Is be-
low at Devils Lake, N. D., today,
but it was above at Des Moines
and II above at Chicago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
7 WORKERS ARE
KILLED IN fire
Is Others Injured as Blaze
Sweeps Dormitory at
Parker Dam.

By United Press
LAS VEGAS. New. Feb 3.-Seven
men were killed and Ia We're in
jured today in a fire that swept
dormitory and another building at
Parker Dam, according to word re-
ceived by Six Companies, Inc, dam
builders.
The victims were trapped in the
dormitory. One hundred twenty
five others escaped through windows
and doors.
The report said none of the bod
les yet had been identified.
Several of the injured were re-
ported in critical condition
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
MARINE BAND RETREAT
BLOWN BY SWANSON AID

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Clears
Up Mystery of 'Affront' to Women.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Assist-
ant Secretary of the Navy Henry
Latrobe Roosevelt told the House
Naval Affairs Committee today that
he ordered the now famous "re-
treat" of the United States Marine
Band from the Women's Patriotic
Conference on National Defense.
The action had led to bitter
criticism by Republicans.
The House committee ended an
inquiry with a letter from Assist
ant Secretary Roosevelt. He took
full responsibility and said his ver-
bal order was ION account of the
political color given to the confer
ence"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
2 HELD IN ALLEGED
MURDER CONSPIRACY
Police Say Man Hired Another IN
Plot to Kill Charles Jones.

Detectives today are investigating
an alleged murder conspiracy in
which a man is said to have hired
another to kill his wifes first hus-
band.
The two men alleged to have been
involved were arrested Sunday. They
are Harvey Bush, SO, operator of a
shoe shop at 1899 S. Easiest, and
Frank Mcclure, 81, of 523 N. Noble
st.
According to the story police said
MCGUIRE told them, he hired Bush
to kill Charles Jones, of the Craig
Hotel, who is employed in a bakery
on s. Easiest.
Jones is the first husband of
Bush's wife, according to police.
The men are held on vagrancy
charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
VAN SWERINGEN MOVES
TO REORGANlZE REALTY
Petition Filed as I. c. c. Delays
Holding Company Inquiry.
By United Press

By United Press
CLEVELAND, Feb. 3.-Permis-
sion to reorganize the Van Swerin-
gen real estate holdings under Sec
ton 77B of the Bankruptcy Act
was sought today in Federal Court.
The petition was filed with Judge
Paul Jones by the law firm OF Tolles,
Hogsett & CHM as the Interstate
Commerce Commission at Wash
ington postponed an investigation
of the Mid-America Corp, Van
Sweringen holding company.
If the request of reorganiza-
ton is granted, the plan will be
drawn UP and submitted to Judge
Jones and creditors for approval.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
MARKET LIST STEADIES
AFTER EARLY REACTION
Utilities Come Back From Lows;
Westinghouse Receivers Loss.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK. Feb. 3.-Trading
came the nearest to a standstill thai
has been witnessed on the Stock
Exchange in months today.
The list steadied and firmed after
an early reaction. Even the utilities
came back from their lows.
Westinghouse Electric recovered
an early loss and firned to a gain
OF nearly point. Chrysler recov-
cred part of its decline of more than
a point Steel common registered a
fractional loss. Rails were steady
to firm, Silyers rallied.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
YOUTH DIES IN CRASH
Three Others Injured as Car Strikes
Film Transport.
IN Lnited Presa

ORLEANS, Ind, Feb. 8. - Ben
Hankinn, 10, was killed instantly
yesterday when an automobile in
which he was riding collided with a
film transport.
Calvin Gregory, driver of the au-
tomobile, suffered a skull fracture.
William Mcpherson and Litha Lowe,
other occupants of the car. suffered
minor injuries.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
LA fOLLETTES HAVE BOY
Second Child Is Born to Wife of
Senator From Wisconsin.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Senator
Robert M. La Toilette prog, Wis., ,
passed out cigars to his colleagues
to-day and proudly announced Its
a boy" The seven-pound son, the
second born to Senator and Mrs.
La Toilette, arrived last night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
Fire Causes $3.50 Damage

A fire caused By kindling piled
too close to a furnace caused dam
age of $3.50 to the residence of
James H. Eaves, 1853 N. New Jer-
sey-st, early today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
CHRYSLER EMPLOYEES
WILL BE GIVEN BONUS
$4,000, 900 to Be Distributed to $4,000
Workers.
By United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-The Chrys-
Ter Corp. today announced approx
mately S2,300,000 would be dis
tributed to employees as a bonus.
The fund has been appropriated
out of earnings and is to go to all
employees who were on the pay rolls
of the corporation during any part
of the first quarter of 1885. A special
distribution is to be made to en-
ployes in Canada, London and Ant
werp.
Approximately $4,000 employees are
to participate. The minimum pay
ment is to be $50
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
MOTOR TRUCK FOOLS
FORMER MULE DRIVER
Fire Built Under Stalled Vehicle
Lands Him in Hospital.
By United Press

bU JHIItu FUSS
DETROIT. Feb. 3.-Befcre FL
bridge Harding became a truck
driver, he was a mule driver
When a mule stalled, he'd build a
fire under him. Yesterday, Hard
ing's truck stalled and today he was
in a hospital recovering from in
jurieS received in the explosion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
Scalding Water Fatal to Baby

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Feb. 81
Sarah Lou Tandy. 2, died in Bloom
ington Hospital from burns suffered
when she fell against kettle and
was scalded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03
COURT DENIES AID IN
LINDBERGH LAW TEST
Texan Faces Death for kidnapping
of Two Policemen.
By United Press

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Arthur
Goochs Paris, Tex, today was de-
MED Supreme Court intervention in
his fight against a death penalty
under the Lindhergh kidnapping law
for the alleged abduction of two
policemen who attempted to arrest
him.