Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 277, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 January 1936 — Page 2

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PENDERGASTIS > MISSOURI ‘KING' OF DEMOCRATS His State-Wide Machine Is Tammany of West, S'.okes Says. (Continued From Pagp One) hell-raising farm loader. Bill Hirth. president of the Missouri Farmers Federation, is making open warfare on “boss-ism." Mr. Hirth is seeking the DemoCiatic nomination for Governor against Lloyd C. Stark, the big apple grower of Louisiana, Mo., who has been indorsed by Mr. Pendcrgast. Though conceded no chance, the farm leader probably will burn the ears of the Pendergast machine. That machine is sort, of a Tammany of the Middle West, but the New Yorkers might learn a trick Or two from Boss Pendergast. He controls the Governor, Guy B. Park; is master of the election machinery from top to bottom, has friends on the Supreme Court and allies in St,. Louis, and can turn out astounding majorities in this city. Rise Has Been Gradual His rise has been gradual and skillful, for it was only comparatively recently that he began to extend his control over the state. A Republican Governor vetoed a redistricting bill and all congressmen had to run at large in 1930. Because Mr. Pendergast had in his pocket, the largest single block of votes, all the Democratic congressional candidates ran to him, hat in hand, and he bestowed his blessing. Another opportunity came four years ago when, on the eve of the election, the Democratic candidate for Governor died. It was up to the Democratic State Committee 10 select a candidate in the emergency and Mr. Pendergast chose Mr Park, an obscure circuit judge. Now, with a national election coming on, Postmaster General Farley will treat with Mr. Pendergast Just as he will have to treat with Tammany. Works Like Tammany Like Ttmmany, the Pendergast machine has won popular favor by small charities coal, fire-wood, baskets of food, and little courtesies that the policeman on the beat can extend. Ward captains are alert to such opportunities. The boss, now 62, is a wealthy man. He has numerous business interests, headed up by the ReadyMix Concrete Cos., of which he is vice president, which receives numerous city contracts. There are various affiliated concerns, such as the Ross Construction Cos., of which he is president; Mid-West Paving Cos., which has laid lots of streets here, and the T. J. Pendergast Distributing Cos., which moves its liquor into numerous channels. His enemies assert that it is best to buy building materials from the Pendergast interests, and contribute to campaign funds when called upon, or else city inspectors of various sorts may find that things are not up to specifications. Machine Attacked Constantly The machine is constantly under attack and it has-had its setbacks. For instance, young Senator Bennett Champ Clark gave it a tremendous drubbing in 1932 when he defeated the Pendergast choice for the Democratic senatorial nomination. But the Senator is supposed now to be in the Pendergast camp. In the city election of 1934, a bunch of youngsters organized a Fusion movement that rolled up a surprising vote and won two of the eight places in the City Council. They relate some interesting storiC3 of their fight. Seeking a citizens’ committee of 500. they finally rounded up 300. Right and left, they relate, leading citizens expressed fear of Pendergast reprisals. Then the names of the 300 were published, and frantic phone calls came to headquarters to drop this name or that. Funds Wore Hard to Raise Difficulty was encountered in raising funds. One business man told the solicitors he was afraid to be identified openly with their movement, but if they would come back later they would find an en- : volope on his desk. So it turned out. Workers rounded up 39.000 affidavits that persons supposed to live in certain places did not live there. Election boards struck off 19.000, leaving 24.000, and then the court ordered 25,000 names put back on the list, a net loss for the youngsters of 1000. The Pendergast machine of today was founded by Jim Pendergast. brother of Tom. Jim died in 1911. The two came here from St. Joseph. Jim opened a saloon in the old “west bottoms" along the Kansas border, part of the First Ward, a section with a large foreign population. Tom Extended It The present boss extended it be- i yond the First Ward to the whole city in the early twenties when the j city government was changed to the city manager plan. He won a ma- | jority of one in the council, which elected the city manager, W. F. McElroy, who still holds that position. Mr. Pendergast lives with his family in a handsome mansion on j Ward-pkwy. He leads a quiet, un- i ostentatious life. He never is seen at social gatherings or at the theater. He does not smoke, drink or chew. But he does love horse racing and frequents the t-ack at River- j side, across the river, during the season and also visits eastern tracks. He is said to bet large sums. Politics is his life. Early in the morning—he goes s to bed at 9 and rises at dawn— j the portly figure may be seen entering the Jackson County Demo- | cratic Club, a plain two-storv building where he pulls the switch which runs a state. Legion Post to See Plant Members of the Hayward-Ba reus i Post. American Legion, and their families are to meet at 7:45 Thursday at the 40 and 8 chateau from where they are to leave for a sightseeing tour of the G. fe J. Tire Cos plant, 549 E. Georgia-st. Dental Examinations Start Dental examinations of 1300 Eli Lilly Sr Cos. employes were under way today as a start in the new free diagnostic service of the Indian- j apoiis Dental Society. J

The Bachelor Prince Who Became King BY FRAZIER HUNT

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trv° explanation. During the yaars of his life from 20 to 24. when most heirs to thrones have their brides picked for them, the Prnce of Wales was deep in the war. a a a EARLY in 1919, when he was 24, he came home to England. Much of his time he spent trying to help his comrades who were doing their best to rehabilitate themselves in civilian life. He suffered the same violent postwar reactions that they did. He joined in the mad whirligig of those mad years. Then came his first trip to Canada. Downing Street and Buckingham Palace between them would try a great experiment. They would send this youth, with the quick eager smile and the wistful look In his eyes, to Canada. It was possible that he might do much toward binding up the wounds that Canada had suffered. And he might kindle afresh the torches of loyalty and Empire love. Off he went. When he returned, those who had sent him knew that in the young Prince they had an asset that was beyond all calculation. He had recemented the British Empire. He had smiled his way into the heart of the world. B It a OTHER trips followed: Australia and New Zealand. South Africa, india, Japan. West Africa, South America, the United States, with more trips to Canada. The Prince was a bu.-y man. Not only had he developed into a master salesman for Empire sentiment and loyalty, but he had become the world’s greatest salesman for British goods. He was called the Prince of Sales. Then in the late fall of 1928, when he was on a private hunting trip to East Africa, came the word of his father’s serious illness. Back in London he found new duties and vastly increased responsibilities. It is a fact now* that the Prince Charming of the world is gone forever. In his place stands the King. Much of his viewpoint toward life has been altered. He has matured, has taken on the finest qualities that are contained in the word “dignity.” a a a HIS shy and boyish manner is gone. He has looked far too many men square in the eyes and gripped their hands, to suffer longer from what once was rightly called frustration. He still fusses with his tie at long-drawn-out ceremonies, but he is far less nervous than some years ago. His temper still can flare up to a white heat. He is less patient with bores, but I would say he is even more considerate and more thoughtful. Never had he previously had anything approaching the genuine popularity and love that he enjoys at this moment with tije great masses of the British Isles. In the apartment that I once occupied at 10 Park Place, only a block or two from St. James’s Palace, 7 the> little parlor maid told me how on the previous evening she had stood for an hour or more outside a theater in the hope of getting a glimpse of King George and Queen Mary. But she had failed. “Which member of the royal family would you like most to see?’ I questioned. “Oh. sir. the Prince of Wales!” “Well, you're a young girl and you want to see your romantic Prince,” I concluded. “Oh. no, sir; it isn’t that at all. It’s because he is so good to all us poor. He’s trying every way he can to help us.” a a a IN cold type her answer loses much of its warmth and touching sincerity. But is was the true heart of the millions of England's submerged and helplessly unemployed speaking. Never has an English Prince or King walked among the common and lowly as he has done. There was the time when, outside a long one-story frame building in London, a car drew up. Inside the building were a hundred or so unemployed men and women, with a scattering of children. A radio was playing. These men and women had left their shabby little homes, and here in bright and friendly surroundings had met to work and gossip—and for an hour or two break the deadly monotony of their workless days. The man quickly stepped from the car, strode up the narrow

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walk and entered the long room. It was the Prince—the King of today. Ai it: r flutter, the head of the club curried toward the Prince. She shook hands with him and thanked him for coming. He spoke a moment or two with her and then moved directly on to the various small groups. atm HE handed out cigarets from his own case. With many he stopped for a friendly, easy chat. “How are things with you?” he asked. “How long have you been out of work?” “How many children have 3'ou and are they all well?” “How are things going with the club? Are the dues still a penny a week?” They were commonplace little questions that any American baby-kissing politician might ask toward election time. But this was the heir to the throne of England speaking. For the first time in history there was no barrier here. “He Is the soul of the British Legion,” Earl Haig, wartime com-mander-in-chief of the British Army, said shortly before he died. Millions of families living in squalor and filth know that he has broadcast over all England the statement: “I am appalled that such conditions can exist in a civilized country such as ours.” ana IT Is undeniable that this new attitude of the Prince of Wales had a profound influence in checking radical revolution and physical revolt in England. “Things will be different when I am King,” he has suid repeatedly. How different, no one knows. Certainly he will break through many of the high barricades that have shut off the rulers of the past from simple and ordinary contact with their subjects. He made with his own hands a new position for the Prince of Wales that dovetails into the conditions and problems of the moment. Edward. Prince of Wales, as Edward VIII may easily wield even a greater influence than did his illustrious grandfather. Edward VII. It is not at all impossible that he may regain some of the lost powers of kingship. His interest in the plight of England’s unfortunate has touched the depths of his compassion. At. 41. he approaches middle age with anew calmness and fresh assurance. He knows now what it is all about. I know of no man who has such marvelous memories, such fascinating “souvenirs” of life. He has seen all the beautiful, romantic, and dizzy world. a a a HE has been going to London night clubs. He still has numberless friends whom his elders might prefer him not to have. He still likes to dance and be gay and convivial. But what bachelor of his age, blessed with independent means, does not? Certainly he has kept himself in far better physical shape than the majority of his contemporaries. He has no tell-tale waistline. He has found that by watching his diet and taking moderate exercise, with an occasional Turkish bath, he can keep his weight down and his general health in good condition. “When you get into middle age it’s time to let up on really violent exercise.” he says. So it is that in place of hard riding he now plays golf. Except for certain formal military reviews he has not been on a horse for more than three years. a a a HE has even given up his beloved squash racquets. In its place he has taken up gardening. He has gone about this with all the drive and enthusiasm that he manifested some 15 years ago when he first took up fox hunting. It is no exaggeration to call him the most interesting man of his years in the world today. He has overcome much of the real and obvious disadvantage of

Some Weather! But did you notice? Our snow fighters and line crews were on the job just as soon as the temperature began to drop. Hundreds of employes worked overtime in the bitter cold. Snow sweepers and plows fought to keep the lines clear. Truck crews distributed hundreds of tons of salt at street intersections. Despite the worst weather in years, there were comparatively fe.w interruptions in service. Trolleys and buses continued to furnish you with safe, dependable transportation. Indianapolis Railways

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being bom heir to the greatest empire in the world. He has made the court and crown and the world accept him as a human being full of the weaknesses and frailties that go to make man the lovable and irresistible creature that he is. TOMORROW King Edward VIII’s early years under the eyes of Queen Victoria . . . the beginning of his education ... irreverent school mates dub him “the Sardine" . . . his naval training is started. DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS AT MANUAL ANNOUNCED Seniors Named for John Hampden Holliday Jr. Prizes. Announcement of John Hampden Holliday Jr. departmental awards to outstanding Manual Training High School seniors was made today. The pupils given awards are; Herbert Newman and Ida Mae Wilson, history; Grace Kattau, Verne Jacobs and Carl Reick, music; Robert Hall, Robert Specker, Herbert Newman and Wilbur Elliott, science; Frances Larrair, Dorothy Weyreter and Lee Cohen, physical education; Ellen Caplin and Ruth Sohn, commercial; Louise Presutti. home economics; Theresa Matlock and Hilda Roth. English; Thelma Griffin, art, and Herbert Newman, mathematics.

|HBRjllg Hill 1 ! PRE-INVENTORY CLEARANCE a 77 £ mi- | We're Housecleaning, Getting Ready for Inventory! | While Quantities Last! Ifs Pre-Inventory 1 sale of Clearance in the JANALENE’, Inc. WEBjmSSB^m (Manufacturers of Dresses) BwHWßoys’ Lumberjackets A? Floor Samples and BHHiiHHH „ liTj Boys’ CORDUROY SUITS Discontinued Styles iViwMy l w<k j lvv BOTHIHpra I mil "*1 if-l M t'l'lßmM ii $ i .95 Smocks 87c _ *, or w , n o 7 $1.59 Metallic Dresses $2.00 Blouses DOyS Helmets P I .70 W dSh Uresses OIC Only 00 ill the lot, so get cq Only 50 in this group; <M Blaok leatherette helmets, heavy ffj /- -- | -re- here carly smart styles T 1 lined; with goggles to match; H sb./D and $7./b Uresses Hpl •UU Second Floor Second Floor small, medium and large. *■ $9.75 and $ 15.75 Dressess2.oo . PlT**? 3 C [ ards ? 9c Wash Dresses Boys’ All-Wool Sweaters fie aiul 10c values! Birth- 7> dresses in this lot: OQr. r M , - . . , ji <lay, Condolence. Get Well, 1C Wonien“s and misses’ sizes. Guarantee! all-wool, dark colors, B Odd lOt'S, samples, one-oi-a-kind models, Friendship, etc. Main Floor. Second Floor slip over style, V-neck, broken AW good selection. Broken sizes. Men’s Sheeplined Coats Silk and Celanese Leader’s Second Floor. Leatherette with full Umbrellas BOVS’ 10% Wool‘U’Suits ■■ sheepskin lining; 4 OQ 16-rib 7 constr.u ete and. (£4 t Q • < o BLLT' mmmmmmmmmammmammmtamammmmmmmmmammtammmmmmmmaammm pockets, full melt, <’>6 to Fancy handles, assorted 1 • 1 Regular 89c Values! JaCgCr fig m 40. Main Floor. patterns. _. , T | | mm | / ntC . Main Floor Color. Sizes 22 to 34. SEW 1 Out They Go! More Than V 2 Off! Men’s Lined Jackets , c .7~ Heavy Blue Denim, with Big Yank Domet Shirts Odds A. Fnds IQc to 50c m IAIIkITPn warm plaid lining. 36 to SI.OO Heavy Domet flannel, full __ LIIU8 I 1 v7V/W M Rl\l I Plf 44. Main Floor. cut, coat style. 2 pockets. OIC Broken sizes: odd lots, consisting of sweaters, r-o-Jmmum ▼ ▼ B hß\ to 17. Main Floor. jamas, shirts, helmets, pants and underwear. 2oc to SI.UO values. !■ 11 EL I igylH fIHIQQcQuIBjH Good-Bye to 100 Higher-Priced Formerly $12.94 CEB DRESSES bißgiai $5.94, $9-94 •Jr Men’s, Boys’Dress Socks Children’s Snuggy Pants ©IA . Bi .’: R . 5c Pr. ! T!r^r:..r.. ou \: h .: r . 5c gHWm cJ We’re saying good-bye to Main Floor ser,,nd Floor Gk ISew these fur trimmed and pile ~ ‘ rL . u , 0 . -... w* fabric coats, we can t re- Men’s Shirts & Drawers Child’s Broadcl’th. Slips n . place them anywhere near Mostly small sizes, ltcg. or Sizes 2sc llßfl§a sparking faorics, smart this nrir.p values Main Floor OOC to 11 isp. onfl Idoor 221 ll T'l" that KOld early this 7 ~ I ,JU.I iCm ACkm laiual.u 1 \ v >aKon for higher prices. ExLeader’s Second Floor Men’s Work, Dress Pants }r ad eS „. 25c ,“, 49c ’ Jewe,r y j values! Street and _Clearance of odd lots of q 0 * T n ,i "r m ,usc UWk%& & formals in the lot. Women's ——————— Better qualities. Broken 98C rings and Beads land Misses’ sizes. Watch These Fly Out “ , .. - „. . , me Silver-Plated Leader’s Second Floor. * Men’s 2oc Cuff Links Tableware II n M EQTIP3 M.iS"£3Li&2c Pr. SKSi & k 5c Priced to Clear-Out QuicMy U U ITI CO I 100 riM.iiraVTmw’ NOTIONS Toilet Goods 1000 Yds. Laces and 10c BUTTONS TOILET SOAP Fringes I'/ 2 cYd. HHPj > 12 for 10c 2000 Yds. Cotton Rem- Floating soap in pas- n nonK Yfj > • ■■■•■iMßßfeflnilißriMMMKiM Fannv 150 Pcs. Stamped Goods,2c Ea. ißMsSlfilfjWll L.wn.t ,?Tl BLADES Jacquard Dresser Scarfs... 5c Infants’ Wool Sweaters cnidcd. BLCKLLfS ln Jllgt t 0 Rayon Damask Drapes 79c Pr. 19c Double Breasted Shirts Women’s Belts IWO ‘ ** Bleached and Unbleached sl,pover s,^n„d S nar iZ** ... ...19c c °. ,0 . r . 8 .. and ..1 c n,u r nN P b Flour Sacks 4'/ 2 C Ea. infants- —— Ribbons & Laces HA,R DRESS,NG Lace Chair Arm Covers. 5C Ea. Chmchilla Snow Suits Infants'Ski Pants Ribbon, and i..*. 2forlsc nnl\ o, tnnt s all. $1.98 AA Adjustable aupender straps, aa. I.arze assortment. .To 10r value. Larr* GRayon, Cotton Rem nts, 15cYd. values ' r s^n,rw l o r ' Red ~ blw ZinT%Lr 2 '"' J yJ* .! ,1nc, *.....1 c °B’c"n----72x90 Bed Sheets. 54c Worn. Snuggy U-Suits Outing Pajamas &. Tuck SILK THREAD Petroleum Jelly Cannon Wash Cloths 3c S n S!rmen?"taHt ~ly: WhUe 25c. Stitch Pajamas 75c Rieh.rd.on mu 2 for 11c * . , , _ " Mail! Floor ** *° value*. They're'soiled. Thread. Assorted a 10- value. 4-oz. Jar. B Leaders Basement so we marked tliem this low. colors. Spool ... I C IVhite. Mostly all sizes. Main Floor Main Floor ONE DAY SPECIAL! jHßKißiilit- a Sure Sell-Out at I WORK shoes jjgi- W HOUSEWARES mSmmryM Black & Ivory Enamelwa e, 44c | With Full C O mBnSBBm 36x54 Linoleum Mats 35c M on l H"i e I * 75 Pr. Ruffled Curtains a “ bb * rs f- aloshes 9? P S k a . UC * r f efs - 6 Sets .^ 7c B 39c Pr. 19c Glass Cabinet Jar5......4'/ 2 C Every pair well made to stand hard wear. Sizes tto-ernem —— M,,,,r I Glass Lunche n Plates, 3 forloc r,oor - K;. < A; he .!*::• 39c Yd. 74c Ea. Link & or Ma+S 6 J C Dress Patterns' Oven Tested Pottery 4-Oz. Furniture Polish 5c pictorial. Kutterick. McCall 4. !" thi * r*’ 2c Crockery Mixing 80w15... 1 2 l Ac and Exeella Drea. pattern*. 1C They 11 go f. Ea. ** 1 * ' eemont Novelty Ash Trays 3c Plain Printed Silks Printed Rayon Crepe & Heavy Molded Rubber Mats39c i! .w yards; S9c and ®(c Printed Sateen, 15c yd. Leader's Basement

STATE TAX IDEA INSPIRES STUDY IN CALIFORNIA Leroy Sanders to Explain Indiana System to Western Officials. An Indiana man has been given a quasi-official appointment as tax adviser to the state of Califorina, it was learned today. He is Leroy Sanders, Covington, former attorney for the state gross income tax division, who has been retained by the organized motion picture producers at a large daily salary plus expenses. Selection of Mr. Sanders, with Gov. McNutt’s approval, came as the result of overtures by Will H. Hays, motion picture industry dictator, it was learned. Indiana Plan to Be Explained Already in Sacramento. Mr. Sanders is to explain all features of the Indiana tax setup to Gov. Henry Merriam of Califoijnia, and the latter’s advisers. California's movie magnates and other business leaders say the California tax situation is chaotic, and it is said that Gov. Merriam fears

the motion picture producing com--panies will carry out their threats | to leave the state unless there Is a change. An administration spokesman said the Indiana tax plan has attracted such national attention that a num- , of distressed states are considering ' adopting many Indiana ideas and that California has been particularly interested. A group of California 1 bankers recently came to Indianapolis to confer with Gov. McNutt. Boasts Huge Reduction The state administration boasts a $54,000,000 tax reduction since 19311 resulting in a net $34,000,000 tax slash through enactment of the i gross income tax law. intangibles; tax. excise tax and other tax base : broadening moves. The California business and industrial leaders are said to ba particularly interested in the manner in which expenditures of local gov- i ernmental units are closely super- j vised by the State Tax Board, and j in laws which govern county | budgeting. ‘Y’ 'delegates named Nine to Represent City at Annual Convention Thursday. Indianapolis delegates to the annual state Y. M. C. A. convention to be held in Connersville Thursday were named by F. C. Cannon, president of the local Y. M. C. A., today. They are G. V. Carrier, E. C. Foster, C. E. Guthrie, R. C. Hiller, C. K. Hoff, N. D. Ireland. W. H. Kortepeter, V. D. Parker and J. T. VanZant.

STETSON, STINEBAUGH TO TALK AT ST. LOUIS Local Educators to Speak at N. E. A. Superintendence Convention. Paul C. Stetson. Indianapolis schools superintendent, and Virgil Stinebaugh. junior high school director, are to speak at the department of superintendence convention of the National Education Association Feb. 22 to 27 in St. Louis. As chairman of the program committee. Mr. Stetson is to report on proposed constitutional revisions and changes in business procedure of the organizaiton. Mr. Stinebaugh is a member of a commission studying principles

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of textbook construction, courses of study and methods of teaching. WOMEN VOTERS MEET Department of Government to Hear City Council Report. The department of government and its operation, of the Indianapolis League of Women Voters, is to meet tomorrow morning at 10 in the home of Mrs. Lester A. Smith, 126 Berkley-rd. Reports on the Citv Council and City Clerk arc to ba heard. The department of legal status of women is to meet at 10:30 Thursday morning in the home of Mrs. Ross Otting.'r. 38 W. 42d-st.