Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 28, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 April 1936 — Page 1

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G. 0. P. AWAITS ILLINOIS VOTE; ROOSEVELT SPEAKS TONIGHT

Outcome of Tomorrow’s Primary Important to Borah, Knox. NEBRASKA TO VOTE, TOO Senator Pitted Against Regular G. 0. P. Organization in Latter State. BY THOMAS L. STOKES Timet Special Writer WASHINGTON, April 13. —lllinois, which sent one adopted son to the White House in the person of Abraham Lincoln, has a vital test by ballot tomorrow affecting a native son and an adopted son who aspire to the presidency. The outcome of tomorrow’s primary is very important for the two contestants who are entered—Senator William E. Borah of Idaho, who was born in Illinois, and the bustling newspaper publisher, Frank Knox, who has adopted the state. One or the other may very well be read out of the race by the result in this primary, the first in which two candidates for the nomination have been pitted openly against each other. Senator Borah has been stumping the state and Col. Knox adherents have been busy for a month. Also Entered in Nebraska The Senator is entered also in another primary tomorrow, in Nebraska. There he is shadow-boxing the regular Republican organization, which leans toward Gov. Landon of neighboring Kansas. The Governor is not entered. Only one slate of delegates is on the ballot. Senator Borah hopes to garner a handful, but the bulk probably will be for the Kansan. Incidentally, President Roosevelt’s chances of carrying Illinois in November, are involved in the Democratic gubernatorial primary tomorrow, which is the center of a bitter party feud. If Col. Knox should be defeated by Borah it would be a blow to his prestige and might blast his hopes. The preferential primary is not binding, but in some districts it is customary for delegates to follow it. A decisive defeat for Senator Borah, on the otter hand, would serve to slow up his campaign, as his strength is supposed to lie in the Middle West. Democratic voters in Illinois tomorrow must choose between two candidates for the gubernatorial nomination—Gov. Henry Horner, who was ditched by the powerful Cook County organization (headed by National Committeeman Pat Nash and Mayor Edward J. Keily of Chicago) in favor of Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, president of the State Health Board, who has built up a sort of personal following of the health hint variety. Horner Has Rural Following Because of the Chicago leaders’ antagonism, Gov. Horner has attracted a large following among rural elements who are always complaining about domination by the metropolis. But he faces tremendous odds in the vote-counting skill of the Chicago machine. If he should be defeated, he and many of his followers might bolt the Democratic ticket in November and thus injure Mr. Roosevelt’s chances. Republicans must choose for their candidate for Governor between C. Wayland Brooks, former assistant state’s attorney and popular young war veteran, and the 74-year-old. Len Small, former Governor, who is currying favor among the fanners with his slogan "more and better roads.”

EX-GOVERNOR BRUCKER SEEKS COU2ENS’ SEAT Calls Michigan G. O. P. Senator a “New Dealer.” By United Frets DETROIT, April 13. Former Gov. Wilber M. Brucker, a Republican, opened his campaign today for the office of Michigan's senior Senator, James Couzens, who, Brucker declared, is a “New Dealer” by “voice, vote and action.” GREEK PREMIER DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Leader of "Amnesty” Cabinet Found Dead in Bed. By United Press ATHENS. April 13.—Premier Constantine Demerdjis was found dead in bed this morning. He had been ill of embolism for 10 days. Demerdjis, lawyer and politician, was 60. He was in Greek politics and served as Minister of Navy in two cabinets before Greece joined the Allies in the World War He was named Premier last Nov. 30 to lead a non-partisan “amnesty” cabinet five days after the restoration of King George II to the throne. CITY PUPILS, TEACHERS RESUME SCHOOL WORK No More Vacation Until Just 5, Officials Announce. About 60,000 pupils and some 1500 teachers trudged back to school today aa spring vacation ended. Education of the city * young now will contintia until June 5, when summer vacation will start. Memorial Day falls on Saturday this year, giving pupils and teachers afflicted with spring fever a bad break.

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TOWNSEND AND COUGHLIN ‘LINK’ HERE TANGLED

Rumored Coalition Between Groups on Candidates Strikes Snag. BY ARCH STEINEL Rumors of a possible coalition between followers of the Townsend Plan and the National Union for Social Justice in the Eleventh and Twelfth Indiana congressional districts on candidates for Congress received a setback today. Leaders in the Coughlin Social Justice movement were reported to be opposed to congressional candidates approved by the Eleventh District Townsend Board. Perry H. Easton, supervisor of the Eleventh and Twelfth districts for the National Union for Social Justice, was to meet Townsend leaders this afternoon to di'scuss the Townsend plan slated candidacies of Paul Brewer, 2190 Avondale-pl, Republican, and James M. Wallace, Anderson, Democrat, for the Eleventh district. A. C. Helm, Eleventh district congressional chairman and board members were to represent the Townsend plan. Adherents of the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin are said to favor John M. Noe, 605 N. Gladstone-av, Republican, and L. William Curry, 2248 N. La Salle-st, Democrat, in the Eleventh district congressional race. Easton Gives Statement Mr. Easton said of the proposed coalition on candidates: "There is no amalgamation of the Townsend Plan-Coughlin question on candidates. However, the National Union for Social Justice in its sixteenth principal encompasses the question of Social Security. "We figure that the two movements are striving for the same objective but that the distribution of money under the 2 per cent transaction tax of the Townsend plan program is not possible until the control of money is returned to Congress, where it belongs. You can’t redistribute monoy over which you have no control. The money of this country is controlled by the international bankers through the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks. "If -the Townsend plan people will support this idea we welcome them and will in turn support their security program,” Mr. Easton said. In the meantime Mr. Helm declared that the Eleventh District board approved only the candidacies of Mr. Brewer and Mr. Wallace and was not interested in candidates in county races. Denies Amalgamation Rumor He admitted that rumors had reached him that the Townsend Plan organizers were interested in other races, but pointed to the Townsend Plan constitution as barring any interest in any other race except that for a member of Congress. He denied rumors of a Townsend pension-Union for Social Justice League amalgamation. The Twelfth District congressional board is to meet tomorrow afternoon in the office of James E. McDonald, district organizer, to decide on the Townsend Plan congressional candidates from the Twelfth District. A complete Townsend slate of congressional candidates has been slowed up by purported efforts to form a coalition with the National Union for Social Justice as well as purported differences in the organization as to the candidate who should receive the organization’s support.

LOGAN PROPOSED AS INDIANA PWA CHIEF Nomination Sent to Senate by Roosevelt. Times Special WASHINGTON, April 13.- Resident Roosevelt today sent to the Senate the nomination of Forrest M. Logan as Indiana state director of the Public Works Administration. Mr. Logan has been in charge of PWA activities in Indiana as state engineer and acting state director since May 1, 1934, when A. H. Hinkle resigned as state engineer. He has been associated with the department since its establishment Aug. 16, 1933. Child Health Day Mav 1 WASHINGTON, April 13.—President Roosevelt today issued a proclamation designating May 1 as Child Health Day.

New Times Features Beginning today— Anton Scherrer’s column, “Our Town,” on the Editorial Page. “Grin and Bear It,” laugh cartoon, Page One, Second Section. “Sky Roads,” an aviation series, by David Dietz, Page One, Second Section. Freddy Bartholomew’s own story of his life, starting on the Amusement Page.

FORECAST: Fair tonight with possible light frost; tomorrow fair and warmer.

President Is to Launch His Campaign in Speech at Baltimore. TOPIC NOT ANNOUNCED Appeal for Support at Young Party Workers Is Expected. By United Brest WASHINGTON, April 13 —President Roosevelt put other duties aside this afternoon to work on 'his speech tonight before a politically significant Democratic rally at Baltimore. Opening his pre-convention campaigning, the President and high party leaders will witness an oldfashioned torchlight parade in the Maryland city where Mr. Roosevelt is expected to discuss such controversial subjects as the WPA and taxes. Subject matter of the President’s remarks was not disclosed. It was said at the White House that the address would not require more than 20 minutes. It is to be broadcast over nation-wide radio hookups. He is expected to appeal to young voters for indorsement of Administration policies. The President, accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, planned to leave Washington by motor car in time to reach the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore about half an hour before he is scheduled to speak. Despite expected brevity of the speech, observers considered it the opening gun of the Democratic presidential campaign. They believed Mr. Roosevelt will lay particular emphasis on the responsibilities of youth in the forthcoming political fight. Although there has been no White House announcement of a speaking itinerary for Mr. Roosevelt, his friends believe he plans several speeches before the Philadelphia National Convention in June. Nomination Seems Certain Whether he will go far from Washington depends, it was believed, upon the progress of Administration measures—especially taxes and relief—through Congress. He may make radio addresses from Washington if kept here. HAGOOD REINSTATED AS ARMY AREA HEAD Action Follows Conference With Roosevelt. Times Special WASHINGTON, April 13.—The War Department, “by direction of the President,” reinstated Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood as a corps area commander today after seven weeks of political controversy over ha removal for criticism of New’ Deal relief administration. The general was designated commander of the Second Corps Area with headquarters at Chicago—a post of equal rank with the commander of the Eighth Corps Area from which he was removed. The reinstatement followed criticism in Congress of the removal order and also followed two conferences between Gen. Hagood and President Roosevelt. 38,687 VOTERS ADDED TO REGISTRATION LIST Marion County Now Has 250,000 Eligible to Vote. A total of 38.687 voters registered in Marion County during the last period, a gain o’ approximately 5000 over two years ago, William Flanary, registration supervisor, announced today. Os this number, 22,604 were transfers, and new registrations amounted to 16,083, he added. The total county list now is about 250,000 voters. Branch offices took care of 18,405 voters, and 20,282 people signed up at the main office in the courthouse. WEDNESDAY DEADLINE ON STATE GROSS TAX Quarterly Returns Due, Is Warning of Clarence Jackson. Wednesday is the deadline for filing quarterly state gross income tax returns, Clarence A. Jackson, state gross income tax director, warned today. Those whose tax amounts to more ' than $lO for the first quarter of 1936 are required to file. Mr. Jackson said that the estimated 354,000 annual returns filed in January established anew record.

MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1936

SSOO TAKEN BY CHURCHMER Fingerprints on Central M. E. Safe Are Blurred, Police Say. Police were unable to classify fingerprints today of the yegg who pried open the safe of the Central Avenue M. E. Church and escaped with an undetermined amount of money. Because they found no evidence of a forced entrance, police concluded the man was locked in the building at 8 last night after services yesterday, and then got out 'by unlocking a door from the inside. The safe, concrete filled and of the fireproof type, was opened with implements found about the church. All fingerprints were blurred, the Bertillon department said. Church officials believe that the amount stolen exceeds SSOO. The money was insured, they said. CROWDS FILL TOWN FOR FLOGGING TRIAL Sevep of Eleven Defendants Called First Day. By United Press BARTOW, Fla., April 13.—The trials of 11 men charged with kidnaping and flogging three labor leaders, one of whom died from his injuries, opened here today. The trials were brought here by a change of venue from Tampa where the crime occur’- jd. Hotels and boarding houses of this small town were filled to overflowing with lawyers, principals, and witnesses. Seven of the 11 defendants were summoned to go on trial today. They are Richard C. Tittsworth, former Tampa police chief, and six former policemen, C. A. Brown, C. W. Carlisle, J. P. Bridges, S. E. Crosby, Robert Chappell and F. W. Switzer.

HIGH COURT DEUYS GUFFEY ACT RULING Takes Recess Without Acting on Coal Law. By United Press WASHINGTON, April 13.—The Supreme Court today recessed for two weeks without handing down a decision on the validity of the Guffey Coal Control Act. The court will return in two weeks to hear one week of argument on cases on its calendar. Thereafter, it will meet each Monday at noon only to hand down orders and decisions on cases already argued. Asa result of the court's failure to act, no decision on the Guffey Act case can be presented before April 27. CALLES CONVALESCING IN DAUGHTER’S HOME Exiled Former Mexican President Reaches San Diego. By United Press SAN DIEGO, Cal., April 13.—Gen. Plutarco Elias Calles, former president of Mexico who was exiled from his native land, today was resting in seclusion of his son-in-law’s home under police guard. The iormer “Strong Man of Mexico” came here yesterday from Los Angeles for an indefinite stay with his daughter, the former Josephina Calles. and her husband, Fernando Torre blanca. The general was reported convalescing from an attack of influenza.

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LIGHT FROST FORECAST; WARMER TOMORROW No Damage Will Result From Snap Tonight, Bureau Promises. Spring continued today to be a little snappish, and promise to be even more so tonight, the weather Bureau forecast today. There may be a light frost tonight, but it will result in practically no damage. Tomorrow is to be fair and warmer. Hundreds of persons took advantage yesterday of ‘one of the best Easter Sundays the weather ever lavished on the city. JAFSIE REFUSESTO AID WENDEL PROBE Condon Declines Juror's Bid to Testify. By United Press NEW YORK, April. 13—Dr. John F. Condon today refused to accede to the request of Allyne H. Freeman, Mercer County (New Jersey) grand jury foreman, to appear before that body in connection with its investigation of the Wendel case. "I know nothing whatever about the Wendel case and am certain that my presence would add nothing to the activities in which you are reported to be engaged,” Dr. Condon said in a telegram to Mr. Freeman. The jury is investigating the repudiated “confession” of Paul Wendel that he kidnaped the Lindbergh baby. TWICE-DELAYED D~EATH CASE GOES TO M’NUTT Hearing for Clemency Granted Negro Convicted in Holdup Killing. Gaston Slaughter, Negro slayer of a Terre Haute policeman, twice saved from the electric chair, is to have an executive clemency hearing tomorrow or Wednesday before Gov. McNutt. Slaughter is scheduled to be electrocuted Thursday night at Indiana State Prison. Sentenced in Vigo Circuit Court for killing Walter Lanfair, police officer, in a holdup. Slaughter has been saved from the chair twice by the Indiana Supreme Court, which delayed the execution pending action on appeal. TIMES INDEX Page Page Births 13 Mrs. Roosevelt 6 Books 9 Music 2 Bridge 6 j Pegler 9 Broun 9 Pyle 10 Clapper 9 Radio 2 Comics 15 Scherrer .... 9 Editorials ... 10 Serial Story. 8 Fashions .... 7 Short Story.. 15 Financial ... 11 Society 6 Johnson 9 Sports 13 Merry-Go-R’d 9 State Deaths 5 Movies 4 Want Ads 13

Joe Nearly Spoils Easter Broadcast, Finds Tigers and Cubs Will Repeat

BY JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer NEW YORK, April 13.—1 am picking the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs to do it all over again in the two big league races this year but my confidence is hardly what you might call sublime. It might be different if I hadn’t had my meditations interrupted yesterday. (Other Sports. Pages 12 and 13) Always when the time comes around to pick the baseball winners I take my meditations and go for a long walk. I am forced to admit the results haven’t been uniformly satisfactory and there have been complaints from two elements:

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PEDESTRIAN IS TRAFFICVICTIM Walter White's Death Lifts Marion County Toll to 40 for Year. With the death of Walter White, 71, of 858 Cedar-st, the Marion County 1936 traffic death toll today stood at 40. Shortly after he had been struck by an automobile in the 300 block on Virginia-av Saturday night, Mr. White died in City Hospital. He suffered a fractured skull, crushed chest and a broken leg. Claude Chandler, 39, of 1137 Law-rence-av, driver of the car, was not held after witnesses told police that White had stepped in front of the automobile. Mr. White, a salesman and member of St. John’s Catholic Church, is survived by a brother, Loren G. White of Indianapolis, and two sisters, Mrs. Claude Hill of Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Creagor of Milton. Requiem mass for Mr. White is to be held at 9 tomorrow in St. John's Church following private services at the brother’s home, 2107 Napo-leon-st. Burial is to be in Holy Cross Cemetery. 15 Killed in State The Easter week-end in Indiana was saddened by the * accidental death of at least 15 persons, a survey showed today. Three members of a family of five were killed when a Chicago and Eastern Illinois passenger train struck their automobile at Vincennes. The dead were; Paul Humbaugh, (Turn to Page Three) HIT-AND-AUN DRIVER GETS 150-DAY TERM Youth Also Fined S9O by Judger Karabell. Determined to enforce the Indianapolis safety campaign, Municipal Judge Charles J. Karabell today "cracked down” and sentenced Joe Fitz, 21, of 221% N. Ulinois-st, to 150 days on the Indiana State Farm and fined him S9O. When Fitz denied that a 17-year-old girl was in his car when it collided with one driven by Thurman Chickadonz, 46, of 1210 N. Haughst, Saturday, Judge Karabell threatened to investigate the accident for perjury charges. Fitz, charged with failure to stop after an accident, assault and battery and drunken driving, is alleged to have fled from the scene and slugged one who attempted to stop him. Fitz later admitted that the girl was in the car as the companion of Harold C. Bennett, 19, of 215 Koehne-st.

(1) That the walks were not long enough, (2) that I always came back. Anyway, I was walking down Park-av immersed in my meditations yesterday when suddenly I found myself being elbowed vigorously by a copper. . . . “Get back there. Can't youze see they’re making moom pitchures?” . . . This was in front of the fashionable St. Bartholomew’s Church, and they were doing more than making moving pictures. They were broad:asting a play by play description of the worshippers. George Hicks, the old fight announcer, was giving it the "oh.-boy, folks-you-ought-to-be-here” stuff..

ITALY’S FLAG IS RAISED AT TANA; EUROPE ANXIOUS

Tragic Outcome Feared on Eve of Series of Peace Negotiations. FEW HAVE CONFIDENCE Italo-Ethiopian Talk With League Emissary May Be Delayed a Day. By United Press LONDON, April 13.—Bitterness and suspicion spread through Western Europe today, to open unauspiciously an Easter week of negotiations which few hoped would lead to beneficial results and many feared might lead to tragic ones. The week’s time table was eloquent of the importance of impending events. Tomorrow—Salvador de Madariaga of Spain, in behalf of the League Council Committee of 13, confers at Geneva with Italian and Ethiopian delegates to see whether they will agree to peace on terms acceptable to the League. Parley May Be Delayed Reports from Geneva were that de Madariaga might postpone tomorrow’s talks until Wednesday on the ground that the Italians have not had time to select their representatives. Wednesday—Representatives of the French, Belgian and British general staffs meet here to discuss plans for mutual air, sea and land defense in event Germany attacks France or Belgium pending a concrete plan for peace consolidation. Thursday—Committee of 13 meets to hear de Madariaga’s report on Italian and Ethiopian peace views. New Penalties May Be Sought Unless Italy consents to a just peace, Great Britain intends to demand imposition of new penalties against Italy. Such a demand would bring at once, first, a French-British clash; second, a resurgence of anger in Italy so fierce as to bring immediate threat of war in the Mediterranean. It was indicated strongly that Britain was prepared to face both possibilities. The cabinet would be unlikely, even if it wanted to, to dare to oppose British public opinion, outraged by charges that Italy was using poison gas bombs against Ethiopian civilians.

FIVE MONGOL CHIEFS HELD SOVIET SPIES Face Court Martial by Japanese Army Heads. By United Press HSINKING, Manchukuo, April 13. —Five Mongolian officials, high in the service of the Manchukuon government, have been arrested as secret agents of Soviet Russia and will be court-martialed, it was announced today. Included was Lin Sheng, governor of Northern Hsingan province, and frequently a negotiator for Manchukuo in political conferences. Announcement of the arrest was made by headquarters of the Japanese army in Manchukuo. It was asserted that the officials were accused of conniving with the Russian government and of supplying to Russia and Outer Mongolia military information. By United Press HSINKING, Manchukuo, April 13. —Japanese and Russian soldiers fought near Hulin, on the Eastern Manchu frontier, when a Russian detachment of 40 men fired on a Japanese detachment numbering 20, Japanese army headquarters asserted today. No mention was made of casualties. HOWARD THURSTON DIES Magician, 66, Had Been on Stage for 47 Years. By United Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla., April 13. Howard Thurston, whose 47 years of stage magic entertained children, adults and kings, died here today. He was 66.

Mr. hicks wore a cutaway coat, striped trousers and a silk hat, out of the top of which protruded something that resembled a steel fishing rod. It was a part of the broadcasting apparatus. The effect was to make the gentleman look like a hitch hiker from Mars. A tall young man similarly dressed, save for the fishing rod gadget, and the young lady in navy blue who clung to his arm, seemed to be the main objects of Mr. Hicks’ excited oratory; he described their stroll past the church, step by step, and at the end gave them the microphone to address the great unseen audience. Worshippers coming out of and (Turn to Page Three),

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Duce’s Troops Also Seize Key Customs Post on Sudan Frontier. IN CONTROL OF LAKE Dessye, War Headquarters for Selassie, Reported Captured. By United Press ROME, April 13.—Italian troops hoisted the tricolor today on the shors of Lake Tana, heart of the Nile irrigation project which is of vital interest to Great Britain. At the same time Italians occupied the Ethiopian customs post on the Sudanese frontier opposite Gallabat, obtaining full control of one of the most important caravan routes between the lake region and the Sudan. The news—which many would interpret as a direct challenge to Great Britain—was disclosed in war communique No. 183, from Marshal Pietro Badoglio, commander-in-chief. A few minutes after the communique was issued, unconfirmed reports were circulated in usually reliable quarters that an Italian motorized column occupied Dessye Emperor Haile Selassie’s war headquarters, without resistance. Fall of Capital Predicted Simultaneously, diplomatic quarters heard a rumor that Premier Mussolini had ordered the northern army to advance on Addis Ababa, in order to smash finally the Ethiopian resistance. Marshal Badoglio admitted the defeat on the southern front of a small detachment of the Aosta lancers, crack Italian white troops. The Italians lost 46 dead and wounded, he said, against considerable losses for the victors. The Italians were reconnoitering near Wadara and retreated in face of superior Marshal Badoglio said. The Italian occupation of the lake shore was made at the Gorgora Peninsula, which juts down into the heart-shaped lake from the northern side. Ethiopians “joyously” welcomed the Italians, the marshal said. Armed Ethiopian bands were fleeing before the advance of the Italians in various northern sectors, the report said. Puppet May Be Enthroned Diplomatc circles were excited over the Dessye-Addis Ababa rumors. They heard that Mussolini hoped to force the abdication of the emperor within two weeks. If he did not abdicate, the reports said, the Italians would press on, take the capital, depose the emperor and establish a puppet regime, subservient to Italy, under the duke of Harar—Makonnen, the emperor’s 12-year-old second and favorite son. Diplomatists here see the Italian conquest of Ethiopia, even today’s developments, as but the beginning of a struggle on a greater scale between Italy and Britain for control of the Mediterranean.

DUCE’S PLANES AGAIN CIRCLE ADDIS ABABA War Craft Fly Over City bnt Withhold r ire, Capital Reports. By United Press ADDIS ABABA, April 13.—Nine Italian pursuit airplanes and a big three-motored bomber circled Addis Ababa and vicinity today, including the legation area, and flew away northward without bombing or using their machine guns. The bomber returned and flew over the city again. A station 40 miles north of the capital reported 12 more apparently on the way. LONDON NOT WORRIED OVER TANA SEIZURE Assurances of Dino Grandi on Respecting Interests Recalled. By United Press LONDON, April 13. British sources said today that news of the Italian cocupation of Lake Tana and a customs post opposite Sudanese Gallabat did not disturb the government. Dino Granda, Italian ambassador, gave specific assurances at the beginning of April, it was pointed out, that Italy would respect British interests in the Tana region and had no designs on the Sudan. PARIS STIFFENS STAND ON RHINELAND FORTS Firm Stand in Opposition to Nad Demands Is Expected. By United Press PARIS, April 13.—Secret assurances of support from France’s allies have enabled the government to decide unqualifiedly not to permit Germany to refortify the Rhineland, it was learned today. Authoritative indications were that if the government obtained definite proof that Germany had begun building forts within the forbidden zone it would envisage three steps: (1) Economic penalties; (2) financial penalties; (3) military penalties.