Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 36, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 April 1936 — Page 3

APRIL 22,1936

RESCUERS BREAK THROUGH LAST MINE TRAP BARRIER; DOCTORSRUSH INTO SHAFT Fears Held for Health of Robertson and Scadding; Doctors at Surface Hope Foot Infection Has Been Checked. (Continued From Page One)

by 10 a. m. It will be larger in diameter than the first hole, used for communications, and through it electric heating pads, light blankets, and other equipment will be lowered to warm the men in their cold, damp dungeon. At 5 a. m. (3 a. m. Indianapolis time) today, the miners, staggering in sheer physical weariness, believed that by 9 they would break through. They labored at a slate formation, thought to be 20 feet thick, and progressed at a rate of approximately five feet an hour. There were long periods of silence from the tomb which could only alarm further the anxious officials keeping watch at the surface end of the pipe sunk into the mine tunnel early Sunday. After almost eight hours of silence, Dr. D. E. Robertson, one of the entombed, announced at 9:30 (Indianapolis time) last night: "Were good for 30 hours more.” No Word From Scadding There was no word from his companion, Alfred Scadding, nor had there been for almost 12 hours. The officials, including physicians enlisted by the provincial government, did not know how far they should trust Robertson’s estimation of his and Scadding’s capacity to endure. Repeatedly, there had been evidence that both were suffering from hysteria and even delirium. These alternated with brief periods of bright optimism, that, from the medical viewpoint, were considered by some to be too bright and too optimistic. Robertson was suffering from a heavy cold. Scadding's feet were known to be infected, and, with scant medical supplies and with only the flickering light of tallow candles in which to work, there was cause to worry whether Robertson, even though he is a surgeon, would be able to check the infection. Despite the cold and damp of their prison, with a floor covered at places with three to four feet of seepage water, authorities hoped that the periods of silence represented periods of sleep which would give the prisoners some recuperation from the frightful emotional .jid physical strain of their torture. Not Interested in Food So far as officials could judge, neither man has had food since Sunday, though it has been lowered through the pipe repeatedly. To reach the pipe, one or the other had to wade through a pool of water. A stock of concentrated food and a number of test tubes of brandy were lowered Sunday and it was possible that Robertson and Scadding were having recourse to them. A menace to the entombed living was the body of their friend and associate—Herman B. Magill. He died Sunday. It was believed that the temperature of the tunnel was low enough to check natural processes somewhat, though the dampness would speed them. Robertson and Scadding have no tools with which to make even a makeshift grave, but it was probable that they had carried the body to the farthest end of their tunnelprison, where its decomposition would not endanger them. The labor in the Reynolds shaft was heart-breaking and backbreaking. The inner end of the bore had narrowed to four feet by five feet. There one man at a time worked on his knees, chipping out slate with a pickax and handing it to a man behind him who was stretched out on his back, who passed it on to the next man. To enter or leave the shaft the men had to crawl on their hands and knees, their stomachs scraping the rough floor. Entombed on 141-Foot Level Robertson and Scadding are entombed on the 141-foot level. The Reynolds shaft, which was abandoned as dangerous even before the mine as a whole was abandoned 25 years ago, slopes down to the 320foot level, and until the miners entered it early Monday was obstructed by approximately 25 feet of rock and dirt, but mostly rock, at a depth of 100 feet. Last night, the miner working in the hole felt his pick break through. It was a tiny crevice, but beyond was open tunnel. At last rescue seemed in sight. It appeared but a matter of minutes. Frantically he labored, succeeded in clearing a hole big enough to permit passage of his body. He crawled through, followed by his companions.

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The carbide lamps on their hats threw weird shadows on the dank, mouldy walls. They proceeded cautiously along the sloping shaft, believing that all they had to do was to continue walking to reach the 141-foot level. But they had progressed but 20 feet when the wall of slate blocked them. Several of the miners, all belonging to the hardbitten brotherhood of coal and gold miners in Nova Scotia's unyielding terrain, were so disappointed that tears cut white lines down their dust and mud-covered faces. Courage Comes Back But a few minutes later their courage was back, and they attacked the slate with a will. It was much easier than the rock they already had tunneled through. At midnight, when the shifts were changed, those who came out of the hell hole were convinced the end was near. The rescuers fought, too, the possibility of a cave-in. The shaft, dangerous even under good conditions, has been abandoned so long that its original timbering has rotted away It has been retimbered as the tunneling progressed, but hastily. The danger of a cave-in that might bury as many as 20 men alive always was present. Approximately 100 miners, recruited from coal mines and gold mines scattered over the countryside, worked in short shifts. Between shifts they slept three to the bed in the 12-bed bunk house. Government trucks were out looking for more experienced miners, but it was believed that all withm easy distance had been brought here. The miners, largely of Welsh and English antecedents, performed heroically with no other wish for reward than freeing the miserable men. But the Canadian Red Cross was raising a fund with which to reward them more substantially. Around the surface end of the communications pipe were C. H. Ivey, Robertson’s brother-in-law, and his business associates. He and Magill, a Toronto lawyer, had purchased the abandoned mine, planning to reopen it. With Scadding they went down into it Easter Sunday and were trapped. SANDERS ATTACKS COURT PROPOSALS Curb on Supreme Tribunal Held Danger to Liberty. Times Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Aoril 22.—Alleged proposals by the Democrats to curb the United States Supreme Court were discussed by Montgomery County Republicans * today following an address last night of Everett Sanders, former national G. O. P. chairman, before the Republican county central committee. "There is a proposal,” Mr. Sanders said in his attack on the New Deal, “that the Supreme Court shall not have the power to declare a law unconstitutional unless two-thirds thereof vote it so. American liberty is too sacred to permit a minority of the court to prevent its protection.” He pointed out that it would not require a constitutional amendment to increase membership of the court. Needs Congressional Law “It would merely require a law by Congress. If the number were increased the minority appointed for their known leanings might permit what the majority would regard as the most flagrant violations of the rights of the people,” he asserted. Mr. Sanders hammered New Deal experiments such as NR A and AAA, and charged Congress with improperly delegating power to President Roosevelt. “If President Roosevelt had done nothing else itr would have been a physical impossibility for him to have read all the NRA codes. Under NRA the people would never know what law they were violating,” he declared. STORE HAS BIRTHDAY Star Employes Plan Celebration at Broadmoor Country Club. The forty-eighth anniversary banquet of Star Store employes and their families is to be held at 6:30 tonight at the Broadmoor Country Club. Meyer Efroymson, store president, is to speak, and employes are to present a take-off on radio amateur hours.

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CHARGES COFFIN BACKS PETITION Bookwalter Claims Plea Was Circulated by ‘Old Organization/ uohn H. Bookwalter, candidate for Marion County G. O. P. chairman, today charged a petition of precinct committeemen favoring Frederick E. Schortemeier, former Secretary of State, is “Coffincontrolled.” Mr. Bookwalter, backed by the Marion County Republican Reorganization Committee, said the petition was circulated by ward chairmen of the "old organization.” “Who believes,” he asked, “that Mr. Coffin ever would back a candidate for county chairman he did not believe he could control or use?” Schortemeier Makes Reply Mr. Schortemeier, informed of the statement, said: “I have not reached a conclusion on the chairmanship. I do not care to be county chairman, but if named I would be free from entanglements. People who know me know that I never have been controlled by any one and that I never will be controlled. I would have but one desire, to serve the best interests of the party.” The petition urging Mr. Schortemeier’s candidacy was filed yesterday with Edwin McClure, G. O. P. County Committee secretary. It carried the names of 307 of the 328 Republican precinct committeemen, Mr. McClure said. He added that 193 of the 204 precinct committeemen who are unopposed in the primary signed it. Mr. Bookwalter said: “This petition, circulated by those whose political position is known by Republicans and Democrats alike, is conclusive that a reorganization is imperative if Republican voters are to have any voice in the management of their party.” SAFETY COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW TO ELECT Superintendent Stetson Appoints Three New Members. The Indianapolis Safety Education Council is to hold its annual election of officers at a meeting in the School Administration Bldg., 150 N. Meridian-st, at 3:30 tomorrow. Three new members, appointed to the council by Paul C. Stetson, superintendent of schools, are Mrs. Hazel Johnson, principal of School 19; Mrs. Lola Eller, principal of School 67, and George Fisher, principal of School 58. The three retiring members of the council are Miss Corrine Rielag, secretary, principal of School 18Frank Echolds, principal of School 82, and Mrs. Vivian Marbury, principal of School 87. FIGHTFOR FREDDIE TO OPEN IN COURT TODAY Mother, Seeking Young Star’s Custody, Awaits Evidence. By United Press LOS ANGELES. April 22.—A fight over custody of 12-year-old Freddie Bartholomew, film star, is to begin today if evidence needed from England is available. The hearing of a petition filed by his mother, Mrs. Lillian Mae Bartholomew, for return of the boy was scheduled for yesterday in Superior Court. Attorneys for the boy’s aunt and guardian, Miss Myllicent Bartholomew, pleaded they had not been given sufficient time to obtain evidence necessary to develop their case and were granted an additional day. Fishing Tackle Is Stolen After breaking the door handle, thieves stole four fishing outfits valued at $l5O from an automobile parked at 384 S. Senate-av, C. B. McConnell, owner, reported to police today.

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DEMOCRAT TRIO IS IGNORED DY KOKOMO.LABOR Pleas, Townsend, McKinney Speak From Same Rally Platform. BY JAMES DOSS Timet Staff Writer KOKOMO, Ind., April 22.—Followers of the three Democratic candidates for nomination for Governor today viewed as an anti-cli-max the first meeting of the three on the same platform here last night. Organized labor, piqued over the passage of an anti-picketing ordinance, drawn for Mayor Olin R. Holt by County Chairman Kenneth Shockley, stayed away from the rally in large numbers. Mayor Holt and Chairman Shockley were hosts to the rally. So Pleas Greenlee, E. Kirk McKinney, and Lieut. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, the three candidates, matched campaign promises for an audience beileved to contain a minimum number of organized labor members. Mayor Holt said 600 were present. Others said 400. Labor Sends Protests Each of the three gubernatorial candidates received the following telegram, signed by Russell Von--annon. secretary of Local 26, National Brotherhood of Operative Potters. “The present city Democratic administration controlled by Mayor Holt and County Chairman Shockley is unfair to organized labor. Local 26 can not support the Democratic Party as long as the antipicketing ordinance is in force.” The three gubernatorial candidates drew lots to see who should speak first and Mr. Greenlee got the lead-off position. After outlining several points in his platform, Mr. Greenlee repeated his charges that “McHaleism” is ruining the Democratic Party in Indiana” and he is trying to save it. “I know people are saying that ‘Greenlee is trying to wreck the party,’ ” Mr. Greenlee said, "but I’m not; I am merely trying to save it from bossism. Townsend Ignores Challenge “Frank McHale and a little group of backroom bosses got together and decided I couldn’t run for Governor. I was informed that state patronage would be used against me and it has been. State employes in state-owned autombiles, operated at state expense, have been sent out to beat me. “Pressure was put on my friends in the state administration who are job holders. Only today, a fellow from your county got let out because he was for me and I understand one of my friends in Gary has been relieved of an auto license branch managership. “I injected the issue of ‘McHaleism’ into this campaign with reluctance and only after deciding

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OFFICIAL WEATHER Enlted States Weather Barean__ Sunrise 4:57 I Uunset 6:30 TEMPERATURE —April 23. 1935 f • m 45 1 p. ~ 62 —Today—6a. m 27 10 a. 39 7a. m 29 11 a. m 40 8• >n 34 12 <Xoon) 41 9 a. m 37 1 p. m 42 BAROMETER 7 a. m...... .30.36 \ p. m 30.35 Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m... .17 Total precipitation since Jan. 1 8:52 Deficiency since Jan. 1 3.92 WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M. Station. Weather. Bar. Temp. Amarillo. Tex Clear 30.30 36 Bismarck. N. D PtCldy 30 34 26 Boston Clear 30.00 40 Chicago Cloudv 30.40 32 Cincinnati Cloudy 30.34 32 Denver PtCldy 30.02 42 Dodge City, Kas Clear 30.34 32 Helena, Mont ....Cloudy 29 92 42 Jacksonville, Fla Cloudy 30.08 66 Kansas City. Mo Clear 30.36 36 Little Rock. Ark. ... Rain 30.22 40 Los Angeles Cloudv 30.04 54 Miami, Fla Cloudy 30.04 74 Minneapolis Clear 30 40 28 Mobile, Ala Cloudy 30.00 66 New Orleans Clear 29.98 36 New York Cloudy 30.14 34 Okla. City. Okla Clear 30.30 36 Omaha. Neb Cloudy 30 40 34 Pittsburgh Cloudy 30.28 28 Portland. Ore Cloudy 30.00 54 San Antonio. Tex Cloudy 30.10 50 San Francisco Cloudy 29.96 58 St. Louis Clear 30.36 34 Tampa, Fla Cloudv 3*.04 66 Washington. D. C Cloudy 30 2 T 40 that it was better to clean this thing up in the primary than to wait until the fall election and let the opposition do it. ‘ Regardless of who the candidate is in the fall, he is ‘on the spot’ if he bears the brand of ‘McHaleism.’ ” Mr. Townsend followed Mr. Greenlee and failed to accept the challenge which some observers saw in Mr. Greenlee’s concluding remark. Instead, the Lieutenant Governor dwelt at length on achievements of the national and state administrations. He said he was not insistent on having a personal platform, but would be content with that to be drafted by the state convention committee. Mr. McKinney batted in the cleanup position. He enumerated the 10 platform points in his announcement of candidacy, including divorce of liquor and politics, reform of some phases of the gross income tax law and changes in the state administration patronage setup. He said he is a candidate without the backing of any faction. Six delegate slates in Marion County wards were on file today. They backed Pleas Greenlee for the Democratic nomination as Governor. Slates were filed by the Marion County Greenlee-for-Governor Club, headed by Russell J. Dean, and by the Roosevelt New Deal Democrats under the leadership of Municipal Judge Wilfred Bradshaw. RICHMOND, Ind., April 22.—The Indiana Democratic administration was attacked here last night for using its political control patronage in state institutions. Glen R. Hillis, Kokomo, Republican candidate for the gubernatorial nomination, made the attack before the Earlham College Republican Cl/b.

G. 0. P. SEEKS WESTERN AID, ACTJMHINTS Selection of Steiwer as Keynoter Seen as Peace Gesture. BY MAX STERN Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, April 22.—The selection of Senator Frederick Steiwer of Oregan as G. O. P. keynoter is being hailed here as a gesture toward the once-Republican West. This pleasant-voiced near-liberal comes from the only Western state that still has two Republican Senators. The New Deal has engulfed the rest of the West, leaving Oregon an island. The designation also is a gesture to the younger Republicans, for Steiwer, although 52, is looked upon as something more than a regular. He calls himself a progressive, and, indeed, his record is more liberal than that of the Eastern bitterenders. He followed the Roosevelt New Deal by voting for the Wagner Labor Act and the TV A and AAA measures. He also has favored measures looking to the Federal development of the Columbia River. This session he is fighting to pass his amendment calling for the direct election of Presidents, and another to prevent political appointees from attending party conventions. Leads Fight on Lobby Group In the present session Senator Steiwer has been made outspokenly anti-Roosevelt. He led the fight on the Black Lobby Committee’s dragnet subpenus, has attacked the relief program, and viewed with alarm the alleged undermining of the Constitution. Although insisting on economy In government and a balanced Federal budget, he led the fight for the soldiers’ bonus, and was one of the bonus bill authors. Tall, personable and popular, the Republican keynoter is an authentic Westerner. Bom, reared and educated in Oregon, he has practiced law in Portland for years. For three years he was district attorney and for one year a state Senator. He enlisted and became a lieutenant of artillery in the World War. He is serving his second term In the Senate. There is some talk that he may be the Republican nominee for Vice President. Cleveland Rabbi to Speak Rabbi Abba Hillel, Cleveland, is to speak at Kirshbaum Community Center tomorrow night at 8:15. The talk is sponsored by the Jewish Welfare Fund. Dr. Clarence W. Efroymson is to introduce Rabbi Hillel.

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That Gov. Alf M. Landon will have at least 427 votes on the first ballot in the G. O. P. national convention next June is reported as the conclusion of Oscar S. Stauffer, above, editor of the Arkansas City Traveler and one of the principal managers of Landon’s campaign. Only 501 votes are required for nomination.

CRITICISM BY D. A. R. IRKS CONGRESSMEN Legislators Retort Sharply to Group’s Charges. By United Press WASHINGTON, April 22.—The campaign of the Daughters of the American Revolution convention against “socialistic” attempts to amend the Constitution drew sharp retorts today from congressmen, including Rep. Vito Marcantonio’s suggestion that they "go back to their knitting.” The D. A. R. convention’s Committee on National Defense through patriotic education caustically commenting on proposals by Rep. Marcantonio (R., n. Y.), Senator Lynn J. Frazier (R., N. D.), and Rep. Paul J. Kvale (F.-L., Minn.), and asserted that the organization would battle any attack on the American form of government "whether by Republican, Democrat or hottentot.” Marcantonio s amendment for governmental ownership and operation of national resources was described as “very similar to the Socialist party’s workers rights amendment.” Attribute $l5O Fire to Iron A defective electric iron today was blamed for a fire which caused $l5O damage late yesterday to a twostory frame dwelling owned by Mrs. Eva Jaffe, 538 W. 31st-st, firemen said.

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JUDGE PLEADS FOR PEACE AT P.-UPARLEY League of Nations Termed Failure by Jurist of New Albany. (Continued From Page One) John T. Askren, Indianapolis, directed the conferences. Youth centers for vocational training and instruction in the use of leisure time were urged by Mr. Stetson. “If President Roosevelt’s proposal to limit employment to men and women between the ages of 18 and 65 is carried out, youth centers, or something similar, will be even more necessary,” Mr. Stetson declared. School Problem Greater “There Is a tendency to keep children in school until they are 18* today, and this creates problems for the educator. There is the problem of what to do with them and where to put them after they have been graduated from high school. Specifically, in Indianapolis this tendency has meant increased enrollment, and increased enrollment has resulted in overcrowding. “Increased vocational training and training in the proper use of leisure time would feature these youth centers, which would be somewhat like junior colleges. Perhaps the first and second year of college work could be offered. “In rural districts, one center could be set up for every one or two counties, depending on population. They should be kept open day and night, seven days a week, so that the youth of the community could make the greatest possible use of them. Shops, gymnasiums, home-making centers, facilities for the formation of bands, debating teams and many other recreational and educational activities should be included.” Stresses High Standards Mrs. Pettengill also is to speak at a banquet tonight at the Claypool on “New Vocabulary for a New Day.” Mr. Stetson is to discuss the “Modern American Home.” Mrs. Logan G. Hughes, state president of the congress, presided at today’s meetings. The three-day session is to close tomorrow with a publicity breakfast, a business session, a panel discussion on high schools led by Mrs. Pettengill, election of officers and a poster luncheon. Wilbur D. Peat, John Herron Art Institue director, is to speak at the luncheon. The new state board of managers of the congress is to meet tomorrow afternoon.