Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 June 1936 — Page 3

JOIN JL. LEWIS LABOR FACTION

Action Openly Defies Plea of Green to Disband Organization. ; By United Preas

' WASHINGTON, June 5.—Plans for an intensive drive to unionize

the nation’s steel workers were an- |.

nounced today by John L. Lewis after the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers Joined his Committee for Industrial . Organization. The announcement was in open defiance of William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, who. repeatedly has demanded that Lewis disband his committee for industrial organization. It brought into the open the fight between the nation’s two most powerful labor leaders, suave, cohciliatory Green and dynamic, pugnacious Lewis, Dramatically, Mr. Lewis announced affiliation of the Amalgamated Association of Irén, Steel and Tin Workers with his Committee for Industrial Organization and plans for an organization drive to start “rather soon.” That, he indicated, was his final answer to Mr. Green.

War Chest Accepted

In affiliating with the committee the association announced acceptance of a $500,000 war chest for an intensive organization drive offered by Lewis. The announcement was the first blow in the fight which has been threatening for months. Although Mr. Green has insisted repeatedly that continuation of the committee's activities threatens a split in union labor.ranks Lewis has denied any intention of withdrawing the United Mine Workers, of which he is president, from the A. F. of L., unless “forced to do so.” Nine powerful unions, all affiliated with the A. F. of L., joined last fall in forming the committee for industrial organization after pleas for such organization were rejected at the federation’s Atlantic City National Convention. Mr. Green first pleaded with Lewis and then threatened in an effort to force dissolution of the committee. He went before the U. M. W. A. National Convention here in January with his plea and was booed down. Mr. Lewis’ stand was cheered.

Ignored Demands

Subsequently Mr. Lewis ignored repeated “ultimatums” for Mr. Green and the A. F. of L. general counsel, from which he resigned. He also resigned as A. F. of L. vice president. He invited Green to become president of his CIO and “return to the house of your fathers.” Lewis’ rise to power in union labor has been meteoric. Many believe the two may battle for the A. F. of L. presidency at the next national convention, although Lewis has disclaimed any desire for that office. Mr. Green sought to dissuade the steel workers’ association from aligning with Lewis’ organization. The compact, however, was signed

last night at a conference between ||

Mr. Lewis and four officers of the association. They were Secretary Louis Leonard and Vice Presidents Edward Miller, Thomas Gillis and Joseph Gaither. Formation of a steel workers’ organization committee, to be named by Lewis, was agreed upon. The commitee will be empowered to conduct ‘the industrial organization campaign among steel workers, one of the largest labor groups not generally organized. Mr. Lewis’ power over steel organization efforts was emphasized by the agreement that the association “shall not take any action” without first obtaining his sanction. The organizdtion committee was authorized to collect $1 a month dues from members.

FLORISTS PREPARE FOR FLOWER SHUT-IN DAY

Call Is Issued Here for Names of Persons Who Are Iii

Indianapolis residents today were urged by the Florists’ Telegraph Delivery Association to send to logal Members names of friends who are The fourth annual Flower Shutin Day is to be observed Sunday, .June 14. Deadline for sending names is Wednesday, allowing four ‘days for arrangements and delivery of gift flowers.

ANNE CANNON MARRIED | ~ AGAIN, KIN DISCLOSES

Widow of Smith Reynolds Is Bride x of Lindsay Plumly. « By Uniled Press CONCORD, N. C., June 5—Anne Cannon Reynolds Smith, daughter ‘of Joseph F. Cannon, wealthy Concord textile manufacturer, and ‘Lindsay Plumly were married in ‘Belair, Md., May 17, members of the “Cannon family disclosed here today. Mrs. Plumly previously had married and divorced the late Smith Reynolds, tobacco heir, and Branfdon Smith Jr., Charlotte real estate dealer. Plumly is a nephew of the JJate Bowman Gray, who was presi{dent of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., ‘Winston Salem. ~

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In man’s fifth attempt to reach the “roof of the world,” a group of daring young Britons are struggling along the route depicted above toward the untrod summi? of the Himalayan Mount Everest, world’s highest peak. Carrying on a venture which already has taken numerous lives, tortured by intense cold and rarefied air, and almost balked by a premature monsoon, the climbers are establishing camps at the heights indicated. After passing the blizzard-swept North Col, they will try to place Camp 7 at 27,800 feet, higher than ever before. Then in one desperate spurt, they must reach the summit and return—only one-half mile of the most perilous travel iA the world—in 15 hours.

AWARDS ANNOUNCED IN ESSAY CONTEST

Elizabeth Stanfield Wins First Prize of $10,

Elizabeth Stanfield, 833 W. 20thst, won the $10 first prize in the tuberculosis essay contest for Negro pupils, which was sponsored by the National Tuberculosis Association, in. co-operation with the Marion County Tuberculosis Association. Helen Smith. 1705 N. Senate-av, and Mary Griffen, 2324 Columbiaav, won second and third prizes of $6 and $4.

KRESGE FIRE BELIEVED OF INCENDIARY ORIGIN

Police Seek Man Who Was Ordered From Building Earlier. -

A fire, believed of incendiary origin, caused about $15 damage to the second floor of the Kresge Building, Pennsylvania and Washingtonsts, early last night. Police today were searching for a man who was ordered from the buildinig three times before the fire occurred.

Breath Is Clew

Police today were searching for a thief with a strong onion breath. Some time last night he entered an unlocked shed in the rear of 2403 S. Keystone-av, residence of Frank Marschke, gardener, and made off with one hen, 50 baby chicks, one pipe cutter, two 18-inch pipe wrenches and four dozen bunches of green onions,

32 SCHOOL WINDOWS BROKEN BY VANDALS

Doors and Desk Smashed in Perry’

Township Building.

The sheriff’s office today sought information concerning vandals who for the last three nights have broken into Perry Township School 4, Hanna-av and Shelby-st. Apparently using an ax, the intruders broke nine large and. 23 small windows, seven doors and the

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BY FORREST DAVIS Times Special Writer

Detroit's. attempt to unmask the terror.

Highland Park, Lincoln Park “belong,” as the local saying goes, to Henry Ford. He has plants in the first two; his Rouge

colin Park. Highland Park, surrounded ferritorially. by the motor metropolis,

quiry has gone farther there. In the spring of 1934 greater Detroit learned today, the rolls of the Highland Park Black Legion—known as the Malteka Club—included the following officials and political figures: A City Commissioner, a former Mayor, a Wayne County Cireuit Court Clerk and a member of the fire and police commission. Moreover, the court clerk served

Chenot last week was selected as the one-man grand jury to investigate the bigoted brotherhood. He is Clyde Markland. His brother, Ray, former mayor, is on the investigating staff of Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea. McCrea is prosecuting the Black Knights indicted for the oath-bound lynching of Charles A. Poole. The Highland Park disclosures, which informed observers believed could be matched in Dearborn and Lincoln Park, were made in great circumstantiality at a hearing conducted by the suburb’s fire and police commissioners. Five city employes named the political leaders as having been present at their own Black Legion initiation. As one follows the testimony he begins to perceive the d for the midnight band’s assurance. It may be suspected that in Highland Park, as in the automobile suburb and cities of Michigan, the Black Knights had reason to believe they could get away with anything up to and including murder.

Nine Held in Kidnaping

By United Press DETROIT, June 5.—Nine alleged members of the Black Legion, in-

cluding several prominent citizens of the suburbs of Ecorse. were in custody today charged with kidaping and flogging a Black Legionnaire, . z They were arrested as the multiple investigations into the activities of the secret terroristic society began to lay bare ramifications among public office holders and municipal and state employes.

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TWO U.S. SAILOR HELD BY JAPANESE

Seamen Detained for Taking Pictures. of Train.

By United Press oy TIENTSIN, June 5.—Japanese soldiers seized and forcibly detained two United States Navy seamen who photographed a Chinese train conveying Japanese trench mortars into Norham. China, it was discl toay. ihe ; The American embassy was reported to be preparing a protest to Japanese authorities. : The seamen were members of a shore party of 90 from the U..S. 8S. Black Hawk, destroyer tender. The Black Hawk is at Chingwangtao, on | the Chinese coast. : ’

GIRLS’ CLUB ARRANGES CHILDREN’S DAY FETE

Third Christian Class to’ Sponsor Program Sunday.

The Girl’s Federation Class of the Third Christian Church is to observe Children’s Day at 9:30 Sunday- morning. The primary chorus, under direction of Mrs. Ruth Edwards, is to sing, accompanied by Mrs. Millard Warner. Mrs. Leila Rothenburger is to speak, and Miss Mary Ann McCreary is to sing.

where the Black Legion prescribed its own law and enforced it with the lash, included Jesse J. Pettijohn, clerk of Dearborn Township and former trustee of Ecorse; Charles King, former Ecorse trusfee, and James Stewart, who was discharged from the Ecorse police

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residents is expected to attend to protest ratification because of a

p the consolidation of the Lincoln and Minnesota lines. J. Ed Burk and several other South Side merchants are opposed

would route the trolleys away from Fountain Square. They also disapprove of the merger because it permits the trolleys to operate over two blocks of Pleasant Run-blvd, north drive, which they say would ruin the thoroughfare.

Referred to Committee

The contract was presented to the Common Council Monday night and immediately referred to the Public Works committee, of which Dr. Cable is chairman. Other members of the committee are Dr. Silas J. Carr, Ross H. Wallace, William A. Oren and John Schumacher. The contract provides that the railway company is to pay the city $324.76 a mile a year for use of the streets. By the close of the year the company expects to operate trackless trolleys over 49.3 miles of streets, constituting a rental fee of $15,913.24. \ Before the contract was signed, John F. White, representing the Indianapolis Federation of Civic Clubs, appeared before the Works Board ‘and protested it on the ground that the fee should be $500 a mile a year. Mr. White is expected to protest the ratification at the hearing Tuesday.

City Engineer Made Survey

‘Since 1932 the trolleys have operated under temporary agreements extended from time to time. Last December the board demanded that a permanent franchise be drawn. Officials of the railway firm presented a contract March 26 which called for the payment of $275 a mile a year for use ‘of the streets. ‘Two weeks later the board offered a counter proposal to the trolley company providing for the payment of $324.76 a mile a year. This figure was reached after a thorough survey by City Engineer Henry B. Steeg. Officials of the firm reluctantly signed the proposal the following week and it was ap-

proved by Mayor Kern a few days later.

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BLIND LANDING

NDIS TESTED

Bennett H. Griffin’ Flying Experimental Plane as Officials Watch.

First official inspection and test of blind landing equipment installed at the Municipal’ Airport was e today by 30 members of sub-com-mittee on blind flying of the United States Bureau of Air Commerce.’ The new system, brain child of Bennett H. Griffin, department development expert, is the only complete one of its kind in this counMr. Griffin has been working on the project several months. If it tests perfectly today, pilots of the country’s leading airlines may be brought here to practice this type of landing, it was said.

Watch Today's Tests

Rex Martin, Bureau of Air Commerce assistant director; J. R. Cun-

ningham, subcommittee chairman;

W. E, Jackson, department radio expert, and airline officials witnessed today’s tests. Mr. Griffin, who flew the experimental plane, claimed that’ this blind flying equipment will revolutionize air transportation if it can be proved “fool-proof.” The entire setup hinges around the use of radio beams, he said. Heretofore planes have been able to get from point to point by flying on beams, but have been unable to land at their destinations in unfavorable weather.

Radio Used in Landing

It was explained that the new equipment deals with the landing problem. Two radio stations estaklished on a line with the runway send out non-directional horizontal and vertical radio beams. Department officials believe pilots, by lining up their radio compasses

| with these beams, will be able to

make landings here under all conditions. Strong ground lights, which also are lined up with the runway, make it possible, they ‘said, for a-pilot to make a semi-blind landing. i As a pilot nears the ground he should be able to pick up the lights, even in a thick fog. If not, they hope he can come in on the radio bezm.

Conn., ‘is grand monarch of the prophets. Convention headquarters are to be in the Claypool Hotel. | An international memorial at 3 Sunday at the World War Memorial is to open the conven=tion. W. P. Dearing, president of Oakland City Callege, is to speak, A band concert at 6 at the Mee morial Plaza, led by Von L. Snyder, director of the Sahara Grotto band, is to conclude Sunday's program... A special race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in which some of . the drivers in the 500-mile race are to compete is to entertain visitors at 4:30 Monday, following receps tion and registration at the Cla Hotel. ’ : on : Tour of City = Monday night the grand monarch: banquet and ball is: to take place in the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Sus to be

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Claypool. Tours of the city : concerts by visiting Grotto bands are to make up Tuesday's program until 3 o'clock when the official parade is to be held. = Initiation of candidates is to be held by the Supreme Council in the English Thealer Tuesday night. - Visitors to points of interest in and about Indianapolis and band concerts are to make up Wednes= day morning’s program. Drum corps and drill team contests are to be held in the afternoon at the World War Memorial. A Mardi Gras pa= rade at 9 p. m. is to follow the band contest at 7:30 in the English Theater. Presentation of cups to contest winners at 9 Thursday morning on Monument Circle is to precede the closing session of the convention.

Holiday Cuts Freight By United Press ‘

WASHINGTON, June 5.—The As« sociation of American Railroads an-. nounced today that loadings of revenue freight for the week ended May 30 totaled 646,859 cars, 36,547 below the preceding week because of the Memorial Day holiday, but 84,« 177 above the corresponding week in 1935.

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