Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 August 1936 — Page 1

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COOLING RAINS ARE FOREGAST

FOR CITY SOON

Low Pressure Area Coming, ~ Says Bureau; Heat to Continue Today.

MERCURY AT 91 AGAIN

Mid-August Wave Expected |

to Establish Néw AllTime Mark.

HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6am ... 7 10a. m 89 “8m ...79 11am. ...9 Sam ... 84 12 Noon .. 91° Sam. ... 8 if pm... 9

A low pressure at area laden with rains and cooling north winds is sweeping down on Indiana from the northwest and should reach here tonight = or early fomorrow, the Weather Bureau forecast today. Temperatures went above 90 this afternoon for the eighteenth consecutive day here. Temperatures in Nebraska and North Dakota this morning fell 48 to 68 degrees as the center of the low pressure passed on. As the low pressure area strikes Indianapolis showers will develop, but the mercury will not begin to fall until the center passes and the winds switch from south to north, forecasters predicted. The burning mid-August heat

FIGHTS CHARGES

By United Press BOSTON, Aug. 25—PFifty wit-

nesses were ready today to testify °

here Thursday at -a- hearing preliminary to trial in the New York District Federal Court of a $1,000,000 slander suit against Mary Pickford. (above). Of four actions totaling that amount, brought by J. Raymond Cornell, retired Newtonville organ manufacturer, only one for $250,000 remains to be adjudicated, it was understood. This will go to trial in New York this fall. According to. Cornell, when he attempted to sell Miss Pickford a manuscript containing instructions of Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science, she abused him. According to Cornell, statements made by Miss Pickford at the time slandered him.

But Threat Other Nations May: Become Embroiled Is Diminishing.

FIGHTING GROWS BITTER

Heavy Artillery Duel Near 1 ‘Madrid Seen Indicating |:

Drive Upon Capital.

BY LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press Cable Editor _\The civil war in Spain increased in violence today while at the same time the threat of war in Europe diminished and there was every prospect that the Spanish outbreak would be confined to Spain and Morocco. Britain, ° France, Germany, Italy and Russia were close to agreement on monintervention and an embargo on arms exports to Spain. Germany’s action in increasing her standing army to a probable 1,000,men by raising the term of conscript: service to two years instead of one was generally regarded as a gesture toward Russia rather than as a result of the Spanish war. : The fighting in Spain proper was bitter. Careful analysis of the claims of the two sides, and authentic dis-

across his shoulder, Indiana’s chief executive joins :

Dressed in his natty blue Legion -uniform, a rifle

Charles. (Red) Maston, , Indianapolis.

who was

of 2

Times Special

‘MUNCIE, Ind., Aug.

of the ‘American Legion. South Bend attorney.

. Defeats Lewis Murphy, South Bend Law : for Post at Muncie Convention; Vote. Is Made Unanimous.

TERRE HAUTE IS GIVEN. 1937 PAR

Five Posts Are Added’ to Twelfth Dist Department by Constitution Change; ~~ Curbon Aliens Approved.

25 ~—=Charles Maston, apolis, today was named Indiana department commar He defeated Lewis Mu Mr. Maston’s name was placed i ‘nomination by Pleas Greenlee, Shelbyville, and Mr. | phy was nominated by Floyd Jellison, South Bend. vote was made unanimous on a motion by Mr. Murphy.

BY ARCH STEINEL Times Staff Writer

MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 25.—With Terre Haute sele for the 1937 convention, Indiana members of the Ameri

Legion prepared this afternoon to elect a new depart: commander and other officers. :

Charles (Red) Maston, Indianapolis oil company. s

patches from border points, gives no reason for assuming that either side is in the ascendancy.

elected. unanimously to be 1937 departmental com-mander,-is shown (left), with Lewis J. Murphy, South Bend, whom he defeated in today’s election.

From New York, Arthur F. Driscoll, counsel for the actress, has denied that Cornell's name was

wave probably will establish a new all-time mark for August, the bureau said.

other Legionnaires. in the big parade at the Muncie state convendion. Gov. McNutt (left) marched with other past’ department commanders, : {

Several times during the heat wave rains and cool winds swept the northern sections of the state but dried out before reaching Indianaoplis. Although farmers will welcome the Train, the 'sun already has burned the pastures brown and caused crop losses running into thousands of dollars. The rainfall deficiency for Indianapolis since Jan. 1 is 11.01 inches.

Water Shortage Reported.

at North Vernon

A State Health Board investigator was sent today to North Vernon ‘to. ‘examine the water. of the Muscatatuck. River, which is reparted. to Jallen to pool stage, a oul chiet sanitary “engiof said. A water shortage 18 said fo" exist at North Vernon, Sut health board officials were uninformed of its extent. “They said that a lack of water at 'Kentland, Newton County, and Hebron, Porter County, was making it necessary to drill deep wells to augment present supplies. At Owensville, in Gibson County, a lack of water may delay the openoh of schools, it was’ reported. Scottsburg and Farmersburg have + also reported decreasing water supplies. Vincennes, Anderson and a number of larger towns, the health

board said, are resorting to heavy

chlorination of water, and several cities have been compelled by the condition of water sources to install additional chlorination facilities.

SHOOTING GALLERY OPERATOR IS FREED

Walter Calvin, shooting: gallery operator at 441 Indiana-av, arrested recently on charges of operating a lottery and gift enterprise and with operating a shooting gallery without: license,. was freed on both charges today. . “He obtained his" license, so that charge was dismissed by Municipal Judge Dewey Meyers. Judge Myers alse ruled that Calvin had been incorrectly slated, and dismissed the lottery count. Herbert Mitchell. Washin gallery operator at 424 E. Washington-st, also Wh ‘sthéduled’ to face charges

of operating a lottery and gift en |:

terprise’ but’ his ‘case’ was continued until Friday. when Jollee decided to . reslate him on charges of running a gambling house. APPEAL ASKED FOR ‘DAIRY HOLDUP. GANG

mentioned by Miss Pickford or her representatives in any statements to the press.

SCHOOL BOARD TO FIX BUDGET

Due to Higher Salaries, New ; Buildings. /

The. school Lay ) lax 50, an increase. of

fotaling $1 $1,006.412 over the total appropria-

tion for this year, is to be set by the School Board tonight. The levy, which is to bé ndjusted to the: lower property valuation, is expected to be considerably higher than the present 89-cent rate. Based on last year’s property val=

uation, the budget increase would:

bring the new rate to $1.11. The principal increase in the proposed budget is an added $875,000 for. the erection of new school buildings. It also:includes appropriations

| for a partial restoration of salaries

of teachers, librarians and janitors. In: a statement on the budget increase, A. B. Good, school business director, today said: “The 1936-37 Indianapolis school

city budget as proposed by the

school board: should be viewed in the light of the needs of the children, the growth of the schools, and on a comparative basis with records of school city expenditures in the last decade.”

Drunk ’n’ Driving BY NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

£ HELL GET "PICK 0: LL GET PICKLE \EO') a] QME or ESE DAYS

| where, San Sebastian,

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"the

Drive on Madrid Seen.

The "outcome of the war may be settled -in the Guadarrama Mountains, north of Madrid. A heavy artillery duel began in the hills to-

day, presaging a possible desperate | “{ drive by. the rebels before the Ma-

drid defenders can be reinforced from the northwest by the Asturias miners and militia. The latter are closing in on Ovie~

do, which they are determined to

capture. . Dispatches indicate that the fall of the city is imminent. Another fiierce fight was in progress -in the - northeast corner of Spain, adjoining the French border, Phasajes and Irun lie Close fogether. on the Bey of | Biscay, HER 1

Tyran Bombarded “Reel A

bardment of Irun ‘and apparently caused considerable damage and apparently caused considerable damage and loss of life. The Loyalists | replied with an. artillery attack on the rebel positions outside ‘the city. ~The pitiless nature of the war was revealed ‘in reports--that ‘only firm action by authorities prevented the massacre of 1500 rebel hostages by enraged ‘population. To quiet the people, it was reported, the authotities promised ' to execute five hostages for every civilian killed. . More horrifying was. the report that the: women and children of the rebels were being: rounded 'up to be confined with the hostages. In Madrid a fearsome revolutionary. judicial system has been set up and is working night and day to clear a calendar. of 3000 cases

against persons suspected of disloy- |.

alty to the government. Many are being sentenced to death.

Italian War Games Begin Near Spain -

By United Press AVELLINO, Italy, Avg. 25—0One hundred and sixty-one thousand voung Italians picked from the Fascist: army tramped through the countryside of the Naples-Bari areaopposite Spain—today in a rehearsal for the next European war. King Victor Emmanuel and Premier Benito Mussolini were in

| | the area, to observe the war games.

FARMER RELEASED IN SHOOTING CASE

Henry A. Eikman, farmer livin

“| on Brookville-rd, held on vagrancy

charges in connection with the fa-

tal shooting last week of Daniel | O’Harra, a neighbor, during an ar-|

gument over a cow, was freed in

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Fe(ehave By United Press : SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 25.—Bees, unawed at the serious business of moving Uncle Sam’s' mail, stopped postal = service several hours when they escaped from a cracked crate in a mailing room. . Employes ‘had a busy afternoon.

Harrison Is. ; = i - Mississippl’s Primary.

By United Press = JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 25.—Senator Pat Harrison's “Southern gentleman” school of politics and Senator Theodore G. Bilbo's “give | 'em hell” system collided head-on in a Democratic primary today with Mr. Harrison's Senate seat the prize. It was Martin Sennett Conner, former Governor, who sought to oust Harrison from the seat he has | ch!

were the relative merits of the Roosevelt Administration and “The Man Bil Former Gov. Conner campaigned against Mr. Harrison on a strictly anti-Roosevelt basis. Mr. Harrison made his fight as a . as a Roosevelt man.

‘| California Primary

Test of Townsendisni ’

By United Press ©. SAN FRANCISCO, “Aug. 25.—California voters select 20 congressional and 100 state nominees today in what was expected to be a test of the Townsend political This and a record-

terest ‘to the primary election. Virtually all Democratic candidates are New Deal SUPPORiErS;

Two Oppose » Byrns i in. South Carolina

By United Press

NOUSEELT BAKERS :

planes opened & heavy tom- |

held 18 years, but the real issues|

Demo- | ‘cratic registration gave national in- ..

“LANDON FLAYS ‘PROPAGANDA

es Attacking Roosevelt's ~ Use of Funds.

dations Xe ‘BUFFALO, N: ¥.; Aug, 25.—Giov, > oe de Virginian Conlers or Hour] :

N}AM M. Landon’ cdrried his presi- | dential “campaign 10 ‘upstate New

York today amid a shower of ticker

| tape and confetti that sprinkled his

procession through downtown Buffalo. ~ At the station. and at the Hotel, Gov. Landon made & point of greeting children on the edge of the crowd. He ducked away from his

police escort in the railroad station ‘to shake the hand of a small towbeaded boy in overalls. The crowd

Charging the Democratic Administration with taking money from citizens to flance. “shabby” propaganda to maintain itself in power, Gov. Alfred M. Landon fired his| first salvo against President Roose- | velt last night at Chautauqua, N. | The Republican presidential cangidate ~ denounced the “teachers’ | Jo oath” of special allegiance to ‘the | S18 flag and Constitution. He warned that men seek power in the United

in Buffalo After ;

Complete ER ms ||

“Virginia is Democrat ‘said, going

| To aut

Care | with the remark: “You La to ask the President. vain] President Roosevelt will leave atl; ‘midnight tonight for Ef R 3000-mile

Jingle Bells By United Press DODGEVILLE, Wis, Aug, . 25.—The Harry Dowling children went sleigh riding while the temperature stood at 90 “degrees. Dry grass on a steep hillside, they found, was nearly as slippery as snow, but it was tough pulling the sled up hill , again under the hot sun.

With President.

By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—Senator Carter Glass (D., Va.) announced after an hour-long con-

ference at the White House today |

that “I am going to vote for the reelection of the President.”

~The peppery Virginian who at various times has disagreed with certain Administration policies, added succintly: “I never had any other idea.” He declined to state whether he would make a speech for the national ticket. Ln he “There is some dissatisfaction hig 1 not enough to: jeopardize the

gol Glass went to ‘the = White House at Mr. Roosevelt's request. queries as to the nature of ‘ conversations, he countered

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SEEKS TOHALT RAIDS BY POLICE

ere

: By Circe Social Club Files Suit ibis

: An injunction suit, asking that police be restrained from raiding

Market-st, was filed in Superior | Court today against Police Chief Morrisey. . The petition charged that a police squad, headed by - Richter, under special orders of Chief Morrissey, raided the club's quarters without a warrant last Saturday and Thomas Scan-

“Sergt. Richter and his squad enfered the club rooms in a destructive manner and = threatened members with bodily injury without provoca= tion,” the club’s petition charged. Club officials pointed out in their

during the raid were “released in

ent petition contended that police had no right fo enter the club without membership cards. .

‘Chief Morrissey challenged private club status of the place.

Hearing on the petition is ex-: pected to be delayed until Superior | Courts reconvene after . summer |. vaca

the Circle Social Club, Inc, 12% W. |

and eight other p

manager, appeared far ahead in the commander race. J. Murphy, South Bend attorney and his chief opponent, marked that “I'm a good soldier and will be in the fight the finish,” when it was suggested that he might withdr: Mr. Maston, 42, was born in Knoxville, Tenn. He married and has one son, Charles Jr., 16, a Shortridge He is a past district commander, south

district vice commander, membership committee man. He served with A

Squadron No. 680 during World War.

Sergt. Clifford |M

Redistricting of the sta n imeseditricting of the state | after Brude Peters judge

petition that all persons arrested 10 the Municipal Court Monday because of | A insuffici