Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 October 1936 — Page 1

Sourrs —nowaro] VOLUME 48—NUMBER 181

EKINS ARRIVES AT SINGAPORE ONWORLD TRIP

Lands Nearly Hour isi of Schedule i Globe ove Mah

HITS HALF-WAY POINT

Times Writer Has Lead of More Than 4000 Miles Over Two Rivals.

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BY H. R. EKINS Times Special Writer SINGAPORE, Malay Straits Settlements, Oct. 8.—Our huge K. L. M. . air liner roared down the Strait of Malacca today to Singapore Island, gateway to the Far East—and this flying reporter for The Indianapolis Times and other Scripps-Howard newspapers is now half way around the world from home. We flew 1532 miles from Rangoon to Singapore, landing at Seletar air drome at 4:55 p. m. (3:35 a. m. Indianapolis time). It was the ‘eighth day of a journalistic race around the globe—a race in which I am without news of my competi- ~ tion. With all things working as smoothly as they have to date, I expect to be in Batavia tonight and at Manila Saturday night.

The K. L. M. ship swept away"

from Mingaladon air drome at Rangoon at 5:15 a. m, leaving the city of pagodas to race out over the Guif of Martaban.

" Reception Is Enjoyed

Over the gulf my mind dwelt on memories of the swell reception they gave me in Rangoon—easily the

greatest welcome I have had thus |

far in this strange adventure. But Bangkok wasn't far off, as time is reckoned by the men who push this bullet-nosed plane across her long course from Amsterdam to Batavia. Yes, almost before we knew it, Siam was below us, and then Bangkok with its golden-domed temples and its three surrounding walls. ‘But the halt here was brief. We landed on Don Muang air drome just long enough to pump in more : fuel and we were too far from the «+ center of the city to get a Closeup ¢ | inspection.

Touch at Penang

Our ship touched earth -again/at ‘Penang, landing for 30 minutes at Bayan Lepas air port, then we headed out over Malacca Strait to Medan, capital of Dili in ‘Sumatraland of wine teas and birthplace of the Malay race. We already were flying ahead of schedule; so we stopped an hour for lunch at Medan, then recrossed Malacca Strait to the settlement - capitol of Singapore. Today's journey was the last of the long hops—the seven league boot strides which the K. L. M. takes in its 9000-mile dash from Europe to the East Indies. Beyond Singapore,

down where the beautiful islands:

of the Indies entwine the equator like a girdle, .the .strides become

than of days. It would be futile of me to speculate at this time regarding my route beyond the end of tomorrow’s journey to Batavia. I can only say what I have said all along, that I expect to fly all the way to Manila. I have a splitting headache. This Captain Hondong certainly likes speed. He kept me up last night and brought us into Singapore one hour ahead of schedule, but I man~aged to get several hours sleep on the plane,

Rivals Scheduled to Stop in Sharjah-Tonight

By United Press SINGAPORE, Malay ‘Straits Settlement, Oct. 8.—H. R. Ekins held a lead of 4235 miles over:- his two rivals in the journalistic race around the world today. Dorothy Kilgallen of International News Service and Leo Kieran of North American News Alliance were scheduled to have taken off at dawn from Baghdad, Iraq. They were to stop at Sharjah for the night.

COTTON CROP RISES

By United Press ~ WASHINGTON, Oct. 8—The eral Crop Reporting Board toestimated that the 1936 United States cotton crop at 11,609,000 bales compared with a yield of 10,638,000 bales in 1935.

[EXPRESSING FRANC OPINIONS . . . .

China Clipper Voyage Awes Journalists

By United Press HONOLULU, T. H,, Oct. 8.— The China Clipper arrived here at 9:22 a. m., Pacific standard time, today on the first leg of the first trans-ocean airplane passenger flight in history. The journalist-passengers were awed by the aeronautical wizardry which enables the members of the clipper crew to guide the ship over this vast ocean with apparently unerring aim to the tiny island outcroppings, the first of which will be Hawaii. To the members of the crew, the landing at Honolulu was a routine affair; but to passengers—all press association writers who believed they . had seen “all there was to see” in air transport—the landing was the climax of a modern miracle.

SWEDISH FLIER IS ABOARD SHIP

Trawler Rescues Bjorkvall 80 Miles Off Coast

of Ireland.

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By United Press LONDON, Oct. 8.—The Swedish ocean flier, Kurt Bjorkvall, was aboard the French trawler Imbrin today. The aviator was picked up

from the ocean 80 miles off the Southwest Coast of Ireland. The Imbrin is en route to Valentia, Ireland. The Bellanca plane was abandoned because of heavy seas after being taken in tow. The 31-year-old aviator, flying from New York to Stockholm, Sweden, had not been sighted after he passed Newfoundland, until the air ministry received a wireless report of his rescue, Wednesday night a full moon illuminated the sea and the weather was mild, enabling a lookout. on the Imbrin to spot. .the dark outline of the plane on ‘the horizon. The vessel swung off its course and came up alongside the plane. Cold ‘and tired but supremely thankful, the firahded aviator was brought over. the: side

A. H. SIELKEN DIES

OF HEART DISEASE

Armin H, Sielken, superintendent of buildings and grounds for Indianapolis public schools, died today of heart disease. ' Mr. Sielken was at the new James E. Roberts School for Crippled Children, Tenth and Oriental-sts,: inspecting the new structure, when he died. Mr.. Sielken was elected buildings and grounds superintendent by the School Board, Aug. 9, 1932, and assumed his duties the following Sept.

shorter—a matter of hours rather 15. He succeeded H. Frank Osler.’

Mr. Sielken, a native of Indianapolis, was born May 22, 1884. Prior to his appointment to the school post, he was for many years an engineer in charge of construction for D. A. Bohlen & Sons, architects. Mr, Sielken is survived by the widow Agnes; a daughter, Gretty Lou; two brothers, Herman and Harry Sielken, and. his mother, Mrs. Helena Sielken, all of Indianapolis. Mr. Sielken lived at 4303 N. Capitol-av.

SHIRLEY SUED FOR MILLION DOLLARS

By United Press HOLLYWOOD; Oct. 8.—Shirley Temple, child actress, today stepped up into the “million dollar class.” A suit was filed against her for that amount: by Jack Hays, a film producer. The suit was based on an alleged breach of contract, and in addition to the T7-year-old actress, named her mother, father, Fox Film Corp., 20th Century-Fox studio and California Bank. Hays charged that on Oct. 7, 1932, he signed a contract with the Temples to direct Shirley's film career. He alleged the contract was abrogated in 1933 when the child was turned over to 20th CenturyFox studio.

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CHIEF ORDERS

CHARGES FILED IF TAGS FIXED

i By United Prcss

Morrissey Announces He Will Crack Down Should Proof Be Produced.

CHECKUP UNDER WAY

City Clerk Says Control of Sticker System Needs to ‘Be Centralized.

BY JERRY SHERIDAN

With accountants checking records on traffic “fixless stickers,” Chief Morrissey today said he had issued orders to file charges against any one found to have tampered with the records. “I asked to have this check-up made to see if any one is getting stickers fixed,” Chief Morrissey said. “I told Capt. Johnson he is responsible for that department and I want charges filed if there is anything wrong.” City Clerk Daniel J. O'Neil Jr. said it would be possible to make the stickers “fixless” hut that something evidently is wrong with the system as it is operating. “Control of the stickers should be centralized,” the City Clerk said.

“Unless one person is responsible | for issuance of receipts and a daily | balancing of books is made, it is. impossible to keep accurate rec- |

ords.” ‘Sees Some Discrepancies

Chief Morrissey said co-ordina-tion between the trafic department and City Clerk would improve the situation. Accounts board members are checking, using the city clerk's record of payments, they said. Chief Morrissey said the “fixless” feature would be valueless if it was found that the number of stickers marked paid on the traffic department record is exceeded by the number of receipts held by the City Clerk. : There will be some discrepancy, Chief Morrissey explained, since stickers are not served on state, county or city-owned cars. Out of town violators are not brought into court for a first offense, he said. These have been. marked paid and will not appear on the City Clerk's paid file.

DEAN SENTENGED To LIFE IMPRISONMENT

By United Press i DETROIT, Oct. 8—Triggerman Dayton Dean who confessed to the Black Legion: murdeg of ‘Charles Poole, WPA worker, Sd whose testimony has involved nearly 40 others in cult activities, was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor and solitary confinement today by Circuit Judge Joseph A. Moynihan, Dean confessed he shots at Poole on the night of May 12, when the 32-year-old WPA worker stood helpless at the roadside before seven members of the Black Legion. They had falsely accused Poole of beating his wife.

He was shot while attempting to deny: the charges. Eleven other Black legion mem-

bers, convincted last week, face life

imprisonment and are subject to a mandatory life sentence, while four others, who were convicted of sec-ond-degree murder, may receive any number of years up to life. One man was acquitted.

NO JOB, NO TRUCK AND $4 IN 1 IN THE RED

Nineteen-year-old Bill Lewis had been doing odd jobs and had saved a little money. But he wanted a steady job, and the man who stopped at his home at 237 Beautyav yesterday afternoon seemed to be the answer to his dreams. The visitor told Bill he seemed to be a capable young man and that he would give him a job driving a truck, the youth told police. But, he explained, the truck. which was parked at 1918 E. Washington-st, had no license. If Bill would loan him $4, he: would buy the license and Bill could get the trick. No truck was to be found, the “employer” disappeared and today Bill's savings. account is short $4.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1936

Refill 69

Andrew Saparilas, 9, Is Ready for Latest Transfusion.

RALEIGH, N. C. Oct. 8—Nine-year-old Andrew Saparilas prepared

today .for his sixty-ninth blood |

transfusion. “I'm going to get my refill,” he said. Andrew, who goes to school regularly, has been living on borrowed blood for six years. . Should the outside supply every fail, he. would die. Of Greek descent, he suffers from w strange malady called Mediterranean disease, because it affects only the races from that part of the world. He is one of only .86 cases ever reported in the United States. The effect of the disease is to slow up the normal manufacture of blood. It makes its sufferers oriental in appearance. Andrew must have transfusions about every three months for the rest of his life.

STATE WPA COST LOWESTINU.S,

Per Cent, Washington Figures Show.

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i By United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. — The | Works Progress Administration, chief target for Gov. Alf M. Landon’'s campaign attacks on Federal work-relief policies, has 36,652 employes on its administrative pay roll, official figures showed today. Their annual salaries accounted for a major part of the $63,596,535 WPA spent in the last fiscal year: directing its $1,305,802,580 program. They average one government’

jobless needy now employed on WPA work projects throughout the country. WPA's total administrative costs are set at 4.87 per cent. Altogether, WPA and other government agencies are caring for 3,427,129 persons, All work -reliet expenditures - amounted to: $3.4

gram ing 4.50 per cent.

branches of WPA as ‘revealed in United States Treasury and National Emergency Council reports, range from-a low of 3.08 per cent in Indiana to a high of 9.10 per cent in Montana.

Claims Efficient Staff Reduces WPA Costs

A qualified staff, reduced to a persohnel minimum, was given as the reason for Indiana’s low WPA administrative cost by Wayne Coy, state director. “Our - administrative staff,” he said, “is composed of the best qualified persons avaiiable. “They are all hard workers and many of them are doing the work of two or three people. Some persons may think we should place additional persons in those jobs, but it always has been our aim here to put as much money as possible into actual projects and provide more jobs on that end of the program.” ’

ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT MAY SUE ACCUSERS

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By United Press DALLAS, Tex. Oct 8—A threat of legal action against his accusers was Elliott Roosevelt's answer today to charges linking him with contemplated deals in war planes involving foreign governments. The 25-year-old son of the President, lashing bitterly at the two men identified with the airplane industry who accused him, came there today to confer with attorneys. He denied the accusations, leveled in material published by Frank Tichenor, editor of Aero Digest, and in testimony of Anthony H. G.

turer, released by the Senate Munitions Investigating Committee, and indicated the conference with attorneys would concern possible

worker for every 65 of the 2,404,324] hop

546,515 in 1935-1936, with total. Pro. al rative .costs averags Y

Administrative expenses ster el

Fokker, Dutch airplane manufac- |

legal action against both Tichenor and Fokker.

SWEDISH FLIER SAVED FROM ATLANTIC . .

F.D.R.LEAVE CAMPAIGN TRIP

President to Make Major Bid: for Support in ‘Farm Belt Area.

11 STATES TO BE VISITED

Tour Will Include Invasion of Kansas, Home of Gov. Landon.

By United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.— The presidential special pulled out for the Middle West today, carrying President Roosevelt and his political’ aids on a 5000-mile campaign invasion of agricultural regions. : Motoring to his special train in an open car under a warm Indian summer sun, the Chief Executive set out to make his major bid for support in the farm states where his opponent; Gov. Alfred M. Landon, has been attacking the New Deal with renewed vigor. The -tour, which will take the President through 11 states in 10

days, will extentl as far west as the

Rocky Mountains, and will include an invasion of Gov. Landon’s home state of Kansas.

Executive Overlooking No Bets, Stokes Says

BY THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer . WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—President Roosevelt's decision to carry the battle to Gov. Landon right on his own Kansas doorstep, as weil

‘as in the surrounding farm country, .which Republicans are trying des-

perately to reclaim, signifies his determination to get the largest possible mandate from the American people. The President is overlooking no bet in his effort to roll up as large an electoral vote as possible, and this explains his invasion of Kanas in the remarkable and strenuous

on ‘which he is embarking. Most every one would be willing to concede the Republican candidate his own state, except that Republicans have received disquieting news recently. from. there in polls, public and Priva.

‘indicating a strong Mr, Roosevelt, a

there probably would not yield nearly so. much satisfaction to him as to National Chairman Farley, who still is being kidded for his label of “typical prairie state.” “A gamble is at stake on - Gov. Landon’s future for, if he loses the presidency, he wants much to retain hold on Kansas, so he could realize other political ambitions—the Senate, for instance. Loss of his state would cloud his title to further preferment. Therefore, Gov. Landon will stretch his suspenders to see that Kansas sticks by him.

President to Be Urged to Speak in State

Senator Sherman Minton said today an effort would be made to arrange Indiana speaking engagements for President Roosevelt at a meeting of the, President and Democratic leaders tentatively scheduled for Oct. 16 in Cincinnati. ~The junior Senator said he, Senator Fredericks VanNuys and Gov. McNutt would confer with the President. : “We hope to be able to arrange to have the President in Indiana toward the close of the campaign,” Senator Minton said. Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior and a major New Deal

-skip-and-jump campaign tour

his opponent's state, but a victory

Chinese Amy

By United Press ‘ SHANGHAI Oct. 8—Emergency orders were issued to the Japanese naval landing party at _ Hankow today, following an attempt by an unidentified terrorist to bomb a Japanese store there, according to a Domei (Japanese) News Agency dispatch. The unexploded bomb was taken to the Hankow headguarters of the Japanese consular police there. They said the bomb was the type ordinarily used by the Chinese army. Japanese military and naval residents of the up-country Yangtze River port were summoned to their consulate-gen-eral to discuss further precautionary measures... The abortive bombing attempt followed the fatal shooting of a Japanese policeman there on Sept. 13. In all, six Japanese have been slain in China in recent weeks, adding to the tension between China and Japan over traditional differences in the Orient.

NAZI WEAPONS FOUND IN PARIS

Seized in Raid by Police on Home of Leader of French Fascists.

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By United Press : PARIS, Oct. 8—Weapons and a dagger made in Germany, bearing the Swastika, were seized by police today in a raid on the home of Col. Casimir Francois de La Roque, head of the French Social (Fascist) Party. The raid was part of a sudden, general descent on party headquarters in every part of Paris by police acting on urgent government orders. At La Roque’s home at 24 Rue Saint Mederie, police seized three

blackjacks, five sword canes, a revolver and the dagger, besides numerous photographs, manuscripts and printed documents, La Roque’s other: ‘Paris house in

the Rue Spontini also was searched. _ The raids were made by Surpeise bur

EUROPE ALARME BY SOVIET CHARG

MADRID IN D

Capital" "Railroad ° Station Bombed by Planes - of Insurgents.

OUTLET IS THREATENED

Tracks Are Badly Damaged: Battle Is Raging Along Toledo Front.

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By United Press - GIBRALTAR, Oct. 8 — Spanish insurgents, completing the formidable preparation for the final phase of the civil war, launched their drive for Madrid with terrific force today.

-Airplanes bombed the Aranjuez railroad station and damaged it and the tracks—the Madrid government's sole rail. communication with the east coast and the outside world. Rebel airplanes and artillery

. attacked Loyalist lines on the Toledo

front with terrific force, and apparently with terrible effect. Rebel columns hacked their way

| toward the Madrid area on high-

ways all through the country west and southwest of Madrid and reports agreed that the Loyalists were retreating at most’ points. At Navalperal de Pinares, north-northwest of the capital, they held fast, however. At any hour, the news was expected that the rebel Moors and Foreign Legionnaires had started a mass march northward. on the To-ledo-Madrid highway.

FIND BONES, SHOES IN HUNT FOR BABY

By United Press: DETROIT, Oct. 8.—Police today reported finding charred bones, a

od by, the greatest the ba: Soot the rah Behl. | Authotiies. sna

sation » were tip fed oo and seized which authorities believe will prove the French Social’ Party .is merely the old banned semi-mili-tary Croix de Feu in disguise.

GUTTER DISPATCHED

T0 PROBE ‘MUTINY’

By United Press KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Oct. 8.— The Coast Guard cutter Morris sped toward Dry Spruce Bay, Kodiak, today to investigate the cessation of work. aboard the steamer Tanana

.| which its captain, Hans Ryning, de-

scribed to officials in Washington as mutiny, Capt. Ryning, in a report to Washington, said the crew refused to unoud the ship. They shut off steam the power winches, quit work. on refused to obey orders, he said. The cutter carried instructions from Washington to. “investigate and enforce the laws of the sea.” Officials at Ketchikan and at Seattle where dubious regarding ©apt. Ryning’s “use of the term “mutiny.” “Mutiny’s a pretty big word,” said M. McKinstrey, assistant general ‘manager of the 'Alaska Steamship

spokesman, probably will speak in CO.

Indiana Oct. 26, James Penman, Democratic State Committee's | speakers’ bureau head, said today. Other prominent Stmoctais scheduled to speak in Indiana are (Turn to Page Three)

DIRECTORS ARE RE-ELECTED

Walter L. Brandt, Lynn. Logsdon and Todd Stoops have been reelected directors of the Hoosier

Motor Club for three-year terms.

Jes FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

«2 Financial .... 14

18| June” Jordss. 18

Merty-Go-R'd. 32 .

Pyle .........

GOES TO CARDS .

Harry Browe. el ee. month. Police were called to the. home after the owner of the building discovered a newly cemented hole in the basement floor, The aperture measured 36 by 28 inches.

CARDINAL PACELLI REACHES NEW YORK

By United Press NEW YORK, Oct. 8. — . ‘Eugshio Cardinal Pacelli, papal secretary of state, arrived at Quarantine today aboard the Italian liner Conte Di Savoia, on what is officially described as his annual vacation, surrounded by speculation as to whether his visit has anything to do with the activities of Father Charles E. Coughlin of Detroit. Cardinal Pacelli will pay a courtesy call on Cardinal Hayes and then go to the home of Mrs. Nicholas 8S. Brady, a papal duchess, at Manhasset, Long Island. The -first holder of his high post to visit this country while in active service, Cardinal Pacelli’s journey was declared by the Vatican to be only a vacation. Rumors persisted,

pair of baby shoes and, zemaing of | try.

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Russia Bitter Over Alleged g a Neutrality Violation in Nation.

3 COUNTRIES ACCUSED

War-Torn

Moscow May Send Arms and Planes to Loyalists, Geneva Hears.

(Copyright, 1936, by United Press) LONDON, Oct. 8.—Sovie§ Russia, angered at alleged Fascist aid to the Spanish insurgents, plunged Europe ine

to a grave crisis today. : Diplomatic sources at Geneva,

where the League of Nations. ASe

sembly is meeting, reported that unless the alleged Fascist aid is

stopped at once, Russia was ready to speed airplanes and other war materials to the leftist Spanish government.

Such action would ne a direct Fr

challenge to Germany and Italy, It would precipitate a situation which Europe’s statesmen, already

arming for a war, were reluctant wo

face. ‘After one protest. yesterday, the Russian government sent a one today directly charging Portugal with violation of neutrality agreements and demanding that: Britain Seeks Delay : “In order that an investigation as exhaustible as possible may be made (of the situation), impartial commission be sent to the Spain-Portugal border to, ine vestigate on the spot the true state of affairs there; and secondly the commission leave there some of its members to see that the non-intére vention agreement is fulfilled in future.” Both notes were communicated w interested nations. Tomorrow may see a violent scene : here in which Russia will be aligned against the Fascist powers—Italy, Germany and Portugal who, she charges directly, are aiding the Spanish Tébels. against the cone stituted ‘government of the couns

‘Then the 21 nitions on the ini nationa,

the foreign office 4 : “he cause it ‘was there that the 3 Treaty, designed to inaugurate an era of friendship and peace, Ww Russia's charges, and its thréat to denounce the non-intervention agreement, will come before this meeting. It was expected that Great. Britain, trying to gain time, would seek to open the debate, using as subject the Spanish government's recent charges of Fascist aid to! the rebels. This would start the committee talking over the situation generally

and diminish the effect of the Ruse

sian threat. But Russia seemed tle= termined to seek prompt action--to stop aid to the rebels or to give ad. directly to the loyalists. “Bluff” Italy Hints Nations all over Europe would be drawn into the serious quarrel that would follow. Germany and Italy would be brought in indirectly. It was considered doubtful here whether Premier Leon Blum of France could continue French neutrality then. The result would be that the nations would have to line up on one side or the other and

it would take all the skill and cool

ness of statesmen to Prevent an ex

however, that Pope Pius might have | plosion

wished to have his own observer here to report on Father Coughlin’s political interests.

RAINS TO CONTINUE OVER NEXT 2 DAYS

HOURLY TEMPE TEMPERATURES 6a.m.... 64 10a. m. 68 7a.m.... 64 1am. . 70 Sam... 65 12 (Noon) . 68 9a.m..., 66 1pm... 71

Urbis and raincoats will continue in order tonight and tomorrow, according to the weather man,

He took a peek over the charts and:

then said Hoosiers can expect a

Italy, in prelij ent on

the Russian ted 1t it “bluff, > and held it is a admission that the Spanish government was losing,

Germany, sensing the importance of the Russian comm : (Turn to Page Three)

BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY PLAYMATE

in erttical condition at City Hopital :

continuation of rains for a couple | today.

of days. -As for the temperature, he said, there wouldn't be much change from the rather “sticky” marks of around 65. : ;

Robert Davis, 17, of 5 Big Zagle0 ps oe es w 0 ehh mae tah dpmien, pojice said.

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