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VOLUME 48—NUMBER 302

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

26, 1937

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Senate Passes Voluntary Retirement Act in Rapid Session.

‘PRESIDENT ON RADIO

Executive to Broadcast ‘Fireside Chat’ to Nation March 9.

(Editorial, Page 20)

IT'nited Press WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—The Senate, acting shortly after President Roosevelt announced he would make a fireside address to the nation March 9, today quickly passed a House-approved bill providing for voluntary retirement on full pay of Supreme Court justices reaching the age of 70. The vote o

passage of the retirement bill was 76 to .. Voting against were Senators Bridges (R. N. H.)), Bulow (D. S. D.), Johnson (R. Cal.) and Moore (D. N. J) The bill now goes to the House for President Roosevelt's nature. By some Congressional leaders the voluntary retirement measure was regarded as affording a possible method of compromise in the dispute over Mr. Roosevelt's comprehensive judicial proposals.

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Relaxation Predicted

They pointed out that should one or more Justices take advantage of the retirement act pressure for Mr. Roosevelt's program probably would be relaxed. The measure was passed after a flurry of debate in which Senators Johnson and Burke (D. Neb.), charged that the measure was being used as “bait” to obtain the retirement of some Justices and thus make President Roosevelt's judiciary program unnecessary. Senators Burke and Johnson declared thev could hold no respect for anv Justice who would retire while the judiciary controversy was still pending.

‘Baiting’ Denied

Administration forces, led by Ma- | (D. Ark), |

Robinson McCarran (D. Neb), any “bait” was being Justices. They said it intended to afford the

jority Leader and Senator denied that offered the was merely

Supreme Court the same retirement |

privileges extended to other Federal judges. Some saw in the statethent of Senators Johnson and Burke an effort to insure that no Justice would seek retirement under the bill while

the present dispute | is raging.

years ago

Labor Legislation Linked To Court Plan

(Copyright. 193%, by United Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—President Roosevelt has definitely linked his program for labor legislation with

his labor message to Congress for at least a month, the United Press was informed today. One of his closest advisers said the President has discarded gestions to ‘“‘peg” NRA substitute laws upon such methods as corporation licensing and will ask for new omnibus statute setting mum wage and maximum standards. New Deal counsellors who term themselves “realistic” have informed the chief executive that stich measures as the O'Mahoney Licensing Bill are likely to be outlawed by a court constituted like the present one. They have pointed out to him that at least four adverse votes may be expected from the high tribunal on bills resembling NRA, and they have advised him to couple the labor program with the Supreme | Court changes he has asked. If Congress is still battling over the judiciary reorganization

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the battle to reorganize the | Supreme Court and will withhold |

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bill |

Spanish Rebels Destroy Whole Alien Battalion

United Press WITH THE REBEL ARMY, CASE | DE CAMPO, MADRID SUBURBS, | Feb. 25.—(Delayed)—Rebels wiped out an entire Loyalist battalion, who made a desperate surprise attack today on the Segovia Bridge front | of Madrid. The Loyalists, consisting | of militiamen and members of the International Brigade, lost 1000 killed or wounded. The battalion, In one of the most daring charges in the civil war attempted to rush the Rebel positions near the Royal Palace on the center of the Madrid western front.

the Loyalists came on wave after ‘wave, only to be mowed down by

machine guns. After fighting for two

hours, the entire battalion wa either 4 dead or _wounded.

BORAH ATTACKS ‘DUE PROCESS"

Pushes Amendment to Curb Power of Bench Over State Laws. Ry United Press

WASHINGTON, “man on the street,”

Feb.

already puz-

zled by the complex Supreme Court the task of | “due process of |

question, today faced learning about the law” controversy precipitated by Senator Borah (R. Ida.), in a proposed constitutional amendment. Senator Borah's amendment seeks to curb the power of the Court to condemn state laws under the “due process” clause of the 14th Amendment, adopted just after War. It is under this clause that minimum wage laws for women and other types of state legislation have (Turh to Page Three)

DAFFRON SENTENCED

Pleads Guilty to Charge Before Judge ‘Baker.

George Daffron. self-styled bad man, was sentenced to 10 ta 25 vears in the Indiana State Prison by | Criminal Court Judge Frank P, | Baker today for a $1 robbery. He pleaded guilty to an indict-

ment charging him with taking $1 |

from Mrs. Anna Lonigan, 260 W, Troy Ave., on Nov. 30. Two other in-

dictments, charging him with kid- |

naping and vehicle taking, were dis-

missed when he confessed the theft. |

Miss Lillian Simpson, arrested and indicted with Dafiron on all three | charges, was sentenced to 1 to 10

vears in the State Woman's Prison |

lon the vehicle taking charge.

‘TOWNSEND NAMES

FLOOD COMMITTEE

Governor Townsend today pointed a committee to appear for a U. S. Senate committee studying the $50,000000 appropriation resolution for flood control grants. The measure was introduced by Senator Minton early this week. Members of the committee are John Jennings, Evansville: O'Shaughnessey, Lawrenceburg; Lew O'Banion, Corydon, and Judge John Paris, New Albany.

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LINDBERGHS AT C AL cu TTA (Early Story, Page 14)

CALCUTTA, India, Feb. 26.--Mur. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, on a flving tour through arrived here late today from Bombay. They were accompanied by | [Sir Francis Younghusband, British | | explorer. Mr. Lindbergh raced | ahead of a severe storm approach- | ing Calcutta on the last phase on] | their dash across Tiida,

he may then send his message to | Capitol Hill and ask that the neces- |

sary legislation be introduced. It was also learned that the message will deal exclusively with working conditions and will not mention regulation of business.

BOB BURNS

N . Says. Feb. 26. —We'd

all be a whole lot better off if we'd just enjoy what we got and not worry about what the other fella has. A woman can be perfectly happy because she bought a 50-cent dishpan for 38 cents until she finds out that her friend got the same pan for 37. Most of the ‘time when you think the other fella’s gettin’ a beiter deal than you are, if you just sift it down, you'd find out that there's a catch in it. A travelin’ saleman stopped at my Aunt Dutty's boardin’ house one time and the next mornin’, he come down and he says “If you don’t give me a better bed, I'm gonna move out.’ And Aunt Dutty says “All the beds are exactly alike in this place.” He savs “No, 1 laid awake all night, and 1 heard the fella next door snorin’ all night long. He was still snorin’ when 1 come down just now.” And my Aunt says “Oh, that Yella’s been here before. He always

on the floor.” Sleeps (Copyright, nn » Lil

O LLYWOOD,

PEDESTRIAN 1S

96.—The |

| The total is 18 more than for the | same period last year.

the Civil |

| pital | Woodrow

FOR ROBBERY OF $1

| Vincent's Hospital today

be- |

| hatcheck girl now faces a possible

Victor |

| that Mrs. fonly

the Orient, |

KILLED HERE BY TRACTION CAR

County Traffic To Tol Hiked to 33 + With Death of John Henry.

18 MORE a LAST YEAR

Victim Stepped in Front of |

Dashing out from behind trees, |

Vehicle, Police Are k Told.

MARION COUNTY TRAFFIC | TOLL TO DATE

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February 25

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TRAFFIC ARRESTS

Preferential street Speeding Reckless driving ; Running red light... ...... “ees No driver's license. Drunken driving Others :

The sixth pedestrian death in less | than a week was recorded today. Two motorists have died since Friday. Marion County's .1937 traffic. toll | has reached 33, despite a police | safety campaign to curb accidents. |

John Henry, 70, ot 760 S. Emer- |

| son Ave., died last night after being |

struck by an Indiana Railways traction car at Illinois and Ohio Sts. Lloyd Hubble, 44, oi 62 N. Belle | Vieu Place, the motorman, told po- | lice the interurban was headed west | on Ohio St. and that Mr. Henry, | walking south on Illinois St., stepped | in front of the car. He was taken to the City Hos- | where he was identified by Perkins, 22, also of 760 S. Emerson Ave. John Young, 308 S. Temple St. | died in City Hospital today from mjuries received in an automobile accident near Edinburg last Monday. He was 34. Hits Utility Pole

Denver Woodruff, 33, of 3502 N. Capitol Ave., was recovering in St. from in- | juries received when the car in which he was riding crashed into a telephone pole at 42d St. and the Monon Railroad. Frank Rice, 52, of 3614 N. Capitol | Ave., the car driver, was arrested | for failure to have a driver's license, | Thirty-three motorists were ar- | rested on traffic violation charges | Yuen w Page Three)

‘GRAND JURY INDICTS

PEGGY FOR BIGAMY

(Early Story, Page 16)

By United Press NEW YORK. Feb. 26—Peggy | Garcia was indicted today by the County Grand Jury on bigamy | chargse and instead of the stage! career she sought from a breach of promise suit against David Rubinoff, radio violinist, the blond

long term in prison. i Michael La Rocca, the man she married six months ago, was in- | dicted on the same charge although he had protested in the police lineup Kathleen La Rocca was | his “common-law wife” even | if she did bear him three children.

'ROSOFF WINS HIS FIGHT

{ Lu United Press

NEW YORK. Feb. 26.—Samuel | R. Rosoff, millionaire contractor, | today won his fight in Suprane | Court to escape removal Jersey for questioning in the mur[der of Norman _ Redwood, “Irienaiies; enemy.’

LEADERS OF WOMEN'S GROUPS ATTEND SESSIONS . . . . .

By United Press

|a former college profesor

{ley Mills of the | ganizing Committee,

| steel

| cating | resume production.

| its 250 skilled workers,

| quarters at the Clayton Hotel seek-

| by Madison County authorities on | | bartender, {that he would arrest Mr,

| eutor, | evidence taken before the grand jury again.

to New |

Out Fanste

el Strikers;

G. M. Parley Is Resumed

‘Barrage Lasts Hour -Before Workers Give Up.

nearly 75 sit-down strikers out of the Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. plant today with a one-hour barrage | of tear and sickening gas. The 40-foot tower was backed up | to plant windows and cartridge after | cartridge of gas was poured—24 to | the minute—into the first and secfond stories from “gas machine | thrust from firing slits. | The “horse” was invented by Har- | old N. Keele, a company attorney— and stu-.| dent of the classics—who said he | got the idea from the ancient Greeks

| who penetrated the walls of Troy |

with a huge wooden horse in which | warriors were concealed. Sheriff L. A. Doolittle announced | that sit-down strikers, who had held |

[the Fansteel buildings since Feb. 17,

‘body to |

would be arrested on writs of * He sent deputies

ganization for whom similar writs were sued secretly last night. | These are Mever Adelman and Oak- | i Steel Workers’ OrMr. - Adelman, a former pastry | cook, was the chosen collective bargaining representative for Fan- { workers who belong to the | Amalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. The company's refusal to deal with ‘outside professional |

| agitators” precipitated the sit-down. |

Authorities announced that “five | or six” sheriff's deputies were treated by doctors and that others were affected by gas or injured by missiles hurled by strikers before | the capitulation. It was announced the company | would ask for an injunction to pre- | vent picketing of the plant, indi- | that Fansteel planned to The company | has announced that virtually all of | who do not | belong to a union, are ready to go | back to work.

Sherifi’'s deputies raided union |

ing Mr. Adelman and Mr. Mills, but found two unidentified men and a

| woman.

| president of the union, added.

| of a misunderstanding over

| said to have been °

Conference Interrupted | By Report of New Strike.

{ By United Press

DETROIT, Feb. 26. —General Mo- | tors and United Automobile Workers conferees considered the last of | six demands in

| tion's subsidiary plants had dis-

L pred the regular course of dis- |

cussion. With the problem of the. 30-hour | work, week disposed of—reportedly | tabled for the time being—negotiations turned to Informal discussion of minimum wage rates. Earlier in | the conference session, they had shelved settlement talks to consider | the shutdown of the Fisher Body | {and Chevrolet plants at Janesville, | | Wis., closed by: the corporation after 200 workers had struck protesting what they believed was the unwarranted discharge of a fellow employee. “This situation will not interfere with the conference.” |G.” M. vice president and head of its conferees, said during the | luncheon recess. “We hope to get this thing ironed out today,” Ed Hall, second vice “Apparently the trouble was the result what happened.” Closed Two Plants

G. M. officials in the Wisconsin

Tear Gas Attack Drives 21 INSPECTORS

their poststrike | settlement negotiations today after {labor troubles in two of the corpora- |

C. E. Wilson, |

| { | | | | |

WPA Approves of Project Following Plea Made Last August.

‘GROUP T0 BE TRAINED

Months Assured, Popp Says.

A WPA project to provide smoke inspectors for Indianapolis [has been approved, George R. Popp | Jr, City Building Commissioner, | said today. The inspectors are to be given a two-weeks’ training course under Mr. Popp's direction and then will [spend six months in carrying out three-point program. The project is subject to renewal following its expiration, according to DeWilfred St. Aubins, State Superintendent of WPA professional projects.

Appeal Made in August,

A petition for such smoke inspectors was filed with the WPA last August, but final approval by Washington was not granted until recently, Mr. St. Aubins said. Only persons who have had some

training in smoke abatement are to |

be hired, he said. Following the training period, they will carry out

| the following program:

1. Observe the smoke volume of

city closed the two plants to 2700 factories, apartments and residences.

workers after 200 others had struck. The employee whose reported discharged provoked the trouble was

fired.

| settlement of the recent 44-day

‘laid off’ and not |

: Su | ers < . on to | As this conference, a condition t | furnaces.

| strike in General Motors plants, ap- |

proached completion, the union | | moved along new fronts to bring its

| collective bargaining proposals to | other members of the industry.

Clarence L. Avery, president of the Murray Corp. which supplies | bodies to Ford and Chrysler, was notified in a telegram from Rich- |

|ard Frankensteen, U. A. W. organ- |

izational director, that the union

desired a conference Monday

or |

Tuesday “with regard to wages and |

digerimination.”

| Meanwhile, the union was pre-

| pared to start negotiations with the

WARRANT IS SOUGHT

FOR SHIPLEY ARREST

{Union Says Officials Prom-

| Chrysler Corp. Wednesday.

260 Strike and 2700 Are Sent Home

By United Press JANESVILLE, Wis., Feb. 26.— Two hundred union automobile workers

| struck at Chevrolet and Fisher Body

ised Anderson Action.

Times Special

ANDERSON, Ind. Feb. 26—

| United Automobile Workers leaders |

said today action has been promised |

their demand that Emery Shipley, be arrested in connec- | tion with the shooting of nine union men Feb. 13. According to Miss Sophia Good, | union organizer, Police Chief Joseph Carney told union officials Shipley if provided with an official warrant. Union leaders also said Cecil | Whitehead, Madison County prosepromised to have the Shipiey |

| | | | | | |

| can identify persons who took part | | in violence on Jan. 25. |

The prosecutor said he gave the | list to the grand jury. Preparations were completed to | handle a large crowd at a mass | meeting of union workers tonight in

his | the new U. A. W. headquarters at {9th and Center Sts.

| Body

| tagonistic and unfair. | ards

| charged.

branches of General Motors Corp.

| today and the management sent

2700 men home and closed the plants. The men had returned to work under the General Motors truce reached at Detroit nine days ago. The strikers, members of the United Automobile Workers, re-

‘State May Pay for Widening

portedly protested the discharge of |

“union activity.”

Disturbance started in the Fisher | workers |

plant where the charged their supervisors were anThree stewUnited Automobile America were dis-

the of

of Workers

action was Giserintina y.

Steel Organizer Promises Fight

Bul wited Press CHICAGO, Feb. 26. Fontaccio. acting regional director for the Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee, said today that the management of the Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. “has chosen to fight —we shall accommodate them.” “They have been able to shoot the men out but they are not able to shoot them back to work.”

Nicholas |

{three men which they said was for |

Advice on Proper Firing

2. Collect soot-fall in various sections of the city. 3. Advise janitors and home-own-on proper

At the completition of the sixmonth period, the inspectors are to make a detailed report to the City Building Depariment, Mr. Popp said. The project is believed to be one of the first of its wind,

WPA, ‘nocording to Mr.

- Aubins.

BOARDS TO DISCUSS WEST SIDE PROJECT

| Survey Lasting at Least Six |

methods of Brie

“under the

oy s DITTER

SMOKE DRIVE

SENATE

FIGHT FORECAST

ON RACING BILL

Gross Tax Revision Measure May Be Changed.

REVOLT HINTED

Schools Would Be Removed.

| House leaders

a| changes in the Gross Income |

| Tax Revision Bill this after- |

religious and educational

groups.

| pected to be introduced when the | measure is brought down on House third reading later today. and schools would be exempt from the tax, but not profit-making activities of clubs, it was said. As the measure now stands, tailers’ exemptions would be in- | creased from $1000 to $3000. Ath- | letic receipts of schools and colleges would be taxed, but restaurants and | dormitories of churches and schools would be exempt,

Uprising Headed Off

re-

| - In striking out all visions for schools and churches, Administration leaders are running | the risk of incurring another Farm | Bloc insurrection, some leaders said. Earlier House Ways and Means Committee

promised to speed action on “pet’ measures, Other legislative today include: 1. Growing opposition to the House-approved Pari-Mutuel Bill reported in the Senate. Church, civic and commercial organizations have united to oppose the measure. 2. Passage by the House of two tax exemption bills. ures, which were sent to the Senate | would repeal a 1921 act exempting holding companies from taxation

developments

Washington St.

The Works Board is to confer | with the State Highway Commission next month on the proposed widening of W. Washington St. from White River to the city limits, President Louis Brandt told a dele- | gation of West Side civic leaders today. The Board also is to seek the straightening of the curve at the Big Four elevation and raising of’ the railroad viaduct to remove the

and provide for taxation of property donated to religious, educational, charitable and fraternal or-

tained by the original owner. Both measures were recommended by the

| Governor's Tax Survey Commission.

Juvenile Court Bill 3. Advancement to House third Court judges to name two court referees. This measure was intro=duced by the House Marion County

“dip” in the road at that point, Mr. Brandt said. City Engineer Henry Steeg said | the Commission may carry out the |

| project without cost to the city or

| to Tremont St.

Fellow workers said this |

WORK DELAYED ON |

to property owners. The city now is preparing to widen the street from Belmont Ave. The delegation re- | quested that it extend its plans to include the block from Traub Ave.

to Belmont Ave,

U.S. BUILDING WING

Construction on the new Federal Build.ng addition was delayed when | | workmen excavating the west part | of the structure discovered part of | the limestone foundation of the old First Presbyterian Church. The old foundation will have to be cleared before work can continue, workmen said. The church was torn down in 1903 when the Federal | Building was built. |

| delegation. A similar Senate- | approved bill was sent to the House

Affairs of the City of Indianapolis |

Committee. Administration leaders are said to prefer the Senate bill. 4. Passage by the House of its resolution which would make “Crossroads of America” the official state motto. 5. Unanimous passage by 000 insurance fund for State buildings. the State from insuring its buildings with private companies. was sent to the Senate. 6. Passage by the House of a Sen- | ate bill to authorize transfer of <ur- | pluses from township gravel macadam road funds into township general funds. The House passed, 74 to 22, and

sent to the Governor a Senate bill |

to give legal status to the so-called Democratic Two Per Cent The measure would permit political contributions by state employees. The bill to repeal the old act ex-| (Turn to Page Three)

Three leaders attending the meeting are, left to right, Mrs. Charles W. Sewell, . e director Bureau; -

Fellratcd, Women ut he Murerican Farm E. C ‘Hoosier

v i's wot all work at the Indiana Farm Burean Social

IT'S NOT ALL WORK AT FARM PARLEY

‘mes Phoioe,

and Educational Conference. These young They are: Beck, Peru

th Anna 15

prepared |

noon to meet objections of |

The proposed amendments are ex- |

Churches |

taxing pro- |

an incipent Farm Bloc- |

uprising was headed off when the |

| Governor and leaders of both houses | Senator Weiss

These meas- |

ganizations when the income is re- |

reading of a bill to require Juvenile |

the | | House of a bill to establish a $250.-

The measure would prohibit |

or |

Club. |

Opposition Reported To Be Gaining Strength,

CHURCHES ACTIVE

Jovy on Churches and Described as ‘Hottest’

Measure of This Session.

| Sion

(Editorial, Page 20)

| Senate opposition to tha

House-approved Pari-Mutuel (Bill was reported increasing this afternoon after Governor Townsend reaffirmed his strong stand against passage of the hill.

“I was very disappointed at the | passage of this measure yesterday by the House,” the Governor said. | Many Senators said they opposed [the bill because of its moral aspects, | while others objected to its sweep=« |ing provisions. As drafted, the | measure would permit gambling on |all types of races. Religious, civic and business groups are opposing the measure. | They claim it would injure business [and undermine morals. Minority Senators said they ine { tended to make an issue of this measure, and it was indicated that | many Democratic members would | join them and vote against it. An unofficial poll showed the | Senate Marion County delegation split on the bill.

Opposed

| Senator Joseph F. Sexton (D. In- | dianapolis) said he would support | the measure, while Senator .Jacobh | Weiss (D. Indianapolis) lined up | in the opposition camp. “This racing bill does not conform [to the standards of our State.” he said. “Merely because other states | have adopted similar measures is no argument for degrading our | State.” | Other Indianapolis Senators said | they opposed legalizing gambling on | dog races, but some were believed to | favor limiting provisions of the hill [to horse races. Terming the Pari-Mutuel Bill “the | hottest measure in the session,” | Senator William Jenner (R. Paoli) fr he had not had time to study it. | Those favoring the Pari-Mutuel | Bill point out it will bring gambling into the open and under State regulation. Revenue received from it | would be used to pay off the $100.000 {annual State Fair bond debt. | Some legislators claim the measure is unconstitutional. Sece tion 8, Article XV of the State Constitution says: “No lottery shall be authorized nor shall the sale of lot | tery tickets be allowed.” Church Leaders Plan Action Direct action against the racing [ bill is being planned by church leaders, according to Dr. E. N. | Evans, Indianapolis Church Federation executive secretary. | He declined to discuss the pro (Turn to Page Three)

"TEMPERATURE HERE | TO STAY ABOUT 30

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| A bright sun will continue to give { Indianapolis an October appearance this afternoon and tomorrow, the Weather Bureau said. But the mer« |cury will continue to rest near the | 30-degree mark, reminding residents [that the ground hog did see his

| shadow.

NEAL SEEKS TO KILL MURDER INDICTMENT

| | Times Special SHELBYVILLE, Ind. Motions to quash an indictment against Vurtis Neal, Madison, charged with the killing of YVilliam H. Bright, Indianapolis pharmacist, were filed in Circuit Court. He is charged with robbery and murder in the commission of a robbery. The motions were based on legal technicalities. Judge James A. Emmert set a hearing for March 3, Hugh Marshall, Indianapolis, is held under the same indictment.

Feb. 26.-

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Movies . 28 Mts. Ferguson 19 Mrs. Roosevelt 19 Music 35 Dbituaries ,.. 10 Pegler «...... 20 Pyle . 19 Questions 34 35 19 34 34 23

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