Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 April 1937 — Page 3

FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1937

Coal Pact May Be Signed . This Afternoon; Auto Strikes Spread.

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Would declare such strikes against Public policy. 3 A major walkout of WPA workers developed in the San Francisco Bay area where. Workers Alliance officials sought to organize a general strike of relief workers.

Coal Agreement Near, Report

Bul nitgd Press NEW YORK, April 2—More than 400,000 soft coal miners were idle today in what was tantamount to a strike because of al deadlock between mine operators and representatives of [the TTuileca Mine Workers |

a saemminee compost o ov- (WALPIN NAMED TO ~ STATE BUYING POST!

reappointment of Don Stiver Director. They met yesterday for

erators and union men, adjourned last night until this afternoon when another attempt wiil be made to agree upon a contract of wages and hours, Union men said that’ the only disputed point was their demand for time and a half pay for overtime. : Although the old agreement expuad at midnight March 31, making stoppage of work automatic, today lL; . : was &ctually the first day of idle-| 2A pointment of C. M. McAlpin as ness. Miners observe April 1 as|State Purchasing Agent was an“John L. Lewis Day,” and would | nounced today by Governor Townnot have worked even had there cogs office. Mr. McAlpin has heen

been an agreement. | : i ® | acting agent since-the first of the {year when the Purchasing Depart-

Acting Purchasing Agent Is Given Appointment.

Early Agreement Indicated

since their appointment by Governor Townsend.

tite Police Board members have recommended as

State Safety the first time and Mr. Stiver.

GROSS INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS JUMP

Gross income tax collections for 1936 totaled $19,942,597, an increase

! of nearly 25 per cent over 1935, Clar-

ence A. Jackson, director, reported today. He listed 408,115 taxpayers in 1936 as compared with 354,610 in 1935. Mr. Jackson attributed the increase chiefly to improved business conditions.

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Left to right they are Clarence Grammelspacher, Albert Rabb, Maj.

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Claud Crooks, William Bell

WALLIS IS DELAYING FUTURE PLANS, BELIEF

Mrs. Simpson to Stay at! Monts Until June, Paper Says

By United Press LONDON, April 2—The Daily Mail today quoted Mrs. Wallis Simpson as saying that she would remain at the Chateau de Cande at Monts, France, at least until the end of May and would make no

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trying to dream yourself out of the | electric chair?”

voice. He told about meeting Marshall at the latter’s home;

a motorist, take his car and drive

Madison, Neal’s home, and stick up

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‘NEAL IS SANE, TWO ALIENISTS SAY ON STAND!

Doctors Tell Jury Alleged Bright Slayer Is Below Normal. Intelligence.

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tions, Mr. Tolen, on cross-examina-tion, asked: “You just don’t remember anything about what you did the night this happened, do you?” “No I don’t, It seems like a

“And now youre on the stand

Neal spoke in a barely audible

about playing cards with him. He said Marshall suggested stealing a car and holding up a loan company in Indianapolis. : Marshall, he said, furnished him with the 38-caliber revolver, the one he used to kill Mr. Bright, and Marshall's father, Hugh Marshall Sr., furnished them both with old clething. : * The plan, he said, was to kidnap

to the loan company. Marshall, he said, was to hold up the place and Neal was to sit in the car for the getaway. The loan company was closed, he said, and they decided to go to

some place there. They stopped Mr. Bright's car at Noble and Washington Sts. and kidnaped him, Neal said. At the cornfield. near Big Sugar Creek, Neal said, he drove the car into a driveway.

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SUGAR PARLEY MAY SERVE FOR PEACE SESSION

MacDonald Sponsors Move ‘To Include Armaments In London Talks.

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ence called by the League of Nae tions but permitted to languish.

Hint F. D. R. Approves

The entire peace project is understood to have won. the favor of President Roosevelt who sees an opportunity for a new peace gesture without placing on the United States the responsibility for its suc= cess or failure. Mr. Davis was scheduled to confer late today with Sir; Frederick Leith-Ross, Britain's chief economic adviser. i The initial session of (the sugar

! | conference Monday will ibe in the

Well, the

‘Rev. Allen Claims Support in ~ His Battle Against Evolution

J ‘Members of four churches in and near Brazil are to sign petitions backing the Rey. Verdi Allen, Baptist minister, in his fight against

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Locarno Room of the Foreign Office where the world will be given the first official hint of the sweeping ob= jectives Mr. MacDonald has in view, Mr. MacDonald and Premier Hendrik Colijn of The Netherlands, the only speakers scheduled for the opening session, will make a strong appeal for world appeasement,

Reading Between Lines

Those who read between the lines of their statements, it was asserted, will discern the proposal for a new pian to weld the efforts toward economic peace with a fresh campaign to check the world armaments race. The origin of this far-flung scheme dates back to a nteeting five years ago, when in the spring of MacDonald, Mr. Davis, Andre Tardieu of France, and other statesmen gathered in Switzerland. They agreed that military and eco-

ment was separated from the Ex- definited plans for the future until « Mr. Bright Ordered Out teaching of evolution, he said today. nomic problems were interdepend-

-All indications pointed to an early | ggreement. Charles O'Neil, spokes- | ‘man for the operators, said after last | night's adjournment that “it looks | like everything will work out okay.” | John L. Lewis,d. M. W. president, made virtually the same comment | that he had made the previous] night, : { “There will not be any work in| the mines tomorrow,” he said. Operators wanted more time, he continued, adding that “apparently | they haven't made up their minds.”

9000 Indiana Miners Await Qutcome

By United Piess TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 2.— Approximately 9000 Indiana miners | remained idlefoday, awaiting termi- | nation . of wage scale negotiations between mine operators and representatives of the United Mine Workers. Results of negotiations in New York will determine the basis for Indiana's new two-year wage contract. , ‘Present negotiations apply to the Appalachian district of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. rz When the Appalachian scale is established, local union officials said they will enter negotiations wit! representatives of the Indiana Coa. Operators’ Association for a similar contract. £ Meanwhile, Indiana mining .con~ panies, have been permitted to re. tain maintenance men in the mins with the understanding the worke's will be paid the wage rates estalilished by the subsequent agreemerit. - A basic wage rate of $5.07'2 a cay for “Indiana mine workers Was established in 1935 after protracted negotiations.

Decision Due Today In Aladdin Suit By United Phess : ANDERSON, Ind. April 2.-A decision inf the Aladdin Indust‘ties suit for $100,000 damages aga ast strikers who have kept the plan, at | Alexandria closed a month was | scheduled | today in Madison Circuit Court Strikers, who staged a sit-dov n in the plant for two weeks in defi ince of court orders, continued to p cket the plant.| The strike began N arch 2 in demand of United Auton obile | Workers | collective | barga ning |

| tl eir differences to arbitration but

| in Agreement

'* DETROIT, April 2—United Auto- | nobile

| setup—which provides for a board

| dismissal notice up to 24 weeks after

| “preferential s

(shall disturb the newspaper's right |to determine and express its edi-

cise Department. Ir. McAlpin was former Governor McNutt and since 1953 actually has been doing the purchasing for the State. He lives at 5232 Central Ave, and is, married.

appointed by !

tie strikers promised him to submit

tiie company declined.

Auto Union Asks Change

3 United Press

Workers’ officials today asked General Motors Corp. to agree 0 modification of their “permanent oeace” pact as two of 11 sit-down strikes in G. M. plants were settled. Wyndham Mortimer and Ed Hall, union vice presidents, went to Gen2ral Motors offices to ask William S. Knudsen, corporation vice president, to permit modification 6f grievance handling machinery to include mediation by shcp stewards. Dissatisfaction with “the present

of five to nine men to judge workers’ grievances—is responsible for the wave. of sit-downs, the union claimed. : Return of approximately 14,000 workers to the assembly lines and shops of the Fisher Body Corp. plant and that of the Yellow Truck & Coach Manufacturing Co., at Pontiac was assured after their one-day strike ended in settlement today.

Akron Times-Press and Guild Sign Pact

Times Special

AKRON, O., April 2.—A one-yeal

‘contract was signed last night by the

Akron Times-Bress and Akron Newspaper Guild, which acted for

the newspaper's editorial employees.

The contract is broadly similar to those recently [signed by various other Scripps-Howard newspapers, Minimum pay rates, varying with length of service, are provided, and

15 years’ service, No provision| is made for the Hop. The contract

stipulates that none of its provisions

torial policies. |

Another provision states: “During

RABIES AS DOG DIES

‘Lad Bitten on Right Arm by

Sick Animal.

A 10-year-old boy was subjected to the first of a series of Pasteur

| treatments today after a dog which

bit him Tuesday died of:rabies. He is Gene Cowgill, 1315 Dukane St. He was bitten on the right forearm by a dog owned by Ralph Stevens, 6329 W. Morris St., according to deputy sheriffs, The deputies took the dog’s head to State officials for examination after the animal died yesterday. Laboratory officials said the test showed the animal had been rabid. Deputy sheriffs said they ordered two other dogs owned by Stevens penned up for observation.

SELL ROUND-WORLD FLIGHTS FOR $2255

CHICAGO, April 2.—United Airlines today announced sale of tickets for 28-day round-the-world flights, the price is $2255.66. The trip may be made on a single ticket, beginning April 27, the company announced.

then. The correspondent commented: “Mrs. Simpson's friends say that every woman will understand how infinitely distressing it can be to feel that love for her should have upset the whole course of another person’s life. They declare she has not, and never has had, the slightest desire to become a historic | figure.”

HEARING IS SET FOR BANGS’ IMPEACHMENT

HUNTINGTON, Ind. April 2. — Court action on Mayor C. W. H. Bangs’ impeachment was .sett over until April 7 by Circuit Judge Otto H. Kreig today on a demurrer filed by ‘the utility-baiting executive's accusers. : Arguments ‘were Scheduled next week for the Mayor's plea in abatement challenging legality of his trial by the City Council, 1 : Bdngs charged four councilmen enlisted the aid of Thomas P. Annan Sr, to give the anti-Bangs forces. a majority by promising Annan to vote him as successor to the Mayor. Annan denied collusion. Judge Kreig also announced he will rule tomorrow on petition for appointment of a permanent receiver for Bangs’ “outlaw” city utility.

Neal the gun and told him to cover

They ordered Mr. Bright out of the car, he said, and Marshall gave

the captive. Marshall, meantime,

Neal said, rummaged around in the car for the rope they had brought to tie up the victim and while waiting Neal said he shot Bright. “Then Hugh said, ‘We can’t leave him here,’ so we tried to put the body in the car trunk but it was locked, s0 we picked him up again and I got under the wheel,” Neal testified. “I said, ‘Marshall, T wonder how many times I shot,” and Hugh said, ‘I wonder myself.’ “Then Hugh counted the empty shells, and said, ‘It was enough lead to sink anyone,”

Dispose of Body

Neal said he remembered crossing the bridge and suggested that they throw the body in the stfeam, and Marshall directed him while he drove to the spot. “I took Bright's head, and Hugh took his feet, and we throwed him off the bridge,” he testified. He told then of driving on to Madison, of disposing of Bright's personal effects in the car; of taking the heater out af the car and going

had rallied to his cause after he County seat last night.

The pastor of the Beech /Gfove Baptist Church said this new support

addressed a meeting at the Clay

He has been warring against evo-é- L

lution for several weeks, ever since he learned that Hendrik Van Loon’s book, “The Story of Mankind,” has been in use in Indiana schools, particularly the eighth grade at Beech Grove. ~The Rev. Mr. Allen charges it teaches the theory of evolution. Mr. Van-Loon has declined a challenge to a -debate. “Close Churches if It's True” “If evolution is true, we should close all churches and seminaries and write oger the door: ‘Closed for’ Lack of Evidence,” the minister said at Brazil. The minister added that if the theory is true,’ grade and high schools should be closed and children “dedicated to disaster, death and eternal despair.” He. said that if evolution is true, “death ends all.” “As evolution gains enfrance into the churches and schools,” he said, “crime increases and when our people lose respect for God, danger threatens us. “Gab Doesn’t Deceive God”

to the homes of relatives.

“As long as our people are con-

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scientious in their hearts and truly believe in God we are safe, but our ‘chin music’—the gab of our lips— does not aecelve God, but make us unsafe.” "The Rev. Mr. Allen said that when “religious life becomes stale, the door is opened to our social order which permits Mr. Evolutionist to inject his poison into the blood stream of our social structure which opens another door.” He added that then in come “Mr. Athiest” and “Mr. Communist.” The Rev. Mr. Allen .is to speak at a meeting tonight at First Pilgrim Holiness Church, E 30th and

Gale Sts., and at 2:30 p. m. Sunday at Cadle Tabernacle. He said both talks would be on evolution.

ent and must be dealt with as a unit in any sustained attempt to insure world peace. : British statesmen have reverted to this view at this later date, and Mr. MacDonald envisages the sugar par=ley as the initial move toward the parallel approach toward permanent peace on the economic and arms fronts.

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:... MARRIAGE LICENSILS : »=- (These lists are from officia/ cecords | at the County Courthouse. Tie Times fs not responsible for any :rrors of names or addresses.)

Harry L. Mann, 52. Shelby Cbiinty; Mary Alice Siske, 47. Indianapolis. Lester Staruss, 23.. 4812 Co lege Ave.: Mollie Zivien, 23, 426 B, 49th st. } Harold McQuaid, 20, Hunting: n, W. Va.; Cathalene Culmann, 18, (1732 &. East St. Hilliard Paul Crudup. 25, 5.3% W. 26th St.; Johnnie Mabel Cobb. 22, of 4070 Ceornelius Ave. . Carl Meredith. 21. of 1949 Park Ave.: | Dorothy Jane Reed. 21, 119 S. Bernard R.' Crandall. 21, 1328 Kenyon St.: Margarett. Evelyn Stiers, 2/), 1433 Kenyon St. . Ben McVay, 23, R. R. 14, Carrie Shafer. 21, 1019 Harla eorge J. Schafer. 22, 193 Rose F. Wall. 17. 2021 Hoyt Lawrence Eichmann, - 22, Ave.; Dorothy Brossart, 19, 10 Av

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Frank PF. Dillon. 54. pneumonia.

Long, ~ Ruby Irene Barnhizer; &), at Methodist, myocarditis.

Mildred Gauer, 60, at Cty, lobar pneu-

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. | : Harry W. Painter, 49. at City. pneumonia. ; Henry Sims. 52. at Central paralysis. Benjamin McFarland. 53. at City, chronic myocarditis. Pete Stoncheff, 60. at City, lobar pneuonia. [ ee 56, at 514. E. * |

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