Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 April 1937 — Page 1
FORECAST: Partly cloudy to cloudy and cooler tonight ‘and tomorrow.
The Indianapolis Times
VOLUME 49—NUMBER 30
ANNUAL HOME SHOW TO OPEN HERE TONIGHT
Officially Gets Under Way Tomorrow at Fair Grounds.
EXHIBIT MODEL HOME
Legion Color Guard to Raise Flag; Children Will Dance.
The 16th annual Indianapolis Home Show is to open in the
Manufacturers’ Building at the Fair Grounds at 6 p. m. today with a preview for exhibitors and their ' guests, » The official opening is scheduled tomorrow night, preceded by a dinner at 6:30 p. m. in the Indianapolis Athletic Club .at which Governor Townsend is to speak. After weeks of effort, workmen today were putting finishing touches on the model home and Andrew Miller, Park Board horticulturist, was supervising the last work on the gardens. J. Frank Cantwell, managing director, predicted that a. record attendance will be reached this year. “With a greater number and more elaborate exhibits and an-advance sale of tickets exceeding 1936,” he said, “there is every reason to believe attendance this year will exceed last year’s by several thousand.” The dinner program tomorrow is to be in charge of Louis Bornstein, representing the Chamber of Commerce. Speakers are to include R. Earl Peters, Fcderal Housing Administration Indiana Director; Mayor Kern; J. Ralph Fenustermaker, Home Show president, and Walter Scholer, American Institute of Architects, Indiana chapter president. Other Guests Named
Guests are to include Richard E. Bishop, model hpme architect; John R. O'Connor, Chicago, FHA Director; Harry Smith, Louisville, Ky., FHA Director; Maurice Dunn, Louisville Real Estate Board; Dick Heller, Governor's seeretary, and Stanley Mickel and Harold Beckett, Purdue University. _ After dinner the party is to go to the Fair Grounds where Mr. Fenstermaker will have charge of dedication ceremonies Features are to include a flag raising by an American Legion color guard, a costume dance by children from the Jac Broderic Danse studios, short talks by the Governor and others. Mrs. Townsend, with an escort of young women, daughters ‘of Home Show directors, is to open the model home and invite the public to enter.
CONFESSES THREATS
TO GINGER ROGERS "ICC Action Favorable to
.By United Press CHICAGO, April 15.—A husky 18-year-old youth admitted to G-Men today that he sent a threatening - letter demanding $500 from Ginger Rogers, screen actress, because “I thought she wouldn't miss the money and wanted it to see a doctor.” The youth, identified by agents as Jehn Buzas, son of Canadian parents, said he sent the letter to Miss Rogers April 8, putting his own return address on the envelope and inclosing his picture. “I have moody spells about every three months,” he said, “and I thought she could help me. “I wanted to see a doctor.”
NO BOND NEEDED BY HOLC, JUDGE RULES
By United Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. April 15.—The Home Owners LoanzCorp. is a domestic and not a foreigh corporation, Superior Judge J. Elmer Peak ruled today in five foreclosure test cases. J As result of the ruling, the HOLC is not required to furnish bond for costs to meet other technicalities of a foreign corporation to carry forward an action in Indiana. The ruling affects scores of foreclosure proceedings brought in local courts.
BOB BURNS
S. Say . April, 15.1
might as well be honest about it. I don’t like these city barber shops. It used to be restful goin’ in a parber shop down home, but here in the city, they grab you the minute you step in and they turn you out like m a nufacturin’ automobile parts. I suppose they have'ta hustle like that - in order to pay for all the fancy equipment. I suppose & city man gits jest ‘as nervous when he goes in a barber shop down home and he happens to be in a hurry. I'll never forget the time a travelin’ salesman come dashin’-into my uncle’s barber shop and says «Gimme a haircut real quick!” My uncle got up out of his chair and yawned and then he called his poy in and he says “Pernell, go over to the Press-Argus and tell Hugh Park if he’s through editin’ the paper, I'd; like’ta. have my scissors. £4 +. (Copyright, 1937)
Charge Bogus Money Maker Raises Ante
EX C. HUMRICHOUSE ap parently is an ambitious young man.
On March 8, he was arrested at Crawfordsville on charge of passing three counterfeit dimes and having four more in his possession. On March 19, he was given a oneday sentence by Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell. Today, Thomas Gallagher, local Secret Service agent, received word from George Loy, another agent, that Humrichouse had been arrested again on a counterfeiting charge, at Attica. This time, however, it was 25-cent pieces which officials charge Humrichouse manufactured.
PEDESTRIAN DIES AFTER ACCIDENT
Two Others Seriously Hurt; Toll 12 More Than in ’36 At Same Date.
MARION COUNTY TRAFFIC TOLL TO DATE
TRAFFIC ARRESTS Speeding Running red lights Reckless driving ..... oie Drunken driving Improper lights No driver’s license
A pedestrian was killed and two others injured seriously as Marion County’s 1937 traffic toll today reached 52, 12 more than last year’s
total at this time. Six other persons were killed yesterday in Hoosier traffic accidents. William Irwin, 3908 E. 11th St., died in City Hospital from internal injuries received when an automobile struck him at 10th and Denny Sts. Richard Howe, 44, of 318 Grant Ave., who was walking with Mr, Irwin, also was hurled to the pavement and received severe head injuries. City Hospital physicians described his condition as serious. A police officer, seated in a parked squad car, witnessed the accident. He said the men stepped out from behind a parked car into the path of the automobile driven east on 10th (Turn to Page Three)
FREIGHT RATE CUTS FOR PACKERS DENIED
Shippers Here.
By United Press WASHINGTON, April 15--The Interstate Commerce Commission today cancelled the downward revisions in freight rates proposed by railroads to fresh meat, packing house products and related articles from Chicago to points in the central territory extending north of the Ohio River and west of Buffalo, N. Y., and from Pittsburgh, Pa. to the Mississippi River. The Commission . sreversed the finding of an examiner. holding that the proposed schedules would have resulted in undue prejudice to central territory packers and in undue preference to Chicago packers. The proposed rates, which generally are lower than those now applicable, were intended as an experiment by railroads to meet truck competition which they contended caused a loss of $1,000,000 revenue annually. Packers located at central territory points such as Detroit, Columbus, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Cineinnati, East St. Louis and Buffalo protested the rate proposals on the grounds that the carriers had made no similar move to reduce rates on livestock to those points or on the
out-bound products from packing |
houses in the area. The protestants charged that Chicago packers, who supported the railroad proposals, used ‘“a*temporary and limited truck movement as a device for securing reduced rail rates on their products which will unduly prejudice their competitors and also afford the Chicago packers an undue preference.”
TERRE HAUTE UNION URGES NRLB ACTION
Call Conference to Consider Columbian Rehiring.
A conference to consider ~nforcement of a year-old National Labor Relations Board for reinstatement of former employees of the Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co., Terre Haute, is to be held tomorrow before Robert Cowdrill, regional NLRB director. : He said the union is asking action on the order, since its enforcement was upheld in a Supreme Court ruling on the Wagner Labor Act this week, Approximately 450 Columbian employees went op strike July 22, 1935, precipitating a general sympathy strike which resulted in call-
pg of state troops.
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FLOOD TOWNS SEND WOES T0 WASHINGTON
Jennings to Ask Federal Funds for Rebuilding Two Stricken Areas.
STATE 0. K.S PLANS
Help Sought for New Albany, Jeffersonville and ~ Leavenworth.
John K. Jennings, Indiana Works Progress Administrator, today bundled Indiana’s flood troubles into a brief case and took them to Washington. He will see Harry Hopkins, WPA Administrator, and ask for funds to carry through rebuilding plans for Jeffersonville, New Albany and Leavenworth. : J
The plans already have the approval of the State Planning Board, the local authorities in each community and WPA district engineers. There is no estimate of the money needed. “It has reached the point where immediate action is necessary,” Mr. Jenhings said as he left. “Otherwise people who are expecting aid but don’t see it forthcoming, are going to start rebuilding the same structures to the detriment of the community. ; Seeks Quick Action
“I am going to impress upon Mr. Hopkins the necessity for immediate action. I feel certain I shall he able to proceed on the general plans as they now are drawn. “When and if authority is grant-
| ed, we will proceed immediately. The
best experts available will be provided for the Jeffersonville project and the State Administrator and his staff will establish a subheadquarters there to see that Mr. Hopkins’ orders are carried out.” Jeffersonville has asked for a project to bring the real property inventory up to date and has asked the WPA to provide it with a building commissioner. The WPA contemplates rebuilding or rehabilitating the city sewer system and the public buildings and It has considered razing certain sections that formerly were slums and landscaping them into city parks.
Flood Safeguard
At Leavenworth, officials plan to rebuild the town on a 400 foot bluff overlooking the Ohio River, as a safeguard against future floods. The town officials also plan to construct a city hall and other public works. The program is designed to provide employment for 100 men for a year. Included in the program is 16.000 feet of concrete sidewalk, five feet wide; water plant and mains to cost $29,000; a sewage. system to cost $17,000 and 60,060 feet of street improvements. The proposed streets would be 30 feet wide paved with crushed rock penetrated with liquid asphalt. Grading of the town site also is included in the project. The total cost of the program as outlined by Leavenworth officials totals approximately $125,000. The recent housing authority set up in New Albany has outlined a plan similar to that of Jeffersonville. Under the plan, a 17-acre tract of land which lies immediately adjacent to the boundary line of the city
will be brought into the city by an:
annexation ordinance. This tract was purchased by volunteer subscription of money donated by New Albany citizens.
Victims to Deed Homes
City officials there plan to organize a WPA propect providing for curb and gutters, sidewalks, streets, storm sewer, sanitary sewer and water mains for this subdivision. As outlined under the plan, flood victims are to deed low lying lots to the city or the housing authority for park, recreation or other public use, in consideration of which the housing authority will deed to the flood victims lots in the new subdivision.
TREASURY TO BORROW "NEW CASH MONDAY
By United Press WASHINGTON, April 15.—Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., announced today that the Treasury would begin raising new cash Monday. : He said that the financing would be accomplished through the sale of a new weekly series of $50,000,000 in Treasury bills, which would come due during the tax period in September. It was understood the new cash was necessary to prevent the Treasury’s working balance from slipping below the level of approximately $1,000,000,000. Mr. Morgenthau declined to say how much the Treasury expected to borrow. +
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THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1937
Joe Monday, 4807 Massachusetts Ave. had a real opportunity to observe Be-Kind-to-Ani-mals Week and did so. He found the German Shepherd dog, Rex, lying in a street, injured by a car.
FRUIT NOT HURT MUCH BY HAIL
Electrical Storm Does ‘Slight Damage’ in County, Abbott Says.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES am... 45 10 a, m... a. 4 11 a. m... 45 12 (Noon) 45 Ip m...
6 43 7 m... 4? 8 a. m... 44 9 m... 45 Hail that beat on city roofs during an electrical storm last night did only “slight damage” to Marion County’s fruit trees and truck crops, County Agent Horace Abbott said today. : Police and Fire Departments reported no calls on storm damage. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. officials also reported no damage. “It takes a pretty good freeze and quite a bit of hail to bother fruit buds,” Mr. Abbott said. Fruit trees can stand temperatures lower than 32 degrees without injury. It all depends on the amount of sap in the trees.” Cool weather will continue tonight and tomorrow and it will be partly cloudy - to cloudy, the Weather Bureau reported today. _ Although no storm damage was reported here, with the exception of a few falling tree limbs, two persons were injured and an unestimated
‘amount of property damage was re-
ported at Ft. Wayne. Homes were unroofed, garages overturned and trees felled. A woman was injured when a chimney collapsed and a filling station attendant was bruised when the station was damaged by
DEBATE IS RENEWED ON LYNCHING BILL
(Editorial, Page 18)
By United Press WASHINGTON, April .15—The House renewed debate on the Gavagan Antilynching Bill today with the Democratic leadership serving notice that it would hold the chamker in session into the night if necessary for final action. Despite. opposition from the two major Democratic leaders, sponsors predicted the measure, which makes Jdynching a Federal crime, would pass the House by a 2-to-1 vote.
NIAGARA SUICIDE NOT ROBERT IRWIN
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., April 15. —A man who leaped 250 feet to his death in the Niagara River two days ago was identified today as William Beatty, 65, a part-time worker of St. Catherines, Ont.
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Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind.
Observes Be-Kind-to-A nimals Week
—Times Photo.
He took the dog to the City Pound where Mrs. Maple Nellie, 2143 Avondale Place, caretaker, gave first aid. Rex is convalescing -at the pound. There is a chance for some dog lover to adopt him.
Fund Used to Fight Union, La Follette Probers Told
Expected Inquiry, Kept No Records, Aid" of _ Operators Says.
By United Press Ss WASHINGTON, April 15.—George S. Ward, secretary of the. Harlan County, Kentucky, Coal Operators’ Association, told the La Follette Civil Liberties Committee today his organization had doubled its assessment on member coal companies three times in the last four years duing periods of union mine organ-
ization drives.
Mr. Ward said he had not kept records of the association's expenditures because “I have anticipated .an investigation for the last three or four years.” The latest increase, Mr. Ward testified, /went into effect in January, and members ‘were notified it would “continue until further notice.” “Wasn't the chief reason the organizational activities of the United Mine Workers?” Chairman La Follette (P. Wig.) asked. “Most of the increase was for that purpose,” Mr. Ward said, referring to a previous statement that the association had “considerable expense in connection with resisting union organizational attempts.” The first increase, Mr. Ward said, (Turn to Page Three) —
SHOWS INTEREST IN MIDAMERICA STOCK
Du Pont Director Confers With | Senator.
By United Press | WASHINGTON, April 15.—Donaldson Brown, a director of E. I du Pont de Nemours & Co. has conferred with Senator Wheeler (D. Mont.) in connection with possible sale of a controlling interest in Midamerica Corp. |it was learned today. Cr e holding company of the Van Sweringen railroad estate was given to a charitable foundation by George A. Ball of Muncie and Mr. Brown was understood to represent a syndicate which is considering purchasing it. | Senator Wheeler was reported to have advised Mr. Brown that the Interstate Commerce Commission be consulted before any negotiations for purchase are undertaken. The syndicate represented by Mr. Brown was reported to include several General Motors Corp. officials.
5000 Montreal Workers Strike; Ontario Poll Held Certain.
(By United Press) The unionization campaign of the Committee for Industrial Organization spread in Canada today as 5000 garment workers in Montreal
struck while the political crisis reflecting the Oshawa auto strike became more aclite. : A general provincial election in Ontario was believed imminent as a result of resignation of two members of the Cabinet of ° Premier Mitchell Hepburn. No large C. I. O. strikes were in effect in the United States following eviction of 124 sit-down strikers in the Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co.’s plants at Detroit. The 124 were arraigned in court today on contempt charges, but the hearing was continued to April 26. : The United Automobile Workers of America will present formal demands, including recognition, to officials of the Packard Motor Car Co. Friday, it was disclosed in a letter from the union to Alvan MacAuley, president of the automobile firm. A survey revealed that the four major auto strikes conducted since Jan. 1 have cost workers, employers and public approximately $477,000,000. In New York 65 members of the crew of the S. S. President Roosevelt sat down, preventing her sailing. A sympathy strike against all vessels operated by the International Mercantile Marine was called by the American. Radio Telegraphers’ Association, : In Milwaukee, 115 employees ended a sit-down in the plant of Frederick Yahr’s wholesale drug company upon agreement of Mr. Yahr to relinquish active ‘management of the company.
Muncie Owner Guards Busses With Shotgun
By United Press MUNCIE, Ind. April 15.—Sumner B. Denney said today he will continue to operate his three city bus lines clespite yesterday’s violence. He stood guard with a shotgun as he dispatched his busses Monday. Several passengers were injured yesterday when bricks were thrown through bus windows. Mr. Denney said none of his drivers was on strike and charged picketing by the Teamsters, Chauffeurs and Helpers Union because of dismissal of a union driver. George Waldron, union business agent, denied the charge and said he had warned union members against violence.
Hello Girl ‘Sits Down’ at Living Room Switchboard, ~ Claims Sympathy of Line’s All Eight Subscribers
By United Press : CANNELTON, April 15. — Miss Mae Leaf, 45, the Tobinsport Telephone Co. operator for 34 years, staged a sit-down strike at her liv-ing-room: switchboard today demanding back wages. “I'm not ringing another call until I'm paid,” she told E. Tinsley, secre-tary-treasurer of the small independent company : which. serves’ only
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eight subscribers. | Miss Leay- said she ‘hasn't been
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paid her $15 a month salary since February. She claimed to have the sympathy of all eight subscribers. Her 87-year-old father, W. S. Leaf, who serves as relief operator, also stood with her in her campaign. Miss Leaf and her father also had a sympathetic understanding. “If we don’t get any more calls on that switchboard it will be like losing one of the family,” said the father. “The Leaf family has had the ‘Tobinsport ex nge in its liv-
Before the fl customers,
ing room sirice the company was organized with 55 subscribers back in 1903.” : Those original 55 subscribers each paid $20 a share to found the company and were assessed 25 cents a month each for maintenance of service. wl Difficulties of the company and Miss Leaf are traceable now to the record-breaking | flood which swept down the Ohio River last January. there were 20 ying $1 a month.
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When the flood waters subsided they took poles and wires, leaving only eight subscribers on the two and one-half miles of line still standing. : ; Miss Leaf became a part of the company when she was 16, and has been responsible for many novel additions. One of her outstanding improvements in service was installation of a mirror in the kitchen of her small home so she could see calls flash on the switchboard ‘while she cogked.
PRICE THREE CENTS
PROPOSAL FOR
11-JU
IST COURT
IS GIVEN SENATE
McCarran Amendment Would Eliminate’ Plan of President to Add Judges in Event Of Justices’ Refusals to Retire.
‘PACKING’ CHARGE VOIDED, CLAIM
Administration Support of Compromise
Measure Is Hoped For; Strong Democratic Backing Assured, Author Says.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, April
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15. — Senator McCarran (Ds:
Nev.) member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today, introduced an amendment to President Roosevelt's Court Bill providing for a flat increase of the high tribunal to 1
members.
The amendment, coming from a staunch Administration
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supporter and at a time when Congressional demands for
compromise were increasing,
was considered as a possible
basis for solution of controversy over the President’s pro= posal to add six new members to the Court. : # Senator McCarran’s amendment would eliminate the President’s proposal to add one new justice for every justice who fails to retire at 70 years of age. It would simply increase the membership of the Court from nine to 11. “The proposal is the result of long study and search for
a solution,” the Senator said.
of increased business of the Court.
“It comes partly as a result p e L
The proposal was submitted at a moment when the Jus
diciary Committee is deeply s
PRESIDENT AND WIFE GET BASEBALL PASSES
By United Press i . WASHINGTON, April 15.—President and Mrs. Roosevelt may go to all the baseball games they want this summer—free of charge. Ford Frick, president of the National League and Clark ‘Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators, presented Mr, Roosevelt with special season passes today. The President said he would use his at the opening game Monday and will throw out the first ball to open the season. The President’s passes were Inclosed in a gold case. Mrs. Roosevelt's were fitted into a leather handbag.
LEAGUE PLANS NEXT STEP IN TAX FIGHT
Exemption of City-Owned Utilties Is Issue.
Approximately 150 Indiana Municipal League members met in the Claypool Hotel today to discuss the possibility of carrying their fight to exempt municipally-owned utilities from state taxation to the United States Supreme Court. A recent State Supreme Court decision upheld the Indiana law taxing city-owned utilities. The Court reversed an opinion of the St. Joseph Circuit Court in favor of the South Bend Waterworks.
Vincent Youkey, Municipal League secretary, is opposed to taxing cityowned utilities on the ground that such utilities are a governmental function operated for service rather than profit. Private utility owners declare that exemption of municipal utilities from taxation would create unfair competition. They also hold taxing city utilities would permit a lower tax rate for farmers. City-owned utilities, on advice of counsel, in most cases have not paid the tax required under the law pending the outcome of the State Supreme Court test.
NEW SPANISH PEACE PROPOSAL DRAFTED
Retirement of ' Leaders on Both Sides Urged.
By United Press LONDON, April 15.—Left wing political quarters reported today a new plan to end the Spanish Civil War at the expense of present leaders of both Rebel and Loyalist Governments. The plan called for establishment of a military dictatorship composed of Spanish generals neutral in politics, under the leadership of Gen. Jose Miaja, Loyalist commander of the Madrid area. Additional interest attached to the report not only because of the continued danger of Spain as a breeding place for a greater war, but because many experts now feel that the war may end in a stalemate, with both sides. exhausted, unless Italy intervenes openly in behalf of the Rebels.
By United Press LONDON, April 15.—Dino Grandi,
‘Italian ambassador, announced to-
day that Italy agrees to resume
discussion of the recall of foreign volunteers from Spain.
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plit over the question of ends
ing public hearings on the President's plan. The group will vote Saturday whether to cut off *testimony and begin private consideration of the program. : Senator McCarran said hig proposal “eliminates entirely, the charges that the bill i$ designed to pack the high tribunal.”
The amendment would . provide “clarifying” changes in the section of the bill providing for additional judges in the lower couris, Senator McCarran said.
“The bill as drawn does not carry out the purpose of the President's message regarding lower court ine creases,” he said. “The amendw ments would permit addition of judges as provided by the message, and would remove objectionablg technicalities.” $s The Senator said he was hopeful that the Administration would ace cept his compromise proposal, which was | understood to have strong Congressional support among a group of Democratic veterans in the Senate. : :
Opposes Compulsory Retirement 3
He also said he was opposed t@ any constitutional amendment pros viding for compulsory retirement of justices. . x
“My amendments would make the bill immediately applicable tothe Supreme Court,” he said. “No ree tirements would be involved. “It would give the’ President his first opportunity to name members to the tribunal. : Other Senators advocating coms promise, claiming a modified Court bill would quickly be enacted by.a large majority vote, said that the McCarran plan would solve the cone troversial Court issue by: w
1. Making certain that the presen$ co-called “liberal” viewpoint of the Court is maintained in relation to such future decisions as social sew curity, wages and hours of labor; and agricultural regulation. 2. Helping to heal the already deep split in party ranks resulting from prolonged controversy over the President’s bill. ; Leaders in the fight against the President’s bill, however, said they would be opposed to any measure that adds members to the Court at present. “We want a clean decision on the President’s bill,” said Senator Burke (D. Neb.) “I would not vote fcp any additions to the tribunal.” . .« Senator Wheeler (D. Mont.) alse indicated he would oppose adding any justices to the bench.
By United Press : WASHINGTON, April 15.~The
the Senate Judiciary Committee to< day that a four-to-one majority of lawyers oppose President Roosevelt's Supreme Court enlargement prow gram as futile and morally uncons stitutional. 14
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