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VOLUME 49—NUMBER 36

“HAPGOOD HELD

ON RIOT COUNT IN SHOE STRIKE

Local Man, C.1.0. Organizer, One of Six Arrested at Auburn, Me.

TROOPS PATROL STREETS

19 Factories Reopen, Although Union Claims 5000 Have Quit Posts.

By United Press AUBURN, Me., April 22.—Militiamen armed with bayonet-tipped rifles patroled Auburn streets in an April snowsiorm today as local police arrested Powers Hapgood of Indianapolis and five other C. I. O. shoe-strike leaders and charged them with inciting & riot yesterday that was quelled only after use of tear gas. Col. Spaulding Bisbee of the Maine National Guard said the 450 troops sent here by Governor Barrows would merely aid local nolice on patrol duty unless further violence occurs. In that event, martial law probably would be declared. Mrs. Hapgood, 37-year-old Harvard graduate and - New England C. I. O. secretary, and the other five defendants, all members of C. I. O. United Shoe Workers of America, were ordered held in $200 bail each for the Grand Jury. They were arraigned before Municipal Judge James A. Pulsifer. Besides Mr. Hapgood. defendants were William J. Mackesy, Lynn, Mass., chief Maine organizer for U. S. W. A.; Ernet Henry, Saugus, Mass., U. S. W. A. organizer; Arthur Hadeau, Lewiston striker, and William Parker and Edward Parent, Auburn strikers. Strike in 28th Day

The six were arrested as the “‘general shoe strike” called by the U. S. W. A. in the “twin cities” of Lewiston and Auburn entered its 28th day. 3 All 19 shoe factories opened on schedule today, though U. S. W. A. officials said 5000 of the 6000 workers in the two cities were on strike. No picketing was attempted. Counsel for manufacturers were preparing a petition charging strike leaders with contempt. They planned to present it to Justice Harry Manser of the State Supreme Court, who Tuesday issued a temporary injunction to restrain U. S. (Turn to Page Three)

2 CONVICTED BANKERS T0 POST APPEAL CASH

Two southern Indiana bankers inder sentence to Federal prison for embezzlement, will post appeal bonds before they are scheduled to surrender tomorrow to begin sentences, Attorney George Barnhard said today. They are Roland H. Weir and Raymond Korte. Lynn Craig, also convicted, has posted an appeal bond of $5000 signed by Ivan C. Morgan, Indiana Republican chairman, and Bess H. Craig. Each of the bankers was fined $5000 and sentenced to serve eight years. : Two others in the same case have pleaded not guilty. They are Lee O. Smith and W. H. McCammon.

NEGRO SLAIN, TROOPER SHOT IN GUN FIGHT

By United Press . UNIONTOWN, Pa. April 22.—A desperate Negro murder suspect was shot to death and a young Pennsylvania state trooper was wounded critically today in a threehour gun battle at the little mining town of Filbert seven miles southeast of here. Barricaded in a mine house, the Negro, Hamilton Lestwich, fugitive from the Fayette County ‘Jail, shot State Trooper Joseph | Hopper, 32, then fought two hours longer before he was mowed down by machine gun bullets. I

FIND BODY IN RIVER By United Press | MOMENCE, Ill, April 22.—The body of Ben Addie, 43, Hammond, Ind., was found in the Kankakee River last night -five miles below the point across the Indiana State line where he was drowned, April 10.

BOB BURNS Says: HLrveor

April 22.—One of the most wonderful gifts us humans have is the power of imagination. Of course it can be a terrible thing if we let it turn against us because it can ¥I¥W sure bring us a ae lotta worry, but if we learn to / control it, it is the greatest weapon we can have against boredom. ‘I use’ta feel so sorry for my Cousin Dillard because he lived way back in the hills where there was nothin’ to see and nothin’ to do and I often wondered how he kept so happy. One day I saw him fishin’ in a little mud puddle and I says “What in the world are you fishin’ for?” and he says “Whales.” I says “Why, you know there ain't no whales in that puddle” and he says “Oh, I know it—there ain’t no fish in there either, but I might as well make it

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Silly Law’

It'll Start Scores of Workers on Census At $8000 Cost.

By »OBLE REED CORES of workers will start taking the enumeration of male voters in Maric: County Monday at an estimated cost of $8000. County officials, when asked what they would do with all the names when they get them, merely explained that they “would file them.” The work is being done, they said, because an old law requires that it be done every six years. However, that law was passed long before the Women's Suffrage Act was made the law of the land, and the enumeration was used as a basis for reapportioning congressional - districts. - But with the women voting now, many officials are of the opinion that the enumeration of only male voters is useless. “It’s one of the silliest laws on the books.” County Attorney John Linder said.

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REVIOUS enuuerations have been takén under the _supervision of township trustees in Indiana but the 1937 Legislature transfer.cd that duty to the township assessors. The bill was supported on the theory that counties would save money by having deputy assessors do the work along with their assessment collections. Trustees hired deputies to take the enumeration.

NLRB TO HEAR TRACTION CASE

Complaint Charges Indiana Railroad With Wagner Act Violations.

Hearing on a complaint charging the Indiana Railroad and Bowman Elder, : ~eiver, with violating the National Labor Relations Act is to be held May 3 in Federal Building. Robert H. Cowdrill, District Labor Board Director, who yesterday issued the complaint, is awaiting word from the National Board regarding the trial examiner to hear the charges. Mr. Elder early today said he had not read the complaint and could not comment on it until he had. He said the company probably would file an answer. During recent strike difficulties, company officials said their employees could join any union they desired. . The complaint, first to be issued in this region since the Supreme Court upheld disputed points in the Wagner Act, charges violatians of collective bargaining rights of employees, refusal to abide by an arbitration board’s decision, and vio(Turn to Page Three)

GREEN PUSHES FIGHT FORG. 1. 0. EXPULSION

Decision on Calling Special Convention Due Today.

By United Press WASHINGTON, April 22.—The executive council of the American Federation - of Labor met secretly today to consider expulsion of the rebel Committee for Industrial Organization. It was understcod the ‘council had split over a proposal to call a special : federation: convention to oust C. I. O. unions. Today’s debate was expected to crystallize opposing views and possibly to reach a decision. \A prominent federation leader said he believed an emergency convention would be called within 30 days to vote on ouster proceedings. He said he believed the council finally would settle its disagreement and issue the summons by unanimous vote. Federation President William Green had expected swift action at the council session which opened Monday, but opposition at the Monday and Tuesday meetings delayed a decision. | Mr. Green, backed y Arthur Wharton, president of the International Association of (Machinists, was said to have committed himself to immediate action.

CHILD BRIDE , . .

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The marriage of Homer Peel, 34 and his bride, who is 12, is heing

investigated in T Story,

RAIDERS SEIZE EQUIPMENT OF ALLEGED POOL

Police Confiscate 60,000 Ball Tickets and Type at Printing Firm.

3 PRESSES OPERATING

24 Seized in Other Places Face Gambling Charges In Court Today.

Police today raided the Matsen Printing Co., 266-970 W. Ninth St, and confiscated an estimated 60,000 alleged baseball pool tickets and the type with which.they were allegedly printed.

Five persons were in the place at

the time of the raid—three women employees, Otis I. Matsen, 710 Laverock Road, and his son Otis N. Matsen, 702 Day St. Al Lynch, prosecutor’s investigator, said the type and tickets would be taken before the Marion County Grand Jury. Three job printing presses were operating when they entered, police said.

Tipped by Tickets

Police said they received their information about the Matsen Co. when they found tickets printed by the firm in a raid on a W. Louisiana St. poolroom last Tuesday in which 14 were arrested. Twenty-four persons, arrested in three police raids, were to face gambling charges in. Municipal Court today. Eleven were arrested in an alleged poker game which police said they found in progress at a tavern in the 1900 block College Ave. Twelve others were held after officers said they found them taking part in a dice game at 12! W. Market St.

Boaz Demaree, 54, of 1321 E. 25th St., was arrested on charges of operating a lottery and gift enterprise and keeping a room for pool selling. According to police, they found 31 baseball pool books on the counLouis Sowers, 1816 Carrollton Ave., was charged with keeping a gaming house in the College Ave. raid. Those charged with visiting a (Turn to Page Three)

CHARGE NEW THREAT INLA FOLLETTE QUIZ

Clerk’s Allegation Brings Warning by Chairman.

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By Uniled Press WASHINGTON, April 22.—The La Follette Civil Liberties Committee today sought to protect from intimidation key witnesses at its investigation of the controversy between coal miners and operators in Kentucky's “Bloody Harlan” County, 1 J The move followed testimony that Lawrence Howard, grocery clerk, had been threatened with death be-

cause of statements at the Com-

mittee hearings. Senator La Follette (P. Wis), committee chairman, warned that any persons found intimidating witnesses “will be prosecuted to the fullest extent—this is Washington, not Harlan County.” Last Friday R. C. Tackett festified that Ted Creech, coal mine superintendent, had threatened him with a prison term. Creech is charged with perjury.

OVER 800 GROCERIES ADOPT HALF HOLIDAY

Stores Here Are to Close on Wednesday Afternoons.

Starting May 5, more than 800 Indianapolis and Marion County groceries will close at 1 p. m. every Wednesday afternoon,. according to

Edward Dirks of the Retail Grocers

and Butchers’ Association. The mid-week half holiday for grocery operators and clerks has been discussed here. for some time, he said. Both chain and independent stores have agreed to partici-

pate, according to Mr. Dirks.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1937

G. M. Strikers Deserted by C.1.O, Claim

By United Press OSHAWA, Ont., April 22.— Strikers at the General Motors of Canada assembly plant charged they had been deserted by the Committee for Industrial Organization. Reports that the two-weeks-old strike would be settled by nightfall, with repudiation of the C. I. O. as one of the mayor clauses in the agreement, provoked resentful comment among the employees. Hugh Thompson, C. I. O. organizer and United Automobile Workers local union leaders called the strike on April 8. Company recognition of the C. I. O. was the point which separated negotiators in repeated conferences. Announcement ~ that the strike was settled was expected to come during the day from the office of Premier Mitchell F. Hepburn in Toronto.

TEACHERS ASK PAY RESTORAL

Federation Committee Seeks Restoration of All Cuts.

Wilbur Barnhart, Manual Training High School teacher and president of the Indianapolis Federation Teachers, today headed a committee which made a new appeal to the Boar dof School

Commissioners for salary adjustments. The committee is seeking restoration of all pay cuts made during the depression and enforcement of the School Board's agreement of 1927 to raise teachers’ salaries annually. Action on the federation committee’s request is to be taken at the Board’s meeting Tuesday, according to Allan Boyd, president. In his plea to the Board today, Mr. Barnhart cited that only 3 to 4 per cent of salary cuts have been restored to teachers in the

in the higher brackets. Plea aBsed on Survey

Mr. Barnhart’s committee today based its plea on data compiled in a survey by the National Education Association. . That survey showed, according to the committee, that teachers’ salaries here have not been restored as they have in 1895 cities which cover 92 per cent of the public school system in cities of 30,000 or more population. The report showed, according to the committee, that in the cities covered, only 10.4 per cent of elementary and high school teachers were receiving $1400 or less annually, while in Indianapolis salaries of 17.5 per cent are less than that figure.

Claims Median Lower Here

The committee claimed that the median salary received here by ele-

mentary teachers is 11 per cent.

lower than in 1930-31 and that salaries to high school teachers are 9.2 per cent below the figure for the

{ same period.

Mr. Barnhart’s committee said that the median salary for elementary teachers in Cleveland, a comparable city, was found to be $2138 while heer it is $1839. He said that in Los Angeles the median salary for high school teachers is $2773, but that here it is $2332. The increase scale which the committee asks be restored provides for annual increases of $100 to teachers receiving $1800 or less and $159 increase for those receiving $1300 or more.

LET’S GO HOME—THIS IS WHERE WE CAME IN

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RICHMOND, Cal.,, April 22.—On March 6 Shreve Thomas, 45, fell asleep in bed while smoking a cigaret. A neighbor, George Kearney, dragged him from the burning bed and other neighbors tossed the mattress into the street and called the fire department. Early today Shreve Thomas, 45, fell asleep in bed while smoking a cigaret. A neighbor, George Kearney. dragged him from the burning bed and other neighbors tossed the mattress into the street and called the fire department.

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MUSIC GROUPS HOLD BUSINESS SESSION TODAY

| Concert at 8 p. m. Tomorrow.

Officially to Open 20th Convention.

Organization Seeks to Give American Composer ‘Place in Sun.

By JAMES THRASHER

Indianapolis today was prepared for its role as the nation’s musical capital for a week. Officials and the vanguard of delegates to the National Federation of Music Clubs’ 20th biennial convention were arriving for the business sessions and music festival opening officially with a concert at 8 p. m. tomorrow in the Indiana Theater. : A preliminary meeting of the board of directors was to be held at 2:30 p. m. today in the Claypool Hotel, with Mrs. John "Alexander Jardine, Fargo, N. D., national president, presiding. Mrs. Jardine confidently predicted “the largest attendance in Federation history. “We._shall have at least 4000 performers in the various choral and ensemble groups, all of whom are Federation members,” she said. “Probably from 3000 to 4000 delegates will attend the business meeting and concerts but will not participate in the musical program.” The convention meetings will stress ways and means of increasing music consciousness in America, Mrs. Jardine said, and will renew the Federation's efforts to have a Department of Fine Arts created in the President's Cabinet, “Only in this way do we believe

‘that culture, art, music will ever be-

come as important a phase of American life as they are in the life of foreign lands,” she said. American music likewise is to be emphasized throughout the concerts. Fully three-quarters of the music on the scheduled programs is by native composers, according to the national president. “One of the major aims of our organization is to try to give Amer(Turn to Page Three)

FIX-PROOF’ STICKERS BRING CITY $8892

Amount Triple That of Last Year at Same Time.

Erring motorists have paid $8892 on “fix-proof” stickers since Jan. 1,

City Clerk Daniel O'Neil said today, more than three times the amount paid during the same period last year. Payments were made on 4446 stickers up to noon today, Mr. O’Neil said, compared with 1314 stickers, which brought in $2628, last year. Two motorists who took their stickers to court today lost their appeals and were fined $5 by Municipal Judge Dewey Myers. They were charged with parking in a restricted zone. :

‘PIG PEN’ SLAYING FUGITIVE CAPTURED

By United Press TERRE HAUTE, April 22—A three-year search for Curtis Napier, 33, charged with murdering Walter Mead, Wayne County, West Virginia, on May 9, 1934, was ended here today with the arrest of William LeMaster. Napier, who had been living here under the name of LeMaster, confessed the shooting, according to: police. He said he shot Mead after a fight which resulted from an argument over a line fence and a pig pen. He was to be returned to Wayne County immediately by Sheriff C. L. Booton and two deputies.

“Around the clock with the Quins," an hour-by-hour picture story of life at Callendar, begins today on Page 20.

BRITISH SHIPS, LOADED WITH FOOD, BLOCKED BY SPANISH REBELS

4000 WILL PARTICIPATE.

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind.

Cool Weather To Continue, Is Prediction

LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6am... 39 10 a. m... Tam... 40 11 a.m... 8 a.m... 42 12 (Noon) 9a m... 4 1p m...

Topcoat weather that put a lot of giddyap into Indianapolis pedestrians today will continue tonight, the Weather Bureau predicted today. Tomorrow there will be increasing cloudiness and rising temperatures, the bureau said.

P.-T. A, PARLEY T0 CLOSE TODAY

Three-Day Convention Ends With Business Sessions.

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The Indiana Congress of Parents and Teachers today neld a ‘series of business sessions, pringing to a close the three-day annual convention in the Claypool Hotel. Resolutions were to be adopted this afternoon. A state-wide campaign against slot machines was proposed in a resolution offered by Mrs. Robert Shank. Another proposed resolution commended Dr. William Lowe Bryan for his long and useful service as Indiana University president and regretted his retirement. Dr. Joseph Artman, Chicago, Natianal P.-T. A. character education chairman, addressed the Congress last night on the future of the P.-T. A. and said it should remain a folkmovement. Objectives during the first 40 years have been clear-cut, Dr. Artman explained. © They centered around child welfare in home, school, church and community; endeavored to raise home lire standards, secure adequate laws to protect children and to bring about closer co-opera-tion between parents and teachers toward intelligent child training.-

Conditions Change

“By pursuing these objectives, the P.-T. A. has become the most potentially powerful movement on the continent today,” he said. “New factors enter with changed conditions, but the movement will continue to develop by pursuing these same objectives.” Dr. Artman cited the mechanical aids offered by science as an important factor in the changing conditions facing the Parent-Teacher movement. “These helps which have made

the world a neighborhood, released:

man_ from back-breaking everlasting labor, annihilated distance and given time for outside activities, have made new strategies necessary (Turn to Page Three)

GABLE CALLED AS DEFENSE WITNESS

Lawyers - Hint Housewife Made ‘Honest Mistake.’

By United Press LOS ANGELES, April 22.—Clark Gable was called today as a defense witness ‘for the English housewife who accused him of being the father of her 14-year-old daughter. The Government is trying Mrs. Violet Wells Norton on mail fraud charges, alleging that she tried -to obtain money from Gable and his movie employers for the support of her daughter, Gwendoline. At the resumption of trial, the Government introduced in evidence a birth certificate showing that 14-year-old Gwendoline Norton’s birth had been acknowledged by Herbert James Norton on June 16, 1923, who signed the certificate listing him as the father. Also admitted into evidence was a copy of the marriage certificate of Violet Wells Norton and Herber James Norton. - Defense counsel implied they would try to prove that Mrs. Norton made an honest mistake when she decided Gable was the Frank Billings who wooed her in a cottage at Essex 15 years ago. They had questioned Gable about the use of “movie doubles,” when he was on cross-examination as a Government witness. The point stressed was that there were other men who looked enough liKe Gable to substitute for him in some movie scenes.

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Il Duce Confers on Italy’s Relations With Austria.

Meet Schuschnigg in ‘Two-Day Conference At Venice.

By United Press VENICE, April 22.—Premier Benito Mussolini sought today to recement Italy's relations with Austria, its World War enemy and recent ally, and strengthen his diplomatic position in central

and eastern Europe. Mussolini and his foreign minister and son-in-law Count Galeazzo Ciano came from Rome, and Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg and Foreign Minister Guido Schmidt of Austria came from Vienna to discuss, at a two-day conference, the problems which in the last few months had drawn their nations apart. That the conference could do more than clarify the fogged -atmosphere surrounding present ItalianAustrian relations most people doubted. : Another conference as important was in imminent prospect at Bucharest between Col. Josef Beck, Polish Foreign Minister, and Premier George Tatarescu and Foreign Minister Victor Antonescu of Rumania.

Basque Loyalists Take

Rebel Trenches BILBAO, Spain, April 22.—Basque Loyalists attacked Rebel troops in the Escamplero area today. For four hours, 20 Loyalist artillery batteries of all calibers shelled insurgent trenches between Otero and La Trecha, southeast of Bilbao, after which Basque militia took the first lines by assault. Gen. Emilio Mola moved Rebel reinforcements into the Vergara, Eibar and El Orrio sectors of the Basque front today in preparation for- a renewed assault on Bilbao, frontier dispatches reported.

Rebels Open 11th Day

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MADRID, April 22.—Rebel batteries began their 11th consecutive day’s bombardment of the capital today with a salvo of about 20 shells of various sizes which killed or wounded 10 persons.

ANTIWAR ‘STRIKES! HELD BY STUDENTS

Rain Cuts Attendance to - 2000 in New. York.

By United Press NEW YORK, April 22.—Student demonstrations condemning war were held throughout the country today in the fourth annual antiwar “strike,” but in many instances attendances were distinctly disappointing to the United Student Peace Committee which had predicted that 1,000,000 persons would participate. Rain drenched New York City and cut drastically under the 40,000 the committee expected here. . Some 2000 demonstrators, mostly from Brooklyn College and Long Island University, met at Borough Hall" in Brooklyn and listened to speakers denounce war and. fascism.

GRILL MATTSON SUSPECT HOPE VALLEY, R. 1., April 22.— Fingerprinted and photographed by G-Men, a’'man who described himself as a Wisconsin wanderer, was held incommunicado at State Police Barracks here today while authoriies sought to link him with the Charles Mattson kidnap-murder

case at Tacoma, Wash.

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Ted Creech, Harlan, Ky., coal operator, is shown denying to the ; mmittee

BRITISH HINT AT WAR DEBT TALK IN HOUSE REPLY

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Denounced in Commons.

CIANO WITH HIM RAP CHANCELLOR

‘Baldwin Is Willing to

Attend Economic | Parley.

By United Prcss : LONDON, April 22.—The British Government is wille ing to participate in a world economic conference, Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin informed the House of Com-

mons today. : Mr. Baldwin said participation depends on whether investigation shows adequate preparation and likelihood of success. Later in today’s session Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Ex-

chequer, said that Britain would be ready to open war debt negotiations if circumstances warranted it. He replied to a question by Rupert de la Bere, Conservative, and his statement touched off a bitter de= bate in which the British Govern= ment’s failure to adjust its war debt to the United States was bitterly attacked.

Warns Mr. Chamberlain

Albert Alexander, Conservative, warned that continued neglect of the debt by Mr. Chamberlain would not be without “consequences.” “As stated in a note addressed to the United States Government on Dec. 10, 1936, his Majesty's Government would be ready to reopen negotiations whenever circumstances are such as to warrant the hope that a satisfactory result might be reached. I am not prepared to express an opinion at present regard ing methods of settlement,” Mr. Chamberlain replied. . In connention with Mr. Baldwin's statement, on a world economic parley it was recalled that Adolf Hit ler of rmany told George Lans« bury, BrNish Laborite, in a talk a few days ago that Germany would take part in a world economic conference if the conference is proposed by an outstanding govern=mental head such as President Roosevelt. Refers to Hitler Stand

“His Majesty's Government has seen Herr Hitler's statement. Our position in this matter has been made clear from time to time. I may repeat it,” Mr. Baldwin said. “The Government of course would be willing to participate in a world conference provided thorough and comprehensive investigation showed that such a conference would be likely to succeed and provided there has been adequate preparation.” Arthur Henderson, Laborite asked: “Would the Government be willing to implement that statement by gettin in touch with the German Government in this matter?” “I am not prepared to answer hypothetical questions on this mate ter,” Mr. Baldwin replied.

British Ships to Try Rebel Blockade

(Photo, Bottom of Page By United Press - ST. JEAN DE LUZ, France, April 22.—Three British ships asked clearance papers today of the new international neutrality control agency. They sought to run the Spanish Rebel blockade with cargoes of food for hungry Bilbao. Reassured by promises of protece tion by British warships from attack on the high seas, the skippers and owners of the three ships determined to rely on: Bilbao Loyalist authorities to get them the last three miles from the limit of Spanbe territorial waters to the besieged city. :

Russian Envoy Pledges Aid for Democracy

By United Press WASHINGTON, April 22.—Soviet Ambassador Alexander Troyanovsky said today that Russia will throw all its strength on the side of democracy “when the time comes for the struggle between imperfect democracy and perfect fascism.”

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