Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 June 1937 — Page 1

The Indianapolis Times

FORECAST: Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; probably showers and thunderstorms; somewhat cooler tomorrow.

VOLUME 49—NUMBER 92

C.1.0.SUES TO BLOCK DAVEY'S USE OF TROOPS

Injunction Asked Columbus Court; Hearing Thursday.

UNION CAUGHT NAPPING

Federal At

More Than 4000 Return to Work at Johnstown in

Unexpected Opening.

By United Press COLUMBUS, 0. June 26.—The Committee for Industrial Organization, through Federal court action and personal representation, today sought recourse from Governor Davey’s order to provide national guard protection for those wishing to return to work in struck steel plants. In a surprise move, John L. Mayo, of Youngstown, regional C. I. O. director, asked an injunction in Federal court here to restrain Governor Davey from using troops to reopen the northern Ohio steel plants. The suit, also directed against officials of Mahoning and Trumbull Counties and Mayor Lionel Evans of Youngstown, charged the constitutional rights of C. I. O. members had been violated by the Governor’s National Guard proclamation. Next Thursday was set for defendants to "answer the suit.

Johnstown Pickets Caught Off Guard

By United Press Between 4000 and 5000 - steel workers returned to their jobs in the Cambria plant of Bethlehem Steel Corp. at Johnstown today as the company reopened the rambling mills which were closed seven days ago upon order of Governor Earle. The corporation, largest producer affected by the Steel Workers Organizing Committee strike, claimed that all departments of the eight-mile-long plant were operating but the steel union replied that its members were “still on strike-and will stay on strike until a wage contract is signed.” The unheralded reopening caught the pickets at low strength. At the time office gate of Franklin mill, éne of the largest tnits of the plant, Strike Leader James Mark, and a few other union organizers argued that the restrictions on picketing were too rigid. At Pittsburgh, Philip Murray, chairman of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, today exhorted striking steelworkers in seven - states to “win this strike” against four bjg independent corporations who he said “are bent upon driving our people into a state of economic seridom.” Refuting reports from nonstriking employees that the S. W. O. C. strike is being broken by “back-to-work” marches, Murray claimed that only about 14,000 of the 100,000 steelworkers affected by the strike are at work in the mills of Bethlehem Steel Corp., Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet & Tube and Inland Steel. : Bayonet-armed militiamen guarded the gates of Mahoning Valley steel mills today to protect nonstrikers who were returning to work for the first time since the Committee for Industrial Organization called a walkout a month ago that made 80,000 men idle in seven states. Smoke, rising from the chimneys of Republic Steel Corp. and Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. plants, drifted across the streets of Youngstown, Warren and Canton, where strikers made a laststand appeal to nonstrikers not to maich hack to their jobs and where torn and sootsmudged C. I. O. banners had been dropped by the wayside. The danger of violence, however, had not ended and the great industrial cities of Youngstown and Canton were tense, despite the presence of 4488 National Guardsmen, reinforced by new mobilizations yesterday. Thus the C. 1 O. leaders were (Turn to Page Three)

ERANKLIA i. GRADUATES

Heat Wive Ends With Deaths Totaling at Least 82.

By United Press KANSAS CITY Mo., June 26.-—A shaft of cool air accompanied by scattered showers swept out of the Canadian Rockies today to break a

5-day heat wave which gripped the western two-thirds of the United | States and claimed at least 82 lives. | Drownings led the first summer | heat toll with 51 reported. Thirty.one dias of heat prostration. : Forecasters said cooler and thundershowers could be expected in most of the 10 Midwestern states where 100-degree temperature prevailed yesterday. The cool front spread through the northern tier of Central states late yesterday and last night. Light rains were reported from many sections. Relief was expected to reach Oklahoma and probably Texas today.

POLICE PROTECT MARY'S WEDDING

Fans Besiege Bel Air Hours Before Ceremony Set For 3 P. M.

(Photos, Page Eight)

By United Presa HOLLYWOOD, June 26.—Film star fans swarmed toward Bel Air /today. hoping for a glimpse of the private wedding of Mary Pickford, who has been movie colony queen since silent picture days, to Charles (Buddy) Rogers, actor and .dance orchestra maestro from Olathe, Kas. Policemen who had taken their stations during the night tried to keep motorists and pedestrians moving. The ceremony will be in a garden, under a sycamore tree, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lighton at 3 p. m. ; A reception is planned later at Pickfair, the bride's “dream castle” in Beverly Hills, where she spent 13 years happily married to Douglas Fairbanks. Immediately after the reception and dinner party for the bridal group, the newlyweds will board the S. S. Lurline for Honolulu and a month’s honeymoon. Only 10 Invited Only 10 relatives and close friends will attend the wedding, but 300 were invited to the reception. Mr. Rogers has a sentimental aversion to a wedding at Pickfair, wheie Miss Pickford reigned until a few years ago as mistress in Hollywood's “ideal household.” She was divorced from Mr. Fairbanks in January, 1934. Miss Pickford has selected Mrs. Lighton, a friend of many years, for her only attendant and Mr. Rogers’ brother, B. H. Rogers, will be best man. The groom’s parents, Judge and Mrs. Bert Henry Rogers of Olathe. and the bride's niece, Gwen’ Pickford, will be among the guests.

Gown to Be Sky Blue Crepe The Rev. James Hamilton Lash, Hollywood Congregational Church pastor, will officiate. It will be a double ring ceremony. Miss Pickford will wear a skyblue crepe afternoon gown with tubular front, high waist, short sleeves, and an empire-length jacket in shirring to match the skirt. Her hat is of dregs-of-wine empire felt, and the gloves match the hat. Mr. Fairbanks was not invited to the reception. but his family will be

represented by Lucille and Latecia Fairbanks, who are described as “relatives.” Mr. Rogers invited Mary Bran, | with whom he once was reported in | love.

TOWNSEND IS BETTER

Governor Townsend, forced to cancel all his engagements for the past several days due to an attack of tonsilitis, was reported improved today and is expected to return to his

office Monday.

Franklin D. Roosévett Jr. adjusting his mortar board, at left, as

the graduating ciass of Harvard the 301st commencement and his fiancee, Miss E held” ‘Thursda

University marched in procession to

ercises, at Cambridge, Mass. His father u Pont, were unable to attend the SelYices,

Midwest Temperatures . Turn Down as Indiana Counts Losses in Storm

Mercury Halts Here Under Yesterday's High of 88.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

a 92.10 a. m 4 11 a.m .. . .. 17 12 (noon). . ... 80 1p. m..

81 79 80 80

Although the mercury shot up 8 | degrees: in four hours early today. the Weather Bureau said it probably would not reach yesterday’s high of 88.

It will be cloudy and cooler tomorrow, with showers and thunderstorms probable, the Bureau said. Meanwhile, northern Indiana farmers counted their losses from a severe rain and windstorm yesterday. Heaviest downpour was reported in Covington, where 3.66 inches of a total 3.77 fell in an hour and a half. Hail also was reported in some quarters. A heavy crop loss was predicted. Power and telephofie lines were torn down, roads were blocked temporarily by fallen trees, many buildings were damaged and several persons injured during the storm. Farm crops in several areas were damaged badly. - The storm a wide

cut path

‘through Marshall and Fulton Coun-

ties. At Bourbon the roof was torn from one house and falling trees caved in the roofs of two others. At Rochester, a falling tree wrecked the-automobile of City Clerk Harry Kaspar. In Plymouth, almost two inches of rain fell in 45 minutes. Seventy-five telephone poles were blown down near Plymouth, temporarily disrupting service into that city. Reports spread that it had been razed by a tornado. Hail damaged crops near Lapaz. Lightning struck the Christian Church at Whitesville, near Crawfordsville, setting it on fire and causing $7000 damage. The town of Linden went without electric service after lightning (Turn to Page Three)

POLICE SEEK WOMAN PERILED BY RABIES

Bitten by Mad Dog With Four Others in City.

Somewhere in Indianapolis today is a woman bitten by a mad dog which attacked four others before it was captured. Broadcasting a radio alarm, police sought the unidentified woman to give her treatment at City Hospital. The other four bitten were ordered to begin a Pasteur treatment series. Miss Elizabeth Boyer, 18, of 2924 W. 10th St., reported to police that a stray dog had bitten her on the right wrist yesterday. Further in-

vestigation revealed that Miss Vic-:

toria Golc of 3015 W. 15th St. had

been bitten on the right leg by the |

same dog

Searching the Vicinity. officers said |

they found the animal near Miss Boyer’s home and shot it. Examination of its head showed the dog had been rabid. An hour later Mrs. Theresa Glodoza, 760 Arnolda Ave.. told officers her son, Stanley, 10, had been bitten by the same dog. Mrs. Frances Turk, 45, of 770 Arnolda Ave., said she also had been bitten. Sergt. Harry Schley then ordered a canvass of the neighborhood to learn if any other persons had been bitten. He said officers found that another woman had been bitten by the animal but apparently had not reported the incident.

“As a player I'm through for all time.” Mickey Cochrane, injured manager of the Detroit baseball team, talks from the shoulder to Joe Williams. Page 6.

SIGHT THAT STIRRED

John J.

SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1937

RAISE IN CIVIL CITY TAX HELD LIKELY IN "38

Boetcher Declares Salary Increases May Require Extra Levy.

MATERIAL COSTS CITED

31/, Cent Increase Over ’37 Rate Is Probable, He Declares.

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City Controller Walter Boetcher today predicted an increase of at least 32 cents in the Civil City tax rate for 1938. For the last week departments have been presenting financial requests to the controller. Final estimates are to be sent to the City Council and from there to the Marion. County Tax Adjustment Board. F:nally the budget is to go to the State Tax Board, if an appeal from the rate is taken. This 3% cent increase, he said, is the minimum amount expected over the 1937 levy of $1.14 on each $100 of taxable property for the city. Minimum salaries for police and firemen, set by the last Legislature and a 5 cents per hour pay raise for City employees in the low income brackets will make this 32 cent levy raise compulsory, Mr. Boetcher declared. Mayor Kern has advocated an increase in the payrolls of the lower income groups. Increased costs of materials, such as coal and milk for the City Hespital, may force budget increases higher, Mr. Boetcher indicated. He also said that he believed there would be about a five or six million dollar increase in property valuation . this year. This would bring the valuation to $506,000,000. - “But since 1929, when the levy was $1.10, property valuation h- declined $190,000,000, a drop of 25 per cent. If we had the 1929 valuation of $692,000,000,” he said “we could

| have a 90 cent rate.”

' BLAZING SHIP’S CREW TAKES TO LIFEBOATS

by United Press

ABOARD PRESIDENT PIERCE, At Sea, June 26.—The crew of the Steamer Sandgate Castle, on fire in the Atlantic, took to lifeboats as the President Pierce, 177 miles from the stricken vessel, rushed to its aid. The Sandgate Castle reported its position at 36.51 north and 60.5 west when the President Pierce answered its SOS. The vessel was a freighter carrying a “general cargo” and no passengers. The crew was estimated at “about 45.” It was estimated the

ship was about 450 miles due east of

Cape Hatteras.

VAL NOLAN’S FATHER DIES AT EVANSVILLE:

Nokon. 17, Was Active in Politics.

By United Press

EVANSVILLE, Ind., June 26.—

John .J. Nolan, 77, father of Val.

Nolan, United States District Attorney and prominent in Democratic politics for nearly 50 years, died here today of heart disease. He first entered politics when he was elected to the State Legislature in 1880. He served two terms as postmaster from 1893 to 1397 and from 1914 to 1923. In 1906 he was appointed City Controller. Later he managed the Evansville Public Service Co. and finally entered the real estate business. He served as Red Cross chairman for years and was famed as an afterdinner speaker and toastmaster. He sustained a heart attack two years ago and has since been inactive. Funeral services have been set

tentatively for Tuesday.

REICH’S GRIEF AND WRATH

Cleveland Bar Boy Hunted as Model's Killer

By United Press CLEVELAND. June 26 —Police today hunted a hotel bar boy who

fled as they were about to arrest him early today, positive he was Robert Irwin, wanted in New York in connection with the Easter Sunday slayings of Veronica Gedeon, artist’'s model, her mother and a roomer in their apartment. First to recognize ‘Robert Murry” as Irwin was Henrietta Koscianski, 19, pantry girl in the hotel, who told officers she believed he had been in Cleveland 11 weeks. “Murry,” who sketched pictures of other employees of the hotel and worked variously as dishwasher, bus boy and then bar hoy, left without notice, taking all his clothes. Police believed he hoarded a bus for Chicago. Miss Koscianski had read of the Cedeon murder in a magazine. Last night, she said, she ‘showed Murry a picture of Irwin and remarked that he resembled him. Murry passed it off jocularly, but this morning he had vanished.

WPA WILL DROP 300,000 SOON

Drastic Reductions on. Rolls To Become Effective By July 15.

By E. A. EVANS Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, June 26.—Nearly 300,000 persons now employed on WPA projects are scheduled to come off the payrolls by July 15 in the Government’s most drastic move. to lighten its work-relief load. Nearly 50,000 other relief workers, employed by Federal agencies other than WPA, also are scheduled ior dismissal by July 15. Still others—200,000 or more—will be dropped during the remainder of the summer if, as Administrator Harry Hopkins told Congress would be necessary under the new $1,500,000,000 relief appropriation, average relief employment by WPA and other agencies is held to 1,640,000 during the fiscal year which begins Thursday. The work-relief rolls had been reduced last month to 2,199,760 from the peak of 3,288,622 in February, 1936. But the next few weeks will see people dropped at a rate never before equalled. What happens as a result of this mass displacement, which is already in progress, will be watched from (Turn to Page Three)

BOB BURNS

Says: Say. June 26. —

Bein' a father is a purty tedious proposition. There's two things you have to think about. One is to { bring your son up so you'll be proud | of him and the other is to conduct yourself so your son will be proud of you. My Uncle Walso was a man was the he'd life, son, Reginald, had never shown any signs of making anything of himself at all. One day my uncle called his son before him and he said. “Son you're a bitter disappointment to me. You ain't nothin’ but a lounge lizard. All you think of is dressin’ up and going to teas and dances. You never done a day's work in your life. When 1 was your age 1 use’ta have to carry water up five floors to a bunch of brick-layers.” The son looked: up and says, “Father, I want you to know I'm proud of you. If it hadn’t been for your perseverance and pluck, 1 might have to do somethin’ like

that myself.” (Convright. 1937)

The pocket battleship Deutschland, bombed by Loyalist’ Spanish aviators at Tviza, in the Balearic (slands, returns to its base at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, under lowering skies, and with its flag at

half-staff in tribute to the 31 sailors killed in the “incident.”

It was in retaliation for their deaths

that a German ficet shelled Almeria. The dead sailors were given a state funeral that produced speeches

by } of the Nazi State.

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F.D.R., CRITICS

‘HA! HAY" EACH OTHER ON ISLE

Maverick Holds Chief's Ear (Not Literally, However) And Nobody Cares.

TROUBLES TAKE FLIGHT

‘Big Man’ Joins Love Feast Singing and ‘Great Was The Noise Thereof.’

(Photo, Page Three; Editorial, Page 10)

By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 26.—Once upon a time there was a country which was going to pot. A man came along, a big man with a smile, and the people liked him better than the big man they had who wore a high collar and looked glum. So they chose the man with the smile as their boss. His first four years were busy and ‘happy, albeit a lot of misery persisted among the people, and when it was over the people chose him again by even a bigger majority than before, and also elected again to their Congress the representatives who had swung on the coattails of the big man. But at the beginning of his second reign the men of Congress, especially those from the Southern provinces, began to get restless. Things got in a bad way between the big man and his Congress. The big man got an idea. He had some friends who had an island, and all the Congressmen were invited to come down and make merry with him. A third he invited one day, a third the second and g third on the third day. They went to the island loaded down with their troubles and complaints, and one of the chief complaints was the way the big man had raised cain with the highest court in the land because it would not approve some of the laws he had had passed. One boatload of Congressmen after another was landed on the island and escorted to the house that stands upon it. The big man sat in front of the house on (Turn to Page Three)

WELFARE TEST SUIT DISMISSAL SOUGHT

Grounds Are Insufficient, State Motions Claim.

Two motions to dismiss the suit of County Auditor Charles Grossart asking a declaratory judgment on constitutionality of the State Welfare Act were filed in Superior Court 2 today. They were entered by Attorney General Omer Stokes Jackson and the State Welfare Board. They charged that the facts in Mr. Grossart’s suit did not constitute sufficient cause of action, and that the plaintiff did not have ‘substantial present interest in the relief sought.” The Grossart suit was filed June 18 as a climax to the legal skirmishes over the Marion County Welfare director’s salary. Under the State Welfare Merit Act passed by the 1937 Legislature, Joel Baker was ousted, and Thomas Neal named on March 12 to succeed him. The County Welfare Board which appointed Baker refused to approve Mr. .Neal’s .salary, and resigned when threatened with mandamus action by the State. A new board approved Mr. Neal's salary claim for $875, covering March, April and May. County Commissioners also approved it and denied Baker's claim of $333 for March. Mr. Grossart refused to pay Mr. Neal’s claim until constitutionality of the new act had been decided. Superior Judge Joseph Williams set Wednesday morning for hear-

ings on the State's two motions.

Final Home Late Stocks

PRICE THREE CENTS

SHOWDOWN NEAR

ON NEUTRALITY

IN SPANISH CRISIS

French and British to Seek Joint Patrol of Spanish Waters Tuesday; Italy and Nazis Oppose Step.

NONINTERVENTION DEFEAT FEARED

Fascist Allies Maintain United Front to

Demands; Rebels Continue Their Advance on Santander.

LONDON—Great Britain and France call nonintervention meeting . Tuesday to seek joint patrol of Spanish waters. ROME—Italy and Germany say they will reject any effort by France and Britain to operate Spanish patrol plan. BERLIN—Press indicates Government co-operation with Italy agains France and Britain. PARIS—French sources continue to insist United States played ime portant part in persuading Germany not to take forceful action in alleged Leipzig incident. ’

(Photo, Bottom of Page) By United Press i LONDON, June 26.—Great Britain and France called a meeting of the International Nonintervention Subcommite tee today for 11 a. m. Tuesday in what is called a final effort to effect a neutrality control plan in the Spanish civil war. The committee will be asked to consent to joint British French control of the coasts of Loyalist Spain, from which Germany and Italy withdrew their ships as the result of

®an alleged Loyalist submarine U S KE STS IN attack on the German cruiser 1 i MORLEY'S TRIAL

Leipzig. ‘Warned Company It Was

If Germany and Italy reject this proposal—and they threaten to— Illegal, Overly Says On Stand.

it is understood that Britain will ask them for suggestions. It was hinted that if Germany and Italy seemed to be obstructing the effort to institute a new cone trol plan, Britain might threaten to withdraw entirely from nonin tervention work on the ground that further efforts would be futile. It was noted that after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, in his speech in the House of Com‘mons yesterday, urged calm and at the same time frankly admitted the danger of war, Foreign Secretary Anthony ®den said that Britain and France would make “one more effort” to try to make nonintervention a success. One hope is that Germany and Italy may withdraw some of their warships from Spanish waters. So long as they maintain fleets there, it is held, there is constant danger of an explosion.

French Insist U. S. Helped in Crisis

‘By United Press PARIS, June 26.—French sources continued to insist today, despite all denials, that the United States had played an important role in dissuading Germany from taking forceful - action after an alleged (Turn to Page Three)

BULLETIN The Government rested its .case this afternoon in the trial of C. J. Morley, former Colorado Governor, and four others, charged with using the mails to defraud in connection with the operation of alleged “bucket shops” here and in Evansville. The trial was adjourned until Wednesday at 9:30 a. m

T. M. Overly, Better Business Bureau manager, testified in Federal Court today that a C. J. Morley Co. representative attempted to influence him against exposing the investment firm’s alleged “bucket shop” activities. The Government was expected to rest its case later today against Mr. Morley, former Colorado Governor. and four others, all charged with using the mails to defraud. Conducting the Government's case today were Assistant U. S. District Attorneys, B. Howard Caughran and Paul Pfister. U. S. District Attorney Val Nolan left for Evansville early today when informed of the death of his father, John J. Nolan. All week the Government has placed more than a dozen witnesses on the stand daily to- tell stories of their alleged financial transac-

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tions with the company. Many said they were talked into buying stocks which never were delivered following long-distance telephone conversations. Others testified stocks they owned were transferred without their permission.

George R. Palmer, Indianapolis attorney appointed company receiver in Marion County Superior Court 5 on March 18, 1935, testified today that general claims filed against the defunct firm totaled $61,000, none of which were paid. A great many minor claims never were filed, he declared. : He said $3500 was realized from (Turn to Page Three)

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BATTERED BILBAO’S ARCHITECTURAL SKELETONS

~~ This picture of destruction in

H h Bilbao gives an idea of what the victorious 1 Rebel oi Armies Soar found

- when they captured the long impregnable Basque capital—block after block of buildings demolished by the intensive aerial and artillery bombardment that marked the cruelest siege in the history of wars

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jdas le the havoc with dynamite and fire, intent on leaving only a