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FORECAST: Fair and continued warm tonight and tomorrow.

VOLUME 49-—-NUMBER 103

FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1937

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PRICE THREE CENTS

ONLY 51 OUT OF 889

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PAY COURT COSTS

Survey Shows Judgment Is Withheld or Suspended in More Than One-Third of June Driving Arrests.

AVERAGE FINE FOR 106 SPEEDERS $6.60

21 of 37 Convicted on Drunken Driving Charges Escape Sentences; Payments Vary.

By WILLIAM CRABB

Motorists convicted on traffic violation charges during June paid fines averaging $2.72 each, a survey completed to-

day revealed,

Only 51, or 5.7 per cent of those convicted, were assessed court costs by Judges Dewey Myers and Charles J. Karabell and Judges Pro Tem. Clyde Carter, William Fahey and Ed

Smith. Judgment was withheld average of about one case out ceived suspended fines. Twelve persons were killed * and 217 injured in 432 accidents investigated by police last month, according to Sergt. Jack O'Neal, Record

Bureau head. A total of 889 drivers faced the court during the month, the record showed. The amount paid in as fines was $ $17, Only major violations such as drunken driving, reckless driving, speeding, running red lights, disobeying officers’ signals, disregarding railroad lights, running preferential streets and driving with improper lights were included in the survey. Speeders Pay $6.60 Average While a State statute permits judges to impose fines as high as $100 on first offense speeders, 106 Indianapolis drivers whose fast driving brought their arrest were assessed an average of $6.60, One driver, convicted of speeding and reckless driving, paid $4 for both offenses, while another was fined $8 on the same charges. Twenty-one out of 37, convicted of drunken driving, had judgment either suspended or withheld. The others paid fines totaling $266 and were sentenced to serve aggregate jail and farm sentences ¢> 555 days. The Grand Jury investigated the cases of four.

$8 Out of 165 Fined

Three fines of $1 and costs, or $11, were meted out among the 165 persons who ran red lights, disobeyed officers signals or disregarded railroad warning signs. Costs were suspended or judgment withheld in the other cases. Fifty-four reckless drivers paid fines totaling only $116. This figure does not include those charged with reckless driving as a supplementary offense to drunken driving, involuntary manslaughter and speeding. The court suspended judgment on 10 and withheld ruling on 17. Only four paid court costs. Traffic cases last month were divided among the five judges as follows: Judge Myers, 534; Judge Pro Tem. Carter, 202; Judge Pro Tem. Fahey, 80; Judge Karabell, 56, and Judge Pro Tem. Smith, 17.

Karabell to Study Figures

Judge Karabell, regular Room 4 judge, in commenting on the survey's results, said: “I would like to have a chance te study the figures (Turn to Page Three)

TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

Merry-Go-R'd 20 Movies Mrs Ferguson 19 Mrs. Roosevelt 19 Music 29 Obituaries ... O'Keefe Pyle Radio Scherrer .... Serial Story..28 Short Story. .28 Side Glances 19

Clapper Comics Crossword : Curious World 29 Editorials Fashions Financial Fishbein Forum 20 Grin, Bear It 28 In Indpls .... 3 Jane Jordan..16 Jasper Johnson

State Deaths. Wiggam

in the cases of 136, or an of seven. More than 200 re-

Four were bound to the grand jury.

SQUALLS SLOW

AMELIA SEARCH

Hope for Lost Fliers Ebbs As Ships Run Into Bad Weather.

By United Press HONOLULU, T. H, July 9-— Cloudy weather, wind squalls and reduced visibility today added to the hopelessness of the search for Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan who disappeared in the South Seas just a week ago on the New GuineaHowland lap of their round-the-world flight. “Nothing discovered” was the terse report from the battleship Colorado which with three planes searched off Winslow Bank in the North Phoenix group and was extending, the hunt southward to Corondelet Island. For almost 48 hours no carrier signals had been heard on the wave length of Miss Earhart's radio. The Phoenix Islands are scattered over an area the size of the state of Indiana. Chief hope centered on the aircraft carrier Lexington, racing here at top speed. Her 72 planes will be able to survey the area in a day and may find the fliers marooned on an island or adrift on the fic~ting wreckage of their plane, or—the tragic alterna-tive-——some bits of debris floating in shark infested waters to show that they met the fate of many ocean fliers. Admiral Orin C. Murfin, commandant of the 14th Naval District (Turn to Page Three)

KIDNAP POSSIBILITY IS INVESTIGATED HERE

Police and deputy sheriffs this afternoon investigated a kidnaping possibility after receiving a report that a 9-year-old boy had entered a car and had been driven off by two Negro men. Officers said Billy Colson, 9, of 2182 Sugar Grove Ave, her been accosted by the men while he was playing with another boy at 21st St. and Sugar Grove. The men asked the boys to get in the car, officers said. The Colson boy did, but his playmate refused, officers sap! they were told. The men drove east on 21st St, according to police. The boy was wearing blue shirt, short blue trousers and black shoes when last seen, police said.

The City Directory lists Chales E. Colson Jr,, construction engineer,

{and his wife, Julia, as living at

2136 Sugar Grove Ave. 4 WORKERS ELECTROCUTED By United Press OLD TOWN, Me. July 9—Four electricians employed by the Penobscot Chemical and Fibre Co. were electrocuted today when a derrick on which they were working overturned and came into contact with high tension wires.

SCHOOL FUNDS CUT $218,604 BY TAX BOARD

Appropriation for Expenses Until Jan. 1 Set at $2,786,000.

SALARY ITEM ERASED

Pay Raises Possible Despite Action, Ketchum Says After Ruling.

An emergency appropriation of $2,786,899 was approved by the State Tax Board today to pay Indianapolis School City operating expenses from July 1 to Jan. 1. This was $218,654 less than the $3,005,553 originally reque:§>d by the School City. In making this reduction, the State Tax Board pointed out the School Board's original request was an increase of $276,921 over the budget estimates made by School City officials for the seme period last year. Under an act passed by the 1937 Legislature, the new 1937-38 budget must not exceed the 1938 budget without approval of the County Tax Adjustment Board, and “shall reflect the increased State aid given to schoo lcities.” It was under terms of this act that the State Tax Board refused to allow the increase.

Salary Item Omitted

In this $218,654 slash made by the State Board, $80,000 was to have been used by school officials to increase teachers salaries beginning Sept. 1 to Jan. 1. “Our failure to rule on’ this increase does not mean that teacher's pay raises can not be paid,” A. C. Ketchum, State Tax Board secretary, said. “The Indianapolis School Board has the choice of absorbing the increase in its other expenditures or making the ad justments in the regular manner when their budget is considered by the Marion County Tax Adjustment Board in September.”

Included in Budget

This new emergency appropriation is to be a part of the 1937-38 fiscal budget. Taxpayers representatives have criticized school offictals for not making the new budget on a calendar-year basis. “The State Tax Board knows that the law governing the Indianapolis School City will not permit us to budget on a calendar-year basis,” A. B. Good, School City Business manager. said when informed of the ruling. In commenting on the fact that the State Board made this emergency appropriation on the basis of last year's budget and without an increase, William H. Book. Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, executive vice president said: “This action by the State Board leaves the doors open for a real consideration of the school city budget by the County Board for the first time. “I feel we have accomplished what we set out to do—open the way for consideration of the school budget together with the other budgets this fall. This may or may not mean a reduction of the tax rate. It will mean that we will get a full view of them at the san.e time. I feel this is a very sensible order.” As a result of the State Tax Board order, it was believed, the Marion County Tax Adjustment actually will have the first review of any proposed increases for next year.

Just $10 Fee [Lost Penner’s - Duck a D. D.

By United Press LOS ANGELES, July 9.—Joe Penner’s radio duck figured today in the effort of the State to revoke the franchise of the Spiritual Psychic Church's, an organization which allegedly created clergymen, doctors of divinity and bishops for as little as $2 down. An application to have Penner’s duck registered as the “Rev. Drake Googoo” was accepted by Charles E. Kelso, former printer, who founded the church and is its secretarytreasurer. Penner didn’t send the $10 fee, however, so a certificate of registration as a minister was not issued. Kelso told Judge Thomas C. Gould that 1185 persons have been ordained ministers since he established the church in 1931. “I made 260 of them doctors of divinity,” Kelso said. One client paid $40. “He took evervthing,” Kelso said. “Minister, doctor and bishop. All in one swoop.”

BUMPER CROPS ARE PREDICTED

Farm Income of Ten Billion Dollars Seen on Basis Of U. S. Report.

Indianapolis bank deposits up $22,000,000. Story Page 5.

By United Press WASHINGTON, July 9.— The Department of Agriculture prepared for release today a July 1 crop condition report expected to bolster prospects of a farm income in excess of 10 billion dollars this year. Previous reports showing record plantings and unusually favorable weather have indicated a bumper crop if normal conditions prevail during the remainder of the growing season, Farmers are the most optimistic in several years, officials said. Prices of virtually every farm commodity are at the highest levels since before the start of the depression. Surpluses are ab a low point. Wheat has averaged around $1.25 a bushel on the Chicago board recently, compared to $1.05 a year ago. Corn is quoted at $1.25 and oats at 45 cents. Cotton is 125 cents a pound and cattle and hog prices have advanced. Experts predicted the July 1 condition report will forecast a wheat crop approximating the June 1 forecast of 649 million bushels of winter wheat. An expected spring wheat estimate of 230 million bushels would bring total wheat production to 879 million, the largest since 1931, the June 1 report said. If present prices are maintained, the American wheat crop would yield farmers more than one billion dollars. This would be the highest since 1927. The forecast also will report the condition of the corn crop on July 1 and predict total production. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace said recently a corn crop of 100 million acres might produce 2,500,000,000 bushels. Last year’s production was 1,500,000,000 bushels. ROOSEVELT TO TAKE CRUISE By United Press WASHINGTON, July 9.—President Roosevelt will leave Washington again tomorrow afternoon for a brief cruise on the Potomae river.

Russo-Japanese Feeling Smoulders After Warning

By United Press MOSCOW, July 9.—Tension between Soviet Russia and Japan increased alarmingly today after Maxim Litvinov, Soviet Foreign Commissar, warned Japan that Russia would resist with armed force any attempt by JapaneseManchukuan froces to cross what Russia contends is her Siberian frontier. The border has been in dispute, especially along the shifting course of the Amur river, where both countries claim possession of midchannel islands. M. Litvinov protested angrily to Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japanese Ambassador, that Japanese-Manchu-kuan troops had occupied Bolshoi

and Sennfu Islands in the Amur, where recent fighting between troops of the two countries resulted in heavy casualties. Soviet troops then were withdrawn, Moscow alleging that it was done on the understanding that neither side would reoccupy the islands pending a settlement. Now, M. Litvinov alleged, the agreement has been violated. He told Mr. Shigemitsu that the Soviet troops had been ordered to resist by all means any attempt by Japanese-Manchukuan troops to cross the border. M. Litvinov's communication was described by the foreign office as “stern,” with the warning that this (Turn to Page Three)

FEDERAL AIDS DENIED STRIKE RIGHTBY FDR.

May Join C. I. 0,, but Can't Bargain Collectively, Says President.

GREEN ATTACKS LEWIS

New Steel Walkout Called For Today; Detroit Dyers Quit.

WASHINGTON — President Roosevelt says Federal employees can join C. I. O., but not bargain collectively with Government. CLEVELAND—Republic Steel Corp. workers order walkout late today at firm’s Youngstown, 0. plant. WASHINGTON—A. F. of L. President Green calls C. I. O. strike tactics failure. DETROIT — Additional witnesses testify Ford Motor Co. tried to coerce against union,

(Text of Green statement, Page 14; editorial, Merry-Go-Round and Clapper, Page 20.)

By United Press WASHINGTON, July 9.—President Roosevelt said today that Government workers could join labor unions or any other group, but the Government could not make collective bargaining agreements with such bodies or grant them exclusive recognition. The President's remarks, made at his morning press conference, were taken to refer to both the American Federation of Government Employees — an American Federation of Labor affiliate—and the United Federal Workers — a member of the Committee for Industrial Organization. Both unions specifically forbid the right to strike or picket to their members. The reason for this, said the President, is that workers’ pay scales and conditions are determined by Congress and not by Administration executive officials. Such a situation makes it impossible, the President said, to give Government employees the right to strike or any one union the authority to represent all of the Federal workers. Rights of Workers

Mr. Roosevelt ruled that the workers had a right, individually or collectively, to discuss their problems with the heads of executive departments. He pointed out that Government workers had these means of stating their cases to their superiors. 1. An individual workman could state his own case. 2. Discussions could be carried on through a shop committee. 3. Workmen could present their cases as representatives of a minority group. 4. Representatives not employed by the Government but selected by Federal workers could discuss wage situations. Switching to broader labor questions, Mr. Roosevelt was questioned on a reported breach in relations between the Administration and John IL. Lewis, president of the C.1 0.

Urges Labor Legislation

President Roosevelt said the report was the same old story, and that he could not affirm or deny every story in the press each morning. The President said he still desired minimum wage and maximum hour legislation at this session of congress. He said he had not yet seen the Senate committee report on its revision of the wage-hour bill. The President declined to comment on the steel strike situation or to say whether he had been discussing means of finally settling the controversy.

Green Blames C. I. 0. For ‘Stupid’ Tactics

Ry United Press WASHINGTON, July 9. — The Committee for Industrial Organization met rebuffs on two fronts today. william Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, eriticized the C. I. O. for “stupid mistakes” and declared it was now “eertain” the C. I. O. steel strike was lost. : The convention of the Maritime Federation of the Pacific—meeting in Portland, Ore.—voted to refuse the offer of the John L. Lewis group to form a National Maritime Federation affiliated with the C. I. O. The vote of the Pacific marine unions came only a day after the (Turn to Page Three)

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F.D.R. Rejects Plan to Retire Judges at 75

By United Press WASHINGTON, July 9-—Presi-dent Roosevelt said today he is not considering proposals for a constitutional amendment providing retirement of U. S. Supreme Court justices at the age of 75. The amendment had been urged in some quarters as a corallary to the compromise judiciary increase program under debate by the Senate. President Roosevelt also was asked if he were considering an amendment to set definite terms for Supreme Court justices to serve. He answerad no. Senator Wheeler (D. Mont.), leader in the fight against the Adminis tration’s substitute judiciary bill, today struck back at limitations on Senate debate by blocking introduction of a New Deal farm-aid program, Rep. John J. O'Connor (D. N. Y)), chairman of the House Rules Committee, proposed on the floor the House adjourn, quickly despite the tangle over the’ Court program. Members cheered.

1ST LADY TAX EVADE, CLAIM

Fish Charges President's Wife Avoiding Payment On Radio ‘Income.’

By United Press WASHINGTON, July 9—Rep. Hamilton Fish Jr, (R. N. Y)), charged before the Joint Congressional Tax Committee today that Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt employed a “smart little scheme” to avoid payment of taxes on radio broadcast income paid over to charity. The charges brought an immediate implication from President Roosevelt that he might make a direct answer to Rep. Fish's criticism of the tax returns of the First Lady and other members of the Roosevelt family. Asked at a press conference whether he had any comment on Rep. Fish's statement before the committee, Mr. Roosevelt answered he had none—at this time. Simultaneously, Senator Harrison (D. Miss), member of the tax com-,

mittee, charged Rep. Fish had had:

a “brainstorm.” Rep. Fish also contended that the Treasury used ‘inquisitorial meth(Turn to Page Three)

AUTO SMASHING PROVES BAD SPORT

Police Discourage Game by Arrest of Boys.

Three boys, who thought automobile fender smashing could be elevated to the ranks of a major indoor sport, found themselves involved with the law and at a loss for explanations today. James Rose, 18; of 1256 W. Ray St., identified by police as the leader of the trio, was bound over to the Marion County Grand Jury on pburglarly and vehicle taking charges under a $4000 bond. His alleged companions are to appear in Juvenile Court. Detectives told Municipal Court Judge Charles Karabell today that the trio broke into the Capitol Motors Co., 433 N. Capitol Ave, Monday night, took the elevator to the top floor and began driving the 24 automobiles around the building. “They rolled up the fenders and running. boards on 14 of them, which probably is a kind of a record,” Detective Emmett Staggs said, and there was a tone of awe in his voice.

GUARDSMAN AND 6 FIREMEN SAVE PUP

It took a crew of City firemen and a National Guardsman to rescue a tiny fox terrier from a cistern in the rear of the Virgil Rogers’ home, 620 8S. New Jersey St. The pup yesterday crawled through a small hole in the cistern’s cover and dropped to the bottom. Firemen from Engine House No. 30 were summoned by Robert Gandolpho, National Guardsman. Firemen lowered the guardsman into the cistern with ropes and pulled him back up again with the pup in his arms. The pet belonged to Howard Gal braith, 12, of 1643 LeGrande Ave.

HAVEN FOR SWELTERING CITIZENS . . . . THESE HOT JULY DAYS . . . . . « . .

. 3. HEAT WAVE AKES 122 LIVES; CITY SWELTERS }

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Temperature in City Touches 90 at 1 P. M. Today.

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Record Is Likely Here Unless Showers Check Mercury.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

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Sweltering Indianapolis looked forward to a new 1937 heat record this afternoon as the mercury shot up 17 degrees in the first seven hours and hit 90 at 1 p. m.

Unless a thundershower comes to the rescue, local temperatures may go as high ‘as 55 degrees late today, according to J, H. Armington, U, S. meteorolgist. At noon, the Weather Bureau said no showers were in sight. The 1937 heat record of 93 de-

grees set Wednesday was threatened yesterday until it rained. Yesterday's maximum here was 90 degrees at 11:50 a. m. but the showers caused the mercury to slip to 81 degrees at 1 p. m. Before this relief arrived two persons suffered heat exhaustion. They were Charles C. Merz, Merz Engineering Co. president and chief steward at the Memorial Day 500-

mile automobile race, and Mrs, Guinneta Nixon, of 1104 Maple St. Mr, Merz was treated in Methodist Hospital and Mrs. Nixon in City Hospital. Both were reported to have recovered today. Paoli Hottest Town “This shower was a lucky break for Indianapolis, but heat conditions were different yesterday in other parts of the state,” Mr. Armington said. Paoli was the hottest Indiana city with a 98-degree reading, while the maximum at Angola, the coolest city, was 80 degrees. Most of the rain which affected local weather conditions fell in Franklin and Shelbyville. Mr. Armington said {ft should continue hot here for at least 36

BOB BURNS

Says: 0 L LYWOOD, July 9.=There ain’t much use of parents worryin’ about what their children are gonna take up as a life's work because sooner or later, it's tonna assert itself. When a child is of a tender age, he or she might have a lot’ta differen’t things that they expect to do when they are older but as the years go by, their main ambi tion stands out above all others. My Uncle Beany and Aunt Dutty were worried about their daughter Lobelia because she was 28 years old and hadn’t shown any signs of pickin’ out a career, Finally one evening, they invited a famous psychologist out to dinner with ’em. After dinner the mother went into the kitchen and Lobelia went into the parlor and started playin’ the piano and singing. After a while the psychologist went back into the kitchen and told Aunt Dutty, “I think you'd better let your daughter take up music as 8 career—she’'s a born musician.” Aunt Dutty says, “What makes you think that?” and the psychologist says, “Well, a girl that age has got to be awfully fond of music to be able to sit there and play and sing while her poor mother washes

dishes!” (Copyright, 1037

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Mercury Hangs Near | 100 in Two-Thirds Of Country.

MANY ACCIDENTS

Drownings and Auto Mishaps Add to Fatality List.

By United Press One hundred and twentye

two persons were dead today in a wave of humid heat which shot themometers up to 100 degrees in two-thitds of the United States.

The most intense heat of the sume mer held practically all the country between the Rocky Mountains and the Atlantic Seaboard for the third day in a row. Only the West Coast, the deep South, and the northern fringes of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan escaped its grip. Local thundershowers brought only temporary relief. Government forecasters said no general coolinge off was within sight. Men and women collapsed at work in factories, on streets and farms. Fourteen states reported deaths directly attributable to heat, Among the hundreds of thousands who swarmed to bathing beaches for relief, many were drowned. Many Violent Deaths Michigan alone reported 15 deaths from heat prostrations. Massa= chusetts had 10, and 11 drownings. Suicides, murders and traffic accle dents were attributed to heate crazed minds. Undertakers reported scores of deaths “from natural causes” were attributable to undue strain on weakened hearts.

POLAR HEAT WAVE

By United Press NORTH POLE, July 9. Radio to Moscow).—A wave” prevailed here today. Temperatures above freezing forced the Soviet aerial expedition to move its equipment to higher spots because of the slush.

Jesse Baumgartner, 30, butted his head against a fireplug in F%, Wayne, Ind, and broke his neck. Hospital attendants said he was crazed by heat. Highest mortality was {in crowded cities, Today New York City baked at 90 degrees, only three degrees bee low yesterday's highest. Boston marked up an all-time July 8 rece ord—99 degrees. Kansas City had 95 yesterday. Detroit and Philadelphia 94, Dallas 92, St. Louis £1, Des Moines 90. Chicago, Cleveland and Indianapolis 89. In Mowbridge 8. D., the official reading was 100 degrees. Atlantic, lowa, had 102. Thundershowers brought relief for only a few hours before the heat surged back. An electrical storm dumped 2.03 inches of rain on Keokuk, Iowa, within a half hour, and the wind howled at 40 miles an hour,

Snow in Texas

Snow fell in El Paso, Tex. In Grand Rapids, Mich,, while the thermometer hovered near 90, ‘Ade miral Richard E. Byrd announced he was going to the South Pole again in 1938 or 1039, Showers were predicted today in the North Central states—Wiscone sin, Upper Michigan, Northern Min nesota, North Dakota—and in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Vire ginia, Western New York, Northern New Jersey. The forecast for the rest of the heat area-—practically all the United States except the West Coast and the South--was “continued warm,” and for parts of Wisconsin, Minne« sota and North Dakota “slightly warmer.”

GROUNDED SHIP ASKS AID SAN FRANCISCO, July 0. Mackay radio reported today it had intercepted an ‘emergency SOS” from the McCormick liner West Mahwah, reporting it had gone aground five miles north of Pidgeon Point, 40 miles south of San Frane cisco Bay.

BECKONS WEEK-END CROWDS