Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 September 1937 — Page 1

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Sunday fair,

FORECAST: Partly cloudy

tonight; tomorrow probably thundershowers and cooler;

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VOLUME 49—NUMBER 151

COUNTY PARTY CHIEFS TO PICK ~NEW CHAIRMAN

Dernocrats May cal Special Session of Precinct Committeemen.

FOUR REPORTED IN RACE

Lewis, Clauer. Goett and Weiland Are Seen As Candidates.

Marion County Democratic Central Committee officials said today they would vene early next week to discuss selection of a new chairman to succeed Walter C. Boetcher, who resigned yesterday when he became Mayor of Indianapolis. Organization lepders said would contact ward chairmen to determine if a special session of precinct committeemen would be called to elect a new chairman. Ordinarily, committeemen nnt meet to elect a new chairman until next May after the primary election. Meanwhile, Mrs. John H Bingham. 5759 Guilford Ave., county vice chairman, is acting committee head. Mrs. Bingham said she hoped the committee would elect a permanent chairman soon, “I don’t think it is a job for a woman.” she added Mr. Boetcher was sworn in 8s Mavor vesterday afternoon two hours after John W. Kern resigned to. accept appointment by President Board of Tax Appeals. The appointment gives Mr. Kern a 12-year-post at 310.000 vearly.

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Four Possible Candidates Four Democratic leaders were mentioned today as possible candidates for the county chairmanship. hey were: Louis A. Weiland, 17th Ward Chairman and State Excise Department attorney; Henry O. Soett, deputy prosecutor: William “lauer, former city Democratic chairman, and David Lewis, deputy prosecutor. Party leaders said the resignation of Mr. Boetcher would not cause any

drastic changes in the county organ- | is |

ization. They said whoever chosen chairman would continue to he guided by policies enforced by Mr. Boetcher. The new Mayor said he out the remaining year and four months of Mr. Kern's term, spiking some rumors that he would step out later and allow the City Council to elect a new executive. Mr. Boetcher indicated he would | not make any changes in the City government, personnel and that 10 | changes in policy were forthcoming. The State Democratic Committee (Turn to Page Three)

BOB BURNS Says: Oy LPwenp,

don’t like to talk about myself, but | some columnist came out with the statement that I had bought a new car that was so long I had to build gn addition onto the garage, and I | don’t think it's any more than right that I use my space here to deny them charges. I did buy a new car, but it's one of

would

serve

the shortest cars

made. In fact, 1 had to get a short one, so my wife would have

to run the

EE ——.

room enough machine in the garage. I just pretty near had to get a new car because the old one got in such bad shape. I live hack off the main road

guite a wavs and the road going up |

to my house ain't paved and it's that adohe soil that gets awfully sliprerv when it gets wet and the radiator in my old car got to leakin’ so bad I been driving all summer,

I: LL BE THERE, SAYS RS. BOETCHER

Mrs. Walter Boetcher,

would |

Roosevelt to the United States |

| ers and friends. l assembled

| was standing and said:

in his shirt

| said Mrs.

| 1ate, { him come in at all hours.”

3—I|

washin’ |

with chains |

notified of her hushand’s elevation to Mayor, gets ready to rush to City Hall to see him sworn in. , , ,

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 3, 1937

‘A Call for the Mayor—’ Mr. Boetcher Looks at Mr. Kern—and Takes It

OHN W. KERN sat in the Mayor's office today. He looked at congratulatory messages on his appointment to the U. S. Tax Appeals, then gazed about the office at the

- Board of furniture. The door opened and Walter C. Boetcher walked in. Mr. Kern rose. They greeted each other. Mr. Kern stepped aside. Mr. Boetcher sat down in the Mayor's chair. Joe Tynan, the Mayor's secretary walked in to announce a telephone call. He saw the two men seated side by side, “A phone call for the Mayor,” Mr, Tynan said. Mayor will take it?" Mr. Boetcher and Mr. Kern looked at laughed. Mr. Boetcher took the call. Then he made his first official announcement—that wouldn't be a speaking mayor. He said. “Personally, I've never been 2 good speaker and I've never liked it. Therefore, I feel I will serve the best interests of the citizens by sticking to the job.” Mr. Boetcher also took his first official action today—he sent Lieut. Lawrence McCarty, Mr. Kern's official chauffeur, back to the police station where Chief Morrissey announced Lieut. McCarty had been named acting head of all motorcycle policemen. “I don't need a chauffeur,” Mayor Boetcher said. “Chief Morrissey needs policemen.” Mr. Kern said he planned to leave Monday to take over his new duties. # “I'm just cleaning up odds and ends down here,” looked around City Hall again.

“Which cach other and

he

for Washington

he said,

and

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‘Nice Shock’ for Kern; New Mayor Keeps Busy

Boetcher Takes Oath, Then Wife, Mother Also Joyous at Appointment to Tax Board. | - - - - |

Dashes Off to Council Budget Session.

The “hoy politician” of 1900 foday (Editorial, Page 20) | had reached one peak in his chosen profession Mayor Walter Boetcher wasn't old enough to vote when he started working for the Democratic Party. When he was 21 he was named | precinct committeeman in the old Fourth Ward. That was one turning point in his career. The other came yesterday afternoon when Jon W. Kern | resigned to join the U. S. Board of | Tax Appeals The new

| “I hope folks will understand why he's leaving.” said Mrs. John W. Kern Sr.. the mother. “It's the sort of thing he's wanted.” said Mrs. John W. Kern Jr. the | wife. “A real opportunity,” said Mr. Kern, until yesterday Indianapolis | Mayor, and now a member of the | Federal Board of Tax Appeals. He had been expecting a Federal | | appointment. For more than two | ~ <n... Vears it has been rumored. But when | Mayor—now 56 Years {ne announcement actually was

—was sworn i 2:3 . Mm, i : old—was sworn in at 2:30 p. m. Ilinga4e “Mr ‘Kern was surprised. required half an hour to receive | |

‘ . “It was a pleasant — congratulations from fellow work- | | certainly iar do ys 1] Td

{sure any good.” He said hints had been dropped | now and then—when President | | Roosevelt visited here and when | | James Farley attended the oun Democrats’ convention. Reports had it that he would fir | Federal judgeship. Then the position was given to another. That's | why it was-a surprise, Mr. Kern | said. | Mr. son, late Mr. ; : . | ceremony. | The new Mayor's rise In local | “I think it will be fun to be sort | Democratic ranks was a rapid one. |, ynpfficial for a while—that is. not At 25 he was Fourth Ward chair-| be Mrs. Mayor,” said Mrs. Kern. | man. He was chief clerk in the Bar- | « “Washington is a wonderful ecity (rett Law Department from 1912 t0| ang I know I shall like it. But In- | 1920. | dianapoiis will always be home.” | Jn 1930 he was elected to the “Fond of My Boy" | County Council, but resigned to be-| john Jr. wondered how come Works Board president during |afect his school status. Mayor Sullivan's administration, Meanwhile, several Then followed his appointment asap John W. Kern Sr. | City Controller by Mr. Kern in 1934. | tomer United States Senator, sat | position he automatically relin- lon the front porch of her home. quished yesterday. | “President Roosevelt is very Mr. Boetcher was slightly flustered |, my boy," she said. 'by the suddenness of his advance- | ang 1'm not going to Washington | pene, » yp P | with him. This has been my home | hat are my oi 5 hy: : ™M | for 40 years—John was born here. I | going ps on of n e Er | 'am very fond of Washington but I'll | ests of the citizens of Indianapolis | just stay in Indianapolis,” she said. |

‘he said. 2e %e v ‘ She said her son's new position | The city’s new executive smile®, (Turn to » Page Three)

easily, is soft spoken. “I cannot say what changes, if JACKPOT’ DROPS | OUT FOR POLICE

(Turn to Tare Tider) Police officers today reported they |

‘WEATHER PLAYS ‘COPY CAT’ TODAY ; hit a “jackpot” on a nickel slot] | machine after a series of raids on |

W. 16th St. early last night, Two |

At 3:05 he waved to the crowd in the Mayor's office, | worked his way to where his wife | “I'll be home late tonight.” Two minutes later, he was at his place with the City Council toiling |, sleeves over the 1938 budget. “That's the way it's always been,” Boetcher smiling. “One he works hard and | used to having |

Kern's wife and 10-year-old | John, came down to congratuBoetcher following {he

job or another, I've become

it would ! blocks away widow of a

a

ong |

LOCAL TEMPERATURES "3 | machines were seized. oT At a grocery operated hy James! 7 12 Noon) Kirby, 67, of 3704 W. 16th St. they |

80 1%. "m..

0. m... 31a. "m...

ML. | machine, they charged.

To its bitfer end, today will be a | Shortly afterward a raid at a] “copy cat” of yesterday, even to the | | filling station netted another mamaximum temperature of 90, the | chine, causing the arrest of Charles Weather Bureau forecast. But to- | Ziegler, 40, at 3650 W. 16th St., they morrow should strike out on its | reported. own and have a few thundershow- One machine was dropped as po- | ers that will bring cooler weather, lice entered headquarters. Police | the Bureau said, Sunday is to be | scooped up $2.75 in nickels, they | fair. { charged.

JAPANESE FALL BEFORE HEAVY

‘Chinese

| dened Chinese,

| soldiers who were trying

| miral Kivoshi Hasegawa, command{ing the Japanese third battle fleet,

| Dodge Motor Corp. plant

| plant,

Jobs, Payroll ‘Gain 1n Indiana; City SW ages Up

cent cent

In creases of 1.3 ver | plovment and 1.5 per | rolls were reported by concerns during August pared with July, according | tin F. Carpenter, | ployment Service director, A total of 554 Indianapolis estab- | lishments, employing 27.148 persons | reported an average increase of 3.6 per cent in pavroils while employment remained stationary during August as comparasd with July. | The biggest increase in both em- | ployment and payrolls in the Shtee| was at Connersville, where 11 concerns reported 13.9 per cent gain in | employment, and 279 increase | payrolls for August over July, Other Indiana cities showing increases last month included: Rich- | mond, East Chicago, Ft. Wayne, | Evansville, New Albany, Jefferson- | ville, South Bend, Mishawaka and (La Porte, Lafayette reported the { drop in employment—20.9 [below July with pavrolls

WOMAN LEADS IN BENDIX DERBY

| acquerine Cochran First to

| Land at Cleveland

ND Rain holds meetings | } protest sinking of Soviet Airport. ty off coast of Greece, al- | . legedly by Ttaly. WASHINGTON—Six peace organi- | zations appeal to President Roosevelt to invoke neutrality act.

By H. R. EKINS | (Copyright, 1937. »v United Press) | SHANGHAI, Sept. 3.—Hate-mad-charging into the | very maws of Japanese cannon, to- | night overwhelmed 60,000 Japanese | to drive MUNICIPAL | them from this bomb-torn city. They | LAND. S a broke the Japanese lines in five! _ op. places. Cochran, only The Chinese again reached the Bendix Transcontinental banks of the Whangpoo River and | and first take off threatened literally to drive the in- . ! S 1 yreen vaders into the waters of the corpse- | angeles, “landed Bren littered stream. sports plane al It was the bitterest fighting p. m. (Indianapolis Miss from the West

the war to date. The Japanese defenses were! smashed at two points in the P0o-| than two hours slower than the tung District, across the Whangpoo | Bendix record {rom Los Angeles from Shanghai's International Bund, | t5 Cleveland, 8 hours, 19 minutes, 45 and in three places on the west bank | gasonds. set in 1932 by of the stream-——just above Woosung, | ‘Haislip. . and at the upper and lower ends of | pe Bendix mark from Los Anthe Yangtsepoo industrial area. So desperate was the Japanese | Jo. N.

hi a position that a spokesman for Ad- | "Purner.

| 10 hours, Fin 1934. Six other

‘BOMBARDMENT

Break Invaders’ Shanghai Lines and Force Retreat.

in pay-

as come-

0 Mar-

vu. S. MARINES IN PERIL |

‘Sudden Reversal May Cause | Tokyo to Center Attack On Civilians.

The fifth of Webb Miller's uncensored series on Russia as it is today is on Page 14. ils per tent down 21.3

SHANGHAI—Chinese smash Japanese ranks, overwhelm 60,000 invaders and threaten to drive them into Whangpoo River; sheils fall | on roof of U. S. Marine headquar- | ters. LONDON-—Britain and France order battleships into Mediterranean to | sink “pirate” submarines. WASHINGTON—U. S. and British | banks help finance Japanese while their Governments seek to halt Far Eastern conflict, reliable | sources say.

MUNICIPAL ATRPORT, CLEVELAND, Sept. 3 (U. P.) ~—Jaequeline Cochran, first to arrive here in the Bendix Transcontinental Air Race and the only waman flier entered, took off for Bendix, N. J, at 12:55 p. m. (Indianapolis Time),

U.P) woman

—Jacqueline flier in Air from

the Race Los cabin 12:35

to her today Time),

here in unofficial Coast was more

Cochran's

J.. is held by Col. Roscoe who flew the distance in 2 minutes and 51 seconds

announced that “the Imperial Navy may have to change its attitude and attack Chinese civilian areas.” The statement caused a new panic among more than 1,000 000 Chinese refuges jammed into crowded native quarters around the International Settlement and the French Concession. Many of them {Turn to ) Pate Six)

SETTLE LINK-BELT DISPUTE, FILE PACT

“State Brings Dodge Plant, And Union to Terms. |

contestants in the Bendix, all men, were speeding here at spaced infervals. Any entrant to be eligible in the $28.000 prize money must land here before 5 p. m. (Indianapolis Time).

until all fliers are in and their times computed or until no flier still out has a chance nf bettering the times of those already in. Lee Miles, 37-vear-old speed flier from Ft. Worth, Tex. was killed [here last night when his racer ‘its wings during a qualifying run {and plunged into a clump of woods near the RiFporS.

Other Fliers Reach Kansas City, Mo.

By United Press (Sonny) Sundorph, Cleve- | landed at Kansas City, | Airport at 10:36 a refueling, left Cleveland. San Fran-

E.<C. Six months of labor dispute at the | land flier, of the! eID Link-Belt Co. ended today when the | Me. Midnieroal company and Steel Workers Or-| M+ and after ganizing Committee, a C. I. ©. minutes later for affiliate, reached an agreement with | Frank Fuller Jr. of | the State Labor Board. | cisco landed his Seversky plane at | C. V. Loughery, Dodge plant man- PRansas City, Mo., Municipal Airager, said his company filed a state- | port at 10:53 today and took off | ment of policy which was accepted | at 11:11 a. m. by the union, Milo Burcham, Los Angeles, Conciliator Arthur C. Viat of the | landed his twin-motored Lockheed ! State Commission said the agree- | transport plane at the Oklahoma ment signed with the commission, | City Municipal Airport here at 9:35 |

seniority rights, more liberal vaca- | ing refueled for Cleveland. tion policy and time and a one-half | Eary Ortman arrived at for overtime. | querque, N. M.. at 9:32." "In, Six months ago the workers voted | took off again at 9:57 a. m. be represented by the S. W, O. C. | The company at that time refused | fo recognize the committee and | state labor officials, acting as arbiters, prevented a strike at 0 it ‘was said. {

to

Four columns of letters from readers, Pages 20 and 25.

1 Judge

‘mony, at ‘whichyMunicipa

THE CONGRATULATIONS POUR IN

Tozether they read telegrams of congratulation following the cereWilfred Bradshaw presided. {

Then the City's new “first lady” ‘wife from Mrs. John W. Kern Jr. , , ,

| geles to Cleveland and on to New- ha

in em- |

2127 Indiana |

Indiana State Em- |

PROPOSED 193% T wo Officers CITY TAX RATE PARED T0 $1.27

| dent

[ policemen and when it { requested equipment,

| from Chief

Matter Ind.

Entered as Second-Class at Postoffice, Indianapolis,

FINAL HOME

PRICE THREE CEN

TS

-

PUBLIC COUNSELOR ASKS HUGE CUT IN APPRAISAL FIGURES OF POWER (C0.

Council Cuts $18, 000 Asked For Police Accident Prevention Bureau.

City Council ended a 12-hour budget hearing at 2 a. m. today with virtual approval of $1.27 as the tax rate on each $100 of assessed property valuation for Indianapolis in 1938. In three weeks of sessions it pared 9 cents from the budget requests which originally were 23 cents higher than the current rate.

SLOT MACHINE ARRESTS PEND

Owners Will Get Order to

Chief Morrissey’'s proposed acci- |

prevention bureau was made all but impossible when Council refused his request for 50 additional slashed his appropriation from $39.608 to $21,608. The $18.000 the Council Morrissey's equipment

| request would have covered the cost

| of

nine new accident prevention

| cars and 24 new motorcycles he had | requested as necessary in the opera-

| tion of

ATRPORT, CLEVE- |

| ficient

time |

addition, | mated $57,000,

James WH. | Democrat and Republican members

the proposed bureau. Councilmen said partment personnel would stered when 27 existing vacancies are filled and when 11 patrolmen, to be released from clerical duties by civilian clerks whose salaries were allowed to remain in the budget request, are transferred to police duties. The budget request additional tion to pay the for policemen dated by the the

be hol-

asked for sufsalary appropriaminimum salaries and firemen man1937 Legislature In request asked an estiand over this

| Split on party lines, Republicans for

!

The winner cannot be determined |

shed |

| |

arrested Mr. Kirby and seized one |affecting 1400 workers, provides for | a. m, and left immediately after be- |

{ Albu- | E : and farm produce, agrarian science and

thrills |

| cleanly,

TIPS ON HOW TO BEA MAYOR'S WIFE

and Democrats against. President Edward Raub proposed salary adjustment that reached into all departments, and through a complicated formula, saved approximately $50,000 in total salary reJT to Pit 13)

STATE FAIR OPENING

pared |

the Police De- |

item | . i : | from operating any machines in the

SPRINGFIELD, O., Sept Two officers and

bandit were killed at west, of here, today which followed the

an

Slain in Ohio I Jespe -adoes

unidentified Crystal in a gun $1297

$20,000,000

In Valuation.

HITS AT

3 (U

P)

Lake fight payroll

In 1936,

robbery of a Springfield restaurant.

Remove Devices,

Vice Squad Head.

All marble machines of owners’ claims that games of skill and not

dianapolis

announced todav, Sergt. Ashley said warn establishment rid of the marble devices follow up with arrests is not heeded. The removal warning following a ruling today nal Court Judge Frank P a test case appealed to from Municipal Court,

Conviction

Judge Baker upheld tion of Edward Turner tucky Ave. on a charge ing a slot machine act. Turner was fined Baker, however, suspended a provision that Turner

ol undei

future,

Judge Baker ruled that unde: machine could be adapted to gambling

1935 act that “any

{illegal slot machine.”

any

SET FOR TOMORROW

‘Last Touches Are Put on

‘Biggest Show.’

(Photos, Page Nine)

The Indiana State Fair poised for the plunge morning into its annual Hoosierland’'s biggest show,

today tomorrow

i dence that | vice,

defense Turner's of skill.”

Lawrence Shaw, argued that only a “device

Law's Intent Argued

Deputy Prosecutor argued that the 1935 act kind of a machine

or not actually so used Chief Morrissey said: continue the same as have chine that paid off, We it We

our operations a hit.

wavs made arrests in such

For weeks, workmen have labored |

{ preparing the Fair's 21 buildings. | For months, officials have land thousands of Indiana farmers

have looked forward to their own

nine show.

Tororroy; is the day. At 6 a. m. the iron gates will swing open and I milling thousands will Wegin pouring

planned |

20 More Called

| ened

{

ante the rambling acres along E. 38th |

for the 85th annual State Fe will continue all next week,

Fair, | to

Pitchmen walked along the mid- |

| way today and erected thrill rides. Spielers soothed their throats and | men unloaded fish into the aquarium. They Grounds—hot

were all here at the Fair | dog salesmen and |

midway freaks, cows, and

I subpenas on the additional 20 { The bailiffs said they had nearly

|

tractors and ferris wheels and taffy |

apples and pigs. Tt farmer come true—a beautified, electrified farm where soil |

oo TUN to Pape Nine)

gets a few tips on being a Mayor's

| persons on vagrancy was the dream of an Indiana |

PSL. week as St.,

| A few minutes after the court ses- | sion, Sergt

Ashley Murphy, 36, of alleged owner

of the

confiscated in Turner's place Murphy was charged wit

ship of a slot machine,

In Gaming Probe Continuing plans for war on vice Judge Frank P. Baker moned before the Grand testify on tivities in the city.

Jury

He ordered his court bailiffs,

mond Mote and Roy Lowe,

| completed

day,

TERRE HAUTE, Sept. 3 City police today and tion charges as result of | order issued yesterday Samuel Beecher to

While Mavor Boetcher dashes to the Council room

regardless

of { will be ordered taken out of all Inestablishments, Carl Ashley of the police vice squad

he would owners and if the warnina was issued by

his

Upheld

the 134]

$500

machine wa

James

that be used for gambling, whether it is

“We will we This decision was on a ma-

was a gambling The decision does not change

arrested 130 N. New

his Criminal today 20 more witnesses to appear | Wednesday alleged gambling ac- |

serving subpenas | witnesses ordered to appear Tues-| mashions

were holding

a hy “clean Cgamibling and vice districts.”

OFF TO THe EE BUNGE WARS

ficial Says

Public [Hanna Public brief ducing the | Light

Counselor

today filed

that

by about

Indianapolis

Co. appraisal

Says

| poses, | The brief stated that basis of the 1936 income of pany the during

they are

chance, the

veal

rate of the

company

Serg? 110.95.” Mr. Hanna's appraisal property was $50,500,000 filed Aug, 21 the company appraisal as $74; Harry V. Winger sion's engineer, appraised physical property the at, $54,247,032, In the brief filed Hanna said in part “Inasmuch as the rates | effect by the interlocutor: | March 11, 1937. did not revenes the company fact ‘the gross income pany has increased more | per cent in spite of the | rates, it is obvious that which were excessive to of the production of $817 1936, are still excessive the reduction, to the tr plus 10 per cent of revenue.” Mr, to adopt which would reduction company Mr. Hanna 000 was for

first to get then

of

CrimiBaker on court

convie Ken ISHO8!

1935

of

ol 1(C

the

Judpe undei refrain

1

the that

IS an rate

in

a ‘proper result the less appraisal the electric

attorney In of not

Ol

Watson outlaws could

The company estimates 1 tween 8 and 10 per $74,226.850 is of property

To Mr. Winger's

always , in its

erty ed figures financing, in progress 129 665

the company had : for ac evi- going

de-

value

have alcases.”

James Jersey machine . ' 3

CHICAGO, Sept, P

tion of Paul C

h"owner- | Bend, Studebaker

Corp

{to membership on the Univ

Chicago Board of Trustees

| nounced today.

with Service Commission. recommended $20,000,000)

. it would appeat mn

the

the

same additional

revenues

owned by the company only

appr $54,247,032 of the bare physical propadd roast

br working capital and work to bring the total to $69,

Hoffman,

State

Ralph

Power

of

“on the comthat effect 1936 were unlawful and excessive to the extent of $817,-

of

gave

today,

put orde:

reduce

but

than

reduction the the

110.94

Hanna's Brief Urges Slash

RATES

Excessive by $817,110

k.

the

a

re-

&

its | property for rate-making pur-

the

the In a brief 115

“the Commis= hare company

Mr,

into

of

the

mn

com

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rates extent

m

in spite of extent, exces:

Hanna asked the commission

schedule

of

the further the than $850.000.”

£50,500 propery

hat

aisal

ef,

"HOOSIER IS ELECTED TO COLLEGE BOARD

hecent, of its total steame-producing

of

) ~=Flet-

ersity

South president, of

was an-

threat- | Court sum- |

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