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Tsingtao Harbor and Mills

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1937

FATHER KILLED | Urzes U- S. Aid AFTER VIEWING NURSES’ SHOW

Pedestrian Struck by Auto in Front of Methodist

VOLUME 49—NUMBER 228

~ COST OF ENLARGING ~ CITY'S COKE PLANT STUDIED BY UTILITY

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‘Don’t Forget Us,” Says A Little Girl to Clothe-A-Child.

NE little Indianapolis girl knows how much her father makes and knows it isn’t enough.

“There's no one at work but

Will Be Destroyed,

® Economic Factors Pall Lifts as Wind

Must Be Considered Kemp Says.

GAS PRIMARY JOB

Can’t Raise Price to 85,000 to Fight Smoke, He Adds.

By WILLIAM L. FORTUNE

Thomas L. Kemp, Citizens Gas and Coke Utility, manager, sat in his smog-dark-ened office today and said “we are drawing up cost estimates on enlarging the plant coke capacity to take care of the entire city.” He paused for a moment. “Remember, we are all interested in smoke abatement, but there are economic factors to be reckoned with. If we spent 25 or 30 million dollars to enlarge the plant we'd have to earn a return on that investment.” Mr. Kemp had taken for his text a question asked by a reporter.

‘This Was the Question

“Wouldn't the coke business be profitable if everyone ‘in the city burned coke? That wduld reduce the unit cost.” Mr. Kemp had said that the company “is in the gas business first and the coke business second. We cannot raise the price to 83,000 gas consumers in order to lower it to 15,000 coke consumers.” Mr. Kemp paused again and shuffled sheafs of figures that showed Indianapolis coke prices to be somewhat lower than prices in some other cities and the spread between dealer and consumer to be less here. Then he was asked: “Could a municipally - owned plant afford to operate at a loss if it meant a six million dollar saving to the citizens in health and property conservation?”

“Stokers Are Answer”

Mr. Kemp grew red in the face. “You don’t know what you're talking about,” he retorted. “The Citizens Gas Co. was purchased by bonds of the company, not the City. Interest on these bonds has to be paid for out of our operation.” “That’s hardly a municipallyowned plant, then?” Mr. Kemp was asked, “Well, that’s the law we operate under. Not a dime is paid for in taxes. The bonds are mostly held outside the city,” he answered. Outside the window there no lightening of the smoke pall, He was asked: “What is the answer, then?” He replied: “Stokers are the answer. Stokers, education on better firing methods, and enforcement of the smoke abatement laws.” .

2 MORE HOOSIERS WIN STOCK HONORS

INTERNATIONAL AMPHITHEATER, CHICAGO, Dec. 2 (U, P.).— “Ashbourne Orange,” 1115 pounds of Shorthorn beef on the hoof, goes on the auction block today and may be on a plate before New Year's Day as a $51 rare loin steak. Hotels, clubs, railroads, steamship lines, airlines and meat packers were expected to compete briskly to purchase the steer, grand champion of the 38th annual International Livestock Exposition, Major winners named last night included: Grand champion swine carcass—Otto Holle, Decatur, Ind., and grand champion lamb carcass —Henry Amsler, Rensselaer, Ind,

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Increases After Early Calm.

LEAGUE IS ACTIVE

Group Outlines Plan To Combat Local Situation.

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For more than four hours today, Indianapolis again was choked with soft coal smoke that smothered the city in a near calm. Not until 10 a. m. did the wind increase enough to blow the pall away. For the third time in less than a month, the smoke penetrated into hospitals. It retarded recovery of some patients and those with heart and respiratory diseases were subject to relapses, according to physicians. Meanwhile, Roy ©. Johnson, Smoke Abatement League attorney, said he had written a letter to Dr. Edgar F. Kiser, Indianapolis Medical Society president, urging that group to join the war on smoke. A society official last week said the group probably would take no ac-

tion since “it is an engineering problem.”

Program Outlined

A four-point program to combat the smoke nuisance was recommended by the League. It was— 1. Appropriation by the City of approximately $30,000 a year to a

| smoke control department, which

would employ two combustion engineers, eight qualified smoke inspectors and sufficient office help, with adequate equipment. 2. Appointment of a commission of approximately nine members to supervise the City’s smoke abatement activities. 3. Prosecution by the City legal department of all violations reported to it by the smoke control department. 4. City-wide publicity and educational campaign to go hand-in-hand

with the law enforcement program. |

Dr. John Benson, Methodist Hos(Turn to Page Three)

BROADCASTS CALLED LOW IN INTELLIGENCE

Programs Suited Only for Children, Is Claim.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (U. P.).—There is a danger that radio will in time make us a nation of grown-up children, delegates to the Second National Conference on Educational Broadcasting were told yesterday. In an address prepared by George H. Payne, Federal Communications Commisison member, and read to the Conference in his absence, he said the average radio program was addressed to an intelligence possessed by a child 12 years of age. “Radio must be prevented from stepping the growth of the minds of adults,” he said. “The intelligence of a child of 12 is a beautiful thing when found in a child of 12, but not in a child of 30. “This must be prevented even if it means more legislation. Leave it to the broadcasters and you will have more and more entertainment of a lower order—the kind that appeals to the masses counted in millions.

Daddy and he only makes $10. . . enough hardly to feed us and keep coal for the fire and pay rent.” So she wrote a letter, She went on to say, in what must have been a tediously long letter for one so young, that she has five brothers and one sister, and that all of them need clothes. “There are nine of us in the family. If you don't come to see us we won't get anything for Christmas so please don’t forget us.” It doesn’t matter much that she actually addressed the letter to “Santa Claus” and that it found its way to the Clothe-A-Child office.

What does matter is that all she asked for was clothing for herself and brothers and sisters.

ND so comes the mail and personal inquiries to the Clothe-A-Child office at 206 W. Maryland St. Although the eighth annual Indianapolis Times drive to clothe the city’s shivering children against the winter winds was announced only yesterday, 13 donors were listed today. All children are checked by Community Fund relief agencies and the Social Service division of the public schools. There are three ways you may participate in Clothe-A-Child. You may, if you wish, shop with a child personally. Call Riley 5551 and make an appointment to meet a child at Clothe-A-Child Headquarters, Or one of our experienced shoppers will do the job for you if you mail your check to “Clothe-A-Child, The Indianapolis Times.” Or you may join with others in your office, club, church, sports team, fraternity or sorority, select a treasurer and shopping committees and call headquarters and tell how many children you want to clothe. The cost of outfitting a boy or girl depends on individual needs, but averages from $8 to $12. Today's donors: Indianapolis Fire Fighters Association Local No. 416 4 children National Council of Jewish Women, Thrift Shop Indianapolis Fireman's Auxiliary Association

Farber Benevolent Club Press Room Employees, The Indianapolis Times : 2 children Latrien Club, Alpha Iota Branch...1 boy Mothers Class, Englewood Christian Church

STUDENT GETS LIFE FOR DOCTOR’S MURDER

SOUTH PARIS, Me, Dec. 2 (U. P.). — Eighteen-year-old Paul Nathaniel Dwyer’s murder trial ended abruptly today when he pleaded guilty, Superior Judge George L. Emery immediately sentenced the former Hebron Academy student to life imprisonment—the mandatory penalty for the murder of Dr. James G. Littlefield, 66, of South Paris. Dwyer also strangled Mrs. Littlefield, but was on trial charged specifically only with the doctor's murder.

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Hospital. HIS WIFE IS UNINJURED

Another Hurt and Three Held After Accidents Here Overnight.

Pedestrian’s death boosts county's 1937 traffic death toll to 138; 18 speeders face court today. Governor Townsend demands State employees set example of safe driving. State Safety Director Donald Stiver urges Indiana Prosecutors to enforce rigidly traffic laws.

One more name was added to Marion County's 1937 roster of traffic dead today as police ordered 18 motorists to face speeding charges in Municipal Court, Harry Emanuel McNally, 62, of 2513 E. 10th St. became the 138th Marion County victim this year when an automobile struck him at 18th St. and Capitol Ave. Ninetyfour have died in Indianapolis since Jan. 1, Three motorists were arrested and an aged pedestrian injured in overnight accidents. Mr. McNally was struck by a car driven by Raymond Garrison, 25, of 2861 Shriver Ave. as he attempted to cross Capitol Ave. accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Zella McNally. He was killed instantly, police said. The couple had attended an entertainment at the Methodist Hospital Nurses’ Home, where {heir daughter, Miss Gladys McNally, is a student nurse. Witnesses told police Mr. and Mrs. McNally stepped from behind a car being driven south on Capitol into the path of Mr. Garrison's auto, which was traveling north. George Dailey, 3¢ W. 49th St., reported he was driving south and saw Mr. and Mrs, McNally take a few steps in the middlle of the street and then start to run. : Miss McNally, who had taken part in the entertainment, heard of the (Turn to Page Three)

SEEK-TO DECLARE TRUCK LAW INVALID

Operators Ask High Court For Injunction.

Twenty-five passenger and freight truck operators today asked Superior Court for an order to prevent enforcement of a State Safety Committee ruling that all trucks be equipped with electric signal devices by Jan. 1. In a hearing before Judge Joseph Williams, the truckers said that the devices cost about $25 each, and they charged that the 1937 law that invested the committee with the power to make such regulations was unconstitutional. The law, they charged, is unconstitutional because it delegates legislative power tc the committee and gives the committee discretionary power wihout defining the terms under which it can be exercised. Judge Williams instructed the truck operators to ask Atty. Gen. Omer Stokes Jackson to delay enforcement of the law until a hearing could be had on the permanent injunction petition. If the Attorney General will not agre to that, he said he would grant a temporary injunction. Defendants to the petition are the Attorney General, State Safety Director Donald Stiver, the State Safety Townsend.

FISCAL DEFICIT IS UP WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (U. P.).— The Treasury completed the first five months of the 1938 fiscal year with a net deficit of $742,469,709,almost $50,000,000 in excess of the total anticipated for the entire fiscal year, *

Committee and Governor :

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KENNEDY ASKS AIR SUBSIDIES

Maritime Chairman Seeks Merchant Marine Of Skies.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (U. P.).— Joseph P. Kennedy, chairman of the U. S. Maritime Commission, today urged Government subsidies for overseas airlines to develop a United States merchant marine of the skies. Appearing before the House Merchant Marine Committee to advance commission amendments to the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, Mr. Kennedy recommended that promotion of both water-borne and air-borne foreign transportation be vested in one agency. “Present and future economy dictates prompt action,” he said. “Assistance to a small degree now, before airlines have pre-empted the field as they threaten to do, will undoubtedly firmly establish American operators and prevent transoceanic air service from being controlled by foreign interests. . , .” To this end, Mr. Kennedy recommended “construction differential and operating differential subsidies to aircraft on the same condition as to shipping.” The only aid required now, he believed, is initial financing, such as loans to aircraft builders or construction by the maritime commission for chartering to private operators.

Copeland Introduces Bill

Mr. Kennedy also urged that the principle of mediation by a national board be applied to maritime trou-

‘ble.

He called labor conditions aboard American ships “deplorable” and warned that unless they are: correct-g ed efforts to create a strong merchant marine will be “futile.” Chairman Royal S. Copeland (D. N. Y.) of the Senate Commerce Committee introduced a bill which would make provisions of the Railway Labor Act applicable to the maritime industry. Senator Copeland’s proposals followed closely recommendations made by Mr. Kennedy of the Maritime Commission in a recent report to Congress.

FIVE ARE INDICTED AS ‘DUMMY JURORS’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dec. 2 (U P.) —Five alleged “dummy jurors” and the man who gave them the summonses were held and two deputy sheriffs were discharged today as an investigation into a dummy jury racket was extended to all divisions of Circuit Court. Officials said it appeared that many verdicts returned in civil and criminal cases during-the last few weeks would have to be set aside because of the service of “dummy” jurors who purchased the summonses for $1 each so they could collect the $3 a day paid to jurors.

CHI SOX, TIGERS TRADE

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WILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 2 (U. P.).—The Chicago White Sox today traded Pitcher Vernon Kennedy, Outfielder Dixie Walker and Infielder Tony Piet to the Detroit Tigers for Outfielder Gerald Walker, Third Baseman Marvin Owen and

Catcher Michael Tresh.

Shanghai Hears. AMERICANS SEE BOMBS

Peace Moves Seen in Trip of German Ambassador To Nanking.

SHANGHAI — Reports say Gen. Chiang Kai-shek orders destruction of Tsingtao, Yellow Sea port; peace moves hinted. PARIS—French Government discovers explosives factory of plotters against republic.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 2 (U. P.).—An unconfirmed report here today said that Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek had ordered destruction of the harbor bridges and Japanese mills of Tsingtao, rich port of foreign commerce on the Yellow Sea. Twenty-eight American employees of the British-American Tobacco Co. who arrived in Shanghai this morning said they had been ordered to leave Tsingtao Monday by company executives.

Plant Mines at Port

Gen. Chiang was reported to ( have given orders to blow up the | harbor communications and destroy {Japanese mills tomorrow. Tsingtao {is one of the few regions in the North which has not yet been dominated by the Japanese forces. Americans reported that mines had been planted all around the port. Trenches have been constructed everywhere and field guns hauled up the mountain sides in preparation for resistance against the Japanese. From a point at Hshihlipao, the tobacco mart 100 miles to the west of Tsingtao, to the sea, villagers everywhere were drilling and digging trenches. Meanwhile there was talk of the initiation of peace negotiations with Japan.

Act Before Capture

Foreign diplomats here attached considerable importance to the visit in Nanking of Dr. Oscar P. Trautman, German Ambassador to China. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, China’s dictator, has remained in Nanking, although most of the Government departments have been moved farther inland, to Hankow, Changsha and Chungking. The diplomats considered it “not improbable” that such an effort, at least by a foreign power and perhaps by the Chinese themselves, (Turn to Page Three)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (U, P)— John L. Lewis and William Green explored the possibility of peace between the C. I. O. and the A. F. of LL at a two and a half hour persona! meeting today. At conclusion of the session, they emerged from the hotel conference room and said they would resume deliberations at 3 p. m,, (Indianapolis Time). Mr. Lewis said that no conclusions were reached at the initial formal meeting of the two labor leaders since outbreak of the labor feud two years ago. With the future of some 7,000,000 members of America’s organized Labor movement at stake in the discussicns, both Mr. Green and Mr. Lewis declined to indicate what course their deliberations were taking. The deliberations began at 10 a. m. and continued without interruption until 12:30 p. m. Shortly after the peace session started, Senator George L. Berry (D. Tenn.) appeared at the council chambers and was admitted to an anteroom where he expressed to aids of the labor

House's Battle Over Measure Presages Party Change.

SHIFT EXPECTED

Revolt of Rank-and-File Challenges South’s Power.

By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.— The dramatic fight to get a House vote on the WageHour Bill at the special session, which seemed certain of success today, is full of meaning to both party and labor politics. The old-line Southern leaders of the Democratic Party in Congress, who for the most part lacked real sympathy for the measure, today found themselves overwhelmed suddenly by a rank-and-file revolt from newer Democrats of the North, East, and West foreshadowing new alignments and a shifting of power. The missionary activity of the New Deal type of Democrats—including one Southerner, Rep. Maury Maverick (Tex.)—had run the total of names on the petition to discharge the Rules Committee up to 210 when the House adjourned last night. The other additional eight needed were obtained in short order today. A bandwagon movement, started late yesterday, added 14 names. President Roosevelt, fishing off Plorida, will not miss the significance of the news when it is relayed to his boat. It seems to portend much for his aspiration to reorganize the party slong more progressive lines and shake loose the grip of the generally conservative Southern leadership. Though outnumbered, the Southern contingent in the House has kept control: by virtue of its occupancy of key positions in committees and in posts of leaderships. But now it has succumbed to a rebellion such as has not been since Democrats deserted former Speaker Garner, now Vice President, on the sale-

tax issue seven years ago.

Green and Lewis Recess; Silent on Their Progress

conferees his hopes that they would find a basis of agreement.

Bus Line Strike Ends With Pact

CLEVELAND, Dec. 2 (U. P)— The Greyhound bus lines resumed normal service in 16 states today after Federal Conciliator John L. Conner negotiated an agreement providing pay increases for more than 1000 drivers and ending a week-old strike called by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. The conferees agreed to a oneyear contract, containing wage increases of one-fourth of a cent a mile for all drivers, effective July 1, 1938, but refusing the union’s demand for a closed shop. All parties expressed “satisfaction” with the accord.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2 (U. P.).--Mil-ton N. Johnson, manager of the Ford motor assembly plant, conferred with company attorneys today to determine a course of action to be taken at a National Labor Relations Board hearing scheduled for Dec. 16 on a charge of unfair labor practices.

Stampede for Signing Petition Breaks Up Long Deadlock.

FISH ASKS PROBE

Charges Log-Rolling, But Demand Is Turned Down.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (U., P.) .—The Administration today won its fight to free the Wages-Hours Bill from the House Rules Committee which pigeon-holed the measure last August. A total of 218 Representatives affixed their names to a petition discharging the Rules Commit tee from further consideration of the bill and automatically bringing it up for floor consideration Dec. 183. The 218th signer was Chairman Joseph J. Mansfield (D. Tex.) of the House Rivers and Harbors Commite tee. Rep. Mansfield ran his wheel chair through a milling mass of members in the well up to the desk and signed amid a burst of handclapping. Today's signers were Reps. T. Alan Goldsborough (D. Md.), Ambrose J, Kennedy (D. Md.), Stephen W. Gambril (D. Md.), Edwin W. Champion (D. Ill), James H. Meeks (D, Ill), Lawrence Connery (D. Mass.),

Joe L. Smith (D. W. Va.), and Rep. Mansfield.

The petition to break the Rules Committee impasse was filed Nov, 16 by Chairman Mary T. Norton of the House Labor Committee. Energetic work by House whips and labor supporters completed the petition with only 48 hours to spare if the bill was to be acted on at the special session. .

Gains Momentum

The drive to obtain petition signers gained last minute momentum under a threat by wages-hours backers to sabotage cotton provisions of the Farm Bill unless Southern representatives ceased their opposition to the Labor Bill. The petition was completed in the midst of a House fight precipitated by charges of Rep. Hamilton Fish (R. N. Y.) of log-rolling by adher= ents of the labor measure. Rep. Fish introduced a resolution calling for appointment of a special House committee to investigate the vote-trading. His resolution devel= oped a dispute when Majority Leader Sam Rayburn moved t(o place the inquiry proposal on the table. A roll call was ordered on the motion,

Completed in 20 Minutes

The Wages-Hours petition was completed in a little more than 20 minutes of today's session, When the House convened at noon today it bore 210 signatures. Eight adeditional members quickly signed the document, Rep. Fish quoted Rep. Martin Dies (D. Tex.) and Rep. A. Willis Robertson (D. Va.) in support of his inquiry proposal. He quoted Rep. Dies as saying: “They have swapped everything today but the Capitol. They have traded and promised menibers every« thing to get them on that petition. They even told the Florida delega~tion they would get the Florida ship canal, I heard, if they signed. They promised so much there won't be anything left for the Federal Gove ernment.” The Fish resolution was laid on the table by a vote of 281 to 94.

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