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Pr rov=2Y VOLUME 49—NUMBER 250
REPORT REVOLT IN - YOUNG G.0.P. HERE;
- 'NELIS
Schortemeier May Quit as County Chairman.
FUSION IS HINTED
Insurgents Hope to Break Coffin Rule,
Is Belief. Le By WIL L. FORTUNE
A revolt /led by young members in the Marion County
: Republican organization was
reported brewing today. Frederick Schortemeier, attorney, who has served as county chairman since May, 1936, may resign in midJanuary “ifl a good man can be named, to succeed him,” one party leader said. His successor “must be a young man, one in sympathy with the broad policy of the party,” he added. This policy, he said, “is for more independent, younger and more
‘progressive leadership.”
It is reported that the goal of the insurgent group is to break the 20year hold of George V. (Cap) Coffin on the county G. O. P. Organization. At the’ same time, reports that a “fusion ticket” might enter the 1938 county campaign unless Coffin-con-trol is broken, continued to mount. William Remy, former Republican prosecuting attorney mentioned as a possible candidate for Mayor on the proposed ticket, said: “If the Coffin organization continues in control and names the Republican ticket in the May priImaries, there is bound to be a fusion movement, although I would hate to
, see it.”
Mr. Coffin said “I have not heard anything about Mr. Schortenteier resigning. It must be one of those rumors. The organization has not had any meetings.” He also said
fusion ticket reports also were “Just: -
rumors.” Mr. Schortemeier is reported anxious to resign “for personal reasons.”
Want Satisfactory Leader
{ The effort, then, would be to get satisfactory G. O. P. leadership in preparation for the May primaries. This appears to be another “crucial” “test for Mr. Coffin, who has turned back repeated threats to his leadership. His present power was demonstrated recently when his support was an important factor in the selection of Archie N. Bobbitt as state G. O. P. chairman. The reported “youth revolt” is
said to nave started within the
ranks of Coffin-appointed ward chairmen, backed by several influential leaders outside the organization. Mr. Schortemeier, who has been supported by Mr. Coffin, is reported unwilling-to quit his chairman post unless a young, independent successor, satisfactory to all groups, is selected.
Meeting Delay Seen
If a suitable leader is not found, Mr. Schortemeier will not call the County Committee into session until the required meeting date following the May primaries, it was reported. . Some “rebels” are demanding that a new chairman be selected to oust all Coffin men from ward leadership. It is said that several out-state counties, during the recent state committee squabble over “Old Guard” and young leadership, asked: “Why doesn’t Marion County clean up its own back yard? For years, the state organization has looked in vain to Marion County for progressive leadership.” Among the leading candidates mentioned to succeed Mr. Schortemeier is Herbert Luckey, former Indiana Insurance Federation president, who never has held a political office. He is backed by some as a harmony candidate.
Thurman Mentioned
M. Bert Thurman, former national commi man, once a candidate for the gubernatorial nomination and active in the state organization, is another mentioned for the post. Mr. Thurman helped
steer Mr. Bobbitt into his state
chairmanship. Others reported as possible can-
didates are William Reiley, attor-
ney, who also was mentioned for state chairman, and Carl Vandiver, also an attorney. Choice of the Coffin forces, it is reported, is S. L. Montgomery, who served as County Inheritance Tax Appraiser from 1922 to 1932 and at present county committee treasurer. Mr. Montgomery said today: “This is the rst time I have heard the
report. Mr, Coffin said “Sam’s name never has been mentioned for county
chairman.” Meanwhile, county and state
‘ party leaders were speculating qver
the aims of former Senator James to return from Washington early in January. It is said he still is to with the idea of attempting to - his seat ir the UES. Senate in the 1938 elecSenator VanNuys’ seat tested. :
IS JUDGE
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Townsend Ds Defends His Selection for City Bench.
CRITICS SILENT
Main Reason for Appointment.
(Editorial, Page 12)
Defending his selection of John L. McNelis to succeed Dewey Myers as Municipal Court 38 judge, Governor Townsend today characterized his appointee as ‘a good, clean boy, well liked by the local organization, and one
who has a fine record.” Meanwhile, it was reported that some organizations which had opposed the McNelis appointment would withhold further criticism until he had been given sufficient
bench. Thomas D. Stevenson, Indianapolis Bar Association president-elect, said an association board of managers meeting would be held later today, but the “Municipal Court judgeship will not be discussed, since it is too late to do anything about that now.” Labor Position Explained
Labor groups which urged Gov--ernor Townsend to retain Judge Myers also indicated further opposition to Mr. McNelis was pointless. . In explaining labor’s position, Adolph Fritz, Indiana State Federa(Turn to Page Three)
HOUSING. PLANS. ‘MAY BE BALKED
Lodge Amendment in New Bill Asks ‘Prevailing’ Wages Be Paid.
By HERBERT LITTLE Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—The workableness of the President’s new private housing program is believed by some authorities to be endangered by an A. F. of L. amendment sponsored by Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., 35-year-old “freshman” Senator from Massachusetts.
The amendment, adopted by a 5117 vote in the Senate on the last day of the special session, would require payment of “prevailing wages” on new buildings as a condition to Gover t insurance of mortgages. The Secretary of Labor would be confronted with the huge task of
‘|determining “prevailing wages” on
all such construction. As a further condition to Federal mortgage insurance, the amendment would require maintenance of “adequate labor standards,” which are not defined. House conferees expect to insist strenuously on removal of this amendment when they meet with Senate conferees to iron out differences. - The two groups are expected to get together early next week, and to act quickly. Senator Lodge, whose state contains many building-and-loan associations opposing the whole housing program, voted against passage of the bill itself after his amendment was adopted. Labor Department figures today disclosed that payment of “prevailing wages,” if based on union con(Turn to Page Three)
Party Insistence Held |
time to make his record on the|
House Body May Ignore Thrift Aims to Build Two New Superdreadnaughts.
LUDLOW PLAN DEFENDED §
U. S. Tightens Patrol on West Coast After Alien Sub Rumors.
WASHINGTON—House Appropria-|’
tions Committee members work on naval supply bill reportedly calling for two new superdreadnaughts. Ready to ignore budget balancing plans to aid naval program. Twenty-three Congressmen issue statement denouncing attacks on Ludlow war referendum plan. SAN PEDRO—Second squadron of U. S. Navy destroyers assigned to West Coast patrol off California as Los Angeles paper reports that an “alien flotilla of submarines, probably Japanese,” was seen off the coast. SHANGHAI—Chinese bomb Japanese Army launch gin Socochow Creek. Japanese claim capture of Tsinan, capital of Shantung Province, and close in on Tsingtao. TOKYO—Japan replies to British protest over artillery attack on British gunboat Ladybird. MILAN—II Duce’s paper argues that United States must approve the Ludlow war referendum plan.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (U. P.).— House Appropriations Committee members, working on a. supply bill reportedly calling for two new superdreadnaughts and a total outlay of $576,000,000, today indicated
willingness to ignore budget bal-
ancing plans if necessary to speed America’s naval building program... The Navy Bill is understood to be approximately $50,000,000 higher than appropriations for the current fiscal year. It reportedly provides for 20 smaller craft in addition to the two battleships, which will be
‘of the Washington and North Car-
olina type now under construction. The two new ships would cost $60,000,000 each, weigh 35,000 tons and mount 16-inch guns. Charles Edison, Assistant Secre tary of the Navy, revealed that the
| Navy is studyihg its budget with a |»
view to financing the two superdreadnaughts—second. to nothing afloat. He conferred yesterday with President Roosevelt on prospective naval appropriations. Rep. Clarence Cannon (D. Mo.), member of the Appropriations Committee, said he (Turn to Page Three)
APPROVES MORE CAR LOADING PLATFORMS
Safety Board Also Gives 0. K. on Traffic Signals.
A program calling for additional automatic traffic signals and street car loading platforms, principally in the downtown area, was approved today by the Safety Board acting on recommendations of Police Chief Morrissey. Chief Morrissey said loading platforms could be constructed on Capitol and Virginia Aves. and Maryland St. at practically no cost to the City. Materials would be provided by Indianapolis Railways, Inc., and labor by WPA, he said. Tentative location of the new platforms were in intersections of Capitol Ave. with Maryland, Market, Ohio Sts. and Indiana Ave. Others would be constructed at intersections of Maryland St. at Illinois, Meridian, Pennsylvania. and Delaware Sfs.
Chief Morrissey said he had not’
yet decided on locations of Virginia Ave. platforms. New traffic signals are to be installed at Michigan St. intersections with Capitol Ave., Illinois, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Alabama Sts. The Board also approved reinstallation of a signal at 16th and Alabama Sts.
DETROIT, Dec. 28 (U. P.).—General Motors Corp. announced today a reduction in its working force by
Jan. 1.
dent. ; “The corporation regrets to announce that recession in business makes a readjustment of its working force necessary,” Mr. Knudsen said. The reduction is effective through-
lout the United States. Approxi-
mately 20,000 of the 30,000 to be laid off, however, will be in Michigan, Mr. udsen said. “The corporation has kept its men employed up to very recently by reducing hours for each man in order to help the general economic situation,” Mr. Knudsen continued. “Inventories, both in the field and at the plant, accumulated through ‘this policy have reached a point where adjustment must take place.
| Therefore, on or about Jan. 1 the
working force will be reduced in
approximately 30,000 men, effective
order that Jeome who will Soniifiue :
General Motors Cuts Its Working Force by 30,000
number of men in all locations, but there still remain on General Motors payrolls in the United States more than 205,000 men and he monthly payroll will exceed $24,
The announcement was | 000. made by William S. Knudsen, presi- |
“The corporation regrets cireum stances which make this necessary but sincerely hopes that the condition is temporary and spring will see return -of normal employment.” Mr. Knudsen described the layoff as ‘dewger than seasonable.”
TICKERS FALL BEHIND
AS MARKET DECLINES
NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (U. P)— day and the stock market fell close to the lowest levels since 1935, made on Nov. 24. Volume increased and for a time
She lickers were several muwies bel 2
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1937
CLAIMS 22 NEW|_ SHIPS ASKED IN "NAVAL BUDGET
Exonerated
Louise Campbell
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Dec. 28 (U. P.).—Louise Campbell, blond" 28-year-old heiress to steel millions, came home from jail today to bury the mother she killed accidentally in a scuffie after pistol practice at lighted candles on a Christmas tree. -She returned to the palatial mansion where the tragedy occurred, for the funeral of Mrs. Cordelia Campbell, 55, after she had been exonerated in the death of her parent by Coroner J. C. Henshaw’s ruling that the bullet which struck Mrs. Campbell was fired accidentally. At the inquest, the girl related that she had had several Christmas eggnogs “and some beer” at the family’s celebration. :
4 BANDITS ROB
DEMOTTE- BANK
Take $2500, Flee Toward Hiinois;- Manhandle President. DEMOTTE, Dec. 28 (U, P)—
While one bandit held bystanders at bay with a machine gun, three oth-
ers today robbed the Demotte State
Bank in Jasper County of about
$2500, manhandled the 75-year-old |
president and escaped toward Iilihois in a sedan.
The bandits: were waiting at the, Frank 3
after 8 ‘a. m. when » 15, the bank ‘president; Felix cashier, and Miss Pearl va Van Steeten, an employee, arve
They - forced their way through the doors and pointed revolvers at the three, demanding that the safe be opened. Mr. -Hanson explained that the time lock did not open until 9:30. At this point Mr. Hart quietly reached into his desk and drew a revolver, but before he could fire it one of the bandits roughly jerked his arm an dthrew him to the floor, disarming him.
The bandits at first vefusod to believe Mr. Hanson's statement about the time lock, but finally they methodically scooped up all the money lying on the counters and in drawers, strolled to their automobile and disappeared south on Highway 10, which turns west toward Illinois. There was no pursuit from Demotte. State police and law enforcement officers in surrounding counties were notified immediately and a manhunt organized over (Turn to Page Three)
. I. 0. RELIEF PLEAIS ENED BY GOVERNOR
On Debts and Special Legislative Action.
NO EMERGENCY, RULING
‘State Cannot Step In and|
Abrogate Contracts,’ Townsend ‘Replies.
Governor Townsend today denied a three-point plea of a delegation representing 24 Marion County labor unions affiliated with the Com-
.mittee for -Industrial Organization
for immediate unemployment relief. The delegation submitted a petition asking the Governor to de-
clare a moratorium on persona:
debts, call a special session of the Legislature to appropriate relief money to Indiana communities and to amend the unemployment com-
pensation law to. provide payments |
by Jan. 1. Delegation leaders were Walter Truman, Indianapolis Labor Council chairman and Midwest American Hosiery Workers of America district manager, and James Robb, Labor Council vice chairman and S. W. O. C. regional organizer. They said the petition was based on declining employment. Unions to Report Unemployment While the Governor denied all three points, the delegation agreed to make ‘its unions a fact-finding body and report to the Gavernor in 10 days on the extent of unemployment in the State. The Governor told the delegation
that he could not declare the debt | -
moratorium because “that could not be done legally since the State government, under the Constitution, cannot step in and abrogate contracts.” Li Denying the request for a special Legislature he said that there would have to be a “terrible emergency” before he would do so. Regarding new relief appropriations, the "Governor said that relief is handled by townships and that the State distributes tax funds
to local governmental units to aid {
them in dispensing relief. Petition Assails Capital
ever before in our history. The petition claimed “that “‘em=-
ployment in the automotive industry in Indiana is down 65 per cent” and
that steel mill employment has|: dropped “in some cases with greater | rapidity than ever before# The petition assailed the policy of capital and added that “if the corporations which control American industry in their management of industrial affairs fail to provide work then there must be some power In this State of ours that will go over, above and beyond these corporations and their policies and provide a ios and insure the worker a right to live.”
ONE KILLED AS EARTH SLIDE WRECKS TRAIN
MONROE, Wash., Dec. 28 (U. P.). —A large earth slide derailed a Great Northern Railway mail train three miles east of here today. Fireman Elwood L. Tucker was killed when the locomotive, tender and a foach tumbled into the Skykomish ver.
Auditorium.
of Mines,
- the Theory of Electrolytes.”
Temple Auditorium. Dr. face Chemistry.”
dinner, dinner.
Auditorium.
Arms Hotel, luncheon.
Club, luncheon. _ dinner,
Today's Science Program Symposium on Science and Society, 4:30 p. m, Central Shrine
“Agricultural and Forest Resources,” by Gove Hambidge, U. S. Department of Agriculture. “Mineral Resources,” by John W. Finch, U. 8. Bureau
A. A, A. 8S. and the American Mathematical Society, 4:30 p. m., Hotel Antlers ball room. Lecture by Prof. Charles A. Kraus, Brown University research chemistry professor, on “The Present Status of
Society of Sigma Xi and the A. A, A. 8. at 8:15 p. m. Murat Irving Langmuir, General Electric Co. - research department, will speak on “Biological Applications of Sur-
Entertainment
Section on Chemistry, 6, Indianapolis Athletic Club, dinner. American - Society of Plant Taxunomists, 6, Claypool Hotel,
Sections on Psychology and Education, 6, Columbia Club,
Phytopathologists, 6:30, Severin Hotel, dinner. Plant Physidlogists, 6:30, Claypool Hotel, dinner. Ecologists, 7, Hotel Lincoln, dinner. Biologists, 9:15, Claypool Hotel, smoker. TOMORROW 3 Symposium on Science and Society, 4:30 . m., Central Shrine
“Power Resources,” by A. A. Potter, Purdue University. * “Capital Resources,” by David Friday, Washington, D. C.
A, A.A. 5 and United Chaiery of Pui Beta Kappa, 2:15 p. m. Murat Temple Auditorium. Dr. George Lyman Kittredge, bridge, Mass. will speak on “Shakespeare and the Critics.”
Entertainment
Sigma Delta Epsilon, 8, Claypool Hotel, breakfast. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, noon, Spink-
Sigma Pi Sigma, 12:30, Indianapolis Athletic Club, ‘luncheon. Botanical Society and Section on Education, 12:30, Columbia
American Society for Horticultural Science, 8, Hotel Lincoln,
Phi Sigma Society, 6:30, Hotel Lincoln, dinner, American Nature Study Society, 6:30, Claypool Hotel, dinner. Mathematicians, 6:45, Marott Hotel, dinner. = Physicists, 17, Indianapolis Athletic Club, dinner. Zoologists, 7, Claypool Hotel, dinner. Entomologists, 6:30, Hotel Liricoln, dinner. : ‘Botanists, 7, Columbia Club, dinner. : g I dao tae sre sckoal meetings ins downto Bos
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Second:Class Mat id gehen fice, Indianapolis.
A. A. A. S. Sympositim Told, Of Study of 1500 Cases By Ohio Doctor. By DAVID DIETZ
Times Science Editor How the dull child, the restless
| child, the child in constant difficul-
ties with parents, teachers, and even police, often may be changed into a normal, well-adjusted, mentally alert child by the administration of minute amounts of powerful glandular ‘extracts was described here today by Dr. Louis A. Lurie, Cincinnati Child Guidance Home director and -assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of. Cincinnati. Dr. Lurie was one of the speakers
in a symposium jon “The Endocrines and Behavior” at today’s session
| of the American Association for the
‘Advancement of Science. Dr. Lurie described a new chapter in medical magic, revealing how mental traits + and personality characteristics were changed completely by the treatment, The examination of 1£00 cases of behavior disorders of children studied at the Child Guidance Home showed: that in approximately 10 per cent of the cases, endocrine disturbances apparently were responsible for the problems presented, Dr, Lurie said. He said, however, that in ad-
| dition to cases in which the
glandular derangement v/as so severe as to cause quickly recognizable: physical symptoms, there were many cases ‘in which only a slight glandular lack of balence, much more difficult of detection, existed.
Indirect Effects Moted The pituitary gland, & tiny gland located at the base of thie brain, the
thyroid gland, located in the neck, and the sex glands were the ones mostly likely to be out of balance, Dr. Lurie said. He added that “no
| examination of a problem child can
be considered complete unless a careful endocrine study has been includ Children with a deficient thyroid gland often show grea! irritability, restlessness and emoticnal instabil-
fects can be linked & trouble ‘ with other glands. In addition, he pointed out, glandular difficulties pring a train of indirect gifieuliies as well as their di-
"this iB. mind.” he said, understand
ity,»he said. Otner personality de- |.
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LONG-RANGE OHIO VALLEY FLOOD WARNINGS VITA NEED, SCIENTISTS TOLD
: Among other things they can do at the American Association: for the Advancement of Science exhibit at Murat Temple is measure the change in color of an organic compound that changes color with changing acidity. Prof. J. Allen, Purdue University chemist, is looking on at the left as the procedure is demonstrated by G. H. Vaneman.
Times: Photos.
There! is an’ exhibit, top, that shows the: principles of the automatic telephone.’ M. C: Stoelting, Chicago Apparatus Co. president, is shown explaining it ‘to Prof. E. J. Kolkmeyer of Georgetown University. An electric eye that lights a light when the beam Is broken also is in this _ exhibit and can be seen af the right. !
Gland Disorder Blamed for Some P. Problem Children
Solonas Agrees With Idea That Most People Are - Bit Odd.
By WATSON DAVIS (Copyright, 1937, Science Service)
There is a scientific confirmation of the widespread idea that most of us are a bit odd. It has popped up in the queerest of places—in ink blots-that are made with a scientific purpose. If is quite a psychological game, much like trying to see what you can make of the flickering flames of an’ open fire on a cold winter's evening, or what creatures are riding in the clouds of a summer’s day. Your imagination seems to bring to the surface things. that you unsonsciously subdued.” And it seems that trying to see pictures in smears of ink- or floating clouds or flames of fire may be quite as (Turn to Page Five)
NEW JUVENILE HOME T0 BE READY FEB. 1
Building Repairs to Delay Transfer of Children.
The building leased as a new site for the Marion County Juvenile Detention Home will not be ready for occupancy until Feb. 1, it was reported today. Repairs ordered to meet requirements of the State Fire Code will delay the transfer one month. The children are housed in’ the old De4 tention Home at 225 E. Michigan St., declared a “fire-trap” several
months ago in a Fire Marshal’s re-
port. The new home is located at 328 W. New York.
MERCURY DIP TO 25 TONIGHT PREDICTED
Po Mm....
Te meres Sip to oo low as
25 tonight, the Weather Bureau forecast today.
Gray skies are to continne}
throughout today and tomorrow, the
Iu. S. Forecaster Asks More Mass-Air Analysis.
| REVIEWS DELUGE
High Altitude Flights On Daily Schedule Near, Is Claim.
(Other stories, Pages Four and Fjve; Editorial, Page 12; i details, Page 19.)
By JOE COLLIER The Ohio Valley must have
Bl more scientists and newer
methods to be adequately warned of floods, W. C. Dever= aux, U. S. Weather Bureau chief at Cincinnati, told the American Association for the Advancement of Science to-
day. Before another group, Capt. W.D. Tomlinson, veteran airplane research expert, predicted that “rege ular airplane transport service at 35,000 feet, and at speeds undreamed of today, will be commonplace within 10 years.” Mr. Deveraux urged the American Meteorological Society to advocate expansion of the service to. include heavy rain warnings because “it is too late to warn the lowlands after the rain has fallen.” . To accomplish this, he said, more scientists would have to be employed to formulate warnings from modern air mass analysis. “Had we been able,” he said, “to tell the Ohio Valley or the Wabash Valley when the heavy rains of 1937 started that they would last. for a certain number of days with an average fall each day, the low-
| tries would have
Jand dwellers and lowland :indus1 able to avert many tragedies property loss. Describes 1937 Flood ; “We now have extensive and functioning branches that warn of wind storms and storms at sea,.and we should have a similar service for warning of heavy rains.” He described the 1937 Ohio River Valley flood “the worst possibly in all-time records in the world.” He said that steps have been taken to improve and expand the service through the placing of new recording and indicating machines in the valley but said that is not enough to complete the service. Capt. Tomlinson said that 50 military airplanes, now obsolete for fighting purposes, should be assigned by the Government to demonstrate the possibilties of high altitude travel. “The future of long-range coms mercial air transport lies in substratosphere flying,” he added. He is said to have spent more hours fly ing above 25 ,000 feet than any other pilot. . An employee of Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc, he said research he has conducted for the last four years has “opened previously unknown realms in the future of air travel which will revolutionize air transport. “We now have a sound concept of the possibilities involved. To the lay= men and avation expert alike, these possibilities are staggering. : “For example, our research shows that the speed of a properly equipped airplane will increase 36.4 per cent at 30,000 feet over its speed at sea level. This fact alone will place air transport on an entirely new economic basis.” Cites Increase in Speed He declared that planes “will be flying between 20,000 and 25,000 feet altitudes free from fog, storms and turbulent air 95 per cent of the time” during all seasons of the year within the next two years. He said on one flight at great altitude in December, 1936, “when we calculated our air speed would be 225 miles per hour, we actually travellecl at 384 miles per hour due to a helping wind.” Capt. Tomlinson urged immediate Congressional action for high altie tude air mail carrying contracts which specify not more than one stop across the counury from coast to coast.
TRADE BALANCE FAVORABLE WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (U. P.) = The Uiiited States had a favorable foreign trade balance of $151,670,000 at the end of the first 11 months of 1937, the Commerce Department re ported today.
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