Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1937 — Page 1

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k oles and. Jackson Speeches | - Condemned by Members of

* VANNUYS AMONG CRITICS

Both Parties.

McCarran Warns of ‘Class’ Strife; Others Ask Enforcement.

- WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 " (U. P.).—Facing criticism from both Republicans and some Democrats for state‘ments of leaders in the Ad-

* ministration’ s antitrust drive,

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President Roosevelt today in-- ~ dicated that the attacks on - big business are aimed only “malefactors of great

a y wealth.”

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« Chairman John O'Connor (D. N. ¥) of the House Rules Committee, joined Republicans criticizing the _ speeches of Assistant Attorney Gen-

“eral Robert H. Jackson and Secre- |

- {ary of Interior Harold Ickes, and said he did not believe they reflected the views of the President. Both Rep: O'Connor and Senator te (R. Me.) challenged Mr. Jackson to enforce existing laws “if monopoly existed” before making

PY * mew charges against business.

“President Roosevelt, however, at

* his press conference implied that the

‘drive against monopoly was ‘aimed dot at all influstrialists, but only

~ Bgainst “malefactors of great

Wealth.”

: He drew a parallel on words of the

~ Jate Theodore Roosevelt condemning

«certain industrialists with the pres- . ent situation.

Present Laws Cited

The President's remarks were

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made when he was asked whether he approved the speeches. “No one can make me believe that _ these : gentlemen are reflecting the views of the President,” Rep.:0'Connor said. “One thing I do ‘know; » 18 that such purile and ex-

“for: net: acting u ntitrust laws. “If monopoly exists and is making

ss depression,” he sid, “Mr. Jackmighf better, employ himself the “institution ‘of prosecution r than m making speeches th pthing but political alibis.” Discuss: Licensing Bill * The President revealed that: he d discussed, at his Cabinet meet-. yesterday, the Borah-O’Mahoney for Feaeral licensing of corporaengaged in interstate, commerce; He said, however, that it is foo early to announce whether he favors the bill in principle. tary Ickes’ address drew,from ‘Senator McCarran (P. Nev.) a warning against “setting .class against

* Definite Congressional reaction to

antimonopoly.barrage was de-

bo “layed pending delivery of Mr. Roose-

os message Monday, particularly of belief that the President & strongly conciliatory at- , business , generally ithout , relaxing his attack on the per cent he has blamed for most the nation’s economic ills. . ‘Before Secretary Ickes ‘spoke, . Charles Halleck’ (R. Ind.) had] red ‘that if business were caie of creafing a depression to - New tS fhe 10 would , done. el before: Se 36 ‘elec

. day Fhsasure cruis

Power Waning?

VIENNA, Dec. 31 (U. P.).—Reliable reports from Bucharest today indicated that the position of Mme. Magda Lupescu, red-haired sweetheart of King Carol II of Rumania, has become most diffitcult as the result: of the Fascists assumption of power there. The reports say she may be forced to leave the country.

YACHT SEAMEN MAY BE FREED

G-Men Indicate Pair Not to Be Prosecuted for Mystery Slaying.

BULLETIN

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (U. P.). —Robert Horne and George Spernak, seamen aboard the yacht Aafje, today were charged with

the slaying of Jack Morgan who had killed Dwight TL. Faulding, wealthy sportsman, on Fanding’s yacht.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (U. P).— Federal sources today indicated that Robert Horne and George Spernak, seamen on -the ill-fated yacht Aafje, - would not be prosecuted for the slaying of Jack Morgan, who shot and killed Dwight Faulding, wealthy sportsman, aboard the latter's yacht, while on a holi={

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strict Attorney's office: revealed, se none fs likely to be. Their motive of self-defense has been established sufficiently. and there is ‘no grounds for prosecution, an attache of U. S. District Attorney Benjamin Harrison's office said. Horne and Spernak beat Morgan

t | with a marlire-spike and tossed his

body overboard four ‘days after Faulding had been murdered. The six surviving members ‘told agents that Morgan. a naval reserve ensign who had chartered Faulding’s yacht for a two-day pleasure cruise to Catalina ‘Island, apparently went insane, seized the boat at the point of a pistol, and shot Faulding to death last: Dec. 20, shortly after the yacht left, Los Angeles harbor. ; As a sequel, the six survivors— two men, three women and a child —were left adrift in a boat they could not handle, with food and water nearly gone, no radio to sum(Turn to Page Three)

HAS LAST LAUGH, BUT IT’S COSTLY

~ A bandit Victic: ioday today had the.last taugh on the. gunman who ‘robbed him. “The stickup man paused In is flight long enough to snatch a bottle of wl isky from the. liquor store shelf. But he grasbed one :of the

i lowest-priced brands “available.

* Edward Callahan, clerk of the

“|store at 3913 E: 10th SE; ‘said the {gunman forced him fojthe; Tear ‘of x Hg room and took $27..

ot so unfortunate. were ‘the

who last night’ entered a

ok only the most expensive: ‘brands, ala. a sold’

:lin the Adams’ suit. .

[COUNTY JAILIS |

‘INSANITARY,"

JURY CHARGES,

Bath Facilities Inadequate|

For Prisoners, Probers’ Statement Says.

EARLY ‘REPAIR’ DOUBTED

Report Young Police; Merit System Training Cited.

The Marion County Jail was con-

Lauds Work of | E

. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1937

© En as a 25.

Elderly Couple Carried From Room

demned as “insanitary” today by the | S=

grand jury in its final report for 1937. Jurors: also reported they « were “favorably impressed” with the work of young members of the Police Department. “It shows the effect of special training in the new Police School under the merit system,” the report stated. “Very insanitary conditions exist in the men’s section of the county jail,” the jury’s report charged. “In each cell block there is only one bath tub for about 40 men. Every cell block should ‘be etuiped with six shower baths.

Cost Held Negligible

“We understand previous Grand Juries have recommended correction of this condition yet nothing has been done. We believe necessary action should be taken as the cost would negligible.” Clarence 1. Wheatley, president of County Commissioners, said he would bring the “jail repair matter up before the County Council” but he “doubted if the council would appropriate the money.” He said there was no item in the Sheriff’s 1938 budget for jail repairs and that an appropriation would have to be approved by the State Tax Board. Twenty-seven indictments were returned by the jury. Ome of them charged Raymond Hawley with failure to stop after a fatal accident on Road 29 on Dec. 14. « William J. Wilkins was injured fatally in the accident." Another indictment was returned against Sarah E. Helm, accusing her of obtaining money “under false pretense in connéction with the alleged

eon of a beauty ¢ culture Sehoo! Complaint bes nited States!

hard, a rw haan oh guaranteeing them a “diploma” to permit practiee in. any state. .

ADANS' PLEA BEFORE.

U.S. SUPREME COURT Ruling Asked on Validity of Gross Income Tax. Law.

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—The J. D.. Adams Manufacturing’

'Co., Indianapolis, today asked the

Supreme Court to review constitutionality of application of the Indiana Gross Income Tax Law to income derived from interstate commerce, and from tax exempt mupcipal bonds. Asserting thaf its suit had been agreed upon by State officials as a test for application of the tax in this manner, attorneys for the company asked the High Court to reverse the Indiena Supreme Court decision upholding validity of such application: THe company said the, litigation began in June, 1933; when it filed suit with the Marion County Su-}| perior Court asking for rulings on|

- whether it must pay tax on that

portion: of its income derived from

‘the two: controverted ‘sources.

That Court’ ruled ' that the tax could rot’ be so applied, but was re= versed by the State Supreme Court. .The company pointed out that validity of this type of application

of the levy was so questionable that

the State Treasury Department has made no effort to collect the tax on income from: interstate commerce |

.| or municipal jax exempt bonds in

.any: place, pending a final’ decision,

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S, a eonélusion in 19

‘\1ast day of the old.

An elderly couple was rescued from this charred room today.

Times g_ Both were unconscious

from smoke fumes when firemen found them.

GREETING READY "FOR INFANT "38

Varied Welcomes Prepared; Police Caution Drivers, Promise Arrests.

Indianapolis today prepared to witness the passing of 1937-and welcome the new year in varied ways— some with gay festivity, others with church services. As the year ended, Mayor Boetcher issued a statement thanking ‘citizens for co-operation in the Administration which he inherited from John W. Kern when the latter was named to the United States Board of Tax Appeals. « He urged a unified campaign to bring new industries to Iudianapolis during the coming year. At the same time, Governor Townsend, citing floods and industrial turmoil which beset the State this year, hoped fora “normal” 1938 in “which we can round out, all} 1258s of out :

P38 ihe same co-operative, democratic methods used to solve other problems.” Cautions Celebrators The new year will bring a new face to the City’s judiciary. John L. McNelis, appointed by Governor Townsend, is ‘to succeed Judge Dewey ‘Myers on the Municipal | Court 3 bench, . The personnel at the State House,

{Court House and ‘City Hall are to

remain the same,” but several officials ‘are to begin new derms. They include Thomas A. Moynahan, City | ‘Works Board member, and Paul E.

|'Rathert, City Park Board member. WASHINGTON, :Dec. 31.(U. P).}

State Excise. Director Hugh | Barnhart cautioned celebrators and. tavern‘ and ‘club’ keepers that the geadiine for serving beverages is a. m, State and city police cautioned motorists to drive with utmost care and that traffic law violators will be arrested. Many Protestant churches scheduled watch night, services while all Catholic churches in the Indianapolis diocese will have the Holy Hour, an hour of adoration and meditation = before. the Blessed Sacrament. Public: offices and’ banks are to] be closed all gay... 58 e

Chatham Islands First To Welcome 1938

WELLINGTON, New ‘Zealand, Jan, 1, 1938 (U. P.).—~The" New|: Year flashed across the international date line :in the: Pacific a

1000 miles an hour today and halt of

sn hour later had reached here, Some 200 shepherds and’ men in the Chatham Islands, 4 a4 miles east of :New Zealand, ‘brated the arrival of es workers were going to their jobs in Indianapolis at 6:30 a.

Parley Invites All Allied Associations to Form ‘World Science Court.’

Delegates attending the American Association for the Advancement of Science convention, today awaited one of the most important announcements of the week-long assembly award of the $1000 prize for the paper making the year’s greatest contribution to the field of science. While the committee headed by Prof. F. R. Richtmyer, Cornell University physicist, weighed :its decision, the convention had invited all allied associations in the world to join it in a “world science court.” As scientists entered the final day of major sessions, with only scattered meetings scheduled tomorrow, they also had heard one of the major addresses of the . convention— that deliver at Murat Temple last 2 omas Parran Jr;

oe i for the $1000 award, according to in

Adel and Dr. C. O. Lampland, both of the Lowell Conservatory, Flagstaff, Ariz, and Dr. W. M. Stanley, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. ‘The Arizona scientists early in.the week contributed papers on the discovery of a new atmospheric gas, nitrogen pentoxide, which is 10 to 25 miles above the earth. * Dr. Stanley, recipient of the award Jast year, read a paper on his discovery several months ago, that the virus<of the mosaic disease of the tobacco plant is a protein molecule possessing many characteristics of living ' ‘organisms. © The discovery (Turn to Page 16)

21 STATES BEGIN JOB INSURANCE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (U. P) — The’ New Deal’s long-range program to provide for the unemployed will start in 21 states and. the District of Columbia tomorrow, affecting apno, 12 million. workei's.. a _ “pot” of approximately 000, these = political jurisdi * will serve as a proving groling for the Administrations for alleviating unemployment. ge funds have been collected during <the past two’ years under the {provisions of the Social Security Act and will serve as a so-called “cush-

already bak started

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Wise benefits. Indiana’s unem-

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ity, soberly made plans for the future

ender x Betty June Lacer.

| going to oe married, ‘Maybe we'll |

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The ¢ case. first was brou t to ‘attent n' of authorities last Sepjemher ‘when Betty June was taken re Judge Powell and disclosed | she: was an ‘expectant mother.

Shelled. kept u diary. of hef

the: group. OF Giseases under discus-

vidual delegates, were. Dr. ATthur.

| Naazis,

A. A. A. 8. Delegates Wait Naming of Prize Winner

Researchers of T. B. And Leprosy.

(Editorial, Page 10; Another Story, : Page Nine.)

By DAVID DIETZ Times Science Editor Conquest of tuberculosis, leprosy and a whole group of related diseases hinges upon the solution of an amazing. puzzle in the behavior of a certain class of germs, Dr. Esmond R. Long, Henry Phipps Institute director of the University of Pennsylvania, indicated today in an address before the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It has been customary to think of a specific microbe as the causative agent of a specific disease. But regarding ihe germs which cause

its type in’ Herat animals species and artificial modifications of a given ‘micro-organism cause it fo induce different disease processes in the same species of animals. “Indeed. the bacterial cause is lated froni one clinical type of disease can, by manipulation of the organism ‘or substitution of animal, produce a disease resembling one of the other clinical types of disease more. closely than the type from which the germ originally was isolated.” The bacteria to wihch Dr. Long

had reference are known technically

as the mycobacteria or “acid-fast bacteria.” They get this name from their reactions to certain dyes and from the fact that they all contain certain fais and waxes. The diseases which they cause are the human and bovine types of tuberculosis, - tuberculosis in ‘ birds, leprosy, a curious skin disease of cattle as yet unnamed, and what Dr. Long called “a motley collection of noduler ailments in birds, rodents and various cold-blooded ‘animals, called for convenleis rat leprosy; fish tuberculosis, and the like, with little satisfaction to the namer and to the everlasting annoyance of the (Turn to Page 16)"

ANTI. NAZIS HOLD MEETING IN BERLIN

BERLIN, Dec. 31 «(U. P.) —Antibringing - their undercover fight into the. hearf of German ; have heid a’ tk. convention iin Berlin to discuss r s of conducting 2 “fight fer freedom,” foreign. §o Tempondent » » were: informed ay. i

ot lass Matter ndianapolis, In

‘Acid-Fast Bacteria’ Puzzle

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PRICE THREE CENTS .

AGED PAIR SAVED

AS FIRE DAMAGES

RESIDENCE HERE

Stokely Night Watchman ond Wife, Over. come by Smoke, Are Treated on Roof of

House While Firemen Fight Flames.

CONDITION NOT REGARDED SERIOUS

Grandson Is Injurd in Attempt to Rescue Them; Child Carried to Safety and Two Others Escape Cottage Ave. Home.

An elderly man and his wife, overcome by smoke, were rescued from their burning home at 728 Cottage Ave. today and treated by a police rescue squad on the roof of the building while firemen fought the flames a few feet away. Three other persons, including a baby, escaped. One of

them was hurt slightly.

Those overcome were James Hackett, 75, a Stokely &

Bros. Co. night watchman,

LOYALISTS USE AMERICAN. UNIT

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Crack U. S. Battalions May Turn Tice of Spanish | War at Teruel. '

HENDAYE, FeonshiSpanidh Frontier, Dec. 31 (U. P). — Spanish Loyalists rushed the crack American battalions of the International Volunteers into their front lines today to stem the Rebel attack on Teruel, now developed into one of the biggest battles of the civil war.

Men of the Abraham Lincoln and

other battalions, who 18 months ago, at home in the United States, were clerks, mechanics, teachers or students in schools aad now are among the best fighting men in the warld,

\ £1 were sent: into. tive<dites- six miles

northwest of Temel at-whatwa “pected to be the most critical p of the Rebel attack: ae 5 Where in the vark days war, when they Telped to save Ma- |! drid, the Americans hardly had

rifles, today they had tank and ar-. 0%| mored car units.

- Opposing the Americans, the men of other international units and.the new Spanish Fepublican ‘Militia, which has 'bécome a formidable army, were the Rebel Italian Black Arrow, the Moorish regiments from (Turn to Page Three)

50-HOUR WEEK FOR BUS DRIVERS FIXED

Truckers Also Included ICC. Work Order.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (U. P.).— The Interstate. Commerce: Commission: today ordered’ establishment of

a maximum: 60-hour week for bus and truck drivers.’ ‘The order also established a maximum day of '12-hours with the provision no driyer shall be on duty, more 15 hours. The regulations were: adopted under su hority of the Motor Car‘rier Act. The regulations deal with maximum hours “only: from ‘the standpoint. of safety,” the Commission said. It said it has no’ jurisdiction ‘to. base regtlations’ upon ‘economic factors, the ‘unemployment .situa-

"tion ‘or soci] gonsigetetions.

Chinese Map | T81NG NG TAO Forsgn

SHANGHAI—Chinese,

‘to looting. - flushed with

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anese air ‘raid on Canton.

vigilantes seek to (Bresve 4

Ali jens Gua rd Tsingtao;

Shansi )

order as: | Chinest, | po success in Shansi Province, make

plans for » three-front attack on Japanese armies there. mn experts aid China in building formidable air force and bigs ammy in South China, nd . tugal reported protesting Japanese esoupation of island ¢ onl ’ : Portugal claims special rights. | - | HONGRONG—Interrupted communications , arouse fears of severe Jan-

TOKY O—Great Britain refuses to consider Ladybird incident dosed. HANK OW-—-200 reported killed by 700 Japanese ‘bombs dropped on Shan

TSINGTAO, Dec. 31 (U.P) Vigiantes, hastily organized: by for- | eign. residents, charged Chinese looters with batons in

the streeis

echoed ih

linese Dokiee abandoned their pepts Brtors. a Jevanggeiere

“ihis. grandmothet’s hei ne Deri to come down. She

and his wife, Mary, 72. They are at City Hospital, where their condition is not believed

serious,

James Carrigg, 25, their rand. son, was treated at the hospital for a cut hand, received when he broke a window glass. Mrs. Murrell Carrigg, his sister

Patty Ann Welch, 2, daughter of Mrs. Grace Welch, who also lived in the house. Firemen gave no estimate of the damage to the two-story, double ireme house, owned by Mrs. Mary Blum, Chicago. ‘They said the second floor was damaged considerably. Flames were prevented from spreading to the other half of the house, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hunt, .

Smelled Smoke

Mr. Hackett, who had returned from. work a few hours before, had gone to sleep on the second floor when Mrs. Hackett smelled smoke ald went- upstairs: to investigate. si i & few minutes later Mr. Carrigg smelled the smoke. Fearing for ‘he called d ‘not an< siver. The: flames. HoRen the staire ‘way, so Mr, Carrigg went nexf.door, through a second-floor wihdow: onto tae porch roof and then tried to enter his own home by; breaking the window. Meanwhile, neighbors - had sum-+ moned firemen. Using ladders thed entered the second floor where they: found Mr. Hackett unconscious on the floor. Mrs. Hackett, semiconscious, had fallen onto the bed. : The firemen carried both to the porch roof over the other half of the house. There the couple was given first aid and then taken through the house to an ambulance. Cause of the fire was not known,

BITTERNESS FOLLOWS END OF PARIS STRIKE

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PARIS, Dec. 31 (U. P.).—Dissene sion within the Popular Front Cabinet was reported today over the handling of the strike of municipal utilities workers, which was settled yesterday by a compromise. The newspaper Le Jour reported that Premier Camille Chautemps was so incensed by the allegedly une

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authorized settlement made: by So'cialist ministers in the Cabinet that he would have resigned but for the necessity: of passing the budget. A dangerous internal strain still existed between Socialists and Radi~ cal Socialist minister. There is a flat contradiction between the strik<+ ers’, understanding of the settlement terms and . the Qovemmenys Ver= sion.

RAILROAD, MAN DIES IN: GAS-FILLED ROOM

+ yohn P. ‘Smith was found ' dead’ early today on the floor . of his:

wife, Nell. Police bid ue si was filled,

Mr. Smith had, ben in in 1) heat police: were ‘told.

a telephone Ta~. tor ip the re gd d. Funeral pit Bgmen ior at 10 a. m,

Monday in- Shirley Brothers’ Central Chapel, H Hels to ben in Me-

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