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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (0. Py The Government today renewed its
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" REVERSALS OF ~ COURT POLICY
ARE EXPECTED |
Change Likely on Utilities, State Economic Control And Tax Issues.
2 CONSERVATIVES LEFT
Sutherland Retirement Is Blow at Hughes and Roberts “Control.’
By HERBERT LITTLE Times Special Writer
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.— The year 1938 probably will mark a historic turn in Supreme Court policy. With Associate Justice George Sutherland’s retirement 12 days hence th eliberal JJustices, Brandeis, Stone and Cardozo, whose ideas were hotly . championed by President Roosevelt during his court-packing fight, will be definitely in the saddle. The Sutherland retirement removes the brainiest man from the conservative wing, and ends an era of control by conservatives that has lasted a half century. Only two, thoroughgoing conservatives, Associ-
ate Justices Butler and McReynolds, |
are left on the Court. The addition of another liberal, on top : of ‘last year’s appointment, of Hugo L. Black, will destroy the balance of power wielded by Chief Justice Hughes and Mr. Justice Roberts, the “middle-of-the-roaders” whose switches have decided many major issues in recent years.
Four Reversals Plain
The liberals are now in a position to reverse many of the conservative decisions of the past as soon as appropriate cases come to “the Court. Four major fields for such reversals are plainly marked:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P.)—Members of the House Judiciary .- Comthitte¢ today drafted a petition to President
“accepted "Justice Senne | Sutherland's decision
Utility = regulation: Within the
definite’ ruling on the President's demand for legalization of the “prudent (or actual) investment”
rate-fixing’ purposes. The .consérvatives for more ‘than two decades bave upheld the “reproduction cost” theory with its higher rates. State experiments in economic confrols: The conservatives have struck down many of these, notably in the Oklahomacice case in 1932. While permitting state price-fixing
of the liberals plus Chief Justice Hughes and Mr. Justice Roberts) has restricted such power severely.
‘ders in the great cities”
mental and’
Rep. Hatton W. Sumners
ANTILYNCHING DEBATE OPENS
Ludlow Calls Meeting on Postponing . Vote on ‘Referendum.
Times Special : WASHINGTON, Jan. 6— Rep. Louis Ludlow (D. Ind.) today asked the 218 signers of his war referendum petition to meet tomorrow morning and decide on whether to de.mand action on Monday as scheduled.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P.).— Senator Connally (D. Tex.) today opened a bitter fight to kill the antilynching bill on grounds” that it is. an unconstitutional “political gesture” and a “gratuitous insult to the Southern: states.” Senator Connally’s declaration was the opening blow in a ‘battle by a bloc of 15 Southern Senators, aided by Senator Borah (R. Ida.). Some of them privately described the fight ‘as an undeclared filibuster,
~ Senator Connally’s motion to displace the Wagner-VanNuys bill as} tinued
order of business was defeated, 51 to 18. The Texas Senator charged that the public had been misled in regard
empts from its operation gang mur-
courages and accelerates the mad. waves of crime in other sections’ *It may wipe out the governsystem of the: 48 states,” Renator Connally declared. : Friends of the bin hoped to: press it to a vote within two weeks, claiming 65 to 70 votes for it. Senator Lewis: (D. Ill.) proposed an amendment { to the bill removing exémptions to" its application in cases of violence due. to gangsters or labor picketing.
Roads Committee Rebels at Economy
WASHINGTON, Jan.-6 (U. P).— President Roosevelt's demands for economy. to aid the Government budget unbalanced by business recession ran into a rebellion in the House Roads Committee today ‘although the House Appropriations Committee: observed his requests for cuts in. “pork- barrel” appropria-
The “due process” clause: The | tions.
conservatives have built up the Court’s power by expanding this phrase’s meaning in countless cases. The liberals, particularly Mr. Justice Stone, have vehemently protested that the courts have no right, (Turn to Page Three)
SUN PLAYS HIDE-SEEK; RAIN AND COLD: DUE
The sun played hide ‘and with Indianapolis today, using the clouds coyly like a dowager flirts with an ostrich fan. Light rains and colder tempera-
the Weather Bureau, winding up by tomorrow
with 20 to 25 degrees by morning.
HUNT SLAYING CLUES IN ARTIST'S. DEATH
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. Jan. 8 (U. 5 ‘The. blood-spattered apartment of
Harry A. Raynes, an artist who prospered in the movie colony, was
A Bousehoy found Mr. Raynes’ a bedroom
REOPENED BY U. §.
Chairman Wilburn: Cartwright (D. Okla.) of the House Roads Commit(Turn to Page Three)
INDIANA NATIONAL INGREASES CAPITAL
$1,000,000 New Stock Due To Higher Deposits.
"The: ‘Indiana National Bank board of directors today had adopted a resolution to increase the ° bank’s capital from $3,000,000 to $4,000,000, Arthur’ V. Brown, president, announced. The stook is to be offered to present stockholders in a short time, Mr. Brown said. Reason for the: additional capital is the .increase in deposits from $33,~ 00000 yn 1 1932 to $110,500,000, it was
gated. is $4,000,000 and the undivided profits $1,500,000.
RUMANIAN: PRINCE
CONSTANTZA, Rumania, Jan. 6 (U, P.).—~Crown Prince Michael arrived here $oday abbard the Rumanian destroyer . Regina Maria,
d | Which had been’ battered badly by
a heavy storm on the Black Sea. The Regina Maria, a 190C-ton ship, was carrying the Crown Prince to. Athens, Greece, for the wedding Princess
x of Prince Paul of Greece to
Predericka Louisa when it encountered the storm. vessel was buffeted about for several hours. It was announced officially that neither the Crown Prince nor anyone shosid the Regine Maria had bosn injured.
against REPORT DUKE MAY
the late Andrew W. Mellon, asserting Sonn. defisiency for 1931 of
LEASE COAST HOME
SAN MATEO, Cal, Jan 6 (U. PB).
to the bill, that it “deliberately: ex-|
Mr. Brown said the present |
SAFE AFTER STORM|
1937 Toll Is'66 Above 1936, Morgan Says, Decrying Smoke Menace.
FAVORS FREE A= SERUM
League Asks ‘That Control Be Transferred to Health Board.
for 1937, Dr. Herman: G. Morgan,
placed much of the blame on smoke. Indianapolis’ pneumonia death rate was reported 10 to 20 points higher than outside the state. At the same time; Roy O. Johnson, Indianapolis ©=moke Abatement League attorney, advocated transfer of smoke control to the City Health Board. Smoke abatement work and enforcement of the City smoke ordinance now is supervised by the Building Department.
advocated an amendment to the State. antitoxin law to include
pneumonia serum on the free list.
This follows an anouncement here last week by Dr. Thomas Parran Jr, United State Surgeon General, that a nation-wide campaign against pneumonia, will be the next Federally | sponsored step in the public health
fight. ‘Effective Serum Available Pointing out = that pneumonia
higher than in 1936, Dr. Morgan
rate per 100,000 population, 20 points higher than outside the State.” “he " “This ‘leads one to believe that atmospheric conditions have a direct bearing on the disease,” he con-
“Without. question the continuous insult of smoke and the soot-laden atmospher on mucus membraness of the nose ‘and throat and the finer
and “en-'tand
least 40 per cent. x
© “One of the reasons why it is not’ more generally administered is the present cost of the serum. In my opinion, pneumonia serum should be included in the list of free serum
nished to patients that are unable to provide them.” Dr. Morgan said there were 79. pneumonia deaths during December and that most of them were wage=earners “who in order to meet ‘the requirements for daily life cannot afford to be absent from work.” “Failure to seek medical care order that a diagnosis can be made and the inability to purchase pneumonia serum results in a very great toll :of human life.” He added that several states and municipalities had already adopted this proceedure, “Undoubtedly the cost of pneumpnia. serum eventually will be reduced ‘as the research stage nears completion and the demand for the serum ‘increases. Regardless of the cost, however, every pneumonia case which is suitable for serum should not be deprived of its benefit.’ Declaring that public health is a “purchasable .commodity,” Dr. Morgan cited the example of diphtheria and said that “with an appropriation of about $10,000 a year for antitoxin we ‘have virtually wiped it out of existence. Where we used to
‘| have between 80 and 125 deaths
: (Turn to Page Three)
Doctor Goes ‘By Plane to Dying Bride
SYDNEY, N. 8. Jan. 8 (0. P)—A ski-equipped airplane today carried a doctor to the bedside of a young wife The lay dying in childbirth in hut on the snowon Br ther moss tip of Sof. Brston da ! ys 9. hbo ‘fishwives * in the ng Dingwall:
The village priest, the Rev. Fr. Paul MacNeil, radioed an ‘appeal to the Provincial Gov‘ernment for medical aid yes-
y. : ". One doctor ‘set out by sleigh from Cheticut, 50 miles away,
zards end huge drifts. The young’ woman's condition be-. came so grave that the priest ~ meantime the
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* In reporting an 11 per cent in-| crease in. pneumonia deaths here|
City Health Board secretary, today |
In his health report, Dr. Morgan]
deaths last -year totaled 670, or 66}
pneumonia. which reliable statistics or 4 prove will reduce the death rate at
and antitoxins which are now fur- Was
but was forced back by bliz-- ||
Ruth Etting
NEW ‘YORK, Jan. 6 (U. P).— District Attorney Thomas E. Dew-
"ey, asked if he had received a
request from Los Angeles authorities to furnish information concerning a threat allegedly telephoned Ruth Etting by her former Snchand, Martin Snyder, said to-
or never. comment on publicity stunts. ” ’ Miss Etting told the Los Angeles District ‘Attorney: a’ man -whose voice she recognized as Mr. Sny‘der’s called her and said, “I am going to get a plane, come out there: kill you and then kill my-
DENIES M'NUTT
1.1. POSSIBILITY
said Indianapolis is, in the death|: = “10- to
Nolan Says No Choice to Be - Made From Anyone in _ Politics. Times Special WASHIN
GTON, Jan. 6—High
Commissioner ‘of the Philippines, Paul V. McNutt, will not be confor the Indi University
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INCAR KILLING
James Brown Is Seized In St. Louis.
3 HURT IN ACCIDENTS
| Unidentified Crash Victim
Placed Under Bond; 22 Drivers Fined.
(Photo, Page 17)
Police said today that James Brown, under indictment for involuntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal hit-and-run traffic accident a year and a half ago, had been arrested in St. Louis and had waived extradition. : He is alleged to have driven a car that on May 30, 1936, killed Mrs. Annabelle Florence Columbus as she stepped from a car in the 1000 block of Southeastern Ave. She was 25. ; Her car. was driven by. Fount Creque,- who was arrested on a charge of drunken driving.
Three Gravely Hurt
An unidentified man was in a critical condition, and two others, including a city fireman and ashit-and-run victim, were in serious conditions today’ as victims of overnight auto accidents in Marion County. . Meanwhile, Municipal Judge Charles Karabell said a 129 per cent increase in fines paid for city ordinance, violations in 1937 over 1936 was due to the traffic drive. Fines amounted to $41,034 last year and $13,658 in 1936, Judge Karabell said. / “Every extra dollar taken in during 1937 is representative of our de-
‘| termination to stamp out the men-
ace to the public of unlawful drivers
‘on the streets,” he said.
Fines Given to 22
' Twenty-two defendants in Mu-
nicipal Court were fined $131 on
traffic charges today. Eleven, vio-
lating left turns, were fined oy re
miles an Mr. Stevenson told Ju
{bell that he didn’t believe he was; er ak Three of these judges will decide
‘there | that he was taking his children to
Mr. Nolan wi placed’ “the Board by Mr. McNutt — ‘the laftey was’ Governor, ‘and it has Jong [Ky. been stated that the vacancy has
been ‘held open for Mr. McNutt if‘he ol | wants it,
Mr. Nolan called at the Justice Department and ‘on both Senators, VanNuys and Minton.
school. Judge Karabell ' dismissed the case. The unidentified man was placed under $10,000 bond. He was injured in an accident on Road 52 in the
1 | 3700 block northwest of Indianapolis.
Police said they placed him under Ger bola wheh they learned the license on the car he was driving al-
legedly had been stolen in Louisville,
Harry Richwine, 1505 Wade. St., driver of the truck which collided with the car, also was injured. Everett Tatlook, 47, of 840 Parker Ave.; a City fireman, who was injured .yesterday when a fire truck (Turn to Page Three)
Biggest’ Navy. Planned;
’ ;| Officials
Reticent About Revealing Definite Figures.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P.).— Navy Department officials rushed plans today for construction of the greatest peacetime Navy this country has ever possessed.
velt, who has. expressed alarm ‘over the unsettled international situation and the growing disregard for
, [treaty rights and international law,
Navy officials prepared plans for a naval construction over and above the present “replace ment” building program authorized in the Vinson-Trammel Act. This additional construction will be asked in a supplemental bill to be introduced in Congress within
“| the next few days.
‘While officials declined to give definite information = regarding
Iplans, it” was generally understood
t the supplemental naval con-
. {that ‘| struction will asked for two or more
: auxiliary rr possibly additional bat tleships over and above the W :
o British Say italy Shifts Big | Guns.
NTHS AGO:
Indicted ‘as Hit-Run Slayer,
Spurred on by President Roose-
| rate
Appeal 1s’ Filed’ For, Enforcement of | Decision. FIRM IS: DEFIANT
Denies Violations of
CURB ONLABOR |
STRIKE RIGHTS CALLED INVALID
National Board Tells Con-
Wagner Labor Relations Act.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P.) .—The National Labor Relations Board announced today that it had forwarded by mail to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Covington, Ky., a petition asking enforcement of its cease and desist order against the Ford
Motor Co.
The petition said it sought court action following refusal of the Ford company to abide by the NLRB ruling. The Board decided to seek immediate enforcement, it was understood, after rejecting a petition from the company yesterday to reopen hearings on the basis of which the NLRB ordered Ford to cease and desist alleged discrimination against the United Automobile Workers Union. The Sixth Oircuit Court, comprises five members, four of whom were: + appointed by Republican Presidents. They are: Julian W. Mack, New- York, appointed in 1911 by President: Taft; Xenophon Hicks, Knoxville, Tenn., ‘appointed in 1928 by President ‘Coolidge; Charles H. ] Souisvilie also appointed
the validity of the complaint. The company - has Frederick H. Wood, victorious at-
torney in the NRA case, to de-
fend it. Final disposition of the case probably: will be made by the Su~ preme Court.
Ford Refuses to to Obey NLRB Order
Ford Motor Co. prepared today for a long legal battle with the National Labor Relations Board that may eventually reach the United States Supreme Court. It notified the Board that it would not y with an order to reinstate” 20 discharged workers and cease alleged Wagner act violations. The company sent to the Board a four-page statement denying one-by-one the antilabor charges the Board brought against it, and accusing the Board of exceeding “both - its Constitutional and. its statutory authority.”
1. That. the ly discouraged memburship in the United Automobile Workers Union and discriminated against employes because of their union activities. “Intimidation Denied 2. That the company dominated the Ford Brotherhood of America, which the Bogard held to be a company union. 3. That “vigilante groups were supported by the company to intimidate employees and. Prevent unionization. ‘4. That union organizers were assaulted by Ford service department workers when they sought to distribute ‘literature at the. River Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Mich. 5. That Henry Ford sought to intimidate employees by distributing pamphlets containing his views on labor unions. These ‘pamphlets were, called “Fordisms.”
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employed ’
| today ‘that if big. corporations can DETROIT; Jan. 6 (U. P.)—The
‘| democracy could ‘survive if this
gress Legal Limitation Cannot Be Imposed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P).— The National Labor Relations Board inf Congress: in its annual report ay that legal limitations on the right to strike would be unconstitutional. The statement was made in the face of «reviving drive to amend the. Wagner Act, under which the board: opirates, and to take steps to increase irades unions responsibility. -The-board said, in a discussion of the Wagner Law, that it imposes no curb ion strike rights. Such “limitations ... . would no doubt be unconstitution.” It explained the statute was “designed to eliminate the causes - of the large proportion of strikes . ... and for the peaceful adjustment of controversies.” Mounting: criticism of the law, as it: now stands, was touched off by speculation - that: President Roosevelt, in his message to Congress, desired aniendment to the act. ‘The board . blamed warfare between C. I. O. and A. F. of L. afiiliates for enhancing its administrative difficulties. It declared the labor feud had caused some employers to. invite the weaker unit of the twc rivals to their plants in order to: prevent domination by a strong union. “Such ac(Turn to Page Three)
-0f U.S. Profit System Be Extended.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. (U. P) — Secretary of the Interior Ickes, continuing his: attacks on the. gr lawless. minority” in ‘business, said
sidestep: ‘present’ legislation to thwart the people, additional laws must be enacted’ to [protect American democracy’. Secretary Ickes’ new blast against “small lawless minorities” came while - Senator Vandenberg (R. Mich.) introduced a resolution before a i3énate finance subcommittee calling for investigation of “all available means for extending direct benefits: of the profit system to the largest: possibie number,” and to in“vestigate the profit sharing systems. ‘The Vandenberg resolution was drawn along lines similar to one in- _| troduced in the House yesterday by Rep. ‘Niartin Dies (D. Tex.). The Dies resolution called for creation of ‘a five-man commissicn to investigate monopoly. «. - Senator Vandenberg: said “maintenance: of the profit system is essential to: the preservation of the American _ competitive capitalistic system,
Ickes Sees Fascism Threat
Secretary Ickes cited the 42 inJunctions against 61° power projects of the Public Works Administration as an ¢xample of how Jogal | battles can delay ‘putting ‘people to work. for as inuch as ‘He ‘said “he’ ‘believes the greatest
fascism, and he ‘did not believe
country: is: controlled by a few “monopolistic . corporations
Bar Head Calls MecNe __ Appoini tment. “Poli
Glaverior Townsend. wiay ‘had
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“The. made. by "the Gov-
Vandenberg Urges Benefits]
Parleys Useless. DEFENDS LAYOFR
Hopes Jobless Catt Be Re-employed in & Spring.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P.).—President William S. Knudsen of General Motors Corp. today expressed doubt to the Senate Unemployment Investigating Committee that President Roosevelt's sugges= tion for stabilization of pro duction through industrial conferences would prove efs
fective. 2 Mr. Knudsen’s views were ex< pressed in response to a request by Committee Chairman Byrnes (D, S. C.) for comment on Mr. Roose= velt’s proposal, The President has suggested that the Government and business engage in conferences to discuss methods of keying produce tion more closely to demand, thus . leveling out business ups and downs. “If you want to level out the curve,” said the General Motors executive, “You will have to control the sales, not production.” Noting that a 50 per cent sales decline in December had forced
mack was was sd to drop that math *Do you ped that there are any trend figures that would indicate that drop?” Mr. Knudsen declared that Gene eral Motors constantly studied all available economic information in
| gauging its production and despite
such studies was surprised by the
Chairman Byrnes repeatedly asked Mr. Knudsen whether it would not be better for the company to use surplus funds—which Mr. Knudsen said increased $50,000,000 in 1937—to keep men at wotk rather than to have to-bear part of the relief burden - through taxes, x ete. “Yowd ‘be reducing that 50-mile i lion dollar surplus increase of 1937, but it would be put out for work for Jour company,” Chairman - ‘Bymes sa “That surplus won’t last long if this recession keeps up,” Mr. Knuds= sen said. : “Your salesmen,” Chairma Byrnes said, “report to you that la of confidence is a great factor in causing = the recession.¢ Would # help confidence if you Tesemuloy the 30,000 men laid off, if only short hours?” “Yes, 1 think it would, bub wh would we give the men ta do?? Knudsen said, :
downturn,
Senator Hatch (D. N. M) that re-employment of the would help restore confidence improve business and here
threat to the United States is |pack
myself whether it would” Senator Clark (D. Mo). -
: “Naturally, I have ‘opts’
| comeback m the spring” cintion at the. Columbia. Stub last : :
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