Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 January 1938 — Page 3
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19, 088
ID, BR. MINIMIZES IMPORT OF M'NUTT'S FAR EAST MISSION
EXHOOSIER GOVERNOR HELD UNLINELY TO QUIT HIGH POST
: President Refuses to Mention Possible Trade Treaty Talk;
Says High Commissioner Had Long Wanted
Conference
By DANTEL
With Yarnell.
M. XTDNEY
Times Staff Writer : WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—Paul V. McNutt is not likely - to retire soon as High Commissioner of the Philippines, be"cause of his duties as a liaison man for President Roosevelt + in the Far East, it was reported here today.
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In answer to press confer-*
ence questioning, the Presi- . dent sought to minimize the ‘import of Mr. McNutt's sur-
vey of Japanese land holdings on the Tsland of Mindanao and his proposed conference with Admiral . Harry W. Yarnell at Shanghai. ; President Frowns “Just why is Mr. McNutt coming * here?” the President was asked. He replied that “if you were in the Philippine Tslands as long as he + (Mr. McNutt) has been there, you ' would like to weturn home also.” Previously it had been pointed out hat a trade treaty with the Islands Government will be up for discussion while Mr. McNutt is here the “ first part of February. The President did not mention that. * He frowned somewhat at a questioner who said Mr. McNutt was to return with data showing that Japanese were in the majority on one of » the Philippine islands. He said » pointedly that there is no island where they are in the majority. The President agreed, however, * that they do control the hemp industry around one of the island ports. Conference Long Planned Speaking of Mr. McNutt’s Shanghai conference with Admiral Yarnell, who is Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. Asiatic fleet, President _ Roosevelt sata that the former Hoosier ‘Governor had been planning such a conference at Manila for some time. But due to the fact that Admiral Yarnell is detained at his ‘China post, Mr. McNutt asked permission 1 to confer with him there before coming to the United States, he said. Success or failure of Mr. McNutt Lon this Far Eastern assignment may have a great deal to do with his 1940 Presidential aspirations, it has been Pel out here.
{CLAIMS RECORD AS GRANDMOTHER AT 36
FFF,
+ Indianapolis has its own claimsant to the youthful grandmother . title, Yesterday it was anounced that a Huntington Park, Cal, baby has a 36-year-old grandmother, and a 56-tyear-old great-grandmother, Today, Mrs. Edith Perkins, 4445 "Manlove Ave, claimed her family's record is even better. She said she became a grandsmother at the age of 36, when Milsdred Ann Perkins was born Christ*mas Eve, The child's great-grand-“mother, Mrs, May Carman, 4227 Schofield Ave. was only 51 when the “child was born. The Indianapolis child is the daughter of Harold Leroy Perkins, 18, 4437 Sangster Ave, and Mus. Jessie Marie Perkins, 1%.
25 FEET LOWER NOW
EVANSVILLE, Jan. 19 (U. P).— One year ago today the Ohio River reached a height of 43 feet, eight feet above flood stage and the greatest flood since 1913 was forecast, Today the river level stood at 10.3 feet, almost 25 feet below flood stage.
MUNCIE FIGHTS RABIES SPREAD
‘Quarantine Orders Dogs Off Streets for 120 Days; Nine Cases Reported.
Dr. J. L. Axby, State veterinarian, today ordered all dogs off Muncie streets as a 120-day rabies quarantine was placed in effect. The action followed a request by Mayor Roland Bunch, who reported nine positive cases of rabid dogs in the last month, Dr. Axby’s order said all dogs not penned up or on leash during the next 30 days are to be destroyed. At the expiration of that period, dogs which were vaccinated 30 days before today are to be released from quarantine.
BUILDINGS SERVICE STRIKE DEADLOCKED
Managers Deny Stoppage.
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ployees of the Architects and Builders remained on strike only for an hour yesterday. The managers said elevator service in struck buildings was uninterrupted. Orval Peats, union president, said the chief issue was union recognition. “We are going to fight to the finish,” he said. “There are men in those buildings working 84 hours a week for $20, and others working 70 hours a week for $19.50. We want recognition and an adjustment of wages and then we'll iron the rest out afterwards.”
Service Promised
Mr. Daniels issued the following statement: “Shortly before noon on Tuesday, a number of employees in a few downtown office buildings left their jobs. Tn most of the downtown office buildings, no stoppage of work has occurred. Tn the affected buildings, some employees who quit returned to their jobs within an hour or two. “The management of the affected buildings took steps immediately to fill the vacated jobs; and in all of these buildings, service is continuuing without interruption, “Employees who have left their jobs may return to work ‘without prejudice, if they desire to do 80, provided they report immediately. “Tenants in the affected buildings are entitled to uninterrupted service and will continue to receive it.”
Union Predicts Spread as!
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Ohio and southern Michigan, they refused to ma when confronted by the tools said to have been taken from their car. They are Frank Benmore (left) and Bernard Bahlhorh, both of They were arrested outside the home of Paul McFarland in
Times Photo.
Although State Police questioned these two men in an attempt to
hern Indiana and statements even
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Bahlhorn was taken to Marion to answer charges of burglarizing a bakery safe, Benmore was returned to Detroit in connection with still another ease and McFarland faces trial on a charge of harboring criminals in the Madison ‘County Circuit Court.
Garner Promises Strict Rule Policy to Check Filibuster
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ris (I. Neb.) “father” of the TVA, refused to answer the criticism of the New England Republican on the contention that “I don't think that it deserves a reply.”
Pittman Charges
Federal Inefficiency WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (U.P) .— Senator Pittman (D. Nev.) charged in the Senate today that the Public Lands Committee had disclosed “astounding inefficiency and laxity if not criminal negligence,” in handling of National Park Service funds. Senator Pittman’s charges were made in connection with the case of Reno Stitley, Interior Department clerk, who allegedly defrauded the Government of $84,000. The Public Lands Committee | brought out details of the fraud in inquiring into nomination of Ebert K. Burlew to be assistant to Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes, Maj. Gen. Walter IL. Reed, Inspector General of the Army, denied that Stitely created an imaginary CCC camp to carry on his speculations. He insisted that the
WIDOW ASKS $10,000 FOR CAR-RAIL DEATH
Mrs. Blanche Wilson's Suit Says Train Was Speeding.
Blanche Wilson, whose husband, Robert, was killed when the automobile in which he was about to start his honeymoon trip was struck by a train at the Shelhy St. crossing of the Belt Line Railroad, today had filed suit seeking $10,000 damages from hte Indianapolis Union Railway Co. She sued as administratrix of her husband’s estate and named as ¢odefendant the engineer of the train which she said carried the body more than 350 feet after the crossing crash on Nov. 24, In the petition, filed in Superior Court 2, she alleged the train was exceeding the speed limit set by Municipal ordinance, that there was no warning signal of the train's approach, and that the driver's vision of the crossing was obstructed more than 15 feet from the tracks,
IN INDIANAPOLIS
Here's County Trafic Record Deaths (To Date)
(Jan, 18)
Accidents ,... 4
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Running Prefer ential Street
MEETINGS TODAY oa. Chub, luncheon, Columbia Club,
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Sigma Ohl, luncheon, Board of Trade,
1 Amerion, Busines Club, luncheon, Oo-
cin, [uncheon, Board of Trade, nooh. a Nu, luncheon, Rotel Washington,
neon Club, luncheon, Murat Temple,
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MARRIAGE LIC) LYCENSES (These lists are from official records
therefore, Is hot responsible for errors in nates or addresses.) Martin, Weber, 53, of 971 Albert 8t.; ly Burkert, 37, of 971 Albert St. bh. WM oN oh Rd Lawrence,
Ts ot ea MassaLAY EB yA Dempsey, 32, of
Rene: Sheter. 22, of 527 8. Rybolt St; sty ‘Derbyshire. 19, of 815 8. Ryboit
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Julian G kes, 114 Pennsylvania Oo) Helen x NRA 3 of Yandes 8t.;
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BIRTHS
Hp il, Laurel Scott ity. Robe, Lorene RRO at Meth-
ok, Pauline Hallett, at Methodist. ceRopert, Ehrrionte bivene at Bt. Vine
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OFFICIAL WEATHER
United States Weather Burean
INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: Mostly cloudy and slightly warmer tonight and Thursday; possibly Tight snow tonight, with lowest temperature about 30.
VV VI08 | Nuhwet ...... 4:50
Nunrive TEMPERATURE “Jah, 19, 198%
Precipitation 2¢ hrs, e . hy precipitar Ry nding 7 a. m..
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or Fish —Mostly cloudy, probably a ion a imo snow or nik conti “Nd Relons arly so Sold S and tomor-
morrow exlreine *hortheass ‘to tongi d Si
Lowe Ore HAL light show probable Minhighn and tomorrow od
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Roudy, probably oy oy Yn rafh or snow in AOFEh portion tonight and Sra wy slowly rising tem-
ature tomorro
WEATHER IN OTHER OITYES AT 7 A. M. Station,
mpton Richardson, ow wom |
I grocery at 3700 E. 10th St,
clerk used “ghost” employees—nonexistent persons—whom he ‘“assigned” to existing CCC camps in the Shenandoah Valley. Officials of the Interior Department on the Nattonal Parks Service testified previously that Stitely had “created” a dummy camp, had signed checks and pocketed the money for a mythical supervisor and eight mythical foremen.
Congressmen Ask
Harbor in Indiana
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (U. P).— A plea for support of the Burns Ditch Harbor project in northern Indiana was put before the National Rivers and Harbors Project Committee today. Reps. Charles A. Halleck (R. Ind) and William T. Schulte (D. Ind.) asked that the project be placed on the list of those favored for immediate construction. Last year's rating was in the group of meritorious projects and the sups porters seek to have it placed in the top rank, The Congressmen compared Burns Ditch development to the improves ments made in the Gary harbor by private interests and urged that Federal money be used to improve this project.
FIRST SOUTH BEND RABBI IS DEAD AT 72
SOUTH BEND, Jah. 19 (U. P).— Funeral services were being ars ranged today for Max E. Altfield, South Bend’s first rabbi who died here yesterday. He was 72. Born in Lithuania, he was a rabbi in Baltimore and Columbus, O., before coming here. TFortythree years ago he founded the Jewish Transient Aid Society in South Bend and was head of the organization until it was taken over by the Jewish Welfare Board two Vears ago.
THIEVES PLASTER STORE WITH EGGS
In addition to no bananas, the had no presentable eges or beans today when it opened its doors. Harry A. Silver, 1310 Union St. told police burglars who stole a cars ton of cigarets last night, paused in their crime long enough to break 15 dozen eggs over the fifloor and walls, small two dozen bananas in goofy masses, and scatter five pounds of beans around like marbles,
SUSPECT 4 YOUTHS IN TAVERN THEFT
KNOX, Jan. 19 (U. P) Four La Porte youths were held in the Starke County Jail today after one allegedly was caught robbing a tavern near Hamlet and the other three were caught several miles away by a posse led by Sheriff Frank Lough. All were detained on open charges pending an investigation of their records,
G. M. WILL START MASS DIESEL MAKING
DETROIT, Jan. 19 (U. PP). General Motors Corp. announced today that it would begin mass production soon of small, light diesel engines to power virtually everything from windmills to trucks.
ECONOMY ROUND TRIP FARES
NEXT SATURDAY COACN SERVICE
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NEW YORK CENTRAL SYSTEM
BRERA AR RRR
_ ‘DELICATE’ ERA OF FAR EASTERN POLICY HINTED
Konoye to Warn Japan; Hundreds Killed by Spanish Bombs.
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regimes ih China similar to that at Peiping. 3. Continuation of punitive operations until East Asia is stabilized and peaceful.
Roosevelt Praises Peaceful Army
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (U. P). —Prestdent Roosevelt said today that the American nation is committed to peace “in a disturbed world” and the fundamental purpose of United States armed forces is to guarantee that peace.
The President, in a letter to Rear Admiral Reginald R. Belknap, U. 8. N. retired, Military Order of the World War commander in chief, called attention to Army Day on April 6.
Hundreds Killed in Rebel Air Raids
LONDON, Jan. 19 (U. P)— Toyalist Spain was subjected today to the greatest concentrated bombardment of its principal cities since the civil war began, with hundreds killed and hundreds more wounded, United Press dispatches disclosed.
An official announcement from Barcelona said that 300 were killed and more than 700 wounded. Madrid and Valencia also were bom=barded, the former by artillery and the latter by air. The tanker Esturia radioed London that 500 children had been killed at Valencia.
Soviet Purge’ Believed Ended
MOSCOW, Jan. 19 (U. P)—A purge of “enemy” elements which in three years has killed 2000 persons and caused the arrest of 10,000 others is aMnost at its end, it was believed today. The all-powerful Communist Party has ordered a drastic letdown of the purge in its own ranks, it was disclosed. It was believed that the action would be extended to non-party activities.
Nazis Hold Key to
Crisis in France
PARTS, Jan. 19 (U. P).—A warning that Germany might take foree= ful action in foreign politics was a contributing factor in the quick ending of France's Cabinet crisis, it was reported today. Two usually well informed sources, one of the Right wing, the other of the Left, told the United Press that Andre Francois-Poncet, Ambaxsador to Germany, made a most omi= nous report to the Government re= garding the possibilities of Ger many's intentions in the foreign field. Whatever the truth of the report regarding Germany, Leon Blum's abandonment of his attempt to form a Cabinet left the way open for Oamille Chautemps to step in and form one, with the membership res stricted to his own Radical Socialist Party. M. Chautemps was leader of the Popular Front Cabinet which fell last Friday. Socialists will support him. Communists will be nominally in opposition,
British Captains
To Learn Defense
HONGKONG, Jan. 19 (U, P)= The British Navy commander in chief in Chinese waters has invited officers of British merchantmen on the China coast to attend an instructional course in “Merchant Navy Defense,” it was disclosed today. This followed
news upon ans
' nouncement that the Japanese Gov=
ernment had arranged to bomb the new Hongkong-COanton highway in preparation, apparently, for a drive on Canton,
Nanking Cabinet May Be Proposed
SHANGHAI, Jan. 19 (U, P)= Chen Chung-fu, an outstanding North China leader intends to eon= sult the Japanese Government on plans to form a Japanese-supported “national” cabinet which would geek to rule the country from Nan=
BOB BURNS HS IoD.
Jan. 19. —Lots
of people don't seem to understand why I am building a log cabin back in the hills. It's jest because I was brought up in a quiet place and noise seems to iT On my nerves. It's all accordin’ to what a fella is used to. I remember a city man that come down home one winter and one day he went to Papa and said “I'm going back to the city—I can't stand the quietness around here.” Papa says “Well, if it's noise you're lookin’ for—stick around a couple of months—the frogs oughta be croakin’ down at the pond by
then.” (Copyright, 1938)
JURORS PONDER MRS. DAVIS’ FATE
Waitress Testifies She Served Wine and Beer To Defendant.
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which fitted that of the broken light on Mrs. Davis’ car. . In his closing statements, Clyde ', Miller, defense attorney, told the jury Mrs. Davis could not have been intoxicated if she was capable of driving her car at 60 miles an hour, around sharp turns, as charged in the testimony of Edwin Walker, 459 Highland Ave, the taxi driver who caught her, Mrs. Davis failed to take the wit= ness stand in her own defense yesterday. Relatives testified they saw her shortly before the accident and she was not intoxicated.
CHARGES PRISONERS PEEP, SEEKS $5000
VINCENNES, Jan. 19 (U. P)— Because prisoners in the nearby county jail shouted and spied on them, Wright ¥. Pritchett and his widowed sister, Mrs. Edna R. Julian, are demanding $5000 damages in a suit on file today in Knox Circuit Court, Defendants in the action are Sheriff ©. A. Joice and Turnkey David M. Phillips, The suit accuges them of permitting misconduct at the jail, The suit is based on an injunction granted in 1909 to the late James Pritchett, which ordered the jail windows next to the Pritchett prop= erty kept closed. The injunction was upheld by he State Supreme Court a year later,
WOMAN AUTOIST REPORTS ASSAULT
After she had been threatened by an armed man who entered her auto at 13th and Illinois Bts, a woman motorists today told police she was forced to drive near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where she said she was assaulted. The woman said the man forced his way into her car last night, dig=played a revolver and said, “You're going to take me for a little ride.”
king, Chinese sources reported toaay. Tang Bhao-yi, one-time premier of China, would lead the Government, informants said. Some reports were that Chen already had left for Tokyo, with peace terms which included recognition of Manchukuo, economic co-operation with Japan, financial independence for China, recognition of a reor=ganized Kuomintang Party, preservation of rights of foreign nations, obrervance of foreign treaties and withdrawal of Japanese garrisons from areas in which it might be agreed they were no longer neces= Bary.
Anglo-Irish Talks End;
New Meeting Planned
LONDON, Jan. 19 (U, P.) =Preliminary stages of the Anglo=Irish peace talks were concluded today with an admission of failure to reach an agreement but with a plan to meet again within a few weeks to attempt to negotiate a broad trade, defense and land annuities
pact,
with serve
ECONOMIZE!
East Wash.
Combine Economy d Living!
Russet concentrates on Good Food and Good Cooking. You yourself, style, see what you're getting, get what you want, waste no time about it——and YOU DO
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The Unusual CAFETERIA
Moving Soon==to 87 South Meridian St,
Cafeteria
Every 10th Worker in U. S. Now Idle.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (U. P.).=William Hodson, | commissioner of public wel- | fare in New York City today | told the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee its chief concern should be to,
get actual jobs for the idle, |
Mr. Hodson testified as Becretary | of Labor Perkins reported every 10th | worker in the United Btates is un- | employed, Mr. Hodson contended it was es- | sential to find jobs either in private | industry or on Government work | relief projects for those who are idle but who are willing to work, He s=aid 139 million dollars was =pent for relief and care for the aged and children during 1937. The Commissioner said there wak | a minimum of 103,000 employable persons on New York relief rolls. A decline in relief clients was noted from January, 1937, when the total was 381,000, until October when it began to rise, Approximately 1,162,000 persons filed unemployment compensation claims for benefits during the first week of January when 21 states and the District of Columbia began this new plan, Miss Perk Miss Perkins reported.
TOWNSEND FAVORS TAX LAW STUDY
Governor Townsend said today he would not oppose consideration by the next Legislature of proposed changes in the gross income tax on interstate sales, now before the U. B. Bupreme Court, “I think the whole question should | have Legislative consideration since | there is enough merit in the views of those who oppose it to warrant consideration,” he sald. The J. D. Adams Mfg. Co. has | fought the case through Indiana | courts only to be ruled against by | the Indiana Bupreme Court. The firm carried it to the nation’s high= est tribunal.
CHILD FORCED INTO CAR, WITNESS SAYS
Police today invest igated a report | of Miss Alice Martin, 21, of 1202 | N. Oapitol Ave, who told officers | last night that she saw a man force | a small girl into the rear seat of a car and then drive away. Miss Martin said she was attracted to her apartment window | on 12th Bt, by a girl's seream about 8:45 p. m, Miss Martin said the girl appeared to be about 6 or 8 years old | and was wearing a dark ares | jacket, dark tam and a dark dress Police received no report today of | a missing girl answering this depeription,
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Progress
in railroad service,
power, high-speed
the railroads have.
gdequate rates,
public must provide,
Must Go On
This has been an era of great improvements streamline trains, air-conditioned travel, new
delivery of package freight.
Progress must continue. Railroads need to give better service today than yesterday, still better service tomorrow than today,
It takes research, invention and determina. tion to make continued improvements, These
Three things more are needed. One is Another is patronage. The other is freedom from handicaps. These the
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL SYSTEM
ROOSEVELT CONFERS TODAY
WITH 50 BUSINESS LEADERS; RELIEF HEAD PLEADS FOR JOBS
Secretary Parking Reports Pump: Priming Ist Issue Likely
To Be Considered hy Advisory Group.
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By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan, 10.== President Roosevelt, whose ‘immediate business program is to curb monopoly and ob[tain a greater degree of planned production and ems ploy ment, confers today with 50 businessmen-—the mems hers of the Administrations
Business Advigory Council,
The conference is scheduled for 4 p. m. (Indianapolis Time) after a preliminary meeting of the Cours cil with Becretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper. Representatives of the businessmen's group and the White House said they were pres pared to discuss any phase of the business situation. In meeting the Advisory Council, Mr. Roosevelt will be face to face with representative businessmen from all parts of the country. He may be able to obtain an expression of opinion on a problem now troubling the Administration—= whether a resumption of pump priming spending to give business a shot in the arm would be welcome and helpful, The size of the advisory council was expected to prevent more than general exploration of business problems although the group has made detailed studies of labor, taxa tion, utilities and related problems, The conference ix not one of the series of intimate White House discussions with business leaders whieh | have enabled business and labor [leaders to speak frankly of their [alarm over economic conditions, That type of conference will ba resumed Friday when a group of automobile manufacturers and ex= ecutives of companies which finance instalment buying of cars will cons | fer with Mr. Roosevelt,
‘Citizens Committee as Recovery Aid Studied
Timen Npeo frrl WABHINGTON, Jan. 10-—=Creas tion of a national committee of | prominent citizens, Yepresenting various classes and interests of sos ciety, is reported being considered | by the Administration as a means | of crystallizing public opinion and working out a recovery policy. Plans said to be under discussion contemplate a committee represens tative of five national groups=ins dustry, finance, agriculture, labor and the Government, The idea was said to have bean
broached first at » White House conference last Friday.
Such improvements as
schedules, pickup and
dent