Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 February 1938 — Page 2

Troops Listen in on

President’s Message

Today; Eagle, Life and Star Ranks to Be Awarded Local Boys.

(Radio Column, Page 15)

Indianapolis Scouts faced a full week of activity with | the opening today of National Boy Scout Week. The -ob-|

servance opened here officially yesterday with celebration of “Scout Sunday,” beginning the jubilee in honor of the 28th anniversary of the founding of the Scout movement. President Roosevelt was to broadcast a special message to Scouts from the White House at 5:45 p. m. today over a

national hookup.

Locally the most important

special Court of Honor at the Shrine tomorrow at 8 p. m.

event will be the city-wide Indiana World War Memorial

F. O. Belzer, Scout Executive, will award Eagle, Life

and Star Scout ranks to troop members. will make presentation of

membership achievement awards to approximately 60

Scout Troops throughout thei

city. In honor of the founders of the Boy Scouts in America a special broadcast over a national hookup will be heard by Scouts at 8 p. m. tomorrow, At one point during the broadcast all Scouts throughout the nation will be asked to stand and repeat the Scout oath.

Achievement Reports Due

The Indianapolis Scout Executive Board will attend a special anniversary meeting in the Board of Trade Building at noon Thursday. Achievement reports will be read by board committees. More than 400 fathers and their Scout sons will gather at the Irvington M. E. Church Wednesday night for a banquet. The dinner is in honor of Indianapolis’ “pioneer” scout district. Seventeen East Side Scout troops will be represented. Scouts have been asked by Mr. Belzer to listen in on all national broadcasts arranged for Scout Week. At 6 p. m. Friday Dr. John W, Studebaker, National Commissioner of Education, Washington, D. C., will speak on “Education in the News.” The week will close officially at 11 a. m. Saturday when all Scouts in the city will assemble before the Lincoln statue in University Park in commemoration of President Lincoln's birth.

Troops Plan Meetings

The Rev. W. E. Carroll, pastor of the Northwood Christian Church, will speak on “Lincoln as a Scout.” The observance is known as the annual Boy Scout Lincoln Pilgrimage. Other meetings and services are to be held by individual troops. Among them will be installation ahd investiture services Wednesday for the newly organized Troop 62. These will be held at the North M. E. Church. Assistant Scout Executive S. L. Norton will be in charge of the ceremonies. Although the week closes Saturday, local Scouts will attend a band concert and reception for parents of Scouts at 3 p. m. Sunday in the Third Christian Church.

AUBURN SALES FIRM TO RETAIN ASSETS

SOUTH BEND, Feb. Feb. 7 (U. P)Federal Judge Thomas W. Slick ruled late Saturday that the Auburn Automobile Sales Corp., a subsidiary of Auburn Automobile Co., should continue to hold all its assets. The ruling was made at a reorganization hearing of the company under the Federal Bankruptcy Act. Attorneys for the subsidiary had asked that it be included in the reorganization and that no trustee be named for its assets. Bids were opened in court for properties of the Auburn company in order to Hguidate J Its assets.

FURNACE SALESMEN HOLD REGIONAL MEET

The outlook for home building was to he theme of the regional conference of Holland Furnace Co. salesmen at the Claypool Hotel today. E. A. Gagolin, Holland, Mich. central states division sales manager, was to be principal conference speaker. The importance of efficient heating installations in an enlarged building program, which Holland officials have predicted for the near future, was to be stressed.

DR. PERRILL TO SPEAK

Dr. Frederick M. Perrill is fo be the guest speaker at the First Presbyterian Church midweek convocation Thursday evening. Dr. Perrill has spent many years in India and is editor of the “Christian Witness,” an interdenominational religious paper for all India.

WINDSORS DUE AT CHATEAU PARIS, Feb. 7 (U. P.) .—Preparations were completed at the Chateau de la Maye outside Versailles the arrival of the Duke and Dlichess of Windsor who are expected to take up residence there this afternoon.

HOLC AID TO QUIT POST

Wendell M. Hicks, Home Owners’

Loan Corp, state manager assistant, is to leave his Government post to take charge of the real estate department of the E. Kirk McKinney Co., Ine, it has been announced.

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FINDING COMET

Indiana Astronomers Hear Peltier Describe His 1936 Discovery.

Leslie C. Peltier, amateur astronomer of Delphos, O., discovered Peltier’'s Comet on a “hunch,” he revealed in a talk before the Indiana Astronomical Society yesterday at Typographical Terrace. Following his talk, Mr. Peltier was made a member of the society, the first with which he has been affiliated, although his discovery of the comet was made in 1936. Describing the discovery he said he studied a small star cluster, or nebulae, then returned fo check it 20 minutes later for movement. He found no movement, but, action on a “hunch,” returned to the spot later and found the constellation had moved. He wired Harvard University at once and was informed he had made an original discovery.

Borrowed Telescope

Mr. Peltier doesn’t own a powerful telescope. The one he was using in 1936 was borrowed from Princeton University. He still is using it and would like to make a new discovery “so they'll let me continue using it.” Esley W. Johnson, society president, introduced Mr. Peltier. Vice President Victor Maier announced the large telescope being constructed for Dr. Goethe Link will be ready for observations by June 1. Speaker for the next meeting of the society, March 6, will be Lattimer J, Wilson, Chattanooga, Tenn. His Subjeet will be “Star Variables.”

300 ATTEND ANNUAL

BOTTLERS' MEETING

President's Address Opens 28th State Conclave.

Indiana State Bottlers’ Association members were to meet at the Hotel Severin today for their 28th annual convention. Approximately |V 300 were expected to attend. The convention was to open at 2 Pp. m. with an address by Jess L. Stucky of Muncie, president, and reports of committees and the secretary, Harold V. Darnell of the Indiana State Board of Health was to speak at an open forum later today, Wives of members and guests are to be entertained at a dinner dance on the Severin Hotel roof tonight. The meeting is to close tomorrow morning with an address by William G. Hills of Washington.

AUXILIARY TO MEET AT WAR MEMORIAL

Americanism Month is to be observed by Madden-Nottingham Unit 348, American Legion Auxiliary, at 8 p. m. tomorrow at World War Memorial. Mrs. Ethel Wolf, district Americanism chairman, is to dedicate new unit colors. Guests are to include Mrs. Helen Clarridge, 12th District auxiliary president; Sons of the Legion and Junior Auxiliary.

F. OQ. Belzer

COUNCIL WILL STUDY $362,982 BOND ISSUE

Ordinances to be introduced before City Council tonight are to

bond issue for the improvement of S. Bast St. from Virginia Ave. to Sanders St. A taxicab ordinance on file in the

City Clerk's office would provide for licensing 20 additional cabs in Negro sections.

include one providing a $362,982 |

INDIANA AREAS

Seventy-One of 1185 Utilities Modify Residential Price Scales.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (U. P)— Electric rate changes affecting residential customers were made in 542 Indiana communities during the two-year period following Jan. 1, 1935, a report issued today by the Pederal Power Commission revealed.

Residential rate changes were made by T1 of the 115 utilities eperating in the communities. Presented in the form of typical bills in effect Jan. 1, 1937, the report showed residential rates for communities of 250 or more population; commercial rates in communities of 2500 or more and industrial rates in cities of 10,000 or more. In the following table lowest and highest residential charges for 25,000 and 250 kilowatt-hours and the percentage by which the highest exceed the lowest are shown. In every case the difference exceeds 29 per cent and in one case it amounts to

155.6 per cent.

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Amount 25,000 Population or More $1.00

10,000 to 25,000 epg ion 1.25

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Killer Whale Stull Amuck In Frisco Bay

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1 (U. P.).—Coast Guardsmen put out today with a onepound gun, rifles and sidearms to battle a 60-foot, gray-back whale, of the so-called mankiller variety, which has trapped itself in San Francisco Bay, terrorizing the shipping lanes. The latest and narrowest escape in several days was reported by Capt. Frank Olivera of the tug Gerald C. which chugged into the safety of Redwood City harber at full steam after all but brushing the monster. “I was looking off to win'’ard casual-like and all at once there was a swell not 35 feet off our side,” Capt. Olivera said. “Then up she came like the hottom of the bay. One of the men yelled ‘Thar she blows!” She blew, all right, spouted like a geyser near enough to spray us.”

VENTURES TOO FAR OUT ON ICE, DROWNS

CULVER, Ind. Peb. 7, (U.P) =~ William Malott, 43-year-old Peru World War veteran and railroad shop worker, vénturad too far out on the melting ice of Hawk Lake yesterday and drowned before rescuers could reach him, Earl Keller, 38, and Henderson Sheets, 48, who were with Mr. Malott on the proposed fishing trip, reached shore safely after yelling a belated warning. They threw a rope to Malott but he disappeared under the ice. The body was recovered about an hour later. The widow, a daughter, Geraldine, and two sisters, all of Peru, survive.

SHRINERS TO HONOR POTENTATE AT PARTY

Granville A. Richey, new illustrious potentate of Murat Temple of the Mystic Shrine, will be honored at a Valentine party in the Shrine mosque Saturday night. It is to be the first social function for the new administration, The event is to be open to all Shriners and adult members of their families, Paul W. Middleton, entertainment committee chairman, said. A floor show and a demonstration of the “Big Apple” will feature the

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3 DIRECTORS PICKED BY COLUMBIA CLUB

Friday Meeting.

Three new members have been elected to the board of directors of the Columbia Club.

Benjamin N. Bogue, Maj. Gen. Robert H. Tyndall and Roger G. Wolcott will replace Clifford L. Harrod, Irving W. Lemaux and Norman A. Perry, retiring directors, The term of office is three years. Gen. Tyndall and Mr. Wolcott were elected on an independent ticket that favored the club remaining a Republican organization. Mr. Bogue represented a ticket favoring severance of the club’s Republican e ffiliation. The nine hoard members are scheduled to meet Friday to elect officers. Other directors are Ourtis H. Rottger, Pred C. Gardner, Dr. Bdmund D. Clark, Arthur V. Brown, John C. Ruckelshaus and Harry 8. Hanna.

RUSHVILLE MAN IS SCHOOLMEN’S LEADER

L. A. Lockwood, Rushville, today assumed his duties as president of the Indiana City and Town Superintendents Association. He was elected at the closing meeting of the association's two day conference in the Hotel Lincoln yesterday. Other officers named were: Frank M. Cery Hagerstown, vice president; E. M. Smith, Greenfield, secretarytreasurer; Paul Boston, Greencastle, chairman, and A. J. Reifle, Gas City: Ellis H. Bell, Winchester; E BE. Brooks, Salem, and J. P. Wiley, Blkhart, executive committee members.

IRVINGTON O. E. S. MEETS Irvington Chapter, O. E. 8, is to hold an affiliation ceremony at 8 o'clock at the Irvington Masonic Temple.

Judge Walter E. Treanor (center), recently appointed by President Roosevelt to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, returned to Chicago today after he had been entertained at a dinner in his honor at Hotel Washington Saturday night by members of the Gamma Eta Gamma Fraternity.

With Judge Treanor are Judge Curtis Roll (left) of the Indiana Supreme Court and Lloyd Claycomb, fraternity president. Judge Treanor formerly was an Indiana Supreme Court jurist. His nomination to the Se bench was affirmed unanimously by

39 TYPO UNIONS INDORSE BAKER

Six Back Howard for Leader; National Survey Seen As A. F. L. Victory.

Times Special

By United Press

International Typographical Unions in 30 of the 49 cities reporting to date today had indorsed C.M. Baker, San Prancisco, as international president, according to unofficial returns released at national union headquarters here. Six of the cities cast votes in favor of Charles P. Howard, Indianapolis, international president since 1927, who is seeking re-election. Four of the cities had returned no

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Board to Elect Officers at

indorsement.

: . cent. The unofficial tabulation was re-

Hoosiers Br $47,652,300 Baby Bonds

WASHINGTON, Feb. Hoosiers have purchased $47,652,300 of United States Savings Bonds since they were put on the market in 1935, the Treasury Department reported today. There were $10,182,750 worth of these bonds sold state in 1935, $15689,150 in 1936 and $21,780,400 in 1937, the report shows. to Morgenthau, the $100 bond is the most popular counted for 30.38 per cent of the total sales. ranks next with 23.71

MICHIGAN BEER BAN

Hoosier Brewers to Study Action Tomorrow.

Io Indiana Brewers’

members, in a meeting here tomorrow, are to consider taking an appeal frem the recent Federal Court decision upholding Michigan's ban on importation of their products, Harold C. Feightner, executive secretary, said today. Mr. Peightner said Association attorneys have studied the opinion

in the

Sixty days has taking the case to the U. S. Supreme Court. Basing its action on a new statute, Michigan's Liquor Control Commission is prohibiting importation of beer from Indiana and other states which it charges discriminate

Secretary and ac-

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garded as a victory for the A. F. of L. since Mr. Howard, an officer of | the C, I. O., is striving to lead the typographical union out of the A. F.

Harry B. Schaudt, Chicago, who with Mr. Baker has led the fight to keep the typographical union in the A. F. of L, won indorsement in Indianapolis over Woodruff Randolph of Chicago for secretarytreasurer, by a vote of 198 to 13. The Indianapolis vote gave Mr. Baker 204 votes and nine to Mr. | Howard. Unofficial cities follow:

wagon. tabulations in other Baker Howard St. Louis 289 89

Memphis 98 11 Portland, Ore, 1

autoist pleaded.

al, attle Creek, Mich, nver, Colo Miami, Fla, Harrisburg, Atlanta,

98 It was explained at union headquarters that the May election vote usually exceeds hy three times the indorsement vote,

NAMES 16 STUDENTS TO COLLEGIAN STAFF

The second semester staff of the Butler University Collegian, campus daily paper, has been named by Prof. Russell J. Hammergren, Journalism Department head. Reporters will be Angelo Angellopous, Ruth Collier, Elnora Hartman, Mary Ryman, Robert Fattig, Harold Howenstine, Margaret Millikin, Ruth Read, Stanley Schwartz, Cathryn Smith, James Mullane, Paul Lentz, Jefferson McDaniel, Helen Root, Emily Wilson and Franchon Parsons. Miss Beatrice Waiss is editor of the publication.

BARGAIN

ALL KINDS OF BAD LUCK FOR FIREMEN

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Feh. 7 (U. P.) —Before Capt. Eugene Rishoff and his firemen could get back to the station, they had an adventure. First, a drive shaft broke, disabl- | ing the 40-foot hook and ladder Then a motorist crashed into the stalled truck. Bishoff commandeered an automo- | enrollmeni gain over bile and chased the car. stopped, Captain Bishoff lost his |

balance and fell, skinning his face | Japan is to begin Friday night. and spraining his wrist, - “I couldn't see the truck,” the |partment, is to open a series of lec-

Of course—it was a false alarm.

against Michigan beer. The discriminatory feature of the Indiana law, according to Michigan authorities, is the “port-of-entry” system. Indiana brewers in the Federal Court case heard in Detroit, attacked the Michigan Commission’s ruling on the ground it usurped powers delegated to Congress.

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BUTLER MARKS

FOUNDERS’ DAY WITH SERVICES

Students, Alumni, Faculty Outline Growth, History Of Education.

Representatives of the student body, Alumni Association, Board of Directors and faculty spoke at Bute ler University Founders’ Day exers cises at the Fieldhouse today. Representing students, Marjory Zechiel, senior, said: “We receive our education at society's expense, Forty per cent of our education cost is paid by the university. Each of us should, after graduation, try to be a benefit to the social world through knowledge we have gath-

ered in education.”

Prof. Sarah T. Sisson, Alumni Association officer, outlined problems of the liberal arts college. She urged special emphasis on aid for the stu“seeks knowledge for its

The Rev. William A. Shullenberger, Central Christian Church and Butler Board of Direc« also spoke,

Traces Education Development

“The beginning of our American life sprang from the Old World when the era was groaning with need,” he said. “What was so set and static then was replaced in Amer= ican life with the active and the dye namic. Two fundamentals congenietal with Colonial days were univers= sal education and a rightly ordered education. In England they had been dreamed of and outlined, but when launched their public schools proved to be private ones, “Today we commemorate the no

launched in the earliest days of American life,” he said. Dr. Ray C. Friesner, speaking for the faculty, said: “Education must instill a greater accuracy and ine spire a more inquisitive attitude. It must develop an attitude of mind that demands evidence in support of conclusions, . , . Finally, all these must foster and encourage within us a fundamental faith in the ability of humanity to discover and solve its problems.” students today

Butler University were co-operating in the police fingerprinting campaign. The Butler Y. M. C. A. is to receive preliminary applications from students. Apparatus is to be set up at Jordan Hall Feb, 23. Copies of fingerprints are to be sent te City, State and Federal files.

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