Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 February 1938 — Page 1
FORECAST: Snow tonight; tomorrow cloudy and considerably: colder; ; vent Smpersturs baits about 25.
FINAL
ESCRIPRS HOWARD) VOLUME 49—NUMBER 296
WNIT WONT | RESIGN POST SOON, HE SAYS
Commissioner on Returning "Home, Refuses to Talk About Politics.
LAUDS U. S. IN FAR EAST
America Has Stabilizing Influence in the Orient, He Declares.
(Another Story, Page Nine; Radio Details, Page 13)
Paul V. McNutt today denied he intends to resign soon as High Commissioner to the Philippines. “I will stay there as long as needed,” said the former Governor who returned to Indianapolis early today after a year’s absehce, for a homecoming banquet here tonight, a reception in Washington, Wednesday, and to report to President Roosevelt on the
Far Eastern situation.
“America Is the one stabilizi agency in the Far East today,” he said. “My resignation would depend on changes and developments in the situation.” While the Demoeratic Editorial Association’s banquet here tonight was regarded in political circles as a means of presenting him as a Presidential possibility, Commissioner McNutt declined to comment on his reported aspirations,
Silent on Politics
“I am not back here now on any political mission,” he declared. The silver-haired, former Governor likewise declined comment on report he might seek the presidency of Indiana University. . ~ One University trustee said the Board was keeping the post open for him until he had” reached a decision on his political plans. “Commissioner McNutt niade clear that he was not called back to the United States by President Roosevelt, but came back of his own accord to handle business which could not be handled by correspondence.
Far East ‘Interesting’
“I. can’t, of course, talk about the Philippines or the Far Eastern situation except in a general way,” he said. “We have had a grandstand seat and seen an important development in world affairs and it has been very interesting. “It, isn’t often one gets to see the fo tion of a new nation under your feet and the destruction of one of the oldest nations 700 miles away.” Paying tribute to Admiral Yarnell and the U. 8. diplomatic service, Commissioner McNutt said “Admiral Yarnell particularly has done a grand job. He has been on a ship in the middle of a river with trouble popping all arouridd him.” Asked about the incident involving precedence in toasting him and President Quezon, Commissioner McNutt said: “That thing was as impersonal as rein, and I ‘don’t know anything more impersonal than that. I want (Turn to Page Three) i
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Gas escaping from wrecked oil wells added to the terror that hit Rodessa, | La., with ‘a tornado that blew down oil derricks, flattened houses, and took a toll of 30 lives and 100 injured. The gas that spread
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like a blanket over the town and sirrounding #derritory caused officials to barricade traffic into the town, fearing’ that a Spark from an automobile sxhianist might ignite the vapor. '
6.0.P. LEADER'S STAND DEFINED
Hamilton to “Back Party’ ¢ Ih
Choice in Indiana Senate Race, Is Report.
“By DANIEL M. KIDNEY . ‘Times Staff Writer_
‘WASHINGTON, Feb. ' 13.—John D. Hamilton, National Republican Chairman, will support “former Senator Watson, Senator VanNuys, Walter Bossert or anyone: else the
‘Hoosier G. O. P, selects as a Sena-
torial candidate, his headquarters explained here today." “Mr. Hamilton is out of the city until Tuesday, ‘but his press informant, pointed out. that this will be ‘the policy adopted in any case. “So far as I know; Mr. Hamilton hasn’t indorsed ‘any . coalition move to support Senator. VanNuys, nor will he take sides in the Republican preconvention contests, » he said. “But whoever is. selected as the nominee in the state will have the support of Mr. Hamilton and the National Committee. *
Halleck Is ‘Neutral
Rep. Halleck, .sole Republican Congressman from Indiana; refused to take sides in the race between Mr. ‘Bossert ‘and former Senator
Watson for the Republican nomin-’
ation. - He indicated, however, that while he thought Senator VanNuys might be re-elected if he ran independently with a Republican indorsement, it;is more vital to preserve the Republican party as such. “New more than ever:we need a’ two-party Government! >. Mr, Halleck. declared. Returns are coming w from Indiana, on Senator VanNuys “committee of - 100,000”. letters, which asked support for his re-election. His - secretary, Ben Stern, announced today that 100 pledge cards had been received in this morning’s mail and nearly 100 more were” accompanied by letters.
Tax Relief Plan Drafted: Price Regula tions Urged
House Committee Favors ‘Program of Partial Aid to Business. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (U.
—The, two most important or révisions planned for’ business tenta.-
tively were approved by the House |
Ways and Means ' Committee today. While the entire bill still is open 'to revision, these : two sets of levies are now in the form in which they will reach the House floor. They include: 1. New corporation taxes, greatly relieving busimess. of the present relatively. heavy : undistributed prs. fits tax. , 2. A new optional form of tax on the capital gains and losses of high-er-bracket jncome individuals. The . third: main feature of the 1938 revenue revision. measure, is a proposed new levy -on closely held corporations. This probably will be approved tentatively Monday. There are two main categories in the corporation imposts: 1. A normal, graduated rate for corporations earning $25,000: a year | and less. They will pay 12% .per cent o ntheir first $5000 of income, 14 per cent on the next $15,000 and 16 per cent on the’ final ‘$5000: 2. An undistributed profits tax of 20 to 16: per: cent on corporations earning more than $25,000 a year,
SOVIET SCIENTISTS
“RESCUED FROM-ICE | :
MOSCOW, Feb. 19 (U. P.y.—Four Soviet scientists of the North Pole expedition, ; adrift “on the ice floe for more .than eight. months, were rescued today off the southeastern Greenland coast. ‘ The four” scientists, headed by Ivan Papanin,. were taken off with, all ‘their equipment and meteor-' ological records. The ‘rescue was made by ‘the ‘ice breakers" Taimir
and Murman,
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7 Inflation and License: Are
Proposed Despite FDR’s Position.
(Editorial, Page 10).
* By E.R. R.. oh WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—President Roosevelt has: how concluded
as ‘that of 1026—is less important
dividual prices.
The . failure of Mr, Roosevelt. to advance: the. machinery- by which ‘he would raise. some prices and lower . others in an effort toward stabilization created some confusion and grumbling on Capitol Hill, but | s two definite prop s were 3 most widely discussed. "Senator Thomas (D. ‘Okla. : de-
{clared the President’s’ statement
meant the Administration had been |' forced to .adopt an - inflationary policy and ‘now that they have deSie they must. go through with Senator Thomas said "he believed the goal could be ‘achieved ienGo issuance ‘of. new curerncy. The second method discussed. by Congressmen of adjusting: the price ‘level, was the bill by Senator. Borah (R. Ida.) and Senator O'Mahoney (D. Wyo.) to. issue Federal licensés for all .interstate. corporations as a (Turn to Page Three )
POLICE SEARCH FOR VANISHED TEACHER
VEVAY, Ind. Feb. 19 (U. PY— Police: today searched: for the body of Miss Georgia Bondaiitant, Vevay school © teacher who: : ‘disappeared mysteriously last night... ' A diver - was searching ‘Indian Creek, two miles west of here. The teacher's automobile was parked on the bridge over the creek on Road56. In 1: were her purse, hat, keys
ahd groceries. - ‘
that any absolute price level—such’|
‘than the relationship between in- |
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FIVE INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
Thietysfour. to Face: Traffio -Violation Charges-in ‘Court Today.
.- Pive persons were injured. in ‘overnight traffic accidents here and one driver was arrested on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident after his ear" Sguck” two’ other” vehicles. : Thirty-fo x other motorists were to face tr c charges in Municipal Court today. ' (Following: his. arrest after a short chase, , Leonard Sauer, 37, of. 2039 Mabel © St, said he lost control after swerving ‘Ms ear to ‘miss a small ‘girl’ who ran’ into the' street. ‘His...car hit, a truck, and. auto parked in the 1200 block Calhoun * officers reported. ‘He was wll: with failing to to op after an accident: .- : Ivan C: Money, 33, of 2606 W. ‘16th: St., escaped serious injury today: when: the milk truck which: he was driving across: the Belt rail‘road tracks at: W.. 25th Bt was struck by a switch engine. ‘Mrs. Fannie Starr, 63;.0f 3442 N. Capitol Ave., was’ taken to : Meth~ ‘odist - Hospital last night cut’'and bruised after she was struck by an auto at Vermont and -Meridian' Sts. ‘Charles Mills, 50, of 2009 Boulevard Place, driver, was" ‘arrested: on a charge of failing, to have a: license. ‘When two cars e0llide. at Talbot: ‘and Minnesota, last night, Owen K. Nye, 28, of 1839 Singleton St., received head ‘ ‘cuts and was ital. Harry ‘Minkner,. 23," of 17.'W.. ‘North st., ‘was driver ‘of ‘the other car. | 10:B.i Johnson, 47; of 1463 E. 16th St was treated at City- Hospital for head injuries. after .he was ‘struck by ‘a car at Ww. Michigan’ St.’ and Senate |Ave.; last. night. Urban R. McGuire, 24, of 1510 WE "22d St., was the driver. ° { Fred W. Darby,’ 58. living at 70th St.: and - White River, reported :to police “he : was driving “his “car ‘at Delawaie it struck Min, Sts. last Signe
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| PARIS—France and Britain seek to
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J 45 FLOODS AND COLD GRIP SOUTH [ESTERN STATES FEAR CZECHS
NEXT TARGET INNAZI DRIVE
‘Near Split; Austria Expects Pledge.
WASHINGTON—Czechoslovakia is
seen as Hitler's next goal in Cen--iral Europe. U. S. rejects Hungarian war debt proposal. (Story on Page Three.)
'PRAGUE—Czech radio stations. to
broadcast Hitler's speech tomorrow. °.
Reichstag
LONDON—Split between Eden and
Chamberlain rumored as Cabinet holds extraordinary session.
line up support for Austria if Nazis make new demands. ROME--Ifalian Cabinet meets almost simultaneously with Britain's,
VIENNA—Pledge of Austrian independence . expected in Hitler's speech, J BERLIN—Hitler may make conciliatory statement on church. TOKYO — Government introduces - mobilization bill in Parliament.
(Editorial, ial, Page 10)
‘By WILLIAM i PHILIP SIMMS Times Foreign Editor - WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Alarming reports concern: Adolf Hitler’s ‘plans in Central Europe have reached foreign diplomats here. The recent army purge, according to a usually reliable source, was designed to clear the way not only for Germany's virtual umon' with’ Austria, now in process, but for stil 1 more startling moves to come. “Having gambled and won repeatedly in the past against the combined advice of more cautious souls in the Army and the: Foreign Office, the Fuehrer is now said to feel that he can get away with anything he starts." Great Britain’s Weakness in. her clash with Italy over Ethiopia, France's failure to move her Army to checkmate the ‘Nazis in the Rhineland, and: now the surrender of both countries: in the; ‘Austrian crisis, combine to convince Chancellor: Hitler that his road to ‘expansion is. wide open. If he ‘can Nazify Austria without foreign interference, he is: said ‘to reason he can do the same thing to Czechoslovakia. Isolated Rumania will then be only too glad to strike a bargain which will open her oil fields ‘eo Germany, after which the’ lush lands of the Ukraine will lie just ahead. * The procedure m Czechoslovakia would likely be similar ‘to that used in Austria, though not ‘entirely so. Bohemia, which is the western and broader - end of the shoestring-like republic, has some seven ‘million inhabitants. Most of the "3,230,000 Germanic citizens of the céouniry live there. There also lie Prague, the ‘capital, and the chief industrial centers. - Already there is a powerfully led, highly aggressive Nazi movement in Bohemia. Should ' these,’ with the support of German Nazis, who now practically surround Bohemia; spring ‘a successful coup of ‘their own, the bulwark of democracy in the middle of Europe, wo would be doomed.
British Cabinet
Split Rumored . LONDON, Feb. 19 . (u. P).—Re-
The Cabinet adjourned after an extraordinary session of three hours and 20 minutes to meet again at 3 p. m.. tomorrow, ‘There were widespread rumors
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COMMISSIONER AND GOVERNOR TAKE IT EASY . . . .
ports increased today that there is| fraction over Great Britain's policy.
PRICY TAREE siti |
from Kansas to Louisiana.
DROP INMERGURY
Weather Bureau Predicts 10-Degree Decline, Will Snow Tonight.
TEMPERATURES 34 10 a. m.... 34 11a m.... 34. 12 (Noon). 33 1pm...
35 35 38 37
6a me... 7 a m. 8a m... 9a m...
The Weather Bureau today predicted snow tonight and a 10-de-gree drop in temperature by tomorrow morning. The lowest temperature tonight will be around 25, The lowest during the last 24 hours was 34.
FORMER BRAKEMAN IS KILLED BY TRAIN
The body of James T. Johnson, 57, roomer at 352 Mill Race Ave, was found today on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks at 21st St., two and one-half miles west of Speedway City. Railroad detectives said he ovis dently fell off one freight train and was struck by anothen They said he formerly was employed as. a; brakeman, and recently had been a WPA. Worker,
37 GOLDEN GLOVERS BATTLE FORTITLES
16 Champions to Be Decided At Armory, Tonight.
. (Complete Details, ‘Page Six)
Thirty-seven amateurs will battle tonight in _the final show of the Times-Legion Golden Gloves boxing tournament at the Armory. Championships will be decided in 16 classes. The 37 boxers include: 18 novices and 19 Open class entries, survivors of four . previous ‘Golden Gloves shows. They: will battle for eight Novice and eight class titles. ..Five of the bouts are semifinals. Open champions will. go to Chicago for the Tournament of Champions starting Feb. 28. Tonights “bouts wil begin at 8 o’clock. *
.CLOUDBURST KILLS FIEVEN WELLINGTON, New ‘Zealand,
‘Feb. 19. (U, P.) —Bodies of nine:
persons were recovered today and 11 persons were missing after a cloud-
‘burst engulfed a construction camp
at Northern Hawkes Bay.
_i sation, restoring
Pars Patrol Levees, vees, National Guards Await “ Rescue Orders After Water Routs ‘Arkansas, Oklahoma Families.
RODESSA RECOVERING FROM STORM
Western Kansas Suffegg Under Heavy Snowfall; Ice Maroons Busses, Delays Trains In Missouri; Texas Area Deluged. DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 19 (U. P.).—Floods, a blizzard and
the havoc left by a tornado beset six southwestern states today, extending an area of death, misery and destruction
A thousand families were driven from their homes by floods in Spuiliwesienn Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma,
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where the perils were increas-" ing hourly. They abandoned their homes in bitterly cold weather, to gather at camps
in the cities and hills. . The Arkansas National: Guard was ordered to stand by for relief duty. National Guard airplanes patrolled the levees. Oklahoma authorities organized a fleet of planes for rescue work. Pilots were fo scout for families marooned in trees and housetops, and’ signal - boat crews to their rescue.
Farther south, the little oil boom |
town of Rodessa, La. was littered with wreckage. caused by Thurs-' day night's tornado that killed 23 ‘and injured almost 100. Texas, Kansas Suffer Westward, Texas was deluged with flood waters .and roads were covered with ice. Western Kansas was snowbound by a fall that measured :12 inches at Eureka and nine inches at Wichita. There, however, the storm brought its only corhpenhepes for a Waeat. crop- that had appeared. donned. to
-|- dust. storms a ‘week ago... i 3% Death and suffering’ were wideOn Scratch . Hill, near
stread. Atoka, Okla., Mrs. Broddie Maxey and her two sick children were marooned by flood waters and one child. a girl of 5, died of pneumonia beforé they were resclied! In eastern Missouri, . two persons were drowned ‘when flood waters swept their ‘automobile off a bridge. An-
other was killed in an accident on
an icy road in Texas. Three Busses Marooned
Three Missouri-Pacific - Trailways busses were marvoned near Sedalia today in. heavy snowfall that blocked highways there and in the vicinity of Booneville. Twelve pas-
sengers were transferred to Missouri =
Pacific trains. Roads in north Missouri were blanketed with from three to seven inches of snow, Twelve inches of \snow was recorded in some sections of the. Joplin district., From two'to six inches fell in the [Springfield district.
when the Black River went out of its banks. Tra. between - St.- Louis and southwest points were rerouted, but were hours behind schedule. The Black River was still rising Turn to Page Three) | meester
line and oil business in the area were signed today by er’s Judge . George Murphy.
EARLE SENATE CANDIDAT HARRISBURG, Pa. Feb." 9 U, P.) —Governor Earle : today ane nounced his ' candidacy far the Democratic nomination for [United States ‘Senator from Pennsyivaie. He will seek the post now held hy Senator Davis, Republican. :
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