Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 February 1938 — Page 1
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VOLUME 49—NUMBER 301
~ 24-HOUR So ON ~ SPEEDERS BEGINS: 14 DRIVERS FINED
Cruiser and Squad Car Officers Enlisted to Make Arrests While Motorcycle ~ Patrol Is Off Duty.
13 ARE CHARGED FOR TAXI PARKING
Young Motorist Put on Probation for Six Months; Five Minor Accidents Are Reported Overnight.
The drive against speeders will ‘be: extended through-
out the 24 hours of the day,
police announced today.
Officers in all cruiser and squad cars are to be enlisted in the drive while motorcycle officers are not patrolling the
streets.
Sergt. Ray Peak said motorcycle traffic officers are not
on duty between midnight®
and 7:30 a. m. and that many motorists take advantage of their absence and speed to
work in the mornings. He cautioned motorists that with the extension of the campaign against speeding, arrest is possilbe at any time. Fourteen of 65 drivers arrested for traffic violations overnight were ordered to pay $44 by Municipal Judge John McNelis today. He suspended $50. : Sentence Suspended
Robert Hartsock, 24, of 3007 N. Arsenal Ave. was given the severest penalty. He was charged with failure to stop after striking a car at Fall Creek Blvd. and 28th St. while on his way to work. He was fined $10 and costs, his driver's license was revoked for six months and he was placed on probation for six months. A 30-day sentence on the State Farm was sus-
. nded. pen making arvests 14st night while only five miro accidents were reported, police bore down on taxi drivers for parking. outside their arrested
were on that Se HaTge,
19 Per Cent Fail To Pass Driver's Test
LAFAYETTE, Feb. 25 (U. P)— ‘Of the 50,000 motorists who have been given examinations under the
new Indiana drivers’ license law,
about 19 per cent have failed to pass the tests, according to Joseph Lingo, Purdue University safety alist. nasil handicaps Were Tesponsible for the failure of 4 per cent, he said, while the remaining 15 r -cent yet may pass. Pe fatal accident posts $15,000 in medical, hospital and funeral expenses and loss of wages which the victim would have earned, Mr. Lingo said.
DR. TOWNSEND'S JAIL DREAM GROWS ‘DIM
Times Special WASHINGTON, Feb. ; 25. — Dr. Francis E. Townsend appeared to be thwarted today in.his dream of going into the silences of the District of Columbia Jail and, like
John Bunyan writing an ‘immortal book. Friends and lawyers seemed bent on keeping him free. In Congress, which Dr. ‘Townsend stormed and almost took three years 8go, Rep. ‘Jerry O’Connell (D. Mont.) announced he was circulating a ‘petition for a Presidential. pardon. * Dr. Townsend’s attorney, Elisha Hanson, prepared to appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court his conviction for contempt of the House. The White House, it was learned, has been studying the legal possibilities -of a pardon. Dr. Townsend admitted that if a pardon were offered he would “have to take it.”
NAVY BOMBERS FLY TOWARD CANAL ZONE
LIMA, Peru, Feb. 25 (U. P.)—Six United States bombing planes, returning from a visit to Buenos Aires, left today for Panama. The “flying fortresses” are expected to make the 1800-mile flight in eight or nine hours. Lieut. David Gibbs said that the squadron expected fo land at the Army field in Panama between 2 and 3 p. m., and aft refueling make a ‘short hop to Cristobal, Canal Zone. ;
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HELP PROMISED BY GOTTSCHALK
He’ll. Aid County Welfare Board if It Is Granted Orphanage Control.
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Thurman Gottschalk, State Welfare Director, today offered the County Welfare Board assistance if the Marion County Commissioners turn over to it the management of the Colored Orphans Home. The Commissioners, contended the proposal was not legal and that it would cost- more money than is available, are to con< sult with. Mr, Gottschalk, ; The move was urged yesterday by a delegation of Indianapolis #o+ cial agency representatives when Shey called on the ers. ' Gottschalk said that Welrd Department attorneys had assured him the move. would be legal and he ‘wroté Thomas Neal, County Welfare Director, that the State Departmeént © would lend special
child welfare consultants to ‘the.
County Board to help work out a solution. The. delegation :of civic leaders complained that the home, now housing 140 children, crowded. The. welfare -officials say this could be remedied under their management through placing a large number of the children in supervised private homes. Commissioner Clarence ‘Wheatley said he saw the proposed transfer of management as a move to place more power with the County Welfare Board. All three commissioners today reiterated that- the propesed change would require more money than is available. They said they asked for $60," 320 to run the home this year and that the County Council cut the appropriation to $50,065, taking $3600 off the food request, $1000 off (Turn to Page Three)
DR, POOLE, FORMER HOSPITAL HEAD, DIES
Physician Also Served as Coroner; Active in G. 0. P.
-, Dr. Richard A. Poole, former City Hospital . superintendent and Marion County Coroner, was dead today after an illness of five, days which followed a five-year period of ill health. Dr, Poole, who was 58, died last night at St. Vincent’s Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10; :30 2. m.’Monday at Tyner’s Mortuary followed by burial at Crown Hill. Both will be private. He lived at 42 W. 30th St.,. where he was born. He spent his entire life here. He received his medical education at the Indiana Medical College, now the Indiana University School of Medicine. He was Police Department surgeon during the administration of former Mayor, Charles A. Bookwalter, served terms as Coroner, from 1915 t6 1919 ang was hospital ‘superintendent dn 1922. had engaged in private practice. - He was active in Republican po itics, lodge and medical: society pe
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He is survived by his wife, Ruth ; 8 daughter,- Miss Mary Eliza M. Poole, Indianapolis, and a sister, | Mich. Alfred Olsen, Battle Creek, c Se
MURDER SUSPECT HELD
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‘Times Special . WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 ~Meredith . Nicholson of Indianapolis, United States minister to. Venezuela, is to be:transferred to Nicaragua as minister, it was learned hfe. ‘today. .
HALIFAX NAMED T0 EDEN'S POST
Nazis. Defy Schuschnigg; ‘Hitler Again Demands ~ Colonies.
LONDON—Viscount Halifax named ‘Foreign Secretary despite Labor protests.
VIENNA = Schuschnigg Nailed -as national hero by non-Nazis after ap Nazi schoolboys. demonrate against him, BERLIN—Hitler’s : speech attacking Jewish ' “provacateurs” ' and ' demanding return’ of colonies dvershadows . reaction to Schuschnigg speech. PARIS — Socialists demand firm stand against dictators. ROME—Italy ‘ temporarily :rediiobs garrison in Libya to facilitate . negotiations with Britain. BUCHAREST — New Constitution approved by vote of 4 million to
PRAGUE—Leadler of . Germazs in Czechoslovakia goes fo “Berlin. (Story Page Three.)
WASHINGTON .—_ Roosevelt and aek: :
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ary | Daced gg invites fate of Dol- |
fus€ by insisting ‘on Atgiiiap ins deptudence (Page 4). ;
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LONDON, Feb, 25 YU. P) Loves count , Halifax ,.was appointed Foreign Secretary by Premier Neville. Chamberlain today .to succeed -Anthony Eden. Viscount ‘Halifax was * appointed despite the angry protests of Labor
"Party leaders, who announced. ‘they
would force a debate in ‘the House of Commons if a ‘member of the House of Lords received the Foreign portfolio. ‘Already indignant - over Capt.. Eden’s resignation, . Labor men demanded that a commoner be appointed so that he could: face Commons ‘for * questioning.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 U. P.) ~The American Govern.ment has officially notified Japan that American na--tionals have a right to reside’ in China and that this Government will hold Japan .. Strictly, accountable for injury - to “Americans or damage to ~ their: properties resulting from. Japanese military operations, Secretary of State Cordell Hull.
: revealed today. x
As’ a result, it was annotinced: that = Mr. . Chamberlain proposes himself to deal with all important aspects ‘of foreign affairs which would be subject to debate or‘ question in the House of Commons.
Nazis Angry at
‘Schuschnigg Spech
‘VIENNA, Feb. 25 (U. P.)—Austrian Nazis demonstrated angrily today in reaction to Chancellor Rat Schuschnigg’s vigorous speech pro claiming Austria’s" independence Ji (Turn to Page: Three)
Farmer Acc
FONDA, Iowa, Feb. 25 (0. P)— A husky, "unemployed farm worker confessed to Federal agents today that he sent a $1000 extortion nofe to .Clark Gable-to “spite”:.a pretty young widow who: spurned his love.
Gaylor Forsyth, 30,‘ mailed - the | ‘note. to Mr. Gable two weeks ago,
signing the name of Mrs. Alice Schnetter, 20, member of & respected ' Towa. family. He said he
had no plans for doing Bnyshing | more than ‘sending the ‘letter. “I. did it for spite,” He ‘said. fell in love with ‘her, ‘bub
wouldn’t pay any attention ‘me. |
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Wartime Commander: Jests With:Aid; Doctors See “Little Hope. FAMILY IS AT BEDSIDE Heart : Ailment Is Reported ‘Induced by His Recent
- Strenuous Activity... {
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 25 WU. P.|
—Gen.’ John J. Pershing, wartime commander of the American" BEx« peditionary Forces, rallied - today from a .coma and although his physicians: gave him little chance to. recover, he jested with his ‘aid.
The 77-year-old commander of | _ Pi
the American armies overseas rallied’ after an -intravenous injection of a stimulant, and this morning his chauffeur apa aid for the last 10: years, Sergt. C. C. Schaeffer, came into: the sick room in a cottage on the “fringe of . the desert, Sergt. Schaeffer: leaned over the bed.
“General, do you know who this |.
is?” ‘the sergeant asked.
‘Gen. Pershing looked up, smiled ;
and: replied: “I don’t know what you call yourself ‘now, but you used.to be Sergt. Schaeffer.”
Has Heart Ailment
Gen. Pershing is: suffering from a heart ailment induced, his physicians said, by strenuous ‘activity in recent years in connection with his work with the Battle Monuments Commission; ;
r. Rdland Davison reported toPs "that Gen. Pershing’s condition was unchanged since the early morning . hours... The general's|. blood pressure was : normal, Dr. Davison said. Earlier Dr. Davison had said: “The General ‘has partially regained consciousness and while he | 54 has improved somewhat in. the last four hours, his condition - remains critical.” At the bedside, were his son, sister and nephéw, who were his only hedr
relatives, . and a few old" “lamily in, Hinds und Attendants Gok,
Ve. appearéd to fm po a nurse ring appears the bed and called: - “General! General!” | Gen, rshing opened his eyes, gguned upward andssmiled faintly.
‘but did ‘not: Ary: to ‘speak. The General's ailing heart wes beating faintly and irregularly, He ‘was without pain.
Suffered, Relapse
e General's. condition turned for Lid worse yesterday. - ‘He bei Hast, Swot with a cold, and Théumat condition affecting the left-leg. He had planned to be “up- again this week and” had hoped to résume the few public appearances and - speaking ‘engagemerits he. had accepted during his winter's stay here. - Three days ago he suffered a relapse and was hurried from his ho-
a
tel room to the hospital cottage in|:
an ambulance. Still his condition was considered hopeful, and doctors thought his heart strain could
: be improved by a prolonged, rest in
The General's critical Sinking spell started yesterday evening. slipped away into the coma Sh
‘persisted until. his rally: ihiis morn-
ing.
WARMER x FORECAST IN CITY TY. TOMORROW |
TEMPERATURES
ves 25 10a. m.... 28 25 11a. m... 28 25 12 [Noom) 29 ves 26 lpm... 29
“TH eather Bureau today pre-
sem
dicted that tonight and. tomorrow
will .be partly cloudy to cloudy and that after a low temperature of 28
* | this afternoon by ward ¢haitmen..
nodded his. head ‘in. recognition
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. Governor and Mrs. Town- . send as they arrived home today with about 100 other Hoosiers
"after attending].
the banquet «for Paul Ve. : McNutt, High Com~ missioner to the Philippines,
at Washington.
“The reception exceeded our fondest hopes,” the Governor said.
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Pennsyl vania Sla te’ Seen As Guffey-C. IL. O. Rebuff
. HARRISBURG. Pa. ‘Feb. 25 (U. P) —Harassed Déinocratic leaders emerged ‘from a conference early today to. announce that Charles A.
Jones, Pittsburgh attorney, would be the" regular party organization’s candidate for Governor in the. ‘May primary.
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CLAIM 50,000 FAVOR SULLIVAN
Pétitions 10° Be: Presented Democratic . Committee. By. Ward: Haads. Petitions’ beatin. apptotiniately 50,000 signatures - su g Regi-
nald Sullivan as-a Democratic candidate for Mayor are to be presented | was
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William Clauer, County chairman, is scheduled to. Dr at the meet-
100,000% A ear draft, Mr. ivan for the office he |
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= 10 HIGHEST BIDDER
$1195, Estimate Given. Roof i
dob; by County
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Ae. Géneral Asbestos’ Supply Co.|
today was awarded a contract by County Commissioners for roofing the. new. $10,000 voting. machine | warehouse at 2001 ‘Northwestern Ave. The bid of $1195 was highest of .three.; Commissioners Don w. Vorhies. and. Clarence . I. tley, who] signed the contract, said it was the only bid which carried a “ sure 15year guarantee.” Commissioner John 8S. Newhouse did not sign: the contract,
Other: bidders were the Trinidad |
Asphalt Co.. cof Ind Inc., $1123, a the Interstate pa, umber Co.
SEIZE; 75: Gal [LOR STILL . ‘IN w. NINTH ST. T.R ID]
mash, four Sallons of f uct and 300° pounds ° seized by police and 1 holic tax unit agents in a raid today on a -three-story “dwelling on W. 9th St., between Meridian and Illinois Sts. ‘No one was in the. house and au-
r- said “the still
/1t had been |
tonight the weather will hs warmer tomorrow. Ph |
ill chose velaoh EE ties containing one- dollar bills beating her name. One of the’bills bore the initials “ci Bore Shipman ~said. Forsyth . denied writing ‘the letter until confronted. with he initialed bill and specimens | ¢ ‘handwriting.
of (his: . Forsyth’s' only concern was the effect: his arrest; would ‘have, on his | : ~her ‘neighbors. * :
said, | *06 T TealqBApy re
eral alco-|.
The leaders. Also indorsed Governor Earle for U. S. Senator and State Senator Leo C. Mundy for Lieutenant<Governor, and said that their : action would be ratified this afternoon by the Democratic State Committee. The agreement represented a victory for ‘State Chairman David L. Lawrence and a defeat for U. S. Senator Guffey, who objected so strenuously ‘to. Mr. Jones’ candidacy that the party leaders sought President Roosevelt's advice to to restore
-|’harmony.
. At a White House conleivnce yesterday, Senator; Guffey, who. Tad threatened to announce his candidacy in an effort to block bh Jones, eliminated himself at . the
‘President’s request. Mr. Roosevelt
to. have told - Gov. ie: ““¥al keep Joe Guffey in the Senate, because I need him there.”
‘comply “with uest.” .. 1.0. chairman, who Th to influence the or- , wa$ ignored. He Phat Lieut. Gov. Thomas Kennedy should be selected for the gubernatorial nomination. Mr. Kennedy, .'C. ‘I; +O. ‘aid - of Lewis and United: ‘Mine: .Warkers of America ‘secretary-treasurer, is expected ‘to date. as: an independent: candi-
Sermon Cn a said later that “Of
Chicago Dog | Wins Battle F or $30,000
CHICAGO, Feb. 25 (U. P.). Pet,” a little white Eskimo .. Spitz, had no worries today. * A” Circuit “ Court order made. "him - Chicago’s richest dog, ‘assured of an annual income from a. $30,000 estate. The money was left in trust by his 70-year-old mistress, Margaret McDermott, who -died in June, 1935, and whose allocation of her estate was’ contested by Martin Clark and Mary Pendergast, her cousins. . They charged she was i tent. Judge Joseph Burke upheld the : «after hearing only the oe of Miss Mc.‘Dermott’s- attorney, Oscar A.
J “Miss - MeéDermott. often said,” Mr. Ross testified, “that her dog was her > only real : friend. ».
ENGINEERS URGED. TO STOP UNIONIZING
(Earlier Details, Page Six)
gutan’ Cohen, shen, State Highway Commission . engineer, today urged the executive ‘board. of the Indiana ‘Council to “stop: union development among engineers for the defense of professional standards.” He is Indiana Association of Professional : president: The sexecutive board met Prior A to the 58th annual meeting - of the councils In nearby states, he said, engineers have been induced to join ‘unions to hold their jobs, but here “we ‘ve had a very militant group. of | © engineers under the Engineers Registration Law.”
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ISLAND PARLEYS ARE UNDER WAY
High Commissioner Says ‘| Have Done What | ~ Was Sent to Do.’
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problems. : Mr. McNutt is studying the progress of a joint eparatory committee of experts on Philippine affairs, created to design. a longrange program for thé islands. He will’ confer ‘with’ Filipino members of codes, chairman and Quintin Paredes; irman' and residené commissi . Jose. Romero, floor leader of the ‘Philippine assembly; Manuel: Roxas, influential member of thé assembly and Benito Razon. He: will ‘meet the President again Satigday’ ‘to’ idke ‘an extensive, re= ‘port. on the: Sino-Japanese conflict. He may discuss his tenure in the Philippines then. The former Indiana Governor, boomed for the 1940 Democratic Presidential nomination by , his supporters dat Washington's most spectacular political reception two days ago, declared that “if there is no change ‘in policy, I have done what I was sent. to do in the “Islands.” “It © all depends ‘on what the President has in mind,” he said, reiterating after a White House conference : yesterday that “President Roosevelt is stil] my chief.” Mr. Roosevelt today said that he and Commissioner McNutt had just scratched the surface in their on Philippine affairs and :. would cover the situation more fully in a conference -tomorrow. The presidency. of Indiana University reportedly: has been held open for him since President William Lowe resigned last
June.
Senator VanNuys (D. Ind.), foe of the former governor's political machine, said today that he had received 7000 replies from the 100,000 letters sent to : Indiana last week in efforts to line up. support for his candidacy for for re-election.
McNutt Cause se Believed
Advanced by: Reception
By DANIEL M. KIDNEY “Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—The spectacular party for High Com-
for the 1040 Presidential’ nomination,” Senator : Minton said today. “Only in Washington was the affair treated facetiously by jhe newspapers;” he said. “Reporters here are cynics anyway and besides -the District. of Columbia residents don’t even have a vote James Roosevelt, son of the President, told Mr.'McNutt he was sorry. he ter called at the White House yess bon ; Mr. McNutt said he himself brought Ww 3 the subject of the party | at his erence with President ALB veit a and “the “there is certainly no % | feeling of offense.” Some newspaper .| commentators here had contended | that the: President. would resent the
25 (U. Pym Paul V. McNutt began a seri conferences today od set vince na gke
missed the party, when the lat-
Govartms Goes Into Action on Prison Problem; Lauds New Federal Farm Law; ‘dl ~~ Beer Reprisals Are Likely,” .- = |
INCREASE IN GUARDS TO BE SOUGHT Four of Every Five Newspirers With Us,
nager After Return
~ From Washington Reception.
Enthusiastic over their McNutt ballyhoo show for 3000 curious Washingtonians, Governor Townsend and Demo« cratic leaders returned here today to tune up! [ths state ad- : ministration for the coming campaign. ‘The Governor at once moved against growing eriticism of Democratic prison administration and farm relief. At the same time, his Excise Director, Hugh A. Barnhart, an nounced that Indiana probably will retaliate with a ban on
rd to strike at Indiana’s import ruling, Frank McHale, who led: the
returning delegation from Washington with the Governor, beamed as he waved newspaper clippings. about the Meat reception and Presidential boom, “Look,” he said, “the. country’s with us.
Four out of ‘every five newspapers,” ‘are
convinced. The ca aign’s covering ‘the coun r—front page stuff, . J &
Mr, McHale 8 Republican newspaper col tin Washington told him: “It. is wholesome’ politics of 40 and 50 years ago, when a candidate came ‘out ‘in- the open to meet his constituents ‘over- & barbecue and et: dinner. Washington has 2 er seen that variety. It was bold d revolutionary. But there is no ‘question but what you felléws gob away with if, You got more piib« licity than was i 10 cone ptics.” ,
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‘Exceeded Hopes,’ Sars Governor
“The reception exceeded our fond est hopes,” said: the Governor. “It was" a really great show. A Jot. of people now know him who did not know him. before. “The boys and girls in’ the Capital city certainly fearned these last few days that there was a ' state out here in this Indian territory. named Indiana. “1 didn’t know the names of most of the things that ‘were. served around there, but I will'say it was one of; the. prettiest, tables’ 1: ever
sph Governor. declared that legis lative action to.obtain new. prison guards was necessary because the new policy of not selling prisonmade goods to outside industries had reduced prison income and that prison funds already have besn budgeted for this year,
Lauds New Farm Law
_ The new farm law, providing for an - ever-normal granary and marketing quotas seeks to “estabe lish in agriculture business methods that are as old as time, ” the Gov= ernor said. He asserted that the new law is superior to previous New Deal farm
talks | measures . “because it provides a
carryover: to protect the consumer. Agricultural ‘leaders found out the ° need for that carryover: in previous experiences with production Tee strictions. “If you restrict production down to the level of anticipated use and then have ‘a drought; the situation ‘becomes dangerous Vo he. con sumer. ”» 8)
F. D. R. “Gratified,” He Says
He learned while in W he added, that acreage kilts Oat for this year will be made about April 1 and Hoosier growers, .if marketing quotas ey recessary, should vote early in August. He said allotments ‘would be based. on . crop histories of the farms. Mr. Townsend ‘the President “seemed gratified to see the extent ‘to which we had gone in getting’ the (Turn to. Page Thee)
MONOPOLY BLAMED FOR PRICE INCREASE
Eg —— . WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (U. P).~ IHS ele] a e co opolistic d profit-fixing eazd fe in industry lying, it was learned, tots JAY: ah ine {ve ne ov, 6 at ‘the of ne Toque olen ‘about April. 1. fr ASHINGTON. Fuh 25 (U. Pl sing :
mmission. has sharply have The Commission hice asians ich began ine To a a a approved an tion of e300 fi prope 5 ph