Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 March 1938 — Page 1

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LEASE SIGNED FOR AIR STATION HERE; CITY HAILS ACTION

Municipality Aros] To Erect Buildings And Runways.

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY © Times Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, . March 12. Signing of the lease which will bring the Bureau of Air Commerce aeronautical radio testing station to Indianapolis, was announced today by Col. J. Monroe Johnson, assistant Secretary of Commerce.

By the agreement, the city will furnish the buildings and will construct runways on a 266-acre tract adjacent to the Municipal Airport. The whole project is expected to cost $800,000 Both the airport’ and hangar will he constructed according to Bureau of Air Commerce specifications. The lease provides for an annual rental of $968 and runs for 20 years, with renewal on an annual basis at the Bureau's option. The land on which the station is to be located is owned by the city and is part of a 1000-acre tract set aside for airport purposes, Col. Johnson said.

Two Runways Planned The new airport to be constructed for the Bureau will be just west of the Municipal Airport. It will have two runways, each 4000 feet long,

providing for landings in four directions. They will be arranged so operations of the two fields do not conflict. The combined hangarshop is to be 150 feet by 120 feet with a two-story space 30 feet by 120 feet for shops. It wil be operated ‘under the safety and ‘division<of. the Bureau, Col. Johnson explained. “Personnel to be assigned to the station will consist of approximately 12 men, drawn largely from the Bureau’s radio development staff,” he said. “The type of work to be performed will embrace testing, including flight testing, of radio equipment for airway and aircraft use, and many other projects “requiring field work. Lighting Tests Projected

“The acquisition of the station will make it possible to accelerate the study of instrument landing systems, and if is planned to conduct extensive tests on airport lighting, particularly with regard to the illumination of runways. “The location of the station has a number of advantages. The site is level and in flat country which will be of importance in the flight testing of equipment. Also, the city is at the intersection of three airlines and is a comparatively short distance from Chicago which js a terminal point for several other lines. “This will make feasible the testing of radio equipment in co-opers-tion with the air lines under actual service conditions. The location of the Cify with respect to Washington is also. a desirable feature as Indianapolis can be reached over an airway by plane in a few hours, which will simplify the general supervision of the work from the Washington office.”

EVANSVILLE AWAITS 35-FOOT FLOOD STAGE

EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 12 (U. P.).—The Ohio River will reach 35 feet, flood stage, here by the middle of next week, according to the local Weather Bureau. However, Evansville feels it will , pass through the 1938 overflow season without any serious damage such as was wrought last year during the disastrous flood. The Weather Bureau based its prediction on the volume of rain in the upper reaches of the river and its tributaries.

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966. Acre e Tract Part Of Airport on Northwest.

{4 Mayor Boetcher and other city officials today hailed the signing of a ground lease with the Bureau. of Air Commerce to build an $800,000 aircraft radio experimental station ‘here as a; step toward a new period in Indianapolis industrial advancement angd/expansion. “The establishment of the air¢raft experimental base here will make Indianapolis a national aviation center and will lure aircraft and radio aircraft manufacturing firms here,” he said. Negotiations for the lease began in October last year. : The lease was signed by Richard C. Gazley, - Air Commerce Bureau safety and planning director, at Washington after Works Board members met in secret session with Mayor Boefcher here and agreed to minor changes.

266 Acres Available

Under the terms of the lease the Bureau is to have use of approximately 266 acres in the northwest corner of the Municipal Airport. There the city has agreed to construct a $50,000 building to house the Bureau’s radio. station. The City, under the contract, will receive $968 per year rent for the ground. The rental was involved in the last minute changes in the lease. It will cover cost of insurance taken out by the City to cover er aes] dent lability. - The building will be paid for by | bond issue. The city also will build, for the new station, gravel surfaced runways. WPA labor is to be used to construct the runways and

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new building. The contract specifies that the new building must be ready for occupancy by Sept. 1.

Boon to City Air Interests

(Nish) Dienhart, airport superintendent, who have been instrumental in bringing the new station here, both declare that eventually it will make Indianapolis the center of all commercial aviation in this country. Mr. Dienhart said the City and WPA would furnish the Federal Government the equivalent of about $250,000 to aid in the establishment of the station. Money will be spent for construction of hangars, shops, runways and improvement of the landing field. Mr. Dienhart said the location of the base here .will represent “the largest step ever. taken in this country to concentrate aircraft and radio testing.”

Officials Praised

George S. Olive, former Chamber of Commerce president, said:

“Our City officials who have de- |

veloped this project, have performed a great public service and have demonstrated their constructive vision in creating for Indian-

| apolis a development that will at-

tract world-wide attention.” It was rumored in Washington that Congress would be asked to appropriate 250 million dollars to establish an Army air base here. Indianapolis’ cenfral location, its unobstructed airport with the excellent facilities for all types of radio experimental work were the major factors contributing to the Bureau’s decision to locate the radio base here, Mayor Boetcher said. It has been hinted that the station’s central location was considered as protection against possible attacks in case of a foreign inva-

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|Lindberghs of f For Europe in Secret Sailing

NEW YORK, March 12 (U.P.).— Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh sailed for England today as secretly as they arrived for a holiday vaca1 tion last Dec. 5. They boarded the North German Lloyd liner Bremen at 12:30 a. m., precisely the hour. of sailing. Visitors had been sent ashore about 12:25, and the gangplanks on the upper level of the ship's pier were hauled in. Five minutes later an automobile sped through the entrance to the lower level, where no outsiders are permitted. The flier and his wife dashed from the car to a baggage gangplank that had been left up for them, and ‘went immediately to their cabin. ‘Only a few persons recognized them, and their names were not on the passenger list.

S.H.S. SET FOR REGIONAL PLAY

64 Sectional Winners Clash In 16 Centers Today; Finals March 26.

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Shortridge carried Indianapolis’ hopes today as the Indiana High School Basketball championship tournament moved into the second round of play. The 64 sectional winners met this afternoon in 16 regional centers. The survivors in the regionals will do battle next Saturday in four semifinal tourneys and the four remaining teams will come to Butler Fieldhouse here the following Saturday, March 26, for the finals.

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Son zegional tournament, meeting |... at-3 pom Anderson tol with Fortville ‘at 2 p. The winners of the afternoon contest will meet at 8 p. m. for the regional championship. Nearly 1000 Shortridge followers traveled to Anderson for today’s tourney. The remaining regional schedile: CLINTON ek 2 p. m.~Clinton vs. Crawfordsville. 3 p. m.—Greencastle vs. Williamsport. EVANSVILLE 2 p. m.—Owensville vs. Dale. 3 p. m.~Ceniral vs. Tell City. FT. WAYNE 2 p. m.—Ridgeville vs. Bluffton. 3 p. m.—Huniington vs. South:Side. GREENSBURG m.—Madison vs. Franklin, m.—Columbus vs. Greensburg. LAFAYETTE m.—Lafayette vs. Lebanon. 8 p. m.—Oxford vs. Frankfort.

LOGANSPORT . m.~—Royal Center vs. Monticello. m.—Peru vs. Delphi. MARION . m.~—Sheridan vs. Kokomo. m.~Wabash vs. Marion. MARTINSVILLE . m.~—Spencer vs. Martinsville. . m.~Bloomfield vs. Wiley. MICHIGAN CITY m.—Emerson vs. Rensselaer. m.—La Porte ys. Hammond, MUNCIE 2 p. m.—Middleton vs. Richmond. 3 p. m.—Parker vs. Muncie.

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NEW ALBANY m.—New Albany vs. Paoli. m,—Bedford vs. Seymour. ROCHESTER m.—Elkbart vs. Wash. (8. B.). m.~—Rochester vs. Culver, RUSHVILLE m.—Liberty vs. Lawrenceburg. m.~—Rushville vs. Sunman. WARSAW m.—Garrett vs. Kendallville. g m.~—Warsaw vs, Columbia City. . WASHINGTON 2 p. m,—~Plainville vs: Jasper. 3 p. m.—Vincennes vs. Dugger.

COAL HEAD ASKS TO QUIT

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WASHINGTON, March 12 (U. Eiyun

P.) —Charles PF. Hosford Jr. has

again submitted his resignation as

National Bituminous Coal Commission chairman, it was learned today.:

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IRESOENTSOF CITY KILLED IN AUTOCOLLISION

After Engine Severs Leg; Pupils Injured.

Two Indianapolis men were killed in Indiana traffic today, a high

school ‘youth was in a critical con- |

dition here after the loss of a-leg in a railroad crossing accident and two other pupils were recovering from injuries received when hit by autos. : :

The dead were: . Carl Wessler, 27, of 1438 E. 10th

St. : « Merrill G. Gilersleeve, 23 ,of 1438 E. 10th St. Twenty-two of 42 drivers arrested for traffic violations were ordered to pay $136 by Municipal Judge Charles Karabell today. He suspended $140. Those arrested included two for drunken driving, whose cases were continued, and 10 for making a left hand turn at 16th and Illinois Sts.

Truck Accidents Drop

Meanwhile the Police Department’s first report in the Interfleet Safety Contest today showed a reduction of 33 per cent in the number of accidents involving trucks in February, as compared with February last year. The repori covered drivers of 48 of the. 66 companies entered. They drove 3,017,454 miles during the month. Victim of the railroad accident was 16-year-old Clarence McIntire, 349 N. Elder Ave., student at Washington High School. On. his way home from school yesterday he was struck by a switch engine atthe Big Four Railroad crossing at Belmont’ Ave.

Failed to See Engine Polite reported a passenger train |

8s the — tHe tracks. Apparen ryirig to get out of the way of the

yaln, .Clarence failed to notice the |.

witch engine, which was backing

Rex Mohler, 3902 W. Washington | St., the fireman, told police he saw the boy under the train and signaled the conductor, Walter Jordan, 1401 Spann Ave. to stop the

The youth was taken to City Hospital where his condition was reported grave. He was given two blood transfusions. , James. Burdett, 9, Rural Route 18, Box 336A, was cut on his forehead when struck by an auto at 14th |: St. between Main and Auburn Sts., Speedway City. Paul Cullom, 1803 Winfield Ave, the driver, said he did not see the child in the street but stopped his car when he felt a bump against the fender.

Girl, 1, Is Injured

Odessa Neeley, 11, of 1435 Massachusetts Ave. suffered a possible pelvic fracture, when struck by a Luck in front of her home yesteray. Witnesses told police she was playing with a group of children and ran into the street into the path of a truck driven by George . (Turn to Page Two)

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Protests Are Defied; Fuehrer Issues Proclamation.

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BERLIN, March 12 (U. P.).— Fuehrer Adolf Hitler entered Austria in triumph today while his Government coldly rejected the protests of Britain and France against Germany's invasion and

Nazification of her neighbor as “unwarranted.”

for Austria, he issued a proclameation which was read over the radio, announcing the entry of the German troops and declaring: “Behind the units of the armed forces stands the will and determination of the entire German na 2 The proclamation said the troops were “everywhere in Austria.” The Fuehrer's proclamation was read by Dr. Paul Joseph Goebinls, Propaganda Minister. In the Government's announcement of Germany’s attitude towards the British and French protests, it was denied that Germany used force toward Austria. “On the basis of certain reports they had received from Vienna, the British and French Governments protested against alleged ‘compulsion ‘by Germany a influencing developments. “The German Government: rejected this protest as unwarranted and simultaneously rectified . the false reports which the two Governments had received. »

* of reno sem at she Government. t ‘they were there “in event that any nation dared -Germany’s course, or the of the Austrian Nazis. po ITE: Chancellor Hitler's was ' ceremoniously pesthal Rae from the Chancellery flagstaff and it was announced: his - absence from Berlin, Resatsiated by events, Fuehrer Hithas appointed Field Marshal loering his representative.” “The in rh Senn ol the proclamation, the vernment o ‘Chancellor. i

““Since’ this morning troops of ‘the German armed forces are marching everywhere across the GermanAustrian frontier. . . . Summoned by a new National Socialist Goverpment, they will guarantee that Austrian ' people will soon be De the opportunity to mold ¢ their future fate through a genuine plebiscite. He: ed:

‘proclaim “I myself, as Fuehrer-Chancéllor of the German people, shall be (Turn Three)

SPY SUSPECT HELD "FOR TRIAL BY U, S.

NEW YORK, March 12 (U. P).—

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tories. of the Seversky Aircraft Corp., where he had worked at intervals’ for several years. Charged with espionage, an offense carrying a maximum punishment of 20 years imprisonment, Voss waived examination and was held in $10,000 bail.

. WARSAW, March 12. (U. P).— pHesbert Hoover was entertained at

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EICH,” NAZIS ANNOUNCE:

> THE EUROPEAN CRISIS

VIENNA—Hitler and Army in Austria. BERLIN-—Protests rejected. LONDON —Cabinet debates peace or war.

ROME—F

ascists silently neutral.

.WASHINGTON—U. S. hears both sides. PARIS—Blum seeks National Cabinet. PRAGUE—Germans reassure Czechs. VATICAN CITY—Archbishop reported held. BRUSSELS—Prince Otto dejected. MOSCOW -—Treason trial ends today. HENDAY E—Spanish Rebels advance.

U.S. Hears Both Versions; British Study Plea to Duce

Cabinet Holds Emergency | Meeting, Visions ‘Peace Or War’ Crisis.

LONDON, March 12 (U. P)— The British Government announced today that it felt that the action

of the German Government in Austria was bound to have a most

disturbing effect oi: Anglo-German | |

relations and upon public confidence . throughout urope. - This momentous statement was issued after a two-hour emergency ‘cabinit meeting at which members

decided that the nation was faced with the definite issue of peace

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lain may call a gencral election. An appeal to Fremier Benito Mussolini of Italy for support was considered also, it was said. People of the British Isles, of whom many still reinember the air-

planes and Zeppelins that dropped |!

death on’ their homes in the World War, realized what when, this afternoon after the cabinet meeting, the following of-

ficial communique came from No.

10 Downing St.: - _ Protest In Strongest . Terms “The cabinet discussed events in Austria and it was reported at the meeting that a protest in the strongest terms hac been made in Berlin. “The Prime Minister previously had made similar representations to Herr von Ribbentrop, the German Foreign Secretary, here. “It was felt that the action of the German Government was bound to have a most disturbing effect on Anglo-German relations and upon public confidence throughout Eu-

rope. “His ' Majesty's Government are keeping in closest touch with the

French Government and are giving.

continuous consideration to the situation.” ‘The Cabinet gave Mr. Chamberlain and Viscount Halifax, Foreign Secretary, a mandate to act as they thought best for the moment, and

| Mr. Chamberlain asked all his col-

leagues t) hold themselves available.

Otto Dejected;

Belgium Worried

ERUSSELS, March 12 (U. P).—lto The Austrian crisis precipitated a tremendous sensation in Belgium, the World War buffer state. Prince Otto, pretender to the Austrian throne, returned to Steenockerzeel from Paris, where he was

‘said to have been informed that

help af this time was impossible. His dejection was extreme, apparently in the realization of lost opportunity and little nope of a restoration.

¢ Hull Says ‘Washington Has

Asked No Questions, ‘Naturally.’

| WASHINGTON, March 12 (U.P..

|~—Ambassadors of Germany, France . Great Britain conferred at the State Department today concerning the Austrian crisis. Ambassador Hans Dieckhoff of Germany first called on Secretary of State Cordell Hull’ and explained him the events 1 up to the activities in Austria. He

General reaction among’ officials d Congressmefi to Germany's invasion of Austria coincided with

Cordell Hull—that “naturally” this country had not expressed its views on the situation to the Berlin Government and had no intention of doing so. Secretary Hull repeated the United States’ policy of nonintervention in. the domestic afft of other nations. 'urther. reaction : was eipentad next Monday when the House considers the Administration’s billiondollar - naval authorization bill. Shortly after reports of Adolf Hitler’s political coup were received here the House voted unanimously to begin consideration of the naval expansion bill immediately. 4

Germany Reassures Czech Cabinet

PRAGUE, March 12 (U. P)— Germany told Czechoslovakia through diplomatic channels today that she entertains no hostile in-

tentions toward the little republic.

In connection with the Astrian crisis, observers emphasized the difference between the positions of Czechoslovakia and Austria. Unlike Austria, Czechoslovakia has military

alliances with two great powers,

France and the Soviet Union. nsible quarters here pre‘their poise. Czechoslovakia ory d to be prepared to continue apt her policy to that of westes powers, especially France. e . Cabinet," in extraordinary session, conferred until near dawn.

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, March 12 (U. P.).—Advices from Bratislava said today that Mrs. Engelberg Dollfuss, widow of the assassinated Austrian Chancellor, had arrived there. She was in an automobile accompanied by the French minister lo Vienna,

| asl’ acting head of the. Sou »d | Government, came from Vienna _| mest the German Chancellor.

they faced |that expressed by Secretary of State.

CHNIGG, OTHERS ARRESTED: F; BRITISH FEAR WAR

Ives Dollfuss Flees; Newspapers Seized; Jews Attacked.

VIENNA, March 12 (U. P). — Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, preceded by thousands of German troops, came to Austria today and was hailed by the now-dominant Nazis as a liberae I The Nazification of the counizy was accomplished and anti-Jewish agitation began. ; The ousted Chancellor, Kurt Schuschnigg, amd other officials were in custody, guarded by storm

troopers. German mechanized troops were everywhere the country and one detachment crossed to the Brenner Pass, gatewdy to Italy, but retired. The first tanks entered the sube urbs of Viénna in late afternoon.

German Planes Arrive

Fifty German planes arrived at the military airport of Wiener Neustadt, 25 miles from Vienna. A great torchlight parade will be held in Vienna tonight and Hitler will speak by radio from Linz. Before coming to Linz to review the German troops which had poured across: the frontier in the morning, Herr Hitler visited Braue nau and inspected the room where he was born. : Then he went to Leonding, five miles from Linz, where he bowed at the :graves of his parents. A crowd of 20,000 in the streets of Braunau cheered the native son who left ‘Austria as a penniless a youth and. returned today as leader of the Germanic race. a

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Dr. Von Seyss-Inquart left Lina as soon as Herr Hitler was outside the. city, to .transmit Vienna's first greetings. ’ Heinrich Himmler, German secret police head, in a radio address from Linz said: : “Austria, after a century of separation, has returned to Gere many... . . “One Fuehrer, one folk, one Reich!” It was announced that the guests of honor at the city hall included Herr Hitler's white-haired former teacher, Herr Heumer.

: ! 250,000 Line Road. - Despite a cold wind and fog and a temperature of 14 above zero, the population of Linz almost to & man turned out. It was estimated that nearly 250,000, the majority with flags, shouting “Heil Hitler,” cheer ing and saluting, lined his route. ~ Government circles said the Fuehrer would come here tomorrow. Most businesses and many banks were suspended today in honor of - the German coup and celebrations were held throughout the country. The most amazing ‘political coup in modern history had been consume mated without the spilling of blood. German Army airplanes droned. over Austrian cities, as German troops marched the roads of a for‘eign country. for the first time since 1918. Austrian troops joined them as they marched, motorized units, ine fantry, cavalry, in green-gray unie« forms. Church bells pealed a wel come, crowds cheered, crudely painted swastika emblems were displayed from peasant homes. Sh At Salzburg the official radio ane nounced - that the garrison there had placed itself under the Gere man command and therefore is part of the German Army. ‘New Nazi leaders in the Austrian provinces ordered all business suse pended for a national celebration, Ousted Chancallor Schuschnigg;’