Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 March 1938 — Page 3

FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1938 . As a

Hitler Talk Waited: Fuehrer Seen in Race

With British Arming

British Cabinet Crisis

‘Held Unlikely; 2 Vienna Jews ‘Suicides.

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he would be supported “up to the hilt,” as one man termed it. Mr. Chamberlain has decided that for the present Great Britain should content herself with the guarantees given to -Czechoslovakia by France and Russia, together with Germany’s nonaggression promise, it. was said, and that Britain should use her good offices to obtain a diplomatic understanding between Germany and Czechoslovakia for settlement of the German minority question. Prime Minister Chamberlain told the Hquse of Commons foday that Great Britain and France had agreed to try to halt the bombing of Spanish cities, and that France was seeking the aid of the Vatican in the effort. Two More ‘Suicides’ Reported in Vienna

VIENNA, March 18 (U. P).— Newspapers today said two promi- - nent Jewish physicians had committed suicide. Prof. Wolfgang Denk, internationally known head of the Univer- . sity of Vienna's second surgical clinic, and Jonas Borak, X-ray specialist, shot themselves as the Nazification of Austria continued under a new slogan: “One blood; one folk; one Reich: one Fuehrer.” Nazis, still celebrating jubilantly the union of Austria and Germany; awaited eagerly Adolf Hitler's speech before tbe Reichstag in Ber-

lin tonight, which will be broadcast:

throughout “Greater Germany.” The purge o: Jews went on in even greater -orce, especially in governmental and ' cultural institutions. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra was Navified, stripped of its Jewish members and placed in charge of Commissar Wilhelm Jerger, composer =nd orchestra contrabass. Josef Mairanderel, a Catholic priest at Linz, was in police custody today after alleged discovery of arms and anti-Nazi literature in the cellars of h-adquarters of Catholic organizations. Numerous hizh employees, both Jews and Gentiles, of the Creditanstalt, Austria’s largest bank, were arrested today in connection with financing of te Heimwehr, it was reported. Fritz Kreisle , a 31-year-old lawyer who was connected with the -prosecution in the trial of the slayers of Chancel or Engelbert Dollfuss of Austria, committed suicide at Prague yesterc ay: He issued a pamphlet called, Who Killed Dollfuss?”

Japanese Stragglers

Flee Into lountains SHANGHAI, March 18 (U. P.)— Fighting is continuing north of Hsuchow along the Tientsin-Nan-king Railway. a Chinese military spokesman said today. Chinese forces claimed that in . Shansi Province, on the central front, many Japanese who were at the rear of forces which crossed the Yellow River were forced to flee into the mountains. Japanese announced that an army unit, aided by warships, had occupied Nantungchow on the vangtse River. Thirty Chinese were killed in a brief sortie but the rest of the Chinese in the area retreated without resistance. Chinese circles denied that Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang, Yormer Manchuria dictator, had been killed by assassins. He was said to be in refuge at the Hengshan mountain resort.

Duce Calis Italy

And Germany Similar ROME, March 18 (U. P.).—The similarities hetween Germany and Italy were stressed today by Premier Benito Mussolini in a brief speech in German to 500 German war veterans. “Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, which you so nobly represent, are the results of soldiers of the World War, those who sacrificed their blood for their country,” he said. He concluded with a salute for the prosperity of Germany.

Brazilian Plot Reported Foiled

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 18 (U. P)—A plot of Fascist “Green Shirts” to assassinate President Getullo Vargas and overthrow the Government of Brazil in an armed uprising hes been smashed with the arrest of more than 1000 persons, the Government announced today.

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By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS : Times Foreign Editor

PARIS, March 18.—Intoxicated by the heady wine of Austria, Adolf Hitler is now expected to speed up his race against time—a race to win Germany a place in the sun before a panicky Europe can stop him. The entire postwar setup is now in ruins. . All equilibrium, at least for the time being, has disappeared. There now looms a Germany bigger, stronger, more united, more ruthless and more dynamic than ever before. For the moment there exists no counterweight in all the world against its running wild. Ringed around the Reich are helpless smaller nations, afraid of their own existence, and frightened big ones, unable or unwilling to call into play the forces that it takes to halt her. : Czechoslovakia is ‘already half under the wheels of the Nazi juggernaut. Poland stands anxiously between the Hitlerian devil and Stalin’s deep sea, to say nothing of the hysteria among her people over the Lithuanian trouble. Rumania,

world’s richest, cannot: possibly defend them alone. As to Russia, she is too shot through with treason in high places to dare mobilize her colossal Army, for fear it might march on Mososy instead of on the frontier. French Locks Tragic On the west, France is watching the Rhine with tragic eyes. She is the ally of Czechoslovakia, Poland, Rumania and Russia, but she is hamstrung by domestic difficulties —political,” financial - and ial. Normally Frenchmen unite as’ one man in a time of external crisis. But today divergent political ideologies are making a real national union difficult if not impossible. As a Frenchman remarked “It -took France longer to form a Cabinet than it did Germany to annex Austria.” Britain, normally more than a match for Germany, is caught in the very middle of the stream of her rearmament program. She is desperately eager therefore to avoid conflicts at this time. She probably will fight now only: if forced to defend Western Europe or the Medterranean basin. Italy is siding with Adolf Hitler —at least until further notice. She may yet range herself alongside Britain and France, who are her natural allies, but that time has not yet come. Pacts Now Meaningless

Every responsible stateman on this side of the Atlantic realizes at last that international law and. treaties, the League of Nations, Be} Kellogg and all other pacts are meaningless. A superior force is all that matters. This summer and next should tell the tale. Chancellor Hitler must grab all he can in that time and Otherwise he will invite disaster. I am told that Britain it now working on a 15-billion-dollar armament plan instead of the original seven and one-half billion program. France is planning a smaller, but nevertheless vast, additional outlay. Meanwhile Britain is moving heaven and earth to prevent or at least to postpone an explosion. She hopes to win Italy. over and to pre-; vail upon Herr Hitler at satisfy himself with less than annexation of Czechoslovakia. She is trying to prevent France from getting involved in an Eastern European war or in Spain. Britain still believes that she, France, Italy and Germany may yet reach an - understanding upon which something like a durable European peace may be four -'.

U. S. Fears Fascist Advance in World

(Copyright, 1938, by Unitod Press) WASHINGTON, March 18— United States officials studying the current war crisis fear that European democracies: cannot stop the march of united dictatorial governments. Since Adolf Hitler's seizure of Austria and the renewed attack by Italian-supported Insurgents in Spain, American officials have bent every effort toward analysis of facts and implications behind the European developments. What they discovered and what they expect to occur necessarily are a combination of facts, suspicions and ‘speculation. Above all, there is always the diplomatically emphasized possibility that an unexpected turn of events will change the picture overnight, but, the United Press was told, current opinion in well-in-formed sources is that: 1. Hitler will move against Czechoslovakia as soon as he is certain of his control of Austrian military forces. 2. France, surrounded by fascist powers and cut off from her central European allies, will be helpless to aid the Czechs. 3. Great Britain, fearful of a test in Europe, will retire behind an in-

signed to protect her from attack,

'| particularly by air.

KENTUCKIAN FREED IN ‘HONOR SLAYING’

WINCHESTER, March 18 (U. P)) —Vaughn Yates, 26, of Bone Cave, Tenn., today stood acquitted of the “hopor slaying” of Ezra Cole, also of Bone Cave, by a Circuit Court

jury. : Yates pleaded that he shot in self-defense. The State charged that Yates came to Muncie with the deliberate intention of killing Cole in belief that he had seduced his sister. Virgie Yates, and lured her away from her Tennessee home. After his acquittal Yates was rearrested and taken to Muncie for Wal sus shalge of sarying von: cealed weapons.

LUPE VELEZ SUED

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RIGHTS-OF-WAY

Move Is Ordered by Chief As One Fights for Life After Accident.

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crashed into a police car at Raymond and Meridian Sts. early today. Samuel Reed, 41, of 1412 E. 17th St., faced charges of drunken driving after his machine allegedly struck two parked atuomobiles on E. 38th St., near Park Ave.

Parade March 26 To Stress Safety

A downtown parade Saturday, March 28, by business establishments participating in the interfleet safety contest had been announced today by Jerry C. Scher, contest manager. Each firm is to be permitted one entry of a float or decorated vehicle, with awards to be made for the best display and the best safety slogan, Mr. Scher said. Slogans are to be mailed to Myron R. Green, Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, before midnight March 24, he announced.

Gadget Suit Challenges Legislature’s Rights

T. Ernest Maholm, attorney, today charged the Indiana Legislature exceeded its police power in passing the Windshield Title Holder Law on the grounds that the act is not necessary to “the public health, morals and general welfare of society.” He made the charge in a special finding of fact filed in connection with the suit for a temporary injunction against the law’s enforcement which he has pending in Federal Court. The finding was ordered by a three-judge Court which heard arguments on the suit Wednesday. The State has until 5 p. m. tomorrow to file its findings.

Warrington Man

Killed in Collision GREENFIELD, March 18 (U.P.).

—Horace Thomas, 35, of Warring- |.

ton, was killed last night when the automobile in which he was riding crashed into a stalled truck on Indiana Highway 9 South of Eden. Mont McGala of Edinburg, driver of the truck, and P. H. Browder of Wilkinson, driver of the automobile, escaped injury.

SEES TELEVISION AS PERSONNEL THREAT

Television is the “question mark” of radio today and threatens the Security of broadcasting personnel, Paul Sullivan, radio news com'mentator,. told an Optimist Club huncheon; ‘at the-Columbia Club toa, Declining to predict how soon television would come into public use, Mr, Sullivan forecast its advent would result in the “junking of a large part of radio’s personnel.” “Everyone in broadcasting today knows what drastic changes it would bring,” he said.

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‘Dr. Wicks 2 2 8.

New Unitarian Minister Here Also Active in Civic Affairs

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as a “minister of exceptional ability.” “We may be assured,” said Dr. Wicks, “that the civic work in which we have been interested will be carried on under Dr. Backus,” The Rev. Mr. Backus is particularly well known in California, where

he was pastor of the large Unitarfan Church at Los Angeles, which, during his pastorate, erected a new church building and also established a home for the aged.

He comes from a family of Unitarians, his father being an active

COUNTIES CAN ALTER TOWNSHIP SETUPS

Authority Backed by Attorney General.

County Commissioners have the authority to order alterations in the boundaries, names and number of townships in each county, Attorney General Omer Stokes Jackson held today in an opinion requested by William P. Cosgrove, State Accounts Board chief examiner. Mr. Jackson held that County Commissioners at this time could|2® order consolidation of townships effective Jan. 1, 1939. In event alterations are ordered, trustees would be elected in November. on the basis of the revised units, ‘he said. A special election is not necessary if a trustee is elected on the basis of the old boundaries in event of consolidation - because by the time of taking office Jan. 1, 1939, the post to which the trustee was chosen will have been eliminated. Changes in township boundary lines do not affect the rights of the voters living therein.

minister. at the present time. He is married and has two daughters, one of whom is attending the University of California. : His early pastorates included a church at Lawrence, Kas., where his father also has been a Unitarian minister, and where he ‘took part in the establishment’ of' a home for girls in connection with, the uniJenity there, and a church. at Erie, a The Rev. Mr. Backus, a native of Ohio, was graduated from: the University of Michigan and received his divinity degree .from the Meadville Theological School. He also studied at the Universities of Oxford, Berlin, ‘Jena, Harvard, Chicago, and California. The new :All Souls pastor is expected to visit Indianapolis soon to make plans for his work here. He will take up his active duties sometime during the summer.

EX-POSTAL OFFICIAL FACES THEFT COUNT

Murland Clerkin, 28, former New Marion, Ripley County, acting postmaster, was free on $1000 bond today pending arraignment Wednesday before Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell on charges of embezzling $387 from -the U. S. Government. He was arrested last night by Deputy U. S. Marshal Andrew Taft at the Indiana State Reformatory, Pendleton, where he was employed

‘as a guard. The Federal Grand Jury

returned the indictment Monday.

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his Anteigrity or his honesty. The charges: ‘made against him were that he had failed to carry out decsions. of the ‘majority of the ‘Authority | ‘and that he had

' | sabotaged the work of the Authority,

both|in its Administrative work and its legal work. “The record bears out that Chairman Morgan declined to submit any facts, either with reference to his charges of dishonesty and malfeasance n office against his fellow directors, or in’ response to the charges of sabotage which had been made against him by his fellow directors,” he said.

House Favors More

Planes for Navy

WASHINGTON, March 18 (U.P... —The House today approved a 50 per-cent increase in naval airplanes provided for in the $1,121,000,000 Naxy Expansion. Bill. It accepted an amendment by

|Rep. Melvin J. Mass (R. Minn.)

changing the wording of the author-

ization so as to give the Navy a|

minimum. of 3000 planes instead of a maximum of that number. The Navy at present has 2050 planes. Rep. Bert Lord (R. N. Y.) sought unsuccessfully to increase the plane authorization to 4000 instead of 3000. His amendment was rejected without record vote. The action was taken as the House proceeded with the business of reading the for amendments

and approached a debate on the

policy section of the measure, : The Administration entered the final stage of its attempt to have the House authorize a 20 per cent increase in the Navy with the major provision of the bill—46 new fighting ships—already approved. The House voted 98 to 63 against striking out an authorization for three super dreadnaughts which would pring the fleet's “under age” battleship unit to 18. More emphatically it rejected an attempt to

| postpone construction of capital

ships until after a disarmament conference is held.

Opposes Rail Wage Cuts, F. D. R. Says

WASHINGTON, March 18 (U.P). —President Roosevelt is seeking a solution for economic difficulties of the $26,000,000,000 railroad in-

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dustry other than ears which ‘might be obtained through wage cuts, he said today. The President said that he does

not: believe railroad wage reductions

are advisable at this time. He said, however, at he has not seen ary proposal | railroad ReCtives to lower % : Railroad ‘executives suggested the possibility of salary cuts after the Interstate Commerce Commission granted them only a 53 per cent increase in freight rates. The roads had asked incredses aggregating 15

| per cent.

Mr. Roosevelt. . was questioned about’ the proposal while a special three-member committee which he appointed yesterday began drafting an emergency program to aid the railroads out of financial difficulties. Railroad legislation was added to the President’s list of “must” legislation for the present Congressional session. " Enforced consolidations, reorganizations, refinancing and fooling of traffic and revenues appeared to be the major reforms considered by Mr. Roosevelt and his railway experts at two White House meetings, which recessed yesterday after ap-pointment-of a special committee.

Business Blames: Faulty

Taxes for Recession

WASHINGTON, March 18 (U.P.). Business leaders today blamed “faulty and oppressive taxes” for the current business recession in testimony before the Senate Finance Committee considering the Administration’s tax revision bill. Continuing: attacks against alleged inequities of the undistributed profits and capital gains taxes, they urged broadening the tax base to create increased - tax-consciousness in the face of continued heavy Government spending. “In the opinion of many people,” M. L. Seidman of the New York Board of Trade said, “We are not in a business recession. We are in a depression, a synthetic depression, a managed economy depression, a depression that is estimated to have

period of a single year.

WPA Half Way Toward Goal of 2,500,000

WASHINGTON, March 18 (U.P.) —Assistant Administrator Aubrey Williams reperted today that the WPA has reached the half-way mark in its goal of 2,500,000 workers on relief rolls by April 1.

The WPA has added approximate-

GC. I. O. asked Congress

cost us some 70 billion dollars in the

y 250,000 workers since . President Roosevelt signed the 250 million’: dollar supplemental relief appropri= ation bill late in: February, he said.” The bill was intended to give em= ployment ‘to 500,000 workers.:' On. March 12 ‘the relief rolls totaled 2,243,865 persons, a gain of 11 160% over the week ended March 5.

Lewis Asks 3 Billion Grant for Relief Y WASHINGTON, March 18 (U. PJ). —Chairman John L. Lewis of the: today to appropriate three billion dollars for, relief during ‘the next fiscal year. He said 13 million ‘unemployed ink America is: a: “profound threat to: our stability as a nation.” In a letter to Chairman Edward T. Taylor (D. Colo.) of the House Appropriations Committee, * Mr; Lewis said the C. I. O. “is convinced

‘that vigorous measures must ‘be

taken by Government to keep thess unemployed from being cast out’ of our productive economy.” y

First Loans Approved

For Housing Projects. WASHINGTON, March 18 “(U.

P.).—President Roosevelt promised:

today that the: new-slum clearance : program would go forward “until every American family. has a decen eng home.” Opening a 500 million dollar pros gram, he apnroved loans totaling $16,836,000 to Austin, Tex, New Orleans, La. Charleston, S.:.C. Syracuse, ‘N. Y. and Youngstown, O., for low-rent housing projects. U. S. Housing Administrator Nathan Straus advised the five cities that: “the money is ready” for an. ims mediate start on a slum-clearance to cost a total of of $18; 706, 172. :

Hull Sees Danger Of Tariff War

Times Special WASHINGTON, March 18 a warning that the pork tariff voted by the House might touch off an international war of tariff retaliae tion was given Congress today by Secretary of State Hull.

Hosford Denies He Was Forced From Post WASHINGTON, March 18 (U.P),

* | —Charles F. Hosford Jr., recentlys

resigned chairman of the National Bituminous Coal Commission, de= nied today he had been “forced out” of the commission by John

L. Lewis and Senator Guffey (D. Pa.), sponsor of the coal control act,

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