Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 April 1938 — Page 30

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i Times-Acme Felephotos. Debris-filled room of the grammar school at Columbus, Kas., after the structure

‘A mother and her badly. injured aby in a: relief station at was wrecked by a tornado. Teachers dismissed classes, and no pupils were Injured.

umbus, Kas., after they: were rescued from their wrecked home.

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.~ An airview of South Pekin, Ill, a community of 800 population that was ; almost leveled by one of the series of tornadoes that swept the Midwest from Oklahoma to Illinois. The water supply has been cut off, the tank lying crumpled. in the foreground. Col

MEXICO FORMS Hitchhiker Is DIL SALES FIRM

Americans. Hold Mystery Talk With Cardenas; Court Action Mapped.

MEXICO CITY, April 1 (U. P.) — The Government, thus far unmindful of official foreign protests against the seizure of privately owned properties, went. into the oil business today. Announcement of the formation of the National Oil Exporting Co. to administer foreign sales of Mexico's pil supply, was made coincidentally with reports that two American oil promoters had conferred with President Lazaro Cardenas. Organization of the sales. company indicated that the Government was ready fo talk business. In addition, a special session of Congress was called for April 11 to consider emergency legislation made necessary by expropriation of 400 million dollars worth of foreifnowned oil properties and suspension ofthe United States silver purchasing agreement.

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The Americans reportedly involved were Francis W. Rickett, who . negotiated a contract for an oil concession in Ethiopia shortly before the Italian conquest, and Bernard E. Smith, a New York stock broker. Both were scheduled to fly to Chicago today. 3 Mr. Rickett, who has a reputation of being somewhat of a mystery man as a promoter, was nponcommital when interviewed, saying “Everywhere I go... it is imagined that I am involved in all kinds of deals.” Mr. Smith refused to talk. Meanwhile, the 17 American and other foreign oil companies whose properties were seized announced that they were ready to fight. They ‘planned to file injunction proceedings seeking to declare the expropriation law, under which the oil properties were seized, unconstitutional. . Another injunction to force revocation of President Cardenas’ March 18 expropriation decree alsc will be sought. ‘Attorneys for the companies asserted they would fight the cases to the Supreme Court, if necessary. They said that there were numerous grounds on which to challenge the constitutionality of expropriation. These included an assertion that the Mexican Constitution makes no provision for the Government going into business and that the new setup creates a monopoly, also contrary to the Constitution.

: Saturday Deadline “The period for beginning injunction proceedings ends legally 15 days | 1 after the issuance of a decree. Thus, Saturday will be the last day on which the companies take action. There was no official comment, on the action contemplated by the companies and the Government proceeded to organize the oil industry and at the same time fully . compensate the companies for the seized property. Gustavo Espinosa Mireles, head of the Mexican division of Pan-Amer-ican Airways, was appointed general manager of the new sales company. A Government -announce--ment said that “he is the only person authorized by the Government to negotiate in Mexico and abroad for the sale of oil for export.”

-At the same time Eduardo Suarez,

Finance ‘Minister, said that the ‘Government fully intended to ingemnify the foreign companies. Senor Suarez’ statement was seen as a move toward restoring the nation's confidence. The Bank of Mexico, meanwhile, was unders to have minted practically all its silver reserves into pesos:-and is buying bar silver at Pachuca, big mining center near here, for minting.

HAGUE LIFTS HANDBILL BAN JERSEY CITY, N. J. April 1

(U. P.).—Mayor Frank Hague, bit- |

ter enemy of the Committee for Industrial Organization, : today accepted the decision of the U. S o Supreme Court ‘and lifted his ban on distribution of literature by labor. and political groups, Lig

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CHICAGO, April 1 (U. P.).—Prof. Arthur J. Todd of Northwestern University estimated today that Americans paid out one billion dollars. for poker game -losses during 19317. They bet two billion on the horses in 1935, about as much as they spent for public schools, he said. The estimates were based on data compiled by the Chicago recreation survey of ‘which Prof. Todd is director. He said Americans spend 2309 years in movie theaters every day, and pay an average bill of $85 per

year for commercial recreation. His survey showed Chicagoans spend anually 37 million dollars on horse racing, 20 million on policy games, 18 million for newspapers, 10 million for movies, 35 million on radios and Hnree million for bowling and bilards.

SHRINERS TO PARADE CITY STREETS TODAY

Temple Stages Fete as Part Of Spring Initiation.

In celebration of the spring initiation ceremony, Murat Temple of the Mystic Shrine will stage a parade today along downtown streets. Granville A. Richey, Temple potentate, will lead the costumed parade, which will start on Massachusetts Ave, and move to Penn-

sylvania St., to Washington St., to Illinois St., to Market St. around Monument Cifcle, to N. Meridian St., to Michigan St., and thence to the Shrine.

RED ‘PLOT AGAINST | N. Y. POLICE CHARGED

MINEOLA, N. Y., April 1-(U. P.. —State Senator John J. McNaboe, whose bill to bar Communists from public office was vetoed by Governor Lehman, berated the Governor last night at an Americanization rally. Senator McNaboe said he had been “reliably informed” on a Communist plot, which his bill would have “nipped.” He said policemen would be the first casualties in the uprising. “Six men are being designated to each police officer, and their duty, 5 a given signal, is to wipes out

policemen in the City of New en the Senator said.

GHRYSLER PACT

New Ofie-Year Agreement Is Signed After Report of Impending Strike.

DETROIT, Mich, April 1 (U. PJ. A new one-year agreement with the Chrysler Corp. today gave the United Automobile Workers their first renewal of contracts obtained during sitdown strikes in the automobile ‘industry a year ago. The Chrysler renewal was signed oy night. There had been reports impending srike all day, alunion leaders denied them, and Chrysler . officials had announced they were ready to meet any walkout in the Plymouth plant by closing it. : : The new agreement provided a one-year extension of the existing contract, which gives the U. A. W. the right to bargain only for its

members and provides seniority rights and a committee system. The threat to negotiations had been the union’s demands for two new concessions: ‘An agreement there would be no wage cuts and the U. A. W. would be relieved of its pledge not to strike. The union abandoned the two demands as the deadline approached. John IL. Lewis, C. I. O. head, is said to have entered the negotiations by telephone from Washington, and conferred with Chrysler officials before the renewal was announced.

Locals Must Ratify All Chrysler locals of the U. A. W. must ratify the extension. The agreement provided that the ratfication votes must be completed by April 18. Edward Hertz, president of the Highland Park local, ordered

| a ‘special ratification meeting Sun-

day. The Dodge local was ordered to take a vote April 10. The agreement was signed by Richard T. FPrankensteen, assistant president of the U. A. W.; R. J. Thomas, vice president in charge of Chrysler locals, and Leo LaMotte, president of the Plymouth local. The company was represented by Lester L. Colbert, resident counsel, and Herman Weckler, vice president in charge of industrial relations.

GIRLS REACT FASTER BERKELEY, Cal, April 1 (U. P.). —Boys are faster than girls in reaction time, but the difference grows less during. adolescence and : tends to disappear with practice, Dr. Har-

old E. Jones, University of -California Institute of Child Welfare director, revealed in an article written for the American Journal of Psychology.

‘Man Wanted,’ Officer Finds

DETROIT, April 1 (U, P) —Because William J. Word, 38, hitchhiked a ride with the wrong motorist, he was arraigned in Federal Court on a fugitive warrant charg-

‘ing violation of the Dyer Act in

‘Nashville, A Detroit Federal Department of Justice agent went to- Jackson, Mich, for Word but could not find him. He picked up Word on a hitchhike on the way back, recognized him as the man sought and immediately arrested him. He drove Word directly to Detroit—and Federal Court. Word is charged with stealing cars from Detroit used car lots and selling them in Nashville,

PLAN STUDIED FOR 10 MORE PLAYGROUNDS

Park Board Buys Equipment At Cost of $4000.

Indianapolis’ children will be provided with 10 more playgrounds this summer if present Park Board plans are carried out.

The Board yesterday granted concessions at City parks and purchased playground equipment to cost nearly $4000. The plans for additional playgrounds were submitted b Louis E. Markun, Board Baa. The playgrounds would be located at Schools 40, 10, 12, 4, 32, 2, 7 and 70, increasing the City’s total to 47. The plans, subject to the School Board’s approval, provides for the use of WPA park supervision. A sprayer mounted on a truck was purchased for use®in the parks and the City Nursery. Chlorine for City swimming pools also was purchased and concessions on food and boating in the parks were granted. Revenue from the concessions is estimated by the Park Board at about $1600.

SURVEY MADE OF PUPILS’ SPENDING

TEANECK, N. J, April 1 (U. P)). -~How 985 Teaneck High School pupils spend their money was revealed in a survey by the noes Br oich class: For sweets, $27,000. year, including $11,000 for ice cream and $6500 for candy; for amusements, | $22,000, including $11,600 at movie houses; for clothing, $56,800. The number of boys and girls is almost even, but for some reason the boys spend $36,-

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