Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 April 1938 — Page 1

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iy HINT POLITICS RULE

GAMING RAIDS

Inform Townsend They Will Carry Fight on Vice to Primary Polls.

GROUP IS DISAPPOINTED |

Wants Governor’s Answer to Rumors on Contributions To Party Funds.

Hinting that partisan politics may play a part in gambling exposes by State Police, the Indianapolis Methodist Minister's Association today informed Governor Townsend it would carry the fight against “vice and lawlessness’ to the primary polls. The association, meeting at Roberts Park Church today, sent a letter to the Governor replying to his answer to their protest against gambling in Marion County. Two weeks ago Governor Townsend asked the ministers to ‘“carefully search out facts and discriminate between propaganda and the truth.” He also asked them to present evidence that local enforcement officers were permitting law violations. : Group “Disappointed” “We were greatly disappointed in your reply,” the association wrote Governor Townsend. “We are perfectly aware that this is an election year. We are so much aware of the fact that we are carefully observing candidates and parties that we may be able to cast the full weight of our influence to that candidate and that party which stands for law enforcement and broad American statesmanship. “We are sick and tired of men in public life being controlled by vice and lawlessness. . “You asked us “to be discerning in our judgments. If we follow that advice, we might come to the conclusion that when the State Police are sent into one county to raid all the gambling places, someone knows where gambling is to be found. “And -when we discover that: the county raided was a Republican County, and when gambling is running wide open in adjoining counties which are strongly Democratic, out conclusions might be that such partial law enforcement was for po-* litical purposes and campaign prop-

aganda. . .. “You suggest in your letter that if we ¢an find any place where the local enforcement officers have failed to do their duty that you will come to the aid and see that the

law is enforced. . .. Charge Gaming at Fair

“Is it not ‘your duty. to find out rather than the ministers? You were at the State Fair last year on Labor Day. Surely you saw the open and plainly visible gambling. Surely you have heard the oftrepeated and persistent rumors that the gambling interests had and were contributing to the party campaign funds and were thus assured protection. , .. “If these rumors . ., are false, we want you to tell us they are false. But a verbal denial of the rumors will be neither sufficient nor satisfactory. “The one way to prove to everyone that our State and local officials have not been purchased by the liquor and gambling interests is to enforce the laws of the State and curb this vice and lawlessness. . . .”

EX-SECRETARY HINTS SUIT AGAINST SIMONE

HOLLYWOOD, April 25 (U. P.). —Sandra Martin, 32-year-old former secretary to Simone Simon, said toda ythat she was considering bringing a suit for accounting

against Miss Simon’ in connection with the alleged disappearance of $16,000 from the actress’ bank funds. “There is a lot more to this thing than has come out,” said Mrs. Martin, held on a suspicion of theft charge. - “There will be plenty of fireworks at the proper time.” Mrs. Martin declined to elaborate on her statement that she might file suit against Miss Simon. The actress told District Attorney Buron Fitts that her bank funds decreased while she was in Europe last summer.

CHARLES WELLS ILL Charles H. Wells, assistant State budget director, today was reported .in a serious condition at Veterans’ Hospital, where he was taken Saturday suffering from peritonitis, He has been ill, although continuing to perform his duties, for several weeks. Mr. Wells lives at 5922 Broadway.

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VOLUME 50—NUMBER 38

First Job Compensation Payment Is Made

‘Indiana made iis first unemployment compensation payment today as Governor Townsend (right) handed a $15 check to Miss Jeanette Behrman, R. R. 5, former Big Four Railroad employee at the Beech

Grove shops.

A. Jackson

- MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1938

Miss Behrman received the maximum amount permitted under Indiana law, according to Clarence (left), Division director.

Unemployment Compensation He said claims are being -re-

ceived at the rate of 1000 a day in Indiana.

AF. L. Splits on Sullivan; Watson to Speak Tonight

Ignore Party ty Slates, Plea of Weir; Snethen Demands Cut in Utility Rates.

6. 0. P. Schedules Precinct Meetings; Women to Fete Candidates.

Official List of Polling Places, Page Five

The Workers’ Nonpartisan League, Inc., an A. F. of L. political organization, was split today over indorsement of Reginald H. Sullivan, Democratic candidate for 'nomination as Mayor. "The Workers’ League met Satur day afternoon and indorsed Mr. Sullivan, after a stormy session. Today, D. R. Barneclo, secretary of the Central Labor Union, declared the vote did not represent the feeling of the A. F. of L. unions. He said that straw vofes taken of union memberships, and a vote taken by the A, F. of L. delegates to the League meeting, favored Sheriff Otto Ray for Mayor. Meanwhile, Labor’s Nonpartisan League, the C. 1. O. political group, refused to indorse Mr. Sullivan’s candidacy and indicated it would indorse Mr. Ray. Other Democratic political developments included: 1. Judge Clarence E. Weir, candidate for renomination as judge of Superior Court 4, issued a statement today urging voters to ignore slates given them at the polls primary day, May 3, and to vote in accordance with their own judgment and conscience. 2. Edward O. Snethen, mayoralty candidate, pledged a campaign for lower gas, water and electric rates to induce new industries to locate in Indianapolis. 3. Five addresses in behalf of Mr. Sullivan’s candidacy are to. be given over: WIRE from 7:30 to 8 o'clock tonight. Mrs. Roberta West Nicholson will discuss “The Home and Law Enforcement”; Senator E..Curtis White, “Labor”; A. Kiefer Mayer, “The Relief Problem”; F. B. Ransom, “The Negro Viewpoint,” and J. Leroy Keach, “Public Improvements Under the Sullivan Administration.”

Indorsement Disputed

Mr. Barneclo charged “a breach of confidence” in revealing action taken by the Workers’ League Saturday, but confirmed that Mr. Sullivan had been indorsed by the group. “Indorsement of Mr. Sullivan was not the attitude of the Central A. F. of L. body,” he said. “Organizations where straw votes have been taken have shown a majority for Mr. Ray. “I can't speak for the C. 1. O,, nor for the Railway Biotherhoods. The brotherhoods had a better representation at the meeting Saturday than did the A. F. of L. organizations. However, the A. F. of L. delegates voted 11 to 6 for Mr. Ray.”

The vote, he said, was taken during

the meeting of the Workers’ League. He intimated that the A. F. of L. agreed with the C. I. O. group on one reason for refusing to indorse Mr. Sullivan. James Robb, C. I. O. regional director, had charged: that Mr. Sullivan had promised he would repeal an antipicket ordinance when he was Mayor before, but that he had not done so.

“Lack of action on that ordinance undoubtedly has some bearing on|’

the attitude of the A. FP. of L. unions,” - Mr. Barneclo said.

Follows Heated Debate

He added that “no one will know until the slates are printed just who has been indorsed by the Workers’ League.” Indorsement of Mr. Sullivan came after a heated debate. The final vote was reported to have been approximately 2 to 1. Leaders in the movement to support him said they based their support on his “generally fair attitude. to labor during his previous term.” Martin H. Miller, state director of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, and active in the affairs of the Workers’ League, had no comment to make. He said announcement of the slate probably would be made Wednesday. Mr. Robb declared that “indorse-

4 | ment of Mr. Sullivan was refused by

the C. I. O. because of his general

7| attitude on the labor ‘movement,

The C. I. O. unions are back of Mr. Tua to Page

Republican candidates and party leaders today prepared a burst of oratory as the primary campaign entered its last week. - Meetings in nearly every precinct are to be held during the week, with Stveral mass meetings also scheduled.

Former Senator James E. Watson, candidate for the Republican Senatorial nomination, will head the list of speakers at a meeting of the Irvington Republican club at 8 o'clock tonight. The. meeting will be in the Irvington Masonic Temple, 5515 E. Washington St. Former Mayor Charles W. Jewett, unopposed candidate for Congress, 12th District, will be the principal speaker at a North Side Republican rally Friday night. The meeting will be in the Civic Theater, Alabama and 19th St, at 7:30 p. m. - Henry M. Dowling will be chairman. Each Republican candidate for Mayor will be given five minutes for speeches. A campaign meeting will be held at 8 p. m. tomorrow at the home of Delbert O. Wilmeth, 4337 N. Pennsylvania St, with George A. Henry, mayoralty candidate, heading the list of «candidates speaking. Three Republican women’s clubs will join in giving a luncheon for all G. O. P. candidates Thursday noon a.’ the Columbia Club. The Irvington Women’s Republican Club will hear talks by various candidates, including Herman C. Wolff, mayoralty candidate, at 8 p. m. tomorrow at 54462 E. Washington St. Township Jubilee Set A pre-election jubilee meeting of the Wayne Township Republican Women’s Clb will be held Wednesday night at 5709 W. Morris St., with

all Republicans invited.

The Washington Township Republican Club will have its final meeting of the campaign Friday night at 6235 Bellefontaine St. Mr. Wolff will be the principal speaker. Other Republican developments were: 1. Mr. Henry pledged creation of a City utility department if elected. 2. Edwin Haerle, candidate for

‘prosecutor, said that if elected he

would insist on jail sentences for

drunken drivers.

3. Ward Hiner, mayoralty candidate, in a statement today, charged his opponénts would not have “come out on ‘what they stand for if I had not smoked them out.” 4. Mr. Wolff outlined his 15-point platform at a meeting at noon today at Wolff-for-Mayor Clubs headquarters, 110° N. Pennsylvania St. Mr. Wolff listed his platform as: “l. Taxes reduced by elimination of needless expenditures. “2. Strict adherence to comprehensive, intelligently planned budget. “3. City purchasing on strictly competitive basis. “4, Integrity, fitness and ability to be sole consideration in appointment of city officials. “5. Police and Fire Departments divorced from politics. J “6. Fullest co-operation with City Council, ‘all administrative boards, business and civic organizations. “7. Lowest , possible utility, rates— based on sound utility values. “8. Track elevation, flood control and smoke abatement Vigorausly carried forward. “9. City-wide health ‘and recreation program. “10. Safety and traffic program— co-operation with all agencies. “11. Traffic safety for children extended and accident ' prevention rigidly enforced. “12. Modern city manager law for Indianapolis. “13. Federal-aid allotments used nonpolitically. “14. Continued relief for all in need—nobody shall go hungry in Indianapolis. “15. Well paid, satisfied labor and amicable relationship between employees and employers.” j - Mr. Henry's plan for a city utility

department was sdvanceq in all #4 Page T

AUTOS HURT 12; 4 DIE IN STATE

Girl Injured Critically When Hurled From Bicycle By Car.

As 12 persons were recovering from injuries received in 17 weekend accidents here, 64 motorists were to face traffic charges in Municipal Court today. Four ‘were killed outside of Marion County. Dead at South Bend were Paul Durling, 40, and his two small children, Peter, 4, and Caroline, 6. A. J. Scott, 40, was killed at Marion. Fourteen of those arrested for traffic violations over the week-end were convicted today in Municipal

Court and fined $24 by Judge Mec-|"

Nelis. Fines amounting to $114 were ~ stispended. Most spectacular of the week-erid accidents was “the wreck of "a Sheriff's car making an emergency run. Two were injured when the car, speeding out West St. to the scene of an accident at 56th St. and State Road 29, struck a truck driven by Jess Robinson, 51, of 2860 Sangster Ave. Deputy Sheriff ‘William Skaggs, driving the emergency car, said Robinson drove out of Michigan St. into the path of the sheriff’s auto. The truck overturned against a machine driven by Leo Daugherty, 3720 N. Pennsylvania St., Times reporter, and burst into flames. Mr. Daugherty received cuts cn the right hand. Robinson was taken to City Hospital suffering possible internal injuries. He was charged with failing to give the sheriff’s car the right of way. Miriam Lenig, 16, of 1114 W. 32d St., was reported in a critical condition at City Hospital after being thrown from her bicycle when struck by a machine driven by Moses A. Banks, 26, of 2313 Indianapolis Ave. The girl was turning into Clarendon. Road from. 38th St. when she was struck by Banks’

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Kokomo Race Driver Killed at Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ind. April 25 (U. P.)—Raymond Smith of Kokomo, automobile racing driver, died in the County Hospital here today of injuries received yesterday in an accident at the Fairgrounds Race Track. He was 33. Smith was yanked from: his racing car when his clothes’ caught on a wire fencing as his. machine skidded, turned over and caught fire. - The accident occurred while Smith was taking a practice run on the half-mile dirt track before the race program yesterday.

Father, Two Children

Killed at Crossing SOUTH BEND, April 25 (U. P.).— Paul Durling, 40, and his two small children were killed Saturday when their car was struck by a South Shore Electric car at the Lydick, Ind., crossing, seven miles from here. “Mr. Durling was a Chicago salesman. The children were Peter, 4, and Caroline, 6.

Marion Man Dies

Beneath Streetcar

MARION, April 25 (U. P.).—A. J. Scott, 40, was killed beneath a street car Saturday night and his brother, George, 36, was injured when they stepped in front of the trolley. The victim is survived by his widow and six children.

WARMER IS FORECAST

TEMPERATURES a Mm.... 52 10 a. m..... 66 a m.... 56 11 a. m..... 69 Mm..... 59 12 (Noom).. 67 63 lp. m...7

The Weather Bureau today predicted unsettled and somewhat warmer weather for tomorrow.

POSTMORTEM BABY DIES CINCINNATI, O., April 25 (U. P.). —A baby boy deliv by caesarian operation 30 minutes after - his| mother’s death from a heart ailment Jieq inday. ‘The infant had | Sudeten

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NAZIS BUILDING al NEW SHIPS, U.S. INFORMED

rae FOREIGN SITUATION

WASHINGTON—Nazis reported building more ships than U. S. PRAHA—Anti-Semitic riot follows German demand. : LONDON—Anglo-Irish trade war ended by treaty. MOSCOW—Britain protests arrest of British Communist. SHANGHAI—Japanese general , reported ousted. : HENDAYE-—4000 Spanish Loyal- . ists killed in six hours. PARIS—Daladier seeks to in‘crease French production. TALLINN — Estonia re-elects President by big vote. NEW 'YORK—British air commission arrives.

Germany Building Navy Faster Than U. S.

(Copyright, 1938, by United Press) WASHINGTON, April 25—Germany has launched a naval building program which surpasses the huge increase in American sea power contemplated under the pending naval expansion bill, Navy Department confidential reports disclosed today. The reports said Germany is building or preparing to build more warships than would be constructed by the United States under the Administration expansion proposal. The new German vessels, ship for ship, would equal any in the world, the reports said, but noted that the United States and Great Britain would still have far more total naval power than the new Nazi fleet. The reports, according to informants, show that Germany is building, or has appropriated funds for, a total of 51 warships, including

five super-battleships, two aircraft

carriers, three heavy cruisers, four light cruisers, 12 Slesiroyers and 25 submarines. President Roosevelt's $1,157,000,000 naval program calls for construction of only three. battleships, two aircraft carriers nine light

‘cruisers, 23 destroyers and nine

Submarines, a total of 46. “On ‘a ship for ship basis,” a high Navy official said, “the new German Navy would be at least the equal ‘and perhaps: the superior. of any in. the world upon tompletion of the present program. “Of course, the new German Navy would not be nearly so powerful as America’s or Great Britain’s if only present building building plans are carried out, but there is no assurance ‘that Germany will stop at this point any more than there is that any other power will stop. “It is a significant fact, also, that practically every ship in the German Navy, including all but a few of those which are already afloat, will be the last word in naval construction and design.”

Czech Official Talks

To German Minister PRAHA, Czechoslovakia, April 25 (U. P.).—The first major outbreak of Nazi anti-Jewish violence in

Czechoslovakia was revealed today, simultaneously with an emergency call by Premier Milan Hodza for a Cabinet meeting to consider demands of the country’s German minority for recognition. Shortly after the Cabinet meeting was called, the German Minister held a long confeernce with Foreign Minister Kamil Krofta. The Nazi outbreak occurred last night in the town of Theusing, near Marienbad, where the town council resigned voluntarily and was joined by 300 Sudeten Germans in a torchlight parade through the streets. The demonstrators, first dispersed by gendarmes, who threatened to fire on them, subsequently reassembled and smashed the windows of the Jewish temple and several Jewish shops. - Police Get Help

A truckload of gendarme reinforcements arrived there from Praha today and made several arrests. A speech by Konrad Henlein, German minority leader, left little hope | for compromise between the Government and his pro-Nazi “Sudeten” German Party, it was said in well informed quarters.

It was generally predicted that the Government would find it impossible to accept Herr Henlein’s demands and that a crisis was imminent. Such a crisis would be of intimate

concern to Adolf Hitler, who claims

his Greater rmany enfolds ‘the | western part of Czechoslovakia.

Poland Also Involved

Anxiety was even more acute because of reports that Czech frontier guards had shot at a Polish balloon. Confirmation of these reports would mean that the Cabinet would have to consider not only the “protective” interest of the new Greater Germany, with 75-million population, over Czechoslovakia’s 3,230,000 “Sudeten” Germans, but an incident involving Poland, with

a population of 32 millions and a

newly stimulated interest in the Polish minority of 82,000 in CzechoSlovakia. To complete a dark picture, Hun gary was showing interest in the future of the 692,000 Hungarians in Czechoslovakia. Thus this post-war republic of 15 million people had to consider the “protective” interest, as Germans call it, of three - countries whose population totals 116 millions and which surround it but for its eastern tip bordering on Rumania. ‘Herr Henlein made his Smeets

Lat the annual meeting of the A. P.

directors.

| tire ‘block in the Gainesville busi-

Entered as Steond-Class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind.

Town Rejects Plan to Place Drunks in Cage

WOBURN, Mass., April 25 (U.P). —Mayor William E. Kane today yielded to the will of his people, expressed in the first American plebiscite, and ordered his lion's

drunks, hauled away to the junk pile. He was disappointed not to have seen at least one load of sots hauled through the streets in it behind a police prowl car. Although his plebiscite had no legal standing, the Mayor believed that it would “wake up the aldermen and councilors” and get them to legislate against drunkenness. The lion’s cage was rejected by a vote of 2456 to 1876. The cage cost $300 and stood in front of the City Hall all last week as an object of curjossiy, foreboding, and shame,

GOOGAN'S FUND ~ LISTED AS OWN

Father's Tax Filings Basis For Youth’s Claim To $4,000,000.

Times Special WASHINGTON, April 256.—Sworn stipulations hy the late John H. Coogan that his son, Jackie, was to profit from the fortune piled up by the boy’s career were unearthed today from the files of the U, S. Board of Tax Appeals. ‘The documents disclose that Mr. Coogan credited earnings to his son, had him file his own income-tax re‘ports, and sought to have him pay his own taxes. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Bernstein, Jackie’s stepfather and mother, have insisted the youth has no money and they intend to keep whatever remains of the four million dollars which Jackie says he earned. The late Mr. Coogan emphasized in the documents that, although he was head of the family which ha been a struggling vaudeville team till the 4-year-old boy toddled onto the stage to be. discovered by CharJe Chaplin, he had . no. personal right to the bulk of the $770,375 net income which accrued to him (ac cording to the Governmeént) from 1922 through 1927 from his son’s earnings.

Credits Cash to Jackie

Instead, Mr. Coogan insisted, the big cash beionged to Jackie Coogan Productions, Inc., which paid him $25,000 or thereabouts a year as president, paid about $20,000 a year to his wife as secretary-treasurer, and $10,000 or more a year to Jackie. Jackie, he said, actually “earned and received” this money. The papers were filed by Mr. Coogan in income-tax disputes with the Government from 1922 through 1927, They have not been publicized ‘heretofore. For 1922 Mr. Coogan reported a $71,793 income. The Government refused to accept this. The next year he sought to get around the Government's objections by organizing'the corporation and transferring to it the contracts he had for furnishing Jackie to Irving Lesser for motion pictures. ‘Corporation Gets Salary The corporation received Jackie's salary and percentages of the profit on pictures. Mr. Coogan said he received none of the proceeds, and reported a personal net income of only $26,300. Mrs. Coogan collected $20,800, Jackie, $10,400, and both filed separate income-tax statements. The Government refused these and held Mr. Coogan liable for a tax on $275,279. He appealed to the Board of Tax Appeals. : But Mr. Coogan never retreated from his original contention. He protested each year to the Appeals Board. And in the end, there is evidence, he had convinced the Government, for without any of the cases coming to a hearing the Treasury settled in September, 1933, for $17,001 taxes and $7165 interest the piled-up tax claims which had totaled nearly $200,000.

Press Agent Quits

Jackie’s Mother

- HOLLYWOOD, April 25 (U. P.) — Dave A. Epstein, a publicity agent who Saturday went to work for Mrs.

press relations in the suit- of her estranged son, Jackie Coogan, quit today. He said Mrs. Bernstein was “listening to her lawyers” instead of to him.

NOYES QUITS A. P. POST

NEW YORK, April 25 (U. P.)— Frank B. Noyes, Associated Press president for 38 years, retired today

membership. He was unanimously elected a member of the board of

Robert McLean of the Philadelphia Bulletin was mentioned prominently today as the most likely choice to succeed Mr. Noyes, who is president of the Washington Star.

FIRE HITS GAINESVILLE

GAINESVILLE, Fla. April (U. P.) —Fire destroyed almost an en-

ness district today. Estimates of

his| the damage ranged as high js 3200 - el =

cage, designed for thé exhibition of |

Arthur L. Bernstein to improve her |

PRICE THREE CENTS

Court Avoids ©

Reversing Itself

WASHINGTON, April 25 (U. P). —The Supreme Court today affirmed the constitutionality of the new Municipal Bankruptcy Act. passed by Congress to replace a bankruptcy statute invalidated by the Court in 1936. The decision, read by Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, was by a 6-to-2 vote, with Justices James: F. McReynolds and Pierce Butler: dissenting. Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo, long absent from the ‘Court because of illness, did not

‘| participate.

Today’s opinion did not overrule the 5-to-4 decision by which the Court invalidated the old bankruptey act. Instead, it held that the new statute had been carefully drawn to meet objections expressed by the Court to the original statute.

Back Power Commission

Other Court action today included: ~~ Affirmation of the action of lower courts in dismissing a request by the Tennessee Electric Power Co., for an injunction to halt a proposed four million dollar public works grant and loan to the city of Chattanooga for construction of a municipal power system. Approval of a Federal Power Commission request to speed argument in its fight to investigate the affairs of six Pennsylvania utilities firms. The Court set argument of the case for April 28 instead of May 2, as asked by the utilities. Rejection of rates established by

dTthe Secretary of Agriculture for

livestock commission handling at the Kansas City Stockyards. : Upholding constitutionality of the 1923 “filled milk” act which fixes certain” ‘standards for conietiond milk,

GAR DAVIS, 41, CITY BUILDING AID, DIES

Democratic Ward Chairman Pneumonia Victim.

Gar Davis, 3723 N. Denny St. City Building Department inspector and First Ward Democratic chairman, died today at City Hospital. He was 47. Mr. Davis was taken to the hospital Thursday suffering” from pneumonia. He was a World War veteran and was active in American Legion affairs. Funeral services are to be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at Flanner & Buchanan mortuary, with burial at Crown Hill. Survivors are the wife, Mrs. Gladys Carter Davis, daughter, Joan, father and sister.

ADVISORY BOARD FOR ORPHANAGE IS URGED

Urging that the ma the management of the Colored Orphans’ Home be “divorced from politics,” County Commissioner John $8. Newhouse today called for establishment of a bipartisan advisory board to consult with commissioners about the home’s problems. “I" favor taking the Orphans’ Home out of politics completely,” Mr. Newhouse said. “I feel very strongly, and I am going to urge that a board of prominent Negro citizens be named to advise the Commissioners on problems at the Home. In this way, I believe that we can obtain a better condition there.” ; Mr. Newhouse indicated today that the commissioners may dis-

| miss at least one employee at the

Home “some time this week.”

DAWES IS REPORTED IN GOOD CONDITION

NEW YORK, April 25 (U. P).— Gen. Charles G. Dawes, Vice President, was reported in a “satisfactory condition” by his physician today after an operation for acute appendicitis. Dr. Henry W. Cave, who operated on the General last night said, “I think he is going to be all right.” Dr. Cave said Mr. Dawes’ temperature this morning was 99.8 and his pulse, 90. He said the General “reacted very well” after the oper-: ation. Mr. Dawes’ illness was described as “suppurative (infected) appendicitis.”

DIES IN MINE EXPLOSION - LINTON, April 25 (U. P). — A fragment of stone hurled by a

1charge of explosives in the New

Hope Mine here yesterday killed John Hays, 43, of Vicksburg, an employee of the mine.

"BOY, 4, 1S KILLED ‘SAN ANTONIO, Tex,, April 25 (U.

Jan, his skull smashed by 8 win ‘hands

FDR ASKS PUBLIC SA RULE AIDS CITIES

NATIONAL AFFAIRS ROOSEVELT asks Congress to tax bonds. SUPREME COURT upholds city bankruptcy law. GOVERNOR LA FOLLETTE talks of third party. WAGE-HOUR BILL hearings set for Thursday. WALLACE asks Farm Security appropriation, RECORD U. S. appropriation for 1939 likely.

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TAX ON LARIES:

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Amendment Called

Unnecessary (Text, Page Seven.)

WASHINGTON, April 25 (U. P.), —President Roosevelt today asked Congress to enact promptly a “short and simple statute” to subject all governmental salaries and all future

taxation. The President's was one of a series in his recovery drive. Mr. Roosevelt advised Congress he believed the recent trend of Supreme Court decisions indicated tax exemption of Government securities and salaries— both Federal and state—could be ended by statute and without constitutional amendment.

Roosevelt would enable the Federal Government to tax income derived from Federal, State and municipal bonds and offices; reciprocally, the states would be authorized to tax income from Federal bonds and offices as well as their own. The President declared that “men with great means” placed funds in tax-exempt securities and that “a fair and effective progressive income tax and a huge perpetual reserve of tax-exempt bonds cannot exist side by side.” ‘Language Is Clear’

The President sent to Congress his views on the question of reciprocal taxation of Government bonds and employees’ salaries in the first of two messages he is expected to transmit this week. The other message—on monopoly problems—is expected to round out his major Congressional recommendations of the year. Mr. Roosevelt noted that the language of the 16th—or income tax

-|—ameéndment to the Constitution

authorized Congress specifically to “lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived.” “This is plain language,” said Mr, Roosevelt. “Fairly construed this language would seem to authorize taxation of income derived from state and municipal as well as Federal bonds and also income derived from state and municipal as well as Federal offices.” Legislators returned to the Cape itol after a three-day recess to begin a drive toward adjournment, set tentatively by leaders in both Houses for May 15. They will renew their work on legislation to effect the New Deal's recovery pro=gram in the face of a vigorous cone demnation of Administration busie ness and relief policies by Repube lican members of the Senate’s Unemployment and Relief Committee which was set forth in a minority report. Ask Decisive Action

Senators Lodge (Mass.) and Davis (Pa.) said there had been waste ir relief administration and charged that the New Deal was unwilling to meet realistically the problem’ of caring for the needy. “After nine years the haunting spectre of joblessness is still with us —to a greater degree than ever,” the minority report said. “Let us act, quickly, decisively, resourcefully, constructively. Dare we des lay longer?” It recommended that Congress “should stop wasting its time over such schemes as the Supreme Court and reorganization bills, and devote itself to unemployment and relief—problems which will always be with us.” Eight were: 1, Repeal of the undistributed profits tax and modification of the capital gains tax as proposed in the Senate tax bill; general tax reduce tion wherever possible. 2. Encouragement of that which is good in business. 3. Stop “extravagant utterances, in which whole classes of people are insulted and nameless individuals are lambasted over the radio ine stead of being prosecuted in the courts.” 4. Elimination of tax-exempt See curities and reduction 'of burden some and unnecessary social secure ity taxes. 5. A true employment census to serve as a basis for scientific treatment of the question of wages and hours on a national scale.

other recommendations

cretion in tariff matters and the ree turn to Congress of control of cure rency. 7. Reorganization of the agencies of unemployment and relief. 8. A new inquiry into relief probe lems in which all persons with constructive criticism would be heard. Meantime, Chairman Edward T, Taylor (D. Colo.) of the House Ap= propriations Committee, hoped to conclude by May 1 hearings on the omnibus recovery bill bearing $1, 250,000,000 for relief during the frst seven months of the next fiscal year and one billion dollars for _publie’ works spending Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace today told the Committees holding hearings on President ‘Roose velt’s recovery and relief program that the riculture Departiment now has ) family loans not be | The

governmental bond issues to income

recommendation

The statute proposed by Mr,

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