Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 April 1938 — Page 3

‘SATURDAY, APRIL 30,

1938

Chinese Smash New Jap Drive; Britain Strengthens Alliance;

U.S. Refugee Delegate Named

Rebels Bomb Barcelona, Kill 50 infT'wo Air Raids.

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ing. | A Japanese spokesman here asserted today that 51 Chinese planes were shot down. . At any rate, the birthday raid did frightful damage in a slum area of Hankow, dispafches said, over a half mile area between the Yangtze River and the great Hanyanga Arsenal. Women and men were still - digging in the ruins last night for their relatives. The arsenal, apparent objective of the-raid, said it . was practically undamaged.

Britain Strengthens Air

Force Under Alliance

By WEBB MILLER (Copyright, 1938, by United Press) LONDON, April 30 {U. P.)— Great Britain, firmly united with France in a new “London-Paris axis,” inaugurated a gigantic Air Force expansion program today and prepared for diplomatic and economic action in central Europe to back up the strongest defensive alliance since the World War. It was understood that the Government aimed at a first-line

strength of about 3000 fighting | TY

planes for the home defense forces alone, in addition to the planes of overseas units and the Navy. What this means is plain when it is realized that every first-line plane is backed by perhaps five reserve planes, so that a total home defense force—home defense includes defending Britain by attacking an enemy from the air—of 18,000 planes is indicated. Until today, Britain had been aiming at a first line strength of 1750 planes by March, 1939. Aviation experts estimate that it will take Britain until 1940 to match Germany’s present strength, and that Germany ¢an double her present production on short notice. That is one reason for the gigantic expansion program planned. In addition to that, the planes as» signed to overseas units, and the planes of the Navy are to be increased considerably. To insure an urgent pace in airplane production, Britain will not only study the possibility of buying fighting planes in the United States but will at once start every airplane factory working two shifts a day instead of the present one shift—an automatic doubling of production. Factories will be extended as necessary to keep pace with the Government's new program. : In indication of the minimum rerve strength planned, four instead f one of every new type of plane will be ordered by the Air Ministry. The Air Ministry had planned to recruit 15,000 men, 4000 boys and 1500 pilots this year. Air Committee Named This program, it was said today, is to be “enormously” increased. ° To handle the expanded program, the Government named a personnel committee of eight, including Lord Winterton, who speaks for the Air Ministry in the House of Commons; Air Vice Marshal H, L. Welsh, Air Marshal Sir W. R. Freeman and Air Vice Marshal R. E. C. Pierse. This was the first development of the new unwritten alliance between the two most. powerful, because they are the richest nations of Europe.

between the British and French air forces, completing the co-operation already effected between Army and Navy general staffs. 2. An economic offensive in Central Europe to prevent the economic conquest by Germany of the Danubiah countries, with France, partly financed by Britain, buying from Central European nations and especially Czechoslovakia, huge quantities of raw materials, wheat and oil, suitable for storage as war reserves.

Speed ftalian-Frentll Pact

3. Diplomatic action in Praha, Berlin, Warsaw and Budapest to offset the recent fears that Czechoslovakia’s very life was endangered by the demand of her German minority for special concessions, and Germany's “protective” interest in the minority. 4. Joint efforts to speed up conclusion of a French-Italian friendship treaty to supplement the recent British-Italian treaty and give Britain and France a diplomatic foothold at one end of the RomeBerlin axis. 5. Study of every means of approaching Germany in an effort to end the dangerous rivalries in Europe and to permit a reduction in the ruinous expenditures for armaments in every big European coun-

The diplomatic action as regards Praha, Berlin, Warsaw and Hungary is expected to work out as follows: 1. Britain and France would jointly ask President Eduard Benes of Czechoslovakia to do his utmost to settle the German minority problem peacably. It is indicated that Benes is prepared to do so. 2. Britain and France would most likely—it is indicated that this point hinges on immediate developments —approach Germany directly and inform her tactfully, for diplomatic purposes, what she already knows: That both countries are interested in maintaining Czechoslovakia’s sovereignty and that France is bound by treaty to defend Czechoslovakia against attack. 3. British and French diplomats will get busy at once in Warsaw and Budapest in an effort to win Poland and Hungary to their way of thinking as regards Central Europe. . This effort would be strengthened by a studied economic program designed to reduce the economic dependence of central and eastern European countries on Germany. In all these potential activities, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Viscount Halifax, Foreign Secretary, are not likely to lose for one moment their hope of reaching an agreement with Germany. Yet Germany's drive to the East, pursued relentlessly and actively, had forced them at last to conclude a real alliance with France—perhaps even more real because it is not a written one, but is based on absolutely identical interests whereas some other axes are not.

U. S. Refugee

Committee Named WASHINGTON, April 30 (U. P.). —The State Department announced today that President Roosevelt has named Myron C. Taylor as American representative on the international committee for refugees to facilitate the emigration of political refugees from Austria and Ger-

As Adolf Hitler of Germany and| man

Benito Mussolini of Italy, partners in the “Berlin-Rome axis” of cooperation, confer ‘at Rome next week, the partners in the new diplo-matic-military combination will begin developing a program which, it is understood, calls for: 1. Immediate, close co-operation

ye. : Mr. Taylor is sailing from New York today. It is anticipated that other participating governments will now appoint their delegates and that the first meeting may be held early in June. Mr. Taylor is former board chair-

IN INDIANA POLIS

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County Deaths (To Date) 1938 .... 1937 ...

City Deaths (To Date)

Speeding ..... 3

40 | Reckless 54 | Driving.

coves 3

Running Preferential Street. 5

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MEETINGS TODAY

Mississippi Valley Historical Association, convention, Claypool Hotel, all day. Alliance Fx Francaise, luncheon, Hotel Wash0 Ana Savory Council of Central Norma College, dinner, Claypool Hotel, 6

Alpha C oni Sisma, dinner,/Hotel ‘Washing-

BY American Chemical SoIndians meeting, Hotel/Severin, all day.

MARRIAGE LICENSES (These lists are from official records in the County Court House. The Times, therefore, is not responsible for errors in names or addresses.) Moore. 33, of 2341 N. giana Strait, 23. of 34 S. ace wood. 2 f 3115 Har lan bert Betta Ppasel, 3% of 3115 S. Har-

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DEATHS

Charles Youngman, 50, at Plaza | of

carcinoma.

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ames Clark, 6. at Vincent's, a nephritis. Albe LE Ero own, 88, at Methodist, broncho

pneum 90. at 258 N. Minkner, arteriosclerosis. C. Lane, 54, at 3361 Jennings, carcinoma.

Thomas Snodgrass. 5 days. at St. Vincent’s. Rronclio-pneunon ia iz Woods. 48. at 311 W. 12th, car-

a Barnes Anderson, 81, at St. Vincent’s, coronary occlus Maggie Burton, 45. at Sas W. Michigan,

mia. he Daniels. 69. at - Central, chronic nephritis Alice Cole McShane. 85. at 430 College,

arteriosclerosis. A Wilkinson. 44, at Veterans, broncho-pneum Dora E. Wilson. %6a. at Long. hepatic insufficien ney. Patty Ruth Thompson. 3. at City. acute

miliary tuberculosis. oor rles McStaum. 64. at City. veri-

Eliza Banks, 70. at 1016 E. 19th. chronic myocarditis. Josie Bell Walker. 53. at 1925 Landes, acute myocardit

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OFFICIAL WEATHER

United States Weather Bureau am

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Fair tonight and tomorrow; warmer tomorrow. —April 30, 1938— 4:46 | Sunset

TEMPERATURE =—April 30, 1937—

Sunrise

Precipitation 24 hrs. end. at 7 a. m.. Total precipitation nce Jan, 1 Excess since Jan.

MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Generally fair tonight and toMmOrrow exce: x somewhat unsettled in Ohio not so cool in extreme Boriliwesy tonight, somewhat warmer tomorro TE Iatenoraty fair in north portion and somewhat warmer in extreme rin tonight and central and north tomorrow. Lower Michigan—Fair tonight and tomorrow: not so cool in west and north central ‘portions late tonight,. warmer toIr OrTow. Ohio—Generally fair, cooler in southeast ortion tonight; tomorrow fair and slighty warmer. Rentucky--Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M. Weather Bar. Temp. 29.96 58

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man of United States Steel Corp. Assistant Secretary of State Sumner Welles, also announced that the President had designated as members of the American National Committee on Refugees to work out domestic problems in connection with the refugees. Two members of the High Commission for Refugees from Germany in 1934 and 1935 were named, James G. McDonald of the New York Times, acting chairman of the new committee, and Prof. Joseph P. Chamberlain of Columbia University. The secretary pro tem. is the Rev. Samuel Cavert of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. Other committee members included Hamilton Fish Armstrong of the Foreign Affairs Magazine, James M. Speers of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, the Mgst Rev. Joseph F. Rummel, archbishop of New Orleans, Basil Harris, Louis Kennedy of the National Council of Catholic Men, Rabbi Stephen Wise, Bernard Baruch and Paul Baerwald.

Hitler May Reveal Attitude Toward Accord

BERLIN, April 30 (U. P). — Fuehrer Adolf Hitler may tell the world ‘tomorrow what he thinks of the new “London-Paris axis,” it was indicated today. Herr Hitler is to make two speeches on the occasion of the Nazi national labor holiday, which Jeplases the old Left Wing May y. Germans and foreign diplomats awaited the speeches eagerly in the belief that they would indicate, if they did not show openly, what Herr Hitler's reaction has been to the unwritten military alliance between Germany's two chief World War enemies. Herr Hitler is to speak first in the morning to 121,000 boys and girls at the Olympic Stadium. He is to address a workers’ mass meeting in Lustgarten at noon. : Herr Hitler leaves for Rome Monday night for a six-day state visit to Premier Benito Mussolini at the other end of the “Berlin-Rome axis” which inspired the new LondonParis combination. Authorized comment on the London conference was reserved. Inspired comment made available to the foreign press from an authorized source was: “That close French-British cooperation may be sincerely welcomed by Germany if it honestly aims at pacification of the political situation has often been emphasized here. It has been pointed out also, however, how regrettable it would be if, this co-operation were interpreted as an encouragement by those who still refuse to admit that only respect for the rights of all, rather than violence and breach of given promises, can be the basis of lasting peace.”

Italians Pleased at

London-Paris Axis ROME, April 30 (U. P.) —Italians, even though they are a party to the “Rome-Berlin axis,” found reason today to approve the unwritten alliance between Great Britain and France. Political commentators regarded the British-French agreement as equal to a military alliance, and they said it acquired greater significance because of the particular time at which it was concluded— four days before tne visit of Fuehrer Adolf Hitler to Premier Benito Mussolini. Instead of objecting to such an alliance, Italian commentators expressed gratification at its influence on the Italian-French friendship negotiations, whose success they now regard as certain.

Rebels Renew

Barcelona Raids

BARCELONA, April 30 (U. P.)— Rebel airplanes rained terror on

| Barcelona, again today, after a lull

of six weeks. In two raids this morning, casualties were estimated at more than 50 killed and 50 wounded. It was the first important attack since that of March, in which nearly 1000 perSS 4 were estimated to have been led.

Police said 29 dead had been counted definitely in the first raid, mostly among a truck load of workers, and one dead in the second raid, although it was feared there were many others. Torrential rains which flooded some roads to the depth of a yard, all but stopped the fighting on the Teruel and southern Catalonian fronts in the Spanish civil war today. Rebels said that, taking advantage of the rains, their men on the Teruel front were consolidating their advance lines. Loyalists spoke of repulsing Rebel attacks in the

Balaguer sector on the northern [ill

Catalonian front, where rains were less severe.

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Local Girl Sues for $5,000,000

Mary Eloise Spann

IN HOLLYWOOD

Mary Eloise Spann Accuses; Director of Assaulton , Pretext of Audition. %;

+ HOLLYWOOD, April 30 (U. P.).— Mary Eloise Spann, of Indianapolis, who said she once was called the “sweetheart of the Republican Party” charged today in a $5,000,000 suit that she was lured into an apartment and attacked by a ‘Hollywood film director. : The director, according to her suit, was Milton Beecher, 32, who is in charge of the music for pictures at M.-G.-M. Studio. The pretty 21-year-old blond actress charged that Beecher took her to

his apartment on the pretext of giving her a movie voice test. Miss Spann’s suit was for the largest sum ever asked in a Holiywood assault case. In addition to Beecher, she named as defendants the studio and 50 unidentified “John Does” on the theory that there was joint responsibility : because of the film test angle.

‘Discovered’ by Rogers

Miss Spann is an actress and dancer who appeared in “The Great Ziegfeld,” “Ah Wilderness,” and “Damsel in Distress.” She said she sang before a group of Senators and Congressmen in Washington, D. C., two years ago as “The Sweetheart of the Republican Party.” Her lawyer said she was “discovered” in Indiana and brought to Hollywood by Buddy. Rogers, husband of Mary Pickford.

Her complaint said the alleged assault occurred on Aug. 26, 1936. Miss Spann, who lives in Hollywood with her mother, said: “He called for me at my home and told me I was wanted for an audition, I went with him to his apartment where the audition was supposed to be held. He offered me a drink. After that I felt drowsy.

Afterward, he warned me not to say |

anything.” Beecher denied her charges. “The whole thing is ridiculous,” he said. “However, I have absolutely no comment to make at this time.”

Audition With Rogers

Recalled Here Ted Nicholas, Lyric Theater publicity director, today said that Mary Eloise Spann who today sued a Holloywood director for $5,000,000, is an Indianapolis ‘girl. ; When Charles (Buddy) Rogers and his band played at the Lyric Theater a year and a half ago, she asked for an audition, Mr. Nicholas

said. She got the job as vocalist with the orchestra and left here on

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2,000,000 See 300,000 Parade In N.Y. Streets

NEW YORK, April 30 (U. P.)— Three great parades—two of them celebrating May Day, labor’s international holiday, and the other marking a “preview” of the World's Fair in 1939—wound through the streets of New York today. Thousands of representatives of trade unions, civic, fraternal and church societies formed in one parade under the auspices of the United May Day Committee which estimated that some 300,000 marchers eventually would be in line, A squadron of mounted police headed the parade from 56th St. to Union Square. Fewer police were along the line of march than in any past year as the result of a “self policing” policy devised by the May Day Committee last year when the ‘entire left wing parade passed off without disorder. ‘Two miles from the start of the labor parade thousands of Socialists gathered to hold their own march. Throngs estimated by fair officials at two million jammed sidewalks from the Battery along a route that led to the World's Fair Grounds in Flushing Meadows as the largest mechanized parade in the history of the city passed through in a three-hour pageant.

Minton to » Let Press) Penalty Bill Die in Committee.

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“positive forward step” and that he was ready to help. “It is my conviction that the passage of national law providing standards for national commerce is the most important step Congress can take,” he said. “Every moment of delay in deciding what that law should contain is only postponing recovery.” Senator O’Mahoney said that he was “ready to vote tomorrow” for the money requested for strengthening antitrust enforcement. Both he and Senator Borah emphasized, however, that they would continue working for passage of their 1licensing bill.

Copeland Hits Speech

Senator Copeland (D. N. Y.) attacked the President’s proposed investigation as a “witch-hunt” and said that it would affect business adversely. Senate Majority Leader Barkley (D. Ky.) anticipated no trouble in getting Senate approval of a resolution for a study of monopolies, but would not predict when or by whom it would be introduced. Mr. Roosevelt's recommendations, presented in a long-awaited message to Congress yesterday, were reported to embrace the views of Senator Borah on the general theme of monopolies. The President proposed a comprehensive seven-point program, and for immediate action these items: 1. A study of the monopoly problem by the Federal Trade Commission, the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission, backed by “not less than $500,000.” 2. A deficiency appropriation of $200,000 to strengthen Justice Department enforcement of the present antitrust laws. 3. Passage of bank holding company legislation. His long-range antitrust recommendations laid the basis for the most comprehensive study since the Pujo investigation of 1912, Assert-

ing that they meed not be consid-

subjects for inquiry: 1. Operation of financial institutions, such as insurance companies, bank holding companies, and investment trusts. 2. Improvement of antitrust procedure by relieving the heavy burden of proof now resting on the Government. 3. More rigid scrutiny of corporate mergers and more effective methods for breaking up interlocking directorates. 4. Supervision of the activities of trade associations so as not to hamper legitimate activity but to prevent interference with legitimate competitive practices. 5. Amendment of the patent laws

anyone on payment of appropriate royalties.

6. Changes in the tax laws to

ered all-inclusive, he suggested these

to permit free use of patents by

Pay Bill May Hold Congress; ‘Quick Antitrust Action Likely; Roosevelt Aboard New Warship

give affirmative encouragement to competitive enterprise.” 7. Creation of a bureau of industrial economics to perform the same functions for businessmen as the Bureau of Agricultural Economics does for farmers.

Vote Due Monday On Big Navy Bill

WASHINGTON, April 30 (U. P.). —The United States moved today toward a goal of the biggest Navy it has ever had, not only in peacetime, but in all its history.

President Roosevelt’s message to Congress asking for a deficiency appropriation of $25,597,000 with which to start immediate construction of two new capital ships and to improve ship building facilities was looked upon as a decided raise in the world game of armament building. It was considered significant that the President asked for money to improve and enlarge the Government’s shipyards so that even a greater rate of warship construction can be achieved. This request reached Congress as Senate leaders cleared the way for passage on Monday of the President’s $1,156,000,000 naval expansion bill. Senate Majority Leader Barkley (D. Ky.) virtually assured a final vote Monday after obtaining agreement to limit debate. No senator will be permitted to speak more than once nor more than 20 minutes on the bill, or more than once for 10 minutes on any amendment. Leaders were confident that the authorization would be approved. Sen. Nye (R. N. D.), leader of the opposition, however, said that he as counting on between 37 and 47 votes.

Minton to Drop

Press Fine Law

WASHINGTON, April 30.—Senator Minton has no intention of pushing his press curb bill, he declared today. The measure, which provides fines and imprisonment for publishing false news, was sent to the Inter-

state Commerce Committee, of which the Indiana Senator is a member. : It will die there without action, he said. “The only reason I introduced that bill was to attract the attention of the newspapers to my speech criticising the resolutions of the American Newspaper Publishers Association,” Senator Minton asserted. : “Without the bill the newspapers Propebly would pay no attention me ”

Specific Suggestions On Co-operation Asked

WASHINGTON, April 30 (U. P)). —The 16 businessmen who pledged the Administration their co-opera-tion in the fight on depression were invited by President Roosevelt today to offer specific suggestions for closer co-operation between business and Government, The invitation was extended in a

letter to Securities and Exchange Commissioner John W. Hanes, who early this week revealed that he had contacted 16 leaders in the fields of business, industry and banking, and obtained their agreement to support any recovery program that was designed to restore business normalcy. Mr. Roosevelt expressed his grati= tude for the pledge and asked Come missioner Hanes to thank the busi nessmen personally for “their excel lent statement.” He said that he would be happy to receive “any specific suggestions” from them as a group or as individuals.

Defeat Predicted for

Relief Earmarking WASHINGTON, April 30 (U. P), —Chairman Clifton Woodrum (D. Va.) of the House Appropriations

Subcommitteé, today predicted de feat for unorganized attempts to restrict the manner in which President Roosevelt and his subordinates will spend the $4,512,000,000 recovery fund. As Rep. Woodrum’s committee drafted an appropriations bill to provide some of the funds for Mr. Roosevelt's drive against depression, determined but unorganized groups were attempting to earmark the new funds. Rep. Woodrum, while admitting the new bill probably will designate broad categories in which certain percentages of the money will be expended, said he believed that ate tempts to attach specific limita tions to the ‘measure would be dee feated.

President Rescues Civil War Flagship

CHARLESTON, S. C., April 30 (U. P.) —President Roosevelt sailed from Charleston today aboard the swift cruiser Philadelphia for a seagoing vacation that may take him as far south as the West Indies. The Chief Executive sailed an hour and a half after his arrival here by special train from Washington. He was accompanied by Secretary Marvin H. McIntyre, Rudolph Forster, the White House executive officer, and the Presidential Army and Navy aids. The grey-hulled Philadelphia, one of the Navy's newest 10,000-ton fighting ships, was convoyed out of the Charleston harbor by the destroyer Fanning which will act as a communication vessel. The trip is expected to last five or six days. - Watching preparations for getting under way, Mr. Roosevelt noticed the hulk of the historic warship Hartford, Admiral David Farragut’s Civil War flagship, rotting at a dock across from the Philadelphia. He called the old ship’s condition

‘to the attention of Admiral William

H. Allen, Navy Yard commander, and suggested that Works. Progress Administration funds be used to ree store it.

“We haven't the money,” the Ad-

miral replied.

“You send in a request and I'll ses the Presi-

that it goes through,” dent said.

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