Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 June 1938 — Page 3

SATURDAY, JUNE 4,

1938

"Designer Held in Spy Probe;

Rebels Planning Final Drive

For V

U. S. May Take Lead in Limiting Arms, Hull Implies.

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Spain in voicing abhorrence of aerial bombings of civilian populations in Spain and China.

President Approves

His formal statement, issued after a conference with President Roosevelt and with presidential approval, said the bombings had been “in violation of the most elementary principles of those standards of humane conduct which have been developed as an essential part of modern civilization. Four things, Mr. Hull said, this Government is now prepared to do for peace: 1. Join with other nations in an effort to restore and strengthen international economic relationships. 2. Help bring about an effective agreement on limitation and progressive reduction of armaments. 3. Co-operate with others in humanizing, by common agreement, the rules and practices of warfare, and 4. Explore with other powers all other methods “of revitalizing the spirit of international co-operation” with a view to “giving substance and reality” to better political, economic and cultural relations throughout the globe.

Respect for Law Needed

“There never was a time in our national history,” he declared, “when the influence of the United States in support of international law was more urgently needed than at present—to serve both our own best interests and those of the entire human race.” Again, he said, there is abroad “in more than one part of the earth, a spirit of international anarchy.” The world is in the grip of a grave upheaval. Respect for international law and order has “sunk to an inconceivably low level.” Aggression is being employed “with brutality and savagery that shock every humane instinct.” In the face of all this, he observed, there are some Americans who would have our country withdraw into its own shell and isolate itself from the rest of the world. By that, they hope to avoid entanglements and war.

Opposes Isolation

But, he said, isolation is not a means to security, For while we may withdraw from participation in world affairs, we cannot withdraw from the world itself. “Attempts to achieve national isolation would not

merely deprive us of any influence in the councils of nations, but would impair our ability to control our own affairs.” Withdrawal would merely make an already bad situation worse. When an individual citizen refuses to co-operate in support of law and order in the community, he helps pave the way for lawlessness. And so it is with nations, according to Secretary Hull. In the circumstances of today, he continued, it is distinctly the part of wisdom for us to provide for the national defense. But peace thus maintained is precarious and unenduring. Stable and durable peace can be achieved only through the universal enthronement of the spirit of respect for law and international co-operation. Thus, he concluded, “I can wish for our country a no more glorious course than to be a leader in devotion to these principles and to serve in their advancement.”

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PERU, ECUADOR FORTIFY BORDER AS RUMORS FLY

U. S. to Protest New Oil Land Seizures in Mexico.

BUENOS AIRES, June 4 (U.P). —Peru and Ecuador sent reinforcements to the wild Oriente jungle territory today, and fortified their defense lines, as their most recent frontier incident again threatened to cause war over their 400-year-old boundary dispute. Peruvian and Ecuadorian Governments, in statements issued at Lima and Quito, exchanged charges that as the result of a border clash the other side was preparing for a fight. Ecuador said that strong contingents of Peruvian troops had arrived in the Tumbes district and that hence Ecuador had ordered reinforcements for the guard detachments at Oro and Roca Guerte, scene of the clash which caused the trouble. Peru countered with a statement that Ecuador was heavily fortifying the frontier. Hence, it was said, it was necessary for Peru to take defensive measures.

Cabinet Resigns

It was reported in Quito that a Peruvian gunboat arrived at Port Pizarro, opposite the Ecuadorian frontier, with 300 troops. At Quito, Ecuadorian army officers pledged their support of the Government in defense of “sacred national interests.” At Guayaquil, crowds paraded the streets shouting “Long Live Ecuador.” The Ecuadorian Cabinet, composed mainly of Army officers, resigned last night to give Gen. G. Alberto Enriquez, supreme chief of the republic in the absence of a formally elected President, a free hand in the crisis—and so they could return to their Army commands. Gen. Enriquez retained Gen. Guillermo Freili as War Minister and Dr. Luis Bassano as Foreign Minister but released other Cabinet members, Cayetano Uribe was named new Treasury Minister and Alberto Ordenana was named Social ‘Security Minister.

U. S. to Protest New

Oil Seizures

MEXICO CITY, June 4 (U. P). —Usually reliable informants said today that the U. S. State Department was taking steps to protest the confiscation of oil reserves of eight American owned companies which were not affected by the 400 million dollar expropriation decree of last March. It was a seizure of properties of the eight companies, rather than formal expropriation, which was complained of, according to reports. Properties of 17 oil and navigation companies which had been involved in labor disputes were expropriated under the March decree. Since then, it was reported, the Government had seized properties of the Lobos Terminal Co., controled by oil interests, and the following subsidiaries of Standard interests: Mexican Petroleum Co. Compania Transcontinental de Petroleo, Companio Petrolera Ulises, Tuxpam Petroleum Co., Compania Petrolera Minerva, Tamiahua Petroleum Co., and J. A. Brown Co.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record

County Deaths

(To Date) Speeding ..., 7

Reckless

1937 Driving ... 2

City Deaths (To Date)

Running Preferential Street 15

Running Red

Drunken Driving .... 2

Others ...... 21

MEETINGS TODAY

Rainbow Division Veterans’ Association, state convention, Hotel Washington, all

ay. Allimnce Francaise, luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon. Gideons Association, meeting, Hotel Washington, 7:30 p. m.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

(These lists are from official spcorlls

ifn the County Court House. ‘The Times, therefore, is not responsible for errors in names or addresses.) Raymond Spoll, 22, of R, R. 17; Myrtle Keithley, 16, of R, R. 5. Horace Jackson. 24, of 1730 N. Meridian Sis Saddred Dauby, 23, of 1730 N. Meridan St. Marvin Lewallen, 23, Attica; Margaret Voelkei, 21, of 3210 N. Meridian St. oy C. Swindler, 49, Lebanon; Edith Trinary, 53, Indianapolis. Guy Franklin, 28, of 605 W. 20th St; Nagatha Harper, 26, of 3142 College Ave. ohn J, Harlet, 30, of 2757 Carrollton Ave.; Catherine Reger, 26, of 687 West Drive, Woodruff Place. Fred Garringer, 23, of 2038 Bellefontaine; Clara M. Day, 17, of 1259 Nordyke. . C. Moyer, 24, of 3904 N. Delaware Shi oe Jean Brown, 18, bf 403 W. Roger R. Shiel. 27, of 1211 N. Alabama St.; Gertrude Hardesty, 25, of 542 S. Central Court. Lemuel Knowles, Evansville; Lucille Vaughn, 36, of 1337 aine Ave, Alva. Don Breedlove, 22. of 1230 Linder St.; Winnifred Handell, 22 of R. R. 2

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Earl James Mattingly. 25. of R. R. 10: Loretta Atwood, 20, of 337 N. Hamilton ve

Herbert L. Quisenburg, 21, of 2034 S. State St.. Dorothy M. Smith, 19, of 2034 S. State St. Edward K. Collier, 28, of 1004 Southeastern Ave.; Sarah L. Smith, 22, of 516 By obert “a hell, 21, Sh ober erschell, : eridan; alta Greenwood, 20, of 816 E. Main St.

BIRTHS

Girls

Charles, Ruth Ellis, at St. Francis. James. Mary Furgeson, at St. Francis. Ed, Mary Miller, at Coleman. Harold, Ella Mae Herweck, at Methodist. Philip, Cecelia Cornelius, at Methodist. Glen, Alberta Sample, at 1145 E, 9th. Frank, Bertha Bunnell, at 1925 Hovey, William, Esther Bewley, at 814 Virginia. Clarence, Opal Wilson, at 540 W, Morris. Boys Clarence, Katherine Butler, at City, Norbert, Marie Noe, at St. Francis. Harold, Thelma Davis, at St. Francis. Lawrence, Howard, Margaret Hunt, at Coleman

Roy, Esther Johnson, of Plainfield, at oO

Methodist. La pence, Helen Myers, of Greenwood,

Ad at Methodist. ose H., Sarah Carpenter, of Brazil, ery. Odes Par, of Sherid t er a Methodist. . Sia

Vera McFarren, at Coleman. N

Robert, Virginia Barnard, at Metho st fodrev, Sauiterint Strong, at T13 ods. 20T, eons Pershing. abona, at 1223 N. arry, Reto Robbins, at 250 N. Arsenal. Isaac, Eddie King, at 2151 Nerthwestern. tay erd, Freda Graham, at 113¢ Ken"Charles, Robertine Collins, at 64 Peter, Ethel Flannagan, at 830 Udell os" iiem———

DEATHS

Frank E. Kotteman, 69, at 312 - sylvatia, coronary sclerosis. D'S, Foun rances Rosa Evans, 46, at 33 i Pulnohary tuberculosis. 372 Mine, Lewis ondon, 64, at tupercnlosis at 125 N. Noble, red Schuler, 46, at Meth - tal periioniiis ethodist Hospi ames B. Case, 44, at Veterans, uremia. Eaton Barton, 36, at 2408 Central, mia bral Hemorrhage. abel Catherine Smith, 384, t chronic myocarditis. yi Ov uis J. Hoffman, 53, at St. Vincent’s gastric ulcers. ? Zachery W. Lee, 58, at 817 Udell, cardio vascular peal disease, ara Be ox, 62, at 1015 N. chronic endocarditis. BeImout,

OFFICIAL WEATHER

eee United States Weather Bureau...

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST—Fair tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature,

Sunrise 4:15 | Sunset

TEMPERATURE June 4, 1937—

sesnen 5:09

BAROMETER

% adam. 2001

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m.. Trace Total precipitation since Jan. 1 2 Excess since Jan, 1 2.6

ictory, Italia

Barcelona Is Raided as Loyalists Claim Advances.

ROME, June 4 (U.P.).— The Spanish Rebels intend to start a big-scale offensive soon in hope of crushing the Loyalists before the second anniversary of the civil war on July 17, usually reliable Fascist quarters reported today. Gen. Francisco Franco, Rebel chieftain, will lead the offensive

himself, it was said, and informants added that the Italian Fascist “volunteers,” would be given front line positions. Fascists here, it was said, hoped that the offensive would result in several immediate big victories which would make useless any further meeting of the Spanish Non= intervention Committee and permit resumption of negotiations for a French-Italian friendship treaty. Adolf Hitler reportedly has been conferring daily at Berlin with the leaders of the German armed forces —Field Marshal Goering, Aviation Minister; Gen. Wilhelm Keitel, head of the supreme command of the armed forces; Col.-Gen., Walter von Brauchitsch, Army commander-in-chief, and Gen. Adm. Erich Raeder, Navy commander-in-chief. It is believed that the conferences concern Spain.

British Truce Talk Called Propaganda

LONDON, June 4 (U. P).—Reports which have dominated European newspapers for two days regarding British efforts to arrange an armistice in the Spanish civil war were said in reliable quarters today to have represented little more than a British Government gesture calculated to appease British opinion. To counteract these manifestations of popular displeasure with the Government's foreign policy, a high authority informed the whole British press Wednesday night that Britain was preparing to use its influence in favor of a truce. The announcement was published most prominently. Unknown to the public, however, another high British authority of Thursday intimated candidly that talk of British peaceful intervention to end hostilities should not be taken to signify any departure from British policy and, indeed, should not be taken too seriously or too literally. It is known that Britain is always ready to mediate in Spain if the prospect of advancing the cause of peace exists. Beyond this familiar fact, no importance is being attached to what are considered propagandist announcements.

15 Killed in Raid

On Barcelona

BARCELONA, June 4 (U. P). —Twelve Rebel planes bombed the city heavily today. The raid lasted 12 minutes. It was estimated 15 were killed and 40 injured in the raid. Two squadrons dropped most of the bombs in the harbor section. As far as was known, they did not hit any British or United States ships. Antiaircraft guns functions frantically with a fanwise rain of shells and the raiders were driven off. One Rebel plane was brought down by a loyalist pursuit plane. Sixteen were killed and 32 were wounded in an air raid on Vall de Uxo. Insurgent planes bombed Alicante and were reported to have set fire to the British ship Mayad, killing the second engineer.

Loyalists Gain in North, Rebels in South

HENDAYE, French-Spanish Frontier, June 4 (U. P.).—Spanish Loyalist communiques today reported Loyalist gains on the Northern Catalonian front in the Vallfogna area and admitted the loss of a hill to the Rebels at Culla, near Albocacer at the southern end of the front. Rebel dispatches claimed continued gains in their advance southward toward the Castellon de La Plana region.

CITY HEADS START STUDY OF BUDGET

All City department heads are to begin preliminary discussion of 1939 budgets at a meeting Tuesday at the Mayor's office. Budget requests must be presented to the City Council by Aug. 15 and the City Council must act on them by Sept. 5. They then will be reviewed by the Marion County Tax Adjustment Board. Drafting of preliminary requests is expected to begin by July 1,

STATE ROAD BOARD AWARDS CONTRACTS

The State Highway Commission today awarded contracts for five highway projects totaling $701,658.19. Included was one for the resurfacing of 8.367 miles of Road 13 from Indianapolis to three miles northeast of Allisonville awarded to Warren Bros. Roads Co. of Indianajolis for a bid of $222,491.57.

ns Hint

U. S. Aid to Indiana 200 Million in Last Four And Half Years.

By TOM OCHILTREE

An estimated 240 million dollars has been spent for public works and relief in Indiana during the last four and a half years, the State Planning Board reported today. Of this amount 200 million dollars has been furnished by the Federal Government through various agencies, and State and local governmental units have provided 40 million. The State Planning Board has announced an additional 239 million dollars could be “profitably spent” for public works here during the next six years, Administration leaders now are planning to call a special session of the Legislature to secure a State appropriation of $4,400,000 to match an anticiated four million-dollar PWA grant for a State building program. A recent community improvement appraisal by a special committee of 20 headed by Mayor Harry R. Baldwin reported: “The greater portion of the work prosecuted has been of a permanent nature. It is the opinion of this committee that public works improvement in Indiana are 10 years in advance of what they would have been without the aid of the various Federal programs.” More than half the 240 million dollars was spent on WPA projects, Dennis O'Harrow, Planning Board supervising engineer, estimated. The community appraisel committee reported the material value of WPA projects represented 70 per cent of the actual cost. The committee also found “there is no doubt as to the necessity for work relief.”

Board Obtains Data

Data studied by the committee were obtained by the State Planning Board which communicated with all Mayors, town boards, State department heads and county school superintendents, surveyors and au-

ditors. Mr, O'Harrow said the survey had a two-fold purpose of analyzing socialogical benefits and material improvements. Among recommendations suggested by the committee to improve Federal relief were establishment of a type of merit system, and a wage differential for relief workers according to their efficiency. The committee also suggested that “the social value of each project be explained or dramatized to each individual worker.”

Other Recommendations

Other suggestions included: 1. Study of possible methods of providing 100 per cent relief for those local governmental units which do not have sufficient funds to match Federal grants. 2. Checkup ‘gn families immediately above the present relief eligibility list to see if they are in need. 3. Investigation of hourly wage rates paid governmental project workers to prevent work relief jobs from becoming more attractive than private employment. 4, Encouraging communities to take an interest in public health programs. Governor Townsend said object of the six-year survey for future needs recently completed by the Board was “to draw up an intelligent long-time public works program” for the State and local communities,

WING TO BE CLEANED

The U. S. Treasury Department has decided to clean the old wing of the Federal Building here, Postmaster Adolph Seidensticker said today. Bids on the cleaning project are to be received in Wash-

ington June 23, he sald.

MIDWEST WEATHER

Indiana—Fair tonight and tomorrow: somewhat cooler in extreme southwest portion tonight, Illinois—Fair tonight and tomorrow; somewhat cooler in extreme south tonight,

Lower Michigan—Generally fair, somewhat cooler in extreme east portion tonight; tomorrow fair, somewhat warmer in west and south portions. Ohio—Cloudy, cooler in north portion, showers in east portion tonight; tomorrow fair, cooler in northeast portion. Kentucky—Partly cloudy, cooler in extreme west, showers in east portion tonight; tomorrow generally fair.

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M.

Station Weather Bar. Temp. Amarillo, Ty Clear 30.50 60

Cincinnati Cleveland DEVE ovine yw Dodge City, Kas, Helena, Mont, Jacksonville,

maha, Ne Pittsburgh Portland, Ore

Clear 29.96 Clear-Fog 29.96 San Antonio, Tex. ... Pron 30:04 San Francisco " oes iGloudy 29:90

St. Lo CRRERRREE en I agit oc RE BH

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Murder in Coal Fields ‘Charged at Harlan Trial

LONDON, Ky., June 4 (U. P), — The Harlan coal conspiracy trial ended its third week today with the Government preparing to offer testimony next week that deputy sheriffs resorted to murder in their fight against unionism in the soft coal fields. Almost every form of violence from a push in the face to kidnaping has been alleged by miners among the 90 Government witnesses. Some time next week Brien McMahon, Assistant Attorney General in charge of prosecution, will offer testimony, concerning the killing of Bennett Musick, 19-year-old son of a8 union organizer, who died one night when there was a hail of bullets through the window of the ‘Government con-

tends the bullets were intended for Marshall Musick, a minister and a United Mine Workers’ organizer. The trial was in recess today until Monday. The Government's testimony so far has been concentrated largely against two men—Theodore Middleton, former Harlan County Sheriff, and Ben Unthank, alleged “payoff man” for the coal operators in their dealings with the deputies,

Judge H. Church Ford will hold a special session of court, with the jury excluded, Monday to decide whether James M. O'Leary, agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall be cited for contempt of court. The defense charged O'Leary inferfered with the defendants when they attempted to collect evi-

INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Four persons were killed and 18 injured when this truck and a chartered bus carrying members of Eddie Martinez's dance band collided near Stephensville,

Liquor Control Issue Ban Sought at Extra Sesson; Works Cost 240 Million

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i Leaders Hope to Restrict

Action to Appropriation For PWA Grant.

Administration leaders have decided to attempt to exclude all consideration of Indiana's liquor control system at the proposed special session which now is expected to be called in the middle of July, it was reported today. It was said Governor Townsend wants the session to consider only

one measure—the appropriation of $4,400,000 from the State general fund to match an anticipated PWA grant, Three majority leaders in the House are securing pledges from other Democratic Representatives to limit the session to the appropriation bill,

Call Hinges on Congress Action

The Governor last week said he probably would call the special session about June 21 if the President's work-relief bill is passed by Congress at that time. Some leaders now believe the session should be held after the two state conventions. The

Republicans are to hold their state convention first on June 28 and 29, and the Democratic state convention is to be held on July 11 and 12. Some party leaders have said they recommended liquor law revision be considered at this session, if the Governor has made up his mind to ask for elimination of the ‘‘port ‘of entry” system. “We have a clear majority in both houses now, and we should be able to exercise control if the liguor question is brought before a special session,” one spokesman said. It is not known definitely that the Governor favors elimination of the importer setup. He began an investigation of the law a few months ago when neighboring states threatened to place an embargo against Indiana beers, but no announcement was made as to what conclusions were reached. Opening up of the session to consideration of the liquor law might bring other controversial questions to the floor and delay adjournment. With a general election in November, Democratic leaders said they did not want “to provide campaign material for the Republicans out of this session.” Lieut. Gov. Henry PF. Schricker predicted in Washington yesterday the liquor law would not be discussed at the session. The group securing pledges from Democratic House members are Frank G. Thompson, Bluffton, majority floor leader; Edward H. Stein, Bloomfield, speaker, and William J. Black, Anderson.

JUDGE FINES, JAILS DRUNK TAX] DRIVER

Severe Term Is Given as Traffic Toll Rises.

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Mrs. Cecilia Landis, both of 1931 N. Kildare Ave. were injured in a collision with the car driven by Morris N. Moore, 21, of 2705 N. Gale St. Mr. Landis was treated at City Hospital for face lacerations and his wife for a scalp wound and lacerations of the chin and leg. Miss Marion Van Gordon, 21, of Shelbyville, received a laceration on her forehead when the car in which she was a passenger collided with a trackless trolley operated by Ray Holland of 1911% W., Washington St. in the 1900 block of English Ave, Kenneth Moorehead was driving the auto.

Hurt in Crash

Robert Shank Jr, 18, of 1709 Sharon Ave. son of the owner of Hoosier Airport, fell asleep at the wheel of his machine at the White River bridge at 30th St, and crashed through the stone railing into a utility pole, he told police. The youth was returning from a Missouri college. He suffered slight cuts. : Golbel Gardner,

30, of 310 E.

South St., was injured slightly when | his car was struck by a Pennsyl- |

vania Railroad freight train at the

Belt Railroad crossing in Morris St. |

Anderson Man Dies, 2 Hurt in Crash

Times Special HUNTINGTON, June 4—William Prophet, 22, of Anderson was killed and two companions were injured seriously when their car struck the abutment of the Wabash River bridge on Highway 9. The injured were Jerald J. Padof

dock, of Anderson, and Clarence

4 Killed, 1 8 Hurt in Bus- Truck Crash

Times-Acme Telephono,

Tex. Both drivers and two girl singers died in the flaming wreckage and many were burned severely before rescuers pulled them to safety.

MILK LAW QUIZ 1S ‘WELCOMED’

Coller Tells How Hearing on Any Issue May Be Held By Board.

Leon C. Coller, Milk Control Board administrator for Marion County, today said any investiga tion of the law’s operation by the Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs would be welcomed. The Federation Milk Control Committee, through its chairman, Albert Neuerburg, reported last night that at this time there is “the largest oversupply of milk in the history of the local milk pools, and that the excess is being shipped to points within a radius of 100 miles of Indianapolis so that the price can be left as it now is rather than be reduced to consumers.” The Committee was instructed to continue its investigation with a view to either filing a test court case charging the State Milk Control Board with operating in restraint of trade, or a petition to the Board demanding that the consumer price of milk here be lowered. Mr. Coller's statement in full was: “I feel that any investigation of the operations of the Milk Control Board under the Indiana Milk Control Act would be welcomed by the Board. Provisions of the law make it possible for any group in the market, consumer, producer or distributor to make application to the Board for a hearing upon any subject in controversy. “It also provides for an appeal to the courts from any decision the Board may make. All the activities of the Board are a matter of public record, and there should be little difficulty in determining the exact facts about the milk situation.”

FEENEY GAINS MORE BALLOTS IN RECOUNT

Beaten Sheriff Candidate

Holds 143 Margin.

Al G. Feeney, unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Sheriff, gained 43 votes in a recount of three precincts today, giving him a plurality of 143 votes in 32 precincts over Charley Lutz, who defeated him in the Primary election. In the 19 precincts counted by the recount commission, Feeney was given 1189 votes against 1046 for Lutz, In the recount of six precincts in the mayor's race, Reginald Sullivan, Democratic nominee, gained 319 votes. In 32 precincts counted thus far Mr, Sullivan led Sheriff Ray, unsuccessful ‘mayoralty candidate, by 1049 votes. 'Mr. Sullivan's total vote as recounted by the board was 3488. In the 12th precinct of the second ward, the board gave Mr. Feeney 150 votes. ‘The 12th precinct election board in that ward had given Mr. Feeney 83 votes. The recount showed that in the same precinct Mr. Lutz received 118 votes instead of 233 given him by the precinct election board.

SWEETHEART SLAYER

RELEASED AS SANE

NEW YORK, June 4 (U, P)).— Donald Carroll Jr.,, found sane by Bellevue Hospital psychiatrists in a week-long examination ordered after a jury freed him of murder charges in the slaying of 18-year-old Charlotte Matthieson, was formally released from custody today. County Judge Thomas Downs signed the 16-year-old high school student's release after reading the report submitted by the psychiatrists who examined him. A jury acquitted him on May 27 by reason of insanity on a charge of killing his sweetheart in what was planned as a suicide pact because she was about to become a mother, He lost his nerve after shooting the girl and called police.

Bigger Relief Bill Passed by Senate; WPA Wage Raised

Norris Attacks Politics In Proposal, but Ban Is Defeated.

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vided a three million dollar levee for his home city, New Albany. Only one limitation was placed on

Mr. Roosevelt's spending authority |

and it was imposed with Adminis tration consent. The President will be permitted to divert only 125 million dollars of the proposed $1,425 000,000 WPA fund to direct relief.

Provisions Are Broad

Despite its size the bill is not the largest appropriation in history, or even of the New Deal. The 1035 relief appropriation topped it with a total of $4,880,000,000. The measure represents a broad political philosophy covering virtually all the major activities of the Roosevelt Administration, Its funds will be used to provide jobs for needy unemployed in works and building projects; to rehabilitate needy farmers; to aid youths unable to get a foothold in private employment; to clear slums and establish low-rent dwellings for wage-earn-ers; to carry electricity to rural homes and farms; and to contribute toward raising the income level of all farmers. Technically, the bill is now back in the House, but only a formality remains before it goes to conference. Senator Adams (D. Colo.), its floor manager, had the Senate conferees appointed before last night's adjournment. In addition to himself, Senators McKellar (D. Tenn.), Byrnes (D. 8. C.), Hale (R. Me.) and Townsend (R. Del.) were appointed, Senator Barkley, who held the Senate in continuous session 13 hours yesterday to get it passed, said that if wage-hour and recovery conferees “work diligently,” nothing should prevent sine die adjournment of the 75th Congress next week. Three Hurdles Passed

The final day's debate was featured by three major tests, The first came when Senator Copeland (D. N, Y.) attempted to earmark $324,235900 of Public Works funds for flood control and rivers and harbors projects in all 48 states, including 30 million for Indiana. It was rejected 43 to 29. Although Senator VanNuys was one of the leaders in the fight for the Copeland amendment, which would have provided $736,460 for ft. Benjamin Harrison, Senator Minton took the floor to oppose it. He introduced into the record a circular letter from the National Committee to Uphold Constitutional Government, with which he has been carrying on a persistent feud. This was sent to him by Walter Carter, a Tipton banker, who said the Committee, by supporting the earmarking plan, was doing more to destroy the Constitution than to uphold it, The second test was on the official Republican relief plan, sponsored by Senator Vandenberg (R. Mich.), for turning administration over to the states, and requiring them to put up 25 cents of every dollar spent, On a roll call it was rejected, 51 to 21. The third was a dual test on an issue which provoked the bitterest debate of the entire bill—alleged interference of WPA officials in politics. Although Senator Hatch M.) had seen his amendment keep relief workers and executives out of politics defeated Thursda¥, Senator Austin (R. Vt.) second attempt to put restrictions

b Two Amendments Cone flict; Strict Child Labor Rule Approved,

(Editorial, Page 10)

By HERBERT LITTLE Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, June 4.-The at« tempt to elevate wage standards by law moved forward today on three fronts. The Senate's action last night in voting to require a $40-a-month minimum wage for WPA workers was regarded as virtually insuring Senate acceptance of a wage-hour bill. The WPA minimum, proposed by Senator Thomas (D. Okla.) as an amendment to the recovery bill, was approved 41 to 27, with several Southerners supporting it. Present WPA wages in the South range from $21.75 a month in small communities to $30, on the basis of the usual WPA 30-hour week, The Senate-House conferees on the Wage-Hour Bill meanwhile have agreed on an inflexible 25« cents-an-hour bottom for indus trial wages—which would provide an $11 minimum for a 44-hour week, or, roughly, $44 a month,

Amendments Conflict

A third factor in the situation 1s the previously adopted Byrnes amendment to the spending bill, providing that WPA shall pay its workers not less than the minimum wage provided in any Federal wage« hour statute. The Byrnes and Thomas amendments appear to work at cross purposes. ‘The 25-cent hourly wage provided by the Wage-Hour Bill would bring a WPA employee only $750 for the 30-hour WPA week, or roughly $30 a month, compared to the $40 required by the Thomas amendment, On the other hand, the $40 a month of the Thomas amendment, paid on a 30-hour WPA week, would nearly equal the pay required from private industry for a 44-hour week. This might result in many workers seeking to retain WPA jobs even when private work was available. The outcome, it was predicted today, will be abandonment of the Thomas amendment in conference next week,

New Difficulties In Talks

Meanwhile the wage-hour confer ence headed into new difficulties, with word that President William Green of the A. F. of L. is issuing a statement Monday rejecting the Administration's plan to insist upon an administrator or commission to make exceptions to the law's requirements in “hardship” cases. The A. F. of L. in recent months has insisted upon flat standards, enforceable through Justice Department prosecutions. Rep. Fred A. Hartley Jr. (R. N. JJ), who supports the A. F. of L. proposal, among the conferees, pree dicted that the demand of the Ade ministration and of Southern members for some flexibility would lead to a deadlock and to defeat of ail wage-hour legislation, However, Chairman Mary T. Norton (D. N. J.) of the House Labor Committee today indicated a willingness to compromise the differ ences between the House and Sen

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ate bills. All the concessions so | far have been made by Senate | conferees. | A major hurdle was cleared last ( night when the Senate members ac« cepted the House bill's strong prohibition of child labor, abondoning the Senate's Wheeler-Johnson proposal,

in the bill. It failed, 35 to 33. Fin- | C|TY REQUESTS USE

ally, Senator Burke (D. Neb.) moved to reconsider the Hatch amendment. It also was defeated, 33 to 32. Senator Burke read yesterday's Indianapolis Times editorial in his attempt to gain reconsideration for the Hatch amendment,

The two Indiana Senators joined |

when Senator Minton sought to insert a provision that WPA funds could not be used for building public buildings where the Government unit was able to build them by contract and no emergency was shown, Senator Minton explained that

OF GAS TAX BALANCE

The City today asked the State | Tax Board for permission to use $60,000 from the 1937 gasoline tax fund balance to repair streets, The balance is $70,000. Herschel M. Tebay, Assistant City | Controller, and City Engineer Henry | B. Steeg appeared before the Board | which withheld its decision,

[ their official influence to influence

this was done to protect the build- | elections, conventions or primaries.

ing trades but it was voted down by a voice vote. The items that make up the $3,723,000,000 total grew between House and Senate af follows: $1,250,000,000x $1,425,000,0001 65,000,000 65,000,000 175,000,000 75,000,000 400,000,000 100,000,000 30,000,000 212,000,000 300,000,000 6.000.000 35,000,000

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Norris Attacks Relief Politics

Times Special WASHINGTON, June ernment officials have “a hell of a job” heading off patronage-seekers,

and should be aided by laws for- | bidding the use of political intlu- | ence as a pipeline to the public pay

roll, Senator Norris (Ind. Neb.) said today. Senator Norris said the ill-fated

Hatch and Austin amendments to |

the Recovery Bill, both of which he supported, would have been steps in the right direction. The Austin amendment, forbidding political use of any of the money carried in the bill, was rejected last night, 33-35. The Hatch amendment, beaten Thursday night by 37-40, and again last night by 32-33, would have forbidden WPA officials, on pain of dismissal, to use

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| “I am opposed to political mae chines having anything to do with employment,” Mr, Norris said. Senator Norris, as author of the TVA act, sponsored the most drastic antipatronage provision on the Federal statute books today. Under it, he remarked with a smile, he himself has not obtained a single TVA job for anyone, The Senator said he ha investi gated many complaints of political influence in WPA and other agencles, and found many of them false but others based on facts.

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