Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 June 1938 — Page 3

FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1938

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- Pay Level Compromise Upholds Wage Scales in North and South;

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Conferees May Accept Flexible Clauses of Senate Bill.

WASHINGTON, June 10 (U. P.).—Wage-hour conferees delayed a final showdown on demands of Southerners for wage flexibility today while they compieted last details of the measure. Conferees expressed optimism that a satisfactory compromise would be reached.

By HERBERT LITTLE

Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, June 10.—A compromise Wage-Hour Bill designed to uphold wage levels in the North as well as in the South, has been worked ouf, it was learned today, and probably will be passed by both | houses before Tuesday. In a remarkable series of reversals, and apparently under Administration pressure, the HouseSenate conferees have come around tentative acceptance of several exible provisions of the Senate Bill, which will be decided finally today. A strange alliance of Southern Senators and C. I. O. officials is responsible. The Southerners want “to be reassured that their economic conditions will be. considered. The C. I. O. believes that with an administrative setup minimum wages higher than the 25-cent floor of the House Bill can be established at once in many industries, especially "in the North and East. The bill, which may be completed today or tomorrow, will embody the House version's absolute wage floor of 25 cents an hour for the first year, and 30 cents thereafter, it is now predicted. Between the absolute bottom and 40 cents, the latter being the highest minimum wage that can be fixed under the law, the Senate bill's provisions for variations due to local economic conditions, cost of living, freight differentials, etc., are expected to prevail. A set of industry advisory boards, representing employers, workers and the public, will be set up to make recommendations. A single administrator in the Labor Department is expected to decide finally if the industry board recommendations are to become effective. Senator Ellender (D. La.), leader of the Southern attack on the wage provision approved 12-2 by the conferees Wednesday, was blunt in criticizing the A. F. of L. for interference. He blamed A. F. of L. influence for the requirement that a universal 40-cent rate must be at- | tained in seven years. The seven House members accepted by a 6-1 vote on Wednesday the previous plan with its sevenyear requirement, although four of the members had voted last month for the flexible Ramspeck plan. Rep. Ramspeck (D. Ga.), Southern leader in the House, favors elimination of the seven-year requirement if possible, and it is now believed this will go out of the measure. The industry boards to be set up in the compromise would have power to start to work at once, instead of waiting until after the 25-cent rate had been in effect one year and the 30-cent rate for one year. This is deemed of the utmost importance, because under it the new bill could be used to stop wage-cutting and continuation of+ sweatshop standards in the present depression. There is still a chance for another flip-flop in today’s session, and the A. F. of L. may make an effort to beat the compromise as “not good enough,” but the bill's friends now believe it is almost certain of passage Senator Ellender's threats of a Southern filibuster are not taken seriously so far. He made them to improve his tactical position, it is

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

ADJOURNMENT hope for Congress delayed until Tuesday. WAGE - HOUR compromise would bolster pay levels. RELIEF IN POLITICS issue stirs senatorial candidates. COST OF RELIEF in April reaches new high for U. S. HOUSE GROUP reports favorably on radio monopoly probe.

(“Relief in Politics,” Page 17; Editorial, Page 18.)

CANDIDATE HAS WPA DISFAVOR

Senate Aspirant Relates How He Loses Aid of Old Friend.

By RAYMOND CLAPPER Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, June 10.—If you don’t believe there is politics in WPA you ought to ask a certain candidate for the Senate, When he announced his candidacy, the first dash of cold water was a call from the State WPA director, who had been best man at his wedding. The WPA director was apologetic. “I'm sorry I won’t be able to support you,” he said. “We've been friends for years, old man, but you know how it is. I've got to go along with the Senator.” Both understood. The Administration favors the defending Senator. Unexpected popularity has befallen the impassioned speech of Senate Leader Barkley the other night in which he opposed the Hatch amendment, which was intended to keep WPA officials from playing politics. That speech is becoming a classic of political cynicism because the New Deal leader explained so eloquently why, since state employees play politics, it would never do to tie the hands of WPA people. So 250,000 copies of Mr. Barkley’s speech are being printed for distribution. Not by Mr. Barkley, but by the other side. Republicans are getting ready to put up a senatorial candidate in Maryland. Some in the party councils favored forming a rescue paily to save Democratic Senator Tydings, who has voted against many New Deal measures. This switch of Republican plans was prompted by the possibility that Mr. Tydings might be defeated for renomination, since the Roosevelt Administration is preparing to go down the line to replace him with Rep. David Lewis, a New Deal Democrat. Republicans figure that if Mr. Tydings loses the nomination to a New Deal Democrat, they would be left looking silly with no opposing candidate in the field.

WPA Shakeup Follows Hatch Action Defeat

Times Special ALBUQUERQUE, N. M,, June 10 (U. P.).—A WPA shakeup in New Mexico started immediately after the Senate voted down, 40 to 37, the Hatch amendment to discharge administrators for political activities. Dayton Dalbey, for several years WPA Administrator for San Miguel County, was dismissed the day after the Senate voted. Many organizations in Las Vegas, including railway brotherhoods, wired protests to Administrator Harry Hopkins and President Roosevelt, They said Mr. Dalbey was discharged because he refused to heed recommendations of the Democratic County Chairman.

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INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST—Occasional thunder showers tonight and tomorrow: not much change ‘in temperature.

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Tndiana—Occasional thundershowers tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer tonight in extreme north portions.

Illinois—Occasional thundershowers tonight and tomorrow: slightly warmer tonight in extreme northeast portion.

Lower Michigan-—Occasional thundershowers tonight and tomorrow; somewhat warmer in northwest portion tomorrow.

Ohio—-Occasional showers tonight and probably tomorrow morning; slightly warmer in central and northwest portions tonight, and in east and south portions tomorrow.

Kentucky —Occasional and probably tomorrow morning, slightly warmer in south portion tonight, and in east and central portions tomorrow.

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Recovery Bill Agreement Sought to Speed Late Pending Measure.

WASHINGTON, June 10 (U. P). —Administration leaders today definitely abandoned plans of adjourning Congress this week. They hoped that early agreement in conferences on the recovery and the wages and hours bills would make adjournment possible by next Tuesday. \ Senate and House conferees on the $3,723,000,000 appropriation bill to finance the New Deal's pumppriming program against depression, meeting for their second ses-

sion today, will seek a compromise on three major points of disagreement. They already have agreed to maintain the Senate's work relief total of 425,000,000 for the first eight months of the 1939 fiscal year. In the conference on wages and hours, leaders expected the NorthSouth fight over flexible wage standards to be compromised before nightfall. Congressmen close to President Roosevelt still reported that he was seriously considering a request for railroad-aid legislation at this session. Such a move might delay adjournment as much as two weeks. Some of the President's advisers, it was understood, have warned him that ‘“‘upheaval” will resu't if the financially pressed railroads effect | a 15 per cent wage cut July 1 and their workers strike. Demands by representatives of organized labor for strengthening of the Walsh-Healey Act, requiring industries receiving Government contracts to maintain fair labor stand‘ards, offered another possibility of delay. Action was near a stalemate after the House Rules Committee refused yesterday to send to the Noor a bill to broaden the original act. Resumption of the Recovery Bill conference was delayed until afternoon so that the Senate members could finish work on the $272,000,000 deficiency bill, a “must” item. Main point8 still in controversy were: 1. A $212,000,000 Senate appropriation for farm parity payments. House conferees may go back to the lower chamber for a separate vote on that item. Leaders predicted that under such circumstances it would be upheld by a 3-to-1 vote.

2. The Woodrum amendment, requiring the WPA to allocate its funds so as to insure that they will last for eight months. The Senate struck it out. 3. A Senate amendment providing that any minimum-wage law enacted apply to the relief wage if the former is higher than the prevailing wage.

G. 0. P. Calls Unseating Of Jenks ‘Politics’

WASHINGTON, June 10 (U. P)). —Republican Congressmen accused the Administration today of “playing politics” in a congressional election contest to hold its strength in

the normally Republican state of New Hampshire, Late yesterday the House unseated Rep. Arthur B. Jenks, a Republican who has represented New Hampshire's first district in Congress for one and one-half years. The vote was 214 to 122. In his place—to serve the remaining few days of this session—it accepted Alphonse Roy, French-Canadian opponent of Mr. Jenks on the Democratic ticket in 1936. Republicans charged Administration leaders had planned this belated action to strengthen the prospects of Senator Fred H. Brown (D. N. H)) in his coming re-election campaign. The House now has 89 Republicans, the smallest number since before the Civil War, and 326 Democrats. Rep. Virginia E. Jenckes (D. Ind.) was one of 13 Democrats in the House who voted against ousting Mr, Jenks. She then voted to seat Mr. Roy, the roll call showed.

Public Relief Cost In April 242 Million

WASHINGTON, June 10 (U. P). —The Social Security Board announced today that the cost of all public relief in April rose to $242,931,000, a new high since the inception of the WPA. Board estimates showed that about 20,000,000 persons—about one out of every six—received some form of public aid. This represents a 2 per cent gain over the month of March. Relief costs, after reaching a low of $168,695,000 in September, 1937, have risen steadily for seven months.

U. S. Prepares to Push

Auto Finance Case

WASHINGTON, June 10 (U. P). —The Department of Justice prepared to push its antitrust case

Leader Dead

Asa Chambers

LOST CANADIAN BABY BELIEVED KIDNAPED

NELSON, British Columbia, June 10 (U. P.).—Fear that Carmella la Jeunesse, 19 months old, missing from her home at Ymir since Monday had been kidnaped, was expressed today by Sergt. G. C. Barber of the British Columbia police. Discovery of a man's bloodstained handkerchief on a hillside yesterday, spurred the search of 200 miners. Barber said “the child is too young to have wandered off by herself. She must have been moved by some human agency.” $ Last night, Mrs. Morris la Jeunesse, mother of the missing girl, returned to her home at Ymir with a new born son.

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ASA CHAMBERS, BUSINESS HEAD, DIES HERE AT 64

Founder of Bethard Wall Paper Co. Had Been Ill For Two Months.

Asa E. Chambers, 407 E. 34th St. president of the Bethard Wall Paper Co. 415 Massachusetts Ave, died today at St. Vincent's Hospital of heart disease. He was 64 and had Wen ill for about two months, Mr. Chambers, long a business leader in the city, was one of six men who founded the Bethard company -in 1911. He has been an Indianapolis -resident since then. He was a past president of the Indianapolis Kiwanis Club, a director of the National Wall Paper Jobbers’ Association, former president of the old Massachusetts Avenue Merchants’ Association, and a member of the Indianapolis Credit Men's Association and of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board. He was a member of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. Mr. Chambers was born in Perryopolis, Pa., and was married to Lotella G. Bailey, who survives him. He also is survived by a son, Dr. C. B. Chambers, a daughter, Mrs. A. B. Cook, Des Moines, Iowa, and a brother, Edward E. Chambers, Redlands, Cal. Services are to be at 10:30 a. m. Monday at the Hisey & Titus Funeral Home and burial is to be at Crown Hill.

Pledges Sought for Schricker; Garner Boom for 1940 Growing

Tyvdings, Smith and George Marked by New Deal for Defeat.

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marked for political reprisal were members of the group which defeated the President's court plan. Senator Gillette (D. Ia.), who also balked at judiciary reorganization, was renominated in a landslide vote this week, despite indorsement of his opponent by WPA Administrator Harry L. Hopkins. Four other Democratic Senators, who likewise refused to support Mr. Roosevelt's court bill, are expected now to campaign unhampered by public opposition of any of the New Deal inner circle. A fifth already has been marked for defeat by his state organization. Of the nine who bolted judiciary reorganization, the three now marked for punishment were identified as: 1. Senator Tydings (D. Md.)), who not only opposed judiciary reorganization, but compiled an anti-New Ded record on other issues. 2. Senator (Cotton Ed) Smith (D. 8S. C.), who also has been critical of the Administration on several counts. 3. Senator George (D. Ga.), who has not “gone along” to the satis faction of the Administration.

Five Others Involved As the political situation shapes up now, five other Democratic Senators who offended on the question of judiciary reorganization will be dealt with in still different fashion. The Indiana State ma-

chine already has disposed of the | Nomin- |

case of Senator VanNuys. ation in that state is by convention, controlled by the Democratic state machine which already has outlawed Mr. VanNuys., The breach was completed last night at a rally at Bass Lake, Ind, where the Hoosier Democratic organization threw its full support behind - Lieut. Gov. Henry F. Schricker.

The four other offenders are: |

Senators Clark (D. Mo.), McCarran (D. Nev.), Adams (D. Colo.) and Lonergan (D. Conn.). No reprisals are contemplated at this time against any of them, though

all but Senator Lonergan have op-

postion in their home states.

against automobile finance companies today, and restated the conditions on which such criminal actions can be halted by consent decrees.

In the midst of preparations to prosecute 81 individuals and corporations in the automobile financing industry, Wendell Berge, assistant to Thurman Arnold, head of the department's antitrust division, reiterated before a convention of automotive trade association managers the grounds on which Attorney General Cummings is willing to end such legal actions. The Justice Department, Mr. Berge said, is willing to drop criminal antitrust proceedings in return for consent decrees embodying substantial public benefits and agree-

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Leaders Hope Jackson and Gordon Will Quit Senate Race.

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nouncing his intention of allowing his name to be entered said: “This decision is not mine alone. I would prefer to finish my term as Lieutenant Governor. A campaign will mean many personal sacrifices for me and my family. “I have counseled with hundreds of my friends and have weighed the value of their words. Their devotion, their loyalty and their offers of support have touched me deeply.” Alex Pursley, Hartford City businessman and adviser to Governor Townsend; Dick Heller, the Governor’'s executive secretary; Attorney General Omer Stokes Jackson and memebrs of the State Committee attended the rally in Starke County—the home of Mr. Schricker. The Governor was not present.

The Lieutenant Governor spoke

‘Don’t Retreat,’ Young G. O. P. Parley Urged

KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 10 (U. P.) ~The Republican Party must stop “apologizing and retreating” and develop a progressive policy that will lead the nation back tQ prosperity by restoring confidence, Henry A. Bubb told the Young Republican National Federation convention today. In the keynote speech, Bubb, Federation chairman, assailed President Rosevelt's program for a “more abundant life.” He critcized “political leeches” and charged the White House “clown quince” tells persons on relief rolls how they should vote. The duty of Republicans, Bubb said, is “tc educate the people to put an end to rubber stamp Congressmen.” Results of the Iowa primary he interpreted as indicating that the people “are beginning to realize what road we have “been traveling.” “We are the progressive party, but let us not turn to half-baked theories, let us not attempt to out deal the New Deal in order to pick up a few extra votes,” he said.

of the influence of newspapers and said he was for a free press. He also declared that Federal Court Judges should be made more responsive to popular will. “I hope to live to see the day

when the Democratic Party will make Federal Courts answerable to the people by providing short terms for judges,” he declared. He characterized President Roosevelt as waging “a war, not of destruction, but a war to save life.” He promised to support the national Administration, Homer Stonebraker, State Excise Police head and Second District nominee for Congress, promised a vigorous campaign. “We Democrats of the Second District, want to be like those of the other 11 District. We want to put the Democrat ticket over up here. I'm in here to win and not just to fill the ticket,” he said. Robert Tilton, Fowler, Indiana Young Democrats president, was chairman of the meeting. The Lieutenant Governor stood for more than an hour after the conclusion of his address shaking hands with well-wishers.

Coalition Women Back VanNuys

The Indiana branch executive board of the Independent Coalition of American Women today was on record supporting Senator VanNuys' candidacy for re-election. The organization claims it has a state membership of 10,000. A resolution passed by the executive hoard praised Mr. VanNuys as a ‘‘courageous representative of the desires of the voters of the state.”

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DENIA-U. S. Destroyer in bombing zone. MADRID-Rebels renew raids on neutrals’ ships.

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WASHINGTON-U, S.-Japan pact is revealed,

NEW YORK--Spain’s prem

Britain Seeks Way To Stop Ship Raids |

By United Press | An American warship stood off | the Mediterranean coast today as Great Britain groped for a plan of

action that would end bombardment |

of neutral in Spanish waters. Rebel aerial bombs again rained on the Spanish port of Denia, hitting the French steamer Brisbane for the second time and continuing a series of raids that have dam-

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aged or sunk half a dozen British |

and French vessels, The United States destroyer Claxton steamed into Denia, joining British and French warships already along the Mediterranean coast. Two British cruisers also are en route to the danger-packed | waters. British Prime Minister Neville | Chamberlain has embarked upon a | campaign to maintain peace at any gpst. The Italian and German Governments are backing the Spanish Rebels. Some, if not all, of the planes which have unloaded death on British ships are of Fascist or Nazi aqrigin—possibly Italian or German volunteers, Rebel Generalissimo Francisco Franco has rejected protests against the bombings by terming the British and French vessels ‘common smugglers.” ’

Valencia Drive Halted, Loyalists Report

HENDAYE, June 10 (U, P.)) —The Loyalist Government claimed today that the Rebel drive on Valencia has been halted. A rejuvenated air force was partly responsible. The Government claims that its air force now is superior to that of the Rebels.

British and French Ships Are Bombed

MADRID, June 10 (U, P.) —Attacks on British and French shipping along the Spanish Loyalist

Mediterranean Coast were renewed |

last night and today by Rebel

raiders. The British steamer Stanray, en route from Alicante to Valencia was attacked off the coast by a seaplane and another raider rebombed the French steamship Brisbane which was sinking rapidly in the roadstead at Denia.

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Jap Suicide Unit Fights in Chengchow

SHANGHAI, June 10 (U.P) —A Japanese “suicide unit” blasted a path into the heart of Chengchow | today and fought a battle in which [it was annihilated, according to | Chinese reports. Japanese columns on the outside, | meanwhile, attacked the city from | three sides. It is the last Chinese [ stronghold in the path of the Jape anese drive on Hankow, the interior | provisional capital. Shells from 150 Japanese artile lery batteries crashed into the city, | Eighty tanks attempted to storm | the walls, Chinese alleged that two Japanese divisions in the eastarn outskirts were “disorganized,” withe out food and munitions,

Secret U. S.-Japan

Peace Pact Revealed

WASHINGTON, June 10 (U, P). ~The State Department made pube lic today a hitherto secret undere standing between the United States and Japan, from 1017 to 1922, in which the two Governments pledged themselves not to seek special privie leges in China. The disclosure, contained in the Department's publication for the year 1922, was considered significant because it demonstrated Japan's willingness, six years before joining in the Nine-Power Treaty, not to attempt to obtain special privileges which would be detrimental to other nations in China. The secret pact was made in conjunction with the Lansing-Ishil agreement which was formulated in 1917 by Secretary of State Lansing, and Viscount Ishii, special Japanese Ambassador, and was to have been part of it. The secret agreement was terminated in May, 1922,

LOAN BIDS RECEIVED County Commissioners today ree ceived sealed bids from several Ine dianapolis banks on a loan of $350,« 000 to Marion County against the November tax collection. The bids call for a 1 per cent interest rate, | The money is to be used for County general expenses.

was attacked twice off Gandia. The seaplane came over the ship in the clear moonlight. Twice it circled the vessel and each time poured a stream of machine gun bullets on the deck. No casualties were ree

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