Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 June 1938 — Page 1
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MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1938
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NEW BUILDIN PROPOSED FOR HEALTH BOARD
Governor Reveals Plan; Keeps ‘Hands Off’ in Gadget Fight.
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Police Yield Cowboy Honors to Posse Of Citizens.
BY JOE COLLIER ED, 10, and Rollo, 11, two horses whe came here for the Arlington Horse Show, staged one of their own last night on the North Side and capered through many a lawn before they were caught, They kicked down a fence to escape from their stable at 38th St. and Fairfield Ave. about 11 p. m. and in the next exciting hour were pursued by police, firemen and a posse of citizens. The horses belong to Mrs. Alice Sisty, Putnamville, trick rider, and it was not until she arrived at 63d St. and the Monon Railroad that the chase finally was ended and the horses returned to their quarters. The police, in two squad cars, entered the chase with no rodeo tackle at all, not even a rope. On several occasions they had the horses cornered in some backvard, only to allow them their freedom again because of a certain diffidence about approaching them with no harness. Five carloads of citizens joined the chase, and after the third vain effort to rope the horses with no rope, police turned over the problem to the citizens. “Keep 'em in sight,” they We'll go for help.”
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» = ny HE crowd followed and at 63rd St. and the Monon, two of the number cornered the ain Some one else e. After a respectable tix police failed to show, someone pulled a fire bx. due time, firemen from 32 and No. 18 roared up to
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fire,” they some do we want with firemen asked and a detailed examination of persons there in an effort to determine who had pulled the box. They did not find out. Meanwhile, Mrs. Sisty had been told by police that the horses again were cornered and she arrived to take charge. Shortly after the horses had been loaded in the truck and had begun their t back to the stables, police arrived
They still had no rope.
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PAINTER FALLS 20 FEET Walter Ferguson, 43. of 935 Tecumseh St, suffered a possible broketi back and internal injuries when he fell 20 feet from a scaffold on which he was painting a home at | Tacoma Ave, at noon today He was taken to City Hospital
BUTLER SENIORS GATHER FOR GRADUATION . . . . .
which they are capped and gowned, seniors today clustered, perhaps
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IXTEEN HURT
Four Fatally Injured in Two, Train-Auto Wrecks; 3 Die in State. |
i Five Indianapolis persons were | killed and 16 other motorists were | injured in week-end train and auto traffic accidents as police arrested 67 drivers. Three other Hoosiers lost their lives in rail and highway accidents.
The dead: James Aydin Bates St. Fay O. Masters, 38, of 1728 Orange St. Robert E. Roberts, 26, of 1152 Dawson St. Mrs, Velma Roberts, 24, wife of Mr. Roberts. Gerald Dilk, 3, of 414 W. McCarty St. Charles Henry, 48, fatally injured when hit by a train at Evansville. Mary Campbell, 37, Killed by an auto near Clinton, Adam J. Hoffman, 76, who died of injuries received when struck by an auto at Ft. Wayne. Meanwhile, 29 erring drivers who appeared in Municipal Court charged with traffic violations were fined 877. Twelve of those convicted were charged with speeding and were fined $55. Mr. Fazli, runner-up in the 118pound class of the 1938 Golden Gloves boxing tournament, was Killed yesterday afternoon when struck by a Big Four train at the Bates St. crossing.
Three-Year-0Old Boy Dies
Mr. and Mrs. Roberts and Mr, Masters were Killed yesterday when their auto was struck by a train on Highwav 31 near Amity. Three-year-old Gerald Dilk was injured fatally when struck by a truck as he ran into the street in front of his home Saturday. Nine persons were injured yesterday afternoon in a crash of two autos on Stop 8 Road, one-quarter of a mile east of Emerson Ave. Mr. Fazli, a candid camera fan, was attempting to photograph a moving train when he was struck by another train approaching from the opposite direction. His mother, Mrs. Bertha Greiner, was standing in the back vard of her home when she saw the victim hurled about 60! feet by the engine. James' brother, Thelbert. 17, was on the railroad ! right-of-way when the accident occurred.
Fazli, 18, of 1313
Called to Boys
Mrs. Greiner told police she called to the boys to get off the track| but they apparently did not hear | her. | Survivors, besides the mother and | brother, are the father, Avdin Fazli, and a sister, Miss June Fazli, both of | Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Masters were driving to Mr. Masters’ summer cottage near Edinburg when the train struck their car broadside, hurling wreckage for 1800 feet along the tracks The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Roberts were thrown from the car and Mr. Masters was pinned in the wreckage Mr. Masters, a native of Indianapolis, was a molder employed bv the Indianapolis Stove Co. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marie Masters; mother, Mrs. Catherine Masters, Warrington; four sisters, Mrs. Maude Simmons, and Miss Dorothy Masters, both of Warrington; Mrs, Hazel Whitinger, Wilksinson, and Mrs. Mary Lynch, Knightstown; and three brothers, R. D. Masters, Warrington; Jonn, | Wilkinson, and Warren, Anderson.
Roberts Rites Wednesday
Double funeral services are to be held for Mr. and Mrs. Roberts at 10 a. m. Wednesday at Tolin Funeral Home, with burial at Washington Park. Mr. Roberts was a member of Moose fraternal order and his wife was a member of the Moose auxiliary Survivors of Mr. Roberts are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts; two brothers, George and Fred Roberts. and three sisters, Mrs. Ro- | berta Pittman and Mrs. Helen MecKnight, all of Indianapolis, and | Miss Christina Roberts of Illinois. | Mrs. Roberts’ survivors are the | parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cun(Continued on Page Three)
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COED PAUSES TO TIP MORTAR BOARD cr erees
McNutt Sees If U.S. Spurns
lag Comes
Island War
Down; Jap Demand
THE FOREIGN SITUATION BAGUIO—McNutt sees danger of war in Philippines.
SHANGHAI-U. S. admiral spurns
Jap “stay away” demand,
HANKOW-—Floods menace many as attackers move on city, PRAHA Czechs ready to wage defensive war alone. HENDAYE—Spanish Rebels closing in on 36,000 Loyalists,
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Warships to Protect
Citizens on Yangtze SHANGHAI, June 13 (U. Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, mander of the United States Asiatic | fleet, who said he was determined to send warships any place where | Americans are endangered, com- | pleted plans today for an inspection | trip up the “forbidden” Yangtze! River. He told Japanese naval authori- | ties, who were annoved by his trip, that American warships and their commanders would not accede to Japanese demands that they remain away from “danger zones” in the Yangtze, so long as American lives | and property were involved. The Japanese had requested foreign warships and shipping to steer clear of the area between Wuhu and Hankow and to paint their vessels in colors which Japanese aviators could distinguish easily.
PJ. —| com- | |
May Ask River Opening It was believed that Admiral Yarnell's trip to Nanking, to inspect river conditions, was preliminary to final, urgent requests that the Japanese reopen the Yangtze. Foreign | naval authorities doubted that the! request would be granted, at least | prior to the fall of Hankow to the Japanese. The Yangtze is a water highway for Japanese vessels carrying troops and equipment for an anticipated drive on Hankow from the south in a so-called “naval offensive.” In asking that foreign vessels be painted bright colors, the Japanese also requested that third powers take the necessary steps to prevent the Chinese from resorting to the same maneuvers in order to escape bombings. Admiral Yarnell's note was polite but firm. He said the movements of United States warships within a specified danger zone would be communicated to both Japanese and Chinese officials and an effort to avoid unnecessary exposure in danger zones would be made.
Pledges Aid to Americans
“However,” the note said, “the | evacuation of American nationals | in the area is of paramount im-| portance and as a result it will be carried out “United States Navy vessels are | large American flags painted on their awnings, wherefore the nationality should be apparent to any aviator at several thousand | feet altitude.” In his statenient to the Japanese throug hthe American Consulate, | he said the United States Navy did not consider the warning of the Japanese as relieving Japan of the “slightest degree of any responsibility for damage and injury to United States warships, nationals and property.”
Floods Add to hina War Horrors
SHANGHAI, June 13 (U. P) —A disaster surpassing the war in horror is threatened by floods in central China, reports from the Chinese and | Japanese advance forces indicated today. The muddy waters of the Yellow River, “scourge of the sons of Han,” were pouring through broken dykes onto the plains of Honan Province to the south, onto the little farms of the peasants, through the streets of villages and along the roads over | which the Japanese were pushing! on their new drive to the south to take Hankow Three hundred Japanese planes arrived today at Wuhu, Yantgtze River port 200 miles from Hankow, and established a base from which the Chinese expect them to launch their attack on Hankow similar to the mass raids on Canton. Great air battles near Hankow were expected in the near future Japanese military authorities here had received no direct reports from (Continued on Page Three)
over the Fairview campus for the
| well as commercially?
| States in a war with Japan?
| reduced.
America Is Stabilizer In Orient, He Says
By JANE HOWARD (Copyright, 1938, by the Honolulu Adver '
rtiser)
BAGUIO, Philippines, June 13.— | ate this fall, started his activities |
Paul V. McNutt, U. S. High Com- |
missioner to the Philippines, said
VANNUYS HOME |
today in an exclusive interview that |
warfare will come to the Philippines within a generation if the American flag is hauled down as provided in the present basic law for
the islands which would make Filipinos independent on July 4, 1946.
Questions and answers in the in-
terview follow:
Q—In comparison to the cost of |
maintaining our military establish-
ments in the Orient do you think |
the United States has a commercial stake in this part of the world worth trying to keep—particularly in view of Japan's obvious drive to dominate Eastern Asia poltically 1s A—Yes. It is not certain that our withdrawal from the Orient would materially reduce the cost or Army. It is worthwhile military stations here because their value does not necessarily depend upon size, but upon prestige attached to the flag. As long as the American flag flies in the Philippines I believe the islands will be peaceful regardless of unrest in Asia. If the flag comes down these islands undoubtedly will be a battleground within a generation. Filipinos “Shocked” by War Q—Has the Chinese - Japanese war affected Filipino ideas about independence. A—It is unquestionable that they ncw realize the value of the neutrality treaty provided for in the Tvdings-McDuffie Act (providing for complete independence in 1946). They have been shocked by the Chinese-Japanese war. It has given them cause for thought. Q—Would American retention of the Philippines, plus a continuance in China of the American armed forces now stationed in that country, eventually embroil the United A= On the contrary, our leaving would upset the balance of power in the Orient. We are the only nation without imperialistic designs, without excessive population needing an outlet, and our presence in the Philippines serves as a stabilizing agent rather than a source of irritation. Our immigration law is the only thing keeping the Philippines
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the size of our | to keep
| Miss Wilma Aber,
free from excessive Chinese and |
Japanese emigration. Our presence here will not tend to involve us in war with Japan because Japan has always sworn friendship and respect for America. A demonstration of our authority here is all that is necessary to keep up from war with Japan Sees Problem As Economie Q—How could retention of American prestige and markets in the Orient be reconciled with the view of American “isolationists” who insist that the presence of our armed
forces in China, plus our occupation |
of the Philippines, eventually will involve us in war with Japan? A— This viewpoint is due to the ignorance of our people about the real situation in the Orient. The (Continued on Page Three)
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FOR CAMPAIGN: GIVEN DEGREE
‘Senator Says He Will Study WPA to Find if It Is Fighting Him. | | |
Senator VanNuys, home for his | independent campaign in which he | hopes to defeat the State Admin-
| istration for re-election to the Sen- |
today by acquiring new academic | honors He went to Richmond where Earlham College was to give him an honorary LL.D. degree. He will remain in Indiana until July 1, he said, and then take a | vacation. He said actual | campaigning will not begin befors | September. Seeks Data on WPA
The Senator said he was ‘“en- | | thustastic” about his prospects be- | cause of the many letters and | words of encouragement from fhe | diana visitors in Washington.
| As a preliminary step, the Senator said he would conduct a) “searching inquiry” to determine | whether WPA funds are being used | in the Indiana campaign to defeat him, “I have found no evidence of that | kind, and I have complete confidence in John Jennings (State WPA Director) and I know that he will do all he can to prevent Federal | funds from being used for such pur- | poses in this state,” he said. “But| in the event I do find such evidence, I shall continue my efforts to divorce such funds completely from polities.”
Out of Conventions
Mr. VanNuys, who is opposed by the State House organization, declared again that he will not present his name to the Democratic State convention next month but will run as an independent. He said also that he has no intention of seeking the Republican | romination, as has heen urged in | some quarters. “I am a Democrat,” he said. run as an independent.” Supporters soon will begin obtain- | ing the more than 8000 signatures | necessary to get his name on thé ballot as an independent, he said. Campaign headquarters will be opened in Indianapolis in charge of Connersville, a member of his Washington staff. He will open an office in every county of the state, he said. Later he will wage a state-wide radio campaign.
Fourth District Editors
Indorse Willis COLUMBIA CITY, P).—Ray BE. Willis, candidate for | the Republican senatorial nomina- | tion, has received the indorsement | of Republican editors of the Fourth ! District. The announcement was made today by Foster Riddick, Columbia City Commercial-Mail editor, and | Indiana Republican Editorial Association president. Mr, Willis, himself a newspaper publisher was called “an honest- | to-goodness Hoosier
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4 City Budget Requests |
otal $200 Less for 1939
Four city department 1939 budget requests, which Mayor Boetcher and City Controller H. Nathan Swaim began work on today total $200 less than the 1938 figures. Three unchanged, those of the City Clerk, Mayor and Sanitation administration The City Plan Commission requested $200 less than the 1938 figure of $8986.25. The reduction was effec:ed because the cost of printing and advertising was
| The largest budget requests are not prepared. They include those of the Fire Department, Police Department, Hea'th Depariment | and Parks Mayor Boetcher department hsacds | requests hy next Monday. vision, they will be sent to City Council. They then must be reviewed by the Marion County Tax | Adjustment Board. !
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Mary B. Sention paused long enough to tip her mortar board at a chic angle as she prepared to join the academic prgcession and march in to receive her diploma. A bright sun ceremonies
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ADJOURNMENT IS
DUE PAY
WEDNESDAY; BILL STRICT
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
WAGE-HOUR BILL slaps at violators. RAIL AID PLANS scrapped in present Congress. ADJOURNMENT deemed possible Wednesday. WPA PLANS big spending program. RECOVERY BILL compromise still awaited.
Fines, Jail Terms Are Provided
By HERBERT LITTLE Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, June 13.—A three-way “crackdown” with more power in it than any kick of NRA's Blue Eagle was in prospect today for violators of the Wage-Hour Bill, now agreed upon in its final form. The measure, completed yesterday after 12 days’ work by the conference committee, carries out persistent demands by President Roosevelt for such legislation, Soon after passage the President will appoint an administrator with sweeping powers to put the law into effect. Approval of the bill by both Houses probably tomorrow appears assured as a result of unanimous approval of the report by the 14 conferees, who sections of the country. Presidential approval is certain. The bill combines the rigid cents-an-hour wage floor for the first year (with 30 cents the absolute bottom thereafter) and a provision for industry boards which will decide whether higher minimum wages—above these ‘concrete floors,” but not above 40 cents an hour—may be fixed promptly. It also provides that the workweek shall not exceed 44 hours the
first year, 42 hours the second, and | [ bill to expedite RFC Loans to the
40 thereafter, with certain execptions for seasonal industries and for
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Congress Shelves Rail Aid Plans
WASHINGTON, June 13 (U. P.. —Senate Majority Leader Barkley (D. Ky.) announced after a White House conference today that plang to enact legislation to aid the raile roads would be scrapped for this session, and he predicted the 75th Congress would adjourn not later than Wednesday night. Senator Barkley, after canvassing the legislative situation at the White House with Mr. Roosevelt's congressional leaders, said no new railroad legislation would be offered because of imminence of adjourn= ment. His announcement apparently shelved plans to exact a three-phase
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rail industry solve its economio crisis. The statement came only a few minutes after an official of the Railroad Labor Executives Associa« tion anonunced that labor would compromise on one phase of the legislative program in a move to enact at least part of it before Cons= gress quits work and goes home,
Further Delay Possible
Spéaker of the House William B. Bankhead said it has been agreed there will be no railroad relief leg= islation at this session. He agreed with Barkley that the adjournment
| goal now is Wednesday night, but
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plants in which annual or semi- |
annual wages are guaranteed. Enforcement provisions are threefold: 1. A fine of up to $10,000 may be imposed by Federal courts on a first-offense violator. and a similar fine, plus a six-month jail sentence, on a second-offense violator. The Justice Department, through local U. S. attorneys, will enforce this provision. 2. The administrator, through Justice Department attorneys, may seek injunctions in U. 8S. District Courts to forbid violations of the act, 3. Employers who violate the wage section are made liable to civil suits by their employees for double the amount of the wages due them, plus
attorneys’ fees and costs. The em- | gram had included simplification of
ployee, or a labor union designated as his representative, may bring such a suit.
added that the deadline is Thursday night—‘“unless we back.” Senator Barkley later indicated there may be some hope for the
row have
carriers if rail labor abandons its opposition to the measure.
Mr. Barkley's brief announcement
| headed Congress into the final drive
for adjournment—with the comproe mised conference report on the Wage-Hour Bill to be called up in the House tomorrow and speedy ace tion promised subsequently in the Senate, With Senator Barkley in the cone ference with Mr. Roosevelt were Vice President Garner, Speaker William B. Bankhead and House Majority Leader Sam Rayburn (D, Tex.). Mr. Barkley said the only une finished business on the agenda is
| the spending bill, the deficiency bill,
the conference report on Wages and Hours and “odds and ends.” In addition to facilitation of RFC loans to the carriers, the pro=
| railroad reorganizations and a Fed«
All employees in the afiministra- |
tive setup except the administrator himself and the members of the industry advisory boards, will be under civil service. In addition the bill carries an unusual ban, duplicated only in the TVA Act, forbidding even the consideration of “political test or qualification” in awarding of jobs.
Committees to Be Named
The wage “floor” and hour ‘‘ceil-
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ing” will not go into effect until 120 |
days after the hill becomes law. Administrative provisions are effective at once. The industry committees, one to each of probably 300 to 500 indus-
of "a number of disinterested persons representing the public, one of
| whom the administrtaor shall desig-
nate as chairman, a like number of representing employees in industry, and a like number representing employers in the industry.” The administrator will be subject to Senate confirmation. His deci-
sions will not be subject to review |
by the Secretary of Labor.
eral unemployment for rail workers. Chairman Wheeler (D. Mont.) of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee earlier virtually elimie nated proposed legislation to sims plify railroad bankruptcies, from the agenda.
insurance plan
Committee Called
Chairman Wagner (D. N. Y) called the Senate Banking and currency Committee to meet tomors= row to report the proposed lending bill. The committee favorably reported
| that bill previously, but opposition
| tries, will be appointed by the ad- | They will be made up |
President J. W. Putnam, strolling around the campus before he bid goodby (0 and I Kiefer, who were talking over school
aroused by the plans of the rail roads to effect a 15 per cent wage reduction caused Senator Wagner to move to recommit the measure The unemployment compensaticn measure has drawn complaints from railroads which would be as« sessed 3 per cent of their payrolls. I'he railroad retirement hoard would administer the program Today's program called for cone sideration under suspension of rules of the Crosser Railroad Une employment Bill, District af Solume« bia Bills and several conference re« ports and rules. If there is time, a resolution (Continued on Page Three)
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