Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 June 1938 — Page 1

VOLUME 50—NUMBER 88

PWA AWARDS

52,493,822 FOR STATE WORKS

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS PWA LAUNCHES spending drive against depression. TOTAL OF 600 projects due for approval today. GRANTS FOR total $2493.823, ROPER RAYS recovery now up to business, WORK RELIEF wage differential is puzzle. EXPERTS CONTINUE study of banking policy.

state projects

Spending Drive for

Recovery Launched (Editorial, Page 10)

WASHINGTON, June 22 (U, P) he PWA today opened the New spending-recovery drive with allocation of 850,853.715 in loans and grants for 291 projects with a total value of The allocations included $41 832.T15 in outright grants and $9,021,000 The balance ig to be supplied by the local communities Today's allocations were the first under the $3.753.000000 gpendinglending bill State Gets £2,403.822 Grants totaling $2.493.822 for fou Indiana projects were included in the PWA allotments today. Total construction cost of these projects was estimated at $5.544,082 They include: Ft. Wayne ments, grant struction cost Peru £205.713 White River, Randolph County school, grant $68,000; total £153.350 Glendale, Dearborn County, sewgrant £11,250; total £25000

Work to Begin in 60 Days

Deal's

in loans.

sewerage $2,322,000; £5.160.000 grant $92.5%2;

improve total con-

school, total

ers

In signing the measure, the chief |

executive said dirt would be fiving on

within 60 days. By the end of this week, PWA expects to approve more than 2000 projects costing about £600,000.000 Myr. Roosevelt on Friday night will add his personal influence to the recovery drive with a “fireside chat” to be delivered from Washington. It was assumed that it would deal principally with the recovery drive. The largest project today was for schools at Southbury, Conn, with a $2.576.-

T00 grant and a completed cost of |

£5.726,000 Chicago received a $544,770 grant toward a $£1.210,000 subway, He described the recovery bill as a partnership measure, and said that for every day of work provided in a community which sponsors a PWA project, two and one half days will be created behind the scenes Additional allotments will be announced in the next two davs. NearIv every State and territory will be affected By next June, PWA officials hope to have under construction between 6000 and T7000 highway, sewer, power, waterworks and building projects costing nearly two billion dollars I'he communities will pay 55 pei cent of the cost except on strictly Federal projects Projects to be week include about 1800 in whieh localities are parthers in PWA's largest non-Federal program 200 Federal enterprises. Contracts probably will be signed with the Government and builders, and dirt will be flying in two months. ‘he Recovery Bill provides 085 million dollars for PWA, incluking 730 million with which to make 45 per cent grants to states, cities and other local government bodies: 200 million dollars for Federal projects, and 13 million for administration Fhe agency also has authority to make loans to communities which cannot obtain private capital to supplement the grants at less than the 4 per cent PWA interest rate.

announced this

A 400 million dollar revolving fund |

is available for this purpose. PWA it but one aspect of the Government's program to pour money in both the top and bottom

of the distressed economic structure | The bill carries $1.425000 - |

quickly 000 to continue the WPA's “lightconstruction” program during summer months at close to the present level of nearly 2800,000

PWA projects over the nation |

and |

the !

Louis Holds Edge in Odds,

Weight Over Schmeling as Rain Threatens Title Bout CITES DANGERS

Max Schmeling

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(Radio details, Page 15; Joe

By HENRY

Indianapolis Times

FORECAST: Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature.

| Are

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1938

BUREAU CHIEF

OF JAYWALKING

‘Warns Pedestrians After 23 Killed in City; | 12 Speeders Fined.

ACCIDENTS HURT TWO

| Middle - of - Block Crossing

Joe Louis » Williams, other facts, Page 6)

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M'LEMORE

United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK. June 22 (U.P) —Champion Joe Louis, betting favorite, | held a five and three-quarter pound advantage over Challenger Max

Schmeling of Germany today when

they were examined for tonight's 15-

round heavyweight title fight at Yankee Stadium.

INDIANA 6. 0. P. STUDIES DELAY

State Committee to Get Convention Recess | Petitions. The State Republican Committee wag to meet this afternoon at the Claypool Hotel to complete arrangethe State Convention at Grounds and

ments for

the Fair Tuesday Wednesday Arch N. Bobbitt, state chairman said would refer the mittee petitions from Starke, Porter, Allen and Tippecanoe Counties asking that the Convention be recessed My, Bobbitt said he had been in- | formed that the Committee had no authority to act in the matter, but that it would be up to the convention. Some advocates for delay, with a total delegate strength of votes, are reported to be supporting Senator VanNuve (D. Ind.) either for nomination or indorsement by the convention.

Newspaper Opposes

VanNuys Indorsement WASHINTON, Ind, June 29 (U. P).—An editorial answer to three Republican newspapers advocating the nemination of U. 8. Senator VanNuys, Democrat, by the G O. P. State convention, came yesterday from the Washington Herald, | Republican paper published by Paul | Bausman, | ‘The editorial said the Republican support of Indiana's senior Senator came from his stands against the | Supreme Court and Government | (Continued on Page Three)

he to com-

workers, and to increase the number |

next 000 Mr. Roosevelt's sighature on the bill provides funds for use on several other fronts. The U. 8S. Housing Authority is authorized to sell an additional 300 million dollars in bonds to finance slum-clearance and housing projects sponsored by communities. This will make possible a monthly outflow of 60 million dollars and create thousands of jobs, Farmers ruined by drought, pes's and low prices will receive 175 million dollars for rehabilitation through the Farm Security Admin(Continued on Page Three)

TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

. 8 Movies 12 . 10 | Mrs, Ferguson 10 11 | Obituaries 11 Q

1 Johnson Sans 10 Wiggam eee 1

winter, if necessary, to 3.,100,-!

120 |

4-H CLUB LAMB SHOW HELD

Pretty Maxine Sisson, Paris, 11

Louis weighed 198% pounds; Schmeling 193

& Despite eloudy, oppressive weather | and a forecast of “possible showers” | between sundown and midnight, | Promoter Mike Jacobs said the fight would be held, although it might start a half hour earlier in case of rath. The weigh-in wag in the Madison [ Square Garden arena. It was ths | most elaborate ever held in New | York. A erowd of approximately 1200 swarmed over the arena floor | watching the ceremony. Hundreds | of policemen kept back thousands of | spectators who jammed Eighth Ave. | and the side streets, hoping to get la glimpse of the principals in the | greatest fight in more than a dec-

ade, Louis Is Silent

Louis, cool, quiet and apparently

confident, sported a heavy stubble beard. Schmeling, equally cool, was clean shaven, Max smiled and spoke friends The champion never smiled and did not speak lo anyone, not even to the man who battered him to the canvas at Yankee Stadium two vears ago. For their last fight Louis sealed 198 and Schmeling 192. Schmeling's weight today was a surprise, He had | been expected to weigh at least 195 Jacobs, asked how the fight was | gOINg, smiled happily and said the {advance sale was “just a wee short of £900,000." Indications were that | there would have to be some heavy {buying in the next few hours to make it the sixth million-dollar fight in history.

May Be Moved Up

Jacobs spent most of the morning telephoning weather obhservers for the United Airlines at Newark, trving to get a line on the prospects. Finally the airport sent up a pilot and meteorologist, W. B Beckwith, to have a 100k al conditions at 10,000 feet. He reported that conditions indicated continued overcast weather with occasional mist or light rain from 4 to 10 p. m. Mr, Jacobs, assured there would be no downpour, indicated them that only a heavy | (Continued on Page Six)

, Shows off her entry, one of the 370 listed, at the 4-H Club Lamb Show today at the Indianapolis Union Stockyards. A total of $300 in prizes Was awarded.

Most Deadly Risk, McCarty Shows.

Warning that middle-of-the-block street crossing has been deadly to | pedestrians this year. Lieut. Laws | rence MeCarty of the Accident Pre vention Bureau today urged striet observance of safety rules “Twenty-three of the 34 persons killed in Indianavolis traffic this vear have been pedestrians,” he said, “and the majority of those killed while attempting to cross a street in the middle of the block.” Meanwhile, 12 of the 18 speeders arrested overnight paid $122 in fines. The rest were to face charges this afternoon. Seven other violators were fined a total of 819. Twn persons were reported slightly in jured inh nine auto accidents

Lieut. MeCarty elited the case olf Mrs. Maude Smith, 65, of 1919 N Illinois 8t., fatally injured when struck by an auto Saturday night Withesses said she was crossing in

the middie of a block on N. Illinois |

8t. He urged pedestrians to cross streets only at intersections, where they have the right-of-way. Driver Faces Charge This to all eorners not controlled by traffic lights, where motorists are required legally to give pedestrians the right-of-way, he said. | He also said motorists shonld drive slowly enough at all corners to stop if necessary. He also warned pedestrians against the “common practice” of crossing at intersections against traffic lights.

Lieut. McCarty said recommend that

applies

he will not manslaughter

charges be dismissed against Don 8.| heinging his recount total down to | 8ral authorities

Warren, 2257 N. Illinois St., who sur= rendered to police as the driver of the car which struck Mrs. Smith. He previously had indicated that (the nature of the accident might | make dismissal possible, | Dismissal is up to the court, he | said, A hearing on the fatal accident | has been set for Aug. 10 before | Municipal Judge Charles Karabell, | Ola McCoy, 48, of 213 Eastern Ave, received cuts and bruises when autos driven by Miriam Anderson, 21. of 1147 Centennial Drive, and Fred Vogel, 21, of 836 N. Denny St. collided at Bradley and E. New York Ste, last night Methodist Hospital Davis McClendon, 14. Negro, of 1648 Martindale, suffered a cut hand when hig bievele collided with an auto driven by Martha E. Horner,

32, Negro, of 1647 Bellefontaine St ‘|

at 16th and Illinois Sts. He was

treated at City Hospital,

Two Die in Crash

‘Near Lagrange

LAGRANGE, June 22 (U, P) Two women were Killed in an auto« | mobile<truek collision at nearby Sturgis, Mich., early today, Mrs. Hobart RBronstetter, died instantly of a broken neck and Mist Wandella Schultz, 23, Las grange, died two hours after the accident at Sturgis Memorial Hospital of a skull fracture Hobart Bronstetter, his wife and their small daughter, Norma Jean, and Miss Schultz were returning to their home at Sturgis when their car collided with a large transport truck on Highway 112, Mr. Bronstetter escaped with facial cuts whiie his daughter was unhurt, Miss Schultz was employed in the Bron- | gtetter household.

She was treated at |

Sturgis, |

Brntered as at Postoffice,

Beeond-Class Indianapolis,

Matter hee

Ind.

FINAL HOME

PRICE THREE CENTS

Homeless Boy Leaves Court

With New Job

| | | |

| An 18-year-old youth given “his | first chance to lead a normal life” | by Municipal Judge Charles Karabell, was at work at a warehouse | today.

He was brought

| terday charged with stealing a boy's |

| bicycle, He testified he never had

a real home, never knew his falher |

and never received the affection which is the ordinary boy's lot.

And most of all he wanted to get |

into the CCC.

Judge Karabell was unable to re- | | turn a verdict of not guilty because | the lad admitted he stole the bi« |

A ruling of guilty, even with would into the

cyele, a suspended sentence, vent him from getting | GCC. So the judge solved the problem by continuing the case until next month. If the youth's C©CC application is successful, the case will be continued indefinitely. If | unsuccessful, a ruling will be made | Aug. 17, the judge told him. | The youth walked out of the courtroom with his e¢hin up. The Probation Department financed a haireut. Two hours’ search found him the temporary job in the warehouse. | And CCC officials are looking for an opening in one of the camps,

FEENEY UP BY

600 IN RECOUNT

145 Precincts Tallied as New Charges Fly in | Sheriff Recheck.

After a recount of four more pre- | einets, Al Feeney, defeated in the Democratic sheriff race, today held a lead of 600 in 145 precincts recounted, as new charges of illegal handling of ballots were made,

( In the canvassing board totals for the 145 precincts, Charley Lutz, certified as the winner, was given a lead of 1029 over Mr. Feeney. The net gain for Mr. Feeney for the recount thus far totals 1519 In the check of the four pre cincts, Mr. Feeney gained five votes for a new recount total of 0872 compared with the canvassing board | total of 9515. Mr. Lutz lost 19 votes,

| 0272 compared with his canvassin | board total of 10,544, Meanwhile, recount commissions ers reported they found further | evidence of illegal initialing of bal [lots and many other discrepancies in tallying the votes. Recount commissioners handling the Democratic mayoralty ballots

[lots returned to the canvassing

hoard than had been issued to the polling place: in one precinct Sheriff Ray, defeated for the Mayor nomination by Reginald Sullivan, challenged three whole precinets of the four recounted today More than 2000 ballots of recounted so far in the precincts in the sheriff race have been challenged for various reasons and will be appealed to the Circuit Court, the commissioners reported.

All protested ballots have been placed in separate bags under guard and will be taken into court as exhibits at the hearings that are to follow the recount Mr. Feeney, loser in race, in Canvassing Board figures, protested more than 100 ballots in one precinct yesterday on the | ground that “X" marks on them were made by more than one pers sen. “It appeared that the voters had marked only a few of the races and that someone else had filled out the ballots,” he said In the recount of four more precinets in the mavoralty race, Sheriff Ray lost seven for a recount total of 0208 compared with the Canvassing Board total of 9342 Mr Sullivan declared the winner lost 25 votes for a recount compared with 19.322 received originally. This gives Sheriff Ray a total net lgain of ©5689 for 145 precincts | counted thus far.

into court yes-

| reported there were 247 more bale |

19.559 |

the sheriff |

total of 18.689 |

4 MUST FACE U.S. TRIAL ON SPY CHARGES

THE FOREIGN SITUATION

NEW YORK-=Four held in bail in spy ring probe, LONDON=Britain agrees with Hull on arms cut plea. HENDAYE-=Rebels break nears er Valencia in drive. VALENCIA=Three more British ships are sunk. SHANGHAI = American's face slapped by Japanese, BERLIN = Nazis plan “pool” from Jewish property sale,

pre= |

Warrants Issued for 14 Others Indicted

| NEW YORK, June 22 (U, P) = Four accused spies, indicted by a Federal Grand Jury as members of a German espionage ring that ob= tained United States military se crets pleaded not guilty in Federal Court today and were continued in

bail of $25,000 each. Federal Jurge Vincent Liebell issued bench warrants for the 14 others named in the indictment, | which charged members of the German Government directing spies in this country, Issuance of the warrants was only a gesture, for apparently are in Germany safe from extradition, and the other, Mrs. Jessie Wallace Jordon, is serving a sentence as a spy in Britain, Trial date "wag set for Those who pleaded were: Guenther Gustave Rumrich, 37« vear-old sergeant who deserted from the U. 8. Army in 1035. He ‘was ar« rested after making an effort to ob« tain by fraud a sheaf of passport application blanks. Johanna Hofmann, 26-year-old | hairdresser of the German liner | Europa, in whose quarters, after her | arrest a spy code book and incrimi- | nating letters were found. Erich Glaser, 28-year-old private | of the 18th reconnoisance squadron | at Mitchel Field, arrested with Miss | Hofman nand accused of stealing an air corps code for Germany. Otto Hermann Voss, mechanic at

Aug. 1.

| |

the Seversky Aircraft Factory at |school and civic leaders agreed to- |

Farmingdale, N. Y., accused of steal ing plans of military planes. The indictments handed down Monday climaxed an intense three { month inquiry carried on by Feds headed by U, 8. | Aviorney Lamar Hardy and J. Edgar { Hoover, chief of the Bureau of | Investigation. The indictments | charged that 18 Germans and German<Americans, several of whom | fled to Germany during the Grand [Jury's investigation, with 24 “overt” | acts in the theft of this country’s | defense secrets. | More arrests are expected, Indications were that the United States would not initiate any formal (Continued on Page Three)

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KEALING CHARGE IN POOL DISPUTE MAY BRING QUIZ

Sallee Is Likely to A

Urge Grand Jury to

sk That Park Board Investigate Council-

man's Claim of Fee Diversion.

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COMPROMISE PLAN TO BE SUGGESTED

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Mrs. Markun to Urge Extension of Free

Period; Club Leaders to Renew Plea For Removal of 10-Cent Levy.

A. C. Sallee, City Parks

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Superintendent, today said he

would suggest to the Park Board that it demand a Grand Jury investigation of charges by City Councilman Edward

Kealing that only two of the

10 cents charged for park pool

| swimming after 2:30 p. m, reached the City Treasury, “If the charges cannot be substantiated,” he said, “then Mr. Kealing should make a public retraction.”

13 of those indicted | and |

| | |

| \

| |

| it would then have but three days | adults a chan

| tion work, is a plank in the Ameri-

The Board, tomorrow, is

CURB PUSHED ON FIREWORKS

Parental Supervision Over Shooting Is Urged to Check Injuries.

(Editorial, Page 10)

Maiming of Indianapolis children in Fourth of July celebrations must be stopped, Indianapolis parents,

day. Some, however, were reluctant to deprive families of the tradition al celebrations at home.

Police Chief Morrissey has sug- |

gested the fireworks toll could be reduced if shooting of the explosives was restricted to licensed exhibitors.

Many Hurt Last Year

Chief Morrissey said that 37 Indianapolis children and 18 adults were injured by fireworks from July 2 to 5 last year,

Theodore Dammeyer, Safety Board president, said the Board may discuss the proposed ordinance at the next meeting June 28, He said the Board would have to draw any proposed ordinance and that

to ask City Council to meet and

CITY FROM HEAT pass it under a suspension of rules,

Public fireworks displays, part of e cost borne by municipalities and arged to fire and accident preven-

th ch

|can Legion safety platform.

| and may protect it from a new 1038 |

heat mark of about 90 degrees, the | Weather Bureau said. The 87-<degree reading reported | at 4 p. m. yesterday was the highest | this year, the Bureau said. The | maximum today may be just over that figure. Early today the mercury made a | skyrocket rise jumping seven de- | grees between 6 and 7 a. m. While there may he cooling showers in the northern part of the State tonight and tomorrow, the Bureau said that condition would not extend this far south , Partly ciouay conditions predicted | here for tomorrow are not expected to bring temperature decreases.

DRAG RIVER FOR BODY

| Mrs. Witt W. Hadley, Indianapolis |

Where the Legion promotes such performances, the city agrees to ban sale of fireworks for use within its limits, Legion officials said, Supervision Urged Fireworks shot under the careful watch of parents, and a ban against highly explosive firecrackers were suggested by the Chief and some

others as steps in the move to prevent accidents, “It's hard to deny your children their celebration with fireworks,”

| Council of Parent-Teachers Associa-

tions president, said, “but parents breathe easier when July 4 is over, “I agree the legal restrictions only have gone part way in safeguarding them. Perhaps public display is the best solution to the problem, “Yet 1 cannot he!" but that parental supervision in the use

of fireworks is as effective as any |

LAFAYETTE, June 22 (U, P).— | means in the prevention of acci-

Officers dragged the Wabash River | dents.”

| for the body of Edward Morinskey,

{

Mrs. Hadley was joined in

30-year-old bartender, who fell from | plea for a “safe and sane” Fourth of

{a boat while fishing last night.

(Continued on Page Three)

GIRLS WAIT FOR JUDGES . .

These girls, holding to their prize lambs, Await the judges. Left to right, Mary Kumpf, Brasil; Beity Lautenseh Romas, Brasil.

lager, Stanton, and Heien Lelia Seybold, 15, of Rockville, won first prise in the three-lamb

PURDUE MAN GRADES ENTRIES

One of the emdries is ng), Purdue B

fog f

believe |

her

to be asked by Mrs. Louis B.

® Markun, a member, to extend

until 4 p. m. the free pool time. Civic leaders are sched« uled to ask the Board to abol-

| [ish the fee. | Mr, Sallee said that he doubted | whether a longer free period would be acceptable, because, he said, the | Health Board had advised the

| Board that it might be injurious to the health of children if they were allowed to stay in the pool all day long. Mr, Sallee’s statement on charges of Mr, Kealing follows: “Mr. Kealing has made the charge and is quoted in the public press as saying ‘he has obtained au | thentic information from reliable sources that only 2 cents of every 10 cents reaches the treasury.’ Suggestion Is Due “He said he was demanding an answer to his questions from the Park Board and Department of ficials.

“I probably will suggest to the {| Board that it insist on a Grand Jury investigation of Mr. Kealing's | charges. The insinuations made by | Mr, Kealing are a reflection on the Park Board members and of« ficials, and if the charges cannot | be substantiated then Mr. Kealing | should make a public retratcion.” Mayor Boetcher is on record as favoring the fee system. He joined others who have defended the 10cent charge on the contention that | it prevents overcrowding, gives ce to swim, provides | revenue and prevents children from | “injuring their health” by staying | in the water too long.

Cites Dull Period

the

Mrs. Markun, suggesting the come promise plan, commented: | “The present system puts (he re~ sumption of the free admittance | period too close to the lunch hour | for children to take advantage of

t. “There seems to be a dull period

{from 2 p. m. until 4 o'clock, and [ children may as well be given the | chance to use that time. Adults | are at work then, They could swim | after 4 o'clock.” | She said she had no indication of the reception other Board members might give her plan. { “While the Board merely is cone | tinuing its policy of seven years’ standing in levying the 10-cent charge, it might be well 0 ree= examine that policy now,” Mrs. Markun said. Paul Wetter, Indianapolis Feder ation of Committee Civic Clubs president, said he had been told that civic club leaders would appear at the Park Board meeting to ask | that the fee be lifted. A move to obtain immediate aboe ( lition of the fee was lost at Mone | day night's City Council meeting.

Special Council Session May Ask PWA Grant

| The City Council, meeting in spe= | cial session at 4 o'clock today, was expected to pass a resolutions aue | thorizing the Works Board to apply | for PWA aid in financing a building {at Municipal Airport to house the | new Federal aircraft radio testing | laboratory, | An attempt to pass the resolution | under suspension of the rules at the regular meeting Monday night was lost in the bitter dispute which dee veloped over a move to abolish the 10-cent fee at municipal swimming pools. Edward R. Kealing, Republican, blocked immediate passage of the PWA application resolution when Democratic members refused to suse pend the rules to consider his swime ming pool fee resolution. Application for PWA aid was chosen by the Works Board as an alternative to cheapening the shop= i hangar building or borrowing more { money for it. The $63,000 obtained | by a bond issue based on the engi neer’s estimated cost of the builde ing was found to be insufficient, PWA application probably will mean a delay of several months, —————————

CHILD BRIDE DIES

PERU, June 22 (U. P). — Mrs, Florence Keller Lahee, 14-year-old child bride who was married here in April to Vernon Lahee, a factory worker, after obtaining a Miami Court dispensation, died last night following a Caesarian delivery of & six-pound baby June 15.