Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 July 1938 — Page 1

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“FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1998

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USINESS FIGHTS SENATE REVISION IN

AID LAW

C. of C. and Labor Conflict Over Proposal to Lift $10 Clause From Act; Hearing Schedled Before House Committee.

G. 0. P. ASKS PORT-

OF- ENTRY REPEAL

New Dispute Threatens to Prolong Sodio: Governor Signs Two ‘Must’ Measures; GadgetaOutlaw Complete. Se

“Business and labor Yates this afternoon were to present their views ‘before a House committee on a pror--al to eliminate the “$10 clause” from the Unemployment -Com-

pensation Law. y

The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce special commit-

tee on Unemployment met at

the Indianapolis ‘Athletic Club

to map its strategy for a fight against the proposal. - Labor leaders who yesterday obtained the Senate’s consent to the proopsal also prepared their program. ‘Meanwhile, Governor Townsend signed two more “must” bills in his recovery and relief program—the * windshield gadget repealer and the $5,329,750 institutions building bill.

‘He still has before him Redistribution Bill. The House and Senate convened briefly this morning, then recessed until 7 p. m. The Unemployment Compensation Act amendment, not” in the Administration's program for the. special session, was -introduced in ‘the Senate. and passed under suspension of rules when an adjournment yesterday was in sight. House Democrats, however, | refused. to. “railroad” the measure after’ William Book, Indianapolis ‘Chamber of Commerce executive vice president, asked that the employers be given a chance to be heard on the matter. The public hearing was to be con-

ducted. by the House ,Committee on Public Expenditures Rep. Frank G. ‘Thompson (D. Bluffton), majorify floor leader, said plans are to. call the bill up for second reading, probably at a session ‘tonight. If it is approved then; ‘rules will .be suspended and the measure Ed ‘he said.

Push to Adjournment Senate leaders called their night meeting in the hope that the House would dispose of the Unemployment Compensation ‘Act amiendment making possible adjournment tonight. ‘Prank B. Cliffe, assistant controller of the General Electric Co, Schenectady, N. Y., was expected to attend ‘the - Chamber's: committee meeting and later’ to appear at |

House hearing in behalf of the em- | !

ployers, Mr. Book said. Mr. Book said he would testify at the hearing himself and added | that “th will be many others.” Labor. ~ “be represented at the House committee hearing by Carl Mullen, State Federation of Labor president, and Adolph Fritz, Federation secretary, and Alex Gordon, a Railroad Brotherhood leader and vice ‘president of the Indiana Unemployment Compensation Board, Mr. Mullen said. Labor union delegations will not attend, and “they won't even send telegrams,” Mr. Mullen said.

‘Not Acting for Unions

“We're: not doing this (seeking to shige .the compensation law) for e benefit of labor unions,” he said. re doing it for men and women, most of whom don’t even belong to unions.” The Legislature has sent to the: Governor bills to 1. Appropriate $5,329 750 from the Stafe general fund balance of $24,500,

PWA grant for Aan. institutions building program 2. Distribute ‘approximately $2,000,000 in State funds during 1038 to relieve counties of a portion of their welfare costs. the windshield gadget a and to provide that no container of any type is necessary for automobile title Fong

Republicans Fight Recess

Recess in the Senate today came jite shouts from the Republican os where Senators had prepared resolutions seeking to force out of committee “independent “measures” which ‘would: 1. Reduce the: gross income’ tax rate frem 1 per cent vo % of 1 per

cent. 2. Repeal ‘the truck weight tax law and return the money already collected by . the State under this

act. 8. /Ohange ‘the sale of automobile license plates from Jan..1 to July 1. 4. Investigate the - operation of thi Alcoholic Beverages Act. . the act ‘which legalizes ~Cent: Club. .

"Fronds is Doubted

m - all have been held | Forum ttee since their introduc- | ¢

. Ralph H. Jerhesan

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the $2, 000, 000 Welfare Costs

Legislature At a Glance

Laws passed by both houses and signed by the Governor: . 1. Approval: of a $650,000 ~. tuberculosis hospital in south- - ern Indiana. : - 2. ‘Appropriation of $20,000 to pay expenses of the special session. 3. Appropriation of $5,329,750 for an institutions building program. 4. Repeal of the windshield Sadget law. Bill passed by houses and’ awaiting the - Governor's . signature:

Appropriation of $2,000,000 to reimburse counties for a portion of their 1939 welfare costs. Bill passed by the Senate and awaiting second reading in the House would: Amend the Unemployment Compensation Act to remove the clause g applicants to have earned at least $10 since April 1 to ‘become eligible tor beriefits.

SITES OFFERED FOR NEW 1. B. H B. HOSPITAL

Contracts to “10 Be Let by

More than a dozen offers of free { land as possible sites for the $650,- {| 000 southern Indiana tuberculosis

| hospital have been received, Thur- |

man Gottschalk, State Welfare Administrator, said today. Governor Townsend vesterday

signed the bill passed by the Legislature: to build the institution. A site is ‘to be ' selected in two weeks, Mr. Gottschalk said, and the ‘land will be acquired probably without expense to the State. He predicted construction contracts would be awarded by Oct. 1 . With sketches already prepared in anticipation of legislative action, plans and specifications will “be rushed to completion as soon as the site is chosen. Murray T. Auerbach, Indiana Tuberculosis Association secretary, said the 150-bed institution woul? include the latest-type medical and surgical equipment. All rooms are to be private, he said. Mr. Auerbach said the hospital would be:a major factor in reducstuberculosis. mortalities in southern Indiana, where the rate is among the: highest: in ‘the United States. Segregation of cases in the hospital will aid in control of the dis-

pital completed, 336 beds will be available for tubercular patients in Southern Indiana. Sanatoriums at Vincennes and Evansville receive State support. At present there. are two beds for every five tubercular cases in southern .. The new hospital will increase facilities to three beds for -every five cases, he said.

TIMES FEATURES

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Oct. 1, Gottschalk. Predicts. |

ease, he explained. With the hos-

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And Speaking Of Lettingthe Boss Down—

-TOPSFIELD, Mass., July 28 .(U.P.).—State Trooper Theo- - dore Stravedes forced a chauf- : feur-driven limousine to the. curb. “I wasn't speeding,” the chauffeur protested. 3 “No, but didn’t you stop at a filling station about five miles back?” the trooper

“Well, you'd better drive back. You left your employer there.”

REPORT NORMAL $00T DECLINE

Massachusetts Ave. - Rural St. Area Collection Is Heaviest.

A total of 443.30 tons of soot fell on Indianapolis’ streets and houses

during June, a decline of more than 110 tons over the month before, City Building Commissioner George R. Popp Jr. announced today. Mr. Popp said fhe cine was seasonal. The amount of sootfall was based on average tonnage of soot which fell on 12 soot collectors placed at verious points throughout the city. The average at the 12 sootfall stations ‘was: 8.46 per square mile. The greatest amount of sootfall fell in the area of Massachusetts Ave. and Rural St. A total of 16.16 tons fell in that section during June, the building commissioner's report showed. A total of 101 H4 tons fell during June on the 12 sootfall stations.

Areas Are Rated

Localities where sootfall was’ measured in order of the quantity

Ne sachusetts Ave and Rural Sts... eA, 16.16 Kentucky Ave. and Morris St. 11.39 Sheffield Ave. and Michigan St. 10.14 Shelby St. and Pleasant Run Blvd. 10.02 E. Vashiugwon St. and Emer- EE

Ctnioue Ave. and 24 8t. i... 8 Hall roof. FU yaad BR Beville Ave. ‘and E New York : it 3 Keystone Ave. and 34th St.. Meridian and 38th Sts. College Ave. and 54th St. .... Harding and 29th Sts. .......

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185 TOP FORECAST

ON MERCURY TODAY

5 7 i] 80

69 90 2 4

10s m.... 11 a. m. 12 (noon) . 1p m....

Maximum temperature today -of 85 - degrees was forecast by the Weather Bureau. Fair weather tonight and probably tomorrow, with | slightly higher temperatures tomor- { row, was predicted. Yesterday's highest mark was 88 ai 5 p. m. Street Commissioner Fred .Jisenhut today sent crews of workmen in all parts of the city to cut weeds I lots where the owmers have | failed to do so. The City will bill | the owners, Mr. Eisenhut said.

"HOOSIER SHOOTS HIS EX-WIFE, CHILD, SELF

HARVEY, Ili. July 29 (U. P).— Walter Burton, 44, of Highland, Ind., drove over to see his divorced wife and daughter early today—and then for some unaccountable reason shot them and himself. Burton and his daughter Jean, 14, Memorial -Hos-

| pital in a critical condition. His

former wife, Mrs. Lillian Pearl ’ lis, 34, was expected to recover.® HUGHES LANDS AT CHICAGO CHICAGO, July 29 (U. P.).—Howard Hughes and three of his four globe-girdling companions landed their giant plane at the Municipal Airport at 11:56 a. m. (Indianapolis Time) -at the end of the first leg of a. leisurely flight to Los An--

i | geles.

BARBARA AND

COUNT REACH SETTLEMENT

Education, Religion, Career of Lance Rests With : Father.

DIVORCE NOT MENTIONED

Heiress to Have Custody of Son Greater Part of “Each Year.

LONDON July 29 (U. P.).—Count Haugwitz Reventlow and his wife,

the former Barbara Hutton, Woolworth heiress, announced a separation agreement today under which the countess settled ‘an appropriate sum” on their young son Lance, but gave nothing: to the Count. The settlement on Lance was made, the agreement indicated, necause the Countess may renounce the Danish citizenship whica she acquired by her. marriage. It gave the Count the ultimate decision on the education, religion and career of Lance. His custody is to be divided-between them. The custody and future of Lance, it was understood, played a large part in the dispute between the Danish Court and his American e .

The settlement provides that the Count and Barbara shall live apart. The Count and Countess signed the deed of ‘separation, which was made in accordance - with Danish and ‘English ‘law and is subject to approval by the Danish Minister of Justice.

Divorce Not Mentioned

There was no indication of whether the agreement might be preliminary to an eventual divorce under Danish law. ‘Barbara became a Danish subject when she married the Prince. - ‘The. agreement provides that Barbara shall have custody of Lance “while of tender years” for the greater part of each year. When he becomes of school age, Lance will |-

| spend half his holidays with his

father and half with his mother. Barbaia settled. an “

about the private life of the Count ess had died down since her action against the Count on charges of threatening her was settled in court.

a joint statement by the Countess’ solicitors, Clifford Turner & Co.

|and the Count’s solicitors, Denton,

Hall & Burgin. The statement added: “The Count and Countess parted on terms of mutual understanding. The Count already has had numerous opportunities of seeing his son.”

NEW YORK SHAKEN BY HEAVY TREMOR

No Seriotis Damage Report: sed: in Affected Area.

NEW YORK, July 29 (U.P.).—An earthquake shook: this city of 6,000, 000 at 1:44 a. m. “(Indianapolis Time) today. Two hours later no serious dam-

age had been reported, though the .was felt in all parts of the | city and in some of its suburbs. It

but. “15 Just happened: to. be fel "he sai, Ri :

The settlement was announced in |

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Temes Aomy Photo.

The Hawaiian Clipper

Greek Revolt Is Crushed: Jaknson to ui, Hankow

ATER Seantu ot prety oF re

ROME—Pope: criticizes Italy.

HENDAYE--Loyalists claim™advance. ~ 1

: TOK YO—Soviets, Japs clash.

British “threatening,” Japs say.

; PARIS—Cabinet assured on U. S. monetary stand.

' JERUSALEM~—Bombs found in Jewish. market.

SHANGHAI—Nipponese hospital ship is bombed. ; Japs admit blame in invading defense zone.

: PEA4--Runciian faces mediating barriers.

U. 8 to Move e Embassy |

From Hankow

WASHINGTON. July 29 (U. Py — Secretary of State Hull announced

today “that American Ambassador. Johnson will ‘evacuate Han-

Nels Kow next Monday on the gunboat

Tutuila and: establish new embassy

h 5: 400 miles up the | Yongise, River.

-at Chungking.

- American Consulate General’ at’ Hankow will remain open, how-- | ever, to. take care of American .citi- | ho 4

zens and interests .in the vicinity.

Arrangements for Ambassador John- " son and members of his staff: to go’

to ‘Chungking had been undertaken some weeks ago, when it seemed possible that Japan might occupy the city. © The premises were engaged at Chungking for American officials who will go there only after several visions of the Chinese Governhave in that city.

or Jap Patrol Fired

ew from four destroyers landed on the |- ,| island at Suda ‘Bay,

patrols, Meng anit into Soviet terri tory after an’ hour of fighting.

eventually | | :

established | Peasants, ng

fired on Japanese

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Greek Troops: ps Halt Canea Riots® ATHENS, Greece, July 29 (U.P). —Seven : thousand. Government. solders, sailors and gendarmes landed at Canea. Crete, today to suppress an outbreak of armed peasants. ‘who seized: control of the. city.. Twentyfive airplanes co-operated. ‘with the landing force. It Wa; 4 announced that the Savelt been suppressed, Canea- occupied and the revolutionists arrested.

‘Martial law was imposed in ‘the Canea area as the troops and -aux-

Government, advices. reported’ that a nephew of the late Eleutherios Venizelos and a former Mayor of Canea led. the revolt. . Army airplanes flew over. ‘Crete, dropping pariplilets which urged the ts. no to join the “failing” revolt.

Government. advices said that. as

yg cs

: the’ troops moved .to ‘the attack the

rebels. began surrendering or escaping to the countryside to. escape encirclement.

Troops, gendarmes and sailors Castelli .and Colymbari.

The ‘Government. Srasisterred .the capital’ of ° Crete from’ Canea to Heracleon, otherwise . known. as Candia, which is the capital of the department of ~ Heracleon. . The : _ (Continued on Page Two)

By Jor: COLLIER ‘Street Department employees who are laboring to stem the flow of a runaway underground stream which has undermined.a part of the paving in the 800 block of 58th St.

Origin of Mysterious Us id

have a right to know that their | Wo

built a roadway and left for the

disap- |

Bef cetInalie i i

sige 7 F low a at 58th St.

ves | the. Sate

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| |FLYING

I Big “Transport Long Overdue on Hop From

Guam to Manila; Alarm Rises as Craft S Radio Remains Silent.

ROUGH, y

PILOT REPORTED

Gasoline Supply Exhausted, Officials. Say; Eastern Educator, Federal Scientist Among Passengers.

MANILA, Philippine Islands, July 80 (Saturday) (U. P. i —A gigantic air and sea search was organized today for Pan-American Airways Hawaii Clipper | which disappeared. between Guam and Manila with 15 persons aboard—six passengers and a crew of nine. It was feared the big Plane crashed into the sea or was forced down. The Army Ua Yransport Meigs was at the scene of the

3 FINED ONLY $4 ON STICKERS

39 Other Violators to- Pay $31; Two Hoosiers Die In Plane Crash. '

Twenty- -three motorists who received stickers for .improper parking, ignored them. and were arrested oh affidavits, were fined a total of only $4 in Municipal Court today by Judge Pro Tem. Bess Robbins.

Meanwhile, Lieut. Lawrence Mc-

Carty, Accident Prevention Bureau head, ordered motorcycle officers to

The sticker vioatars who were in: Court fo-

“ { arrested and appeared ‘day were the first contingent of 200

against whom police recently swore affidavits. - Six failed $0. appeat today and were ordered rearrested

Attorney Andrew Jacobs ‘was 1 ill

with having parked his car

egally. “Judge,” he said, “1 plead not guilty because I. don't remember

parking there.” The officer produced records - to that the car he placed the sticker on was licensed to Mr. Jacobs. Judge Robbins said: «I_wouldn’t like to - place a criminal record against you, Mr. ‘Jacobs. The finding will be not guilty.” After court Judge Robbins said the . sticker cases were decided on the merits of each. She said that in some cases in which she withheld judgment there was a question as to who parked the car and in others a question as to whether they had wilfully ignored the

stickers. “Some said they hadn't received

the stickers,” she said, “and there was no proof that they had.” Ae

Four Hurt in 10 Accidents, 6A Arrested Here

-Clipper’s last radio. report. Admiral Harry Yarnell, com-ander-in-chief of the U.S. Asiatic fleet, ordered all avail. able Navy craft in the vicin.. ity of Manila to join the Meigs. : Yarnell radioed Admiral J Meyers, commandant of the 16th Naval District, Manila, to take charge of the Navy search and use ai necessary. - | ships and planes. :

The Clipper was flying in: “rough air,” its skipper, Capt. Leo Terletzky, a Dr aD radio report between 8 and .8:09 P.S.T. last

night, the log of the Clipper’s flight

reports its nt at om ‘n=

ge Land on’ Heavy Sea ire Hope was held that rescue was. possible, because’ the ‘ great fours motored flying boat which inaugue rated ‘commercial flying service across the Pacific in 1936 is-eapa~ ble of alighting even in-a heavy sea

and remaining a Rha ‘officials

‘Pan-American said: the Cli endugh fuel to rem Earley until about 8 ‘a. m., Indianapolis Time. Weather Bureau officials said reports for the past 24 hours showed erical disturbances in oe Talh of the Clipper. - Weather was reported good over the entire Guam-to-Manila route. Maj. Howard French, ash. :

Four persons ¥ overnight accidents as ‘police ‘made | Cal.

84 Stathstarvests, seven. of them Sop

An 8-year-old boy, Sam Johnson,

“Second Officer G. M. Davis, Oake

land, Cal. Third Officer J. M. Sauceds, Oaks land. Cal. Fourth Officer J. W. Jewett; One

SMe -Market St. received a right | Asst.

bruise when he ran in front T the car of Charles Wadenlon, 2,

| Kenwood Ave. at Pine:

Two Hoosiers Tid