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PATCH OF OIL DIMS HOPE FOR

LOST CLIPPER

Gasoline Finding Adds to Fear ‘Slick’ Left by Plunging Plane.

6 BOMBERS SCAN AREA

Manila-Bound Ship With 1 5 Aboard Missing. More Than 34 Hours.

(Editorial, Page 10)

MANILA, Ps I, July 30 (U. P).—|

A circle of oil and gasoline on the sea near the position where the Pan American Airways’ Hawaii Clipper last reported Thursday

_ night today dimmed hopes that the ‘big’ plane and its 15 passengers

would be found safe. The U. 8. S. Army’ transport Meigs, searching the area where the Clipper sent out her last position report, radioed that samples of water from’ a 1500-foot oil spot contained both gasoline and lubricating oil. The message added “to grave fears that the oil slick was left by the clipper in a crash into the ocean. It was held unlikely a steamship would leave an oil slic containing gasoline. Pan-American officials, however, reluctant to give up hope, pointed out that even if the oil spot was left by the Clipper it did not necessarily prove the plane had crashed and sunk. They said the slick could have been caused by the clipper dumping gasoline and oil preparatory to a forced landing.

Near Last Reported Position

The Hawaii Clipper, carrying six passengers and nine crew members, last reported its position late Thursday as about 565 miles east of the Philippines.; The Meigs found the oil slick approximately 40 miles southeast of the Clipper’s last known. position and on the big ship’s course to Manila from Guam. Army and Navy authorities announced that, despite the Meigs’ finding, six heavy bombers and ot her craft which - searched throughout. the area-. yesterday, would" cont FPaREICTT TouRy.. The Pacific Ocean at Spo where the oil slick was discovered,’ is slightly more than three and a half miles deep. This. extreme. depth precludes possibility of diving

~operations.

At 1 p, m. Indianapolis Time the four-motored ocean plane was 31 hours overdue on a 1600-mile flight from Guam Island and it had been almost 34 hours since her last radio message in which she reported all was well. Pan-American officials called attention to the fact that the Clipper carried enough food to last the 15 men aboard for 15 days and that it was equipped with rubber life boats carrying emergency radio sets.

Scientists Rode Clipper, For New Experiments

By Science Service | WASHINGTON, July 30.—The two Washington scientists on the lost trans-Pacific Clipper ship were

engaged in pioneer exploration in |g

one of the newest branches of science—aerobiology. Dr. Earl B. McKinley, dean of the George Washington University Medical School, and Fred C. Meier of the Department of Agriculture, were flying across the Pacific in order to expose stick plates to the air at various levels above the ocean and thus determine the altitudes at which organisms that carry plant and animal diseases may be found.

BULLETIN

(Earlier Details, Page 3)LONDON, Ky., July 30 (U.

' , P.).—Federal Judge H. Church

Ford today charged the jury in the Harlan coal conspiracy cases that conspiracy need not be proved as toall the defendants in order for conspiracy to be proved under the indictment. Defense: counsel had informed the jury that conspiracy had to be proved of all the defendants. Touching on the Government's assertion that defense witnesses gave perjursy testimony, he left it “men of experience with ability to judge the appearance and demeanor of witnesses on the stand.”

2 NAVY FLIERS DIE SAN DIEGO, Cal, July 30 (U.P). —Two naval fliers were killed and one escaped in a parachute yesterday when a Navy torpedo plane crashed in the harbor here. Pilot J. Q. Rose and Radioman J. P. Pfieffer were killed. Cadsu J. A. Porter bailed out. .

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FORD DEPLORES "SANTA" POLICY

World Has No ‘Magic Man,’ He Declares on His 75th Birthday.

(Editorial, Page 10; another story and photo, Page 3)

DETROIT, July 30 (U. P).~In a birthday interview, Henry Ford said today that the country needed to rid itself of a “dependent spirit” and realize that there is. no “political Santa Claus or economic magic man in the world.”

Mr. Ford was 75 years old. In the past, he and his family have observed his birthday quietly, but today, for the first time, he will participate in public observances— two of them.

reminded that he had said a few months ago that America’s most prosperous period was ahead. “1 stilt mean it,” he said. “But if you expect it tomorrow you may be disappointed. Yet there is no reason why it should not come tomerrow. Do two things—get rid of the dependent spirit that so many. artificial experiments have inspired in all of us; start right out as if there were not a political Santa Claus or an economic magic man in the world—and we will be on the road again.

‘We Never Had Prosperity’

“The trouble with all of us. is that we think in it. ‘It is that and gone tomorrow stuff that causes most of our difficulties. We must build, we must plant and cultivate. Things worth while are not grabbed out of the air. “We never had prosperity in this country. We always have been moving toward it. Sometimes we mistook something else for prosperity and thought we had arrived; sometimes we greedily tried to hurry it up, and delay resulted. But we have been headed right. If we take up the course again we, shall get nearer ta it still. There is nothing ahead for this country but prosperity.” . Mr. Ford said he had seen:signs of an immediate revival of business, but “the whole thing is so mixed up with utterly false elements that there is a danger we may pin our faith to these instead of the constructive elements.” The automobile industry, Mr. Ford believes, still is in its infancy and the “only thing it can do is Tow.” Asked if he believes the industry needed a lower priced-car, Mr. Ford replied that the trend of prices had to be low if the trend of wages was to be high.

Hitler Awards Ford His

Highest Decoration

WASHINGTON, July 30 (U. PJ). —Chancellor Hitler of Germany has awarded to Henry Ford the Grand Cross of the German Eagle, the highest decoration which Germany can bestow on a foreigner; German authorities here said today. The cross will be presented to Mr. Ford at a birthday banquet at Detroit today by German Consul Rad | Kapp of Cleveland, it was said.

Receiving the press, Mr, Ford was

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kind of here today

New Building Upturn Shown InFHA Report

' New construction in Indiana doubled in the three-week period énded July 23 over the same period last year and. quadrupled over the first

three weeks in July, 1936, according to loans made by the Federal Housing Administration here. Since July 1, the FHA has authorized 165 loans amounting te $727,750 to Hoosier builders. Authorities predicted that the July volume of business would surpass last month's figure of $1,059,100. The Indianapolis district accounted for the bulk of FHA loans made throughout the state. According to figures, released by the Indianapolis office, 125 loans totaling $520,300 were made from July 1 to July 23. Building activity throughout. the State is breaking the seasonal slump, it. was pointed out. ~~ During the week ended July 9, 68 loans amounting to $307,200 were authorized. The following week, 40 loans totaling $178,000 were made, and last week, 57 for $242,000.

CORRIGAN ON WAY HOME, TELLS PLANS

Wants to Tour U. S. From Coast to Coast.

out ‘from New York in his $900 airplane for Los Angelés and landed ‘in Ireland, wants to make a

coast to coast tour in the United States exhibiting his plane, he said today as he sailed for New York on the liner Manhattan. < As .soon as he arrives in New York next Friday, Mr. Corrigan intends to get his plane, which preceeded him on the steamship Lehigh to Baltimore. A hero's welcome awaits him in New York. Mr. Corrigan received a heros farewell from the Irish. As the liner sailed, a big crowd cheered him.

NEW YORK, July 30 (U. P.).— Manhattan and Brooklyn Boroughs proceeded today with rival and conflicting plans for welcoming Douglas Corrigan home from Ireland next Friday. Both were determined to be the first to parade him.

Hughes and Crew

Hop for Hauston

CHICAGO, July 30 (U. P)~— Howard Hughes took off from the Chicago Municipal Airport today in his around-the-world airplane for Houston, Tex. on the second leg of a flight from New York to Los Angeles. . He expected to arrive at Houston about 1 p. m. Indianapolis time. He was accompanied by three of the crew which made the flight with him—Engineer Edward Lund, Radio Operator Richard Stoddart and Conavigator Harry Connor— and Albert I. Lodwiek, manager of the world flight. The fourth member of the crew, Lieut. Thomas Thurlow, had left for Houston in an Army pursuit

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Withdraw Contest Suits In Mayoralty and Sheriff Races. *

Action ‘Appreciated,’ Says Al Feeney, Now Party Nominee.

Recount of the Democratic mayoralty and sheriff primary . races ended abruptly today when Sheriff Ray, unsuccessful candidate for mayor, and Charley Lutz, who had been declared the sheriff nominee by the Canvassing Board, conceded their defeat. In Circuit Court today before special judges, orders were entered declaring Reginald H. Sullivan the Democratic nomipee for mayor, and Al Feeney, the Democratic nominee for sheriff. Termination .of the two cases now makes the ballots, which had been impounded ' by the court, available to the Grand Jury for its investigation of alleged primary Irregularities disclosed hy the recounts. The jury is expected to resume its study of the Republican ballots Tuesday.

All 4 Candidates in Court

Sheriff: Ray, who appealed for a recount .in the Mayoralty race; failed to gain ‘a substantial number of votes when checked by: recount commissioners.. idl . Mr. Lutz had been given a 2255vote plurality by: the Canvassing Board. Hewever, the recount commission : certified. Mr. Feeney the

- | nominee by a 272 plurality.

. All four candidates involved were in the courtroom today and’ after agreed orders were signed by the court, shook hands and the -losers pledged their support to the nominees. ;

: Ray Issues Statement In a statement, Sheriff Ray said he had promised the public a recount, “win, losé or draw, and by having the recount, the results speak for themselves, in that Al

Feeney is the Democratic nominee

Tam sure he ‘wil eriff. “I wish to thank the public and my friends who have given me such loyal support-and ask their continued co-operation to the end that adequate registration and primery laws he’ passed, which will absolutely. prevent a repetition of what happened in the last primary.” ‘Lutz Also Makes Statement Mr. Lutz’ statement said in part: “At the close of count by the Canvassing Board, I been nominatéd fairly. Now, at the ‘close of the recount, the Recount Board has found otherwise. I felt that many of the rulings.of the Recount Board, which were adverse to me, were erroneous and that probably the ruling of the Court would correct these errors.

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should now win this nomination after a trial, there still would be in ‘the minds of many a serious .doubt as to the validity of the nomination. . . . “I am, therefore, now withdrawing from this contest and honestly requesting all pf my friends to continue to work for the success of the entire ticket, including Al Feeney, who will now be the nominee for sheriff. Mr. Feeney is a good man. He will be a good candidate and when elected will ‘make an excellent sheriff.” : Mr. Peeney’s statement said: “The recount was asked in order. to determine the will of the voters in the primary. I felt that same mistakes had been made and the result of the recount, which disclosed and corrected such errors, is very satisfactory. : ug “Mr. Lutz’ action in confirming the decision of the Recount Board and the assurance of his support in

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WPA WORKMEN OUST LAKE SULLIVAN DUCKS +: « « « « « «

the fall is deeply appreciated.”

Members of | Raymond Hamilton gang, which ter-

STATEMENTS. ARE MADE |

lieved ‘I had

“However, - I realize that if I|

Barrow Gang "Sought Here na the Clyde Barrow- | rorized the: Southwest’ thiree ‘years FBI agents said today. the gang, which has renewed. crimi-

Middle West. = Sought also in ‘this district are Huron Ted “Waliers and Floyd Garland Hamilton in connection: with the robbery June 7 of the Bank of Bradley, Bradlef, Ark. i . Federal agents said Hamilton and Walters actively assisted the notorious Southwest gang.

1 DEAD, 1 HURT IN

Workers Plunge 100 Feet; Cause Undetermined; ~ Probes Opened.

2 ‘ . WEB Police and Dr. Norman R. Booher, deputy coroner, today investigated a scaffold accident at the Wm. H. Block Co. building which plunged two workmen 100 feet to the sidewalk, killing one and seriously injuring the. other. Clayton Hogston, 35, living in a trailer in the rear of 620 8. Senate Ave, was killed. a Robert Marlin, 32, of "920 E. Washington ' St., father of seven children, was reported in a serious condition at City Hospital. He received a fractured right leg, fractured pelvis and internal injuries. The accident occurred shortly after 8 p. m. last night as streets were filled with theater patrons. Mr. Hogston died of a fractured skull, crushed chest and fractured right leg, Dr. Booher reported. He his investigation showed that rigging supporting the -scaffold came loose. The rigging was improperly anchored, he said, and should have been tied to the building instead of being weighted with sandbags vif x ¥ : sa 3 .

2 Dydd “we ch ‘contract for cleaning” the department store exterior, today said pe pd not determined cause of the all. : Ee . Witnesses told police that Mr. Marlin elung to a rope hanging from the scaffold, but ‘lost his grip and fell on top of Mr. Hogston. After the accident, one end: of the scaffold, supported by ropes: from the i of the building, was hanging ree. . - . i: 3 . A ‘can of gasoline used by the cleaners ignited ‘as it struck the sidewalk, but fla were. ex-

tinguished t ons close by. The men e lox their - scaffold for the las Hy before completing-

the ject. Rep.\James M. Knapp (R. Hagerstown) witnessed the accident. He : had just left: the State { Housé. and was walking east on Market -St. - “I paused to watch the men at work,” he said. “I was across the street when I saw the scaffold slip.

grabbed for a rope. The second man already had fallen a few feet when he caught the rope and the momentum forced him to release his. hold. He plunged to the pavement and fell on the other man.” Mr. Hogston was born near Warsaw, but had lived here most of his life. Hé had been employed in that type work for 10 years and after completion of the Block job last night was fo leave for Xenia, O., to begin work on another project. « = 3 * Survivors besides Mrs. Hogston are. a son, Jerry, 5 ;three step-. children, Edna Chadwick, 12; Roy Chadwick, 11,and Elmer Chadwick, 1; parents, three brothers and a ster.

ago, are being sought in Indiana, |° Officials here said they. believed |

nal operations, has moved into the |-

SCAFFOLD FALL,

One man screamed and the other | ja out. However we will issue motices |

FOR HANDLING NEW CLAINS

Jackson Says Filings Under Amendment Will Start : Aug. 15.

The removal of ‘the $10 clause from the Unemployment Compensation Act does not affect other re-

.quirements fdr unemployment berie-

fits, Clarence A. Jackson, State director, said today. “The eligibility requirements. in the law remain the same, except that the applicant is no longer required to have earnings of $10 after March 31, 1938, in employment subject to the Unemployment Compensation: Law,” Mr. Jackson said. “In order to fulfill the qualifications and make application for benefits ‘Aug. 15, the date the new provision goes into effect, he must meet the following requirements: + «1. He must have worked since April 1, 1937, for an employer or employers subject to the Unemployment Compensation Law. Generally speaking, these are employers who hire eight or more persons in private business and industry.

Fixed Earning Necessary \

“3: He must have had certain minimum earnings from such employers during the period from April 1, 1937 to March 31, 1938. He must have earned either a total of $250 in those four calendar quarters or $50 in each of three of the four. «3. He must be able and willing to work, but unable to find a new ; pe gs

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? 3 AF ¥ and applying for the benefits during the week of Aug. 15, he must serve a waiting period of two weeks of total uhemployment or four weeks of partial unemployment or some combination.of the two. . “Persons who are able to make application for benefits by reason of the amendment to the law are not required to make an application on the day of Aug. 15. A registration made aby time during that week

‘has the same’status as a régistration

made on that day. By giving the office more time to handle registrations throughout the week, the applicants can do themselves and those now receiving benefits a good turn. : : Prepare for Claims

“We will be prepared to handle each claim as quickly as possible if

we secure the whole-hearied co-| .

operation of all benefit claimants. “At the present fime the procedures for handling these new claims ve not been thoroughly worked

before Aug. 15 giving full information concerning the procedure that benefit claimants should follow. “Unless persons can submit evidence that they can fulfill the qualifications enumerated above, they are urged not to make application for benefits; inasmuch as they will not be eligible for benefits and. will only slow down the machinery for payment to ‘those who are eligible.”

BOY’S RITES ARRANGED

ELKHART, July 30 (U. P).—Funeral arrangements .were planned today for Phillip Reick, 9-year-old son of Mr: and Mrs. Bernard Reick, who died of a tetanus’ infection caused by stepping on a rusty bolt.

Funeral arrangements have not

S PLANS

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‘The Legislature, its task

sisted in this great work.”

Only 9 House Republicans and 4 Democrats Dissent on Change Asked by Labor to Release $5,000,000.

ALL MEASURES SATISFY - GOVERNOR :

$20,000,000 Available to Speed Recovery in State, He Says; GO. P. Chairman Refuses to Make Comment.

of enacting “recovery and re

lief” legislation completed, adjourned the Special Session today after removing from the Unemployment Compensation Act the clause Which requires workers fo have earned at least $10 since March 31 to be eligible for benefits. . The Hotise vote on the amendment was 75 to 13, with nine Republicans and four Democrats voting no. ‘The measure was signed immediately by Governor Townsend. It becomes effective Aug 15. : As the session adjourned, Governor Townsend said: “The Legislature has earned the gratitude of the people of Indiana for the swift and effective manner in which it enacted a broad and humanitarian program. ple “Every ‘person in Indiana will benefit by the acts. of the special session. The Legislature appropriated $7 ,000,000, thereby releasing $20,000,000 to aid ; was accomplished without the necessity of levying an extra cent of taxation. 1 sincerely congratulate all those who as-

in recovery. “And this

Arch N.’Bobbitt, Republican State chairman, declined to comment on the program enacted by the special ‘session.

SHIRLEY 1S ILL IN.

Upset Stomach.

BOSTON, July 30 (U. P.).—Shirley Temple was confined to bed in a. Ritz-Carlton Hotel suite today with “what doctors described as an upset stomach and mild headache. Physicians believe she might be able to go outdoors tomorrow. The 9-year-6ld movie star's scheduled historical tour of Boston was postponed pendiig her recovery.

‘SPOTTY’ WEEK-END ~ WEATHER FORECAST Astronomers Report Seeing Northern Lights.

TEMPERATURES 6am... 7 10am... 78 7am... 75 1am... $a m... 15 12 (noon). 79 9a. m... 16 ipm... 19

The week-end will be spotted with thunder, storms and showers of local nature, the Weather Bureau said today. There will not be ‘much change in temperature, it said. Last night, northern lights were reported visible here, a comparative rarity in the summer time, according to local astronomers.

er BULLITT FLIES TO DUBLIN PARIS, July 30 (U. P.)—American Ambassador William .C. Bullitt flew to London today on his way to Ireland. With his daughter Anne he intends to spend the week-end as the guest of American Minister

His home is four miles west of here.

John Cudahy at Dublin,

. AND THEYRE UNHAPPY ABOUT THEWHOLETHING . . . . . . .

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BOSTON, HALTS TOUR

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¢ Exclusive of the unemploy-

ment compensation revision which was not one of Ggvernor . Townsend's “must” measures, the legislation enacted at the two weeks’ ses~ sion consisted of ;

match sn anticipated PWA grant for a $10,000,000 institutions build-

ing program. . 2. Appropriation of $2,000,000 to reimburse counties for a portion their welfare costs. oi 3. Approval of a $650,000 tuberculosis hospital in Southern Indiana. 4. Repeal of the windshield gadget

tion amendment after a half hour's spirited debate, which was featured by an attack on the proposal by Rep. Joseph A. Andrew (R. Lafayette). Rep. Ge W. Wolf (D. Peru), éhairman of the Public Expenditures Committee which recom= mended passage of the bill, asked the House to support it. ’ “It means a world of things to a number of our people,” Rep. Wolf said. “This session was called to help the unemployed, and this bill will help them. It is the most im-

:| portant piece of legislation we have

had before us.” Rep. Andrew said he would not support the bill “because it puts people on the dole.” He also said he objected to the way it was ine troduced and because “it violates the promise of the Governor to

because other worthy measures have been held up.” . NE :

"Klein Gives Support He also charged that the bill

Unemployment Compensation Fund groups of employers. : Rep. Joseph Klein (D. Gary), who introduced a similar measure more thans week ago, only to have it buried “in committee, also supported the bill, declaring it would stimulate business tax load. “The next regular session January will be too late to amend the bill to help the jobless,” he warned. = 3 Original The measur: ~ passed by the form as introduced by Admine istration leaders.

"After a gadget law amendment had been introduced in the House,

Bills, Changed the Lege

was introduced and passed. Gove ernor Townsend refused to sign it on the contention that the measure

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