Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 August 1938 — Page 1
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MAYOR HI -CENT BOOST IN CITY LEVY
Boetcher Working ‘Day and Night’ on Requests Of Departments.
DEFINITE RATE NOT SET
$250,000 for WPA Materials Cited as Reason for Expected Raise.
On the basis of requests made by department heads, the 1939 Civil City budget will call fcr at least a 5cent. increase in the municipal tax rate next year, Mayor Boetcher indicated today. The 1938 levy was $1.14, The Mayor said he and City Controller H. Nathan Swaim are working day and night on the requests, but that no definite levy proposal has been set. Moreover, he said, the County Auditor has not yet .certified to him the assessed valuation of property in the City. An assistant in . the controller’s office, however, said he believed the valuation will be approximately the same as that used by the School City in budget making recently. On the basis of that valuation, a 1cent tax levy would produce about $51,300 revenue.
Must Buy WPA Materials
The expected . levy increase is made necessary by inclusion of $250,000 to buy materials for WPA projects. - While the Mayor would not say definitely that the rate will be increased, he said: “We were forced to include an appropriation of $250,000 to pay our share of WPA projects. This is spread through several departmental budgets. It forced increases in at least two departmental budgets e—the Park Department and Works Board. “If we had hot piovided for materials for WPA projects, all material spending .in Marion . County would have ended.. WPA now spends “about: $1,000,000: in the County monthly. If that. were. ‘stopped it would mean that. 15,000 men would be taken off WPA rolls and thrown-back on direct relief.”
‘Cut to the Bone’
Asked if he had attempted to slice other requests to balance this: proposal increase, the Mayor replied: “All the water has been savoir)
out of our appropriations. We have been cut. and cut to the bone in the last two years. There comes a time when you can’t cut any more.” Mayor Boetcher said he would make public a complete proposed budget Monday. It must go to the City Council a week from Monday for revision. ? After that it is subject to review by the Marion County Tax Adjustment Board and the State Tax Board.
SIDLEY INQUEST RECESSES TORONTO, Ontario, Aug. 4 (U. P.).—The hearing on a motion to discontinue the inquest into the cause of death of Mrs. Maybelle Horlick Sidley, Racine, Wis., malted milk heiress, was recessed until Sept. 9, in weekly court today.
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‘Mr. Spencer Is Always in A Hot Spot
Times Special ASHINGTON, Aug. 4—The weather Ides of August are upon the nation’s capital . and Robert E. Spencer has revised, altered and otherwise rearranged his opinion of Indianapolis weather, in a comparative way. When Mr. Spencer, who was assistant meteorologist at Indianapolis for several years, left the Hoosier capital for a new position in the service here, he said, in parting, that Indianapolis weather was too hot much of the time
and too cold when it wasn’t devoting its full time to being too hot. He has been in Washington a month. Today he said that Washington weather was also too hot— about as too hot as Indianapolis weather, which previously he had regarded as the too hottest. Washington weather, he said today, in what was regarded as a revision of opinion, can mateh In--dianapolis weather day for. day, degree for degree—but no more.
TROOPS ONHAND AS STRIKE ENDS
THE LABOR SITUATION NEWTON—Troops on guard as strikers return to plant. NEW CASTLE — Police watch picketing of plant. WASHINGTON — Steel strike versions vary. —La Follette swelters, pushes quiz. (Page 10), DETROIT — Communist charge hurled back at Martin. CHICAGO—Railroads to ask U. S. mediation in wage dispute.
(Editorial, Page 12)
NEWTON, Iowa, Aug. 4 (U, P.) — Under the fixed bayonets of National Guardsmen the Maytag Washing Machine Co. today threw open its gates for returning workmen, ending a strike started May 9. - At noon‘ several hundred nonstrikers returned to their benches without demonstration, Forty minutes later members of the United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America, a C. 1. O. union, voted 378 to-161 to join the parade back to work. But the strikers loosed a final blast at Governor Kraschel for em-
ploying martial law to. reopen the plant. Governor: Kraschel last night had ordered the plant reopened today under protection of martial law. At the same time he modified his ban prohibiting the National Labor Relations Board from holding a hearing on the strike, thus avoiding a showdown “etween his state authority and that of the Federal Government. He said his order was based on a settlement proposal submitted by the company, whereby all employees could return to work except 12 union members whe will be barred from the plant as long as martial law exists. The proposal retained the 10 per cent wage cut on which the strike originally was based. The 12 men who will. be refused work at the plant were excepted because a military commission, ruling the city under the martial law edict, had. recommended that they be barred from work. They are accused by the’ commission of having used violence, imprisoned foremen, assaulted individuals and of having spread : dissension.
“Rotten,” Strike Leaders Say
Strike leaders said the proposal was “rotten,” but agreed to submit it to the strikers for consideration. It was assumed that all members of a “back-to-work” movement,
take advantage of the chance to return to work. The plant normally employs 1400. The remaining 500. members of the United Electrical, (Continued on: Page Three)
numbering approximately 500, would
FORECANT. Fair tonight and I tonight.
LIGHTNING HITS WOMAN HERE: MERCURY DPS
INDIANAPOLIS—Lightning strikes woman here. -Dr. Morgan urges close watch on Hliets. CHICAGO—Breezes bring relief. NEW YORK—Millions sizzle as heat. ‘wave continues.
TEMPERATURES Meo 08 11 30M... «MM... 78 12 (Noon). .m... 80 1pm... 9a. m..., 84 2p. m... 10a. m.... 85
A 50-year-old woman was struck by lightning while hanging - up clothes in the backyard of her home today during an electrical thunderstorm which brought a slight temperature drop. Mrs. Oneta Coyle, 2004 Madison Ave., was knocked down by lightning, suffering temporary paralysis of her right arm. The Weather Bureau : forecast cooler weather for tonight. Relatively high humidity, however, will * cause considerable discomfort, it was pointed out. weather will’ contine fair - tonight and tomorrow, according to the Bureau. J. L. Marshall, 65, of 2042 N. New Jersey St., was overcome by the heat yesterday. Meanwhile Dr. Herman G. Morgan, Health Board secretary, said foday that “extremely virulent” gastro-intestinal disorders took the lives of 42 infants in July and caused sickness among adults. Guard Infants Diet
He urged parents to guard carefully cows milk fed to infants, declaring that hot weather aids bacterial growth. He said that all feeding instruments should be sterilized thoroughly and frequently. Milk should be refrigerated at all times and should be consumed immediately rather than allowed to stand outside a refrigerator. Gastro-intestinal disorders have been “widely prevalent” among adults the iast three weeks, he said. Improper diet is the most common cause. Solid foods taken with iced drinks often cause a low-grade catarrhal process and inflamed condition which results in: the -illness, he said. Dr. Motgan urged regular sleep and ‘resf, . frequent tepid ‘baths; avoidance of over-indulgence i in alcoholic and other iced bevex and. avoidance of solid food malady develops. In both infant and adult cats; immediate medical. attention was urged.
America Sizzles as - Heat Wave Continues
: By United Press ~~ America sizzled on a sun-baked griddle today as the heat-wave went into its eleventh day, in some sections. Twenty-six deaths were attributed to the Leat in New England, .one ‘at Detroit; five at Cleveland, eight at Philadelphia. Breezes brought slight relief to most of the: Midwest but the U. S. Weather Bureau said the East and parts of the West were in for another sweltering day. Cooling northwest. breezes moved over Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin and ' brought temperatures down from 5 to 10 degrees. Heavy showers in the plains states yesterday brought predictions of cooler temperatures for the upper and lower lakes areas, Michigan, Missouri, Iowa and Kansas Showers predicted for today were expected to break 100-degree temperatures in Michigan. While thousands jammed Detroit beaches, residents of Hell, Mich., sought relief as best they could from a record 100-degree temperature. Cooling‘ thundershowers were predicted at St. Louis . where the Thermometer registered 96 yesteray Ohioans, simmering yesterday in a‘ mean temperature of 82, were promised rains before nightfall. New York had no prospect of relief from a heat wave, now in its 11th day. Yesterday was the hottest Aug. 3 ever recorded by the Weather Bureau. The midday
8 80 86 89
reading, 92.7, exceeded this year’s previous high by 2.7 degrees.
LOADING
“Pack up your duds. . .."” these young 38th Division National Guardsmen are humming : : TE ay Saat will undergo
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1938
Magill Hints at
Return of U.S. | “Nuisance Tax)
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WASHINGTON, As 4 (U.. P)— Acting Secretary - of’ the Treasury Magill indicated today, the * will | recommend resenictment manufacturers’ excise” taxes, . monly known’ as “nuisa which produce, $450, 000,000 annually. Mr. Magill was asked ‘about. confiicting reports that the: taxes would be recommended. He replied: . “What would you think after looking at the budget?” .
The Federal Government is facing
a 1939 deficit of more than four billion. Mr. Magill said the Treasury is “considering everything” in. its tax studies, including a possible broadening of the income tax base.
VOTING HEAVY IN TENNESSEE
NATIONAL POLITICS
MEMPHIS — Rival machines clash in bitter Tennessee pri-, mary. WASHINGTON—Probers watch Toe :: ififagoried eampaigy ex-
ay “L 0. blacklist has unimpressive record. HARRISBURG—A({torney defies legislature, withholds testi- " mony. COLUMBUS — Labor ‘League asks probe of Davey ecampaign. PANAMA-F. D. R. visit is third since 1934. :
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 4 (U. P). —Heavy voting was reporied today in Tennessee’s Democratic primary which will decide the political fate of Senator Berry, millionaire: labor leader whose defeat is sought by the New Deal. Police Commissioner CHff Davis had 600 special officers at -polling booths in Memphis, where violence had been feared because of the bitter fight between Governor Browning, who seeks the Democratic nomination for re-election, and the E. H. Crump machine. Sheriff Guy Joyner swore in "150 additional deputies who stood beside ‘several score state policemen at the
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cal one i ‘Governor est paiifics and Senator Berry: supported each other for renomination and Mr. Crump opposed { them both. He supported Tom Stewart agdinst Senator Berry and Prentice: Cooper Sgaing Governor Browning. Each: side charged that the other was’ trying’ to steal the election.
Governor Aspirant Withdraws
Roy Wallace, a candidate for the Gubernatorial nomination, withdrew last night saying “the campaign. is the most disgraceful I have ever. known and I have found that both. factions are not hesitating to use the most despicable, dirtiest methods imaginable.” Mr. Wallace formerly was State Controller. He was running as an “Independent” Democrat without the support of either machine. The Democratic nomination is equivalent to election.’ In addition to Senator Berry's race for renomination, the Federal agents were concerned with Congressional races. Sam ‘D. McRey-" nolds, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, was opposed by Judge L. D. Miller of Chattanooga, and in the Fifth District, Joseph W Byrns Jr, son of the late
Speaker of the House, sought the’}
nomination over Rep. Richard M. Atkinson. A third candidate for Senator Berry's seat was Rep. Ridley Mitchell. Both he and Mr. Stewart, the Crump candidate, claimed to be 100 per cent New ‘Dealers.
C. I. 0. Blacklist Fails; Gets Test Again Today
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (U. P.).— Another of a series of limited test votes of C. I." O. political power comes today in Tennessee's primary (Continued on Page Three)
‘COVE
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JAPAN SEEKS SETTLEMENT
IN FAR EAST—
TOKYO—Japan seeks Peace p with Russia. MOSCOW-—Soviet indignation - .continyes. - SHANGHAI—=Japs bomb Han- . kow defenses.
IN EUROPE—
-HENDAYE—Rebels claim inter- ~ national ‘brigades wiped out. BERLIN — Germany protests Czech flight. —Orders "ewish named streets renamed. PRAHA—Runciman visits Hod - za; Wilson in Praha. : ST. JEAN DE LUZ—American ‘prisoners to be exchanged. : LONDON—Refugee problem up to nations.
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MEXICO—U. 8. arbitration offer refused. (Page 4)
TOKYO, Aug. 4 g. 4 (U. Pp.) —Japan tonight sought peace with Russia and cessation of clashes on the frontier which have brought both nations dangerously close to war. A spokesman for the foreign office. announced that Kensuke _Horinoucht, vice foreign minister, personally made proposals to Constantin “Smetanin, Russian Charge d’Affaires, to halt hostilities. Horinochi asked Smetanin to tfansmit the proposals to Moscow
‘| and obtain a reply.
PEIPING, Aug. 4 (U, P.).— Large contingents of Japanese . troops are moving toward the east and the north, it was reported here today - from many quarters. Foreigners at Mukden said that six or more troop tirxens were passing through daily en route to northern Manchukue.
At the same time Japan prepared for more extended action if the peace proposals fail. Gen. Seishiro Itagaki, war minister, held a fourhour conference with ather war office officials. They completed a plan to deal with the Changkufeng situation.
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rson: age an reign office understood that Japan's proposals, in. addition to an immediate cessation of hostilities, include: . | “Return of both the Japanese and Russian forces around Cheagkuioniy ‘to the positions they held prior to the outbreak of hostilities which came ‘when Soviet forces occupied the hill’ and were ousted by the Japanese. Settlement of the incident iocally
| by negotiation after which Moscow
would re-examine Japanse proposal of - last: month for creation of a joint commission to settle all border disputes peacefully. . Depends on Soviet Attitude
Announcing Horinouchi’s proposal, the Foreign Office spokesman said it was “hard to see what attitude the Soviet Government would take toward the reasonable proposals of our Government.” A spokesman of the War Office said that Japan planned to bring her air ‘force into action on the frontier unless Russia ceases attacks. So ‘far, the spokesman said, Japanese planes: had not been used. in the clashes in the Changkufeng corner of ‘the Siberia-Manchukuo-Korea frontier. But the Army’s patience was limited, he added, and therefore it would use its own planes unless the Russians stopped their attacks. - An unofficial estimate was made today that since fighting began on the frontier last week Russia had lost 400 men killed and that 29 Russian tanks had been disabled. Prince Fumimaro Konoye, the Premier, conferred ‘with Gen. Kazushige Ugaki, Foreign Minister, and Seihin Ikeda, Finance Minister, on’ the frontier situation. The war-time Cabinet Council also conferred on the situation. ° Kensuke Horinouchi, Vice Foreign Minister, a former counselor of the embassy at ‘Washington and former - (Continued on Page Four)
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INFECTION FATAL T0 PEARL WHITE
Retired Star Whose Films Thrilled "Millions Stricken In Paris.
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FARIS, Aug. 4 (U. P.). — Pearl White, star of the early motion pictures, died today at the American Hospital. \ The blond beauty : who thrilled millions of people all over the worid by her adventures in such movie serials as “The Perils of Pauline,” “The Exploits of Elaine,” and “The Mysteries of Paris,” had retired on the fortune she made as one of the great all-time stars of the motion picture industry. Miss White was 46 years old. She died of "a liver infection. It was said at the hospital that she would be buried in France. She spent most of her time in France, plump, vivacious, happy in her middle age—and shunning publicity—at hér beautiful villa outside Paris. Occasionally she visited the United States, and movie fans who could remeémber back for 20 years or so were reminded of the glamour girl whose: escapes from a horrible death magied a high spot in their
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died at 1:56 ¢ am. «ol ‘Miss Whité had been. out of. the! movies since 1921, when she retired after working her way up to a salary of $325,000 a year. She had been on the stage and screen since she was 5 years old—after selling newspapers almost as a baby at Her home at Green Ridge, Mo. At 6, Miss White was playing onenight stands as Eve in a “Tom show”—“Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” She played numerous roles on the stage, and then ‘entered the movies in their early days. . It ‘was. not. long before she was
the serial. queen. That was before |. ‘| the days of: doubles .and stand-ins. ‘When the heroine of “The Perils of
Pauline” dived off a cliff to escape the yillain, clung to narrow ledges on tall buildings, narrowly escaped collisions - with speeding ' trains or jumped off cliffs, it was Miss White herself who took the chances.
“Never Been in Hollywood
But her day passed before Hollywood, became Hollywood.: She not only did not visit Hollywood in: her retirement but had no curiosity
“about it. She had never been there in her life—her movies were made
on the East Coast. Miss White visited fhe United States a year ago after a nine-year absence. . She soon found that she was well remembered, for though she tried to keep her visit unknown, the word spread that she was in New York and soon her hotel was besieged by movie fans vho remembered her as Pauline. Upon her retirement Miss White came to France. She owned a stable of race horses and devoted much time to sport. Occasionally she appeared in a French, stage or movie production, - She’ was married twice, first to
‘Victor Sutherland, an actor, whom
she divorced in 1914, then to Maj. Wallace McCutcheon. She divorced
Mr. McCutcheon in 1921.
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The bandits, armed with
South Side Tavern Keeper Refuses to Oley: Order of Heavily Armed Trio; Runs Into Nearby Home as Gunmen Speed Away.
WOMAN ' SEES ATTEMPTED HOLDUE
Offers Refuge to Intended Victim; Fund Is Taken From Bank to Cash Payroll Checks; Police Start Hunt. Fifty-two-year-old Charles Hembrow today saved $1100
he was carrying, when he jumped from his car; hurdled a two-foot hedge and eluded three heavily-armed bandits.
a sawed-off shotgun and two
automatic pistols, forced the car in which Mr. Hembrow and a companion, George Anfick, 55, were riding, to the curb at Villa and Woodlawn. Aves. “This is a holdup and we mean it,” one bandit, who had covered his face with adhesive tape, warned as he: shoved the shotgun through a window of the car. After Mr. Hembrow leaped, the bandits, without firing a shot, drove east from the crime scene. :
STATE NAMES PSYCHIATRIST
‘Sweeping Steps’ Are Taken To Improve Conditions At Institutions.
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prove personnel standards at the
nounced ‘Thurman A.
Annow of “swebping steps” to better services at State institutions followed death of a patient ‘at Central State Hospital here and arrest of an attendant on an involuntary. manslaughter charge. Two other ane in - State hospitals have died recently as the reSul of alleged brutality of attendants. The new psychiatrist, Dr. Lillian Moulton, member of the staff of Danvers State Hozpifal in Massachusetts, is: to. report for duty in Indiana Aug. 15. 3 “While we: feel that a great forward step has: been taken by Indiana - in’ resolving to- relieve over crowded conditions by adding new
| buildings to its mental hospitals,”
Mr. Gottschalk said, “we also realize that some serious problems in regard to services and personnel still confront us and we propose to do as much as we can without further enabling legislation.
Need Larger Staff, He Says
“We know only too well that our State mental - hospitals should be more adequately staffed for the number of patients they are required to handle. We need more
more trained nurses and more attendants .with particular capabilities for the work required of them. : “We also should have social service units with welfare workers -to follow up cases and prehospital clinics to work at prevention.. But all of these call for: increased legislative - appropriations for the five separate mental hospitals and: can not be realized until action is taken on | the biennial State appropriation Meanwhile, the following studies have been made, Mr. Gottschalk said: _ : 1. Research by Dr. George C.
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Appointment of an additional: psychiatrist in an effort to im-|to en
State's mental gd was an- told welfare ‘ads
physicians trained. in psychiatry, |
pi Mr. Amick, who fives at
105 Churchman Ave. then went to the home of the Rev. R. G. Skidmore, 1928 Wood, lawn Ave., and called police. Meanwhile, Mr. Hembrow had gone to the home’ of ‘Mrs. Walter Ruszkowski, 1002 Villa Ave, -:She-had witnessed the holdup. at= tempt, saw Mr. Hembrow hurdle the
hedge and Tun toward her home, and. uslogied the front door for him
oq ved Hs life,” she excitedly Mr. Hembrow, who
Srospet, Sb rh y “ith Mr. Amick to had gOlg Stuare bank and En withdrawn $1100 to cash the pay .checks of workers from a nearby ‘plant. : Bandit Car Follows
He said the bandit car followed them from the bank. When . the bandit car ordered the pair to “pull over to the curb,” Mr. Amick said he thought it was a -joke," and called:
guys? “Are you crazy?” But. Mr. Hembrow said he knew they were not kidding and: Jumped from the car to escape, Mr. Amick said ‘the bandits, see= ing their ‘intended victim flee, said nothing but just hurried away. Two wore dark glasses, he said, and the other wore a tape mask. Arthur Vinzel, 11, of 907 Villa Ave., and Harry Liggett, 12, of 921 Villa Ave., were sitting on the porch of a nearby vacant house and wite ‘messed the attempted holdup.
CONFESSES SLAYING PARENTS, BROTHER
Harlan Hopkins, 18, today confessed to authorities here that he had ‘killed his parents and a brother in: their farm home near Hinckley, ‘Minn. and had set fire to the house to conceal his erime.
kins, and his brother Paul, 21, “ior ‘most incoherent when -questioned, ‘and one of the officers who talked
He was arrested as he walked along: the road near Riverside, six
miles from Danbury.
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“What's, the - matter with you
DANBURY, Wis, Aug 4 (U. P).~
He said- he shot his father and eo ‘mother, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hop- ig
the good of humanity.” He was ale
to him described him as “apparent= . ‘ly not quite right in his mind.”
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