Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 August 1938 — Page 3
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replaced by James Lustig, “another known Communist.” He placed in the record what he said was a list of members of the current Central Committee of the Communist Party. The list included Wyndham Mortimer, recently deposed as vice president of the C. 1. Os United Automobile Workers of America for alleged Communist activities. “You will note,” Mr. Frey said, “that Mr. Mortimer was a memsber of the committee at the same time that he was a vice president of the United Automobile Workers.”
Letter Sustains Charges
Mr. Frey read a letter signed by Anthony Ucello, dated Oct. 11, 1937,
addressed to the magazine National
Republic. It explained the writer's reasons for resigning the presidency of Local 232 of the C. I. Os American hardware Corp. at New Britain, Conn. Mr. Ucello said he was resigning because “I feel that it is my duty as an American citizen to stop being part of this Communist movement in New Britain.” “In the beginning,” Mr. Ucello’s letter said, “it was my belief that I had joined a bona fide American labor organization, but I have since awakened to the fact that the C. I. O. has on its payroll Soviet agents hired to betray American laboring men and women.
“Trying to Build Soviet U. 8.”
“The Communist Party of New Britain brought the C. I. O. here. I am convinced it had some purpose in mind in doing so. For the first six weeks of the C. I. O. organizational drive for members, they expended money to start the movement. until a member of the Communist Party was put on the payroll as a full-fledged C. I. O. organizer.” Mr. Ucello’s letter stated that at a meeting of his organization the principal speaker was Dr. Emily Pearson of Cromwell, “the great Connecticut agitator and Communist.” “This is more proof,” the letter added, “that the Communists are trying to build a Soviet America.”
Cross ‘Action Approved
“I heartily approve of Governor Wiubur L. Cross in his indorsement ‘of the move on the part of the American Federation of Labor in its stand against the C. I. O.,” his letter said. Rep. Noah Mason (R. Ill.) interrupted Mr. Frey's testimony to refer to charges that investigators for the La Follette Civil Liberties Committee had associated with Communists. Testifying Saturday, Mr. Frey ‘had asserted that the Senate ‘committee’s investigators on several occa-
sions have been closely connected |:
with Communist Party members. Rep. Mason told the committee that he has been informed that two investigators for the. La Follette gommitice were present at the hearg. Invitation Ignored
© “May I suggest,” Rep. Mason said, “that these agents.of the La Follette committee come to the front
of the room where they can hear | POS
everything.” No one responded to his invitation and there was no indication that the investigators actually were present. The House committee investigating un-American activities meanwhile received another report . charging that Hollywood movie studios are “hotbeds” of communism and that high-salaried movie stars are supplying Communist groups with money. These charges were included in a report of Edward Sullivan, senior investigator for the House Committee, on “unbridled and unchecked Communist activity on the West Coast.” Committee Chairman Martin Dies (D. Tex.) made public the
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the most important phases of Communist agitation in Pacific Coast states “has been the ease” with which Communist groups have obtained funds. “No small part of these funds,” he said, “had been obtained from those engaged in the motion picture industry, evidence shows, and . the American public should be informed as to the individuals, both native and foreign born, who use the large salaries paid to them which come from the American public, engaged in supplying these radicals with funds. . . “Evidence tends. to show that all phases of radical and communistic activities are rampant among the studios of Hollywood and, although well known, is a matter which the movie moguls desire to ‘keep from the public.” The major portion of Mr. Sullivan’s report dealt with labor unrest and violence on the West Coast. It charged that Harry Bridges, West Coast C. I. O. director, “is responsible for over 60 per cent of the strife,” and, without naming the individuals, that high Government officials had aided Mr. Bridges during the Labor Department's recent deportation proceedings him
Anonymous Stars
Deny Aiding Communism HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 15 (U, P.).— Motion picture artists announced today that they raised almost $2000 last night to buy medical supplies for the Spanish Loyalists. The movie stars declined, however, to be drawn into or to comment upon a controversy over charges that members of the motion picture industry were financing communistic activities. The funds last night came from 300 members of the movie colony who jammed the Writers Club auditorium to see a series of antiFascist sketches. The 27 sketches ridiculed European dictatorhips. The artists paid from $10 to $25 a ticket to see presentations by Johnny Green, Dixie Dunbar, Johnny
and Milton Berle. Specifying that their names not be used, many of those present said the Motion Picture Artists Committee and the Hollywood Anti-Nazi League have denied frequently that they were sympathetic to communism or were aiding it in any way.
Bridges Says Probe Becomes ‘Witch Hunt’
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15 (U. P.) —Harry Bridges, West Coast C. I. O. director, charged today that the Dies Committee investigating un-American activities had “degenerated into a witch hunt.” : In a report made to the committee, much of the labor unrest and trouble on the Pacific Coast was attributed to Mr. Bridges. “The Dies Committee was suped to investigate Fascism, particularly the Bund grbups, but it seems to have got side-tracked,” Mr. Bridges said.
U. S. SEEKS BIDS oN WORLD WAR VESSELS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (U. P.). —The U. S. Maritime Commission today offered for sale two steel cargo ships and the hull of a third from its laid-up wartime fleet. The vessels are the Pacific Spruce and ‘ Pacific Redwood, now berthed at Lake Union, Seattle, Wash. The hull is that of the steamer Lake Fairlie, tied up at New Orleans. Bids
will be opened Sept. 13.
Mr. Sullivan asserted that one of
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| Menibers of the Dies committee investigating un-American activities awaited documentary proof today that 280 C..I. O. organizers are Communist Comrniiies members, left to right,
C.1.O. Moves to Halt Wage Cut
Party members,
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John Returns From Bermuda Honeymoon to $18 Job In Boston ‘Store.
BOSTON, Aug. 15 (U. P.).—John Roosevelt, youngest son of the President, brought his bride of two months back to Boston today and prepared to go to work as an $18-a-week department store employee. Young Roosevelt and the former Anne Lindsay Clark arrived here
aboard the S. S. Lady Drake after a Bermuda honeymoon trip. They were greeted at Commonwealth Pier by the bride’s mother, Mrs. F. Haven Clark, and sister, Miss Sally Clark. Mrs. Roosevlt, wearing a gray silk print trimmed with Burgundy, exclaimed over the solitaire diamond displayed by Sally, whose engagement to George Xavier McLanahan, New York socialite, was announced last night. Young Roosevelt will begin work at the William Filene’s Sons Co. Department Store late this month. He said he applied for the job just before his marriage in June. ° “I'll do anything they want me to do, like anybody else, but I hope it will have some advertising experience connected with it,” he said. The department store already has said he will be given “junior work” and take the store school course prescribed for all beginners. Asked if he had not received more tempting offers of jobs, he said: “That depends on what you call tempting.” He said he would not permit the exploitation of his name.
REPUBLICAN GROUP T0 OUTLINE RALLY
Irvington Club Sponsors Committee Conference.
Plans for the Republican rally scheduled Aug. 27 at the Homer E. Capeharf farms, near -Washington, Ind. are to be outlined by Mr. Capehart at a meeting tonight at Irvington Masonic Temple. All Republican committeemen and committeewomen have been invited to attend tonight’s meeting, which is sponsored by the Irvington Republican Club. Mr. Capehart, vice president of the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., was to arrive here today from Seattle, Wash. He is to be introduced by Felix McWhirter.
INDIANAPOLIS
William
H. Pisher, Sd
37, of 181 Greer Nancy Mascari, 35.
of 818 (reer St
Howard Hu 28. of Terre Haute: Logie. Fitch, goes of 4023 Central Ave. ae m A. Bra 1308. 2 J Mary C. Blather. 3 Samuel Bigg 20. of 21 tine St.: Lillian Payne, %0. of 1732 Bellefontaine Clarence * Robe rtson, 34, of 612Y 8S. West St Violet Robertson, 30. of R. R. 4. Indianapolis. ng 21, of R: R 11, Indian.
is, 37. of Indianapolis; Frances Vickery Johnson, 36, of Indianapens. hester S. Conrad, 29, of Fairmont, W. Addamae Murphy, 23. of Thaianap-
olis. Gilbert Schalk, 26, of Grand Rapids. Mich.: Jane Coshow, 20. of 910 E. Ray-
molly a Zi lein, 27, fli sal ores aenglein, 0 a St: .; Juanita Pearl Bucksot, 20, R. 10, Indianapolis.
BIRTHS Boys Gerald, uth Bennett, at City. Ervin, Violet Bradburn, at Goleman. Albert. Flossie Mae Terry, at Coleman. Karl Laura Kehrein, at Methodist. H. B, ‘Beulah Lindsay, at Methodist. Bertrand, Harriet Hintzen, at St. Vin-
cen Charen, Catherine McMahon, at St. Vin-
Kenneth, Anna Konop, at’/St. Vincent's. John, Martha Trout, at St. Vincent's. °
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y 10 Beau George, Doris Wrennick, at 1214 "Oliver. Huston, Viola Webb, at 98¢ W. Pearl. Lonas, ‘Lorna Link, at 2709 Jackson.
{ . 318 ParkWR Willa Sutton, at 730 Torbett. Raymond, Kathryn McAdams, at 2719
Cre. Mary Bigham, at 2 E. 16th, Milton, Rose Scales, at 414 ray. William, Aline Garrett. at 053 Cornell.
in| oe Janes, Minnie Hopper, at 4043 W. Mich-
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hemor George Shorter, 45, chrome myocarditis. ‘ Clara Padgett, 65. at city, ‘general feri-
Harry. Louise Daniel, at 4162 W. Wash- | H
Ada. Margason, 45, at City, ‘vostoperative 3 at 1063 Sheldon,
Anna Mae Spear, ron r sr p 27, at City. multiple
Mollie Robinson, 73. at 2248 N. Arsenal,
- | arteriosclerosis.
Riley Foddrill, 2 REL A days, at City, congenital Adaline Hil, 66, at 544 N. Traub, cardio vascular renal disease. James A. Conway, 51, at 214 Fulton, caronary occlusion.
OFFICIAL WEATHER
United States Weather Bureau
INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST—Occasional thundershowers tonight and tomorrow: somewhat cooler tomorrow. Sunrise ...... 4:56 | Sunset ..... : .6:42 TEMPERATURE —Aug. 15, 1937—
Precipitation 24 hrs, ending 7 a. m... Total precipitation since Jan. 1 Excess since Jan. 1
MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Occasional thundershowers tonight and tomorrow; somewhat cooler :in northwest portion tonight and in east and north portions tomorrow. Illinois—Occasional thundershowers ‘tonight and tomorrow; somewhat cooler in north portion. | Lower Michigan — Occasional thundershowers pro! able tonight and: tomorrow; somewhat cool Ohlo—_Partiy cloudy followed by showers tomorrow and in west portion late tonight; slightly cuoler in central and west portions. tomorrow
Kentueky—Local showers tonight an jo-
* | morrow; not much change in tempera
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and Mrs. Birleson; Mrs. Seth Beem; Mrs. Samuel Beem and her 3-year-old daughter, Carrol Jane ‘Beern., Mr. Burleson and Mrs. Ber-. nice Beem, wife of Samuel Beem, remained at Methodist Hospital
| today where their condition was de~: | scribed as good. The other injured
were treated at the hospital and
5 sent home.
Rep. Joe Stammes (D. Ala), Chairman Martin Tex.) and Rep. Arthur D. Healey (D. Mass.). back row are Reps. J. Parnell Thomas (R. J) ad Noah M. Mason (R. IIL).
New Wage Law
THE LABOR SITUATION
C. L O. wage cut charges denied by telegraph company. EUROPEAN labor groups seek alliance with Lewis group.
of constitutional rights.
UNITED AUTO WORKERS internal strike increases.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (U. P.).—The C. I. O. prepared today to fight the alleged plans of the two major telegraph companies to use the
for wage, ( cuts.
charged that the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies planned to make a general wage reduction of 83 per cent affecting 75,000 workers as soon as the new law becomes effective, Oct. 24. He said that the telegraph companies intended to use this method of compensating for cutting the hours of their employees to 44 per week—the maximum permitted for interstate industries during the first year of the fair labor standards act. If the reported plan succeeds, he said, “this may well be the opening wedge for other industries. to take similar action.” His charges was revealed in a circular letter to all C. I. O. affiliates, reminding them that the law provides that no employer shall be justified “in reducing a wage paid by him which is in excess of the applicable minimum wages under this act,” but that no emforcement pro-
leaves management “a technical loophole for the planned cut.”
Postal to Conform
To Law, . Official Says NEW YORK; +15 (U. P)— J. T. Logue, vice president of the Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. issued the following statement today in response to C. I. O. Director John - Brophy’s charge that his company and Western Union planned to reduce wages as soon as the new wages and hours law becomes effective: “In keeping with the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Postal Tele-graph-Cable Co. will on Oct. 24 of this year reduce ‘the number of hours of work from 48 to 44 as provided for by the act and the company at this time does not contemplate any reduction in the hourly rate of its employees.”
Loyalists .and France Seek C. I. 0. Alliance
PARIS, Aug. 15 (U. P.).—Leaders of the Spanish Loyalist and French labor organizations will sail for the United States this week to seek a working arrangement with Uhited States labor groups, it was learned here today. Gonzalez Peta, Loyalist Minister of Justice at Barcelona and Cabinet Representative of the UGT, Socialist Labor Union, and Leon Jouhaux, leader o fthe CGT, French trade union, hope to confer with John L. Lewis of the C. I. O. They win make a survey of American abor,
Ford Claims NLRB
Examiner Was Biased
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (U. P). —The Ford Motor Co. asserted today that its constitutional rights had been violated in a National Labor Relations Board hearing at St. Louis. The assertion was made in a bill of exceptions on the basis of which Ford asked the Board to overrule a trial examiner's report holding that the company had violated the Wagner Labor Relations Act. The bill contained. 573 exceptions to Trial Examiner Tilford E. Dudley’s rmediate report and reques nother 60 days to prepare
C. 1. O. Director John Brophy¢<
vision is provided. This, he said,
a brief abd present oral arguments in the case Mr. Dudley had ordered the Ford Co. to reinstate 192 workers, 96 of them with back pay, and to place another 57 workers on a preferential employment list ‘at the company’s St. Louis plant. He also ruled that the United Automobile Workers of America, a C. 1. O. affiliate, had been chosen as a bargaining agency by a majority of the Ford St. Louis workers and recommended that the company grant sole bargaining rights to the U. A W. The company said that it objected to Mr. Dudley’s report “in its entirety for the reason that said report is a nullity in that it is based upon a proceeding which, by the conduct thereof, denied to this respondent due process of law in violation of the Pifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.” The company claimed that Mr. Dudley “was prejudiced and biased in favor of and partial to” the U. AW.
U. A. W. Split Into Three Factions: DETROIT, Aug. 15 (U. P.).—Internal troubles of the United Automobile Workers Union increased today as three. groups appealed to
tion of the factional warfare. Amid charges and countercharges of communism, fascism and conspiracy—to say nothing of abundant name-calling—the scramble for support was started by leaders of a faction supporting President Homer Martin and the U. A. W. executive board, another group favorable to four ousted international officers, and a third group seeking intervantion of the C. I. O. Former Vice Presidents Richard Frankensteen, Wyndham Mortimer and Ed Hall, and former SecretaryTreasurer George Addes insisted they had sufficient support among the rank-and-file to call a special convention to seek Mr. Martin's removal from office.
HEIRESS MISSING IN - MOUNTAINS FOUND
- KAMAS, Utah, Aug. 15 (U. P.).— Bernice Norville, 23-year-old daughter of a wealthy Salt Lake City automobile dealer, found her way into a lumber camp early today
after being lost all night in the wilderness of the-Lake Mirror region, 10,000 feet up in the Wasatch Mountains. Lumberjacks brought word down the mountain to CCC Camp Soapstone, base of operations for an extensive search, that the girl had been found. : “She was unharmed but too upset to talk,” Frank Hyde, CCC Supervisor, said. :
SECOND OF TRIPLETS DIES
NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (U, P.).— The second of girl triplets, born yesterday to Mrs. George ) today. The third was reported doing well in an incubator at Williamsburg Maternity Hospital, Brooklyn. The triplets weighed approximately three and one-half pounds at birth.
rank-and-file members for a solu-
Yerks, died |
Samuel Beem was a clerk at ‘the offices of the Big Four Railroad here.
{ and. Seth Beem was a traffic repre-
sentative of ‘the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Survivors of the former besides the wife and 3-year-old daughter are his father, Samuel Beem Sr, and a brother, Harry,. Indianapolis. Survivors of Seth Beem besides the wife, are a son, Paul Beem, the father and brother. a
Three Pedestrians Hurt
Three pedestrians and three bicyclists were among these injured
-{in automobile accidents. Drivers
were held blameless in all five accidents. The pedestrians were 6-year-old Raymond Douglas, 1666 Union St. knocked down as he was running across the street at 1826 S. Meridian St.; Elnora Prather, 37, of 1537 Northwestern Ave., struck at 16th St. and Northwestern Ave. and Henry Ross, 50, of 420 Virginia Ave, who told police he was hit as he crossed S. New Jersey St. in the 300 block. Bicyclists who were hurt were brothers, James, 12, and John King, 7, of 24 S. Dearborn St., knocked down near. their home by a truck, and Herbert Young, 31, of 1205 Churchman Ave. hit by a taxicab at Noble and Washington Sts. A truck driver, Frank Lear, 28, of’ 3502 N. Capitol Ave, was injured when his vehicle crashed into a bridge abutment at 57th St. and the Monon Railroad bridge. Robert Harris, 43, of 1537 Northwestern Ave. was charged with ‘driving while drunk, failure to have a driver’s license and failure to stop after an accident after his car allegedly struck a car parked in front of 519 W. 13th St.
Train-Auto Crash
Claims Second Life
HUNTINGTON, Aug. 15 (U. P.). —Coroner R. S, Galbreath today continued his investigation of the train wreck near here Saturday
which claimed its second life with the death yesterday of Engineer George Morris, 65, of Peru. . The fireman on the Wabash pas-
oo senger train which crashed into a
stalled auto late Saturday was Frank C. Donat, killed instantly when the locomotive overturned. None of the 150 train passengers was injured. Morris, who suffered first and second degree burns, extricated himself from the wreck and ran to a nearby house before he collapsed. His daughter, Vera, a pasesnger on Je train, reached him a short time ter.
Wife Dies, Mate Hurt
In Auto-Train Crash WOLCOTTVILLE, Aug. 15 (U. P.). —Mrs. Milo Granger, 69, Elkhart, was killed and her husband was in-
jured seriously yesterday when the car in which they were riding was struck by a Wabash freight train. Granger told State Police Officers Russell Lindsey and David Milbourn that he saw the approaching train but the brakes on his car failed to, hold. Mrs. Granger attempted to jump from the car but was caught under the wheels of the freight. She died instantly. The Grangers were en route to visit relatives near here.
Release Driver on Bond In La Porte Death’
LA PORTE, Aug. 15 (U. P).— Thomas Lawless Jr., 33, was free today on $2500 bond after his release yesterday from the La Porte County Jail where he had been held on a charge of involuntary mansluaghter' in connection with the death Thursday night of James Shellenberger, 68, of Rolling Prairie, who allegedly was Siruck by Mr. Lawless’ car.
LOVE TAKES DOUBLE DIVE JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Aug. 15 (U. P.).—Adolf Glugauer, a young German mechanic at Kimberley Airport, left a dance at midnight because he was depressed over an unhappy love affair. He took off in a plane and crashed it into a fence but was unhurt. Then he took off in a second plane, flew 23
miles and dived to earth in it.
NATIONAL
ROOSEVELT backed by 38
Chairman ' Pat Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee warned today ‘that Congress will: have to
consider broadening the income tax base unless business conditions improve by :the first of the year. Senator Harrison, who led: the Congressional | rebellion = against President Roosevelt’s tax policies at the last session, served notice he will oppose any effort to re-enact high rates.of the old undistributed profits tax at the next session. ' His announcement presaged renewal of the embittered fight over | Federal taxing policies when the next session meets in January. Senate revision of the 1938 revenue bill, including drastic changes in the tax on undistributed profits and on capital gains, resulted in President Roosevelt's allowing the act to become law without his signature.
- Expects New Tax Bill
Senator Harrison, reviewing the fiscal prospects for the next session, predicted that a new tax bill will be necessary He also looked for continuance of nuisance ‘taxes due to expire June. 30, 1939. -. He said that if tax collections next March 15 indicate that Congress has removed the inequities of the old undistributed profits tax, the present modified principle of the tax probably would be retained. President Roosevelt has indicated he will seek to restore certain features of the old tax, which was designed to force business to distribute earnings and dividends. “It will be necessary next year to have a tax bill,” Sentor Harrison said. “I see no reason for general look for no highly controversial revamping of the tax laws and I questions to arise in the consideration of this tax bill. . ..
Deficit Predicted
“But the facts are that we will have a deficit this year of $3,984,‘000,000. If we feel impelled to get more money, Congress naturally will have to consider a means of getting it and certainly reducing the exemptions will be one of the means considered. “Income taxes won't be increased, however, if I can help it. I'd much: prefer to see it come by a pickup in business and curtailment of expenditures.” Senator Harrison said he believes presently exempt state and municipal securities could not' be taxed without a constitutional amendment. He added, however, that his mind is not closed on the question.
Wyoming Primary Lacks National Issue CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 15 (U. P.)—Two Republicans who hope to unseat Wyoming’s only member of the House of Representatives, will furnish ‘the principal action in to-
morrow’s primary election. There were no national issues of consequence. ‘The incumbent, Rep. Paul Greever, Democrat, is unopposed. He will face either Alonzo Clark, Republican liberal, or Frank Horton, personal friend ‘of former President Hoover, in the general election next fall. - Because of his liberal leanings, Mr. Clark is at odds with the State Republican Committee, which drafted Mr. Horton as his opponent. Governor Miller is opposed for renomination by Gus Engelking in the Democratic primary. Five candidates -are seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination. They are John F. Raper, Thomas A. Nicholas, Sam S. Hoover, Nels Smith and Dr. J. H, Holland.
lowa Farm Laborites To Back La Follette
AMES, Iowa, Aug. 15 (U. P.).— The Central Committee of the Iowa Farmer-Labor Party announced today it would support the national | U third-party movement launched last. spring by Governor Philip F. La Follette of Wisconsin. . The action was believed to be the first definite move byy any state group to swing its support to Governor La Follette. He nlade a special trip to Iowa to forward his cause there the day after he announced his new party, the National Progressives of America.
RAILROAD OFFICIAL SLAIN
LEGHORN, Italy, Aug. 15 (U. P.). —Angelo Colangflo, 61, secretary of Italian railroads, shot Enrico Caprili, 49, a railroad official, to death and then killed himself. No reason
Cd —— > WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (U.P) a]
| i Rep. O’Connor’s Job | VE Seen in Jeopardy; Low T ax Base Hinted
POLITICS
REP. 0’CONNOR seeks two-party indorsement. SENATOR HARRISON predicts new tax bill. WYOMING. G. O. P. holds primary spotlight. "IOWA Farm-Labor Party joins Progressives.
per cent of press.
By HERBERT LITTLE Times Special Writer . WASHINGTON, Aug. 15—Rep.
John J. O’Connor’s campaign in New York City for the Repube lican Congressional nomination as well as the Democratic may bring a movement to oust him as chaire man of the House Rules Committee,
if he is elected, it was learned today, Mr. O'Connor, facing one of the New Deal’s most earnest party purge efforts, has entered both primaries ° and has made speeches to Repub-
« lican groups requesting their votes
in the preliminary polling Sept. 20, President Roosevelt is reputedly considering an open attack on Rep.
election of a New Dealer to replace : Senator George (D. Ga.). Rep. OConnor is opposed by James H. Fay, deputy internal revenue collector and “100 per cent New Dealer.” Their district, the 16th, is a combination of bluestock
slum-dwellers. Mr. O'Connor was re-elected twa years ago by a narrow margin. The new and powerful
that Mr. Fay will have a place on the November ballot even if Mr, O’Connor should win the Republican and Democratic nominations, Presidential displeasure with Mr. O’Connor is based on the Rules Committee’s long blockade of the Wage-Hour Bill and other Administration measures. : Elimination of Mr. O’Connor, either at the primary or the elec
that his Republican activities dis- * qualified him from being the Democratic chairman of a committee, would give the Rules chairmanship to Rep. Adolph J. Sabath of Illinois, dean of the House. Mr, Sabath, serving his 16th consecutive term, has a New Deal voting record. An ouster movement such as that
discussed in relation to Mr. O’Con-
nor’s chairmanship would be based on the principle of party responsibility—the argument that a man
and be responsible to voters of > opposing ideas.
Roosevelt Still Losing
Press Backing, Poll Shows
NEW YORK, Aug..15 (U, P.).— The New York Daily Mirror ane nounced today that its nation-wide poll showed that President Roosevelt' at present is “generally supe ported” by ‘303 newspapers, 38 per.’ cent of the papers whose policies were tabulated.
The Mirror said that the poll reached 1898 daily newspapers and that replies were tabulated from 827 representing a total circulation of approximately 25 million. No replies were received from 1071 papers with circulation of approximately. 14 million.
test the accuracy of the repeated contention of President Roosevelt and members of his Administration that the New Deal was re-elected in spite of the opposition of from 80 to 90 per cent of the nation’s news papers.” It found that “the policies of the Roosevelt Administration were ‘generally supported’ in 1936 by 44 per cent ‘of the newspapers whose edi« torial policies were tabulated” by the Mirror. ° Other findings as announced by the Mirror: “His (Mr. Roosevelt's) policies are ‘generally opposed’ by 62 per cent of the papers. “The present stand is 6 per cent more critical than the stand of the press in 1936. “The present stand is 13 per cent more critical than the policy of the. American press toward untested gahdlidate Franklin D. Roosevelt in 932
dent as Governor of New York) was backed by 410 of the polled papers of 1932, representing 51 per cent of the total number of dailies, and 67 per cent of the total circulation of . 8. dailies.”
MISSISSIPPI GAS BLAZE PERILS WELLS
JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 15 (U. P.), ° —A gas well fire roared unchecked - five miles from the state capital to day and threatened the extensive Hinds-Rankin Field. The well, brought in five years ago as Rankinside 2, exploded early yesterday. It was believed pressure might draw salt water into the half hundred other gas wells in the field. ; There: was no 9: equipment to ght
was disclosed for his act.
the fire.
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WASHINGTON, ON, Aug. 15 (U.P) — The New Deal celebrated the third anniversary of the Social - Security Act today by promising to improve and extend its provisions. In observance of the birthday. of his pet social legislation, President Roosevelt will address the nation to-
night over a nation-wide radio net-
work. He will speak for 15 minutes, beginning at 8:30 p. m. (Indianapolis Although the White House guarded the subject of his address, it was considered likely that he would elaborate his views on social reform.
max the: Social Security “Board's :
Presiden Senator Wagner. (D,
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and the C. I. O.—united in one common cause. C. I. O. Chairman John L. Lewis and Federation President wililam Green, both said that they would seek further advances in the field of social security. Chairman Arthur J. Altmeyer of the Social Sectirity Board, in a eulogy of past attainments of the | Securi program, indicated that the law's provisions would’ be broadened, per-
He said that extension of the act to agricultural labor, domestics and other presently exempt classes was
haps at the next session of Congress.
efits for those retiring during the earlier years of the system, to provide benefits for aged wives and widows, and to provide benefits for young children of insured persons dying before retirement age. cil ‘Treasury indirectly replied to ordinary revenue receipts and spent in the same manner, by explaining that it “follows the procedure, outlined | in the act.” 2. Mr, y ress” which, the Treasury. 8 | ported, brought in $887,946,271 revenue and resulted in expenditure of
- | $1,232,658,508, of which $680,000,000
was in the form of transfers to the
3 old-age Jeserve account,
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Mr. Altmeyer cited these statistics as evidence of progress: 1. Unemployment = compensation laws in effect in every state. 2. At the end of May, more than 217,500,000 workers earned credits toward unemployment benefits.
3. Currently, 1,000,000 individuals are receiving unemployment com-
Broadening of Social Security Program Promised: President to Speak on Third Anniversary T onight
pensation checks averaging $10 pep week. 4. More than 40,000,000 workers are now enrolled in the Federal . old-age pension system. 5. eral-state public assistance nee a a needy bind persons.
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tion, or by House action holding . ;
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