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THE INDIANAFOLIS TIMES
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SATURDAY, OCT. 1, 1938
Vote Drive Starts: G.0O.P.Gains Called
‘Almost
Inevitable’
Statistics Reveal 10 Per Cent Shift to Republicans
Would Add 60 Seats in House, 6 or 7 in Senate; New York Center of Attraction.
(Editorial,
By LYLE C. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent 1.—A five wee
WASHINGTON, Oct. opened today on all political fronts. If Republicans can shift 10 per
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cent of the 1336 Democratic vote to
their column next month they stand to gain 60 or more House seats,
and six or seven in the Senate. Re
publican gains are almost inevitable |
"after the series of New Deal-Democratic triumphs which began in 1932.
A shift of 5 per cent from Demo-|
cratic to Republican strength would increase Republican House membership by about 30 seats. Editorial Research statisticians estimate that a 10 per cent shift would add 64 House members and seven Senators to Republican strength. On that basis, it was estimated that the next Congress would consist of: Senate, 63 Democrats, 23 Republicans, 4 others; House, 269 Democrats, 151 Republicans, 15 others. In estimating results of a 10 per cent shift, statisticians rated as abnormal the last Senatorial election results in three states, California, Idaho and Wisconsin.
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DRIVER SOUGHT AS PEDESTRIAN IS HURT BY CAR
‘Safety Officials Warn of October Hazards; Woman
Cents; Board Issues Bound Over.
Statement.
Deputy sheriffs today sought a hit-run motorist who struck a pedestrian as he walked along Highway 40, four miles west of the city. This was the first serious accident |the past few years. of the month and brought from | under Indiana laws, | safety officials the warning that | budget control over township relief. October presents peculiarly dan- | Whatever the trustees spend, the logerous driving hazards. cal units must later provide. They said that early twilights and light fall rains make driving dan-
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Andre Francois-Poncet
Urge Legislative Action
concerned at the very large amount being spent for this function, in spite of the rapid growth of social security and WPA programs during Now operating there is no
Center Inside Rate Set at $3.19 For 1939 by County Tax Board; School City Estimate Slashed
Relief Levy Reduced 19!
| carried on a campaign to eliminate put recommends its findings to the excessive fees, which made many State Tax Board with whom taxing public official rich in their short unit officials or taxpayers may file terms of office. lappeals for either restoration of “But in the last few years, we reduced items or for more reduce have, by Legislative action, either tions. restored or increased foes to major] ; County offices. The next Legislature |, U. to Give Course should eliminate this, fix fair com-| pensation for these officers, and Here on Tax Problems turn all fees into the County Treas-| Federal, State and local taxation ury to be used for the reduction of problems will be discussed in a the tax rate. series of classes to be conducted be~ “A thorough study of salaries fixed ginning Oct. 10 at tLe Indianapols by State law should .be made to | Public Library by the Indiana Uni-~ place these on a more equitable | versity Extensicn and the Indianap-« basis. The Jaw also should require |Olis Chamber of Commerce. public officials to devote full time to| Although the public may attend the offices for which they are being without charge, it will be necessary
F.D.R'S PURGE PRESSED ANEW
Ickes Goes After Bailey; White House Snubs Southern Bloc.
By THOMAS L. STOKES
Times Special Writer
gerous for unwary motorists, and pointed out that six persons died next Legislature.
this year reached 11 and City fices efficiently and economically. deaths both this year and last year in September were six.
Held to Grand Jury
Canaday, 33, 1711 Northwestern | cial workers. Ave,, was bound over to the Grand | “They
Jury under $1000 bond on a charge | need to
“This must be remedied by the In the mean|in City traffic during October, 1937. time, trustees should exercise all September County traffic deaths possible care to administer their of-|
“Also in the newness of the welfare and relief programs, we believe of m there are all too tempting possibila ities of entrenching a new classificaIn Municipal Court today Ruth|tion of public employees, namely so-
understand, as ment for all the local units, intelli-
paid. Ask Joint Purchasing Board
“We have been impressed with! the possibilities of savings to the taxpayers by more efficient methods, particularly in the purchase aterials and supplies and by the keeping of public records. “Both the City and the School City operate purchasing departments. A joint purchasing depart-
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to register in advance for the course at the Indiana University Bldg. 122 E. Michigan St. The schedule of speakers and topics is as follows: “Current Problems in Taxation,” Prof. Mark C. Mills, Department of Economics, In-~ diana University, Oct. 10; “Gross Income and Social Security Taxes,” Clarence A. Jackson, director, Indiana Gross Income Tax Division, Oct. 17; “Federal Taxes,” Will H, Smith, United States District Collector of Internal Revenue, Oct. 24;
of manslaughter in connection with the traffic death Sept. 3 of John Burkert, 70, of 1361 W. Pruitt St. Eight drivers were fined $26 on
other public employees long have gently administered, could affect a | known, that there are limits to the very large amount of savings. | ability to produce taxes, which must| “There is particular need for cen[limit the administration of their tralizing fiscal control for the coun-
| “Recent Trends in State and Local { Taxation,” Dr. P. S. Sikes, Depariiment of Political Science, Indiana | University, now acting as service co-
Oct. 1—The
charges of violating the traffic laws.
programs of public assistance.
WASHINGTON, Roosevelt party “purge” movement | is not dead, as suspected. The continuing intention of the | President and his New Deal aids
New York Leads Parade The campaign curtain-raiser of " primaries and nominating conven- | | . tions began April 12 in Illinois and
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Guy Berry, 57, of 431 Collier St., |. “The second problem of greatest
was reported in “fair” condition at City Hospital as a result of injuries" : : received in the Route 40 accident, |Cial assistance to the local units. He received a broken left leg and Much of this has been the outwas cut and bruised on the face and |8roWth of attempts to limit prop-
limportance to our community, is | that of distribution of State finan- |
[ty in one office. The continual
\overspreading of ‘budgets by the lordinator for the Indiana Tax Study
: uate | Commission, Oct. 31; “State Control] county could very effectively and lof Local Taxation,” Philip Zoercher,
simply be prevented, by the use of | z : z chairman, St Bo OMe up-to-date bookkeeping, centralized 2 el ig Bonet To» Cons
in the Auditor's office. re a “With many new trustees taking man’s View of Taxation,” William H.
ended yesterday in New York State. It was notable chiefly for the failure of the so-called “purge” in which the Administration attempted to prevent renomination of conservative Democratic Senators in Georgia, Seuth Carolina and Maryland. | But the New Deal stopped Rep. John J. O'Connor in a New York ~ Democratic primary and broke better than even on obtaining renomination of incumbent and loyal New " Dealers. New York will lead the election parade on Nov. 8 with the gubernatorial contest between Thomas E.| : Dewey, Republican, and Governor | Lehman, Democrat. Mr. Dewey, 36- | year-old racket-buster, is zooming | - to political prominence and the New Deal drafted Governor Lehman for a fourth term to stop him. Mr. Dewey's election would provide the Republican Party with a young and attractive political personality around whom to rally for the 1940 Presidential wars. On a 10 per cent shift basis, possible Republican gains in Congressional districts were estimated as follows: California, 3, (1, 12, 19). Colorado, 1, (2). Connecticut, 2, Delaware, 1, Illinois, 8, (1, 24. 25). Indiana, Iowa, 4, (1, Kansas, 1, ( Maryviand, 1, 4). Massachusetts, 1, (3). Michigan, 2, (11, 12). Minnesota, 2, (2, 5). Missouri, 2, (1, 6). Nebraska, 2, (1, (?). New Jersey, 5, (2, 3, 9. 11, 12). N:w York, 4. (17, 20, 38 41). Ohio, 1, (1, 2 6.17 8 22). Pennsylvania, 7, 9, 13, 13, 19, 23, 29). Rhode Island, 2, (1, 2). South Dakota, 1, (1). West Virginia, 1, (4). Wisconsin, 1, (?), (6, Progressive situation complicates here).
Senate Analyzed On the same 10 per cent basis, it!
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pick up Senate seats in: Connecticut (Augustine Lonergan), Indiana (Frederick VanNuys), Iowa (Guy M. Gillette), Kansas (George McGill), New Hampshire (Fred H. Brown), South Dakota (incumbent, | Herbert E. Hitchcock, defeated in primaries), and Utah (Elbert D. Thomas). These 10 per cent estimates are made without political considera-| tions of any kind and to work out] perfectly would presuppose not only |
a 10 per cent gain but that it would | by appointment. Mr. Hoover's in-|ceries of second class “B” pictures. {tentions were strictly honorable. He The studio got its money out of
be evenly distributed. Actually, the relative gain in Republican voting will be spotty. And there already is evidence that while an increase of 10 per cent or more may be ex-
to challenge the party's Southern Bernardo Attolico
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strength probably |
conservative bloc—despite failure of
Baron Ernst von Weizsaecker
the attempt to defeat two of them in the primaries—to hold them at
| sion arises, to seek to isolate them. | was manifest in two developments of the last 48 hours. One was a speech by Secretary] of Interior Ickes last night at] Grand Rapids, Mich, on behalf of} the renomination and re-election of | Governor Murphy. The tart-tongued | secretary said, on what he termed | “the best possible authority,” that Herbert Hoover on his last visit to the East had met Senator Josiah Bailey (D. N. C.), one of the Southern anti-New Deal leaders, and offered him the 1940 Republican Presidential nomination. Then. curling his lips about some of his well-known sarcasm, Secretary Ickes proceeded to label Mr. Bailey as the representative of the Duke power interests in the Senate! and to proclaim that he had been] in realty a Republican for many years,
Fail to Get Audience The second incident was the re-|
group of southern Senators who are here seeking an increase in cotton loans. : The Senatorial conference was | called by Senator Cotton Ed Smith of South Carolina,
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who weathered Mr. Roosevelt's attempt
|to “purge” him, and included Sen-!cis ‘and the studio concerned the
ator George (D. Ga.), who also won
renomination over the President's open and public disapproval. When Cotton Ed called the White House, he was advised that the President was too busy to see the Senators, and they were routed to the Agriculture Department to confer today with Assistant Secretary Harry Brown, who is from Georgia. Secretary Wallace was away, making an address at Fort Worth, Texas, in which he opposed the proposed loan increase sought y the southern Senators. In going after Senator Bailey at
sumed an old feud, in which one passage of arms was over a shower bath installed in the secretary's office, held up to ridicule by the North Carelina senator.
Intentions ‘Honorable’ “It is reported,” Mr. Ickes said,
| “that the last time Herbert Hoover
was in the East he met Senator Josiah W. Bailey of North Carolina,
offered the Republican Presidential {nomination in 1940 Bailey. “The banns have not yet been
to Senator
international commission which wi
sion of Sudeteland to Germany by arm's length and, when the occa-| derson is British Ambassador to Germany. er is secretary of state of the German Foreign Office. Poncet is French Ambassador to Germany.
Italian Ambassador to Germany.
Czech Minister to Germany, will be the fifth member of the com-
mission.
Kay Francis Steps Out of Film to Wed Fifth Time
(Photo, Page One)
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 1 (U. P.).—Kay Francis, dark-eyed movie star, es—perhaps forever—today to climax a dispute hen Claudette Colbert was awarded a role that
stepped out of pictur that started a year ago W Miss Francis wanted. Miss Francis com Brothers, the studio that offended her by giving the part to Miss Colbert, and did not sign another. It was intimated that there may not be another contract, despite two offers from rival studios. Miss
| fusal of President Roosevelt to see Francis started preparations for her
forthcoming marriage to Erick Barnekow, wealthy broker and aviation enthusiast. For at least six months after the wedding she will not consider film offers, she indicated.
Wanted Dramatic Part The trouble between Miss Fran-
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starring part in the picture “Tova- |
|rich.” It was the role of a Russian ‘noblewoman working as a maid in | Paris. Miss Francis, while denying any hit of rivalry with Miss Colbert, an- | nounced that she was through be-| ing Warner Brothers’ “clothes | horse.”
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She said for years she had | been assigned to movie roles chiefly to wear beautiful clothes and only two weeks before had agreed to |renew her contract only on the |studio’s promise to give her a dramatic part such as the maid in { “Tovarich.” When the studio considered buy-| ing off Miss Francis $273.000 con- | tract, she changed her mind] abruptly. She was reported to have said that she intended to collect her $5250 pay check every Saturday until the contract ran out, regardless of whether Warner Brothers gave her work to do.
In “B” Pictures
The studio pulled her off the “A” | pictures in which she had been |starred for years, and she made a
er contract. With the last of the series finished, | Miss Francis gave a farewell party | to the cast and crew on a sound] |stage and distributed silver cigaret
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The diplomats pictured here are members of the highly important
pleted her $5250 a week contract with Warner
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£ 1400 block of S. West St., Mrs. Fred 11 arrange the details of the ces- |Lambert, 52, Lyons, Ind. received Czechoslovakia. Sir Nevile HenBaron Ernst von WeizsaeckAndre FrancoisDr. Bernardo Attolico is
Dr. Vojtech Mastny (not shown),
Hospital. She was a passenger in a car driven by Pete Lambert, 32, Lyons. Driver of the other car was
Killed in Accident
At Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Oct. 1 (U. P.).— Leota Krug, 20, was killed today when the automobile in which she was riding with John Burford, 20, overturned near here.
Oak Park Man Killed on U.S. 6
LA PORTE, Oct. 1 (U. P.).—Ralph Mordue, 40, of Oak Park, Ill, was killed instantly last night when his car collided with one driven by Orie Zook of Goshen, who was not injured. The accident occurred on a curve on U. S. 6 south of here.
CONFERENCE FAILS
Project Work to Be Halted Through Monday.
In Serious Condition After Autos Crash
PORTLAND, Ind. Oct. 1 (U. P). —Mrs. Mary Waltz, Geneva, and Roy Glines, Pennville, are in serious condition in the hospital here today as the result of a head-on crash between their cars last night. Mrs. Waltz suffered a compound fracture of the right arm, a skull fracture and serious internal injuries.
PARALYTIC’S CASE PERTURBS DOCTORS
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Oct. 1 (U. P.) —Sylva Davis, the 20-year-old invalid who underwent a delicate operation last spring in the haope she might obtain normal use of her hands and feet, is losing weight and her doctors are alarmed about her condition.
Work on the S. East St. improvement project, will be held up through Monday, pending further negotiations between contractors and union leaders, it was announced today. They failed to reach an agree-| ment on union demands for a closed shop and union-scale wages, at a meeting with Mayor Boetcher in the City Council chambers last night. Another meeting is scheduled at 2:30 p. m. Monday. Work, which began Wednesday, was suspended yesterday morning after union men said they wous= picket the jobs.
POSTMASTER IS DEAD
ANDERSON, Oct. 1 (U. P)—| Miss Davis weighed 70 pounds Harry Brendel, Anderson postmaster today, about 30 less than formerly. for the past four years, died last!She has been forced to return to night after a long illness. His wife, the respirator in which she lived a son and two brothers survive. for weeks after the operation.
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When two autos collided in the
head injuries and was taken to City
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erty taxes and to substitute other methods of taxation.
Hit Distribution Methods
“To a large extent, the methods lof distributing these replacement {taxes have been injurious to the {urban communities, like Indianapolis. “It is that which has prevented our taxpayers from getting the same measure of tax relief as has been made possible for the remainder of the State; which has, in fact, actually increased our tax burden in this community, while in many parts of the State the tax burden has been almost cut in two. “It is assured that we can not get any further appreciable tax relief unless we do one of two things: One, eliminate some of the functions of government we now consider necessary; or two, get a fairer break in the distribution of statecollected replacement taxes. “We urge that tax payers contact our representatives in the Legislature next January in an attempt to obtain a greater measure of justice for Marion County. “Our studies also have revealed the return of the outmoded {fee system to County offices in recess years. For many years, citizens
office the first of the year, the sit-
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uation is critical enough to make Sor BpOlS Chaos 3 Sonus: mandatory our recommendation wilde i ey i an | Wilde, just completing a four-year that the State Board of Accounts term on the Indianapolis School (set up immediately definite controls Board, Nov. 28: “Problems of an Inand prescribed methods of purchase tegrated Tax System: State, Federal and business procedure. | Local” Prof. Mills. Dec. 5. : “In the brief three weeks alloted | ———— 1 = __ to our board, it was impossible to make a sufficiently thorough study | BUSINESS EDUCATION of personnel in all the units of Sone a scouming, Bookkeeping, government. A nonpartisan survey Fy i Se ES of personnel and salaries could un- |} Fred W. Case, Principal. doubtedly reduce personnel costs Central Business College and assure greater efficiency, and | Architects and Builders Building. assure public employees pay in line | Pennsylvania & Vermont Sts., Indgls.
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The Board last night trimryes Watch and Jewelry
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request, reducing the proposed 7 Skilled Craftsmen
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The Board made a reduction of 20.04 in the County rate. The reductions in the Civil] City budget last night included | $19,000 off the Park Department ap- | propriations; $12,000 from the Fire { Department budget, eliminating a | new pumper truck next year; $11,000 | from the City sanitation budget and | $6000 from City Hospital appropri- | ations. | Under a 1937 law, the Adjustment Board does not fix the rate®
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Dewey Gets Ready
For Campaign Tour NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (U. P).— Thomas Edmund Dewey, racket exterminator and Republican candidate for Governor, hurriedly arranged affairs at his district at-
torney’s office today so that he could make a state-wide campaign tour before the election Nov. 8. He said his 72 assistants would be able to conduct his office in his absence. The important business ahead was the preparation for the retrial of James J. Hines, Tammany leader, who is charged with having sold political protection to the Dutch Schultz lottery mob. That trial opens Nov. 14. He planned to name his campaign manager and start the race against Governor Lehman, his Democratic opponent, next week.
Fight Apparently Lost by Talmadge
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 1 (U. P).— Former Governor Talmadge today appeared to have lost his fight to invalidate the Sept. 14 primary in which he was defeated for the Democratic Senatorial nomination by Senator Walter F. George. The State Democratic Committee
yesterday voted 64 to 4 against re-|
versing the decisions of 31 county committees which rejected Mr. Talmadge’s pea for a recount ba charges of irregularities in th
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4 ‘Smith Protests
Conference Refusal
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (U. P.) — | Senator (Cotton Ed) Smith (D. S. C.), who recently withstood Presi|dential efforts to prevent his reelection, protested today that Presi-| dent Roosevelt was the first Presi-| dent in 30 years who had refused | him an audience.
Senator Smith, leader of a Senate bloc seeking an increase in cot-| ton loans under the new farm pro- | gram, said that Mr. Roosevelt had | refused to see his group yesterday) and had referred them to Agricul-| ture Department officials. | He said that the group had sought | an appointment with the President | before his departure for Hyde Park | tonight, but had been informed that {a meeting at this time would be impossible. | “Perhaps this isn't a democracy any more,” he said.
WASHINGTON, Oct, 1 (U. P.) — The White House said today that Senator Smith (D, S. C.) was refused a Presidential audience to discuss cotton conditions yesterday | because it was physically impossible to squeeze in another appointment on the crowded White House calling list.
FANNIE BRICE ASKS
entering the movies after a brief stage success. She has amassed considerable wealth during nine years as a movie star.
DIVORCE FROM ROSE
HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Cct. 1 (UP). —Fannie Brice, film and radio comedienne, today filed suit for divorce from William Rosenberg, the New York stage producer known as Billy Rose. Filing under the name of Fannie Rosenberg, the actress and singer who made famous her song about “My Man” briefly accused her husband of inflicting mental cruelty and with having deserted her after more than seven years of married life.
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