Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 October 1938 — Page 1

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GL $711,633 AS FUND DRIVE STARTS TODAY

3000 Workers Take Field; Slogan Is ‘Be Proud of Your Gift.’

GIVING CALLED DUTY

Price We Must Pay for Democracy, Says Pastor At Luncheon.

(Another Story, Page 17; Editorial, Page 18)

Three thousand trained. workers tock the field today in the campaign to raise $711,633 for the 1939 Indianapolis Community Fund. For weeks, preparations have been made by Fund officials. For days, the campaign leaders and workers have been in rehearsal. Approximately 600 workers attended the opening luncheon at the Claypool Hotel this afternoon. Reports from some of the divisions which got early starts were regarded as good and there was a generally optimistic spirit. The Rev. Donald Tippett, Columbus, O., principal speaker, told the workers that voluntary giving was a duty in a democracy. ; He said: “In Germany and in Russia they take care of their community problems through governmental enactment. In this democracy these

problems must be taken care of by|

voluntary community service. A “Forward Program”

“The totalitarian states recognize their youth problem. In a democracy we must trust the democratic spirit of voluntary giving to assume the responsibility of community welfare. This is one of the prices we have to pay for having a democracy. “This Community Fund drive must be a forward program. You must raise $10,500 more than your total expenditure last year, because that expenditure must be the base from which you work, The Community Fund is a prevention program. It should seek to prevent the spread of crime and disease in our society. “In these times we must be constantly raising more and more money for community welfare work to share the burden of poverty and unemployment. Debt Is Mutual

“When we look oh the debit sie of the ledger we realize we are horribly in debt to everyone of our fellowmen. Giving to the Community. Fund Indianapolis citizens should be proud of their gifts for it is in the nature of things that everyone contributes to the welfare of everyone else.” Not since 1931 has the campaign raised as much as the goal set before the drive. This year, leaders said, there is a great chance that the drive will go “over the top.” Workers were told that new money must be found but there must be a general increasing in last year’s donation to do this. “This is the year to put it over,” said Harold B. West, another cochairman. “We have been fairly near in the last several years, but we have not succeeded in going over the top since 1931. We are asking only for the absolute rock-bottom amount needed.”

Roosevelt on Radio

Further impetus to the campaign is expected after President Roosevelt tomorrow night broadcasts a nation-wide appeal in support of community fund campaigns. Also on the program will be Charles P. Taft, Cincinnati, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The program will be broadcast at 9 p. m. and the station to tune in locally will be WFBM. Donors will be given red feathers to wear. The slogan is “Be Proud of Your Gift.” The campaign will close Oct. 25.

18 MILLIONS GRANTED FOR CHICAGO SUBWAY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (U, P.) — President Roosevelt today approved an 18 million dollar Public Works Administration grant to Chicago for construction of a loop subway to cost approximately 40 million dollars. The President acted on the recommendation of PWA Administrator Ickes. PWA also announced the President’s approval of a $1,766,700 grant for a $3,826,000 bridge across the Potomac river at Morgantown, Md. The structure was made an issue in the President’s unsuccessful effort to prevent renomination. of Senator Tydings (D. Md.).

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VOLUME 50—NUMBER 185

Prepare Butler Doghouse for Tiger

Lucky dog!

POLIGE HUNTING THUGS VICTIM

Vanishes After Reporting Abduction of Woman Companion.

Police today were investigating a compound mystery in which parties of both parts to a reported crime had disappeared. Ernest Bender, 26, of 2321 S. Meridian St., reported by phone at first and then in person at Police Headquarters that a thug slugged him, abducted his woman companion and stole his car. He said the woman later was released. Police told him to get the woman, bring her to Headquarters and he left promising to do so. He did. not return. He did not appear for work. When it became evident he was not going to return, police weniv in search of him, Mr. Bender told police he and

’| his companion were in the car in

the 1100 block on College Ave. at midnight when a man approached. According to Bender, the man said he was a policeman and told the couple they were under arrest, ordering them to drive him to a substation. Draws Revolver Mr. Bender said he then told the man, “You aren't a policeman and there are no police substations in Indianapolis.” The man drew a revolver from his belt and said: “This is a stickup.” Climbing in the rear seat of the car, the thug ordered Bender to drive around North Side streets for two hours, it was reported to police. At Read 31 and the Marion County line the gunman slugged the driver, took $4 from his pockets and threw him out of the car. He then continued on with the woman captive after shouting: “She will bring the car back in a couple of hours.” Police and deputy sheriffs investigated two other holdups reported overnight. Lewis Hiatt, 34, Madison, told deputy sheriffs he had been Tobbed of $23 and thrown out of a car at a lonely spot south of the city. Hiatt said he was picked up by a man in a car at Kentucky Ave. and was taken to a road south of Belmont Ave., where he was beaten and robbed. : Paul Edwards, 29, of 226 N. New Jersey St. a taxicab driver, reported to police that two armed men robbed him of 45 cents at Capitol Ave. and 30th St. last night.

SHOELESS, SUFFERS SOLE-TRYING ORDEAL

Earl P. Martin, 46, Muncie, hobbled shoeless into Municipal Court today to face charges of ihtoxication, reckless driving and operating an automobile under the influence of liquor. He explained to Judge John L. McNelis that while he slept in City Jail, someone removed his new $15 shoes and replaced them with a pair so old and worn out that he wouldn’t put them on. His case was continued to Oct. 27 and Mr. Martin was released on bond. “Where,” he asked a policeman, “is the nearest shoe store?”

{FCC OUSTS GENERAL COUNSEL

(Earlier Story, Page 14)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (U. P.)— The Federal Communications Commission by vote of 4 to 2, today

But, they hope, unlucky tiger! That's the way things are at Butler University today where the student body, as well as the football team, is prepared for home-coming game Saturday with

Willis Voices Optimism; Townsend to Talk Here

ousted its general counsel, Hampson Gray, Np charges were ® specified, ]

FORECAST: Fair and cooler tonight; tomorrow fair and somewhat warmer.

Betty Weakly, Logansport.

Sullivan Outlines 4-Point Program in North and South Side Rallies.

(Photos, Page 23)

Governor Townsend will lend a hand in the Marion County Democratic campaign tomorrow night

with addresses at two political meetings, one on the North Side and the other on the South Side. Also scheduled as a principal speaker at the two rallies is Reginald H. Sullivan, Mayoralty nominee, who, with Charles West, President Roosevelt's Congressional contact man, headlined twin rallies on the North and South Sides last night.

Tomorrow night's rallies will be a,

Third Ward meeting at 2225 College Ave. and a 15th Ward meeting at Russell and McCarthy Sts. Besides the Governor and Mr. Sullivan, seakers at the North Side rally are to include Chalmer Schlosser, James E. Deery and Mercer M. Mance. On the South Side, speakers are to. include Dr. Theodore Cable, nominee for State Representative, and John Layton, City Clerk nominee. Torchlight parades will precede both meetings.

Sullivan Backs Rail Project Audiences at last night's rallies were told that the return of Democratic candidates to office is necessary to continue the program that a the country irom disaster in Mr. West last ‘night urged support of the Democratic program “be-

cause it took the country away from |

financial dictators and gave it back to the common people.” Mr. Sullivan pledged: 1. A common sense, business administration to “continue the?pres(Continued on Page 12)

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Railway Labor Chief Calls for Fair Competition, New Rate Policy and Financial Reorganizations

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (U, P.). —George M. Harrison, president of the Association of American Railway Labor Execufives, today presented to President Roosevelt's factfinding board a four-point program for rehabilitation of the 26 billion dollar railroad industry, Mr. Harrison called for: 1. A genuine attack on the problem of competition. 2. A rate policy, taking into consideration both good and bad times. 3. Financial reorganization, 4. Consolidations. Mr. Harrison, who is a member of President Roosevelt's Managemente Labor Advisory Board on the raile

road problem, said the President lias to s:

DePauw. The girls fixing the doghouse for the DePauw tiger are (left to right), Martha Terhune and Indianapolis, and Lucille Mayhill, (Story, Page 11.)

F.D. R. ORDERS WPA

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1938

Times Photo.

G. 0. P. Candidate Given - Glowing ‘Reports’ in Tth District.

By RICHARD LEWIS Times Staff Writer

BLOOMINGTON, Oct. 13.—With a municipal G. O. P. victory here conceded by several opposition spokesmen, Seventh District Re-

publican leaders today told Raymond E. Willis, Republican Senatorial candidate, he could count on majorities in five counties and predicted Republican gains in six more. Mr. Willis, declaring that the outlook was the “brightest since the campaign began,” returned to the Sixth District today, following an address at a lively rally here last night. The Senatorial candidate was scheduled to speak before Rotary (Continued on Page 12)

TO LIMIT SPENDING

130,000 Reduction Expected in Relief Rolls.

(National Affairs, Page 14)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (U. P.). —President Roosevelt today ordered that WPA spending between now

and March be kept within the 790 million dollars remaining from the $1,425,000 provided by Congress for relief during the first eight months of this fiscal year. Deputy WPA Administrator Aubrey Williams, to whom the orders were issued, predicted that increasing employment and improving business will make it possible to effectuate the order. The spending restriction, it was estimated unofficially, will necessitate an average reduction in relief rolls of 130,000 during the winter months from the all-time peak of 3,129,000, reached Oct. 1. Mr. Williams emphasized it will not he WPA policy to acomplish the reduction by dropping anyone in need. He indicated that he relied

TERROR RULES AS HUNGARY'S LIMIT EXPIRES

IN EUROPE

KOMARON — Czech-Hungarian talks at crisis.

JERUSALEM — Leading Arab killed as clashes increase.

LONDON — Big-scale rearmament campaign predicted.

BERLIN—Nazis say British plans make more arms neces-

sary. BRUSSELS—Belgium may fortify French frontier.

ROME—Welcome for returning soldiers from Spain ready.

BURGOS~—5000 Italians ready to embark.

BARCELONA—Rebel bomb hits British ship.

HENDAYE—Spanish war deadlocked.

VIENNA-—Natzis begin campaign against Cardinal.

IN THE FAR EAST—

HONGKONG—U. S. gunboat in danger area of new Jap drive.

CANTON — 500,000 reserves called out by Chinese.

WASHINGTON — Baruch charges U. S. is unprepared.

KOMARON, Czech - Hungarian Frontier, Oct. 13 (U. P.).—OfTicial dispatches today disclosed a reign of terror in Ruthenia by organized bands equipped with foreign arms and led by Hungarian reserve officers. The news caused a grave crisis in Czech negotiations for settlement of Hungary's minority demands. The official Czech advices from Ruthenia, which Hungary has demanded be ceded to her, reported sporadic fighting in which at least two Czechoslovaks were killed and many Hungarians were arrested. Martial law was invoked by the Praha Government. Terrorism also was reported from Bratislava, where a number of Hungarians were arrested in the Perecin district of Slovakia, part of which the Budapest Government is demanding in its drive for return of more than 700,000 Magyars in Czechoslovakia. Those arrested were charged with terrorism.

Czech Terms Rejected

Mukacevo, a city of 26,000, was the center of the Ruthenian terrorism which “official statements described as “murder, manslaughter, robbery and crimes endangering the public.” While the terrorist reports increased, relations between Hungary and Czechoslovakia were strained by the threatened preakdown of negotiations for peaceful settlement of the minority question. Developments included: 1. The Hungarian delegation rejected the Czech’s “final” offer of territory and gave the Czechs until 11 a. m. (Indianapolis Time) to “come to terms.” If they fail, a formal ultimatum was predicted. 2. Hungarian extremists urged the Government to use force to win its demands. An article, signed with the initials of Prime Minister Imredy, appeared in a semiofficial Budapest newspaper saying that Hungarians would win their demands ‘even if we have to do so with our bare hands.”

Czech Leader in Berlin

3. Poland, which is backing the Hungarian claims, was reported firmly to have asked the German Government not to meddle in the crisis. Germany has indicated opposition to the Polish-Hungarian position, which, however, is supported by Italy. 4. Czech Foreign Minister Frantisek Chvalkovsky arrived in Berlin for conferences: on future Czech(Continued on Page Three)

SMOKE FOES MEET TO MAP CAMPAIGN

(Editorial, Page 18)

Mayor Boetcher and other City officials were to meet with members of the Railroad Smoke Control Board at the Hotel Severin today to map plans for the annual antismoke fight. J. J. Liddy, president of the Board, was to preside at the meeting. Mr. Liddy said a general discussion of the smoke problem would be held. Among those expected to attend, in addition to Mayor Boetcher, were J. W. Clinehens, City combustion engineer; Dr. Herman G. Morgan, City Health Board secretary; George R. Popp Jr., building commissioner; Police Chief Morrissey,

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FT. WAYNE, Oct. 13 (U. P.). —Police today found the body of 17-year-old Alice Mae Girion, Ft. Wayne schoolgirl,

in the rooming house where she lived. She had been strangled. The girl, who came here from her home in Winchester, Ind.,, about four weeks ago, had been assaulted before she had been killed, according to Allen County Coroner, Dr. Walter E. Kruse. A pair of her own silk bloomers stuffed in her mouth caused death, the Coroner said. Police said witness reported that Miss Girton was alive at 2 a. m. this morning and that she was killed sometime between then and the time the body was discovered at 8:30 a. m, ~ About 15 witnesses are being questioned by police in an effort to find some clue that might lead to the identity of the girl’s slayer. Those questioned included Mrs. Lillian Kelly, who operated the rooming house where the girl lived, and several boys whom police said were seen at various times in the company of Miss Girton. Police described the schoolgirl as being small and good looking.

OIL TANK BLAZE IS EXTINGUISHED

500 Firemen Fight Flames For 18 Hours Over 12-Acre Area.

LINDEN, N. J., Oct. 13 (U. P.)— Pire that raged more than 18 hours through the 12-acre Cities Service Company plant, was extinguished today after it had caused more than $500,000 damage. The blaze was fed by 10 million gallons of gasoline, naphtha, kerosene and oil from exploding storage tanks. Fire-fighters who had waged a losing battle most of .the night, gained their first advantage early today when with four feet of Foamite they extinguished a blazing 40foot tank that had threatened to exp.ode and spray the whole area with two million gallons of flaming crude oil. Gradually they smothered numerous pools of oil, boiled over from unexploded tanks amid a mass of steel wreckage from the 20 tanks that had blown up or split their seams and spilled out their contents in the terrific heat. Some of the thundering explosions had broken windows in houses three miles away. At its height, the fire spurted 300 feet into the air (Continued on Page Three)

3 TRAINMEN DIE AS ENGINE BLOWS UP

Boiler Blast Injures Two Others Mile Away.

ELGIN, Ill, Oct. 13 (U.P.).— Three crew members of a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific freight train of 100 empty cars were killed today when the boiler of the] engine exploded half a mile west of Almora, Ill. The explosion blew out a section of the right of way, hurled biis of the engine 600 feet and splintered two cars behind the tender. Dead were George Nelson, 60, Chicago, the engineer; James Mangan, Chicago, fireman, and George Hachtel, 47, Elgin, head brakeman.

British King, Queen Dance With Tenants

BALMORAL, Scotland, Oct. 13 (U. P.).—The King and Queen danced the “Lambeth Walk” and “Palais Glide” at the annual Ghillie Ball last night. Their Majesties appeared for two hours, until midnight, on the dance floor, crowded with shuffling, jostling tenants and laborers of the estate. The program was mostly old Scottish country dances, of

on business improvement to make this possible.

gressional approval of a broad scale rehabilitation program.

The initial meeting of the advisory board, comprised of equal representation of management and labor, ended in an impasse when both sides agreed no substantial program could be evolved until the railroad wage controversy is settled The carriers are demanding a flat 15 per cent reduction in wage rates —=a cut which would represent approximately -$250,000,000 annually. “The railroads,” Mr. Harrison said, “in my judgment, should withdraw this request for a 15 per cent wage cut and ought to begin an attack on the fundamental situation, since we now have 3 promise from

‘| stantially the same character of

City Councilmen and the Safety Board members.

ting a broad-scale program from rehabilitation of the railroads.” Mr, Harrison said that his program had the approval of the 18 organizations in the Railroad Labor Association. On competition, he said all forms of transportation—land, water and air—“should be subjected to sub-

Federal regulation, with favors for none and handicaps for none.” “That portion which cannot stand this test is not a social asset and not an economic necessity,” Mr. Harrison said. “Further,” he said, “the railroads: must evolve new methods of service—light and high speed equip-

ment and more units of transportathat 1 h

which the Queen is especially fond.

He said that the policy heretofore has been to raise rates when commodity prices fell, with the result that the price of transportation becomes too great a factor in the price

of goods and tends to accentuate depression. He suggested that railroads be given a period of time in which to undergo voluntary financial reorganization, after which it should be enforced “There are some consolidations that should be made in the public interest. They should be permitted only after a searching investigation and the test should be whether they are in the public interest. They

Second-Olass Matter Indianapolis, Ind.

STATE S STRONGER LAW ON SECURITIES

HOME

FINAL

PRICE THREE CENTS

1939 Legislature May

Audits, I

ities Commission officials said

“rather lax enforcement.”

firms,” the Judge charged. doing something about it.” Worth C. Harder, deputy

JOBS SPURT IN AUTO INDUSTRY

Re-employment Quickened As Output of New Models Grows.

‘Copyright, 1938, by United Press) DETROIT, Oct. 13.—A survey of

the automobile industry revealed a marked acceleration of re-employ-

ment today. The pace had quickened so that it promised to meet one of organized labor's most insistent - demands— that the automobile industry find work for all its workers. It was suggested that the industry might be operating on production schedules soon, which would obviate the need for the 32-hour week solution of unemployment advanced by the United Automobile Workers. Alfred P. Sloan Jr. chairman of the board of General Motors, predicted that his corporation’s 1939 business would exceed that of 1938 and said he believed there weve indications of “a long upward pull” for all business. Buick is now employing 11,900 men at Flint plant and will recall 1200 more before Nov. 1. Chevrolet is now working 8000 men at Flint and will rehire 3000 more at a rate of 300 a day. Oldsmobile will begin double shifts at Lansing plant next week. Chrysler has recalled 20,000 workers since production of 1939 cars be-

an. The Studebaker plant at South Bend, Ind. is operating at capacity. Although exact employment figures were not available, the factory employs approximately 7000 men at normal capacity. Graham-Paige begins 1939 production Monday. The Ford River Rouge plant is still being refitted for 1939 production which is expected to begin next week. © Plant normally employs 65,000. Nash begins 1939 Drogueiion next week.

WILDA C. BABBITT, CIVIC LEADER, DEAD

Prominent in Temperance And Y. W. C. A. Work.

Mrs. Wilda Carter Babbitt, temperance leader and former member of the Board of Directors of the Indianapolis Y. W. C. A, died today at her home, 5116 N. Capitol Ave. She was 73. Mrs. Babbitt was prominent in religious and civic circles here and was a board member of the Northwood Christian Church. She was active in the work of the Meridian Woman's Christian Temperance Union and served as treasurer of that organization. She spent her summers at Winona Lake, Ind., where she owned and managed the Swiss Terrace Hotel. She was born in Plainfield, Ind. July 4, 1865. Following graduation from the Indiana State Teachers College at Terre Haute she taught in Hendricks County schools and later in Marion, Ind. She was married twice, the first time to Lawrence Carter, who died in 1899. In 1910 she married John J. Babbitt of Crown Point. He died in 1927. She is survived by a daughter, Ruth B. Carter, teacher and dean of girls at Broad Ripple High School; a fester son, Earl Campbell of Winona Lake; two brothers, Elmer E. and Martin Hornaday; and three sisters, Mrs. James L. Clark, Mrs. Charles Tausey and Mrs. Frank Guthrie.

should provide fair and equal

UDIES

Be Asked to Provide

Greater Protection to Investor, Harder Says.

COMMENT BY JUDGE COX RECALLED

Commission at Present Not Certain of Its Powers Regarding Seizure and

s Claim.

: Changes in the Indiana Securities Law to provide better protection for investors are being contemplated, Secur-

today.

The need for more adequate protection was pointed out Tuesday by Circuit Court Judge Earl R. Cox, who charged

“There doesn’t appear to be a very close check on these “It’s about time somebody is

Securities Commissioner, said

today that a study of proposed changes had been started by the Commission several weeks ago, and that recommenda=

tions for changes in the 1937 law probably would be made to the 1939 Legislature.

Among the questions being considered, Mr. Harder said, were: 1. Should the act be amended to enable the Commission to inspect the books of a dealer suspected of fraudulent operations? At present, he said, the Commission has the right to subpena these books into court, but the Commission is doubt= ful of its power of seizure.

2. Should a specific financial standard be required before a see curities dealer’s license is issued? 3. Should the law be amended to require some form of automatic, compulsory audit of the books of all dealers.

Montgomery has been holding con= ferences with private attorneys who

tions. Dealers Oppose Audit

It was explained that ever since the inception of the Commission, the question of mandatory audits has been discussed with the dealers. ~ Warren W. Martin, deputy attor ney general representing the Com-= mission, said that most dealers felt that such compulsory audits would place an unnecessary financial bur=den upon them and also would make their clientele lists public. “The Commission’s policy has been that a prompt prosecution in cases of fraudulent securities deal= ings is the best prevention for keeping down such fraudulent operations,” he added. The Commisison has the right under the present law to force a company under suspicion to conduct an audit. However, it was explained that the Commission does not use this right ordinarily except when actual complaints have been made or tangible evidence has been received of fraudulent operations.

Co-operation Is Cited

“By the very nature of the securities business,” Mr. Martin said, “it would be unfair to place a dealer under suspicion unless we had some grounds. If we forced an audit upon one dealer arbitrarily, such an action might react in harm to his business.” Both Mr. Harder and Mr, Martin explained that “95 per cent or ore of the dealers are conducting honest business and are co-ope an ing fully with the Commission in efforts to clean out fraudulent operators.” The Commission conducts investi gations of firms applying for licenses as dealers. Claim Staff Inadequate

It was explained that although these investigations might show that the firm planned originally to conduct a legitimate business, it is very difficult now to head off a dealer who suddenly switches to fraudulent operations.

have an adequate staff to make a complete audit of every company, and the statements which it now demands of these firms are not detailed enough to reveal every discrepancy, Mr. Harder said. Both men explained they were not making a defense of the Commission’s past record, adding that the Indiana Commission has a national reputation for vigorous prosecution of “blue sky law” operators.

Shideler Probe Continues

Judge Cox’ plea for better protec« tion of investors was made at a receivership hearing Tuesday for Shideler & Co., Inc., an investment firm. The Marion County Grand Jury

Shideler & Co. The firm's license was revoked last week by the State

Court. Federal officials also are investi~ gating failure of the company with reported losses of possibly $100,000 to Indiana investors. Meanwhile, William company president, and his Fe Frederick Shideler, are b Jail

Funeral services will be held at

Securities Commissioner Chester

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