Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 November 1938 — Page 1

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EDUCATION FOR

CUTTING DEATH TOLL IS URGED

Red Cross Représentative

Calls on Social Workers To Attack Problem.

CITES EUROPE’S ERRORS

Vreeland Says Americans Can Borrow Ideas on Welfare Work.

The average American is a men- 8 ace to an injured person with his §

“bungling efforts to help” after a highway or industrial accident, John W. Maloney, American Red Cross representative, this afternoon told the Indiana Conference of Social Workers in a speech at the

Claypool Hotel. The conference ended with his address in which he urged social workers to “roll back horizons” and attack the problem of educating,

the average citizen to be of aid to?

his fellowman in distress. “Thousands of mothers are killing their children each year because they do not know to give them proper care,” he said. Mr. Maloney told the social workers it was their duty to disseminate information that would cut this needless loss of life. Yesterday Prof. Francis Vreeland of DePauw University urged delegates to profit by Europe's mistakes in forming a social welfare program for. America. “In Denmark one enjoys the unified, character of services; in France one notes the admirable ends attained by very frugal means; in Czechoslovakia one admires the practical, understanding and concerted effort which is applied to social problems.

Should ‘Borrow Good’

“In Germany one marvels at the &

thoroughness of organization, paus-

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the completeness with which political ends have been merged with welfare programs. We being a newer nation should borrow that which is good and reject that which is bad. “Danish sickifess insurance” ‘coverst a greater proportion of the population than in any other country. It

is not obligatory for an individual}

to join a sickness benefit society, but the benefits are such that actually about two-thirds of the people belong. Thurman A. Gottschalk, State Department of Public Welfare administrator, addressing the same meeting discussed the financial side of public welfare and the future plans in Indiana. “Welfare services and payments are costly, admittedly so, but not beyond the reasonable price to be expected in payment for the benefits legislated by the people,” he said. ' 7000 Away From Home “In this State it is necessary for more than 7000 children to live either in an institution or a foster home. because of some major disaster in their homes. We need a qualified personnel to care for these children.” The 47th annual conference on! Social Work was to end today following a luncheon meeting at which John Maloney of the Red Cross was to discuss “Co-operation in Disaster Relief.” 1 Allan Bloom of Indianapolis was elected president of the conference. at a business session yesterday. Vice presidents named were Dr. V. K. Harvey, State Health director; Judge Dan Pyle; Dr. E. H. Sutherland, of Indiana University, and Miss Elizabeth Monro Clarke, di-

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VOLUME 50—NUMBER 205

These men worked feverishly to rescue four com-

panions who were trapped by a

Hindustan yesterday. A few minutes after this picture was taken, rain fell to quench the blaze. Before ”

SHOWERS END

FOREST FIRES

‘Workmen Clear Wreckage

Left by TornadoLike Gale.

TEMPERATURES

47 10 a.m 48 11a. m.... 50 12 (Noon). 53 1p m...

By United Press Workmen today cleared wreckage

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rector of the children's division of the Indianapolis Orphanage. New board members are Mrs.’ Marie W. Yaw, Sullivan County! wel‘are director; Donald Griffin, | superintendent of the State Department of Public Welfare, correction| and division; Dr. Sutherland, Judge Pyle and Miss Clarke.

EXTRA TAXPAYING

land possibly some light rains were

HOURS ANNOUNCED to

The County Treasurer's office will! be kept open until 5:30 p. m. Mon-|

aay to accommodate taxpayers wishing: to pay their fall installments! before the deadline. Tax delinquency penalties will be added to tax bills not paid by Monday night. Taxpayers who have their duplicates can mail their payments to the Treasurer's office with checks or money orders as late as Monday night.

KING MAY ARRIVE IN MAY LONDON, Nov. 5 (U. P.).—Newspapers reported today that King George and Queen Elizabeth would make their Canadian trip approximately between the first week in May and the first week in June, according to tentative arrangements, and would travel’ by warship, 2 landing at Quebec.

Education Wek

Program Listed

Education Week will be observed by Indianapolis Schools starting tomorrow. The program for pupils and parents is on Page 12,

left by tornado-like winds which ripped through southern Indiana late yesterday, bringing death and

destruction and relief to more than

1500 weary firefighters. With the gales came drenching rain that halted more than 50 forest fires which had raged three

weeks, destroying 24,000 acres of timberland. In Indianapolis; colder weather

forecast for tomorrow by the |W eather Bureau. mr today were about seven degrees above normal. | Yesterday the Bureau's Airport [station registered wind at 50 miles

an hour.

Wires Down

Wires were reported blown down at 58th St. and Broadway, S. Keystone and Hoyt Ave, 2311 and 1516 N. Gale St., 34th St. and Sherman Drive, and 525 E. 58th St. Railroad signals were reported bent over at Olney St. and Massachusetts Ave., and the Indianapolis Power & Light Co. said the storm, which it characterized as “the worst since March,” disrupted service in several places. The wind, which swept out of eastern Missouri across southern Illinois and into Indiana, reached velocities of 53 miles an hour and caused unestimated damage to buildings, power and communication lines. * At Terre Haute, John Buckle, 34, Martinsville farmer, was killed when a power line fell on him as he walked along a sidewalk. He was electrocuted and, despite efforts by a fire department inhalator squad, died in Union Hospital an hour later, ; The gale, estimated at 43 miles an hour, ripped roofs from Snyder's Art Shop, Cadle’s Art Shop, the Singer Sewing Machine Co. and] more than 400 square feet of roofing | (Continued on Page T Two)

A PREVIEW’ QF THE NATIONAL EL

FORECAST: Unsettled and colder tonight and tomorrow; possibly some light rain.

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Battle Blaze to Rescue Companions

forest fire near

| the vicinity.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1938

the rain, the flames were spreading at the rate of 25 feet a minute and threatened a township school ‘nearby. Several other fires caused heavy damage in (Other Photos, Page

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Boetcher’s Office Scene Ot Wedding

The first wedding ceremony to be performed in City Hall during Mayor Boetcher’s administration was held today at the Mayor's office. " The Mayor's desk, banked with palms furnished by the Park Department greenhouse, served as the altar. In the absence of Mayor Boetcher due to illness, Municipal Judge Wilfred Bradshaw performed the ceremony before a group of about 15 friends of the couple. The bride and groom were Miss Ireva M. Corman, 329 S. Hamilton Ave. and Louis W. Ketchum, 619 N. Pennsylvania St. The bride formerly worked in a downtown cafeteria, patronized by the Mayor.

BUTLER TILT HOLDS GRIDIRON SPOTLIGHT

‘Hoosier ‘Big Three’ Battle

On Foreign Fronts.

With the “Big Three” again on foreign fronts, Butler's Bulldogs held the Hoosier football spotlight today, battling Western State, an old rival, in the final home game of the season. Indiana was in the East playing unbeaten Boston College, undefeated Notre Dame tangled with Navy at Baltimore and Purdue tested Ohio State at Columbus. It was Dad’s Day on the Fairview campus and approximately 4500 Central Indiana high school seniors also were guests of the university. Rose Poly’s Engineers had a chance to gain a share in the Indiana Collegiate Conference crown with Butler today by defeating Wabash at Crawfordsville. Hanover had to get by Ball State at Muncie to keep its league slate clean and

remain in the three-way title race. Manchester provided the homecoming competition for Franklin, land DePauw moved into Richmond |to battle Earlham

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SEVERE QUAKE SHAKES JAPAN

Kindazan District Isolated; Heavy Damage Feared In Three Areas.

TOKYO, Nov. 5 (U. P.).—A severe earthquake was felt in Northern Japan today, on the main island of Honshiu, and it was feared that damage would prove heavy -in Mayagi, Ibaraki and Iwate Prefectures. The shock was felt at Tokyo, to the south, and at Hakodate on Hokkaido Island to the north. Communications were - disrupted and prevented communication with towns in the Kindazan district. Early and incomplete reports of the earthquake said‘ that in the vicinity of Mito, on the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, a freight train was derailed, houses wrecked and communications, light and power lines disrupted. The larger city of Sendai, to the north, with a population of 220,000, was in darkness and transportation was halted. One person was reported killed there.

Shock Felt on U. S.,

Italian Seismographs

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (U.P.).—An earthquake at 2:56 a. m. (Indianapolis Time) threw the seismograph needle at the Fordham University station four inches off its course. Described . as “very, very severe,” the. first shock was followed by two more, one at 3:07 a.m. and the second at 5:04 a. m., university officials said. Distance of the shock was placed at 7000 miles. The Rev. Fr. Joseph Lynch, the seismograph station head, said the shock was the most intense since last February.

FAENZA, Itly, Nos Nov. 5 (U. P).— Micro-seismographs at the observetory of Prof. Rafaele Bendandi, famous Italian seismologist, were wrecked today by the intensity of an earthquake.

BOMBERS SEEK RECORD

CAIRO, Nov. 5 (U. P.).—Three British Royal Air Force VickersWellesley long-distance bombing airplanes left Ismalia Airdrome today for Port Darwin, Australia. The pilots hoped to set a world distance flight record.

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DEMOCRATIC VICTORY I LIKELY, TIMES SURVEY REVE: BUT REPUBLICANS STILL HOPEF

THE ELECTION

An Editonal

to carry the state election.

effective campaign. Neither

crusted with conservatism party regularity.

mayor but he lacks the

and liberalism of his - opponent, Mr. Sullivan, the

Mr. Willis is an honest

looking Jewett can be expected to

. sive, Rep. Ludlow. Likewise the local

HE Democrats apparently are going

The Republicans have not made an

dates nor issues have been anything to stir the independent voter whose balance of power determines elections. Of course there are exceptions, such as Mr. Remy and others, but too many of the Republican candidates are en-

Mr. Wolff would make a good

of Indianapolis in many years.

would take many of him to outweigh such an able and courageous legislator as Senator VanNuys. And no backward though quasi-Townsendite’ Congressional candidate such as Mr.

faithful and quietly effective progresjudiciary ticket on the whole is much

superior to the Republican. That is partly due to the fact that the voters

in the May and local

the same

their candiG. 0. P judgeships

should be and callous

Other things being equal it would have been healthy for the Republicans to win this year. There has been too much Democratic machine misgovernment and shenanigan.

experience Democratic best mayor

man, but it

themselves

unseat the

Democratic

out several of the Democratic undesirables, but were unable to do

Republicans because several of the

uncontested—such as Mr. Hartman. Therefore such Democratic judges as Ryan, Wilson, Chambers, and Myers

elected easily.

But the Republicans missed their opportunity by nominating chiefly. mediocre men to beat something with nothing. Meanwhile the Democrats had sense enough to start reforming

leaders like VanNuys and Sullivan,

The Indianapolis Times hopes that the voters will not have to wait much longer for such long overdue reforms as a workable city manager form of government and the nonpartisan selection of judges.

primary were able to weed

clean-up job for the

machine candidates for were handpicked and

and undoubtedly will be

by turning to outstanding

VOTE LIBERAL .0.R. URGES

Label of Fascism in Speech Tonight.

(Roosevelt Text and Other National Politics, Page 11)

By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (U. P.).—The general election campaign entered the stretch today with the New Deal making an aggressive fight to hold its own in the great industrial states. President Roosevelt led off with a, direct appeal for Democratic candidates in New York and Michigan. Cabinet members and others deployed to storm Republican works in such States as Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Polls and surveys foretell close contests in most states lying north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi where the New Deal found much of the popular support to achieve the political triumphs of 1932-34-36. Tuesday is election day and the week-end already is the occasion for a scattering of “final speeches” while a few. campaigners plan to continue on through Monday night.

Warns Against Fascism

Mr. Roosevelt took the offensive last night in a radio appeal for liberal candidates with special emphasis on Governor Murphy of Michigan, New Deal-Democratic candidate for re-election, and for the Democratic ticket in. New York. His speech charged old-line Republicans as well as Communists with Fascist objectives. He did not mention the Democratic Party. But he warned that both fascism and communism would thrive if liberalism failed. “I am not taking mere idealism,” Mr. Roosevelt said. “I am pressing, realistic necessity.” His speech was an appeal for internal and national unity in the

learned that democracy weakened by internal dissension and Social in=-

cies. He called for a democracy of

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Early today, when, the rest of the city was asleep, a number of police officers were having curbstone “mike fright” in epidemic proportions. The occasion was the first testing of the new two-way police radio communication—from headquarters to squad cars, and back again. Under the direction of Capt. Robert Batts and radio technicians at Police Station WMDZ, two complete sets of two-way apparatus were installed in Cruiser 1, belonging to Chief Marrissey, and in Cruiser 5. Frances Thompson, technician,

and William’ Lueth, radio operator,

Labor Rally Scheduled: G. O. P. Pushes Vote Drive

p= : ~we== 5 Republican Supporters “Hail Hoover Promises Answer on

‘Winners’; Carpenters’ Officer Speaks.

Marion County Republicans optimistically pushed their homestretch vote drive today after a massive “Victory Rally” in Cadle Tabernacle last night, climaxing the eight weeks’ campaign. Supporters, their spirits undampened by a driving rain, jammed to overflow the tabernacle where they heard Herman C. Wolff, mayoralty nominee, and Charles W. Jewett, 12th District Congressional nominee, hailed as “the winners” by Harry BE. Yockey, permanent chairman of the meeting. Prolonged applause greeted the statement of Mr. Wolff, who offered “a better article of government, a constructive program for Indianapolis.” Supporters of the Townsend OldAge Pension Plan cheered Mr. Jewett when he pledged to bring the pension bill out of committee if elected to Congress.

Introduces Candidates

S. P. Meadows, second vice president of the Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, was one of the principal speakers. Others included Maude Moudy, nominee for Center Township Trustee; Russell I. Richardson, County speakers’ bureau director, and Robert I. Brokenburr, attorney and Negro leader. Candidates were introduced by Carl Vandivier, Marion County chairman, Mr. Meadows warned that “the present totalitarian system of government” would take away liberties and called upon his listeners to support the Republican ticket if they “preferred liberty.” “We believe that labor must hav2 the right to organize for the betterment of its working conditions,” he said. “We believe that labor and

{industry should be permitted and

encouraged to bargain collectively without political interference or governmental dictation.” Mr. Wolff outlined his proposed nine-point program for Indianapolis, as follows: New industries; opportunity for (Continued on Page Two)

Police Get ‘Mike Fright’ Testing Two-Way Radio

climbed in Cruiser 5, renumbered 56. and headed for the West Side. “Cruiser 56 calling WMDZ,” the conversation went, and there would be an answering “Go .ahead Cruiser 56.” This went on for two hours. As the experimental cruiser got into different territories, cruisers regularly assigned to those districts met it and the men in the patrolling cars were given a chance to test out the new equipment, It was then that “mike fright” developed and those conversations at midnight were pretty generally described as unsatisfactory. Aside from the “mike fright” the experiment was called a success by Capt. Batts, who. said he was “tickled.”

Tonight's Mass Meeting to Wind Up Democrat Campaign.

A huge labor mass meeting at Keith's Theater tonight will wind up the Marion Céunty Democratic campaign, with the exception of lastminute radio appeals to voters. Daniel J. Tobin, president of the

International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Chauffeurs, will be the principal speaker. His address will be broadcast from 9:30 to 10 p. m. over seven Indiana stations, including WIRE. Thomas R. Hutson, State Labor Commissioner, will be chairman of the meeting. The program will include music and vaudeville acts. Aside from tonight's rally, the only scheduled Democratic activities until Tuesday, election day, are a heavy barrage of radio talks. Senator Minton will give a radio address over a state-wide network at 12:30: p. m. tomorrow. The final state-wide broadcast is set for 6

p. m. Monday. Speakers are to be}

State Chairman Omer Stokes Jackson, Senator VanNuys and Governor Townsend. Several week-end radio programs have been arranged by the County Democratic organization. The speaking battery includes Reginald H. Sullivan, Mayoralty nominee; Cir(Continuen on Page Two)

J THEFT SUSPECTS ARE ARRESTED HERE

$500 in Loot Is Discovered, Officers Claim.

Three men, two of them alleged former convicts, were held by State! Police today on vagrancy charges in connection with recent burglaries in Indianapolis, according to Donald

Pluralities | of 8000 7 15,000 Votes Are Predicted. APATHY IS NOTED ] G. 0. P. Is Strong in

Washington and - Warren.

By NOBLE REED

Another - Marion County, Democratic victory in nexé Tuesday’s election appeared likely today on the basis an independent survey , The Times. Republicans are leading, apparently, in" Wash ington Township and run= ning well in Warren. &

Republican leaders cots tinue to claim a County vies tory, but few of them are ace tually betting that way. C tain of them admit privat that the best they can: hope for is to win a few offices. Democratic pluralities ranging from 8000 to 15,000 in the Coun vote are predicted by non

voll analysts. The Democrats. 31,000.

60,000 "Listed ‘Doubttul’

Of approximately 250,000 vo checked in Democratic and R lican polls, about 60,000 were in the “doubtful” group, regard as the “balance of power” :in final results. In previous years, only about h the voters listed as. “doubtful” lo the polls. This year, Dem leaders believe one-third ér é of the “doubtful” voters who do .§ to the polls will vote Democratic Democratic observers their poll indicates their pluri will range as high as 35,000 if they get a 97 per cent turn-out of: thi listed as Democrats, course, is improbable. More conservative analysts predict that only 80 per cent of the Democratic will go to the polls. About the s percentage of Republican voters. fewer, will vote, according to ang sis of previous elections. HH

Public Interest Only Mild

There are about 110,000 Demos cratic voters listed on poll: bot and about 85,000 Republicans. only a landslide of doubtful to the Republican side could the Democrats. +25 Only mild public interest in. polis tics has been apparent during the. campaign this year. Both Republican and Demooratia workers have remarked ‘this coms parative public apathy. Althoug crowds have attended some Wi rallies, leaders lament that. the bleachers usually have been fille % mostly by. precinct workers others seeking places on the publig payrolls, “There are no real issues in: County campaign this - year”. Republican ward chairman said day. “We have to depend ° gaining votes through criticism: Democratic administrations.”

Claim Gains onY\South : Side

On the other han¥, the Deno crats have injected no new. : issues into the campaign other th appeals for suppert “on our : £8 in office.” i Republican leaders contend tl have made gains on the South the normally Democratic stro hold, while Democratie counter with the claim they: holding their strength in the 8 and gaining on the far North strong Republican territory many years. $ ‘Some Democrats have conc that théy will lose Washin,

F. Stiver, State Safety director. The men were, arrested early today by three State Police officers and two Indianapolis detectives at an address on S. Alabama St. l.oot worth about $500 was found in their possession, Mr. Stiver said. Tip for their arrest came from State Police in .Jasper where one of the men is said to be wanted on charges of auto banditry, according to Mr. Stiver.

HELD FOR BIGAMY IN NEVADA REMARRIAGE

RENO, Nev. ,Nov. 5 (U. P.).—Edward Mark Marley Carolin, 32, a British architect, was charged t0- | day with bigamy for marrying the former Mrs. Elizabeth Greve Caldwell, New York socialite divorcee. He was arrested, then released on $500 bond to appear at a pre-| liminary hearing on Nov. 15. The charges, on a complaint signed by A. Palmer, New York attorney, said that Mr. Carolin, as a British subject, could not have established a

Township to Republican cand * trustee and. assessor. a which includes north of 38th St. and west of) Creek, went Republican by. votes ‘in 1936.

Warren Races “Close”

Democrats also - concede -- Warren Township “will be ver close,” but ward Aner in tricts that gave Republican ma je

Nevada residence and hence his! /

Nevada divorce from a former wife was invalid.