Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 November 1938 — Page 1

SCRIPPS — HOWARD §

POPE GAINING AFTER SUDDEN ~ HEART ATTACK

Physi fas Give Him Oxygen - When Breathing Becomes Difficult.

CONFESSOR IS CALLED

Stricken After Saying Mass; Night to Be Decisive,

BULLETIN va ICAN CITY, Nov. 25 (U. P.).—High Italian Government quarters said tonight Pope’s condition to grow worse about 7 jt as understood the ItalGovernment has taken measyres to be informed of developments all night. It was the Government's firs$ inquiry {about the Pope's health.

VATICAN CITY, Nov. 25 (U. P). —His Holiness Pope Pius XI was stricken [today with a serious attack of gardiac asthma but toward evening wes making satisfactory progress. Leaving the Vatican shortly after 4 p. m, the Pope's physician, Prof. Aminta Milani, told the press the Pontiff was “slightly better.” However, he jadded that although he is optimistie, everything depends on the functioning of the Pope's heart. : In treating the Pope, his physiwvians used oxygen to ease his breathing, as is customary in cases of this Kind. It was not the first time the| Holy Father has received OxXyg During the recent heavy, damp~weather Prof. Milani gave him oxygen to facilitate breathing. In addition to Dr. Milani’s statement, other sources expressed the view that this evening may be decisive. Like Dr. Milani, they said everything ‘depends on his heart resistance. . Confessor Summoned

inence Gennaro Cardinal jgnatelli, dean of the College of |Cardinals, called at the Vatican but after a talk with Dr. Milani, he left without seeing the Pope. It was revealed that the Pope expressed a wish that the Rev. Fr. Agostino | Gemelli, a personal friend and an outstanding physician, be summoned from Milan. The Pope is scheduled to begin his annual spiritual exercises on Sunday but they probably will be postponed. Two years ago he became seriously ill after completing the exercises. Vatican officials summoned His Eminence Lorenzo Cardinal Lauri, the Popels confessor, to his bedside. The Cardinal remained with him for an hour and it was presumed

His Granito-

‘»~.. that the| Pope had confessed.

From semiofficial sources if was learned that the Holy Father arose as usual at 7:30 a. m. and said mass in his private chapel. He began feeling ill at 8 a. m. Physician Summoned Dr. Milani was summoned and found that he was having difficulty breathing. His heart rhythms were fluttering. The Pope's illness was not known until 11 a. m., when he was scheduled to grant an audience to His Eminence George William Cardinal Mundelein’ of Chicago, who is scheduled to sail for the United States tomorrow. : That gdudience was canceled, but late in the afternoon the Pope’s sister, Donna Camilla Ratti, and his nephew, Franco Ratti, were permitted to visit him. They said he was much better. Dr. Milani prescribed a complete rest for him, with occasional oxygen inhalations or heart stimulants. The Vatican issued an official hich said: ioly Father this morning, after celebration of the Holy Mass, suddenly was stricken by an attack of cardial c asthma. He is now im-

ACT LET FOR RE HAUTE PRISON INGTON, Nov. 25 (U. P.).

reasury- procurement diviannounced award of a $2,-

lawyer, died yesterday at here. He was 89 and moved from Washington, D. C., several

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VOLUME 50—NUMBER 222

FORECAST: Cloudy tonight and tomorrow; possibly light snow tomorrow; not so cold tonight; lowest temperature about 22.

And Asbestos Was No Aid In This Fire

Times Special HUNTINGTON, Nov. 25.— Firemen of two companies gulped a last bite of turkey here yesterday and raced to an alarm they knew must be false. : . The alarm came from a box at (the Asbestos Manufactur= ing Co. When they arrived, the sprinkler system had extinguished the flames. The fire started in the conveyor that carries a rubber mixture to rolls to be flattened between sheets of cloth, they said. A spark was thought to have ignited fumes rising from the mixture.

GENERAL STRIKE VOTED IN FRANCE

EUROPE 3 PARIS—Unified French-British defense planngd. BERLIN—Nazis Jews in drive. ROME—Germany and Italy warn Poland and Hungary. - SOFIA—Bulgarian border guard killed in clash. WARSAW —Two reported wounded in border fight. _PRAHA—Nine Hungarian terrorists reported killed. BRATISLAVA — Troops mass near- Ruthenian border. LONDON—Holy Land held inadequ for refugees. "THE AMERICAS NEW YORK—American delegation legves for Lima parley. (U. 8S. Air Force Report, Page 10.)

arrest more

" PARIS, Nov. 25 (U.P.).—The

a nation-wide 24-hour general strike today in protest against the Government’s economy decrees and suspension of the 40-hour week. The strike call was. for next Wednesday. The Government, determined to insure normal functioning of all public utilities and public services, planned either to mobilize sufficient trained troops or to draft workers to keep vital services runnjng. The National Council of Raliway Workers voted for the strike even before the Federation ordered it. Because of * strikes already in progress in the northern industrial region, Premier Daladier submitted a decree to President Leburn for signature,’ authorizing requisition of mines in case of necessity. About 100,000 workers are now on strike. Violence broke out at the Renault automobile plant, where workers fought with mobile guards (Continued on Page Three)

STATE TAX BOARD HEARS SCHOOL PLEA

Hints No Change Likely in City’s Levy Rate.

The State Tax Board was to confer this afternoon with Indianapolis School officials who are asking restoration of the 3 cents slashed from the schools’ 1939 property tax levy by the Marion County Tax Adjustment Board. ’ State Board members, in continuing their study of the Civil City budget, said they rnight make some changes in specific items, but probably would not change the city’s $1.30 rate for 1939 as approved by the County Adjustment Board. The County administrative and welfare rates, and township rates, already have been approved by the State Board without change. As- passed by the County Board, the total property tax rate for Indianapolis residents of Center Township next year is $3.10 on each $100 os assessed property, a reduction of 1 cent under the current-rate. The County Board cut the School City rate from 97 to 94 cents after school officials voluntarily had reduced the rate 3 cents below the current $1 levy. School officials asked the restoration at public hearings held by the State Board several days ago.

‘California,

General Labor Federation ordered|

IND BODIES OF

THREE SHOT ON HOOSIER FARM

Police Hint Double Murder And Suicide in Argos - Deaths.

NURSE SLAIN IN SLEEP

Mother, Daughter ahd Son|

Are Victims of Same Gun.

Times Special ARGOS, Ind., Nov. 25.—Three members of a farm family near here were dead today in what police said was a double murder and suicide. The body of Mrs. Della Vereis, victim of a bullet, was found in a downstairs room by William Thompson, a vownship rrustee, who went to the home today. He notified police and they searched the house. Upstairs they said they found the body of her son, Donald, 15, on a bed. They said he

had been shot two days ago.

In another upstairs room they

‘| found the body of Miss Evelyn

Voreis, 27, a daughter. She had been shot, police said, as she slept. Miss Voreis was a registered nurse and had been employed at Plymouth. All were shot with a 32-caliber revolver, police reported.

TRAFFIC DEATHS DECLINE 38 PCT.

60 Less Fatalities Reported During October in State.

‘Indiana traffic claimed 60 less lives last month than in October, 1937, State Safeiy Director Don F. Stiver announced today. The decrease amounted to 38 per cent less than the 157 traffic deaths for October, 11937, Mr. Stiver said.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1938

Rites Monday

WILLIAM M'KEE ISDEAD AT T2

Headed Two Insurance Companies Here and Was Hospital ‘Trustee.

William E. McKee, 4906 N. Meridian St., died today-in ‘Methodist Hospital. He was president of the State Auto Insurance Association and of Auto Underwriters, Inc. - Mr. McKee, who was 72, had been president of the State Automobile Insurance Co. about 10 years, pre-

viously serving as treasurer. He was treasurer of the State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. of Columbus, O. He .also was a director of the Union Trust Co. He was connected with the Van Camp Hardware & Iron Co. about 30 years before entering the insurance business. He had lived here 52 years. Mr. McKee was a trustee ‘of Methodist Hospital, and an elder of Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. The McKee Chapel at the- church was named in his honor. He became ill of pneumonia a week ago. He is survived by his wife, Ethel; ‘fone son, Myron, treasurer of the State Automobile Insurance Co.; his mother, Mrs. Atlanta McKee, Clarinda, Iowa; bo brothers, John

During the first 10 months of 1938|4

there has been a 25 per cent decrease in Indiana traffic fatalities over the corresponding period of last year, o ra saving of 290 lives. Atotal of 860 fatalities have been recorded for 1938 as against 1150 for last year. . Pedestrians still are accounting for more fatalities than any other accident classifications, he said. There have been 245 pedestrians killed to date this year, while collisions of motor vehicles have resulted in 206 deaths. Rural deaths outnumbered -City deaths two to one. There were 118 killed this year in non-collision automobile accidents and 98 were killed in truck accidents while 92 persons were killed by trains at grade crossing accidents. . Gary ‘had the poorest traffic record for cities over 70,000 persons and was followed in order by In~dianapolis, South Bend, Evansville and Ft. Wayne.

In cities ranging down to 25,000

population, Elkhart had. the best record. No deaths were reported in Logansport. the city which leads the group of from 25,000 to 10,000. Seymour also reported no deaths and leads the listing of cities ranging in population from 5000 to 10,000. © Tell City and Danville lead the cities in smaller population classifications.

DEPUTY CRASH DEATH | IS HELD ACCIDENTAL

A verdict of accidental death was returned today by E. R. Wilson, County coroner, in the death of Russell P. Robey, 49, killed Nov. 16 in a crash with a sheriff's car. Mr. ‘Robey, who lived at 615 E. 17th St., died after the collision between ‘his truck’ and the officials’ car, containing Deputies Dave Lewis and Frank Robinson. The accident happened at 16th and Northwestern Sts., as the deputies were en route to lead an elec-

FIRE MENACES MOVIELAND'S MANSIONS

tion bet parade.

This photo, taken from a’ United Airliner, Dictures She brush and forest fire menacing hon f

inda, Iowa; four sisters, Mrs. Flora McKee, and Mrs. Nan Taggart of Clarinda, Iowa, and Mrs. J. C. Garrett, © Ypsilanti, Mich, and four grandchildren. : Funeral services will be at 10:30 a. m. Monday at the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, with burial at Crown Hill.

AVIATION STOCKS LEAD GRAIN

NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (U.P.).— The stock market firmed today when aviation shares moved up more than a point. Some special issues made new highs. Trading continued light.

INADEQUACIES NSTATE VOTE LAWS CHARGED

Judge Spencer Cites Flaws, Refuses to Quash Primary Indictments.

AMENDMENTS ARE 0. K.’D

Supreme Court Expected to Rule Soon on Pieas Protesting Recounts.

Failure of the Legislature to enact adequate laws against all false election returns was disclosed in Criminal Court today when a motion to quash indictments against 92 primary election workers was over-

* |ruled.

The defense motion to quash the indictments was overruled by Special Judge John W. Spencer Jr, of Evansville. Before the ruling was given however, Judge Spencer permitted the State, by a special motion, to amend the indictments that defense attorneys had argued were “fatally defective.” The substitution of the word “was” instead of “should have been” in reference to the correct vote totals corrected one of the errors charged by the defense.

Argue > Alleged Defects

While defense attorneys were arguing alleged technical defects Judge Spencer raised the question of a law to cover the “tallying of votes that never had been cast.” “It is regrettable that the Legislature has failed to give us a law to prevent addition of votes to one candidate’s total, when there is no evidence that they were stolen from another candidate,” Judge Spencer said. “In other wards, an election board could give a candiate 200 more votes than he received with no law to prevent it.” All attorneys agreed that there is no Indiana law on the books fixing any penalty for increasing the vote total for a candidate if all the other candidates in the same race received the correct number of votes cast. for them. ct Indictments Attacked Chief Deputy Prosecutor Oscar Hagemeier, arguing for the State, contended that since there was no law covering that point, that the intention of all election laws to prevent any illegal tallying of votes, should be. followed, instead of the letter of the law. Walter Myers, a defense attorney, attacked the indictments upon the grounds. that there is no statement of facts as to what the actual, correct totals were or by whom they were counted. “The indictments are so full of holes that the defendants cannot

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Naylor, Retiring Nov. 30, Advocates Greater Navy

By JOE COLLIER

HE United States “had better get ready to go it alone in the next

war,” Brig. Gen. William K. Naylor, Ft. Benjamin Harrison commander, warned today in an interview,

To prepare for such an eventuality, Gen. Naylor, who retires Nov. 30° after 42 years of Army service, advocated manufacture of munitions by the WPA and construction of a larger Navy. Gen. Naylor also predicted that Ft. Harrison “is on the way up,” and described it as the most ideally situated post in the country for

Army purposes. “Europe

is ‘armed as never before and there is no indication they

are pacifists,” he said. “When the United States, or another democracy, arms, it does not follow they are preparing for war, because t.e people of a democracy declare the war.

- “But ‘when a dictator arms his wishes. The colonization of South plan, and I believe it is a part of

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country, he can declare war as he America was part of the Kaiser's Hitler's. »

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know that there are 800,000 Nazis in South America now,

mostly in Brazil, and the

Monroe Doctrine is going to be

challenged. When it is, England will not be able to police it as she

has in the past.

“A middle Europa, from Berlin to Baghdad, was part of Bismark's scheme; and I believe it also is part of Hitler's. After all, Hitler said the Sudetenland was the last territory he would demand in Europe, but the next territory he wants is in Asia.

“I believe we .should stay out

of European conflict as much as

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‘ranging in Topanga

TWISTED WRECKAGE OF APARTMENTS

Entered as Second-Class Matter Indianapolis,

at Postoffice,

Seaboard Cities Dig Out of Three to 13-Inch Snow.

VESSELS AGROUND

Mother, Five Children Lose Lives When Qil Explodes.

By United Press The East today dug out of one of the heaviest November snowstorms in its history — a storm that was blamed for at least 43 deaths, which disrupted traffic and drove ships aground. The blizzard, which started Thanksgiving Day and gathered momentum during the night, extended from Georgia—where snow flurries and freezing temperatures were reported — to New England, where more than a foot of snow fell in places.

ST. THERESE, Quebec, Nov. 25 (U. P.).—More than 200 scantily-clad patients were led and carried to safety today when fire damaged the Drapeau Hospital for aged people.

Low temperatures were ‘reported in the Midwest, where icy highways endangered motorists, but the snowfall was confined largely to the Eastern states. New England: reported 14 deaths attributable. to ‘the. storm, eastern Pennsylvania 3, upstate New York 11, New York City 4, Indiana 3, and Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas one each. Minor highway accidents were reported by the scores, Throughout most: of the storm

the sun shone on three to 13 inches of snow, but the high winds which lashed the coast continued in places.

Two Ships in Trouble

The Weather Bureau ordered storm warnings posted from Cape Hatteras north to Eastport, Me. and advised small craft to stay in

harbor. High seas made docking hazardous during the night and morning hours, and two ships went aground. The Eastern Steamship Lines’ freighter Falmouth, with a crew of 30, went aground off Eaton's Neck ins Long Island Sound early today. An unidentified freighter was aground on Greens Reef a mile off Norwalk, Conn. The storm began with a fall of sleet in many places which added to traffic hazards. In New York City it was accompanied by a freakish electrical and

habitants. Newspapers and police stations received numerous calls from alarmed persons asking if a disaster of some sort had occurred.

Six Die in Oil Blast

At Amsterdam, N, Y. a mother and her five children, huddled around .an oil stove while the sea-

son’s most severe snowstorm howled outside, were killed when the stove exploded. All the victims were showered with -flaming oil. They were Mrs. Carrie De Rose, 27; Edward, 9; Dorothy, 8; Carl, 6; James, 3, and Michael, 2. Fair and colder weather gave

rid highways and city streets of drifts which marooned many communities and created congestion on subways and trains. : In New York, City the Department of Sanitation mobilized 10,000 regular and nearly 50,000 emergency workers to attack the drifts. The 7.3-inch fall was the city’s heaviest November snow since Nov..26, 1898,

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he beach. near: Saints Monica.

laren; the skies” cleared “today and]

thunderstorm which frightened in-|

snow-removal crews opportunity tol

FINAL HOME

Ind.

PRICE THREE CENTS

FLAMES LICK AT BORDERS OF FILM ESTATES

Homes of Shirley Temple, Barrymores, Raymonds, Mary Astor Periled.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25 (U.P) — A brush fire that has destroyed 600 homes today. raged in Mandeville Canyon where Shirley Temple and other moyvie stars. live. . . . . Four hundred city firemen and pump trucks were attempting to keep the flames from the palatial residences. At San Bernardino a forest fire which has raged on the south slopes of the San Bernardino Mountains for three days, was sweeping through Devil's Canyon. menacing wells providing the bulk of that city’s water, and the huge experimental nursery of the U. S. Forest Service. Fire officials'said that the Mandeville blaze was within half a mile. of some of the homes. It crept over a bridge from Sullivan Canyon, the next one beyond and slipped down the slope of Mandeville. Crews started back-fires in an effort to keep the blaze from reaching .the canyon floor and the 50 to 100 fashionable homes and estates. Because there is plenty of water in Mandeville Canyon, Fire Chief Ralph Scott said he was confident of saving the dwellings.

, One Canyon Given Up Sullivan Canyon without water supply was virtually abandoned to the flames. All the forces concen-

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SS ortwoten fled her home in this

canyon on Chief Scott's orders. A crew stayed at her palatial estate and expected to save it. Elissi Landi’s home is nearby. Shirley Temple's new home, where guards from the 20th Century-Fox film studio stood watch ready ‘to evacuate its furnishings, was near the mouth of Mandeville more than a mile from the flames. Shirley and her parents are in Palm Springs, Cal. Other film stars have had moving vans waiting in their driveways in the wealthy suburb of Bel-Air since yesterday afternoon while they fearfully watched the steadily brightening red glow of the approaching flames. Mary Astor, Jeannette MacDonald and Gene Raymond, Claudette Colbert and Joan Crawford are among Shirley's - film neighbors making their homes in Mandeville Canyon. They were ready to move out their possessions if the fire sweéps down the defile. Since Wednesday the fire has burned in a 200-mile square area from Saddle Mountain, west of Topanga Canyon, north to Mulholland highway at the crest of the Santa Monica Mountains, south to the ocean and east through Santa Ynez, Temescal, Rustic ahd _ Sullivan Canyons into Mandeville Canyon. Sunset Blvd., which terminates at (Continued on Page Six)

Gosh! Those Geisha Girls AreStriking

TOKYO, Nov. 25 (U. P.).— Ninety Japanese Geisha girls went on strike today, demanding higher wages and shorter hours.

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EASTERN GALE KILLS 43;

Local Man Is Injured i Fatally in Fall : ~ : Onlee.

TRAFFIC CLAIMS2

Warmer Weather Is Due Tonight With. - 4 More Snow... +

«1 . da TEMPERATURES Midnight... 21 6 a m.,... ‘ a. m....:20 Ya rm... a. m....18. .8a: mm... a. m,... 11 ..9a.m.... a. m....17 10 a. m.... a. m.,...16 11 a. m....:

Indianapolis accommodated itself to the first spasm of winter today as the State's holiday traftie death toll was reported at two per= sons and the City's ice castislties : were one dead. i Meanwhile, State Police reported. most highways were in .g copdi= tion although some w. fey in spots. Fred K. Eisenhut, City Street y commissioner, said that City pave. ments were, for the most part, no longer in hazardous condition. :. The Weather Bureau forecast od somewhg} warmer weather to with a minimum temperature | g about 22, six degrees above he minimum last night. said there might be a light snow

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snow in the northern portions. ‘of the State tonight.

the temperature went to 9 -at 3:41 a. m. and remained there for F hits hours. The lowest tempe; pea as 1046 5

cialy recorded last night Ft. Wayne. Workmen 27 feet in the ground ¢ D) the 38th St. sewer 'epar: that temperatures d ah a 30:01

face temperatures.

Dead in State traffic were ‘rch Laughlin, 71, Medaryville, and Ww. Augenstein Jr., 50 of La Porte. | In Indianapolis, Herschel Acree, 49, died after a fall on the ice 2 :

15 Autos in Two Crashes =

Two accidents near Kokomo: ne i volved, 15 autos on the icy pavement and did a property damage ‘ests . mated at $3000. tail) Indianapolis garages reported: thes a were repairing a large numbet of frozen radiators and polich ps that, apparently because of the crimes overnight were few, S10 One armed man did, howe walk into the Gentry * Jefferson Ave. and New York St, and take $30 to $35 from Paul Mot Jef gan, 17, of 275 Parkview Ave, and | John Mauck, 51, of 3858 N. Capitel Ave. And someone stole an overcoat

of Howard Dulberger, 5501 ton Ave.

Slips on Ice, Dies.

Mr, Acree died at City Hospital : early this morning from ries suffered last night when he slipped on an icy sidewalk near East and | | Minnesota Sts. He was 49. A card in his pocket bore the mame of Fane nie -Acree, Edmonton, + ‘where notification of his death has been: sent. Henry Wodtke, 83, of 124 Adler St., was seriously injured early morning when he fell down - : basement steps at his home, his daughter, Mrs. Freda Leville of the same address, told police He. was sent. to City Hospital., | Mrs. Letitia Boles, 21, of 200. MN, Gladstone St., was bitter by her pet chow dog last n she slipped on icy steps at. of Floyd Bertraum, 894 St., and fell on the dog. Although the dog had been cinated for Tables, he wi oh (Continued on Page| Six) ..

WARM SPRINGS, Gi Note % 25 (U. P.).—President Roose- 5 velt said today that relief rolls cannot undergo an immediate cut - in proportion to| recent employment increases. x

{INDIANA FUGITIVES _

CAPTURED IN SOUT

Pendleton Nov. 5. Ludlow and Baker, Elbert Fine, Jamestown, stole, 1 automobile belonging to al Re tory guard while they were wor in the stone quarry. Fine was rested the next day at his home. Ludlow is from Indis Baker is from Blooming

CHILD’S DEATH LAID TO LEAD POISONING

Lead poisoning was blamed for £f death of 2-year-old Lorado Smit 2135 Sheldon St. in a verdict turned by Coroner E. R. W was learned today.

The child, son of Mrs, 1, died Nov. 3. but:

At the airport office of the’ Burest, yd

valued at $50 from the parked car Carrols