Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 November 1938 — Page 3
§ Club, noon
| oi Guards Thwart : ~ You ng Republicans;
Rec count Aid Studied|
Hoover Co ntinues to Pull ~ Strings | ‘as National Committee Meets.
(Editorial, Pl 12; Photo, Page 7)
By THOMAS L. STOKES - Times |Special Writer
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. — The younger and more liberal members of the Republican Party, which gained substantial recognition in the recent election, discovered in the Republican National Committee meeting here that they face a real battle if they modernize the party before 1940. |
They lost in Old Guard el
the first test with the ent and found that their real foe—in the background— is none other than Herbert Hoover, who still is pulling strings in the committee througn Chairman John Hamilton. The issue was clear-cut. The new, progressive element had its opportunity to capture a position of influence in a vacancy on the littee of the national
New York. Deal
ewly elected national from New York,
Governor, grains y a hair putting the young district|attorney over against the veteran Governor Lehman. Mr. Simpson, still sleepless after a journey here from a meeting at Albany, where 'he was nominated for national committeeman following a hard fight, arrived here a little after daybreak to find the cards already stacked aaginst him. - The deal had been made. The vacancy was awarded to ex‘0. Hastings of Delaware, repudiated by the voters of his state in 1936, identified with the du
Mrs. Ruth Baker committeewoman
ive element, was like %icking them the face after they were down. For Mr. Hastings’ views mn party policy are far from theirs. The name of neither Mr. Simpson nor Mrs. Pratt was presented to the meeting. | : The implic tions of the commit-
to the pro
time, it is assumed, the deal was worked out freeze out Mr. Simpson. ; Acti e at Albany Lieutenants|of Mr. Hoover also, it was learned, were very active outside the Albany meeting of the State Central Committee, seeking to de-
feat the nomination of Mr. Simpson|
as national | committeeman. One member of the state committee received 47 telegrams urging him to vote against Mr. Simpson. Leaving that meeting, after his nomijnation, at %»o’clock in the morning, Mr] milk train to New ¢York City and hopped a 6 ofclock plane to Washington for the meeting here. He was elected to the national committee formally.
FLETCHER ESTATE IS LEFT TO WIFE
The estate
last week, wife, Mrs. Ing terms of a Court today.
z' R. Fletcher, by the
Indiana a Bank, who died ill filed in Probate
Papers filed with the will listed |Omah
$5000 persona] property. No estimate ‘of real estate was listed. Fletcher was named executrix of the will. She was the sole beneficiary.
Simpson caught al|Pi®
of R. Malott Fletcher, |eish vice president and cashier of the|K
s bequeathed to his M mi Fla
Mrs. |S
Hamilton to to Decide Today On Funds for Action In Indiana.
By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer: ~
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.—Wheth-
er the Republican Natiogal Committee- and the Congressional and Senatorial campaign committees will aid in financing the Indiana election contest is to be decided here today, John D. M. Hamilton, national G. O. P. chairman, announced. The announcement was made following a private conference by Mr. Hamilton with Will G. Irwin, Indiana national committeeman, Mrs. Grace Banta Reynolds, national committeewoman, and Felix McWhirter, Indiana State Republican ‘Committee treasurer. Mr. McWhirter outlined the need for funds to carry out the election contest in the State and Mr. Hamilton agreed that they should meet with the chairmen of the Congressional campaign committees. Senator Townsend (R. Del) is Senate committee chairman and Rep. Joseph ‘Martin (R. Mass.) is chairman of the House committee. Mrs. Reynolds left for Indiana, but Mr. Irwin and Mr. McWhirter remained here for the meeting. Commenting on the possibility of the Hoosiers obtaining funds, Mr. Hamilton said: “I don’t know. I have to look after my own books first.”
Judge of Clark Circuit
Files Response
Judge George C. Kopp of the Clark Circuit Court today filed his response with the Indiana Supreme Court which has issued temporary writs prohibiting recounts in seven counties on the Senaterial and State ticket races. The Supreme Court also ruled that responses to all these writs must be filed by tomorrow. Judge Kopp’s response said that “no official steps have been taken” in the recount proceedings of his court and that he has not considered whether he has jurisdiction in these ‘cases or whether the acts involved are constitutional. Unsuccessful Republican Senatorial and’ state ticket candidates sought to secure recounts in Clark, Lake, Vigo, Vermillfon, Marion, Vanderburgh and Franklin Counties. The writs of prohibition temporarily prohibiting these recounts were granted by the Supreme Court
on petitions of successful Democratic candidates.
Circuit Court judges in these
{counties and the Republican candidates now must show cause why these writs should not be made permanent.
OFFICIAL WEATHER
By U. S. Weather Burean,
INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Considerable cloudiness tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature; lowest tonight 30 to 35 degrees. Sunrise ...... 6:47 | Sunset TEMPERATURE ~—Nov. 30, 1937—
cose 6:21
Precipitation 24 hours ending 7 & m.. Total precipitation since Jan. Excess since Jan
MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Considerable’ cloudiness tonight and Thursday; no decided change in temperature. Hlinois—Considerable cloudiness tonight and Thursday; no decided change in temperature. Lower Micligan—Considerable cloudiness Ionigin and Thursday; slightly colder to-
Ohio—Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday; slightly colder Thursday. Kentucky—FPair, slightly warmer in south and central Porjons fenigh t; Thursda mostly cloudy, slightly colder in nort port
WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M. Sta Weather. Bar. Temp. Ann Tex. ar, 30 02 3 Bismarck, N. 4 Boston 59.94 0.06 30.14 0.06
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the mother can plead for more support, but often she hasn’t the money to hire a lawyer and a report on conditions never reaches the court.” Judge Weir said he often has served as both lawyer and judge in needy cases where children were suffering as result of conditions different than at the time of the divorce trial. Judge Cox in Favor “A court of domestic relations here would solve many of those serious problems,” he said. Circuit Court Judge Earl B. Cox also stressed the need for closer supervision over divorce. “Just this week I tried 56 divorce cases and 15 of them involved the custody of children of previously divorced parents,” he said. “There are hundreds of problems arising from the difficulties of divorce every week that never get the proper attention because we aren't equipped to+do it. The children are the sufferers.” Judge Cox said a social worker should get the facts of family life in every home in which children are involved in divorce “because often important facts are concealed from the courts and wrong decisions result.” ‘Divorce . . . a Disease’ “Divorce has become a disease with some people and a court equipped to investigate these cases
||could prevent dozens of broken
homes every year,” he said. Superior Court Judge Herbert E. Wilson said a court of domestic relations would be “an important advancement in the family welfare oi the city.” He said the laws establishing present courts here provided for at least one. social worker for each court but that, due to economy policies, none ever was appointed. “A court where all family disputes could be ironed out systemati-
‘|cally by a judge who had no other
legal problems to contend with would be a fine thing,” he said.
Markey, advocating a new court setup for divorce cases, recalled an incident in which he learned the problems of a “divorce orphan” ky accident. Child Makes Plea i “A divorce case had been pending in my court several weeks, centering mostly upon property settlements between the husband and wife,” he said. “During the hearing I went into an ante-room and a small boy approached me. “He asked if I was in charge of where he will live and I asked him why he wanted to know. The chap spoke up quickly and said he ‘wanted so very much to stay with his baby sister’ but that he had been told by lawyers that he couldn’t. “I went back into the court hearing and informed all lawyers concerned that whatever plans they had for separating the children between the mother and father were overruled without debate.
“Over the Protests of both parents
IN INDIANAPOLIS
Here Is “' Traffic Record ~ County Deaths Speeding sees 1
. (To Date 1938 ) 106 | Reckless Driving
1937 sepoce City Death Running Prefer(To Date) 1938 ........; 67
1937 .... 93
Nov. 29 | Accidents ..h 10 Drunken Injured ...... 5
.e Driving ..... - ~ Arrests .....: 57|Others ......
25 MEETINGS TODAY
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Cl ib, Columbia
luncheon, Hotel Washing-
Kiwanis luncheon,
Lions Club. ton, noon Beverage Credit Group, luncheon, Hotel We Discussion Club, dinner, D. ni “association, luncheon, rio. DD erioah Legion, lunchf Trade. noo | Epsilon, luncheon, Board IR WU a Clu t Moose, Junoheon, Moose luncheon, Seville Ta-
Indianapolis,
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vern, noon. p MEETIN( con Hotel Wasi eo Tein eon, Columbia Amer. noon jumbis er or edit Group, Juncheon, Men’s Grille, the William Block Co., ‘ incheon, Board of Trade,
gon, Board of Trade, noon. uncheon, Hotel Washington,
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al Estate Hoare, lunchington, b of, indianapolis lunchChop,
luncheon, Murat Temple, iN
ential Street. 11°
ness "Club, luncheon, Co-
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INN ERS a DAN “3 QUETTE- BREAKERS. £5
CUTTER-INNERS ON HIGHWAYS ARE ACCIDENT- MAKERS
National Safety Council
Indiana Motor Xeartie luncheon, Hotel Antlers, noo Radio Engineer§’ Guild, lil Hotel Antlers, 8 p. m. '0il Club, 1 h Constructiol “| luncheon, Ar
Association,
. Hotel Severin, noon. gue of Indianapolis, ritects and Builders Build-
s Camera Club, meeting, 110
p. m. ta The ta Pi, luncheon, Canary Cottage, noon. Alliance
Washington,
rancaise, meeting,
Pp. m MARRIAGE LICENSES
(These lists are from official records in the Countv Court House. The Times. therefore. is| not responsible for errors in names or agfddresses.)
Albe: d, 38, of 443 W. 17th or Mowrs, F, <f
W. 27th
Si ly
Gerald Norris, 21, Ft. Harrison; Frances Lindsey, 26, Indianapolis. harles Marcuth, 19 of 2612 Jiation St.; Alberta Apbott, 17, of 1 Rura Eme ery. R. Ottinger, 0 x 547 % Bar. eet St.; Nell B. Belt, 26, of 547 E. Market
BIRTHS
Boys John, Marie Augustine ly 152 Olive. Leo, Mary Vachet, $4 & Edgar, Fionie Tewell, Loy, Franklin, Mildred Elliott, at City. William, Margaret Miller, at Coleman. Girls Ruth Cravens, at 3421
Roscoe, N.
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DEATHS
Paulmetta Frances Howard, 30, at 1806 Spann, brain abscess. Frederick W. Kerkhoff, 73, at 728 N. Emerson, cerebral hemorrhage. Maud B. McCloud, 44, at 134 S. Arsenal, carcinoma. a yayne Dill, 28, at Methodist, Hodgkins
i Sines, 70, at 51 Frank, mitral insuffienc;
aster, 67, at Methodist, 0cont. my
Lou Nora Creighton, 68, at 60 Downey, carcinom
a Marie 3 Frazier, 2, at Methodist,
An lobar pneumon Samuel 8. Kise, 71, at 44 8. Tremont, carcinoma. Herman Steinwand, 57, at 2539 rone Drive, chronic myocarditis. Ty Edward K. Whitsit, 78, at 1053 W. 30th, carcinoma, William Oarter, 1, at Riley, pneumococcic meningiti Frank 5 Caylor, cerebral hemorrhage.
Guy Hays, 46, at Long, broncho-pneu-18. . William Doerr, 73, at 235 N. Fulton, arteriosclerosis.
Nicy. A. McMannis, 89, at 2861 N. Gale, pericarditis, Corintha Buckner, 28, at City, diabetes. Andrew J. Feist. 77, at 519 N. Goodlet, onl Jasocardis.
Frederick N. Thompson, 68, at Veterans, gastric EE lvina Liilie 8,
51, at St. Vincent's,
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Times-Acme Telephoto.
These four boys and four girls were chosen at the annual 4-H Clubs’ Congress in Chicago as the healthiest of the nearly two million 4-H members of the nation. Bottom to top, left: Barbara Beebe, 15, Towa; Hubert Littlefield, 17; Louisiana; Jeffie Poland, 15, Louisiana; Kendall Wilson, 18, Iowa. Right: Gerald Hawley, 17, Nebraska; Louise Johnson, 15, Alabama; Britt Phillips, 11, Georgia Ruth Mason, 16,
Judges Indorse New Court ## i To Aid ‘Orphans’ of Divorce
(Continued from Page One)
and lawyers, I made a court order that the two children be together most of the time, regardless of whose home they happened to be living in.” Judge Markey said if the boy hadn’t sought out the court on his own initiative, “my decision might have made two children miserable for years to come.” Superior Judge Joseph Williams said he was inclined to oppose establishment of a domestic relations court. “When a judge hears too much of the same kind of cases all the
many things and his mind can’t be open in all decisions,” he said.
of the larger cities, many of the judges hear so much testimony against husbands that they are inclined to be prejudiced at times and visa versa. “I think a better system might be alternating judges in various courts in divorce matters.” Mrs. Blythe Francis, Family Welfare Association secretary, said reforms in handling divorce cases are needed. : “A. more social approach to the problems of children in divorce should be established, but our asso-. ciation never has gone on record for any particular system,” she said. Raymond Clapp, Council of Social Agencies secretary, urged appointment of “competent social workers in every divorce coyrt.”
KNAPP WEIGHS HOUSE LINEUP
To Send Questionnaires to New Representatives.
(Continued from Page One)
Laurence Crosbie, Bluffton, assiste ant clerk, and W. W. Dragoo, Kokomo, chief doorkeeper, all by unanimous approval. While yesterday’s caucus chose veterans for the speakership and floor leader, a movement to put new blood in the lesser House posts resulted in the election of Mr. Wright and Mr. Crosbie. Mr. Wright served during the campaign as Indiana Young Republican chairman and Mr. Crosbie was active in that organization. The roll call at the caucus meeting showed 50 members present. The
Omer Free, Vincennes. Observers feared that the close contest between Mr. Henley and
which case Arch N. Bobbitt, State chairman, would have cast the deciding vote. Proceeding on the assumption that the G. O. P. will dominate the House, Mr. Knapp said he would hold a series of conferences with Republican leaders in the Senate and the State Committee to outline party strategy and arrange patronage, Speaker in 1929 First elected to the legislature in 1919, Mr. Knapp was speaker in the 1929 session. He is a monument dealer in Hagerstown, where he received his education. He ran for
‘Governor in 1932.
When named as party choice for the speakership, he said: “I am 62 years old, and I'm just beginning to get started.” : 3 Mr. Evans, Republican floor leader oice in the House, is also 62 and a veteran legislator. years in the Legislature, he was floor leader in 1933. A native of Henry County, he was graduated from Valparaiso University in: 1899 and entered the practice of law in
Henry County prosecutor from 1910 to 1914 and entered the legislature in 1929. He was G. O. P. caucus chairman in 1935 and 1936. : Mr. Knapp said his plan of sending questionnaires to members of the House would be devised to learn of special abilities of House members. : “We're doing this,” he said, “to
fied to serve on committees. We're going to ask each member to state his present business and. jobs vhich he has held previously. “With this background material, we feel we’ll be able to find. men
uable committee ‘members {of just ;
s SURVEY GROUP
pearance of the State gross “ncomie tax; the alcoholic beverage taxes and license fees, the unemployment compensation tax, the intangibles taxes and miscellaneous license and permit fees. _ Property Taxes Fall
In the period, the report shows, property taxes collected by the state for state purposes decreased from $12,300,000 in 1928 to $7,500,000 in' the last fiscal year; sales and receipts taxes, including the gasoline tax, gross income tax and liquor excise tax, increased from approximately $11,000,000 in 1928 to approximately $49,000,000 in the 1938 fiscal year, and the revenue from state licenses and permits increased from $8,000,000 to $15,000,000.
Meanwhile, grants-in-aid to the state, nearly all of which were provided by the Federal Government and in turn were redistributed to local units of government, increased from approximately $4,000,000 in 1928 to $16,000,000 in 1938, while the new unemployment compensation tax resulted in collections of $855,231 in the 1936 fiscal year, $13,060,145 in 1937 and $15,148,550 in 1938. Earnings of general state departments and receipts from miscellaneous sources approximated $10,500,000 both in 1928 and 1938, with minor fluctuations in other years of the period. The report pointed out that local property tax collections for local purposes had decreased in annual volume approximately $27,000,000 between 1928 and 1938, while in the same period the amount of grants-in-aid to local units of state funds and of Federal money passing through the state treasury had increased approximately $34,000,000. “State government today enters the lives of the people of this state more deeply than did county gov-
th the amount of state educationlal grants-in-aid increasing, fo have risen to approximately 28 million dollars in 1938. During the period, the educational grants-in-aid increased from approximately five million dollars in 1928 to approximately 18 million dollars in 1938, while the cost of general administrative supervision and the maintenance of the state universities and colleges, including new construction, was increasing from slightly over eight million dollars in 1928 to slightly less than 10 million dollars in 1938. In the 1928 fiscal year, the state is shown to have spent approximately six and one-half million dollars on state charities and the operation of state hospitals and penal institutions. In 1935, it rose to more than 40 million dollars, this peak being caused largely by the fact that much of the burden of direct poor relief was being financed by the passage of Federal aid through the State treasury. By 1936, financing of direct poor relief through State funds had ‘ceased, but the public welfare pros gram, financed jointly by the Federal Government, the Staite and local Government, had been established. State disbursements that year for the general function of charities, hospitals and corrections, including Federal aid, were approximately $14,700,000. They had increased to more than 20 million dollars in the 1938 fiscal year, an increase of more than $13,500,000 over
le
MISSOURI CONVICT. SLAIN IN GUN DUEL
Policeman Shot in Battle at Chicago Tavern.
REPORTS GAIN IN STATE COST
Spending Has Doubled in Ten Years, Research Council: Says.
CHICAGO, Nov. 30 (U. P.)—An, escaped Missouri convict who had carefully stripped his clothing of all identifying marks was killed ine stantly and a policeman was wounded critically today in a tavern gun duel. : The gunman was identified through fingerprints as James Wood, who escaped from the Jefferson City, Mo, Prison last July 31. Beforé he fell with a bullet through his heart, Wood shot Police: man Edward Lynn in the head, Doctors gave Patrolman Lynn & “60-50” chance to recover. ; Mr. Lynn and his fellow-officer, Allen Mulvey, had been summoned to the tavern by Tom Williams, owne er, who said an armed man was at the bar. When the officers appeared, Wood opened fire and emptied his pistol before he fell. Police records revealed that Wood,
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report, “Eleven Year Trend in Indiana‘ State Government Payments and Receipts.” :
The 97 million dollar figure includes grants-in-aid to local governnfents as well as the regular operating expenditures of state agencies, the report showed.
It disclosed that in the same period, state receipts from state taxes and license fees of various kinds, from earnings of state agencies, from Federal grants-in-aid to the state and from miscellaneous sources, increased from approximately $45,500,000 in the 1928 fiscal year to about 114 million dollars in the 1938 fiscal year. The latter figure includes approximately 16 million dollars of unemployment compensation. taxes, specifically earmarked for payment of|the 1928 figure. unemployment compensation bene- State disbursements for all funcfits. tions other than highways, education and charities and corrections were shown to have increased gradually from nearly six million dollars in 1928 to more than 14 million dol-
ed robbery.
NAB ALLBUT THREE OF INSANE PATIENTS
STOCKTON, Cal., Nov. 30 (U. P.)., —Police, American Legion mems= bers, © highway patrolmen and citizens today rounded up all but
As shown by the charts, the bulk of the state disbursements, 89 per cent in 1928 and 85 per cent in 1938, were consumed by highways,
34, was serving a term at Jefferson = City for assault to kill and attempts.
education and welfare costs. Including Federal aid and state highway funds allotted to local units of government, state disbursements for highways are shown to have been near the 20 million dollar level in 1928, 27 million in 1930, 15 million in 1933, 37 million in 1937 and less than 34 million in the 1938 fiscal year. The cost of ediication to the State treasury, also including aid to local school units, is shown to have remained near the level of 13 million dollars to 14 million dollars in 1928 to 1932, to have dropped to less than
lars in the 1938 year. These functions include general State Government, protection to persons and property, conservation of health and sanitation, development and conservation of natural resources and receation. They include, in latter ears, such new governmental agencies as the State gross income tax division and the unemployment compensation division, as well gs distributions of State-collected money to local civil units of government for other than highway, education and welfare purposes.
State receipts were changed ma-
nine million dollars in 1932 and,
terially during the period by the ap-
ernment 30 years ago,” the report said, characterizing as the predominant trend in government today the movement whereby “the central government collects and the local unit spends.”
The report emphasized the fact
that the aggregate reported figures mirror the movement of public money collected by the state in the form of state taxation and Federal subsidies and allotted to local units of government, as well as the collection and expenditure of public funds for old and new functions strictly at the state governmental
three of 50 half-naked, dangerously insane patients who fled from the Stockton home for the insane when fire broke out in the institution housing 1800 patients this morning. - There were no fire casualities. Sheriff Harvey Odell announced that order. had. been restored throughout the City, which had been thrown into pandemonium by the fire and by reports that patients, many dangerously insane and of the “suicidal” type, had escaped. Twenty patients were
captured in a freight train. The
level.
fire was believed caused by .spone tanecus combustion. i
time he will become prejudiced on|.
“In the domestic relations courts
G. 0. P. Choice for Speaker
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