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[sours —rowakpl| VOLUME 50—NUMBER 236

1939 BUDGET

~. OF 8 BILLION

IS PREDICTED

Another Deficit Forecast ~~ Though Estimates Are Kept Secret.

MONEY CIRCULATION UP

U. S. Industrial Index Goes Past ‘Normal’ Level For November.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (U. P.)— President Roosevelt's 1940 budget estimates were expected today to call for expenditures of eight billion dollars or more in the next fiscal year and to assure another large Treasury deficit. “ The budget message will be submitted to the new Congress during the first week of January, probably Jan. 4, the day after Congress meets. Budget,plans are carefully kept secret until estimates are read before Congress. But upon the basis of known Administration plans it does not now appear possible that Mr. Roosevelt will be able to bring Government costs in the next fiscal year low enough to justify hope for an early budget balance. The current fiscal year is budgeted for revenue of $5,000,270,000, expenditure of $8,985,157,600 and a net deficit of aproximately four billion dollars. Fiscal years begin annually on July 1 so that there remain almost seven months of the current period. In the first five months and eight days of this fiscal year the deficit “has increased daily by an average of glmost 10 million dollars and from Congressional Republicans a nd Democrats there is a rising chorus of protest and criticism.

There is no substantial prospect, t

however, that Songressional criticism will be translated into affirmative action to reduce Government expenditures sufficiently to make any major change in the condition of the Treasury. .

Money Supply Up;

Index Passes Normal

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (U. P,)— The Federal Reserve Board reported today that money in circulation during November exceeded $6,700,000,000, more. than at any previous time: except for a short period during the banking holiday of 1933. Money in circulation, according to the Board’s definition, is currency outside the Treasury and the Reserve banks. The increase in recent months, the Board found, reflected in large part expanding industrial payrolls, enlarged relief payments and shipments of U. S. currency abroad during the recent gold flight to this country from Europe. The board also reported that its index of industrial production had passed 100—the 1923-25 average and generally considered the ‘normal’ level. The 100 plus rating represents a 25-point rise over the bottom of the depression last spring and was reaching. toward the 1937 reSoyer peak when the index wa 18. - Exact index figures will not be pvailable for November for several weeks.

MERCURY DIP TO 20 Ie FORECAST TONIGHT

23 30

30 29

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That slight nip to the air that you've been feeling over the weekend is going to be much sharper by tonight, according to the Weather Bureau which predicts a low of about 20 degrees. It won’t last long, however, as the prediction for tomorrow night is rising temperatures back to freezing or slightly below.

CONTRACT LET FOR BRIDGE ON N. Y. ST.

The Works Board today awarded

the contract for repair of the W. New York St. bridge to the Ben Hur Construction Co. of Indianapolis, lowest of six bidders.

The bid was $107,500. Work will according to

begin next Monday, Henry B. Steeg, City engineer.

Shopping Days Till Christmas

LINDY WAS FLYING TO MEXICO AS AMBASSADOR OF GOOD WiLLse

OOKING Back to Christe mas 11 Years Ago — Lindy was flying to Mexico as ambassador of‘ good will. , ,. Mayor “Big Bill” Thompson of Chicago was shaking his fist at King George. . . . Old-timers in sports were mourning death of Young Qriffo. . . ,. Music lovers delighted over new child prodigy, Yehudi Menuhin, 10. . . . Death of 40 young men when Submarine in Cape Cod cas

Fish Stage Class War; 1 Is Dead

This is a fish story that began’ last winter and ended abruptly yesterday. : At the beginning of last winter, Harry Coburn, photographer put some pet fish in a container in his yard and the next day found them dead.

"He left the metal container in the yard, but next spring found that one of the little fellows had survived. Mr. Coburn took him in the house and decided to get some com=panions for him. About this time Frank Wal= lace, State Entomologist, was raising little fish in his office, where Mr. Coburn works, and after some time he persuaded Mr. Wallace to give him the office fish to keep his home fish company. : But when the office fish got in the aquarium with the home fish, they kept apart from each other. That is, they did until yesterday, waen the office fish ate the home fish, all but the tail which .they didn’t like.

BIDS ON STATE ROADS ARE SET

Estimates Open Tomorrow For Work Costing More Than Million.

The State Highway Commission is to receive bids tomorrow on 53 miles of paving, grading and surfacing projects, having an estimated cost of $1,628,045, Chairman T. A. Dicus announced today. Fifteen of the projects are parts of the Commission’s 1939 construcion program and the cost is almost equally divided between State and Federal funds. * Projects are to be located in the following counties: Vigo, Clay, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Hamilton, Madison, Pike, Greene, Porter, Switzerland, Boone, Fountain, Jackson, Clarke and Elkhart. ; Among the major projects, Mr. Dicus said, is construction of an additional six miles of dual lane pavement on Road 40, west of Indianapolis, the paving of two. sections of Road 67,ssouthwest of Tndianapolis, and the relocation of a section of Road 13, north of Strawtown. Is Mr. Dicus also reported a seasonal reduction of 1605 men in the number of workmen employed by contractors engaged in comstruction work for the State Highway Commission. .

FEARS POLITICS IN GROUP MEDICINE

Dr. Beatty Warns Pastors Of Danger in Proposal.

(Another Story, Page 12)

*If medicine should be socialized, it would go into political hands and doctors would have to become practical politicians,” Dr, Norman Beatty told the Methodist Ministers’ Association today at the Roberts Park Church. Speaking for the Indianapolis Medical Society, Dr. Beatty said that socialized medicine would bring “an expensive middle man to go between the physician and the patient.” He said that “men from Eastern colleges, who have attained a place in government, are trying to create a Utopia and supply everyone with everything he wants without regard to cost.” “If socialized medicine comes, it should be individualized for each community and should be set up on a mass-production basis,” he said.

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FORECAST: Fair today with lower temperatures tonight and tomorrow; lowest tonight about 20.

ORLY POPE IS. COUGHLINSAYS

Radio Priest Makes Reply to Cardinal: Mundelein’s Rebuke.

HITS AT HOGAN AGAIN

Pontiff, Alone Can Speak For Catholicism, His Statement Claims.

DETROIT, Dec. 12 (U. P)~— Father Charles E. Coughlin, in a atement issued today at his Shrine f the Little Flower in Royal Oak, asserted that “only the Pope” speaks for the Catholic Church. His statement followed a radio broadcast in Chicago in which George Cardinal Mundelein said that utterances of Father Coughlin did not express the sentiments of the Catholic Church and that the priest was “not authorized to speak for the church.” Father Coughlin’s answer to Cardinal Mundelein said: “Father Coughlin is in agreement with the Cardinal when he says that Father Coughlin does not speak for the Catholic Church. No priest speaks for the whole church, no bishop speaks for the whole church, and no cardinal speaks for the whole church. Only the Pope speaks for the church.”

Quotes His Magazine

The radio priest's office also disclosed a statement to be printed in this week’s issue of Social Justice, his magazine, commenting on a speech delivered by Frank J. Hogan, president of the American Bar Association. Mr. Hogan in an address yesterday urged religious and racial tolerance. Social Justice will publish the following this week, Father Coughlin’s office reported: “Following a speech delivered by Mr. Frank Hogan, thousands of messages came to Father Coughlin’s office. ; “To set all minds at ease, let it be known. that Father Coughlin was in no way collaborating with Mr. Hogan to build up circulation for this magazine or to practice deceit on his audience. 2 * “Mf. Hogan most emphatically was not speaking in bel of Father Coughlin nor for Fathér Coughlin. “Mr. Hogan, believe it or not, was speaking in behalf of the Geneéral Jewish Council and for the opponents of Father Coughlin.” Mr. Hogan denied . that’ he. had spoken for the Jewish organization. In his regular Sunday radio sermon yesterday, the Royal Oak priest

“atheistic” Jews abroad. Repeats Communism Charge The radio priest referred several times to American Jews as ‘my fellow” Jews and repeated charges that Jews dominate the Communist Party in Russia. Quoting the B'nai B'rith Magazine, Father Coughlin said that local Jewish councils at Cleveland, O., and Bridgeport; Conn. had persuaded school authorities to ban Christmas and Easter practices which embarrass Jewish children in the public schools. : Father Coughlin urged Jews in other communities not to follow the example established in Cleveland and Bridgeport. He said the plays and stories of Bethlehem were the last evidences of Christianity in the Christmas and Easter observances in the public schools. Father Coughlin added that “Godlessness” usually is the first evidence of communism and said that the problem confronting the nation is one of anticommunism and not one of antisemitism.

STOCKS ARE UP NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (U. P).— Stocks advanced fractions to 2 points today in moderately active trade. Bonds and curb listings were higher.

CHURCH VOICE,

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Afterthought

_Clothe-A-Child {Helps Mother Regain Wheelchair.

(List of Donors, Page Three). know it isn’t part of Clothe-A-Child. But it adds a little glow to the clothing of children. The glow, you know, that comes when a crippled mother finds Christmas along with her children. And it’s going to be a merry Christmas for that family. = It’s about the mother who wrote .to The Indianapolis Times Clothe-A-Child and said: “I am crippled. . . . I had a wheelchaft . « « but when my husband got out of work and couldn't pay rent on it . . . they took it away.” It was tucked down in the story, just like it was in the letter. Like an afterthought. : But it" wasn’t an afterthought to the book man. And that’s the point of the story. 'He called up Saturday. He said he had purchased the wheelchair. He said he was putting new tires on it. And he said Santa Claus was going to see that the crippled mother got it before Christmas. You can help bring a merry Christmas to other families just as needy. Families in which the children have inadequate clothes. You can add to the glow which comes from making it a merry Christmas, : t Ir you want to help Clothe-a-Child, here are the ‘ways: 1. If you wish to shop with a child personally, call Rlley 5551 and make an appointment to meet a child at Clothe-a-Child headquarters, 206 W. Maryland

St. : 2. If you want The Times to act for you, mail a check to “Clothe-a-Child, The Indianapolis Times.” Experienced shoppers will do the rest. 3. Or you can join with others in your office, plant, club, church, sports team, fraternity or sorority. Select a committee, let us know how many children you desire to clothe. LA The Social Service Department of the Public Schools checks the list to determine the neediest children and to eliminate the possible duplication of clothing gifts. “The cost of outfitting a bay or girl depends. on their individual Doe The average -is_from $8 Clotke-g-Child headquarters is open from 9 a. m. until 6 p. m. Call Rlley 5551 now. Just ask for “Clothe-a-Child.”

NLRB HANDED NEW HIGH COURT REBUEF

Board Appeal in Maritime Case Sidetracked.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (U. P.) — The National Labor Relations Board today was rebuffed by the Supreme Court for the second time within two weeks. : The Court today declined to consider an NLRB appeal from a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision setting aside a board order. Like the Consolidated Edison case last week, in which the Couft set aside a portion of a board order, today’s case involved-a controversy between C. I. O. and A. F. of L. affiliates. The Court declined to hear the board's appeal in a Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Co. case. No reason for the denial was noted. The Court also reiterated its refusal to review the 22-year-long fight of Thomas J. Mooney for release from the life imprisonment sentence he is serving in San Quen-

tim, Cal., Penitentiary.

201 Arrested and 17 Accidents Reported; 5 Held On Drunken Counts.

43 FINED TOTAL OF $66

50 Hoosiers Are Due to Be “Killed Between Now and Jan. 1, Stiver Warns, Seven persons were dead today as

the result of week-end traffic accidents throughout the State, as 14

‘ |were injured in 17 traffic accidents

here. Meanwhile, police, continuing their holiday traffic safety campaign, arrested 201 motorists over the weekend for various violations. : Forty-three persons paid a tota of $66 in fines and costs out of a total of $372 imposed in Municipal Court by Edward W. McElfresn, judge pro tem. The rest was suspended. Basing his calculations on last year’s traffic mortality rate and the rate so far this year, State Safety Director Donald Stiver estimated that 50 persons will be killed on Hoosier highways between now and Jan. 1. 22 Fewer Accidents

Lieut. Lawrence McCarty of the Accident Prevention Bureau, said there were 22 fewer accidents during the first nine days of December than in the same period of November. Lieut. McCarty said the current drive against violators will continue and said it has been discovered that 85 per cent of all accidents are the direct result of violations. “Arrests are being made for violations that have been proved to cause the most accidents,” Lieut. McCarty said. Two men, who were sent to City Hospital for slight injuries in a collision, were arrested. Larry Kepner, 38, 2226 Woodlawn Ave: driver of one of the automobiles, was held on a charge of driving while intoxicated, while Frank Kestner, 34, 4565 Sangster Ave. was held on an intoxication charge, according to

police. ; aE : a The collision occurred #t Eagle Creek bridge and W. Michigan St. Ralph J. Wells, 34, 238 McKim St., also was arrested on a charge of intoxication as the result of an accident in which two persons were injured. Wells’ car ran into a parked

car in the 700 block of E. Michigan |

St., injuring his wife, Mrs. Mary Lou Wells, and Wayne Fawcett, 44, 238 S. Sherman Dr., a passenger. They were taken to City Hospital. Strikes Safety Zone

Mrs. Ella Dickson, 54, 1938 Bloyd

‘| Ave.; was hurt when she was struck

by ‘an automobile Saturday night.

The car, driven by Marcus Coffman, {°

33, 1909 Arrow Ave., struck Mrs. (Continued on Page Three)

LINDBERGHS RENT RETREAT IN PARIS

A PARIS, Dec. 12 (U. P.)—Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbeggh are moving to Paris for the winter because of cold and stormy weather on the Isle of Illiec, where they have been living, it was disclosed today. The famous flying couple and their sons, Jon and Land, will remain in Paris throughout the cold months if their desire for privacy is respected, it was said. They have rented a flat and engaged a nursemaid for the children. ; Lack of comfort on the island off the Brittany Coast led to their decision to abandon Illiec, where they had gone to insure isolation from curious and admiring throngs. The Illiec house was damp because of

Means Is Dead

ARCH SWINDLER ISHEART VICTIM

Speculation Aroused as to Whereabouts of Convict’s Loot.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Dec. 12 (U. P.).—Gaston B. ns, oftentimes called arch swindler, master liar, and gifted detective, died early today. He died a prisoner of the Government, serving time for defrauding Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean, wealthy owner of the Hope diamond, of $104,000. : He was 59. His giant's frame had been withered by an illness extending over several years. He was brought here from the Federal penitentiary -at Leavenworth, Kas. a week ago forr a gall bladder operation. He succumbed to a heart attack. In his prime, he weighed 230 pounds and very little of it was fat. Means’ career was one of the oddest and most spectacular of his generation. He had been indicted for such crimes as murder, espionage, forgery, bribery, larceny, embezzlement, violations of the National Prohibition Act, conspiracy, and was a self-confessed master crook. But he was convicted only twice.

Never Got Money

His death caused immediate speculation as to the whereabouts of some of his ill-gotten gains, for he was known ‘to have swindled’ an assortment of victims out of hun-

dreds of thousands of dollars. None or very little of it was evér recovs ered, and, as he usually lived on & modest scale, many believed that somewhere the : wily confidence man had a fortune cached. Mrs. McLean said ‘she never received any of her $104,000. A wealthy Washington, D. C., newspaper owner and society woman, she was deeply touched by the kidnaping of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. Means went to her with a: story of being: in touch with the kidnapers who were willing to’ surrender the baby to him for $100,000. She gave him the money plus $4,000 for expenses and he con(Continued ‘on Page Three)

MRS. R. B. COGILL, 32, DIES OF LIP INFECTION

Mrs. Ruby B. Cogill, 32, of 1811 "Union St., died today in Methodist Hospital of a streptoccus infection of her lip contracted Friday after she pulled a piece of skin and broke the epidermis, physicians said. She also had pneumonia, induced by the infection, physicians said. Mrs. Cogill was admitted to the hospital yesterday afternoon. She died at 12:05 a. m. today. - She is survived by her husband, William Cogill; a daughter, Frances Eileen; her mother, Mrs. William Hunter; a sister, Mrs. Walter Morgan, and a brother, Edward Hunter. She was a member of the Olive Branch Christian Church. Services will be Thursday at 10 a. m. at the church, Raymond and Pennsylvania Sts. and burial will be in the

almost continuous rain. .

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NAZIS TO GET ANGLO-FRENCH MEMEL NOTE

Disorders in Lithuania Spread as Germans Sweep Election.

LONDON, Dec. 12 (U. P.) —Great Britain and France are asking Germany to see that the semiautonomous status of Memel as established

by the. League of Nations through the Memel Statute be preserved, Prime Minister Chamberlain announced today in the House of Commons. “The Britishecharge d'affaires and the French Ambassador have been instructed to ask the German Gov-

cure respect for the Memel Statute,” Mr. Chamberlain said. “His Majesty's Government cannot ignore the possibility of demands being made on the Lithuanian Government which would be inconsistent with the Memel Statute.” Answering a question by John Morgan, Laborite, on the possibility of an attack by Italy on France or her possessions, Mr. Chamberlain declared that Great Britain has no specific agreement to assist France in a military way. Government experts are studying trade reprisals against Japan for discriminating against British trade in China, it was learned. : While the Government has .not yet made a final decision to apply such reprisals, it was understood it would do so if the United States takes similar measures.

Unrest Spreading In- Lithuania . |

ment followed up an overwhelming Nazi victory in the Memel elections (Continued on Page Four)

WARNING AIDS 35 AS BUILDING COLLAPSES

Trapped Woman Rescued

TERRE HAUTE, Dec. 12 (U. PJ). —An alert workman saved 35 persons from probable death today when a downtown store on which remodeling operations were taking place collapsed. Damage was estimated at $25,000. Lee Cleveland was one of a crew working on the Oakley Economy Store. A score of customers were in the store, which was operating despite the repairs, when Mr. Cleveland saw. a main beam start to

sag. - Hurriedly calling ‘other workmen, Mr. Cleveland directed clearing the store of all its customers and hastily warned occupants of five apartments above the store of their danger. All but one person reached the street outside a few seconds before the building caved in. One woman, trapped on the second flQor, was rescued by firemen. One girl was

THE REV. FR. LYONS

title of monsigno : (

r was bestowed upon the Rt. the Most Rey. Joseph E.

MADE MONSIGNOR

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At ceremonies yesterday in SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, the

‘Rev. Msgr. Michael W. of the. diocese

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"About 1000 persons attended - parchment document written in La the and

Greenwood, Ind., cemetery.

. . 1000 ATTEND CATHEDRAL CEREMONY . . . DIOCESAN DIGNITARIES IN PROCESSION

slightly injured by a flying brick.

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ernment to use its influence to se-'

By Terre Haute Firemen.

REE ON AT LIM

THE FOREIGN SITUATION :

LIMA—Landon supports conference policy.

can credit plan studied. os » ” . to warn Nazis on Memel, : MEMEL—Students strike for. . pro-German policy. Ts ROME—Italy makes unofficial demand for Djibouti. i

asked by Tunisians. oo PARIS—General staff held in constant session. Soft BERLIN—Nazis ask share in Suez Canal control. «37 'HENDAYE—Franco seis zero - hour for Thursday. i BELGRADE — Government sweeps Jugoslav election. BRATISLAVA—Hungarians fire on German meeting. : 2 8 = SHANGHAI—Japan ‘fights 25,000 Chinese guerrillas. he TOKYO—Japan rejects Soviel demands.

Editorial, Page 14.)

LIMA, Peru, Dec. 12.—The United States and Argentina agreed today on the outstanding objective of the eighth Pan-American Conference. The agreement is for. a solemn, forceful warning to the world by the 21 American nations to resist as one any attempt at aggression or any outside attempt to subvert America: political institutions. SF Jose Maria Cantilo, Argentine Foreign Minister, will leave for

ing the Argentine delegation to the conference so as to permit rapid translation into action of the agree=ment for definition of a common American defense front. ol Treaty Rvied Out

brought the United States and Argentine viewpoints together after a short period during which they differed over how far the terms o a defense accord should go. :

k Secretary of State Hull sSupm | MEMEL, Dec. 12 (U. P.) —Unrest spread ‘amofig’ Lithuanian Opposition parties today as the Govern=

a proposal to various delegaf which seemed draftefl in a mi to constitute a definite pact of des fensive alliance: Séhor Cantilo

alliance.

‘Secretary Hull therefore was point, which some leading members | of the conference feel to be equally as effective as a pact or alliance sigried by the American nations. "The United -..States-Argéntine: agreement is so complete, learned, that Senor Cantilo assured

Hull that if unforeseen obstacles |

arise at the conference, he will re=

out,

Landon Approves Hull’s - Stan

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nor Alf. M. Landon of Kansas today

ence here Saturday night. This whole-hearted support Mr. Hull's strong stand, coming from the man who was the Republican Party’s candidate against President Roosevelt in 1936, serves to remove any vestige of doubt abroad that the Secretary of State is backed by (Continued on Page Four) i

3 STATE EMPLOYEES GET DISMISSAL NOTES

Three State House employees received dismissal notices in the mail today from Dick Heller, patronage secretary of Gov. Townsend. The dismissed employees are Are

Bl | thur Cc. Viat of Pt. Wayne, assistant

& | labor commissioner and chief of

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Bureau of Factory Inspection in the Industrial Board; Miss Frances Cohen, stenographer in the Labor Bureau, and Miss Anna McCullough, clerk in the excise State police ( Thomas R. Hutson, State labor commissioner, said he was forced to dismiss Mr. Viat in order “to cub down expenses.” He said no one will be named to succeed him for thé time being. ? : There will be no replacements of the . other two jobs, it was also learned. Ts

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Buenos Aires tonight after instructs

" However, Dr. Cantilo informed Secretary Hull that Argentina 1&8 ready to join a defense accord if i& is put in the form of a declaration | or resolution of the conference, - * .

turn to Lima to help smooth them

"LIMA, Peru, Dec. 12. — In an | | exclusive statement to The Indian. | apolis Times and other Scripps. Howard newspapers former Gover=

gave his unqualified indorsement to the continental defense speech made by Secretary of State Hull before the Eighth Pan-American Confer. @

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obliged to accept Dr. Cantilo’s view=

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WASHINGTON — Latin-Ameri- |

LONDON—Britain and France:

TUNIS — Increased defense.: |

_ Developments, of the past 2¢ hours

peatedly has announced that Argens | | tina refuses to sign any pact ar

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