Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 December 1938 — Page 3
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INGTON, Dec. 30 (U. P)— pad executives met today to | “prosperity” proposals as the te Commerce Commission ed a unique relief plan under lh & passenger might ride from
rv Burton t. Wheeler (D. of the ni te Interstate srce Committee requested an sion from ICC Chairman Walter 'W. Splawn on the feasibility of “postalization |of passenger » a proposal New by John A. former New York State nator. Mr. Wheeler indokes the Hastings’ plan as the board of directors ; e Association of American convened to discuss relief es suggested by President Roosevelys special committee on railroads.
Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore & Ohio and long-time advocate of low fares, refused com-
t. [ don’t care to| say anything it,” Mr. willard said, “beuse I have given no thought to Sh : “On its face the plan looks good to me” Mr. Wheeler wrote Mr. Splawn, enclosing cost and revenue statements which he said “would indicate that the railroads can be profitably operated with postalized
: Ta fos. Hastings outlined his proposal in a full-page advertisement . in the New York Times Monday. He planned to place similar advertisements in newspapers throughout the country.
Nine Districts Planned
* His plan would establish a system of railroad rates roughly similar to parcel post rates. The country would be divided into nine districts, as fol- : 1—The New [England states; East-Central zone, extending New York westward to the ppi River, including part of Tilinois, West Virginia and Maryland; 3—The Southern states, from the Atlantic to the ‘Mississippi; 4— “The North Central states of Ne‘braska, Iowa, North and South Da- - kota and Minnesota! 5—The South- - west, including part, of Texas, Kan- © sas, Louisiana and Arkansas; 6 — -Jdaho, Montana and Wyoming; T— ‘Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah; 8— Washington and Oregon; 9—California and Nevada.
N. Y. to Coast—$5
In any one district, the fare would be between $1 and $15, according to the class of travel desired. If only
one district line is crossed, the fares would increase to between $2 and $30. To determine the rate between two points in the country, it would be Necessary only to multiply the “basic rate for the class of service desired by the number of zone lines crossed. A trip from Now York to San ich the traveler ould coSt at the d for the most dations $75 . eeler and Chairman Clar(D. Cal.) of the House on Interstate and Forerce, who will guide railroad [legislation through Congress, arranged a [conference with » President late ui week or early at which various relief sals will be discussed.
tion would be a 3 vel item in the Bdminish ation’s Program for the a ess. |
a uit asking Superlor Court 3 to City Plumbing Board to ee : icense to Herman Zietlow filed today. The action charged the City Plumbing Board resed to grant Mr. Zietlow a plumb- | license unless fhe first took an
the law does not require 2 tion if applicant prets ad a license. He said he ; nse frond 1911 until 1930.
Both Parties Prepare to Caucus Monday; Fights Due.
By LEE G. MILLER Times Special Writer ! WASHINGTON, Dec. 30—The headline factories of Washington are being spruced up for one of the biggest weeks in recent history. The 261 House Democrats will lead off with a caucus at 2 p. m Monday, despite the holiday. They will re-elect Majority Leader Rayburn, indorse Speaker Bankhead for re-election by the House, and do little else. The filling of committee vacancies will be deferred. At 7:30 Monday night Republicans will caucus to elect a successor to Minority Leader Snell. Retired Rep. Martin Jr. (Mass.) appears to be. well out in front of Rep. Wadsworth (N. Y.). At noon Tuesday the 76th Congress will be -officially convened with prayers, handshakes, formalities and the usual first-day flood of bills and resolutions. The Sheppard | Committee expects to present to the Senate on that day its bulky report on politics-in-WPA., Also at noon Tuesday, across the leafy plaza from the Capitol, the Supreme Court. will meet to read the first opinions it has handed down since Dec. 12.
Decisions Due
Forty-two cases that have been argued are awaiting decision. They involve the constitutionality of TVA, the validity of recent state ratifications of the Child Labor Amendment in face of its long pendancy, and other important issues. On Wednesday the House will be crowded to the chandeliers for President Roosevelt’s delivery of his annual message on the state of the Union. The President is expected to give some indication of the scope of his national defense program. On Thursday, probably, the President’s budget message will be submitted. This may unveil the national defense plans considerably further; also the Administration’s estimate of relief needs for the rest of the fiscal year. Some time during the week the President is expected to send to the Senate his nominations of Harry L. Hopkins to be Secretary of Commerce and of Donald Wakefield
Labor Board (unless, as it is rumored, Mr. Smith is dropped to avert a fight), and possibly of successors to Attorney General Cummings and Justice Cardozo of the Supreme Court, If Frank Murphy of Michigan gets the Attorney Generalship, the attack on him by conservatives may be as strenuous as that on Mr. Hopkins, if not more so.
Treasury Studies Two Silver Policies
WASEINGTON, Dec. 30 (U. P.) .— Treasury officials were reported today to be studying two alternatives in dealing with the domestic silver purchase program for 1939. Reliable sources said that the present price of 64.64 cents an ounce either would be maintained or reduced. They said that it was certain the price would not be increased. The decision “will be revealed Saturday night.
OSA JOHNSON LOSES SUIT FOR $706,539
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (U. P.).— Mrs. Osa Johnson has lost a court contest to collect $706,539 damages for the death of her explorer husband, Martin, in an airliner crash. A Superior Court jury last night denied damages and ordered her to pay the court costs of the suit against. Western Air Express and United Airports of California, Ltd. Mr. Johnson was one of five passengers killed in the crash of a fogbound airliner in % ridge of Newhall Pass north of Los Angeles in Janu-
ary of 1937. Mrs. Johnson was injured.
r—— ‘WPA DROPS 4959 Tinies Special WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Indiana WPA rolls were reduced 4959 for the week ending Dec. 17, Col. F. C. Harrington, WPA administrator, reported today. The total on WPA “Tolls Dec. 17 was reported as 91 811,
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MEETINGS TODAY nge 5 Tub luncheon. Hotel Wash8t t Ciub, luncheon, Columbia Club,
‘Officers’ Association, luncheon,
of Trade, noo Theta, on neheon, Canary Cot-
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hy 5. Steele, 41, of Columbia ftha LI. a, 33, of Columbia
Christing, 52, Indianapolis; ut, 52, of 3702 Creston
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, 23, of 4600 8. Meridian aine. 21, of 309 Union St. i218 8. Meridian St.; holon Ny Ee Kingsbury, 35, o 3473
bE Neale, 24, Indianapolis; Helen
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Clarence G. Ryan. 40, of Barton 1 Josephine De Loughery, 37, of 131 oN Pennsyivania St.
Coffin, 36, Pittsboro; Gladys Nichols, 33. of 965 West Brive, Wosdrati
. BIRTHS i Boys omas, Violet Wood, at Leroy. Ruth Hubbard, at C Sojeman. William Alberta Biankenciiy: at RIS Betty Davis ut St. ¥ ames. y Davis, a rancis. George, Jessalynn Tolan, at St. Fran-
Fran :cis, Madge Clancy, at St. F . Dens 1is, Delores a at Ph
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Girls
Richard, Edith Melick, at Coleman. pooernard, Margaret Sheppard, at St. ci Orville, Anna Wilkinson, at St. Francis. William, Helen Kissam, at Methodist. John, Ethel Pollard, at Methodist. Orval, Mary X. immons, at 35 W. Morris. Graver, Della Neff, at 411 W. Norwood. Charles, Virginia Osterland, at 615
Edward, Anna Cooper .at 705 S. Missouri. Clay, Katherine Bush, at 3518 W. Morris.
DEATHS Carter S. Moneymaker, 37, at U. 8S, Vet-
erans, chronic nephrit: roe linda Turner, sor at City, angina Franklin Gandy, 29, at Ely. tuberculosis. John Lloyd, 12, at 816% E. North, chronic epileps: psy. Charles Condon, 42, at Central Indiana, general paralysis. Ha rold S.
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James McKibben, 79, at Central Indiana, achts myocarditis. Joi A. Grande, 43, at St. Vinzent's, hage. at St. Vincent's, car-
cerebral hemorrha, Herold Dailey, oma. Mary M. Mitchell, 65, at Central Indiana, DIOR Tort i
onia. 1 Jonathan B. Storm, 81, at 542 Tomlinson,
sefshral hemorrhage. Hattie S. Bardwell, 80, at 5148 Central, roncho- Ey nia.
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While WPA plans for a $860,033 runway extension program for Municipal Airport were going forward today, work on the new $70,000 Federal aircraft radio experimental station at the airport was being pushed.
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The station, to be operated under the radio Sevelops
the Civil Aeronautics Authority, is
being constructed .at the northwest corner of the field. The foundation and framework are finished.
Criticizes Ickes for Attack On Nazis, Silent on Pittman.
By DANIEL M. KIDNEY ; Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.--Sena-tor VanNuys (D. Ind.) is one of four Democrats who have been moved up to front row seats in the Senate chamber and, judging from his present attitude, the Acdministration may hear more from him at the coming session—more than during the Supreme Court fight. For Senator VanNuys has his own ideas on certain pet. subjects of President Roosevelt and the two do not exactly see “eye to eye,” the senior Senator indicated today. As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator VanNuys declined to comment directly on the statement of Chairman Pittman (D. Nev.) that “we don’t like the governments of Germany and Japan,” but he did say that he thought Secretary of In-
BRANDS G. 0. P. MOVE ON SENATOR ‘ASININE’
Republican Floor Leader Scoffs at Oath Maneuvers.
Times Special WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Senator McNary (R. Ore), veteran Republican leader of the Senate, today termed ‘‘asinine” alleged plans : to have Senator Austin (R. Ver.) seek to prevent Senator VanNuys (D. Ind.) from taking the oath on Tuesday. It had been reported here that Arch N. Bobbitt, Republican state committee chairman of Indiana, had sent a letter asking that this step be taken to give the Hoosier G. O. P. more time to accumulate data on which to base an official protest to the Senate. The state Republicans have ‘|claimed that a recount in the state would show that their Senatorial candidate, Raymond E. Willis, and not Senator VanNuys obtained a majority vote. “I have not heard that Senator VanNuys would be asked to step aside, but I certainly will have something to say for that matter and shall oppose it vigorously,” Senator McNary said. “There is no precedent for such action and I do not intend that there shall be.” Reminded of the rejection by the Senate of Willlam S. Vare, Senatorelect of Pennsylvania, and Frank L. Smith of Illinois, Senator McNary was ready with this answer: “I served on the committee ‘which rejected Mr. Vare and the cases are not at all analogous. The coramittee had the complete evidence in each case and rejection was based om their findings and recommendations.”
OFFICIAL WEATHER
eeeeBy U. 8. Weather Burezu_ | INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST--Fair to-
5 ; | night and tomorrow; continued cold to-
night with lowest temperature 12 to 18; temperature tomorrow; Sunday cloudy with rising temperature.
Sunrise ...... %:07 | Sunset .....
TEMPERATURE —Dec. 30, 1937—
.4:29
Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 2. m,. Total i since Jin, Leia an
52 Excess since 3.56
MIDWEST WEATHER
Indiana Generally fair tonight and to morrow; rising temperature tornorrow and in extreme northwest Portion late tonight; _|£lightly colder tonight in extreme southParuy cloudy Sunday, rising temperatu Titinois_Party cloudy tonight and tomorrow, risin temperature tomorrow and in north and -vest-central portions tonight; considerable cloudiness Sunday, slightly warmer.
Lower Michigan—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; possibly light now in north poruot, rising A By conSiierable cloudiness Sunday, slightly warm pA cloudy tonjehs and tomorrow; somewhat colder tonig! Kentucky—Generally Ag wR and lomorrow; slightly warmer in west portion 0mo:;
WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M. tation, Weather, Ba Ten, aration TeX. ..ee0..Clea Bismarck, N. D. Cl Boston
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VanNuys Moves to Front Seat for Next Congress
| terior Ickes should keep silent on foreign affairs. “There is no reason why Mr. Ickes should go around insulting governments with which we maintain friendly relations, supposedly, and thus constantly make trouble for the State Department,” Senator VanNuys said.
Now an Isolationist “My six years of service on the Foreign Relations Committee has completely changed my attitude toward foreign affairs. I am an isolationist in the present state of world affairs and I think the only sensible thing for us to do is to mind our own business and solve our own problems. “That doesn’t mean that I oppose such fine things as were accomplished by the able Secretary of State Hull at the Lima conference, but it does mean that I do not favor Mr. Ickes or anyone else connected with the American Government trying to dictate to the European dictators in such a manner that we might be involved in any foreign war. * “I know the people of my state well enough to know that they do not want any more A. E. F. fighting in either Europe or the Orient. Nor are they hysterical about rearmament as some people around here seem to be.” - Senator VanNuys said that he certainly favors “adequate armaments,” but that he would act on the advice of military and naval experts and not “politicians who plan on making this a measure to restore prosperity or disguise relief.” Silent on Appointments
He declined to say whether he. will support. President. Roosevelt's nominations in both the Judiciary Committee, of which he is a member, and Senate, as he did that of former Senator Black (D. Ala.) for Justice of the Supreme Court. When the time comes for Senate consideration he will have some
of Harry L. Hopkins, former WPA Administrator, for Secretary of Commerce, and the reappointment of Donald Wakefield Smith to the National Labor Relations Board, Senator VanNuys said. Mr. Smith is opposed bitterly by the American Federation of Labor, which backed Senator VanNuys’ re-election. The senior Hoosier Senator says that he is perfectly willing to make any necessary amendments to neutrality laws but is against anything which might make it easier to get into a foreign war. He will support a “thoroughgoing” investigation of politics in the Works Progress Administration, he said. “Indiana already has a clean bill of health so far as WPA is concerned,” Senator VanNuys declared.
Praises Jennings | “I have the utmost confidence in the administration of John K. Jennings, State WPA Administrator, and feel that if his course of action had been followed in other states there would not be the present demand for ah investigation.” | Senator VanNuys said he thought it was all right for the President to use $100,000 of National Youth Administration funds to get under way the college courses which next year are expected to train 20,000 aviators. In addition to obtaining a front seat, insead of the half-way back one he occupied previously, Senator. VanNuys also has a new office suite. He moved from 321 in the Senate Office Building to 344 and is now directly beneath the offices of his junior colleague, Senator ‘Minton (D. Ind.).
REORGANIZATION ACT CHANGES ARE HINTED
Democratic Senators Study Revision Proposals.
Democratic legislative leaders are discussing the advisability of amending the Reorganization Act to place some checks on the appointive power now vested with the Governor, it was learned today. The special bill drafting committee of five Democratic Senators was reported to have discussed changes in this act, which is expected to be attacked by Republicans in the Legislature which convenes Thursday. Under the proposal, major appointments by the Governor would be subject to the approval of some other official, board or agency. This approval power might be vested in the State Senate, it was said. Most Democrats regard this subject as “dyamite,” and it was reported that no repeal of this act ever would be pushed through by
Democratic legislators.
Under terms of the Reorganization Act, passed during the administration of former Governor McNutt, the appointive power which formerly
was divided among various state offi is centered in the Cer}
comment to make on the selection
NEW OFFICIALS T0 TAKE OFFICE
Inaugural Ceremonies at City Hall, Court House Arranged.
Inaugural ceremonies for new City and County officials were being arranged today at the City Hall and Court House.-Mayor-elect Sullivan, the new City Councilmen and heads of City | departments will be inducted at a ceremony in the main floor rotunda at City Hall at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow. The Court House ceremony, being arranged by the Democratic County Committee, 1s scheduled for 10:30 a. m. Monday. Superior Court Judge Herbert E. Wilson will administer the oaths to the City officials. James E. Deery, the new City Controller, will preside. , Short talks will be made by Mr. Sullivan; Mayor Boetcher, who retires tomorrow; Omer Stokes Jackson, Democratic State chairman, and County Chairman Ira Haymaker.
Several Have Taken Oath
Among those to be sworn in at the Court House Monday are David M. Lewis, as Prosecutor; Dewey E. Myers, as Criminal Court Judge; Thomas Quinn, as Center Township Trustee; William Brown, as County Commissioner, and Hannah Noone, as County Recorder. Several of the new County officials already have taken their oaths of office. Herbert M. Spencer, Superior Court 2 judge-elect, was to be sworn in today and Wilfred Bradshaw, Juvenile Court judge-elect, is to take the oath of office tomorrow morning. Coroner E. R. Wilson was sworn in by Judge Wilson yesterday. Al Feeney, sheriff-elect, was sworn in Wednesday, and Russell Ryan, Superior Court 3 judge-elect, was given his oath last week by Judge Wilson,
Surveyor Aids Named
The first of the County officials to be sworn In was Judge Smiley Chambers, who took the oath from Supreme Court Judge Michael Fansler two weeks ago. Meanwhile, John Ryan, surveyorelect, announced reappointment of Paul Shaeffer, 5825 E. New York St., as chief deputy. Mr. Shaeffer has been chief deputy four years under Surveyor Herbert Bloemker. Mr. Ryan named William Seward as office deputy, succeeding C. G. Berry. Other appointments are: Fred Norsdick, drainage deputy; Mrs. Florence Lyons, secretary; Eugene Daly, instrument man; Perle Roberts and Rufus Martin, chainmen.
Four Appellate Judges
i Sworn Into Office
Four Indiana Appellate Court judges took oaths of office today in ceremonies in the court’s chamber. They begin four-year terms. John R. Curtis, Gary, administered the oath of office to his father, Chief Justice Harvey J. Curtis, who in turn swore in Judge Huber M. DeVoss, Decatur. The other two Appellate Court judges were sworn in by two of: their colleagues on the bench of that court. Judge Paul E. Laymon, Frankfort, administered the office to Judge A. J. Stevenson, Danville, and Judge William F. Dudine swore in Judge William HB. Bridwell, Sulvan.
BOBBITT WILL REPLY
Arch N. Bobbitt, Republican State chairman, today will reply to a letter inviting him to tell the Vigo County Grand Jury about alleged |: election irregularities, he announced, but he declined to say whether he would accept the invitation. The invitation to appear before the grand jurors was extended by
Prosecutor. In his letter, Mr. Kincade, a Democrat, asserted that “the Grand Jury would like to hear from you about the use of fraudulent and false challenges of voters by Republican committeemen.”
‘| bosses not representative of the peo-
TO PROBE INVITATION |
Leonard P. Kincade, Vigo County 1
FIGHT MACHINE | VOTE
Newly Formed Group Will Lobby for Bill on Primary.
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prevent bosses from “hand picking” candidates for nomination in party tickets, one pro nt Democrat now holding a high office said: “Slating of candidates by a machine boss is a vicious thing. It means a handful of party machine
ple can control the courts and the entire County and City governments by pulling some strings behind closed doors.” Mr. Wilhelm was authorized by the committee to appoint five persons who have been active in politics for many years to draft the bill. The general committee will meet next week when detailed plans for the campaign 1n the Legislature will be worked out, Mr. Wilhelm said. Attending the meeting of the committee yesterday were several prominent Democratic leaders whose names were withheld pending further organization of the movement.
Townsend Unit Asks Election Law Changes
Governor Townsend's Special Election Law Study Commission has recommended that the Legislature which convenes next Thursday appoint a committee of State senators and representatives to “entirely rewrite” Indiana’s election statutes. This legislative committee, under the recommendation made public today, would report its new election bill to the 1941 Legislature. Mem-
mission, who are not members of the Legislature, said they did not think they had sufficient time write an election bill for introduction in the 1939 Legislature, Although the Governor appointed
his study commission last spring, it]
did not begin its work on the problem until a few weeks ago. A public hearing attended by representatives of civic, labor and farm organizations and State and local officials was held.
Views Time as Fitting
In asking for a bill to be drafted, the Governor's Study Commission reported: “No partisan politics can be tolerated in the measure. The time is fitting for such an effort. With a Republican House of Representatives and a Democratic Senate ‘in the 1939 Legislature. a legislative committee could be named which should accomplish the desired results. . “The legislative committee in drafting a bill should establish voting qualifications making it as easy as possible for qualified voters to vote, establish safeguards against corrupt practices, give full publicity to campaign contributions and expenditures and provide ample provision for recount, redress and punishment,
Would Insure Honesty
“The rights of the minorities should be given protection and the election laws should be so written as to invite confidence of the elec~ torate, making the discharge of the important duty of voting in the elections as agreeable and easy as possible and to assure in all things the honesty of the ballot.” Members of the Governor’s Study Commission are Fred F. Bays, chairman and Indiana Public Service Commission member; Edwin H. Smith, Democratic member of the State Election Board, and Fred C. Gause, Republican member of the State Election Board.
STATE SCANS MOVE FOR RURAL POWER
Central Co. Seeks to Extend Lines to 10 Counties. |
A petition of the Central Indian Power Co. to bring electric service t 2000 farm families in 10 countie was being studied today by the In diana Public Service Commission. Most of the construction would b in Howard and Hamilton Counties but the system would extend t borderline sections of Marion, Madison, Tipton, Cass, Miami, Grant, Clinton and Carroll Counties.
rural lines would be built into the territory which now is served either by existing private utilities or REMC units The company would borrow fun for construction from the Rura Electrification Authority, issuing i collateral notes at an interest ra of 2.73: per cent. "| progect was estimated at approxi mately $430,000.
in ‘which they have rights to serve Residential and commercial
month. During the first five years
that the monthly minim
drop to $1.50, the petition said.
WINNIPEG, Man., Dec. 30 (U.P). ~—Mrs. Lyle Robson ‘and five of her children burned to death last night in a fire which swept through their home in St. James, a suburb. Her husband, a fuel dealer, was near death from burns and ae he suffered when he leaped from a second-floor window. The only member of the family to: escape was
Stanley, 12. The killed were Shirley,
Canadian Mother and 5 Children Die in Fi
10; Dorothy, x Dorreen and Dennie, | Her
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Firemen were tiatnpered in b ate tling the flames by a temperat of 28 degrees below zero. They believed vhe fire was sfarizq by lun overheated stove. All of the bodies were found on the second floor. Firemen said sitions of the bodies indicated
come in their sleep and that the mother had attempted to carry one of the youngest chilren to safety.
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By SAM TYNDALL Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson has info
will include establishment of an Army air base in In
CHILD-BRIDE'S MATE KILLS 3
And Self in Battle Over Separation.
TERRE HAUTE, Dec. 30 (U. P.).—A verdict of doublemurder and suicide was returned today by Coroner C. R. Van Arsdall in the shooting of Betty Kendall Query, her father and her husband,
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Dec. 30 (U. P.).—Three persons were dead today as the result of a child bride marriage that was broken by the courts. Because William Query, 39, was eparated from his child bride, Betty, 15. last night he shot and killed her, her father, and himself after she refused to return to him, laccording to police. Query eloped with the girl, daughter of Ralph D. Kendall, 36, a contractor, after a brief courtship which they had kept: secret from
her parents. They were married at Cloverdale, Ind., a week ago after the bride had obtained a license by saying she was 18. When her mother, Mrs. Minnie Belle Dobson, Greencastle, Ind. Ind., learned of the marriage she complained to Judge C. C., Gillen. She said her daughter was too young for marriage. Gillen issued a warrant and police arrested the couple at Cloverdale, Ind., yesterday. Gillen remanded the girl to the custody of her father and released Query under a $1,000 bond. Query appeared at the back door of the Kendall home last night while his bride and her stepmother, Mrs. Margaret Kendall, 30, were washing the supper dishes. Mrs. Kendall, in a statement to Police Chief Clint Seward, said Query had had a “wild look” in his eyes and appeared to have been drinking intoxicants. : Kendall told Query to leave. Query drew a pistol and fired twice. One bullet passed through /Kendall’s heart. Betty ran out a door but Query shot her twice. Policel; found Query dead beside Kendall, Seward said Query had been married twice and had worked intermittently at Cloverdale as a truck
tdriver and clerk.
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Slays Girl, 15, Her Father 2
U. S. Plans to Build Station Near Municipal A Hero Under New Defense Expansion Program, . Johnson Informs Officials He
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rmed City officials defense expansion plans ultimately dianapolis, it was
The air base would be constructed at or near the Municipal Airport and would house a portion of the proposed 10,000 new fighting planes
Plans were annpunced Wednesday for an $860,033 sion program at the airport to meet defense requirements of ;
The President's proposed huge defense spending program is to in~
needs was.
New Factories Hinted
Secretary Johnson has indicated that a base here would consist of hangars and repair shops, it was learned. No other detaiis as to the equipment or number of fliers to be stationed here was learned. Plans to establish an Indianapolis air base is in line with War De« partment aims to move inland, to as great an extent as possible, the air defense equipment of the nae tion, Secretary |Johnson told ofe ficials. as The central location of Indianapolis and its modern airport, cone sidered by the Federal Government the best in the country for its pure poses, is believed to have prompted the Government to move the radio experimental station here. The selection| of Indianapolis as the site for the experimental Fi : tion soon was (followed by reports that aircraft and aircraft radio manufacturing (firms might move plants here. | :
Project Plans Ready
Although a tightly guarded secret, it is known now that certain high City officials have information that at least one large manufacturer of airplanes plans to locate here and employ at least 300 persons. Two radio instru manufacturing firms have been negotiating with officials in connection with locating - plants here, it has been reported. The runway extension project was approved yesterday by Marion County WPA headquarters and is in the hands of the State WPA headquarters. i Carl Kortepeter, Marion Count WPA administrator, who worked out plans for the [runways with I. Dienhart, airport superintendent, line with the finding, said pushing the approval was
recently.
Lawrence as | originally planned; Trustee Henry VanCleve said today. Work on the building is expected to be started by Feb. 1 with WPA
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