Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 January 1939 — Page 3

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“For 6 Months’ Stru

“First Test to Come on

Question of Need “For Economy. |

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‘WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P.).—

PROBE OF DIES CHARGES BEGUN,

Congress broke the barrier of routine organization today for a six months contest with President Roosevelt for|

dominance.

wv ¥ New Deal spenders and legislative economizers will make the first test of ‘sentiment in the new Congress. House Appropriation Committeemen today will begin consideration of Mr. 875 million ‘dollars to keep WPA afloat durcal year. That appropriation would establish

L Wo

y | Roosevelt's surprise call for

ing the remainder of this fis

| '8 a $4,097,000,000 deficit this year : Subcommittee Chairman

Clifton A. Woodrum (D. Va.) of the House group which will handle the bill, is

F.D.R. REVEALS

McNinch to Keep FCC Post; Smith Reappointment Still Uncertain.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P.)— President Roosevelt said today the Justice Department is investigating allegations by the Dies Committee Investigating un-American Activ-

committed to the first test of

ill “4 against some of Mr.

strength will depend largely on whether he stands pat or surrenders. There was a rattling but largely futile fire of Congressional protest | Rosevelt’s

« nominations to high office. Prof.

. Felix Frankfurter, a New Deal member of the Harvard Law faculty, was

ities that Nazis, Communists and other organizations are violating certain Federal criminal statutes. ~Mr. Roosevelt said he had received a memorandum from Attorney General Murphy repoiiing that the inquiry has been undertaken. He had no other comment on the investiga-

iv Benjamin N. Cardozo. Are “Some Ducks”

Prof. Frankfurter’s confirmation

- is as certain as anything politica

can be. Attorney General-Desig-nate Murphy, likewise, should ease over the hurdles. Harry L. Hopkins,

the new Commerce Secretary, wil

have higher jumps, but was expected to be confirmed after a hazing by the Senate Commerce Com-

mittee. ¢

what on the grounds that Mr. +Roosevelt was rewarding

available for previous jobs. Mr.

Hopkins was boosted upstairs from the WPA Administratorship before | % ga barrage of congressional protests against political relief activities in

the 1938 campaign began.

| The “lame duck” complaint also

|. embraced former Senator. Pope (D.

Ida.), who made a one-term New Deal record for himself but was

retired to private life in last fall's

‘eu

charges of ‘“contumacy.”

BS . gan is suing to keep his job and 4 the Senate might question whether a vacancy exists prior to disposition

of that suit. Smith Decision Awaited

The President indicated he had not made up his mind whether to ' risk embarrassing defeat by submitting the name of Donald Wakefield Smith to the Senate for another term as a National Labor ReOpposition _ Senators insist they have the votes,

Las lations Board member,

to reject that nomination. &

A'f being reserved for relatively unim-

portant nominations in Virginia and

| | Nevada. Senators Glass (D. Va), | « Byrd (D. Va) and McCarran @D.

Nev.), anti-New Dealers all, construe ‘those particular appointments as rewards to their political enemies extended by the Administration in punishment for votes against Roose-

velt bills.

Congressional dispute also is .dein connection

veloping™ generally

|" modification of the New Deal,

* Treasury Secretary Morgenthau,

| Reconstruction Finance Corp. Chair“man Jesse Jones and like-minded

i .the Administration economy bloc. ! |

named yesterday to the Supreme Court vacancy created by death of

Both the Murphy and Hopkins nominations were criticized some-

“lame yo \ ducks” crippled either by the elec- | & i torate or otherwise rendered un-

Democratic primary. Mr. Roosevelt named Mr. Pope to the Tennessee Valley Authority Board, from which Arthur E. Morgan was ousted on Dr. Mor-

Other confirmation fireworks are

with spending, national defense and including the Wagner Labor Relations Act. Mr. Roosevelt has submarined

tion, He characterized as just a newspaper story reports that he has asked Administration Congressional leaders to block requests by Chairman Martin Dies (D. Tex.) for $150,000 to continue the investigation during the next two years.

1| - MecNinch to Be Continued

“py an overwhelming majority” will vote to continue his investigation. He said he had personal assurances from - “100- Democrats” that: they would vote to continue the investigation with adequate funds. With support of the 170 House Republicans this would be ‘sufficient to continue the inquiry. Rep. Dies said he had heard that a move might be made to hamstring the committee by ‘giving us a trivial appropriation.” The President said he planned to continue Frank McNinch as Federal Communications Commission chairman until further notice.

Smith Status Undecided

The President told newspapermen that he has been too busy writing speeches to give further consideration at the moment to appointments. He declared that the status of Donald Wakefield Smith, National

Labor Relations Board member, was still the same. He said he had not yet made up his mind when he would submit the disputed Smith nomination for reappointment.

New Tax Proposals Find Opposition WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P.).— Congressional opponents of the New Deal indicated disapproval todgy of President Roosevelt's budget message recommendation for. an increaset of 422 million dollars in taxes. ‘Even Rep. Robert L. Doughton {D. N. C.), faithful New Dealer and House Ways and Means Committee chairman, said that unless the Administration makes more specific proposals than those contained in the budget message, “Congress will be mighty slow to act.” The Ways and Means Committee, in which all tax legislation originates, probably will not discuss the question - before’ March 15, © Rep. Doughton said.

Trimming Proposed

‘Rep. Dies predicted the House |

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budget balancers are on the outside

looking in. The President is com-}

mitted to the pump-priming pro-

Some prominent legislators advo-

cated a “middle-of-the-road” pro-

increase in

gram urged by New Deal moderates and left wingers and. notably. by Federal Reserve Board Chairman

| ¢' Marriner S, Eccles.

4 Mr. _Roosevelt’s nine-billion-dollar 1940-fiscal-year budget is a pumppriming instrument about which Congress will wrangle, but actually

y % fail to alter materially.

. his spending plan budget balancers. Lo

® , ing stream and in that taxpayers.

RUS SSE REPAIR CROSSING SIGNAL

Workmen today had repaired a New York Central Railroad crossing

signal, which was reported dam aged yesterday when by Harry J. ‘Perkins, Ave., - struck Massachusetts Ave, + injured.

IN INDI

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Speeding . ’

Recldess Driving A

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City , Deaths

Runni ng (Zo. Date) , preferential

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Running red | lights Drunk i driving see Others ....

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- MEETINGS TODAY

Indianapolis Sympheny Consort, Murat)

Theater.

Exchange Club, Rn ulcieon. "Hotel Wash- ;

ington, ‘Nn

"Optimist Club. luncheon, Columbia Club,

Tv. Officers Association, luncheon.

Board of Trade.

Phi Delta fd ‘Juncheon.- Canary Cot-

tage. noo Delta oe Delta, Club, noon

luncheon,

Indiana Stamp Club, meeting; Hotel Ant-

lers, 8p

MARRIAGE LICENSES

(These lists are from official records: er mes. | chronic nephritis. ‘therefore, is not pee for errors in S.

in the’ County Court House. The I

names or addresses. —— Sherman E. Russell, 30, of st.; Meorence D. Piel,” 23, of

.Jersey vo Cameron D. Troxell, 27, of Eugi Apts.; Doris Whyland, 20, of Ben iy Randall Powell, 32 3 2455 Broadwa glenor Luon, 20, of 2831 N. Delaware

Jersey Bt ns Bin’ Poe Bo %

Mr. Roosevelt is convinced ‘hat has trapped the He is convinced that Congress has neither the will nor the temerity to cut Govern-|pe ment costs materially. But Congress will battle for control of the spendcontest may

win, without niuch comforting the

a car driven 5925 Dewey it at Olney St. andy

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Station 46 N. New en avis.

New| De-

gram involving some taxes and a corresponding decrease in Government expenditures. Sertator King (D. Utah), Senate Fingnce Committee member, said he would oppose vigorously any tax increases. “Business now is sagging under the weight of taxes,” he said. “We ought to cut expenditures all along the line and stop this spending spree of the Government.” Senator King and Senator Capr (R. Kas.) said that a nine-billion-dollar budget, such as proposed by the President, could be trimmed down sufficiently to make a 422 million-dollar tax boost unnecessary.

HOOSIER DENIES SLAYING FREMONT, O., Jan. 6 (U. P.)— Rex Bush, 20, of Mentone, Ind, pleaded innocent today before Common Pleas Judge A. V. Bauman fo a murder charge in connection with the slaying of Night Marshal Neal D. Fowler of Clyde, O., on Dec. 6. Bush’s trial was set for Jan. 26.

Jahn L. Rasin, 53, ‘of 750 N. Luett St. che H. Bange, 47, of 3100 Madison

ales Stewart, 20, of 1847 S. Keystone Ave.. Orladus “Shirley, 18, of 1408 S. Keystone Ave.

: BIRTHS . Boys Stephen, Mary East, at St. Francis.

Waiter, Jewel ‘Norwalt, at St. Francis. Theodore, Mary Phillps, at City

George, Elsie’ Lenz, at 508 N. Jack, Hollis. Weaver, at 6520 Belle-

aine forsite. Betty York, at 3515 E. 16th. pn, Helen. Etchison, at. 2007 N.

Lucian, Bertie Owensby, at 238 Detroit. Cli ifford, fone Goodman, at 2456 S.

ako! James Ava Owens, at 1228 W. Vermont, Sam, ‘Margaret Holding, at 2108 Morton.

Girls Gilbert, Eliza Miles, at 151% W. Morris. . Bertha Grew, a Tolman.

Lester, Thelma Neal, at Coleman.: Albert. Alice Moore, ‘at Coleman. nel Ee Neubauer. 2 Coleman, nwa a will pn Na i, at Methodist. em—

: DEATHS : ary H. Banta. 85, ‘at 2968 N. Denny, "Gussie Wass

ussie Wasserman, 53, at Methodist, coronary ocelus

la FP. avier, 36, at St. Vincent's, lohar _pnelimen nia.

M. Morrow, 53, at 2323 Church-

occlusion. man: coronary oct 78, at 970 Holbrook,

osep! lds. 62. at Central indiana Ho ital, broncho-pneumonia OD 6 Snolar, at 1546 neum P Tames Harvey Hunter,

. Holtmah, 64, at Central Indiral yi) hemorr, Ed Alien J James, 15, «| betes arehiit

"tautice Selko, 59. at Methodist, cl

merson Collins, 8 months at bron

La | late

f'reparecd

Page in Hi istory

For the first time in history Congress had a girl page when Gene Cox, daughter of Democratic Congressman E. E. Cox of

- Georgia, was honored by a. one-

day appointment.

EXPORT MARKET FOR FARM GOODS SOUGHT

Senator Drafts Program on ‘Wallace’s Challenge.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P.).— Senate opponents of the Administration farm program toclay prepared to seek its revision while Agriculture . Secretary Waliace challenged both Democrats anc Republicans to offer an alternativ: plan. Chairman Smith (D. S. C.), of the Senate ‘Agriculture. Committee, outspoken critic -of the New Ileal program, called for restoration of export’ markets for agricultural products ‘and announced a three-point

plan. to. .accomplish this. It would include: 1. Repeal of the Johnson Act, which prohibits loans Fe United Stdtes to nations which have defaulted on previous debts. 2. Modification of repeal of the Antidumping Law, which prohibits a. nation from selling its goods in the United States at a price less than that at which it sells locally. 3. Modification of the Smoot-Haw-ley Tariff Act to permit the farmer to buy goods at prices comparable to those at which he is forced to sell: his products. Secretary Wallace accused Republicans of dodging the farm issue. by failing to offer a workable: substitute. He indicated that he was not satisfied with the present farm program and invited suggestions from both parties for improving it. He conferred with Senator Smith

for an hour and said he also planned |~

to discuss farm legislation soon with Chairman Marvin D. Jones (D. Tex:), of the House Agjriculture Committee.

NEW NAMES ASKED IN COURT AKRON, O., Jan. 6 (U.P.).—John Ehmig petitioned Probate Court today to have his son’s name changed from : Franklin - Delano to Lincoln Franklin and his daughter's name, Eleanor .Elizabet! to Jessie Elizaeth."

OFFICIAL a By U. S. Weather Bureau

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST Cloudy tonight and tomorrow, with rain tomorrow or tomorrow night; slightly ‘varmer tomorrow; lowest tonight 35 to 40. Sunrise ...... 7:07 | Sunset ...... 4:35

TEMPERATURE ~—Jan. 6, 1938— 1p m

feloanes 49

| Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a Total precipitation since Jan. Excess since Jan. 1

» MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; -rain tomorrow Or tomorrow ht and possibly in northwest ton tonight; slightly warme: tomorrow and in southwest portion tonijzht. Illinois—Rain beginnin Jute tonight or tomorrow, except cloudy x.reme sout portion tonight: Sightly vatiaer tonight and in east portion tomorrow Lower Michigan—Cloudy tonight and tomorrow with rain in soutli and rain or snow in northwest portior tomorrow; | lhily warmer tomorrow in south por-

Ohio—Fair tonight; ing ‘cloudiness and wa rmer; with mild temperature. Kentucky—Fair, slightly warmer in west portion tonight: - tomorrow increasing cloudiness and ‘warmer; Sundiy rain. ,

fiunday ‘rain

Columbia, lobar |r 89, at City, hyper-|Mi

at ne ey. dia- N ‘Thomas Richard Hill, : month, at City, |O;

WEATHER IN. OTHER CITIES AT 7 A.M. Station:

Amarillo,.. Tex. Liens Bismarck, N. D, Boston

sanataqQhaahaagaana C o

car- Port San

it Over Control; Hopkins and Businessmen Map Policies

WPA Opposes Cut Half Billion in Appropriation. |

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Ly WHITE HOUSE]

: Measure Paving Way for

“Becaise of ourt Bill ‘Opposition. ty

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tee in connection with President New Senile whe wars isbog Aer Roosevelt's: request for 875 million ruin

dollars to continue work relief for about three million: persons until the end of the fiscal year June 30. Pres=

ent funds will barely. last through

January. Chairman Clifton A. Woodrum (D. Va.) of the Subcommittee, has advocated making 500 million dollars the ‘outside limit for the new fund. He said that WPA rolls dropped from 3,112,000 on Dec. 24 to 3,075,000 on Dec..31, the last date for which figures are available, and that the agency expects the reduction to continue during the next six months |’

thing or other. But because Dr. Frankfurter - was against enlarging the Court, ‘he suddenly ceased being a menace and now. the most conservative anti-New Deal Senators recognize him as.a great legal mind and forgive his liberalism as a harmless idiosyncrasy. Thus the Senate is able to rationalize itself into accepting readily a worthy liberal successor to the mantle of Jusiices Holmes and. Cardozo.

The only. objection, to : the ap-|.

and beyond. He said this hope was based on the “unmistakable business pickup which we hope will continue” ‘and the effe¢t on the heavy industries of the WPA pump- ; priming program.

‘La Guardia to Testify

pointment of Dr. Frankfurter arises on ‘geographical grounds. The Court is qyerloaded with Eastern aptees. | Justice Butler of Minnesota is the farthest west. Mountain and ‘Pacific. Coast states feel ‘they should have ‘a niember on the

tomorrow increas-|

Rep. Woodrum refused to comment further on the relief bill until after WPA officials conclude their testimony. He said Mayor La: Guardia of New York would appear Monday, representing the United States Conference of Mayors. Other witnesses, he said, would be Ralph Hetzel Jr., C. I. 0. unemployment director, and David Lasser, Workers’ Alliance president. Rep. Woodrum was not sure the bill could be ready for House debate by. next Wednesday, but promised to speed it as fast as possible.

Debate to Be Explosive

~The deficiency relief request probably also will open up debate on the explosive issue. of political activities in WPA. Mr. Roosevelt noted the desirability of a nonpartisan policy for WPA in his-re-quest for funds. Senate groups have prepared several proposals designed to divorce relief and politics. It was uncertain whether these measures would be advanced now or later after hearings have been held

Harry L. Hopkins. in connection with confirmation ‘of Mr. Hopkins to his new post as Commerce Secretary. Col. Harrington was accompanied to the initial deficiency hearing by Corrington Gill, WPA. fiscal officer. The Committee arranged to hear Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York City, spokesman of the Conference of American . Mayors on Monday. The Senate’s Special Committee on Relief and Unemployment, headed by Senator Byrnes (D. S. C)), will meet to discuss the no-politics--in-relief recommendations made this week by the President and Congressmen.

Opposition. Grow Grows to Antiaggression Policy

By LEE G. MILLER ° Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—Any attempt by President Roosevelt to fulfill the antiaggression threats that he voiced to Congress this week will be certain to generate a powerful opposition on Capitol Hill. Even the proposed national-de-fense budget is regarded skeptically in many quarters. But it is the President’s hint of “sanctions” that is facing the widest dissent. The views of ‘this opposition may be suggested by quoting two influential Senators. — one the aging Senator Borah (R. Ida.), the “greatest aginner” whe was among those “willful men” who destroyed Woodrow - Wilson’s League of Nations hopes; one the up-and-coming Senator Bennett Champ Clark (D. Mo.), a pioneer advocate of statutory neutrality, and a Presidential possibility. Senator: Clark predicted in an interview that the Senate would reject any proposal to grant the President more discretion in applying the Neutrality Act's prohibitions.

Suggests Law Modified

“The law should be modified in the other direction,” he said. “Some formula should be worked out to insure that the act is not ignored, as it has been in the case of the war in China.” Senator Clark charged that R. Walton Moore, State Department Counselor, misled Congress in regard to the President’s- attitude on the Neutrality Act. He quoted Mr. Moore as telling a Congressional committee the President did “not believe that when a war actually oc= curred he would have any authority to defer action”’ under the Neutrality Act. Senator Clark said that the President has not proclaimed that a war exists in the Orient and hence by eferting action,” has nullified the aw. Pittman Action Awaited Mr. Clark would resist any change in the Neutrality Act permitting the President to apply an embargo agains only one party to a con-~

“The power to select aggressor na-

g|tions and impose economic sanc-|.’ 5 | tions against them,” he said, “is the

power to declare war. Senator Pittman (D. Nev.), the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, is expected to sponsor

trality and sanctions. Mr. Pittman is already on record against the existing Neutrality Act and in favor of applying “moral, commercial and financial sanctions" against aggressors.

VETERAN, 89, IS DEAD

BOONVILLE, Jan. 6 (U. P)— - | William 1. Kelley, 89, who ran away

20 |irom home when he was 14 to fight

with the Union Army in the Civil War, died: here last night. He was Warrick County’s' ‘last ‘ Civil © War veteran. ‘Surviving are two. sons, a daugh-

44 [ter and seven grandchildren. | HOLIDAYS CUT AUTO OUTPUT

' DETROIT, Jan. 6 (U. P.).—Holiday layofis coupled with seasonal car

were Justices Van

‘lon the - WPA administration of

whatever legislation the Presidentimhe h|may desire in connection with neu-

bench. Not only for reasons of sentiment: and sectional pride, but because of the peculiar:legal questions arising in the West over land, water and mineral rights. It is felt by many Senators and Representatives from the West that the Supreme Court should contain a specialist on this type of law as Devanter of Wyoming and Sutherland of Utah, both of whom retired some time

ago.

8 cordingly. heavy pressure was applied to Mr. Roosevelt. in behalf of Justice Harold M. Stephens of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, & Utah man developed by this Administration. Had the ap-

pointment gone west Judge Stephens

would have been the man. Many Senators, Representatives and west-

erm officials’ urged him upon the

White House. Some of these backers are expressing regret that Mr. Roosevelt did not name him: but they will not, because of that, oppose Dr. Frankfurter. :

Needed at White Howse.

As Congressional resistance to

the Roosevelt policies grows, the President seems to be drawing more closely around him strong liberal personalities, as if reaching for in-

Y | timates to give him moral support.

He has removed his most intimate favorite, Secretary Hopkins, from the line of fire in WPA and brought him into the Cabinet. He has brought Mr.. Murphy, whose pack- | © bone has stood the test, to Washington. Now he brings his old friend and adviser, Prof. Frankfurter, here. . Even ‘though ‘Dr. Frankfurter will

be: busy with his Supreme Court duties, it is not unlikely that Mr. Roosevelt will - call -frequently upon

- | him for" private counsel, even ‘more

so than in. the past becausé “Mr.

. | Frankfurier. : will now. be conve-

niently at hand. Other Presidents have had counsellors on the Supreme Court, - notably President Coolidge, who continually sought advice. from Chief Justice Taft. Prof. Frankfurter’s ripened judgment and ‘balanced liberalism are much needed by Mr. Roosevelt in this period when the tide is running against him and when:he seems to be groping for bearings. In fact he is as much needed at the White House as on the Supreme Court, perhaps more so at the moment.

New Vacancies Soon In Court Hinted

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P)— President Roosevelt today had completed by appointment one-third of the Supreme Court reorganization program which Congress rejected 16 months ago. The Court now is comfortably pro-New' Deal. Prof. Felix Frankfurter, a New ‘Deal “godfather,” was the latest and third Roosevelt nominee. to the high court. Washington . confidently ‘expected further vacancies this year. . Associate Justices Louis D. Brandeis, 82, and James F. McReynolds, 76, may resign. ‘Mr. Justice Brandeis is a liberal. Mr. Justice McReynolds stands on the right flank of the right wing of bitter-end opponents of the New Deal. If he leaves the court only Associate Justice Pierce

Butler will remain of the never-|

surrender group which junked SO much New Deal legislation | in 1934-35. ; Opposition: Is Slight. No important. opposition: was ex‘pected to’ Senate’ confirmation of Prof. Frankfurter. ‘The nomination

A was réferred to a Senate Judiciary

Subcommittee for consideration.

Headed by Senator Neely (D. W.Va

it planned to ‘act: soon. - Senator Neely announced today

he will : ‘hold an open hearing of his § subcommittee tomorrow at 10:30

Both. Republicans and conserva-

tive Democrats for the most part]

joined: with Administration bdherents in. praising Rep. Frankfurter's ‘ability and qualifications. 56-year-old. Harvard Law School professor long has been known for his liberalism. General tenor of comment was that his legal packground was of such high caliber as to make him extremely welloe alifed, 5 . ‘A few Republicans expressed. op-

tion. Rep. Parnell Thomas. (R.}

{ posi N. J.), recalled that: Rep.’ Prankfurter was identified before. th : Dies Committee Investigating Ame cai ts as a director of the ican Civil Liberties Union, and that | the. union was described as oomIU. nistic. = Hugh S. Johnson, former ‘NRA Administrator, said Prof. Prankfurter was “pretty radical.” ro

SEARS SALES: AT: RECORD

CHICA GO, Jan. 6 w. B) Sears, Roebuck. “its Dece! ber sales: totay ‘at 388,521.83 631, the : the firm's

way. k

- City Manager Plan Also Proposed.

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the ‘amendment shall take effect immediately upon its passage. Under ‘provisions of the City Manager Bill, introduced by Senator William E. Jenner (R. Paoli), minority . floor leader, cities would hold special elections if 20 per cent of the voters in: the previous municipal election: file a petition for

'such an election,

The bill cal seven members to be chosen in a special election. not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days after May 1 following: the favorable vote lon the Manager:plan. = Subject to Council's Will. A City Manager, not from: their own membership, would -be chosen by the Councilmen to serve for an indefinite period. He: ‘could be removed at anytime: by the Council.

‘The managership would be purely

an administrative. position. Each Councilman * would . serve for: four years. The bill ‘would become effective Jan. 1, 1940. The three measures calling for sweeping reforms in the State's election laws were" introduced by Dem-= ocratic Senators. Two of the election law bills would provide: for establishment of a central ballot counting system’ for primary elections and a vote recount for State offices on a Statewide basis. A third bill to place the nomination of ‘candidates for U. S. Senator and: Governor under the primary, also was introduced. It weuld® not affect other State offices. Senate Judiciary A Committee this afternoon decided to report fa™ vorably on two of the three election measures, providing for a central ballot counting system ‘for ‘prinmiary elections, and a vote recount for State offices.:

One County Counting

The central ballot counting bill would provide that all ballot boxes be sealed immediately after closing of polls at 6 p. m. and that they be delivered to a central counting site in the county seat before 9 p. m. According to the provisions, counting must begin immediately after delivery and within public view. A

similar procedure would be used in counties using voting machines. At

done only in presence of party work-

“The bill also urges the use of machines wherever possible. Penalties are provided for violation of any of the law’s provisions. The recount bill would provide that action for a recount in State races must be filed with the Supreme Court within 20 days following the election. The complaint must be made under oath and supported by affidavit. iOn a showing of prima-facie evidence the Supreme Court is directed in the measure to appoint two recount election commissioners. These commissioners are to be

sions, by the chairman of the two

parties. $5000 Bond Provided

The two commissioners in turn, according to the: provisions, would appoint two election Sommissioners

‘Baby’ S Cries Save Family Of 5 in Fire

Times Special : DECATUR, Jan. 6. — The cries of an infant boy and the quick thinking of his father “today were credited with saving the lives of five persons who otherwise might have

perished in a blazing tavern. 'At 2:15 a. m..tHe baby son © of Chester Hall, Chicago, cried as smoke .seeped into the ° sleeping rooms above the tavern. Mr. Hall awoke and aroused the rest of the family, who wrapped clothing about their heads and plunged ‘through ~ dense smoke to safety. : . Others who | were saved , were Mr. Hall's “wife, his mother and his grandfather, “Paul Schulte, who owned the tavern. . Property loss was es- : ‘timated at $20,000. 5

CINCINNATI BANDIT | 'NABBED! IN INDIANA

CINCINNATI, Jan. 6 (U. P)— The home-made burglar alarm that Robert Walker has on his filling station went: off for the seventh time within seven years early today and started ‘Mr. Walker ‘on a 17-mile

burg, Ind. The alarm went’ off; shortly after 3 a. m, Mr. Walker said. From his bedroom window « he: saw a big truck’ parked in the station drive-

It pulled away quickly. Mr.

Walker jumped into his own car

pulled ta the curb in Lawrenceburg, he: said, he called ' layrencsburg

police. The driver was: captured. :

VIRGINIA JUDGE’ DIES

DELPHIA, Jan. ‘8 (U. P). a. C.: Kelly, known .on the stage as’ “The Virginia Judge,” died at Women's College Hospital today from injuries suffered in a Hollywood automobile ‘accident. :

from Republicans, then in the “| nority. ; “However, I agree with 3 | Evans that suspension of the rul in this case is the common sense thing to do. We can’t get our pay or our stamps until it is passed. I just want to point out we don’t want

for a Council of | B

mous vote and the measure, which {follows the wording of similar bills in other sessions, was passed by the House 15 minutes after its introduction and sent to the Senate. Final vote was 93 to 0. ‘| The Senate also passed the saiary bill unanimolisly under suspen sion of rules. a Informed of the death of they father of J. Ralph Thompson (D;% Seymour), the House authorized sending of a floral tribute. x Bills now are being prepared by

Senator ‘William Jenner: « « + |Republican representatives to nul

introduces. two bills, : :

lify the 1933 State Reorganization

in each comty in the state. Thi

forfeited - change in Be final vote contest.

plaintiff in the recount must post a $5000 bond which bond must be there should be no

The recount is-then held and the

Act and to repeal the aet whichys exempts the “Two Per Cent Clubs Democratic -campaign fund collecs tion agency, from provisions of the Corrupt. Practices law. Weiaeied.

Two Democrat Chairmen Although ‘the Republicans are in

present primary. ballot counting is|

nominated, according to the provi-|

totals are certified to thé Supreme Court whose decision as to the outcome: of the contested race is final. The measure affecting the Senate and Governor nominations was introduced by a committee headed by Senator Walter Vermillion. The amendment would provide that the Governor and the U. S. Senator .would be nominated by a State-wide primary. It made no reference to other State offices” Senator Vermillion said the nominations of other State officials could be spread “about according to geographic locations after the Governor and Senator had been nominated.”

~ Attorney General Unaffected

He said it would not affect the appointment of the Attorney General. There has been some talk that a bill to make the Attorney General an elective official would be introduced, however One other election bill provided | . for a minor technical change in signing oi petitions by candidates seeking to place their names on ballots for primary elections. The other measure introduced in the Senate provides that suits could be served against nonresident vehicle owners whose agents operate in the State. It was submitted by Senator Charles H. Bedweil - (D. Sullivan).

98 at House Roll Call

There were 98 representatives present to.answer the roll call when the House of Representatives was called to order at 10:10 a. m. by Speaker James M. Knapp. After reading of the journal had been dispensed with by motion, Rep. Herbert H. Evans (R. New Castle), majority. floor leader,. introduced the measure to appropriate $125,000 to pay salaries of legislators and other expenses of the Legislature. Explaining that generally he was opposed to the policy of ‘passing bills under suspension of the rules, Rep. Evans said that in this particular case it. was necessary in order to avoid a bookkeeping problem. Democrats applauded when Rep. Edward H. Stein (D. Bloomfield), the speaker in former sessions of the Legislature, said: “This motion to suspend the rules to pass this appropriation bill comes from the Republican side and .puzzles me. ' I recall that when the Democrats held the majority in this House and maved to pass bills of this type under suspension’ of the rules, there always was a protest

control, 51 to 49, Rep. Knapp named Democrats as chairmen of two coms mittees. They were the Committes on. the Affairs of the City of Indis anapolis and the Committee on thee Affairs of Lake County and the Cale: umet - District. Marion and Lak Counties named no G. O. P. repres sentatives. Het Rep. Herbert H: Evans (R. New Castle), in .a statement releasedizi through the Republican State Comss mittee, contradicted the Governor's statement that the people of Indiana |contributed less to the support of local and State Governments in 1936-37 than they did a decade ago, 1928-29. Mr. Evans said that the revenues of the State derived from property taxes, poll taxes and special taxes had increased $1,584,635.59 as com= pared with revenues from the same taxes in 1928-29.

1941 Reappraisal Asked

In a written recommendation, the State Tax Board asked that the reassessment of real estate be set for 1941. Before adjournment the Senate adopted a resolution in memory of Senator Will Brown, Hebron, who died Aug. 14. ol Taian “The Senate and State have lost's a fine servant in Senator Brown,” Walter S. Chambers (D. New Cas

tle) said. Lieut. Gov. Schricker told the members he was “shocked ani grieved by Senator Brown's untimes- | ly death. I counted him as one of ¢ yo my very best friends and shall al-; ways cherish his memory.” : Secretary of State James i Tucker announced that several. oh lobbyists had paid their $3.50 f # and registered at his office, as res’ quired by law. The Indiana Bus Operators’ Association, Inc. registered Joseph: H., Gregg, Brazil, and Harry J... ‘Harman, Indianapolis. C.:F, Batz, Ft. Wayne, registered for the Internae tional Union of Operating Engie neers, an organization interested in a bill to license stationary engineers and firemen. Four men were listed as lobbyists for United Mine Workers of America, District 11. They are Roscoe Davison, Princeton; David Davidson, Linton; Fred Wright, Terre Haute, and Robert A. ‘Gambill, Dugger, They said they were interested. bills relating to mines, social pit

ity, public welfare, tages and labo problems.

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