Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 January 1939 — Page 2
Plan Up Next Week;
Measure Option Is
vey Indorses Syphilis Tests for Expeetant Mothers
Bills to. provide the local optien plan ‘for liquor sales and to “take the profit out of basketball” are]
being prepared for introduction in the Senate next week, it was learned
‘While both Senate and Housel ‘which he is drafting at the re-
stood adjourned until Monday afternoon; week-end ‘legislative devel- * opments were to include a meeting of the Governor's special Law Study Committee and preparations for opening the Senate textbook: quiz next week. ‘Meanwhile, several Indiana indus"trial associations and groups of city and county - officials completed preparations to pour; legislation in - both houses next week. ‘Another development was indorse"ment today by Dr. Verne K. Harvey, ' State Health Board secretary, of a measure under consideration in the ‘House to require syphilis tests for ~ expectant mothers. He declared it would - supplement =the hygienic ; ge law, now being prepared oy pe ‘Marriage Law Study Com-
® arthor Probes Sought
Additional investigations, including one into thé State Teachers’ _ Retirement Pund and the Gross Income Tax Department, are also exbe. asked by Republicans
“Republicans have virtually pledged themselves, it was learned, to devote their efforts this session L “investigating” and “correcting” the best “buildup” promotion for the. 1940 campaign. For this reason less new legislation is expected from the Republican side ‘of both chambers. The “local option” and basketball measures are expected to draw considerable opposition in bath chambers :
The liquor bill is expected to be introduced by Senator Albert Ferris (R. Milton). It wculd give cities and towns the right to choose whether or not they shall permit operation of taverns.
Pressure Is Reported
The measure is being drafted after pressure on botl. House and Senate members, it was reported. Although at. least four Senate Jeaders, including floor leager E. Curtis White (D. Indianapo S) have received letters urging them toj the measure, it is conceded | little chance of passage. The basketball bill, to be introduced by Senator John E. Webb (D.
Indianapolis) would abolish the In-}
Marriage | of
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Lite Imprisonment Would : ] Be Substituted for * Death Penalty.
A bill to abolish capital pumish~ ment in Indiana will be introduced in'the Legislature next week, Rep. George Wolf (D. Peru), its author, announced today. Rep. Wolf said the measure,
quest of several church and civic groups, would establish a system} penalizing major offenses similar to that now used in Michigan. Conviction on offenses which now carry the death sentence would carry life imprisonment = without benefit of parole, under provisions of Rep. Wolf’s hill. Tried Bill in 1935 Rep. Wolf was coauthor of a similar measure at the 1935 session which reached second reading in the House before it was killed. “My bill four years ago came close to passing and since that time sentiment has been increasing in faver of doing away with the death penalty,” Rep. Wolf said. “I am very optimistic over its chances this time.’ Dr. Ernest Evans, Indianapolis Church Federation executive secretary, said his organization has taken no stand on the matter, but probably will diseuss the bill at its next meeting Feb. 6. Provides Segregation Rep. Wolf said his bill “would provide that persons convicted of a now capital offense would be segregated from other prisoners. He said governors in the past have denied reprieves to condemned persons, pointing out that capital punishment was the will of the Legislature. x “It’s time we relieved ourselves of the responsibility for this barbaric custom,” he added.
CITY MANAGER PLAN IS PUSHED
Esterline Requests Junior C. of C. Aid for Home . Rule Campaign.
Some people hope the snow will get better—or is it warse? Golf courses appear to have some utility during the winter as four happy people consider
Winter's artistry again is displayed in Indianapolis. Here is a
scene taken in Riverside Park.
| on W. 30th St.
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diana High School Athletic Association ‘control over basketball and set up a five-man athletic hoard to be headed by -the State Supe rintendent - of Public Instruction. Under the bill the State board ‘would be empowered to: 1. Exercise full control over state pasKetball and tournaments, 2. Set up a state athletic fund to be obtained from paid &dmissions
to games. 3. Take all admissions above that amount necessary to deray cost of games to be used to pay off “building indebtedness of participat“ing schools. ~ 4, Order all funds not usad to pay off indebtedness to be used for teachers’ salaries.
Aims Blow at Profi
Senator Webb said “my bill is * designed to take the profit out of * basketball which as now operated, is. killing high school youngsters.” He said the measure would abolish the IHSAA ‘which, he . charged, “is a private corporation comprised of principals and coaches who operate in school Buildings with children as a commodity in trade.” The Marriage Committee was to devote today’s discussions to detéerimiing the question of ro ssidenee irae for obtaining marriage
Under an old statute upheld re“cently by the Indiana Supreme ourt, licenses must be issued in - the county of the bride’s residence. Some members of the County Clerks Association have asked the committee to recommend thet there be no restriction on locality of li- | cense issuance. They say, i; is reported, the old statute is unnecesgary if a hygienic marriage bill is
The Committee was to meet at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. Take Up Textbooks The textbook investigating com“mittee, appointed yesterday by Lieut. Gov. Henry PF. Schricker, announced it would meet Monday to outline plans for the prcbe orered after passage of a Republican lution. Among less controversial measures being prepared for- introduc-
n next week are amendments to
e pure food and drugs laws, which sponsored by the State Health epartment. Another measure reported ready . introduction into the House yould provide for. a unidameral or gle state legislative body comsed of 48 legislators, four from ach Congressional district, "This measure would seek & con-
by approval of voters at a general : election. =" =
Senator Jacob Weiss’ ®. Indian: FL
apolis) has. said he will present a bill next week which would give Indianapolis a “real city manager.” He described Senator Jenner's measure as unconstitutional because it provided for a proportional representation method of electing councilmen. : Senator Weiss said his measure will provide that present city councils could employ city managers under an “almost airtight” 10-year contract. Senator Jenner said that under Senator Weiss’ plan the people would not be represented properly, adding that “the city council should not be permitted to decide whether the city is to have a manager or not.”
DON’T GOSSIP OR NAG, WAITRESSES ADVISED
LONDON, Jan. 14 (U, P.) —Some “don’ts” for girl hotel workers were offered by Miss B. K. Coutts of Wor-
Hotel and Restaurant Association at Southport. “Don’t have a long face; don't correct staff before other staff; don’t be untidy and above all don't gossip or nag,” said Miss Coutts.
stitutional amendment to make the change. A hill to esvablish a state fund to pay unemployment compensation
next week, it was reported.
Seek Police Teletype » The Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police was expected to introduce legislation seeking to establish a statewide police teletype message and alarm system to be paid for by State funds. The Indiana Highway Users Conference. was reported ready to present a resolution to the Legislature outlining its legislative 'program
any proposed changes in the vehicle license fees and any move to establish a State speed law. The group also is opposed to diversion of gasoline taxes to funds for purposes other than maintenance of highways. The Indiana Farm Bureau legis~ lative committee has announced that it is prepared to introduce a bill fo provide licensing of retail merchants who advertise fresh.
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Papa Learns
CHICAGO, Jan. 14 (U. P.). ~—It was dark and cold early today when Mrs. Mary Fronezak, 32, called to her husband: “Sigmond, I think the baby is coming. Better start the car.” Mr. Fronczak hurried to the garage and pressed the starter. The engine refused to budge. ground away at the. starter. Then his brother-in-law, Edward Sliwka, hurried from the house. “The baby,” he excldimed, “it’s here!” Dr. W. BE, Block arrived to attend the mother and baby. While the father ced the corridor, Dr. Block dipped the four-pound infant into cold water, held it- by the heels and spanked it, breathed into its mouth in an effort to start lungs breathing naturally. Then he sent for an inhalator squad. It arrived with Dr. Hans Hayman. Two hours later the doctors emerged, tired but smil- . ing. Mr. Fronczak appealed: “How are they, doctor?” “Oh, theyre o. k.,” Dr. Block replied. “We're taking them to Michael Reese Hospital. ” “And the baby, doctor, what is it, please?” “The baby? Oh, yes, it's two girls and a boy.” \
‘Wears Rose Queen Crown
| CHARGES NEW DEAL ~ ‘Baby* Is 2 Girls, a Boy
Again an dagain he
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HITS COMMON MAN
Rep. Kundt Tells’ Women It’s ‘Rule of the Few.’
NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (U.P)— The New Deal has become the “New Dementia” and is “now operating to transfer the heritage of the common ‘man to a select coterie of gavernors,” Rep. Karl Munt (D. 8. D.) told a “victory luncheon” of the Women’s National Republican Club today. Approximately 1500 women prom-
states and the District of Columbia heard other speakers, including} Governor Saltonstall of Massachusetts and Senator Wiley of Wisconsin, attack the Democratic Administration and offer Republicanism as its antidote. “For the first time since our early history we find men high in American political life preaching the Tory tenets of centralized control,
preachment that they have lost faith in the ability of common people to govern themselves and to t their weaknesses through the simon-pure operation of selfgovernment,” Mi. Mundt said. STATE RAILWAYS CHARITABLE CANBERRA, Australia, Jan, 14 (U. P.)~State owned railways are charitable. Minister of the Interior McEwen has arranged for free transportation on the Commonwealth railways of children, and their escorts, when traveling for medical examination and treatment.
these four are prepared.
| skidded and | by William Coster of Detroit, un 1 U. 8. 20 east of Mishwaka.
{all day found the body o of 17-year- - Robert Nahrwold
Chamberlain Starts for Home; | k rench Fleet Goes to Africe; . ‘Rebels Capture Ebro Valley
| Paris Guards Suez Canal;
Chinese Bomb Jap Warships. fe
PAN, ah. “ (.. P) Navy 8 Minister Cesar
Campinchi sent three | Sytia today ang or-
wasmoraN_0. .
fleet, for joint winter maneuvers off
- ‘the French Northwest African coast.
Times Photo.
Sing the toboggan: slide at the ‘Coffin golf course
The snow isn't quite Tight yet but
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STORM DEATHS RAISED TO SIX
More Snow Is Predicted as Motorists Are Asked to Drive Carefully.
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as trafic pulled to a stop behind and patiently waited. Most Indiana highways are open as maintenance men are at work covering treacherous sections with sand and cinders. The State Highway Maintenance reported conditions in the following districts: La Porte District: Ice on the roads in northern part and spotted in southern part; Ft. Wayne District: Ice on most of the roads. Reported breaking up; Greenfield: Ice on most roads. Not too much snow. Conditions better by tonight; Crawfordsville: Ice on most of the roads and snow still falling; Vincennes and Seymour: Ice in spots. Conditions improved over yesterday. Emilio Peter Alba, 32, of Detroit, was killed yesterday she his companion, M. E. Marks, 39, also of Detroit, was seriously injured when their car skidded on icy pavement on U. S. 20 east of Mishawaka and was struck by an automobile driven by William Coster of Detroit, At Wabash last night, Ora Wiley was found dead in his automobile parked a mile ‘south of Urbana. Wit+ nesses said they saw him trying to start his car during a snowstorm. They believed the death was caused by a heart attack from the exertion: He was 60. Body Recovered From River ‘Police and firemen recovered the body of Robert Nahrwold from St. Joseph River, Pt. Wayne, last night, The 17-year-old youth had been cleaning snow from a sidewalk near the river, witnesses said, and after a fainting spell, ran toward the river and jumped over a retaining wall, they said. In the city, Mrs. Dorothy Larmore, 50, of 1422 Comer Ave. was in Methodist Hospital with injuries received when she was struck by a trackless trolley in Fountain Square. Operator of the trolley was Duncan Underhill, 945% Harrison St., police said. Eddie B. Olinski, 22, of 735 N. Concord St., was treated at City Hospital for arin received when his taxicab collided with one driven by Arthur E. Kent, 22, of the Stubbins Hotel, at Belmont Ave. and Michigan St. Mr. Kent escaped inury. Two men were slightly injured in a collision of two cars and a trackless trolley at 17th St. and Hillside Ave. They were Basil Tyner, 55, of 1646 Somerset Ave. and Frank Chambers, 23, of 2067 Adams St. Qperator of the trolley was John Harman, of R. R. 4, Box 633 W. Sea Ferguson, 2917 N. Capitol Ave.,
reported injured when the automobile he was: Marion County sion truck, in
Northwestern Ave. -
ley Street Blamed For South Bend Death
SOUTH BEND, Jan. 14—Icy vement was blamed here today for the death of one person. Another was seriously injured. Emilio Peter Alba of Detroit instantly was killed and M. BE, Marks, 39, of Detroit,
way Commise 1800 block on
{who rode with him, suffered a
broken spine and was in 8t. Joseph's Hospital, shawaka. Their car ded with one driven
ster and an undentified companion ‘were hurt only 7 slightly. *
WABASH, Jan. 1 '14.—~Believed to
Neighbors said e exertion caused Mr. . Wiley was 60.
FT, WAYNE; Jan, Jan. 14 w.
Py. ‘Police and firemen working in | shifts
the St. st.|
: Joseph River last night. Pre. believed. to
have fumbled into g spell,
ving collided .with a
‘|consular sign from the
Te Atlantic fleet will leave Brest |
Wednesday. The French armada on the North African cruise will include 25 war-
ships, including five ; nine lio ten eS ‘an aircraff Sransport.
Rebels Near Tar Tarragona:
As Troops Smash On
HENDAYE, Jan. 14 (U. P). ~The Rebel forces smashed their way from both north and south today towards the ; vital Mediterranean port of Tarragona, behind a heavy artillery barrage and continuing air raids. With the capture of the walled city of Valls by the Fifth Navarre Division, the Rebels were within 12% miles of Tarragona and 18% miles from the important military base of Vendrell, on the TarragonaBarcelona highway to the north, The capture of Valls’ was accomplished after fiérce fighting through the: mountain pass of Sierra Cogulla, between Montblanch and Valls. The Rebels had the entire 570-mile length of the Ebro River now in their lines,
“Tortosa Is Occupied
To the south of Tarragona, Gen. Juan Yague’s Moorish troops drove northward along the Tortosa-Tarra= gona road towards Tarragona. They had advanced 18% miles in 24 hours and occupied 200 square miles of territory, including the remainder of the city of Tortosa. On the northward march, the towns of Amplla and Las Amletta fell quickly. In the Falset sector, due east of Tarragona, the Rebels advanced along the road to Tivisa, occupying Capsanes and Sierra Since as well as other strategic Ii east of Falset, the Government resistance in the Musara and Prades Mountain Zzohe was over-. come and the Rebels reached Capafons, where they took many prison. ers and a large quantity of 3 terial." 2 8 Loyalists: Reform Lines - Rebel officials in Paris announced that their troops had invested Cer= vera, one of the major objectives of the offensive. The Loyalists reported that they were reforming their lines south of Tarragona at Lilla, Pradell and Hospitalet to meet the renewed drive of ‘the Nationalists, who at| dawn opened a heayy artillery bombardment all along the line as the Loyalists dug in. 2 In the Estremadura sector far to the west, where the Republicans have been making ‘an impressive drive, Barcelona reported that acHviiy this morning was confined fo ng off frantic counter-attacks of ian 6 Rabels on the Loyalist heights dominating Penarroya and El Hoyo. Heavy rain and mist slowed up operations. On the Madrid front at Brunete, where the Loyalists started a diver sion drive to compel the Rebels to send reinforcements from the Navarre front, the Rebels claimed to have been successful in three successive attacks along the the Perales River.
Chinese Report
Sinking Jap Warships SHANGHAI, Jan. 14 (U. P)~— Chinese sources asserted today that Chinese airplanes sank two Japanese warships off the Bocca Tigris forts in the Canton River in South-
proprietor of the Cotton Club, was-{ern China and demolished Japanese
batteries and shot down: Japanese Planes at Kongmoon, south of Cann It was asserted that 20 Chinese planes had engaged in the warship bombardment and that 14 ‘planes had been in the Kongmoon raid. It
-|was said that the planes at Kong-
moon fought with 20 Japanese planes and shot down some of them, report came a few hours after a report that China had obtained 500 new foreign airplane pilots and a fleet of war planes. It was reported that 18 Japanese planes bombed Henyang, on the ry rsons and des 180 buildings. pe
HANKOW, China, . Jan. u (U.P). —The American Consulate sought today to estaslish why.
Ja Army authorities had aise
Temoved a nkow offices of the American du Pont Co.
|and replaced it with one of their.
own, forcing a
Tie o f: thorized entry of-unau to the plant because it lpi od American |property. The Japanese Arniy sign
of busi-
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said: 25 Pp
FOREIGN SITUATION
~ ship walls Spanish war's end. | 50NDON-—catiet te esr ro ‘Wednesday.
PARIS rene send, subma_rines to East Medlerseness. HENDAYE—Rebels advance Fo | {Smashing drive; Loyalists
~ mew counter-attack. “aE
2:
Roosevelt on rearming, 5 aE ; © is ; SHANGHAT ~ Chinese sinking two he, am ships. HANKOW--U, s. consular sign 3 aken: from a Pant office.
“BRITISHELAD OF ~ ROME FAILURE
u. S. Protests to Germany On Discrimination; _ Roosevelt Hit.
Sr———— LONDON, Jan. 14 (U, P.) —Prime/| . Minister Chamberlain will yeport to the Cabinet next Wednesday on his conversations with mier Musso
{lint * It was forecast that the Cabi= net meeting, and a debate in Parlias]
ment on the talks, would mark the turning int toward a stiffer foreign as and that, strangely| enough, .the fact that the talks failed would strengthen Mr. Chamberlain measurably with the people. Mr. Chamberlain is due here tomorrow. It seemed certain that he would get an enthusiastic reception. The one fear about the Rome negotiations, in the minds of most Britons, had been: that they would “succeed” — the only imaginable “success” being that Sig. Mussolini would win a diplomatic victory. . In political and diplomatic quar-
ters today, it ‘was forecast that the
failure of the talks would mean an immediate alteration in Mr. Chamberlain’s policies. It was foreseen that his aim would remain the same ~to safeguard peace. “But tactics were expected to change materially. There was no anti-Italian feeling as the result of the Rome im . ‘It seemed evident that British people wanted friendship
with Italy if they could have it, and| Sig. M
that their dream was:that at some
“|time the Rome-Berlin axis might!
Ld ‘unsoldered.
"It Was expected that there might!
be an early Cabinet reorganization, the chief feature of which in popular interest would be the return 'to office of Anyiony Bd Eden. No
U. S. Seeks ‘Showdown On Jews in Germany WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (U. P.). —The United States has demanded
. {a showdown with Germany over
treatment of Ametican Jews living in the Reich, it was apparent today. ; Meanwhile ihe. State Department said that the United Aircraft Co, East Hartford, Conn, is the only aircraft manufacturing concern which po failed to accede to its reques equipment not be sold to countries using them : for bombardment of civilian populations. The Department revealed that export licenses were issued to the.
that American airplanes and Sig. M
Duce and Frome A Avoid _ Argument, Hope for Accord] Later, --- (Raltorial, Page m: Sebrmens
1 Sh WEBB MILLER (Copyright, 1939, by United Press) ROME; Jan. 14. ~—Prime Minister
%' Parliament on his conversations
BERLIN — Newspaper atines | ith Premier Musso
Sig. Mussolini saw him ‘and his
: es colleagues off.. . Viscount Halifax, {the "British Foreign Secretary, hed.
‘left four hours previously for Ges: {neva—to acquaint Foreign . Minister Georges Bonnet of France with- all details of the conference. As the British ministers speed
2 through Italy on. thelr way home, it
» confirmed that no. new agreeis oot were entered into and that . 1the conversations took -the form of ‘each stating. his ‘Viewpoint, 1 without inviting comment on it. Sig: Mussolini repeated his inten--tion of standing -by the terms: of the Anglo-Italian: agreement and. repeated his intention of abiding by the terms of the Spanish: nonintervention plan “if it was accepted by others,” but refrained from offering—nor was he asked-~to use his influence to compel the Rebels :to accept the terms of the honintervention agreement.
Some Issues Avolded
Sig. Mussolini did net..go into what his son-in-law and Foreign Minister, Galeazo -Ciano, previo ‘had called. “Italy's natural aspire~ ‘tions” in the Mediterranean. It is reported on reliable: authority that the British delegation felt that Sig.. Mussolini: had reirained from making. any, request. hich. might have proved embarrassing. fact, same of .the subjects which ‘the : British had . thought might cayse difficulties ‘were not even mentioned by, Mussolini, ‘The British ‘delegates Were impressed by Sig, Mussolini's’ statement that he would pursue a policy of peace in international affajrs— a policy which, he said, "was required by Italy to develop het’ Tesources and possessions. = ; . Chamberlain "received the definite impression from his cone versations that Sig. Mussolini really did desire peace in Euro ;
i Sig. Mussolini made ge. specifie
mention of the possibility -of withe drawing his froops from the Span-
his| ish civil war, except in connection
with the nonintervention plan if it ever “went into effect” .or.at the end of the war if the Rebels were victorious. The British apparently never had any real i Sxpectation that - Mussolini would withdraw his
JECoe <uFiig the Brest ube) of, :
Spanish War ‘Stumbling Block”
The. question of Jewish. Tefugees : was discussed - There was no discussion of. AngloItalian financial. co-operation nor was there any mention of a future
| British-French-Italian or Britishoe French-Italian-German conference,
| There was an interchange of views regarding disarmament, without any definite outcome. It was made clear in authoritative quarters that tHe Spanish question. was the principal ‘difficulty at the moment and that it hindered lead-¢ ers from going into: other matters which might have arisen otherwise. It is believed that if the Spanish war ends in a Rebel. vietory, British-Italian contacts would beresumed, but not necessarily through a meeting of Mr. Chamberlain and Mussolini. Authoritative quarters emphasized that no new agreement had been expected from the beginning and that negotiations were not ‘com menced with concrete agreements in
United Aircraft Corp. in December view.
dei to Sepana step 3 102,000. Protect Discrimination _ Becretary of State Hull disclosed at a press conference yesterday that
specific instances of Nazi discrimina=
tion had been presented to the German Foreign Office Jan. 11 hy| Prentiss B. Gilbert, charge d'affaires of the American Embassy in Berlin,
under State Department instruction. The formal ‘note’ climaxed ‘a
series of diplomatic exchanges ‘in|. which the United States has per<|
sistently demanded assurance that anti-Jewish decrees in Germany would not be applied to American citizens having property there. In a note dated Dec: 30, Germany denied that decrees had been applied to American Jews, and suggested that if specific instances were
known the cases should he pre-
sented for examination and settle ment “on the basis treaty provisions”
Berlin Newspaper
Attacks Roosevelt
BERLIN, Jan. 14 (U. P.)—The
toh ; “President Roosevelt is trying sto pr: That |
exploit fear for political gain. is to say he bas tried to create a
ilar, dian had forbidden |
ou prevailing
II is said that the Britian took » long range view and expect od immediate. concrete results; that they felt they had been constructing a bridge between Great Britain and Italy and that the foundations had now been laid y in such a‘way’ : 8s » bear diplomatic traffic in fu
Nat is the authorities’ ‘outline ou ‘the conference and the "British BW of it. The answer seems to be
disagreement either on th they’ discussed or on the achieving results desired;
“appeasement” policy to” of : Britain's international’ position, in close co-operation with ‘France that. the big factor in jnterbagonsl Spaish eivll
‘laffairs remained the:
war because Italy and established in Spain and mi wants now a submarine Jeet % +) could be based on Spanish terri that if Mr. Chamberlain: sand Mussolini did ‘not agree on problem they did not violently