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[Sorures sowie) VOLUME 50—NUMBER 279

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LEGISLATURE TODAY SENATE

Receives | Republican . measure to proxide salary cuts for Bais empl yees. iy Anisyadicalism Bill Migs Sn reading. (Page Eight.) Receives favorable committee report on House bill to provide serum for needy. (Page Eight.) Studies in committee the bill to remove the Governor’s appointive | power over the 5000 employees in State institutions and place these jobs under the port system. (Page Two.) |

Studies in committee the Democratic caucus liquor bill to abolish importers. Considers on second reading four Senate election reform measures including bills to extend the direct primary.

HOUSE Advances to second reading a House bill to prohibit sale of fireworks to children. Page Two.) | Receives a Republican measure to provide salary cuts for State employees. House leaders discuss meth- , ods of keeping the new budget ‘balanced with Senators, the State Budget Committee and Governor Townsend. Receives bill to reduce gasoline tax from 4 to 3 cents.

Governor Townsend was to con-

fer this afternoon with the State Budget Committee and majority leaders of both houses on means of reducing expenditures or increasing revenues to meet a proposed biennial appropriation which is $4,000,000 greater than that, gtopied by the 1937 Legislature. As drafted by the Budget Committee, which is composed of Legislators and State officials, the budget would call for{ an expenditure of $41,759,171 ter he fiscal year of . 1939-40-and $40,855,085 for the fiscal year of 1940-41. Based on present tax collections this committee estimated thé Stdte would have a balance of $6,287,262 on July 1, 1940 and $762,858 on-July 1, 1941, as compared with a balance of $19,270,244 on Dec. 31, 1938,

Seeks Added Income

Declaring that the State “to operate in ‘a | business-like manner should have a balance of $7,000,000,” the Governor said he would ask for means of increasing he State’s income through new taxes or reducing expenses, | Three suggestions have been made by members .of the State Budget Committee. They are: 1. A flat 10 per cent slash in all salaries and operating expenses of departments and institutions. 2. Reduction of the amount of State aid to teachers. from $700 to $600 per teacher unit which would result in a savings to the State of $2,000,000 annually and a corresponding increase on local property taxpayers. 3. Establishment of a 2-cent tax on cigarets which would raise an estimated $3,500,000 annually. This money would be earmarked to pay welfare costs. - . The Governor said none of these proposals had been definitely decided upon but added: “It is obvious from the picture “of the State’s condition that ultimately something will have to be done. As a. matter of--fact, we actually . have had an unbalanced budget for the last two years. “I would not approve of the levying of any new tax unless the funds were definitely earmarked.” Republican leaders in both houses, who are to be included in the conference this afternoon, ‘earlier introduced bills to provide a graduated scale for salary cuts of State employees. e overall average cut under this measure was said to average approximately 10 per cent.

Excl des Some Offices

ublican measure specifically excludes from its provisions the salaries of the Governor, judges of the Supreme and Appellate Courts, and the, officials of State universities and &plleges, and penal and benevolent institutions. - As drafted by the-committee, the proposed nsw biennial budget calls for an increase of $866,000 a year for maintenance of institutions and $590,000 year for State colleges and universities. Increase in the institutional maintenance was " necessitated by the additions made to these institutions by the 1938 “special sol amount budgeted for maintenance of institutions and (Continued on Page Eight)

‘Hoos! :R BANKER DEAD

D , Ind., Jan. 31 (U. P). —Marion Dailey, 85, widely known former Hoosier banker and politician and a native of near Lizton, Ind, died today in St. Petersburg, Fl prding to word received here. A cerebral hemorrhage was listed as|the cause of death. The | be. returned to Lizton for

The

“American industry has forged ahead on ery frontier, . . ." writes David Dietz. Turn

Under Fire

EN ND

Following criticisms of conduct published ip New York against Martin T. Manton, above, senior judge of the U. 8. Circuit Court of Appeals, Attorney General , Murphy announced a Department of Justice investigation to determine if there is any basis for Federal action. (Story, bottom of | Page.)

BURNS IS GIVEN FINE OF $8000

One-Year Term for Smuggling Suspended ‘During Good Behavior.’

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‘NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (U. P).— George Burns, white-faced and shaken, appeared before U. S. Judge William Bondy today and received an $8000 fine and a suspended sentence of a year and a day for smuggling a handful of diamond-studded trinkets “worth less than $5000.

Had Mr. Burns received the maximum penalty possible under the nine counts to which he pleaded guilty last Dec. 12, he would have been fined $45,000 and sentenced to 18 years in prison. The film and radio comedian, “straight” member of Burns and Allen, spoke not a word while Judge Bondy assessed a fine which, while amounting to less than a week's pay to Mr. Burns, was nearly twice the value of the smuggled gems and nearly eight times what the duty would have been. .

“I Shall Suspend ...’

Mr. Burns blanched when the judge intoned, “I sentence you to one year and a day in prison ...” but sighed with relief a moment later when Judge Bondy added: “I shall suspend imposition of sentence during good behavior.” He also was put on probation. After the brief proceedings, Federal authorities announced Mr. Burns would be available as a witness at “another trial” growing out of the activities of Albert N. Chaperau, international soldier of fortune who has pleaded guilty to smuggling jewelry and clothing for well-to-do clients of film and cafe

society.

The impending trial referred to obviously was that of Jack Benny, Mr. Burns’ rival for film and radio honors, who pleaded not guilty to similar charges involving $2131 worth of - jewelry. Mr. Benny was the only person netted to date in the web woven around Chaperau to fight the charges.

SLAYER OF POLICEMAN YIELDS TO TEAR GAS

WASHINGTON, Pa., Jan. 31. (U. P).—A 47:year-old Italian World War veteran was driven from his barricaded home by tear gas and captured after he shot and killed a State motor policeman who called upon him to surrender. ‘Police said a charge of murder will be filed today against Frank Palanzo for the shotgun slaying of Corp. George D. Naughton as officers besieged Palanzo in his home at a mining village in East Bethlehem township, 20 miles from here, late yesterday. The blast that killed Corp. Naughton caught the officer in the right side as ‘he called on Palanzo “to come out and talk it over.”

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (U. P.) — Chairman Hatton W. Sumners (D.

Tex.) of the House Judiciary Com-

mittee said today that the resignation of Circuit Judge Martin T. Manton of New York “terminates the interest of this committee” in any possible impeachment.

Chairman Sumners qualified his statement with the phrase “unless there are new developments,” but in the same breath he added iv would be “ridiculous” to consjder impeachment even though Judge Manton does . not leave the bench until March 1. Judge Manton earlier announced in New York that his resignation, ‘effective March 1 “at the latest,” was .en route to President Roosevelt in the mail. Mr. Roosevelt will re-

: Selve it today.

CHAMBERLAIN

CALLS FOR END OF ARMS RACE

FOREIGN AFFAIRS : LONDON — Chamberlain ' declares British victory is certain in event of war.

BERLIN—Alignment with Italy viewed as meaning only in case of aggression. ROME—Mussolini and Hitler exchange messages of comradeship. PARIS—French observers both suspicious and relieved. ” » 2 WASHINGTON — Hitler's address looked upon as femperate. —Senate committee sees Roosevelt on French plane deal. # 8 =

- PERPIGNAN — French troops increased on border where refugees pour in.

BULLETIN LONDON, Jan. 31 (U. P.). — Prime Minister Chamberlain called on European nations tonight to consider a halt in the arms race and hold a general conference to assure peace.

(Gen. Johnson, Page 10)

LONDON, Jan. 31 (U, P.).—Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons tonight that the “huge r Poiurees and the “alliances and friendships we have with other countries” would assure Great Britain of victory in event of a new European war, Although the foreign exchange reacted unfavorably to the prospects in Europe, there was a generally more hopeful tendency . as Mr. Chamberlain defended his program of “appeasement” against a sharp attack by the Laborites and other oppositionists. “It is untrue to say that the policy of appeasement has failed,” he de+ clared in welcoming peaceful expressions by Nazi Fuehrer Hitler and Italian Premier Mussolini. “On the contrary I maintain that the policy of Sppessement is steadily succeeding.”

Cites Peace Pasmpes.

Hitler's speech before the Reichstag yesterday, Mr. Chamberlain said: “1 very definitely got the impresston it was not the speech of a man who is preparing to throw Europe into another crisis. There are many passages in the speech which indicated the need for peace for Ger.many.” In his Reichstag speech, Herr Hitler said: “I have often declared that there is no German who would prepare difficulties for the British world power. Thus we hear the voice of a peaceful pecple in England who express the same attitude toward Germany. Germany is happy to have peace with all states around her borders.” The opposition, Mr. Chamberlain believed, has left out of account “our huge resources which would assure us of victory again if we were engaged in a life and death struggle. They do not take into account alliances and friendships we have with other countries.”

Nations Not Named

Mr. Chamberlain did not mention other nations although Britain has frequently taken parallel action with the United States and France in recent international developments. “We are beginning to see the results of our long preparations for building up our armaments,” he added while the Commons cheered and the Laborites laughed because of recent charges of inefficiency in rearmament. “Our prestige abroad never stood

{higher than it does today. Never

was there a time when our friendship was more eagerly desired and sought by other countries.” Mr. Chamberlain hoped his visit to Rome had: strengthened British- * (Continued on Page Three)

PLANE CRASH FEARED OFF ALASKAN COAST

SEATTLE, “Jan. 31 31 (U. P)— Coast Guard headquarters received a report today that an unidentified plane crashed off Kotzebue or Deering in Alaska. No other details were received. The cryptic report indicated the accident occurred on the north side of the Seward Peninsula. - Naval officials joined Coast Guardsmen in investigating the report but the Navy had no report that any of its

planes was missing.

Manton Resignation Ends Threat of Impeachment

“horning in” on the investigation with a letter to Mr. Sumners describing six instances in which he said Judge Manton, or firms he owned or controlled, allegedly received a total of $430,000 in loans

resenting companies and ‘individuals interested in cases before the Court over which Judge Manton presided. A Federal investigation of‘ Judge Manton’s affairs was announced Saturday by Attorney General Frank Murphy, who said yesterday that the Government was continuing the investigation, and that Judge Manfon fied promised to resign in a conference Mr. Mi in ew York last Wednesday. pax

New Dealers believed that : Mr. Dewey got news of the imminent

Federal investigation through a Jeak” in a United States Attor-

In a significant reference to Herr |

from companies and individuals rep-’

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1939

Chicago Lashed by Wind

Busses and autos (top) were stalled at different angles on ‘Michigan Ave., Chicago, near the Central Station,.during a 14-inch show fall that tied up most

FEENEY ORDERS PADLOCK ACTION

Owners of Buildings Used ~ For Vice Face Arrest, Sheriff Says.

The old Indiana “padlock law,” used extensively during prohibition to close speakeasy buildings, will be invoked again by Sheriff Feeney, he announced: today. “I ‘will use the law to close up for indefinite periods any buildings that are being used as houses of ill fame,: or for gambling or any other vice operations,” Sheriff Feeney said. “Under the law, we can declare a public nuisance any building in which law violations prevail over a long period of time and place a padlock on the doors. ”

“Several prominent persons recently: have been protesting my campaign against vice and liquor law violations and upon investigation I found: that they owned the buildings in which these vice conditions exist,” the: Sheriff said. “I found that many old buildings that should return only about $15 a month rent were bringing $100" a month or more rentals. The Sheriff said when operators

of these places are arrested in the

future, the owners “will he brought

in and held responsible for fines or

in some cases may be arrested, too.”

SIMON SAYS DUVALL CONFESSES SLAYING

Suspect Charged With Potts Murder in 1937.

(Photo, Page Three)

Detective Chief Fre Fred Simon today said Raymond Duvall, 30, returned yesterday from Louisiana, has signed a confession detailing the holdup of the C. & J. Potts Foundry Co., and the fatal shooting of Clayton B. Polis. The holdup occured March 23, 1937. Duvall was picked up recently by Louisiana State Police and turned over to Federal Bureau of Investigation officers, who released him to Marion County, He was returned yesterday by Chief Deputy Prosecutor James Watson and detectives. Over “his. signature, police sald, Duvall wrote of ‘meeting Leonard Jackson, now serving time in a West Virginia prison for bank robbery, and ‘of plotting the payroll at the Fotis 00a. where Jackson formerly

He wrote also that he entered the | ak the morning

office alone on

| workers . (below) Tribune Tower.

Zorine Wins ‘Battle Over Milk Bath

DETROIT, Jan. 31 (U. P). —Judge Charles Rubiner of Common Pleas Court expressed in a legal opinion today the difference between a nudist and a milk bath dance. The opinion awarded Zorine, the nudist, $500, because the judge couldn’t see a stitch’ of a difference between her specialty and an act by Miss ‘Dorothy Henry, described as a milk bath dancer. Here’s the. judge’ s thread. of reasoning: “Miss ‘ Henry’s dance consists chiefly of ‘posing on a platform while a circle of jets emit streams of liquid on her, giving the ‘effect of a milk shower bath. During the bath garments are shed until the performer is clad.only in nature’s raiments, with two ex-’ ceptions. ‘Her total costume could be carried in ‘her pocket.” PD Zorine had sued her manager, Frederick Merrill, claim- . ing that he had sponsored Miss Henry while under contract to promote only one Detroit nudist. When ° the ‘milk dancer angrily denied. she was a nudist, the judge halted proceedings to see for himself. He assessed Manager Merrill $500 and $7 in costs, but said that the night club visit was on himself.

WILLIAM BARRETT DEAD William A. Barrett, 316 E.- 49th st., head of the William A. Barrett Insurance Agency, was found dead

of a heart attack in his home this| .whelmingly in favor of changing the

morning by his wife. Mr. Barrett

of the transportation systems in the city.

CALL HEARINGS

| give employers the right to seek

{to comment on union questions, would: curtail the board’s powers to

Entered as Second-Class at Postoffice,

and Snow

: Times Teléphatos. Office climbed Snowdriti in front of the

ON WAGNER ACT

NATIONAL AFFAIRS (Page Three)

WAGNER ACT hearings to be . held. HATCH Amendments to relief bill may affect Hoosier “Two Per Cent Club.”

HOOSIER Congressmen to attend old-age pension caucus.

SOCIAL SECURITY hearings to open tomorrow. ' RESERVE BOARD warns credit inflation dangerous. CHARLES EDISON testifies on Guam air base plans. WPA bill sent back to both houses. :

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (U. P). ~The Senate: Labor Committee today decided to hold public hearings on amendments: to the Wagner Act proposed by the A. F. of L. and introduccd by Senator Walsh (D. Mass.

). Before the hearings begin, other amendments to the disputed labor act will be introduced. ~The committee sessions thus will become the first battleground for threshing out

of the issues. The A. F. of 1. amendments would

elections among their workers and

set aside labor contracts, and would require it: to give craft groups bargaining power. Senator Burke (D. Neb.) and others are expected to offer amendments even more drastically restricting the board’s. powers. Business organizations are over-

act, while labor is divided, the C.

Indianapolis; ind,

BLIZZARD DEATH TOLL PASSES 50;

|STREETS . GLAZED

Matter

STATER

Lower Wabash and White Are Near 22 Feet.

4 ‘Hoosier Fatalities Attributed to Bad Weather.

TEMPERATURES 6am... 2¢ 10 a m.... 7.3. mm... 2% ‘11 a. m.... 8a m.... 28 12 (noon). 9am 29 1pm...

29 30 . 32 33

Skipped by the blizzard that yesterday paralyzed northern Indiana traffic, and brought death to four Hoosiers, Indianapolis will get rain

PRICE THREE CENTS

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[VERS Up

Middle Western Cities Are Snow-Clogged; ‘Floods Hazard.

Storm. Centers Over Pennsylvania With Damage Heavy.

By United Press A storm of blinding snow, sleet,

{rain, gales and cold swept norths

eastward toward New England toe day, leaving: & path of snowbound cities, crippled communication and

rential rains brought threats of

or snow tomorrow and warmer tem-|

peratures, the Weather Bureau pre; clicted today. The Bureau reported that waters in lower Wabash and White Rivers were nearing or over flood stages but said that unless the approaching | storm brought heavy falls of snow | znd rain there would be no serious flooding. The Wabash from Terre Haute down and White River. from In-| cianapolis down still are rising, the Bureau said, with a stage of 213 feet, 2.3 feet over flood stage at Elliston. A sudden drop in temperatures here, accompanied by a light snow, glazed the streets with ice and again made driving and walking hazardous. Three Indianapolis persons fell

‘lon iée and were injured, and four

were injured in trafic, police reported. State Police reported no overnight traffic accidents.

; ~ Roads Are Hazardous .- ‘The Weather Bureau predicted

; “(hat minim temperatures tonigh

would be 30 to 35. The low last night was 26 at 5 a. m.

| State Police reported that main

highways in the northeast and northwest sections, closed yesterday by drifts, were open, but “extremely hazardous.” Secondary roads, police said, were still closed for the

_|most part.

Municipal Airport reported that last-West transport planes are maintaining schedules here, but that no plane has arrived from or departed for Chicago since Satur cay. Harry Miller, 57, of 245 Dixon St. suffered a leg injury when he fell on, the ice in front of 1410 E. New ‘York St.’ John E. Hurst, 50, was taken to City Hospital with injuries received when he slipped on the ice in front of 3¢ W. Ohio St. Roy Keller, 217, of 1613 E. 18th St., slipped on ice on his front porch and received cuts. Ernest Swallers, 31, R. R. 3, Box 645, was knocked unconscious when the truck he was driving struck a safety zone post at Belmont and - (Continued on Page Three)

FD. R. ASKS UNITED

FIGHT ON PARALYSIS

Wants It Carried Even to Crossroads.

(Photos, Page 16, My Diary, Page 9)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (U. P.).— President Roosevelt brought to a close today the annual campaign for funds to fight infantile paralysis with a plea for concerted action to stamp out the disease. Celebrating his 57th birthday, which he said was “only an’ incident” coinciding with the drive, the President addressed millions of dancers at 25,000 birthday balls by radio last night. He urged co-operation of every state and county, every city and town, every hamlet and crossroads community in the battle to wipe out the disease’ that crippled him and threatened his life nearly 14 years

had been in business “here for 15 years. He was 44. ‘

,. I! O.-opposing ‘any changes.

ago.

Democratic Move to Purify Politics May Affect State ‘Two Per Cent Club’

By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l1.—Democrats find they may have become much, too righteous—for their own political good—in their new-found zeal to prohibit political activity by WPA and other Federal and Fed-eral-State agencies. They have awakened to. discover that in the Hatch amendments to the emergency relief bill the Senate has written a new political code so sweeping that it will ban or sharply: circumscribe long-accepted prac-

tices. Indiana’s “Two Per Cent Club”.

This would include Senate and House members themselves, the Jim Farleys, national and state, and

even. the President. It strikes directly at the patronage inducements which are the lifeblood of politics and which have been used by Mr. Roosevelt himself in whipping legislation through Congress. A fine of $1000 yell, or both, is: the penalty for violation. Also the Democratic Nationa: Committee found to its amazement that another provision barring tation of campaign -

Jackson Day dinners. Mr. Quayle had an unpleasant day. But any “clarification” at this late date raises a problem. The relief bill, passed by both Senate and House, now is in conference between the two branches to compromise differences. It might be embarrassing for anyone to take the lead in a retreat from the “purity-in-politics” line. The Hatch amendments, in addition to prohibiting. political activity . and other Federal agen-

Bon Io state}

floods. \ | “The storm had swept through | Oklahoma and Arkansas), northeast through Missouri, Illinois and Indi(ana, thence eastward, paralyzing commercial adtivities and land, wa(ter and air travel. It was centered ‘today over western Pennsylvania. U. S. Forecaster C. A. Donnel at | Chicago said the storm still was | “widespread and severe” and probably would blow itself out over New England tonight or tomorrow. He | predicted additional snow and lower temperatures today for Pennsyl« vania, New Jersey, eastern New York, New England and the upper Great Lakes area and probable snow or rain for the entire Central States region tomorrow.

Coast Disturbance Feared

veloped off the New Jersey coast and storm warnings were posted from Cape Hatteras to the Delaware

btoswater, It SpReated o that New England. sta mos! which “were . SLT

EAST IS WARNED

transportation systems and at least 50 dead. In southern states tor

terday, would be hit by the coms

bined forces of the coastal disturbs ance and the storm moving in from Pennsylvania. va A heavy, soft snow, driven by a 20-mile-an-hour wind, began to fall in New York City early today. The temperature was 29. A mass of warm Pacific air, fol lowing in the wake of the Mide western storm, kept temperatures in lower central states generally above normal, precluding additional

nazard of floods. In southern Indiana the White. River was within three feet of flood stage and in Arkansas the Ouachita, White, St. Francis, Little and Black rivers, fed by melting snow and rain, were over their banks in some sections.

Chicago Digging Out

Chicago was paralyzed until last night by a blizzard which blanketed it with 14.8 inches of snow._ It was the worst storm in the city since

1931. The street department, bus and surface lines had 400 laborers worke ing throughout the night to restore traffic. Business conditions were nearing nornial and schools were re opened after a one-day shutdown. The storm was blamed for the loss of 13 lives, 11 from exhaustion, in Chicago and its suburbs alone. It took two lives at Detroit, two at Buffalo, N. Y., two in Massachu= setts, and one at Syracuse, N. ¥. Thirly-nine persons were injured, six seriously, in three collisions on the Chicago elevated line, nine persons still were in hospitals today. Three men were killed at Carbons dale, Ill, when an Illinois Central freight train left the rails after a landslide caused by heavy rains.

Killed by Lightning A woman was struck and killed

in one of a dozen electrical storms which hit Southern states. One persen was killed and five injured by a small tornado at Etta, Miss, and a farmer was killed at Kilbourne, La., by a freak windstorm. Roads throughout New England were blocked by. drifts and rail, sea and air transportation in the area was paralyzed. Schools in many. communities were closed.

SCHOOLS - SHOW GAINS

A gain of 1038 in enrollment’ of public schools for thé first week of the second semester, which opened a week ago, was reported today. Total high school enrollment was 17,906, grade schools reporting 39,974. The high schools’ increase was 887 and grade schools 151.

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