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‘Clarence J. McLeod’ (R. Mich.) :

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Battle Lines Drawn for Bitter

Fight Over Raising Debt Limit; - New Deal Seeks Business Peace|

oa to Grow. Worse if Total Is Not Raised, Treasury Says.

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By LEE G. MILLER | Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, = Feb. 25.—The specter of a public debt of onetwentieth of a trillion doliars is the issue on which a knock-down-drag-out battle between spenders and budget-balancers appears to be in the making gh Capitol Hill. The antispenders, including many Democrats ‘as well as Republicans,

will have an important tactical ad-| _

vantage. For the debate will turn —not on appropriations, which politicians instinctively hesitate to oppose—but on an Administration proposal to stretch the Treasury's borrowing power, now 45 billions, to an even 50. That would be a twentieth of a trillion. In a sense, the fight will be waged over a straw man. For the treasury will not need to borrow more money unless Congress, by continuing to appropriate more than the Government takes in, necessitates it. To restrict the Treasury's borrowings would thus in effect. restrict the power of Congress to appropriate.

Next Year Would Be Worse

But the fact is not likely to reduce the heat of the argument.

* The Administration can do nothing to avert the fight. The alternative would be to defer the issue un‘til next session; since 1940 is election year, that would be worse.

It has been said of some Congressmen that they “never voted for a tax nor against an appropriation.” Such statesmen can do them-

by supporting every appropriation bill and then voting against increased borrowing. If the increase should be voted down, it would have to be proposed next year, and more urgently. For President Roosevelt estimates that by mid-1940 the public debt will be

around 44% billions—uncomfort-Hature as representative of the Texas

ably close to the present borrowing limit established by Congress in 1935. Quizzed in Committee

At a House hearing on Treasury appropriations, the transcript of which has just been made public, Secretary Morgenthau engaged in the following colloquy with Rep./m

Rep. McLeod: “How much larger can our public debt go with a reasonable degree of safety to the country? I mean, in your opinion.” Secretary Morgenthau: “I have never ventured an opinion on that...” Rep. McLeod: “The public debt can go considerably higher, in your opinion, with safety?” Secretary Morgenthau: “Well, 1 would not be worried to see it go to the other four or five billions which is in the present budget, and we are going to have to ask Congress, if you vote this money, to increase the Treasury's power to borrow another|" five billion dqllars. Our limit now is 45 billion. . .. Rep. McLeon: “Would you venture to say whether it might be hazardous, or not?” | Secretary Morgenthau: “I am willing to say I am not worried about it going up to 50, but I do not want to make any forecasts.”

Treasury Drafting

Tax Improvements.

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (U. P.). —Treasury experts, it was learned today, have drafted 85 proposed revisions in revenue laws to eliminate “deterrents” to business recovery and simplify preparation of tax returns. | The recommendations may be "submitted to Congress in line with Treasury Secretary Morgenthau’s suggestion for a re-examination of tax laws “to see if there are any deterrents holding the businessman back from making future commit- + ments.” | It was learned that Treasury tax experts have been working on the problem for the last six ‘wionths. Many of the 85 tentative revenue law revisions were suggested by Businessmen, lawyers and account--ants, _ Secretary Morgenthau has not yet

- | at lobbying activities by monopolistic

NLRB Puts Contract

NATIONAL AFFAIRS °

ROOSEVELT demands labor peace. (Page One.)

PUBLIC DEBT issue puts economy bloc at advantage.

ADMINISTRATION seeks to conciliate business now. TAX changes to aid business drafted by Treasury.

COMPENSATION increas es feared as blow to states.

NLRB refers unions to courts on breach of contracts.

SENATE committee approves defense bill.

WAGNER to - sponsor health insurance Ja.

GARNER BACKER MAY FAGE QUIZ

Texas Spokesman Target For Criticism as Lobbyist Of Sulphur Firm.

By THOMAS L. STOKES ! Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—One of the most active public promoters of the Garner-for-President boom is likely to figure, at least indirectly, in "further inquiries soon by the Temporary National Economic Cormmittee, investigating monopoly. This is Roy Miller, Corpus Christi, Tex. Mr. Miller was spokesman at the rally in December af Vice President Garner's birthplace near Detroit, Tex., which formally opened the campaign of the 69-year-cld

Texan. Mr. Miller has Yeon: the target of

criticism for his lobbying activities in the past about the Texas legis-

Gulf Sulphur €Co., one of the major sulphur concerns. The ° alleged sulphur monopoly is one of several concerning which the Federal Trade Commission will present testimony beginning next, week before the TNEC. One phase of the Trade Commission’s inquiry has been directed

corporations before state legislatures. Whether this phase will be covered in any detail at the present tineg or wait until a later date, remains undetermined.

Subpena Awaited

Mr. Miller, a close friend of the Vice President, now is known as national legislative representative of the Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. and spends ‘much of his time about the Capitol. He is a frequent host in the House dining room. He has not been subpenaed to appear before the Committee. He holds no office with the company. The Texas Gulf Sulphur is to be included in testimony before the

TNEC analyzing the operations of numerous industries which the Trade Commission has found ere monopolies or in which there is a trend toward monopolyy These industries include steel, milk, cheese, sulphur, rubber, farm machiner; liquor, poultry and artichckes.

Breaches Up to Courts WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (U. P.) — The National Labor Relations Board served notice on American labor unions today that their remedy ior

breach of contract, like that of the employer, must be sought from the courts, The Board promulgated the rule that recourse for violation of labor contracts may not be sought from the NLRB, because contract vioia-

ner Labor Relations Act.

z 3 posals to Congress or wait until the recommendations are called for. There was no. official intimation of the nature of the proposed revi-

He admitted, however,

tions are not covered by the Wag-|

tive and send the Treasury pro-

sions.

Assurances oe Multiphed; States Fear Proposed Compensation.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (U. P).— The Roosevelt Administration ap-

pears today to be making a con-

certed bid to rally business confidence in a new recovery drive. Presidential and Cabinet statements accumulate to support the belief that President Roosevelt may be testing a ‘breathing spell policy to accelerate business improvement.

The outstanding developments so |

far seem to be a retreat from former New Deal tax objectives and the possibility that something substantial may be achieved in solving the problem of competition between Federal and private funds in the field of electrical power. ' Evidence of a considerable conservative political trend is being followed ndw by what appear to be New Deal bids for business support. These, in turn, are climaxed by formal assurance that the Administration has turned from reform to recovery.

Hopkins’ Speech Climax

' This assurance was uttered last night by Commerce Secretary Hopkins in a significant speech in Des Moines, Iowa. It had been widely publicized as a statement of some-

. | what new Administration policy to-

ward business. The speech was the latest of a series of Administration gestures of good will toward business following the November, 1938, general election in which the New Deal suffered its first major political reverse. There was early disagreement among Administration authorities whether November defeats should be ascribed to local issues of no major significance or should be accepted as evidence of a conservative trend away from the New Deal. It appears now that the latter judgment. will prevail.

States Apprehensive

Over Byrnes Plan

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (U. P.). —Representatives of state agencies appear before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today to protest that proposals for increased unemployment compensation present a threat to reserves set up by individual states. Ray R. Adams, president of the Interstate Conference of Unemployment Compensation Agencies, a Committee witness, said that. too broad extension of payments to idle workers would encanger the solvency of state reserves.

Senator Byrnes (D. S. C.) to put relief on a permanent basis by incorporating. WPA, PWA, the National Youth Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps into a new public workssdepartment.

50 Per Cent Level Sought

Fixing permanent ratios for Federal participation in unemployment

compensation plans, ‘the bill would

establish the followng minimum rates of benefits for idle workers: $5 weekly for those whose pay averaged less than $15 weekly while employed; $7.50 for the $15 to $20 pay class; $10 for the $20 to $25 class; $12.50 for the $25 to $30 class and $15 weekly for workers whose pay envelopes averaged more than $30 weekly. Mr. Adams said that a rate ap- ’| proximating 50 per cent of the for-

mer pay average of unemployed

workers—scaling up to $15 per week -—would endanger reserves set up by states for their unemployment compensation programs. Senator Byrnes, recognizing objections to the unemployment compensation clauses of the bill, has sought to draft remedial provisions. that the problem of providng for states which have seasonal industries is

difficult.

Wagner to Sponsor Health Insurance

Congress early next week a health and medical insurance bill he said was more important than any of the New Deal’s social legislation he has sponsored so. far, including the Labor Relations Act.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record

. County Deaths Speeding .... 8

(To/ Date) Reckless,

driving ....

18 Bunning . preferential or Dhe streets .... Running red 3

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Drunken Accidents .... driving .... 0 Dead ........ :

Arrests ...... 32 Others ...... 13

MEETINGS TODAY

INDIANA VOCATIONAL ASSOCIATION. Claypool Hotel, 10 a Aiflince ‘francaise, luncheon, Hotel Wash-

gto on. “Town Hall nm ‘meeting, English’s, 11 a. m, ————

5 MARRIAGE LICENSES (These . lists are from official records | i the County Court #louse. The Times, ‘| therefore, is not responsible for érrors in | pames and addresses.)

23 of 718 . 31st St. gt Hi N ‘liinois Stl 624 Basil St.;

| Cecil Sterling. Catheline rat

Lillie Reynolds. osiger: ot 624 ‘va ell .James Robinson, 26 of 2259 Union St.; Viola Burnette 19, of 2257 Union St. nd Schlosser. 5b, Frankiotu Pauline & Sehiosser. 25, of 1639 bh, Lewellyn, 32. of Tas Merid a a Anna Bhafer, 28, of Ta26 "Leonard Jess Wiisht,

27, Arcola, 1ll,; Pauline Pearson, 20,

53 8. Oriental St. Paul ‘ L; drick 22, of 221 N. Gray St. Norma A

of 221 N. Gra ray St. Herbert frenstein. 37, of 303 Sanders rine Kidwell, 32, of 32848 N.

ois Gail Wills, 24. of 1363 W. 237th Norma White. 25. of 2651 Riverside Brive:

BIRTHS Girls Joseph, Jennie Hurley, at St. Francis. Mary Morsnon, at St. Francis. itera. Fern Ha agy t St. Francis. Lilburn, Mildred A ts 5164 Sangster. Homer, Hattie Cour iney. at 24 3 Station. Cecil, Fa en, at 1039 Wrigh fous; Lu ona G2 sison. 3} [1323 Sheldon. urice, a etro Raymond Madeline Ostermeier, at 316

8. Trow| x Ge Ch rtrude Graham, at 1217 W. Ohio.

mitted and

Charles, Janice Woltams, at 1527 Hcef-

en Ciyde. Irma Eacret. at 1501 Gimber. Soward, Katrina Day, at 2333 N. La

srked” Grace McDougall, at 1326 W.

Marke! Laura Merrill, at 727 N. Pine. - Donaid, Anna Stretshberry, at 805 N.

ast. A eslie, Connie Jair, ot 2048 Ladlow,

Paul, Eva. Koehler, at St. Fr Paul, Marie Viehe, at St. Francis. John, Mary Palm. at Coleman.

DEATHS

James P. Dailey. 56, at 141 W. 41st, acute dilatation of hea William C. Zaring, 76, at Methodist, myocarditis Elizabeth Ann Hoffmark, 23, at City, penionitis, William C. Haueisen, 71, at 1536 N. Meridian, coronary occlusion John J. Englert, 55, on Flower Mission, pulmonary erculosis. Jasp C. Weaver, 39, Soran occlusion, Manford J. Waltz, 84, at 4231 College, hypostatic ‘pneumonia. George R. Quinn, 85. at 43 N. Brookville Road, chronic nephritis. Sarah E. Griffin, "9, at 539 Central, cardio vascular disease William Shane, 87, = 1902 N. Illinois,

arteriosclerosis. Mary Ann Schuster, 73. at 1917 S. at 630 Perry,

at - Veterans’

Talbot. SoTORaty. thrombosis. stopher Sor. 81, PLL nephriti:

Charles carl, 61, at 1420 Williams, “acute oT

myocarditis. Dock Burwell, 49, at 2518 Northwestern, lobar pneumonia Mary Jane Daniels, 54, at 935 Indiana, coronary occlusion. -Josie R. Beckbm, 78, at 1529 Union, coronary. occlusio dl William T. Statford, 48, at’ Vetersns® arteriosclerosis.

Clara Hoffman, 5, at Methodist, chronie B

myocarditis. Johh Heinzman, 1 month, at Riley, Manford A Lipdamood, 78, at 935 Lexington, apopl ohn David West, 64, at city, arteriosclerosis. Herman Whitelaw, 41, at Central Indiana, general paralysis fid rooks, 58, ri City, renal insuf-

emb

St.; | marasmus.

bar pneumonia. Margaret Hegarty, 64, cardio renal disease.

INCORPORATIONS ad-

Cy. nora Bailey, 45, at City, pulmonary |m I us ‘c. Wooten, 59, at 518 Douglas, lo- Net at 613 E. North, 3 Pi

Fed 3 oil 420 3 inois Solporation, and hele

Fr d hi oi es

Electrolux: Inc., N withdrawal from Indiana. Fork SovBoration; The Chaser Co.. Memphis, Ten, Gritt. Inc., India apolis; amendment re-

ducing ca capitai sto 3500 shares of $10

OFF cit WEATHER

cmeeeBBY U. 5. Weather Bureau,

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Snow or possibly rain tonight ana tomorrow; warmer tonight with lowest temperatures about about 30. Sunrise cvsene: 6:24 ! Sunset ceenved 5:32

TEMPERATURE : =-February 25,, 1938-—=

01

Precipitation 24 hrs. guaing 4 7 a m... an ie

Total preci ation Sine Ettons since A Jan 2

MIDWEST WEATHER.

Jagians— Snow. tonight a warmer tonight. i Bd. tomorow, Illinois—Snow : in north, rain or s| south portion tonight and tomorr oy in Lower Michigan—Snow tonight, and tomorrow, rising temperatur Ohio—Snow, not so No . ‘tonight; tomorrow rain in south and rain or snow in north portion, warmer in east and north pcrtions. Kentucky~Rain in southeast and snow in west and 420ith portions to night: tomorrow rain in east preceded b snow or rain in west portion, not muc change in Jemperaure. .

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M

Amarillo, Tex Bismarck, N. D. on

8 Cincinnati esses Cleveland ....... Denver . Dodge City, Kas Hoy, Mont, Jacksonville, ‘ina. Kansas City, M Little Rock, Ark. 08 Angeles

8: St

restoration

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (U. P.Di—|. Senator Wagner will introduce in

97|the Governm

INIOWA SPEECH

Secretary Says New Deal Campaign for Reform Will Be Eased.

(Continued from Page One)

and said the “utilities question is reaching a solution.”

Aid Pledged ‘Little Fellow’

Mr. Hopkins said there should be no general rise in Federal taxes this year and that any Federal taxes which tend to freeze the necessary flow of capital should be amended.

helping hand to small businessmen. “One of my principal interests as

see that the resources of the Government are particularly directed toward aiding small businesses,” he asserted. “The Government is not, and never has been, opposed to business. It has no desire to punish or harass business. “It has no quarrel with business merely because it is big; but big or little, the Government intends to prevent practices which do violence to the effective working of our economic policies.” Mr. Hopkins, while reiterating his belief in labor unions, said the American Federation of Labor gnd the Congress of ‘ Industrial Organizations should reconcile their differences “for the general good of our population.” Calls on Labor to Help

“Even with the best of good will

ness finds it difficult to progress in the. face of a divided labor front,” he said. “It is up to employers and employees alike to make collective bargaining work. “Labor’s contributions to a rising national income must be tolerance |C and fairness in reaching just agreements with employers. Labor must fully realize that under our American. system, business men have to make money to hire workers.” Mr. Hopkins expressed sympathy for the plight of the nation’s railroads and said they must be rehabilitated before complete recovery can be accomplished. “Also,” he said, “my experience has convinced me that there can be no solution to our problem of unemployment in the cities until the farmer regains his proper ‘economic position in relation to the rest of the nation's population.” The Secretary said that the preservation of America’s system of free enterprise no longer is the American dream but is the American ‘impera-

|tive. Mr. Adams testified on a bill by |

Explains Spending Program “It is imperative that freedom of opportunity be maintained for all who can contribute to our national well being,” he declared. “I do not agree with the theory that the mere dividing up of the present national income would provide a decent living for all. “Only by increasing the national income and increasing the number of people who receive their income through private wages, can we hope |W to attain anything resembling security in :America.” Mr. Hopkins defended and defined the President’s position on spending to increase business. “From the point of view of business, the President’s policy has a special interest, in that it aims at of business health through increase of business activity. “Prices can only be raised wm much, expenses can be cut only so. far; the answer is found in volume. “That, is the significance of the President’s quota of an 80 billion dollar income. It is in no sense an argument for a permanent unbalancing of the Federal budget. It is an argument based on, the realization the budget can be balanced and the debt retired out of taxes coming from this increased national income; rather than substantially increasing taxes at this time or reducing necessary expenditures.”

Visions Utility Progress

“If I were to state our position on Government spending in relation to private profits, it would be this—a responsibility of Government with respect to the health of business is to make sure that business as a whole is properly sustained.” Mr. Hopkins said that one of the substantial avenues for private capital in the near future can be the field of public utilities, now that there is “peace” between the Government and the private utilities in the Tennessee Valley. “This being the case, it is extremely important that there be a meeting of minds between the utili-ties-ana the Government relative to

! ithe appropriate spheres of action of

Government on the one hand, and privaicly owned utilities on the other.”

Willkie Demands

‘Concrete Evidence’

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (U, P.).— Investors before investing more money must have concrete evidence of Secretary Hopkins’ faith that ent desires to create an atmosphere where private investment in the utility industry can function, Wendell L. Willkie, Commonwealth & Southern Corp. president, said today. Col. Leonard P. Ayres, prominent economist and a Cleveland Trust Co. vice president, said that if the Secretaly speech is followed up by legislative performance “we shall be on our way to better times” but that if there is no such follow up the speech will be “just another

|speech.”

INFIRMARY JOB GOES TO HUGH J. BAKER CO.

. The R J. Baker Co, 602 W. McCarty has ‘awarded the ae to furnish metal doors and frames for a new wing being constructed at Marion County Infirmary. * The successful bid was $3710. John 8S. Newhouse, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, said a bid of $3574 submitted hg the Fngineeting Metal Products Corp. of Indianapolis did

The Secretary especially offered a |

toward, collective bargaining, busi-.

Secretary of Commerce will be to| 88

Joe Collier: . « « « “The. interview

around ‘only to walk in. He never reads while walking nor walks ‘while reading, he says. He did answer a few questions until he got suspicious. . As he scanned the Baltimore letter he said that very few of the letters and phone calls he gets give him workable tips for his column, Pretty soon he looked up, replaced his walking glasses, and said: “What is this? An interview?” The conductor of “Our Town” (Today it’s on Page 9 . . , if you don’t believe me, go see) looked frightened when the answer was yes. He sat down a little as though he hoped an attorney would show up pretty soon and ask for a writ of habeas corpus or something.

This Is a Problem!

He was dressed conservatively, even defensively, in a salt and pepper suit. He has about the brightest eyes you'll see in these parts. “What are you going to ask me?” he demanded. Now what would you | [do with a person who made a point of asking you what you are going to ask before you ask it when he seems only concerned about\the circumstance that you are going to ask it at all? 1 said, carefully: “Is this your birthday?” Like a magician, he surrounded

"himself with a:cloud of pipe smoke

for protective coloring and said nothing. “Someone wrote in and said it as,” I said.

Why, He's Just a | Boy!

The smoke cleared away slowly and he said: “Yes.” It’s a popular belief that Mr. Scherrer has been an eyewitness to everything that’s happened in Indianapolis since recorded history, so the next question was:’®@ | ' “How old are you?” “I'm 61,” he said laughing. For the first time the interview seemed to be coming out of the oxygen tent (or critical) stage. “Why, it’s no mystery,” he added. “I've given it away a couple of times. I'm too young to have grown up with the great-great-grandfathers of all. the people who write me and want to know, about them, what they looked like and what they did when they were in knee-pants.” What, a Disagreement?

Mr. Scherrer then launched into

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‘la dissertation that there was noth-

ing remarkable about a remarkable ‘memory, and that by merely doing what other boys do any boy could grow up to be a columnist and write boyhood things up out of his own adult head. “Why, I can remember things that happened long ago better than I can remember what happened last week. After a long while your memory seems to clear and reveal

about an incident of the last year or so. Don’t you find it that way?” “No,” I said. He seemed startled at the answer, and moved into the second phase of his attempt to prove that all adults know in their memories more about what they did as children than they have any inclination to recall about what they have done here lately.

Oh, Those Photographers!

“When I was a kid—and I guess all kids are alike—the great characters in the neighborhood were the milkman, the grocer, the firemen and so forth. I can remember them and their names and what they did, because they impressed me. Don’t you see?” . A photographer’s bulb flashed just then and Mr. Scherrer jumped. Once-again the interview seemed to be taking a turn for the worse. But he recovered his composure. He seems to have a mistrust for all modern newspaper gadgets. He even writes his copy in lorighand in ink. Come to think of it myself, these modern typewriters can’t spell so well, anyway. I suppose it’s the present day lack of fundamental education. The stem and bowl of Mr. Scherrer’s pipe snuggled in his chin whiskers. He said he received about 50 phone calls and a couple of dozen letters a week from readers. “Once in a while someone downtown recognizes me on the street from that silhouette, but I don’t always know them. There was a time you could go along Washington St. and know everyone, but that day’s gone.” ‘Outclassed’ as Pipe Smoker

Letters, he said, come from all parts of the United States and from some foreign countries. Mr. Scherrer has 8: Mother, Hermuan, who also ves dianapo! They practised architecture together for har |

years, but have retired from tha (Latest

Rok weet. specincations as if. did na; Their father

minute details you could not recall |

seemed to be coming out of the

Mr. Collier Finds “There Is Nothing Remarkable About a Remarkable Memory’ and That ‘Our Town’ Uses Walking Glasses.

By JOE COLLIER Anton (Our Town) Scherrer dropped in today to collect his mail which happened to be from California, Florida, New York City, Cleveland, Baltimore, Chicago and Indiana in the order named. He took off his glasses so he could read. He shoved them up on .l his forehead. He says he always does this and that he| keeps them

GRAND JURY STARTS QUIZ IN CHAMPAIGN

Demand Is Made for Cleanup After Student Is Slain.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill, Feb. 25 (U. P.). —University of Illinois undergraduates, aroused by the fatal shooting of a fellow-student, today demanded an end to “unsatisfactory conditions” in Champaign. . A mass meeting of 7000 students adopted a resolution urging that the State be given power to “compel local law enforcement officers to do their duty.” The action came as a grand jury began a vice ahd gambling investigation touched off by the Killing last week of William Spurrier, 20, Toledo, sophomore. Mr. Spurrier was shot by a woman after he and five companions allegedly had attempted : to enter a resort she operated. University President Arthur Cutts Willard and Trustees O. M. Karraker and Harold Pogue were the first witnesses called before the

1 oy Ream As Monkey Comes Back

A badly frightened and apologetic monkey, covered with coal dust, scratched at the kitchen door of the Ferrol Simons home, 5837 Dewey Ave. today and immediately ended the most excitement. there in months. 5 For the entire neighborhood, - including 8-year-old David Simons, thought “Pansy” had run away. In fact, a search was made with flashlights through bushes and trees last. .night. Mrs. Simons left the lights on all night in hope “Pansy” would return. The pet, David's Christmas present, probably was frightened yesterday when coal was dumped into the basement, Mrs. Simons said, and hid on a cellar ledge. Among those welcoming “Pansy” back Weré&: other household pe er=flop, the turle; Sammy Yellowspot, the canary, an Here Boy, the dog who has five puppies.

JANE DELANO, NIECE OF ROOSEVELT, WEDS

CHICAGO, Feb. 25 (U. P.) —Bernard H. Ridder Jr., 23, son of a New York publisher, and his bride, the

| former Jane “Delano, 19, niece of

President Roosevelt, planned today to leave soon on a honeymogn trip to the West coast. They were married yesterday.

REPORTS 34 CHICKENS STOLEN

A thief stole 34 chickens valued at |; $45 from an unlocked henhouse belonging to Bernard Miehoff, 1830 Orleans St., last night, he told police today.

chitect, and helped build the State House. When he was a boy Mr. Scherrer lived at 713 Union St; in a house that no longer is standing. He attended old School 6, about whose pupils of the time he out-Boswells Boswell. Although he certainly would no more be without. a pipe in waking mom than without tobacco for it, he claims he is outclassed by many as a devotee. “Take Alfred Brandt or Walter

ing enthusiastic, pipe smokers. Mix their own blends and everything.” : _ Happy Birthday to You! “And as for authentic memory information on Indianapolis—well,

JL sess Lee Buena is sboui 116 best ||

in town.” ‘ We got up. © “Thank you,” I said. “Thank you,” he said, and then grinned. “I guess that’s interviews are ended.” »

‘weeks of testimony the questions be-

(SENATE COMMITTEE

# Times Photo.

oxygen tent (or critical) stage.”

GASE OF HINES ~ GOES T0 JURY

Judge’s Charge Points" to Only Two Issues Despite 5 Weeks’ Testimony.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (U. P.).—The case of Tammany Leader James J.. Hines, accused of selling his political influence to the Dutch Schultz policy racket, went to a jury in General Session Court at 11:15 p. m. (Indianapolis Time) today. + At the end of five weeks of testimony—the trial started on Jan. 23— Judge Charles C. Nott Jr. delivered his charge to the jury, composed of brokers, bankers and -businessmen selected from a “blue ribbon” list and it retired to determine the 62-year-old former blacksmith’s fate. In the charge, Judge Nott went carefully over the indictment against Hines. He pointed out that it charged Hines with participating in the drawing of lotteries on certain days and added that it was not necessary for the politician ito have been present since even indirect affiliation constituted guilt.

Finds Questions Simple He declared that despite the five

fore the jury were comparatively simple. First, he said, they had to decide whether a policy combination existed and he strongly intimated he regarded that question as a fairly easy one to answer. The second, he said, was whether Hines participated in the combination. “Now, ‘that is the whole case, really,” said the judge. “Was there this combination, and if so, did this defendant for financial reasons or otherwise, take part in, aid, abet or assist in carrying out this combination?”

As a matter of law, Judge Nott |’

said, the policy game constitutes a lottery. That was in opposition to a contention the defense had made unsuccessfully since Hines first was indicted. _

Asks Belief in Witnesses

The court declared there was no doubt that the three Schultz gangsters—J. Richard Davis, George Weinberg and Harry Schoenhaus— were bad characters and that the jury should consider whether they testified solely to get clemency, but it was not necessary to throw out their testimony solely because they were disreputable. The judge named the many witnesses who testified théy had seen Hines with Schultz in public places and asked that these witnesses should be believed.

(GIVES ARMS BILL 0. X.

Votes Unanimously for 358 Million Dollar Measure.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (U.P.).— The Senate Military Affairs Committee urged the Senate today to pass the House-approved 358 million dollar National Defense Bill as a means of carrying out President Roosevelt’s pledge to protect this hemisphere “against storms from any quarter.” In a report on the bill, which it approved. unanimously, the Committee reviewed the President's message to Congress outlining defense needs. The committee said that Mr. Roosevelt had presented “most” convincing r ” for the “improvement of our present defense nucleus.” The bill authorizes expenditure of 300 million dollars to increase the strength of the Army Air Corps to 6000—about 3500 more than at pres-

ent—airplanes, authorizes $23,750,-|"

000 for the defense of the Panama Canal, and two million dollars annually for the next five years for educational orders consisting of tools, dies, jigs and other manufacturing equipment.

COMPLETE WITH

EVHLILE

HOPKINS PLACES 72's Happy Birthday for Anton Scherrer—FIFTY OFFICER RECOVERY FIRST He Gets Interviewed and Escapes Whole!

ARE LISTED FOR TRAFFIC SCHOOL

| (Policemen Who Rated High

In Tests Due to Study Safety Methods.

(Photo, Page One)

Fifty Indianapolis policemen who rated among the highest in the psychological tests. given to 525 members of| the force last week have

|been recommended for assignment

to the police traffic school open-

|ing March (1.

interviews [from the 104 receiving grades of 100 or higher out of a

* | possible 212 points in the written _|tests, it was announced by Sergt.

Kenneth Dickinson, of the Evanse

‘| ton, Il1., police department and rep-

resentative of the traffic safety bue reau of the International Police Chiefs Association. Sergt. Dickinson. said the Indiane apolis police made a good showing in comparison to th of other cities where he has given similar tests. He added that the - best

grade here, 194, was exceptionally

high Chief Morrissey said he would study Sergt. Dickinson’s recommen= dations over the week-end before announcing those assigned to the two-week school. Instructors in the school ‘will ine clude deputy prosecutors, traffic ‘experts of the Indiana State Police, Indiana University and Northwestern = University police schools, and the Police Chiefs’ Association. A week of classwork will be followed by a week of field work in which the “students” will be given traffic control and accident investie gation work under expert direction, At the conclusion of the course, the men will be assigned to per manent duty in a reorganized and enlarged traffic division of the police department, it is planned: Quarters of the traffic departs ment on the second floor of police headquarters have been remodeled to conform to the needs of the new setup. + Two interview rooms to be used in questioning persons involvedin accidents and traffic violations have been made out of the room formerly utilized by patrolmen in making out reports.

Two Are Injured i in Auto-Truck Crash

Two men were hurt today in an auto-truck crash at New York: and LaSalle Sts William Winburm, 42, of 1234 E. Pleasant Run Blvd., driving an Are mour & Co. truck, was cut on the head after being dragged on the pavement when his foot became entangled in the clutch pedal. Estel Miller, 35, of 5354 Burgess Ave., ride ing in a car driven by Russell Baker, 28, of 43\N. Chester Ave., was cut on the head. Both were taken to St. Francis Hospital. William Monroe, 323 E. Washing= ton St., narowly escaped injury when the Baker automobile crashed into the front of the Ray Hohn Hardware store, 3308 E. New York St. ;

A stolen car was recovered and two persons were injured fn five traffic accidents last night, police reported. Three cars collided at Michigan and Walcott Sts., one a coupe reported stolen from the Automobile Brokerage Co., 1007 N. Meridien St. The driver fled immediately after : the accident, police said. .

OKLAHOMA NEWS ENDS PUBLICATION

OAKLAHOMA. CITY, Feb. 25 (U. P.).—The Oklahoma News, daily and Sunday Scripps-Howard newspaper, suspended with its final edition yesterday after 32 years of publication. In a formal statement published in the final edition the paper said every effort would be made to find places elsewhere in the ScrippsHoward concern for employees of the News. All released employees will be given dismissal pay. The local managers of the News, Lee Hills, editor, and Charles L. Nichole son, business manager, will retain their connection with Scrippse Howard newspapers.

‘REVOLT’ OF LAWYERS IS BELIEVED QUIETED

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 ( J).—A quarrel over alleged .Comimunistic tendencies that had threatened to split the National Lawyers Guild, to which 3500 lawyers and judges belong, apparently was compromised early today at a conference in the home of State Supreme Court Justice Ferdinand Pecora, who had. planned to lead the rebellion. The dispute started at the recent Guild convention in Chicago, from which Judge Pecora returned pro= testing that a resolution denouncing communism, Naziism, fascism and other “isms” had failed of passage because radical members didn’t want to denounce communism.

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