Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 March 1939 — Page 5

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Experts Fail to Understand

Why Popularity Grows Despite Defeat.

- WASHINGTON, March 9 (U. P). Thomas E.| Republican Presidential } stock is bullish again today but under circumstances still confusing to persons reading the political

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Chairman John D. M. Hamilton |

of the Republican National Committee gave Mr. Dewey his latest boost for consideration by the 1940 nominating convention. - Speaking in Albany, N. Y., Mr. Hamilton pledged his political judgment to the | statement that the G. O. P. already ~ is assured of sufficient strength next year to elect a President—pro- * vided New York state can be brought * under the Republican flag. Sound political strategy is to ‘nominate the favorite son of a big and doubtful state if electoral votes of that state are likely to decide “an election. Polls and casual inquiry combined to advance Mr. Dewey toward favorite son status. There are other available Repubiicans in New York such as Rep. ‘Bruce Barton and Rep. James W. ‘Wadsworth, a former Senator who legislates with considerable distinction. : Two Obstacles Overcome

But the breaks have been with Mr. Dewey with two notable exceptions. The first misfire in the Dewey salute was when Justice Ferdinand Pecora declared a mistrial in the initial proceedings in which Mr. Dewey was attempting to convict Tammany District Leader James J. Hines of giving political protection to numbers racketeers. Jus‘tice Pecora contended that Mr. ‘Dewey had asked an improper question of a witness.

The second reverse to Mr. Dewey

was his defeat last November when} coldly professional, the article

he was Republican nominee for Gov; etnor of New York. The politically remarkable thing about these two hurdles is that Mr. Dewey seems to have cleared them without slowing his political race. Hines was

appears that many observers outside New York believe Mr. Dewey. came so close to election last November that he is entitled to credit for a moral victory and should remain a Presidential eligible. It may be observed here that when nonpolitical visitors come to Washington and are questioned about Republican sentiment back home they

Vandenburg (R. Mich.), Senator Taft (R. Ohio) and a hatful of others.

Washington Is Impartial

Confusing to political dopesters is failure of last November’s defeat to stop Mr. Dewey. But grounds for even more fundamental argument is the custom whether Mr. Dewey ‘gains or loses through the éurrent widespread discussion of his Presi|dential chances. It is political hisitory that the man who gets too far in front| too soon is likely to be cut down massed attack by his preetiisl opponents. Mr. Dewey unquestionably is a shining lonely ‘target today. The Dewey boom is of strictly non-Washington origin. Congres‘sional leaders of the Republican Party are passing the spotlight around among the hopeful or potential nominees with fine impartiality. A beginning was maae Feb. 13 when a geographical crosssection of old and new Republican faces was assembled for inspection at a Lincoln Day banquet in New York City. The next such parade will take place here March 16. A group of Senate and House Republicans will sponsor a “Re-publicans-on-the-March” dinner on that date at which the principal speaker will be Governor Bushfield of South Dakota and Governor Baldwin of Connecticut. This din-] ner will be the first of a series at which other ° Republican political timber will be tested for stress and strain qualities—and for what is \exceptionally important these days, ‘the fiber of their radio voices.

WANNA MAKE $500? FIND ERROL FLYNN

HOLLYWOQCD, March 9 (U. PJ). —Warner Brothers studio announced today that Errol Flynn, actor, was missing. A theater in Dodge City, Kas., announced the world premier of Mr. Flynn’s latest movie vehicle. Warner Brothers said the two announcements represented a “coincidence” and offered $500 for information on Mr. Flynn's whereabouts. Officials said he might be in New York, New Orleans or Mexico. They were not “alarmed,” only annoyed, .they said.

‘SPANISH SWINDLE’ IS REPORTED REVIVED

WASHINGTON, March 9 (U. P.). —The State Department today warned citizens~that the old “Spanish prison swindle” has been revived. The warning followed a report by the consulate general at Mexico City revealing that people in all parts of the United States had received copies of letters from a swindler ap-

$285,000 which he claimed to have in bank bills in a trunk deposited in a customs house in North America.

2 ‘TORTURE’ GUNMEN, CAUGHT AT FT. WAYNE

FT. WAYNE, March 9 (U. P.).— Quick action by police today resulted in the capture of two gunmen who reportedly were torturing a filling station attendent here in an effort to force him to open a safe. ” A passerby whose mame was not revealed, notified police a robbery was taking place. Two squads arrived within two minutes to discover the bandits beating attendent Arthur Shugart with home-made blackjacks, police said. The gunmen already had taken $45 from the cash

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9 DOCTORS CITED INMEDICAL FEAT

Operation for Intestinal Obstruction Expected to Save Many Lives.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 8 (U. P.) —Belated recognition came today to Dr. Carl L. Hoag, San Francisco surgeon, for his development of a surgical technique which promises to save “hundreds of lives” annuaily. Sharing honors with him was Dr. John M. Saunders, anatomist at tae University of California School of Medicine. Their citation was pub-

lished in the current issue of Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics.

tells of their work in medical terras and describes their “jejunoplasty” without a hint of the drama behind it. To a physician, the operation means “changing the old union of the bowel where it meets the under side of the stomach so that it can function, .and which can be done rapidly and with little danger to the patient.” |More vitally concerning the laymen is the medical profession's announcement that where chances forme:ly were 3 to 1 that the patient would die, the chances now are 95 to 5 or better he will live The first operation was performec in 1930 after Dr. Hoag had performed a routine surgery for removal of ulcers at the end of the stomach. The operation was successful but the patient began vomiting indicating the bowel had hecome constricted at the point where it bends back under the stomach. The reason was that surgery on the stomach for cancers and ulcers trequently causes the stomach to

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assessed for taxation at $2000 or more, Where the assessed valuation is less than $2000, an exemption equal to half the assessed valuation is allowed, provided the mortgage is not for a lesser amount. For example:

a maximum exemption of $1000.

more, may obtain $500 exemption. Only One Exemption Allowed

erty. He cannot take $500 exemp-

separate exemptions on property in different counties of the state. He can’t even obtain a second exemption on property in his wife’s name. However, under a recent amendment to the law, disabled war veterans may claim an additional $1000 exemption. The exemption means that the amount allowed under the law is deducted from the total assessed property valuations upon which the next year’s taxes are computed. Exemptions filed this spring will affect only the taxes due in 1940. New applications must be filed each year. A $1000 exemption, under the present tax rate, means a saving of about $32 in taxes for the year.

pull against the bowel union; distorting it so that the aperture at the end of the bowel is not large enough to permit passage of its contents. : The known procedure was additional surgery, which surgeons found in three or more cases out of four to be too much shock for the patient. Faced with a life or death problem with a patient, Dr. Hoag picked up his scalpel ahd cut the under side of the bend, enlarging the aperture. He cut a distance of two centimeters and sewed the bowel together again. The obstruction passed. The patient recovered.

‘Bluebeard’ Is

PARIS, March 9 (U.P.).—Eugene Weidmann told his lawyers today that he welcomed his trial in Versailles Assizes Court beginning tomorrow for murdering#six persons, including Jean de Koven, a Brooklyn dancer. : “I'm tired of being in a cell like a beast in a cage,” the young German said, although he knew his chance of escaping the guillotine was one in 100. “I'll be glad to get it over with—once and for all.” Weidmann confessed leading a gang which killed for small sums of money. Neither the alienists who examined him or his lawyers have indicated that they had found any mitigating circumstances. Weidmann is considered the most merciless killer to go on trial since “Bluebeard” Landru, but he is a striking contrast to Landru, who devoted his every minute to preparing notes for his own defense. Weidmahn has almost ignored

Trial in Dancer’s Death

trial preparations and spent his time reading magazines.

as “slender and very drunk.”

3-DAY TOUR PLANNED FOR DEPAUW CHOIR

Times Special } GREENCASTLE, March 9.—Dr. Van Denman Thompson, director of the 33-member DePauw University choir, will lead the group on a three-cay concert tour to Warsaw, Gary and Chicago, he announced today. The choir is to sing at Warsaw tomorrow night. Saturday, members will sing at a DePauw alumni banquet at Gary and will conclude the tour at Chicago Sunday.

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Weidmann took Jean de Koven, whom he met in Paris, to his villa at St. Cloud, where he strangled her to death and buried her body in the cellar. Later, he vainly sought to get $500 from her aunt by pretending the girl had been kidnaped. The gang also is accused of killing Raymond Lesorbe, a renting agent of St. Cloud; Fritz Frommer, a youth from Strasbourg; Joseph Couffy, a taxi driver; Roger Leblond, a smalltine impressario, and Jeannine Keller, a governess.

SEEK ‘DRUNKEN’ ROBBER A holdup man who within a period of four hours late last night held up four motorists near Frankton and ebandoned their automobiles, was sought by State Police today. His victims described him

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Five Assigned by Treasurer To Assist Taxpayers in Filing

or A staff of five has been set up in the County Treasurer’s office to help Marion County taxpayers file applications for mortgage exemptions

Affidavits also may be filed with the County Auditor and Recorder and in the township Assessors’ offices. Under Indiana law, persons owning mortgaged property are entitled to a maximum tax exemption of

EX-AGTRESS DIES IN SIX-STORY PLUNGE

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A person owning property assessed at $1000 and mortgaged for $500 or

A person owning property assessed at $100¢ and mortgaged for $300 may obtain exemption for only $300. Only one exemption is allowed, even though the taxpayer owns several pieces of mortgaged prop-

tion on one piece of property and $500 on another, nor can he obtain

Wife of Producer.

of Monte. Banks, English producer and director, plunged to her death

window of her parents’ apartment. Her body, clad in a nightgown, struck the pavement in front of the building on West End Ave. In her

room, police found a note to her mother which said she was sorry but she “could not suffer any longer.” Relatives said Mrs. Banks had become increasingly despondent from a nervous disorder. A taxicab driver saw the leap. Mrs. Banks and Mr. Banks, now associate producer for 20th Century Fox in England, were divorced in California above five years ago. As Gladys Frazin, she was well known on the stage.

MUNDIN DEATH ACCIDENT HOLLYWOOD, March 9 (U. P.). —The death of Herbert Mundin, British film actor, in an automobile

collision Saturday night, was called accidental today in a verdict returned by a Coroner’s jury. Both drivers involved were exonerated.

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NEW YORK, March 9 (U. P.).— Mrs. Gladys Frazin Banks, 38, former film actress and divorced wife

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HUNDREDS FOR CORN MEETING

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Producers Will Open Tomorrow.

Times Special LAFAYETTE, March 9.—Several hundred hybrid seed corn producers are expected to attend a seed production conference opening tomorrow at Purdue -University. Chief speaker will be Dr. Merle Jenkins, principal agronomist in charge of corn investigations of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, who is to speak on “New Developments in Hybrid Corn Breeding” and the “National Hybrid Corn . | Program.” Dr. Brunson to Speak

Dr. A. M. Brunson, U. S. Department of Agriculture corn breeder stationed at Purdue, is to discuss inbred testing and performance, and other phases of the hybrid corn program. Other Purdue staff members are to discuss performance tests, diease problems, seed treatment and the Indiana seed law tomorrow. On Saturday, Charles Maddox of Oxford, Ed Shriner of Boswell and Ralph Osborn of Culver wil lead conferences on shelling, grading and drying problems of growers. Marion and Tippecanoe Counties ranked first and second, respectively, in the total enrolinient of 4-H Club members in 1938, the Purdue 4-H Club Department announced. Both counties held those positions in 1937. IE: Marion County leads

Marion County was first in the enrollment of girls and Tippecanoe took the first position in boys’ enrollment. In the per cént of work completed, Wabash County was high with 95.9 per cent and Tippecanoe County was second with 93.7 per cent. Stallion and jack owners throughout Indiana were reminded today that according to the State Stallion Enrollment Law, March 14 is the closing date for the renewal of enrollment of certificates. FR. B. Cooley, Indiana Stallion Enrollment Board secretary, said the fee would be the regular $5. figure. |

MRS. TETER TO SEEK RE-ELECTION AT I. U.

BLOOMINGTON, March 9 (U. P.).—Mrs. Nellie Showers Teter of Bloomington today announced she would seek re-election to her fifth term as alumni member of the Indiana University Board of Trustees. She is the only woman member of the board. All university alumni holding degrees will be eligible to yote. Results will be tabulated here June 3 during precommencement| activities. Mrs. Teter was graduated from the university in 1893.

ERNIE HARE DEAD AT 56 NEW YORK, March 9 (U. P.)— Ernie Hare, partner of Billy Jones in the noted radio team, “Happiness Boys,” died today in Queens Gen-

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in remarks abroad that Germans can’t take a joke.

Cartoons Published to Prove Nazis Have Sense of Humor

BERLIN, March 9 (U. P.).—Der Angriff published today the first results of its contest to prove that Germans have a sense of humor. The contest was started after Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda and Popular Culture, banned five German actors from the stage for making jokes which irked official Nazi feelings and resulted

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The paper published three prize cartoons, all by the same artist. The first shows a chorus girl in scanty costume addressing a short, ugly and astounded director:

“I will not appear in this costume.” “Why, does it show too much?” “No, it doesn’t show enough.’ The second shows a big bloated dog in conversation with a tiny thin one. “You have done pretty well for yourself, Fifi,” says the thin one. “I have been owned by a vegetarian for three weeks already.”

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PRIVATE IS ADVANCED WASHINGTON, March 9— Private First Class Dova Floyd Shields of Headquarters Co. Inf. Brig., Ft. Benjamin Harrison, has been commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry Reserve Corps, the War Department an-

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COLUMBUS, O., March 9 (U. P.). —Ohio Penitentiary prisoners have made and circulated counterfeit money behind the institutions walls,

William FE. Amrine, acting warden “disciplinary” suspension of - Warden James C. Woodard, said he had seen some of the counterfeit money and would ask Federal agents to examine it. Mr. Amrine, investigating alleged mismanagement of the prison, said he had been told that “some of the counterfeit coins were made in the

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