Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 March 1939 — Page 2
MAP PROCEDURE INSLOVAK CRISIS
Ousted Premier Reported Seeking Nazi Aid ‘Against Czechs.
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Premier Tiso, in his note to Germany, asked the German Government for aid. : The sympathy of Germany for the Slovaks was reflected by the fact that Ferdinand Durcansky, Labor Minister in the Slovak Government who was dismissed along with Premier - Tiso and Mikulas. Pruzinski, Economics Minister, went at once to Vienna and was accorded the privileges of the Vienna broadcasting: station to make a speech call“ing on Slovaks to resist the Czechoslovak Government and og for - Slovakia’s freedom. ”
Peasant Rising Feared By Czech Military BRATISLAVA, Czechoslovakia, March 11 (U. P.).—Czechoslovak soldiers and police guarded Slovak cities in heavy force today as antiCzech feeling reached the highest point. in years. Soldiers and police were dominant here, where a state of marial law had been proclaimed, and in other Slovak cities. But the entire countryside was. regarded a danger area and there was fear lest peasants march on cities to protest . against the action. of the Central Czechoslovak Government in dismissing three ministers of the semiautonomous Slovak Cabinet as a means of stopping separatist agitation. A blanket curfew was imposed in the Bratislava area at 9 o’clock last night after a day of demonstrations and disorder. Coffee houses and restaurants were closed by authorities under martial law, and all streets were cleared. :
Hitler Holds Key
Slovaks and Czechs alike looked to Germany to see whether Fuehrer Hitler would take action to aid the _ Slovaks in answer to an appeal from Josef Tiso, Slovak Premier, who was one of the ministers dismissed. Before the curfew was imposed, Slovak crowds had surged through the main square of the city, singing the Nazi “Horst Wessel” anthem and | the Slovak national anthem alternately, and shouting: “We want Slovak independence! We want to join with Germans rather than with Czechs!” Hundreds of demonstrators went from the square to the Danube bridge which leads to German Engerau, shouting “Heil Hitler!” until soldiers dispersed them. It was evident that the Czechoslovak Government hoped for a quick solution of the difficulty. There were reports that its drastic action in dismisisng Slovak ministers and occupying Slovak cities was due to ‘reports that separatists intended to proclaim an independent state. | Leades in Conference
The Central Government promised a solution by tonight, with a new Slovak cabinet and coincident guarantees for concessions to Slovakia, but the situation remained . dangerous. Ousted Premier Tiso, Karl Sidor, Minister of State in the Central Government and also in the Slovak |- Government, and member of the Hlinka and other Slovak Nationalist parties met until the early hours of this morning, vainly trying to . agree on a new cabinet.
King George Delays Trip to Lancashire
LONDON, March 11 (U. P).— The King has postponed a scheduled tour of Lancashire because of . threats of violence by the “Irish Republican Army,” sources close to Buckingham Palace revealed today. The 1. R. A. had threatened to _avenge the heavy sentences imposed in Manchester yesterday on seven Irish terrorists. -
Jews Reported Wandering in Alps
PARIS, March 11 (U. P.) —It was reported today that thousands of Jews who, under Italy’s racial laws must leave that country by Monday, are wandering in the Alps above Nice and Mentone, seeking to enter France through the mountain passes.
TWO CONVICTED AS SPIES PLAN APPEAL
High Court May Test Value Of Espionage Act. .
LOS ANGELES, March 11 (U. P.). —Mikhail Gorin, Russian Government employee, and Hafis Salich, former naval intelligence attache, were in bd today convicted of stealing U. S. defense secrets for Russia. Their conviction by a Federal Court jury foreshadowed a determination by the U. §S.- Supreme Court of the worth of the Espionage Act enacted during World War days and, indirectly, of the value of this country’s counter-espionage activities. Their attorneys said they would ' appeal for a new trial and, if necessary, would carry the case to the Supreme Court. Judge Ralph Jeaney said he would grant them a hearing before passing sentence. Gorin’s blond wife, Natasha, was acquitted on a single charge of conspiracy in connection with the espionage scheme. Gorin and Salich were convicted on two counts of espionage and one of conspiracy. The maximum sentence is 42 years. The Government charged Gorin paid Salich $1700 to hand over secret reports on the Japanese contained in confidential files at the San Pedro Intelligence Bureau.
QUEEN MAY BE MOTHER AGAIN
CAIRO, Egypt, March 11 (U. P.). —Queen Farida is expecting a iseoand child next September or ober, it was understood today.
The driver of this.ear, George
Girls’ School fireman, was killed yesterday when he was thrown from the auto as it spun, skidded and
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hurtled through the air at the intersection of High School Road and Road 34 near Speedway City. (Story, Page One.)
Smedley Butler Declares Jimmy Must Serve If War Is Begun.
MIDDLETOWN, Corn., March 11 (U. P..--Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, former Marine Corps commander, said las; night in another of his fiery attacks on President Roosevelt's foreign policy, that he would see to it that James Roosevelt fights in the front-line trenches “if his father starts another war.” He was addressing the Wesleyan University conference on “The American Foreign Policy,” and had almost reached the end of his prepared speech when, as if the thought had just occurred to him, he clenched his fiest and shouted: “I am talking in this rambling manner because I wani you to get blindly mad against: all these damned hypocrites who would have us fight for democracies on foreign soil. “If there is another war I intend to make James Roosevelt go to the front line trenches. He is a lieu-tenant-colonel in the Marines and if his father starts up this war business I am going to see that he does. I am not afraid. Let them shoot me. I'm all through. Let's get shot here at home if we're going to be shot.” He closed by saying: “If we're going to send boys cut to fight every 20 years for democracy. what the hell's the use of keeping democracy?” The theme of his speech was advocacy of da stay-at-home military policy. He said no power on earth could invade America and that this country’s best policy would be a strong coastal defense.
BLOOMINGTON CHIEF SUES OVER OUSTER
Ex-Police Action Illegal, Asks Pay.
BLOOMINGTON, March 11 (U.
his January salary as Cheif of Police today was before Circuit Judge Donald A. Rogers. Mr. Myers sued for his January salary on the grounds that recently elected Mayor Jack EHruner legally couldn’t dismiss him and appoint a new police chief. He contended that he must be dischargec by the Police Board or reduced in rank so that a vacancy as Chief existed before the Mayor could name a new police head. The suit was regarded as a test case on the powers of a Mayor of a city of the fourth class. Mayor Bruner ordered Chief Myers to vacate the office before he took office Jan. 1, and appointed John Rawlins as Police Chief. Mr. Myers today contended that he was still Chief of Police, although he had turned over his office keys and badge to Mr. Rawlins.
BAR GRIDIRON PARTY PLANNED FOR APRIL
A committee of Indianapolis Bar Association | members today . was planning the organizaion’'s second gridiron party, according to E. O. Snethen, committee chairman, “Our purpose is to get all of the]
tion acquainted,” Mr, Snethen said. While the party is planned for the first week in April at the Columbia Club there has been no decision on the exact date, Mr. Snethen said. . Committee members beside Mr. Snethen are: William Eeénry Harrison, Othniel Hitch, Emsléy W. Johnson Sr, and Tom Garvin,
‘IT’S HIS, BROTHERS IN TAGLESS CAR SAY
LINTON, March 11 (U.P) .— "There’s a perfectly good automobile going begging here today. Ora and Clovis Sullivan, brothers, were driving it down & Linton street, yesterday when {hey were arrested for driving with out license plates. “It belongs to Ora.” Clovis said. “No, it belongs to Clovis,” Ora said. : Mayor *E. V. Bull will decide in court today who owns the car.
C. I. 0. GROUP TRIES MARTIN
CLEVELAND, O., March 11 (U. P.).—Homer Martin, the elected president of the United Automobile Workers before the union split into two factions, went on trial today beforé the group which is recog-
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Gen. Butler Raps F. D. R.; Pittman Hopes for 1 Peace
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Sonat Insists Attitude of U. S. Improved World Affairs.
By LEE G. MILLER Times Special Writer
WASHINGTON, March 11.—“It looks better.” The European situation, that is. Senator Pittman (D. Nev.), Senate Poreign Relations Committee chairman, speaking. One important reason why “it, looks better,” in the Senator's opinion, is the sharply critical attitude taken toward the dictatorships by President Roosevelt and other officials of this country. He did not mention his own crisp utterance of a few weeks ago, wherein he announced to the world that “the people of the United States do not like the Government of Japan (or) the Government of Germany (and) are against any form of dictatorial government.” But he said that in his opinion the public statements of President Roosevelt, Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles “and others,” climaxed by the President's action in
helping along the purchase of Amer--ican planes by France, made the
of war was not going to prevent us from selling anything—including arms, ammunition and implements of war—to their opponents where it could be legally done.”
Criticized Both Ways
There seemed to be a touch of wistfulness in the Senator's voice as he said—possibly nothing of the criticism which greeted his own sensationally frank criticism of Germany and Japan: “A statesman is criticized if he
pis, but if he tells the people wha$ he thinks he is accused of being provocative. “It seems to me that frankness is
in general letters. “No, I don’t believe in nonresistance. I don't think the Quaker idea would ever sustain any government. Governments must be based on resistance to wrong.” The Senator's remaks were especially pertinent in view of his intention ta ask his commitiee, when it meets next Wednesday, to set a date for the long-delayed hearings on revision of the Neutrality Act, a part of which expires May 1.
Proposes Amendment
In the same connection, Senator Elbert D. Thomas (ID. Utah), sponsor of one of the four Neutrality Act amendments now pending before the Pittman committee, said: “I am fully convinced that it my amendment is enacted there will be no war in Europe for a long time to come.” Senator Thomas thinks the dictator powers would not dare risk war if they thought there was a possibility that the Untied States, with its enormous resources. in raw materials and manufacturing, might supply their opponents once a war began. The Thomas amendments would in effect permit the President—with the consent of both House and Senate—to allow the shipment of arms to a nation attacked by an aggressor, while forbidding such shipments to the aggressor. The present
any belligerent, whether aggressor or victim.
| throw its economic force on the side | of one power, it can’t help but reyounger members of our organiza-:
“If the United States threatens to
strain the other,” he said. “Less Warlike Talk”
Although the Thomas amendments would give the President greater leeway than he is permitted under the existing Neutrality Acs, it has not received the Administration’s blessing. It is known that the President discussed | neutrality last Monday with Con-| gressional leaders, however. Senator Pittman said he based his hopeful view of the European crisis on reports in the press “and elsewhere.” “There is less military talk by Mussolini and Hitler,” he said. “Both of them have been quite quiet since Hitler's last speech. “We have heard no more ahout colonies. “But apparently the totalitarian powers intend to continue trying to advance in Latin America, and to resist the Monroe Doctrine.
of course, from our humanitarian interest. “We have got to resist that threat to Latin America and the Panama |S Canal.”
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MIAJA RENEWS VICTORY CLAIM
Ready to Negotiate With . Franco, Radio Report : Indicates.
HENDAYE, French-Spanish Frontier, March 11 (U. PJ).—A broadcast from Union Radic at Madrid today claimed that Gen. Jose Miaja’s Loyalist Defense Coun-
cil had crushed all Communish resistance, thus paving the way for its ace with honor” negotiations with Generalissimo Franco. The Communist revolt was said to have been broken with the capture of suburban Canillas after a hard struggle in which casualties on both sides were heavy. The radio station said the rest of the revolters had announced they would discontinue their resistance in view of the threat of a formidable Franco offensive. In Rome Virginio Gayda, editor of the authoritative Giornale d’Italia and often Mussolini’s spokesman, declared that Gen. Franco was making final preparations for a great offensive within 10 days to conquer Madrid. The Burgos radio station, however, reported that Gen. Franco was delaying his gttack until the result of the Communist revolt at Madrid became definite.
Still Scattered Fighting
There were still reports of isolated fighting in Madrid, but Loyalist troops predicted that it could
be put down quickly. It was pointed however, that the Defense Council had previously made several premature claims of victory. British Admiralty authorities meanwhile disclosed today that the destroyer Intrepid. after a dramatic race through the Mediterranean, had rescued the little British merchantman Stangate from a blockading Franco warship which was taking it to the Balearic Islands. An SOS from another British merchantman which itself had successfully defied a Franco effort to make it a prize, sent British destroyers racing from. all nearby areas of the Mediterranean to save the Stangate. The big political development of the Spanish civil war was the exchange by the Loyalists with Gen. Franco of Miguel Primo de Rivera, son of the dictator under the monarchy, for Jose Miaja Jr.. son of the president of the Madrid Defense Council. Frontier reports indicated that this exchange was a sign that the atmosphere might be ripening for actual peace negotiations between Gen. Franco and the Loyalists.
Roosevelt Hears
Report From Bowers
WASHINGTON, March 11 (U. P). —President Roosevelt conferred today with U. S. Ambassador to Spain Claude G. Bowers, and State Department officials, presumably studying the question of extending diplomatic recognition to the Spanish Government of Generalissimo Franco. Mr. Bowers, a native of Ft. Wayne, Ind, was expected to review in detail Spanish developments with Mr. Roosevelt.
OFFICERS TO RETURN SPIECE TO INDIANA
TRINIDAD, Golo, 1 Colo., March 11 (U. P.).—Officers from the Indiana State Reformatory had arrived here today to return Rollie Spiece to Indiana. He allegedly escaped while serving a 10-year term for bank robbery. Spiece, who has lived in Trinidad for more than a year, was arrested last week. Officers said he fled from the reformatory at Pendleton, in 1937. They said he was convicted of robbing a Bloomington bank in 1933. Extradition papers were Signed by Gov. Ralph Carr.
LAST HARTFORD CITY VETERAN OF ’65 DIES
HARTFORD CITY, March 11 (U.
tomorrow for Milton Marshall, 94, second Civil War veteran to die in Blackford County this week. William Wood, 93, died Wednesday. Mr. Marshall survived Mr. Wood by a single day to become the last veteran of the war in Hartford City.
P.).—Funeral services will be held :
FR HISPITAL “AID MEASURE
| Medic al Association Officials
Voice Doubt Bill Is Unconstitutional.
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p but I am confident you will not | permit such negligible opposition to
stand in your way, and in the interest of the vast majority of the people of Indiana you will sign this The Governor said he decided to hold the bill without taking action after Attorney General Omer Stokes Jackson said, in his opinion, the bill was unconstitutional. The Governor said he “approved
ure, but could not make this particular bill effective because of defects
In his opinion, Mr. Jackson pointed out that the title did not cover the subject matter in the bill and that no funds were provided for
in its structure.”
— lits administration. The measure also
would violate a section of the In-
'iiana Not-for-Profit-Corporation
Act, he said. “The title on this bill is entirely silent upon the subject of insurance or of anything pertaining to insurance,” Mr. Jackson said. “In my opinion, it therefore violates Art. 4, Sec. 19, of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Indiana.”
Introduced by Rep. Winfield K. Denton (D. Evansville), the measure would have provided that rates established for subscribers to nonprofit group hospital insurance plans would have been subject to the approval of the State Insurance Commission. Because of slashes in the appropriation approved by the Legislature for this department it was pointed out that no funds would be available to administer this provision of the bill. The measure also would have classified these group hospital organization as ‘charitable and benevolent,” exempting them from taxation. A complete family could have had a month’s hospitalization for $1.50. Hospitalization for the head of the family would cost 75 cents, for his wife 50 cents and a total of 25 cents for all the children. Dr. Daniel Bower, a coauthor of the bill, said that had it been signed by the Governor “the law would have eased the taxpayers’ burden by keeping 25 per cent of the patients out of the City Hospital.” "With their insurance these patients would have gone to a private institution of their own choice rather than to City,” he said. “We have been willing to face the people’s challenge and have attempted to take the lead in helping people. Now the Governor has blocked that attempt.”
Voices Disappointment
Thomas A. Hendricks, secretary of the Indiana Medical Association, and Marion County Democratic Senator, said: “The Indiana medical profession, as represented by the Indiana Medical Association, is deeply disappointed that the program of extending medical service voted at the last meeting is now delayed for at least two years. | “The medical profession in surrounding states is experimenting with this progressive program, but now Indiana will have to wait at least until another Legislature convenes. “The medical profession is sincere in its desire to furnish medical service at a cost people can afford to pay and has worked on plans to that end continuously since the house of delegates voted to support sound experiments in hospital and sickness insurance.” After months of preconvention discussions and a tense business session, the Indiana Medical Association, meeting only a short while after the Washington health conference, approved in substance the hospital and sickness insurance. Delegated authorities were instructed to collect information and data! on operating insurance plans and to draft a bill that would work In Indiana. J It was pointed out carefully that each County society could initiate the plan or not as it chose and, once initiated, would administer it.
Sight Different Problems
The explanation was that each area probably would have different problems and would have to treat |lthem |in a different way. Several meetings were held by representatives of the Indiana Hospital | Associations as the bill, rewritten three times, was prepared. It was understood that Hospital Association officials insisted that insurance should be handled through nonprofit making corporations ind not by established insurance companies for a profit. It was anticipated there would be a strong insurance lobby, composed mostly of smaller companies to resist the Hospital Association's efforts. Had the hospital insurance enabling act been signed by the Governor and put into operation, medical men believe it might also have bgen an enabling act for sickness insurance.
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B. Skidmore, Fifth Tank Company, who has been awarded a Soldiers’ Medal by the War Department and cited for bravery, inspects one of his charges at Ft. Harrison. When all but one tank had been taken from a burning garage Nov. 25, 1938, Private Skidmore crawled 25 feet along the garage floor, ~ got the tank and then maneuvered it through a maze of posts and burning debris to safety.
STALIN FLAYS DEMOCRACIES
Accuses Them of Seeking War Between Russia and Nazi-Japanese Alliance.
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MOSCOW, March 11 (U. P.).— Josef Stalin, in a three-hour speech
Congress last night, denounced and ridiculed the foreign policies of democracies and dictatorships and asserted that Russia would follow her own course with the aid of a powerful Army and Navy. As for the democracies, he ascused them of seeking to foment war between Germany and Japan on one side and Russia on the other, in hope that the combatants would be exhausted and that the democracies might then dictate their own terms. As for the dictatorships, he denounced Japan’s war in China, Italy’s war on Ethiopia and Germany’s absorption of Austria and part of Czechoslovokia. Seek Foreign Friendship He heaped ridicule on assertions that the “Berlin-Rome Axis’ was not a military and aggressive alliance and that the German-Jap-anese - Italian “anti- Comintern” agreement was aimed against the Communist Internationale rather than Russia itself. As for Russia, he enumerated four principles of foreign policy: 1. To continue a policy of peace
with all countries. 2. To observe caution and not let provokers of war, who wanted other people to pull their chestnuts from the fire, to involve the Soviet Union in international conflict. 3. To strengthen by all means the military power of the Russian Army and Navy. 4. To strengthen international ties of friendship with all countries interested in peace and friendship among nations. Discussing the internal situation M. Stalin said that Russia was stronger than ever as the result of the purge of “spies, murderers and wreckers.” He said that membership in the Communist Party had been decreased by 270,000 members since the last Congress in 1934, and now numbered 1,600,000.
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Tour] t Days
End, Florida Cleaning Up
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MIAMI, Fla., March 11 (U. P.).—Florida's| end -of-the-season reform wave began today. Gambling, always illegal but tolerated while |the winter resorts are crowded with the refugee rich, was strictly forbidden in all of Dade County including Miami, now that the vacationists were leaving. State Attorney G. A. Worley said he would start injunction proceedings against any gambling house that disobeyed. All in Dade County complied and were darkened last night. Across the border in Broward County, the Plantation, one of the ost popular casinos, closed; down last night after Governor Fred P. Cone issued orders at Tallahassee to clamp down on
ing for spring to reach their home towns in the North. Some exclusive Palm Beach clubs which carefully restrict
ported last nigh business as usual.
GRIEF IS BLAMED IN ATTACK ON FOUR
JEFFERSONVILLE, March 11 (U, P.).—Oscar Tollison, 25, Swedish immigrant farmer, today was held on a charge of housebreaking with intent to commit a felony after he allegedly assaulted a neighboring farm couple, another neighbor and his sister. _ Tollison told Sheriff Claude Connor that he was crazed with grief over the destruction bf his home ky fire which caused the death cf his infant son.
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TEAMS MEET IN REGIONAL PLAY
High School Battles Today To Leave 16 Squads In Title Race.
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e conclusion of the sectionals,
n, in the sectionals, till rating the majority of votes for the Gary regional ampionship. Hammond’s 0ppo~ nt in the first game, La Porte, Ss won only 11 of 24 games.
Mitchell Is Favorite
Another change in the dope bucket put Mitchell in the driver's at in the New Albany regional, Although New Albany knocked off Jeffersonville, the Cement City five, with victories recorded over New Al~ ny, Seymour and Salem, competi= s for the regional title, was picked to win, with New Albany offering the strongest opposition.
e schedule at Bloomington put Garfield against
pomfield. The host team was en a slight edge. he pickers were giving the nod to |Greencastle at Greencastle. The Tiger Cubs’ first foe was Pine Ville age. In the other afternoon game Waveland and Clinton were to bat« tle, ‘The winner here will mee the Anderson conqueror in the Ine napolis semifinals. The Greensburg regional, which gs together Franklin, Waldron, Scottsburg and North Vernon, was a problem. Season records failed to
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‘capture the regional title, al though Stendal was doped to have
IT % Kokomo Wildcats were to play| Marion in the first game of the Marion regional, and the North Cen=tral champs were doped to win, al though Marion, benefited by the home floor, was expected to cause trouble. The winner of this game was not expected to have any dife ficulty with the night opponent, either Wabash or Tipton. The Logansport Berries and Pern were | to play the game that probably will decide the Logansport title. The Berries, twice victors over Peru’ in the regular season, were favored to \win. he winner of this game will play Delphi or Monticello in the evening game, nother center at which anything might happen. was Auburn.. Here Columbia City was to tackle Men« tone, while Auburn and Kendall« viile were to mix in the second con-
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