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2 MEN BURNED IN PAINT PLANT

VAT EXPLOSION

Tank Cleaner a ‘Human Torch’ Until Others Put Out Flaming Clothes.

DOOR IS BLOWN TO BITS

Force From Shellac Blast Shatters Windows, Starts Blaze.

(Photo, Page Five)

An employee of the Advance Paint Co. was burned critically today in

pany’s No. 2 building at Norwood and California Sts. The victim was Clint’ Billhymer, 46, of 1606 Lexington Ave. : A fellow worker was burned on the face and hands in tearing the flaming clothing from Mr. Bilihymer’s body. At the time of the blast, Mr. Billhymer was cleaning a shellac tank with an electric cleaner. Suddenly, there was an explosion. ‘A door leading from the room was blasted to bits, windows in the

basement of an adjoining building |

were shattered, and the flaming shellac was sprayed over Mr. Billhymer’s clothing. ;

Runs Into Street ; Witnesses said Mr. Billhymer, his

the door, and continued racing east in Norwood St., with fellow employees pursuing him. : Casper Kleifgen, 121 N. Drexel ‘Ave., grabbed Mr. -Billhymer, but the charred clothing tore away. Mr. Billhymer turned and ran back toward the plant, and was caught again and thrown to the ground by Mr. Kleifgen and old Smith. 22, Rural Route 7, Box 20. As the two attempted to smother the flames with their hands, Charles Garrett, 1152 Fletcher Ave. arrived with a fire extinguisher and put out the

fire. Mr. Smith, burned on the hands and face in the rescue, was sent to ‘Methodist Hospital with Mr. Bills hymer in a City Hospital ambulance. Mr. Smith’s condition was not serious, it was reported.

__ Blamed, on Spark

Assistant Fire Chief Roscoe McKinney and R. E. Kelly, company

probably was set off by a spark resulting from friction. George Popp Jr., Building Commissioner, after examining the scene, said that an electric wire cut in two by a falling steel drum caused a spark resulting in the ex-| plosion : The only other occupant of the shellac room at the time of the explosion was Ed Smith, who was not injured. : The explosion set fire to inflammable materials in the shellac room, but the blaze was held partly in check by an automatic sprinkler until the firemen arrived. In the room were 12 steel tanks each holding about 400 gallons of subshellac, company employees said.

! Basement Is Flooded { Mr. Kelly estimated the loss at

from $3000 to $5000. The basement |

was flooded to a depth of three or four feet by water poured by firemen and the automatic sprinklers, and it was impossible to determine immediately the damage to supplies stored there. ; Elmer Smith, 1605 W. Morris St., superintendent of the shellac department, said this was the first accident occurring in the department in the 27 years he had been employed there. Mr. Billhymer has been an employee of the company

WINDSORS HOPING + TO VISIT U. S. IN "39

PARIS, March 21 (U. P.).—The Duke of Windsor was said by his friends today to have made his plans for voyages abroad in 1939—including a possible trip to America—de-

brother, King George VI. Associates said that no date had been fixed either for the return of the former monarch to England or for his long-planned trip to the United States, but it was wunderstood the Duke and Duchess still hoped to make the journey to America. : : Any major journey would depend largely upon the convenience of King George, but that is due to a voluntary decision by the Duke to avoid any embarrassment to his brother.

NORTH MANCHESTER, March 21 (U. P..—After physicians nad abandoned hope of saving, the life of B. F. Snyder, 70, afflicted with hiccups, the hiccupping stopped late yesterday.

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Big One Gives Townsend Fight

Times-Acme Photo.

Governor Townsend inspects his broken casting rod after his battle with a kingfish off the St. Petersburg, Fla. coast. Happy, but tired out, the first citizen of Indiana stands among his spoils.

D.R. NAMES E KENPERTO CUSTOMS POST

President’s Selection for Collector Here Must Get Senate 0. K.

JOB HELD BY FLEMING

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VanNuys; Position Carries $4800 Salary.

Charles E. Kemper, 3559 Carrollton Ave. today was nominated by President Roosevelt as collector of customs for the Indiana district, according to Washington dispatches. Wray Fleming, who has held the position since Aug. 17, 1933, was in Ft. Wayne and could noi be reached for comment. Mr. Kemper's nomination must be confirmed by the U. S. Senate. Mr. Kemper, who is 33, has been on a leave of absence from his position with the Social Security Division of the Internal Revenue Department, which he took in November, 1936. Previously, he had served as a field deputy for the Internal Revenue Department. Democratic leaders here explained that the change leaves Mr. Fleming out of a job but “not necessarily out in the cold politically.”

Called ‘Long Enough’

The job was originally procured for him by R. Earl Peters, former chairman of the Democratic State Committee, at the time Mr. Fleming was director of publicity for the committee. Neither of the present U. S. Senators from Indiana were interested in his appointment originally and today’s move was based on the decision that Mr. Fleming had held the post “long enough,” a Democratic spokesman explained.

Carries $4800 Salary

Mr. Kemper was sponsored by Senator VanNuys for the nomination, it was said. The Senator and Mr. Kemper’s family have been

Spring!

‘Weatherman Falls in Line Too With ‘Fair And Warmer.’

" TEMPERATURES 6am :..29 10a m.... a.m ...30 11 a. m. ... 8a.m.... 33 12 (noon).. 9a. m ... 37 1pm...

ROCUSES are up, the robins and the worms are having a tug of war, overcoats . are being stored away in the moth balls and the Weather Bureau predicts fair and warmer! Spring is here! The temperature should reach almost 55, the Bureau said, with fair and warmer weather for both tonight and tomorrow. Lowest tonight is expected to be between 35 and 40. That 55 high is two degrees below normal for Spring’s natal day. A year ago the temperature pushed up like the Spring flowers, reaching 77. Record for the date is 82, set in 1907.

HOUSE IS CREEPING TOWARD PREGIPICE

Clay Underneath Structure Weakened by Streams.

OSSINING, N. Y.,, March 21 (U. P.).—Guy Colby packed his family off to the Sleepy Hollow Country Club today and returned to watch his seven-room: house creep toward a 45-foot precipice. Engineers said clay underlying his house had been weakened by streams. The house had moved a few inches.

CALEXICO, Cal, March 21 (U. P.).—Two strong earthquakes rocked the southern Imperial Valley early today. Clocks stopped and pictures swayed, but no damage was reported. The quake centered about Calexico, Mexicali and El Centro.

NEW YORK, March 21 (U. P.).— The seismograph at Fordham University registered a “quite severe” earthquake at 7:31 p. m. (Indianapolis Time) last night, followed by two more tremors, at 7:33 and 8:35 p. m. The quake was ‘said to pe “approximately 9500 miles” from New York “in the direction of Australia.”

HUNGER IS WEAPON IN CONVICT STRIKE

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal. March 21 (U. P.).—Prison officials were confident today that the oppressiol of hunger would quickly break a strike of 1500 convicts protesting deficiency of meat in prison menus. i Representing a third of the prison population, the men had been

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fast time today. Leaders said all would continue their self-imposed fast until they were assured meat

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| COUNCIL SCANS WPA GITY PLAN

New Traffic Setup- Urged Under $415,000 Federal Aid Program. City Council's Safety Committee

today began studying a proposed long range traffic planning program

designed to replace the present

“random” system of enacting traffic ordinances.

The program is part of a $415,000

WPA city plan survey introduced last night at one of the stormiest Council meetings in many months.

Debate Truck Bans

The session took on the character

of a town hall meeting, with more than 500 North Side and South Side residents packing Council chambers and the balcony to debate the merits of the present truck bans on certain streets, and the proposed extension of trackless trolley service on Minnesota St.

Fiery speeches were punctuated by applause which at times drowned out the speaker's words. Council President Joseph G. Wood was forced to rap his gavel for order several times.

The $415,000 WPA city plan study, besides the traffic planning progran:, a. study of police heats and a study The City’s portion of the cost, it was reported, would be about $15,000, most of which would be for the employment

includes a real estate survey,

of deeds and mortgages.

of a traffic engineer. Favored by Ropkey

The program, submitted to Council by Gale Shellenberger, WPA fieid’ supervisor, was taken up in a caucus

following the public hearing.

Councilman Ernest C., Ropkey spoke in favor of the traffic plan-

ning program. -

“We must view the city traffic as a whole, not in isolated sections,” he “This meeting tonight has shown us that we're 20 years behind the ‘times in traffic planning. We ought to prepare for the future—

said.

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PICKS POLICE STATION FOR ACCIDENT SCENE

Jesse E. Smallwood, 41, of 1346 Olive St., picked the wrong place for an accident today. He was arrested by police and charged with being drunk and driving while under the influence of liquor after he drove his car into a police service car parked in front of the police station. He told police his machine was crowded over, causing the right fender to hook the bumper of the police car.

GRIMES BOY ‘ABOUT SAME’

James Grimes, the 4-year-old hoy who was accidentally shot through the brain 11 days ago, was reported at St. Francis Hospital today. Attaches said he

“about the same”

spent a comfortable night. DUVALL TRIAL JUNE 1

Trial of Raymond Duvall, charged, with murdering and robbing Clay-

ton C. Potts, Indianapolis foundry

executive, two years ago, has

friends for many years, it was explained. ; The collector of customs post carries a salary of $4800 annually. The collector is in charge of. imports into Indiana, except thi northern section which are collected by the Chicago office. Seven men are employed in the Indianapolis office, two in Evansville and three in Lawrenceburg. 5

Frosh Get Last Laugh At Butler U.

Butler University freshmen snickered behind. upperclassmen’s backs today. : The University Men's Council, it seems, has taken a lot of the fire out of “Hell Week.” A new edict forbids fraternity juniors and seniors t .

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0: 1. Inflict' physical punishment on pledges. 2. Interfere with their sleep between 11 p. m. and 6 a. m. 3. Prevent them from having three hours’ continuous study time in the evenings. 4. Interfere with their academic life in any way.

TAX PUT ON FOREIGN FIRMS HELD INVALID

Judge Bans 50-Cent Levy On $100 Transaction.

Superior Court Judge Herbert Wilson today ruled unconstitutional a

foreign corporations a 50-cent tax on each $100 of business transaction in Indiana. In outlawing the tax, Judge Wilson sustained a demurrer filed in answer to the State’s suit to collect the tax. The companies, which included the International Harvester Co., the John Deere Plow Co., and the General Electric Corp., contended the tax was not a license fee 'as the State claimed but a revenue raising measure. It was unconstitutional, they stated, because it discriminated against, foreign corporations. The State, it is estimated, will lose several hundred thousand dollars in revenue if the tax ban 1s not overruled by a higher court.

PITTSBURGH, March 21 (U. P.). —Science claimed: today it had perfected a process to tenderize meat that will banish tough beefsteak. Developed at the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research after three years of study, the new method of meat tenderization, it is said, is expected to “reduce the cost of tender beef to a price within reach of all consumers.” : The new system tenderizes beef in two to three days by using temners of from 60 to 65 degrees io na

State tax which imposes upon,

Court Choice

WASHINGTON, March 21 (U. P.).—President Roosevelt today nominated Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr., dean of the Iowa University law school, as an associate justice of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Until William O. Douglas was nominated for the Supreme Court, Mr. Rutledge had been mentioned prominently for the vacancy on the high bench caused by the retirement of Associate Justice Louis D. Brandeis. 2 Mr. Rutledge received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Wisconsin, attended the Law School of Indiana University and later taught in high schools at Connersville, Ind., and in New Mexico.

‘ABILITY TO PAY’ CREDIT IS URGED

Public Safeguard Proposed; ‘Golden Era’ Reported “Ahead for Midwest.

The public must be guarded

against the tragedy of going into debt beyond ability to pay, members of the National Retail Credit Association were told this afternoon at the closing session of their threeday convention here. Credit managers in attendance were advised by L. S. Crowder, St. Louis, general manager of the association, to follow closely the association’s code of ethics. This code, he said, encourages the

broadest use of consumer credit con-|

sistent with sound business principles, protection of the interests of both credit granters and customers by declining to sanction unsafe credit risks, education of the public in the proper use of credit, and the safeguarding of consumers’ credit by requiring payments according to agreement. Picks Middle West

Meanwhile, E. R. Siler, SoconyVacuum Oil Co. division credit manager, said in an interview that the country’s greatest industrial development in the future will be centered in the Middle West. Mr. Siler was here for the convention sessions which were attended by more than: 400 men and women from midwestern states. The afternoon program included election of officers and directors. “The Midwest is the key section of the country,” Mr. Siler said. “And, as such, it is headed toward its golden age of prosperity. Although the South has received much publicity in its efforts to sesure industrial expansion, careful analysis shows that quietly, and unobserved by many, the Midwest is gradually forging ahead.” :

Predicts River Development

“One of the reasons for my optimism for the Midwest is the steady trend of factories toward this section,” Mr. Siler said. “The Midwest produces great quantities of raw materials that can be manufactured here. The great reserves of capital are moving from the East toward the Midwest and more factories will be built in this section because of satisfactory labor supply. Smaller cities probably will benefit more than the larger cities. “An almost unforseen expansion in transportation will be the development of rivers for such dses. With the Mississippi River, the Ohio River and their numerous large tributaries, the Midwest affords an almost unparalleled opportunity for river transportation development. I know of several industries that plan expansion along those lines of transportation.”

causing waste. This technique is 19 times faster than the age-old, nature’s unaided method of tenderization by “ripening” or “hanging” in coolers at temperatures from 33. to 38 degrees. Dr. M. D. Coulter, whose research was made possible by a Kroger Grocery and Baking Co. fellowship, claimed the new process raises all edible beef “approximately one grade in palatabilities,” and can be applied to all cuts from expensive e grades down to hamburg

Steak without any loss of juiciness.) writers

BRITAIN

Finds No Grounds For Seizure.

PUBLISHES NOTE

Joins Russia, France And England in Refusal.

(Text, Page Five; Editorial, Page 12)

WASHINGTON, March 21 (U. P.). —The United Stafes, in a formal note to the German Government made public today, refused to recognize the legality of German absorption of Czechoslovakia. The note sent/to the German Embassy -by Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles, observed that the former Czechoslovak provinces of Bohemia and Moravia were “now under the de facto administration of the German authorities,” but proceeded with the flat declaration that: . “The Government of the United States does not recognize that any legal basis exists for the status so indicated.” Sent by Messenger

Mr. Welles’ note, delivered yesterday by ‘State Department messenger, was in answer to a note received from the German Charge d’ Affairs, Dr. Hans Thomsen, forGovernment that the German mally notifying the United States Reich had taken over control of the Government of Bohemia and Moravia under a protectorate decree. } The American action in refusing to recognize the validity of the

|German aggression was forecast’

last Friday when Mg, Welles issued public: statement ‘condemning the iS man action as “wanton lawlessness,” and asserting that military force had been used in a manner to threaten world peace “and the very structure of modern civilization.” In his public statement Mr. Welles spoke of the German aggression as resulting in the “temporary extinguishment of the liberties of a free and independent people.”

Includes Full Statement

The use of the word “temporary” was then interpreted as an indication that the United States would refuse to recognize the legality of the German action. France, Great Britain and Soviet Russia since have formally notified

the Berlin Government of their respective; refusals to recognize the German action in Czechoslovakia. The full text of Welles’ - public statement of Friday was attached to his note to Dr. Thomsen. Mr. Welles said the text was inclosed for “the information of your Government.”

LITHUANIA RECEIVES NAZI MEMEL TERMS

Emergency Parliament Is Called to Study Demands.

KAUNAS, Lithuania, March 21 (U, P.).—Parliament mef{ in emergency session today. Members had been summoned by telephone. Deputies for the Memel area did not participate. ‘The session came after reports at Berlin that the status of Memel, a former German territory under Lithuanian sovereignty, would be “settled” this week, probably by annexation. : It was reported that Parliament would discuss German proposals for a so-called “final solution” of the Memel question. : It was rumored that the German “solution” would mean the return of Memel to German sovereignty with a guarantee of full use of its ports to Lithuania. Political quarters reported that Foreign Minister Juozas Urbsys was bringing these proposals from Berlin, where he conferred yesterday with German Foreign Minister

Joachim von Ribbentrop.

Now There’s Nothing to Beef About— Science Has Conquered Tough Steak!

grees. are used most advantageously in the new process to expedite the natural reactions within beef while the ultraviolet radiations from recently developed “sterilamps” prevent the formation of mold or bacteria that forms on meat subjected to higher temperatures. Air conditioning methods are used bathe all portions of the treated meat with the sterilized air, The. new technique was announced publicly for the: first time today to more than 200 science

ves of the

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FOREIGN SITUATION

LONDON — French President welcomed as armies consult.

KAUNAS—Emergency Lithuanian Parliament session called.

BUCHAREST — King Carol meets with Cabinet and Army.

PARIS—Premier Daladier orders. Army increase of 90,000.

- BERLIN—Nazis consider retaliation against U. S.

WASHINGTON-—U. S. refuses recognition of annexation.

WARSAW—AIl funds needed for defense, Government says.

VIENNA—Rationing of butter ordered.

PRAHA—18,000 reported arrested by Gestapo. ROME—Fascist Grand Council meets tonight. MOSCOW — Russia suggests conference to check Hitler. CAIRO—Egypt warns Italy against frontier troops. f J " ® 3 SAN SEBASTIAN —Spanish peace negotiations reported. 2 #2 8 SHANGHAI—Chinese fail to assassinate former Premigr. TOKYO—Troops rushed to Russian border.

HITLER COURTS DUCE'S FAVOR

Sends Personal Message as Mussolini Feels His Turn Has Come.

BERLIN, March 21 (U.P)—A personal message from Fuehrer Hitler and the expected return of Field Marshal Hermann Goering to Italy were believed today to indicate Nazi efforts to alleviate any congern.that Rome might feel in regard to the swift expansion of Germany in-Cen-tral Europe. - Bernardo Attolico, Italian Ambassador, carried a message, written personally by Herr Hitler, to Premier Mussolini, as he traveled toward Rome for a conference with the Fascist Premier. The fact that Sig. Attolico will return to Berlin ‘before the end of the week would give Sig. Mussolini an opportunity to send a reply to Berlin before the Fascist leader speaks Sunday, at which time he generally is expected to outline Italian aims in the Mediterranean.

Goering to Go Back

The fact that Sig. Attolico did not greet Herr Hitler at the Berlin station when the Fuehrer returned from Bohemia and that no message of congratulation from Sig. Mussolini to Herr Hitler has been published was discounted in both Italian and Nazi sdurces, although there had been reports that Sig. Mussolini was “not altogether pleased” that Herr Hitler acted in Central Europe before the Italians made their move in the Mediterranean. Marshal Goering, who rushed home from the Italian Riviera last week, was expected to return to Italian soil soon to continue his vacation and also to consult with Fascist leaders—possibly in connection with the totalitarian aims in the Mediterranean.

Fuehrer Hitler today continued a

series of urgent, consultations with political and military leaders as inspired sources said that Germany must revise her whole attitude toward Great Britain and the European continent as the result of the (Continued on Page Three)

16,000 GZECHS HELD BY GESTAPO, RUMOR

90 Per Cent of Czechs Still Hostile to Germans.

PRAHA, March 21 (U. P.).—Foreign observers in Praha estimated today that more than 90 per cent of the Czech people remained intensely hostile to German rule and forecast that they were likely to repeat the undermining tactics which they carried on for generations under Austro-Hungarian rule. These observers declined to speculate on the form that undermining activities against the Nazi “protectors” might take. But they expressed belief that if Germany became involved in war, extensive sabotage was certain throughout Bohemia and Moravia, the Czech areas of the dissected Czechoslovak republic. For the present, operatives of the Nazi secret police, the dreaded Gestapo, were engaged in a thorough “mopping up” of Czech areas. It was estimated that they had arrested 18,000 persons in Bohemia and Moravia to date. A woman was arrested in a street-

tocar yesterday because she remarked

that German Army uniforms looked sloppy. Another was arrested by a man in civilian clothes, who was hiding his face behind a Czech

language newspaper, for facetiously

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4-POWER PACT TO CHECK HITLER; U.S. CALLS

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ing George Greets Lebrun as Army Chiefs Talk.

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oland Concerned by, Nazi Threat on Baltic.

NDON, March 21 (U. P).— Britain submitted to France, Russia and Poland today the draft of a declaration which would obligate the four powers “immediately to! consult in the event of any fure ther political aggression.” + Britain took ‘the lead in promoting a Pan-European front against expansion by the dictatorships after rejecting a more involved Russian proposal for a nine-power confers ence in which Rumania, Jugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey would

have been included. France was understood to have assented tentatively to the new British formula when Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet visited the Foreign Office and had a long talk with Viscount Halifax, Foreign Sece retary.

Comes With Lebrun

M. Bonnet came here with Presi dent Albert Lebrun on his official four-day visit to King George and will take the opportunity to cone solidate British-French military and political co-operation. It was reported Poland might raise difficulties to the British proposal because she desires a concrete military. convention, rather than mere consultation. The first indication of Russia's ate titude was: awaited. : At the same time, Britain warned Germany that denunciation of the 1935 German-British naval treaty would be considered invalid and Poland was understood to have urged the Government to concen trate its “stop Hitler” efforts on Premier Mussolini to announce his expected to lose the semiautonomous state of Memel to the Nazis this week-end. :

Mussolini Watched.

With France calling reserves and Italy emphasizing plans for Premier Mussolinin to announce his claims in the Mediterranean next Sunday, the hot spots of the international front against Nazi Fascist expansion were becoming clear. Most urgent was believed to be on the Baltic coast, where Ger= man troops have been reported— despite Nazi press denials—to be concentrating near the Lithuanian frontier. : A Nazi decision regarding Memel, which is dominated by Germansspeaking Nazis, is. expected Sature day when the Memel Landtag meets, An emergency session of the Lithue anian Parliament, meanwhile, cone sidered precise proposals from Gere many regarding the future of Memel, which it was expected to hand over to the Reich without serious argument.

Sweden Shifts Fleet

At Stockholm, the Swedish Dee fense Ministry recognized the serie ous situation in the Memel area wy canceling naval exercises sched= uled for the West Coast and in view of the uncertainty of the international situation ordering the main coastal fleet to exercise instead in the Baltic Sea. Britain still awaited reaction of the secondary European powers to proposals for a nine-power declara= tion against aggression—intended as a warning to Herr Hitler against any move in the direction of Ruma= nia. In this connection, the British were taking the attitude that Soviet Russia’s proposal for an immediate six-power or nine-power conference was too slow a method. The Russian plan envisaged strong preparations for defense of Rumae nia if necessary, including a milie tary and political agreement on which Britain is as yet undecided. The lavish greeting extended io the visiting French officials in Lon= don was viewed as a formal indica tion that important military and political conversations were going on behind the public ceremonies. Despite British interest in the (Continued on Page Three)

STOCKS SINK SLOWLY AFTER EARLIER CLIMB

NEW YORK, March 21 (U. P.).—= Stock prices started a slow descent in afternoon trading on the stock market today after an early advance had carried the list up 1 to more than 3 points. Volume lightened on the decline. : A. T. & T. lost nearly a point an early rise of 3% points. Bethlehem reduced by nearly one-half a gain of nearly 2 points and other steels eased from their tops.

CHICAGO, March a (u. P).— Dipping in sympathy sharp dee clines at Liverpool and Winnipeg, wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade today slumped fractions: tg

cent. Declines in corn quota ranged fo nearly a ¢