Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 May 1939 — Page 3

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+ Lewis Seeks Legal Help in Analyzing Compromise Move

Operators Offer His Union Checkoff in All U. M. W. Mines.

By FRED W. PERKINS Times Special Writer

NEW YORK, May 3.—The legal profession, which has been prominent on the coal operators‘ side in the seven weeks of negotiation and the month-old shutdown attending efforts to get a new labor contract in bituminous mining, entered the

picture today in the workers’ corner. Lawyers were called in by John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, and the C. I. O. to pass judgment on a compromise proposal covering protection for his union from attacks by other labor organizations. The significant thing is that Mr. Lewis, in agreeing publicy to consider the compromise, has made his first retreat from his demand for either a closed shop or abolition of the “penalty clause” intended to prevent strikes under a contract.

Deadline Is Near

If an agreement is not reached, a big scale conflict may follow with the possibility that every coal field in the nation will be tied up. A compromise would cancel a walkout of 126,000 miners in states outside the Appalachian area scheduled for Thursday and Friday. The new proposal, as made by the operators’ negotiators after one of their delegated advisers had withdrawn from participation in it, offers to give the Lewis union a checkoff of dues from all men employed in a mine that is under a U. M. W. contract, whether or not they are members of the union. The nonmembers would not, however, be subject to special U. M. W. assessments, which in recent years have been levied to finance the C. I. O.; nor would they have to pay the U. M. W. initiation fee of $10. Legal Questions Involved

The other part of the proposed compromise is that the operators agree to recognize the U. M. W. as exclusive bargaining agent in the industry, so far as the Wagner Labor Act will permit. This qualification is regarded here as failing by a wide margin to meet Mr. Lewis’ desires to set up an impregnable barrier against the progressive miners and certain A. F. of L. craft unions. : Both phases of the compromise involve legal questions, and to advise on them Mr. Lewis called in today, before meeting the operators with his answer this afternoon, Lee Pressman, general counsel of the C. 1. O., and Thomas C. Townsend of Charleston, W. Va., Mine Worker attorney. Also available for consultation is Earl Hauck, of the U. M. W. legal staff in Washington. Opinion is sharply divided here both among friends and foes of the C. 1. O. leader as to whether he will accept the compromise.

Declares Milk Industry

Is Free of Monopoly

WASHINGTON, May 3 (U. P.).— Thomas H. McInnerney, president of the National Dairy Products Corp., told the National Monopoly Investigating Committee today that “there is not and cannot be a monopoly in milk distribution.” Mr. McInnerney contended that profits in his business “are most moderate” and that National Dairy “js and always has been motivated by a clear perception of public interest.” He introduced charts showing that his company’s usage of milk sold in all forms amounted to only 11 per cent of total commercial milk production. He said that National Dairy received only 34-10 cents net profit from each dollar of sales in 1938.

THIS MAY WIN WAR

TOKYO, May 3 (U. P.).—A group of telephone operators agreed to put one sen (about one-third cent) into a China war collection box each time one of them is insulted. The record so far is 450 telephonic insuits since last fall.

‘Charge He Is Definitely a

personnel associated with the Board

AF. L COUNSEL TURNS ‘HEAT ON EDWIN S. SMITH

C. I. 0. Proponent at Hearing on Wagner Act.

By LUDWELL DENNY Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, May 3.—Edwin S. Smith was made the main goat today by the A. F. of L. in Senate charges that the Labor Board is proC. I. O. and therefore should be replaced by Congress with a new restricted agency. “The other Smith”—Donald W.— is being supplanted on the Board, following earlier A. F. of L. attacks, by the President's appointment of Dr. William M. Leiserson. Chairman J. Warren Madden, the third member, was included today in the attack on the Board's alleged bias but most of the bitterness was vented on Edwin S. Smith and “other personnel.” Chief Counsel Joseph A. Padway of the A. F. of L., testifying at the Senate Labor Committee hearings on A. F. of L. and other proposed amendments to the Wagner law, said: “We charge unequivocally, and without reservation, that Board member Edwin Smith is definitely a proponent of the cause of the C. I. O. industrial unions, and has endeavored to use the power of the Board to recruit membership for

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Times Photos.

About 600 Indiana bankers registered this morning for the 43d annual convention of the State Asso-

ciation.

Among early arrivals were, left to right, W. R D. Mitchell, Kokomo.

the C. 1. O. Change in Act Demanded

“We say that although Board member Donald Wakefield Smith has not accepted Edwin Smith’s viewpoint completely, vet he has agreed with his viewpoint in some fundamental and precedent-making decisions. “We say that Chairman Madden has endeavored to remain aloof from partisanship, but our own opinion is that the pressure of the views of his colleagues and other

has caused him to yield to prece-dent-making decisions and the establishment of principles destructive of A. F. L.unions. . ... “This act must be changed so that neither this Board, nor any future board, can adopt the views of Mr. Edwin Smith.” Arguing in favor of A. F. of L.Walsh amendments to curtail discretionary powers of the Board, Mr. Padway asserted that it “has usurped the power of life and death over the structure of unionism, a power the exercise of which by the present Board is dependent upon the economic philosophy and individual bias of those who constitute the Board.”

Smith’s Dissent Quoted

In support of his charge that Edwin Smith “is definitely committed to a policy destructive of A. F. of L. unions,” Mr. Padway quoted Mr. Smith’s dissent as follows in the Al-lis-Chalmers case wherein A. F. of L. crafts had demanded the right to vote as separate “units: “By this pseudo-democratic method a determination of the greatest consequence to the other employes in the plant is left in the hands of groups known to be hostile to industrial organization. . . . The device of holding such an election to resolve the conflict between indus-trial-union adherents and craft-con-scious groups . . . is obviously inadequate to throw any light on the problem of what is the most appropriate bargaining unit.” Like President William Green of the A. F. of L., who preceded him as a witness, Mr. Padway stressed the alleged bias of the board in invalidating A. F. of L. contracts on grounds of company influence, The Education and Labor Committee was expected to give members of the NLRB an opportunity to reply to their critics today.

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FAST SHOOTER

FOILS STICKUP

‘’m Sure | Hit That Young

Fellow,” Tavern Owner Says After Gunplay.

“I've killed many a bear with

that gun and I'm sure I hit that

oung fellow last night.” That was John Bailey's version f how, shortly before midnight, he

routed a bandit from his tavern at

9 N. New Jersey St., less than two

blocks from Police Headquarters.

The 59-year-old man, who said he

learned to shoot fast and straight

s a cowhand in the Old West, ap-

peared unconcerned that the bandit took several potshots at him. One of them broke a salt cellar to the right

f Mr. Bailey, another a peanut ending machine to the left of him.

‘Passes Up” $21

Other damage amounted to about 10, he said, and there was $21 in

the cash register the bandit might have taken.

“But I'd have shot if there was

only a nickel in the register,” he said. “It’s the prinicple of the thing. 0

ut West everyone carried guns and

people didn’t go around robbing people.”

The bandit, he said, put 15 cents

on the counter and asked for a glass of beer. before him, the man produced a 25-caliber automatic and demanded money.

As Mr. Bailey set the beer

Bandit Returns Fire

Mr. Bailey said he walked 10 feet o the end of the counter, got his

rifle, and shot at the bandit as he was leaving. The bandit then re-

urned the fire. Mr. Bailey did not report the

matter to police, but a neighbor did. After police had investigated, he boarded up the door, where the glass had been broken by a shot, and went

o bed. His wife was at the back

of the tavern when the shooting occurred, and likewise was unin-

ured.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record

County Deaths 9 (To Date)

Speeding ....

Reckless driving .... Running

City Deaths preferential

(To Date)

Running Red

Drunken driving ....

Others ...... MEETINGS TODAY

Indiana Bankers’ Association, tion. Claypool Hotel, all day

Accidents ... Dead

Arrests 43

conven-

Kiwanis Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, |v

noon. ; Lions Club, luncheon, Hotel Washington. noon. Y. M. C. A. Camera Club, meeting Central Y. M. C A, 8 p. m. : Young Men's Discussion Club, dinner, Y. M. C. A, ¢ Purdue Alumni Hotel Seve.in, noon. Twelfth District American luncheon. Board of Trade, noon. Sigma Alpha Epsilon lunckeon, Board Trade, “00n. Indianapolis Real Estate Board, Property Management Division, iuncheon, Canary Cottage noon. Indiana Society, Sons of the American Revolution, luncheon, Spink-Arms Hotel,

nocn. Indiana Motor Traffic Tunchean. Hotel Antlers noon. Indianapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce, luncheon, Canary Cottage, noon. Delta Theta Tau, luncheon, Seville Tav-

m. Association, luncheon,

Legion, of Association,

ern. noon. Indianapolis Council of Parent-Teacher

Indianapolis Real Estate Board, luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon. Advertising Club of Indianapolis, luncheon, Columbia Club, noon. . Indianapolis Co-operative Club, dinner, Marott Hotel, 6 p. m. Sigma Chi, luncheon, Board of Trade, oon

American Business Club, luncheon, Co-

York, 9:37 p. sparks in 37 1. 1521 Sheppard,

8:08 p. 1h. —Grass fire, Lansing and New no loss. p. m.—Eli Lilly & Co., 700 Harmon, boiler room, $40. m.—Shed of Lawrence Rouse, cause unknown, no loss.

5 p. m.—Trash fire rear of 2340 E.

10th, no loss.

Iumbia Club, noon. Acacia, luncheon, Board of Trade, noan. Sigma Nu, luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon

on. Caravan Club, luncheon, Murat Temple,

noon. Oil Club, luncheon, Hotel Severin, noon. || Construction League of Indianapolis, luncheon, Architects’ and Builders’ Building, noon. Indianapolis Camera Club, meeting, 110 E. Ninth St

OFFICIAL WEATHER

By U. S. Weather Bureau

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST—Fair and ol so cool tonight; tomorrow increasing

cloudiness and warmer.

h wy D. m. Beta Theta Pi, luncheon, Canary Cottage, noon.

Sunrise 4.42 | Sunset

BIRTHS Girls

TEMPERATURE —May 3, 1938— 6:30 a. m. .... 64

James, Nevada Davis, at 1309 English. James, Prudence Bailey, at 1419 Reisner.

BAROMETER

6:30 a. m. .. 30.33

Raymond, Lois Ritter, at 2008 W. New ork. William, Marie Heckathorn, at 1107 sO

WOSSO. Alva, Florence Fawless, at 2815 N. Gale. Leslie, Virginia Rosselle, at 903 S. Mis-

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 6:30 a. m....0 Total precipitation since Jan. 1 Exsess since Jan. 1

«0 17.07 EE ERT 3.60

souri. I. S., Mercedes Griffin, at Methodist. Glenn, Mary Dearinger, at Methodist. Boys Elmer, Fletta Pardue, at 637 Rirch. RTs, Mamie Charmichael, at 462 S. itter. John, Agmita Crutcher, at 1708 Arsenal. Thomas. Dorothy McKinley, at 1533 Lin-

en. James, Rita Cuffey, at Coleman. Rudolph, Marie Brezausek, at Coleman. Roy, Lola Weddle, at Coleman. Howard, Gertrude Priest, at Coleman. James, Charlotte Rose, at Methodist. Raymond, Ida Toombs, at Methodist. Frank, Helen Welcher, at Methodist.

DEATHS Layce Beatrice Allen, 33, at 311 W. 32d

a p

tomorrow warmer,

in central warmer tomorrow.

Associations, meeting, Hotel Washington,

10 a. m. ’ Foundry Men's Club, ‘dinner. Hotel Washington, 6:30 p. m. Burroughs Opera Club, meeting, WashHotel

St.. acute cardiac dilatation. Charles Yeater, 25 days, at Riley, congenital hydronephrosis. Allie May Jones, 77, at 5228 E. North St., chronic myocarditis. Mary Margaret Alnold, 23, at St. Vincent's, streptococcus meningis, Martin P. Grady, 80, at 5254 Park Ave., cerebral hemorrhage. Arrilla White awlings, 57, at 2112 Boulevard Pl, coronary occlusion. Rose Alice Ryan, 60, at 620 W. 31st St., carcinoma. William Borcherding, cerebral embolism.

FIRES

luncheon, B

meeting,

67, at Methodist, iu

Sinclair Service Club, Severin, 7:30 130 R m. Continental Qil Co., meeting, Hotel Severin, 7:00 m.

Pp. m. Holland Furnace Co., meeting, Sinclair rehearsal, Hotel Severin, 9 a.

MIDWEST WEATHER

Indiana—Fair and not so cool tonight; increasing cloudiness en

Illinois—Increasing cloudiness in central nd north portions, fair in extreme soutd ortion tonight and tomorrow, not so cool and north portions tonight,

Lower Michigan—Increasing cloudiness, Oot so cool tonight; tomorrow mostly loudy, showers in north portion, some-

what warmer.

Ohio—Fair and not quite so cool, with ght frost in exposed places tonight; to-

morrow increasing cloudiness and warmer: Friday, showers.

Kentucky—Fair, not so cool in extreme orth portion tonight; tomorrow fair znd

warmer; Friday, showers. WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M.

Station

marillo, Tex ismarck, N. D

Weather Bar.

oston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland

adies’ Lions’ noon Hotel Eli Lilly P. m. Riverside Civic

ineton Hotel. 7 p. m. L Clab, Hotel Severin, 10 : * : m. co Sigma Phi, meeting, 917 N. La Salle

Association, meeting. Brotherhood Community House, 8

Tuesday 11:08 a. m.—H. Harriet, 1355 N. Olney, | N electric iron on gavenpott, $35. 26. N TT 2: p. m.—Stokes armacy, . MEETINGS TOMORROW Merigian. cigaret in crack of flogr, $10. 2 Pp. m. . J. Ri 0. an Burroughs School, junior choir meeting. { Penns Ivania, short in wi - Hotel Washington, noon. : bile, ro loss. S RO! tn

aR B HS Save arles 1140 Maple Bankers "Association, conven-{ , 7:44. ive gxdlovien: Vi * ke Ea ie Broadway, |

Washington, a. m. & Co. luncheon, Hotel Severin, 12:3 Syrian Pp. m.

aha, N

m . Pittsburgh Portland, San Anton

Sewer Caps Gone So City

Clamps Down

The City Street Department prepared today to put concrete “locks” on all sewer covers in unimproved streets because of an unhappy and costly experience in the past month. In spite of the fact that you need a blueprint to take them apart, and in spite of the fact they weigh 200 pounds each, five sewer covers were stolen during April, the Department reported. Wilbur Winship, Department head, said that when they are cemented in, “it will take a road gang to steal them.”

HOUSE GROUP ACTS TO EASE PAYROLL TAX

WASHINGTON, May 3 (U. P.).— The House Ways and Means Committee has tentatively adopted a plan to ease application of the 3 per cent payroll tax which finances unemployment compensation of the social security program. Chairman Robert L. Doughton (D. N. C.) may announce its details today. It was agreed upon in secret late yesterday after the committee rejected, 15 to 7, a proposal by Rep. John W. McCormack (D. Mass.) to cut that tax from 3 to 2 per cent. The vote on Rep. McCormack’s proposed amendment, it was learned, cut across party lines, Republicans and Democrats alike voting on both sides. Committee members declined to discuss details of the amendment subsequently adopted but they indicated that it was intended to give tax relief to employers in states where unemployment reserves have been built up to substantial sums.

LANDON ‘REPLIES’ TO HITLER AT 7 TONIGHT

KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 3 (U. P.).—Former Governor Landon of Kansas will address the United Methodist Conference tonight on the practicability of a world peace conference and his remarks will be carried by radio through the United States, South American and Europe. It will be the first international broadcast by a political leader since Herr Hitler in his Reichstag speech last Friday answered President Roosevelt's peace conference proposals. It was reported that Mr. Landon’s speech would serve as the American answer to Herr Hitler. Mr. Landon has said that he is in agreement with the Administration’s foreign policy. The speech will be carried by NBC (blue network) and MBC beginning at 7 p. m. (Indianapolis time).

WINDOW VANDALS SOUGHT Police today sought vandals who tossed a brick through a plate glass window at the Renard Linoleum & Rug Co. last night.

. Smith, Whiting; M. J. Kreisle, Tell City, and B,

HOOSIER PARLEY OPENED IN CITY

Myers Asserts Financiers Giving Better Service Than Ever Before.

(Continued from Page One)

lated individualism,” Prof. Heaton

said. Praises U. S. Freedom

“If we in the United States are disposed to ‘be unhappy about the whole thing,’ let us remember that we still live in a state of blessed anarchy when compared with the super-regulated ‘economies’ of continental Europe. “If that fails to solace us, let us pass on to the further realization that control of economic affairs is historically the normal condition, and that freedom from control is a historic abnormality. The periods of economic freedom have been few and far between in the world’s history.” The “afternoon period included two forum sessions. One on “The Declining Earnings Problem” was directe® by Arch C. Voris, Citizens National Bank president of Bedford and George S. Anderson, president of the Elkhart First National Bank.

Sauvain Leads Forum

Dr. H. C. Sauvain, finance professor of the Indiana University business school, led the other, on “Beating the Bond Market.” At 3:30 p. m. there was to be a call for a meeting of members of the American Bankers Association in Indiana for an election of state officers. The resolutions committee was to report at 4:30 p. m. The report will be given by Dudley N. Elmer, committee chairman, Second National Bank of Richmond president. The annual banquet will be held at 6:30 p. m. at the Riley Room. “Senator” Edward Ford of Michigan will speak on “Unconventional Slants on the News” and Richard Fosterton is to discuss “We Dress Tomorrow.”

Treasury Aid Billed

Climax of the convention will be tomorrow’s luncheon when John W. Hanes, undersecretary of the Treasury, and his brother, Robert M. Hanes, first vice president of the American Bankers Association, speak, Paul N. Bogart, legal affairs committee chairman, will lead a discussion on “Tribute to Caesar” tomorrow at 10 a. m. and Charles W. Dunn, chairman of the trust committee, will have charge of “A Trust Symposium” at 10:50 a. m. The report of the nominating committee, election and installation of officers is scheduled for 10:40 a. m. Adjournment will follow speeches by the Hanes brothers.

POLICE ROUT PICKETS ERIE, Pa., May 3 (U. P.).—A tear gas bomb and police sticks wete used today by officers to disperse a C. I. O. picket line which allegedly was attempting to prevent workers from entering the plant of the Erie

Casket Co.

PARIS, May 3 (U. P.).—The Duke

‘|and Duchess of Windsor plan to

visit the World’s Fair in New York late this summer after King George

and Queen Elizabeth return from their American tour, it was reported today. A member of the duke’s entourage said that no date had been set for the trip but that the Windsors would not leave France while the King and Queen were away from England, in accordance with ‘an understanding with the British gov-

Report Windsors Plan Visit to New York Fair

lem of the duchess’ status would have to be solved first. On leaving the movie “Wuthering Heights” last night, the duke was overheard to remark to James Roosevelt, son of the President, who has been visiting Paris “Well, we will be seeing you in New York.” Mr. Roosevelts ailed for New York today on the Queen Mary. At a dinner party in the United States Embassy last night in honor of Mr. Roosevelt, someone across the table from the duke asked him if he planned to visit the World's Fair

ernment.

and he was said to have replied: AR aD olubely To. P

BRITAIN REPLIES T0 HITLER WITH OFFER OF PEACE

Willing to Negotiate for Nonaggression Pact, Says Chamberlain.

(Continued from Page One)

merely seeking to warn Mr. Beck against any drastic action—such as declaration of a Polish protectorate over Danzig—in his Friday speech remained to be determined, but the German tactics were similar to those used in the past against Czechoslovakia.

In Warsaw, the Poles celebrated a national holiday—anniversary of the first democratic constitution of 1791—but in no way relaxed their emergency precautions.

Polish sources failed to confirm reports in Paris that Mr. Beck would demand the right for Poland to veto decisions of the Danzig Senate; occupation of Danzig by Polish troops or Polish control of Danzig heavy industry.

Such moves were considered unlikely by Poland as they would almost certainly arouse Herr Hitler and speed up any contemplated Nazi move against Poland. In effect, the Polish Foreign Minister is expected to reject Herr Hitler's demands but to leave the door open for negotiations.

Italy Follows German Lead

Italy appeared to be following Germany's lead in seeking to protect her flank in event of war. King Victor Emmanuel was reported to have advised King Farouk of Egypt that Italy respects his nation’s integrity and independence. Egypt lies adjacent to Italian Libya, on the North African coast, which many experts believe is likely to be a major battlefield in the next war.

Premier Benito Mussolini also was reported urging Herr Hitler to go slowly against Poland, asserting that Italy had no desire to be dragged into a general European war over such an incidental issue as Danzig. A weak spot in Britain's preparedness appeared, meantime, as a result of controversy with the Government of Eire in regard to conscription. The Eire Government, seeking inclusion of all of Ireland in its frontiers, opposed application of the new conscription law to the six Northern Ireland counties which still are part of the United Kingdom. High Commissioner John W. Dulanty flew from Dublin to London, with proposals by Eire Prime Minister Eamon de Valera to the British Government, which had indicated that it probably would leave open the question of applying conscription to Northern Ireland. In London, it was the potential Russian alliance, however, on which attention was centered. Drafted with the co-operation of the French Government and eagerly awaited in Moscow by Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinov as a reply to his suggestions for a British-Rus-sian-French mutual assistance pact, the new plan is a clever piece of strategy designed to remove all objections that any nation in the antiaggression front might have to accepting Russia as an ally.

Provisions Listed

1. Russia would be bound to aid an attacked nation only if Britain and France aided it first. This would appease Soviet factions which still think Premier Chamberlain is trying to maneuver Russia into a war with Germany, with Britain and France withdrawn to the sidelines. 2. Russia would agree to give only such aid was “acceptable to the victim of aggression.” This would remove the fears of Rumania and Poland that Soviet troops would swarm into their countries, use them as a battleground against the Germans and also refuse to get out after the war. 3. The declaration would not name the particular nations to be defended, therefore it could apply to any nation attacked and would be much broader than original British proposals to Moscow for the joint defense of Poland and Rumania. 4. Reportedly, Britain and France would refuse to aid any attacked nation unless it also accepted help from Russia. Thus, in effect, the three nations would act in concert in spite of any reluctance of an attacked nation to accept Soviet aid. 5. As reported in Paris, there also was a provision that Britain and France would not guarantee Russia’s integrity in the Far Fast because they still hoped to lure Japan away from the Berlin-Rome axis, and it was said that this provision had been accepted by Moscow.

Islands in Strategic Spot

The Aaland islands, lying between the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic, are of great strategic importance. It was assumed the German move was aimed at preventing Russia from seizing the islands and using them as a naval and submarine base against Germany in the event of war. If the nonaggression pacts with the Scandinavian and Baltic nations are concluded, it would mean that Germany herself would renounce any possibility of seizing the islands as a base against Russia. Diplomatic observers regarded Germany's two actions—nonaggression overtures and the fortification of the Aaland islands—as designed to “quarantine” the entire Baltic in event of war, giving the German fleet complete freedom to operate in that sea without fear of possible attack from either side, the Scandinavian peninsula or the small Baltic states.

PENDERGAST AID’S FATE STILL UNKNOWN

KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 3 (U. P.) —Mysterious circumstances surrounding the suicide or disappearance of Edward L. Schneider, business associate of Thomas J. Pendergast, appeared no nearer a solution today. The second all-day search of the Missouri River failed to produce new evidence to substantiate the theory that Schneider had drowned himself. Federal authorities doubted that he had committed suicide.

“|Schneider was the Government's]

the case

LONDON, May 3 (U. P.).-— Laura La Plante, movie actress, gave birth to a son last night at the London Clinic. Her husband is Irving Asher, British movie director. They have a daughter, Jill, 3 years old. At their wedding, in June, 1934, James J. Walker, former Mayor of New York, was best man.

WATER 0. PRICE SOUGHT BY CITY

Committee of Seven to Meet With Representatives of Geist Estate.

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company if we can buy it cheap enough and at a price profitable to the City. “However, we feel that we haven’t enough information at this time to decide just what is the right price. We discussed the matter of holding public meetings and decided that first we should appoint a smaller committee to confer with McNear & Co. and see if we can obtain from them their idea of the price they would be willing to take. “At the same time, the committee will make further investigation in order that we might determine for ourselves the price we think the City can afford to pay. “After this committee concludes its investigation, it will report back to these three bodies, the executive branch, Council and the Utility District.” Then Mr. Sullivan, speaking to the officials present, asked: “Doesn’t that about cover it?”

Officials in Accord

The officials noded their heads affirmatively,

Asked if he planned to conduct public meetings, Mr. Sullivan said it was felt more information is needed.

“We ought to have a price before we attempt any public meetings,” he said.

The conference followed by a few hours a recommendation by the Indianapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce that the City employ its own engineers and accountants to study the utility’s value and earning capacity, and that consideration be given to referendum on the proposal to buy the company before any final action is taken. Besides the Mayor, those attending the conference included Edward H. Knight, City corporation counsel; James E. Deery, City controller; LeRoy J. Keach, Donald Morris and Frank B. Ross, Safety Board members; Leo F. Welch, Louis C. Brandt, Maurice E. Tennant, Works Board members, and City Engineers M. G. Johnson. Trustees present were A. D. Hitz, Edward Harris, Charles Rauh and Mr. Sheerin. They were accompanied by their attorney, Albert Rabb. Councilmen attending were Ollie Bach, Harmon A. Campbell, Albert O. DeLuse, Mr. Moore, Mr. Ransom, Mr. Ropkey, Guy O. Ross and Joseph G. Wood, president.

Strauss Says:

DRIVER IS HELD

AFTER HEADON | CRASHHURTS 2

Roofing Co. Chief Dead of Injuries; Safety Drive Pressed by Feeney.

Deputy sheriffs today held a 34« year-old motorist on a vagrancy charge who, they said, fled after his car and another collided headon, ine juring two persons. Four other persons were injured in 10 other accidents here while police arrested 65 motorists and Sheriff Feeney prepared to use a “jail on wheels” for week-end speeders. An Indianapolis man, Robert M. McKay, South Side Roofing & Sup= ply Co. president, died last night at Paris, Ill, of injuries received in an auto accident near there April 15. Donald De Nise, 39, of 256 ®, Hoefgen St., was injured internally when struck by a truck at 630 S. Capitol Ave. He was taken te Methodist Hospital, where his cone dition was described as critical, Morris Whitaker, 17 of Sheridan, was the truck driver.

Survivors Listed

Mr. McKay, who lived at 4365 Ate as Ave., was 53. Survivors are his wife, Addie: three daughters, Miss Mildred, Miss Virginia and Miss Janet, all of Indianapolis; two sons, Robert and Charles, hoth of Indianapolis, and a brother, Fred of Englewood, Cal. The head-on collision, after which the driver of one car allegedly fled, occurred shortly after midnight on Road 367, 6500 block. Mrs. Alice Balser, 43, of Mark Cen ter, O., was thrown from the car in which she was riding with her son, James Squires, 20. She was taken to City Hospital, suffering with face and neck lacerations and possible fractures of the right shoulder and nose. Squires received scalp lacerations and also is at City Hospital.

Treated for Cuts

The man arrested was taken te the City Hospital detention ward for cuts about the face. Deputies said they learned his identity through the license number of the car and he appeared at the County jail when they summoned him from his place of employment. Kenneth Shelton, 9, of 34 I. Raymond St., was hurt slightly when struck by an automobile driven by Henry S. Buck of R. R. 6, Box 166, at Raymond and S. Meri« dian Sts. Sheriff Feeney said that speeders arrested on highways on week-ends would be taken to the County Jail in a bus. He said that arrests are being made throughout the week, but “the Sunday drivers need special attention.” The Sheriff’s first monthly award of merit to deputies will go to August Meith and Thomas Sullivan. They donated blood to help save the life of Francis Haggard, 15, of R. R.. 4, Box 301, after he was struck by: an auto early last month. The boy is at City Hospital.

Truck Driver Held After Death of Girl, 3

LA PORTE, May 3 (U. P.) —John_ Gurrecki, 27, a truck driver, today was held by police as the result of the death of 3-year-old Irene Johne son. The girl died allegedly of injuries suffered when Gurrecki’s truck backed into her. Police held him. on charges of failing to report an accident within 24 hours.

FIRST AAA WHEAT PAYMENT IS MADE:

Times Special ‘ LAFAYETTE, May 3—Carl RE. Bowers, Crawfordsville farmer, has: received the first price-adjustment: payment on wheat to be made in’ Indiana, L. M. Vogler, State AAA. committee chairman said today. Price-adjustments as well as othe er agricultural subjects are sched uled for discussion May 18 when: Newspaper Day, sponsored by the Purdue chapter of the Sigma Delta

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