Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 May 1939 — Page 1

The Indianapolis Times

FORECAST: Showers and thunderstorms tonight and probably tomorrow morning; cooler. Qutlook generally fair Monday and probably Tuesday, with moderate temperatures.

VOLUME 51—NUMBER 66

SATURDAY, MAY 27,

1939

City Measures All Things Now in Terms of Miles-Per-Hour

The unit of measure in Indianapolis from now until midweek is miles-an-hour. Miles-an-hour at the Speedway in auto racers—miies-an-hour at Municipal Airport in airplanes. Memorial Day Race and American Legion Air show combine to make one of the greatest gasoline

TAX CUT TALKED Speed Aid BY MORGENTHAU For Miner

In Cave- In Reduction in High Brackets Depends on Bond Levy, He Asserts.

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SHENANDOAH. Pa 2 shovel

27 «(U. P.).—A power duz into the side of Locust Mountain today as rescue workers continued their desperate efforts to reach a bootleg coal miner trapped 75 feet below the surface bv a cave-in Rescue | work speeded after definite contact was established with the entombed man this morning through “wall tappings.” The miner, Robert Galligan | 38, was trapped shortly before | noon yesterday by a sudden rock slide

BIEMER APPOINTED AUDITOR OF COUNTY

Chief Depuly 8 Years Will Succeed Mrs. Grossart.

WASHINGTON. Mav 27 (U. P) The administration tacitly abandoned the undistributed profits tax today and proposed that high personal income surtaxes could be scaled down if Congress ends tax exemption of governmental securi11es | A tentative tax program, submitting these and other tax proposals ! for Congressional consideration, was given to the House Ways and Means Committee by Treasury Sec- | retary Morgenthau He said his statement had full approval of President Roosevelt. Secretary Morgenthau's statement | was carefully qualified. However, he listed specific “Drritant” and busi- | ness “deterrent” taxes on which he | suggested Congress might well concentrate in its efforts to stimulate business through tax changes. These were: Lists

1. Undistributed profits thx, described as producing little revenue

Was

“Irritants” (Photo, Page Two)

Fabian W. Biemer, for eight

shows the City ever visitors will start 16th St., tonsil setting up exercises to hawk theri flags and geeMotor

[Into the 1940 Democratic platform. |

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directors, day horse power

has seen. Tens of thousands of pouring in tomorrow. Barkers along leading to the Speedway, already are doing

company ). eXecul ives, airplane © company

Ronzid Approves ot

WASHINGTON. Mav 27 (U P).—The hot dogs which President and Mrs. Roosevelt serve to King George and Queen Elizabeth at Hyde Park will be the first thev ever ate under that name, British Ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay said today. “—But under any other name they taste just as sweet,” he added. Sir Ronald conducted the second press conference of his career today in preparation for the royal visit here June 8 and 9.

Sir

HOPKINS GIVES F.D.R. "40 ROLE

President to Lead Crusade For New Deal Platform, He Says in Lebanon.

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By Hoosie:

RICHARD LEWIS politic ponthe prediction of Com- | merce Secretary Harry Hopkins that | President Roosevelt would lead a| crusade to write New Deal policies |

ans today

dered over

The Secretary's statement was the | serious note in an otherwise | uproarious Governor's Day gridiron | feast at the Ulen Country Club at! Lebanon last night. It was a strictly fair with Democratic and Repub-! lican bigwigs breaking bread and | cutting up together under a huge | canvass tent spread over the club’s greensward. Austere, tight-lipped Secretary | Hopkins spoke purely “off the rec- | crd” to 631 officeholders, ca ndidates | and supporters. The fact that the newspapermen were taking notes didn't appear to annoy him. He showed a practiced | ability to outjibe previous speakers who had thrown up some incidents

nonpartisan af-|

WIND DAMAGE FOR STATE IS $25,000

At Worthington.

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show.

Storm Ris Roof Off Hotel fcned

[rected against

motion picture stars-——everybody set for a fourThat's Indianapolis from now | on until the last visitor chugs out of the City on his | way home after the 500-mile race, scheduled for Tuesday. Hola 3 your hats, e every ybody, the Speed Festival i is on again!

~ U. A. W. PICKETS BASEBALL PARK

Briggs Strikers and Police

Clash at Briggs Field; 12 Arrested.

DETROIT, May 27 ((U ) —Police clashed in minor skirmishes with pickets at Briggs Stadium to-

day and several thousand United | Automobile Workers paraded before

the Tigers baseball park in a dem- |

|onstration calling attention to their | strike at Briggs Manufacturing Co. plants,

At least 200 uniformed police were | fon duty, attempting to keep the]

| nearby Trumbull St. station. One picket, carrying an American flag and flanked by two stalwart | companions, to the stadium walls. Police seized | the flag and a brief fight followed. (Ye otk appeared to be injured. A.W. sound truck was conand held at the police station, The mass demonstration ordered | by the U. A. W.-C. I. O. was di-| Walter O. Eriggs, |

Entered as Second-Class Matter Indianapolis,

at Postolfice,

RACER UNHURT; TUESDAY “FAIR

‘Dozen Drivers Gun for Last 10 Posts; Large Crowd Expected to Watch.

By TOM OCHILTREE

Saturday, Zeke Meyer today spun on the southeast curve and tore up 30 feet of dirt apron with no damage to himself or car. Shortly after the Meyer spin, 15-minute rain fell which track officials said would delay trials until later in the afternoon.

attempted to advance |

The Weather Bureau predicted | showers for tonight and probably | tomorrow morning; generally clear

race day. | Meyer was driving the motor-in- | rear four-wheel drive Miller Special. sister car to the one that and burned, critically injuring Seymour “1

just went into the turn Meyer said after the Woy

fast, “and then I felt the rear end lurch.”

Drives Car Into Pits | A wrecker gave him a start and he drove the car the rest of the way around and into the pits.

Speedway officials prepared today (for the largest qualifying crowd of

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FINAL HOME

Ind.

PRICE THREE CENTS

| Thrills Start at Mun

THOUSANDS POUR INTO CITY FOR 4-DAY WHIRL;

LERE MEYER'S CAR SPINS

icipal Airport Legion

Show Where Roscoe Turner Hopes to

Better Speed Record of 283

M.P.H. 12-HOUR SHIFTS

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Several Hotels Hang

Out Standing Room

Only Signs; In Solemn Contrast Memorial Services Begin Honoring War Dead.

Indianapolis today began

spirit that goes with large gat

Starting with the Americ « ‘at Municipal Airport this afternoon, the world famous 500-mile Speedway race

climaxed with Tuesday. In between are scheduled

a busy and festive four-day

Driving the same type car that Week-end that featured speed, on land and in the air, imJohnny Seymour cracked up in last| portant scientific and business meetings, and the carnival

nerings of people. an Legion's thrilling air show the program will be

such events as:

Dedication of the new experimental station of the Civil | weather for Monday and Tuesday, Aeronautics Authority at Municipal Airport Monday after-

(noon.

Another big Legion air show tomorrow afternoon.

An attempt by Col. international closed course air

2 AIDS SHIFTED BY PARK BOARD

| the season so far, as a dozen drivers

| got ready to compete for the 10 re-

maining places in the race.

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Three veteran drivers, who have

Matrons Are Transferred in Move to Maintain ‘Good- Will.’ Acting on its decision to “crack | Gown” on employees whose conduct

| draws complaints, the Park Board] today transferred two community

[been beset by mechanical difficulties house matrons.

so far this year, will be those who this afternoon or tomorrow afternoon will attempt qualifying runs. Tomorrow will be (the last chance to get a car in the | race. Swanson Drives 129.431 Bob Swanson qualified the Sampson Comet Special at 129.431 miles {an hour and Floyd Roberts, winner | of last year’s race, made a success- { ful run at 126.998 miles an hour just | before dark vesterday to bring the | number of cars thus far qualified to 23. The grand average speed for all qualified cars is 124.984 miles an hour, an exceedingly high figure, and no one vet has gotten into the field with a speed of less than 120 miles an hour. Of those drivers still on the outside, the positions of Floyd Davis (and Petillo are the most serious |Each has had two unsuccessful | attempts chalked up against him | |and now will be given only one more | [trial to make the grade.

MacQuinn May Try Because the Marchese Special was late in arriving at the track, Harry | | MacQuinn has had little time to| work out its “bugs,” but it is ex-|

trial today.

Russell Snowberger and Petillo are |

said to have the only remaining fast cars which have not yet qualified (although adjustments on the other entries seeking starting positions may make them come suddenly to [life like a fuel formula change did

among |

pected to be sent on a qualification |

This minor personnel step took

place after the Board agreed Thurs- |

day to transfer any employees who fail to create good-will in the com- | munities where they are stationed, | and to discharge them if they do| {not make good after the transfer. Board members emphasized that both matrons transferred were (valued employees and had many vears of service in the Park Department. The move was eXplained by Board members as an “adjustment.” They asserted, however, that more transfers would follow when employees fail to “get along” in the community to which they are assigned and become the subject of neighborhood disputes. Meanwhile, the Safety Board will | decide at its meeting next Thurs] day on the duties to be given the nine park policemen transferred to {the Safety Board's jurisdiction | Thursday. Leroy J. Keach, Safety Board | prestaeet said the Board also would

{consider placing certain restrictions

on the men as special policemen. Mr. Keach said that although the men will be uniformed like regular | police and have full police powers, they will wear special badges and will not be subject to the control of {the »Holice merit board which regulates promotions and pay of City police. The transfer, made by mutual agreement between the Park and Safety Boards, will place the nine

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to better his own miles

Turner plane speed record of 283

— (an hour.

| The World Automotive Ene RS : ~ gineering Congress, Monday ‘and Tuesday, bringing several ‘hundred internationally noted authorities in automotive en|gineering and related sciences. A board meeting of Eastern Air Lines’ directors, their first ever held in Indianapolis The air show program this after= noon was to include breath-taking performances by famous stunt { pilots, delayed parachute jumps, a | demonstration on “How Not to Fly,” y Capt. Dick Granere, glider stunting and formation flights by a squadron of fleet Army fighting planes. | The air program, both today and tomorrow, was scheduled from 2:30 0 5:15 p. m. Hangars Are Loaded

Although the bulk of the holiday [crowd is not expected before Mone day, the city's population was spurt= {ing sharply today with thousands pouring in by train, plane, bus and auto, Airport hangars are loaded to capacity already with planes here for the air show Before the four-day program gets well under way, nearly 300 visiting military and private planes are expected to drop in on local ports A special transport plane load of Eastern Air Lines directors, most of them nationally known business men, was expected to arrive today, with other directors flying here tonight and tomorrow, for their board (meeting at 10 a. m. Monday. ( All the excitement meant extra working hours for the City’s police, (who were placed on 12-hour shifts to handle the holiday week-end traffic. More direct traffic on the Speedway Tuesday, [others on special details. Traffic during the Speedway rush will be directed by air, Patrolman Robert Murnan flying above the streams of cars and reporting traffic jams and other trouble by two-way radio to Traffic Captain Lewis Johnson on the ground.

Details Already Busy

250 City police will routes leading to with 100

than

for the Sampson Comet that Swan- men directly under Chief Morrissey Heavy details of police directed

out of his WPA past to him.

and having little effect on business Sng | ard to be as clos i= close to the Presi-| pogidents

but prominent as a “‘psyvchological irritant.” 2. Capital stock-excess profits setup, described as falling with excessive weight on the capital goods industries, new industries and those with unstable earnings 3. Capital losses provision, on which study for possible future revision was urged 4. Ban on offsetting losses of one vear against profits of a future vear, characterized as unfair to businesses with wide profit and loss swings. 5. Tax exemption of Government securities, described as providing a a Y sniiche Aolicy refuge for funds of persons with Wong em Ne Wa . 1 3 farrino ~ . i . & . N high incomes, hence deterring in-| "co as his chief deputy.

vestments in industry. Repeal of : : v } Mr. Biemer appointed Jeseph Grost exemption, Secretary Morgen- uy he p sart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grossart,

thau said, would open the way to ; a possible lowering of present high 2S chief clerk, surtaxes on high bracket incomes. Mr. Biemer for two years was su-| y perintendent of the Municipal Ga-

Aid to Business Called “Positive” Secretary Morgenthau said that|I28® under Mayor L. Ert Slack. Be-

he was positive that repeal of the fore that he was office manager of| irritant taxes and enactment of the old Wheeler-Schebler Car- | other phases of his program would buretor Co : be of great impetus to business. He| AS chief deputy Auditor Mr. (Continued on Page Three) | Biemer has served as secretary of

years chief deputy County Auditor, today was named Auditor to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Florence E Grossart, who died Wednesday. County Commissioners appointed Mr. Biemer to serve until Jan. 1 when Auditor-elect Glenn B. Ralston, former Countv Clerk will take office Mrs. Grossart was until her death filling the unexpired term of her husband, Charles A. Grossart, Marion County Democratic leader who died Nov. 6. 1938 Funeral services for Mrs. Grossart were held today

traffic to the airport today and others were assigned to Keep the crowds out of danger zones at the [flving field The detail of firemen stationed at the Speedway during qualification trials will be increased to ape proximately 150 Tuesday. Several hotels hung out room only” signs, with reserved by “early birds.” Concession stands were mushe (Continued on Page Three)

By United P TE (owner of the Briggs plants where

dent as anyone in Washington, the of Clay and Greene 13,000 men are on strike, and owner | Counties today cleaned up debris of the Detroit Tigers, despite a rul-

Secretary confessed that all he from a brief but heavy windstorm ing by Wayne County Prosecutor |

knew of the President's ambitions ‘hich d for a third term was what he read | conor caused damage estimated at Duncan McCrea, holding the parade 25 {to be illegal. |

in the newspapers. But he made Greatest damage was at Worth-| Police formed nearly a solid front |

this point . th ington in Greene County , where the | around the main entrance of the (a st d C “stan ing

all rooms

son drove. { They also will be required to attend | I sale | daily roll call and receive their asHARRY MILHOLLAND. |signments from the Park Board through regular police officers. PUBLISHER 1S DEAD _ The transfer was made after Park — Board members and Parks Superin-| [tendent A. C. Sallee complained they “You can be certain that ITYSSURGH, Nay 27 - P.) of | ad virtually no control over their is 4 arry ilThollan resident o President will stand firm on his|roof of the Williams Hote) was | stadium. There ‘were clashes only [the Pittsburgh Pros and well | ea ¥ elie BU Une WIPE Wes convictions. He will carry them ripped off and a garage damaged. |when pickets attempted to approach known in newspaper circles, died J straight to the National Convention |Loss was estimated at about $15.000. the gates today of a heart attack at the age and he'll fight with all his force to Trees and telephone poles were Banners carried by the marchers of 75. write them into the platform of the blown down and communications se- said: | Mr. Milholland, known as Dads! PLANE SOUGHT FOR Dae arty. there was more I me, 40 block ay i doesn’t play ball with his Milholland to 170,000 boys and was blocked by workers, who are membe than a vine distinction between State Police when several trees and | “The world's fair—but Briggs | Fook Club ers of the Seckatary HAMILTON T0 SPEAK (Con inued on Page Three) i I poles were e blown oi onto the highway. lisn't. worn and reared in Pittsburgh | IN STATE ON JUNE 14 Walters May’ Fly it in Air Show 7 Despite Crash.

mes Npecial WASHINGTON, May 27.-John (D. M. Hamilton, Republican Na- | tional Committee chairman, today accepted an invitation to speak at

Dionnes, Still Prattling of ‘Le Roi et La Reine,’ Will Eat Cake on Their Fifth Bir thday Tomor POW | oon voters columbus, ©, starts state-wide giana 5. ©. F. rally

will participate in the American Le-| The meeting originally had been gion Air Show at Municipal Airport scheduled for June 8. [this afternoon and tomorrow if an-| It will be in the nature of a (other plane is provided him. mock state convention. Walters escaped serious Mr. Hamilton probably will stop

(Photo, Page Two)

ALLANDER, Ontario, May 27 (U.P.) —The Dionne quintuplets will celebrate their fifth birthday tomorrow. They have developed so |

King and Queen or by their round trip ride to Toronto by special train from Callander.

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(the Board of Review, County Tax ]| Adjustment Board and the County Council. It is expected that Mr. will return to his former chief deputy when Mr. Ralston suc- | ceeds him the first of the year. |

ins THIEVES USE HOLE MADE BY FIREMEN

Pegler - Pvle Several days ago there was a fire Questions ..... 9 at Bryan, Inc., 1616 Alvord St. and Radio 13 firemen cut a hole in the roof to Mrs. Roosevelt. 9 get at the blaze. Scherrer 9 Last night burglars entered the . Serial Story 14 office through the roof hole and Grin, Bear Tt. 5 Society 4 ransacked the office. Louis Bryan, In Ind’pls . 3| Sports .... 7 proprietor, Jane Jordan .. 5, State Deaths. . Wha, was taken.

TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

Biemer post as

Johnson Movies Mrs. Obituaries

Books Broun Churches Clapper Comics .ls Crossword +31 Curious World 14 Editorials 10 Financial . Fly nn & ‘or um 16

said he did not know George

much during the past year that their nurses can “easily identify each one by her voice.” Their personalities show definite development. Yvonne is still the leader, but she is running into competition from Annette and Emilie. The latter is the comedian, Marie the most warm-hearted, Annette the most determined, Cecile the most precise, and Yvonne the bossiest.

Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe said the girls, who now have a fortune of nearly $850000, have received “hundreds” of birthday cards. The cards are sorted each day and placed in envelopes bearing their names. Each girl picks out and opens her own mail.

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They will have a big cake for their birthday and all will take a |

hand in cutting it.

Mamma and Papa Dionne and the Quins’ seven brothers and

sisters will be their guests at the party tomorrow, which will be from |

“about” 2 until 5. “Nothing special” in the way of birthday frocks will be worn by the quins, Dr. Dafoe said. The quins are still talking about “Le Roi et La Reine’ '—King and Queen Elizabeth. Dr. Dafoe said it was “a toss-up”

Whether the girls had been more thrilled by their presentafion to the

OMORROW the quins will give their brothers and sisters small presents, and receive gifts from them and their parents. The girls, with Pauline, an elder sister, will dance the minuet. They will sing the French-Canadian song, “Alouette.” Alexander Woollcott is expected here early next week to make a screen short with the babies, who still have one more fulle length feature picture to make under their present contract.

During the year the quins put on considerable weight and added

to their heights. Annette weighed 37! year. Today is the heaviest of the girls. weighing 53% pounds and standing 42': inches. Cecile weighed 36 pounds and was 38': tall last year and now weighs 534 pounds and is 42'4¢ inches. Emilie weighed 35'¢ pounds and stood 38% inches last and now boasts 52'4 pounds and a stature of 424 inches. Yvonne, long the weight leader, lost ground to the three sisters al ready listed. She weighted 37% pounds and stood 39 inches this time

May 28,

| last vear while today she has a weight of 503 pounds end is 42% inches.

Marie, smallest of the five since birth, closed ground on the others during the year. She weighed only 33% pounds and stood 38 inches last May 28, and now weights 50 pounds and is 41% inghes high.

2 pounds and stood 38'4 inches this time last |

inches |

while making a forced landing near | Brownsburg in his Gee-Bee speed | ship. Repairs can not be made for several days. | H. Weir Cook, show chairman, said he was trying to get Walters (another plane from Chicago or Detroit. Walter was cut about the face and stitches were required to close a gash on his upper lip. “I feel pretty good today,” stuntman said. “But my ship? It looks pretty sick. And it's worth between $3000 and $4000 to me. But (I'll fly if I can get a ship.” | He was on a test flight when his motor went dead. He said the field] was not large enough for him to] glide into and that he crashed a fence at a speed of about wo I hour, y

| several

the

off in Indianapolis either before or after the meeting for political cone ferences with Arch N. Bobbitt, G, O. P. state chairman, and other party leaders, it was announced,

STOCKS GAIN AGAIN

ON STEEL RISE TALK

NEW YORK, May 27 (U. P) = Stock rose for the fourth consecutive session today under impetus of an indicated sharp rise in steel operations next week and favorable /interpretation of Secretary Mor(genthau's tax views, | Railroad shares led the rise, \which pushed prices up more than # |a point. Most sections of the list participated,