Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 June 1939 — Page 4

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CITY IS FILLING | POOLS AS PLAY | SEASON NEARS §

Parks’ Swings and Slides Being Prepared for Monday's Rush.

Water in the City's five

today

wirled swimming pools of it—as made for 1939 opens Monday. Swings. slides and sandpiles will be instalied tomorrow on the major playgrounds. Workers were ordereq to rush completion of volleyball courts and softball diamonds. Not all playgrounds will be equipped for Monday's opening, H. W. Middlesworth, recreation director said, He said the larger grounds at Elenberger. Garfield, Rhodius, Brookside and Christian Parks will he ready. Other playgrounds will equipped bv Wednesday day, he said.

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Same Schedule ac in 1938

The Park Board vesterdav adop!ed the same schedule of swim peripds in City pools that was in effect last vear. The schedule divides swimming into free ana pa) periods ar follows: Thee Periods: 10 2 m. to noon and 1:30 p. m. to 4 pn. m, at all pools Monday through Friday: 10 a. m. to noon at 2ll pools on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, all day at Garfield and Ellenberger Monday and at Rhodius and Douglas Mondays and Fridays Pav Periods: A 10 cent fee will be charged at all peols frem 4 p.m to 10 p. m. Monday through Fridav, excent those having “free” davs listed above. The fee will be charged from 1:30 p. m. until 10 p. m. at all pools Saturdays and holidays. All pools will open at 9 a. m. for swimming and lifesaving classes unti! 10 a. m. daily. All pools will remain closed between noon and 1:30 p. m. for water purification.

Playgrounds Open 9 a. m.

No charge will be levied at the wading pools which will be open between 9 a. m. and noon and 1:30 np. m. and 4 p. m. All playgrounds will also open at 2 a. m. Schedules will be determined later by supervisors, Mr. Midclesworth said. Generally, classes in handicrafts will be held in the morning. The afternoons will be devoted to organized games. Park officials have taken steps ta z:sure water purification. Parks Engineer J. Edward Perry said that water will be rechlorinated every tiaree A nex stalled

heurs chlorinator has heen at the Ellenberger Park poal while the chlorinator at DougPark has been cempletely rebuilt. Chlorinating machines at the other three poels have been overhauled, Mr. Perry said. Fill Garfield Pool First

Water will be running into pools ail day ‘today and tomoirow, with the Garfield pool the first to be filled. The water, wich is cold, will be allowed to warm up over the week-end Tests also will he conducted at all pools to determine leakage, bacteria count or the existence of an) hazards. A full complement of lifeguards, wha were named Tuesday, will be assigned stations early Monday morning The Park

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board has accepted a donation of $833 from the Indianapolis Foundation for handicraft materials. The Board's request for 21000 for these materials was eut to £200 during budzet making VERT

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HUGO THORSCH DEAD; ONGE CONSULAR AID

Huge Thorsch. founder of the Cheltenham Press here and former United States vxice counsul to Vienna, died today at his home, 39 E. Oth St. He was 74. Born in Praha, Austria, (Mr. Thorsch came to Indianapolis in 1303. After establishirg the Cheltenham Press, he acquired the Aetna Press in 1907 and formed the Chel-tenham-Aetna Press Co. He retired from active business In 1912. selling his business tc Charles A. Bookwalter, former Mavor. The firm now fer-Ball-Greathouse Printing Co. Following his retirement, Mr. Thorsch traveled in Europe and at the outbreak of the World War was appointed to his diplomatic post which he filled until the United States entered the war. He returned to the United States a number of times in the ensuing years, perma-| nentlyv last December. He was a member of the Columbia Club. the Athenasum and the Board of Trade. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Thorsch: a son, and a granddaughter. Thorsch. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p. m. Sunday Buchanan Mortuary. follow

STATE TAX AUCTION

Cremation will

SALE MINIMUM SET

County sheriffs must not ot

property, confiscated to satisfy gross |

income tax claims, for less than two-thirds of the appraised galue, the Attornev-General's office ruled taday. The State Income Tax Division requested the opinion and said that several sheriffs throughout the State are awaiting instructions regarding the sales. Several up-State merchants have announced they are “striking” against payment of the |

tax and have sought courts fo re-|

strain confiscation of their property.

REAFFIRMS FRENCH

AND POLISH AMITY,

PARIS, June 9 (U. P) Foreign | Minister Georges Bonnet reatfirmed today that France and Poland would {immediately and guarantes each other against any direct or indirect threats against their vital interests. He spoke at a French Parliamentary group.

luncheon of the |

directly |

pro-Polish |

2,153,000 | Park Department

TimeA Acme Telephoto. Alvin Rix, 21, of Vining, Minn,

has confessed the killing of his parents and brother in an argument. over $1000 bequest left by his Srend iacher.

REICH'S EDITORS ASSAIL 1STLADY

Declare She Aratiged for All Radicals in New Deal To Meet King.

" now holds the Barrett

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BERLIN, June 9 (U. P). Deutsches Nachrichten Bureau,

73 MAY BE SUED

FOR DELINQUENT 16TH ST. LEVIES

City Acts to Collect Sums ' To Cover Barrett Law Bonds It Holds.

| ’ |cials estimated today that suits

[would be filed against 73 property |ewners if the City undertakes the recovery by court action of delinquent Barrett Law assessments for

City and county Barrett Law offi- |

the extension of Greater 16th St.!

|six years ago.

City Corporation Counsel Edward |

|H. Knight has announced that he intends to collect the delinquent assessments which total about $2500 | “by foreclosure if necessary.” He has petitioned Council to approve em{ployment of special attornevs to handle the suits. | The opening and widening of 16th | St. from Delaware St. to Northwestern Ave, involved the paying of more than $500,000 in damages to abutting property owners. Property owners who benefited by the improvement were assessed, and about half of them took Barrett Law plan of payment. The City Law bonds and must collect their face value to meet, damage payments. Harmon A. Campbell. Republican Councilman, has said he wanted io make a personal investigation ef the need for special attornevs to make the collections. Mr. Knight asserted that work were undertaken by the Legal Department, staff, City attorneys would have no time for ower work.

TIENTSIN MAY TEST JAPANESE CONTROL

cial Nazi news agency, attacked Mrs.

Franklin D. Roosevelt today, leading the closely controlled German press in sarcastic comment on the visit of King George and Queen Elizabeth to Washington. The agency said in a dispatch disseminated to newspapers: “Mrs. Roosevelt, who had ‘worthily’ prepared herself for the visit of the British monarch by speaking at a Washington Communist meeting. remained true to form by letting a Negress sing at a White House concert in honor of the royal couple, Alliance Hears First Lady

“For Mrs. ranged a tea reception at the White

today, Roosevelt arwhich she hopes to bring all Left

the Federal

House at

about a conversation of

Radical members of Government with the roval couple.” Mrs, spoke Wednesday at a “right itn work” Congress of the Workers Alliance. “There may be some things vou believe in that 1 don’t believe in,” she said in part, “but I certainly am in sympathy with the meeting of any group of

Roosevelt

| people who come together to con-

sider their own problems and try to work out solutions and to find better wavs of dealing with them.” Newspapers commented jibingly on such things as safetv measures taken in the United States incident to the royal visit. Typical was the comment of the Boersen-Zeitung: “These measures give a picture of the ‘freedom’ in the freest democracy of the world, in a particular but a true light. Cite Prince's Visit “We have here a comparison with the unrestrainedness with which Prince Regent Paul of .Jugosiavia and his wife circulated in German territory on their recent visit and a comparison with the excited joy -regulated neither bv police ordinances nor hv rubber clubhs—with which thev were greeted.” The Zwoelf Uhr Blatt said of the White House reception: “When the King was introduced

to Roosevelt he forced to his face a!

stereotvped broad smile, » The King appeared tired after his strenuous journey. Nevertheless he was subjected to a long program. For the diplomatic reception, Roosevelt naturally had taken the opportunity to invite the Albanian and Czech ‘ministers. ”

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IT'S JUN

SHANGHAI June 8 (U. P). — Japanese authorities maved today to isolate the British Concession at Tientsin and it was indicated that Tientsin soon might be made a test case in the Japanese campaign 10 exert control over all foreign areas in China. It was reported that the Japanese had given the British authorities at Tientsin an ultimatum demanding that thev deliver in 48 hours the men who assassinated Cheng Sikeng. Chinese controller of _ustoms under the Japanese administration, at a movie theater in the British concession April 9. A Domei Japanese) News Agency dispatch said that ,Japanese companies hegan moving their supplies from both the British and French Concessions at Tientsin todav Japanese moved ta cut off the British concession from the outside world by surrounding it with troops.

VANNUYS MUFFS 1ST BUT NOT 2ND CHANGE

Times Special

WASHINGTON, June 9. —Senator

VanNuys muffed a chance to meet

the King of England yesterday, he revealed today. After spending several hours at the British Embassy garden party, the Hoosier Senator met the Queen but missed the King because of the huge crowd there, he explained. He had better luck today, however. Senator Minton had a short chat with both King George and Queen Elizabeth at the White House musical last night, and then greeted them again today at the Capitol, as did Senator VanNuys. Both Senators wore summer at the Capitol reception. All the Indiana Congressmen were present but Rep. Forrest Harness who is in Kokomo.

GETS 120-MILE CALL TO TREAT SICK CAT

a orTY, Mo. June 0 (U. P.).——Dr. J. C. Flynn todav got a hurry call from Trenion to treat a pneumonia patient. Dr. Flynn is a veterinarian. Trenton is 120 miles distant. The patient was Miss Fannie Patton s black cat, alley variety.

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MOORES READY | T0 TESTIFY IN - OWN DEFENSE

Father, Sohdcels Accused of Aid- | ing in Alleged Violations | Of Banking Act. |

John W. Moore and John W.! Moore Jr. of Winchester, former Continental Credit Corp. officials, were expected to testify in their own defense in Federal Court today. The two, father and son, are| charged with ‘aiding and abetting | alleged violations” of the National] Banking Act by Elmer Kerr, former | president of the Commercial Bank | & Trust Co. of Union City, Ind. Mr. Kerr yesterday testified that | overdrafts of $25,000 and $93,000 by | the Continental firm were repaid soon after the Moores were noti-| [fied. Mr. Kerr testified that he |had taken more than $34,000 in! notes belonging to the bank and! had turned them over to the Moores | and had received a receipt for] them. He said that the money was | later repaid with other notes and |

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the transaction was approved by | the bank's directors. The Govern-| iment, alleges the bank was not paid | | for them. CRUSHED | UNDER POLES | CLINTON, Ind., June 9 (U. P.).—| {Walter H. Walker, 32, of Clinton, | [was fatally injured yesterday when | {some telephone poles fell from a truck and crushed him. He was] “helping unload the poles. |

FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1939 '

Favorite

Queen, Too, Wears the

Same Dress More Than Once.

ASHINGTON, June 9 The flat crepe dress and fox-cuffed crepe coat which Queen Elizabeth wore today to review her subjects at the British Embassy and to meet Congressmen was a favorite ensemble she had worn twice before on her North American tour.

The dress has embroidered silver accents. She wore a large white, straw hat, and carried | dainty lace parasol with a green lining as protection against the intense Washington sun. Although she had worn the outfit twice before in Canada, it was its first appearance in Washington, and represented the fifth complete ensemble the Queen has worn since her arrival yesterday forenoon, » n » T the British Embassy ner tonight {or President and Mrs. Roosevelt, the Queen will wear a ~ Victorian picture frock of deep rose tulle, heavily embroidered with gold and silver thread; over which is superimposed an embroidery of Alexandra roses of pink, gold, silver and blue. Small blue butterflies are embroidered into the evening grown's rose-colored ground. Displaying the magnificent Jewelry she brought to this country, the Queen will wear a diamond tiara, two diamond necklaces and a diamond bracelet,

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IRISH BOYCOTT

LOSING ng

Few Excuses Found, but Two Congressmen Are Stubborn.

WASHINGTON P.). Congressmen Irish blood, deprived of patriotic grounds for an organized of King (George found reasons for ate tending or absenting themselves to= {day from the Congressional recep[tion in the ‘Capitol rotunda. Release in Detroit of Sean Russell, chief of staff of the outlawed Irish Republican Army, who had been arrested on technicalities coninected with his visa to enter the | United States, dissipated the threat of Reps. James P. McGranery (D. Pa.) and Martin L. Sweeney (D. (O.) that about 74 members would boycott the event. At 10 a. m. Their the main Capitol and a few introduced

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