Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 June 1939 — Page 3

Heads A. B. C.

F.D. R, REVEALS TALKS WITHOUT TELLING TOTAL

NATIONAL AFFAIRS TAX bill reported as Roosevelt suggests changes (Page One).

SPENDING program without debt being studied.

RELIEF subcommittee eases two restrictions.

NEUTRALITY short-cut may be sought.

WASHINGTON, June 16 (U. P). —President Roosevelt said today the Administration is studying proposals for a new large-scale spending program involving construction of selfliquidating projects. No sum was mentioned as to the total of the proposed program, which Mr. Roosevelt said he discussed yesterday with his special fiscal committee. He said study was being concentrated on types of projects which would be self-liquidating and that legislation might be offered to Congress to remove some present limits on the amount of funds which could be lent by various Government agencies. He said that it was not believed necessary to set up separate corporations to finance a self-liquidating lending-spending program. It was known, however, that the plan being considered would involve the setting up of one or more cor-! porations to sell their own securities to the public and lend money for, such self-liquidating projects as toll | roads, bridges, and equipment loans to railroads. The expenditures would be kept | separate from the regular Treasury expenditures, it was said, and the| James N. Shryock, assistant gensecurities of the corporation would | era] manager of The Indianapolis be carried as contingent liabilities of | News, today was named managing the Treasury. |director of the Audit Bureau of CirSuch a procedure would have no culation, effective Sept. 1. Aneffect on the regular budget; nouncement of his selection was neither would it add to the public made at the annual meeting of the debt which is approaching the $45,- directors at Montebello, Quebec. 000,000,000 statutory limit. Mr. Shryock has been in newsIn view of the Administration's paper work for 23 years, the last five] dosire to facilitate adjournment of jn Indianapolis. He came here from Congress by mid- July, it was doubt- | Chicago. where he served succesful whether the President would ask gjv ely as circulation manager, asfo renactment of such a program at sistant advertisidg manager, busithis session. ness manager and secretary of the

Chicago Daily News. |, A, W. WILL HOLD Mr. Shryock is 44 and is a graduEDUCATION SESSION

ate of the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce and the University of Pennsylvania. The United Auto Workers of America, Region 3, will hold an educational conference tomorrow at

He has long been recognized as an authority in the field of circulathe U. A. W. Hall, 241 W, wd land St.

tion. The Audit Bureau of Circulations, which he is to direct, is a co|operative organization for the purThe conference, opening at 9:30; a. m, will be attended by presi- | dents and educational committee

pose of auditing and certifying the |accuracy of circulation figures. chairmen from locals throughout the region, which includes, Indiana,

POSTAL CLERK WHO Kentucky and parts of Illinois and KILLED WIFE DIES

Speakers are to include Noble] LAFAYETE, Ind. June 16 (U.P). Combs, WPA state workers’ educa-|—Byron Davidson, 46-year-old pustional division chairman, and | tal clerk, who killed his wife last Thomas Hutson, State Labor Com- night and then turned the gun on missioner. himself, died in a hospital today Moving pictures of the Cleveland without regaining consciousness. convention and the Briggs strike] Lowell C. Smith, Tippecanoe will be shown. The public is in-| County coroner, said he would revited to inspect an industral health| turn a verdict of murder and suiexhibit from 9:30 a. m. to 4 p. m. |cide. Authorities learned from neighbors that the couple had been quarreling recently, A daughter, DENVER, Colo., June 16 (U. P).| Ruby, 14, was too terror-stricken to —Forest fires fanned by 60-mile-| be questioned closely. an-hour winds destroyed thousands| The body of Mrs. Davidson was of dollars worth of timber today in|found on the front porch of the game preserves of Colorado, New| home. Police said she had been Mexico and Wyoming. shot with a 32-caliber pistol.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record Nut Svat gil, 58 at sss w.

aortic insufficiency, Ida K. Jennings, 53, at Methodist, acute

9 cardiac dilatation. Arthur Schate, 43, at Methodist, Ewhs sarcon ner Riedel, 31, at Methodist, dia“Katherine Raasch, 59, cardio vascular renal dise hd Tih Sptan William Esselborn, 53, by “24 Chadwick,

chronic interstitial nephritis. Martha Fritz, 50, at 2025 Ruckle, rup-

tured esophagus. Davis, 9, at City, pul-

James N. Shryock

HOOSIER NAMED

Circulation Bureau | Post Sept. 1.

FORESTS BURN IN WEST

County Deaths [Speeding .....

(To Date) 39 Reckless

53) driving ..... >

City Deaths (Te Date) 1939 ... >)

33 Running red

Running preferential

street ..... Dorothy Mae

monary tuberculosis.

FIRES Wednesday 11:12 A. M.—Malicious fal 3 Park Ave. no loss. Bh aim 2 11:43 A. M._-Automobile at 232 S. Me- , defective wiring, $2 los | : M.—Automobile at Northwestern land 38th Sts., oil on hot motor, no loss, 3:33 P. M.—Kettle of roofing tar at 905 Massachusetis Ave., overheated, no loss. .—Mattress and bed clothing at 1422 Park Ave. Sanse Snknown, $2 loss. —Truck at 0 Highland Golf and cause unknown, $35 loss. CHEEy ae

m. ‘luncheon, Hotel Wash- i R Tdi sia? M.—Residence at 727 E. Georgia {p Qooded stove burner, no loss, Bf .—Ironing board cover at 4821 fogs we York St. iron left turned on, $2

M.—Grass fire at Division and cause unknown, no loss. M.—Truck ‘at Alabama St. Massachusetts Ave, cigaret bianket, $2 loss.

5 Drunken 11| driving ...

Injured ...... Accidents Dead Arrests .....

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wo 0 .. 49 Others ....... 18

MEETINGS TODAY

Rotary Club, party Country Club, Exchange Club,” ington, Optimist Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, St.

no Reserve Officers’ Board of Trade, no Phi Delta Theta, Taicheon, Canary Cottage. no Delta “Tau Delta, Club, noon. Xarpa Sigma, luncheon, Canary Cottage,

petatign, luncheon,

06 P. Mops Sts. 3:07 P. and

Columbia in packing

luncheon,

no Saiesmen's Club, luncheon, Hotel Wash-

ington, Al gricultural Aseciation, lunch-

noo eKalb eon, Hotel Washington, noon

MEETINGS TOMORROW Kroger. Grocery Co., dinner, Hotel Wash-

ete P Border Veterans’ Aysaciation, aan Hotel Washington, all d Alliance Francaise, uncheon, Hotel Washington, noon.

MARRIAGE LICENSES (These lists ire from official records in the County Court House. The Times, therefore. is not responsible for errors in names and addresses.)

OFFICIAL WEATHER

By U. S. Weather Bureaun_____

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Fair and continued warm tonight, tomorrow and probably Sunday. Sunrise ....> 4:15 | Sunset

‘TEMPERATURE —June 16, 1938— 6:30 a. m..... 70

BAROMETER 29.96

6:30 a. m..

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 6: » a.m. .00 Total PrEipitsiion since Jan. n 3% | Excess since Jan

MIDWEST WEATHER

Indiana — Fair tonight, tomorrow and Sunday; warmer north tonight; continued warm tomorrow and Sun day

he tonight, tomorrow and Sun-

Paul Davis, 24, of 384 W. SQ aaern; Helen Weaver, 25, of 1429 Talbo Carl Teike, 23, of 2825 8 “Brill; Margie Harms, 20, of 2158 N. Pennsylvania. Clarence Davis, 22, of R. 4, Box 673; De nti! id ha i dl of Battle ornelius Johnson Jr , Creek, Suh. Violet Burch, 34, of 2328] Highland Place ‘Kitrea Dickerson, 23, of 4061 Cornelius; Ada Lockwood, 21, of 406} Cornelius.

BIRTHS Boys

Walter, Rosemary Imel, at Coleman. Marjorie Ewing, at Coleman. Paul, Mary Elizabeth Oliver, at Coleman. Willard, Ruth Sorgius, at Methodis Paul, Nedia McMahon, at St. Vincent’ S. An Cmas, Harriett warner, at St. Vince ots, Mary Schatz, at St. W. F., Barbara Wilsdon, at St.

Girls Geo e, Hazel Klingler, at Coleman. Sr Margaret Williams, at Coleman. Date. Mary Johns, at St. Vincent's. Joseph, Margaret Ricketts, at St. Vin-

cent’s. nk, Bonnie Bloemer, at St. oats

Fra Maurice, Lucille McLawler, at City

DEATHS

Dessa Pp. Crane, 58, at 108 N. Chester, mi, canc Mpls. -St. Blanche Evans, 55, at Central, pernicious Lig Ala, 79, at 6618 Ferguson, [New ¥ ahs lice Anderson Zartman,

Yor 70. Okla. City, Central, earcinoma. D. Bia

Lower Michigan—Fair tonight and tomorrow, preceded by thundershowers extreme north -this afternoon or tonight, warmer; Sunday fair and continued warm. Ohio — Partly cloudy, slightly warmer north portion tonight; tomorrow fair followed by local thundershowers and slightly cooler at night.

Kentucky — Generally fair tonight and tomorrow; not much change in tempera-

ture.

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES 6:30 A. M. Stations Weather Bar. Temp. Amarillo, Tex. Clear 20.64 72 Bismarck, N. Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Dodge City, Kas. Helena, Mont. Jacksonville, ansas City, Mo. Little Rock, Ark,

Vincent's, Vincent's.

nemia. udolph Keim, cejebral hemorrhage.

at 4157 Qmeha aha, Neb urgh . ck, 77, at Methodist, cardio Foriian rg Dre. aay isease. n Antonio ex. LL. + Ma ry litte. 17, at City, subacute San Francisco .. acterial endocarditis, 5 WA vlah Williams Barrett, 42, at City, Tampa la |S he. D.C

AUDIT DIRECTOR

News Official Will Assume

RESTRICTIONS ON WPA WORK EASED IN BILL

House Committee Seeks to Head Off Relief Measure Foes.

WASHINGTON, June 16 (U. P)). —The House Deficiency Appropriations Subcommittee, trying to head off opposition to some provisions of the $1,716,600,000 Relief Bill, adopted amendments today easing some of the proposed restrictions. The amendments were approved by the Committee just before the House met to vote on individual sections of the bill. The subcommittee stood pat on its provision for a three-member bipartisan board to administer relief instead of a single WPA Administrator, and on earmarking $125,000,000 of WPA funds for public works. Eases Building Limit

However, it eased its propc ed restriction limiting WPA construction

to permit spending of up to $50,000 on Federal buildings, and up t $40,000 of Federal funds on nonFederal projects. Other changes agreed on by the Committee included: 1. Restoration of Federal projects up to $50,000,000 in allocations to regular Federal agencies, except that the building construction limit will apply. This does not restore the Federal Theater or other arts projects. 2. Modification of the proposed $6 per man per month limit on nonlabor WPA costs. At present the limit is $7. The Subcommittee proposed to permit increase of the $6 as necessary, but not to more than $7. 3. A requirement that WPA contractors take at least 25 per cent of their labor from relief rolls.

House to Get Changes

It was arranged by Rep. Clifton Woodrum (D. Val), leader of the group that drafted the original bill, to offer the Committee changes in the House. New Dealers were still determined to fight on the floor for elimination of two provisions on which the Administration centered its opposition —the three-man board and earmarking of $125,000,000 of WPA funds for PWA. A press conference statement by WPA Administrator F. C. Harrington late yesterday condemning the restrictions was the signal for New Deal congressmen to rally for a fight when the House meets, in an effort to obtain final passage today. When the House meets today amendments to the bill will be in order. late yesterday.

ALLEGED TERRORIST SLAIN HAVANA, June 16 (U. P).— Miguel Angel Rodriguez, alleged to have led a terroristic squad during the regime of the late Dictator Gerardo Machado, was stabbed to {death early today. His assailants escaped.

to $25,000. It will propose, instead, |

General debate was ended;

IF YOU CAN!

At times on Saturday afternoons, there is “Standing room only.” "So if you can shop in the morning—you are apt to find service less rushed.

Times-Acme Telephoto. Dick James, 18, Denver automobile builder's son, cleaning the plane in which he completed a flight from Denver to Chicago to visit his grandmother. He won his private pilot's rating last April.

F. D. R. Help in Amending Hatch Bill Held Possible

By CHARLES T. LUCEY Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, June 16.—A group of House Democrats-—apparently with some support from President Roosevelt—today began a drive to scuttle the Hatch bill barring political activity among Federal employees. Led by Rep. Emanuel Celler (D. N. Y.) and Rep. Arthur D. Healey (D. Mass.), who conferred with Mr. Roosevelt late yesterday, the group is preparing to amend the bill to exempt from 25,000 to 35,000 Federal officials and employees who are covered by the measure as it passed

the Senate. Rs : : bill. But if Mr. Roosevelt is supRep. Celler said the bill as now porting ‘Reps. Celler and Healey, as

BRITAIN TALKS ‘ACTIVE STEPS’ AGAINST JAPAN

Suggests U. S. Mediation of Tientsin Dispute but Studies Reprisals.

Japan's new demands against Britain in China persist, an extremely serious situation will arise and the British Government “will have to consider what immediate, active steps it can take to protect British interests in China,” a semiofficial statement said today. : The statement said British circles cannot but “take the most serious view of the further demands which have been made and which raise the

widest issues, affecting the rights of all those powers which have treaty rights in China.” Referring to recent threatening utterances of the Japanese spokesman in Tientsin, the statement continued: “It is clear from these statements that the surrender of the four accused (Chinese terrorist suspects) can no longer be regarded as the reason for the imposition of meas= ures against the British concession.” The statement said it still was hoped that Japanese authorities may not maintain their refusal “to give further consideration to proposals which have been made to localize the incident.” The chief of the proposals mentioned was the creation of a special court of inquiry, composed of one Briton, one Japanese and one American, to decide on whether the four suspects should be surrendered. The proposal is regarded here as tantamount to having the United

planned would apply civil service they indicated, the attitude of the rules, precluding political activity, Administration apparently has to Federal employees now outside changed. civil service, but would exempt all| pressure has been applied by the policy making officials. Democratic National Committee this Thus there would be excluded week to have the bill emasculated. such officials as collectors of ports,| The new development also precollectors of customs, Federal dis-|sented a challenge to Vice President trict attorneys, internal revenue col-| Garner, who said recently that the lectors and members of more than |Hatch bill would become law before a score of quasi-judicial boards and | the present session ends. commissions in Washington. Senator Hatch'’s bill, as it was reThis is counter to the objective |ported by a House Judiciary Subof the Hatch bill, which aimed at|committee, barred all Federal empreventing such officials—many of |ployees from political activity exthem with authority over large|cept the President and Vice Presigroups of workers—from being ac-|dent and their staffs, Cabinet memtive politically in any way that| bers and assistants, and Congressmight influence these workers in| men and their staffs. their voting. hr A nA NAM nn ti Rep. Celler said the measure as CHICAGO BANKS BUY amended would include provisions barring all political activity in the administration of relief. He indicated that whatever is done by the House in writing no-politics provisions into the current $1,716,000,000 relief bill would be incorporated as permanent law in the amended Hatch bill, Senator Hatch conferred some time ago with President Roosevelt and indicated, following this meeting, that he was entirely satisfied with the President's attitude on his

STRAUSS SAYS:

Marion County poor relief bonds totaling $526.000 were sold to two Chicago banks today by the Marion | County auditor. The banks, which | bid jointly, were the Harris Trust & Savings Co. and the Mercantile Commerce Bank. Their bid was 134 per cent interest and $2051 premium. The funds will be used to pay relief costs for the next three months.

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POOR RELIEF BONDS

States mediate between Dritain and Japan. The proposal so far has not been laccepted but a spokesman said today that it was still open. British officials, meanwhile, were considering the imposition of discriminatory measures against Japanese exports on reprisal for the blockade. - Board of Trade experts submitted to the Government today a program of possible reprisal measures against Japan. It was understood that the report, with comments by the foreign office, was under consideration today at a meeting of the Cabinet committee on foreign affairs and that Prime Minister Chamberlain might call an emergency session of the full Cabinet tomorrow to consider the situation.

Paris Sees New Hope

‘For Russian Treaty

PARIS, June 16 (U. P.).—BritishFrench consultations on the Tientsin blockade have produced positive results and increased the determination of the two powers to conclude a three-power alliance with Soviet Russia, informed sources said today.

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LONDON, June 16 (U. P)-—If|:

Eric Mayell, Fox Movietone News cameraman, was released today by the Japanese after having been held for two days on charges of photographing blockade

scenes. Mr. Mayell was aboard the U. S. S. Panay when it was sunk by Japanese and took news=reel shots of the bombing.

U.S. POSTPONES JAP PROTEST

Says Envoys Given Wide Discretion in Far East.

Hull

WASHINGTON, June 16 (U. P.). —Secretary of State Hull today indicated the American Government will await further developments before deciding whether to lodge a formal protest with Japan over blockading of foreign settlements in China. Mr. Hull said he and his advisers were giving American representatives in Japan and China wide discretion to handle the situations as local matters. Reports from Consul General Karl McVitty at Amoy and Consul General John K. Caldwell at Tientsin indicated no serious danger or any inconvenience had resulted to American nationals. Belief long has been held here that diplomatic protests to Japan are of little avail, and that sooner or later Japanese aggression would force a showdown with one or more of the Western powers. Careful soundings of official opinion indicated that whatever action Secretary Hull decides to take will not be precipitate, and will not “put the United States out in front” in the present Far Eastern situation. The American charge d'affaires in Tokyo, Eugene Dooman, already has reminded Japan, upon cabled instruction from Secretary Hull, that this Government and its nationals have vital interests in the foreign concession at Tientsin.

STORE HOURS SATURDAY 9A. M. TO 6 P.M.

TIENTSIN ASKS FOR WARSHIPS T0 BRING FOOD

Japanese Kill Two Vegetable: Men Trying to Run Blockade.

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there. ‘ht be a decisive incident” top>” .« when Japanese planned a .s parade through the British Cuncession of Japanese residents, ostensibly to honor Japanese sole diers killed in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, and whose remains lie in the Concession cemetedy. It is understood that British au thorities were considering the advisability of defying the Japanese and banning the parade.

Newsreel Man Released

(An Exchange Telegraph dis= patch from Tientsin reported that Japanese authorities themselves had canceled parade plans.) Originally, the Japanese intended to hold the parade yesterday. Bub, when rising tempers brought British and Japanese soldiers face to face at the Concession gates, ready for a fight, the parade was postponed. Eric Mayell, Fox Movietone photographer of San Francisco, was released after having been held for two days for photographing scenes of the blockade. The Japanese maintained their blockade of Kulangsu, the foreign area of Amoy down the coast.

American Searched Once

Robert E. McCann, United States citizen born in China, was the first American searched by the Jape anese sentries at the barriers to the settlement. The United States Consulate called attention of Japanese aue thorities to the matter afier Mr, McCann complained and the Jape anese apclogized. Mr. McCann since has passed through the same barrier and was treated with the utmost courtesy. The Japanese blockade of the Kulangsu foreign setlement at Amoy was being tightly maine tained today and the Japanese Domei News Agency today indie cated that another might be set up at the Wuhan foreign municipality of Hankow.

Jap Inner Cabinet

Discusses Tientsin

TOKYO, June 16 (U. P.).—The Cabinet's “big five” met today on the Tientsin blockade situation as newspapers teported that Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita had rejected British proposals to end the blockade of the British Concessions and had announced that Japan would continue to carry out its. campaign. 8 Eugene H. Dooman, counselor and charge d'affaires of the American Embassy, visited the Foreign Office today. It was said that the visit was of routine nature, unconnected

with Tientsin.

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