Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 June 1939 — Page 3

TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1989

- THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

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HATCH SCORES PATRONAGE RULE AT CONVENTIONS

Fight on

In Relief Carried To U.S.

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Points to Democratic Platforms of Past and Claims Inconsistency.

By CHARLES T. LUCEY Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, June 27.—“Packing” of national political conventions with Federal employees was condemned today by Senator Hatch (D. N. M) in a nation-wide radio appeal for support of his bill banning political activity by Federal workers. With most of the opposition to his bill coming from Democrats, Senator Hatch went directly to Democratic platforms of past years to show pledges directly in line with the legislation he is sponsoring. He quoted from a former Senator's attack on the evils of patron-age-controlied conventions: “It is a well-recognized fact that nominations by national conventions are the exclusive work of politicians, which the electorate of the whole United States is permitted only to witness in gaping expectancy and to ratify at the polls in the succeeding November.”

Foes Try to Weaken Bill

The chief objection by officials of the Hatch bill is that it bars such officials as district attorneys, customs collectors, internal revenue collectors and U. S. marshals from being active politically in their communities, as they have been up to this time. Many have gone to conventions as delegates or have controlled the selection of delegates. Senator Hatch's plea came as a group of House Democrats sought to! weaken his bill, which is before the House Judiciary Committee. The group has ksen led by Reps. Emanuel Celler (N. Y) and Arthur D. Healey (Mass). If this move, supported by officers of the Democratic National Committee, is successful, Senator Hatch will seek to incorporate his original measure in the relief appropriations bill, which is due to go before the Senate this week. In his radio appeal Senator Hatch recalled that the 1924 Democratic platform promised extension of civil service provisions “to internal revenue officers and to other emplovees of the Government not in executive positions.”

Denies Political Significance

Apparently Democrats that his bill would handicap the party next year by keeping the vast Federal machine out of politics, he said: “No thought has been given to the effect on any particular election or the ambitions or hopes of any individuals, and certainly not of any party. If there are those who profess to see any political sighificance or maneuvering in the present bill, | let me say for the authors of the bill those persons are mistaken.” Politicians have observed that the! Federal machine, largely beholden | to President Roosevelt, for jobs,! could be a powerful factor in creating pro-Roosevelt sentiment. Urging the necessity of a ban on] contributions from relief workers! for political purposes. Senator Hatch | declared that “if the time ever comes when the Democratic Party| depends upon levying assessments] on relief workers for {ts success! then I am willing for my party to be defeated. Defeat would be far better than victory won by methods.”

DOCTOR SURRENDERS | IN ‘SELLING’ OF BABY

CLEVELAND, June June 27 (U. P).—| Dr. John W. Tippie of Cleveland] surrendered today on a warrant] charging him with “selling” a newly born baby to a Pittsburgh couple. The mother, Mrs. Isabelle Farrell, 24 and its alleged father, Don Har-| mon, 31, pleaded guilty to statutory charges before Municipal Judge Jakol Stacel. He deferred sentence. . Tibpie denied that the child | ry “sold.” “My sole interest was in finding a home so that the child could be} reared properly,” he said. |

replying to claims of}

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FIGHT TO SAVE

{to persuade the Administration to

|creased subsidy

Politics

Over Air

MONEY POWER OF NEW DEAL

Weak House Silver Bloc Offers Only Hope of Beating Coalition.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

SENATE drive to hurry relief bill bogs down.

NEW DEAL to make last ditch fight on gold.

SENATOR HATCH appeals to nation for support.

WASHINGTON, June 27 (U. P). —With President Roosevelt's power to devalue the dollar already voted half-way to oblivion by the Senate, the New Deal today got ready for a jast-stand fight for its major gold and silver policies in the House of; Representatives. A strange and almost unbelievable coalition out-voted the Administration in the Senate yesterday. “A veal filibuster” is threatened if the

Administration attempts to reverse the verdict in the House.

4-Point Bill

When the Senate adjourned shortly before 7 p. m, it had passed and sent to the House for conference discussion a monetary policy bill which, if unchanged, would:

1. Continue the $2,000,000,000 stabilization fund in accordance with New Deal wishes. 2. Repeal Presidential authority to devaiue the dollar. 3. Raise the subsidy price paid by the Treasury for domestic silver from 64.64 to 77.57 cents an ounce. 4. Forbid further purchase of foreign silver. Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley (D. Ky.), sought vainly to prevent the actions on dollar devaluation and silver. The alliance of silverites and Republicans developed from a filibuster conducted by the silver bloc]

increase the domestic silver subsidy. When the treasury and Mr. Roosevelt stood pat, the silver rebels made their agreements with Republicans to the confusion of New Deal Senate leaders. The House offers the Administration a last chance to recoup. The House silver bloe is much weaker than in the Senate and there is relatively more sympathy in the Lower House with tinkering with the dol-| lar’s value. It might be possible to| strike all the Senate amendments {out through House action, but that is not likely.

Compromise It Possible

More probable would be an Ad{ministration effort to restore dollar | devaluation authority in a compromise which would accept the in-

to domestic producers. Senator VanNuys (D. Ind) joined the Republicans and insurgent Democrats in voting to increase the Treasury's purchase price of ailver|e {and to terminate President Roosevelt’s power to devaluate further the dollar. Senator Minton (D. Ind.) supported the Administration. The Treasury today reduced the price it will pay for foreign silver from 43 cents to 40 cents an ounce. The 43 cent per ounce rate had been in effect for more than a year. The change in the price for | foreign silver does not affect the present price of 6464 cents per ounce paid for domestically produced silver. The pending monetary bill, as revised by the Senate, would stop purchases of foreign silver. The Treasury will continue buying it, however, until when and if that bill becomes law.

Long Becomes Governor as Police Hunt Ex-L.S. U. Chief as Embezzler

Honesty Will Be Keynote of Regime, Huey’s Brother Says.

BATON ROUGE, La. June 27 (U. P.) .—A new Governor, Earl K. Long, brother of the assassinated Huey P. Long, quoted from the Bible about honesty today while policemen scurried about the state hunting Dr. James Monroe Smith, fugitive former president of the state univeérsity

who is charged with embezzling $100,000. “Better a little with righteousness than great revenues without right,” Gov. Long quoted. He had been talking about Dr. Smith, who resigned and left town Sunday night about the time investigators founa evidence that he had plunged into the market, bought futures ont 2,000,000 bushels of wheat and offered $375,000 worth of Louisiana State University bonds as collateral.

Assumes Leche Post

Mr. Long, Lieutenant Governor until last night, was sworn into the higher office after Governor Richard W. Leche had resigned because of illness. Mr. Leche had announced his intended resignation last week, had changed his mind when the univer{sity scandal cropped out Sunday night and, much to the alarm of Mr. Long's friends awaiting expected political appointments, had appeared uncertain about his intentions most of the day vesterday. The new Governor and Mrs. Long moved immediately into the executive mansion. Mr. Leche and his wife declined the Long's invitation to spend the night there and sped away with their son, Richard Jr, 11, to their mansion in Covington,

Faces Federal Probe

The Governor nominally heads the political machine founded by Huey Long, and Earl K. Long left no doubt that he intended being boss. He said there would be a “ruthless purge from within.” The machine is in trouble with the Federal Government again in addition to the University situation. A Federal grand jury investigation has been ordered by United States District Attorney Rene Viosca at New Orleans into charges of relief corruption by state officials. Mr. Long said he was going to

| direct the investigation of Dr. Smith

and “pursue it to the nth degree, let the chips fall where they may.’

Honesty to Be Theme

Meanwhile, he said, the theme of his administration would bs honesty, that he was “going to live up” to the Biblical quotation “and I mean it, every word of it.” The search fof Dr. Smith was started by State Policemen Sunday night. They were ordered to bring | Dr. Smith back “in handcuffs,” and| hold him for Sheriff Newman H. Debretton of East Baton Rouge Parish. Mrs. Smith's nephew, J. Emory Adams, owner of lucrative concessions at the University, surrendered to State Police, was booked as a

material witness and released in|

$5000 bond. How much was involved in the 2,000,000 bushels of wheat deal that cost Dr. Smith, Phi Kappa Phi, holder of two foreign decorations, his $18,000-a-year job and made him a hunted man was not revealed, but it was reported to have been in excess of $600,000 since 1936. He was charged, however, with embezzling $100,000.

PWA Orders Check

On Louisiana Cash

WASHINGTON, June 27 (U. P) — The Public Works Administration today ordered a checkup on its §51,000,000 program in Louisiana to determine whether construction funds are intact in view of charges of corruption in administration of relief, The checkup is being conducted by agents of the PWA division of investigation, headed by George Butler. Mr. Butler expected a formal report shortly.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record

County Deaths |Speeding .... 8 (To Date) | 1939 1938

City Deaths (To Date) 1989 ....ooooe 25) 1938 “w 33 Running red

43! Reckless 53] driving .(... 2} Running preferential

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2 Drunken

Accidents 10 driving ...

0) _ 8 Others

MEETINGS TODAY "oar Men's Club, luncheon, ¥. M. © A.

™ Pint Paper Credit Sreun, luncheon, men’ y grill, I PWilliam H. Block Co., noon.

Rotary Club, luncheon, Claypool Hotel, no

Lribtinh Service Club, luncheon, Canary Cottage, noon Alpha Tau Omera. Trade, noon. Knights of Columbus, luncheon, Board of Trade, noon. Gyre Club. luncheon, Spink-Arms Hotel, Mercator Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, noon, "Universal Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, n PN Cniversity of Michigan Club, luncheon, Board of Trade, noon. MEETINGS TOMORROW | Kingan's Old-Timers' Association, Rlcnte. | | Riverside Park, afternoon and hight. 10-Plus ing, Chamber

Quy, watt Commerce, 1: ay Camera Club, meeting, | M. C A, Sp. Central v Hotel Washing: |

luncheon, Board of

fons Club, luncheon, ton, noon Junior

eon, Canary Cottage,

Chamber ot Commerce, tunen oon Kiwanis Club, Tuncheon. ‘Columbia Club, | {

diana Motor Traffic Association, rege Men's Discussion’ Club, dinner, | of Shisnapeits. lunch. *h Simply CW Association, luncheon, Hoth AE "Rmerican 2H lunch. eon, Boa f Wg o Board

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

Daniel Tyee. NT Te 1020 ma 30th: Vera W Wood, be. of New Augh aa: Maude n 22 of Indianapolis. Erbie Harijson 38, o Chicago: Virginia 25, of Indianapolis

BIRTHS Girls

Walter, Mildred Richardson. at City. Thomas, Florence ) S

Warren, Mabel Sparks, at Methodist George, Leafy Lewis, at 808 S Pershing. James, Flora Welsh, at 1331 St. Pau), Tim, Janet Tippett, at Coleman

Boys

William, Gloria Peck, at St. Francis. Joseph, Grace Breimeir, at St. Francis. William, Ruth McFarland, at St. a3antis. William, Ruth 1 John, Dorothy

t 633 Amos, Martha Baker, at 145 beige Richard, Nellie Roach, at 2805 W.

DEATHS

whe Louise Coghill, 10 mo. gastre enteritis. John Henry Hill, 86, 230 W. 46th, nitral insufficiency. Julius Bogan, 51, rear, 1634 N. Illinois, Spsciensive heart disease. uppert, 358, 1447 Hoyt, chronic myocarditis, Margaret Mesch, 82, at Long, hypostatic pneumonia. Alva Adams, 38 at Long, teratoma, A RBLY Walker Wills, 58, at City, ritis. "Kilitam E. Steiner, 51, at City, aortic insufficiency.

Harry W. Armer, 74 at 1011 8S. Tremont,

at 710

coprh RRoMBOSE Dorothy Helen Swalls, 19, at 2025 Westview Drive chronic disease. perylliam Ewald Over, 39, at Long, onitis.

FIRES Monday 10:0 08 A M aShack n oa 813 W. 20th, ws Ba nid firec eeTscRe SMeious Otatse: alarm, Tibbs

1% h. 11:43 A —1400 W. Raymo) hg oh Rump and contents, ective

aeroplane |!

S0th, jusement ride, efective wiring in motor, 8:17 P. M.—1220 W. 32d, smoking fur-

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8:41’ M.—Automobile, Bellefontaine ghd 3d, overheated emergency brake, no oss.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

By U. S. Weather Bureau

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST—Partly cloudy and continued warm tonight and tomorrow: possible thundershowers this afternoon or tonight. Sunrise ......4:18 | Sunset

TEMPERATURE June 27, 1938.

sieaes 1:18

8:20 a. m.. 30.05

Precinitation 24 hrs. endin Total precipitation since Excess since Jan. 1

MIDWEST WEATHER

Indiana-—Partly cloudy tonight and toossibly local thundershowers in central portions this afternoon or tonight: little change in temperature. Riinois— Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; possibly local thundershowers this afternoon or tonight, little change in temper Lower Michigan—Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow: local thundershowers this afternoon or tonight; not much change in temperature, Ohlo—Partly cloudy with local showers and thunderstorms tomorrow and in extreme west portion te tonight: not much change in temperatu Ken tuthy-— PRKHY Feloudy with local showers and thunderstorms tomorrow and in west and north portions late tonight; not much change in temperature.

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES 6:30 A. M. . Bar, y 30.00

6: J a.m, an.

Chicago Cincinnati Slay Sian 3 Denve P Dodge. City, Kas. .... PtCldy Cloudy 2! «Cloudy

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Louisiana's new Governor and First Lady at the executive mans

sion: Mr. and Mrs. Earl K. Long.

Territorial Troops Told to Stand By for ‘Crisis’ In August.

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a solution by Prime Minister Ne(ville Chamberlain in the House of |Commons, a dozen high Japanese military and naval leaders met in! | Tokyo to discuss both a settlement and the possibility that Britair might attempt either economic or naval reprisals or demonstrations to break the Japanese embargo of the British concession at Tientsin. It was understood that Japan {might negotiate a solution on the basis of several demands against Britain, including abandonment of what Tokyo terms the pre-Chinese policy pursued by London, surrender of silver bullion held by Chinese banks in the British concession and co-operation by Britain in floating Japanese-sponsored currency in North China. Blockade Extended

Japan widened its naval blockade of foreign shipping in South China ports, turned shipping away from Foochow and Wenchow, and refused a British request for free passage into Swatow. The Japanese Domei news agency reported from Swatow that Tadahisa Matsudaira, Japanese Vice Consul there, had rejected a demand by the British Viee Consul, C. R. Lee, for free passage of British vessels. In Tientsin, however, Lieut. Gen. Masaharu Homa, the Japanese garrison commander, relieved tension somewhat by announcing that he had instructed sentries at the entrances of the blockaded British concession that it would no longer be necessary to strip persons being searched upon entering or leaving the concession. He denied charges that Britons had been subjected to indignities while. being searched, pointing out that the sentries were simple peasants who normally participated in mixed bathing and did not understand the ideas of modesty held by Europeans. Russia Enters Picture The searching, he added, was not a blockade of the concession but mere restrictions on traffic in order to prevent communistic and antiJapanese elements from operating there. Soviet Russia for the moment was playing a secondary but highly important role in developments both in Europe and in the Orient. On the Mongolian-Manchukuo frontier, a series of aerial battles be-

Britain Orders 406,000 Go on Emergency Duty

— merous letters and telegrams from

tween Russian-Mongol and Japa-nese-Manchukuo forces continued with both sides claiming that large numbers of enemy craft had been destroyed but insisted that their own losses were negligible. Japanese dispatches from Hsinking claimed that 98 Outer Mongolian planes were shot down in a battle at dawn, some hours after a clash south of Kanchurihao where 16 enemy craft were destroyed. The {dispatch claimed that the Soviets had lost 270 craft in the last month.

Stories Conflict

Dispatches to Tokyo told of the destruction of 25 Japanese planes by Soviet fliers yesterday and put Russian-Mongol losses at three. The conflicting reports from each side made it impossible to judge accurately even the extent of fighting, without reference to casualties. Lagging negotiations between Britain and Russia to bring Moscow into the Furopean security front continued to dominate developments in Europe. German industrialists arranged to meet in Berlin this week to consider megans of reviving trade with Moscow in an effort to offset the British negotiations, but there was general belief that London eventually would come to terms with the Soviets.

Turkish Air Base Hinted

Meanwhile, Turkey was understood today to be planning a great modern naval and air base on the Gulf of Alexandretta as a vital part of Europe's new security front. The plans were reported reliably after decision of the French and Turkish governments that sovereignty of Alexandretta would be handed over formally to Turkey July 22, when the last French-Syrian troops will evacuate the province formerly under mandate to France. Dispatches from Istanbul repoxted that in addition to the Alexandretta base, the Turkish government also had decided to reinforce its “Near East Maginot line” of fortifications extending in an arc from the Dardanelles to the Bosphorus in the Adrianople sector and designed to enable Turkey to defend the vital straits from the north as well as to keep her last foothold in Europe.

U. S. Protest Is Urged

Over Wharf Seizure

SHANGHAI, June 27 (U. P).— American consular authorities at Swatow have asked the State Department to protest to the Japanese against the occupation of wharves of the American William Hunt Co. at Swatow, it was made known today.

ELLIOTT SEEN AS DARK HORSE FOR GOVERNOR

Selection of Purdue Head To Welcome McNutt Gives Rise to Rumor.

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, June 27.—Selection of President Edward C. Elliott of Purdue University to give the welcome address at the McNutt homecoming in Indianapolis Friday, gave rise to reports here today that he (Dr. Elliott) may be groomed as a dark horse gubernatorial candidate by the Indiana Democrats. Several Hoosier Democrats here said that they had heard reports that such a plan was being considered by the McNutt organization in the state. While paying high tribute to Dr. Elliott's executive ability, they expressed surprise on the grounds that heretofore they had always considered him a Republican. His biography in “Who's Who" makes no mention of his politics, but it was pointed out that he had been a close friend and personal adviser of the late Harry G. Leslie when he was the Republican Governor of Indiana. Governor Leslie was a one-time Purdue football hero, injured in the disastrous train wreck with the team, and when Speaker of the House was head of the Purdue alumni, It was Purdue and not party politics which linked the two, it is explained by those flirting with the possibility of Dr. Elliott being the Democratic nominee. Since making a tour of the Philippines and visiting the High Commissioner at Manila, Dr. Elliott has been high in his public praise of Mr. McNutt as a first rate administrator. Putting such an outstanding educator on the Democratic ticket in Indiana next year would give it high standing, those suggesting the plan point out. Senator Minton (D. Ind.) intends to be in Indianapolis for the McNutt reception, but not Senator VanNuys (D. Ind.). The latter is taking the criticism of his antiorganization stand against a third term for President Roosevelt without concern. He says that the criticisms appearing in the press from local Democratic politicians is more than offset by the high praise he is receiving in nu“those who believe in old-time democracy.”

Delegation to Greet McNutt at Chicago

A delegation of Indiana Democratic leaders will leave for Chicago early Thursday to greet Paul V. McNutt, U. S. High Commissioner of the Philippines, upon his arrival there and accompany him here for a gala reception Friday. The delegation is to be headed by Frank McHale, Mr. McNutt's 1940 Presidential campaign manager.

$11,981 SHORTAGE AT KOKOMO CHARGED

Edward Brennan, State Accounts Board chief examiner, today filed a report showing an alleged shortage of $11,981 in the accounts of W. M. (Mel) Good, former Kokomo City Clerk.

Mr. Brennan said part of the

shortage was in connection with the |

WPA irregularities which resulted in Good's conviction recently in Federal Court here on fraud charges. The report, Mr. Brennan said, shows the payment of 15 or 20 illegal claims, some of which were paid to Lincoln F. Record, WPA supervisor, who also was convicted, but whose sentence was suspended. Good now is serving a two-year term in Federal Penitentiary and Record is on probation for three years. The State Examiner also stated that a report of field examiners showed a shortage of $1482 in the Barrett Law accounts of Larry C. Ryan, Kokomo City Treasurer.

PLANE IS STOLEN AT FRANKFORT AIRPORT

FRANKFORT, Ind. June 27 (U. P.).—Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents joined forces today to attempt to locate an airplane stolen from Eddie Crooker, a flying school proprietor, yesterday. Crooker told police that someone entered his hangar and flew away in a four-cylinder cabin plane.

ACTOR CHOOSES JAIL HOLLYWOOD, June 27 (U.P.) — Wallace Ford, stage star of “Of Mice and Men,” went to jail early today rather than sign a traffic ticket. Policemen charged Mr. Ford drove through a boulevard stop and sped 55 miles an hour in a 20-mile

zone.

Times Special MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 27.—Memphis today became the first large city in the United States with electric, gas and water systems all mus{picipsily owned and operated. Transfer of gas '| properties gave the Gity a $35,000,000 three-way utility setup serving 60,000 electrical, 50,000 water and 40,000 natural gas customers, Tennessee Valley Authority power helped bring the public ownership fight to a head. The “yardstick” already has saved Memphians a million dollars since the rates were cut last Dec. 1. Power consumption is up 15 per cent. Electric bills now are 22! to 50 per cent lower. Another 15 per cent cut is due by fall. By then the city expects to have built up the operatof its FOIL ICLESLY

The estimated annual savings then will be $2,400,000. Memphis also has announced a 10 per cent residential gas rate cut. A Scripps-Howard newspaper, the Memphis Press-Scimitar, played an important part in the fight for TVA

and electric| powe

r. The Press-Scimitar began the campaign to give Memphis the benefits of TVA power. Then, with the fight almost won, when politics threatened to bring a duplicate distribution system, losses to utility investors and an excessive burden to taxpayers, the newspaper* aroused the public sentiment that forced a fair purchase price for the private utility. The deal completed today was the transfer of Memphis Power & Light Co. electric and gas distribution

rties to the City of M and and TVA. 9 Memphis

Memphis Becomes 1st Major U. S. City To Own Water, Gas, Electric Utilities

transmission lines. Memphis paid $15,250,000 for the gas and electric networks. A new company was formed to take over and operate MP&L’s $4,000,000 generating plant, which the city did not want. Memphis Power & Light, a unit of National Power & Light, an Electric Bond & Share subsidiary, first turned down all efforts of the City to buy its system for distribution of TVA power. The City then got PWA approval and grants of more than $4,000,000 to build a competing system. This was begun, and the city utility first cut its rates and then agreed to sell out. In the final negotiations the gas properties were included in the deal. National Power & Light, last fall, also sold its West Tennessee Power & On ae 2 towns it

Ghost Rains?

Failure to Arrive Even Has Weatherman Perspiring.

WORD from J. H. Armington, meteorologist, about these ghost rains: They were due here last night, as advertised, but instead stayed over in Illinois, unaccountahly. They may sneak over this afternoon or tonight, but even if they do they will not cool things off much. It will be hot again tomorrow. There's no telling when cooler weather will keep its blind, and long delayed, date with the Hoosiers.

LUDLOW FEARS U. S. WAR ROLE

Urges Defeat of Neutrality Bill on Ground It Will Force Sides.

WASHINGTON, June 27. — Rep. Louis Ludlow (D. Ind.), author of the war referendum amendment resolution, pleaded for defeat of the Administration (Bloom) Neutrality Bill in the House today on the grounds that its provisions will force the United States into war. “It is not a neutrality bill, it is a war bill,” Rep. Ludlow declared. “It would be difficult to imagine a more unneutral bill, It puts America in world politics clear up to the hilt. If enacted it will be easy for America to get into war and difficult, if not impossible, for it to keep out of war. Citing speeches by Washington and Jefferson advocating U. S. isolation from foreign power politics, Rep. Ludlow concluded: “The bill before us presents a real issue—the issue as to whether we are going to be Americans or internationalists.” Meanwhile Rep. Sol Bloom (D. N. Y.), acting Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, predicted today that 50 House Republicans would join with a majority of Democrats to pass his revised bill. House leaders discussed plans for night sessions, possible beginning tonight and extending through Saturday night, in an effort to “sweep the decks clean” of important measures.

STREETCAR STRUCK AT BUSY GORNER

Scores of office-bound workers escaped injury when a south-bound Illinois-Stockyards streetcar was struck by an automobile at Illinois and Washington Sts. at 8 a. m. today. The automobile was being driven northeast on Kentucky Ave. by Mrs. Nellie A. Neal, 46, of R. R. 4, Box 562, and witnesses said her car crashed into the streetcar just as the latter was clearing the crowded intersection. The streetcar motorman was William Lee, 69, of 4203 College Ave.

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5 WOUNDED IN PLOT TO ESCAPE MICHIGAN CITY

Woman Hostage Rescued As Guards Open Fire, Foil Break.

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penologist of Indiana, succeeded Louis E. Kunkel, Michigan City ate torney. The Dillinger gang escape had oce

Kunkel had succeeded Warden Wale ter H. Daly in a personnel shakeup which followed the election of Gov, Paul V. McNutt, Democrat, after a long Republican rule in Indiana.

On Routine Tour

Of Inspection

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., June 27 (U. P.)~—Mrs, Ruth Joiner, Crawfordsville, reportedly held prisoner by a group of desperate vonvicts in the Michigan City State Prison, is an employee of the Monte gomery County welfare office. She left for Michigan City early today with Will Purdue,’ State parole officer for this district, and Mrs. Nina Jones, director of Montgomery County welfare, to inspect the prison and attend a welfare meeting. The Montgomery County welfare office explained that officials fre=quently visit the prison to discuss welfare problems together.

F. D. R. MAY REVEAL MONETARY COURSE

HYDE PARK, N. Y,, June 27 (U, P.).—Confronted with the threate ened loss of his power to devalue the dollar, President Roosevelt may

reveal at a press conference today the Administration's future course of action. Some observers here doubted that Mr. Roosevelt would seek to have a new measure introduced in the Senate to restore his monetary authority. They based their views on the 47 to 37 vote in the Senate against the dollar devaluation section of the monetary bill. Still others believed that the Ade ministration might now seek to placate the western silver Senators who formed a coalition with Senate conservatives to defeat continuation of the dollar powers.

ARKANSAS USE TAX IS RULED INVALID

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 27 (U, P.).—The Arkansas use tax—a sales tax levied on goods purchased oute side the state and transported here —was held unconstitutional today by the State Supreme Court. The court held that the levy was in reality a property tax which wag not uniform in application and thus illegal. The ruling was in the case of John Mann, who sougii; to avoid payment of a $296 use tax which had been assessed on $13,000 worth of gin machinery which he pure

chased outside the state.

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