Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 July 1939 — Page 2

PAGE 2 CONGRESS TRIES TO FINISH WORK

BY END OF JULY

Neutrality Change Unlikely

But Lending Program Wins Favor.

WASHINGTON, July 15 (U. P.). | —Senate leaders pointed Congress | toward an adjournment in the first]

week of August today. They had little hope of reviving President Roosevelt's neutrality program. Adjournment fever increased both in the House and Senate, despite another appeal by

peal of the existing arms embargo. “They will have to build a fence around Washington to keep Senators here much longer,” said Senator Borah (R. Ida.). ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee which Tuesday voted 12 to 11 to shelve the neutrality until next year. Johnson Still Opposed

There was no indication that the

Administration's appeal had

changed committee sentiment.

Senator Hiram Johnson (R. Cal) | charged that the neutrality program | outlined in the Roosevelt-Hull spe-| cial message to Congress yesterday |

would embroil the United States In foreign wars, Senator George (D. Ga.) who cast

the President | and Secretary of State Hull for re-

issue |

"HOOSIERS IN WASHINGTON-Ey Dariel Kidney

ASHINGTON, July 15—This was Paul V. McNutt Week in the Nation's Capital. Commencing last Sunday, Washington newspapers broke out in a rash of page-one stories about Indiana's “favorite son” and every columnist came to his own profound conclusions. In contrast to the advent of the High Commissioner of the

| Philippines here more than a year

ago, the stories generally were friendly. Only Joseph Alsop, among the columnists, continued scoffing. Today most of the columnists here have come to the conclusion that right now there are just. two genuine, gilt-edge candidates for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1940—President Roosevelt and his newly appointed Federal Security Administrator. They also have concluded that each is depending on the other for support in the convention, whenever it is decided who shall wear the crown. The picture may change greatly before next June, but the McNutt-Roosevelt alliance has, for the present at least, left Jim Farley and Jack Garner like a couple of side dishes that nobody ordered. = »

Nothing short of superlatives suited the writers in their soothsaving about the McNutt appointment. For instance, that veteran world traveler, radio commentator. Washington correspond-

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JURY IN WILSON GASE IS LOCKED AFTER 18 HOURS

Judge Is Asked to Repeat Instructions; Murder Suspect Is Tense.

There

A Criminal Court jury debating the fate of Sam Wilson, charged with first-degree murder, had been unable to reach a verdict at noon today after 18 hours deliberation. The jury of eight men and four women early today requested Special Judge James D. Ermston to repeat his instructions. They then retired into session. Wilson, who is charged with the murder of Edward Maze, a filling station attendant, two years ago in an alleged attempted holdup sat tense between his attorneys as he heard the grounds on which he could be convicted of murder read to the jury. Technical Points in Dispute

Criminal Court attaches said that the jurors had requested Judge Erm-

[cause they could not agree on certain technical points. With tears in his eyes, Wilson |

yesterday heard his 9-year-old | daughter Betty Jean testify that the

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FREE WPA DIRT MAY END AFTER POLITICS’ CRY

Dumping Arouses Criticism Of Those Whose Requests Are Not Met.

Several city officials are seeking to discontinue allowing dirt from City-sponsored WPA projects to he dumped on private property, it was learned today. These officials claim that the dirt dumping has aroused “too much criticism.” Persons who have asked for dirt from the projects and did not get it have charged “politics” in the distribution. The dirt dumping practice was revealed a month ago by the Works Board shortly after an investigation of the Indiana and Marion County WPA had been demanded in congress.

Given Tentative 0. K.

The City Legal Department had ruled the dumping of dirt from City-sponsored projects onto private property was legal if it would be more expensive to haul the dirt farther away to a public dump. Some officials say they are anxious to avoid “anything that might be construed by the public as irregular.” Special WPA investigators are said to be probing alleged irregulari-

last time she saw him was Oct. 28; the night of the murder. The defense attempted to impeach | (the testimony of several state witnesses yesterday afternoon. In the closing arguments the prosecution | and the defense each charged] “trickery” in the conduct of this) trial and a previous one held several weeks ago. The first trial ended when the jury, out for 26 hours, failed to agree. i

a decisive vote for postponement of| ent for the Japan Advertiser Vice President Garner and Paul V. McNutt.

stion. said he believed Secre- | of Tokyo and columnist for He guestion iq he { the Washington Evening Star,

tarv Hull's views were worthy of] g 4 ARE careful study but that in his opin- a ath Wile, LL.D, ion the question had been settled | “Paul V. McNutt's appoint-

for the present. ment as Federal Security AdChanges Nobody's Mind ministrator is the political Administration leaders had hoped | FERGRLINN te rn Supa that Senator George might Yeeon- | ts in A attempt to sider hig vote and permit a neutral- | auge its significance.” ity bill to reach the Senate floor | g Dr Wile was born at La under an agreement whereby it{ Porte and cdweated at Notre would not be acted upon until the | Dame, so State pride may

eR: Seon : . 4 have accounted for some of Reaction to the President's and, ypat outburst. Secretary Hull's appeal generally | followed the lines of the 12-to-11| n = division in Committee. Advocates, TN ARNEST K. LINDLEY, President Roosevelt's biographer

of postponement argued that the United States ought to stick to the ,,4 noted pro-New Deal coiummandatory arms embargo affecting; nj is a native of Richmond, Ind., whose father was a one-time In-

all foreign nations. Administration supporters claimed that the appeal diana University professor. Earnest

ties in the Cunty. To clarify its position further, the City requested a letter two weeks ago from Posey B. Denning, County WPA Administrator, on the legality of the dirt dumping from the WPA's viewpoint. “Done as Saving”

In a reply to Val McLeay, assist= ant City engineer, Mr. Denning asserted: “We are permitted in rare. instances to dump waste dirt on private property provided the property is eligible, there is no available pub--lic property and easements are ob-: tained by the sponsor.” He emphasized that no grading can be done and that the dumping: on private land is done only on the

Delayed by storms and reported missing for hours on flight from west Texas. . Douglas Corrigan arrived safely at San Antonio to be greeted by Miss Elizabeth Marvin. They will wed there Monday.

U. P. President Replies to Roosevelt's Charges Wilson's attorneys told the jury

that the County prosecutors were NEW YORK, July 15 (U. P.).—Hugh Baillie, president of the United going to let Herman Borneman, Press, today issued the following statement: also alleged to be implicated in the “President Roosevelt Thursday issued a public statement accusing murder, go free if he testified [the United Press of falsification of the facts in connection with a reagainst Wilson. Borneman has | ported difference of opinion between himself and Secreatry of State been a witness for the State in |Hull over the language of a possible neutrality message to Congress. The both trials. | United Press story said that Mr. Hull opposed language that might anger the Rome-Berlin axis and further antagonize the Senate. The ; i * Perdue Recently Sentenced President's statement said it was false that there had been any disagree- ey yas James Perdue, third figure in the ment on the language and that he and Mr. Hull had not decided up to “Since there has been some critie case, was sentenced to two to 21 that time whether to address any message to Congress on neutrality. cism in the method of furnishing vears In a Shelbyville Court re-|— | “Yesterday Mr. Roosevelt did send | :

appointment was one such occasion and that ihe President appointed him for the very reason he had said. “outstanding qualification for the job.”

HILE the mist of speculation concerning his new appointment continued to hang over Washington, Administrator MecNutt was ensconced in what one

It is located in the same area as | the Naval Hospital and provides a | cool and quiet spot away from the

rush of downtown Washington. The rooms have high ceilings and parquet floors. Wayne Coy. former Indiana Welfare Director, took over his office in the new building as Mr. McNutt's administrative assistant. Several other members of the forHoosier admirer called “the finest | mer High Commissioner's Philipcampaign headquarters in | pines staff will join the Security America.” | Agency staff in the near future. He took over an entire Govern- | Mrs. Edith Keyes of Indianapolis ment building for himself and his | again will become Mr. McNutt’s staff. Built ‘of Indiana limestone | private secretary. and resembling a Carnegie Li- The upper floor will be turned brary in a medium-large city, the | over to his legal and economic exstructure is one of the three be- | perts, Mr, McNutt said, and longing to the American Health | added: Institute of the U, S. Public “I do expect to effect some

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was “unanswerable” and ought to be acted upon. The message was interpreted by many Senators, including some ardent New Dealers. as being designed to “keep the record straight.”

| After a conference between Sen- |

ate Ma jority Leader Barkley D. Kv.) and Minority Leader McNary (R. Ore). word passed through Congressional cloakrooms that there was little chance fm further action on neutrality but that an effort would be made to pass the President's propesed $3.450000,000 lending program. Under such a schedule. it was said. Congress ought Journ by Aug. 5.

Lending Program's Chances Improve

WASHINGTON, July 15 (U. P).|

—Pros < for ena t resi- | : Prospects for enactment of Presi | irrespective

dent Roosevelt's multi-billion dollar lending program before adjournment brightened today as a result of House action on a Senateapproved Housing Bill. : That an increase from $1.600,000.000 in authorization of the United States Housing Authority, went on the House calendar carrving several

$800.000,000

amendments, but bearing approval.

of the House Banking and Currency Commniittee. reported that the bill guish in Committee. But a f{avorable report was voted by the group last night. President Roosevelt conferred today with Jesse Jones, chief of the new Federal Loan Agency. It was understood they discussed the new lending program.

The Housing Rill is one of two |

to be able to ad- |

measure, which authorizes | to the bond-issuing!

Previously it had been| might lan-|

| also attended I. U. before taking a | Rhodes scholarship at Oxford. So

his friendly columns concerning the former Hoosier Governor come from an acquaintanceship of 25 vears, he points out. Here is what he had to say in The Washington Post concerning the appointment:

“It’s maximum meaning is that |

Roosevelt looks upon McNutt as possible heir and wants to iook him over at close range and try him out in as difficult job before making up his mind about MecNutt's qualifications, “I am inclined to put the maximum on the appointment.”

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David Lawrence, who didn't come from Indiana. saw the selec-

| tion as a step in the third term

strategy. He concluded: “Mr. McNutt is an able citizen and well qualified to do the job of his announced political ambitions. It certainly is a delicate thing, however, to ask political candidates

| to do administrative jobs where- | in political factors are supposed to |

Be wholly excluded. “Mr. McNutts willingness to take a job under these circumstances is puzzling, but so is everything about the third term game as it is being plaved by the New Deal strategists.” =

The veteran political reporter, G. Gould Lincoln of The Evening Star, wha hroke the first story here ahout the appointment last Sunday, saw a great opportunity for Mr. McNutt's presidential aspirations in the new position,

“As head of the Federal Se-

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Health Services.

economies.”

The Indiana Political Scene

State G. O. P. Seeks Peace Among Its Rank and File

Parly Leaders Will Gather Here Monday in Attempt To End Indecision and Factional Strife.

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By NOBLE REED

Moguls of Indiana Republicanism will make a bold effort here next week to throw off the shackles of indecision and factional strife among the rank and file of the party. I.eaders are warning each other about the lack of co-ordination and the pitfalls of inaction despite formal announcements that harmony reigns. | State Chairman Arch N. Bobbitt, \crats to Pittsburzh for the National although tagged as a protege of the Convention of Young Democrats. Senator Watson faction, has been | The “On to Pittsburgh” movement courting support of the younger was started several weeks ago when faction without appreciable success. it was learned that Paul V. McNutt, However a factional movement Indiana's “Favorite Son” candidate, |started in northern Indiana to re- will be the principal speaker at one ‘move the State Chairman was gives! of the sessions. a setback this week when Harry G.| It was also rumored at Washing|Hogan, Ft. Wayne G. O. P. leader, ton this week that President Roose‘demanded a stop to the haggling velt also may be there to make a over leadership. | brief address but this never was con- | And that is what the party lead- | firmed. ers will attempt to iron out at a! However, the President's wife will {

conference here Monday. {be honored guest at a tea at which G. O. P. leaders say they are going more than 1000 women are expected. |to adopt a policy of “ignoring” the| The special Indiana trainload will | Presidential “favorite son” hoom for be made up mostly of State and | Paul V. McNutt. | County employees. | “We would be just advertising a| al | Democratic candidate,” one party! nx BLOCK'S NORTH SIDE | However, the whole lineup of |G. O. P. masterminds admittedly is worrying about the McNutt pres-

| | cently. | a neutrality message to Congress, {in the language of a statement from

Defense attorneys also challenged | Fe Hull.

the testimony of another witness] : Thav “The information contained in

who has a son in priso hay {the United Press story yesterday

charged that the prosecutors “had | made a deal to aid the son if She Fouid dently Wien i (was obtained from Government offi-

Special Judge James D. Ermston | i { |cials at both ends of Pennsylvania Fugitive Hunted as Chicago | Avenue We regarded those sources! : |as reliable and we regarded the in-| Man’s Battered Body Jroometien as news, and still so re-

Is Discovered. gard it.

presided over the trial.

AYRES DELIVERY TRUCK IS STOLEN

An L. S. Ayres & Co. delivery truck was stolen on the North Side| EGHICAGO.

(so far as it is humanly within our July 15 (U. P).—The| > i today while the driver was making . cceq and b Bower; 20.45 #0 ihe Unied: Press ‘deliveries in an apartment building. | >

attered body of a me-| will continue to report the news |

Tt contained about 300 parcels, chanic was found in a rooming honestly and objectively, as it deshipping department officials said. | house today and police investigated velops, without distortion or par-

“In the future as in the past and

When the driver. Louis Wolfla, the possibility he, too, may have |tisan coloring and without bias or came out of the building on N. Me- , (10 victim of a fugitive Okla- favor.”

this dirt,” the letter said, “we should" only furnish it to such persons who are willing to pay the cost of transportation.”

“UPSWEPT” HAIR FAVORED SAN FRANCISCO, July 15 ©U. P.).—The new trend in women's hair styles is a ‘soft upward sweep, arranged to bring out the contour and

(lines of the head,” Margaret Con-

dos of Chicago, secretary of the Na= tional Hairdressers and Cosmetolo= gists Association, said today.

jridian St., 3200 block, neighbors told . . fs Fr {him thev had seen a man jump in noma Prison convict sought as the | Ithe truck and drive west at 32d St.| slayer of a University of Kansas| | poise brapreast jBosurintion, of graduate. ithe truck an 1e license numbers. to : |About two hours later they learned! Tryestignions ssid Ihe aw ‘that a truck answering its descrip- |Stances of the slaying of Frank {tion was seen going cast on Fair- Walker, 58, were similar to those! {field Ave. east of College Ave. in the murder of William Scott

| Hamilton, Kansas youth, whose

FATHER OF CLIPPER [rs ve er rst wor ot SKIPPER IS. DEA

northwest of here yesterday. Walker's body also was nude. His | skull had been crushed as had been | James W. LaPorte, father of | Arthur E. LaPorte, Yankee Clip-| per skipper who captained the first !

. N : . |Said the chain of circumstances indi- | flights of Pan-American Airways S51 IRA { northern and southern flying boat cated et Ho were victims of the routes to Europe, died yesterday at [Same After an suspected Jack C.| his home, 251 Leeds Ave. He was 87, | Russell. excowboy convict who esA lifelong resident of Indian- CAPed from the State Prison at Mc- | apolis, Alester, Okla., Tuesday night.

Mr. LaPorte had been ill] several months. | A man identified as Russel! kid-|

circum- |

Sears.

Police Captain Julian Bernacchi!

‘Hamilton's. Hamilton also had | ‘been shet through the head. | : :

measure implementing the lending | curity Agency.” he wrote, Mr. UNIT OPENS MONDAY program. The Committee will re- | McNutt will be in a good spot, | paign next year sume consideration of the other— | particularly to make friends “If MeNutt should be nominated the $2,660.000,000 Barkley-Steagall with organized labor. While he for the Presidency next year, it will The Wm. H. Block Co. will open | Seif-Liquidating Projects, Bill—! was always friendly to labor 'be plenty though sledding for the a new electrical appliance store at |drove off he told Egholm he was!

| Monday morning. { as Governor of Indiana—he |p. ; § » tv . {Republicans in Indiana,” one party]. —_—_— i Joh oe a ns SC said, ig Ramee IL and five other sons, Glenn B.: Rus- | une Chicago to meet some S TE teil, ie ® Grab i “sell; Reed, Rexford and Ennis, |Pals” and that Egholm would find sent troops to maintain order Dr Gham yi Ag a p Revioras any Son) his car in the 1500 block on W.! services ol the main downtown Madison St. at noon today.

during a strike in Terre Haute. | 2 store will be available at the North NO SALE LEADS TO Walker's body was found shortly

Order was maintained, and Sid b h ficial id Th the Governor was entirely lage branch, oilicials said. e| before noon less than a block from | building, located on ASSAULT CHARGES 1500 w. Maison st. Police theorized | brick. |

right, according te the judgethe southeast corner, is cf white (he had been dead less than an hour. The interior walls are cream-col- |

Capt. LaPorte was | ; reached at his base at Baltimore | naPed Bud Egholm. 22, Oklahoma last night by phone and is expected City, OKIla, last night at Kenosha, here for the funeral. He returned |“ iS: Where Hamilton's black Tape / from Europe Thursday night. (later was found, and released him at | Mr. LaPorte is survived by

his | Elgin today. When the kidnaper | wife, Thressa; a brother, William |

{sure against the Republican cam-

TWO FLYING BOATS PLY OCEAN ROUTES

NEW YORK, July 15 (U. P.).—! Two flying boats raced across the Atlantic last night and today one! landed at its destination—Foyvnes.

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The Democratic lineup for the | gubernatorial nomination race became further complicated this week | when Federal Building talk put Will single-story |H. Smith, U., S. Collector of Inter-

inal Revenue, definitely in the Cov-

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ment of the ordinary citizens.”

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Ireland. The other, presumed to still be in the air, was due at Biscarosse, France, this afternoon. The Flying boat,

Atlantic route, landed at Fovnes at 2:51 a. m. (Indianapolis time), Capt. Patrick J. Byrne radioed its owners,

Transatlantic. | on a survey flight of the North]

HARLES G. ROSS, who comes

from Missouri and writes for |

the St. Louis Post Dispatch, said: “Nothing that has happened in Washington in a long time has touched off so much or such animated political speculation as the President's appointment of Paul

60, of Plymouth, who]

ored and are flood-lighted with indirect light. linoleum. Mr. Graham has been associated | Reed, with Block's for the last few years|charged that Beckard was too! in the appliance division and has| anxious to sell him a vacuum {Smith made some off-the-record been in the appliance field here for | cleaner. !

'ernor picture for 1940. | Several Postoffice employees said “hundreds of letters” have been received by Mr. Smith, asking him to run for Governor. | When asked about his plans, Mr.

PLYMOUTH, Ind., July 15 (U. P.). |

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V. McNutt as the head of the newIv created and immensely important Federal Security Agency. “Efforts to gain popular favor for other New Dealers as prospective successors of Mr. Roose- | velt have all failed. It looks now | as if the President has decided to give McNutt his chance. t “There is nothing in McNutt's . record to keep him from going be- | ore the country as a New Dealer —nothing, that is to sav, if from now on he plavs his cards carefully.” President Roosevelt grew irate at all this speculation and lectured the unusually large crowd at his press conference on the day the McNutt nomination was sent to the Senate. Historian Mark Sullivan began

the American Export Airlines. The French plane landed at Bis-| carosse after a nonstop flight from| Pot Washington. N. Y., the first] successful commercial nonstop, flight. Both ships took off from] New York yetserday morning. |

Let Your Savings GROW Here!

CONVICT-MUSICIANS TOOTING OLD TUNES

SALT LAKE CITY. July 15 (U.| P.).—Three convict-musicians who| escaped during a band concert at the Utah State Prison last night were | captured today by two Salt Lake City policemen. They were picked up at the rail-| road yards just as they were prepar-| ing to hop a westbound freight. The three convicts put down their in-| struments during a band concert at| the prison last night and left on the] pretense they wanted to quench!

on anything “at this time.” { ee —— Some of his friends said that if he does not get the State organization FAILS TO GIVE BOND an independent. ON STOCKS CHARGE This brings the total number of rr Democratic candidates mentioned] MARION, Ind, July 15 (U. P.).— nine. They include R. Earl Peters, the Grant County Jail today in deIndiana FHA director; Lieut. Gov. fault of $5000 bone on a charge of Henry F. Schricker, Attorney Gen- violating the State Securities Act Gottschalk, State Welfare Director;| He pleaded not gui hs guilty to the State Senator William Roth (D. charge in Superior Court. Shaw had Monticello); James D. Adams, for-/peen negotiating with officials of Mayor William H. Dress, of Evans-|.qnstructi setillerv |ville, and Mayor Martin of on | Dn Of 8 disileYy: mond.

support he may consider running as| for the 1940 gubernatorial race to George B. Shaw, 42. was held in eral Omer 8. Jackson, Thurman py selling stock without a license. ‘mer State Highway Commissioner; the Greater Marion Association for = » =

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: tuck . { Strong Accounting, Bockkeeping. A campaign to inject more “young |} Stenographic and Secretarial ote.

blood” into the Indiana Democratic | Day and evening sessions. Lincoln 8337.

e . Case, Principal. i i tess : : | A ings might have earned his New York Herald-Tribune col- jorganization will be climaxed here Central Business College 9 9 umn the next day thus: jon Aug. 9 when a special, chartered

pArehitects and Builders Building. during the past six “President Roosevelt has a repu- [train will carry some 1500 Demo- | chro tania & Vermont Sts. Indpls. months at our rate of tation for political subtlety. His | +

return.

intimates say he likes it, enjoys | being complimented on it. But the The results: would . been gratifying . . . and

their thirst. SLIGHT CHANGES IN | most expert practitioner of subtlety may have times when he does | the best part is, that this return is earned in IN-

AAA POLICY MADE! not attempt subtlety at all—when SURED safety.

| he does the direct thing in the Save here and you help

direct way. “When that happens. he ought | yourself and local business,’ too!

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WASHINGTON, July 15 (U. $.y.} Administrator R. M. Evans an-| nounced today that the 1940 Agri-| cultural Adjustment Administration] program will be virtually the same| as that in effect this vear. He said a conference of state and national AAA officials here this week decided against any major changes in the program. Several minor changes will be made providing & minimum soil-building payment of $20 for anv farm and gllowing farmers to earn up to $30 per farm for tree planting. |

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