Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 August 1939 — Page 1
‘FORECAST: ‘Partly. cond and sormewhal warmer tonight and tomorrow.
VOLUME 51—NUMBER 142
Ditoes Heil Their New Dictator:
Times-Acme Photo.
A throng of Danzig Germans give the Nazi salute to their Feunrer, Albert Forster.
PERIL NOTED nN RELIEF COSTS
C. of C. Finds They Exceed ~~ Expense of All Other LO Local Services.
‘The: cost of public welfare,. relief and ” charitable health services in Marion County has- risen to & point where it now exceeds the entire cost of all other activities of local -government, the Indianapolis Chamber ~ of Commerce reported today. . A:study by the Chamber’s Bureau of : Governmental Research, it was announced, reveals that in Marion County last year, the “total outlay for relief, welfare and charitable health services from all three treas‘uries—Federal, State and local—was $1%
= year "Ale: report sor] ‘tinues; “the -tetal expenditures of the - Civil City, School City and County, exclusive of the assistance functions, were - $16,345,173.”
_... "Almost Unbelievable’ “These public ‘assistance programs,” the Chamber asserted, “with their tremendous increase in costs, which for relief and welfare alone have become 60 times greater than the expenditures of 1930, are today one of the most perplexing problems of government, and one.that threat-
ens the very structure of .govern-|.
ment itself. : “With a feeling of moderate business recovery apparent, it is almost unbelievable that one out of. every five persons should be receiving some form of public assistance in this county.” «The report included a chart showing the average monthly number of persons on major public assistance programs in Marion County, and the cost "per. year since 1930, as follows:
Average Monthly Number of Persons Cost 6,880 $ 218,074 # 713,465 732,644 1,952,270 5,731,353 6,730,016 9,551,534 9,032,853 13,195,522 6,150,559
: Year
86,58 *First six months of 1939.
These figures include township (Continued on Page Four)
FOOTBALL'S IN AIR, NO WRAPS NEEDED
LOCAL TEMPERATURES "6a. m.,. 62 1am... "8 > % a M.... 63 12 (noon). 8L “8a m... 67 1p. m .. 84 9am... 71 2pm... 84 Joa m... 75
‘Speaking of the corn situation in Indiana, the Cornhuskers of Nebraska will open the football
season against Indiana University
at . Bloomington Sept. 30, five weeks’
from Saturday.
““That brings us up:to the fact that
despite the Weatherman’s threat to make it warmer tonight and tomorrow, the first day of fall is only 30 days away. And did you see that “thick fog at. -daybreak today?
"HOPKINS AT MAYO CLINIC
. ROCHESTER, Minn, Aug. 24 (U.
P.).—Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins ' registered at the Mayo Clinic for a general physical examination today. Mr. Hopkins underwent. a major abdominal operation here ‘in December, 1937. He registered under an assumed name and refused to talk with newspapermen.
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Dental Plate Used as ‘Ear’
MAHA, Neb., Aug. 24 (U. P.). —The ‘invention of a “hearing ear” which will enable deaf persons to listen—or not listen, if .they desire—through their false teeth has been announced by Dr. Erwin H. Wilson, dentist, and Albert W. Jefferis Jr. The “ear” is a tiny microphone connected to a small storage battery, both: installed inside the wearer’s upper front false teeth. The inventors stressed as one of the advantages of the mechanical “ear” a small switch by which the wearer may disconnect the microphone, excluding = himself from the noises’ of the outside world.
WELFARE CHIEF PUT UNDER FIRE
{Horn Says Caunty Division
‘Deliberately Fails to Pay Its Bills.’
BULLETIN ‘The Indiana Taxpayers As- ' sociation today, through its representative, . Walter Horn, asked County Council to’ cut Welfare Department - personnel and salaries 33 per cent “to the ‘minimum requirements: of State law.” Welfare Director Thomas Neal said “such a cut would eripple the work of his department.”
The County Welfare Department today was charged with “deliberately. failing to pay: its bills,” at a heated budget review: sessiofi of the County Council. The accusation. voiced by Walter Horn, Indiana Taxpayers’ -Association, enlivened the Council's previously quiet informal study of 1940 County “budget requests. Meanwhile, City Councilmen were scheduled to begin discussions of the Civil City budget requests for 1940 .at the City Hall tonight. The session will "be devoted entirely to Council’s private -analvsis. Public hearings ‘are scheduled . to begin
. | Tuesday night.
Mr. Horn’s charge against the Welfare Department brought from Welfare Director Thomas Neal the retort:
“We delibera y haven't paid a
{Riley Hospital ob. igation because we
had no alternative.” The dispute arose when Mr. Neal explained his:inclusion in his $3,921, |" 667 budget request, a $300,000 working ‘balance, which he termed “an (Continued on Page Four)
RITES ARRANGED FOR KOKOMO ALDERMAN
KOKOMO, Ind., Aug. 24.—Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Joseph P. Vandenbosch, city councilman since 1935, who died after an illness of two years. He was 62. Mr. Vandenbosch was born in Belgium, but lived in this country since he ‘was 6. He was a Kokomo resident for 49 years. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Evicted Family House Hunting
“HE Veston Weston family, - ‘temporarily quartered in a tent.and shack in the 4200 block, Pendleton Pike, was house hunting today, armed with a Center Town-
2| ship Trustee's order’ for - rental.
‘The family was evicted from a - house on 26th St. a week ago. But Mr. Weston, unemployed stationary engine fireman, didn’t know what luck he'd have. He's been at it a week and has found the housing situation critical, Meanwhile, he is to confer today with officials of the Volunteers of
America 4 About the Suture. of his
1 L APPOINTS
Dr. Crawford Named From
Columbia; Dr.. Weimer Gets Promotion.
'(Photo, Page Five)
Times Special
Two new deans today prepared to assume charge of professional schools ‘at ‘Indiana University. : '.Dr.- William Hopkins Crawford, Columbia University, was appointed dean of the Dentistry School at: Indianapolis. Dr. Arthur M. Weimer,
11. ‘0. professor of real estate,.has
been Jromuted to dean of the: Busi-
oo ren Grawtord will take over deanship made vacant by the death in May, 1938, of Frederic R. Henshaw. Since Dean Henshaw’s death, Dr. Gerald D. Timmons has. been acting: dean.
Takes Wells’ Post
Prof. Weimer, who prior to joining the I. U. faculty ‘two years ago was head of. the economics depart-
vacancy created in 1937 when Dean Herman B Wells was made acting
. | president and later university presi-
dent. In the interim, C. W. Barker, professor of marketing and merchandising, has been acting dean. Dr. Crawford has been’ dentistry professor and administrative officer of the dental prosthetic division at Columbia, since 1936. He is credited with having established at Columbia one of the finest existing laboratories for testing dental materials. He- is a graduate of *the 'University of - Minnesota ° dentistry school. He is a member of the American Dental -Association’s research committee, having served it seven years, and the New York Academy of Dentistry.
Graduate of Beloit
Prof. Weimer is a graduate ‘of Beloit College: with the degrees of A. M. and Ph. D. from the University of Chicago. He has served as research associate and acting instructor at the University of Chicago, and assistant professor of economics at. Alma College. - After two years as head of the department of economics at Georgia Tech, he was housing economist of the Federal Housing Administration. During the. past summer he was one of -eight American delegates, named by President Roosevelt, to the International -Congress for Housing and ‘Town Planning at. Stockholm, Sweden. He has acted as consultant to the Indianapolis Real: - Estate Board.
MARKETS CONFUSED AS NEWS NS CONFLICTS
New: York Exchar Exchange Holds Up Best. .
By UNITED PRESS Markets in Europe and America felt their way cautiously: today
continuing business in event of war. . The'New York stock market made the best showing. It closed irregular with the average of 85 representative ‘stocks off only 5-100ths point from yesterday. At the lows in the ‘|morning, prices were the " lowest since mid-May. Bonds closed lower with nine U, S. Government issues at new lows,
on a mixture of grimness and elation that British subjects did not. press Government bonds for: sale. The Governments were sold at restricted price levels and only for cash. Commodities reversed their uptrend .in the‘ war division. - Wheat and sugar declined. Copper, was down in London and some other commodities were affected by a rule which forbade export without
license. : poe
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Aug. 24.—
el .
ment at Georgia’ Tech, will fill the
through a maze of conflicting re.|ports and plans were mapped for
London’s exchange declined, closed
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1939
By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor
President Roosevelt and His Holiness Pope Pius XII sought to save Europe from “imminent peril of war” by peace pleas today. ~~ As Mr. Roosevelt's appeal was delivered to King Victor Emmanuel of Italy at his summer
residence near Turin by the sador, Adolf Hitler dashed
from his mountain-top retreat to Berlin. There his Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, whose treaty with Soviet Russia had driven Europe's war of nerves to a momentous climax, waited with his report. Herr Von Ribbentrop in a brief spaech declared that. Fuehrer Hitler would master this crisis as he
‘had all previous ones.
‘Pope Pius broadcast to the world his appeal for peace, urging the rulers and governments
peace in
American Ambasdramatically back
raids.
Late Foreign Bulletins
| ANGLO-FRENCH MISSION MAY STAY IN MOSCOW LONDON, Aug. 24 (U. P) ~—It was reliably reported tonight that instruetions had been sent to the Anglo-French military missions in Moscow to remain there pending clarification of the situation created by the signing of the: Soviet- German non-aggression
pact.
REPORT CLASH AFTER POLES CROSS REICH BORDER
BERLIN, Aug. 24 (U. P.).—The Official News
Agency said today that armed Polish frontier guards crossed the German frontier last night at Makoschau
and clashed with German
guards.
The Germans challenged and then fired, the Agency reported. The Poles returned the fire resulting in a rifle battle in which a Polish soldier was seriously wounded and taken to a hospital i in German
territory. ‘A German soldier ‘also was. seriously wounded, the Agency said.
POLES REPORTED ‘SURROUNDING’ DANZIG DANZIG, Aug. 24 (U. P.).—The official German News Agency tonight reported a Polish’ division at
- war strength had completely surrounded Danzig, “increasing the danger of an imminent coup against the.
Free City.”
~~
BRITISH NEWSPAPERMEN TO LEAVE BERLIN
BERLIN, Aug. 24 (U.
P.).—The last members of
the British newspapers correspondents corps in Berlin are leaving tonight on instructions of the British
Embassy.
Poland Moves Food to ~ Warsaw to Prepare for—?
WARSAW, Aug. 24 (U. P.).—Poland, rapidly completing “very far réaching” military preparations, tonight protested to Germany two alleged violations of the Polish frontier by armed bands of Germans. An official communique said that the Polish Ambassador at Berlin had protested to the German Government agains} violations of the frontier in the Silesia sector last night.
- Polish political circles decried the elevation of the Nazi leader, Albert Forster, to be head of the Danzig
State Government, asserting that it
was an apparent violation of the Danzig statute. The Polish communique charged that ‘shortly after midnight at the village of Mvekoszowy, in ‘upper Silesia, armed bands of Germans crossed - the frontier and fired on a Polish railroad station. The second -incident was at the village of Giereltowice, the communique said, where a German band fired on the Polish customs house with machine guns. No. one was wounded. ; : i Foreign Minister Josef Beck again conferred with -the British and French ambassadors as the Government rushed “very far-reach-ing” defense preparations by calling more reservists to duty. The bringing of foodstuffs to Warsaw was speeded up. Air defense practice was scheduled to begin this afternoon, but it was postponed until tonight. :
Forster Is Named Fuehrer of Danzig DANZIG, Aug. 24 (U. P).—A decree today proclaimed Danzig Nazi leader, Albert Forster, head of of the
Danzig state Herr Forster supplants Arthur (Continued on Page Three)
COAST GUARD GIVEN JOB OF LION KILLING
CAPE MAY, N. J. Aug: 24 (U.P).
—Coast Guardsmen today shot and | killed ‘a wild lion that escaped from
its cage aboard a steamer and terrorized passengers and crew for than six hours. ‘The huge lion, part of a ship-
ment of wild animals to a zoo in
Caracas, Venezuela, broke out of its cage on the Royal Dutch Netherlands Steamer, . Amazone, and|'
roamed the decks until i was shot.|
AMERICANS WARNED T0 LEAVE EUROPE
Possible Danger Is Cited by Kennedy.
» ~ LONDON, Aug. 24 (U. P.).—The United States Embassies at London Berlin and Paris today advised American tourists to leave England, France and Germany because of the war crisis. The Ambassador to London, Joseph P. Kennedy, acted first. The other two Embassies quickly followed his lead. Mr. Kennedy's statement said: “The: international situation has reached a point which makes it ad-
| visable for American travelers to
leave England. “We feel it our duty to warn’ those Americans in England that by remaining longer they are running the risk of inconvenience and possibly danger,” Ambassador Kennedy said, “and ‘also will be contributing to the anxiety of those at home, and will, if an emergency develops, make it harder to care for those compelled to remain.” “Accommodations now are available on most vessels. The same
| may not be true in another day or
two.” It was estimated that 3000 to 4000 American tourists are at present in England, - Scotland and Wales, in addition to 6000 or 7000 permanent residents.
‘Why Should Germans Leave?’ Nazis Ask LONDON Ave, 24 (U. P.).—The ‘German ‘announced
were mobilizing,
_ | would be responsible for the ensuing
|p). —Mrs. James Roosevelt, .mother
Entered as’ Second d-Class Matter at. Postoffice. Indianapolis, Ind. -
of the great powers to recognize the world’s : desire for “bread and work, not steel and war.” He urged all. men to intensify their prayers for
“this grave hour.”
Two grave charges of German violations of the Polish frontier were made hy the Polish Government in an official protest to Berlin. The Poles, rapidly mobilizing full war strength, charged that German bands in Silesia fired on Polish buildings. Everywhere throughout Europe armies foreigners were hurrying home, governments were bending every effort toward the ultimate in :Breparedness for any. eventuality. ~~. So grave were the British fears that a per‘manent blackout of London; starting tonight, was ordered as. ‘Preantion against surprise air
BRITAIN WAR BILL IS RUSHED
ing That Hitler Seeks Free Hand.
By WEBB MILLER * United Press Staff Correspondent HOUSE OF COMMONS, LOR. DON, Aug. 24. —Great Britain is “imminent peril of war,” Prime Min ister Chamberlain’ told” an: emergency session of. the House.of Commons today, ‘with a strained voice accentuated by nervously twisting hands.
The House respolilied to the temper of ‘the Premier's message by approving a ‘resolution enabling Parliament to pass’ the Emergency ers Bill in one day. The vote was 475 to 4. It was hoped to have ‘the Bill in he House ‘of Lords soon after Boon (Indianapolis Time). < ° ‘Simultaneously, England began mobilizing a fleet of liners and cruise ships for use if necessary in transporting an ‘expeditionary force to France. Police circulated an order throughout London’ providing ‘a permanent “blackout.” All lights must be blacked or extinguished every: night as soon as darkness falls.
Hitler Demands Free Hand
Mr. Chamberlain revealed that Adolf Hitler ‘had demanded a free hand in Eastern Europe and had warned that Britain or any other country which intervened there,
In a tense but
Parliament, British Prime Minister Chamberlain told the world that his Govern-
powerfully united session of: 3 Neville -
ment gravely feared destruction of the prin-.
and security.”
sword.
ciples on which rest “all possibility of peace’
And he told Adolf Hitler directly that Great : Britain was prepared, ready and determined to fight the Nazi Fuehrer’s demand for a “free .. hand” in Eastern Europe by power of the ;
Even as Mr. Chamberlain spoke and leaders of British Opposition parties united to pass his. Emergency Powers Bill, Herr Hitler drove the
European “war of nerves” swiftly toward: its.
momentous climax.
‘In the Free City of Danzig, the Nazi Party - leader, Albert Forster, was ‘declared the 50- -
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F.D.R. PLEA SENT TO KING OF MALY
Trois Victor Emmanuel to Back Christian’
Plan for Pacific Settlement of
§
European Crisis.
(Roosevelt Text, ext, Page Nine) WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 ( (U.. P.).—President Roosevelt today appealed to the Italian end of the Rome-Berlift axis to try to dissuade the powers of Europe from going
to war.
He gent an urgent personal plea to King Victop' Em-
‘WORLD W) NTS BREAD_NOT WAR’
‘It Is a Grave Hour, Pope Says in Broadcast For Peace.
. ! 1 CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, Aug. 24 (U. P.).—Pope Pius XII tonight broadcast an appeal for peace for the world “in its grave hour.” “It is a grave hour in’ the world,”
conflict. - Germany, ready for war. 2 The mobilization of vessels extended throughout the Empire. Ships were ordered to cancel previously scheduled cruises. The North Sea fishing fleet ‘was recalled. All trawlers, which can be uséd gavel submarines, were instructed to main in port. The liners Alaunia, Montoalm and Mont Clare, which had planned cruises from London to Madeira on Saturday, were held here. Previous- | b
he ‘said, was
ly the Government had’ taken over|
the Voltaire and other vessels. *- Blackout Is Permanent
Trevelers arriving ‘from Scanclinavia reported that their ships were convoyed through the North Sea by British destroyers, presumably on the lookout for submarines. The British Broadeasting System issued a warning over its network today to ship masters that certain channels into. Scapa Flow, Scotland, {Continued on Page Three).
RIBBENTROP GIVES REPORT TO HITLER
The Fuehrer Will Master the Crisis, He Says.
"BERLIN, Aug. 24 (U.'P5.—Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop reported tonight to Fuehrer Adolf Hitler on his successful negotiation in Moscow ‘of * ‘the: anti-ag-gression treaty. - Von Ribbentrop ‘had declared in a brief speech earlier today 4 at: Koenigsberg, East Prussia, that Herr Hitler will master the present European crisis, as he has previous ones. “1 know that East Prussia will stand by the Fuehrer come what may,” Von’ Ribbentrop ‘declared. “The Fuehrer has mastered previous crises and will master this one, but come what may, East Prussia will remain loyal to the Fuehrer with faith in an invincible Germany.”
F. D. R’S MOTHER SAILS FROM FROM HAVRE
LE. HAVRE, ‘France, Altes 4 (U.
on: the the
of the President, United States tadey.
ity: Toad of rica Ms. “Roosevelt,
. | pital today.
the Pope said. “We feel we must talk of peace.” : “Jesus wanfs all brothers.” The Pope said that “we make a new and warm appeal to the governments and the rulers and the people” for peace. He deplored the use of force as an instrument for solving international problems. Justice cannot be obtained through violence, the Pontiff continued. “Men must try to reason: out their problems,” he said. “Wars of the future will only be causes for bloodshed and destruction of our fatherlands, we pray that the
men to be
rulers may make their utmost ef-
forts for peace. “The hearts of mothers and fathers are beating with ours. “The world wants bread and work, not steel and war.”
BATTLES FOR LIFE AFTER } HOTEL FALL
Wineing from the the pain of his many injuries, 17-year-old Edward Frazier Jr., who fell nine floors from his Hotel Lincoln room early yesterday, fought for his life at City HosHis condition was critical, but physicians gave him a chance to live, : He fell from the window on his 12th floor room and landed on a
' ‘|séreen covering the skylight in the
third floor court: His right arm and left elbow were fractured, several ribs were broken and he was hurt internaliy.
Missionaries Ready to Flee
ALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 24 (U. P.) —Officials of the LatterDay Saints (Mormon) Church disclosed they have completed plans to evacuate their. 600 missionaries from Britain and Central Europe if conditions become “serious enough. Bishop Barold Reynolds, in charge of missionary transporta"tion, said presidents of all Eu-. ropean missions have been cabled instructions to safeguard and “preserve the health and safety” of their charges. There are 125 Mormon missionaries’ in: the British Isles and 140 in Germany. Other countries with missjonaries: include Den-
mark, 150; Czechoslovakia ati 40 recognized by the church), 1 Nether:
manuel of Italy.
“The unheard voices of ‘feouritless ‘millions of hiiman
beings: ask .that they shall not be vainly sacrificed again,” Mr. Roosevelt said. Acting as. the European crisis moved ever nearer -a-fateful showdown, Mr. Roosevelt pledged to the Italian King “the earnest sympathy
of the United States” if his Government could “formulate proposals for
'a pacific solution of the present,
crisis.” Unlike previous peace’ appedls which went to Germany as well as Italy, Mr. Roosevelt this time ‘com= municated only with Italy, although all countries were informed ‘of t plea. rt It appeared that he felt, as de European statesmen, that a big question in the present: European crisis is the extent to which Germany ‘may count on Italy for ‘help, especially since Germany has signed - its new treaty with Russia. . . One passage of his message ‘seemed designed ‘to draw attention to differences between the religious traditions of Italy and the attitudes of Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia.
Appeals to Christianity : “The Governments of Ifaly and the United States can today advance those ideals of chiglarify .| which of late seem so often to pe {been obscured,” Mr. Roosevelt Hae The appeal was delivered tothe King personally by U. S. Ambassador William Phillips. It was announced here by Secretary of State Cordell Hull while the President - was en route to Washington by;special train from Red Bank, 0 When Mr. Roosevelt arrived he immediately went into conference with Mr. Hull.
Secretary Hull declined to" com- +
ment on the prospect that the President soon might call a special session of Congress. Many . ‘believed such a call was likely unless there is abrupt improvement in the European situation. Efforts to get Americans out of danger zones proceeded apace. TU, S. Ambassadors in Britain, Germany and France advised Americans +4 start home. Detailed arrangements were made by the Maritime Commission for assignment of extra ships to evacuation work if ‘necessary. But Secretary Hull said no. orders had yet been given to divert shipping from normal routes. ;
Machinery Well Oiled Acting Treasury Secretary’ John W. Hanes said today that “Governmental machinery is well oiled” to meet any financial emergencies arising from the European situation. : Mr. Roosevelt told the Italian’ King that Americans accept the fact that small, large, weak and strong tions “have an absolute right to intain their national independence if they so desire.”
‘He said that if all countries ac-
cepted that view, peace would : be assured. + He called the King’s attention to his previous peace ap April 14—which went to Adolf Hitler and to Premier Mussolini as one suggested formula for peace, but made it plain he was not - proposing another conference such as the Munich meeting when Hitler demanded, and won, En Sudeten areas of Czezhosl
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