Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 October 1939 — Page 1

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1939

Entered as Second-Class Matter Indianapolis,

at Postoffice,

Nazis rushed in terror to air raid shelters last night when a crew of English war planes flew over the capital in their deepest penetration-of the war, This photo is one of the first - taken of British planes “somewhere in France.” : :

PROBERS GET DATA ON MILK

Relief Jurors Hear Harvey, Morgan Discuss Health Phases of Problem.

(Photo, Page 13)

The Grand Jury took a short “lecture course” on milk and its various phases today as part of its Center Township poor relief investigation. It was believed the milk study was in connection with records that in some instances substandard milk had been delivered to indigents. Witnesses included Dr. Verne K. Harvey, State Health Board director; Dr. Herman G. Morgan, City Health ‘Board secretary, and two technical experts from the State Health Board.

Discuss Technical Side

It was reported that they discussed the various technical processes in preparing milk and the butterfat content necessary for health. Several other witnesses on the same subject were to be heard later today. The jury was to recess this afternoon until Monday to permit Prosecutor David M. Lewis and his deputies to prepare additional evidence in the relief situation. Meanwhile, Samuel E. Garrison, deputy prosecutor in charge of the - Grand Jury, said no investigation of relief administration’ in other townships is contemplated at the present. “If we find the reason and the necessity, we will go into other townships,” he said, “but not until after the present investigation in Center Township is completed.” At the same time, Thomas M. Quinn, Center Township trustee, prepared to name a committee of

businessmen to revamp the town-|:

ship’s system, eliminating the present political basis and substituting a promised business-like, graft-proof administration. The plan of setting up such a committee, which is to be named at a meeting set tentatively for 7 p.m. Friday, .was approved at a conference between Mr. Quinn and the Township Advisory Board yesterday.

Not Permitted by Law

The Board members, Dr. Louis Koerner, Dr. William E., Arbuckle and Charles Holtman, virtually agreed yesterday that the commissary relief plan would not prove feasible in Indianapolis. Leo X. Smith, township attorney, informed the group that present laws do not authorize townships the size of Center to operate commissaries, The Richmond, Ind. com‘missary, he said, was given special legislative authorization. The Board members agreed with Mr. Smith that even if it were legal, the commissary plan might not work out satisfactorily here. One of the. difficulties, he said, would be the fact that the township’s relief load is widely scat(Continued on Page Thre Three)

BROWDER BLAMES G. 0. P. FOR ARREST

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (U. P.).— Earl Browder, Communist Party leader, blamed “Republican reactionaries” today for his indictment. on charges of making false statements in obtaining ‘American ‘ passports, “They (‘Republican reactionaries’) are especially angry because I revealed their attempts in 1936 to bribe the Communist Party to smear the New Deal ‘Administration,” Mr, Browder said. Mr. Browder’s trial was set for Nov. 27. He was at liberty on $7500 bond furnished by Mrs. Hester C. Huntington, middle-aged society woman identified as the sister-in-la; of Robert Minor, Communist leader and former editor of the

Ruth Judd Flees

' Prison Hospital

PHOENIX, Ariz, Oct. 25 (U. P.).—Winnie Ruth Judd, the “trunk murderess” escaped from the State Hospital for the Insane last night, it was announced at the Governor's office today. The blond Mrs. Judd, who killed her two friends, Hedwig Samuelson and Agnes Ann Le Roie, Phoenix nurses, and shipped their bodies in a trunk to Los Angeles, had been gone hours before her absence was noted.

$61,363 NEEDED IN FUND DRIVE

91 Per Cent of Goal for Campaign Is Reached; ‘Deadline Tomorrow.

ee. ...5683,710.00 Raised to date 622,446.25 Amount needed 61,363.75 Campaign ends tomorrow night,

(Photos, Page 15)

Pledges of $120,098 were reported at today’s Community Fund meeting, bringing the total collected thus far to $622,446.25 or 91 per cent of the $683,710 goal. The final meeting will be held at 6 p. m. tomorrow at the Claypool. The “37 old friends” aided by the drive, are the 37 local agencies aided through Fund contributions. The campaign opened Oct. 9.

Makes Final Plea

Perry W. Lesh, general chairman, made a final plea for increased subscriptions. “It is not an insurmountable task to reach our goal,” he said, “but there must be many new gifts as well as increased subscriptions. We are going to continue to work hard and hope that a generous public will respond to this urgent need.”

DeFrantz Workers Lead

Workers under F. E. DeFrantz, a district chairman in the individual gifts division, continue to lead the divisions. They have oversubscribed their quota 150 per cent and Mr. DeFrantz has 202 per cent of his quota as a worker. The 3500 volunteer workers are 500 more than in any previous year. Although their hopes were high, leaders emphasized that the final we days would be the most diffiult. They believe, however, the cam-

LONG DROUGHT

Postponed; Timber Fires Checked.

(Photo, Page Three)

LOCAL TEMPERATURES . 11a.m. .... 66 12 (noon) .. 66 1p.m. .... 66 Zp.m. .... 68

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A slow drizzling central and northern Indiana today, bringing much-needed moisture to the thousands of acres of newly sown winter wheat and putting an end to the danger of forest fires in most sections. The rain, which started falling generally early last night, relieved the drought that has prevailed since Aug 20. At noon today, .86 of an inch of rain had fallen in Indianapolis. Weather Bureau officials predicted that showers would continue throughout the day, with partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow. Slightly warmer temperatures are scheduled to prevail tonight.

Fire Damage Reported

three high school football games scheduled in the city this afternoon. The Shortridge-Cathedral game will be played at 2:15 p. m. tomorrow, the Manual-Westfield game played Friday afternoon, and the Broad Rip-ple-Warren Central game Monday. Officials said the Washington-Con-nersville game would be played. The rain seemed to be heaviest in the central portions of the state, weather bureau officials said. In addition to its great value to the farmers, the rain was worth thousands of dollars to Indiana since it dampened the falling leaves and trees in the state parks, stopping the spread of the forest fires that have wrought so much havoc within the past few days.

South Needs Rain State Conservation Department officials reported, however, that the rainfall in the Southern part of the state was very light, and that a brisk wind at noon was drying out the woods. No new large fires were reported. Clear weather tomorrow may bring back the danger of forest fires, they said. They estimated that approximately $10,500 damage was done yesterday by brush and forest fires which raged over 530 acres. Two fires were reported burning

paign will reach its goal if persons who did not subscribe a year ago are able to do so now.

James Lee Frye, a 13-year-old

for the 74th consecutive day. Since Aug. 13, when he lapsed into semi-consciousness, he has been fighting a disease which seven years ago swept Indianapolis in epidemic proportions.

His family physician said that since a week ago Saturday doctors have known that James has “meningo encephalopathy,” a virus disease which attacks brain cells. 1932, he said, there were 200 cases here. The disease is not what the layman terms ‘sleeping sickness,” he said. Yesterday James was given a fourth blood transfusion at City Hospital and two more are planned this week. “His Sido count, is good,” the’

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last night, one in Gibsop County near Francisco and another in Martin County, east of Shoals.

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The rain caused postponement of

RAIN RELIEVES 41 Americans of Flint

Crew Still Are Missing

Nazis Report Ship on Arctic Coast as Anxiety Increases 3 Local Football Games Are,

In U. S. Capital; Official Information Lacking.

By UNITED PRESS “Whereabouts of the 41 Americans aboard the City of Flint, Gov- |

ernment-owned freighter seized by

a Nazi warship and taken to the

Russian Arctic Coast, continued to be a mystery today. Germany announced it was negotiating with Soviet Russia regarding disposition of the American ship and this was taken st first-to mean

that the 41 Americans were safe. Authoritative - German sources,

however, later revealed that the

negotiations referred only to the German prize crew which had been

interned by Russia.

\ The U. S. Government showed increasing anxiety and official infor-

mation was lacking despite the repeated inquiries of the embassy at the Foreign Office in Berlin and at the Hamburg prize ers,

HEADS OF INDIANA SCHOOLS CONVENE

Teachers Expected Here Tonight for Sessions.

Indianapolis today became the mecca for thousands of Indiana school teachers. County and city school superintendents convened for their annual sessions as teachers prepared to dismiss classes this afternoon for the remainder of the week to attend the annual State Teachers Meeting here tomorrow and Friday. The teachers, 17,000 strong, are expected to begin arriving tonight. Hotel managers reported today that all rooms are reserved in advance for the week-end. — Members of the County Superintendents . Association began their convention this morning at the Hotel Lincoln, with an address by Dr. F. B. Knight, Purdue University, on “Myself and My Job.” Other Groups Convene

A ‘forum discussion on “Professional Ethics Among Teachers” was led by C.F. Kohlmeyer, LaGrange; R. E. Blunk, Martinsville; Deane Walker, Plymouth, and R. J. McCullough, Brazil. by the Warren Central High School. Dr. Gordon Laing of the University of Chicago opened the afternoon session of the County Superintendents’ meeting with a discussion on “The Place of Religion in Education.” . A ‘talk on “Problems of the Inspection Department” was given by Virgil Mullins of the State Department of Public Instruction. The City and Town Superintendents Association convention opened this afternon at the Hotel Lincoln with. an address by Dean L. A. Pechstein of the University of Cin(Continued on Page Three)

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Boy Scout, 13, in Half-Sleep 74 Days, Gains in Battle Against Rare Disease

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Although he is in critical condition, “generally he is better,” the doctor stated. James is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Frye, 642 Eugene St. His father is a fireman at Veterans’ Hospital, He is an eighth grade pupil at

School 41 and a member of Boy

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James Lee Frye . . . blood donors help him fight.

His mother and an aunt, Miss

but new blood helps Zerilda . Frye, 608 Eugene St, were : ithe blood d

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Scout Troop 82. He plays clarinet for the Knothole Band. James became ill Aug. 4, the last day of a vacation at the Boy Scout reservation. He complained cf a “terrific headache.” ‘He was: taken home and steadily became worse, His father said he just seemed ill and tired. His temperature rose to 103 degrees. and zach day he got sleepier. On Aug. 13 James was taken to Methodist Hospital where he lapsed into semi-consciousness. Ten days later. he was transferred to Oity ospital,

Music was furnished

U.S. Overies Unanswered

BERLIN, Oct. 25 (U. P.).—Germany was disclosed today to be negotiating with Soviet Russia regarding disposition of the American freighter City of Flint, captured by a Nazi warship and taken by a prize crew of 18 men to the Russian Arctic Coast. The negotiations were understood to include the question of the release of the crew. This was first presented as meaning the American crew of 41 officers and - men who were aboard .the City of Flint when it was captured. But. authoritative Nazi sources later said that it referred only to the German prize crew, which has been interned hy Rusisa. U. S. Continues Inquiries German quarters said that so far they had no information as to the whereabouts of the original American crew of the freighter. It was also learned that the United States representatives here had not yet received any official information from the German Government regarding the City of Flint, although the Embassy repeated its inquiries today to the Foreign Office and the Hamburg prize court. Nazi sources, for the first time, confirmed that the City of Flint had been taken to Tromsoe, Norway, and then to Kola Bay by a German prize crew. Claim It Bore Contraband

It was held that the City of Flint was carrying contraband and that the German action in taking her to hola Bay was justified in. international law because the ship was ‘non-navigable, having no suitable charts aboard.” In explaining the reference to lack of charts on the City of Flint, Nazis said that the freighter was sailed from Tromsoe to Murmansk because no charts were available at Tromsoe which would enable them to navigate the German mine fields and thus take the vessel to a German port. Charts were available, however, for continuing to Murmansk; they

city of Flint apparently had jettisoned their regular charts.

U. S. Worry Over

Crew Increases WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (U. P.. —The United States Government sought today, amid mounting concern; to learn the whereabouts of the 41-man crew of the Govern-ment-owned freighter City of Flint which was seized last week by a German warship. A 36-hour search by the United States Government has brought no tangible results. = The United States’ course awaited development of the full facts of the seizure. Secretary of State Cordell Hull plainly indicated his concern for the welfare of the crew. Inquiries of the Russian Government, regarding the crew yesterday brought no information. Ambassa-

dor Laurence jSteinhard:, whe Saw

U.S. ACCUSES

RAILS AS TRUST

Charges Trade Restraint in;

Effort to Smash Motor Carriers.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (U. P.).— The Justice Department today filed a complaint in District of Columbia Federal Court charging the Association ‘of American Railroads, its officers and directors, and 236 member railroads with violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. The complaint charged that the member -roads sought to restrain trade by refusing to extend to motor carriers co-operation in .the carriage of freight and passengers which the roads customarily extend to each other. The department charged. the railroads, including all the important lines in the United States, tried to eliminate motor carrier competition by “refusing to establish rates on loaded -trucks, trailers, and truck bodies.” The complaint charged that roads refused to establish “through rates, joint rates and fares, and . joint billing arrangements with motor carriers.” The Justice Department announced that it discovered resolution passed by the Association in alleged violation of the Anti-Trust laws some time ago, but said that “due to limitation of personnel, it has been impossible for the department to investigate and. take action.” The statement said that the great network of railways operated by the defendants constituted ‘potentially one great railway system,” and was held together by joint rates, through routes, arrangements for joint bill-

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PLANE FORCED DOWN WITH BLAZE ABOARD

None Hurt as Transport Lands Near Memphis.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 25 (U. P.). —Fire in the baggage compartment forced an Eastern Airlines plane to land 25 miles southeast of Memphis

gers and three crew members was hurt. The plane was en route from

| Tampa, Fla.. to Memphis,

The passengers were taken to Memphis by auto. Eastern Airlines reported that fire trucks arrived at the scene in time to prevent damage to the plane. Officials said the ship landed shortly before noon (Indianapolis Time),

Exploding milk bottles were believed by firemen today to have saved six persons, one of them a baby with scarlet fever, from injury in an early morning fire at 820 Division St. Mrs. Grace Ranard, occupant of the lower part of the two-story residence, was awakened about 3:30 a. m. by the muffled explosions coming from the kitchen of the upstairs apartment. She investigated and found smoke billowing from the apartment occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Coval and Mrs. Coval's 16-year-old son, Ernest Allee, Mrs. Ranard awakened MF. and Mrs. Coval and then : called the Fire

Depatiment,

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ALLIES PLACE ALL CHIPS ON

Where Do We Go From Here? It’s Now Up to Hitler, View in Britain.

By LOUIS F. KEEMLE

ing and other transportation prac-:to establish at the -airport.

today. Nene of the seven passen-|.

United Press Cable Editor

Where do we go from here, as they used to say in the World War. In the Allied view, Herr Hitler is in the driver’s seat and it is up to him to decide. The speech of Herr von Ribbentrop, Nazi Foreign Minister, left London and Paris cold. The London press hooted at it, calling it an echo of Herr Hitler's previously rejected overtures. The Paris press said Baron von Ribbentrop’s too-obvious effort to placate France and split the Allies would have no effect. : Britain’s first reply was to send Royal Air Force planes over Berlin, Magdenburg and Hamburg, deepest flights they have made into Nazi territory since the start of the war.

.1 Many Germans, listening to Baron

von Ribbentrop’s speech, scurried, for air-raid shelters when they heard the planes, London papers reported. ‘The Allied attitude toward -Herr Hitler remained as it has been in past weeks—start something. The situation boils down to this: The Allies. feel they can win the war on the present basis and have no intention of sacrificing perhaps millions of lives to, crash through (Continued on Page Five)

TURNER IS PLEDGED FLYING SGHOOL 0. K.

Approval Promised When Purchase Is Made.

(Photo, Page Five)

The Works Board today agreed to give Col. Roscoe Turner a two-year lease at Municipal Airport to operate the Central Aeronautical Corp., which the flier said he was ready to purchase. Leo F. Welch, Board vice -president, assured Col. Turner the lease would be granted when the purchase is completed. As soon as he takes over Central, the Colonel said he would begin immediately to lay the foundations for the flying school which he proposes Col. Turner said he had $150,000 of his own money already invested in the enterprise and that there were two other men interested in joining him to form a corporation. The corporation would assume control of the school and of Central. “To build up aviation here I will need the full co-operation of City officials,” Col. Turner declared. Mr. Welch said the Board and Mayor Reginald Sullivan would co-operate as “fully as possible.”

PLEA FOR DISMISSAL DENIED IN G. M. CASE

(Earlier Story, Page Eight)

- SOUTH BEND, Ind. Oct. 25 (U. P.).—U. S. Judge Walter C. Lindley today rejected a motion by the de-

anti-trust laws in the General” Motors case here. The ruling came after the Government suddenly rested its case this morning with the testimony of one witness, R. J. Neeusen of Grand Rapids, Mich., who identified dealer

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contracts entered in the record.

Bursting of Milk Bottles Saves Six in Home Fire

fighting the flames, Mrs. Coval went to awaken her son and in the density of the smoke she was unable to find the door. Capt. Frank Quinn of Station House 4, and Emil Windmueller of Station House 19, went ‘up the stairs and brought the pair down. Mrs. Ranard's two children, Jeannine, 4, ill with scarlet fever; and Leneta, 18 months old, were carried to - neighbors’ houses by Mrs, Nell Keys, 821 Division St., and Mrs. Louise Reed, 822 Division St. The baby had just been brought back from City Hospital after being ill with pneumonia. Firemen extinguished. ‘the “blaze which apparently had started in Its cause was;

WAITING GAME,

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HAS COMI FOR BOMBS, NAZI

SHOUT!

Ribbentrop’s Speech Regarded as War = Declaration.

‘BULLETIN ; PARIS, Oct. 25 (U. P.).—The French Intelligence Service reported today that the Nazi High: Command has completed the gigantic task of shifting its armed forces from the East to the Western Front and is ready for a major offensive when and -if Adolf Hitler gives the order.

‘BERLIN, Oct. 25 (U. P). —The Nazi press today interpreted Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrep’s Danzig address yesterday as the Gers man declaration of war against Great Britain: and hinted that the time had come to subject the British Isles to merciless bombard--

ment from the air.

The National Zeitung, a newspaper close to Marshal Hermann Goering, commander of the Ger man air force, said “the moment has come when -the war which Britain wanted must shower down on the British Isles themselves. , .-. weapons must speak.” Other newspapers carried such headlines as “The Sword Will pes cide,” “Battle,” and “With Arms.” .

Sharp Sword Promised

The Boersen Zeitung struck the . keynote of the entire ‘Nazi press.

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“From now on everything de- x pends mot on the diplomatie ‘maneuvers of those guilty for causing war but alone on the hardness of weapons . . . England is threatening: our existence and our vital rights. Now, whether she wants to or not, she must -place at stake hsrworld domination, her empire. 57% “Guarantees for peace, we watitto assure England and the et will ‘not be: argued out at a: gre table. They will be fought out a sharp sword.”

War Declared, : Press: Says.

The entire German press A ‘the Nazi viewpoint that Baron vert Ribbentrop’s speech was in effect: the German declaration of war: to" the death with Great Britain, “The Foreign Minister's ‘re capitulation (of events leading to the war) constitutes a political turning: point,” the National Zeitung added: saying: that all of Adolf Hj $ efforts for peace with Great ritain: had been rejected “with insulung.: arrogance.”

EDEN HIGH SCHOOL: : NET STAR IS KILLED:

Times Special GREENFIELD, Ind. Oct. Bass y Herbert Collingwood, Eden, I former high school basketball sta: there, was killed yesterday when: his: car overturned on State Highway. 8 near here. He was 18. He was found almost 100 feet trav: : where the car overturned. He was: graduated from Eden High 13 spring. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eimes: Collingwood, three sisters and one: brother survive him.

SELLING CUTS GAINS Z

By UNITED PRESS Selling erased about half of eal gains ranging to $1 in the st market at New York today. Wheat was steady at

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CHILE TO BUY ARMS i IN UNITED ITED STATES

SANTIAGO, Chile, O. Chile. Oct. 2 (U. BX —Maj. Guillerme Marin will go onth

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