Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 November 1939 — Page 1
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Erte VOLUME 51-NUMBER 224
4 CENTS NIPPED FROM CENTER'S $3.31 TAX RATE
Wayne Township’s Relief Levy Reduced. 9 Cents, Perry’s 5 Cents.
Residents of Indianapolis in Center Township probably will pay a tax rate of $3.28 next year, it appeéared today as the State Tax Board hegan ruling on local budgets and
The, Board effected a net reduction of 3 cents in the proposed $3.31 Indianapolis (Center Township) rate, approved the Marion County rate (exclusive of Welfare) without change, and was-expected to approve the Civil City and School City rates, likewise without change, late today. ‘Nine cents was slashed from the Wayne Township poor relief bond levy and 5 cents from the Perry Township poor relief bond levy.
Relief Bond Rate Cut
The 3-cent Indianapolis (in Cénter) net reduction resulted from the State Board cutting the Center Township relief bond rate 6 cents and increasing the Welfare Department levy 3 cents. This leaves the Indianapolis (Center Township) devy for 1940 at $3.28, which is 3 cents lower than the figure set- by the. County Tax Adjustment Board last September and 7 cents higher than the record high current rate of $3.21. =. The 3 cents:added to the Welfare levy today was a partial restoration of a total 5-cent reduction made in the levy by the Adjustment Board. During the State . Board's » public hearing on budgets three weeks ago, Welfare Directer Thomas Neal said the $308,000 budget cut made by the Adjustment Board: would cripple his department seriously.
Increase Alds Hospital
Tax Board members said the increase was granted chiefly to raise funds for payment of a debt-to.the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital fof Children, totaling more than $100,060, and for additional Betenis to dependent children. . = The 6 cents pared by the “State Board from the ‘Center Township relief bond levy was for payment of bond maturities: in June; 1941. Under the system formerly used in the County Auditor's office, distribution of the spring installment of taxes could not be made in time. to
meet - these June bond maturities] _
but the Tax Board was informed that the new. mechanical equipment installed. in the -Auditor’s office will make the 1941 tax money available in time to meet this obligation. No change was made by the State Board in the Center Township budget for current relief. This figure was set at $1,100,000 by the Adjustment Board, which pared the Trustee’s request $564,000. The 9-cent cut in the Wayne Township relief bond rate reduced the township's fotal poor relief rate from$160to S151... ; . +» ‘Perry’s Relief Rate Cut - Perry Township's total ‘poor relief rate was cut from $1.57 to $1.52 by the 5-cent relief bond levy reduction. oo. aE The Center Township relief bond rate, as fixed today, is an increase of 4.7 cents over the current 12.1 levy. The current relief rate stands at 232 cents, an increase of 3.3 cents over the 1939 levy. The' 3 cents added to the Welfare levy will mean an additional $180,000 in the department's budget next year. While Tax Board members gave no. indication of their probable ruling on the proposed $1.28 Civil City rate and the 96-cent Schodl City rate, it was reported the two Democratic members of the Board favored ' approving them without change. They are Chairman Philip &oercher and Marshall Williams. The third Board member, C. R. Benjamin, Republican, was reported holding out for a 5-cent c¢ut'in' the Civil City levy.
Civil City Rate Lowered
The proposed Civil City rate is 2 cents under the current levy, while the 1940 School City levy is the same as this year’s rate. - A comparison of the Indianapolis (Center Township) rates as set by fhe Tax Adjustment Board” last] onth and those fixed by the State ax Board today follows: Adj. Board $1.28 96
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Poor Relief seseenees : $38
HOGS DECLINE 10 AS STOCKS TAKE. DROP
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‘ By UNITED PRESS * ‘Indianapoli;. hog prices dropped another 10 cr ' today, bringing the top down to $5.65, the same paid here five years ago yesterday. An estimated 14,000 salable hogs were received. New York stocks receded slightly ffom earlier gains. “Curb stocks were irregular. :
NO NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
- OSLO, Norway, Nov. 28 (U. P.).— The Nobel peace prize will not be awarded this year, an official announcement said last night. The prize will be held for award in 1940.
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Shopping Days Till Christmas
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HINT MILK PRIGE
PROTEST STRIKE|
Civic = Clubs ,to Discuss Action; Hearing to Continte Next Week,
The Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs is considering calling a one-day-a-week milk strike in protest against the fecent 1-cent a bottle price increase. This action was announced by Paul C. Wetter, federation president, as public Jhearings before the
State Milk Control Board were continued until next Tuesday. Yesterday’s session left producers, distributors and consumers at loggerheats. Mr. Wetter said the milk holiday will be discussed by federation representatives at next Tuesday’s hearing. U. A. W. Group Backs Move
The local auxiliary of the United Automobile Workers of America has adopted a resolution.favoring a one-day-a-week milk strike if the price increase is:permanent, according-to Mrs: Viola Nash, president. Mrs. Lee Burkett, a member of the League of Women Shoppers, said she and ‘other members “were thinking seriously” of effecting a oOne-day-a-week milk holiday. Producers took the stand in the House of : Representatives chambers at yesterday's meeting and told the more than “300 persons gathered that the inc¢reasc was vital if quality milk was to be ‘produced in the future. Hassil E. Schenck, Indiana Farm Bureau president, declared that the cost of stock feed has risen in some cases as much as 50 per. cent.
Declares Facts Clouded
“The farmer only receives about 4 cents a quart for the milk ‘he produces. This is about 40 cents a cow per day. . . . I think that the consumers are being led astray as to the problems of the farmers,” Mr. Schenck said. Yesterday's hearing was to determine whether the one-cent increase on bottled milk to 7 cents a pint and 12 cents a quart should become permanent. Control Board « (Continued on Page Three)
FLY OVER GERMANY
LONDON, Nov. 28 (U.P. .—The Royal Air Force conducted a suc—«(Cessful flight over northwest Germany last night, the Air Ministry announced today.
Ol’ Sol to Send Mercury Rising
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
6am ...2 10am. .. 38 7am ...2 ‘11 a.m. ... 41 8a. m. ... 29 12 (noon) .. 43 9am ... 34 1pm ... 47
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THE TEMPERATURE this sun-
...}-~shiny afternoon. was
rise to around 50 degrees, 13 degrees agove normal for tHe day. The record for Nov. 28, however, is 89 degrees, set in 1909. Although the Weather Bureau expected: the mercury to fall to around - freezing tonight, it said, the weather won’t he as cold as last night. Fair skies are forecast for tonight. : Tomorrow’s prediction is for somewhat warmer. The mercury dipped to a low of 28 early today during a. heavy frost. At noon ‘the’ temperature was 43 and 10 minutes later had soared another degree. ;
NAISMITH, INVENTOR OF BASKETBALL, DIES
Lived to See Sport Reach Great Popularity..
LAWRENCE, Kas, Nov. 28 (U. P.).—Dr. James A. Naismith, 78, who invented basketball 48 years ngo and lived to see it draw the largest attendance of any scholastic sport in America, died ‘early today. He had been critically ill since last Thursday when he suffered a neart attack: This followed an amazing recovery 10 days ago from a cerebral hemorrhage. He died in his home just off the University of Kansas campus, the school -he served for years as physical education director. With him were his second wife, Florence; three married. daughters and two sons. Mrs. Naismith, whom he married only last summer, is ‘house mother for Sigma’ Phi Epsilon, social fraternity at the university. Dr. Naismith invented basketball in 1891, At the time he was an assistant to Luther W. Gulick, head (Continued on Page Three)
TRADE PACT DISCUSSED
BUCHAREST, Nov. 28 (U. P.). — Preparations for new trade negotiations with Germany were highlighted today by a report in financial circles that Italy is prepared to supply. Rumania with armaments in exchange for oil and grain, in compesition with ‘Germany. :
‘Gain in Nation’s Business
Seen by RFC Chairman
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A decline in applications for Reconstruction Finance Corp. loans indicates © business throughout the country is definitely on the upgrade, Emil Schram, chairman .of the RFC said today. Mr. Schram was .in ‘Indianapolis to speak before the Indiana Retail ers’ Association at the Indiana War Memorial Auditorium on “RFC—a Link in the Credit Chain.” A hative of Peru, Ind., Mr. Schram was named to head the RFC when Jesse. Jones, former head, was named co-ordinater: of all Federal lending agencies. ~~ Mr. Schram’s father, E. C. Schram of Peru, was to hear his talk. “Demand. for loans is falling off, indicating better business condi-
tions, throughout the country,” Schram sal it 1 V X ‘three
four months ago believed “they needed help now’ find that they don’t.” Set up in January of 1932; the RFC is a temporary organization, he said, and “We hope it always will remain temporary.”
Of the 8700 business loans made by the organization, half have been for less than $10,000 and 40 per cent for $5000 or less, he said. The million-dollar loan, he indicated, is rare. The RFC has lent to business and individuals around 10 billion dollars since 1932, he said, about 76 per cent of which has matured and been paid back. ‘There is now two and one-half billion dollars loaned out. "The RFC does business in thelin “twilight zone” between the point|.
where private capital is interested] where loans would be] t
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CURB. TAVERN
DANCE PERMITS
Floors Under 400 Square Feet Banned; Chief
The prone Board. decided Joday that no dance permits for tavern and other places where dancing is held will be issued in the future unless a dancing space. of. 100. square feet .is. provided. ~~: The ruling was adopted on a‘motion by Frank B. Ross, Democrat, who asserted the restriction would affect about 75 per. cent of the taverns which -now have dancing. The ruling was aimed at alleged liquor. - law = violations. “in certain taverns where liquor: sales are encouraged by music and dancing, according to Board members. The, Board also ruled that no annual or semi-annual dancing ‘permits will be issued to any. tavern, restaurant or hotel ‘unless dancing is conducted six nights a. week. The ruling also was adopted on motion by Mr. Ross. He said it would help eliminate abuses of dance privileges by places which take out yearly dancing permits and: do not have reglanly scheduled dances.
: Matrons. Are Warned Police Chief Michael PF. Morrissey, meanwhile, said his men have been instructed to enforce provisions of the City . Dance. Hall Sedinance which provides dancing shall be stricted to the. hours . oar i p. m. and 1 a, m. The Chief also said he would place dance matrons, appointed by ‘the Police Department to supervise all licensed dance halls, under close surveillance. He said- he had been informed. that certain matrons had been negligent in their duties. In a letter, which is to be distributed to each matron, the Chief warned that matrons whe ‘neglect their duties will be discharged immediately. ‘Complaints have been received that some matrons. were sitting - down - while . on - duty - and some were drinking ‘alcoholic beverages, the Chief said. =.
Complaints Are Cited
There have been several instances, he said, where matrons have “invited sweethearts, relatives, friends and husbands to fill the places to which they (matrons) have been assigned. ” The Board's action’ is part of a move to curb alleged: tavern: liquor violations against which City, County and State officials are- ‘conducting a campaign. Safety Board members have con-
| tended that excessive drinking in
taverns is stimulated hy. music. and dancing. The tightening’ of dance restrictions, would, the. Board believes, make it impossible ‘for small, congested taverns’ to: hold fances, i
PASS UP INVITATION TO MRS. "ROOSEVELT
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (U.P. Yl The Dies Committee in indicated joss, that it was unlikely to invite Franklin D. Roosevelt to testi about the National Youth i Bo Af and its alleged subversive activities. The Committee caricelled an
planned to consider asking Roosevelt to appear ds a: witness. Chairman Martin Dies (D. Tex.),|
who “said yesterday that “thinking about” inviting Roosevelt “to air her views, not at the Capitol. Other Commit-|
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CLEVELAND RELIEF GUT DRASTICALLY
8000 Single Persons and
4000 Couples Lose Aid.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 28 (U. P).— Mayor Harold H. Burton today stopped food orders for 8000 single persons ‘and 4000 couples without children, and social workers closed
‘doors against lines of relief clients
in the streets of this city of a on. ul The Mayor said that . with not enough money for all, women and children should come first. He conferred with his cabinet members to seek additional funds to continue direct relief, and met with C.1.0. officials on possible measures to keep the unemployed fed. Mayor Burton has contended that the relief crisis could be alleviated if Governor John W. Bricker called the Legislature into special session appropriate additional funds.
| Waitress Gets ‘Pearly’ rly’ Oyster
MRS; JUDY SANDERS, into a fried oyster at. a8 8. Toss. |: restaurant, she
After. the first bit. she. found two “stones” and there were more
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WHEN ‘a, waitress at: the Hotel Spink, bit
i A vietim! ‘of. ihe: war at sea, the. 15, 000 ton ‘Danish liner Canali, goes down in the North Sea after: striking a mine. 2. A depth bomb, Britain’s most successful . anti-submarine weapon, explodes and spouts water high into the air, 3. The Deutschland, Nazi sea raider, is being pursued by British ships and planes after striking again—sinking the Rawalpindi.
4. This German mine was washed up on the Danish coast. Weapons of this kind have accounted for most of the 45 ships sunk in the last
Stalin May Be Dreaming Of Domina ting the World
Imperialism Shown in Demands on Finland Apparently Designed to Make Soviet Invuinerable.
By: ‘WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS + Times Foreign Editor
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Soviet Russia's drive against Finland is .|regarded here as a manifestation of a new brand of imperialism, the
That Finland is not.guilty of provocation—unless: reluctance to be swallowed can be classed as provocation—is indicated in the following
comparisons: Russia is 60 times as large as Fin-
land, with 8,145,000 square miles of territory as gainst 135,000.
Russia has 45 times as many inhabitants as Finland, with 180,000,000 as against 4,000,000. Finland is only about one-half the size of Texas. Russia is nearly three times as large as continental United States. Finland has an army of 33,000 with approximately 300,000 reservists. Russia has an army of 2,000,000 men with something like 15,000,000. reservists.
Mere Territory Hardly Goal
Patently Russia, with her 45-to-1 advantage, is taking the initiative, not Finland. Hence her motives must be sought elsewhere than in her ridiculous pretext of self-de-fense. Some here believe it likely that Dictator Josef Stalin is now laying the groundwork for carrying out communism’s old dream of world revolution—or, at least, of world domination through Stalinism. Also that he plans to do this by a combination of two methods, namely old-fashioned power. politics plus what some are inclined to call the “new imperialism.” ; Seeks Warm-Water Outlet
* Certainly Russia is not seeking new territory for the mere sake of more territory. Already she is the biggest nation in the world, by far and away. Peter the Great, Russia’s monster-statesman, defeated
‘| Sweden and made himself master
of the .north, including the entire basin of the Baltic. Observers see Josef Stalin as another Peter. Peter wanted ‘world over He on (Continued on Page Three
bey FOOD RATIONING
LONDON, Nov. 28 (U; P.).—Start foning in Britain has been de-
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FINAL "HOME
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FINNS, RUSSIAN SOLDIERS TOLD
Moscow Denounces Pact, Renews Demands That Troops Withdraw.
MOSCOW, Nov. 28 (U. P.).—The staff of the military district of Leningrad today ordered Soviet troops to “return the fire” if there were any more provocations by
mands for the withdrawal of the troops were renewed. . At the same time Soviet PremierCommissar Viacheslav M. Molotov informed Baron Ciano Koskinen, thé Finnish Minister, that the
Soviet Union will denounce the Soviet-Finnish non-aggression pact. A communique said: “In connection with provocative artillery firing upon our troops from Finland, Soviet troops are ordered to return the fire in the event of repeated Finnish provocations, until those who start the shooting are annihilated.” Finns Called Impertinent
The Leningrad district embraces the Fininsh-Soviet border area on the. Karelian Isthmus where, the Russians charged, Finnish troops fired seven artillery shells into the Russian lines last Sunday, killing four’ and wounding nine Red soldiers. Finland has denied categorically that its troops did any firing and has rejected Russia's demand that Finnish troops withdraw from 12 to 15 miles from the border. Finland's reply was regarded here| ~and -impertinent.” : - : Finland had, in effect, called |
Russia a liar by denying that there
had beén any incident on the border such as Premier Molotov described, and this provoked new outbursts of wrath in’ the Soviet press, on the radio and fron military headquarters. The Finn reply came in a note handed by Minister Koskinen to Premier Molotov last night.
Public Is Indignant
The Moscow radio broadcast directly to the Finnish people in their own language last night: “Overthrow your clownish Premier who is leading your country on the disatrous path of former Polish leaders.” The general tenor of the Soviet statements was that Finland’s attitude was “warlike” and that the Red Army was ready and waiting for the order to teach the Finns a lesson. It was said that Russia had gone too far in arousing public indignation against the Finns to accept the Finnish view of the border “incident.” As for Pinland’s suggestion that a mixed commission investigate the “incident,” the view here was it. was not ‘an ordinary frontier incident, but a deliberate act of provocation (Continued on Page Three).
RELIEF GRAND JURY CONSIDERS DATA
Report Is Believed Near, May Name Trustee Today.
The Marion County Grand Jury
was reported today to have started
deliberations on evidence submitted in its Center Township relief investigation preparatory to voting on indictments.
As the jurors discussed testimony, a third meeting of County CommisA was called to select a Trustee to succeed Thomas M. Quinn. The meeting was called for 2:30 p. m. in Mayor Reginald H. Sulliyan’s office by Ira Haymaker, County Democratic chairman. He indicated tHat a choice was near.’ The Commissioners failed to make a selection during a three-hour meeting today and an all-day seston yesterday, - Albert H. Gisler, president of Kothe-Wells & Bauer Co. wholesale grocers, and a close friend of
been at today’s meeting. That the Grand Jury was nearing a climax was indicated when loud voices were heard from behind the barred jury room. - Prosecutor David M. Lewis, who predicted the jury will report late (Continued on Rage Three)
THREE OF DIONNES | ARE LOSING TEETH
CALLANDER, - Ontario, Nov. 28 (U. P.),—Three of the Dionne quintuplets are losing their teeth and their two sisters are quite jealous of this achievement, thelr physician, Allan Roy Dafoe, said Roar Cecile has lost two teeth, Mari | Emilie
Finnish troops on the border.+ De-|
Mr. Quinn was reported to have,fensive.
ail Hero of Soaps Flow Is Credited With U-Boat Hit.
War in Brief ; BERLIN—Germany claims to have sunk 10,000-ton British cruiser east of Shetland Islands. x
MOSCOW-—Finland’s request tha$ Russian troops also withdraw from the border called “bold and fs pertinent.” ;
HELSINGFORS — Finland reaing calm, awaiting next moves in dis pute with Russia after border ine cident.
LONDON — British invoke Nas - blockade; claim capture of 12:Gers man merchant ships disguised a. 5 neutrals,
PARIS—War Office reports French patrol forces recently have sunk six German submarines.
9 . BRUSSELS—Anti-aircraft guns fire on several foreign planes Aye over neutral territory, ;
BERLIN, Nov. 28 (U. P. YS official announcement tonight said that a 10,000-ton British cruiser—
10th British warship lost in furious sea warfare—had been sunk by a Us boat commanded by the youthful German hero whose submarine sank the battleship Royal Oak in Scapa Flow. - Blond, rosy-cheeked' Lieut. Comm, Guenther Prien, who amazed the world by taking his U-boat into Britain's mighty Scapa Flow naval base, added to his laurels by direct ing the attack on the British cruisee east of the Shetland Islands. Tg The sinking as announced by the Germans brought the- death toll in the 10 sea victories to at least 1783 British, vi
Nazis Claint Rule of Sea
The cruiser sunk in Comm. Prien’s, a second exploit was of the Londen my the Shropshire,’ ; ussex, the Devonshire or the Son... All ore compel | in uo
‘Towed the #ir armeéd merchant which went down with of about 260 men, after a séa battle with the German pocket battleship Deutsche land southeast of Iceland. =~ German comment on the sinking of the Rawalpindi was that it deni= onstrated that British seapower had been broken and that the British navy had “gone into hiding” abandoning thé North Atlantic as wel as the North Sea to the Germans. As commander of the submarine that sank the heavy cruiser, Come mander Prien became the outstande ing naval hero of the war, at least in German eyes,
Prien Decorated
A handsome, vigorous young man —apparently not more than 30 years old—the U-boat commander already had been decorated by Adolf Hitler —and praised for his skill and dar ing by British First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill—as a result of the sinking of the Royal Oak, on which 810 men perished. The normal complement of the Lone don type heavy cruiser is 650. Comm. Prien also expressed ‘eons fidence after the Scapa Flow raid that another torpedo fired by his submarine had destroyed a second unidentified British warship. He said he believed the second ship was the Repulse, but in Lone don the British Admiralty denied it had been hit,
No Confirmation,
Britain Replies
LONDON, Nov. 28 (U. P.).—Naval circles said tonight that there was no confirmation of German claims that a U-boat sank a British heavy cruiser of the Lotidon type.
British Blockade Order
Effective Monday
LONDON, Nov. 28 (U. P.).—The Allied orders for seizure of German exports on the high seas will be’ come effective Monday despite the complaints of neutrals, Prime Mine ister Neville Chamberlain announced today in the House of Commons. The announcement was made soon after King George had opened a new- session of Parliament with » speech from the throne. The King emphasized that all of tha energy Sot. the Empire was cone centrated on winning the war and declared that the British Navy was. “keeping open the highways of the sea” for transportation of despite the furious Nazi mine ofe
The ‘Allied powers indicated tha every effort would be made to make the hardships of the “double re Dlocks (Continued on Page Three) :
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