Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 January 1940 — Page 1
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VOLUME 51_NUMBER 263
oe Writes and Erases on Newest Novel of Indianapolis
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1940
1. Booth Tarkington talks about Indianapolis.
Times Photos.
2. At work, he writes about it.
‘Genial Jim’ Reported Disgu
" By DANIEL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—That ultimately will support Federal
Be Drawing Board Aids In Meridian St. Workshop
story’ Laid in City. but Applies to Any Midwest Town, Author: ‘Reveals in “Time out’ From Work.»
| By’ J0E ‘COLLIER
Booth Tarkington's workroom is on the. top floor of his note at]
4270 N. Meridian St.-and -in. that:
workroom - right now . is His latest
novel of Indianapolis. The novel is ‘twothirds- finished. .
The workroom is. spacious and lined with books.
In an alone i a
desk, a drawing ‘board, a waste basket: made . of an elephants foot,
and a: sofa. -On the Sawing board, which is
coming ‘apa
side of the board on a desk are a dozen - - sharpened _“pengeils + with erasers. “At “the drawing :board: is Miss: Elizabeth Trotter; and. on the sofa is Booth Tarkington. On one sheet of the : paper are: these words: ve hand cif Iodidn’t want to go down with him I'd have to join him in juggling ‘other’ clients’ securities: to the amount of that $22,000 so that Sarah’d be satisfied. Of "course TI‘couldn’t do it . . . and that’s why Harry 5» 5." £oir] Have, Own Technique
; It-is about 9:30 a. m. and Mr. Tarkington ‘and Miss Trotter have just taken their places in the workyoom, Mis Trotter quiet and motionless at the drawing board and Mr. Tarkingten on the sofa light-
ing -a long cigaret. Mr. Tarkington has well in mind
now what distance. they must cover in the novel today, and they have until: about 1p. m. to work. He is picking up the threads of the story. iw Very, very slowly he speaki— mayhe not more than a word a minu he selects phrases and " puilds sentences. Miss Trotter occasionally reads back to him. When he changes his mind, she ‘erases a word or a phrase from ‘that thick yellow. paper. Mr, Tarkington and Miss Trottér have, through years of work, built a remarkable technique. He usually does not have to ask her to read back to ~him—she senses the need for it. ro.
Outlines Day’s ‘Work
. While he is choosing a word, she sits. quietly—sometimes a-half hour at a time. Any noise, or motion, distracts ‘him. No interruption of any kind is allowed. At the beginning of every day, Mr. Tarkington finds that dictation comes very slowly indeed. As the morning proceeds, he gets more and more. used to it. By. quitting time just when he is pretty well “oiled up and ‘it goes rather more easily, it’s time to quit.” At quitting time, Miss Trotter leaves the day's work on the drawing board which Mr. Tarkington's Tanner gave him 55 years ago. Mr. ! (Continued on Page Four Four)
NATIONAL DEFENSE BILL PASSES HOUSE
| wassmvaTON, Jan. 12 (U.P) — frre. House today passed and sent to the ‘Senate the first appropriation bill -of the session—$264,611,252 for national defense.
IT LEFT JOE COLD 1 KANSAS. CITY, Mo, Jan. 12, (U. 'P.) —Joe Hinzle, 14, reported to police that he had been Jlusged
ahd. roped of his ear
rt, are several sheets of -& ‘heavy yellow art paper. At the |
Corer Kisses ‘The First Lady
Times Special | WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.— “Everybody: was wondering at the Congressional reception . last night at the White House. Wondering whether “Cactus” --Jack’ and -Mrs. Garner would stay on for the reception. They, were:iliere :for dinner, yes. But they rarely appear at . state funétions. ‘Well, = they stayed. (They stole'the show. Mr. Garner led off the line with a hearty twohanded shake of the Presidential fists. And—a hearty kiss , for the First Lady. ,
C. OF C, WILL HONOR
FIFTY-YEAR FIRMS
Fowler McCormick to Speak .. At Dinner Jan. 26.
Indianapolis firms which have been in ‘business continuously. a half century or longer will he honored at the Chamber of Commerce’s dinner, Jan. 26, commemorating its own 50th anniversary.
Representatives of these firms will be invited to the anniversary meéting and each firm is to receive a scroll:in recognition of its contribution to the business life of the community, C.. D. Alexander, retiring president, said. A list of 180 firms known by the Chamber to qualify in the halfcentury group is published today, and: Mr. Alexander asks that anyone knowing of other such firms notify the Chamber's anniversary committee. The anniversary dinner is to be held in the Claypool Hotel. Fowler McCormick, Chicago, second vice president of the International Harvester. Co., will be the principal speaker. Mr. McCormick, grandson of Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor of the reaper, will. be accompanied here by a group of Harvester officials from the Chicago headquarters. These officials will be guests at the dinner. The company will hold open house for Chamber members and their friends at its new truck ' engine works, 5565 Brookville Road, the afternoon preceding: the dinner. ; The dinner will mark the installation of Walter I. Longswarth as Chamber president, succeeding Mr. Alexander. Meanwhile, the Chamber's board elected seven additional directors yesterday to serve one-year terms.
They are Dr. | Norman M. Beatty;
MINE TOLL 25; MAY REACH 91
To ‘Move From Tracks,” ; ‘State:dnspector Says.
BARTLEY, Ww Va. Jan. '}2 (U. P.)—Mining : engineers and inspectors- agreed: today that the 66 men trdpped in a coal mine explosion here were’ in’ all ‘probability
dead, after the bodies of 25 other
miners had been recovered by rescue
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The bodies of 21 victims of Wednesday's explosion were taken from ihe chamber known as the “third right”. early today. Four bodies were taken from the mine yesterday. Some were mangled beyond recognition. A State mine 'inspector E. I. Chatfield, said it was the opinion of mining men that the explosion
| was-of such violence that the miners | “didn’t have a chance t0 move from
their tracks.” ; Rails* Twisted Like Paper As evidence of the terrific blast,
{he pointed out that car rails had been ‘twisted like paper and a coal ‘public the details.
loading ‘machine, weighing between two and three tons, had been blown 60 feet off its tracks. _ Mr, Chatfield also suggested that the “after-damp” which followed the explosion left the ‘three entries where the men were ‘entombed without oxygen. oe After searching the “third right” for bodies, the rescue. workers proceeded to an entry known as “fourth left.” It was expected thai they ‘would have to work into the night to 10 heauit, the 30 men trapped there; t all bodies might not be reAt before Sunday. The balance of the men were believed to be in No. § heading.’ Mr... Chatfield said . an inquest would bé ordered today or tomorrow. The tause of the explosion has not been determined. Identification of the victims re--(Contiiiued on Page Three)
DARTO’ (OR BINGO) STILL ON ‘BAN LIST
Poiice Hold One, Claim 200 Were Playing.
Bingo, even in disguise, still is banned here, police warned today following a raid last night on a “darto” game in an amusement hall in the 3500 block E. Washington St. Police and a deputy prosecutor who raided the hall said more than 200 persons were participating. They said patrons purchased a sil-ver-plated spoon as they entered, exchanged the spoon for cards bearing numbers—similar to those used in bingo. Then, persons in the audience threw darts at a numbered card, and from this point on the disguise] po:
ended, it was reported. The officers arrested Marcus Nickle, 33, of Ravenswood, who they said was in charge. He is accused of operating a lottery and gift enterprise. Nickle, reported to be a .pre-
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events appears to be bringing peace in the long feud between Mr. Farley and Mr. McNutt. “Tommy the Cork,” Corcoran and his cabal of so-called “palace guards” have trotted out the newly appointed Attorney General, Robert H. Jackson, as their- “man-of-the-month” for: President, much to the genial Jim's disgust.
Conflict Would Result Since Mr. Jackson comes from Mr.
the point of trying to get delegates there. Without. his home state delegation, no candidate can go places. Jim ‘wants the New York delegation for himself. Mr. McNutf and his Eastern campaign manager, Oscar R. Ewing, are on record as saying that he is welcome to it. Mr. McHale announced that he will return here for the Democratic National Committee meeting Feb, 5. He is the National Committeeman from Indiana.
“I've got a good idea for a trade with Jim Farléy at that time,” he laughed. “I'll join with’ him in selecting any city he wants for the National Convention and also any date. “All I would want in return would be the delegates.” Mr. McHale was accompanied by Bowman Elder, who returned to Indianapolis last night. They conferred with Chairman Jerome Frank and other Securities and Exchange Commission . officials regarding ‘ the prospects of a large utility merger in Indiana, but declined to make
‘Revives Rumor appearance here of “Bo and Foe revived the rumor that the Treasury is about to send the Justice Department a report on alleged tax scandals involving the McNutt organization in Indiana. This “investigation started when the Treasury looked into the tax returns of Pleas Gréenlee. He i$ said to have told about. Two Per|sa Cent Club operations, alleged political contract kick-backs and the like. The Washington Merry- -Gio-Round | Column today deals with this allegedly pending expose and declares that the possible scandal has caused ‘President Roosevelt to turn cool on Ms, *McNutt’s = Presidential candiv. : Mr. McHale in commenting this column, which is. written’ by
said that he .was perfectly willing to have his tax returns investigated or any legal or political business with which he is connected.
JOAN BENNETT WEDS
PHOENIX, Ariz, Jan. 12 (U.P.).— Joan Bennett, pretty blond film star, was married here today to film producer Walter Wanger. }
Transport plane servies: in and out of as resumed partially nm al skyliners: were “fog-locked” at ‘the Munigipal Ailr-| port yesterday. The’ ceiling yesterday was ‘‘zerozero” and the dense fog extended upward about 350v feet. But today the ceiling was 400 feet, high enough to permit take-| offs and landings when directed by instruments’ from the radio contral owes, Visibility of a mile was re-
postal of two TWA planes, grounded at the Airport since Wednesday night, took off at 3 a, a. day ft the West. Airport officials reported
that at thet hour, skies ke
Parley s _home State of New York, an the- Jackson candidacy should Teach!
Robert S. Allen,|
Farley to Back MeNutt, McHale Hin ts—Lightly
sted’as Palace Guards’ Trot
‘Out Jackson as Man-of-Month.
M. KIDNEY
Times Staff Correspondent
Postmaster General James Farley Security Administrator ® Paul V.
McNutt for the Democratic Presidential nomination was predicted by Frank M. McHale, Mr. McNutt’s: campaign manager, who left here for political conferences in New York City today. Although the McHale prediction was made lightly, the trend of
LEAGUE ENTERS CITY-STATE ROW
Municipal Organization. to) Determine Policy on Gross
The ght of ‘Indianapolis City officials against payment of the gross income tax: will be taken ‘up by the Indiana Municipal League, it was learned today. League officials plan to meet here
_|in two weeks to determine a policy
on gross tax payments by member municipalities. Mayor: Vincent
ecutive secretary, will arrive here next week to make arrangements for the session. Meanwhile, Indianapolis City officials injected a new angle into the dispute. They said they believed that an attempt by the Gross Tax Division to force a showdown in the courts on municipal liability for the tax will be the signal for a general revolt by retailers. Numerous retail organizations in the State have fought the tax for years and have threatened a tax strike on several occasions. At the same time, responsible Administration officials here said they were determined to demand
.|the elimination of all language re-
ferring to municipal liability in the Gross Tax law at the next session of the legislature. ‘Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and Corporation Counsel Edward H. Knight said they did not believe
Jthe law could be applied to Indian-
apolis. Herice ‘the City is’ not going to pay the tax, they said. City Controller James E. Deery said it would be better for the tax division “to let sleeping dogs lie.” “If they try to make us pay and
{take us into court, we’ll fight them,”
he said. “Our action will lend en‘couragement. to retail organizations which have opposed the tax on con, stitutional grounds.” Mr. Deery said he believed that other Hoosier cities would join Indianapolis in the fight when the on municipal 1 league meets to formulate a policy. Gilbert K. Hewitt, State Gross Income - Tax Director; said: that the division would proceed with tax collections as usual and would expect municipalities to pay.’ Any action
| the division might take in the event
municipalities do net pay will be decided after the Jan. 31 deadline, he said. Although . municipalities, (Continued on Page Four)
under
Seven of nine “Miami Air Derby ; grounded here yesterday
were still ‘at the Hoosier Airport at noon today. Two of the planes continued their flight this morning, bit others which took off returned fo the ground because of formation of ice on wings and propellers. As ships operating on limited service “ferried” over Indianapolis yesterday, they were directed by Luther Dillon, control tower operator, to clear ports. He picked up numerous messages from pilots fighting their way the “soup. » EE to St. Louis, Flight 2, JEnighistonr at 200 feet, on A 38 de-
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WAR STALLED BY COLD; STALEMATE MAY BRING NEW LINEUP OF POWERS
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PRICE THREE CENTS
MERCURY. DUE FOR DIP T0 10 OR 15 TONIGHT
Colder Weather to Check Flood Peril; Slush Adds Driving Hazards.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
..31 . 30 .32 '11a.m ,.. 29 . 31 12 (noon) .. 32 . 30 1p. m ... 30
10 a. m.
from the far northwest was expected to send the mercury down to 10 or 15 degrees tonight. The sub-freezing weather will relieve, or at least postpone, the possibility of floods in the state, Meteorologist J. H. Armington said. Mr. Armington predicted snow by tomorrow night or Sunday.
Cold to Check Flood
The colder weather will check the runoff of water from the snow which has been melting in the last two days, he said. Reports from various parts of the state indicate streams, particularly those in the southern half of the state, are rising slowly, but still are below normal because of the small precipitation in recent months. Mr. Armington said the ‘water level probably would continue rising slowly for several days. Meanwhile, traffic conditions in Indianapolis remained hazardous. Yesterday's high temperature of 40 degrees Gesulted in a thick layer of slush. on. the streets which made driving perilous. Jeg _Streels Glazed
‘Early today, the temperature fell slightly below - freezing, leaving a
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task iof keeping sewer inlets ‘open and removing piles of snow from the streets. Mr. Armington said the cold wave
Minnesota, reaching northwestern Iowa today. The coldest section was northern Minnesota whére temperatures of 10 below were reported. Slight moderation is expected before the cold reaches here, he said.
CONFER ON SYSTEM T0 CLEAN UP SNOW
Delegation and Mayor Talk.
Citizen
A delegation of Citizens’ Safety Committee members conferred with Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan today on methods of clearing city streets after a heavy snowfall. The delegation, headed by G. H. Poske of the American States Insurance Co., recommended that the City clear downtown - intersections first, and then branch fanwise into the residential sections as quickly as possible. Mr. Poske said he believed that the solution to the problem could he found without increasing the City’s Street Department budget. , He said that the department should find some way of utilizing its present facilities more effectively in removing snow and slush. Another meeting with the Mayor and Streets Commissioner Wilbur Winship will be held next week.
MOTHER DIED AT 115, DAUGHTER AT 110
PATERSON, ! N. J, i Jan. 12: (U. P.).—Mrs. Doris Mattis died today without realizing her fondest hope —to live longer than her motiter had. She was only 110. On her birthday last June 13 Mrs. Mattis, who came to this country from Austria in 1879, said that her mother was 115 when’ she died.
strument flying,
.|Her father was 108.
Air Service Is Partially Resumed Here After Zero-Zero’ Day Fighting Fog
Mr. Dillon called back, giving Airport conditions. At 3:07 the plane could be heard roaring over the Airport, but could not be seen. Under such fog conditions the pilot can see nothing except his instrument board. He watches the instruments: with a fixed . scrutiny and it is said that after a short time the pilots experience optical illusions—the instrument board seems to turn to a 4H-cdegree angle,
An icy blast sweeping on Indiana
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now covered North. Dakota and|
although the instruments will ‘indicate that the plane is flying level. In a few minutes it “returns” to position. Despite the development of inpilots still lose their bearings occasionally. That's why the Airport radios flashed information to the pilots all Sy. yes 1
tonse Was bombed
Sothern Scar
Ann Selects Her Own For Operation and It’s a Crescent.
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 12 (U. P.). —Ann Sothern jolted blase Hollywood today. She went shopping for an aesthetic appendectomy scar. “So many girls are marred by their scars,” she explained. “There are all kinds of appendicitis incisions. They com e square, long, short jagged, triangular an d "blotchy. “I have discussed all posAnn Sothern sible scars with: my physician and I have chosen what I believe to be the most artistic. It will he in the shape of a crescent. I think it will look kind of cute.” The crescent will be formed ‘Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Miss Sothern will convalesce in a room. with “southern exposure.”
LOCAL MAN 1ST 40 AUTO VICTIM
WPA Worker Dies as Cars "Collide in County; Five In State Killed. |
An Indianapolis man was killed in a two-car crash at the intersection of Road 67 and Post Road to-day--the first Marion County traffic
Five others were killed in the state in overnight trafic, two of thera in a truck that erashed into a train in a heavy fog and then burned. The dead are:
"HERBERT MANN, 45, of 2122 W. Minnesota St., a WPA worker bound for a project at Ft: Harrison. HAL M. WAGONER, 49, Waldron, killed when his truck struck a freight train at Beehunter Crossing, near Lyons.
A MAN believed to be Garrell Peck, 27, Waldron,-who was with Mr. Wagoner,
MRS. MARY G. PATTERSON, 67, Florence, Ind., killed in a collision at Middletown. : LUCIAN THOMPSON, Metter, Ga., burned when his truck caught fire after a collision at Inglefield, Ind.
NICK VANDERAA, 57, farmer near Wanatah, who was killed last night when he was struck by a car five miles east of Valparaiso. The Post Road accident occurred just as day was breaking. Mr. Mann wis ‘riding with C. D. Crockett, Beech Grove,
and Clyde Kimberley, Collier St., also WPA workers bound Earrison. Their car was struek!
1006 S.
for Ft.
by one driven by Leo Hanna, McCordsville. The others in the car were not reported badly injured. They were given emergency treatment who investigated. Investigating police were Gale Kassen, Oliver Leighton, Victor Waller and Adolph Frankovich. Mr. Mann was a stationary en(Continued on Pa on Page Four)
BRITISH AGAIN FIRE ON GERMAN PLANES
Bomber Is Chased to Sea; Two Ships Sunk.
LONDON, Jan. 12 (U. P.) —Antiaircraft gunfire broke out at nue nerous points on the East Coast today. and British airplanes were active, particularly in the Yorkshire area. One group of British pursuit planes chased out to-sea a German Heinkel bomber, and swept down on it, their machine guns spurting bullets, as people ashore watched. Anti-aircraft’ guns on both sides of the Thames Estuary fired on a German plane which passed at great height. ‘Suffolk Coast anti-aircraft guns fired on a Heinkel bomber which was flying high toward the southeast. ; The British steamer Keynes, 1706 ) and sunk by German planes in the North Sea yesterday and the British steamer Granta, 2719 tons, was sunk by a mine off the East Coast of Boglana
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|Report Italy Miffed As’
Germans Impede ’ Aid to Finns.
By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press Sports Editor i The weather may cast the decides ing vote in the war in -Europe. Intense cold holds the continént in an iey grip: from the Baltic to the Black Sea. It is impeding milie tary activity, transport, and the movement of vital supplies, espe cially to blockaded Germany. The result may be that extension of the war on land will have tp be postponed until spring at least. Whether Germany will launch an aerial blitzkrieg on England is being debated, but Allied tacticians seem to think such an attack can be beaten off, and in any event would not of itself win the war. If the stalemats continues until spring, much can happen in the meantime. - Diplomats are busy and a new alignment of the powers is not impossible.
Diplomats Active
Today’ s developments included: 1. London diplomatic sources heard reports of a quarrel between Italy and Germany over Germany’s action in holding up Italian shipe ments of war materials to Finland. 2 Jugoslavia was reported without confirmation to have agreed to passage of Italian troops through its territory to aid Hungary if necessary against a possible Soviet attack. 3. Spain was reported sending to Finland large quantities of war materials left in Spain after the civil war by the Italian @ expeditionary force—and possibly supplemented - recently by new shipments. ? 4. Spanish Gen. Francisco Franco - was reported to have offered to collaborate with His Holiness Pope Pius XII in any peace move and against any Communist threat in Europe. 5. King Carol of Rumania, and Regent Prince Paul of Jugoslavia were reported to have conferred at the frontier yesterday in connection with the forthcoming meeting of the Balkan entente, which is expected
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“to” Consider Trieans bf strengthening
Balkan neutrality and toe against the spread of Bolshevism,
Italy, Balkans Hold Key
Italy and the Balkans are key. in the situation. TItaly,. which united with Germany in an anti<Communist alliance, was shocked when Adolf Hitler sude< denly united with Moscow. Count Ciano, the Foreign Minister, revealed that shock in his recent speech, when he said Italy was taken completely by surprise. Italy remains anti-Communist and it is difficult for her to cone tinue as an ally of Berlin while Berlin is co-operating actively with Russia. The latest strain between Berlin and Rome is attributed to Italy's. determination to aid invaded Fin«' land. Germany is perhaps at heart in sympathy with the Finns and more than willing to ‘see them defeat: a Soviet advance into Scane dinavia, because Russian dominae’ . tion there might be a serious mene ace to the Reich in the future.
Nazis Must Be Careful
Nevertheless, Germany must nét do anything harmful to Russia while their alliance still exists. Therefore; Germany apparently has. held up important Italian arms shipments to Finland. including large quantities of excellent bombing and fighting planes. London diplomatic sources hear that Italy protested to Germany and received an unsatisfactory reply, Berlin, however, denied knowledge of ‘any protest. Paris sources report that Italy has told . Berlin an alliance between them can continue only if Russia renounces the idea of penetration into Europe. That would entail the
. |dropping by Russia of -her attempt
to conquer Finland, and be a terrific blow to Russian prestige. Italy meanwhile is an active member of what amounts almost to an anti-Communist “bloc” in Eue rope. The Balkan States, except perhaps Bulgaria, are members bes cause they fear Russia. Britain, (Continued on Page Three)
HOG PRICES HIGHER ON HEAVIER WEIGHTS
By UNITED PRESS Indianapolis hog prices advanced 20 to 30 cents on weights above 160° pounds today. Receipts fell to 5500. Lighter weights were steady to 15 cents higher. New York stocks declined frace tions to more than $2. Prices then steadied and came back slightly from the lows. Huge blocks of Sea« board Air Line were traded and the turnover increased during | the session. .
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