Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 February 1940 — Page 6

- CLOSER WATCH ON PLEAS FOR

RELIEF URGED

C. of C. Advises Central Agency for Investigations To Prevent Waste.-

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ecessor, Thomas ‘M.- Quinn, said today he did not care to comment

on the central investigating agency plan until he knew more about it. As to the Chamber’s other recommendations, he said he already is working out with City and County officials a work-relief program, and steps are being taken as rapidly as le to rid the relief rolls of chiselers and to distribute relief patronage more evenly and among a larger number of vendors. The work-relief program will go into effect as soon at the weather permits, he said, adding that most relief clients are inadequately clothed for outdoor work in severe weather. : : In urging the need for a central investigating agency, the Chamber cited the abuses which led to a “Grand Jury investigation of the Township's relief practices. The Chamber asserted that the township’s investigating system was “faulty in the extreme, permitting some to get on the relief rolls who were not actually in need, and permitting many to remain on the rolls almost entirely without regard to changes in their economic status. : This was attributed, in the report, to an insufficient number of competent investigators.

Reinvestigations Cited

The State recently found #t necessary, the report stated, to set up a state-wide agency “to do nothing but reinvestigate those on township relief who are referred to the WPA for work-relief jobs” apparently because the “WPA will not accept the trustee’s investigations.” The Chamber asserted that in the latter part of last year, the County Welfare Department turned down 25 per cent of the relief recipients applying for old-age assistasce. Average monthly food costs in Center Township for the first eight months last year were $1.08 higher than in any of the other four townships which include a part of Indianapolis, according to the report. ‘The proposed central investigating agency would have one set of investigators, selected upon a basis of -training and experience, to investigate applicants for direct relief, old age assistance, aid to the blind, care of dependent children, WPA employment and similar forms aid. The agency would be financed by pro rata case load contributions by the various assisting agencies, each of which would continue to administer its own program. No legislative action is necessary to institute such a central agency— merely a “measure of co-operation” among the relief and welfare

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synchronized to fire through the disc swept by the propeller. The propeller shaft is hollow, and serves as an aperture through which the | 37-millimeter (approximately 1% finch) cannon is fired. I believe, after having personally inspected the mystery speed fighters of Europe, that the Airacobra is the only single-engined single-seater in the (world to be armed with a 1%inch cannon firing explosive shells. The cobra of India carries deadly poison in its fangs, and the “Airacobra” is certainly poison to the bombing plane. I am certain that it is the fastest standardized fighting plane in the world. Its 400 miles an hour is at the pilot's command of full open throttle. No phonies about this speed, no ‘“souped up” engines. A streamlined, liquid-cooled engine again leads America back to her rightful place in thé aviation sun, just as a smaller engine of the same type did 17 years ago.

Allison Twin Engines May Exceed 400 M. P. H.

The “Airacobra,” or P-39, which yesterday was accepted by the War Department for delivery to = the Army Air Corps, is one of several high speed fighting crafts now being equipped with the Indianapolis

agencies, the Chamber reported.

developed Allison engine, the

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resides at Music Dinner DRIVE

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| Presiding at the music appreciation dinner was William H. Ball (left) of Muncie, chairman o the Indians group the National Committee on Music Appreciation. With him was wa, . Ingle, na- : tional director of the committee. (Additional Photos, Page 17.) sons with these standard items of

Allison-Powered Warplane Fastest Fighter

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“fastest single-seated fighting plane evef built in the U. 8.” it is believed here that another attack-fighter fitted with twin Allison engines is even faster than the P-39, also known as the “flying cigar.” The “flying cigar” can operate at altitudes above 36,000 feet, has a cruising range of 1000 miles and weighs, fully loaded, about 6000 pounds.” It was pointed out here that if this single-engine ship can better 400 miles per hour, the twin-Allison-engined pursuit-interceptor built by Lockheed Aircraft now on production lines, probably will hold the title of the “fastest single seated plane” in the World. Allison engines are being fitted in Curtiss pursuit planes, Army att{ackbomber types and in patrol and attack planes for the U. S. Navy. - The War Department announcement yesterday of its acceptance of the “Airacobra” came as Allison’s general manager, Otto T. Kreusser, announced that the new $6,000,000 factory in Speedway City had began

- | to operate at near-capacity.

QUAKE DEAD PUT AT 35,000 LONDON, Feb. 2 (U. P.)—Latest official figures on last month's earthquake in Anatolia, Turkey, as

issued here today, showed that 35,000 persons were killed, 50,000 houses were destroyed and 200,000 persons were made homeless. :

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Erskine Hails Distribution of Recorded Symphonies as ‘Cultural Step.

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The language of words is very limited. Some things can be said in sculpture, some in music—but they are untranslatable. To be articulate, we need all the languages there are. Those not knowing them, will go to their graves ignorant of what the great men and women of the world have said.” ws Dr. Erskine characterized our concerts as “too sudden,” both in their preparation by the composer and by the listener. He advocated a choice of music being studied in schools by conductors in their program building. And for prospective concert patrons, he suggested a combination of record listening and score reading. 10 Albums Offered

The 10 albums of acknowledged masterpieces to be offered by the Appreciation Committee in Indiana will help to familiarize many per-

the orchestral repertory, the speaker said. : « think the arts are the most important subject for all of us,” Dr.|| Erskine said in conclusion. “Their kind of truth, identical with beauty, is the Kingdom of Heaven which we have te enter before wisdom with all its blessings will be added to us.” Mr. Ball stated that the present campaign had been under cohsideration for more than a year and had received full investigation. He stated that a free circulating library of recorded music is being planned for Indianapolis. Mrs, Franklin D. Roosevelt received tribute from Mr. Ingle for her inspiration and assistance in forming the first of such free record libraries in Washington. : He stated that the first of the committee’s -albums would be put on sale in Indiana next Thursday. They can be obtained at a nominal cost, he explained, because all conductors, orchestras and manufacturers connected with the project waived the customary profits and royalties in producing the recordings. Mr. Morgan expressed briefly the gratitude of Indianapolis’ schools for musical progress in Indiana. New Way to Build Spirits “When children are taught to think the great thoughts that went into this music (the recorded works) we have found a new and magnificent method of building spirit in them and in ourselves as well,” Mr. Morgan said. Effects of a similar campaign in Washington were cited by Mr. Grisette in his remarks. He quoted a public statement by the National Symphony Orchestra’s manager tc the effect that sale of season tickets for the orchestra’s subscription season had increased 100 per cent since the Music Appreciation Committee’s program went into effect. He prophesied that last night's meeting would be a “conspicuous page in the future cultural history of Indiana.” Mr. Wright enumerated the 10 albums to be available under the coming program, and gave brief interpretative analyses of some of them.

Leaders Send Good Wishes

The fact that the banquet was of more than local significance was attested to by more than 25 telegrams which Mr, Adams read in the course of the evening. Among those sending good wishes were Josef Hofmann, Thomas Mann, Arturo Toscanini, Eugene Ormandy. Lpucrezia Bori, Serge Koussevitzky, F. H. La Guardia, John Barbirolli, Lilly Pons, Artur Rodzinski, Fritz Reiner, James W. Gerard, Booth Tarkington and William S. Paley.

STATE TESTS BAR 11,502 CAR DRIVERS

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all accidents in Indiana,” Mr. Finney said. : “With this group of bad drivers being checked closer than others, this department and the State Police hope to be able to control eventually all the dangerous drivers in the state.” When the record against some drivers reaches the dangerous stage, license hearing judges summon them in for a hearing and if their attitutle toward repentance is not very strong, their license is taken

til they reappear and promise to good in the future. Pp 5 “Many of them have been deprived of their licenses in these hearings when they don’t react to questions - properly, but they soon come back and plead for another chance,” Mr. Finney said. A total of 4631 of these questionsble aves Mere called in during were - tive action. sited or pun These hearings resulted in 392 suspensions or revocations of licenses. In the traffic courts of Indiana during 1939 the licenses of 16,316 drivers were suspended for varied number of days or months. Leading the list of charges was speeding which accounted for 3820 suspensions, Others were 3669 for reckless driving, 2895 for intoxication and 1661 for driving without their--licénses with them. There were 30,249 traffic arrests made in the state last year.

A Three Days’

THE INDIANAPOLIS en —— | LAUNCHED (Mayor Calls Project-Finding Meeting In Hope of Solving Local WPA Dilemma

City, County and school officials will meet at 11 a. m. tomorrow at City Hall to attempt to create new WPA projects on which to employ 3500 idle WPA workers in Marion County who are now taxing relief rolls. The meeting was called by Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan after he conferred with Indianapolis Industrial Union Council executives on the City-County WPA dilemma. trict WPA Director Posey Denning will attend in an advisory capacity. Meanwhile, City officials revealed tha’ they are reluctant to sponsor new WPA projects for fear of unlientionslly violating WPA regulaons. The fear was disclosed when the Works Board made public a letter which members addressed to State WPA Administrator John K. Jennings, asking for a clarification of te lover also’ e letter also requested Mr. Jenning: to define the authority of District Administrator Denning as well 55 What of officials working under ‘Mr. Jennings replied that neither

Mr. Denning nor any other individ-

ual can approve projects, but has power to notify sponsors of projects which are approved by the district, state and Washington officials, the U. 8. Controller General and President Roosevelt. In addition Mr. Denning has direct authority over all WPA employees ir his district which includes Marion

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and 21 other counties and over the conditions under which these projects may operate. The. question of the authority of Mr. Denning and his subordinates arose two weeks ago when the district administrator and Donald D. Dennis, area engineer, informed the Works Board that the WPA had apaproved a project for construction of a local sanitary sewer in Kappes

Board members said they were reluctant to proceed with the project until receipt of a letter from Mr. Jennings advising that Mr. Denning and Mr. Dennis had the authority to notify the Board of the project’s approval. Mr. Denning held-a preliminary conference with Marion County Flood Control Board members on the possibility of employing 1000 additional workers on the $5,000,000 White River flood control project. City and County officials decided to act after Marion County township trustees Wednesday declined to sponsor WPA projects out of relief funds. State WPA Administrator Jennings placed the responsibility for the idle workers on local offi: cials. He said their failure to provide projects has thrown 3500 ablebodied workers, who could be employed by the Government at $60 a month, on direct relief where they get a bare subsistence. The Marion County situation, becoming more acute daily as new

workérs are certified for. employment only to find no projects open, is duplicated throughout the State Where 12,000 are unemployed, he said. : Persisting in their efforts to see the Mayor after three unsuccessful attempts, the Industrial Council

committee told him yesterday it}:

was cheaper to provide projects for the WPA workers than to keep them on relief. The committee, headed by Orval Kincaid, Council president, produced figures showing it cost the Center Township trustee $6.79 a week to maintain one WPA worker and his family. The cost to the local governmental unit of maintaining one WPA worker on a project was $3.75 a week, or $3.04 less a week, according to the committee's figures. : Earlier yesterday, the Committee conferred with Mr. Jennings who informed members he was ready to put the 3500 men to work the moment local units of government here provided the projects. Officials asked to attend tomorrow’s conference with the Mayor include Center Trustee Mueller, Park Board Vice President Albert H. Gilser and Superintendent A. C. Sallee; Works Board members; Safety Board President Leroy J. Keach; City Engineer M. ©. Johnson who is Flood Board president; City Controller James E. Deery; School Board Business Manager A. B. Good, and Marion County Com-

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