Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 February 1940 — Page 4
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MILLIONS SAVED HOME BUILDERS IN TRUST DRIVE
Prices Scaled Down in Many Cities After Federal Action; More Probe Funds Needed.
(Last of a Series)
By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Millions of dollars already have ‘been saved in the cost of home-building through the scaling down of prices—with specific and pointed reductions in cities where grand juries have returned indictroents—since Thurman Arnold opened his:anti-trust campalgn against combinations and rackets in the building industry. Results thus far are small compared to what can be done by a widening of the inquiry as planned by the Justice Department, the
ultimate large-scale success depending now only upon a grant by Congress of sufficient funds. : Assistant Attorney General Arnold has built up a trained staff, which he hopes to enlarge, and has worked out methods of investigation and procedure. To vontinue his work through the next fisbpgl year he has asked Congress for $2,208,900. This sum represents only about a third of the fines which the anti-trust division will collect this year and turn in to the Treasury.
Pittsburgh Savings Cited
It is less than the saving in building costs already brought about in . Just one of the 11 cities where grand juries have returned indictments. This is Pittsburgh. The Justice Department estimates savings of $2,800,000 a year in the Pittsburgh area as a result of the Government’s intervention there. Experience in Pittsburgh on Government projects had been that all bids received were much above the estimates. When the Government | investigation began about a year ago, bids began to come down toward Government estimates. Recently, when the grand jury began to act, they began to go below esti-| mates. The low bid on a big housing project in December was $1,-| 255,000 below estimates. Also, prices of sand and gravel declined from 20 to 35 per cent,! from which all building in the area | benefits. ’ "Nor is the Government through! in Pittsburgh. The grand jury resumes its investigation there Monday along other sectors of the building front. Same Story in Other Cities
The story is the same in the 10 other cities where indictments have been returned. A computation by the justice department of results to date, necessarily sketchy and probably on the conservative side, shows savings of $9,413,500 in home-building costs alone, made up of specific reductions in cities where grand juries have acted, and a slightly lower level of building costs generally than had been anticipated for recent months, Specific examples illustrate what
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Several hundred Indiana newspapermen are expected in Indian-
apolis Feb. 23 and 24 to attend the .|seventh annual convention of the Hoosier State Press Association at the Hotel Lincoln. Kenneth Olson, dean of the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, will deliver the keynote address of the convention, ‘according to- Foster W. Riddick,
of the association. Other speakers will include R. H. Hicks, assistant to J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; C. Walter McCarty, of the Indianapolis News; F. E. Bennett, of the Ft. Wayne News-Senti-nel: Dr. Lynn S. Robertson, of Purdue University; Clarence E. Jackson, executive vice president of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Paul Mooney, Cincinnati public re; iations director, and J. G. Terry of Chicago. A new feature of the convention will be a trade show at which the latest newspaper equipment will be exhibited.
Margaret Shirley of Bloomington is one of 34 girls from NYA projects over the state starting to college today at the Central Normal College in Danville. The girls live co-operatively in a large house near the campus, work part-time dn NYA projects at the college and attend classes in commercial subjects. She is among the approximately 13,000 college and high school students in Indiana who receive monthly aid from the Federal program.
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Mother Is Awarded Ba by; |
Husband Wins Divorce
A 22-month-old baby, the prin-
cipal in a. disputed paternity and divorce case, was placed in the custody of its mother today and the husband had a divorce decree. A blood test, ordered by Superior Court Judge Henry O. Goett, failed to determine paternity of the child, although results of the test were read into evidence at the divorce hearing yesterday. The unique case began six months ago when the child’s mother filed suit for divorce. Subsequently, the husband filed a cross complaint. The wife, in an answer to the cross complaint, charged that her husband was not the child’s father. Because the legitimacy was made questionable in the litigation, Judge
Goett ordered blood tests of the
mother, child and two men principals in the case. The tests, made by a widely known blood expert in Ohio, showed the two men principals had the same type blood. Either could have been the father. ;
But Judge Goett yesterday ended the case by awarding the divorce to the husband on his cross petition, thus finding against the wife,
who failed to introduce evidence in:
support of her charge of the questionable parentage of her baby. The decision established the legitimacy of the child.
FORMER GOVERNOR OF HAWAII TO TALK
Times Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Feb. 3.— The Hon. Lawrence M. Judd of Honolulu, a former Governor of Hawaii, will discuss what Hawaii means to the United States at Ingiana University Wednesday mornng. : ; Mr. Judd is making a good-will tour of the country to remove misconceptions in regard to the territory and to develop economic and political interest between the U. S. and Hawaii.
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Thirty-two pupils at Cathedral High School made grades during the third six-week grading period entitling them to first honors on the school’s honor roll. - They are Leo Rea, Paul Brink, Martin Miller, John Reed, Daniel Moran, Thomas Beechem, Joseph Karibo, Leo McGrath, Robert Ohleyer, Carlton Reifel, Charles Buennagle, Albert Goebes, Paul Larson,
Charles Baker, Richard Hall, John
Meyer, Leo Manley, David Senefeld,|
Gerard Von Der Haar, Thomas Sallee, Joseph Weiger, Elmer Rhodes. Francis Curran, Herbert Jordan, Edward Galm, Edward Suding, Edward Stick, William Rosner, Leonard Quill and Joseph Viehmann.
WAYMARD ‘GETS JOB
. HARRISBURG, Pa. Feb. 3 (U. P.).—N. L. (Skip) Wymard, Pittsburgh, former Fordham football coach, today was named as a deputy attorney general at $5000 annnally. The appointment was made by Attorney General Claude T. Reno.
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SATURDAY, FEB. 3 1040 n a SATURDAY. in CENSUS DATA TO AID - {THREE FACE CHARGE HEALTH AUTHORITIES ~~ “* IN GIRL'S MARRIAG
The 1940 census will reveal vital VINCENNES, Ind., Feb. 3 (U. statistics which. will be used by ° ~—Affidavits were on file tod health authorities for guidance, the against James Harrell, 21, of Bic Indiana State Medical Association nell, and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Ham said in the February issue of its in connection with the alleged ma
Journal. ria ’ : ge of Mrs. Hamke's 13-vear-The Association cited that dur- daughter, Dorothy Jean ee
ing the last 40 years the medical Bicknell, to Harrell last week profession's research has resulted The warrants were Worn to . iN I in a decrease In the number of County Clerk Paul Enmeier aft
deaths from many causes, but eight irl’ causes have increased in deadli- Ye girls Zather, Homer Foster ness. : Pike County, complained that t These are cancer, cerebral hemor girl had married under false pr rhage, heart diseases, diabetes, mel- tense. Affidavits charged the tri with issuing false statements
litus, appendicitis, suicide, homicide and automobile accidents. get a marriage license. Foster told Mr. Enmeier an
“Health authorities will keep a careful eye on the figures from Prosecutor Oskar Oexman that Mr Hamke, from whom he was divorce
these enumerations,” the article said. “When population figures go 10 years ago, and Harrell came to his farm a week ago Say ang
up and average employment and income fall in a certain section, ealth of the entire community may said they wanted t > : o take th be endangered. When deaths from for a ride. He consented ee a specific cause take a jump, an but they’ went to Vincennes, wher the couple obtainea a license ard was married.
So Sandra Got A Letter Box
: 3 NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 3 (U.P). —=Seven-year-old Sandra Glatt complained to her father last December that she had’to walk a long way and cross a busy street . to mail her Christmas cards. Father Glatt was busy at the moment and suggested that Sandra had better write the President about it. Sandra did. “Dear Mr. President,” her letter said. “I know you are a good friend of the head postmaster and I would like you to do me a favor and ask him to put a mail
far for me to go to mail my letters and it is very dangerous where I have to go. If he does this favor for you I would like to be the first one to send you a letter from this box to thank you.” : Sandra reported proudly today that the letter box had been installed—on her side of the street —and that she had written a letter of thanks to the President, ‘and had inclosed 10 cents for the infantile paralysis fund.
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