Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 March 1940 — Page 2

BI AUTHORITY GROWING UNDER | “WAR PRESSURE

Champions of Civil Liberty ~ Fear Drive on ‘Isms’ May Turn Into Hysteria, | Last of 3 Series) ‘By THOMAS L. STOKES cial Writer | - March 433.

duced tons of favorable publicity | for Mr. Hoover, capitalized by his own publicity - staff and some self-appointed pub- | licizers. The “G-Man” has become a legendary figure through magazine - | stories, moving pictures, and the | radio. Inspiration for the publicity has not been lacking from the FBI chief himself. He's a good salesman. As a consequence, Mr. Hoover as established himself so well in “public mind that persons in polit be find it a delicate matter to quest: on any of his activities. - The broadening in the last few . years of the calendar of Federal lcrimes has enabled Mr. Hoover to \gréatly increase his staff and hisan‘nual appropriations,

FBI Contacts Expanded He has become a powerful figure.

The controversy which now rages:

about the FBI chief does not concern his activities on the gangster assumption of new auider the “war emergency,”

Intelligence Division. Civil-liberty champions fear the potentialities of this new setup unless its activities are carefully circumscribed. They are” therefore interested in indications that Attorney: General Robert Jackson, who has started an investigation of certain criticized FBI activities, ‘will look into the General Intelligence Division. -The FBI's contacts with business interests and banks, already large through enforcement of statutes covering bank robberies, jewel and - automobile thefts, have been expanded: under the “war emergency.”

: Public Aid Invited It has moved more directly into industry through supervision of protective measures for plants that have Army and Navy orders. On Sept. 6, last year, Mr. Hoover wrote

to many, persons and organizations, including banks, ‘business houses, railroads and individuals, asking for’ co-operation in the “general intelligence” investigations of the FBI.

‘He also broadcast an invitation to the public to aid in “ridding America of those who desire to undermine the Federal Government,” with the result that com‘plaints are pouring in at a rate which would total some 78,000 ina year. In addition to the tie-ups ae FBI already has through city police forces all over the country it ranged last September for co-ordi-nation with the intelligence divisions of the War and Navy d & partments.

War Hysteria Feared

Criticism of recent FBI “activities,’ "and warnings, against the danger of an entrenched Federal police system, have provoked the response that they are inspired ‘by . Communists and “left-wingers.”

| This reaction is symptomatic of the very sort of attitude which some fear may develop if a war hysteria is. Sapualized. Hoover knows something of oy ‘trom his experience in t Justice Department during th World War period, when he was connected with the. General Intelligence Division. : In his speeches he uses rather freely such expressions as “alienisms,” “subversive activities,” and the like. In a New York speech last October he said “foes within our gates, like termites, have sought by every scheming means to inculcate their alien ideas into our social order, fouling our cradle of liberty.” In the same speech he said:

Two Contrasting Views

““Every hour of the day must be devoted to the support of law and order: Dedication to this effort is true Americanism. You can help by being ever alert in order that any suspected act of sabotage, espionage or neutrality act violation, ‘d ed to undermine internal defense can be called to the attention of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.” : Before the same group, the New York Herald-Tribune forum, John Lord O'Brian, who was head of the war emergency division of the Justice Department in 1917-19, declared: -“In these present troubled days, it would be a great mistake for public officials to ‘encourage private citizens to go searching for spies. It is a dangerous thing to inflame

indiscriminately the emotions of the|'

masses of our people. »

PURDUE PARENTS’ DINNER IS THURSDAY

_ Purdue students and their future will be discussed at the annual spring dinner meeting of the Purdue Fathers and Mothers’ Associa4ion at 6:30 p. m. Thursday at the American Central Life Ins e Co. auditorium. Prof. F. C. Hockema, assistant to the Purdue president, will discuss “Purdue; Parents and Posterity,” and Dr. J. E. Walters, director personnel for the schools of €ngineering and science, will describe sHow Purdue Places Its Grade tes.” James L. Murray is presient of the local association. Fred . Maynard, in charge of ticket es, said that 200 persons are exted at the dinner.

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Tonierraw. the little savings, of thousands of ‘Indianapolis Sunday School pupils will be safe- inside as - many mite boxes. . ° After the last cowlick has peen acted down and the last ribbon ‘has been industr “made to appear casually perfect, so many children

Jingling with coins and will Start to Sunday School. There will be last-minute warnge about avoiding puddles that would | soil the new shoes, staying away Irom the dog, which would new clothes, and going straight to Sunday School. Then away they'll go, the: girls feeling very proud of their new; clothes and showing it, the boys

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clothes, but making believe they don’t for public consumption. After Sunday School, perhaps there’ll be egg hunting. During Sunday School there'll be the fascie| nating story of Easter. There'll be the beautiful music and the colorful church full of people. al And there'll be the peculiar pleasure for the children of giving, in their mite boxes, their own money— Just like the big people do evéry ay. | The money will go to help other

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who haven’t been taught the same story of Easter.

Aviation—

BUTLER TOSEND | +0 TOMEETING

Cap I Convention to Map ronautics Authority ~ Flying Event.

| [ll By SAM TYNDALL Five *“fledglings,” cream of Butler University’s junior “aeronauts” will represent Indianapolis at the National Intercollegiate Flying Clubs convention at Washington the week-end of April 6-7 and 8. I At the meeting, student pilots from many schools throughout the nation will make plans for the first Civil Aeronautics Authority National Air Meet. The local delegates are Miss Madge Rutherford, only girl CAA student pilot; Herman Leeth, Paul ott and Ted Shadinger, all of Indianapolis, and Jack Kindig, South Bend. The five are members of the newly organized Butler Flying ‘Club. The Club is planning for an open house and exhibition early in May. They will be host to other CAA students throughout the state at an air show here 3 May = and 26.

According fo reliable local sources;

those now powering the '“Airacobra,” the P-38 and P-40s. It also is reported that the Stout Field air unit of the 38th National Guard Division in the near future may: receive for training purposes interceptors and pursuit planes. The squadron is designed as an observation unit. The Governor's fact-i ding committee on aviation is ha g a difficult time trying to natmontae the ideas of the private flier with those of the huge airlines. | :

S: W. 0. C. CHAIRMAN SPEAKS HERE TODAY

Philip Murray, chairman of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee and vice president of the C. I. O., was to speak at a| meeting at the United Automobile Workers headquarters, 241 W. Maryland St., at 2:30 p. m. today. R. J. Thomas, U. A. W. international president, and Leo Krzycki, Amalgamated .- Clothing Workers vice president, also were to speak. Mr. Murray and Mr. Thomas, accompanied by James Robb, C. I. O. regional director here, will leave for Muncie for another meeting today.

ENDS IN FOOT RACE

Frank Henry, 54, of 1431 N. Tremont St. reported to police last night that a would-be bandit approached him with a revolver as he was walking in Miley Ave, 1300 block. “Give me what you've got,” the man ordered. Mr. Henry gave a quick glance at the man and started to run.

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EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 23 (U. P.).—Seven hours of scribbling three initials, “W, H. E,” today were responsible for the recovery of Wilbur'H. Ernest, an amnesia victim who walked into police headquarters Wednesday. He was taken to Dr. Eugene J. Alexander, a neuro-psychiatrist, who set him to writing the initials observed on his tie clasp. After seven hours he wrote “Wilbur. ” A few minutes later he wrote out his full name—Wilbur Henry Ernest. ‘Later he remembered that he had been a warehouse worker in St. Louis, Mo.; that he was mar--ried and that his 8-year-old daughter, Charlotte, was injured in ‘a bus accident and required long hospitalization when he was without funds. A brother, Fred Ernest, was coming to Evansville to return Wilbur to his home. Dr. Alexander blamed Mr. Ernest’s condition on worry over money. :

civic CLUB CHARGES STREET INSANITARY

Dr. Herman G. Morgan, City Health officer, said today he would make. -an - investigation. of the 'Seuth-:Side; Civic €lubis Jaint that insanitary conditions in’ the first block on W. Arizona St. have been ignored by the Health Department. The Civic Club charged the condition, resulting from the flooding of outside latrines, has become a public health menace. In a letter to Dr. Morgan, Albert Seyfried, Club secretary, said the condition had been brought to the Health Department’s attention “time and time again,” but no action has been taken on it.

SKIT WiLL FEATURE MEETING OF G. 0. P.

A skit, “With Eleanor and Fra lin at the White House,” will be feature event of a meeting to be held by the Irvington Republican Cluh at Carr's Hall, 5436 E. Washington St, Monday evening. / Those taking part in the skit will be Noland C. Wright, State Chairman of the Ralph Hamill, County Chairman; Russell I. Richardson, Glenn Funk and Jacek Tilson.

18th Ward Young Republicans, will preside at the meeting, after being

of the Irvington group.

VATICAN PESSIMISTIC

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sent a letter to all apostolic nunciatures and delegations abroad informing them that the Vatican has taken a pessimistic view regarding Possibilities of peace and believes that the war will be a long one. The letter, it was understood, asked ecclesiastical authorities throughout the world to do their utmost to relieve suffering caused by the conflict.

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WPA ink GIVEN 60" SIGN

Rank and File Unrestricted By Hatch Law, Minton Is Informed.

Times Special WASHINGTON, March 23.—Any WPA worker doing relief labor can participate in politics and only those in administrative jobs are barred under the Hatch Law, Senator Sherman Minton was informed today. : The ruling came from WPA headquarters and was asked for by the Senator in response to an inquiry from a Clinton, Ind, WPA worker who wants to run for Democratic precinct committeeman. Deputy WPA Commissioner Howard O. Hunter answered the Senator’s -question as follows: “The laws and regulations of this Administration governing political activity of ifs employees apply only to persons employed in administrative or supervisory capacities. Therefore, a laborer employed on a projeet;: who -is- not in a position to exercise authority or influence over other employees, would be free to run for - precinct committeeman without prejudice to his WPA employment. “However, under no circumstances

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HARAMY TO ADDRESS

The Indiana Council of Patriotic

: Citizeris will ‘hear Prof. John J.

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at its regular monthly meeting in|g .|the Shrine Building of the World War Memorial at 8 p. m. Monday.

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PLANS TORETIRE TOFARMIN 1941

Harassed 3 Years by Com: plex Politics, He'll Raise ° "Hogs in Future.

of his term next. January; “I have no plans after leaving office except to return to my farm in Grant County and raise Hampshire hogs,” he said ering questions about his fut : Essentially a farmer, the Governor's friends said he had expressed the desire to get out of pubilc life and ba to the soil as: s00n as

a possible ‘canis ces, Mr, Town ‘have none of furthermore will not even to any great extent. Faced Patronage Troubles

Beset by patronage troubles from the very first day he took office, the Governor never has been free from disgruntled politicians or ad-

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| ministration difficulties. .

The Highway Department, spend-

ling more than $20,000,000 a year,

has been the source of great worry to the Governor, his friends said. The turmoil in that department has resulted from two “schools of thought” among th stafl engineers —one is “black top” construction and the other is cement, depending u which of the interests has the most. money to spend. for construction on Diopagande, administration troubles have arisen from time to time in the State Institutions Department involving friction on policies between department heads.

Handled py The patronage m has been one of the most irrite ing problems in the Governor's office, This has been handled by Dick Heller, the Governor's Sxopuilve sec

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retary, who planned to r last January but changed his \ mind suddenly because of impending, political repercussions. : Mr. Heller necessarily has made some political énemies for the administration in the thankless task of dishing out several thousand jobs and his attitude toward the job is similar to that of the Governor. “I'm going back to private busi. ness as soon as this jpantinistration is over,” he said. = |

ONE DETOUR LIFTED, ANOTHER STARTED

The official detour.bulletin of the State Highway Department - today reported one detour lifted and one established since last week. The new detour is on Road 234, extending seven and" one-half miles], from Road 41 west through Kingman. Trafiié is being routéd over Road 41 and a county gravel road. The eliminated detour was on Road 9 at Kouts. Detours now in force are: Indiana i= Prom U 35 nofth 2 miles

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Museum Acquires Pianfet? gs Stuart’ s ‘Edward

Gilbert Stuart's “Edward Loftus” . os o Second in importance.

The purchase of four works by

bert Stuart portrait and a Thomas Eakins character study, was announced today by the Art Association of Indianapolis. The pictures will be added to the permanent collection of the John Herron Art Museum and now are being shown in the upstairs gallery. This is one of the most important. groups to be acquired in the Museum’s history, according to Wilbur D. Peat, director. He said that the Stuart portrait, “Edward Lofs tus’t is the most significant acquisition in the Museum's collection with the exception of John Singer Sargent’s portrait of James Whitcomb Riley. | Other works in the group are a still: life entitled “Aperitif’’, by Thomas Lee McFee, contemporary American painter, and a Currier and Ives print, “Wooding Up on the Mississippi.” The Stuart purchase was made possible hy the Friends of American Art. The work was painted about

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Thomas Eakins’ sympathetic study of a friend . , . “The Pianist.”

700 during Stuart’s Irish period hich, with the English period, preeded the painting of his famous riraits of George Washington. Eakins’ “The Pianist” is not a ommissioned portrait. The Philaelphian, who died about 25. years ago, painted an intimate, sympathetic study of a friend. He is sititing at the piano, dreaming as he plays. This painting was purchased by the James E. Roberts fund. The McFee still life 'was purchased from the Delavan Smith fund to carry out the Art Association’s policy of Sip each year one painting a contemporary American. -It is a realistic study of flowers, fresh fruit and liqueur glasses. It was first exhibited last fall in the Carnegie International Bxhibition in Pittsburgh. It was shown here in the February still life exhibit. The Currier and Ives hand-tinted is one of the most interesting and carefully composed of the early American prints which were Shown last month at Herron.

F Ans Veteran

Of 'Met,' Dead

- NEW YORK, March 23 (U..P). —Anna, veteran.of 25 years with the Metropolitan Opera, is dead in a New Jersey barn, She was a spotlessly white mare of gentle disposition and even _temperament. She was rare be‘cause the blare of brasses in the triumphal scene of Verdi's “Aida” never disturbed her. That was the only scene in which she ever had a part—decked out in glittering Jewelry ‘and pulling the chariot for Rhadames. She had hauled some celebrated tenors in that role, including Enrico Caruso, Benjamino Gigli, Lauri-Volpi, Morgan’ Kingston, Giovanni artinello and Arthur Carron. Only once did she neigh on the stage, and everybody agreed

before she interrupted. She had a brief movie career, carrying Rudolph Valentino in “The - Sheik” and Marion Davies in “When | Knighthood Was: 1 Flower.” sigh

MACFADDEN IS CANPIATE MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March 23 (U. P.) —Berrarr Macfadden, magazine publisher and physical culturist, today entered the contest for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator from Florida.

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SLAYER OF ATTORNEY IN 1924 GETS PAROLE

John O'Reilly, sentenced in Porter County to a life term for the murder of an attorney 15 [years ago, has been granted a parole by the State Clemency Commission, O'Reilly was sentenced for the slaying of Thaddeus Fancher at a roadhouse near Crow Point in May, 1924. The parole] was shanti on the recommendations of the Porter trial judge and prosecutors, who said that O'Reilly was “only a minor cog in a big Chicago liquor gang,” and that he did not fire the fatal shot. Two other Chicago gangsters are still serving life terms for the murder. Twelve other prisoners were denied paroles by the Commission, ineluding Cleo Arnold Chelf of Indianapolis, who was sentenced to 10 years in Marion County Criminal Court for Totbery in 1936. °

FICTION | ITER MISSING

: BRIDGETON, N.. J, March 23 (U. P.).—Search was continued without tangible clues today for Mrs.” Anna IL. Wilder, 47, fiction writer who vanished trom her studio Sunday. Mrs, Wilder, contributed to magazine and Sunday newspapers un 1 the pen name of

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King See Sen Senate Seats | Springer and Schulte File For Congress.

: Dr. william P. King, former State ‘today announced his candidacy for the Re-

(publican nomination to the Indiana || Senate.

At the same time, Eltron M. Williams, Indianapolis attorney, announced for the Republican nomination for joint representative from Marion and Johnson counties. Born in Belmont County, Ohio, Dr. King was graduated from the Ohip State University medica] de= partment, practicing medicine 12 years in Columbia City, Ind. In

‘11910 he was named assistant secre-

tary of the State Health Board, serving continuously in that capacity until 1922, when he was named Health Commissioner. . He held this post until April, 1033. Served in War | During his - administration Many of the present sanitation and public health laws were enacted. He has served as a member of the governing council and as vice president of the American Public Health Asso-. ciation. He has been a board mems ber of the American School of Hyglene ‘Association and was a surgeon in the U. 8. Public Health Service during the: World War, He was a member of the pl committee of for? ner President Herbert Hoover's ence on child health and prote¢tion. At present he is national chairman of the committee on se jce to children and youth of We | ¥

National Exchange Club.

|| Williams Candidate in 1938 | Mr. Williams, who lives in Green

ood, was a candidate for the Legslature two years ago. In 1932 he as a director of the State Young epublicans Organization, and in18 36 was assistant chairman of the Republican Speakers’ Bureau. |He is a vice president and former Ermer of the Indianapolis Junior - Chamber of Commerce. He is presis dent of the Johnson County Bar Association and a member of the Indianapolis Bar | Association and the Lawyers Association of Indianapolis. ] | Ten persons filed their declarations of candidacy: ab the office of James M. Tucker, secretary of state, yesterday. :

Springer: Files

They are Raymond S;. Springer, Connersville Republican, for Cone gress; Willlam T, Schulte, Hams mond Democrat, for Congress; Blaz A. Lucas, Gary Democrat, for State Senator; Bert M. Laymon, Staunton Democrat, prosecuting attorney, 13th judicial circuit; Reuben A. Ander. son, Brazil Democrat, : for State

| Representative; Robert J. Warren;

Gary Republican; for State Representative; Clyde R: Black, Logans= port Republican, for State: Senator,’ Others are -Richard V. Newton, Terre Haute Republican, for judge. of Vigo County Superior Court; Harold J. Anderson, Anderson Re=’ publican, for prosecuting attorney of Madison County; Ernest E. * Owens, Indianapolis Republican, for

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