Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 April 1940 — Page 1
wil es- -Barre Is Cut oft;
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Dead, 30,000 Flee; Fires Feared. |
| BULLETIN NBURY, Pa., April 2 (U, P| Working against time, e er= |
de ing a coffer dam to support weakening dike t at remained . only barrier between | this’
d-devastated community | and 3
mpaging waters of the |[Sus-? sanna River. Observers said a lerest appeared inevitable bese of conditions in the Wilkes area above Sunbury.
necting Wilkes-Barre to ton and Plymouth begiving away today under | Trelentless pounding of waters from !e torrents
: All persons were barred from the ridge between Wilkes-Barre and Kingston [when engineers detected wéakening supports.
Ga line Fire Threatens
A raze fire in one of the gasoline tanks which exploded yesterg ly ‘menaced nearby tanks holding © 1,500,000 gallons of gasoline, ngineers of the Atlantic Refini Co. were rushed to the scene, just abave Kingston, in an effort to extinguish the fire. It was feared that if the tank began leaking or oyerturned because of the flood waters it) would ignite the gasoline irl the other tanks. The, engineers said they would try td blow out the fire, described as a “fume blaze,” with high compression wi For & time yesterday, following e explosion of four gasoline tanks,
this city had. been thremteled with|
fire from a layer of blazing gaso- “ line that spread over the flood waters. The waters prevented fire fighting equipment from reaching the scene hut the fires burned themselves out after a series of explosion; which damaged a few buildings. | " 12 Are Known Dead
The river was ‘receding slowly ere, but a forecast of rain and armer weather caused fear that a w crest might be reached. From high of 31.6 the river had dropped 30.74. Twelve persons were known dead, ix were reported missing and 30,000 were homeless as the raging waters . swept downstream toward Sunbury. The crest of the flood in that city, already one-third under water with half of its 16,000 inhabitants evacnated, was expected this afternoon. Clear weather in the New York state area around Binghamton where flood waters were receding Jed to hopes that the flood waters would subside. But from WilkesBarre peaks of snow still were vis ible on § rrounding mountain tops and weather observers pointed. out that if the, thaw. continued at the rate of yesterday, it might bring a new and higher crest. The dike protecting the inundated sectibhs of Kingston from the torrents was reported still weakening and emergency crews continued to erect barricades. { The Weather Bureau at Wilkes- | Barre said that because of the rain {and warm weather forecast it could { not be determined for at least an- | other day whether the worst of the. flood is over. John Soltis, 13-year-old Forty | Fort Boy Scout, was the latest per- | son reported missing. | 80 Main Roads Closed
In addition to the Susquehanna, the Lehigh, Delaware, Lackawanna, Schuylkill and Juniata) rivers were overflowing, as were nuinerous small ' creeks that feed them. More than 50 main highways of| the region were closed and many communities were threatened with | 1 food shortages. Vast lowland stretdhes around Wilkes-Barre were under water and two-thirds of the evacluees were from this vicinity. Conditions were critical in four towns with a combined population of 150,000—WilkesBarre, Sunbury, Kingston | and Plymouth—and for a time last night it had been feared that they would have to, be evacuated com- - pletely, | All business was suspended. Schools and ehurches were turned into refugee centers. The | 103d Cavalry of the National Guard was (Continued on Page Three). | ,
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black smoke rises into the Sky;
ANDERSON TRIAL JURY SELECTED
only Two of of Original Panel Left as Three Women, Nine Men Are Named.
A’ Criminal Court jury of nine men and three women was selected shortly before noon today to try Dan R. “Anderson, Indianapolis grocer, who| is charged -with -filing false nr poor relief claims. The jury was chosen after a day and a half| of effort by. attorneys for both sides and when only two persons of the original panel of 200 prospective [jurors remained. Special Jidge Charles 8. Staff, Franklin, who is presiding, recessed the trial until 2 p. m., when Prosecutor Davi recting the [State’s case, was to deliver his opening statement. Members [of the jury. are: Frank E. Sparks, 3 R. 17, Pike Township milk colle ; Clark Hutchison, Acton farmer; Newton Tharp, R. R. 2 Box| 412, barber; Herman Weinke, 1213 Bacon St. carpenter contractor; Marion M. Patton, 2423 Roosevelt Ave., dry goods store owner; Mrs. Olive Eash, 304 Kenmore Rd, housewife. Miss Hilda S. Buddenbaum, R. R. M, Box 214, housekeeper; Francis Owings, 15 1 Lawrence Ave., retired City fir n; Arthur F. Frost, R. R. 12, x! 38, landscape gardener; William A Joyce, Acton, Beech Grove s Ofls employee; S. J. Finch, 4266 Bowman Ave, accountant, and Mrs. Bertha M. Landriph, R. R. 6, Box 457; housewife. Mr. Anderson is represented by Paul Rochford. Mr. Lewis is being assisted b, Chief Deputy Prosecutor James A. Watson. Atiorde s yesterday exhausted 153 of the al venire of 200 persons and d i g . the all-day session
ees on Page Three) APRIL SHOWERS AND WARMER, FORECAST
LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6 a. m. }198 11a. m.... 7 a.m. | 50 12 (noon) .. 8a m | 58 1p.m 9am |. 58 2pm... 10 a. m... 63
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and . continue: through tomorrow, the Weather Bureau said. The forecast is occasional showers and thunderstorms and warmer. The U. S. Meteorologist. said" the thunderstorms “may be accom-
panied by lightning, but he would
not predict the intensity of the storms or how heavy the. rains might’ be.
M. Lewis, who is di-|-
Typical | unsettled April -weather|. . will arrive in Indianapolis tonight |
Decline in Home Vacancies, 3 Rise in Building Repo c
A decrease in the number of vacant residential and tal prop-|
Flaming gasoline, doting 4 on the ‘flood whters of the Susquehanna River, surrounds this storage tank | a Kingston, Pa, and a pillar of The fire. also threatened Wilkes-Barre before it burned itself out.
erties, and an increase in new home construction are revealed in the 13th annual property survey just completed by the Indianapolis Water Co. The survey, conducted during March, when housing conditions: were assumed to be more stable, includes Bee h Grove and Woodruff Place,
but does not list’ apartments.
CENSUS TO COUNT 10,000 A DAY HERE
U.S. Asks Data on Reaction To Indianapolis Poll.
Census Bureau officials today expected to enumerate more-than 10,000° Indianapolis residents on the first day of the 1940 census. Mrs. Tilden, Greer, . assistant supervisor of the 12th District, said she “expected that: 70000 would be enumerated per day in: the district. The 11th District, of which James Tandy is supervisor, ‘is expected to account for about half that many each day. - A telegram from Washington asked district: supervisors to let the Cénsus Bureau know .as soon as possible the ‘general reaction to’ the census in Indianapolis. The telegram also asked for a report on any oustanding examples of - co-operation “and any flagrant examples of failure to co-operate. - In: the state at large there was still a shortage of enumerators. The (Continued on Page Three)
VOTE REGISTRATION
TO CLOSE MONDAY
Today and tomorrow are the last days prospective’ voters may register
or: ‘transfer their registration at branches.
| Monday will be the last day for
registration at the main office, Room 34, Courthouse. Branches open today and tomorrow are six schools at Blackford and Michigan Sts. 4715 E. 10th St., 714 Buchanan St. ht11 Baltimore Ave., 21st and Illinois Sts., and 3700 English Ave, Branches will be open from 11 a. m. to 9 p. m.
THERE’S NO JUSTICE AT LOGANSPORT!
LOGANSPORT, Ind. April 2 (U, P.).—Logansport was without the services of a Justice of the Peace today beca! Mrs. Charles Anderson, the city’s woman justice, gave birth t1. an eight-pound daughter. James Reed, 83, and Marshall C. Bebe, 82, the other two justices, have been in. ill. health for. three
tafter the child toppled. in,
‘the face of T-to-1° op)
It showed less than 2 per cent of the [City’s estimated 100,000 residential ‘properties were vacant last fnonth. The figure, 1797 vacancies, is believed to be the lowest in recent history of the City, and is 28 less than last: year; 677 less than 1938; 196 less than: 1937: 1798 less than 1936; 3666 less than-1935; 5882 less than 1934, and 8305 less than 1833. + A . substantial © decrease in the wmber of vacant ground floor storerooms also was shown. "The number was 334, compared to.398 last year; 439 in 1938; 454 in 1937; 633 in 1936; 864 in 1935; 936 in 1934, and 1020 in 1933. . Only 49 ihdustrial buildings were found to be unoccupied last month as compared to 57 last year. The survey, “ whichs covers ‘only properties on streets ‘served by or adjacent to water .mains, indicates a rise in new dwelling construction. In March, 203 new houses were found under construction, compared to only 112 in the 1939 survey and an even 100 two years ago. Of the 1797 residential properties vacant, only 736 were classed by the survey standards as modern properties. in good: condition. ‘The; remainder were . classified as 486 in need of modernization and 575. as totally non-madern . properties. Thus, the survey indicated that more than 99. per cent of the City’s desirable properties. now are occupied.
CHILD DROWNS IN CISTERN *
GOSHEN, Ind. April 2. (U. P). —Jeanette Miller, 2-year-old daughter of Vernon E. Miller, was drowned today in a cistern in the: backyard of her parents’ home, five miles east of Middlebury. The hody was found by the mother a half-hour
Mrs. Christian In Protesting
Mrs. Edna M. Christian remained undecided today-whether she would
resign her membership on the City |
Zoning Board in protest to the Board’s action in granting a zoning’ variance for a restaurant at: 10 N. Meridian St. i Mrs. Christian: walked out’ of Hl Board meeting’. y Srday “whe members by a 8-to-the proposed : $1750
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| |asserted she. ‘was “losing ‘too. mi y ad- friends” actio
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NEW PAY RANGE
Stimulus to Profession Is Cited; Estimate 1941 Increase at $145,000.
The Indianapolis Federation of School Teachers has proposed a new salary schedule’ to the City School Board, calling .for a pay: range from $1250 to $3000 annually under four classifications. - The . Federation's report, Sub mitted. to. the School Board yesterday, estimated that the additional cost’ of placing the schedule in operation next year would be “ap- |: proximately $145,000.” The report,
signed by officers of the Federa-|.
tion, stated that the cost of the plan would decrease as the schedule continued to operate and that it
10 years. The four salary classifications were outlined by the Federation; as follows: Group A teachers, with less than. four years training would receive a minimum salary of $1250 a year and a maximum of $2200 Group B teachers, with four years (Continued on Page Three) -
SLOW-DRIVER: FINED AS ‘SAFETY MENACE
ROCHESTER, Ind. April 2 (U. P.).—Glen -Clingman,: 17, of Macy knew today what driving a car slowly could cost, Such procedure cost him $1 and costs. : He was arrested Saturday night by State Police because he was driving. between three and six miles an hour along a heavily-traveled high= way while. listening to the finhls of the state: high school ’basketball He was charged with driving so slowly as to endanger the
i ae at exiotly ay 100 ior Jeratic rally meetings in nearly every {county in the state during the last
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TALK OF BAYS FOR GOVERNOR | GROWSLOUDER
Leaders Laud Showmanship, Cite - Acquaintance With Rank-and-File. | (Other Political News, Pages 4 an By NOBLE REED
Formal indorsement by the State Democratic Committee of campaign
’
, | policies practiced by State Chair-
man Fred F. Bays added impetus today to the growing Bays-for-Gov-ernor sen¥fment. Although there Has been no organized movement for the chairman
' |because of his repeated statements
‘that he is not a.candidate, talk of
a compromise maneuver for Mr. Bays is growing daily. The State Committee, meeting here during the week-end, voted a; resolution indorsing the Chairman’s policy of an ‘“unbossed” state convention and his program of rally meetings over the: state. Several prominent party leaders here and in other parts of the state have heen talking the Bays angle for several weks as a ‘compromise nove in the event of a deadlocked convention between Lieut. Gov. Henry F. Sehricker and R. Earl Peters. There are paxty leaders who claim that the ‘party couldn't elect Mr.
'| Peters if he were nominated and
just as many on the other side claim Mr. Schricker couldn't swing a vote majority in November.
Known by Rank: and File .
So they've begun io think of a compromise which naturally fits the State Chairman because of his ceaseless Sampaignine.
year, “That is bound to mean that he has made personal contacts with more Democrats and independent voters over the state than any other Democrat in Indiana,” one Indianapolis party leader said. Party ® analysts have reasoned that the gubernatorial nominee has to be a man known personally by the rank and file workers over the state because from those ranks comes the convention delegates whose votes select the mominee. “Who else has contaeted onefourth as many party workers as Chairman Bays?” they: are asking. The other candidates have been staying in the background “waiting on developments” while Mr. Bays has been out in the front line “preaching the gospel. ”
Vaudeville Meetings Popular
Political analysts also are not overlooking the fact that great numbers of independent voters in smaller communities appreciate the opportunity of seeing first “rate veudeville free at Mr. ‘Bays’ meetings. The Chairman's vaudeville troopers have hep nthe. subject of comment in ional magazines as a ‘new inducement for lukewarm voters to attend meetings. “Most political meetings are attended by only the party workers, because persons not interested in politics don’t care to sit on hard chairs and hear a lot" of dull speech making,” Mr. Bays said | in explaining his reasons for ‘hawing entertainers.
lr BERKLEY DUCK DIES .
attack today at "his ome, 5111 N. Mr. Duek, who was 66, had been ill for three weeks.
morning, Mrs. Duck was unable’ to reach the family physician and called police. bulance with an inhalator was sent to the home from City Hosiptal. — emer m———{i itn
N. Y. STOCKS FIRM
moderately active trading Selected issues were, strong, with sirline shares representing they strongest group.
Chicago were sal in tr ‘ade.
n Zoning Board |
N. Meridian Restaurant O. K.
petition fdr a’ similar type restaurant in the same block. “While the. Board coritintied in session, Mrs. Christian went directly to Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan. She expressed relustance to 'continiue
on which she has served eight years, The Mayor attempted to |her to continue her duties, but he
Jhroush this nd
of the Board. Ntiervart |
“I don’t. know whether I really want ‘to continue or. not. I strongly ‘disapprove of the .action the Board has taken, ra have to think. things over.” The restaurant pen it ‘was grant ed to Paul E. Lun ark, a : : fornia restaurateur ‘who: was | resented at the by J W.. Joseph, Park id President; . Conia Zoning Bou
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b OF HEART ATTACK || Berkley W. Duck, re of the ; Spann Co., Inc. died of a heart|C When Mr. Duck was stricken this||
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housed in’ the : Brown store and a fnuantity of stamps and other postal
New York stocks [were firm in’ today. |
Wheat prices at lot Miami County.
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Sain April 2 WU. PY. | Babies’ diapers were rationed today in the interest of war-time economy, and it was.announced | that starting May 15 corked bottles would be sold only if “cus- | tomers-brou, t their own corks. Infants under one:year. of age ‘are required to have clothes ration cards. Each card represents | 90! “points” - against. which infant garb will be marked up. The. full 90 points, howevér, is for a first child. .A second child gets only 130 points a year, while additional children get "7 points each. . Sleeping suits cost 5 to 6 points; diapers, socks and shoes one point ech.
BRITAIN AIN WARNS
Aid to Nazis azis Might Meany -| ‘Hideous Fate,” ‘Says 1... Chamberlain. “LONDON, April 2 (U. P.).—Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain warned Europe's neutrals today that the Allied powers have decided to go the limit in their economic war against . Germany. and that aid to the Reich might “render them lia-
ble to the hideous fate” of past victims of Adolf. Hitler's foreign
policy. ; : In the first explanation to the House of Commons of decisions taken by last week's meeting of ‘the Allied Supreme’ War ‘the! Prime Minister said that regardless of neutral sufferings and protests:
Peace Moves Squelched -
sible to halt shipments of Scandi-|r navian iron ore to Germany (presuniably by intercepting - German ships off the Norwegian Coast) and the Navy “already has taken certain practical steps.” 2. The Allies will take “suitable leasures”’—believed to. be chiefly high bids for purchase of Balkan products—and otherwise do their utmost to halt supplies reaching|® Germany over land: routes, which| include Soviet Russia and South-/ eastern Europe. ‘3. Neutrals will, be denied Empire products unless they guarantee to limit trade with Germahy.
Small Neutrals Protest
4. The “double standard. of neutrality” created by Germany to give the Reich all the advantages of neutral blocs and to. impose all dis advantages on the Alli#8 cannot be tolerated by the Allies and will not divert them from their course. + 5, The Allies — squelching any’ peace moves—have agreed to make peace only by common ¢onsent, and (Continued on Page Threeys
DEEDSVILLE SWEFT BY soon FRE
Business Area Destroyed as Ks
Lightning Strikes. -
VILLE, Ind. 7 April 2 (U, P.) —Li hining struck this s all
Feed Store and all were burned . to
& So structu es ground The (Walter Bank restaurant; and Harry | See's residence were dam-’ aged by flames. Total damage was estimipted ‘at $20,000. +The
Deedsville ‘postoftice was
items were lost. The electrical storm was accompanied by a. lashing wind: and a heavy rain which spread over most
The fire put several large electrical transformers out of commission, destroyed utility poles, and ' ‘the consolidated township sch 1-to be closed for the day. . Deedsville has a population of 150.
2 MAY HAVE. ESCAPED ALCATRAZ AN 1937 tion
TULSK, la., April 2: (WR Po The possibility developed today that
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- Police Act.
A smashing drive to’ Halt tnidianipolie” Soaring . traffic slaughter moved" forward’ ~on several - fronts today . ‘as ithe 1940 raffle toll mounted to 17. NG The latest vieti, was John Schmidt, 1502 “N.. Dearborn St., whose death beneath. ‘the wheels of a Street Railway. bus brought the year’s toll to neatly - double that! of Tost year—nine—for the s same: p riod.
Included in in the sntet AOE > 1. The Indiana ny so iden ge vention: Couneil’, Pealion gr 5 various eivil groups: to. a’ me tonight te discuss a plan of centralizing traffic control authority’ in : the. City, 2. The Council also set May ii) as the date for Greater Indianapolis Safety’ Day. The program will | include a parade, safety exhib and demonstrations, and a - 3. All: police have received, i structions to “arrest. children found playing in the street and order then, ; accompanied by at least one to attend the trafic inst: school Saturday at thé Lib “4. Chief Michael T. seeking to get thé ate across to adults, particuls pedestrians,” has asked evel ister in the City to devate on sermon to traffic safety. He: also: has asked all civic groups and’ operators. of truck fleets fo conduct Saf 1 programs. | Leaders Are: ‘Invited Toyited to attend’ ‘tonight's mest ing ‘with the Accident, Prevehti il are i of the Sunk
* pir Safety haion cilland others. 3
ing exceptional rattle | safety iy. Se m S | comp: ol ely neers ‘who make a full-time: oe of traffic. conditions, and it' is’ ex< pected that this ides may be ‘discussed tonight as a ‘Possiile: Solution for Indianapolis. |Mr. Schmidt, who was 84, was: on is nay fo York 4s 5 massn) a messenger yo e Railway ess Agency he:was injured fatally, police said. :' He had ridden . to Illinois . and Washington Sts. on an “owl” bi The: bus dren Theodore Edwa 33, of R. R. 6, Box 828, told Ee he - pulled Bo bus into the id zone on Washington. Sb. to:disg passengers. He had a few:
toward the curb:-in oder nét: to he up traffic. he re Mr. Schmidt had. ighied ro the bus an nd walked aro. to cross the street. backed, knocked him te the Ee hoth rear and front wheels: passing, ovér him, police ‘said : J Resident 50 Years
[The driver said ‘he did. not ; “Knaw he had run over Mr, Schmidt until he saw him lying in| the street. Mr. Schmidt died at ‘City Hospital. ot 17:05 a. m;, two ‘and a’ ha}f hours after the accident. He had lived here more then half a century, working for the American Express. Co. 24 years. Hes survived by .a sen, Guy dt, and feur
5, Eva k. ‘and. Mrs. Meanwhile, 15 persons’ were. yin jured in accidents overnight. JIncluded were several children struck by automobiles while playing or: iding bicycles in the. street. -... . i ‘Claude Murphy; 36, of 965% Ww. ‘Washington St. was’ held" undér $1000 bond: after ‘his‘car was -in a collision at Commerce .and. Massachusetts Ayes. last night in ‘which he dnd two other’ persons were injured. He was charged with intexi-
: cation, drunken driving and fallure
te have a driyer’s license. Second Driver Reid ik " Police said’ Mr. “Murphy's c car struck two other; CALS Stivers, 1g Kenneth L. Buis, 23 » Edinburg. lod ad, and Lawrence: O'Keéfe, 55, of 250 N. Dearborn St. 2 Mr. Murphy. and, his ‘wife, Mrs. Effie Murphy, 32, were cut on the Er Det a. Sn pital. * Jan v , Bdinmgrg, received Fag injury mr James , of 1007.3 =. Washingion St. “held, unde $1000 bond on — of a tion and vagraney alter said his car struck & car. parked. the 21000 ‘block, E. W day, knocking. hd Sinatra; truck.”
Safety Group: Urges ga Sitiot Enforcement |
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je a rt or aw el orcement, by | Mine. justice in trafic
| two convicts who attempted to swim [Ing | to’ freedom’ from Alcatraz Prison| TI {in Sdn Francisco Bay in’ 1937 and |t whe were believed drowned. actual-. i
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ls, as a man who told lanning fo rob