Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 June 1940 — Page 5
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SERVICE GAINS
Modern Psycopathic Unit, k Replacement Funds F Needed, Myers Says.
* Substantial increases in nearly every City Hospital service during 2939 over the previous year were reported today by Dr. Charles W. Myers,” superintendent, in his annual report. At the same time he pointed out that “much remains to be accom-
plished.”
The in-patient department showed an increase of 949 patients while- new births increased from 722 to 893. Average admission per day jumped from 29 in 1938 to 32 last year. Total admissions were 20,551 in 1938 and 11,671 in 1939. , Mortality Rate Dips The mortality rate dropped from ® per cent in 1938 to 8.1 per cent in 1939. Including deaths within 438 hours after admission, the mortality rate dipped to 5.4 per cent from 6 per cent. During last year there were 3810 major .and 6816 minor operations cornpared to 3360 major gnd 5596 minor operations in 1938. The number of operations weekly av-
_eraged 204 last year and 172 in 1938.
Ambulances made 3730 emergency and 1325 regular runs in 1939 as against 3686 emergency and 1146 regular runs the previous year. . 13,425 Cases Treated
. The total number of cases treated but not admitted rose to 13,425 last year from 12,678 in 1938. The out-patient department also showed increases in most classifications. There were 30,450 | clinic patients treated last year, an increase of 1762 over 1938. New patients averaged 40.per cent of the total during each year. The average daily clinic attendance last year totaled 586 compared to 530 the year before. The hospital staff of some 300 physicians made 14,200 calls on patients, ill in their home, and medical service was nrovided to 1191 maternity cases.
Psycopathic Unit Needed
“There is a pressing need for a modern psycopatiic unit,” Dr. Myers said. “Many of these patients must still be held in the County Jail because of limited facilities available at this institution. “The contagious ward rapidly is becoming over-crowded and before long, more beds will be needed. Much of the hospital equipment is and buildings are deteriorating . .. because insufficient funds for replacement have
- not been made available.
“Many of the elevators have been in use for nearly 30 years, are antiquated and at any time may create 8 hazard. The water supply is definitely unsatisfactory.”
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accidents, injuries and fatalities. The proposal comes as a reaction to disclosures that the traffic accident toll is mounting as a result of waning enforcement, particularly in the Municipal Courts. Civic leaders are seeking to coordinate the energies and resources of half a dozen safety groups into 3 single concerted thrust against the spectre of motorized death on Indianapolis city streets.
Would Hire Expert
According to the proposal, the permanent organization would operate on a full time basis under the direction of a trained safety expert. The expert, who may or may not be a traffic engineer, would work in close co-operation with the Safety Board and the Police Department. His chief function would be to promote safety education and present periodic analyses of the traffic situation from which corrective measures could be devised. The expert would have no official status. He would be the next best thing to a full-time City traffic engineer. Although proposals that the City engage a traffic engineer have been made repeatedly, they have not been received favorably at the City Hall.
6 Groups Might Merge Developing some of the possibili-
Times Photo.
These are the sentinels over Indianapolis streets who are trying to curb traffic accidents and violations—the motorcycle squadron of the Police Department. Night and day, the cycle riding officers, assembled (above) in Obelisk Square at the Indiana World War Memorial, are keeping an increased vigil on streets, particularly those on which
Civic Leaders Urge Merger 3 Of Individual Safety Units |
¥ By RICHARD LEWIS A movement to consolidate Indianapolis safety groups into a single, permanent organization which would launch a civilian traffic safety program on a large scale is under way here, it was learned today. Merger of the independent citizens’ safety units in the City is being advocated by civic leaders in an effort to stem the rising tide of traffic
DAWES ASKS CO-ORDINATOR
Advises U. S. to Counter Totalitarian Powers With Own Tactics.
CHICAGO, June 20 (U. P.).—Gen. Charles G. Dawes, Vice President during the Coolidge Administration, told the National Dry Goods Association last night that appointment of a “single, powerful co-ordinator” was essential to the nation’s” military preparedness program. “At this time when our Government is preparing to be able to meet totalitarian attack it must proceed with totalitarian speed and efficiency under a powerful central control,” he said. “We cannot meet to-
Slowly Drives Into Doghouse
Times Special
WHITING, Ind, June 20.—A car moved slowly down the streets of Whiting, winding its way carefully in and out of the heavy city
traffic. ; Behind the wheel sat a 34-year-old East Chicago man who had imbibed a little too much. In order to not come in contact with the law, he drove slowly — too slowly. A motorcycle policeman, observing the snail's pace made by the motorist, decided to investigate. One look was enough. He placed the man under arrest for drunken driving.
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JACOBS RENAMED BY TAYLOR UNIVERSITY
UPLAND, Ind. June 20 (U.P.)—
control.”
talitarian attack with committee
He submitted a six-point program calling for appointment by the President of a chief co-ordinator from the ranks of “industrial ex-
Dr. L. G. Jacobs of Muncie yesterday was re-elected president of the board of directors of Taylor University. John A. Wright of Detroit was elected to the board to succeed Dr. Harold P. Sloan of New York and Linton A. Wood of Worthing, O., was named to fill
U, S. TAXES CALLED ‘GREATEST DILEMMA’
Times Special | FRENCH ‘LICKS, Ind. June 20.— Meeting the tax problem in the light of new fiscal burdens for defense and social reform is our greatest dilemma, Samuel C. Cleland, Ft. Wayne attorney, said here today. - Mr. Cleland, who has been active in Democratic State politics for years, spoke at the 59th annual Indiana Pharmaceutical Association convention at the French Lick Springs Hotel. “One of the main questions is: Can a people who govern themselves establish and maintain a fiscal policy which will not in time destroy free government?” Mr. Cleland said. He declared “we are using tax
funds to support the first step from democracy—a bureaucracy.” : “A democracy is the only business in the world that can destroy itself by taking too much income,” he said. “The illusion is fostered that all services rendered by the Government are free and that it is the purpose of democracy to make life easy instead of to make men
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TRUCK TRAFFIC ON RITTER AVE. INVESTIGATED
Police Detail Assigned After Complaints by League To | Safety Board.
Police © ief Michael F. Morrissey today assigned a special detail at the request of the Safety Board to
the complaints of heavy truck traffic on Ritter Ave. The North Irvington Civic League this week | asked the Safety Board to ban trucks on Ritter Ave. and, suggested that a truck route be established lon the Post Road as a. substitute. Housewives living along the street have protested the heavy traffic since it began several years ago while E. Washington St. ‘was being
At that time the street was designated as a detour and persons living on Ritter were promised by the City that the trucks would only use
their pie until the Washington
. Was Detour Then
St. repair] project was completed. “However,” one woman said, “no as been made to stop the
e situation is just ter-]
attempt trucks. rible.” Those who live on the street have several objections to the trucks. “Transports as big as boxcars use the street| night and day, and in the early hours cattle and hog trucks create a bedlam which makes sleep impossible,” residents said. . Called Hazards for Children
“These speeding trucks are a hazard to hundreds of children who must cross Ritter to get to the Ellenberger pool or baseball diamond,” H, T. Creager, 952 N. Ritter Ave, chairman of the League committee conducting the campaign, said. Ritter Ave. was not built for heavy traffic and most of the residents established] homes there because it was quiet and they were promised it always would be a residential street, they claimed. “We don’t think we are asking anything that we don’t deserve and it won't cost the City a dime,” the league members said.
LOCAL MEN RECEIVE ARMY COMMISSIONS
WASHINGTON, June 20.—Seven Indianapolis men, including four doctors, have accepted commissions in the ey Reserve Corps, the
War Department announced today. Fifty-five commissions were announced [for the state. Doctors commissioned as First Lieutenants in the Medical Reserve Corps are E. A. Garland, 125 E. Fall Creek Blvd.; J. C. Kennedy, 1733 N. Meridian St.; W. C. Twineham, 1530 N. Illinois St., and W. M. Webb, 3226 Central Ave. Others commissioned were F. H. Freund, 1440 S. New Jersey St., 2d Lieut. Inf.; E. W. Handy, R. F. D.
J. D. Jester, 1323 E. 10th St, 2d
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MORE PEOPLE, FEWER FARMS IN VIGO, POSEY
Gains in population and decreases in total number of farms were shown today with the announce-
ment of preliminary’ 1940 census Bparss for Vigo and Posey Counies. Vigo County, which iin 1930 had 98,861 people and 2176 farms, this year reported a population of 99,467 and a total of 2096 farms. More than two-thirds of Vigo’s population was in Harrison Township which includes Terre Haute. The township's population increased from 70,922 in 1930 to 71,626 this year. The population of Posey County was reported as 19,164 compared with 17,853 in 1930. There now are 1688 farms in Posey, compared to 1733 in 1930.
KILLER'S SENTENCE ¢ “CUT 70 25 YEARS
The life sentence of a prisoner convicted of killing a woman in Shelbyville 19 years ago was reduced
|to 25 years by the State Clemency
Commission yesterday. Edward Conrad was sentenced to a life term in Shelby County in 1921 after a fight in which the woman was killed. The reduction of his sentence will make him eligible for release in five years. Two other prisoners were granted paroles by the Commission. They were Thomas McGowan, sentenced to two to 14 years for forgery at Warsaw more than a year ago, and James Vititoe sentenced to 10 years for robbery in Evansville six years ago. | x2
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OF U. S. CITIZENSHIP
WASHINGTON, June 20 (U.P). ~The Federal Communications Commission announced yesterday that it will require proof of citizenship including fingerprints, from approximately 100,000 radio operators licensed in the United States. The Commission said the require-
ment applies to both amateur and
commercial operators, and is designed to prevent Fifth Column activities in vital communications. A sworn statement as to citizenship, fingerprints and photographs of operators must be on file with the Commission before Aug. 15.
SEEK TO COMPLETE . MURDER TRIAL JURY
VINCENNES, Ind, June 20 (U. P.).—A second panel appeared in Knox Circuit Court today as attorneys sought to complete a jury to try John Hames, 54, of Vincennes, charged with the slaying of his son-in-law, Melvin Green, last February. Hames claimed that he shot Green in self-defense when the lat-
- ter forced his way into the Hames
home and threatened him. The regular jury panel was exhausted yesterday. 4h
leaders are also proposing that if organized it be affiliated with the National Safety Council. The Safety organizations which
would merge under the proposal include the Citizens Safety Committee, the Safety Education Council, the Inter-fleet Safety Committee, the Indianapolis Accident Prevention Council, the Traffic Study Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and possibly the Governor’s Safety Council, a state-wide organization with headquarters here. In addition, there are numerous safety committees functioning as a part of such organizations as the Indianapolis Council of ParentTeacher Associations and’ the Seventh District Federation of Clubs. These also could have representation in the overall organization. ; . Record ' Shows Increase The need for the amalgamation is based partially on .the belief that the isolated efforts of various safety groups can be more effective if they are harnessed into a unified force. The fact that traffic tragedies have continued unabated here for
years, is borne out by Police De-
nate co-ordinators with business experience to conduct Governmental activities under “sound business poijcies.,” He said the chief co-ordi-nator must have full executive power subject to regulation of the President alone. Mr. Dawes served as chief of
ican Expeditionary Force in the World War and was Director of the Budget under President Harding in 1921, He called for restoration of the military ceritral conirol created by the A. E. F. in France under Gen. John J. Pershing and later imposed on 43 Government departments during the Harding regime. “Britain and France went to war under }committee control, for Cabinets are only committees,” Mr. Dawes said. “I pray that it will not be said of us as it will be said of them—‘they were too late.
“Wake up, ‘Washington 1” ~~
partment records of fatalities and accidents. ; So far this year, there have been 34 traffic deaths in the City alone, 11 more than for the sams period last year. In the City and County combined, there have heen 50 traffic
deaths, nine. more than [in 1939.
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