Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 August 1940 — Page 1

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VOLUME 52—NUMBER 128

MAY LI

1941 TAXRATE Train LIKELY T0 BE SAME AS 1040

County Requests Almost Complete and Reduction Is Possible.

(Partial County Budget, Page 3)

Bry LOWELL B. NUSSBATM |

It's still a little early to tell accurately, but it begins to § look like next year's property gy tax rate won't be any higher than this vear's, and it may

be a little lower. Public officeholders, engaged in thir yearly struggle with a maze of budget figures, are keenly aware that this is an election veal Although means dollars and tents out of their pockets, few taxpavers understand what is going on inside the framework of Indiana's antiquated budgetary procedures The situation today stands this "ax Ss tax rave will be depends largely on the assessed property valuation, which still is in doubt. If the valuation goes gown, it takes a higher tax levy, or rate to raise the same amount of money Nobody knows sure Yet, hut it gi pears likely that the assessed valwu: don figure will be only slightly tder the current figure not er ugh lower to make much dif-, ference May Retain Current Levy ®. The 1641 budget requests of county officials whose offices are financed through the County General Fund, were made public today. revealing the total they ask is about 210.000 less than they were granted this vear and about $100.000 less than their 1940 requests The only reason the requests are €Awn is that there's no election next vear and that eliminates about \$143.000 election and registration expense inclhided in the current budget. When the Tax Adjustment Board gets through whittling, the actual budgets probably will be —— quite a bit less than the requests y The School City budget fori Woman Crushed as She next vear is better than $70,000 less than the current figure, but the] Murls Self Across Infant School Board is figuring on retain- . Under Falling Porch.

ing its current 96-cent levy in case the assessed valuation diops i & The Civil City budget still is| Mire. Dorothea Snyder and her daughter, Dorothea, were chatting) in the porch swing at their South |

the air. but the chances are e Maver and other officials will home today. Two-vear-old Snyder played

pore it enough to prevent any in-!Side floor nearby

the City's present $1.28 Margaret They even get it Suddenly the roof of the porch {collapsed with a deafening crash. | Mrs, Snyder, on a split seconds | notice, threw herself over little Mar- | garet. Heavy timbers tumbled on top of them Neighbors and the father, Thomas Snyder, who was working in the year yard, pulled Mrs. Snyder and the child from the debris. The baby's leg was broken. Sixteen-vear-old Dorothea and her mother) were badly erushed !

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HEROIC MOTHER AND CHILD HURT

ceace in taX rate down a bit Sunnyside Wants More | 5 The Welfare Department bucga nebulous state finally sees the dav, it will call Tor a real expenditures request for this

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also is still in Jowever, when ight of {retion In The total budget Japaritment may, however, include jtem of several hundred thouand dollars for a working balance nd this, if granted, would increase he department's levy 3 or 4 cents So much for the general sitnation 1d now for the County's requests The County Tuberculosis Hospital inside the door ia Biel sot ined STG i n increas of nearly $30.000 Half IMORene, 3, were nearby.

his is to build two cottages fou so, pig

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At the time of the accident, Peggy 2-months-old, was playing in a crib

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yvaveicians and $3000 to dig a hew cell Additional sums alto are yight for food and personnel Of the 42 General Fund departmental requests, 28 seek increases 10 are satisfied with the same sums (Continued on Page Three)

CADLE IS FINED ON TRAFFIC CHARGES Myre Mildred Bellis

£ Howard Cadle evangelist, was fined $1 and costs on each of two ®t from her home at traffic charges by Magistrate ¥daward MeElfresh in Speedway City today. He gave notice of appeal My. Cadle was arrested by State Police on Road 40 on July 12. He was charged with speeding 60 miles en hour in a 40-mile an hour zone and reckless driving. He pleaded not guilty when arraigned today. The evangelist previously had failed to appear in court on iwo scheduled days and then was required to post a $250 cash bond guaranteeing his appearance today.

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Struck Toll 18 Over 1939.

72. was walk331 8 East was stick by an auto, She was taken to City Hospital with injuries and died exactly two hours later

Mis. Bellis

last year.

was not held.

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| blocks yesterday when it struck a {culvert four miles southeast of the | City on Road 52. His right foot was severed. | George Madison, 21, of WW W {26th St, and Clarence lee. 46 of | 8205 Martindale Ave, were less seri{ously injured in the erash. been | - a ———— pn

gry ev: SCHOOL PATROLMEN | That | TO TAKE CAMP. TEST

Ernie Takes a Look at Allison

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"Aa hat everywhere teen That masher af telling— Ernie Pyle, tours the Allison

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| Two hundred ninety-five Indian{apolis school safety patrol officers will be summoned Aug. 20 to 23 by William A. Evans, Indianapolis! Safety Education Council, to take physical examinations for the annual encampment at the Scout Res-| ervation. The camp will run from Aug. 26 to 30 and will be the largest since [the annual event was begun in 1937.) | Those who fail the physical exami. {nation, to be given under super | vision of Dr Herman G. Morgan at | the World War Memorial, wiil not’ be admitted to camp, a

\W\ ay Department cked in his the Vagabonda trom Ing ana goes high barbea wire tence out n Speeaway City.

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IF in six arkicles, starting today on Page 17,

720 TRAFFIC VICTIM

across the street last night and cle | German ocean-going submarines

heaq Were reported by British sources to be among the U-boats now Naval circles said that was the 72d victim of SOSSES hi City-County auto traffic this year, ocean-gomng type. in contrast to the 18 more than on the same date Small Bd Hiatt. 1505 College Which predominate in the German known, however, submarines

Ave. driver of the ear, told police feet. he did not see her until a second whether any before the accident happened. He were in the Atlantic The German High Command said Meanwhile, Noble Reed, 16. of 783 ‘explosions and fires” WW. 26th St. was in City Hospital after | today in a critical condition. He was British ports, especially in the south, | colonies—~Dutech and Belgian coloriding a truck loaded with cement and further attacks on British ship. |

There's a Jingle In the Jungle

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (U.P) Through the darkest jungle of Venezuela the automobile pushed its wav. Suddenly there was an eerie sound, a tinkle like no sound native to a jungle. Around a bend, Robert E. Car-

| rigan found what had made the

noise—an ice cream man with a little cart, white suit and bell. Mr Corrigan returned today on the Santa Paula and told the story.

“5% NEW U-BOAT DRIVE LAUNCHED BY NAZI

British Strike Back. Bomb

City of Hanover.

By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor A new U-boat

progress today,

{ Hanover, British Tighten Blockade

The reported submarine campaign, after months in which the U-Roats : + Were restricted to minor operations, Grossing Street; was expected to Intensity the Nazi attempt to blockade the British Isles proved and an exchange I views in retaliation for Great Britain's decision to impose a blockade of the Atlantic coast from the Arctic Cire

to North Africa.

many submarines of

U-boats of

It was not Fascist

were

renewed bombardment

(Continued on Page Three)

campaign against They were taken to City Hospital. gripping to the British Isles was reported in Three other dinated with thrusts by Nazi torand pedo speed boats and sea raiders and [continued aerial attack. | Germany and Italy, however. ad-| mitted a series of British counter | blows including severe bombardment of the great German industrial city

co-or-! Britain against

active, Italy posthe

limited range

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1940 me

Poctoffice,

Indianapolis,

MIT DRAFT TO 1.00

PRICE THREE CENTS

Matter Ind.

Crew Disregards Ord

Someone erred and a double-header freight makes a flaming wreck out of a Doodle-bug on the Pennsylvania Rail-

MOLOTOV HINTS Freight Strikes Doodle-Bug; [T'S PLAIN HOT

“WAR IN AMERICA

Sees Danger From Colonies; Sharp Blows Aimed at U. S. and Britain.

MOSCOW. Aug. 1 (U. P) —Premier Viachesiav Molotov warned the | Supreme Soviet today that the Euro{pean “imperialist war’ might yet

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spread to the Western Hemisphere and become a world conflagration Aiming sharp blows at the United States and Great Britain, but reporting good relations with Germany and Italy, the Soviet Premier declared that: 1. There wae “nothing good to sav” about relations with the United States, which is “assisting” Britain but which “has not been pleased” by recent Soviet successes. But, he jadded. “this does not interest us.” | 2. It is difficult to expect improved relations with Britain “after all the hostile acts” committed by Russia, but recent developments possibly “reflect a desire on the part of Britain to improve relations.”

Deals Blow te Britain

3. The German-Russian treaty is not only of economic significance but “has assured Germany of a caim feeling of security” in the East (This appeared to be a blow at any British hope of future aid from {Russia or a split between Russia and Germany.) 4 Relations with

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Italy are imbetween the two governments has revealed “that there is every possibility” of a mutual understanding in foreign policy and extension of trade relations. ment would eliminate speculation as to conflict between Italy and Rus sia in the Balkans) 5. Relations with Japan are normal and may be further improved.

Warns Americas

8. There is no end of the European war—in which Russia intends | to remain neuatral-—in sight, but “the imperialist conflict may spread the

war to the Western Hemisphere and |

the question of redistribution of

| nies—may turn the war into a world (Continued on Page Five)

(Such a develop.

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The main task here was tims to funeral homes.

Gasoline Sprays Passengers

Motor-Driven Coach Becomes Mass of Flames After Being Hurled Back 400 Feet.

| CUYAHOGA FALLS O. Aug. 1 (U. P) ~The crew of one of two | trains operating on the same track in opposite directions negleeted | to g0 on a siding last night so the trains collided head-on at high speed ‘and 43 passengers were killed E. W. Smith. vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, said thet crew of a motor-driven passenger coach had specific orders 'o T4-car iii - a — —“— - — “

the take a siding tg permit a

| freight train pulled by two loco= motives to pass. Ii didn't and they, ' J, ‘ ' |

collided in the center of this town (Indi=

of 20,000 persons at 5 p. m. anapolis Time) yesterday Pennsylvania officials had been joined by inspectors of the Inter state Commerce Commission in an effort to establish responsibility. The single-track line branches off from the main line at Hudson, O.| and runs to Akron, 15 miles awa)

Freight Crew Absolved

{ “The crew of the motor car not only disregarded their orders uw stop at switch No. 1 at Silver Lake

and to wait on the siding,” Mr. Smith said in Pittsburgh, “but, in [continuing on the main track from Silver Lake toward AKron, disre{garded another rigid rule, as per. mission was required from the block operator at Hudson (0 make this further movement. This permission was not obtained.” He absolved the freight train. There were 46 persons in the pas-

SUCCEEDS FARLEY

Chosen by Roosevelt as Campaign Manager.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (U, P) — [Edward J. Flynn, Democratic National Committeeman from New York, today was selected at a While House conference to become Democratic National Chairman Aug. 17 and manage President Roosevelt's campaign for a third term. Mr. Flynn's selection was announced hy the retiring chairman, James A. Farlev, who participated in the conference, Others in the hour's conference with President Roosevelt were Agriculture Secretary Henry A. Wallace, the Vice Presidential candidate, and a five-member committee that had senger coach, propelled by a gaso- heen named by Mr, Farley im‘line motor, a type of conveyance mediately after the Democratic cone known locally as a Doodle<bug. The |vention at Chicago. engineer and the two other mem-| A veteran of New York State bers of the crew saw that a col- politics, Mr. Flynn has been Bronx Hlision was inevitable and jumped, County Democratic leader, is a saving their lives former Secretary of State of the A 44th death was attributed to State of New York and is the Fedthe crash. Mrs. Eva George, 70, ' eral Commissioner to the New York was found dead, apparently of a World's Fair.

heart attack, in her home a short . . | distance from the scene, ‘VOLUME DROPS BUT MARKET IS HIGHER

Gasoline Tank Explodes NEW YORK, Aug 1

crew of the

It was the second disaster in less {than four months on American |

| railroads. A New York Central ex- U.P.) =

| press train jumped the tracks at The Stock Market was slightly man (ONLY | IN 4 HOOSIER

Little Falls, N. Y.. April 19 and 31 er today, although volume declined persons were killed. slightly from yesterday's level. The gasoline tank of the Doodle-| Operators were inclined to withbug exploded at the instant of im- hold commitments pending appact, spraying the wreckage and praisal of the market. Steel and its cargo of dead and dying men, motor shares generally were slight- { (Continued on Page Five) ly above their previous closing levels.

Liz Is No Longer the Airport's Only Fire 'Department’---

All Because Ignatius Jacob Can't Stand Those Jibes Anymore

By SAM TYNDALL Ignatius Jacob Dienhart has been suffering grievously lately. People have been laughing and

sneering at his $24 fire depart ment out at Municipal Airport. That hurts because even if it isn’t so very good, it is, after all, Nish's “chee-ild.” Four vears ago. Ignatius Jacob decided he had to have a fire department at the Airport. But the powers-that-be at City Hall wouldn't give him any money. An enterprising gentleman indeed, I. J. just went out and picked up a "31 model “A” truek. He used his powers of eloquence

{ on the Indianapolis Fire Depart

ment, offered to buy the equipment, and had them mount a tank and hose on it, paint it red with big letters on the doors: “Mu. nicipal Airport F. D.” That was I. Js fire “depart. ment.” Proudly, he drove it out to the field, showed it off with all the aplomb of a proud father, When it dashed out on the field one day, its fluty siren wailing, and saved a $50,000 plane from destruction, Ignatius Jacob's pride knew no bounds. He strutted like a peacock. Rut all the time, mind vou. I. J. kept working on those powerse that-be. He wanted a nies, shiny, new piece of modern equipment, Privately, of course, he meant to

airport superintendent could stand no more. Yesterday, he called a meeting of ail airport attaches, organized a “new” airport fire depariment. It's sort of pate terned on the old bucket-brigade plan, but we can't say so for fear of still further offending the gentle Ignatius Jacob. In the new department, each person is assigned a special job to perform in case of firs at the hangar, office building or on the field. There it only rocm for a couple of them on old Liz but the rest figure they could get out on the scene faster by foot anyway They don't dare tell Nish that, though.

keep old Lizzie as a Smithsonian sort of memento, but he did want that big new truck. Where there was no money, there was no hope, the Hon. Mr. Dienhart was forced to admit to his confidants. But then came the worst blow of all, People started to notice that as passenger cars and planes had changed In looks to more and more streamlining, the little old fire truck seemed to be get. ting more wizgened and less racy every day. Finally, a photographer showed up. took a picture of old Liz and The Times ran it, gently strafing I. J. for his fire “department.” The tender sensibilities of the

| readings of more than 90 had been

but little above normal.

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SENATE GROU DELAYS FINA ACTION ON BILL

| Consideration of Roosevelt Plan to Mobilize Guard Also Postponed.

. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (U. P.).—The Senate Military Af- | fairs Committee today post { . 'poned final action on the con‘scription bill as strong support developed to limit its im‘mediate application to 1,000,

1000 men, Under the latest proposal, the ® Army would be permitted to draft 500,000 men this fall and a similar | number next spring, all of them between the ages of 21 and 31. There would be no further draft without | specific authorization by Congress.

War Officials Invited

War Department officials were invitad to appear before the Committee tomorrow to give their views | on this plan, which was introduced in the form of an amendment by Senator Josh Lee (D. Okla.). It was seconded hy Senator Styles Bridges (R. N. H.), who yesterday | seconded Mr. Lee's plan to limit the bill's application to men in the 21-to-31 age bracket. Senate Repubiican Leader Charles IL. McNary and Democratic Leader Alben W. Barkley agreed meanwhile : d | to postpone until Monday considerto take the bodies of the vic. [ation of a measure authorizing | President Roosevelt to mobilize the neem. National Guard and organized re(serves for a year of intensive train- | Ing. |

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More Time for Study Urged Mr. Barkley said he agreed that a

delay might be wise in view of the (desire of many Senators to study provisions of the Guard bill. The

Senate had “een scheduled to consider the guard bill today and the

City ‘Gels ‘a Five-Degreg|oout verion of ‘the sonteription Break That Keeps It Mr. Bridges said that the idea be- | From Being Stifling.

[hind the proposed revision of the |araft bill was to limit Presidential {authority to call out a “tremendous” | number of men. Under the hill as revised by the committee yesterday, the Aimy | would he empowered to call up some {4,500,000 men in the 21-31 age group for active training. “We merely want to have a check on this power by someone other than the President,” Mr. Bridges said. He added that the amendment lseemed to have “very strong sup-

LOCAL TEMPERATURES m. 69 10am .. | 11 a.m, 12 (noon) 1 pom

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a. a.m. a.m. a.m. The heat wave spotted Indianapolis five degrees today that made the difference between just plain hot weather and stifling hot weather. It will be warmer tomorrow, the port” in the committee. Weather Bureau predicted doggedly. | . . In the Weather Bureau's opinion, Wheeler Leads New Attack this still is heat wave weather, but| Senator Burton K. Wheeler (D, to most laymen it comes as a de- Mont.), leader of the successful relcided relief from the near 100-de- bellion in 1937 against President {gree temperature of the last few Roosevelt's Supreme Court reorgani‘days. |zation bill, led a new assault on the The lowered temperatures here— draft bill by warning that if it about four dagrees helow yesterday passes it “will do more to defeat and 13 below the hottest day of the Mr. Roosevelt than anything that year—came from a high pressure can possibly happen.” area. which worked into the Great| Mr. Wheeler suggested that ConLakes region, the Bureau said. {gress should postpone consideration The minimum temperature of ‘he of the measure and ‘go home and mast 24 hours was 66 at 5 a. m. find out what the country really which was nine degrees lower than thinks about it and then there will the minimum the preceding 24 bt he Pe, conscription for ours. eople talked jubilantly | miliary Service. Hours Maw Pe lire blankets, | He added that in his judgment Temperatures over Indiana were every Congressman who votes for a reported to be three to eight de-| peacetime draft of manpower “will . Bat’ be defeated and should be defeated grees below yesterday's. Lwisether nie. bs De S or The New England seacoast was \ocoaer ne & Democrat or a

Republican.” lashed by a freak wind, lightning! 3 and rain storm which caused almost Senators Alva B. Adams and Ed-

$1,500,000 damage but brought relief, ¥in C. Johnson, Colorado Demo~ after the second hottest day of the Crats. George W. Norris (Ind. Neb.) year. The storm was described as|and Rush D. Holt (D. W. Va.) conthe most severe since the 1938 tinued to denounce the bill. hurricane. Mr. Holt, who is to speak tonight New York City reported that the With Mr. , Wheeler, and Senator mercury had settled to the 80's after| Gerald P. Nye (R. N. D.) at a mass . meeting of peace societies against the bill, charged that its “promoters,” are using “pressure” to win (votes, Chairman Andrew J. May (D. Ky.) of the House Military Affairs Committee hoped that hearings on |the companion house bill could be {ended tomorrow “because further {evidence would merely be cumulative.”

recorded for days. At Washington, | D. C, and throughout the South the temperatures still were above 90,

ELIGIBLES FACE CALL

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VIOLENT QUAKE RECORDED : | FAENZA, Italy, Aug. 1 (U. P).— Present Bill Would Exempt Raffaele Bort well known The ‘Bread Winners.’ amateur seismologist, said today

that his seismograph had recorded If vou are a male Hoosier between the most violent earthquake it has the ages of 2] and 31 and the pres-|

| registered in many years. Bendandi | : » ic! Said he estimated that the epicenter |ent conscription bill passes, there is : ‘only one chance in four that you Of the disfsbsiice was in Eastern {will be conscripted. ’ pan,

| That's the rough calculation of Lieut. Col. Robinson Hitchcock of the Indiana National Guard. Lieut. Col. Hitchcock says there are approximately 325000 men in| Indiana who will be subject to call under the bill as it is now written. | Approximately half of that num- Comics ber, he thinks, will be ineligible for Crossword Army service because of dependents, Editorials or their jobs with industry or agri-| Fashions culture, | Financial | Another 25 per cent. he believes, | Flynn (will be ineligible because of having Forum | Scherrer ......17 physical defects, being conscientious! In Indpls. . 3 Serial Story ...24 |objectors, being in prison or any one Inside Indpls. 18 Side Glances 18 (of A number of other reasons. | Jane Jordan ..12| Society ....12-13 That leaves 25 per cent, or from Johnson 18| Sports 20-21 (R0,000 to 85,000 Indiana men, eligi-' Movies 8/8State Deatns .22 'ble for conscription, he figures. | Mes. Ferguson. 18

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