Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 January 1941 — Page 6
THURSDAY, JAN. 16,
SCANS 4-POINT TRAFFIC DRIVE
Advisory Committee Seeks, Better Enforcement, Parking Solution.
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not always co-operate with police, the Chief said.
Urges Liability Law
The Chief also recommended that an owners’ liability law, which would make the car owner liable for all accidents in which his car was involved, be enacted by the Legislature. Following a brief Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan ane€ a report by Mr. Keach on the Safe-
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geant. “You're even throwing out every
man in the State institutions —
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He charged there wasn't “a law-
{ yer in the House wh¢ would dare
to say the bill was constitutional.” “It’s surphising to ine you men
E, | would sancfion a bill which is purei Illy one of plunder, ripper and pa-
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tablishment as a purveyor of racial and religious hate. Taking credit for the legal action against Fritz Kuhn of the Bund and Earl Browder of the Communist Party, he openly charged Secretary Perkins of the Labor Department with gross negligence. “1 believe if the deportation a immigration laws had been ri enforced by Madame Perkins, thousands of Nazis and Communists would not be in our country today
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and confused” public by defining at cnce the specific: powers proposed to be granted to Pr President Roose-
velt. Knox {fo Follow Stimson
Mr. Hoover's statement was transmitted to the Committée in a letter to’ Chairman Bloom. The former President disapproved “our ’joining the war” but favored ‘‘every practicable aid, short of war” to Great Britain. Mr. Stimson, "Be Republican, was Secretary of State in Mr. Hoover's Cabinet. Secretary of Navy Frank Knox, alsa. a Republican, was scheduled to Y | foHow him. “To - summarize,” Mr. Stimson testified, “I feel that the proposed bill is a forthright and clear grant
to Britain and-perhaps other na-
the arms embargo and statements by the President over 16 months and assertions of both candidates in thé last campaign—make
policy is favored by the public, he
ing his prepared testimony, Rep. George Holden Tinkham (R. Mass.) made a futile attempt to read excerpts from thé 1940 Republican and Democratic platforms, presumably the foreign policy planks. He was ruled out of order by Chairman Bloom:
Mr. Stimson said that the ‘British aid bill is based on the proposition
that the defense of America de-|-
pends in large part. to effective aid
tions fighting the Axis. A long series of events—repeal of
it “abundantly established” that this
said. Before Mr. Stimson began read- |
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U. S. in Great Danger of Invasion by Air , If British Navy Surrenders, Stimson Sys,
vors the selection of Mr. Vandenberg. Secretary. Morgenthau submitted to the committee a balance sheet of British finances which was gloomy in respect to Britain's ability to pay for continuous purchases of munitions in this country. . He. reported that war: purchases and other orders in this country to be met by Britain in 1941 total $3,Britain's total dollar assets were given at $1,775,000,000 as of Jan. 1, 1941, and an additional $1,555,000,000 will be available in dollar receipts toward liquidation of this obligation. “This financial picture which I've
‘given you, I'm satisfied will pay this
year for what already has been bought,” Mr. Morgenthau said. “When it comes to finding ‘the dol-
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ty Board’s activities in the past year, he asserted. lars to pay for anything like what
the committee organized and decided to meet periodically. Wallace ©O. Lee, Indianapolis Power & Light Co. executive, was named chairman; Irwin A. Ward, State Life Building manager, secretary, and Dr. R. N. Harger of the Indiana University School of Medicine, vice chairman.
During discussion of the committee’s function, the need of securing greater co-operation between the Police Department, the Prosecutor’s office and the Courts was emphasized.
Study Uniform Fines
A. Kiefer Mayer of Kiefer Stewart Co., and Dr. Harger questioned officials on the advisability of a uni‘form system of court fines for certain types of violations. Dr. Harger said that in Kansas City, where traffic deaths have been drastically reduced, police, prosecutors and courts co-operate as a unit.
In summing up the functions of the committee, however, Mr. Keach said that the duties of the Safety Board, for which the committee was formed to act in an advisory capacity, stop at the courts.
“After we have made the arrest,” he said, “the responsibility for enforcement then rests on the shoulders of some one else.”
A suggestion that the committee Investigate the advisability of employing a traffic engineer was not incorporated in the objectives ouilined by Mr. Keach,
Would Require Staft
“A traffic engineer set-up would, require a staff of perhaps four to 18 people,” he said. “Our police now go to traffic school and with the work of a draftsman we have been able to get some things done, “There are no experts—but our procedure has proved a fairly safe operation as far as dollars and cents go.” Municipal Judge John L. McNelis, taking up the court discussion, , said that he did not believe fines' and -days in jail were the most effective phases of enforcement. Arrests and warnings by the Police Department, he contended, were the more important factors. “I have let go speeders who have come before me charged with going 65 miles an hour,” Judge McNelis said. “I don’t believe arrests for speeding in isolated sections—such gs 8S. West from Morris St. to Hilge-
. , meier’s plant—are good arrests. And
that applies. to. arrests on" W. 16th St. out by Perry Stadium.
“Poor Man’s Court”
“You must remember, too, that the Municipal Court is a poor man’s court. When you fine some people, you are working a definite hardship on them—or their children. You are taking money which might be used for food or a payment on a car.” In reply to Judge McNelis’ statement, “Tom Hughes, Teamsters’ Union vice president asserted: “There are undoubtedly a good many human interest angles to cases in court. But from the stand- /, point of the traffic victim, it makes no difference whether the car that kills is a $5 car or a $7500 car. Both cars are killers.” . Judge" McNelis replied that he was not speaking of manslaughter cases, but only of minor violations where accidents are not involved. In adjourning, the committee agreed to meet at regular intervals —the date to be decided by the exmeeting, to be held on call.
STORM - SWEEPS COLOMBIA SANTA ‘MARTA, Colombia, Jan. 16 (7.P.).—Storms. of hurricane force swept through the banana growing zone in this area yesterday,
sank the freighter Ardabham,
‘stricted action,
Rep. Winfizld K. Denton (I. Evansville) . . . this Ripper Bill would: wreck Indiana. ‘
R. A. F. FIRES BI NAZI SHIP BASE
Flames Continue for Hours In Wilhelimshaven; Revolt Spreads in Ethiopia.
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London newspapers reported flat revolt already was in ful] sway in Ethiopia. In a’ letter from Khartoum fhe Negus." who was dethroned by Italy in May, 1936, reported that the ‘anti-ltalian rebellion in Ethiohia was approaching a ‘‘vortex.” Tribes-|: men were said ‘to be waiting 0: aly the Emperor's command.
The British admitted the Joss ef the speedy $100-ton cruiser Sotithampton in the Mediterranean battle with Nazi dive-bombers Friday. An Italian communique reported that a Fascist submarine torpedoed a light British cruiser in the Mediterranean Jan. 10 or 11 and a|&iibmarine operating in the Atlantic £000
tons. The Germnans claimed that reconnaissance planes attacked a large British convoy off the: British east cogst this morning, sinking a 4000-ton merchant ship.
Quiet, in North Africa
The war in North Africa wes at a virtual standstill. Heavy wind storins were believed to have reexcept for snall scale air reids. Jugoslav reports said that the Greeks had advanced to within 14 miles of the Italian base of Valona in| Albania. Italy, however, said that Greek attacks had been fepulsed. In Budapest the director of Hungarian state railways announced that all passenger traffic would crease.at § a. m. tomorrow, prokably for three days. Bad weather was given as the reason. Previous interruptions of civil train traffic have been attributed to heavy movement of German troops and supplies. The Japanes press called on the Government to prepare for ‘all possible developments” in view 0: the increased tempo of U. S. aid to Britairi and because the United Sates, it was alleged, is now challenging Japan, Italy and Germany. ALUMINUM CO. ‘READY’ WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (U. P.). —-A production expert of the Aluminum Co, of America predicted tQday - thai the aluminum industry would be able to meet all requirements of the anticipated April, 1042, pesk of 3000-planes-a-fionth
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The Republicans answered Rep.
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{H. H." Evans .(R. New! Castle) Rep. Roy Harrison (R. Attica). “The Republican party - has pledged itself to gooc government in Indians and that's what we're going to provide,” said Rep. Harrison. He said the “ripper” bill in its present form might not be perfect. “All we're trying to do is to bring back good horse sens¢ administration to the people of Indiana. ““There’s no use wasting a lot of time arguing this question. Let’s
and
Rep. Evans said the ‘minority was being furnished much more consideration than the Democrats pro-
|videds the Republicans during the| |
passage of the McNutt Re-organiza-tion Act in 1933.
Batman Aroised
Rep. Howard Batman (D. Terre Haute) then charged the ripper” | {) bill showed . “direct end deliberate contempt for the office of Governor.” | “The people of Indiana did elect | a Governor. .Becaus¢ he is not of your political faith, it gives you no right to be blood-thirsty. This action’ you're taking prostitutes everything that's sacred ir government.” Meanwhile, the bill to repeal the 1933 McNutt Reorganization Act also moved forward despite a minority effort to kill the measure by introducing an amenctment to strike out all excepting the enacting clause. The motion was tabled by the Speaker following a ‘voice vote. Twenty-five bills were introduced in the House e today. :
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that he disappeared in the coniusion that. followed the shooting. Earlier, Mrs. Fern Smith, also a
after the shooting she saw Mrs. Iozzo at Fred Iozzo’s side and that Mrs. I07zo0 was repeeting: “Why did you get. that gun? My God, why did you get it?” - ~
Differ on Wordage
This scene also was described by her husband, Emniett Smith, in his testimony yesterday, but he
.| quoted Mrs. Iozzo &s repeating:
“Why did ‘you d¢ it? Why Aid | you do it?” Mr. @mith said that shortly ater] he and his party entered the cafe! there was an altercation. He said! that as he and his wife were leav-
member of the paity and Virgil’s| brother; accuserl, and Fred 1ozzo fighting. “My wife and I were leaving the| place,” he . testified, “because we| were excited and scared. We heard a shot and then it was silent. We] knew something terrible had happened Saw Victim's Wound
“When we got back to the rear of the place wher: our table had been, Virgil was | slumped down over the table. Scmeone lifted his sweater and we saw his wound. “Fred lozzo wad standing. therg with his hands at his side and his wife. was next t¢ him with one hand on his shaqulder. , She wai saying, ‘Why did you do it? Why did you do it?’” i Other witnesses called yester: day by the state were Eva Disher, young sister of the slain boy, and David Disher. | Mr. Disher and Mr. Smith both ‘testified that their party had startei out to celebrate the recent marriage of Clin Smith, Mi. Smith’s brother.
Denies Girl Struck
Both said they had been to sevieral other taverns before arriving at Jozzo's and both denied that the fight started afte: someone in the party struck Maily Iozzo, the defencdant’s AE They testified that instead they wer: asked to leave the cafe because 1t was closing time and that Dominic Iozzo siruck Olin Smith after Mr. Smith asked Dominic if he was bouncer. Eoth also testified on cross-ex-amination that 1:0 member” of the party was wearing either a bjark topcoat or black suit.
MARGARET BAKER BAKER'S RITES TOMORROW
Times Special 4 BROOKVILLE. Ind. Jan. 16. — Mrs. 'Margaret = Elizabeth® Baker, widow of Maxwell Baker, will be buried tomorrow following 8 a. m. services at the home. Mrs. Baker, -who was 91, Tuesday. . Survivors include = three sons, Frank Baker of Indianapolis, William Baker of Frookville, and Emmett Baker of Connersville; ‘wo daughters, Misses Bertha and N:lle Baker of Brookville.
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Rep. Roy J. Harrison (R. Attica) . ... an attempt to bring back horse sense administration.
PILOT RIDES IN ON PORT BEAM
Rip’ Strong Gives Blind Flying System Its First Actual ‘Soup’ Test.
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dicator and took off—followed the
peam in a gentle slope upward and ang that it was time for these or-
but six miles from the airport ‘at 2200 feet he turned around, picked lp the beam again and by keeping
his indicator level he slid on down
right smack ifto the middle of the runway—where others would have feared to tread.
‘The Indianapolis-CAA instru-
It is taken for granted that in the not very distant future luxury liners will be able to disregard troublemaking fog in keeping their fast transportation schedules.
He said there were many “aliens in this country who have been ordered deported but whom Italy,
best and simplest plan to carry, out a national policy many times stated
of power which will enable the Mr. Stimson followed Secretaries of President to place in operation the State and Treasury Cordell Hull and | Henry Morgenthau Jr., who told the | | Committee yesterclay ‘that Great
Germany and Japan have refused to take back. He said he advocated telling those] countries: “You're either going 0] take your people back or we're going to close our gates so that
our country.” Russia,’the Texan said, nad acted as a front for Germany in America. And he branded as Communistic organizations the Workers’ Alliance, the American League Against war and Fascism, the American League for Peace and Democracy, the National Negro Congress, the International Workers’ Order, the] American Youth Congress and the International Labor Defense. Through these organizations and the Bund, he declared, he thought his investigation eventually would show that sinee the. war more American aid has gone to the Axis than to Great Britain.
Bundsman Delivers Cash He said he knew of one instance
iment system is serving as the model. {for 10 additional systems to be installed throughout the country for a period of service-testing. member of the party, testified that
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where a Bundsman personally delivered $300,000 in cash to Hitler to: help build up the Nazi blitz machine. Similar funds have been raised, he charged, to supposedly help the wounded soldiers of Axis powers | and then turned over to the Nazis to buy armaments. | Rep. Dies decldred many of the country’s fifth columnists ' had {worked their ways into labor unions
ganizations to unite in “expelling | the Red demogog. . . . Labor, he said, has contributed immensely to the advancement of our democracy and stands to lose most if democracy dies in a blitz{krieg. Records seized in the Los Angeles headquarters of the Bund, Mr. Dies said, showed that 800 men in the coastal aircraft industries sympathize with Germany, where labor
and indorsed.
importance to us: none of you people can come to}
‘| Central Powers.
Worse Than :1917, He Insists
It substantially as-| Britain was the only bulwark besists in the job of: caring for our tween the United States and ‘a {own needs and: the neéds of those ruthless dictator intent upon world whose defense iS a matter of vital conquest, and that Britain could not ~|pay for purchases States after this year.
in the United
In the Senate, opponents of the |
“But it leaves in our hands the pil] claimed that ils fate rests with |
power to determine at the time(25 to 30 doubtful Senators. when the munitions are completed | claimed a nucleus of 25 now op- | the country which shall receive posed to it. them, and thus to insure that this| Pat McCarran (D. Nev.) —predicted | vital decision is made solely in the defeat of the proposal. interest of the defense of the United first to do so. | States.”
They | One of them—Senator | He was the |
Senator Hiram Johnson (R. Cal),
Mr. Stimson said that the pres-|who, with the late Senator William |
lent situation is “more critical than | |E. Boraly,
led the fight against|
in 1917” when the Allies held a United States’ joining the League!
comparatively stable line in France. He noted that Italy and Japan | were arrayed against the Germans then. “Today Italy and Japan are members of the German Axis,” he testified. “France is conquered and her fleet is incapable of opposing the The British fleet today stands alone as an obstacle to German control of the Atlantic.”
Pleads for Defense Speed
He said that in 1917 Britain and Prance supplied us with weapons |including airplanes, and that they constituted “our principal arsenals.” “Today many arsenals in conquered countries such as France are at the service of the Axis nations, and Great Britain, far-from being in a position to come to our assistance with munitions, is compelled to enter our markets for a substantial quantity of weapons for her own use. “Instead of being able leisurely to pick and choose and deliberately to arm ourselves, we are not only compelled to arm ourselves entirely by our own efforts but to do so at the very time when it is imperativa. that our American industry and plants should be working at top speed to furnish vital weapons
unions have no voice. Counter espionage will not s6lve | problem, he declared. should ‘get these people out of!
these industries.” |
We |
to Great Britain in order that she may meet the crisis which is confronting her this spring and summer and thus preserve her fleet as
|of Nations, plans ‘a radio appeal | soon .in behalf of the opposition, |
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg | (R. Mich.), was expected to be se-| lected as the leacler of the Republican opposition to work with Sen-! ator Burton K. Wheeler (D. Mont.). | Senator Robert ‘A. Taft (R. 0.). also mentioned as a possibility, fa-
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