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‘SCHRICKER BAN _ INPOSED UPON COLLECTIONS
‘No Employee Will Be Asked To Contribute a Cent,’ Governor Says.
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Defense FIO ‘Legislature Gets Joos Teachers Ask Voice-in Tost . book Selection . ;
No state employee will be ficken to contriqufe a cent to the Ilemocratic , campaign fund “while I'am in office, » Governor Henry' F. * Schricker said today in outlining ' new State House personnel policies. The Governor, who ordered the old Democratic Two Per Cent Club dissolved two months ago, said that employees who fail to pay part of their salaries into the Democratic . chest ‘would not be threatened with loss of their jobs. . “Furthermore, employees who voluntarily make contributions direct , to the State Committee will get a receipt and every dollar will be ' acounted for,” he said.
The “Take” Was Heavy
~The Democratic Two Per, Cent Club, organized in 1933 during the administration” of Paul V. McNutt, collected 2 per cent of State workers’ wages. The annual “take’ was estimated near $200,000 anc the spending of it was never accounted for since the club was made immune from provisions of the Corrupt Practices Act: by a special law passed in 1935. Frank Finney, :former president of the defunct Two Per Cent Club, , was replaced as State Motor. License Bureau . director by Gavernor .! Schricker last Thesday. 5 Governor. ‘Schricker also announced that he had inaugurated a8 pew’ system of State House patronage dispensing.
He abandened the old custom of] retaining in the Governor's office}
all patronage machinery formerly handled by Dick Heller under former Governor M. Clifford Town-|" send and Pleas Greenlee uncler former Governor Paul V. McNutt. 1 © Control 4000 Jobs 1 ‘Mr. Sghricker "has delegated: to , department heads and the, admins . istrative boards full _autharity to}. hire and. fire all employees except pose. holding important secutive Ss The biggest * chunk of patronage was turned over to: the heivly iap= “ pointed State Highway Comihission, composed of James IJ. : Adams,
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, chairman; Samuél 8. Hadden. and] - A. J. Wedeking. They will. pass on|
the hiring more than 000. employees. . Governor Schricker hes instruct- |: . ed his secretaries not to.accept any applications for jobs.. Applicants, will be Teferred to department «heads and to the State Democratic . Committee. “I will have something to say in . Selecting, some of the executives but the department heads themselves will determine finally the fitness of * applicants for jobs,” the Ciovernor ¢ said. “The Governor's office has more " importarit things to do than hiridg thousands of clerks, stenographers "and Janitors.”
_FORD_ REJECTS NLRB PLEA FOR ELECTION
. DETROIT; Jan. 17 (U.P). —The|'
Ford Motor Co. today denied a National Labor Relations Board re.quest for consent to hold a collee~ tive bargaining election at the company’s Lincoln plant, where a strike authorization has been voted. The Ford statement was imade in a letter to NLRB Regional | Director Frank Bowen. I. A. Capizzi, Ford - general counsel, said in the letter “please be advised thas my client wil} nes enter into any Sugh. stipu-
‘FLU BANS CAGE FANS ATHENS, Ga., Jan. 17 (U. P.).— Only players, coaches, officials and * newspapermen will be admitted to tonight’s basketball gare | between ‘Georgia and Vanderbilt because of the prevalence of influenza. The public was also denied admission to a two-game series between Auburn and Springhill at Auburn, Ala. because of flu danger,
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Md. Cal. Wall who 17 65, 1 wis'a retired c g ‘antemotive” engin- [A eer and former president . of. the American Society ,0f Automotive gineérs. He died suddenly lzst night of a heart attack. .A ‘native of Hal see 8 | aaa graduate of the” ry Institute a fie ‘Vigksachu setts in-1 stitute of Seshntioey. Coal. Wall : ; partment d was; called for: Ee 3 same department “by the “Reternt| Government act August, Vice president; and- chief engineer, of the old ‘National Motor “Vehicle Co., here forseveral’; years: before |: the war, Col. Wall opened offices as a consulting engineerywher the firm went out of business, Ee retired two ‘years ago. Col. Wall was a tembir: of the Traders Point Hunt, the Indianapolis Athletic Club, Woodst: ick Club, st; president of the ‘Societ ty of” Aupa otive Engineers, the University Club, the Potomeaé Hunt, of Washington, D. C., énd the Army and Navy Club “of ayeehingtor) He*was alsosactive in the erican Legion Ee ce ® his ‘wiie, He two sisters, Mrs. S. D. Embick, of Washington and Mrs. J. P. Taylor of Richmond, V&., and iwo brothers, Robert Earl Wall of Warsaw, N. C,,
tional guardsraen, he is going to do hi: fighting in the Army. Guard was inducted into Federal service {oday. - Joe is Pei, Joseph Sgro,
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Golden Glover Dons Khaki
STEPHENSON IS ORDERED BACK
‘Parole Granted Former Klan. Leader.
mer Indiana Klan dragon, taken back to his cell in. the State prison
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| serving his life sentence for murder.
Stephenson has been out of prison for ‘the last six weeks under a tem-
8S | porary parole while recovering from
Joe Si 10, city lightweight open Golden Gloves cham, donned his b today—but it was khaki instead of his'satin ring trunks.
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More Than 1000 Conv rerge Upon: Loca Arming ag Boo’; Otters: Re; jort at Various Points. 1
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Hoosier guardsmen, ‘whose regiment] flags «carry battle decorations d service in Shee wars, shouldered Lei sung today in
emergent 60D: “Indian; | usitamen who yesterday | ‘were Volunteer
rmoiies Se gat 15k state; pre‘as apart o e eEilar dumy. Moré "than “1000 ¢ khaki ‘in Inc lanapolis alohe, | Jonnelt Jig {the : local ‘Armory, "il N Pentsyl. | varia St.>which. also hy ‘headquarters; for the entire 33th Guard Divi8i01 . whose? troops from’ Kentucky and West Vir inia, in addition to ans, fofmAlly were ngtcied to-
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aha ery: of - telepliones ‘ connecting hi:n with. "division units in three
-stetes, Maj! Gen. Ripbert' H: Tyndall thesmass | ‘induction which continued : thr ou ghout| the: day |”
150190thly. with no fanfare! = ©.
After reporting, enlisted. -: men lined, up, for physical examinations, exbected’ to bes completed .in. all}. units.of .the division’s 12000 men in’ th ree states,” within a few days: Enlisted men and officers swarmed |; ou h, the basenient of the local @péhing lockers, donning nl uniforms. and. pupting their ecuipment in; order: Are Bards (Con tinued. ial Page Th
‘Godiva Aplenty
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DETROIT, “Jane 174 (Uy PY~ ‘The’ Detroit district. posts of a American. . Legion thought. -, would be a good idea to" #0 a Lady Godiva acs as a feature of , its pageant of ‘thrills.
‘A call. went aut for prospective
-l.adies Godiva. The: pageant, is to: be held Sunday night at the
Coliseum, but foday it’ "appeared |
‘ithe Teature ach may have fo be canceled! ‘No ‘one * willing to posting the part... No: 20" women volunteered. ‘But, so. far they, haven't ‘found; in this’ motor capital, ‘a white horse for “her fo ride. po re REP. ‘MASEIN GALE DIES WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (U. P).
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Golden Gloves Tonight
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Bouts Tonigh' Bethe 20 and 30. " 2 ringside seats at) $15 72000 ‘stairs seats at a map +10, Tickets allotted plimentary tickets of any ‘kind, 1-By tler bus. from Circle direct } parking space for several: thousand
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an operation at a hospital in La Porte, Ind. The temporary parole was granted by former Governor M. Clifford Townsend ‘to Jan. 5 but on the advice of physicians Mr. Townsend extended the parole to Jan. 18.
Sets ‘Deadline Tomorrow
“I see no reason why the parole should be: extéended further,” Governor Schricker said. “There is a hospital at the prison and Stephenson can be trea there while convalescing. I have ordered the prison warden to see that the prisoner is back in ‘his cell tomorrow.” Former Governor Townsend denied Stephenson’s petition for ‘a parole or commutation of his life sentence last week following two days’ hearing by the State Clemency ommission.
victed of murdering an Indianapolis stenographer in November, 1925.
10220 CASE GUN TEGHMIGIAN ILL
Roderic Rde May: Be Unable To Repeat Testimony Given for State. -
“The State’s casé against Fred Iozzo was damaged today by the illness’ of Roderic’ Fae, who may not be able to testify to-the results nn | of ‘police laboratory tests he made
after the. tavern slaying. Mr. Rae, police laboratory technician, previously-had testified that chemical tests of loz2o’s hand showed he Had ‘fired a gun on the night that Virgil Disher Jr. ae shot” fatally in‘ the Tozzo’ Cafe, 36 S. Illinois" St. ‘The; tésts ialso showed, Mr. Rae testified at a ‘preliminary hearing on bail,:that' neither Dominic Yozzo, the . defendant’s .son, .nor’ the slain ‘boy, -had “fired "a. weapon. ‘Mr.!Rae’ suffered’ a stroke yesterday: and’ the" prosecution admitted the might not be® well in time to testify. . It: is .not. known whether stenographic evidence of the: bail hearing ‘can be introduced in the trial. * At {today’s session Bud Vice, a cost - accountant, who was at the cafe fhe: night of :the shooting, testifie! that he heard" Fred I0zzo say, immy:diately after young Disher was “I dropped my gun, ”
Mr. Vice, was the first witness who was at the cafe at the time of the fight and was not a member of the Disher party. He said that he never at any time saw a gun and that he did not see anything in Iozzo's hand at any time. A second person at the cafe at the
time of the fight but not a member
of the Disher party, was Charles Garvey, 2708 E. New York St., who : {Continued on Page ] 13)
ADAMS NEW HEAD OF PUBLIC ‘WORKS
James D. Adams, ‘newly ‘appointed chairmah - of the’ State Highway Commission,’ toddy was made directorof the State rt of Public Works. ‘Governor Henry ¥. Schricker, in appointing Mr. Adams to the works post, changed the previous setup on public works. Virgil Simmans, former State Conservation Director, had held the post for the last eight years and
1 |lactually ‘was a superior officer to
the Highway Commission chairman. The Department of Public Works includes both ' the Highway « and Conservation Departments. Simmons resigned from both Bi tions, effective this week. Frank N. Wallace was appointed by Governor Schricker as the acting Conservation Director, |
33 INDICTED IN DETROIT . DETROIT, Jan. 17 (U, P.). — A Federal Grand Jury today indicted 33 persons on charges of operating a gigantic liquor conspiracy and |sSee smuggling ring which allegedly defrauded the Government of $2,500,000.
STOCK PRICES DECLINE Ba ig RR
70 PRISON CELL
Schricker. Ends Temporary |
9 | Governor Henry F. Schricker to- : day ordered D. C. Stephenson, for-|
The former Klan leader was con-|
Admiral in City
Admiral Yates Stirling Jr. « «+ he looks beyond ahpther Jutland.
URGES NAVAL AID FOR BRITAIN
England Has Chance If We Convoy Planes Across, Stirling Says.
“Let us suppose a second Battle of Jutland, in which a German fleet of unknown quantity and planes attacked the British fleet in. the English Channel as a prelude to the invagion of + Coll British’ Navy : withstand the onslaught?” It was Admiral Yates Sling Jr. Jr. U. 8. N. retired, speaking. ‘Admiral sat by, the window of. his Columbia Club suite withr his hands. folded on his knee, = The window was open and -a damp breeze fluttered the curtains. ~ “Perhaps it can,” he ‘answered himself. “Provided it has sufficient airplane . America’ is striving to give this ‘protection—but it is not enough that ‘we merely build... planes. - They must ‘arrive in Britain. ‘And: here is a definite task for our Atlantic fleet.” The Admiral explained that ships would have to be transferred from the Pacific to. build up the Atlantic fleet for this mission. . That would mean a stfaller fleet, acting. as a purely defensive barrier against: Japan, he said. “The Admiral who will speak at a Téwn -Hall program at English’s tomorrow explained ! further: “Since the Secretary of State has
\declared that we are no.longer. neu-
tral, the:defeat of Hitler must ‘be our first objective. If we become too involved now in the Pacific, we (Continued on Page Three)
RAIN DELAYS HUNT "FOR LOST BOMBER
Fear Craft With 1: Aboard Crashed in Mountains.
TACOMA, . Washi, Jan. “17 (U. P.) —Pouring rain. and poor visibility delayed a search today for a twin-metored Army bomber believed to have crashed. in -the mountains with seven ‘men aboard. Thirty Army bombers . and observation planes warmed up at MecChord ‘Field and Gray Field here, but could not take off. - The Weather Bureau forecast | continued rainfall and strong winds.
' The B-18-A Douglas bomber left
MgChord- Field,” Tacoma, at 12:20 p. 'm. (Indianapolis Time) yesterday for bombing: practice 'in Muroc Dry Lake jn soythern California. It hagl gs e for a seven-hour'flight and Biss Bok been reported since:
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Richard W. Bunch, director of the Indiana Merit System Personnel Bureau, has resigned; to accept the]. post of assistant director of per--|sohnel of ‘the U. S. National Youth Administration at Washington, it was announced today. The’ resigriation becomes effective Feb. 1.° on March 15, Mr, Bunch will be promoted to director. The present acting director of personnel of NYA, Géorge Gant, was loaned to NYA by the Tennessee Valley Authority and is returning. to the TVA on that date. Mr. Bunch, a native of Indianapolis, has been director of the Personnel Bureau for the State Welfare Department and the. ployment
an, 17 (U. P).~| ; today
GERMAN NAVAL
BASE POUNDED AGAIN BY RAF
Nazis Contend Illustrious
. Qut for Duration of War
After Malta Attack. On War Front
Today’s War Moves British Fear Blockade Leak... 3 Japan’s Anger Rises Greeks Push On
By UNITED PRESS The smouldering war between
I Prench Indo-China and Thailand
flamed up today as British and German planes battled for air supremacy in the Mediterranean, Reports from Saigon, French Indo-China, said that French warships sank two Thailand warships in the Gulf of Siam and damaged a third in the first naval battles between the two forces except for river gunboat skirmishes At the same time advices from the frontier descgibed the battles along the border ofthe two countries as “far more serious” than has been realized. , Ji¥parisnte of the Far Eastern conflict has been repeatedly emphasized in suggestions that Japan might intervene in support of Thailand - in order to further her ambitions for pushing into. the Pacific. Bombard Siamese Towns
The reports from Indo-China said that French planes had carried out heavy bombardments of the Siamese towns of Prachinbari, Aranya and Wadhana, on the railroad leading
the | from the coast to Bangkok while
Siamese casualties in heavy border engagements in which tanks have been employed ‘were placed at 600 The men. There was no "indication wha’ type; of naval vessels were ‘engagec
counter. The Thailanders have two modern cruisers of about 4200 tons, two coast defense ships, 10 destroyers, two submarines and ‘many small craft. pi ;The French are believed to have a cruiser or two, several destroyers and some submarines in Indo-Chi-nese waters. A new French military commander arrived in Indo-China this week,
Trade Powerful Air Blows
Meanwhile, Great Britain and Germany traded - powerful air attacks in the Mediterranean. The Germans assaulted Valetta Malta, with dive-bombers as well as level-flight bombers and claimed the 23,000-ton British aircraft carrier Illustrious had been damaged s0 badly she was out of the war for the duration. The dive-bombing outbreak in the Mediterranean was so serious that London observers predicted a
-|change in Royal Navy tactics to
meet the new menace. The R. A. PF. pounded Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s most impo postent North Sea naval and ship bas the second successive night, diy ping tons of bombs on targets still (Continued on Page Three)
House Débates
‘Debates an Hour
‘THE HOUSE OF Representatives spent more than -an hour today debating a resolution which sponsors said would cut down debate. It was the longest discus= sion of the session. The resolution provided for a , “little Congressional Record” of each day’s proceedings. Its backérs said the legislators would limit debate and cut out horse-play when they realized that it ‘would appear in black and white. Whether they agreed with the author's views or not, the Repre-~ sentatives voted down. the pros
posal, 62 to 29.
Bunch Quits as Merit System
Bureau’s services were extended to include the State Health Board. , After his graduation from Tech High Sthool and DePauw Univer= sity, Mr. Bunch served as financial secretary of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce from July, 1930, until July, 1934, when he was employed by the Indiana - Emergency Relief Administration. He became personnel director and
months later, and continued in the same position with WPA after its formation in July, 1935. Members of the Merit System Council, governing body of the Personnel: Bureau, accepted Mr. Bunch’s resignation with regret. The Council is recommending the
in the reported Gulf of Siam en-|
oe Warships Sunk < ; Air War G GTOWS in Fu ur
NDS PAT ON WAR AID BIL
TALK OF TO BUY
NAVY RIDICULED
Measure Designed to Protect U. S. in ves Shifting Situation, He Says; Won't = Predict Kennedy's Stand.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 are designed solely to protect
position to Tavis any of those
STIMSON BALKS ON FLEET CURS
Insists on Right to Send It Into War Zone if Situation Warrants.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 17 (U. P.). —Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson: told the House Foreign Affairs Committee today that ‘situations might arise which might make it most essential—in the light of our own. defense—for our country to send its warships into war zones.” “I don’t believe this country under any circumstances should tie its right hand behind its back,” Mr. Stimson said in opposing -a proposal that a clause prohibiting the gishateh of American war vessels into danger zones be written into the, Administration’s aid-to-Britain The proposal was made by Rep. George Holden Tinkham. (R.' Mass.) as :Mr; Stimson testified for the second day at hearings on the bill. A major development in the hearing was the presentation of a letter ‘from John Bassett Moore, authority on international law, stating “there can be no doubt” that the . Administration bill “assumes. to transfer the war-making power from Congress” to the President. Mr. Stimson will be followed by Secretary of ' the Navy Frank Knox, who will be questioned closely by opposition Committee members about their suspicion that the bill would allow the President ‘to “give away” part or all of the United States Navy. After Mr. Stimson had made his; remark about the advisability of not tying this country’s “right hand behind its back,” Mr. Tinkham inquired: “Even to keep out of war?” “L think,” replied Mr. Stimson, (Continued on Page 13)
(MARCH 1 DESIGNATED LEGAL TAG DEADLINE :::
Exiension Goes Through . Under Rule Suspension. .
The Indiana Legislature today unanimously ' legalized March 1 as the deadline for purchasing automobile license plates. The deadline was extended this year and the last several years by proclamation of the Governor. The extension bill went through both House and Senate under suspension of the rules after Edward Stein, State Auto License Division head, declared that action was necessary so contracts for 1942 plates could be let. He explained that if the deadline was later than March 1, the plates would have to SY the legend: “Expires
Personnel
Director to Take NYA Post in Capital
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POWER BRITISH.
Pore dunn imerGra AIS FE PR RE Ne
i (U. P.).—President Roosevelf
declared today that many provisions in the British aid“bill
America in a world situation
that is shifting every 24 hours. He indicated he has no aig
sections. As for conjectures that od tain provisions might énable him—te— purchase Britain's fleet in the "event England falls to the Nazis, he said that was “ow jumped over “e i
moon” speculation. he would object to removing hi mi the bill the section which pers the United States to buy equipm from Governments which it con ers friendly, ;
Precautionary, He Says
He replied quickly that: fms world that changes every 2¢ hous the Administration might ed something quickly and urgently add to American defense, Th provision is strictly a preca ary measure, he said. : ih The bill has no provision | hibiting him from standing on head, he said, and despite : fact the President of ‘the Ut States has no inténtion of s on his head. Congress, said the Pres might authorize him also to chase the ‘Germany Navy, indi ing his belief that such an auth ization weuld be about as prac as talk of him buying the BE Navy. Mr. Roosevelt affirmed Josephia Kennedy's right to speak his:n in 8 Fakio Sheet tomorrow. n on fore policy: but suggested the Ambassador's actual speech. awaited before judgments be mas on his position on the bill. The President refused to be, into discussion of Dewspapes ports that Mr. Kennedy has cided to oppose the ‘measure.
. Discounts Other Reports
The President sharply discounted a newspaper report tha House sources had indicated ; his choice .as Mr. Kennedy's su cessor at London would be John Winant, former New . Hampshi Governor. That report, Mr. velt said, did not come from. close to the Whtie House. The President likewise disc reports that Harry Hopkins Wendell. L. Willkie would . from London over the same phone shortly after Mr. Will arrival in Britain. He added: ths he did not think Mr. Hi )
yan xy Britain, Mr. Roosevelt i he had received no additions} in recent weeks as to its need for assistance.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES (* 6am ....47 10am... a Tam ....4 11a m.. g 8am .... 471 12 (noon) . «48 9am.....47 lpm .... a “ Above normal temperatures today were “on the way out” 'w the Weather Bureau snow. and colder for tomorrow. : Light rain was forecast “up afternoon, changing to snow t and continuing tomorrow. siderably colder weather was pected tomorrow with the:
TYNDALL'S AID 0SES UNIFORM TO THI
Second. Lieut. Dudley -Suty had his personal defense pre
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program. He parked his car in front of Armory and went in to Sssund duties as aid to Maj, Gen. RO
‘IH. Tyndall. In a few
office manager for the ERA several .
returned to the car 'to | case in which was. his. uniform. The case,” and
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