Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 January 1941 — Page 3
JAN. 21, 1941
AGE OF
PANS BILL IS
Typographical Errors in Engrossed Measure Prevent Final Action; Nine Key Parts of Decentralization Plan Ready for Last Vote.
The Legislature slowed
publican “decentralization” program. . Although nine of the: ready for final action—two in the House and seven ia the
Senate—there was no deciding vote.
Six typographical errors big “ripper” bill, keystone of Democratic Governor Henry F. Schricker of his powers, and it was sent back for cor-
rection, delaying final action. In the House, the measure to "ayolish the Public Service Commission and replace it with another appointed by the Governor and two _ G. O. P. elective officials was reported favorably.
Police Bill Advances
In the Senate, the Republicans edvanced their State Police Department reorganization bill toward final passage, batting down a series of minority amendments with ease. The G. O. P. Public Service Commission Bill was reported out favorably over a minority reporv signed by Democratic members. In an unsuccessful attempt to substitute the minority report, Rep. ‘Howard Batman (D. Terre Haute) said: “This bill is not unlike the other Republican plunder bills. It 3 constitutional, uncalled for and illy.” In a protest filed in the House Journal, Rep. Winfield K. Denton (D. Evansville), minority floor leader, charged the “ripper” bill had been ‘railroaded” through second reading in the House by the Republican majority “in such a manner that no representative having free and independent, thought on the subject has been given opportunity to offer amendments.”
Dillin, Heller Protest
Another protest filed by Reps. Robert Heller (D. Decatur) and S. Hugh Dillin (D. Petersburg) charged the “action taken by the majority brazenly and openly throttled the right of the minority to offer constructive criticism to proposed legislation affecting the welfare of the State of Indiana.” Senator Charles H. Bedwell (D. Sullivan) led the Senate fight on the Police shakeup measure, declaring that the Republican bill “raises a serious constitutional problem by taking complete control from the Governor.” “It threatens,” he declared, “to throw the State Police Department into litigation at a time when the officers are needed for defense. " “In this bill, you have gone even farther than in most of the other bills,” Senator Bedwell added. “You are giving execyjive powers to the Lieutenant Go or who, I feel, is a member of this assembly as presiding officer of the Senate.”
Would Set Up Board
The Republican bill would set up a bi-partisan Police Board of four members, two to be appointed by the Governor and two by the Lieutenant Governor. The board would appoint the police superintendent and could remove him with or with-
out cause. Senator Roy Conrad (R. Monti-
cello), speaking for the measure, declared that he felt the final power was left in the hands of the Governor since the measure provides that .the chief executive may remove any of the Police Board members for cause after a public hearing, The Democrats did not criticize the provision in the bill which would allow all officers added to the force during the next two years to be Republicans. The G. O. P, claims that practically. all of the present force, which will be untouched by the bill, are Democrats. Eleven other Senate bills, including the Anti-Nepotism and $40
DELAYED
to a walk today on the Re-
party's key measures were
were found in the engrossed the G. O. P. program to shear
maximum old-age assistance ineasures, were moved forward today. Four bills were introduced in the Senate. One, sponsored by Senator Floyd I. Gartott (R. Battle Ground) and Senator John Gonas (D. Mishawaka), members of the State Budget Committee would allow the transfer of $300,000 from the construction division of the State Highway Department to the Supervisory Service Division. This would enable the Highway Department to raise the salaries of engineers, Many engineers have been resigning to take betfer-pay-ing positions in the national defense industries. : Major bills introduced in the House today would: 1. Return | $8,000,000 of the gasoline tax funds to cities, instead of $2,000,000 under the present law. It also would halt the diversion of $1,250,000 annually from the highway fund to the general fund,
On Municipal Utilities
2. Exempt, municipally - owned utilities from taxation and. void all existing tax obligations of the utiliies. 3. Prohibit all persons under 21 from working in taverns. 4. Permit the sale of liquor on New Year's Day. 5. Require tavern keepers and liquor retailers to provide $3000 bond with “full liability” The present bond is $1000 with no liability. & The bill ‘which would repeal the 1933 Re-organization Act was passed by the House yesterday after Rep. Denton charged the measure would leave the [State Government in a “chaotic” condition. ‘He said there is no assurance the
X
TOBRUK ATTACK
Nazi Base in Sicily Raided; English Mobilize Workers | For War Industry. |
(Continued from Page One) |
Axis attempt to wrest control of that inland sea from the powerful British fleet. Vichy, however, while reporting the rumors about Franco had nothing new on relations with Germany which have been in a peculiar state since Vice Premier Pierre Laval was
Petain last Dec. 13. Greeks Press o1 Valona
men. i Italian planes for the first time in weeks raided Pirseus, the port
have lost two planes while inflicting slight damage. | Rome admitted Kassala, said to be for “strategic” reasons. The commiinique also idmitted another British air attack on the German divé-bombing base at Catania, Sicily, and said some damage was caused. Other British air attacks were médde on Valona and Tobruk. | British Sea Losses Low | The directors of Mussolini's Fascist Party met in Rome tocay, presumably .for conferences | on strengthening = Italian morale and Italian war efforts. - | British shipping losses were reported by the Admiralty still zt a low level. For the week ended Jan. 12 they were 30,225 tons less than half the weekly average in 194(. There was little air action qver Britain last night, but London had two daylight alarms today. [The German High Command reported operations as far north as |the Orkneys despite bad weather and another attack on Malta. Two Iritish ships were said to have been bombed.
“ripper” bill will be held constitutional, and if it isn’t, the separate repeal of the Re-organizafion Act] would give the State no law to sub-| stitute. He pointed out that the “ripper” bill also contains a repeal clause, Charge ‘Gagging’ Several members of the Democratic minority charged they. were “gagged” yesterday when they were permitted to offer only ori amendment to the “ripper” bill before it was advariced toward fine] passage. They said they had been promised by the Republicans thal if they withheld their debate, they would be given an opportunity to argue the measure cn the floor. . After adjournment yesterday, several Democratic House members suggested | to Rep.. Denton that a caucus bz called immediatley to plan to break the quorufn in order to prevent passage of the bill. Rep. Denton said he wished to avoid such a drastic step. Ten bills, seven of them G. O. P. platform measures are to be considered by the Senate for final action tomorrow.
WIFE WATCHES AS WALLACE BEGINS JOB
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (U.P.).— With his wife looking on from the gallery, Vice President Henry A. Wallace today embarked on his new career as presiding officer of the United States Senate. : Dressed in a blue suit, white shirt and blu¢ and white tie, Mr. Wallace stood ati the left side of the rostrum and promptly at noon rapped the handleless ivory gavel: which has been used by every Vice President
since the Federal Government began, | -
The official DNE news agency reported that German bombers attacked anti-aircraft batteries and barracks at Aldebrough in Lingolnshire, setting fires. i Moscow announced the delayed signing of a year’s extension of the Japanese fisheries treaty and the official Tass Agency said this might represent “a step forward in| the matter of the improvement of Soviet-Japanese relations.” Ie The war between Thailand | and French Indo-China blazed away and Bangkok said it had rezched the stage of full-scale hostilities.
U. S. Aid Bothers Axis | Virginio Gayde, often a Fascist spokesman, said that the Axis discussion was of particular significance because of the increasingly
belligerent attitude of the United States—an attitude which he said
was not without effect upon Axis war plans and upon Axis “inferna-
tional accords.” |
This appeared to be a hin} that the Axis would take steps tq neutralize U. S. aid to Britain.|. The reference to “international accords” might be to Japan. The Axis has made no secret that it hopgs the threat of war in the Pacifi¢ may restrain the Unifed States frm ac-
tion in the European theater,
ACROBAT, 15, STRICKEN
DETROIT, Jan. 21 (U. P.}.—Arthur Nelson, 75. head of the Nelson family of circus acrobats, was in
serious condition today at Mj. Carmel Mercy Hospital.
for injuries suffered in an ajutomobile accident New Year’s Day.
IN INDIANAPOLIS
Here Is the Traffic Record : _ County City Total 1940 0 0P0 PNB OLNSDS 0 1 3041 ............. 3 4 3 1 Jan, 20 Injured ...... 3 | Accidents ... 14 Dead ....... 1 | Arrests ...... 58
MONDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines Violgtions tried tions paid Ss g esses sce 7 6 » $44 Reckless driving.. 3 2 31 Failure to stop at through street 11 10 71 Disobeying traffic i signals ........ 2 2 15 Drunken driving 1 1 20 All others ...... 36 27 93 Totals ..c.o000 60 48 $24
MEETINGS TODAY a ary Club, luncheon, Claypool Hotel, oof.
Y’s Men's Club, luncheon, ¥. M. C. A, noon.
Aiphs Tau Omega, luncheon, Board of . Trade, noon. ' A Gyro Club, ‘luncheon, Spink-Arms Hotel, oon. no eater Club, luncheon, Hotel Lincoln, oon. Usiversal Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, oon, University of Michigan Club, luncheon,’ axd of Trade, noon. Knights of Columbus, luncheon, K. of C. . clubhouse, noon. - eran Service Club, luncheon, Canary Cottage, noon. Fine Paper Credit Group, luncheon, men's grille, Wm. H. Block Co., noon. Indiana Motor Truck Association, luncheon, Hqtel Antlers. noon. } : ar L-Bagtiat Institute, Mt. Paran Church, ay. ' Familiy Welfare Society, annual meeting, Indianapolis Athletic Club. noon. rican emical Society, luncheon de meeting, Hotel : Severin, noon and
p. m. : Exthange Club Board, luncheon and meeting, Hotel Severin, 1 and 1:30 p. m. Beroriion am Je buffet and bar, Hotel v i . m., Peaslee Gaulbert Corp., display and buffet dinner, Hotel Severin, 9 p. Unemployment Compensation Division, class, Hotel Severin, 8:15 a. m. Fo Products Credit Group, dinner, Hotel Washington. : Stereotypers’ Union, meeting, Hotel Washington, 6:30 p. m.
MEETINGS TOMORROW Purdue Alumni Association Hotel Severin, 12:15 p. m. . EIT Lilly & Co., Iadianapolis Retail
of 22 Dru Jinger, Hotel Severin, 6 p. m. | MIE Botile xchange Club, dinner, Hotel
Severin. a Hotel Assayciation, luncheon, Hotel Severin, 12.30 p. m ae Beverin as , 03 a, m. i Phi Association of Optometrifts, dinner and meeting, Hotel Severin, 6:15
1 7:30 p. m. Industrial Credit Group, lunchecn, Hotel Washington, 12:06 p. m. . ent * luncheon, Hotel ington 12:15 p. m. Marketing Research Club, dinner, Hotel hington. 6:15 p. m. Spor
#
luncheon, ||
Compensation Division, |
American Communications Association, | meting, Solel Washington, 8 p. m. { . M. C. A. Camera Club, nizeting, Central Y. M. C. A, 7:30 p. nm. Lions Club, lurcheon, Claypool . Hotel, oon. | ‘ Young Men’s Discussion (lub, dinner, h District American legion, luncard of Trade, noon. rative Club of Indianapolis, lunchumbia Club, noon. Chamber of Cor merce, luncheon,
Goitagy, noon. Plas Club, meeting. Canary Cottage , 7:30 p. m. iwanis Club, luncheon, Columbia Club,
noon. | All-Baptist Institute, Mt. Paran Church. all day.
n
MARRIAGE LICENSES (These lists are from official records in the County Court House. The Times therefcre, is not responsidla for errors in names and addresses.)
Charles 8. Doades, 24, of 419 N. Gladstone; Marion F. Rowe, 20, of 5526 Uni-
C. 26, of 577 Middle ; Virginia B. Elliott,
Wilkinson, Ind.; Ind
Y 15, Box R. Box 228. £ E. Ohio;
er. 92; wa
of er; of ‘Warren. 20, of 1122 Newm:n; of 1048 N. Beville,
| BIRTHS i Girls | Albert. Aana Applegate, al Methodist. Sidney, erman, al Methodist. i azel Moorman, at Methodist.
Nora
Lowgll, Mary Rose Rees. at Methodisi. Paul, Mary Hardman. a; Methodist. Norinan, Margaret Jones, at Methodist, Edward, Frances Bundy, at Coleman. Orville, Lena Smith, at 3t. Vincent's! co yizh. Frances Harvey, at St. VinConstant, Elaine Martin, at St. Vin-
cent's, . Pau), Maraaret Skelly e: 830 N. Gray. Edward, Mary Neal, ‘at 841 Drexel. Orval, Beatrice Huser, at 24 E. Raymond; ’
Boys , ‘Evelyn Daily; at ‘Methodist. an, Louise Selka. ot Method]st. neis. . Francis. Francis.
John, 4 ty. iil Mabel Ryan, et St. Vincent's. lyithe, arat Miley, at St. Vincent's. ne, Ruth Walls, at 1436 Hamilton, Joseph. Mary Lambert, at 752 Haugh.
DEATHS
ceret 8 h rebiral hemor : Samuel Boone. 50, bronzhopneumonia. Cl ia E. Bowman, 53, au City, arterio-
at 5807 University,
Hamp Rice, 75, at Central Indiaia, acute n |
ritis. i Milton Williams, 38, at City, Jputitis, Elizabeth Goodrich, 78, at 2013 Nolan, cerebral hemorrhage. | hriam O. Streeter, 68, at 730 Sanders. chronic nephritis. y Robert Frew. 2 months, at Ril} chopneumonia. * George Alig, myocarditis
£6 at 1608 Pa
concussion. i Emma D. Monaghan, 73, at St. Vincent's, coronary thrombosis. | 84, at 4520 College,
Harry Huffstester, chronic myocarditis. i Harry Alden Adams, 69, at 112) E. Ohio, coronary occlusion. | Samuel Carperiter Hoover. 84) at 3010 Winthrop chronic myocarditis. |
OFFICIAL WEATHER
U. 8. Weather Bureau,
INDIANAPOL!S FORECAST—Cloudy, followed by light rain late tonight and tomorrow; warmer tonight, Wilh temperature 30 night.
HE INDIAN 'F. D. R.'s Choice?
BRITISH LAUNCH |
ousted by Marshal Henri Philippe
The Italo-Greek war brought reports of continued Greek pressure against Valona and Berat while | London estimated Italian losses in that campaign at about 50,000 men. This, with an estimated 94,000 Italian losses in Africa, brings the cost of Italy's wars iri Albania and Africa to nearly 130,000 fighting
of Athens, and were reported to
evacuation |of
He developed pneumonia while under treatment
is. | Stewart Chaney, 85, at Method|st, brain
lowest to 35; colder | tomorrow
ohn G. Winant . . . Believed bound for London.
WINANT LISTED AS NEW ENVOY
Liberal Labor Leader Due To Succeed Kennedy In London Post.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (U. P). —John. Gilbert Winant, liberal Republican and former Governor of New Hampshire, will be President Roosevelt's choice as Ambassador to Great Britain, an excellent authority disclosed today. Neither the White House nor Mr. Winant would confirm the report. Joseph P. Kennedy, retiring Ambassador, presented his resignation immediately after Mr. Roosevelt's election to a third term. : Mr. Winant, Governor of New Hampshire in 1925 and 1926 and from 1931 to 1934, long has had an [interest in labor problems and social legislation. He was first chairman of the Social Security Board, headed the Textile Labor Board of 1934, and since 1939 has been director of the International Labor Office, which serves the United States and member nations of the League of Nations. With British labor rising to a position of pre-eminence in the war Cabinet, Mr. Winant was considered by White House advisers to be an American representative who could strike the . common denominator among the labor and wealthy classes. There were suggestions from other Washington quarters that Mr. Winant’s appointment as Ambassador, and the subsequent vacancy in the International Labor Office directorship, might provide a berth fo» Secretary of Labor Frances Perins.
It was pointed out that Madame Perkins could move to the $20,000,-a-year I. L. O. job without the suggestion of a demotion from her $15,000 annual Cabinet post.
State Rests Case At lozzo's Trial
(Continued from Page One)
cafe early on Oct. 25. Tozzo’s son Dominic was wounded in the fray. The witness was Fred Burt, 608 West Drive, Woodruff Place, who was as much a surprise to the
. | prosecution as to the defense. Until
he phoned the prosecutor's office,
staff knew that he was at the cafe the night of the shooting. He left the tavern during the confusion that followed the affair, but, he explained later, the things he saw that night weighed heavily on his mind for almost three months. Last Friday, after business associates and friends, to whom he told his experience, had urged him’ to contact the prosecutor, he phoned the prosecutor’s office anonymously, saying he had some information on the case, but that he would call back. . He phoned a second time, and again indecision gripped him. Finally, he called at 9 a. m. yesterday and, later in - the morning, visited the prosecutor's office to tell his story to Albert Ward, deputy prosecutor, who lost no time putting him-on the stand. To Judge Symmes and the jury, Mr. Burt repeated his story of having seen Fred Iozzo go to the cash register and get the gun as the fight progressed. “What did he do with it?” Mr. Ward' asked. “He took it and walked to the
‘| back of the cafe and shot the boy,”
Mr. Burt answered. Q—Did you see him do that? A— Yes. Q—You saw Virgil Disher fall? A
Sunrise [7:02 | Sunset -.... 4.51
TEMPERATURE —Jan, 21, 1940—
S11 Pam ofeeees 29
—1I saw him fall.
BAROMETER TODAY m. ... 30.30 |
6:30 a.
: | Precipitation 24 hours ending '| a. m. ; | Tota: precipitation Since Jan. I.. 138
Deficiency since Jan.
MID WEST WEATHER
late tonight znd tomorrow;
nigh*; coder tomorrow night and in
warmer tonight, becom row. | Low:r Mizhigan—Cloudy, ipllowe snow or rain in north and wis late tonight and tomorrow, and
night and in southeast portion tomorrow.
night; colder Thursday. { Kentucky—-Cloudy and and tomorrow; light rain tom noon or night! colder Thursday’.
Station Weather
Elizabeth Carimi, 33, at (lity, carcinoma. | Miami. FI ‘Whiteseli. 55, a: 2737 Carrcllton, | Mpls.-
A Scott, 64, Y, ‘
J om John Peter Daum, 17. at 303 LaClede, oniia. "| Portl
0 +ees+1.08
Indiana—Cloudy, followed by, light rain warmer extreme northwzst portion tomojrow afternoon. l .
Illinois—Ligit rain tonight And tomodrrow, changing to light snow in north and snow flurries in south portion tomorrow; ng colder tomor-
by > ions y rain in southeast vortion tomorrow; warmer to-
Ohio.—Cloudy and warmer toright and tomorrow; ligh: rain tomorrow #fternoon or
warner tonight rrow after-
WEATHER N OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M. i Bar. Temp. [29.73 34
By UNITED PRESS A possible explanation for Germany’s failure to move into Bulgaria —a development repeatedly rumored two weeks ago—was advanced today in reports originating in Balkan diplomatic sources. This explanation claimed that Germany decided to abandon the move, at least for the moment, because of the attitude of Russia. Russia, the sources claimed, insisted that Germany let Bulgaria alone as the price for signature cf the new, expanded Russo-German trade treaty. This coincided with a whole chorus of Balkan' rumors. They emphasized trouble in Rumania centering around the assassination there, yesterday, of one Major Doering, described as a member of the German General Staff. This inspired reports of all varieties—of a Communist uprising, of fighting between Iron Guard elements, of attacks on German troops, of wideof Rumanian
. | spread discharg
es and other
DOAICE
neither police nor the prosecutor’s.
-.
COURSE IS SET, JAPANESE WARN
U. S. Aid to China Not to Change It, Premier Says; War Peril Admitted.
TOKYO, Jan. 21 (U.P.).—British and United States aid to China will not restrain Japan’s program, Premier Prince Fumimaro Konoye told the Diet today after Foreign Minister Yosuko Matsuoka, outlining Japan’s foreign policy, spoke frankly of danger of war with the United States. : Meanwhile British Embassy’ and consulate authorities’ again have circularized their nationals residing in Japan, repeating and emphasizing previous suggestions that they evacuate, it was learned today. Matsuoka and Konoye emphasized Japan’s unity with Germany and Italy and Matsuoka expressed hope for an Italian victory over Britain and Greece and made a bid for Russian friendship. Konoye said that establishment of “a new. order in East Asia” was the backbone of Japan’s foreign policy, but’ Japan faced unprecedented difficulties and must redouble its efforts to cope with them. Seek End to “China Affair” Emphasis will be placed on efforts to ‘dispose of the China affair,” Konoye said. Lek “Japan is firmly determined to achieve its program by destroying any parties, such as Chiang Kaishek, who are resisting Japan, and by co-operating with those who sympathize with Japan,” the Premier said.
outline of the Government's foreign policy. The United States, Matsuoka said, had shown no adequate understanding of the vital importance to Japan of its greater Asia ‘common prosperity sphere.” - Matsuoka said that aside from China and Manchukuo, Japan did its principal trading with the United States and Britain, but that America had put embargoes on article after article and Britain had persisently interferred - with Japan's shipping. ; Speedier Expansion Hinted
As the result, he said, Japan must go forward with perfecting herself as a state highly organized for national defense, not only in order to meet this pressure but also to secure her economic life on a basis of self supply and self sufficiency within the region of greater East Asia.” This was interpreted by some to mean that increased pressure by America and Britain would not slow Japan’s policy of expansion but speed it. In his reference to Japan’s alliance with Germany and Italy Matsuoka said: “The friendly relations between the three nations are becoming ever more closer politically, militarily and culturally. . . . It need not be repeated that the keynote of Japan’s diplomacy . . . revolves around the three-power pact.”
NORSE BLITZED, NOT BETRAYED--HAMBRO
(Continued from Page One)
sistance within th& country now occupied by 400,000 German troops, the exiled leader shook his head. “We must not speak of that,” he said. “We are working now to relieve present conditions in my country.”
It Was Full-Fledged Blitz
Mr. Hambro said the Germans launched a full-fledged sea and air blitz against the country on midnight, April 8S. “Unprepared and with its troops concentrated in the north, Norwegians could not hold the southern tip of the country on which the Germans gained a foothold,” he said. It was Mr. Hambro who as Prime Minister decided that King Haakon and Crown Prince Olav should leave the country after the invasion to carry on resistance from other lands. Early indications which hinted a possible German move against Norway, he said, included the packing of German consulates and a steady increase in German purchasing agents. The Norwegian Parliameniary leader minimized the roll of “Major” Quisling in the defeat of . Norway.
QOut-and-Out Invasion
Quisling’s services to the Nazis were nil, Mr. Hambro said. The man had little influence and generally was distrusted. As a result, the Nazis dropped Quisling three days after the invasion and his fate is still in doubt, Mr. Hambro said.
As for a Fifth Column, Mr. Ham-
in Norway had failed to get onetenth of 1 per cent of the vote in the 1937 election. It was an out-and-out invasion which caught the country off guard, he said.
move into Bulgaria as told by Balkan diplomatic reports was this: German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop on Jan. 6 secretly met Premier Bogdan Filoff of Bulgaria, who had gone to Vienna ostensibly for medical treatment, and gained his consent for passage of troops through Bulgaria on condition that Russia and Jugoslavia agreed. Ribbentrop, according to this report, assured Filoff that he would arrange for the consent. Russia, sthe informants asserted, proved a stumbling block and declined to agree in view of its continued interest in keeping a great power out of Bulgaria, which it considers a spring board toward the Dardanelles. In order to persuade Russia to sign the new trade agreement, the informants continued, Germany had to pay Russia’s price—abandonment of the Bulgarian march plan. The informants said that the Bulgarian Government learned Jan. 11 of Russia’s terms and of Germany's consent to them.
Matsuoka gave Parliament a long].
bro emphasized that the Nazi Party |
Two .yeas ago, after a hectic session of many bitter battles, two
veterans of the legislative wars sat
down to look at the record.
Out of that huddle came one of the most unique organizations in Indiana history—one that may be a model for other states. The men were Hassil E. Schenck and Anson Thomas, president and legislative representative, respectively of the Indiana Farm Bureau.
In reviewing their work, they dis= covered many cases where a little better understanding of the other fellow’s problems could have avoided disputes, and in other cases where groups seeking the same goal could have achieved better success if they had been united. So they wrote letters to 15 state-wide organizations, asking them if they would be willing to send a representative toa monthly meeting to discuss tax problems to come up in 1941 and future assembly years. « All of them accepted. Thus was born the Indiana Tax Study Committee.
Then It Goes to Work
This group made its first nfove yesterday in a plea to the public “to withhold all demands for new or expanded services which would mean increased governmental costs.” It has been going along quietly for two years, without publicity. Nine other groups have joined the original members. All the meetings, as Mr. Thomas explained, have been “voluntary and Dutch treat.” The State’s leading business, agricultural, financial, real estate, utility and taxpayer organizations are members. They have many bills already prepared for introduction, a few have been introduced. Much contradictory legislation was ironed out at the monthly meetings. Seventeen sub-committees, covering welfare, roads, State aid, as'sessments and the entire tax field, were named to study specific problems and collect all available information. They reported back to the entire committee. These bills were drafted, debated in a constructive manner, and finally approved. Most of ‘them were unanimous decisions, but there were minor dissents on some. But at least, each group knew the others’ problems and heard their explanations. And the vote of the entire committee was not binding on any single organization. In some cases where an organization couldn't go along on a specific proposal, it at least agreed not to fight the measure. ” ” ” Keeps Treasury Vigil When the Legislature finally deserts the political field (it won’t be long now) and turns to social and financial problems, you will hear a great deal about this group. Their chief motive is to watch the State’s financial picture and keep out bad legislation. And when a measure which has designs on the State treasury is up for consideration, or one of the Committee's measures is having tough going, it will be an easy job to collect five or six experienced lobbyists from the group, armed with facts and figures collected in long research, to shoot into action. Brave, indeed, would be the legislator who would resist this
outfit. . 8 8 8
More Power for Dawson
The Republicans are working on the third draft of a bill creating a State Department of Agriculture. It would embrace all the boards and departments, such as the Milk Control Board, the Egg Board and others that now are “just flying around loose,” according to the G. O.P It also would include the Indiana Board of Agriculture (the State Fair Board to you) as one of its divisions. According to the proposed plan, the Lieutenant Governor would head the department, adding further to the powers of Lieut. Gov. Charles M. Dawson. 8 8 =
That Oil Bill Again
Southern Indiana oil producers are expected to rise up again ‘when word of a new House bill reaches them. This measure would give the State Conservation Department the power, among other things, to regulate the drilling and even the amount of oil that can be produced. A similar bill was introduced in 1939, but was withdrawn when the producers said it would ruin their infant industry. Most of the other oil-producing states have similar regulations and they consider Indiana a “black sheep” because the Hoosier state well owners can produce as much oil as they please.
» # o
Increases Work Week
Speaker James Knapp announced the other day that the House was
This, they sald, explained the
hh
{freight service
falling so far behind that he
Report Russia Kept Nazis From Bulgaria; Balkan Capitals Hint Disorders in Rumania
said that it explained also the communique disseminated abroad by the Russian official news agency Tass “denying reports” that Russia ever had been asked to consent to the passage of German troops through Bulgaria. Informants suggested that .the Tass statement was intended to inform the world that Russia still had a vital interest in the Balkans, especially in Bulgaria. It was not yet clear whether the reported Rumanian outbreaks had
la place in the war scenario pre-
pared at the conference between Adolf Hitler and Premier Mussolini, German news agencies, presumably with the best sources of information, minimized the disorder angles and played up the alleged fact that Doering’s assassin was a Greek. There were some reports that Rumania might break off relations with Greece and this action, obviously, might be the first step to German aid for- the beleaguered Italian forces in Albania.
In Budapest, the State Railways|
announced that passenger
and DE CLI La Ie ie Bp.
es
would start Saturday sessions this week. You could hear the squeals of Representatives who want week-ends at home away from it all for blocks. So Mr. Knapp said yesterday he would try to
catch up by starting afternoon sessions today, and maybe delay the Saturday meetings. Rep. Joseph Klen, Hammond Democrat: who told Republican leaders he would vote with them on all bills, skidded out of the chamber ' yesterday when they started the roll call on the McNutt Reorganiztaion Act repealer. His vote wasn't needed by the G. O. P. anyhow. . . In the “ripper” bill debate yesterday, Rep. Judson West, Marion County's only Democratic representa=tive, pointed out that the State Board of Accounts, among whose duties are checking on the State Auditor and Treasurer, would be appointed by a three-man board which includes the Auditor himself. ,
DIES AFTER FALL
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. Jan. 21 (U.P.).—Albert Van Der Volgen, 89, died today of injuries received a week ago when he fell on an icy pavement during a sleet storm. He was a native of Fountain County.
STRAUSS
thousands
SCHRICKER BAG AHEAD OF TIM
But Aids Minimize Report That G. 0. P. ‘Tampered’ In His Office.
(Continued from Page One)
the State G. 0. P. Committee “for presentation of evidence of alleg illegal voting of aliens in: County to the General Assembly ims a possible move to unseat the Gove ernor. Po Senator William E. Jenner (R.¥ = Shoals), president pro tem, said on the Senate floor today that he was¥ informed that the Governor had heard a report the Republican jority in the Legislature was p ning a coup against him.
The Governor, he added, was® misinformed, as he (Mr. Jenner) knew of no such steps. He said the rumor might have been founded on Lieut. Gov. Dawson’s action in ask: ing the Labor Division to look inte® the Auburn situation, BEL
Cancels Visit With F. D. R. = Mr. Schricker’s unexpected planes trip forced him to cancel several post-inaugural engagements - Washington for the day. r He had planned to go to thex White House, accompanied by Sens: ator Frederick VanNuys (D. Ind.) for a conference with Presidens Roosevelt, and was to have heen honored at a luncheon arranged by Federal Securtiy Administrator Pauls V. McNutt. R | Had he remained in the Sapitalet however, the White House" might have been canceled anyways Senator VanNuys has been confined to his Virginia farm with a cold and did not attend any of the inaugural s festivities. i
Pe -
In January (and July) we send out thousands upon
of
HANDKERCHIEFS - «12
—it's a little custom that men enjoy! Nice, soft, standard size handkerchiefs—excellent for Nasal Service and for Pocket Decoration, patterned. This is the Semi-Annual opportunityl. 12 for $1.
for $1
White and
supplies are
L. STRAUSS & CO., . THE MAN'S STORE
STRAUSS SAYS:
ow’s your Underwear? Please pardon this rather personal question—but—in case your
low—or shot—
—here is one grand, swell chance to load up—without digging deep into the pocket!
4 PARS OF SHORTS AT $1
(And 4 Undershirts at the same price, $1 And they're good—the shorts are well .¢ true to size—comfortable to be inside of. White, plain colors and stripes.