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EB. 6, 1941

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~ ONE-YEAR BUDGET!

ghton Would “Check - Politics at D

oor’ and Consult

~ Governor; Declares State Not Misgoverned- - | During the Last Few Years. |

Into the center ring of 1

ndiana’s legisI®tive show today

oved the money problem—the problem which eventually ay afford a common nieeting ground for Indiana’s Demoatic Governor and Republican Legislature. |. At its first budget session yesterday, the House Ways

nd Means Committee split harply on the suggestion of ts chairman, Rep. Roy Har-

After an hour’s wrangling, Rep.

Hobart Creighton (R. Warsaw) paid: * * “Let's get together—Republicans and Democrats in the House and

@Senate—and go see the Governor.

“We'll work out the problem with pur eyes open, and we'll check our politics at the front door.” / Several other members of the gommittee grasped the suggestion

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like a letter from home. Rep. Frank o'Rou

matter could be discussed further at $e next meeting of the committee. he sériousness of the financial ‘gituation and the extent to which the Republican majority is getting tniito “hot” water” was expressed by Rep. Creighton, who is the House's @. O. P. member of the State Budget Committee.

i} Can Break Even :

_ A He said the State would be “about “gven” on June 30, 1943—if present gevenue laws are maintained. ~ i But he pointed out that all actibns of the Legislature so far have

been “the other way,” measures having been introguced and approved by committees to raise the cost of government and reduce the income. One member of the committee said he thought the group had been @ little hasty in reporting for paspage the measure to reduce the ?Cr.0ss Income tax rate for retailers grom 1 per cent to 12 of 1 per cent, Then Rep. Creighton commented that “we're all responsible for this _ situation.” The platform of both parties recommended gross income tax relief and the Governor sanctioned it.

Rep. Harrison, however, said the

$11,000 BLAZE

Thousands From Sleep, © Snarls Traffic.

A two-alarm fire destroyed $8000 worth of stock and machinery of the Moore Baking Co., 5235-5239 E.

rke. (D. Hammond) wanted to see the Governor today. Rep. C. Otto Abshier (R. Indianapolis) .said the conference should be held - by

Saturday at least. |

thousands of Irvington sleepers an tied up heavy through-town traffic for two hours. The blaze, which started from .a gas burner in the center of the main baking room at 4 a. m., gutted the one-story brick concrete building. Additional damage to the building was estimated at around $2000. Stock and fixtures in a grocery located in the building also were damaged by smoke and water, bringing total damage, according to owners, to about $11,000. John T. Moore, bakery owner, said his loss was not covered by insurance. Silas J. Carr, former member of the City Council and owner of the building, said -that loss was completely covered. Three persons were when the fire started. . They were Frederick Stein, 4514 E. 21st St, bakery manager, and two bakers, Caldwell Morris and Nathan Robinson. : Mr. Stein saw wooden shelves above the burner blazing, told the other two to get a garden hose in the garage and then turned in the alarm. . By the time the two bakers attached the hose, the ceiling was ablaze. Firemen said the fire's rapid spread over the ceiling and walls was due’ to a coating of grease from the doughnut ovens.

in the bakery

Rep; Harrison mentioned the pot BUSINESS BLOCKS

sibility of the State's taking over ' the liquor business. Rep. Creighton gaid there was no doubt that the State could make money that. way put he was not sure of its wisdom. The attack on the one-year budget plan was carried out by Rep. ‘Creighton and Rep. Winfleld K. Penton (D. Evansville), also a Budt Committee member.

Raps One-Year Budget

“A one-year budget would be a mistake,” said Rep. Creighton. t would show a lack, of confidence d self control to throw up our ands and say we can't do our job.” Rep. Harrison sald the purpose of is suggestion was to give: the Reblican officehglders a chance to down the “excessive personnel nd overlapping” which they will herit

“It is a mistake to think that InBiana has been. grossly misgoverned @during the last few years,” he said. (He, received wide-eyed glances from all members of the committee because, as one member said afterwards, “I've never heard that from @ Republican before). » “You can do what you want—you ‘have a majority on this committee and in the Legislature and you can pass a one-year budget. But in the end, you'll have to answer to the - people.”

2 RIVER STEAMERS | COLLIDE, ONE SINKS

' ‘MONONGAHELA, Pa., Feb. 8 (U. P.).—~Two river steamers collided in

' the Monongahela River, near Web- - ster, Pa., today, overturning one of .. the vessels and injuring two work-

men.

IN MINE TOWN SINK

WEST PITTSTON, Pa. Feb. 6 (U. P.).—A three-block area in the heart of West Pittston, a community of 7500 in Pennsylvania's anthracite belt, sank with a jolt today as underground mine workings gave way. - Between 30 and 40 business establishments and residences were affected. Windows were shattered, plaster cracked and fissures 20 inches deep opeped up in the streets, causing water|'and gas mains to burst. . The Vest Pittston High School, with | an _ attendance of 800, was ordered closed as a precautionary measure. No casualties were reported, although at least 20 tame were driven from their homes. The sinking was first noted a week ago, but it was so gradual that the’ shock was not'apparent. But early today a two-block stretch on Luzerne Ave. the town’s principal thoroughfare, subsided | three feet and then spread to a block of residences on adjacent Warren St. nor sinkings were reported in at ast five other blocks. | ectric power was affected, but

. | soon restored.

A [preliminary check, police said,

and 30 homes aged.” One other school in addition to the high school was ordered closed. Harold Kasper, city council president, and 8S. A: Wilson, School Board president, called a meeting for tonight tc determine what action should be taken. |

were “seriously dam-

showed that five business places |;

SWEEPS BAKERY §

Irvington Blaze Arouses }

Washington St., early today, aroused ||

_ This

voman was one act of the drama being enacted in Congress.

She is being led from the House galleries after she arose yesterday in

her skull gnask an gave her name as

® black robe to cry “My Novena, My Novena.” She Margaret Russell, 34, and said she sought only to

~impress an the House that “death is the victor, not Germany, not

England.”

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those wha send our arms abroad,” Col. Lindbergh said. An immediate attempt to invade the United States is not in pres‘pect, he said. Urges Negotizted Peace Now

“A better peace can be made now lthan later from the standpoint of England,” Col. Lindbergh said. The belligerenis, he said, are still strong, and should agree to a negotiated peace before further blood bathes the continent of Europe. The United States, he added, should be “receptive! to ile idea of a negotiated peace, and not attempt to “prolong” the war, with accompanying, devastating: consequences. Senator Tom Connally «D. Tex.) ‘asked Col, Lindbergh if he was “in«< different” to the outcome of the war, ’/ ’

Points 50 History.

«“1t would be tery easy for me to sit here and say what I think,” Col. Lindbergh replied. “I do know that history shows wars aré the determining factor in the fate of nations.” . “If there is a negotiated peace now, will not Norway, Belgium and other countries conquered by Germany be lost?” asked Mr. Connally. / “That is impossible to tell,” Col. Lindbergh replied. Even if Britsin and the United States pooled their manpower in an effort to invade Germany, the attempt probably would be foredoomed to faiure, the flier predicted. | On the othe: hand, he said, a German invasion of England also would be “very costly.” He refused to. predict that such an attempt cquld be resisted successfully. ol. LinfAbergh asserted that ifpoverty, death and devastation stalk Europe as a result of American attempts to prolong the war, “every nation ine Europe will accuse us after the war is over.” ; Silent on Peace Terms ~~ Mr. Connally sought to elicit from Col. Lindbergh his opinion of “proper! peace terms. , Col. Lindbeizh refused, explain- : \

ng: “That is the job of European nations.” Col, Lindberi¢h told Mr, Connally that the U. 3. air force was “in deplorable condition” by modern standards. ' He said the nation was Being weakened by continuing | to send abroad & great proportion of {new equipmer:; being manufactured.

Here Is the Trafic Record

1940 C00 2941 se000000 0000s 5 fnjured ..,... 4 Pead essessed 0 Arrests ese 27 WEDNESDAY TRAFFIC COURT f ; Casés Conyic- Fines Violations * tried tions paid 'Bpeeding ...... 26 23 $157 Reckless driving 9 9 81 Failure to stopat | 7 1 5 45

$393

5 10

’

12 2

All others ..... 49

“Totals ....,.. 113 100

"MEETINGS TODAY heon, Bammdo n, noon, a in te Boar , lunchub of indianapolis. lunch‘Athletic Club, noon. lunc at Temple,

og; heon, Mur gi b, luncheon, Hotel Severin, noon. truction League of Indianapolis, fu , 231 N. Pennsylvania St., noon. yt Ty A mira lub, meeting, 110 Reta T sta Poh luncheon, Canary In States Department of Agriculture

rd of Trade, noon Alumni Association,

a, noon ob,

portation House,

tel Washing- | odist

Ajumni Association,

Boveri

inner, m.

ren

mery Co..

: bela i ———————— . . MEETINGS TOMORROW Exehange Club, luncheon, Hotel, Severin,

x ianapolls Press Assistants Union 39, sil a a kn 2 pe ki ang “ietlinr Paper Co. meeting, keting. Hotel Saverin, 2;

nS p. Im. and 7 p. m. : He fl ia fe ag an nemploymen mpensation Division, ip SE EI LE

Ppurean, Avpliance

County City Total | no 2 4 6

Accidents .... 26

n v.20. Go.—Ohlp” Neithern Uni. | eon an Hotel | » d 6 p. m. ) dinner, Hotel

ac ma Chi, luncheon, Canary Cottage, oon. Cptimist Club, luncheon, Columbia Club,

on. Reserve ‘Officers’ Association, dinner, Stegemeier’s Safe, night. Phi Delta Theta, luncheon, Canary Cot-

tage, noon. Peita Tau Delta, luncheon, Canary Cot-

lagt. noon. \ . diana Stamp Club, meeting, Hotel Antlers, 8 p. m. Aaaypa Sigma, luncheon; Canary Cottage, n

Butler University, Founders’ Day exercise fieldhouse, morning; Claypool Hotel,

t > oosier State Press Association, convention, Hotel Lincoln, all day. :

MARRIAGE LICENSES | (These ‘lists dre from official records in the County Court House, The Times therefore, is not responsible for errors in names and addresses.) arles L. Barry Jr. 31, of 3302 Wash-

i n Blvd; Elizabeth A. Stautenberg, | of 4001 Washington Bly

1 Blvd, _. Willy R. Polk, 20, of 2338 N, tol; Jesse M. Cowhert, 18, of 1 N. Capitol. 8. Salem,

_ Otis W, 8tanifer June Wier, 31, of 3835 Kenwood, Marion Quattrocchi, 26, of 822 Greer; Josephine C. Degars, 20, of 917 8. East, ——— _ BIRTHS

Capi

Sts Francis.

tcher, at at St. Vincent's.

Andrew, Alice Pi ul Alsop,

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yette, ilda Lawson, at 1410 Commerce. : Charles, Mildred Dickerson, at 522%; E. Merrill, / .

3 Oscar, Lucille Bramell, at St. Prancis. ' William, Georgia Brandenburg, at Meth-

Methodist. Dr.. Paul, Esther Merrell, at Methodist. loyd, Helen Wimmer, at Methodist. at’ Methodist. n, at Methodist, aomi Julian, at Methodist. Hera Maraarer Clespic, AL CIs , Margare spie, a Ye Clinton, Marga Soap at City. | Alonzo, Mabel e ley, at City. Edward, Greta Reller, at 1902 N. Illinois. | Charles, Doris Watts, at 1825 Roosevelt. { Jose Elsie Carroll, at 832 Warren. pro s, Louada Maycock, at 1317; w.

st. Herbert, Ruth Newkirk, at

———— : L DEATHS’ Inez , 63, y o pes James, 62, at City, coronary

Elizabeth Hartung,-85, at St. Vincent's,

carcinoma. ffary Bieuerndnel a7. at 1095 N. Hamil- | Mobi

ton. chronic myocarditis. Mary Robbins, 85. au 517 BE. 25th, chronic myoc

. Douglas, O'Neill, 1, at, Methodist, lobar pneumonya. ie Smith. 43.

, 8t. h, cerebral hemorr age. 317 E. 8t. Josep! oLix A. Zeller, 75, cerebral he rhage.

<2 Girls .

at 230 E. St. Joseph, 8 "8 days, at Riley, peri-T:

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Harry Middleton, 54, at City, bronchopneumonia, Emma. \. Mehringer, 5%, at Central Indiana, cirrhosis of liver. aril Mack. 61. at City, Banti’s disease. Ida Weghorst, 69, at 808 N. Jefferson,

coronary oeelusiom. at 5428 Fletcher,

Rudolph Bauer. 173, ronic mvoczrditis. : Henry Teste, 33. at City, pulmonary tuberculosis. : ‘Joseph Henderson, 27, at 1324 Columbia, libar prigumonisa. ! Pearl Looper, 34, at City, lobar pneu-

monia. | Survillia Kimmell, 75, at 1828 N. Illinois, carcinoma. Max Prigschenik, 80, at 1524 8. Talbott, cerebral apoplexy.

- OFFICIAL WEATHER

.U. 8. Weather BUreal

INDIAN§POLIS FORECAST—Cloudy with snow flurries and considerably colder tonight and fomarrow. Lowest temperature tonight abounf 273, 3 Sunrise ..... 6:49 | Sunset THMPERATURE

T a.

Precipitation 24 hrs. endin T an,

otal precipitation since Defcieficy 8:ncs Jan. 1

| \ MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana-—-Snow flurries and decidely colder toright and tomorrow.

Illinois—-Mostly cloudy and much colder with a few snow coming feir aud colder tomorrow Lower Michizan—Light snow and colder tonight and tomorrow. Ohic—Cloudy and colder tonight and tomorrow wita intermittent light snow in north and extreme east portions tonight, and in north portion tomorrow.

Kentueky--Cloudy with intermittent light rain in east and extreme south portions, colder in west and north pertions tonight; tomorrow cloudy and colder.

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M. Station | . Weather. Bar. Temp. Amarillo, Tex. ear Bismarck, NN. D Boston ahs fcago ..i. incinnafi leveland

aaaan

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New DOrlear. Ser. York |. Okla. City, Oza, ... hh Neb.

BRanRsnsssea2aen Rrazsndansanansy: gepann ll

BEERS LENE EERIE we

iP. Proposal to Limit # ritish Aid Funds Rejected

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Mr,. Connally disputed Col. Lindbergh’s: assertion that most of the new equipment was going abroad. With a map of the world to illustrate his remarks, Mr. McCormick

told the committee that he could not conceive of anyone fearing an attack by Germany through South America; that it was “hysterical, imagination” to think of Canada and the United States being driven from Newfoundland, and that in the Pasific we are protected by wide expanses of ocean and strong, stragetic bases. : | Mr. McCormick recalled the “ruined men” of the last war, many .0of whom, he said, “are still in hospitals, or are suffering on their modest government compensation.” “Nobody ever gives a ball or a cocktail party for them,” he said. “There are young men of the same stripe today who, if forced to war abroad, will fight as the old

(Army fought, and suffer as the old

Army is suffering. ... . “I pray* to God that hysteria, propaganda and ambition will not become strong enough to immolafe our present generation of young

men.” ’

REGISTRATION UNDER BOARD RULE SOUGHT

(Continued from Page One)

and that nothing had been done about them. His motion was set as a special order of business at 11 a. m. toMorrow, ’ ; Senator Charles Bedwell (D. Sullivan) also introduced a resolution asking that the bills for a State Wage and Hour Law and liberalizing the Workmen's Compensation Act be brought out of the Senate Labor Committee. Thé Senate majority votéd.to give the Labor- Committee more time and Senator Wilbur A. DeWeese (R. Ft. Wayne), Labor Committee chairman, announced that public hearings would be held next Tuesday and Wednesday nights, respectively, on the Wage and Hour and /Workmen’s Compensation bills. ’

flurries tonight; be-

NLRB OPENS HEARING IN PULLMAN DISPUTE

"MICHIGAN" CITY, Ind, Feb. 6 (U. P.)—A NLRB hearing will be pheld today on the ‘question of an

election to name a bargaining agent for employees of the Pullman [Standard Car Manufacturing Co. Some 1300 employees left their jobs at noon yesterday just a few hours after returning from a 12day strike over bargaining rights. The action was taken when men on two. assembly tracks refused to pg-

* PASSAGE NEAR FOR ‘BIG. RIPPER'|

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{Conference Group Study|{

Necessary on Protective Amendments. The G. O. FP. “big ripper” bill,

which would give four Republican-

dominated boards control of practically all of the State ernment, was virtually within sight of Gover-

nor Schricker’s veto-writing foun-

tain pen today.” The Republican “keystone” measure, which ay, has passed the House, was ready for final passage in the Senate, expected either today or tomorrow. oe It will have to go to a conference committee, however, before it can be sent to the Governor as several

ten into the bill in the Upper House yesterday. ? ; : Two other decentralization bills, both facing probable veto, ane before Governor. Schricker. He is éxpected to take action on them today.

Other Bills Advanced

They are the McNutt 1933 Reorganization Act repealer and measure to give the Republicans control of the State Tax Board. Scheduled to.reach the Governor along with the “big ripper” are the House-passed bills giving the Republicans control of the State Highway Commission and the Department of Financial Institutions. These were advanced to within one step of final passage in the Senate yesterday, but they, too, will have to go to a conference committee before being sent to the Governer, _ Dehate over the Highway and Financial Institutions bills was about the hottest of the present Senate session. : Senator Roger Phillips, Senate minority leader, declared that the Republicans were “making monkeys out of themselves” in trying to pass such legislation to take power away froni™ the Governor.. He asserted at they were “deliberately. atempting to hoodwink and fool the people of Indiana” in stating that the Governor was being given more power than he had before 1933. Replying for the Republicans, Senator William E. Jenner, president pro tem, declared that not a single member of the majority party had heard a word of protest concerning the G. O. P. program,

Amendments Offered

The Democrats Offered a series of amendments but no arguments to the “big ripper” bill. Their amendments, which were tabled. by voice vote, would have left 18 departments under the Governor, and placed each state department under the sole control of its elected official. The Republicans put in amendments to specifically exempt the State Welfare Department and the unemployment Compensation Division, both now under the merit system, from provisions of the bill which provide for the immediate discharge of all employees. The bill also was amended to take the Board of Accounts from under the Department of Audit and Control. Another bill has been introduced in the Senate to place the Accounts - Board under the State Personnel Board, provided for in the G. O. P. Merit System bill. Six other bills were passed by the Senate to the House, one of them providing for a uniform $10 per diem salary for trustees of Indiana University, ' Purdue University, State Teachers College and’ Ball State Teachers College.

Probe Resolution 0. Kd

The House, meanwhile, was to consider on second reading the Senate-approved ‘bill to make the Attorney General's office elective in 1942 and provide an interim attorney to be appointed until the elec tion can be held. At yesterday afternoon’s session, the House unanimously approved. a Republican resolution requesting Governor Schricker to ask the Federal Income Tax Bdreau to turn over to Indiana. officials their records of the recent Two Per Cent. Club tax investigation. The resolution was passed previously by the Senate and now goes to the Governor. The House also passed of 86° to 7 the bill to repeal the truck weight ‘tax. The “ripper” measure to provide judicial review for board or commission heads discharged passed by a vote of 57 to

by a vote

A bill to increase the contributionswof both: the State and the employees to the police and firemen’s pension fund in IndianapoliS was introduced by Rep. Oscar A. Jose Jr. (R. Indianapolis).

REGULATE COLD REMEDIES WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (U. P.).— Cold remedies have been placed under regulation bythe Food. and Drug Administration since medical authorities hold the opinion that “no known substance . . . can be relied upon to prevent or cure colds,”

turn after lunch period.

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House vofing a declaration of war already approved by the Senate. At that time there was a general feeling about the House, encour aged by Administration lieutenants working for a war declarae tion, that American troops would never have to go to Europe—that the Navy would do whatever job must be done. ‘Nobody, of course, was exactly sure just what had to be done, Nobody is sure today. Sitting these days about the table in the Senate caucus room, where the Foreign Relations Committee is holding public hearings on the Administration’s lend-lease bill are three now elderly and seasoned men and “One younger man who were. in ‘the House that awesome night of April 4-5, 1917. Senators Pat n (Miss.), James F. Byrnes (8S. CJ) and Alben W. Barkley (Ky.), now Senate Democratic leader — together forming the triumvirate which runs the Senate today — were House members then. * = “Senator Bennett Clark (D. Mo.), then a young House parliamentarian, stood near the rostrum from which his father, Speaker Champ Clark, ruled the House. Young Mr. Clark later went to ‘France as a soldier. Today he is one of those fighting the lend

V. McNutt said today.

REP. BARKLEY made a speech: that night—one of the many— in which, he said eloquently: *. “Since the outbreak of the great war in Europe, the details of which have been so: far beyond our comprehension, I have wondered if there might be back of it all some-divine purpose. It has appeared impossible that such sacrifice could be endured withe out compensation to the people upon whom the dens must fall. “It has been my hope out of it there might come 4 greater freedom, a greater portion of selfgovernment among all the peoples of the worl kis * " He added that, “while the sac-_ rifice has been untold and the burden heavy, if a great worldwide democracy should arise from the ashes, making it impossible in the future for autocratic rulers to engulf the world, or any portion of it, in the vortex of bloody. wars without the consent of the" people,” then there might be consolation in the sacrifice, He voted for the war, nT sa =n =

SPEAKING Immediately after him, Rep. E. E. Roberts (R. Nev.) « sail .

d: ‘a - «I belitve, my friends, we. will get. into trouble that will never end and which we will ever, regret.

You cannot measure it in blood.

“protective” amendments were writ-|

. _ Senator Lucas’ right to serve h opponent, on. the grounds that Mr. Lucas in ineligible to serve since He once was sentenced to a year and a day in Federal prison for violation of the Volstead Law. The laws covering this case are somewhat vague, and even most Republicans haven't been too anxious to remove the Gary Senator. . If there is a legal out, he probably will continue to. serve. If not, he will be unseated. But Republicans, pointing to his 26,000-vote victory, say they probably would leave the post vacant instead of seating the defeated G., O. P. candidate. Senatdr Beveridge’s seat is contested by Joseph Sexton, Democrat and former Senator, who charges that a voting machine in an Indianapolis precinct jammed and cheated him out of more than 67 votes by which Ire lost-4p Mr. Beveridge. He has figures and affidavits to back up his claims, he says, but it’s likely that Senator Beveridge will continue in office.

. Joshing Lake County

SO FAR AS THE House is concerned, Lake County can go jump in Lake Michigan! - | Rep. Edward Chubinski, East Chicago Democrat, and “Rep. Walter Danielson, Michigan City Republican, got into a little tiff yesterday over some Lake County legislation. Later, Rep. Chubinski got the floor and said he wanted to introduce a resolution. He “whereased” that “we Lake County Democrats have no voice in the government, our election didn’t mean anything, nobody likes us and nobody wants us,” and wound up by resolving that Lake County be made a separate governmental unit and be placed under a dictator. Then he looked at Rep. Danielson. «1 move,” shouted—the La Porte County representative, “that this silly motion be laid on the table.” “All in favor say aye,” said‘ Speaker Knapp : “Aye,” bellowed Mr. Danielson. “No,” chorused the resi of the. House. - . “All in favor of this resolution say aye,” said the Speaker. “Aye,” bellowed the House. “No,” chorused Mr, Danielson, alone. “Gentlemen,” said Speaker Knapp still keeping (a straight face, “this resolution is very much in keeping with the chair’s ideas ‘about Lake County. So I hereby appoint Rep. Danielson, chair= .man; Rep. Chubinski and Rep. Bert Mayhill as a committee to redistrict the northwestern part of the state and turn logse Lake County.” : Rep. Chubinski immediately made Mr. Danielson the dictator, salute him—and the House went bagk to its serious work. But if you see a strange object coming down State Road 31, don’t get excited. It’s just Lake County looking for a place to stop.

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“Teachers May Get Raise

INDIANA'S ELEMEN TARY school teachers may get a $156,000 pay increase if the Senate adds its o, k. to a proved bill. This measure provides that minimum starting sal aries for grade teachers with four years of college experignce be raised from $110 to $125 a month. ' This would add $65,000 to the _State-aid share, with local units paying the rest. Last year, the State contributed $2,970,000. These State school relief funds are raised on 7 cents of the 15cent property tax levy (this brought in $2,800,000 last year) plus 50 cepts from each poll*tax collected. . Taxpayers’ groups are looking over the measure. They want to be certain that it will not result in a deficit in the State-aid fund, . But they are not opposing the bill yet.. 1 \ Teachers call it an “equalization bill.” They claim the higher pay offe by high: schools is causing would-be teachers to turn to that field)\depleting the ranks of desirable elementary teachers. On that most Senators favor it.

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Bill Mill Churns . BOTH HOUSES tumed', on steam yesterday afternoon in an’ attempt to gain on the calendar. They cleared some minor bills out

Federal Security Administrator Paul : )

of the way and advanced some

A Masked Woman, a Noisy Debate— They're Just Part of U. S. War Tension

our children’s childrén must be paying for this war for years 40, come.” He voted against the war. Rep. John L. Burnett (D. Ala) invited his Alabama colleague, Rep. Tom ‘Heflin, to “go back to Randolph and Coosa Counties and take his place among the privates

and. those good people who will /|

go into the Army,” after Mr. Heflin had criticized then Democratic floor leader. Claude Kitchin (D. N. C.) for opposing the declara‘tion of war, «I am willing to resign and fight for my country,” Rep. Heflin shouted back. He never did. = ” 8” 4 MR. HEFLIN, who later was in: the Senate, sat in the House yeslerday and listenéd to the depate. Democratic Floor Leader, Rep. McCormack (D. Mass.) was proclaiming that the lend-lease bill would not lead to war. -He protested vigoreusly against any such insinuation. : : All the speeches back in ‘1917 mentioned Woodrow Wilson, ‘who led America’s first greét crusade to make the world safe for democracy. : But Mr. McCormack ‘did not mention him. Nor has anybody else on the Democratic side dur

House-ap- |

AFTER SIDE-STEPPING the matter for 27 days, the Senate is going to settle contest suits against two of its members. A committee has set hearings next Monday afternoon on charges against Senator Blaz Lucas, Gary Demoerat, and Beveridge Jr., Indianapolis Republican.

‘Senator Albert J.

as been challenged by his defeated

House has”

with a flu

The House

ing ‘up the

kie Clubs. of the law.

the State

years ago,

of Hoosier

work’ now

ing along

gave that

going over.

the floor. This bill

night. It

minors. “Will all

hands,” he “There,” easily see boys.”

Jaughter,

important ones. Meanwhile, the bill mill continues to churn ’em out. Starting their 28th day, the

been proposed in the House. provides that the Supreme Court may consist of five to 11 members, with the Court designating appeliate judges to sit as associate justices when needed. . . . Two

this ! House

His correction was

received 395 bills, the

Senate 179—and they still have 18 days in which to drop more in. . « » Senator William E. Jenner, majority leader, got tangled up

bug yesterday and did

not feel much like working. But he stayed on until the finish. . ..

Judiciary ‘Committee

has-quite a job on its hands fix-

Corrupt Practices Act. .

Many of the law's provisions were attacked when it came up with an amendment which would kill the Two Per Cent:Club,' New amendments added! on ~-may hamper women’s political and groups active in politics, neighborhood political clubs and Will-

social

The Committee may

wind up rewriting some sections

. Another constitu-

tional - amendment sponsored by’

Judicial Council has It

Governor Townsend

gave $17,000 from his contingency fund and Purdue University added $4000 to build a greenhouse to help the Indiana canning industry study methods of overcoming plant diseases. canners are asking the Legisla=ture for $10,000 to equip the sta= tion and $15,000 a year to carry on experimental work. an ' $80,000,000 a year Hoosier industry, and backers of the bill say that tHe $5,000,000 annual “take”

Now the

Canning is

tomato growers would

be increased at least $2,000,000 if the laboratory could be put to

in controlling the to-

mato blight. . . . Pedestrians walk-

highways after dark

would be forced to carry lanterns or reflectors of a certain size and type under a House bill intro.duced yesterday.

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‘Edit’ Textbook Bill

A GROUP of Senators collected at the Claypool last night and

complicated G. O. P.

textbook adoption bill a thorough

It has been in com-

mittee since it was introduced and probably will have several changes by the time it reaches

would provide for mul-

tiple adoptions in which the State Board, a State-selected commits tee of seven who teach the subject, all local teachers of the subject, and city and county superintendents of the more than 200 school units will have a hand. The authors, who drew up the measure after an investigation of State adoptions two years ago, were in on the polishing. up last

also. is reported that

the G. O. P. high command had a few suggestions on changes.

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REP. JUDSON WEST, Marion County’s Democratic = delegation: in the House, was making quite a speech in support of a bill to exempt newspaper carriers from certain physical examinationg and working hour regulations for

the former newsboys raise their- right asked. he smiled. “You can that more than half

the members once were school-

PROPERTY

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of the Lyric Theater Building prop= erty on N. Illinois St. was an=

Co., realtors. : The property was sold by George T. Fish to the Union Trust Co. as

trustees for an un-named purchaser.

The price was not announced but Mr. Uhl said it was the largest real estate transaction in downtown In= dianapdlis in the last 10, years, The portion of the building and land involved was the part on which the original Lyric Theater was bullt - in 1912. It fronts on Illinois St. from the alley between Market and Ohio 8ts., south to the north edge of the present Lyric mardghee, and has a depth of 120 feet. ; . The Lyric Theater Corp. will continué operation of the theater, on which it has a long-term lease, and ° will -sub-lease four storerooms on Illinois St. and the rooms upstairs, housing the Variety Club. : The remainder of ‘the property, . which was not involvert in the sale, is owned by James Hogshire of Indianapolis and Mrs. Louise Bastain' of Florida, The building has a total frontage of 222 feet on Illinois St. The original Lyric Theater, built by Charles M, Olson, present manager, Ben Barton and Jesse M. Barton, had, a capacity of‘ about 1200. Itg stage faced Illinois St. and where the marquee of the present theater. lies, was another movie house called the Crystal. In 1919, the theater was remodeled"and enlarged. The stage was moved around to face Market St. and the capacity was increased to rabout 2000. LH Frank E. Gates & Son, realtors, and the law firm of Fenton, Steers, Beasley & Klee represented Mr. Fish. Legal details for the new owner were in charge 8f Herman W Kothe. ; *

FRENCH GOLD IN U. S. SOUGHT BY BELGIUM

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (U. P.).—Belgium’s Government in e at London attempts today through a state Supreme Court writ to stop France from surrendering to Germany an estimated 26Q million dollars in Bel~ gian gold. The writ will be served on the Federal Reserve Bank here, Stescns ing' any Bank of France gold hel there up to the amount of 260 million dollars. Georges Theunis, Ambassador Extraordinary eof the Belgian Government in exile, said in filing the suit that when France collapsed she shipped the Belgian gold, which she was ‘holding for safe-keeping, to Dakar, French West Africa, over the protests of National Bank of Bel« ium officials who wanted it sent to gland, and that now France was flying the gold back to Marseille and frans-shipping it from there to Gere man 0 . > Some of the gold already has been delivered Gen. Baron Alexander von Falkenhausen, German military commander Belgi ern France, who is issui for it in the name of the Bank of Belgium, Theunis said. . ; The object of the suit, he said, was to guarantee that the Bank of France “makes good with its own gold for every ounce of Belgian gold that it delivers to the Germans.’.

COMMUNIST DISPUTE

NEWARK, N. J, Feb. 8 (U. P.. —Mrs. Margaret Carroll testified at her divorce hearing today that when she told George Carroll. that he would have to cheose “between your Communist friends and me,” he replied: \ ~~

lost in the’,

“Ill take the Communist Party." Her divorce was not contested. : -

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