Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 February 1941 — Page 3

FARMERS ARE bitterly opposed to it.

Labor will fight it all the way

Every consumer shudders at the thought

heayy »urden it will bring.

Governor Schricker sala an emphatic “no” when asked if he would And every Democratic leader has backed him up.

approve it. BUT—it appears very likely that unless something heads off the headlong dash of G. O. P. legislators, we're going to have a sales tax. It apparently was an easy job to sell this bill of goods to the G. O. P. Representatives and Senators at their caucus yesterday. Most of them appeared even enthusiastic about the apparently easy way out of their financial dilemna., All this recalls a conversation with Rep. Winfield K. Denton, House minority, leader, three weeks ago. Asked what new taxes would be necessary, he said: “Well, we're all pledged not to enact any. I believe that we will be, able to get by this session ‘if we don’t tamper too much with the expenditures and revenue. Then in 1943, it will depend upon who's in power. If we are, we probably will consider a luxury tax, like a cigaret tax. If the Republicans are in control, it will be a sales tax.” Just how much effect the Farm Bureau, “calling out our boys,” and organized labor will have, remains to be seen. So far, labor has been the orphan of the Legislature and farmers have fared just fairly well. The latter group wasn’t seeking much in the way of new legislation—just protecting what it already had. And the Gross Income Tax, which the farmers consider fair and just, is one of the things they're protecting—and the sales tax, which they insist is unfair, is their chief target. But the groups opposing a Sales tax must move fast.” The G. O. P leaders, perhaps fearing a public uprising, are considering tricky legislative, methods of enacting the tax law quickly, such as emasculating a House bill already sent to the Senate, writing in the sales tax, provisions under the enacting clause, and having the Senate pess the bill. Then the House would agree to the Senate amendments” and the work would be done. And it may have been a sinicte dence, but at least three Republicans who attended the caucus, when asked what they thought the reaction of the people would be, replied: «We'll. be gone when the tax . goes into effect. Then Governor Schricker will get the blame.”

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Ettinger Scores

CHALK UP A VICTORY for our Charles Ettinger and the Indiana County Clerks Association. For Mr. Ettinger, even if he is a Democrat, and six other clerks, have retained their jobs as voter registration officers, and get extra pay even though they lose part of their present power. A bill to exclude clerks in coun= ties of more than 80,000 population from the registration job had passed the Senate and was within one step of enactment in .the House. But pressure from the counties, chiefly Marion and Allen, brought an amendment which would make the clerk a member of the two-man registration board with the other member named by the County Chairman of the opposite political party. Under the original bill, sponsored by Marion County G. O. P. Chairman James Bradford, Mr. Ettinger would have lost out entirely, with the Prosecutor serving as ex-officio member of a bipartisan board. In addition to keeping his job, Mr. Ettinger will draw a salary of from $3000 to $3600 for his reg {stration work, and the six other county clerks will draw from

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A Rude Shock

IT CAME AS A RUDE shock to several Senators about an hour too late yesterday that they had voted pay increases to many of Indiana's school teachers—even with all this “economy” cry flying about. Although they had been told

that this billy called an “equal-

of the confusion and | - || ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (U. P).

ization” measure to Wing the | minimum beginning salary for elementary teachers up to a level with high school teachers, would increase the drain on State funds, they voted for the bill. / - Then they learned it galled for even more. It adds $2.50 a month for each year of servicé, up to 10 years for all teachers with four years of .college training. After that, it adds $2.50 monthly for every two years up to and including the 18th year for teachers with five years of college. training. Originally, the bill called for the . first increases ‘up to ‘the sixth year, the second up to the , 14th. School officials estimated then it would cost the State $65,000 a year in additional state-aid funds. The amendments to extend the periods for getting salary raises were introduced by Senator William E. Jennery, majority lead er. - No one yet has determined how much more the State's share will be.

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Senators Worried

NOW SOME of the Senators who. voted for the bill are gettin worried about the cost. Ong leader of this group said he might ask that the bill be recalled be" cause. its contents had not heer fully discussed on the floor. (Sounds like Speaker James Knapp warning House members over and over, “You don’t know what you are voting on.”) At present, the pay-boosting bill is awaiting House concurrence o: the Sendte amendments, and its considered likely that the Repre» sentatives will agree. The State Teachers’ Association, which lost one argument with thie Republicans when single adoptions for textbooks were selected despite the teachers’ plea for multiple adoptions, sponsored the wage bill. So far, the Republicans have been very nice to the teachers, though —Dbetter than to most other groups.

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Peace Blocked

JUST A LITTLE more than a week ago, Republican Senators held a caucus and discussed the possibility of compromising with Governor Schricker on the ‘‘décentralization” program. Thay voted on the proposition. "Only two of the members voted against a compromise—and neitlier of them was a party leader. But this peace move was blocked by the House, which caucused and decided against a compromise until. Governor Schricker would let them know exactly what he wanted. The Governor put out his I¢-point proposal. Now House majority leaders say they are glad they stopped the move, becatise Mr. Schricker’s proposals ‘ware | unreasonable.” ; Several of the Senators, hawever, would still vote the same vay if they had another chance-—&nd so would a lot of Representatives.

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Snagged in Senate

THE “HOME RULE” amendment which would permit cities to select the City Manager or any other form of government, has struck a Senate snag. Attorneys in that house have disagreed on how long a constitutional amendment should be. The present vroposal is four pages, which several say is too long. So it's back in committee, where some members say it will be whittled down fo a few paragraphs. ... A bill tossed into the House yesterday would give the Marion County Coroner a $5000 annual salary, eliminate fees and give him $12,000 a year for deputies and othér help. . . . Another move to boost the sal--aries of legislators is under w:y in the House. A bill to provide £1200 a year, plus 10 cents a mile traveling expenses for one round trip each session, has been offered. It also would give the Lieufenant Governor $1300 a year for presiding in the Senate and waquld give the Speaker an extra $100 a yea. Calling “Hard Times” Harrison.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record County City Total sees n®tpacepat 6 13 C0000 800 3 5 8 ~—Feb., 18— Injured ..... 6 | Accidents ... 15 Dead 0 | Arrests . TUESDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convio- Fines tried tions paid 9 $46

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. Violations Speeding Reckless driving... 2 Failure to stop at through street.. § Disobeying traffic = signs Drunken driving. 3 All others 37 .

Totals MEETINGS TODAY Farm Sesurity Administration, meeting, Roi sig HE orn Qoncheon, Hotel Be ell” oti Co. Sincheon and Meeting, Hg Loy 2: np sation BEE nell, Ing oi Sen, meeting, Hotel Marketing Research Club, dinner, Hotel wplleg A Ya: Club, meeting, Y. Mion ou Club, 0 Pinchieon, Claypool Hotel,

MEETINGS TOMORROW

Electric & Appliance Credit, luncheon, Hotel Washington, 12:05 p. m. otal Sutingss (Association, luncheon, ngton, BE 5 % Petrols i Credit, dinmn, 5: Ber dinnapolis Con! £ Bank Audi-

Indian el Severin,

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ent Compensation Division, verin, 9 a al Estate ‘Board, lunchWashington, Advertising Club of eon, Indianapolis Athletic Clu Delta Gamma Alymnae, luncheon, Hoard of Trade, 11 a po ravan Crab, "luncheon, Murat Temple,

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Lambda Chi Alpha Alumni Association, luncheon, Russet Cafeteria, noon. Indianapolis Motor Transportation Club, luncheon, Fox's Steak House, noon. Sigm a Nu, I Columb Club,

MARRIAGE LICENSES (These lists are from official records in the County Oourt House. Tho limos therefore, {s not responsible for erturs im names and addresses.)

Sam Venezia, 21, of a a Naver > n Ser 0 1 foridian, L g Kennedy, a, up 1088

Edward Cas ar 3 510 sie Smith, 2%. pee. 31 366 13th. Bright; Gros Earle O. RA 23, of 7M Rross pect; Marjorie F, Cronin, 22, of 1408 N.

ma. Albert A, Miles, 25, of 1512 N. Martha J. Foerderer, : 27, of, Carpi ind a 0 A Dunn, io. of 526 W, 26th. i

BIRTHS

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ay iene. Alma vein, st St st hs. Geo elin, a I ! Luchis : Reale 5 Me fechas. Villa. Bronte. dos,

%. Harry, Hazel Guilford, at 342% N. CaliMarian, Stella Toombs, at 702% N. OaliB. W., Mary Jungs, at 2065 Broadway. ys Raymond, Mary Bruce, at St. Herbert, rraife Francls:

e Spa De. Beth a Robey, 3 Frcs, on Ruth wile ty. hh, at City.

Lora ford, irens N Nin Noel, at City.

am, at 2811 Moore. Bi Ruth cGruder, at [924 Frirdsal

; s, Mildred Bruce, at 3333 Rodeavel. mess, Virginia Butler, at 1300 @&. Bel-

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THS : 61, od liiethodist, CHIE TD E. Drury, 80, at 837 Linwood, acute bral hemor T. ; Johns, , at 1531 Union, cereWilliam Hs ly . ama igh gh, 3% at 2408 Park, nS el Davis, %. at City, Eroncho-pneu-Robert Allen, 4 hours, at 626 N. Alabama, asphyxiation np Eubanks, 3, at Ciiy, atatus sie Everhart, oy t Cit 5 is Ever TS. at 831 N. Themmn. coro: nats chr aon Estis J. Tipton 26, at 2724 i. Talbott,

broncho-pneu Hen strup, 53, st 108 N. Bo-

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NAZIS TO MAKE

SUPER GLIDERS

1000 New Craft to Carry 50 Soldiers Each, Capital Hears.

1..A diplomatic source said ‘today

that a factory in Praha is working on a German Army order for 1000 supergliders capable of carrying 50 soldiers each. Whether these might be intended for use in the predicted invasion of Britain was debated pro and con in military circles. The super-gliders, some said, may

of dropping parachute troops from planes. Some sources believed Germany. could land possibly two full division of air troops—about 30,000

devise a way to get the gliders into

the air in mass and were lucky enough to avoid ground defenses. Military experts readily admitted that gliders could be built to operate efficiently with such loads and that they would be a valuable method for a silent approach attack. The big problem, they said, is to get enough gliders into the air in a given time to provide an effective mass attack. Such take-offs require long runways and many towing

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Escape Death, Reach U. S.

supplement the more hazardous job |.

men—if the German airforce could|:

Mrs. Samuel L. Baron, and her 10-year-old daughter, Joan, are shown as they arrived in New York from Paris Monday. She is wife of Rabbi Baron, formerly of Indianapolis, and Cincinnati, now pastor of the Reformed Congregational Church at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. She and daughter were injured by a bomb which wrecked a bridge s of Orleans, France. Mrs. Baron said she was blown high into a, by the German bomb. She and Joan traveled on bicycles. ~

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It’s the famous on-rushing sale that requires

i [French Government, : |France had been warned that it

IREPORT FRANCE NEAR WAR AGAIN

‘At the Point of Fighting

~ Against Britain,’ ~ Official Says.

PARIS, via Berlin, Feb. 12 (Delayed) (U. P.).—France was said today by a reliable and formerly official French source to be “at the poiat of fighting against Great

Britain.”

The French soutce who formerly held an official position in the said that

must utilize its colonies in an effort to relieve the critical food and raw materials shortages.

Failure to use the colonial resources, according to the warning, would be “considered” when a final

French-German peace is negotiated. | (This wording makes it apparent |]

that the “warning” came from Germany. The wor

also appeared to indicate that the

“former official” was ex-Vice Pre- [ite Roh

mier Pierre Laval.)

NEW WARSHIP READY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (U. P.) —|o%,

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OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. 8. Weather Bureau pce

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Fair and continued cold tonight and tomorrow; lowest temperature tonight about 5 degrees. Sunrise 6:33 | Sunset

TEMPERATURE Feb. 19, 1940 1%. m.......

BAROMETER TODAY 6:30 a. m....30.34 Precipiiation 2 hrs. ending 7 a. m..

Total precipitation Slice Jan. 1... Defici ency since Jan. 1

MIDWEST WEATHER

Indiana — Fair tonight and tomorrow, except increasing. SK Slousy ess in south portion tomorrow, foll d by light snow in extreme SouUtwess Portion by night; con-

tinued c Hlinois—Fair exce Spt increasing cloudiportion tonight, and Ss

ness in extreme sou in south portion tom: ome snow probably in emg south portion tomorrow; continued - cold. Lower Michigan —Partly cloudy. to to cloud with snow flurries tonight nort and west Ftions tomorrow; _ much change in temperatur o—Fair in south and cloudy in north portion, with snow flurries in northeast ortion, continued cold tonight; tomorrow Rentuski--Incressing Siqudiness followed by snow in west portion late tonight and

tomorrow, and in east portion tomorrow afternoon or night; continued cold,

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M. Weather Bar. Temp. a 30.00 37

Chicago Cincinnati .. Cleveland

The Navy announced today that the|9maha,

new 35,000-ton battleship Washington will be placed in commission April 11, six and a half months]|s ahead of schedule.

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SENATE DEBATE

Americans Are Swayed by: «Same False Arguments’ Of 717, Press Says.

BERLIN, Feb. 19 (U, P.).—Newse= papers, inspired by Senate debateon the British aid bill, attacked the United States today, saying the American people were being swayed » jue 's “same false arguments” of 91 Typical headlines were those of the financial newspaper Boersenzeitung: “Slaves of Wall Street! Agitation campaign of ‘England's - helpers’ reached climax”; the Local anzeiger: ‘“Unscrupulous agitation against Germany in U, S. A. Sen ate,” and the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung: “Provocative speeches in U. S. A. Senate! Slander of National Socialist Germany aimed at creating support for help to England.” The Nazi Party organ, Voelkischer

‘Beobacliter, had this headline: “Old

Anglo-Saxon Pharisees’ trick. Irresponsible\ war mongers speak . of ‘morals.’ World War ple.” The Deutsche Allgemeine Zei« tung’s editorial said: “Democratic ideological songs of hatred in the American Senate are exactly the same as those that sounded for years in the former democracies of our continent and which up to toe day still are supported with the full lung-power of England.”

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