Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 February 1941 — Page 1
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FORECAST: Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature; lowest tonight 10 to 15.
VOLUME 52—NUMBER 298
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1941
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Plan Would Supplement Gross Income Tax With Sales Tax Features.
In the Legislature The Hopper : Engineers’ Pay Boosted Other Legislature News
By WILLIAM CRABB
With their 3 per cent sales tsx proposal drawing heat from several sources, Republican legislative leaders today considered the substitution of a gross income tax “with sales tax features.” This new plan would keep the % of 1 per cent gross income tax rate for wholesalers and manufacturers as provided in the present law. Retailers and farmers, however, would pay only % of 1 per cent instead of their present 1 per cent rate. Salary and wage earners would pay 2 per cent instead of their present 1 per cent.
Has Sales Tax Feature
The retailers then would be assessed an additional 2 per cent on gross income which they would be required to pass on to the consumers. This is the “sales tax feature.” The new proposal came while G. O. P. leaders were debating how to meet the widespread criticism of their 3 per cent sales tax plan from farmers, laborers and teachers. : It had been decided that a public «hearing would be held on the 3 per ‘cent tax probably next Monday in * order to iin a threatened “demonstration” by farm and: -labor groups. Original plans to amend a Houseapproved bill in the Senate were discarded and it was agreed that a sales tax bill pending in the House Ways and Means Committee would be “revamped.” Evolve Gross-Sales Plan At this point, however, a member of the State Budget Committee presented the gross-sales tax plan to other Republican leaders, pointing out that it should meet objections of several’ of the groups opposing the 3 per cent sales tax. Rep. Roy Harrison (R. Attica), chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, immediately conferred with Senator William E. Jenner, majority leader, who asked Rep. Harrison to meet with financial experts to determine the actual amount of revenue the gross-sales tax would bring in to the State. Democratic leaders in the House gaid they felt the new plan “was just about as objectionable” as the 3 per cent tax because “the poor man would do all the paying.”
COLD WAVE LOSES ITS GRASP ON CITY
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Midnight .. 18 7a. m. .... 15 .1 8a. m .... 15 «1 9a.m..... 16 .16 10a. m.....17 15 la. me ....'19 vee. 15 12 (noon) ,, 20 6am ....14 1lpm.....2
Little by little, ,the cold wave is losing its grip on Indianapolis, the lowest temperature in the last 24 hours being nine degrees above the previous lowest. But again today, the Weather Bureau forecast little change in temperature for tonight and tomorrow and partly cloudy skies. The lowest tonight is expected to be 10 0 15. The Recreation Department announced that there is ice skating today on Lake Sullivan, South Grove ‘Golf Course and Garfield Park, and there will be lights for night skating tonight at both Sargel and South Grove. ° If it stays thier the bureau says it will—there will be night skating tomorrow night at Lake Sullivan.
PERRY LESH RE-ELECTED
‘ NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (U. P.)— The re-election of Perry W. Lesh of Indianapolis as president of the National Paper Trade Association was announced today. Other officers of the association also were renamed . for the coming year at yesterday’s -closing session of the association's annual meeting.
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Schools
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Twin “B” (left and, twin “A” Marsh attends. Their 16- year-old for them.
HOUSE FACING JAM ON BILLS
Dawson Calls on Senate for Speed With ‘Must’ ‘Measures Pending.
cluding “must” action on financial, political and social legislation, the Legislature swung into high gear today. Heading the list awaiting action are the three biennial budget bills, liquor control, defense, congressional reapportionment, school textbook, tax matters, including a possible sales tax, and several G.-O, P. “de centralization measures.” Lieutenant Governor Charles M. Dawson warned the Senate. yesterday that the daily sessions start promptly at 10 a. m. from now on. The Senate has been operating
week and has its -calendar in good condition. House Jam Inevitable A terrific “jam” in the House appears inevitable. A total of 641 bills has been introduced in that chamber, as against the 292 in the Senate. The House has had no debate limit, . but Speaker James Knapp said one would be instituted Monday. Both houses are expected to be| in session tomorrow, the last day for presenting bills without unanimous consent. Three measures vetoed by Governor Schricker yesterday were passed over his objections today by the House, with similar Senate action later. They were the State Institutions bill, setting up bi-parti-san boards to control each of the State's 20 penal, benevolent anc correctional institutions; a bill providing for appointment of a State purchasing agent by the Governor. Lieutenant Governor and Treasurer, and another repealing nine presenf laws to make way for the G. O. FE. “decentralization” program. Five more bills became laws to day with the Governor's signature, bringing to. 28 the number he has signed since the Legislature opened. The Governor has vetoed seven bills, all. involving the G. O. I. “decentralizing” program and per(Continued on Page 13) |
NLRB ORDERS FORD TO REINSTATE 142
Richmond, Cal., Workers Win Back Pay.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (U. P.) — The National Labor Relations Boarc today ordered the Ford Motor Co. to reinstate 142 employees at its Richmond, Cal., plant and to award them back pay for the period of their allegedly discriminatory cis charges. The board also ordered the company to stop discouraging membership in the C. I. O’s United, Automobile Workers Union; to bargain with the union upon request; and, ii an understanding is reached, to ¢mbody the terms n a signed agreement. Today's ruling is the seventr. issued against the Ford Co., four oi which have been appealed in the
Board charges that the company ae guilty of coercion and intimida.4|tion of workers at the River Rouge plant were upheld by the "Sixth Court of Appeals and appealed by the company to the Supreme Couit.
| —Andrew Forbes, 48, of
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Twins ‘A’ and ‘B' Are Doing Just Dard
incubator beds at City Hospital while Nurse Esther
mother, Mrs. Eva Foster (inset) smiles, but is puzzled as to names
Mother, 16, Is Wondering W hat To Name Them
A SMILING, 16-year-old Indianapolis mother of 'girl twins today found that her greatest problem was in selecting 1 names
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She was Mrs. Eva Foster. The
5/ins ‘wers ‘born Jast hight, -and
were placed in an incubator. Phy-
sicians said they are “doing fine.” They are being fed human milk, supplied from 'the St. Margaret's (Guild Station at the hospital. © The nurses have named the infants “A” and “B.” “A” weighed 3 ounces at birth; pounds, 14 ounces. . The father, 17-year-old Robert Foster, has taken a gentle kid-: ding” all day at his work at the bark Motor Inn, Inc, 1 N. Capitol ve “I was pretty surprised when I heard we had twins,” he said. ee, I never expected that.” ' Young Mr. Foster is a native of Flackville and his wife is: a native of Cilasgow, Ky. They live at 120 W. 12th St. He is employed as a car parker at the garage. 4
nds, 12 “B” weighed 3
WILLKIES FLY HOME
FOR FIVE-DAY VISIT
Special Plane to L to Land Here: ‘May Make Statement. :
NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (U, P.).— Wendell L. Willkie, accompanied by
Mrs. Willkie, left ‘La Guardia field
here today .for a five-day visit: to their Rushville, Ind., home. It will Ire their first visit home since Mr. ‘Willkie began his unsuccessful campaign for the Presidency. The Willkies left on a ‘special dane for Indianapolis, from where shey will drive to their home. ‘I'he plane will make one stop en route at Columbus, O., Mr. Willkie sail he would return to New York Tuesday. He said he might make a statement at Columbus, where his plane was scheduled to arrive at 1:30 p. m.
KILLED IN MINE SULLIVAN, Ind., Feb. © “71. P.). burn, was killed today when was crashed between two cai. which Polliden in the Baker mine near ere
LIQUOR OPTION KILLED IN J IN HOUSE
Denton’s Motion ‘That 2 Bills Be Ruled Dead Is Passed With 53 Ayes,
Local liquor option was killed by the House today for the remainder of this session of the Legislature. . Not only the measure sponsored by the United Dry Forces was defeated, but the entire subject matter of township liquor elections was disposed of. Earlier this week a bill calling for the “remonstrance” method of controlling liquor sales was indefinitely postponed. © Another bill, calling for an election in each township, was advanced to second reading by a ttwo-vote margin. However, opponents of local option maintained that by indefinitely postponing the “remonstrance” bill, the “election” bill also was killed because indefinite postponement kills the “subject matter.” Today Rep. Winfield K. Denton (D. Evansville) moved that both bills be considered dead. His motion carried with 53 affirmative votes.
City IsMystified By Death Hoaxes
- INDIANAPOLIS WAS swept today by a chain of hoax messages reporting the deaths of several prominent. Indianapolis persons now in the South. Long distance phone calls in each case disclosed that the persons were alive—and each hale and hearty. The originator of the faked reports ‘could not be traced, but for more .than two hours, switch‘boards at newspaper offices, the police department, and large local business houses were swamped with calls. from persons trying to check’ the rumors.
SCIENTIST’S RITES AT .N. D. TOMORROW
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Feb. 21 (U. P.).—Funeral services for Dr. Arthur E. Haas, 57, Notre Dame physics’ professor and authority on
.|the .atomic. theory, will be held on
the Notre Dame campus tomorrow morning. Dr. Haas died at Chicago yesterday. He had been ill since a stroke in November. The Rev. Henry Bolger, C. S. C, will sing
the requiem mass.
FOR CRITICIZES DISCLOSURE OF ‘SECRET’ DATA
Thinks Use of Marshall’s Testimony Was Detriment to Defense.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (U.P) — President Roosevelt said today that disclosure of secret testimony given by the Army Chief of Staff to the Senate Military Affairs Committee regarding strengthening of air forces in the Pacific was a tive detriment to this country’s defense. He said that members of the
3 Committee should not have dis-
closed what Gen. George C. Marshall told them in confidence yesterday. And when certain Senators did so, he said, an ethical question arose as to publication of this information by news agencies, newspapers and radio. The President added that published accounts of the testimony were divergent from what Mr. Marshall said.
Raises Ethical Question
Insisting that he was not attempting to raise the question of censorship of the press or radio, Mr. Roosevelt said questions of ethics, morals and patriotism are involved in publication of such testimony. Mr. Roosevelt said he. was not criticizing the press, but was raising what he considered an interesting ethical question in times of great world upheaval. He implied that the final judge of what should constitute information detrimental to national defense should be the Army and Navy officers entrusted with these secrets and the President himself, as commander-in-chief of the nation’s armed forces.
Urges Ethical Restrictions
One reported suggested that since] the press in America is not controlled by the Government, the press itself must necessarily make its own decision as to what constitutes defense information worthy of restriction and what constitutes information which is being suppressed by a Government official but publication of which would not be detrimental to the national welfare. Mr. Roosevelt said he thought that is not ‘the case. He said that information presented by defense officials in executive Congressional sessions is obviously a matter of national defense, and that the final judgment as to whether it should be made public should rest with defense officials.
But, Mr. Roosevelt insisted, he be;
was not suggesting any remedy; he was merely raising the question as an interesting point.
FUMIGATING FIRM'S HEAD FREE ON BOND
Not at Apartment, Jason Nicholas Tells Police.
Jason Nicholas, 26, operator of the Reliable Fumigating Co., was at liberty under $500 bond today following his arrest in connection with the deaths of two persons Wednesday during the fumigation of an apartment. building at 1723 N. Meridian St. Mr. Nicholas, accompanied by his attorney, Frank A. Symmes, surrendered at police headquarters yesterday afternoon. He was charged with violating a City ordinance regulating activities of fumigating
The victims, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Abel, were asleep in their apart-
ment directly above the one being|
fumigated. Mr. Nicholas told: police he was not present when the apartment was fumigated by two of his employees. In Municipal Court today, Mr. Nicholas’ arraignment was continued until next Friday. He also was expected to appear, possibly today, as
a witness at the Coroner’s inquest.
Terrier Runs Away fo Have Pups Alone Just as ‘Maternity Problems’ Are Solved
Somewhere, keeping her own council, a little Irish terrier mama is about to have her puppies in the best natural shelter she can find, which probably isn’t any loo good in this weather. . Because yesterday some of the best city and county governmental minds spent a couple of hours trying to solve the peculiar jurisdictional problem her case presented. And just when it was solved, she walked out on them. For nearly .a month this terrier had been calling periodically on Mrs. (Gerald Mahalowitz, 61056 N. Michigan Road, and Mrs. Mahalowitz each time gave her a good meal. Mrs. Mahalowitz yesterday noticed that the little dog was going to become a mother and called the Dog Pound, asking them to ‘pick up the
a refused to
dog so she could have her family in comparative comfort.
that 6105 N. Michigan Road is in the county outside the city and that the ‘dog was not their ward. Mrs. Mahalowitz then called County Commissioner William A. Brown and stated her problem. Mr. Brown said that the dog was in the Commissioners’ jurisdiction, but that the Commissioners had no auto. Just then, Deputy Recorder Joseph Tynan walked in the Commissioners’ office, heard the problem and made the terrier’s problem his problem. He called the Police Department, but police said they could not send a car into the county without the special permission of Chief Michael P. Morrissey. He tried to get the Chief and learned he was in St. Louis. Then he called the Dog Pound
limits to meet a sheriff’s car if the Sheriff could be persuaded to bring the little animal that far. : The sheriff's deputies said they would get the dog and take it to the pound. Just then, however, Mrs. Mahalowitz called and said she had decided to take the dog to the Pound herself and the sheriff’s car, already on the mission, was radioed “never mind.” But five minutes later, another phone call from Mrs. Mahalowitz put the matter in a complete tailspin, where it still is. “I had given the little dog some hot milk, bundled Hes in an old coat, and put her in the car before I called you last, and then realized I should let you know what I intended to do. “After I called, I went back out and as I was about to get into the
‘Assails Aid Bill
Senator Guy Gillelte ese] am not willing to delegate the authority to commit acts of war to any man who breathes. . . .” »
VOICES ALARM AT FOR POWER
lowan Says Measure Lets Him ‘Play U. S. Hand in World Poker Game.’
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (U. P.).— Senator Guy M. Gillette (D. Ia.), charged today that passage of the British-aid bill would give President Roosevelt authority to play the. United States hand in the national poker game of power politics.” “I cannot vote to pass any measure,” he said, “which will permit any man under God's almighty heavens to sit in the international poker game of power politics and stake in his discretion, by his judgment of the value of each play, all the resources of the United States of America—the life, the liberty, the happiness, the security and perhaps the blood of her citizens. “I am ready to aid even this type of action when it becomes necessary, but I am not willing to delégate the authority to commit acts of war to any man who breathes, however wise, patriotic and sincere he may
“No good man should want such authority, and no evil man should be entrusted with it.”
Opens Fifth Day of Debate
Mr. Gillette, a veteran of the Spanish, Boer and World Wars, opened the fifth day of Senate debate on the bill. He denounced’ those who justify more aid to Britain on the theory that Britain is fighting our war, and asserted that if he believed such was the case he would vote immediately for a declaration of war. ; “If this is our war,” he said, “we should be willing tomorrow to conscript every factory, industrial plant, transportation ‘facility and every man, hour of labor, machinery and executive ability on a 24-hour basis for war machinery and to make every sacrifice without a thin dime of profit to any man. ... . “If the safety and security of our (Continued on Page Five)
AXIS MAPS INTENSE SUB WAR IN SPRING
Berlin Magazine Warns of ‘Deadly Strangulation.’
BERLIN, Feb. 21 (U. P.).—Germany will attempt “a radical military solution of Mediterranean problems” and at the same time undertake “the deadly strangulation” of the British Isles, the authoritative magazine Dienst Aus Deutschland said today. Promising more intensive submarine warfare in connection with
force and naval surface vessels the publication said that “at the same time German war prosecution will utilize all possibilities of a direct attack upon England.” The magazine said that crews of German submarines “now are busy with preparations for a great task, which Hitler has announced.” The task apparently is the defeat of Britain
ROME, Feb. 21 (U. P.).—The newspaper Popolo Di Roma said today that Germany and Italy this spring would unleash against Britain the greatest submarine attack the world ever has seen. “Submarine warfare is destined to intensify in violence during the coming spring,” the newspaper said.
DEFENSE PROBE VOTED WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (U. P). —The Senate Military Affairs Committee today unanimously approved
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Move to Area Devastated in Hurricane] London Describes ‘it as First Open
German Armed Penetration.
By HARRISON SALISBURY ? United Press Staff Correspondent German troops entered Spain today, reportedly in email
numbers, on what ‘was officially described as a mission of
mercy and reconstruction.
Foreign Minister.
was ravaged by a hurricane week-end.
Spain.
precedent. Other developments:
SHANGHAI:
interest of national defense,
peace.
last night. BERLIN: ships and severely damaged
ROME: High Command
key’s alliance with Britain. SOFIA: Bulgaria takes
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Gargantua Gets Toto as His Bride
SARASOTA, Fla., Feb, 21 (U. P.) —Gargantua, the 600-poynd circus ape, gets a bride today. She is Toto, 450 pounds, 9 years old, reared in Havana, Cuba, who arrives in a $20,000 air conditioned cage on a flat car this morning, with her pet kitten, Principe, and a wardrobe of sweaters and blankets. Their mating will be the first of captive gorillas.
STOCKS IRREGULAR
CROSS LINE ON MERCY ERRAND: MADRID CLAIMS
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The Nazi forces went across he bordér at the invitae tion of strongly. pro-Nazi Ramon Serrano Suner, Spain's
Madrid announced their destination as. Santander which
and swept by fire over the
While there was no immediate reason to doubt the offie cial explanation for the entry of the troops, there was, ag the same time, no assurance that the “reconstruction” troops might not be followed later by additional forces;
British Call It Open Penetration Well-informed quarters in London expressed the opine ion that the dispatch of the German Army “relief” units to Santander marked the first open Nazi armed penetration of
They revealed that Great Britain is watching develop. ments in Spain, adding that the number of German troops x od entering Spain was not considered as important as the acceptance by Serrano Suner of the German offer of aid. =~ © That, it-was said, was believed to establish a dangerous
MOSCOW: Russia drops Maxim Litvinov, former Fore eign Commissar from the Communist Party Central Come mittee, replacing him with V. G. Dekanozov, Ambassador to Berlin, and a friend of the Nazis.
Japan Criticizes Britain and U. S. Japanese military spokesman says Japan’ wants “dove of peace” and likens Britons and Americans to “snakes placing snakes’ eggs in a dove’s nest.” He specified the eggs as being Singapore and Guam. : TOKYO: Japan drastically revises national mobiliza= tion law to give government wide control over industry in
and warns Britain and Ause
tralia that their Far Eastern defense measures endanger
LONDON: British disclose that Foreign Secretary Eden and Gen. Dill, Chief of Imperial General Staff, are at Cairo to review British offensive and defensive policy in Near East; Australian Premier Menzies may return to Ause tralia via United States to confer with President Roosevelt? British planes bombed German airdromes in northern France
German planes yesterday sank three British
four others from convoys in
British waters, says High Command; extensive night raids on London, Swansea and Chatham reported.
British Bomb Sicilian Base
admits British again bombed
Catania, Sicily, a base of German planes. Italians tightened their belts, revealing the heavy economic war drain by cute ting fat rations by one-half, effective March 1 and banning the sale of ice cream and pastry on the same date. ~ ISTANBUL:. Foreign Office Bulgarian non-aggression declaration has not weakened Ture
sources say Turkishe
partial mobilization measures
and warns public against spies. VICHY: Admiral Darlan fails again to make peace with Pierre Laval, Germans show displeasure by tightening control of border between occupied and unoccupied France; BELGRADE: Rioting at Ruschuk, on Rumanian-Bule garian frontier where Germans maneuvered over pontoon
bridge across Danube, reports ed. ATHENS: Greeks
slight advances in Al and capture of adidtional prisoners, In connection with the German infiltration into Spain, Madrid said only five small Nazi detachment had crossed over from occ France. The troops were said to sappers, ambulance detachments,
field hospital unit, a field he outfit and a motorized iP
of troops involved but they : said to be equipped to provide rations daily. This is the n (Continued on Page Five)
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ISTANBUL, Feb, 21 wo, PB) Secretary
/ YORK, Feb. 21 (U. P= irregular. today :