Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 February 1941 — Page 3
THURSDAY, FEB. 27,
1941
State Troops Asked In Bethlehem Strike
Minor Acts of Violence Occur as Walkout Ties Up
Defense
LACKAWANNA, N. Y., Feb. 27 (U. P.) —The Erie County Sheriff’s office and officials of the Bethlehem Steel Co. asked Governor Herbert H. Lehman today to send State troopers to the strike-closéd Lackawanna plant, scene of sporadic minor violence. Several minor acts of violence had been reported at two plant entrances as strikers sought to prevent non-union men from reporting for work, and in one instance tear gas was used against Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee (C. I. 0.) pickets who sought to enforce the strike. 2Theré had been no major clashes, however, in the strike which union leaders had threatened might spread to other Bethlehem plants, tying up $1,500,000,000 in defense orders. Steel plant officials charged that striking workmen were creating terorr about the premises, that local police protection had broken down, and that “the situation creates a real menace to the defense program.” Some workmen last night had tried to force their way through the picket line and the windshields and windows of their automobiles had been smashed. Several men had been slightly injured in the skirmishes. One picket was arrested for attacking Chief Deputy Sheriff Williams Mahoney with a knife. A company statement this morning said that “the local authorities failed utterly to afford adequate protection to men who sought to go to work on the third (11 p. m.) shift. It added that “the mayor of Lackawanna not only refuseu to
Orders.
give any assurance that adequate police protection would be forthcoming, but he admitted that 68 members of the C. I. O. . . . have been sworn in as special deputy policemen. Mr. (Edward F.) Entwisle (General Manager of the plant) has appealed to the Erie County sheriff for further protection.” Two investigators for the Federal Office “of Production Management, Cyrus Ching and Thomas F. Burns, were reported en route back to Washington after conferences here. They were quoted before leaving that “the next step will come from Washington,” but they discounted reports that the government might take over operation of the plant here, which was working on an estimated $250,000,000 of government contracts. The plant here, sprawling over 1600 acres of Lake Erie waterfront and employing 12,000 men, was gradually being paralyzed as workers drifted out to the picket lines, leaving the heat to run off the molten steel needed for guns and ships and cther objects of defense. The strike began quietly at § o'clock last night, the deadline set by the union for the management to negotiate on union demands. The demands were that 1000 workers recently suspended or discharged be returned to their jobs; that the company discontinue allegedly unfair labor practices and agree to a collective bargaining election within 30 days, and that it grant all employees
a 25 per cent wage increase.
Aid Bill Backers Fire Back
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (U. P.).—Senate supporters of the Administration’s British-aid bill sent Senator Prentiss M. Brown (D. Mich.) into the Senate debate today to urge enactment of the bill to prevent creation of a “Prussianized America.” ° Senator Dennis M. Chavez (D. N. M.) followed him, however, charging that the bill “spells war,” and means “scrapping” of the good neigh-
bor policy in this Hemisphere to “throw our lot” in with the .“decadent and war-torn countries” of Europe. The Brown and Chavez speeches followed an offer by Administration leaders to accept an opposition amendment that would require President Roosevelt to obtain Congressional approval for transfer of any American war equipment valued in eXcess of $1,300,000,000. ° A House limitation applied only to equipment on hand or on order which would be financed by funds to be appropriated. Senator Brown’s speech today and one scheduled by Chairman Morris W. Sheppard (D. Tex.) of the Senate Military Affairs Committee for tomorrow were further evidence of the Administration’s decision to take a more active part in debate. Meanwhile Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (R. Mass.) appealed to Administration leaders to shelve the
pending bill and take up a “simple, straightforward aid - to - Britain measure” instead. ; Explaining his proposal to reporters, Senator Lodge said that “there are several measures we could consider,” such as the substitute proposed by Senator Robert A. Taft (R. 0.) that would grant Britain a $2,000,000,000 credit.
Mr. Brown told the Senate that a
Hitler victory would mean a “Prussianized America” saddled with a military machine that would increase Government expenses to “from 20 to 40 billions of our income” each year. Mr. Chavez charged that by passage of the bill we would be abandoning our neighbors in this hemisphere to become the neighbor of Great Britain, and that such a course would lead only to discredit of this country among the South American nations.
Bomb Kills 12 in Hospital
By HOMER JENKS United Press Staff Correspondent
- LONDON, Feb. 27.—Rescue workers who tunneled for nearly 12 hours into the ruins of a converted hospital today found the bodies of 12 air raid wardens, first aid stretcher bearers and other air raid precautions men who had been killed by a German bomb in a brief raid
last night.
Many of the air raid men rescued in the first few hours, some of
them wounded, refused to go to hospitals and joined in digging out their comrades. A great bomb made a direct hit on the dining hall of the hospital which had been converted into a big air raid precautions depot. Wardens, stretcher bearers, demolition gangs and others were eating supper or playing billiards or cards in the recreation room ad‘Joining when the bomb struck. A number of them were buried. Those who were not started rescue work and were joined by emergency squads. Those in the buildings heard the German plane circling over them but continued what they were doing. Then the bomb crashed. Those in the building were buried and those
outside it were thrown for yards by the concussion. Some of them bleeding, those who had not been buried started clawing with their hands and feet at the debris of bricks, mortar, wood and steel. Ten homes were destroyed by a single bomb nearby. A mother was found dead in one. Near her, her two children were crouching under a kitchen table. Two children are missing. It was believed that they and several others in the homes had been killed. A hit-and-run daylight raider appeared over London today and dropped bombs which demolished a dwelling and trapped several persons in the wreckage.
NAZIS IN SOFIA WAIT ZERO HOUR
8000 in Civilian Clothes Will Don Uniforms When Hitler Orders March.
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German get-together down in the back room of the lobby. ) Whet do these Germans talk about? What did the Greeks lying inside the Trojan Horse talk about? Probably the moment when they would get out. The tanks are in Bulgaria, the artillery is here, a few airplanes are at a new airfield at Dolna-Ore-kovitza — at least they were last week --— the munitions and food stores are ready, the motorized columns are waiting in the country roads, on the rolling uplands of the Danukbe to the snowy Balkan mountains. The air is full of German radio nessages. A huge army truck, dirty with miles ‘of travel, its gray curtains flying wildly and the empty screws where! its license ought to be, went
hurtlirig through the streets, at dusk, |. and the Sofia policeman abruptly found something wrong with the button of his glove. At % o'clock this morning two Germin agency correspondents telegraphéd Berlin fhat the invasion had occurred. This afternoon the German legation had a press conference for its own newspapermen and told them that nothing of the kind had happened, at least not yet. The news of the death of Bulgaria’s incdependence was greatly exaggerated. t was not midnight but hélf-past eleven. All the uniforms went back into the suitcases again. Abott the only rights that Germans and Bulgarians are still ready to corcede the British remaining here, is a question of etiquette. After all, decorum was always the Britons’ forte. How then, Mr. British Minister? Is this still a visit or is it an invasion? How many German officers, busily ignoring each other, are enougli to make a diplomatic protest? The British simply must do something soon. The suspense is not only terrible; it is getting to be a little ridiculous.
COEPS TO GIVE LUNCHEON
A public luncheon will be held tomorrow by the Alvin P. Hovey Women's Relief Corps at Ft. Friendly, 512 N. Illinois St. Mrs. Mary Gunter and Mrs. Kate Hoagland will bi in charge.” A regular meetIng will follow at 2 p. m., with Mrs. Elizabeth | Austin, president, in charge.
IN INDIANAPOLIS
Here Is the Traffic Record County City Total 7 9 16
13
5 |Accidents 0 |Arrests
WEDNESDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines tried tions paid 11 $4 5 9
Violations Speeding Reckless driving. . Failure to stop at through street. . Disobeying traffic signs ...... + ith Drunken driving. . All others
1
6 5 14 30 + 55 67
11 2 57
91 $219
MEETINGS TODAY
Indianapolis Real Estate Board, luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon. Hoosier Salon, art exhibit, Wm. H. Block Co., all day. Caravan Club, luncheon, Murat Temple,
Construction League of Indianapolis, Juncheon, 231 N. Pennsylvania St., noon. 0il Club, luncheon, Hotel Severin, noon. Indiana lis Camera Club, meeting, 110 : g
usset Cafeteria, noon. Rar aa Motor Transportation Club, luncheon House, noon. Advyertisin Indianapolis, joint the Better Business
eeting wit Bureau, Thdianapolis Athletic Club, noon. Bett Busi Bu 25th annual
Engineers, otel, evening. Co., Indianapolis College of Severin, 6 p
erin, AH. janapolis Real E , lunchoe Hotel, 12:15 p. m. Sigma Nu, luncheon, Columbia Club,
eta Theta PI, luncheon, Canary Cot-
tage, noon. ard of Review, Unified Promotion and ‘Committee on Budgets and Promotional Relationship. Disciples of Christ
Qonterence, Hotel Severin, 2 p. m. and f Commerce Foreign Trade
Fox's Steak Club _ of
Chamber o Division, Sinner erin, 6: . m, 5 MM. Gusdort § Sorelle ‘Club, dinner, Hotel Washington, . m. :
and meeting, n :
MEETINGS TOMORROW
Board of Review, Unified Promotion and Committee on Budgets and Promotional Relationship, Disciples of Christ Conference, Hotel Severin, 9 a. m., 2 p. m. and
. . m. ral Wallpaper & Paint Co., meeting. Hotel Severin, 7 p. m. Unemployment Compensation Division, meeting, otel Severin, 8:15 a. m. Indianapolis Federation ec C meeting, Hotel Washington, $30 p
m. Ohl, luncheon, Canary Cottage,
. Mm. PP Alpha, alumni luncheon), ce
s - otel Sev-|l a : . m, Co., meeting, Hotel Sev-|10th
Exchange Club, lunciheon, Hotel Severin, noon. * Optimist Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, n
oon, Phi Delta Theta, luncheon, Canary Cottage, noon. elta Tau Delta, luncheon, Columbia Club, noon. Kappa Sigma, luncheon, Canary Cottage,
, 9 |noon
Indianapolis McGuffey Society, annual banquet, ¥. M. C, A., night. Hoosier Salon, art exhibit, Wm. H. Block Co., all day.
MARRJMGE LICENSES
(These. lists are from official records in the County Court House. The Times therefore, is not responsible for errors in names and addresses.)
Glenn Bowersock, 21, of 433 E. Washin - $on: Fhatiotte Ruth Miller, 20, Worthing-
oX, 31, of 2215 E. Michigan; Man ares 0%, = of 2215 By Michigan 9 . Zachary, 3 rawfo ille, nd; Mildred B. AUstin, 22, of 3145 Har: Ralph
K. Simpson, 26, of 5814 Pleasant Run Pkwy.; Doris J. Meuser, 26, of 6034 BY S 25, Ro enry ._Spencer, ) ckville, Ind.; Leona M. Reeves, 20, Bainbridge, Ind.,
‘Henry Reed, 57, of 2222 Plea ; Edi Cool 4s 1 YY, Tay Pleasant; Edith
BIRTHS Girls
Cyril, Lorene Carter, at City. illilam, Emma Thompson, at St. Vin-
cent’s. ceinard, Mary Chapman, at St. VinSylvester, Ruth Burkert, at St. Vin-
nt’s. William, Mary Hoffman, at St. Vincent's. Ernest, Marie Huber, at St. Vincent's. James, Augusta Wiggs, at Coleman. Walter, Irene Westall, at Coleman. Be Freddie Giezendanner, at MethJohn, Dorothy Bowman, at Methodist. Lyman, Ruth Irwin, at Methodist. Arthur, Zelma Boettcher, at. Methodist. Vernon, Bessie Tidd, at 2°Plum. Perkins, Christina Cole, at 2248 Hovey. Earl, Evelyn Boyd, at 1209 E. 17th. Charles, Catherine Long, at i732 W. Minnesota. Arvigr, Erline Grider, at 1702 S. Bel-
mont. Roy, Mildred Parham, at 732 Indiana. Carl, Elizabeth Hayes, at 925 Hosbrook. lam, Cressa Covington, at 2372 YanJohn, Florence Kelley, at 969 N. Tre-
Herman, Charlotte Lamb, at 234 N. Oak-
Ivan Kn
Theodore, Alice Thompson, at 1325 8. Belmont. ‘Boys Duane, Lois James, at St. Vincent's. George, Dorothy fle, at 8t. Vincent's. Eddie, Lucille Wallace, at St. Francis. Marshall, Barbara McCuen, at Coleman. Glenn Carmen Riley, at Methodist. Cecil, Pauline Jennings, at Methodist. Harold, Thelma Walker, at Methodist. Marion, Reba Osborne, at Methodist. Robert, Cosetta Williams, at 2606S Clif-
on. Chris, Mary Williams, at 429 Agnes. Robert, Mary Cassidy, at 2212 va
, Bessie Hamilton, at 1940 W. New York. . . William, Mary Wood, at 55 N. Key-
stone, 5
Community | com
and. Melvin, Mary Smotherman, at 2509 W.|Bosto:
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DEATHS
Maggie Crume, 56, at St. Vincent's, acute nephrit.s, . Jeremiah Bennett, 2, at Riley, bronchopneumania. Althe:. M. Knight, 68, at 1131 Evison, lobar pneumonia. Milton Lent, 77, at 4240 Cornelius, coronary occlusion. John J, Best, 90, at 1030 W. 35th, arterioscleroiis. hn A. Thaeter, 85,
Jo A at 1045 E. Market, arteriosclerosis, - :
OFFICIAL WEATHER
-.U. 8. Weather Bureau
INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST—Snow flurries and somewhat colder tonight, with lowest temperature about 15; tomorrow partly cloudy.
«.,..6:22 | Sunset
TEMPERATURE —Feb. 27, 1940—
Sunrise ..,..6:22 | Sunset ....... 5:34
BAROMETER 6:30 i,
Precipiiation 24 hrs. ending T-a.m..... .05 Total precipitation since Jan. 1........ 2.32 Deficielisy since Jan. 1.............000 3.20
MIDWEST WEATHER
Indizna—Considerable cloudiness, snow flurries in north ‘and central portions tonight 4nd in ‘extreme north portion tomornovi; colder in south and west portions tonight. Ilinois—Becoming fair in south and central portions tonight and tomorrow; mostly cloucly in extreme north portion with stow flurries tonight; colder tonight.
Lower Michigan—Some quite light snow, colder in extreme northesat portion tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy, few snow flurries in extreme east portion. Ohio--Intermittent light snow tonight; tomoriow cloudy, preceded by light snow in north and extreme east portions; colder in lat: afternoon and at night. Kent cky---Cloudy, preceded by intermittent light snow in east portion tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy, colder in north portion at night.
WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M. Station Weather Bar. Temp. marilio, Tex. tCldy 30.37
ssernns PtCld , 29 ismarck, N. es..Cle 30.57 —19 ni... 30.10
St A Chicago ... Cincinnati Cleveland
veri... ...... Dodge (lity. Kas. Jacksonville, Fla. Kansas~ City, Mo. .. Little Rock, Ark. Los Angeles Mia Mpl Pa Mobile, Ala. New York .. ......... Okla, Citv, Okla. . C maha, Neb, Pittsbuzeh Portland. C San Antonio, Tex. ...
San Francisco uis
mi, Fla 8.-51.
LOPLI i Ison | COLI IIe BIRD RR RNS A SERS Inn
pose of making the buyer beware enterprise. Supported by nearly 400 local
tices. But until now, it has functioned as a private guardian of the public interest. Today, on its 25th anniversary, the Bureau enters a new role as a public service institution. It becomes one of Uncle Sam’s watchdogs to guard against misleading advertising during the defense emergency. The Bureau assumes its new task at a luncheon today in the Indianapolis Athletic Club.
Learn About New Role
Walter Morrow of Washington, secretary of the Retailers’ Advisory Committee to the National Defense Council, was to describe the role of Better Business Bureaus throughout the nation in helping
to stabilize consumer prices during the emergency. A former newspaper executive, Mr. Morrow will speak on ‘“Advertising and Selling in the Defense Program.” The Bureau's specific job is to discourage what is known as “scare advertising,” according to Toner M. Overley, manager. This form of advertising bases its appeal on fear of inflation under the defense program. . “It seeks to induce the consumer to make avin, Eicualive purchases on the br tion of a price increase,” Mr. Overley explained. “Actually, all but a few commodities show little prospect of price rise and the most drastic increases so far have not exceeded 3 per cent.” Describing the Bureau's new role in an interview yesterday, Mr. Overley reviewed a few of the rounds in its 25-year battle against swindle and misrepresentation.
Victims Reveal Troubles
For 18 years, the tall, husky manager has been in the thick of that fight and he likes it. To him, countless victims of phoney deals have related their troubles, wealthy and poor alike. How many confidence schemes the Bureau has shunted away from Indianapolis or broken up here in town Mr. Overley could only estimate. Hundreds, he said. His premise is that while individuals have unlimited freedom to take business risks, they also have the right to know the odds and to be warned against the phonies. Bucketshops which take your money and never invest it, paper stock companies, banana plantations south of the border and silver fox farms in Australia have a good deal of interest for the Bureau.
Plantation Scheme Fades
Although not-so prevalent nowadays, the banana plantation scheme not many years ago lured
thousands of dollars away from the public—and from legitimate investment possibilities. The “plantation” existed in some tropical country. It was set out in the folders as a “natural.” There were bananas all right, but they were off in some trackless jungle. Then there was the Spanish Prisoner game which still flourishes in the United States. First me a letter from some Spanish grandee of ancient lineage asking #or help. Buried alive in a dungeon, he was,
fortunes of some Latin-American country with a fascinating postage stamp. In the garden of his hacienda, there lay buried the family treasure . .. usually about $200,-
000. Thousands Sent to Him
The idea was to send American cash to bail him out so he could reach his treasure and he would split it with you. Hundreds of thousands of dollars left the country via this route.
effective were the “salary buyers.” These were loan sharks who evaded restrictions on interest rates by purchasing the victim's salary or wages in return for a loan. Under the plan of buying salary, the sharks could run up interest rates to 260 per cent a year. These enterprises have been scared away ior some time. Employment agency swindles are virtually banished here, too. The fake employment agency racket consisted of promising to get you a good job for a small fee in advance.
Then the Agency Moved
After several weeks operations in a given locality, the agency folded its tent and moved south. Jobs apparently were ‘not its chief interest. + Mr. Overley said he could go on all day, just describing the more blatant of the rackets. In addition to its more spectacular work of exposing big frauds, the Bureau also works against petty, conniving schemes which seek to trip up the unwary. It’s going to keep up this work, too. But from now on, the Bureau's
outstanding client will be Uncle Sam, nt
oa Fo re BRE
THE INDIANAPOLIS IS Business Bureau Works for Uncle. Sam
Fratid-Busting Agency Defense Job on 25th Birthday
By RICHARD LEWIS
For the past quarter century, the Indianapolis Better Business Bureau has been the hard-boiled foe of fraud and fake, with the dual pur-
a victim of the changing political|;
Not quite so exotic but almost as|
FIGHT FOR RULE OF REGISTRATION
Clerks in Marion, Six Other Counties Lose Power in Bill Sent Governor.
By WILLIAM CRABB Marion County’s new vote registration setup awaited Governor Henry FP. Schricker’s approval today but plans for a court fight over its
validity already were under way. The new machinery would consist
1 of a two-member board—one mem-
Toner M. Overley . . . the Better Business Bureau enters a tight against “scare advertising.” r
Takes
and protecting legitimate business
concerns, the Bureau has operated
on the theory that it is good business to break up bad business prac-
DONOVAN TRIES LUCK IN SPAIN
Capital Expects FDR Envoy To Foil Hitler’s Plan For Franco’s Aid.
By LUDWELL DENNY Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—German revival of the Italian front against the British in Libya, and the arrival of Col. “Wild Bill” Donovan in Madrid, bring Spain back into a better trading position with both belligerents. The roving Roosevelt representative abroad is expected to help foil the Hitler plan to drag Franco into the war. Informed Anglo-American circles here expect Col. Donovan to have better luck in Madrid than he had in Sofia. They admit the increasing importance of the western Mediterranean, but they do not think Franco will join his friends Hitler and ‘Mussolini against Britain. Not even the reported infiltration of German officers and specialists into Spain shakes Washington confidence that Franco will remain neutral when Hitler decides to make the long-delayed attack on Gibraltar. at
British Have Two Hopes
Maybe London and Washington will be proved wrong about Spain as they were about Bulgaria. Maybe the more objective Col. Donovan will not agree with the pro-Fascist British Ambassador, Sir Samuel Hoare, that Franco can be trusted to stall off his Axis creditors. Meanwhile the British put their faith in two factors: ; One, that Franco is indebted to Britain as much as to Germany and Italy for helping him overthrow the Spanish republic; and that therefore the conflicting claims for his present support cancel out each other. The other, that mass starvation now threatens the Fascist dictatorship; and that Franco must depend on Britain and the United States for food because Hitler has none to spare. The first point is rather a sore one here. The Administration distrusts the British Hoare group, which for so long helped Hitler, which made the African deal with Mussolini,” which supported Japanese aggression in China, and which served as a left-handed midwife for Fascist Spain.
Doubt Franco Will Risk War
That Roosevelt policy at the time was almost as much responsible as British policy for the death of the Spanish republic and the present threat to Gibraltar, is a bad memory which advocates of lend-lease and the-four-freedoms-everywhere try hard to forget. But the Administration goes along with the British notion that Franco dares not risk, even if he desires, a war in co-operation with Hitler and Mussolini.
sia’s immediate
attitude toward
to have delivered before the present It would seem probable that some hope at least exists among the Ankara conferees of interesting Russia in new suggestions about future Balkan developments. There can be no doubt whatever that Stalin looks with disquietude upon any German action that would place: the Nazis in Northern Greece. Once there, they could threaten the western gafeway of the Dardanelles, which is Russia's principal water line of communication with the western world. It is equally certain that Russia is in no position to fight Germany at this time over any issue, whatever. Yet, though seemingly compliant, Stalin must be constantly alert to any change in existing conditions that would act favorably for Russia and keep Germany out of Greece and away from the Dardanelles. : It is also certain that Adolf Hitler does not like the idea of using force in the Balkans. Only as a last resort, to try to rescue Italy,
ber appointed by each of the county party chairmen—which would have supervision over all registrations for elections. : . This would take the registration out of the hands of the County Clerk where it now reposes except that the Clerk could be appointed by his own party chairman to act as a board member. The plan also will affect Lake, St. Joseph, Allen, Vigo, Vanderburgh and “Madison counties. Final approval by the Legislature was given the bill yesterday afternoon and within an hour Marion County Clerk Charles Ettinger and officials of the County Clerks’ Association announced they would contest it in the courts as soon as it became a law.
Senate Refuses Change
The bill followed a wild course through both Houses. . As introduced it would have applied only to Marion County and the Prosecuting Attorney would have been an exofficio member of the board. The Senate amended it to include the seven largest counties and eliminated the Prosecutor from the board. Then it came to the House, and the County Clerks’ Association was successful in having it amended to make the County Clerk one member of the board with the other member of the board appointed by the County chairman of the opposite political party. But the Senate refused to concur in the this amendment and a conference committee was -appointed which included Rep. Harold E. Korn (R. Ft. Wayne), author of the House amendment. The conference committee reported yesterday afternoon and recommended that the House recede from its amendment. This resulted in a floor fight with Rep. Judson West (D. Indianapolis) demanding a roll call. .
“Just Rumor,” He Says
When Rep. Frank Millis (R. Campbellsburg), majority floor leader, arose to explain his vote he said he had heard rumors that “some of the boys on this side of the House had been bought off by the Marion County Clerk.” Rep. Alva Baxter (R. Indianapolis) demanded that Rep. Millis name the House members he was referring to. Rep. Millis replied that it was “just rumor” and that’s all he knew about it. “A man of your position and responsibility should never deal in rumors on the House floor,” Rep. Baxter told Rep. Millis. Mr. Ettinger charged he had been “double-crossed” and said he would
County courts against the bill on the grounds that it would be “useless expense” to the County. Cost of the new plan is one of the chief points of controversy. Mr. Ettinger claims that if he were an ex-officio member of the board he could use his own deputies in the administration of registration. As the bill finally passed, he could not use them even if he were appointed by his county chairman as a board member, he said. The
he maintained. Deny Higher Cost
On the other hand, proponents of the plan say the new setup would cost no more than the present method in which the clerk collects 4 cents for each name registered. George Johnson and Edwin K. Steers, local Republican attorneys who drew up the bill, said that Mr. Ettinger collected more than $5200 in registration fees and was paid a $1000 fee by the County Commissioners for the 1940 elections. The two members of the Board of Registration are to receive anual salaries ranging between $3000 and $3600 and deputy registration clerks are to be paid salaries ranging from $75 to $150 per month. The salaries of the temporary clerks who are hired to assist in the registration rush cannot exceed $150 monthly. Mr. Steers asserted that the bill was “so fair that it will weather the changing tides of politics.” Under its provisions, deputy registration clerks will be evenly divided between the two parties. This is expected to bring about the dismissal of approximately half of the force of eight Democratic registration clerks who are working now
in Mr. Ettinger’s office.
War Moves Today
By J. W. T. MASON United Press War Expert ; Today’s journey to Ankara by Sir Stafford Cripps, British Ambassador to Russia, indicates there are obscurities and possibilities of alteration in Rus-
Balkan policy.
If Stalin had shown a fixed and absolutely rigid
threatening events in Southeastern
Europe, there would be no necessity for Sir :Stafford’s participation in the Ankara discussions. Further implication that Russia may be in a fluctuating mood perhaps exists in the fact that Premier-Foreign Minister Molotov has postponed for two days in succession a speech he was
meeting of the Supreme Soviet.
The Germans, British, Turks and Russians are all waiting. None is
eager for the war's spread in the southeast and neither belligerent seems willing to take the first steo to precipitate a conflict on the new front.
Russia is in a position to exert fresh influence in two ways. The first way would be to urge Turkey to join with Great Britain in fighting the Germans if they moved into Bulgaria or at least allowing the British the use of Turkish bases. Another possible use of Russian influence lies in peace negotiations between Greece and Italy. Reports ‘have been circulating that Jugoslavia may be used as an intermediary in arranging peace terms. Russia has much influence on the Jugoslavs and Jugoslav diplomats are participating in the Ankara talks. Greek abandonment of the war,
Jose the Fuehrer seem prepared to ac # Sr JMS 2 ie lI 2 Le
however, would doubtless depend on
the
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added cost would be about $28,000, |
into a brawl in the House.
winner. A few days ago, after a adoptioners hurled “gra charges, the Senate passed a bill providing for single adoptions in grade schools, multiple in the high schools. Tuesday, Speaker James Knapp handed the Senate bill down on first reading and assigned it to the House Education Committee. Now it so happens that Rep. J. R. Crawley (R. Greensburg), chairman of that committee, is the author of a multiple adoption House bill which his committee favors and which has been ready for final House passage for about 10 days. These multiple-adop-tioners charge that “the administration is sitting on the Crawley bill.” : Shortly after the Senate bill was assigned to his committee, Mr. Crawley got the bill from the House clerk and signed a receipt. Later, a House employee asked Rep. Crawley for the bill “to have some copies made.”
When the bill didn't come back to him, Rep. Crawley began making inquiries. He was told that a mistake had been made and that the bill should have gone to the Judiciary A Committee. That, it was understood, was the Senate's wishes. Meanwhile, the bill had been turned over to Rep. George Henley, Judiciary committee chairman. - When they found this out, members of the Education Committee were hopping mad. They began hurling charges all over the place, Mr. Henley, who didn't seem any too happy about the spot he had been placed in, turned the bill back to the House clerk yesterday morning. And it had been given back to Mr. Crawley by noon. Speaker Knapp said it was “all a mistake.” : The bill itself showed it had been assigned first to Education, then to Judiciary A, and then back to Education. The Education €ommittee, of course, is in an unpleasant humor, to put it mildly, after these shenanigans, especially with its own bil] collecting dust. There probably will be more to this story. » ” ”
Clerks, G. O. P. Tangle
THERE'S A LOT of smoke hovering over that battle-royal between the County Clerks’ Association and the Republicans on two election bills. On one hand, G. O. P. leaders have charged that the county clerks spent “plenty of money trying to buy” enough votes to keep their jobs as registration chiefs in the seven largest counties. On the other side, the clerks charge they were “double-crossed” after making a deal with some . O. P. leaders on another bill. The latter measure was one permitting county chairmen to name election workers from any place in the townships, not requiring them to be residents of the precinct in which they served. When this Senate-approved bill was up for second reading in the House, it survived a roll call test by the narrow margin of 43 to 42. The county clerks, who were opposing the bill, said they made a deal then with some G. O. P. leaders that they would take their pressure off the precinct bill in return for an amendment putting the county clerks on the two-man, bi-partisan registration boards. A few days later, the precinct bill was passed by the House and the registration bill amended to include the clerks. Up to this
THAT EFFERVESCENT TEXTBOOK trouble almost bubbled
It’s the old multiple adoption House committee vs. the single adop= tion Senate committee battle—and the House group is the ‘temporary
bitter debate in which the multiple-s ft”
point, everything looked rosy for the clerks. Then the registration bill was sent to a conference committee, where the Senate was asked to concur in the House amendment,
Later yesterday, Governor Schricke er sent up word to the House that he had permitted the precinct workers bill to become a law without his signature. : And just a few minutes after that the House conference come mittee members reported that the Senate had refused to concur and that the House amendment place ing clerks on the board had been stricken out. Both houses accept= ed the committee report. That's when the clerks began yelping “double-cross.” Arguments on this registration bill will go on for some time. The clerks have said they will fight it in court. This legislation affects only the seven largest counties, and, of course, six of them have Democratic county clerks. But the consensus it that it’s a good idea— that it can’t be any worse than the previous setup and even if it does cost a little more, it will be worth the price just to keep everyone satisfied.
Deep, Secret Stuff
REP. GLENN MARKLAND (R, Zionsville), head of the House Public Morals Committee, which has had its troubles with local option and the liquor hills, barred the press when his come mittee took up the Senate-passed Stout liquor bill last night. Deep, secret stuff, eh? The press probe ably will find out what goes on, anyhow. . . . The old-age benef situation is nearing a showdownin the House. Federal officials have informed G. O. P. leaders that if the bill, as amended by a Democratic proposal for a $40 minimum monthly check, is ape proved, Uncle Sam won’t particie pate and the aged will receive even less than now. The State Chamber of Commerce and other groups have joined in trying to smooth out the situation, and are hopeful of success. . . . Under a bill sent to the House yesterday by the Senate, Negro teams cannot be barred from Indiana high school athletic tournaments. . . , In line with the Senate's idea - that all liquor drinkers should purchase 10-cent licenses to show bartenders upon request, some Senators have worked up anamendment to the milk-control law, They want milk drinkers also to buy ‘gadgets” before they can purchase their glass of vita mins.
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STOVE STARTS FIRE, HOME DESTROYED
Apparently ignited by an oil cook stove, the home of D. B, Walkup on Baumann Ave., two blocks south of the 7500 block of Rockville Road, was destroyed today. : Mr. Walkup told firemen and deputy sheriffs that he had lighted the stove and set a pot of coffee on it before he went to tend to his chickens in the brooder house. While he was in the brooder house the lights went off and when he investigated he found his home in flames. Firemen prevented the fire from spreading. : Mr. Walkup said his wife had been called away from home by the serious illness of her father, and that only this morning he had re< ceived word of his father-in-law’s
death.
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