Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 March 1941 — Page 2

ENGINEERS’ PAY SUPER-LABOR BILL APPROVED [eI 4 4% | BOARD CLOSER

- Provides Raises and Merit ; En U. S. Officials Predict New

System to Offset Lure | f& | nN i * Mediation Body for

Of Defense Salaries. | [iy % | i | Defense Strikes.

WASHINGTON, March 8 (U. P), —Government labor officials today predicted establishment’ of a Federal super-mediation board, per-

Another step to make state engineering jobs so attractive that the engineers won't quit to take more highly-paid defense industry postions has been taken by the haps within 10 days, to deal with ndiana Legislature. : t , g strikes affecting national defense.

The Senate yesterday approved : a ji ’ : a House bill setting up a merit sys- | J : \ Several proposals have been subtem for 375 registered engineers | ; : mitted to President Rodsevelt who : : yesterday expressed growing con-

now employed by the Highway Com-| : l mission, the Board of Health and h - cern over jurisdictional defense

the Conservation Department. Earlier in the session both Houses Plas CELI : p strikes, declaring that the need for 19 ERR ; Be 4 some form of Federal mediation

unanimously passed a bill trans- EE fering $300,000 from one Highway Se : ming Department, fund to another to al- : : machinery is Deco more clear low a 15 per cent pay raise for the : - aaa : daily. Highway engineers. i mT Some labor officials, quoting figProvides for Appeal ures to show that approximately The merit system bill provides fo : B00 Smplovess ides om ake ; i ! contracts are afthat whenever any change is mage The Mayor's Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety hears a report from Irwin A. Ward, secretary of | ccled by strikes, said that speedy in the employment status or rating| the committee, during yesterday's meeting at City Hall. In the extreme rear of this photograph (center) Bstioh is necessary to prevent he Bt sn Snpnser is may spe are Judge John McNelis and Prosecutor Sherwood Blue. In front of Judge McNelis is Sheriff Feeney and hand.” EE o* fesslousl Zn Sh Tre ‘decision to the right of the Sheriff, Di, It, N. Harger, toxicologist of the Indiana University School of Medicine, and | workers affected was “about Fh of the Bo v . bi di oa. both Todd Stoops, manager of the Hoosier Motor Club, Against the wall at the right are Otto N. Frenzel, vice mal.” e Board is binding on president of the Merchants Bink Building; Aurley Dunham, locksmith, and Norman E. Isaacs, managing One suggestion which they said has been put forward calls for cre-

parties unless an appeal is taken dit T : to the Marion County Superior or editor of The Indianapolis Tinies. Back to the camera is Wallace O. Lee, chairman of the committee. ation of a super-mediation agenc Circuit Courts. of five members to work in

Senator Clyde A. Black (R. Lo- 10 ion. wi gansport) dee that the bill BETTER BUS SERVICE _ tion with the Office of Production . ar ove S Oo ay Management to handle labor disputes. Composed of two union and

would give security to the registered engineer and “make him anxious to T0 FORT IS PL ANNED {Continued from Page One) two employee representatives and a “non-partisan” chairman, they said,

hold onto his state job.” Senator Albert Ferris (R. Milton) : : of 35,000 tons, constituting the most|of British warships engaged in |itS chief power would be that of blockade duty. public opinion—authorized to “bring

said he Wyma the bill was “bad”| Improved bus service betiveen powertil’ Azht] d in th because it does not give depart-|qow i oe ric UF ghting squadron in the give dep downtown Indianapolis and Ft. Hare = The British have lost 36 destroy- [Public pressure” on both unions ; ers, but ‘the 50 American destroyers and manufacturers which the pres- : -_ Do you believe that dreams often graphically

ment heads the ‘right to discharge rison. Anderson. Muncie and] Wt engineers’ “without going through a > ’ “1| New destroyers, invaluable for|delivered to Great Britain have |eént U. S. Conciliation Service is un- £ . EA portray the desires, wishes and fears that in-

. ”» 5 WwW il b i rate a Jo o Joa tape.” The final yoie was oye ®ill be. Innsugarsien) $0 convoy work, are being added to|much more than made up the dif- able to do. : i the British Navy this year, in in-|ference. In addition, about 25 de- The proposed agency would AN TN . The Senate passed another House| Tne new schedule will inclesse| Bay bis 51 a stroyers and torpedoboats were [replace the RE SEoney woul) Do Nook fluence our daily lives? Can the hidden : ° . ; ander| under construction at the outbreak |Service and the National Labor Re- ATOR. answers to many of life's perplexing problems

bill allowing Indiana University to}, . 00 10 30 trie oF 0 30 round trips dally|especially emphasized in his House|of the war and it is certain there |lations Board, but would supersede

trade land which the City of Indi- i anapolis wants to use for a park in|an several additional runs will be|of Commons speech that the Brit-| hav iti ; ve been additions since then them in handling difficulties involv be found i { : . in the interpretation of dreams?

yeturn for some city-owned land [operated over the company’s main i have more of this class of war-| The German assertion that Brit-|ing defense contracts. Officials said ip now than at the start of the|jsh sea power has been broken can- |the division of responsibility among Do dreams furnish the clue to what has happened —or what

which the university would like 10|;ih0-to : ; Ft. Wayne. Shuttle service{ywar use for the expansion of the L U./ oo, 0 00 ined between Suliny. w irs wa 5 | not refer to destruction of mercan- [the three separate agencies has rey Germany that British [tile shipping. Though that has been [sulted in “some confusion.” may happen? Do dreams mean anything ?

Medical Center here. : tn side Sanatorium and the jungtion|control of the seas has b de- p i Two Rippers Passed : Jungition | const as has been de-|severe, Mr. Alexander said last| Edward F. McGrady, former asof Sunnyside Road and State Road stroyed can have been made only | Wednesday that more than two- |sistant Secretary of Labor and now Be sure to read “SECRETS IN YOUR DREAMS" » ’

nat es ii > : higre Sugul connections Wilt os a rte air rs of ane bis ave a i omen! made with throd | ) : -|up by new domestic construction,|was mentioned i i i gh busses to 21d| plane attack has the Axis made |acquisitions abroad and seizures of {union leaders Ee nen: uaresing ihe facts about psychoanalysis in the Graphic ection of this Sunday's

to receive were passed by the Sen-|from Indianapolis. ; ; 3 ate yesterday. One would place Po any serious inroads on the power |enemy ships. on any super-mediation board. the Gross Income Tax Department . under the G. O. P.-dominated De- : : 5 partment of Audit and Control T { a= = HI A while the other would place under. D B Y y S 4 Republican control the State Live . La a 3 rs ! i |

Stock Sanitary Board and the Vet-

erinary Examining Board. Transfer I of the control of these departments fi 3 | to Republican boards is provided 38 f | HH for, however, by the “big ripper” bill . nn | [1 |

which has been passed over Governor Schricker’s veto. hie i ; Other House bills passed yester- / ; iil | Hi wn 3 s — El Hit Ii 1 |

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day by the Senate would: Amend the police pension fund . il | act to provide that payments to ) Bee Sie LL policemen permanently disabled : = should be one-half the amount they would receive if they had retired after 20 years of service. This pertains to all cities but Indianapolis. Exempt the purchase of land by the Federal Government for na- ‘ tional defense purchases from the provisions of the 1937 law governing acquisition of lands over which con- : . fo trol could be taken by the Con- for C m her Picture, * servation Department. ark. Gable troia )

Gets Up Sanitary Boards

Enable township trustees to let contracts to school bus drivers five

to nine weeks earlier than under i R 3 | AML a THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE'S

the present law. Establish board of sanitary com-

missioners in fourth-class cities. . Give county commissioners in Ny ER counties of less than 35,000 popula- Lg Th |} tion the right to remove from office RY A $ C : A) H p 4 | yA E county inspectors of weights and . ; v $0 a BEE } measures. . ) 7 Hi i ali SAE } ra #1 PJ CONTEST! ) Au ’ I :

Two House resolutions were ap- . proved by the Senate. One would

[3 set up a 20-man commission to ; il Eo : a a AN i. 3 . 2 We kf Ll A : NAME THE RADIO

i study the road needs of the state

4 and make a report to the next X rp legislature while the other provides CINE | i lt kK 2 s ; an It) J . for a constitutional amendment in- i pe ai ; + 3 creasing the terms of office of county 5 penn : Ce 3 A 73 a Be] Td - | officials from two to four years. 0 a FEE 4 Ee. EE PLS : N uper “ ars 9 pr CXS . » mR » ¥ :

BILL GIVES 2 TOWNS MORE STREET FUNDS

R sod and Rocky Ripple m— Oe 10. ir BEAUTIFUL, NATURAL-COLOR PORTRAITS OF -

will be able to spend more of their ; SE ; ; y : gal 7 a tax money for new streets under "20 % ji PEG ali a SV provisions of a bill passed by the A : Lo gl i Tia PN N AA (EO <4 ; P 0 P U LA R Legislature and sent to Governor ; Ki J ; Nn 4“ BR SF Henry Schricker today.

* Under present laws, incorporated § % Fy : : ; ; towns. are limited to a 25-cent prop- ; : a SE nF pre. ] ‘erty tax for streets and in most uf ; ~ y 3% " ; a towns, this does not return enough ; : \ or ol ; | | SUITABLE FOR FRAMING

yevenue to maintain their streets A {ov and roads, according to town ; Fs — 3 RA | ANOTHER

officials. - | oT The bill, introduced by Rep. : : ana Thaddeus Baker (R. Indianapolis), SO ‘ ; : . will permit the town board to de- 4 : : ong Hit F REE!

termine how much of its $1.25 tax b COMPLETE WORDS AND PIANO MUSIC FOR THE

levy should go for streets. “This bill follows the home rule SONG OF THE WEEK BY THE BAND OF THE WEEK

principle,” Rep. Baker said.- “It was

sponsored especially for Ravenswood : . - S : i § t HERE'S A MAP YOU

and Rocky Ripple but it will apply to .all fheorporated towns, The ley j : : limiting street levies in towns to 198 NEVER Ss AW IN s CHOOL

* ‘cents is not fair to local taxpayers.” IN THIS

FACES 1-10 YEARS : pe IN WIFE'S SHOOTING | Orville Hoffert is the champion of 3,500,000 truck drivers SUNDAY'S J iuiyipL

—100,000 of whom live right here in Indiana. He, like

GREENFIELD, Ind., March 8 (U. i his fellow "Kn: . P) —Willism Nickson, 52-year-old . hy is fellow. "Knights of the Highway," does his job safely 10 years in the State Prison after he : 0 and well. Trade barriers affect his job and those of his 2 4 pleaded guilty to assault and bat- ar fellow workers. They affect you, too, because they mean mn 181 j § | J1510

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tery with intent to Kill.

* Nickson was accused of shooting Hog s at his wife, Goldie, three weeks ago. g higher living costs for all of us. She is in a critical condition in an : » AT NEWSSTANDS EVERYWHERE | 1K

Indianapolis hospital. o : Nickson appeared in Hancock Cir- ORVILLE HOFFERT The trucking industry wants these barriers to come crash-

cuit Cowrt minus his left arm, lost : F IND i i ; he | when he turned a gun on himself. DRIVI SA NADOL AS Dg down in yours and its interest and because they are KILLED IN SLATE FALL AMERICAN FREIGHT ampering our vital national def i : ion CLINTON, Ind, March 8 (U. P). LINES WHO WAS leads th 3 . tons de Snse program. Indiana NN A Tillen ne CROWNED WORLDS eads the way in smashing down reciprocal trade barriers, stantly yesterday in a slate fall at CHAMPION TRICK DRIVER but is far behind the nation in allowin ble si : ing reasonable sizes

the Waukee Coal Corp. mine. Af a RL ATA NATIONAL : hil [VENTION ight Uoanall : ! widow and seven children survive TK Sonienon a and weights for motor trucks. Liberalize these laws! DE W( 3 is NE WW 5 { FORNIA, NOVEMBER, 1940. : Keep Indiana in step with a United States of Americal i *

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