Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 October 1941 — Page 1

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Proper Firing Helps Health, Also Adds A Little Wealth. .

By RICHARD LEWIS

This series has been written With a single aim in view—

That faulty furnace firing

Creates soot and smoke for

you.

Let the heroes of the furnace Square their shoulders and

stand fast.

From now on we're on our

own, boys,

*Cause this article’s the last.

HAVING COME to the end of our rope on furnace firing, we take leave to dangle for just a few more paragraphs to suggest a reason why it is incumbent on Indianapolis citizens to fire furnaces with more care than might be needed by citizens of other and lesser cities. It appears that ‘when Indianapolis was founded, there wasn't any smoke problem. The first taxpayers of our City cut down trees when they needed fuel. . ‘Nobody ‘worried much about high-volatile coal, sooty smoke pipes and other new fangled problems which clutter up life today. The pioneers simply wanted a place where there was water, and | there was Plenty of it right around here. I 2 Sot developed + that Rat ovo. Be noticed that

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The Old Settlers Must Share Blame

IT IS NOT coincidental that the smog we get also forms inside the hollow. That's where smog and fog have a tendency to form, especially when the breeze isn’t

blowing. The ald settles also failed to’ take into consideration the fact that the ‘great City they were founding lay right in the middle of one ‘of the nation’s greatest bituminous coal fields—the Western Indiana, Eastern Illinois and “Western Kentucky fields from which our soft coal comes. It is this combination of geography, high volatile coal and faulty furnace firing which produces the atmospheric condition known as smog. Pittsburgh had it. St. Louis has it. And we've got it—almost as bad.

Since nature has arranged things that way, the Mayor and the U, 8. Department of Commerce, 8 non-profit agency operated ‘under the Constitution, have

suggested that the way to avoid

smog is to eradicate its most objectionable constituent—smoke. Whether these agencies have figured out a way to eliminate the

second constituent—fog—we have

not been able to learn. We don’t

think S80. re Building Commissioner George R. Popp and Mayor Sullivan have pointed out ways and means of - eliminating most of the smoke.

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CITY ELECTION

1942 Vote Will Be Held.

By NOBLE REED

A test suit to deterraine if Indianapolis will have a City election next year was filed in Circuit Court today. The action, brought by two candidates for the City Council, a Democrat and a Republican, asked

City officials be mandated to conduct elections here next year for Mayor, City ‘Clerk and nine City Councilmen. "The Election Board, two weeks ago, announced it would not proceed with the City election here in 1942 unless ordered to do so by the courts because of a conflict in a new 1941 law.

Party Lines Abandoned

Party, lines were abandoned in the litigation and attorneys representing both Republicans and Democrats joined in preparation of |, the suit. The petition, prepared by Attorneys - Joseph Daniels, Republican, Floyd Mattice, Democrat, Edwin McClure, Republican, stated that the courts must either order an election for Indianapolis next year or declare unconstitutional the new 1941 law which delayed elec tions in all other Indiana cities until. 1943. The whole “skip” election nibddle started back in 1933, when islature cancelled all

elections scheduled for that year

set them up to 1934, to be held Slang with ooungy, and state elecons

Originally Eoumy Measure « Since 1905, municipal elections had been held separately on odd years, between the state and national balloting. The “skip” election law was passed in 1933 as an economy. measure to reduce the cost of elections. The Republican-controlled 1941 Legislature, in what was. generally]: presumed asa political move, passed ahother “skip” election law, fixing cities but. Indianapolis. Since most of the Indiana cities have Republican mayors, party leaders backed the skip law on the ground that G. O. P. administrations would remain in power another year.

No: Law For Indianapolis?

Indianapolis was excepted from the skip law ostensibly because G. 0. P. leaders thought ‘they could elect a Republican Mayor next year. However, the last paragraph of the 1941 law ‘contained. a repeal {CO clause, killing the old 1933 ‘law.

contended that this repeal clause left no law under which Indianapolis could hold an election. The suit stated that the repeal clause of the 1941 Act “must be construed as only. repealing the 1933 Act in so far as it applies to cities in this state other than cities of the first class (Indianapolis.)”

repeal clause is not construed to leave the 1933 law intact for an Indianapolis election, “then: the 1941 Act must be held unconstitutional in its entirety because the Constitution requires ‘all laws shall be general and uniform.’ ” If the courts should hold the 1941

“skip election law unconstitutional, v {then all Indiana cities must hold

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STAFF SHIFTED AGAIN BY BLUE

Royse, Elliott liott Appointed: Prosecutor Announces His 3d Shakeup.

| prosecutors and the assignment of a | cases were ‘an

who was a Republican candidate for Superior Court judge’ in 1938, and William F. Elliott, 3816 Washington Blvd., were appointed as the new deputies. They will fill: vacancies - created | by the resignations of Capt. Edwin J. Haerle, now in the U. 8. and Maj. Forman McCurdy, who also is-in the Air Corps,

Kightlinger Shifted

"Mr. Royse Was appointed fo. take charge of Municipal | Coirt . cases: John G. Tinder,. now a Superior Court deputy prosecutor, was assigned to Municipal Court as Mr. Royse’s assistant. Erle A. Kightlinger, who has been in charge of Municipal Court prosecutions, shifted back to his former in Criminal Court. John

: Millers former assistant at Munieci-

Court _ also. was . assigned to Mr. Elliott will be assigned to Su-

Gammon, who has been a civil deputy, was assigned to . Circuit

This is the third geheral shakeup staff assignments ‘since Mr. Blue took office -Jan.. 1. .

Samuel Blum was in charge of Municipal Court cases at the beginning -of Mr. Blue’s term, but he was suddenly transferred to Criminal Court last spring and Deputy Leo Brown was put in charge of Municipal Court cases. Two: months ago ‘Mr. Brown was withdrawn ' from : Municipal Court

assignments followed several weeks

leaders and Mr. Blue.

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Appointment of .two. new deputy |

new staff to handle Aubieipat Gut the X

Wilbur A, Royse, 4078 ok ave) IAL

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perior Court 3 work: and Jesse ‘W.'

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and i M Kightlinger replaced him.| list. The appointments and new staff

of conferences between Republican

Navy Guns Ready; Says Knox As House Gets Ship-Arms Bill

Trained Créws to Be Provided, Secretary Says;| Opponents Prepare for Fight in Senate.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (U. P.) —Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said today that the Navy “is ready to put guns” aboard American. merchant ships as soon as Congress authorizes the action. The Sav aso will provide trained eipks fo man the guns, Col. Knox said at, res: VBA Tor doh as. two. House committees

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In Gise: Growing Out

Of Accident Dispute,

E. Howard Cadle, businessmanevangelist, pleadeq’ guilty - to assault and battery in Municipal Court today as an aftermath of & collision Oct. 3 between Mr.

Cadle’s car ‘and another. The case was taken under advisement until

Oct. 30. Mr, Cadle ddmitted- striking Philip Fishbein, 3720 “N, Meridian 8t., ‘a spectator, but insisted to Kelso Elliott, judge pro tem, that he had provocation. The testimony‘ at today’s hearing generally

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sizable a ate Prides: ‘Gun. Crews Ample How. ‘soon the Navy will be able

1 begin PUtting gulls aq gun Erews es merchant: ps was - sti'l

Col. Knox ¢ said the Navy is . to handle the ships as fast as they come to us” but that it would take several months to complete the job because “you cannot take all of the '|ships off the sea at one time.” Col. Knox said the Navy has plenty of gun crews ready ‘and that ne. is ‘satisfied that the Navy can get enough guns for the mer-

tmen. “The ships would not’ ‘be under Navy, but merely . armed for] self-defense,” he explain Asked “whether arming “of t - ships would change their status so that they could be attacked without warn-

boiled down to these cone ceded facts: Mr. Cadle was riding in his car, driven by ‘an employee, John 'D. across Alabama St. on Miami St. His car was struck toward the rear by a car driven by Charles Trefy, 2355 Villa Ave. Mr. Trefry ‘and Mr. Cadle exchanged comments on who was to blame and Mr. Cadle asked a spectator—--Mr. {Eel Te, hd son the aon» en Mr. Fishbein made a reply and Court|was hit in the face by the evange-

In court today, Mr. Fishbein testified he fold Mr. uw “it’s lucky (Continued on Page Ten)

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REPORT ADAMS MAY QUIT POST

Insiders Hint at Friction Between Schricker and Highway Chief. By EARL RICHERT ‘House ‘sources re-

that James D. Adams shortly as Chairman

|the division of the "| State Government,

It was reported that press of per: | sonal business would be the reason fox the resignation, although there have been repeated rumors of friction between Mr, Adams and his Governor Schricker.. ‘Mr. * declined “to 'comment. He has repestedly denied the friction

rumors. “The Highway Commission’ chair. man _ has extensive. business.interests in northern :Indiana. “He owns a ‘daily newspaper in Columbia City bi, | 224 is president of: the: bank: there. For the past decade, he has been one of the most prominent figures in Democratic circles in Indiana.

Affairs in Good Shape

He served as chairman of the State Highway Commission for four yeas under Governor McNutt and | portedly turned down an offer svn State Administration sources of the’ Demosesie gubernatorial

nomination ‘in He was, mentioned as & possible | sandidste In 1940, but did ‘not ‘run, throwing his P80 Governor Schri cker. His appoint~ ment - was among the first announced by Mr. Schricker after his

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By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor

Hitler's mechanized spreaheads crashed deeper into res inforced Red Army defenses around Moscow today Japan appeared ready to take advantage of the criti Russian situation, German tank colnns. v were said by Berlin to be d d ing four abreast within possibly 50 or 60 miles of the capital while dive-bombers and paratroops battled to dis the Russian lines. British sources estimated the Germans have us 10,000 tanks in the attempt to capture the Russian metros polis. Moscow dispatches admitted enemy! | gains but: said" the Red Army: still was intact and fighting back so pes fullythat heavy losses were inflicted oni the enemy: 1 military experts, however, were concerned fest ne Russia forces be entrapped.

Japan More Belligerent In these circumstances, the Axis pressure on Japan strike in the Far East (from which some Russian f were reported withdrawn) appeared to be increasing. vital decisions seemed imminent at Tokyo. ‘The extreme nationalist organization Tohokai dem ed that the Jajanese Government end negotiations with United States for easing the Pacific crisis and this was 8 ported in part. by a meeting of 60 members of the H of Representatives organization seeking to encourage Government to carry out forcibly and speedily Plans’ new order in East Asia. There were only: indications of the nature of deci which the Japanese Government of Premier Fuminm Konoye was believed to have made before the Premier ported to Emperor Hirohito, but all of. the signs were posed to the efforts of the United States and ‘Britain maintain the status quo. ; Action Depends on Moscow - Konoye had conferred for iwo days with import: political personages—a customary sign of grave d changes. in i portant personnel and the Privy Council shortened wu versity and college terms to speed entry of students into

(armed forces. All these factors indica :| tempts to reach an agreement with the |

the | Britain had failed.

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Whether the Konoye Government was ready to st h ik . Siberia was by no means clear, but the pressure seem continue in that direction and probably will be decided

| the outcome of the German drive on Moscow.

‘The Moscow fronts, according to ‘war dispatches. a sides and rom London, showed fhe! following:

40 a Balt. for the time Derg by the around the city. Berlin's communique was. devoted peating that 500,000 prisoners were in the Vy: Bryansk sector, bringing the total to 3 ,000,000 and in total Russian casualties of 6,000,000 me mated total Russian losses at: 8,000,000 at 2,000,000.

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