Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 January 1943 — Page 3
At City Hall—
DID POLI ICS RULE
POLICE
23 Out of 39 Promotions
Charge Beeker ‘Sidestepping’ Merit System With ‘Acting’ Ranks.
By SHERLEY UHL That the axiom “to the victors belong the spoils” is as politically useful today as it was when Andrew Jackson in-
vented it was seen in a ‘vast personnel last week. Local G. O. P. heads insisted that officers were promoted
and demoted “for conduct af-
fecting the efficiency and morale of the department,” with political afiliations not tonsidered. But observers were not inclined , to chalk up to coincidence the fact that of 39 advanced, 23 were listed as Republicans and five as Democrats. Of 23 reduced in rank 14 were Democrats and only five Republicans. The political faith of the others was not designated on the police department roster, because since 1935 ‘the state merit law has prohibited recording of newly appointed officers as to political affiliation. Proponents of merit promotions again accused Chief Clifford Beeker of sidestepping the . issue by appointing all those promoted in an “acting” capactiy. This status allows. them to hold posts without having previously qualified by attending the police training school and -taking merit tests. ' G. O. P. officials retorted that the practice of naming non-qualified “acting” officers had been a favorite one with the previous police administration. ”
‘Numbers’ Near City Hall
the police anti-gambling drive continued last week, pool tickets were circulated figuratively under Mayer Tyndall's nose in city hall, Although the “numbers” still were being passed around in the vicinity of Ohio and Alabama sts., one of the old-timers remarked that their popularity had subsided a great deal there with the coming of the new administration, ” ®. ®”
Theyye ‘3 Horsemen’
vigilant ‘administrators in ey ty hall are those “three horsenen” of the safety board, Will Remy, Paul Robertson and Smiley N. Chambers. Remy usually takes .the lead, Robertson steadies the course, and Chambers, the lone - Democrat, holds the check-rein. Remy, the board president, is zealous in his desire to curb an epi- . demic of burglaries, holdups and assaults that has swept the city in recent months. Trying to put his finger on the - trouble, he has requested Chief Beeker to provide him with detailed information on all such cases investigated by the police department. He hopes, he says, to analyze this data.and perhaps to reassign police in the city. accordingly. At the safety board meeting last Tuesday, Chambers protested what -he termed the “promiscuous” issuance of special police licenses here. He doesn‘t think firms asking for special police are making thorough enough investigations of the physical and moral traits of the men they select. There are about 900 special police in Indianapolis.
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+ Strategy Expected
Word from the mayor's office has it that Gen. Tyndall may be waiting for a more propitious moment to announce appointments to his important post-war planning committee. He hasn't had time to give the committee much attention yet, but
hose close to the general say that|fonservation department was formed.
even so, he may prefer to “break” the committee organization story on the heels of a major allied victory, when public feeling will be more receptive to post-war preparation.
Attacks Auto Use
» Harmon Campbell, president of the works board, complained to that body yesterday of the laxity he had found in the use of city-owned automobiles. “Nobody seems to know where they go, what theyre used. for or how long they're taken out,” he said. “Everybody in the city government: seems to have an automobile but, the man who needs one most—the street commisisoner.” The works board Tater Sdopted a
SHAKEUP?
Go to Republicans; Critics
shuffle of Indianapolis police
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At Court House—
HOPE TO RETAIN COURT REFORMS
Leaders of Citizen Groups To Meet With Rhoads on
Juvenile Policies.
By NOBLE REED Leaders of the citizens groups who sponsored extensive juvenile court reforms during the past four yegrs will eonfer soon with Mark Rhoads, new judge of the court, to urge his co-operation in continuing the policies. Under the program carried out by former Judge Wilfred Bradshaw and backed by the child welfare groups, juvenile court was made an agency for rehabilitation of delinquent children rather than a court of law to punish wayward children. Representatives of the American Association of Social Workers and the citizens juvenile court committee said they hope there will be no change in the program.
Rhoads’ Policies Unknown
Judge Rhoads, who has been on the juvenile bench only two weeks, has not outlined details of his policies with regard to those followed ( by Judge Bradshaw upon -recommendation of the citizens groups. “We will urge that the reforms carried out by Judge Bradshaw be continued and improved upon where possible,” declared Miss Helen
apolis chapter of the American Association of Social Workers. Other child welfare workers said they will insist that the operations of the court be Kept out. of politics entirely. J Some of Judge Rhoads’ appointments in the key jobs were made through Republican party patron- |, age channels. a ” » ”
Despite government warnings that citizens should pay up their debts to help keep down inflation, law suits to collect old debts are still being filed here at the rate of about 100 a week. Judgments. being asked on unpaid bills and notes are running about $30,000 a week. Yesterday in a single day, 16 suits were filed to collect unpaid bills and overdue notes amounting to $6440, ranging from $50 to $2500. Several thousands suits to collect money are pending in the eight civil courts handling them here.
‘MOST HATED MAN’ HAD ONLY FRIENDS
FT. WAYNE, Ind., Jan. 16 (U. P.), —Capt. Rodney Fleming, 67, who laughingly called himself the “most hated man in Indiana” during his 44 years as a state game warden, died yesterday after a short illness. Fleming was the second game warden appointed after the state
The sportsmen used to regard game wardens as encroachers on personal liberty. Fleming’s friends said, however, that he was esteemed by hunters and fellow workers alike.
DARLAN SUSPECTS FREED ALGIERS, Jan. 16 (U. P.) —Five of 12 arrested on suspicion in the assassination of Admiral Jean Francois Darlan have: been freed, a reliable source said today.
resolution which would request drivers of city cars to immediately report to police all accidents in ‘which the automobiles are involved, and also decided to make a check: on the use of all cars under its juris-
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diction.
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near the shack’ troops climaxed -a daring three-day raid by destroying the
the same motion.
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| Committee to Hear Facts
Only, Connally Says; Starts Wednesday.
. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (U. P). —Chairman Tom Corinally (D. Tex.)
8 of the senate + foreign relations
Last minute registrants jammed the War Memorial building late yesterday as Marion Sannly rationing officials attempted to serve those securing ration book one on the deadline. Book two cannot be secured
without the first issued. The second book will be issued in February.
SMASH JAPS AT|
SANANANDA PT,
U.' S.-Aussie Force Inflicts
Heavy Casualties; Aerial Raids Stepped Up.
GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Australia,
Jan, 16 U. P.).~United States and Aus-
tralian troops, cracking. the Japanese line at Sanananda point on the north New Guinea ‘coast, have destroyed fenses, inflicted heavy casualties and "captured quantities of arms Sanders, chairman of the Indian-| 4 equipment, it was announced
today.
enemy front-line de-
At Mubo, 125 miles up the coast Huon gulf, Australian
apanese headquarters wireless sta-
tion and supplies.
In their relentless aerial offensive ver the New Guinea north coast rea, allied planes from heavy four-
motored bombers to sturdy Australian beaufighters made seven separate raids including one on Rabaul, chief Japanese base in the Southwest Pacific.
The Australian-American victory
at Sanananda point was. plain indication that the annihilation of that Japanese stronghold, last the enemy possesses in the Papuan area of New Guinea, was now a matter of days.
Attacking with hand grenade and
bayonet, the American and Australian through and knocked out the strong Japanese front line pill boxes which constituted the enemy first defense line.
stormed, - broke
troops
Gen. MacArthur's communique
seid that. .bodies of 152 Japanese dead -already had been buried.
Dog Gof Piece Of Burglar Here
“Benny,” a good little black and white watch dog, just couldn’t wait this morning until a burglar jimmied his way into his master’s home at 1418 Silver ave. Mrs. Theresa Cross, 36, was awakened | by Benny's growling and heard the burlar hard at work on the front door. She opened a window on the first floor and went to the neighbor's to call police. | Benny stayed: by the door and patiently awaited the burglar. Finally the lock was jimmied. The burglar: went. in and out again in Benny Eo a piece of his leg. = . ‘Police found ' blood when they got there.
_ BENEFIT GROUP TO MEET
Women's Benefit association 140 will: hold ‘a meeting -at 2:15 p. m. Wednesday - at.230 E. Ohio st. Nettie Lotz is president.
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Church Stages A Hobby Exhibit
© A hobby exhibition will be the main recreation feature of the Angelus Hour for youth tomorrow evening at the North Methodist church. Richard Wilkey, national junior champion in the fisherman’s art of casting, will demonstrate casting, assisted by Richard Vernon. Betty Crews will display her dog statuettes and C, W. Hyde and his son, Jerry, their hand-made Indian jewelry, Secrets of photography will be disclosed by Roy Slaughter Jr, Wendelll Walker and David Chapman. Wayne Carmichael will talk on movies. _ Pvt. Howard Berger of Ft. Harrison will preside at the sanctuary service when the angeius choir, directed by Charles Hamilton, will sing and Dr. C. A. Mc= Pheeters will give the meditation, “Loving the Unlovely.”
225 MEETINGS SET FOR CITY IN 1943
A total of 225 war conferences and conventions will be held in Indianapolis this year, the Indianapolis convention and publicity bureau announced today. Mark R. Gray is beginning his second term as president of the bureau, following his re-election at a meeting at the Hotel Lincoln. He is publisher of the Indianapolis Commercial. George Vonnegut, sebrelary-ireas-urer of the Vonnegut Hardware Co., was renamed treasurer. New officers are vice president, Paul E. Rupprecht, manager of Hotel Lincoln; ‘chairman of the executive committee, Howard S. Morse, vice president and manager of the Indianapolis Water Co., and a member of the executive committee, S. B. Walker, controller of the Wm. H. Black: Co. Other members of the executive committee are William. H. Wells, manager of the Severin hotel, and Murray H. Morris, secretary of the Merchants association. Henry T. Davis was renamed secretary-man-ager of the bureau.
18 ‘BUTLER STUDENTS PLEDGED TO SPHINX
Eighteen sophomore men are new pledges of Sphinx, national junior men’s honorary group: at Butler university. Selected on the basis" of scholarship and activities, they are William Wildman, Harold Burr, James Morrow, Irwin Ward, Robert Parr, George Vosburgh, James Mitchell, Wallace Zink, Harold Johantgen, Joseph “Trent,” Robert Terrican, Richard Jowitt, Robert Rehl, Ray| Bagley, Jack Patterson, Dean Moore, Robert Mathes and Gordon’ Gilmer.
Herba, Elois Vandergrif, at Methodist. James, Annis Smith, at Emhard Robert, Lynette RD immna, at os Yandes. Charlie, Vivian Worth, at us Ww. Arizona. a.
Boys : Elston, Shale Whitlotk. at St. Vincent's. wrence, Ann at Coleman.
western,
DEATHS Prank. Si le, 72, at 1523 Broadway, ag myocarditis.
a a 57, at 3302 N. Tiinols, “occlusion.
coronary ChaviestW. Pislar, 51, at 2108. N. Harding. John Wilk Willinn Richardson, 5, ‘at City,
The date has not been set.
STATE SCHOOLS ASK MORE CASH
Operating Year Round, They Ask $5,542,000 in Budget Requests.
Indiana's state-owned universities nd colleges need $5,542,000 more or operating expenses during the
next two years than they received for the last two, according to a request on file today with the state
budget committee." This is due, college officials- said,
because schools are now operating
on a year-round basis rather than on the two-semester plan. The. request of the four state
universities and colleges are: | Indiana, $6,793,000; Purdue,
committee has set next Wednesday for the start of open. hearings on the nomination of retiring Democratic National Committee Chaiman
{Edward J. Flynn as minister to:
Australia. He said the. session will be open “to any person who can give actual
‘| first-hand facts, not second-hand
hearsay.” The committee is not
{inviting any particular witnesses
for the opening session, he said, “put if subsequent developments indicate the need for the presence
| fof some persons not on hand, the
committee will seek to have such persons appear.” Flynn has asked for a full public hearing and is expected to be on hand. The meeting was scheduled so it would not conflict with the Democratic national committee meeting in Chicago Monday when
Flynn will submit his resignation.
Bridges to Attend
Senator H., Styles Bridges (R. N. H), leading critic of Flynn in the senate, plans to attend. He also intends to submit a list of “some 3¢ persons” he wishes the committee to hear. ~ Bridges has chafged that: Flynn was associated indirectly with a Japanese agent two weeks prior to Pearl Harbor; that the Democratic chieftain lost more than $1,000,000 in New York City funds; that he appointed “a notorious gangster and murderer” as a Bronx county deputy sheriff, and misused WPA labor and paving blocks belonging to New York City.
FINNISH CHIEF CRITICIZED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (U. P.). —Popular Finnish reaction against that country’s ‘leanings toward the axis may cause President Risto Ryti to be replaced by' Marshal Carl Gustav Mannerheim in the Feb. 15 election, diplomatic circles said today. The diplomats said Ryti has been criticized for failure to maintain better relations with
the United States.
A SHORT TIME _ before the legislature opened. G. O. P. Chairs man Ralph Gates told newspapernien that this would "he one session
they could sleep through.
And up-to-date at least, it nis been virtu ally that cull a session. There has been only one half-way fair debate, that over Attore ney General Jim Emmert's bill to place all’ attorneys working in vas
rious departments under his con-
trol. That, by the way, is the only -
measure involving patronage introduced so far.
One investigation proposal, to check into the state welfare department, is pending action by the house and at least one other is scheduled. Senator Samuel E. Johnson (R.. Anderson) says he wants to check into the state police department because he has information that the department personnel is not on a 50-50 basis as provided by a 1941 law. .
The chiet activity so far has been the introduction of bills. But that is behind last year. At adjournment yesterday, a total of 149 bills had been introduced in both houses. At the same time last year, 167 measures had been dropped into the hoppers. This type of session is just what the G. O. P. leaders wanted. They don’t want a legislafure that will make page one headlines all over the state this time. The quieter the session, the more favorable the public: reaction, they think. And I think’ they're right.
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Beamer Aids Placed
All but three members of the staff of former Democratic Attorney General George Beamer, who was replaced Monday by Republican James Emmert, still have political jobs.
Norman Duke and Robert Ag--
new, former deputies, are now employed in the legislative reference bureau by Herbert P. Kenney, Democratic director, Glenn L. Steckley, another deputy, has been employed as an examiner in the Democratic controlled public service commission. And Democratic Deputies Urban C. Stover and Walter Lewis have been retained by Mr. Emmert, Mr. Lewis only for a few weeks, it is understood. The veteran Republican deputy attorney general, Joseph Hutchinson, also has been retained by Mr. Emmert. Mr. Beamer and his former first
assistant, James K. Northam, working ns legal advisers to ve governor luring the session, being paid fron: the Democratic ‘party funds. Mr, Beamer is to becom chairman of the public service commission on March 1, and it is reported that Mr. lortham also may be named to a P. S. C. post, possibly that of chief attorneys examiner now hell by Oliver Eggers of Ft. Wayn:. Mr. Eggers is to enter the army shortly. The three deputits who have returned to privaie life are Ballard Harrison, Joseph O. Hoffe man and Obed Kilgore. Mr, Kile gore also is to enter the armed services within a fev weeks.
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Dale Brown Seeks Post
DALE EROWN, s:venth ward G. O. P. chairman, hat been having : “job trouble” lately. 4
Mr. Brown, who is now employed on the feceral truck and bus ins ventory being made by the state auto license bureau, was slated
“to be named assistant clerk of the
G. O. P.-controlled house of representatives. But the Republican leaders who slated him forgot to tell the house members attending the caucus that he was to get the assistant clerk’s job and Roland Stroud 3 of Dale was chosen,
publicans backed Mr, Brown <op the $180-a-month post of A. B. C. investigs.tor which was involved in a seventh district intra-party fight, Homer E. Capehart, seve enth district G. O. F. chairman, backed Thomas Tifiee, former mayor of Brazil, for the post, and Mr. Tiffee was named,
DENY UU. S. GRAB AIMS MADRID, Jan. 15 (U. P) (Dee layed) —United - States Ambassador © Carlton J. H. Hayes a:sured Spain and Portugal today tha: the -United States does not have designs on their territory, or the territory of any other nation.
STRAUSS SAYS:
$7,591,000; Indiana. State Teachers -
college, $1,319,000, and Ball State Teachers college, $1,894,000, Caucus Scheduled A. G. O. P. caucus is' scheduled to be held next week at which a proposal to adopt a one-year ap-
propriation plan will be discussed. This plan which would necessitate calling another session of the legis-
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year plan should be followed.
women, noticeably similar in appearance, were inducted together! into the WAACs yesterday. They were Mrs. Glenna Wilson, 44, and | her daughter, Mrs. Trena Thomas, :
Precipitation 24 hrs. e ‘Total preci
ture in: other Suess. a Atlanta Boston
lature next spring, is sponsored by Senator Elgar I. Higgs (R. Connersville) and he reportedly has much support. Governor Schricker has stated that he believes the customary two-
He pointed out that if an emergency should arise, he could always |
call a special session. The governor | also is in favor of creating a sepa- |
rate fund which can be used to meet
emergencies in the operation of the! state institutions during the coming | |
two years.
3 Hoosier Youths Help Launch Ship
BALTIMORE, Jan. 16 (U. P.) — The = 10,500-ton Liberty ship Thomas R. Marshall was launched yesterday at the Bethlehem-Fair-field shipyard in ceremonies attended by three Indiana schoolboys who won the trip by collect ing scrap metal. The boys were Edward Snowaert, 16 of Lafayette: Richard Huff, 13, of the Seventh Day Adventist school, Indianapolis, and Noble Craig, 17, of Farmland. Mrs. Wayne Coy, wife of the deupty budget director, christened the ship, which was named in honor of the vice president who served ‘with President’ ‘Woodrow Wilson. During the Seromonios each boy was given a silver wrist ‘band with his name engraved on one side and a notation of the launching on the other: The boys left for home last night after a ‘hotel dinner party.
ent camper FAMILY JOINS WAACS CHICAGO, Jan. 16 (U. P.).—Two
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Dear Fellows—
We hope you're all well and happy. . . ,
Things, are going pretty good around here, despite the war. . . , The young folks have been having a fine time * with their sleds and skates.
And some of us
older folks have been -
dreaming over seed catalogs. . . . plane ning our next summer’s victory gardens. « « . It looks like most everyone is going to have a garden. The OCD has a committee to help would-be gardeners obtain permission to use vacant lots for the raising of a crop of vegetables + « . and blisters. . . . The desk clerk at the Indianapolis Athletic club was embarrassed as all get-out the other night to discover someone had stolen a silk American flag, standard and all, from right in front of the desk. . . . . Such patriotic thieves we have. State Treasurer Jim . Givens received a dollar bill and an anenymous letter: this week.
paying. secret of how to do it. .
* kX News of the Navy—
LONG BEFORE the navy revealed ‘the loss of the destroyer Benhara, Mrs. Herbert
A. Bogard, 1505 Finley ave, knew it had been sunk. . . . But she didn’t tell a soul. : You see, her son, Seaman 2c Herbert Arthur Bogard, was one of, the survivors. .. He wrote his mother all about it but cautioned her not to tell. . . . Who says a woman can't keep .a secret! , . . Quarter-
. pastor 1c Carlos. F. Engle, a survivor of the
destroyer Cushing, also: sunk; and of the
Utah, sunk. at Pearl Harbor, is home. on .
furlough. . Harold F. Heard, aviation radio man 2c, has won’ the distinguished flying cross for gallantry in the battle of Midway Island. . . . A local marine also has been commended for heroism:at Midway. « + « He is Sergt. Harold Whitaker, 124 N,
Colorado. .. . . Frederick Amos Wright, 18, of 6192 Kingsley dr, was the first Hoosier .
sworn inte the navy under SeleSuve: sefvicss SN
Big Police Be Shakan—..
. The sender confessed ke got into the state fair twice without . He didn’t let Jim into the’
fred A. Schulz, Edward Tutt, Jacl: Small and Audrey Jacobs to lieutenants. , , , "The legislature has kept things stirred up pretty well, with more than 100 bills tossed into the pot. - What's cookin’? , . . . Well, a few of the bills would prohibit holds ing the 500-mile race on Meinorial day « « « . turn city hospital into a county gen eral hospital run by a non-pariisan « « « . enable Indianapolis to include coliseum - in its post-war publi: program . « « . provide a monthly installment p for paying county property taxes, ., . boost legislators’ pay $5 a day, . . . and provide a 30-day “cooling -off” period before a divorce suit could be filed. . . . Tha$ gives you an idea. "
AON & Bullets—Not Words— is THE CITY is getting ready to yank the the old interurban rails out of Shelby. . between Troy and Madison aves. .. Theyll make more scrap steel for tanks and guns.’ .. Arthur IL. Colbert, &3-year-o Dayiess county farmer, is the nev HoosieF corn king. . . . The biggest event at 3,
Knox recently was the sale of 96( pairs
nylon hose at the fort exchange. . .. privates, colonels’ ladies and working girls Stood in ‘line a couple of hours to {et them, . + . Some folks have all the luck. . . . The I. U. extension class in Russian is jzell fills with army officers from. nearby camps . but the course .in the Japanese langua isn't doing so well. . . . Only three signed ‘t « « « Maybe the fellows are figuring on bullets, instead of words, on the Japs.. .
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Names in the Nev's— ROSCOE CONKLE, (he West side m tician, is the new president. of th: board. . . . William C. Griffith succeed ; Artht R. Baxter as president of the Uniled Wi Fund. . . . George N. Beaer, the ex-atto general, succeeds Fred ¥. Eichhorn on Public service commission. . . . Dewey M; was named president of the Indians I cratic club. , . . J. Bradley "Haigh, employment service director, hai
~ nominated by President Roosevelt 58 _ anapolis director of the war ms
commission. . . . And 16-year-old
Anderson will serve out the unexpir:d of Jimmy Russell as miyor of the §
Side Community center’s youth oun