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1 THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1938. FARMS FLOODED AS LEVEE GOES OUT HALLS DENIED NAZ BUND FOR PARLEY "OBSERVER" HIRED BY DELGO-REMY General Manager of Anderson Plant Testifies at NLRB Hearing IftWWWl JVHUll my UHM I 1,1 1,11 l)H) JljJHUiH)iIJIIMHIllnHi WBiUiUl mWmwilMlMH Jl I "i I Hi l-r-rrrnT- tmViii Jl C4. G. 0. P.

ATTORNEY, 26, MAYOR AT PETERSBURG PETERSBURG, Ind February 23 CAP.) Lester Nixon, age twenty-six, Republican attorney, has been elected by tho city council to serve as mayor until December 31, the unexpired term of William R. Ber-ridge. Democrat, who died two weeks ago. izatlon of German-Americans" organized "for clean American nationalism against Communist international outlawry." Printed on one side in English the cards said the meeting would be open to "all truth-seeking Americans," while In German, on the other side, the coard extended an invitation to Germans only. Highly perturbed at the apparent attempt of the Bund organization to make Inroads Into Ihdianapolls from already established organizations in northern Indiana, prominent German-Americans said they did not wish to be designated publicly as opposing the Hitler group, but expressed the fear that the success of the Bund might create an unfair impression of all Americans of Germany ancestry.

Bund organizations are reported to be operating in Ft, Wayne, Hammond and South Bend. Two camps, one near Michigan City and on near Ft. Wayne, are said to be operated by the Bunds. Leaders of tho organization have denied anti-American activity. Gen.

Pershing Makes Gain in Fight for Life Continued from Page 1, Part the Desert sanitoriuhi four miles east of here. Dr. Davison ordered Pershing brought there after he suffered his first relapse yesterday. Master Sergeant C. G.

Shaeffer, the general's secretary, chauffeur and traveling companion several years, also is on hand. Shaeffer is worried seriously by Pershing's sudden turn for the worse. But the man who has shared Black Jack's travels of late years seemingly retains complete confidence in his ability to rally. Pershing's illness is considered serious, said the physician's Tuesday night statement, "merely because he is getting on in years." The general, spending his sixth winter here, was ordered to bed in his hotel suite a week ago when he complained of rheumatic pains as he prepared to attend a charity ball with Miss Pershing. He was reported to have been making steady progress until the first relapse yesterday.

After that setback, Pershing rallied a few hours. Last week he was cheered by visits from two war-time associates, General Charles G. Dawes and Gen. James G. Harbord, who see him here annually.

A Three Organizations Refuse to Allow Space for Meeting Here At least three organizations today had refused permission for the use of their halls for a meeting of the German-American Bund--pro-Nazi group March 14. They are the Athenaeum, the Liederkranz and the Syrian-American Brotherhood. Brown cards announcing that Wilhelm Kunze, national publicty director of Adolf Hitler's Amerikadeutschen Volks-bundes, would speak March 14 at an organization meeting at the Athenaeum were widely crculated among the German-American citizens of Indianapolis. The management of the Athenaeum announced that an Investigation of the request for use of the hall revealed the organization did not measure up to the standards set by the Athenaeum and that the request was refused. The Bund was described on the cards as "a patriotic, fighting organ- NOT A CANDIDATE NOW, SAYS MITT Continued from Paffe 1, Part 1 for the President," McNutt shut back.

"Are you going to see Senator VanNuys while here?" "Certainly; I always have." "When will you call on President Roosevelt?" "Frobably tomorrow. I called Hyd2 Park N. from Indianapolis and learned the President will be back in Washington tonight." "Is Indiana still Democratic?" Will Appear Before Committees. "Judging by the enthusiasm I saw Saturday night in Indianapolis, I should say it is." The high commissioner said in addition to his conferences with President Roosevelt, Secretary Hull, Secretary Woodring and other government officials, he probably wilt appear before those committees of congress handling legislation affecting the Philippines. He probably will be to Washington two or three weeks but will leave just as soon as his business here is transacted, he said.

Advancement of the date for the Filipinos independence, which has been proposed, is probably now out of the question, the high commissioner opined, because of the world situation and the economic- conditions in the Philippines. The "toast" incident at Manila was as "impersonal as rain," McNutt said in comment on a question. "Never in my life have I enjoyed more pleasant relations than I have with President Quezon and other officials of the commonwealth government. It has been genuine pleasure to be associated ttV i 4 41 5 wjiii i wmmmm mm -mam mm wmmmmmmmmmim i mm itomm mMmf 22 (AJP. Aerial view showing the break in the levee four miles river.

Many thousands of acres of farm land were flooded and from their homes. Federal engineers fear that the flood will exceed when seventy-five lives were lost. like scenes in southern Indiana ANDERSON, February 23 operative of the National Trades Association was hired by the Delcc-Remy division, Anderson General Motors unit, from 1923 until late in 1336 to "make observations about factory efficiency. Communism and labor," Fred C. Kroeger, president and general manager of the plant, testified at the second day of an NLRB hearing here.

Payments to a. trades organization for its services over the five-year period, Kroeger said, were approximately- $185 monthly and were listed as special items on his expense account. The testimony was given in an effort to refute charges the company had hired "spies." lie said the ouerative was em ployed in the timekeeping depart ment ana reports were sent to him by mail. The reports consisted, the factory head said, of pointing out inefficiencies in the plant, possible safety hazards, complaints expressed ey employes but which were not brouzht to the attention of the management, information as to communist activities either in tne plant or in the community and Information as to a general feeling rezardinz labor orranizatinnx. George Bokat, Washington, trial examiner lor the NLRB, said he expected to rule soon on a motion Of Del co-Rem counsel to dismiss all charges filed by the United Au- somocne oncers or America.

Bendix to Add 10,000 Salesmen. SOUTH BEND. February 23 (U.P.) The national sales force -of Bendix Home Appliances, will be increased by more than 10,000 men to be hired within a few weeks, Judson S. Sayre, corporation president, has announced. The men will be trained under the supervision of the divisional personnel directors to work with eighty-one distributors and through this nucleus crew supervisors and talesmen will be engaged to work with the 3,000 Bendix dealers in the country.

The company manufactures a new automatic laundry. AL LE GEDSLUG ER BANDIT INDICTED Continued from Tare 1, Part 1 Indiana Reformatory for ten to twenty-five years. Schneider's trial on the assault charge was to have started Friday in criminal court, but the indictment will result In its postponement. It is alleged he slucrgfcd Rousch on the head with a bolt, Inflicting scalp wounds. The indictment was one of fourteen returned by the grand Jury.

Others were of comparatively minor Importance. It MriMikMMimm 1 "IIMII ilMM Vss. Is one of these men your husbands-He wants the full, mellow flavor that's made Beech-Nut Coffee outstanding. Flavor that comes from using an exfra-large proportion of those rarer, mellower mountain-grown coffee beans. Flavor that's vacuum-packed.

Roaster-FRESH. NLVVFORT, Ark, February south of Newport, on the White hundreds of families were driven the disaster of three years' ago were common a year ago. PRINCIPAL NAMED in Continued from Page 1, Part 1 the time salaries are determined for the entire teaching staff. Asserting "the principalship of Thomas Carr Howe High School is a position of great importance to Indianapolis." Morgan said, "the broad experience of Mr. Sharp in the Indianapolis schools, his ex cellent training and qualities of professional leadership fit him emi-graduated from Wittenberg College in 1911.

He did graduate work at the University of Chicago and Ohio State and Indiana universities, andi received the M. S. degree in education from Butler University in 1930. The new principal is a member of Beta Theta Pi, social fraternity; Phi Kappa Phi, honorary scholastic fraternity: the Scottish Rite and the Central Avenue M. E.

church. He is past president of the chemistry and biology sections of the Indiana State Teachers Association, the Indianapolis School Men's Club and the Indianapolis High School Teachers Association. He is a mem ber of local, state and national edu cational associations. Mr. and Mrs.

Sharp liye at 4243 Central avenue. SCHOOL I im iu! a Beech-Nut Coffee owes its rare flavor to the mellow flavor belt HEALTH RULES SET FOR RESTAURANTS Continued from Page 1, Part 1 in clean water at least three minutes with a chlorine disinfectant. Restaurant workers must have clean bills of health, and they must wear clean outer garments. Locker rooms must be apart from rooms where food is prepared. Sweet milk must be served in the original containers, and Individual drinking cups or glasses for water must be provided for customers.

Public 'washrooms must not be accessible through the kitchen. Cracked or chipped dishes must not be used, and utmost sanitation must prevail throughout the establishments. Other requirements also call for clean linen, screened entrances and windows, sanitary washrooms and ventilation. Any restaurant found to have violated any of the points on two successive inspections will receive a grade. Those violating several points will receive grades, and for those which fail to meet the minimum standards the penalty provisions will be invoked.

Inspections will be made at least once a year, but it is planned to conduct them every two or three months when the system is in full operation. After April 1 no one will be permitted to open a restaurant without receiving a grade certificate from the state board. Unofficial inspections already have been made in southern Indiana, and it is expected the campaign will operate in that district first. Thurs. 3-Hr.

Special 2:30 I ii''4i1tiiiiiir llr ,1,1 im-) 'Jrliiiiii i f. i tt -ttt frm i 1 ii-itii fri MMWi wm mm mm mm SMS GfiO mm 1 1 ESCAPE REMEDIES URGED AI PRISON Continued from Page 1, Part 1 Gottschalk said in this connection. Guards should be placed under a pension and retirement system they are engaged in a hazardous profession. Fhysical changes recommended by Gottschalk, to prevent a recurrence of the escape, include: Tearing out the attic between Cellhouse and the old dormitory. Completion of the wall between the two buildings to the roof.

Lowering the administration building's roof. Building up the rear wall on the building. Investigations are being conducted to determine how the saw blades were smuggled to Christian and how the ticking, the same kind as is made: in the prison, was obtained for the rope, Gottschalk said. Gottschalk also discussed a previous recommendation that mechanical metal detectors be installed to determine whether inmates are carrying guns, saw blades or other metal devices, or whether packages contain any such articles. The three men in the escape who were partners in crime are Frank Pavlench, George Christian and Angelo Gengo, all serving long sentences for a Lake county robbery in 1935.

They had been in an Oklahoma reformatory together, Christian and Pavlench for the same offense. Christian is believed to have had a previous escape record for his release from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, to which he was transferred, is not shown on federal bureau of Identification records. Gottschalk told the Governor a committee is classifying all inmates of the State Prison from various angles, and will determine the serious escape risks, their segregation and that of long-time pals in crime. The committee consists of psychologists, penologists and members of the prison staff. The other two who escaped are Theodore Hulbert and August Cum-mings.

Gengo and Hulbert still are at large. Investigate Saw Blades. Concerning the escape, by which the men made their way to the roof of an old dormitory building to elude tower guards under cover of night and slide down ropes made of prison ticking, Gottschalk concluded: "I am of the opinion that, given saws and the rope, the escape was easily effected and that those on duty at the time of the escape are not necessarily to blame for the fact that the escape was consummated." Saw blades used by the men to cut their cell bars came from outside the prison and "cost plenty," Gottschalk quoted Christian, one of the three men recaptured, as saying. "After his recapture and return to the institution. Christian admitted being the expert mechanic," Gottschalk told the Governor.

"He said the saw blades came from outside of the institution, that it took him six months to secure them and that it 'cost him plenty. He maintained that, if allowed to work undisturbed, he could saw through a bar in less than five minutes." The brands of saw blades used in the escape had never been bought for the prison, Gottschalk explained in support of the "outside help" angle. The report recited in detail the route followed by the men in their escape pointing out that it was impossible for the guards at desks to observe the escape since the desks are out of line of the top cells. While the men crawled along on the roof, the report said, they could be seen only from the ground or from the tower at the northeast corner of the prison. The sole ground guard did not see them and guards in the northeast tower faced bright lights shining on the administration building.

FISH AND GAME GROUP TO HEAR TALK ON FLY-ROD Houston II. Meyer, faculty member at Arsenal Technical High School, will give a talk on the use of the fly-rod and flies Monday night at the meeting of the Marion County Fish and Game Association in the Hcosier Athletic Club. A motion picture demonstrating the various techniques in fly fishing will be shown. Walter M. Jones, chairman of the membership committee, has announced plans for a membership camnaisn.

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iy thi BEAUTIFUL with them." Discusses Flight. The high commissioner went into detail in discussing the use of an army plane for a flight from San Francisco to Denver. He and his administrative assistant were trav eling under orders of the war de partment, which has charge of transportation and finances. They reached San Francisco and Coy made the usual request of army officials for use cf a plane. General Simmonds, 9th corps commander, subsequently reported a plane would be ready the next morning.

The general accompanied McNutt and Coy to the airport. There McNutt met Colonel commandant of Hamilton field, for the first time Johnson piloted the plane to Denver. "Do you feel that the transfer of Colonel Johnson is associated with your political plans, if you have any?" he was asked. "I know absolutely nothing about it," McNutt replied. "I ordered no one.

I made a routine request, which was granted. "Do you contemplate doing any thing about it?" "Certainly, I do. I will help Col Johnson, if I possibly can." From 3,000 to 4,000 persons, mostly officials and Indianians, are expected to meet McNutt at the reception in the Mayflower. The high commissioner will between his hosts, Senator and Mrs. Minton.

Assigned to the tea tables and assisting Mrs. Minton are Mrs. VanNuys, wife of Indiana's senior senator; Representative Virginia E. Jenckes, the wives of Indiana mem bers of congress and the wives of various Hoosiers who are federal officials in Washington, among others, Mrs. John W.

Kern, In dianapolis; Mrs. John Scott, Gary; Mrs. Pleas E. Greenlee, She! byville, and Mrs. Claude Wickard, Camden.

Reception Menu. The Mintons and McNutt in re ceiving the guests will stand in the Chinese room of the Mayflower, which is rich in oriental decora tions. A buffet supper will be served in the hotel's large ballroom. The menu calls for canapes, caviar, olives, nuts, celery, assorted sandwiches, hot creamed chicken, chicken salad, hot biscuits, Virginia ham, tea and cqffee. The Hoosiers who came for the reception thirty hours in advance received considerable ribbing in eastern newspapers, which pictured the McNutt reception as a purely political affair.

Governor Townsend was variously quoted on the McNutt presidential boom. One paper had him saying McNutt probably will not seek the presidency in 1940 should President Roosevelt run for a third term. Another Townsend quotation "We're going to elect Paul V. McNutt President in '1940 if we can. We've got a good product and we want to sell him to the country." Still another quotation attributed to the Governor: "McNutt was an original New Dealer.

His boom will not be killed off by frosts. There is nothing to be gained by waiting. The people should know the type of man we want them to support. McNutt Is progressive-minded. He is a good administrator and a seasoned statesman." National Committeeman McHale, who is regarded as the McNutt generalissimo, when asked whether the Two Per Cent.

Club is paying for the reception, is quoted in one newspaper as replying: "No, that would be a dumb thing to do. There would be a lot of criticism if that report was confirmed. This party is being paid for by a group of Paul's friends." One newspaper printed the results of a poll it had taken of the President's cabinet on attendance at the reception, which showed, it said, that the McNutt fete would be shunned by members of Mr. Roosevelt's official family. Secretary of State Hull is reported to have a long-standing engagement.

Attorney-General Homer S. Cummings is "down" with a cold. Postmaster-General James A. Farley is in Florida, and Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace is on the West coast.

Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes is reported as being "just too doggone Jusy" to attend. Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson has been too ill for some time to participate in social afafirs. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins probably will be detained by a conference on employment of elderly persons.

Tomorrow night, McNutt will be honor guest at a large dinner being given by the resident Philippine emmissioner and members of his staff. Tuesday McNutt will be a luncheon guest of the National Press Club. The Tom Marshall Club, of Washington, composed of former Hoosiers, today presented the former Governor with an honorary life membership certificate. The presentation was made by Frank Sal-zarulo, formerly of Richmond, the club's president. Arkansas Dike Threatened by Raging Waters Continued from Page 1, Part 1 of 35.7 feet, 13 several feet higher than the town itself, snuggling be-nenUy for the exacting demands of the work which he will assume July 1." Sharp came to Indianapolis in 1916 when he was appointed to the chemistry department at Short-ridge High School, a position he held two years.

In 1919 he became head of the science department at Manual and seven shears later was named vice-principal. Before coming here, he taught mathematics and science in the Rensselaer public schools, served -as principal of Rensselaer High School in 1913 and 1914 and taught science at Nobles-ville in 1915. During the world war, Sharp served in the United States army, on a leave of absence from his teaching duties. After enlisting in the medical corps, he was transferred to the field artillery and was enrolled in the officers training school at Camp Knox. Ky.

Born in Springfield. Sharp was hind the dike, and lapping within few inches of the top of the levee. The previous high stage, in 1927, was 35.6. Why the majority of the 593 in habitants did not flee is summed up by Ben A. Wilson, a resident for the last twenty-nine years: Most of the people have lived here long they are not afraid they just can't believe that the levee wont hold." A levee break three miles east of here aggravated Pulton's situation.

Water pouring through the break started backing up toward the town. Two hundred and fifty WPA workers and scores of volunteers threw up an emergency levee in an attempt to halt the backwater. Two other breaks to the west inundated thousands of acres of rich farm lands and caused closing at Index of the trunk line highway through western Arkansas from Texarkana to Ft. Smith. Storm Delays Rescue of Four Ships.

BOSTON, February 23 AJ) Storm-tossed seas delayed relief vessels speeding today to the aid of four disabled freighters in the North Atlantic. The 2.357-ton Norwegian freighter Victo and the American cargo boat Azalea City, had lost propellers. The steering gear of the Latvian freighter Everhope was carried away 300 miles off Cape Race, Newfoundland, on her way from Antwerp to New York, and the 1.200-ton British motorship Lycia Is disabled by engine trouble 750 miles east of Bermuda. The Victo, bound for European ports from Norfolk, fought heavy seas near the Azores while awaiting the arrival of the Dutch tuar Sea Foam from Horta. The Azalea City, owned by the Waterman Steamship Company, of Mobile, and operating between gulf ports and Europe, wallows in a gale 135 miles southeast of Cape Race, awaiting the salvage tug Relief from New York.

NEW OEALiPPED FOR SHIP SECRECY Continued from Paje 1, Part 1 viding 1,000 more alrplaines for the navy. Members said they expect to obtain the estimates from Rear-Admiral Arthur B. Cock, chief of the navy's aeronautics bureau, after completion of testimony by Rear-Admiral William G. Dubose. head of the bureau of construction and repair.

The navy is authorized to acquire approximately 2.000 planes the number considered necessary for a fleet built up to the limits of the abandoned Washington and London arms treaties. The administration proposes to give the navy 1,000 extra sky fighters, which would raise the cost of the bisser-navy program to well over $1,000,000,000. Dubose has estimated the government would have to spend for the forty-seven combatant vessels and twenty-two auxiliaries proposed in a bill by Carl Vinson (Deia, chairman of the naval committee. 002 goa 1001 USES for serving candles, jelly, nuts, mayonnaise, and for decorative home uses. LnJ I i i Value PHONE OR MAILORDERS rv Reg.

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D. FOSTER. hall is president of the organization..