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THE KOKOMOTRIBUNE VOL. LI--NO. 124 -CITY EDITION I A TOKOMO. FEBRUARY SIXTEEN "PAGES PRICE-THREE CENTS VOTES TO HOLD SATURDAY SESSION HELD AS AMBUSH KILLER Chamber of Commerce Asks Business Men To Meet for Purpose Next Tuesday. IS; SEEKING IDEAS Wants All "Assistance Possible in Effort To Clean Up Intolerable Conditions.

At a meeting to be held' under the.auspices'of the Kokomo Chatn- ber of Commerce, at the Y. M. C. A. on the forenoon of Tuesday, February 8, at- 6 a round-table discussion of Kokomo 1 needs In tho way of parking restrictions and traffic regulations will be conducted, in the hope that something reasonable and practical may be evolved for.

the of 'the city administration in evolving an ordinance to solve the vexing problems -which parking and traffic practices present. The call for the meeting is being lusued by O. secretary of the Chamber at the -suggestion of Mayor Harold O. Frceland; Chief of Killcc Clinton Jackson and Roscoe officer. mcntlon- will have the: responsibility of enforcing- any.

'new parking and traffic ordinance that may be en- mctcd, and they desire one which will -be understandable -and work, able the.resulU desired. Attendance 'Ifcslred To end that ideas to the kind of ordinance that should bo 1 provided-may be it is desired that local business men generally, and' particularly merchants; in the-downtown district, where the situation has: become almost unendurable, be at the meeting and give the gathering the benefit, of their thought on the Kokomb's parking and traffic serious and pressing hat all circles, industrial financ- morchanllle promptly lend' -assistance toward 'obtaining an iearly, and satisfactory solution 'be permitted to long havvbecn doing-, growing' steadily worse, constantly -increasing, -perils" to limb and property and bringing the and-mbre Into reproach the Of air outside its borders. Monday It Is not' the Intention of the city administration things shall continue to drift, as is evidenced by the announcement made -Wednesday; by Chief Police Jackson, that rthroughfare regulation! city now has, will enforced, beginning next Monday, and that particular attention will be yiven to double-parking, alley parking and stop-light "running. A period of was allowed fronv-last Wednesday to next Monday, the end that the public might ample time- to get the information that rentrlctions against the are enforced firmly implanted in Iti' mind, and -be without the excuse of Ignorance that such a policy had been Enforcement begins Monday, Chief Jackion sayf. to everybody.

Differing Bctictloni reactions to the ment have' been 'favorable, but large, majority of'them have been, the -general- sentiment being, that of existing- Is the only remedy for slipshod, and dangerous practices of the In other words, citizens' generally express a to have' the existing ordinances regarding and traffic enforced, until a new ordinance covering the situation more can 'be prepared and passed. are some 1 citizens, It is said, one member the city council, who feel that no immediate action those who traffic regulations should be- taken, enforcement should be: postponed proposed new model or'dl- nance on the has been passed. It Is Chief' however, that enforcement a.reasonable measure of respect for existing regulations -the people for provisions of -the model ordinance when It is put i effect. -It not 'improbable that Xokomo, in seeking a solution of Its parking'problems, will have to reiort to metered;" parking in the heart'of, the business'district It is agreed that nothing but metered can- ever up 'the chronic of many places 'of or in business jf-Slstrlct of'driving downtown in the finding convenient 1 parking '-place tor and leaving other, indlaria like Kokomo, or and strecti'vthat as In-. adequate traffic, in -the motor vehicle age as 'those Ko- fcomo, have and: think of "discarding 'them.

1 1 -'v to the afe State Police Superintendent Donald E. 1 Stiver said Samuel Pierce (above), 69-year-old i farmer, had admitted 'clubbing and''stabbing to death at Police said there had been a feud-between the two men's families for years. Present Pedestal System On Private Property Curbs Is Bunch of Junk. county of city of Kokomo and the real estate owners around courthouse square, get down to. the business of adopting a plan for.the.recondi- tioning of the streets- arid, sidewalks -around the--blg quadrangle, they-are going to under Striving to the of new-street.

lighting equipment: on -The" lighting" equipment in -front of'the buslnesi' ho.us'cs--around -like, the Is In a sad. state dllapl- "The equipment on'-, the courthouse new, staunch, sightly, and ways-satisfactory. It Installed a year ago. Old anfl W.o'rn The 'street -on the private- property about', a a a It parts, and the -service it supplies Is.far from Thc is not far in the future If continued in -operation, -it would down completely. Something will have to be "done about it soon, and common sense suggests that it 'be reconditioned 'at same time as the streets-and Everybody will that the equipment around the square presents--an appearance of raggedness -and inadequacy.

There are three different types of pedestals on- the Of these, only the pedestals on the the courthouse yard are what they, should Pedettali Originally the; pedestals around the square-were all-of ths old fluted pressed-metal type. They looked pretty, well because they were all alike, and- served well while were new. They were always -too however, for the' location! into which were fitted--a location In they were to' 'frequent bumps a Jars. Many 'the have been'removed; and replaced Local Officials Have Fingers Crossed On CHance of Getting More Funds. BEARSS FAVORS BY SHOT FOR1LDUGEBY man just released" from Insane'asy- lum, shot of Premier Benlto Mussolini's private' detectives on there.

In reply, the man fired a shot from-a revolver in his pocket. The bullet' struck -the', detective in abdomen and he crumpled I yi Wednesday" while apparently wait-! to 1 DFVKION' in to asslnate thc an i heaod. the source day. The shooting, which, was have occurred, outside Ducc's residence, the Torlonla, described bymy informant as follows; Mussolini 'due. to.

start his the Venice Palace, his automobile, was waiting for The detective a stranger loitering across the 1 street, from He crossed to the stranger and asked him what he was doing Howard-Miami Senator for New Method of Distributing' Motor Vehicle Sums. Kokomo city officials said Friday that they-are -skeptical about the chances, of 1 Bill 103, which would change the' of distributing collections, becoming-a-law. The measure, now awaiting action-by the.Indiana senate, Increase, the -amount, to be distributed to cities counties, at 'the same "time reducing the allotted the state highway commission. Although the -bill the house, Kokomo officials who Indianapolis Thursday found the outlook I or its enactment They reported that while favoring the bill are chances'of passing the seriate appear to' be about even. -There 'some impression, also, a i the measure should pass It may be vetoed by Governor' Townsend.

Tongue BUI Mayor Harold G. City Clerk Darwin Middlcton, and 'City Engineer Lindell Hale were In-, of tha the throe 6:15 o'clock Friday morning. Her officials were-present was'held by 1 a lung in shooting to-, and 'emerged from trie villa just of staff, pouncing on the first aid to thc wounded, detective. The.names of the''assailant and of detective were not revealed. The assailant, It was staged, was released- from an insane asylum only last week and papers In hls- pocket showed he had once-been certified insane.

News incident' was not generally circulated in Rome, where public is engrossed with '(Continued on Page Two) Wife of Well Known Farmer in Clay Township Expires Friday Morning.j Death claimed Mrs. Martha Edna Bourne; wife of George 3.: Bourne, i Clay-township, at Excavation Activities To Be Continued During Heating Plant Negotiations. Although work on the central heating plant, being-constructed by the' city schools will be.stopped until some' labor difficulty. Is settled, the excavation and foundation the Indiana' 'Municipal League which endorsed the bill-as a- step towards )ocal administrtt- tion Broxtoh Bearss, of Howard and Miami' IS' favor- bill, If the; bill' -should. become a law IB would 'increase the city 'of Ko- komo's' annual -gas 'tax receipt! Continued on.

'Page DEffllMEl tlon from 'which she' hud been only a sho'rt at the family; north of the city on-Road 31. She was 69 years-old. Survivors," besides' the', husband, Include are .1523 South Buckeye street; 135 Express Concern Over 1940 Election, Hope President Extend Olive Branch. HARMONY MUCH Nation's Chief Expected To Survey Situation While At' tending Naval Games. Fob.

about the 1940 possibilities'of a split.In- their ranks, several-Democratic senators said today they hoped--President Roosevelt would bid for party peace when he returns r.ert.month from his.Carib- bean cruise. Although not cific course, Brown D- Mlch) explained that middle-of-the- road Democratic senators had expressed a wish for harmony. b'elluve conditions ripe for an attempt to. get-'the somewhat divergent factions, of the party together and solidify the party for the 1940 battle," Brown said. One anti-administration Democrat declared any 'successful harmony would 'have 'to by the White House.

Hcart-to-Heart Talks Asking that his 'name be with'- 'held, he suggested the President might go far toward healing- party wounds'if he would have a. series of heart-to-heart talks with senators who have opposed some -of his measures but who desire party peace. Other-suggestions for closing the. h'lv I i 0 -work'-on the new junior high school resen t. party breach included an a snort time, ocuun-eu In.

Washington district will be con- anO nymously-voiced proposal that about 'four miles the owner's: representative ail jriformal committee of legiala- si. She Fridav. Operations on tor3 representing all.party factions Police 'Claim Sufficient Evidence To Convict' Ex Con-; RpnrijpDeath, Indianapolis, 'Feb. ecutor'David M. Lewis said-today "important new developments" would thc." grand Jury of.

the January 17 claw hammer killing-of Mrs. Carrie Lelah Rbmlg, 55. the developments. Fred Hatfl'eld, 26-year-old Glenalum, -here to aid his: wife, Mn. Lydla: Hatfield, 21, who is held on a vagrancy charge the in- Eigh't brothers; and also: are-George.

Rosi.and. Ko-. Bond; Mrs, Eva-. Garwood, 'DeLand, Ar Ross, Clara -Love, both of Charles Ross, Roy Ross. held at o'clock- Monday afternoon, at CasKvillc -Methodist church, where ac- Mrs.

'Hatfleld was cently Anderson, arrested -re- where off leers also took Into custody. William- Butsch, -87, former Louisville, convict who said he'war stepfather. "The prosecutor announced the release of an Indianapolis.man who had" been held for. Investigation. Lewis has ask the grand.

Jury to Butsch on charges' of murder in perpetration of a robbery, and first degree-murder. Detective Chief. Fred A. have neen removeu ana repinuuu. v-iji" w'ith cast-iron pedestals'.

This dc- Butsch pieces jewelry, found stroyed "uniformity of appearance, tending to create an unsightly ap- missing after, slaying. And pcarance. that Butsch had 'one of were -Installed on the courtyard I mlg 1 'rings when they the'pedestals the private curb his "person when arrested last week. "We. have'- enough! worse than ever." declared, establish-, a Taller.Pedestals.Needed case against and the In- The older pedestals 'have long! vest)gators are convinced of his guilt." and he will- be.

amisted by the E. H. Kennedy, who is conducting services, will be in Crown Point cemetery. body, was taken. to the Ladd mortuary will, be to the residence Saturday afternoon.

Frlends'may call after 1 o'clock. Native of Dllnols -Mrs. Bourne born In Champaign 'on 'Jan. 28, 1870. She one of 11" children.

of one Nathanlel.and Lucetta She was- married Bourne on and. to. this -union were born ilx children, two of whom died In Infancy. and; Mrs. came to Indiana 1897.

and located about six. miles- northwest of Kokomo. In. 1910 they moved to. their present home'.

her two greatest inter being hef horn, and her worker, in! the affairs, of the Cass- vllle Methodist church lor a number of years. She had' numerous irlcnds and her untimely -death has caused deep laid' Friday. Operations on the heating plant- Thursday when union laborers of" thc other refuso'd to work 1 "on the non-union Since no workyls; needed high maintain-liaison between the White House, and Joseph B. assistant to the. attorr.ty genera! somo- acted.

Presidents legislative' "representative resighed last, night, "to, re on :P.ase' Two) V- 1 Bad' operations': af -the 1 Junior', -high 1 school 'Cite '-Friday, however, whenever: the weather' permits, the'work 1 'the 'footings -'and' 'foundations wilHbe It 1 Almoat air'of-the 1 '-excavation work is- finished" there, -and- it Is thought that'th'e pouring of near future; atnhe heating punt, USS olini, His Ministers; and stfe of Jth'e is reached. It -was' reported- to his office Thursday that.thc.union hod 'refuted to conrinue'work- ing when the; contractor, Sklllman Electric 'Company, Indlanapblis.l'.'started. to use- nonunion electricians on the job. school, authorities and PWA officlsls.v.have pointed that the contracts for the project were'let In accordance with the specifications 'arid 'statutes'-governing public works; arid-the Sklllman BELGIUM POLICE FREE CONSULATE OF FRANCO MEN Brussels, Feb. police and firemen today stormed the Spanish government consulate building and ejected insurgent sympathizers who had.

seized it in an early morning coup. Police climbed fire ladders to get into the building after the invaders had defied attempts of authorities to oust them. Eight men surrendered. to police and. were taken to the palace of They had seized the building from its-caretakers, and, shouting "Vlvi Franco!" had raised the ot Insurgent Generalissimo Francisco Franco to its flagstaff.

lORSlLSON MAKEWORT Envoy To Germany Testifies On European Before Senate Committee. Bulletin Washington; Feb. 17-- The house naval committee formally approved a $52,000,000 naval air base program today, including a controversial JS.000,000 item for improving- aviation facilities attbe Pacific Island of Guam. Before recommending the bill to the house, however, rtie committee -agreed -unanimously to defer decision on the location, for a proposed. $15,171,000 southeastern r.aval air base' until April to give'the navy time to rcstudy the project.

IPOPEPIUS company the only successful. bidder, that ordinarily uses' non- The- school project, is aid of aPWA: It: has been: said that Sklllman: is willing to -hire union-labor and pay wage icalo the project us ome Mrs, Bourne lived, a q'ulet and approved by PWA, which as high as the union rate. However, the union; it bait been for Dead Pontiff. Feb. and 17-- Premier his 'ministers and Rome, Mussolini King Vlttorto; Emanuele and Queen Elena attended a special funeral mass or Pope PI us Xi, today-- the first such tribute by Italian The day was one 'of mourning.

for. 'all Italy. The" attended fewer than. 2,000 persons, celebrated in the 340-year-old church of i Satit The clad- in army uniform and a and the queen ln black with a veil; sat on a dais draped wltlK crlm-1 At the front of'the dais; was a prayer bench where they, knelt time to Premier Mussolini sat alor.e,' op- Washington, Feb. -Hugh R.

Wilson, ambassador --to Germany; testified before the senate military -committee today European conditions in. a closed session 'from''which 1 'even the ofli- cial at which all', senators -were'sworn to secrecy, it -was reported authoritatively, Wilson 1 to question's on 1 the grounds'. that was too grave. Wilson was reported, to have told the committeemen 'that, any answers he, might make to, certain questions might disturb International and" might impair his' own usefulness. The ambassador was recalled from Germany in December by President Roosevelt consulta- tion and.

to report. One committee son. was asked about the reputed air strength of, Germany and re- plle'd that p.n ambassador would have much difficulty obtaining any information, on. such a. por.t, Secretary of War Woodring also was called a witness-He was present when Secretary of thc Treasury Jlorgemhau testified, reaffirming his previous statement, that President Roosevelt personally had.overruled the army high command' in ordering official assistance-for a French-mission.

In this' 1 purchase' war planes. Two members- of the senate mlll- (Continued on'Page Two) e.t. being hef horn, and her union- remer usso church She bad beTn an -active reported, that since Skillman's fore- 1 poslte; and below the sovereigns. worker in the affairs of the Cass- man-would be none of is ministers -were arrayed untimely -death has caused deep oca ung a grief for the- members of -her. faai- They, have been listed lathers, lumb- been open to the-crlticlsm of being Deen open 10.

tne-criuuiai" ui uciug i guiiL. too short--of. lacking, the elevation I The Indianapolis man who gain- necessary to lighting' of the 'The pedestals on the courtyard much taller, on ed release yesterday after severs! of questioning is a rooming house and restaurant, opera- Page Two) UMMBASSAOORiGnEWISKS TO ISLtHD Tokyol Feb. --'United States Ambassador-'Joseph--CI'Grew asked the.Japanese for an explanation of the Japanese Chinese liland some '750 miles west of the The request'-was'made an-interview with" Foreign Minister, Hachiro Arlta followed -by, the F.rench and It -was' understood 'rthat 'Arlta's' reply-was those he gave Monday and Arsene: Henry and Cralgi'c, Frcnch'and British wai for military- purposes -and also -to' tighten -the Japanese navy's blockade of the luf- '-Friday their occupation "of an Island''of 13,166 square miles and from 'this- Chinese 'Strait; '15, miles wide 1 at Its 1 narrowest.point. John D.

Edwards: returned 'from the island r. to Hangkbng confirming two cities the Japanese last week, occuplBa'-uy. me.Jttpi were ia li'p Americans, were Ily, her other and associates. Television Sets To Be Marketed in May ipalm Beach, television be offered for public sale in'May, a dealers was told today by'James of. "company.

Philco Radio and Television Corporation will make 'the and' time- -tlieir-sale' with of commer'clar television; Skinner ssiid; Two New York stations 'will begin television 'by summer. Another is now broadcasting in'Philadelphia 'and others.are to be startti'--'in Schenectady, N. Los Angei'es. Milwaukee, thc 'offlclaMnformed the delegates. 'Exchange Telegraph Agency i a Hong Kong' dispatch today that troops, had Tieen landed, at Namto, on the peninsula across deep from British Hong -Move Spanish Government, Madrid, gov-- today, to remove to official announcement said, "s.Prem'lc'fMuaii- Neg'rln, and the--ministers, of mornlrij.

wo jiwii-uiiivii, iiiiuiowcia arrajcQ. oc- the other building, tradesmen here 'hind him: He wore grey uniform can the Job with him. and overcoat-, the Fascist mi' Eleven-crafts in-tho Htla. i i The Premier sat almost Immobile 'throughout ceremony. The were flank- local building and council.

hod carriers, "steam litters, plurob- heat and. Insulators, bridge and structural' Iron; workers, hoisting and construction laborers, painters and plasterers. Martin Dion-Dl Washington, Feb: 17--(ff)--Rep- Martin' Dies, Democrat who heads the house committee un-American activities, underwent an emergency ap- 'pendlcitis-operation today. His bell, said' afterwards was "In i Dr. Campbell said; Dies arid had an acute appendix.

'He I added "delay, might; have been Mrlbus." ed: by-their'diplomatic corps ar.d that accredited to the Holy See. Ambassador William in-' a front row. next to the British ambassador, Perth. The iixth of nine consecutive funeral; masses was-sung In St. Peters's.

The three final funeral in St. Peter's will be celebrated by cardinals, the first tomorrow. II- defonio Cardinal Schuster, arch- (Contlnued "on Page Two) Franco Recognition Delayed By America Washington, 'Feb. State'Welles declared today the administration, would not make any precipitous decision to recognize -General -Franco's government and ruled' out the possibility of a Pan-American front on'this substituting at a press conference for-. Secretary Hull, who has a said: Argentina, Brazil; and Colombia had Inquired of this'-government' as' to its atttude toward recognition, and Peru informed state decision to recognize Franco.

told that this government is following a policy it pursued since the outbreak of-' the Spanish Civil'- war, namely, that it beileved thii was primarily a European question and was! of more concern to the nations: geographically closer to Spain than the -United- States; FAIR A A Fair Tonight and Saturday; Considerably Colder Tonight; Slowly. Klsinj; Bxtifiemc South-, east vKokonib i 'Marlmum minl- mum 'Thursday night, noon 17, 1938: High, DEFENDS PUN AT COMMITTEE'S HEARING Washington, Fcbi 17-- F. E. Townsend told members of the house ways and means, committee today they didn't; know 'what; they were 1 talking about If they''-' considered 1 a. 1 age; pensions "ab-' surdly.

gaunt physician, sponsor of the program which long, fin-- ger at the family, can live on 1100 a. month, and rear its children "If we can't establish: a -higher than can't maintain our 1 'type of. government much ance. before a congreisional eora- mittee led to an unserved jail sen t- cnce, was testifying at to the social security act and on proposed- substitute pension-programs. To the committee which drafted 'the original -social-, security act, described; as "the.

height' of absurdity of any bill ever passed by congress." He asserted--that J200-a-month only. to provide de- 'cent standard.of living now. "I- believe; tbat'every five ysars, once we take, the shackles off technical knowledge and doctor asserted, "we shall have on' T.W»t V. ASSEMBLY AC1S TO A VOID JAM II Swamped by Proposed Legislation, Soions Find Extra Sessions Necessary. WOULD LIMIT DEBATES Wage-Hour Measure Appears Headed for Certain Death by House; Action.

Indianapolis, Feb. The Indiana house of representatives, confront- ed'with a stack of proposed legislation that leaders fear will be mauled to death in a final jam before the general assembly ends March today to hold a Saturday session. The house meet at 9 a. m. tomornny for the first Saturday, session of the 81st general assembly.

The senate, however, decided against meeting tomorrow. Speaker James M. Knapp in the house told members he realized some of them would of. necessity be com- to return to business interests in' their home cities tomorrow and he said he would 1 hand" down no' highly controversial bills, The speaker suggested that In, order, to clear away some of tho pending bills the house hold daily- sessions r.cxt -week' from 9' a. until 1 p.

m. The convening hour has been 10 a. m. IJquor Battle Looms. 1 The made ready for a battle' this afternoon ovar -the MarMand- liquor law revision bill.

This bill, since its house, where was introduced by Rep. 1 Glenn (R-Zions- vlllc), has been in the hacds of the senate pxiblic. policy committee. "Hardy vllle) chairman, the bill would be reported, -to the senate with some amendments. The house'voted down a motion, to- i bill of Rep.

Joseph E. Klen" CD-Gary) that would create a itate board and-sewage piant The would license employes water sewage plants. The bill was passed to-engrossment. Defending the measure, Rep. Klen said it was designed to pro- water and sewage services are important to public health, he said, 'and-' he.

did "not want those services i'-i his community operated -by "gamblers and. crap shooters." Teachers' Mcanure senate without a dissenting vote "took final action on a house bill to extend benefits of the teachers' retirement fund to teachers of-long-'service. It would make eligible for benefits teachers service began before July, 1921, and who before Dec. were members, pension lund established under a 1815 law. 11 was amended In.

senate, 1 however, to require" that teachers 1 eligible-for the extended benefits pay an assessment for each year, they are in arrears. by the house the bill would have required an assessment for only one year. The bill now goes back to the house lor 1 concurrence in the senate amendment As the-. 1 house session dragged, slowed frequently by long debate on committee reports, Rep. Ed- H.

Stein (D-Bloomfield), minority floor -loader, proposed rule to limit debate. Under Stein's which was adopted, debate, on committee, reports, will be. 'limited to the, committee, chtilrman. and the author.o£ the bill in question. Each, would be allowed only five minutes.

In case a minority report five minutes will be allotted member speaking- in. behalf of such a report. Action on the teachers' pension- bill, which also would increase annuities from J700 to year, came after Senator Walter Chambers (D-Xew Castle) had withdrawn yesterday a bill to put the rctlrc- Iment fund, "pay as you go' 'basis. Proposal Teachers had opposed the Chambers bill, -but the- amendments' to the House bill had their Proposed amendments to the Markland liquor measure would set an earlier closing hour for in. fourth and fifth class cities; but -would leave unchanged the 1.

closing hour for 1 first and second class-cities. The proposals would eliminate the port-of-etitry- system and remove -territorial restriction! on it was learned. -Senator Hardy said, however, probably several would "meet opposition on the floor," but declined to; designate any of them particularly controversial. The House, before recessing for an afternoon session, killed'by' vote, a senate bill permitting persons living in Indiana and earning: livelihood, outside the state to. pn Page.