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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-07
Wisconsin Votes Today
BY LYLE C. WILSON
United Press staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, April THE
Republican National Committee de-
MED today it financed opposition
to Senator William E. Borah's
presidential primary efforts in Wis
consin and repudiated use of party
funds to that end.
Wisconsin voters choose today be-
tween slate of uninstructed ma
tional convention delegates backed
by the regular state organization and
panel pledged to Mr.. Borah.
{ Reports from Milwaukee that the
anti-Borah ticket was financed by
the National Committee were denied
here by Arthur M Curtis, a member
of the National Committee, who is
assigned to Washington headquar-
ters as Chairman Henry'P. Fletcher's
organization assistant.
The Wisconsin primary brings
Mr.. Borah's presidential candidacy
to farm belt electorate where the
Senator must demonstrate impress
Sive popular strength or suffer po-
litical consequences.
But if he fails to carry Wisconsin
by a good margin against regular
opposition, party leaders will begin
TO discount the Borah influence at
the national convention which will
convene June 9.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-07
M'KINNEY MAY FACE
HOME WARD FIGHT:
&C P. SEEKS AMITY.
John H. BookWaIter, Seek
ing County Leadership,
Bars Personalities
so LAWYERS AT FARLEY
Legal Division of Group
Opposing Organization
Hears Pledge.

A pledge not to deal in
personalities" and to work
toward victory of the Repub-
lican Party in November was
made today by John H. Book
walter, candidate for Repub-
lican county chairman.
Mr.. Bookwalter, son of the late
Charles A. Bookwalter, former
mayor of Indianapolis, is backed
by a Marion County Republican
reorganization committee for the
craftsmanship.
Mr. Bookwalter met yesterday
afternoon in the committees head
quarters, the Washington, with so
attorneys who compose the legal
division of the reorganization COM
mittee.
He emphasized at the meeting
that he was not interested in per-
sonalities or factions in the Repub-
lican Party.
Martin M. Hugg, former G. O. P.
county chairman, is chairman of
the legal committee of the reor-
ganization group.
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Governor Directs Activities
of Relief Workers, State
Militia.
Copyright. 1886. by United Press,


TUPELO, Miss, April THE
death toll from the tornado which
laid waste two thirds of this city of
5000 mounted to 2O6 at least tenta-
lively identified today, with more
than 1900 injured.
Tupelo's death list passed the 200
mark when additional bodies were
uncovered from debris, and as sew
eral injured died in hospitals.
Meantime, relief and rehabilita-
ton was stressed as Gov. Hugh
White, here to direct relief, appealed
to the Federal government for
funds. Various relief agencies, led
by the Red Gross went into action
to collect funds.
At Memphis, the Memphis Press
Scimitar and the Commercial APP
peal led campaign to quicken tor
nado donations.
Medical attention has been given
1900 injured. Others were treated
without record being made of it.
Gov. White conferred with John
C. Wilson, National Red Cross dis
aster worker; Mayor j. P. Nancy,
and National Guard officers before
appealing for Federal aid.
"Tupelo will take care of its dead. :
the Governor said THE injured
are being given assistance. The big
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Independent Slate Hinted
in Twentieth, District of
City Candidate.
SEEKS UNPLEDGED' TAG
Walter Myers, Albert Stump
Among Those Reported
in Opposing Group.
BY ARCH STEINEL

The Twentieth, home ward
of E. Kirk Mckinney, Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor,
today faced a primary vote to
determine whether the eight
delegates from the ward at
tend the Democratic state
convention pledged for Mr..
Mckinney or go unpledged.
A group of delegates termed
by political observers as in revolt
against a purported organization
slate from the ward, on file for the
May 5 primary with at least seven
of the revolt" slate said to be will
ing to go to the state convention
without being dominated by the
Democratic county organization.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-07
Rehabilitation Work Is
Started in TlUO TOlUns
Mass Funerals May Be Held
in Gainesville to Check
Disease.
By United Press

By United Press
GAINESVILLE, Ca, April T.
This queen city of north Georgia
mountains organized today to re-
habilitate itself from the ashes and
debris of tornado and fire as it was
indicated mass funerals may be nee
eSsary for the 1853 bodies of men,
women and children already recov-
cred.
I'VE expect we will have to insist
on mass funerals, possibly crema-
ton, as health precaution," a Red
Cross official said as 900 emergency
workers dug through the wrecked
business and residential districts for
more bodies.
j. Ernest Palmour Jr. was made
general chairman of a central relief
committee that was organized to di-
rect rehabilitation of this city of
10000 struck yesterday by a tor
nado.
Our first aim will be to feed and
clothe the needy" Palmour said.
Next we will pull down the dam
gerous buildings that may topple
over. Our third objective is to get
all the bodies out of the ruins"
Fires Still Smoldering
Six emergency hospitals continued
to care for the hundreds injured.
Two trains took additional injured
to Atlanta. Two hundred persons
are listed as seriously injured, while
estimates of the homeless ranged
from 1000 upward.
Despite heavy rains throughout
the night, fires still smoldered in
the ruined business district. Shot
gun shells in the hardware stores
that were destroyed occasionally ex-
ploded.
Every precaution was taken
against threat of disease, and
National Guardsmen, guarding
against thefts, arrested IA for loot
ing.
The water service was partly re-
stored early today, but doctors, in
Guiding approximately so rushed
here from Atlanta and other COM
munities, begged the living to boil
water before using, and, where
possible, to drink anything else
rather than water.
Water Supply Dangerous
Stone j. Crane. field represen-
tative for the National Red Gross,
said there was grave danger of in
lection from the water supply.
One Red Gross worker reported
to Crane that a sewer was empty
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NEW YORK, April IA
TranscOntinental & Western
airliner, carrying IA per-
sons, crashed near Union
town, Pa, killing eleven,
according to advices re-
ceived this afternoon by
TWA main offices here.
The hostess of the plane,
Miss N. HI. Granger, tele-
phOned the offices here
from UniOntOwn, Pa, and
reported the crash. She said
that only she and two pas
sengers survived.
Miss Granger said she
was slightly hurt.
"Only two passengers
beside myself are alive"
she gasped over the teIe-.
phone. She did not i'm
mediately give the names
of the surviving pas
sengers.
The passenger list as given out
by the TWA office here follows:
II. G. Evans, Pittsburgh.
Charles III. Smith, New Kensing-
ton, Pa.
ID. ID. August, care of Revel Au-
gust Forge Co., Grove City, Pa.
Crawford Kelly, McKeespOrt, Pa,
C. G. Bayersdorser, SteubenvilIe,
0.
Frank Hardiman, Jersey City.
G. b. Arcy, New York City.
John O'Neill, Jersey City.
Mrs. Meyer Ellenstein, wife of the
mayor of Newark, N. J.
Hefferman, New York City.
C. G. Challimor, no address.
Members of the crew:
Chief Pilot Otto Ferguson.
Assistant Pilot III. C.. Lewis.
Hostess n. III. Granger.
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Still Lion

Spring, which has been play
ing fast and loose with, Indian
apolis, continued today to affect
the March lion, what with low
temperatures and occasionally
flurries of winter like snow.
Early this morning the air
was filled with what easily
could have been mistaken for a
mid-winter blizzard, and at
noon the sun was shining
brightly.
But the sun bore false wit
ness, because the air was sharp
as a razor and it will continue
to be, the weather bureau said,
until Canadian snow fields
melt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-07
BANDITS BOMB TRAIN;
10 REPORTED KILLED
Cars Plunge Into Ravine in
Mexican Outrage.
By United Press

By United Press
MEXICO CITY, April 7. - A
bandit bomb blasted Pullman and
other cars of the Vera Cruz-M Mexico
City night express train into a ra-
vine and caused others to catch fire,
dispatches from Paso del Macho
said today.
Vera Cruz dispatches said sur
vivors arriving there believed about
10 were dead. Others were injured.
The estimated $50 passengers in
Guided several Mexicans of prom
inence but it was believed few if any
foreigners were aboard.
Reports indicated that bandits
planted dynamite bomb on bridge
"kilometre 1854" near Paso del
Macho, hoping to obtain a large
sum of money the express was
bringing to Mexico City.
Gen. Heriberto lara, commanding
the Vera Cruz military district.
sent special train with troops. or
dering relentless pursuit of the
bandits.
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COUNCIL DENIES
HIT-RUN CHECK
Safety Board Ponders Ways
tc Provide More Traf-
fic Lights.

Defeated by the City Council last
night; the Safety Board today con-
Sidered ways of raising funds to
install additional automatic traffic
lights in the city.
The Council last night turned
down board-Sponsored proposal
that garage owners keep detailed
records of all cars repaired, and
furnish the police with copies.
With Chief Morrissey out of the
city, the board today did not dis
cuss a substitute measure.
DR.. Silas Carr, council safety COM
mittee chairman, led the fight against
the measure.
The Council voted to move the
dog pound from the 1900 block in
Massachusetts-av to the city SANTA
ton plant, S. Harding-st. The new
pound is to be erected at cost of
approximately $4,000, the majority
of which is to be borne by the
Works Progress Administration.
Appropriations of $5076 for sewer
PAPS w NC uoCo Ol1 WI IA PIOJCCGS
and $4,000 with which to pur-
chase materials for city street re-
pairs for the year, were voted. The
members ordered the rezoning of
w. 16th-st, from Fall Creek blvd
to Gent-st. An appropriation of
$l1 900 for a pipe to extend the
Pogue's Run sewer to White River,
was made.
An ordinance to repeal the city's
-picketing law was introduced
by Councilman Adolf j. Fritz. 1t was
the third time he has introduced a
similar measure. Previous ordi-
nanceS have been voted down.
A taxicab ordinance which is ex-
pected to place new regulations on
operators of cab lines in the city, is
to be ready for action at the next
meeting of the council.
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JERSEY REJECTS z
PROBE PROPOSALS
Legislators Refuse to In
vestigate Lindbe. oh Case.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
TRENTON, N. j., April New
Jersey legislators have rejected two
requests to investigate the Lind
bergh kidnapping. leaving an in
vestigation of kidnapping and muir
der charges against Paul Wendell
as the only unfinished business of
the crime for which Bruno Richard
Hauptmann died.
At the same time, New York City
police detained a man, whose
identity they refused to reveal, in
connection with Wendel's charges
that he was kidnapped on a New
York street and forced by torture to
confess that he kidnapped Charles
A. Lindbergh Jr.
Friends and enemies of Hoffman
askd the Assembly last night to in
vestigate official conduct of the
Lindbergh kidnapping and the prose-
cation and defense Of Hauptmann.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-07
ITALY FACES CHARGE
OF POISON GAS USE
British to Make Claim at
League Session.
BIZ United Press

by CNtttu fTtSs
LONDON, April Great Britain
will submit to the League of Ma
tions tomorrow concrete evidence
purporting to prove that Italians
have used poison gas in air raids
on Ethiopian cities, it was learned
today.
1t was believed that the evidence
might lead to a strong protest by
the League Committee of Thirteen
the League Council without Italy
which meets tomorrow.
Great Britain's evidence is based
on dispatches telegraphed by Sir
Sidney Barton, minister at Adds
Ababa.
ROME. April Cen. Rodolfo
GRAHAM, Italian comma 1der in
chief in southern Ethiopia, is
ready for drive on Jijiga, Hara
and the Adds Ababa-D jibouti rail-
way with the full weight of his
combined aerial and land forces,
military attaches believed today.
1t was predicted also that a
separate Italian force would try to
occupy Adds Ababa as gesture
calculated to cause the collapse of
the Ethiopian government.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-07
|SENHUT MENTIONED
FOR SHOWERS POST
Street Commission Vacancy
to Be Filled Tomorrow.

Mayor Kern indicated this after
noon that he would recommend the
appointment of Fred ISenhut,
assistant city street commissioner,
to the post of commissioner at the
Works Board meeting tomorrow.
The office was vacated by Claude
E. Shower, who resigned to enter
the race for the Democratic nomi-
nation for sheriff.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-07
Water Supply Dangerous
PARKING LOT APPROVED
Works Board to Spend $4,000 on Site
Near Market.

The Works Board today decided
to build with $4,000 and Works
Progress Administration labor a
parking space 20 by 1876 feet on the
Alabama-st side of City Market.
Work is to begin in few days.
The space is TO be improved in
such way that If the parking plan
docs not prove popular the space
win become an outside market.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-07
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
BIDS TO BE RECEIVED
Grade Separations, Bridges to Cost
Estimated S57S,O0O.

The State Highway Commission is
to eceive bids on the construction
of six grade separations and IA
bridges, at an estimated cost of
$4,000 on April %.
James D. Adams, commission
chairman, announced the grade sep
arations and seven of the bridges
are to be financed with Federal
funds while the remaining bridges
are to be financed by state funds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-07
247,O0O MAY VOTE
IN COUNTY PRIMARY
Registration Lists to Be
Given to Parties.

Approximately 247,000 Marion
County voters are eligible to vote
in the. primaries, May S, William
P. Flanary, supervisor of registra-
lions, estimated today.
Four minutes before midnight
last night, the last of the registra-
ton was completed in the Court
house. Lists are being compiled
now and copies are to be given
the Republican and Democrat
county committees April Is. A
third copy is to remain in the
public file.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-07
Relief Agencies Begin Work to Rehabilitate
Tornado-Smashed Communities as
Death List Hits 1902
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT S8,000,000
Red Cross and National Guardsmen Lead
Rescuers Seeking Bodies; Tupelo and
Gainesville Hardest Hit
BY United Press

Relief agencies, guarding against disease and lootng,
worked today rehabtate tornadosmaShed communities
crushed homes and business buildings yielded total of
402 bodies
Gov. Hugh White of Mississippi personally directed
lief at Tupeo Miss where the number of dead passed the
200 mark when additional bodies uncovered.
central relief committee co-ordinated rehabilitation
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-07
STOCKS STEADY NEAR
LOWS AFTER DECLINE
Afternoon Trading Light; Favorite
Listings Show Losses.
By United Press

BY Uhfffd PTfss
NEW YORK, April Trading
lightened in the early afternoon
dealings. on the New York Stock
Exchange and the list steadied
around the days lows after an ir-
regular decline in the first two
hours.
Losses of more than a point were
noted in such recent favorites as
Chrysler, Atchison, Westinghouse
Electric. U. S. Steel and smaller de-
clines in General Motors. New York
Central. Standard of New Jersey,
Anaconda and International Tele-
phone.
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activities at Gainesville, Ga,
stricken by a tornado and a
fire yesterday.
The property loss in the six states
affected by the storms of Sunday
and yesterday was approximately
100000; nearly 1000 were injured.
At II a. m. indianapolis time)
the United Press correspondents re-
ported the following tolls:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-07
GRADUATED AAA SCALE
URGED BY VANDENBERG
Senator Would Slash Amounts Due
Large Scale Operators.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, April IA grad
uated system of farm benefits, to
slash the amounts received by large
scale farm operators, was suggested
today by Senator Arthur H. Van
denberg R. Mich))
At the same time Chairman Hen
ry P. Fletcher of the Republican
National Committee denounced the
AAA for failure to make public all
large AAA payments.
Mr.. Vandenberg is author OF
resolution calling upon Agriculture
Secretary Henry A. Wallace to pub
lish the names of all persons and
organizations receiving AAA checks
in excess of $4,000.
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Chaotic conditions existed in
Gainesville, a manufacturing city
of 10000 in the mountains of
north Georgia, and in Tupelo,
farming center of 1900 in northwest
Mississippi.
Partial electrical services was re-
stored in both cities early today.
| but both were without water, COM
munications were badly crippled.
and acute food shortages threat
ened. National Guardsmen en-
forced what amounted to martial
law and had arrested more than 20
persons for alleged looting.
1000 Homeless in Gainesville
One-half of Gainesville, include
ing the business district, and one
third of Tupelo were leveled by the
300 to 400-mile- an-hour tornadoes
that struck Tupelo Sunday night
and Gainesville yesterday morning.
in Gainesville, the National Guard
and the Salvation Army fed hun
dreds from soup kitchens. An esti-
mated 1000 homeless in Gainesville
had been quartered in private homes
by the National Red Cross. Several
thousand more were quartered in
school houses and other public
buildings.
Several cases of illness we're re-
ported in both Tupelo and Gaines
vile which, according to first dag
nosiS, were due to contaminated
drinking water. Aided by National
Guardsmen who rounded I'D the
refugees, large stats of emergency
physicians and nurses marshaled in
Atlanta. Memphis and other COM
munities near the storm center. adj
ministered typhoid, diptheria and
other anti-toxins.
Mass Funerals Held
The bodies of the dead we're be-
ing carried to improvised morgues
in Gainesville and Tupelo and
authorities, fearing they might be-
come menace to the living, or
dered that they should be buried
as quickly as possible.
Mass funeral services begin in
both communities today. 1t was
believed that scores of bodies would
be buried in common graves There
was a possibility, if any alarming
outbreak of disease develops. that
mass cremations would be ordered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-07
INTERNAL DISSENSION
MENACES OARP ANEW
Directors Ask Western Leader 10
Quit Organization.


Quit Organization.
By United Press
BALTIMORE, Md, April Tn
dications of further internal dissen-
sion in the ranks of the Townsend
old-age pension movement devel-
oped today after the newly appoint
ed board Of directors of OARP de-
manded the resignation of George
H. Highley, president of the Los
Angeles chapter, largest in the ma
ton.
The board charged Highley with
dishonest and disloyal conduct
against DR.. Francis E. Townsend,
the board of directors and the en-
tire oldage revolving pensions or
ganization. The resolution was
signed by all directors except DIR.
Townsend.
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(Other Political Stories Pages
2, 3, IL and 12)

The "anti-organization' group may
be composed of the following: Charles
Remster, attorney; Walter Myers,
former Speaker of the House of
Representatives; Albert Stump, for
mer candidate for the United States
Senate; Charles A. GreathouSe Jr..
son of the former national Secre-
tary of the Democratic party; Frank
Woolling, realtor; Mrs. Hulda Wor-
sham and Robley George.
L.. Ert Slack, former mayor of In
dianapolis, is the eighth member of
the group. But he also is the eighth
on the purported organization group
slate.
Mr.. Slack today said he under
stood his name was on both states.
If l go to the state convention as
a delegate I'll vote as l see fit" he
said, but I'll vote for Mr.. McKin-
ney, because he is from Marion
County"
Myers Makes Admission
Mr.. Myers. considered by some
Democrats with Mr.. Stump as
potential compromise gubernatorial
candidates in case of a convention
deadlock, admitted agreeing to an
unpledged slate.
IF 1 am a delegate to the con-
vention I wish to be unpledged. 1
don't want to have some boss tell
us who We should vote for" MI.
Myers said.
The Democratic organization dele
gate group in this ward is said to be
pledged to go down the line" for
the indianapolis man.
Views Given by Ants
Comments of other members of
the so-called anti Organization"
group follow:
Mr.. Remster-I think it is for
the best interests of the party that
we should go to the state conven-
ton unpledged.
Mr.. Stump told them when
they asked me to be slated
that I'd be glad to go to the
convention without being definitely
pledged to any candidate.
Mr.. George-It is for the best in
terest of the party that delegates
from our ward attend without be-
ing bound to any candidate.
James Scott Comments
Mrs. Worsham, Mr.. Woolling and
Mr. Greathouse could not be
reached
Mr.. Myers and Mrs. WorSham are
reported to be favorable to Pleas
Greenlee's candidacy.
James Scott Board of Safety
member and Twentieth Ward chair
man, said:
ITS good slate. I understand
there has been discussion of an
unpledged delegation from the
ward"
The purported organization slate
includes: George W. Beaman. Mrs.
Ada Order, James E. Deery, Leroy
j. Reach, Thomas A. Lenahan. John
W. Murphy, Evans Woollen Jr. and
Mr.. Slack.
Others Seen as Beneficiaries
Possibility of the revolt" spread
ing to other wards was seen by
some observers.
AT the same time Democratic
party workers saw the unpledged
delegation as squirting the anti
organization" candidates. of Sheriff
Otto Ray, opposed by Claude E. Sho-
yer, and Miss Hannah Noone, who
opposes the organization's candi-
date, Frank E. Mckinney, for the
county treasurer'S post.
Shift of control of the Demo-
cratic Party in Marion County from
City Hall group to a Marion Coun-
ty Courthouse faction also is
viewed as possible outcome.
States, under the law, must be
filed with the county clerk five days
before their distribution. The names
of candidates must not be placed on
the so-called states without their
f,ary,,iSSion
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Princess Gives Birth to Child

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BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, April T.
Princess Olga, wife of Prince Paul.
head Of the regency which governs
for boy King Peter. gave birth to
daughter today. Mother and baby
were reported wei.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-07
SHIRLEY TEMPLE FILM
HELD UP BY COURT
Captain January Accounting Asked
by Publisher and Author.
By Uaiied Pres,

By UHifed Press
NEW YORK, April IA tenn
porary injunction restraining
Twentieth Century-Fox Films from
releasing Shirley Temples new pic
ture. Captain January" was issued
today by the Circuit Court Of APP
peals.
The injunction will prevent ex-
hibition of the s250,000 film any
where in the United States, pend
ing determination Of an accounts
ing sought by z, c. Page a. Co.
Boston publishers. and Mrs. Laura
L. Richards. Portland, Me-, writer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-07
MASONIC LEADER DIES
Robert w. Phillips. Former Grand
Master, Succumbs.

RICHMOND. Ind. April Rob
ert w. Phillips. SO. Grand Master of
Indiana Masons in 1922 and Wayne
County's only thirty-third degree
mason, died today after an extended
illness.