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BINGHAM BLOT WILL NOT BE AVERTED, VIEW G. 0. P. Senate Colleagues to Vote Censure If Word Is Changed. ‘CONDEMN’ IS OBJECTION Enemies Claim Resignation Must Follow Spanking in Lobby Case. BY PAUL R. MALLON I'nttrd Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Nov. 2—Senate Republican colleagues of Senator Bingham (Rep., Conn.) generally have decided to support the Norris resolution censuring the senator’s tariff activities if the word “condemn” in the resolution is changed to “disapprove.” An amendment proposing to soften thus the tone of the censure probably will be offered Monday by Senator Simeon D. Fess (Rep.. O.), and then the resolution probably will be passed by an overwhelming majority,” according to present plans. Many Senators on both sides of the chamber, including Bingham's strong opponents on the Democratic side, consider their Job extremely distasteful. They privately say they do not like to spank each other in public and they would like to avoid the issue if some way out could be found. In the whole history of congress, senators and representatives have censured each other sparingly and In rare cases. Only three precedents have been brought to light since the Bingham case was thrust into the foreground.

Two In Fist Fight The last was twenty-seven years ago when two senators got into a fist fight on the floor. In 1842 the nouse censured a member for the introduction of a resolution which the leaders considered treasonous. The first was prior to 1842 when a Virginia senator made public a secret treaty with a foreign power. Only in the case of the house member did the resignation of the victim follow' the action of the congress. but the other two victims apologized. Friends of Bingham say he has no intention either of apologizing or resigning. The house member who resigned was elected for the seven succeeding terms, following his voluntary retirement. Chairman Norris of the senate judiciary committee who introduced the resolution terming Bingham’s action as “contrary to good morals and senatorial ethics and tending to bring the senate into dishonor and disrepute,” has agreed he will withdraw the resolution anytime Bingham will apologize for his charges that the senate lobby investigating committee w’as oacked against him, and for his employment of Charles L. Eyanson of the Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association as his tariff adviser on the government payroll. Nothing Else to Do Bingham has taken the position there is nothing to apologize for, so a majority of the senators seem to believe there is nothing for them to do, to keep the record of the senate straight, but to adopt the Norris resolution. Its adoption would require no action on Bingham’s part, but some of his opponents say they do not see how he could escape resigning. Norris held up the resolution for several days at the request of Bingham's friends, who were trying to make some arrangements to avoid the necessity for the resolution. They tola Norris of Bingham's war record as head of an aviation squadron in France; of his record at Yale. Harvard and Princeton as a professor, and the fact he is the lather of seven children. They wished to save him. if posstble, from any blot on his reputation. When Bingham definitely declined to apologize. Norris offered the resolution which now is pending. In hope that some way out of the difficulty may yet be found. Norris has consented that action on his resolution be delayed until Monday. There are several senators absent for the week-end. who have notified Norris they would like to be present when the vote is taken, and this too. influenced the senator for further delay.

DIVORCE IN U. S. GROWS Marriage, Despite Increase In Population, on D'tvrn Grade. Bu United Prrt* WASHINGTON. Nov. 2.—Divorce is Increasing in the United States while marriage, despite a growing populition. is decreasing. Department of Commerce figures for 1928 show. • During 1921, the ratio was one divorce to six marriages and there is nothing in the report to indicate a more favorable ratio in the near future. Stamp Clubs Get Together The Lincoln’s Home Stamp Club. Springfield. IIL, will be entertained by the Indiana Stamp Club at a luncheon and stamp auction Sunday at the Hoosier Athletic Club.

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QUEEN MARIE IS REPORTED DRIVEN OUT OF RUMANIA

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Bu United Prats BERLIN, Nov. 2.—A report received here today from authoritative sources in Bucharest said that Dowager Queen Marie of Rumania had fled from the royal palace at Balchik because of dissension in the royal family. Rumors of strife between the dow'ager queen and others of the family have been current for some time. It was declared that several of the family were opposed to her inclination to interfere with the regency which presides over Rumania on behalf of her grandson, the boy king, Michael I.—

An unconfirmed report stated Marie actually was ejected from Balchik after an intermediary acting on behalf of Princess Helena, mother of the boy king, requetsed the dowager queen to leave the palace. Under the terms of the testament of the late King Ferdinand, the palace belongs to young Michael, but Marie refused to leave. She hid in a small wing of the palace and continued to use the main entrance. The incident is another in a series of discordant episodes which recently have forced the Rumania royal household into the limelight, among them being a sensational street fight between Marie’s son, Prince Nicholas, and a chauffeur, John Damian. Carol Has Troubles By United Press PARIS. Nov. 2.—With rumors arriving via Berlin and Bucharest that his mother had been ejected from the Rumanian royal palace at Balchik, former Crown Prince Carol found himself involved today in distressing troubles of his own. On the complaint of his landlady the justice of the peace has issued an order requiring Prince Carol to pay SSOO to cover not only damages to the apartment in which he lived, but also unpaid coal bills. Prince Carol protested the order and it was announced today that he would appear in court on Nov. 7 to appeal from the decision.

VAN NUYS TO BE ON AIR Former United States Attorney Will Talk for Democratic Ticket. Frederick VanNuys, former United States district attorney, will speak in behalf of the Democratic city campaign over radio station WFBM from 6:30 to 7 tonight. Speakers at a meeting at 2003 Southeastern avenue at 8 p. m. will be Reginald Sullivan. Albert Stump, James E. Deery, and Frank P. Baker. Mayor L. Ert Slack and Walter Myers will speak at Sixteenth and Illinois streets at the same hour, to be followed by Sullivan, Van Nuys, and Henry Winkler. FAUCET DISGORGES FISH And So Now All the Taps in Neighborhood Are Wide Open. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Nov. 2.—Today’s fish story is vouched for by Mrs. Emily Hoffman—and the fish, which is four inches long. ‘T turned on the faucet in the kitchen sink and out came the fish,” Mrs. Hoffman said. Now all the faucets In the neighborhood are running wide open.

NEW DRY HEAD NOTJANATIC’ Prohibition Chief Is Friend of Volstead. Bn United Prats ST. PAUL, Nov. 2.—Although he never has taken a drink, he is not a fanatic, Gustav Aaron Youngquist. appointed by President Hoover to succeed Mabel Walker Willebrandt as attorney-general in charge of prohibition, told the United Press. “I am dry both politically and personally,” said the 44-year-old attorney, a close friend of Andrew Volstead, author of the prohibition act. Other than declaring his pleasure over the appointment was “boundless, although he hated to leave Minnesota,” Youngquist had nothing else to say for publication. He indicated fanaticism would not enter his administration of the post and that he would have little to say to newspaper reporters. Volstead said: “I consider Youngquist a very good lawyer, a man of high caliber and a worthy successor to Mrs. Willebrandt.”

TEMPERATURES LOW Average for October Was Below Normal. Average temperature for October was 2.9 degrees below normal and rainfall was .88 of an inch above normal, according to the monthly report today of J, H. Armington, meteorologist. The highest temperature for the month was registered Oct. 19, when the mercury soared to 77 and the lowest Oct. 23. with a temperature of 32 Snowfall, Oct. 23, totaled .4 of an inch. LUTHERANS TO GATHER Luther's Catechism Anniversary Will Be Observed. Four hundredth anniversary of the publication of Luther’s small catechism wil be observed by United Lutherans in Indianapolis Sunday. A special service will be held at St. Mark's English Lutheran church, Prospect and Linden streets, Sunday night. The Rev. Frank A. Dressel, pastor of the First English Lutheran church of Richmond will speak.

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REFERENDUM IS VOTED ON YOUNG PLAN German Nationalists Gain First Victory in Fight for Rejection. MARGIN IS SLIGHTEST Minimum Return Does Not Endanger Ratification, Is Claim. Bv Vnited Pres .* BERLIN, Nov. 2.—The Nationalist party won an initial victory today in its campaign to defeat Germany’s acceptance of the Young reparation plan by obtaining the necessary number of signers to a petition which assures the calling of a referendum on acceptance of the plan. Not until today was the final outcome of the Nationalist campaign certain. The last hours of tabulating the signatures to the petition gave the Nationalists a slight margin over 4,100,000 signers required to force the calling of the referendum. That number constitutes 10 per cent of Germany’s total electorate.

Earlier in the week, slight hope had been held for success of the Nationalist campaign, but Friday, as reports began to come in from east Prussia and other Nationalist strongholds the tabulations rose to 9.8 per cent, slightly under the required number. Before noon today, with 99 per cent of the total electorate counted, the Nationalists seemed assured of victory with the support of 10.16 per cent of the electorate. About noon, it was announced officially that the tabulations were complete and that the opponents of the Young plan had obtained sufficient number of signers to force the reichstag to call the referendum. Victory for the petition, however, does not mean necessarily defeat of the ratification of the Young plan. To succeed with the referendum, the Nationalists now must swing onehalf of the total electorate or about 20,500,000 votes. The bare margin by which the Nationalists succeeded in their petition was ground for predictions of their ultimate defeat in the referendum. CHARGE BOOZE DELIVER Federal Dry Agents Engage Hotel Room to Trap Bootlegger. Othelo (Lefty) Armstrong. 1026 West Thirty-fifth street, made an unfortunate error Friday night, as a result of which he faced charges today of operating a blind tiger, illegal sale and transportation of liquor. Armstrong is alleged by two federal dry agents to have delivered two pints of alleged bonded whisky to them in a downtown hotel room. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 44 9 a. m 45 7a. m 44 10 a. m 47 8 a. m 44

51 HEROIC ACTS ARE RECOGNIZED

Hoosier Lad, Who Died in Rescue Attempt, Is Mentioned. Bu T’rited Press PITTSBURGH, Nov. 2.—The Carnegie hero fund commission today recognized fifty-one acts of heroism at its regular fall meeting here. Two silver and forty-nine bronze medals were awarded. Nineteen of the heroes lost their lives in the performance of the acts which the Carnegie fund recognized and to the dependants of eight of these, pensions aggregating $7,800 a year was granted. To the dependants of eight others who lost their lives the sum of $4,800 was granted to be applied as the commission may sanction. In adition to these money grants, in nine cases awards aggregating $14,400 were appropriated for educational purposes, payments to be made as needed and approved, and in twenty cases awards aggregating $17,500 were made for worthy purposes. Payments in the one-sum cases will not be made until the beneficiaries’ plans for the use of the awards have been approved by the commission. Both silver medals were awarded to persons who helped to save othe.*s from drowning. One of the awards was to a woman and the other tc a man who died in his effort to save another’s life. In the case of Walter Edward Hess, 15-year-old Rising Sun (Ind.) school boy, who died attempting to save Robert M. Hannah, 10, from drowning at Rising Sun, July 12, 1928, a bronze medal will be awarded his father. While Robert was wading in the Ohio river, in water iup to his chest, he stepped into

DRY AGENT FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER Bu Times ,S pedal CHANDLER, Okla., Nov. 2.—Jeff Harris, grizzled 65-year-old undercover prohibition agent, was found guilty of first degree manslaughter today by a jury. Harris was convicted of killing Oscar Lowery, farmer, last July 4, in a dry raid. Sentence was left to the discretion of the court. Davis pleaded Lowery and James Harris, not related tc the dry agent, had fired on him before he shot and killed both. The conviction today was for the slaying of Lowery.

Train Kills 9 of Family at Crossing Bu Vnited Press OSCEOLA, Ind., Nov. 2.—Nine members of the one family are dead today after a railroad crossing accident Friday night. Another member of the family was injured seriously. The automobile in which they were riding was driven on the tracks in front of a New York Central passenger train. The dead: John Flatt, 50; Mrs. John Flatt, 47; their children, Mary, 17; Dewey Brannon, 23; Mrs. Dewey Brannon, 20; the latter couple's children, Virgie, 5; Florence, 3, and Robert, 10 months, all of Newcastle, and Richard Allen Vaughn, 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Vaughn of Osceola. Betty Belle Vaughn, 5. Osceola, sustained a fractured skull and other injuries which may prove fatal. The only witnesses to the accident were Kathryn Minnegar and Lucille Davis, school girls. They said the crossing bell was sounding and the train whistle blowing.

AD CAMPAIGN CAUSESSMASH Extravagant Drive Led to Utility’s Collapse. Bn United Press MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov. 2. Extravagant advertising was hinted today as the cause of the collapse of the $20,000,000 W. B. Foshay Company, one of the largest banking, public utility and real estate firms in the middle west. Twin City financial leaders declared the bankruptcy was not due to the stock market break, but rather to the $500,000 advertising campaign and celebration which marked the completion in September of the firm’s thirty-two-story office building in Minneapolis. Public confidence apparently was destroyed by the display, it was said, and this resulted in removal of banking support. Although the crash was termed “the greatest economic disaster in the history of the northwest,” no criminal action was contemplated against Foshay and his associates, at least pending an official statement giving the institution’s financial condition.

deeper water and drifted from the bank. Hess, almost fully clothed and a poor swimmer, went out to Robert. Robert grabbed him and both were submerged in a struggle. A young man attempted to rescue them, but failed. Both boys drowned. PEDESTRIAN IS HURT F. W. Suhr Is Struck by Taxi; Suffers Head Injury, Struck by a taxicab driven by Fred Heyer, 1219 North Grant street, at Ohio street and Indiana avenue, Friday night, F. W. Suhr, 56. of 2424 West Sixteenth street, escaped with minor injuries to the head. T. S. Stuart, 1337 Roache street, was bruised when his automobile collided with a car driven by Kenneth Chappell, 1109 West Thirtythird street, at Twenty-ninth and Clifton streets Friday. HOLD WILKINSON RITES Attorney’s Funeral Here Sunday With Burial at Peru. Funera. services for Philip Wilkinson, 62, of 3457 North Hlinos street, who died Saturday afternoon at the Methodist hospital will be held at the Hisey & Titus mortuary, 951 North Delaware street, at 3 p. m. Sunday afternoon. * .rial will be at Peru, Monday. Mr. Wilkinson, who was president of the Co-Operative Savings and Loan Association and a member of the Indianapolis and Indiana Bar Associations, was bom in Peru, Oct. 21, 1857. He came to this city in 1891, after graduation from the University of Michigan and entered the practice of law. No immediate relatives survive.

COUNCIL WAR VERBAL ONLY Both Sides Mark Time on Jewett Charges. Although city councilmen continued to wage a verbal battle with Charles W. Jewett, former mayor and G. O. P. campaign speaker, who has been attacking the Slack administration, neither had taken any definite steps today to start a councilmanic investigation. Jewett’s charge that “irregularities” exist in city purchases was greeted with a demand for a “showdown” by Council President Edward B. Raub Sr. Raub issued a statement declaring he will call a special council meeting any time before the election if Jewett desires to present his charges, but Jewett has been too busy defending the Republican candidates in his campaign talks. Councilmen Albert Meurer and Paul Rathert issued statements that they will push an investigation of the city purchasing department, but not until the next meeting, Nov. 11, which is after the election. “If Meurer can show a basis for investigation I’ll make him chairman of the committee,” Raub suggested. Observers believe the “investigation” talk was started by Jewett to divert attention from the real issues of the campaign on Boss George V. Coffin, and will be dropped after Tuesday’s election.

7 HURT IN WRECK Broken Rail Sends Pullmans Off Track. By United Press LITCHFIELD, 111., Nov. 2.—A'broken rail sent three Pullmans of the Illinois Central Diamond Special off the track ten miles north of here early today, injuring seven persons, two seriously. A relief train was dispatched from Springfield with doctors and nurses when early reports indicated a more serious wreck. Mrs. Ida Judd and a Negro chef were taken off the train when it continued to Springfield and were removed to a hospital. The others injured continued on to Chicago. PORK 15 CENTS HIGHER AT CITY STOCKYARDS Cattle Steady; Vealers Weak to Lower at $14.50 Down. Hog prices were mostly 15 cents higher today at the local stock yards. The bulk 160 to 325 pounds, sold at $9.60; a few butchers were selling at $9.65. Receipts were estimater at 3,500; holdovers, 235. Cattle unchanged and sharply lower for the week. Vealers were largely $1 lower selling at $14.50 down. Shep and lambs steady, with a selling at sl2 to $12.50; all others good and choice grade of lambs sold at $11.50 down. Chicago hog receipts were 7,000, including 5,000 directs; holdovers 3,000. The market steady, a few' loads of choice of 190 to 240-pound weights, sold at $9.30 to $9.35. Cattle receipts, 500; sheep, 4,000. METEOR HALTS WEDDING 18-Inch Molten Mass of Metal Drops Killing Guest. Bn United Press BELGRADE, Jugo-Slavia, Nov. 2. —A wedding procession, on its way to the church in the village of Evezman, w'as transformed into a panic today when a meteor, eighteen inches in diameter, fell among the guests, killing a man and injuring a woman. The guests fled in every direction and the wedding ceremony was postponed.

Four of Kind Beat Three

CHARLES CITY, la., Nov. 2. —Triplets—two girls and a boy—arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Clark, who live near Orchard, la., Thursday night. Fourteen years ago Mrs. Clark gave birth to a daughter. Four years later she became the mother of twins. Ten years later came the triplets.

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REPUBLICAN LEADERS ADMIT MUNICIPAL ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY IS ‘A HORSE RACE’ Cocksure Claim of Glossbrenner Victory, by 20,000 Votes Dwindles as Contest at Polls Nears. DEMOCRATS GAINING CONFIDENCE See Animosity of Labor Element and Probable Return of Klan Vote Determining Factors in War on Coffin. BY BEN STERN For the first time in years, the Republicans and Democrats are in a “horse race.” Republican leaders, who two weeks ago were claiming victory by between 15,000 and 20,000 votes, today admit that a 6,000 plurality will be welcome. This admission is in the face of a vote of 109,425 for Hoover and 73,829 for Smith in Marion county one year ago. It must be remembered that a larger vote is cast in a presidential election than in a municipal election. But they have not forgotten the drubbing received by Leslie and Updike in the county at the same time.

The Democrats also claim a victory, basing; their claim on the 20,000 plurality gained by Daily, and 6,000 by Ludlow. The same conditions which existed in 1928 exist in 1929. Then, the fight was against Coffin and despite a bitter struggle put up by his organization, it was unable to return Updike to congress. Winkler by 22,000 It is true that Winkler was elected sheriff by 22,000 votey, defeating Sumner—but the situation was this; Winkler ftad made an excellent reputation as a prohibition chief and although allied with Coffin, he escaped much newspaper attack because of the attention that was paid to the race for Governor and congress. Through lethargy he slipped into office. Yet, although his victory was great, Coffin refused to name him as mayor because of the well-known fact that Winkler could not be elected. The “boss” turned instead to Alfred M. Glossbrenner, who, he hoped, would be able to campaign without the Coffin stigma. The Republicans claim an organization of 8,000 members, composed of precinct committemen with executive councils of thirty and subcouncils of the same number. But, if the public has been aroused

TRUCE IS DECLARED - # Stock Battle in Chicago Comes to End. Bu United rress _ L , CHICAGO, Nov. 2—The Chicago Board of Trade has agreed to abandon its dual listing of stocks traded in by the Chicago Stock Exchange and as a result peace was declared today between the two organizations. The quarrel between the business giants, which for a time threatened to develop into a war to the deatn, started several months ago after an attempt at consolidation failed. The grain mart took up stock trading, whereupon the exchange refused to allow its members to trade on the board. The compromise agreement, tentatively reached Friday night, will he promulgated formally today when Governors of the exchange hold a meeting to set the date on which its members will be permitted to resume trading on the board. Under its terms the board of trade will not list any stocks dealt in on the exchange, while the latter will turn over fifty issues to its rival. HOPE FOR HUNTER WANE Fear Arizona Engineer Lost Life In Northern Mountains. By United Press WINSLOW, Ariz., Nov. 2.—Fear that some mishap in the bleak, snow-covered blue ridge mountains of northern Arizona had cost the life of W. S. Stanley of Winslow, almost became a certainty today as the search for him entered its fourth day. Forest rangers, mountaineers and volunteers from Winslow toiled through canyons choked with drifts and up peaks, retracing some of the area covered since Wednesday when Stanley, veteran Santa Fe locomotive engineer, disappeared from a hunting party.

By United Press BEAUMONT. Tex., Nov. 2. Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Perriccne of Beaumont had four children. Today they were parents of eight. Quadruplets were bom to Mrs. Perricone. All are boys and husky. The mother, who is 33, is doing well. Perricone is a farmer.

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from lethargy, as is the hope of the Democrats and trade union leaders, and if the day is clear, the Democrats claim they will be victorious by 6,000 votes. Never Labor Threat In former elections, the Republican organization, in fact no organization, was threatened with embattled labor. Republican leaders sneer at labor’s claim of 20,000 votes and say that 65 per cent of this normally is Democratic. Conceding the truth of this it must be remembered that only 65 per cent of labor has voted in the past and the klan gained the larger percentage. The klan-labor vote will be Democratic this year, hatred of Glossbrenner’s anti-union activities i* intense and labor is aroused. One of the most active ward chairmen of the Republican organization, who is close to coffin, todaj admitted that, taking all into consideration Glossbrenner can hope to win by a margin of only 1,500 votes There is no doubt the fight against Coffin ism in the schools waged by the Citizens school ticket is helping the Democrats. Cofflnism and a corrupt school board are synonomous in the public mind; and the housewife who will go to the polls Tuesday has determined that both must be obliterated. Today, the Republicans depend on the strong Republican Fourth ward, lying north of the creek, to give Glossbrenner a 5,000 or 9,009 plurality and thus elect him. For years the Fourth ward ha* been normally Republican by 5,000 or 6,000 votes. Yet in 1925 It gav* Duvall 9,801 votes and Myers 9,307 votes. The 5,000 plurality was wiped out. In 1928 the following vote wag cast in the Fourth ward. Hoover. 14,863; Smith, 8,218, a difference of more than 6,000. Robinson obtained 12,981, and Stump, 10,077, a difference of more than 2,000 votes.

Democrats Gam But when the vote for Governor was totalled, Leslie was given 10,031 and Dailey, 12,852. The Democrat# gained more than 2,000 votes. Updike received 10,974 votes and Ludlow 11,998, a difference of more than 1,000. What happened to the normal 5,000 majority? It was wiped out by resentment against Coffin and hil organization. This may recur Tuesday. A poll of this crucial ward disclosed that several weeks ago it wasi Republican, 23,000; Democrat, 9,000, and doubtful, 12,000. This year both parties admit 4 total doubtful vote of more than 60,000 votes in the city. In the past two elections a major-* ity of this doubtful vote has beeq anti-Coffin. Thousands of Indianapolis voters are independents. Both parties realize this and are making a determined fight to gain them, wiith the edge toward the Democrats. Upon the face of it, the ans have been unable to expWj” successfully Jackson, Coffin, Du - ®! and the “four horsemen." flg Let us also gauge the First vote, normally 3,000 Republican® strongly klan. It is here that trade-unkx£| control. Dailey, Updike Carried Although giving Hoover and Robinson a 4,000 plurality it went Dailey by 224 votes, and Updike carried it by more than 1,000 votes. It Is this section which in the years past has formed a Republican bulwark which the Democrats hope_ to carry on the trade union issue. If the Democrats can split the Fourth, carry the First and take the Ninth, they will win the election. The Ninth includes Irvington which last year gave Hoover a 9,000 plurality and Robinson a 1,500 plurality, yet turned around and gave Dailey 3,000 more votes than his opponent and Ludlow 1,000 more votes. This is the record and, figure it as you may, it is “a horse race.**