Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 109, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 September 1931 — Page 9

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BERLIN PARLEY KEY TO WHOLE WORLD FUTURE Laval-Bruening Agreement Could Wipe Out All Storm Clouds. NATIONS ARE AT ODDS Germany and France Are Glaring at Each Other With Malice. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Srripps-Howard Foreicn Editor WASHINGTON. Sept, 15.—Sunday week, in Berlin, two plain men will get together in a simply furnished room in the Wilhelmstrasse j and chat while President Herbert j Hoover and statesmen the world over look on with grave anxiety. One of these men German Chancellor Bruening—is a former ; school teacher. The other—Premier , Pierre Laval of France used to drive j a bread wagon. But their meeting a few days hence may change the history, if not the map, of Europe. The long-delayed visit to Berlin of Premier Laval and Foreign Minister Aristide Briand has now been set for Sept. 27, and so sweeping are the issues involved that what happens will be anxiously awaited here. The effect of the Hoover moratorium, particularly upon expiration; the outcome of the vitally important world arms conference of 1932; the future of reparations and war debts and the whole perilous problem of Franco-German rela- j tions around which the peace of i Europe revolves, may largely be de- ! termined at that meeting. Prospects Not Rosy At present, it can not be said that the prospects are any too rosy. At no time since the w'ar has the general world situation been more unsettled than it is today, nor have Germany and France ever seemed farther apart. In Germany, nationalism continues on the increase. Hard times only have served to intensify it. There is vast popular bitterness against France, which country, as the Germans see it, is sitting on her and holding her down. In the last few days the announcement by Foreign Minister Julius Curtius that the cherished customs union with Austria had been abandoned, sent another wave of anger across the country. France was blamed and some of the newspapers asked Curtius to resign for “kowtowing to the French.” Rioting Is Feared The eight-to-seven decision of the world court against the union only served to strengthen the impression that France was pulling the strings, and the newspapers now called on the government to withdraw its invitation to the French statesmen. Fear was expressed that there might be rioting if they came, or something worse. In France, the speech of Curtius before the league assembly at Geneva, in turn, aroused much ire. He j demanded international equality for Germany. In effect he asked France to disarm or Germany’s release from arms limitations and clearly intimated Germany's right to work for treaty revision and a new deal on reparations. This time a section of the French press suggested that Laval and Briand cancel their acceptance of the German invitation. Obviously against such a background, progress towards a FrancoGerman reapproachment—the real object of the Berlin meeting—is not very promising. Yet Washington has been fully advised by Secretary Henry L. Stimson, since his return from abroad, that without some such understanding, any lasting settlement of Europe's dangerous problems is out of the question. KENTUCKY GETS TRUCE IN TRUCK LICENSE WAR Arrest Order, Effective Today, Hits Only Tennessee Carriers. A week of truce in the truck j license warfare has been agreed up- I on by Indiana and Kentucky of- | flcials it was announced today by j Frank Mayr Jr., secretary of state. < In carrying out the agreement, j Mayr modified the state police order to halt and interne all Kentucky and Tennessee trucks, so that today it applies only to the latter state. The arrest order became effective at 9 this morning. A meeting on the Kentucky-In-diana reciprocity proposals is to be held at Martinsville next week, according to James W. Carpenter, license commissioner here. Louisville (Ky.) business men and motor clubs urged the truce and meeting, he said. RAIL TIME IS REDUCED Fifteen Minutes Loped From Fennsy LoirisviUe-Indianapolis Run. Lopping as much as fifteen minutes from scheduled running time, the Pennslyvania railroad today claimed fastest service between Indianapolis and Louisville. The Louisville Daylight Express will leave here at 3:15 p. m, arriving in Louisville at 5:45 p. m„ and the Chicago Daylight Express will leave Louisville at 8:50 a. m., arriving here at 11:20 a. m. Other daylight and evening train* will reduce running time from five to ten minutes. HONOR WILSON MEMORY Plaqo* to be Dedicated on Theater Boi He Occupied. By United Prr* • WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. A plaque on the theater box which he occupied weekly during his term in the White House will be dedicated tonight to the memory of Woodrow Wilson.

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HOOVER’S HOME BOARD TO MEET Investigation Reports Will Be Heard on Dec. 2. l.'nttcd I‘rrKx WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—President Hoover’s conference on home building and ownership will convene here Dec. 2 to discuss reports of its investigating committees, the President announced personally today. Mr. Hoover expressed the hope that the commission, appointed a year ago, would develop needed readjustments in existing home building conditions. “The conference in December will be the first of its kind on this scale in the United States,” Mr. Hoover said. “It will deal with the whole question of home construction and ownership and of the home environment. It will embrace finance, design, equipment, city planning, household management and many other aspects. “Twenty-five committees headed by men and women of authority and experience in various phases of the question have been engaged for months in gathering and analyzing available information and in making additional studies and inquiries. The conference will, I believe, afford a basis of a sound policy and inspire voluntary organizations to cope with the problem better. “It should be possible in our country for any person of sound character and industrious habits to provide himself with adequate and suitable housing and preferably to own his own home. BAPTISTS TO MEET Two-Day Session Will Be Held in Calvary Church. Opening the two-day sessions of the Indianapolis Baptist Association, the women’s department was to meet this afternoon at Calvary Baptist church, Roosevelt avenue and Stuart street. Following a banquet tonight, the Rev. W. H. Bowler, executive secretary, board of missionary co-opera-tion, will give an address, “The Adventure of Stewardship.” Wednesday afternoon speakers will include the Rev. T. J. Parsons, executive secretary of the Indiana Baptist convention; the Rev. Louis C. Crafton, pastor of Garfield Park church; the Rev. Ernest N. Evans, executive secretary of the Indianapolis Federation of Churches, and the Rev. Oren A. Cook, pastor of Cumberland Baptist church. Sessions will close with a dinner Wednesday night, followed by "The Response of Youth to the Challenge of the Church,” by officers of the Indianapolis Association. FINAL PLANS ARE MADE Arrangement Virtually Are Complete for Indiana Exposition. With the opening date of the show less than tw r o weeks aw r ay, the board of directors and exhibitors of the annual all-Indiana industrial exposition met in a joint special session today to formulate final plans. The exposition will be held Sept. 28 to Oct. 4. Principal business transacted included entertainment arrangements for each night of the show T and a decision to ask Senator James E. Watson to be the opening night speaker.

CHURCHES TO AID IN CHARITY DRIVE

Organization of all churches in the city will be undertaken for the first time by the Church Federation of Indianapolis to aid in education on the needs of the Community Fund. Plans discussed at a meeting of the Federation at the Y. M. C. A. Monday call for complete district cooperation of the churches with the city made-work committee. Each church will be urged to take care of the members of its congregation. This year, a greater effort will be made to avoid duplication of gifts to be distributed through the Christmas clearing house. The same plan which was tried out successfully last year on the west side will befused.

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Mrs. Lawrence Tibbett, Wife of Noted Opera Singer, Wins Divorce. By United Press RENO, Nev., Sept. 15.—A schoolday romance broken by fame neared an end today, when the divorce suit of Mrs. Grace Mackay Tibbett, wife of Lawrence Tibbett, opera and film star, was placed on the calendar for hearing. The suit was scheduled for a closed hearing before Judge Ben Curler, according to Judge George A. Bartlett, attorney for Mrs. Tibbett. He gave out a statement for the famous baritone’s wife, in which she reiterated previous statements that fame and conjugal happiness do not go together. Mrs. Tibbett revealed that she will continue to reside in Reno and will pursue a literary career. Were Students Together As Grace Mac Kay Smith, she was a student with Tibbett at a Los Angeles high school. He had come there from Bakersfield after the death of his father, William Edward Tibbett, a two-gun sheriff, killed in capturing a notorious bad man. They Were married in 1919 after leaving school and Tibbett continued his voice studies in Los Angeles. Their twin sons, Richard Mac Kay and Lawrence Ivan, were born there. Then came Tibbet’s first “big chance”—the part of Amonasro in “Aida” at the Hollywood bowl, where he made his operatic debut in 1923. He was a success almost overnight. A few months later he was summoned to New York, heralded as the young “rags to riches” singer. He appeared as Valentine in “Faust” at the Metropolitan. Tibbett’s place among the stars was assured, and a few years later he won wider fame in motion pictures. Wife Gets Children First intimation of a separation occurred when Tibbett left Beverly Hills last year on a concert tour and Mrs. Tibbett went to Europe. A few weeks ago Mrs. Tibbett went to Reno with the children. Mrs. Tibbett asked full custody of the twins, with Tibbett permitted to visit them at any time. A property settlement was reached out of court

SUES OVER TOW-IN Fishback Renews Fight to Halt Enforcement. Fight of business men against the traffic tow-in ordinance was renewed again today in superior court two with the filing of an amended complaint in the case of Frank S. Fishback, restaurant owner and county councilman, against the board of safety and chief of police. William A. Boyce Jr. filed the amended papers to comply with the tow-in ordinance as amended by the city council. Boyce declared that several persons have complained of having cars towed in recently and some of them may bring their aguments into court. The amended complaint, similar to the original, stated that 6 to 9 a. m. two-in clause is “unreasonable, discriminatory, prohibitive and doing irreparable injury and damage to the plaintiff and other places of business of like nature.” The same charge was applied against the changed ordinance providing the hours of 7 to 9:15 a. m. instead of 6 to 9 a. m. Former Principal Seeks Post L. A. Milhous, former principal of the Garden City school, Wayne township, today appealed to Fred T. Gladden, county school superintendent for reinstatement. J. Malcolm Dunn, trustee, recently canceled his appointment, alleging neglect of duty.

Walter S. Athearn, president of Butler university, will be guest of honor at luncheon Sept. 28 when the ministers’ retreat will be held at the Boy Scout reservation. Speakers announced today are Dr. Frederick Kerschner. dean of the Butler college of religion, and Dr. William Bryan, president of Indiana university. The luncheon will be prepared by ladies of the Grace Methodist church. Final arrangements for a laymen’s retreat on Oct. 3 are being made by a committee composed of Frank C. Jordan, Mansur S. Oakes. Jessie C. Moore, Dean J. W. Putnam of Butler, Isaac Woodard and Merle Sidner. The meeting will be a discussion of “The Church—A Christian Fel-

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WILL WOOD IS INSISTENT ON ARMS SLASH U. S. Must Cut First, Says Hoosier, Backing Borah Program. INFLUENCE WILL COUNT; —————— Sits on Money Bags and Threatens to Choke Off Wastes. By Scripps-ltovoard Xcicspapcr Alliance WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. Whether Senator William E. Borah’s program of a five-year naval holiday meets with failure or success at the Geneva conference of the world powers, the army-navy budgets during the rest of the economic depression will be drastically cut if Representative Will Wood (Rep., Ind.) has his way. As chairman of the house appropriations committee, Wood's influence will count heavily when the 1933 armament requests come before congress in December. With Borah demanding further efforts to disarm in the senate, and Wood holding down appropriations in the house, it is expected the United States will show the way to further reductions even before the Geneva conference opens. Sees Room for Economies Both Borah and Wood, as well as Dino Grandi, Italy’s foreign minister, have based their argument for a naval construction truce on the fact that it would be advisable to wait until the nations have discussed and acted on this problem next February. It also is understood that the Hoover administration, which has high hopes for favorable action at Geneva, will be content to keep armament expenditures to a minimum. While the Hoover administration takes the view that it has touched bottom in reducing expenditures of the army, Wood thinks that there is room for economies in the military establishment, as well as in paring down the $1,000,000,000 new naval construction called for under the London treaty. U. S. Should Lead Way In urging that money be used to furnish unemployment and relieve distress, he thinks the army also can contribute to savings all around. “It is true we have a small army,” he said today, “but it is not so‘ small as people think. The figures show that we have more than 600,000 men in the army, navy, marine corps, coast guard and organized reserves of all branches. “Then we have about 2,000,000 well-trained and experienced men who got into the World war so young that they will be good for five or six years to come. Our military expenditures are low, but they could, perhaps, be lower. “ rr e United States should lead the w u?. We are preparing to fight nobody, and nobody is preparing to fight us. No nation can afford to fight, or even to prepare for the next war under existing economic conditions. Lead World in Spending "Although this country has led in advocating disarmament movements, it still is spending more money on armies and navies than any other nation in the world. Part of that may be due to the higher pay we give our men, but it is a fact that we top every other nation with our combined expenditures of much more than $700,000,000 a year. Russia, strangely enough, comes second. “The world now is spending more than $4,000,000,000 a year in getting ready for the next war. That means that the average American, and European, too, is paying S3O to S4O a year in getting ready for another war. It does not include what he is paying for past wars. “It has got to stop, and we should make a beginning. If the people support a movement to cut armament costs, congress will do it. And, after all, it is the people who pay the bills of war.”

WOMAN WINS FIGHT FOR MARKET BOOTH

Harry E. Springsteen, city market master, was called to task by the safety board today for eviction of a woman from a stall she occupied in city market almost two decades, in order, it was charged, to grant a political favor by installing another vendor in her place. In broken English. Mrs. Anna Magdenz, a widow, told the board Springsteen had moved her from her place and installed another market merchant therein.

HAAG’S ADDS TO CHAIN Purchases South Side Drug Store; 23 Now Are Operated. Haag Drug Company, Inc., has taken over the drug store operated for twenty-one years by J. T. Fogas at 1143 South Meridian street. The store will be modernized throughout, officials said. Haag's will install another retail store at 544 South Meridian street, in the Jackson building, where general offices and warehouses are located, bringing the total number of stores operated in Indianapolis to tw r enty-three. Harold Beatty will manage the store at 1143 South Meridian street, and Cecil Canine will have charge of "the store at 544 South Meridian street. TILSON FIGHTS TAX HIKE By United Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 15—Opposition to any form of increased taxation “as long as it can be avoided,” was voiced today by Representative John Q. Tilson, house representative floor lead?*.

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JUDGE FREES 7 IN GAMING CASE Bondsman, However, Is Fined for Carrying Gun. Police lost another gambling case in municipal court today, with discharge of seven Negroes on gaming charges. Ed Thomas, Negro, professional bondsman, however, was fined $25 and costs for carrying concealed weapons by Judge William H. Sheaffer. Thomas was arrested with Chip Lewis, Negro, operator of a poolroom at 1445 Perkins street, charged with keeping a gaming house. The others were charged with visiting a gaming house. Lieutenant John Sheehan and Sergeant Claude Kinder said they went into the poolroom the night of Sept. 9 and found dice rolling across a table in the rear. They said they confiscated $3.50 from the “pot” and made the arrests. Technical motions of insufficient evidence and failure to have search warrants won dismissals, despite assertions of deputy prosecutor Jacob Steinmetz that “any one with horse sense can see there was gambling going on.” Sheehan said he found a loaded automatic pistol in Thomas’ possession, although the professional bondsmen said he just had received it from Lewis, who borrowed it two months ago. KIWANIS IN PARLEY Indiana Convention Opens in West Baden. By Times Special WEST BADEN, Ind., Sept. 15. The fourteenth annual convention of Indiana Kiwanis Clubs opened here today to continue through Thursday. Following registration, golf tournaments for men and women were scheduled, in addition to bowling and horseshoe pitch:-g. Late in the afternoon wives of lieutenant-governors and district chairmen were hostesses at a tea and reception honor’ Mrs. James E. Fischer, wife of the Indiana Kiwanis governor. A trustee meeting with Governor Fischer presiding was scheduled for 4:30 p. m. Evening activities will start with dinner at 6:15. An entertainment program will be given by the Terre Haute, Greenfield, Evansville, Gary, Peru and Richmond clubs and motion pictures shown by the state conservation department. An informal dance will conclude the opening day program.

Springsteen admitted he made the change when E. Kirk McKinney, president of the board of works, asked that a certain man be given a booth on the market. “An injustice—the public ought to know how you are running your office,” Donald S. Morris, board member, ejaculated. “A politician asks a favor, and you prostitute your office by putting this woman out.” Springsteen said he thought when he made the eviction she had two stalls, but it was learned that Mrs. Magdenz had one and her son had another in which she had been seen by the market master at times. The board ordered Springsteen to restore Mrs. Gadenz’ privileges. Arguments for a city smoke inspector to work with the combustion engineer finally were settled today when an agreement was reached between Roy O. Johnson, executive secretary of the Indianapolis Smoke Abatement League, and city building inspector William S. Hurd that one of Hurd’s assistants will act as smoke inspector in the winter. The board ordered sealed bids on the police department’s ten horses, to be disposed of as the city becomes motorized in all, departments. Attempts to cancel a lease on the stables have been futile, but until the lease expires Feb. 1, 1932, the space will bs used for storage, the board decided, agreeing to get rid of the horses at once. The board approved Police Chief Mike Morrissey’s recommendation to discharge James Teague as traffic repair man, because of insobriety, and replace him with William Collins.

- Flying officers who will be here for the municipal airport dedication include: Lest —Lieutenant-Colonel T. T. Herbert of the Ohio national guard. Center—Major G. H. Britt (left) commanding officer of Selfridge field, and Major G. E. Brower, commanding officer, first pursuit division, Selfridge field. Right—Major Erroll Zistell, commanding officer, One hundred twelfth observation squadron, Ohio national guard. A LARGE part of the personnel and equipment of the first pursuit squadron of the United States army air corps will be brought here Sept. 26, the second day of the dedication of the Indianapolis Municipal airport by Major G. E. Brower, commanding officer. This group is located at Selfridge field, Mich. Considered one of the best in the army service, the group consists of the group headquarters and three pursuit squadrons, with an authorized strength of twenty-three officers and 132 enlisted men each. In addition there is a service squadron, with an authorized strength of five officers and 172 enlisted men.

FEDERAL JURY CONTINUES QUIZ Scan Evidence of Car Theft and Counterfeiting. Evidences involving six persons in separate cases of automobile theft was unfolded for the federal grand jury today when it convened for the second day’s work. Every effort to speed up the work of the jury on law violations in the Terre Haute district is being made by District Attorney George Jeffrey in order that the defendants may be arraigned next week, so as to give them more time to prepare their defense. This is done because the court term at Terre Haute this session comes at an early date. The grand jury also continued its investigation of forging of government bonus checks paid to World war veteran®. Secret service men are reported to have described to the grand jury how, in some instances, acquaintances or relatives of former service men have acquired the veterans’ discharge papers and applied and received the adjusted compensation of 50 per cent of the face value of the certificate. One Anderson vetteran learned that a former wife had received and spent his bonus check. Evidence in liquor law violations is to be presented Wednesday. ‘RU N’ l NTO COPS’ A RMS Car Stopped for Traffic Violation Carries Baseball Pool Tickets. When police arrested Fred Holland, 19, 768 West Twenty-fifth street, for a traffic violation Monday night, they got more than they bargained for. With Holland was Russel Williams, 30, Negro, 421 West Twentyeighth street, and in the car with Holland and Williams were several hunred books of baseball pool tickets. Williams was charged with operating a lottery and gift enterprise and Holland with disobeying a traffic signal. KIPP RITES ARRAN GE D Funeral Services to Be Held at 10 Wednesday Morning. Funeral rites will be held at 10 Wednesday morning for Walter E. Kipp, retired business man, whose body was found in Lake Erie, off the Cleveland shore, Sunday. Missing two weeks from his home at 1331 Central avenue, Mr. Kipp was a suicide, the Cleveland coroner decided. Apparently he had leaped overboard from a Lake Erie steamer. Dutch Parliament Opens By United Press THE HAGUE, Sept. 15.—The new session of the Dutch parliament was opened today with traditional ceremony. The queen's speech was devoted to the economic and financial crisis announcing economies and appealing for sacrifices by the people.

TIMES GOAT GOLF TOURNEY ON TODAY

The day that will go down in history as the greatest of all during the 1931 golfing season is here—the day for the opening of The Times Great Goat golf tournament. Contestants teed off today in the first matches of the biggest fun event of the year, and from now till late in October they will be roaming the links to pounce on victims, win their goat golf tokens, and forge into the finals, for which four valuable prizes have been hung up by the Smith-Nelson golf academy, second floor Board of Trade building. All you have to do is plank down

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The service squadron is an organization that keeps the squadrons supplied with equipment. The first pursuit squadron was organized in France. The history of the group is replete with successful combats against German pursuit and observation squadrons. Included in this history are such names as Lufberry, Rickenbacker, Campbell, Meissner. Hartney, Peterson, Winslow, Low and Quentin Roosevelt. The group is equipped with singleseater airplanes, armed with machine guns shooting through propellers and bomb racks >for twentypound bombs. Major Richard Taylor,‘commanding officer of the 113th Observation squadron of the Indiana National guard, has been advised by Major Errol Zistell, commanding officer of the 112th Observation Squadron of the Ohio national guard, that several planes from his outfit also will be here on Army day. In addition, about fifty other National guard planes will come from posts all over the country, Major Tavlor announced. These planes will come from as far east as Boston and as far west as St. Paul. INSPECTJODY PLANT Chevrolet Managers to Study Expansion. Martin-Parry truck body plant of the Chevrolet company here today was the scene of a meeting of Chevrolet regional managers, the first such meeting ever held outside of Detroit. The meeting was attended by W. S. Knudsen, president and general manager, and was arranged here to acquaint the regional managers with extensive development of the company’s truck body plant here. Since acquiring the plant eleven months ago, the company has built 41,000 truck bodies here, employing more than six hundred men. J. A. Jamieson, local plant general manager, and C. P. Fisken, Indianapolis zone manager, will be hosts to the visitors. Headquarters will be at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. 5 NEGROES TO PRISON Grocery Robber Gets 15 Years; Others Draw 3 to 10. Admitting robbery of a Standard grocery here, Candido Andino, 35, Negro, was sentenced to fifteen years in state prison today by Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker. Phillip Smith, Negro, was sentenced to three to ten years in the reformatory today, and three companions, Chester Crums, Aubrey Ecton and Willard Johnson, ail Negroes, to similar terms Monday, when all admitted robbery of the Mary-Elizabeth Dress Shop of garments valued at SSO. Townships Cut Taxes By Times Special MARION, Ind., Sept. 15.—Five out of Grant county’s ten towmships that have filed certificates with the county auditor showing decreases in tax levies. Four others show an increase, and one has the same levy as this year.

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GANDHI OFFERS TO WITHDRAW FROM PARLEY Willing to Resign If It Will Speed Agreement on Indian Affairs. APPEARS IN LOINCLOTH Leader Makes 40-Minute Address, Pleading for Partnership Rule. BY HARRY FLORY United Press Staff Corresoondent LONDON. Sept. 15.—The Mahatma M. K. Ghandi, wearing his loincloth, addressed the federal structure committee of the round table conference today and offered to withdraw from the negotiations if by so doing he would further the ; efforts to reach an agreement on India. Gandhi, seated on a chair by the side of Lord Shankey in the red and gold entree room of St. James palace, spoke forty minutes. His tones were quiet, deliberate and low, and he spoke without notes. He said he was participating in the conference “absolutely in the spirit of co-operation” and that he would strive to the utmost to find points of agreement. Pledges no Obstruction He assured the government and the committee that he did not desire to embarrass the conference and promised that whatever different points of view arose, he would not obstruct them. “If at any time I find I cannot usefully serve the conference,” Gandhi said, “I will not hesitate to withdraw.” He also promised to withdraw if the conference or the government indicated they wanted him to. Gandhi explained that the mandate given to him by the congress called for “an honorable partnership” between Great Britain and India which either party would be entitled to dissolve. He envisaged India as “a valuable partner not held by force, but by a silken cord of love.” Admitting Britain’s ability to hold India in subjection by the sword, he contended that the result would be an enslaved and rebellious India. A British-Indian partnership, he continued, “as between two equal peoples might be of considerable assistance to you in balancing your budget.” Explains Mandate The mandate, Gandhi said, calls | cor control by India of the army, | external affairs, finances and the ; country’s fiscal and economic pol- | icy. He wanted to put forward the claims of the congress “in the gentlest and firmest manner possible,” he said, but added: | “The congress would not be. and • I myself would never be, satisfied | with a mere political constitution which in reading seeme dto grant everything desired, but in reality granted nothing.” Concluding, he said: “I would love to leave English. | shores with the conviction that j there is to be an honorable and I equal partnership between Great Britain and India.” WOMEN EMPLOYES TO DIRECT PETTIS STORE Executives to Step Down for Day Wednesday as Experiment. Male executives of the Pettis Dry Goods Company New York store | step down and out of their offices Wednesday and their posts will be filled for a day by nine women from l a committee named to represent more th:in 300 women in the East Washington street department store organization who are planning and promoting a “Women’s Day” for the women of Indiana. Early last spring the store was taken over for a single day and operated by a special group of women employes. SO well did they do j their tasks and such an impression did the event make upon the publ lie mind that the male executives i gladly promised to repeat the plan i this fall. Mrs. Theresa Robinson, manager of the main floor bargain table division, will serve as president and general manager instead of Robert E. Gable, who has been assigned to “Woman's Day” duty as a store messenger. Invitation has been extended to Mrs. Arthur Robinson, wife of the United tSates senator, to open formally the Pettis company store ! doors at 9 Wednesday morning. ; Prominent clubwomen end other ! Indianapolis women ardently interj ested in the civic, business and professional activities of Indiana worn- | en are being urged to lend their hearty support to the “Women'3 Day” event. Attractive souvenirs will be given to the first thousand women entering the doors of the store before 9:30 a. m. Wednesday. DEATH PLANS GO AWRY But Suicide Materializes! Gas Ignites, Wrecking Home. By United Press BUFFALO, N. Y., Sept. 15.—Mrs. Mary Ganas died today, apparently a suicide, but in a different manner than she had planned. According to police Mrs. Ganas turned on the gas jets in her house, intending suicide. She left a letter to her daughte* Betty, 3. bidding her farewell. The gas ignited, however, and exploded, breaking windows in the Ganas home and rocking the neighborhood. Mrs. Ganas was burned fatally. deny~pa”rley~ planned By United Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—Formal denial that President Hoover is considering calling an international trade conference issued from the White House today, in a statement frfom Theodore Joslin, secretary to Mr. Hoover. i