Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 145, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 October 1934 Edition 02 — Page 3

OCT. 27, 1931

LITTLE ARTHUR IS 'HYPOCRITE,' ROARS TYDINGS Robinson Interested Only in Votes of Veterans, Says Southerner. (Continued From Page One) trouble wath Mr. Mills is that he wants to be President. Ones perceptions are apt to get a little distorted when his eyes are focused on that exalted position. "Mr. Mills, you will remember, was the secretary’ of the treasury under Herbert Hoover, who used to tell us that prosperity was just around the corner. Recalls Grundy Tariff "One of the outstanding bits of hypocrisy in Mr. Mills’ talk was the suggestion that the world would be cleared of artificial creations that stifle world trade.’ "Remember that outstanding ‘artificial restraint,’ the SmootHawley tariff? Well, that was a creation of the Republican party and Arthur Robinson helped saddle it on the American people. "We used to sell about $5,000,000,000 worth of goods abroad more than we consumed at home. Now we sell about $4,000,000,000 less and that's one of the reasons the government has to employ a lot of American working men on relief projects. "Os course, Arthur will tell you that he voted to keep foreign countries from dumping cheap goods in this country. He won't say anything about all those goods we used to sell abroad. When we popped up the tariff wall against other nations, they naturally retaliated. They’ve got some smart men in other countries, too, you know’." Measures An? Temporary The senator's plea for the measures that relieve the distress of the destitute met with frequent bursts of applause. "As much money as this government has spent in relieving distress.” Senator Tydings pointed out, "I would say to men of property that their property is infinitely safer than it would have been had the drifting policy of Herbert Hoover been carried on.” He pointed out that the recovery measures to which many object are purely temporary measures and expire in 1935 unless renewed by congress. "The President himself in ready to drop these measures overboard as soon as export trade can be revived and industry’ can regain its normal stride,’’ the senator asserted. “Wants Nothing But Your Vote” Senator Tydings referred to Henrik Ibsen’s book, "An Enemy of Society,’’ an ironical and masterly study of a man who went into politics, who exposed graft and laid bare corruption, but who finally became aghast and bewildered at the self-seeking he found. "Let me say to you veterans," thundered Senator Tydings, "that you usually will find the man who always is announcing himself willing to wade through blood for you usually is a man who is looking for nothing but your vote.” Representative William H. Larrabee and Louis Ludlow, candidates for re-election from the Eleventh and Twelfth districts, and Otto Ray, Democratic sheriff nominee, al.so spoke. Superior Judge John W. Kern, Democratic nominee for mayor, was present, but did not speak as scheduled because he wanted to yield his time to Senator Tydings. The audience arose and cheers, whistles and handclaps filled the hall when Judge Kern acknowledged the presentation of Municipal Judge Wilfred Bradshaw, who presided. GROCERS’ TAX PROGRAM WILL BE DISCUSSED Commodity Levy Would Replace Gross Income Tax. The tax program to be proposed to the 1935 legislature by the Indiana retailing industry will be explained to the Indiana Retail' Meat and Grocers’ Association at The Hoosier Athletic Club Monday night bv L. F. Shuttleworth, Associated Retailers of Indiana executive secretary. The proposed plan would replace the gross income tax with a 3 per cent school tuition tax on all commodities except food, fuel, ice and gasoline. Revenue from this source would be used exclusively for teachers' salaries. Other features of the plan are the placing of authority to exceed $1 and 51.50 tax rate limits with taxpayers, and a reduction of the gasoline tax and automobile license fees. Fred W. Steinsberger, grocers' group president, will preside. The meeting will be held at 8. FEDERATION OF CIVIC CLUBS GAINS MEMBER South Meridian Group Added to Local Organization. The South Meridian Civic Club has been made a member of the Indianapolis Federation of Civic Clubs. Paul C. Wetter, the latter organization's president, announced today. Austin V. Clifford, vice-president of the Family Welfare Society, spoke at the federation meeting at the Washington last night on the need for continuing the work of private relief agencies to supplement the work done by public agencies. Henry L. Dnhrner spoke in behalf of the Citizens' School Committee at the meeting which was attended by about twenty-five delegates. SEEK FLIGHT RECORD British Fliers Try for New EnglandAustralia Mark. By United Press DARWIN. Australia. Oct. 27. Lieutenant Cathcart Jones and Ken Waller, British fliers, arrived today on their wav from Melbourne to England, trying to better the time of C. W. A. Scott and Tom Campbell Black m the Mildenhall-Mei-bourn* race. They planned to remain here over night because of storms in the Timor se*. Scott and Black made ♦ the flight in seventy-one hours and eighteen seconds.

GASOLINE BLAST IN CITY PLANT INJURES TWO

Ignited gasoline fumes in the heat-treating plant of the Machine Products Company, 1342 Kentucky avenue, today caused an explosion which wrecked the plant and injured two men. one critically and the other seriously. The huge stone which is shown in this photograph crushed Harold Jonas, 28. of 1538 Shepard street.

Elliott Propounds More Questions for McNutt Candidate for Judge Asks About Law Canceiling Bank Bond Liability; Also About Beer Tax. Questions not asked Governor Paul V. McNutt at Marion county campaign meetings at which the Governor offered to answer any and all questions regarding his administration, last night were propounded by Republican campaigners at meetings not attended by the Governor.

Homer Elliott, Republican nominee for superior court judge, room five, speaking at a Wayne township meeting, turned to laws enacted by the general assembly for questions calculated to embarrass the Governor. Mr. Elliott suggested that the Governor explain why the general assembly adopted an act relieving from responsibility persons who signed bonds guaranteeing public deposits in banks. Mr. Elliott charged that adoption of the law transferred the loss to the taxpayers. "Next,” Mr. Elliott declared, "the public would like to know’ why it is that the 'beer law’ imposes a license fee of SSOO a year on a hotel having a capacity of not more than fifty guests, and which wishes to serve beer in its dining and guest rooms, but which fixes the fee for the French Lick hotel, having a capacity of several hundred guests, at the flat rate of SIOO a year.” The statute establishes the SIOO rate for "resort hotels having a natural mineral spring on the premises.” "Why the discrimination? What ‘resort hotel’ was in mind?” Mr. Elliott demanded. Kern Rally Set Superior Judge John W. Kern. Democratic mayoralty nominee, will be the principal speaker at the Sixth Ward Young Democratic Club rally at the Olympic Club Monday night A parade starting from Stadium drive and Montcalm street at 7 will precede the meeting. L. Ert Slack, former mayor, also will speak. Pritchard to Be Guest Republican women of the Seventeenth and Thirteenth wards will hold a card party and reception for Republican candidates at 2 Tuesday Jlfternoon at Druids hall, 1317 South Meridian street. The guests will bo Walter Pritchard, mayoralty nominee; George A. Henry, superior court three nominee; Ed Holl for city clerk, Ralph Moore for city councilman and John C. Truemper and Edward H. Wischmever for county councilman-at-large. Caldwell Speaks W H. Caldwell. Republican legislative candidate, spoke last night at a meeting of the Marion County Good Government Club. 1146 River avenue, denouncing centralization of power in the hands of the Governor. Paints Gloomy Picture By 7 '>< s Special „ WINAMAC. Ind.. Oct. 27.—Painting a gloomy picture of business failures at the rate of 200 weekly, with a prediction of 24.000.000 persons on relief rolls this winter. Senator Arthur R. Robinson spoke here

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By Times special BLOOMINGTON. Oct. 27.—Sheriff Lester Nender has issued a warning to aged Monroe county residents against two well dressed young men who pose as eye doctors, and in one instance swindled a woman of SIOO. According to the sheriff, the men use an automobile with an Ohio license plate. First report of their activity came from W. H. Hancock, west of Bloomington, who refused to pay SIOO demanded by the men after they had given him what they termed an eye treatment. However. Mrs. Tillie Deckard. 79. paid SIOO. She had been asked to pay SIBO. but after telling the men the SIOO was the only money she had. they agreed to accept it. She accompanied the men to the downtown section and drew the money from a bank.

a a a Dies at Post Hu Time* special FRANKFORT. Oct. 27.—Funeral services were held yesterday for Charles R. Goff. 71, veteran employe of the Nickel Plate railroad, who died in the railroad's car repair shops where he had been employed for thirty years. He was stncked with heart disease. Fellow workmen said Mr. Goff was standing near a pillar in the shops when he sank slowly to the floor. As he did so he reached for a waJve which shut off an airline, an act he had performed many times during his life as an employe in the airbrake section of the shop.

this afternoon in behalf of his Republican candidacy for re-election. He charged that unemployment was on the increase and business conditions "on the downgrade despite assertions of New Deal spokesmen.” At a meeting at Bedford last night the senator branded Governor Paul V. McNutt’s promise to "tell all” about the prison breaks as a "dud.” He charged the Governor deceived Hoosiers in leading them to believe he knew’ the inside of the Michigan City delivery and then revealed that it was the Crowm Point jailbreak of John Dillinger to which he had reference. National Rally Set The National party will hold a rally at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon at 1601 Shelby street. Speakers will be Arthur Crane, National mayoralty candidate, and Mrs. Lillie M. Sterns, county chairman. The final campaign meeting will be held the following Sunday at 2315 East Troy avenue. Spending Assailed Issues in this campaign are both local and national, former Mayor Charles W. Jewett told a Republican audience at a meeting at 126 North Pennsylvania street today, charging that local officials had become administration and spending agencies for the federal "supergovernment” in Washington. JUDGE BALTZELL WILL HEAR WATER CO. CASE Federal Jurist to Decide Exceptions to Master’s Report. Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell, southern Indiana district, will hear the exceptions to the master's report in the Indianapolis Water Company rate case alone, it was decided yesterday by a three-judge tribunal. The water company and the public service commission both agreed to the arrangement. The three judges t ;re £van Evans, Chicago, circuit court of appeals; Thomas W. Slick, South Bend, northern Indiana district, and Judge Baltzell. Both the company and the public service commission filed exceptions to the report filed recently by Albert Ward, special master in chancery. The commission alleges that the rate recommended by Mr. Ward is too high. THEFT SUSPECT~IhELD Madison Man, Accused in Postoffice Robbery, Arraigned. Herbert A. Gloyd, 32, Madison, yesterday waived examination before Howard S. Young, United States commissioner, on a charge of robbing the Homer (Ind.) postoffice ot a small sum of money Aug. 27. His bond was placed at $5,000. Gloyd was arrested recently in Anderson.

B B 3 Lawyer Sues Self j Bu Time* Special FRANKLIN. Oct. 27. Gerald Branigin. Franklin attorney, is defendant is a suit w hich he filed himself in Johnson circuit court. The suit asks foreclosure of an estate of which Mr. Branigin is guardian, and was filed in behalf of the First National Savings and Loan Association. BBS Cosmopolitan H;i 7 i met Special GREENCASTLE, Oct. 27.—Thirtytwo of the forty-eight states are represented among students enrolled : this term at Pe Pauw university. The territory of Alaska and four foreign nations. Korea, Japan. Turkey and Norway also are represented. About half of the 1,251 stu--1 dents reside in Indiana.

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BANK CREDITORS OF AETNA WILL SHAREM3.BS4 Dividend From Assets of Defunct Bank Approved by Kern. Preparations were being pushed today for the payment of $63,854.85 to common creditors of the defunct Aetna Trust and Savings Company, ordered late yesterday by Superior Judge John W. Kern, Democratic mayoral nominee. The 10 per cent dividend is payable Nov. 1. under Judge Kern’s order. > A dividend of 30 per cent previously has been paid by authority of Judge Kern. Judge Kern directed also that $38,471.16 be set aside for the payment of preferred creditors if and when such claims are allowed. The order directed payment of the dividend by Carl A. Ploch, state department of financial institutions special representative in the liquidation of the assets of, the banking company. In directing the payment of funds to common creditors, Judge Kern disclosed that $638,549.46 was due to general creditors after payment had been made to all secured creditors. Realty mortgages of $120,000 are secured by first mortgages of $210,000. the order declares. 49 CENT THEFT BRINGS NINE-MONTH SENTENCE City Man Pleads Guilty to Burglary Charge. William Pemberton, 33, was sentenced to nine months on the Indiana state farm by Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker yesterday. Pemberton pleaded guilty to second-de-gree burglary in connection with the theft of 49 cents worth of candy and tobacco from James Scarbrough, Oct. 5. Samuel Lawson, 45, was sent to the Indiana state prison for one to five years w’hen he pleaded guilty to forging a check for $8.25. Virgil Ross, 21, Negro, pleaded guilty to first-degree burglars and w’as sentenced to one to ten years, in the state reformatory. He admitted stealing $230 w’orth of jewelry from the home of Harry Libeau, 1915 Central avenue, Oct, 1. CONTRACT LET FOB PRINTING BALLOTS Successful Bidder to Do Work for $1,265. A contract to print 440,000 ballots for use in the election Nov. 6 has been awarded to the Indianapolis Printing Company, county election commissioners announced today. The successful low’ bid w r as for $1,265. The only other bid, that of the Sentinel Printing Company, was for $1,291.72. The Indianapolis Printing Company will supply 200,000 official school board ballots, 200,000 township ballots to be used within the city limits, and 40,000 sample ballots. SOUND PLANE COMING TO CITY ON TUESDAY Voice From Pure Oil Craft Can Be Heard in Two-Mile Radius. A Fokker plane, "Voice of the : Sky," equipped with amplifiers magi nifving the human voice to nearly 1 200.000 times its normal intensity, ; will visit Indianapolis Tuesday. A. j. Cochran, local Pure Oil Company manager, who is sponsoring the plane's visit here, announced today that while the plane cruises over the city at an altitude of about 1.800 feet the voice of its sound engineer will be heard over a two-mile radius on the ground below. While here, however, the amplifying aparatus will be turned on to only one-fourth its maximum intensity. GOVERNMENT SPENDING FLAILED BY PRITCHARD “Who Will Tay Taxes?” Is Demand of Coffin Candidate. An attack on what he termed the unlimited spending policies of the Democratic party w’as made last night by Walter Pritchard, Republican candidate for mayor, at a Republican rally at 1146 River avenue. . "Who will pay the taxes when the last taxpayer is broke?” demanded the Coffin candidate. “The question may seem to be only in jest," he continued, "but 1 believe it is parj ticularly pertinent in this campaign I in view of the trend of governmental affairs. "We must face these questions fairly and honestly without evasion.” NEGRO HOSPITAL FUND DRIVE DISCUSSED HERE Unit With 200 Beds Planned Here. Leader Says. The Negro National Hospital Fund will attempt to raise $150,000X00 to establish hospitals exclusively for Negroes in seventy-six cities throughout the United States, including Indianapolis, the Rev. Amos I H. Carnegie, New York, founder of ! the fund, declared here today. Mr. Carnegie will be in Indianapolis until tomorrow conferring j with prominent Negroes and medical men as part of a nation-w’ide sur- ■ vev he is making before the launching of the fund-raising campaign in 1 October. 1935. A teaching hospital with beds for 200 patients is i planned for Indianapolis, Mr. Car- ! negie said. Peru Man Sentenced By United Press two to twenty-one years-in the state ! prison was imposed upon Clarence Hicks. 57. in Miami circuit court toi day on charges of manslaughter in j connection with the slaying of his . 16-year-old step-daughter's sweet--1 heart, Lyman Ear hart, 35.

KINDERGARTEN MOTHERS TO SPONSOR MAGIC SHOW FOR CHARITY FUND

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HOOSIER WINS HEROES MEDAL Bronze Award Given Geneva Man for Saving of Two Lives. By United Press PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 27.—A bronze medal was awarded to Edwin T. Moser, 32-year-old Geneva (Ind.) woodsman, today by the Carnegie hero fund commsision. Moser saved Mary R. Moeller, 20, and Edith A. Vandenbosch, 44, from drowning in a pond near Geneva, July 19, 1931. Mrs. Vandenbosch w r as wading beside Miss Moeller and was supporting her as she tried to swim, when Mrs. Vandenbosch stepped into an eight-foot hole. They submerged. Moser, who was swimming near by, hurried to Miss Moeller's aid. Wading, swimming and even walking on the bottom with his head submerged, he managed to get her ashore. Then he returned for Mrs. Vandenbosch. He was submerged by her w’eignt, 'out walked on bottom until he reached shore, supporting her on his head. She was revived. MISS NETTIE DUNN DIES AT HOME HERE Former Central Hospital Music Director's Rites Monday. Miss Nettie M. Dunn, 64, former Central Insane hospital music director, died today after eight years’ illness at her home, 3706 Kenwood avenue. She was an active member of the Expression Club and other musical organizations until her illness forced retirement. Her father, the late L. C. Dunn, was founder of the Dunn Plumbing Company. She is survived by three brothers, W. S. Dunn, 3667 Kenwood avenue; John G. Dunn, Allisonville road; Harry C. Dunn, 3615 Carrollton avenue, and a sister, Mrs. Eugene Z. Bidwell, 4525 Carrollton avenue. Funeral services will be held at the Flanner & Buchanan mortuary at 3 Monday. Burial will be at Crown Hill. ASK TO REORGANIZE City Oil Company Files Petition in Federal Court. A petition seeking to effect a reorganization under the revised bankruptcy law’s was filed yesterday in federal court by the Denham Oil Company, 418 West Eighteenth street, an independent oil firm. Assets are listed at $29,000 and liabilities at $16,837 by company president Robert B. Denham. TURNERS PLAN DANCE South Side Club to Hold Halloween Event Monday. The South Side Turners will give a Halloween dance from 9 to 1 Wednesday night in the Turners hall, 306 Prospect street. Matt Ehrmantraut, 1002 West Twenty-eighth street, is arrangements chairman. Music will be furnished by Clarence Miller and his entertainers and coffee and doughnuts will be served.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen belone to: Charles Lewis. 927 Roanoake street. Rickenbacker sedan, from in front of home. Daniel Hecker. New Hampshire. O. Ford coupe. 645-622, from \vabash and Alabama streets Linde Air Products Company. Ford sedan. 7-292. from garage in rear of 4069 Broadwav. William Moran, 2352 North Pennsylvania street. Cheroiet coupe, 39-675. from Twentv-flrst street and Cornell avenue. Theobald Stiles. 473 Sou’h Luett avenue. Ford roadster. 36-718. from Senate avenue and Washington streets.

BACK HOME AGAIN

Stolen atomobiles recovered by police belong to: Frank Wonders. 1006 Hosbrook street, Chevrolet sedan, found at Pleasant anci Olive streets, automobile wrecked. W. Maxey. 2148 Columbia avenue, Nash sedan, found in front of 152 North Noble street. R H. Drake. 833 North Wallace avenue. Ford coach, found at Nickle Plate railroad and Duke street. L. Frazee. 1018 West Thirty-sixth street. Plymouth sedan, found at 1140 West Thirty-second street. Superiod Auto Service. 322 North Delaware street, Buick sedan, found in front of 120 North Alabama street. A. L. Evans, 2845 North Capitol avenue. Buick sedan found at Pearl street and Capitol avenue. Eugene Lockhart. 1812 Broadwav, Hupmobile sedan, found on state Road 23 at Marion county line, E B Rvan. 2939 Boulevard place. Pontiac coach, found at Emerson avenue and Michigan street. William Sunman, 107 West St. Clair street. Apartment 5 Ford coupe, found at St Clair 3nd Illinois streets. Cleon Bureer. 1347 West Thirty-fifth street. Chrysler sedan, found near Blu3 road one mile south of city limit. C. G Grove. 370 avenue. Buick sedan, found at Michigan and New Jersev streets. Ford coach. Model T. one licence plate 52-458 no title card found in front of 543 West Twenty-seventh street. John Sheets. 4522 North Delaware street. Ddoge sedan, found outside of city by sheriff; stripped. Townsend Devotees to Meet Local devotees of the amazing Townsend old age pension plan will meet at 2 tomorrow afternoon at 2621 West Washington street, L. W. Heagy, chairman, announced today.

The Brookside Kindergarten Mothers’ Club will sponsor a magic show at 8:15, Nov. 5. at the Brookside park community house for the benefit of the Indianapolis Free Kindergarten Charity Fund, the club's finance committee has announced. The program will be presented by the Indiana Magicians Society. Th committee includes: Front Row (left to right)—Mrs. Paul Shannon. Mrs. John H. Ohlson and Mrs. Emil Deuser, chairman. Rear Row—Mrs. Abram Lorber, Mrs. Guy M. Trickey, Mrs. Gilbert C. Templeton and Mrs. R. B. Merschat. CAPONE AID GLAD TO ACGEPT PRISON TERM Tired of Hiding From Law, Humphries Says. By United Press CHICAGO, Oct 27. —Murray Humphreys, who looks more like a dapper shoe clerk than Alphonse (Scarface Al) Capone's successor as Chicago public enemy No. 1, today looked forward joyfully to spending eighteen months in Leavenw-orth penitentiary. The 34-year-old underworld figure came out of nearly two years’ hiding and into federal court to plead guilty on charges of evading j $23,190 in income taxes. Humphreys smilingly explained that he w’as tired of hiding out from the law. That was why he telephoned Clarence Converse, internal revenue agent, from Whiting, Ind., to "come down and get me,” he said. "I want to get it over with and go straight,” he said as he left Judge Charles E. Woodward's federal court. But the police grinned smugly. They said he was a marked man in gangland, now that Capone’s rule has been smashed, and a prison cell probably is about the safest spot he could choose. BUTLER DRAMA CLUB INVITES 24 TO JOIN Pledging Follows Several Weeks of Tryouts. Pledging of twenty-four students has been announced by Thespis, Butler dramatic society. Tryouts for membership have been in progress since the opening of school in September. Those pledged are Robert Emhardt, Fred Winter, Robert Whitney, George Brownell, Hazel Chapman, Margaret Brannaman, Mary Trent, Rosemary Gladden, Ruth Luckey, Fairetta De Vault, Mary Daniels, Mavilla Rainey, Virginia Carson, Alice Marie Wooliing, Alma Meyer, Jane Bosart, Louise Edwards, Jane Deranian, Caroline Rehn, Martha Parrish, Martena Sink, Ruth Sherman, Marjorie Newman. Lucille Broich and Virginia Cunning. BAZAR CLOSES WITH K. OF C. CARD PARTY Refreshments at Cathedral High School Scheduled, Features of the last day of the Catholic bazar in the Cathedral high school auditorium, which will close tonight, will be a card party in the K. of C. auditorium and a supper in the high school cafeteria, Fourteenth and Meridian streets. Sandwiches and ice cream will be served in the main high school auditorium. More than 7,000 persons have visited the bazar the last three nights. Fifty priests and several hundred lay workers are assisting in the booths and concessions in the auditorium and on the school grounds. FOUND DEAD IN BARN Funeral Arrangements Not Completed for Fred BantaFuneral services have not been completed for Fred Banta, 52, of 2048 Parker Avenue, who was discovered dead in a barn at the rear of 2225 North Dearborn street last night. He had complained of feeling ill earlier in the day. The body was found by William Dilley, 2233 North Dearborn street. HOSPITAL GAINS FUNDS Clubs Give to Flower Mission Tuberculosis Unit. Recent contributors to the Flower Mission Tuberculosis hospital fund include the Chalcedony Club, the Irving Catholic Women’s Study Club, and the Monday Club. The SSO contribution from the Chalcedony Club was reported byMrs. Robert Elliott, campaign worker, and club member. Filling Station Attendant Robbed Police today are searching for a lone bandit who last night held up and robbed David Stamm. 38, of 160 East Twenty-second street, attendant at a filling station at 130 West Sixteenth street, of more than $75. ■

HENRY WALLAGE TO SPEAK HERE Secretary of Agriculture to Appear on Farm Bureau Session. Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agriculture, will be among the prominent speakers at the Indiana Farm Bureau convention to be held in Tomlinson hall Nov. 21, 22 and 23, W. H. state farm bureau president, announced today. Mr. Wallace will speak the first afternoon. The following day F. H. Peck, farm credit administration official, will discuss "Credit for Cos and Dr. Clarence Poe, editor of the Progressive Farmer, will talk on "How We Can Interest Non-Members.” Other speakers will be Governor Paul V. McNutt, Lieutenant-Gover-nor M. Clifford Towmsend; J. H. Skinner, Purdue university agricultural school dean; Floyd I. McMurray, state public instruction superintendent, and Chester Gray, American Farm Bureau representative in Washington. Plans now are being made to bring to the convention two outstanding women speakers. CHURCH ORATORICAL CONTEST OUTLINED Peace Declamation Event Starts Nov. 1. The third annual Prince of Peace declamation contest, conducted by the committee on international good-will of the Church Federation of Indianapolis, will open Nov. 1. The Rev. Wilbur D. Grose, pastor of ihe Fifty-first Street M. E. church, is chairman in charge of arrangements. The committee having charge of contest consists of the Rev. Russell G. West, the Rev. Herbert F. Weckmueller, and the Rev. John A. Farr. Two chief changes in the rules of the contest for this year are the changing of the age limitations from 14-16, to 16-19. The second change is the time of the contest. It has been held previously in midwinter. The contest is open to any boy or girl in Indiana. The participants may write their owm orations if they wish or they may procure declamations already prepared, by writing to the Rev. Grose, at the Church Federation offices. WIFE SLAYER SEEKS PAROLE FROM PRISON Clemency Asked by Prisoner Who Has Served 20 Years. A life-term convict at the state prison w r ho has served nearly twenty years on charges of murdering his wife will be among those who will ask leniency from the state clemency commission at its next meeting, Oct. 30-31. The lifer, Clifton Baum, 48, Daviess county farmer, sentenced on a first-degree murder charge Feb. 19, 1915, will make his first plea for leniency since he started his sentence. Records of the prison show that Baum ha? been a good prisoner. Baum shot his wife during a quarrel over their child. MOTHER AND SON, 8, ARE OVERCOME BY GAS Both Are Rushed to Hospital; Fumigating Service Blamed. A woman and her 8-year-old son were overcome by gas escaping from fumigating apparatus early today at 1503 North Pennsylvania street. C. O. Edmonds, 24, operator for an exterminating company, told police that gas had escaped after he had fumigated the rooms in one apartment. Mrs. E. H. Gross, 29, and her son, Robert, were sent to Methodist hospital where their condition was said to be fair.

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CREEL REVERSE HURTS SINCLAIR, EXPERTSJGREE Foes of Author Rejoice in Defection of Prominent Democrat. By United Press LOS ANGELES. Oct 27 Upton Sinclair today accused George Creel of bad faith and bade him a curt good-by. Mr. Sinclair's associates accused Mr. Creel of selling out to Wall Street. Mr. Sinclair s enemies hailed Mr. Creels repudiation of Mr. Sinclairs gubernatorial candidacy on the Democratic ticket as definitely ending any possibility of a Sinclair victory. Mr. Creel, wartime propaganda chief, and loser to Mr. Sinclair in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, repudiated his agreement to work for Mr. Sinclair's election on the ground that Mr. Sinclair had failed to abide by an agreement to modify his famous Epic plan. Mr. Creel's withdrawal spread misgivings among Mr. Sinclair’s followers. Mr. Sinclair, a novelist ar.d former Socialist, who astonished the country by winning the Democratic nomination, issued a statement addressed to Mr. Creel and ending with the terse comment. "Good-by.” "You have done all in your power to elect a reactionary Republican,” he said. Haight Now Hopeful Almost all political observers and partisans were sure Mr. Creel's action had weakened Mr. Sinclair’s chances of winning. Even Sheridan Downey, candidate for Lieutenant Governor on Mr. Sinclair's ticket, was uncertain. He said he had "no idea’ what the result would be. Raymond L. Haight, gubernatorial candidate on the Progressive ticket, opposing Mr. Sinclair and Governor Frank F. Merriam. conservative incumbent, took it as a harbinger of his own success. “It now becomes very apparent—more so than ever, that the Progressive movement is the only hope to save the voters of California from the reactionaries,” he said. Only a few days ago Mr. Haight and Mr. Sinclair met privately in Sacramento to discuss the possibility of one withdrawing in favor of the other. Sinclair Drafts Reply Each declined and the matter w-as stalemated. Mr. Haight, however, intimateef he had not abandoned hope of gaining Mr. Sinclair's eventual withdrawal. Mr. Sinclair learned of Mr. Creel's action shortly after he returned from a speaking tour in northern California. He closeted himself with advisers and at the end of the conference issued his statement. He had denied he had scrapped the Democratic state platform for his owm epic program, as Mr. Creel had charged. "You accuse me of breaking faith on the ground that after accepting your help in the drawing and adoption of the Democratic platform, I published a book called ‘lmmediate Epic,’ which you consider not to be in accord with the platform,” he said. "It is too bad that you did not have the courtesy to ask me.” “ ‘lmmediate Epic was written printed and published before I met you and before we co-operated on the Democratic platform. I have loyally kept every agreement with you. I have traveled up and down the state reading its passages from the Democratic platform to audiences and praising it to them. Merriam Is Silent "I have urged them to vote the Democratic ticket. I have even gone so far as to urge them not to vote for me unless they voted the Democratic ticket straight. You now’ puolicly charge me with breaking faith. It is you w’ho have broken faith with the Democratic party of California and with the New Deal which we support. You have done all in your power to elect a reactionary Republican.” Richard S. Otto, Mr. Sinclair'3 campaign manager, denounced Mr. Creel for having "sold out to the money barons of Wall Street.” Although expressing keen interest in Creel’s letter repudiating Mr. Sinclair, Governor Merriam refused comment. BLEACHERY NOT BOUND BY RULING OF BOARD Regional Group Gave a ‘Decision,’ Not Order, Cowdrill Says. The announcement made yesterday by the Indianapolis Regional Labor board that the Indianapolis Bleaching Company, 900 West Wabash street, must reinstate immediately all employes who participated in the national textile strike merely w’as a decision and not an official order, Robert H. Cowdrill, regional board chairman, explained today. Mr. Cowdrill’s statement was made after Charles A. Young, bleaching company manager, had announced receipt of a telegram from Dr. B. M. Squires, national textile labor relations board executive director, advising him to disregard the action of the local regional labor board since, he said, the board had overstepped its authority. "The bleaching company may appeal to the board at Washington for a review of the local board’s decision,” Mr. Cowdrill declared. "Mr. Young was mistaken in interpreting our decision as an order.”