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TIGERS, CUBS MAKE SERIES ROUGH-HOUSE Diamond Foes Really Are Angry Now and Anything Goes. DETROIT OUT IN FRONT Carleton and Crowder to Start —but Probably Won't Finish. BY HENRY M’LEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Oct. s.—The Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers may get down on the grass of Wrigley Field today and wrestle for the fourth game of the World Series. Or they may stand up and fight it out with their fists and spikes. For the series, as dignified and mannerly as your Aunt Winnie's sewing society the first two days, definitely passed into the rough-house stage in that mad and boisterous extra-inning affair of yesterday. Today both camps are ready to abandon long range fighting and close in for a bit of man-to-man work. None too friendly from the start, the two clubs dropped their masks of gentility and bared thentangs yesterday in a game which saw merciless riding of the opposition from the bench, and wound up with four of the combatants being chased from the park. Carleton, Crowder Ready That eleven-inning battle completely disorganized the pitching staffs'of both teams. The Cubs were forced to use both Lonnie Warneke and Larry French, a pair they had planned to save for later dates. The Datroits had to drag Schoolboy Rowe off the bench and throw him into the breach. Today, unless there is a last minute switch, the Cubs will call on Tex Carleton. and the Tigers on Gen. Alvin Crowder. The Cubs will use Carleton in desperation; the Tigers will summon the General on a gamble. Neither Tex nor the General is much shakes of a pitcher. Crowder, a veteran whose regular season record was shoddy, has started two world series games, and finished both of them, under the shower, the merry sound of base hits ringing in his ears. Won 11 to Lost 8 Carleton barely beat par during the National League season, winning 11 while losing eight. A member of the Cards last year, he started against the Tigers and had his ears pinned back in beautiful fashion. It is a safe beat that if Carleton and the General start, relief pitchers down to the fourth and fifth generation will see service before the afternoon's fun is completed. If Grimm starts Carleton, he is certain to be the victim of much panning. The experts insist there is only one logical choice for him to make—Larry French. French pitched but two innings yesterday, and is fresh as a daisy. Too, he is a southpaw, and with Greenberg out of the lineup, the Detroit power is concentrated in the hands of lefthanded hitters. Goslin, Gehringer and Cochrane all hit from the portside. Greenberg Out for Series Win or lose, Cochrane is smart in calling on Crowder. If. by some miracle, the General should stagger through nine innings to a victory, the Tigers would be all but in, for they would have Bridges and Rowe to throw in against the Cubs in the fifth game. If Crowder loses, the Tigers still are no worse off than even. Speaking of Greenberg, big Hank isn't likely to see any more action this year. His left wrist, injured in a run-in at home plate in Thursday's game, still is badly swollen, and very tender. If the pain eases a bit, however, Hank will be back on first, for he is fretting for another shot at the Cubs. The Cubs were too mad at Umpire George Moriarty to talk about anything else. In their dressing room after the game their defeat was secondary to the alleged "rough handling” they received from the big man in blue. Grid Interest Increases Football shared with the World Series in the attention of Hoosier sports fans today as Indiana's "Big Three.” state secondary colleges, and most of the major schools of the countyr were ready to swing into action. Notre Dame will clash with Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh in the second game on the Irish schedule. The South Benders trimmed Kansas in their first game last Saturday. State fans will get their first glimpse of Coach Bo McMillin's 1935 Indiana machine when the Crimson squad opens against Centre College at Bloomington, it will be the second meeting between the schools. Centre won the first nearly 15 years ago with Coach McMillin at quarterback leading the attack. Purdue and Northwestern will open their Big Ten schedules with the first night game in conference history tonight at Evanston. Other state engagements today pit Wabash against Earlham at Richmond, De Pauw against Franklin at Greeneastle and Hanover against Indiana State at Hanover. In the East, the Princeton-Penn-svlvania engagement topped the list. It is their first meeting since 1894, when relations were severed following a riot after a Penn victory. Army opens against William and Mary. Columbia takes on Virginia Military Academy and Pitt facse Washington and Jefferson in other features.

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FORECAST: Possibly some light rain early tonight, followed by fair over tomorrow; colder; frost probable late tonight.

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Frost Perils State Crops Overcast skies protected Indianapolis and the state from a killing frost that had been predicted last night, but unseasonable cold continued its threats and frost was again predicted for tonight. Rain also was forecast for tonight, and tomorrow is scheduled to be fair and colder. The lowest temperature last night was 40.9, somewhat, higher than the night before which produced a frost that damaged the corn crop A freeze will end tomato picking for the year and do serious damage to the corn in the southwestern part of the state. Killing frosts do not usually visit this area until Oct. 20. Crops generally in the state are safe from harm from any sort of unseasonable coldness, however, in spite of late spring plantings occasioned by extreme moisture and floods. This morning Indianapolis was blanketed under a heavy smokeladen fog that excluded the sun and caused the atmosphere to look, as well as feel, cold.

Father of Missing Girl , and Attorney Cited for Contempt by Geckler Dental Technician Conspired to Kidnap Daughter, Lawyer Charged Injudicial Acts to Judge, Juvenile Jurist Alleges in Citation. Louis Rosenberg, Indianapolis attorney, and his client, Robert Layton, 26-year-old dental technician, were cited for contempt of court today by Juvenile Judge John F. Geckler. Judge Geckler accused Mr. Rosenberg, often Juvenile Judge pro tern., of charging injudicial acts to the judge, and Mr. Layton of conspiring to kidnap his daughter, Betty Joan Layton, 5. from her grandmother’s

home Wednesday night. Judge Geckler set trial of the contempt cases for Thursday afternoon. The court order came only two days after Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox reduced Mr. Layton's band on a child neglect charge to $250 after Judge Geckler had fixed it at SSOOO. When he granted the habeas corpus petition for reduction of bail, Judge Cox commented: "There seems to be a lot of foolishness in this case.” Acquitted only last week by Municipal Judge Wilfred Bradshaw, acting as special judge of a child neglect charge, Mr. Layton was rearrested Wednesday night. The child disappeared from the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Elvia Cummins. 1315 Brookside-av. where she was placed by Judge Gee' >r’s order. IV Layton has maintained that he c'.u not take his daughter and does not know here whereabouts. After Judge Cox’s decision. Judge Geckler attempted vainly to have Prosecutor Herbert M. Spence, sign contempt affaidavits against Mr. Layton. A suit now is pending in the Indiana Supreme Court to determine who should have custody of the child

CITY LANDMARK IS DESTROYED BY FIRE Barn Burns to Ground; Loss Put at SI2OO. For years a landmark, a large barn at 69th-st and Keystone-av, used by the Saddle and Spur Club, burned to the ground early today. The loss was estimated at SI2OO. Although there were no horses in the barn, two hogs were caught in the blaze that lighted the skies for miles. The barn, a large wood affair. was built 40 years ago. The insurance on it expired 12 days ago. The Indianapolis Fire Department was not called, and the barn was destroyed. The origin of the fire was not determined. SPEAKERS NAMED FOR SOCIAL WORK PARLEY Committee Completes Arrangements for Conference Here Nov. 5-6. Arrangements for the Indiana conference on social work to be held here Nov. 5 and 6 were completed at a meeting of the study course j committee yesterday in the Lincoln. Prominent persons to address ! study course meetings '.nclude George T. Scully, Illinois pr.role supervision head; Dr. Leßjy M. A. Maerier. medical director. Public Charities Association mental hygiene committee for Pennsylvania. Mrs. Marian F. Gallup. Indiana Women’s Prison superintendent, is chairman of the study course committee. GUNMAN'S LOOT S3OO Lone Bandit Holds Up Grocery Manager, Escapes. A lone gunman late yesterday held up Roy Brown, manager of Schnull & Cos. wholesale grocery house. 2603 E. Washington-st. and took S3OO. He escaped in an auto.

Badge-r Game It might have been delusions of grandeur, or it might have been a joke, but Ervin Burton, 19. of 336 *2 W. South-st is in city prison today. Police claimed Burton made a habit of scaring people by suddenly flashing a badge and threatening to arrest them. Ha no' only posed as n: officer, but. when the mood hit him. he often acted as a newspaper reporter, they said. When he acted as a reporter he was even more frightful. Often he would storm into beer taverns with his hat on the back of his head and shout into telephones and carry on in general, police said. Last night he was arrested in a restaurant at 470 W. Wash-ington-st following a complaint made by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Montgomery. 1015 Villa-av. Police have acquired his badge.

MOl/IE STRIKERS WIN PAY RAISE Granted $5.50 Increase in Weekly Wage; Three Theaters Reopened. Managers of three downtown theaters have granted stage hands a $5.50 weekly pay increase to $55 in a compromise settlement with union demands and settled a strike that closed the houses yesterday. They reached their compromise with offiicals of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, Local No. 30. at 5:30 yesterday and the houses were opened immediately after having been closed since 10:45 a. m., the usually pining time. They are open today. The theaters affected were the Indiana, Circle and Loew's. The managers announced shortly after noon yesterday that they had decided to close their houses for the day, rather than accede to union demands. D. R. Barneclo, union business agent, said that although union dei mands have not been completelf satisfied, the union is content with the compromise. He said that a two-year contract at the new rate will be signed within a week. The old contract expired Aug. 31. The union and managers have been negotiating the new contract since then. About 26 men were affected by the strike. Operators and electricians were affected, since the theaters were not running. Union men said .they had taken a drastic cut in 1930 and that they had received no increases in the last three years before the one granted yesterday. HOOVER TO ADDRESS YOUNG REPUBLICANS New Deal “On Trial" at Western G. O. P. Assembly. By United Press OAKLAND. Cal.. Oct. s.—The New Deal went "on trial” today before a judge and jury of young Republicans assembled from 11 Western states. The charge against the Roosevelt Administration was "persistent insistence on experimentation at a cost which clearly leads to bankruptcy.” One of the speakers for the “prosecution” will be Herbert Hoover, titlular head of the party. The former President, appearing for the first time before a convention of his party since he left the White House, will address the gathering tonight. The speech will be broadcast. REVEAL KIDNAP PLOT AGAINST M'CORMICK International Harvester Chairman and Chicago Banker Under Guard. j By l nitrd Press CHICAGO. Oct. 5.—A kidnap plot aimed at Harold F. McCormick, chairman of the board cf Interna- : tional Harvester Cos., and William G. Cummings, president of the Drovers’ National Bank, was revealed today by police. Both men have been under heavy police guard for three weeks while Federal Agents attempted to trap the gang that demanded $30,000 from each under threat of kidnaping. M'NUTT ASKS FINANCE FIRMS TO OBEY LAWS Urges Them to Await Decision on Legality of 1935 Act. Gov. McNutt today advised finance companies to observe the 1935 state law regulating them until the legality of the laws is passed upon by the United States Supreme Court. Recently three Federal judges ruled that the consumers’ credit act, regulating auto finance companies, is unconstitutional. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 42 8 a. m 44 7 a. m 44 9 a. m 45 New guaranteed tires 15c wk. Save SI.OO up. Hoosier Pete.—Adv.

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ITALY ADVANCES ON 3 FRONTS; BRITAIN SCORNS DEAL WITH DUCE

Rome Proposes Withdrawal of Both Fleets; England Refuses. PARIS BACK ON FENCE Roosevelt Plans Embargo Order on Munitions Shipments. By United Press LONDON, Oct. 5.—A suggestion direct from Premier Mussolini that England and Italy withdraw their fleets from the Mediterranean to prevent the Italo-Ethiopian dispute from spreading to Europe has been received coldly by Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare, the United Press learned today. The proposal, contained in a personal message from Mussolini to Hoare, conveyed to him yesterday by Dino Grandi, Italian ambassador here, produced no positive response. The British Foreign Secretary wet blanketed the proposal simply by making no comment on that portion of II Duce's message during his talk with Grandi. Replying to a remark by Grandi that Great Britain misunderstood Italy's attitude. Hoare replied, somewhat icily, that Italy, for her part, gravely misunderstood Britains actions and motives. Hoare reseived verbally from Grandi the contents of the telegraphed instructions received by the Italian ambassador. These set forth, first, that Britain misunderstood the Italian attitude. Secord, it explained that Italy disagreed with Britain’s contention that Emperor Haile Selassie's consent was required for any settlement of the East African dispute. Mussolini insisted in the thir place that Italy had not defied the League of Nations. and fourth, that Italy would not leave the League unless the League's action forced her to do so. The fifth point in Mussolini's message was that Rome desired to limit hostilities to colonial operations to prevent their spread to Europe. Finally, came the suggestion for mutual withdrawal of naval forces from the Mediterranean as a precautionary step. It is understood that Grandi also conveyed the contents of a personal letter from Mussolini to Hoare, but left no written documents at the Foreign Office. Hoare. it was learned, informed Grandi that Italy's military action in Ethiopia had greatly increased the difficulty of a settlement and also reiterated London's viewpoint that the Italo-Tthiopian dispute is now in the hands of the League. Charles Corbin, French ambassador to Great Britain, delivered to Sir Robert Van Sittart, permanent i undersecretary for foreign affairs, the French reply to Britain’s inquiry as to whether France would come to the aid of the British fleet in the event of its being attacked in the Mediterraneen. The contents were not divulged.

JOHNSON IS PACING CRACK GOLF FIELD Floridan Breaks Par in Open Meet at Highland. (Other details are on Page 9) With Terl Johnson, a slight, mustachioed young man of 24 from Winter Haven, Fla., one stroke in front, a field of the best professional golfers of the United States and Britain were off today on the second round of the V. of F. W. SSOOO Open at Highland. If the first-round scores mean anything, it will take a 36-hole total of 152 or better to qualify for the select 60 tomorrow. Exactly 60 pros scored 76 or better in the initial round. Johnson toured the course in 69. the only player to break par in the first round. Denny Shute and Ai Espinosa were at his heels with rounds of 70. The British Ryder Cup team now competing at Highland are "ambassadors of good will,” Commander R. C. Roe. team manager, told members of the Optimist Club at the weekly luncheon yesterday at the Columbia Club. "We have no alibi for our defeat in the cup matches.” Commander Roe said. "We simply were matched against better players.” Times Index Page Amusements 9 Bcoks 7 Bridge 4 Broun 7 Comics 13 Crossword Puzzle 13 Curious World 1.3 Editorial 6 Financial 14 Junior Aviation 8 Pegler 7 Radio 9 Serial Story 8 Sports 10-11 Stamps 8 Woman's Pages 4-5

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ITALY TO BOMB RAILWAYSPANS Duce's Squadrons Hope Thus to Isolate Chief City, Addis Ababa. (Copyright. 1935. by United Press) ROME, Oct. s.—ltalian bombing airplanes are going to blow up bridges on the Djibouti-Addis Ababa railway as part of the operation of the Eastern armies, it was reported today. The railway is French owned and operated and is about to be guarded by French colonial troops. Military attaches attached to embassies here told the United Press that the objective of a big force of Italian bombing airplanes based on Massawa. at the foot of Eritrea near the frontier of Ethiopia and French Somaliland, would be to cut the railway and thus isolate Addis Ababa from the sea. It was expected, according to the reports here, that the bombers would blow up bridges near Awash, the important railway junction 115 air-line miles east' of Addis Ababa and west of Harar. the great strategic town of the East. Information received by the military attaches indicates that plans have been worked out carefully and that any bombardment would be many miles west of the positions which French colonial troops are to (Turn to Page Three) SAILORS ARE INJURED IN MOTORSHIP BLAST Coast Guard Rushes to Aid Vessel Off Texas Coast. By United Press MOBILE. Ala., Oct. 5.—A radio message to Coast Guard headquarters here today said several seamen were in critical condition following an explosion aboard the motorship Federal, 14 miles off the Texas coast. The cutter Saranac was dispatched from Galvest to return the injured men. No details of the accident were given in the message. cityTouth ancTgI RL INJURED IN CAR CRASH Auto Collides With Truck; Victims in Critical Condition. A youth and a girl are in serious condition at City Hospital with injuries received early today when their car and a truck collided at Raymond and S. Meridian-sts. The auto broke a fire hydrant and tore up gas and water mains. Injured are Thomas Tucker. 24. of 1715 S. Randolph-st, and Miss Marie Decker. 18. of 421 E. lowa-st. Emil Crist, 25. of Jenera. 0., truck driver, was uninjured. BANDITS LOoYgROCERY Forces Proprietor and Customer to Lie on Floor, Takes SSO. Forcing Lester Richardson, proprietor of a grocery at 1501 Reisnerst. a clerk and a customer to lie on the floor, a bandit today scooped S6O from the cash register. The bandit fled with another man who had waited in an automobile.

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Stocks Active By United Press NEW YORK. Oct. s.—Stocks opened active with prices irregularly higher today, turned dull and held steady in the early trading. Bonds, meanwhile advanced in active turnover, cotton dipped 6 to 8 points, and the dollar firmed against sterling, eased against gold currencies. A sharp rise in copper abroad induced by heavy war demand for the metal helped the copper shares at the opening. Anaconda opened 2000 shares at 22. up % and equal to the year's high: Kennecott Phelps Dodge 25, up % and anew top; Kennecott 1000 at 26, up %; International Nickel 1500 at 30"a, up ft; American Smelting 50"s, up T g, and Cerro De Pasco 58' 2, up Vi. There was a tendency to take profits in the early trading and these prices were shaded.

ITALY IS CENSURED IN LEAGUE REPORT Language Held Tantamount to ‘Guiity’ Verdict. By United Press GENEVA, Oct. s.—Ethiopia peremptorily demanded today that the Leagug of Nations punish Italy for invading her borders, invoking Article XVI for the first tune in the history of the organization set up at Geneva to safeguard world peace. By United Press GENEVA. Oct. s.—ltaly is not branded as an outlaw nation in the Committee of 13’s report on the Italo-Ethiopian dispute, the United Press learned as a public session of the council was convoked at 3 p. m. today. The document which will guide the council's next steps in dealing with the East African crisis does, however, condemn the Italian attitude strongly. In outlining the “circumstances of the dispute,” it uses phrases which are tantamount to an anti-Italian judgment without actually finding the Fascist regime guilty. It was officially announced that the Council, after adopting the committee of thirteen's report, will (Turn to Page Three) MIS SING CITY YOUTHS ARE HELD IN ILLINOIS “Hollywood Bound,” Youngsters Tell Monticello Sheriff. Parents of Walter Pettigrew. 14, of 3736 Ruckle-st, and Claude Hess. 14. of 519 E. 24th-st, were informed by police today that the boys are held in Monticeilo. 111., by the sheriff. The sheriff says he found the boys in a car with neither a certificate of title nor license plates and that they said they were Hollywood bound. Police here say the car was taken from a parking lot. The boys previously had been reported to police as missing. %

FRANCE HEDGES ON BRITISH AID 1 * Agrees to Penalties, but Not of Sort to Invite War in Europe. (Copyright, 1935, bv United Press) PARIS, Oct. s.—France will participate in penalties if the League of Nations outlaws Italy, but only in those unlikely to lead to war in ELtrope, the United Press learned today from a source of unquestioned | authority. The limit this country will go is an embargo on munitions and raw materials used for war industries and on war credits. She will not ! join a blockade, rupture diplomatic or even commercial relations, or take other measures capable of leading to war. Although Premier Laval entrained for Geneva last night with a free hand to negotiate in accordance with eventualities and his cabinet colleagues’ stamp of approval on his conduct of negotiations thus far, (Turn to Page Three) PRESIDENT'S SON QUITS Elliott Resigns Position With Aeroneutical C. of C. i By United Press NEW YORK. Oct. s.—Elliott j Roosevelt second son of the Presi- ! dent, has resigned his position with j the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, Thomas A. Morgan, presiI dent of the organization, announced j today. There was no explanation why ho quit the job as "consultant on air transport matters,” which is reported to have paid him SIO,OOO a year with a ,SSOOO expense account. CIVIC LEAGUE MEETS East New York Organization Discusses Community Affairs. The East New York Civic League held a reorganization meeting last night and discussed plans for a revival of interest in community action of matters affecting the district. Paul C. Wetter. Federation of Community Civic Clubs president, spoke.

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Hundreds Slain as Fascist Legions Pound Away at Aduwa. FLANK ATTACKS BEGIN Haile Orders Evacuation of Foreigners From Railway Center. By United Press WITH THE ETHIOPIAN ARMY, HARAR. Oct. 5. Eight hundred persons were killed when the Italian army bombed Aduwa, according to reports reaching here today from the northern front. By United Press ADDIS ABABA. Oct. 5. —lt was reported today without confirmation that the Italians had captured Aduwa. Officials discounted the report. By United Press WITH ITALIAN ARMY IN ETHIOPIA, Via Asmara—ltalian genera! staff expects that Aduwa will he occupied today—with all ; three columns of the Northern | Italy army on the advance. LONDON.—Personal suggestion from Premier Benito Mussolini that England and Italy withdraw their fleets from Mediterranean as one means of preventing ItaloEthiopian dispute form spreading to Europe cold-shouldered by Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare. ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia commander at Aduwa reports on fighting to date saying that “many” had been killed. John Roginson. American Negro who became naturalized Ethiopian for service in air corps, describes bombing of Aduwa in eye-witness story. DIREDAWA—Orders were received from Emp-ror Haile Selassie that all foreigners in Diredawa must be evacuated immediately, as the town, which in on j the Djibouti-Addis Railway, is in | direct path of the drice of tha ; eastern Italian army for Harar. ROME—Official military reports from front tell of big scale drive from Italian Somaliland for Harar which laready has resulted in occupation of Dolo and bombardment of Gorrahei. Reports i also indicate that the southern I Italian army operating from Mt. Mussa Ali at the southern end of Eritrea had begun its drive southward, PARlS—France will participate in sanctions against Italy if the League of Nations outlaws that country, but only in the milder ones incapable of leading to war j in Europe. GENEVA—ItaIy is not branded as outlaw nation in committee of thirteen’s report on Italo-Ethio-pian dispute. Document, however, is reported to condemn Italian attitude strongly. WASHINGTON President Roosevelt may issue arms embargo order today. BY WEBB MILLER (Copyright. 1935. by United Press! WITH THE ITALIAN ARMY IN ETHIOPIA, (Via Asmara), Oct, s.—The general staff expects that Aduwa will he occupied this morning. (This indicated that Aduwa may already be in Italian hands.) Objectives of the armies in the north have been attained almost without incident. All columns are ! on the advance. On Ethiopian soil with the Army, I have watched the thousands of men pouring into Ethiopia eager to take the town at which an Italian Army was slaughtered 39 years ago. Hundreds of miles of Ethiopian territory are in Italian hands. The columns are pushing ahead under a burning sun and in clouds of dust. Nearly as fast as they go, laborers follow and start building roads into the Ethiopian intenor. Report Hundreds Slain BY EDWARD W. BEATTIE (Copyright. 1935. by United Pressi ADDIS ABABA, Oct. s.—Ras Seylcum, commanding the Ethiopian forces believed engaged in battle with Italian troops near Aduwa, telegraphed his emperor today the details of heavy fighting north of the town of Adigrat, which fell to the Italians yesterday. He said simply that "many” had been killed. Emperor Haile Selassie's attaches took this to mean that casualties would number several hundred. The veteran Ethiopian commander specified that the dead included an officer and three noncommissioned officers of Italy's Eritrean forces, but said no Ethiopian officers had died. The Ethiopian forces captured two Italian machine guns. Haile Selassie, realizing the dangeer of air raids on his capital, accepted offers of immediate assistance from the International Red Cross at Geneva and also from ex- | pert Red Cross workers of the (Turn to Page Three)