Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 192, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 October 1935 — Page 3

OCT. 21,1935

LAVAL HAS 10 ' DAYS TO BRING ABOUT PEACE Breathing Spell May Lead to End of War in Ethiopia. (Continued From Page One) bassador, visited Premier Mussolini •Saturday to assure him that Britain will take no action against Italy in penalty lor its aggression in Ethiopio except what may be ordered by the League of Nations. A government spokesman said Drummond's assurances were received with the “greatest pleasure - ’ and will “surely yield fruit if things are faced in their reality and if j Geneva ceases its policy of humiliating Italy, Fascism and the Italian government.” He added, however, that Italy intends to tolerate the sanctions that j England must chiefly apply only if they are kept within certain bounds “and do not degenerate into threats j to the existence and honor of our i country.” The official spokesman expressed appreciation for the “friendly understanding and co-operation” of j France in the League councils and in continental capitals. “It has been useful,” the spokesman said. He expressed the opinion that Great Britain’s conciliatory trend of the last three days was directed solely at relieving tension in the Mediterranean and did not indicate any change in its attitude tow’ard j the basic Italo-Ethiopian dispute, j That was why officialdom in general was pessimistic. Germany Now “Free Agent' /?/ Ini trd Vrt rh BERLIN, Oct. 21.—Germany, mystery nation of Europe, ceased today to be a member of the League of Nations and became a diplomatic free agent whose policy no one knows. With Germany out of the League, it is bound only by the Locarno *reaty in which Germany, Great tain, France, Belgium and Italy promised to aid any one of the five attacked by another signatory. Hitler has affirmed his loyalty to this treaty. The official resignation, giving the necessary two years’ notice took effect at midnight last night, according to the German computation, and at 11:30 a. m. today according to the League view. No willingness is apparent in Germany to participate in any antiItalian action decided by the League. The utmost reserve is maintained. Germany intends to be neutral. On the one hand, it is not believed that Germany will openly side with Italy or supply her with arms. Friendship with Great Britain is much valued in political quarters and thi fact forbids outright support for the Italian cause. On the other hand Germany seems to have no intention to restrict her business dealings with Italy, one of her best customers. An increase of German exports to Italy is envisaged. Italy’s great difficulty in obtaining credits may limit this increase. Arthur Henderson Dead By l vital Press LONDON, Oct. 21.—Death of the Geneva disarmament conference was feared today with the passing of Arthur Henderson, its president and one of the world's most untiring workers for peace. Mr. Henderson, 72, died at the London Clinic Nursing Home yesterday after a long illness without knowing of Italy's East African aggression, which he had been confident the League would prevent. Peace workers throughout the world mourned Mr. Henderson. His reward for years of work was the | highest peace honor that can be awarded—the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934. U. S. Refuses Request By I vital Press ADDIS ABABA. Oct. 21.—The United States has refused an Ethio- I pian request for a permit to ship j several American airplanes to this j country for use as ambulances, it was learned today. The request was made through Cornelius Van H. j Engert, acting United States minis- ! ter. In asking permission to import American planes, embargoed by the Washington Administration, Ethiopia suggested that an exception might rightfully be made in the case of ambulance planes. The United States replied, it is understood, that the neutrality law and the embargo brought into “orce under it left the government no grounds to permit shipment of planes for any purpose. Nov. 7 Date Is Set By United Press GENEVA, Oct. 21.—Nov. 7 has been decided upon as the date on which to begin applying financial and economic sanctions to Italy, it was learned today in a reliable quarter.

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. i l T - S Weather Bureau _____ Sunru# fi:o2 Sunset 4:5* TEMPERATURE —Oft. 21, 1954 7 ■ i .58 1 p. m 67 —Today—- • n •'•fi 10 i. m 60 * *. ra 58 11 a. m 61 * • S* 12 a. m 62 9 • ! lp.m.. 68 BAROMETER * am. . 29.90 Ip.m. 29.81 Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m . 03 Total precipitation since Jan. 1 . 31 82 Deficiency since Jan 1 0.93 OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M. Station Weather. Bar Temp Amarillo, Tex Clear 29 92 44 Bismarck. N D Cloudv 30 10 32 Boston PtCldv 30 46 50 Chicago Rain' 29 74 54 Cincinnati Cloudv 29 96 58 Denver ...... Clear 29 80 3t Dodge City Kas Cloudv 29 98 40 Helena Mont Cloudv 30 00 30 Jacksonulie Fla PtCldv 30 16 68 Kansas City, Mo Cloudv 29 84 48 Little Rock, Ark. .. PtCldv 29 84 70 Los Angele* Cloudv 29 96 53 Miami, Fla Clear' 30 02 78 Minneapolia Cloudy 29 74 40 Mobile. Ala Clear 30 06 74 New Orleana .. Clear 30 04 72 Nfw York P-(*dy 30 34 56 Okla City, Okla Cloudv 29 88 50 Omaha, Neb. Cloudy 29 90 40 Pittsburgh PtCldv 30 08 S4 Portland Ore ... Cloudv 30 24 44 San Antonio. Tex. ... Cloudv 29 86 72 San Francisco Clear' 30 08 54 St Louis PtCldy 29 74 60 Tampa Fla Clear 30 16 68 Washington, D. C. .. Cloudy 30.24 58

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Amazed Ethiopians Stare, Stupefied, at Italian Army's Tanks and Planes

BV WEBB MILLER (Copyright. 1935. by United Press) ADUWA, Ethiopia, Oct. 21. The Italian Army on the northern front is ready at the given signal to start a wide, deep advance into the largest unexplored region in the world. It will be an advance unique in warefare, in which baby tanks cooperating with airplanes will lead an advance into a country unmapped, unknown, whose mysteries include a race of blackskinned Jews whose origin no one knows. It will cover great tracts of country where people have never seen a white man, never heard of the World War, who, if they have heard of such countries as France, Great Britain and the United States, believe that their names stand for tribes. There is no activity on the frontier at present, so far as fighting or advancing. a a a THE army is on the Aksum-Aduwa-Entiscio-Adigrat line from west to east. Within the last few days the area of occupation has been extended out southward from the line for strategic reasons, giving the positions of the soldiers greater strength. Reconnaissance flights of airplanes have revealed only a few scattered assemblages of Ethiopian troops in the Bircutan-Tembien-Makale regions extending 50 miles southward. Official spokesmen hesitate to estimate the total Ethiopian strength before them, but believe it may reach from 30,000 to 40,000 men. However, they say, the Ethiopians may be able to muster 100,000 men in all on the whole northern front from the Sudan to the Red Sea. Actually the Italian northern army is occupying a frent of only about 37 miles from east to west. It has met with almost no resistance since the campaign started Oct. 10. The principal activity at the moment is the continuous consolidation of tlie position—advancing supplies for the next stage, extending and widening roads. tt a a EVEN with the roads improved for transport of supplies it is far from plain sailing. For example, the road from Eritrea to Adigrat has 1500-odd sharp curves, many on the edge of precipices. A'ong the roads can be seen wrecks of motor trucks which plunged down sometimes hundreds of feet when their dog-tired drivers faltered or mistook turnings in darkness. There are increasing indications that the Ethiopians art concentrating for a strong resistance in the Tembien region about 50 miles south of the Aduwa sector. Though few concentrations have been seen, airplanes have observed nevertheless a steady northward movement of isolated groups. They report that troops are moving northward all over the southern country from as far as Addis Ababa. Airplanes have bombed and dispersed groups not only on the immediate front but eastward to-

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City Business Man, Figure in 1928 Police Crash, Hit by Car. (Continued From Page One) in 1928. when four policemen and three newspaper reporters were injured. The police emergency car driver, to avert a collision with Mr. Stickle's car. swerved into a stone wall. Funeral services are to be held at the Suckle home at 2:30 tomorrow and burial is to be in Crown Hill. Mr. Ikerd, whose death brought this county automobile toll to 117, was born in Orleans, but had lived here since he was 5. He rode in the 1935 Speedway race as a mechanic for Russell Snowberger and since has been a riding mechanic for “Wad Bill'’ Cummings in Eastern races. Tlunges Down Embankment Mr. Ikerd was thrown through the top of his car when it plunged down the 63rd-st embankment and landed on the roof of the Green City boathouse. He never regained consciousness. Surviving him are his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Ikerd Acton; two aunts, Miss Alma Wolfe and Miss Mary Tirev, Indianapolis, and a grandfather, Dr. Owen Wolfe, Orleans. Funeral services and burial will

ward the Red Sea and westward toward the Sudan border. a a a FROM the military viewpoint the prospective action southward toward Makale is the most interesting and most important because it is the first step toward opening the way for the mosi vital passable road in Ethiopia, which extends for about 250 miles right into Addis Ababa. Ironically this road was constructed by Emperor Haile Selassie and Italians believe it will be one of the most important factors in his downfall. It was still under construction until the Italian campaign started and had reached as far north as Maicio a dozen miles north of Lake Ashangi and a little more than 100 miles south of the present Italian line. Some Europeans have traversed the road and say that it is readily passable to motor trucks at good speed. It is 30 feet wide, most of the way—wide enough for three lines of traffic. It is of baked soil and one of the few roads usable by motor traffic in the whole country. Much money was spent on it. and Italians believe it will fall like a plum into their hands. At Aksum Saturday I saw the meeting of the old and new. For more than a score of centuries of existence Ethiopia’s Holy City is seeing its first wheeled traffic in the streets. The natives were amazed at their first sight of automobiles, which had just commenced to arrive after completion of the road. Hundreds of children, and grave, dignified priests, gathered to stare and chatter as they watched airplanes open-mouthed. a tt a ASKARIS —The black native troops of Eritrea—were laying white and red panels on the ground signalling to the airplanes. The Ethiopians were completely unable to comprehend, apparently thinking that the continued alteration of the signal panels was some kind of game. None connected the activity with the circling planes. Italian political officers summoned heads of families and chiefs and announced anew civil administration, in which the town would be divided into precincts. tt tt tt \ NUMBER of sub-chieftains, with soldiers armed with rifles, have submitted. Most important was the chieftain Haile Mariam, whose father is still with Ras Siyoum. Mariam's father controlled 600 soldiers in the Essha region, and afterward on the Mareb River, which forms the frontier. The priests were dressed in purple, green and pink robes, embroidered with gold and silver, with head pieces like black loaves of bread, carrying bishop crooks with gilt Byzantine ,crosses they offered to the Italian authorities. The Italians kissed the crosses. Some priests were accompanied by bdys who held gaudy parasols over them, and swished away the flies with goat-tail swishers. When the Italians have penetrated 100 miles into Ethiopia they will commence to meet problems

be held tomorrow afternoon in Orleans. Dr. John Salb. deputy coroner, suffered an injury to his left hip yesterday in an automobile collision at Noble and Market-sts. Others Are Injured Dr. Salb's car collided with one driven by Donald Snapp, Shelby, ville, who was arrested on charges of failure to stop at a preferential street. Robert Cox, 18. Morristown, riding with Snapp. suffered a head cut. Persons injured in other accidents during the week-end include: William Harsel. 60. of 5919 E. Washington-st; Mrs. Ruth Rippert. 2034 Southeastern-av; Oliver Rippert. same address; Charles masterson. 22, of 2303 E. 19th-st: Robert Johnson, 35, of 3714 E. Market-st; Mr. and Mrs. John Penwell. Tipton; Geneva Costello. 12. of 624 Taft-st; Neal Hogan. 21. of 1814 Tillman-av; I Wayne Hogan. 28. of 1718 Lud-low-av; Frank Scrubbs. 1455 W. Morris-st; Lyman Gordon, 18. Cumberland: Fred Schutt, 21. Cumberland: Chester Lancaster, 67. of 945 E. St. Clair-st. Mothers l In treating children's colds, don’t take chances..use If

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never before confronted by an army in modern times. They will °nter the largest inhabited unexplored region remaining in the world. Large tracts in the north never have been entered by white men. Hundreds of thousands of inhabitants never have seen a white man or a modern machine. u tt n THESE people believe that foreign powers are tribes. They never have traveled more than 25 miles from their birthplaces. They do not read or write. Even in Italian detailed maps, perhaps thousands of square miles are blank, and the Italians are finding that these maps, based on various explorations during the last century, are often widely incorrectly marked. Trails are often inaccurate by scores of miles. Europeans tell me that the Italians, north and east of Lake Tana, the heart of the Nile irrigation project, will meet the legendary tribe of black Jews, whose origin is a mystery. In their tradition there is no mention of times before their flight from Baylon. They retain many physical and traditonal characteristics and customs of Jews, but yet are black. The reaction of these isolated tribes upon seeing their first airplanes, tanks and motor cars will be interesting. It is unlikely the Italians actually will occupy many unexplored regions for years after they effectively occupy the north. The occupation will be concentrated at selected centers, strategically important, and trails, as France did in Morocco for years. tt tt NATIVES in Adigrat greedily accept Italian money because there have been long commercial relations. Difficulty is being met in other places where the natives’ only idea of money is the Ethiopian Maria Theresa thaler. A few shrewd traders at Aduwa are selling German beer at 80 cents a bottle and wine at $3.20 a bottle, making no distinction between still and sparkling wines. Camel caravans, whifeh have followed the trails for centuries, still are arriving in the Italian lines and learning for the first time of the invasion. Daily, bands of Ethiopians from the back country stream single file into town with white flags, stupified at the new rpads jammed with thundering trucks, motorcycles and tanks. They perch on knolls and chatter excitedly in their curious, high pitched voices the like of which I never have heard anywhere. They are remarkably eloquent in gestures. They throw out their arms and they love to argue and talk. The Italians have given them something to talk about. Contingencies discussed abroad which have not occurred include: No poisoned wells, no emasculation of prisoners, no indiscriminate killing of prisoners, no use of gas or chemicals, no indiscriminate bombing of civilians. The Italians have more than 500 prisoners in concentration camps inclosed with barbed wire. It is admitted that it is difficult to differentiate between civilians and warriors in a country where every able-bodied man carries a rifle and few warriors are dressed differently from civilians. Kiwanis to Hear Robinson Kiwanis Club members will hear Arthur R, Robinson, former United Stat es Senator, at the luncheonmeeting in the Columbia Cluo Wednesday. He will speak on his recent European trip.

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| The curtain rang down on one j of the final showings of the Brown | C unty color-drama yesterday as j I more than 25.000 persons crowded j the “theater” to breathe fresh air, j and rave over the scenery. Left—During intermissions of the i autumn spectacle, visitors to the | Brown County State Park rested

DELAY FIRST REPORT CARDS FOR SCHOOLS Progress Rating Gradings Are Due Wednesday. Because Indianapolis teachers have been unusually busy, report cards which were to have been issued to 60,000 school children today will not be given out until Wednesday. The cards, first for this semester, will carry a progress rating, giving recognition to pupils showing more rapid advances. Explanation of grades on the cards has been given by Superintendent Paul C. Stetson. A grade of 1 means that progress is rapid; 2 means that progress is normal, and 3 means progress is slow. Repetition of the figure 3 indicates another semester in the grade may be necessary. BLOOMINGTON MAN’S DEATH INVESTIGATED Articles Missing From Body Arouse Suspicions of Coroner. By United Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Oct. 21. —lnvestigation to determine whether Edward F. Gartin, 55, stone mill foreman, was pushed or fell to his death here Saturday was being made today by Coroner Ben Ross. Ross said his suspicions w r ere aroused when Gartin’s wacch, glasses and money were missing when the body was picked up. COURT REPORTER NAMED Mrs. Mildred Ehlcrs Appointed to Pest in Municipal 1. Mrs. Mildred Ehlers, 2539 Collegeav, has been named court reporter tor Municipal Court 1 by Judge Wilfred Bradshaw, she succeeds Mrs. Catherine Clark. Mrs. Ehlers is corresponding secretary of the Marion County Women’s Democratic Club and has served as assistant secretary of the Marion County Democratic Committee. SHRINERS ARE TO DINE Murat, Sister Temples to Meet at Mosque Tonight. Murat Temple Shriners and members of sister temples are invited to a “big feed” tonight in the Murat Mosque. The 1935 card is necessary for admission, according to Dr. C. E. Cox, potentate. Dinner is to be followed by the monthly business session. PROJECTS AWAIT STUDY School Board to Consider Proposals Involving Three Buildings. Members of the school board were to hold a special meeting today to consider plans and specifications for the James E. Roberts school and a resolution authorizing the business director to confer with PWA on a project at School 37 as well as the Roberts school. Pathologist to Speak “What Happens After Death” is the subject of an address to be given by Dr. Henry R. Alburger. Indianapolis pathologist, at a meeting of the Indianapolis Medical Society tomorrow' night in the Athenaeum.

at Abe Martin Lodge where 400 ate chicken and steak yesterday. The veranda w r as a busy spot when the first call to dinner w'as sounded. Center—Far from the humdrum of modern existence, a mecca for seekers .is the state park lake where splashes of vivid color from the trees along

CHAIRMAN NAMED IN ‘GO TO CHURCH’ DRIVE His Religious Institutions in County Will Participate. J. W. Esterline, has been appointed county chairman for the “Go-to-Church” campaign in which 165 churches are to co-operate, it was announced today. Under his direc- 1 tion, co-operating church members j

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the bank are mirrored in the water. Right—The log observation tower near the entrance to the state park afforded thousands a panoramic view of Brown County’s striking patch-work of yellows, browns, reds and greens. The view from the tower shows a few' of the automobiles which w'ere parked nearby.

will make a house-to-house canvass. District chairmen include Ray Ridge, Harry Gladden. Dwight F. Ritter, George Wood. F. O. Eaton, L. W. Tinsman, Charles Wilkins, C. A. McKamey, R. L. Ball, Henry Bond, M. S. Drake. Dan Pierce, George Newton. Raymond Forbes. Charles Devoe. Warren Bruner. William Hildebrant, Albert Zimmerman, Roscoe Conkle. B. S. Jones. Carter Eltzrcth, Jesse McClure. H. R. Pierson. D. C. Jeffries. C. M Hamilton. G. W. Carrier and F. M. Hedges.

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136 REAL SILK WORKERS FIGHT HOUR INCREASE Footers to Stop Machines Following Completion of Former Shift. Protest against increase of working hours from 36 to 40 weekly was threatened today by 136 footers of the Real Silk Hosiery Mills. Inc. They may stop their machines at the end of a seven and one-quarter hour day. Possibility of a general strike of mill workers as a sympathy measure was seen following a meeting Saturday at 210 _ E Ohio-st. Officials of Branch 35 of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers, aided by state officers, were to confer with mill executives protesting the increase. The branch has a membership of approximately 1000 in the Real Silk. National, and Fulton mills. 350 Attend Meeting Three hundred fifty workers at Saturday’s meeting voted to give union officials power to call a strike meeting if negotiations fail. Ralph Ford, vice president of Branch 35, presided. The footine department at Real Silk is the only department said to be affected by the increase. Footing department employes, who work in day and night shifts, were told by William Smith, union secletary. and Walter Truman, district representative, to stand beside their machines today after their former working hours had been completed. J. A, Goodman, board chairman at Real Silk, could not be reached this morning for comment on the workers’ threatened action. Wayne County Lawyer Dies By United Press RICHMOND. Ind.. Oct. 21—Benjamin F. Harris, 84. former resident of Wabash County, and second oldest member of the Wayne County Bar Association, died at his home here yesterday.