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ETHIOPIANS ATTACK AKSUM, REPULSED BY ARTILLERY FIRE

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AKSUM—Ethiopians attack Italian outpost at Aksum. are driven back when two artillery batteries go into action. ADDIS ABABA—Thousands of Ethiopian warriors move northward for battle. PARIS—Mu ssolini believed to have made known to France and Britain v *s “minimum demands.” ROME—Native. Italian Dubat warriors take two more Ethiopian villages near Italian Somaliland.

Smash at Italian Outposts Fails When Heavy Guns Go Into Action. By I iiilril /'r< ss ROME, Oct. 25. —Ethiopian troops under the personal leadership of Ras Siyoum, commander of the defending forces in Tigre, today attacked the right-wing Italian outposts near Aksum, two Rome newspapers declared today. The attack was repulsed when the Italians brought two artillery batteries into action, according to the Asmara correspondent, of Popolo Di Roma and the Addis Ababa correspondent of Tribuna. The .Italian correspondents did not specify the number of Ethiopians in the attack more exactly than to say there were "thousands” in the attacking forces. After the assault had been repulsed Italian reconnaisance planes located Ras Siyoum’s forces near the River Ghera, a tributary of the Takkazze River. • The Takkaze runs northwestward from a source near Makale, supposedly the next main objective of the northern Italian army. Aksum lies to the northwest of Makale. The Takkaze River, at the point due soujlh of Aksum, is about 25 miles from the latter.) Two Towns Taken F>'l L niti il Ft rs* ROME Oct. 25.—Italian native Dubat soldiers have occupied Callafao and Gheledi, In the Wcbbe Shibeli Valley near the Italian Somaliland frontier, it was announced today. Callafao, a center of the area, was taken Sunday and Gheledi Monday, it was said. The text of the communique announcing the action said: "The Somaliland front operations continue in the Sciavelli region. Meanwhile, after capture of the fortified area at Dagnerei, the advance continues along the river with the aim of occupying various riverside villages. A detachment of Dubats, commanded by Lieut. Mereu, moving from Goddcrs with a swift maneuver, occupied the village of Callafao on the 20th. Callafo is the most important center of the Sciave’.li region. "Numerous tribal chieftains went immediately to submit and surrender their arms Five hundred rifles have already been surrendered. "The sultan of Sciavelli. whose name is 010 l Dinle, who has already submitted to us. continued a flanking action with his men. On the twenty-first they waged a victorious encounter near the village of Gheledi which they occupied. "Our aviation completed frequent reconnaisance flights in Ogaden as far as Sassababe in the Giuba sector. reaching Magalo. and also earned out effective bombardment of various military objectives.” Army Moves Northward 1<!/ I mini Fn ss ADDIS ABABA. Oct. 25.—Thousands of soldiers encamped outside Addis Ababa for weeks moved swiftly toward the northern front today. Reliable sources said Emperor Haile Selassie has decided to throw Maem into decisive battle against Italy's invaders from Eritrea. The troops left the capital with little more than battle equipment, indicating that the command expects to keep them in the field only a few days. They traveled without tents, without wagons and with the smallest possible supply oi food. The dust of their swift march hung over every trail toward the Tigre sector. Most of them pointed toward Dessye. Travelers from the north who saw wild Wollegas from the far south of the country streaming northward with Kambetas and Asmarans, tribes that for centuries regarded each other as natural enemies, said the Ethiopian general staff of the north had formed an army of almost 1,000.000 men. The travelers said more than 70.000 horsemen waited near Dessye for a promised opportunity to charge an Italian army in the old style of the nomadic northern desert men. Military advisers of the emperor said such a force might conceivably ride down and overpower even an army well equipped with machine guns. Times Index Amusements 22-23 Births, De.tihs 32 Books ; 19 Bridge 17 Broun 19 Church News. 21 Comics 35 Crossword Puzzle 35 Curious World 35 Editorial " 20 Financial ” 24 Radio 32 Serial Story 7 Sports 28-29-30-31 Woman's Pages..,, 16-17;

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Minimum Demands Made by Mussolini to Both France, Britain. ! By I nited Press PARIS, Oct. 25. Great Britain and France are in possession of a “summary” of Premier Benito Mussolini’s minimum demands in the Italian-Ethiopian crisis, it was learned today on excellent authority. The summary is intended to provide a basis for negotiation of the whole crisis. It was said that the obstacle to business talk was Mussolini's request that League of Nations’ penal action be postponed pending the negotiations. Great Britain is said to feel unable to agree. It was believed Premier Pierre Laval w'ould adopt a noncommittal attitude and aw'ait a British lead. King's Speech Delivered l>!/ I nihil Press LONDON, Oe(. 25. —Parliament was dissolved tonight. Anew House of Commons will be elected Nov. 14. By United Prrs* LONDON, Oct. 25.—King George prorogued his dying Parliament today with a speech from the throne —read in his absence by the Lord Chancellor—in which he asserted ! th at the government had done its utmost to preserve the peace of j the world. The prorogation was the formal preliminary to dissolution of Parliament which will be announced in tonight's official London Gazette. 7he dissolution will permit the roalition government to seek from the country in a general parliamentary election Nov. 14 a mandate from the country that provides for firm opposition to all w ; ar makers and an arament sufficient to give the opposition teeth. Lord Hailsham. the Lord Chancellor. read the King's speech to the assembled Houses of Lords and Commons. Supports League Action Os the European crisis, the king’s speech said: "The critical situation which has unhappily arisen between Italy and Ethiopia has aroused my gravest concern. "From the moment the dispute occurred between the tw r o countries as the result of a frontier incident m December last year my government have exerted themselves to the utmost, both individually and in cooperation with other states members of the League of Nations, to promote a peaceful settlement. "To my regret • continued the king) these persistent efforts did not avail to prevent a resort to force, and my government have loyally supported efforts of the League of Nations with a view to restoration of peace and achievement of an equitable settlement in the spirit of the covenant” •of the League). Discuss Defense Moves In discussing imperial defense the King said: "While my government has not ceased and will not cease their con- | tinuing efforts to promote limitation and reduction by international agreement of all forms of armament, it has been found impossible : to postpone further the expansion of the Royal Air Force to a strength which will enable it to fulfill its vital duties of national and imperial defense: and the program necessary to give effect to this has now been undertaken.” During the three weeks of campaigning before the election Nov. 14 the government will proceed with plans for new penal measures against Italy for its war on Ethiopia and simultaneous efforts to negotiate peace. It was said on reliable authority that the government intended soon to open discussions leading to the possible withdrawal of its home fleet from the Mediterranean. At the same time it was indicated that Sir Eric Drummond, ambassador at Rome, would exert every effort to induce Premier Benito Mussolini to reduce his demands on Ethiopia. Belief was expressed that in the end Mussolini would make proposals—or would intimate his readiness to receive proposals—less ambitious than those generally attributed to him now.

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ACCUSED OF FRAUD

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Jesse Low, 41, father of six children, confe&sed, police claimed today, to conspiring to "stuff" the "bank night” ticket barrel at the Rivoli Theater with duplicates.

MARRIED GNE DAY,DIVORCED Judge Williams Warns That 'Drinking and Matrimony Don’t Mix.’ A one-day marriage that ended last Christmas Day was dissolved today in Superior Court Two when Judge Joseph R. Williams granted Mrs. Edna Jeanette Carrothers, 690 West-dr, Woodruff Place, an uncontested divorce from Franklin J. Carrothers. Mrs. Carrothers, attractively dressed, said she married Carrotners, Dec. 24, 1934, after he promised her he had a good job and money in the bank. They separated the following day on Christmas, she said, because he admitted he invented the job and bank account. The only time since she had seen her husband, whom she met at Sunday School in Chicago five years ago, was when she had an automobile accident at Rensselaer, Ind.. Mrs. Carrothers said. Then he forgot a promise to go to Chicago and raise funds to pay her hospital bills, after visiting her, she testified. Judge Williams warned her "drinking and matrimony don’t mix” after she admitted she and her husband "had had a few” before the ceremony. WORK ALL NIGHT TO SAVE TRAPPED MINER ‘Bootleg’ Companions Fail to Find Second Victim. By United Press MT. CARMEL, Pa.. Oct. 25.—Mine workers who worked all night, today rescued one of two men entombed in a "bootleg” coal hole, two miles south of here. The rescued man was Peter Baxter, 38. of Ml. Carmel. His companion, John Stankoski, still w 7 as missing, and he was believed to have been killed when the mine shaft collapsed late yesterday, burying the two men. Baxter was taken to the Ashland State Hospital where he vas reported to be suffering “shock and exposure.” More joined in efforts to rescue the two men. ATTORNEY'S ASSAULTCASE IS CONTINUED W. A. Whetsel Arrested After Fracas in Criminal Court. Charges of assault and battery against W. A. Whetsel. Indianapolis attorney, were continued until Nov. -6 by Municipal Judge Charles A. Karabell today. Mr. Whetsel was arrested yesterday. following difficulties in Criminal Court, in which detective sergeants separated him and James W. Lamkin. attorney, in a threatened fist fight.

Young Widow of Dutch Schultz Grilled in Slaying of Gang Chief, Three Pals

By United Press NEW YORK, Oct. 25.—A bespectacled 21-year-old girl avowed again and again today that she knew nothing of her husband's death. Her husband was Arthur (Dutch Schultz) Flegenheimer, one of the most ruthless, most successful and most powerful of the cynical, murderous criminals spawned during prohibition. She was held because she visited Schultz less than an hour before two gunmen mowed down the millionaire gangster and three of his lieutenants Wednesday night. Bernard Rosenkrantz, one of the men closest to the leader, died early today, following Schultz, Leo Frank, and Otto Berman into the gangster valhalla. Across the metropolitan underworld anew figure was heralded today as successor to the throne Schultz vacated at 8:30 last night when he died in misery in a Newark hospital. He was Charles (Lucky) Luciana. whose gang, police gang experts believed, performed the executions that wrecked the Schultz gang and its control of a variety of rackets yielding a monthly income of almost $2,000,000. Gunmen, whether Luciana's or

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POLICE BAN ON ‘BANK NIGHTS’ IS PROHIBITED Restraining Order Granted Operating Corporation by Superior Court. FATHER OF SIX IS HELD Theater Janitor Admits He Conspired to Perpetrate Fraud, Police Say. A restraining order prohibiting authorities from interfering with theater "bank nights” was granted today in Superior Court 3 on petition of Sam Mantel, lawyer for the Affiliated Enterprises, Inc., of Denver, owners of the "bank night” syndicate. The complaint filed by Mr. Mantel cited the city, Mayor Kern, Theodore H. Dammeyer. Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch and Edward P. Fillion, Safety Board members, Chief Morrissey and Sheriff Ray, as defendants. "Bank night” is “an advertising plan designed to stimulate public interest in motion picture theaters ... is not a lottery, and does not violate any of the laws of the state of Indiana or the city of Indianapolis,” the complaint said. The complaint also asks for a permanent injunction against interference with "bank night” operations. Names Missing Man Mark T. Margolis, Rivoli Theater owner, said today that he was ! "ready to hold a 'bank night’ Saturday night.” Court action was taken after police claimed that a father of six had confessed that he conspired to perpetrate the "bank night” drawing fraud that resulted in a riot Wednesday night at the Rivoli, 3155 E. lOth-st. He is Jesse Low, 41, of 55 N. : Ewing-st. Low, according to Detec- ! tives Morris Corbin and Fred Titus and Mark G. Margolis. theater owner. implicated A. E. Fletcher, missing, in the plot to stuff the drawing I barrel with stubs of one number and (Turn to Page Three) CABLE PROBES TRUCK PURCHASES BY BOARD Charges $1328 More Paid Than Submitted by Low Bidder. City Council investigation into the purchase of two trucks by tne Works Board, who were said to have paid $1328 more for the trucks than | the lowest bid received, was begun today by Dr. Theodore Cable, chair- | man of the council investigating committee. Dr. Cable said that in checking specifications and costs of the trucks offered by the lowest bidder and those purchased, he had found little difference so far. Hubert S. Riley, Works Board president, said the board had bought the more expensive trucks because they had learned through experience that this particular make of truck was cheapest in the long run. FOOTBALL WEATHER BREAK 'PREDICTED' Weather Man Kind to Fans as Temperatures Rise. A weather "break” for football fans tomorrow was predicted today by J. H. Armington, United States | weather observer. Mr. Armington said the forecast is for rising temperatures both days, although skies are to be partly overcast. The mercury rose today reaching 44 at 6, as against 36 at the same time yesterday. The 9 a. m. reading today was three points higher than yesterday's. Coldest period w 7 as at 3 a. m. today, when the mercury stood at 41.8. That, however, was not as cold as the preceding night, when the mercury fell as low as 35.8.

another's, shot four men in a Newark barroom Wednesday night. Schultz and his sub-leaders, Frank. Berman and Rosenkrantz, are dead. Less than an hour after this murderous foray a gunman shot down Martin Krompier. third in command of the Schultz gang, and Samuel Gold, a bookmaker who happened to be with him. in a Broadway barber shop. This was so much a coincidence that Police Commissioner Lewis Valentine believed Schultz’ assassins crossed under the Hudson River by subway, went immediately to the barber shop, and "finished the job.” Krompier was given little chance today for recovery. Mrs. Schultz, after a night in the Newark lockup, faced new questioning today because police were "not satisfied” with her story. She was led out of the hospital last night before her husband, whose love for her was so intense that he is reported to have killed one of the boys who twitted him about it, twisted his pa in-wracked face into a smile and died. She and the gangsters mother, his sister, and the sister's husband, had spent most of the day at the hospital, occasionally listening to the delirious Schultz cry, out for his

State Labor Leaders to Map Fight on Proposed Terminal Merger Here Consolidation. Reported Favored by Eastman, Would Result in Employment Losses. Chairmen of 17 Rail Unions Charge. Fearing consolidation of all railroad terminal facilities in Indianapolis. with resultant large losses in employment, general chairmen of the 17 labor unions of all railroads are to meet here tomorrow with Indiana labor leaders to discuss opposition to the move. Martin H. Miller, Indiana representative of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, said rail labor leaders have learned that such a eonsoli-

EXTEND CITY'S FUND CAMPAIGN Give Workers More Time as Reports Approach $400,000 Mark. Community Fund workers today reported subscriptions of $94,634.10, bringing the total pledged to $498,719.51. This is 68.8 per cent of the $724,360 goal. (Other details on Page Twenty-one) The Compiunity Fund drive, scheduled to end Monday, has been extended until Wednesday, it was announced today. The purpose is to give workers additional time to reach their quotas, leaders said. Elated that the drive has topped the $400,000 mark canvassers hoped reports at today's luncheon meeting in the Claypool would bring pledged subscriptions up to or in excess of $500,000. There was a feeling, however, that this amount would not be reached today. Campaign directors continue to emphasize that practically all of the “easy money” is in and that it is now a case of workers redoubling their efforts to make every call count. Mayor Kern, who is taking an active part in the campaign, is to address the workers today. The mayor is a member of the campaign executive committee and chairman of the public district in the employes division. His district is second in standing.

WORKS BOARD ACTS ON LIGHT CONTRACT Asks Second Extension From Electric Company. The Works Board acted today to obtain a second extension of the city’s light contract with the Indianapolis Power and Light Cos. The old contract, under which the city paid approximately $384,000 annually for light, expired April 1. The city since has been operating on one extension and hopes to obtain an*other to Jan. 1. The Board also considered purchase of several thousand feet of lumber to repair bridges which Street Commissioner Claude E. Shover had reported as dangerous. The bridges are located at W. Raymond-st at White River; Hard-ing-st at White River; Indiana-av at Fall Creek- W. lOth-st at the canal, and Shelby-st at Pleasant Run. STATE TRUCKER ROBBED Hijackers Hold Lowell Man Prisoner; Escape With S7OOO Cargo. By United Press CHICAGO. Oct. 25. Frank Adams, 25, Lowell (Ind.) truck driver, told police last night that he had been hijacked Wednesday and held prisoner for 24 hours while his assailants escaped with a S7OOO load of meat and butter. The truck was found abandoned today. Two Killed in Crash By United Press LORAIN, 0., Oct. 25.—Two women were killed, four persons injured seriously early today when the automobile in which they were passengers crashed into a tree at Avon, near here.

“darling wife—my dear Frances—oh, honey—sweet,” and alsc call for some of his underworld pals, some of whom had gone the way he was going. In this world of his fever-dis-torted mind was "Bo'’ Weinberg, second in command, who has been missing four weeks and who, according to underworld rumor, was killed by being placed into a barrel of cement that was allowed to harden before being thrown into a river. Mrs. Schultz, the young wife who was a cabaret hostess before Schultz married her, carried some papers to her husband an hour before he was shot. Folice said they were accounts of his gang's "take” and showed that in one month and from one racket, the yield was more than MOO .000. How. asked the police, did the assassins know where to find Schultz, who, following the habits of years, was most careful to hide his whereabouts? How did they know that at that particular moment his gunmen were conferring with him over the profits and not watching for possible assassins? Mrs. Schultz was held as a material witness, as was Jack Freidland. the bartender, the only man in the room alive to tell the. tale.

; dation is planned by Joseph B. Eastman, Federal railroad co-ordinator, who has had a detail of men from his Washington office working out details of the project here. "Should Eastman force through j the consolidation, it will mean the j closing of about half of the present j terminal facilities,” Mr. Miller I charged. “A consolidation would 1 mean loss of employment, delay to | rail shipments in and out of Indij anapolis and decreased real estate i values.” Approximately 125 labor leaders : are expected for the meeting tomorrow at 10 a. m. in the English. Indianapolis Brotherhood officials | scheduled to confer with the general ! chairmen from the East and Central West are C. E. Umbanhower of the Trainmen; J. W. Woods of the Firemen; Alex E. Gordon, state chair- ] man of the Firemen; Mr. Miller and 1 Adolph F. Fritz, State Federation of ! Labor secretary, and John T. Smith, Indianapolis Central Labor Union i president. Details Are Unknown Railroads operating shops and | terminal facilities in Indianapolis, I all of whom would be affected by a i consolidation, it is claimed, are the I Baltimore & Ohio, Monon, Nickel Plate, Illinois Central, Big Four, j Pennsylvania and Indianapolis ' Union Railway. Mr. Miller said details of the re- | ported consolidation are not known jto the rail labor leaders, but it might result in a reduction to two 1 shops and two roundhouses. The Pennsylvania, with terminal I facilities in the Hawthorne Yards, and Big Four with Brightwood and Shelby-st terminal facilities and I shops in Beech Grove, might be | focal points for any consolidation, I it is said. COMMUNICATIONS RISE IN EXCHANGE TRADING Automobile Storks Also Reach New Depression Highs. By 1 n iled Press NEW YORK, Oct. 25.—Communication stocks featured the stock market early this afternoon. American Telephone spurted to anew high since 1931 at 145’s, up 3L points, while Western Union gained nearly 2 points and International Telephone was up almost a point. Motor shares held gains ranging to more than 2 points attained in the late morning dealings. Chrysler was at its best price since 1929 at 88 1 1 up 2% points. General Motors touched its best level since 1930 at 52is, up Its. NEGRO SUSPECT HELD IN VACANT HOUSE FIRE Threatened Couple After Reporting Blaze, Is Charge. Suspected of arson. Leroy Berry, 25, Negro, is held by police on four charges pending probe of a fire which early today damaged a vacant house at 331 N. Blackford-st. Berry’s arrest followed a complaint of Robert Muse and Mrs. Alice Gibson, Negroes, both of 635 W. Vermont-st. who said Berry came j to their home to report the fire and 1 later threatened them with a knife. 1 He is charged with carrying and drawing deadly weapons, disorderly conduct and vagrancy. CONNERSVILLE WOMAN DIES FROM INJURIES Mrs. Ada Brown, 75, Victim of Fall at Home of Niece. Mrs. Ada Brown, 75. prominent Connersville resident, died today in Methodist Hospital from injuries received in a fall downstairs Saturday while visiting at the home of a niece, Mrs. O. K. Burdin, 1102 Park-er-av. Besides her niece, Mrs. Brown is survived by a grandson, John McFarlan, 17, Connersville. Burial will be in Connersville. HAUPTMANN’S LAWYER IS SUED FOR DIVORCE Edward J. Reilly Is Accused of Drunkenness, Adultery. By United Press WHITE PLAINS. Oct. 25.—An - affidavit charging Edward J. Reilly,! chief of defense counsel for Bruno Richard Hauptmann, with "habitual drunkenness’’ and "open and notorious flaunting of adulterous relationship” was filed in Supreme Court here today by his wife. GOSHEN BROTHERS DIE Wagon Struck by New York Central Train at Grade Crossing. By United Press GOSHEN, Ind.. Oct. 25.—Two young brothers were killed late yes- j terday when a wagon in which they : were riding was struck by a New York Central train at a crossing seven miles southeast of here. The victims are Earl Leichty, 17, and Virgil, 14. DRUG STORE IS ROBBED Masked Bandit Takes $lO From Dopp Cash Register. A masked bandit robbed the E. M. Dopp drug store, 4324 E. lOth-st last night of $lO. Mr. Dopp said the bandit brandished a large revolver. took the money from the cash register and fled south on Lin-wood-av,

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PERMANENT AAA NEW DEAL GOAL, SAYS ROOSEVELT Two-Point Program to Unify Agricultural Gains Is Announced by President in Press Conference Statement. ONE CONTRACT PER FARM OBJECTIVE Expanded Production of Hogr to Replace Shortage Contemplated, President Reveals; Producers Vote Tomorrow. By United Press W ASHINGTON, Oct. 25. Fi*esident Roosevelt today announced a two-point program designed to unify agricultural gains and make permanent the program of the AAA. In a statement issued at his first press conference sines returning yesterday from a three-weeks southern cruise, Mr. Roosevelt stated that ‘‘As 1 see it, this program has two principal objectives-' —To carry out the declared policy of Congress to maintain and increase the gains thus far made, thereby

KERN TO SEEK ELEVATION AID Mayor to Leave Tomorrow for Conference With Federal Heads. (Other detail* on Pare 4) Mayor Kern will leave tomorrow for Washington in a last-minute endeavor to save the South Side track elevation project apparently doomed by the Public Works Administration because of high material costs. Mayor Kern said he would make a special report of his mission to the track elevation committee of the South Side Civic Club, which has been critical of his activities. He hoped to confer with President Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins, PWA administrator.

CRETE REBELS OVER KING’S RESTORATION Island Republicans Oppose Greek Monarchy. j By United Press ATHENS, Oct. 25—Troops and j warships were sped to Crete, south of the Greek mainland, today to crush a Republican revolution against the proposed restoration of King George 11. Four hundred and fifty repubi lican leaders were arrested in a i series of raids here, including ! George Papandreou, head of the j new republican party, who was j held in jail. I Thirty thousand armed independ- | ents and republicans were report. - j ed in the revolting force in Crete and it was feared the uprising might spread to the mainland. Feeling is bitter regarding the proposed restoration and republicans and liberals intend to boycott the plebiscite to be held Nov. 3 on the question of asking George to ; return to the throne from which he was ousted in 1922. The army is to take the oath of | allegiance to George tomorrow, and j the day has been proclaimed a national holiday in commemoration of | the capture of Thessalonica from j the Turks in 1912. RADIUM FUND GETS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT j Second District Women’s Clubs to Assist in Campaign. Support of the Second District Federation of Women's Clubs has been pledged to the campaign through which the Seventh District Federation seeks to raise funds to purchase radium for use at CityHospital. Announcement of the support was given in a letter from Mrs. Earl R. White, Worthington, incoming Second District president, to Mrs. C. J. Finch, Seventh District president, which was read at yesterday’s committee meeting in the Claypool. Speeches in support of the fund drive were made by Mrs. John F. Engelke. Mrs. A. J. Hueber and Dr. K. G. Kohlstadt, City Hospital assistant superintendent. SHIP BOYCOTT ORDERED Longshoremen to Take Action Against Loading in Gulf Ports. By United Press GALVESTON. Tex.. Oct. 25.—A national boycott on all vessels loaded in gulf coast ports was declared today by Joseph P. Ryan, president of the . International Longshoremen’s Association, effective Nov. 1. Luggage Stolen From Car Traveling bags and clothing valued at $395 were stolen from an automobile owned by Russell Ritzer, Detroit. while parked last night on E Wabash-st. Thieves pried open a r i

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avoiding - the dangler of a slump back into the conditions brought about by our national neglect of agriculture. “2. To Broaden present adjustment operations so as to give farmers increasing incentives for. conservation and efficient use of the nation's soil resources.” Consider Hog Production The President- said that the AAA will “work toward the objective of one contract per farm. The modifications planned in addition to make administration easier, will facilitate production adjustment either upward or downward.” At the same time the President ; revealed that expanded production of hogs to replace shortage caused ; by drought is contemplated under ; the proposed new corn-hog program | which is being put. up to a decision of producers in a nation-wide referendum tomorrow Asked if it was the Administration’s purpose to abandon the present corn-hog program. Mr. Roosevelt observed that he did not see how it could be maintained if the farmers did not desire it. Points to Achievements Pointing to achievements of the AAA in improving demand for citymade goods through increased farm buying power, Mr. Roosevelt remarked: "There are people in this country who can see no room for further progress in agricultural adjustment. Os these, some would be content to continue the adjustment programs exactly as they are. There are even a few suporters of the AAA so well satisfied with what has been done that they would like to call the job complete and finished. “But it never was the idea of the men who framed the act, of those in Congress who revised it. nor of Henry Wallace, nor Chester Davis, that the Agricultural Adjustment Administration should be either a mere emergency operation or a static agency. ‘One Contract Per Farm’ “It was their intention—as it is mine—to pass from the purely emergency phases necessitated by a grave national crisis to a long-time, more permanent plan for American agriculture. “Simplification of present programs, with a view to increased flexibility, would readily lend Itself to the broad objectives outlined. Decentralization of machinery to get more efficient administration closer to the farmers already has begun, and will be vigorously continued. “To simplify administration, the AAA will work toward the objective of one contract per farm. The modifications planned, in addition to making administration easier, will facilitate production adjustment either upward or downward. ‘lncentive for Conservation’ “The time may come when the AAA will prove as important in stimulating certain kinds of production as it has been in removing recent burdensome surpluses. For example, an expanded production of hogs, to replace shortages caused by drought, is contemplated under the proposed new corn-hog program, which is put up to a decision of producers in a nation-wide referendum tomorrow. “The long-time and more permanent adjustment program will provide positive incentives for soil conservation. “The simplified and more flexible adjustment program of the future can be made to serve the permanent advantages of producer and consumer. I can think of nothing more important to the permanent welfare of the nation than longtime agricultural adjustment carried out along these lines.” Armistice Day Speech By United Press WASHINGTON. Oct. 25.—PresU dent Roosevelt will deliver an address on Armistice Day. Nov. 11. at Arlington National Cemetery, Ray Murphy, national commander of the American Legion said today on leaving the White House. Dry Cleaner Harassed Stench crystals were placed under doors and at all other openings last night at the Five Minute Cleaners. 31 S. Illinols-st. R. A. Coombs, 5021 Central-av, the manager, reported to police today,