Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 205, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 November 1935 — Page 1

RAIN HINDERS ITALY’S DRIVE R/R MAKALE Downpour Brings Advance on Town to Halt for Time Being. RESUME ROAD BUILDING Advance Scouts May Enter Objective of Attack by Tonight. THE WAR TODAY WITH ITALIAN ARMY—Drive nn Makale adds many more miles of territory captured by Italians, but drive slows up temporarily for work on roads, damaged by heavy rains. ROME—Unoffieial dispatches report Italian bombing planes wiped out Ethiopian supply caravan, killing 500 Ethiopians. BY WEBB MILLER Unit'd Prr* Staff Corrct>nnd'nt WITH THE ITALIAN ARMY. Nov. s.—The Italian advance on Makale was halted temporarily today in the midst of heavy rains. Gen. Emilio de Bono, command-er-in-chief, ordered a halt of the main column under Gen. Ruggiero Santini to permit road building and the bringing up of supplies, after which the thrust toward Makale will be resumed. The weather continued extraordinarily unseasonable, with heavy black clouds and torrential showers. The men shivered in the chilly mountain air. Tanks, airplanes, cavalry, motor trucks, mules, camels and men—regulars, Fascist militiamen, Bersaglieri, native Askari troops and Ethiopian tribal warriors—operating in 'our columns had made about 30 miles from the Adigrat-Aduwa-Aksum front at the end of the second day's march last night. Good Progress Made The front was represented by a spearhead which reached ElifanUogoro and crossed the mule trail between Hauzicn and Makale in the neighborhood of the Sullo Valley. That made it possible that native advance scouts might enter Makale tonight, and. occupying it, await the advance of the main army lo form the new line, some 40 to 50 miles south of the Aduwa line established in the first drive a month ago. The rain was a surprising and unfavorable development. Nevertheless. the troops made good progress. The rains have made streams of the dry river beds. The hill trails along which the troops moved were so steep that in Monday s advance I saw small mountain guns dragged by as many as 21 mules, with straining men at each wheel, over outcropping rocks. While Flag in Makale The native scouts and the supporting Italian troops have been received in friendly manner by the populations along the route of the advance. The spirit has been a holiday one. Over Makale white flags have been hoisted as the people await the advancing army. It is indicated that there will be no resistance and that resistance of a serious nature is unlikely during the month it will take to consolidate the new lin#. Airplane scouts who had seen Ethiopian columns advancing from the south reported Monday that the same columns were moving southward again. Armed bands who were in the territory now being occupied ate observed to be retreating as fast as the Italian advance. Report Caravan Destroyed By t filled Prrtt ROME. Nov. s—Dispatches from Djibouti, French Somaliland, reported today the almost complete destruction by Italian bombing airplanes of an Ethiopian caravan on the way from British Somaliland to Harar with munitions and supplies for Ethiopian southern armies. The story was related, the dispatches said, by Ethiopian civilians who arrived at Djibouti terror stricken. Dispatches quoted the Ethiopians as saying 500 Ethiopian soldiers were killed. Italian Defeat Claimed By l nitrrt Prett ADDIS ABABA. Nov. s.—Defeat of an Italian column in the Danakii desert apparently near the Mt. Mussa All base was reported today on the basis of stories filtering into - the capital. It was said that Danakil tribesmen followed the Italians until they had occupied an advanced position on top of a big hill and then, unable to attack with their ancient weapons, surrounded them at a distance until the Italians were forced to evacuate because of shortage of food and water. The tribesmen fell - upon and overwhelmed the column, it was said, killed many and forced the remainder back across the Eritrean frontier. 4 DIE IN PLANE CRASH Entire Crew Perishes in Mail Craft Tragedy in Brazil. By t nitrrt Prett RIO DE JANEIRO. Nov s—The entire crew’ of four men aboard the mail plane of the Air-France Line, which disappeared yesterday while flying from Bahia. Brazil, to Maceio. was killed when the craft crashed _ near Bahia, the airline s oHices here confirmed today. Seventeen bags of mail, which the plane was carrying, have been recovered.

The Indianapolis Times FORECAST: Fair tonight and tomorrow; colder tonight with lowest temperature about 27.

VOLUME 47—NUMBER 205

‘IT’S A SYSTEM’

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By United Print HOLLYWOOD, Nov. s.—Dorothy Lee, back in Hollywood after obtaining a Reno decree from Marshall Duffield, former grid star, now a director, still believes in marriage—and divorce —she said today. ‘lt’s a system,” explained the 24-year-old film actress who has been married and divorced three times. “When you love a man I think you should marry him, and if you don’t get along, I think you should divorce him. Simple, isn’t it? And I’m very happy.”

BOWSER NAMED NEW COUNSELOR Governor Appoints Warsaw Man; Wiecking Takes Judge’s Oath. Fred A. Wiecking, former public counselor for the Public Service Commission, this afternoon was sworn in a.s judge o' the Appellate Court, succeeding Judge Ralph N. Smith, who died last Thursday. At the same time, Gov. McNutt announced appointment of Francis Bowser, Warsaw, deputy United States attorney, as public counselor. The Governor did not name a successor to Judge Wiecking as deputy attorney-general, asserting the appointment would follow a conference with Atty.-Gen. Philip Lutz, Jr. Supreme Court Justice Michael Fansler administered the oath to Judge Wiecking, whose mother, wife and sister, Mrs. Herminie Colson, supervisor of music in Anderson schools, were present. A former state commander of the American Legion, Mr. Wiecking practiced law in Bluffton for 12 years and then moved to Hartford City. He became first assistant to Atty. Gen. Philip Lutz Jr„ Jan. 1, 1933, and was promoted to public counselor in 1934 when Sherman Minton was elected to the United States Senate.

8 WOMEN PICKED ON JONES SLAYING JURY Mason Sartorially Perfect; Proceedings Bore Dean. While William (Willie) Mason, resplendent in anew brown suit, peered into law books at his counsels table, and Edward (Foggy) Dean looked on bored, eight women today were seated tentatively on the Criminal Court jury that will try them in connection with the murder of a policeman. They are being tried on charges of inflicting injury during a robbery, in which Sergt. Lester Jones was slain, at the Peoples Motor Coach Cos. in February, 1933. Dean and Mason pleaded not guilty to the charge as they were arraigned this morning. Special Judge William H. Remy denied a defense motion to dismiss a panel of 70 prospective jurors on the grounds they were not drawn equally from the three jury districts. Originally charged with murder, Dean and Mason escaped the death penalty when Marion and Hamilton County * juries disagreed. Three other members of the gang. Fred Adams. George Schwartz and Ernest (Red) Giberson arc serving life terms in connection ”.ith the slaying. EXPLOSION IN TAVERN BLOWSJ3UT WINDOWS Escaping Gas Cause of Blast Damage of S2OO. When Fred Steinberger lighted a match in the kitchen of his tavern. 2032 E. lOth-st. last night, an explosion occurred and knocked him and Donald Reynolds, his bartender, to the floor. Escaping gas in the basement was ignited and burned the basement stairway. The explosion also knocked out kitchen windows. Neither Mr. Steinberger nor Mr. Reynolds was injured. Damage was estimated at about S2OO.

Enigma Hugh Hardy, Enigma, Ga.. parked his truck last night in Indianapolis and went ,to a movie. A thief stole 35 bushels of grapefruit while he v.us there. Mr. Hardy is disappointed with Northern hospitality.

STATE BUDGET PLAN ADOPTS MERIT SYSTEM New Salary Schedule Aims to Adjust Inequalities in Present Pay. DIVIDED INTO 5 UNITS Edward P. Brennan, Director, to Seek Quick Approval of McNutt. The state today progressed toward placing personnel on a strictly merit basis with compilation of a new salary schedule designed to adjust existing inequalities in pay. The schedule, divided into five occupational divisions, was drawn by Edward P. Brennan, state budget director, and is to be presented immediately to Gov. McNutt for approval. Each state administration division head w'as asked to submit immediately, and not later than Nov. 9, a pay roll classified in conformity to the schedule. To Equalize Salaries Effect of the schedule will be to equalize salaries for various occupations and will not mean either important increases or decreases in the state pay roll, it was learned. The five broad occupational divisions are called services and are separated into the following: Administrative, professional, scientific and technical, investigational and inspectional, clerical and managerial, custodial and labor. In turn, each division is subdivided into groups, series, classes, grades and positions. Each position in the state government is defined and covered by the following salary ranges: Administration Departmental—Class C to A, S3OOO to $7500. Institutional—Class C to A, S2OOO to $4500. Executive secretary—Class B to A, SIBOO to S4BOO. Professional Legal, SI2OO to $7500. Physicians, dentists, pharmacists, S6OO to $4500; nurses and dieticians, S4BO to $2700; field scientists, SISOO to $3600; laboratory scientists, SI2OO to $2700; engineers, SI2OO to $5200; libraryhistorical bureau, $960 to $5040; educational officers, $2295 to $5000: institutional teachers, $467.50 to $2000; cashiers and tellsr, SI2OO to $2100; auditors. SISOO to $3600; accountants, SISOO to $3600; statisticians, $1620 to $3000; actuaries, $2700 to $3540; rate experts, $2400 to $3600. Investigative-Inspectional Financial examiners, SISOO to $3600; investigators, SBIO to $3000; social investigators, S7BO to $2100; inspectors, $1320 to $2700; state police, penal guards, game wardens and watchmen, S9OO to $2700. Clerical Clerks, S9OO to $3000; bookkeepers, SIOBO to $2160; stenographers, S9OO to $1800; stenographer-secretaries, $1320 to $1800; typists. S9OO to $1260; machine operators, S9OO to $1920; lands and sales agents and news writers. SI2OO plus commission to. S2IOO for the former and $2400 to S3OOO for the latter. Custodial Property custodials, four classes, S3OO to $2318.76. The schedule shows the primary purpose of any job classification program is to obtain ‘‘equal pay for equal and similar work. Admitting the lack of a predetermined formula for such a classification, the statement to the Governor says the schedule was reached after a study of Federal services and systems used in other states. Adjustments will be made from time to time to cover arv special occupation not listed in the schedule. PREMIER TO RESIGN Ontario Government Leader Gives HI Health as Reason. By United Prett TORONTO. Ont., Nov. s.—Premier Mitchell Hepburn. Ontario government leader, announced today he would resign after the 1936 session of the Ontario Legislature. 11l health was given as the reason. Hepburn is suffering from a heart ailment, bronchial trouble and high blood pressure. He is leaving today for Arizona for a lengthy rest.

Heavy Vote Seen in 400 Indiana Towns as Residents Pick New Board Members

Bt United Pres* Elections in seven states tested popularity of President Roosevelt's New Deal today, although in most contests the vote on national issues was indirect and even fictional. Kentucky turned a gubernatorial election into a battle which might seriously endanger the Democratic state control won in 1932. Gov. Ruby Laffoon, Democrat, supported the Republican candidate. A contest for one congressional seat made a more legitimate trial of "New Deal” strength. New York and Pennsylvania afforded the mo6t significant other contests with Roosevelt policies as major issues. New York balloted on two United States representatives and anew state assembly. National committees of both major parties fought bitterly for control of the state because of its 1936 importance. A mayoral election in Philadelphia developed similar vigor for the same reasons. Virginia and New Jersey were electing legislators. Mississippi was choosing a Governor and local officials and Connecticut's three

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1935

Double Trouble THE trouble Lee Arthur, 2330 W. Ray-st, and Arthur Powers, 2226 Holt-rd. were having late yesterday became a matter of record at 5:30 at Reed's Garage, 4149 W. Wash-ington-st. Maynard Reed, garage operator, called deputy sheriffs and said the men had ordered five gallons of gasoline and then refused to pay for it. Deputies solved this by getting the motorists to agree to pay for one gallon and Mr. Reed siphoned out four. Five hours later, deputies were called to Tansel-rd. half mile south of State Road 34, by a man who said he had been kidnaped. When deputies arrived they found Vestal Phillips, 609 N. Luett-st, who pointed to a car and said his would-be abductors were in it. There, asleep, were Powers and Arthur. So deputies arrested all three, charging Powers and Arthur with being drunk and disorderly and Phillips with being drunk. That settled that for the night.

HEART ATTACK FATALTO PUPIL 12-Year-Old Boy Collapses at School; Had Been in Poor Health. Eugene Weisenberg, 12, a pupil in School 22, at 1230 S. Illinois-st, was taken ill shortly before opening of school this morning and died a few minutes later in the nurse’s room. Dr. Arvine Mozingo, 1112 S. Me-ridian-st, and Deputy coroner Mark Mercer gave heart disease as cause of death. Eugene, a pupil in the 7B grade, had been in poor health for some time. He was the son of Mr, and Mrs. Leo Weisenberg, 1126 S. Illi-nois-st. The youngster collapsed in the school building. Alford D. Darrah, 15, school traffic officer, saw him fall, as did William Thompson, 15, of 1446 Union-st, and Mrs. Fannie Webb, 3226 Central-av, a teacher.

LIME GRAVE YIELDS RACKETEER’S BODY ______ (Jf V • ■ ■ Y Dutch Schultz Gang Kingpin Is Found Slain. By United Prett NEW YGRK, Nov. s.—His features almost obliterated by quicklime, the body of Charles (Chink, the Chinaman) Sherman, newest victim of the ruthless war for control of tho metropolis’ million-dollar-a-month policy racket, was found in a shallow grave near Monticello, N. Y., today. His head had been crushed with an ax and he had been shot in the right arm. Apparently he was killed Satuiday night. New York police theorized that his death was a continuation of the effort of a powerful gang, supposedly headed by Charles (Lucky) Luciano, New York gangster, and Johnnie Torrio, one-time associate of A1 Capone, to clear the metropolitan area of rivals. The body was found almost 100 miles from Broadway, where he cut a conspicuous figure as an associate at one time or another of such underworld leaders as Waxey Gordon, Jack (Legs) Diamond, Owne.v Madden and Arthur (Dutch Schultz) Flegenheimer.

3 MOTORISTS ARE SENTENCED TO JAIL Drunken Drivers Draw Terms for Traffic Violations. Three motorists received jail sentences yesterday in Municipal Court when they were convicted of traffic law violations. They are Harvey Purcell, 28, of 1437 W. Ohiost, who was fined $25 and costs and given 60 days for drunken driving; Isom Eskridge, 201 N. Traub-av, who was given 120 days and fined $35 and costs for drunkenness and drunken driving, and Ernest B. Lawson. 22, of 1710 Ingram-st, who was fined S3O and given 30 days for drunkenness and drunken driving.

largest cities were voting on municipal officers. Steady balloting marked elections in Marion County and Indiana today as residents of approximately 400 towns named new town board members. In Beech Grove, now a fifth-class municipality, it was reported at noon ; that at least 1800 persons were expected to vote. There are 2100 eligj ible voters in the community. Polls will close at 6 tonight and, | in majority of the towns, final re- [ suits will be announced during the evening. A total of 432 communities possess a town status, with 22 of them county seats. Many, however, will void the 1935 law providing for town elections by continuing with present officers. Two tickets, the Progressives and the Democrats, are in the field in Beech Grove. The Independents, who sought to place a third ticket in the field, were ruled out Saturday by Superior Judge William A. Pickens and yesterday were refused relief by the Indiana Supreme Court. Opposing tickets at Beech Grove

G4IAN KILLER SUSPECT MAY DIE IN NOOSE Kentucky ‘Bad Man’ May Be First to Hang Here Since 1888. PLEADS NOT GUILTY Conviction Under 1934 Federal Statute Would Bring Death. George W. Barrett, Kentucky ‘‘bad man,” today w&s wheeled into Federal Court where he pleaded not guilty before Judge Robert C. Baltzell to the murder of Nelson B. Klein, Cincinnati Federal agent. Conviction under a Federal statute enacted in May, 1934, would carry a death penalty by hanging in the event the verdict is murder in ihe first degree. Barrett is to go on trial Dec. 2. According to court attaches, such hanging would be carried out within the court district, possibly in Indianapolis. If the verdict carries the death penalty, execution would be directed by Marshal Charles James. Guarded by G-Men It Is believed Barrett’s trial will be the first in the nation under the law. If Barrett is convicted of firstdegree murder and the sentence executed here it will be the first hanging in Marion County since 1888. when three murderers mounted the scaffold in the oild jail yard. The aged jail yard now is part of the Courthouse site. P’ollowing today’s arraignment Barrett, who seemed unconcerned, was returned to the City Hospital detention ward under heavy guard. There, although in a plaster cast, he is kept chained to the bed with two G-Men guarding him. The killing for which Barrett has been indicted occurred Aug. 16 in West College Corner, Ind. Wounded by Victim Agent Klein was killed when he attempted to arrest Barrett as a suspect in motor car thefts. Although wounded six times, Klein sent bullets crashing through Barrett’s knees. The injured man then was arrested by Agent Donald C. McGovern, who was with Klein. Barrett j?as bee,r. in City Hospital since life shooting. * , At today s arraignment he was guarded by Herold Reineke, head of the Indianapolis office, division of investigation, and a detail of eight Federal officers. Barrett denied the murder, but admitted violation of the Dyer act. His counsel, Edward E. Rice, Hamilton, 0.. was overruled by Judge Baltzell on a motion to transfer the trial to Liberty. Ind.. which is in the county in which the shooting occurred.

CITY SALESMAN DIES IN TRAIN-AUTO CRASH Robert B. Hill. North Side Man, Is Killed Near Deerfield. Timet Special DEERFIELD. Ind., Nov. s—Robert B. Hill, salesman, 2035 N. Me-ridian-st, Indianapolis, was killed today when a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train struck his car at U. S. Road 37, near here. Witnesses said that Mr. Hill slowed his car for the crossing, but failed to stop. The auto was dragged for nearly a mile before the train could stop. Mr. Hill was 45. FEAR MORON’S VICTIM WAS TERRE HAUTE BOY Body Found at Whiting Thought That of Marion Barnes. By United Prett TERRE HAUTE. Ind., Nov. 5. Fear that the body of a youth found slain in the sa id at Whiting two days ago was that of Marion Barnes, who left Terr fc Haute for Chicago five days ago, was expressed Today by Mrs. F. O. Clerghorn. He has not been heard from since he left. Lake County authorities believe the slain boy. badly beaten, was victim of a moron.

are: Progressive. Charles Adams, mayor; William A. Gearhart, clerktreasurer, and Chester Smith, Noble Stogsaill, Arthur Hendricks and Herman Kumpart, city council; Democrats, Edward Myers, mayor; Earl Headley, clerk-treasurer; John Byland, Cyril Hurst, Herman Hagist and Herbert Blatz, city council. The council will -onsist of five men with the high man on the minority ticket the fifth member. Two tickets are in the field at Clermont. The Taxpayers ticket includes Frank Starkey. Frank Dunbar and Lan Applegate for trustees and Warren L. Lotterman for clerktreasurer. The Citizens ticket includes Donnell Good. Willis Duncan and Harold Kolp for trustee and Mr. Lotterman for clerk-treasurer. “Pasting” may be the recourse of a Warren Park group of voters. A Citizens ticket was filed there, but another group of voters entered the field after the legal time for filing tickets. It was repoited they might paste on the ballot strips o' paper with the names of their candidates. On the Citizens ticket are George (Torn to Page Three)

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Kid-Naping By l nitrrt Prett GREAT NECK. N. Y . Nov. 5. —A toy balloon floated to the ground today and a pedestrian discovered this note attached : ”1 am kidnaped. Come to 10 Henry-st, East Portchester, Conn.” The pedestrian rushed to headquarters with the balloon. A call was put in for Greenwich (Conn.) police and the message relayed. The Connecticut police filled a squad car with rifles and tear gas bombs and six detectives, accompanied by radio cars, hurried to the East Portchester address. Guns ready, bombs in hand they knocked on the door. A small boy answered, shouting gleefully that his idea had worked out better than he had expected. He had released the balloon just for fun, he said. Police whispered to his parents and any bragging the small boy does for the rest of the day will be done standing up. His name was withheld.

MADMAN SENDS TRAIN ON WILD DASH IN YARDS Engine and Eight Cars Plows Into Loading Platform. By United Prett BALTIMORE. Nov. 5.—A man. apparently insane, leaped to the throttle of a train in the Western Maryland Railroad yards today and sent a string of eight cars careening wildly through the yards. The train backed madly down a strip of track and plunged into a loading platform. The platform and a passenger coach were wrecked. F. R. Skinner, engineer, said the man jumped into his cab, knocked him into a corner and held him by the throat. As the engineer fought, the man seized the thrcttle and shoved the locomotive into full speed reverse. In a moment the engine and string of eight coaches were speeding across the yards. B. W. Grove, fireman, attempted to beat off the man, but was unable to release the latter's grip on the throttle until the train plowed into the loading platform. Yard employes rushed to the scene and succeeded in holding the man, who fought wildly. Cards in his pockets bore the name of Webb Carr, Westminster, Md.

B-R-R-R, OVERCOAT WEATHER IS COMING Weather Man Forecasts Drop to 27 Degrees Tonight. Indianapolis temperatures will drop tonight to a probable low of 27, the weather bureau predicted today. The rain, which yesterday drenched the city and state and did incalculable good according to the State Conservation Department, is over for the time being. Instead it will be fair tonight and tomorrow, the bureau predicts. Temperature at noon was 32. Middle West Shivers By L iiitrd Prexx CHICAGO, Nov. s—Wintry blasts induced by Canada’s sub-zero weather last week-end reached the Middle West today, sending the temperature below freezing for the first time this fall. cloud* obscured the sun and general rains and wet snow added to the dank chill. Forecasters predicted continued unsettled weather and low temperatures tomorrow. Coldest point in the Middle West was Williston, N. D., where the mercury plunged to 14 below zero. At Devil's Lake, N. D., it was 8 below. Des Moines. la., shivered at 26 above and Madison. Wis., at 22 and Chicago at 33. FRANK KNOX IS BOOKED TO SPEAK HERE NOV. 18 Irvington Club Will be Sponsor of Publisher’s Talk. Col. Frank C. Knox. Chicago publisher. one of the leading candidates for the Republican nomination for President, is to speak in Indianapolis, Nov. 18, it was announced today. Col. Knox is to speak under auspices of the Irvington Republican Club Bert Morgan, speakers’ bureau chairman, announced. Mr. Morgan said arrangements will be made to hold the meeting in a downtown hall, possbily Murat Theater. P. H. Wolfard is president of the Irvington Club. 5 DIE IN EXPLOSION Gasoline Transport Truck Strikes Auto; Fuel Ignited. By Vvitrd Prexx ELDORADO. Kas.. Nav. s.—Five persons were burned to death when an automobile and a 2500-gallon gasoline transport truck crashed 10 miles east of here last night. The automobile struck a cow on the highway and careened into the transport truck. The impact ignited the gasoline. The truck driver and the four occupants of the automobile were killed. Times Index Amusements 2 Births, Deaths 16 Books 11 Bridge 9 Broun 11 Comics .. 17 Crossword Puzzle 17 Editorial 12 Financial 13 Pegler 11 Radio 4 Serial Story 18 Sports 14-15 Woman's Pages 8-9 Want Ads 16 3r

FIVE KILLED IN ' MIAMI STORM; $2,500,000 LOSS Hurricane Sweeps Out Into Gulf Periling Shipping; 50 Are Reported Injured in Florida’s Freak Gale. GIRL, 13, LOSES HER LIFE IN HOME All Coast Districts Are Badly Battered;' Visitor From New York Dies of Heart Attack. By United Prett MIAMI, Fla., Nov. s.—The freakish tropical storm which lashed the Florida winter playground Monday struck out into the Gulf of Mexico today, carrying threat of damage to shipping. In its wake were five dead, 50 injured, much property loss. \\ eather Bureau advices at 9 ; 30 a. m. placed the storm's center 85 miles west, northwest of Key West, in the Gulf. Its force had somewhat diminished, but it was attended by shifting gales, probably of hurricane force at the center.

KIN HERE SEEK GALE REPORTS Indianapolis Residents Make Anxious Inquiries Anent Florida Visitors. Anxious inquiries were made by Indianapolis residents concerning relatives in the hurricane area. Mrs. Ella Smith, a sister of Miss Wilma A. Ballard, 3241 Boulevardpl. lives in Miami with her husband. Joseph, and a daughter, Miss Mary Constantine. Their Miami address is 4375 N. W. 23rd-av. They are former residents of Indianapolis, having moved to Florida in 1920. Mrs. R. J. Johanson, 1717 Sharonav, is a sister of Mrs. E. O. Steele, who lives in Hollywood. Fla., with her husband and son, Wayne. Hollywood is about 17 miles from Miami. Left Sunday for Miami Beach Richard Duke, son of Mrs. Bertha Duke, art ostructor, 2725 N. Mer-idian-st, at Miami Beach with his wife, Js.net, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Jaqua, 3534 College-av. Mrs. Jaqua left Sunday for a visit with her daughter and son-in-law and was expected to reach there yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Alley of the Mooresville-rd have a winter home at Tavernier on the Florida Keys, which was in the path of the gale. Mrs. Alley today was awaiting word from Florida friends as to whether her home had been damaged. She expected to leave for Florida with her husband today. Mrs. Carrie Thompson, telephone operator for The Indianapolis Times, is a sister-in-law of John Thompson, who with his wife, Mary, recently left Chicago to make his home in Miami. Visited Here Recently Concern also had been expressed for Jacob Wilcox, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Wilcox, 2504 N Talbotst. His wife. Agnes, recently visited here, and was expected today at Miami Beach, where Mr. Wilcox has been employed for the past two years. Another former Indianapolis resident now living in the hurricane area Is Ed Walthers, employed by the Miami Tribune. JOKER IN LIQUOR LAW ELIMINATES HEARINGS County Board Finds Authority to Grant License Renewals. A joker in the 1935 state liquor law allows tavern operators to have their licenses renewed without a hearing before county liquor boards. Raleigh Burk, chairman, Marion County Alcoholic Beverage Commission, revealed today. The law provides that all permits extending for one year after Nov. 15, 1935. may be continued without a hearing, provided the applicant has a clear record and has cooperated with authorities. The local boards have the power to approve the applications without a public hearing, Mr. Burk said

U. S. COMPTROLLER ISSUES BANK CALL Statement as of Nov. 1 Is Asked by Capital. By Dnilrd Prrxx WASHINGTON. Nov. s—Comptroller of Currency J. F. T. O'Connor today issued a national bank call, asking a statement of condition of all banks as of Nov. 1. No state bank ci'll was issued. ESCAPE~In~iTIS CRASH Passengers Unhurt When Vehicle Hits Milk Troth. Timex Special MARION, Ind- Nov. s.—Passengers of a Greyhouno bus driven by Louis Miller, Indianapolis, escaped injury when the bus collided ith a milk truck here last night. Police who Investigated released Archie Ortiat, truck driver.

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So erratic was the direction of the storm that all interests on the Florida Gulf Coast were urged to keep in touch with future advices from the Weather Bureau. Various agencies wpre being orI ganized in Miami to clear the flooded and debris strewn streets. Property damage in the hurricane area may exceed $2,500,000. The hurricane tore across the lower peninsula with frightful fury, battering Miami, Miami Beach. Palm Beach, West Palm Beach. Hollywood, Olympia, and other communities of the winter playground area. Houses were unroofed, trees uprooted, and heavy seas and torrential rains flooded streets and buildings near the waterfront. Communications still were badly impaired. There were no long distance telephone facilities. Telegraph companies relayed northbound messages by way of Atlanta and Jacksonville. Hundreds of refugees from outlying districts were jn hotels, public buildings and camps. Electric light and power service was crippled. Many streets were impassable to any traffic. In others automobiles passed with great difficulty because of debris. The same conditions prevailed in resorts over all the approximately 30 miles of coast that caught the full force of the hurricane. Citrus Crop Damaged The storm blew in from the east, after swerving from its southerly course while approaching Nassau, Bahamas. It swept across the largely uninhabited sections of southern Florida and passed into the Gulf of Mexico last night north of Cape Sable off the lower west coast. Its fringes inflicted heavy damage to crops, particularly to the citrus crop still on the trees. Miami police had reports that seven persons had been killed, but only four bodies had been taken to the morgue and it was believed they constituted all the dead. Hospitals said they treated 35 persons for injuries. Only a few were Injured badly enough to stay. Early today hundreds of men went into the streets of Miami. Miami Beach. Hollywood. Palm Beach and other communities to clear away debris and drain houses and streets. The Florida Power and Light Cos. put every man it could find to repairing lines and wrecked plants. The great royal palms that make Miami a picturesque tropical paradise were blown down by scores and their great trunks lay across streets, makig them impassable. Four Are Known Dead The dead were: Ruth Levy, 13. killed by the collapsing of her home. David Barhrarh, 39. New York a winter visitor, died of a heart attack. Herman Thomas. 65. died of a heart attack. A sailor (name unknown, of the S. S. Hahira. killed by a ventilator ripped from ship by wind. A Negro fname unknown whose body was found in the Hialeah section south of Miami. M. R. Harrison, chairman of the Dade County Relief Committee, said damage in Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables and Cocoanut Grove would be approximately $1,000,000. Damage in Hollywood. Ft. Lauderdale, Ojus and Dania was believed to equal that figure. No damage figures for Palm Beach and West Palm Beach were available. The Mayor of Dania said that at least 50 per cent of that town’s buildings were damaged. Hialeah Park Damaged Mr. Harrison’s figure was said to be conservative, but because of crippled telephone service and incomplete surveys no other figure was available. Partial surveys indicated damage of several hundred thousand dollars to the property of the Florida Power and Light Cos. alone, according to H. H. Hyman, district manager. Damage to the palatial Hialeah Park racing plant amounts to S4OO - 000, E. J. Clark, grounds superintendent said. The grand stand was unroofed and of the hundreds of great palms that lined its drives and track only two remain standing, Clark said. Scores of plate glass windows in the business district were shattered, as were the windows in office build(Turn to Page Three)