Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 August 1936 — Page 1

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TRUCE SOUGHT 50 AMERICANS CAN QUIT SPAIN

Cessation of Fighting at Granada.

U. S. TO REJECT PACT

State Department Without Power to Sign Agreement on Neutrality, Claim.

By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—The Spanish government at Madrid is attempting to arrange with the rebel leaders at Granada for a suspension of hostilities to permit the évacuation of foreigners from that tourist mecca, the State Department was advised today. There are 20 or more Americans in Granada, mosily tourists, and about 400 foreigners all told. Granada has been isolated from all communication with other parts of Spain since the revolution broke out three weeks ago. Simultaneously Acting Secretary of State William Phillips cabled the embassy in Madrid again urging that American citizens remaining there and elsewhere in Spain should evacuate as quickly as possible.

Loyalists Claim Revolt Near End

By United Press MADRID, Aug. 11.—Jubilant at its resistance to rebel thrusts, the , government asserted today that the end of the rebellion was approachng. ~The ministry of war, in an official broadcast to the country, laid claim to control of three-fourths of the country, including the entire coast line, mines, foundries, other important factories and wide communication lines. Loyalist troops and militiamen in the Guadarrama Mountains resumed activity all along the line in preparation for a general offensive to free the' capital from threat of a rebel thrust. Increasing confidence in the tone of government statements indicated that repeated threats of a rebel bid for capture of the capital are taken less and less seriously. he

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Dispatches Confirm Execution of Germans

(Copyright. 1938, by United Press) PORT BOU, French-Spanish Frontier, Aug. 11.—Aufhentic uncensored dispatches from Barcelona confirmed in detail today the execution by Left Wing extremists of four Germans—perhaps the most serious international incident of the Span“ish revolt, The four Germans started for the frontier July 23 in an automobile which one of them owned. They had reached the suburb of San Martin when an armed group detained them and took them to a nearby shoe factory where a “revolutionary oPmmiice” had been established.

New Attack Lau Launched on Passes to Irun

By United Press HENDAYE, French-Spanish Border, Aug. 11.—A heavy battle was in progress today on the north coast near Irun. The rebels launched a new attack from the south against the passes to Irun, attempting to drive towardthe sea. Heavy cannonading could be heard all morning long, punctuated by machine gun fire and aerial bombing by both sides. The attack centered in the mountain region known as the Three Crowns. Loyalist sources said so far every rebel attempt to advance had been repulsed. The Peis reiterated emphatic denials that Santander had captured by the rebels. = Spanish loyalists advancing on Zaragoza have suffered a severe defeat, rebel reports said today.

Rebel General and Aid Sentenced to Death

By United Press BARCELONA, Spain, Aug. 11.— Gen Manuel Goded and his aid,

JAPANESE NAMED IN NAVY SECRETS PROBE

By United Press. . 3 . WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—Naming two Japanese naval officers as District

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$30,000 EXCHANGED

“One of the first things Tom did was to change his money. He spent two days going from bank to bank, exchanging his $5, $10 and $20 bills for larger denomina-~ tions. Altogether, he exchanged close to $30,000.” So writes Jean Breese in Chapter 2 of “Why I Turned In Tom Robinison.” Page 13.

RISE IN FOOD PRICES FEARED

Large Imports of Foreign Corn to Be Required, Is Prediction.

By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug, 1l1.—Large imports of foreign corn and a rise in food prices were foreseen today as the result of the Agriculture Department’s prediction of the smallest crop in half a century. The report showed that nearly all feed crops would be unusually low in volume. The condition of fully one-fourth of the pastures is worse than ever before in American his-

ry. Corn doubtless will be imported from Argentina, Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace said recently that if: the Aug. 1 corn estimate was below 2,000,000,000 the United States probably would have to import more than 35,000,000 bushels of corn—the amount this country bought during the 1934 drought. The eslimate was 1,439,135,000 bushels, a decrease of more than i 0,000 bushels under the Pp! timates: of wheat showed only a minor ‘change, from 638,399,000 bushels ‘July 1 to 632,745,000 bushels a month later. * The sho in the corn crop was comb with a shrinkage in estimates for oats, barley and hay. Further condition of pastures grew

‘much worse during July, being 41.6

per cent of normal as compared with ‘81.1 at this time last year. Authorities: foresaw considerable rise in food prices. Meat, especially, was expected to increase in cost.

LANDON LEAVES FOR COLORADO TONIGHT

Hopes to Get Rid of Cold in Pre-Campaign Rest.

By United Press TOPEKA, Kas, Aug. 11.—Gov. Alf M. Landon leaves for Colorado tonight for ‘his last final rest before a presidential campaign expected to be the most strenuous in many years. Only the preliminaries of “the campaign have been completed officially. The first stage will end with his return to Topeka late in August after speaking in Pennsylvania and New York. | Mr. Landon’s cold, which did not interfere h a dinner he gave last night for newspaper ‘men, appeared to be only slightly * improved and

been | made the impending week's vacation

with his family near Estes Park, Colorado, more welcome. He still had a touch of pleurisy today but expected to shake it off once he reaches the mountains.

MILITARY FUNERAL IS GIVEN ZIONCHECK

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Enginee § preliminary ‘plans ‘construction of a new fire station

| Broun said.

Filed With Federal Works Agency.

EXPERT STAFF ASKED|

Recommendations to End Nuisance Would Follow ‘5-Month Survey.

A five-month survey of the smoke nuisance in Indianapolis by 10

with the Works Progress Administration by George R. Popp, city building commissioner. The proposal specified that 10 engineers provided by WPA would be given a special. course in smoke

factories, apartments and residences, according to Mr. Popp, who has been

After five months of survey work, the engineers would make a lengthy report of their recommendations to the city building commissioner's office, according to the proposal,

Hope to Start Next Month

September as soon as WPA approved it,” Mr. Popp said. work would follow up what my office has been trying to do with a limited staff.” The cost of the project was estimated at $4980 for salaries of the engineers. No materials would be used. Dr. Health Board secretary and head

commended the proposed survey as “filling a great need in the city.”

FIRE STATION PLANS APPROVED BY BOARD

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Tibbs-av and Washington-st, at a cost of $15,548 were approved today

by the Safety Board.

The building is to be erected on land obtained from the State Central Hospital in exchange for land the city turned over to the state at. the edge of Riverside Park. The Safety Board ordered bids advertised. >

BROUN JOINS C. .0.; ASKS GUILD BACKING

By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. wood Broun, president of the American Newspaper Guild, today joined the Committee: for Industrial Organization and called upon the Guild to support him in declaring adherence to the rebel John L. Lewis group. Appointment of Mr. Broun to the C. I. O. board was announced by Mr. Lewis. “I hope and believe that the Guild membership will support me in declaring adherence to the principles and leadership of the C. I. 0.” “My joining the C. I. O. is intended to bring about ‘a speedy referendum of the entire membership of -the Guild.” Last week on presentation: of an American Federation of Labor charter to the Guild, Mr. Broun declared intention of resigning Guild president because he von the C. 1. O. in the split between the Lewis faction and the A. F. of L. executive council. Later, he said

$74,734 1S BID FOR

engineers trained in smoke problems | | was proposed today in a project filed :

control before starting a study of |-

in charge of smoke abatement work. |’

“The project would be started in| “The |.

Herman G. Morgan, City : of the Smoke Abatement JLeague, |.

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"|GASTON MEANS ILL; |" REFUSES OPERATION

PAVING ON ROAD 29|*

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Here are the Central-av wanderers, safe at home after a futile start to Gary yesterday. - Left fo right they are Betty Charles, 11, and: her sister, i 9,

RAIN UNLIKELY HERE,

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of rain, although temperatures were expected to remain mostly béiow the ~-degree mark, the U, 8. Weather eail forecast today. - Overcast skies were predicted for most of today and tomorrow, keeping ‘temperatures: moderate,

SHOWERS PROMISED

: FOREST FIRE AREAS

Weary Fighters Look to

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Skies for Help.

By United Press “Scattered showers were promised over: smoke-blackened northern Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan: today and 24,000 weary men and boys hoped to relax their vigilance along still smoldering fire lines." ‘U. R. Harmon, regional forestry supervisor, said ‘that fires ‘which had raged over thousands of acres of ‘green forest land since Friday virtually all were under control in Minnesota and ‘Licking flames "continued to menace residents on Isle Royale in Lake ‘Superior and boats and airplanes stood by ready to remove Tesidents. ‘of 12 fires in Michigan Largest 2 as| raged in Hiawatha national forest | near Munising. Serious blazes were | reported to the ‘Dense: smoke |

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BY United Press

By aited Pets. ) LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11.—The shadow of : a possible criminal investigation fell across the sensa‘tional child custody battle of Mary Astor and Dr. Franklyn Thorpe today ‘with the disclosure that a member "of the district attorney's staff is observing the trial in court and digging into a history of. the case. “The investigator is checking a report-that “at least one local witness has committed perjury,” . said A. P. Michael Narlian, co-counsel |

for Dr. Thorpe in the handsome ‘| Hollywood ‘physician’s: battle to re-

tain custody of 4-year-old Marylyn In a sudden decision in which ha chastised attorneys for both sides,

Superior Judge Goodwin Knight, |

‘hearing the case ‘called a halt .in the sensational proceedings until

2 p.m. 5 Charging they “were wasting too. much time,” he ordered the lawyers to “go back to your offices and pre‘pare your cases so this matter can be cleaned up in 8 day and a half,’ or three days at the outside.” . Dr. Thorpe revealed he conferred: an (Turn. to Page. Three)

PERUVIAN ATHLETES QUIT BERLIN GAMES

Jiwara of Soccer Tilt to 12,

of 1023 Central-av: and. Betty -Goens 11, brother Donald, 9, of 1017 Céntral-av. Street lights “fafled them, s so they “rélurned.

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J [vers, who sigrted out Jectssgay on ve 5 S01

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bodies. They are Betty “Charles, 1, who’ had the idea; Bobby, 9, her sister, who also likes adventure; Betty Goens, 11, who thought up the destination, and: Donala Goens, 9, her brother, who wen: ‘along for the walk. -This’ fnorning they were playing at their homes, .1017 and 1023 Cen-tral-av, taking a few furtive bites

off green apples they gathered as

provisions before they gave up the loverland project—and trading stories about what stern corrective measures were adniinistered after police returned them to their homes last night. A" Momentous Decision “It ‘seems that at’ around 11 a. m yesterday, they all ‘got together and

They set out while Mrs. Charles was working in’ the house and not noticing. In one hour they had reached the end of the first leg of their jonrney — 717% . Dorman-st, home of the. Charles’ girls. aunt,

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was learned today.

PRIMARIES ARE NEW DEAL TEST

Four States of Solid South Begin Voting; Robinson in Battle Today.

BY LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Sotrespandont WASHINGTON, Aug. 11—A series of primary election referendums on the Roosevelt 'Administration beginning today in four states of the solid South will indicate the ex-

{tent to which New Deal recovery | : “have. alienated. . ‘conserva-, essential to"

eral and or a in vo with the Roosevelt Administration would suggest the possibility of Gov. Alf M. Landon repeating the achievement of Herbert C. Hoover in breaking into the solid South for Republican electoral votes. Florida, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia voted in‘ 1928 : for Mr. Hoover-and against Alfred E. Smith. Senatorial primaries in the next five weeks will test Southern sentiment ‘in Arkansas, Mississippi, South ‘Carolina and Georgia. The outlook is for uniform New Deal victories in the nomination of candidates opposed by men who challenge the New Deal in varying degree. Southern and border states primaries so far have reflected

.| Democratic loyalty to the Adminis-

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Leading Advocate of Natural Product, No! Making Own Gas, Opens Negotiations With Citizens Utility.

COST FOR POSSIBLE SWITCH STUDIEE

Would Do Business With City Firm if Price Is Right, Manufacturer Says; Others Express Interest.

A leader in the fight for natural gas in Indianapolis has opened negotiations with the municipally-owned Citizens Gg and Coke Utility for the use of artificial gas in his plant, i

H. C. Atkins, president of E. C. Atkins & Co. and a me ber of the Manufacturers’ Association Committee for introe ducing natural gas, said Utility engineers are making i survey of his plant to determine costs of a proposed change from his own manufactured gas to the Citizens product. This development, which some saw as a threatened break in the ranks of natural gas advocates, was followed b statements from other manufacturers saying they =

wanted natural gas but wo welcome a Citizens gas rate reduction for industrial us

Dr. J. Angus, Utility Board m ber, said today that no increase rates would be made as the of the rate structure study w is approaching completion.

Rate Adjustment Forecast

“It is probable that rates will adjusted in lower brackets 9 # point where everyone will be b satisfied,” Mr. Angus said. pointed ‘out that while further ductions were not certain, the duced productionqcosts a the p owned plants would be the basis possible reductions,

Nearly a year of operation, said, was necessary for & study of rates.

a a Past. manufacturers would use sll ‘neéd of our product, they Pn the lower bracket in rates. Ti even without a reduction, are fall ly close to the natural gas age lowed in Indiana by the Service Commission.”

Opposed to Mixed Gas

Mr. Atkins said he had que the utility a few weeks ago, bt had heard nothing from them possible industrial rate ‘reduc Although still interested in: in ducing natural gas, he said he . there was little chance for this step in the near future. 5

Rather than continue to natural gas, he said, he would the manufactured gas if the ut could make a rate within his Suction cost limit. er manufacturers, while n . | taining their attitude fave D1 natural gas, said they would even more interested in rate red tions which would reduce their duction costs. J. 8. Watson, Link-Beit. Vice pi dent, said his comrany would favor a ‘mixed gas. He said tha manufactured gas at ad reas rate would be satisfactory.

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tion probably would increase siderably in the event of a gas reduction. It is possible, he po ouf, . to replace oil fuel now tu