Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 October 1936 — Page 1
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FRIGHT GRIPS MADRID WITH FOE AT GATES
Fear War Soon May Be Fought in the Streets of Capital.
EXPECT EARLY ATTACK
Azana Is in Barcelona Presumably on Tour of Loyal Areas.
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By United Press - GIBRALTAR, Oct. 20.—Spain’s capital was electrified today by a belated realization that the civil war might be fought out in its streets within a few days. Dispatches reported an astonishing change in atmosphere within a few hours. President Manuel Azana was in Barcelona—though the capital did not know it—after a motor trip across country with four of the more conservative cabinet ministers. It was explained officially that he was starting a tour of the war fronts. For the moment, the fronts semicircling Madrid were quiet. But the quiet was momentary only, and the Leftists expected at any moment a new, fierce attack on one of the four main sectors. It was reported without confirmation that the Nationalists severed the Madrid-East Coast Railroad about 100 miles south of Madrid. Populace Frightened Carefully worded dispatches from Madrid indicated that the report might be true and that troop trains, which were in Madrid stations with steam up, would evacuate troops if necessary to the east by the: branch line that runs to Cuenca. Madrid thrilled with: horror at the realization that the war was near. Women began lining us for food rations and many men volunteered for service, to be sent to the front without unifroms or arms — only with blankets to withstand the cold.
Russian Aid to Spanish Loyalists Indicated
: SCOW, Oct. 20.—An overwhelming massing of public opinion behind the embattled Spanish Popular Front government at Madrid indicated today that some decision by the Soviet government in connection with its desire to aid the Spanish Loyalists will be forthcoming soon. The new Spanish ambassador, Dr, Marvelino Pasona Martinez, in the role of a Benjamin Franklin of the Spanish revolution, was doing his utmost to save his tottering government by getting warplanes, arms and badly needed ammunition from Moscow,
EKINS’ RIVALS REACH GUAM IN CLIPPER
By United Press GUAM, Oct. 20.—The China Clipper, carrying Miss Dorothy Kilgallen and Leo Kieran, around-the-world racers, and a group of press association correspondents making a preliminary round-trip passenger fiight from California to Manila, arrived here at 5:45 a. m., Indianapolis time.
MANILA, P. I, Oct. 20.—The Philippine Clipper, carrying a group of prominent men and women, including Juan Trippe, Pan-American Airways presidérnt, " on’ & preview trans-Pacific passenger flight, landed here at 11:43 p. m. (Monday), Indianapolis time.
RELEASE LATEST POLL OF LITERARY DIGEST
By United Press NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—New incomplete city figures on the Literary Digest's national presidential poll are as follows: " Landon. Roesevelt. Lemke. Vancouver, Wash. . 172 s
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Planes Effect Rescue of 43 Victims of Ship Disaster
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 20.—Seaplanes, landing repeatedly on the sea amidst floating wreckage, saved 43 persons today of 178 reported rescued from a mysterious disaster off Java to the steamship Van Der Wijk—per-
' haps the result of an under-sea quake. Called to the scene by a heroic Netherlands wireless operator, who stayed in his cabin and went down with the ship, the planes
Seventy-two persons, including 11 Europeans, had been lost, re-
Native fishing boats were plying in and out admid the wreckage picking up survivors. Two native boats alone saved eight Europeans and 31 natives. Twenty-two persons were seen drifting in a sloop from the Van Der Wijk and were believed safe. Capt. B. C. Akkerman, the Van Der Wijk’s master, was saved. A master of 25 years’ service in the Netherlands Royal Packet Co., no previous ship of his nad mei with serious trouble. S O S messages said that the ship listed heavily, then began
Company officials here could not understand how the- disaster occurred. They pointed out that the sea could not have been very rough or the planes could not have landed, and the Van Der Wijk, recently overhauled, was seaworthy. Some mariners here believed that the ship might have been caught by one of Java's occasional seaquakes.
Landon Reaches Coast; F.D. R. to Visit Indiana
President to Deliver a Major Campaign. Talk at Fort Wayne.
By United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—Presi-
dent Roosevelt will leave Washing- |
ton late Friday night on a campaign invasion of Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, witn e major speech
scheduled at Fort Wayne, Ind, it was learned today. Mr, Roosevelt also will visit Toledo’: and Akron, O., and on the return swing will call at Scranton, Pa., in the heart of Pennsylvania's coal mining territory. At Scranton, it was understood, he will speak in connection with the celebration of John Mitchell Day, & day the miners have set aside to honor that labor leader. It was likely the Fort Wayne speech would be delivered Saturday night and that the Ohio cities would be visited en route there. Meanwhile, he put final approval on arrangements that call for his departure late tonight for New England. Tomorrow and Thursday he will carry his fight into MhassaShusels, Rhode Island and Connect. His first appearance wiil be at Providence, R. I., where he will de-
liver an addresss from the steps of’
the State Capitol. Then he will motor to Fall River and New Bedford, Mass., and thence to Boston via Taunton and Brockton. At Boston he will speak from the Statehouse steps. °°
ESCAPED PRISONER TRAPPED BY POSSE
By United Press GALVESTON, Ind, Oct. 20— Harry Cameron, one of two convicts who escaped from Indiana State Reformatory Saturday, was in custody today after his capture by a posse. A companion, believed to be Emil Featherstone, the second fugitive, still is at large after eluding a posse which trapped the two men in the basement of a local residence last night. 4
ACHESON BACKS F. D. R. By United Press BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 20.— Dean Acheson, resigned undersecretary of the Treasury, today announced his support of President Roosevelt for re-election.
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Kansan Promises- Broader ‘Trade Policy, Better CCC for Youth.
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ABOARD LANDON CAMPAIGN TRAIN, IN CALIFORNIA, Oct. 20. — Gov. Alfred M. Landon moved into California today with a broader reciprocal trade view to offer in a bid for that state's 22 electoral votes and a pledge, to improve the Civilian Conservation Corps. He hoped to bring California into the Republican column with his speech tonight at Los Angeles and then turn eastward again for last minute fights for states in the Southwest, the Middlewest and the East. : Developments that stood out on his journey across the Southwest to the Pacific Coast included: 1. In a rear platform speech at Barstow, Cal.,, this morning Gov. Landon recalled his constant support and action for improvement of
‘the Civilian Conservation. Corps
legislations, promised to “do every-
thing within my power not only. to
continue the CCO but to improve it.” He charged the Roosevelt Administration was threatening to lead several hundred thousand youths in the camps “down a blind alley (because) the politicians have taken over the Administrative jobs.” 2. Expanded and re-emphasized his views on reciprocal trade agreements, particularly his support of the fundamental doctrine of reciprocity when it: “properly applies” to aid and protect the interests of farmers, workers and “efficient” industry from unfair foreign competition of “inefficient” producers. He said industry realized that such protection should not be extended except in the case of new industries and essential war products. 3. Demanded of President Roosevelt whether the New Deal was not pursuing the policies of ®a strange new party” which has repudiated traditional Democratic = doctrines and substituted new policies which are clearly leading us-to the narrowest type of economic nationalism end ‘other theories “dangerous to America and to world peace.”
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LANDON RECEPTION PLANS UNDER WAY
Extensive plans that that include importing a herd of elephants are being completed for the all-state Republican rally in Indianapolis Saturday when Gov. Alfred M. Landon, presidential candidate, is to speak. Maj. Gen. Robert H. Tyndall, Paul E. Tombaugh, former Indiana adjutant general, and Maurice L. Mendenhall, are members of the committee on arrangements. The elephants are to be brought from Peru, Ind. where the American Circus Corp. has winter quarters. Every county in the state is
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Detective Usually Assigned Monarch Observed ‘Near Her Apartment.
DIVORCE ‘NEWS SPREADS
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Week-End Hunting With Male Friends.
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By United Press LONDON, Oct. 20—A detective normally assigned to King Edward aided Mrs. Wallis Simpson today in her elaborate precattions to conceal her movements about London. Mrs. Simpson apparently spent
the night at her new home in Cum-
berland Terrace; A little before noon: she left. Mrs. Simpson’s automobile drove up in front of the house. The detective was loitering outside. He spoke to the chauffeur who drove off around the block and picked up Mrs. Simpson, who made her exit from a side entrance to the house. Navy Chief a Guest While his friend was here, King Edward entertained his .shooting party in bleak Norfolk and the news of Mrs. Simpson’s impending divorce
spread by gossip in ever widening
circles. Instead of the cheery party that had been expected -to -attend thz shooting party at Sandringham, the royal estate near the Norfolk coast, there. were only men—and the makeup of the party indicated that the cheer would be restrained. Two late arrivals were the King’s brother-in-law, the Earl of Harewood, who preserves the conventions of the staid court circles of the late King George, and Sir Samuel Hoare, first Lord of the Admiralty, whose chief diversion is ice skating. Mourning Period Ended Nine months’ court mourning for King George ended today, and when the King returns he will be able to appear more in public than he has in the early days of his reign. At Ipswich, 60 miles by road frond Sandringham, court attendants made ready for the assizes at which |.
the “Simpson W. vs; Simpson El. A.” divorce suit will be Jeard with- >
in‘the week. “pais re a A medieval ceremony will open | the court session Friday. If the judge approves the evidence a decree will be issued.
Scottish Wedding Discussed It is what will happen at the end of the interval, when Mrs. Simpson is free to rémarry, that gossips discuss. The question is still whether the King possibly might marry the vivacious ‘Baltimorean, already divorced once, and in what manner. Most Church of England clergymen refuse to marry couples of whom one is divorced, even though the divorced one be innocent. There is talk also that the King might marry in ‘Scotland, where the Presbyterian: Church of Scotland laws .obtain. The church of Scotland rules that an innocent
party in a divorce—Mrs. Simpson— |
can be remarried in church, though no guilty party may be.
7 PERSONS HURT IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Seven persons were recovering today from injuries received last night in auto accidents. here... Two were in City Hospital. Struck by a hit-and-run driver at Michigan and Illinois-sts, Lon Allen, €4, of 507 E. Washington-st, suffered injuries to his back and left side.
condition is described as fair. Two girls received lacerations and bruises when they were struck by a taxicab at Meridian and Washing-ton-sts. “They were Virginia Richards, 16, and Ruth Roberts; 16, both of Ben Davis. They were taken “to City Hospital, treated and released.
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CATHOLIC SIST SISTER DIES
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Lutheraris Want Vote Before War
By United Press : COLUMBUS, 0. Oct. 20—A resolution: recommending mandatory neutrality legislation, removal of munitions production from private hands, limitation of military expenditures, and a popular referendum before the: entrance of the United States into war was adopted today at the tenth biennial convention of the United Lutheran Church in America. The resolution was offered by Dr. O. F. Blackwelder, Washington, as an amendment to a general recommendation of the moral and social welfare committee dealing with war. The resolution also requested. . educational agencies of the church to provide data on the subject. “We who have sons of war age have a perfect right to be heard before war comes,” Dr. Blackwelder said. He proposed a ref- - erendum be taken “except in the case of invasion of our country.”
POLIGE FIDGET, IGNORE BROWDER
Six Terre Haute Officers Among 200 Who Meet Party Nominee.
By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Oct. 20.— Earl Browder, Communist presidential * candidate, returned to Terre Haute with a copy of the United States’ Constitution in his pocket
today for a second attempt to make a campaign speech without being jailed. Stepping from a day coach at 12:17 p. m., Mr. Browder was re-
newsreel cameraman, five photographers,. 15. newspaper men and six
local and Indianapolis persons rushed up to shake hands with the candidate. Mr. Browder smiled into the. cameras. 3? - The newspaper men: watched the
Expects N No Trouble,
Earl Browder, Communist presidential candidate, Terre Hautebound, paused at the Indianapolis ‘Union Station today to say he was “going back to straighten out the record.” He smoked his ‘pipe here and said he expected no trouble. “I'm always surprised to find the Constitution not upheld,” he said. He said he would speak at 11 tonight on the radio but had not been told of any arrangements for a public appearance. He was arrested in Terre Haute a few days ago as = pr Erant when he attempted to A committee representing Indianapolis citizens who recently wrote to Mayor Samuel Beecher, Terre Haute, protesting the treatment of
They came to tell him, a member of the Browder party said, that they | wrote the letter as a protest to the denial of free speech, and not. because of any sympathy for the Communist Party. Mr. Browder said he believed Mayor Beecher represented “only a small part of the people of Indiana, most of the people of the state believing in the Bill of Rights.”
Sister Emile of the le of the Little Sisters of the Poor died yesterday at the convent, 1520 E. Vermont-st. Services for the sister, who was born in France, and was 62 years old, are to be held at 9 a. m. temorrow at the convent. Burial is to, be in Holy Cross ‘Cemetery.
‘INFANT DERBY MOTHER NEAR DEATH, REPORT
Mrs. Grace Bagnato Given Blood Transfusion for ‘Debilitation.’
NOW" EXPECTING - TENTH
Race Closes Oct. 31 With $750,000 as Prize to Winning Entrant.
By United Press . TORONTO, . Ont., Ot. 20.—Mrs.
Grace Bagnato, one of six leaders in the $750,000 “maternity marathan,” which ends 12 days hence, fought today not only for the fortune which will go to the winner, but also for her life and that of an
| unborn child.
' Mrs. Bagnato, who has had nine
| children since the strange race be-
gan on Oct. 31, 1926, expects a tenth before ‘the marathon deadline a week from Saturday. Weakened by the strain of caring for her numerous children, Mrs. Bagnato was reported suffering from a “debilitated condition.” ' One blood transfusion has been administered and others must follow if she is to live, it was reperted. Charles Vance Millar, who died Oct. 31, 1926, left the residue of his estate, valued at $750,000 to “the Toronto mother who within 10 years of my death gives birth to the greatest number of children.” For six years Mrs. Bagnato, once strong and active, led the race. In the last four years four other women passed her.
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of 17 children, 12 of whom she contends were born subsequent to Millar’s death, is the current leader. Grouped behind her in the stretch are four women with claims of 10 births each since 1926. They are Mrs. Pauline Clark, 25 and redhaired, who admits five of her children were born after her husband left her nearly five years ago: Mrs. Gus Graziano; Mrs. Arthur H. Timleck, who proposed that the competitors divide the prize money according to a sliding scale, and Mrs. Jone Nagle, | 30.
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REPORT 0 CRITICAL
(Photo, Bottom of Page 1) By United Press DETROIT, Oct. 20—Senator James Couzens was in a critical condition today at Harper Hospital suffering from uremic poisoning. Mrs. Couzens and their four children—Mayor Frank Couzens, Mrs. W. Jeffries Chewning, Mrs. William R. Yaw and Edith Couzens —were in a suite near the 64-yeer-old senior Michigan Senator.
PARKERS SURRENDER ON FEDERAL CHARGE
By United Press. MOUNT HOLLY, N. J, Oct. 20.— Ellis . H Parker Sr. Burlington County chief detective, and his son, Ellis Parker Jr., surrendered today to the United States marshal here to answer ‘indictments returned against them in Newark in connection with their investigations of the Lindbergh baby murder case. "They and three others were indicted by a Federal grand jury that investigated the strange circumstances surrounding the sion” of Paul H. Wendel, a former lawyer, to the Lindbergh kidnaping, which delayed the execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann
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PAY ROLLS IN U. S. INCREASE AS RELIE LISTS SHOW DECLINE
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Cities Included i in Poll,
Reports Gains in Jobs, Postal
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Carloadings.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—To dis cover. how sound and how general are evidences of returned prosperity, the Scrippse Howard newspapers collected data on local conditions in key ° cities from coast to coast. These figures indicate that from Buffalo to Birmingham and from Pittsburgh to Albuquerque business is booming, pay rolls are. mounting and relief rolls
are shrinking.
A digest of conditions in 16 cities follows: CLEVELAND—Factory wage earners have increased from 110, 500 in 1953 and 131,000 last year to 138,500. Pay
STATE FOLLOWS NATIONAL TREND
Employment Service Report Is Tabulated From 2289 Industries.
Indiana manufacturing industries employed 15.5 per cent more people in September this year than, last and paid them 26.1 per cent more wages, the Indiana State Employment Service said today in. its rert. The report is made from tabulations of 2289 manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries made in connection and co-operation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington. Employment, pay rolls and man hours rose in September from August. In nine out of the last 12 months all three indices have risen, the report stated. - Employment increased 3.3 per cent; pay rolls 1.8 per cent; and man hours 1.8 per cent in September over August, the report said. Durable goods industries showed a 2.3 per cenf gain in employment,
1.3 per gent is sain. man hours. Darin ln 1p a ng he mop 11 per cent to $23.29, while average hourly earnings increased 2 per cent to 59 cents, This was caused by. the Labor Day holiday, the report said. Compared to September a year
of 4.5 per cent in average hours worked; 11.5 ‘per cent in average weekly earnings, and 6.7 per cent in average hourly earnings. Permits for building construction costing $6,440,575 have been issued in Indianapolis this year to date, as compared with permits totaling $3,817,909 issued for the same period last year. This report was made today by George Popp .Jr., building commissioner, to the Safety Board. *
TEACHER AND AID OF HELEN KELLER DEAD
By United Press FOREST HILLS, N. Y., Oct. 20.— Mrs. Anne Sullivan Macy, companion and teacher of Helen Keller for 49 years, died today. She was 70. Mrs. Macy died at 7:50 a. m. in the home she shared with Miss Keller and Miss Polly Thompson, who is Miss Keller's secretary.
MISHAP, SAYS KOREAN
Ry United Press WHITE 8S, N. Y,, Oct. 20-— Chang Soo Lee, Korean butler, told police today he had let poison get into .the food of Mr. and Mrs. George Rawls, formerly of Indianapolis, heirs of his wealthy employer, a widow, but claimed it had been an accident. : 5 His story was that he kept poison to destroy squirrels on a shelf beside baking soda. They | ‘were in identical Smiaines; he said, and became mixed.
ACCIDENT VICTIM DIES
rolls have shot up from $2, 088,806 in September, 1933, .
to $3,481,500. Last September 72,699 persons were on work relief and direct ree lief; today the number is 62,400. The retail sales index has moved up from 69 to 78. Automobile sales have jumped from 1726 to 2295. The municipal light plant is selling almost 2,000,000 more kilowatt hours a month than a year ago.
INDIANAPOLIS—Relief rolls for the whole state dropped from 90,958 in September, 1935, to 36,955. In the same fime employment improved 15.2 per cent in the state and pay rolls 23.1 per cent. Carloadings increased 10 per cent in the year in Indianapolis and ho= tel business gained 15 per cent, Postal. receipts are up $43,000 a month, building permits $79,361, The number of gas meters in service reached an all-time peak, while gas appliance sales gained 280 per cent, CINCINNATI—Relief rolls, ine cluding WPA workers and. uneme ployables, had 34,176 cases last September and 24,812 this year. Retail sales have advanced 6 per cent in a year and are 19 per cent better than in 1933. Street car: riders have ine creased nearly half a million a month, and monthly postal receipts are. $100,000 larger. A third more pleasure cars are Tegistered a fall, PITTSBURGH—This' ‘industeial area, including 11 counties in west ern Pennsylvania, has 23 per cént more persons at work now than a year ago, and pay rolis are ue 40 per cent. Relief cases of all number 66,500, compared with 77,= 600 a year ago. Retail sales have jumped 20.7 per cent in a year and Dew car sales from 1645 a month te 2724. In the first. nine menths of 1636 an all-time high in motor: éar
sales, 36,865, was recorded in Ale. : gheny County.
Car Loadings Up In the year consumption. of elece tricity has increased 22.9 per cent, street’ car and bus riders 12.2 ‘per cent, and car loadings 46.7 per cent.
Building permits rose from $172,000 in value last September to $816,000
this September.
WASHINGTON—This city never felt the depression as badly as many others, yet building permits in September are almost 10 times in value those of the same month in 1933. The number of relief clients has dropped from 61,515 last year to 26,551. Government pay rolls are higher than last year. Electric power consumption is running about 5,000,000 kilowatt hours a month above last yéar. Five hune dred more auto tags have been issued this year, and there are a mile lion and a half more bus and street car riders a month. MEMPHIS—Every business indie cator shows better conditions, due principally to cotton. Gross re= ceipts in the first two crop months were 356,970 bales this year, coms pared with 273484 last year and 167,767 three years ago. Much of the money paid producers for : cotton is spent in Memphis. ° fact that gross receipts have, ]