Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 October 1936 — Page 1

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MARNE STRIKE

TIGHTENS GRIP ONWEST COAST

hare Scale ale Picketing Is | * Ordered; 37,000 Leave Jobs, Is Estimate.

POLICE PATROL DOCKS

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Strives to Arrange New Peace Parley.

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By United Press SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30—A maritime strike of an estimated 37,poo unjon dock and sea workers tehed its grip around the Pacific 's shipping industry today. time federation headquarters ordered large-scale picketing of

piers. 2 In n Francisco, approximately |

pickets moved out along the Embarcadero front. They were stain groups of 12 in front of gach pier and displayed the unions’ warning that the 40 ships tied up bere must not sail. Union headquarters here said pickets had been posted at the other affected ports, principally Seattle, Portland, San Pedro and Ban Diego. Special Police on Duty

One hundred and eighty special Patroimen were ordered out for waterfront duty. Seven patrol cars, each manned by two officers equipped with shotguns and tear-

gas bombs, cruised along Embarca- |

déro streets.

Three hundred and ninety policewere dispatched to the San ro waterfront. Police details were stationed at other Pacific

». Meanwhile, Assistant Secretary of Eabor Edward F. McGrady began new attempts to arrange peace conferences between the unions and

‘shipowners, who broke off relations

last midnight when the workers’ Joint negotiating committee issued the strike call. * Negotintions, however, were at a standstill. The unions formed =a jal strategy committee which consider any new peace moves.

1934 Strike Recalled

Hope that President Roosevelt would intervene was the reason the union committee waited until the last minute to issue the strike order, Randolph Merriweather, executive of the marine engineers, said. The strike will affect not only every Pacific Coast port but ports all over the world, as sea workers are called upon to join their mates. Bventually it might spread to seamen employed on the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico ships and docks. = This is the first strike of Pacific sea workers since 1934—a strike that gost millions of dollars, took eight Mives and culminated in the general strike which paralized all business ih San Francisco for four days. The

_ Workers won increased wages, con-

1 of hiring halls and better workconditions in that fight.

PLANS ‘PROTECTION’ FOR DERBY MOTHERS

By United Press TORONTO, Ont, Oct. 30.—Premier Michael F. Hepburn announced today that he intended to call a “serious conference” of the Ontario government cabinet, presumably to discuss the $750,000 Millar maternity marathon. * The premier said that the government would attempt to protect the interests of “those poor mothers and their babies,” entered in the 10-year contest that ends tomorrow.

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VOLUME 48—NUMBER 200

Admits Giving Mute Child, 4, Poison, Report

By United Press OLIVE HILL, Ky., Oct. 30.— Authorities announced today that Everett Sparks, 44, of Enterprise, Ky. had conf that he gave his 4-year-old daughter Mildred poison in milk. The child, a deaf-mute, unable to walk, died a week ago after a short illness, Coronor C. W. Henderson said. It was buried Sunday. The coroner said he went to the Sparks home to investigate the child's death and was ordered to leave. Later, he said, he learned that Sparks bought poison under the name of Sam Jones. Sparks appeared at the coroner's office yesterday, voluntarily, and confessed, officers said. Sparks purportedly told the coroner he poisoned the child because he thought “it would be an easy death.” Both Sparks and his wife were held in the county jail. The confession was made to Coroner Henderson and County Attorney J. R. McGill.

MOLLISON SETS NEW RECORD

Famed British Flier Spans Atlantic in 13 Hours 13 Minutes.

By United Press LONDON, Oct. 30.—Capt. James A. Mollison, British flying hero, completed his third crossing of the

, North Atlantic by airplane at 9:53

a. m. (3:53 a. m. Indianapolis time) today, 13 hours and 13 minutes after his takeoff from Harbor - Grace, Newfoundland. He left Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, hurriedly without getting his clearance papers from the customs

authorities, the first time such 2 thing ever was done, it was reported. Moliison previously had received adverse weather reports and decided not to take off but half an hour later he drove back to the airport, climbed into his machine and was off in five minutes, heading into snow and sleet storms. Mollison’s time beat Amelia Earhart’s 14 hours 54 minutes crossing in 1932. He now holds more transAtlantic records than any other airman with a total of four ocean crossings. He said he made the latest flight in 10 hours from coast to coast.

LORADO TAFT DIES IN GHIGAGO STUDIO

By United Press CHICAGO, Oct. 30.—Lorado Taft, internationally - famous sculptor, died suddenly today at his Chicago studio. .He had been critically ill since suffering a stroke a week ago. He was 76. Members of his family were at his bedside when the end came. Taft rallied yesterday and asked to be taken to his studio, where many of his works of art were displayed. He died near many of his recent works. Surviving are the widow and three married daughters, Mrs. Ray Smith, Greensboro, N. C.; Mrs. Roger Crane, Croton-on-Hudson, N. Y, and Mrs. Paul Douglas, Chicago.

EDWARD ASKS WORLD PEACE, NEW TREATIES

British Ruler Urges Europe to Seek Pact - Revisions.

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Formal Communication First to Parliament From Monarch.

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/BY H. L. PERCY United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, Oct. 30.—King Edward, in his first formal address to his Parliament — an address studded thickly with “I's” instead of the traditional ‘“we”—issued a clearly

tral European nations to seek peaceful revision of World War treaties. He covered the world situation and the domestic situation, on topics ranging from the Spanish civil war

to the new Anglo-Egyptian treaty, using plain “I,” “me” and “my,” where his royal forbears used the kingly “we,” “us” and “our.” The King did not appear in per-, son. His speech was read in the House of Lords to the assembled lords and commons by the Earl of Onslow, chairman of committees of the House of Lords. King Edward was at Buckingham Palace when the speech was read. He is to appear in person—and in his royal robes—at the state opening of Parliament next Tuesday and speak from the throne. London wondered: whether Mrs, - Wallis Simpson, his American-born friend, would be strangers’ gallery For _the moment, attention centered on this, the first formal address of the King to his Parliament, and the outstanding statement in it: “A conference was held at Montreux (Swi nd) last summer for revision” of the straits convention of ‘Lausanne. The "successful outcome of this conference, to which I am pleased to think my government contributed, has set a happy example for the future.”

Madrid Gets Airplanes and Tanks By United Press MADRID, Oct. 30~—Tanks, airplanes, munitions and supplies were being brought into Madrid today, substantiating the ‘claims of : the loyalist government that it was in possession’ of new mechanized arms vitally. needed to hurl: the ‘rebels back from the gates of Madrid. Reports said that 80 new tanks and 20 new airplanes, the Iatter from Mexico, had reached the capital and were being sent into action. A /36-car freight train arrived with large quantities of foodstuffs. ‘It was understood loyalist planes located and destroyed rebel guns at few kilometers from the AranjuezValencia railroad, which had been cannonading troop and supply irains.

Russian Notes Denounce talian, German Charges

By United Press LONDON, Oct. 30.—Two Russian notes, distributed to members of the committee on nonintervention in the Spanish civil war, denounced today as “concoctions and inventions” Italian and Germany charges that ‘Russia had violated the" neu-

trality pact.

Nurses Request Better Pay, Working Conditions

Charging that “care of the sick in hospitals is being jeopardized by living and working conditions imposed on graduate nurses,” delegates to the Indiana State Nurses’ Association: convention here today adopted a resolution asking “improved working conditions and a salary sched-

3 ule affording a reasonable degree of

security and good health.” More than 350 nurses attended the session in the Hotel Severin. The resolution follows a similar one adopted by the National Nurses’ Association. Miss Pearl McIver, public health nursing consultant, United States Public Health Service, told the Hoosier nurses that “although public

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health nurses have increased from 3000 to 20,000 in the United States

since 1912, the need in rural areas.

is exceedingly great.” : “There should be 350 more public health nurses in the rural areas of

More than 600. nurses are. attending the session, which is to close to-'

morrow with election of ofiesrs.,

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implied invitation today for Cen- |

in the distinguished |

nurse | ing from first to last” she said. |

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King’s Guest

at Dinner|

{Copyright, 1938, by United Press) LONDON, Oct. 30.—Mrs. Wallis. Simpson was King Edward’s guest at a dinner party at Buckingham = Palace Wednesday night—the first time they had seen each other since her divorce the day before, it was learned today. It was described as a “very, very private” party, at which a few close friends of the King were guests. It was understood there were plenty of liquid refreshments. So private was the dinner, it was said, that only the few servants who - actually served the diners knew of it. : After the dinner, it ‘was ‘understood, the King escorted (Turn to Page Three)

DAFFRON HUNT "CENTERS HERE

Auto Believed Abandoned by Suspect Claimed by Dealer.

George Daffron, Indianapolis fugitive who escaped in a gun battle with Cincinnati police last Tuesday, apparently had eluded local police today after intimidating a woman last night and stealing her car. Meanwhile, a car which the ‘fugitive and a ‘blond woman companion’ abandonded: was claimed by. H. A. Dahle, representative of the Howe Motor Co. of Middletown, O. He said the man calied at the salesroom yesterday at 11:45 a. m., asked to try out the car, and never returned. Dafiron ‘has been sought “in: Indiana and Ohio since last Tuesday's

escape. Cincinnati police are hold- |

ing two women associates. Mrs. John Lonigan, R. R. 6, Box 123, told police that a man, who said’ he was Daffron, and a woman cornpanion drove their car alongside hers at about 6:30 p. m. yesterday in Raymeond-st near Har <5t.. They called to her, she and said the gas “on her car was leaking, so she stopped. Then they climbed into her car,.aban-

Sloming their own, and fhe man . a= F a

“At a point near Wer Newton, she |

said, she was taken from the car and beaten. ‘Then the man said |, he was George Daffron, “wanted by. pelice” and: that she could: get her. car hack if she did as he told her to, she. said. He gave her instructions to 80 to. the home of his brother, Thomas Daffron, 1401 Nordyke-av, to get a gun and wait for them in’ front of the g house. let her out a , short. distance tra 1¢ house and she obtained the revolver from a girl there, ‘who gave her name ‘as Virgie’ Daftron, she said. Instead of waiting to be picked up, Mrs. Lonigan called the police.

$2500 FIRE DAMAGES DOCTOR'S RESIDENCE

A fire that originated in the basement of the office-home of Dr. Joseph L. Storey, 3434 N. Illinois-st, today burned . through hardwood floors into living quartets and clestroyed rugs and furniture. . Dr. Storey estimated the damage to structure and contents would reach $2500 which, he said, was covered by insurance. A large oriental rug and several pieces of furniture were destroyed

A fire, which is believed to have started from hot ashes piled in the basement, caused damages estimated at $1000 to the home -of Clarence Greene, 3805 Kenwood-av, today. The blaze gutted much of the interior of the two-story dwelling, burning through to the roof.

UPHOLDS CORN TARIFF

‘DES MOINES, Ia., Oct. 30.—The|

Administration has not proposed and does not propose to lower the 25 cent tariff on corn, "Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of - Agriculture, said today.

; It Is Not a “Pay Cut,” But an = An Editorial,

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HENRY J. ALLEN 70 TALK TWICE IN CITY TODAY

G. 0. P. Speaker Billed at Luncheon and Rally in Tomlinson Hall.

Henry J. Allen, former Kansas Governor, arrived shortly after noon today by plane to wind up the Marion County Republican campaign. Mr. Allen spoke at a luncheon in his honor at the Columbia Ciub.at 1:30 p. m. and is to speak at Tomlinson Hall tonight at 8 p. m. A committee composéd of Frederick E. Schortemeier, G. O. P. county chairman; Arthur R. Robinson, Harry S. New, James E. Watson, Warren C. Fairbanks, and Russell B. Harrison greeted Mr. Allen. Doors of Tomlinson Hall are to be open at 6:30 p. m. for a musical program preceding Mr. Allen’s address. The Rev. R. M. Dodrill, Broadway Baptist Church pastor, is to give tonight's invocation. Clarence R. Martin, county speakers’ bureau chairman, is to be temporary chairman. Mr. Schortemeier is to introduce county candidates. Other speakers are to include 1 Mrs. Bloomfield Moore, county vice chairman; Dr. Henry Allen Boyd of Nashville, Tenn. National Baptist gUveIion: resident; Clifford L

Harrod, Knox Club i baer Knox Olub pHs Ee br

Beveridge Jr. Former Sete New will introduce M¥. Allen. . Prior?to’ the (aight meeting, Mr.

Christian Church. ‘Herman Bowers is chairman of the dinner committee. ,

CHINESE PROTEST INCREASES TENSION

By: United Press SHANGHAT, Oct. 30. Tension in relations between Ohina ‘and “Japan was increased tonight as the Chinese foreign office presented three protests to the Japanese embassy at Nanking. The Chinese protests concerned: 1. Japanese - military maneuvers which began earlier in the week in the Tientsin-Peiping area. It was alleged that they were in violation {of China’s sovereignty and international law. 2. Activity of Japanese at Taiyuan, intimating that they were engaged in narcotics trade there. The foreign office announced several Japanese narcotics dealers had been evicted from Chinese hones at Tai-

yuan. 3. Sponsoring speculative rumors following assassination of Yang Yung-Tai, chairman of the Hupeh government, last week-end. Yang's assassination was widely interpreted as a violent anti-Japanese gesture.

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All TODAY INC LANDON BIDS FOR WEST VIRGIN! KANSAN ALTERS

Republican Standard Bearer, Pleased by Reception in Metropolis.

BEGINS HOMEWARD TRIP

Confident Electoral Vote of Empire State Is His, Friends Say.

Landon New York Text, Pages 10, 11 Talk to Foreign Born, Page 18

By United Press

ABOARD LANDON CAMPAIGN TRAIN, EN ROUTE TO CHARLESTON, W. Va,, Oct. 30.—Gov. Alfred M. Landon turned from Broadway back toward West Virginia and the Kansas prairie today after leveling a challengeNat President Roosevelt. — w speaks in New York tomo row night-—to “tell us where

The Republican Party pledges itself to “stop muddiing and meddling and start mending” ‘American problems, the Republican nominee told 25,000 New Yorkers-packed into Madison Square Garden at the climax of his 20,000-mile- campaign. It was a tumultuous. political | demonstration, echoing with ‘ the § Cheses of Republican throngs and ec “By boos when the nomi- + down Broadway, that Sav. Landon’s bid for New. ate’s vital 47 ‘electoral votes.

“J pe was “described as ‘confident ot’

carrying the Empire State. Charleston Speech licked

ears. i arent Virgie Teor |: stops and speeches today at White | Sulphur, Charleston and Hunting. |

newed confidence that he would {carry New York and Pennsylvania. The main speech of the day will bz at Charleston, where he leaves the train at 5:40 p.m. to go to an auditorium. Saturday ‘night his final major speech will be delivered at. St. Louis from where he will go to Topeka for a radio talk from the study of the Governor's mansion on Mbriday night. He will catch a late train for his home town of Independence to vote Tuesday morning and then return to the Kansas . capital to await election returns. Mrs. Landon and the Governor's daughter, Peggy Ann, will join the Sunflower Special campaign train at St. Louis for the trip back to Topeka. It will be their only réal taste of the 1936 campaign.

2 PROBES EXPECTED IN ‘PAY TAX’ FEUD

By Ui nited Press

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—Heafed debate and two proposed investigations threw the political spotlight today on the Social Security Act in the closing days of the 1936 presidential campaign. Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr. (P., Wis), Senate Civil Liberties Committee chairman, joined labor leaders in aiding New Deal defense of the act. Senator La Follette announced his committee will immediately investigate an alleged campaign of “misrepresentation” and coercion of employes through “pay envelope

pressure.” The Department of Justice is expected to make a separate investigation of the sources of “fraudulent posters,” at the request of the So-. cial Security Board. =

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SECURITY VIEW, RECORD SHOWS

In June, Governor Approved Amendment Proposing Employe Tax.

BY RUTH FINNEY Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—A little more than three months ago Alfred M. Landon was advocating, for the state of Kansas the kind of Social

Security Act which he is now denouncing in an effort to defeat

President Roosevelt for: re-election,

and which his supporters are fighting so violenfly that the La Follette Civil Liberties Committee of the Senate has decided to investigate their “pay-envelope pressure.” / Late in June, just after his nomination for the presidency, Gov. Landon called the Kansas Legislaure into special session to act on social security. He read a strong message advocating action. - The ‘Legislature agreed to submit to the voters, at the general election Nov. 3, a constitutional amendment that reads as follows: “The state may provide by law { (Tum to Page Three) to Page Three)

LANDON WINS DIGEST'S POLL

Indiana Gives Republican Ganiate 42,805 and. ~ Roosevelt 26,663. / 7

By United Press NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—The count in the Literary Digests presidential poll of 2,376,523 persons throughout the country: Gov. Landon, 1,203,669; President Roosevelt,

972,897. The ratio was Landon, £4.4

per cent; Roosevelt, 40.9; Lemke, 3.5; others, 1.1,In addition there were 83,610 straw votes cast for Lemke, 11,822

for ‘Thomas, 9485 for Browder, 3771

for ‘Colvin, 683 for Aiken and’ 586 for others. The Indiana results were: Gov. Landon, 42,805; Mr. Roosevelt, 26,663; Mr. Lemke, 2166. Differing from some previous an(Turn to Page Three)

SON OBJECTS TO USING WILL ROGERS’ NAME

By United Press. BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Oct. 30.— Will Rogers Jr., son of the late cowboy humorist, objected’ vigorously today to the use of his‘father’s name and photograph in connection with presidential campaign literature. In a signed editorial in his paper, the Beverly Hills Citizen, young Rogers wrote: “The Beverly Hills Citizen has always been a ‘Republican paper and now is indorsing the election of Gov. Landon. But the Citizen objects to the use of Will Rogers’ pho-

literature, whether for Gov. Lan-

don or for any presidential candidate.”

FREE EDWARD LOYAL ON MURDER CHARGE

Edward Loyal, 29, of 1006 'W, 33rd.

| self-defense after he had attempted

to keep his father: from beating his mother.

OSING DRIVE;

President in Seclusion, Pre= paring. Speech for Brooklyn Tonight.

RECEIVES STRIKE NEWS

Formally Closes Campaign at Rally Tomorrow in the Garden.

(Democrat Parade Photos, Story, Page Three.)

By United Press

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.— President Roosevelt, res freshed and confident after a vigorous two-day campaign swing, secluded himself .in his White House study today to work on a major political address he will deliver in Brooklyn, N. Y., tonight as his semi-final re-election ape peal. The President denied himself to callers. but held frequent tele phone conversations with Admins istration officials. He also studied reports on the Pacific Coast ‘maris time strike, Mr. Roosevelt's campaign special train will leave the capital at 4:30 p. m. (3:30 Indianapolis time), for New York. The President will speak at 9 p. m. at a rally in the Brooke lyn Academy of Music. The cams paign will close formally tomorrow ; night at Madison Square Gard New York, but Mr, Roosevelt wil talk to the voters mgain for 15 minutes on election eve during an hours. Democratic radio broadcast. 7

+ Insues Proclamation No ‘tndiebtion was forthcoming -| from White House officials as: » the President intends

ble. revival of the NRA. e President's only ‘ official thus far today was to issue a pr lamation calling upon the nation observe ‘Nov. 11 as Armistice Day. He ordered the flag displayed on all government buildings and invited the: people to “observe the day with appropriate ceremonies in schools and churches, or other suitable places.” The President’returned to Washe ington last night after a strenuous two-day swing through /the New York City area, New Jersey, Penne sylvania and Delaware. p~He made a half dozen speeches in Which’ he tore info critics ‘of the Social Security Act, arrdigned Res publican leaders for “false proms ises” and last night in Wilmington, Del., wound up with a discussion on liberty and Abraham Lincoln. fi

Bir Philadelphia Reception

Republican Philadelphia. Several hundred ‘thousand persons — roared out a mighty welcome as he drove through streets jammed from beyond the curb to the building ne Democratic leaders, jubilant over the enthusiasm, told him that the city would be found in his column next Tuesday along with the rest of Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia show in noise and exuberance was on a par with those staged for the President in Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Denver St. Louis and other large cities. Af

tograph or name on any campaign [Oauiden thousands more cheered

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By United Press

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30—Ji Davis, chief of police, who a y

ago tried to. hal oe ft the annual win

invasion’ of Southern C fornia through a blockade of the e tire state, today planned a m

_ | subtle approach to the problem. He intends to put, the visiting hoboes to

A hobo isn’t much ‘worried Soin oo a but he 1a