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Fair tonight and tomorrow; decidedly ;colder tonight; continued. cold tomorrow.

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= Is Rushing Rearmament, | Monarch Warns.

MRS. SIMPSON NOT SEEN

‘Crowd at Ceremony Looks in Vain for Glimpse of King’s Friend.

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m. | The bachelor monarch’s speech | came on the heels ot a declaration | * by Premier Mussolini of Italy that the new Italian empire was increas- | ing her navy preparatory to enforc- | ing an “armed peace” in Europe. | "The international and domestic | ) es of Britain outlined by the | were secondary in many minds | “to an inquisitiveness about Another ~ topic. Among men and wome and low, in.and out of the Pgh ~ mession of both Houses of Parlia- ® ment meeting in the House of : fards, the question on many |

: Was she there?” And “Did vou see her?” The name of Mrs. Wallis Warfield | Simpson, American friend of the ~ King’s, was superfluous. Reporters asked members of Pari llament, who asked attendants in- | © side and out, who in turn again| asked the press men—a circle which | jeft the question unanswered, the | ~ mystery of the moment. King’s Brothers Attend

2 Quadruplets Born to Wife

of Farmer Die

By United Press SENATH, Mo. Nov. 3.—Two of the quadruplets born last ngiht in a tiny back-country cabin to Mrs. James Bridges, wife of a southeastern Missouri sharecropper, died today, Dr. PF, W. Speidel, attending physician, announced. At noon, Dr. Speidel and attendants were waging a battle to keep the remaining two alive. One's condition was $o serious oxygen was being administered. Condition of the other was described as “poor.” As word of the deaths was received here an ambulance, carrying a f{rained nurse and medical supplies, was speeding over flooded country roads to the two-room cabin, five miles north. The St. Francis and Black Rivers, swollen by a three-inch rain, overflowed their banks last night and inundated much of the area through which the ambulance passed. The quadruplets, one boy and three girls, were born last night between 6:30 and 6:36 p. m., at two minute intervals. The boy, who was born first, and the girl born last, were the babies that died, Dr. Speidel said. “They were the ones that weighed the most,” the doctor said. “The two remaining girls weigh only about two pounds each.” ”

“ PAY ROLLS AND

JOBS INCREASE

‘Wages Gain 7.4 Per Cent, | Employment 1 Per Cent in October.

Employment and pay rolls in|

| Hoosier industries registered further One member of Parliament, who | gains in October over

September,

-said he knew the dark- haired Balti- | Martin F. Carpanter, Indiana State

t 5 more divorcee by sight, looked for | Employment Service director,

an-

her especially in the distinguished | bounced today.

. wisitors’ benches and through the |

hall—but in vain, he said.

Mr. Carpenter's statement was | based on a preliminary tabulation

Then there was another who had | °f reports received by his organizanever seen Mrs. Simpson, who said | | tion in co-operation with the Bureau

‘that a woman who looked like her pictures was dressed in black and accupled the royal box with a gray- ; woman companion, fe Simpson had been ‘expected some to attend the Parliament peremony, the King's first official junction of this sort since his acSsion to the throne. Queen Mary, p King’s mother, did not attend. ng to precedent only the Queen attends state openThe King's brothers—the 3 of York, Gloucester and Kent | & ~—were present. Rain Mars Ceremony

. The slim, 42-year-old ruler dispensed with the usual fanfare atténdant upon the British King's | gpening of Parliament. He motored through a chilling pour from Buckingham Palace, | h streets almost deserted ex- | _ sent for police assigned to guard his |

» The lack of crowds was regarded as unprecedented in London. It was | bed to the miserable weather one thing, and to the precedent- | ng ruler's dash by motor car 40 the House of Lords to take the oath and read his vigorous speech dor peace—armed if necessary, but Pod The

peers were in their robes of the peeresses in their jewels new gowns, members of the in somber black, as Lord ax, the lord privy seal, handed

King a copy of the oath of | lv to the Protestant faith and | rolled copy of the speech. ‘The King read the oath, and then | today will have to go out in colder

Speech. * announced formally

iid go to India after his corona- | i next May, to be crowned Em- | the drop which began at 6 a. m: un-

of India at a durbar at Delhi.

. Thoughts of people who heard night.

| of Labor Statistics in Washington. Reports from 1915 establishments, employing 159,095 persoms, indicated gains of 1 per cent in employment, 74 percent in pay rolls apd cent in man hours from ae to October. Employment and pay rolls in .Indiana have shown increases in 10 of the last 12 months, Mr. Carpenter said. He attributed the greater gain recorded on pay rolls in October, in relation to employment, to the fact that the Labor Day holiday was included in the reporting period of many establishments during September, and therefore reduced the normally expected gain in relation to employment as recorded for that month. A contra-seasonal increase in manufacturing employment was ex-

| perienced during October, the re-

| port said. Total manufacturing | employment was up 1.1 per cent

over September. pay rolls increased | {9.2 per cent and man hours gained |

9.3 per cent.

COLDER WEATHER IS FORECAST HERE

HOURLY

6a. m.... Ta.m.... Sa. m.... Sa. m....

TEMPERATURES 51 10a. m.... 42 53 11la.m.... 39 46 12 (Noon). 38 44 l1pm.... 39

Voters who delay their balloting

| weather, the United States weatherthat he | man said.

He said the mercury is to continue

| til it reaches 20 to 25 degrees toHe said that Hoosiers will

np veered to Mrs. Wallis Simpson, | continue to experience cold weath-

speculation on whether tht accompany him as a mem ~ his party—assuming, as nds insist, that they will

INESE MILITARY LEADER, 75, IS DEAD

United Press - SHANGHAI, Nov. 3. — Marshall in Chi-Jui, 72, former premier ar visional president and one ed soldiers, hina 2 where he had been retirement for 10 years.

not |

she | er tomorrow.

ter SWITZERLAND JOINS

MONEY AGREEMENT

By United Press BERNE, Switzerland, Nov. 3.—The Swiss government today decided to adhere, in practice, to the tripartite currency agreement among the United States, France and Great Britain, and to take the same measures to fix the gold price in Switzerland. Switzerland now is ready to pay gold on the same conditions as the United States, Britain and France.

LOSSES CLIMB IN SEA STRIKE; FEAR CLASHES

Employment of 100,000 Is Threatened on West Coast.

‘SAFETY’ CREWS ASKED

Violence Is ‘Threatened as Owners Prepare to Man Ships.

(Another Story, Page 8)

By United Press The maritime strike situation today: SAN FRANCISCO—Staggering eco-

nomic losses mount as fourth day of strike threatens employment of 100,000 persons.

PHILADELPHIA—Mayor S. Davis Wilson declares sympathetic

strike “illegal”; orders pickets ar- |

rested.

NEW YORK—International Seamen’s Union to start putting strikebreaking crews on all ships Wednesday; clash with insurgent seamen threatened.

NEW ORLEANS—Seventeen men arrested in docks free-for-all; nine vessels tied up.

CHARLESTON, S. C.—Shipping paralysis reaches South Atlantic ports.

By United Press SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3.—Enforced unemployment of workers in industries dependent upon shipping

dealt new large-scale economic loss to the Pacific Coast today as a maritime strike spread labor paralysis from seacoasts to valleys and time berland. About 75,000 men were idle today. The breach between shipowners and striking unionists widened. A new dispute developed over manning idle ships. The operators demanded “safety” crews be placed aboard the vessels. The unions at first rejected this proposal, then promised reconsideration when the Navy Department in Washington informed employers it would place sailor guards on .the ships if authorized by President Roosevelt. Federal intervention so far has consisted of -efforts-to bring negotiations. = Conciliators planned today on a conference between unions and steam schooner “operators, a small group of the employers of maritime workers who control much coastwise shipping.

Lettuce Workers Vote to End Strike

By United Press SALINAS, Cal., Nov. 3.—The Salinas lettuce strike, which wrote a turbulent chapter in California’s labor history during the two months of its existence, ended today. The fruit and vegetable workers’ union, whose members went on strike Sept. .4, after the growersshippers’ association refused: to grant preferential employment concessions, voted to go back to work. The only issue of the vote was whether or not the strike would end. No proposals for settlement of differences were made to employers.

TWO KILLED IN CRASH By United Press CHICAGO, Nov. 3.—Men identifiled tentatively from Civilian Conservation Corps cards as James Murphy, 24, Gary, Ind.,-and G. J. Harver, 22, Aurora, Ill, were killed last night when their automobile collided with a freight train at a crossing.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1936

Work Rushed on Madrid’s Defense Lines

(Copyright, 1936, by United Press) MADRID, Nov 3.—A report the the rebels intended to try to enter Madrid tomorrow sent thousands of workers from shops and offices today to work on the city’s defense lines. The rebels: were on a front whose advance lines were but seven miles from the outskirts of the capital at the nearest point. Again the situation in Madrid - had m~de a lightning turn from ‘confidence to anxiety. Militiamen who had been ready for a big offensive were waiting in their trenches just a few miles south

of Madrid. Fighting began at dawn.

WILLIAM BASS ISDEADAT85

Official of Photo Company Was Pioneer Teacher of Manual Training.

William H. Bass, secretary and treasurer of the W. H. Bass Photo Co., former school teacher and member of ag pioneer Indiana family, died today at his home, 847 East-dr, Woodruff Place. He was 85.

Mr, Bass, who had been ill two weeks, was born Jan. 20, 1851, near Columbus, Ind. the son of the late Thomas W. and Mary J. Crane Bass, Bartholomew County pioneers. He came to Indianapolis in 1872 and had lived here ever since. During his youth he worked as a miller and then became a school teacher, serving in Indiana schools from 1875 until his retirement in 1899.

Family of Educators

Mr. Bass taught manual training and pioneered in that branch of instruction, starting in 1888. He was credited with being the first to teach it in this part of the country. He was a member of a teaching family, his brother, the late George F. Bass and his late sister, Mary Bass Knowlton, having been teachers in the public schools here many years. :

He was married in 1879. to Jane |!

McCormick Wood who. died 16 age" lo

Rotary, Advertising and Caravan Clubs, the Scottish Rite and Capital City Lodge of the Masons. Surviving are three nephews, Walt G. Bass and Lynn O. Knowlton, both of Indianapolis, and Harry Bass Knowlton, Chicago, and two nieces, Mamie L. Bass, this city, and Helen Bass Keller, Los Angeles. Funeral services are to be held at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Hisey & Titus Funeral Home, Delaware-st, with Dr.-Frank S. C. Wicks of the Unitarian Church officiating. Burial is to be in Crown Hill.

HOW TO FOLLOW ELECTION RETURNS

BY RUTH FINNEY Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—Watch these things if you want to get an early picture of what has happened in the election. (All times are for Indianapolis) : The first state to close its polls is South Carolina, at 3 p. m. But South Carolina will go for Roosevelt and so will the three states that close their polls at sundown—Florida, North Carolina and. Virginia. No news.there. The first big news will come from Cook ‘County, Illinois, which contains Chicago. Polls close an hour later in the rest of the state, but Chicago is now on Eastern time and the counting of ballots starts there at 4 o'clock. Illinois ‘is a doubtful state and it has 29 electoral votes, more than any other except New York and Pennsylvania. If the Chicago vote is heavily for Roosevelt, he probably will carry Illinois. If his lead is (Turn to Page Three)

WABASH MAN SENTENCED By United Press ] KOKOMO, Ind, Nov. 3.—Charles C. Hubbard, 24, Wabash, today was under sentence to serve 10 years in the Indiana State Reformatory, less than 24 hours after participation in a holdup attempt in: which a companion was Milled.

‘wagons.

REPORTED IN

STATE AREAS

Illegal Activities Laid to Workers of ; Both Major Parties.

4 By United Press Illegal activities were charged against poth-Democratic and Republican workers today as Indiana voters braved chilly winds and cloudy skies to ballot in record numbers. A. W. Hosinski, United ‘States marshal, injected his authority in St. Joseph County to disperse 25 special commissioners accused of- illegally challenging foreign-born voters. He said the commissioners were appointed by two Republican: members of the county board of election commissioners without knowledge of the Démocratic' member and had forced. voters: to “return. home for second. naturalization papers. Interpreting the activity as illegal

‘hampering of voting, Marshal Hos‘inski dispersed the special commis-

sioners after the county board had stripped them of their power and ordered removed from polling places notices telling naturalized citizens they must produce second papers at polling booths. One Slain in Boonville The death of one Negro and wounding of two others in a shotgun affray at Boonville was ; attributed indirectly to the: election, A. V. Blue, 30, died in Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, of a wound below the heart. The left arm of Frank Lanier, 3, was torn off by a shotgun charge and Joe Venerable, at whose home ‘the shooting occurred, suffered a pistol shot through the leg. Venerable was held in the county jail at Boon-

ville. Authorities thought the: shoot-.|

i so from a political; argu-

Mr. Bass Was & ‘member ‘of pe by. “both par ies api

getting out” a rd state, expected to roll up to at least 1,650,000 by. the time the polls closed at 6 p. m. Heavy voting ‘was reported’ ‘in every section of the state despite iliclement weather. Horses and Wagons Used When dirt roads mn Skelton Township, rrick- County, became almost impassable, voters there -were taken up to the polls by horses and

machines; the heavy vote was ex-

pected to delay «a tabulation of ‘the

paper ballots until tomorrow. "Rain likewise was: reported from other central-and southern Indiana areas, but the early voting was running from-10:to 20 per cent ahead of 1932, which set a state record of more than 1,560,000 ballots. The northern part of the state reported chill winds.and overcast skies, Lut there, likewise, the voters turned out in record numbers. A particularly . heavy farm vote was anticipated in the view of the fact that recent rains have rendered the fields too. ids (00. wet for fall F fall plowing.

KIN OF JEFFERSON _ VOTES FOR F.D.R.

By United Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—Thomas|

Jefferson's great granddaughter voted today for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and denounced “socalled” Jeffersonian Democrats ‘who oppose him. She is Miss Sarah Randolph Anderson. “I think I ought to know something about the principles of my great forebear,” she said. -“I have been reading ‘his papers all my life. I think I understand the principles of Thomas Jefferson. I know they are precisely the things for which President Roosevelt stands. . . “The President .today represents the natural evolution of -Thomas Jefferson’s philosophy. He is for Jeffersonian principles translated into terms of 1936. This talk of Mr.

Roosevelt and communism is ar-

rant nonsense. Only the President’s

wise social policies have prevented

the spread of communism in this country.”

Jards

‘In the. absence of voting:

: Entered as Seeond-Class Matter

"at Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind. .

Between 40 and 50 Per Cent of County In at Noon, Officials Claim.

MANY CHARGES MADE

G. 0. P. Headquarters ‘Raid’ Alleged; ‘Nothing to Say,’ Chief’s Word. A record Marion County

vote apparently had been rolled up this. afternoon as

citizens balloted in 328 pre-'

cincts for national, state and

county officials.” Charges. and counter charge of alleged irregularities were hurled by leaders in the rival camps and kept state and ‘county election commis-

sioners busy. Disturbances were re-

poited here in only two precincts. Despite rain and chilly, weather, party leaders at noon claimed that betweeri 40 and 50 per cent of the county's registered vote had gone to the polls. Charles R. Ettinger, Democrat, election - board supervisor, estimated at that hour that 130,809 voters of the 287,000 registered had visited the polls, which were to close

at 6 p. m. 65,600 Votes Cast, Is Claim

Walter C. Boetcher, Demograite county chairman, claimed at noon that Yard reports showed 65,600 voters had cast their ballots in 23 wards and townships. He claimed that 34,500 of the vote cast was Democratic. County Republican: leaders claimed leads in the Third, Fourth, Sixth, Eighteenth, Twentieth and Twentyfirst Wards with -a report that of 6000 ballots cast in the Twentyfirst Ward, “75 per cent were Repub- |’ lican. The early morning rain, according to - party leaders, aided in getting the farm vote to the polls. Farmers remained out of the fields. The In-

dianapolis Stockyards reported only |

3000. head of cattle brought to the ‘today. by farmers, and cattle-

rmal Jays: ane .

Approx ma 3 iS per iit of ‘the vote had been cast in a number of precinets. in various sections of the ‘city by noon. Some reported that even more than half the registered voters had cast their ballots. $n Urecinct 9, First Ward, at 2137 N. Rural-st, 417 of 843 reg-| istered : voters had appeared. In Precinct 13, Third Ward, at 2301 N. New Jersey, poll workers reported 577 out of approximately 1000 eligible .voters had balloted. “Workers at Precinct 8, Fourth Ward, 712 E. 33d-st, reported 437 out of 700 eligible votes had been cast by noon. Board members of the Fourth Precinct, Seventh Ward, 2358 N. Talbot, reported 564 out of 1000 votes cast. -

Others Also Report Activity

Three hundred and. eighty out of a possible 700 votes had been cast in Precinct’ 6, Tenth Ward, officials reported. _At 1115 S. West-st, Precinct 1, Thirteenth Ward, 229 of 500 votes had. been cast, an election” board worker announced. Precinct -18, Eighth Ward, in Irvington, workers reported that 600 out of 1060 voters had appeared before noon. Precinct 11, Twelfth Ward, reported voting by 300 out of 700 eligibles. Change of residence threatened tc cost 184 persons their vote in Precinct 10, Ninth Ward, according to watchers of both pariies, who said they are “watching the situation closely.” ‘The watchers said they would challenge all persons not properly registered. Board workers reported that 400 cf the 1112 registered had voted shortly before noon.

Eight Arrested on South Side

Voting trouble according to election commissioners, centered in cails to two precincts—the Tenth Precinet, Fifteenth Ward, and the Eighth Precinct, Twelfth. Ward. Police arrested .eight persons at the Fifteenth Ward: precinct, 303 'W. McCarty, and charged one with carrying concealed weapons, the others with vagrancy. Republican poll workers said there: was no apparent reason for (Turn to Page Three)

Shopping Note

Chicago Times Reminds All There Are Only ‘52 Days to Christmas.’

By United Press HICAGO, Nov. 3—The Chi~ cago Daily Times, a Democratic newspaper, appeared on the streets today with this announcement in scarehead letters two inches high on its front page: “52 Days to Xmas.” ; The Chicago Tribune, Republican,. prior to the election, day has carried a front. page box. counting off the days “in which to save your country.”. 2 2 = Val B. McLeay, ‘Democrat, sec-retary-manager of the city planning board, was not sure today whether he was born in Indianapolis, even though he has lived in the Ninth Precinct of the Fourth Ward mest of his life. Mr. McLeay’s doubt was aroused after he had been challenged this morning by Republican workers at the 3030 N. New Jersey-st voting place. It was charged he was not registered properly and not on the poll-books. Mr. McLeay protested and offered every identification but a donkey's bray to prove himself a long-time Democrat and voter. County Clerk Glenn B. Ralston rescued Mr. McLeay after he had made a trip to registration headquarters to insure his vote, “And to think I might have been working for the party all this time,” Mr. McLeay said.

» ”n ” HE election board at Paragon, Ind., should be at the polls “oy now and functioning, at least in behalf of the Démocrats, despite bruises received early today when a motor car in which three members rode plunged up an embankment at the Pennsylvania Rail= road tracks and W. Morris-st. The bruised board members, inJured after a night of electioneering were: Woodrow Anoy, 23, R. R.

companion, Eugene. Goss, 21, of R. R. 3, Quincy, was not a mem-= ber-of the board. The men refused hospital aid in order to get to the polls in time for the opening, police said. o # ”

H. S.” Bonsib, pioneer Prohibition Party: voter, who has voted that tieket for 50 years, didn’t veer from his habit just because his party’s ticket was not on the ballot. He appeared at 6:30 a. m. at his polling place, Precinct 1, Ninth Ward, and handed the ballot given him, unmarked, along with this note to the board officials: “As a legal voter of Indiana, I hereby offer my vote for the entire Prohibition Party state and national tickets. If rejected, I offer a . protest as illegally dis= franchised. H. S. Bonsib.”

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NLESS the rain is too threatening, Mrs. John F. Cummings, Marshall, probably went to the polls today in a brand-new hat. Yesterday she was awarded a $50 prize by the Roosevelt agriculfural committee for her latter: “How Roosevelt policies have helped the farmer.” ” » » HERE is real fireworks in Thirteenth Ward voting—as far as the Democrats are concerned. : The ward committee gave workers in each precinct a certain quota of voters to get to the: polls by a certain hour. Joseph McNamara, ward chair=man, decided to celebrate as each precinct reached its quota. He bought - himself $35 worth of bombs. This morning he was touring the 16 precincts in the ward and as workers in each of them reached their quota he set off one of the bombs.

t 4 o » Ballots were dropped into four new boxes at Vincennes polls. The old ballot boxes were impounded

in 1934 after a contest of the mayoralty election and the case has

not yet been decided.

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PRICE THREE CEN

POLLS IN

Rain, Snow and Bliz Expected to Cut Into Rural Voting.

HAMLETS REPORT E/

Both Roosevelt and Land Cast Their Ballots: Early in Day.

Roosevelt Text, Page & Landon Text, Page 5,

BULLETIN By United Press Ye * TOPEKA, Kas.,, Nov, 3.~ lation of the incomplete from 101 precincts in 15 coun

in Kansas today gave 3746 and Landon 3303.

BY LYLE ( C. C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Nov. 8. tremendous outpouring voters—estimated at thing over 40,000, thronged the polls: choose between Frankl Roosevelt and Alfred M.

don for the presidency. ‘Rain, snow an deven plagued citizens, particuia: Midwest, as they went places in cities and he weather was expected * vote in some rural distri bad roads hampered fz reaching the polls. First election returns were, from tiny New England co ties racing to be first ih the balloting. 1 Millsfield, N. H., a “nr entry in the returns contest, rept ed two votes for Roosevelt and; for Landon a few mihu midnight. But five Millsfield ve failed to ‘appear for ‘the mich balloting and election judges ‘the. polls must, be open §

| New Ashford, Mass., : in 1932, announced its 1936 5.42 a. m. (Indianapolis time vote was Roosevelt, 19; Landon In’ 1932 New Ashford cast Hoover and 8 for Roosevel Among the early’ reporters two Southern communitie: bush, N. C,, and Martin’s

Roosevelt as did the nn at Station. Big heavy. votix

Gov, Landon was the first’ > presidential candidates to special train carried him, his and family from Topeka to home town of Independence, in a polling station set up in tomobile sales room he cast his lot at 8:44 a. m.

Few Disturbances Reported

Pew disturbances were noted cautions were taken against lar voting and thousands of ers were on duty over the cot nf National Guardsmen were sts in San Miguel County, New M to prevent any outbreak. President Roosevelt was voter 312 at the sleepy little H River town of Hyde Park, N. where he cast his ballot. The d unusually warm and the Pre : perspired freely under the g camera floodlights. He hand go for a short automobile ride | today and then return to his to receive the election ret ‘First scattering returns Kansas, where double boards start counting the early, came from Topeka Kansas City, Kas, The first 14 cincts tabulated gave Roosevelt Landon 358. Weather conditions in the

of the heavy voting which had anticipated. Road crews clear snow-locked Minnesg South Dakota highways.” The vote in the snow-bound sections reported below that of 1932. (Turn to Page Three)

COMMISSIONERS KEEP BUSY

a work for all at

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cigar in his

WNUTT CASTS BALLOT

te County icon, Commimines afte. “Settlement of precinct challenges a

COUNTY GOES TO POLLS