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| SCRIF prs ~owsns) VOLUME 15 NUMBER 225

ANOTHER AUT in VICTIM

DRIVE _ Ansel Fatout, Injured

‘Nov. 16, Dies; Count Toll Now 143.

133 DRIVERS IN COURT

11 Women Among Accused; 14, Lacking Fines, Are

Taken to County Jail.

MARION COUNTY TRAF. TOLL TO DATE

TRAFFIC ARRESTS November 27

Running red light... i Running preferential street. .| Reckless driving Drunken driving Improper lights

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS Accidents Injured sme deoerenns Yesesenane

(Afiother Story, Page 2)

Another death today had boosted Marion County's traffic toll for the year to 143, and police intensified tncir drive on traffic law violators. * Ansel Fatout, 66, of 3216 Rucklest, died in Methodist Hospital last night of injuries received in a crash Nov. 16. One hundred thirty-three were in

Municipal Court today on trafiic charges. Eleven - of them were women. Fourteen -were unable to pay fines and costs and were taken to the County Jail. Fifty-one were convicted of failing to stop at preferential streets; 32 for having improper lights; four for speeding; six for violating automatic signals; two for having no car licenses; eight for reckless driving; seven for improper parkihg; one for having four ‘in thé front seat; 13 for. making .improper left turns: five for having no drivers’ licenses; three for running . a safety zone and one for failing to give a hand signal. With the arrest of 117 more motorists Jesterday, orders were issued I expand the campaign to ficlude -two more t; of alleged law violators. . They are “chiselers” and “gun jumpers,” in the language of the police traffic department.

‘Gun Jumper’ Assailed

A “chiseler,” according to Capt. Lewis Johnson, is a motorist who edges his car into the pedestrians’ lane while waiting for the signal to change. “This type of motorist not only rankles the pedestrian but oftentimes proves to be dangerous by forcing persons to walk out into the path of other automobiles,” Capt. Johnson said. The driver who starts his machine on the signal “change” light is called a “gun jumper” by the police.

Several accidents in recent months’

have been caused by this type of . (Turn to Page Three)

POLICE BRING DUELING MARATHON TO HALT

By United Press bo BUDAPEST, Nov. 28. — Police brought the dueling saga of Dr. Franz Sargas to an inglorious end foday, saying “this nonsense has to 8 p.” i The sudden denouement of his marathon dueling tournament left Sargas without means of satisfaction against the 100 or more enemies who insulted his honor by criticising his marriage to Budapest’s most popular belle. It also left him penniless, without a job, threatened with dispossession, vand expecting to become a father within the month.

SIX PERSONS FLEE AS DWELLING BURNS

Six persons were forced to flee their home, 63¢ E. Vermont-st, early today when a fire of unknown origin e out on the first floor. Awakened by smoke that came

from the kitchen, Mrs. Carl Whit- |

TIMES FEATURES ON.INSIDE DE PhBES

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Signals Off

Future Grid Star Learns Not to Play Game in the Street.

.- BY JOE COLLIER RED-HEADED Tom Sawyer was in. traffic court today to explain that he had played football in the street because there was only a little while before supper and if they had gone to a park théy wouldn’t hardly have nad time. to kick off before supper would be ready and they'd have to go. All in one breath he was going to tell Sergt. Albert Magenheimer just that when he arrived at Cropsey Auditorium at 8 a. m. today. About half of the team was with him, at the order of a patrolman who had been just a little rough when he ordered them in. a |To this red-headed Tom Sawyer, 13 years old, the whole thing was a violation of the Bill of Rights on the following counts and in the order named: Today is Saturday and school is out and he would even at court time have been playing football in a park if it hadn’t been for this court business; ’ The game last Wednesday night was broken up and they had had a good 15 minutes to play; And, gee, if a fellow can’t have fun what's .the u of hanging around when you could go out West and shoot guns, even, and no one would say anything. That's the way things stood when he saw Sergt. Magenheimer. The first thing he decided was that he guessed he never saw black puttees as shiny as’ Sergt.: Magenheimer’s, or such a spanking uniform, or such new brass 5

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HEN, “af he had talked with Sergt. agenheimer a while, he decided {hat policemen were pretty nice s, even if' they weren't footbdll fans, and he took a paper he wag given, sat down, and read the following: Don’t step (out into the street from between parked cars. Don’t cross the street in the middle of a block, Don’t run when going to and from school and don’t rin when crossing. streets. Don’t skate or: play in the street at any time. Ri is a violation of the law. “Now then, " said” Sergt. Magenheimer softly, “all we are asking you boys is that you help us out.

more of the .little white crosses in. the streets. Don’t be a traffic victin or cause injury to any one else.’ Sergt. , Magenheimer arose and walked to the blackboard. He was erect and tall and looked like a general. The football team was pretty impressed, and grew more so as the officer explained the law and that a second violation of it would land them in court, a much sterngr court, ‘maybe. !

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‘sit grew along toward 10, the ®oys had forgotten all about their game. They were given a test to see how much they had remem-

remembered a good deal. Then they left, about 40 of them. This goes on each Saturday. The average court attendance is about 40, counting parents, one of whom must accompany the boys. boys sit on one side by themselves. They don’t hide behind mother’s skirts, and probably. wouldn’t want to. Sergt. Magenheimer says grade school pupils are much more careful about obeying laws. A great many more high school pupils &ppear for violations. He also said that in the whole history of the court, for more than a year, only one boy has been in as a second offender. He's pretty proud of that, because he likes boys and used to 0 be & fool! a football player himself.

ROOSEVELT MAY UT RELIEF SPENDING

By United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 28—The Administration plans to reduce Federal relief spending at least 20 per cent next year by shifting its public work program from an emergency basis to a less costly means of fulfilling its objectives, the. United Press was informed authoritatively today. The new policy, made possible be=

We don’t want to have to paint any

bered of the session, and they had

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REBELS SUSTAN HEAVY LOSSES| IN BIG BATTLE|

News From ‘Bloody’ Province of Asturias Report Loyalist Gains.

BIGGEST FEDERAL DRIVE

League Will Meet to Study Spanish Appeal Against

Recognition. ge By Unitgd Press WITH THE LOYALIST ARMIES, ASTURIAS FRONT, via Santander, Nov. 28. — Loyalists claimed wide

| successes and heavy rebel casualties

today in a big offensive on the Oviedo front.

The loyalist army of miners and militiamen, on a determined offensive, is fighting the bloodiest battle of the entire civil war against rebels in Asturias, Spain’s. “bloody province,” dispatches said today. Airplanes are fighting airplanes, tanks are fighting tanks, and the men in the lines are fighting hand to hand without quarter, it was said. It is the biggest Loyalist offensive of the war apparently. - Loyalists claimed gains in the first phase of the fighting. The main objective is to capture Oviedo and to kill Gen. Miguel Aranda, rebel commander on that front and the most’ hated man in all Spain.

Paris Makes 4 Moves

Toward Preparedness PARIS, Nov. 28.—France’s Leftist government, facing its ‘“greavest international situation,” ‘made four

"moves today to show the world it

was prepared for any eventuality. 1. It ordered an extraordinary session of ‘the Superior Navy Council for Monday to approve supplementary naval credits necessary for strengthening Mediterranean lines of communication. 2. An investigation was begun into alleged radio broadcasts from official German stations saying France was on the verge ‘of a

State Logidative Board |f Is Under Consideration; 3

3c oard

‘Welfare Order er Exp xpect

19 Institutions Would Come Under Control of Central Body.

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Gov. McNutt is expected to sign an executive order transferring the operation of 19 state benevolent, penal and correctional institutions to the State Welfare Department within a few days. : The move has been under consideration since the Welfare Act was .by the 1936 special session

of the General Assembly. The or-| the council, for presentation in the

der has been drafted and awaits the Governor's signature, it is reported. Although it is not definitely stated in the order, it is understood that it ‘will bring institution personnel under the Welfare Department merit system.

Institutions Are Listed

Institutions to be affected include Central State Hospital, Indianapolis; Logansport State Hospital; Richmond State Hospital; Evansville State Hospital; Madison State Hospital, North Madison: © Fort Wayne State School; Muscatatuck Colony, Butlerville, and Village for Epileptics, Newcastle, all institutions for mental cases. Others are Soldiers’ Home, Tlafayet Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home, Knightstown; State (Tuberculosis) Sanatorium, Rockville; School for Deaf, School for Blind, both .in Indianapolis; State Prison, Michigan City; Reformatory, (Turn to Page Three)

WELFARE WORK 1S TOBE TOPIC

Two-Day Conference of State Sociologists to Open Tomogrow.

Indiana sociologists, penologists,

ahd social workers are to open &|

two-day meeting tomorrow in the

bloody general strike; and .that a Claypool Hotel.

revolution was imminent. 3. Premier Leon ‘thet France was prepared-1o° meetforeign pressure with a military éstablishment second only to. ‘Russia, and an #r force équal to any. Bs A La siptle Righuis; attack on the Front: government was PRUE ‘when it dissipated threats of a general strike by speeding a bill to Parliament obliging recalcitrant employers to arbitrate labor troubles.

Mystery Man Certain of Rebels’ Defeat

MADRID, Nov. 28.—Gen. Emilio Kleber, mystery man of the civil war, asserted today that the rebels had lost their fight for Madrid and that if they efitered the city they could not hold it. Kleber said he did not believe the rebels could get into the city at all unless Adolf ‘ Hitler and « Benito Mussolini sent German and Italian troops to aid them.

League Expects to Meet To Study Spain’s Appeal

GENEVA, | Nov. . 28.—League of Nations leaders were expected toay to assemble at Geneva next week-end to consider an appeal by the Spanish loyalist government against Fascist intervention in the civil war. : It was predicted here that the

| meeting would result in a few angry

speeches by Julio Alverez del Vayo, Spanish. foreign minister, and Maxim Litvinov, Russian foreign minister, and that then, at the request of Great Britain and France, the council would pass an innocuous resolution that would shelve the protest.

Italy Ready to to Enter

Communism Pact, Report - “MOSCOW, Nov. 28. —Italy, in common with Germany, is ready to enter an agreement with Japan against communism, Maxim Litvinov, foreign commissar, told the All-Union ongress of the Soviets

cause officials predict relief rolls this | today.

winter will be 28 per cent below the depression peak three years ago, changes: . 1. Revamping the Works Progress Administration under ‘Administrator Harry L. Hopkins to care {Turn to. Page Three)

“I have information, and I say it with a sense of the fullest responsibility,” = Litvinov said, Italy recently proposed to Japan

Blum warped ‘ana’s New. Social Saeidiation,. and

“that |.

‘Gov. McNutt, discussing. Tage

‘Frank Bane; Federal Sotial Security Board director, are to bé prin‘cipal speakers tomorrow, “Other speakers scheduled ‘during the sessions include Prof, Harrison | A: Dobbs, ‘University of Chicago; G. Beisley, civil service expert, Chicago; Mary Irene Atkinson, Washington, Children’s Bureau director; Charles L. Chute, New York, National Probation Association direc-

| tor, and E. 'T. Hiller, Uniyersity of

Illinois. Topics to be discussed by the state conference of social workers. include publi i health, ‘dependent. children, chil guidance, probation, |

institutional care, juvenile ‘delin- E

quency and unemployment. Welfare organizations, such as those of attendance officers, poor asylum executives, and probation officers, are to present their programs at Monday’s meetings. Tomorrow night in the Indiana | League of Women Voters and the Indianapolis Chapter of the American Association of Social Workers are to be in charge of the program. All sessions of the conference are open to the public.

HOLDS INFORMATION ON SECURITY PRIVATE

Employers who compel employes to return their social security blanks to them are violating the law, H. L. McCarthy, regional director, said today in a telegram to Clarence Manion, Indiana NEC director.

“Many workers are laboring under the erroneous impression that applications are returnable to Washingto nonly through their -employ-

ers,” he said. “Many employes have B

the same false notion.”

Mr. Manion pointed out that em-|

ployes ‘may hand their applications, in a sealed envelope addressed to the postmaster, to any mailman;

mail it, unstamped, to the nearestd

postoffice; give"it to any labor orof which he is a member, or send it to Washington.

hie Safe agreement. Which has bees | ny between Germany and

published

BRITAIN \ BUILDS MIGHTY AIR FLEET

Japan. »

"Drafting Measure or. Assembly Action.

BY ARCH STEINEL

Gfvatioh « of a" state" avis |

council to direct research work on laws, conduct surveys and advise the General Assembly, Governor, and state officials on legislation is

‘being considered by the “Indiana

Academy of Social Sciences. Tentative draft of a bill creating

1937 General Assembly, is in the hands of Herman Wells, Indiana University business school dean. Mr. Wells said today the proposes legislation was in an early stage.

Awaits Academy. Action

“I have a bill but it is not a draft and must be considered by the Indiana Academy of Social Sciences Committee and acted upon. This has not been done. So far the work on the bill has ‘been my own,” Mr. Wells said. ; Mr, Wells is known to be friendly

with both Gov. McNutt, and Gov.- |

elect Townsend. He denied, however, that he had discussed the proposed “prain-trust” bill with either.

‘Charles Kettleborough, state legislative reference bureau director, has been hinted as a possible chief 1ér the proposed bureau. He said today that he had drafted tentative measures , in connection with the | proposed council.

The bill, it 1s said, would place Academy of Social Science ‘members or other specialists on the advisory council. Each, council member would be a specialist in one of the following fields: Taxation, public welfare, crime, safety and accident preven(Turn to. Page Three)

CLEAR DAY SEEN FOR

SUNDAY MOTORISTS

~~ HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6am..,.. 32 10a. m.... 7am..., 3 lam... 41 8a. m.... 35 12 (Noon). 43 9a. m 37 1p.m.... 44

forecaster said that fer “cloudy

Surprise “Session Called to Study Divorce Granted ‘Mrs. Simpson.

EDWARD IS WORRIED Legal Aspects Discussed but

“No Decision Reached at ~ Conference.

(Copyright, 1936, by United Press) LONDON, Nov. 28.—The British cabinet’s surprise meeting yesterday was devoted to discussion of the divorce of Mrs. Wallis Simpson, American-born friend of King Edward VIII, responsible British sources said today. It was reliably undéstood that the urgent cabinet seéssion was called as a mesult of many letters— according to one version, hundreds of letters—which the King’s proctor received ohallanging the gran of a decree nisi ‘to Mrs. Simpson at. the Ipswich assizes. The letters, it was reported, urged the King’s proctor to intervene and prevent the decree from becoming absolute at the end of the prescribed ‘six months’ period. It is the duty of the proctor to investigate if a decree is challenged, and annul it if he finds collusion— that is, “arranged” evidence of

infidelity. King Raised Question

Premier ' Stanley Baldwin, .- the church-going head of his majesty’s government who is known to ke opposed to: the King’s association with Mrs. Simpson, had an audiznce with the monarch on Wednesday. It was understood the King himself raised the question of Mrs. Simpson’s divorce and was much upset oy the prospect that the King’s proctor might intervene. The cabinet, according to reliable sources, discussed the legal aspects of the divorce but reached no decision and probably will consider the matter later. nae of the King regard it as nkable that he\would suggest an interpretation of the law which a8’

conditions tonight, there will be |St&

clear skies and a temperature dip to about: 25. The mercury was ‘rising slowly today after reaching a low of 33 at 6 a. m.

ARMY, NAVY PLAY As WIND WHIPS $ STADIUM

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By United Press MUNICIPAL STADIUM, PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 28.— Army met

| Navy in their thirty-seventh: foot-

ball game today under a slate gray sky, matching the soldiers uniforms, A bitterly cold southwest . wind whipped across this south Philadelphia stadium as the Army band, playing the Navy song, “Anchors Aweigh,” led the corps of cadets in their parade on to the field. The crowd of 101,000—largest ever to see an Eastern game—cheered when the gray-clad boys broke into a West Point -number—*Caissons Go Rolling or fsa

The cadets "paraded brs into

{ their positions covering tae length

of the field, and after offering the frost-bitten crowd a mighty cheer, ‘dog-trotted into their ‘section in the middle of the east stand. "Navy seemed to be to be the favorite.

{Columbia Grabs -abs Early

Lead Over Stanford

By United Press

Mr. Manion also stated that all| |

ports

The London foreign office and other high British quarters. diligently refrained from denying re-| ports which appeared in virtually the entire British press yesterday and this morning to the effect that cabinet meeting dealt with Spain. quarters considered the reextremely welcome decoy for the real reason of the meeting. The King’s proctor normally in tervenes and investigates if any-

{thing reaches his ears causing him

to believe that a decree nisi was obtained by collusion, or that the petitioner also was guilty of undisclosed infidelity. If the proctor finds collusion, the court is obligated to decline to make the decree final. If he finds undisclosed adultery on the’ part of the petitioner, the court is theoretically ‘entitled to exercise discretion in making the decree final, but rarely does. According to legal authorities, an “interested member of the public” can hire his own lawyer to take the place of the King's proctor technically and show cause why the divorce should not be made absolute. ‘In that case, the court’s procedure |H must be just as though the procior ‘had intervened. ’ _ Up to the date the decree is made

SIR BASIL ZAHAROFF’S BODY IS TAKEN HOME

Steel - -Since~1929; Employment ]

han the nor urable ae ndusitis 1 re Imiy ot 8 Seasons charac.

EXCEED 1923-25 LEVEL

Production. Is Best

Generally Higher.

Times Special ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. Substantial seasonal increases in industrial production, employment and pay rolls during October! and the first three weeks of November were reported today in the December issue of the Federal Reserve

Bulletin.

The Federal Reserve Board's Seasonally adjusted index for industrial production sbood at 109 per cent of the 1923-25 level, the highest since 1929 and about the same as the last three months, while steel production was the largest since 1929, ‘Automobile output increased sharply from September to October, although the increase was less than a year ago because the date of the shift to production of new medels

turers, the board reported.

Textile mill activity declined slightly from the high level of September despite a usual tendency to increase in October, while the meat packing industry reported gains, the board said. “Factory employment increased by more than the usual seasonal amount between the middle of September and the middle of October,” the bulletin said. “Increases in employment were general among the durable goods -industries with the largest e sion Jepofted at factories |

y in ps

si erably Hn yn the ‘usual sonal amount.” Construction contracts awarded fell off: slightly from September, while department store and mail order house sales increased more than seasonally, the Bulletin added. Freight car loadings were -up during: October ‘because of increased coal and. miscellaneous freight loadings, it said. Commodity prices advanced somewhat during the first three weeks of November after a two and one-: half month period of little change while prices of numerous indusfrial Taw materials rose during the period.

MANAGER S NAMED BY WM. i. BLOCK CO.

Charles W. Jones, president of the Indiana Credit Union League and past president of the Indianapolis Personnel Association, is to become general superintendent of the Wm. H. Block Co. Monday.

an alumnus of De Pauw University

Pharmacy. Last year he taught “Labor Administration” in the Bureau of ‘Social Science Research of Indiana University.

department, involving wage and salary incentive plans, system ‘analysis, plant layout and pay Saal .

was less uniform among manufacc

y rolls n rose by 8 and an general, 83

SP Motor Gain 75 Per Cent

+700;

Mr. Jones, a native of Marion, is|

and the Indianapolis Colleg® off

appointed supervisor of the methods | and standards

‘ered in Survey of + State Business.

SOUTH BEND IS LEAD

Average Increase for Indiana Firms in Year Tops 15 Per Cent.

Retail sales. increased most-19 per cent last month, compared with October a year ago, a survey of 66 Indianaj olis stores, made by the: De partment , of Comme showed today. :

Firms reporting showed an crease of 10.2 over the p month, with $1,366.800 sold d October this year, compared $1,151,300 during the same pe: last year and $1,240,700 last mo! The ' average increase showed 501 Indiana firms reporting, } 19.2 over the month last year, and 15.2 per cent over September, 1936. South Bend showed the greatest increase, with retail sales 34.8 abo last year. The average of all ci over 2500 population for Octo was«19.7, with 231 reporting, w 83 firms in areas th less t 2500 population showed an incr of 11.6 per cent. :

22 Types Listed

The report, representing larger independent stores, lists 22 kinds of business.. The only: decline in retail business was shown in Gary, whe sales dropped from $154,800 a ye: ago, to $134,400 last month, a : crease of 13.2 per cent. . : Home and industrial constru accounted for the largest rise in lumber and building materials d ers sales, where an increase of 28 cent was reported, Men's and vs! clothing a coun led iJ | increases ot 128 %.1 Per © ab.

Motor vehicle dealers. reported smallest increase over: last with 7.5 per cent more retail b

ness. The leading lumber and m rials dealers, with 54 reporti firms, announced a sales ine from $417,400 last October to $53 300 last month. In September thi year they sold $489,200. Percentage increases over O en in other larger Ind were: Evansville, 120.9; ‘Wayne, 19.8, and Terre Haute, Total volume sales reported last month included grocery, epartment stores, $1,768 furniture, $553,100; motor vehiel $559,500; restaurants, $145,700; dry $395,600; shoes, $65,700, and he ware, 4200. : More than $5,615,000 in retail were reported by Indiana firms October. ;

MARKETS AT A GLANCE E

By. United Press

Stocks advance fractions to r than a point in active trading. Bonds higher in moderately tive trading. Curb Fregulany, higher in 18

Grains higher higher level in three years. Livestock: Hogs, | Laille,

steady. Rubber steady.

COUNTY TO REFUND $264,310 IN BOI