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SATURDAY, JULY 17,

" DEATH RODE THIS CAR . .

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1937

Under the wheels of this car, John Hankins, 76-year-old pedestrian,

became Marion County's 89th traff

POPE INDORSES CARDINAL WHO FLAYED HITLER

Praise of Mundelein Taken As Hinting Despair of Nazi Accord.

By United Press CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, July 17.—Pope Pius turned to a group of Chicago pilgrims at a public audience today and paid a warm tribute as a defender of the church to His

Eminence George Cardinal Munde- |

lein, Chicago, who recently called Fuehrer Adolf Hitler of Germany “an Austrian paper hanger, and a darn poor one at that.” The Pope's statement was taken generally to mean a complete indorsement of Cardinal Mundelein’s outspoken criticism of Nazi Germany, which brought an enraged protest not only to the Vatican but to the American State Department. There were intimations also that the statement, and the recent visit of His Eminence Cardinal Pacelli, Vatican Secretary of State, to France, meant that the Pope, despairing of efforts to better relations with the Nazis, intended to turn to the Left Front Government of France. Chicago Pilgrims Welcomed The Pope was conducting his noorning public audience when he turned to 25 Chicago pilgrims, led by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. James Horsburger, and said he was glad to see pilgrims arriving from such a dis-

fe victim,

‘Government Says Move Is

Welcome and Predicts Madrid Showdown.

By United Press MADRID, July 17.—Loyalist Government observers asserted today that between 15,000 and 20,000 Itallian troops had arrived on the central front to reinforce the Rebels in face of a smashing Loyalist offensive. Loyalist leaders said that the Rebels were bringing their crack vroops from all over the country to the Madrid zone and added that the general staff welcomed the concentration because the Rebels would be risking the pick of their army at one point. The second year of the civil war opened today with the Loyalists driving vigorously as their planes swept over the country back of the Rebel lines bombing and machinegunning Rebel reinforcements, arriving by train and highway. It was reported that in a new, surprise attack the Loyalists gained more than one mile of flat ground on each side of the Toledo highway, south of the city, in a feint attack coinciding with a thrust toward Ciempozuelos, on the Madrid-Aran-juez road to the east. This new threat meant that the Rebels were engaged and on the defensive in three zones—northwest of Madrid, west nf Madrid, and south of it.

There was general anger at developments in London. The belief expressed here was that British nonintervention proposals were intended to sound international sentiment preparatory to giving the Rebels belligerent rights—a direct aid to them while the Loyalists of the constituted government were hammering at them.

‘France Says Rebels

Entitled to Rights

| By United Press * SALAMANCA, Spain, July 17.-— Gen. Francisco Franco, Rebel dictator, demanded unqualified concession of belligerent status to the Rebels today in a statement on | Great Britain's new nonintervention proposals. “According to the usages of international law the right to recognition as a belligerent depends upon acts of belligerency resulting when the contesting party occupies extensive territory, has an organized government and a regular army and follows the usages and practices of war,” said Franco.

IN INDIA

MEETINGS TODAY Delco-Remy Employees, outing, Riverside amusement park, all day Alliance Francaise, Hotel Washington, noon

luncheon,

MARRIAGE LICENSES

(These tists are from official records at the County Court House. The Times fs not responsible for any errors of names or addresses.)

Stoughton Summers, 28, of g lev St.. Alice Ruth Richardson, 18, of 1323 Golay St. Charles F. Happel, 53, Roosevelt Hotel; Georgia L. Barnett, 22, Roosevelt Hotel, Patrick Willhoite, 21. of 905 S, West St.; Pauline Shaffer, 18, of 551 W Vernon Bex, 34. of 217 W, St. ate Ave. Charles M. Middough, 54 of 1102 N Capitol Ave.. Millie B. Sater, 40, of 1102 N. Capitol Ave. Joseph D. Clossin, 30, of 533 W. 30th St. Catherine L. Zinkan, 30, of 3516 N. Bal-

sam St. Lindsay A. Ganote, 21, of 229 N. RichMyrtle Atwood, 20, of 1314 W.

land Bie William Beekner Palmer. 24. of 3108 ColAve.: Clara Pearl McCloskey, 21, of 11080 N. Oxford St.

New York

Walter K. Heckman, 28, of 1819 Kessler | —

Blvd; Emily Ralmer, 24, of 5696 Broad-

Medsker, 21, edway: Mil- , Illinois St, ) { 418 S. Missouri Blankenship, 16, of 418'; S. Missouri St.

Ira Edward Chappell, 22, of 1832 N. Goodlet St.; Margarette Irene Harden, 19, of 1335 Madison Ave. Laurel Willis Dobson, 22, of 1119 N. OakJand Ave.: Mildred Irene Jennings, 17, of 1954 Adams St.

St... Jeanette

BIRTHS

Boys Marshall, Florence Brummett, at 246% Pennsylvania 8 Leslie, Grace Riley, at 20 N. Richland, Raymond, Jessie Bagley, at 428 Sanders. Joseph, Eunice Eakes, at 201 §. Summitt. Donald, Mildred Hart, at St. Vincent's, Leroy, Helen Admire, at St, Vincent's. William, Letha Mulrine, at St. Vincent's, Bernard, Marie McGinty, at St. Vin-

t's Emil, Goldie Adelman, at St. Vincent's, James, Rosalene Wade, at St. Vincent's, James. Mary Curry, at St. Vincent's. Joseph. Viola Jarboe, at 2112 Woodlawn. Dale, Dorothy Pond, at 2162 Eastern. Girls nk, Ovilla Illy. at 1325 Barth, Herold. Mary Horn, at St. Vincent's, . Emma Hutcheson, at St. Vin.

Leo’ Bertha Brand. at St. Vincent's, Ravmond, Myrtie McDonald, at 8t. Vinnt's, Ct Eaward. Helene Helwig, at St. Vincent's, Twins Robert, Henrietta Cline, St. Vincent's, poy and girl

DEATHS Paul Lee Clark, 15 months, at Riley,

ysentery. ay ohh awn, 54, at 1340 S. Tremont, coronary occlusion

a Nae Morsiand, 5 months, at 4133 |] x © : a Cowen. B6. At 1243 N. Holmes, | &

1902 Zwing- |

Wilkins St. | Ida Belle Hoffman, 45 of 218 N, Sen- |

NAPOLIS

Milton R. Vert, 77, at 6321 Park, cerebral hemorrhage. Louise A. Foster, 79, at 1124 N. Missouri, aortic stenosis. Peter Wendell Wurtz, 70. at City, ear: cinoma. August G. Pommerening. 84, at 80% N. Tacoma, asrebral hemorrhage. ethodist, hy-

| Belle Owen, 95, | chronic myocarditis.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES _ GOOD LUCK 'SPARES A LIFE ON THIS TURN AS CAR LEAVES ROAD . .

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Loyalists Charge Italy Is Reinforcing Rebels As War Enters 2d Year| SAFETY DRIVE

Army Chiefs Who Revolted | Year Ago Control Two- | Thirds of Spain.

(Editorial, Page 10)

| By HALPH HEINZEN United Press Staff Correspondent |

PARIS, July 17.—Just a year ago today a small group of Spanish Army officers stationed in the hot posts of Spanish Morocco revolted |against the left wing government ‘of Madrid, which had been elected by popular vote only a few weeks before. Those Rebel officers are masters today of two-thirds of Spain, the war is being fought by 400,000 men under arms, 350,000 lives have been sacrificed and the insurrection has cost Spain no less than $1,725,000,000 in destruction and lost national energy. Every major battle but one-—the rout of Guadalajara, wherein several battalions of Italian volunteers were wiped out—has resulted in Rebel victory. Madrid has withstood eight months of siege with the Rebel army at its gates, but Malaga, Toledo, Bilbao, Irun, San Sebastian and Badajoz have fallen. Foreign Armies Take Sides Foreign governments have played big roles in the war. The sympathies of Russia and France were naturally with the Socialo-Commu-nist-Labor Government of Madrid. Mussolini and Hitler were prompt to swing to the Rebel side. On July 30, three of a squadron of six Italian bombardment planes crashed on the French North African coast while being flown to Spanish Morocco as Italy's first contribution to the Rebel cause. From that time on, France, Russia, Germany, Italy and to a lesser extent, Britain, openly contributed men, money, arms, munitions to the belligerents.

Russian Fliers Lead Pack | Neutral observers were agreed that the Spanish testing ground proved the following: 1. That Russia's combat were fastest and best. 2. That Germany's bimotor bombardment planes were the best, but that Italy had the best three-motor bombers. 3. That Germany's combat planes were outspeeded, outmaneuvered, outflown by the Russians; that France's combat and bombing planes were a poor third. 4 That light tanks were much more effective than heavy tanks; that German tanks were superior to Italian and Russian. 5. That the Spanish Government's flee! of light, fast, ordinary American commercial motor trucks were far superior for general munitions, food and troop transport than the heavier, special-built Italian, French and Russian lorries. 6. That the officers of all armies were mediocre and that tactics have not improved since 1918.

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Britain, Germany and Russia Sign Pacts

By United Press LONDON, July 17. — BritishGerman and British-Russian naval treaties were signed at the Foreign Office today. This brings Germany and Russia within the scope of the 1936 navy treaty signed by the United States, Britain and France, limiting warships as to class but not as to numbers. The treaties, which deal with qualitative arms limitation and ex-

- | change of information based on the

1936 treaty, were signed by Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Alfred Duff Cooper, First Lord of the Admiralty, for Britain, and German Ambassador Joachim von Ribbentrop and Russian Ambassador Ivan Maisky. Both treaties are subject to ratification.

SHOOTS GIRL, KILLS SELF AFTER TIFF

By United Press HARRISON, N. Y,, July 17.—A 23-year-old youth who had quarreled with his sweetheart invaded her bedroom early today, shot her in the left breast and then killed himself. The girl, Mary Losito, 22, said she had been going with John Passamonti about four years. Last night, police quoted her as saying, Passamonti called on her. They quarreled and he left at 12:30 a. m. Two hours later Passamonti returned. She said she was awakened by an explosion and a sharp pain. That was all she remembered. She did not know that Passamonti was dead. Her condition was considered too serious to tell her.

CLUBS TO MEET

Townsend Clubs of the 11th District are to hold a mass meeting at 2 p.m. v in the |

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‘Officials, Editors, Judges And Citizens Form New Committee.

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Boulevard Place, and Nicholas Celia, 50, of 522 E. Merrill St.

Deaths Reach 89

Marion County's traffic claimed five victims this week. Two deaths were recorded yesterday. The toll today stands at 89, equaling last year's record pace for the same period. As officials pressed their safety drive, establishment of a separate traffic court to handle the anticipated increase in traffic arrests was predicted in several quarters. Lieut. Frank Kreml, safety expert who is to inaugurate his accident prevention system here in the near future, told officials in a recent conference that his plan would increase the number of traffic arrests “a hundred per cent or more.” Lieut, Lawrence McCarthy, aid to Mayor Kern who recently completed a survey of traffic conditions in Milwaukee and Evanston, said a “traffic court is vitally neocessary here.”

Karabell Concurs

He said he recommended its establishment in his report to Mayor Kern and Chief Morrissey and that

both officials seemed “very interested.” Municipal Judge Charles J. Karabell concurred in the opinion that proper handling of traffic cases will “necessitate the setting up of a court in which we can deal with traffic violators only.” Frank Lyons, Deputy County Clerk assigned to Municipal Court 4, said the Municipal Clerk's office is overloaded now and “any increase in the number of traffic cases in the courts will make efficient work impossible." He said he has worked 11 hours a day, seven days a week, since last September.

Evanston Court Cited

Lieut. McCarthy reported that Milwaukee, a city of 600,000 population, has a court in which traffic cases only are heard.

In Evanston, he said, two days a week are devoted to traffic cases and one day to accident cases. The other three days are given to handling miscellaneous police arrests. Wvanston is less than onesixth as large as Indianapolis.

A movement to secure a traffic court here was inaugurated last fall when traffic arrests mounted to more than 100 daily. It was tabled, however, when the arrests dropped to a 50 average and the local courts were able to handle them. The victims yesterday were: John Hankins, 76, of 2007 N. Capitol Ave., who was struck by an automobile in the 900 block of E. 30th St, and Mrs. Lottie Gabhart, 37, of 958 N. Beville Ave, who fell from the car in which she was riding when the door flew open at English Ave. and Walcott St.

Arrests Drop to 38

Traffic arrests dropped from 73 on Wednesday to 38 today. Violators yesterday were assessed fines averaging $9.45 by Judge Charles J. Karabell in Municipal Court, Room 4.

Four persons were injured, one seriously, in overnight accidents. Horace R. Wheatcraft, 22, of Route 1, Box 605, suffered a compound fracture of the left arm and severe lacerations about the head and face when the car he was driving ‘collided with another on Road 31 south of Southport. He was taken to City Hospi where his condition was described as serious. Glen Cuthrell, 26, of 936 W. Walnut St, and Ben Lovelace, 24, 1057 Holborn St, were treated at City Hospital for minor injuries received when their car struck the Emrichsville bridge rail at 16th St. Miss Billie Williams, 21, of Chillicothe, O., suffered cuts and bruises in a crash at Prospect St. and Pleasant Run Blvd. She was taken to City Hospital. MARION COUNTY TRAFFIC TOLL TO DATE

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

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IKokomo Bride, 13, Challenges ‘Anyone’

11-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS

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An 11-year-old boy will spend part of his vacation recovering from injuries as the result of this crash at 40th and Meridian Sts.

To Take Her From 17-Year-Old Hubby

| KOKOMO, Ind, July 17.—Freda | Maddox, husky school girl of 13, | today challenged anybody who was | interested to try and break up her “marriage” to Norman Cohee, 17.

Through the screened front door »f her father-in-law’s home she declared “our marriage is sacred and I love Norman. Just let anybody try and annul our marriage.” The father-in-law, Frank Cohee, said he had no objections, in fact was quite “delighted” with the marriage. He gave the young couple a room last night after Kokomo police turned them loose. “They are welcome at my home,” he said. The groom, who has been earning $2 a day as a weed cutter, an-

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nounced he was going to get a factory job “right away.” “I heard they're taking on men at the factory,” he said, “and I'm a man now.” First attempt to separate the young lovers fizzled early today aftter they had spent six hours in jail cells expecting somebody to present charges against them, None appeared. Norman said he and Freda hitchhiked from Freda’s home in Logansport, Ind, yesterday to Peru, where they obtained a license. They told the Peru County Clerk that Freda was 18 and Norman 21, minimum ages under Indiana's marriage laws. Then they hitch-hiked to Kokomo, were ‘married by the Rev. H. C. Powell, and retired to the Cohee home,

Freda's stepfather, Fred Byers, traced them there. Freda met him, slammed the screen door in his face, waved the wedding certificate at him, Police took Freda and Norman to jail when Byers promised the girl's mother would file charges. The mother did not appear, however, and at midnight Kokomo police announced that if anything illegal occurred in the marriage, it was perjury in Peru, which is in another county. They told Logansport police they would release the couple unless a complaint was filed immediately. Logansport police replied: “We have no charges here. Just tell them to keep out of Logansport.” Freda is a 7th grade pupil in Logansport. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs 125 pounds.

UNION DEMANDS NEW G. M. PACT

Would Provide Machinery To End Illegal Strikes, Company Is Told.

By United Press DETROIT, July 17.—United Automobile Workers’ officials planned today to negotiate a new contract with the General Motors Corp, as the National Labor Relations Board recessed until Monday its hearing | on charges the Ford Motor Co. was guilty of “unfair labor practices” in violation of the Wagner Labor Act. U. A. W. officials made public a letter of President Homer Martin to William S. Knudsen, president of the General Motors Corp., in which Martin asserted that unauthorized strikes in General Motors plants can be completely eliminated only by improving the machinery for handling grievances of workers. Knudsen had stated that the corporation would not negotiate amendments to the U, A. W.-Gen-eral Motors agreement unless the union agreed to back up the corporation in punishing those responsible for strikes in violation of the permanent peace pact that ended the 44-day strike last winter. New union demands on General Motors include higher wages, a 35hour week, improvement of the grievance procedure, and recognition of the U. A. W. as exclusive bargaining agent for all G. M. employees.

BANKERS’ OFFER OF $325,000 OPPOSED

Fletcher American National Stockholders Rap Plan.

A group of Fletcher American National Bank stockholders today asked Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell to reject an offer of the defunct bank's officers and directors to confess judgment and pay liquidating trustees $325,000. The stockholders listed 15 objections to the offer, filed after the directors were named defendants in a Federal Court suit brought by the trustees. Hearing on the directors’ offer to pay $325,000 in final settlement of the case has been set by Judge Baltzell for Monday. According to the stockholders’ petition, the original amended complaint filed against the directors asked $10,000,000 for losses due to “misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance and negligence of the defendant directors,” and “the offer to confess judgment and the recommendation of trustees to accept is manifestly inadequate and unfair to stockholders.” : Among other objections were: That it would not permit payments to creditors of the bank; that stockholders would sustain a complete loss of investment; that stockholders, in all probability, would be compelled to defend a suit for double liability, which liability existed during the time the losses were sustained. The stockholders also charged that the proposed settlement was not offered “on account of insolvency of the directors, but defendant directors are solvent and able to pay in excess of $15,000,000,” the loss set by an auditing firm. ‘They also claimed that the “trustees are without right or power to consumate the settlement.” John O. Spahr is attorney for the stockholders. Samuel Dowden, attorney for ihe trustees said the trustees “do not feel directors are solvent to the extent of $15,000,000,” and said they believed $325,000 a fair settlement. W. H. Thompson, attorney for the

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GERMAN NEUTRAL DEAD

By United Press BERLIN, July 17.— Wilhelm Zoellner, 78, head of a neutral committee named to seek a reconciliation between the Evangelical Church and the Government, died today. He resigned his position in February because of a disagreement with Hans Kerrl, Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs.

BROTHERS FIGHT FOR GIRL FRIEND

Companion Drives Off While Escorts - Battle; Both Men Jailed.

Two brothers stood side by side in Municipal Court 4 today and each was fined $10 and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail because they fought each other over a girl.

This is what police said they were told when the two men, Paul Blakely, 31, of 903'2 N. East St., and his brother, Walter, 22, of 432 S. Pine St. were arrested: The two were taking an uniden-’ tified girl home from a party. As the three drove along, an argument started. One said: “That used to be my girl you're out with.” Then he added: “I'll whip you for being out with her.”

Girl Goes Home Alone

They stopped the car at East St. and Massachusetts Ave. They got out, and began to fight. Walter had a revolver, Paul a jac handle. Paul was stabbed in the pack of the head. His nose was nearly torn off. And while the battle raged, the girl drove off in the car. Officer Murl Pollack stopped the fight. He appeared with them before Municipal Judge Pro Tem. Silas Lipman, Paul with his head and nose swathed in bandages and Walter with his left arm skinned up. Paul told the Court, “I didn't call it a fight. Anyway, I wouldn't prosecute my own brother.” Walter was charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. He remained silent.

Deny Girl Involved

A witness told the judge the men had got out of the auto to fight. Both said they did not know what the fight was about. The judge asked if a girl were not involved. Gallant, both answered, “No.” The witness said, “They were discussing a girl.” Officer Pollack said other witnesses told him a girl was involved. Both brothers again denied it. The judge sentenced them both on assault and battery charges.

INDIANAPOLIS MAN IN CONSULAR SHIFT

John C. Wiley Moved to Vienna Legation.

Times Special WASHINGTON, July 17.—Joh% C. Wiley, Indianapolis, American Consul General at Antwerp, Belgium, today was appointed American Consul General and Counsellor of Legation at Vienna, Austria. His transfer was one of several resulting from a general reorganization of the State Departmgnt and its diplomatic and consula sentatives abroad, it was nounced. A number of other State Department officers were transferred to the diplomatic service. Miss Margaret M. Hanna of Kansas, for many years chief of .the Division of Co-ordination in the State Det, was ap pojnt consul in

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COUNTY BUDGET IS REARRANGED

Action to Save Taxpayers $16,212 This Year, Neal Reports.

In order to comply with new State regulations, the Marion County Welfare Department has rearranged its budget for the remainder of 1937 and effected a savings to taxpayers amounting to $16,212.30, County Director Thomas Neal reported today. The State Welfare Department has set up definite standards regarding: 1. Specific salary ranges for all county welfare employees. 2. The number of employees each county department is to have. The county department originally budgeted $60,845.60 to pay personnel expenses for the remainder of 1937, Mr. Neal said. The County Board yesterday agreed that this appropriation would have to be raised to $79,099.95, Mr. Neal said to comply with the State Department’'s regulations. Almost half of this $79,099.95, or $34,466.65, must be paid by the State to the County Department under terms of a new Indiana statute, Mr. Neal said, making a savings to taxpayers. This new budget rearrangement must be approved by the County Council and the State Tax Board.

WPA TO RELEASE 6000 IN INDIANA

Payroll to Be Cut by Oct. 1, Director Announces.

Six thousand WPA workers are to be dropped from State payrolls by Oct. 15, John K. Jennings, State administrator, announced today. The reduction is to lower the number employed to 41,000, it was said. The new quota was set by Washington officials, who said a systematic cut in the Indiana rolls is to continue for several months. Approximately 47,000 persons remain on the payrolls following the return of 3600 to private industry during the last week, Mr. Jennings said.

NO PROGRESS SEEN IN STRIKE TALK HERE

Officials of the Denny & Hancock Motor Freight Lines today reported “no progress” in their negotiations with more than 100 drivers, who have been out on strike since Thursday night. The drivers, members of the Teamsters and Chauffeurs’ Union, an A, F. of L. affiliate, are seeking a T5-cent an hour pay scale. At present they are paid on a mileage basis. Shorter hours and improved working conditions also are being discussed at the negotiations now taking place in the Hotel Severin, according to company officials.

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WHITE HOUSE NOW WARY OF IDLE CONGRESS

Showdown on Court Bill May Be Forced to Avoid All-Summer Session.

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and to surrender the key only in response to a demand by member= ship of the House itself was a real challenge to Roosevelt plans. Mr. Roosevelt has notified Cone gress that its duty is to enact ju« diciary reorganization legislation attaining White House objectives, but by methods which Congress may devise on its own, if it desires, and which Mr. Roosevelt will accept, provided the objectives are accom plished in full.

Those instructions transmitted to Congress in a letter to Senator Alben W. Barkley (D. Ky.) added to the fury of Congressional antago= nisms in which the court issue ale ready was involved. Beyond that, the White House letter stirred new feeling on the question of election of a Democratic leader to succeed Robinson.

Thunder claps of this latter storm echoed over the White House yes=terday and Mr. Roosevelt acted quickly to minimize the emphasis which his letter appeared to place upon Barkley as the Administration favorite to succeed Robinson.

The President summoned several of his advisers, and in the late afternoon conferred with Senator Pat Harrison (D. Miss.), who is the mod erate or conservative candidate for leader in contrast to Barkley, who is unqualifiedly New Deal.

Rap at Interpretation

Harrison emerged from the White House with the announcement that Mr. Roosevelt had said he would take no part in the Senate's selec= tion of a leader, implying that the

uniform interpretation of his let= ter as a boost for Barkley was unewarranted. The communication already had altered Senate alignments, at least two of Harrison's supporters having advised him yesterday after reade ing Mr. Roosevelt's remarks that they felt they would have to support Barkley in the leadership race. Two others theretofore undecided on the leadership were reported to have pledged their votes to Harri son with the explanation that they felt White House pressure on the Senate in selection of a leader was not justified.

Precedent for Move

There is precedent for it, however, Rep. Sam Rayburn (D. Tex.) and the stanch New Dealer who mane euvered the public utilities holding company “death sentence” bill through the house, was the Ade ministration candidate for Demoe cratic leader of the House of Reperesentatives when Rep. John H, Bankhead (D. Ala.) was promoted to Speaker. Vice President John N. Garner, a fellow Texan, master-minded Rayburn’s campaign. He won over Rep, John O'Connor (D. N. Y.), a Tame manyite and chairman of the powe erful Rules Committee whose sin against the New Deal was his vote against the “death sentence” bill. The leadership squabble runs ale most parallel now with the Senate court dispute. The alignment is not precise, but in general the Demoe crats who oppose President Roosee velt on the court will vote for Hare rison and those supporting the President will vote for Barkley, There are a few exceptions to that on either side.

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