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VOLUME 49—NUMBER 129

NEW INCIDENT ADDS FUEL TO FAR EAST WAR

Shanghai Torn by Fear as

Two Nipponese Seamen Die in Clash.

JAPANESE QUIT HANKOW

Tokyo's War Minister Warns China to End Her Hostilities.

By United Press NANKING, Aug. 10 (Tuesday)—The Chinese Central News Agency reported today from Paoting-Fu that a Japanese mixed brigade had attacked the two Chinese divisions defending the Nankou Pass northwest of Peiping.

(Copyright by United Press) SHANGHAI Aug. 9.—Ja-| pan and China tonight were | nearer to a general war than |

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at any time since hostilities |

started outside Peiping the night of July 7. A Japanese naval officer and a seaman were shot and Killed by Chinese militiamen of the Peace Preservation Corps and in Tokyo

gruff, bull-necked Lieut. Gen. Sugivama, War Minister, toid newspapermen that China must cease re-

sistance or be prepared for general

hostilities. Shanghai in Terror

Shanghai was in terror. More than 60000 frightened,

homeless Chinese from the teeming native city cowered in the streets expecting a repetition of the Japanese aerial bombing of the city in 1932 in which thousands of Chinese were slain.

Two developments, however,

heartened Chinese officials in Nan- |

king. 1. Japan's withdrawal from the rich areas in the central and upper

Yangtse River valley, “the heart of |

virtually completed of her people were

China,” was when the last

withdrawn from the Japanese con- |

cession at Tientsin. 2. In Paris the Chinese Finance Minister, Dr. H. H. Kung, announced that he had signed an agreement with a French banking group to extend large credits to China for support of her currency.

Three Reported Slain

The two Japanese sailors killed were shot down near the Hungjao military airdrome, a Chinese police officer told the United Press. One

Chinese militiaman was slain in the |

exchange of gun fire. He said that the two Japanese, both in uniform, were driving a

Japanese naval truck and attempted |

entrance to the airdrome at about 5:20 p. m. Chinese sentries interfered. The Japanese then turned their car northward and opencd fire on the sentries, according to the police chief. Exhausting their ammunition, the two hastily jumped from the truck where fire from the Chinese guards killed both.

Excitement, and fear of real war, |

with news that guards were patrolling the streets of Tsingtao, important strategic port midway between the Shanghai and Tientsin areas on the coast, and Chinese reports that land there soon.

increased navy

was Japanese

Tientsin Prepares for Chinese Air Raid

By United Press TIENTSIN, Aug. 9.—Reports that a Chinese war plane fleet intended to bomb Japanese areas at Tientsin caused authorities of foreign concessions to take emergency precautions today. Flags of foreign nations were hoisted on flagstaffs and British authorities had huge Union Jacks, including some as large as four tennis courts, painted on roads and open spaces about the British concession. Brisk fighting brecke out west of Tientsin in portent that real war between Japan and China might not be far away.

SHELTER HOUSE PROTECTS

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A few of more than 61.000 reunion picnickers in City parks yesterday found tables in the shelter house (above) when the rain storm broke up their outdoor eat- : n thei ¥

we ing plans, The storm didn’t seem

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School Daze

| To Whip or Not to Whip Bride, 9, Is New

By United Press NEEDSVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 9.— Eunice Winstead Johns, 9- | vear-old bride of six months, stayed at home and dipped snuff today and allowed “I ain't gonna git no edication.”

{ | “I ain't gonna let no man whip

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FORECAST: Fair tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature.

MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1937

Dionne Quins Have Colds, Report Says

OF U. §. TAXING

| | | | | By l nited Press | CALLANDER, Ontario, Aug. | 9.-—All five of the Dionne quin- || tuplets have colds, it was re- p| ported on usually reliable au- || thority today. | | |

Fall; Urges Loophole Levy Now.

the vicinity of the Dafoe

| me.” said the girl bride. The man who did whip her was Wade Ferguson, schoolteacher of this remote community. Mr. Ferguson revealed Eunice | came to school for two days but | was so “mischievous” he had to switch her. Then she quit and wouldn't return. ” ” ”

HE next day her lanky 22-year-old husband, Charlie Johns, appeared at the school with the challenge, “you can’t whip another man’s wife.” “Oh, ves,” teacher Ferguson re- | plied, “I can if another man sends his wife to school to me.” The Tennessee law requires that children attend school until they | are 16. | «I guess the Legislature will have | to decide whether Eunice's marriage lifts the requirement,” Mr. | Ferguson said. “I guess they also | will have to decide if I can whip | her if she returns to school and |

‘NIGHT SESSIONS SOUGHT

‘House Rushes Court Bill to’ ' Conference; Wage Report |

| By United Press

(act tax loophole closing legislation ‘at this session, and announced they would recommend sweeping revision of the intire tax structure next year.

| | Visitors were barred from | |

nursery, and today's regular “personal appearances” were || canceled.

Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, the ||

quins’ physician, could not be || reached for an explanation of || the cancellation, but it was |

Jearned that the youngsters were caught in a heavy rain while playing in the nursery yard yesterday. Emilie, who had a sore throat last week was with RB) {| them when they were caught WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Treasury in the rain. 1

officials urged Congress today to en- |

1938 ASSEMBLY

Raps ‘Chiselers.’ | (Editorial, Page 10)

Undersecretary of Treasury Ros- |

well Magill, appearing before

| House Ways and Means Committee | [in support of the recommendations |

of the Joint Committee on Tax avoidance, testified that legislation is necessary immediately to protect

the |

URGED ON G. 0. P.

Hoover Urges Convention to |

Japanese troops wouid

won't be good.” |

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ORDERED TO FIRE. ON SEA RAIDERS

French Warships, Planes Patrol Mediterranean Near Rebel Base.

| By United Press | PARIS, Aug. 9.—French warships | and planes patrolled the Mediterra- |

nean Sea lane between Marseille | and North Africa today with orders to fire on any plane that attacked | merchant shipping on this vital] French communication route. | Patrol work was centered in| | waters adjacent to the Balearic Is- | lands off the east coast of Spain, | where there is an important Spanish | Rebel airplane base which is under- | stood to contain ‘a formidable fleet of Italian seaplanes, This fact was considered of great importance because ever since the! outset of the civil war France has been worried lest a potential enemy | gain a foothold in the islands where | it would be able to raid French-| African communications. | Besides the British Corporal, planes attacked the French passenger ship Djebel Amour, the Italian merchantman Mongioia and the Greek steamship Tsistakis. All| were bombed off Algiers.

BOB BURNS Sot Herd

Sometimes a husband will think his wife don't appreciate him just because she says little, mean, nasty | things to him around the house, but | it would make him feel awfully good if he just knew how this same wife defends him and sticks! up for him out| in public. | I think one of the naggin’- |

est wives I ever | i |

saw was my Aunt Flutey.! She never had | a kind word for Chigger and it worried him pret’ near to death be- | cause he thought she never would

| Church as the result of a cabinet | “take stock” of public issues before

Federal revenues. Bolster Party for Next

Backs Committee's Plan { ment of Republican leaders toward

He indorsed the program of the a mid-term G. O. P. national con- | Joint Tax Avoidance Committee, vention is being sounded out by chief provisions of which were de- | former President Herbert Hoover in| signed to prevent use of personal a campaign to revitalize the party, holding companies for tax avoidance it was revealed today. (Turn to Page Three) The plan, aimed specifically at the | me 1938 Congressionl elections, but look= | ing ahead to 1940 presidential ballot- | ing, would feature these tactics: | 1. A party national convention Jate this winter or next spring to | unite Republican leadership and | | crystalize party support behind anti- |

LOYALIST COUPLES 10 GET BLESSINGS New Deal candidates for Congress. |

Public Services for Catho- | 2sainst President Roosevelt's Ad- |

| ministration through newspapers, | radio networks and magazines, This | phase of the plan would reach a { climax with the regular national | convention in 1940 to nominate al

Ry United Press VALENCIA, Aug. 9.—Thousands | presidential candidate. of young Loyalist men and women House Minority Leader Bertrand prepared today to remarry with the Snell also advocated such a convenblessing of the Roman Catholic | tion, He said the convention could

the next congressional elections.

Entered at Postoffice,

Judge Grants Boy's Custody To Mrs. Horst

’ | | By United Press | CHICAGO, Aug. 9.—Martha and

| Otto Horst today made formal ap- | plication for adoption of their 31-

If Allowed, 23-Cent Rise in| month-old foster son, Donald, and

County Judge Edmond K. Jarecki City Tax Rate Would said they would be given temporary Be Possible.

POLICE BUDGET | PLEA $575,000

custody of the child at once. He ordered St. Vincent's Orphanage officials to appear with the [ child at 1 p. m. (Indianapolis ime) | The baby was to be turned over to PROPOSE PAY INCREASE | \% 20Y Has lol Semommmm— The Horsts appeared together in the court room to file their formal | application. “Do you promise to provide for this child?” Mrs, Horst was asked. “1 do—I do,” woman cried. She was sobbing as the judge ques- | 4 . A budget request for $1,693,480.20, Honey lies, loved and cared for an increase of $575,286.55 over this ‘Donnie’ since we got him,” she said. year's figure, was filed with City| The child's natural parents, John

. .| Regan and Lydia Lavin, Regan's CONLIN! Nvajier C: Soeisher Joday| common law wife, did not appear

by the Police Department. It was the largest increase asked | before Judge Jarecki. Ww by any department which has filed| — - ; to date. Forty-four of the 48 City departments have filed requests, asking increases totaling $1,150,052.99. Since each $50,000 increase means an estimated l-cent tax rate rise, based on the present assessment schedule, the requests, if granted. would result in

Two District Stations, New Garage and More Officers Asked.

FAIR WEATHER TRAILS STORM

In his 1938 st. Chief Mor- |] } : . ars Es 5S requesk: Chie! Mor- Lightning. Damages Brick two new district stations, a new Plant at Brooklyn; Wide Area of State Affected.

garage, expansion of the police radio

department and new equipment. Pay Raise Proposed LOCAL TuMPERATURES

Included in the $575,286 increase r:quested were: Salaries for the new policemen and raising all policemen’'s salaries to the $168 monthly minimum provided by the 1937 Legislature, $250,000. Buildings, including two new stations, a new garage and radio department expansion, $212,000. Equipment for the new buildings and transferring the police Gamewell system to the radio department, $43,000.

Fair weather with not muth change in temperature was promised by the Weather Bureau today after yesterday's storms which sent the mercury tumbling. not more than 87 was predicted for

Second largest increase was re-| today. quested by the Fire Department, | Meanwhile, Indianapolis and cen-

which recently asked $1,496,646.25, | tral Indiana cleaned up the debris an increase of $226.895.78. | scattered by a summer thunder-28-Cent Raise Possible | shower of severe proportions which Under the present assessment | raged two hours vesterday. schedule, the Police Department’s| Streets were flooded and base-

| requested increase would add about ments became wading pools. Brick

114 cents to the Civil City rate on| pavements swelled and cracked and

| each $100 of taxable property, and | manhole covers were swept away.

the Fire Department’s request about | Trees, fences and utility wires were 41, ceats. { blown down by high wind. It is possible, Mr, Boetcher added,| A lightning bolt struck the Brook= (Turn to Page Three) lyn Brick Co. plant at Brooklyn in —-— — A Moigan County causing damage

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James L. Fertig Runs/ In Front of Car While at Play.

| Traffic Safety Head

Warns of One-Light Auto Drivers.

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Sorrowing parents today

WRECK

AT LAFAYETTE; BOY KILLED HERE

Headon Collision of Two Cars Cause of Fatalities.

113 ARE ARRESTED FIVE OTHERS HURT

Four Are Reported in Critical Condition; All Unconscious.

Times Special

LAFAYETTE, Aug. 9.—

Four persons were killed and

A high of |

‘Airplanes of Loyalists

order that priests be licensed to perform religious duties. | Thousands of babies, born under | the rain of death from the skies in the year of civil war, are to be bap- |

| tized. |

Bereaved mothers and fathers, | wives and sweethearts who have lost

| loved ones at the front, waited for!

priests to visit graves and bless them. | The government announced Satur- |

day that approximately 14,000 nuns |

and priests who remained on the

Loyalist side would be given licenses | to officiate at private services—the!

| first step toward re-establishment ' of the Church in republican Spain. |

It was intimated that restoration of public worship would be authorized as soon as conditions were brought to a semblance of normal- | ity. | |

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Bomb Italians By United Press MADRID, Aug. 9.—TItalian troops | moving northward to the Toledo | front have been bombed mereileny | by Loyalist airplanes, it was disclosed today. The Italians were sighted south | of Toledo, moving in great num- | bers toward that front 45 miles | south of Madrid along the line that |

Un cle extends westward to Talavera De La | By United Press

Reina, a great Rebel base. |

Arrival of the Italians, and con- |

| siderable troop activity all along

appreciate him. Finally one evening, | the Rebel front, was taken here to

she came home from town and brought him a new. shirt. His eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to try

the shirt on. When he got it on he |

looked kinda puzzled and he looked at Aunt Flutey and said, “Dear, it

was awfully thoughtful of you to Spanish Embassy today made public | beaches and,

| mean that the Jarama River sector | south of Madrid might be the site | | of the next Rebel drive.

| By United Press

| WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.

SHIRLEY HIDES FROM

Mr. Hoover said he was not attempting to boom himself as the 1940 Republican nominee. Governor Alf M. Landon, who opposed President Roosevelt last year, and John Hamilton, chairman of the Republican National Committee, were not consulted by Mr. Hoover, |

Copeland Calls Roosevelt Dictator

By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Senator Copeland (D. N. Y.) today charged that President Roosevelt “does more in five minutes to destroy Democratic harmony than can be reestablished in a generation of Jefferson Island picnics and peace | dinners.” Referring to reports that Presi(Turn to Page Three)

HONOLULU CROWDS

Emulates Greta Garbo Seclusion Hunt.

HONOLULU, Aug. 9. — Shirley Temple enacted a “poor little rich | girl” role today as she attempted to | find seclusion from curious crowds | in order to enjoy a thorough rest] from the rigors of movie-making. The 8-vear-old star who has been | acting in motion pictures almost

| continuously for the past four years | beats — The avoided Waikiki and other public | Editorials

like Greta Garbo,

get me this shirt, but it's about five |an official report from its Govern- | shrouded her comings and goings in

times too big.” Aunt Flutey says, shirt don’t cost no more than a small one and I wasn't gonna let that strange clerk know that I had married a little shrimp like you!” { Copyright, 193%)

to a

REUNION . . . . &.

| ment which stated that Insurgent | “Well, a big tircraft were looking for Spanish |

| Government ships on Saturday when

| they bombed British and other for- | The Spanish Govern- closest

| ment ships reached port safely, i) Ww

| eign vessels.

‘as said.

DOWNPOUR DAMPENS PL

the greatest secrecy. Royal Hawaiian Hotel telephone operators were instructed to put through only those calls from her friends, and newspaper

photographers and island publicity |

agents were denied access to her.

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CGANGILLA TO FACE

COURT TOMORROW

Expected to Ask Judge to Modify Assault Charge.

Peter A. Cancilla, attorney, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill Wayne Coy, is to face trial before Judge James A. Emmert in Criminal Court at 9:30 a. m. tomorrow. Cancilla, who waived a jury trial, is expected to ask Judge Emmert to withdraw the “intent to kill” part of the charge. Judge Emmert last week withdrew the more serious charge in the trial of Joel A. Baker, Cancilla’s associate, who was convicted of assault and battery and fined $1000 in the same case by a jury Friday night. The intent to kill charge carries a prison sentence of 2 to 14 years, while the maximum penalty under the assault and battery count is six months and a fine up to $1000.

TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

Many families traveled great distances to attend this annual outdoor fete in Riverside Park yesterday. They got only about half way through the dinner w hen the downpour forced them to flee for shelter. All 4 couldn't get into nearby buildings and m@ny finishe d their dinners in cars.

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estimated at $50,000. Martinsville and Mooresville fire fighting equipment was called, but it was not brought under control until the | machine, boiler, electrical, and | molding rooms and drying kilns were destroyed. Lightning struck a barn on the farm of Paul Imel, near Mooresville, fire damaging a large amount of hay. Loss was estimated at $2000.

Crops Are Damaged

Crops in the vicinity of Mooresville were damaged and power and communication lines were blown down. Service was disrupted for three hours. In Wabash, two inches of rain fell in less than an hour, causing damage estimated at thousands of dollars. The County Highway Department reported four bridges washed out, others weakened dangerously and serious damage to roads. The usually dry, placid Charley Creek became a raging torrent that flooded streets and the city park where police removed four tourist families when water flooded their trailers. The windstorm that struck Lake James in Steuben County flipped a new, $2000 seaplane over on its back. Firemen answered about a dozen calls here, most of them minor. Lightning struck an apartment house at 205 E. 34th St. and caused $300 damage to the second floor and roof.

Church Spire Hit

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table,

arranged funeral services for | . . | 9-year-old James L. Fertig, |

killed by an auto last night |

as he played in front of the |

church he attended. He was Marion County's 96th traf- | fic victim of 1937. Thirteen other persons were injured here over the week-end, and 113 were arrested as police continued their safety cam-

paign. At the same time, Capt. Lewis Johnson of the Traffic Department issued a warning to ‘‘one-light drivers.” “They are the most serious menace on the road,” he declared, order- | ing motorcycle officers to order { motorists to the nearest garage if the are found with only one head- ' light burning. He also ordered a drive against use of blinding lights in the city, and against cars not having tail lights burning. Young Fertig lived at 1450 Blaine Ave, the son of Mr. and Mrs, Earl Fertig. He attended Woodworth Etter Tabernacle services regularly and was active in church affairs. He attended School 46. He would | have entered the 5-B grade this fall.

Runs In Front of Car

Yesterday he went to the tabernacle's revival services in the tent

at Belmont Ave. and Morton St. After the services he was playing and ran between two parked cars, into the path of an auto driven by Ray Dillman, 30, of 1118 S. Belmont Ave. Dr. Norman Booher, deputy coroner, said Mr. Dillman was not to blame, The boy had two brothers, Earl Jr. 11, and Charles, 6. His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fertig and Mr. and Mrs. James Lynch, also survive. The funeral is to be in the tabernacle at 2 p. m. Wednesday. Burial | is to be at West Newton. Of the 113 motorists arrested during the week-end, 46 were charged with running red lights and 31 with running preferential streets. Nine alleged speeders and eight alleged drunken drivers were arrested.

66 Are Fined $498

Sixty-six violators were fined a total of $498 by Municipal Judge Dewey Myers today. He suspended $192 in fines, continued five cases, withheld judgment in six, and discharged one defendant. Judge Pro Tem. Floyd Mannon fined two defendants $5 and costs and suspended $20 costs. Thirty-four persons were fined $332 for running through red lights. Costs amounting to $60 were suspended. Nineteen persons weve fined $169 for ignoring preferential streets, while $92 was suspended. Three speeders were fined a total of $33. Carl Costetter, 25, bakery truck driver, was injured today when his | truck crashed into the rear of a | Keystone Ave. bus at 52d St. and | Scoffield Ave. Methodist Hospital. Jesse Johnson, 49, was cut about | the head when he fell off a City | Street Department sprinkler on But- | ler Ave. near Washington St. He is | in City Hospital. John Rubin, 23, 3112 W. North St. was to face five charges today in Municipal Court after an accident | yesterday in the 500 block Concord | St. He was charged with drunkenness, drunken driving, reckless driving, disorderly conduct and failure to have proper license plates.

four critically injured when two speeding cars crashed headon seven miles south of here on U. S. highway 52 today. A 6-months-old baby was hurt slightly. The dead: Alex Sanders, Chicago. Mrs. Jennie Sanders, his wife. Mrs. Fannie Taretski, New York City, Mr. Sanders’ sister Albert Brooks, Chicago. The injured, all of whom were unconscious in Home Hospital here hours after the accident, and may ie: Harry Eisenstein, Chicago Mrs. Albert Brooks, Chicago. Norman Atkins, Bonham, Tex. Mrs. Norman Atkins. Mr. and Mrs. Atkins’ slightly hurt, The Sanders partly was returning from a wedding last night in Cine cinnati where Mr. Sanders’ son, Abe, was married to Yetta Posner. The party left Cincinnati about 2 a. m. About 6 a. m., with Mr. Sanders driving near Lafayette, their car swerved suddenly to the right, according to witnesses. It was struck headon by the southbound auto. It was not learned who was driving the other car. Both ma~ chines were demolished. Witnesss told authorities both cars were traveling at a high rate of speed.

baby was

Seven other persons were killed on Indiana highways over the weeke end. Mrs. Dorothy C. Peterson, 20, of Lawrenceburg, was killed instantly Sunday in an auto collision on U. 8, Highway 50, west of Seymour. The car in which she was riding skidded (Turn to Page Three)

10 PERSONS HURT AS BUS CRASHES

By United Press TOLEDO, O., Aug. 9.—Ten pere sons were injured, none seriously, when a Chicago-bound bus with 36 passengers aboard skidded off the highway and overturned 25 miles southwest of here on Route 20 last night. Elbert Callahan, Chicago, driver, said the bus skidded on wet pave ment when he applied the brakes to avoid hitting an auto.

FARM WOMAN DIES AFTER AMPUTATION

Times Special LOGANSPORT, Aug. 9.—Mrs. May Stackhouse, died here today after leaving her hospital bed in a delirjum following the amputation of her left leg. Mrs. Stackhouse, 44-year-old farm

He was taken to woman, underwent the operation aft-

er she was hurt when the automo bile she was driving to Anoka to purchase groceries, was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train near here.

CRACK TRAIN DERAILED CARLYLE, Ill, Aug. 9.—Investi« gators of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and police today sought the person or persons who bolted a steel plate across the B. & O. tracks a mile east of here derailing the crack Diplomat and endangering the lives of more than 150 passengers.

nes Photos

™ A picnic is all the name implies for this young enthusiast at the heavily-laden Rainclouds overhead didn’t worry him a bit. He seems to be getting as much outside as inside his mouth. x

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