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DISPUTE OVER; BUILDERS BEGIN WORK MONDAY

Contractors Group, Trade Council and Carpenters Reach Pact.

DETAILS NOT DIVULGED

U. S. Labor Department Aid Plays Part in Reaching Agreement.

The Marion County Building Trades jurisdictional dispute that resulted in a threeday tieup on all Indianapolis construction projects Sept. 16, was settled today. An announcement of the settlement stated: °

“The Building Contractors Association, The Marion County Build~ ing Trades Council, and Carpenters Local Union 60, who represent the several groups affected by the controversy in the building industry in the city, with the assistance of Robert Fox, representing the U. S. Department of Labor, reached an agreement that will permit resumption of work on all jobs Monday morning.” Union men involved refused to say how - the dispute was settled, and declined to discuss terms of the agreement. The Carpenters’ Union’s refusal to abide by decisions of an arbitration board in nine jurisdictional points resulted in the -valkout last week.

3000 Persons Affected

Mr. Fox said approximately 3000 persons were affected and that at one time there were more than 700 on strike. After three days of the building strike, which halted work on all construction projects using union labor, the contractors laid off the union carpenters and the other building craftsmen resumed work. Since that time, it was reported unefficially, only about 50 union earpenters have been off their jobs. Mr. Fox said those 50 will return to work Monday. The settlement was reached at 11 a. m. today, Mr, Fox said.

A. F .of L. Accepts

Townsend Offer

TERRE HAUTE, Sept. 25 (U. P.). —Executive officers of the Indiana Federation of Labor prepared today to accept Governor Townsend’s offer to act as mediator in an effort to heal the breach between the Committee for Industrial Organization and the American . Federation of Labor, Urging “immediate acceptance,” delegates at the closing session of the 53d annual convention yesterday unanimously approved Governor Townsend’s proposal. The resolution praised the Governor as the “most devoted friend labor has ever had as Governor of this State.” Other resolutions asked: Passage of a State labor dispute (Turn to Page Three)

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VOLUME 49—NUMBER 170

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O’Mahoney Bests F. D. R. : Avoiding Attempted Snub; Map Primary Plans | Here

Ward B. Hiner in Race |

For G. O. P. Nomination For Mayoralty.

INDIANAPOLIS—Republican, Democratic plans for May primary still in “speculative” stage, say party leaders. BROWN COUNTY STATE PARK— Republican editors assail New Deal and plead for state party harmony. (Story, Page Three).

While Marion County leaders in

both the Republican and Demo-’

cratic camps declared their programs for the May primary election still were in the “speculative stage,” Ward B. Hiner officially announced he would seek the.G. O. P. nomination for mayor.

Mr. Hiner, a trucking company official and once a candidate for

Congress, was the first Republican |

to announce for mayor. Sheriff Ray was the first among the Democrats. He sent out campaign posters several weeks ago. Meanwhile, the self-styled insurgent groups in both parties talked of possible fusion candidates. City Hall sources reported that the Democratic organization prob(Turn to Page Three)

CLAMPS ECONOMY ON TREASURY STAFF

Morgenthau ut Backs Plan for Budget Cut.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (U. PJ. President Roosevelt is determined to balance the budget this year even if more drastic economies than originally contemplated are necessary, it was learned today. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. called a Treasury staff meeting this week with this in mind. He was reported to have used “simple but harsh” words in impressing his subordinates with the need for strictest economy. “I want the Treasury to set a good example to other departments of the Government,” he was quoted as saying....‘The expenditure of every nickel must be fought.” Last April's revised budget contemplated a deficit in fiscal 1938 of approximately $400,000,000. Despite this, President Roosevelt was still determined to effect a balance. As a step to that end he impounded $400,000,000 of departmental funds and ordered that none of this be released except by special permission of Budget Director Daniel W. Bell. Since then, unexpected expenditures and loss of more than $200,000,000 in anticipated revenues have upset the budget calculations.

Cheyenne Papers Aid Foe Of Court Plan in His Finesse.

GARDINER, Mont., Sept. 25 (U. P.).—President Roosevelt and his party arrived at 8:30 a. m. (Indianapolis Time) today to spend two days and a night in Yellowstone Park. They will leave the park at West Yellowstone at 7 p. m. Sunday.

ABOARD ROOSEVELT TRAIN— Senator O'Mahoney (D. Wyo.) outsmaris Roosevelt on attempted snub, Thomas L. Stokes says. President seeks recreation in Yellowstone Park. TOPEKA—AIf M. Landon advises sound liberal program for Republican Party.

(Mrs. Roosevelt's Column, Page Nine; Editorial, Merry-Go Round and Gen. Johnson, Page 10.)

By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer ABOARD PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S TRAIN, Sept. 25.—The great game of politics has its tragic moments, but it also has moments when the players look mighty funny to the boys in the bleachers. When the ordinary fellow wants to take a crack at another fellow, he takes a crack, but in politics and society the customary routine is the snub. As for instance, when | President Hoover left Senator | Johnson (R. Cal) off a White | House dinner list, and when President Roosevelt neglected to invite Senator O'Mahoney (D. Wyo.), who had fought his Court “packing” plan, to a¢company him across Wyoming on his special train. The current comedy covered a lot of territory, included a lot of whispered conferences, telegrams and long-distance telephoning and came to a climax finally in Cheyenne—a disappointing climax. to those who had expected “a break.” There was no open break. Senator O'Mahoney saw the President with the welcoming delegation at Cheyenne and, belatedly, was invited to ride on the train to Casper along with Senator Schwartz, his Democratic colleague, and Governor Miller, both of whom had been asked séveral days earlier. Outsmarted the President

pletely as planned because the wiry Senator refused to be snubbed. He outsmarted the President— and that’s going some. It all goes back to the time when Mr. Roosevelt lifted Joe O'Mahoney out of Wyoming and sat him down behind a big desk in Washington as First Assistant Postmaster General, and then, when opportunity came, Jim Farley helped him into the Senate. They did a lot for Joe. He followed the Administration faithfully until the Court plan (Turn to Page Three)

Appoint Walter Stanton Housing Board Secretary

Organization of the State Housing Board was completed today with the selection of Walter Stanton of Gary as full-time executive secretary. Mr. Stanton was a deputy attorney general during the McNutt Administration and served for a time as chief of the State Public Works Administration legal staff and as a PWA counsel in Washington. In making the appointment, the Board instructed Mr. Stanton to notify local governmental officials of provisions of the Federal and State slum clearance laws. ‘It was explained that under these statutes cities filing requests for Federal slum clearance funds must have their projects review:d and approved by the State Housing Board. The Indiana Works Progress Ad-

ministration office recently has

DELEGATES COME FROM MANY LANDS . . .

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From many lands, delegates to the General Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, are meeting here for the 22d triennial assembly. Left to right:

are from Havana, Cuba.

Rose Leeder, Past Matron.

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Lula M. Johnson, Past Matron; Apalona M. Meyers, Worthy Matron; Roger L. Johnson, Past Patron, and

made available.to the Board housing surveys conducted in 32 cities. These give detailed reports on sanitary conditions, number of occupants and condition of houses in the areas. Board members are T. A. Moyna-

han, chairman and Indianapolis real estate man; Dr. Verne K. Harvey, State Health Director; John K. Jennings, State WPA head; Dr. Theodore Cable, City Councilman; Dick Heller, Governor Townsend's executive secretary; Prof, George Lommel of Purdue University, and Harvey W. Morley, Angola. Mr. Lommel and Dr. Harvey also are members of the State Planning Board which is expected to cooperate with this new State agency established by the 1937 Legislature.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1937

EASTERN STAR SESSION OPENS HERE TONIGHT

Luncheon Meetings Precede :

Informal Conclave at Cadle Tabernacle.

10,000 ARE TO ATTEND

On Program for Visitors.

(Edina) Page 10; Photos, Boitem of Page)

Delegates and visitors to the Eastern Star's General Grand Chapter assembly . today looked forward to the convention's informal opening in Cadle Tabernacle this evening. After breakfast and luncheon meetings today, delegates and visitors, expected to total near 10,000, were to take a sight-seeing tour of the city.

A tea is to honor the t most worthy grand matrons and patrons in the Claypool Hotel Empire Room at 4 p. m, and a dinner will honor Anna W,. Smalley of Edinburgh, Scotland, right worthy associate grand matron, in the Hotel Lincoln at 6 p. m. Six members from Alaska met with General Grand Chapter officers last night in the Claypool Hotel for an Alaskan dinner. Other dinners were held for committees of the General Grand Chapter, su(Turn §o Page Three)

SHOWERS DAMPEN STATE GRID OPENERS

Irish Bows Today.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

.m... 56 10 a, m... 57 . m 56 11 a. m.. 56 m... 56 12 (Noon) 357 ) a m.,. 56 1pm... 35 (Yesterday's | de e Eight.)

By TOM KENNEDY

Rain fell throughout this seetion today, dampening Indiana’s opening games of the 1937 footbabll season. Games were scheduled on all major fronts with many teams facing the toughest opposition in years. The Weather Bureau forecast for Indiana was cloudy and cool for this afternoon despite a night and morning of rain whith drenched playing fields and contributed to the possibility of upsets. The inclement weather was expected to reduce aitendance. ‘The mercury hovered around 56 and the Weather Bureau said it would not go_ much higher. Indiana football was to make its debut in an 1ll-game schedule involving every Hoosier team except Notre Dame. The Irish will not open their campaign until next Saturday when -they meet Drake. Chief interest locally centered around the clashes between Butler and Purdue at Lafayette, marking resumption of a gridiron rivalry that dates back 50 years, and Indiana University against the Praying Colonels of Centre College, alma mater of Bo McMillin, I. Us coach. The Indiana College Conference gets off to a flying start, two playing out of the state. The Little State schedule for today: Manchester at DePauw, Rose Poly at Evansville. Michigan Normal at Ball State. Oakland City at Franklin: Illinois College at Wabash, Valparaiso at St. Joseph’s. Central Normal at Earlham. Indiana State at Illinois Normal. Hanover at Louisville:

REPRESENTS WAR- TORN SHANGHAI . .

Smiling above is Mrs. Gwendolynne Irene Gregg, delegate from war-torn Shanghai, China. Mrs. Gregg, born in England, has lived 22 years in China, eight in India, and has been to this country six Her husband, she said, is in Shanghai, and she plans to

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Sight-Seeing Tour of City Is k

Every Hoosier Team Except

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Joins Civic

Mary Pickford ’ » # ”

MARY PRAISES LOCAL PROJECT

Work Known in Hollywood, Film Actress Assures City Leaders.

By JAMES THRASHER

A proud Indianapolis Civic Thea- | ter has a new member. today in

| Mary Pickford, and an assurance

from the famous screen actress that their organization is known, at least in Hollywood, as one of the country’s leading little-theater groups. Miss Pickford and her husband, Charles “Buddy” Rogers, were in Indianapolis yesterday as guests of the Civic Theater. They were. met at Municipal Airport shortly before noon by a host of admirers. They were entertained at a luncheon by ‘Wallace O. Lee, the Civic’s president. “Buddy” visited with cousins from Indianapolis and North Salem at the luncheon, and Mary met her new relatives for the first time. More than 500 guests attended a reception at the Indianapolis Country Club in the afternoon to shake the hands of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, and to hear “America’s Sweetheart” laud the little-theater movement and ask to be the first Civic Theater subscriber of the new season. Miss E Picklong sald that there was

Repl. need to provide adequaté use more leisure time, and to promote self-expression and to release latent talent. - “I. have -seen something here in Hoosierland that I have not found in Hollywood. That is your wholesomeness and sincerity of purpose,” Miss Pickford said. ‘ Mr. Rogers confined himself to the observation that “it is common knowledge that the woman of the house does most of the talking.”

(Civie Theater Photos, Page Seven)

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Note Sent to League Defies Any Third Party Action.

300 DIE IN RAIDS

400 Hurt in Nanking Bombing; Britain Files Protest.

GENEVA—Japan defies any third power to intervene in Far East war in note to League of Nations. Move seen as blow to evoking of Nine-Power pact.

WASHINGTON—Chinese Ambassador charges Japanese with using poison gas in North China warfare. Japan’s continued bombings viewed in Washington as her grim defiance of American protests. NANKING—New Chinese antiaircraft guns bring flaming death to Japanese planes as they attacked capital in five separate raids. :

GENEVA, Sept. 25 (U. P.). —Japan notified the League of Nations today that she will accept no intervention in the

Far East by a third party. A telegram from Koki Hirota, Japanese Foreign Minister, intimated that the conflict is a problem strictly between Japan and China, thus inferentially rejecting in advance any action by the Nine-Power Treaty nations who are pledged to respect China's political and territorial integrity. The message said: “The Imperial Government, as has been stated on many occasions, is firmly convinced that a just, equitable and practical solution questions concerning Japan d 1 China can be found by the two countries. i EP

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Britain Again Se Sends Protest to Tokyo

TOKYO, Sept. 25 (U. P.).—Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador, made two calls today on Kensuke Horibouchi, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, and in the second call pro-

Nanking and Canton. It was the second British protest.

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CHICAGO, Sept. 25 (U.P.).—Arbitrary action by the Chicago Board of Trade in suspending all transactions in old corn today cost “shorts” between - $1,000,000 and $2,000,000, according to some estimates. The exchange established a settlement price of $1.10% a bushel at which all contracts cailing for delivery of old corn next Monday must be settled unless the “shorts” can produce actual corn. At the close of trading yesterday approximately 8,000,000 bushels still were to be delivered on contracts sold in previous trading. Since only little less than 3,000,000 bushels remain from the 1936 crop, the position of “shorts” has been untenable and “longs” had threatened pressure on settlement day. To avoid any such action the exchange met in secret session last night and announced the settlement price after an 11-hour discussion.

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BEAT CHINA AT ANY COST HELD JAPAN'S VIEW

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Russia Drives Her Into Ruthless Warfare.

By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Times Foreign Editor

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.—Japan, in a panic over the growing possibility of a long-drawn-out war, has now definitely made~up her mind to finish off China by every available means and at whatever cost. Two prospects have her: badly frightened. One is the virtual certainty of financial and economic ruin if the costly war is prolonged. The other is the Soviet Union. If she permitted herself to be seriously weakened by the war against China, she would be ripe for easy plucking at the hands of a waiting and willing Russia. The Japanese general staff, therefore, is determined first of all to dominate every mile of railway in China. That is why Japan is now pounding away at Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow and Canton. Each is a vital center of transport, both by rail and water. . She already controls Peiping, Tientsin, Kalgan and everything to the north. If China is to receive war supplies recently purchased in Europe and America, they must clear through one of these ports and be hauled over one or more of the railroads of which these cities are the portals. From Canton runs a single line to the Wu-han cities (Wuchang, Hanvang and Hankow), 600 miles up the

~tXangtze, . Then jt continues on to

Peiping. If and when Japan gains control of the coast, as it nearly does now, this railroad will be vital. But Japanese bombers are busy trying to paralyze Canton, the southern terminus and have just made their first raids on the three Wy-han cities at the Yangtze crossg. Thus an already shocked and anxiously watching world need not be surprised at further wholesale

1 destruction of key cities.

The price for September corn now is an average of the daily price from Sept. 1 through yesterday and, according to one authority, theoretically hould give “longs” and “shorts” a chance to settle without further losses. Refusing to allow use of his name, this grain man said, “the action by the Board of Trade should allow both sides to meet their contracts without further losses. Actually, however, this may not be so since there is no way to calculate what individual traders lost or made.” Principal “long” holder of September corn was Cargill Grain Co., Minneapolis, according to market reports, now fairly well established as fact. The chief “short” was said to be Farmers’ National Grain Corp., Chicago. A reported “grudge fight” between

for control of the remaining 1936

. IT’S TOO HOT HEREFOREARLE . . . .

~ from Fairbanks, Alaska.

of the same only worse.

Earle Grandeson, 9, is here with his mother, » delegate

Indianapolis, he said, is too het

and he’s ready to go back to his home where it’s cool. Instead, he’s bound for Florida and he thinks that will be more

these two huge market operators

Suspension of Trade and Settlement Price May Cost Corn ‘Shorts* $1,000,000

crop was said to have precipitated an attempted “corner” of the market last week. Reported to have secured ownership of most of the old crop, Cargill yesterday: was ordered by the Board of Trade to liquidate 1,100.000 bushels of corn, which it refused to do, according to pit gossip. Another principal “short,” according to reports, was Daniel C. Rice, a speculator, who was said to be a heavy loser, although no estimate of his losses could be obtained. Final suspension of September trading followed a week of sudden developments. The Board of Trade, after opening an investigation into the attempted “corner,” ra.sed the margin requirements 12 cents a bushel and threatened expulsion or ‘suspension for any trader who failed to meet his commitments on settlement day.

JAPANESE SAY NO’ T0 INTERVENTION IN CHINA: SPAIN SEEKS SHOWDOWN

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Loyalists Propose to Send Foreign Mén Home.

COUP IS DENIED

Rome Says Story of Makale Massacre Is Propaganda.

LONDON—Spanish Loyalist Gove ernment otiers: to send from Spain every foreign volunteer in army. Step seen as move to force Germany and ltaly’s hand on intcrvention as II Duce and Adolf Hitler meet in Munich on Mussolini’s arrival there.

MUNICH—Premier Mussolini be« stows highest honor of his government on Adolf Hitler—nonor"ary corporal, in Fascist Militia—a gesture from one World War corporal te another,

NEW YORK—Entire Italian garrison at Makale in northern Ethiopia reported massacred by Echiopian warriors, London correspondent of New York HeraldTrioune says.

ROME—Press Ministry denies report of massacre of garrison at Makale, Ethiopia. Charges story is Russian propaganda.

MADRID—Huge Madrid spy involving more than 3000 reported uncovered by Loyalists. Chilean embassy center of plot.

Another Story and Photo, Page Nine)

LONDON, Sept. 25 (U. P.), —The Spanish Loyalist Government, in a move calculated to force Germany and Italy to show their own attitude, has offered to send from Spain

ing for the Loyalist Army, it was learned today. If the Rebels, supported by Italy and Germany, would send home their foreign “volunteers,” the

Loyalists said the Republican Gove ernment would dismiss every foreigner in the Loyalist Army. ‘This forceful diplomatic move, a direct follow-up to the vigorous British-French “invitation” to Italy to withdraw her troops, was made as. Premier Mussolini arrived at Munich for a state visit to Fuehrer Adolf Hitler. It was made also as excited European diplomatists were trying to confirm or. deny a report that Ethiopian warriors had slaughtered every Italian at Makale, on the main highway from Italian Eritrea to Addis Ababa. The report was pub-

Tribune, from its London correspondent. A similar offer was made by the Loyalists last December, when for a brief time Britain and France bes lieved there was hope of a move toward ending the Spanish Civil War, But the present offer, made at Paris while Premier Negrin was on his way home from the League meetings at Geneva, was timed io coincide with a new turn in Europe's affairs. Britain and France, fo Italy's surprise, had put in force an antipirate patroi in the Mediterranean after Italy refused to participate. They had waited to Jet Italy make the first move toward getting in on the patrol—aimed, as everyone bee (Turn to Page Three)

SPEAK FOR SCOT CHAPTERS . . . . . .

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These two women are from Scotland. They are, left, Mrs. Agnes L. Campbell, Most Worthy Grand Matron, Supreme Grand Chap of Scotland, and Mrs. Agnes Smellie, Past Most Worthy Grand Mae= tron. Mrs. Campbell is from Paisley and Mrs. Smellie from Glasgow. They both like America, they said,

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