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VOLUME 49—NUMBER 197

STATE TO

ORGANIZE

BUREAU TO UNIFY

SAFETY EF

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Office to Be Formed | Soon, Townsend Announce:

ADVICE ASKED! National Council, Car Builders Invited | To Aid.

A new Safety Bureau, to! unify the State's campaign to | cut down Indiana's stagger-| ing auto death toll, will be | formed soon, Governor Townsend announced this afterhoon, He said he had invited National | Safety Council and other experts “to come here and to give us advice in order that it may become a model for other state governments.”

He pointed out that under the present system, safety activities are scattered into three departments— State Police, Education and Highwal ‘A study now is being made to de- | termine how we best can co-ordinate these units,” the Governor said. “We hope to have definite plans for setting up the bureau within the next six weeks, All three of our departments now are doing good work, and it should be easy to co-ordinate their work.” Auto Builders Asked to Aid Asked if the Bureau would be set up under his control, he said that had not been decided and “we | will take the word of experts.” The auto manufacturing industry | has be-n invited to make suggestions, the Governor said, and | Lew Wallace, the industry's safety | expert, has been invited to confer | with State and local officials the whole problem of safety enforcement.” It was recalled after the Governor’'s announcement today that one | of his campaign pledges was to| tighten enforcement and increase highway safety. The Governor said he had received a protest from the Lake County W. C. T. U,, charging that State authorities were not enforcing the drunken-driving laws rigidly | enough. “Enforcement inside city limits is left to local officials,” the Governor | said. “But outside the limits. our state police are under orders to make special efforts to catch drunken drivers. The W. C. T. U. nor any one else is more anxious! than T am to stamp out drunken driving on our streets and highwavs.”

“on | and

Governor ‘Buck Passer.’ W. C. T. U. Leader Declares

HAMMOND, Oct. ,27 (U. P.) — Mrs. Charles W. Swisher of Gary, Lake County W. C. T. U. president, | today termed Governor Townsend | “nothing but a buck passer” be- | cause he has “refused to lead a | striet enforcement campaign | throughout Indiana against the in- | creasing traffic hazard of drunken | driving.” | Mrs, Swisher said that the Lake | County W. C. T. U.,, recently had | obtained nearly 4000 signatures requesting Mr. Townsend to enforce the law providing for revocation of drivers’ licenses in drunken driving convictions, “We mailed this petition to the Governor shortly thereafter,” she | explained, “and he replied by return mail that we should petition local enforcement officers first. In view of that reply, we consider our Governor nothing but a buck passer who seeks to throw hot potatoes in | somebody else's hands.”

JOSEPHINE ROCHE . | TO RESIGN U. S. POST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (U. P.) — Miss Josephine Roche, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, has submitted her resignation effective | Nov. 1, the United Press learned to- |

| gers,

| night,

FORTS

Pale and Trembling |

Driver Tells of Hit-Run Crash.

TEACHER KILLED

Franklin Woman Is Vietim of TruckBus Wreck.

(Editorial, Page 14) Frightened and pale, Trenna Edgerton, 23, of 525 N. Delaware St., today surrendered at Police Station and

told police through his attor- on the back for the latter's return ney that he was driving the

car that last night struck and killed Gordon Ilirschy, 27, Indiana School for the Deaf teacher,

Police this afternoon took statement from him, and also ques-

| tioned John Ogle, 1227 Park Ave.

in connection with the accident. Mr. Hirschy was Marion County's 121st traffic victim of the vear. At the same time. Franklin

County authorities continued their |

investigation into a truck-bus crash 17 miles south of Indianapolis on Route 31 which resulted in the death here of one of the passeninjuries to six others and broke the bus driver's 13-year no accident record. Mrs. Etta Murphy, 67. of Franklin, died in Methodist Hospital several hours after the accident

Fright Is Blamed Attorney Arthur Mayfield, who advised Edgerton to surrender, told police that his client had fled the

| scene of the accident “because he |

was frightened.” He said his client is employed by

Edgerton said, according to po-

last

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HOOVER MAKES BID FOR UNITY WITHIN PARTY

'Disclaims Any Ambition for Public Office in His Boston Address.

PATS LANDON ON BACK

‘Repeats Plea for Parley to | |

Rally Forces, Draft G. 0. P. Principles.

By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.—Herbert Hoover held out an olive branch today to elements within his party, including the Alf M. Lan- ; don cohorts, who have been sus- | picious of his recent activity. He disclaimed any desire for | public office in his Boston address | last night, apparently to allay fears | he is aiming at the 1940 Republican | nomination for himself,

| And he gave Mr. Landon a pat

to the political wars a week ago, | when the 1936 nominee reasserted | a leadership that had almost been ! taken over by the 1932 candidate, | Mr. Hoover reiterated his suggestion for a party conference next | | year in advance of the Congres- | sional elections, to rally party forces and draft a declaration of principles. This is the proposal which has been a bone of contention between the two Republican figures.

May Find Basis

That the two may find some basis | of agreement on this recommendation seemed possible, however, when

| National Chairman John M, Hamil-

| ton, who has been acting as go- |

between, dashed out to Topeka to confer with Mr, Landon.

"| The whole matter will be thrashed | Republican National |

[out at the | Committee meeting in Chicago next { week, | Mr. Hoover can not hope that his disclaimer of aspirations for office [will be accepted everywhere, for

| politicians habitually discount such

| declarations. Republicans who have thought Po party's re-emergence is handi-

capped by the repeated threat of a

[a truck company but not as a driver Hoover candidacy were grateful for |and that he is married.

iis words, and many were eager to | take them at face value. They were

| Organization | historic peace conference for one floors of the Court House began to |

lice, that he remarked to himseif | 2150 thankful for his admonition

| feet,

| chance | usually fatal spinal meningitis.

| well,” he said.

when his car hit the victim:

“I'm in a mess.” He said, officers continued. that he jumped from the car and ran until he came to a downtown bus which he boarded. He left the bus and went home, he said. Mr. Hirschy and John O'Brien. another instructor, were escorting between 20 and 30 boys back from a hike when he was struck in Keystone Ave., south of the Fall Creek bridge. Hurled 30 Feet Mr. Hirschy was walking in the rear of the group, according to J. A. Rainey, school superintendent, when

| the auto struck him. The car turned | completely around and skidded into the corner of the bridge.

Mr. Hirschy was hurled about 30 by the impact. While Mr. O'Brien came to his aid and the boys stood startled and frightened,

fled. Mr. Hirschy was serving his sec(Turn to Page Three)

SULFANILAMIDE USED TO TREAT MENINGITIS

WASHINGTON, Oct, 27 (U. P) —

| The tablet form of sulfanilamide | was

credited today with giving Jeanette Trenis, an attractive college student, better than an even of recovering from the

The drug, which in solution has been blamed for the death of a score of persons in recent weeks,

| with other treatment probably will

cave Miss Trenis’ life, Dr. Chris-

| topher J. Murphy said.

“I think this girl is going to get “The sulfanilamide

land spinal injections together probably will be responsible if she does.” | Mr. Murphy said it was the first

time he had used sulfanilamide. and emphasized that because was used after spinal injections it would be impossible to determine

just how effective the new drug is |

in the treatment of menin

gitis.

it |

| that the party must develop new leaders. They were hopeful that Mr. Landon would take this to | heart. { But they discovered they must still cope with Mr. Hoover in his role as a determined political cru- | sader, for he indicated plainly that | he is going to remain very much in | the Republican picture. | That is not good news to some fo directors.

'Flays New Deal, Asks

'G. 0. P. to Devise Program | gia | (Editorial, Page 14)

BOSTON, Oct. 27 { mer President Herbert | sharply denouncing his successor's | Administraiton, called upon the { Republican Party today to emanci-

| the driver leaped from his car and | Pate the country from the “moral

| degeneration of current government | methods,” and do justice to “the great economic middle class’—the truly “forgotten men.” Emphasizing that “I do not want [hay public office,” Mr. Hoover told the Republican Club of Massa- | chusetts last night the party must | furnish the “moral and intellectual | leadership” which the people will | require when “the inevitable day (Turn to Page Seven) 3 KILLED, 7 INJURED |

| IN MOSLEM RIOTS

| PARIS, Oct. 27 (U. P.).—Rioting | broke out today in Port Lyautey, | French Morocco. in the course of | demonstrations by Nationalist Pan- | Islamic Moslems. Three natives were killed and ‘seven police injured in a clash at | Port Lyautey. A mob of 100, emerging from evening prayer in the Mosque, demonstrated against arrests of Nationalist leaders accused of plotting an uprising against French rule. The | leaders of the mob attacked police patrols with stones and knives and [the police fired on them.

(U. P.).—For- | Hoover, |

day. Miss Roche, Treasury officials con- |

TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

Ci tes Danger to Schools In Frequent Budget Cuts

Carl Wilde, School Board vice] more pupils enrolled than then,” he

| president, this afternoon warned the said. | Indianapolis Council of Parents and |

“There are organizations repre- . . | senting taxpayers, and there inTeachers that “continual paring of | diva] hing ne id Rye he the school budget is imperiling ed- | total levy proposed, and who oppose ucation standards in public schools | budgets of all municipal corpora-

{ here.”

He spoke at a meeting in School

{41 and said it was the first of a

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series of addresses school officials will deliver on budget matters to Parent-Teacher groups. It is the duty, he said, of the Parent-Teacher groups to keep a year-round watch of school budgets, to satisfy themselves that school

| budgets are honestly and econom-

ically constructed, and then to fight pressure brought by “organizations representing taxpayers, and individual taxpayers” to reduce them. “The operating budget of our public schools for the current vear is $1.207914 less than the operating budget was 10 years ago, in spite

tions indiscriminatels “In order to keep education at | high standards, it is necessary that | pressure exerted against the pro- | posed budgets of all governmental {units does not result in reducing | appropriations for school purposes to | a point where the standards are im- | periled. | “The danger fo our schools is a (real one and each year becomes more real.” | The budget proposed this year by | the Schoo! City provided for a levy | of $1.07. School officials agreed in hearing before the Marion County Tax Adjustment Board to a cut of | two cents. Subsequently, the Tax Board summarily cut five cents

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«+ 23 |of the fact that we now have 5000 | more,

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1937"

Navy Day Year

‘Round for Him |

Times Photo.

Lieut. Comm. John Rees (above) has seen a lot of men go into the

Navy as recruiting station head he

1916, he has seen 21 years in the service.

spent six months on sea duty. As this picture was taken, on the wa only Indiana boy who went down

re. Going to the Naval Academy in During the World War, he the officer worked at his desk while 11 above him was a portrait of the with the Maine—part of the Navy's

glamourous legend and history that lived again today—Navy Day—in

the memory of old-time Navy men.

LABOR IMPASSE

FORGES RECESS

A. F. L.-C. I. 0. Delegates Part for Week After Disagreement.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (U. P). —Peace delegates of 7,300,000 organized American workers reached deadlock today in efforts to reunite the American Federation of Labor and the Committee for Industrial and recessed their

week. Alternate peace proposals, rejected by both factions, will be considered during the interim and new efforts to end labor's two-year civil war will be begun at resumption of the conference on Nov. 4. Three days of conference in a hotel suite almost within sight of the White House brought to a stalemate the two groups of negotiators with whom rested organized labor's hope for a united front.

Federal Conciliator Fails

The collapse came in the face of unofficial Administration efforts to keep both sides at a conference table until their differences were conciliated. James F. Dewey, Department of Labor conciliator, arrived at the

| conference room a few minutes be-

fore the recess, apparently seeking to prevent the deadlock. The widely divergent proposals, under which the two warring factions said they would be willing to

reunite, proved mutually unaccept- |

able during the tense conference. The C. I. O. outlined its plan yesterday. The A. F. of L. replied with a counter proposal this morning. The C. I. O. promptly rejected it. After continuing in another hour, the delegates agreed to recess.

Conflict

The Federation had demanded dissolution of the C. 1. N., with return of the original “ wel” unions into the parent orga..iaztion without loss of rights and conferences to determine disposition of membership in C. I. O. unions organized since the rift in labor's ranks. The C. I. O. asked complete autonomy for all its units in a separate department within the Federation structure, together with a free hand to unionize mass industries and basic material industries.

Demands

'M'LAGLEN’S BROTHER

FACES 3 CHARGES

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 27 (U. P.).— Capt. Sydney Leopold McLaglen, 48, brother of the movie star Victor McLaglen, was held incommunicado in the county jail today for allegedly attempting to obtain $20,000 from Phillip Chancellor, a wealthy watchmaker. McLaglen, a former soldier, actor, author, wrestler and physical culture instructor, refused to make a

| statement and demanded to talk to

the British Consul. He said he was a British citizen. He was booked on suspicion of subornation, perjury and soliciting the commission of a crime.

KENT FIGURES IN MINOR CAR CRASH

FELTHAM, MIDDLESEX, Oct. 27 (U. P.).—The Duke of Kent, youngest brother of King George, was involved in a minor automobile accident today when the automobile he was driving collided with a truck, south of here. The fender of the Duke's car was buckled but he was uninjured.

TRADE RULES FOR RAYON ARE SET UP

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (U. P).— The Federal Trade Commission promulgated trade practice rules for the rayon industry today to prevent the misrepresentation of rayon products as silk or other fabrics. The rules defined rayon as the generic term for manufactured textile fiber or yarn produced chemically from cellulose or with a cellulose base, regardless of whether they were made under the viscose, acetate, cuprammonium, nitrocellulose or other processes.

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Just Mistake, Flag-Hoister

”

From 5 a. m. today until 7:40 a. m. when a man grabbed Assistant Custodian Oscar Wolf and told him so, the flag on top the Marion County Court House was upside down. “Did you know the flag up there is upside down?” the man asked. Mr. Wolf said he did not. “Well, it is,” said the man, and | left. | About that time all the telephone [bells in all the offices on all the

| ring at once, Mr. Wolf said. It was | pretty embarrassing because today happens to be Navy Day and people were looking at flags apparently.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (U. P.).—President Roosevelt led the nation’s observance of Navy Day today with a promise to avoid war by all honorable means. Reiterating his good neighbor policy, the President, in a “Navy Day” letter to Secre«

' Ordered to Fire, if Needed,

Bell Declares!

tered as Second-Class Matter Ind.

En at Postoffice, Indianapolis,

U.S. FORCES * DEFEND LINES AT SHANGHAI

As Crazed Refugees Rush Barricades.

JAPANESE ENTER CITY

Tokyo Rejects Bid to Peace Parley Expected to Be Held Anyway.

BULLETINS WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (U, P.).—~The consultative conference of the Nine-Power Treaty signatories will be held regardless of Japan's refusal to participate, Administration officials believed today. While the Japanese rejection of the Belgian invitation to the conference was a disappointment to officials here, it was no surprise. Japan's refusal had been anticipated and discounted in advance.

MADRID, Oct. 27 (U. P.).— The Government today categorically denied reports abroad that the Madrid populace had revolted and that there was street fighting here. There was no hint of disturbances.

| TOKYO—Belgium’s invitation {to Nine-Power conference at Brussels, Nov. 3, on Far Eastern crisis is rejected by Cabinet and Em-

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FINAL , HOME

PRICE THREE CENTS

13-STATE PARLEY E TO DISCUSS FARM PROGRAM

Secretary Wallace, Governors and Corn Belt Agricultural Heads Are Invited to Legislative Conference Nov. &.

TOWNSEND ARRANGES FOR MEETING

Group Will Be Asked to Draft Proposal for Enactment by Special Open Forum Is Scheduled.

Congress;

A permanent legislative program for American farmsing is to be outlined at a 13-state conference with Secretary of Agriculture Wallace in Indianapolis Nov. 8, Governor Townsend announced today. Governors and commissioners of agriculture of the 13 corn belt states, and farm leaders from all parts of the country have been invited to submit proposals on what Congress should enact at the special session Nov, 15, the Governor said. “ a In a telegram accepting the invitation to attend the conSETUP MAPPED ference, Secretary Wallace said :

peror, | PARIS—Norman H. Davis, United States’ chief delegate to Brussels parley, dodges invitation to stop in London in order to avoid any advance commitments on parley, HENDAYE—Moors reported to have wiped out two Loyalist battalions on Aragon front as big Rebel | drive opens,

By JOHN R. MORRIS United Press Staff Correspondent

SHANGHAI, Oct. 27.—United States sailors and marines were instructed today to defend their positions with gunfire as waves of refu-

gees and Chinese soldiers, many gravely wounded, were swept up against the boundary of the International Settlement.

“Happy to be with you Nov, 8 to discuss problems of corn-belt farmeers, especially if they have a hearing on new legislation.” The conference, arranged by Governor Townsend, is to be held in Tomlinson Hall where Secretary Wallace is to deliver an address at 11 a. m. over a 70-station national radio hookup. He is to discuss the Federal Government's agricultural program, Invitations Sent Out Invitations were sent out by Governor Townsend's office today to governors and agricultural leade ers of Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Nebraska,

Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Missouri and Indiana, In addition, the Governor said

‘FOR CORN LOANS

State Machinery Prepared For Continuation of Indiana Program.

State machinery was set up today for continuation of the Federal corn-loan program in Indiana, Rollin Meek, Weights and Measures Bureau chief, announced.

He said plans for resumption of the program were started in anticipation of an announcement soon by President Roosevelt that the Federal Commodities Corp., would make loans again this winter.

Pressed by victoriously fighting

tary of the Navy Swanson, Japanese troops, who occupied the

however, that the

are made to farmers who store their

The loans, started four years ago,

personal invitations were sent to national and State leaders of the

conference |

warned, United States will maintain a sea strength sufficient to insure “the maintenance of righteous peace.” Navy Day is commemorated on the birthday of the late Theodore Roosevelt, the celebration here included parades, speeches and demonstrations of naval power. Mr. Wolf said he instructed Assistant Custodian Philip (Bud) | Sutton, 220 W. North St. to go up | and change it, and then he started

| to find Henderson Bell, another as- |

| sistant custodian, who had put the | lag up. Into the elevator he got.

an employee and said, in a hushed tone: “Did you hear?” “No,” said the woman. “The flag is upside down.” “They'd better fix that right away or all the Women’s Clubs in town will be down here.” Mr. Wolf found Mr. Bell. “Why did you put the flag on the Court House upside down?” he asked. Mr. Bell blinked. “How you mean?” he asked. “The stars are down.”

went down!”

polished a mickey, and said: “Besides, that's not my regular job.” Someone else came up. “When was the last time you put the flag up?” Mr. Bell thought for a moment. “It was July 4, I think, and guess I put it upside down then, too.”

‘ROSS NOTE TURNS UP

CHICAGO Oct. 27 (U P.).—An- | other $10 bill—part of the $50,000

| ransom extorted from the family of |

| Charles S. Ross. 72, who was not | returned after it was paid — was turned over to Federal agents today by a Chicago newspaper.

The | | elevator operator turned to a wom- |

“Why, man, I thought those stars |

Then he thought a moment as he |

city proper at dawn, panic-stricken mobs of Chinese, numbering thouands, besieged the boundary line. Standing orders were issued to United States forces to fire at any time in self-defense. Danger to foreigners, particularly in the British defended western area of the Settlement, was emphasized by the British Consulate General which issued a warning to remain indoors and “be prepared to evacuate instantly if necessary.”

Main Army Retreats

| The main Chinese Army retreating westward from the city blew up the Jessfield railway bridge. An | official Chinese bulletin admitted “strategic withdrawal” explaining that it was not ordered earlier because of the desire to inflict the heaviest possible Japanese casual-

corn in cribs during the winter instead of dumping it on the market in the fall. During the first three years of the program, an average of two million dollars a year was loaned to In-, diana farmers, Mr. Meek said. Last year, however, prices were higher and loans dropped off considerably, he added. “With prices down again this winter, the necessity for continuation of loans is apparent,” he said. The Weights and Measures Bureau places seals on doors of all cribs where corn is stored under the loan plan, The winter program was outlined in a conference of Mr. Meek with Harry Templeton, State Agriculture Board secretary, and Dick Heller,

American Farm Bureau, National Grange, Farmers Union, co-opera= tive organization managers of agri=cultural states, deans of agricultural college and soil conservation leaders. Special invitations also were sent to labor leaders, bankers and Indiana Senators and Congressmen. Governor Townsend said following Mr. Wallace's address, delegates from all parts of the country will hold an open forum on farm problems. Test of Farmery Opinion

“The purpose of the meeting,” the Governor said, “is to discover the real sentiment of the corn beit farmers.” State Administration officials pointed out that calling the confer ence was fulfillment of Governor Townsend's campaign pledge to get

ties for every inch of ground lost. While the main Army was attempting to consolidate a new defense along the so-called Chiang Kai-shek line, west of Shanghai, a rear guard action, composed of sniping “dare to die” squads fought the Japanese in the burning ruins of Chapei and other northern suburbs. The worst disaster in the history of the Far East was being etched in blackened ruins as fires swept furiously along villages and towns of the entire northern front ana approached the International | boundary at Soochow Creek, The | home of E. M. Geibel, Standard Vacuum employee, of Greenwich, | Conn, was set afire but the flames were extinguished before it was | badly damaged. Japanese troops fought their way

Il into the city of Shanghai today.

It was a sickening battlefield, a nightmare of hell, and the threat of a catastrophe that would horrify | the world lay over the entire city. Just across the Soochow Creek from the United States Marine sector of the International Settlement { defense line Japanese shock troops | coldly bayonetted the stolid Chinese rear guards who had elected to remain and die so that their main army could retreat in orderly manJ (Turn to Page Three)

Anglo-American Press Club at luncheon today that he and the

an idle life and hoped to make some contribution toward solving the world’s present grave problems. The speech emphasized the close | partnership of the Duke and Duchess. Throughout ft was “we”, and not “IL.” It was the Duke's first formal speech on his personal affairs since the abdication radio address in which he proclaimed he was giving

love.” “We are looking forward to our tour of the United States to study methods of housing and industrial

“My wife and I neither are content nor willing to lead an inactive life of leisure. We hope the ex-

secretary to Governor Townsend.

TAX RECEIPTS UP $312,000 OVER '36

$2,450,000 Collected Up to Oct. 25, Report.

the sentiment of farmers on proper legislation. The Governor said he would go to Columbus, O., Saturday to testify before the United States Senate Agriculture Committge on the farming industry in Indiana.

GRAND JURY MEETS TO INDICT DALHOVER

SOUTH BEND, Oct. 27 (U. P.).— Indictment of James Dalhover, “trigger man” of the Brady gang, was the principal task facing 23 men on the Federal Grand Jury Hiesling in secret deliberations toay. It was indicaied the Grand Jury would indict Dalhover for the murder of State Policeman Paul Minneman, who was shot while attempting to halt three men who had held up the Goodland, Ind., bank, a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Dalhover, who is hel din the Marion County jail at Indiaanpolis, is already under mdictment in Marion County for the murder of Indianapolis Police Sergeant Richard Rive ers.

Property tax collections in Marion County are $312859 ahead of the same time last year, County Treasurer Frank E. McKinney announced today. With the deadline Nov. 1, $2456,378 had been collected up to Oct. 25. During the same period last year, $2,113,518 was taken in. Mr. McKinney said that not all the increase was due to the 20-cents higher tax levy, but more than half to increase valuations. The treasurer’s office crowded again today with taxpayers, and will remain open Saturday afternoon, Oct. 30.

2 DIE AS MINNESOTA BUILDING COLLAPSES

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, Oct. 27 (U. P.).—At least two persons were killed, 10 or more were injured and

ees

REPORT 14 MINERS KILLED IN ALASKA

‘Happily Wed,’ Duke Says; Eager Over Trip to U. S.

PARIS, Oct. 27 (U. P.) —The Duke | perience will allow us to make some of Windsor, proclaiming himself “a | contribution towards solving some very happily married man,” told the of the vital problems besetting the a | world today.

Duchess had no intention of leading | leading up to last December but I

two others were believed buried in the wreckage today when two floors of 2 building collapsed. The dead, employees of a wholesale fruit company, were identified tentatively as: Max Zellickson, clerk. Mrs. Anna Olson, keeper. Authorities said approximtaely 25 persons were in the building when it collapsed. At noon, they believed all but two of them had been

chief book-

“You all remember the events

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 27 (U. P.).—Fourteen men were reported killed in an explosion that set fire to the Evans-Jones Coal Mine at Jonesville, 70 miles north of here, last night. Z. J. Laussac, company vice presi= dent, returned here from the mine and reported that the bodies of six men were recovered and there was no hope for eight other men trapped in the workings. Five miners escaped

after the

up the throne “for the woman I]

conditions,” he told the Press Club. |

happily married

blast, he said.

BUREAU WARNS OF FROST DUE TONIGHT

TEMPERATURES

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removed.

KOKOMO GAS RATE SETUP. APPROVED

The Indiana Public Service Commission today approved a rate schedule of the Kokomo Gas & Fuel Co. for distribution of natural gas. The Commission said the residential rates are the same as those charged by the Northern Indiana | Public Service Co. for natural gas. | mercury tomorrow. Temperatures They are higher, however. than |are to level off from the above averrates charged by the Public Service | age of the last few days, the Bureau

48 48 50 49 Frost was forecast today by the

Weather Bureau for tonight, after which there will be a slight rise in

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Co. of Indiana. said,