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THURSDAY, OCT. 28,

A.F.L.C.1.0. PARLEY FATE SEEN HINGING ON ATTITUDE OF LABOR RANKS AND PUBLIC

Both Groups Strive to Line Up General Sentiment of Their Own Memberships; Press Appeals Constitute Important Tactics.

(Editorial, By

Times Spec

WASHINGTON, Oct.

unions—and the public—toda; hands the fate of labor peace efforts.

Both A. F. of L. and C.

seeking to line up public opinion on their sides, following the

swords-point adjournment of Thursday. The ‘A. TF. committee in a formal | state- | ment today complained bitterly because Chairman Philip | Murray of the 'C. 1. O. committee | rejected the A. F. of L. Sg In a press statement issued while the mor were still discussing | the proposal. This prevented the A. F. of L. offer from getting undivided attention in yesterday's papers. Mr. Murray's press statement, the A. F. of L. committee said, “seriously jeopardizes the possibility of success.”

Mr. Murray, in addition to ‘dictating his press comment, also 1scued a mimeographed statement,

obviously prepared before the A. | of L. offer was submitted yesterday morning, explaining the general attitude ‘of the 'C. I. 'O. on organizing the mass industries. e A. TF. of L. Group Trked All this was very irritating to the | A. F. of L. committee, headed by George Harrison of the Railway | Clerks’ Union. This ‘committee sald “We did not take up a discussion of the proposal of the C. I. 'O. because we were not afforded that op-

portunity. While the conference was engaged in a discussion of the | proposal of ottr commitiee, We learned to our surprise and amazement that the chairhran of the ‘C. I. 'O. committee had left the con-| ference room and issued a public statement rejecting our proposal without advising the conference.” The touchiness of the conference was indicated by the reaction of the A. F. of L. press agent, Philip Pearl, to the action of the hotel manager, an old friend of his, in sending up a tray with ‘choice whisky and the other makings of highballs. Mr. Pearl sent the wait-|

There has been eating together by

ar back in a flash no drinking or the opposing on A request by newspapermen that they be admitted to the sessions was ignored by Mr. Harrison, although the C. I. 'O. committeemen had indicated a willingness to throw | the whole discussion open to the] press,

Strategy Meeting

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (U John L. Lewis called a 'C. 1.0. a egy meeting today as the peace conference with the A. F. of L. recessed with indications of collapse.

ee | Lewis Summons | |

HERBERT LITTLE

98 __The rank and file of labor

of 1... three-man &—

| voters had been dropped from the | election registration books today, as |

| franchised.

1937

Page 20)

ial Writer y appeared to hold in their 1. 'O. chieftains are zealously

the parleys here until mext

31,807 DROPPED OFF VOTING LIST

‘County Registration Rolls Purged of Those Who Failed to Ballot.

A total of 31,807 Marion ‘County

Charles Ettinger, chief deputy clerk, |

announced the end of the first | registration ‘purge.’ Under the 1934 registration law |

two ‘consecutive ‘election years | are stricken from the files and dis- |

At the county

registered voters in 251,996. Mr.

present, total

tinger urged voters who have moved | pre- | cincts to register now at the Court | House for the May primary election. |

into the ‘county ‘or changed

He said he anticipated about 100,000, transfers and new registrations before next spring. “It would save the prospective voter much trouble if he would regis-

ter while downtown now rather | than wait until the rush next | spring,” Mr. Ettinger said. “Once |

registered always registered except | in cases of change of residence and | failure to vote for two years.” Results of the registration purge also showed that 4287 persons subject to ‘cancellation for

Et- |

failure to

vote two years, asked for reinstate- |

ment.

| |

A total ‘of 2238 persons was re- |

moved from the since Jan. 1, removal from the county.

registration

Court Asked

To Halt Drive On Pin Games

The drive against pin ball ma- | chines in Indianapolis continued to- | day as police held 82 machines |

[seized in 55 raids.

rolls 1937, due to death and |

all registered voters who fail to vote | # | for >

collision of fire trucks were riding Pumper 1. was struck broadside at Illinois and New York i and hurled against another automobile. week Engine 13 was Shown here after the collision with Pumper 1.

1. Four of the nine firemen injured in last night's | {

2. Last equipment.

a new piece of is the truck's windshield

PRANORY ede

Tt today

| skull. | Mr.

Stocks, Up at Market Opening, Ease as Profit it- Taking Appears PROBE B LAUNCHED

(Continued from Page one)

| many channels—steel and lumber, to | tion probably would also be made to mention two major ones—and he- | [apply to land sold for home building

[cause housing offers a fertile field

[ for investment due to the great need

Philip Murray, chairman of the for Homes.

10-man C. I. O. delegation whose three-day ‘conference with a Federation committee ended in a stalemate, was summoned to confer with |

A petition was on file in Superior Court 1 seeking to prohibit the | Safety Board from continuing the drive. Wilbert Williams asked restraining order,

undistributed change,

(learned, to let the

alleging operation | DOfits tax stand without

Mr. Lewis, John Brophy, C. I. 'O.|0f marble “tables constituted a legal | director, and Lee Pressman, general (business because they were licensed |. . ’ counsel, | by the City. Judge Joseph Markey | rial expansion. C. 1. O. leaders did not know if [set Monday for a hearing. The plan to modify the capitalthey would draw up a new proposal The ‘suit generally was regarded | gains tax for housing and leave the | for a truce before the peace talks las a test of the 1935 Antislot Mg- | undistributed-profits tax alone is |

(only one of several schemes mulled | over by Mr. Roosevelt—and on | which he has consulted with Government officials and business leaders—but at this point this is the one that has most favor with him. No

resume next Thursday. [chine Act.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

The President is inclined, it was | | than one year {gain therefrom is subject to income despite increasing pressure for mod- | tax. If held longer, |ifications that would foster indus- | reduces the taxable portion.

Nn J \ iH { Road MEETINGS TODAY J ath Ser rude Gore 428 Ww, Ray. | final decision has been reached. Savings and Touh Teague execn - Eston ary Miller, at 2006 N, Em- | The proposal is to lift the capitalmeeting, luncheon, ‘Severin Hotel, noon : x ; ob s Cel Rainhow Division luncheon, Hotel Wash- Rar re red eS Methodist, (gains tax from profits that are deington, noo anor newis, at ethodist : y of 3 May Wright ‘Sewell, luncheon, Hotel | Eugene Adelaide Fishburn, at Methodist rived from new construction, when Washingtor | Xenneth, Edna Kelley, at Methodist I'such profits are realized within a Tndianapolis Rear Estate Board, ftunch- | ‘Orville, Mary Taylor. at Methodist. | ips . eon, H ashington, no " " Glenn, Mary Hendricks, at Methodist. ['specific period. abi Nivertising Club, of “trdinnino is, lunch- Gordon, Lenora Thompson, at Methodist. Profits from sale of a building, | cor Co iD A, Bt RN osre ot rue Edward, Lois Fischer, at Methodist whether a home Or &h apartment an OH), Tenchoen : ¢ TTRCe4 ‘Ralph, Lucille Lepper, at Methodist. b Fat Steer Show, Indianapolis Union house, would be exempted from inni fn hi : “Ay 0 ciation of Credit Men, DEATHS ons ss pr RARE, Aen ot acre er: | roren Yoavis, 21 Mou, We Methodist Bk h Siig hema, me a Bloc k Co oon cerebral hemorrhage. Re En a ¥raternal ‘Congress, meeting, Jacob Schumacher. 83. at 4 ! < 1aypool Hotel, noon. id a Hon, RItOTIOS TON te , at 430 N. Ham- | American Business Club, luncheon, Co- itty Py E | mbia Ch noon JAuvher omas oore, 61, 3 i Acacia, Iu Hoh con, Board © f Trade, noon. | Rader, chronic mvoearditis. yt hl no Nigma Nu, luncheon, Hotel Washington, | Hallie Clayton, 54, ‘at 1938 Blova, coro- | Tndiana Motor Trafic Association, lunch- | gi ra, i } noon | alter oolev, 37, at 15¢ 8 . ¢ onsts etion CE eugye of y Trajan, lobar pneumonia. 2 N. Semate lune Architects ‘and Builders Buildire. | wipers ‘W. Willer, %0, wt $33 'N. amin | on Chrd, lunche Hotel Severin, hoon. | ton. cerebral hemorrhage. | Indiana "Real ¥s Association, hoard Calvin Hartman. 68 at 1607 8. ‘State meeting, Hofel W wton Yon m - coronary occlusion. > ' y on Theta Axsociation of pltometrists, Anna Fell Trvine, 89 at 5 : Hotel Washington dav ITEOTS of Tre at 824 E. Wyoming, 2B pn g +

(Also See Women's Events, Page 12)

MEETINGS TOMORROW

Exchange Chub, luncheon, Hotel ing noon "Optimist Club, luncheon, Columbia Club HobdN Reserve JOfticery’ Association, luncheon, Board © I'rade, noon . Phi Delta Theta, luncheon, Board of Trade, n eh Federation of ‘Community Ciyic Clu meeting Totel Washington, Taran Association of Optometrists, meeting, Hotel Washington, all ‘da Kappa Sigma, luncheon, Hotel Was hington, noon Indiana Fe Congress, meetings Claypool Hotel al Delta Tau Delta, *YiricHeon Columbia | Club noo

Beta Theta Pi. luncheon, Board of Trade, noon

MARRIAGE LICENSES (These lists ‘are from official Tecords wt the County Court House. The Times, therefore, is not responsible for ‘errors in names or addresses.)

rank WM. Marriott, 22 Indianapolis Jessie Elizabeth Year roles 19, Washingtcn Hotel, Indianapolis Forest A. Roney, 30, Urbana, Til; Tu- | Setta Florence ‘Corson, 25, Indianapolis. Walter Hammans, 21. of 2401 Prospect St Betty Spaulding, 16, of 2401 Prosect St P Shares T Sering. 21, Bridgeport, Thd.: | Wernice Alma Walling, 19. Bridgeport. Ottilth Costantino, 32 of 717 8, East St., Janice Mae King 32, of 412 E. Market St Prank Ubp. 50. Danville, Tl. Bernice Barkas, 30, Washington Hotel, Tndianap- | olis

Wis urice Akers, 27. 2055 N. Delaware St.;

Laura Ellen Jessee, 21 521 E. 24th St BIRTHS Bovs rthur Bernice Sweenev, at 50 EB. MeBur Broward Voneeda Northrup, at T1418 | Ss DE vehitit Flodora Duncan, at 241 Beauty Charles, Marjorie Coates, at 3302 ¥E. 11th Rov, Blanche Williams, at Methodist, Orville, Mary Batts, at Methodist. James. Alberta Muncie, at Methodist Harold, Alma Honderich, at Methodist Samiel, Helen Blum, at Methodist George Charlotte Nithaus, at St. VinCent's n Williath, Fila Bradley, at St. Vincent's, Wichael, Eileen Dinnih, at St. Vincent's Alhert, Agnes Gilligan, at St, Vincent's Eimer, Helen Quinnette, at 25 EB, Te Grande ' Girls wt 609 Ww.

a uel, Loraine Washington,

Wash-

Charles ‘G. Suhr, 58, ‘at chronic myocarditis.

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OFFICIAL WEATHER

United States Weather Bureau

INDTANAPOLTS PFORFCAST- Fair tonight | and tomorrow; warmer tomorrow.

Sunrise 6:10 | Sunset ..... 4:48 TEMPERATURE > =0ct. 78, 1986 TR Mh «3 1. . NN, 44, BAROMETER — 7 a Mm. 2999 | Srecipioation 24 hrs. ending 7 ®, Mm, 00 Total PIC FOR orn 98.44 Excess ~ 514

Midwest Weather Tndiana—Generally fair morrow; not quite so cool nort central portions tonight; ture tomorrow Tilinois—Crenaraily | morrow not morrow,

Lower Michigan=Partly cloudy to locally cloudy tonight and tomorrow: not so cool tonight except extreme southeast and east- | central ‘portions, Tising temperature tomorrow, Ohiv-—~Fair tonight ahd tomorrow: temperature tomorrow and in extreme portion tonight,

Kentucky Fair tonight and tomorrow:

rising temperature tomorrow and in west | portions tonight,

fair tonight S0 €o0l tonight;

and towarmer to-

rising west

WEATHER IN OTHER CITES AT

TAM | Station, Weather, ar, : | Amarillo, Tex, ....... Gea: 3 TEP | Bismarck, N. D, ......tClHdy 2072 4% {Boston .... Rai 29862 B2 Chicago 30.00 38 Cincinnati “ 2992 38 [ Cleveland, o. ¢ 3 44 enver X 30.00 48 | Dodge City, 2002 44 Helena, Mont a 56 Jacksonville 9. 438 | Kansay City, " > 998 40 [Little Rock, Ark. .. Tear 0.04 44 | Los Angeles w tay 994 56 Miami, Fla Clear Be 58 | Minneapolis-8t, “Paul Covey 978 44 | Mobile, Ala . ear 0.04 44 New Orleans ro 08 54 | New York . ain 946 56 | Qk City. Okla. Tear 990 5¢ Omaha, Neb, ear hi) 42 Pittsburgh... ain . 44 | Portland, Ore. Cloudy 6 BB | San Antonio, Tex. Tear 0.60 58 San Prancfsc JER ud 02 58 NS t NN r 44 BR §

SB. West,

— |

Soni and to- | and west- | rising tempera- |

Under the present law, capital

{gains are taxed on a graduated

scale. If capital assets are held less 100 per cent of the

a sliding scale

There is no thought of modifying

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

9 Firemen Injured as Trucks Collide

3. Edward McGinnis, was thrown from No. 13. in critical condition. 4 Jean Burnett, His condition also was regarded as critical. By» is a ne of No. 1 crew

[the tax as applied to stock mark ket |

transactions. As for the undistributed profits (tax, one of the Administration's | chief objectives in its enactment was to prevent undue industrial expansion—which it regards as harm- | fal. If the brakes are taken off now, [86 that plants can expand, the re{sult will be the installation of much | new Jabor-saving machinery which {will mean fewer jobs and intensify | the already difficult unemployment | problem. according to the Administration theory. Another objective, | ‘plant expansion, was to prevent

come tax if the structure were sold | over-production such as occurred in

the 1928-29 hoom era.

| heavy,

in restricting | Equipment from other companies |§

lat $5.

PAGE 3

imes Photos 47, of 2002 Selby St, He was in City Hospital

His skull was fractured.

33. also received a fractured

FIRE-TRUCK CRASH

(Continued from Page One)

18 struck his truck broadside. Fireman McGinnis, was driving No. 138. The Impact threw the eastbound truck toward the northeast corner, where it crashed into the rear of a car waiting for the traffic signal to change. Pumper No. 13 was spun around and struck the front of the car, Mrs. Maurine Beck, 3122 Central Ave. driver of the car, escaped injury.

Firemen Thrown to Street

from Several

The firemen were thrown the trucks by the crash lay unconscious, their feet by pedestrians. All available police cars and motorcyeles were called to the scene. The injured were taken to City Hospital in two ambulances and police automobiles. The run was the third for No. 138, which was put into service last week. Damage to both trucks was firemen said.

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tank attack on a party of British, |

‘San Francisco,

Others were helped to |

JAPANESE AND |

FOREIGN TROOP CLASH FEARED

| reason why we are such a progre ne sive people is because we like to try | | out new ideas.

REORGANIZATION

BOB BURNS | OF POWER FIRM

Says: ; Huuwoon. |

My uncle had al=-|

| was been use'ta hirin’ and firin’ his help on the farm whenever he

U. S. and British Stiffen

Shanghai Lines as Tank | Raids English Party.

(Continued from Page One)

led by Brig. A. P. D. Telfer-Smol-lett, British Army ‘Commander-in-Chief. An American, Eric Mavell, of the Movietone Co., was in the party. That the situation was becoming | menacing was indicated by a ‘re- | quest” a number of residents in the zone along the Great evacuate. It was were complying.

understood they

by the British Consulate to |

GIVEN APPROVAL

oe ae on | Indianapolis Powel & Light here and found| Is Among Companies

out that they've |

got a sort of mle | In Transaction.

idea sounded pretty big and ganization plan for Utilities Power

|'when he got back home he could | hardly wait for his hired man to do

somethin’ wrong so he could try the | & Light Corp, Securities and Exe idea out on him. change Commission records dise Finally one day my aunt says, closed today. | “You know that hired man broke

Western Road to | I'says,

British troops in the western area |

were erecting barbed-wire concentration camps in the event it be-

came neecssary to confine disarmed |

Chinese troops. There was no sign, however, that the troops would at- |

| tempt to enter the settlement,

Chinese officials contended despite the withdrawal along

that the |

| he broke the door on the henhouse!” |

The new plan and appointment of an independent trustee by Federal Judge William B. Holley, Chicago, has been approved by Atlas Corp,

My Uncle T'll give him

the hoe handle today?” “He did '—Well Sir, a week's notice.”

My aunt says, “And furthermore

| WIv Uncle says “Well, then that Principal holder of U. P. & L. des | settles it. I give him two weeks’ | bentures. Atlas was joined in the notice!” approval by preferred stockholders

of U. P. & 1. Atlas previously had opposed ap« pointment of an independent truse tee in any reorganization plan.

(Copyright, 1937)

EMMA SCHERRER, 80,

sidiaries; in the Interstate Power

northern front they had scored a | The new plan, in substance, pro= ; 5 og Ag vides that the corporation will dis= tactical victory. They estimated | pose of its investments in Central Japanese casualties in the Shanghai States Utilities ‘Corp. and its sube area at 73,000 men = $ oomph. SS |

Tokyo Good Wil Mission Is Rescued

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28 (U. P.) —Japan's goodwill mission, sent out to explain to the world about the warfare in china, proceeded without comment today after being rescued from a screaming, booing crowd on the San Francisco waterfront, the first port of call after leaving the homeland. For two hours last night the five Japanese were besieged aboard their ship while the crowd of 600 waged its anti-Japanese demonstration. Finally the crowd rushed the police lines, apparently to get at the delegation. the attackers, swung their clubs and arrested six suspected Tringleaders. The demonstration was sponsored by the district council of seagoing unions affiliated with the Committee for Industrial Organization.

Saito Denies Japan Is Bent on Conquest

Police grappled with |

Mother of Columnist Active

| Anton Scherrer,

Co.; Maritime Railway and Power Co., Ltd., and Missouri Natural Gas Co., and in all of its nonutilities subsidiary companies and miscel«

laneous investments,

In Maennerchor.

(Photo, Page 16) New Company to Be Formed

A new company will be formed to acquire the remaining assets of the corporation, These consist mainly

Emma Scherrer, mother of | Indianapolis Times

Mrs.

columnist, died today in her son's oc Snuectments of Derby Gas and home, 1839 N. Illinois St. She Was piaciric Corp.; Nlinois and Missouri 80. Pipe Line Co.; Indianapolis Power | Born in Belleville, TI, MIs. ang Light Co.; Laclede Gas Light Scherrer came to Indianapolis in (yg. Laclede Power and Light Co.; 1871. She was the wife of Adolf Newport Electric Corp. and Utilities Scherrer, who died in 1925, Power and Light Operating Corp,

Mrs. Scherrer had been president of the Maennerchor Society Auxiliary for many years and was an ionorary member of the Maennerchor. She also was a member of the German Ladies’ Aid Society. Survivors, besides Anton Scherrer are another son, Herman A. Scher-

and cash including more than $16« 000.000 now held by Utilities Power and Light Corp., Ltd. This cash will be used for purposes of reorganization.

‘Change Would Not Affect

rer, Indianapolis, and two brothers, Local Operations | Charles Aneshaensel, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Power & Light Co i 7 . S sel. Chic : nalanay S er 5 y h oe lv JesHUNR), Chiao officials said today that reorganiza- |

{of control scheme.

tion of holding companies would have no effect either on local con= | sumers or holders of preferred stock

I'sia would not contribute further [funds to the nonintervention board

It was pointed out, however, that | of the Indianapolis company WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (U. P). |the action does not imply Russia's | They pointed out that the corm=- | =—The present conflict in China is | withdrawal from the Noninterven- | pany management is under com= one to destroy anti-Japanese feel- {tion Committee membership in | plete supervision of the Indiana ing in China and not one of con- [which is “quite independent of her Public Service Commission and

quest, Japanese Ambassador Hirosi Saito said last night in a nationally broadcast radio address.

Charging that anti-Japanese agi-

tators, Communists and Chinese politicians who were “spoiling for a fight” had forced Japan to use force

in China, that

Ambassador his Government's

Saito said “only objec~

o ve is a genuine change of heart on

1° part of those in power in NanWah

Russia Quits Spain

Patrol Scheme

LONDON. Oct. 28 (U withdrew, in part,

Pr.)

today from

Russia | the |

activities of the 27-power noninter- |

vention activities, announcing she

would not be affected by a change in holding companies.

commitments to the board and the ‘control scheme.”

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