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HOWARD BATES BE DISBARRED

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Sentence for Enbezzioment Delayed; Bar Group Hit For Its ‘Delay.’

CHARGES FILED IN 1935

Convicted of Taking $650 of | Pension Sent Kin of Civil War Veteran.

Federal Judge Robert Balt- | zell today deferred sentencing |

of Howard H. Bates, attorney, |

on an embezzlement charge, | for one week, to “give Marion | Circuit Court time to act on | disbarment proceedings pend- | ing in that court.” Bates was convicted two weeks ago on a charge of embezzling $650 of a Government pension sent to the daughter of a Civil War veteran. In a statement from the bench, | Judge Baltzell criticized the Indian- | apolis Bar Association for its “delay in effecting disbarment of Bates

since 1935, when first proceed were filed against this ,

Would Not Let Him Resign

“TI would not permit this lawyer | to resign as a member of the Bar,’ Judge Baltzell said. “If I were to| sentence him, he might return after | serving the term and be readmitted | to practice again. “I can't understand why the Bar | Committee didn't do something | about this case in 1935 when it had | complaints against this attorney. The Bar can't expect this court to clean up its affairs. “I'm not attempting to tell Cir-| cuit Court what to do, but if Bates could show a finding against him | in the disbarment proceedings, it | would have some bearing upon | whether probation might be consid- | ered for him. |

Cox Not Reached

Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox could | not be reached today for a statement. Judge Baltzell said “one county | judge had the temerity to suggest that this case was no different than | certain bankers who had used other | people's money in investments. I | can't understand how any judge | could bring himself to that kind of | thinking." The sentencing of Ralph Eberhardt, convicted recently on a charge of using the mails to pro- | mote a fake beauty shop supply | scheme, was deferred for six months | pending further investigation of the case,

SPURNED SOLDIER | BREAKS UF UP DANCE

EVANSVILLE, Ind. Nov. 27 (U, P.) —Irked by the sight of his for- | mer sweetheart with the man she | married, a young soldier from Ft. Benjamin Harrison near Indianap- | olis broke up a dance at the Colony | Club near here last night by tossing | a tear gas bomb in the midst of 400 | dancers. After observing the girl and her | husband on the dance floor, the soldier, on furlough, went outside and hurled the bomb through a window. It exploded in the middle of the floor. The dancers, coughing and spluttering with tears running down their cheeks, stampeéeded for the exits, followed by the orchestra. No one was injured. The unlucky voung lover was taken into custody but no charges have been filed, | 12 KILLED AS HEAVY | FOG CLOAKS BRITAIN

LONDON, Nov. 27 (U. P.).—At least 12 deaths have been caused in the last three days bv a heavy fog engulfing the British Isles, authorities estimated today. The fog was | at its worst last night but was lift- | ing today. The pilot, first officer and radio operator of a Deutsche Lufthansa freight plane were killed at Croydon | airdrome in a crash which officials | said was caused by the fog. The] accident occurred as the plane was| taking off. Numerous London residents had | been marooned by the fog, unable to

reach their “omes until today. Over |

100 persons dressed in evening clothes left a Westend hotel at 8 o'clock this morning. They had |

been forced to spend the night there. |

YOUTH 1S FOUND DEAD

BOONVILLE, Nov. 27 (U. P.).— Funeral services were being arranged today for Robert Duff, 18, son of | Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duff, who was found dead under a tree yesterday | after he had been missing since | early Thursday. He apparently had | fallen from a tree while hunting. It| wes believed the gun was discharged ! accidentally. Coroner Gifford Cox indicated he would return a verdict of accidental death.

A new Merry Christmas comic for boys and girls. SALLY SAILOR and MEANY MO, a thrilling tale of Christmas in Toyland begins today on Page 15.

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Greyhound Dr ivers Attempt to Halt Operations

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Striking drivers of eight northeastern Greyhound Bus lines threw themselves under the wheels of the big carriers in Cleveland as the above pictures were taken, in a partly successful effort to prevent the company from operating in spite of a walkout for higher wages. Photo at left was taken as a driver matched strength with a New York- BUG WHS yor» yom bus for a moment, and then Switched tactics, Tonme

under the bus with his head only a few inches from a huge tire, where he is shown at right. He remained there an hour until passengers were removed from the vehicle, Less successful strikers were pulled from under the busses by policemen, who then escorted the carriers out of town. The strike was called against Greyhound lines operating east of the Mississippi and north of A Va.

FELLOWS OF THE U. S. Warns Japan Against BUS FIRM SUES

CIRCUS’ 18 IS DEAD Seizing Shanghai Customs

ASHINGTON-—State Department,

‘Dean of Ballyhoo Men, Who |W Followed Show 40 Years, | Dies in South. | to seize Shanghai.

HATTIESBURG. Miss. on SHANGHAI—Japanesc seize Chinese

(U. P.).—Dexter Fellows,

Government

Nov.

dean of for possible seizure of customs,

circus ballyhoo men, who followed | HENDAYE—Franco reportedly notifies diplomats he will start “final Ean for armistice speeded.

the “big top” around the country | offensive” next Wednesday.

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WASHINGTON. Nov. He was 66. Grady Cook announced that! teas was due to bronchial pneu- | monia following an attack of ty- | phoid fever six Weeks ago. Mrs. [might interfere with the present Fellows was at the bedside in South system of collecting and distributing | Mississippi Infirmary ‘when he died | the customs revenues—pledged in | large to payments on “China's foreign debt obligations. Secretary Hull declared that at |least two or three other powers weve | making parallel representations to Tokyo. The United States is ex- | changing information with the other | powers, he declared. The representations were made to the Tokyo Government by American | Ambassador Joseph Grew at the in- | | struction of Secretary Hull.

Hines customs system. American concern was expressed | specifically over any changes which

The master press agent's fight to | He was

night, and Dr. Cook said: “I don't see how he is holding on. He has practicaly no blood pressure | and for five days it seemed he could | ne hat any longer.” | r. Fellows, who made the United | Mi ‘circus conscious” as the advance agent of Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey, became ill in | Oklahoma while en route to the cir- | cus winter quarters at Sarasota, Fla. | He and Mrs. Fellows continued on (Turn Ww Page Three)

PLANE CARRYING 11 AGAIN IS GROUNDED

Agreements Noted The American views were pre|sented as Japanese officials in China | ‘prepared to take over the adminis- | | tration of the bulk of the Chinese | customs organization. There has Hi no indication that Japan proposed to divert customs revenues | from the channels to which they | [have been pledged by China. Secretary Hull noted that several agreements are in effect under which |customs revenues are pledged for | |Chinese obligations held in the | Missing 48 Hours United States. The Secretary said that the Amer- | Delays Flight.

ican consul in Shanghai was ex- |

rani to Page Ttee) HUDSON, Ontario, Nov. 2% P.) —Eleven persons | Starratt Airways plane forced down | Wednesday on a flight from Re | | Lake to Sioux Lookout bedded down

Liner

"BRAZIL GIRL IS SHOT ‘DURING HUNTING TRIP

13- Year-0id Aliso Wounded By Gun Accident. |

The Army Reserve Air Station said the ship flew from here to Spo- , OSGOOD, Ind, Nov. 27 (U.P).— |'A searching party last night found |

kane yesterday morning but had | not been heard from since it took A the body of Clarence Harman, 37, ' who was accidentally killed while |

off on the return hop from Spokane. | P ee ne a hunting. He had been missing since

ers, makes representations to Japan expressing concern over possible interferences with Chinese customs.

ONDON—Britain makes formal representations te Japan over threats functions,

ties, including telegraph and radio, in Greater Shanghai and prepare

(u. P. —Secretary oxygen tent last night after a long | saiq today the United States has made representations to Japan ex- | pressing American concern over passivle interferences with the Chinese |

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BROTHERHOOD

Company Critges Trainmen Trying to ‘Cripple Industry.’

along with at least two other pow-

including customs, in Greater

Government communication faciliyw"

CLEVELAND, Nov. 27 (U., P.).— | Grevhound Bus Lines officials to{day filed in Federal Court | against the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, asking $7,500,000 dam- | ages and charging that the B. R. T was SR to “cripple the bus dustry” in favor of railroads. A Rail Brotherhood is sponsor of a walk-out of Greyhound drivers fwhich has curtailed bus service in 16 populotrs northeastern States.

| Action by the company threat‘ened to frustrate efforts of Fed-

29 Other Traffic Offenders | eral Labor Conciliator John F. Con- | ner to settle the strike. Pay $258 in Court.

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of State Cordell Hull |

SEVEN ARE FINED 3 i. (ON SPEEDING CHARGE:

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| earlier had expressed hope of bring-

and management representatives. The suit cited alleged antitrust {law violations and accused the

Seven speeders today paid fines totaling $117 in Municipal Court. Twenty-nine other traffic law vio- | mands for wage increases and a lators paid a total of $258, with $150 | closed shop for Greyhound drivers in costs suspended and 16 cases con- | —the issue of the strike. "tinued. - They charged that the * R. J. Hurley. South Bend, paid a pose” of the Brotherhood is to turn hl a : back bus patronage to the railroads total of $55 in fines and lost his

to increase the number of trainmen driver's license for six months when employed. run-

40 Per Cent of Busses

‘Reported Running Here B. C. Hall, Grevhound Bus Line | | local superintendent, reported today that 40 per cent of busses in the!

| Ing today despite the strike of | [drivers which began Thursday. W. L. Williams, drivers’ union sec- | | retary-treasurer, said “of 117 Grey{hound union drivers, 107 are out on strike.” He disputed Mr. Hall's statement | that 40 per cent of the busses were | running. “Our records show that the bus | | service has been curtailed 90 per | cent and we consider the strike so | successful that picketing will not be necessary,

s. W. 0. C. to Ask Damages

"In Memorial Day Riot CHICAGO. Nov, 27 (U. P.).—The Steel Workers Organizing Committee, Committee for Industrial | ganization affiliate, announced to- | day that civil damage suits would |

be filed against the city of Chicago | for the kililng or nine union members and injury to 36 others in the |

Senate Ave. in the 400 block, was | taken to City Hospital. An alleged hit-run driver whose | | car struck Robert Smith. 32, of 1938 Hollaway St., in Ohio St. near Ala- | bama St. last night was sought by | | police. The victim told police he was carried on a front fender about 15 feet and then rolled off. He was treated in City Hospital for $houl- | Fer injuries.

‘MRS. HAHN, SLAYER, SENTENCED TO DEATH

CINCINNATI, Nov. 27 (U. P).— | | Anna Marie Hahn, 31. convicted of the poison murder of 78-year-old | Jacob Wagner, today was sentenced | |by Judge Charles S. Bell to die in | {the electric chair on March 10..

| lic Steel Co. plant.

CONTINUE PROBE OF UNION AGENT'S DEATH

CHICAGO, Nov. 27 State's Attornev’s Police continued

[today their investigation of the asJudge Bell set the execution date | jastagiion of Fred Blacker, 47, Ko-

after overruling a motion for a new komo, Ind., Motion Picture Opera‘trial for Mrs. Hahn, blond mother |tor's Union business agent, after a iof a 12-year- oid son, coroner’s jury decided he was “mur-

VIRIDANS SUFFERER | —

| owen TRANSFUSION State Police Seize Eight In Series of Morals Rai

WINDSOR, Ontario, Nov. 27 (U. | P.).—Ernest Van Sickle, a Brant- | ford, Ontario, businessman who recovered from streptococcus viridans infection, appeared at Grace Hos- | pital today and gave his blood to |

save the life of Weston W. Fletcher, : Shani bart sufferer from the usually fatal dis- | For the second time within a week,

ease. | state police raided five northern The Brantford man. father of four Indiana resorts early today and ar- | children, was found to have type | rested more than a score of persons. feur blood. which corresponds to Bight of them. two men and six

of Mr. Fletcher. Dr. H. A.|women, were held and the others Simkins, who had almost despaired | released.

SOUTH BEND, Nov. 27 (U. P.).—

seme type as that of the victim—a | vestigation in connection with an

alleged white, slavery ring. %

| Walter,

dered by persons unknown.”

their search for the killers was given at the inquest in Summit, Ili, late yesterday. Blacker, wanted in [ Brooklyn, N. Y., on a theater stench ‘bombing charge, was working in | Summit using the name James R. | Brown.

State police said they had been | ordered by Donald F. Stiver, State | Safety Director, to raid the resorts | “every time they show a light.”

MACDONALD BURIED

27 (U. P.).—The ashes of James

Places visited were the Fann Inn | Ramsay MacDonald were buried to- |

and Riverside Bend;

Inn,

near South | day on a hill alongside the remains the Blue

Moon and the | of his wife. Almost the entire popu-

Homestead, near Michigan City, and | jation lined the streets when the |

the Quaker School near La Porte. | cortege passed to the cemetery, Those being held gave the names ma pi Elmer (Michigan City Red) | TICKERS LATE IN RALLY 40; James Potgotis, 51: NEW YORK, Nov. 27 Shirley White, 24; Bobby Yates, 22; { Stock market prices advanced 1 to 5] June Clark, 28, and Vickey Thomp- points in active trading son, 20, all of Indianapolis, and | Trading gained such momentum

haoroiny Dalton, 25, and Josephine | that in the last hour tickers fell

Miller, 32. 'several minutes behind the market.

Conner |

| ing together for the first time union |

| Brotherhood of insincerity in its de- !

‘real pur- |

Indianapolis division were operat- |

Or- |

Memorial Day riot near the Repub- |

(U. P).— |

Little evidence to help police in |

LOSSIEMOUTH, Scotland, Nov. |

(U.P) —

today. |

Matter

Entered as Second-Class Ind,

PRICE

THREE CENTS

at Postoffice, Indiananolis.

F. D. R. WARNS CONGRESS

T0 KEEP WITHIN

BACKS LOW-COST N.D. ENDS ITS 2 YEAR AGAINST | S.C. TROJANS

100,000 Sit in Heavy Fog to See Army and Navy Renew Rivalry.

By TOM KENNEDY

Notre ‘Dame drew the curtain on | Times Special Writer Hoosier football today as it re- |

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uosevilc Is to Seek

Building.

a F. L. CHEERFUL

‘Report Finds Trends For Upturn; See Tax Cut Delay.

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By ROBERT W. HORTON

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have been submitted to |

amendments be

| message is read. Seven Points Suggested

Seven principal points suggested to the President were: 1. Reduction of building costs. 2. Reduction of down payments on small houses, 3. Encouragement of rental housing construction. 4. Encouragement of limited-div- | idend housing companies, 5. Stimulation of large-scale pri- | vate financing. 6. Concentration of the Federal | Housing Administration on new construction. 7. Immediate action to accomplish the program.

Amendments Proposed

Amendments were proposed which

Played next Saturday. was learned today. ways colorful conflict between Army the record books are forgotten. Tha (RE_ACt have emphasized to | lumbia in New York. Mighty Pitt, °F, Sale. eleven at Durham. Angeles. Bowl, sought revenge against old- | College renewed their feud. In the battled Georgia; Florida tried con- | A. & M. would reduce the present 6x per Football's greatest show on earth— | valued at not more than $6000.

| gasp, albeit a lusty one. main onl a handful of games to be | . ney lable to low-income groups and Highlight of today’s gridiron fes- : warts : tivities was at Philadelphia where to stimulate construction, it more than 102,000 viewed the aland Navy. “Navy has ‘been "beaten The bankers and industrialists . | w rorke out the roposed three times and Army twice BU | eo the Ni Tosed when the service lads get together : 1 ' : | President the need for encouraging HWY pat OO ow: the | and facilitating major operations in Feige : —~ } struction of homes for rent and | day's menu. Stanford battled 60-1 LOnS fone of the ranking favorites to) 4 The d will clash with California in the Rose|orawn 8nd W Bowl, tangled with a strong Duke , Michigan State battled the San | Francisce Dons in the Far West and | Missouri took on U, C. L.. A. at Los Some choice local and sectional | rivalries also were dished up. | Fordham, still eyeing the Rose | time enemy N. Y. U., which upset | its hopes for -a cross-country trek | last year. Holy Cross and Boston | Middle West, Nebraska ended the year against Kansas State. In other games Georgia Tech | clusions with Auburn: Texas { Christian tackled Southern Meth- | odist, and Centenary met Oklahoma Haze Cuts Visibility to | . » . cent cost of mortgage financing | Less Than Field S Width | through the FHA to a net of 5 per | PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27 (U. P). {cent on newly constructed houses | Army vs. Navy—began today in| stormy weather with a pall of low that the British system be followed drifting fog cutting visibility to less in connection with down payments. |

| tha nthe width of Municipal Stadium | The FHA now requires a 20 per cent |

a eid pm wer ioe oe WINTER DUE BACK WITH SNOW FLURRIE

| their seats. _. . Bureau Predicts The weather was concedec to | i Will Fall to 30.

TEMPERATURES 49 10 a. m. 49 Ha. m.... 50 12 (Noon). 50 1 p.m

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Dog in Social Register; Some Leaders Are Not

By JOE COLLIER

N a new book which purports to be a local social register, appears the following listing: “BROEFFLE, MR. AND MRS. CLARENCE (Nancy Whitney) Traders Point New Augusta Wood. C. C., Highland Golf & C. C., Dram. C.. Columbia C., Princeton, Ivy Mrs., D. A. R., Dept. C., Foxcroft Baskerville, Whitney, Nancy.” Those people are a dog. The dog belongs to an Indianapolis socialite who is also listed. The dog was unavailable for a comment or photo today. It was reliably reported, however, that “Mr. Broeffle” feels very set up about it, and is grooming himself for the dog for a man to bite when news gets slow. But even that listing did not create as much stir in social circles as some of the other listings and some of the curious omissions of social leaders. One young man is listed as a member of the Junior League,

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WELL-KNOWN doctor who has been dead 15 years, is given as “Mr.” and a famous former U. S. Senator, who has been dead 10 vears, also is listed. Others have been dead as long as 40 years. Several couples who have been divorced for a year or more are listed as man and wife, although in some instances each has remarried. In one instance, a woman who was divorced from her husband some time ago is listed as living with him and his new wife, although he has since died. | One prominent citizen is listed as single although he is married and | has two

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BUDGE HOUMIN

Economy Ruling Is

Laws to Speed Up | Made on Farm Bill

Funds.

VETO IS HINTED

President Supports Drive to Help Business.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 ) .— President Roosevelt today emphasized his deter mination to balance the budget for the next fiscal year when he advised Congress that Farm Bill costs of more than $500,000,000 annually must be accompanied by new taxes to finance the added benefits. Mr. Roosevelt arranged confer lences with three legislative leaders at the White House, They were Chairman Robert L. Doughton (D, 8. C.) of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. John Rane {kin (D. Miss) and Senate Ma jority | Leader Barkley (D. Kv.), The Doughton conference was ex[pected to concern taxes—a Ways and Means Subcommittee is engaged in crafting extensive revisions of the (revenue laws. Rep Rankin’'s confer« lence was presumed to concern the new White House utilities confers Senator Barkley was ex» | pected to discuss the general legisla - |tive program, particularly Farm Bill | costs. Coincidentally the White House said categorically that President | Roosevelt would veto any bills passed [by Congress which carry substantial |apprepriations and which are not | accompanied by revenue measures to

cover the additional expense to the | Treasury. |

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Veto Threatened

This statement might threaten a [veto to the Farm Bill unless farm | expenses are confined to $500.000,000 lor Congress provides additional | revenues, Mr. Roosevelt's new budget orders followed closely his revelation yesterday that he will [recommend to Congress Tuesday a | reduction of Federal aid to state | highway systems of about $120,000,« [000 a vear to help balance the 1939 budget. The budget plans were devised as part of his broad program of aid | to business, including a contemplated private housing campaign. | tax revision and encouragement of utilities spending. Mr. Roosevelt

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outlined his farm expenditures views in a forceful letter to Senator Barkley. He said flatly that the Treasury had only $500,000,000 with which to finance farm benefits and that statements that an additional Treasury fund of $125,000.000 was available were based on a misconception of the Treasury TN

Costs Fixed at 700 Million

Costs of the Farm Bill now under debate in the Senate and coming up | for House consideration next week | are estimated at upwards of $700 - 000,000. | Noting that Congress in its 1938 | revenue act had provided $500,000. | 000 for farm program costs, Mr. | Roosevelt said: “The $500,000000 thus provided for the agricultural program is the only amount now in the tax structure for these purposes. I feel that every effort should be made to keep | the new farm program within the | present limit of $500.000,000 per ane num, “If this is not possible, I then urge that steps be taken to provide | the necessary increase in revenue to | meet any expenditures under the [new farm program in excess of this | sum. “We cannot hope to continue on a sound basis of financial management of Government affairs unless | the regular annual expenditures are | brought within the revenues.

'WOODMEN HEAD RESIGNS

| ROCK ISLAND. mn. Nov. 27 (U, P.).—The resignation of A. R. Tal | bot, Lincoln, Neb., national presi|dent of the Modern Woodmen of America, was announced today by the society's home office,

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