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FORECAST: Fair and continued cold" tonight and tomorrow; lowest temperature tonight about 4 above.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1937

Yeggs Carry Off Safe and $140

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"COLDER WEATHER "FORECAST TONIGHT:

9 PER CENT HELD THREAT

DEAD IN NATION

10 LIBERTIES

Club Strangles Political

AND 4 OTHERS

Prisoner Says He Slew Jean

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Local Temperature Drops to 8 During Night.

TRAINS ARE LATE

La Porte County Has Zero Reading; Child Killed.

INDIANAPOLIS—Drop to 4 above zero tonight predicted as mercury registers low of 8. INDIANA—La Porte County with zero coldest state. Child killed at Ft. Wayne. NATION—At least 65 dead as new declines are forecast.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES Midnight. 10 7a m... 10 8 a. m.. 10 9a. m... 10 10 a. m.... 9 1lla m.... 9 12 (Noon) 8 1p m... LTT

. With temperatures predicted to drop as low as 4 above zero tonight, the Weather Bureau today forecast near zero weather for at least two’

more days.

The mercury dropped to a low of 8 here shortly before midnight, climbed back up to 10 and then slumped to 8 again at 6 a. m. The forecast was for zero to 5 degrees last night. J. H. Armington, Weather Bureau chief, said a low pressure area moving in from the Pacific Coast may warm the Middle West Sunday. He said today’s high would be between 15 and 20, with clear skies, a brisk air and no snow. - The temperature has risen to 18 at 1 p. m. oe “Trains From East Late” Westbound trains arrived a halfhour late at Union Station throughout the night, officials reported. Cold weather in the East was responsible for the delay, it was said. Trains from St. Louis and Chicago were maintaining their schedules. , Indianapolis Railways officials inaugurated a winter schedule on the Illinois St. line today. Three to five more cars are added under the new setup, they said. Supervisors were to check the College Ave. line preparatory to installation of a winter schedule there. : Three blazes kept firemen busy throughout the night. A fire last night caused damage estimated at $700 to the home of Cozie Coleman, 2407 Bethel Ave. A plaze which started before 5 a. m. - damaged the apartment of Steven Sweeney, 5012 E. Washington St. (Turn to Page Three)

ORDER FLOOD WALLS FOR 3 INDIANA CITIES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (U..P.).— The War Department announced today that President Roosevelt has authorized a $24,877,000 flood control project in the Ohio River Valley, to be started immediately. The announcement said approximately $5,000,000 will be expended on the work between now and June 30, 1938. The program calls for constructi of levees, flood walls and drainage structures to protect 15 communities in the Ohio River Valley from repetition of the recent disastrous fleods. Among the communities where work will [get under way are Tell City, Evansville and Cannelton, all in Indiana.

FINDS ELIXIR POISON ° BEING USED IN FOOD

KANSAS CITY, Mo.,, Dec. 9 (U.P.).—The Pure Food and Drug ‘Administration has found that diethylene glycol, the poisonous solvent used in elixir sulfanilimide that caused ‘73 deaths in the nation this autumn, is being used in the‘making of foods and other items for human consumption. William Hartigan, in charge of the Kansas City office of the Pure Food and Drug Administration, said today that agents throughout the country are busy checking on sales of the lethal solvent, similar to the principle ingredient of some antifreeze solutions, and seizing it when found in possession of manufacturers of any food or drug.

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Icy Gales Whip East; Seven States Report Zero Level.

15 DIE IN BLAZES

Nine Are Trapped in Knoxville, Six in Oregon, Ill.

By United Press Icy gales whipped eastward across the United States today, locking virtually the entire continent in the worst cold wave of the winter and sending the mercury to zero or below in seven states. “Abnormal cold” prevailed from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachians and snow blanketed virtually the entire northern and central portions of the country. Only Florida, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and a small portion of the New England states escaped the bitter cold. Temperatures rose as much as 22 degrees during the last 24 hours in Florida. Weather Forecaster C. A. Donnel in Chicago said, however, that a new cold wave was nearing Florida and predicted the mercury would drop during the night. © . 65 Reported Dead

The nation counted its dead attributed to the cold wave as 65 since Monday. Overheated furnaces and stoves were blamed for fires which killed 15 of this total—nine in Enpxville Tenn., and six in Oregon, The Knoxville victims were trapped on t second floor of a three-story wooden structure which, it was said, had been condemned by the Fire Inspection ‘Bureau. Fire Chief C. M.. Johnson said the’ five families had been advised to move. The dead: : * Mrs. McKinley Connaster, 35, and her children, Luther, 12, Virginia, 6, and Vallee, 4; Mrs. Cora Tate, 56, her , Eugene, 17, and her grandsons, R. IL. Melton, 12, Junior Melton, 6, and James Earl Melton, 8. The 19 survivors, who escaped by running from the flaming building into the subfreezing early morning, were taken to homes of neighbors and treated for exposure. In Oregon, firemen searched for the bodies of Mrs. Glenn Large, 27, and her five children, who were burned to death last night by a fire which destroyed their farm home. * Her husband, 31, was burned seriously on the arms and face. He suffered other injuries when he fell 15 feet to the ground from a porch roof during an attempt to save his family.

Snow in Panhandle

Snow was reported as far south as the Texas Panhandle, and there was three inches at Charlotte, N. C., an inch at Atlanta, Ga., and lesser falls in Tennessee. Eureka, Cal., with a 62 above zero reading, was the warmest place in the country at 7 a. m., differing sharply from the coldest reading of 16 below zero recorded at Miles City and Havre, Mont. and Williston, N. D. Zero or below temperatures prevailed in Montana, Wyoming, North, Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa. The following below zero temperatures were reported: Bismarck and Devil's Lake, N. D, 12 below; Sheridan, Wyo, Rapid City, Pierre and Huron, S. D,, 10 below; Valentine, Neb., 8 below; Sioux City, Iowa. and Moorhead, Minn., 4 below; Omaha, Neb. and Lander, Wyo., 2 below. A 36-below zero temperature was reported at Battleford, Saskatchewan, about 300 miles north of the United States-Canada boundary.

STEEL FIRM ASKS ASSESSMENT CUT

The Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. today asked the Indiana Tax Board to cut $4,600,000 off the assessed valuation of its Indiana properties in Lake County. Assessment of the company’s property was fixed by the Lake County Board of Review at $46,178,930. : The State Board was to hear several final appeals from the Marion County Board of Review this afternoon.

Rights of ‘Workers, Ruckelshaus Says.

FLAYS LIQUOR SYSTEM

Finney Claims Membership Voluntary, Not Obtained Through Pressure.

By WILLIAM L, FORTUNE John K. Ruckelshaus, Republican State ‘Executive Committee chair= man, oday had charged the State Democratic organization with “the strangulation of political liberty” through its “Two Per Cent Club” and system of liquor control. He spoke on “Political Liberties in 1938” last night before the Warren Township Republican Club in the home | of ,Geprge Wiese in Cumberland. | Referring to the “Two Per Cent Club,” a Democratic organization collecting 2 per cent monthly of salaries from State employees, Mr. Ruch¢lshaus said: “Dg| you realize that since 1883 there. has been a Federal law making it a criminal offense for a Federal official to collect money for a political fund from any other Federal employee? | Warns Against Threat “The Indiana State House is only two short blocks away from the Federal Building in Indianapolis. Do you mean to tell me it is in line with jour American system of free electipns for an Indiana State official to cause hundreds -of thousands of dollars to be collected from State employees when the same act by a Federal official over at the Federal Building would mean a criminal offense which would call for ¢ fine up to $5000 and a sentence up to three years in -a Federal prison? . “Let this abuse keep on (I care not which party is guilty of its continued perpetration) and we soon will have a party system of governmen; which must inevitably mean the sure strangulation of political “liberty.

Finney Defends Club

Frank Finney, State Motor Vehicles Bureau head, who. is “Two Per Cent Club” president, said: +,;“¥[e have no. apologies to make for this club as membership in it is entirely voluntary. “No pressure is brought to bear on any State employee if he doesn’t wish to join, They are all glad to be members of it. We have expenges to meet and that is our method of meeting them instead of going out and making other solicitatipns.” Mr. Ruckelshaus continued: “In addition to the ‘Two Per Cent Club,’ we have this legalized political racket known as our liquor importer system where huge funds tha} rightfully should belong to the State are going to Democratic Party chiefs. “This use of the spoils system is a gerious threat to the political fre¢dom of every citizen in Indiang | Cites European System “How long will you possess economic and social liberties once your political liberty has been destrgyed? Take a fleeting glance at most any country in Europe tonight anc your answer will have to be: ‘Ornice my political liberty is gone, my other liberties will quickly varjish.’ “Surely it will be argued: ‘That might happen over there in Europe, but it can not happen here.’ Look at the record, and then try to convinge yourself, if you can, that there is no threat to our political liberty in Indiana. I call your attention to the so-called ‘Two Percent Club.’ “Here is a small private political group with at least a million dollars in its treasury. Is any one childish encugh to say that even the existence of such a staggering political furid for one state is not a deadly threat to our system of free elections?

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Refers to Law

“The law makes it possible for a few private citizens, if officers of this privileged club, to use that huge estimated million-dollar fund in any ‘manner they see fit. “According to the express provisions of that act (the law of the 1937 Legislature exempting the club from the State’s Corrupt-Practices Act), the regular restrictions and perjalties do not apply to the officers

and beyond this law.”

(CREAMERY RULING MADE WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (U. P.).— The National Labor Relations Board today ordered the Tiptop Creamery Co. of Vincennes, Ind., to reinstate five discharged employees with pay

retrpactive to their dismissal.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 9 (U. P).— College students and city reservoir workers helped nurses carry 50 aged patients of the Ambler Hill Sani-

tarium to safety today when fire swept the frame structure. Firemen confined the blaze to the basement and ground floor, while rescuers saved the patients from flames. which began shooting from first-floor windows. - Mrs. Eva Fahey, the sanitarium’s director, said most of the patients returned to the building after the

|50 Aged Patients Carried From Burning Sanitarium

It was the second fire in a Cleveang, medical institution within two weelts. Thirteen mothers ‘and their 13 new-born babies, with an expectant mother, were rescued Nov. 26 from flames which swept St. Ann’s Mat: rnity Hospital. W. P. Lawrence, superintendent of a city reservoir nearby, said a dozen. Wesiern Reserve University students touring the reservoir, with nearly a score of his own employees, aided in the rescue, Damage to the building was estirnated at $10,000.

fire was extinguish

o one was injured.

of this club who are placed above |- l 1816, as the 19th of the United}

Yeggs who broke into the Guarantee Tire & Rubber

Illinois St., last night, carted away

Times Photo. Co., 154 S. a heavy safe containing about $100

and stole merchandise valued at more than $40, according to police. The strong box was found today, forced open and with the money missing, on the west bank of White River under the Kentucky Ave. bridge. Police said it was the work of expert safe-crackers. . Shown above examining the safe for fingerprints are Joe Adams (left) and Norman Rankin, members of the Police Identification Bureau. The burglary was discovered by G. R. Lee, 3514 Northwestern Ave., who drove to the store this morning and found a panel removed from a rear door. He notified Charles Hopkins, Acton, who called police. Officers who investigated said they found marks on the floor indicating the safe had been rolled out the rear of the store and appar=-

onto a fruck. The

fe was found by Chester Lawton, 42, of 4019 Graceland Ave, a

WPA worker employed in the vicinity of the Kentucky Ave. bridge.’ Burklars also entered the B. M. Keene drug store, 202 N. Delaware St., and took $121, according to Howard Fry, 26, of 3030 E. 10th St., a clerk. Pdlice said burglars apparently entered the store through a basement: passageway from an adjoining building.

Nanking Ringed by Fires; Italy May Quit League

NANKING—Ohinese ring Nanking with fires as they prepare’ fos, des: to have “piven Nanking " dllimatim to sere

___ fense of city. TOKYO—Japanese reported render, but it was ignored.

ROME—Italy’s intention to renounce

may be announced after Grand BUCHAREST—Ex-Premier

Nicholas Titullscu,

League of Nations membership Council meeting.

foe of fascism, starts

combeack and may help save Little Entente from breaking up. ROME—Jugoslavia may leave Little Entente to join Rome-Berlin axis.

NANKING, Dec. 9 (U. P.).—Great fires burned for miles around Nanking today as 300,000 Chinese soldiers prepared to defend the city. The fires had been set by the Chinese for two purposes—to retard

the advance of the Japanese while

preparations were completed to de-

fend the capital, and to destroy anything which the invaders might use.

As the last of the Chinese army®—

withdrew slowly through the three gates kept open in Nanking’s historic wall built by the | imperial Mings, officers within the city directed the feverish preparations for the anticipated Japanese attack, expected at any moment. - Machine guns were placed at various positions around the top of the wall and additional fortifications were expected within the city. (Turn to Page Three)

STATE TO OBSERVE 121ST ANNIVERSARY

Governor Urges Celebration On Saturday.

Indiana will be 121 years old Saturday. In a proclamation to Hoosiers urg-; ing that the anniversary be observed as Indiana Day, Governor Townsend said: | “On Dec. 11, 1937, Indiana will observe its 121st anniversary as a free, sovereign. and independent State. “Our State was created because our forefathers-had a deep faith in cemocratic government and demanded the political rights of citizens of a sovereign state. “Through these 121 years, Indiana

has retained the courage and vision |

of its pioneering days. It never has lost its spirit of friendliness and cooperation.” Indiana was admitted Dee. 11,

States. )

ORDERS 10 PIN BALL DEVICES DESTROYED

Judge Baker Rules Machines Are for Gambling. Criminal Court Judge Frank P.

Baker today ruled that 10 pinball machines taken in raids Sept. 23 are

gambling devices and ordered them |

destroyed by deputy sheriffs. The ruling came in a hearing in his chambers at swhich only one owner was represented. The machines were valued_at $1000 and have been in the possession of the Court since the raids were made by Criminal Court bailiffs on orders of Judge Baker. : S After the ruling, Judge Baker

said: ! police seem to be seeping

Mrs, Eva Fahey, director of the san- |i Jitarium, said

U.S. ASKS DEATH FOR DALHOVER

Do Not Show Mercy, District Attorney Tells Jury in Final Pleas.

HAMMOND, Dec. 9 (U. P.).—The Government today demanded the

life of James Dalhover, last of the Al Brady gang, for the murder of State Policeman Paul Minneman. ~ Deputy District Attorney Alex ‘Campbell pleaded with a jury, impaneled to determine the degree of Dalhover’s guilt, to show the: Indiana gangster “no mercy because he showed none in shooting down Paul Minneman from ambush.” Dalhover pleaded guilty = before Federal Judge Thomas Slick. Since Judge Slick was not qualified to pass the death penalty, a jury was chosen to decide Dalhover’s punish‘ment. “Under the law participaits in a bank robbery and murder are equally guilty,” -Attorney Campbell told the jury in his final argument. “Whether he fired the shot that killed Paul Minneman or not, Dalhéver is equally guilty of the crime. “The Government contends that he did fire the shot that "actually killed Officer Minneman, The defense asks you for mercy, but what ‘mercy did Dalhover. show?” Mr. Campbell said the defense plea that it presented no witnesses because it was financially unable to do so was “futile” because the defense “has no witnesses.”

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The sixth annual Indianapolis Times Clothe-A-Child sidewalk feature, the Mile-Of-Dimes, will ‘open tomorrow at 10 a. m. “The Junior Chamber of Commerce bearing a large number of dimes and with - approximately 20 members t, will start the silver collec~ tion for badly clothed children at the starting hour It will be at year, in front of L. 8. Ayres & Co. and Kresge's on W. Washington- St. There will be a Santa Claus in attendance and an adequate force of change makers, day and night. The line, as usual, will be 100 feet long. Last year more than $3000 in

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Dekoven buried in the villa’s half-

isearching, - One of ‘the first things:

said they had become “too hot to

but Miss Dekoven was strangled.

had an accomplice and that they hoped to arrest him soon.

the close of the special session of

he old stand this

Dekoven in Paris for "Her Money.

German Engineer Is Termed ‘New Bluebeard’ by French Police. -

PARIS, Dec. 9 (U, P.).—George Weidmann, a German ‘engineer, confessed today that he had slain five persons including Miss Jean Dekoven, 20-year-old dancer from Brooklyn. | After 13 hours of questioning, Weidmann told police that his livelihood had been earned by murder, He killed Miss Dekoven, a beautiful young blond, for 600 francs and $500 in American Express travelers checks, he told police. His other victims had been killed for their money too. In ancient Versailles prison, a few miles outside Paris and near the gardens and palace of the French kings, detectives questioned him and were amazed by his calm, methodical revelations. They called him the “New Bluebeard.” . In addition to Miss Dekoven, Weidmann's victims, he confessed, were Raymond Lesobre, a real estate renting agent; Roger Leblond; Arthur Frommer, a German, and Frommer's chauffeur, Jean Couffy.

Buried in Villa

Detectives went from the prison to Weidmann’s “murder villa,” where he said Miss Dekoven and at least one other victim were buried. It was situated’ in an exclusive district of country estates behind Napoleon's] gift castle to Josephine, “MalmaiStanding behind high stone walls, it was removed from neighbors, an ideal location for the sinister crimes which Weidmann said had occurred behind its walls. : Detectives found the body of Miss

acre garden, and continued digging for the bodies of other victims. Other detectives were in. the house

they found were some of Miss Dekoven’s travelers’ checks. He had cashed some, but after the news of her kidnaping was published, he

touch.” . Also found was Lesobre’s cigaret lighter. Some of his victims were shot,

Police announced that Weidmann

Aunt Begins Search ‘The accomplice took Miss Dekoven to the murder villa, Weidmann said. She and Weidmann drank milk together. Later he seized her throat, held her through her death struggles. He buried the body immediately and cashed some of the checks the same day, others over a period of a week,” until Miss Dekoven’s aunt, Mrs. Ida Sacheim, with whom she had been touring Europe, reported her missing to (Turn to Page Three)

KENNEDY RUMORED FOR BINGHAM'S JOB

Friends Say Maritime Chief Certain of Post.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (U. P.)— Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy of the Maritime Commission will be nominated as U. S. Ambassador to Great Britain within a fortnight replacing Robert W. ‘Bingham, close associates said today. ° The appointment is one of a series of impending important shifts in the American diplomatic service, Although word of the move was learned from competent sources, Mr. Kennedy. himself declined to comment on the report. No statement on him was available at the White House or State Department. The "London assignment was offered to Mr. Kennedy several weeks ago, it was learned, and the maritime chairman has agreed to accept the post. ; It was expected that his nomination will be sent to the Senate at

Congress or at the opening of the

Contractors’ Set Loss = On Project at $210,000.

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ROOMS HEATED

U. S. Plasterers Are Calking Cracks in Buildings.

By JOE COLLIER The six-month deadlock between the Federal Government and contractors over the $4,000,000 Lockefield Gardens project. here has caused a loss of approximately $210,000 in operating costs and maintainence, the general contractors estimated today.

Completed in June, but not accepted because of structural defects, the 748 apartments intended for

today, heated, but vacaht. The proj-

Blake St., near City Hospital. In each apartment is a new elegtric refrigerator, a new electric stove, and everything but furniture. But in almost every one, especially in those with more than one weather wall, the walls are discolored by water, and in some cases the wooden floors have been discolored and buckled. Many that were buckled have been reset.

Plasterers Are Working When it is warm enough to work,

Government - employed plegsterers

are at work calking cracks in ‘the

make them waterproof. The N. P. Severin Co., Chicago,

general contractors, estimated re :

day that there: @re approkifa! eight miler of such leaky. crags. -

the wall, onto the plaster, ceilings and the floors,

walls and ceilings, bleeding paint, buckled floors and linoleum, warped doors and other damage.” ’ The walls crack, the company said, because the concrete slabs which form the floors have no expansion joints in them. When they expanded in the heat they pushed the outside walls apart and cracked the plaster between the bricks, and in some instances the bricks themselves, the firm added. : “Water first was noticed comin through the walls in the summer of 1936,” the company continued, “and was called to the Government's attention. Thereafter, during every > (Turn to Page Three)

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KIPKE REMOVED AS U. OF MICHIGAN COACH

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Dec. 9 (U.P). —Harry G. Kipke, head coach of the. University of Michigan football team since 1929, has heen removed from that post by the Board of Control of Physical Education, it was announced today. Kipke’s ouster was voted unanimously by the board yesterday. He

mination of his present contract in June, 193€. Word of his dismissal was a curprise in view of the relative success of the Wolverine team this season. Kipke’s team won four games, three of them from other members of the Big Ten Conference, and lost four.

BUSINESS OUTLOOK GOOD, BABSON SAYS

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9 (U. P.).— Labor, investors and buyers’ “sitdown strikes” are responsible for the present business recession, but “much ‘better business is ghead,” Roger W. Babson, = economist and statistician, said today. ; He urged as a corrective measure that Congress go on a “sit-down” and refuse to be a White House

regular session Jan. 3.

At 1 p. m. tomorrow there will be a 15-minute sidewalk broadcast over WIRE. Other daily broadcasts over both WIRE and WFBM have been arranged, At 10 p. m. Saturday the Glee Club of the Christian Men Builders’ Class of the Third Christian Church will sing over WFBM. Pr The Mile-Of-Dimes is an important factor in raising money for the Clothe-A-Child campaign which last year clothea more than 1300 Indianapolis school children who otherwise would have faced the winter inadequately protected. This year more applicatigns for clothes already have been received

at the Clothe-A-Child office, 206

W. Maryland St., than were through last

“rubber stamp.”

Mile-of-Dimes to Start Tomorrow as Part of Times Clothe-A-Ch

® ® ild Campaign , Aside from Mile-Of-Dime contributions, there are three ways to take par: in the campaign. They are: 1. If you. wish to shop with a child personally, call Riley 5551 and makes an appointment to meet a child at Clothe-A-Child Headquarters, 206 W. Maryland St. 2. Or if you want us to act for you, mail a check to “Clothe-A-Child, The Indianapolis Times.” Our experienced - shoppers: will do the rest. : , 3. Or you can join with others in your office, club, church, sports organization, fraternity or sorority. Select a treasurer and shopping

Negroes now living in slums stand

ect is located at Indiana Ave. and

outside brick walls, in an effort to

“When wafer enters these cracks,” the company said, “It runs through the causing loosening of plaster, discoloring of

will leave the university at the ter-|

“Then let us know how | clothe.

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Questions on Defects Due to Be Settled Tomorrow.

PARLEY IS CALLED

Amortization Fees Will Be Waived, FHA Indicates.

Times Special

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.— The Federal Housing Author. ity today indicated it will accept the $4,000,000 Lockefield Gardens low-rent housing project in Indianapolis which has stood completed and idle since June because of struc-

tural faults. : The indication was contained in a statement that “all matters regarding the faulty construction have not been settled with contractors but are expected to be at a meeting here tomorrow,” Nathan Straus, new Housing Authority head, also indicated a new rental schedule, revised downward, would be substituted for one set previously ‘so that it will be low enough to house slum dwellers.”

Amortization May Be Waived

“This will be done,” he said, “even if it necessitates the Government writing of all or part of the investment.” This was taken to mean that amortization payments will waived, - enabling the local authors ity to set rents low enough to cover only maintenance costs. : : Present monthly rentals for the project, with. waiey included, ‘are: Three-room _ apartments, {rom $20.80 to "$23.80; iv ie im house, $25.45; - four-room-.. Apa... ments from $25.30 to $28:30° and ir-roorn. group house, $27.10 to $30.10. : ! The meeting with contractors to= morrow is to be attended by representatives of all sub-contractors. The project now is the property of N. P. Severin Co., Chicago, general contractor,

DEMOCRATIC CHIEFS TO MEET IN MARION

MARION, Dec. 9 (U. P.).—Indiana Democratic leaders will meet here tonight at a Grant County “love feast” to hear an address by Sam Jackson, Ft. Wayne attorney, reportedly the Administration's choice for the senatorial seat now held by Frederick VanNuys. Among . those expected to attend were Governor Townsend, Attorney, General Omer Stokes Jackson and Dick Heller, the Governor's secre= tary. : i Yo There was much speculation as to whether Mr. Jackson would announce his plans to oppose Senator VanNuys for the Democratic sena= torial nomination next spring. . ———————————————————

LUDLOW WAR VOTE ' HEARINGS ORDERE

. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (U. P.) == The House Judiciary Committee today authorized Chairman Hatton W: Sumners (D. Tex.) to call hearings on a proposed constitutional amendment by Rep. Louis Ludlow (D. Ind.) providing for a national referendum before the nation can déclare war. The date for hearings will be set at the Chairman’s discretion. / Rep. Ludlow has pending a peti tion . to discharge the Judiciary Committee from further considera= tion of the joint resolution. It has approximately 200 signatures, but 218 are required.

STOKOWSKI VISITS GARBO AT SAILING

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (U.P.)—Rumors of a romance between Greta . | Garbo and Leopold Stokowski, symphony conductor, were reviyed 'today after he saw the acress off on the liner Gtipsholm. - i at the end of a secret journey here Miss rbo boarded the ship yesterday for a brief trip to Sweden from Hollywbod. Mr. Stokowski was

{ith her when she arrived.at the

pier. oo Both refused to see newspapermen. The conductor stayed with the screen star until shortly before ili ; : :

LEWIS AND GIRDLER JUST SIT AND STARE

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John L. Lewis and Tom . Girdler, leaders-of opposing factions in the embittered “little steel” strike this year, stared at each other in silence for 55 minutes yesterday. od Mr. Lewis, "C. I. O. chairman, was dining in a hotel dining room when 5 r 55 minutes the - coldly at each. stalked

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (U. BY=