Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 February 1938 — Page 3

SCHEDULES THIRD CONFERENCE ‘WITH PRESIDENT ON FAREAST, HINTS MANILA TRADE CENTER

McHale Delays Campaigning for Primaries; Farley and Labor Seen as Principal Foes of Hoosier Strategy.

By RAYMOND CLAPPER Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Feb, 28. There is this about the Presi- | dential campaign of Paul V. McNutt. It is not being run by |i Both Mr. McNutt and his manager, Frank Mc-

amateurs.

Hale, know the business from the precinct up. They know how to use ballyhoo but they also know the limitations of

ballyhoo and they know what

else has to go along with it to

get anywhere beyond the newspaper headlines. Without doubt High Commissioner McNutt is due to be

one of the principal figures in the contest for the 1940 Democratic nomination. Win or lose, he will be very much in the running. For the moment, the plan is fo move rather slowly. There is a practical reason for this. During the next few months most of the states will be holding primary elections in connection with state and congressional elections. Those contests ‘are between factions within the Democratic Party. . Until they are over, no one will know which factions and which leaders are on top in the various states. For a prospective candidate to go in and tie up with the wrong side is fatal. The smart thing to do is to wait and see who is on top and then do business with him. Those who ‘win in the coming primaries will be the ones who will largely control their state organizations through the preconvention period of 1939 and 1940. So as these internal state contests are decided in the primary elections and conventions this spring and summer, the McNutt organization men will begin moving in. . Of course Mr. McHale will be doing some quiet work in the meantime, sowing seed To Continue Activity Commissioner McNutt himself will keep active enough to stay in the picture but he is not setting any sprint pace now. Within a few weeks, he will return to Manila. ‘Unless there should be some change of policy with regard to the Philippines, or some emergency, he may be back in the United States by fall, perhaps to take over. the Indiana University presidency. Two specific sources of possible resistance to his candidacy can be foreseen. One source is Chairman Farley of the Democratic National Committee. He has been hostile to the McNutt group since the 1932 Chicago convention when they were not as fast coming over to Roosevelt as he thought they should have been. Mr. Farley lined up with Earl Peters, then Indiana state chairman, who was put on the shelf by the McNutt group, and except to call for money occasionally there has been little communication between Mr. Farley and the McNutt erowd. - Labor’s attitude is a second source of possible resistance. , As Indiana Governor, Mr. McNutt called out the militia to handle labor disorders in Terre Haute. There was no bloodshed. but he was criticized by labor just the same. There is an increasing disposition to consider President Roosevelt out of the 1940 race. The McNutt group is definitely of the opinion that the President will not seek a third term. Many others here believe Mr. Roosevelt has reached a definite decisi if there ever was any doubt. His recent action in selling h press conference transcripts and other material for newspaper and magazine syndication, something no President ever has done, is consid-

ered to indicate that he is definitely preparing to retire. ' At any rate the McNutt people, since they arrived here, have checked around and have been shown nothing that looked like a stop light, so they are going ahead.

McNutt to Meet

President Again

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (U. P.) — Paul V. McNutt, High Commissioner to the Philippines, confers with President Roosevelt at the White House today in the third of a series of conferences which may result in a new long-range policy toward the Philippine Islands. Mr. McNutt, questioned whether indefinite postponement of the date of Philippine independence . might be considered in the near future, said: “I dont’ think that question can be answered right now. If there should be at some future date a reexamination of the entire political status of the Philippines, the postponement of the date of independence would undoubtedly be taken up.”

AUTO LEADERS UNITE IN USED CAR DRIVE

Start Campaign March 5 to Clear Market Jam.

DETROIT, Feb. 28 (U. P.).=For the first time in history, all manufacturers and dealers in the automobile industry joined today in a campaign to rid the market of a used-car jam and stimulate recovery. : The concerted drive will take the form - of a “national used-car exShaye week” scheduled for March § o 12.

President Alvan MacAuley of the Automobile Manufacturers Associa-

dustry, said the joint sales effort grew out of recent conferences at the White House between President Roosevelt and leaders ‘of the industry. To prompt the sale of used cars on a national basis in order to open the way for new-car sales, manufacturers will spend $1,250,000 in advertising, Mr. MacAuley said. It was understood that Henry Ford played a large part in initiating the sales effort. It was the first time he had joined with other manufacturers in a common undertaking.

CIVIC GROUP TO MEET

erside Civic League will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday evening at School 44, 2101 Sugar Grove Ave. Officers of the group are: President, Dale Long; vice president, Mrs. William 'Walters; treasurer, Mrs. Glen Frey; secre-

tary, Mrs. Glenn Nichols.

tion, speaking for the entire in-.

2 Men and Woman Enter Democratic Primary Race For Marion County Posts

Henry O. Goett

Henry Goett, Glenn B. Ralston and Miss Noone Announce Candidacies.

Three Democrats today had an-

nounced their candidacies for coun- :

ty offices.

Henry O. Goett, deputy prosecutor | |

in. charge of the Marion County Grand Jury, said he would run for nomination as judge of Superior Court 4. Glenn B. Ralston, Marion County clerk, said he would seek nomination as County Auditor and Miss Hanna Noone, serving her eighth year as Center Township trustee, declared she would run for nomination as County Recorder, © Mr. Goett, Democratic chairman of the 12th district, was born in Indianapolis in 1900 and: attended the public schools, later going to Butler University, where he—was active in athletics. . After graduation he attended Indiana Law School. He was graduated in 1927 and began practicing law here. He was appointed deputy county clerk in 1926, assigned to Municipal Court 1. He was elected City Clerk in November, 1929. In 1934 he retired as Clerk and was appointed deputy prosecutor and placed in charge of the Grand Jury, the position he now holds.

Democrat Club Head

From 1931 to 1936 he was president of the Indiana Democratic Club and treasurer of the Marion

County Democratic Committee from 1934 to 1936. In 1936 he was elected 12th District chairman, which carries membership on the Democratic State Committee. He is a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association, the Indianapolis Lawyers’ Association, the American Business Club, Citizens Safety Committee, South Side Turners, South Side Civic League, Ancient Landmarks Lodge, 319, F. & A. M,, Scottish Rite, Shrine and other organizations. Mr. Ralston is completing his second term as County Clerk, the first man to be re-elected to the office. ‘He has announced that he will be unable to conduct an extensive personal campaign because his duties as registration clerk will keep him too busy during the primaries. “I am asking the voters of Marion County to support me for Auditor because of the record I made as Clerk,” he said. “I stand on that record and believe that I am qualified to serve as auditor.”

' Nephew of Ex-Governor

Mr. Ralston received more votes in the 1930 and 1934 elections than my. other candidate for county office In 1934 he brought a successful suit to compel the county to provide adequately for registration of voters. Mr. Ralston is a nephew of former Governor Ralston and the son of Boyd M. Ralston. He is a native of

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record County Deaths (To Date) 1938 ........ 18 1937 . noes 33

City Deaths (To Date) 1938 1937

(Feb. 26 & my

Accidents .... Injured ...... 2

_ MEETINGS TODAY ; Indians State Restaurant Association, .. smoker, Antlers Hotel, 8 dinner-

= Ry We Electrie League,

1 Hotel, 7 p al vel Stu od “Clubs, tea lecture, Banner ve Travel study” auditorium,

: Faditns vaiversity Women's Club, lunchour ‘Social “Gia, "a dinner, “Hotel

of Wamen, meeting, ,

re ¢ Club, dinner, 48 Mon- » luncheon, Board of Bn luncheon, Hotel Lincoln, on Republican Sh meeting, pe ts. Soy Board of (rade,

5 Nelli side Realtors, luncheon, Canary Sie M € "Labor Union, meeting, Plumb- i r Rives niversity Club, luncheon, Co- u

Jumbia Club, "MEETINGS TOMORROW

"Club, luncheon, Claypool Hote 3 8.p. m.

anne 38 6 p.m

James W. | ture of J right femur.

Indiana Farm Bureau Co-Operative AsS08iation, annual meeting, Hotel Lincoln,

a Knig Shits of Columbus Incheon Club, luncheon. Hotel Washington, noo Tia ade: ng Tau Omega, luncheon, Board of : To ‘Club, luncheon, Spink-Arms Hotel, nogn. os Club, luncheon, Columbia Club,

Universal Club, luncheon, Columbia Club,

52 nes Buchanan Pendergast, 81, at 922 arborn, cerebral hemorrha, N feces Edwards, 30, at 2810 Stuart, hypostatic pneumonia. Mar tha . Backmeyer, 45, at 2640 Madi-

son SaroinG Alwilda C. Dale, 81, at 531 E. 52d, Arterjosclerosis. ward Nuller, 50, at Methodist, Hodgoh ‘disease. Richard Ambrose Poole, 58, at St. Vincent’s, nephriti

noon University of Michigan Club, lunch Board of Trade, noon. x Gamma Delta, dinner, Athenaeum,

waihiieion Delta 0 moms, meeting, Hotel ist Club, a, Hotel Severin, 1:30

" Nerioan Chemical RY gp incheon and meeting, Hotel Severin, Indiana State CnemploT ment Gompe ton, Division, luncheon, Hotel Severin,

BIRTHS

Boys Estell, Madonna Pettit, 2526 N. Olney. John, Rowena Prown, at Ra Harvey, LaVonne, Collins, a Methodist. Elbert, Gert Dotan

I Ri Bs - Ry. Maud Hoffmeyer, at St. re ncis. Elmer, Lucille Paterson, at ry Eugene, Norma son, at hl Francis. Floyd, Eleanore Mille er, at St. Francis. Joe, Ida Kurz, at St. Francis. Girls

Augustus, Edith Marin, 936 W. North. Everett, May Lynn, v Cit ty. Sugcne: ia Harriet Smith,

ist. Claire Comer, at Mel Don, ‘Margaret Beaty, at Met} Vaughn, Leota Hoover. at Colem Veruard, Verna Coryell, at St. aacent’s. William, Marjorie Waugh, at St. Vin-

Leonard, Delia Endres. at St.” Vincent's. tanley, Anna Feez'e, at ®st. Vincent’s.

Oi, Dorothy Van Blaricum, at St. Vin:

Bu wh

St. Francis. ‘Grace ‘Wilson, at St. Francis.

DEATHS

Emma Willard Scott, 79, at 2608 CenArteridscler '0sis. of i liiam T . Dugan, 61, at City, cirrhosis Nellie Roush, 61, at Long. broncho-pneu-

Elsie May Rousch, 49, at 1516 N. Olney, carc.

Lester L. Stockton, 40, at City, gastric Bond. 75, at Methodist. fracPhe erson, 61, at Central In-

diana Ho. arteriosclerosis. re 47, at 1129 8. Meri-

a a thrombosis. V. Willis, 75, at 4824 E. 2ist, chronic myocarditis

raves, 1. at Riley [Ta

OFFICIAL WEATHER

mmm United States

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Fair and slightly warmer tonight with lowest temperature, 25 to 30; tomorrow increasing cloudiness and warmer, probably unsettled by night.

Sunrise

Weather Bureau __

oa ie 6:20 | Sunset

TEMPERATURE —Feb. 28, 1937—

7a m.... 4 30.2%

Precipitation 24 Jes ending 7 a. m.. Jotal pr prosipiias

© MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—General ily fair, not quite so cold tonight east a south portions; increasing tloudiness. rand somewhat warmeer tomorrow, possibly rain and somewhat warmer LomgIIoW, possibly rain extreme

southwest. ; : cloudiness tonight orrow south; and sou

fair tonight tonight, Tis-

warmer

Lower Michigan—Generally and’ tomorrow; not so 401 ing temperature tomorrow Ohio—Fair, continued cold tonight; tomorrew increasing cloudiness and warmer. Kentucky—Fair tonight, tomorrow inSteasing cloudiness; slowly - rising tempes-

WEATHER IN OTHER CTHES AT 7 Station Wedther Bar.

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90 | versity president would be selected.

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Glenn B. Ralston

Hannah Noone

Marion County and attended Indiana University, where he was president of his senior law class. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Hoosier Athletic Club and the American Legion and .is a former director of the Indianapgplis Real Estate Board. He served as a member of an Army tank corps during the World War. He is married and lives at 56th St. and Eagle Creek. Miss Noone was first elected Center Township Trustee in 1930 and again in 1934. During her adminis-

rect relief load was in her charge. Miss Noone said she had handled almost $2,000,000 g year since she has been in office and the greatest error found by the State Board Accounts in her books was 99 cents. She said she inaugurated the “wood-pile-for-fuel” policy, in which railroad ties and trees were cut up and distributed at no.cost to the taxpayer. She bought bread at wholesale, she said, saving $300 a day on relief ‘bills, and she established a shoe repair shop which also cut relief bills. i Miss Noone was educated in parochial and public schools, is & member -of St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, Daughters. of Isabella, the Young Women’s Democratic Club, the 17th Ward Democratic Club and the Council of Social Agencies. She is treasurer of the Marion County Women’s Democratic Club, and president of the Old Hickory Democratic Club. A committee of friends of Sheriff Ray announced today that a straw vote they have been taking shows a vote of nearly 4 to 1 for the Sheriff over Reginald Sullivan, former Mayor. Friends of Mr. Sullivan are circulating petitions to draft him for the mayoralty race. Sheriff Ray has been mentioned as a candidate, but says he is not yei in the race.

OFFICIALS SANCTION - PROBE OF ROOF BIDS

“We will welcome any investiga~ tion into letting of the roof contract for the voting machine storage warehouse,” Dow Vorhies, County Commissioners’ president, said today. | Mr. Vorhies and Commissioner Clarence I. Wheatley last week awarded the roofing contract to the General Asbestos Supply Co., whose bid was $144 higher than the lowest. Meanwhile, Indiana Taxpayers’ Association officials said Walter Horn, of the association, would check the bids entered by local roofing firms. “Mr. Wheatley and I let the contract on what in our opinion was the ‘lowest and best bid,’ ” Mr, Vorhies said. John S. Newhouse, the third commissioner, did not sign the contract.

INDIANA U. TRUSTEES WILL CONFER TODAY

BLOOMINGTON, Feb. 28 ( U. P.). -—The Indiana University Board of Trustees was to meet here today, but it appeared doubtful a new uni-

A majority of the board members are reported to favor Paul V. McNutt, High Commissioner to the Philippines, for the presidency, with probably the present acting president, Dean Herman B. Wells, as second choice, Whether Mr. McNutt made known his decision on the presidency when he visited here a week ago today has not been revealed, but it was believed he deferred any commitment until after his current visit with Federal’ officials at Washington.

TROLLEY CHANGE ASKED Charles Chase, Indianapolis Railways, Inc, president. today asked the Works Board to allow the company to run Madison St. cars from 22nd and vania Sts. east on Lincoln and. Palmer to Shelby St.

tance of two miles. The Board made no ruling,

FRANCHISE Is GRANTED |g

tration, a large part of the city’s di- |:

REORGANIZATION BILL BACKED AS ECONOMY MOVE

House Nears Tax Debate; Baruch Asks Policy Clarification. (Another Story, Page 9, Editorial, Page 10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (U.P.).— Senator Byrnes (D..S. C.).seeking to guide President Roosevelt's Government Reorganization Bill through the Senate in the face of opposition by a minority coalition, today pleaded for enactment of the measure for greater “efficiency and econ-

¥ omy. ”

. The House resumed debate on the 125-million-dollar Inferior Department Appropriation Bill and expects to reach the tgx revision bill this week and pass it quickly. Opening the Senate fight on the measure, Senator Byrnes emphasized the need for a sacrifice of some jobs in the interests of Federal economy. “There is no way to accomplish that without, giving the President the power,” he cried, striking at one of the main protests of the _opposition. ° = Jackson Backed os

The Senate began debate on the reorganization bill while Congressional Committees worked steadily at a heavy backlog of legislative matters. While the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10 to 2 to report favorably the nomination of Robert H, Jackson as Solicitor General, the House Naval Affairs Committee heard Glenn L. Martin describe huge 125-ton fighting planes of the future—capable of carrying a war to an enemy 11,000 miles away, Mr, Martin told the House Committee that air supremacy is necessary to maintain a battleship line of defense. Vice President John Nance Garner named Senator Copeland (D. N. Y.) chairman of a special committee to investigate troubled labor conditions in the merchant marine. Bernard Baruch, adviser of Presidents, meanwhile, began testimony before the Senate Unemployment Committee, asserting that this country must. decide between the “profits system” and European system of imposing “fear of punishment” on business.

Urges Profits Tax Repeal

Mr. Baruch declared that “if it became clear tomorrow that America has definitely chosen her traditional profits system, forces would be released that would rapidly hasten recovery and re-employ-ment.” -

"He urged. modification of the capital gains and undistributed profits taxes, which he contended have usiness

“greatly repressed” b expansion and activity, He contended Government could not cope with unemployment until Federal policies have been “well co-ordinated and synthronized to make: for re-employment.” The recommendation for Mr. Jackson’s confirmation was opposed by Senators King (D. Utah) and Austin (R. Vt.) on grounds that his speeches attacking monopolistic businesses ‘indicated he had doubts about the American system of government, + Senate and House conferees failed today to agree on a final version of the joint resolution appropriating $250,000,000 for additional work relief and returned the measure to the Senate. The House today sent the $1,422,000,000 Independent Offices Bill for 1939 to conference with the Senate.

POLIGE TO ENFORGE TITLEHOLDER LAW

Cars Without Gadgets May Be Towed In.

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man Vaughn, of 730 W. North St., at Senate and 16th Sts. late Saturday. Buck Davenport, 44, of 1838 N. Capitol Ave. passenger in the Vaughn car, suffered cuts on’ his face and arms. Mr. Vaughn was

‘held on reckless driving charges

and Mr, Johnson was charged with failure to have a driver’s license. Five-year-old James Harvey, of 914 E. 25th St., received leg injuries when struck by an automobile in front of his home yesterday. Miss Clara Hess, driver of the car, said the child darted into the path of her machine. The child was taken to City Hospital.

Pedestrian Hit

James Connor, 44 of 622 Tecumseh St. was struck by a delivery truck last night while crossing the street in front of 412 E. Market St. He was treated for cuts and bruises at the City Hospital. The driver of the truck failed to stop. : Police arrested Ralph McAninch, 26, of 19 N. Oriental St. and charged him with failure to stop after the accident. Mr. McAninch denied he struck Mr. Connor,

. Car Plunges Oft Road

Clarence Ellenberger, 36, of Pendleton, escaped injury when his car plunged off the road down a 10-foot embankment in the 4400 block Keystone Ave, early today: He was held on a charge of intoxication and failure to have a driver’s license. Arnold M. Lewis, 33, of 1530 Wilcox St., was held oh hit-run and intoxication charegs when police

south on Shelby to Harlan St. a dis- | MT

County Commissioners today | Time granted the Indianapolis Water Co.| install mains a

ning Ave. Blaze Routs ~ 13 Roomers

‘Thirteen persons were forced from their homies when a fire. broke out. today- in rooming houses at 515-517 N. Senate Ave. The fire apparently stated in the. third floor apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Alvis who were asleep at the time. A pedestrian noticed smoke coming’ from a window and rushed into the house shouting a warning. Mrs. Marion Page heard him and carried her two children, Jacqueline, - 2, and William LeRoy, 1, from their second-floor apartment. Then she ran to the Alvis apartment, awakened them, and they escaped. Others who were driven from their lodgings were Paul Lewis, Mrs. EH Smith, Mrs. Fannie Sugg ‘and her daughter, Berdye Sugg, Mrs. Sarah Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams and Frank Hill, ~~ Firemen estimated the damage at $500 and said the fire originated in a defective flue.

77 COUNTIES IN NEW CORN AREA

AAA to Pay 10-Cent Benefit To State Producers Next Fall.

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served notice that penalties will be strictly. enforced .on farmers failing to comply with the new program of acreage ‘and- marketing control, Provisions of the program by principal commodities:

WHEAT—1938 acreage allotment of 62,500,000 compared with 81,000,- | 000 .acres planted for 1937. Farmers who plant within their allotment will receive a benefit of 12 ¢ents a bushel on the normal yield of planted acres. Each acre planted in excess of the allotment will be penalized at the rate of 96 cents a bushel on the normal yield. Acreage taken from wheat must not be diverted to ether soil depleting crops. Each acre in excess of the allotment planted in another soil depleting crop, such as corn, rye, oats, etc, will be penalized at the same rate as if planted in wheat. Marketing quotas will not be announced for wheat this year unless Congress votes money for parity payments. No acreage allotment will be assigned to farms on which the normal production of wheat for market is less than 100 bushels.

Corn Acreage Benefits CORN-—1938 allotment of 94,000,000 to 97,000,000 acres compared with 99,000,000 acres last year. Benefit payments for alloted acreage will be 10 cents a bushel. The penalty for exceeding acreage

will be 50 cents a bushel for the normal yield on each acre in excess of the allotment. The AAA designated 566 counties in 12 corn belt states as commercial producing areas in which marketing quotas will be requested if the expected supply—the carryover plus estimated production—exceeds 2,800,000,000 bushels on Aug. 1. If quotas are approved by growers a penalty of 15 cents a bushel will be assessed on corn. marketed in excess of marketing allotments to be announced. Farmers cooperating will be eligible for corn loans next fall, if any are made.

COTTON—1938 acreage allotment of 26,400,000 - acres compared with 34,300,000 acres planted last year. Benefit payments will be 2.4 cents a. pound on normal production if allotments are adhered to. The penalty for exceeding acreage allotments will be 5 cents a pound on the normal production on each acre in excess of the allotment." Cotton farmers will vote March 12 on proposed marketing quotas,

Tobacco Allotment Off

TOBACCO—1938 allotment of 1,557,800 -to 1,623,000 acres, compared with 1,725,000 acres last year. Benefit payments will be at onehalf cent a pound and penalties at,

5 cents a pound. Fire-cured and dark air-cured benefit payments will be 15 cents a pound and penalties at 7.5 cents a pound. - Cigar filler and binder benefit payments will be one cent a pound and penalties 10 cents a pound. RICE--1938 Allotment 825,000 to 875,000 acres, compared with 1,081,000 acres planted last year. Benefit payments will be 1.25 cents a bushel on alloted acreage; penalty for exceeding the allotment will be 10 cents a bushel. POTATOES—1938 allotment 3,100,000 to 3,300,000 acres, compared with. 3,228,000 acres seeded last year. Benefit payments will be 3 cents a bushel on alloted acreage. The penalty for exceeding allotments will be 30 cents a bushel. PEANUTS—1,500,000 to 1,600,000. acres, compared with 2,106,000 acres last year. Benefit payments will be two-tenths of a cent a pound and penalties at 2 cents a pound. No marketing quotas are provided for either potatoes or peanuts.

three miles south of here on Road 41 yesterday. Funeral services and burial are to be held here tomorrow. Guy Purel Jr., driver of the car, escaped

th bruises. Mr. Purcell told police he crashed

'| into the rear end of another car ‘while fraveling at a high rate of through

speed.. Carter was thrown the windshield. Besides Mr. -Neitert, Mr. Carter is

ters, Mrs, Doris Williams, Indian-

Another sister, Cathleen Carter,

18, was killed in an automobile acci-

survived by his mother and two sis-| | apolis, and Mrs. Beatrice Gorman, | Evansville.

PARIS CABINET FACING CRISIS ON LABOR BILL

Austria Sends Troops Into Nazi District; Balkans Back Mussolini

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reported Nazi plan to- march on the city, remained on guard. By Government order, Graz University and high schools. throughout Styria were closed -to-make it more dificult for Nazi Fouths to assemble.

The dispatch of troops and picked police to Graz was regarded as the first dramatic notice to Nazis that a cleanup was under way.

Minister to Be Sent

Dr. Arthur von Seyss-Inquart, Nazi Interior Minister, who is .at the same time a close friend of Schuschnigg, was expected to go to Graz today or tomorrow to confer with police, fatherland front chieftains and prominent Nazis.

Inquart would announce that Schuschnigg had decided uncompromisingly to suppress all illegal Nazi activity throughout the country. Graz was quiet today and the troops remained in the background.

Balkan Entente

Backs Mussolini

ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 28 (U. P.). —A communique announced today

Greece, Jugoslavia and Rumania— had decided to recognize the Italian conquest of . Ethiopia and to send trade agents to the Spanish Rebel regime, A one-day conference of the Entente nations ended last night. There were reports that Premier Milan Stoyadinovitch of Jugoslavia had to leave for home because of internal conditions there and that therefore the conference was curtailed. The conference aimed at a policy of “the Balkans for the Balkan people” and hope was expressed that Bulgaria would join. ‘The Entente pledged co-operation with Great Britain, France and Italy for reinforcement of security in the Mediterranean, it was said, but it was asserted that foreign influence in internal policies of Balkan powers would not be allowed.

Chamberlain Denies Italian Suez Request

Minister Neville Chamberlain told a House of Commons questioner today that the British Government

for a share in the defense of the Suez Canal. He agreed today to permit Commons discussion tonight of the appointment of Viscount Halifax as Foreign Secretary. Five thousand Left Wing demonstrators were halted by police yes-. terday as they sought to march from Trafalgar Square to the Italian Embassy to protest against recent foreign relations developments.

Carol Proclaims

New Constitution .

BUCHAREST, Rumania, Feb. 28 (U. P.).—The new Constitution making Rumania a corporative state went into effect today. Abolishing the party political system and establishing a corporative Parliament, it was signed yesterday by King Carol and his Council of Ministers. King Carol said that the individual rights of citizens remain guaranteed.

Loyalists Stop

Rebels at River HENDAYE, Franco- Spanish Frontier, Feb. 28 (U. P.).—A surprise drive by rebel forces to cross the Gallego River north of Zaragbza in northern Aragon was halted by a fast and spectacular transport feat executed by the Loyalist Eastern Army, dispatches from the headquarters of Gen. Sebastian Pozas said today. Although surprised by the size and intensity of the Rebel attacks, the ‘ Loyalists stood firm on the river banks until reinforcements were brought up in American trucks convoyed through treacherous mountain territory by pursuit planes.

Japanese Attack

Shansi Capital

SHANGHAI, Feb. 28 (U. P.)— The Japanese campaign in Shansi Province, on the West Central Front, neared a climax today as columns drove in from three directions to storm Linfen, temporary seat of the Shansi provisional government. Reinforced from bases in the North, East and West, the Japanese were forcing their way into the Yellow River triangle, on the borders of Shensi, Shansi and Honan Provinces, where the river course shifts from north to south to the east.

It was understood that Dr. Seyss- |

that the Balkan Entente — Turkey;

LONDON, Feb. 28 (U. P.) —Prime’

was unaware of any Italian request.

Sos rn

. OLLYWOOD, Say. S Feb. 28. —

Most people who come out here are disillusioned when they see ‘actors and actresses “off stage.” The other night, a Shakespearean actress came into a restaurant and she acted so haughty and talked. in such an affected voice that Some: of the people ok a dislike to her. They couldn't understand why anybody would want to see her in a play. So'I told ’em what & ° wonderful acte ress she was. I says, “When she plays ‘Aida,’ she starves in a prison cell; when she plays “Rigo= letto,’ she’s murdered and dragged away in a bag, and when she sings ‘Ophelia’ in Hamlet, she’s drowned in a brook.” “And,” I says, “She makes you believe it!” ; Grandpa Snazzy says, “Well, I'd pay to see that myself:” (Copyright, 1938)

SOVIET TO TRY AIDS OF LENIN

Doctors Accused of Plot to Kill Gorky; 21 to Go Before Court.

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foreign diplomats and newspaper correspondents would be admitted. The defendants included men’ who had been leaders of the Bolshevik party for more than a generation; men who from their boyhood at the turn of the century had fought to overthrow - czardom, who had endured imprisonment, who had. been exiled to the drear wastes of Siberia; who had lived -abroad with Lenin and Trotsky and others in the days before the World War, ale ways working for the revolution.

Defendants Listed

The defendants are: Nikolai , Bukharin, former presi dent of /the Communist Internationale,/former editor of the official per Izvestia, colleague of in publishing the underground newspaper, Pravda, in Cen1 Europe before the war, former Political Bureau chief. Henry Yagoda, for many years the executive head of the dreaded Ogpu, and its successor the Interior Department political police; more recently commissar for posts, telee graphs and radio. Christian Rakovsky, former Ame bassador to Great Britain. and France, former Ukrainian Republic Premier. A. P. Rosengoltz, former Foreign Trade Commissar. Gregory F. Grinko, former Fie nance Commissar. N. H. Krestinsky, former Foreign Affairs Vice Commissar, former Finance Commissar, Ambassador to Germany from 1921 to 1930. Alexei Rykov, member of the first council of People’s commissars, later Communications Commissar. M. A. Chernov, former Agriculture Commissar. V. I. Ivanov, former Forestry Secretary. Akmal I. Ikramov, former Uzbee kistan Communist Party secretary. Physiciass Included =B. A. Sharangovich, white Russian Communiss secretary. ° F. Feisula-Khodazhaev, Uzebekistan Premier. V. K. Krutschokov, former tary of Maxim Gorky, world fame ous author. Prof. L. V. Levin, Kremlin [Hose pital head. Prof. D. -D. Pletnev, a le ing

: firmer

| heart specialist.

Prof. I. N. Kazakov, a le ne physiian. e I. A. Zelensky, former he co-operative societjes, V. A. Maximov, S. A. Besspnov, P. T. Zubarev and P. P. Bulanov. In addition Dr. A. L. Vinogradov

charged with—contributing death of Gorky. Professors Levin and Pletnev were charged with a conspiracy, along with other physicians, resulted in the death of of Viacheslav Menzhinsky, former secret police head, and of Valerian Kuibisheyv, former State Planning Commission head.

Trotsky Mentioned

A communique announcing trial first made the usual Wid of espionage, diversion of s pplies, sabotage, terrorism and d ption of the country. It went on to charge conspiracy to murder, in league with some of the country’s most eminent. medical men, Gorky, Menzhinsky and Kuibishev. It was alleged that Trotsky had been connected with the secret service of a foreign power since | 1921; that he made contact with a second power in 1926. It was charged that the “Trotsky. ist bloc” organized espionage, sae botage, diversion and terrorism on the orders of a foreign power with the purpose of provoking an attack which would have meant the dise

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