Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 July 1938 — Page 3

SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1038

‘FDR's Political Tour

To Begin Marion

Lines for Coming Vote Battle to Be Laid in Western Visit.

(Continued from Page One)

the first settlement in the Northwest Territory. The itinerary is: July 7, leave Washington p. m,; July 8, arrive Marietta, O, 9 a. m.; leave Marietta, 10:30 a. m.; arrive Covington, Ky., 2:20 p. m.; leave Covington, 3:20 p. m.; arrive Louisville, 6:20 p. m.; arrive Bowling Green, Ky, 9:50 p. m.; leave few minutes later. July 9 arrive p. m,; drive to fair Oklahoma City 6 p. m.; arrive Ft Worth, Tex, 11 p. m. and motor to home of Elliott Roosevelt July 10 remain at velt home. July 11, leave Ft, 10 a. m.; arrive Amarillo, Tex, p. m., and drive through city; at 9:30 a. m., Salt Lake City. July 14, arrive at San Francisco

Oklahoma City 5 grounds; leave

Worth 6:45 leave

Minton Favors Press Probe by Others

Minton, chairman of the Investigating Comapproves the New that the press

Senator Senate Lobby mittee, heartily York News’ proposal he said here today But he does not think that he oi: his committee should do the job, “because of prejudice against us.” “I think an impartial investigation of the press could accomplish a great deal,” he said “But 1 certainly will not ask fot to have my committee On the night Congress Senator Mi i ask

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anv do it.’ adiourned. for $12,500 | abandoned filibuster

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for such the idea threat

22 in Parley to Discuss Needs of South

By HERBERT LITTLE Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, the Blue and Gray Gettysburg, President Roosevelt

July 2. —While at is

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money

Thursday; Gets Fund

Approval Is Granted for Total of 280 Federal Building Projects.

WASHINGTON, July 2 (U. P).— | Postmaster General Farley and | Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau | today announced approval of 280 public building projects, financed | under the 60 million dollars provided in the 1038 Federal buildings | appropriation. The atthorizations, members said, extends vear 70 - million - dollar Federal building program authorized in 1937. With the new authorizations, | it was expected the full amount will be placed under contract in new | projects by June 30, 1939, Projects under the enlarged program include for Marion, Ind, additional land, demolition and new building.

the Cabinet the three-

Roosevelt Deficit at

New Low, Revenues Up WASHINGTON, July 2 (U. P).— New Deal deficits reached a low of $1,459,000,000 and revenue touched high of $6,242,000,000 today the Treasury reported final for the fiscal year 1938 which ended June 30. But favorable returns were offset by the steady rise of the national debt and the prospect of a record breaking deficit in the new fiscal | year. The fiscal vear deficit reported to day compares with $4.360.600.000 ig | the fiscal year 1936, the New Deal { record to date Receipts of $6,242,000,000 pared to $5.294,000,000 in 1937. The gross public debt on June 30 amounted to $37.165.000000. compared with $36,425000000 a year ago.

a new when figures

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GROSS INCOME TAX

inaugurating a new effort to prove economic conditions in South At his suggestion, Lowell Mellett, | director the National Emergency | Council, has invited 22 southerners representing business, education, labor and fields to meet here Tuesday statement of the of the South The Pre it was learned tg has in mind a continuing drive

other and draft a

and needs

problems ssident day, for betterment of the and of its standard of living Freight-rate differentials, which | Southern industry and agriculture | regard as discriminatory, will be a| leading topic of next week's meeting, which will last one or two days. | Land use, dietary habits, flood control, soil erosion, conservation and other subjects also will be canvassed.

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JONES TRIAL DUE TO RESUME TUESDAY

Imes Suretat DANVILLE gecond trial of Mrs dianapolis, accused vear-old Helen Grove, a vear ago, will be resumed before Hendricks Circuit Court | jury Tuesday after a week-end and holiday The trial was begun vesterdav with the testimony | of the child's mother, Mrs Lottie | St Schuler,

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recess

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffie Record |

, Arrests a1 |

Speeding

County Deaths (To Date)

1938 1037

18 | Reckless

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(To Date) 1938

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MARRIAGE LICENSES

(The lists are from official records in hi Tonnty Court House. The Times, therefore, is not responsible for errors in names or addresses.)

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Jackson Says Recession Not

As Strong as Believed.

State gross income tax collections for the first three months of 1938 were $3,795,31690, a drop of $533655.82 from the collections for the corresponding period in 1937, Clarence A. Jackson, Gross Income Tax Division director, announced today. Although less by more than half a million than last year’s first quarterly total, the 1938 collections for thefirst three months exceed those in the same period in 1936 by $227.967.14; in 1935 by $840.855, and in 1934 by $1,262,832.89, Mr. Jackson

| said.

About 8300000 of the decline in the 1938 collections, as compared with those of 1937, may be attributed to the clause enacted by the last Legislature increasing the retailer's exemption from $1000 to $3000 a year, which became effective May 1, 1937, the director said Eliminating the retailer's creased exemption, he pointed oul, which did not appear in the 1937 first quarter figure, collections is $233655 of 53 per cent “The evidence Jackson said, and

is strong,” Mr. “that the recession in income during January, February and March was not as heavy as it was thought to be in many parts of the State >

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OFFICIAL WEATHER

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MIDWEST WE THER

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inches of rain in a few hours transformed most of the suburbs north of Chicago into Venices, Although no lives were lost, rail and highway traffic was crippled. Here is a

Storm Clogs Streets, Wabash Floods Corntields

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Apartment Hotel Here Struck by Bolt of Lightning.

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rain fell between 6:30 a. m. yesterday and this morning. Of this, 2.53 inches fell after 6:30 p. m. yesterday. Police were kept busy by false automatic burglar alarms, apparently caused when rain or lightning short circuited the wiring. About a dozen fruitless emergency runs were made. Two in the downtown area today were to the HL H. Maver Co, Washington St, and The Store, 25 W. Washington St. Electric wires were reported down (at 318 Graham Ave. and 16th St. and Northwestern Ave.

| Bricks Go Throogh Roof

Linen

Lightning struck the Ambassador apartment chimney about 3:45 a. m [t knocked about 10 feet off the chimney, sending bricks erashing through the roof over apartment 603 Water stood an inch deep in that apartment, of plaster was knocked from the ceiling. The apartment was vacant On the floor below, occupants of No. 503 were frightened when the lightning struck. Believing the building on fire, they fled into the hall, Water seeped into the kitchen’ In 403 and 303 through the ceiling. In 203, ocecupants had just gone to bed when the bolt struck. Since the chimney runs through the wall beside their apartment, the bolt shook their bed, occupants said. Water stood an inch deep in the first floor offices.

Elevator Motor Broken

Tenants | Dobson,

water came

wakened Clarence ©O resident manager, and he roused Custodian James A. Nicholson, who worked all night. Men still labored today, mopping up and scooping water into buckets where | it was deep enough. | Their work was handicapped be- | cause the lightning broke the freight elevator motor, Several autos parked nearby were damaged slightly by debris from the roof, Mr. Dobson said. Mr. Meyer, whose ohe- story frame house at 619 N. Noble St. was struck by lightning, said he and his family were asleep when the bolt hit. It failed to awaken them. But Mr. Meyer was roused about 3:30 a. m by smoke. Investigating, he found the attic in flames. He ran from the house and hailed a passing who drove him to a fire station. The fire was extinguished. Bul water poured in through the burned roof, ruining furnishings, Mr. Meyer reported.

Planes Are Grounded

Indianapolis Power & Light Co officials said a power lihe on Road 67 near Maywood was struck by lightning and knocked out of service. Dozens of fuses in private homes were blown out, they said. Two transport planes were grounded for at Municipal Airport. Inadequate sewer facilities brought inconvenience and damage to North Side residents. Basements were flooded in an area bounded by Central Ave, Carrollton Ave, 44th St. and 38th St. Residents of the district have

petitioned for a relief storm sewer { which would run under 38th St. from Central Ave to Fall Creek. But |a technical dispute among Works | Board officials over construction | methods to be used has delayed | work on the project.

White River Normal

the City St. we flooded |

Two houses near at Bist St, and Colonial surrounded by water that

district, served now only by an open ditch, have asked for a sewer Several residents fled their homes in boats, White River was reported normal at Ravenswood, although that area usually is one of the first affected by heavy rains. Waters of Crooked Creek overs

40 W. |

fiying |

| more than an hour |

the low-lying area. Residents of the

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flowed the stream banks, marooning several houses near 59th St. west of

Road 29. The water flooded base- |

ments.

| Pleasant Run Creek was out of its

banks at the Prospect St. bridge and the street was flooded.

Wabash Ruins Corn

In other parts of the state, flood waters were reported. The Wabash was raging through flooded fields in many places, ruining foot-high corn farmers. They sought expert advice on what to plant to replace their ruined crops. La Porte County suffered more than three inches of rainfall. Several washouts occurred. A barn near Michigan City, struck by lightning, was burned with damage esti-

{ mated at $2400.

Crawfordsville was struck by the

| full force of a deluge which lasted

{ Ralph Wise, T4, A 10-foot square patch |

four hours, recording 2.7 inches, the heaviest rain there in several years.

Pedestrian, Struck by Car in Rain, Dies

The city's traffic toll reached 37 today with the death last night of of 1633 Southeastern Ave. Thirty-one persons were arrested overnight for traffic violations, four of them for speeding and two for drunken driving. Mr. Wise was injured fatally at State and Southeastern Aves. during the rain last night, when he was struck by a car driven by Ernest 1. Stader, 29, of 1302 Mills Ave. He was taken to the City Hospital and treated for lacerations on the head and face, and a fractured left leg. Ernest Weyreter, 71, 921 N. Temple Ave, was injured when strigk by an automobile driven by Wayne Hulse, 33, 13 8S. State, Danville, Ill, at Oriental and Washington Sts. He was treated for cuts about the head by a physician and sent home. A 13-year-old boy, Curtis Hunt, 1827 Ludlow St, was treated at the City Hospital for chest bruises after

{ he had ridden his bicycle into the

| Brutcher,

| struck an abutment on Senate | south of Georgia St. | ed

side of a car driven by Virgil J. 39, 238 N. Oxford St. at Rural St. and Brookside Ave. Herman Acton, 60, 1242 8S. Tremont St, was bruised and cut on

.the right knee when his car struck

three parked cars at 3226 W, Washington St. His ear collided with those of Venard Smith, 43, of Coatesville; Clill Sexton of Jasonville, and a truck driven by Martin Gebhardt of 3777 N. Meridian St. Charles Arwine, 50, 721 Russell | Ave, was cut severely on the head when a car in which he was riding

He was treatat the City Hospital. Junius Wall, 48, 2354 N. Alabama St, driv= er of the car, was arrested hy police for drunken driving. Two other persons were slightly. Bessie Golden, Illinois St, sician for minor ing struck by schell Patterson, 33, 6174 Norwaldo Ave. Alvin C. Hittle, 2028 Brookside Parkway, N. Drive, was bruised about the shoulder and treated by his physician after his car collided with that of Paul Kelly, 44, Walcott St, at 20th and Dearborn Sts.

injuries after be-

Judgment on 4 Withheld

One motorist was fined $1 and costs in Municipal Court today for making a left turn. In four othe cases judgment was withheld, one case was suspended and one case was dismissed, Dale Weyl, 16, of 150 Kentucky Ave, was bound over to the Grand Jury on a $2000 bond for carrying

| a gun without a permit, after being | arrested at Road 52 and 30th St

He was fined $1 and costs for fail-

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£10 and costs and given 30 dave in jail for reckless driving. Both fines | and jail sentence were suspended,

Diving Victim MUNCIE, July 2 (U, P.).—Funeral arrangements were made today for John F. Kratzer, 23-vear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry FP, Krateer, who died of injuries suffered when he struck his head on a

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Cloudburst Deluges Chicago Suburbs

Times-Aceme Telephoto,

ferry carrying pedestrians across the street in Kenil=

damage alone in nearby farmlands

was estimated at two million dollars and the Des

Rivers were rising steadily today.

AMERICANS GET GUNBOAT HAVEN

| Priest Wounded in Bombing At Swatow; Damage Done U. S. Property.

(Continued from Page One)

ward Hankow was seriously threatened. The Japanese Domei News Agency revealed Japanese units were fighting with 30,000 Chinese troovs, divided into five units near the Manchukuo frontier in the north A French Naval concentration was noted off the French district of Kwongchowan, on the south China coast opposite the Island of Hainan. Land, held guns were

Thursday, and two

tested.

Duce Acts to Improve Quality of Bread

ROME, July 2 (U Mussolini arranged to improve the quality of Italian bread, quieting popular dissatisfaction the recent adulteration of wheat with flours other than corn. The corporation decided today that henceforth Italian bakers must make only the prescribed new type of bread, the price of which will be decided when the exact total of the harvest and the quality of the cereals to be reaped has been determined.

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today

over

Paraguay Orders 57

Italian War Planes

BUENOS AIRES, July 2 (U. P) —Paraguay has ordered 57 Italian military planes in anticipation of |a possible renewal of the Gran | Chaco warfare with Bolivia, the newspaper La Nacion reported today. La Nacion said Paraguay ordered from Italy 30 Caproni bombing | planes and 27 Fial pursuit Planes.

VICTIM OF BEATING

IDENTIFIES SUSPECT

Joseph J. Canning, 1622 N. Delatoday identified the man

| ¥ho allegedly beat him with | baseball bat and stole his car Thurs. | day at 75th St. and White River | Ganning was recovering from the | assault in Methodist Hospital. Police said they picked up the sus- [ pect in the 400 block in Ave. The man gave his name as Eugene Ranson, 30, 909 Fayette St He was charged with robbery, grand larceny and vehicle taking.

ware St,

injured | 50, 1048 S. | was treated by her phy- |

ARMY COL ONEL Tex., John H

GUN KILLS FT. SAM HOUSTON, 2 (U. P.)~Lieut. Col Wallace, 46, died today from injuries suffered when a 45 caliber pistol was dise harged accidentally.

stone while diving into Buck Oreek, breaking his neck.

Recovers as Passenger’'s Rites Are Set

BEDFORD, July 2 (U, P) —Hugh A. Tate, Leroy, Ill, was recovering from leg and head injuries today while funeral services were planned for Mrs. Pennington Watson, 29, of Needmore, who was fatally injured when Tate's automobile skidded off Ind. 37 near here into a large tree.

2d Safety Course ‘To Open July 18

Times Special BLOOMINGTON, liam A. Evans, school safety director, today coms pleted plans for the second intensive summer course in safety education, beginning July 18, at Indiana University. The traffic safety courses are to include actual driving instruction and a course of study for elementary and secondary school teachers. Mr. Evans will also direct a third course beginning July 25.

July

Bugles Sound at Gettysburg Again;

GETTYSBURG, Pa, July 2 (U,

P). Trumpets clarioned in the streets of old Gettysburg today, quickening memories of war that sleep under the gossamer of three quarters of a century. The 2000 gallant survivors, Union and Confederate, marked the second day of their final reunion on the battle ground where 75 years ago their comrades were fighting. Crack drum and bugle corps and uniformed veterans of more recent wars crowded Gettysburg's diamond

and the narrow streets that fan out

from the town's center. They were |

here to parade in honor of the str viving veterans. Swank Pennsylvania troopers in black and gray directed a swelling flow of tourist traffic. Townsfolk, en masse, with rooms to rent, took heart at visitors arriving for today's parade. That spec tacle, scheduled for afternoon, was expected to require two and a half hours to pass the reviewing stand.

Parade Features Reunion Today

| tions. The first comprised a group of distinguished guests, including Maj. Gen. James K. Parson, com-

Area; Maj. Gen. Edward C. Shannon, grand marshal; Governor Barle of Pennsylvania, Commander= in<Chief Overton H. Mennet of the Grand Army of the Republic, Coms« mander-in-Chief John M. Claypool of the Confederate veterans, Maj. Calvin Gilbert, Gettysburg's only Civil War survivor, and national commanders of veterans organiza«

Today's parade was in three seo- | tions,

COURT AND TAX BOARD DEMAND DELAY IN PROBE

Spencer Wins Temporary Victory on Primary Investigation.

(Continued from Page One)

not in a position to go into the merits of the case.” “We have no legal way to do it,” he said. Prosecutor Spencer said: “I'm ready to conduct this investigation and I don't care who it affects. It will be done by some of our deputies whose integrity cannot be questioned. “There is some dividing line between my job and the Judge's. We're ready to prosecute any deputy prosecutor if he's involved but we're not ready to prejudge anyone, Besides the ballots are still in the custody of the Circuit Court. We're ready to proceed. We are going into both sides.” Mr. Vandivier said if “any Republicans are involved, I want to know it, because I do not want them — | serving under me in the fall elec tion.”

Dispute Qualifications

At this point, E. H. Knight, deputy prosecutor, asked Judge Baker, “who is to appoint the investigators?” “I'm going to,” Judge Baker said. “Then you'll have to disqualify yourself as judge and cause the taxpayers to hire special judges to sit in the case,” Mr. Knight replied. “You have forgotten, Judge, that you are the Judge and not the Prosecutor. Your illegal.” “I'm talking Judge Baker said. “You don't know s, Mr. Knight said.

Infirmary Fund Involved Mr. Biemer, addressing the State Tax Board, said: “Gentlemen, there is a $30,000 request for an appropriation included in this batch that we need to run the County Infirmary. What are

about the law,”

what the law

navy and air maneuvers were | 16-inch |

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Indiana |

July |

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manding officer of the Third Corps |

vou going to do about it? Turn | them out on the road?” Board members said there must some method by which the could make a temporary Mr. Biemer said there was

he | county [ 10an, [ not “How about that 24 million sur- ( plus the State has?” Mr. Biemer | asked. “Why couldn't the loan us a couple of hundred thousand?” The Board explained statute specifically prohibited State from loaning money to a sol= | vent unit Meanwhile, the list of alleged election irregularities continued to pile up today as Al Feeney, defeated for the Democratic Sheriff nomination, increased his gains to 1966 votes in a recount of 189 precincts. This leaves 289 more votes to be gained in the remaining 147 precincts to overcome the lead given Charley Lutz, certified as the nominee, The major charge made during | four weeks of recounting ballots in | both the Sheriff and the Mayoralty races in the Democratic primary was | that evidence has shown in many | precincts that persons other than | voters had “marked in” Xs on the | ballots.

Excess Ballots Charged

It also has been charged that in | several precincts the number of ballots counted exceeded the number of persons registered on the poll books. In one precinct, Mr. Feeney reported | a check showed there were 73 more ballots counted than there were names on the polls books. | Gains being made by Mr. Feeney [ may be changed by court decree, | The commissioners’ tallies will not | be final Mr, Feeney's recount total now is 12,637 compared with his original total of 12,272 and Mr. Lutz now ( has 13.307 compared with 14.900 given him by the canvassing board. Sheriff Ray gained 36 more votes the Mayoralty recount yesterday a new recount total of 15321 209 precincts compared with his total of 15,214. of Reginald the winner, 29.081 com-

the |

ir for for canvassing board { The recount total [ Sullivan, certified as has been reduced to

| pared with the original total of 30,«

274. Recounting in both races has been adjourned until Tuesday,

STATE STRIKES AT OHIO IN BEER WAR

Bans Reselling of Buckeye Brew to Wholesalers.

(Continued from Page One) effort to stabilize the heer market and to protect home industry and labor, attempted repeatedly to cons clude a treaty similar to

nois, whereby Ohio-made beer could be imported into Indiana free of import charges. Ohio officials, however, refused to accept such an agreement. p

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PAGE 38

VanNuys Ahead for Senate, McNutt Out; G. O. P. Plans Rally

McHale Seeking to Heal Rift, but Governor Delays Decision.

(Continued from Page One)

would not force a MeNutt-Townsend split in order t» wipe out the Van-Nuys-Townsend split, it is said. Governor Townsend therefore continued today to be the decisive figure in the muddled Democratic scene. Although he has not yet reached his decision and is not expected to do so until next week, he is said to be impressed by the growing VanNuys strength. His possible choice of Mr. VanNuys has been made easier, it was pointed out, by the willingness of his candidate, Lieut. Gov. Henry Schricker, to withdraw in favor of Mr. VanNuys for the sake of party harmony. Attending yesterday's unity meeting were Mr. McHale, Senator Minton, Bowman Eider, McNutt aid: Dick Heller, Governor Townsend's secretary; Alex Pursley, Townsend lieutenant and Fifth District Dems= ocratic chairman; Virgil Simmons, State Conservation Director and go-between for the State House and McHale-McNutt groups, and Omer

Jackson, State Democratic chairs man. They decided that Lieut. Gov. Schricker will not be the nominee. This meets with the approval of Mr, Schricker, who often has as« serted that he did not want the

be the gubernatorial candidate 1940. Mr. Heller, acting as spokesman for Governor Townsend, said that the chief executive's press conference talk, on Thursday, had been overinterpreted as tending toward a settlement of the VanNuys conflict and that the Governor merely meant to emphasize that the convention is an open one and Mr VanNuys could be chosen if the delegates so desired. Mr. Pursley was reported as not favoring such a change, however, in view of Governor Townsend's have ing publicly denounced the senior Senator.

Difficult for Minton To a 100 per cent New Dealer like Senator Minton, taking Mr. VanNuys would be very hard. Although Senator Minton brought word from

| Washington that the national Ad- | that the | ministration will pursue a hands-off

| policy regarding Indiana, he does not believe that taking VanNuys would aid the McNutt organiza tion's chance of obtaining the New Deal blessing in 1940. As a second choice, after Come missioner McNutt, Senator Minton is understood to prefer Governor Townsend himself as a candidate and colleague, But the Governor repeated today that he no intention of running. “It is up to the delegates to decide,” Mr. Townsend added. “So far as IT am concerned, may the best man win.”

Primary Becomes Issue

Democrats are determined to put their own house in order, it was indicated yesterday when the reso-

| who

lutions advisory committee for the |

here, to be adopted by the convention probably will con« tain a plank calling for abolition of the beer importing setup. But it is considered unlikely that the Two Per Cent Club will be abolished even if Senator VanNuys is chosen as the nominee, There is growing among the rank and file for restora= tion of the direct primary system for both the Governorship and Senatorship. This feeling pervades both parties, The present unsettled situation regarding Senator VanNuys

convention met The platform

sentiment

| Mr,

is pointed to by some Democrats as |

the necessity for tion of the direct primary, the five-man race, with a little known nominee named, is pointed to by the Republicans, Senator VanNuys fought against primary repeal and repeatedly has urged Hs 8 restoration.

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UNIDENTIFIED MAN DROWNED IN CANAL

| death.

An unidentified man, about 45 or 50. was drowned early today in the canal west nf Missouri and Wabash Sts. John H, James, 60, of 311 E. Vermont St, who said he was fishing on the east bank of the canal, told police that the man walked up to him, said “Hello, buddy” and continued on into the canal. He paddled around in the water for a while, James said, then struggled and sank. James then called the police who dragged an hour and a half before recovering the body.

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Daviess County Clambake To Open National Campaign.

Several national Republican noe tables will attend the Indiana G. O. P. rally to be held Aug. 27 in Daviess County, it was announced today by State Chairman Arch N. Bobbitt. Originally scheduled to open the

Indiana Republican campaign for the fall election, the rally has been designated by National Chairman John D. M, Hamilton as the official opening of the Republican Congrese« sional campaigns nationally. Among those attending will be Mr, Hamilton; Rep. Joseph Martin (Mass), national Congressional Campaign Committee chairman; Senator Townsend (Del), national Senatorial Campaign Committee chairman, and leaders from 13 states. Hoover May Speak Among those considered as the keynote speaker are former Presie dent Herbert C. Hoover, Alfred M. Landon, Senator Lodge (Mass) and former Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois.

The arrangements committee ine cludes Homer E. Capehart, on whose farm the rally will be held, general chairman; Paul R. Bausman, Washe ington, Ind, editor, vice chairman;

| Carl F. Ogle, publicity director, an senatorial post but would prefer fo | Sle. bulilicity direc and

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Neil D. McCallum, State Committee secretary, together with the 24 State committee members. Mr. Capehart, the host, is a wealthy musical instrument manu facturer. He is a native of Daviess County where he operates farms toe taling 1200 acres

7000 Expected

He expects to have nearly 7000

party workers as his guests at a clambake and chicken dinner at noon. The speaking program will be in the afternoon. A 100-acre section of the farm will be set aside for the rally. Thirty tents will be erected, the largest 400 by 100 feet, and having a seating capacity of 7000. Each district will have a separate tent. Guests at the dinner will include G. O. P. pre cinet committeemen and vice come mitteemen, members of the County, District and State Committees, State

{and Congressional candidates.

Candidates on the State will be presented. Among thas speakers will be Mr. Capehart, Mr, Hamilton and Raymond E. Willis, Republican senatorial nominee.

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SERVICES SET FOR

YOUNG M'CORMICK

Dies With Comrade in Effort To Scale Mountain.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., July 2 (U. P.) —Funeral services for Medill McCormick, 21-year-old millionaire was killed while mountain climbing in the wild Sandia Range will be held late today. McCormick's body was brought

out of the mountains yesterday

| after it was lowered from an almost | inaccessible

ledge on a sheer cliff, The Rev. James L. McClane of Manitou, Colo, will conduct the services in the Laquinta private chapel at the Simms ranch on the outskirts of Albuquerque, Young McCormick was the son of the late Senator McCormick of Illinois and Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms. Mark Hanna, the famous Ohio Republican, was his grandfather Young McCormick and his friend, Richard Whitmer, 20, both lost their lives in an effort to scale Sandia peak. Mr, Whitmer's body was found June 24. Young McCormick's not located until Thursday trackers sighted it on a ledge in the Canyon Del Agua. It was doubtful that it ever would be known just how McCormick met Mountain climbers said he Whitmer might have been

on the clffs by a severe storm. Some thought a bolt of lightning might have sent the youths tumbling to

OPPOSES R. 0. T. C. GRANT

COLUMBUS, 0, July 2 (U. P.) «= A resolution recommending that ape propriations for R. O. T. C. milie tary units on college and university campuses be withheld, was adopted unanimously today by the commis sion on internal crises of the Chrise

tian Youth Council. i TP al The

Tuscany Room

offers a delightful new SUNDAY EVENING DINING SERVICE *

THE EPICUREAN BUFFET DINNER

Hors d'Oeuvres Soup Sea Foods Entrees Vegetables Salads Desserts Beverages

$1.00

Also a la Carte and Table d'Hote Service The Tuscany Room is Air Conditioned

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