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MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1938
FORECAST: Partly cloudy and occasionally ‘unsettled tonight and tomorrow; continued warm,
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RUSS AND JAP ENGAGE IN 4HOUR BATTLE
IN THE FAR EAST-—
TOKYO—Sovet fronter ‘purge’ reported. MOSCOW=—Chinese report sinking four Jap warships. SHANGHAI—Japanese planes bomb Nanchang and Canton.
IN EUROPE—
PRAHA—Sudetiens and Communists clash near Pilsen.
HENDAYE—400 Spanish planes wage great battle. - VIENNA—30,000 of 40,000 Jews get visas. JERUSALEM~—Colonial Secre-
tary pays surprise visit.
TOKYO, Aug. 8 (U. P)—A
Japanese War Office communique said tonight that Soviet commanders were carrying out a ‘‘purge” on the Siberian frontier battlefield where Japanese and Russian troops fought hand to hand for 42 hours today. ‘The War Office attributed ils information to two captured Soviet soldiers. It quoted them as saying that Soviet morale was low. They said the Soviet commander of a unit of 20 tanks was execufed in the front lines when he attempted to surrender. Another War Office communique fixed Japanese ‘casualties in the Changfufeng area, from the beginning of hostilities until Saturday, at 70 killed and 180 wounded. Soviet casualties were estimated at 1500, ‘without classification. It was indicated that today’s engagement was the most important one in 11 days of intermittent fighting on the Manchukuo-Korea-Siberia. frontier. Casualties were reported to be large. The Foreign Office announcement itself was unusual, and perhaps significant, in that it made no differentiation between the extent of Russian and Japanese casualties. This is a distinct departure from the well defined custom of emphasizing an enemy’s losses and minimizing those of the announcing side. According to the Foreign Office spokesman, the Russians attacked at 2 a. m. today in the Changkufeng sector and -advanced to within 220 yards of the Japanese lines. Then the Japanese {troops -went‘over the top, and meeting the Rus-
. sians in the no man’s land between
the lines, fought them hand to hand with bayonet and hand: grenade, it was said. : The fight was a most severe one, the spokesman said, and ended only
‘at 6:30 a. m. with the retreat of
the Russians.
Russia Warns Japan She Will Retaliate
MOSCOW, Aug. 8 (U. P.).—Russia has.informed Japan that in the
- future she will resort to the most
drastic -measures, including the use of artillery and airplanes, in retaliation for any attack on Russian soil, it was announced today. The statement was made by Maxim Litvinov, foreign commissar, to Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japanese Ambassador, at a conference they held last night. Its impliaction was that “future” meant from this day onward. During a long conversation, M. Litvinov and Ambassador Shigemitsu had discussed the clashes on the frontier, now becoming increasingly serious. Each had repeated, in effect—though with diplomatic frills—the proposals they had ex-. changed in a previous talk Thursday. Its net effect was that Commissar Litvinov insisted without qualification that Japanese troops
withdraw from all territory which
Russia claims before there are negotiations to lessen the possibility of such clashes in future.
Makes Long Statement
The conversation was concluded, and Ambassador Shigemitsu told M. Litvinov that he would report to his government. Apparently he was ready to go. Then the Commissar addressed him, and, according to a communique issued through the official Tass agency, told him: “While the Japanese Government made a proposal on cessation of hostilities on one section of the frontier, on another section—this time in the Grodekovo area—a Japanese company with three heavy machine guns suddenly attacked a Soviet frontier patrol which guarded hill No. 588.3, located in Soviet territory, and occupied it. “The Japanese company. opened machine gun fire on Soviet reinforcements which soon arrived, and -disa into Manchurian (Man-
* chukuan)- territory, leaving on the
hill 10 Japanese grenades and 50 grenade caps. “Several Red Army men were killed or wounded in the fighting. (Continued on Page Two)
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Mrs. Chrysler Ill, Is Placed In ‘Iron Lung’
P.).—Mrs., Walter P. Chrysler, wife of the automobile manufacturer, was in a critical condition at the Chrysler home today after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. Walter P. Chrysler Jr. said his mother suffered a “stroke” early this morning and was being treated in an “iron lung.” He said his father,
was in good health. Mrs. Chrysler's two daughters, Mrs. Byron Foy and Mrs. Edgar Garbisch, both of New York, were at her bedside. The fourth child, Jack Chrysler, was en route here by airplane and was expected to arrive this afternoon.
2 OVERCOME IN 90-DEGREE HEAT
Bureau Predicts Continued Warm and Unsettled Weather Here.
TEMPERATURES
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Two persons were overcome by heat today as the mercury hit the 90-degree mark for the third consecutive day. : Victims were: Floyd Cruthers, 17, of 2044 Alvord St. stricken while picking tomatoes at 3947 N. Meridian St.
Mrs. Lucy Steele, 44, of 833 Lord St., who collapsed at Police Headquarters and was taken home after first aid treatment. Yesterday, when the temperature reached the all-time high mark of the summer at 94 degrees, Frank Bader, 71, Rushville, was overcome while at a tourist camp in the 7500 block E. Washington St. He was taken to City Hospital. >
Humidity Hits’53
Today, traditional wash day, was. unfavorable for drying clothes. The Weather Bureau reported the humidity (amount of moisture in the air) at 53. Ordinarily on this date it runs from 35 to 40, and with these temperatures, it shouldn’t be more than 45. That, said the Weather Bureau, is what makes you feel so hot. The weather tonight and tomorrow will be occasionally unsettled, the weather forecast read, continuing the current warm weather which has recorded temperatures of 90 degrees or more on Aug. 2, 4, 6 and 7.
GRAINS AT CHICAGO HIT 5-YEAR LOWS
Winnipeg Drop Starts Sag; Stocks Decline.
CHICAGO, Aug. § (U. P.)—All grain futures tumbled to new fiveyear lows on the Chicago Board of Trade today as the break at Winnipeg touched off a downward spiral in all North American grain markets. Selling of wheat at Winnipeg at the opening today was reflected at Chicago, and continued selling pressure forced wheat prices down more than 2 cents a bushel. Prospect of favorable crops in North America and the larger world supplies anticipated for this year 1 kept possible buyers on the sidelines. At the close in Chicago wheat was off 21, to 23: cents, with September at 623%, and corn was 23% to 2% cents lower with September at 50% cents.
Stock Prices Sag
In Active Trade
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (U! P)~— Trading on the Stock Exchange today equaled the session last Friday for the first three hours when 600,000 shares were traded. Prices sagged with Chrysler touching 723%, off 2 points. Steel issues drifted down during the morning on outlook for a reduction in the nation’s operating rate and steadied when the report showed a loss of only 1 per cent. U. S. Steel was at 8, 38 1%, and Bethlehem, 59%, 0 .
QUEEN MARY SETS ATLANTIC RECORD
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (U. P).— The Queen Mary, pride of the Cunard White Star Line, broke the record for the westward crossing of the Atlantic today when she sped past Ambrose Channel Lightship
3 days 21 hours 48 minutes out of Europe.
She docked at 2 a. m. (Indianapolis Time) clipping 1 hour 14
by the French liner Normandie, her
4 | chief rival, on the ocean race track
that is measured by Ambrose Channel on this side and Bishop's Rock, 2907 miles away, on the European
"| side. The Queen Mary passed the
lightship at 11:32 p. m. (Indianapolis Time). Unofficially,” the Queen Mary's
KINGS POINT, N. Y,, Aug. 8 (U.|. ~
recuperating from a recent illness,
minutes off the record set last year |
CITY GOES 22
DAYS WITHOUT AUTO DEATHS
69 Killed This Year in County Traffic; 96 Last Year.
19 FINED IN COURT
Four Die in State During Week-End From Crash Injuries.
For the third consecutive weekend and for 22 consecutive days, no one has died in Indianapolis traffic. This is the longest period without a city traffic death since last summer, the Police Accident Prevention Bureau said.
Mrs, Minnie Blessing, 55, of 5818 E. Washington St., was struck down July 16 and died the next day. She was a pedestrian. No one has died of injuries received in a collision of cars since June 8, two months ago, police records show. However, accidents in which painful injuries were recejved, happened in traffic during week-end. One man lost a finger, one received a brain concussion and a 4-year-old boy was injured badly. Sixty-nine have died so far this year in Marion County traffic as compared with 96 at this time last year. Forty have died so far this year in Indianapolis traffic as against 64 last year.
Over week-end 78 drivers were arrested in the city on traffic charges, 17 of them accused of speeding. Thirty-two accidents were reported. Nineteen of the arrested drivers were convicted of the charges .in Municipal Court today and were fined a total of $98. Fines totaliing $165 were suspended. William Watts, Negro, 2040 Ralston Ave. was fined $10 and costs for going 60 miles an hour on N. Pennsylvania St. Donald M. Kehl, 621 E. 13th St., was fined $5 and costs for reckless driving.
Two Hurt in Crash
‘Two persons were injured ‘when two cars. collided ‘on d 40 near Bridgeport. Dr. J. Sanders, received a ‘possible brain concussion and possible fractured pelvis, and a companion, J. E. Vaughn, 34, Mt. Gilead, O., was cut on the head. Both were taken to City Hospital. A third pasenger in the car, Louis Hendrick, 36, Mt. Gilead, was uninjured. In a collision of two vehicles at Holt Road and Morris St., Mrs. Lawanda Lake, 18, R. R. 7, Box 26, received leg injuries. Her husband, William, 22, was cut on the hands and wrists, and Richard Jackson, 17, of the same address, received severe head and body injuries. Seven persons were injured when their automobile sideswiped another car, then crashed into a third vehicle on Highway 67, one mile east of Post Road.
Finger Is Severed
Edward Wampler, 805 Fletcher Ave., the driver, received a broken arm, mangled hand and one finger was severed. He was taken to Methodist Hospital with Howard Cofiey, 716 Elm St.; Ed Harnishgerfer, 1221 English Ave. and Max Eversole, 718 Elm St. all of whom received severe lacerations. Kenneth Ryan, 702% Lexington Ave.; Leo Ostermeyer, 1631 English Ave., and Miss Catherine Abel, 408 Louisiana St., all riding with Mr. Wampler, were given first aid and taken home. When two cars collided at Sherman Drive and E, Washington St., Henry Board, 62, Daiseytown, Pa., received a fractured right arm and head bruises, and Missouri Marlin, 45, also of Daiseytown, was injured (Continued on Page Three)
STEAMER CONTINUES SEARCH FOR CLIPPER
TOKYO, Aug. 8 (U. P.).—The Navy Department announced today that it had ordered the steamer Canberra-Maru to search for the missing Hawaii Clipper until its supplies ran out. The Canberra-Maru was searching in the vicinity of Douglas Reef, 800 miles south of Japan for the missing airliner. Japanese officials said that there was little hope that the clipper would be found. Douglas Reef is approximately 600 miles northwest of the Clipper’s last reported position.
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NORRIS BACKS FRANKFURTER
Best Successor for Cardozo On Supreme Court, Senator Says.
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—Senator Norris, Nebraska independent and liberal, recommended today that President Roosevelt appoint Felix : Frankfurter, Harvard Law ‘School professor and original New Deal “brainiruster,” to the
post vacated by Justice Benjamin Cardozo’s death. ; His recommendation was made ‘in a statement issued at his summer home here, where he is vacationing with Mrs. Norris. : Mr. Frankfurter has been a close “friend of the President since they sat together on the Labor Policies Board during the World War. He is regarded as one of the country’s greatest experts on the science of government and law. He declined
an appointment to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial ' Court .in 1932. “There is no-man in the public eye who so fully and truly represents the philosophy of Government of Justice (Oliver Wendell) Holmes and: his successor, Justice Cardozo, as does Mr.. Frankfurter,” Senator. Norris said. He was the confidential friend and adviser of these two great justices. . . . “The common people of America have faith “in President Roosevelt. He will perpetuate that faith if he places Mr. Frankfurter on the Supreme ben Last night ‘Mrs. Norris was taken to the Fond du Lac Hospital for observation after a chicken bone had become lodged in her throat. An X-ray examination failed to show the obstruction and her physician believed the bone may have been dislodged while she was being driven to the hospital. He said she would; remain under observation for 24 hours.
SIMONE MAY STAY AWAY LE HAVRE, France, Aug. 8 (U, P.) .—Simone Simon, French movie star, will not return to the United States, her friend and scenario agent, Denise Batchefl, said today after he met her on her arrival aboard the Normandie. She sald that she was not going back because she had no contract.
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F.D.R. Wins Crucial Test:
United States Supreme Court in the
The Winnah!_By Talburt
Chandler Concedes Loss
" NATIONAL POLITICS
BARKLEY prestige may suffer despite renomination. KENTUCKY count gives Senator plurality of 40,000. DOCTOR who diagnosed “poisoning” called into court.
go.
..R. will seek third term, Clapper says. ES pros for primary elections tomorrow, = ends with Davey facing pension yre probe. Ay Congressmen favored. for renomination.
IDAHO voters have New Deal as principal issue. ARK’ “TSAS to decide Senator Caraway’s political future.
By THOMAS L. STOKES : Times. Special Writer WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-~Renomination of President Roosevelt's Senate leader, Alben W. Barkley, concludes successfully for the New Deal its major 1938 primary test and one in which Mr. Roosevelt, himself, was
most concerned personally.
New Dealers were jubilant despite the not very comfortable margin of victory over Governor Happy Chandler—considering everything that the Administration dumped into the pot—and despite the bad odor which permeated the Barkley campaign arising from attempted coercion by WPA and levying upon Federal officeholders which the Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee discovered and denounced a few days ago.
3000 HOMELESS IN MANILA SLUM FIRE
Two Philippine Blazes Raze 2000 Homes.
MANILA, P. I, Aug. 8 (U. P)~— Fire tonight destroyed more than 1000 “nipa” or thatched houses in the densely populated Tondo district of Manila. The blaze left 8000 persons, most of them laborers ir families, homeless. Six city blocks were razed. All available fire fighting equipment was called into action. Thousands of sightseers promenading along the boulevard, miles distant, were attracted to ‘he scene by the glow in the sky. Firemen, although hampered in their work by the spectators. brought. the fire under control after several hours. The Tondo district is the city’s slum area. Meanwhile, reports Yrom San Pablo, Laguna Province, south of Manila, reported that fire had deMenta: more than 1000 houses of similar construction there. Those made homeless there were said to
number at least 10,000.
SACRAMENTO, ro, Cal. Aug. 8 (0. P).—Authorities ‘believed today that a fire which destroyed a frame apartment building yesterday, burning to death three persons and injuring 12 others, was of —
® Defeat of Mr. Barkley, conversely,
would have been a terrific jolt to New Deal prestige, especially with President Roosevelt's personal intercession. Not only would it have been capitalized by Republicans for
.| the November elections but it would p
have opened the way for conservatives to seize control of the Senate leadership. That would have, jeopardized the Roosevelt legislative program for the next two years.
1940 Angle Studlied
Immediately, the inside group of New Dealers who have been active in the “purge” hope it will have the effect of stimulating the President to renewed vigor for che second phase of the “purge” program, the attempt to defeat Senator George of Georgia and Senator Tydings of Maryland, conservatives who have bucked much of the New Deal. President Roosevelt begins his march through Georgia this week with two speeches scheduled on the way here from his vacation cruise. The Barkley victory also has its 1940 angle. - It keeps the Senator in the run-
‘ning among the large list of Demo-
cratic hopefuls and has encouraged his Kentucky lieutenants to launch a campaign for his nomination as President Roosevelt's successor—if Mr. Roosevelt, himself, does not
‘choose to run again.
The Kentucky Senator seems now in the way to control the Kentucky delegation to the 1940 convention by virtue of his defeat of Governor Chandler, though there's another
‘hurdle next year when he must put
over a candidate for Governor to AContinueq on Page Two)
16-CENT INCREASE ATE PREDICTED
Budget Requests Approved by Boetcher,
Swaim Total $8,129,856 or $292,740 More Than Current Year’s Appropriation.
$3.35 LEVY SEEN FOR CENTER INSIDE
Cash Demands Still Need 0. K. of City Council and County and State Boards; $175,308 Sought for WPA Materials.
An increase of at least 6 cents in the 1939 Civil City
tax levy over the current $1.25 rate was indicated in requests
contained in the tentative budget made public today, ac-
cording to City Controller H.
Nathan Swaim.
Departmental requests approved by Mr. Swaim and Mayor Boetcher total $8,129,856.08—an increase of $292,740.51 over this year’s appropriations of $7,837,115.57.
The probable City increase,
along with anticipated
boosts in the County and Center Township rates, may make the total levy for residents of Indianapolis in the Township nearly $3.35, topping this year’ s rate of $3.20, an all-time
high.
It is impossible at this time, Mr. Swaim explained, to
determine definitely the tax
levy required to finance the
City’s tentative budget, since estimates of next year’s as-
(OFFICIALS PUSH
TRAGK AID PLEA
Mayor and Steeg to Appear Before PWA Chiefs in Chicago Wednesday.
A delegation of city officials, headed by Mayor Boeteher-and City Engineer Henry B. Steeg will appear before PWA officials Wednesday in Chicago to seek approval of a grant for the proposed South Side track elevation project. “We will try to move the application to Washington for final approval,” Mayor Boetcher said today. “I think we will be able to do that.” The Mayor attended a hearing of the Works Board which took steps toward the purchase of land under condemnation proceedings for the straightening and widening of S. East St. Following. authorization by the City Plan Commission, expected later today, payment for property is expected to begin late this week. Discussing the PWA grant for the $97,000 Bureau of Air Commerce experimental station building at the Municipal Airport, board members said a supervising architect wauld be appointed to protect the City during construction.
STATE POLICE HOLD 5 THEFT SUSPECTS
Men Accused as Members of Safé-Cracking Gang.
State Police today announced the arrest of five men, alleged members of a gang of safecrackers who have stolen $1500 in cash in‘ 13 Indiana cities in recent months. The men are under arrest in Anderson, Greenfield and. Terre Haute and part of the loot nas been recovered, police said. Under drrest in Anderson on safe-breaking charges are James Zornes, Anderson; Dennis Egbert, Muncie, and John Dowell, Anderson.
Carl Knight, Indianapolis, is held |
in Greenfield on burglary Sharpes and Richard McAllister, Haute, is held in Terre Rs on charges of receiving stolen goods. Zornes, Egbert and Dowell have
confessed, Capt. Walter Eckert said.
Even G. O. P. Hopes Roos pile Will Seek Third Term
By RAYMOND CLAPPER * Times Special Writer ASHINGTON, Aug. 8—New dealers who want to
renominate Roosevelt for a headway, all right. Even among
Franklyn Waltman, far-sighted director of publicity for the Republican National Commitee, ever alert to do a good turn for the country, is on the point of contributing
his promotional talents to the
Democratic third term clubs for Roosevelt.
National Headquarters, the third tenderly and hopefully watered.
third term are making | Republicans.
movement to organize At Republican
term sap being in re
Chairman Hamilton has been betting for a year that .
Roosevelt would run in 1940. What's more he’s praying for it. It isn’t the money, it’s the principle of the thing. If there is anything these resourcesful Republicans do to help ‘the cause along, they are ready to serve.
No, the Republicans are not figured it out. It would be easier
third term than to beat his program. It would be easier to reaching ‘with unbounded than fo turn
‘turn the country against a man ambition for an. B incipent dicta
kidding. They have to beat Roosevelt for a
0.4 war uit
ing themselves a good’ candidate, a good program, about convincing the country that the Roosevelt policies ought to be sponged out. They can turn the heat on Roosevelt and. forget every-'
: the subject, said | 1 “take a case of hives than
satisfaction that Republicans noted
the week-end feeler for a third term which was put out arle; director of ‘publicity for the Demo-
de ore “this launching of a Bec tom
ing Roosevelt to run.
1 in = on under Roosevelt f
chances with a new man, is no one to take his place. x But nome of this is as significant as through the Democratic National C
four years more of the he e | ‘of being President. But, Mr. Michelson quickly explained, | “circumstances Bi arise that would make it impossible: sident) to Jay Gown, the the burden. other equally a - forbid a a change of
TT trom he olfislat apukesiuait fox the Deosrelic'. National Committee. Governor Murphy of Michigan | recently said Roosevelt might have to be drafted. Senator ‘Barkley, during his Kentucky campaign, boasted that he | had keynoted in the nomination of Roosevelt twice and | might have the honor of doing it again in 1940. Labor unions and other groups are grinding out re ip
holders who would rather years more than to take, yRalng 9 Around
®sessed valuation, miscellane-
ous revenues and probable tax delinquency have not been completed. But this year’s City valuation required a 1-cent levy to raise about $50,000, and next year’s valuation is not expected to vary materially from that figure, it was reported. On that basis, the $292,740.48 in-
crease in City budget requests would
require about a 6-cent increase in the tax rate. However, Mr. Swaim said, last year’s estimate of this year’s miscellaneous revenue receipts was higher than actual receipts, and the estimate for next year may be lowered. This would require that a
greater portion of the. budget be
raised by taxes next year. Of the $7,837,11757 City budget for this year, $6,420,633.87 was raised by taxation, and the remainder by miscellaneous revenue.
Boards Must Approve
Following the City Council's approval, the budget is subject to review by the Marion County Tax Board and the State Tax Board. The requests for the County's general fund, Tuberculosis Hospital and special WPA road fund are $425,000 higher, requiring a levy ine crease of about 7 cents. { The County Welfare budget, to be announced this week, is expected to require a levy increase of 2 or 3 cents. The Center ' Township Trustee’s proposed budget also is expected to be somewhat higher for next year. The County's sinking fund levy may show about a 1-cent reduction in the rate, because of reduced bond maturity requirements, it was said.. The School Board levy is to be 3 cents less next year.
Tried to Reduce
In discussing the City increases, Mr. Swaim said:
“Naturally, we tried to keep the
1939 budget down as muclt as possi ble. We at first told department
heads they had to hold down their )
quests to this year’s figures. ut in some cases that proved
a We simply had to make
some increases, such as the one WPA materials. If we didn’t, City would be left in bad shape next year. We don’t think that’s either good business or good politics.”
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