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HITLER PLEDGES ‘HELP’ TO SUDETENS

ACT T0 SPEED ELEVATION OF BELT RAILWAY

City Officials Wire PWA to Proceed With MillionDollar Project.

‘DOOR IS STILL OPEN’|,

Pennsylvania Rail Officials Meet With Mayor on Rest of Program.

City officials took action today to proceed with one-third of the pro-| posed three million dollar South Side track elevation program. This would provide for elevation of Belt Railway tracks over Madison Ave. East St. and Singleton St.| at a cost of approximately one mil-| lion dollars. | Mayor Boetcher said a telegram | was dispatched today to PWA of - | ficials in Washington, asking them to give immediate consideration to this portion of the elevation program.

Grant Applied For Plans for this part of the project

Funeral services for 15-year-old | Victor E. Gray, burned yesterday | when a gasoline explosion destroyed {his father’s garage at West Newton, {will be held tomorrow at the West {Newton M. E. Church. The time {has not been set. Burial will be at the West Newton Cemetery. Victor, the only chiia of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gray, 2227 Holt Road, Mars Hill, was measuring out gasoline for a customer when the explosion occurred. | Deputy Sheriffs said Charles W.| Mendenhall, Camby, the customer, told them he was standing 15 feet} from Victor and the gasoline pumps | and had lighted a cigaret. | He said when he threw the match to the floor, a flame leaped toward : the gasoline pumps and in a moqecision {ment the inside of the garage was week. fa mass of flames. The entire program originaily was| Mr. Mendenhall said he rushed

were taken te PWA offices in Chiapplication for a grant of 45 per cent of the cost, and are expected to be in Washington this week, the The elevation would be financed ®- 8 # jointly by the City and County, the Indianapolis Union Railway, known VICTIM'S RITES ment grant. Of the 55 per cent of the cost not financed by the Gov-| ernment, 50 per cent would be paid| SET TOMORROW City and 16 per cent by the County. | This division of payment is pro- | ———————— vided by law, City officials said. | : Deputy Coroner to Probe go ahead, the Mavor said | The remainder of the total pro-| gram, which ‘ Railroad tracks] Blast and Fire. on Southern Ave. at 3 cost of ap-| proximately $2,000,000, is still undecided. vania Railroad vice president, and Fred C. Gause, Indianapolis, Pennsvlvania attorney, met today with discuss railroad participation. Door ‘Still Open’ The railroad had previously undertake the project. Today's conference was scheduled aiter City officials told railroad representatives grant, if 1t were obtained, would apply equally to the railroads and to the City's share of the cost. tion was taken at today's meeting, but added, “the door is still open, the railroad wants to come in.” A

cago last week, together with an Mayor said as the Belt Railway, and a Governby the railroad, 34 per cent by the] The City and County are ready to Fatal West Newton includes elevation of} the Pennsylvania J. C. White, Chicago, Pennsvlthe Mayor and the Works Board to stated it financially unable to! that the 45 per cent Government Mayor Boetcher said no new acis considered likely this

Garage Blaze Fatal io

Scene of garage fire in which Victor E. Gray (inset) died while drawing gasoline for customer.

Boy, 15

POWERS STUDY FUEHRER TALK FOR WAR HINT

French on Rhine and Jews In Sudetenland Flee To Interior.

By United Press

In ominous quiet, a Europe armed for war, studied today the words of Fuehrer Adolf Hitler to his Nazi Party at Nuremberg. Britain and France, like Germany, were enmeshed in a dispute which has grown like a rolling snowball and peace or war hung on whether either side could afford to draw back, having gone so far.

CHARGES WORLD ANTI CZECHS REJECT PLEBISCITE PLAN

BRITISH,

-NAZI PLOT FRENCH CABINETS MEET

German Chancellor Warns Europe That Sudeten ‘Persecution” Must End; Alleges Czech Dishonesty.

PRAISES ITALIAN POLICY ON JEWS

Fuehrer Cites Nazi Achievements and Claims Whole Nation Is Behind Him in His Program.

NUREMBERG, Germany, Sept. 12 (U. P.).—Adolf Hitler defied Great Britain and France tonight to prevent Germany from assuring self-determination for the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia. If the Sudeten Germans cannot defend themselves) “they will receive help from us,” he declared. : Making the speech which the whole world awaited in the

Kieroe) Tan ; ; Adolf Hitler wledge that it might mean peace or war, Herr Hitler

War was in the air. Millions talked of nothing else. Every country worked feverishly to protect itself if war comes.

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NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (U. P.).—Trading came practically to a standstill on the Stock Exchange today when Adolf Hitler began his final speech to the Nazi Congress. The tape stood idle at intervals with only a few routine tr a nsactions consummated. Prices were strong at that time.

Cobb Misses Record by 297M. P. H.

SALT 12 (UU,

BOARD DELAYS BUDGET STUDY

Names Dr. Carr Chairman; Hears Plea for Cuts by

BONNEVILLE The British Cabinet, having told

warned the democracies that Germany will not-allow foreign nations to suppress the 3,500,000 Sudetens in Czechoslovakia. “Depriving the people of their rights must end,” Herr Hitler proclaimed. He asked statesmen to remember his February announcement that he would not tolerate persecuANY PLEBISCITE. tion of the Sudetens. “That was no empty phrase,” he shouted: Of Czechoslovakia, he declared earnestly: London Cabinet Gets Word! “In that state there are 3,500,000 Germans. They are | creatures of God and were not created to be surrendered to That Praha Stands on |atred and to be persecuted. : Concessions. “I can tell the democrats that it is not a matter of ine em difference to us and if these tortured, oppressed creatures

CZECHS REJECT

FLATS, Utah, Sept. U).—John R. Cobb, English sportsman-racing driver, failed by 297 miles an hour to break the worlds land speed record today over a salt speedway dampened by rain. Mr. Cobb made his first official run, south, at an official speed of 343.8 m. p. h. and came back at 3415. His official average speed was 342.53, according toc American Automobile Association timers. Capt. George E. T. Eyston, holder of the world's record of 345.43 m. p. h., greeted Mr. Cobb as the latter came to the timers’ stand. “It was a nice run, John,” Capt. Eyston said

2 NEW DEATHS PUT

Herr Hitler that if he invades Czechoslovakia, Britain will fight with France, discussed final ar-| rangements for naval, military and aerial warfare. { Czechoslovakia, determined to With one member still unnamed, fight rather than submit to Ger-| the Marion County Tax Adjustment man encroachment, informer Brit-| Board adjourned today until g ain in decisive terms that she will]

: biscite. aA Im. LOMOrToW after electing pr. |MO stand for a plebiscite

France made every last-minute] Silas Carr, City Councilman, chair-| preparation for possible war. More] man. Ibert Walsman was named [troops poured back of the Maginot| vice chairman. [Line facing Germany. Citizens sent Marion County State Court their families to the interior and judges, in special meeting today, some began withdrawing = funds asked William C. Harrison, attorney from banks in the frontier districts. | and former State Tax Board secre-| Plans were discussed to move the! tary, to serve on the Board, but he capital into the interior if Paris! declined. The judges were to meet is menaced, and to evacuate the] again this afternoon to consider population for safety from air raids. | another appointment. Belgium made plans to blow up! Six members of the Board voted roads and railways in the path of | to consider first tomorrow the a possible invader. Frontier guards) County budget requests that call for | were heavily reinforced. a levy of 52 cents, three cents high-| Switzerland loaded mine emplaceer than the present rate. ments along the border with ex-| Next in order for deliberation are plosives, to blow up roads and rail-

Book and Others.

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LONDON, Sept. 12 my 0m (referring to the Sudeten Germans) cannot defend theme i ‘ese eat . : . RE Al sut- Selves, they will receive help from us.”

Britain today with a complete out-| line of her position in the Sudeten © orp “If the Sudeten: Gertiams MOVING OF FRENCH |e "ioonils beaten because CAPITAL DISCUSSED

dispute, and was understood to have | stated plainly that she will not accept a plebiscite. they wear socks which the While the British Cabinet in Thats — emergency session discussed plans Czechs do not like,” Herr Hitfor mobilization of the Army, Navy ler continued, “it may be a matter of indifference to the 'U. S. Ambassador Talks to democrats but I can tell the Bonnet on Return. democrats it is not to us. De-

and Air Force in event of trouble, Jan Masaryk, Czechoslovak Minispriving of the people of their rights must end . ..”

ter, presented a memorandum to the foreign office, firmly declaring his country’s determination to resist German encroachment. it was reported that the British Royal Air Force was keeping bat-| PARIS, Sept. 12 (U.P.)—The tle squadrons on key fields ready French Cabinet, in emergency ses-| “German self-restraint is taken by for immediate flight. sion, reviewed France's 1

Reliable informants said that cer-| § : tain key air force men had been Preparations today against the pos-

recalled from leave and that leave sibility of war with Germany. that Germany no longer would generally, even usual week-end lib-| The plans were understood to!tolerate the persecution of 3,500,000 erty, had been restricted, so that ali, cude moving the capital to the Germans and I ask the statesmen greater than normal percentage Of interior if Paris is menaced and|t0 take notice of this. It was no Air Force personnel would be on avacuating the civilian population | empty phrase. God has not created duty at all times. for safety against air raids. 7,000,000 Czechs so that they might The Cabinet also considered the maltreat 3,500,000 Germans. Facts

| military Many as a sign of weakness. want to correct this mistake. “I said in my February speech

U. 8. Cruiser Arrives

gubmitted to PWA with a request for a grant. The revised application, to include only the Belt Railroad elevation, was drawn up after the Pennsvivania Railroad had announced lacked sufficient funds to

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to be School City, Civil City and the nine Township requests. William H. Book, Chamber of Commerce executive vice president, warned the Board, in behalf of the Chamber, against permitting any

from the building and shouted for

Victor to follow him, but the youth TRAFFIC TOLL AT iB

did not. The youth's father, who! 1

was across the street at the time, Seven Hurt in One of 22

{ways if necessary. Czech Jews Flee Border In Nuremberg earlier, Herr Hitler {made a strong speech at an Army

. ‘ possibility of Rumanian and Soviet The VU. 8 raises Nashville} Russian aid, on the basis of a resteamed into Portland Harbor 10-1 hort by Foreign Minister Georges day. The Nashville fired a 21-gUn| gonnet on his conversations at Gesalute and the British battleship| neva with the foreign ministers of Royal Oak responded.

participate

GRAND JURY HEARS RECOUNT WATCHERS

who served as watchers during the recent recount of Democratic Mayoralty ballots testified before the Grand Jury today in connection with alleged primary election irregularities | Mr. Grav said his a They were Miss Anna Ray, SISter junior in Ben Davis High School of Sheriff Ray; O. D. Sampson, and 3,4 was interested in science and Ray Lanahan. aviation. It is possible the jury may make| victor is survived by his parents, a partial report on its investigations ang his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. to Criminal Court Judge Frank P. william Russell, 2222 Barrett Ave. Baker some time this week. The Indianapolis. and. Mr. and Mrs judge recently ordered the jury 10 John Grav, Bloomington complete its investigation by Oct. 1 — “if possible.’

Three persons

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SHIP, AFIRE, ABANDONED HONG KONG, Sept. 12 (U. P).— : Na : The captain and crew of 27 men FARNBOROUGH, England, Sept. apandoned the steamship oilo early 12 (U.P)—A Royal Air FOICE today when efforts to halt a fire bomber crashed here today, kilied which destroyed the vessel's super- |

Squadron Leader M. J. Adam, world |girycture failed. |

BOMBER CRASH KILLS TWO

| Grant

{which he was riding collided with

increase in the total tax rate. He cited a continuous increase in budget requests over the last six years. “The inescapable facts are that Dr | total salaries, wages and profits are ee ; yy oi down substantially, while governner, today continued an Wmvestiga- | ,ent expenditures, which already tion into a week-end accident in| were considered too high in comthe city that killed one person and | parison with nations Income: ave ih TT "o | continued to mount at a: continuinjured seven. {ally alarming rate,” the statement That death, with the death today qaiq. in Methodist Hospital of a Kokomo |

youth injured Sept. 8 near Nora, Qther representatives of taxpaybrought the Marion County traffic ers made brief talks urging redue-

said he rushed into the garage, Week-End Accdients.

seized a fire extinguisher, and} {sprayed the boy. Then he dragged | {him from the building. | =... Mr. Gray was burned on the arms, | shoulder and neck. A bucket brigade of about 40] neighbors was formad to protect dwellings on each side of the garage. Two oil drums exploded and the cement block walis of the building caved in. City firemen, who answered with a township pumper,| placed the loss at $3000. i

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Frank Ramsey, deputy coro-

Ohers Urge Reductions

{death toll to 78 for this year, which tions.

The newly formed Citizens Taxpavers Committee, it was learned, {has mailed petitions protesting the tax rate increases in township estimates to more than 300 Indianapolis industrial concerns. The committee's president, Dana Webster, issued a statement ex-

is 29 below last year's figure.| Twenty-two accidents were reported over the week-end to police. Herbert Johnston, 34, of 132 N. St., died at City Hospital vesterday shortly after the car in

one driven by George Royer, 43, of 2102 Broadway. Royer was charged pressing the hope that “tax reducby police with drunken driving and | tions brought through the efforts of was held on $5000 bond. {the committee and other interested Police said Royer told them his | organizations and individuals will (Continued on Page Seven) (Continued on Page Seven)

altitude record holder, and Flight Lieut. R. Monks and seriously injured B. T. E. Bond, civilian.

Nancy

Faced with a shortage of oper-, ating funds, the Governor's Commission on Unemployment Relief was advised today by Attorney Gen-| eral Omer Stokes Jackson that it cannot use for administrative purposes, funds appropriated by the Legislature for direct relief needs. Fred Hoke, commission chairman, notified Laurence F. Sullivan, State auditor, that present funds for carrying administrative costs of the commission were inadequate, and that an emergency existed for an expenditure of $330.365 to continue the commission in operation to July 1, 1939. State officials explained that the Governor's Commission on Unemplovment Relief has had a change of functions since its establishment by the 1933 Legisiature. That Legislature appropriated two million! dollars to be expended by the com-| mission “to furnish relief to the needy gnd distressed.”

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lief, the Governor's Commission on |

Jackson Rules Commission Cannot Use ran AND COOLER, Direct Relief Funds for Administration

For purposes of administration, was whether the Governor's Comanother appropriation of $20,000 Was mission could extend the original]

made to the commission. ‘1%: M i { However. when the Federal Gov- tW° million dollars appropriated to!

‘ernment agencies began operation it for direct relief to pay adminis-|

and took over much of the responsi- trative costs now that its functions bility for providing immediate re- have changed. Mr. Sullivan pointed out that the Unemployment Relief, it was ex- commission expended only about plained, became a state certifying $78.000 of this two million dollar agency. ‘amount before the Federal agencies Mr. Hoke pointed out that the stepped in and that the fund in Federal Government requires that Which this money had been kept Indiana maintain such & certifying had been dormant since July, 1934.!

| The Czechs hurried to comp

(review on Zeppelin Meadow. He ‘ those two countries. {told the troops that Germany is! It was a scheduled arrival for the| The Cabinet adjourned after a |determined to defend its “racial Nashville, and the cruiser Honolulu! «ion of 25 hours. A brief comcommunity” against external forces.|is due at Gravesend, down the | unique said the ministers had disHerr Hitler and other previous Thames from London, Sept. 22, also] o,ssed the situation and paid tribspeakers have emphasized the place on a scheduled visit. : | ute to the calm and patriotism of of the Sudeten Germans off The movements of the orack! a country. | Czechoslovakia in the “racial com-|American cruisers at this time lent ot mention what decisions were munity” of the Reich. emphasis to the persistent belief, presumably preferring to

| : ..’ taken, letion despite deprecatory statements in! ake an announcement when the (Continued on Page Three)

| : ; ini tes, that America is 'of a bomb-proof shelter in the/’he United Sta a I grounds of the United States Lega-|!aKing a strong and friendly role in

: ApUe. he leeati 'support of Great Britain and France ON A ae prs on 2nd in their efforts to save Europe from

| fous inquiries from OCzceh- “or ‘ en oN fied {fiom ibe Joseph P. Kennedy, American a=] ior Diet rn. hatte Neg or AT into Praha |bassador to Great Britain, made ove said by relatives to have been Cen Government while three visits to Downing Street info years old. She claimed to have ‘ 2 v 53s 3 the 30 hours ending yesterday eve-| ‘idden f Rich d. Va. to Tuslordering no actual military move-| _. > : ridden from Richmond, Va. to Tus t was prepared to declare] PINS He was understood to have .,j50sa in an ox wagon 104 years J a oF received the fullest reports of martial law if trouble starts, | ago.

ally § f disorders i British Government activities and | BOS especially in case of disorders IN i, .ve cent a long report to Wash-| HOGS UP 10 TO 25 CENTS Hog prices opened 10 to 25 cents

[the Sudeten area. i: | An intimation came from |nSton. ei . : i » nap. | Mr. Kennedy visited Viscount higher here today, the Bureau of (Bucharest that Rumania may por-|yajirax Foreign Secretary, at the!Agricultural Economics reported. He was |The top price on 220 to 240-pound-

{mit the passage of Soviet troops | py, eign Office Saturday. jacross her territory. A report on ,|ers rose to $9.35. Weights under 160 pounds advanced 25 cents.

{ 2 ljust keeping in touch, it was said {that aspect of the threatened war (Continued on Page Three) was given to the French Cabinet by ;

ycooter, | Windsor May End Exile To Attend Kins Funeral

BURY AGED FORMER SLAVE

TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Sept. 12 (U. P.) —Funeral services were held to-

WEATHER FORECAST

TEMPERATURES 68 1% a. wm... ...

The communique did |

cannot be suppressed. The misery of the Sudeten Germans will be recorded. . . . “We can understand it if England {and France safeguard their interests in the world but they must under{stand that Germany also wants to safeguard her interests under all [ circumstances.”

Applause Breaks in Waves

As Herr Hitler warmed to the theme of his world-important pro{nouncement at the close of the Nazi [Party rally, the vast throng in the Congress Hall where he spoke wag whipped to a frenzy of enthusiasm, A sea of sound broke in waves each time the Fuehrer made a point. Herr Hitler accused the Czechs of dishonesty toward the German minority. Referring to the recent Czech mu{nicipal elections, he said the Czechs planned to intimidate the Sudetens by massing Czech troops at the frontier. He declared that in order to be able to do this, President Edouard | Benes invented a story that German troops were mobilized to march on Czechoslovakia.

Calls Story Lie

Herr Hitler declared the story was a lie and the fabrication was ime mediately refuted but the Czechs wanted it spread as an excuse for intimidation. “I declare that at the time not one soldier above the normal numse ber was called to the colors or moved out of garrisons,” Herr Hitler avowed.

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LONDON, Sept. 12 (U.P) —The popularity of King George and Duke of Windsor may return from Queen Elizabeth. i exile to attend the funeral of his| However, the Government could cousin, and favorite relative, Prince|decide it was a personal family Arthur of Connaught, sources close problem. Palace sources said the! to Buckingham Palace said today.|Duke was more attached to the 55-| The Prince died in his sleep of a |year-old Prince Arthur than to any gastric ailment. He was one of thelother relative except the immedi-| least known members of the Royallate family. The Duke was at his! Family, but was an intimate friend!|villa at Antibes, France, where he of the former King. They were/ was notified of the death. brother Masons. The Prince was the only son of Palace sources said the Duke un- the Duke and Duchess of Con-| doubtedly would desire to return! naught.

6 a. 7 a. 8 a. 9 a.

The Weather Bureau today fore-| cast local showers or thunderstorms | for today or tomorrow, and slightly cooler temperatures for tomorrow.

HELD ON MURDER COUNT AFTER PARTY

Times Special

The Duke of Connaught!

; Ck ass seds | One of the major new functions agency to determine relief needs taken over by the commission was! to co-operate with the United States Employment Service. | The attorney general's office] pointed out that this duty undoubt- |

as one of the requirements before Federal funds can be allocated here. | “Present funds for the operation’ of a state certifying agency are inadequate to maintain the services and will be exhausted at an early! date,” he said. The question before the attorney

general's office, 4it was explained, |

TERRE HAUTE, Sept. 12 —Because, police said, he became enraged when pals teased him about “plowing up” his cabin, Barnhart today was

for the funeral. The Royal Family is a son of Queen Victoria. In 1913 would wish it or at least would put!Prince Arthur married his cousin, no obstacles in the way, it was said.| Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife

Edward |No mention was made of whether|/in her own right and coheiress to Editorials .... held on a his Duchess, the former Wallis War- | the millions of the late Duke of Fashions ....

edly had increased administrative {charge of murder, following a cor-|field, could return with him with-| Fife, her father.

expenses and said that provision oner’s verdict of homicide yesterday out objection.

was made by statutes to make further appropriations from the gen-

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in the death of Benjamin Harley, 66.

According to police, Barnhart shot |Government, which might fear that |of MacDuff, 24. He will not change |Grin, Bear It eral fund to the commission if it| Mr. Harley in the head during a|the Duke's visit would undo in part his title until after the death of|In Indpls. ... assumed new duties. extensive efforts #

party at Mr. Harley's river cabin.

She was at his bedside when he The chief obstacle might be the !died. They had one son, the Earl

its grandfather, the aged Duke.

“Germany had no intention of marching,” he continued. “You understand that a great power cane (Continued on Page Three)

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