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The Indianapolis Times

VOLUME 50—NUMBER 160

FORECAST: Rain tonight and probably tomorrow morning; cooler tonight.

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COUNTY URGED T0 ELIMINATE TRUANCY UNIT

Action Would Save $1500, Adjustment Board Told By Tax Groups.

Abolition of, the County Truancy | Board was asked today by the In-| diana Taxpavers' Association before the Marion County Tax Adjustment Board in the third day of budget review. Elimination of the $1500 budgeted for Truancy Board was suggested after J. Malcoim Dunn County School Superintendent. explained a proposed $600 increase in his salary would pav_him for taking over truancy duties The Tax Adjustment tinued questioning of

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Board conCountv deon everv budget This afternoon the Board will County Welfare Depart- | officials their $£3.465437] 1939. Of amount | to be raised by a County tax levy 2» Cents, one cent above tl 1938 rate welfare budget is ap£600.000 above 19383. In io the County, the State Federal governments aiso pay| portion of weifare costs.

Barrett Fears Deficit heads aques-| the Board included Horace Abbott nty Agricultural Agent. ed that a $360 increase salary was to replace Federal | ] he formerly received but i ve been withdrawn Harry Infirmary superinndent, predicted a deficit in his operating budget next vear as a reof £3000 cut made in his budget by the County Council last

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New lead William Shakespeare: Some one last night chopped his way into the home of Mrs. Olive McCurdy, 1750 W. Washington St, and stole a leath-er-bound volume of Shakespeare’s piavs. Mrs. McCurdy called police. In the middie of Act Two,

poiice arrived and arrested’ a suspect. Act Three: He questioned today.

GEORGE LEADING | IN EARLY VOTE

Polls 671 to 592 for Camp In Three Widely Scat- |

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BULLETIN ATLANTA, Ga. Sept. 14 (U. P.).—Senator Walter F. George today held a slight lead over his opponents in early scattered returns. The vote from five ballot boxes in three widely scattered counties at 12:30 p. m. was: George, 671, Camp, 392. Talmadge. 412.

Ry United Press Senator George, one of the four conservatives President Roosevelt is striving to retire rom Congress. faced the crucial test in the Georgia! primary today and betting odds favored his renomination. Two fellow conservatives on President Rooseveil’s elimination list— Senator Smith of South Carolina and Senator Tydings of Marviand— already have been renominated despite his opposition. The fourth— Rep. John J. O'Connor of New York Citv—faces his constituents in a primary, Sept. 20. Returns frem 1002 of Marviand's 1289 precincts today showed Senator Tydings had won a decisive victory. He received 132.366 votes to 102.207 for Rep. David J. Lewis, Roosevelt indorsee. The Georgia primary culminated the busiest primary week of the : Yesterday nine states held 1aries in which no national iswere involved. The results ere. Colorado—Senator Adams, an opponent some New Dea] measures who was not opposed by Mr. | Roosevelt or any member of his Administration, won Democratic renomination. He had no opponent. Archibald Lee was unopposed for Republican nominrs sion. New Hampshire—Rep. Charles W Tobey defeated Eliot W. Carter for Republican Senatorial nomination. Republican Governor Murphy won renomination over Attornev Genera: Thomas P. Cheney with a margin of 2000 votes. John L. Sullivan, who almost won the governorship in 1934, was the Democratic gubernatorial nominee without opposition Vermont—Governor Aiken won the Repubiltan nomination over Elisha N. Goodsell; Senator Gibson won Republican renomination over Martin 8S. Vilas: Rep. Charles A Plumiey won Republican renomination over Jack Crowlev, former national vice commander of the American Legion. These candidates for Democratic nomination, being were successful: For|

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ator, John McGrath; for House. James P. Leamy. South Careolina—Mavor Burnet R Maybank of Charleston won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination In a runoff primary over {Continued on Page Four)

PRAHA'S CAPITOL A STUDY OF SERENITY IN

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PRINTING BILL T0 BE DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

Townsend Favors Report Urging Spread of Work | Done for State.

The special committee studying State and County printing laws today was ordered by Governor Townsend to draft its proposals into a bill for the 1932 Legislature. These proposals, which received the Governors tentative approval late vesterdayv, are designed to break up a monopoly among several large concerns now doing all the State's printing and spread the work, committee members said. | Dissolution of the present State Printing Board is provided in| the committee's recommendations. | which call for establishment of a three-member nonpartisan commission to handle contracts. | Would Junk System Other recommendations: 1. Abandonment of the present system whereby State printing con-| tracts are let for two-year periods. 2. Organization of a “buy according to need” policy. | 3. Purchase by the State of all] paper used for its printing. Under the present svstem, small printers. it is said. can’t buy sufficient quan-

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cerns 4. Abandonment of the class svstem. All printing now is divided Committee members said this gives an edge to large concerns. “The committee's recommendations would place Indiana printing contracts on a similar basis to those of other states,” the Governor said.

Survey in Other States

Before making its report. the committee conducted a survev of printing laws of most of the other states. Members said they found a wide divergence in these statutes. Members said they discovered cases here where companies would return extremely low bids on articles for which the State had little use and overbid on items used a great deal. Under the present method of computing bids, these companies might have a lower average bid than some concern which had fixed a reasonable price on each item. - In such cases the. State actually might pay more to the company which technically had the lowest bid, the committee reported. Occasionally a sudden demand might develop for items bid in at the low figures, and companies involved might be forced to take a severe financial loss, the committee said.

Stationery Is Included

State printing also includes such items as stationery and various types of office supplies. The committee made recommendations on County printing designed, the Governor said, to provide more competition in that field. No recommendations were made on the legal advertising laws, Present State printing contracts are held exclusively by Indianapolis| firms. Committee members are] William P. Cosgrove. State Accounts | Board chief examiner; Jack Dolan. representing the Democratic Editor1a] Association; Walter Crim of the Republican Editorial Association. and Wray Fleming of the Hoosier State Press Association

REED IS ELIMINATED IN NATIONAL AMATEUR

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{ OAKMONT. Pa., Sept. 14 (U. P.).| —William F. (Bill) Reed. Indianap-| olis, was eliminated in the National] Amateur golf tourney today. He was] defeated in the first round of match | play by Melvin Harbert, Clay, N. Y.| The score was 3 and 2.

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Martial law was ordered for towns in the Sudeten German area of Czechoslovakia after Sudeten leaders announced three of their followers had been killed and others wounded In disorders. In the map at top the circled towns were the first to be placed | under martial law by the Czech Government and the lower map shows the area in relation to the whole of Czechoslovakia. Today's serious fighting In which many were Killed and wounded occurred in the Eger district, |

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BULLETIN PARIS, Sept. 14 (U. P.).— The Frénch Government has rejected the use of arms as a solution to the Czechoslovak minorities problem and will consider all possible efforts to avoid war, a Quai D’Orsay spokesman said tonight.

BERLIN, Sept. 14 (U. P.).—Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels. Minister of | Propaganda, told Berlin editors and correspondents todav to hold themselves in readiness in case of quick | decisions in the next few davs. H explained to them the seriousness of the present political situation. | As Goebbels took the unusual step of giving the editors and correspondents a confidential report on what is going on, the tone of com- | ment in the press became sharper, generally stressing that “the time is growing short.” Allgemeine said: “It has become urgent that act. After the Fuehrer's speech. no| further doubt is possible of Ger-| many's determination to give the| Sudetens what is theirs by right and come to their aid if they cannot fans. “2 “Also. nobody ought to cherish (Continued on Page Three)

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turning at once to London to con-

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v call Parliament The Deutsche net Germany directly and unmistakably ONe against attacking Czechoslovakia.

meeting of 2: hours but the mem- | | bers stood by ready for an immediate summons if the “inner council” considers it necessary.

meeting ended, Mr. gave Mr. Kennedy a full statement of Britain's views of developments.|annual

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LONDON, Sept. 14 (U. P.).—The| an- |

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a) ., Sept J, session, U. S. Ambassador Joseph P.! ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 14 (1

Kennedy arrived at 10 Downing St.,| P.).—The threat of European war

where it was meeting. { sent, President Roosevelt speeding Even before the Cabinet met. it

“ ted that the Del Mi back to Washington today soon 'as reporte a e Defense Min- at adt : ister and chiefs of Navy, Army and, After bidding good-bye lo his son Air Force staffs had been ordered | James at the Mayo Clinic. to prepare complete mobilization | Telephone conversations with Secplans ready for instant use if Ger- retary of State Cordell Hull conmany attacked Czechoslovakia. on : io During the meeting, the formal | Vinced the Chief Executive that he announcement was made that King|chould be at his desk prepared for George would leave Balmoral Castle, whatever eventuality might arise. Scotland, tonight, to arrive here to-| Consequently, plans were revised

morrow and begin consultations | ; - : with Cabinet ministers and other |urriedly and insiesq oF proceedin |to Hyde Park. N. Y. as intended Then, as the Cabinet still sat, | originally, the Capital was decided parliamentary circles heard that upon

for convocation of an early session] A few minutes before his special of Parliament—which had been|pulled out, Mr. Roosevelt spoke exscheduled to meet Nov. 1. | temporaneously from the rear platMaj. Clement Attlee, Labor Party|form of his car, explaining: leader, at once summoned the Labor | “I am going back not to my HudParty executives to meet Friday. son River home but to ‘Washington, Though it was said officially that|for as you know, conditions of aithe Cabinet had not actually de-| fairs abroad are extremely serious. cided to call Parliament, it was That is why I go back to the national capital as President.”

learned that an early official an- C nouncement was expected. The President thanked the people the kindnesses

The formal announcement of the of Rochester for tk King's return meant that the coun- | shown his family during the illness try was confronted with a national of James, observing: emergency, for the King's presence| “I know I can call you friends for is required only because the Gov-|all you have done in the past few ernment may be faced with the ne-! days for my family and myself. You iessity of deciding whether to go to! not only nave given me full realizawar. tion of the splendid care my oldest The announcement was a plain boy is receiving but the wonderful intimation to the country that war | work that is being done here for was near. Previously, the King had humanity as a whole.” planned to come here Friday for the Doctors at St. Mary's Hospital refuneral of his cousin, Prince Arthur ported this morning that James still of Connaught, and to return at once was in a “critical” condition from to Scotland. | his ulcer operation of Sunday bu! It was understood that Prime | felt he was making “satisfactory Minister Chamberlain planned to progress.”

and, as soon as it ——— Waiting List for Almost

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Kenedy Givew Report | _ LONDON, Sept. 14 (U. P.).—The After Mr. Chamberlain's speech, it | United States Consulate is advising

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was said, leaders of the Labor and Americans to book passage for home Liberal would speak. supporting the views the consulate said today. of the Government, to show a com-| . a . & plete united front of more than citizens to book passage for home | Eger, issued a regular war communique’ {40 million Britons and a determina- as ‘tion to march with France in any presence in Europe is essential, be- | European war.

parties, the opposition, as soon as possible, an official of

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The Cabinet adjourned after a; (Continued on Page Three)

RUSSIA ANNOUNCES FLEET MANEUVERS

MOSCOW, Sept. 14 (U. P.).—The fall maneuvers of Soviet Stocks and bonds broke on the| Russia's Pacific, Baltic and Black Stock Exchange today, the gold Sea fleets will start in a few days, price and gold sales rocketed and|it was announced today. | Admiral Ivan Nadezhin was named the dollar. | acting chief of the political departBut within 20 minutes of the ment of the Navy. It was not inopening there was a severe break | dicated whether the present head. in American shares. U. S. Steel{Admiral Mikhail Shaposhnikov, had (Continued on Page Three) {been removed or is on vacation.

the Cabinet Chamberlain

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Rumanian Sympathies Swing to Czechs ag Sudetens Use Machine Guns in Organized Clash With Troops.

BULLETIN LONDON, Sept. 14 (U. P.).—Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain will fly to Berchtesgaden to meet Adolf Hitler tomorrow, it was announced officially tonight. Chamberlain telegraphed to Hitler, suggesting the meeting. Hitler replied, fixing the time for tomorrow. EUROPEAN SITUATION AT A GLANCE *

EGER-—Sudetens and Czechs clash at nearby least 10 to 15 continuing.

Habersparirk; at Czechs killed; Sudeten casualties undetermined; fight

PRAHA—Czech Government declares martial law in three more Sudeten cities, bringing total to 11; authorities suppress outbreak at Schwaderbach and claim to be in control of Sudeten area,

BUCHAREST—King Carol meets with Press attacks Germany.

BRUSSELS—Ambassador to Beriin reports Hitler has called conference of all high military and political chiefs at Berchtesgaden this afternoon.

WASHINGTON—State Department silent on crisis, but eoncerned over Americans in Europe; Roosevelt speeding to Capital.

LONDON—Cabinet in crucial session, plans for early and complete mobilization of George returning te London.

ministers; semiofficial

said to be discussing military forces; King

PARIS—Government drafts financial bills to give It power to deal quickly with mobilization and defense in event of emergency; hope for peace based on inducing Czechoslovakia to grant Sudetens more concessions,

BERLIN—Propaganda Minister tells editors and correspond - ents to be ready in case of quick decisions in next few days; Germans seem ready to fight if Hitler gives word.

ROME—Government announces that separation of Sudetfen territory from Czechoslovakia is only means of preventing war,

: TOKYO—Foreign Office spokesman says Communist International “pulling strings” in Czechoslovakia to block peaceful settlement.

GENEVA—Swiss Government asks League of Nations delegates to co-operate in nation-wide “blackouts” to test country’s air defenses.

CANBERRA—Australia stands hy Britain, Government ane nounces.

EGER, Sudeten Area, Czechoslovakia. Sept. 14 (U. P). —Battling almost on a war-time scale broke out today in the Sudeten area near the border north of Eger. | In the battle, 2000 Sudetens armed with machine guns, rifles and pistols fought hundreds of Czech troops and police, The action was at the town of Habersparirk, near Fal'kenau in the Eger district. | The Sudetens supplemented their own weapons with ‘arms and ammunition seized in the local police station, ‘which they captured. Sudeten German Headquarters, newly established in saying at least 25 had been killed in the fighting at Habersparick. (Shortly after news of the battle hecame known, it was

announced in Praha that martial law had been extended to |three more Sudeten areas, making 11 now under military rule.) The smoldering animosity between Sudeten Germans and Czechs, fanned by events since Adolf Hitler's Nureme berg speech Monday night, broke into armed rebellion over what started as a trivial incident.

World markets continued under the domination of the Czechoslovak situation .today, securities prices falling wildly while the so-called “war staples” ran up sharply. Stocks on the New York Exchange rose 1 to 3 points in active first hour dealings but went into a break on news of the CzechSudeten outbreak. Tickers ran six minutes late on an afternoon selling wave that carried pivotal shares down 5 points and more from the early highs. Some high priced issues had losses ranging to more than 12 points. Bonds weakened in all directions, including U. S. Governments. All foreign securities markets were weak with British funds at London marked down to unprecedented losses ranging te 234 points. Action en wheat, copper and world sugar futures refiected the increasing fears of war.

The Sudeten version was that Communists taunted Sue detens in the center of the town and a scuffle resulted. Local gendarmes patrolling the streets tried to quiet

| | |gendarmes let go with a raking fusillade. Several in the crowd fell and others raced for shelter. Then the mob reorganized and weapons began to ape (Continued on Page Three) 0

the disturbance but in a few minutes free-for-all fighting broke out. The gendarmes made several arrests and fought their way to the police station. The attacking mob closed in and surrounded the police station, shouting threats and Nazi slogans. A shot rang out from the building. The mob wavered and some started to run, others remaining where they were, uncertain. Then a hail of bullets came from the building as the