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‘I WILL NOT YIELD,” SAYS HITLER: BRITAIN MOBILIZES WITH FRANCE

2 TURN DOWN POST AS JUDGE IN VOTE CASES

A. L. Gilliom, Republican, F. C. Dailey, Democrat, Dcline to Serve.

NEW LIST TO BE DRAWN

Four More Witnesses Called To Testify Before Grand Jury. Two attorneys, selected last Fri-

day as special judges in the cases of 24 primary election workers in-

New Parley Arranged on Belt Project

(Early Details, Page 10)

NAZIS ORDERED TOTUNEIN TALK ONEVERY RADIO

Officials Angry at U. S. ‘Interference’ in FDR Cable.

City officials will meet this week with representatives of the Indianapolis Union Railway in a final effort to reach an agreement on the proposed South Side track elevation, Mayor Boetcher said today. His announcement came after an hour's conference with the

Works Board and city track | y y y elevation engineers. | BERLIN, Sept. 26 (U.P). “We are still hopeful,” the Nazi Fuehrer Adolf Hitler Mayor said. “We don't know { a, $a what the railroad will say, but told the w Ol Id tdnight that we will meet with officials [the annexation of the SudeSome time this week," itenland is “the last territorPWA has allotted $421396 |. . ey for 45 per cent of the cost of |1al demand I have to make in the $1000.000 project. The |Europe—but it is a point on raliroad. hich has een . (which 1 will not yield” Herr Hitler declared that Ger{many has an Army “that the world (will respect” and that it stood ready

dicted on charges of violating elec-! tion laws, today declined to serve.| Arthur L. Gilliom, Republican! former Indiana attorney-general, notified Cr ‘iminal Court Judge Frank | P. Baker of his refusal to serve, and Frank C. Dailey, Democrat, former. U. S. district attorney, said he also. will notify the court that he cannot serve. Judge Baker said he will name another panei of three attorneys, from which a trial judge will be se-| lected. Meanwhile, four more witnesses were to testiiv today before the Grand Jury, which completing its investigation of alleged ballot

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asked to pay half of the reto “assure the existence” of the Ger-

maining 55 per cent, has informed the City it Jacks | man people within their racial | frontiers.

funds. In a speech awaited by the world

TRAFFIC TOLL {as pointing the way toward war or CLIMBS TO 80 peace, he declared that he spoke for

a united and determined nation in 1S erence to his demands on Czechlovakia to surrender the SudePedestrian - Kile + Killed While | Being Aided Across Street; Woman Is Struck.

{oor by Oct. 1. “Our Goal Is Limited”

“The problem that occupies us is not so much Czechoglovakia as it is {Mr. Benes.” he shouted. It was the | Chancellor's first reference to

the Czechoslovak President. 18

frauds in the primary election. The jury is expected to make a final report on its vote investigation tomorrow or Wednesday. Witnesses to be called today were Peter Miller, 1217 Pleasant St.: Vern! McVey, 520 N. East St.; Glarence | F. Barcus, 307 E. North St; and! James Walsh, 432 N. East St.

CHARITY TO BENEFIT BY BENSON WILL

Local chaiitable and and religious or-| ganizations are to benefit by the! will of Adelbert S. Benson, founder and president of the Live Stock Ex-| change Bank, filed today in Probate Court. Household furnishings and third of the remaining estate, mated at between $50.000 $60,000, are left to the widow, Mis. | Lucy Benson The remainder is placed in trust with the Union| Trust Co., which is to pay the income to Mrs. Benson during her lifetime. Upon her death, bequests tatalin $10,700 are to go to 10 relatives an friends and the remainder 0 be divided equally between the First Presbyterian Church, the Wheeler City Mission, the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital and the Home for] Aged Women. |

DR. CHARLES EMERSON IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

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Dr. Charles P. Binbroh, 3177 Pennsyvivania St. the Indiana University School of Medicine, was reported in critical condition at Methodist Hospital today Dr.

entered the was re-

bronchial

Fmerson, who hospital last Wednesday, ported suffering {rom pneumonia. Besides engaging in general practice, Dr. Emerson is a profes-| sor of research at the I. U. medical school. He has written many books on medical subjects.

RAIN FOR TOMORROW IS BUREAU FORECAST,

TEMPERATURES

$3 Mam... 65 12 (Noon) 70 1pm 74 2pm... 9

82 &3 8 4 85 1 The degrees above

mercury continued about six normal today, but the Weather ureau forecast a break in the high temperatures by tomorrow. Showers were forecast for tomorrow. | The above normal temperatures prevailed throughout the week-end | with a high of 87 recorded Saturday | afternoon, the Bureau reported. |

MOTORIST IS ROBBED NEW CASTLE, Sept. 26 (U. P.) - Two youn hitch-hiking bandits! Were sought bv police today after; thev robbed Ernest Ford boro, and a companion, took Ford's automobile and abandoned it in Indianapolis.

CALLING ALL WOMEN!

The Times’ Annual Cooking School Opens Tomorrow at 9:30 a. m., English’s, See Page 6.

former dean of'policies to follow in making bu

: Meanwhile, Harrv Miesse.

{the State Board of Tax Commis- | to claim

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Another pedestrian was added to| Germany's foreign policy in Marion County's list of traffic aead contradistinction to that of many

[today as police and deputy sheriffs democratic states.” he said. i “We linvestigated 38 week-end auto ac- Dave no desire to suppress others.

|cidents. More than 50 drivers were Our goal is strictly limited by our arrested. (racial frontiers.” Six drivers were fined $27 in| I sympathize with the Hungar- | Municipal Court today. A total of ians, the Poles and the Ruthenians $12 in fines and $130 in costs was (UKranians), but I speak only of the suspended. (fate of my own countrymen, the William Beals, 18, ‘of Southport. Germans,” Hitler declared in makwas fined $5 and costs and his driv- ing clear that he was not actively license was revoked for 30 days |fighting the battles of other Czech when he was convicted of speeding minorities. Poland and Hungary at 5 miles an hour. have demanded that Praha return A 66-year-old woman was in seri- {thei rminorities coincident with surous condition at City Hospital with | render of Sudetenland. injuries received when a hit-and- But, the Nazi leader declared, ,run driver struck her as she walked Germany had raised herself from | "along Road 37 at Gimber St. the disaster of World War defeat The pedestrian, Gail Roscoe ‘and was now an armed and power- ! uchanan, 53, of 302 W. Ohio St. ful nation.

was the County's 80th traffic ratal-| _ Peace offers,” he said, “cannot be ity of the year. He was struck by ‘unilateral. The other party cannot |

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whenever it seems necessary again.’ | MAPS TAX POLICY hope that in England] IN SECRET CRET SESSION Herr itler said that “the lie formed Great Britain that Adolf that hs was such a thing as a Hitler's demands for surrender of

“W [those people will prevail who share {this view. | Czechosl ovak nation” was an inven- the Sudetenland by Oct. 1 were tion made at Versailles when the unacceptable and should be subject | World War treaties were drafted. {to further discussions. “Nobody,” he added. “iook the! Ihe Government's decision, made {trouble to check up on this claim. 2fter a night of study as the nation prepared for war, was understood to have been communicated to British Minister Basil Cochrane- | Newton. a a his determination | (The Czech refusal to accede to } called the “Benes! the problem,” Herr Hitler recalled that Jermah Soinands hia Deen made known earlier in London.) The Government listed its objecons to the Hitler demands, em'phasizing economic, ethnographic and national defense reasons for (refusing to accept. The objections were rushed to completition so that they could bef in the hands of Herr Hitler before his address to the German nation this evening. Meanwhile, the nation calmly (prepared for the fateful decision of war or peace, confident that she! would have allies if war comes. | She had arrested Ernest Kundt, a| Sudeten German deputy to Parlia- | ment and a leader of the German | minority which Fuehrer Hitler has pledged himself to protect, and charged him with operating a secret radio station here through which he informed Berlin of all developments. | Two German journalists were ar-| rested at the same time.

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CZECHS DEMAND FURTHER TALKS

Arrest Kundt, Leader of Sudetens; Charge Secret | Radio Operated. | PRAHA, Sept. 26 (U. P).—|

Nation Is Lie {Czechoslovakia today officially in-|

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Board Cuts Lawn Lawrence Rate Before Barring Public. ! RET and there are can't stand each

| There are Czechs ‘ovaks and they Jer.”

The County Tax Adjustment Board went into a closed session to-!c. day, barring all tax experts and | newspapermen from the room. Board members explained secret session was “necessary for the prior to the annexation of Austria | Board to formulate some definite “one statesman did not understand | dget me. He was removed.” ¥ reductions.” His reference was to Chancellor Previously, the Board cut 7 cents Cchuschnigg of Austria, who is now from the 96-cent rate proposed for in a Nazi prison awaiting trial. Lawrence Township. The civil town-| The Fuehrer said that “the | ship rate this year is 88 cents. | father” of the lie which originated | The Board also cut one cent from! Czechoslov akia was Benes. the proposed 60-cent Decatur Town- | ship civil rate. Decatur's 1938 township rate is 41 cents. “There is a limit to everything,” Members indicated they would de- he added in reference to the agicide in the closed session on the tation of Sudetens for release from procedure for blanket cuts in the the Czech nation. {Civil City, School City and County! “I could not give up my right and budgets. {duty to help these Germans. In secre- | democracies a plebiscite becomes tary of the Indiana Taxpayers As- superfluous or noxious in the very {sociation, asked citizens to make | moment that it threatens not to “last-ditch” appeal for economy have the desired effect. . This ig {to the State Tax Board. {a reality which no lying mouth- | Mr. Miesse said examination of piece of the democracies an calsify.’ he work done by County adjustment] Herr Hitler referred to the ten boards shows there will be a sharp million Germans outside the Reich! Czech troops had reoccupied the| increase in two-thirds of the coun- | frontiers who. he said, want to!Sudeten German region which Herr ties unless such an appeal is made |retur n to the fatherland. He point-| Hitler wishes to annex to Germany | “Any 10 property taxpayers,” heled out that they were as large and had dynamited bridges and! ‘said, “may file an appeal with thelas a quarter of France's population. other passages leading into Ine auditor of their county, but they] If France could go to war over country from Germany.. Over tw must do this by Oct. 15. All rates!the inhabitants of Alsace- Lorraine | million men—every able-bodied fool in excess of the totals fixed by tax] (returned to France after the! —manned the defense lines on the limitation law automnatically go to ‘World War) then we have a right | frontiers and the antiaircraft de-| these fellow Germans,” fenses of the interior cities. Reoccupy Posts The official calm was exemplified by the calm announcements of the

Blebiscite Superfluous

sicners for review. | he said.

HOOSIER EX-CON"ICT SLAIN All of Germany and most of the GOSHEN, Ind. Sept. 26 (U. P.). {world listened by radio. Stewart, 31, Goshen ex-| Herr Hitler arrived at the Spores Government: radio which kept the jconvict was shot and killed in an Palace at 1:09 p. m. He recsived a People informed of events that alleged attempt to 1ob a bank at tremendous ovation all along the Seemed to be pushing this warParsons, Kas. last Friday, it was re- drive from the Chancellery through | Created republic nearer and nearer ported here today. | streets massed with people. to war. The following countries heard the | First came the radio announcebroadcast: The United States. iment that Czech police had re-

Italy, Hungary, Britain. Poland. 'joccupied customs posts at four Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Den- IDlaces along the frontier, after

mark, Japan, Rebel Spain, Tenerif-|OHVig back Ihren (ovate fe, Uruguay and Argentina. | Then it was announced that the Herr Hitler was introduced bv |Government had formed a State Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels, Prora-| pefense Council comprised of key ganda Minister. _|Cabinet members—an inner Cabi“Fuehrer, give the order—we will net prepared to act quickiy and follow,” Dr. Goebbels shouted, and with force. the crowd burst into a roar. | Then came the announcement “We greet you with our old bat-/most cheering to the Czechs—that tie siogan, Adolf Hitler—Sieg Heil,” Prime Minister Chamberlain had ; tihics Dr. Goebbels declared. | submitted Herr Hitler's ultimatum! Mrs. Roosevelt 11] Dr. Goebbels told Fuehrer Hitler | without recommendation, which Serial Story.. 16 that the nation is 100 per cent be- seemed here to mean that Britain 3 6 hind him. considered it excessive and was preSport . “You can rely upon your people,” |pared to back the Czechs. Siste Deaths. 13 he said. “In this hour there is no] When British and French minis {Wirgam ..o00 12 foontinged oa Page Three (Continued on Page )

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Man the Conqueror! —By Talburt

Reaction F. D. R. Plea

BERLIN .

F.D. R. SUMMONS

+ + + + “Interference.” LONDON . .... . “Weighty.” PARIS . . is ¢ i+ "Timely." MOSCOW .,.,.. . “Too late.” ROME . . . . . “Wondering.” REP. LUDLOW . . . “Hopeful.” DR. LIBBY “Wise.” REP. DIES . . . “Take care!” SEN. M'ADOO . . “Admirable.” REP. M'REYNOLDS |. “Proper.” REP. FISH “Doubtful.”

CABINET AGAIN

‘Meeting Tomorrow to Take Up Reaction to Appeal For Peace.

BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (U. P.).—President Benes of Czechoslovakia today informed President Roosevelt that he was deeply grateful for Roosevelt's plea for peace, and that Czechoslovakia still hopes for peace,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (U. P)).

GZECHS AND POLES CLASH AT BORDER | Se

. to meet, tomorrow when returns are in on President Roosevelt's 3 a. m. personal plea to Chancellor Hitler and President Benes to avoid war in the German-Czechoslovak border dispute.

Pali ESE The Cabinet call went out “beTESCHEN, Czech-Palish Frontier, cause of the existence of a situa-

Sept. 26.—Sporadic gunfire re- {ion > The regular meeting date sounded along the Teschen border is Friday. today after a sharp clash Yetween| White House aids, meanwhile, re-

vealed that Mr. Roosevelt decided {Poles and Czech guards armed WHE |," ;i0rvene Jast night alone and)

in his big second floor study. One Czech policeman and three | In two hours and five minutes Poles seeking to cross into Poland the plea was rough-drafted. It pir and 15 Poles were | Was then shortly after midnight. In ie in fighting last night in|20 hour or thereabouts the message this district which the Warsaw Gov-| Was on its way, with copies through

be iven up by regular diplomatic channels to Soment qSnIRngs 2 p ¥ | Prime Minister Chamberlain of

The clash was at Sryszat, about|{Great Britain and Prime Minister two miles from the frontier and two |Daladier of France. miles north of Teschen. A group of Believed Time at Hand

{about 40 Polish fugitives from : A Czechoslovakia tried to cross the| The President was convinced that the psychological time for him to

Olsa River into Poland and were seen by Czech guards.

‘Pershing Decides ‘To Return to U. S.

PARIS, Sept. 26 (U. P).

Joh ¢ Prrouns, head Hn .| Reply from any of the statesmen American forces in the World War, addressed might now, invite the decided today to return to the|United States to assume a more diUnited States because of the Euro-|rect role in European affairs. But pean situation. the President reiterated in his mesHe ended his cure at Aix-en-Pro-|sage that the United States has no vence and started for Paris by auto- | foreign entanglements. The British and French replies he can get a booking. His health have been received and sent to the was greatly improved. (White House. Undersecretary of n But {the British reply had not yet been matte public. E ICAN LAND CASES! Germany. through its propaganda M X office, already had snapped that the -_— cab.e to Hitler was misaddressed. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (U. sl “Praha is the proper address.” was --Mexico and the United States may (the brusque, first reaction of Berlin be able to iron out differences over to the Roosevelt message. expropriation of American owned With Thanks—Daladier agrarian lands before sunset today, according to State Department sources. Mexican Ambassador Francisco Castillo Najera was scheduled to see Secretary of State Hull this afternoon. Upon the answer which the Ambassador will bring by his Government to questions propounded by Mr. Hull at their last meeting will depend the future course of negotiations, it was learned.

Four Killed, 15 Wounded; Refugees Escape. o

| machine guns.

What may flow from his reminder to Germany, Czechoslovakia and all concerned that they -are signatories to the Kellogg-Briand antiwar pact and otherwise are parties to treaties — Gen. |in support of peace cannot immedithe | ately be known.

replied in thankful phrases that: “The devotion of the entire American nation to the principles which have’ been recognized and publicly acknowledged by all the parties signatory to the Kellogg Pact is now solemnly affirmed.” * At the White House Mr. Roosevelt received his aids as usual shortly before 9 a. m. ( Tap. {Continued

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CABINET CALLED; LONDON STOCKS GO TO '14 LOWS

Czechs Reject Nazis’ Demands; Clashes Are Reported on Polish Border; French Join in English War Council.

LONDON—Partial mobilization ordered with call of antiaircraft and coastal defense units. War-time food price control begun, Last-minute appeal sent to Hitler, seeking tc put responsibility on Germany if war comes; Parliament convoked for Wednesday; Government bonds fall to 1914 lows.

WASHINGTON—President Roosevelt appeals directly to Hitler and President Benes of Czechoslovakia, to avoid war in settling quarrel. Special Cabinet meeting called for tomorrow.

BERLIN—Hitler addresses Germany on Czech crisis; Propaganda Ministry orders all Germans to listen to speech by radic. Chancellor gets “final” plea from Britain few hours before he goes to Sports Palace for address that may make history.

ROME~—Mussolini, gearing machinery for mobilization, declared Italy will participate if war breaks. Air pilots ordered to stand by.

PRAHA—With two million mobilized, new Czech Government rejects Hitler's demand for surrender of great frontier area by Oct. 1 and calmly awaits showdown,

PARIS—Refugees leave Rhineland frontier as Paris, refusing further concessions to Reich, completes mobilization and air raid defense plans At least 1,500,000 under arms. U. S. citizens warned to leave,

WARSAW—Poland rejects Czech offer to negotiate on cession of Teschen frontier district to War-

saw. Four killed in border clash.

BRUSSELS—Belgian Army leaves canceled by special Cabinet session,

GENEVA—Great Britain and Russia work toward co-operation in event of war,

MOSCOW—Soviet sources see new policy of firm-

ness against Germany as hope for peace. »

Britain Starts Mobilizing; Stocks Dectine Billions

act had come, his aids explained.,

French Prime Minister Daladier!

War Food Control Begun; French Leaders Fly Back to Paris.

Jittery’ Exchange Watches Many Shares Descend To 1914 Lows.

By WEBB MILLER (Copyright, 1938. by United Press)

LONDON, Sept. 26 (U. P.).—The British Government ordered partial mobilization of Britain's defense forces today and started war-time control of food prices. While Sir Horace Wilson flew to Berlin and delivered a last-minute appeal from Prime Minister Cham-= berlain to Fuehrer Hitler, Britain made ready for war. Mr. Chamberlain asked the King to remain in London, and His Majesty cancelled a proposed trip to Scotland to launch the liner Queen Elizabeth. The King’s presence is necessary to sign mobilization and other papers in event of war. The Queen and two Princesses will go to Scotland for the launching. After getiing the King’s assent to remain on call in London, Mr. Chamberlain returned to his office at 10 Downing Street to await the result of Herr Hitler's speech, which few doubted would mean peace or war. Mr. Chamberlain sent a message to Washington thanking President Roosevelt for his “weighty mesmered down for lesses ranging to sage” on peace and promising that more than 4 points in Chrysler. All|every effort would be continued for sections of the domestic list fell toa peaceful solution of the crisis over the lowest level in several years. Czechoslovakia.

LONDON, Sept. 26 (U. P.).—Several billion dollars in market valuations were sheared off stocks and bonds today in the most spectacular trading in the history of the London Stock Exchange.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (U. P.).—The Hitler speech today stimulated a sharp recovery in the stock market after the averages had declined to new lows since June 23. Leading issues came back 1 to 3 points from their lows. In some instances ail of early losses of 1 to 4 points were eliminated.

CHICAGO, Sept. 26 (U. P.). —Wheat closed 7: to 1% cents higher at the Chicago Board of Trade today. Corn prices were up >s to 1 cent.

The heaviest dumping movement on record swept the exchange. British Government bonds suffered losses exceeding those recorded prior to the outhieak of the World War. International issues were hit hard. Traders feared war. Offerings virtually paralyzed bidding interest. Trans-Atlantic issues were ham-

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