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VOLUME 50—NUMBER 173

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1938

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PRIMARY REPORT

{11 Democrats and 29 Republicans Named! In 11 New True Bills Bringing Total Accused to 94.

CENTRAL CANVASS IS RECOMMENDED

Amend ,Law Regarding Counting of Ballots Urged

Statement Given Baker.

Legislation to

Eleven indictments charging 70 more primary election officials, including four women, with violating the Indiana; Election Laws, were returned by the Marion County Grand Turvy today. The Jury's report today to Criminal Court Judge Frank P. Baker concluded the election fraud probe. | The jury's report recommended that the next Legisla- | ture amend the election laws to provide counting of votes bv a central canvassing board. | Those indicted were election workers in 11 precincts in- |

cluding inspectors, clerks, judges and polling place sheriffs. | Indictments were based on the jury's recount of vote tabula-| tions in the following > cinets where persons indicted officiated: Precincts 6, 2. 10 and 12 in Ward 1: Precincts 11 and 12, Ward 9.

Drecoinets 7, 9 and 12, Ward 10; Pre- ON BIG BILL LEE cinct Ward 13; Precinct 11, |

Ward 2. i Forty- f those listed in the | Fe rt : Hartnett Homer Ousts Bucs

new report are Democrats and 29 are Republicans. From Lead: Chicago Has | Half-Game Edge.

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This brings to 94 the total number of election officials indicted | during three months’ investigation | of primary election irregularities. | Twentv-four other persons were indicted by the Jury on the same charge Sept. 16. Of this number. 14 were Democrats and 10 were Re-

(Another Story, Page 23)

CHICAGO, Sept. 20. (U. P).—

TWISTER RIPS | 30-BLOCK AREA

OF COAST Cry

Roosevelt Orders U. S. to Rush Aid to Stricken

Charleston, S. C.

FEAR GREATER TOLL

Report Undetermined Num-| ber Trapped in ‘Collapse | Of Paper Mill.

CHARLESTON, 8. C, Sept. 20 (U.|

P.) —A tornado ripped across the | Charleston industrial and residen- | tial waterfront today, taking a heavy toll in dead and injured and causing incalculable property damage. Digging into debris in torrential rains which followed the tornado. authorities predicted the death toil would be heavy At least 25 were known dead. | many of them Negroes, and more | than 100 injured. | In Washington Norman H Davis | head of the Red Cross, and his| latest reports showed 340 hurt in| a 30-block area of devastation. He} conferred with President Roosevelt, | who ordered the Navy, Marine Corps. Army and other Federal | agencies to aid in rehabilitation work. | The, twister struck along the waterfront mowing down frame] structures and unroofing many | buildings. It was reported that the mill of the Charleston Paper and Pulp Co. was wrecked and an unknown number of employees had been trapped in the debris.

Cut Through Wreckage |

Firemen were summoned to the mill and asked to bring acetylene torches to cut through the wreckage. | Electric power failed.. Communi- | cations were disrupted. The storm swirled around- the waterfront, skipped the business| section, and then headed toward | Sullivan's Island. It was reported the roof of the Trimod Hatel crashed. trapping sev-| eral guests. Fifteen houses were de-

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Prah Pa riey Sabotage’ Hi nted

Report Polish Attack on/ Nazis Charge Increased Czech Police at Terrorism in Teschen. Sudetenland.

PRAHA, Sept. 28 (U. P.).—~The Government of Premier Gen. Jan Syrovy announced today acceptance of the general principles of a new

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vnadoDEADLINE STILL OCT BIG FOUR WORK RAPID ‘TOKEN’ ENTRY DISCUSSED

CRISIS DEVELOPMENTS

MUNICH-—Four-power conference expected to agree on British - French - Italian plan for German “token” occupation of Eger-Asch area and temporary occupation of rest of Sudetenland by international force of troops.

WARSAW ~— Poland determined to march Saturday unless she is ceded Teschen area of Czechoslovakia by Saturday, no matter what “Big Four” at Munich decide.

TESCHEN — Polish volunteer guard crosses Czech frontier and throws hand grenade into Czech police station.

PARIS — Duce reported withdrawing aid to Rebels as Loyalists dissolve international brigades.

ROME — War yesterday averted by two hours in telephone conversations between Mussolini and Hitler, diplomatic sources say.

WASHINGTON — Officials hope desperately for peace, refuse to confirm rumors of peace plea to 63 nations.

MOSCOW-—Soviet Government announces Roosevelt asked it to appeal to Czecho4 slovakia and Germany for peace. Russia pessimistic on Munich parley. .

PRAHA — Czechoslovaks | accept British-French plan “with some reservations.”

LONDON ~ Chamberlain is national hero. but cry of “Don’t give in” echoes in his ears. f VATICAN CITY — Pope schedules peace plea today.

BERLIN — Nazi papers charge Czechs are sabotaging parley.

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‘Reich Troops May Enter Eger Area Saturday, Then Advance Step by Step Into Rest of Sudetenland.

CZECHS YIELD WITH RESERVATIONS

War Preparations Go On at Home Whila, Leaders Argue at Munich; Mussolini Enigma of Conference.

BULLETIN

MUNICH, Sept. 29 (U. P.).—The four-power conference on Czechoslovakia has agreed on the main essentials of a program and only technical difficulties remain outstanding, an official German spokesman said tonight. ! The spokesman said one of the difficulties was delivering details of the plan, including the area to be evacuated, to Praha soon enough to enable the (Czechs to carry it out by Saturday, Hitler's deadline, if they accept.

(Editorial, Gen. Johnson, Flynn and Broun, Page 18; “Which Way Poland?” Page 17.)

(Copyright, 1938, hy United Press) MUNICH, Sept. 29.—Europe’s four leading statesmen today made quick progress toward agreement on a plan to solve the Czechoslovak minority problem without war after Adolf Hitler had reiterated that Oct. 1 was still his deadline for entering Czechoslovakia. Cautious, unofficial statements from various quarters were tinged with optimism. An agreement apparently was being shaped and the conferees obviously hoped Czechoslovakia could be persuaded to accept it. No official word came from the Fuehrerhaus where Herr Hitler, Prime Minister Chamberlain of Great Britain, Premier Mussolini of Italy, and Premier Daladier of France wrestled with their “peace or war” problem. An inspired German statement said political circles felt: “rather confident” that agreement would be reached. No pessimism was manifested by either the British or French, ‘but it is difficult to say at a time like this whether such op-

Police found the body of one man British plan for making effective] While official circles ins STOCK, BOND LISTS

(Continued on Page Seven) |the cession of Sudetenland to Ger. Fuehrer Hitler's deadline of Satur-| ‘timism is genuine or merely given out for the purpose of Sy many, but reservations were made day for surrender of Sudetenland|

NEW YORK. Sent. 20. (U. P)— creating a “psychology of peace.” : was unchanged, the Berlin newspa- | “tn 3 in | : as to some details, | pers carried big banner lines charg- Stocks advanced 1 to 3 points in Terms of Possible Plan

r : : : " : : Sd 5 ith auto The Government said its agree- ing that the German minority in moderate trading today. wi : . nt With the reservations as Czechoslovakia was in increasing and steel shares leading in activity. The situation seemed to shape up as follows: 1. Hitler insists on German troops entering Czechoslo-

ATES DEWEY et tq | danger ices shot forward 1 t 1 |detail, had been forwarded t0| «pwala® Coke 8 | Bond prices shot forwar 0 nearly | { | Praha's blow at Munich, Der |, q points. | valkiz: on Saturday.

| Munich prior to opening of the|Angriff said, devoting half a page| oh 3 dl i : v [to dispatches” from Sudetenland| The British Fou Seriiog an 2. The British and French propose a “token” entry so charging terrorism against Germans. |its allied currencies displayed im- : , : . . «Crechs increase bloody terror. pressive strength in opening foreign | that Herr Hitler's deadline may be carried out technically |exchange trading, but other Euro- without a mass movement of steel-helmeted Reich troops, 36 arte lawht Aussaie: sonst salt" Toney declined. 3. The Czechoslovaks would be asked to withdraw now Oy offen Juke vas take a breath of relief.” | CHICAGQ, Sept. 29. (U.P)—Re- from the small Eger district in the northwest corner of Sept. 29 (U. P).—Thomas E. Dewey, ings in fear that a settlement! The Nacht Ausgabe said that flecting a break in the Liverpool Cyechoslovakia. German troops, preferably in forage caps

36-vear-old “racket-busting” Dis- would be at the expense of Czech- Germany was “looking to the Su- market and a more favorable out- : : : A trict Attorney of New York County, | oclovakia. P |deten country and not only fails 100k for peace in Europe, wheat and without full fighting equipment, would move in. | 4. In ensuing days, the

was nominated toaay as the Re-| They feared that Great Britain (Continued on Page Five) |prices depressed fractionally at the s » =» POPE BROADCASTS | Czechs would withdraw more land more until Germany is in

publican candidate for Governor of and France might decide to sacri- nla open bay: APPEAL FOR PEACE control of the entire area

The Chicago Cubs, led by their iron man, Big Bill Lee—the pitcher some

upon alleged discrepancies in bal- Sat couldn't take pe totals of the Republican and Went out to Wrigley Field today Democratic races for sheriff nomi- determined to make a clean sweep nation, Republican prosecutor Nom- of their crucial three-game series

ination and Republican nomination _. : : 1 ERA with the Pittsburgh Pirates. | 1

for Superior Court Judge, Room 1. The earlier indictments were The Cubs’ hopes for the National based upon the two sheriff races League pennant hang by a single! anc the Republican Prosecutor tend on today's game. A triumph race. The Superior Court Judge . : i ace Was not involved in the pre. Will just about set them in and vious indictments. {pave the way for an easy journey {to the World Series. They have won two games, two all-important following games which edged them from second place into a half-game lead This is a complete and final over the Pirates who have held the report of the County Grand Jury on Key position without interruption its investigation of alleged irregu- since July 12 larities in the recent primary elec- Credit Rill lee and Charles We have heard evidence relat- (Gabby) Hartnett, Cubs’ managering to many precincts and persons catcher: Lee for his standup pitchand have included in our investiga- ing, Hartnett for a drama-laden tion all matter called to our atten- home run in the ninth vesterday tion by this Court. We contemplate which beat the Pirates 8 to 5, and no further action on same unless gave the Cubs their lead.

publicans

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Democrats Meet to ‘Draft’ Lehman for Fourth Term.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.

four-power conference. The new. proposition concerned machinery for making effective the ; > , original British-French plan for sur-|ism by violent action in last hours, render of the frontier area. Out- said the Nacht Ausgabe.

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Statement hy Jury

The Jury made the statement to Judge Baker

LONDON, Sept. 29. (U.P.)-—Sen-ational gains in Czech, German land British Government bonds feat[ured an all-around buoyant recovery in Britain's “peace” markets today.

tion | | nominated’ the youthful prosecutor pelieved that prolonging the crisis {8 with utmost confidence that he would serve only to give Germany | would be elected in November and more time for mobilization and to

return politically important New wear down the public morale of

New York. : _Ifice Czechoslovakia's integrity to The Republican State Convention avoid a general European war; they ROOSEVELT AVOIDS PATTING OWN BACK ‘which she claims as a right, without plebiscite.

additional evidence develops In making this report we wish to recommend the next Legislaw relating to

that lature amend the ballots at the to have such

the counting of central can-

primary elections so as ounting done by a vassing board. This recommendaaM arises from the fact that under the present law members of the primary board are frequently held to work continuously without rest from 24 to 60 hours, depending upon the size of the vote’

Judge Baker Agrees

Judge Baker, cominenting on the Jury's report, said the vote counting recommendation ‘expresses my views too.” I think all ballots 1ld be sealed up at the polling places and brought into a central place for counting and all these discrepancies would be avoided,” Judge Baker said Court procedure in the cases of the 24 other election workers in dicted two weeks ago has been delayed pending selection of a special judge Judge Baker disqualified himself (Continued on Page Seven)

TIMES FEATURES |

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7 Movies . 32 . Mrs, Ferguson 18 28 Obituaries « 13 Pegler ow 18 Pyle o 1% Questions ¢ 1% Radio 29 9 Mrs. Roosevelt 17 Scherrer 17 Serial Stor 28 Society 20 Sports 23. 24 State Deaths . 13 Wiggam ..... 18

Books Broun Comics Crossword Curious World 2 Editorials . Fashions Financial Flynn Forum .. ‘4 Grin, Bear It In Indpis Jane Jordan . Johnson

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Gabby did his part. Today he called on Lee to increase the margin, lee is the man who was Knocked from the box game after game early in the season and about whom stories went round that he “might be a quitter.” Win or lose today, he has shown he isn't and has set some sort of standard for courage and stamina This will be his fourth appearance on the mound in as many days. He pitched and won a full game Monday, relieved Dizzv Dean

{the next day with two out in the

ninth to save a 2-1 win over the Pirates and was called on for brief relief duty vesterday as six Cubs

| pitchers paraded the mound.

Manager Pie Traynor, his back to the wall from the Cubs’ powerful drive, countered with Russ Bauers. a tall righthander.

{P.)-~The New York State

Mayor Declines

York to the Republican fold. i Earlier the convention adopted a platform assailing the New Deal and pledging the party to an intensive drive to restore business recovery. 5 The platform. the party's most liberal in years, was dictated by the Dewey forces | Mr. Dewey's nomination, which! had been expected for more than a month despite his silence on whether he would accept. came on the first order for a roll call and by aecclamation. |

Democratic convention was called to order today by Postmaster General Farley, State and National chair-| man, with 1312 delegates deter-| mined to “draft” Governor Lehman for a fourth term. i

Comment

On Rumor Chief to Quit

Recurring reports of the impend-! ing resignation of Police Chief Morrissey were met by Mayor Boetcher today with the statement: ‘I have no comment.” Chief Morrissey also said: comment” Indianapolis Local No. 226 of the United Automobile Workers of America, C. I. O. affiliate last night adopted a resolution calling for the ouster of Chief Morrissey. The resolution was inspired particularly by police action at a recent strike, LeRoy L. Roberts. president of the local. and Wayne Pullen, secretary, deciared. Certain other labor groups. as wail as factions within the Police Department and the Otto Rav group in the Pemocratic Party, all are said’

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1 i to have been increasing their efforts for the removal of the Chief. | Their efforts, particularly that of) some labon leaders, are said to have disturbed Democratic county poli-| ticians because of the infiuence of the labor vote in the November election, It is known that earlier efforts by anti-Morrissev factions in the Police Department and independent efforts by the Otto Ray group to oust Mr. Morrissey were rejected flatly by Democratic leaders during the recent piimarv campaign. But Mavor Boetcher's noncommittal reply to the new Morrissey resighation reports has inereased speculation in political circles regarding a possible change in the (Continued ;on Page Seven)

Czechoslovakia. — The fact that the conference was

giving them a breathing spell in Round-Robin Plea Mystery; which there was no momentary fear ’ ut Russia Pessimistic.

of a German invasion, afforded |

little consolation. They were as pre- | |

pared for war as thev possibly could |

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (U. P). | —Reports that President Roosevelt had dispatched a world-wide round{robin plea for peace to foreign capi[tals were met cautiously today by | White House and State Department spokesmen with the advice that inquiry be made abroad. | Dispatches reported from Moscow, | Tokyo, Oslo and other foreign capi- | tals receipt of Roosevelt communi-

Disagrees on Administration cations appealing for efforts to aid| . ‘ ; peace. In these foreign quarters beOf Affairs in China.

be, and preferred to fight at once (Continued on Page Five)

JAPANESE FOREIGN

lief was indicated that the White House plea may have gone to most, lit not all the 63 nations to which a TOKYO. Sept. 29 (U. P).—Gen. Roosevelt peace round-robin was Kazushige Ugaki, Foreign Minister, circulated last year. | resigned today as the result of dis-|” No confirmation 'of such action | agreement with other Cabinet min- was forthcoming at the State De-| isters on the creation of a special partment or White House. governmental committee to take Department spokesmen said no adcharge of Javanese affairs in China. ditional information would be made Prince Fumimari Konoye, the Pre- public on the President's peace efmier, was expected to take his post forts. Any new details would have pending appointment of a successor. to come from abroad, they said. Government circles said Japan's foreign policy would not be changed! essentially by Gen Ugaki's resignation, particularly adherence to the anti-Communist agreements and protection of the rights and interests of third powers in China. | Rumors of the resignation disturbed the stock market during the final hours of trading. The resighation did not precipitate a general Cabinet crisis because other members decided thev would remain in office, it was reported.

self on the back for any contribution hé may have made toward averting world catastrophe. White House ‘attachés said that official attention was now centered exclusively on the Munich conference. Officials and diplomats here regarded today's conference “very promising.” There was general feel-! ing that a European war would be {averted if the “Big Four,” could de-| |cide upon a date, satisfactory to both Germany and Czechoslovakia, . 84 when certain Sudeten areas would 87 be ceded to the Reich. | 67 Demands of Poland for cession of | 69 (Continued on Page Five)

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White House spokesmen took a simi-| lar stand, declaring that Mr. Roose- | velt was not inclined to pat him-|

BERLIN, Sept. 29 (U. P.).—Hope for settlement of the Czech minorities dispute at Munich brought an extraordinary boom into security [prices on the Boerse today. Stocks leaped 5 to 10 points. Heavy bidding was met by a sud{den withdrawal of offerings which made trading difficult. Bonds also moved up sharply. {stabilization loan jumped one full point.

ITALIAN VOLUNTEERS

"IN SPAIN MAY LEAVE

French Jubilant Over News Of Munich Parley.

| PARIS, Sept. 29. (U. P.).—Reports from Rome, Barcelona, and the | Franco-Spanish border told today lof developments in the Spanish ‘civil war of the utmost importance. From Rome, the United Press was informed on what was believed to

be unimpeachable authority that | Premier Mussolini had decided to |stop aiding the Spanish rebels and had issued orders to withdraw his “volunteers.” From Barcelona. the United Press |correspondent reported that the Spanish Loyalist government had started dissolving its international (Continued on Page Five)

EUROPEAN PILOT KILLED

BURGES, The Netherlands, Sept. 29 (U. P.).—An army airplane pilot was killed and his observer and two passersby were injured today when a military ‘plane struck a church steeple here,

The Reich pre- |

of Nego- 5. Plebiscites would be held in the |other districts which are not overe | whelmingly German. | 6. An international police force, | probably mixed British, Prench and Italian, would patrol the plebiscite districts and insure order and faire ness.

'Prays for Success | tiations.

} | CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy. Sept. 29 (U. P.).—Pope Pius addressed a [plea for peace to the world today in

a radio broadcast from the library 7. Britain and France would guar= of his country villa.

“Milli ¢ Hve: i: zrief.” he 20tee fulfillment by Czechoslovakia “MHlions 0 men ive in griet. of the terms of the agreement and said, “because of the imminent dan-

|ger of war ana human slaughter.” result of the plebiscites. | “While mankind is under the fear 8. The four powers would guaran-

: : tee the integrity of the new borders |and stress of war we raise a Prayer .r o,echosiovakia. [for peace.

| The 81-year-old Pontiff appeared to Haste Is Evident {be under great emotional strain and SE sp i 3 ; | 9. Plebiscites also would be held at times his voice seemed to break. lin the minority areas claimed by

| "We ote! our most hearty Pray-| psland and Hungary. (This point 1s ers for peace and the welfare of the i certain bot. i xed by Her entire world,” he said. “We pray|Do} ceriain but 15 asked by Yerr to God for the successful conclu-|

| Hitler.) sion of negotiations . We pray | The haste of the conferees seemed

that the good God give us a little| to indicate they were trying to finish more life in which to see the re-es- tonight because of the ‘war tension tablishment of good will in the in Europe. world.” | Informed German sources said The Pope concluded his speech that after Herr Hitler had occupied in five minutes, and it was imme- the sections of Sudetenland which diately rebroadcast in English, | he intends to take over outright French, German, Czechoslovakian, and immediately, he probably would Polish. Hungarian, Dutch and be satisfied if the remainder of the Spanish. territory where plebiscites are to be

hed bins policed by an interna{tional military force. MURDER AND SUICIDE |“ 7% ore VERDICT EXPECTED It was believed Germany would

{be ready to relinquish the right she DECATUR, Sept. 20. (U. p.)— believes hers under the British Coroner Robert Swick is expected French agreement to occupy the en‘to return a verdict of murder and tire Sudeten district mapped in red {suicide today in the deaths of Mr. —that is, the whole section claimed, and Mrs. Edward Neadstine. [either outright or by plebiscite. The bodies of the couple were] That concession would be mofound on the kitchen floor of their | tivated because of the difficulties farm home southeast of here by which arose over fortifications their 4-year-old son, Jerry. In his| which the Czechs refused to give up. hand. Neadstine still clutched the, It was believed that although 20-gauge shotgun. Nearby lay the | Czecholsovakia opposes any settlebody of his wife, shot once in the| ment through the use of internahead and once in the body by the|tional forces, she might accept the same gun. Lf * (Continued on Page Jour)