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VOLUME 50—NUMBER 186
DEATHS DOWN
26 PER CENT|
TRAFFIC AT A GLANCE
Indiana aute fatalities below last year,
Ft. Wayne marks up 121 deathless days, sets record.
Judge MeNelis raps faskcarrving drivers.
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Girl, 8 fatally injured at New Castle,
Tipton hit-run victim unidentified.
ICC aid lands Indiana safety work (Page 4),
Story and Phete, Four.)
{Another Page
During the first eight months of this year, there was a 26 per cent reduction in the number of persons Killed in Indiana auto accidents, State Safety Director Don F. Stiver reported toda) This represents saving lives over Yeu! total period Fatalities Se
of for for
22%
this
a last S this of ptember 7a
com-
of this vesy reported an n the same month
State traffic safety contest heing conducted for cities and counties by the Governor's Co-ordinat-ing Safety Committee, Cass County has the best record for counties with population of more than 25.000 Cities of more than 70.000 population have fatalities MN per cent this vear, he said. Evansille has the best safety record of he large cities and is followed in + by Ft. Wayne, South Benda, Indianapolis and Gary the nine post Police Department sreases for the first eight 1938. These posts are similar safety com-
cut their
areas of
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showed a 32 per decrease in its area, the best rd turned in by any post. Put ille Post and the Headquarters n at Indianapolis have shown
endieton Post
Auto Salesman Gets 30 Days For Drunken Driving Deeclarin MVErS are falls ef the gangers in carrying a flask Municipal Court Judge John L. MgNellis today sentenced an auto salesman to 30 days In and fined him $50 on charges of drunkenness and
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Judge McNelis levied $13 in fines against eight other in Traffic Court The convicted Vance, 3 1730 His attorney appeal the decision. Officers arrested Mr. Yance at Walnut St. and King Ave. Sept. 21.
motorists
was James N. Meridian St. he would
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announceaq
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Jerome (Dizzy) Dean of the Chi
out Henrich. Yankee rightfielder, in the first inning
DEAN IS HERO EVEN IN DEFEAT
Wins Heart of Nation Al- G. 0. P. Candidate Piedges VanNuys Talk at Hammond mad
though He Loses Game To Yankees. {Other Stories and Photo, Page 26) By JOE WILLIAMS
Times Special Writer
EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK, Oct.
T.—Most of the people who saw the’
second game of the current World Series hard by the sandy shores of Lake Michigan will remember the Dean defeat have forgotten the home Frank Croseth) Crosettic homer put the gage on Yankees, and ‘he one Joe DiMaggio froze It
pitching of Dizzy in
long after the:
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ice for the following In solidly Te begin with setting wax both dramatic and spectacular. Having led with their ace. Bill Lee, and been defeated, the National Leaguers ware forced into a position where gambling methods were justifiable. When the best you have isnt good enougn. you must trust to the elusive whims of fate The Cubs did this yesterday when they started Dean, once the greatest righthander in baseball, now a dead arm pitcher whose continued activity in the game is due mainly to his blazing competitive spirit, his; towering egd and his expansive} knowledge of the mechanics
the
of |
\ | worded demand
Times-Aeme Photo, 1 of the second game of the World Series in Chicago. Na. 5 is DiMaggio.
cago Cubs strikes
Democra ts Rally Tonigh i ~ Wolff Changes Strategy
Will Focus Attention On Lake County.
Morrissey’s Ouster If Elected.
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In a quick reversal of strategv,! Reginald H. Sullivan, nominee for Herman CC. Wolff, Republican Mayor, will outline local Democratic | Mayoralty candidate, is centering campaign issues tonight at a rally his Democratic attack on Police formally opening the Marion Chief Morrissey. Conuty Democratic campaign. He maintained a hands-off atti-' The meeting will be at Tomlinson tude toward the Police Department Hall at 7:30 o'clock. Arrangements dispute while his primary opponent, are being made by local party George A. Hemry. attacked Mr. Mor- leaders for an overflow crowd. rissey at a Wednesday night cam-! Other speakers will be Congresspaign meeting man Louis Ludlow and William H. But last night, Mr. Wolff. in a Larrabee, ‘Mayor Boetcher, speech at 2304 Arsenal Ave, pladged Labor Commissioner Thomas Hutremoval of the police chief as “my Son and Secretary of State August
first official act in the event of my Mueller. : ; election.” Mr. Sullivan will not discuss the
Mr Wolff added: “1 subscribe 100 current attack on Police Chief Meor- |
per cent to everything George A, Tissey in his talk tonight. He deHeniy said Wednesday night. clined today to comment on his On Wednesday night, however, choice of a Police Chief. if he is
when asked if Mr. Henry had been elected, and said he would say or
speaking for him, Mr. Wolff de-|/d0 nothing about the matter until
clared: “No. I do my own thinking. after the election. He added that Mr. Henry's state-! In his address tonight, he is ex-
ment “cannot be interpreted as a pected to discuss his policies on la-
Wolff campaign pledge.” bor, tax reduction and the city In his spesch last night, Mr. Wolff manager issue. He said he would pointed to “plenty of excellent 'eiterate his stand in favor of city reasons why Morrissey must be pe- Manager government. moved from office.” County Chairman Ira R. Hay“The Police Department has made maker will call the meeting to order,
hos : 3 and he and Mrs. John H. Bingham, : Noell read n espns foraaren vice chairman, will give short adforms of vice now rife in this city,”| (ContiuuEl on Page Five)
{he declared.
State |
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1938
TOBIN PLEADS
FOR MEDIATION IN LABOR SPL
THE LABOR SITUATION
HOUSTON—Tobin urges mediation in A. F. L.-C, 1. O. strife.
INDIANAPOLIS—John L. Lewis expected here late this month or early next.
DETROIT —- Sixteen thousand out of work in Plymouth dispute,
HYDE PARK-—F. D. R. studies suggestion he initiate labor study.
(Another Story and Photo, Page 14; Editorial, Page 22.)
HOUSTON, Tex. Oct. 7 (U, P.).— | President William Green) today | |cailed the American Federation of { Labor's powerful Executive Council into special session tomorrow to consider a surprise and bluntly] that new peace] talks be initiated with the Commit-| tee for Industrial Organization and | that the dispute be mediated by! | outside forces, if necessary. |
that President. Roosevelt was proached indirectly by Dan Tr head of the Electrical Workers, last! March with a proposal that the White House intervene in the dis-| pute. Peace talks then were in| | progress and Mr. Roosevelt refused | to step into the situation. |
The proposal for mediation was
apacy,
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e by Daniel J. Tobin of Indian- | apolis, head of the Internaional Teamsters Union. Mr. Tobin demanded that the | convention instruct the executive { council to keep the door open to a [truce with the rival forces led by John L. Lewis.
| Green Taken by Surrise
“Tell the council in unmistakable terms that it must meet with these people (C. I. O.) if called on,” he |cried. “Tell them to reach an agreement on every oint of the dispute! {that is feasible and then, if needs be, leave points in disagreement to an unselfish person or persons.” Mr. Tobin warned the Federation chieftains that their first responsibility is to the millions of the nation's workers, organized and unorganized. His suggestion of outside mediation of labor's rivalry caught Mr. Green and other Federation leaders by surprise. They had just ap-! plauded a savage attack on the National Labor Relations Board by {Joseph A. Padway, chief counsel, | when Mr. Tobin arose. “Is there anything important coming up?” he asked Mr. Green. | Mr. Green shook his head. Mr. Tobin then agreed with Mr. {Padway in his vitrolic criticism of | {the NLRB, but warned that labor! {must be careful in proposing] amendments to the Wagner Act, {under which the agency was crefated, “lest it invite destructive blows from the enemies of labor.” “You may not agree with me and |
| At the same time, it was revealed
NEW SERUM AIDS
as Second-Class Matter Indianapolis
Entared at Postoffice,
Girl to Get Million on 23d Birthday
”
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Oct. 7 (U. P).—When Miss Jessie Barker is 23, six months from now, she will inherit about one million dollars left in trust by her father. Jesse Barker of Peoria, Ill, her family revealed here today. Wright Barr, Miss Barker's stepfather, denied a published report that she had received a million-dollar check last night. Two Peoria attorneys came here to get her signature to preliminary court proceedings. Miss Barker's father died in 1917. His will stipulated that should his daughter die before reaching her 23d birthday, March 22, 1939, the money would go to the University of Illinois and other Illinois institutions. Mr. Barr, who married Mrs. Barker, is a Louisville insurance man. They reside at Indian Hills, exclusive Louisville suburb. He said Miss Barker was “upset” by the publicity. It was understood that extra precautions had been taken to guard her against kidnaping.
PNEUMONIA WAR
Cheaper, Morgan Says; Hospitals
Here to Use It. By JOHN GUENTHER - A pneumonia serum from rabbits, cheaper and said to
be more effective than that taken has been developed]
from horses, and soon will be in use in Indianapolis hospitals. gan, City Health Board secretary, said its use is expected to cut hy more than half the pneumonia death rate in the city. The Indiana State Medical Association has petitioned the State for
pneumonia serum to be used on in-
cigent patients without charge and Dr. Verne K. Harvey, State Health Board
respiratory diseases.
Dr. Harvey said every hospital in th» State will be inspected to be certain that it has the apparatus! necessary for typing pneumonia, a! | process required in the administer-!
ing of the serum.
The rabbit serum was used last)
year in tests at the hospital of the
(Continued on Page 12)
ITALY FEELS EARTHQUAKE PERUGIA, Oct. 7
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F.D.R. HI
PRICE THREE CENTS
TS SPIES;
Ind.
HEAD OF LEGION | URGES BUND BAN |
More Effective,
obtained |
Dr. Herman Mor- |
secretary, already has an-| {nounced a state-wide fight against]
| Rockefeller Institute for Medical
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Chadwick Takes Over Espionage Increasing, National Offices President Tells Here. Reporters.
WORKS FOR LAW ‘NATIONAL’ ISSUE
‘Limit to Liberty,’ Roosevelt Talks to He Says of Nazi Prosecutor of Groups. N.Y. Case.
HYDE PARK, N. Y. Ocf. 7 (t
ep —Presi 4 R0Os , sal a F. Chadwick. Seattle. |B Presiden Roosevelt said tod ¥ that he is concerned over the activi=
f foreign spies in America and means of combating
(Photo, Page Nine)
Stephen {newly elected American Legion national commander, took charge at [es O : the national headquarters today iS studying
clared that “we don't have them. rele | The Chief Executive told news-
room in this country for any groups | papermen that he talked over the
who get into foreign uniforms and | ; : 3 : do things under a foreign flag.” spy situation this week with Lamar The German-American Bund. he | Hardy, U. S. District Attorney for
‘said. should be outlawed by Con- New York. gress. Mr. Hardy is prosecuting a Ger- | He added that he favored legisla- man spy case that soon will go to tive, not direct, action against it. |trial in New York City. He recently “Freedom does not go so far as to returned from Europe, where he olerate groups that threaten our went to obtain information in conpeace and Democracy,” he said. nection with the case. : Mr. Chadwick said that he did| Mr. Roosevelt said that foreigm {not believe the four-power agree- | agents’ activities presented a na'ment which resulted in a division tional problem without question. He |of Czechoslovakia can be a perman- added that the Government's obent solution to the problem. {jective was to separate two forms “The problem cannot be solved | of activities by foreign governments permanently by four powers when Within our borders—propaganda the one most concerned is not per-| and military and naval spying.
mitted to be present,” he said. Frankfurters Are Guests
“The Czechoslovakian situation remains as a constant threat to the| He observed that present Federal
peace of Europe.” {machinery for rooting out the spy Mr. Chadwick said he will be in evil was not compact enough and
Indianapolis until Sunday when he indicated that the study pointed to wil! leave for the A. F. of L. conven- the creation of a special agency to tion in Houston. Tex. From there tackle the problem. he will go to Washington to meet In response to questions at his President Roosevelt and confer regular Friday press conference, the about the annual Armistice Day President declared that spying in program. | this country is being conducted on ee Tass {a much larger scale than it was 10 C. L. U. FIGHTS CUTS | years ago, with activities of the foreign agents concentrated on the IN RELIEF BUDGETS Naval and military establishments. em | Aft present spy cases are handled The Central Labor Union. in a by the Federal Bureau of Investiga= resolution released today, formally, tion, the Army and Navy Intelliopposed “reductions in the budgets gence and some units of the Tress= of the Marion County welfare and ury and State Department. relief agencies” and demanded “the| Dr. and Mrs. Felix Frankfurter restoration of such cuts as already will spend the week-end at Hyde have been made.” | Park. It also resolved that a committee| Mr. Roosevelt laughingiy told cor- | of five members “be appointed with respondents not to speculate or ses | the authority to take such action|anything significant in the visit, as may be necessary to prevent|Dr. Frankfurter, professor at the | these cuts or to secure repeal by | Harvard Law School and long a | the proper State body. ...” New Deal adviser, is being men=
(U.P).—A/| All members of the Central La-|tioned prominently as a likely ape
They testified they found a flask containing whisky in the car. The efendant denied he was drunk. He! he had left a dentist's
pitching. He can't pitch any more!
3 {| “Furthermore, his handling of (Continued on Page Four) {labor difficulties certainly has been)
that is your privilege, but I say to|sharp earthquake alarmed the peo-|bor Union's affiliated organizations |pointee to the Supreme Court. {you that the Wagner Act has done ple of Gubbio and nearby villages were urged to pass similar resolu- | : {more to strengthen our organization today. Walls of several buildings |tions in “order to co-ordinate its Washington Surprised
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ence, 22 of 1023 N. New Jersey
Girl. 8. Killed At New Castle
NJ
not SPees Oct Y.—Nora gaughter of Mr unsford, died here received when car. The accioutside the city
NEW
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CASTLE
8-year-old
skull
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{ a fractured she was struck by dent occurred just
Hit-Run Driver Kills Scissors Grinder TIPTON., Oct. 7 (U P.) —Effort Tas made AR to identify an
oGaYy itinerant scissors grinder, who was
kilied by a -and-run motorist last
< act
hit
t three miles east of here
121 Deathless Days Give Ft. Wayne Record FT. WAYNE Oct. ¥ (U. P)
is the 21st consecutive day Warne without 2 traffic fatality nformation received by the Traf- ~ Department today from the Na- ] Safety Council in Chicago naicates this iz 8 new record + cities of comparable size The previous record for cities with populations from 100.000 to 250.000 was held by Providence. R. I, which went 111 days without a traffic death.
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DRAFT METHODS OF FINANCING RAIL J08
Full or Partial Payment of Belt Share Provided.
was charged with!
The Works Roard today approved drafts of two tentative methods of financing the Indianapolis Belt Railroad elevation project The first would provide for an outright pavment of the railroad’s share of the project by the Indianapolis Union (Belt) Railway. The second would provide for an itial payment of S$46843 by the. railroad to the City, and for the City to finance the remainder of the railroads share by a bond issue, the railroad paying the City in 10 vears after the work is completed. Meanwhile, petitions were expected to be circulated today for the issuance of bonds as provided for in the second method. “I am anxious that the railway company have both methods drawn up and in their hands prior (0 a meeting of their board to be held soon.” Mayor Boetcher told the Board “In the event that thev approve either method. they then will be able to sign the draft thev prefer and return it to us for immediate action.”
{favoring collective bargaining.
Mr. Wolff repeated his
WPA CHARGES
stand | STATE “I repeat my pledge that, if I am 11
elected, the Mayor's office never wi be used to force upon labor any unwelcome setilement of disputes,” he said. Stating that he wanted to see Indianapoiis “the decent community its citizens have a right to expect.” Mr. Wolff said that the best way to accomplish this was to place in charge of the Police Department ‘someone who will enforce our laws.” “Mike Morrissey has given no in-
Chairman Sheppard Declines Comment on Action.
limes Special WASHINGTON, Oct. Sheppard (D. Tex), the Senatorial gating Campaign Committee, declined today to comment on the nature of new charges from Indiana dication of his fitness for the job, that WPA is being used for political (Continued on Page Five) | purposes. ~ a. { The committee
MERCURY PLUNGES TO NEW LOW OF 37
7—~Senator chairman of
issued a report last night containing the following:
gate charges from Indiana relating to political activity among WPA empioyvees. “We cannot elaborate on the committee report at this time.” the = Texas Senator said. “To do Cloudy skies and slowly rising wounlid handicap our investigation temperature tomorrow was the fore- in Indiana.”
after an unexpected cold snap wrien CONTROLLER ISSUES NATIONAL BANK CALL
brought light frost and plummeted WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (U. P.) —
the mercury to a new low for the season | During the night, the tempera- |...‘ tulier of the Currency today issued a call for the condition of all national banks as of Sept. 28.
3R 1 45 50
55 59 63 | 66
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ture fell to 37 degrees, only 5 degrees above freezing. The previous low for the season was 45 on Sept. nimi 19. Weather Bureau officials said! Ross Wallace, State Department light to heavy frost was general of Financial Institutions director. over the northern two-thirds of the said today that no call has been State. issued for State banks.
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Campaign Investi- |
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ualties.
against unjust employers than has were cracked. There were no eas- efforts to defeat this attack upon
At Roosevelt Comment
living standards of the people.”
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By DR. GEORGE GALLUP American Institute of Public Opinion | NEW YORK, Oct. 7T.—As the A. F. of L.. winds up its annual convention in Houston, Tex, this week, William Green is more than twice as popular with American voters as, his great rival labor organizer, John iL. Lewis of the C. 1. O. | A cross-section survey conducted
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population asked: “Which labor leader do vou like better: Mr. Green| of the A. F. of L. or Mr. Lewis df
{the C. I. 0.2" The vote is:
| Favor Green ............. 18% Favor Lewis ...ccicavaeres 22%
Mr. Green apparently has grown) {in popularity during the past year, | for when the Institute asked the same question in July, 1937, 67 per| cent preferred Mr. Green, as compared to 78 per cent today. | The current findings emphasize fact which the Institute has]
jority of American voters, particu-| larly in | classes, fear the power of Mr. Lewis and the C. I. O. Surveys in 1937
found a strong public sentiment| “Lewis will protect you and fight to vote against the candidate.
SCHOOLCHILDREN PAY RILEY TRIBUTE . . . . NIECE OF POET IN AUDIENCE . .
Scores of school children gathered today. as they do every Oct. 7. to cele.
brate the anniversary of the birth on Lockerbie St. This time part of
: They participated in the last half of the
of James Whitcomb Riley at his old home the program was broadeast to the children,
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By
Inside the famous old home. 8 group of friends of the poet gathered for the broadcast.
interested mem of the Miesse, indianaggbe a niece. of Mr. Riley.
One of the most
audience was Mrs. Harry | poet: H
Dr. ugh McK Landon,
Green Twice as Popular as Lewis With Voters, Gallup Poll Reveals
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (U. P.).-—~ | President Roosevelt's press confer= ience statement that he is studying methods of combatting activities of spies in this country came as a surprise to well-informed officials here. At the Justice Department it was | disclosed that the survey is not be-
against sit-down strikes as a chal-| for vour job. He is with the under- ing made in that department and
lenge to property rights.
Mr. Lewis and the C. I. O. have fol-| lowed less militant tactics in re-| more for labor than Green did in |conducted. cent months, the majority of the 10 years.” | voting public apparently is still too! The study found Mr. Lewis more U nervous about the C. I. O. to be! popular with voters in the lower in-|
completely “sold” on Mr. Lewis.
The reasons for this attitude are upper groups. the comments| er group. Mr. Green is favored by
shown clearly in
thousands of statements were
“Green
of these: tive. and Communistic.” “Green isn't a trouble-maker like Lewis.”
ward business.” “Green is a more well-rounded person, less likely to be antagonistic. He gets more of labor's just demands.” “Lewis is too ambitious grasping for power.” Among voters who on the othe h lowing are typical: “Lewis more for the working class and he's trying to get it.”
Although dog.”
“The committee voted to investi- by the Institute among the voting! {rom voters in the survey. Typical nearly two to one.
is more conserva-| The C. I. O. is too radical,
| The relative popularity of the two | “unsettled world “Green is more conciliatory to- 15nhor poo y |
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r | districts. and, prefer Mr. Lewis to Mr. | the voters say that such an indorsepointed out many times: The Ma- een such statements as the fol- ment would influence them to vote is a |against the candidate. the upper and middle fighting type. He sincerely wants cr hand, only about one-fifth say
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| paign. | cent studies, for example, that a
only one investigation into espion=“In a short time Lewis has done age—that in New York—has been Information gathered |in that case will remain confidential ntil the trial begins Oct. 14. Authoritative sources said the spy | come group than in the middle and activity in the country does not as But even in the low- yet imperil the country's defense system. | Army officials said the President. |was “absolutely right” in his views that spying had grown to menacing proportions, and that present facile |ities were not adequate to cope with {the problem. They said that spies had been increasing, largely due te conditions, the leaders has an important growth of armament, and similar bearing on the Congressional cam- factors.” The Institute found in re-
{ Favor Favor Green Lewis . 88% 12% 18" 34
Upper Income .... Middle Income Lower Income
Bund Spurs Spying
C. I. O. indorsement of a Congres-
and | Sional candidate may prove to be a In U. S.. Dies Group Told
liability to that candidate in many
Approximately half of WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (U. P.).—=
The House Committee on un-Amere ican activities temporarily suspended public hearings today after hearing testimony that the German Gov-
that indorsement of a candidate py ernment has launched an intense the A. F. of L. would influence them|T Dionage program in the United
States | Investigating activities of Nazi
On the oth-|
Carleton B. McC Riley
.I. U. PRESIDENT EMERITUS ON PROGRAM . . .
{and Fascist organizations in this country, Chairman Dies (D. Tex.) heard Arnold Gingrich, editor of the magazine Ken. call for detailed inquiry into German espionage. Mr. | Gingrich testifi=d that within ths i Ipast vear the German secret serve ice——the “Gestapo’—added threes jnew departments, all devoted to | espionage in this country. | He also introduced letters indie |cating that Spencer J. Warwick, | whom he described as Ohio come {mander of the Silver Shirts, last year attempted to arrange a cone [ference with Tom Girdler, board chairman of the Republic Steel |Corp.,, and R. J. Wysor, president {of the corporation. | At Cleveland, however, a Repub-~ {lic Steel spokesman said officials of | the corporation know nothing about |such propositions. |
‘REPORT 37 DEAD, 120 TRAPPED IN JAP MINE
LONDON, Oct. 7 (U. P.).—ExXe change Telegraph dispatches from a Tokyo reported today that 37 had imes Photos. | Deen killed and 29 injured in a coal
T Among those who were on the program were, left to right, William Lowe mine explosion at Yubari, and that Bryan, Indiana University president emeritus: Barton Reese Pogue, Upland. a | 120 miners were trapped 7000 feet h, Indianapolis, Mr. Riley's physician, and Association president,
| below the surface and the
ir plight seemed hopeless, 4
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