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g.0.P, Asks f for More Rigid Checkup on Tuesday, Vote.

CLIMAX TONIGHT

Policies; Workers Are Mobilized.

(Other local, state and national politics, Pages 20, 21, 31, 32.) Carl Vandivier, Marion County Republican chairman, announced today that arrangements were being

signed to each polling place in the County “to insure an honest and fair election on Tuesday.” Meanwhile, City and County Republicans made ready for a ‘‘victory rally” tonight at Cadle Tabernacle, following charges yesterday by Raymond E. Willis, Republican nominee for U. S. Senator, of “destruction” of American business py New Deal foreign trade policies. S. P. Meadows, second vice president of the United Brotherhood of

will be principal speaker at ‘tonight's rally, which will ciimax Republican campaign activities to

WATCHERS’ AT POLLS SOUGHT: 25,000 IN PARADE

Democrats Enthused By Response at Rally In Tabernacle.

VANNUYS ON AIR

Roosevelt to Defend Entire Program in Radio Talk.

BULLETIN

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Nov. 4 (U. P.).—President Roosevelt said today he will review and defend his entire legislative program of the past five years in his address to the nation tonight. The Chief Executive at noon was still working on the speech which will be broadcast at 6:30 p. m. (Indianapolis Time). He indicated that he would speak of labor relations, social security and a number of other subjects, as well as politics. Politically, Mr. Roosevelt will call for the election of the Democratic ticket in New York State.

Marion County Democratic leaders today viewed the enthusiastic response to their parade and rally last night as a sign of undiminished

date. Candidates also will speak. Here for Two Talks

Mr. Willis cameo Marion County | for two speeches yesterday after- |

. noon and last night to ask for a Re- | ~ publican victory next week. |

Mr. Vandivier said he believes extra watchers at the polls will be required. “I believe this is the first time this has been done,” he said. “When one watcher checks the voting machine after the polls close, the extra man would keep guard so that there will be one watcher constantly on duty all the time.” . County, Republican officials were reported -scanning- lists of- eligible persons preparatory to making assignments of watchers. The scené at Marion County Republican headquarters, meanwhile, resembled a Hollywood movie set as G. O. P. leaders made frenzied preparations for the finale of the political drama.

Get ‘Wagon Books’

- Carloads of workers from the precincts jammed the special elevator) assigned to the headquarters en the ninth floor of the Lemcke Building to obtain “wagon books,” containing lists of voters to be hauled to the polls in volunteers’ automobiles. To each precinct also went thousands of cards informing voters of the location of polling places along with sample ballots and stacks of campaign literature. So far, it was said, more than 7000 supporters have volunteered their services at the polls as walk-

Their function, it was said, will! be to walk back and forth displaying campaign buttons and other | Republican insignia. Some of the volunteers will run errands, carry messages. A small army will tour the City in private automobiles to get Republican voters to the polls. Last-minute surveys of opinion were being taken, especially to determine County sentiment in regard to Mr. Willis. Workers, meanwhile, continued to check affidavits on alleged mistakes in registration. Affidavits were referred back to precinct committeemen for further investigation. The County ‘Committee ‘made public a statement from a representative of the concern which manufactures the voting machines (Continued on Page 10)

FORD DRIVE AWAITED

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (U. P.).— The United Automobile Workers’ Union executive board may receive today a report from a special subcommittee on a new national policy | for organizing the 140,000 Ford Motor Co. workers. Executive board members declined to give information on the Ford report, but it was understood that they may recommend a pro-

Board members also may question

negotiations with Ford officials concerning parts standardization plans, ig will come before the board r

F. D. R.'s Popularity—

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party speakers assail the Republi-

ARTHUR G. BROWN,

‘Former Marott Manager, 70,

rmother’s syndicated column,

party strength and were ready to compare with it the reaction to the Republican “Victory” rally in Cadle Tabernacle tonight. Senator VanNuys, meanwhile, will

to a climax tonight with a radio appeal at 6 p. m. over a State-wide hookup. In Indianapolis, station WIRE will carry the address. While Republicans were to take; tonight’s spotlight, Democrats prepared for the grand finale of their campaign with a huge lapor rally at Keith’s Theater tomorrow night at which Daniel J. Tobin, labor leader, will be the principal speaker.

Approximately 25,000 supporters, led by spotlighted airplanes overhead. marched through downtown streets last night to the Tabernacle, where an overflow’ throng heard

cans and pledge efficient administration if elected Tuesday. Streets along the three-mile route were packed with spectators; as the (Continued on Page 10)

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Pneumonia Victim.

Arthur G. Brown, general man(ager of Marott’s Shoe Store until two years ago, died today at his home, 3921 Washington Blvd., of { pneumonia which developed following a heart attack Sunday. He was 70.

the Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Home at 10 a. m. Monday. A lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Mr. Brown began work at Marott's as a salesman about 50 years ago. For four years, he managed another store but returned to Marott’s, where he was active in directing the business for 42 years. -He was born April 24. 1868, and received his education in the Indianapolis public schools. He was elected president of the Indianapolis Shoe Merchants’ Association in 1929 and two years later became president of the Indianapolis Merchants’ Association, which he led for several years. He is survived by a daughter, Miss Caroline Norton Brown; a son, Arthur T. Brawn, and five grandchildren, all of Indianapolis.

{bring his campaign for re-election

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WOMAN HELD IN DALHOVER GASE

Arrest Made After Mother Gets Mystery Call to Aid Bandit.

NILES, Mich., Nov. 4 (U. P.) —Police investigated today what they believed was to have been an attempt

to liberate James Dalhover, a member of Indiana’s old Brady gang, who is being held at the Federal Detention Farm at Milan, Mich. Police disclosed that Mrs. Bertha Craig, mother of the gangster, was brought here from her home at Madison, Ind., by a phone call from an unidentified woman yesterday. The call advised Mrs. Craig to come here “in the interest of your son.” Police said she was ‘sent $6 by commercial telegraph to: pay for traveling expenses.

A woman, about 30, was arrested

today on 8 Niles street with Mrs.

Craig. THey “theorized that a plan was afoot to liberate Dalhover, who has been at the Milan prison farm since mid-summer.

City Pall

Ghosts Walk but Won't Talk at Municipal Building.

S THE campaign whirled, or limped, toward Tuesday’s climax, there wasn’t a single worried look on an official face in City Hall today. On the basis of this practically unanimous appearance of optimism, it would appear safe to predict that the incumbent Democrats would win in a slow crawl. But here's one catch: While there wasn’t a single worried look on an official face, there were hardly any official faces to look worried. Competent observers gave various reasons for this. Some were absent, they said, soaking their feet after last night's torchlight trek over the hard pavements. Others were nursing colds, caught in the reecnt wave of “springtime,” or resting up for the long pull during election day.

= #" 2 SECOND “catch” is that today was just like any other day at City Hall for the past two weeks, from the standpoint of official faces and their absence, with one exception. The Works Board was scheduled to meet on the track elevation problem, and that meant four official faces in City Hall— practically a crowd. Two officials with bona fide excuses for absence are Henry B. Steeg, City engineer, who has had a bad cold, and Mayor Boettcher, who has been under observation in the hospital. As for the vest, only their ghosts who roam the silent corridors could tell, and they won’t talk.

MUNCIE GETS USHA GRANT WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (U. P.)— U. S. Housing Administrator Nathan Straus today announced Presidential approval of $32,632,000 in loans for 15 low-rent housing projects in eight cities, including $1,141,000 for Muncie, Ind.

SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 4 (U.P.). —Mrs. John Boettiger, daughter of President and Mrs. Roosevelt, scored a journalistic “scoop” today by announcing in her weekly column in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that she was expecting another child next spring. The announcement appeared in Mrs. Boettiger’s by-line column in the Home economics section of the paper. It was sandwiched between comments appearing daily in her “My Day.” After relating that the “last two days” had been busy. ones because of the visit. here of Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Boettiger said she was sorry

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- “Family gossip, of course,” she continued, “springs naturally . . . this time our first session was a three-cornered one, my husband, my mother and I. What did we discuss? : “We didn’t discuss—we just made plans for the looked-forward-to arrival of my mother’s newest grandchild. The biggest question was for her to arrange to be on the spot to help us usher into the world a new citizen for Seattle. : “Well, she thinks she can, the fates willing, on her spring lecture tour which ends on the West Coast the last week in March. “So it’s up to me, I guess, to see that the a and the last lecture don’t conflict.”

INVESTIGATION OF HARTMAN

1S POSTPONED

Bar Association Committee Sets Nov. 18 for Formal Hearing.

CANDIDATE DENIES ALL

Appears During Informal Meeting of Grievance Committee Today. (Editorial, Page 24)

A formal hearing on perjury and fraud charges against Joseph E. Hartman, Republican candidate for Judge of Superior Court 3, was postponed today by the Bar Association Grievance Committee until Nov. 18.

Mr. Hartman denied the charges at an informal meeting of the committee today, the committe announced. Today's action followed submission of the charges by Michael E. Abrams to Thomas D. Stevenson, Bar Association president, Tuesday. The Grievance Committee consists of Chairman Robert A. Hendrickson. V. M. Armstrong, Harry O. Chamberlin, Harry Gause, Sidney S. Miller.

Statement Is Issued

The postponement of the formal hearing, and consequent report, untii Nov. 18 will prevent disposition of the case before Tuesday's election, in which Mr. Hartman is running against former Judge Russell J. Ryan. ‘The Grievance Committe’s press| statement, signed by Chairman Hendrickson, follows: *The.matter of + the complaint made by Michael E. Abrams against Joseph E. Hartman has been presented to the Grievance Commit-

tee of the Indianapolis Bar Associa- ¢| tion by its President.

The Committee held a meeting yesterday and sent a notice to Mr. Hartman to present himself at its meeting fixed for 10 o'clock this morning. Pursuant to that notice, Mr. Hartman appeared and denied the charges niade. He also asked for an opportunity to be heard and to prepare to defend himself. In accordance with the custom of the Grievance Committee in such

matters, .time was given Mr. Hart-

‘man to prepare and present his defense and Nov. 18 was fixed as the date for the hearing. No time earlier than that would permit the Com-

mittee opportunity to make its own |

investigation of the filed.”

Unopposed in Primaries

Mr. Hartman was the unopposed Republican candidate for Superior Court 3 in the May primaries. A practicing attorney here, Mr. Hartman was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for State Senator in 1936. He was born in Indianapolis in 1900 and resides at 6365 Washington Blvd. Chairman Carl Vandivier of the Republican County Committee, yesterday suggested political inspiration of the charges, but said if proved true, he would “do everything in my power” to prevent Mr, Hartman's serving as Judge if elected. He said that it would be “grossly unfair for the matter to reflect on the other Republican candidates.”

WILL ROGERS PAID A LASTING TRIBUTE

Dedicate Memorial Museum : Roosevelt on Network.

charges as

CLAREMORE, Okla. Nov. 4. (U.P.) — Will Rogers, who walked with presidents and cowpunchers and who talked. with Hollywood highbrows and homespun backwoods folk, lived again today in the town he made famous. A throng of 50,000 shared in the dedication ceremonies of a $200,000 memorial museum and statue as a permanent tribute. to the cowboy humorist. President Roosevelt will speak over a coast-to-coast radio network program this afternoon in tribute to Mr. Rogers, who was killed in a plane crash in Alaska with Wiley Post, round-the-world flier. Jesse Jones, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corp., was the principal speaker. He said the United States has missed Will Rogers as it has missed no other man.

BARBER IS GRANTED RESTRAINING ORDER

Charles C. Cavaness, proprietor of a barber shop at 7 N. Ritter Ave,

today was issued a temporary injunction in ‘Superior Court 2 restraining Barbers’ Local Union 247 from interfering with operation of his shop. In filing a suit this morning, Mr. Cavaness stated that “there is no labor dispute between the plaintiff and the Barbers’ Union. The defendants have interfered with plaja. tion of his business.”

Why the Fuss? Asks Linda Lou

Times Photo.

Linda Lou Beckley, 2, is unaware that: her ET and physicians are concerned over an open safety pin in her stomach. In fact, the chewing gum: in her hand was the “bribe” which coaxed her from - play long enough to have her picture taken. She lives at 545 Bell St.

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WORK KIS H HINTED

‘Go- Ahead” ign Certain By Dec. 7 Deadline, Reddington Says.

The City plans to proceed with the proposed one-million-dollar Southside track elevation. regardless of the decision of the Indianapolis Union Railway, Works Board members said today.

In the absence of Mayor Boetcher and Henry B. Steeg, city engineer, due to illness, Michael B. Reddington, City attorney, said:

“So far as the City is concerned, it appears that work will begin by Dec. 7, regardless of what the Indianapolis Union Railway decides to do.” : Mr. Reddington’s statment followed adoption of a resolution by the Works Board directing the City Controller to raise the City’s part of the cost by a bond issue. Until today, the City has contended that final decision on whether the elevation would be started rested with the railroad.

Calls for Bond. Issue

Mr. Reddington said, - however, that he has been given information the City will make the technical

start on elevation by Dec. 7, deadline for start of construction given in an agreement between the City and PWA, which is to pay 45 per cent of the total cost. “According to Mr. Steeg.,” Mr. Reddington said, “the city has sufficient funds in the track elevation fund to make a technical start on construction.” If the railroad objects to the start of elevation and invasion of its

right-of-way, it may take legal steps, such as an injunction, to stop the work. “In that event,” Mr. Reddington said, “the City would have done everything that it could do, under the existing law.” The resolution adopted today by the board calls for a bond issue of $318,500 which represents 34 per seul, or the City’s share of the total COS

BULLETINS

Scores of North Side school children and motorists were endangered at noon today by falling wires as a heavy wind swept that section. Police district cars ‘were. sent, to’ 58th St.. and Broadway to. prevent children from coming in contact with wires in the streets and upon sidewalks. - High tension wires were blown to the ground at 909 N. Capitol Ave.

CHICAGO, Nov. 4 (U.P.).— Executives of 139 Class 1 railroads bowed today to the deci- . sion of President Roosevelt's fact-finding board and abandoned plans to cut the wages of 960,000 employees 15 per cent.

U. S. NEARING CLOSE OF SPY TESTIMONY

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 (U. P.).—The Government expected to close its

case in Federal Court today against three alleged Nazi spies. The chief witness will be Mrs. Guri Rumrich, wife of Guenther Gustav Rumrich, a confessed spy who turned Government's ‘evidence. The session yesterday ended in an uproar during the final cross-exam-ination of Leon GG. Turrou, former FBI agent, who resigned after completing his investigation of spy activities. A defense attorney insinuated that Mr. Turrou “framed” the case against the three defendants to further his.own interests.

ROGERS CONFIRMS MARRYING DANCER

BEDFORD HILLS, N. Y. Nov. 4 (U. P.).—Rich young Henry Huddleston Rogers Jr., who felt his life had been blighted when the showgirl he loved was shot to death on his farm three years ago, has been married for more than a year to Diana Taylor, blond dancer, it was learned today. Mr. Rogers, tall, thin son of one of the founders of the Standard Oil Co., confirmed the marriage at his estate. here. His pretty wife stood by and laughed because they had been able to keep it quiet so long. Evelyn Hoey was found shot to death in Rogers’ Pennsylvania farmhouse in 1935.

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BLAZES RAGING IN SIX STATES

Governor Horner Proclaims Strict Rules; Michigan, Kentucky Involved.

By United Press Nearly 5000 volunteers, WPA workers and CCC enrollees today were battling a series of forest fires in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia, which already had destroyed thousands of dollars’ worth . of timber and are endangering isolated homes and communities in their paths. The fires were sweeping across sections of Wayne and Hamilton counties in southern Illinois, and through a dozen counties in the Cumberland Mountain region in southeastern Kentucky. Scores of small brush and timber fires were reported across the Kentucky border in Virginia and West Virginia. Forestry rangers sald the areas were extremely susceptible to fire due to a lack of rain during the past few weeks. A strong southeast wind, which reached a velocity of 35 miles an hour in southern Illinois today, hampered firemen'’s efforts. - Governor Horner issued a proclas mation forbidding the building of any fire in the fields and forests of Illinois. The proclamation was issued at the request of the State Forestry Division as Chief State Forester Anton Tomasek described (Continued on Page Three)

FOURTEEN KILLED IN ENGLISH AIR GRASH

Accident Occurs in Channel Islands During Fog.

LONDON, Nov. 4 (U. P.).—Fourteen persons were killed today when a Jersey Airways airplane crashed about 550 yards from the airport at St. Helier, Jersey, in the Channel Islands, while trying to land in fo The victims included 11 passengers, one of them-a baby, the plane’s pilot and wireless operator, and a man who was working in the

field.

Roper Names Special Board of Inquiry To Probe German Steamer Explosion

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. (U.P)— Secretary of Commerce Roper today named a special board of inquiry to. investigate. the explosion which wrecked the Hamburg-Amer-ican steamship Vancouver in the Oakland, Cal., estuary. Those named were William Fisher, supervising instructor, Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, who will be chairman, and Chief Traveling Steamship Inspectors Francis W. Leahy and David T. Smith. : Secretary Roper also invited the Justice Department and Coast Guard to name representatives to sit with the board in an advisory capacity.

An invitation also was extended to the: Gern Seni at San

OAKLAND, Cal., Nov. 4. (U.P.)— The blast which tore a hole in the stern of the German steamer Vancouver, endangering the lives of 17 passengers and a crew of 60. apparently came from outside the ship and may have been the work of saboteurs, investigators: hinted today. Four men were injured by the explosion. “It's a very ticklish situation,” said Earl Warren, Alameda County District Attorney and State attorney general-elect. “All witnesses called in the inquiry so far have testified that the blast occurred outside the ship.” Divers who examined the hole in the engine room said the steel plates of the hull were bent inward, indicating that the explosion occurred

mn terrific force just outside. the

land-Alameda estuary to San Francisco before sailing for Bremen, was grounded on the Oakland shore. The engine room filled with water and the stern sank in mud. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, - District Attorney’s - office, Alameda and Oakland police, German consulate, Coast Guard and

the U. S. Steamboat and Inspection service joined in the investigation. Mr, Warren expected that experts would definitely determine the source of the, blast. “It would be very foolish to guess what actually happened until they give an opinion,” Mr. Warren said. A report that a man called the Oakland Tribune and predicted that a bomb would wreck & counted by the bay r,.

Ray of Hope Seen in Prediction of Rain Tos night; 20,000 Acres Reported Burned; Damage Placed at $160,000.

SITUATION TERMED ‘WORST IN YEARS*

Entire Forestry Division Personnel in Battle; Appeals to Motorists to Be Cautious; Wildlife Losses Heavy.

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Forest fires this afternoon raged on 50 fronts | in south 21

Already 20,000 acres were reported burned. ‘Damage 3 estimates reached $160,000 and were mounting hourly, and Gt a fire army of 1500 men was near exhaustion, with the flames in many localities still unchecked. 0 State officials said they feared even heavier losses une

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er, believes. : A ray of hope was seen in he Weather Bureau's prediction of réin tonight and tomorrow, but “several days of rain” are needed to check the flames effectively, officials .

Wind Fans Flames %

Fanned by a 25-mile-an-hour wind and feeding on tinder-dry woods, tfie fires were reported spreading in vires tually every county in southern Indiana. . Virgil Simmons, State Conservas tion director, and Mr. Woods, re= ported the situation was “the worst in many years.”

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With 600 CCC workers, 600 State forestry crews and 300 farmers “practically exhausted” after three weeks of fire-fighting, they said the only hope is immediate and drenche ing rains. They reported “appalling damage” to wildlife and young stands of time ber. Damage, they said, is almost 100 per cent in the burned areas. * The entire personnel and equip= ment of the State forestry division have been thrown into the hills Mr. Woods" reported.

On 24-Hour Duly

Four to six crews, ranging from five to 50 men each, are on duty at all times in every fire-tower ares in

the southern part of the State, Mr. a

Woods reported.

In addition, the entire personnel of the six CCC camps in the afe fected areas are on ‘24-hour dutge Some crews have worked night and day for 72 hours, Mr. Woods said. The . State Conservation offices here reported that the damage tell was expected to rise rapidly today. unless the wind velocity dropped. I$: was said to be pushing the flames rapidly into new unburned areas. Mr. Woods blamed most of the fires on careless burning of brush and fields *by landowners. Hien _ (Continued on. Page Three). .

WOMAN DIES IN FIRE, HUSBAND IS BURNED

5 £08 VEVAY, Nov. 4 (U. P.).—A woman was burned to death, her husband burned critically and five persons forced to flee in their night clothing today when fire destroyed a farm home, four miles from Vevay. The dead woman was Mrs. Leone ard Smith, 45. Her husband, 50] suffered first-degree burns and was not expected to live. 7 A woman tenant, living on ‘the first floor with her four small chile dren, first noticed the blaze at 5:30 a. m. and fled from the building: with her tomy. Mr. and Ss. Smith were trapped in their second-floor room. The house, a five-room frame, was‘ de= stroyed.

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