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REINFORCE UTI REGION; U.S. RAPS JAPAN

THE romp SITUATION PARIS—Italian troop movements reported. HENDAYE—Rebels drive into heart of Catalonia. PRAHA—Nazis rush survey of Czech highway. BUDAPEST—Slovak-Hungarian' clash reported.

~ MOSCOW—Russia, Finland

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agree on border.

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| LIMA—111 declarations signed, but no treaties. 5 BERLIN—Nazis jubilant over U. S. ‘defeat.’ , FT. WORTH—EIliott Roosevelt attacks Mexico. . JUAREZ—Mexico cuts down meat exports to U. S.

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" TOKYO-—U. S. Ambassador brotests on Open Door. - SHANGHAI—Chinese deny peace negotiations.

PARIS, Dec. 27 (U., P.).—The (Governor General of French Somaliland has urgently asked Paris for Army and Navy reinforcements, it was reported today, and the required aid has been sent. The Paris Soir peported from Djibouti that the Governor General dicted because of an Italian concentration of troops on the frontier and attempts by Italians to demonstrate in favor of Italian claims to French Somaliland. Two other Paris papers also reported heavy Italian troops movements in East Africa. Pertinax, writing in L’Ordre, and Mme, Genevieve Tabouis, writing in L’Oeuvre, asserted that contingents os Ascaris, the native soldiers of Italian East Africa, had been moved up to support a force of between 600 and 700 Italians who six months ago occupied six frontier posts which France claims to be on its side of the border. : Both writers, who enjoy international reputations as commentators on foreign affairs, said that recent reports indicated that the Italians had 91,000 Italian troops, 150,000 native troops and 130,000 “working soldiers” in East Africa, against only 2a small force in French Somaliland.

Military Roads Completed Wide asphalt military roads had been built from Italian Eritrea to the French Somaliland border, it was asserfed. As these reports were published Premier Daladier invited Prime Minister Chamberlain ‘and Viscount Halifax, Foreign Secretary of Great ‘Britain, to stop here on their avay to visit Premier Mussolini at Rome in mid-January. It was understood that M. Daladier and Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet wanted to emphasize that they were not prepared to concede any French territory to Italy and that they did not agree to any Italian effort to get Fuehrer Hitler and Mr. Chamberlain to “mediate.”

Radio Propaganda Reported

Pertinax and Mme. Tabouis reported that Italian authorities in Ethiopia are announcing daily to the natives through loud: speakers installed in stations along the Addis

. Ababa Railway that the French in

Djibouti will be thrown into the sea in the near future. An atmosphere of tension similar to the critical days of Munich is rapidly being manufactured ang may reach the explosion point during Chamberlain’s trip to Italy. Both the Italians and French are displaying war paraphernalia in the Mediterranean and North Afriga as if they were really ready for war.

Concessions Expected At Djibouti Port

ROME, Dec. 27 (U. P.).—France may be disposed to make certain nonterritorial concessions to Italy concerning Djibouti, observers believed today. French sources said the French note delivered yesterday contained no specific statement about Djibouti. They, therefore, believed France might, without yielding any land, make arrangements which would facilitate the use of the important French Somaliland port by Italians.

SOUTH BEND PAPER ‘ENDS PUBLICATION

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Dec. 27 (U.]

P.).—The South Bend News-Times, founded in 1883, today announced suspension of publication following circulation of this afternoon’s final edition, Joseph M. Stephenson, editor and publisher, explained in a statement that - continued business losses during the last year made suspension necessary. ‘The South. Bend, like other cities of its size, cannot support more than one daily newspaper satisfactorily. Suspension of the News-Times ‘leaves one daily in South Bend—

* the afternoors South Bend Tribune.

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TOKYO, Dec. 27 (U. P.) —American . Ambassador Joseph Clark Grew has advised the Japanese

Government that the United States is more interested in results than in Japanese plans as regards the future status of American interests in China, it was understood today. Mr. Grew visited Hachiro Arita; Fareign Minister, last night. It was understood that he made unusually strong representations against Japanese interference with foreign interests in China and said that the United States Government was dissatisfied with, Jaban’s replies to previous protests. Both Mr. Grew and Sir Robert Craigie, the British Ambassador, were understood to have inquired of Minister Arita in separate talks regarding the proposed abolition of the extraterritoral privileges of foreign powers in China. Minister Arita was said to have told both that he thought it unnecessary to go beyond the statement made previously by Prince Konoye, the Premier, forshadowing the eventual abolition of extraterritoriality.

Mentions Credits

Minister Arita was said to have commented that the best. method of settling Chinese problems would be to end the war, but that United States and British credits to China | provided . me for increased Chinese resistance and thus compli< cated the situation. Then Mr. Grew; it was reported, told Minister Arita of his government’s dissatisfaction with Japan’s attitude, and particularly with its response to| an American protest against commercial discrimination in the Yangt: ze River valley. According to informants, Minister Arita was. conciliatory. He was re-

thority had prevented a satisfactory handling of Chinese problems and that with the centralization of affairs under a Japanese-sponsored regime conditions should improve. Minister Arita was said to have asked Mr. Grew why American newspapers “misunderstood” Japan's (Continued on Page Four)

Cold Feet?

Gift Exchangers Don’t Mind, They Make It Hot for Clerks.

OLD enough for you? , Well, it wasn’t for the downtown store clerks. They had hoped no one would venfure into the first cold wave of the year to exchange gifts. But they did. ' Stores are full of ‘em. “My husband doesn’t wear this size shirt, and he doesn’t want a shirt anyway, so could’ I exchange it for a pair of gloves, but I don’t know what size gloves he wears. What size would he wear if he wears a shirt just a little smaller than this one?” That was typical of what went on, starting at the opening of the doors, one clerk said. ” & sn CORES of persons, laden with Christmas bundles that yesterday they probably were lyrical over, crowded down aisles today, looking for something else they might want more." Although exchanges to get the correct sizes formed by far the greatest volume of business, some were bound on other and more ingenious errands. Girls, for instance, were matching up jewelry the boy friends had given them to find out how much the gifts cost; a man exchanged a tuxedo shirt for another, and the clerk swore the ’ tuxedo shirt had been worn, probably Saturday night. “Yep, they're back again,” one clerk said. “I believe they'd be here if it was 20 below.”

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FORECAST: Fair tonight and tomorrow ; considerably colder tonight ‘with lowest Zero % five above.

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DANCE TO HONOR ROOSEVELT KIN

Miss Emer | Roosevelt «First Lady's: Niece, to. = Meet Society. i

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (U, P.)— An 18-year-old girl with a talent for drawing and: an eagerness to rouse young people to work for democracy. will be presented to Washington society by the President and ‘Mrs. Roosevelt at a White House dance tonight. \ She is Miss Eleanor Roosevelt of Dedham, Mass., daughter of Mrs. Roosevelt’s brother, Hall Roosevelt, and his first wife, Mrs. John Cutter of Dedham. The “Eleanor Glide,” named for the first lady, will be the favorite dance of the evening, it was predicted. Prior to the cance, 22 guests, most-

ly Roosevelt: cousins, will dine at the

White House. The President, Mrs. Roosevelt, Hall‘ Roosevelt, and the debutante will receive the guests. House guests for the debut include

ers, Henry Paris Roosevelt and Daniel Parish Roosevelt; Miss Ann Grant, daughter of Mrs. Alexander Grant of Boston, and granddaughter of the President’s uncle, Frederick A. Delano; Mr. and Mrs. Forbes (Continued on Page Three)

ELECTION CHANGES UP TO LEGISLATURE

Law Study Commission Reports to Governor.

A majority report of the Special Election Law Study Commission which was submitted today to Governor Townsend was understood to place the responsibility for election law changes entirely with the new Legislature. The report suggested the Legislature which meets next month ap point a new commission to study Sleviion: law revision and codification. This new commission then would report to the 1941 Legislature. It was said that the majority report of the present commission pointed out that there was insufficient time before the new Legislature to prec pare an adequate program. The Governor appointed the present commission last spring, but it did not meet until a few weeks ago. Commission members are Fred Bays, chairman, and a member of the Indiana Public Service. Commission, anid ©. H. Smith and Fred Gause, members of the State Elections Board. Mr. Gause is a Republican and

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Cities’ Pleas

The Indiana Public Service Commission today closed:the Iniiana Bell Telephone Co. rate case by dismissing petitions filed by Indiana cities asking for rate reductions. Pointing out it had answered questions involved in the petitions in its state-wide rate reduction or-

der to the utility Dec. 8, the commission held there was no need for,

Rate Cut Are Dismissed

for Phone

further study of rate structure at this time. ‘Indianapolis, South Bend and Mishawaka were among cities which originally had asked local telephone rate reductions. Investigation of the telephone company’s rate structure then was made on a state-wide

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1938

TOFACEPARTY (CONTROL FIGHT)

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

CONGRESS to be scene of fight for Democratic control. SUPREME - COURT choice is among current riddles. ‘SENATOR TYDINGS joins economy bloc.

ROOSEVELT takes charge of rail rehabilitation,

RESEARCH urged to aid industry and employment.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (U.P) — The 76th Congress, elected last month in the first major New Deal political reverse, meets one week from today for a prolonged contest over control of the Democratic Party.

Anti - Administration Democrats

are maneuvering to divert the New|

Deal to less experimental paths leading directly to the nomination of a conservative Presidential candidate in 1940. None is yet certain whether! President Roosevelt will compromise or fight, Neither is it established that conservative Democrats will go through with their plan to regain a controlling voice in party affairs. That each. desires party control is undisputed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (U. P.) —President Roosevelt has decided to nominate Senator Pope (D., Ida.) to the Ten=nessee Valley Authority directorate as his next step in realignment of important Federal posts, it was learned today.

: Mr. Roosevelt will define the gen-|.

eral battle lines in two messages to be delivered during the first week of

the new Congress. On Jan. 4 he will}

deliver his annual message to a joint session of House and Senate. The budget message probably will be read to Congress by clerks the following day. The nature -of Mr. Roosevelt's recommendations and especially his

spending plans for the next fiscal]

year will determine partly how far conservative Democrats will carry their rebellion against New Deal leadership. It is known already that 9 | the Presiclent will clevote more than customary attention this time to ign affairs, - There ard indica-

proaching the New Deal and the new Congress with national solidarity for national defense a major 1940 objective. Conservative Democrats, however,

are planning to force some changes |.

in Roosevelt domestic policies, notably the method of spending relief money. On the issue of relief and related questions hot -1940 political conflicts are expected. Economy and budget balancing are: to some extent factors in the approaching spending wars. But Congress ap(Continued on Page Three)

SCIENTISTS STUDY ECONOMIC TRENDS

Hope to Aid Solution of Social Problems.

(Another Story, Page 13)

By WATSON DAVIS (Coby inte 1938. by Science Service) RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 27.—While the century-old American -Association For the Advancment of Science begins its holiday sessions here to-

_| day; a new kind of scientific society,

oriented toward economic action, is in the making. It is the American Association of Scientific Workers, born of spontaneous organization efforts in Phil adelphia and Cambridge, "Mass. During this week plans will be perfected to multiply these two pio-

‘| neering sections and to bring into

the new association scientists er all parts of the nation. Bringing scientific workers together to promote an understanding of the relationship between science and social problems is the primary objective of the A. A. S. W. It is planned to organize and express opinions on steps to be taken toward the solution of such problems, and to promote all possible action on the conclusions achieved. The: American Association of Scientific Workers parallels closely|s the Association of Scientific WorkeS.” Fanineg in Great Britain in Sir F. Gowland Hopkins, Nobel Prize winner and world-famous authority on the vitamins, has aleady given his support to the A. A. s. W. Speaking as president of the British A. 8. W., he said: “In these. days. when science plays |: so great a part in every field of modern life it is essential for scientific workers to organize, both to protect their own economic and professional status and to work for the better organization and application of science for the benefit of

|the community. These problems are |not confined to one country, and |the A. 8. W. welcomes formation of |& brother organization in America.”

|KAREL CAPEK DIES; FAMED CZECH AUTHOR

PRAHA, Dec. 27 (U 27 (U. P.).—Karel Capek, 48, one of the nation’s bestknown authors, died Christmas night after a short’ illness. Mr. Capek was known as a brilliant autlior of stories and plays, incl “Rosum’s Universal Robots,” which was credited with starting popular use of the word “robot.” He often included political opposed

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TRAFFIC DEAD: CITY 2, STATE1T

TRAFFIC AT A GLANCE anal Iwo. dead, 30 hurt, Yniiana—26 ‘violent deaths, SLE traffic. lag U. S.—National toll passes 500 mark, |

The Christmas week-end traffic left 17 dead in the state and two in Marion County today. Indianapolis’ latest fatality occurred yesterday. Mrs. Amelia VanJelgerhuis, .80, of 2830 Bethel

street. She was carried into her home by her daughter, Mrs. Katherine Hilarider, where she died a few minutes later. Police did not hold the driver of the car. On Christmas Day a pedestrian, James Jones, 85, 129 S. California St., was killed instantly when struck at West and Chesapeake Sts.

.. Two’ Die in One Crash

Another Indianapolis person was killed five miles south of Frankfort yesterday in a traffic accident which also took the life of a Frankfort motorist. The dead in the crash were Joseph Weeks, 26, of 309 N. Belle Vieu Place, Indianapolis, and Hargis Sandage, 27, of Frankfort. Six other persons were injured in the crash which police said was caused by a heavy coating of snow on State Road 39. . Bomar Cramer, well-known Indianapolis concert pianist and music teacher, was injured in a crash early yesterday on W. Washington St. police reported, and today was recovering in Methodist Hospital. His car hit a concrete safety zone marker. He received cuts on the face and a slight chest injury, the police report said. Meanwhile police reported that the number of week-end Indianapolis accidents was 59, and that 30 persons had been injured: The latest accident in the State left two dead south of La Porte last night. Jae Albert Scheer, 51, and her on Albert Scheer Jr., of Logansport ‘were killed instantly in. a head-on crash near Union Mills on State Road 6. Mrs. Scheer is the wife of a (Continued on Page Three)

Three County Prosecutors’ office apointments, reappointment of: Albert H. Losche as City Purchasing Agent and the naming of four County Assessor aids . were’ an) nounced today. ley David M. Lewis named James A. Watson -as chief deputy prosecutor, Samuel E. Garrison, former School Board member, as first assistant prosecutor, and John M. Kelley as Criminal Court trial deputy. oo Albert Goeppers, County Assessorelect, announced reappointment of Mrs. Elizabeth Wheatley as chief deputy assessor and Louis Wahl as in ‘tax appraiser. He reappointed = Harold Hungate as deputy assessor and Mrs. John Corwin as clerk. Mr. Goeppers succeeds Robert Sloan as Assessor Jan. 1.

Mr. Losche will begin his 10th year Agent on Jan, 1. H

Betty Jane Carpenter, 14, was overcome today | by smoke when her home caught fire. She was carried

Ave., was struck in front of her Tome as she attempted to cross the

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Pushed aronind by lively and extremely cold wind, persons who ventured into the first cold wave of the season soon sought shelter in stores and buildings. Except for those who had urgent busi-

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es, downtown streets were pstly well Cleared,

points. of the winter.

North Dakota Coldest, Mercury H Hi its 22 Below

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A cold wave swept -down from Canada today bringing sub peratures to the United States and Sending thermometers to the: lowest.

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| Canada and the North Central States felt the brunt today but U. 8. Forecaster J. R. Lloyd at Chicago said the cold would Atlantic Seaboard and Gulf of Mexico tonight or tomorrow. -

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Gales roared across the Great : Lakes region with winds reported, as high as 42 miles an hour at Wausau, Wis. Snowfall stopped in the coldest regions but. the high winds caused drifting and blocked |® many roads. Major airlines reported many of their planes were grounded last night but said today that service was being resumed on normal schedules.

22 Below Reported

Coldest temperatures in the| United States were recorded af. Minot and Devil's Lake, N. D.,

not be spared, he said.

Some southern cities already have seen temperatures drop 20 degrees in| the past 24 hours. At Memphis the recording fell 22 tegrees to 22 above Zero.

and predicted severe r= for the Atlantic States .in 12 to 24- hours. Even Florida, where Miami: reported 70-degree temperature today, will

| Snow Still Falling

Snow was said to be still falling iin parts of Michigan, Ohio and

where the thermometer reached 22 |

{northern New ‘England{ | Twenty

degrees below zero. Bemidji, Minn. | inches of snow was reported on

reported 20 below and Duluth 14]

below.

the ground at Houghton, Mich. At

The minimum reported in Can- Bemidji and Duluth, Minn, the

at Regina.

Mr. Lloyd said the cold wave had reached western Ohio this morning

FRANK T. BROOKS, EX-POLICEMAN, DIES

Officer Retired Month Ago Stricken at 67.

ada was 58 below at Mayo, Yukon Snow depth was eight inche; but the Territory, where the cold wave first struck after a mass of cold air: formed over Nome, Alaska. Edmon- | ton and Battleford in western Canada shivered at 34 degrees below zero while the temperature touched 24 below at Winnipeg and 28 below

‘high winds which caused drifting brought much difficulty for road crews in the state. At Chicago the temperature fell to 4 above zero this morning and the forecast indicated it would drop 10 to 12 degrees-more tonight. No relief was_expected before the end of the week. Other representative temperatures: Kansas City, 10 above; North Platte, Neb., 2 below; Omaja, 4 above; ° Minneapolis, 8 below; Denver, 4 above; Toledo, O., 14 ‘above; Dayton, O., 16 above. Ten-foot drifts were reported in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin. In Michigan, sixfoot drifts on the highways cut off all communications to at least one upper peninsular town. Telephone and telegraph service to nistique, a city of 5000 population, was broken. Other telephone lines were

Frank T. Brooks, a retired police officer, died today at St. Francis Hospital. . He was 67. + Mr. Brooks was a member of the City Police Department for more than 26 years and during the Joseph Bell administration in 1914 was a lieutnant in the Gamewell department. In the last two years of his service he was a patrolman and was retired a month ago. Mr. Brooks is survived by his wife, Clara, and a daughter, Mrs. Clifton

Meyers.

first was appointed to the position by Mayor-elect Sullivan when the latter took office as Mayor in 1930. He was reappointed by Mayor Kern in 1935. A veferan in Democratic politics {for many years, Mr. Losche wes elected County Clerk in 1922 and served in that capacity until 1926. Since that time he has been chair-~ man of the Third Ward. He is treasurer of the Marion County Democratic Central Committee, During the recent campaign, Mz. Losche was chairman of the County Committee's finance committee, He lives at 3314 Sutherland Ave. 1 Mayor-elect Sullivan will be inre-| gugurated at ceremonies at the City Hall Saturday afternoon. Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox is to administer the oath of office. Omer Stokes Jackson, Democratic

State Chairman; Ira P. Haymakdr, atic County Chairman,

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BULLETIN

TERRE HAUTE, Dec. 27 (U.

P.)—Two prisoners executed a daring escape from the Vigo

County Jail today a

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ging a guard with an iron bar.

They were Robert C . Richard Crady, the Indianapolis.

Losche Keeps City Purchasing Post, Seven Are Appointed to County Offices

Mayor Boetcher, who the post of County Treasurer re day, will speak at:

Mr, Watson has

Mr. Garrison was a

the School Board from and was assistant. U. 8. Di torney under Senator va 1911. Executive Committee of th e Indianapolis Church Federation. and an instructor in the I, U.

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Grand Jury © ose plaining that he and } will alternate work hig 8 Jury investigations. Mr, Lewis he will exberunent with DEW

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ZERO PREDICTED HERE AS COLD

= Two Families Driven Out of Homes by. Fire.

MUNCIE MAN DIES

No Relief Is in Sig Locally Before Tomorrow.

HOURLY TEMPERATURES

25 7 a m... 23 8 a. m.., 20 9 a. m.., 17 10 a.m... 16 3 a. m.., 13 12 (Noon), 13 1 » m,..

Indianapolis. and Indiana given a taste of the first sust cold wave of the winter today

temperatures ranging from ze five above predicted for tonight. Two families in: the city were forced into the cold when over heated furnaces ignited their hones. A factory worker, Chester Mclione ald, was found frozen to death in an alley in Muncie. ; The mercury descended rapid from yesterday and reached a rain imum 13 here at 5 a. m., remain constant until 9 a. m. when it a slow rise. North and west of here in State, temperatures may go as as 5 below zero to 5 above, Bureau predicted, and south east of here, they will be zero to 10 above.

May Rise Toinorrow

Temperatures here may rise § ly late tomorrow, the Bureau dicted. A fire at Jack Skidmore’s Tay 1541 - Shelby St., spread from | basement, where the furnace reported overheated, to the tave on the first floor and living qua above. Mark Ruffner, of 2216 Ave,, bartender, and Ray Esne, Shelby 8t., ran u Shears ened the Ski guests. They were Mr. and Mrs. { ‘more, their daughter, Betty Jans, : and her guesf, Katherine Mi 14, of 218 Detroit St. Putting over their nightclothes, .they from he building. Betty Jane wi overcome by smoke and was. carrie out of the house by firemen. | The damage was estimated by. Ruffner at $4000. ; Home Catches Fire Three men were forced inp § cold when their home at 735 St., caught fire today. They — Linnis Malott, 19; Earry Manis and Wayne Hodges, A biting cold wind swept the of and made walking and driving. une pleasant and hazardous. : Edna Sedlik, 35, of 526 S. Ad son Ave. fell today on the ice her home and broke her left She was sent to City Hospital. Wind blew down a live ele wire at Ray and West Sts. reported. - The maximum temperature yese terday was 37 at 1:30 p. m. T biggest drop occurred between 10 11 p. m. when it went from 35 to If temperatures should get to zero or below it would be the a weather in Indianapolis since - Feb. 19, 1936, when it went to four hee low. The coldest temperature | corded since then was five ‘above Jan. 28, 1938. Yesterday and last night | the was 31 inch of precipitation, -

Drizzle Starts It

The rain began as a drizzle about 10 a. m. yesterday gradually increased in intensity 12:30 p. m. wet snowflakes as exploded popcorn kernels app

on the streets until there was | inch or so of slush: Toward evening the wind freshened and all night long whipped around houses. |

locity reached as high as 49 an hour but averaged about 33 m an hour from midnight on. | Planes were grounded last n but were Feporied on time and schedule today. The first plane. pected today was the airliner Washington to New York, due a. m. Rail traffic was report affected by the weather. ‘Heavy snows anc icy roads a 100-mile radius | ,of Ind last night handicapped bus

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