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VOLUME 51—NUMBER 106

MNUTT SWORN INAS NEW U.S. SECURITY HEAD

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Appointment Is Approved After Bridges Scores 2 Per Cent Club.

HEALTH PLANS HINTED

Coy to Head New Division Until Chief Finishes Islands Report.

Ry DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON. July 13.—Paul V. MeNutt took the oath of office today as Federal Security Administrator, having resigned his post as High Commissioner to the Philippines in a letter to President Roosevelt. The oath was administered in the office of Dr. Thomas Parran, Surgeon General in charge of the Public Health Service. The white marble building of the Health Service was selected because this is the oldest agency involved in the new setup over which Mr. McNutt will have nrisdiction, it was explained. dating from around 13800. George E. Scott of the Social Seurity Board staff was selected to administer the oath and the various agency heads were on hand to wit- $ the ceremony. Hint Health Prozram Selection of the Health Service Tor the scene also was considered ificant because President Rooseit has hinted that the former Hoosi ar Governor mav sell the country on a huge public health proRY am. This may be built along the lines of the Wagner Bill. which provides for health insurance and medical aid. “This Is a going concem ang I do not intend te disturb . of the policies now Mm effect.” Mr. MeNutt said as he was swom m. Mr. MeceNutt's appointment was confirmed by the Senate vesterdav. He I to appoint Wavne Coy sistant and acting sdministrator charge of actablishing the new Fede; Security Agency while he the fAnishing touches to Bis npines report. he announced. The former Indiana Govamor is determined to make a record which he the best possible aid to the nadizna organization campaigning for his Presidential nomination next

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Scores 2 Per Cent Club Although President Rooseveit insists that there was no poiitics involved in the McNutt selection, his confirmation by the Senate was precedea dy a lengthy political argument, Senator Bridges R. N. H)), introduced a resolution askIng the Senate to go on record as forbidding the new administrator from ea a “Two Per Cent Club’ among emnlovees in the 1armons agencies under his control. Th resointion was promptly uPM motion of Senator (DPD. Kyv.}, majority leader.

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Safe, but Late

ANTONIO, Tex. July 13 | Corrigan, the landed here at

SAN (U. P.) —Douglas “wrong wav’ flier. 12:45 p. m.. after tear had been expressed that he might have been forced down by & thunderstorm. Mr. Corrigan. flying here from the West Coast for his wedding Monday, took off from Dryden, | Tex., and was about three hours overdue when he landea.

U.S. TOBUILD | SUPER PLANE

New War Craft Expected to Be Fastest in World; Range Is Secret.

WASHINGTON, July 18 (U. P). “High military authorities revealed today that the United States is prepared to build a fleet of “super” fighting planes surpassing the best craft of foreign powers, The new “mystery ships,” propeled by the most powerful motors ever developed for aircraft, will range from single-seat pursuit planes to multi-motored bombing planes with crews of more than 10. Some contracts alveadv have been placed for the smaller. speedier tupes. it was said, and more will be let for the heavier planes soon. Within two and a half or three vears. officials said. most of the 9030 planes now authorized for the Army and Navy should te made up of this new type ship. Military experts said the “vastly improved’ motors would increase the speed of lighter planes more

| than 100 miles an hour and of the

peavier, bombardment types by 75 to 100. The latest model pursuit plane, powered with Indianapolis-builit Allison water-cooled engines, is capable of 375 miles per hour, and the so-called “flying fortress” bombers have reached speeds in excess of 300 miles per hour. “Powered with these new types of engines which have just been qeveloped after move than three years’ study.” ‘one high military official said. “the speed of pursuit planes should be increased to more than

FORECAST: Fair tonight and tomorrow;

ITS ACOOL97-

‘COMPARED TO

DAYS TOCOME _

Hottest Period of of Summer Is Just Ahead, Says Armington.

AND HE'S NOT JOKING

His Figures Prove Last of

July and August Set The Records.

BULLETIN Mrs. Henrietta Bovd, 71, of 1616 E. Washington St., was reported in critical condition a (City Hospital where she was taken after suffering heat prostration while walking near her home this afternoon.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

Wu V8 Jia wh... 9 vias T8312 (meow). . 93 . 81 . 9% 84 9%

1 88

The mercury soared to 97 this aft- | ng three degrees above the sea- | s previons high but six degrees) wr the July 13 record of 103 .

in 1936. At the same time, ogist J. H. Armington served notice

period of the summer is just a few days away. Rleven-year-old Charles Whitlock.

1130 S. Senate Ave. became ill from

the heat while plaving at the 200 block of W. Morris St. this afternoon. He was taken to his home by police, The mearcury davs of moderate weather which the highest were in the 80s. Yesterday's pea of 86 at ¢ p. m. was the highest record here since Sunday, Weather Bureau said. Th» forecast said fair tonight and tomorrow and semewhat cooler to-

rise ended several during

morrow. bur the bhureawn promised no

great relied from the new torrid

spell.

Excessive Heat Ahead

“The last hall of July and pert of

August is the time we must expect those 90-degcee temperatures.” Mr. Armington said. “If we don't get them then, we never will.” Weather Bureau records show that during the last half of July of the last 38 vears. the mercury has reached 90 ov above on 211 days. Based on that average of more than ave and one-half 9)-degree davs in 15. Indianapolis can expect exces-

{sive heat on one out of every three

days the last hall of this month. The records, however, show that heat during the last month the last nine years has been

more consistent than in previous

Vears. Remember 1901?

From lv 13 to 31 in the last nine vears there have been 68 davs lon which the mercury touched 93 or

I have known Mr. MeNutt sev. 300 miles per hour and of the homh- { above, an average of about seven

er Senator Bridges asserved as Governor of be Then I was Governor New mpshire. I think he is : nice Fellow. He is & fine Te ha nothing personally him. He is a handome Mi has many fine qualities. “But this Two Per Cent Club t is so associated with Mr. Mia, md Mr. MeNutt's history and poical life smells. It not onlv smeils (Continued on Page ie

NJURIES IN PLANE CRASH ARE FATAL

July 13 (U.

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TOGANSPORT. Ind. John Bradfield, 49. died today mn Cass County Hospital from a douBie re of skull suffered when his airplane crashed mte a havfield near Camaen. Ind Herd Burton. 38. injured in the is expected to recover. the ital reported. Mr. Bradfield. an active DemoCTR. Was seoretarv-treasurer of the Cass County Soil Conservation Commit ioe.

STATE HOUSING GROUP HEADED BY GARY MAN

FT. WAYNE Ind. July 13 «U PP) —Kenneth A. Parmeéle® executive secreiary of the Gary Housing Authority, today was chairman of the newly organized Mmdiana Council of Housing Authorities formed here at the first State meeting of Housing Authority executives, The council was planned principally to provide means of studving housing probiems, to keep track of Jeciclative matters dealing with low. cost home construction, and to puolicize the objectives of housing groups.

GERMANY REPORTED CALLING up ‘MILLION

PARIS. July 13 (U.P) —Dispatches reaching official circles voday reported that Germany will have 1000000 reservists under the fag by the end of July. The reservists are being called up progressively, the dispatches said.

-— r . > 347-Yeat Low LIVERPOOL. Juiv 13 «U.P. __Wheaat sold at the lowest level since 1392 today when the July future dropped To penny to 2 chfilings 7°c pance a céental (112 American pounds).

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: SABOTAGE DENIED IN NAVY YARD FIR

Blaze on Aircraft Carrier, Ranger, Investigated.

FOLK, Va. July 13 :U. : —Naval authorities today ARR gated a gasoline fire which seared the side of the U. S. 8S. Ranger. 14.300-ton aircraft carrier, at i yooring in the Navy Yard here yesterday. The blaze started when gasoline which had been spilled from the Ranger's storage tanks onto the mrrounding water became ignited. There was no loss of life or serious property damage. Three sailors ware treated for the effects of gasoline fumes and another receivad minor bruises when he fell from a ladder. Admiral Manlev H. Simons. Navy Yard Commandant, said a routine investigation had been started. He said there was no hint or evidence of sabotage. HOG PRICES ADVANCE The top price for hogs rose to $7.25 at Indianapolis today in a generally 10-cent higher market. One class of hogs rose 15 cents. Vealers were steady and spring lambs weak. FRANCO T0 VISIT DUCE SAN SEBASTIAN. Spain, July 13 (U. PP) —Generalissimo Franco has accepted the invitation of Count Galeazzo Ciane to visit YU Mussolini in Rome in September, it was said Sl HONe Wve today,

Uphill and

LEOMINSTER, Mass, July 13 (U. P.) —Parking his automobile at the foot of Lowe-Street Hill today, an unidentified salesman was startled when the car—its ignition shut off —backed uphill nearly 200 treet. Near the top it stopped. Though in neutral and with no brakes set, the machine remained stationary, Reports of the hill's “magnetism” drew hundreds of curious motorists, Among these was Street Superintendent Herbert Lawson. who mt while his chauffeur parked v

{a statement from the President,

and one-half davs each year, or {more than one day out of every two. The hottest last half of July since 1900 was 1901 when the mercury remained in the 90s every day. The only vear in which a sizzling July Was missing was in 1906 when the mercury failed to reach 90 at any time during the last half. There were only three 90-degree late July days last year.

. ROOSEVELT DENIES SPLIT WITH HO

President Renrimands u. P. For Neutrality Story.

WASHINGTON, July 13 (U.P). —President Roosevelt todav issued a statement denying a United Press dispatch which had said that he and Secretary of State Hull were reported to have disagreed on the language of a neutrality message to be sent to Congress. The President's statement said: “The reading public is entitled Us a statement of warning which has been made necessary by a news story issued ‘through the United Press and already printed in one or more papers and on the United

Press ticker service.

“The headline of the local Washington Herald states that the President and the Secretary of State have ‘split’ on some form of note on neutrality.

“The story states that thev ‘were

reported in administration quarters

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Parked Cars Run Away— =

Backwards

their car, shat off the ignition, threw the gears into neutral ana left the brakes unset. The car started up the grade— propelled by some unknown power. Other motorists experienced similar results. The speeds varied from 5 to 10 miles an hour. : “It's beyond me” Mr. Lawson said. “I've never known anything like this to happen before. It's anyone's guess as to what's eausing this.” The hili. a gradual slope about a

mile from the center of Leominster, be required before the finaly reaches the

St Nesad ge.

temperatures k

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U. 8. Meterol-

[that what normally is the hottest!

the C. H. Geist estate, explained the

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Ho! For the Great Outdoors! —By Herblock

‘puted points in the valuation al

| officeholders.

i ne had commenced.

somewhat cooler tomorrow.

Entered as Second-Class at Postoffics,

THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1939

Indianapolis,

GREEN TO URGE

FINAL HOME

PRICE THREE CENTS

Matter Ind.

I.D.R. TO ORDER WPA PAY RAISE

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18,000 Workers Dismissed Under Harrington

Ruling Setting 5-Day Deadline for Strikers’ Return to Work.

gOUsIER FIRING DUE TOMORROW,

AND LIE DOWN UNDER A Nice, SHADY TREE.

WATER REPORT 20 Stitches ‘Speak’ for STUDIED ANEW Victim of Bike Crash

Mayor Silent on Deadlock: ‘Larger’ Committee Will Meet Today.

‘Youth Rides Wheel Into Path of Car Near Home; Five Others Hurt Overnight, Another Today.

would only increase his pain.

Richard was at St. Francis Hospital. Twenty stitches had been required to close lacerations inside his mouth, on his head and chin,

Mavor Sullivan's subcommittee of City officials today resumed its detailed study of the proposed pur= chase of the Indianapolis Water Co. after a three and a half hour session late vesterday. At the close of the meeting. Mayor | Sullivan announced the commit= | tee had devoted the meeting to i

TOWNSHIP SCHOOL HOME RULE’ AIDED

Jackson Decides Against Orders of State Board.

| His mother, Mus. ‘Haasch, sat at his bedside, talking to him, but he didn't answer her,

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aggravate his injuries. So he just lay there, trying to smile, hoping that the week hospital attendants sav he will have to remain at the hospital passes quickly.

Struck Leaving Driveway Richard rode his bicycle out of the driveway at his home, 1440 E Rayvmona St, yesterday afternoon and entered the street from be‘tween two parked cars into the path of another which police said wag driven by Clarence Brill, 32, of

submitted by Judson C. Dickerman, Federal Trade Commission utility engineer. Mr. Dickerman returned here vesterday from Washington. C. W. McNear, representative of

“Home rule” in township school |administration was broadened today { through an official opinion of AttorThe Mayor declined to say Ney General Omer 8. Jackson. whether the committee had made The Attorney General ruled that “progress” in its effort to break the: the State Board of Education does Yvamierk a We go GSIAlC not have the authority to specify paid for the common stock, owned that salaries of teachers In state-aid by the estate. schools shall have prior ciaim over

“We didn’t get half through he other bills. declared. He said a meeting of the He also decided that the State

larger committee of City officials | Board does not have the authority and the Mayor's advisory committee ‘to earmark State school relief funds would be cailed today. | because the law provides that the The larger committee includes the Tdistribution of State money is in the Utility District trustees, City Coun- hands of local school officials.

cilmen and various other City Halll The States right to fix regular pavdays for teachers in Stafe-aid

a territories is “doubtful,” Mx. Jackson Five Million Asked | said. MeNear last week notified the The opinion was given at the reoh v ne estate would not take less quest of Floyd I. McMurray, State than $5600000 for the Water Co. Superintendent of Public Instruecommon stock and the Mayor ad- tion and followed a recent State Suvised him the City was not “inter- preme Court decision which de= ested in the stock at that price” clared invalid a provision of the The City has not made an offer State law giving the State Board for the stock. although Mr. Dicker- the right to approve or veto teachman's report advised that the City ers’ contracts. The Court's decision would be justified in paving $3.500,.- stated that the Legislature did not 000 for H! the stock. and hd possibly more. intend that the administration of © | township «schools be vested in the | State Board. |

points on which he differed with Mr. Dickerman’s conclusions.

Silent on Deadlock

thrown from his bicycle against the windshield of the car.

Dale Cox. 22, of 335 N. Forest Ave. was injured critically

truck and trailer he was attempting to pass and then crashed into a building. He was taken to City Hospital, where he was reported to have a fractured skull and shoulder and lacerations. Police said he was attempting to ‘pass the truck driven by Hal B. Ashton, 29, Chicago, on S. East St, 100 block. struck the truck and then crashed into the building at 139 S. Bast St. Mary Summeclyn, 31, of 1040 N. ‘Delaware St, was injured on the face and chest when her car jumped the sidewalk and struck a tree on Broadway, 4200 block. She was ‘taken to Methodist Hospital,

Five Others Injured

STERN OF SQUALUS IS RAISED 80 FEET

Lifting of Sub With 26 Dead

vich, 19, of 3657 W. 16th St, who was injured internally yesterday when his car struck a curb and | overturned, remained critical at | City Hospital. Five other persons were injured’ [in overnight traffic, | Scott Mash, 65, of 631 Gerrard Drive, was taken to St. Vincent's | Hospital with head injuries after {he was struck by a car deputy sher|iffs said was driven by Irvin MeNeeley, 19, of 340 S. Vine St. The accident occurred on W. Washing-

ton St, 5300 block. Mrs. Eleanor Rosemeyer, 63, of 1102 N. Dequincy St., was taken 10 {City Hospital with fractured ribs received when the parked car in | which she was sitting in front of her home was struck by a taxicab. Police said the cab was driven by Otto | Webber, 26, of 2174 N. Drexel Ave,

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BULL ETI IN

July 138 (U. of at state of TaTo Be Slow Job. | bacco, reporied today the |

MEXICO CITY, P.). = The correspondent the newspaper Universal Villahermosa,

birth of guintaplets there. The correspondent said Senora Polita Alvarade de Carponell, wife of a local journal ist. Julian Carbonell, gave

PORTSMOUTH, N. H. July 13 (U. P.)—The stern of the sunken submarine Squalus was raised the first 80 feet from the bottom of the Atlantic off the Isle of Shoas pirth on Monday to three toaav. | boys and two 'givls in the Rear Admiral Cvrus W. Cole, di- town af Puerto Obregon.

‘ : x he correspondent reported recting salvage operations. Taisen MN en. ev og the the Navy Yard here at 7:33 a. m.

father, whe said the babies (Indianapolis Time) that the “blow-7 were normal and healthy, but | the mother was in a delicate noon there had been no! condition. et official word from the ® scene, south of the Isle of Shoals, ' indicating that the pontoons were, not vet buoyant enough to lift the Squalus. Unofficial word was received that | bubbles had heen sighted rising ger}

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12 Hours of Worry End When Son Comes Home

the scene, but most observers believed these were caused merely by | the “blowing” of the pontoons. | Por 12 hours, Mrs. William C. oo SHIR submarine with its|gykes, 222 S. Wolcott St. believed ead wi raised only 80 feel per was unconscious in a Chitoday and then towed under water a al, the victim of an aus "O! end until James walked in. mile an howr until it again strikes gomobile=truck collision. | Then she learned he had loaned pottem, probabiy six miles away, Ag noon today the son, James, 30 the car to a friend in Chicago. ofl Greas Boars head, Hampton walked into her home, unhurt. The friend instead, is in a ChiBeach. Then the pontoon chains, A truck driver told Mrs. Fykes his cago hospital. Unable to give his will be shortened and the second vehicle had struck a car driven by name because he was unconscious. lft started. A third probably will Mr. Fykes near Chicago. He said police assumed he was Mr. Fykes Squalus ‘Mr. Fykes had been taken to a hos~ when they saw the name on the ‘pital. {certificate of

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A night of fruitless search for her, son started for Mrs. Fykes. It did

title.

Twelve-vear-old Richard Haasch would like to utter a warning to Supreme Count. {other children to be careful when riding their bicyeles, but to speak’

received when he rode his bicycle into the path of an automobile, Richard E..

She told him not to. She knew as well as he that to speak would only |

R. R. Q11, Box 228. The boy was

when | police said his motorcycle struck a!

The condition of Michael Petro-

‘Roosevelt Statement This V Week Indicated; C. I. O. and Socialist Party Support Prevailing Wage Demands.

| WASHINGTON, July 13 (U. P.).—A. F. of L. President William Green announced today that he will ask President ‘Roosevelt tomorrow to restore prevailing wage rates for Skilled relief workers. | Abandonment of the prevailing wage schedule and ‘adoption of a security wage policy in paving relief labor ‘has caused a widespread strike among WPA workers, in(volving 92,740. Of this numer 12,906 or more have been jie for failing to report to work. ~==1 Mr. Roosevelt has indicated that the new WPA policy, written into law by Congress in the new relief act, had his support. Daniel J. Tracy, president of the Satoh) Woorkers Union (A. F. of

, indicated today after a White + Jigs Rules Control Rests ; i conference that Mr. Roose With Wallace; Appeal | velt might make a statement later Planned at Once.

this week on the WPA strike sitnae

tion. Mr. Tracy declined to elabore ate on this hint or discuss details CHICAGO, July 13 (U. P).— of his conversation with the Presi | Federal Judge Charles Woodward dent. | today quashed the Government's The figures on numbers of strikers antimonopoly indictment against and dismissals were given today hy the Midwestern milk industry and Corrington Gill, acting WPA com= the Justice Department moved at {once to test the decision before the

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U.S. MILK SUIT IS THROWN OUT

missioner. They were as of vester= day. The number of dismissals un= officially reported today brought the total to about 18,000. Mr. Green wil lhead a committees which will call on the President. Mr. Green will head A committes conference of all A. F. of I. union presidents here yesterday. After its visit to 'the White House. the group wiil see Speaker William 8B. Bankhead and Vice President Garner,

Denies Starting Strike

Mr. Green told his committee that action by the President and Con= gress is the only “proper step” for ‘restoration of the wage scale. He indicated that he did not favor a | spread of the strikes and on behalf of the A. F. of L. he emphatically disclaimed any responsibility for them. The C. I. O. will co-operate in tha ‘campaign, lieutenants of John Ii, Lewis said. Support also came from the Soe cialist Party, which issued a statee ment over the signature of Execie | tive Secretary Irving Barshop, save ing that the strike merits the support of “every person who wishes to see that the wage standard won by organized labor through the years shall not be scrapped by the Government.”

Judge Woodward sustained de- | murrers filed against the indictment by 43 persons and 14 corporations, co-operatives and unions. The Justice Department's antitrust division charged they conspired to fix prices and suppress competition. All were covered by today's decision. | Rules Control Shifted

Judge Woodward ruled in effect {that Congress removed milk dealers from the power of the Sherman Act when it passed the Agricultural Marketing Act giving the Agriculture Secretary sole authority over that commodity. | Leo FP. Tierney, special U. 8S. "assistant attorney general, immediately telephoned the Justice Department and afterwards told the United Press: “I have talked to the Solicitor General. He will recommend to the Attornev General an immediate appeal direct to the Supreme Court.” Ice Cream Cases Set

Appeal will be taken directly to the ‘high court, he said, because the construction of a statute is involved. The antitrust division also had obtained indictments against dairymen, Chicago's Health Commissioner and the head of the Cook County State's Attorney's police. Antimonopoly cases against 40 individuals and corporations in the na-tion-wide ice cream industry, in- | dicted with the milk defendants, will be argued during the fall term of U. 8. District Court.

Dismissals Widespread

A survey of states affected by the strike showed: TEXAS-—-T77 discharged in southe eastern Texas, OHIO--69 fired for refusing to work. MINNESOTA--State administrae ror Syinuaee 6000 had been dis~

JUDGE TO RULE ON HARRISON DOG RAGES

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(Operators Seek to Enjoin Sheriff and Prosecutor.

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind, July 13 (U. P).—Special Judge Marshall Alexander will rule whether the kaa | Harrison dog racing track on the In- WASHINGTON, July 13 (U. P.).— diana-Ohio state line may operate Robert R. Young. Allegheny Corp. this year. (chairman, today pledged a further The track operators, Howard Hall fikht with George Ball of Muncie, and Al Deickman, are seeking an Ind, ie) bg OR Lie Van Swerinjunction to prevent Dearborn len Tallroad empire. County officials from interfering A Statement to the Securities & with the races at the track. Last Exchange Commission declared that year they obtained the injunction, he had relinquished his entire dibut a new Sheriff and Prosecutor rect holdings of 463,813 shares of the are in office and it is necessary to COMPRNY'S common stock because join tk : : the price at which he held options om tn of the track's opera- to purchase those securities from tions depends upon the rather the George and Frances Ball Foun-

complicated syste of betting on the Solon had been ‘ardficially and races. Technically, the track man-' pe aid he would acquire Alleagement sells an interest in eVery oheny stock “in the open market” dog to each person at the track and it ne were unable to repurchase ‘then buys it back after each race hese shares at a “fair price.” at varying prices. This eliminates any flagrant parimutuel betting, Governor Townsend has said several times that he is vigorously op-! | posed *o dog racing Rn Indiana.

Clapper | Comics NEW YORK, July July 1 13 (U. P). — Crossword : Stocks at midsession today held net Curious World 27 gains ranging to more than a point! Editorials jafter profit-taking had cut an earlier | Fashions rally of aroynd 3 points. Trading | Financial .... also dezlined, Flynn Trade sentiment was bolstered by | | Forum .... vesterday's pressive stock per- Grin, Bear It i Society .... formance ani by prospects of an!In Indpls. .... 3 Sports 21-24 early adjournment of Congress. Jane Jordan . 18 State Deaths. 12

a YORK —8397 dismissed with “more” slips to go in mail today. ILLINOIS-—Notices given to 1530, including 1600 in East St. Louis and 250 in Decatur areas. State Administrator Charles E. Miner said ‘reports from over the state “indicate that quite a number” of notices (Continued on Page Three)

YOUNG PLEDGES NEW FIGHT AGAINST BALL

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16 Johnson ..... 18 15 Movies ...... 20 5 Mrs. Ferguson 18 27 Obituaries .

Questions .... Radio Mrs. Roosevelt 13 Scherrer ..... 13 Serial Story .. 27 18