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“President Alarmed ; PEolowing Defeat

In Neutrality Fight

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erents, Mr. Early said, would have gone a long way toward preserving the peace of the United States in the event of a serious “crisis in Europe. « Asked what would happen should war actually break out in Europe, Mr. Early reiterated the repeatedly expressed Administration plan for

calling Congress into special session | |

tb take ap riate action. Senate “iso ationists willingly ac- - cepted the responsibility that the President placed on them for deferring action at this session. Mr. Johnson hailed the decision to abandon neutrality action and said that “time will justify” the de-

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Pittman Looks Ahead Asked if he felt Mr. Roosevelt

would take the issue to the country, | |

Mr. Pittman replied: “If you mean in the sense that President Wilson took the League of Nations to the country, I don’t ine he has any intentions. On the other hand, it would be quite natural for him in any speeches that he might make with * regard to the general welfare to express his position with regard to neutrality legislation.” Mr. Pittman felt that there would be a “very much larger vote” at the next session for Beutrslity revision than at the present ti Democratic and Republican Seal

: ers in the Senate predicted that

the session would end in the first week in August as. a result of the President’s reluctant decision to postpone changes in the neuirality law until next year. The neutrality program -was shelved last night after a threehour conference of Senate leaders at the White House. It followed weeks of ‘indecision on Capitol Hill, but came only four days after the President’s last request that Congress act on neutrality before adJjourning.

Heated Debate Reported Those attending the conference

‘were Secretary of State Hull, Vice

Here Is the Traffic Record

President Garner, Senate Majority Leader Barkley (D. Ky), Senate Minority Ieader McNary (R. Ore.), Assistant Minority Leader Austin (R.. Vt.), Chairman Pittman (D. Nev.) of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Borah (R. Ida), ranking minority member of the committee. The discussion was described as acrimonious at times and harmonious at others. Soon after the conference began in the President’s study in the Ex"ecutive Mansion, it was “said, the participants told Mr. Roosevelt that his neutrality bill, embodying repeal of the existing arms embargo, could not. be acted upon -at this session. Mr. Garner was quoted as telling] him “We might Just as well be candid about this, Captain, you haven't got the votes.” With neutrality disposed of, Congress faced only one major obstacle to quick adjournment—the $3,460,-000,000-lending program. Mr. Barkley and Mr. McNary were agreed that unless that legislation ran into gerious difficulty, ‘weary Senators and Representatives ought’ to be able to go home by Aug. 5 at the latest.

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~ Senator Hiram J ohnson

LENDING PROGRAM PARLEY IS CALLED

WASHINGTON, July 19 (U. P). —Senate Minority Leader Charles by McNary today summoneg | Republicans to 4 conference Thursday to

: discuss President Roosevelt's pro-

posed $3,460,000,000 lending program. Previously, White House Secretary Stephen T. Early said that Senate ing co-operation of the Senate Re-

President’s program.

Mr. Roosevelt planned to confer! today on another phase of Govern- it ment assistance in the national i economy—the bill by Senator Mead |} (D., N. Y), which would provide | Federal insuranee for loans by :

privately owned banks

the. White House shortly before midnight, paused to acknowledge the applause of a handful of sightseers, and shouted to reporters: “It’s back to Uvalde (his Texas home) boys!” “When are we going to adjourn?” someone asked. “Pretty soon, chuckled. Mr. Garner's mood was in sharp contrast with that displayed by Mr. Hull, who, with the Preswdent, appealed Friday in a special message

pretty soon,”

Administration's neutrality program. White-faced. and glum, he told newspapermen:

rope and Asia.”

In jovial mood, Mr. Garner left

IN INDIANAPOLIS

DEATHS TO DATE County oly 1939 es0 000006000000 0000 51 1938 ves sss bssessses sens 53 33 July 18 Dead ....c0.:- 0 Accidents..... 10 Injured ...... 7 Arrests ....... 35 : TUESDAY TRAFFIC COURT NS Cases Convic- Fines Yiglationa © Tried tions Paid : rive 2 10 $47 he driving .......-s» 3 3 $3 thru street .. 3 3 $2 Running red HEE LL. vee 14 12 $27] Drunken driving ..........none All others ceri 23 19 $18 Totals........ 53 #1 MEETINGS TODAY

Swanls Club, luncheon, Columbia Club,

ra Yluy, luncheon, Hotel Washingfon, noo :

he "Alumni Assgciation, luncheon,

fot American Legion, Trade, noon. ha Epson, luncheon, Board % “v CM. Ay Camera Cit Club, meeting, Cu Men’s Dhtasion 0 Club, dinner, Y.M O A, -m. Delta Theta ‘Tau, luncheon, Seville noon. ; I re ali Yo Pilly p oF Indisuapelia, v ub, noon hy Motor * Tr raffic -Association, uncheon. Hotel Antlers, noon. 4 Forty-Plus Club, meeting, Chamber of Comme ree, 3 2 m. lect: tric Appli Slice Credit Group, gd Honyhook an Pp. m, mY ndinaapolis Junio Peni By of Commerce, luncheon, nary Cottage, noon. oo ETINGS TOMORROW rtising Club of Indianapolis, lunchinary Cotbage, i, lunc yg Board of Trade, on i riean Business Club, himeheon, In’ dianapolis Athletic Club, noo! Acacia, luncheon, Board of rade, r oon. Sigma Nu, luncheon, Hotel Washington, ool Club, luncheon, Hotel Severin, noon, Construction =~ Leag of . Indianapolis,

luncheon, Arohitecy "and Builders Build-

sds olis es Club, meeting, 110 Thetd Pi. luncheon, Canary CotFol ge noon.

William LaMoine Hammers} a Methodist, coronary occlusion ESPN

Stella’ Hall, 34, at City, endocarditis y, acute rheumatic 69, at City,

n x. Winter, cerebral | thrmbosi Marshall Blackwell, 77 at 1854 Central, pulmonary edema. mos Piazza, 63, at; St.. Vincent's, allace Ole d, i - liary reais. 7 neste OY mt son - arteriosclerotic og on Indian arry Bradford, 63 at 1527 Roache, cardiovascular renal disea ‘Norman Lee Hale, 10 days, - at Riley, bronchopneumonia John F. Schaefer, 79, at 605 Weghorst, chronic myocarditis. Sarah ‘Catherine Miller, 75, at 1134 N. Jefferson, Sr shopneumon ia. nk od, 69, at. 2401 Park,

iy chronic _ Foi

Jew Sages) ath, 12, at 3154. Station, acuie | sagiro on Godall feritis, t+ Ril oY oodall, 5, a ey, rocky mt. FIRES Tuesday 12:02 P. M.—3329" N. Jefferson Ave., residence. cause unknow

1 M. Meridian and N w rn | StS. automobile, Selective ring, . PL 11:02 P. 139: ware § hi potel defective wiring in bathroom. $25 10

OFFICIAL WEATHER -

By U. 8S. Weather Burean,

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST -— Mostly cloudy - with thundershowers tonight or tomorrow; ‘somewhat warmer tomorrow.

Sunrise ...... 4:32 | Sunset ...... 7:10 TEMPERATURE Jur 19, 1988— + 6:30 a. m.. - 69 1:00 p. m..... 88

- BAROMETER ~ 6:30 a. m...29.97

Precipitation 24 hrs. .00 Total preciitation since ee aes 27. 3 Excess ysince Jan RH

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, MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Parily cloudy: in north portion, Scattered thundershowers in South ‘partion ht or. tomorrow; somewhat warmer. in Jon nd north portions tomorrow -and in extreme northeast portion tonight.

to cloud A0ULE ay

scatwest- % OMOrrow; ental and north

“tomorrow.

Lower. Michigan—Partly cldudy tonight and tomorrow; somewhat warmer. orrow except along Lake Huron.

row; little change in temperature. Kentucky — Mostly cloudy * with local] thundershowers in south portion tonight and tomorrow and in north portion tomorrow; little change in temperature.

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“BIRTHS WEATHER IN OTHER Crees 6: BIR 8 Wi hi Tom. Girls 29.95 74 Homer Bans Goodin, at 1463 S. Hinols, 20.88 60 esiton: T. Lavone, Mary Powell, at 2726 5 ton 30.08 o a C L111 pen, at 1302, N- Illinois. | C 30.01 69 Clotus. "yifian nnétt. at Francis. 30.03 61 Norman, Dorothy Cary, at Motho dist Denv 2.88 60 Herbert, Deloris Sweet, at Methodist. 29.04 68 William, Vera Bowles, at Metho H fon 9.76 58 Norval, Naomi Sappenfleld. at Methodist. 3 5 - 78 Ernest, Virginia Dickmeyer at Coleman, |K % , 70 Irving, Ruth Horowitz, A Coleman. Los An Si P 3% . a Glen, Mary [Saraeti, at Coleman Miami, Fla ..... si. Cloudy 3008 82 Boys Mpis.- at. Paul ...,....Cloudy 30.02 - 65 ‘Wallace, a auline Malone, at Coleman. Mobiie, Ia :.ceess “ee. .Sloudy 29.99 . 82 Mary. Jones, at Coleman. New Orleans ....eece.. Cloudy 30.03 82 Hyden, at St. Vineent’s.|New YOrk ....i.ceces. PtCldy 30.02 67 * Billie Adams, at City. Okla. City, Okla......Cloudy 39.93 76 "Josephine Vawter, at Ew Francis. Omaha, Neb ...... «+: Cloudy os n Reva Park, at St. Francis, Pittsburgh ss vann sees: Cloudy 30.03 60 Vern, “Ruby Pope, at Methodist. Portland, Ore. .......Cloudy 30.05 - 50 —— n 10 .Cloudy 00 78

and Answers on

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What's this water deal ail about? Is it a good thing for the City? Wil Sones be. raged

‘or water rates reduced if the’ [City buys the :

water company?

These and many ‘other questions sineerrio the proposal haye been: ‘asked by citizens. The

Times herewith presents the answers to some- of 2 fui asked most frequently: :

Who owns the Indianapolis Water Co.?

It is owned by the. Indianapolis Water Works Investment Co., a holding company whose prin- - cipal asset is the Indianapolis: Water Co. com=- - mon stoek.- The common’ stock ‘of the Indian- " .apolis Water Works Investment Co. is ‘owned "by the Clarence H. Geist estate, of Philadelphia. i

Why is the utility for sale now?

It is for ‘sale because the estate's executors need money to pay Federal and state (Penn-

"'gylvania) inheritance taxes. The taxes on the

estate are reported to be. approximately $9,

. 000 and are due in September. During his. life- .

time, Mr. Geist refused - i offers to -sell the utility. :

How much must the City pay for the utility?

.Merely to obtain ownership, the City must

pay $4,500,000 for the common stock. Actually, the price of the stock, net, is $1,550,000 less

because of net current assets the City would receive. However, there is outstanding against

the company $18,438,400 in bonds and preferred

stock. This would bring the: total cost to $21,388,400. To complete the purchase and refinancing, there would be approximately $1,000,000

additional expense, including -$823,000 call’ pre-

mium on the bonds.

What are the advantages to the City in

owning the utility? Under private ownership, all the utility's

revenue from water bills, after payment of taxes.

and operating costs, goes into private hands. Under municipal ownership, the profits would

go into the City treasury, thus permitting a tax °

reduction. Indianapolis is .one of the three

cities over 150 000 population with private water P

utilities

What are some of the disadvantages? The principal disadvantage is the possibility of politics entering into the operation. Appointment of employees through City Hall pressure can result in lowering of efficiency: and

.standards, and it is possible for the water utility to become a ward heelers’ paradise. With .

proper legal safeguards, such as a complete civil service in the Utility District, this possi-

bility could be lessened. |

Will the purchase reduce or raise - Water

_ rates? | The rates probably would ‘remain. unc gerd - until after the City pays off the revenue bonds.

3 revenue honds, whic © utility’s. revenue.

on the utility’s property,

when they might’ be’ reduced, ‘Under private ‘ownership, there is a threat of

‘higher rates, since the Circuit Court of Appeals in a ruling

last year indicated the company was entitled

to. a higher rate-making valuation than it has at present. iin

Would the purchase raise the tax rate?

No. The utility ‘would be paid for by issuing hich would be refired from he :

‘Would the City’s taxing power be pledged tor the payment of such bonds? : It would not. Attorneys advise that thiose : bonds for the water: utility ‘would be of the

; same nature as those issued to buy the gas util-

ity. The statute under which the City would proceed provides no method whereby the bondDory could collect except from the utility's revenue, The bonds would e attorneys say.

What would happen if revenues declined to a point where the interest and principal pay-

‘ments on the bonds could not be met?

This is not likely to occur, since in issuing such bonds it is customary for a City to agree to establish such rates as will provide the interest and principal. If the City defaulted, the

.bondholders could go to court and ask appoint-

ment of a trustee to operate the company and increase rates or reduce operating expenses to a point where the bond payments could be made. : ¢

Is it necessary to spend $2,000,000 now de-

: veloping the Oaklandon Reservoir?

Judson C. Dickerman, Federal utilities engineer, who surveyed the property for the City, recommended that this be done as a “desirable precaution” to prevent a possible shortage of water on hot, days when consumption is excessively heav

Would a private owner “alon develop the reservoir?

The present company has planned this development for several years and already has acquired the necessary land.

How would the reservoir help the water supply? By damming up Fall Creek, a large “lake” would be formed on the utility’s land near Oaklandon.. When the normal water supply ran ow this reserve supply would be released as needed.

How does the present proposed price compare with some of the valuations set by the Courts and the Public Service Commission?

The present net price, exclusive of refinancing costs, is $21,388,400. The Public Service Commission, in 1932, fixed the value at “not

not even be a lien 1

less than $22,500,000.” The local Federal Co in 1935, on appeal from the P. S. C. set a value of $21,392,821. The U. 8, Circuit Court of Appeals added certain items increasing the value to $32,368,258, and remanded the case to the local court for reirial with instruetions to give effect to a 25. per cent rise in commedity prices, which the company contends

- would add several millions to the value. The

case has not been retried, the City and company agreeing to let the rates stand as they are for the-present. Mr. Dickerman computed the “fair value” as $20,325,000 ‘but said the C ony would be Justified in baying more, es

Who will operate the water utility it tHcy

. buys it?

It would be operated by the present difestors

of the Indianapolis Utility District. [These © di-

rectors also manage the gas utility.

Would the two utilities, gas and water, be

merged?

No, they would be operated separately. However, it would be e to have one manager and certain other administrative officers representing both utilities.

Can the City operate the utility as efficiently

_ as a private firm? >

That is a debatable question. However, Mr. Dickerman states in his report that under municipal operation “little saving can be accom- - plished other than in regulatory expenses, cer-. tain employee insurance expenses and possibly. by combining certain office work, storekeeping and similar overhead, with other City affairs. Salaries and wages are on as low a level as the City can be expected to maintain. If the presént standards can be maintained and savings of $100,000 in operating expense be attained under municipal management, it will be remarkable.”

Whe pays C. W. McNear, representative of

the Geist estate in the negotiations? . Mr. McNear’s services will be paid for by the estate. The amount he receives will be set by Probate Court at Philadelphia and will not be

measured by the price the City pays.

Will he have an advantage in bidding on the bonds? + No. Mr. McNear has said that, vecause of his position as a negotiator, neither he nor his bond firm will bid on the bond issue, nor will h or bis firm be a part of any syndicate bid on

What will the City get for its investment?

‘It will receive all the plants and other physicdl property of the Indianapolis: Water Co., including the canal and the Oaklandon Reservoir site. The company has 678 miles .of mains, about 77,000 customers. Its force of employees ranges from about -280 to 350, depending on the amount of construction work

Eg progress, and its month ly pay is approxi

mately: $40,000 What ace the legal sips fo be taken the

City buys the utility? =

“The first step would be for city Council to pass an ordinance authorizing ‘the purchase. After approval of the ordinance by the Mayor, the Utility District- trustees would pass a similar resolution. Then, after two weeks’ ‘legal advertising, bids on the bond issue would be received ‘and the bonds sold on the basis of he lowest interest rate... ©

th What is meant by “the reference to the

“equity” the City would be receiving each year? This refers to the amount of bonds (debt), retired each year. One-fortieth| of the: bonds would be retired each year, and at-the end of 40 years the City would own the utility out-

- right, without any bonded debt. unless improve-

Hen bonds should be issued at some future a

‘What would ‘happen to the taxes the ‘company now pays but which would not have te

- be paid by a municipally-owned utility?

Last year the utility paid $589,000 in Civil and. School: City, township, county, state and

Federal taxes. Of this amount, the Civil City

received about $156,000. Under the present plan, the entire $589,000, or approximately that sum, would be set aside just as though the taxes had to be paid. A substantial portion of this sum would be clear profit for the City, although ® is hot included in the estimates of profit to © vy.

Why doesn’t the City just buy the common stock, which wonld give it sivnership a.

company, and Jot retire the present bonds and .

preferred stock? we

The » outstanding bonds call for a much higher intérest rate than the City can obtain on revenue bonds. Of these present bonds, $3,556;500 cail for 5 per cent interest pnd $13,827,000 call for 31; per cent interest. to pay only about 2% per cent on its bonds because of, the present favorable bond market. The $1,054,500 of preferred stock calls for 5 per cent dividends.

“Why doesn’t the Geist ol ate take out $1,550,000 in quick assets instead of complicating.the

deal by leaving them and adding to the sale price?

The quick assets which the City would receive

‘The City expects |

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represent cash, government, securities, accounts ' recéivable and materials and supplies, of which

more than $1,000,000 is cash and government notes. If the estate withdrew any or all of these assets before the sale, it would have to pay heavy Federal taxes. A portion of these taxes can be avoided by including the sum in the purchase price.

Democratic Leader Barkley, is seek- |

publicans to speed action on the ;

he|}

to Congress for enactment of the|j

“We have plenty to watch in Bu-

Left to ight—Einie. Pyle, sefting. ‘out for. a remote section of

Ernie Pyle Gets o Passenger—A nd I hen Leaves Him Gasping for Breath

VOTE WATCHED ON HATCH PLAN

"Fhose Girls: Are Back— “That Is All

POWERS VISION | AUGUST CRISIS

rt nll ra nd a] mh

ew Mexico, reads a warning. (Editor

Shaffer. reports: that. Ernie was “careful.”) Mr. Te shovels sand, and Corners, the place. Where four states meet. ips

When Ernie : Says He'll Be

Somewhere at 5:30, He's 3

1 poses o ¢ the sign pointing to Four

. (Ernie Pyle, our roving re- : ari has ‘completed his vacation “and his daily: column . will. be. resunied’ in The Times

presiden .ad a voter. If you're going to do any parachute ‘Jjumping or deep-sea diving, tell me now, because I've got the insur-

There at 5: 30.

y E. n SHAFFER ; Editor, The Albuquerque’ Tribune

on Monday, Meanwhile, E. H. Shaffer, editor- of - The Albu- -- querque . Tribune, a -ScrippsHoward ‘newspaper, has writ- - ten two articles telling: ‘how he

ance people to think about.”

thank goodness.)

Ernie brightened right up, as he asked: “Is there any deep sea around - here?” (There was not,

Ohio—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomor- 8

_ believable Tsay-bege

LBUQUERQUE, N. M ‘July 19. —My: friend Westbrook Pegler wrote a column, moet long ago, about my friend Ern Fete. The burden: of - emarks was that Ernie’ has a Sgt racket. Peg said, as I, recall; it, ‘that he had done a good deal ’ of ‘travel: ing and a ‘good deal. of ‘writing,

himself. But when it: came to’ traveling . all . the: time, ‘gathering | ; information on - the ‘run, driving

a car sometimes huridréds of miles

a day and writing. six’ columns’

every : week—well, ° he wondered how Ernie kept it up. ; I've wondered - that, too. . And. s0, when Ernie was here recently, on his way to a long trip into the Indian country, I said I'd like to go along and see how a roving reporter does his: job. I'm back home, now. We've - been places ‘ahd ‘we've seen’ things. For me, an occupant. these : 9 many years of. a swivel. chair, was a grand. adventure, For’ ue it was business. ; ‘The particular. phase, of. ‘Ernie's job : which I ‘observed from: the excess baggage compartment involving driving an automobile far: into the back country.’ Once we had to descend. a one-way shelf

“road carved into the side of .a

cliff. Inhabitants: of ‘the « region said the grade was 82 per cent, but | we satimated - 4k was © ‘only about 31%. It included, also, a \ 20-mile dash

down the unruly San Juan River:

in a ‘rowboat, where Ernie: shot ‘the rapids, and a visit to the unbege Valley in Utah, accessible only by foot or horse or specially shod car, and other things that it:still. Soares me to think about. * = = ; T 9:15 one noming. we told That Girl goodby, here in Albuquerque, and headed west on Highway - 66. Unlike ' the Joad' family in that Grapes of Wrath” book, we ‘turned, off 66 and hit the sandways, headed for Chaco Can-

yon and Pueblo, the . sandstone apartment house of Nes Dygxico citizens who vanished | ia thousand years 2 y en

. traveled - with Ernie through “the” Indian: country of New Mexico, ‘Arizona, Celorado and ' Utah. Mr. Shaffer assigned . _ himself : to repart - on how the “Hoosier . V. d” . works.

The first of his articles. ap-

% pears belows).

“

-be seen: muttering moodil

a sas

‘about that, ‘and on clear days can ly. 3 . For this trip Ernie had specified, and we had on board:

the car; a one-gallon can of water

(for- use, in sand "if the wheels got: to Spinning); a shovel; a tire ‘pump, a tire repair outfit, a tire gauge; : a first-aid kit, including rattlesnake-bite - suction pump,

‘razor blade and tourniqiret; lunch.

It being ‘practically against New Mexico law to. ‘travel without a ‘gun, I contributed 8 German Lugar and. a" 22-caliber rifle. We hit a detour almost. as soon

as we, left: the ‘pavement. Sand! Lots of it. : Me, I can kill the en‘gine and: spin ‘the wheels. of the

family car ;just- looking ‘at the kids’ sandpile. | ‘I almost fainted when I saw-what Ernie was head-

‘ing into. But ‘we got thorugh, and

he ‘did it easily. - He didn’t buck

at’ it, or: go ramming around. ‘When he_ hit ‘a drift, he shifted

gears slowly and nosed ahead.

Not once, ini ‘miles of sand, did we

“stick. The successful ‘Pyle method

seems to be take it easy.’ 2 rls si.

or wilt 2? :30 p.m. ‘did I be--‘gin to fall down on my self- : given assignment to report Ernie's

reporting. “Ranger Elmore, - at Chaco: Canyon, said we ought to climb the Mesa Verde sandstone

‘| cliff behind Pueblo’ Bonito, to

‘get perspective. ‘There is a series of ‘natural’ steps - at unnaturally ‘wide intervals

Elmore * and Ernie ‘went ahead, : My, shoes ‘got. ‘heavier and

leaping upward. with irritating

savier ‘and “heavier, until I coudn't lift them any more. Ernie’ cand, Elmore ‘up for: the |

: perspective, ‘while 1 just ‘sat there ‘and’ groaned. I don’t know how.

‘Ernie, : the" ‘mountain goat, whatever part of ‘his work he on’ Hot of hat os When

did did ‘he

A five-galion ean. of water for .

i | knew it was coming. for the people;: five gunny sacks

- ‘But for the rest of the trip I was mighty careful not to mention unusual things in awful places. s = = SOON" discovered that Ernie can tell you, almost to ‘the minute, when he will . reach a given place. The Pyle car travels by time-table, like the Santa Fe Super-Chief, and people could set their ‘watches by it, if they Out on the Navajo Reservation, where we were, we. saw. an Indian. about every 20° ‘miles. “Too bad they didn’t have watches.

Ernie. had never been in this wild, rgged country before. Sometime we had to look twice to see ‘the road, and he had no idea how many cliffs we’d have to crawl around, or ‘how much sand we'd ‘get “into. But, sitting in the hotel at Farmington that evening, he said casually: “We'll have lunch at the Four: Corners and be in Cortez about 5:30.” ‘The Four Corners is the’ place - where four states—New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona— touch. The official highway map shows no road within 20 miles of that spot. It was about. 50 miles from Farmington as the crow .flies, and Ernie, no- matter what else you want to say about him, is no crow. ' So I sneered. -But we ate lunch. at the Four: Corners and drove into Cortez," Colo., at 5:30 on the dot. Time after time, things like that happened. Erie says he can timeschedule a trip, weeks in advance, just by looking at a map. He doesn’t rush, either. know how he does it, and he

couldn't explain it. Things like , that = worry me. They ain't” natural. : (Tomorrow, Mr Shaffer will

deperibe. the rest. of Mis, {rip with {ANKIE DAREO TO WED ; 1OLLYWOOD, July 19 (U. P)— Frankie Darro, 21, film - juvenile, and Aloha Wray, 22, actress,

I don’t |

be. narieds Sunday i Shemdon inf

errors Were 1s de in counting the “teller” vote. The first teller vote tomorrow 1s expected to come on section two of

¥| the bill, which forbids Federal ad- > ministrative officials from using || their official authority to interfere

with or affect the election of any candidate in a national election, Politics Invited, Is Charge As it comes from the Senate, this

section contained a proviso that nothing therein affected the right

of a person to state his preference

or to vote as he chooses. The House Judiciary Committee. amended the proviso to the end that nothing in

the section would affect the right i of any person to “participate in the

activities. of a political party.” This change, sponsors of the bill assert, actually invites the Federal patronage ‘machine to be active politically, -and- is: thus opposed to the whole purpose of the legislation. The second teller vote is expected on a motion to strike outa Judiciary Committee amendment to section five. In the Senate bill, this section forbade the solicitation of funds ffom anyone in the Federal relief establishment, but the Committee tore this down by an amendment leaving the way open to solicit administrative and supervisory relief officials. The third teller vote: is anticipated on the vital section .nine, which

Two girls stcapurl from the Board of Childrens’ Guardian Home last night and Police Lieut. Dan Scanlon spent most of the night broadcasting descriptions of them at intervals over the police radio. Early today he left his

microphone and went out . front of Headquarters “for a yawn.” - He saw two girls, recognized them,” and arrested them. They were the fugitives and said they were lost.

cials from taking vactive part in political management or in political campaigns.” This clause, considered by Senator Hatch to be the heart of his bill, was dropped by the House - committee.

Exemptions to Be Asked Rep. Dempsey will propose amendments which restore the Sen-

ate provision but make specific exceptions for the offices of the

President, Vice President, Cabinet

members and their assistants and Congressmen and their staffs.

Parade Might After Hearing Nazi Forces Are Ordered ‘To Be on Alert. 2

(continued from Page One)

sources in| Berlin had put special emphasis on their belief that the Danzig issue would be settled peanegbly by negotiation.

Poles were | | openly suspicious of such maneuvers, looking for a

{subtle new form of attack by the

Nazi strategists.

made a second training flight over France, the British government continued to watch developments in the Far East anxiously where the greatest friction at the moment. was between Japan and Soviet Russia. - Japanese made much of the seri ousness. of their dispute with Russia over oil and coal ‘concessions on the Russian-o half of Sakhalin Island. great importance to Japan as a fuel supply for her navy and the Tokyo Government claims that the Soviets have, by

long-standing

While about 200 British planes >

The concessions are of

‘has expressed himself srongly in

The amendments are expected to get almost solid support from the Republican side. Rep. Joseph W. Martin (Mass), minority leader,

“Serious force of its

favor of restoring the bill

Senate form. The

pers.

ing ‘to Japa

ection, been seeking . to cut off that supply. .

measures” may be taken

by Tokyo to. protect ‘its interests by

if necessary, accord-

immediate: point at issue

Rep. Dempsey today predicted passage of the amendments. In the form sought by Mr. Dempsey, ‘the bill would prohibit such officials as district attorneys, -in-

‘coneerns a Russian court order fin-

ing Japanese owners for alleged fail~ ure to observe ‘Soviet Jabor laws, Japan's negotiations: ‘at Tokyo with Great Britain for solution of the

as it passed the Senate: barred offi-

térnal revenue collectors, - customs collectors and U. S. marshals

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