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PR U 3 a

t Letter

To N.Y. Federation

~ Part of

‘Campaign

‘Warfare With A. F. L. Jeopardizes Basic Legislation,

Administration Tobin’s

Feels; Counts on Support.

By LUDWELL DENNY Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—The

Administration is preparing to put

pressure on John L. Lewis for resumption of the C. I. O.-A. F. of L.

- peace-negotiations. President. Roosevelt's letter to

the New York State Federation of

Labor convention, advising delegates to keep the peace deor open, is part of a campaign which the Administration has been conducting among the rank and file since the collapse of negotiations last spring. Labor

Secretary Perkins is in charge. When the rank-and-file foundation is strong enough, the Administration will move in on Mr. Lewis of the C. I. O. and William Green of the A. F. of L. with a demand for action. The strongest pressure will be on the C. I. O. leader because it ‘was he who postponed and then terminated the second armistice conference.

President Determined

Mr. Lewis yesterday issued the call for the second.C. I. O. national - eonvention, which will open in San Francisco Oct. 10. Whether the Administration will resort to: strong-arm measures, which both Mr. Lewis. and Mr.

Green on occasion have used against the Administration, will depend on developments. But, if milder methods are not successful, the Administration may put the issue before the public as a refusal of the leaders to permit a peace demanded by the C. I. O. and A, F. of L. membership. : President Roosevelt and his advisers are very serious in their determination, for several good reasons. One is that the inter-union warfare crippled the Administration in the recent session of Congress, and jeopardizes in the next session basic New Deal legislation such as the Wagner and wage-hour laws. Another reason is that labor unity is clearly part of the price of nomnating “and electing a New Deal President next year.

. G. 0. P. Has Profited

The Republican and conservative Democratic Party leaders are just as conscious of the political stakes in the C. I. O.-A. F. of L. situation as are the New Dealers. : Certain Republican members of the A. F. of L. hierarchy share a heavy part of the responsibility for creating and perpetuating the split in the labor movement. They not only hate industrial unionism, which threatens their craft offices and power. They not only hate John L. Lewis personally. They also hate liberalism, of the New Deal or any other variety. : a o G. O. P. party leaders have prof-

' ited from this in the past and hope p

to profit more in 1940. That is the dark side of the picture for the New Dealers. The bright side is the peace response of the C. 1. O. and A. F. of L. membership, which may eventually force the hands of the big labor leaders. i Among the leaders are two powerful peace advocates. One is the labor “statesman,” Sidney Hillman, head of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers and of the new textile union and vice president of the C. 1. O. The other is the hard-boiled boss of the A. F. of L. teamsters’ union, Daniel J. Tobin.

Two Close to Roosevelt

Messrs. Hillman and Tobin have worked closely with President Roosevelt and Secretary Perkins. They have led not only in negotiations but in trying to prevent the spread of union warfare in the field. Thus jt was Mr. Lewis, rather than Mr. Hillman, who was responsible for the recent C. I. O. decision to carry the battle into the A. P. of L. build-ing-trades stronghold. Mr. Tobin recently befriended the C. 1. O. in the important Detroit auto strike by refusing to let his A. PF. of L. teamsters cross the C. I. O. picket lines like some A. F. of L. building craftsmen. After Mr. Lewis in April “postponed” the peace negotiations, Mr. Hillman in May predicted “peace within a year.” =But Mr. Lewis blanketed his associate with a public statement that “peace is impossible.”

AVERAGE WAGE OF WPA RAISED

Unskilled Labor in Indiana To Be Reduced, Three Classes to Get Boosts.

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greater than could be justified by differences in the cost of living. The change increased the average nation-wide monthly WPA wage from $53 to $55.50. It was unofficially estimated this increase would raise Federal relief costs $50,000,000 in the 10 months after the adjust‘ment goes into effect, or force the

firing of from 80,000 to 100,000 workers. It had been estimated the appropriatien for the current year would provide for an average employment of 2,000,000 throughout the year. WPA officials feared demonstrations in areas where wages were lowered, similar to last month’s protest strikes against the 130-hour month for skilled workers. President David Lasser of the Workers Alliance had warned that protests against the new pay scale will make the 130-hour month demonstrations “look like a. tea party.” Workers in the South benefited most with increases ranging as high as 30 per cent. The lowest wage for unskifled workers in rural areas was increased from $26 to $31.20, and in some cases, to $35 per month. In large Southern cities, the unskilled rate was raised from $40 to $46.80 and in some cases to $50.70. Workers in the West, patticularly in communities of less than 25,000 population, also benefited substantially.

‘Heaviest Cut in East

; The heaviest cuts were given Workers in large Eastern cities, esially those of ‘over 100,00 populaon. In some, the rate for certain types of unskilled labor was lowered from $61.10 to $52. Most of the reductions were for unskilled labor— constituting about 68 per cent of the total relief load. Skilled workers took some cuts, but for the most part they received increases. Decreases in Newark, N. J.,, were typical. There the unskilled rate was reduced from $61.10 per month to $57.50 for Class A workérs and to $52 for Class “B.” The revision classified unskilled workers employed on inside jobs as “B.” Many workers who formely received Class “A” pay will now fall in the “B” classification. Skilled- laborers in Newark will receive $89.70 instead of $85.80.

DIENHART DOUBTFUL ON AIR CENTER HERE

Indianapolis’ chances of getting the proposed $10,000,000 Govern-

tion are slight, I. J. Dienhart, Municipal Airport superintendent, told the Works Board today. Mr. Dienhart said that he had been informed by letter from Rep. Louis Ludlow that the experimental and research project probably would be located at Sunnyvale, Cal, according to War Department plans. He quoted Rep. Louis Ludlow as saying four other stations are being planned by the War Department and that Indianapolis “stands in a very good position” to get one of em. i

mental experimental ‘aviation sta-.

I. PRESSURE P 7

Cad ¥ i EF BE gr Xr LON al

DEAL ON WATER IN LEGAL KNOT; TALKS RESUME

Taxpayer Suit to Enjoin City Is Principal ‘Headache’ Of Officials.

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studying the suggestion of having a friendly plaintiff file a declaratory Judgment suit, naming the City and other interested parties as defendants and raising all possible legal questions. This plaintiff would join with the City’s astorneys in speeding trial of he declaratory judgment suit, carrying appeals successively to the Indiana Supreme Court and the U. S. Supreme Court. A minimum of three or four months would be required. A favorable ruling by the high tribunal would leave the present suit high and dry, with the issues already settled, and would make the revenue bonds salable. The No. 2 “headache” on the agenda is reminiscent of the old riddle, “Which came first—the chicken or the egg?’ : In this case, the riddle is, “Which comes first, the sale of the bonds, or the City acquiring title to the utility 2” i >The proposed revenue bonds are backed only by revenue from the utility. Without assurance that the City owns the property and has pledged the water revenue in payment of interest and principal, it would be next to impossible to sell the bonds. . Without the money from the bond sale, the City can’t buy the utility’s stock and’ acquire ownership.

See ‘Way Around’

The attorneys are confident there is a way around this hurdle, but they haven't decided definitely what it is. And then there’s the holding company “headache.” The Indianapolis Water Co. common stock is owned by the Indianapolis Water Works Securities Co. the common stock which, in turn, is wholly owned by the C. H. Geist Estate, Philadelphia. Under the estate’s proposal, it would sell the City the holding company stock. The City then would dissolve, first, the holding company, and second, the Indianapolis Water Co., turning the utility property over to the Utility District to operate. But the catch here is that while the law authorizes the City to acquire a utility by buying up the stock of the company owning it, the statutes make no provision for buying a holding company to acquire the utility stock. Toa A minor complication is the fact that .the Indianapolis Water Co. stock, the holding company’s only asset, has been Pletieed as collateral for $3,556,000 of holding company bonds.

Third Party Proposed

It has been proposed that the City might arrange with a-third party, such as a brokerage firm or bank, to buy the holding company stock, offered at $4,500,000, clear the I. W: C. stock by retiring the holding company bonds, and then sell the I. W. C. stock to the City. The only. catch in this plan is that the third party would have to put up the $8,000,0(0 necessary to obtain clear title to the utility’s common stock, and it might be difficult to find a bank or brokerage firm willing to do this unless it was sure the City would be able to take the stock off its hands. “Headache No. 4” is the matter of taxes. There is a possibility that the company upon sale of the utility property might become liable for heavy Federal income and state gross income taxes, which would have to be borne by the City as the company’s new owner. The lawyers are uncertain whether the City, as a municipality, would be exempt from such taxes. In order to decide definitely, they probably will have to take the case directly to the Federal snd State Governments and ask a ruling. These are a few of the major “headaches.” There are several minor ones. also, which must be studied before the City knows where it stands in the proposed purchase. -

IN INDIANAPOLIS

‘Here Is the Traffic Record DEATHS TO DATE

1938 1939

C0000 seeders os

eens ven 35 Injured ...... 3 Accidents ... 10 Injt vrieseses 0 Arrests 34

TUESDAY’S TRAFFIC COURT : Cases Convic- Fines violations Tried tions Paid Speeding ~ .. 9 $68 Rockless driving 7 5 14

to sto Failing stop 43

at thru street 21 21

29 v 48

112

119 58

All others .. $305

Totals ......128

= MEETINGS TODAY istrict Federation of Women’s cisrenth Disk Claypool Hotel, 10 ‘a. m. Kiwanis Club, luncheon, Columbia Club,

oon. : - . Lions Club, luncheon, Hotel Washington,

on. a Men’s Discussion Club, inne}, Y.

M. oth District American Legion, luncheon, Board of Tied lab of Indianapolis, luncheo polis on Chamber of Com- . Canary Cottage. Boon, of For b, meeting, Cham CPC, A. diners club, meeting. ¥. MC Veterans of Marion County, mig Soe EN A on 8 pha Tau Omega. meeting. Hotel Washton. 8 P. amni Association, luncheon,

Hotel Severin 12:15 3 0 * Hok fg. Co., meeting and Holcomb & C0 Tees on

Hoke puffet, Hotel Severin, a. m

MEETINGS TOMORROW

Advertising Club of Indianapolis, luncheon, Canary y' . American Business Club, luncheon, Indian olis A jc Club, 100; ’

County City, 9 40

. | hemorrhage. Mar,

luncheon, Architects and Builders Bldg. noon

Indianapolis Cam lub, Ea Sdianapels Camera Club, meeting, 110

oon. Elephants Club Committee, Hote] Washington, noon.

BIRTHS Girls Elmer. Thelma Dietz, at St. Vincent's. Russell, Wilma Wagoner, at City. Boys | William, Edith McCreary, at City. Hunter, Ruby Poindexter, at City. Denton, Helen Collester, at City. Floyd, Shirley Paul, at Coleman.

at St. Vin

a bott, a t's Edward, Helen Becktold, at St.

cent’s. Vincent’s.

DEATHS James William Dinn, 69, at St. Vincent's, broncho-pneumonia. John F. McGeveney, 67, at St. Vincent’s, coronary occlusion. Glen Rowe, 46, at City, myocarditis. Georgia Duvall, 54, at Central Hospital, status epilepticus. : William Prark 170, at Long cerebral y P. Carroll, 63, at 5136 Winthrop, corpnary occlusion. erome Sweet, 51, at 1232 Broadway, coronary occlusion. John \Corcan, 81, at 1109 Congress, coronary \thrombosis. : A. Semans, 70, at 3245 N. Illinois, myocarditis. Roy C. Palmer, 57, at Methodist, coronary occlusion. nnah Ann Griffith, 98, at 2823 Central, arteriosclerosis. Frances Diglér, 84, at 1724 E. 24th, arteriosclerosis. ~ Ida Mae Hall, 49, at 1040 S. Randolph, carcinoma. ; Hubert C. Faires, 35, at 1510 LeGrande, coronary occlusion. Edna Carson, 24, at 2239 N. Oxford, pulmonary tuberculosis. FIRES . TUESDAY .. - > 6:25 a. m.. P, R. Mallory Co., 3029 E. ashington St., alcohol in can, no loss. 7:07 a. m., residence, 4414 Sangster Ave, d jociive flue,

ce. a. m., 1033 Shelby St., fire in 04 p. m., residence, 637 8. Whitcomb,

3 $500. 7:16 p. m., dumps, Euclid and E. 18eh, 1 rau Methodist Hospital, 1604 N . . m., Me al, 3 Capitol, smoke near building. :

py m. . - Sigma Nu, luncheon, Hotel Washington, |, luncheon,

m. residence, 1909 Broadway, |Mi tter..

OFFICIAL WEATHER

By U. S. Weather Bureau. INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Partly

change in temperature.

Sunrise ...... 4:57 | Sunset .....

TEMPERATURE

—Aug. 16, 1938— 6:00 a. m..... 76

6:30 a. m...29.99

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 Total precipitation since Jan. Excess since Jan. 1 ;

MIDWEST WEATHER

Indiana—Partly cloudy tonight and fomorrow; slightly warmer in extreme north portion tomorrow. Ilinois—Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; scattered showers and cooler in northwest and west-central portions tomorrow afternoon or night; cooler in extreme northeast portion tonight, warmer in extreme’ northeast portion tomorrow. Lower Michigan—Fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer tomorrow. Ohio —Generally fair tonight: tomorrow artly cloudy, scattered showers in exreme south portion; not much change in temperature. : 2 Kentucky—Partly cloudy tonight; tomorrow scattered showers; not much change in temperature.

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES 6:30 A. M. Stations Weather

Amarillo, Tex. ...... Bismarck, N. D. ......Pt Boston

Jacksonvile, Fla. Kansas City, Mo. Little Rock, Ark ... Los Angeles ami, Fl Minnea Mobile, New Orleans New Yor Oklahoma Omaha Neb, Portland, Ore San Antonio,

cloudy tonight and tomorrow; met much

Given Oxygen

Times Special : WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. — Wayne Coy, administrative assistant to Federal; Security Administrator Paul V. IMeNutt, was given two blood transfusions and placed under an oxygen tent last night in Marine Hospital. Nevertheless, he was described as “doing nicely” by physicians: who operated on him for a kidney ailment Monday. : Clarence Jackson, Indiana Unemployment Compensation Director, drafted by Mr. McNutt to take Mr. Coy’s place until he recovers, began: his duties today. “I am here to help my friend Paul McNutt until Wayne Coy recovers, which I hope is soon,” . Mr. Jackson said. “I want to get back to my job in Indiana as soon as possible, It is there that most of my friends live, as well as all of my creditors.”

POLE SLAIN BY DANZIG GUARD

Will Bring Britain -and Allies Into War.

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free port in German Danzig territory Et Well-informed sources said that the desirability of a peaceful solution of the Danzig issue was agreed upon at week-end conferences in which Hitler and the German and Italian Foreign Ministers took part. But it was said also that it was agreed that Germany and Italy would stand firmly together, and that the military position of the “Axis” powers was favorable for a showdown — more favorable now than it would be later. It became apparent that the visit to Herr Hitler at Berchtesgaden of Prof. Burckhardt was without fruit. In fact, a diplomatic source said Herr Hitler “lectured” him sharply about incidents in Danzig and asked why, as high commissioner, he allowed them to happen. ‘Paris heard that: Poland has asked Britain to include Poland’s neighbors in guarantees of national independence in a permanent British-Polish military alliance. Friction arose between the British and Japanese in the Orient when Japanese troops moved up to the borders of Hongkong, ‘British crown colony. Two companies of British infantry were sent to the border to take positions opposite the Japanese.

Ask Those

last spring, but there's no work in that field, either.” ; Mr. B. is one of those who prob-. ably won’t be reassigned.

Under the new rules, future reassignments: will be on the basis of the greatest need. : we Thus, those with the largest families and with no other income will get first call, and there probably won't be enough assignments to get very far down the list, unless the quota should be increased in the future. Li Mr. B. has only one dependent, so that practically lets him out. Let's take another case. We'll call him Mr. C. A slightly disabled war veteran, he’s 47, married and has two small children. He lost his job

Jilin private industry in 1929, has

worked at odd jobs and A since, and was laid off two weeks ago. “1 don’t know what they're going to do with us guys. I'm too old to get private employment. All of us, we're too old.” “Dorothy, here (indicating his oldest child, 7) was born right during the depression. You might say she’s been eating out of the basket since’ she was born. The trustee's feeding us again. : “War may be the answer to our problem, but I hope not. I'd rather have a private job:and if I can get something else, I don’t want WPA. But the first thing they ask you is how old you are. They want young men. y :

Child Needs Clothes

Dorothy joined the conversation, proud that she would be in the second grade of school this fall, but wondering what she would do for clothes.

“but I have to buy stuff and I don’t like that.” i * And then there's 54-year-old Mr. D :

He and his wife have lost hope. He no longer goes daily to seek work, just sits back, stunned by a long succession of disappointments. He worked at one factory 11 years and then was laid off because. of his age, he says. He has been off WPA since his project. was closed six weeks ago. Now he and his wife are living a $2.10 grocery order from the township trustee each week. The visitor found them dining on bread, oleomargarine and baked beans in th

|PAY-AS-YOU-80

PLAN URGED IN ‘CENTER RELIEF

Proposal Would Hike Levy

In Township From 32 to 52.6 Cents for Year.

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on the basis of eliminating relief bond issues during the year, but the County Tax Adjustment Board cut the request almost in half. ‘ As a result, Center Township relief bonds totaling $482,000 were issued in June and County Auditor Fabian Biemer estimates another half million dollars in bonds will have to be issued before the end of the year. fA Next year’s estimate of poor relief expenditures, exclusive of bond and interest payments, is $1,663,752, compared to this year’s estimate of $1,667,310. The trustee said he anticipates a slight increase in the tax rate for paying relief bonds and interest. The current rate, set last year, is

{12.1 cents. ‘

If tax review bodies permit the trustee to adopt the “pay-as-you-go” plan, it will be the first time

lin several years that this plan has

been followed.

If it is granted, the new township|.

rate would come close to 53 cents, an increase of nearly 21 cents.

, Relief Rate Picture

. With only a guess of a 3-cent increase in the yet uncalculated rate for relief bonds in 1940 the relief rate picture appears as follows:

T 23

386 140

526

Direct relief. ..$ .389 Relief bonds .. .121

Total rate .. .51

The Center Township poor relief

rate directly affects the total tax rate paid by property owners in Center Township, Indianapolis. The total tax rate is composed of rates of the School, City, County, State and Townships. ; The School City rate has been set by. the School Board at 96 cents and the County's proposed budget would call for a rate of approximately .643. The State tax rate paid by the City property owners is fixed at 15 cents.

Estimates Unofficial

On the basis of the official figures and unofficial estimates the Cenfer Township (outside Indianapolis) rate picture appears as follows:

3 ‘al

$1.300

City dassinsanine $1.30 School City County 48 Township relief . 32 State .... 15.

3.21 $3.579

MILK DUMPED IN STRIKE

UTICA, N. Y.; Aug. 16 (U. P.).— Picketing farmers backing the Dairy Farmers’ Union strike for higher milk prices in the metropolitan New York milkshed today thrust barricades along highways. Milk was dumped in three places and the

sssss oy 643 526 150

see soo ees ee seve

“I like to go to school” she said,|>Y. WE.

New York City supply was reported seriously depleted. -

‘What Will Happen to Us?’ Cut by WPA

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work anyplace else, although I'd rather have some other sort of a job. Now if we had the Townsend pension plan, it would take care of people like me.” - - : Not far away live Mr. and Mrs. E. and their two children, 14 and 16. Mr. E is 56, worked for one company a quarter century and was fired because he was too old to do the work. “I'm not woprying,” he says. “I expect I'll get back on WPA as soon as my 30 days is up. I can do as much as I ever did, but my age is against me, he “But even if I don’t get back on WPA right ‘away, there's nothing to worry about. My wife still has 100 cans of fruit and vegetables left over from last year’s garden and we can eat that for a while. “Mr. Roosevelt's done a lot for us people but I think he could do more.” . ; Busy Hunting Work . Mr. F, a 43-year-old Negro, hasn’t time to talk—he’s too busy in the elusive search for work. “You'll have to talk to my wife,” he tells the visitor: “I've got. to hitch-like out to Irvington right away. I heard there was a job open out there.” + Mrs, F is worried about her husband’s unemployment, not so much

what it is doing to him mentally. “He's getting discouraged,” she said. “He looks for work all the time, but it seems pretty hopeless.” “We haven't any children and I'm thankful for that. It’s no world for them.” -— More fortunate is Mr. G, 60, who found a job as an attendant at a state institution since his discharge A two weeks ago. A former hog ‘buyer, he lost $75,000 in the market crash ‘in 1929. Now he's glad for the institution job with its $42.50 a month pay. : fo 2 # = This cross section of a few of the 9000 already “vacationing” gives an idea of their problems and their views, but it still doesn’t answer the question: . After “vacation,” what?

4 TU. 5. FLIERS INJURED

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Aug. 16 (U. P.).—Four American Air Force fliers were injured when their plane, one of six on a flight from the Pan-

ama Canal Zone to Texas, crashed

from the standpoint of food, but}

The: Gallup Poll—

Shows Wisconsin Voters Closely Divided on 1940;

ters

Garner Heavily Backed

paign.

Wisconsin voters

1936, Wisconsin

P. Heil. The results are merely an forthcoming Presidential campaign. The Governorship situation is confused because Wisconsin is a three-party state, with neither Republicans,- Democrats or La Follette Progressives ever having a clear majority. The strength of the Progressives, who now generally support the New Deal, is enough to throw the state either way in a Presidential election.” Wisconsin ‘Democrats are rather conservative and in 1938 formed a coalition with the Republicans against the La Follette Administration.

= 8 HOMAS *E. DEWEY of New T York is the leading choice for 1940 among Republican voters in Wisconsin, the survey finds, with - Senator Arthur Vandenberg: of Michigan running a fairly close second, and Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio third. The leading Republican choices are: REPUBICANS PREFER seve 37% Vandenberg ...cececeecs 2 Taft ERE EE EEE EEE 16 HOOVEr .....cco6p0080000 La Guardia ... i 4 Others ... 14 Included in the group labeled “others” are Senator |William E. Borah, Alf M. Landon, Senator ‘Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts and Senator H. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire, who recently threw his hat in the Presidential ring. Among Wisconsin Democrats, Vice President John N. Garner is the outstanding choice for 1940 in case Roosevelt does not seek reelection. Garner is far ahead of the nearest candidate, James A. Farley. Federal Security Adminis~ trator Paul V. McNutt of Indiana, second choice in the nation, can get no better than a tie for fourth in Wisconsin. His campaign manager, Frank McHale, visited the state yesterday and today. The state’s leading choices: DEMOCRATS PREFER

Garner ... erase 81% Farley ...ccoecaseeenccee Wallace .....oc0: 6

. 4 «11 ® 2 ” e HE West Central group of TT. of which Wisconsin forms a part, is one o e sections most opposed to a third term for President Roosevelt, according to previous Institute -surveys. In Wisconsin itself, today’s survey finds that approximately one-third of the voters say they would vote for Roosevelt if he ran again, while two-thirds would opse . Pe Since taking office last November, the Republican administration of Governor Heil, a prosper ous Milwaukee businessman, has caused much debate and controversy throughout the state. To test Governor Heil’s popularity at the present time the Institute plans to conduct another special survey of Wisconsin. ; The present Wisconsin poll is the eighth in a series of spetial surveys in states that will be debatable in the 1940 general election. Previously sentiment in New York, PonIsyIvanls, Iiinals California, Ohio, Mic and Massachusetts has been tested. Lovee.» ho HE state surveys are sum‘A. marized as follows: : - 1. “If President Roosevelt runs for a third term in 1940 do you think you will vote for him?” Yes No New York .........482% 58% Pennsylvania ......46 54 California .........43 Ohio ........0i0s:Michigan civdsneesrad Massachusetts .....36 Wisconsin oer eee . 33 2. “Which party would you like to see win the Presidential election in 1940?” . : Led Want Wan

New York .........41% - Pensylvania esses 46 3 Illinois ssacsrsnssesdl ; 54 1 : California sssisese 00 40 48

Wisconsin . . . three parties complicate the poll.

win the Presidential election in 1940. President Roosevelt swept the state in 1932 and

By DR. GEORGE GALLUP Director, : American Institute of Public Opinion ! ; RINCETON, N. J.; Aug. 16.—Ten months after a political upheaval which unseated the La Follette state regime and installed a Republican Governor, public sentiment in the state of Wisconsin continues to lean slightly toward the Republican side, in national politics, : judging by a special survey on political prospects for the 1940 cam-

The survey, conducted by the American Institute of Public Opinion, finds that a slight majority of

would like to see the. Republicans Although

voters, when asked “What party

would you like to see win the Presidential election in 1940?” vote today as follows: | Would Like Republicans to Wieeeossossee 52% Would Like Democrats to Win..c.ceeeeeeed The survey was not a measurement of the popularity of the Republican State Administration in Wisconsin headed by Governor Julius

indication of sentiment toward the

STATE WILL PROBE SCHOOL BUS WEIGHT

Investigation of‘ reports that a large number of trucks being. sold over the state for school busses are too light for that purpose was started today by State officials.

Regulations issued by the - State|l

School Bus Committee call for truck chassis large enough to carry steel bodies and a capacity load of children safely. | Committee members said this load would require at least a 1%-ton chassis. = 3 NL a It was reported that at least two truck companies were selling. oneton ~ trucks * to drivers Trecently awarded school bus contracts. The committee members said they would cell in truck manufacturers in an effort to prevent future distribution of any one-ton chassis. The license fee for one-ton trucks is $10, while that for 1'2-ton trucks is $20. : Committee members said this apparently was one of the reasons for purchase of one-ton trucks.

2 SHARE $20,000 ESTATE NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (U. P.). — Orrin S. Wightman Jr. of St. Louis and Mrs. Julia Parker Wightman of New York, were named as beneficiaries today in the estate of the late Julia W. Dula, who died Aug. 11. The estate, filed for probate, was

i LEW IS FOR LABOR PEAC

DESPITE CRISIS, SIMMS 1S TOLD

Poll Reveals Optimism in Europe as World Awaits Next Hitler Move. |

(Continued from Page One)

man can know, namely Herr Hit= ler,- and that probably at this moment not even he does. He is

is likely that he will make his decision suddenly, at the last split second. : That is precisely why almost

is confident that Europe is facing another grave crisis. They think Herr Hitler will carry Europe to the brink of war again, in order to force a : definite test of whether France, Britain and Poland would actually fight. If they falter, he will give the word to fire. If they do not, he will manage to find another way out, Such at least is the reasoning encountered in the European capitals. | . Here is why a majority believe the crisis will not lead to a cone flict: : Poland

would / unquestionably

| fight if the Nazis used force against

her in Danzig or the Corridor. Brit< ain would just as surely fight for Poland. France likewise.

Duce’s Support Needed From reliable sources I am told

a lightning victory . possible if . Britain, France and Poland fight toe gether. And Germany is not prepared to wage another four-year war. The same authority said Hitler realizes that in such a war there would be no victors; that all would be buried under the same ruins,

opposes a gvar, and Herr Hitler needs the Duce’s support if he decides a lightning war is still possie ble. Count Ciano, the Italian Fore eign Minister, told an intimate friend some weeks ago that there would be no war. Queried a month

mind.

factor in an axis war -against the Anglo-French coalition, can almost certainly be counted out. It is suggested that in the event of war she would assume a benevolent neutrality, allowing ° German and Italian planes and submarines to use er aviation bases and ports. I am gevinced this conjecture is base-

_ Spain Wants No War Britain and France would not tolerate such a procedure, and Spain is not in a position tn wage war

thing, the civil war split has not healed, and the unreconciled fac-

Gen. Franco in the event of afore eign war.

Hitler to risk a war now. The people of France, Britain and Poland are

for war. Chamberlain and Foreign Minister

Munich, the people would throw them out if they tried it. But the leaders in Paris, London and Warsaw are as solidly against further concessions to force as are their peoples. Hence observers believe Herr Hitler’'s canny sense of timing will

valued at more than $20,000.

cause him to postpone a showdown

|. Don't leave .

and wait for the breaks.

. . by train

or plane . . . by bus or |

in your motor

car. ..

without first calling on the

DEPARTMENT

BALCONY.

‘OF CREDITS . . .

- The filling stations and transportation _companies require actual, tangible

cash oe . the

clothes and accessories—

the luggage—that mean so much to a"

comfortable, can be taken

The CUSTOMARY 30-DAY

memorable trip— care of afterwards.

> ACCOUNTS— ©

The JUNIOR

ACCOUNTS—{that permit moderate weekly. payments).

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PEACE 0DDS 3-1,

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notoriously good at timing, so it .

everybody with whom I have talked: -

that Herr Hitler no longer believes

Sig. Mussolini has said that he

later, he said he hadn't changed his

Spain, which many rocking-chair strategists count as an important ~

against France and Britain. For ore. | tions would take up arms against:

Boiled down, the composite view - of European observers is that the situation is too unfavorable for Herr . thoroughly prepared, psychologically, : Even if Premiers Daladier and Beck of Poland desired another

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