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TO INVESTIGATE CENTER RELIEF

Action Follows Admission by Quinn That He Has ‘Played Politics.’

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Garrison to take charge of the grand jury’s relief investigation. “We are going into every angle of this situation and determine definitely whether there has been any possible law violation, ? Mr.

Lewis said.

“A Lot of Smoke,” Says Lewis -

He asked that the public not flood his office with minor complaints of achions which are not a violation of aw, Mr. Lewis said the grand jury would confine its entire attention for the first few days next week to the Center Township situation. “By that time,” he said, “we ought to know if there is anything definite to all the talk that has been going around.” He asserted that his office, at present, has no definite knowledge of any misconduct in the administration of relief but sald “there | seems to be a lot of smokh, so we'll | look into it.”

Study Laws on Rellet

| Mr. Lewis and Mr. Garrison toaay began a study of the laws govrning- administration of poor relief -. order to be prepared for the jury session, The Prosecutor said that, in the event the Grand Jury finds no actual law violations, it may issue a report suggesting any changes in law which may be found advisable during the probe. “If any of the civic leaders and other persons who publicly have criticized the relief situation in recent weeks have any concrete evidence of law violations,” Mr. Lewis said, “it is their duty to present that evidénce to the Grand Jury. “I have assigned a special investigator, John Dugan, to hear the complaints and sift out those that do not indicate any possible law violation, in order to save the Grand; Jury’s time.”

Grand Jurors Listed

Members of the July term Grand Jury, which will be in session until | the end of the year, are George William Morris, 4325 Winthrop Avs. - printing shop proprietor, foreman; Mrs. Ethel G. Orr, 3645 N. Illinois St.. Clinton G. Cauldwell, 4804 Broadway, real estate; Thomas G. Keller, R. R. 10, Box 367, unemployed; Henry J. Fink, New Augusta, | retired ‘farmer, and George Osman, | 346 E. Minnesota St., operator of a grocery on S. Meridian St. Mr. Quinn, in admitting that he | had “played, politics,” insisted, however, that wie prices paid by the | township under his trusteeship “always have been right.” | A comparison of grocers’ bills for relief food for Center and Washington Townships reveals,| however, that the latter buys relief groceries at prices generally lower than those paid by Center Township. Washington Township, has less than 50 relief cases at. present in comparison to Center’s 7500.

Shelf Prices Not Followed

Study of grocers’ claims in the County Auditor's office] indicates that Washington relief clients are given the advantage of shelf prices and sale prices, but that on the whole those in Center are not. A checkup of hundreds of claims filed-by grocers in Center Township for August disclosed very [few deviations from the list price established as a maximum by the trustee. Following is a comparison of some of the prices, based on actual bills for August, paid by the two townships: 5 Ibs.

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SLAYER OF OFFICER COMMITS SUICIDE

YORKTOWN, VN, Sask, Oct. 12 (U. P.).—As a posse seeking him for the hammer slaying of a Royal Mounted Policeman closed in, Ernest Flook, 24, scrawled a hurried note last isis and put a i ¥arough his head

F. D. R. URGES WAR AID WORK

All - Agencies Should Be Co-ordinated With Red Cross, He Says.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (U. P.).— President Roosevelt warned today that if the war continues “human

suffering will become more appalling.” . He asked for complete co-ordina-tion of voluntary relief agencies to prevent duplication and waste in pringing humanitarian selief to peoples affected by the conflict. In a statement drafted by. the State Department, Mr. Roosevelt declared that while the United States, as a nation, is “neutral in the present tragic war in Europe, I am sure we cannot be indifferent to the suffering inflicted upon the peoples of the war-torn countries, particularly upon the helpless women and children.” He emphasized that the Red Cross is traditionally the agency through which Americans extend humanitarian relief. “It is traditional that the American people should wish, after providing in full measure for the support of our necessary charitable '| endeavors at home, to extend material aid to the helpless victims of war abroad,” he said. “With the continuance of war, human suffering will become more appalling and there will no doubt be need for relief work in addition to that which comes within- the scope of Red Cross policy and responsibility. “Groups desiring to carry on various kinds of relief work have in fact registered with the Secretary of State as required by regulations issued pursuant to the Neutrality Act. “It is my hope that in their activities these groups will supplement and not conflict with the work of agencies already established and that there will be a complete coordination of effort of all voluntary relief in order to prevent duplication and confusion, avoid waste and promote the utmost efficiency.”

ALLIES TURN DOWN NAZI PEACE OFFER

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appeal for peace in Commons today. He asked President Roosevelt and King Leopold of Belgium to arrange a conference of neutral powers, including Russia, even if the belligerents refused to participate. David Lloyd George, former Prime 3 | Minister, addressed the Council of Action for Peace, expressing hope that Britain would “leave the door open” for peace negotiations.

BERLIN, Oct. 12 (U. P.).—Nazis said today that it was to be assumed _%that “the war will go on” as a re2.49 [sult of the Allies’ complete rejection of Adolf Hitler's peace proposals. Nazi sources, which had said that consultation with Italy and Russia would follow rejection of the peace ofensive, expressed belief that it was impossible for Herr Hitler to accept the position set forth by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, The Fuehrer and Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop were understood -to have conferred on the

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English Cancel Armistice Day

LONDON, Oct. 12 (U. P.). — Britain’s Armistice Day celebration at the Cenotaph commemorating the 1,089,918 British Empire dead in the World War, will not be held this year because of the new war. * King George decided to cancel the observance Nov. 11, because he thought it undesirable to assemble a big crowd in view of the danger of air raids. The Archbishop of Canterbury said that he hoped there would be small services at village memorials in the country, and he called for a National Remembrance and Dedication Sunday, Nov. 12.

HINT 3-POWER TALKS MAY BREAK UP AXIS

Ciano Reported Angry, Worried Over Russia.

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cow might decide to use it to “score one success after another” in the Balkans, where Italy has many interests.

Just what happened when Count Ciano visited Berlin last August, of course, is not known. None of those who took part in the conversations has ever made it public. There have been rumors, however, of stormy scenes. Count Ciano is said to have told Herr Hitler frankly that Italy did not take at all kindly to the Berlin-Moscow hook-up, at which the Nazi leader raged.

Relations Cool

Count Ciano is credited with being one of the principal artisans of xls But, it is pointed out, the axis had for its basis the Anti-Comintern Pact— that is to say, a mutual distrust of, and hostility to, communism. So when Hitler made a |partner of Stalin, Count Ciano is said to have looked upon the act as a betrayal of Italy. True or not, Herr mighty little to say| of Italy since. When he has mentioned her it was very perfunctorily, possibly because failure to mention her at all would have been too conspicuous. Moreover, while the conversations of Berlin remain |a secret, that which is printed in black and white is another matter. Hence, the significance attached | to the blast against Russia which appeared in the Sunday paper of Gen. Italo Balbo, top-flight Fascist. In that paper, the Corriere Padano, the moguls of Moscow yore called “a clique of sanguinary criminals who have subjugated Russia and seem to aspire to subjugate the world.” It wound up by proclaiming - Italy’s undying hostility to bolshevism,

Other Papers Follow

Other papers have since taken up the cry, which is still more significant. For Italian newspapers don’t publish things whi¢h the Government doesn’t wish published. Accordingly, - the belief is spreading that the Rome-Berlin axis is seriously cracked if not definitely broken. The reported three-cornered conversation between the Nazi capital, Moscow and Rome would seem to indicate one of two things, either an effort to patch up matters or a definite break. . .

Hitler has had

IN INDIANAPOLIS

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DEATHS TO DATE County oity

1938 ees00vecver’oscres | 1939 S00 BROT LIBRITRI OTT 73 5

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MEETINGS TODAY

1 na Librar, Association, oidjans Hotel Lincoln: ull day. Daughters of the American Revolution, state convention, Slavgoot Hotel, «11 day. State Lib jsociation, aneetin Executiv .

Dolls Athleti a B: 7:39 D e le ul = In ianaps lis Rs Real Estate’ ote. as Bata 0 avartising Club of indiana eon. Tadianagoils D Shletl Business Club.

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otis Athletic Club. 190 uricheon. Tne u . oe Pavan Club, luncheon, one Temple.

“oir Club, luncheon. : Hotel Severin. noon. uncheon. nites and Builders build:

ng diana nolis Camera Club, meeting, 110 E. Ninth St.

Ind dos it Order of Odd FelLows. i Grand eqn ampment, Odd Fellow ng.

MEETINGS TOMORROW Exchange Club, luncheon, Hotel Severin, Community Fund, luncheon, Claypool

Hotel, Bool. Indiana Independent Order of Odd Felfows, Grand Lodge convention, Odd Fellow Indiana ey: Association and Indiana 14 Associa

tion, meeting, Hoincoln, all day.

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MARRIAGE LICENSES

(These lists are {rom official records in the County Court House. The Times, therefore, is not responsible for errors in names and addresses.

Robert Renick. 22, of 3335 E. N Y Loretta Bernice Marshall, 18, of 92 SY

Robert’ E. Reily, 24, of . Reily, 0 230 Pros ect: Edna F. Kriech, 23, of 67 Schille P Jarry Martin’ Carr, 22. of 2420 Ly Side: Genevieve Irene Jatho, 22, of 509

award Roland Kingsbury, 28. of 3915 Boulevard; Anis. Louise Hunt, 22, of 3472 N ifmer. Pi 61. of Bed e 4 erce of Bedf Maude M. Okeley, 53. of 1109 Wo Ssennd William Moore infrey, 77, of Connersdrow W ite, 38 32 o 1233 Panes, 8. o Lille Whee ga.lor ols %. Jock, = CO 0 . Marcella Dant, 18, of 849 Bo whnols:

BIRTHS Girls Florence Tragsslen, at

"James, Mar, i Procter, at St. Francis. 2] mond, ary Wheeler, at St.’ Francis. Margaret Willsey, at St. Francis. a ut, Dorothy Pasch, at St. Francis. George, Elva Reinacker, at St. Francis, Iris, Anna Tyson, at ;

Myrtin Shadley, at St. VinoF Frederick, Hertha Parker, at St." Vin-

lia Beck, at St. Vincent's. aria Ferguson, at Cole-

Boys

Robert. Scotty Krug, at Methodist. Sam, Eleanor Caplan, at Methodist George, Mary Doherty, at Methodist. Salt n, Camilla Joachim, at St. Vin-

erald, Anna Dawson, at Coleman James, Dana Crossen, at St. Francis. William, Mildred Bigler, at St. Francis. Aichard, Virginia Keating, at § Floyd, Helen Woolf, at St. Francis. Ben, JoAnn| D Ralph, Piney Jordan, Joseph, Dorothy Hunter. at St. Francis. Ernest, Helen Blitz, at St. Francis, Llovd, Mary Beatty. at St. Fr Huston, Katherine Ruble, at st. “Francis.

FIRES WEDNESDAY 5:17 A. M.--402-08 W. Washington: tavern, cause unknown, loss unestimated. 1. M [5260 Carrollton; residence, of Stove explosion. drug-

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OFFICIAL WEATHER

By U. S. Weather Bureau ______"' INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Fair and

N.| continued cool tonizht™ With frost in ex-

posed places: tomorrow partly cloudy. Sunrise ...... 5:53 | Sunset ...... 510

TEMPERATURE -=Oct. 12, 1938—

6:30 a. m...30.069

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m..." .00 ‘Total precipitation since Jan. 1.....35 Eoial vrecipitati on, since Jan. 1 135.22

MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Fair, cooler in extreme westcentral portions, scattered light frost in north and central portions tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy. Illinois—Fair, scattered light frost i north portion tonight; lomorfow consider cooler in west-centr - tion in late afternoon. oniral vor

Lower Michigan—Generally fair ton aT e - i 8 rost in south por:

fp ole—Pair, : Slightly Soider with light aces in tonight; rey Tiace South pervion

Kentucky—Fair, slightly colder with light frost in north and ext o ois Dorth an oxt reme east portions WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M.

Station Amarillo, Tex. ...... Veer 30°32 Feqgo. 33

Bismarck, N. D, . 30.12 Boston 29.99 Chicago Cincinnati ..

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Denver Dodge City. Kas. Helena, Mont. Jacksonville, Fla.

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Before announcing the first subscriptions in the Community Fund drive at yesterday's initial luncheon at the Indianapolis Athletic Club, Perry W. Lesh, general chairman, conferred with his vice chairmen, Harold B. Tharp (left) and A. W. Metzger,

SPARE FINLAND, AMERICA ASKS!

U. S. Envoy Goes to Kremlin; War to End in West Seems Inevitable.

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Stalin and their Finnish “guest” was described as a - cordial preparatory session. ' The Finnish navy and troops were ready for a possible emergency; the civilian population was partly’ evacuated from the big cities; roads were mined and officials declared that they had no intention of taking orders from Moscow, Soviet planes flew along the Finnish frontier and a division of the Red Army was reported massed near the border, but there were no indications that the Russians planned to start a war with the Finns at present regardless of the outcome of the negotiations. The Soviets were believed to be interested in getting bases on small Finnish isles in the Gulf of Finland, which it was believed, might be arranged, and in fortifying the strategic Aaland Islands, which Finland was expected to refuse. Sweden, having increased her military preparedness, and Norway, cautiously watching the spread of Soviet power around the Baltic, were nervous as to future developments, but offered nothing more than moral backing to the Finns

Expect War to Be Avoided

In London, it was believed that the Soviets would seek to follow a course that would avoid getting them into even a small war at pres-

tent. The new Russian-British trade

pact, considered here as of political importance, was indicated as a sign of the Soviet desire to get as much as possible out of both sides in the European war without becoming involved directly. It. was generally believed that Americans would sympathize strongly with Finland in any situation that threatened its independence. Since that republic was established in 1921 out of former Russian territory, it has been the only European state to pay promptly and in full its debt installments to the United States.

60,000 Refugees Flee

In Finland, the most general expression of regret over the possibility of war was the likelihood that the 1940 Olympic Games might have to be held elsewhere. Helsingfors had widened its streets, enlarged its squares and constructed new buildings and hotels in. anticipation of the games. At the Olympic Stadium, flags of the four Scandinavian countries still flew, but other flags, apparently in the interest of neutrality, had been removed, In Berlin it was believed that Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s flat rejection of Adolf Hitler's peace terms left littler possibility of avoiding a devastating war. The Allied had put the question definitely up to Fuehrer Hitler. Either he must reced from his pres-

ent stand and offer modified pro-

posals or prosecute the war to an inevitably tragic end. This is expected to mean furious action hy sea and air possibly as early as tomorrow. Already the Germans are claiming control of the North Sea.

‘Claim North Sea Supremacy

The main emphasis by Nazis was on the strength of Germany's fighting forces, especially the Nazi armada which recently has been in conflict with the British fleet blockading the North Sea. Those clashes, the Nazis claimed, have demonstrated that the British fleet

is vulnerable and that Germany will]

control the North Sea. The British Admiralty’s reports on the fighting have given a con-. trasting picture and there did not yet appear to be sufficient evidence to indicate the outcome of the test between aerial and sea power. Fighting continued to be confined to local operations on the Western Front, but Germans were putting increased power into patrol raids which in some places along the Moselle and Rhine. sectors were taking the form of sudden attacks by large Nazi parties. The French asserted that all had been repulsed, some with heavy losses.

CITY HOSPITAL ISSUE ENDED, MAYOR SAYS

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Zedek Hebrew Congregation; Lionel

Artis, Lockfield Gardens er; W. F. Rothenburger, Third Christian No, pastor; Henry Richardson, attorney; Miss Irene Harris, Phyllis Wheatley Y. W. C. A. staff member; Mrs. J. H Ward of the Y. W. C. A. Inter-racial Committee, and Mrs. George W. Buckner, chairman of the Y. W. C. A. committee’s hospital division. Activity of the Citizens’ group grew out of PWA charges, made public Sept. 15, that the City was not utilizing the PF Wing in accordance with the PWA grant of funds. The grant stipulated that the new building’s third and fourth floors should be used for Negro patients, and that the fifth floor should pro-

vide quarters for Negro internes anal nurses. ;

Among the 3500 workers, 500 of whom attended the luncheon, were left to right, Mary Louis Drew,

Claribel Rogers and Ruth Haefling. They are State House employees and are Working in the Individual

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By LUDWELL DENNY Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—What price mediation? This is the latest form of the ever-changing keep-out-of-war questioh. Would mediation mean involvement? It is generally assumed here that President Roosevelt will act as a mediator in the European war sventually. But that he will not act until the Allies want him to also is assumed. The basis for these accepted assumptions is not only the in- ' spired ofi-the-record statements of certain officials, but also : the well-known ong haul policy 1udwell Benny of the President. He considers Hitlerism a menace to America and American institutions, and the British navy and -French army our first line of defense. Thus, when and if he mediates, it will be nominally as a ‘neutral but actually as a partisan.

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Could Roosevelt Mediate Without Involving U. 8.7

This has raised the question whether the President — carrying the water of neutrality on one shoulder and of partisanship on the other—could walk the tight-rope of mediation without danger of falling in. : Theoretically, of course, the President could act simply as a postman, transmitting the exchange of messages between belligerents. But the President cannot be a mere postman in fact. He is too close to the Allies. To date there has been much consultation. It probably would not be an exaggeration to say that Washington is closer to London these days than Rome is to Berlin, Also because he heads the strongest nation in the world, whatever the President does will have wide repercussions. That is a truism. And it is a truism which makes the fear of American involvement in European affairs all the greater. To minimize this danger some members of Congress will oppose the President acting as a lone mediator, and urge that he act only with a group of neutrals.

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RADIO IN MEXICO; TOWNSEND'S REPLY

AUSTIN, Tex. Oct. 12 (U, P) — Dr. Francis E. Townsend was en route to Chicago -today, determined to build; his own radio station in Mexico and tell American citizens of his pension plan if American radio stations refuse to let him speak in this country. The National Association of Broadcasters anncdunced in Washington that it had barred Townsend Plan advocates from paid radio programs. Dr. Townsend said that he was not surprised that he had been barred from paid programs, but that he considered such action an abridgement of the right of free speech. “It's a plain political move,” he said. “We're going to want to know how the Democratic and Republican Parties get their time when we are barred.”

fearon eremeeesee FLEE CHUNGKING, IS REPORT TOKYO, Oct. 12 (U. P.).—Domei (Japanese) news agency reported from Hankow today that the Central Chinese Government had moved sections of its headquarters to ' Siaolungkan, 16 miles west of Chungking, the present capital. The dispatch said the transfer was necessitated by Japanese air raids

IN FUND DRIVE

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“The great concern is not so much in what will happen the beneficiaries of these agencies which the Fund supports. The great con=_ | cern is what is happening to this city if there are very many people’. | in it who will not voluntarily pay. the price of freedom which this -, civilization provides. “If there be too many mn this town who have not caught this vision, then we’ could very wel fear

|for what the future holds.”

PEOPLE WARN STATE 4] OFFICER IN LOUISIANA,

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 12 v. PD,’ —Attorney- General David M. | Ellie’ son was threatened with impeacti=. ment today by the citizens vol tary” committee which accused hi failing to act in the Louisiana scandals. 9 He was warned that m sures’ similar to those now in progress against District Attorney Charles A. Byrne would be started unless he answered the committee's letters regarding violations it had reported ° unless he took immediate action. , +

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