Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 October 1939 — Page 3

NDAY, OCT. 23, 1939 _

J FINN ISLANDS

~ ALL WE WANT,

* RUSSIANS HINT

‘Moderation Reported Likely; ‘Exact Terms Are Still - Secret.

MOSCOW, Oct. 23 (U. P.) —Russia is willing to accept moderate concessions from Finland in its drive to secure its position in the Upper Baltic, it was reported today as. Finnish delegates returned to Moscow to resume negotiations. The Finnish delegation arrived this morning by railroad and were welcomed by Russian Government representatives and the envoys of Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Well-informed sources said that, In contrast to its demands on Esthonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Russia would make no bid for bases on the Finnish mainland or for a “mutual assistance” pact but would ‘be content with the cession, of three small islands off the Kronstadt naval base—islands which, it is believed, Finland may be willing to cede as of no value to her but of great value to Russia. Russia was believed ‘also to desire an agreement that tite Aaland Islands at the mouth of the Gulf of Bothnia between Finland and Sweden, should remain in their present unfortified state. Political quarters suggested that Russia might attach considerable weight to the interest shown in Finland by the United States and the

Scandinavian countries.

Both Finnish and Russian official

~ quarters remained tight-lipped re- . garding the nature of Russia's de“mands. But it had been indicated "that Finland regarded the Russian _ proposals as sufficiently moderate

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"All Able-Bodied Men in

Finland Take Arms

HELSINGFORS, Finland, Oct. 23 (U. P..—Forbidden zones were established for strategic reasons over extensive areas of Finland today as negotiations were resumed with Russia at Moscow. The forbidden zones “included the

: Karelian Peninsula south of Viborg,

_ Dead ........ .0 | Arrests

opposite Lake Ladoga and Russian Leningrad; the northern zone e€Xxtending up to Lapland, and the southwestern coastline, including the Aaland Islands. . All the areas were put under control of military authorities. Finland’s last reserves drilled in the streets, ready to join the colors. There were no able-bodied men left in the country who were not .either in the army or prepared to join it. There were insufficient uniforms and many reservists drilled in their civilian clothes. Officials said Finland would refuse firmly to make any concessions to

Russia which would endanger its.

neutrality or independence. It was noted that when J. K. Paasikivi, Special Ambassador; V. A. Tanner, Finance Minister; J. A. Nycopp, chief of the political bureau of the Foreign Office, Baron A. S. Yrjoe-Koskinen, Minister to Russia, and Col. Paasconen, chief adjutant to President Kyosti Kallio, left for Moscow Saturday night H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld, the American Minister, was at the railroad station and held a lasi minute conference with M. Paasikivi.

40 AND 8 ENROLLS ~ 4972 NEW MEMBES

The eighth annual state-wide American Legion 40 and 8 roundup, ‘held yesterday at the Indianapolis chateau, 119 E. Ohio St., brought in 4972 Legion membership cards for 1940, Philip E. Clements, state secretary, announced today. | This figure raises next year’s membership total so far for Indiana te 19,151, an increase of 7000 over

F.D.R. Rector Prays for King

HYDE PARK, N. Y., Oct. 23 (U. P.).—The Rev. Frank R. Wilson, rector of St. James Episcopal Church, prayed, in the presence of President Roosevelt, that King George of the British Empire might “vanquish and overcome all his enemies,” merely as a matter of courtesy, he said today. Mr. Roosevelt, who is senior warden of the Board of Vestrymen, had no advance notice of his intention to use the standard prayer for the King contained in the Canadian book of Common Prayer, during services yesterday, the Rev. Mr. Wilson said. He acted on his own initiative. The occasion was the formal presentation to the church of a bible from the King in commemoration of his and the Queen’s visit there. } The Rev. Mr. Wilson said he did not have Germany in mind when he asked God to give the

King strength to overcome his enemies.

COEBBELS' TALK HITS CHURCHILL

‘You Sank Athenia, Why Not Admit 1t?’ Propaganda Chief Challenges.

many today hoped that Winston Churchill would reply to the charge made by Propaganda Minister Josef Goebbels that the British First Lord of the Admiralty had plotted the sinking of the liner Athenia to bring the United States into th war. ’ :

Dr. Goebbels charges were broadcast “throughout the world in all languages. . “The Athenia left port before the war,” Dr. Goebbels said, “but at that time, Mr. Churchill, you knew Britain would declare war. You were .clever enough to make sure no Germans were aboard because you didn’t want painful witnesses. Then you prepared everything for an explasion aboard the ship. You made sure the explosion would not be premature by forbidding smoking. Then you dispatched three British destroyers to rescue your questionable witnesses. You determined the exact minute of the explosion, but your preparations were so clumsy that the Athenia did not sink for 14 hours. “Then you ordered the three destroyers to sink the ship in order to eliminate all traces of your crime. Then you marched your paid witnesses before the public. All German denials, Mr. Churchill, you shrugged off. When United States opinion did not fall for your plan, you suddenly wrapped yourself in dark silence. But now the United States ditizen (Gustov) Anderson, reveals your whole plan through'his testimony (that the Athenia carried explosives). That's very painful, isn’t it? “A girl witness (Helen, MacDonald of Hartford, Conn.) stated the destroyer that picked her up fired shots at the Athenia in order to remove the wreck. This is false. You ordered the ship sunk because you wanted to remove all proof. ... In any ,other country, a minister who has been accused in the way we accuse you, would have to stand up and meet the accusations or shamefully resign.

LONDON, Oct. 23 (U. P.). — The British press ridiculed Josef Goebbels’ charges against Winston Churchill today. ’ Sample headlines over stories of Dr. Goebbels’ radio speech were: “Old Maestro Makes His Radio Comeback”—Daily Herald; “Goebbels Lies for 37 Minutes” — Daily

1939 at this time, Mr. Clements

Here Is the Traffic Record ‘DEATHS TO DATE | ’ County | City 3938 S0c0 sess sess 66 | + 56 3039 ...ieiveiianis ieee 18 =—Q0ct. 21 and 22— | Injured ..... 14{ Accidents .... 63 79

SATURDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Con- Fines Tried victions Paid 4 3 $1 2

Violations Reckless driving. . Failing to stop through street. Disobeying traffic

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MEETINGS TODAY ‘Y's Men’s Club, luncheon, meeting Y. M. A.. 12:15 o'clock Board

.Scientech Club, Trae a ub, luncheon, Hotel Lincoln, DO rdianapolis Press Club, dinner, 48 Monument Circle, 8 p. I hitects, Indian-

Indiana Society o apolis Chapter, dinner Canary Cottage,

% . m. Irvin ton Republican Club, meeting, 54462 st Washington St., 8 p. m. , North Side Realtors, luncheon, Canary Cofta

e, noon. indiana University Club, luncheon, Co-

bia Club, noon. ed Labor Union, meeting, Plumbers’

* luncheon, of

all, 8 p. m. i Indianapolis Women’s Traffic Club, dinner, Hotel Washington. ‘Industrial .Uni meeting, Amalgamated hall, 8 E m. Indianapolis Sales xecutive Council, dinner meeting, Indianapolis Athletic Club, 6 p. m.

° MEETINGS TOMORROW Rotary Club, luncheon, Claypool Hotel,

DO tatehouse Women’s Democratic Club,

ty, Claypool Hotel, p. m. Pag re Clad, luncheon, Spink-Arms Hotel,

Dox ational Food Products Credit . Group, luncheon, Hotel Washington noon. ‘Local Rood Products redit Group, din- . te EY] n, p. m, ra Club, neon. Hotel Lincoln,

.Council,.

on. dianapolis Home Builders’ Association, dinner, Hoosier Athletic Club, 6:30 p. m. ‘University Club, luncheon, Columbia

Rind Columbus, luncheon, K. of C.

se, noon. uth an Service Club, luncheon, Can-

ary Cottage, noon. - P: Credit Group, luncheon, MER® rife” the William H. Block Co.,

noon. 2 : : FIRES : Sunday 2:18 a. m., Capitol and Vermont, automobile, hot brakes. 2: a. m.Jmels, Indiana, photo supl use unxhown. loss not estimated. m., 1710 W. Minnesota, shed. fu iI 0 En , grass. m., 164

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2000 S. Har Y 2 N. Meridian, grass. | Bright, fence, ca

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Mirror; “You Can't Keep a Good Lie Down”—Daily Mail.

1:40 p. m., 1320 N. New Jersey, shed, borite sparks,

p. m., Oakiand and E. 10th, autole, cigaret, $25. :12 p. m., Meridian and 36th, grass. ROL p. m., Barnes and Golden Hill, false 10:09 p. m., 300 S. Butler, grass,

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

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of 1403 W. 14th; Lena Nie sootel Lind sO. ote nden; £3¢, of 4069 Byram. 36, of 1114 N.

Clark, 36 33, of 240

F Cand Al iebrich, Lanestes Arrington. Miley: Frances Montgomery, 35, of 843 George Goldin, 32, 917 E. Dorothea Cohee, &1, of 2220 N. Meridian. Warth- Rough. 21, R. . 11, Box 34 Di Madonna Wilson. 20. R. R. 11, Box

Harvey Sweaney, 24, of 515 W. H : Ruby Banister. 11. of 2442 8. Dakota. Bruce Moore, 21, of 2142 Dexter; Stella R. R. 14; Eloise

Moore, 24, of 1611 Montcalm. Wilbur Tyner, 21, o " Gilpin, 18, of 2362 Talbott. Albert de Coursey, 31, of Georgetown, ,) Freda Eder. 30, of R. R. 11, Box

Warren Hesler, 26, of 5946 : Kathleen O'Neill, 27, of 2011 °N Data.

ware. John Anthony. 48, of 4934 Univ : Rose Minnick, 42. of 4317 E. Washington: Roy Gaskins, 39, of Cincinnati; Bertha hd: Zhsiananolis. f es evens, .. of 26 N. Beville; Qva Gates, 20, of 1925 College. evije Herschell Schuck Jr.. 21, of 627 Ber wick: Pauline Bilbe, 19, of 1116 N. Capitol. Edward Kaufman, 25, of 2449 N. Illif 913 E. 49th. f Exchange Hotel; N. Pelinsylvania, of 1213 E. arket 117 N renal . . O . te: Ms 3 8 Fepiants, y Jr., 21, o u : Mildred Bougher 19 of 23 Suitord rd: mas. + O 4 Gentry, 24, of 1101 Centra - Collegy; Laws William Street . of Lansing, Marcella Hendricks, 29, of 419 North. Wilburn Cook. 22, of R. R. 8. Box 652; Mapils Jade. 2 of, HB Syne, andall, . © untai Ind: Ama Anderson. 43. of 805 Wallace BIRTHS

Girls raneth, Mariam Brugman, at St. Vin-

Malcolm, Mary Stone, at St. Francis. Charles, Mary Gates, at St. Francis. John, Martha Callicotte, at St. Francis. Lee, Ruth Heaton, at Coleman. 5 Theodore, Mary Katherine Hornaday, at Coleman. ; Robert, Dorothy Worth, at Coleman, Leo, Marjorie Miller, at Coleman. "dward. oett, at City. Harry. Gertrude Boles, at Meth : Woodrow, Jewell Rryant, at Methodist. John, Virginia King, at Methodist. John, Mary Spangles, at Methodist. 1 Title, Mary Chandler. at 3182 N. Caliwi hur, Jessie McKinney, at 740 8. Carl, Catherine Herald, at 1013 N. Luett. James, Mary Scott, at 209 Blake,

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BERLIN, Oct. 23 (U. P.).—Ger-|P

(EEP LIBERTY

OUT OF PAWN, CLARK PLEADS

Arms Embargo Foes Pledge President Senate Vote " By Week-End.

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other in the conflict must realize he sdcrifice involved in participaon. “Involvement of the United States will be followed by the setting up almost immediately of a totalitarian government,” he concluded. The Senate convened at 11'a. m.—

first move to hasten final action on the bill. ) Isolationists conceded that they would lose their fight to retain the embargo in the Senate, but they planned to fight for an amendment that would conserve the nation’s military resources for its own army and navy. However, isolationists gained a vote with an announcement by Senator Alexander P. Wiley (R. Wis.) that he intends to vote for retention of the existing arms embargo. It was Senator Wiley’s first public ‘statement of his position.) with his vote an informal poll was revised to list 29 Senators favoring the embargo, 61 advocating its repeal and 6 doubtful. Urges End of Debate . Senator Wiley was the first speaker as the Senate began' its fourth week of debate on the neutrality rogram. - “It is time, and high time, that this debate be finished,” he said. “The position of almost every Senator in this room is already known. It serves no purpose that we should continue oratory for home consumption or that we should continue to rant hysterically, tg the end that erican unity be shattered.” Senator Wiley said his decision to vote against repeal was reached after “an honest evaluation of public opinion painstakingly gathered from the crossroads all over Wisconsin by non-partisan folks whose judgment I respect.” Tobey Introduces Amendment He added that he was convinced that “war will not come to the United States as a result of either the repeal or the failure to repeal the present act.” An amendment to the bill to prohibit the use of the American flag or other markings which might make a foreign ship appear to be an American vessel was introduced by Senator Charles W. Tobey (R. N. H). "The amendment provides that any Lvessel violating the provision could be seized by this government when and if it called.at a U. S. port. The ship’s master could be fined $20,000 or be imprisoned for two years, or both.

FRENCH SAY STALIN DENIED HITLER AID

PARIS, Oct. 23 (U. P.).—Russia has declined to give Germany an assurance of military support against the Allies, it was reported today. Berlin had reported last week that Adolf Hitler had sent a special emissary to Moscow to ask Russia to state its position. Press dispatches said that in reply Russia did not go beyond agreeing to adhere to a common Russo-Ger-man declaration on the present political situation, and refused to agree to an announcement that Russia approved and was ready to support Germany on all points at dispute with the Allies. ’ , It was suggested here that Russia’s material aid to Germany might be limited in extent, and it was even reported that Russia asked payment in gold for cereals, minerals and oils. This request, it was said, had slowed economic negotiations be-

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INDIANAPOLIS

DEATHS

Carrie. M.- Smith, 68, at Central, arteriosclerosis. illiam Emerson, 75, at 909 E. 11th. cerebral hemorrhage. - Anna Koeffen, 87, at 714 Iowa, cerebral hemorrhage. Estella Boles, 58 at 668 E. St. Clair, carcinoma. Bessie S. Butcher, 65, at 406 Limestone, acute cardiac dilatation. Lucy E. Richey, 48, at 26 Eastern, carcinoma. Cornelia P. Hicks, 81, at 2321 N. Capitol, cerebrai hemorrhage. Minnie Lindsay, 78, at 5121 Winthrop,

carcinoma. anda Wilson, 59, at 1218 N. Parker, acute cardiac dilatation. Karlene Frazee, 10, at Riley, cerebral hemorhage.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

By U. 8. Weather Bureau

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: Partly cloudy and somewhat warmer tonight and tomorrow. . Sunrise...... 6:04 | Sunset... } ...4:55

TEMPERATURE =QOctober 23, 1938

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m.... Total Precibitation, since Jan.

Excess since Jan.

MIDWEST WEATHER

Indiana—Fair in south portion, mostly cloudy in north portion tonight and to-

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ortion; somewhat warmer n south and central por-

extreme north tomorrow and tions tonight.

Illinois—Fair in south portion, mostly cloudy in north, portion tonight and t0morrow; possibly occasional light rain in extreme north portion; somewhat warmer in central portion tonight and in northeast and east-central portions tomorrow. Lower Michigan—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow, occasional Dght rain probable in squth portion; slightly warmer tomorrow. : Ohio—Cloudy with occasional rain tomorrow and in central and north portions tonight; slightly warmer in extreme southwest portion tonight. er tonight; tomorrow cloudy warmer in east. portion, 1ollowed by light rain in extreme nerth portion.

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES 6:30 A. M.

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frustrate the British blockade at sea. Nevertheless, the German Government continued to tighten reg-

ulations for conservation of food and other materials. In Paris, however, it was reported in press dispatches that Stalin had made it clear—in reply to a message from Adolf Hitler—that the Soviet aid to Germany was economic and not military. These French dispatches appeared to contain some wishful thinking, although "fundamentally they agreed with the viewpoint of neutral observers in Moscow that Germany is getting only economic assistance from Russia. Both the Nazis and Communists, however, had insisted that such aid was all that was needed by Germany. The Nazis had once hinted that the Red Army would be ready if future events warranted, but that hint seemed to have less basis recently even in the eyes of Germans. So far Stalin’s actions have done nothing to destroy the belief of some observers that he hoped to remain strictly neutral while the big European powers fight themselves into a state of exhaustion. In such an eventuality, Russia's return to active participation in European affairs would boost Moscow into a dominant position from which she could exploit any or all of many schemes for (1) expanding and strengthening a strongly nationalistic Russia or (2) fostering world revolution.

Baron Ribbentrob to Speak

Another field of Russia activity was reported in Japanese press dispatches to be Northwestern China. The Domei (Japanese( News Agency which previously had reported Moscow negotiating for a military alliance with the Chinese Government of Chiang Kai-shek, said that Red Army forces had penetrated northwestern China as well as the -:Central Asian province of Sinkiang. The Communist newspaper at Moscow denied at least part of the Japanese reports. The German Government, which was forced to permit Russia to

zone and the Ukraine in order to avoid fighting on two front, may clarify its attitude toward the Soviet expansion tomorrow, when Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop speaks at Danzig. With the Western Front still quiet, the oratorical efforts of both Allied and German officials contined on a major scale. ’

Press Answers Goebbels Leslie Hore-Belisha, British War Secretary, promised Germany a long, exhausting war in a speech Saturday night. On Sunday night Dr. Josef Paul Goebbels, Nazi Propaganda Minister, fired a counter barrage of words at England by demanding that First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill “confess” that he had ordered the sink-

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Times-Acme Telephoto.

Mrs. Artal Altova of Chile leaves the liner President Harding on a stretcher as the ship docks at New York. She was one of 73 passengers and crew members injured when the liner ran into a storm. The President Harding also had gone to the aid of two torpedoed ships

Finnish Peace Predicted, - But Armies Are on Alert

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ing of the British liner Athenia in an effort to draw the United States into the war. The British press sniped at Dr. Goebbels in a minor and strictly localized counter-attack but Mr. Churchill apparently chose to ignore the Nazi effort to put him “on trial” before the world. : In the Far East, Japan was believed to be preparing for an effort to negotiate a temporary economic agreement with the United States to replace the trade pact cancelled by Washington, effective Jan. 26. : ;

TROOPS, PEASANTS EXPECT LONG WAR

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have been planted to replace those blown to shreds by shells or deliberately cut down by the Germans in their retreat to the Hindenburg

line. Trenches in Beetfields.

. Peasants, men, women and children, pull their sugar beets from fields which sometimes are corru-

gated like washboards with lines of trenches which were filled in after the last war. Other fields, hundreds of thousands of acres of them, still show the faint outlines of old shell holes. In some of these fields, British solders are now in new lines of trenches and gun emplacements while peasants work alongside them. : With the grim tenacity of the French peasant, normal life goes on

to the last. Occasionally one sees a

farmer building a new barn or a house. Outside one town razed in the last war the people are building a new bridge. The first big push might leave barns, houses, bridge in ruins. If they are, the French will build new ones on the ruins. :

. Fathers Lie Here

There is a sign in one town which expressed the philosophy of these peasants: “Naitre, travailler, mourir” —You are born, you work, you die. Every few miles hereabouts there are huge cemeteries filled with British, French and German dead, their graves marked by tens of thousands of stone crosses. These men are the fathers, brothers and relatives of soldiers and officers here in the lines today. A day’s trip over this region is likely to inspire in anyone admiration for the.courageous spirit of the French peasants, and for their young men who are going into this war with no false ideas as to what they face. ! : "In me, at least, it inspires a mood of deep depression.

U-Boat Gives Its Victims Taxi Service

ARMS EMBARGO A MERE SYMBOL IN ‘TUG-OF-WAR

Hides Real Issue—as to Whether F. D. R. or Congress Rules Neutrality.

GOETEBORG, Sweden, Oct. 23 (U. P.).—The commander of the German submarine that sank the Swedish: steamer Gustav Adolf gave the survivors.“taxi” service to a rescue steamer. i The Gustav Adolf, 1450 tons, was sunk off the Shetland Islands in the North Atlantic because she was carrying wood pulp from Goeteborg to Bristol, England. | The ship’s master, Capt. Hugo Stolpe, disclosed that the U-boat towed him and his crew of 19 in their lifeboat for three and a half ; hours until they sighted the Norwegian steamer Biscaya. When. the U-boat commander decided, after some thought, to sink the Swedish steamer, he gave Capt. Stolpe 10 minutes to get his Shey and their belongings off the P. 3 Capt. Stolpe and his crew rigged makeshift sails in their boat and prepared to head for the Shetland Islands, 40 miles away. The sea was so heavy that the men tried to row to stay on their course. Suddenly, the U-boat reappeared and offered to “taxi” them. Capt. Stolpe said the U-boat’s officers debated for a half hour before deciding to sink the steamer. The delay, he said, was because the Germans didn't understand the English word “pulp” in the steamer’s manifest.

By LUDWELL DENNY Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.—Administration boasts that the Congressional war over neutrality has been won are premature. Already the “Administration” bill is more isolationist than Rooseveltian, and before the final vote it is apt to be

The big battles on amendments are ahead, and when the Senate finishes there is still the House.

much trading, with the Administration leaders almost always’ on the defensive, forced to give ground at one point and another to hold its unstable majority. It is true that the Administration

is now winning, and probably will : win in the end, on the issue of re- : pealing the arms embargo. But it is not true that this is the major S ES ANS

issue—either from the standpoint of keeping us out of war, or of helping the Allies short of war as War Brings Rush to Replenish Inventories; Local . Trade Follows Trend.

Mr. Denny

the President desires. So far as the embargo is concerned, Senate isolationists today conceded defeat in their fight against its repeal. The importance of the arms embargo, or its repeal, has come to be chiefly psychological. Both sides have made it a symbol. But off the record many on both sides admit some of the other issues are more important. In making the fight for repeal of the arms embargo, the Administration has revealed that its purpose is to help the Allies. In so doing the Administration has exposed itself to flank attacks and lost much ground. Isolationists Forced Change

For the major issue always has been whether Congress would fix neutrality safeguards by law, as desired by the isolationists, or whether the President would get his desired discretionary power to act when, as and if he pleased. That was the major issue when the President prevented renewal of cash-and-carry last May. It was the issue in his message to this special: session when he suggested discretionary power. On this major issue the isolationists are winning. There was so little support for the straight Roosevelt policy that the Administration bill had to be redrafted and brought to the floor as a mandatory cash-and-carry measure. Later, when the Administration tried to drive a 90-day-credit hole through the cash provision, the isolationists won again — Administration Leader Senator Key Pittman (D. Nev.) retreated.

Fight Includes Many Fronts

From here out the real fight on many fronts will be on this same issue. The isolationists will try to tighten mandatory restrictions of all kinds, and the Administration will try to loosen and push holes through them. Here are some of the moves to watch: 1. The isolationists, led by Senator Bennett Champ Clark (D. Mo.), will try to bar armed

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able weather, the Review said. Industrial employment was reported about 5 per cent greater than in August and nearly 16 per cent over a year ago. The following report was given for Indianapolis business:

Retail trade expanded 9 per cent during September and the dollar value of sales showed an improvement of 7 per cent over last year. Reflecting the upturn in general business conditions, bank debits rose about 6 per cent during September and were 9 per cent above a year ago. Total debits for the first three quarters of this year were 9 per cent higher than during the comparabl period of 1938. ;

Livestock Receipts Up

A slightly better than seasonal improvement brought newspaper advertising lineage 18 per cent above August and 6 per cent over a year ago. The value of building permits in September was slightly less than that for August. Residential construction accounted for 60 per cent of the construction this year and provided for 1070 families, as compared with 707 families during the first nine months of 1938.

Generally, livestock receipts increased during September, but this year total receipts declined fractionally and were 7 per cent under a year ago. Cumulative receipts for the year were fractionally under the first nine months of 1938. Postoffice receipts were slightly under a month ago and a year ago. For the second. consecutive month employment and payrolls, of of the nearly 600 establishments reporting to the Indiana State Em-

OTHER RELIEF

STORES UNDER

INVESTIGATION

Lewis to Make ‘Complete’ Inquiry; Jury Hears More Witnesses.

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their cases is to be presented to the Grand Jury this week, Text of Markun’s Letter

Mr. Markun’s letter to Mr. Quinn follows: ? 3

“In response to your statement

‘that you would welcome suggestion

as to procedure to remedy the pres=._. ent abuses existing in the admine istration of poor relief, I have tha . following recommendations to make: . “Pirst—That relief be taken out of politics and that all grocers have -, the opportunity to handle poor re=lief business instead of a few po= . litical favorites. This would elimi: nate, among other abuses, the trans- :: portation problem, enabling relief recipients to shop in their imme-. diate neighborhood. This also would bring an end to the present ‘pay= off’ system whereby a majority of the political favored grocers cone tribute 1 per cent of the gross re= lief business to the party campaign fund. 2E “Second—That maximum’ prices . be abolished with current market : prices prevailing—the recipient of

relief having + the opportunity to -,

shop for prices and quality of food and take advantage of competition .- and sale prices. The. present and - unbusinesslike method of maximum - prices for food as established by a - committee composed of political fa=: vorite grocers and wholesalers who : after setting these prices sell this food at maximum rather than shel prices must be eliminated. : “Third—That recipients of poor relief ‘be permitted to shop on their store order at any time during the: week when food is needed rather than the present system of securing a week’s supply at one time with. the resultant problem of lack of: proper refrigeration. This would correct the ‘running out of neces--sities’ and eliminate the difficult problem of trying to plan on one: shopping trip to the grocery every - item of a family’s food for the en-' tire week.

Urges Scrutiny of Rolls

“Fourth — That relief rolls be - scrutinized carefully by competent investigators in order that those who. are deserving may be taken care of -: and those who are undeserving may = be eliminated. rd “Fifth—A master file containing - the names of every person in the township receiving aid from any agency. This would eliminate duplication, chiseling, etc. “Sixth—The creation of a nonpartisan board by the Legislature to work in co-operation with - the. Trustee. “Seventh — A modern and tight system of double-checking to pre- ° vent false claims. am “Eighth — The selection of em ployees in the administration of relief to be based on qualifications rather than on favorites and relatives. I feel that all neighborhood grocers should be given an opportunity, to handle the relief business and I am confident they will not" abuse this privilege. However, if the grocers should fail in their trust, then I believe a commissary system of dispensing poor relief must be established. It is obvious that with the abolishment of the present antiquated system that benefits to the

ployinent Service made an ad-

merchantmen (Allied) from our vance.

ports and territorial waters, as the President has banned submarines (German) under his discretionary power. Senator Clark was to introduce an amendment to that effect today. , 2. The isolationists, led by Senator Robert La Follette (Prog. Wis.), will try to limit exports (except agricultural) to normal peacetime quotas—in order to tighten neutrality and to prevent a war boom and consequent crash. Secretary of State Cordell Hull formerly favored the quota system.

Emergency Pauses Are Issue 3. The isolationists will try to cut off “disguised” credits to the Allies through tHe Reconstruction Finance Corp., Export-Import Bank, Commodity Credit Corp. and other executive emergency agencies. 4. Th isolationists will try to restrict the United States’ undefined responsibilities and alleged dangers under the new Declaration of Panama, which extends several hundred miles out to sea a so-called safety belt around. this hemisphere south of Canada. 5. The isolationists by a series of moves will try to reduce the President’s vast emergency powers. In this many-sided battle the isolationists are encouraged by their mail and home contacts, and also by the latest Gallup poll of public opinion. . The poll shows that the extreme pro-Ally group — which wants the United States to fight if the Allies appear to be losing—has fallen in the last month from 40 to

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People (many of them total strangers) remark that the moment they enter our doors they are aware of a fine, friendly spirit, a cordial, gracious air. :

We like to believe that this is partly due to the life we are accustomed to lead here at the store—among ourselves.

We have no big shots, no top sergeants, no table pounding, no "green carpet’ (other than that - which we use in our windows).

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to our patrons: (guests) .. . begins at home.

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We do these things—because we like to—and because we know that our "Pattern of Living" ... courtesy, graciousness and consideration in our dealings with one another . . . reveal themselves in a similar strain to patrons— easily, naturally; genuinely!

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