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(FRIDAY, DEC. 22, 1939

PRESIDENT SCORES ANTI-M'NUTT

YULETIDE SALES Mother ‘Dies,’ Revives, Dies as Baby Is Bor n

HOOSIER STILL HEALTH CHIEF, F. D. R. REPLIES

Paper Claims Retention of inter-Division Aid Blow To Administrator,

Pimes WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. Federal Security Administrator Paul V. MeNutt still stands well with the President, it was demonstrated today | when Mr. Roosevelt bitterly criti-| tized a New York Times anti-Mc-

Nutt story when asked for comment | at the White House press confer-| ence. | The story, on page one of The! Times, carried a headline saying “McNutt Displaced as Health Lead- | er.” The President called it a crazy story and said he wondered where it came from. With a very serious face he continued to castigate, declaring that the story was made of whole cloth. Then, outlining his retention of the inter-departmental health program under Miss Josephine Roche, he verified certain technical details of the story. This left the inference that the only thing he objected to was the dedication that any attempt was being made to push Mr, Mec-| Nutt from the picture, £

McNutt Silent

The U. S. Public Health Service Is one of the agencies under Mr. McNutt’s administration, Declining to comment on what | the President said. Mr. McNutt de- | clared that they had discussed the] whole matter together months ago! and he had agreed with retention of | Miss Roche's committee. One of the reasons side Roosevelt urged Miss Roche to sta was that he didn’t want a Realh committee to be in politics. It was this that was used as a weapon to] belabor Mr. McNutt in the Times story. Inspiration for the story is said to have come from the Labor Department where Labor Secretary Frances Perkins is said to be as anti-McNutt as Interior Secretary Harold Ickes. |

Hospital Plan Considered

The President also said today the Administration is considering a program for federal construction of hospitals in areas where such facilities are lacking. The plan may he recommended to the coming Congress, He said the program, if undertaken, would start modestly but could he enlarged as desired. No estimate of the cost has been combleted. The new program he outlined would provide that the Government hear 100 per cent of the hospital construction costs, retain title to the institutions and build them only in| areas where local interests offered | satisfactory assurances that they would operate and maintain the institutions,

Too Busy to Think of 1940,

Roosevelt Says

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (U. P.) — President Roosevelt is too busy to be thinking about the 1940 Presidential nomination, he told press conference | questioners today when asked whether announcement of Vice President John N. Garner's candidacy had | changed his plans in any way. | Mr. Roosevelt remarked that he] had a sense of timing and proportion, which suggested to some of his listeners that the President thought | Mr. Garner had not.

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to be talking about potential events a long way off, Mr. Roosevelt said other matters were more important, | guch as foreign aflairs. The hrush-off of Garner's candidacy followed political developments which have drawn the President into a liberal movement to bolt the party in 1940 if Democrats nominate a conservative, Mavor Fiorello H. La Guardia of New York discussed with Mr. Roosevelt, yesterday what should be done if conservatives sweep both major conventions. Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes revealed he was considering a progressive conference call in such a contingency. Attorney General Frank Murphy told questioners that Mr. Roosevelt was peerless in the liberal-progres-sive movement but balked at indorsing a third term. {

19 INDICTED BY U. S. DETROIT, Dec. 22 (U. P).—-A special Federal Grand Jury investigating monopoly in the building trades today returned indictments naming 13 large corporations and 19 individuals, all of whom were accused of conspiracy to violate the anti-trust Jaws, The indictments returned today were the second group presented.

IN INDIA

Herve Is the Traffic Record) County City | "A 66 |

10 Arrests .......53 0 Accidents ,,...21|

THURSDAY TRAFFIC COURT | Cases Convic- Fines Tried tions Paid | 20 $94 12 44 Failing to stop at through street. 17 17 24 Disobeying traffic signal Drunken driving. . All others ....... 35

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33 35 i

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$247 |

103 MEETINGS TODAY

Exchange Club, luncheon, Severin Hotel,

Reserve Ditfeers Association, luncheon

Board of Trade, on. Peta Tan Delta,

Chi Petia Theta, luncheon, Canary Cot.

"Kiva & Sigma, luncheon, Canary Cottage, noon

luncheon, Columbia

"BIRTHS Jillian. Wizabeth BOT yer. at Cite, iam, Marie

fist "W 2 8

| tueky | proximate cost of $2,500,000.

imoney you can afford

| youngster.

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STORY IN N.Y. TIMES

Capt. Al Smith

‘SOARING IN ALL! SECTIONS OF U.S.

any Areas Report Trade at

All-Time High; Gifts Are Practical.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22 (U.P).— Christmas sales have increased sharply in reaction to general business improvement and indications today were that Santa's sleigh will bulge Christmas Eve with at least | 10 per cent more—and better—presents than in 1938. A United Press survey showed that shoppers throughout the nation have spent from 5 to 15 per cent more than last year, in some sections as much as 20 per cent. Stores in a few Southern and West - ern cities reported their biggest

sales in history.

Extra dividends and larger pay

checks resulting from business im-|

provement

Capt. National Guard staff officer, attends the school for “M” Day preparation in the Capitol Building at Albany, N. Y., where his father long ruled as Governor,

POWER PLANT T0 BUILD UNIT

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$3,000, 000 Generator for Future Needs to Be Begun In January.

Al Smith Jr, New York |

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characteristics will be the same as each of the two generating units) now in use at the Harding St. plant,

[1t will be designed to run at twice

the speed, or at 3600 revolutions per minute. The generator coils will be cooled by hydrogen. Remainder of the expenditure will be required for related equipment and construction, including an 84foot, brick. steel and concrete addition to the present turbine room: a 34-foot extension of the electrical controi room: the drilling of four 30-inch wells ta 110-foot depth. an

| addition ta the present water intake land discharge system;

and an addition to the large steel outdoor substation, | A fourth unit is planned eventually to be added to the plant. Earlier this year an enlarging and modernization program was completed at the Perry-K plant at KenAve. and West St. at an ap-

The work took two years to com- | plete, and was carried on without [taking the plant out of service. The | generating capacity was increased | (about 58 per cent and the steam | producing capacity was doublets

CLOTHE-A-CHILD TOTAL NOW 1S 2132

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Explaining that he was too busy not enough donors for these chil- 1929.

dren. Scores of them are bound to!

be disappeinted. | You can still help these children.

[Pitch a dime on the Mile-O-Dimes MaV be best in history,

every time you pass it. Every hun- | dred dimes will clothe a child, Or, if you want to participate directly, you may do so by calling | Clothe- A-Child headquarters, RlIley '5551, and making reservation tol clothe a child personally—take him or her and shop wherever you please. [8 If you prefer, however, to have one of the headquarter's experi-

enced shoppers take the child on the buying trip for vou, or a check to- headquarters,

send cash

Send What You Can

If you feel that you can't completely clothe a child, send what and it will be put with other money until | there is enough to clothe some

Or there still is time to take up a Christmas collection among your fellow workers, club members, or organization colleagues. appointed treasurer of the group has the money in hand, he should | call Riley 5551, and either make reservations for the chidren, or advise headquarters that the money ‘is forthcoming.

NAPOLIS

Girls Ben. Charlie Mae Ross. at City. Virgil, Virble Waonlbright, at City. Kenneth, Helen Reed, at Coleman, Paul, Martha Snider. at Coleman. Albert, Helen Cairns, at Methodist, George. Myrtus Lohman, at Methodist, Edward, Dorothy Hutchens, at St, Vine cent’'s sro, Catherine McClain, at 1724 Lock-

“Eorl. Thelma Harris, at Ass. Wri. Charles, Irma Woody, at 310 North, Larry, Mary Rivers. at 216 Sheldon.

DEATHS

William Moore, 77, at Methodist, cardio | | vascular renal | Edward Shank. 84, at 510 S. Warman, chronic myocarditis, | Minnie , 69, at 524 Dearborn, arteriosclerois. Isaac Harris, 87, at 225 W. 15th, cerebral hemorrhage.

FIRES

Thursday 7:48 A. M.—-South and New Jersey, defective wiring, $3. 8:58 A. M.—848 Camp. dirty flue. | 9:24 A. M.—Greer and McCarty, bonfire. | 10:11 A. M.—1018 S. Alabama, overheated stove. 12:10 P. M.—1417 from ventilating moto 12:30 P. M.--518 Park, 661 S. New Jersey, $5 loss 13th and Peck,

540 W, McCarty,

Southeattem, sparks sparks from flue, | cigaret on , davenpori. P. M.

ie, 58 P. M. wiring. 25 loss P. M.—-721 E, 5 1 P. M, furnace. 9:30 P. M. - Meridian, 7 P. M.—Fletcher and Shelby, false

alarm, Friday

J8:00°R. M.—2303 Columbia, defective flue.

auto backdefective

461th. cause unknown 23 EB. St. lair, ken

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12 broken | steam line, 10:3

| for

public sentiment was against them. | “Made in America”

store sales easily 10 per cent better

| perature

When the | —

were credited for the freer spending. In addition, unseasonably warm weather, although injurious to sales of winter speciality ord numbers, Shoppers Seek Quality Department of Commerce econo-

| mists estimated that the Yule buv-

ing would equal, if not surpass, that 1937. "Practically all sections of | the country reported that purchases this vear were of better quality than in 1938. New York was the only large Eastern city which failed to report better Yule business than a year ago. Late buying there was expected to lift. volume slightly above 1938 levels | Connecticut stores said sales were the best since 1928. At Boston. sales were up about 4 per cent and at Philadelphia 10 per cent, Through the deep South and extending to the West Coast, principal cities reported excellent business, running as high as 20 per cent over last year and in many cases expected to reach the best levels on 'vecord. Colorado, Nevada and Ari-

zona stores had sales far ahead of

1938. Cities in the principal grain belt states felt the effect of the worst drought in history which checked buying to some extent, but all re-| ported heavier sales than last year. Practical gifts—refrigerators, electrical equipment, furniture, wearing apparel and luggage—were the first choice of the majority of shoppers. Luxury items sold hetter this year, particularly in eastern cities. One new factor in Yule buying this vear was a boom in pianos, records and music. Chicago reported sales of phonographs and records particularly good. War toys sold in greater volume in a few cities, but most reports said

toys took most of the market away from previously popular Japanese and German-made playthings. Attesting to the big increase in purchases, postoffices reported handling the largest volume of mail in 10 years. {

Typical Reports

Typical reports on business: PHILADELPHIA -— Department than last year, CHICAGO-—Total volume husiness major department stores averaging 10-12 per cent over 1938; hetter quality goods purchased. PITTSBURGH — Store sales up 5-10 per cent, quality merchandise sold much better, leaning toward so-called luxury articies. BIRMINGHAM —Sales best since MEMPHIS—Sales better this vear | 1928-29. business

than even boom period of HOUSTON — Christmas

LOS ANGELES—More and hetter quality merchandise sold than at any time since the depression,

DOG'S BITE LEGAL ISSUE

paper

turn blue. lines, brought out shoppers in rec- tered adrenalin. Mrs. | breathing and a moment later her|

PASADENA, Cal, Dec. 22 (U, P),

| —Judge Frank C. Collier has heen [eallea upon

to answer one that Solomon had the good luck to escape. He has been asked to rule whether if a wife's dog bits someone, her husband can be held liable for damages. The damage suit is for $5000.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. 8S. Weather Bureau

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: FAIR and not so cold tonight, with lowest tem20 to 25; tomorrow increasing cloudiness and rising temperature, followed by rain tomorrow night and _Sunday,

5:08 | Sunset e's

TEMPERATURE Dee. 22, 1939— . 3% 1 —Year Ago— Phun, 284 BAROMETER RS: 3. Mm.....30.35 Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. Total precipitation since Jan, Excess Since Jan

MIDWEST WEATHER |

Indiana—Fair, not so cod in east and central portions ronignt tomorrow in- | creasing cloudiness with slowly rising tem- | perature, followed by rain in south and snow or rain in north portion tomorrow | night and Sunday. possibly Deginning | extreme west portion late tomorrow after-

noon,

Mineis — Increasing cloudiness tonight | and tomorrow, followed bv rain in south portion and snow or rain in north por-| {ion TOmOrtaw afternoon or night: somewha

Lower Michigan—Fair toni Rt and tomorrow; snow or rain Sun slightly colder in extreme east portion. Tonight, Ohio—Fair, slightly colder in extreme east portion tonight; tomorrow increasing cloudiness, not quite so cold, followed by | snow at night. Kentucky—Increasing cloudiness, followed by snow in north portion tomorrow and by snow changing to rain in south portion late tonight and tomorrow: rising temperature tomorrow and in central and western portions tonight. WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A, M. Station Weather Bar. Temp. | Amarillo, Tex, 30.02 24 Bismarck, N. D. Boston Chicago Cincinnati Seyelane | Den

ve | Dodge "Gity. Helena, Mont, Jacksonville, Kansas City,

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warmer tomorrow and except near | | Lake Michigan tonight.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22 (U. P).) —A baby girl was reported “doing 2 hasty [nicely” in an incubator at Osteopathic Hospital today delivered by Caesarean section from | her mother who | nounced dead.

The mother,

io Collegeville, was revived and died | later without conscious. before the emer. delaved effects of the adrenali gency operation was performed, but She died 26 hours later in an oxygen 15 minutes later Mrs. Moore began tent. breathing again known to physicians was done” for her, Hospital officials said it was the | strangest case in the | history. Mrs. Moore, who had been working as a machine operator in a slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk last Friday and broke! bones in her right leg. cided to operate to mend the complicated fracture. the James Madison Eaton said:

26 hours

mill,

Discussing

“We began

thesia preparatory to the operation, | and Mrs. Moore complained of dif- was given incident to ficulty with breathing and began to ment We promptly

best efforts,

I heart stopped.

WOOD TO REMAIN AS Royal Family INVITES TALK ON COUN RESIDENT Spurs Advice STATE ACTIVITY

Joseph G. Wood will be re-elected LONDON, Dee. 22 (U, P.).—The —— “We agreed she was dead and in [City Council president and Albert, presence in London of Princesses ’ consultation decided on a 9 Deis win be med ice presi- Elizabeth and Margaret Rose for QOVErnor ASS Republican Caesarean section in a usually hope- dent when Council meets Jan. 1 to Krist Any tly less attempt to save the other life, organize for the coming year. RE G sumps holidays gresuly | Committee to ‘Call at We labored for 30 minutes before This was decided last night when embarrassed authorities today, I ’ the baby started breathing. Then| ‘the six members of Council's Dem- | Billboards throughout, Any Time. we put it into an iron lung for an ors UE maj faction caucused at| ape plastered with the admoni- ; — pt 1 . 1 Ss y hour and later into the incubator: e Athenaeum. Mr. Deiuse willl... 0. bring vour children | Meantime,

other physicians had | succeed Guy O. Ross who declined | ) : . | been working on the mother. who to serve again as vice president he-| home for Christmas.” The aualso revived, apparently from

the [cause of the press of business! thorities were at the height of duties. . : . n. | Members said they wished to their campaign to stop the steady make as few changes as possible, trickle back to London of chilbut decided to consult the three dren evacuated to the country Republican ninety INE ers be- upon the outbreak or war when ore making e final decision on ’ Ody , py , |the organization of Council's six the Royal children returned from committees, | Scotland. The caucus action makes the or- A high official explained that ganization meeting a formality. Mr. the Princesses had not seen their Wood, an attorney and Indiana Law father since August and that School faculty member, served on Queen Elizabeth had seen them fayor Reginald H. Sullivan's spe- once since the outbreak of war, cial committee to study the pro-| They will return to Scotland after posed Indianapolis Water Co. pur-| a short Christmas holiday with chase and assisted in the uegotlia-| their parents, tion of a new street lighting con- S—— tract.

the assurance COST A RIC A SHAKEN an agree-| NEW YORK. Dec. 22 (U. P). signed yesterday, by which pordham University today reported adminis- Germany is to get about one-third {we new earthquakes in Costa Rica Despite our of Rumania’s annual production of i), addition to two shocks late vesMoore stopped oil. [terday which were described as the Russia is one of Rumania’s neigh- “most severe to be recorded during "bors. "the last few vears.

after being: the city had been pro- cy M, formally

Governor today

Clifford Townsend invited the Legislative Investigating Committee to call at his office and "discuss State gove ernmental activities at any time.” The invitation was contained in a letter the Governor sent to mems= bers of the House Committee, in which he turned down the group's request for $10,000 from the State contingent fund to finance an ine vestigation, The Governor's letter pointed out that “the House of Representatives had 61 days in which to make an investigation without additional ex=pense to the taxpayers, “All expenses of State government,” the letter continued, “are allocated by the Legislature which could have provided funds for your committee, “Funds appropriated to the emer= gency contingent, fund are to be used only for such emergencies as could not have heen foreseen hy the Legislature when it was in &ession, 1 have jealously guarded the emer geney funds, using them for orises,

Mrs. Mary Moore, 34, |

regaining |

Physicians had be-

after “everything |

REPORT NAZI PLEDGE GIVEN TO RUMANI

BUCHAREST, Rumania, Ree. 22 (U. P. Diplomatic quarters reported today that Germany had given Rumania an assurance that its integrity would not be violated ‘by any neighboring power, including Germany. It was said

institution's |

It was de-

operation, Dr

MARTIN IN HOSPITAL 2 (J. P). (D. Colo.),

REP. I WASHINGTON, Dec, Rep. John A, Martin who was taken to Naval Hospital yesterday following a heart attack, was reported today to be not quite in such good condition as last night, Reports last night said the T1-year-old Congressman was “slightly improved."

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STORE HOURS SATURDAY

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first importance... to “last-dayers”

this featured

Reserves have been brought forward. [Some were intended for 1940 selling] Among these are values so spectacular that you'll scarcely believe your eyes.

oo: 100 100

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Among them ara notably f lards and wools—native and fore

Spread out on top of cases + 4

unending variety.

(2 for $1.00)

The “Neckwear Square” is a perfect setting for an occasion of such helpfulness. On top of the cases 280 lineal feet|—the ties will be spread out so that they may be quickly seen and easily chosen!

It would be rather pointless to attempt a detailed description. However, it can be pointed out that every tie is of strict

masculine taste fresh and fine!

Ties to bring a sparkle to a man’s eyes when he lifts them from a gift box when the ties are put in service!

and cause his bosom to be proud

And in the point of VALUE these ties are so remarkable that people will buy them by twes, sixes,

dozens ++. and a hundred or so. (We fulfill qui quite a few requirements for 100 ties or more) .

* The 55¢ ties are spread out on a table adjoining the tie square.

He Will Open His Strauss Gift Box First.

L. STRAUSS & CO. STORE