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3D TER
1340 ELECTION
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GOSSIP SWEEPS
CAPITAL AGAIN
Magazine Article Hinting | Roosevelt Retirement Meets Denial,
WASHINGTON, Dee, 29 (U. P President Roosevelt's sense of timfing and fitness of things will check any effort to smoke him out on his 1940 election year plans, his intimates said today as the Capital
rumbled with another of a series of
third-term discussions, That confident expression of ithe |
side opinion was intended neither to suggest a third-term candidacy nor to deny it. Rather, it means that Mr, Roosevelt intends to select his own time and place for anhouncing future plans, It is said with considerable authority that he will not choose to discuss that subject on Jan. the occasion of Washington's a-plate Jackson Day dinner,
Ray Tucker Quoted
Today's third term talk is notable for its you did-I didn't character, beginning with a press release by the magazine Living Age, as follows: “President Roosevelt is directly | quoted as stating ‘Tt would not do for me to run again’ in the January issue of Living Age. The quotation occurs in an article hy Ray Tucker, Washington newspaper commentator, entitled 'F. D. R. declines to rn.’ “Elsewhere in Mr, the President is quoted as saying to Senator George W. Norris that he could not stand the day-by-day battering another four years in this office.’ “Directly quoted, also, are the Chief Executive's comments on the political adequacy —or inadequacy-— of such Democratic aspirants to the presidency as Senator Burton K, Wheeler, Postmaster General James A. Farley. Vice President John N Garner, Paul V. McNutt and others.”
Early Makes Denial
Senator Norris promptly denied having discussed the subject with Mr, Tucker or with the President and the writer announced with equal emphasis that the talk had taken place, as reported, and that he recalled further details of it. Shortly the telephone of White House Secretary Stephen T. Early began to ring, Said Mr, Early: “My understanding is that Senator Norris has denied both that he conversed with Mr. Tucker or with the President on the subject. I am certain Mr. Tucker has not conversed on that subject with the President. The question arises. then, where did Mr, Tucker get his information?” The Tucker-Norris incident leaves 1940 speculation about where it was, There is general belief here that Mr. Roosevelt does not want a third term and a somewhat less numerous group is committed to the theory that he will be persuaded to run again, anyway. But if Mr. Roosevelt is not a there is an inclination here to rate Secretary of State Cordell Hull the most available compromise candi-
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date, fairly acceptable both to con- |
servatives and New Deal Democrats, Wheeler Is Possibility
After Mr. Hull, come Mr. Garner, Mr. Farley, Mr. Wheeler, Mr. MecNutt and such long shots as Associate Supreme Court Justice William 0. Douglas. Some of the wisest politicians believe—with Mr. Roosevelt out of it—the 1940 Democratic nominee will be found among Mr. Hull, Mr. Farley and Mr. Garner but in the past few months the candidacy of Mr. Wheeler, a Montana liberal, has developed both speed and a change of pace. Senator Wheeler made some conservative medicine when he led the Senate opposition to reorganization of the Supreme Court, He has a “good labor record” and, aside from the court incident, has heen on good terms with the New Deal, John L. Lewis of the Congress of Industrial Organizations as of today likes him best of all other 1940 possibilities. Against Mr. Wheeler are his 1924 bolt when he ran for Vice President as a Progressive, his elassification among the silver money men and the fact that his state is politically Insignificant.
. | Tucker's article,
third term candidate,|
The Franklin Revedvelt Jrs,
WINCHESTER, Va. Dec, P.).—Franklin Roosevelt Jr. and his wife, the former Ethel du Pont, suf-
fered minor injuries in an automo[bile accident near here between 4:30 ‘and 5 a. m. today. The young Roosevelts had attend-
8 on a8 a charity party at the home of]
Kenneth Gilpin at Boyce, Va, last night and were on their way back to Washington, where they were spending the holiday. The accident occurred near Paris, Va. Hospital attendants said the Roosevelt car smashed into a truck which had halted on the highway.
Army of 100,
AT 10-YEAR Heh
Year's Total of of $13,610,-
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702 Is Only $1,997,300 Short of 1929 Peak.
New construction in Indianapolis
_ | this year boomed to a 10-year high
with a valuation of $13,610,702,
the
| City Building Commission reported
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today. As reported to date, the 1939 total fell short of the 1929 peak of $15.606,002 by $1997300. But it sur-
passed by $2.785877 the 1938 valua-
. First Lady hurries to hospital,
suffered lacerations but Dr, Cline, attending physician, said the | injuries were minor, The Roosevelts were brought to Winchester Memorial Hospital for treatment. The hospital said they probably would be released today. Upon being advised of the aceldent, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt left the White House for the hospital, The young Roosevelt's son, Franklin D. Roosevelt ITI, was not with his parents at the time of the accident. F™ had remained at the White House when his parents left.
000 Ru ussians
Strikes Mannerheim Line
termined efforts In recent days to knock out the Island - batteries, More than 5300 big air bombs had been showered on the Island so far without putting the guns out of action, Finns believed that if Russia escaved the dramatic parachute-troop maneuver which it was first to develop. Russian troops who speak Finnish would be sent down by parachute in Finnish Army uniforms. Tens of thousands of men ana women in Russia have been specially trained for this work,
Report Red Planes Mass
In Leningrad District
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 29 (U. P.) —Massing of Soviet airplanes in the Leningrad area, as reported in dispatches to Scandinavian newspapers today, indicated preparations for a new offensive on the Karelian Isthmus, Finnish sources also were quoted as saving that Soviet troops on the North Central front were attempting to resume the offensive and that there w increased artillery fire from the Russian lines in the Salla sector, On the Far Northern front, south of Petsamo, the Russians were reported digging trenches as if they intended to hold their present lines for the remainder of the winter. The newspaper Berlingske. which reported Russian planes assembling in the Leningrad district, also said that Finnish troops were expecting reinforcements, especially on the North Central front, where Swedish volunteer units were due. The |Swedes have been drilling and training for ski work near Tornea, on the Gulf of Bothnia, Other dispatches said that Finnish airplanes are bombing Russia's Leningrad-Moscow railroad. supply line to the Red Army on the Mid-Finland and Far North tions, A Politiken correspondent at Helsinki quoted a Finnish officer just back from the front as saying that Finnish airplanes bombed the railroad Wednesday and that it was assumed they did some damage at several points, particularly, because Russian anti-aireraft was scanty in the bombed areas. One or more Finnish ski patrols also have reached the Russian railroad, Finnish informants said, Finnish ski patrols are constantly operating behind the Russian lines in the Salla sector, toward Kandalakska. the Russian White Sea base. and have approached it several times, it was reported. This is on the railroad line to Murmansk. Finns also had turned back =a Russian attack on the Suomusalmi front, | a Finnish officer said. Dis-
IN INDIA NAPOLIS
Record City
Here Is the Traffic
County
98 66
20 16
Arrests Accidents
Injured .. Dead 0 THURSDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines Tried tions Paid
12 1 $i 8 6
Speeding Reckless driving Failing to stop at through street Disobeying traffic signal Drunken driving AN others
R 6
8 8 1 2 13 13
Totals 39 15 $13
MEETINGS TODAY
Exchange Cink, luncheon. Hotel Reverin
noon, agp timist Cinh, luncheon, Columbia Cink Reserve Officers’ Board of Trade noon. Indianapolis Federation of Civie Clubs, meeting, Hotel
Spm
Association, ‘uncheon
Community Washington,
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.)
Sol Roth, 28 of 3041 Ruckle cus, 26, of 3041 Ruckle Herbert H. Fleck, 22, of 1509 Brookside: Helen Catherine Wilhelm. 22. of 415 East-
"Trogve R. 45, of 1518 N._Chester. argaret I, Dawson, 29, of 1516 N
Chester BR. Owens. 25 of 2384! Ether Jacobs Kitterman, h.
Johnson
\ Amo, N. TiiBois: 31. of 393 r. 24 Frank A Rose, 53). of Indianapolis; Eural Pittman, 48, of Indianapolis.
DEATHS
Matilda Stephenson. 53, Methodist, ftrangulated h Annabelle Muldoon, 56 at 1347 N, ington, pulmonary tuberculosis,
at
Greta Mar- |
Ar | 6:17 am.
Mathias Marquart cerebral thrombosis. Juerin, 69
Kate Miles, 33, berculosis. Almaza Patrick, | arteriosclerosis Albert Maguire, 65, ton, coronary occlusion Ida Gniel, 38, at St hemorrhage. Etta Leitz. 37.
. at St. Vincent's,
at City, cerebral hemat City,
79,
pulmonary tu-
at 2002 Houston,
at 741 E. Washing-
Vincent's, internal
at Long, sarcoma Emma Stilwell, 67. at 2844 N. cerebral hemorrhage, David Barnett, 8 months, at 145 Douglas, lobar pneumonia Hattie Cogswell, arteriosclerosis, Edmund Mohr onary occlusion Bessie Wakefield. coronary thrombosis Rebecca Anderson, carcinoma, Sarah Mitchell, chronic mv ocardit is
BIR T™HS
Rove
Capitol,
9. at 3423 Winthrop.
5, at 8t.. Vincent's,
FR, at 22%] Kenwand,
£2, at 8t. Vineent'
50, at 28358 Blvd. Place,
Paul, cent = John. Viela O'Donnell. Robert, John,
Antoinette Devening, at St vinat Methodist Margarct Bartlett, at Methodist Marjorie Clinger. at Methodist. Ralph, Velma Ruddell, at Methodist. Oscar, Daisy Winter. at 2814 N. Olnev. William, Sarah Davis, at 1133 Harlan, Girls
Geraldine Miller, William, Emolyn Williams, at Methodist. John, Thelma Finch, at Methodist. Charles, Elizabeth Jones, at City. Malcolm. Mary Davidson, at Coleman, Talbott, Helen Denny, at Coleman. | Alton, Lois Owens, at St. Vincent's. $1 Leola Hoff, at St, Vincent's. J.. Sophia Fusner. at St. Vincent's. | Tosanh, Lucy Faker, at 1139 Marlowe. John, Ernestine Knox, at 3839 English. Bernard, Elaine Wisdom, at 2370 Hillside.
Charles, at Methodist.
FIRES
Thursday 8:30 a. m. Southeastern and Emerson. degeggive wiring. St... Speedwav
9:20 a, mM 1200 Main electric spark in gasoline, unesti-
641 8
City. mated. 8:47 A wm. Fleming, defective 30 N. Rolton. steam boiler.
11:03 . 108 E. Ohio. aN flue, 225 ~—321 W No 1037 8. Rybolt, 2929 Park. 106 N.
overheated cigaret an winlines,
2044 N. Tlinois, Friday —521 W, North, $100,
defective
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Northern front, he was quoted as saying that 150 Russian tanks had been caught in heavy snow and that their crews fled or died of cold. The Politiker also reported on “good authority” that a “great number” of Italian volunteers had arrived in the Finnish frontier area,
Moscow Re-establishes
Censorship of Press
MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (U. P.).—Censorship of press dispatches was reestablished today. Censorship was originally instituted during the Bolshevik revolution of 1917. It was abolished in March, 1939, when Viacheslav Molotov, Premier, overtook also the duties of Maxim Litvinov as Foreign Commissar,
Finns Make New Appeal
To Buy American Planes
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (U.P) ~Pinland has made a new and uraent appeal to its representatives in
this country to make immediate
purchase of American war planes, |
it was learned today,
Col. Per Zilliacus, tary attache, said that his Government had cabled new instructions to obtain planes rapidly. However he added, it is “easier said than done” inasmuch as American production facilties are booked heavily with American national defense, British, French and other orders. He declined {o discus numbers or (types of planes wanted, but it was [understood Finland would be interested in almost any kind of modern fighting craft than can be delivered swiftly. Col. Zilliacus accompanied a Finnish purchasing mission, headed by Lt. Gen. Vilho Petter Nennonen, to a conference with War Department officials on means of obtaining planes, anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns, munitions and other equipment. He said that no contracts have been closed on any war orders as vet, including a projected purchase of 60.000 gas masks on which bids have been asked. Thus far, Finland has been able to obtain only 44 fighting planes in this ecountrv., It obtained these when the Navy waived delivery on part of an order of 54 Brewster fighting planes s0 as to get an improved model later
HOOSIER DIES ON Times Speeind LONG BEACH, Cal, Dec. 20 Mrs. Edna Brown Miller, former emplovee of the Pearson Piano Co.. Indianapolis, died Wednesday at her home here. Services will be conducted Tuesday at her home in Sevmour, Ind. Her husband, E. F. Miller, survives,
Finnish
COAST
OFFICIAL WEATHER
U. 8S. Weather Burean
INDIANAPOLIS clondy tonight colder tonight abont 135,
FORECAST: and tomorrow: with lowest
Partly slightly
3 0% ; Sunset TEMPERATURE —DNecember 29, 193% m... 3 16m
BAROMETER
Sunrise
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8:30 a. Mm. Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m Total precipitation Sie Jan, 1 | Excess since Jan.
MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow, slightly colder in south and central portions tonight Minois—DPartly cloudr tonight and morrow, somewhat colder in south extreme northwest portions tonight. Lower Michigan-- Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; no decided change in temperature Ohio—Cloudy with occasional tonight and tomorrow. not in temperature.
Kentucky - Fair, colder in west cloudy in east portion with snow Aurries [in extreme east portion tonight; tomor[row fair, slightly colder.
| WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES 6:30 / A.M.
Station Weather Bar, Temp Amarillo, Tex, .... 8 3 Bismarck, N. D. ..... Boston . THE | Chicago Cincinnati | Cleveland | Denver .. Rogge Cily, Kas. ... Helena, Mont, ‘“ Jacksonville, Fla. Rensat Citv. Mo. ttle Rock. Ark, Los Ang las ami, iis is -St Bai eke Mobile, Ala. .... New Orleans New York Okla, City, Omaha, Néh | Pittsbur h ' Portland. Ore, | San Antonio, Tex. & {hraneisco 5% Louis
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tion of $10,824,825 the previous high since 1929,
The 1939 “boom” began early last | spring, reached its peak in June and) declined during the last quarter of|
this year, the Commission's figures
20 (U. Both young Roosevelt and his . showed.
December Total Off
The valuation of new construetion this month, totaling $622 344 to date, is $332,722 below last month's valuation of $955.066. December residential valuation, totaling $274,100 is $7700 higher than residential the previous month. While the December figures are taken only for the first 28 days of the month, it is not likely that new construction plans filed with the Commision today and tomor‘row wil lalter the total materially, according to George R. Popp Jr, Commissioner, New residential construction valuation this year totals $5.608.863. This is $1,369.332 below the 1929 residential building peak, but exreeds residence construteion a year 420 by $1,389,505.
Insured Loans Help
A large part of the 1939 residence hilding was done under GHA-in-sured loans and was made up chieflv of houses in the $4000-87500 class. At the same time, industrial-busi-ness building consisted chiefly of additions to existing establishments. In addition to residential other tvpes of construction in 1939 include: Business and industrial Private garages Public buildings .......... Additions Installations
.. $1,992,007 228.645 2.153.277 740 440 2.887.882
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Away, ns Velez
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 20 (U, P). Lupe Velez, so angry she almost bit the end off her foot-long cigaret holder, told police “I will geev $1000 to anybody who finds the cheesler’—a gypsy who bunkoed her out of $2500 by the ancient blessing trick. The pep pery Mexican said her maid told her of the gypsy mystic. She was introduced to the gypsy, who warned her that many enemies had placed a curse on her home. For a fortnight the gypsy woman came to the actress’ home every day to pray the curses away. She “blessed” $150 of Miss Velez’ money, and then asked for $10,000 more to bless. Miss Velez said she gave her two $1000 bills and $500 in smaller bills. The gypsy tore a strip of silk from one of Miss Velez dresses, wrapped the money in it and told the actress to "hold tight and concentrate.” Lupe said she held while and the gypsy left. She became suspicious, and unwrapping the silk, found the money had left too. She held only a bundle of paper.
S. PACIFIC WRECK LAID TO TAMPERING
TR Lupe Velez
it for a
WASHI NGTON, I Dec. 29
mission's Safety Bureau today held
that wrecking of the Southern Pacific’'s streamlined train City of San
was caused with
Aug. 12 tampering
Francisco on by “malicious track.” The bureau said an investigation revealed that a rail, after being freed by and spikes, was use of a jack or track bar. four persons were killed and injured in the wreck.
pushed over by Twenty -
(U. PP. ~The Interstate Commerce Com-
the
the removal of angle bars
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DEATH TOLL IN
QUAKE MOUNTS
100,000 Estimate in Turkish
Disaster Is Accepted With Reserve.
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firmation, gave the following esti- |
mates of casualties: Giresun, 10,000: Kastamomu, 1000; Techorum, 300: Hafik, 2500; Abyburt, 400; Kemah, 1500; Kigi, 1200. Officials said that messages indicated that the casualties were mostly dead but that first reports frequently were exaggerated. Other areas which suffered heavily included Ordu, 113,000 population: Tokat, 77,500; Sivas, 70,000; Amasia, 60,500; Samsun, 32.500; Trebizond, 29,700, and Plumer, 15,000. Continuous heavy snow in central and eastern Anatolia halted a relief train destined for Erzincan. Thousands of workmen were sent out to clear all railroad tracks. In the train stranded at Sivas was Health Minister Dr. Hulusi Alatas. All military and governmental employees in the eastern provinces were mobilized for rescue work, Official reports told of survivors, grief wracked and many of them injured, searching still smoking ruins for relatives while at other places the people watched helplessly the flames that still raged. Some earthquake zone towns had received no food, few had received medical supplies. Relief expeditions were confronted with enormous difficulties because the shocks disrupted communications, railroads and highway transport. President Ismet Inonu, who assumed personal direction of relief work, ordered Gen. Kiazim Orbay, leader of a recent military mission to London, to take up his post at Erzincan and direct relief from there, Temperatures as low as 20 below zero were reported, and it was feared that many persons had perished from cold. Newspapers published their earthquake reporis with wide black mourning borders around their first pages. Public subseriptions were opened for survivors,
SAY |
Bell Appointed
Daniel W, Bell , , . one-time ordinary clerk is named Undersecretary of the Treasury,
ALLIES STRENGTHEN MAGINOT DEFENSES
PARIS, Dec. 29 (U., P..—Allied troops are deepening the Maginot Line on the Western Front with new field positions, including trenches, tank traps and some concrete pill boxes, a War Office spokesman said today. These new positions, calculated to strengthen the Allied line materially, are behind the permanent positions of the Maginot system, The War Office spokesman emphasized that for the present Allied troop positions were wholly defensive, He added: “They will not be defensive permanently.” Heavy snow falls, fog and zero cold almost completely stopped ground and aerial operations on the Western Front today, the spokesman said.
REDUCE RANK OF 31 DETECTIVES
Board Acts for Economy; Eight Are Promoted Fire Department.
(Continued from Page One) Chatham, Stewart Coleman, John PF, Dugan, Louis Sossabi, John Gaughe an, Harry Hillman, Ferdinand Holt, | George Hubbard. William Miller, El-~ bert Romeril, E. D. Rouls. Alfred Schulz, George W. Sneed, Paul Taylor and Edward Tutt. The following members of the De= | tective Department were affected: | Reduced from detective sergeant [to acting detective sergeant: Donald | Bushong, Fay C. Davis and Thomas Naumsek. Reduced from detective sergeant to acting investigators: Claude C. White, Charles Viles, Fred Swego, Jack Small, James A. Partain, Thomas Hopson, Edward Glenn and Hanford Burk. Reduced from acting detective sergeant to aciing investigators: John R. Glenn, Audry Jacobs, Plez Jones, Charles R. Peats. Willis Thompson, Owen Tevlin, Clifford Beeker and George Gilby. Reduced from detective sergeants to patrolmen: Dennis Houlihan, Charles Gollnisch, Harry Connor, Jesse McCarthy, Arch D. Ball, George Stewart, John J. Sullivan, William Kurrasch, Edward Dugan, Berl J. Dillehay and Morris Corbin, Fire Department promotions were: Lieut. Claude Ream to captain, ree placing Capt. George Townsend, ree tirement on pension effective Jan, 1; Arnold Phillips, from driver to lieue tenant, replacing Lieut. James Doyle, retired; Robert Coker, from 1st grade private to lieutenant. replac= ing Lieut. Tom Eaves, retired. Clifford Atkins, from 1st grads private to lieutenant; Albert Stammer, from driver fo lieutenant, ree placing Lieut. Ream: Herbert Weiss, from driver to lieutenant, replacing Lieut. John Doyle, retired; Delbert G. Emhardt, from 1st grade privats to driver, replacing Lieut. Weiss, and Russell N. Miller. from 1st grade prie vate to driver, replacing Lieut, Stammer, Chief Kennedy informed the Board members the promotions wers recommended on the basis of the merit school.
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You still have time for “best pick” but act quick!
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grand company of Topcoats—29.75. (3) Wearington SUITS, TOPCOATS and OVERCOATS—
sale grouped at 19.75 and 13.75.
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SOCKS . . . hundreds of pairs . . . hundreds of pairs OXFORDS . . . about
that many HATS and divers other groups marked for a quick gel-out!
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Odd lots of
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in the WOMEN’S SHOP—
sale grouped—S$3, $5, $8, $13.
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