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WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1940

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‘Resign, "Lloyd George Tells Chamberlain as Cabinet Faces Vote for Life

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EXPEDITIONARY 4 INDIANA VOTE FORCE CALLED [FPWR TREND PUZZLE BADLY TRAINED Jf. J TODOPESTERS

Wins in Second

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Townsend Pension Forces

Swamped by Gillie and Halleck.

By PAUL T. SMITH

United Press Staff Correspondent Returns from Congressional primary elections defied the analysis of! politicians and dopesters to- = day. | Rep. Charles A. Halleck... | lesults from more than swamps Frederick Landis Jr. in three-quarters of the State's, Second District G. 0. P. Primary. [9275 precincts showed a light | vote of about 400,000 with ‘Republicans casting only 44 more votes than the Demo-

Conservatives Rally to Save Government. Accused of Incompetence.

LONDON, May 8 (U. P.).! —David Lloyd George, fiery! little World War Premier, told a cheering House of Commons today that “nothing, would contribute more to vietory” in the war against Ger-

settled in the Seventh where Senator Charles H. Bedwell

many than the resignation of berlain., Leading a climactic attack TENSE HOLLAND on conduct of the war in Norvote on the Chamberlain Cab-| inet tonight, Llovd George, victories in the Second and Fourth ister and said: All Public Buildings Under Districts. “There is nothing that | sendites was dealt in the Second | T Shi | Distriet where their intended vieXx . teal 0 pS. tory in this war than that the whelmingly nominated by the Re-| Prime Minister should sacri-! AMSTERDAM. May 8 (U.P). publicans against pension plan op-| The opposition benches cheered Precautions against invasion from Ge Swamp: Furs loudly. The white-haired littje 20V Quarter today, despite new as- In the Fourth District the Town- . A | : i i y pd 3 hota ~ that the Netherlands was in no OCOIRe Gillie, Republican, swampe the British failure in the war in immediate danger. iis opposition. Ter had Germany in a better strategic all was quiet and both Berlin and doubt in the First District relative position than ever was achieved by pais SpChtion took the position to Rep. William T. Schulte; in the . y i . ' ti tably narrow marJeopardy Now Greater at present to the low countries. has an uncomfortably ) | “He has put us in greater ThE country was still tense and | Ein, and in the 11th where Marion The German success in Norway |TeSWlt of sudden military precauhe said, has brought German bomb- tions, closer to British ports. forces had been canceled. Members Won over D. Frank Culbertson. Lioyd George charged that as a Of anti-aircraft units and searchinfluence and prestige of the Allies leased to work in war produciion 8ressional situation to be as folhad been affected in other parts of factories were recalled to military lows:

Prime Minister Neville Cham-| way prior to a life-or-death Age Pension Plan scored two solid clashed with the Prime MinThe severest blow to the TownGuard: Close Canals could contribute more to vie- | tim, Rep. Charles Halleck, was over=-| fice the seals of office.” /The Dutch Government maintained Position Welsh statesman vigorously attacked Surances from European belligerents Jendites 100k another Yap when Rep Norway and warned that Adolf Hit- A check of the provinces showed Ihe Townsend influence is still in Kaiser Wilhelm. {hat there seemed to be no threat Ninth regarding jeopardy.” Lloyd Greorge said somewhat nervous, however, as a County holds the whip hand. | ing planes and submarines 200 miles _1taves of all men of the fighting yesult of the failure in Norway, the light batteries who had been re. in every district revealed the ConEurope. . duty, key rivers and canals had been! FIRST DISTRICT-—Fourteen pre-

“British promissory notes are now closed to foreign traffic and ships in cinets gave Schulte 1000 votes com- |

rubbish on the market,” he asserted them immobilized. amid cries of “shame” from the Train and boat services had been Gary, with 157 precincts still unGovernment benches. restricted because of troop move- counted: on Lloyd George brought the debate ments. Elliott Belshaw. the 1938 Republicnear its climax after: There had been reports ouiside an nominee, was more than 2 to 1 1. Chamberlain had accepted a Melland that German troops were ahead of his neavest rival after 28 Laborite challenge for a confidence marching toward the Dutch frontier. of 171 precincts were counted. fest vote at the end of debate to- It had been supposed for months! SECOND DISTRICT — Republienight—with the life of his cabinet that Germeny had maintained ans unquestionably renominate Mr. at stake—and again warned that apout 1,000,000 men on the frontier. Halleck over Frederick Landis of

united action was needed “to face a, (Authoritative circles in Berlin ; 9 AA . relentless enemy” who might strike last night denied sharply Logansport, 32.558 to 16461, with

anywhere, invasion of Holland was planned. (Continued on Page Three)

Plane Base Destroyed They credited such rumors to gar-! os bled communications

“ a xk : concerning thot eS ad "loss. to] Dutch Pecan i ¢ ‘HEAT WAVE’ STAYS; elephone calls to and from for(Continued on Page Three) | RAINS ARE FORECAST

Britain during the Norwegian campaign was the U-boat sinking of a a { needed anti-aireraft guns and that | LOCAL TEMPERATURES. a British fighting plane base estab- HIRES CAB 10 ROB vm... 67 10am... 8 lished in Norway was bombed to vm. 70

supply ship carrying urgently Mam... 8 pieces by 80 German planes in a 15 DENVER IND BANK y " | |

ki! 12 (Noon). R80 hours raid. 4 1pm... 83 3. A Laborite, Hugh Dalton, had suggested bitterly that the Govern- — | Indianapolis was treated again toment was pursuing such a feeble ‘ day to summer weather, welcome posiey rE ue li Driver Unaware Fare Got after the subnormal temperatures DEQ HAIRY 4 ;V! 10 Tas \ ? of the delayed spring. The merfoothold in Norway in the Narvik $2400 as le Waited. cury soared into the 80s again, but A man about 28 years old, wear- day which was 90, set in 1896. Yes-

region. was short of the record for the 4. Another Laborite, Herbert Mor- : ee ai sai Ing a leather Jackel, today heid up terday ihe high was 86. : AE Woe el Ty 3 Skies will be mostly cloudy and mon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, he Wabash Valley Trust Co at there will be occasional rains toand Sir Samuel Hoare, Air Minis- Denver, Ind, and escaped With night and tomorrow, the Weather ter, on the grounds that otherwise $2400, State Police here said today. Bureau forecast. Great Britain was in danger of Capt. Walter Eckert said thie man, The temperature will be somewhat losing the war. had hired Ray Slabaugh, a Peru, lower tomorrow the Bureau preLloyd Georges speech had been Ind, cab driver, in Peru to drive dicted. awaited with greater excitement him to Denver, saying he had some ——

than any statement save that of pusiness to do there. winston Churchill, First Lord of, When they arrived in Denver, the Admiralty, who is expected to Mr. Slabaugh told police. his fare close debate. ‘had him stop a half block from The force sent to Norway, Lloyd the bank and wait, while he walked George said, made British prestige down the street. dependent “on a half-baked, half-| He entered the bank, obtained the prepared expeditionary force.” $2400 at the point of a gun, and Parliamentary veterans described walked back to the waiting cab. ‘oi Lloyd George's speech as the most He told Mr. Slabaugh, who did not Body Found Near British devastating he had delivered in the know he had held up the bank, . . .. last 15 years. that his business was finished and Rail Station; Unscathed in The ruddy-faced former Premier that they could return to Peru. ' . epoke with fierce intensity and In Peru the man paid Mr. Sla-| 4 Major Conflicts. made sweeping gestures. | baugh for the drive, and walked “For three or four years every- away from the cab. Only when LONDON, May 8 (U. P).-—Webb thing that has been done has been police in Peru, who had been Miller, famous United Press reporter “(Continued on Page Nine) notified by bank officials, told him who flew 400.000 miles for news and i ——————— - did Mr, Slabaugh know that his oo... life " det fire in four HOUSE DEFEATS CAA fare had robbed the bank. , 8 AREY 2 Fifteen state police officers were major wars, was found dead today TRANSFER 232 T0 153 immediately sent to Peru, and beside a railroad track—apparently ’ others ringed the city In prowl the victim of a prosaic accident WASHINGTON, May 8 (Up) — Cars. ‘during the London blackout. The House today voted, 232 to 153, Mi S—————————— | He had just covered Prime Mindisapproval of President Roosevelt's , ' {ister Chamberlain's historic state fourth reorganization plan, which Jitters Slow {ment in Commons on the British would transfer the Civil Aeronautics | : | withdrawal tom Gora, but Dis ‘ the Commerce De-| C {war correspondent’s was packe A, Yo | ity Hall Wor ‘and he hoped soon to be back on Senate action still is required to {the firing line in the latest war of iil the reorganization order, since EMPLOYEES at the Courthouse his long and brilliant career. k equires affirmative action and City Hall had post-election, | It was presumed the accident the law Je HE pre-tabulation blues today and not occurred sometime after 9 o'clock by both houses. e on a concurrent Much work was accomplished. last night. The vole cam 4 by Chairman| The Works Board made a stab at way to the country to get a good resolution introduced by 1) of the Meeting. but wound up talking | night's rest before Clarence F. Lea (D. Cal. Of M®' polities for an hour and a half [today’s session of Commons, BlackHouse Interstate Commerce Com- ..4 quit, out restrictions require that lights mittee, The Senate resolution is The only major business trans- (on trains be extinguished: when apsponsored by Senator Pat McCar- acted at the Courthouse was the | proaching a station. ran (D, Nev), issuance of a marriage license to Police said they believed Mr. MilThis is the first time any Presi james F. Overton, 19. of 20 8. ler planned to change dential reorganization order has re Hawthorne Lane: and Norma ceived an adverse vote in Congress. | Trempley, 18, of 109 N. Riley Ave. |

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Indiana's

the Republican side,

| | Double Talk

Twins Voting in Same Precinet Stir Up | Hornet's Nest.

1 ! | IT WAS WITH considerable | difficulty that Benjamin Garman, | Jr, 3627 E. Washington St. cast his vote in yesterday's primary. When Benjamin, who works at the U. S. Internal Revenue office, appeared at Precinct 8, Ninth Ward, late in the afternoon, a committeeman objected. “Oh no you don't, You've already voted. here early this morning.” “Oh yes I do,” Garman. vote I will.” There was considerable arguing and finally the deputy sheriff at the polls was called. A little checking showed that it was Benjamin's twin brother, Nolan, who had voted in the morning. And shortly after Benjamin voted, Nolan, clothes changed and ready to go to his counting job at Tomlinson Hall, dropped back at the polling place to see how things were going.

Mister,

“That's the third time he's been here today.”

crats. | Someone remarked then: N Opponents of the Townsend Old-

COUNTING VOT

Newness of System Causes ferson Clinton, 320. | Tabulation to Lag

Far Behind.

By SAM TYNDALL

retorted Mr. | “I'm here to vote and

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Sexton and White Front; Booher Holds Edge.

By LOWELL B. NUSSBAUM

Walter C. Boetcher, backed by the regular Democratic organization for the County Treasurer nomination, ‘was leading James F. Cunningham, 1336 to 883, in an ‘unofficial tabulation of 19 'scattered precincts of the ‘Marion County Primary. | In the Democratic State Senate contest, which was marked by many {pre-primary bickerings among party leaders, Joseph Sexton and E. Curtis White, were far out in front for two of the four places on the ticket. Running close for third and fourth {places were Joseph Wallace, Jacob Weiss and Theodore Cable, The unofficial vote for cinets was Sexton, 1330; White,! 1290; Wallace, 1111; Weiss, 1085; Cable, 1194; Perry Easton, 544; Jef-

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| Charges and counter charges were made by Mr. Sexton and Mr. Weiss during the primary campaign as a result of juggling the slate. Mr. iCable led the list of favored Senate!

Nine hundred workers toiled in candidates on all the pre-primary

Earl Wilson, who three shifts in Tomlinson Hall to- Polls. day, tabulating the vote cast in the Marion County primary” yesterday |

A Democratic facticnal fight was while candidates and voters waited left off the District eagerly for some indication of the slate in many of the precincts, was

trend in the voting. The count, the first

i new central counting system, lagged The latest United Press tabulation The vero in (didate, John Sab, polled 390 votes. |

far behind schedule. only one precinct had been tabu-

lated 12 hours after the polls had supported Dr.

closed The actual counting was started until 10 o'clock last night

under the! the coroner

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Finally, all five were slated. Dr. Booher Holds Edge

Dr. Norman H. Booher, who was regular organization

leading Dr, John Wyttenbach for | nomination, 888 to 670 in 19 precincts. A third can-| A group of Indianapolis physicians | Booher's candidacy f vigorously. Most of the 19 precincts were , from the North Side and Cunning-|

pareq to 615 to Fred A. Esan of | hours being consumed in getting the ham supporters contended that their |

ballot boxes to Tomlinson Hall, the candidate would run stronger than] administering of the oath and in- Mr. Boetcher in the South and West |

Ahead in County Races

Glenn W. Funk . . . leading five | other candidates fog the G. O. P. | in Prosecuter nomination,

Dr. Norman Booher ., .

BRADFORD SLATE PACES G.0.P: DEMOCRAT

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. leading | Otte W. Petit

Walter C. Boetlcher . . . leading Democratic contest for Coun- | ty Treasurer nomination,

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Petit and Tegarden Ahead; Control of Party at Stake.

By NOBLE REED

Republican candidates backed by the anti-organizae tion group were making decie sive gains over regular organe ization candidates in today’s scattered returns from Marion County’s Primary. The major “upset” in the Ree publican balloting was the decisive early lead given Glenn W. Funk in the Prosecutor contest over five other candidates, including Shers= wood Blue, anti-organization candie date, and Russell I. Richardson, {backed by the regular organization, | Mr. Funk, who was not backed by any party organization, gained ine dependent recognition among party leaders as a result of his filing a Circuit Court suit against the Deme ocratic Two Per Cent Club. His suit asked that the club be removed from immunity under the

Provisions of the Corrupt Practices ct.

Blue Is Second

The official prosecutor vote in 11 (of the country's 341 precincts was Funk, 417; Blue, 271: Holmes, 180; Richardson, 82. In the Sheriff contest, Otto W, Petit, backed by the anti-organiza= tion group, was running far ahead of the regular organization candi date, Jesse A. Hutsell. The vote in 12 precincts was Petit, 503: Hute sell 315; Morris Corbin, 145. Paul E. Tegarden, slated by the anti-organization group, was | leading Neal Grider, the organiza« tion candidate in the Treasurer cone test. The vote in 12 precincts was Tegarden, 431; Grider, 251; Burke Robison, 147,

Collins Holds Edge In the 12th District Congress cone test, five scattered precincts gave James A. Collins, 267, and Judson L. Stark 155. Mr. Collins, former Criminal Court judge, was sup=ported by the anti-organization

that #nv only six of 413 precincts missing; |

Webb Miller, Famous War | Tenas conducted county Democratic

* ® state convention, and Garner forces | Reporter, Killed in England eine es won mos or the ie, Apri tives oe

Mr, Miller was on his

returning for

trains al Clapham Junction and stepped off

| ahead in G. O. P. sheriff race,

; OPK OF : ide precincts. structions to the workers, most of Side p | in Democratic coroner contest, group and Mr. Stark was slated by

Who Wel onpaning in a count for Clauer Backed Cunningham the regular organization. A » The regular Democratic organiza- | The anti-organization group was

Election Board officials explained . g (led by James L. Bradford under the Returns in Major County Races

that extra time was taken to ex- {ion backed the former Mayor. ici i A powerful group. headed by Wil- Fim yme of Le Republican liam E. Clauer, former county chair- | prinei Si RC. wach was formed man, Val McLeay and James FE | PinCiBaily 0 Oppose the re-election 3 ; of Carl Vandivier as Republican haq Deery. threw its support behind County Chairman.

' : REPUBLICAN Cunningham in the campaign. The organization slate of candi- - Prosecutor dates was.issued by Mr. Vandivier (11 Precincts) jon the basis of a “straw vote” 971 |among ward chairmen, more than a,

833 Funk .. teens roe 417 Week ago. | Holmes cessennas 180 Expects Different Picture

| Richardson . 82) Mr. Vandivier made the following (19 Precincts) Sheriff Statement of his evaluation of the : y | : significance of the results so far unagainst tampering. . Booher : 888 (12 Precincts) ra : | The counters are working in Garner Forces Claim Most sa, 390 Corbin A | eight-hour shifts, The first sh 14 ! e re st 3 d Wyttenbach 670 Hutsell . no indication of what the final not comple one precinct when it| . i : 2. Ana RO Sp Ried Ie peste shift of | Of Texas Delegates | Petit Cerresaaaiaaaes . complete count will be. From the 1300 tabulators at midnight. The sec- (Details Page 11) State Senator Treasurer Recs of they ig cted 1 rove ond shift, according to officials, had | Av UNITED PRESS (19 Precincts) (12 Precincts) aE o ae fered or fe OLE ok OTR ve higures President Roosevelt won his first |Cable NniAve say sinadsvo tress 1,194 Grider 251 public to give the impression that Chief Election Official Charles Rr. test of strength in the Far West Clinton 220 ' Robison 147 the organization slate was beaten. | Btting: ov. yesterday when he captured Cali- Tegarden 331| “I am confident that an entirely ger stopped the counting seve , Easton .... 544 ; : . : . leral times following rumors that fornia’s 44 delegates to the Demo-| different picture will be presented | high-pressure methods were being cratic National Convention, returns | Sexton when the north and east side prebya, d : (be from that state's primary showed | Wallace {cincts and the out township pre uo ad ME e today. | Weiss cincts begin to report.” re = he ig a | Mr. Roosevelt held a 6 to 1 lead White In connection with the slowness of ey 3 et a wi 1} | over the forces of Vice President | the count, which cast doubt on the sm in later o oy When Ki John N. Garner, virtually complete | possibility of returns being complete oun ere more fam lin wit | returns showed today. The Garner in time for the county convention (Con hued on Page T! ree) | forces conceded. | Saturday, Mr. Vandivier issued a { Primaries also were held in AlaSouth Dakota and Florida.

plain the system to the workers and guard against possible irregularities in the tabulations. | Election officials originally [ planned to have at least 75 precincts }

DEMOCRATIC Treasurer (19 Precincts)

| tabulated by 6 a. m. today and!

estimated the entire county vote would be completed in 60 hours. ROOSEVELT WINS IN | Boeteher Election officials today said they, Cunningham, CALIFORNIA, 6 TO 1|

would be unable to estimate when | | the counting would be completed. | because of many unexpected delays)

necessitated by extra precautions

Coroner

Congress (5 Precincts) . 1,085 Collins 1,200 ' Stark

Apparent Congress Winners

| statement saying he would attempt to protect the rights of all commit« teemen. “I do not want and will not prejudice the right of any precinct committeeman, properly elected by his people, whether he is for me or not, to appoint his vice chairman. “In view of the slowness of the (Continued on Page Three)

| conventions to elect delegates to a Apparent winners of the congressional nominations in each of Indi-

Other results:

FLORIDA -— New Deal Senator | Charles O. Andrews piled up a big [lead in a six-man race for renomination, but it appeared that he would not accumulate the majority | necessary to avoid a run-off against | Bernarr Macfadden, publisher and | physical-culturist opposed to the | Roosevelt Administration,

| SOUTH DAKOTA -— Governor | Harlan Bushfield won Republican renomination. Democrats selected Lewis Bicknell, attorney. Uninstructed delegates were selected for the Democratic and Republican conventions, Backers of Postmaster General James A. Farley claimed the Democratic delegation would cast its eight votes for him, ALABAMA — Rep. Joe Starnes, seeking renomination, was trailing Judge Alf Hawkins. Meanwhile, President Roosevelt and Alf Landon, heads of the two John W. Boehne major parties, scheduled meetings with candidates for the nomina- NINTH DISTRICT 2 tions to the presidency. Eugene B. Crowe Eari Wilson or 2 Mr. Roosevelt is to meet Senator Grant Rogers | Burton K. Wheeler Monday, and although the conference has been termed one on legislation, politicians waited the outcome and its bearing on Mr. Wheeler's candidacy. Mr, Landon, who has yet to favor any particular candidate in the Republican race, is to meet Senator Robert Taft of Ohio in Topeka later this month.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN

| FIRST DISTRICT

THREE CHARGED WITH BUYING POSTAL JOBS

GAINESVILLE, Ga. May 8 (U, P.).—A Federal grand jury today indicted three North Georgians on charges of paying cash to Rep. B. Frank Welchel (D. Ga.) for postal jobs. Rep. Welchel was acquitted here Monday on charges of conspiring to sell postal appointments.

William 'T, Schulte Elliott Belshaw

SECOND DISTRICT

James O. Cox Charles Halleck

THIRD DISTRICT

George Sands Robert A. Grant

FOURTH DISTRICT

Frank E. Corbett George W. Gillie

FIFTH DISTRICT George Wolf Forest Harness

SIXTH DISTRICT Noble J, Johnson

Alanson Albright or Lenhardt Bauer

TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

SEVENTH DISTRICT

Charles H. Bedwell Gerald Landis

EIGHTH DISTRICT

Charles Werner 14| Mrs. Ferguson 14

Obituaries ... . 21 Pegler 14{Pyle .\........ 23 | Questions . 14/ Radio ........ ...... 14 Mrs. Roosevelt 13 Gallup Poll... 12 Scherrer ..... 13. In Indpls..... 3|Serial Storv.. 23 Inside Indpls.. 14 Side Glances 14 Jane Jordan.. 16 Society .... 16, 17 James Collins or |Johnson ..... 14 Sports .... 18,19 Judson L. Stare | Movies sasnve

Crossword ‘Editorials Financial .... Flynn Forum

10TH DISTRICT Don C. Ward Raymond S. Springer 11TH DISTRICT

William H. Larrabee Maurice G. Robinson

12TH DISTRICT Webb Miller . . . in correspond. ent’s uniform on Westen Front,

Louis Ludlow

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