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The Gallup Poll
Indiana, Illinois and Michigan Swing fo Willkie; ‘Roosevelt's Lead in Ohio Reduced as Results Indicate Nip-and-Tuck Finish.
By DR. GEORGE GALLUP
Director, American Ins
titute of Public Opinion
RINCETON, N. J., Oct. 15.—A rise in Wendell Willkie’s popular strength in Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan—four of the most important midwestern states—is revealed in the latest Institute a wwe SUrvey on the Presidential campaign. The rise, noted in interviewing which took place between Sept. 28 and Oct. 9, has been sufficient to shift all of these states except Ohio from the Democratic column ‘to the Republican column, adding a
rich prize of 62
electoral votes to Willkie's score.
The shift emphasizes the fact that the campaign still has every element of a horse race as it
rounds the turn into home-stretch.
In the early
days of the campaign, the Institute found Illinois, Indiana and Michigan in the Republican column by a very narrow margin.
Dr. Gallup
Then, along the Union; they ~ an equally small
with most of the other states ‘in shifted to the Democratic side by percentage. Today they are hack on
the Republican side, but again by a narrow margin. The results for these states form part of the Institute's latest
INDEPENDENTS
KEY TO STATE
Democrat, G. O. P. Leaders
Privately Say Vote Will Be Close.
By NOBLE REED
Voters who have not yet decided how they are going to cast their ballots on Nov. by analysts today as the group holding the key to the final election results in Indiana. Both Republican and Democratic leaders admitted privately that today's Gallup poll shift back to a slight edge for Wendell Willkie only two weeks after President Roosevelt held the advantage in the same poll, indicated a “very close” contest in Indiana. 2 “The shifting back and forth of sentiment on a close margin indicates that the doubtful voters have Indiana's political destiny in the palm of their hands,” said one Democratic leader,
100,000 Could Be Shifted
The number of voters in Indiana who could be turned either way between now and election was esti-
mated by observers to be more than |
100,000. : Most analysts are convinced that the: majorities of the winning candidates will: be much less than 100,000, despite the fact that in past elections the winners have run up majorities of more than 200,000. President Roosevelt’s majority in Indiana four years ago was about 240,000.
See Nip and Tuck Affair
The Republicans ran up similar majorities during the Twenties but analysts are convinced that the counting of ballots this time will be a nip and tuck ordeal even perhaps to the extent of the necessity of recounts. Although Republican leaders were jubilant over today’s Gallup poll and publicly predicted the “tide is swinging rapidly to a certain Willkie vic-
"tory in Indiana,” many of them pri-
vately agreed that the independents will tell the final story.
MINTON ASKS $3000 FOR CRASH INJURIES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.—A $3000 damage suit against the Dime Messenger Co. has been brought in District Court here by Senator: Sherman Minton. The suit asked that sum for, injuries alleged to have been received in a traffic collision last March. The complaint says that the Senator received a broken finger and suffered “shock and great pain of pody and mind” when his car was struck by a Dime Messenger truck. The suit was filed by Attorney Robert T. Murphy.
KIRK REACHES LISBON LISBON, Portugal, Oct. 15 (U.P.). __ Alexander Kirk, United States Charge d’Affaires at Berlin, arrived
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nation-wide poll. The trend follows: Pts.
Oct. 6 Poll Today Change
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MICHIGAN Roosevelt. . Willkie .... 48
” n 2 PPROXIMATELY one voter in every 10 in the four states .was undecided, the exact ‘“‘undecided vote” being: Illinois 11 per cent; Ohio 10 per cent, Indiana 9 per cent, Michigan 9 per cent. Interviewing in the poll was completed just before President Roosevelt's visit to Ohio last week-end, and the figures do not reflect any changes in sentiment which may have been caused by his Dayton speech. : Mr. Willkie’s gains in the four states may represent merely a temporary phenomenon, and may not be typical of the whole nation. On the other hand, if an equivalent rise is noted in other important sections of the country the Presidential race may turn into a nip and tuck affair in electoral votes. The last nation-wide Institute survey, Oct. 6, found that whereas Mr. Roosevelt was leading with 499 electoral votes to 32 tor Willkie, 221 of Mr. Roosevelt's electoral votes were accounted for by 11 states in which the President's populat vote lead over Mr. Willkie was small—4 per cen or less. If Mr. Willkie’s gains in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan extend to other “close” areas, enough states would be pushed in the Republican column to make the electoral vote lineup far less one-sided. The ' Institute’s next complete state-by-state report on Friday will indicate whether this has hap- | pened.
STEPHENSON PLEA FOR PAROLE FILE
‘Has Paid Debt to Society,’
| S. Bend Man Says.
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! A petition for the parole of D. C. Stephenson, former Indiana |Klan leader. was filed with the | State. Clemency Commission today. | The petition was contained in |2 letter received hy the - Board |from George F. W. Weber, South |Bend. Mr. Weber pointed out that | the petition was being filed in accordance with the Board's rule that | no petitions for clemency be con- | sidered for persons serving life | sentences until after 15 years have {been served. : | Stephenson will have completed
15 years of his life sentence on Nov.
{16. He was convicted in 1825 for
the murder of Made Oberholtzer |
| State House stenographer.
| The petition asks that a parole |
be granted Stephenson on the grounds that “he has paid his debt to society for all that he may have
last night to board a Pan-American done and if paroled, he will make
Clipper for home. LoL Rade
48-STATE SURVEY
On Friday, the Gallup Poll will report the results of its latest complete state-by-state survey on the campaign. This will be the fitth Sallup survey of the campaign, and there will, be at least two more be-
fore Nov. 5.
Don't forget. A 48.state report
Friday in The Times
a good and useful citizen. He would not be a dangerous man if paroled. “Hi§ health is not good at this time. He has several patents that he desires to work on which would be very beneficial to the public, if given an opportunity to perfect them.” .
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INDIANA READY, F.D.R. ADVISED
plete Registration Will Do, Townsend Says.
A telegram bearing the information that “Indiana is ready for the selective service registration tomorrow” was sent to President Roosevelt at the White House today
by Governor Townsend.
. The sending of the telegram marked the end of preparations for Indiana’s first peace-time registra-
tive Service ‘officials predicted that the state's 490,000 men would be registered with a minimum of difficulty. Immediately after sending the telegram, Governor Townsend issued a state-wide appeal for 100 per cent registration.
Open 14 Hours
“Tt is extremely important that by 9 o'clock tomorrow night every male citizen and every male alien between the ages of 21 and 36 in Indiana be registered for selective service,” he declared. “Nothing less than a complete registration will meet the requirements of the law.” Registration places will open at 7 a. m. and close at 9 p. m. There will be a registration place in nearly all of the state’s 3898 precincts. The Governor urged that employers give their employees ample time to register and pointed out that wilful evasion of registration entails ~-possible severe penalties “which it is hoped will never have to be invoked in Indiana.” “It is hoped that registration may be carried on with dignity and efficiency throughout the state, that the occasion may be marked by a proper showing of flags and other patriotic observances, and that all persons will deport themselves with a spirit of unselfish public service,” he added. : Register Early!
Persons coming under the jurisdiction of the selective service law are urged by officials to register as early as possible tomorrow to avoid the rush expected in the evening. The registration places are scheduled to close at 9 p. m. but will remain open until all those who are in line at 9 p. m. are registered. It is expected that it will take about 20 minutes to register each individual. The registrar will fil: out the registration card, and the registrant will sign his name at the bottom. The registrant will give his full name and his present address. The registrar will indicate on the card the race, color of eyes, color of hair, height and complexion of the registrant. The registrant must notify his local board immediately of a change in address. © The registrant, upon completion of his registration, will be given a small card which he must carry with {him at all times. This card will in(dicate to police officers or others | (Continued on Page Five)
‘ROOSEVELT SPEECH WILL OPEN R-DAY
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (U. P.) — President Roosevelt will give a seven-minute radio talk on compulsory military training tomorrow morning, as registration of an eshimated 16,404,000 men begins. The four major radio networks will carry the talk at 7 a. m. (Indianapolis Time). The Senate today confirmed the nomination of Dr. Clafence A. Dykstra, president of the University of Wisconsin, as director of the draft. J Dr. Dykstra will arrive here Thursday morning and," if confirmed, will take the oajh of office
ig step in the program, the lottery to determine the order in which registrants will be called up for classification, held between Oct. 26 and Nov. 2.
Workers Spurt
Community Fund Goal—$688,500. Amount Pledged to Date—$255,478.20. : Next Report—Tomorrow noon, Claypool Hotel. Drive Ends—Oct. 24.
| Three thousand Indianapolis Com- ' munity Fund campaign workers put lon “steam” today in the hope that they will be able to report tomorrow total pledges of more than $300,000. Yesterday a total of $48,276.09 was reported to bring the total raised to $255,478.20, which is 37.1 per cent of the goal of $688,500,
ON DRAFT EVE|
‘Nothing Less Than Com-!
tion for military training and Selec-|
probably would be}
FOR TRIP HERE
Believed Considered for
Late in October as Defense Tour.
By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.—President Roosevelt may make one of his “non-political” military inspection trips into Indiana and deliver a major address at Indianapolis, it was learned today. The trip, if taken, will be late this month and include Illinois, another doubtful state, it is. said. According to plans being discussed by the White House, the trip would be made by special train and will be similar to the one last week into the politically doubtful states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The first stop likely will be Chicago, where there is plenty of “defense inspecting” to be done at Ft. Sheridan and the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, as well. as throughout the industrial area where many plants now are working overtime on national defense orders. - Swinging down through the Calumet District, where he can inspect the great steel mills around Gary,
|the 13,000-acre site for the Government ammunitions loading plant at Union Center, in La Porte | County. | "South Bend could provide a stoplover, since the Bendix plant is
i (Continued on Page Five)
WILLKIE SAYS ARMY SHORT OF HOUSING
Fears ‘Inexcusable’ Delay in Draft as Result. | (Text of Syracuse Address, Page 11)
| ABOARD WILLKIE TRAIN, EN ROUTE TO BUFFALO, N. Y., Oct. {15 (U. P.).—Renewing his attack upon President Roosevelt's handling of national defense, Wendell L. Willkie asserted today that an Army housing shortage would delay for months the drafting of youths for military service and that this was «inexcusable, startling and disturbing.” Heading west across upper New {York State for a major address on national defense at Buffalo tonight Mr. Willkie said in Rochester this morning that a lack of quarters for military conscripts “can only be attributed to pitiful inefficiency.” Mr. Willkie quoted draft officials (Cont’nued on Page Two)
in Hopes of
Topping $300,000 Tomorrow
The drive this year is rlinning about $3000 ahead of last year, but the goal this year is nearly $5000 greater. “Our chances of reaching the goal will depend entirely on increased giving and new subscriptions,” Harold B. Tharp, general chairman, said. “Although we are slightly ahead of last year, we realize we ust continue to make advances.” About 1000. of the 3000 workers will have to take time out tomorrow to register for the draft. ‘The report tomorrow will be made at a luncheon meeting in the Claypool Hotel.
IS PREDICTED |
the President likely will look over|.
Conscription Staff Gets Instructions
Indiana’s 488 draft board members listen intently to instructions on their duties given by Selective : Service staff officers here yesterday.
3 2 Governor Townsend . . -. honest, fair, just and liberal.”
REGISTRATION SITE IS SCORED
G. 0. P. Hits Selection of Democratic Headquarters In Eighth Ward.
Republican party leaders today criticized the selection of the Eighth Ward Democratic headquarters, 966 Ft. Wayne Ave. as the draft registration pace for two pre-
| cincts tomorrow,
Cne party worker went to the County Clerk’s office and threaiened that he would retuse to register if he had to.''go to a Democratic headquarters’ to do so. He
‘was warned that failure to register | would subject dim to a heavy pen-
alty. At the office of County Clerk Charles R. Ettinger, chiet registra-
{ tion officer for the county, it was
explained the headquarters was being used because it was volunteered free of charge. < “We haven't any money to pay
B. Seibert, Mr. Ettinger’s chiet deputy, said. “A lot of people demanded rent.”
that the
Frank J.
tails,
place.”
Eighth Ward Democratic organization had agreed to remove all campaign pictures ‘and signs before Registration Day.
STOCKS DROP $1
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (U. P.).— Stocks were as much as $1 lower this afternoon because of a sudden flurry of selling. Other than the
war, there was nothing“to account for the selling. :
2 ARMY FLIERS KILLED DEWEY, Ill, Oct. 15 (U. P.).— Two Army fliers from Chanute Field, Rantoul, Ill, were killed today when the plane in which they were fiying went into a spin and crashed in a field five
of here,
|as a partial solution to rush-hour
rent for headquarters and we had to hunt around for free spots,” Cletus
He said it was his understanding 17th Ward Republican headquarters also was being used as a registration place. Lieut. Col. Boatman, assisting Mr. Ettinger with the registration desaid an attempt had been made, to use this Republican headquarters “but everybody we called to get permission gave us the runaround and we had to get, another
Mr. Seibert explained that the
‘miles south A few tomatoes and flowers would
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CITY MAY RAZE SAFETY ZONES
Removal of Nine Proposed to Stop Rush-Hour ~ Traffic Jam.
Removal of nine safety zones from downtown Indianapolis was proposed by the Safety Board today
traffic jams. The Board scheduled a public hearing for next Tupsday. The proposal originated in a recommendation by Police Chief Michael F. Morrissey and the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce traffic committee. Safety Board president Leroy J. Keach, said remgqval of the zones, if finally decided upon, would give officials an opportunity to observe changes in traffic movement. It might be, he said, a forerunner of a larger plan to permit traffic to drive left of all safety zones in the city. Since it would be confusing for motorists to experiment with a drive left plan at only a few zones, the Board has decided to keep the drive-left ban in effect and remove key zones to determine how the general drive-left plan would work. The Board action followed a meeting last week of city and Indianapolis Railway Co. officials and members of the Chamber traffic committee. The recommendation to remove key safety zones came out of the meeting. The Board's proposal is to abolish two zones on Capitol Ave. both north and south of Washington St.;
MOSCOW DENIES
NOTICE GIVEN OF RUMANIAN MOVE
uit] BULLETIN LONDON, Oct. 15 (U. P.).—The British cruiser, Ajax, veteran of the River Plate battle against the Graf Spee, has sunk two small Italian destroyers and damaged a large Italian destroyer which was finished off later by other British warships, the Admiralty reported tonight.
By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor
The Russian enigma popped into the forefront of the European war again today as Germany and Great Britain traded punishing air blows. : A big question mark was written after the Soviet posi« tions, particularly with reference to the jittery Balkan site uation, by a communique issued by the Tass official Russian news. agency. The communique—as has been the frequent Soviet practice recently—took the form of a denial. It was a denial of newspaper dispatches that said Russia had been informed in advance that German troops were. going into Rumania and that Germany had advised Moscow of the “aims and numbers’ of troops being sent in. Tass said simply that “this report . . . does not correspond with the facts.” Contrasts With German Statement Added significance was given to the Tass communique by the fact that the official German communique on entry of Nazi troops in Rumania, issued only Saturday, specifical« ly said that “nations friendly to Germany and those polities cally interested” were advised in advance of the move. Al the same time the Soviet Army newspaper, Ked Star, said that the “tense internatignal situation” requires that Russia maintain her Army “fully mobilized and in readie ness.” However, there was still no statement from Russian sources on the stream of reports emanating from Bucharest on the concentration of Russian troops at strategic points along Rumania’s eastern frontier nor of the word from Istanbul that Turkey had been assured of Soviet “moral support” in any clash arising with the Axis powers. “In Washington, Secretary of State Cordell Hull confirmed that American Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy ig expected to return within 10 days from London for report and consultation. British Claim Fires Started in Berlin The developments came as the British reported a smashing raid on Berlin and other German points last night and early today. Huge fires: were started in the German capital, the British reported, from bombs dropped around a large gas works on the Danzigerstrasse and the Tempelhof railroad yards. : The Germans pounded back at Britain, sending bomber squadrons over the English Channel coast with time-table regularity and inflicting many casualties and much damage in London and other communities. Berlin claimed through its official news agency that the R. A. F. sought to avoid battle with the German fighters
two zones on Capitol Ave., north and south of Market St.; two zones on Ohio S., east and west of Meridian St.: one ‘zone on Ohio St., west of Pennsylvania St.: one zone | ket St., and one zone on Pennsylvania St., north of Washington St.
on Peusylvania St., north of Mar-!"
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It’s Complicated Formula, For Simple Forecast.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
6am. .... 46 7a.m. .... 45 8a. m. .... 48 12 (noon) .. 9a.m..... 51 1p.m. .... 57
Here's ONE way to find out tomorrow’s weather forecast. Take the year in which President Roosevelt was born (1882). Add to
it the year he took office (1933). Add the number of years he’s been in office (7) and his present age (58). The total is 3880. Divide this by two, leaving 1940—which is now. Subtract from 1940 the humber of days this year which will have elapsed tomorrow (289), leaving 1651. Add to ‘this the last initial of the Weatherman (A) for Armington and the symbol of what he is (M) for meterologist). This gives the formula 1651—AM. Reverse this to MA-1561. Grab the ‘nearest telephone, dial the number and Mr. Armington will tell you tomorrow will be--“Fair with rising temperatures.” Mr. Armington said that the season's first heavy frost may occur .tonight, but that not many agricultural crops remain to be danwaged.
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protecting Nazi bombing squadrons. Despite this alleged reluctance, DNB said, 81 British planes were shot down. Five German planes were admitted missing.
Fierce Battles Fought in Air
In contrast the British Air and Home Security Mine istries said nine German planes and 10 British fighters were shot down in today’s raids. An observer at Folkestone, England, said the Nazis crossed and re-crossed that Channel port in successive waves for four hours and that challenges by the British airmen resulted in some of the fiercest battles of the war. German accounts of the British assault on the German capital were sparse. They said the Virchow Hospital and
some houses were hit. DNB said that hardly a hospital - ? (Continued on Page Three)
War Moves Today
By J. W.. T. MASON United Press War Expert
While heavy concentrations of German troops in Rumania increasingly threaten .Russia’s position on the Black Sea and in the Balkans, General Tate kawa, newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to Russia, is en route to Moscow to try to placate or overawe Stalin as part of the Axis strategy. It is probable that no major action will be taken by the Germans in Rumania for extending the war until Gen. Tatekawa has had an opportunity of dee termining Russia’s basic reactions to the new triple alliance. Japan’s dispatch of a high ranking Army commander as Ambassae dor to Russia, immediately after making the military alliance with Gere many and Italy, carries the implication of offering Stalin a pact of friendship in. a mailed fist. If the Russians accept, it will be under duress and with reservations secreted in their minds. Under more normal conditions a Russo-Japanese non-aggression agreement, advantageous to both nations might be negotiated. While Russia and Japan are rivals in the Far ‘East, their mutual sense of realism has zcknowledged that war between them wotild be too costly to be lightly ventured. : Now, however, with the triple
Mr. Mason
® S tential enemies in Europe and the Orient, the situation has changed fundamentally. A Russo-Japanese non-aggression treaty has become a practical impossibility because Japan already has pledged herself to assist Germany if any country now at peace joins the war against’ the Germans. > Should Russia conclude that her vital interests. demand a hostile ate tempt to check Germany in southeastern Europe, no Russo-Japanese pact would be operative. : Thus, General Tatekawa’s mission
be harmed most,
alliance encircling Russia with po-] = (Continued on Page Two)
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