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"_moted to the Senate?

““eandidate by some of the promi-

* Buildings

-. and \ his work so that he is ready to

. Deal farm policies in an address | 8} Elartford City this week, he was

»/ ~ against parity payments.

\. Assalling Jationist opposition to the Neutral-

- "ator Nye—or it may have been Con-

~Wilson and Housing

(D. Ind.), now a Judge of the Fed-

Washington—

Y MEN

_ President’s Aid Reported Receptive; Senator VanNuys i

p TIONED 0 FOR GOVERNOR

Rumored as Wavering on Decision Not To Seek Third Term. eo”

By DANIEL

M. KIDNEY

Times Staff Writer 2 WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.—Although 1944 is in the realm " of the unpredictable future with total war for the U. 8.

an interim possibility, it still isn’t too far away for Hoosiers|

here to engage in political speculation.

Among the questions raised in Washington during the|

week were these:

1. Will Senator Frederick VanNuys seek a third term? 2. Does Wayne Coy have gubernatorial aspirations? 8. What Republican Congressman would like most to be pro-

As of today, the answers would be: 1. Possibly. 2 Yes.

3. About half of them. Taking them in order, the reasons are these: Senator VanNuys now is feeling better than at any time since coming to Washington. He is chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee and loves the work. While he denounced a third term for President Roosevelt and announced that he himself would not be a third-term candidate, there is little doubt that if he remains as healthy and zestful as he is today that he would take great delight in being “drafted” to serve another six years.

Protests Grow Weaker

Talk of his trading positions with Governor Henry L. Schricker in 1944 are discounted. He says he has never thought about running for the governorship. ‘But his renunciation of a third term in the Senate is getting weaker almost dally. That Wayne Coy wouldn't mind being Governor of Indiana is generally conceded. When R. Earl Peters and Governor Schricker, then Lieutenant Governor, were fighting to succeed Governor M. Clifford. Townsend, Mr. Coy was mentioned as a possible compromise

nent Hoosier Democrats visiting here and they found him quite Eye Senate Job 7 Since he has gained in both health &nd position since that time, there seems to be little doubt but that he would at least be “available” in 1944 if all goes well. Any list of Republican Congressmen who wouldn't mind being Senator would, include Reps. Charles A. Halleck, Forest A. Harness, Gerald W. Landis and Raymond S. Springer. That leaves out Reps. Robert A. Grant, George W. Gillie, Noble J. - Johnson and Earl Wilson. But they probably wouldn't mind either.

Rep. Wilson, who came back from a tour with a committee inspecting defense housing, at first was full of criticism regarding the Admin-

istration’s handling of the housing

But he intends to vote for additional defense housing funds when the bill is taken up by the Public . d and Grounds Committee of which he is a member. The Ninth District needs some of this money for housing, schools,

sewers, water and other facilities, Rep.. Wilson now, has learned

swallow the bitter, to get some of fhe sweet. # ” ” Consistent, Anyway When Rep. Harness assailed New

on firm ground. For the record .s8hows that he has consistently voted

A Dig a Nye Former Senator Sherman Minton

,eral Court of Appeals in Chicago, received a mention this week@in ‘the Democratic National Committee handout written by the veteran Charles Michelson under the title

the . the Republication iso-

ity Act amendments in the Senate, Mr. Michelson wrote: “It is a full five years since Sen-

gressman Ham Fish—started stepping out along this line. That was “when the first Neutrality Bill

HINT GOP SHIFT ON WAR POLICY

Early Arrivals at French Lick See Trend Away From Isolationism.

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Washington column, however, that he planned to switch to the interventionist side in the fight to amend the Neutrality Act.

He said he personally had not been approached on the subject by the columnists, since he was in Angola at the time, and said his office had told the columnists (Washington . Merry Go Round) that his position on this question remained unchanged-—No repeal, no amending, ; Pointing out that his remarks were not to be linked with the sinking of the Reuben James, since details of that affair still were missing at the time of the interview, Senator Willis remarked: » “We ultimately may have to stand for the protection of the lives of American soldiers and sailors wherever they are. There is a point beyond which argument will have to cease '

“That point probably will be reached if a German attack is made on our side of the Atlantic. This would convince our American petple . that Hitler is determined make war upon us.” Asserting that Congress would “welcome a clear-cut presentation of the war or peace issue,” Senator Willis said: “There is a wide division of opinion about the wisdom of prosecuting a war which has not n legally declared because of the effect it would have on our American System of Constitutional Government, personally am opposed to the policy by which the President is frying to take us into the war by the back door.” Pointing out that he had supportoa ne. lease-lend oPpopiations ce the original was passed “after long debate and in the American way,” he said: “Our nation’s present difficulties are. not due to the Lease-Lend Bill but to viola of the Neutrality. Act by the dent, who ordered American ships, into belligerent zones.” Definite Stand Unlikely

Although claims were meade on the original l.ease-Lend Bill that it would keep us out of war, Senator Willis said he did not. believe it would accomplish this now. He emphasized that he strongly opposed an immediate declaration of war upon Germany despite the recent incidents, because “our defense preparations are far from the peak.” Senator Willis and his secretary, James Carr, were among the few party spokesmen to turn up on the first day of the G. O. P. outing. Four G. O. P. Congressmen and State Chairman Ralph Gates were due in early today, however. With Posey and sional leaders urging a da .on political talk, and ys the foreign policy issue, no concrete action in the form of resolutions is expected. No business sessions are scheduled, excepting a luncheon at noon today at which Mr. Gates and Secretary of State James Tucker are the speakers. t's banquet will headline a program of entertainment headed by Peter Grant, WLW radio commentator, Private room conferences on factional' differences and possible 1942 state candidates were in full swing and were expected to produce the outstanding results of the rally.

GATES BARES G. 0. P. DRIVE TO WIN LABOR

(Continued from Page One) 1942 is essential to carry the y 1044, : par

In “This, in turn, moved Senator |paign, the

Minton to declare to the Senate that Mr. Nye ‘wanted the United

ore Franco won in Spain, but he - wholly unconcerned about giving p to England and France before

h precinct. and forum clubs will be he said. " Claims Labor Alarmed

“Labor views with alarm the present status of -the small businessman,” Mr. Gates said. “They re-

Samuel C.

A loving cup and a plaster statuette of a Guernsey cow were presented to James D. Adams,. outgoing . Highway Commission chairman, yesterday by his fore mer employees—the first in seriousness and the latter in fun. The loving cup was described by Samuel C. Hadden, new Highway Commission chairman, in making the presentation to Mr. Adams, “as a gift I am sure you

Hadden and Mr. and Mrs. James D. Adams.

youd never have gotten for yourse »

To be engraved on the cup is the inscription: “To the Honorable James D. Adams, State Highway Commission chairman, in recognition and grateful appreciation of outstanding services. Presenfed by your colleagues and co-workers.” The Guernsey cow statuétie was given Mr. Adams “to remind him of his herd of Guernsey dairy

cattle.” Mr. Adams paid tribute to his former employees and Commission members and said that he wanted to state publicly that there had never been any friction between him and anyone concerning the department. Among the 300 present for the farewell ceremony was Dr. Frank Sparks, the new president of Wabash College, Mr. Adams’ alma mater, \

Administration who could untangle traffic. The other factor was the support to Mr. r's program given by the Chamber? of Commerce's Safety Committee. The committee backed him up in nearly. every suggestion. The result has been that Mr, Loer has at last been able to uncork a few schemes which are finding ready acceptance at City Hall.

Accept Channel Plans

One of the first was a technique of traffic control known as channelization. That simply involved the direction of traffic flow by the construction of medial divider curbs and safety islands so that automobiles couldn't sideswipe or ‘run into one another. The Works Board approved a $12,000 channel plan for Massachusetts Ave. and 10th St. without a murmur of protest, despite the expenditure. A similar plan to relieve congestion and doubt at Virginia Ave. Washington and Pennsylvania Sts. was given the official nod by the Safety Board yesterday. Now pending before the Safety Board is Mr. Loer’s recommendation that traffic be permitted to move on both sides of safety zones, except on two streets. The Safety Board has struggled with this problem for three years and has never been able to make up its mind.

Studies Pedestrian Problem

The exceptions to driving left of the zones would be on W: St. from Noble to West Sts. and Hino: St. from Maryland to Ohio Mr. Loer said he wanted to continue the drive right system on these streets until he can work out some method of controlling peces= trian traffic. . Pedestrian control is expected to be his next step, but “Silent Jim” usually doesn’t tell his plans in advance. Not a word, until he has collected all the available data surrounding the problem. At City Hall, the terms “channelization,” “medial division” and “pedestrian control” have a strange and foreign sound.

Demonstrates by Models

They are taken from the terminology of traffic control devices in other cities which Mr. Loer has studied. These methods have been in use for years. Mr. Loer is convinced they are sound and that they will work here if properly applied. ! He has worked out control meth-

Red Tape Disregarded and |HALLOWEENING Loer Proposals Are Followed) HITS NEW LOW

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ods for Indianapolis’ problem with maps, charts, photographs. and colored slides which he stores in his tiny, balcony office in the City Engineering Department. He draws the intersection, safety islands and other devices on a large piece of cardboard. Then he places toy automobiles, trucks and busses on the streets in normal traffic

| positions.

The drawing is made to scale with the toy automobiles which Mr. Loer buys in toy departments downtown. When everything is arranged, he photographs the miniature scene with his 35 millimeter, candid camera.

Works With Photographs

In addition, he has taken hundreds of photographs illustrating traffic conditions over the city. Some of these he has made into colored slides which he projects when it is necessary to illustrate some particular problem. He has other slides made from pictures he has taken in other eities which have solved the problems confronting Indianapolis. Everything is neatly labeled, categorized and filed. : When there is doubt about a method, Mr. Loer moves cautiously. At the Kentucky and Virginia Ave. intersections, for instance, he does not propose to install concrete safety islands until he sees how the plan works with islands painted on the street. On one occasion, the Safety Board forgot about the Engineer entirely in ordering the elimination of the safety zone at the northwest corner o! Delaware and Ohio Sts.

Protest Blocks Project

Mr. Loer learned of the order only when he happened to see the requisition for the work. And even then, he protested too late. Part of the concrete abutment had already been torn out. It was indicative that the Engineer had at last been recognized as “top man” on traffic when the Safety Board ordered the wor stopped. The pile of rubble is still there to show how quickly the work ceased. : Mr, Loer not only wanted the zone to remain, but he wanted a better zone. He has drawn plans for a triangular, concrete approach to replace the original abutment so that a head-on collision with the safety zone will be impossible. And it looks as though the safety zone .not only will be rebuilt. It will be built better than before.

and Bicily sectors and with statements in the London press that the United States was near war with Germany because of the sinking of the destroyer Reuben James, German tank columns captured an important but unnamed town on the front northwest of Moscow, according to Berlin, after overcoming furious Russian resistance. The town may have been Volokolamsk, Susie 60 miles from the Soviet capThe Luftwaffe carried out a heavy

Nazi Forces Hammer af All Moscow Approaches|:

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strengthen Japan's war preparations apd bring mobilization to limit. Plans were: reported 1 extension of Tokyo's subway system to provide air raid shelters for the world’s most inflammable capital and new taxes were prepared for luxuries on a drastic war-time basis. The Japanese also renewed a hostile tone toward Thailand and

Spooks Are Well Behaved And Police and Sheriff Get Few Calls.

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go, and the police and sheriff united in exclaiming that last night

was “the best ever for vandalism.”|-

They attributed the relatively peaceful night to: 1. The children themselves, 3 The parents. . Home and group parties. 4. The bad weather. 5. Repeated warnings of puns‘ 6. nt dignaion at dalism. : : vam, | Even the witches were polite, or

maybe their wet brooms made aerial

navigation difficult and or ouls_and they hay Anywals that’s the way were, and everyone concerned is looking pretty happy today.

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HALLOWEEN BOXSCORE

Complaint Windshields broken. Windows broken .. Tires Cut vosnevaess Streetlights broken. Police calls (3 p, m. to 11 p.m) .a... False fire alarms .. Streets blocked .... Sheds stolen Sidewalks stolen .. Rock Gardens -

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LEGION'S AUXILIARY WILL AID DEFENSE

The elected; representatives of more than half a million women in the United States and its possessions today were to conclude plans for their part in the nation’s defense program. They are the presidents and secretaries of the auxiliaries of the

including W. Averill Harriman, who recently returned from Moscow where he headed the American misgion in conferences dealing with aid to Russia. Today's session was to begin with the presentation of the 1942 welfare program by Mrs. Hutton, Excelsior, Minn., chairman, and Mrs, Emma ner, Indiana Le fare director. SR

. She Wanted to be a

NURSE

EXPERIENCES "OF A SMALL TOWN GIRL WHO CAME TO CHICAGO TO STUDY NURSING | 1 : HS a! , Do fou want to know wnat nappens to the Mousands ot small town girls who go to the big cities each year to study nursing? What are their TRUE experiences? Read the facts in this Sunday's Chicago Sunday Tribune.

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