Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 October 1944 — Page 2

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than is popularly supposed.

temporarily in charge of surplus property, is not working at his job either, has announced his resignation, has urged appointment of experienced businessman, not congressional lame ducks, to

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FDR’s Campaign Plans

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is expected to give his side of Italfan, Polish situations in New York _ foreign affairs speech tonight, to offset very effective campaign by Republicans among their nationals in big eastern cities,

This vote may be decisive in Some areas, and Democrats are much disturbed.

Best information is that Democrats have lost with Italians still further since 1040 and the Roosevelt “stab-in-the-back” speech which caused defections that year, Governor Dewey's remarks on Italian, Polish situations in his New York speech are being heavily capitalized. r " ”

REPUBLICANS may come to bless C. I. O. Political Action Committee registration campaign.

It spurred them to activity and they put on intensive registration campaigns of their own. Regular Democratic organizations were stirred into activity, too. High registration all over the Fast, for which P. A. C. may take considerable credit, is not, however, all to Democrats’ advan-

tage. It's perplexing politicians of both parties. » 8

About FDR’s Health

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S decision to show himself extensively in forthcoming campaign trips is due to the “Roosevelt

health issue,” being pushed quiet- i: ly and effectively by local Repub- |

lican workers.

Chicago trip is still in doubt, despite Mayor Kelly's assurances.

President wants to limit speaking to New York, Philadelphia and Boston—states regarded as likely to decide the election. Chairman Hannegan is still urging Chicago trip, with a stopover in Cleveland. »

» » ° over weather forecast for New York appearance today (rain, high winds) inspired this bet by & newsman:’ : That there'll be rain or) snow when F. D. R. speaks at Shihe park, Philadelphia, Oct. 28. The bettor thinks Roosevelt luck is running out. »

Party Finance Reports

PARTY FINANCIAL reports, due to be filed with congress next week, are expected to reflect active fund raising by both sides. Preliminary reports covering contributions up to Sept. 1 snowed G. O. P. donations trebling those of Democrats, ” . CHECKS IN various battleground states indicate that if this presidential election is as close as many believe, G. 1. Joe may decide it. You hear that in New York, Pennsylvania and Missouri, and some observers add Ohic.

And if the soldier vote decides

Politics and Demobilization

MANY HERE think Republicans are overlooking good bet in not talking about bog-down of reconversion.- Several weeks ago, admin{stration was in big sweat for congress to act on reconversion legislation. Congress acted, then recessed. Since then nothing has been done. Most important job in this field, director of war mobilization and reconversion, js being held on temporary basis by Justice Byrnes who has announced he will resign after election. Meanwhile, he’s not working at the job, has just returned from junket to France.

ROOSEVELT'S ' disappointment |

A Weekly Sizeup by the Washington Staff of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers

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fortified valley of the Danube—including capture of Vienna, and the end of Reichswehr resistance before Christmas,

This is a possibility, not a promise. The war in Europe won't be

. MEANWHILE don't get too excited over election promises of early demobilization. This goes whether Roosevelt or Dewey wins. Even should the European war end this year, it's going to require more men—army as well as navy and air force—to crush the Japs

NOR HAS President Roosevelt appointed the three-member board which is to head surplus property administration. W, L. Clayton,

PUSH APS BACK

it, you may not know who won until Dec. 1.

In Pennsylvania, for example, soldier ballots won't be counted until Nov. 22, and the count will probably take 10 days. In Pennsylvania, 620,000 soldier ballots have been sent out and a 300,000 return is estimated. In Pittsburgh, 100,000 soldier ballots were sent out and already 35 per cent have come back.

In New York some forecasters say Governor Dewey may carry the civilian vote, but add that if Roosevelt geis the greater share of the soldier vote, he could win the state. :

Consensus has expected a 60-40 split in the soldier vote, in Roosevelt's favor, but some men back from overseas now predict a Dewey majority even there. anybody's guess. New York and Pennsylvania have 82 electoral votes together. Missouri, where it's a hoss race as of today, has another 15. 2A, a = ”

Dewey Farm Speech

UNLESS PLANS switch, Dewey will make his farm speech Tuesday night at Minneapolis. It's likely to follow pattern of speeches on other subjects: Lambasting New Deal for weaknesses in its farm program and outlining what Mr. Dewey would do if he becomes President. ® » 0» YOU PAY your money and take your choice: Some top insiders at New York Democratic headquarters are guessing they'll carry Pennsylvania and lose Massachusetts. Some top insiders at G. O. P, headquarters say they'll carry Pennsylvania and lose Massachusetts. ; » . 8 BUILDERS ANTICIPATE little ‘help from new WPB regulations until price ceilings are raised, Removal of restrictions on floor space, electrical plumbing and heating installations was intended to permit and stimulate construction of standard pre-war homes, but builders say they can’t produce them under $6000 sale price ceiling ($7500 in a few areas.)

Lumber regulations, shortage of some materials, manpower troubles, will postpone the predicted. home building “boom.”

Prospect is for new ceiling of at least $7500 ($9000 in the higher price areas), OPA has resisted it, fearing inflationary results and . jeopardy to rent control. rganized labor has fought it, fearing emphasis would shift from low-income dwellings to those for higher-bracket buyers. a » ». ; SECRETARY ICKES (if he stays in office) may have a severe and able critic in the next congress,

It is Wayne L. Morse, Repub- | lican nominee for the senate in | Oregon, with an excellent chance of election,

Morse fell out with Ickes last year over the coal-wage controversy. He was a member of the war labor board and Ickes’ attempt to settle the controversy by-passed the board. The feud hasn't cooled off | much, friends of Morse say, and | 1s apt to flare up again over {~their differing views on Far West | issues.

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IN PHILIPPINES

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hurled thousands of tons of shells deep inland. ; Japanese resistance’ was increasing as the enemy recovered from the initial shock of the assault, but nowhere was it sufficient to stem the tidal wave of American troops and machines enveloping the island, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, personally commanding the attack, estimated the enemy garrison at little more than a division—15,000 men—whereas the invading force was placed at 100,000 to 250,000.

Proceed on Schedule

Reinforcements of men and supplies continued to flow ashore in a steady stream as ground forces consolidated their bridgeheads and struck inland. MacArthur told correspondents that the operations were proceeding “according to plan.” > American casualties have bee “exceedingly light” in the first phase of the invasion, MacArthur's second communique said. Shore fire damaged some landing craft, however, and one vessel in the 600ship invasion armada was damaged by an aerial torpedo. MacArthur appeared to be throwing his main strength against Tacloban, a city of 30,000 persons, and its nearby airfield. ‘Official reports said Lt. Gen. Wal= ter Krueger's 6th army forces penetrated to within a half-mile of the airfield in a 1200-yard advance against moderate resistance in the first eight hours yesterday. Dig In During Night Another force was meeting “stubborn resistance” in the mortar machine-gun and small arms fire

loban. All forces dug in last night against expected counter-attacks, but none was believed to have developed, at least in strength. Carrier planes from the 3d and 7th fleets, as well as Lt. Gen, George C. Kenney's Southwest Pacific air forces, kept up their deadly bombardment of the enemy's air bases and shipping throughout the Philippines, thwarting his every effort to bring up reinforcements or supplies or mount a concerted aerial counterattack. Cae Carrier planes alone were revealed to have sunk 20 ships and small craft, “probably sunk four others, damaged 69 vessels, destroyed 145 planes and damaged 26 in a series of raids Wednesday, Thursday and Friday on enemy air bases and shipping at Luzon, Negros, Panay, Cebu and Leyte. Nine American aircraft were lost. Fuel Dumps Ignited “Nunterous fyel and ammunition dumps were set afire and airdrome installations were heavily damaged.” MacArthur reported in a eommunique on operations of Vice Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid's 7th fleet. “At least 12 coastal gun positions were wrecked and a truck convoy of 50 troop and supply vehicles was destroyed on Leyte island.” A Pearl Harbor communique revealed the part played by Adm. William F. Halsey’'s wide-ranging 3d fleet. Its carrier planes were credited with destroying or damaging 67 of the ships and 87 of the planes included’ in the three-day toll, thus boosting its bag for an almost non-stop offensive since Oct. 10 to 425 ships and 1122 to 1352 planes. MacArthur's communique reported that serving with Krueger in the 6th army were the 10th corps under Maj. Gen. Franklin T, Sebitz; the 24th corps under Maj. Gen. John R. Hodge, the 3d amphibious engineer brigade under Brig. Gen. William Seavy, and supporting supply and other troops. Other Outfits Revealed

The two corps include the 1st cavalry division under Maj. Gen. Verne D. Mudge; the Tth infantry division under Maj. Gen. Archibald V. Arnold; the 24th infantry division under Maj. Gen. Frederick A. Irving and the 96th infantry division under Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley. Other aircraft kept up widespread attacks throughout the Southwest Pacific, 40 bombers .and fighters hitting the Ceram-Amboina area Tuesday and 30 more following up Wednesday, setting petroleum installations ablaze and raiding airdromes. The Celebes and Moluccas, south {of the Philippines, were attacked by bombers and fighters, airdromes, troops encampments and small shipping coming under fire.

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Indianapolis Residents Asked To Provide Rooms for Teachers

The Indianapolis Convention and Publicity bureau is appealing to Indianapolis residents to provide rooms for many of the 16,000 Indiana teachers who will attend the annual state convention of the Indiana Btate Teachers Association, Oct. 26 and 27. It is pointed out that there is a greater need for rooms in private homes this year than ever before. All hotel reservations are filled, Residents who are willing to offer rooms for rent should write the Bureau, 1201 Roosevelt building. No reservatelephone. The attached coupon may be used.

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library, was installed as president of the Indiana Library assdciation at the closing session of the annual | parley this morning at Hotel Lin-| coln, . ‘ More than 400: delegates to the convention today approved the re-| port of the nominating committee, | electing Walter

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"| vice-president and president-elect; |

Mrs. Alma Zanger, Winamac,| treasurer, and Mrs, Ellen Kistler, Notre Dame, secretary. - The election ‘of officers and a business meeting this morning was | followed by a luncheon which .imarked the close of the three-day

D : association meeting. ~ Miss Wilma E. Reeve, head of the circulation depargment of the In-

near Palo, five miles south of Tac-|.

More than 100 medium and light

plosives onto buildings and barge hideouts at New Ireland, Rabaul Other planes dropped 1290 tons of bombs on New

parley, held with the Indiana Li- elected x brary Trustees’

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War Fund Drive Nearing Is Goal As Gifts Mount

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ager of the Chevrolet commercial body division. The Diamond Chain and Manufacturing Co. reported a total contribution. of $15,052.70 from. employee, executives and the company. A special table was occupied by a committee of employees that included Mabel Bittrich, C. C. Winegardner, Virgil Connolly, L. H. Bas~ sett, Harold Martin, Dale Hodges and Quentin Wert. . : Inspector Donald Tooley of the Indianapolis police department reported that they had exceeded their quota by 5 per cent with a contribution of $1800 from 510 members of the force. Summarizing the campaign to date L. L. Goodman, general chairman, said “It appears that we will reach our goal only if we have the full support of every contributor able to give.”

BRIGHT FUTURE MAPPED HERE

Development of Industry Seen Calling for New Public Works.

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Telford, who is making a survey of local government, and Harland Bartholomew of St. Louis, planning consultant. Tracing the background of the problems facing the city today, Mr. Kuhn said that during the late Twenties, Indianapolis had some industria] losses, such as the automobile factories, and that little was done to counteract the trend. Industrial employment fell from 50,000 in 1929 to 30,000 in 1934. The depression did not affect Indianapolis as severely as ‘many other cities, however, and the upturn began in 1936. In 1040, our industrial employment reached 67,000 and war boosted it to 130,000 last summer. : “So we find ourselves today,” Mr. Kuhn said, “with a backlog of needed public improvements that have accumulated largely since 1929; with a greater population that needs good public service, and with a movement, of population from the city to the suburban areas that depresses values and taxpaying ability within the city. Unless the trend is halted it will eventually smother this city as it already has some of the older cities of the east and midwest.”

Plans for Future

To reverse the trend toward decentralization, Mr. Kuhn outlined the recommendations of the postwar planning committee, urging: 1. Repairing and enlarging the sewer system. 2. Building better thoroughfares into the center of the city. 3. Clearing ‘and redeveloping slum areas, 4. Putting an end to the smoke evil, 8. Bringing about more railroad grade separations. 6. Obtaining a uniform, scientific reassessment of property for taxation. Other post-war projects outlined were elimination of all portable school buildings, a new South side high school and consolidation of some school districts, He told of the committee’s discussion of plans to enlarge Weir Cook municipal airport, beautify stream areas in the city, and enlarge the Garfield park bandshell for summer light opera, Other problems he mentioned were the need for a new county courthouse, jail and police station, a public auditorium, street paving and repair, modern street lighting, public hospital extension and flood control. Federal hand-outs should be avoided, Mr. Kuhn said, and the city’s own bonding power and taxation used instead. In addition to making living in the city more attractive, some method should be found to encourage eventual annexation of suburban areas, he concluded. 3

ASKIN ESTATE LEFT TO NIECES, NEPHEW

The will of Clifford G. Askin, Indianapolis undertaker who died last Sunday, was filled for probate yesterday. The Fletcher Trust Co. was named and qualified as executor. The amount of the estate is not disclosed, but goes principally to Miss Edith A. Barbour and Mrs. Alice Rhodes, nieces, and a nephew, Walter H, Barbour, all of Indianapolis,

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Resolutions Committee Chairman ichard Sealock, Gary, introduced a motion paying tribute to Dr. Christopher Bush Coleman, head of the Indiana Historical bureau from 1924 until his death, June 25. The resolution lauded Dr, Coleman's

|contribution to library progress,

both in his capacity as historical bureau head and as state librarian for six years. : * Sy Mrs. Frances Clarke Sayers, New York public library, spoke at the

luncheon, Bend public library. ; Composers and Conductors. Mr.ip Closing session of the Indiana) Lois Ringo, Anderson public Spaeth spoke on “Music Goes "to Library Trustees’ association parley library head, presented thé award War,” paying tribute to the Indianwas held last night with the newly for the South Bend entry, a scrap-. ‘Symphony orchestra for its president, Mrs. Ralph L..book of pictures and explanatory | of confemporary | Burris, Washington, , Presding notes of bulletin board posters rela- can composers. He also lauded thee officers elected at the trus- tive to events of “local history in-|the : polis American Legion ® Clarence ' M, Brown, ond; | Bloomington public library records to ma Tec

APOLIS

TOLL IS 70 DEAD

169 Listed as Missing and

Hundreds Are in Hospitals.

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and residential district. Meantime, reports of expected total deaths mounted rapidly as more skeletons of cremated victims were uncovered in leveled homes—the bones of some found lying on the stwisted remains of iron beds. ; Because of the uncertainty of how many people were in the area and how many people were actual. ly at work in gutted war plants and nearby cartage establishments, civil authorities broadcast a city-wide appeal asking relatives and friends to report missing persons to the police immediately. : Coroner Gerber sald “no more” than 3500 people were made homeless by the holocaust and that reports exceeding that figure was highly “exaggerated.” R® The initial blast was followed by five other major explosions which kept fire sweeping across the area in all directions to nearby buildings and homes. Unofficial estimates placed the damage at nearly $10,000,000.

At Least 200 Hurt

At least 200"were injured and all hospitals in the city were jammed. Coroner Samuel Gerber said he expected additional deaths due to injuries, Authorities discussed converting the central armory in downtown Cleveland into an emergency

morgue. s Reminiscent of the Cleveland clinic blaze which snuffed out 124 lives in 1929, the fire raged out of control for nine hours before it was brought virtually under control at midnight, Major Frank J. Lausche ordered continued evacuation of all homes and buildings on the fringe of the area as a precautionary measure,

E, PRUSSIA FRONT CAVING, NAZIS SAY

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the Nazi commentators did not spelocate the most forward Soviet penetration it appeared that the Red army was at least 16 miles inside East Prussia on a front of 13 miles which was beginning to mushroom. The Russians apparently had one of their most powerful armored forces in operation. The Nazis claimed they had knocked out 463 Russian tanks in five days’ fighting, 109 of them yesterday. The break-in by Soviet tanks opened up the possibility .of encelopment of the Insterburg rail hub which is only about 20 miles from the Russian spearhead. Loss of this point would disrupt Nazi defense maneuvers, Moscow communiques still failed to confirm enemy reports of East Prussian activity. A Soviet communique disclosed that Marshal Rodion Y. Malinov{sky's 2d Ukrainian army had reached within 111 miles east of Budapest in capturing Debrecen, Hungary's third largest city. Marshal Feodor Tolbukin's 3d Ukrainian. army meantime was preparing for a new drive westward after completing the conquest of Belgrade, capital of Yugoslavia and the sixth national capital liberated by Soviet forces,

U, S. PLANES BREAK NAZI DAM IN FRANCE

™ By J. EDWARD MURRAY United Press Staff Correspéndent SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, A, E. F, Paris, Oct. 21.—American Thunderbolts blasted "a 50-foot breach in the Lake Etang de Lindre dam two miles southeast of Dieuze and the loosed torrent swirled today through the streets of the vital transport center 25 miles northeast of Nancy. The commander of the German garrison of captured Aachen formally surrendered at 12:06 p. m. today, it was announced officially, but sporadic clashes in the outskirts still were going on at 2 p. m, because of his inability to notify all of his troops. United States 3d army front dispatches reporting the break in the ancient earthen dam with 2000{pound bombs said two feet of | floodwater was gushing through { Dieuze, drowning out Nazi traffic (at the collection point of German armored supplies.

MARK MISSION SUNDAY

Mission Sunday will be marked {tomorrow with a special sermon, prayers and an offering at all serve ices in the Indianapolis diocese for ithe benefit of Catholic missions

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Highlights from Governor Thomas E. Dewey's speech at Pittsburgh, Pa., last night:

“We are pledged to remove from the backs of American

| farmers and businessmen the

hordes of bungling bureaucrats and the load of red tape and. regulations under which they have staggered so many years.” : a J » » “We must have a government that wants: every American to succeed.” : - - ”.

property of any party . . . and no party can them for its political profit.”

: x = ® “The New Deal has turned col-

Labor Talk at Pittsburgh

a a Fx : : lective bargaining into political bargaining.” - 2 u “A change of administration offers the only future to the working people of America.” . 8 . “Political bosses and one-man

DEWEY SCORES LABOR ‘ABUSES’

Lashes at ‘One-Man Rule’ For Benefit of Political Bosses.

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fee of $25,000 for his services to the railway workers, “Collective bargaining is only one of the casualties of the rights of workers under the New Deal” Mr, Dewey continued, “Look at what has happened to the white collar wor! ”

war program except: “Back to normalcy * with 10 million unemployed.” ‘Property of People’

one group of American workers over another group.”

CAB FARES BY ZONES ARE PROPOSED HERE

As city officials prepared today to prosecute a number of taxicab drivers on charges of overcharging passengers, another move was underway to revise a city ordinance to provide for fares by zones, instead of meters. anh Mrs. Maude Hobson, chief inspector of the city bureau of weights and measures, and her assistants must wade through a pile of complaints from objecting citizens before affidavits can be prepared, she said. > It is hoped this information” can be compiled some time next week, Mrs. Hobson added. Meanwhile, the chief inspector was studying the possibility of presenting to the city council a proposed ordinance revising the present taxicab code, ; . It was believed that to divide the city into zones with an established fare for each zone, would help greatly to prevent overcharging. In addi- ' tion, posting of the present city ordinance in the cab is being considered.

PYLE TO RECEIVE DEGREE Ernie Pyle, whose “Brave Men" will be the December selection of the Book-of-the-Month club, is to be honored with the degree of Doctor of Letters by New Mexico uni. versity at its commencement on Oct, 27. “Brave Men” covers the war from the Sicilian campaign to

around the world.

Paul R. Benson, retiring president, was elected to the executive board made up of Mrs. Fred A. Borns, Gary; Mrs. George K. Bridwell, Bloomington, and Z. M. Smith, Greenfield. : Annual presentation of awards and commendations was made at the session last night. The Melcher Library award, a set of books given to the library carrying out the best | Project promoting regional history or authors, was given to the South

the liberation of Paris.

Elections Close Convention of Librarians and Trustees Here

Miss Elsa Strassweg, librarian of closing business session at which Sears, re-elected secretary- treasthe Bluffton-Wells county public|the annual committee reports were | rer, ‘

The trustees’ citation committee named Mrs. George W, Blair, Mishawaka, recipient of the outstanding achievement commendation. Mrs, Blair has been with the Mishawaka public library board 13 years and for six years has served on the Indiana State Library and Historical board. She has been active in Indiana Library Trustees’ association work, and is a past president of the organization. Speaker at the closing trustee session was Sigmund Spaeth, music critic and commentator and president of the National Association of

Mrs. Alta Vaught

Dead in Kansas

Mrs. Alta Vaught, wife of the Rev. Gifford Vaught, former pastor of the First Free Methodist church here, died yesterday in , Kas,

NEGROES HERE

G. 0. P. Platform Proposals Fail to Outweigh Sentiment. (Continued From Page One) the national platform to provide by law for a permanent fair employment practice committee. It also asks repeal of the poll tax, which is used in the Democratic deep south to keep the Negroes from voting. Preferred Wallace President Roosevelt's failure to take Vice President Wallace on the fourth term ticket also hurt the Negro vote. As one of their leaders in the state summed it up: “They wanted Wallace but they

will tolerate Truman.” What they want most, however,

party ee borough with the Bronx snd Manhattan still to come.

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both economic security and per- |Democratic candidate had a smile sonal freedom.” {for everyone from under his old iail ses ip : a ap working man and. woman sings | AVY Weather friend. Bub at Bb: labor and that the department Wille Be pe: Bis oar ad Bead i" to and hot to rye, dr mn : re enorking men and women of | “sgier that 10-minute Stop, the

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Hatless at the start of his t the President arrived at the r §

there. Mayor La Guardia and other municipal and party big shots were in the parade, La Guardia in presidential car for the of the ride.

the war. Governor Thomas B Dewey's talks along that line have!

no more living in slum areas be-! cause of poverty through unemploy- | ment. Many of them recall the tough time they had under Presi-| dent Hoover. Work at good wages: counts more with them than any party labels. Republican State Senator Robert Lee Brokenburr is out each night trying to sell them the idea that Dewey will do the best job of providing work for all. He and Wilbur H. Grant, who is seeking re-election to the house, are the two Negroes on the G. O, P. ticket in Marion county. The Democrats have one, O. H. Banks, candidate for the house. Expect Majorities But William E. Clauer, Indian. apolis ‘brewer and Democratic politiciamy has great weight in the Negro wards. The Democrats expect: a majority in both the 23d and 12th. Republicans are placing some’ hope here in the fact that they got a larger percentage of Negro members of their party registered than did the Democrats. They say there are 373 unregistered Democrats in Lockefield Gardens, federally built Negro housing project, alone. Mayor Tyndall is being “cussedout” by some of the local Republicans because he allegedly let Democratic police sergeants “politic” in the Negro wards. All of which adds up to the fact that while Republicans will get more “Negro votes than in the past by percentage, they are not likely to have a majority, “They like that name Roosevelt,”

“They even liked to vote for Teddy back jn the Bull-Moose days. So they are still pretty strong for Franklin and Eleanor.” :

SPANISH WAR GROUP INITIATION MONDAY

. Maj. Harold C. Megrew auxiliary No. 3, United Spanish War Vet-

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n the most effective with Tote effec ve. or ‘ Here in Indianapolis they want! There was a buss of curb-side

comment as the President by. “He looks swell” was » quent judgment, and thers was comment that in the long procession of cars only one top was down —the President's. : Navy yard workers greeted the President with ear-splitting applause. = “Hi, yah, Frankie,” whooped the unabashed workmen. “Give ‘em Bell” Business areas turned out big noisy crowds for the President and there were roars of shouts and applause, Some 24 minutes late, the President arrived at the Kings-Queens county line, drenched, but still smiling. About 500 persons had gath~ ered there for a close-up while officials of one county surrendered seats with the President and offi« cials of the other county moved in. The light drizzle was fairly steady.

NEAL SHEPARD RITES AT BICKNELL MONDAY

Services will be held Monday at Bicknell for Neal Shepard, 54, of 809 N. Pennsylvania st. who was said to have leaped from a third~ story window at City hospital yesterday, Burial will be there. Leonard Cox, deputy coroner, said Mr, Shepard had been admitted as a patient Thursday, suffering severely from asthma. Becoming restless, he pushed a nurse and attendant aside and ran for the wine dow, police said. A native of Bruceville, he had lived here four years and was employed as a parking attendant at the Circle Motor Inn. = Survivors are his wife, Symbline; three sons, William and Melvin, Indianapolis, and Thomas, serving with the army overseas, and a brother, Charles, Linton.

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