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VOLUME 55 NUMBER 194

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1944

Kidney: ‘Dewey Seems A Cinch To Win In

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY ~ INDIANA began voting Republican again back in 1938. As of today it appears the Hoosiers will continue

to do so.

pe quarts and defections within the Republican

State and the new life given the Democrats by the C. I. O.-

Political Action Commi to win here. Nothing Candidate Roosevelt can do between now and election day, Nov. 7, appears likely to Shaiige the Ret Tesult. | Democrats largely argue only regarding the Dewey maJority, R e publicans get & minimum

figure low enough to make the sisun that state tick- Kidney et could carry. Me: Some may even say “Roosevelt has a chance,” but that is about 8s far as they will go.

Committee, Governor Thomas

E. Dewey seems a cinch

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of political activity rank-and-file citizenry of a state that normally is passionate about politics. Only the professionals are actually active, despite the fact that the election will be held two weeks from today. Candidates of both parties are busy stumping the state. But for

A grim war, with every county seat town carrying huge signboards on the court house lawn’ listing hundreds of names of local

fighting fronts, don't care to spend their leisure time listening to politicians ®talk. Transportation to meetings also is difficult. P. A, C. and union labor leadership are unlikely to deliver anything like a 100 percent proRoosevelt vote. The story is told of a C. I. O. local union basketball team taking the floor with Dewey buttons on their sweaters. Many newcomers to industry are working in closed shops and paying their union dues under compulsion. They may have voted

bring Times readers accurate, his campaign activities.

Mr. Kidney leaves today for Washington to join President Roosevelt for the remaining two weeks of the campaign. He will accompany the President to Philadelphia Saturday, travel with him on other speaking trips scheduled for next week, to

complete first-hand reports of

they please on “election day. The leadership cannot deliver the membership.

Voters generally are silent about the campaign. Roosevelt or Dewey : buttons appear largely on the lapels of the professionals. There is none of the warmth of the Willkie “crusade” which marked the state campaign four years ago. Republicans are counting on this silence to swell the Dewey victory here to landslide proportions., They point out that in the past Roosevelt supporters largely have been ouspoken. And it is a po-

DEWEY GIVES TALK TONIGHT

Broadcast Scheduled at 9:30; Nominee Is Silent on Ball.

By JOHN L. CUTTER United Press Staff Correspondent

ABOARD DEWEY CAMPAIGN TRAIN, Oct. 24.—Governor Thomas BE. Dewey headed his presidential

campaign into Minnesota today}:

confronted with the fact that one of the state's two Republican senators, Joseph H. Ball, is openly supporting President Roosevelt for reelection,

Ball told a press conference in Washington yesterday that he would “vote for and support™ Mr.

Editorial, Page Ten.

he feels that the Prot views on foreign policy go further into the collaboration

secretary, to make any comment tmmediately.

Foreign Affairs Issue

Regardless of what effect the split may have on Minnesota's 11 electoral voles in the November election, it became clear that foreign policy is the dominant issue of the 1044 presidential campaign. Mr, Dewey told a press conference aboard the train shortly before reaching Cleveland that he will discuss foreign affairs in his speech at Minneapolis tonight (NBC-Bilue

. 9:30-10 p. m. Indianapolis time), at President]

He threw back Roosevelt the charge of campaigning on history (picked out of context) and said he will “fill in the gaps” in tonight's address. President Roosevelt made the charge in his speech last Saturday night before the Foreign Policy association in New York City. “Mr. Roosevelt, I'm afraid, took his history out of context in his speech Saturday night” Governor Dewey said. “His memory seems to have failed him on large areas of recent history, so I'll fill in the

Mr. Dewey declined to elaborate but there was reason to believe that he would go into the sale of scrap tron. and ofl to Japan preceding the

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INDIANAPOLIS TIMES STRAW VOTE— Dewey and Gates Each Lose Half Point in Late Returns

. By EARL RICHERT

‘Both Governor Dewey

and G. 0. P. Gubernatorial

Nominee Ralph Gates dropped one-half of one per cent

in today’s returns in The

Indianapolis Times’ straw

poll, making Mr. Dewey’s standing 60.5 per cent and

Mr. Gates’ 51 per cent.

Standings of the senatorial and congressional candidates re-

Fiaiied achanged, »

The Times" poly, as of today.

Republican ..60.5% ..D2

D7 %

President ....Dewey Senator ......Capehart Governor .....Gates ....

Congressman .Stark ...

If, as some experts advise for this type of poll, 412 per cent is deducted from the standings of the Republican candidates added on to the Democrats to allow for the people in the low in-

” . . shows the following percentages: Democrat Roosevelt .39.5% % Schricker ..48 % Jackson ...43 9% ..43.5% Ludlow ...56.5%

and

come group, usually Democratic, who do not take the trouble to vote

in a postcard straw poll, The Times’ poll would show the following

percentages

: Republican President ....Dewey ....56 % Senator ......Capehart ..47.5% 52.5% Stark .....39 %

*Governor ....Gates .... Congressman

2

Democrat Roosevelt 44 % Schricker .52.5%

Ludlow ...61 %

® = =»

The Times’ poll up-to-date shows a heavy vote for Mr. Dewey with a large number of “scratches” for Governor Schricker and

POST-WAR AUTOS—

Some Are Being Made, Tested on

Secret Tracks

By CHARLES T. PEARSON United Press Stall Correspondent DETROIT, Oct. 24.—"Post postwar” automobiles are being planned here—and: some even have been manufactured—but they are guarded like the gold at Ft. Knox: . They're whizzing around the test track of at least one major manufacturer, driven by men inaccessible to the public and busi

-war” automobile, but the story can be told

The “post-war” car is going to be as different as the industry can make it within the range of public capacity to accept. At least one company now manufacturing airplanes is planning to enter the automobile field. At least four rivals for the midget car fields are in prospect

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Drunk Charge Hurled at Navy Officers by Teamster Paper

The International .Teamster, official organ of the International Brotherhood ‘of Teamsters (A. F..of

L.), charged today that two naval officers had been drunk and had

TIMES INDEX

Amusements , 6 Eddie Ash ... 16

Inside Indpls. - Jane Jordan. .

Comics ...... 19|M 8 Crossword ... 19 Ludwell Denny 10 Editorials ,... 10] Fashions -.... 12 Financial .... 14 Forum sors en 10

sera 1

Meta Given . 12

‘provoked a fight with union mem

bers in the “Hotel Statler incident” which followed President Roosevelt's address to: the union Sept. 23. (Lt. Randolph Dickins Jr. charged that he and a companion identified as Lt. Cmdr. James H. Suddeth, 33, Greer, 8. C., hdd been beaten by teamsters union members at the| Hotel Statler, Washington, Talons

Hoosier Heroes—

SGT, BROWN LISTED MISSING IN FRANCE

Lt. Mohr and Pfc. Gandolf Listed as Wounded.

Another Indianapolis man is missing in action while a former missing man has been reported a prisoner of Germany and two more Hoosiers have been wounded.

MISSING Sgt. George M. (Mel) Brown, for-

; \merly of 2418 E. 10th st., in France.

WOUNDED

First Lt. George William Mohr, 129 E. 51st st, in France.

Pfc. Gene Gandolf, 4017 E. New York st, in Holland. PRISONER Cpl. Robert N. Beaver, Fishers, brother of Mrs. Martha Snead, 3132

Broadway, and Mrs. Lucille Moore, 4325 ‘Crittenden ave.

(Details, Page Four) °

DRAIN GAS TANKS AT CLEVELAND FIRE

CLEVELAND, Oct. 24 (U. P).— Two unexploded storage tanks at the East Ohio Gas Co. plant were to be drained today as a precautionary measure against possibility of their blowing up like three others. Emptying of the tanks was recommended to the company by Mayor Frank J. Lausche’s special board of inquiry which is conducting an investigation into Cleveland's worst

eventually 200 lives.

=| WELLES STILL BOOKED

in| FOR APPEARANCE HERE

G Although both Orson Welles and Olivia DeHavilland are ill, neither ‘have yet canceled their scheduled appearance at a Democratic rally set for 8 p. m. Nov. 1 at Cadle Tab-

A Sache, county Democratic leaders| rey ely, ray whol tx was postponed be- |

fire, which is expected to claim]

REGISTRATIONS HINT A RECORD

NOV. 7 BALLOT

Survey Shows Thousands Of War Workers to Vote In Arms Centers.

By UNITED PRESS a record presidential vote was in

interest and an increased population.

Milwaukee—County total is now (Continued on Page 3—Column 4)

80 HURT AS TRAINS CRASH IN LOUISIANA

Crack Fliers Collide Midest of Heavy Fog.

NEW ORLEANS, La., Oct. 24 (U. P.) ~The Southern Pacific railroad’s “Sunset Limited” was struck from the rear by the Illinois Central “Louisiana” in a heavy fog this morning between Harahan and Shrewsbury and more than 80 passengers were reported injured. The two trains, northbound, started from their stations about five minutes apart, but a message received at 9:05 a. m. from the vicinity of East Bridge junction said the two trains had collided. The Sunset Limited was bound for Houston, Tex. the was bound for Chicago, with the first

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litical axiom that the silent vote goes “against the ins.” In many places, however, the Democrats are better organized and displaying more pep than the Republicans. But it is purely a professional job and the citiiid in general is unaffected by

Entered as Second-Class Matter on Postoftice Indianapolis 9, Ind, Issued daily except Sunday

Indiana’ A Dewey vote of 100,000 ma-~ jority would wash out the Democratic ticket, including both the senatorial and gubernatorial candidates. Popular Governor Henry PF. Schricker “Is. said to be worth several thousa votes more than Roosevelt in the state. The only congressmen the Democrats feel certain of electing are those now sitting, Rep. Louis Ludlow, Indianapolis, and Ray Madden, Gary. And in the case of Indianapolis some doubt exists. Most optimistic Democrats grant that they largely have lost the farm vote in the state. So it appears that this is a Republican year in Indiana.

Sevitzky Rehearses Symphony

0 Solicitors

SHORT OF OF GOAL

Fear May Not Reached.

The last report meeting of the United War and Community Fund will be held tomorrow night in the Claypool hotel.

Only 71 per cent of the $1,975,000 goal has been attained so far and workers fear that the quota may not be reached. L. L. Goodman, general chairman, said that some units had shown decided gains, but it was still a question whether these gains would offset the Josses in the industrial division.; At the sixth luncheon meeting yesterday volunteer workers reported 14803 new pledges for a total of $238,427.25. This brings the total to date to ${,402,167.40 from 63,035 contributors. To reach the goal $572,831 is needed. Quotas Exceeded In the residential division, district 10, headed by Mrs. Charles Efroymson, was the first to go above its quota. Thirty-three of 72 teams in the residential district of which Mrs. Rollin W. Spiegel is chairman, were reported to have gone over their quotas. District 4, headed by Arthur R. Madison and Sid Mahalowitz, and district 7, in charge of Robert Riggs, both in the individual division, have passed their quotas. Of the 71 teams in the individual gifts division, 33 have gone over the top. The American Telegraph Co. became the second unit of the utility division to make its quota of $582.85. H. F, Flory and A. H. Hoel were

Quota Be

stop at Hammond, La.

firm chairmen.

telligent judgment about this subject, The Communist movement is not a propaganda league, an electoral party, an effort of persuasion, a campaign to win 140 million people to Communism. - The Communist movement is a to seize power. It's Pupose 1s to destroy by force

of free enterprise on

system “whieh it ests. The Communists

ymphony Conductor Fabien Sevitsky . , . spolis orchestra in the world premiere of Lionel Barrymore's “Praeludium and Fugue” Saturday and Sunday.

FUND IS 29%

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United Press Sta

minimum of seven miles on a

today.

Japanese ground reaction is

island which adjoins Leyte a

SOVIETS DEEPEN. E. PRUSSIA DRIVE

| Twenty Miles tiles. Inside Reich io

Territory, Peril Tilsit And Insterburg.

By BRUCE MUNN United Press Staff Correspondent

| LONDON, Oct. 24.—Soviet forces! plowed deeper into the Junkers!

province of East Prussia today, developing major threats to Tilsit and Insterburg, and Nazi reports indi-|

he'll direct the Indian-

Score for Premiere Fugue Is

Received

A MANUSCRIPT, still wet with printer's ink, was rushed special delivery air mail to Fabien Sevitzky Saturday, just in time for the Indianapolis symphony orchestra conductor to arrange a “special treat” for music patrons at the opening concerts this week-end at the Murat. The last minute change in the concert program will be the world premiere of Lionel Barrymore's “Praeludium and Fugue,” the actor-composer’s third musical work. » = ¥ ALTHOUGH this will be the second world premiere of Mr. Barrymore's compositions played by Mr. Sevitzky, the actor and conductor have never met. Their friendship began when the symphony leader saw that Mr. Barrymore had orchestrated MacDonald's “Sea Pieces” when the former was at the McDowell colony in New Hampshire. Mr. Sevitzky then asked for permission to play the number. The two have talked over the telephone and have had a voluminous amount of éorrespondence. Last year the Indianapolis symphony orchestra. played the

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F. D. R. SCHEDULES SPEECH IN CHICAGO

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2¢ (U. P).— President Roosevelt will make a campaign speech in Chicago, the White House announced today, and although there was no official word on its time, previous scheduling of a8 Democratic rally there next

Saturday led to belief he would

cated Red army spearheads were | more than a score of miles inside]

forward.

frankly that only the utmost efforts of the wehrmacht had thus

Soviet break-through. Reports from Henry Shapiro, United Press staff correspondent in Moscow, said both Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler had visited the East Prussian army in recent days and exhorted the Germans to hold their ground at all costs. Greatest Eastern Battle Nazi Transocean agency reports described the struggle as the greatest battle yet fought on the Eastern front in which the Red army was pouring masses of men, artillery and armor such as never had been seen before. . One Nazi correspondent was quoted by the British radio as saying the Soviets had penetrated about 37 miles into East Prussia but

not given. German counter-attacks were said to have been made, south of Goldap on the southeastern approaches to Insterburg in which the Nazis claimed they retook a strategic height. A few miles to the north]

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NINE RATION STAMPS TO BE VALIDATED

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (U. P). —Validation dates for five additional blue ration stamps and four red stamps, each worth 10 points,

were announced today by the office of price administration. Red stamps, L5, M5, N5 and P5, will become good next Sunday for buying rationed meats, fats, butter and cheese. They will have to last for a five-week period. Blue stamps S5, T5, U5, V5 and W5, will become good Nov. 1. All the stamps are good indefi-

speak then.

Communists Conspire to Seize U. S. Power, Eastman Says.

nitely.

Max Eastman, at present Digest, is perhaps best known

‘a study of humor, “Enjoyment

mammoth "History of the Russian Revolution" and author of

daigua, N. Y., in 1883, he taught philosophy at Columbia university before leaving to edit “The Masses,” a trailblazing - journal, and later "The Liberator." 3% first Men's League for Women's Suffrage. Wal known

roving editor of the Reader's as translator of Leon Trotsky's

of Laughter." Born in Canan-

In 1910 he organized the

Lt. Gen. Walter Krueger, American 6th army, said that opportunity for any effective

Reich territory and still moving]

| Nazi accounts of the battle said

far prevented disintegration of she German defense forces and a major |

the location of this position was]

3000 JAPS

Our Losses One-Tenth Those of Foe, Gen. Krueger Reveals; Yanks Shove Inland 7 Miles.

By WILLIAM B. DICKINSON

ff Correspondent

GEN. MacARTHUR’S HEADQUARTERS, Leyte, C 24.—American troops, deepening the Leyte beachhead to

front of nearly 25. miles, ha

already killed more than 3000 Japanese and prevented an effective Japanese counter-thrusts, headquarters revealed

commanding general of the

vanishing as the American

drive the Japanese back into the rice paddies and hill country’ and away from the coastal roads. (The London radio broadcast reports that new Ame ican landings by armored forces have been made on San

t the northern side of Ley

gulf. The German D. N. B. news agency asserted Japane! army and naval air forces opened an attack against U. S. invasion fleet lying in Leyte gulf and against another U. S. battle fleet, location ad Satu of which was not

pe iy S. Corresponde William J. Dunn reported 'a ‘broadcast from Leyte th the Japanese weré making attacks on Tacloban bay but hi | paid “a steep price.” He American air cover was" good had seen three Jap planes sh down during the day. The Dom Japanese agency in a broadcast corded by FCC admitted that {lied forces on Leyte “are gradually |increasing their strength with arrival ‘of additional - reinfor ments.” | (Domei said also that the anese, presumably air forces, {tacked “enemy surface at Leyte gulf and also the task in adjacent waters.” Domei

| Japanese group troops continued attack American invading

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American forces on Leyte already have captured 1I cities and towns, including the two principal cities of Tacloban and Palo, as well ag three = adjacent small islands. >

10 to 1 Losses Revealed Krueger revealed that American

anese at a ratio of more than 10 | 1 and said few Japanese p {had been taken. r “Everything has gone accord to schedule,” Krueger said, add that the chance for successful Jaj anese counter-offensives was d dling each day. Krueger noted that not one of attempted Japanese counter tacks had been successful and

iS. lipes had been held to a mum, One 6th army officer said the ri paddies had been a bigger en than the Japanese since {bogged down our mechanized equ ment and forced troops to chest-deep through the water.

Report Manila Raid

(A Japanese Domel dispatch s: Premier Gen. Kuniaki Koiso {told his people that Japan's p {tion was more critical than e [before and warned them to be ready for another allied “ath to smash our strategic defense. (Another Domei broadcast corded by FCC monitors contende that American troops had gain only a “toehold” on Leyte “would be crushed like an once the Japanese forces laun full-scale counter-offensive: op tions.”) (The Japanese controlled radio said 22 American « borne planes raided the Manila 350 miles northwest of Leyte fc concentrating on airfields.) Steadily expanding their foothold in the Central Philipp 10th corps troops pursued ret ing Japanese at the northern

yond the capital city of