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The most frigid election | weather here in years may

reduce the turnout of voters

in the city balloting here and | - in other cities of the state tomor- '

row. The Weather Bureau forecast below-freezing temperatures (25 to 28 degrees) all day tomorrow with snow flurries. Voters _in other Indiana cities will fare no better. a The Weatherman predicted that the accumulation of snow tonight and tomorrow probably will measure 2 to 4 inches. Bad weather may cut down the vote estimates for Indianapolis which had ranged from 130,000 to 140,000 out of 203,000 eligible voters registered. Vote in 1038 Cities Some election officials said if there is snow all day tomorrow, the turnout might drop as low as 120,000. Municipal elections will be held in 103 Indiana cities and 425 towns. The state now has 55 Democratic mayors and 48 Republican mayors. Previous low maximum noted was in 1927, when the mercury stuck at 38 degrees. i Speeches Are Hot The bitterly-fought campaign for election of a mayor, city clerk and nine city councilmen wound up during the cold week-end with a series of hot speeches, lastminute appeals for support . Indications were the outcome will hinge on a comparatively small majority of votes, the. margin being estimated betwen 5000 and 10,000 either way. The eleventh-hour flurry of campaigning was linked closely with the local effects of the election of Frank E. McKinney, Indianapolis banker, as national Democratic chairman. Mr. McKinney came back from Washington to fire up the Indianapolis Demgcratic organization for a big push behind Mayor Bayt's mayoraity candidacy. McKinney Helps Democratic leaders reported Mr. McKinney's election to the chairmanship sparked up their campaign considerably and predicted victory tomorrow. Republican leaders haled Mr. McKinney's personal entrance In the campalgn during the week-end as “proof of their contention that national issues are foremost in the election here.” Republican leaders predicted today Judge Alex Clark, GOP mayoralty nominee, will win tomorrow by 8000 votes or more. The polis will open at 8 a. m. tomorrow and close at 6 p. m. The outcome will be determined by unofficial returns from voting machines as early at 830 p.m tomorrow.

Clark Maintains Lead in Final Poll by Times

Judge Alex Clark kept his lead over Mayor Bayt in the 18th and final tabulation of The Times Straw Vote for Mayor today. Judge Clark held 56.5 per cent of all votes counted, while Mayor Bayt polled 43.5 per cent. A slight] increase for Judge Clark was noted In the count, He held 56.3 per cent of all votes yesterday, and Mayor Bayt slipped from his previous mark of 43.7 per cent.

The percentage comparison! follows: Previous Total Tabulats Date tion For Judge Clark, Republican ..... 56.5% 56.3% For Mayor Bayt, / Democrat ...... 43.5% 43.7% Straight Republican Votes..... 28.9% 28.1% Straight Democratic Votes .... 18.07, 18.67%, Republicans for Democrat Bayt. 11.6% 11.67% Democrats for Republican Clark.. 8.27% RR, No Party Vote Indicated ...... 33.3% 33.0%

The tabulation of votes received in one day revealed the following percentages: For Judge Clark, 58.0 per cent: For Mayor Bayt, 41.1 per cent; Straight Republican Votes, 37.5 per cent; Democratic Votes, 10.7 per cent; Republicians for Democrat Bayt, 12.5 per cent; Democrats for Republican Clark, 1.8 per cent; no party vote indicated, 37.5 per cent. The Times Straw Vote Mayor is NOT a forecast or prediction of the election tomorrow. It's only purpose is to record and indicate current local political trends so that the readers can draw their own onclusions. Names of persons who received Times Straw Vote for Mayor cards were selected from the City Directory in a manner to represent every wage-earning bracket and every section of the City. Vote Tomorrow.

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Mayor Phillip L. Bayt

Look at Record: Bayt

Bf MAYOR PHILLIP BAYT

My program for the next four

years includes continuation of my cilities will be opened for the citi- in effect was written by the peo- to extend city services to them. accomplishments of the last year.'zens of Indianapolis, and particu- pie of Indianapolis.

I shall strive diligently, as 1 have in the last 11'; months as Mayor, to administer in a sound, businesslike manner my policy of progressive improvements and good government for the City of Indianapolis. I believe I possess the qualifications necessary to further these aims.

As City Controller, preceding my present ofifce. I was able to carry out the financial affairs of the city. It was during my last vear as Controller in 1950 that Indianapolis operated in the black a feat that only Indianapolis and two of 39 other large cities

‘throughout the nation were able

to accomplish. Lower taxes next year, compared to the last Republican ad-| ministration, is only one of many

improvements toward which I shall work in the succeeding years.

Tax Cut Cited

Our tax rate for the City of Indianapolis will be about $1.99 per $100 valuation in 1952, compared to $2.035 in 1947. This amounts to a reduction of 4 cents per $100 assessment valuation, despite five

| years of increased costs for labor,

equipment and services. Every other governmental unit in Marjon County shows an increase over 1947. I believe the record of this administration serves as a clear picture of what the people of Indianoplis can expect from me if I am elected to the City's No. 1 office, My chief project during the last vear has been the unsnarling of the —eity's ever growing traffic, problems. We have today 250 per cent more automobiles on city] streets than in 1945, and 240 per cent more than in 1947.

I plan continued improvement! and progress in the solution of the city's traffic problem by: ONE: Creation of additional one-way streets. TWO: Opening of arterial express highways. THREE: Further synchronization of traffic signals. FOUR: Installation traffic signals.

Building Program

I would like to continue the construction . of needed relief sewers, both main and sanitary,

of new

land enlargement of the Sanita-

tion Treatment Plant to the end that areas now -within the city may be properly served. We need further improvement of city streets by a planned program of continuous new construction, widening, resurfacing, and constant repairs. This will be financed out of current budgeted funds, supplemented by the juidicious use of parking meter revenues.

I feel the need for further |measures to adequately protect jour citizens and their property from fire loss by construction of additional fire stations and purchase of modern fire fighting equipment. During the last year,

{was begun, and new stations are [planned for next year.

[efficient and non-political admin-

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public parks and recreational fa-

ness of our Juvenile Aid Division g

arly our children.

We shall increase the 2ffective-

by: ONE: Providing adequate and

ng.

TWO: Enlarging the depart- our party sent out thousands of

ment by the appointment of care-

fully selected and trained personinet.

We are working on a program of continuing municipal improvements, including:

ONE: A public auditorium.

’ - ¢ acili~ t TRON Du iret hurkine facil der and no attempt was made to 2s 0 ~"hantec OY € 1830- jant questions. Neither did any

ance of revenue bonds,

THREE: Construction of need- of the present administration. ed underpasses and new bridges.

FOUR: And a new hospital on we wanted the facts and nothing

the East Side.

1 shall-demand continuous and of vigorous enforcement by all of subjects or any services.

the city's law enforcement offi-

{cers of the laws of our state and

ordinances of the city so that Indianapolis may continue to be a

safe, healthful and desirable place guestionnaires

in which to live. We shall carry out our orderly program of annexation of surrounding territory to the end that

your city may steadily grow and stand, and which we pledge to such an. carry out with due regard for the

prosper, areas which time and financing elements, be-

nexation

but limiting to those

{ platform.

Judge Alex M. Clark

People's Platform: Clark

|istration of the Public Park sys- By JUDGE ALEX M. CLARK Democratic Nominee for Mayor [tem through a bi-partisan Board] Republican Nominee for Mayor of Park Commissioners. ; :

If we are

et the kind of government they asked for.

modern

We will enforce the zoning ordi-

Our public buildings are a diselected the people therefore will grace.

combined

With complete sincerity to find and county governments. separate quarters in a new build- out what Indianapolis residents

expect of their city government,

questionnaires to all parts of the city. They reached into every one of the city's 342 precincts.

In a straightforward manner we listed 21 services which a city

We can help finance such a new government center by the sale of

building. This, of course

yoralty Race

government building, housing both the city without a full night's sleep.

_ most of the co. On the West Side as well as min- ., : a 2 : U ac 8ling with Democratic t the Indiana Democratic Club tion to check the truth of the answers given.

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Bayt, Clark Homes ‘Free’ 0f E-Jitters

By IRVING LEIBOWITZ The city's battle for Mayor between Republican Alex Clark and Democrat Phillip] Bayt roared down the last lap|

of the homestretch today. But you could never tell there was an election tomorrow in the home of either candidate. Both Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Bayt celebrated election eve at home

This

Rent Lids Go On in Area

By DON TEVERBAUGH Times Real Estate Editor

Rent controls were slapped on every dwelling unit on

the rental market in Marion, Hancock and Hamilton Counties today.

The sweeping order covered all available living units

doing the family's wash And their husbands, outwardly unconcerned, spent the day working at their regular jobs-—Judge Clark on the bench in Municipal Court 4 and Mayor Bayt at his desk in City Hall Although election tension touched both households, there were no signs of pre-election day jitters reported. by member of the families.

any

Downright Bored

Asa matter of fact, Mrs. Clark described two members of the Clark family “downright bored

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I. S. to Insist Russians Lift Iron Curtain

By United Press PARIS, Nov. 35 — The Inited States will reject any

and not a bit impressed.” She world disarmament proposals

referred to their Claudia, 2, and Sandra, 1. Mrs. Bayt reported their boys

were

Mrs. Clark said she was tired” to have election jitters. Mrs. Clark has been attending t

the campaign, Gives Wife Credit

Judge Clark gives his

Mrs. Bayt. who is an active Democratic worker, has attended

rallies and meetings

workers

: ; i he 4 n a is expected to render its citizens. started in 1947 but has been rai : They are listed in alphabetical or- shelved since. We will resume a will work lomonow

question reflect on the mistakes

In behalf of the entire ticket

but the facts. We also left plenty space for comment on any

study and planning at once.

Ban Favoritism

me more specific

“a

Now to-list

‘reforms 1 pla No more hiding by traffic ofiicers waiting to trap car drivers. No favoritism to. any part of the city in any improvement pro-

. grams, Cites Platform A narcotics squad on the Polic The result of the returned Department.

is substantially what you find in our 15-point

This platform on which we

can be immediately and properly gins with a promise to put the

served with all of the municipal health and safety of the people services for which they pay taxes. first among the jobs to be done

Voluntary Group

We shall strive for the contin

ation of a wise, economical, and businesslike fiscal policy se that

the

to be one of onl largest cities i

| Indianapolis may continue—as it has this year three out of 39 ithe United States operating in the {black and within its budget.

1 shall revive the operation of

Department of Communit

Welfare, consisting of representa-

tive. citizens from each area the

city. This department wi

serve as a cabinet to counsel and

vadvise

the administration

on now pending on

Hospitals and health make up our first platform planks because we found the people are more deeply concerned about the city's failure to provide adequate health and safety measures than they are anything else. That is what our survey showed. We need more hospital beds on the South Side, the West Side,

Improvement of ash and trash collection not only for health reasons but also for cleaner streets and alleys.

Regular

More pedestrian walk

An open-door policy for labo

and any other groups.

More railroad grade separa

tions with the state and county governments and participating in the over-all program.

the

Recodification of city

nances. A committe to study and make

publication of facts and figures on the condition of the city government—where the tax money goes, in other words. lights, not only downtown but also elsewhere.

railroads

ordi-

Both Mrs. Bayt and Mrs. Clark will go on television with their «husbands tonight in the final campaign effort of the election, that has grown hotter as it progressed. Judge and Mrs. Clark and their children can be seen on local TV screens at 6:20 p. m. Mayor and Mrs. Bayt will be on about 10:40 p. m. Plan to Rest

After the television appearances, both families intend to go home and rest. The final shot of the campaign was fired at noon by both candidates: Said Judge Clark: “We have campaigned on both local and national issues. The voters are concerned with both.

est us. but our interests also extend to Washington because we all know thousands of voters are up in arms over trends of the federal government. Said Mayor Bayt: “I'm grateful for the opportunity I have had to serve you for

other four years to complete my program.”

A ®: legislative recommendations for _ etme m—— and especially the East Side. We ,n4ing state and federal dom- : give our assurance that every re- nation of local government units Modern Minute Women— source of the city available to! mnree.way (county prosecutor . : speed hospital construction will 4.4 sheriff. and city) law enbe applied to filling this need. forcement. : 00 ond ion

If the private hospital project the East Side

needed improvements for the wel- materializes, then my administrafare of Indianapolis. I plan to have a voluntary or- new hospitals for the South and

ganization, under administration West Sides. |sponsorship, to include leaders of | East is the first item, then the {every . women's group and par- others, ents’ organization in Indianapo-

traffic

lis.

safety education

ing the city's tragic death toll,

open, and no citizen wil need &'started by the last Republican ad-

Its purpose. will be to bringiace involved in a broken down

into sewer system and in poor garbage every home as a method of reduc- collection

The frequent.

tion will turn its efforts toward

A hospital on the

Elimination of the health men-

is. algo high on our

they want.

A district police substation sys-

tem. Synchronized traffic lights, and all in standardized positions,

We have asked the people wha

form.

We will give them what they want and we will make

Your Chance to Prove Allegiance

progress reports as we move along in carrying out what we By AGNES H. OSTROM | sincerely call our “people's” plat- Times Club Editor

“too S

daughters, nade at the United Nations General Assembly unless Russia im school this morning— agrees to lift its Iron Curtain and nances in the interest of property Phillip Jr. 18, at Indiana Uni- permit United Nations inspection

"value protection and will annex versity, and Robert, 11, at HOY ,¢ jt5 territory, well informed Our party has a platform which 5449cent suburbs as we are able Trinity. ; : i

sources said tonight.

Diplomats regard it as certain hat Russia will reject any such

Vie must plan immeqi- meetings, rallies and answering proposal. Hence they see almost! ately for replacing them with a telephones during the late stages no chance for a disarmament often going agreement on the basis of proposals which will the assembly meeting.

be made at

Great Britain and France are

is Wile understood to have approved fully, city-owned land, on which some credit for being “one of his best” , American-drafted “peace” plan| of our present’ government build- Campaigners. ings stand, and by the rental of business and ofifce space in the new will require city and county operation: incidentally, that w

which would inciude: ONE—A census, based on answers to a questionnaire, of the; armaments

possessed by all Inited Nations members.

TWO—United Nations inspec-

THREE United Nations con-

Russia, it is reported may

But the Soviet government is

not expected to agree to anything i which would permit United Na- (pep unfis-those

tincluding

apartments, houses, hotels. motels, trailers, tourist homes and sleeping rooms, Louis G. Schaefer, Area Rent Stabilizer,

said. Lanlords of all decontrolled units must register their rental accomodations with the Area Rent Office by Dec. 20-45 days from the effective date of the order, Mr. Shaefer said

Base Period Set The order meant all decontrolled units, all new units built since Feo, 1. 1947, and rentals in Woodruff Place, -Speedway and parts of Hamilton County—which had voted out or never had been under rent control—would be under the Area Rent Office thumb. This would involve about 15,000 living units, at least, Mr. Schaefer estimated. Rental units in the area now under control of the Rent Office would not be affected by the new order, Mr. Schaefer added. The base period to determine rent ceilings for those is Apr. 1, 1951, Mr. Schaefer said. ‘Most Landlords Fair’ “Most landlords here have been fair about rent boosts” Mr. Schaefer said, “so rents probably won't be rolled back very much. “The only ones who will be hit ‘hard are those landlords who have attempted to gouge tenants.” Even if a unit had been registered with the Rent Office prior to being decontrolled, it must again be registered under the new order. Generally, Mr. Shaefer ex\plained, the intent of the order was to roll back rents to pre-

trol of existing and future weap- Korea.clevels and to protect tenons, especially atomic weapons. eo in the tightening housing

situation in the Indianapolis criti-

come up with a plan of its OWR.| .} defense area.

To determine rent ceilings for

1, 1947—rent levels for

tions inspection teams to push . .... recently built- accommo-

through the Iron Curtain. Thus, in the opinion of diplomats, there seems no hope that the attempt to start the world toward disarmament can be materially advanced at this General Assembly, the sixth in the United Nation's brief history, A major feature of the American plan in the opening move of a “battle for peace” is understood to incorporate regional defense forces of member countries, such

as the North Atlantic Treaty OrThe local issues are the ones near- 8anization, into United - Nations

machinery.

Drops A-Bomb In Another Test

LAS VEGAS, Rev.., Nov. 5 iUP)—A B-29 dropped the latest

12 months. I hope I can serve an- of America's new compact atom

bombs on the Frenchman's Flat proving ground today. It exploded with the most brilliant flash of the current series of tests, The homb was dropped at 10.31 a. m. (Indianapolis Time}. It sent a reddish-tinged, mush-room-shaped cloud A boiling furiously 15,000 feet. Seven minutes later. a low rumbling sound like distant thunder was: heard in downtown Las Vegas, 90 miles from the test site. Surface winds were blowing from Las Vegas toward the test site. The noise, . therefore, heardy as loudly here

was not as last

dations will be compared. The ceiling will be placed at the general level, Mr. Schaefer said.

Truman Talks To Eisenhower

By United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 5-Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower went into a private huddle with President Truman today for a discussion of speeding up Western European rearmament—and perhaps a touch of politics. . The two political mystery men of /the 1952 presidential sweep-

stakes conferred briefly in Mr, Truman's - White House office, then adjourned to the Blair

House across the street for a private luncheon. These two meetings—to be followed later in the day by a fulldress White House conference with top military, mobilization and State Department officials— gave the President and the General an oportunity to exchange

Mints as ‘to ‘their 1952 - political plans. Gen. Eisenhower insisted his talks with Mr. Truman would

touch “only on military affairs.” And the White House, in announcing last week that Gen. Eisenhower was being called home, said

Yemocrat tizens oesn't Thursday when th f . I cratic citizenship doesn't da) h the fourth of the the President’ would discuss milis

end when you cast your vote to-

platform list.

As to sewers we will the city-wide program

Garbage collection | I shall devote my full time and needs to be improved, made more energy to municipal affairs, door of my office will always be pick up

DOUBLE-TAKE

By BOB BARNES

morrow There's a modern only through ress of medicine. Your alle-

made

prog-

kind

the

possible

messenger or a go-between, but ministration four years ago. may see me directly and personally to discuss any improvement H or to ask assistance that might Tra c Plans come about as the result of any

city grievance.

I shall strive to improve our naires showed.

The people want better police and fire protection, our questionOne way to im-

personel system, as prescribed by prove these services immediately

law.

On the Inside

for | construction of three new station Evansville

I shall further the continued |

Of The Times

is to enlarge both departments. This must be done because our city is growing fast. We must also strengthen the Police De{partment merit system and increase the pay in both depart-

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police are looking for clues after an attempt on the life of a former candidate for mayor. . The United Nations want to base the Korean cease-fire line on the battleline at the

For Where to Vote : time of an armistice, .....

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A demand tor better traffic fa cilities also showed up in our survey. The demand must be satis-

2 fied with more arterial thorough-

fares, a steadier flow.of cars and plenty of off-street parking in the business district where it should have been provided years ago. | We propose to concentrate on better recreation facilities for children. They must have a safe {place to play and more places to (play. ‘The Park Department must {be taken out of politics and put] under a merit system. School {personnel is. qualified, professional and permanent; Park De-

partment personnel ‘must also be 3

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Advantage No. 7 Of Home Owning

Here is no. 3 in a series of solid reasons why it is te your advantage to BUY

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THRIFT HABITS: The purchase of a home imposes beneficial obligations which encourage systematic saving. And, this sets a splendid example for the children. .

At the present time there is a fine, wide selection of homes offered For Sale in

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tary matters with the general, There was no reason to doubt this, But. some observers felt that this did not preclude at least some oblique mention of 1952 politics, Gen. Eisenhower tuned up for this afternoon's full-dress military conference with two morning meetings at the Pentagon. He met for 45 minutes with Gen. Omar N. Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Then he. and Gen. Bradley talked for 50

minutes with Defense Secretary Robert A. Lovett, Informed sources said Gen.

Eisenhower's chief recommendations during his two days of conferences here —he will return to Paris “before lunch’ tomorrow will center around the necessity of stepping up arms ship ments sharply so that 32 ground divisions in Western Europe can be fully equipped In the near future, : Home Ransacked ‘The Ross Lyons home, 64685 Park Ave, was ransacked and phone wires cut over the weekend. Police awaited the family's {return from out of town to deterimine the loss. Markets to Close | NEW YORK. No¥. 5 (UP)w | The nation's major security and commodity markets will be closed {tomorrow because of election day.

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