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mm WAGE STATE ACQUIRES NEW 500,000 NAVAL ARMORY AT FORMAL DEDICATION RITES BBsiiiiiiiiiiiiiissiisssiiiiiSfJlBjssssssssWB9fts4SSSSSSiiiisBSRSSS4ssn -ywy nhnmmm FINAL EFFORT FOR PEACE IIP TO PRESIDENT Fact-Finding Group Cannot Compel Compliance Roosevelt to Meet Ex McNUTT IN '40 PARTY'S GOAL FOROFF-VEAR Big Congressional Showing Believed Necessary to Snare Delegates for Favorite Son. G. 0. P. MAKES VOTES APPEAL IN BROADCAST 500,000 Hear Willis, Capehart and Republican Officers in State-Wide Program.

FOOTBALL Notre Dame's Irish turned back Army, 19-7, in an intersectional clash; Purdue was held to a scoreless deadlock by Iowa; Wisconsin edged out Indiana, 6-0, and Butler clinched at least a tie in the Indian Conference by drubbing Wabash, 27-0, in leading state attractions. Pittsburgh's powerhouse rolled over Fordham, 21-13; Harvard thumped Princeton, 26-7; Dartmouth topped Yale, 24-6; Tennessee triumphed over Louisiana State, 14-6; Northwestern upset Minnesota's Golden Gophers, 6-S, and U. C. L. A.

won from Stanford, 6-0, In stand-out encounters over the nation. wax Am air HIGH RANKING OFFICERS OF THE UNITED HTATES NAVY Joined with Indiana state officials and Indianapolis businessmen yesterday In dedicating the new I'alted States Naval Reserve Armory at SOth street and White river. Shown here at the rxerrlsfs are (left to right) John K. Jennings, Indiana WPA administrator; Louis J. Rorinsteln, former president of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Rear Admiral Hayne Ellis, 17.

S. commandant of the 9th naval district at Great Lakes, and Lieutenant Gov ernor Henry ISchrlcker. WOLFF DECLARES Parades in Hostile Crowd Against "Hague The Tyrant;" Saved by Police Jersey City, N. Oct. 29.

(AVA. veteran political battler against Mayor Frank Hague abandoned an announced attempt to make a public speech in detlance of authorities tonight and instead paraded before 0 High Ranking Army, Navy Officials Join Businessmen of City In Services Dinner-Dance Closes Program. Indiana came Into possession formally of the new 5500,000 United States Naval Reserve headquarters here yesterday when high-ranking navy and army officials, state officers and Indianapolis busi nessmen Joined in formal dedication of the Armory at 30th street and white river. The dedicatory exercises opened with a luncheon, during which a brief speaking program was broadcast, and closed last night with a dinner and dance. At the same time, the annual convention of the Naval Reserve Officers' Association was In progress at the Armory, the convention delegates participating in the dedicatory program.

Their convention will close this afternoon with election of officers. Officers at Services. Joining with Indianapolis and Indiana officials and businessmen in the acceptance and expressions of appreciation of the new Armory, constructed and completed recently through WPA aid, were Renr Admiral Hayne Ellis, U. S. commandant of the Ninth naval district, Great Lakes, Brig.

Gen. William K. Naylor, com mandant of Fort Benjamin Har rison; Maj. Gen. Robert H.

Tyn-dall, commander 38th division: Col. J. H. Davidson, executive officer at Fort Harrison; Capt. E.

A. Lofaulst. U. S. chief of staff of the Ninth naval district, and Com mander Hamilton Bryan, U.

S. Navy Department, Washington. Lieutenant Governor Henry Schricker represented the state government in the dedication. The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce sponsored a luncheon which preceded the formal pro gram. Louis J.

Borinsteln pre Turn To Page 7, Column 2. a hostile crowd wearing a gag and James F. (Jeff) Burkltt, released Speoo la Th Indionapolii S'or. Washington, Oct. 29.

From a platform on the site of the Republican cornfield conference, held two months ago on the Capehart farms north of here an appeal went by radio tonight to thousands of G. O. P. precinct meetings to gird for the battle Nov. 8 to rout the Statehouse machine and to preserve the American form of government.

The speeches on the 30-minute program broadcast from eight Indiana stations were made by Raymond E. Willis, nominee for United States serfator; Homer E. Capehart, Buffalo N. manufacturer, sponsor of the cornfield conference; Arch N. Bobbitt, state chairman, and Mrs.

Eleanor Barker Snodgrass, state vice chairman. In contrast to the mammoth meeting held Aug. 27 on the Cape- Lhart farms when thousands of the G. O. P.

organization members assembled to open the Republican national campaign, only a few were assembled in the chilly field for the broadcast. A section ot the original speakers' platform was preserved and covered to make a studio. 500,000 At Meetings. But reports received by Mr. Bobbitt from the organizations in the 92 counties indicated that at least 500,000 were assembled in precinct meetings for the event.

In many places the chairman was advised that torchlight parades preceded the meetings. Mr. Willis directed his speech to the members of the party organization with whom he has come in contact during his arduous campaign that has taken him back and forth across the state Into every section. "A victory that Is won through the sacrifice of self-respect and the respect of others Is an empty one," Mr. Willis said.

I am not asnamea of anything I did during this cam paign. I have done what I thought was right." The Willis speech was tran scribed, as he was forced to fill a previously arranged engagement at Fowler. Mr. Capehart, in a fighting spir it, declared "we must make It clean sweep on Nov. 8, because the people of Indiana are expecting us to do so." Calls for Clean Sweep.

"Today, in every one of the 3,900 precincts of Indiana, you have assembled to perfect your election day organization," Mr. Capehart said. "Over 500,000 of you are as sembled in these precinct meet ings. Other countless thousands are listening a home. "We must make a clean sweep of the election on Nov.

8, because the people of Indiana are expect ing us to do so. Lets be loyal to them. They have placed their faith and confidence In us. Let's not disappoint them. "Tell the people of Indiana in no unmistakable terms that the Republican party and every Re publican candidate is pledged and guarantees to help the unemployed, the needy, the aged, the crippled and the unfortunate, regardless of Turn To Pape 5, Column 2.

When Party Sags, months' sentence which resulted from a previous effort to speak In the open, was saved by 20 policemen from the angry fists of a crowd in a ecutive Heads Monday. Washington, Oct. 29. UP) Pres ident Roosevelt's fact finding board recommended today that the rail roads abandon their proposal to reduce wages of approximately 000,000 employes on Dec. 1..

The railroad managements gave no Immediate Indication as to whether they would comply. Still up to the President, In the words of one board member, was the problem of averting the nationwide strike which the rail workers have voted if the proposed 15 per cent reduction Is put into effect. The White House disclosed that Mr. Roosevelt would pursue this problem Monday at a conference with George M. Harrison, head of the Railway Labor Executives' Association, and John J.

Pelley, president of the Association of American Railroads. Presumably, the possibilities of other proposed solutions of the railroads' financial plight will be discussed at this conference. The administration's Ideas on government aid and legislation at the next session of Congress are expected gen-. erally to be convassed. Pelley declared at recent hearings before the fact-finding board, however, that the wage cut offered the only adequate solution.

Board's Report Summarised. The board, appointed by tht President under provisions of the railway labor act, summarized Its unanimous report to Mr. Roosevelt today as follows: "1. The wages of railway labor arc not high, even as compared with wages In other comparable Industries. "2.

A horliontal reduction of wages on a national scale would not meet the financial emergency of the Industry, since the savings would not be distributed merely to (he needy roads. "3. A wage reduction In the railroad industry would run counter to the trend of wage rates In Industry generally, "4. The financial distress of the carriers which has obtained since October, 19S7, when the last wage Increases were granted, Is as yet a short-term situation. As such, It cannot be retarded as grounds for a wage reduction, especially In view of present Indications of an Improvement In the business of the carriers.

MS, In the light of these findings, the board concludes that the proposal of the carriers for a reduction of the wages of railway labor should not be pressed and recommends that the carriers withdraw and cancel the notices which would put such a reduction Into operation as of Dec. 1, 1988." Those Composing Board. The board Is composed of Chief Justice Walter P. Stacy of the North Carolina Supreme Court, who served on similar boards In the Coolidge and Harding administrations; Dean James M. Landis of the Harvard Law School, and Professor Harry A.

Mlllis of the University of Chicago. After detailing reasons for Its findings, the board said it had been Impressed with tho necessity that now rests on the government for a complete and thoroughgoing reconsideration of the relationship of the railroad Industry to our national well-being." Both rail management and labor, the report said, "now have a vital and common concern In the working out of an adequate national transportation policy." The board said it also was hopeful that "a more far-seeing financial policy can be pursued by management with the co-operation of government." Such a policy, it added, should be designed to avoid the financial losses of the past and eliminate the creation of corporate structures with "too little flexibility" to permit them to survive periods of depressed business. The board's work was finished with the filing of its report, Justice Stacy told reporters. It has no legal power to compel compliance with the recommendations. Dispute Began in May.

The wage dispute which the board Investigated started last May. The carriers served notice then that they would reduce wages 15 per cent on July 1. Efforts were made to mediate tne proposal, out these failed and the carriers issued a new notice that the reduction would take effect Oct. 1. Tht railroad brotherhoods announced in September they would strike unless the reduction proposal were withdrawn.

On Sept. 27 the President cre ated the emergency board to In vestigate the situation. Under terms of the railway labor act, this automatically postponed for Turn To Pag 2, Column On Page 4 today is a complete list of major party candidates for tate, Marion county and Indianapolis city offices in the general election, Nov. 8, with other information on candidates and the election. By MAURICE EARLY.

Fearful of the possible pitfalls of an off-year election the Democratic high command will flood th'e state with national and state orators during the closing week of the campaign in an effort to elect a solid delegation in Congress. Behind the zeal to make a big showing in electing members of the national house is the prospective candidacy of Paul V. McNutt, former Governor and present high commissioner to the Philippines, for the 1940 Democratic presidential' nomination. Frank McHale, Democratic national committeeman and manager of the McNutt campaign, believes that any serious setback suffered by the party Nov. 8 will weaken the candidacy of the former Gov ernor, whereas a gain would give an additional sales talk in the quest for 1940 delegates to the national convention.

Admitted weak spots in the congressional contests will be the subject of concern when the entire personnel of the state and county Democratic organizations assemble In Indianapolis today to give the "lowdown" -on the situation and to receive Instructions for the final drive. Factor In 1934-36. These pre-election meetings of the organization in Indianapolis were potent factors in the campaigns of 1934 and 1936. Severe organization discipline is applied. Every county chairman realizes that he must know his stuff and must give an accurate picture of what is going to happen in his county on election day.

On the basis of these reports the organization charts its plans to put In hard licks for the weak spots. John D. M. Hamilton, Republican national chairman, while in Indianapolis on Tuesday, predicted that the G. O.

P. would add three or four congressional seats in Indiana. He declined to designate the districts. Off the record, both Republican and Democratic generals say that the Republican chances are best in five districts, and in this order: Second, Fifth, 10th, Fourth and Sixth. Republican hopes in the other districts are based on the belief that the anti-New Deal trend has set in and may be much deeper than shows on the surface.

In two of the doubtful districts the Democrats' are placing heavy oratorical material. In the Fourth district (Fort Wayne) Daniel C. Roper, United States secretary of commerce, will speak Wednesday. Friday night William H. Bank-head of Alabama, speaker of the national House, will speak in the Sixth district at Terre Haute.

Seek to Offset Capehart. Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring will be spotted at Washington at a big Daviess county barbecue tomorrow afternoon in an effort to offset the Republican ae tivities staged in that county by Homer E. Capehart, Industrialist who has become one of the leading campaigners for the G. O.

P. cause in Indiana. Daviess county Democrats were given the jitters by the big corn field conference conducted by cape hart on his farms near Washing ton where the G. O. P.

natlona Turn To Pagt 4. Column 3. Weather Forecast Jim Crow says: Also spending Federal millions on a national health program may produce a lot of political quacks. Indiana Generally fair Sunday and Monday, warmer Monday. Indianapolis Fair Sunday and Monday, wanner Monday.

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45'Maxitnum 75 DETAILS IN SPORTS SECTION. STATE ACCIDENTS CLAIM 8 VICTIMS Three Killed, Two Injured In Fort Wayne Street Intersection Crash. Traffic accidents in Indiana outside Marion county yesterday took the lives of eight persons. Numerous others were injured. The dead are: Albert Jones, 35 years old, of Fort Wayne.

Leota Jones, his wife. James Pondek, 42, of Fort Wayne. Ralph Doty, 21, of Portland. Harold B. Karlen, 23, of Muncie.

Katherine Wheatbrook, 16, of near La Porte. Miss Carrie Edmonson, 28, of Clay City. Edward Jones, 53, of Elwood. The most serious accident was at Fort Wayne, where three per sons were killed and two others suffered Injuries that left them in a critical condition in a collision of two automobiles at a street Intersection. The dead in that accident are Al bert Jones, his wife, and Pondek.

George Lee, 45, suffered a crushed chest and is not expected to recover. His wife was injured internally. All lived in Fort Wayne. Driver Intoxicated, Charge. Harry Jenney, 27, also of Fort Wayne, driver of one of the cars, was arrested on a charge of driving an automobile while intoxicated.

The accident broke Fort Wayne's string of 142 days without a traffic fatality. Doty was killed and Robert Man- gas, also of Portland, was injured in a truck accident at the edge of Portland. The truck which Doty and Mangas were driving struck a parked truck. Doty was thrown out against the windshield of Another car. Karlen was killed near Peru.

The car in which Karlen and Carroll Jack Ertel, 25, also of Muncie, were riding left the road and over turned in a cornfield. There were no witnesses of the accident and authorities were unable to learn the cause of the wreck. Ertel was injured. Auto Crashes Into Tree. An automobile crashed into a tree near La Porte, killing; Miss Wheatbrook.

Roger Parkhouse, 20, the driver; Margaret Wheatbrook, 17, sister of the dead girl, and Le roy Kitchenmaster, 23, were in lured. Injuries suffered several hours before in an automobile-train crash caused the death at Brazil of Miss Edmonson. Her mother, Mrs. Nellie Edmonson, and her brother Willard were injured and are in a serious condition. Edward Jones of Elwood died in an Indianapolis hospital of injuries suffered when struck near Pitts boro by an automobile driven by the Rev.

John Clark of Advance. Seize Two for Threat Of $10,000 Extortion Chicago, Oct 29. (U.P.) Police setting a trap for two men whom Thomas Blondell, 46 years old, moderately wealthy insurance ad justor, accused of attempting to extort $10,000 under threat of harm to his small daughter, seized two suspects tonight in a hotel lobby. Blondell identified the suspects, Richard Heinrick, 40, and Ray Rydell, 21. They wert held for questioning.

Man, 89, Bride, 72, Wed After 2-Day Courtship Denver, Oct. Modern youth, with Its whirlwind courtships and matrimonial plunges, had nothing on Joseph D. Witt. 89 years old, and his onae, Mrs. Minnie Reuter Witt, 72.

The elderly couple was honeymooning tonieht after a marriage which climaxed a two-day courtshfp. Halloween Party Ends In Girl's Death by Fire San Francisco, Cal- Oct. 29. L) A school Halloween party ended In death from burns today for 15-year-old Lois Magnan. Dep uty Coroner Tony Trabucco said her grass skirt was ignited by a lighted match tossed away by her escort carrying a sandwich board.

from Jail a week ago after a six Burkltt's automobile had been parked at the street corner all day with signs proclaiming his Intention to spoak there "as an American citizen free from all isms." Tonight, he appeared wllh a handkerchief around his mouth and a sandwich board announcing: "I have been gagged by Hague the tyrant In the year 1938 B. Policemen formed a protective circle around him as the awaiting crowd shouted and gesticulated menncingly. Burkltt later returned home and described the episode as "a disgrace." He had been denied a permit to speak by Public Safety Director Daniel Casey. His six-month term, for disorderly conduct, -followed an attempt to speak without a permit. A Federal court decision two days ago forbade Jersey City officials to Interfere with the rights of the CIO and the American Civil Liberties Union to meet and speak In public parks.

But the decision did not Invalidate the city ordinance requiring permits. Public Safety Director Casey has rejected an application of the Hudson County Committee for Labor Defense and Civil Rights to hold a meeting Tuesday night at Pershing Field, at which Roger Baldwin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union, was to speak. Tells Why He's 100: Ran Like Blazes at Bull Run Reading. Oct. 29.

UP- "Hollerln' Johnny" Wells, Read Ing's oldest Civil War veteran, explained his longevity at his 100th birthday today. "I ran like blazes at the second battle of Bull Run," he chuckled. "That's why I'm here today." SIGNPOST of THE SUNDAY STAR 8 PARTS Including COMICS. GRAVURE Section cmd THIS WEEK MAGAZINE Part Amusements 5 Art 5 Automobiles 1 Books 5 Boys and Girls 5 Bridge 4 Building, Real 5 Dogs 4 Editorial 1 Features Markets, Financial Music 4 pontics 1 Radio Programs 1 Saddle Trails 4 Schools and Colleges 1 Society 4 Sports Travel, Resorts 4 Want Ads 8 Women's Clubs 4 'I 4jj.KpKprBSBBBB TAX REVOLT JUST Asserts Political Machines Prevent Economy, Efficiency. The people are "Justly In revolt against the ever-Increasing burden of high taxes," Herman C.

Wolff, Republican nominee for mayor of Indianapolis, said at a meeting In tho assembly room at Republican headquarters yesterday afternoon. "Important as are tho many other matters confronting us at this time, I feel that no question is of more Importance than this problem of taxes," Mr. Wolff said. "It must bo dealt with construe lively and Intelligently If we are to bring about a return of bettor times and thus create jobs In busl ncss and Industry for those now unemployed." Mr. Wolff described as "tragic" the present plight of many small businessmen as a direct result of the tax situation and said that we must not only help the small mer chant but the taxpayers generally by voting lit protest "against this dangerous trend to higher and still higher taxes." Machines Cut Efficiency.

"Political machines do not make for cither efficiency or economy in government, particularly when the machine has control of the city government and seeks to continue that control through the machina tions of Its Job holders," the Repub llcan nominee said. "The people are justly in revolt against higher, higher and then still higher taxes. This is equally true of the city, county, state and nation. "Everyone knows that any busl ness that is carelessly managed is bound to have a high overhead. Now the city government of Indianapolis Is the biggest business enterprise within our city.

Elimination of Waste, "I do not believe In any 'pinch' penny' policy that would In any way impair the necessary services of city government, but I do em phatlcally believe that through efficiency, elimination of waste and consolidation the Indianapolis tax rate can be held down. "When I am elected mayor shall certainly devote my own best efforts to that end and will seek the best advice available to aid me in this ail-important task. "Taxes on Indianapolis real pstate are going up year by year. The state gross income tax, which in many instances is nothing more than a capital levy, was supposed to 'replace' a part of our local taxes. Yet we find an increase In the Center township tax rate from $2.58 on $100 in 1935 to a rate of $3.47 proposed for 1939.

And this in face of an estimated additional Income from the state In 1939 from gasoline, excise and gnyss income taxes." Citizens Take Up Paving To Burn; City Is Winner St. Louis, Oct. 29. UP) When word got around the city was going to take up a strip of wooden paving blocks residents of a north St. Louis street jumped the gun and ripped up the blocks for stove wood.

Police tried to stop them, but city officials just smiled the work would have cost 11,500. I Send Guests Home, busy downtown street. What-A-Relicf Society Announced Cllntonville, Oct. A "society to give relief to folks hearing about other folks getting from $1 to i $50 every week for some darn thing or other" was announced In Cllntonville tonight. Spokesmen said: "No political speakers or other glory-seeking In dividuals were to be permitted to appear before the organization; that instead of scrip, bottle caps, hams and eggs or pension checks," the organization had adopted a plan whereby members each donated 15 cents a week toward a general fund.

The fund, the same spokesman declared, would be permitted to ac cumulate until 1940, when It will be turned over to the Waupaca County Humane Society as a nucleus for a further fund to furnish assistance to members of other pension scheme societies who "may have become deaf, blind and men tally unbalanced by present pension persiflage." Something was said about the society being formed to keep up with Manawa, also in Waupaca county, which this week organized a "society to give $50 every Friday to everyone under 50." Dixie Davis's Sweetheart Shows Up in Iowa Town Fairfield, Oct. In a tiny cottage down by the railroad tracks, Hope Dare, onre called Broadway's most beautiful showgirl, tonight sought refuge from publicity that followed disclosure of her romance with J. Richard (Dixie) Davis, "mouth piece" for New York's numbers racketeers. Miss Dare's visit at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

R. O. McCarty, remained a secret until her bright red hair, fashionable clothes, costly jewels and striking beauty gave her away when she appeared on the streets of this rural community of 7,000 persons. Two weeks ago Miss Dare and her mother drove Into Fairfield in a small coupe bearing New York license plates. Her mother left a few days ago.

Mooney Changes Mind; To Renew Court Fight San Francisco, Oct. 29. UP) Thomas Mooney changed his mind and asked his lawyers to continue their fight beore the United States Supreme Court to win for him freedom from San Quentin prison. Mooney said his attorneys would ask the high court for permission to -file with it an original writ oi habeas corpus. The court, In a ruling Oct.

10, refused to review the Mooney case. After the refusal, Mooney said he would abandon his 20-year court fight for freedom, and would pin his hope on the chance California voters might elect a Gov trnor who would pardon him. Elsa Maxwell Tells Town Hall Group By MARY E. What to do when the party begins to sag in the middle or slowly collapse like a neglected souffle? There nothing you can ao except cnaie tne guests nome ana iurn out the lights, according to no less an authority than Elsa Maxwell, celebrated party giver, writer and apolis Town Hall yesterday on "iooay society is uinerent. BOSTWICK, musician, who spoke at the Indian well firmly.

"I've done that very thing more times than you can imagine. One time I was giving a party and I saw in a corner a grim and scowling lady, and I said, love you, my dear, but if you can't smile you can go to some other party, not mine' and she went, too." Numerous social conventions, long cherished, are hooted at by Miss Maxwell. "Never invite anyone you 'owe'," she said. "If you do, you're giving a party for some other reason than that you like to give parties. Social obligations don't really exist and the A-B-C guest list means the death of the party.

To give a good party, use your imagination and forget etiquette." "What would Mrs. Emily Post think to hear you say that, Miss Maxwell?" Defies Emily Post. "I don't give a hang what Mrs. Post would think. What difference it make what forks peo ple use? Nothing clutters up more lives than the fear of using the wrong fork." The best party Miss Maxwell Turn To Pag 7, Column 1, Far from sympathizing witn me hostess who sees her party folding up, Miss Maxwell says that such a hostess shouldn have tried to give a party in the first place.

The infallible recipe for maKing a party go with that much-to-be- desired zip and zmgo is to make tne guests forget themselves, Miss Maxwell said, between bites at the luncheon, attended by several hun dred women, that followed her lecture in English Theater. As for the best way to make people forget themselves, nothing can beat fancy dress. Miss Maxwell's first big party was a "come-as-your-opposite" affair, and she got some astonishing results, too. "Fancy dress provides an escape from reality," she said, "the only difficulty is, that businessmen hate it." Lodge Regalia's Lure. "In that case," she was asked, "how do you account for the numerous solid businessmen who like to dress up in lodge regalia and take part in parades?" "It makes them feel important," said Miss Maxwell.

"How about the sour-pusses who are occasionally encountered at parties?" Tut 'em out," laid Mist Max fa. ra..