Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 193, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 December 1931 — Page 7

DEC. 22, 1931

FASCIST ‘ARMY’ OF 200,000 DRILLS IN PREPARATION FOR HITLER’S DAY OF VICTORY’ Patterned Afer Germany’s Old Imperial Force's, Nazis Form Backbone of Movement Threatening Republic. WAR SERVICES ARE RECORDED Seized Order Reveals Warning to Forces That ‘the Call to Muster for the Charge Soon Will Be Sounded.’

Herewith U the second of a series of articles by Webb Miller, European general news manager of the United Press, who is making a study of conditions in Germany, with a view to the possible vital future effect of Germany's economic and political stability on the aemainder of the world. In this article. Miller reveals the great strength of the Fascist "army” barking Adolph Hitler, Fascist leader. BY WEBB MILLER United Press Staff Correspondent fConvrieht. 1931. bv United Press) MUNICH, GERMANY, Dec. 22. More than 200,000 picked men, organized on a military basis modeled after the old German imperial army, form the backbone of the German Fascist movement, sworn to obey only Adolph Hitler. This great force, the weapon with which Hitler intends to rule Germany if his party is voted into power, is one of the most significant phases of the Fascist, or Nazi, movement. Despite the potential strength of his unarmed forces, Hitler has declared he will not attempt to use it to seize power by revolution. With arms, Hitler’s forces would be double the number of men permitted the German army by the treaty of Versailles. Although he is a man without a country, having been de-nationalized by Austria and refused naturalization by Germany, as “supreme commander of the storm division” of the Nazis, he has absolute control of one of the most powerful organizations in Germany. Similar to Blarkshirts Nazi members were reluctant to supply information about this mili-tarily-formed body, which has many points of similarity with Mussolini’s blackshirt Fascist militia. A candid member of the party admitted to me that if Hitler came to power, undoubtedly one of his first actions would be to arm the organization and constitute a sort of police force and party guard, similar to Mussolini’s militia. The organization is divided into two divisions, the “sturmabteilung” or storm detachment, and the “Schutzstaffel”—picked mobile detachments for special duties. The former are uniformed in brown military pants, brown shirts and Sam Browne belts, highcrowned hats and an arm band with the swastika cross, emblem of the party. The latter are dressed similarly except they wear black instead of brown and their belts are black. Copy Imperial Army System The similarity with the old imperial army exists right down the line. For instance, the Nazi flag is red with a large black swastika cross on a white plaque, which are the old imperial colors. General orders to the “brown army,” as many newspapers call it, always are couched in the military style of the old army. (The imperial colors were black, white and red; the republic colors now are black, white and gold). Distinctive marks on the uniform collars indicating divisions, are the same as those of the imperial army. Hitler recently arranged that Nazi headquarters shall be established in every town where there is a headquarters of the present “army,” which coincide with the old imperial army headquarters. The Nazis recently moved several of their headquarters to perfect the arrangement. 300,000 May Be Enrolled Some observers contend the Nazis are concealing the actual numbers of the army, and estimate its strength at as high as 300,000. Members of the army are classified according to their military qualifications. For instance, if a > man was a machine gunner during the war, it is duly noted for possible future reference. Originally only former soldiers were accepted. Now men with suitable qualifications of physical condition and loyalty, who have been members of the party for one year, are accepted in the first category. The second, picked category, or schutzstaffel, is moer difficult to enter and requires one year’s service in the first category, plus special qualifications. The stettin division, whose emblem is the skull and crossbones, accepts only men six feet tall who would have qualified physically for the pre-war Prussian guard. Nazis Taunt Police The training of the army is accomplished by route marching, physical exercising and boxing. Before Chancellor Heinrich Bruening’s recent decree prohibiting uniforms at political meetings for the present, the organization’s duties largely consisted of electioneering tours and guarding Nazi meetings against

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attempts of opponents to break them up. The Nazis claim that the reason for the organization originally was the necessity of guarding against Communist raids on their meetings. It is worth noting that Hitler in 1923—the year of his unsuccessful “beer cellar” putsch—had planned to convert the organization into a military force to resist the French in the Ruhr. That its members eventually expect to become armed police is indicated by taunts aimed at regular police during demonstrations, such as “we will have your job£soon; we will be doing the policijjg!” Among the ramifications of the organization is a motor division of 5,000, pledged to furnish cars in case of necessity. Only about two months ago at Brunswick, a demonstration of Hitlerites revealed to the world something of the strength of the organization when 104,000 of Hitler’s brown “army” from all parts of Germany were reviewed along a mile front. A secret Nazi “order of the day” was seized when police at Schneidemuehl, near the German-Polish frontier, raided the local storm division and arrested twenty-six men. An extract from the order follows: “The struggle for power has entered on another stage. Conditions compel a decision. The call to muster for the charge soon will be sounded for the last time. This winter the storm divisions will be put through the training necessary to render them capable of accomplishing the coming tasks.” Similar orders by Nazi leaders were discovered recently at Baden, Hesse and Anhalt. The arrested Nazis will be tried on conspiracy charges and infraction of the decree against wearing uniforms.

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DEATH CLAIMS PASTOITS WIFE Mrs. Anna Jeffrey Active in M. E. Church Work. More than forty years assistance to her husband in Methodist Episcopal pastorate was ended with the death of Mrs. Anna Florence Woodruff Jeffery Sunday night at her home, 5332 East Washington street, after an illness of six years. Last rites will be held at 2 Wednesday at the Flanner & Buchanan mortuary with burial in Crown Hill cemetery. Mrs. Jeffery first came to Indianapolis in 1902. Her husband, the Rev. John D. Jeffery, served as pastor at the Merritt Place, Heath Memorial, Beech Grove and Morris ! Street Methodist churches. At the time of her death, Mrs. Jeffry was a member of the Irvington M. E. church, Ministers’ Wives Association, W. C. T. U., the Re- | bekah, Royal Neighbors and Eastern Star lodges. Mrs.' Jeffery was born in Spencer county Jan. 20, 1807. Survivors besides the husband, are a son, Franklin W. Jeffery, attorney of Indianapolis, and sister, Mrs. Belle Shoemaker of Pasadena, Cal.

March. A class of Master Masons now is being organized. This class will have special significance by preceding the meeting of the supreme council, thirty-third degree, in September. The only other session of the high Masonic body in Indianapolis was in 1905. BLACK FILES CANDIDACY Anti-lleflin Senator From Alabama Will Try to Retain Post. By Scripps-Hotcard Newspaper Alliance WASHINGTON, Ind., Dec. 22.—At least one candidate is already in the 1932 senatorial race in Alabama. Senator Hugo L. Black of Birmingham, announced that he would run for re-election and forwarded the statutory entrance guarantee of s2po to E. W. Pettus, chairman of the Democratic state central committee of Alabama, Black’s candidacy to retain his seat was not unexpected. He has protected his party regularity throughout the heat of the HeflinBankhead controversy and will run with the backing of the group which threw ex-Senator Heflin out of the primary and elected John H. Bankhead in 1930.

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‘SKI GIRL’ IS HIS WIFE, FORGER NOWASSERTS Conner Changes Story !n Love Tangle; Declares ‘Sonny’ Legitimate.’ Du United Press WINDSOR, Vt„ Dec. 22.—May Gledhill, Canadian ski girl, is his real wife and their 4-year-old son is not illegitimate, William E. Conner, central ffgure in Long Island’s strangest triangle, claimed today. He received Mrs. Inez Conner, the woman who has borne his name for many years, behind the walls of the prison where he is serving a fouryear term for forgery, and ordered her to rush back to Floral Park, Long Island, and look after Miss Gledhill and their son over the Christmas holidays Mrs. Conner said she would, and left immediately for the home she has been sharing recently with Miss Gledhill. Conner, a ruddy-faced little man of 52 with grayish hair, once a prominent consulting engineer until his love affairs and finances involved him in a forgery charge, received Mrs. Conner behind a barred window. ‘How Is Skipper?’ “Tell me, how is Skipper (Miss Gledhill)?” were his first words. Mrs. Conner, who has been taking care of the girl’s home and her baby during her recent mysterious illness, which was at first thought by hospital authorities to be poisoning, winced. “I guess she’s all right,” she said dully. “I want you to send a telegram to her the moment you leave this place,” Conner said. “Here it is. Write it down as I dictate it.” Mrs. Conner smiled wearily, produced paper and pencil, and at her husband’s dictation, wrote: “May, always take good care of sonny. Advise me plans immediately. Love. Bill.” “Is that all,” Mrs. Conner asked. Her husband was thoughtful for a moment. “Make it ‘Lots of love,’” he amended. Brought Him Gifts Mrs. Conner had brought him a box filled with Christmas gifts, but he was not interested. “Go right back and take care of Skipper and her baby,” he said sharply. “That’s where you belong . . . you ought never to have left them. They need you while I’m not there.” Then Conner told his wife that his real wife is Miss Gledhill. “We were married in Canada four years ago and she is my real wife. Sonny is not illegitimate, as you know,” he said. Outside, Mrs. Conner went to a telegraph station and sent off her husband’s message to Miss Gledhill. “Guess, I’ll have to stop in Boston to get some clothes on my way back to New York," she told reporters. shipTood to labrador Canadian Mail Boat Reports Many Are Facing Starvation. By United Press ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, Dec. 22.—Residents of Labrador are without sufficient food for the winter, officers of the last government snail boat to visit Labrador, reported on arrival here. They said people in some ports were frantic when they found that the mail boat did not carry relief supplies for them. Plans were made to send emergency supplies before the coast becomes ice bound. Wife of City Fireman Dies Mrs. Mary C. Bennett, wife of Benjamin Bennett, city fireman, died at her home, 1243 Lee street, Saturday. Funeral services will be held at the home at 8:30 Wednesday morning and at the Assumption church at 9. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery.

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0. E. S. CHAPTER ELECTS Mrs. Eleanor Hanley New W’orthy’ Matron of Golden Rule Lodge. Golden Rule chapter, Order of Eastern Star, has elected the following officers, who will be installed Friday, Jan. 8, in the Masonic temple at North and Illinois streets: Worthy matron, Mrs. Eleanor

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Hanly; worthy patron, Harvey Morris; associate matron, Mr*. Pearl Dorsett; associate patron, Walter Dorsett; secretary, Mrs. Ida Hazelworth; treasurer, Mrs. Rae Samuels; conductress; Mrs. Josie Combs; associate conductress, Mrs. Alice M. Goodnight. Mrs. Ethel Kamplain, worthy matron, will serve as installing officer.