Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 April 1939 — Page 3

SATURDAY, APRIL 29,

Reaches Agreement ~ With Dewey to Gain Votes of Michigan

“Forward to Forty” Dinners Canceled as Most Candidates Hold Wind for Stretch;

Taft Believes

By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, April 29.—The

* pective candidates for the 1940 Republican Presidential nomination has become as fascinating as that to be observed through the field glasses as the horses sweep toward the stretch at Louisville on Derby Day. : Most interesting just now is the re-emergence as a candidate for]. . the stretch run of Senator Vandenberg (Mich.), a strong winter book favorite after the 1936 debacle when he seemed to be the only man

in the running. Since then Republicans have discovered new possibilities—Thomas E. Dewey of New York, Senator Taft of Ohio, Governor Bricker of Ohio and others, and the Michigan Senator had fallen somewhat into the pack, caught in a pocket, as it were. But now he is pushing into the open again, nettled by a report published by Walter Winchell that he had told Senator Capper (R. Kas.) that he would not accept the 1940 -nomination. In a letter to a local newspaper he denied this, explained that he had rather speak for himself and, in that way that candidates have, let it be known that he would not decline the nomination. " But, in that self-effacing manner typical of Presidential hopefuls, he said “it seems to me like rank presumption to discuss the acceptance of an honor which is not offered and undoubtedly will never be.”

Pact With Dewey Reported

The Senator has gone further. He has reached an agreement with Tom Dewey whereby the Senator will become the “favorite son” of Michigan and get the convention delegation—if he chooses it. Mr. Dewey also is from Michigan and there was talk of having that “native” state delegation pledged to him as an auspicious start for his candidacy. Under the agreement, Mr. Dewey will stick to his adopted state of New York. The understanding was reached when Mr. Dewey was here recently for the annual meeting of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, at, which both he and Senator Taft made off-the-record speeches. Senator Vandenberg, it is learned, plans soon to announce his candidacy for re-election to the Senate (his term expires next year), and to take that occasion for a broad statement of his political and economic philosophy which will serve as the basis of his candidacy for the Presjdential nomination—if he chooses to seek it. He, like Senator Taft, suffers as a prospective candidate from the limelight. which the Senate imposes through the constant necessity of going on record on current issues. A record in black and white, on successive roll calls, is something that stands. Never Shuns Debate

Senator Vandenberg has never sought to hide his light under a bushel. He has participated in debate constantly and has gone on record on the issues as they come along. Senator Taft has gone even further. He has extended himself beyond the Senate through a constant series of speeches, including his current radio debates with Rep. T. V. Smith (D. 111), in the course of which has has discussed every current issue. Some political observers think the Ohio Senator may have talked too much, and not too well. He may succeed, they say, in talking himself clear out of the race. An old political rule is that Prasidential candidates should be seen around some, but not heard much. They should be cagey, according to the rule, straddle on controversial issues or keep quiet about them, be all things to all men as long as possible, until they see how things stand. Two Strategies Offered

Senators Taft and Vandenberg seem to prefer frankness. The strategy of other Republican candidates apparently is to hold back until next year. They may be wiser. This, at least, is the deduction from the refusal of Mr. Dewey, Governor Bricker and Governor

and speak at a “Forward to Forty”

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in Frankness.

jockeying for position among pros-

MEAD TO INSIST ON PWA GRANT

Plans to Introduce Bill for Increase of Roosevelt Relief Fund.

WASHINGTON, April 29 (U. PJ). —Senator Mead (D. N. Y.)) announced today a plan to increase President Roosevelt's 1940 relief budget by 500 million dollars to continue the Public Works Administration. The President provided for consolidation of PWA into a new Federal works agency in his first Government reorganization order this week, but no funds were allocated to the unit in his message asking $1,750,000,000 for other relief activities. : Simultaneously, it was reported that a possible trade was under way between urban and farm blocs in the Senate for mutual support of appropriation bills sought by each. The farm bloc would support urban demands for 500 million dollars to continue WPA in return for favorable action toward its proposals for a 250 million dollar parity fund and 150 million dollars for disposal of surplus crops.

House Group Votes

Security Tax Freezing

WASHINGTON, April 29 (U. P). —Business received assurance from Congress today of definite steps toward encouraging recovery by tax legislation. The freezing of current social security taxes for the next three years, announced late yesterday by Chairman Robert L. Doughton (D. N. C.) of the House Ways and Means Committee, will save employers and employees 825 million dollars in tax payments in that period, it was estimated. Rep. Doughton announced concurrently that the Committee, when it completes the Social Security Bill, will summon Treasury Department officials for recommendations on a general tax program. He said there could be no lowering of the present revenues, but that the committee was “ready and anxious” to take up the tax program and provide any relief possible.

KIDNAP CONFESSION CLAIMED

DENVER, April 29 (U. P).—Two Ohio brothers reportedly made a written confession today to the kidnaping and shooting of Edward H. Geary, 54, a miner and inventor. They were Kenneth Mossman, 19, and Cletus Mossman, 22, both of Cincinnati.

dinner meeting which has been arranged here for May 20 by Rep. Joseph M. Martin Jr. (Mass.), House Republican leader. It seems that yg meeting will have to be called O1I. The gentlemen all say they will be busy. Mr. Dewey has found time to visit Washington twice in recent weeks. A few hours’ train ride would bring either of the Governors here. Obviously, they do not care fo speak on national issues at this ime.

Rep. Martin had expected to hold a series of dinners.

one thus far. Now it is likely that no

other will be held until next Janu-

: ary when, it is presumed, the now James of Pennsylvania to attend|shy candidates may be ready to

talk.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

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BF VANDENBERG BACK IN RACE FOR

G. O. P. 1940 CHOICE

PRESS OF U.S. DISAGREES ON HITLER SPEECH

Some Papers Give Roosevelt Edge, Others Declare Fuehrer Won.

By United Press

Newspapers commented on Furhrer Hitler's speech today as fol-

lows: EAST Boston Herald — Now that the President's plan has been rejected . most Americans would applaud him if he would retire from his role of assuager. Washington Post—In spite of much labored effort to sweeten the

pill, he has told his own people, and |§

the rest of the world, that he definitely repudiates negotiated settlements for Germany's problems. New York Herald-Tribune — To wade through that turgid mass of bad manners, bad history, bad argument, megalomaniac distortions, debater’s tricks and plain misuses of language is to experience an intense irritation.

MIDDLE WEST

Chicago Tribune—Whatever else has come of it we may be sure ‘hat it has demonstrated to Americans that they have no cause of war in any controversy Hitler has with his European antagonists. Des Moines Tribune—His attempt to pin on the democracies, because they permit free discussion, all responsibility for tension and menace in today’s world is grotesque. St. Louis Globe-Democrat—There is only one conclusion—Hitler has not been swerved one whit from his policy of aggression. Cincinnati Enquirer—To be sure, Herr Hitler does not want war, but he wants things he cannot get without war. Detroit Free Press—In his reply to President Roosevelt's message, Herr Hitler returns thrust for thrust. And we think that an expert in such matters, acting as an umpire, would be obliged to award the verbal bout to the German dictator on points. FAR WEST Los Angeles Times—Even the Fuehrer’s most positive declarations . .. were unaccompanied by the usual bombastic threats. San Francisco Chronicle—. . . The honors are seen to rest with Mr. Roosevelt. SOUTH

Atlanta Constitution—The world,

by now, knows too well the tricks

of Nazi chicanery to expect anything else than adroit twisting of

He has held

facts. Miami Herald—The speech was full of those sophistries, those evasions and equivocations behind which Hitler hides when he prepares to stick his guns at the defenseless heads of the little nations standing in his way.

MIDWEST COUNCIL HAILS F. D. R.'S PLEA

The Midwest Council of International Reiations, Inc., today wired President Roosevelt, commending him for his peace plea to Hitler and Mussolini and asked him to call a world economic conference. The telegram, signed by E. J. Unruh, Council executive secretary, urged the President “to proceed with calling a world economic conference to preserve the prestige cof democracy and confidence in the conference method of economic adjustment.” Preceding this request, the wire read: “Approval prevails here among intelligent people of what is anticipated in your intention to proceed with the calling of a conference of nations mentioned in your letter to Messrs. Hitler and Mussolini.”

GIRL, 13, CUT BY GLASS

Joan Hornberger, 13, of 1129 E. Kelly St., was cut slightly above, the right eye by glass while en route to a skating party last night. The accident occurred when a member of a church party of 31 thrust his elbow through a window of a chartered bus.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record

County Deaths |Speeding 4 (To Date) Reckless driving

Running

City Deaths preferential

(To Date)

Running Red

Drunken

Accidents .... 1 driving

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MEETINGS TODAY

Alliance Francaise, luncheon, Washington, noon. ha Omega Fraternity, dinner dance, Hoy Washington, 8:00 p. m. Lambda Chi Alpha, dance, Claypool Hotel, 8 p. m.

Hotel

Exchange Club, luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon.

Salesmen's Club, Tuncheon, Hotel Washoon and Ten Club, luncheon, Hotel noon, Bowling League, dinner, 6:30 p. m. vil Engineers, din130. p., m. of Civic Clubs, 7:30 p. m.

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~ MARRIAGE LICENSES (These Jists are from official records fa the County Court House. The Times, therefore. is not responsible for errors in ‘mames and addresses.) ‘Otis Cralley, 21, of M 3 “ ns, 19, of 1433 S. T: ie 0 ae Lawrence Sansbhury, 29, of 601 Drake St.; Scott, 23, of Sore Columbia Ave. al Davis, 24, of 925 Buchanan

Mazel Boram, 19.’ of 312 Hancock St. ; ymond MM 35, of ; a komp, 29, of 36 W. 13d St . Ludlow, 23, 7241» N. ¥ : James arroughs 25. of 2050 N, Alabama , 0 » a : ce Serak, 23, of 2. 3, Box of 915 N. D

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Everett, Bessie Ashcraft, at Methodist. DEATHS

pneumoni St,

carcinoma Let Vincent's, pulmon

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ler Blvd,. broncho-pneum Anna L. Davis, 7, at Ave., chronic myocarditi George Kivett French, bo coronary qjrease. rey rock, 3 y oR Yel pir: at Brevort Hotel Carl Van vHcumonia,

Ave., coronary occlusion gy E,

0 DeQuincy St., carcinom Samuel Jacob Cambhi, nois St., chronic myocard Edward F. Willard, pneumococcus mi Katie Fisher, endocarditis.

ronary occlusion

itis

Bradley St., cerebral hemo William Anderson, 80, oe

nephritis.

FIRES Friday

12:33 P. W. 31st St., 200 block. 12:38 P. M.—Residence ens pi EW ith 1 hed S, GAVINE W ted candl 1:21. FP, M2 Chicken of % 2534 Brookside Ave., owned by I rookside Ave. cause unknown ; , M.acious false at Gale and E. 30th Sts. mobile of

7:35 P M.—Gent's A. Zuckenberg, 1001 S. furnace fumes explosion. 8:18 P of St., fective

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ena, Josephine Ellis, at 1258! Shelby Wh Mildred Chapman, at 2900 Tibbs

Thomas, Margar: y - ML garet Bavul, at St. Vin

reve, at Methodist.

Wale = Keaton, 65, at City, bronchoWilliam G. Kreis, 60, at 735 N. Euclid a May Sterrett Carter. 45, at St. William Carson Rush, 76. at 2658 Kessonia. Lia Indianapolis 67, at 1723 N. Tal-

onia, Syckle, 36, at Long, lobar Ifred M. Hagan, 68, at 2439 College iT oover, 55, at 40 N. Wallace Alfred William Sharper, 77, at 520 N. a. 73, at 1031 S. THiard, 52, at Veterans, Shingitis. 67, 3502 N. Western Ave. Rosa Ellen Featherstone, 67. at 21 N. api ity, renal Wesley M. Callahan, 70, at City, chronic

M.—Malicious false alarm on |Chi

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ner, Senate Ave. and W. Washington St, defective wiring. 4:38 A. M.—Residence of Thomas August, 2027 Ludlow Ave., defective flue.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

By U. S. Weather Rarean

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST—Fair tonight and tomorrow; warmer tomorrow.

SARAAA 4:47 | Sunset ......6:37

TEMPERATURE —Abpril 29, 1938—

Sunrise

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 6:30 a. m. .00 Total brecipitation since Jan. 1....17.07 Excess since Jan. 1

MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Fair tonight and tomorrow; warmer tomorrow. Minois—Fair tonight warmer tomorrow. n—Fair tonight and toight frost tonight, warmer

and tomorrow;

Lower Mich morrow; local tomorrow. 3 a . or Ohio—Fair and continued cool, possi light frost tonight; tomorrow fair hy warmer. 2 é , ky—Fair and continued cool, posHea frost in northeast pRgrtion tonight; tomorrow fair and warmer.

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES 6:30 A. M. Station. Weather. Bar. Temp. he X. Amari. ND Boston

3a

Cleveland ver. Dodge City.

Kansas ca» Min ....Clear Little Rock, ArK. Los les Cloud

Miami, Fla. Minis. obile, Ala. New Orleans

BSR haEihs

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New Junior C. of C. Officers

J. Russell Townsend, front, newly-elected president of the Indianapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce for 1939-40, is to be installed at ceremonies Monday night at the Canary Cottage. clude (left to right, rear): Ralph L. John E. Oberlies, treasurer, and Wilford S. Hartman, secretary. Edward J. Green, retiring president, is to preside at the installation.

Other officers inswingley, executive vice president;

British conscription plan.

POLES TO REPLY TO HITLER TALK

Warsaw Willing to Receive Suggestions, Ready to Resist Pressure.

WARSAW, April 29 (U. P).—Poland will send an answer next week to Fuehrer Hitler's denunciation of the Polish-German nonaggression pact §nd meantime will maintain full military precautions in view of Herr Hitler's demand for Danzig, it was understood today. Col. Josef Beck, Foreign Minister, had a long conference with Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz, Army Inspector General and “strong man” behind the Government, on Herr Hitler’'s Reichstag speech and it was understood that a Polish answer to Herr Hitler was decided upon. It was expected that Col. Beck would make a speech, probably in Parliament, at the same time the Polish answer was sent, It was said officially that Poland would consider suggestions for negotiations which Herr Hitler made in his speech but that any German attempt to exert pressure on Poand for a one-sided solution would be firmly and forcefully rejected. It was said also that the first step in any effort to solve Polish-German problems must be the return of Hans-Adolf von Moltke, German Ambassador, who went to Germany April 6 and has not returned. Officials after studying the text of Herr Hitler's speech said that it seemed to be “nonwarlike” in tone.

MEDAL FOR HEROISM GIVEN TO HOOSIER

PITTSBURGH, April 29 (U. P.). —Fourteen acts of heroism, including one by an Indiana man, were recognized today by the Car-

negie Hero Fund Commission. In its spring meeting the Commission awarded a bronze medal to Edward Hicks, 25, of Dublin, Ind, for his attempt to save Auburn A. Money, 37, a coworker, when he was trapped by flames from an oil storage tank which had exploded. Crude oil vapor had exploded in the vicinity of the tank, from which sludge was being removed, causing the tank to explode. Mr. Hicks ran to safety from the flames but Mr. Money was unable to escape. Mr. Hicks shielded his face with his arms, ran into the flames and reached Mr. Money, and pulled him out of the fire area. Mr. Money died from burns the next day. Mr. Hicks was burned seriously and was disabled for 19 weeks. Bronze medals were awarded to the persons honored and to relatives of three heroes who lost their lives. The Commission also gave $1556 in disability benefits to two of the heroes, granted a total of $1000 for education purposes in two of the cases, and in eight eases made awards totaling $6500.

POLICE CHIEF OUSTER CASE COMPROMISED

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, April 29 (U. P.).—John Rawlins, chief of police appointed by Mayor Jack Bruner when he took office Jan. 1, today held the office without opposition from Claude Myers, former chief. Mr. Myers and the city of Bloomington reached a settlement of litigation by which Mr. Myers had collected nearly $1000 in salary on a claim that he had been illegally discharged. The settlement was made shortly before the Police Board was to meet to rule on charges against

.

REPUBLICAN CHIEFS MEET IN SEYMOUR SEYMOUR , April 29. — Jackson County precinct committeemen and vice committeemen of the Republic

an Party were to meet today to elect a ‘county chairman. The va-

|cancy was caused by the death of ‘of Seymour said. | who had been chairman eight years.

Edward Massman Jr.

Forty persons Were expected to

ate | Stokes

Mussolini Recalls Plane Pilots to Active Service

ROME, April 29 (U. P.) —Premier Mussolini reported to the Cabinet today a program of stimulated military preparation in answer to the

An official communique disclosed that Sig. Mussolini had outlined to the Cabinet new military preparations to be taken as the result of a recent extraordinary appropriation of $263,125,000 to be spent on arma-

ment over a 10-year period. At the same time, it was added, he outlined decisions taken at a conference Thursday with Gen. Alpberto Pariani, War Undersecretary and Army Chief of Staff, and Admiral Count Paolo Thaon di Revel, Finance Minister. As the Cabinet met, Sig. Mussolini called additional Air Force reservists into service. Commercial Pilots Exempted All military airplane pilots of the rank of captain and below, and all noncommissioned officers who are in the special reserve list were ordered to report for a “60-day training period.” The order affects those officers and noncommissioned officers of the last three years’ military classes who had not been on active service and had had no air training since they left the service. Officers above the age of 45, those who are living abroad and those now employed in flying commercial planes, are exempt. Sig. Mussolini returned from a rest at his retreat at Rocca delle Caminate to preside at the Cabinet meeting. They said the measures reported to the Cabinet today and would be submitted to Gen. Walter von Brauchitsch, German Army commander in chief, on his arrival tomorrow on an official visit. Monday Grigore Gafencu, Rumanian Foreign Minister, is due here and Sig. Mussolini will try to strengthen his position in eastern Europe, it was believed.

Papers Praise Hitler

Newspapers, under official control, were enthusiastic in their comment on Fuehrer Hitler’ Reichstag speech. “Let us await repercussions to the great speech of Hitler, who has spoken with his usual warm logic,” said Il Messagero. “The speech constitutes a strong contribution to peaceable gestures. It was firm and moderate, does not exclude any reasonable settlement and leaves all doors open.”

Roosevelt Compared To Hippopotamus

MILAN, Italy, April $9 (U. Pp) — Premier Mussolini's own newspaper Popolo d'Italia compared President Roosevelt with “a hippopotamus in a crystal shop” today in its comment on Fuehrer Hitler's Reichstag speech. It called the President “spectacularly ignorant” and suggested that he suffered from liver trouble. Htiler’s speech was praised.

26 IN COURT TODAY ON GAMING CHARGES

Twenty-five men are to face charges in Municipal Court today following raids last night on alleged gambling houses. Ted Ault, 40, of 608 Middle Drive, Woodruff Place, was charged with keeping a gaming house and three other men were arrested on gams=bling charges after a raid by the City vice squad at S. Capitol Ave. 100 block. Another raid made on the tip that there was gambling on S. Pershing St., 1300 block, failed to uncover gambling equipment but four men found there were held on vagrancy charges. Sixteen men were charged with visiting a gambling house when police broke into a place on Yandes St., 1500 block. Otis Adams, 24, was charged with keeping a gambling house.

BRITISH OFFER OF ‘GUARANTEE’ TONAZIS HINTED

London May Propose Mutual Nonaggression Pact To Hitler.

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reason, more importance was attached here to Herr Hitler's demands on Poland and his denuncia-

aggression pact than on his repudiation of the comparative-limitation clauses of the British-German naval treaty.

“Mockery” Commented On

His scorn for the President’s appeal had been expected and discounted. Comment on the speech was along the lines of an editorial in the Daily Telegraph, regarded as being close to the Foreign Office: “All the speech did was to confirm a suspicion that Hitler's mind continued to seeth with bitter discontents. The tone of mockery alike in the modulation of his voice and the substance of his remarks left no doubt that for all his immense gains he is as far as ever from being appeased. “Yet, though he rejected with scorn the method of redress proposed by President Roosevelt he suggested no alternative. One thing we know for certain is that Herr Hitler will neither himself initiate steps for relaxation of the present intolerable tension nor accede to initiative by anyone else.”

France and Britain To Act Together

PARIS, April 29 (U. P.) —France moved with Britain today to line up the European nations friendly to them in an antiaggression bloc to offer agreements to Germany which would preserve European peace. It was understood Britain may ask France to co-operate in offering individual guarantees to Germany, as suggested by Adolf Hitler in his Reichstag speech yesterday. French official quarters said that Britain had not yet suggested that France join in a move to offer Germany guarantees. In other well informed quarters the belief was expressed that Sir Nevile Hendersen, British Ambassador at Berlin, would cautiously sound out German opinion. It was added that if he received any encouragement France would most likely be willing to join in a British move. Diplomatic informants attached considerable importance to reports of the possibility of a British nonaggression move. It was said that Herr Hitler might have difficulty in rejecting such an offer. Foreign Minister Bonnet held conferences today with William C. Bullitt, American Ambassador, Grigore Gafencu, Rumanian Foreign Minister, and Jacob Souritz, Russian Ambassador. Today’s newspapers gave little space to Herr Hitler's speech. It was believed that their attitude had been officially inspired. The view was taken in comment that the speech added nothing to European tension and took nothing from it.

{1 MORE MURDERS LAID TO POISON GANG

PHILADELPHIA, April 29 (U. P)). —Authorities revealed today that two more members of a huge “merchants of murder” syndicate had confessed to a total of 11 slayings and that estimates of the number of victims and persons involved were increasing almost hourly. Herman Petrillo, convicted of murder as a leader of the syndicate, early today admitted complicity in eight slayings, police said, and allegedly told of purveying “witch’s brew”’—an arsenic solution that sold for $300 a pint—to the ring's “cus=tomers.” Rafaele Folselli, 55, who surrendered yesterday, assertedly confessed to three slayings and, police said, named himself, Mrs. Carina Favato and Petrillo as the instigators of the poison=-profit syndicate which operated in five Eastern states. The syndicate’s toll earlier had been placed at 100 lives.

CUPID GETS SETBACK IN APRIL LICENSES

Cupid suffered a setback during April, marriage license figures showed today. A decrease in 32 in number of licenses issued was shown as com=pared to the first 20 days of April last year.

PRISON HEAD ACQUITTED PHILADELPHIA, April 20 (U. P.). —Former Superintendent William B. Mills of Philadelphia County Prison was acquitted last night of manslaughter charges brought against him as the result of the “heat deaths” of four convicts in the prison’s punishment celiblock.

New Motorboat Licensing Law Is Headache to State

The State has a new motorboat license law on its books but it con=not be enforced because the 1939

| Legislature failed to provide a fund

for its administration. The law, effective under an emergency clause upon passage last February, requires every motorboat owner in the state to get a license. “We can’t even get out applica= tion forms for the licenses because our rtment hasn't a cent that is legally available for administra= tion of the act,” Frank Finney, Motor Vehicle License Bureau director,

He asked Attorney General Omer for an

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legally use auto license money for motorboat tags. The Attorney General ruled that could not he done but held that the service fees charged for the boat licenses could be used for administration of the act. “That doesn’t solve our problem because the service charges go to the branch license offices over the state and there wouldn't be enough left to pay for general administra-

Board of Accounts to seek a way

: get coud ve

funds for administration of the indicated

tion of the Polish-German anti-|.

‘Oomph

Question of who started “oomph” is up to a Hollywood court as French actress Yvonne Duval (above) asks $5000 damages from the screen's Ann Sheridan and Warner Brothers Pictures, claiming they stole the title from her.

F. D. R, BESTED, GERMANS CLAIM

Newspapers Suggest Roosevelt Resign After ‘Execution’ by Hitler.

BERLIN, April 20 (U. P.) —Nazis hailed the “utter defeat” on President Roosevelt by Fuehrer Hitler today as Herr Hitler himself studied world reaction to his Reichstag speech and prepared another important address, this one for a gigantic May Day demonstration of workers Monday. Whatever the world view was of Herr Hitler's speech it was evident that inspired Nazi opinion was that he had completely demolished President Roosevelt’s peace appeal. The speech was calied “the political execution of Roosevelt”; the President was invited to resign because of his “conviction of such a maze of historic untruths, political errors and palpable absurdities.” Diplomatic quarters watched the Polish situation. In Herr Hitler's statements revealing his demands for Danzig and for a strategic right of way across the Polish Corridor, in his comparing Poland to Czechoslovakia, they saw the outstanding problem in German relations. The view was taken that Herr Hitler had implied a nonmilitary solution of his demands against Poland. But diplomatic informants expressed belief that Herr Hitler was obviously angry because Poland had rejected his demands and they pointed to his own statements that Danzig was German and his implication that there must be a solution of the problem. Comment of the Voelkischer Beobachter, the official Nazi Party newspaper and hence authoritative in its comment, said of the Hitler speech: “One thing is clear: Roosevelt's role as Europe's guardian angel is over. The Fuehrer’s speéch was not only documentary proof of his dialectic mastership but was also a historic expression of the sovereignty of the German spirit as compared with the bumptiousness of those who think themselves overlords of the world.” The Boersen-Zeitung, likewise under official inspiration, said: “Wili the President, after the Fuehrer has ripped his message to pieces, regret ever having sent it? According to normal judgment a statesman ought to resign who in an important action has been convicted of such a maze of historic untruths, political errors and palpable absurdities.” Count Paul Teleki and Count Stephen Csaky, Hungarian Premier and Foreign Minister, arrive today on an official visit.

New Soviet Naval

Commissar Named .

MOSCOW, April 20 tU. P).—N. G. Ku v, Pacific Fleet commander, has been appointed Navy Commissar, replacing M. P. Frinovsky, who formerly was assistant to Interior Commisar N. I. Yezhov, removed from all his positions recently.

PENNSY PROMOTES JDIVISION OFFICIALS

Penngylvania Railroad officials have announced a series of promotions of company officials to become

effective Monday.

George S. West, general superintendent of the Southwestern Division, is to leave Indianapolis for Williamsport, Pa., where he will be general superintendent of the Central Pensylvania Division. W. T. Covert, present chief - neer of maintenance of way of

Eastern -Division, is to be assistant

ged engineer of the complete sysPaul E. Feucht, superintendent of eng tion

passenger transporta of the Southwestern Division is to succeed

Mr. West. JEN

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ODDS ON PEACE | RAISED AFTER | HITLER SPEECH

Washington Diplomats Say, Unrest Without War Favors Nazis.

By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Times Foreign Editor

WASHINGTON, April 29. — The peace of Europe today hangs upon weather or not Fuehrer Hitler is, or can soon be, convinced that the Anglo-French peace blpc is too strong to be beaten in a fast-moving

war. Today—24 hours after the Nazi Fuehrer’s reply to President Roosevelt’s appeal for peace—the odds offered in diplomatic circles here are on peace. Poland, however, is still regarded as a danger spot and, after her, Rumania, Herr Hitler indicated that the problem of the Polish Corridor must be settled to his satisfaction, and soon, while insiders feel that Rumanian oil fields offer a bigger temptation to the Nazis than any other prize in the Balkans.

Warsaw Willing to Talk

Warsaw is willing to discuss with Berlin the status of Danzig, which is overwhelmingly German. Or any other matter “which does not affect her sovereign rights or the integrity of her frontiers,” but she “will not submit to pressure.” “If Poland is to be conquered,” the Polska Zbrojna, organ of the Polish Army, said recently, “it will have to be conquered house by house and farm by farm. As long as there remains one wall standing, there will be a man ready to defend it.” That Herr Hitler is convinced that Poland would fight is indicated by the fact that while he has not hestitated to push his other smaller neighbors around with scant cone sideration, he has handled her with care. What is not known, however, is just how seriously he takes the promises of Great Britain and France to go to Poland's and Rumania’s aid.

Corridor Across Corridor

The Polish Corridor, the Fuehrer agreed in his Reichstag speech, is important to Poland because it gives that country access to the sea. But, he added, German access to East Prussia by cutting across the Corridor is just as vital to the Reich and he implied a warning that the problem must be solved to his sate isfaction, without undue delay. That will not be easy. If Danzig is returned to the Reich, and that is now regarded as probable, Polands remaining lane leading to the Baltic, of necessity, will be precariously narrow. Only some 30 miles wide, its north-and-south railways and highways lead to Gyde nia, the newly constructed Polish port. If anything interferes with this outlet Poland would become a landlocked nation. It would doom her as a major power. What Herr Hitler now demands is a corridor-across-a-corridor. He wants a German right-of-way— over which he apparently wishes the same sovereingty as over any other part of the Reich—bisecting the Polish right-of-way. When an irresistible force collides with an impenetrable body, the least that can happen will be the generation of lots of heat.

Krock Says Parley Story Is Authentic

NEW YORK, April 280 (U. P.).— The New York Times, in a dispatch on President Roosevelt's denial of Arthur Krock’s report that the chief executive had invited Premier Muse solini and Fuehrer Hitler to a peace conference, printed Mr. Krock’s answer to that denial today. “I anticipated the denial,” Mr, Krock, chief of the Times Washe ington bureau, said. “There may be others. “Persons with whom the Presie dent discussed his peace efforts were separately and unconnectedly my ine formants. Separately and uncone nectedly they volunteered the oute line as I presented it, and gave Mr, Roosevelt as its source.”

133 GIVEN DIPLOMAS BY SOUTHPORT HS.

Approximately 4000 persons ate tended the Southport High School commencement exercises last night at the school, Herbert L. Curtis, principal, said today. Diplomas were given to 133 seniors and prizes for outstanding scholastio records were awarded. Those hone ored were: Robert Kimmell, highe est ranking senior; William Shimer and Rhea Eberhardt, for outstande ing work, and Miss Elizabeth Dankleman, D. A. R. citizenship medal. A reception for parents and friends followed.

BIDS ARE RECEIVED ON KOKOMO HOUSING

KOKOMO, April 29 (U. P.).—Bids had been received today by the Koe komo Housing Authority on the $705,000 low-rent housing project to be constructed here. Nine bids were submitted, one for the entire project by the Walbridge Adliner Co. of Detroit, amounting to $786,000. Low bidders were: Superior Construction Co., Gary, $374,000 on general contract; Trie State Plumbing and Heating Co, Evansville, $68,422 on heating: Hayes Brothers, Indianapolis, $75, 400 on plumbing; C. L. Smith Elece trical Co. Indianapolis, $24,000 on electrical wiring and fixtures, and H. H. Jack of Muncie, $12,087 on

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