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“IT’S WAR TO THE END’: ALLIES

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VOLUME 51—NUMBER 165 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1939,

Voice of the People’ Heard at Budget Hearing

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EXTRAVAGANCE CHARGED

Public Officials Criticized; Poor Relief Expenses Called Too High.

A militant throng of 500 men and women, chouting demands for drastic property tax reduction, packed Criminal Court room to overflowing today at the public hearing on the proposed 1940 local government budgets. The taxpayers heaviest barrage lief expenditures.

(rower noe TW) SHIDELERS State Comes to Rescue BRITAIN SCORES INDICTEDBY U.S, Of Sick Riverside Ducks RUSSIAN MOVE

that “relief be taken out of politics,” |

U. S. Leaders Arrive in Washington for F. D. R.’s Unity Conference.

leveled their Times Photo, |

against poor re-

“Slash taxes,” this throng of taxpayers demanded at a public hearing on the 1940 budgets today.

and criticized public officials. Board Becomes Audience | The .saven-member County Tax!

Adju Board, which called th ’ ih i Cr. . IE tie Wetite ‘Charged With Fraud as 80 90 of Colony Dead, 10 on Ailing List, So Dr. Axby Grabs Assures Poland and World tatives of tax reduction groups, and | Persons Are Named His Needle. That ‘Crush Hitler’ Policy

a a themselves retired to the jury box| to listen to the speeches. By Grand Jury. By JOE COLLIER | Is Unchanged.

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» Ww Ww \ ————————— GIVE CONGRES Poland Is Admittedly Lost as Military Factor; Russian Subs Sighted Off Finland; | HELM IN CRISIS | Navy Guns Boom in North Sea. By JOE ALEX MORRIS LANDON URGES Great Britain and France promised Poland and the ais world today that they would fight to the end against Hitlerthe “cynical” aid of Soviet Russia. Six or seven German U-boats already have been deNeville Chamberlain told the House of Commons shortly WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (U. p.). after the French Council of Ministers had reiterated that 1936 Republican Presidential nomi- “There is no sacrifice from which we will shrink,” the nee, who will head the G. O. P. Prime Minister declared in rejecting and denouncing as false tional Unity Conference, said today ; : Congress should remain in session High Allied Leaders Meet in Paris . during the crisis because the coun- | Helsinfors, Finland, reported that four Soviet torpedo trv has more confidence in comthat of any one man. westward off the Finnish coast as plans were made for Mr. Landon was among scores of aygcuation of the civil population of Helsingfors, 1f necestrain and motor car for either the Sary. National Unity Conference at 2 p.m./seen in the southern part of the Gulf of Finland, but mer-

United Press Foreign News Editor ism regardless of Germany's triumph in eastern Europe with stroyed and the British Navy rules the seas, Prime Minister Former Governor Alf M. Landon, Poland would “receive her rightful reparation.” group at President Roosevelt's Na- jo ahrer Adolf Hitler's speech a Danzig. : - . ! " s 1 r 7 “141 S y st 1 3 vined legislative judgment than in boats were sighted by naval authorities today steaming political figures who arrived by] ; . About a dozen larger Soviet warships were reported

The protesters gave the presiding | | gavel to Frank E. Gates, realtor and! The Federal Grand Jury today vice president of the United TaX indicted two Indianapolis investReduction Committee. ment brokers, Frederick W. Shideler Mr. Gates started the ball rolling and his son, William A. Shideler, on bv reading letters he said were from charges of using the mails to de- _. : > “indignant taxpayers.” ‘fraud and violating the Federal died and for several days therea frer “It is hecessary for ‘everyone ‘to Securities Act. lit was thought that the source of : Re x {the infection was gone.

scrutinize closely these proposed! They ~ were among 80 persons . budgets.” he said. He then intro- named in true bills handed to Fed- Yesterday, however, about 10 more

duced Philip Lutz Jr. former Indi-|eral Judge Robert C. Baltzell by the came down with the disease and 0 ana attorney general, who read a Jurors. derstood ‘thiit A eae thie TEXItHY ‘Bhs repared speech for the committee, Although it was understoo at a: 2 ru puas ! Beoaning: be 'the jury had heard evidence in the | Dr. Axby turned the pen into a

With one of this assistants, surviving and healthy ducks with a them against the disease. Last week about 90 of the ducks

“Today—here and now—we face a|recent investigation of certain local clinic today and administered the

which | WPA projects, it was not revealed treatment amid a chorus of wonder-

tax crisis, an emergency » : : : . an| whether any indictments were re- ing protests. It is believed by Dr.

equals the emergency of war, | ob emergency as great as sickness, need, | turned in these cases. that ! mp : pollution in Lake Sullivan and that

FEET SG NCHDIOVIN ent. Hacker Indicted this treatment may make the ducks

Invites Speakers Among those indicted were Her- immune to it. Following Mr. Lutz’ address, Mr. bert Hacker, 24-year-old former The ailing 10 were in critical conGates called on speakers from the teller for the Farmers Trust Co. of dition. They have been separated audience, limiting them to 10 min- | Franklin, Ind., charged with violat-|from the others in a pen and are utes each. ling the National Banking Act, and |being treated. As the speakers went forward and |Sherwood Noll, Wichita, Kas.,| A small group of the ducks refused spoke, they were interrupted fre-| charged with using the mails to de- to be penned up for the treatment quently with lusty cheers and |fraud through the mail order sale and remained on the high seas, shouts. of shirts. |quacking defiance and running the Mr. Gates was forced to remind| The Shidelers, accused of mis- risk of getting ill. geveral of the speakers to confine handling investors’ funds, already — mte——— their remarks to the business at were under bond on indictments rehand. turned by the Marion County Grand F. D. R. HINTS NEW In one case, he interrupted a jyry Nov. 4. 1938, charging them | speaker who had talked several min- with embezzlemen:, grand larceny | LABOR PEACE DRIVE utes about a bridge leading to Key ,.4 false pretense. ‘They have not in, West, Fla. been tried yet on the County inWoman Is dictments. | A few weeks before the County ; } a ile Grand Jury returned its indictBe or Nate oor ¥ people.» ments, the Shidelers, officials of One of the crowd interrupted her Shideler & Co. were arresied on with “thev can help themselves” affidavits signed by The first speaker called on was curity Commission. Richard Cordell, 248 N. Keystone Charges Money Misused ; 3 : Ae ae iit the proposed In- U.S. District Attorney Van Nolan dianapolis Center Township tax said that the Shideler firm, which rate of $3.56 for each $100 of prop- operated here from 1935 until Ocerty cut to $3.20, the rate we now tober, 1938, “induced investors to have. We want it cut to $3.00.” place money in its hands upon He was roundl’ cheered. (Continued on Page Six) “If any businessman carried on his . business like the government does, he'd find himself in bankruptey court,” Mr. Cordell contin(Continued on Page Six)

TURNER GIVES CITY GITY HOSPITAL WORK

—The Administration appeared today to be planning a new campaign for peace between the Amer‘ican Federation of Labor and the Congress For Industrial Organization on the grounds that war in the State Se- Europe makes labor unity an es- | sential part of national unity. President Roosevelt said yesterday he would send a personal message to the A. F. of L. convention at Cincinnati Oci. 2. To a direct question he replied that it would be a good guess that his message would mention peace. The C. I. O. convention opens Oct. 10 in San Francisco and it, too, probably will receive a message from Mr. Roosevelt. Labor Secretary Frances Perkins told reporters yesterday that the {war emergency makes it “more necessary and more wise” that labor |get together.

Heckled One speaker was heckled from the

'day vaccinated the Riverside Park w Dr.

In his best lake-side manner, Dr. J. L. Axby. State veterinarian, to-

ild duck colony against duck cholera. Axby ‘shot” each of about 300 serum that is intended to immunize

ARRANGES TRANSFER OF D. G. STEPHENSON

Governor to 0. K. Removal

| For Hearing Oct. 4.

| Axby that the infection comes from | : Nv " . : The Governor's office will ‘approve weakened in their determination to the window,” but announced his op- |g; sensational moves are out.

next week an order permitting the (transfer of D. C. Stephenson, former Indiana Ku-Klux Klan dictator, from State Prison to Noblesville where a court hearing is scheduled Oct. 4. The man who once described him-

(Indianapolis Time) today or the special session of Congress which convenes tomorrow to hear Mr. LONDON, Sept. 20.—Prime Min- Roosevelt's neutrality proposals. ister Neville Chamberlain today de-| The former Governor refused to nounced Soviet Russia's “cynical” cOmmit himself on repeal of the but. decisive intervention in Poland, 8'ms embargo. But associates said assured the world that the Allieq he favored scrapping all limitations powers will vigorously carry on the On export of American goods, inEuropean war, and said that six cluding arms, ammunition and im- | or seven German submarines had | plements of war on a strictly cash | been destroyed. and carry basis.

He declared that, if Great Britain i J and France had been unable to! PRES Out, Says Jrvary | avert defeat oi the Polish armies, Senate Republican Leader Charles | they had nevertheless assured her L. McNary, who also arrived today, | that they have not forgotten or told reporters that “politics is out of |

By WEBB MILLER

United Press Staff Correspondent

position to the Roosevelt program | “Our general purpose in this| for repeal of the arms embargo. Istruggle is well known,” the Prime| “There is a definite conviction in Minister said. “It is to redeem my part of the country that we will | Europe from perpetual and recur- not get into the war,” Mr. Landon | ring fear of German aggression and |told a press conference. | enable the peoples of Europe to pre-| “I think Congress should remain |

carry on the struggle.

cantile shipping today continued normal. Poland admittedly was lost as a war factor although Warsaw still held out and threw back new Nazi attacks, asking the Allies for new aid. In Paris a meeting of high French and British officials laid plans for relentless prosecution of the war—and perhaps for an early major drive against Germany's Siegfried Line. British War Secretary Leslie HoreBelisha attended. Buffer State Plans Still Mystery The Allied plans, it was emphasized, are being laid cautiously and in preparation for a long struggle. Adventurous Britain and France are going to avoid any foolish move that might impair their resources or postpone the “ultimate victory,” Mr. Chamberlain emphasized. In Moscow, where the French Government was under-

self as “the law in Indiana” will serve their independence and liber- in session because there is more con- stood to have asked for an explanation of Russia's interven-

make his 11th legal attempt tor freedom during the 14 years he has (been in prison for the death of an Indianapolis stenographer here in 11925. { The hearing Oct. 4 will be on Stephenson's petition for a rehearing of his case, based upon his contention that he did not. testify In

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (U. P.). his own behalf at the murder trial against

because “his life had been threatened.” The Attorney General's office announced it is preparing evidence to refute Stephenson's claims that his testimony rights had been jeopardized by public opinion. He was convicted on a charge of second degree murder in connection with the death of Miss Madge Oberholtzer, 28, of Irvington, who died after allegedly being assaulted by the former Klan leader.

JOE HAS WEIGHT EDGE

DETROIT. Sept. 20 (U. P). — Champion Joe Louis held a 17pound edge over Bob Pastor as they weighed in today for their title bout in Briggs Stadium tonight. Louis tipped the scales at 200 pounds and the challenger at 183.

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ties.” fidence in the united judgment and | Adolf Hitler's speech at Danzig, the common opinion of the members | offering peace on his own terms or| (Continued on Page Three) | yvear§ of war, will not change the = oe es determination of the Allied powers to crush Hitlerism, Mr. Chamberlain told the House of Commons. The achievements of the British Navy and the Royal Air Force] U-boats which have heen | chieflv responsible for the sinking (Continued on "age Three)

FAIR BUT COLDER, BUREAU PREDICTS

WAR BABIES’ PACE But There's No Sign of Rain

N.Y.STOCKS’ BOOM

By UNITED PRESS With “war babies” in the van, the stock ‘market at New York today drove up within striking distance of the year's highs before turning down as the war boom picked up gain. Prices surged up $1 to $3 and then turned down moderately on ‘preneutrality” profit selling. At midsession, prices were $1 under the highs. Wheat prices North American prices around 1'y

LOCAL TEMPERATURES a.m, . 9 10a. .... 55 | a. 5% Ma.m. . a. m. .. 64 12 (noon) 79 hh... 00 1p.m .. . 80

Fair weather tonight and to-| morrow with somewhat lower temveratures tomorrow were forecast | by the Weather Bureau. But there remained no sign of the soaking | rain which is needed for. parched city lawns and country pastures. The mercury dipped to a low of | to 13% cents a 53 at 5 a. m. today. The highest Profit- reading yesterday was 80 at 12:45 selling scaled the rise near the close.'p. m.

rose in all markets, with

IR SCHOOL DETAILS qgiitution to Be in Dark During Next Week-End. |

Representatives of Col. Roscoe! Turner today furnished to the] Works Board details of a proposal | to establish an air school at Municipal Airport. Barton and Florence Nightingale | They asked for two acres of will exist at City Hospital this week- | ground on which to construct the end when the hospital closes for school for which an annual rental power plant repairs. of $100 would be paid. They asked! There will be no hot water nor permission to fly sightseers over refrigeration, and only one elevator the city, to advertise by plane and wij) be in operation. Candles and to sell gasoline. For the latter privi-|gaqmights will be usea in wards, lege the school would give the City ang electric lights, supplied by an 10 per cent of the retail price of ,.viliary unit of the Indianapolis | gasolinesold. i Power & Light Co. will be used < y sparingly in the halls and surgery, ROBS TROLLEY OPERATOR according to Dr. Charles E. Myers. | A lone bandit armed With a pogpjtal superintendent. There will sawed-off shotgun held up the oper- ye no steam to sterilize instruments. | ator of a Fair Grounds trolley car| ony “severe” emergency cases at the Fair Grounds terminal on 38th 51 pe accepted, Dr. Mvers said.

St. at 1 p. m. today. The amount yn, tients will be moved from the | § of loot was not learned immediately. hospital as a result of the repairs, &

he added.

The hospital will close at mid{night Friday and will open early Monday. Repairs to be made are to the |@ [smoke outlet of the power plant. |: This necessitates shutting down all 5 boilers, Dr. Myers explained. As 12 far as it is known, he said, the hos16 pital never has been closed before.

12 SE ET EERE 17 HOPES TO KEEP EXHIBIT 12. NEW YORK. Sept. 20 (U. P.).—| 11 Poland hopes to keep her exhibit at 11 the New York World's Fair next Financial .... 13 Radio ... 13 vear despite the war, her represen- | Flynn ........ 12 Mrs. Roosevelt 11 tatives said today. Officials of the Forum .. 12 Serial Story.. 19 Polish Pavilion indicated they had | Gallup Poll... 7 Society ...... 4 asked Fair officials for financial concessions to enable them to main-

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Senator "te of Utah

Remove Bans, Stay Neutral, View Of Senator Thomas.

By SEN. ELBERT D. THOMAS Written for NEA and The Times

THE PRESIDENT has called a special session of Congress, but he has not told the public yet exactly what he has called it for. It is assumed that he will have recommendations for modification of the present so-called neutrality act. Until we see those recommendations, if they are coming, no one can speak definitely about them. In the Srst place, since there is a major war in Europe, we have noted that the declaration of America’s neutrality came not as a result of the Neutrality Act of 1937 but as a result of the law of nations and the law of war. There are domestic statutes and American custom beginning with Washington’s first proclamation of neutrality. After the President had issued a proclamation, of neutrality, then it was necessary for him to invoke the embargo provisions of the Neutrality Act of 1937. This was done in a second proclamation. Some persons have asked why it was that the President had to invoke the Neutrality Act in the face of the RBuropean situation (Continued on Six)

Should U. S. Repeal Embargo on Arms?

| Scrapping the Act Would Mean Road to War, Nye Believes.

No:

By SEN. GERALD P. NYE Written for NEA and The Times

REPEAL OF the arms embargo is nothing more, nothing less, than the Eastern path to the Western Front.

If only people would learn and know and remember the lessons of the last 25 years, there would be immediate readiness to understand why there should be violent opposition to any move looking to the repeal of the arms embargo | in the present neutrality act. People are asking: What possible danger can there be in let-

|and British declarations that they |

tion in Poland, four German army and air officers arrived to, discuss common problems of the Nazi and Red armies in Polish territory. A line was being definitely drawn, cutting ofl the eastern third of Poland as the limit of Soviet activity and calling for withdrawal of the Germans to their own sphere. Whether a buffer state would be created hetween the two frontiers was undecided. Germany's High Command announced the “greatest (Continued on Page Three)

Nazis Give First Hint of Plan to Partition Poland

In Berlin:

BERLIN, Sept. 20 (U. P.,).—The sian district north of it bordering I ; agi Lithunania, would go to Russia. Army High Command gave the firs: on ~ : hl The German communique deindication today of how Poland | ¢ ibed the fighting along the bend would be partitioned by announcing (of the Vistula River west of Warsaw that German troops which had ad- as having been “one of the greatest vanced into the Polish Ukraine, annihilation battles of all time.” “would be withdrawn to the Ger- | The battle ended near Kutno, 60 man-Soviet demarcation line after miles west of Warsaw, with the capthe destruction of the remaining ture of 105,000 Polish prisoners, the Polith armies in that area.” |communique said. : The communique described the “The number of prisoners is inpresent German line as extending creasing steadily. The amount of from Stryj in the south, to Lemberg, | War material captured cannot be Brest-Litovsk and Bialystok, just| estimated presently. Enemy losses south of the eastern edge of Fast |In dead and wounded were enorPe ting ‘th iti " “Along the fronts, the enemy has a Te es sas DEACtcally given up, resistance ex " N g i , at b west 0 m= Polish Ukraine, whose inhabitants| fers * shee fighting with strong Russian troops had invaded Poland g.attered enemy forces still conto protect. : tinues. ; Speculation in other European “pighting near Gdynia (which capitals has been based on the idea could be heard at Danzig while that the Ukraine and White Rus- (Continued on Page Three)

Hitler Only Repeated Usual Lies at Danzig, Paris Says

In Paris:

(No German war communique | Cabinet, arrived with French Unwas issued today pertaining to the |dersecretary for Foreign AfTairs Western Front.) |Champetier de Ribes and Andre Le= ger, Foreign Office Permanent SecPARIS, Sept. 20 (U. P.).—French retary. They entered the office of M,

ting war supplies be sold to & would fight the war to a finish Ce ie principal secretary.

nation at war so long as those who buy pay their cash for it and come and get it and carry it away at their own risk? Is there not as | great security for the United | States in a cash and carry plan as there is in an outright embargo against the exportation of war supplies? What is the difference, if any? There is an answer to the question that the record of past experience will substantiate. The answer is this: The difference is the difference between peace and war for the United States. The coming of the World War

Senator Nye of North Dakota (Continued on Page Six)

| followed today by a significant War |Council conference at the War Of- | fice.

Also summoned to the conference {was the chief of the French Air | Force General Staff. RO GE ti ; ; _| Before the conference, the CounBritish War Minister Leslie Hore- |.) ©¢ “winisters met with, President Ed q | Albert Lebrun and pledged France ouard |. font for final victory and the French commander-in-| 1, 1sndon Prime Minister Neville ; Chamberlain had pledged the BritWhile the big three conferred, js anew to fight to the finish with

|three British officers, who had ar-|gitlerism. [rived with Minister were joined by Gen. Louis A. Colson, ture of the War Office conferences {French Army Chief of Staff.

Hore-Belisha, | amidst speculation as to the na-

[the Western Front remained genImportance of the conference in- erally quiet, with only patrol ac-

creased when Robert Coulondre, for- tivity and German shelling reported. ‘mer French Ambassador to Berlin

German artillery pounded French (Continued on Page Three)

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