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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1939

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Pro-Nazis Assassinate Rumania’s Premier:

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Aid Also Murdered; Chauffeur Faints | After Shooting.

By FERDINAND C. M. JAHN |} AN ; : | United Press Staff Correspondent | \ 3 LE : BUCHAREST, Rumania, Sept. 21.} —Members of the outlawed proNazi Iron Guard organization shot] § and killed Premier Armand Cali- § nescu in a “cowardly attack” today, an official announcement said. The assassins were arrested, the announcement added, and a new Premier will ne sworn in immediately in advance of a meeting of the Crown Council with King Carol. Two of the assassins cornered by guards, committed suicide in a midtown store. Order prevails throughout mania, officials said. | The shooting occurred at 2:10 p.m. | (6:16 a. m. Indianapolis Time), when it was understood that the 46- Premier Calinescu . vear-old Premier was en route for an | interview with King Carol, whose Government had suppressed the Iron Guard organization on charges of terrorism. The assassins approached Calinescu’'s automobile from behind: a. parked car on a main street of Bucharest. Shoot from Close

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CAROL'S POLICE RESTORE ORDER

Russian and German Troops On Border; Both Have street, blocking a line of traffic. Reason to Cross. As the Premier's automobile

slowed down. the six vouthful assas- . 1 sins leaped from their hiding place By JOE ALEX MORRIS and ran toward it. United ‘Press Foreign News Editor

One of them yanked open the iaanleld : : > . Assassination o 'edoor of Calinescu’'s automobile. 5 £ ti Pre y Pro-

There were shouts and then a Mier Armand Calinescu

| Up The Premier's automobile apparently was blocked for the moment —either by accident or intentionally —bhy a large truck

The truck lumbered across the

sharp volley of shots fired point/Nazi Iron Guard terrorists at taken to the office of U. S. Marshai off relief but continued to receive Panama City Julius Wichser to wait until another! food orders for five weeks. {

blank and at arm’s length. accord- Bucharest created fears of grave deing to spectators. velopments today in Bullet Enters Eye Europe,

The Premier, easily identified by With Nazi and Red Army troops the black monocle he wore as a on the northern frontier of Ruresult of loss of one eye in a child- mania, the Iron Guard outbreak apula, was Suck peared to have been intended as a Ons of the bullets entered his, Signal for a general uprising which chest on the right side. The other Might have resulted in German or Russian intervention.

—fired squarely at his face—entered Killed Iron Guard Leaders

his one good eve, the right one. He collapsed and seemed to have Quick action by Rumanian police, lost consciousness at once. . who seized seven conspirators while His aide-de-camp, sitting at his two others killed themselves. and side, also was killed, spectators re- indications that King Carol would ported. set up a military dictatorship for The chauffeur of the automobile the time being restored order, howcollapsed, apparently from a ner- ever, and left the Government in a vous breakdown. | position to maintain a strictly neu- . v tral position. Attempt Radio Signal Premier Calinescu long had been After firing the shots, the as- the key figure in King Carol's prosassins jumped into an automobile gram for crushing the Iron Guard which was waiting for them. {with repressive measures last year, They raced through the streets to which brought official announcethe radio station, where they were ments that Zelea Codreanu. Iron joined by several other con- Guard leader, and many others had spirators. been killed by guards while “atAll carried their tempting to escape.” hands. There had been frequent police The band rushed into the radio announcements in the last year of room and shouted a message into! frustrated Iron Guard plots to blow the microphone apparently in an up Bucharest public buildings and effort to give a signal assassinate ‘Government leaders. As SS D < It was assumed the attack on the What Are Hitler's Aims?

station was an attempt to start a . general uprising of Iron Guards as' Germany has been reported dea result of the assassination. | manding that the Rumania Gov- | ernment interne President Ignacy Moscicki and Gen. Edward SmiglyThe assassins and their comrades Rydz of Polanc for the duration of then tried to escape but guards were | the war, instead of permitting them summoned and seven were arrested. to go as the Rumanians desired to Iron Guards had sworn to avenge France and se. ur a Polish Govthe death of their leader, Zelea ernment headquarters. Codreanu, by the death of Premier Although Adolf Hitler this week Calinescu. Codreanu was slain by declared in his Danzig speech that Rumanian police “attempting to| Europe would be pleased by his limescape’ after they had arrested! ited ambitions, there had been perhim | (Continued on Page Three)

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Vengeance Sworn

before Judge Ro set for 9 a.

southeastern bond

EX-WPA CHIEF Minton Talks to Vice

Kortepeter and Father-in-Law Arrested for Alleged Labor Diversion.

Carl F. Kortepeter, former Marion |

County WPA director, and his fath-

er-in-law, Gurney G. Derbyshire, were arrested today on a Federal indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the Government through illegal diversion of WPA labor to] private property. The indictment was based, according to U. S. District Attorney Val Nolan, on the alleged use of about 100 WPA workmen last winter in the construction of two private roads on Mr. Derbyshire’s farm north of Southport. The farm has been platted as Derbyshire sub-, Minton of Indiana, Democratic wh division. | session of Congress which opened Both defendants said they would plead not guilty when arraigned. Says Roads Dedicated Mr. Kortepeter said that as WPA director, he never had assigned WPA workers on any projects that were not on public property. He explained that the two roads in Derbyshire subdivision had been dedicated to the public use county commisisoners. The indictment, one of 80 returned by the Federal Grand Jury vesterday., was not made public until after the arrests. Arraignment bert C. Baltzell was Saturday. Mr. Kortepeter was arrested about 2 a. m. at his home in South-

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Many persons receiving townshi

today at the County Tax Adjustment

port by two deputy U, S. marshals, ship budget for 1940. Edgar Collins and Andrew M. Taft. The deputies phoned the Kortepeter

home about 10 p. m. yesterday, learned he was expected home soon ta and then parked their car nearby. said. Neighbor Signs Bond | Other facts disclosed by the surWhen Mr. Kortepeter drove in his yoy he added, were that two cligarage nearly four hours later, the! ° ’ C a deputies placed him under arrest ®N'S Were awaj from home on va and took him into his home. There, cation, four were employed, 18 did Mr. Kortepeter summoned a neigh- not live at the addresses given on bor, Louis H. Whitesell, who signed i. i ustee’s records, three were on

Ne or Bend then was WPA, two had asked to be taken

sig 4 i the | signature could be obtained on Quinn Ts Questioned Mi. Book's criticism came as the Board questioned Mr. Quinn on his the Marshal's office to sign the proposed expenditures. Study of bond. the Wayne and Perry Township He. too. was placed under arrest. budgets was to follow that of Cen-

Mr. Kortepeter was released about ter Township. : i 3 a. m. after his father, Frederick The Chamber vice president said

Kortepeter, was called and signed the survey also revealed that 28 per the SopeLe cent of the relief clients in Center

Mr. Derbyshire, unable to provide Township were not calling for suppond at the time, was taken to jail plies made available to them by the

until later in the morning. He was Surplus Commodities Corp. (Continued on Page Four) Asked why they did not take ad- | vantage of the surplus commodities

|offer, Mr. Book said, one client reSTOCKS, GRAINS Up plied that “It’s too far to walk, and

my feet hurt,” while another replied, “They are going to have to bring Shares Range to $5 Higher; Commodity Prices Mixed.

A few minutes later, Mr. Derbyshire, who had been informed of his son-in-law’s arrest, arrived at

the food over here; I'm not going after it.” Criticizes Methods

“All this,” Mr. Book commented, “indicates that there are people on the relief rolls not in real need of relief, ‘and a considerable amount of the requested poor fund ought not a 4 to be spent.” By TTIED TRESS Much of the trouble, he said, is Stocks and grains advanced in attributable to the method of reU. S. markets today, while Govern- investigating relief clients. ment bonds declined. Miss Helen Carroll. Mr. Quinn's Gains in the stock list ranged to investigation supervisor, told the $5 a share after a slow start. Earlier, Board: traders had taken to the sidelines “We are trying to put through a to await action by Congress on neu- new investigation system. We don’t trality. Before noon, however, trad- doubt that there are persons on reing picked up and at the close the lief who are not in need, and at industrial average was within less times we haven't been able to rethan 2 points of its high for the check clients for six months.” year and the utility average made Denies Food Charge a small gain. Short-covering in anticipation of Meanwhile, Mr. Quinn issued a political developments at Washing- statement denying a charge that ton forced wheat prices more than the township was spending “20 per a cent higher at Chicago. Inflation cent more” for poor relief food than talk and strength in the stock mar- the public pays. ket were factors that stimulating The charge was made by Louis R. buying in late trading. |Markun, former Republican candi-

George Tatarescu. former Pre-| mier, and Justice Minister Victor! Jamandi, noted for cool-headedness in emergencies, were mentioned as likely successors. But it was also thought likely that King Carol would give serious consideration to setting up a military dictatorship. ! an it was reported in Berlin that Marshal Ernst Balif had already

: Elbert (Babe) Stapp. veteran race been appointed dictator-premier.

driver who was injured in a crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in which Lawson Harris, 2225 E. Washington St., was killed, was progressing satisfactorily at Methodist Hospital today. i The accident occurred between 4) 'p. m. and 5 p. m. when the car, go-/ ing 116 miles an hour, crashed into, the southwest retaining wall. Mr.

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Stapp Improves After Crash That Killed Harris

(date for State Treasurer, in a let[ter to the Adjustment Board several days ago. Yesterday, newspapermen, at Mr Quinn's invitation, observed a meeting of his committee of wholesale and retail grocers which fixes the, list of maximum prices to be paid by the township.

Explains List

After the meeting, Mr. Quinn explained that the maximum list 1s issued merely as a protection to the relief client against overcharge. The grocer, ht said, must sell

Myers. Speedway manager, said experts looking over the wreckage of the car had been unable to determine the cause of the accident The car was owned by Mike Boyle, | Chicago, and was driven in this, year's 500-mile race by Ted Horn.| Mr. Harris was riding mechanic with Lou Meyer when he won the! Memorial Day race in 1936. He had been a riding mechanic for about!

price is higher than the maximum |

Vice President John Nance Garner

Many Clients Don’t Need Relief, C. of C. Charges

set by the committee. “If a grocer charges more than conditions extended into the Ohio

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ip. confer on plans for the special today.

® Book Tells County Tax Adjustment Board Survey Shows

ould Be Removed.

p poor relief here are not in need.

William H. Book, Chamber of Commerce executive vice president, charged

Board hearing on the Center Town-

A Chamber survey of 100 relief clients in the township. Mr. Book said. revealed that one of the 100 had been dead a vear. ken from the records of Thomas M. Quinn. Center trustee, Mr. Book

The list was

WESTWALL' OF AMERICAS AIM

Conferees Meet, Seek Mutual Protection of Neutral Rights.

(Fditorial, Page 16) By THOMAS L. STOKES

fimes Special Writer

PANAMA CITY, Sept. 21.—Delegates were assembling here today from 20 Latin American countries and the United States to weld a common front against repercussions of the European war. This Pan-American conference will be reminded constantly of its sober objectives not only by the noisy alarms from across: the Atlantic but by the very place it is meeting. For it sits alongside the Canal—gateway to the Atlantic and Pacific, which must be safeguarded. | Across the Isthumus is the Caribbean, dotted by numerous strategic islands belonging to Britain and | France. What would happen if

‘they should some day fall into Ger- |

man hands. either as prizes of war or otherwise? To the Western Hemisphere today the Caribbean is the defense key—comparable to the Mediterranean in the ancient world.

Seek to Cushion War Shocks

But it would be an overstatement to say the slogan, “Keep Hitler and

Hitlerism from the Americas” is the

paramount note of this conference. The delegates are more concerned with the immediate problems, those are: 1. Mutual protection of the neutral rights of these American nations. 2. Cushioning the shocks of European war on American foreign commerce. 3. Taking up among themselves the slack in trade. The best opinion among the dele(Continued on Page Three)

Writer Challenges Motive for Concealing Results of Unity Parley.

By RAYMOND CLAPPER

Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—Republicans in Congress are determined to keep Congress in session continuously during this crisis. That is a wise decision, especially in view | of the way things are going here, 1 | mean the secrecy—yes the censor-, {ship—which the White House] smacked down on a conference of the utmost importance to the American people. Sixteen leaders gathered in the { White House office. They included the President and 15 others of both parties. Pointedly excluded were, two of the President's severest; critics—Senator Borah, ranking Re- | publican on the Senate Foreign Re-| lations Committee, and Rep. Ham Fish. ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Mr. Roosevelt doesn't like them. They are known as “wild horses.” Only tame ones were desired in a closed meeting of this importance.

| Secrecy Imposed Mr. Roosevelt bound the entire group to absolute secrecy. He issued a communique which said nothing. His secretary, Stephen T. Early, refused to answer questions as to the meanin;, of the unnocuous language. He said that no one who attended the conference was | permitted to discuss the statement or what transpired in two and a half hours of discussion. If any of those presenti talk, they break their word. That is all that is officially known about this important discussion which concerned our relation to the European war. That plus some pious generalities about every one wanting to keep the United States at peace. If we get into this war, you will have to fight it and pay for it. But now in the discussions here you are told only what il is thought good for vou to hear. It is, for the time being, not your crisis but the private crisis of the handful who were pledged to secrecy in the White House. Some of tnose present wee warned in advance not to allow themselves to be so bound. They submitted nevertheless

Wilson Speeches Recalled

So. while waiting for the inevitable leaks to occur, while waiting for some of those present to break their word and divuige the mside proceedings, I am thinking about some of the things that went on In secret back in 1916 and which helped lead us into the firs. World War. | The public didn't know it at the! time because President Wilson was making speeches about how “we must keep our resources and our strength untouched by this war.” | At the same time his special Ambassador in Europe, Col. Edward House, was rattling between Lon-| don and Paris, telling the British and French that the United States) (Continued on Page Three)

Drought Menaces Crops But No Rain in Sight

Marion County and Indiana farmers face serious damage to crops unless there is a “good soaking rain” soon, the Weather Bureau reported today. The bureau,

forecasting fair

goods to the relief client at the weather, said there is no rain in and Horace regular shelf price, unless the shelf

sight. The Weather Bureau at Washington reported that serious drought

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

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| County agricultural agent. Mr. Abbott said the principal |

damage from the recent hot, dry |

KEEP OUT OF THIS WAR’ MUST BE NATIONS AIM, SPECIAL CONGR

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WHY SECRECY.

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Urges Adjournment When Neutrality Bill Passes.

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: WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 U. P.) w= E | President Roosevelt today asked { Congress to substitute a cash-ande- | carry system for the embargo on arms, in line with “one single harde headed thought—keeping Amegica out of this war.” After repeal of the embargo pro= ‘vision — banning shipments of American arms, ammunition and implements of war to Europe's warring nations has been ace complished—Mr. Roosevelt proposed these further steps: 1. Authority to fix war zones in which American merchant vessels may not enter. 2. Broader authority to prevent American citizens from traveling in vessels of belligerent nations or in danger areas.

Seeks War Credits Ban

3. Provision that belligerents ptire chasing commodities in this nation ‘must take title to those commodities prior to shipment from U. 8. shores, 4. A ban on war credits to bele | ligerent nations. “The result of thé last two (pro= visions),” said Mr. Roosevelt, “will be to require all purchases to be made in cash and cargoes to be car[ried in the purchasers’ own ships

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He Sees Democracy’s En In America if We Go To War.

By ROGER BUDROW The United States can and must keep out of war to prevent complete destruction of its democracy. Gen. Hugh Johnson declared here last

Gen. Johnson . . . “The last war | left us like a mouse in a cheesemore cheese.” Sern |at the purchasers’ risk.” § b CAN STAY He proposed that after enactment W | journ, subject to immediate call by |the Presicent in event of further - requiring attention, One A “Keep Out” ( Roosevelt, “demand co-operation ° between us without trace of partie | “Our acts must be guided by one [single hard-headed thought—keep= The message followed immediately : uport a statement by Secretary of. ference that the United States had: a right to change its neutralify:

haited trap. We don’t want any of this program that Congress ad111] JOHNSON developments in the European war — Te | “These perilous days,” said Mi [Sip |" America out of this war.” State Cordell Hull in a press come." policies despite the fact that war.is

night. Speaking before more than 500 members and guests of the John H. Holliday Jr. Post, American Legion, at the Riviera Club the Indianapolis Times columnist pleaded vigorously for a bolstering of national defenses.

“It is time to get a little tough on our own hook,” and take a “hard-boiled, cynical, materialistic” viewpoint toward the European war, Gen. Johnson writes in his column on Page 16 today.

“Tt is absurd to say we can't keep out,” he deciared, contending that this country was ‘‘bamboozled” into the last conflict. “And yet it would be equally absurd to say we can't get in. “We can be drawn in. In one set of circumstances, it is true that we (Continued on Page Four)

WEST SIDERS RAP PROGRAM AT PARK

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‘Inadequate for Children, City Board Is Told. Charging that the program of ac-

tivity at the Rhodius Park community house is “inadequate for

our children.” a group of West Side

mothers today asked the Park

| Board for a winter program that will keep the children occupied.

Board President Jackiel W. Joseph told the group that “you are

which last year was deemed adequate by most of the people out in your neighborhood.”

in progress and regardiess of ahy belligerent's attitude. . Mr. Roosevelt made his plea pers sonally to a joint convocation ef the House and Senate which assembled in the crowded House chamber less than two hours after formal convening of Congress at noon. His words were carried around the world by radio. it

Diplomats Hear

| Every gallery in the chamber was packed. Several hundred capitol guards and District of Columbia police patrolled the capitol. Special passes were required for admission to the building and barricades were established in corridors to control the crowds Seated before the President as he spoke were his Cabinet advisers. In[the diplomatic gallery were the uili-" |formed and braided representatives of foreign nations in Washington. Mr. Roosevelt offered no hope that the European conflict would be short, or that the outlook was for brighter | times ahead. “I should like to be able to offer the hope that the shadow over the world might swiftly pass.” said Mr. Roosevelt. “I cannot. The facts compel my stating, with candor, that darker periods may lie ahead. “The disaster is not of our make. ing; no act of ours engendered the [forces which assault the foundations of civilization. Yet we find ourselves affected to the core: our currents of [commerce are changing. our minds. . |are filled with new problems, our position in world affairs has already been altered.” House and Senate were gavelled to order at noon sharp. Gallery crowds ‘began to assemble at 11 a. m,

Confer More Than Two Hours

Mr. Roosevelt conferred for twa | hours and 24 minutes yesterday with | Republicans and Democratic lead«

| probably unaware of our program ers.

| The White House announced tha {the conferees had agreed unanis. |mously that their primary and nons-

Harris, riding with Mr. Stapp as a|10 years and was the only one to mechanic, was thrown to the track. have ridden in two winning cars. He died shortly afterward of head He was a native of Indianapolis, at-| injuries at Methodist Hospital. tended the public schools here, and Mr. Stapp stayed with the car, formerly was employed with Jones | PARIS, Sept. 21 (U. P).—Jean!rain soon, the sowing of winter brought it to a stop, and ran back & Maley, Inc. Deschanel, aviator son of the late wheat may be delayed beyond a to aid his mechanic. Mr. Stapp He is survived by his mother, President Paul Deschanel of France, safe date. was so severely.cut on the mouth Mrs, J. G. Harris; a sister, Mrs. Was shot down and killed in aerial The damage to Marion County that he could not talk. Marjorie Cassidy, both of Muske- combat on the Western Front, it and Indiana farms has not been : The two were making tire tests gon, Mich.; a brother. William Har- Was reported today. in the presence of Fivestone Tire & ris, Detroit, and a 16-year-old son, | gave M. Deschanel a military fu- badly. it was agreed by J. H. ArmRubber Co. officials. T. E. (Pop), Robert Hauriy, Indianapolis. ~~ meral, it was said. x ‘ington, Indianapolis meteorologist,

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REPORT DESCHANEL KYLLED | pyrmers said that unless there is

The Germans serious thus far, but rain is needed!

weather has been to canning veg-| Mrs. R. C. Thompson, 1534 Lee partisan objective was to keep the |etables, pastures and newly seeded gt member of the School 46 | United States neutral and at peace, * hay crops. Most corn is too far|parent-Teacher Association safety! Mr. Roosevelt felt out the cone along to be damaged, he said, add- | committee, said there was a “a lot|ferees on outright repeal of the ing that the corn was maturing of profanity heard around the whole neutrality law and was much earlier this year than usual. community building and the larger strongly backed by Vice President Mr. Armington said that gener- children chased the smaller chil- John N. Garner. ally there has heen no rain since dren away from it.” i The President and Vice President .. Aug. 19 and 20. Last Saturday's| The Board asked the group to were told that not more than five rain, he said, fell mostly in the confer further with other residents members of the Senate Foreign Res ‘eity, and was insufficient to dolof the vicinity and return in two lations Committee would & 3 {much good. weeks with written suggeggions. (Continued on Page Three) =

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