Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 October 1939 — Page 19

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Hoosier Vagabond

ILLAHE, Ore., Oct. 12—Mr. Stuart X is the only great man the human race has ever produced. He says so himself. And he isn’t lying. It is true. Mr. Stuart X, for the benefit of you more conventional readers who must have a man fully identified; is Henry Clifford Stuart. He changed his name because - he knows of at least 99 other H. C. Stuarts, and doesn’t want to be confused with them. Stuart X has had great experience. He has been in the Garden of Eden, and actually met Adam and Eve. His personal memory goes back 50,000 years before Christ. He says: “you may think I'm an egotist, but I'm not. I really am the greatest man that ever lived. Because I know everything. You've heard the old Turkish proverb, “He who knows not ahd knows not that he knows not. .. .” Yes, I had heard it, so I nodded.

“Well,” says Stuart X, “I know, and I know that I.

know. That's all there is to it.” Stuart X has two homes, one in Berkeley, Cal., and

one in an isolated spot on the banks of the Rogue’

River here in rugged southwestern Oregon. He spends his summers here. He.is 75 years old—an immense man, tall and thick. He weighs 240 pounds. He is not fat, just powerful. He has a woodsy gray beard, pointed. He is a strikingly impressive man. =

‘A Gift of. Humor Around the house, he wears riding pants with , colored socks [pulled up to his knees. Outdoors, in cap and tweed suit, he looks like a vacationing scientist strolling on shipboard. Stuart X was born in Brooklyn. Much of his life was spent in| Central and South America. For years he managed railroad and steamship lines. Spanish is practically a mother tongue.

. Our Town

* Taking No Chances

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When it came time to eat our first meal in Haarlem, we found 20 officers of the Dutch Army sitting -in the dining room. One of them was a dead ringer for Wilbur Peat. As for the rest, they had round heads. Except for the Dutch Army, we were the only ; ones guests in the hotel. Which . is to say that I had my hands full to see that my wife wasn’t carried away by the soldiers. I couldn’t blame her much. The Dutch officers are a nice looking lot built very much on the order of the Swiss with the same intelligent faces and the same ingratiating manners. After ‘dinner, one of the offi- [ cers—the one with three gold | stars on his coat collar—went out of his way| to come to where we were seated. He clicked his heels, bowed low, saluted and introduced himself. You bet your sweet life I was scared, and so would you have been in my place.

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It turned out all right, though. He didn’t have an order from the Queen to throw us into jail or anything like that. All ie wanted was to make our acquaintance (imagine) and exercise his English which, by the way, was surprisingly good. We chatted

the better part of an hour—until 10 o'clock perhaps—-

when he begged to be excused, saying that he had to get some sleep. He had orders he said, to go ta the frontier at 5:30 the next morning. That was Aug. 28. | All of which is preliminary to handing you some military secrets straight out of the mouth of a Dutch officer. Unlike the last war, the Dutch are not to be caught napping this time. The Dutch Army was mobilized almost immediately after the Germans showed their hand. The number of men affected by

» Washington

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12—Managers of the Community Mobilization for Human Needs—which is the annual campaign on behalf of Community Chésts in some 500 localities—fear that turmoil abroad will dis-

tract attention this year from their important efforts

at home. But instead of proving a distraction the news from' Europe should be exactly the opposite. Naturally the American people are deeply absorbed in the European situation and its effects upon us. They are eager-

ly reading and listening to an

unprecedented volume of discussion. I find people, wherever I go, and no matter in what occupation, talking with real knowledge and understanding about Europe | and our neutrality problem. Out of this comes a sense of values which we never have had before. These values, which we are understanding so clearly now, lead us to what President Rogsevelt, in his radio address the other night, called the home front. We know now that it is more to the point to save democracy here at home than it is to try to impress it on peoples in Europe.

Community Funds Our Home Front

So many here expect shortly to see a resurgence of interest in domestic affairs which will be backed by greater determination than ever to make democracy recure in America. And more than that, to make [the American brand of democracy something which will stand as one of the proudest chapters in the history of man.

My Day

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—I worked late again last night and have come to the conclusion that there is something in the air in Washington which obliges one to burn the midnight oil.

I had a small luncheon today for Madame Peter, whose husband has retired as the Swiss Minister. She has so many friends here that it is a happiness to know that her children, living in this country, will always keep her here for part of the year. : I had an opportunity -to talk this morning to Dr. Reeves, who is carrying on the work of the

youth commission so ably begun - They have done

by Dr. Rainey. a most wonderful piece of research work and I am mest : anxious to know whaf conclusions they will come to as a result of their findings. “Their suggestions for the use of their facts which they have discovered will be valuable to every community. "I feel that one of the most important things to work on today is the problem of jobs for youth. This is the basis of all the other problems which they face. The problems of work for older people and of old-age - pensions for those who are beyond their wotking years, are important problems but they do not press in on us in quite the same way, because youth brings to our

‘was running the war. '

-ganizations means tremendous overhead and, fre-

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1939

By Ernie Pyle

He says he has never cared for money. But he has always had an easy ability to make a great deal of it. He says the -Government has taken most of it, but he still lives extremely well.

He has done countless odd things. He has lived] .

in foreign capitals, and belonged to the best clubs. Once he garnered great gold mine holdings in Nevada. His raising of $500,000 for that venture was the greatest financial achjevement in history, he says. Another time he ran a chicken ranch, and lost $10,000. ‘He lived in a huge house on Scott Circle in Washington for 10 years, including the World War period. He doesn’t know how he kept out of jail, because he badgered the Government to death about, the way it

No Place to Hide ° ;

He keeps a can of snuff in his pocket, and pauses about every two utes to stuff some up his nose. He doesn’t drink or smoke right now, although he hasn’t actually stopped. He got started dr g in Central America. He had to take long rough trips into the interior, and always seemed to be sleeping with natives’ feet in his face. So he started drinking. Later he stopped and didn’t start again till prohibition. That so disgusted him he took to the bottle again. He thought some of quitting when repeal came, but then thought better of it. . : When he came, the only possible way to get here was by a 40-mile boat trip up a narrow river full o rapids, and that suited him fine. : . But now the CCC has gone and built a road in from the north. However, it doesn’t matter, for a man can’t hide any more, anyway. Stuart X sought out a place like this to use in the next war, figuring that only hill-billies could escape. But the next war is here, and_ Stuart X says people are so reactionary they’ll unquestionably put him in jail for speaking his thoughts. He says, incidentally, that we will get into the war, and that everybody but Russia will be destroyed. He says this is the end of Western civtlization, and thinks it’s just as well. Practically everything worth while in the world’s history came from the East anyway, he says.

By Anton Scherrer

this order was somewhere around 500,000 notwithstanding the fact that Herr Hitler's Minister at The Hague had promised the Queen that Germany would respect the inviolability and integrity of the Netherlands in all circumstances. Say what you will, you can’t fool the Dutch a second time. Moreover, I was assured that all roads and bridges were mined and, weather permitting, vast areas could be flooded within a few hours. I could take his word for it, said the Dutch officer, that the present defense would stop any surprise attack, no matter how smart the Germans might be. You have no idea how. secure we felt tucked away in Holland after listening to tlie Dutgh officer. “ ® =

Expect U. S. in War

What interested me more, however, was the way the Dutch have figured out America’s behavior in the next World War. America, said my military informant, is going to be in it, for the reason that she can’t possibly afford to stay out of it. Which he elaborated to mean that England and France are fighting a battle, with the issue of which the United States and other American nations are inescapably concerned. It is an opinion shared not only by the Dutch, but by nearly

everybody else over there. Out side of the totalitarianj

states, of course. The reasoning runs something like this: Isolationism of the American pattern is an emotional state based on sentiment and tradition rather than on reason and idealism, and will be dissolved the moment’ Americans realize that both the world and the United States have changed since the days of the early patriots. The world has grown smaller and the European system from which the U. 8. sought independence 150 years ago has expanded into a world system of which the U. S., however unwelcome the idea, necessarily forms a part. The Dutch officer's argument was so beautifully thought out that I didn’t have the heart to tell him that, maybe, he had a big surprise coming.

‘By Raymond Clapper

This war has served to drive home to all of us the conviction that the state should exist for human beings, not human beings for: the state. Society and the state grow out of human beings, and when human beings decay, when their morale is wrecked, when they cannot find the means of livelihood, when they are in desperate want, to dictators they turn as did the oppressed and. neglected Russian peasants and the frantic, helpless German people. i The family, Mr. Roosevelt said, is the basis of society as we know it and it must be preserved as an institution if democracy is to be perpetuated. Community . Chests, with their special responsibility to bring cheer and comfort to individuals ‘and families made desolate by want and. poverty, constitute our home front. This, Mr. Roosevelt said, must be preserved at all hazards. : ” » 2

Meeting Essential Needs

This national campaign for Community Chest funds, sponsored by 36 national social agencies, is the vehicle for assisting the 500 local community chests. The funds are used by local voluntary social agencies to meet essential needs which tax-supported funds cannot provide. This means nursing, medical and hospital care, recreation for all ages, helpful advice to families disrupted by illness and poverty, the neighborliness of the settlement house, child welfare services, nursery care for underprivileged children and special schools for the handicapped. As Mr. Roosevelt said, the mission of the Community Chest is the adjustment of maladjusted families, the tiding over of crises in family life. Federal work relief attacks the problem of the jobless ablebodied worker, and is aimed at the adjustment of maladjusted society. ' Is there anything more essential than these things to the preservation of democracy in America?

By Eleanor Roosevelt

labor market every year a new crop which will become either usefully productive, or remain an idle burden. Every community should make this problem a community problem, for habits are important when you are young and one can so.easily become a worker or a loafer according to the circumstances of environment and opportunity. ] I hope that before long there will be formed some central group which will co-ordinate all the Kindly feelings which are at present scattered throughout this country and which are taking shape in a variety of organizations that do a variety of things here for the rest of the world. This multiplicity of small or-

quently, an overlapping of work. Until some central organization is established, where all this work can be co-ordinated, these groups must continue to flourish by themselves. ? 5s . To my desk come daily reports of new ideas. They vary from relief of Chinese and Spanish civilians, to mothers’ anti-war clubs. Finally, a day or so ago, there: came ga letter about ‘a children’s club called “The Goodwill Club,” which features a Christmas shoe /hox to be sent to soldiers in all armies and to contain a great variety of articles—more than I ever dreamt one shoe box could hold! This activity is being started by a young lady in Massachusetts. Though ohe may wonder what will be: done with all these shoe boxes, one can only applaud the spirit which prompts:

peaple to want to do as for-

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: (Fourth By David Dietz

Scripps-Howard Science Editor

loses.

realities of the present

situation call

for swift action. Four methods would seem to present themselves to Hitler: ~ THE DESTRUCTION of the British fleet by the German Fi

air force. : i 'DESTRUC- DPvid Dietz

TION of British and French munition plants services of supply and morale by airplane attack upon important industrial centers and the cities of London and Paris.

DIRECT ASSAULT upon the Maginot Line. : BLITZKREIG—Lightning war —through the violation of a neutral country, probably Belgium, Holland or Switzerland. One or more, perhaps all, of these methods may be tried by the German forces in the next few: weeks. It is not possible, of course, to guess what is in the mind of the German High Command. , We may expect increasing numebers of cables—if they get by the censors—of German air attacks upon Brit warships. The first came on Sept. 27, with each side claiming success. In this regard, we must remems=ber ene of the most debated subjects in military circles during the last 10 years has been the relative power of warships vs. aircraft. To date there has been no event to answer that question. Regarding the second possibility, it may be said that the biggest surprise of this war was that it did not start in exactly that way. Everyone supposed that Germany

PROTEST PROPOSED - FEEDER BUS LINE

A meeting to organize a protest against the proposed substitution of feeder bus service for the 16th and Emerson and 21st and Ritter bus lines, will be held at 7:30 p. m. today at the home of Mrs. William A. Hayes, 1564 N. Rural St.

Mrs. Hayes cha’lged that the feeder bus line would leave the neighborhicod without transportation service. She said that a large number of residents were protesting and “we’re going to try to do something about it.” /

FORBIDS SEPARATE RELIEF CAMPAIGNS

Times Special MARION, Ind, Oct. 12—The Marion Community Chest has adopted a resolution banning sepa-

[rate fund drives by agencies aided

by the Chest. Under a new plan, participating agencies are pledged to operate on the funds received during the regular Chest campaign. Several agencies in other years sought contributions after the close of the cam-~ paign. : The Red Cross Roll Call, ¥. W. C. A. membership drive, the Tuberculosis Seal Sale and the Salvation Army are excepted.

INDIANA WHEAT INSURED

Times Special : WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—Insured wheat is being grown on 297,881 acres in Indiana and the estimated

Federal Crop Insurance Corp. reported today. There have been 27,239 premiums collected, amounting to 294,000 bushels, the report said.

TOASTMASTERS "MEET The Indianapolis Y. M. C. A. Toastmasters’ Club, Chapter One, will hold a dinner meeting at 6 p. m. today at .the ¥, M. C. A. Lebert Riggle has been named as - of - the - day.

young | Wenger will

something for others not

tunate as themselves.

and G. V. Carrier, Pred Lamb and speak, ~~

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production is 3,796,837 bushels, the|vi

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Time Fights on Side of France and Britain

of a Series)

TIME fights on the side of France and Great Britain. This is the opinion of the majority of experts who have sought to evaluate the potential war strengths of the great powers involved in, the present conflict. Germany must win the war quickly. Otherwise, she

The impatience exhibited by Hitler in the negotiations over Danzig was puzzling to many observers.

But the

would launch the war with air at-

‘ tacks upon London and Paris.

Certainly, those cities prepared feverishly for such an event. » » ” : HAT such attacks have not occurred seems to be the result of Hitler's genuine distaste for the war in which he has involved himself. To date, he has tried, by every possible method, to get England and France to accept the destruction of Poland as a fait accompli and to call off the

war. : It is easy to understand that Hitler would like to go back to the days of Munich, to win a war

~ without fighting it. But it is ex-

tremely doubtful that Von Ribbentrop could again sell British Tories the idea that Nazi Germany represented their chief bulwark against the spread of Communism. : Another reason for holding off an air attack is the fear of retaliation. It is not to be supposed ‘that the British airmen will go on forever dropping leaflets only. The third possibility, a direct attack upon the. Maginot Line, seems practically out of the question. Virtually all authorities believe that it would be suicidal. : There remains, then the possibility of violation of a neutral country. If the Germans go into Holland, they must still traverse Belgium before reaching France. Holland is prepared to flcod large areas. Belgium can flood the Albert Canal. In addition, Belgium has its “little Maginot Line” and France has forts behind the Belgium-French frontier. ~The possibility remains that Germany would elect to violate Swiss neutrality, entering

Germany is already the land of "ersatz." The big question: How long ‘ cam she last in a war .of attrition?

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France at the Swiss-French frontier through the Belfort Gap. But the gap is narrow and easily commanded from surrounding ‘heights. But, for the purposes of this discussion, let us assume that Germany does not win quickly, as indeed, most experts think it won't. Let ys then attempt to evaluate Germany’s chances for a long war, We must first note that Germany has been preparing for this war since 1933. France and England .did not embark upon adequate preparations until after Munich. Not only was the military arm organized for the war, but Germany had an organized economic high command looking forward to “Der Tag.” But the important fact to be considered is whether or not the

very tempo of Germany's prep-

arations for war have not already destroyed her ‘ability to fight a long war. In building the Army, Germany may have destroyed the morale of the people. : Guns instead of butter has been the rule in Germany for more than three years now. Germany already is a land of ersatz—substitute—products. In September, Albion Ross, a United States correspondent who had just been

transferred from Berlin to Amster=

dam, wrote a series of uncensored dispatches about the shortage of food in Germany. : He concluded his series with these words: “Germany started this war tired and the people are just getting so tired that they don’t care about anything except the few hours in every 24 when it seems they might get a chance to rest.” Eas ‘2 8 #8

ERMANY'’S strategic position . with regard to food and raw materials is this: She must import 25 per cent of her food, 75 per cent of her iron ore, 100 per cent of her petroleum. She has sufficient’ capacity for generating power, manufacturing iron and steel, machinery and chemicals. She has all

Supreme Court Criticizes Chattel Mortgage Law

County courts were advised today in an Indiana Supreme Court decision to protect “innocent purchasers” of merchandise encumbered by

“unseen” mortgages. :

The decision criticized a 1935 act dealing with chattel mortgages as,

containing “uncertain and ambiguous provisions. ; The recent Chattel Mortgage Act, the decision said “purports to protect the mortgagee against purchasers of merchandise unless proceeds of sales are applied upon the mortgage debt or subject to lein.” “A Radical Departure”

«If this construction is to prevail,

|the 1935 act is a radical departure

from the policy of this State as it has existed /ior nearly a century,” the opinion stated. «Under decisions of courts prior to the 1935 act, mortgages on merchandise were held to be invalid against . innocent purchasers of goods when mortgagors were permitted to sell the encuthbered merchandise.” : The decision was given in the case

of the American Security Co. of In-{

diana which sought to gain possession of an automobile on which it held a mortgage. The car had been sold by a Tipton, Ind. sales agency, the mortgagor, and the security company brought a suit against the purchaser, Miss Ruby Helms. ;

New Trial Ordered

The Tipton Circuit Court held in favor of the security company un-

der the 1935 law and the Supreme|

Court reversed the lower courts judgment and ordered a new trial. The security company’s attorneys had argued that the 1935 law means: “Let the purchaser beware,” according to the Supreme Court re-

ew of the case. : _“1t would lead to evil and serious consequences if courts would ' be powerless to do or-say anything if

{the Legislature should assume to en-

ac unjust and oppressive laws,” the High Court's decision stated. - “Provisions of the 1935 act are indefinite and ambiguous and ‘the construction would be oppressive since no one could safely buy anywhatever from a retail establishment without first making a

search to be sure it was not en-|f

cumbered with a mortgage or to see that money is paid to the mort-

gagee.” *

‘Report Girl, 10, Is Mother

BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 12 (U. P.).—The birth of a daughter to 10-year-old Maria Justina Lez has caused considerable excitement in the vicinity of Mercedes, San Luis Province, it was reported here today. re Neighbors of the child mother -have crowded the San Roque Hospital, where she and the baby are confined, carrying clothes and other gifts. ° 3 The baby’s father has petitioned Juvenile Judge Dr. Mundet. for permission to marry the mother, although law forbids the marriage of girls under 13. : : The birth was said to have been normal and both mother and baby Were reported in excellent condion :

FIRST AIRPLANE RIDE FOR 2500 REPORTED

* More than 2500 Indianapolis, residents have taken their first airplane rides this week; according to Clarence Chamberlin, trans-Atlantic pilot who is. operating two sightseeing planes at Municipal Airport.

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Pigskin meatballs

the coal she needs. So much for “the great essentials,” Turning now to the “critical raw"

materials,” we find Germany self- -

sufficient only in nitrates and potash. The nation must import 100 per cent of its cotton, aluminum, rubber, manganese, nickel, chromite, _ tungsten, antimony, tin, mercury and mica. It must import more than 75 per cent of its copper, _lead, sulphur, wool and phos= phates. It must import half of its zinc. : : » » ” ERMANY’S ' difficulties lie in shortages of raw ma= terials. Her industrial plant is apparently equal to the tasks of war. With the downfall of Czechoslovakia, Germany’s posi= ‘tion was further strengthened by the acquisition of the famous » Skoda works. Her present steel production capacity is close to 25,000,000 metric tons. This may be increased before the end of the year by an additional 1,000,000 tons by the completion of the blast furnaces of the Hermann Goering Works. One serious weakness is the rapid depreciation of the German railroads. Rolling stock is reported to be 10 per cent less than in 1929. * Another serious weakness, if frequent .reports of the last year are lo be believed, is the condi-

STATE FIRES, LOSSES AND DEATHS DECLINE

Fire losses in Indiana during the fiscal year endihg June 30 were more than $1,500,000 less than during the preceding year, State Fire Marshal Clem Smith reported today. Losses during the last year totaled

the state. In the preceding year the

{number of fires totaled 4779. Sparks

from chimneys on wood shingle roofs caused the greatest number of blazes last year, a total of 471. A big reduction in deaths from fire also was noted in the report. Last year 24 persons died either in fires or as the result of them, compared to 43 deaths during the previous year.

COURT HOYSE BIRDS DEFY CITIZEN ARMY

Times Special FRANKLIN, Ind, Oct. 12.—Despite heavy casualties a squadron of starlings continued to hold out today against the persistent organized bombardment of citizens armed with shotguns. 2 : : Indications at the starlings’ base, the Court House roof, indicated that hundreds have been killed by sharpshooters. Many have sought roosts in more friendly neighborhoods, but a great number still. return to “headquarters.” ge Some citizens are protesting the wholesale slaughters. -

FOLKES TO ADDRESS UPSTATE TEACHERS

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Mr. Chamberlin said he had car-| wi

ried approximately 3000 passengers

since last Friday. Most passengers were ei

he said. One night he carried ti generations of on nil er, grandmother

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$4,858,844 in 4308 fires. throughout|"

tion of the working man. Ape parently, attempts to lengthen hours and speed up production were carried to such extremes that the sickness rate rose in an alarming degree. It was reported that hours had to be reduced.. When we turn to the financial position of Germany we find the nation is far worse off than it was in 1914. It is stated on good authority that at most Germany can only mobilize 2,000,000,000 marks in gold and foreign assets to pay for imports. This sum is equal only to one-third of Greater Germany’s imports in 1938. United [Press dispatches two

weeks ago told of ‘the shipments «

of coal going to Italy. It does not seem possible that: Germany can finance its needed imports éxcept by the continued exporting of coal, machinery and 'manufactured goods. | The big question is: . Can the nation do this and fight a war at the same time. ! In this article, I have discussed Germany only. There remains e all-important problem of hat Germany can get from Russia, from conquered Poland, from the Balkans in general, and: from such northern countries as Sweden. We cannot understand the German position completely until we discuss these subjects.

NEXT—Russia, the Balkans

‘and Sweden,

Tomatoes First, Then K nuckles

Times Special ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Oct. 12.— Deputy sheriffs from Anderson may be asked to investigate a re ported tomato battle between youths from Alexandria and Orestes. ; : Reported harid-to-handiscrime mage was said to have ‘lett one youth unconscious. when fists were used after the tomatves ran out. Several automobiles were put out of commission by sand dropped into the gasoline tanks.

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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

1—In which state does the Arkane sas Piver rise? 2—~What famous structure in Paris is named for Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, French engineer? 3—Is my sister’s husband still my - brother-in-law after her death? : 4—What is the scientific name for “a “Lie Detector”? : 5—Into what sea does the Mace ..kenzie River. empty? 6—What is the correct pronuncia= tion of the word levant. 7—Name the Minister of War of

France. '8—Do any living species of birds

have teeth? Answers.

1—Colorado. 2—The Eiffel Tower. 3—No.

. 4—Polygraph., Bea

-6—Lev-ant’; not lev’-ant.