Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 November 1939 — Page 1

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* The peaceful lowlands of Holland have been scored with trenches as the Duich await a possible German attack. This scene is near Blerick and Venlo on the Holland-German border, where German customs guaris aud Dutch civilians clashed.

Allies Doubt Hitler Blow

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LONDON

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Leads o to Belief Odds Against Him : Hopes of Early Peace Dashed.

BULLETIN , Nov. 13 (U. P.).—German airplanes bombed the Shetland

» Islands today,/the Admiralty announced. Except for broken windows in

By LOUIS F. KEEMLE

United Press

_Adolf_ Hitler had the

Cable Editor in’ the West toda

probably through: the Netherlands, gave way to calmer consideration of whether he would tackle the heavy odds of such an adventure, Hope of early peace negotiations was dashed by the negative British and French replies to the mediation offer of Beighm Sng Holland.

Winston Churchill further spiked the prospect by a bitter speech in which he called the Germans Huns —the first revival of the World War term of opprobrium—and taunted them with their inability to deliver a telling blow at the British naval, air or land forces.

Several Factors Listed British sources did not discount

strike, but they found several factors to argue against it. For one thing, they are confident he cannot crash the Maginot Line, especially under the bad winter weather conditions which make his

powerful mechanized forces almost useless. Then there is the refusal of Holland to temporize with the Nazis and endanger her neutrality and independence. If Herr Hitler.attempts to strike around the Magifiot Line through Holland and Belgium it must be by invasion without any excuse which the civilized world would accept as justified. Nothing has happened to change the generally accepted belief that invasion of Holland will bring Belgium into the fray, with the Allies right behind her, both from the Western Front and by air and sea from England. The natural weather handicap to the Germans in Holland’ would be incr:ased by the flooding of the lowlands which the Dutch plan if they are invaded. The Allies believe Herr Hitler can ‘be stopped and thrown back there with heavy losses.

Welcome Premiers Stand

The Nazis welcomed the Dutch er’s declaration that Holland does mot feel any more menaced than at the start of the war ten weeks ago. Nazis blamed last week's scare on Allied propaganda,

Many of . the reports published must be viewed critically on this side of the water. For instance, a Hague, dispatch printed in Rome said the German attack on Holland would‘ bégin Wednesday. Germany would offer Holland “protection,” the dispatch said, and would move in when it was refused. The reader might ask himself if it is possible that Herr Hitler's plans, both as to exact time and method, could be known outside the high command. While the situation in the west remained highly uncertain, devel(Continued on Page Three)

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FINNISH-SOVIET TALKS HALTED

the possibility that Herr Hitter win, HelSingfors Delegation Goes

Home Without Meeting Russian Demands.

HELSINGFORS, Nov. 13 (U.P). —Finnish-Soviet negotiations have “definitely ended” without agreement and the Finnish delegation to the Kremlin will return to Helsingfors tonight, Foreign Minister J. E. Errko announced today. The announced recall of the Finnish ‘delegation ended negotiations, for the time at least on Russian territorial demands on Finland after

a new outburst of anti-Finnish attacks by the Soviet press. Finns believed that Russia would not dare invade this country and that therefore, they had won the initial victory because Finland was still intact. The price of a stalemate would be that Finland would have to main-

FORECAST: Fair and not so cool tonight; lowest temperature about 35; tomorrow, fair and warmer. oe |

cities.

breadlines. by crop-reduction programs,

vice tried.

DENES WAYNE RELIEF CHARGE

Criticism “Political Thunder.’

light was turned on Wayne Township today with the charge by Louis R. Markun, businessman, that some of the abuses criticized in Center Township also existed in Wayne. In a letter to Herbert H. McClelland, Wayne Township trustee, Mr. Markun asserted:

1. Relief clients in Wayne Township are not given the benefit of shelf and sale prices and receive 25 per cent less food for their money than reliefers in Washington Township. / Charges 1% Club Set Up

the Allies guessing again y. “Last week's widely-held belief that he intended to strike LT {favored vendors contrib-

uted to the “McClelland-for-Trustee Club, generally known as the One Per Cent Club,” and that the president of the “McClelland-for-trustee Club” also is the “president of the Mt. Jackson Fue¥”Co. and receives the largest. amount’ of fuel business for relief in Wayne township.” 3. That the trustee is accepting opinions of his own investigators, rather than the opinions of physicians, as to whether children or ill persons in relief families need milk. Mr. McClelland, in commenting on Mr. Markun’s letter, asserted that no relief clients in Wayne Township are suffering. “They are all being taken care of, and are getting 100 cents for every dollar spent,” he said.

“Political Thunder,” Says Trustee

Striking back at Mr. Markun’s criticism, Mr. McClelland declared: “I am in closer touch with the administration of poor relief in Wayne Township than is Mr. Markun, who lives in Washington Township, or anybody else including those living in Wayne Township.” He attributed Mr. Markun’s eriticism to “political thunder,” commenting that Mr. Markun is a Republican . politician and ‘was the party’s nominee for State Auditor in the 1938 election. Mr. McClelland is a Democrat, serving his second four-year term as Wayne trustee.

Many Witnesses Called “The Marion County Grand Jury,

tain its costly mobilization as ‘a|l understand, is going to investigate

safeguard, but Foreign Minister Erkko said it was ready to do so. He said Finland had gone the “ulti(Continued on Page Three)

11 KILLED AS BLAST SINKS BRITISH SHIP

Americans Among Survivors In Singapore Disaster.

SINGAPORE, Nov. 13 (U. P.).— The British liner Sirdhana, 7745 tons, sank off the Singapore waterfront within 15 mintues today after striking a mine. Thousands gathered on the waterfront and watched the yessel sink. Nicola; American Magician of Monmouth, Ill, one of. the survivors, lost equipment he valued at $100,000. Eleven passengers of the Sirdhana, mostly children, were drowned.

Nine Asiatics were listed as missing.|

Other American survivors included O., and his wife; Edwin Gaillard of Mt. Kisco, N. Y.,.and his wife; Mary Camp of Augusta, Ill, Charles Vance of Peoria, IIL, A C. Declerco of Chicago and his wife. All survivors lost all their possessions which were aboard the ship. Chinese who were being banished from Singapore were aboard the ship. * They were released from their cells after the on by an officer who blew open the cell locks. 9

CAPONE JUDGE DIES

PHILADELP. , Nov, 13 (U. P). —Municipal J dge John 3. Walsh, 59, who first at a hospital longed illness. tenced to a year and 16 hours when he was arrested here in

y following a pro-

iled Al Capone, died|Rhin ‘Judge Walsh sen-|¢

Wayne and other townships after it gets through with Center,” Mr. McClelland said, “and if there is anySung wrong here, they’ll’ uncover

The jurors reconvened to hear more than a dozen witnesses in the Center Township relief probe. Subpenaed for this afternoon were half a dozen coal dealers supplying fuel for Center Township relief clients.

ers are to be heard tomorrow and Wednesday. Coal dealers to be heard this afternoon included Anna E. Barrett and Edward J. Barrett, both of the Barrett Coal Co.; Raymond L. Reed and Albert L. Miller, both of the Indianapolis Coal Co.; Charles Oeftering, of Oeftering & Litzelman; (Continued on Page Three)

By RALPH HEINZEN United ‘Press Staff Corresvondent WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, IN THE FIELD, Nov. 13.—Nazi gestures of friendliness toward French soldiers turned to sullen silence today along the Western Front where the River Rhine is seven feet above normal and flood waters surrounded lowland forts of the Westwall.

length of the Rhine front from Lauterbourg past Strasbourg ' and Mulhouse to the Swiss frontier.: I.saw 1,500,000 men holding a-de-fense zone depopulated of civilians. I saw huge numbers of guns of every size and r . 1 saw the waters swirl -

1929 during th Chicago: gang over-| toward

Editor’s Note: This is the first of several articles by Mr. based on a study of the fopd-siamp plan as it is functioning ‘in three

The poor relief investigation spot-,

more than a dozen other. fuel deal-|

“MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1989

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By THOMAS L. STOKES. Times Special Writer

Want in the midst of plenty. This is the paradox of America that has plagued the economists, confounded the politicians, kept New Dealers awake of nights—a problem glaringly apparent on.every side. It was: a raging political issue not'so g many years ago when, with the farmer burdened by products he couldn’t sell, the Government ordered every third row .of ‘|cotton plowed under, and killed little pigs, while thinly clad people were shivering in

That. was called scarcity economics. Such emergency measures were succeeded

also’ scarcity

economics, but necessary, it was thought, to protect the farmer. Surpluses still exist, despite every de-

Likewise, the unemployed who must be fed still exist. There are millions of them,-and millions more of dependents.

NYA, State to to Establish’ Study and Toil Project, He Reveals.

The National Youth ‘Administras tion is joining with Indiana’s secondary schools in a new experiment to provide, actual work for pupils. This was announced : here today by Aubrey W. Williams, NYA administrator, on his way to Indiana | University to meet with secondary

school heads. Details of the project, to which

will be revealed as they are perfected, he said, indicating that In-

nation.

30,000 and 40,000 youths between the ages of 18 and 25 who never have had a job,” Mr. Williams said.

‘Schools Must Meet Problem’

standard of living. Schools have got to reckon with this problem. They've got to quit this business of having courses that point only to white collar employment. “Schools have got to give the youth an opportunity to find out what he wants to-do, whether it be a brick mason, a mechanic, a photographer, rather tham bottle him up studying Shakespeare. “Working with the hands has disappeared in young America, and it's a great shame. We got to teach the dignity of work, and get rid of the snooty attitude toward an honest, hard day’s work. Youth has-got to be disciplined to work while ‘still in educational institutions. “To do this, schools are going to have to expand their plant and equipment and it’s going to cost money. We've got to quit griping about the bill for education. “Schools must knowlingly get into this fight for personal and family security. “Youth has not been, collectively, hurt as yet by this depression. It’s attitude is good, vet, and (Continued on Page Three)

FAIR AND WARMER SIGNAL STILL FLIES

Lowest Temperature 35 Tonight, Bureau Says.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6..m.....32 10am. ....4 7am. ....31 1lla.m....,.46 33. Wve rs 3% 12 (noon) . wi 3Y 9a m. . 38 1n.m 52,

Fair weather tonight and tomorrow with warmer temperatures tomorrow ‘was promised the Weather Bureau today. The lowest temperature tonight will be about », the Bureau predicted. bright sunshine this morning ne difficulty penetrating smoke which hung low over the city. There was a dense fog in some sections

I bave just traveled the entire|

of the city early this morning.

Nazis in Line Sullen Now Wi th Fingers on Triggers

|the Polish campaign healed by re-

placements, have moved to the front and for 150 miles along the Rhine two powerful, armies stare ‘at each

Resources Board.

method. N ow,

through regular distributive

the NYA will contribute financially, | |

diana is to be a laboratory for the | ¢ : “In Indiana you have between :

“The | great bulk are from families E where the incomes of these persons} are a prime necessity for a decent}

Aubrey W. Williams. . . . “We must, quit being snooty about a day's hard labor.”

GOAL ACT IS UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT

Local Firm Lases Fight on Kentucky Liquor Law.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (U. P.). —The Supreme Court today formally ruled that the city of Atlanta, Ga., has no grounds on which to attack the constitutionality of the Natienal Bituminous Coal Act. The formal order, upholding the decision of a three-judge Federal District Court, was announced during a brief session in which the cour granted the NLRB petition for review of a Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision modifying the Board's order against the Falk Corp., a Milwaukee steel products firm, - iv

‘No Civil Liberty. Action

The court did not act on four civil liberties cases in which individuals are challenging the constitutionality of municipal ordinances in four cities. Neither did the court act on a patents case involving a decision in which former Judge Martin T. Martin of New York participated. The Court held constitutional Kentucky's alcoholic beverage control law as it applies to transportation of liquor within the state.

- Local Firm Involved

The Court affirmed the decision of a three-judge Federal District Court which overruled an attack on the law by Ziffrin, Inc., Indianapolis| trucking firm carrying "whisky under contract for certain Louisville distillers. The portion of the law Ziffrin believed unconstitutional provides that all liquor transported ‘within the state must be carried “by com‘Imon carriers” as distinguished from | “contract carriers. The company was denied a state permit because it did not meet requirements or ‘a common carrier. %

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U. S. Food Stamp Plan Winning Favor In Drive Against Want Amid Plenty

Altogether, some 20 million persoris in the country are still dependent on some sort of relief, Federal, state or local, and there are 40 million Americans living in. families whose| weekly cash income is only $9, according to the National

For five years the Government through the Federal Surplus Commodities Corp. of the Agriculture Department, has been trying to bridge a yawning gap by wholesale distribution of surplus farm commodities directly to people on relief. It has proved a defective and in some cases a wasteful

' with little ballyhoo, a new and more practical plan of moving the farmer’s surplus food to relief faniilies

channels—the corner grocery

stores—is spreading gradually through the country, an experiment that may have far-reaching results. This is the food stamp plan devised by Milo Perkins, hard-headed ex-businessman of Houston, Tex. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace's interest when he wrote indignant letters. to the Department complaining about the: way things were done, and so he was brought te Washington to try his hand. Now, after successive promotions, he is (Continued on Page Three)

Schools Must Teach Youth To Work, Williams Says

He aroused

OFFERS AID TO

‘Sunshine Lady’ Says Gentry| . Claimed He Was Guiltier Than Stephenson.

JEFFERSON, Wis., Nev. 13 (U. P.) —Testimony to minimize ‘responsibility of D. C. Stephenson, former grand dragon of the Indiana Ku-Klux Klan, for the death of Madge Oberholtzer was volunteered here today to aid him in his fight for freedom from a life sentence for murder. Mrs. Carrie "Gill, 84, offered to’ testify .that Earl B. . Gentry, Stephenson’s bodyguard, boasted repeatedly that he was more to blame for the death of the young Indianapolis - woman in 1925 than was his Klan chief.

Stranger to Stephenson

Stephenson Jnews his efforts. to obtain freedom the Circuit Court of eon. Coie Indiana, Nov, 16. He is a stranger to Mrs. The widow Giil, who paradoxically operated a . prohibition-era

saloon here and served as “sunshine

lady,” distributing flowers and charity to the sick and needy, said she is willing to appear and tell her

J|story any: time Stephenson’s' attor-

neys believe it will help his cause. The story which she told today goes a step further than the ‘sworn testimony which she gave five years ago when she was tried and acquitted on first degree murder charges in connection with the slaying of

Gentry. Lured Her Away She testified then that Gentry said he was equally to blame with Stephenson for the death of Madge Oberholtzer. Today she said that Gentry had boasted that he was more responsibte than Stephenson because he enticed the young woman away from home and into Stephenson’s automobile on: the occasion which resulted in her death.

HOUSE GROUP TO SCAN "JENNINGS VOUCHERS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—Travel vouchers paid by the WPA for expenses of State Administrator John K. Jennings to his home city of Evansville and to French Lick, Ind, will be examined by the House WPA investigating committee, Rep. Louis Ludlow (D. Ind.) said today. Attention was directed to the payments of $3000 in letters sent to Republican members of the Indigha

Bobbitt, Indiana State Republican chairman. He charged that 83 trips were made to Evansville, largely on

while a Democratic meeting was in progress. Mr. Jennings has contended all trips were on necessary WPA business. -

“FORTRESSES” FLY SOUTH WASHINGTON, Nov. 13- (U. P). —Army Air Corps officials said today that seven “fiying fortresses,” on a good will trip to Brazil, took ‘off from Lima, Peru, shortly after 4 p. m. en route to Asanelon, Paraguay.

EXKLAN CHIEF

‘stepped from a trackless trolley and

tobacco from -a neighborhood gro-

Congressional delegation by: Arch N.

week-ends and one to French Lick|

aft

McNutt ‘Viewed as Compromise Candidate. : 5 :

. With Slim Chance Due to ' Farley’ S Dislike; Garner Backers Open Drive.

WASHIN GTON, Nov. 13 (U..P.). — Important Demos

cratic political figures asserted today that any effort to’

nominate President Roosevelt for a third term next Year: will precipitate a: party-jarring contest which might put the ticket out of the sunning in the November election.

That information is confided privately by men who are

uncertain’ of Mr. Roosevelt's plans but who would be

glad to avoid an open break with him if he took

Of the race some time during the next two or three months,’

Hoosier Scores A Boston ‘Hit’

‘ BOSTON, Nov: 13 (U. P.).—The only "person Thomas ‘Jordan of Hammond, Ind., knew in Boston was Mrs. Anna McGloin. Arriving here yesterday to visit her, Jordan’s automobile was in cotlision with another car. Mrs. Hazel Healey, 45, who was injured, was a sister of Mrs. McGloin,

3 DIE HERE, 5 IN

STATE TRAFFIC

Woman, 67, Fatally Hurt . As She Steps Off Trolley; Man, 62, Hit-Run Victim.

A 67-year-old woman, homeward Bans from a downtown movie,

was injured fatally by a taxicab. —- A 62-year-old man bought some

cery, chatted a moment with the owner, walked across the street and was killed by a woman hit-skip driver. A Martinsville man died of ine juries. after his car struck a Big Four railroad abutment-at Missouri St. and Kentucky Ave, Thus Indianapolis’ traffic toll went to 64 over-the week-end, within one fatality of last year’s toll at this time. Five more in the state were killed in traffic and an Indiana woman died in a Michigan wreck. The dead in Iri8anapolis: MRS. MAM? ._ ERVIN, 67, of 1020 Newman St., who was struck by a cab as she left the trackless trolley at Newman ang 10th Sts. last night. ANDREW CORBETT, 62, of 530 Traub Ave, who was struck at Belmont Ave. and Michigan St. by a hit-and-run car Saturday night. * "WILLIAM ERVIN, Martinsville, no relation to Mrs. Mamie Ervin, whose car struck the . railroad abutment yesterday Traffic deaths side of Indfanapolis: NELSON MAHLER, 11, struck by a car near his*New Harmony home as he rode a bicycle given him only a week ‘ago by "his grandparents, with whom he lived. GUY YOUNG, 58, Cass County farmer, struck’ near Logansport by, an auto. WILLIAM PF. ‘LEMON, 81, who died yesterday of injuries received Friday when he was struck by an auto near his Covington, Ind., home. BETTY MOORE, 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest ‘Moore, who was killed near her (Continued on Page Three)!

PRICES FLUCTUATE (ON DULL EXCHANGE

iA ‘By UNITED PRESS Trading was «ull on ‘the New: York Stock Exchange this afternoon as. prices. fluctuated fraction-

ally. Steel stocks gained.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13 . P). brewer of some of the vilest con-

| coctions that ever seared ‘the in-+

nards of prohibition era era drinkers, times was in jowllife todey on the eve of

Mr. Roosevelt’s ‘c : a good campaigner and ‘he’ comes

heads the list of five Demo-

crats among whom many Po~,

litical. - veterans . believe : ‘the | Democrats wil find their

nominee next year. The others are: Vice President John N. Gamer, Postmaster General James A. Farley, Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Federal Security Administra. tor Paul V. McNutt.

Garner Ends Truce

Garner - for - President campaign managers ended the so-called: po=

litical truce over the week-end with

announcement of a drive to ore ganize a majority of the states for their man in" the next two months, Mr. Garner’s name will go ‘before the convention regardless of : Mr. Roosevelt’s third term decision, The Vice president's managers believe they will ‘have ‘substantial delegate "backing, are not claiming a majority, as. yet.

But théy are making a play for

second choice support from such notable favorite son ‘states as Mr. Hull's Tennessee and Mr. McNutt’s Indiana. - Mr. McNutt, who apparently has Mr. Roosevelt’s blessing for his own Presidential campaign, fits the com= promise candidate picture frame fairly well. He is not enough of a New Dealer to antago party

from a good state.

Farley Objects

But to his candidacy Mr. Farley says “no,” and means it. The Poste master General who also -is-chaire

man of the national and New York

State Democratic Commit

counts Mr. McNutt as the political

double-crosser and has said as much publicly and privately. ‘Next to Mr, Roosevelt, Mr. Farley is ‘the influential figure in the Democratic organization. To nominate and

elect a candidate over ‘his opposie tion would not be impossible -but-it

would be extremely hazardous. - Mr. Garner, Mr. Farley and Mr, Hull are the men upon whom conservative Democrats could agree with a minimum of reluctance. They are men .of flawless party record,

There is substantial belief .but no -

conclusive proof thateMr. Roosevelt would refuse, at least, to accept Mr,

Garner. on the theory that he is

too conservative to perpetuate the New Deal. But the Vice President today unquestionably is of conservative tion to the New ‘Deal party. a

Hull Holds

Mr. Farley is a member of the | Catholic church. His supporters cone . tend that Mr. Farley, who has trave

eled the country to the forks of the creeks pumping hands and making friends, would not be another Al Smith. Mr. Smith went campaigning for the Presidency in 1928 against . an uncommonly strong opponent, Herbert C. Hoover. Once west of the Hudson River, Mr. Smith was almost among strangers of whose environment and problems he ‘knew little.’ And pro= hibition cost-nim:some votes. Wath

Mr. Farley, as with Mr. anne

there is some .question ‘whether Roosevelt would" approve the n nation. diz Mr. ll 5 sameuiat uid ferent position and Mr. Roosevelt scarcely could fail to support Secretary of Stata it the Bomitiation went that way. no-.o is being dove for Mr. ‘Hull and

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