Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 January 1940 — Page 3

THURSDAY, JAN. 11, ew Dea

1940 1 Worries

Over Filibustering on Anti- Lynch Measure

Desist of North eur Loss of Negro Support; Seek Debate Limit.

By LEBWELL DENNY Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON; Jan. 11.—The Administration is worried about the Negro vote. The biennial sport of Southern Senators filibustering to death the anti-lynching bill doesn’t seem so funny to Northern Demo-

cratic leaders with a national election in the offing. But it suits the Republicans, who lined up almost solidly to pass the bill in the House yesterday by a vote of 252 to 131. Much pressure will be put on the ‘Southern Senators by the Administration. The real test will not come on the bill itself, which has an adequate majority, but on the rule to limit debate—the only way to break a minority filibuster. The filibusterers are given a 2-to-1 chance to win. Some who favor the bill oppose limiting debate—for conviction .or for political reasons. Republicans are counting a lot on this Democratic campaign blunder. They think the November national election will be close. The Negro vote might determine the result.

South Doesn’t Decide Elections

It does not matter in the South, where the Negro is disfranchised directly or indirectly. But the South does not decide national elections. A few doubtful Northern states elect a President, especially in a close year. And it so happens that the Negro holds the balance of power in several of those states. Whether the Negro will use his balance of power nobody knows. That is where the politicians come in—the Democratic politician trying to hold the colored voters, whose shift helped to put and keep the New Deal in office, and the Republican politician trying to recapture the vote held by G. 0. P. broken promises for nearly -threequarters of a century. New York of course is the largest electoral prize. In 1938 Thomas E. Dewey could have won the Governorship with the colored vote. And in 1940 Mr. Dewey as a Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate, with a fair share of the colored vote might take that.decisive state into the Republican column.

Indiana Pivotal State

In Philadelphia last November a shift of the Negro vote gave the Republicans victory in the municipal election. Of four of the heavy Negro ards, which Mr. Roosevelt carried 1936 by margins of 5000 and 6000, ree went Republican and the other Imost. In Ohio, Indiana and Tilinois a backswing of the colored vote from the Democrats could throw the election to the Republicans. It may be argued that no considerable portion of the Negro vote will be cast on the basis of what the Senate Democrats do to the antilynching bill. The answer is anybody’s guess. But there seems no - doubt that the Negro, particularly the young Negro voter, is increasingly race-conscious. Anyway, the really disturbing consideration to the Administration is that the anti-lynching issue arises just when the Democratic Party is losing its most potent lure for the colored voter. That lure is relief. With relief the Democrats won much of the northern Negro vote in the first place, and with present and prospective relief cuts the Democrats fear they may lose that same de- / cisive vote. Few of the estimated million and a half or two million new ‘“prosperity” jobs have gone to Negroes. Senator Frederick VanNuys (D. Ind.) who has assumed the role of pilot for the measure in the Senate, was optimistic about its chances, asserting that many Northern Democrats “have made Se commitments to support the bill.’ »

11 SUITS STOLEN

Touls Litvak, proprietor of a . clothing store at 526 E. Washington St., reported to police today that thieves broke into the store last night and stole 11 suits of men’s clothing valued at $5 each.

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Here Is the Traffic Record DEATHS TO DATE County City Total 1933 ..... bios ans 1 1

1940 .. 0

vin We

Jan, 10 Injured ....... 3|Arrests Dead 0 Accidents WEDNESDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines Tried tions Paid 1 $15

Speeding 5

Reckless driving. . Failure to stop at "through street.. 0 Disobeying traffic signal 0 Drunken driving. 5 All others 5

3 0 0 0 ~~ 0 40

2 1 21

Totals $96 | m

MEETINGS TODAY

diana Lumber and Builders’ Suppl Association. convention, Claypool Hotel: all

il Mission Council and Council of Women for Home Missions, convention, Severin Hotel, all day. Indianapolis Real Estate Board, luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon Caravan Club, luncheon, Murat Temple,

Boon Club, luncheon, Severin Hotel, noon. Beta Theta Pi, luncheon, Canary Cotta BC vereing Club of indianapolis, Junta. eon, Indianapolis Aipleyis Hk no Construction Leagu Ynoiany apolls, Jyricheon, HO lteany pr 2800s I iazegalie, Camera Club, meeting, 110 E

Lambda luncheon, eh

MEETINGS TOMORROW

Indiana Bar Association, meetings, Claypool Hotel, al Indiana

Hotel, m. Clay oat ins © Council and Council of

Women for Home Missions, convention, Hotel Severin, all po thangs Club,

: BOS ptimist Club, luncheon, Columbia Club,

Alpha Alumni Association, afeteria, noon.

Association, dinner,

day. luncheon, Hotel Severin,

Reserve Officers’ Association, luncheon,

Trade, noon Board Saints Cathedral,

Al Ave., 6:30 D 1559 Critan Chemical So Society, tel Severin

dians Motor Rate and Jari Bureau, meeting, Hotel Severin, 10

BIRTHS Boys izabeth Maonzce, at Methodist. Dobe Ene R t 3920

bolt, Bosse Mabel hus 543% 8. New Sesey.

annual meeting, dinner, Ho-

TRADE TREATIES PATH TO PEACE, HULL TESTIFIES

Appears in House, Championing Program as Antidote to Economic Chaos.

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siders the trade-agreements orogram the major achievement of his long career as Congressman, Senator and, finally, as No. 1 member of President Roosevelt's Cabinet, opened the Congressional battle cn tariffs - which will reverberate throughout the forthcoming Presidential election campaign. . Republicans and Democrats are attacking it. Experience after the World War and the outbreak of the new war, he said, have emphasized two basic propositions: “The first of these is that our nation, and every nation, can enjoy sustained prosperity only in a world which is at peace. “The second is that a peaceful world is possible only when there exists for it a solid -economic foundation, an indispensable part of which is active and mutually beneficial trade among nations.

Fears Economic Nationalism

« ..If we were now to abandon the trade-agreements program . . it would be the equivalent of destroying the only policy which stood in the recent past, and can stand in the immediate future, as a bulwark against a complete reversion to policies under which . . the nations of the world will continue their disastrous match toward increasing economic nationalism. economic distress, the dole on an ever-growing scale, social instability, and recurrent warfare. “Under such conditions there can be no enduring peace and no sustained prosperity for our nation... “The choice before us is either we shall lead the way toward the slough of despair and ruin for ourselves and for others, or toward the heights of economic progress, sustained prosperity and enduring peace for our nation and for the world.” Raps High Tariff Group He renewed his recent criticism of those who advocate the. high tariff policy of the Hawley-Smoot Act, which preceded the reciprocal trade program. He cited statistics on increased national income in recent years with the assertion that the trade-agreements program was a “factor of great importance in this connection,” just as the Haw-ley-Smoot tariff policy which preceded it, he said, “contributed powerfully to the general economic collapse of the early thirties.” Mr. Hull charged that some of those who now oppose his program were among those who advised that the ° Hawley-Smooth Act would bring permanent- prosperity to the farmer. “Whereas under such advice the farmers of this nation,” he said, “were piloted straight into unpre. cedented bankruptcy.”

Knutson Opens Attack

Rep. Harold Knutson (R. Minn), opened the minority attack on Mr. Hull. Challenging Mr. Hull's statement that the program fostered world peace, he enumerated wars that had started since the treaties went into effect. a Sneriiy questions tock the line hat: 1. Trade agreements have not promoted peace because wars are m prevalent than when the a : passed. 2. U. 8. business ‘intere Ge been damaged by conce foreign goods. \ 3. Government subsidies ‘and dollar devaluation are responsible for much of the increase in U. S. exports which Mr. Hull attributed

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to his trade program.

Slaps Britain

Senator Borah ... “If the war keeps up long, we will be drawn into it.”

Sees Chamberlain’ Speech As Proof of Move to Drag U. S. Into War.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (U.P) — Great Britain is following an underlying policy of seeking to draw the United States into the war on the side of the Allies, Senator William E. Borah (R. Ida.) asserted’ today in discussing recent speeches of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and the British Ambassador to the United States. Expressing confidence that American sympathies would chill at any suggestion of shedding blood, Mr.

opinion—or fearful apprehension— that the United States would be drawn into the conflict if fighting is) prolonged. Chairman Key Pittman (D. Nev.) of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee did not join Borah in his judgment on Mr. Chamberlain’s utterance this week before a ¥on-

: don audience."

Recall Chamberlain’s Words

The dispatch on Mr. Chamberlain’'s speech (which aroused Mr. Borah’s suspicion was as follows: “He (Mr. Chamberlain) also expressed whole-hearted agreement with the Penge of President Roosevelt to His Holiness Pope Pius XII, in which Mr. Roosevelt expressed the conviction that ‘seekers of light and seekers of peace everywhere’ must unite to overcome the forces of evil. But Mr. Chamberlain indicated heé thought that not enough in this period, which he said: might prove crucial in the world’s history. “1-would add,’ he (Mr. Chamberlain) said, ‘that if the forces of right are to prevail, we must not hesitate to. risk our blood and our treasure for so great a cause.’ ”

Pittman’s View Differs

“Did you see that reference to blood and treasure?” Mr. Borah asked his interviewer. “If the war keeps up long we will be drawn into

are planning a great offensive for the spring. “If Prime Minister Chamberlain's speech is taken with that of Lord Lothian, British Ambassador in Chicago last week, it will demon-

of bringing us into the war. - Mr. Pittman’s interpretation of the Chamberlain speech was entirely different. “He was not talking about United States blood and treasure,” he said. “I read the speech to mean that he was referring to the Scandinavian democracies and it was an indication of: British determination to aid them materially. It seems to be a fact that unless the Allies do extend such aid, those democracies will vanish.”

FORMER CONVICT, 34,

Harry Seslsor, 34-year-old former convict, was sentenced to 10 years in the Indiana State Prison on a holdp charge in Criminal Court today. Seslsor was convicted of holding up L. A. Cwories Strah, 1964 Hallway St., on Oct. 21. Mr. Strah testified the convicted man covered him with a gun near his home and took $17. Seslsor had served three years for robbery in the Iowa State Penitentiary and had been in Indianapolis only two months when arresied for the holdup, police. said.

INDIANAPOLIS

Harry, Vernia Turner, at 1022 Edgemont. Jack, Nettie Bailey, at 2702 Jam Grant, Viola McComb, 317 w. “lath. Glen, Elnora Roach, at 2083 N. Tacoma. Herman, Willa Webster, 30 2821 Highland Place. Girls Martin, Lorena Davis, at Coleman. Frank, Elizabeth Motz, at Coleman. Charles, Roxy Scott, at Coleman. Dave, Celia Bluestein. at. Methodist. Edward, Catherine Hughes, 1619 Alvord.

Edgar, Alice Massey, at 620 Blake. McClelland, Ruth Cox, at 357 W. 15th. Milton, Mabel iy "at 133%; N. le. Andrew. Ruth Jarrett, at 342 Hanson.

Plac vf Beulah Weathers, at 2512 Hill-

George, Marian Selke, at 465 N. Haugh. Lesberer, Willa Nolen, at 1019 N. Bel-

DEATHS pane White, 31, at City, bronchopneu-

st: Nora ain 38. at Jong, disbels S. Mar 39, at Vincent's, acute cardiac Ailatation Josephine Shipman, 84, at 3245 N. Illinois, arteriosclerosis. Willy Romifiger 82, at 2349 Guilford, cerebral thrombosis. Melissa Carson, 80, at Methodist, ar-

teriosclerosis. ephen Lowsty, 57, at St. Vincent's, lobar pneumon Daisy Wilson,” 68, of 1510 W. 22d, bronchopneumon Bessie Reichard. 568, at 10062 E. Wash-

ington, coronsLy occlusions 79, at St. Vincent’s, bronchopneumonia.

‘Salvatore Gioscio, 61, at 1314 E.. 49th, arteriosclerosis. Infant Orr, 20 Jonihs, at Methodist, Sieptococsie iroat nfan e - itol. Sinai 85,1118 N. Cap meningitis son. , at City, tuberculous

cao Silverman, 56, at 1828 N. TJllinois, Mildred. ‘Martin, 36, at 2420 Bond, acute nephritis,

FIRES

. Wednesday Tl A. M.—2721 Sangster Ave., smoke a! 04 A. M.—3808 E. Washington St., hot 74 08 circuit, loss unestimated. 11:46

: M.—31 N. Walcott St., defeetive flue, loss $5. 3: fo P. M.—58 Whittier Place. defective

1% $5. 5:12 P. M.—3120 Ek. Washington St. sparks on barn roof, loss $5. 5:20 P. M.—1827 8. High School Road,

paris on roof, loss SL St., heat 0 eat from unestimated,

S6h aN figs

Fred, Marie Linville, at 1408 N. Pershing. |!

.| colder . | tonight about 33 degrees.

nia George Dokes, 52, at 6515 College, mitral |-

A. M.—1260 Kentucky Ave. shorty;

P. M.—Illinols and Market Sts., iL 2 $5 Thursday 5:39 A. M.—2022 ¥: Pennsylvania St., sparks on MI loss $50.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. S. Weather Bureal em

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: Cloudy with rain tonight changing tg snow tomorrow; tomorrow; lowest temperature

- Sunrise ...... 7:07 | Sunset ....... 4:40 TEMPERATURE

ar 24 or ending 7 a. m.... Total precipitation since Jan. 1 Deficiency since Jan. 1

MIDWEST WEATHER

Indiana—Rain tonight, changin tomorrow; colder tomorrow and west portion tonight.

Illinois—Cloudy, occasional Nght snow in north and light’ rain changing, to snow in south portion tonight, and tomorrow colder in central and north portions; Sligmly colder in LL south portion onight. * Considerably colder tomorrow.

Lower Michigan—Rain changing to snow tonight and tomorrow; colder tomorrow and in extreme west and in extreme north portion tonight. Ohio—Light rain tonight and tomorrow morning, changing to snow tomorrow; colder tomorrow and tomorrow night.

Kentucky—Light rain lomght and tomorrow momma, changing -to snow Friday; warmer in east portion tonight, colder in extreme west portion late tonight; considerably colder tomorrow and tomorrow night.

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M. Station Amarillo, Tex: ..es.. Bismarck, N. D. Boston

Chic Charani"; Cleveland

Dee Cit odge Ci Helena, Mo nt. Jacksonville, Fla. Repsas City, Mo. tle Rock, k.

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A. M.—Meridian and 14th Sts, |Miam

5 ew Yor P. M.—515 Bosart Ave., hot ashes,|Omaha, Neb

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CONVICTED IN HOLDUP

20 HOOSIER DEAD IN

HUNTINGTON GRASH|

"HUNTINGTON, Ind, Jen. 1: (U. P.).—John Schrock, 43, of Ft. Wayne, died yesterday from injuries suffered Monday night when the car in which he was riding crashed into a standing truck on U. S. Highway 24 near here. E. E. Granlund, 36, and William Miller, 46, both of Ft. Wayne, were killed Sastantly in the crash.

DECATUR, Ind. J5l 11 . P). —Mrs. Gladys C. Teeple £2 of Decatur, was: killed last night when

her car collided with a machine driven by Harry Brewer of ‘Delphi

| near here.

ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 11 (U.P). —Charles G. Tishner, 71, of Lapel, died yesterday from injuries suffered Tuesday when a truck in which he was riding collided. with another truck during a heavy fog.

ELKHART, Ind. Jan. 11 (U. P). —Arthur Lentz of Milford was killed yesterday when his car was struck by a New York Central train at ale grossing at Bristol, 10 miles east of ere.

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Suomussalmi agains; an attagk from the east. The Russians then moved up their 44th Division to Suomussalmi where the division effected a junction, potentially disastrous to the. Finns, with the 163d and a regiment of the 164th. : This was the situation at the moment of the Finnish attack of Dec. 11, which ended with the Finnish reoccupation of Suomussalmi, separated the Russian northern and southern forces, and set the stage for another Tannenberg. The gap created in the Russian forces by the battle was about five miles. Part of the 163d and the accompanying 164th, which both suffered heavy losses at Suomussalmi village, went northwards along the Kuusamo Road. Some detachments went over the ice of Lake Kianta, making eastward .toward the frontier, and protected on both flanks by ‘tanks and armored cars agsinst Finn ma-

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chine gun units on the east bank of the lake. : The Finns, however, attacked with planes which bombed the ice

in and around the Russian column while the Finn machine gunners poured in a merciless fire. Those Russians who survived the trek across the ice went in the direction of Juntusranta and dug themselves in there. Fighting is now going on at Juntusranta, which is on the Russian frontier 35 miles north-northwest of Suomussalmi, and apparently it is these remnants of the 163d and the regiment of ithe 164th which are involved. In co-operation units of the Finnish Northern Army, apparently from the Salla Arctic circle region, and the Northeastern Army now began to encircle the bulk of the 163d Division on the western shore of Lake Kianta, a long narrow lake which extends northward from Suomussalmi. A slaughter followed, the battle of Lake Kianta. The 163d was practically annihilated. Hunger and cold accounted for most of those whom the Finnish sharp shooters

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left to flee blindly into the enveloping forests. During the entire time of the battle of Lake Kianta it was of the greatest importance to the Finns what the ‘44th Division would do. Would it attack? That was the question decisive for the whole fate of the operation. 3 It did attack, several times, but with such weak force that-the small Finnish body defending the roads into Suomussalmi was able: to repulse all efforts to break through. The successor .of Tannenberg’s Gen. Rennenkampf did not go io the aid of the Gen. Samsonov of this year. The moment the. battle of Lake Kianta was decided the Finns threw all their forces against the 44th Division. They first cut off this, division, which had received considerable reinforcements during the battle of Lake Kianta, and then smashed it. It is an unsolved puzzle why these forces were not used to launch a big scale attack against Suomussalmi. Such an attack would have saved the 163d Division, as an advance by Rennenkampf might have saved Samsonov at Tannenberg.

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stood in rote inclosure 15 tout from the tipple. The lights strung .up outside the : mine during the night cast a dim glow ever the Dry Fork River, near the mine entrance. The explosion in the Pond Creek Corp.'s mine was the worst since 1928 in McDowell County, largest producing county in West Virginia. In 1928 there were three mine disasters, one at the Yuken Pocahontas mine in which 17 miners were killed; another at Keystone,’ in which eight lost their lives, andthe third: at Rotofield, in which Hight.

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The Pond Creek Pocahontas| No. 1 mine has been in operation ince 1924, but never had a serious explosion until yesterday. The mine produces high volatile bituminous coal. The explosion occurred in the No. 4 seam. [ - Just 15 minutes before the explosion, Opie Casteel, gas analyst of the mine, had left the affected sections taking his daily samples of air. He was testing the sample in his laboratory at the time the explosion. The sample subsequently showed that the air was good.

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