Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 February 1940 — Page 3

Common Vigil in

Balkans

Follows

Talks in Belgrade

Bulgaria, Hungary Delay Pressing Their Claims For Territory.

By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor

Both the Allies and Germany attempted to see gains today in the negative results of the Belgrade eonference now ended, but it was perhaps most satisfactory to Italy’s efforts toward Balkan solidarity and peace. For the time being, at least, Bulgaria and Hungary appeared to be willing ‘to avoid pushing their territorial claims and all of the foreign ministers presen’, at Belgrade had 2 kind word for the: Fascist state. At Bucharest, meanwhile, there was renewed talk of a Black Sea pact which would supplement the Balkan Entente by joining Rumania, Bulgaria, Turkey and perhaps Greece in ‘a bloc designed to guard against Bolshevik penetration in Southeastern Europe.

Communique Issued

In an official communique at the end of the Belgrade conference, the “Ministers announced the following declaration:

1. Common interest in maintain-

ing peace, order and security in southeastern Europe. 2. A firm decision to pursue a resolute pacific policy in maintaining strictly their positions in the present conflict in order to preserve “this part of Europe from the ordeals of war.” 3. Their will to remain united inside the framework of an “entente” which pursues only its own aims and which is not directed against anybody, and their determination to maintain a common vigil over the preservation of each member state’s . rights to independence and national territorial integrity.”

Balkan Pact Prolonged

4. A sincere desire “to maintain and develop friendly relations with neighboring states in a conciliatory spirit of mutual understanding and pacific collaboration.” - ‘5. The need to strengthen and bring to perfection economic ties and communications among Balkan states, organizing especially commercial exchanges. 6. Prolongation of the Balkan pact for a new period of seven years starting Feb. 9, 1941, when the pact would have expired. 7. A decision to remain in close contact up to the next formal entente session at Athens in February, 1941. In China, the Japanese reported they were scoring new military successes against the Chinese Government at Chungking on two fronts.

Bomb Railroad Again

Japanese planes again bombed the railroad in Southern China leading to the French Indo-China frontier. Both the United Statesand France have made representations against such bombings but the Foreign Office at Tokyo said they were a military necessity. The Chinese so-called winter of-| fensive in the south was reported by the Japanese to have been broken up by Japanese attacks in the Nanning sector and in the northwest the Japanese captured

SOVIETS ATTACK IN BITTER COLD

Hurl Thousands of Troops at Finn Mannerheim Line; Planes Drop Bombs.

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asserted that one bomb crashed through the Red Cross emblem painted on top of a hospital. It was estimated that 40 persons were killed and 50 wounded in bombing raids in the north. A Finnish communique said 11 Russian planes were shot down Saturday. Dispatches indicated that the Russians continued to drop troops by parachute behind the Mannerheim Line. Party of war correspondents of whom I was one narrowly escaped death in a Russian bombing raid on Viipuri Saturday. One bomb exploded in the lobby of the hotel in which correspondents always stayed. It struck 20 feet from the room I had occupied. A steel and concrete balcony from which I had often watched air raids was blown away by concussion, During four days of raids on Viipuri we saw what air warfare does to the life of a city. Viipuri is a city of more than 80,000] people in peace time, the second largest in Finland. Now it is a ghost town with about 2000 inhabitants. A skeleton City Council functions in an underground shelter. Almost every window in town is boarded up. A few shops open for a few hours in the late afternoon. There are three or four restaurants still, but they have hardly any food. “ For three days I had nothing but coffee until evening. During the constant air raid alarms, any of which may last for

for planes from a balcony.

silence. movement in the streets. and crows, frightened by explosions flutter overhead.

threat of death.

Times-Avie Telephoto.

A Policeman helps Richard Jaeckel from the broken canopy on which he landed at end of fall.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (U. P).— Richard = Jaeckel, 55, wealthy furrier, leaves Bellevue Hospital today with only a cut on his head

to show for a 10-floor fall.

Mr. Jaeckel hurtled more than 100 feet to a canvas canopy, which he struck with such force

that the impact bent the iron pipes supporting it. His only injury was the cut on the back of his head. . Mr. Jaeckel, who once was amateur wrestling champion of the United States, had been .visiting at the apartment of his bro-

ther, Walter, who believed he lost his balance while opening a window and fell out. Another brother, Hugo, said Mr. Jaeckel had suffered several serious heart attacks in the last few months and probably lost his balance during a dizzy spell. -

COUGHLIN RADIO

Diocesan-Chancellor

LAPSE MYSTERY,

Hints Censorship May Have Barred Talk.

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At the end of the hour, he said: (4) “Do not be alarmed. We confi-

- | music

ably events 'transpiring this week will enlighten you.

hours, there is nothing to do but sit in a cold underground [shelter or remain in a hotel room, watching

During an air raid there is eerie There is no sound and no Pigeons

This ‘sort of thing is going on daily in many Finnish towns. Foreigners have been impressed by the j fortitude, determination and cour- | the arrest of 17 members of the age with which Finnish men, women | Christian Front on charges of plotand children face this constant ting to overthrow the Government

dently expect that Father Coughlin will return to the microphone next Sunday. By all means, do your share to have his largest audience ready to hear his message.”

the Little Flower at Royal Oak, of which Father Coughlin is pastor, ,iit was said that he was “out” and no one could say where he could be reached. Father Coughlin had taken part

. | by force.

“the day passed quietly.”

Count Friedrich von der

his way to Berlin.

newspaper Boepsem-Zeitung Mittag of Berlin said:

the London war arsonists,

conference, plotted and

Linho, one of the Chinese guerrilla strongholds, after having taken Wu- |

yuan, headquarters for Gen. Fo!

Tso-yl. on the Western Front French troops increased their vigilance in the belief that Adolf Hitler soon may order an attack on the Maginot Line, it was understood. The front was reported generally quiet, but a military informant said that the Frénch took two prisoners ‘in a close-quarter fight between patrols in the Blies sector. : Bad weather minimized airplane activity. In Berlin the High Command said

the most vicious fashion.”

It was learned in Berlin that some

officials are considering blocking further Jewish emigration during the war, fearing that Jews who leave the country might fight against Germany or give her enemies vital information. Jews of military age have been barred from emigration to Palestine for several weeks, It was understood that, in the future, even final emigration papers will not be sufficient to gain Jews’ reiease from con-

centration camps at Sachsenhausen

and Buchenwall.

concerning the Western Front that

A. reliable informant said that Schulenberg, German Ambassador to Russia, has arrived at Riga, Latvia, on

In the first published. comment on the Balkan Entente conference t.ie am

“The conference showed -solidarity against the criminal ruthlessness and unconscionable machinations of who sought cannon fodder for England! and who, before and during the fought against the Balkan peace policy in

"| front, said he had refused a financial contribution from i$, then, in his next Sunday radio talk, had said that he took of the defendants, that he doubted their guilt, but that they should be punished if guilty.

Committee of New York announced P that it had received a communication from the Department of Justice saying it was investigating Father Coughlin’s activities. The Department a few days later said. that the committee had been mistaken, that it had filed a complaint with the Department and had received the’ routine, form-letter reply that the Department was “investigating.”

POLICE TRY OUT NEW

At the rectory of the Shrine of

in the controversy growing out of’

He had first disowned the]

his place on the side

Last Monday the Jewish People’s

EMERGENCY WAGON

The new police emergency wagon | made its first run today to 152% E. Court St., equipped with all manner of chemicals, three lengths of stout rope, a machine gun, a fence clipper, an asbestos suit, gas masks, two

patrolmen, a sergeant and a driver.

Mrs. Fay Goodlet had fallen down four steps and was taken to City

described as good.

Hospital where her condition was

Public acknowledgement of the He is a director of the Committee.

“It. was this same ideal that prompted the world’s greatest orchestras, the world’s foremost conductors and America’s foremost manufacturers to waive profits and royalties in order that this fine, practical program could come into being. “In behalf of 2000 members of the National Committee for Music Ap-

economic and social America, we make this public acknowledgement of deep apprecia-

and organizations who have made this wonderful campaign a reality.”

Tells of Youth’s Interest The campaign is one of the finest

Public Schools said at the quarterly lof Music Club at the Claypool Hotel Saturday.

school children

be made available during the cam-

paign. “The boys and girls in the music

earliest possible moment,” said Mrs. Elizabeth Kaltz Cochran, head of the music department at Tech High School. “There are about 90 pupils in the class studying Symphonic literature.”

Sale Opens Thursday

by Miss Thelma Sines, supervisor of music in the Logansport schools. “The nice thing about it is that these great records made by famous orchestras and conductors are offered at such an astonishingly low price,” she said. “Why nearly every family in Indiana has the means to acquire these records.” The distribution of the first of

10 symphonies recorded for the campaign will start at 9 a. .m.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record DEATHS TO DATE County City Total 2 4 6 = —Feb. 3 and 4— Injured ..... 27|Arrests ..... - Dead 1{Accidents .... SATURDAY TRAFFIC COURT - Cases Convic- Fines Tried tions Paid i

1939 1940

ERE EERE NEN RS

3 5

57 38

Speeding Reckless driving 3 Failure to stop at through street .. Disobeying traffic signal Drunken driving 2 All Others ......

So

13

3

Totals .......

MEETINGS TODAY

Indianapolis a ontal hissed Hotel Lincoln, 6:30 Indiana Social Hygiene As "Association, dinner. State Board of Health Bldg., night. A es Club, state convention, otel, all day. Board of

Club, luncheon, ade, n CX Club, ijuncheon, Claypool Hotel, Club, » m, 3 ‘juncheon, Canary

Spink-Arms

dinner,

Bop. ingle on Republican meeting, sessts § Washington St. orth

Side Realtors, - ig pame Club, luncheon, i Trade, dinner, Board of Trade, 2 Padiana University Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, noon MEETINGS TOMORROW Rotary Club, luncheon, Claypool Hotel, ” ‘Men's Club, luncheon, ¥Y. M, C. A,

ne a ee Club, luncheon, Spink-Arms Hotel,

Poercator Club, luncheon, Hotel Lincoln, Dniversal Club, luncheon, Columbia Club,

no niversity of Michigan Club, luncheon,

£ Trade, Boards nts of aon, luncheon, K. of C.

use, noon. ciybhou eo Service Club, luncheon, Canary

Credit JSravp. kK

s G Wi oc Statian Mardi Gras BS ir. _vine’s Music Hall, night.

luncheon, noon. Tom De-

MARRIAGE LICENSES (These lists are from official records in the County Court House. The Times therefore, is not responsible for errors in names and addresses.)

fribelar, 22, 8 1140 N. Alton: Edna De ra ott 8 N. Trem

Brooksi Lou! of 2053 Ralston; Hazel Hanklon, 3 ‘of .1428 W.

28 io. Clelon Purnis, 26, of 429 Virginia; Mary 31, of 433 Virginia, :

beth Lovelace, 26, "of 1 1049 H Paul Banta, 23, of 1723 le: Taylor, 23, of 2324 Par Wallace Steinbrook, os of 408 N. bama; Maude Hornaday, 408 N. Alabama. Anthony Harping, 26, of 20 We Gray; Mabel Morgan, LP of 165 Walnu Gene Hacker, of 427 8. YVarnien: Pearl Hacker, 27, 9, 3 616 N. New Jersey. , 31, o 22 8, State; i Pi Hia

Rothwell, 42. of 3129 Manker Robert Britton, 25, of 254 ‘E. Southern; Do ay 20, of 303 E. Southern.

erine Cox, 21, oi 1315 Rin Ralph Waggoner. 40, of

William Hopson, 21, of R k. 19. of R R. * Box LA of ndtanapons: 656 E.

Box 38;

Frederick Lowing he 9%; of 3423 Salem; Mary Steeg. 26, of 815 E, Ma aple Ely, 27, of Mooresville: 839 8. Meridian ‘William Junkins Jr. ri

+ Del aware,

BIRTHS Boys

Carl, Patricia Sempsel, at jie Yalcott, James, Fannie Burris, at

al, at Methodis ilhoit, at “Methodist. Ho a Nr at Meth Kenneth, Esther Owings, at Ot odist. Cortland, Marie Davis, at Methodist,

e. at St. Girls

August, Helen Tomko, at Methodist. DEATHS

cerobral hemorrhage. - : sv Eikman, 60, at St. Vincent's, mi tral tT oraany. William T. Cox. 73, at Methodist, loba pneumonia.

fluenza. Anna Pangle, 67, cinoma. hemorrhag Alice Wheatcratt, chronic myocarditis. avne hemorrhag Ella Gritz, 62, at Methodist, struction. ber, chronic endocarditis Mary endocarditis.

pneumonia, Rosa Miller, 76, arteriosclerosis. nce Richards, chronic myocarditis. Sherman L Dav acute JoaRem Charles shionie Myocarditis. Maria Frankenfield, 90, at

carcinoma i Daisy Kern, at Methodist, eino: - Chive” Griffin, at City, tuberc

at 120 N, 30.

vis, 75, at

57, 41,

Robert Dade, 27, of 533 MiNsrva; ElizaHelen Ala-

f 617 N. Rp Ann Mae

itt, 21, of 1637 E. oi KathA E. Washington; Gladys Hasty, 36, fot 05 W. North.

Hisie

Ruby

i of 4318 W. } Washington; Thelma Frederick, 21, of 713

fury, Pauline Billington, a Methodist.

Charles, Margaret Rupert, = "80. “Francis.

Hattie Kirkpatrick, 80, at 75 Warman,

Joe Lawson, 37, at 1006 S. Sheffield, inat Methodist, carLottie Swan. 63, at 3337 E. 32d, cerebral 175. at 2951 Capitol. Burns, 56, at Methodist, cerebral bowel ob63. at 264 E. Southern, Short, 82, 5 340 Graham, chronic Weir, 80, at 2428 Broadway, lobar Sheffield, at 549 Birch, . Methodist, Betaner. 72, at 1709 Carrollton, Methodist, | O carpulmonary. cubensis Bor Stone, 28, at 2456 Sheldon, car-

Carl Johnson, 40, at Veterans,

bsces

58, 79,

Lucy. PBowman, at City, nephritis. Susan “Snowden, at 1652 Sheldon, broncho-pneumonia. aria Barnett, 86. at 538 W. Wilkins, acute cardiac dilation,

| FIRES Saturday

M.—1202 Nordyke, $500,

11:35 P. know, loss

alarm. 2:3¢ A. M.—Meridian and Iowa, wreck, no M loss. 2 A. M.—408 8S. Meridian, of frofen pibes, no fire 10 * Aifington” Tad 10th, automobile = loss.

flue, loss $26 2: Meridian and Moris, automobile, aefective wiring, no loss,

brain cess. : jane Seisendora, 75. at City, bronchochronle

cause un-

12:27 A. NM PeaLy and Shelby, false auto thawing

M538 N. Sheffield, defective

Pennsylvania St. Campaign leaders urged that applications for records be made early so that the staff can estimate the number to requisition,

Record Players Available

In addition to making the records available for only a fraction of the cost of a single commercial symphonic record, the campaign makes possible distribution of electric record players. This instrument needs no winding, operates on AC current and plays all sizes of records through the loud speaker of a radio. The music appreciation campaign

was conceived by music leaders in| order. to bring good music to the relatively few who previously had

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. S. (Weather Bureau

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: cloudy tonight change in tem near freezing.

peralure;

> Mostly and tomorrow; mot much lowest tonight

opportunity to hear it. ‘Encouraged by the nation’s growing taste for good music as evidenced by the popularity of radio broadcasts of symphony: concerts, leaders persuaded the great orchestras, conductors and record manufacturers to produce the® master-

Sunrise 6:50 Sunset

pieces for educational purposes.

TEMPERATURE Feb. 5, 1989— . 211 p. m,

The records are to be distributed | as a cultural civic service. It was specifically agreed that they could

AROMETER .... 29.96

not be sold through the customary retail channels and that the names

Sreclistiog 24 hours ending 1 a. Mm... Total precipitation since Jan. Deficiency since Jan. 1

01 1.39 95

of the orchestras and conductors would not be exploited.

MIDWEST “WEATHER

Illinoisg—Most! morrow; not Lower Michiga morrow; continued Ohio—Cloudy -| and tomorrow, with

" east and south portion

snow late tonight or tomorrow morning; and north portions tonight.

Indiana—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature,

vy cloudy tonight and tot much change in temperature.

in Cloudy tonight and to-

and slightly colder tonight snow, mostly light, in

Kentucky — Rain aight, changing to somewhat colder tomorrow and in west

4

was strapped. on a toboggan for the

WEATHER IN O Station Weather Bar. Tem]. Amarillo, Tex. . Fo, 29 9.78 31 Bicraarcek, N. D Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland erany Dodge City, ka . «es .-RaiN Helena, Mon ews Jacksonville, na . Kansas City, >on Little Rock, ATE FR Los Angeles vale Miami, Fla. he Mpls. St, Paul . Mob ile, a

THER CITIES, 6:30 A, M.

perilous three-mile descent to Crawford Notch base camp. . The trip took nearly six hours.

Rescuers said that had Mr. Jones not left his ski-poles in the trail, pointing to his resting place, they would have passed him by. The student had pinned himself in a blanket, pulled a woolen toque Jover his head and removed his shoes because his swollen feet made them uncomfortable, He burrowed into the three-foot deep snow between rocks, then kept himself awake during the long hours by singing “On the Road to Manda-

| singing when he reached ' Mr, Jones’ companion had

preciation, the educational, cultural, leaders of

tion and gratitude to the persons

programs ever undertaken in the State, music supervisors in Indiana

meeting of the In-and-About School They said the campaign has claimed the interest ‘of thousands of

in obtaining the symphonie, recordings which are to

appreciation class are planning to obtain these fine records at the

The campaign also was indorsed

Thursday at headquarters, 245 N:

lay,” and other ballads. He still was| base, camp. 1ad been

Hoosier Support of Music Appreciation Drive Hailed

enthusiastic beginning of Indiana's

music appreciation campaign was made today ' by Edward T. Ingle, Washington, in behalf of the National Committee for Music Appreciation,

“The object of this campaign is to bring the beauty of great music fo the great masses of people,” he said.

GANDHI REJECTS

BRITISH OFFER

Dominion Status After War ‘Falls Short of Independence Demands, He Says.

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of Bengal, and Alexander” Aikman, leader of the European Party ‘in the Central India Legislature. British India quarters . expressed hope that Gandhi would be able to inform Lord Linlithgow of a reconciliation of Hindu-Moslem differehces. This would mean a great advance toward settlement of IndoBritish relations and, possibly, eventful dominion status.

Nazis Hope for Unrest

The demand of the Indian na< tionalists for complete’ independence from Great Britian and the isolated outbreaks and unrest along the northern borders of India have been receiving a good play from the German press and radio. The attention devoted to the subject in Germany and carried abroad by short wave radio would seem to indicate that the Germans hope Britain will be embarrassed "seriously in its prosecutions of the war by disaffection in its great Indian Empire, with a populaton of 380,000,000 and vast resources. India’s position in the war is of the greatest importance to Britain. One reason is the revenue derived from it, India being one of the five leading trading countries of the world. ; Taxes Big Factor

Disruption of India, with the consequent loss in tariff revenues, taxes and levies on the states of the Indian princes would be a seriou blow to Britain. It also would interfere with Britain's trade routes past India to the Far East and the South Seas, and cut off essential imports to Britain for materials needed in the war. In addition, India can furnish important military contributions to the Allied cause. In the World War the support of the princes of the native states and of the British provinces, despite their differences over British rule, enabled India to make a real military contribution. Garrisons Now Reduced The British were able to reduce their garrisons in India to almost skeleton size and send more than 80,000 British troops to service in the Near East and in Europe. About 950,000 Indians from the . native states and British ‘provinces joined ‘them in such service. Heavy stores of artillery and ammunition weve sent from India. In the present war, units. trom India already have arrived in Europe, although no estimate of their number is available.

NO APOLOGY, SAYS HOOK WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (U. P.).— Rep. Frank Hook (D. Mich.) today told the House Rules Committee that he will not apologize for inserting in the Record forged letters which purported to show some understanding between Rep. Martin Dies (D. Tex.) and William Dudley Pelley, Silver Shirt leader.

Student Burrows in Snow, Sings Until Rescue Comes

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Karl J. Sax, 20, of Boston. They started out Thursday with skiis, food and sleeping bags to go from crawford Notch over the Presidential Range to Pinkham Notch. They climbed nearly three miles Thursday and camped at the edge of the timber line. Then next morning, they went on up the mountain and by sunset they were bucking & blizzard that made further progress impossible. They dug in for the night, and next morning they decided to return here. Mr. Sax led the way. Mr. Jones’ ski bindings pecame loose and slowed his progress. Mr. Jones told his companion he had better go on and find help. "Mr. Sax went on, and notified forest rangers that Mr. Jones was Sax had to be hospi

talized. held Thursday,

" Philadelphia Is

| term).

road to victory.

‘must be added Indiana.

BOOM 3D TERM. AS DEMOCRATS ‘PONDER '4 "40 CITY

Is Favorite; Convention Date, Waits On Republican Plans.

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Nebraska said sentiment had not.

|erystallized in his state and Dr. J. R.

Hylton, Wyoming, said Democrats in his are were non-committal. Edward JP. Fiynn, New York: “I'm for whatever the President wants.”

Edmund C. Shields of Michigan: “There’s no question whatsoever that the people of my state are decidedly for Roosevelt.” Mrs. Clara Driscoll of Texas: “I'm chairman of the Garner Committee in Texas. You know my atitude, I am not disloyal to the Administration, but I am opposed to breaking the third-term tradition.” O.* 8S. Warden, Montana: “I'd rather not talk about it (the thirdMontana has a pretty good candidate—Senator Wheeler, We want a Progressive Democrat as a candidate. We'll carry the state for any Progressive Democrat.”

Lists Alabama for Bankhead

Marion Rushton, Alabama: “The attitude toward a third term is yet to be found out. I think that Alabama as a whole is for Speaker Bankhead right now—but sentiment has not crystalized.” Mrs. T. S. Tahaferro Jr., Rock Springs, Wyo: “I'll always want Mr. Roosevelt—as Jong as he lives.” Mrs. Katherine Ryan; Portland, Ore. “I'd be for Roosevelt regardless of what terra he runs for.” Emma Guffey Miller, Pennsylvania: “I'm for a third term and always have been. The world situation demands that we have Mr. Roosevelt in the White House.” Mrs. Margaret Sullivan, Rhode Island: “I'm for President Roosevelt by all means.” Scott Ferris, Oklahoma: - “I'm in. favor of President Roosevelt. Next choice, Cordell Hull.”

Bosses Want to Keep Power

Many of the city and state bosses who like neither Mr. Roosevelt nor a third term—and who like even less the New Deal officials urging a third term—now think they cannot hold power in their own bailiwicks unless the President ruas. This is the reason for the third- | term sentiment among bosses of the key states of Ohio, Illinois and Pennsylvania. In Ohio, premature announcement

‘of the plan to. deliver the delega-

tion to the President by using Senator Vic Donahey’s name in the primary as a subterfuge—because of the President’s unwillingness to ailow the use of his own name—has appeared to confuse the lineup. ‘But the fact remains that the Ohio politicos think they have a better chance of winning in November with the name of Roosevelt at the head ‘of the ticket than with any other. They may have to defeat a Republican favorite son, Senator Taft. Likewise in Illinois, another donbtful state, the primary hocuspocus should not obscure the fact that all the bosses are for a third term because they think it is the best That is true of Governor Horner, Mayor Kelly of Chicago, National Committeeman Nash, and two Senators. Saturday the Roosevelt name was filed by petition for the April 9 Illinois primary. gWhether unauthorized use of the name is allowed to stand or not, whether it is ruled out on legal grounds or is withdrawn by the President, he will get ‘hat delegation if he wants it when the convention meets.

Farley Silently Hostile

What happened in Pennsylvania |.

Saturday is even a better illustration. Ii shows not only the strength of Mr. Roosevelt, but also Mr, Farley’s silent hosjility. The State Committee, althou_ divided on almost every other question (including Senator Joseph Guffey’s renomination), voted unanimously for a

third term “with utmost insistency.”

Despite this vote, Mr. Farley, who

spoke later to the delegates, did not

mention it. Pennsylvania has, next to New York, the largest national convention delegation—172 votes. To Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois Hoosier favorite son Paul McNutt says he will not run if Mr. Roosevelt is a candidate. This Pennsylvania-Ohio, IndianaIllinois group is important not only because of its huge bloc of convention delegates, but because of its strategic position in November. These states and New York—all doubtful in November—will determine the election. And the Democratic politicians in those states think Mr. Roosevelt is the best vote getter in sight. That is why nobody but the President himself can kill the third-term Loom ‘at this time,

POSTHUMOUS PARDON SOUGHT FOR PARKER

MT. HOLLY, N. J.,, Feb. 5 (U. P.). A posthumous Presidential pardon was sought today for Ellis H. Parker, famed “country detective,” w!.o gained world renown by solving nearly 300 criminal cases but went to prison for his misdirected sleuthing in tne Lindbergh kidnaping case. Parker, serving a six-year sentehce for the abduction of Paul H. Wendel, Trenton, N. J., attorney, in an attempt to solve the famous Lindbergh case, died yesterday in the Lewisburg, Pa., Federal Penitentiary of a brain tumor, The former chief of Burlington County detectives, was being nursed by his son, Ellis Jr. The younger Parker is serving a three-year sentence. Death came to the “Sherlock Holmes in homespun” shortly before action was to be taken to obtain a pardon from President Roosevelt. Neighbors planned to push their campaign and clear the detective’s name posthumously. Parker's body was brought here

last night. Funeral Sqfyices will be

| Lodge to Hear Speech by Short

Congressman Dewey Short (R. Mo.), candidate for the Republican Vice Presidential nomination, will speak at the annual Washington Birthday dinner of Calvin W. Prather Lodge 717, F. & A. M,, Feb. 21. Mr. Short, known has the “Ozark hill-billy,” has been a Methodist minister, a soldier in the World War and a traveler in the Orient. He attended several universities, including Harvard® and the University of Berlin. For three year he held the chair of philosophy at Southwestern College. This is the 18th annual observance of Washington’s birthday by the lodge. Fred V. Ferree. is lodge master.

MAP STRATEGY IN FARM FIGHT

Senate Bloc Seeks to Re-

store Millions Sliced From Agriculture Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (U. P.).— Farm state Senators may hold a conference early this week to discuss strategy for their fight to restore several hundred millions for parity payments and surplus commodities funds .to the Agriculture Department appropriation bill.

“A conference of that kind un-|

doubtedly will be called,” Senator Scott Lucas (D., Ill), said today. Mr. Lucas and Senator Richard B. Russell (D. Ga.) will lead the Senate fight to boost the $722,001,084 bill, passed by the House Friday, to a point near the total appropriation for the current year—more than .$1,300,000,000. The House cut the 1941 farm bill $66,923,263 helow

President “Roosevelt's “bed rock budget.”

F. D. R. Backs Farm Bloe Farm state Senators will have the support of the Administration. The Senate tomorrow will ‘con-

sider a $1,138,693,528 independent,

office appropriation bill which was cut $56,010,945 below budget estimates. The first of this session's appropriation measures—the emergency deficiency bill—neared final passage as Senate and House conferees agreed on a total of $251,200,000. That would be $19,500,000 below | budget estimates for the neutrality patrol and other special Army and Navy activities caused by the war,

Savings of $155,629,263

“To date, economy-minded Congressmen have trimmed $155,629,263 from various supply bills, Despite the pressure from the farm bloc, Democratic and Republican leaders doubted that the Senate, which is in an economy mood in an effort to prevent new taxes or an increase in the $45,000,000,000 national debt limit, would vote for the restorations. Mr, Lucas and Mr. Russell said they. believed Congress could give the farmer more money and cut down on proposed huge national defense expenditures. “I am hoping,” Mr. Lucas said,

“that we can ultimately cut half a.

billion dollars from the national defense bill.”

Straugs Says:

road,

ACCIDENTS TAKE

16 STATE LIVES OVER WEEK-END

Legless Newspaper Vendor Killed by Trolley Here; Peru Mother Burned.

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reported in critical condition today of burns. He was attempting to kindle a fire when the kerosene exploded.

The four Shultz children were-up-stairs when the accident occurred and were unable to escape through the downstairs which was aflame. The son, James Harold, who later rescued his mother, broke a window and the four jumped to safety. The other three were Helen, 17; Homer, 15; and Esther, 13. James was cub and bruised in his rescue work. The Hornberger and Limpus boys were playing with friends when the Hornberger boy fell into the river. Other boys tried to rescue him and the ice broke, precipitating the Limpus boy and three others into the stream. Alfred Wingate, an engineer at a nearby plant; Thomas Kelly and Dennis Barlow, Shelbyville, rescued the other three. The bodies were recovered by fire=men and volunteers. Funeral services for the Limpus boy, who is survived by his parents, a brother and a sister, will be Tuesday, and services for the Hornberger boy, survived by his parents, will be Wednesday.

Driver's Condition Serious

william R. Scott, 20, of 1036 Division St., is in a serious condition at the City Hospital as the result of an accident on Road 67, a mile southwest of the City this morning. Mr. Scott, who received cuts on the face and neck, was picked up by a passing motorist and turned over to police at Belmont and Kentucky Aves. Deputy Sheriffs said Mr. Scott's car had left the gone down an embankment and struck a tree. Clifton Heck, 45, Frederick Hotel, received shoulder ‘injuries when struck by a car at East and Washington Sts. last night. His

‘condition is reported as fair at the

City Hospital. ‘Roma Arbuckle, 43, Kokomo, Ind., is in a serious condition at the city Hospital from face cuts received in an accident on Road 31 north of the City last night in which four other .persons were injured. . City Hospital officials said the following were treated for injuries from the wreck: Roy Adams, 21, and Wade Page, 21, both of 1440 Nelson Sft., and Mr. and Mrs. James Duke, both of Kokomo, Ind.

Four Arrested Three men were taken to the City

‘Hospital yesterday and four arrested

after an accident at Warman Ave. and Washington St. Robert Clark,

'35, R. R. 3, Box 75, driver of one car,

and John Sullivan, 34, of 3910 W. Minnesota St., and Frank Earl, 32, R. R. 3, Box 69-E, were arrested on charges of drunkenness. An additional charge of vagrancy was placed against Clark. All were injured. Paul Kress, 30, of 1519 Brad{bury St., operator of the other car, was charged with failure to have a driver's license. Mrs. Mary Shearer, 51, of 1203 Carroliton Ave., received shoulder injuries after an accident on Road 40 last night. Her condition is reported fair at City Hospital.

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