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NEW CRISIS IN WAR EXPECTED “WITHIN MONTH

Where or What None Knows, If Jig-Saw Fits, U. S. May Try for Peace,

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That means she may fight Britain and France. Should

. she do so, Turkey would almost cer-

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tainly be involved, in which case she would march shoulder to shoul.der with the Franco-British -forces under Gen, Maxime Weygand, now marking time in the Near East. Italy’s attitude, therefore, is becoming increasingly important. If she, too, resorted to force to prevent France and Britain from interfering with her importations of oil, coal and other vital raw materials, hope for a negotiated peace would be gone. Europe would blaze with an all-out war and peace would be imposed by the: victor.

Duce Wants War to End Such in broad lines is the be-

fogged situation which Mr, Welles will begin to examine when he ar-

* rives in Rome tomorrow night. He

will talk with Sig. Mussolini, Herr Hitler, Mr. Chamberlain, M. Daladier and other leaders, get their views as nearly as may be and coordinate them for the President. Il Duce is known %o desire the quickest possible termination of the

war. Hitler is reported to be still hopeful of negotiated peace and to fear a long war. Certainly Britain and France want peace, if it can be had honorably, and the feeling is widespread that it is this general

- yearning for a cessation of hostilities

that is responsible for this continuing to be the strangest of all wars. Thus far there has been almost no bloodshed on land—outside of Poland and ° Finland—and only brushes on sea and in the air with the neutrals in the role of goats. What it all adds up to at this juncture, and what the next turn will be, is what the President has sent Mr. Welles to Europe to find out. But, it can be said right now that few informed observes here believe in any early peace. Herr Hitler, for one thing, can hardly back dbwn at this stage of the game and still retain his Messianic position over Nazidom. And neither Britain nor France will voluntarily accept another Munich.

TURKEY REPORTED ARMING FRONTIER

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reports denying mobilization. Messaggero added, however, that private information received at Bucharest indicated that Turkey was strengthening its Russian frontier forces. Turkey had been under a state approaching, if not approximating, one of emergency since the Government Monday invoked the national defense law, empowering it to strengthen defenses, control exports and imports and reorganize key industries to supply the needs of the armed forces. (The Turkish Government invoked the law, during a meeting of the Supreme Defense Council at Ankara, under Parliamentary authority which sanctioned the application of the defense act in the event of any three extraordinary cases: 1. Partial or general mobilization. 2. The probability that the nation would enter war, 3. The existence of a state of war among foreign nations which was of interest to Turkey. The Government did not specify under which of the cases it acted. Russian fleet maneuvers in the Black Sea, arrival of Australian and New Zealand troops in the Near East and the activities of Gen. Maxime Weygand, French commander-in-chief in the Near East all pointed toward an explosive situation.

Mate Must ‘Work

A 26-year-old wife doesn’t have to support her 84-year-old husband, according to a Pittsburg, Pa., court. The judge tossed out a support suit brought against Mrs. Sophie Eagan by her aged husband Dennis, who had lost his WPA job. The couple were married six years ago, but have been separated the last six months,

SWEDEN LEAVES GOLD STANDARD

Parliament Session Called; Anger Over Russian Raid on Town Rising.

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had other proofs of the Mendlly of the planes.)

Swedish, Norwegian

Ministers Open Parley COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 24 (U, P..—Although Swedish Foreign Minister Christian Guenther was detained in Stockholm by a Swedish-Russian diplomatic situation . the foreign ministers of Norway and Denmark met today to discuss their vital international problems. Guenther was expected to arrive tomorrow. Meanwhile, the conference will continue . without him to discuss the roles of the Scandinavian nations in the FinnishRussian war, the German airplane and submarine campaign against neutral shipping in the North Sea and the neutrality situation as it concerned Britain's rescue of merchant seamen prisoners from the German steamer Altmark in Norwegian waters: It was expected that when Guenther arrived the Finnish-Russian war would have a prominent place on the agenda and: he was eXpected to lay before his colleagues the question of this week's bombardment of the Swedish frontier town of Pajala. \ Foreign: Ministers P. R. Munch of Denmark and Halvdan Koht of Norway arrived early. ‘The Government newspaper organ Socialdemokraten said editorially as the Scandinavian meeting started: “Simultaneously Le Temps (Paris) and Der Angriff (Berlin) accuse the Nordic states of half and unsatisfactory neutrality. This is the best proof of their absolute neutrality. . . . We. will refuse any movement either to include us in a Russian-German lebensraum (“room-to-live”’) program or induce is to join Germany's enemies.” “The belligerents must 'understand that the neutrality of the]

that no Nordic state will voluntarily

cede its neutrality. . . . Nordic unity must be strengthened.

northern countries is absolute and |

FINNS HOLDLIKE

STONEWALLAS 3000 REDS DIE

Russian Onslaught on Viipuri Stalls; Tanks Are Used As Snow Plows. (Continued from Page One)

from Koivisto, repeated Red Army|

attacks were driven off Northeast of Lake Ladoga enemy attacks were repulsed and the Russians were forced to retreat, leaving 1000 dead and 15 tanks on the field of battle, the communique said.

In the Kuhmo sector of the Central Front there was sharp patrol fighting in which the Red Army lost 350 dead. Salla Fighting Renewed

For the first time in many weeks the Russians renewed attacks in the Salla secfor ,also on the Central

Front, but they were driven off, according to the Finns. Two Russian planes were shot down, the communique said. It charged also that the Russian air force had bombed a Finnish hospital train. The Russian attack had its spearheads at Yla-Somme, six miles south of Viipuri, and in the Ka-mara-Leipasuo sector to the east of Yla-Semme, on the Viipuri-Lenin-grad railroad. Tens of thousands of Russian shock troops, fresh- as Russian troops have been daily for three weeks, came like . gray ghosts through the snow or fog, their faces muffled in hooded helmets, hehind their massed tanks.

Viipuri Is Ghost Town

There was a growing sense of hope in responsible circles her®'as new reports came that attack after attack had been repelled. Shells from Russian big gus, far from the . front, crashed down futilely into the empty. streets and squares of Viipuri.

Russian Political and

Army Leaders Confer

MOSCOW, Feb. 24 (U. P.).— Political and military leaders of the Leningrad area, which is general headquarters for the Finnish war, held a conference Thursday night, it was disclosed today. Present at the meeting, along with members of the Leningrad Soviet, were Boris Yakovlev, army commangder of the first rank, who had been transferred from the command of the trans-Baikal area of Siberia, bordering on Outer Mongolia, ‘and Victor Tributs, comman- : of the Baltic fleet. An army communique, issued through the official news agency Tass, said that Russian troops in their Mannerheim Line ° offensive had been hindered by‘ deep snow and fog. Nevertheless, it was said, the Russians took 12 Finnish defensive fortifications yesterday, including four iron and concrete artillery forts. The bad weather restricted aviation activity to reconnoitering flights, the communique said. G. I..Lovchenko, Vice Navy Commissar, in an Ariny-Navy day editorial in Pravda, the Communist Party organ, wrote in part: “The northern fleet is now a mighty force which threatens anyone who is considering an attack on the Soviet Union from tlie north. Our northern waters are @s inaccesible as the Finnish Gulf and the Black Sea.” ~The Russian horthern fleet is based at Murmansk on the Arctic Sea. ‘Hence Lovchenko’s reference seemed pertinent to reports that British warships: are in the area,

looking for German ships plying to

and from Murmansk and the Finnish Arctic coastal area which Russian forces hold.

DENY ARMED SEIZURE LONDON, Feb. 24 (U. P.) —It was announced officially today that no armed force was used in connection with examination of mail from the United States aboard a Pan-Amer-ican Airways Clipper at Bermuda

on Jan. 18.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record DEATHS TO DATE County City Total

. 7] Arrests ......57 0 | Accidents ..21 Cases Convic- Fines tried tions paid 6 $40 2 23

Injured Dead

Viokations Speeding Reckless driving . 2 Failure to stop at through street . 8 Disobeying traffic signal Drunken driving. 2 All others .34

Totals

8 14 24 35 20

12 2 overs 33 seess:..63 63 $156

MEETINGS TODAY

Hoosie Sate press Association, conven-

2 Hem. Hotel Lin

C. Atkins Co. Pioneers, ba Hotel Severin " hy nyuet, Big Four Route Veterans’ luncheon, Hotel Severin, noon

Indianapolis- Life Insurance Co., luncheon, aarpod) Hotel, noon. Indianapolis PO nderwriters’ Sales Conterencs. mestim, Claypool Hotel, 9:30

m. Riis Engineerin Council, convention, Hotel Lincoln, Saturday ay.

Association,

MARRIAGE LICENSES

(These lists are from official records n the County Court House. The Times therefore, is not responsible for errors in names and addresses.) Percival W. Ritchett, 59, of Evansville; Robert Randolph’ dT 25, of 234 Farkview: Dorothy Wines, 29, of 1511 N.

"Stella Royl, 49, of 321 Congre

. Kealin

Richard Morgan, 30, of 2413 N. allipels; 27, of 1122 L 28, of 1453 en lt Kk 43 Parkview. Pater, 28, of ‘Indianapolis; Viola Brooks, 26, of Indianapolis. Howard Passwater, 0, of Greencastle; Doris Lowery, 18, of 1615 Massachusetts. Don Garrett, '31, of Maxwell; Florence . 30, of 304 E. 20th. Howard Dow 46, of Indianapolis; “Bonna Hubbasd, "3s, ‘of 4058 N. Capitol, Leif Hougen, 28, of Royal Oak Sen Barbara Harrison, 26, of 48 D Victor ares, 44, of 3730 Downey Charlotte Miller, 43, of 1722 S. East. Keith Otto, Eo) ot 3210 N: Capitol; Phyllis Lamson, 19, of 386 Good. Fi oiamin MeDaniel, 25, of 4201 E. 11th; orence Bwoverland, 24, of 55 N. Kealing. Robert David Shepar rd, 25, of 1718 Auborn; Margaret Barnetf; 15, of 2005 Ap-

ove Russell Peterman 25, of 5006 E. Mary Goodson, 25, of 1021 W. 34th. Ed William Puree ‘Jr. Lorraine Berry, 21, of

Anne Marie Fraley, Charles Brewer,

rhe of 425 Agnes;

Paul paribus. 35, of Bridgeport; Virginia Bishop, 26, of 7000 Rockyvil Kenneth Roberts, 28, of 2726 Re west ern; Jannie Lowery, 30, of 2726 Northwestern. James Hall, 34, of 2)09 2 nglon; Dorofhy Mae Ogden, 32, of 844 N. Capitol. James VanSickle, 35, a 631 S. Meridian; Ida May McBride, 56. of 631 S. Meridian, Herman Kinder, 36, of 1208 College; Marian Gurney, 27, of 1208 College. John Wagner, 23, of Indianapolis; Marguerite Ne olson, 22, of Indianapolis. John Allen, 32; of 102 Michigan; Ozella Barnett, 1154 N, Pershing. Harold Miller, 48, of Muncie; Bessie Hawkins, 50, of 5430 N. Meridian Maruin Lee McNear, 36, of 548 ‘E. Ohio; Ruth DeYoung, 33, of 602 E. Ohio. James Elroy, 20, of 1803 N. ‘Arsenal; Jaunita Jones, 20, of 1821 N. Arsenal. Ernest Musiler: ‘31, of 1910 Ruckle; Doris Bane, 24, of 3145 E. Washington william Perguson, 31, of 3126 Central; Elizabeth Yates, 25, of 2114 N. Alabama. Gaylord Conway, 43. of 3442 Graceland; Berniece Gassman, 33, of 528 E. Raymond. Harry Watters, 27, Sa 3338 N. Tacoma, Mae Munden, 27. of 5308 Keysto Harold Cline, 30. of nr N. Tiinols: Esther Bush, 30, of Linden Hotel

BIRTHS

Girls

Victor. Henrietta Thomas, at Coleman. William. yle Priveit. i, Jighonst uston ene Lewis agar ee, Fiolet McHenry, at 4840 Hill-

Sally Bowyer, at 2948 N. Gale, Boys

Siar,

Henry, John, ‘Sarah Brennan, at Meth Oliver, Frances Blake. at 1512 Blaine, John, Fave Mascoe, a 2127 Haines. Edwin, Elsie Jaynes, at 1620 Barth. Clarence, Viola Ee at 943 Elm

| DEATHS ” eA manda Shake, 79. at 115 Kansas, car-

Cl Mattie Tucker. 63, at Central Indiana, cardiac decomposition a Ruth Myers, 40, at City, cardio vascular ise Betty goto 58, at Long, bronchopneumonia.

John Beninger, hi at 2313 N. LaSalle, and

coronary throfing Charles Pa ‘74, at 5542 N. Dela-

rditis. rth, 56, at 1521 English, chyonln ntes titial nephritis, Julio Zion. 76, at 358 W. 12th, cardio vascular renal. Henry Buschman, 65, at Methodist, lobar pneumonia. - % 2 Margaret Perry, 97, at 1427 E. 12th, arteriosclerosis. Mary Ward. 73, coronary thrombosis. pil Hofmann, chronic myocarditis.

59, -at 1040 High,

Enara Fooshee. 71, at 330 Rural, cere- ®

bral hemorrhage. Wil Roloin Moeller, 64, at 1617 Lexing-

ton. Sareine om Geor ge Sandfa afr. 87, at 520 E. Vermont,

chronic myocarditis.

FIRES Friday

10:35 A. M|—1918 Carreliton. overheated stove, $10. 1h bss A, M—Gent ‘and 23d, sparks from

at 320 E. Merrill, |

a Be M.—924 W.. 25th, sparks from 2:47 P. M.—Canal and W. 23d. 5:10 P. M.—Delaware and Washington, unknown. Saturday

7:16 A. M,—1829 Lockwood, unknown, $5.

OFFICIAL WEATHER™

U. S. Weather Bureau

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: -Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; colder tonight with lowest about 15; continued so tomorrow,

Sunrise

6:25 | Sunset .....-5:31 TEMPERATURE

—Feb. 24, 1939—

6:30 a.' m...30.03

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending I a, m.. Total precipitation since 1 Deficiency since Jan.

MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Fair in north, mesily cloudy in south, sleet or snow probable in extreme south portion tonight ° and tomorrow: colder tonight: much colder. in’ north: colder in extreme southeast portions tomorrow

Tiisinis— Fajr in north, mbstly SduAy in south tonight and tomorrow; sleet snow probable in .extreme south, colder tonight: muzh colder in north; rising temperature tomorrow afternoon in northwest and extreme west-pcntral portions.

Tower Michizan-—Becoming generally fair tonight and- tomorrow; mueli colder tonight with a ¢old wave in inferior; colder tomorrow in Southeast and east central portions.

Ohio—Snow flurries and inueh colder with a moderate cold wave in west portien tonight: generally fair and colder tomorrow. Kentucky—Cloudy and much .colder with light rain turning to snow fltirries in east portion tonight: tomorrow generally fair colder; moderate cold wave in west ortion tonight.

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George H. Newbauer .. . active in Democratic polities. Wan sey

STATE OFFICIAL

OPERATED FARM

State since; Commissioner Ill Only Short’ Time Before Death.

Funeral arrangements were being made today for George H. Newbauer, State Insurance Commissioner, who died in Methodist Hospital last night

a short time after he was found slumped over the wheel of his car in the State House parking lot. He was 57. Services and burial will be ‘in Hartford City, ‘his native city, but the time has not been fixed. Mr. Newbauer had not been sick except for a ‘short time yesterday afternoon when he complained to visitors that he felt ill. One of those to whom he complained was Ralph W. Monfort, co-publisher and editor of the Hartford City News-Times, here for the Hoosier State Press Association convention, Found in Coma : After completing his day's work Mr. Newbauer went from his office to get his car to drive to his home, 3015 N. Meridian St., and a short time later was found in a coma. Mr. Newbauer, a former Hartford City insurance man and banker, had been active in Democratic politics for years, He was appointed insurance commissioner Feb. 1, 1937, by Governor M. Clifford Townsend, succeeding Harry McClain, Shelbyville, He was a former Blackford County Treasurer and had been Blackford County Democratic Chairman. After expiration of his term as Treasurer he became head of the insurance department of the Citizens State Bank at Hartford City.

Operated Large Farm

Mr. Newbauer was a director of the packers and stockyards division of the Indiana Agriculture Departmeni from- 1935 to 1937. He was the owner and operator of a large farm in Blackford County. He was a member-of the Elks and Masons at Hartford City. Survivors are his wife, Elizabeth; a daughter, Mrs. Robert Hughes, Hartiord City; a brother, Robert, Hartford City; two sisters, Mrs. Ed Haymond and Mrs, Arthur Harvey, both of Muncie, and two grandchildren.

HULL TRADE PACT ISSUE GIVEN SENATE

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crats deserted to vote against extension, The votes of the Indiana Congressmen: Democrats for: John: W. Boehne Jr. of Evansville; William H. Larrabee' of New Palestine; Eugene B. Crowe of Bedford, and Louis Ludlow of Indianapolis. Republicans against: George W. Gillie of Ft. Wayne, Robert A. Grant of South Bend, Charles A Hallec Rensselaer, Noble J. Jo. Terre Haute, Gerald W. Landis of Linton, Raymond S. Springer of Connersville, and Forest A. Harness of okomo. . Paired: William Schulte of Hammond (D.), The Administration lowed a day in whi Democratic forces beat down successive attemps to subject future trade agreements to Senate ratification or approval by both [the House and Senate Prospects of early consideration of

ictory fol-

Fi the bill were enhanced by announce-

ment that the Senate Finance Come mittee would begin hearings Monday with Mr. Hull and Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace .as witnesses.. Chairman Pat Harrison (D. Miss.) said the hearings would last ra week. Democratic Senate Leader Alben ‘'W. Barkley said he saw no reason why the Senate could not dispose of the bill within a week, and predicted that the extension would be granted in the form desired by the Administration. Republican Leader Charles I. McNary also predicted that debate would last only a week, and expressed hope that the Senate would require Tatification of all sagreements. An Administration-conducted pol} showed that the present line-up in the Senate is 49 against a ratification amendment, 41 for it, and six doubtful. ‘Of the six, Democratic leaders said, four could be persuaded to vote against Taiistication, if Nec essary,

Adolf Hitler has an - ambitidn to conquer the world, H. R! Knick= erbocker, veteran European correspondent, said heré today. ‘The: red-headed reporter, here tothe lecture in the ‘Town Hall series at

. |English’s + Theater, has known Hit=}

ler for 17 years and has interviewed him 100" times, he said. “1 was Hitler's favorite journalist before he rose to power,” Mr. Knickerbocker - said. - “Then when)

a actions, I came in

I began fo write nto aut abo

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{CHAMBERLAIN

GIVES 4 ALLIED | AIMS FOR WAR

; End to Nazi World Threat

Listed First in Explicit British Statement.

: BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb, 24 (U, P.)~Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, in the most explicit statement of war aims since the war

‘I started, said today that the Allies

were fighting against Nasi world domination, to ‘secure the right to live for small Europesn states, to abolish the spirit of militarism and to gain independence for the Poles and’ Czechs. : Mr. Chamberlain indicated that United States " participation in the reconstruction of Europe after the war. “It is for Germany to take the next

step to show us that she for once|

and for all has abandoned the thesis that might is righy ” he said,

‘Asks Others’ Pio Help

“France and Britain wouldn’t wish alone to settle the, new Europe. Others must come in to help us, above all, to bring about disarmament, which is the essential feature of lasting peace.” In the last of a series of “War Preparedness” speeches by Cabinet Ministers, Mr. Chamberlain said the Allies did not want domination themselves and aid not covet anybody’s territory. ‘They were fighting, he said, to right wrongs which Germany had inflicted on people who were once free. And Germany herself, he said, could do more than any other nation to re-establish confidence “since she herself has done most to destroy it.” ‘Wants Proof of Good Will

“When she is ready to give reliable proofs of her good will she will not find others lacking in the

-|will to help her overcome the eco-

nomic difficulties that will accompany the transition ‘from war to peace,” he said. Mr. Chamberlain almost contemptuously criticised Russia’s war on Finland, and, in what was interpreted as an indirect invitation to neutrals to join the Allies, spoke of their suffering at Germany's hands. All small states near Germany “are living in a perpetual nightmare of fear,” he said. 3

British Liberal Leader

Gives Three War Aims

LONDON, Feb. 24 (U. P.).—Removal of the Nazi Government, German evacuation of Austria and restitution .of their countries to ‘the Czechs and the Poles were outlined in a speech by Sir Archibald Sinclair, leader of the Liberty party, here today as three essential conditions for an armistice. Sir Archibald said that the British Government must not allow the fate of Czechoslovakia and Poland to overtake ‘Finland.

BRITISH TRAWLER SINKS, 10 MISSING

LONDON, Feb. 24 (U. P.).—The Admiralty announced : today that the naval trawler Benvolio had been sunk by a mine and that its commanding officer and nine men were missing. The sinking of four U-boats in

the past 48 hours was reported today by the Daily Herald. * The newspaper said that in addition to two sunk by Royal Air Force coastal ‘patrol planes Thursday, British planes had attacked a third U-boat off the northeast coast of Scotland yesterday, scoring several direct hits after which the submarine disappeared, and that a fourth U-boat was rammed and damaged by the 3741-ton British er Asiatic. The Daily ‘Herald said it understood the fourth U-boat later was sunk by British planes,

British Fleet Flagship Disabled, Hitler Says

BERLIN, Feb. 24 (U, P.)—Adolf Hitler's newspaper, the Voelkischer Boebachter, said today that the battleship ‘Nelson, . flagship of the British home fleet, had been so severely damaged by a mine in mid-De-cember that it was still out of service. (Authoritative sources in London discredited the report.) , The German High. Command, in a communique today, said that “the day passed quietly in the west. French planes repeatedly flew over the German west border but were forced to return when the antiaircraft defense immediately went into action,” the communique said.

French Report Sinking 0f Two U-Boats PARIS, Feb. 24 (U. P).—Two German submarines were sunk in the North Sea during the last week,

French military quarters said today, and Allied and German air

"activity has increased to a marked degree on the Western Front and |

over belligerent territory. | The French War Office comminioue said that there was nothing to report from the Western Front. The Cabinet met this morning to hear Premier Edouard Daladier dis-

| Appreciation Group Honors

Dr. Dykema, Music Educator

Cotumbia U. Professor Attends Children’s «Concert Here.

Dr. Peter W. Dykema, professor of music at Columbia University and a noted music educator, was honored by a group of civic and cultural leaders during a visit.to the city yesterday. : Dr. Dykema, who is touring Indiana in support of the music ap-

preciation campaign, was the .guest :

of honor at a luncheon in the Claypool Hotel, and during the afternoon attended the children’s symphony concert. given by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in’ the Tech

High School Auditorium. He also -

inspected the work of the City schools’ music department. At the luncheon Ralph W. Wright, schools music director, announced that .10 complete sets of the sym-

phoni¢ masterpieces have been given

to the. schools” by an: anonymous donor, _ 2 The famous music educator was induced to visit the state by William H. Bgll, Muncie, general chairman of the Indiana music. appreciation group. ‘The campaign, headed by Mr. Ball, is making available to thousands of Indiana families a valuable collection of 10 great symphonic masterpieces at a nominal cost. Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Mingr, the second release, now may be obtained at the music appreciation headquarters, 245 N. Pennsylvania St. It includes four double-faced 12-inch records, all available for $159. Ten cents of the price will go to the Indianapolis Symphonic Orchestra. Dr. Dykema, an outstanding figure in music education in ‘the United States: more than 25 years, began his musical career as a singer, studying voice first with Franz Arens in New York and theory with Frank Shepard. He

Dr. Peter W. Dykema . . . honored at music lenicheon.

also studied in Germany, and then began teaching in ‘middle-western schools. He had charge of music at the Ethical Culture School in New York from 1901 to 1913, to the University of Wisconsin as professor of music. During the war, he served as song “leader and [supervisor of singing in the Student Army Training Corps. He has written several books and for ‘the last seven years has been editor of the Music Supervisor's Journal. During the luncheon Elmer A. Steffen, Indianapolis Symphonic Choir conductor, said that no family in Indiana should . be without the “fine collection of classical music which the music appreciation campaign makes possible.” Music was provided by the Madrigal Singers of Tech High School, directed by J. Russell Paxton.

MERCURY DROP T0 15 FOREGAST

Snow Causes Six Injuries in Traffic as County Death Toll Goes to 12.

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work at the Red Cab Co, Inc. 739 E. Market St. were injured when they were struck by a car at Davidson and Market Sts. They were Percy Bilyou, 43, of 407 N. Keystone Ave. who received

‘2 face and arm bruise, and Charles

Shriner, 45, of 921 N, LaSalle St. who received internal injuries. Both were sent to the City Hospital. Police said Thomas Reidy, 24, of 14 N. Randolph St., driver of the car, reported he saw the men

standing at the corner but was unable to stop, when they stepped from the curb, due to the slippery condition of the streets. Two persons were injured slightly after an accident involving three automobiles at 22d and Meridian Sts. last night. Mrs. Margaret Smith, 5124 College Ave., a passenger in a car driven by Charles A. R. Smith, of the

same address, received a bump on

her forehead, and Edrl F. Thompson,’ 39, of 2174 Talbot St., driver of another car. injured his left arm. A car driven by an alleged hit-and-run driver traveling north on

Illinois St. went out of control, ran L over the, curp and crashed into a

lunch room at 1608 N. Illinois St. owned by Frank Andrews, 1127 Broadway. The car broke two plate glass windows and then was backed up and driven south.

Driver Cut and Bruised

Two men were taken to the Methodist Hospital after the car in which they were riding sideswiped a trac-tor-trailer truck on Madison Ave, Stop 12, police said. Edward: Stanton, 55, of . 557% W. Washington St., driver, and his companion, Thomas . Green, 53, Greenwood, Ind., received cuts and bruises. Mr. Stanton was admitted fo the hospital. State Police said Mr. Stanton apparently was blinded by the snow and that his car crashed into a fence and into a field after the wreck. : Earlier yesterday, a 15-year-old boy escaped injury when a bicycle he was’ riding ‘was struck by a {truck in W. Washington St., 2000 block. The boy was Thomas Moore, 43 N. Tremont St. Grace King, 32, of 809 N. Pennsylvania St., received body bruises when she ran from between parked cars into the path of an automobile on N. Rennsylvania St. near Washington,

Kentuckian Dies Of Collision Injuries :

RICHMOND, Ind.. Feb. 24 (U.P). Curtis Taylor, 30, of Louisville, Ky., died yesterday from injuries

received when his car ‘collided with |:

a machine driven by Harry Hetrick of College Corner near Liberty.

WAKARUSA, Ind. Feb. 24 (U. P.). ~+The Rev. David Hygema, 75, of

near Wakarusa, was killed yesterday

when the car in which he was riding crashed into a. machine driven by Roger Schalliol at. an intersection near here. Charles Weldy, 46, Rev.

cuss the economic situation.

Hitler is the only Satin whol. didnt er in 1918,” Mr. Knickerbocker said, “He. kept on fightin and then formally started on Sept. 3, 1939. His one ee is to get back lost ground. ““You can't convince Americans that he intends to conquer the world. And if there is a negotiated peace,

‘months for’ France to and then will take that a _correspondent said

disfavor totth |

‘Hitler = will wait “only six to demobilize

Mr. Hygema’s son-in-law, was in-|.

jured serfously. SEL

Hitler Hopes fo Conquer World, Says Knickerbocker, Once His ‘Pet’ Journalist

He termed as “vulgar and cheap” being “phoney.” At but its value has been nullified by

the fact that Germany is sm g in goods through the neu na-

lectures in 72 days and will leave he will lecture again

the talk about the European war|.

- The British blockade against Germany has been effective, he said,

| Mr. Knickerbocker. has made 60] by. Plane this attersison for Pits: ;

HEARING IN GAMING RAID TO BE MARCH 13

Hearing on, new charges against Ralph Hyatt following thé third raid at 137 N. Delaware St. in three days, was continued until March 13 today, by Judge John McNelis in Municipal Court. Hyatt was charged with keeping a gaming house, gaming and being a. common gambler after the raid yesterday. © Hyatt and Charles Bourke were charged with keeping

la gaming house after a raid on

the place Thursday, Leroy Donnelly faces a similar charge as the result of a raid Wednesday. Those cases: also have been continued until March 13.

POLICE RETAIN HOLD ON ROMIG JEWELRY

The jewels of Mrs. Carrie Lelah Romig, who was slain with a hammer in a North Side apartment Jan. 17, 1939, will remain in a safety deposit vault until May, 1941, in joint. custody of Mrs. Romig’s heirs and the Indianapolis Police Department. This decision was rendered yes= terday by Probate Judge Smiley N. Chambers after hearing the plea. of Mrs. Romig's sister, Mrs. Alma D. Wernert, and her niece, Jane E. Nelson Muhlman, for possession of the gems. Prosecutor David M. Lewis, objecting to:the heirs’ attempt to recover the jewels, said they would be needed as evidence in the event william Ray Butsch, who was held in the slaying, comes to trial again. ast May Butsch was declared insane and committed to the Michigan City Prison insane hospital. Next year, Butsch,»under the law, may apply for sanity examination. He would be tried for the murder if declared sane al: that Yine, Mr. Lewis said.

SPEEDWAY CITY LIKES ITS GROWING PAINS

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testing in the Allison sheds, drown out other industrial noises. Houses are going up at an unbelievable rate. Real estate men say it isn’t like a boom, but just ‘good, steady, profitable progress.” One organization has constructed 181 new houses in one subdivision alone, all new, modern bungalows. The : townspeople, so pleased with coming of G. M. to their town, gobbled up industrial rumors fast. A check has revealed that some of the rumors are true, : A large appliance; manufacturing corporation reportedly has . purchased land and plans to build a large plant to manufacture plane motor equipment. There aren’t enough eating places

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MERTYSYSTEM

‘IN SIGHT’ FOR PARK k WORKERS

: Plans Are e Completed for, :

Selecting Summer Em- - ployees by Exams. § (Continued from Page One)

| those with the highest grades,” Mr, -

Middlesyorth said. fons Applications also will be taken from local high school graduates ‘who are 20 years or older and who: have had recreation experience, Mr, Middlesworth. said. Some preference:

{will be given college students whese

permanent residence is in Indian=: apolis, he said, but residence here. will not be a deciding factor. Although the Mayor’s Committee: declined to label the new process as. “absolute merit,” the plan approximates the model plan outlined by the Indianapolis League of Women

-| Voters and other groups last fall.

Favoritism May End 2

If it goes through, it will eliminie nate the political favoritism in se= lecting playground personnel, the system in vogue up to this year. It also will realize the objectives of the" Mayor's Committee which were enunciated at a meeting with the. Mayor last year. The new system was born about. a month ago when a wave of ree form broke over the Park Board, The board decided to turn its atten tion to recreation, after deciding the city had enough land and equip. ment for at least a decade. Board . members, after several. : meetings with the Mayor's Come. ° mittee, now profess to be in full ace. cord with that group’s plans. At this date, it appears the Come mittee’s insistence on a non-political method of employing summer per= sonnel has triumphed over the deeply-imbedded political system The City administration has lost the juiciest patronage plum it has in approving the change.

Lectures Arranged

Although training course details are not compl tentative are rangements include a series of lece. tures and demoystrations on mode ern playgrounds supervision. These will be conducted by qualified ine structors to be selected soon by: Mr. Middlesworth, The plan has been developed in four meetings between the come mittees and the officials and has-. the sanction of Mayor Reginald H- = Sullivan. Co-chairmen of the training. course committee are Mrs. Joseph A. Miner and Mrs. Severin Busche mann of the Mayor's committee. Other * training course committee members are Patrick Rooney of the Catholic Youth Organization, Dr. James H. Peeling of ‘Butler University, Emil + Rath, Publie Schools athletic director; Quentin Hartke, State WPA Supervisor; Ralph Wright, Schools Music Die rector; Miss Betty Tharp of the Children’s Theater; Miss Elizabeth A. Blaisdell of the Y. W. C. A., Mrs. Winifred Hahmann of Riley Hose pital, and Paul Phillips of Flanner House. ; Jackie] W, Joseph, Park Board president, and Miss Gertrude V. Brown, newly appointed Park Board member and former member of the Mayor's Committee, have assisted the group in arrangements,

ROBBERIES SOLVED POLICE DECLARE

A 22-year-old “one-man gang” has confessed to 12 robberies nete ting $129 since Jan. 22, police ree ported today. - All the robberies were made witheout a gun, an accomplice or an aus tomobile, the confession stated. Moss of them were from liquor stores, “because there's only one man there,” he told police. The man said he had been eme ployed four years in the Govern ment Forestry Division and came ' here Dec. 2 from Washington. i Accortling to the confession his highest “take” was $20 and his low- : He said he pointed his: finger, in his coat pocket as if he : had a gun and was challenged at only one store. He was held on a vagrancy charge | under a $5000 bond. Detectives said * - they were going to question him on ! the Francis T. Smith “filling sta { tion” murder and two other une’ solved holdup killings in the last ; year.

DETOURS UNCHANGED

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