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REFORMATORY SURGEON HELD ONDOPE COUNT

Dr. Elmer 1. Kalal of Pendieton Accused of Supplying Peddlers.

Dr. Elmer J. Kalal, chief |g surgeon at the State Reform-|& atory at Pendleton, was ar-|g rested by State and Federal |}

authorities today on a charge of furnishing narcotics to

wholesale dope peddlers in|}

Indiana and Chicago. His arrest was announced by

Governor M. Clifford Tewnsend, |

who six weeks ago ordered an investigation after the Narcotics Division of the State Health Department

. reported evidence of wholesale dope

peddling.

State and Federal officials said |

that the investigation will be continued as a result of reported evidence that Dr. Kalal was linked with others in the narcotic traffic.

Placed in Jail Here

The surgeon, who had been chief of the reformatory staff for more - than a year, was brought to Indianapolis shortly after midnight and .placed in the Marion County Jail. He was to be arraigned in Federal " Court here on a charge of violating the Federal Narcotic Law this afternoon. Gene Ryan, of the State Narcotics Division, started the investigation originally and later notified James Biggens, U. S. District Nar_cotic Division Director, in charge. Mr. Biggens described the alleged dope peddling from Indiana as one

. of the most serious in recent years

and assigned a squad of picked men, headed by Elmer Crews, of Indianapolis, to help State investigators. Governor Townsend said the investigation disclosed that Dr. Kalal “apparently had been stealing nar-

‘ cotics from the Reformatory sup-

plies.” Fears Prisoners Harmed “We don’t know exactly how he manipulated the dope to the outside, but that is apparently what he was doing,” the Governor said. “My greatest’ fear now is that Dr. Kalal has been substituting other medi- ' cines on the Reformatory prisoners - ang teking the real drugs out to } . I am afraid some prisoners might have suffered through use of \ substitutes.” The Governor said that State officials will continue their investiga- * tion to determine if there are other narcotic leaks in the state. . “When I first heard of this deplorable situation I ordered investigators to strike fast, regardless of ' who it hit,” the Governor added. Mr. Ryan said that after several weeks of preliminary investigation that large quantities of narcotics were coming out of Pendleton, Federal men arranged a setup for purchase. “Last night about 10 o'clock we sent an informer into Dr. Kalal’s ' private office in Pendleton to make a purchase with marked money,” he said. “In a few minutes the informer came out with a large quantity of opium and cocaine— about $300 or $400 worth.”

Doctor Seized on Spot

Meanwhile Federal men and State Police surrounded the office and when Dr. Kalal walked out he was arrested and taken back to his

+ “A search of his office and pergonal effects revealed large quanti-. ties of narcotics and in his pocket we found the marked money we had given the informer to make the purchase,” Mr. Ryan said. . Before being appointed chief surgeon at the Reformatory, Dr. Kalal, . who is 37, was a staff physician at the State School for Feeble Minded at Ft. Wayne. Prior to that he was a staff doctor at a Chicago hospital. ‘His salary at the Reformatory was $240 a month. Assisting in his arrest, besides Federal men, were Capt. Walter Fckert and Lieut. Ray Hinkle of the State Police.

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There will be rain or snow in Indianapolis tonight during a minimum temperature of 32 degrees, the Weather Bureau said. Mostly cloudy weather will continue to- ' morrow. ‘While the White River rose one foot to 5.6 feet here, the stream still was far below flood ‘stage. Flood dangers in Southern Indiana disappeared as the Ohio River fell more than two feet overnight.

UNION TO BE BARRED AS BARGAINING AGENT

CHICAGO, Feb. 29 (U. P..—The National Labor Relations Board today ordered the Indiana & Michigan . Electrie Co. to withdraw support from the Michigan Utility Workers Association and to end recognition of the union as bargaining agent ~ for its employees. The NLRB order, annouriced by. director G. L. Patterson, r was based on an examiner’s report of hearings held from Nov. 28 to "Dee. 9, 193%, on complaint of the International Brotherhood of Elec- ! trical es a. F, of L), South 1

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VOLUME 51—NUMBER 304

First Leap

dianapolis Leap year baby? Well,

by Nurse Helen Ferguson. birthday’ anniversary, or does that party every year, whether or no?

Could that be a wink from Martha Joellen Dunn, the first

Year Baby :

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anyway, one eye's open and the

other one’s closed, as she posed for a picture about eight hours after she was born at St. Francis Hospital at 12:53 a. m. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund H. Dunn, 1525 Raymond St. and is held In four years she will celebrate her first

wink mean she’s going to have a

BARBERS’ NEW PLEA STUDIED

Boos and Cheers Gtaes.Puiciiale State Hearing on Rate, Hour Petition.

A new order to regulate prices and hours of Indianapolis barber shops was being considered by the State Barber Board today. Action was being taken upon evidence presented at a public hearing in the State House last night when

shout 400 barbers pooed some speakers off the floor and cheered others for more than two hours.

by the Board, will be based upon a petition signed hy several hundred barbers, asking a minimum price of 50 cents for a haircut and a 6 p. m. closing hour except Saturdays, when it would be 7 p. m. The order would repiace previous similar regulations invalidated recently by Circuit Court Judge Earl R. Cox on the ground that the pro= cedure followed by the State -Board in promulgating the rules was illegal. Under the 1939 Barber Control Act, the State Board is empowered to promulgate price and hour regulations upon a petition signed by at least 80 per cent of the barbers in any trading area. Kenneth E. Smith of Muncie,

Board president, declined to make|l

public the number of signers on the petition but said that “more than 80 per cent of the Indianapolis barbers have signed it.” The Board president also declined to answer any questions about the law or procedure during the hearing last night. “We will hear your opinions on the petition but will not explain it,” I= said. * Ira Holmes, attorney for the In(Continued on Page Four)

MARRIAGE LICENSE DEADLINE AT 6 P. M.

Couples Jam Office, Set New Month Record.

Prospective brides and bridegrooms continued to jam the County Clerk’s office today, the deadline for obtaining a marriage license without taking a blood test. . The marriage license butesu in the Clerk’s office will remain open until. 6 p. m. today. Beginning tomorrow. no marriage licenses will be issued unless accompanied by a statement from a physician and a: certificate from the State Health Board that the applicants are free from venereal disease, including syphilis. The rush of applicants to avoid provisions of the new law -already has resulted in a new all-time record for the number of marriage licenses issued in any one month. More than 620 licenses had been issued during February up to 4 p. m. yesterday. The previous record for any month was 607, set in June, Francis Feeney, marriage license clerk, predicted that by 6 p. m. today the number for the month will reach 700, All licenses issued before tomorrow will be valid for use without

blood bysts for 60 days.

It's a Birthday

Thé new regulations, if approved |

For 2 in Family

On this day that comes but once ‘every four years, a brother and- sister—one in Indianapolis and the other in Hammond— celebrate their birthdays. Miss Louise Krueger, 412 N. Alabama St., will be 24. Her brother, Carl, will be 32.. Until a few years ago, when Louise went to DePauw University, they celebrated their birthdays’ together. Louise said they both like being “Leap = Year | Babies” because “you can ‘celebrate two days— Feb. 28 and March 1--in other years.” The brother and sister don’t have a monopoly on odd birthdays in their family. A brother was born on Groundhog Day and a sister was born on Friday the 13th.

EMIL RATH TO HEAD RECREATION SCHOOL

Trains Aspirants for City Playground Jobs.

Emil ‘Rath, Indianapolis public schools physical education director, today was named supervisor of instruction for the games division of the Park Department’s recreation Datuing school, which, opens March

A leader in public recreation activities here for 30 years, Mr. Rath has held the school post for the last six years. For 25 years he was dean

of the American Gymnastic Union|

here. He will be assisted by Lawrence Padget, Northeast Community Center athletic director; Roy Seyforth, Rhodius Community Center direc~ tor; Mrs. Norma Koster, Brookside Community Center director; Miss Mary Donnelly, assistant director at Rhodius, and James Reed and Paul Hoagsma, assistants at Brookside. The athleti¢ program, in which aspirants for City playground jobs next summer will be trained during the course, consists of softball, volley ball, track and field and folk dancing.

YOUTHFUL CYCLIST IS INJURED BY AUTO

Lester Mulkey, 16, of 1134 Groff Ave, was injured seriously yesterday when he was knocked from his bicycle by an auto on Road 52 and Belle Vieu: Place. Police said Mary C. Powers, 2741 Lafayette Road, was driving the car and that she took the injured youth to City Hospital and then notified State Police. Physicians at the hospital said it Ie possible the boy has a fractured sku

STRENGTH IN STEEL

FEATURES MARKET

New York stock trading today was featured by strength in steel Shares and weakness in utility issues. No reason was apparent for the advances in gteél stocks but the opening of SEC integration pro-| ceedings against nine huge utility holding companié¢s explained weak-

ness in those stocks. Otherwise the 4

list was irregularly higher, Chicago wheat prices steadied after early setbacks. At Indianapolis, hogs weighing less than 160 pounds dropped 15 cents all

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1940

312 NET TEAMS WAIT WHISTLE IN SECTIONALS

Decatur Central-Tech Clash On E. Side Among Key Games Tonight.

By J. E. O'BRIEN The annual state high school

[basketball tournament begins to-

night in 64 sectional centers and no matter what you think, that’s going to affect the lives of thousands of Hoosiers.

of as many clubs which see action

tonight—have spent most of today gnawing at 3120 fingernails. This evening 50 per cent of these gentlemen will carry the good news home to Junior and the little woman. The other half, after readying their alibis for the corner drugstore gafig, will begin worrying about next year’s material—or contract.

3120 Players Fret

It means that 3120 basketball players, “not a bit nervous,” will find a light supper of tea and toast hard to digest. They will fret over a belt buckle, tie and untie 6240 shoe laces and suffer alternating attacks of chills and fever until the whistle blows. It means that 151 officials, garbed in the customary green, black and white or gaudy red, will toss 64

after supposedly testing said balls for circumference, weight and pressure and measuring the height of the baskets and length and breadth of the playing space. It means that no less than 256 teachers and assistant football coaches, designated as official scorers and timers, will spend the evening counting watch ticks and entering hieroglyphics on bound score sheets.

That Bum in Green

Their only recognition will come when the home-town star has committed the maximum number of fouls. Then one of their number mournfully will blow the official horn and raise four official fingers— the signal for the local guys and girls to start a new booing attack against “that bum in green.” Besides all these citizens, the sectionals will bring out at least 624 cheer leaders in newly pressed sweaters and earrying iheir polished conical amplifiers. Don't forget, either, the countless fans whosc evening will be a round of applauding, cheering, razzing or even bawling into a boy friend's handkerchief. Then there are the reporters of 97 daily newspapers and untold weeklies who will sweat and stew trying to tell the world that Union Mills beat Wanatah or that Chippewa upset Somerset. That, friends, is some sort of picture of Indiana’s goal fields as the four-week harvest begins from Angola to Mount Vernon and from Aurora to Whiting.

312 Teams Play Tonight

The 312 teams which open hostilities this evening are just the vanguard of the 775 who will have seen action by tomorrow night. Some of them hope for little more than a first or, second-round triumph, but many eye a sectional championship. Plenty have dreams. of a regional or semi-final crown, while at least 25 have * well-founded hopes of being the champion of Indiana. Although less than half the field gets away this evening, some key games are scheduled. You don’t have to go far from home to find one — the - Decatur Central-Tech clash at the East Side gym which may have an important bearing on the Indianapolis sectional championship. Other games here tonight pit New (Continued on Page Four)

‘GONE WITH WIND’ COMING TO APOLLO

“Gone With the Wind” will return to Indianapolis March 8. It will open at the Apollo Theater and will be shown at the same prices as its previous engagement here at Loew's Theater, according to Kenneth Collins, Apollo manager. All seats for evening performances and Sunday matinees will be reserved. Evening shows will start at 8 p. m. There will be two matinees performances—one at 10 a. m. and the second at 2:30 p. m. Reserved seats mav be purchased at a special “GWTW?” ticket office opening tomorrow at the Apollo.

AURORA, 111, Feb. 29 (U. P).— Aurora’s maidens ran rampant over the city’s bachelors today in a leap year search™for husbands, arrested some 50, charged them with the “vicious crime” of failure to marry. ‘The bachelors didn't have a chance. They were seized on streets and in offices and homes by “flying squadrons” of brunets, blonds and redheads, then hustled off to jail. wa There they awaited trial, and certain convictions in Municipal Court

tors, judges and even defense attorneys.

~The ity Council with Ma:

It means that 312 coaches—tutors| -

shiny new basketballs into’ play|

Pleads for Fund

Herbert Hoover . . . “Europe will be a starvation spot”

REDS DRIVING ON TOWARD VIIPUR

Finns Admit Losses While Russians Pour More Troops Into Lines. BULLETIN

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Feb. 29 (U. P.).—The Red Army occupation of Viipuri appeared to be only a question of time tonight.

By EDWARD W. BEATTIE JR. United Press Staff Correspondent

HELSINKI, Feb. 29.—A powerful Red Army offensive toward the city of Viipuri is hammerjng inte the secondard defenses of the Manner-

heim Line, a war communique said today, and has forced Finnish troops to fall back to new positions at some points after inflicting heavy losses. The points at which the Finns-—— previously fighting within six miles of Viipuri—retired were not disclosed except that they were on the 25-mile western half of the Mannerheim Line between the Bay of Viipuri and Lake Vuoksi. The eastern half | of the line, which is “anchored” at Taipale on the shore of Lake Ladoga, continued to hold off the Red Army, repulsing three big attacks yesterday, the communique said. The Red Army offensive (estimated at Copenhagen to involve from 25 to 30 divisions of 15,000 men each) earlier this month smashed the first Mannerheim defense positions on the western half

‘of the Isthmus.

Even the fall of Viipuri, which has been evacuated and is largely in ruins, would not necessarily affect the ability of the Finns to continue fighting from position to position through fortified areas far (Continued -on Page Three)

SLUM FOES PRESS FOR HOUSING ACTION

Circulate Petitions Urging Local Authority.

Resolving that Indianapolis has “urgent need” of a slum: clearance program, the Citizens’ Housing Committee today began to circulate petitions asking City Council to create a local housing authority. The action was voted at a Committee meeting at the Central ¥. W. C. A, last night after lively debate on a resolution declaring the need of low. cost. housing here. While only 25 signatures are needed to initiate City Council action under the State Housing Law, the Committee set 500 signatures as a goal for the petitions. The Committee’s resolution ‘was based on a survey of local holising conditions made by a subcommittee

of research workers. The survey:

pointed out that there is now a large number of “unsanitary dwell-

batore unmarried jurors, prosecu-|a;

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and issued licenses. At noon no report had been received of any bachelor who had said “yes” to a marriage proposal. But the city jail was jammed. Richard Wellers, 27, an engineer; Carl Lies, 40, a clerk, and Arthur Ramm, 26, a teacher, were -among the first seized. Mr. Wellers was picked up on a street corner on his way to work. He was thrown into jail singing “I Wish I Had ‘Some Oe Jo Love Met Lave that that § ; for: coil “flyin

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TEMPO

Ex-President Warns Europe Will Be a

‘Starvation Spot.’

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 (U. P.) — Congress harkened to the plight of Europe’s war sufferers today, giving final approval to a bill for new loans to Finland and hearing ex-President Herbert Hoover warn that the whole continent of Europe would he “a starvation spot” after the war. The Senate approved and sent to the White House for President Roosevelt’s signature the $100,000,000 hill authorizing the Export-Import Bank to make new loans of up to $20,000.000 each to Finland and China and other distressed nations at its discretion. In addition, the bank is reportedly prepared to negotiate loans to such neutrals as Sweden, Norway and Denmark and to some Soujh American countries. House approval came on a rising tide of pro-Finnish and anti-Rus-sian sentiment as exemplified by a host of amendment—all defeated— aimed at opening the American arms market to Finland.

Dingell Sets Tempo

Tempo of the uproarious debate was set by Rep. John D, Dingell (D. Mich.), who shouted: “We restrict the loan to powderpuffs and scanty pants and cream puffs, and we know the Finns need shrapnel, buckshot, barbed wire and all the fiercest implements of hell because they are fighting to stop anti-Christ and the hosts of hell led by Beelzebub. “To hell with Stalin and to hell with Hitler!” Rep. Charles A. Eaton (R. N. J), commented ironically that Finland now can buy “American embalming fluid for her. soldiers and civilians slaughtered by Russia, and food, clothing and housing materials to make the slaughter worthwhile.” Mr. Hoover summarized the general relief situation for the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He proposed that Congress make a start toward the general European relief program by appropriating im-

mediately $10,000,000 to $20,000,000.

This would be used principally in German-controlled areas of Poland.

Expects Widespread Distress

He offered no estimate of the amount that would be needed ultimately but made plain he believed that distress and suffering is bound to be on a huge scale. Belgian relief which was administéred by Mr. Hoover during the World War cost a total of one billion, 200 million dollars. The Export-Import Bank’s prospective loans to Finland will be restricted to non-military uses. By an amendment added in the House, however, commercial airplanes may be bought. Mr. Hoover declared a progam of general European relief would in no way violate American neutrality and would be placed on a “pure humanitarian basis.” It was his first appearance before a Congressional committee since 1928 when he was Commerce Secretary. “I have no doubt,” said Mr. Hoover, “that the whole of Europe will be a starvation spot after the war. My impression is that it would

authority to appropriate money.” “Do you see any hope. for peace in Europe?” he was aked. “Let's not discuss that,” he re(Continued on Page Three)

CHIC JACKSON'S KIN WITH FINNISH ARMY

William Mock, 28 - year = old nephew .of the late Chic Jackson, prominent Indiana cartoonist, is reported to be recovering from injuries received during an engagement on the! Finnish-Russian war front. ‘The youth is a member of the volunteer ambulance unit in the Finnish Army. Mrs, Chie Jackson. 3029 Broadway, said she had heard from her nephew frequently since the beginning of the war. Mr. Mock, whose home is in Chicago, is reported to have suffered frozen feet during the campaign in the

and be Sompelled to reveal her age

bitter cold.

Aurora Maidens Arrest 50 Bachelors for The Vicious Crime’ of Failure fo Marry

a hot election in which 18,000 ballots were cast, called the council to: order after her “flying squadrons” had rounded up the bachelors. Alderman Helen Guyton sprayed the council chamber with perfume, someone played “The Merry Widow Waltz,” and Mayor Kesel began: “All bachelors should be subjected to mental tests,” she said. “We need mirrors on street corners and believe no woman should to

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Now CT Is Hot

Texas Perapives Two Weeks After Heavy Blizzard.

FT. WORTH, ,Tex., Feb, 29 (U. P.—Two weeks@zo a blizzard was whipping across py Texas. The temperaturi was far below freezing and siiow blocked the highways.

midst of a spring heat wave with temperatures as high as 99. The forecast indicated even warmer weather in some parts of the state. We¢atherman C. E. Norquest at Houston said that city probably would have a temperature higher than the 90-degree top yesterday that was the hottest Feb. 28 since 197. The maximum temperature reported in the state was 99 degrees at Harlingen. ‘Pt, Worth had an 82-degree peak and Dallas 80 yesterday.

WELLES ON WAY T0 SEE HITLER

American Envoy Arrives in Berlin Tomorrow; Nazis Spurn ‘Peace Talk.’

ZURICH, Switzerland, Feb. 29 (U. P.).—Sumner ‘Welles started into the war zone toddy, en route to Berlin to coniinue his European inquiry - by cojferring with Adolf Hitler, whose views will be reported to President Rijosevelt. Mr. Welles will arrive tomorrow in Berlin, where he is expected to remain until Sunday night, conferring with Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and Marshal Herman Goering i in addition to Herr It was said that he might

He will refurn to Switzerland before continuing to France. In Zurich, Mr, Welles summarized the result: of his talks at Rome in a. conferenge with Leland Harrison, the United States Minister to Switzerland. | From Zurich, his train had only a 30-minute run to the German korder. The German press was entirely silent on his coming. The only intimation th? German public had were denials in the press of “British reports” that Herr Hitler would submit a peaize plan to Mr. Welles. Nevertheless, discussions of a “peace offensive” in connection with Mr. Welles’ four of European capitals continued. In Paris, observers pointed out that Mr. Welles had visited Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy quickly after he landed, and that he planned to see Sig. Mussolini again before leaving for America. This, they said, indicatd that “Mr. Roosevelt's emissary really has something in mind.” Sig Mussolini is known to be interested in stopping the war. Typical ¢f German press comment was: The Berlin correspondent of the Hamburger Fremdenblatt, close to ‘the Foreign, Office, connected Mr. Welles’ visi; with “a trial balloon (Continued on Page Three)

GARDNER $. HEATH DIES AT HOSPITAL

Standarg Oil Co. Sales Executive Was 43.

Gardner Shepherd Heath, wholesale sales manager, at the Standard Oil Co, Indianapolis, died today at Methodist | Hospital. Mr. Heath, who lived at 519 N. Central Court, was 43 He becane associated with the Standard Dil Co. as special salesman at Detroit, Mich, in 1922, Later he was transferred to Duluth, Minn, as jales promoter. He came to Indianapolis April 1, 1236. Mr. Heath attended Lawrence College at /ppleton, Wis, and the University’ of Michigan. During the World War he was a consultant for the Bureau of Aircraft Production. Following the war he received a degree of electrical engineering at the Univesity of Michigan. He was a meniber of Ionic Lodge 474, F. & A. M., Detroit, and Theta Phi Fraternity. Services will be held at the Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow. Additiona! services will be held in Detroit af 2 p. m. Saturday with burial there. Survivors are his wife, Neva, and

of Indianapolis.

REALTORS ASK FOR FOOD STAMPS HERE

(Earlier Details, Page Eight)

county officials to adopt the PFederal food stamp plan and to eliminate S yo. and favoritism in Soin ihe orders was adopted ithe Indianapolis Real Es-

ad's resolution. also prothet iv woud So Sherais with

Today the state was in the

two sons, Robert and William, all

ALLIES ON EDGE AS WAR y SPEEDED UP; FLP HUNGRY--HOOVER

Guns Boom in West As Eden Demands Fight to Finish.

By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press Cable Editor

‘While Allied and German planes scouted incessantly, over enemy territory and fairly heavy fighting was reported along the usually quiet Western Front, another warning that the “war in earn est” may start soon came

from England. Recent belligerent utterances by statesmen on, both sides were clie maxed today by a “fight to the finish” statement from Capt. Ane thony Eden, gritish Dominions sece retary and former Foreign Minister, who will be remembered as the foe of appeasement at Munich. Meanwhile Paris reported a burst of activity at the front and the Nazi High Command at the same time said the French had been ree pulsed in hand-to-hand fighting in a forest northwest of the Betting sector. At this place, according to the French, there was “very hot” mae chine gun fighting in the Vosges Mountains area. The German news agency DNB said scouting activity had been “lively” and that the fighting in the Betting Sector came after “fairly strong German scout troops” had penetrated enemy territory.

British Fly Over Nazi Bases

" British Royal Air Force planes were reported to have flown again over the German North Sea naval and air bases in the Helgoland Bight. The flights of airplanes over enemy capitals and the intensifica< tion of patrol activity along the Western made it clear thas both sides will speed up military activities. as the weather improves . in order to keep up morale a home. t British fears of a big Nazi: offen sive at sea appeared logical, but the ‘question of whether the Reich has sufficient reserve strength to carry through an effective blow at British sea power and still protect other fronts remained unanswered.

France Rations Bread

France issued a series of decrees designed to bolster the nation’s economic framework for a long war

| The decrees provided for bread: rie :

tioning cards, limitation of imports, increasing of agricultural produce tion, stimulation of exports and: other measures to strengthen the economic and financial position of France, which previously had lagged behidd the Germans and British in introducing rationing. 3 Britons were warned that they may soon be required to invest 15 per cent of their war time wages in Government bonds to help pay war costs and prevent inflation. Minister Neville Chamberlain that every effort was being made to increase food production in Britain, Speaking of the ‘lack of activity in the first six months of the war on the Western Front, Mr. Eden told a Liverpool audience that “these months have helped: us to forge our weapons. When the weas pons have been forged, they ‘will have fo be used.” Mr. Eden thus called attention fo a fact to which attention has been called before—the main strength of the German and Allied forces is concentrated back of the Westwall and Maginot Lines and the real test would logically- come there x either side is to win a victory of arms.

Nazis Are Called Home

Mr. Eden, like others who appare ently have been pointing their fee marks for the benefit of Sumner Welles on his peace exploration t said there can be no peace “ Hitlerism and the international gangsterdom for which it stands are utterly destroyed.” .. German newspapers dénounced Allied reports that Herr Hitler was planning a “new peace offensive” in connection with the Welles visit and disclosed “that an agreement had beén reached with Italy for 30,000 Italian farm workers to aid in planting and harvesting erops in the Reich. Another development related te the Western Front which may mean much or little came in reports from Belgium and the Netherlands that the Germans were establishing border control and pobre their Westwall defenses, in modified form, . all along the Dutch and Belgian borders to the North Sea. Germans who have been: living temporarily in Holland were told to get back to Germany by March 15. - All this may presage some exe (Continued on Page Three).

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