Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 March 1940 — Page 3

. Decision on Peace

Expected

Monday,

Tanner Declares

Fight to Go On, He Says, Unless Soviet: Terms

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istice until such substantiation had been given. It was not possible to identify the personalities involved in the Moscow talks. Finnish and Russian quarters indicated that a decision, either for negotiations or continued war, would be reached soon. There were indications that as part of any peace agreement the Nordic nations, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, might seek to form a close-knit block for common defense, with Sweden, Norway

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and Denmark guaranteeing Fin-|

land’s future independence. At least Russia was dealing, if not yet directly with the Finnish Government, which it had not recognized as existing since the strat of the war. Nothing had been heard of the puppet “People’s Government” of Finland which Russia had set up under Otto Kuusinen, emigre Finnish Communist.

Snub to Nazis Reported

The newspapers Dagens Nyheter reported, incidentally, that “the “Soviet Union has not been willing to accept Germany as peace medi- - ator.” The report was not confirmed. : It added: “The results of the present negotiations, which apparently have been moved to Moscow, will determine the future of our entire Nordic group.” The newspaper Tidningen said: ~ “Pressure by Sweden on Finland wouid mean treachery against Sweden’s own interests and honor. No member of the Swedish Government could do or ever did such a thing.” Russian Demands Listed

Latest reports here were that the Russian peace terms were specific only on two points: 1. Cession of Finland of at least a part of the Karelian Isthmus, “to guarantee the security of Leningrad.” .2. Cession of some point—unspec-

{fied—near the mouth of the Gulf}

of Finland, to sgrve as a Russian naval base.

Finns Admit Russian

Capture of Islands

HELSINKI, March 9 (U. P)= Russian troops, continuing to attack in the Viipuri section of the Karelian Isthmus front, have captured some islands in the Bay of Viipuri and have obtained a foothold on the northwest shore of the bay, a Finnish communique announced today. Russian attacks southeast of Viipuri and on the central and eastern sectors of the Karelian Isthmus were repulsed with heavy losses yesterday, the communique said. Furious attacks, waged all of yesterday in the Kollaanjoki sector, northeast of Lake Ladoga, also were repulsed, the Finns asserted. The Red Army foothold on the northwest shore of Viipuri Bay presented an added threat to Viipuri, Finland's second city, because it put the Russians in position to attack from the rear.» While opposing armies fought for possession of Viipuri, Finns delared that they would fight on, against any odds, father than accept any but an honorable peace. Competent informants said specifically that Finland would not cede its port of Hanko for use as a Russian naval base.

Several Questions Debated

Concerning the peace negotiations, there were several questions in the minds of Finns: 1. Exactly what help would or could the Allies send if the war went on, and assuming that extension of big scale help involved the Nordic countries in a general war would this be advantageous to-Fin-land in the long run? 2. What is the final attitude of Sweden and Norway toward direct aid by them to Finland and toward Allied aid which would have to come through their territory? It was believed here that Sweden was putting pressure on Finland to. nb-| tain peace, because Sweden was worried about Germany’s attitude. 3. What is Germany's exact position? Is it to German intevest to keep Scandinavia quiet, so that she can get raw materials from Scandinavia and also, at the end of the Russo-Finnish war, on an increased scale from Russia. What actually would Germany do if Allied troops appeared in the Baltic? 4, Are Russia's demands really

Foreign Minister V. A. Tanner of Finland . . . . “Unless peace proposals are acceptable, fighting will continue.”

more drastic than those which Finland refused to accept before the war or are they a “talking point” which gave hope of an honorable peace? It was held that Russia herself would like to end a costly war. 5. If Finland obtained an honorable peace would she be left with borders which could be defended. Would she be effectively guaranteed for the future against Russian expansionism? It was held here that Germany would be a more logical guarantor than the Allies, because she is in geographical position to back up a guarantee.

Diplomatic Activity. in Moscow Intensified

MOSCOW, -March 9 (U. P.).—Intense diplomatic activity was noted in Moscow today. Numerous embassies and legations established contact with the American Embassy in connection with a two‘hour talk which American Ambaa-

sador Laurence A. Steinhardt had yesterday with Viacheslav Molotov, Russian Premier and Foreign Commissar. Contact was established also, by foreign envoys, with the Swedish legation. Mr. Steinhardt had talked also to Swedish Minister P. V. G. Assarson yesterday. Sweden represents Finnish interests here during the war, and Assarson is a key man in any negotiations.

Russian Terms Too High,

‘London Diplomats Hear

LONDON, ‘March 9 (U.. P.).=— Scandinavian diplomats here heard reliably today that the British Government refused ‘ more than two weeks ago to communicate Russian peace terms to Finland on the grounds that the Soviet price of peace was too high. It was stated here that after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s Cabinet had considered Moscow's terms for a. Russo-Finnish settlement, had consulted with the French Government and had decided against British mediation, Soviet Premier-Foreign Commisar Viacheslav M. Molotov instructed his Minister to Stockholm, Mme. Alexandra Kollantay, to approach the Swedish Government to mediate. According to Scandinavian sources, Britain approached Norway and Sweden about 10 days ago regarding their attitude toward the transit of Allied troops across their territory. Sweden answered, it was understood, that the action would involve violation of Swedish neutrality. It was believed that Norway made a similar reply. The British- War Cabinet met today to consider, it was believed, the latest Russo-Finnish peace moves. Also attending the meeting were chiefs of the fighting services who were called to 10 Downing Street by Mr. Chamberlain.

French Cabinet Debates Possible Aid to Finland

PARIS, March 9 (U. P). — All possibilities of aiding Finland in the event Swedish mediation efforts failed and Finland made a direct appeal for did were discussed by the Cabinet today at a formal council of ministers under President Lebrun, well informed sources reported.

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ISTAKINGDATA TO, MUSSOLINI

Ribbentrop’s Views Will Be Relayed to Welles on American’s Return.

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anxious to aid Sweden, wht wants peace, and thus to assure German imports of important Swedish iron ores.

the seizure of German export coal en route to Italy by the British, and the entire range of German-Italian political relations. German inspired newspapers em=phasized interest in the alleged plans of the Allies to demand that Norway and Sweden permit the passage of Allied troops and munitions across their territory to Finland. Any Allied landing in Scandinavia, it was said, must involve Northern Europe in a general war. Authorized informants now admit that Germany made representations to

| Sweden to prevent the transit of

Allied troops and munitions across Swedish territory. ~ “Even those whose eyes have been closed so far now see ciearly that England does mot bother about formal declarations or agreements when its egotistical interests are involved,” said the Voelkischer Beobachter, official Nazi Party organ. “In England's eyes these interests demand in all circumstances the extension of the war to Scandinavia.” “We leave the question of what matters of common interes: the German Foreign Minister will discuss with Count Ciano to the bad consciences of certain western European lands,” said the Boersen-Zeitung. How much leading Germans attach to the Ribbentrop visit to Rome was indicated by an editorial in the newspaper National Zeitung of Essen, personal organ of Ficld Marshal Goering. It said Herr Ribbentrop

‘would discuss “burning quesions of

world politics and especially Ger-man-Italian political co-operation.”

Mussolini May Give

Attitude on Russia

ROME, March 9 (U. P.).—German Foreign Minister Joachiin von Ribbentrop may discuss all aspects of German-Russian and Italian foreign policy during his visit, here and conversations may extend to the Near East as well as to the Balkans and the Baltic, it was reported today. | It was announced that Karl Clodius, Germany's ace economic negotiator, would arrive with Herr Ribbentrop. Germany long had been eager to arrange for Italian-Russian friendship in the field of international relations, thus bringng together her closest friends, and it was believed that Adolf Hitler might feel that the present time, when Italy 1s engaged In a dispute with Great Britain over the seizurz of Italian ships bearing Geman coal, was a good moment to act. As regards. Herr tibbentrop’s talks with Italian leaclers, it was indicated that any Italian-Russian rapprochnent might ‘involve much more than the two countries,

U. 8S. Envoy Sees Ciano

Well informed quarters discussed the possibility of arrangements covering the whole of eastern Europe, with Russia recognizing an Italian sphere of influence in the Balkans and Italy recognizing Riissia’s sphere in the Baltic. One authoritative informant indicated that negotiations might include Near Eastern Asia, Minor. U. S. Ambassador William Phillips visited Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano this morning. It was understood that he sought information regarding Herr Ribbentrop’s visit. It became known yesterday that the Prince of Hesse, husband of Princess Mafalda of Italy, daughter of King Victor Emmanuel, had arrived in Rome. The newspaper Corriere Padano, which is owned by Air Marshal Italo Balbo, commented that “on occasions of particular importance the Prince has acted as Adolf Hitler’s confidential envoy.”

Bavarian Leader Arrives

Today it was made known that Ludwig ' Siebert, Minister-President of Bavaria, had arrived in Italy and it was reported that he would meet Hans von Mackensen, (German Ambassador, today, probably at Florence. It was not known ‘what part the Russo-Finnish war would play in Herr Ribbentrop’s talics, but Italian newspapers have indicated a belief that Finland would he wise to accept even harsh peace: terms rather than continue a struggle which was regarded here as hogeless. The potential importance of the coal dispute with Eritain in any talks Herr Ribbentrop might have here was shown by an editorial in the newspaper Popolo 1)’Italia, which Premier Benito Musiolini owns. It was believed, because of its style, that the Duce himself might have written the editorial.

Answers London Article

The editorial was principally an answer to an article in the London News Chronicle, asserting that Britain was determined to crush German export trade even if neutral

.| interests were damaged accidentally,

and that Italy could expect no special favors. “Let us speak clearly,” said the Popolo D’Italia editorial. “Italy does not accept this clirty argument of useful and useless injuries, according to which any assault which unjustly harms somedody else’s interest becomes a legal act if it suits British interests. “We would say that , .. this immoral law, which claims the right to deprive you of the zir you breathe if brutal British egoism wants the

want any favored treatment and never has asked for any. Nobody asked the home ficet not to fire. Its silence was not aay act of grace. If its guns were silent it was because it was useful for England to keep them silent.” v ‘ FIRES AT PROWLER A prowler was surprised by a merchant policeman in the rear of a North Side home last night and escaped after being shot at by the officer. Andrew McOuat, 33, of Southport, Ind., the merchant policeman, was checking houses on

Other topics for discussion were

said air, must cease. Italy does notj.

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F.D. R. DEFENDS

‘We Are Using the Tools Of Democracy,” He Says; G. 0. P. to Reply.

WASHINGTON, March 9 (U. P.). Republicans planned. today an answer to President Roosevelt's defense of New Deal farm policies in a bid for the farm vote in the November elections. Mr, Roosevelt, Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace and Postmaster General James A. Farley joined last night in a broadcast designed to vindicate Democratic attempts to solve the problem of commodity surpluses. The Republican National Committee later announced that Rep. Clifford R. Hope (R. Kas.), chairman of the G. O. P.’s Congressional committee studying farm issues, will reply in a national radio address next Tuesday night.

.500,000 Farmers at Rallies

Speaking to an estimated 500,000 farmers gathered at 2000 raliles throughout the country in observance of the New Deal’s first farm conference, Mr. Roosevelt admitted that the agricultural workers have yet to reach their goal of social and economic justice. However, he said, his administration has enabled them to progress toward that goal. “The farmers have had a long,

grams which: give them an opportunity to obtain economic and social justice, to make ‘it possible for them to conserve the good earth which, next to our people and our tradition of freedom, is our greatest heritage,” the President said.

Use Tools of Democracy

Mr. Roosevelt noted that economic failure in Europe has led to dictatorships, but asserted that “in America we are using the tools of

demncracy to make our economic system efficient, to preserve our freedom, and to keep away even from the talk of dictatorship.” “The national farm program,” Mr. Roosevelt said, “is American democracy’s response to agricultural distress.” Mr. Wallace observed that “these anniversary dinners tonight are being held in commemoration of the first decisive step toward writing into the law of the land the fundamental principles of agricultural justice.” Mr. Farley, who spoke from New York after the other two had talked from the President’s White House study, suggested creation of a March holiday which would be called “Farmers’ Day.”

MURDER SUSPECT FAILS IN SUICIDE

SHELBYVILLE, Mo., March 9 (U. P.).—Hadley Eaton, 32-year-old truck driver sought in connection with. the murder of his former sweetheart, failed in a suicide attempt today as a posse closed in on him near here. He inflicted only a flesh wound in his chest with the same doublebarreletl shotgun that he allegedly used yesterday when Mrs. Ethel Dingle, school teacher, was shot and killed and Mrs. Metritt Keith and Clell Tedford, school superintendent, were wounded in front of a grade school here.

ITALIAN PAY TO GO UP ROME, March 9 (U. P). — «The Italian Central Corporative Comsmittee, with Premier Benito Mussolini presiding, decreed today that effective ‘March 25 all salaries in cent, will be increased 10 or 15 per cent.

FARM POLIGIES |

hard struggle to get laws and pro-|

the wall of a Detroit hotel, these

words were the‘last of a woman identified as Mrs. Geraldine Borque, 98, who leaped 17 floors to her death, Police say the dead woman's husband is Dan Borque, Pontiac, Mich., who had searched for ber cone stantly since their separation in 1932.

HOLLYWOOD COUPLE IS DENIED LICENSE

NEW YORK, March 9 (U. P.).— Peggy Ann Kent, daughter of Sidney R. Kent, president of 20th Cen-tury-Fox Film Corp, and Ern Westmore, Hollywood makeup man, were refused a marriage license today. An official of the Bureau told Miss Kent that under the terms. of her London divorce from her second husband, John Rowland Hodge— who named Westmore as corespondent—she could not be married in New York state for a threeyear period, and then only by court order.

AMERICA SHIES AT ROLE OF MEDIATOR

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rial to enable this Government to distinguish facts from error. To his knowledge Mt. Hull said, Molotov offered Mr. Steinhardt no suggestion on possible peace activities by the United States. As for reports that this Government might be asked to assume the role of mediator in the Russo-Finnish war, Mr. Hull said there was nothing new so far as he has been informed. He said reports that Germany's peace proposals had been forwarded to this country prior to the departure of Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles for Europe were pure moonshine.

NAZI PLANE MISSING AFTER SURVEY FLIGHT

BERLIN, March 9 (U. P.).—=One German plane is missing after a series of German air force reconnaissance flights over Great Britain and northern and eastern France, the High Command announced today. Patrol and artillery activity was noted on the Western Front.

PARIS, March 9 (U. P.).—The High Command communique said today that there was nothing to report on the Western Front.

ALABAMA TO BUILD NEW, MODERN PRISON

MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 9 (U. P.).—Alabama has begun plans for rebuilding of its first state prison—erected 100 years ago. , A $200,000 modern building capable of housing 500 prisoners comfortably will be erected near the present old women’s prison at Wetumpka, Ala. The historic structure, now overcrowded with 300, women prisoners and boasting a wealth of penal lore, will be converted into a.work building as an sdjunci bo the new prison.

STATE EDITORS TO MEET The annual meeting of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association has been tentatively set for April 26 at the Claypool Hotel, Edwin V. O'Neel of Hagerstown, Association president, said today. The meeting will open with a luncheon. There will be an afternoon business session and an evening banquet.

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NAZI TANKS TO STRIKE BERLIN, March 9 (U, P.).—Gen. Guderian, commander of motorized forces, has written a set of newspaper articles warning that at the “proper moment,” German tanks and armored forces will strike a ‘‘decisive blow” on the Western Front.

PRINCE INR. A. F. SOMEWHERE IN. ENGLAND, March 9 (U. P.) —Serving as a “rigger” in the R. A. F. “Somewhere in England” is Nawabzada Mohammed Ehteshan Ali Khan, fifth son of the wealthy Nawab of Jaora. The Na-

wabzada is believed to be the first

‘Indian ever accepted by the R. A. F.

BOOMS NOLAN

oraviond Cites Parallel Between His Record and “ Thomas Dewey’s. * (Continued from Page One)

| for the Democratic nomination. The

Dress boom has been talked down on the grounds that neither party is

1in the habit of picking a candi- ‘| date from “Indiana’s pocket.”

If Mr. Nolan were to run, this

. | geographical consideration would be

ignored and Mayor Dress might feel that in such a case ¢ he should have first ‘call. High tribute was paid to Mr. Nolan’s “unimpeachable character” by Senator Sherman Minton, when asked if he would favor the Nolan candidacy. “The Democrats could not select a finer man,” Senator Minton said. He has repeatedly recommended Mr. Nolan for a Federal judgship, although he originally was selected for District Attorney by Senator Frederick VanNuys. . Should the Democrats nominate Mr, Nolan, they would depart from the precedent set by the Republicans in Indiana when they had a similar opportunity to select a reform man from the G. O. P. ranks. As Marion County prosecutor, William H. Remy managed to indict Governor Ed Jackson, the / late George (Boss) Coffin and other prominent fellow Republicans. Mr. Remy then was touted as a “neutral” for the Republican nomination for Governor, but the G. O. P. party bosses promptly turned thumbs down.

#2 #8 8 While Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt’s political fortunes seem to be at low ebb here, he and his charming wife, Kathleen, are going great guns socially. They are among the city’s most sought-after couple and they add fo the society page art: of any socia\ function which they grace. Both were pictured going to St. Thomas| Church for President Roosevelt's seventh anniversary inaugural service last Monday. In addition to being entertained, the McNutt apartment also is the scene of much entertainment. At present they are inviting relays of friends to a series of late Sunday afternoon receptions there.

» ” ” Announcement this week of the hew officers of the -Washington Chapter of the University of Indiana Alumni Association shows that the Democrats still are holding that citadel, since John J. Reinhard was elected president. But the Republicans are pressing on their heels, with Lieut. Col. Paul E. Tombaugh as vice president. The colonel was adjutant general of Indiana under the late Governor Harry G. Leslie. Mr. Reinhard is a Justice Department attorney and close personal friend and supporter of Senator Minton, When President Herman B Wells of I. U. visited here recently, Mr. Reinhard headed the arrangements committee. Some of the Republicans claimed that he tried to give Rep. Charles A. Halleck, dean: of the Indiana i G.- OQ; P. Congressmen, a. back seat at the banquet table... But. when the diners sat down there certainly was no evidence that such was the case. For Rep. Halleck was seated with other important alumni at the speakers’ table and his vivacious wife was seated right next to Mr. McNutt. Senator Minton made a speech,

Rep. Halleck will not be his opponent this year, and what started out to be a sort of McNutt booster banquet turned out to be a kind of Republican victory dinner, so some of the G. O. P. present reported. They particularly chuckled at the fact that President Wells has signed up Glenn Frank for 1. U. mencement speaker this year. Mr. Frank is a $20,000-a-year Republican Party employee. He recently presented a report from the program committee to be used as material from which to hew platform planks.

Rep. Halleck this ? eek inserted Rep. Joseph W. Martin's Columbia Club 'Beefsteak Dinner speech in the Congressional Record. It appears under the title “Republican House a National Need.” Should Rep. Halleck remain in the House, and this suggestion come true, he will be one of the top-ranking leaders.

ARTIFICIAL ‘BREATH’ FOR PLANTS SOUGHT

NEW YORK, March 9 (U. P.).— Prof. John M. Nelson of Columbia University disclosed last night that

duplicate in the laboratory the natural breathing of plant and animal cell life.’ That accomplishment, he said, would be of great value to i] ture because the curing of grains

fruit are respiratory processes. Prof. Nelson’s disclosure was made after he was awarded the American Chemical Society's William H. Nichols gold medal, for “classicai work in the kinetics of enzyme reactions.” |

STROKE FATAL TO DOCTOR Dr. James Ellingwood, Fortville, Ind., physician, died at St. Vincent's Hospital last night following a stroke suffered it a downtown hotel. Services and burial will be held at,

Fortville.

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yet without sacrifice of authenticity, success has followed success. There

were “The Story of the Bible,” “The Story of Wilbur the Hat,” “Toler ance,” “America,” “Life of Peter Stuyvesant,” “Man, the MiracleMaker,” “R. v R. The Life of Rembrandt van Rijn,” “Van Loon’s Geography, ” “An Indiscreet Itinerary,” “An Elephant Up a Tree,” and “The Arts.” Nearly all were tremendous popular successes. “Our Battle,” an indignant arraignment of Buropean dictatorships, tumbled from his red-

Broadway, 1600 blcck, when a man rte. Le 3

hot typewriter in syed gays. me

“would have been a fit comrade for

Dr. Johnson, Mr. Van Loon gets angry at only two things—stupidity and intolerance. He loves his creature comforts, adores good food, and enjoys cooking it. He speaks 10 languages and dialects, and writes the English which hé learned when he was 20 with classic simplicity. He

brogue. He’s good enough at card tricks to have been admitted to the American Magicians’ Society, and he loves to fool people with them.

THOUGH HE HAS BEEN for 30

years an American sud is well sat-

speaks it with a touch of Dutch

Van Loom With Contempt for Ambitions oF Imperialists, Qualified to Tell of Democracy

istied by that, he remains something of the best type of European cosmopolitan. His work for Finnish relief would take all the time of a lesser man, but Mr. Van Loon’s tremendous energy “has enabled him to write “The Story of Democracy” at

the same time, putting into every|

line a big measure of the steampressure under which he lives, Questioning everything at every point, Mr. Van Loon has a large faith in man, looking toward ® future beyond our horizons. “It took us one million years to learn to use our hind legs,” he says.|

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- On Committee

Robert W. Lyons . . . named to Legion mational co-ordinating committee.

Holliday Post Commander to Aid in Americanism Program.

Raymond J. Kelly, American Legion national commander, today announced personnel of the national co-ordinating committee which will join other groups in adopting a fundamental, non-controversial Americanism program. The committee will hold its first meeting in Chicago, March 16. Through the committee’s efforts, the Legion hopes to be able to marshal the millions of members of fraternal, religious, business and professional organizations behind common patriotic objectives. Heading the committee as chairman is Frank E. Lowe, Portland, Me. whose appointment was announced Feb. 8. The members named today were: Robert W. Lyons, Indianapolis attorney and commander of John H. Holliday Jr. Post; Phil W. Collins, Chicago, executive vice president of

the 1939 American Legion Conven-

tion Corp. of Chicago; Louis J. Canepa, Los Angeles, east commander of the California detachment of the Sons of the American Legion; William J. Conniff, Port Angeles, Wash., former Legion national executive committeeman; Leslie F. Kefgen, Bay City, Mich. Legion national Americanism chairman, and John D. Ewing, Shreveport, La., Shreveport Times publisher and member of the Legion publishing commission from 1923 to 1937.

MILL WORKERS SEEK TO CUT OWN WAGES

PHILADELPHIA, March 8 (U. P.). —=Several hundred workers in the world’s largest cooperative hosiery mill—today were in the anamalous position of seeking to reduce their own wages over union opposition. Branch 1, American Federation of Hosiery Workers (C. I. O.), refused a request by the Hancock Hosiery | Mills, Inc., to reduce wages.to ob-| tain an order. for. some 7000 dozen |

pairs of stockings weekly for 90 a|days. The union also outlawed

“| stoékolders-eniployees, * placed the

concern ‘on the “unfair list and ordered the plant picketed.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. 8. Weather Bureau

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST —Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature; lowest tonight 25 te 30. Sunrise ...... 6:06 | Sunset ...... 5:45 TEMPERATURE —March 9, 1939—

6 a. BAROMETER 6:30 a. m...29.98

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m.. Total precipitation since Jan. 1: Deficiency since Jan. 1 5

MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Partly cloudy north, clou in south tonight and. tomorrow, occasional rain or snow in extreme south portion tomorrow; not much change in temperature. 1llinois—Partly cloudy in north portion, mostly cloudy in south portion tonight and tomorrow; occasional rain or snow in extreme south portion tomorrow; no: much change ing temperature. Lower Michigan—Partly cloud tonight and tomorrow; no dec in temperature. Ohio—Generally fair tonight; lomorray increasing - cloudiness followed by lig snow tomorrow night and in west Mn tomorrow afternoon; not much change ia temperature.

mostly

to cloudy ided change

Kentucky—Fair, not west portion tonight; tomorrow cloudy with slowly rising emperature, light rain tomorrow night and in west and central portions tomorrow afternoen.

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M. Station

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OF SHORTAGE ; “IN REGION PLAY

Greenfield Meets Lapel as. 64 Teams Continue Quest for Title.

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jury in sectional play, was a doubte ful starter, but Coach Herman Hine: shaw believed he had capable res: placements among his seven other :

certified players. % It appeared that the Tech gym

.|would be one of the many “full

houses” throughout the state. What = few tickets the others didn’t want were sure to be gobbled up by Lapel backers, who already have bought more than 1300. ie Whistle tooters for the local tournament were to be Allen Klinck and Robert Hoffman, listed among the | a 32 officials designated by Arthur IL.“ Trester, Indiana High School Ath letic Association commissioner, to‘ work the 48 games today. At least one bitter battle. was ex=* pected in each’ center. In some, - f-vorites were matched, while dark: horses and “little guys” were being 2 counted on in others.

Marion Is ‘Hot Spot’

One of the top games of the days was expected at Marion, where the host Giants and Kokomo's Kats, both mentioned as logical title choices, were: doped to meet in the evening game. But first Marion had =: | to get by. Shoridan, and North . Manchester stood in Kokomo’s path, - Four strong downstate clubs were-: thrown together in the Bedford sece tional. Mitchell, conqueror of Bede. ford, was to meet Salem, while Sey« mour, apparently out of a recent . slump, was matched with New Ale . bany, winner in the strong defters’y gonville sectional. . In the southwestern corner, three small teams—Dale, Lynnville and Oakland City—waited their chance to knock off Central's Bears, fa= . vorites of the Evansville tourna- . ment. At Ft. Wayne, South Side’s powerful Archers-still shaped up as. . the best team, but the folks in Port= land, Chesterton and Huntington had different ideas. Favored by the draw, the washe ington Hatchets were to play Duge ger, considered the No. 4 team of the Jasper regional, while the one of. . two other strong contenders, Hunt= =~ ington or Vincennes was sure not to. . be around for the evening session, :

Hot Dogs Face Test

‘Frankfort, defending state chame pion, was to meet Jefferson of Lae fayette in the second afternoon game at Lafayette while Lebanon played Freeland Park. 0 The. “little boys” had their chances in regionals’ such as Aue burn’s, where Pleasant Mills, Mene - tone, Garrett and Kendallville were to meet. Or at Peru, where Cutler, . { Amboy and Brookston had i.oganse: port tabbed as the villain. in Greenwood, only unbeaten team . {left in the running and the club which finally broke Franklin's sece 4 | tional reign, was to meet North Vers ‘non in the opening game of the Franklin - tournament: Columbus,another one so avatch. in this affair, met Madison: ; The Muncie regional was eXe pected to end in a duel between New : Castle and Burris. This was the way it shaped up, too, at Rushville, with the hosts’ big job being to beat ° Connersville.

TESTIMONY WAITED IN SWINDLE TRIAL :

The fate of five associates of the

‘swindler and impersonator . who under the name bf F. Donald Coster headed the *

1 $86,000,000 drugs firm, McKesson &

Robbins, Inc., ill depend on how much they knew of his frauds, it appeared today on the basis of open- * ing statements at their trial. Th trial resumes Monday. The Government declared they had supplied the prestige, financial * rating and social background that enabled Musica to get control of the drugs corporation. . The defense argued that Musica | had duped some of the master minds" of Wall Street, therefore the de<" fendants could not be blamed for having accepted him as trustworthy, *

WARPLANE ORDERS HIT SNAG IN U. S.

WASHINGTON, March 9 (U. P.), —Lack of production facilities in * American aircraft plants today ap- : peared as a bar to Anglo-French plans to buy 8000 new warplanes in: this country during the next 13: ‘months as a start on their $1,000,+ 000,000 purchasing program. / Authoritative sources said the matter was brought up at a secret conference among American defense officials: and representatives of the = Allied mission, headed by Arthur B,“ The latter group plans to” meet with plane manufacturers fn

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