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Federal Monopoly Committee Studies Displacement of . Workers; Ford, Kettering, Green, Watson, Davis

Called by

0 Mahoney.

WASHIN GTON, April 8 (U. P.).—The Federal Monopoly Committee begins today a study of the problem of technology—displacement of workers by machines—and its effect on American civilization. , The list of witnesses summoned has been described by

‘Chairman Joseph C. O'Mahoney as “the greatest galaxy of | scientific and industrial leaders ever assembled by a Con-

gressional or Governmental committee.”

It includes Edsel Ford,

president of the Ford Motor Co.; Charles E. Kettering, research director and vice presi-

dent of General Motors Corp.;

Thomas| J. Watson, president of Machines resident William, Green of the A. F. of L., and Secretary James

International Business

Corp.;

B. Carey of the C. I. O. Three Called Today

Called to appear today were three men listed as “general witnesses”— . J. Kreps, economic adviser for the committee; Watson Davis, r of Science Service, and Mr. They will be followed by

Dr.

direc Green. leade Auto roads tions, ances, and agriculture. also (will| be represented by labor leaders. The hearings are being held on Mr. O'Mahoney’s bill to stimulate prival

of the following industries: obiles, coal and steel, railtextile fibers, communica-

15-mem TRA to formulate for Co i

y an independent agency. Allen| T. Treadway (R. ranking minority member House Ways and Means ee and opponent of the Adlion’s reciprocal trade proyill introduce the bill as

points toward adjourn-|

Iouse on a bill to exmoval of Federal judges accused and found guilty of misbehavior or venality. It was introduced by Chairman Hatton W. -| Sumners of the Judiciary Commit"tee and was the outgrowth of charges against Senior Circuit Court Justice Martin T. Manton of New York, who resigned under fire and now is serving a penitentiary sentence for receiving bribes. The Senate plans to mark time until the middle of May with appropriations and mingr bills. President Roosevelt: signed a deficiency bill containing $92,035,408. The budget recommended $34,089,843, but the Senate added $60,000,000 for farm benefits needed before July 1. Inasmuch 4s the Senate served notice that sum would be

| subtracted from the Agricultural

Supply Bill, the increase is not a net budget boost.

STATE C. I. 0. CHIEFS

OPPOSE WAR ENTRY

Indiana Congress of Industrial Organization leaders are opposed to entrance of the United States into the war, favor recall of the Dies Committee and favor “immediate halting of the FBI's disregard for civil liberties.” Their stand was outlined at a peace rally Saturday in the United Automobile Workers Hall, 241 W.

| Maryland St. James Robb, regional

director, said “the C. I. O. is interested only in a war on unemployment,” and declared “the Yanks positively are not coming in the present European war.”

office techniques and appliEach group

BACKS PATMAN TAX ON CHAINS

Local Man Says Extinction Faces Independent Hardware Men.

WASHINGTON, April 8 (U.P).— Rivers Peterson of Indianapolis, managing diredtor of the National Retail Hardware Association, told a House Ways and Means Committee today that independent hardware merchants ce extinction within. a year because of chain store and mail-order house competition. He urged the committee to approve the proposed %hain store tax bill sponsored by Rep. Wright Pat‘Iman (D. Tex.), which would impose taxes up to $1000 per store on interstate chains with more than 500 units. Mr. Patman has offered to amend the measure 50 as to cut the projected taxes in half. The independent merchants are “doomed” unless they have “relief from chain stores within a year,” Mr. Peterson said. I He charged that | Sears-Roebuck, Montgomery Ward and other mail order houses ‘lose; thousands of dollars a year” selling label-less nationally advertised products, in order to prevent independents from selling them. He said that the mail order houses obtain these products from the manufacturers at a reduced price under threat of selling a comparable “bootleg” product at a price so low as to drive the nationallyadvertised merchandise off the market. He cited as examples St. Louis, which he said had 302 retail hardwares in 1925 and 125 now; Detroit, having 534 retaail hardwares in 1935 and today, 80, and Grand Rapids, Mich.,, with 75 hardware retailers in 1925 and 53 now. Hearings on the Patman bill went into their third week after a debate last night between Rep. Patman and Rep. Emanuel Celler (D.. N. YJ.

‘SUPPOSE WE SHOOT 12 GONGRESSMEN--"

NEW YORK, April 8 (U. P.)— The chief Government witness at the trial of 17 men accused of conspiracy to overthrow the United States Government testified today that one of the defendants advocated “going to Washington and shooting 12 Congressmen to show that the Christian Front meant business.”

DADS, LADS BANQUET WILL BE WEDNESDAY

A Dads and Lads dinner meeting of the Temple Brotherhood will be held in the Temple of the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation Wednesday at 6:15 p. m. Sheriff Al Feeney will speak on “Sports” and a mu-

sical ai will be presented.

as they soar over Manhattan.

laid and that British warships would stand by for 48 hours to protect neutral shipping.

All Shipping Suspended

An hour later the British and French Ministers at Oslo delivered notification of the mining to the Norwegian Foreigh Office.

All shipping was suspended along the Norwegian | coast. It was said authoritatively that Britain was prepared for any German action as the result of the mining and it was emphasized: “We should certainly react sharply to any military action by Germany against Scandinavia. Any German action would be followed by British counter-action.” British warships’ patroled the mine areas, off Narvik, the iron ore port, the waters south of Christainsund and off Stadtlandet, at the westernmost point of the coast, to insure that Norwegian or other neutral ships did not come to grief —and to insure that any German ship which sought to pass outside the fields would fall into an Allied trap.

Move Is Great Surprise

A move which took diplomats and British political quarters as well as the public completely by surprise was announced as representing an Allied determination to deprive Germany of the use of Norwegian territorial waters to carry contraband. Implicitly, the announcement charged that Norway had actively aided the German contraband ships in fear of ‘Germany’s wrath. Emphasizing that they took action only because illegal German warfare was. putting the Allies at a dangerous disadvantage, the Allied Governments were uncompromising in asserting their determination to prevent Germany from obtaining resources or facilities from Norway. The mined fields were chosen carefully, it was understood, so as to leave no inland channels or islands behind which iron ore ships could avoid passing out onto the high seas.

Hope to Bottle Np Warships

Aside from crippling all German trade advantage of the Norwegian coast, it was understood that the Allies hoped to bottle up German warships in the Baltic, as those ships also are believed to use the coastal route to reach the open sea. Justifying their course, the Allied Governments charged Germany with indiscriminate mine laying and ruthless submarine warfare; with murder on the high seas in attacks| on fishing boats; with a campaign of “pure terrorism” against neutral

shipping. : tas international law

They held always has recoghized the right of a

belligerent, when his enemy resorts

propriate action

to systematic oo to take ap-

Germanys ction, the Allied said,

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record. DEATHS TO DATE County City Tom 193% 10 1940 19 ==April 6 and 7— Injured ..... 25 Arrests ...... 63 Dead ..... 2, Accidents .... 5% SATURDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines Violations tried tions paid Speeding $5

Failure to {through kl

diss sasveniins B

stop at street

Totals Joost MEETINGS TODAY

| [Sctentecn h Club, | Board of Trade, Boon Service Club, Cl 21000] Hotel, no Irvington | Repuntis San Club, 54457 E. washington St Bie d® orth’ Side ‘Real ors, Canary Cottage, "Noire Dame Club, Spink-Arms Hotel, no entral Labor Union, Plumbers’ Hall, Fidiana University Club, Columbia Club, industrial Union Council, Amalgamated a o naianapolls Dental Society, Hotel LinJndiana Bar; Association, Claypool Hotel, Catering Executive Clab, Claypool Hotel, Associati of Cou d - iets fei, Claypool Hotel, jnty ar or Libs Credit School, Claypool’ 6: 3 I o/h

cs alssmen’s Club, Hotel

Hotel, Washington,

oad Yen's As ociation, rE ro 6:30 p. Sela = | MEETINGS TOMORROW | | Bata Sb: Claypool Hotel, noon. s Men's iub, ¥. M. C. a noon. Alpha Tan ‘Omesa, Board of Trad B5ko Club, Spink-Arms Hotel, noom: r ercator Club, Hotel Lincoln noon. Universal Club, Columbia Club, noon. University of Michigan San Board of

n Knights o or Columbus, ‘ Lutheran ‘Service Club, Ca

ary Cottage, moon. Fine Paper Credit Group, m. H. Block Co.. Men's Grille. noon Indi anapolis 4 Medical Society, City Hospital,

BIRTHS | Girls ‘Lowell, Ais Carlile, at Coleman. ] Fenhey bh Liha Wa) allace, 2) ¢ coleman,

Alice Otto, a ] £2 Kathleen McCloud, at Methodist. udolph, Pauline Wilson at Methodist Stee, Gant,

? ji PILLID, Betty Lou Hedback, at Method-

| streptococcic t Eli G

lot C. club- ulcer.

John, Mary McCombs, at Methodist. John, Evelyn Harlan, at Methodist. Timothy, Frances Geary, at Methodist. Charles, Mary ‘Greenen, at St. Vincent's. cet Sep, Esther Chetfield, at St. Vin-

Nathaniel, Anna Foreman, at ‘1031 N.

Miss Gu 5 "Carrie Woodsiat 2614 Winthrop: Chester, Beatrice Rice, at 1243 Nordyke. Boys Josep: Lola Somng ot ou. F ose Worland, at St. Franc Willa, Mildred ' Hendricks, i Paul, Geraldine Scalf, at St. Francis. Franklin, Mildred Pierce, at Methodist. Lewis, Roxie Dennison, at Methodist.

St.

Edward, Ernestine Strain, 2% sothodist, Harry, Mildred Brown, at Met Earl, Alice Frasier, at Me thon Sis Charles, Ruth Harbert, at Methodist. cor Richard, Dorothy Beckley, at St. Vin-’

I So, Lois Gardner, at St. Vincent's Charles, Marjorie Clay, at St. Vincent’ S. x Eaward, Bridgett Cunningham, at 1402

5:41 A M14 0 N. - mobi, A Pennsylvania, auto & :52 A. M.—2061 N. Olney, cigaret in 9:0 M.—316 . Virginia, ) previous ‘age. ; 83 9 a, sparks irom Ro ark, smoking fu 3 37 A. M.—929 S. Missouri, eo rhrpace, 7:48 P. M.—231st and Illinois, automobile. Monday 3:59 A. M.—10th and Rural, false alarm. 7: M.—4709 i pou Sia AY Guilford, hot ashes,

OFFICIAL WEATHER

By U. s. Weather Bureau wm

INDIANAPOLJS FORECAST: Cloudy and slightly cooler tonight, becoming fair tomorrow; lowest] tonight about 35. {

Sunrise 5:18 Sunset

Robert, Anna Thomas, at 2031 anaes, Jessie, Eva McDaniels, at 810 Bate: Mary Floyd, at 2021 Massa-

Russel, Freida Chilton, = i English. William, Grace Watts, at 4032 Ralston. Edward, Fannie Keefe, at 1313 Lawton. Shaster. Anna Stewart, at 1819 W.

Raymond, Marianne Allison, at 431 8. Alabam

or) 20RD Powell, at 2008 SouthRobert, Nelma Delong, at 237 W. Morris.

DEATHS

John Parker, 72, of City, arteriosclerosis. giro Alpert, 62, at Methodist, ° carHenry Graham, 63, at Methodist, coronary occlusion ames Edwards, 8% at City, hypertension. | so Johanna Enderlin, 28, at ty, .intraventricular, ho eanh e. harles on on 46, at Long, act-

inomycosis. Lewis Coleman, 66, at 3535 N. Pennsy}vania, bronchopneu: George Kelly, 80, Jat 18820 Central, cere-

bral hemorrhage.

Laura Watson, 74, at Methodist, cerebral| night

hemorrhage Michael’ Curfan, s

7, at City, erosis Emma Roesch, 51,(at St. Vincent's, cerebral hemorrhage. Frank Foltzenloge no at 46 E. Palmer, acute cardiac dilat Margaret Stegemil) ie oh. at 1325 English, ibson, 62, oi St. Vincent's, acute myocarditis. Edward Williams, (39, at City,

arterio-

gastric

Vera Brivett, 49, atl Methodist, carcinoma. ROE Seevers, Gi at Veterans’ hydroora Conrad, 71, at 1175 Udell, chronic myocarditis.

Paul Elliott, 60, a at 5631 University, | Mpls.Methodist, ]

coronary thrombosi Gordon Youngs, | 53, coronary thrombosis

| FIRE ALARMS Sunday

TEMPERATURE —April 8, 1939— - ee lhaeh.. 3611p. m, ¢ BAROMETER 6:30 a. m. ....29.63 Precipitation 24 hours ending 7 a. m..

Total precipitation since Jan. 1 Deficiency since Jan. 1

6am ........ 36/1 p.m ....... 43

1.04

$s esses asses oe

a - MIDWEST WEATHER iana—Cloudy and slightl oe receded by d Slight] y cooler t c y omor aw. Slendly cooler in extreme ect oi fair linois—Cloudy and slightly cool - nishiae cay, becoming Tair. ro Lower Michigan—Rain in central and south, rain or snow in extreme north, slightly *cooler in south portion tonight; soRion. mostly cloudy, cooler in south Bnd, cooler with occasional lope rain Sadr. n tomorrow, cloudy Y, receded by light Lo in north’ port v Kentucky—Cloudy, slightly i with occasional light rain in north portion to- ; tomorrow, fair.

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

Amarillo, ok cess Bou Bismarck, N . D. A

Helena, He as) Fla. Kansas City, Mo. Little Rock, Ark.

Omaha. Portland, Cloudy

—Rear| 1458 8. Talbot, com-

4:00 A. M. t Methodist. te N310 Vir al tl at Beiiiu, : popes, 48. ae y

Ore San Antont: "Tex. «BONY 30 San Lois 0 Rain

aret in waste Sign | Waa

|after 3000 miles.

“The Sumtost. ": modern airplanes is simply marvelous,” exclaimed Mrs. Edith Ogilvy Druc cently making her second flight. She should be able to judge between new and old planes, for she is the first woman ever fo fly, having gone aloft with Wilbur Wright at La Mans, France, in 1908. They are pictured at right, precariously perched on the bamboo and piano wire wing of the Wright plane. above, a stewardess on a modern, 21-passenger American Airlines plane discusses aviation with

Protests on Mines Useless, British Indicate to Norway

(Continued from Page One)

placed the Allies at a dangerous disadvantage. Their notification continued: : “If the successful prosecution of the war now requires them to take such measures, warld opinion will 3 ot be slow to realizesboth the necessity under which they are constrained to act and the purpose of their action. Their purpose in this war is to establish principles which the smaller states of Europe would themselves wish to see prevail, and upon which the existence of those states ultimately depends.”

Mined Areas Listed

The three areas mined off the Norwegian Coast are: 1. Stadtlandet, off the southwest coast, at a point where the coast juts out westward. 2. The Bud area south of Christiansund, where there are wide dangerous shoals on the coast. 3. The west fjord, the outlet from Narvik, whence Germany obtains its iron ore supply.’ Announcement of the mining came a few hours after disclosure that a German submarine had torpedoes, allegedly without warning, the 2118-ton Norwegian steamship Navarra, with the loss of its four officers, six men of the crew and two male passengers. It was alleged that the U-Boat watched while a life-boat capsized, sending six men to death, and made no effort to aid.

Confer at Foreign Office

The Allied action as regards Norway was but one part, though the most important one, 0 of a sensational extension of the: -Allied blockade through the world. Conferences started today at the Foreign Office among Foreign Office heads and the British diplomatic envoys to Russia, Italy, Turkey, Rumania, Bulgaria, Jugoslavia, Hungary and Greece to tighten up the Allied ‘blockade throughout Southeastern Europe. Australia inaugurated today a drastic contraband control and announced that Australian wool would be exported only to countries which had guaranteed to refuse their own exports to Germany. Meanwhile, an air raid alarm was sounded in the - Shetland Islands today on the approach of airplanes believed to be German. British fighting planes took .off. The alarm period lasted 38 minutes.

IS HINTED IN ROME

ROME, April 8 (U. P.)~—Authoritative quarters reported today that the Italian and Jugloslav Governments were considering closing the Adriatic Sea to all foreigh warips. : British warships have been reported in the Adriatic threatening Jugoslavia’s commerce with Germany through Trieste, the ltalian Adriatic port. Meanwhile, the newspaper Popolo di Roma reported from Amsterdam today that Holland plans to place Dutch insular possessions under the protection of a great power —presumably the United States—/|. if she is involved in war in Europe. The newspaper said that the “great power” would be neither England nor Germany. There have been persistent rumors—denied in official sources— that Holland might turn her West Indies possessions such as Curacao over to the United States or that they might be put under American protection in some manner in event of the Dutch being engaged in war.

CLOSING OF ADRIATIC

after re-

At left, . Druce

BERLIN CHARGES. PLOT BY BRITISH

Claim Attempt Is Planned To Shut Off Shipping In Danube River.

(Continued from Page One)

against Germany prepared on neutral soil.” ‘In London ‘British officials said that German charges were “too fantastic” for serious consideration. In Bucharest where reports of a British. plot to disrupt Danube shipping have been circulating for days, offisial sources denied the Nazi claims. et

Termed Sign of Weakness

Authorized German quarters described the Allied mining of Norwegian waters as “a sign of terrible weakness, nervousness and an act of war against neutral nations. “It is perfectly clear that England and France have decided to set aside the very meaning of the word neutrality,” it was sald. “It will be interesting to us to see how the neutrals react to these acts of rape. We are watching developments in the north, east, south and west.” Mining of Norwegian waters was described -as “very grave and most ominous for the future.” “Exactly what German countermeasures will be taken I naturally cannot say, especially since no official German report on-the Allied [as declaration has yet been received but that they will be very strong is certain,” an authorized source said. The Essener National Zeitung, which is close to Field Marshal Hermann Wilhelm Goering, said that “all indications are that g e plutocratic powers now are conducting a decisive stroke against the continuation of Norwegian neutrality and intend to expand the war to this region (Scandinavia).” The . newspaper said that the Scandinavian nations now must reckon with serious threats from Britain. ’ The German official news agency DNR announced that the Foreign Office was in possession of documentary evidence of a “collossal sabotage plan of the English secret service on the Danube.”

Swedish Cabinet Holds

Extraordinary Session

STOCKHOLM, April 8 (U. P.)— The Swedish Cabinet met in extraordinary session at the Foreign

Office today to consider the Al-

lied ‘action in mining ‘Norwegian territorial waters. The Foreign Office said that no Allied mines would be laid |in Swedish territorial waters but news that the Allies had established mine fields in Norwegian waters cames as a' stunning surprise to Sweden. Official - quarters declined comment beyond indicating Swedish expectations that the strengthening of the Allied blockade might result in drastic. German countermeasures.

REV. J. C. W. LINSLEY GOES TO CONFERENCE

The Rev. J. C. W. Linsley, All Saints Episcopal Cathedral vicar, left today to attend the National College of Preachers at the National ‘Episcopal Cathedral in Washington. e Rt. Rev. Joseph E. Freeman, Protestant Episcopal bishop of the diocese of the District of Columbia, selected the ministers to attend the meeting, at which the Rev. C. W. Lowry of the Virginia Theological Seminary will preside.

%'Stronger Than

CINCINNATI, April 8 (U. P.).— A rayon cord tire which is 3000 per cent sturdier than standard cotton, has a higher tensile strength

miles under conditions which destroyed an ordinary tire in 3000 miles, was described today to the 99th meeting of the American Chemical Society. William H. Bradshaw, director of PRyon research for E. I. du Pont Nemours & Co. said a new n developed specifically for tires has produced “astounding results” in road tests involving millions of miles. On an overloaded, high speed run in a hot country, Mr. Bradshaw said, the rayon tires gave 80,000 miles of service in circumstances that wore out ordinary tires

[he secret of the new tires 18 their ability to maintain strength in high temperatures, being as safe from Blof vouts at 105 degrees as the ordinary cotton cord tire is at 75

than structural steel, and ran 80,000 |

feel’ Rayon

Tire Endures 80,000 Miles

at| 60 degrees, the advantage of rayon tire increases very rapidly as the temperature rises,” Mr. Brad-

‘Cotton ‘loses its strength as the moisture is removed, while “cordura” increases in strength. Because of| this, rayon loses only 12 per cent of its normal strength when heated to 250 degrees, while cotton cords lose from 30 to 56 per cent.” creased strength was imparted rayon filaments by a “stretching” eration, comparable in technique the “stretching” of piano wire, The chief weakness of ordinary tton fibre tires lies in the fact that a single length of cord “there are at least 60,000 cotton fibres,” Mr. Bradshaw said, “and that means 60,000 breaks in the continuity of the structure. The rayon cord is a “continuous filament of rayon which completely eliminates this handicap and permits whatever combination of twists in ngles, plys and cord may be desired to obtain the utmost in resist-

to oq] to

ance to fatigue, rupture and other ‘fa he said. :

ure,” he 8: a

THREE GERMAN

“SHIPS SUNK BY BRITAIN'S NAVY

One Is Reported Transport Vessel Carrying 200 Nazis in Uniform. (Continued from Page One)

|ration for an expedition to Scan-

dinavia.) ; 'It was not definitely established whether the. Rio De Janeiro was

" |torpedoed inside Norwegian waters,

but she went down off Arendal after refusing to obey signals to halt and being IoiPeios) by a British submarine. Fishermen reported seeing mili tary uniforms ong the Germans who leaped overboard when the ship was torpedoed.

Parts of Galley Blown Away

The battle between the British warship and the two German sub-

{marines took place earlier off Lille|sand. The pilet. of a Norwegian

rescue boat said that his ship had a narrow escape during the battle | when part of its galley was blown away by a concussion of a torpedo explosion. Other German ships sunk during fhe day. by British submarines included the Kreta of 2359 tons and |the Posedonia of 1200 tons. Both went down in the Skagerrak. ‘The fighting in the Skagerrak, which is the entrance between Nor-

|way and Denmark from the north Ito the Baltic Sea, appeared to be /|the. first clash resulting from the

Allied mining of Norwegian waters at three points in a drastic move to cut off German supply lines to the north. There were wide fears of aerial and naval action between the belligerents that would carry the war vigorously into Scandinavian waters and further threaten the neutrality of Norway and Sweden. Norway’s protest coincided with reports from usually reliable informants that a | fleet of German warships was steaming through the Kattegat between the Danish and Swedish coasts, on the route from the Baltic to the Skagerrak and the open North Sea. The Oslo newspaper Dagbladet| reported that it was believed there were about 15 Sips in the German fleet. Most of them | ‘were said to be proceeding by the great belt, be tween the Danish islands of Fuenen and Zealand. [ ‘In Berlin, official quarters said they were unable to deny reports of German fleet movements in Baitic ports during the last few days because they were of military nature.

Bitter Against Allies 3

The mine laying was denounced “the most severe and the most Wenn, violation of neutrality since the war started.” ' The protest was made by the Norwegian Government in a note to Britain and. France after a meeting of the Cabinet and the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Commitee, called into session after Foreign Minister Halvdan Koht had been called from bed to receive the grave news of the Allied action. It was understood that at the meeting means were considered of |W: resisting further infringement of Norway’s neutral rights.

Shipping Suspended

Shipping was suspended along the coast as the result of the Allied action and a British war flee! steamed in search of German ships. Three German cutters, heading for Bodoe from Lofoten with fish, were halted during the mine laying operation by a British warship, which forced them to change their

‘| course and sail outside the adja-

cent islands to Kjerrings Island, where they took shelter in harbor. Big British warships were seen off the coast near Bud Island, where the central mine field was laid. During the morning they steamed to a point about one-fourth of a mile off the coast and took up their station near Lyrodden. A German freighter which passed Lyrodden was not halted.

Official Notice Given

The British and French minis. ters, Sir Cecil F. J. Dormer, and Andre Dampierre, delivered notes to the Foreign Office at 6 a. m.— an hour after the mining was announced to the world by radio— informing the Government that the mines had been laid in Norwegian waters and stating the reason for the action. A secretary received the notes and immediately informed Foreign Minister Koht, who summoned the For-

net. Shipping quarters were- thrown into greatest confusion. Excitement and tension prevailed throughout the country, and people of all classés

what was regarded as a sensational violation of Norwegian neutrality.

Nazis Strengthen Baltic

Forces, Paris Reports

PARIS, April 8 (U. P.).—A War Office analyst reported today that the Germans’ within the last 48 hours had greatly reinforced their forces on the Baltic and North Sea shores of Germany and had extensively practiced embarkation and debarkation exercises. The analyst, in his daily survey, suggested that there were two hy-

action: 1—A bluff to attract the attention of the Allies. 2—Intimation of an intention to land troops in either ‘Sweden or Denmark. The Agence Radio News Agency asserted in a dispatch from Stockholm that Sweden had ordered defensive measures intensified, es-| pecially in southern Sweden, and was rushing troops to the southern tip of the country opposite Germany. Meanwhile, aerial fighting was reported on the Western Front. French combat planes claimed to have shot down a German Junkers south of the Vosges Mountains. The crew of four was reported to have burned to death. At the same time a German High Command communique said that four enemy planes were shot down on the Western Front and

eign Affairs Committee of the Cabi- ’

speculated on the possible results of,

potheses to explain the German]

Crash Yickim

J. Bon Boyd . « « killed near home.

FIVE KILLED AT TWO CROSSINGS

Filling Station Operator 1 Dead Here; Four Die in Franklin Tragedy. (Continued from Page One)

condition was reported as serious. The other car was driven, deputies said, by Raymond Bade, 18,

Acton, who is in Methodist Hos-|

pital in a critical condition with a fractured skull. Also in his car were Oliver Hargrove, 15; Louis Hargrove, 16, and William Innabint, 17, all of Acton.

All are in St. Francis Hospital, with

Mr. Jananinls condition described as serious and the condition of the Hargrove boys described as fair. John Bloom, 74, of 3920 E. 31st St., was injured seriously when his car struck a culvert in the 4000 biock N. Sherman Drive. | ‘William Engels, 59, of 1525 Pros-

pect St., was seriously injured Sat-

urday when he was struck by an automobile driven by Paul Singleton, 19, of 1441 St. Peter St., while cr ossing Prospect St. near his home. He was taken to the City Bolt

PRIZE ESSAYS ON

SAFETY SELECTED

Winners in a safety essay contest conducted in the 44 schools in Marion County Accident Prevention Bureau were announced foday by Sheriff Al Feeney. | First place winners in each of three groups are to be awarded gold medals. Silver medals will be given

those second in each group and honorable mention to those finishing third. Winners in the high school group were. Ruth King, Castleton; Fred Rieder, Lawrence, and Ruth Pearson,| New Augusta. First, second and| third in the contest for seventh and eighth” grade pupils er Mary Frances Baker, Edge- ; Veneta Clark, Mars Hill, and bi Sample, Decatur Central. Winners in the group for fifth and sixt! hgrade pupils were Patty Gullefer, New Augusta; Carol Bitner, Lawrence, and Paul Royalty, Castleton. More than 1500 essays were entered in the contest. The awards will be presented the winners by John Dora, safety director in the Sheriff’s office at the various schols on their achievement days.

» ~ 4

STRAUSS

“The LADIES

40 DRESSES

Shirtailored . . . mostly prints that

look very

were mostly 17.95— while they last

$10

that three German planes were missiog. ay =

| office until

DELEGATE LISTS FOR CONCLAVES AT RECORD HIGH

900 File for County G. 0. P, " Convention Seats; 300 In Democrat Race.

(Continued from Page One)

minutes’ past the deadline. . With the deadline for filing past, Marion County candidates for sheriff, prosecutor, treasurer and commissioners launched their prie mary campaigns at full speed. Lively ‘battles will be waged for nominations in both parties except for Democratic prosecutor nominae tion. David M. Lewis, incumbent, has no opposition.

Richardson, Blue Opponents

The Republican race for the prosecutor nomination mark | the outstanding factional battle on | the G. ©. P, side. Russell I. Richardson, backed by ‘the faction headed by County G. O, P. Chairman Carl Vandivier, will pitch his forces against ‘Sherwood ‘Blue, [supported by the faction headed by James L. Bradford. Two

| other Republican candidates for

prosecutor, Glenn W. Funk and A, Jack Tilson, are sparring for supe port from rboth factions and may upset the balance of votes between the factions. Regarding the fight for control of the county delegation at the State Democratic Convention, Ira Haye maker, County Chairman, said the delegates will not be instructed to support any candidate for Governor before the primary election.

‘Caucus to Precede Conclave ;

He said, however, that the elected delegates will be asked to support the state candidates to be picked by the county organization at a caucus prior to the State Convention. Democratic County Committes members filed a slate of delegate candidates from every ward and township in the county before the deadline Saturday night. |

LIONS TO ‘CHECK UP’ ON THEIR PROGRAM

The Lions Club will oie “cone structive criticism” of its work and program from members at a closed meeting tomorrow. noon in the Claypool Hotel. To be voted on at the meeting is a proposed amendment to the club constitution providing that the immediate pa president | shall be ex-officio delegate to the national Lions Convention. The membership application of Harry C. Kryter, Bur-rell-Dugger president, has been approved by a membe; ship come

mittee and the board. directors ang will be presented BY the isste g. |

tl f MILLHOLLAND SELLS STORY IN HOLLYWOOD

Ray Millholland, 5157 Winthrop, Ave., author, was informed: today: by his agent in Hollywood that Republic Pictures has purchased a short story, ° Doctor,” which appeared in an issue’of The Sate urday Evening Post last. August. Mr. Millholland thus breaks into pictures for the second time. His book, ‘Splinter Fleet,” was done in’ a movie: called “Submarine Patrol.” Mr. Millholland has made a resos lution about the new picture; He's going to see it, even if he has

He never did see

23 COATS Fitted and box-back, mostly tweeds, plain

and good checks. ., ‘While they last

to buy a ticket. “Submarine Patrol.” :

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SAYS:

smart on.

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