Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 May 1940 — Page 11

TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1940

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The

Hoosier Vagabond

(Ernie Pyle fs on vacation and at the reguest of his readers we are reprinting some of Ernie's favorite columns.)

HONOLULU, June 23, 1938.—Our last day in Hawali was almost unbearably beautiful, As time grows shorter and shorter you count the days with a reluctant disbelief. And then it comes down to hours. An exciting climax builds up inside you, and beneath it is a wrecking sense of heartache. You feel desperately that you cannot leave Hawaii, You wake up, nervously active, Tomorrow you sail, Everything must be finished today. A week's little put-off errands must be accomplished by ¢ this afternoon, for there's the cocktail party, and the luau tonight on our own lawn. You rush downtown. Go to the bank. Take books to the library. Pay off little bills. Get a few presents. Return the rented car. Jump from building to building saying goodby. Each finished errand ‘whispers louder and louder in vour ear: “It's over. You go tomorrow. You're pau.” Only the keyed-up chaos of your brain keeps sadness from overwhelming you. Duties shed themselves from your list, and 4 o'clock comes. . . . » » w

‘Song of the Islands’

Earl Thacker’s beautiful home sits on the slope of Diamond Head. You look up and see the old crater rim against the sky, and you look down to the far sea. The lawn is freshly green. The men are in whites and light grays, and there is wild color in the women's dresses. White-coated Filipinos serve from an outdoor bar, And farther along sits a little band of Hawaiian musicians, all men. Guests walk, and laugh, and tell little stories. And

Our Town

BECAUSE OF THE MANY conflicting versions allow me to tell what really happened to Frederic (Fritz, Krull the other day. My story is authentic, having been pieced together from reports submitted by a number of breathless eye withesses.

The other morning when it was raining cats and dogs, Mr. Krull remembered that he had a downtown appointment that simply couldn't wait, In his hurry he picked up the best silk umbrella belonging to his wife. On the way to the garage, a gust of wind blew the umbrella inside out and, try as he would, Mr, Krull couldn't get the umbrella back into shape. Right then and there, Mr. Krull learned that umbrellas have a whimsical determination of their own, Arriving at the garage, Mr, Krull tried to put the elongated umbrella on the back seat of his ear which wasn’t the easiest thing to do. For the reason that automobiles aren't desigheg to take care of umbrellas blown to twice their size.” By sticking to it, however, Mr. Krull managed to get the umbrella inside the car and started for town. »

Woe Heaped on Woe

On the way down, he remembered that somewhere ph Massachusetts Ave, an umbrella-mender hag & shop designed to take care of people in Mr. Krull's fix, He turned his car in that direction. For some reason, the Avenue was awfully congested that morning and Mr. Krull eounted himself lucky to find a parking space, even if it was three blocks away from where he remembered the umbrella-mender had his shop. The parking process completed, Mr. Krull discovered that it was even more of a problem to get the umbrella out of the car than it was to get it in. After a walk of three blocks in a drenching rain ang with everybody laughing at his predicament—that of a man with sh umbrella and no way of using it--Mr. Krull arrived at the tinker's shop, only to find a “For Rent”

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Washington

WASHINGTON, Mav 21 Rubber and tinh reserves in this country are good for only three or four months at normal rates of use. Therefore our heavy defense program makes all the more vital the security of our chief sources of these raw materials in the Dutch East Indies. That fact is this: Great Britain will make her mighty Singapore naval base available to us upon request. It is ours to use for the asking. Singapore {is an enormous base, capable of dry docking the largest battleships, with strongly defended repair facilities and air bases, strategically located to cover a 2000-mile radius which includes not only the East Indies but the Philippines. Tt is important to us because the glaring defect on our position in the Far Pacific is the lack of adequate naval bases.

Recently the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, in a study of our naval situation, stated that to carry on a war single-handed in the Pacific we should have tn build an impregnable naval base in the Philippines and fortify Guam sufficiently to make its capture impossible—both of which would require several vears. The committee stated that “due to lack of United States naval bases in this area, =» war in the Far East could he undertaken only in conjunction with Great Britain. France and Holland.” » » o

Hull's Warning Recalled

British willingness to make Singapore ours for the asking is intended to ease somewhat that deficiency in our position. Just now the situation is quiet in the Far Bast and that status guo is holding. Yet fear exists here that if a German victory becomes certain, Japan may move to the East Indies to take up squatters rights. For years the Japanese Government has

My Day

WASHINGTON, Monday. —More and more pitiful stories of what is happening to masses of ‘people in the invaded countries abroad come pouring in day by day. Under the trees on the White House lawn the other day, an unemotional, calm-voiced Quaker, Mr, Kershner, who has been working for the international commission, first in Spain and then in France, told a group of high school pupils from Arthurdale, W. Va. what it ‘was like to see a half million people leaving their homes under the threat of invasion. Then, later, he described to me the evacuees of France for whom he and Lady Abingdon are trying to obtain assistance. All we can do over here is to give money to help those who are doing this work of mercy. As time goes on 1 feel that all this work should be coordinated. . The money raising, at least, should be done under our legdership, and then distribution to the various established agencies working in different localities, both in Europe and Asia, could be done equitably on the basis of need as it shifts from time to time. The lacies of the Senate lunched with the ladies

By Ernie Pyle

softly the Hawaiians play and sing. Their music just now is something only to float upon, or sink into as you talk. An uncataloged sense of peace, like the faint odor of perfume, The sun becomes a red ball, poised for its sudden plunge into the sea. Diamond Head behind us grows darker. The music stays faint and soft, like the glow after sunset. But listen! The players. They've been playing a long time, sprinkling faint notes for our background. But it's louder now, like a storm coming. Listen. “Song of the Islands.” Most powerfully sweeping of all the great Hawaiian songs. Where is that voice? Tar away, high, mellow; the song of a woman. Where is it? Then slowly she comes, a vision in the dusk, walking alone, in soft Jilac satin . . . smiling and strolling and singing. " » »

A Perfect Night

The guitars rise in crescendo and fall off. But the voice is projected in a high, haunting echo; the nerves of her creamy throat tremble in the dusk from the achievement of a slender note.

You cannot leave this . . . it's what you've wanted all your life , . . it's what you'll always want . beauty blurs out the between-acts, and a sense of all that is perfect in Paradise becomes the motif, as in a drawnout dream, Another party. Our own green lawn hy the sea. Dark now, framed in high palm silhouettes against the white surf, These people are all our friends. Our neighbors of the Hawaiian interlude. Our party to say goodby. A wood fire is going on the seawall. People are roasting wieners. We call it a luau (native feast) just for fun. But it's really a wiener roast. We eat and laugh and walk and talk, and hearts are heavy. The last night. Our goodhy. Time grows into midnight. can see each other plainly. through, Bright, white, full, Warm night, quiet night, silvery night, heat of surf . , . last night in Hawaii under palms , , . perfect . . . perfect. . .

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The fire dies, but we The moon has broken

far-off the

By Anton Sche

sign in the window. Nobody in the neighborhood knew where he had moved to. One wise guy, however, volunteered the information that, maybe, Ayres knew how to fix umbrellas, Mr. Krull didn’t think much of the suggestion, Moreover, he gave his reasons. Addressing the assembled multitude, Mr. Krull said he wouldn't have any better luck finding parking space downtown and, even if he did, he couldn't possibly get the umbrella out of the car in the time allowed by the police. The alternative of leaving his car parked on the Avenue and walking to Ayres, with everybody pointing at him and his disabled umbrella, didn't appeal to him, either, he said. As for taking a streetear, it was too preposterous to consider. An umbrella blown to twice its natural size couldn't possibly get inside a streetcar, said Mr. Krull. » » »

Happy Ending, Anyway Ry ‘this time, it was getting pretty late and Mr.

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Krull thought it the better part of wisdom to tend to,

his errand, and to heck with the umbrella. Accordingly, he turned his car in the direction of Michigan and Pennsylvania Sts, He brought it to a stop in front of the Medical Arts Building which, believe it or not, is where he wanted to stop. Leaving his umbrella behind in the car, Mr. Krull entered the building. For what purpose I don't know. It's the only part of today's piece that is somewhat hazy, When Mr. Krull came out of the building, he saw on the opposite side of the street a man carrying a bag filled with what looked like a load of golf clubs. Mr. Krull wondered about the behavior of some people in rainy weather. Fact is, Mr. Krull's curiosity was aroused and he crossed the street, drenched as he was, to ask the man what in the world moved him to gb plaving in that sort of weather. Th certain circles this is what is known as intellectual curiosity, You'll die when you hear what Mr. Krull learned. The man didn't have any golf sticks at all. He had a hag full of umbrellas, mender and in no time at all had Mr. Krull fixed up. And to this day Mrs, Krull hasn't an inkling that anything happened th her umbrella, unless, perchance, she should stoop to read this piece.

By Raymond Clapper

[Otto W. Petit on the basis of the

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TWO RECOUNTS T0 BE MADE COUNTY RACES

Check on G. 0. P. Sheriff And Treasurer Votes to Start at Once.

Recounts of the Republican votes cast for County Treasurer and Sheriff will be conducted separately, but both will be held at the same time in order to avoid delay, Circuit Court Judge Earl R. Cox said today. The Sheriffs race recount was asked late yesterday by Jesse E. Hutsell, defeated for the office by|

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official count, The recount of the Treasurer vote was asked last week by Neal Grider, showh as defeated by Paul E. Te-| garden. The Treasurer recount was [expected to get under way late this afternoon or tomorrow.

Board Ts Appointed

Judge Cox today appointed = three-man recount board, including James I. Veach, nominated by Mr. | [Girider, and George Heiny, nominat- | ed hy Mr. Tegarden and concurred | in by Burke H. Robinson, a third | leandidate for Treasurer, The third recount hoard member, Orris Hooper, a Democrat, was selected by the court Judge Cox said that it will be necessary to conduct the recounts separately, but that as fast as the bal{lots for a ward are counted by the Treasurer recount hoard they will be available for the Sheriff recount | board. Mr. Petit was expected to] appear in court this afternoon to! larrange with Mr. Hutsell for ap- | pointment of a board. The canvassing board count | {showed a difference of 550 votes be- | (tween Mr. Grider and Mr. Teger- | den. In the Sheriff race, Mr. Petit | [was shown as the victor over Mr.| Hutsell by 1308 votes Two other| Sheriff candidates, Morris D. Cor- | (bin and ‘Charles Roush, received | considerably smaller votes.

Files Just at Deadline

Mr. Hutsell filed his recount pe[tition at 4:30 p. m. yesterday, a few {minutes before the Clerk's office |closed. The legal deadline for filing | (was May 19, but since this fell on | (Sunday, it was ruled that the law! would permit filing on Monday. | The three members of the recount hoard will receive $3 a day for their | services, | Room 84, on the third floor of the [Court House, will be used for the | feounting., Guards have heen posted | outside the room in which the bal- | lots are stored

WILLIAM S. KERGH DIES AFTER STROKE

| William 8. Kerch, retired drog-| gist who operated drugstores on the

South and West Sides for more

Sure, he was an umbrella-| than 40 years, died yesterday at addresses

Methodist Hospital following =! | paralvtic stroke suffered a week ago at his Brown County home, He was T4 Mr. Kerch was born in Coal City, ! Ind. He came to Indianapolis | about 1900 and engaged in the drug! business until his retirement two | years ago. During that time he! | owned several stores. His last store! was the Creston Pharmacy at Rock- | [vill Road and W. Washington St.

heen under pressure to do just that. Efforts were me was a member made in 1933 to obtain air bases, but the Dutch | washington Street wouldn't permit it. [ Church. Although it is openly recognized that any move ‘me is survived by his wife, Tda now by Japan would create a crisis for us, this way: a daughter, Mrs. Clyde John-| Government has been careful not to indicate what | son, and a son, Herman, of In-! its course would be. Secretary Hull has warned |djanapolis; a brother, C. E. Kerch,| that any change in the status quo of the Dutch East Terre Haute, and four grandchil- | Indies would menace the peace of the Pacific. The dren and one great grandchild. { United States fleet has been ordered to remain in| Puneral services will be held at! the mid-Pacific, a gesture that evidently has had a2 p.m, tomorrow at the Usher quieting effect. Beyond that this Government is as Funeral Home, with the Rev, H, L. silent as the sphinx, |‘ Overdeer, pastor of the West Wash » | ington Street Methodist Church,

The Value of Singapore officiating. Burial will be Now that it becomes known that Singapore is |

milable to us if we should want to use it, our dee : Aton 45 comsideraily rere ot. here is ou (GUARD MILK TRUCKS | IN CHICAGO STRIKE!

disadvantage that Singapore lies on the other side | of the Philippines, about 1500 miles southwest of | Manila. Guam is 1500 miles east of Manila. Singapore | EHICAGO. Mav 21 (U. P) a“ must be supplied with ammunition and other fleet poiies cuarded highwave and con~| requirements. Thus there are communications dif- ; ficulties. Nevertheless Singapore is a strong pillar of support and our interest in it was indicated when two American warships were sent to be present at the formal opening of the base in 1938. Until we decide whether we shall pull out of the Orient or try to stay there, Singapore makes an ex-| normal cellent anchor in one of the richest areas in the, Mavor Edward world. If the British Bmpire should break up in| 4 this war and we wished to retain our interests in| the Far Pacific, it would be essential that we have Singapore. Or more clearly, our position would be | a spokesman for the Teamsters’ |

iteyble if any potentially hostile power acquired Union said that the drivers would | 1s base.

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INDIANAPOLIS + THE IT'S A “NATURAL”

ITS A "NATURAL" . INLAND CITY We at the haart of the nation. in population, in Industry, In transportation, in the

11S Whe Raart of the mation sein the shabifity, tine enrity and the character of ih pasple

IT'S AN “usd THE FIELD OF AVIATION ANE WE DEVEL SAY

i idwal in tarrainasand in faction

Mare are five completely privately awned, a arrivon, a National {Apatt ony of the largest and best equipped In

All ‘are subject to indefinite expansion,

Mare at the Municipal fald «the Civil Anranaitics Authority laboratory completed is building. In it and on the way are the mast modern devices any lace In the world, A center of research and fast. | deal for training pilots, ground crews, tech. wietans, mechanics « for all branches of the avia.

For immediate uetion rite, tive or phone of Inittanapatia; B.S. Nozieond, president, 1. Strains £ ('s Sor why wf wr pivie badies her af Commeree) Povonta in vevving speed up pronrom

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VANGUARD OF SATEG.0.P. IVADES CITY

Convention Loaders Start ‘Whooping It Up’ For Favorites.

By NOBLE REED

The vanguard of more than 5000 Hooster Republican leaders began arriving in Indianapolis today to form their alignments for the State Convention balloting at the fair Grounds Priday. Spirited presconvention camw |paigning among six gubernatorial [candidates during the last six [months is expected to precipitate the most spectacular convention ths [Republicans have staged 1n 13 |yenrs, | The battle for the gubernatorial [homination recalls the convention [fight back in 1928 when the dele~ gates were deadlocked and finally SWUhE th a “ark horse.” Harty Ci, Leslie, who was nominated and lslected Governor.

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The WORLD'S GREATEST DORAL" FOR THE EXPANDING ARMY EN.

" Fart Banjathin Marrison na Sony heen established, can be expanded inde by. 1 Was potentially fin Ths 2415 acres) avarything required far Army dea. velopments , an ideal Yerrain and setting for mech. anited divisions, for tething and for maneuvers . . a ree training field far Army staff officers for all branches of He .. IT'S A "NATURAL" FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS particularly Aviation Plants and aceossorias. Indus. ry progresses in Indianapolis = twithass tha Alison Plant... Whe vast commercial body plant of Chev. valet , . . Whe great Ford factory . . . the immente new plants recently completed by International Harvester and Borg Warner), Aviation" shares in the soundness and stability of Indianapolis, It banafits from the sxparimental laba ratory, blind 1a facilities and other research prachieas and expariments in thie air-mindad canter, Not far from hare is Purdue University tame af Amnrica's great Enginenring Schools), with aviation asa major achvity, Harn are FLYING SCHOOLS . war and a host of other,

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Yesterday, 1. Strauss & On, Washington (D. €.) News calling

ndvantages of Indianapolis as a site for proposed in dustrinl expansion for national defense, vertisement was contributed hy the store “in the interest of the speed-up of nationhal defense,”

WPA LAUNCHES [Hoosier Delegation Praises VISITORS WEEK

Projects Opened to Public; 6000 Workers Attend Mass Meeting.

Approximately 6000 WPA Professional and Service workers ahd

\their friends attended dinners on CM! Alike—commended

Marion County project sites last

(night, beginning = week's “open the “natural city” for aviation exthouse” in Which WPA Professional pa

and Service projects are open to public inspection. The projects, in which virtually every task in the Professional and Service fields is involved, is sponsored by the WPA Professional and

Service Division. Projects sites will

be open all week from 8:30 to §

p. m, More than 500 were estimated to have attended the dinner at Crispus Attucks High School, Other affairs were held at St. Mark's Lutheran

Church, Washington High School, |

the World War Memorial, Moose Lodge, Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, the Garfield Park Commiunity House, the WPA District office and the North East Community Center. A mass meeting was held In Tomlinson Hall, where a program of and entertainment was given. The projects open for inspec tion include preparation of hot lunches at the public schools for needy pupils and a microfilm proJeet which records valuable records on small motion picture film. This project can be viewed at the State WPA office, 1200 Kentucky Ave Other profects include sewing af 323¢ W. Washington St. housekeeping aid at City Hospital: book

of the West repairing at the Court House: nursMethodist lary nid at 2146 Yandes St: music at Kirshbaum Center; museum work |

in the public schools, registration at the Memorial.

and grave World War

TECH WILL DEDICATE NEW HALL TOMORROW

Dedication ceremonies at Stuart Memorial Hall at Technical High School will start at 8:15 a. mm. tomorrow, as usua departmental feature for visitors. Dedisation exercises for the new

hall, named after Milo H. Stuart,

Tech founder and first principal,

hall. Tech and Cathedral High

330 p.m. From 3 p.m to 4 p.m,

ment at the east end of the hall.

on the quadrangle. Parents are in-

|an attempt to settle the strike after vited to inspect the hall during the

afternoon from 3 p. m

Dinner will be served at 5 p. m.

‘haul milk from indepenednt farms nnd the activities will close nt 6:30 tional defense program might

Ballyhon Launched Torees hacking Cilen R. Hillis of [Kokomo for the Governor nominas[tion were making elaborate plans (th entertain delegates inh Indians [ols this week ax were supporters [of William Jenner of Shoals, wha [set up flashy campaign ballyhoo in [the Claypool Hotel lobby today, Homer EB. Oapehart, chairman of . . » the Jenner Home Volunteers, sot ivic Enterprise of Store w wun newman in in | Claypool Hotel today. At the sam# [time, Mr, Jenner paid his $1000 cahdidate assessment to the State

The, Indianapolis, placed a double page spread advertisement in the | the nitention of t he President, and other Washington officials th the The nd-

By RICHARD SCHOLZ Times Special Writer Committee, WASHINGTON, May 21 Virtually the entire Thdiana Congressional | Mr. Hillis announced (hat =a {delegation today praised the initiative and civic enterprise of Indian [buffet luncheon will be held for all [Apolis’ L. Strauss ‘& Co. inh ealling to the nation's attention the oity's [the 1037 delegates Thursday hoon [hatural advantages for playing an all-important part inh the expanded [at the Hotel Washington. He also national defense program. {said that n delegation of 1500 Led by the two Democratic Sena ‘Kokomo boosters” will arrive lerick VanNuys, i3 of the 14 House | Thursday to "whoop things up.” members--Republican and DEMO | factories and air research facilities | Baker Boosts Emmert the TIh- than in Indisnapolis, Tts ad. d focusing the vantages have been well pointed out, 0 '48€ James A. Emmert of Shel the state capital ws by the Strauss company advertises 0) ie, picked by the observers as nent” , {among the frst three in the gubers nsion. Democrat William HM. Larrabee, natorial Trace, concentrated hin | A two-page advertisement in The from the district adjoining Thdian- |Pome=stretoh ovampaign at his Washington Daily News brought to apolis, made this statement: headquarters in the Claypool Hotel (he attention of the nhatfon's top| “lL. Strauss & Co, deserve the| Judge Emmert officially placed legislators the campaign being highest praise for their initiative | Dis name before the convention by waged in Tndianapolis’ behalf for in calling to the mttention of in-| DAVIE the $1000 assessment to the recognition ih the program Prest- | dustry and Government officials the| State committee, The money wan ‘dent, Roosevelt last week laid out [availability and desirability of In. Paid by Thaddeus R. Baker, Bm for expansion of national defense, dianapolls and its environs ms the Mert committee treasurer, who aviation in particular, \Togieal, desirable site for national | ''8ed Mr. Emmert's nomination on Senator VanNuys had this to say: defense industrial expansion, | the ground he would he a hoh“I am very ‘much interested ih| “The efforts of this great firm to | [Aotlonal candidate and would unite Indiana's efforts to locate some of so clearly display a picture of the | ®#ll elements of the party. the new plants or extensions to take [ideal facilitfes of central Indiana Delegates to the state convens cure of the {noreasad production [happen to coincide with what on should keep well in mind ha ocoasioned by our new national de- efforts 1 have been making for sev thought that success of the Refense program. |eval months to afd the citizens and | Publican Party is far more impor . . [businessmen of the ) ‘of Flwood, | tant than the success of any indis Cites Advantages in City Indl. I att ah ya fi vidual or group within the party” “As a native of Thdiana and nasa vacant ihdustrial building inh that he said, a AIRY YR ui ith its | oity. " Expects No "Stampede" ople and resources, 0 hot, hest-| “I have conferred with officials of » ip ' y tute to say that no state in the the Aeronattical Chamber of CONT [ng ier EAT afte for 'Ruptfdlicm rernor, George R, | Union exceeds Tnhdiana ih possibili- | merce who have been helpful and Joffrey. said that the delegates 10 ties mlong this line, |'either inh person or by correspond the Republican convention Ht oe ot “Labor conditions are fine, the ih- ence with heads of all major air RT SWAT avi ov ov dustrialists are thoroughly eMofent craft manufacturing Arms in the nor hastily.” He said that a survey (and the whole people co-operative. United States, and 1 have been oo cove of the Stat 3 that [Give Indiana a chance ahd she will [given assurances by some that they Ye AIL gg Was prove the truthfulness of these as» are considering or will consider this R SRHYEHMNUN Yin a Bis i ld sertions.” [1ocation for any expansion they may | pede ined making the choles, After ‘pointing oul that Tndfaha undertake. | fh Vio: 3 in ie Toll} wien fs the “heart of the nation” wnel| “Th fs quite Taturally most pleas. | * DEAT Certainty, all indications are Thdfanapolis fs freguently referred ing to me to learn that other for | hal the Guise Wil te the fo as “the crossroads of America,” | ward-looking people are alert to fren tes! deliberation in ‘making : Senator Minton said: the ‘opportunities that are at hand | Nomination for Governor." he said. | “We have whatever it takes inh the and that they are sufficiently in- David 1 Hogs, Tr. Wayne, and way of location, skill, materials and | terested to undertake on their own Ciarence Benadum, Munote, #lso transportation to make Indianapolis initiative and at thelr own expense \/Cr° MOVING luis to

tors, Sherman Minton and ¥red-

|dianapolis firm for [spotlight oh

School classes will meet 1 and each will offer a special |#kill” Which fs distinguishing the

the logical place for expansion of four defense program, especially |neronautios. “Indiana pioneered the automo bile industry and fs and has been the proving ground of automotive engines. And today one of the | finest airplane engines made in the [world fs made in Indianapolis by [the Allison Engineering Co, | “Of course, Indianapolis has what [fs admitted to be one of the finest (natural States.” Laud Civic Campaign Both Senators indicated they would urge recognition of Tndian{apolis in the program and expressed (thelr pleasure at the “speed and

airports in the United

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feivie campaign. | The City's owh Trapresentative, Democrat Louis Ludlow, said he was “agreeably surprised, as representa-

voved trucks loaded with Wisconsin will be held at 1:30 Dp. Mm. at the itve of this district, to note the

splendid exhibition of civic enter-

‘as dealers and milk wagon drivers School baseball teams will play at prise in the form of the double-

[page advertisement,

| America’ and the splendid ad

| Kelly said he| An hour-long concert will be given vantages it offers for the future of |'would ask State's Attorney Thomas by the Concert Band at 4 p.m. air development.

1 am informed

that at a recent press conference

President, Roosevelt expressed the Howard Barron, young high school packed homemade «afd pipe in the themselves will be followed closely

opinion that expansfon of the air. plane industry as part of the ms well

In that case we should have to ‘pull out of the [today for distribution in competi- p. m. with lowering the colors by |oceur 1h the Midwest, | “1 ¥now of no better place for pioded. We died twn hours later

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Far East, bag and baggage, whether we wished to or | tion with the dairies. not. The Philippines would have to shift for them- | - selves. We could only hope, for ourselves, that whoever took control over the East Indies region would | E lwood HH be kind enough to allow us to have tin and rubber! ea rs with which to continue our defense preparations.

By Eleanor Roosevelt

of the Cabinet and me on the White House lawn today. We were showered upon for a few minutes, but

were shortly able to go back to our seats at the tahles under the trees. I enjoyed the party very much, for anything which makes one forget the clouds that seem always ready to gather around ohne, is a blessing these days. I was interested and encouraged at lunch to find that some of the things which were almost uhiversally accepted in 1917 and 1918 seemed to be recognized today as belonging to a past era. Many of vou will remember how we refused to listen to German music and felt that in some way we were condemning the Germans at war by this gesture. 1 recalled it to some of the ladies today and they looked positively shocked, which pleased me very much. Music should remain, like all works of genius, the heritage ot all nations. In this troubled world the arts should be a reminder that there are still possibilities of unity among us. While IT talk of music, T wonder if any of my friends who live in ang around Chicago, went to the Chicago Negro Light Opera Company? I hope they are still playing and making enough money to keep the com-| BLWOOD, Ind, May 21.-Sev-pany going, for our Negro citizens make their greatest eral hundred home town folks contribution to the culture of the nation through the| heard Wendell L. Willkie promise arts. All of ‘us should appreciate this ‘contribution last night to make his acceptand give them ouy support, ance speech from the Elwood High

Nuzum ‘who tutored Mr.

Times Special

the Tech R. O. T. C. unit,

Willkie . .

Dr. G. V. Newcomer (left), muster of ceremonies, and Capt. J. N.

Willkie at Ft. Harrison,

School steps if he should become the Republican nominee for President. The home town admirers fled into the gymnasium of the school and heard several speakers praise

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as that made by L. Strauss & Co

38 AWAIT MARBLES

semi-finals.

8t. Catherine; Jack Gallagher, 1 8t. Patrick: William Schaefer,

14, Brookside Community Center,

such a commendable effort to help

SEMI-FINALS FRIDAY

Additional sectional winners of the

City Marbles Tournament were re- swhioch has been in the making for ported today nas 38 sectional cham- more than three months pions prepared for Friday's district |

The winners of games played yes- from a series | terday were William Sauer, 14, of held over Indiana during April by St. Philip Neri, and William Bise, |

Meanwhile, the tournament com | mittee prepared to meel tomorrow more governmental powers back to

[Indianapolis for [paigh push | Myr. Bendaum presented his [$1000 fee at Republican headqual[ters today and Mr. Jeffrey paid off [last week for the right to enter his name before the convention.

Confer on Platform | Meanwhile, party leaders were holding daily "huddles” on the all[irnportant convention platform

The platform 1s to be drafted (from voluminous material collected of forum meetings

1, the State Republican Program Comes

10. mittee,

The platform ix expected to em» [brace three major planks: 1. Home rule legislation to divers

to compelte plans for ceremonies local communities

lat the Oity finals Which will be the [farm products

[held Saturday morning at | World War Memorial plaza

The Analists will be the winney

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BOMB KILLS PUPIL PLYRIA, O., May 21 (U.P)

|ehemistry pupil, [gun powder ih a gas | basement of his home last night | mace a 'homb.”

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Friends of Mr. Willkie gathered in the Elwood High School gymnasium to hear him speak.

the utility executive, former Elwood lawyer, whose boom for the presidential nomination is grow. ing rapidly. Dr. ‘G. V. Newcomer presided. Then came Mr, Willkie's talk, by

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| phone from New York, Mr, Willkie told the group he favors a governmental program which "would not make it necossary for a business to spend all | #t makes,”

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2. Protective tariffs in Indiana

3. Reductions in Government

! "% ‘upending [that threatened to reduce the city|a musical program will be pre-| “Indianapolis fx informing the | the four distriot semi-final plays | ‘milk supply to less than one-third sentac by the school music depart world as to thie ‘air crossroads of | mw. Pygeay afternnon.

Citizens Given Say

hese issues were raised promis nently at the forum meetings at which oitizens were invited to give piatform suggestions State Ohairman Arch N, Bobbitt suggestions of the citizens

0 in drafting the platform. The docube compiled 1h rough [craft before Thursday moon and - |udiopted formally hy the Convens tion Resolutions Committee Thurs day night. The platform then will + ‘be offered for convention ratifica= [tion Friday morning. | The convention will get under way [1ate Thursday when district organs [fzations will hold separate caucus [sesgions to nominate their delegates to the National G, O. P. convention and pick their representatives on the various convention committees, Chairman Bobbitt announced the appointment of Mrs. Alvina Killigrew of Hobart, former Lake County Clerk, as the convention clerk: I. T. Sollers of Covington as chief sergeant at arms, and Mayor R. ¥, Leonard of Logans= | port, as chief usher,

CHUTISTS TERMED EASY’ FOR HUNTERS

FRENCH LICK, Tnd, May 21 (U P) ~Tnvading parachute troops would be ‘easy marks” for Amers foa's seven million hunters and 85« 00D skeet and trap shooters, Phil Miller, captain of the All-American Trapshooting Team, sald today, | We w®aid parachute troops would {make good targets for trapshooters accustomed to breaking four-inch [clny pigeons traveling at a speed of 55 miles an hour, The Government, [during the World War trained pilots [in trapshooting as a preliminary to Inorial combat, he added,

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