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VOLUME 52—NUMBER 103

TUESDAY, JULY

9, 1940

PRICE THREE CENTS

Matter Indianapolis, Ind.

Entered as Second-Class at Postoffice,

FRANCE VOTES DEATH VERDICT FOR REPUBLIC

Chamber and Senate Accept Fascist Program After Warning by Laval; Naauzis, Britain Trade Air Blows By JOE ALEX MORRIS

United Press Foreign News Editor

third French Republic, born in the darkest hours

The the Franco-Prussian War, the equally dark hour of another At the watering place of Vichy, members of Frenc ber and Senate voted approval of lit uy to end parliamentary French democ-

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the h formal racy. By tomo it will be all over, Parliament will have voted its own death sentence and opened the way for estab-| lishment of a totalitarian regime on the Italian and Spanish | model.

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JAPANESE ASK U, S. APOLOGY

Embassy Spokesman Hints Arrests by Marines Might Affect Relations.

SHANGHAI, July 9 (U. P)—A anese Embassy spokesman said that Japan would demand an|r the arrest of 16 sndarmes by U in Atim ated that mand might affect the e Japanese-American

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tarted an anti-American campaign as National Chairman in Shanghai in expression of their ton's $15,000 a year in penses.

anger over the arrests censors passed editorials Japanese newspapers denounc-| {Continued on Page Three)

| BiB FRENCH WARSHIP ~ NOW USELESS T0 AXIS

British Naval Attack Puts Richelieu Out.

9 (U Lord the AdHouse of Comthe 35.000-ton Richelien had commission by 1aval action

mounting | Army Former Premiers Attacked the

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of Napoleon III mark the third death of republican’ G. O. P. Nominee Puts ‘New Blood’ Into C ampaigi

| Willkie

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chairman of the Philadelphia nominating brings’ into key campaign the Republican leaders of both the House and Senate

Charles L. Mr. [ticket and G. O. P. appeal to the farm voters in the Middle West

{airplane shortly

Japa- | spend S. Marines, [closed place in the Rocky Mountain

rejection of ther

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a that the apology would be afartin |said. here is no question regarding|earlier had been named head of the iousness of the case, which iS advisory committee

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se sonal representative Mr. Mar York lawver [the late Elihu to

sion has been made on location for the National Committee's campaign (central headquarters

Thomas E. Dewes a ory

| uel Hallinan,

Let's Do It This Way’

Garner and Wheeler Also Push Bids in ¢ Chicago.

CHICAGO, —Postmaster

July (U. P.y.

‘ | General James

House Minority Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. (left) finally vielded to the appeals of Wendell L. Willkie, G. 0. P. Presidential nominee, and consented to become chairman of the Republican National Committee in full charge of the Willkie campaign. The two are shown conferring in Mr. Willkie’s New York home soon after Mr, Willkie's nomination,

Hamilton Named Martin's Aid | As Willkie Completes Setup

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Before Flying to Colorado Today for Vacation. WASHINGTON, July 9 (U, P) —Wendell L. Willkie the selection of Joseph W. Martin Jr. of Massachusetts, the House Republican leader, to be chairman of the Republican National Committee and manager of his campaign for the Presidency. John D. M. Hamilton of Kansas, who been chairman the National Committee since 1936, will be executive director of the National

Committee, Mr. Willkie announced The announcements were made

a press conference after Mr, held extended discussions on campdign strategy with party Safety Board Orders Change to Prevent Accidents at Pennsylvania.

today formally

has of

leaders in New York and Washing-

Mr. Martin served as permanent

selection

lIkie

convention His posts in the Wi

The Senate Republican chief McNary of Oregon Willkie's teammate on

is expected to carry

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To help prevent accidents at 46th and Pennsylva Roard

order

and West, ania Sts, the Safety| Flies to Colorado Today issued that 46th St Willkie boarded an » after noon for Colo- | “VV ania St. will The nominee will intersection,

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today an emergency and Penn

be preferential

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The order, to be effective 500N as police can erect a was | passed without the recommendation! {of Chief Morrissey, who said it was] Types impression” north-south | |

will draft be deliv1 at his

which speech after Aug ome town of Elwood, Ind Mr. Willkie said that of the area easons governing his selections was| Howeve he desire to get “new blood” into Morris said he favored making | yarty direction. [46th St. preferential also at Capitol! “The men who impressed me most | Ave, Boulevard Place, Illinois St able to do this job were Joe Meridian St, Washington Blvd and Harold Stassen,” he|Central Ave, College Ave. and Key- | The Governor of Minnesota [Stone Ave | He said that during rush hours the north-south traffic is heavy that east-west motorists have great| | difficulty getting across | Chief Morrissey said that, to him was additional reason for the north- | |south streets to remain preferential. |

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Russell Davenport, former manof Fortune Magazine his job to work for Mr Villkie before the Philadelphia conwill be the nominee's perto work with Oren Root Jr, New and grandnephew of Root, will continue | organize independent ciubs. | The nominee said that no deci-

ST. LOUIS, July P).—| Righthanders with smoking fast | balls will open for both the Amer-| ican and National Leagues today in the eighth annual All-Star baseball game before 33,000 persons at Sportsman's Park. For the American EL Xageea Rufus vork | {The Red) Ruffing, king-pin of the ousted | New York Yankee stafl and one of | Committeeman by the|the great spot pitchers of baseball forces, was named| For the National League—Bucky | Willkie's advis-| Walters or Paul Derringer of the| [Cincinnati Reas Rules forbid anv to work more than three innings, but neither Cronin nom McKechnie would indicate who would follow the starting pitchers

tin.

Kenneth Republican as National

F. Simpson, New leader who was

member of Mr. committee Four vice chairmen the Natonal Commiltee were named: SamPryor, Co. necticut; Walter S.| West Virginia; Mrs {Continued on Page Three)

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name will be nomination next week the Democratic National Con-| in

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before!

he revealed today

conference question. Mr Farley had been avoiding the | question since mid-day Sunday { when he dined Hvde Park, N. Y,, with Presiden Rposevelt and learned for the first time whether his candidate of 1932 and 19336 would run again The Postmaster to reveal Mr. Roosevelt's | decision, referring all questioner the President in Washington.” But asked whether own name would be presented to the convention, Mr. Farley paused and finally remarked that he supposed inquiry would be made of him a hundred times this week and that he might as well provide an answer

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SPECIAL” July 9 (U todav to charter 500 Rushville

PLAN “WILLKIE RUSHVILLE. Ind A drive start special train to carry itizens Elwood to hear Wendell Willkie's accepting Republican nomination. exper ted ed early in

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nae | Craft at Dakar, the French Senegal] “7 iport in West Africa where it was lving Alexander described the Richelieu | through | 25. the “most modern and formidWar con- able capital ship in the world im- | mediately available for operations.” The Richelieu was completed bv the French just before the armistice terjes | ANd was believed to have been at Is on trial runs when hostilities

Heavy Shipping Losses Claimed

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German zkrieg lanes (C ontinued on

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came to an end Alexander said that with the action against the Richelieu, seven French capital ships now have been accounted for. The attack on the Richelieu, he revealed, was made vesterdayv. Motor | boats dropped depth charges close day and coastal residents believed | under the Richelieu’s stern. damthat an extensive Anglo-German |aging her steering apparatus and air and naval battle was going | propellors. Aireraft then bombed | the ship it lay unable to ma- { neuver

French to Make Vessels

[Incapable of Action

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, July 9 (U P.) —French aad British naval authorities at Alexandria have reached an agreement under which French naval units here will be incapable of action I'he French and British admirals

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GOTHENBURG. Sweden, July 9 (1. P.).—Heavy gunfire boomed all dav long in the Skagerrak to-

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stratoliner completed stop flight from California to New

was

45 minutes.

Stratoliner Skims Across U. S.

To Establish Record for Transport Planes.

NEW YORK, July Transcontinental &

9 (U.P) —A Sass ; NH Western Air naa a maiden one- a : and 45 record

York today in 11 hours minutes flying time, a new

for transport airplanes The old East-West record of 12 hours and 19 minutes was set in 1934 by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. The liner left Burbank, Cal. at 10:15 p. m. (8:15 Indianapolis Time) vesterday and arrived at Kansas City at 2:47 a. m. today, a flight of 8 hours and 37 minutes. At Kansas City the liner took on 1500 gallons of gasoline and streaked away for New Ro at 3:20 a. m. It landed here at a. m, a flight of 5 hours oo 8 minutes. Total elapsed time for the flight 12 hours and 13 minutes. Actual flying time was 11 hours and

miles an hour, although we were) only using 30 per cent of the horse- | power of the four ~ngines.” Among the 15 passengers aboard. all of whom made the entire flight | from the coast, were a group of mo- | tion picture actors and actresses. | TWA's eastern division, and film officials They included

Capt. Jack Zimmerman, chief

pilot of

| York

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in 113 Hours

He said tion of Negro organizations is neces-

tectives Saturday which the victim's body was dragged to the street,

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8] 17.000 feet up . . . at times the Stratoliner went 248 miles an hour,

at 9:14] 14 hours New |

Terminal at Burbank (Indianapolis Time) minutes after leaving

Air a. m. and 9 1 The westbound flight clipped an hour and 20 minutes from the fastest westbound stratosphere flight tof date. The old record was 15 hours

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MWNUTT EXPECTS F.D.R. TO RUN; FARLEY, IN ON 3D TERM SECRET,

INS IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE

‘Hoosier Talks With President; Opinion ‘Unchanged.’

| WASHINGTON, July 9 (Uj 'P.).——Federal Security Ade ministrator Paul V, McNutt intimated indirectly after a conference with President Yoosevelt today that he bee lieves that the Chief Fxecue tive will seek a third term. Mr, McNutt conferred with the 4 President on a security plank in the party platform and the gene of politics. After the he asked whether 5s pretty full knowledge Roosevelt has in mind, Active Candidate

for some time that ¥ good idea what the in mind,” Mr, McNutt

social eral subject conference he felt lof what

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was he ha Mr, Formerly

“I have felt had a pretty President has replied “Did this conference change your sopinion? he was asked “No,” said Mr. McNutt This was considered significant hecause Mr. McNutt formerly had been an active candidate for the Democratic nomination but soms weeks ago withdrew and urged pub licly that Mr, Roosevelt should take a third term.

: Claims Accord on Plank His statements after today’s con= ference appeared to indicate thas he 1s convinced Mr, Roosevelt either will stand as a candidate or submit to a draft movement Mr. McNutt said that he and the President were in rather close ace jcord on the nature of a social se E. B. Germany of Dallas rides horseback into a Chicago hotel to [curity plank for the party platform, open “Garner for President” convention headquarters. Upper photo [but added he would not discuss his shows him receiving the pen from Frank W, Bering to register. Below, |Views until the platform drafting

he’s in the Garner suite with Col, Paul Wakefield, left, of Austin, Tex. | committee convenes at Chicago.

ore President Can’t Take Party

MINTON DENIES [eicin. Whi ime COAL FUND LINK

Senator Burton K. Wheeler (D,

Mont.), Says He Knew ew Nothin of

Watchman Unnerved By Invisible Followers,

possible third party Presie STEP BY an East last night following

“Wl

STEP, the watchman Side factory told police a hooded man had been him on his rounds en I'd take a step, he'd take step,” the watchman said “When I'd he'd stop. Then pretty soon he disappeared.” Which way did he go?”

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stop

police

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a The question What's

watchman ignored the more worried than the hooded man.” he continued, “is the invisible pickpockets who have been bothering me.” “What?” “Yes Someone pockets no one ing on Police

£61 me

"HANDS UP’; NAZI PILOT OBEYS BRITISH WOMAN

LONDON, July 9 (U. P.).—Mrs, Evelyn Mary Cardwell, unarmed and alone, captured a German ed | airplane pilot after he had para|chuted to earth today, disarmed

informed

exclaimed the police. I told Invisible pickpockets takes things out of my and when I look, there's there. This has heen gofor some time.” left shortly after

NDIANA AVE, CRIME CLEANUP IS URGED

ir!

that,

dential nominee, charged today tha# President Roosevelt is willing to bring Republicans into his Cabinet but will not tolerate constructive 2 Per Cent Collection if criticism from members of his own party. There Was Any. Mr. Wheeler said it was strange that President Roosevelt attempted Sperinl to “purge” members of his own WASHINGTON. July 9.—Senator |Party who expressed any opposition Sherman Minton declared todayv|to Administration policies, but was that he knew nothing about any 5 willi ing to elevate to the Cabinet uneper cent collections in the Indian-|vielding critics of those policies ir apolis office of the Federal Coal OPPOsition ranks. Commission allegedly made on his behalf. “When I first was regarding that setup Ollie Davis, the office manager, that | wanted no part of such funds w il obviously were collected in violation! of the Hatch Law,” Senator Minton | said The setup had heen investigate hy the Interior Department and dis- | banded before 1 ever learned that it him and held bim until authorities had been established and I am not| arrived to take him into custody. at all sure that it ever was estab-| Learning from a child that a lished on my behalf. Surely I never German parachutist was walking received a penny of such funds. [near her hedge’ Mrs. Cardwell Greenlee’'s Name Mentioned |ashed to the scene and by gestur“I hope that if any criminal viola-| ing to make clear her meaning | ions are exposed in the reports o of) |ordered him to put his hands up, the investigators that whoever The German did so and also gave

The German had been pilot of a down by the British.

TRADING ON MARKET LIGHTEST IN 20 YEARS

York stocks held in a narMr. Davis and "OVD irregular course his afternoon

three murders this month | Grant Hawkins, who was employed 3 5 let period of activity and ; Snide or nd hundreds of cuttings, in which, |in_ former Governor Paul McNutt's|S!/FN2:h In the morning

GS 4 . ’ Mr. Greenlee was sec-| 11ading was about the lightest im e said, “our people have been |Cffice while Mr. a & Rares like Wa » [retary, is said 20 years. Steel shares made a be

to have brought the|<Y YFals. the wave of cr i matter into the newspapers Mr. | lated response to the 16 per cen a a 5, me anc | Hawkins was suspended from the comeback in steel operations after he do 'S avern op- ’ < ras 1 i . after hours|C 0.8 1 Commission's Indianapolis the holiday week. Wheat was 1% sell liquor after hours lower and corn was about nd “protect” the Avenue's under-

| staff cents i i v Called Savings Club steady at Chicago ce re tad. have fad eo] Secretary of Interior Ickes’ office! “stay open as long as they see CHARLIE STUFFED IN TRUNK FOR TRIP EAST]

refused to confirm anything regarding the reports said to have been HOLLYWOOD, July 9 (U. P).—~ Charlie McCarthy was en route to

: . |made by E. Boykin Hartley, Coal] Chief Morrissey agreed that mur-f eo, iccion investigator, and Mark | New York today to join Edgar Berge en. He didn't fly first class. exactly,

ers and knifings are becoming IN-{gerang Interior Department inwidespread and that im- | yes tigator 1ecdiate police action is necessary.| py said that some of the em-| however, that the cO-0pera- |, qvees other than Hawkins, who (said the collections were for Senator ary to aid police in getting evidence | printon's campaign fund. had told Put nonetheless he flew—stuffed nd convictions He said that de- (Continued on Page Three) away in a suitcase in the baggage | compartment Mr. Bergen left Hollywood twe weeks ago without Charlie. Yester= day, he had the wise-cracking dummy shipped to him

Re It Might Rain, and Again It Might Not =~ ———— ri INDUSTRIES SWELL

LOCAL TEMPERATURES RED CROSS WAR FUND

a.m. ... 69 10 a. m. . 80 a.m... 11 a. m. 82 : A Ms 12 (noon). 83 Industries led today's list of cone J a.m. 1 p.m 8 |tributors to the county Red Cross war relief drive as the total reached $64 669. Contributions included that of the Van Camp Hardware & Iron Co. $250; Langsenkamp-Wheeler Brass Works, $35; and the Polar Ice & Fuel Co. and the Capitol City Supply Co., each $25. Mrs. H. A. Baker and workers donated $44

| extent of the law.’ | According to reports setup was established by Mr. Davis | at the instigation of Pleas Greenlee, when the latter was on the Fed(eral Coal Commission. Mr. Greenlee was one of the originators of the 2 Per Cent Club at the State House, | was recalled, Conflict between

here, the plane shot

To Safety Board. A delegation of Negro citizens 1ade a dramatic plea to the Safety murand crime” on Indiana Ave W. James, president Federation of Associated Clubs, | i! ‘the Avenue’ has wit-|

terling of

New rowly

essed

up He ti del rators

aceaq 1U1 to

who

The persons who took the body) ut of the tavern are being rounded | will be charged as accesafter the fact to the crime,

There may be a temporarily col] P) --Ad-|ing local shower today, tonight or 62, | tomorrow the Weather Burau pre-| and | dicted today, but by and large Nazi regime. and Lady|there will not be much change in were arrested by Scot-| lemperature. Yard agents under the de-| However, this weather practiregulations, it was made cally air-conditioned compared*® io] { 1936. The high for this day in 1936

BY SCOTLAND YARD

LONDON. July 9 (U Sir Barry E. Domville, etired. friend of Adolf Hitler

the

ense

brought the liner in from Kansas Tyrone Power, Brenda Joyce, and 29 minutes. On the Westhound| Domville, who retired in 1936, was was 103 degrees. Now are you cold?

City. He said the second leg of the [Nancy Kelly, Paulette Goddard, flight with Pilot Bowen were Co- chairman of the pro-German or- SINGER REPORTED IN CLINIC flight was made at an average alti- | Alexander Korda. Barney Briskin|Pilot F. W. Burcham; Francis Par- | ganization. the Ling, which was POSTMASTER NOMINATED PHILADELPHIA, July 8 (U. P), the ships will be demilitariz tude of 17.000 feet and at a cruis- |and Herman Wobber. Harry Ger- ent, flight engiheer, and 14 passen-|said to have dissolved when the| WASHINGTON, July 9 (U. P).—| —Grace Moore, opera, radio and ede; Ee Sups Wi emiljtarized and | Ing speed of 240 miles an hour, |guson traveling as Prince Miachel |gers, six of whom were women. The | war started. He was chief of Naval | President Roosevelt today sent to| motion picture star, today reportedly SUCLeLY 8, 9 that crews will be reduced, leaving! “We were aided by a tail wind of | Romanoff, also was aboard. was under treatment at the Brone

times we hit a top speed of 248lby M. O. Bowen arrived at Union |14,000 feet on the entire wip, Mediterranean fleet." sity Hospital.

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have agreed that the French will ————————————— put their ships in such condition

that they could not go to sea, that

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