Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 July 1940 — Page 1
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ritain’s Lifeline Cut, Riddled Fleet Fleeing, Italy
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IT TIGHT, 3D TERMERS BEG FARLEY
NAZIS SLACKEN Being the F. D. R. LEADERS
RAIDS ON ISLES, AFTER SIEGE IN ASK CHAIRMAN
LOSE 76 SHIPS
Checking Data After 6 Days Of Attack. London Leaders Believe.
By JOE ALEX MORRIS
Tnited Press Foareign News Editor Germany and Italy ham mered at British rule of the geas today, But German aerial raids on the Rritigh Iseles appeared to have slack ened despite scattered bomb thge and the shooting down of ive Nazi planes, Official sources
helieved possible the Germans
ald 1t was
were checking up data gathered in six dave of mtensified bombardment and recon naissance during which 76 5 1 (German planes were shot dow n. The spreading fensive developed theaters of war, intended Riitish sea supremacy in the terranean to blockade the Rritish Isles and to way for possible invasion of nn the Medi fans claimed to have out ish feet of seven battle alreraft carriers, 10 and 80 other units into three by aerial bombardment and to pursuing them toward Egypt after cutting the inland sea in two below Sieily {talian newspapers said Italy now controlled the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to Suez and that Brit ain’s life line had been out
Cut at "Waist-Line” An authori
man A 1a fh had andanra to fiom nati he Aer MMece 1a aN victories had closed the Mediterrane 118 walst line’ between Niel The British have through and rejoin the past few days but repulsed, 1b was stated Fascist spokesmen smashing triumph over tl Mediterranean fleet A new bombing a on Aa battleship but the Bri: tions WA: vet
Nazis Report Fleet Active
In the aerial and U-Boat siege nf the Ryitikh cle he Germans reported ofMcially thew naval for were operating on the high seas that Rritish shipping was bemg sunk at a higher rate than at the height of U-Boat warfare in th World Was \ 1 valuable enemy Raken ac vives Anthorized Command
Ae Of Germany weakened hh Wf Narwan German nava on the high seas mterference of the Atlantic Ocean Dispatches an tondon made \ \ British were giving greatest atten tion to the problem of food supply Bit the German claims were dis puted and there was as vet no des ‘ N
nite basis for compan 1
| IR the in creasea rate o hipping losses to the worst period of the World Wai (Continned on Page Three)
N.Y. STOCK TRADING IS LIGHTEST OF YEAR
Uneertainty eauvsed by the Euro pean war held stock dealings in New York at the lightest levels of the year today and rounded out the smallest week since 1918 Gains and losses in prices ave aged out and the net market gain was zero Bends also fluctuated narrowly Wheat closed fraction ally higher and corn was lower at Chicago
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NAVY MAY PUT Iceman's Wife Finds Time AIR BASE HERE
City Reported to Have ‘Good Chance’ After Visit Of Officials.
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the expanding naval prog
THAT PERFECT DAY ~ IS DUE TOMORROW
Fair Skies and Temperature In 80s Forecast,
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batting average
and smiling about it,
To Aid Mate in Business
I's Been a Family Tradition for Three Generations But This Is the Last, Mrs. Anderson Says. By TIM TippeETY
Dark«haired and attractive, Mary Anderson donee a mans work fo 15 hours a day and 1x a housewife for the other nine And she likes it hdianapolis’ lone icewoman helps her husband operate the Broad Ripple Polar Tee station at 8315 Cornell Ave, And helping doesn't mean ust answering the phone ang saving “Thank you Mire Mary Anderson can handle 100 pounds of ice ax easily ag any iceman and does, all day long, When her husband, Fred, is ill or uhable DELPHI GOLF PRO it At ai son takes the route
and delivers to
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It so happens that this ig the third generation to operate that same ice station My Anferson « fa
On Way Home From State ther operated it before she did and
[hig father (Mrs. Anderson's grand Open at Kokomo, (father) before him. Fred Anderson wag a machinist when he married LOGANSPORT, Ind. July 13 (U. put he turned iceman to keep up P) Bentley FPacter 7 Delphi the family tradition Mary Anderson save though, that the practice is going to stop with was Killed early today in an anto- (his seperation mobile accident as he returned “If my children (Iwo very pretty home from Kokomo. where he had girls, by the way) ever so much as competed in the State Open golf look at a piece of ice she save tournament I'll make them sorry Whert Kramer, Logansport, was Fred Anderson sava that if he mired erttically as his ear crashed had his wav, hig wife would be home headon with the automobile driven and out of the jee business for good by My. Easter Maxine Rvers, rid But one word from me he ng with Mr. Kramer, suffered frac. grinned and she goes as she tures of the arm and knee. Roth pleases were (aken to a Logansport hospital Mr. Easter was a former profes sional at the Lafavette Country Club. He died of a erushed ehest
and brain coneussion
businessman and professional golfer
Work Long Hours
[t's hard for him to keep hidden the facet that he's proud of the way hig wife ¢an work around the sta tion “T dont mind the work.” savs
Lafayette Driver | Mar Anderson except ence in a Dies in Truck Crash (Contimned on Page Three)
VALPARAIS 1. Jv 13 ) P) AR Pr 3 of on FINDS SEREINSKY GUILTY OF FRAUD one driven by Fay Clapp of iar
he jmetion of State Roads 43 Powis R. Sereinsky, charged with and 30 at Wanatah, 10 miles east "SINR the maile to defraud. todav of here Withesses safd that My VAS found guilty mn Federal Court Fisheiman failed to stop fon the Judae Yohert ( Raltzell he intersection. Mr. Clapp was not JUGSe Withheld passing sentence held until Sereingky's ease ean he in {vestigated by the Federal Probation
» » officer Quincy Man Killed Sereinsky, president of the Amer In Fall From Car
ican Cellulose Co. here, was indieted on charges of ordering serap metal SPENCER, Ind, July 13 (U, Pp) and film through the mails and Floyd Maxwell, 25 of near Quiney, then failing to pay for what he wag Killed vesterday when he fell had ordered He pleaded not from hig automobile after he lost guilty and was tried by Judge control of it on State Road 87 Baltzell without a jury
day when his truek eollided with!
By THOMAS I. STOKER
Times Special Weiter
CHICAGO, July 13.—-The Democratic convention will
be run from a “smoke filled” room connected hy telephone with the White House, The room, or rather suite of rooms, igs on the third floor of the same hotel in which, 20 vears ago, a handful of Republican bosses got together in the small hours and selected Warren GG. Harding as the nominee for President. The telephone wires then led to the sick room of Bogs Boise Penrose in Philadelphia. This time they lead to Franklin D. Roosevelt, The suite is occupied by Harvey Li. Hopkins, Secretary of Commerce, former WPA Administrator, now chief political lieutenant of the President. Assisting him will be a three-man board of trategists—Attorney General Robert Jackson, Soliticitor General Anthony Biddle and Senator James F. Byrnes (8, CC). Messrs, Jackson and Biddle are stanch Npw Dealers, Senator Byrnes has long been
~ MOORESVILLE
Crowd Departs on Plea Of Prosecutor After All<Night Vigil.
Limes Spevial MOORESVILLE, Ind. July 13 Fortv<three “Jehovah's Witnesses adjourned a 16 hour “siege” today, without saluting the flag, but 14 of them went to jail as 300 cum: ous who had milled around outside all night digpersed, Me 14 who went te jail were the only adult male members of the group I'he rest were women and chtldren two babies in arms, nive or xix vounegsteve about 8 vearz old and half a dozen or more teen age children The bi-weekly meeting started al i aelock laxt night in the Odd Fellowz Hall at Main and Indiana Kte. where Jahn Dillinger used to dtand around talking to hi home town pals,
Timer S v1 MARTINSVILLE, July 13 Om olals here this afternoon decided to file technical ehavger against 14 Jehovah's Witnesses, bhrought herve from Maoresville mtil Mandavy when anthorities will eonsuit on what action to take
It went into a "marathon’’ about an hour jater when a messenger entered the hall and said they eonldnt leave unlest they saluted an American flag whieh had heen precited at the entrance It ended at 11 a'cloek this morns= ing when Charles Folev, the Moy gan County Prosecutor, stood on the steps and said “The officers have the xituation im hand and we ask vou new ta {igper=e and go about vour bhusindsg peaeafaliyv Me crowd stepped hack to the opnosite ide of the street! he Witheskes came ont They melded 12 of the 14 "men. the women and the children Sheriff Ray Rainwater reunded (Continued an Page Three)
EXPERTS TO ASSIST HULL AT GONFERENGE
He Is Only Full-Fledged Delegate to Havana.
WASHINGTON, July 13 tf, p>) The State Department diselosed
{today that Seeretary of State Core-
dell Hull will be accompanied by some of the Gavernment's ranking seonomic and agricultural experts in hig fortheoaming trip te the Pan American Consultative Conference at Havana
Myr, Hull will be thiz nation's enly
full-fledged delegate to the meeting
{of Latin American and U 8 fey
flgn ministers however, and the remainder of the Washington group will aet ag hig advigers and aids Accompanying Mr. Hull will be Assistant Secretary of State Adolf A Berle hn William Dawson, UJ 8 Ambassador to Panama, Green H Hackworth, State Department legal adviser: Lea Pasvolsky, special as gistant to the Secretary of State: Laurence Duggan, Chief of the American Republics Division of the State Department; Harry D. White, Director of Monetary Researeh; Cirosvenor M. Jones, Assistant Di rector of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce Leslie A Wheeler, Director of the Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
Maj. Gen John FF. Williams , in charge of four divisions, Only Congressional Approval Needed ior Plans to Mobilize 50,000.
WASHINGTON. July 13 (U, P) President Roosevelt needed only
Congressional authority today to]
mobilize 50,000 National Guardsmen
aR a preliminary siep to a coms pulgory military training program |
that would put nearly 2,000,000 men under arms by Oec¢tober, 104] The approval is expected to be granted soon alter CONRress recon venes nine days hence Nang fon the unprecedented mabilization of the National Guard were revealed by White House Sec retary Stephen T, Early, whe said that four divisions and seven anti
atreralt regiments would he ordered
inte extended raining "as soon as possible.” The length of the training period wag not revealed but the War Department advocates one vear. The Guardsmen would reeeive Army base payv--821 a month for privates
Employers’ Aid (0 Be Asked
"he disruption of family life ig avoided by virtue of a War Dapart ment order recently issued permits ting enlisted men with dependents to resian. What previgion will be made te return the men te their Obs after their (raining was net known. Presumably, employers will he asked to hold their jobs open or LO guarantees their resemployment At present, National Guardsmen are obligated by the terms of their
| enlistment te drill one evening a
week, to spend two weeks annually in training eamps, to serve in any emergency designated ag sueh by 1@ Governors of their states, or in Any national emergency so desig nated by the President,
Roosevelt Ponders Order
They come [rem every walk of Whe and the great majority are steadily emploved, some in highly
| regponsible jobs sueh ax the mem
hers of New York's "Old Seventh" egiment which ig made up of soolety men Mr, Earlyv's announcement came after Mr. Roosevelt revealed (hat he wag considering proposals to order aut the guard in full strength
230,000 men, The decision ta call |
out 50,000 Guardsmen—1a be drawn (Continued on Page Three)
‘CUT OFF MY LEGS. INJURED MAN BEGS
OMEMERE, Ontario, July 13 (U Poo The engine and (we passenger coaches of a Canadian National Raiflway train were derailed and set afire today when the train smashed inte a gasoline truek at a erossing half way between Lindsay and Peterborough First reports said there were no injuries among the passengers, The fireman, whe had begged his rescuers to extricate him from the wreckage by cutting off his legs, was removed and taken to a hospital but extent of his injuries was not disclosed
the liaison man between the New Deal and conservative
wing of the party,
Mr. Hopkins and hig board will run this convention
taking their instructions from the man in the White
Houge, Already the carpet along the corridor begins to
bear the reluctant imprint of the feet of party henchmen
going to pay homage to the New Deal boss, Within, the
telephone rings merrily, “Washington calling.”
This all means that the New Dealers finally have taken over the Democratic Party. It represents the culmination of the 1938 “purge,” of which Harry Hopkins
was one of the prime movers
on behalf of the President.
The New Dealers are on top at last, The old-liners in the Democratic Party are just among those present, They can look important still politicians are born {that way, They will consent to be interviewed still, but
that doesn't take long. The statements run to “I'm glad (Continued on Pagh Three) '
President's Renominat
TO STAY ON JOB
ion Taken for Granted;
Wheeler and Garner to Be Presented:
Platform Framers Hear Farmers, CHICAGO, July 13 (U, P.). ~Tremendous pressure was reported today being employed to persuade Postmaster General James A. Farley to retain the National Committee chairmanghip and conduct President Roosevelt's third term
campaign—asguming as ever) nominated, Secretary of Commerce
‘one does that he will be re-
[Harry L. Hopkins summoned
My, Farley to conference today and was understood to have
pressed the chairman to stay
ROOSEVELT ON CRUISE TO REST
When or How He'll Answer Third Term Riddle Still Is Mystery.
WASHINGTON, July 13 «UJ P) President Roosevelt satls down the Potomae River (oda) to seek sureease from mounting party pres sure for a declaration that he will accept a third-term nomination Unless he talks before sailing, the nation must wait at least until his return Sunday night—=the eve of the Demoeratie National Convention for an answer to America's all-time political riddle “Will he run, or won't he?" Hig departure for an overnight river eruise late today and his announcement that he will not go to Chicago appeared (eo indicate he may not hreak hig long stlenee until the draft movement actually tenders him the renomination If the President followed such a plan, it appeared likely he would reveal hig intentions hy one of three methode=a letter to a close personal political associate such as James A, Farley, Democratic National chairman, or Secretary of Commerce Harry L. Hopkins, who algo it in Chicago, a radio address te convention delegates and the nation: a formal statement {ssued from the White House Party leaders here and al Chicago argue that, whatever method Mr Roosevell chooses, he has walled go lang he has na cholee but to declare that he does not want a third term hut will acquiesce to the “draft” to continue hig leadership during the world emergency
AVENUE’ INQUIRY MAPPED FOR JURY
‘Murder and Surrounding Events’ Included.
Indiana Ave conditions will he investigated by the Marion County Grand Jury during a session the week of July 22 Prosecutor David M. Lewis said that a murder in or near .Joe Mitehell's tavern last Saturday night "and all eircumstances surs rounding it will be investigated.” He said that "anyone who wants to testify will he heard.” “This is not a special session,” Mr. Lewis insisted “There are several things I want to place before the jury so they won't pile up
‘and that murder (8 one of them,”
‘Washington Calling Mr. Hopkins in the Smoke-Filled Room’
on the job, He also had conferred with other managers of the draft-Roosevelt movement and all of them are reported to have urged that Mr. Farlev reconsider his decision to resign, I't was reealled that Mayor Bdward J Kelly of Chicago arrived thixg week from Washington asserting that President Roosevelt was
(anxious that Mr. Farley keep his
campaign manager job,
Farley Refuses Answer
“I won't answer that," Mr. Farley sald, smiling, when asked at his press conference today whether Mr Hopkins had asked him to stay on the job But it generally is believed that keeping Mr, Farley in line is one of the principal objectives of those who seek to nominate President Roosevelt, for a third term. Privately, however, Mr, Farley has ex=pressed a determination (oo retire and enter private business, probably aR president of the American League's New York Yankees He reiterated his insistence on the regular roll call procedure of determining the Presidential nominee by the Democratic National Convention which will convene here Monday. Some draft Roosevelt en« thusiasts had talked of a nominas tion by acclamation, But at Jeast Mr, Farley's name and that of Vice President John N. Garner will be placed in nomination for top spot on the ticket and they hoth want an opportunity to show that they have some, if minority, strength among the delegates,
Bolt or Sitdown
Some persons estimate (hat with those two and Senator Burton K. Wheeler, who sald today his name would he placed in nomination, the anti=third term vote might be as high as 200 of the 1004 delegate votes accredited to this convention, The anti-third term leaders—there are a few here—have their choice of a holt or a sitdown strike, The sit-down seemed the likely course for some of these for there could he no doubt that the con(Continned on Page Three)
‘MECHANICAL MOLE’ GETS U. S. PATENT
By Setenee Neve jen WASHINGTON, July 13 —A mechanical mole, which will burrow along under ground and can be used as a torpedo, has been patents ed by Gratz D. Dunkum of Alex. andria, Va, An auger-like head to the device, powered by a self-contained engine, pulls it through the ground. Carry= ine a charge of explosive, it might be directed under a fort, in order to blow it up
FAMED STRATOLINER DUE HERE TOMORROW
The thousands of aviation fans
(who jam the Municipal Airport on
Sundays will get an extra thrill tomorrow, The four-motored T. W. A, Stratoliner which set a coast-to-coast transcontinental record this week,
'will make its first regular commer=
cial stop at Indianapolis. The big ship will land at 11:55 a. m. and
remain for five or 10 minutes.
UNADORNED THEFT SAN FRANCISCO, July 13 (U, PP.) .—Police today sought the only male student in a class of a chiro~ practic college on complaint of 30 embittered women students that he had decamped with Billy Bones, the skeleton they bought with their own money.
N. Y, PUBLISHER DIES
BINGHAMTON, N. Y., July 13 (U, P.).—WIillis Sharpe Kilmer, 71, publisher of the Binghamton Press and breeder of thoroughbred horses, died last night, Mr. Kilmer was the
‘owner of Exterminator, who won the
Harry Hopkins hay the say |
Kentucky Derby tha firstetime out,