Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 July 1940 — Page 49
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SOUTH AMERICA | ‘SOFT’ FOR NAZIS,
Youth Says Latin Latin Business| Men Are ‘Easy Marks’ For Goebbels.
NEW YORK, July 26 (U. P). Charles T. Rayhill, 23-vear-old Yale graduate who left his St. Louis, Mo home six months ago to tour South America, said today that Latin busihessmen, facing bankruptcy because of the British blockade, had become “easy marks” for Nazi propaganda Mr. Rayhill toured Central Amerfca and touched all of the South American nations in an investigation of Latin American law school methods He returned Tuesday fboard the steamship Uruguay. He told of German propaganda methods in Argentina, of Jewish refugees from Germany in Bolivia, | which has a large, generally antiHitler German population, the continuous changing of pilots on the German airlines operating along the South American east coast | Mr. Rayhill said South American business, particularly in Chili, was hard hit by the British blockade of German trade. Businessmen, although generally supporting the British in the war, nevertheless “resent the effect of the blockade on their own BU ’
DEWEY PROBE DELAYED WASHINGTON, July 26 (U.P) The Senate Wire Tapping Committee today announced that scheduled hearings on alleged wire tapping in New York have been postponed until “sometime in August” because of the gbsence of Chairman Tom Stewart (D. Tern.)
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NOBLESVILLE, Ind, July 26 (U P).—Glenn Richards and Jack Cronin of Indianapolis and Emmet Graham of Noblesville today were free on bond pending a hearing in connection with a raid on an algambling house four miles north of here bv Sheriff Joe Newby Richards and Cronin were charged with keeping a gaming device, Graham with having leased property for use for gaming Sheriff Newhy confiscated 400
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Youths From 21 to 31 May Hear Their Number Called by Uncle Sam Before Oct. 1; Exceptional | Soldier to Earn $30.
By DICK THORNBURG
ASHINGTON, July 26.—The rollicking tune of “You're in the | Army Now” will again re-echo through the land if Congress passes the Burke-Wadsworth compulsory military training bill. | It would authorize the President to call for the registration of all male citizens (and aliens, too) between 18 and 64 years old, inclusive —approximately 42.000.000 men. Those between 21 and 45 would be liable for one year's training in the Armv or Navy, choice not optional with the trainee, This age group contains about 24.000.000 men. Those between 18 and 21 and between 45 and 64 would be liable for training and service in home defense units. From the age brackei of 21 to 31 the Army plans to call 400,000 men for a vear's service, starting Oct. 1, if the hill passes in time, Next April another 400,000 would be called, and in October of next vear another 600,000. Ultimately the men called for ne in this proportion: 78 percent to 87 percent between 21 and : 10 percent to 15 percent between 31 and 338; 3 percent to 7 per cent HHA 38 and 45. The first batch called for registration would be the 21- 31 age group. The regis 2 it was during the World War—or it might be spread over a week, certain ages registering on certain davs. All told there are about 11,500,000 in the 21-31 group. The registration would be done by election precincts-—123,000 precincts in the country, with an average of 88 to 100 registering in each.
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FTER the 21-to-31 age group was registered it might be some months before other age groups were called for registration. Two weeks after the President signed the bill the registration could start. Its machinery would involve about 700.000 people, and it would cost $2.500,000 for the registration alone, another $22,500.000 if all the cards were classified according to military desirability. That's only for the 21-to-31 age group. Let's take Joe Doakes, aged 25, through the registration. He has been reading in the newspapers and hearing on the radio for a week that on a certain day he must register at the nearest precinct headquarters. There five clerks are making out cards. The clerk who waits on Joe wants to know his name, age, physical features, occupation, and reasons if any for a claim of exemption from service. Joe's claim for exemption might include dependents, physical disability. membership in a “recognized” pacifist religious sect, or employment found by the President to be necessary to “the national health, safety or interest.” Joe gets a little card to show he has registered. The card bears a number. The Whethed of choosing those to be called for service hasn't been decided (the bill only specifies “an impartial manner”, but it probably will be by loi as in the World War, On that occasion little black capsues bearing numbers were put in
a bowl and drawn. The first number drawn was 258, Vy un Joe's number is called he goes to the local hoard of three members, one of whom is a physician who examines him
If Joe passes but still holds that he should not be subject to call, hy reason of some real or fancied claim for exemption, he can appeal
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the local board's decision to a higher board-—one appeals board for each
600,000 population. Suppose Joe gees into the Army In the Army Joe gets $21 a month, same as the rest of the Regular Army privates. He is shipped to a Regular Army camp; none of those tent cities of the World War davs. Old-timers of the Regular Army or the National Guard will guide him in his new duties.
If Joe turns out to be an exceptional soldier he may work up to $30 |
a month but not bevond that. At the end of his year's tour of duty Joe would be mustered out, although in an emergency Congress could declare that the national interest required him to stay in service. One year's training is a bargain compared to some other countries: Germany, Japan and France require
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HEREAFTER Joe is transferred to a reserve unit for a period of 10 | vears (or until he reaches 45 vears of age, whichever is sooner), and during that period he is subject to such additional training as might be prescribed by law ' However, if after completing 12 months’ training as trainee serves | two vears in the Regular Army or National Guard he is relieved from further liability to serve in the reserve unit. The chances of a man with a family being called to service is small. In the World War, of the 3,000,000 men drafted only 3 per cent were married. And the countrv has such a wealth of men, more coming into the first age group each vear than will be called to service, that there will he no need, under present conditions, to reach into the groups having dependents, As to Joe's job—the bill as now drafted carries a section declaring it the ‘purpose and intent of Congress” that every man called into service ought to be re-emploved. It seeks to make it an unfair labor practice and a violation of the Wagner Act not to give a man back his job after his training is completed. Cost of the training program is estimated at $1,000,000,000 for the first year and $130. 000.000 a vear thereafter.
COW SETS RECORD MISSISSIPPI TO OPEN EIGHTH BRIDGE AUG. 1
LANSING, Mich, July 26 « —Jonia Aagie Sadie Vale, a cow owned by the lonia State Hospital dairy farm, is the new world rec-| BATON ROUGE, La. July 26 (U| —The seven-mile bridge across tion, On June 19 Ionia Aagie set the Mississippi River here is scheda new mark of 228915 pounds, tak- uled to be opened to the public Aug. ing the title from La Vertex Quan- 1 after three vears of construction tity, owned by the University of costing $4,000,000.
Nebraska. Her record, at the time of her death was 228.880. The eighth completed bridge a Spanning the Mississippi below St. Louis, this structure will facilitate [motor travel on three important roads in the national highway system. It will replace the ferry crossing here In addition to the acceleration it will give to private and commercial traffic, this bridge is con. sidered an important development 'in the national defense program. | It will be the only crossing, other {than by ferry, between Vicksburg, | Miss, and the $13,000,000 Huey P. Long Bridge at New Orleans. | | The Baton Rouge bridge will give direct crossings on Federal highways No. 190 and 61-65 north and south through the Mississippi Valley and on No. 71 east and west. Highway No. 71 is one of the principal through routes between the Deep South and the Southwest and is a direct connection between the Third Corps Army headquarters at Fort Benning, Ga., and Camp Beauregard, La, where the government this year is holding its peacetime | war games.
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SANTA IGNORES HEAT
FOR SUMMER VISIT
CALDWELL, Ida. July 26 (U.P) —The sticky, mid-summer
Caldwell, Ida., particularly in combination with war and politics. So they decided to do something about it, and the best thing anybody could think of was a summer visit by Santa Claus. Caldwell children were doubtful that Santa would come, even when the Chamber of Commerce lined the streets with Christmas trees, But thev were wrong. With the temperature at 90 degrees and the evergreens wilting a little in the sun, Santa boomed into | town. He had made a few concessions | to the weather, Instead of a reinsled, he arrived in a low-
And he was wearing his “summer weight” beard—a van dyke af-
| fair which came about to his breast- | bone,
There was a slight variance with tradition in matters of dress, too—Santa wore a palm beach suit,
ja straw hat, and a foulard tie,
But the children recognized him when he began to pass out free candy as he paraded triumphantly down. Main St.
Here is another scene reminiscent of the World War.
heat | proved too much for the residents of
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the Army Now
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Pictured are some of the thousands of one time
Half Million Dollars Missing,
Ex-Secretary
NEW YORK, July 26 (U. P.).— The District Attorney's office said today that Mrs. Mary B. Roberts, 51, for 20 vears the trusted secretary of the late Samuel C. Thomson, would be arraigned on charges of misapplying $300,000 of his fortune when she recovers from her “nervous reaction.” Mrs. Roberts was in bed today in her $25.000 Scarsdale, N. Y., home, guarded by three women detectives. She was arrested there after Mr. Thomson's son, Clifton. had told the District Attorney about an apparent 500.000 shortage in his father's estate, Mr. Thomson. a brilliant mining engineer from Pottsville, Pa, helped to develop the Noranda copper mines in Quebec. The mines were making approximately 11 million dollars a year when he died July 13, at the age of 71. Mrs. Roberts had been his confidential secretary. She was given power of attorney over a custody accoynt containing $750,000 in listed securities. Mrs. Roberts had been a warm friend of Mrs,
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wife, and was regarded as a member of the family after Mr. Thomson's marriage to his first wife's younger sister, Florence. Eight years ago, Mrs. Roberts and her son, Robert moved into the $25,000 home, filled it with expensive furniture. She bought a furniture store, invested in real estate and became interested in charities. After Clifton Thomson had taken his father's records to the District Attorney's office, Chief Accountant A. J. Guttreich and his staff discovered the shortage and went immediately to Mrs. Roberts’ home. They found her in bed. When she discovered their errand she screamed “I didn't do anything wrong.” and wept hysterically. She reached into a nearby drawer and handed the officers a small revolver. Mrs. Roberts will be arraigned “in a few days,” or as soon as Dr. Perry M. Lichtenstein of the District
Attorney's office, determines she has
recovered.
Her case will not be presented to
| the Grand Jury “for some time,” it was said, because the records of Mr.
Victoria Stanton! Thomson's business require lengthy
Thomson, Mr. Thomson's late frst tiinvestigation.
FRAY. JULY 26, 19401
FORESEES U. S. ECONOMIC SHIFT
Foreign Policy A Association Lists Trade Alternatives If Hitler Wins.
WASHINGTON, July 268 (U. P.. —The Foreign Policy Association predicted today that a German victory in Europe would make inevit- | able far-reaching economic and po- | litical changes in United States for- | eign and domestic policies, i The association, in a booklet en- | titled “America’s Choice Today,” [Said these changes would include | adoption of national planning, gov- | ernment control of all foreign trade and economic defense in Latin | America. The survey, written by Associate | Vice President William T. Stone | said that, if Germany wins the war, | “the United States is likely to face {a situation in which the entire European continent will have been | forced to reject capitalism and de- | mocracy, and accept totalitarian concepts. “We may find ourselves in the position of being the sole great exponent of democracy and of having to defend single-handed a system abandoned by most of the world.” | Mr. Stone said that in such an event this country would have to {adopt some of the following measlures for economic defense of this "hemisphere: “1—Import licenses to control American purchasing power abroad and provide bargaining power with Europe and Latin America. ‘2-—An elastic scheme for Government assistance to the export trade to meet possible commercial dumping. "3-—Delegation by Congress to thes executive of full power over this country's foreign trade, including the right to buy goods abroad for Government account. I "4—Development of all strategic materials in Latin America, including immediate development of large scale rubber and hemp plantations. “9—Organization of an inter American marketing board to ase sume full control over all foreign trade.”
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CHILD DIES OF BURNS
LINTON, Ind, July 26 (U.P.).— Billie Smith, 19 months old, died yesterday from burns suffered when he pulled a pot of boiling coffee from a table.
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