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VOLUME 52—NUMBER 120 MONDAY, JULY 29, 1940 Oe Sorc ay tatters

15 OF 170 NAZI RAIDERS DOWNED §

Germany's Unif ~~ BRITISH BEAT OFF WARY

NEWHOTWAVE Germany's Unifieg LANDS BEFORE MOST RECKLESS THRUNT FOR REQUESTS fon

Claim Total of 24 RIGHT 10 ORDER Ve” - 33.In 2 Days. | | | % By JOE ALEX MORRIS /

Hugs Children

Visit to Last at Least 36 Hours; Nation's Toll | Passes 500.

Enemy Craft Today, |

United Press Foreign News Editor

N DUTY AER Nazis warplanes struck ve {l their fiercest blow at the Brite

On and On

Today Yesterday

|ish Isles today but paid a high'

Hints Use for Western » toll to the increasingly pows { ‘erful defense forces.

Hemisphere Defense in | "a 1 be Nash: dive bombers #id { :

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Plea to Congress. fighting planes—probably 170 WASHINGTON. July 29 (U. P).— ; in all—struck with unprece- ; asked : i | dented recklessness and in Th 5 blitzkrieg fashion at a south= east England harbor but met such a fierce ground barrage and counter-attack from the air that at least 15 German planes were destroyed. In addition, several others young. lord {WETS reported shot down and

| President Roosevelt today | Congress for full authority to order Germany's “Luftwaffe” the [out the National Guard and organ- | world’s greatest air force, is a |ized reserves for intensive train-| “jack-of -all-trades.” ling and for use, if need be, in|

1. A Nazi ber scores a hit. | : : 92. a hg es were defending the Western Hemisphere

used successfully by the Germans. [and U. S. possessions. The unified Air Command per- | In a letter to the Senate, Mr, fected this new type of attack. Roosevelt said “the increasing seri3. Even the anti-aircraft bat- |[ousness of the international situateries are a part of the stream- {tion” permitted no further delay J. P. Morgan lined force, a co-equal with the |in taking this action. is hi esl one bomber was bro " Army and Navy. | The President said he proposed to 3 BUCY : ther was ught do n ve of dt tintibH [mobilize the National Guard in suc- NEW YORK. Julv 20 (u. py. |elsewhere in south England e changed to meet new situations | cecsive increments. He said that he| J p. Morgan, excited and per- |duri ; t . , J. P. gan, exc er- during the night, maki and to allow the greatest possible |. sveciated the sacrifices such a spiring, met the liner Brittanic g g aking a Siecieton ho ie numerous re= |neaoram would mean for the thou-| when it docked here today and total of 24 for today and 33 Sponsio e oJ asians. |sands of militiamen and he prom-| extended an affectionate greet- including Sundav.. Unofficial ‘The air force is not, as recent iced that just as rapidly as the| ing to three small children who cl g ay. Lnofcls history may have seemed 10 In- |t.g0ns attained the requisite effi-| whooped down the gangplank into estimates placed today’s Nazi dicate, a purely offensive service. ciency they would be returned to| his arms. Nosses at 27, It includes every branch of Ger- [civilian life. The children were 11-vear-old

man’s defense against air attack, . hvan ise . including all anti-aircraft artil- | Proposed Bill Submitted Lord Drimrese, son of Lord

The summer's second heat | wave had Indianapolis in its ed . ov | German air force, ils organizagrip today and there was no tion as one of the three co-equal

indication of a break for at units of the German fighting maan ii chine and its role in the war, A least 36 hours. | similar dispatch describing Great The temperature headed for the Britain's air forces will be pubhigh 90s early in the day, possibly| lished tomorrow. ino break vesterday's maximum of] 98.2 degrees at 2:50 p. m. Heat] By RICHARD C. HOTTELET prostrations were reported over the United Press Staff Correspondent entire country and the, toll of deaths ERLIN, July 29 (U. P.).—The attributed to the heat stood between! German air force, which

Following is a report on the

Whether the attack meant that

500 and 600.

over the week-end from the heat. They were Mrs. Lottie Messer,

33, Rushville; William A. Buttner, | €1, Terre Haute, and Mrs. Emma E.|

I’inney, 65, Ft. Wayne.

Two Indianapolis women were re-'

ported prostrated by the heat today and were taken to Methodist Hospital where their conditions were said to be not serious. They are Elizabeth Kemp. 32, of 231 Leeds Ave. and Grace Otis, 40, of 646 Virginia Ave. The first heat wave was tempo-

rarily ended Saturday afternoon by | a wind. and . rain storm, but the}

second moved in shortly afterward. bringing the string of hot days to 11.

Exodus in New York

Throughout the nation millions!

: | started from scratch six years ago. Three persons died in Indiana]

has become indisputably the world’s greatest. Witness Poland, Norway, the Low Countries, France, The one factor which, more than any other, made the Reich's “Luftwaffe” what it is today was unified organization—organization so perfect in detail 'that the German air force can function in one capacity or a dozen, in whole or in part, in offense or defense with-

| out a hitch and at a moment's notice,

The Luftwafle is modern and streamlined in all its parts, As one of Germany's three armed services, with which it is co-equal, the air force has its own commander-in-chief, With ther army and navy, it is subJect to orders from Adolf Hitler's High Command, which is the su-

preme unifying and co-ordinating

Under the commander-in-chief are military commanders and administrative officers who are charge of personnel,

Non-German experts acquainted with the air force's organiza-

tion have reported that it functions with an efficiency rare in such large and ramified bodies, n ” 5 TH: methods of organization and the routines followed not only are brand new, these experts have discovered, but are also completely flexible so that they may

lery, It also has its own signal and medical corps as well as other specialized groups which enable it to operate as a self-contained unit, The air force may operate independently, or in conjunction with the army and navw Air force units may be detached for service under army or navy command. Discretion for such employment of the air force lies exclusively with the High Command. Although Reich Field Marshal Hermann Wilhelm Goering outranks Aamiral Erich Raeder, com-mander-in-chief of the navy, and Gen, Field Marshal Walther Von Brauchitsch, commander-in-chief of the army, the air force itself enjoys no precedence over the other two branches. Frequently the three command(Continued on Page Five)

Mr. Roosevelt submitted to the | Senate a proposed bill to effectuate his request. It would authorize him to order out the National Guard and organized reserves for [use within to the limits of the | Western Hemisphere and the territories and possessions of the United States, including the Philippines. | The authority would cease after June 30, 1942, and no unit could Ibe held in service more than a

| year.

| First Senate reaction to the request was favorable. Assistant Republican Leader Warren R. Austin | of Vermont said it was "a necessary | component” of the conscription pro-

| gram. Lee to Ask Amendment

| Senator Josh Lee (D. Okla.) no[tified the Senate that he intends to

Shrewsbury, who lives near Edin- |Adolf Hitler's long-threatened blitz-

burgh, and George Vivian Smith, 6, and his year-old sister, children of Hugh Vivian Smith, a partner in the London banking house of Morgan & Grenfell. “Children of friends of mine,’ Mr. Morgan said, smiling and chucking the children under the chin.

Approve Nation’s Role as

Guardian of Defenses in

AMERICAS BACK U. S. PROPOSAL

krieg was at hand-—as suggested by dispatches from German-dominated France — or whether the German offensive was merely being gradually intensified still was a subject of speculation. At Rome, the Fascist press indicated that there might not be any acefinite “launching” of a blitzkrieg ‘by saying that it had been under- | way since Friday.

British Bombers Also Busy

In any event, the tempo of aerial war on both sides was steadily mounting, with British bombers ranging deep into Germany and | striking along the German-occupied French coast while the Nazis con centrated on British coastal shipe ping and scattered land objectives, Royal Air Force bombers also struck at Nazi bases on the French and Dutch coasts, particularly at

sought relief at beaches and re-

coris—more than one-third of New press an amendment to the con- This Hemisphere. Cherbourg where oil tanks were

York City's 7.000000 went to the ACCIDENT TAKE M ° T ® scription bill that would call for a] bombed and big fires Scarten: Be 1 o 1 NL | % | i " witie « - AEE A, Ww vestardiav k / o draft of capital as well as men.| HAVANA, July 20 (U. P).-| lin reported 11 British planes shou seashore or the country yestérday-— S orrissey a es eq nn FRED GARDNER His proposal, which has been pend- | president Roosevelt's declaration GOWN yesterday by Nazi defense and

but the Weather Bureau said there ing more than a year, would require reconnaissance forces.

WILIS So at » | Fi hti M t h /l L ] | a census of all wealth in the nation that the United States held itself | Britain also admitted that the RA A ol 1g Ing / C e icense and would empower the Govern- responsible for the defense of the British 1120-ton destroyer Wren had {he forecast for the day, “warm and | - —

ment to force citizens to lend it Western Hemisphere gets the unan-| been sunk by aerial hombs during humid” Yor tonight. |imous approval today of the 21 re-|action between patroling British de= The Weather Bureau had grown 4 . ; | At th resent the President can publics represented at the confer-|stroyers and enemy aircraft. The license was taken under advisement today by the County Liquor Control \ Lhe pres ; : oD vy ; : cautious. Last week it forecast Th ini : : d after . : : Ye Fa ok - : : : | call out the National Guard only for lence of American foreign ministers.) admiralty said there were some wali A > lie ree Die in Traffic, Five Are Board atier a hearing in which the place was described as “undesirable.” all out t , Guard only lor | Sters.| It} relief” on occasion. The relief ’ Police Chief Michael F. Morrissey, taking the lead in opposing the With Atkins Co. 59 Years, , limited two weeks’ training serv-| A statement by the conference casualties and that another destroy-

never came. So in announcing the i | renewal. told the board of the rita , ve ive] i : ice in peace time. Even then, the secretariat said that the plenary|er shot down two German planes Dossibility of showers in the Bast Drowned. Two Killed | : of the recent slaying of Robert Chambers in| Columbia Club President, | militiamen are under disclipinary |session would be of vital importance in the fight.

Bv Trai pa lie mye. sading bist it as Inere~ | ra authority of the Governors of the because it would take up matters| German dive bombers and fight y trains. 29 SPEEDERS FINED |y ie les gw 0 og ony Se Active in G. 0. P, various states. Under present stat- concerning the defense of the|ing planes with the sun behind The temperature reached onlyj oo io tulad : . I Mg a oe Fay Sv t tf utes the National Guard comes|Americas. them attacked in waves today along 03.5 degrees in New York City yes- leven persons met violent deaths | preserved Ee yas Mi lemen | Fred C. Gardner, secretary-treas- under full Federal authority only if | Mr. Roosevelt's declaration, made | the southeast coast of England terday, as compared with Satur- in Indiana over the week-end—three, 215 BY KARABELL fended his operation of the Ver urer of E. C. Atkins & Co. and presi- the nation is engaged in war. {more than a year ago when he| (possibly the vital Dover sector), day's 986, but the humidity was in traffie, five by drowning, two saving that for several months he dent of the Columbia Club, died My Rocsevels as provised 8 call | dedicated an pternations] ridge] Dus Does 3 tremendous snilajiont eater suffering more in- y ek by 5 ; SO ¢ ; . up four infantry divisions of the ite s-Canadian ‘age , swar jean) lhe Oy I a when struck by trains and one when [sought unsuccessfully to get a spe-| yesterday at his home, 4131 N SP Ara and several anti-aircraft and AAT og Rn of the fighting planes. uted to the heat. Prostrations were injured by runaway horses. 3 Lj S . jcial policeman stationed in the Meridian St. He was 77 and had coast artillery regiments for inten- | «peclaration of Havana” which the! It was the higgest raid and the counted in the scores, beach and In Indianapolis, two young women icenses Suspended in Blaze in order to prevent law vio- peep ill for a month. | sive training. conference is to adopt and which most violent aerial battle of the ‘av ace ; t sands, escaped serious injury when their ‘ ’ | SE | Mr. Gardner had been president All S a limited “collective| war, eye witnesses said. Some of A nn stalled auto was struck by a trac-| Court ‘Heat Wave. | Declaring “I did not shoot or or-/of the Columbia Club four times, a Public Reaction Sour’ in TR A the war-orphaned|the German planes brought down Coney Island where 1.300000 per-' tion car, hurled against a waiting ; . (der this man shot,” Mitchell ex- member of the board of directors His new request came while the | European colonies in the Western exploded in mid-air as they dived wi . Y on ht sbace on sands heated Station and then rolled down a 25- Judge Charles J. Karabell insti- plained that the reason the vic-| for many years, and a member of Senate marked time awaiting the Hemisphere at terrific speed at undisclosed obsons =oug Sf od | tuted his own heat wave on speed-|tim’s body was found on the side- the building committee, He was formal committee action on the | The declaration asserts that the jectives. The first attackers defled

to 110 degrees, it was difficult to [oot ditch. ! I a. nh ding w i” lk i he ( Th bL £ g |ers in Traffic Court today. | walk in front of the tavern, instead long active in Republican politics, Burke-Wadsworth conscription bill. oublics of this hemisphere will | the heavy ground barrage but later

find space to sit down. Traffic victims were: of i] i fi I hel Thi ti heduled f to | waves broke and were chased out : 5 MR. AND MRS. EMMETT | “ : " . _/of on the second floor where he and was a leader in civic affairs. Als action was scheduled ior to-| ! ari i | Wave! oke ere ’ 25 Die in New England HEATON. of near Linton. Killed | ‘He “made i hot” for 29 speed {was shot, was that “we did not| From 1929 to 1934, during the first morrow. Formal Senate debate may J Te ne rer eon Sheu! over the English Channel. the victor in Europe's war. Damage Reported Slight

New England counted 25 violent in a headon collision on Road 59 wr Fhe Jppenrad before ha, ate Kaw how ;adly he was injured | administration of Reginald H. Sul- be Solara ome days, howeyes: | oy y orl 8 nile A : i | them $275. an average o 48 per and naturally sought to give him|livan as Mayor, he was a member of Pending further sounding of public : deaths, most of them directly or| A mile and a half south of Linton, | Thr , i Dols . ini i i . ordi h dified at the| British sources reported that dame 3 : is ep son. Three youths lost their any assistance we could, s : i ) .. opinion and discussion of com Its wording was modi S s rep indirectly caused by the heat. One JESS BAKER, 54, of Decatur, |B a : Such ; asi the City Council, - He Was & Wem : (Continued on Page Three) age done by the dive bombers was ta o——————— comparatively slight, despite eye-

i v Joe Mitchell's petition for renewal of his Indiana Ave. tavern liquor | —— | "At U

tomorrow, the Weather Bureau said they “may bring rclief.” |

| driving.

TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

+ *ataliv 4 : ' tdriver’s license. | fresh air.” > 1s , . promise plans. an's eart stopped when a bee hurt fatally in a collision near | i ¥ oa yaaiiy ma ber of the Park Board during the re tas Maas Joa i D 2 a uo! Portiang Charged with racing” a sherifi’s| Joining Chief Morrissey in urg- administration of Mayor Joseph E. _ Considerable opposition has de- itRacy CePOrts thn & tung 1 pp Th trp : .o (car while it was on an emergency! in. Pani | veloped to the measure, which would witness reports that they darted listed 16 deaths, including that ol Those who met death in White run. R. E. Hatfield, 21. of 1014 N ing that the license not be renewed Bell. ‘require the registration of all men through the anti-aircraft barrage a man who was killed on the high- River were: | New Jersey St paid $11 for SOBEL were James Stanley, 3709 Graceland He formerly was treasurer of the from 18 to 64 for defense men STEEL STIMUL to extremely low altitudes and re~ way en route to his wedding. Ten FELIX HOFFMAN, 18, of Jas- ling 4 miles an hour and yy tor| Ave: president of the Federation state, county and city Republican nro’ a0 01 10 45 would be liable | leased bombs that shook the coast of New England's deaths were in| per, drowned near Portersville. | reckless driving. Mis driver's li | Of Associated Clubs, and Cecil Voris, Committees. He was a delegate to for combatant service. E ORDERS “= a wide area. Connecticut, which expected 90-/ JAMES WINFIELD, 15. of Wash- |..." Co suspended for 30 days | 427 W. Michigan St. the national convention In 1920, "6 1. O. President John L. Lewis | | One British plane was lost and degree plus heat again today. ington, drowned about five miles { Another vouth, Richard Stewart | Henry Leon Vance, general man- when Warren G. Harding was nomi- sought to enlist the opposition of | | others damaged, the air ministry Philadelphia experienced 99-de- from that city. lof 603 N California St. was said | 28er of the tavern, denied any nated and was a presidential elec- jis unions to any peacetime con- | | said. gree heat Sunday, a season's high JAMES DAVIS, 10. of Mitchell, to have attempted to “dodge” his knowledge of Sunday or after-hours |tor in 1908 when President William (Continued on Page Three) ! ith Out The raid was the chief of several and the hottest July 28 in the city’s, drowned five miles south of Bed= | ov out of an arrest when Motor. | Curbstone sales of Liquor, or sale of Howard Taft was ducied, Je was ne. Stocks Rise Wit utput itacies duriie the dag. Hordes of history. The forecast was more of] ford. . AE . BF : ._| policy tickets in the place. | treasurer and a member ol the exe- ' azi ombers dive ike grey the same. Eastern Pennsvivania re-| JOHN MURRAY, 19, of Crown tele Fe oN ue Fn | Questioned about reports that cutive committee of the Indiana 2 SHIPS OF CHILDREN Around 90 Per Cent. swarms of bees in the face of count ported 51 heat deaths in the past’ Point, drowned near Sparkesville, | The officer testified he was unable! UmMerous patrons are armed, he Taxpavers Association. : | 9 less white puffs of smoke that ile 10 days, Western Pennsylvania 37. MRS. MARJORIE HARVEY, |{, «get a good clock on him" pe. | feplied that it would take “a police- | For 59 years, longer than any ARRIVE IN CANADA NEW YORK, July 29 (U. P.).— | lustrated the intensity of the antie A freak electrical storm hit south-| 19, of near Fayettesville, drowned | ause he weaved in and out of Man at the door to search everyone other member of the office person-| Stimulated by war and national aircraft barrage. ern New Jersey producing, at its; near the old Lawrenceport dam. |ijaffic so much. | to keep guns and knives out.” inel, Mr. Gardner was associated] AN EASTERN CANADIAN PORT, defense orders, steel operations of Planes wavered and tumbled toe height, an occasional snow flurry, Victims of trains were: Judge Karabell fined Stewart $6 J. V. Medias, attorney, told the with E. C. Atkins & Co. He had July 29 (U. P.).—Two ships, carry- the nation are scheduled to rise ward the ground. Two dive bombe that wasn't a dream but was just| JOSEPH ROHNER, 55. of Clin= [for speeding and $11 for reckless board that for every” “10,000 Negroes | been secretary-treasurer since 1900./ing more than 2300 evacuees from this week to 90.4 per cent of capa- ers were reported hit so squarely as fleeting. Five persons died, one| (Continued on Page Three) in the City, 9000 are for Mitchell.”| He was born in Farmer City, Ill,| Great Britain, arrived here today. city, the highest since Dec. 11 last that they exploded and flew to after being struck by lightning. oR st — This brought boos and much nega- [Aug. 23, 1862, the son of Anson Officials said that most of the year, the American Iron & Steel pieces in mid-air. : . Washington experienced a 16- ‘ tive head waving from the dozens|James Gardner and Mary Watson evacuees were children going to Institute announced today. ‘Then Royal Air Force fighting degree drop in temperature trom a T ki ton 71 CINCINNATI GETS U. S. |of witnesses crowded into the hear-|Gardner. He came to Indianapolis homes in Canada and the United This week's rate will represent a craft suddenly filled the sky, strike 97 high when an electrical storm, ar Ing ! I | ing room. (Continued on Page Three) States for the duration of the war. (rise of 2.2 points or 2.5 per cent (Continued on Page Three) ‘accompanied by almost no rain! . ope SEARCHLIGHT PLANT - - ; (compared with last week's 2 per rete visited the Capital. The storm over, | Sti Is Writing * ° cent rate. Operations a mon CHAMBERLAIN ENTERS (Continued on Page Three) | WASHINGTON. July 20 (U. P). Blazin Sun Brin S Latest Tra ed fo Huxle S were at 74.2 per cent and a year | Times Special | —The Army has selected a site near | g g g y y I |ago at 59.3 per cent. | HOSPITAL IN LONDON Et Fanon: mann: Sins peace meee: Whose Troubles Started With Fire i oh Se I 29. — Booth argmeglon, aian- | % plant to produce big searc =| tf Tf ¥ Leadin stocks broke out of their | ~Julv 29 (1. ty apolis novelist, celebrated the Tlst | lights and mirrors needed for anti- sé rou es ar e I ire In arc iL and rose 1 to 3 points RN \CE.ONDON, Juv 2 Lh wih anniversary of his birth today at |tircraft units, It was learned today. o day when it was announced U. S. Jind now Lord President of the his summer home here. : The plant, aimed to remove one, Hard luck visited the Huxley accident and the family automo- destroyed, including 400 that |gtee] operations had reached a newfCouncil in Britain's War Cabinet, He spent the dav quietly with |of the “bottlenecks” in the rearma-| family again today. bile was damaged badly. Charles had just purchased. And |1940 peak, above 90 per cent of ‘entered a London hospital today for Denny ....... 9|/Movies ....... 4! close friends, including his next | ment program, will be the second] On March 12 the home of Bro- During these trying days, Warren. trving to save some of |capacity. lan operation. Comics ...... 15/Obituaries ... 8 door neighbor, novelist Kenneth |to be built in a chain of 108 indus-| dey Huxley, was destroyed by Charles Huxley and his 17-year- Sh 7 Ya The list earlier dragged along| The nature of his illness was not Crossword ... 14 (Pegler ....... 10! Roberts. (trial establishments: to meet de-| fire, Brodey's wife was burned old son Warren have been sup- the brood, was burned on the |; jecclv in the dullest trading | disclosed. Editorials .... 10{Pyle ......... 9 Mr. Tarkington still is a produc- |fense shortages. Congress voted| fatally and his sister-in-law and porting the family by selling hands and required treatment by | since 1918. U. S. Steel and Beth-| Fashions .... 6 Questions .... 9] ing writer. A new novel about |$220,000,000 recently for the plants.| his daughter, were injured seri- chickens. a physician. Their delivery car |lehem rose 1!:; points each. ChrysFinancial .... 11 Radio .. 11! Indianapolis is to be published |The first announced was a $25,000,-; ously. Today the blazing sun shining parked near the chicken house | ler led a late rally gained 3's points. | Flynn ....... 10 Mrs. Roosevelt 9 soon, first as a magazine serial 000 smokeless powder plant, which A few days later, the mother of through the window of their chick- was damaged. All through the list a firming | SUMMER THEATER Forum ....... 10 Scherrer ..... 9 and then as a book. will be operated by E. I. du Pont de’ Charles Huxley, Brodev's father, en house behind the home at “That's not the worst of it,” |tendency was noted as other sec- | The Gallup Poll... 9 Serial Story. 15 Mr. Tarkington was at work on | Nemours at Charlestown, Ind. died of pneumonia and an aunt 3412 S. Rural St. ignited some moaned Charles. “My wife will |tions appeared aided by British]

Times: new serial story begins today on

In Indpls .... 3 Side Glances. 10 this book when he wintered at his It was understood that the who lived with them died 48 hours straw and the building burned be just heartsick when she finds [Prime Minister Churchill's asser- } Page 15.

Inside Indpls. 10 Society .... 6 Indianapolis home and had prev- searchlight plant also will be op-| later. to the ground in less than 20 min- out her flower bed was ruined [tion that the Empire is determined Jane Jordan.. 6 Sports ... 12 13, viously done some work on it here |erated by private industry, but ne-| Last month Mrs. Charles Hux- utes. while we were trying to save the [to fight, dispelling recent peace Johnson ..... 10 State Deaths, 8 last summer. |gotiations are not yet completed., ley was injured in an automobile A total of 635 chickens was chicken house.” rumors. :

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