Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 August 1940 — Page 3

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WHETHER IT IS Bi DRIFT OR DRAFT | § 1S UP TO HITLER

Congress Expected to Hurry Mobilization Only When And if Nazis Win.

By FRED W. PERKINS Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.—Adolf Hitler, with one vote, wilul determine whether the United States Congress is soon to enact something unprecedented in this country— military conscription in peacetime ~according to a sampling of House and Senate opinion, If the German across the English blitzkrieg Britain, the will bring a draft in mn! this composite judgment. So long as the world is kept waiting for | Hitler's next move, with popular | hope rising that the British may fizht him off, Congress will delay and debate on the theory that the| tremendous step of conseription may | be unnecessars But come the fall of Britain or the SEEMING 1IMminence of such =a catastrophe, opposition to a great draft of manpower will be swept acide, according to this consensus.

legions swarm Channel to concussion | America,

Congressmen Watch Mail

This is an election vear, and the

mail of the 435 members of the House is preponderantly against conscription. Also, a squad of longdistance orators in the Senate have declared their opposition to the principle of compulsory service when national danger somewhere between theoretical and actual. Other factors against immediate enactment of conscription are: Only one Administration leader in the Senate, Senator Sherman Minton (D. Ind.), is actively on the| pro side. He ig assistant to the ma | jority leader, Senator Alben W.| Barkley (D. Kyv.), who has con-| firmed his published comments to & prediction that the issue would require two or three weeks to debate in the Senate, Senator Burton K. Wheeler (D.| Mont.). actively in opposition, calls] the Barkley estimate conservative, | and says there will be “thorough! discussion.” '

Opponents Count 20 Senators

Opponents now count at least 20 | Senators ready to oppose conserip-| tion and they say a majority have taken no position, | Among the 20 are numbered at | least 10 who would he willing to en-| gage In extended debate {They do not like the word "filibuster, It is generally recognized that 10] determined Senators could prevent action on anv question unless public op'hion forced them to retreat, Although Secretary of War Henry 1 and high Army chiefs have argued vehemently for the| draft testimony has not con-| vinced many Democrats that the hill | is backed unreservedly by the Administration President Roosevelt's disinclination to comment in detail hevond reiterating his belief in the principle zelective service, has done nothing to inspire enthusiasm. |

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The arguments of separvate-air-force advorates in Washington are summed up in the dispatch that follows.)

Let Committee Carry Load By CHARLES T 1UCEY Administration leadership in the| WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 —AdvoHouse has allowed the draft load!cates of a separate Cabinet Departto be carried by the Military Af- ment of Military Aviation, co-equal fairs Committee William B. Bankhead (D. Ala) nor | tremendous growth of our land and Majority Leader Sam Rayburn (D |naval air forces dictates the libTex) has identified himself on|eration of these forces from the either side of the argument. | older military establishments Rep. Patrick J. Boland (D. Pa), | For 20 years there has been agithe majority whip, who has a repu- tation for an independent Departtation of being constantly in touch iment of Aviation Numerous govwith Democratic sentiment in the | ernment commissions have studied House, expressed the opinion today |the subject. But always the opthat “only a substantial compro- | position of the admirals and genmise on the original proposal will erals prevailed be favored by most members.” | Those were the years, however, - - - | when air power in the proportions of 1940 was scarcely imagined. Our air force was a puny thing. But today, advocates of a separate de-

2890 DUTCH KILLED

tons Spring

Tremendous Growth of U. S. Dictates Its Liberation, Advocates Say,

Neither Speaker with the Army and Navy, say the]

IN WAR. NAZIS SAY

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BERLIN, Aug. 1 (U. P)—-D.N official German news agency,

today in a dispatch from the Hague, |

that the final figures for Dutch casualties have been established at 9200 killed. 6889 wounded, and 29 gill missing It was further announced that an investigation bv Rotterdam mag{=t revealed that 619 persons had been killed during the fighting in that city. (The Netherlands legation in Washington issued a stateJulv 18 in which it said than 230.000 people had and 70000 wounded In alone during seven and of bombing bh

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minutes German planes

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Totals MEETINGS TODAY

Advertising Club of diananolis Athletic Club Sigma Chi, Stegemeiers Btratford Hotel noon nil Club, Hotel Severin Indianapolis Camera Ninth St. 8 nm, Peta

Indianapolis, In. noon Restaurant

noon Club, 110 East

Theta Pi, Canarv Cottage. noon. <. Department of Agriculture, Board of Trade, NOON tambda Chi Alpha Alumni Russet Cafeteria. noon ; Indianapolis Mator Transportation Club, Ine Fox's Steak 1s€ Toon

Association,

MEETINGS TOMORROW

¥xchange Club, luncheon, Hotel Severin

Officers Association, luncheon Raard of Trade, noon Phi Delta Theta, lunchn Canary Cet tage. noon Delta Tan Delta, =n Columbia Cink. noon | Indiana Stamp Clnh, meeting Hotell lers BE D..M { Sigma

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partment contend, aviation sets the pace for all warfare and should not be timed to the beat of an older, less mobile type of fighting.

tary plane. In 1915, it had one small squadron of planes. In 1918. there were close to 150.000 men in the Army Aur Force, Thousands of planes were huilding when the World War ended, and 400 had been in the fighting over the lines in France After the war. the Armv Air Force was held to about 1000 planes and 25.000 men In 1939 came the firsf great ex pansion since the World War: Arm) Air Corps manpower advanced from 0.000 to 45000 and plane strength from 2000 to A500

NAPOLIS

BIRTHS Girls Clayton Vera Durham Ben Dorothy Harold, Geraldine cent’s David Dorothy Thomas at William, Marie Turk, at St Thomas, Ruth Gasaway, at St Ray, Opal Snvder at St. Frapeis Rudolph Leona Newton Bovs

Edward, Maxine Cole, at Coleman William, Catherine Rudolph, at City. Frederick, Dorothv Rash, at City William, Alene McNairy, at Methodist Ray, Dorothy Alexander, at Methodist James, Glendora Adams, at Methodist Emmet, Mary Kelly, at 117 N. Noble. Ray. Elizabeth Havlin , 934 N. Parker. Helmut, Violet Schulz, at 1030 Church. Joseph, Grace Robbins, at 831 Lexington Wendell, Maxine Wright, at 2832 Bethel

Methodist, Francis

DEATHS David Bryant. 45, at City, broncho-pneu-oni Riley,

8. Rosa Cook, 7 pneumonia, William Martin, 58, at Central Indiana, general paralysis Ernestine DuDanske, 85 at 2007 N. Capiheat exhaustion Christopher Graham, 76 1835 Montcalm, chronie myocarditis. Harry FE. Dobson, 64 at Veterans, carcinoma Ruth Miller, 8, mmor Tela Graphman,

davs, at broncho-

at 1405 Carrollton, hrain

38, City,

Richardson, 97, at Riley, myvelitis. Chauncev Grove, 56, at Methodist, onary occlusion, Loan . Deal. 71, at 1968 N. Keystone, acute cholecystitis Lvdia Hawhee, Pmeumonia. Mary Allen. 71, at Harry C. Ballard cardiac dilatation Samuel Patterson, 72, at 3245 N. Illinois mitral insufficiency. Ida Fdwards, 69, Luvena Beaman, chronic myocarditis Lamar Wenger, 13

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carcinoma, 78. 533

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In 1909, the Army had one mili- |

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Remembering lean dave during Germany's World War blockade of the British Isles, everyone whe can-raises some kind of food. Above, a waitress waters a “pavement truck garden.”

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One of the first to respond to the British Aircraft Ministry's request for aluminum kitchenware was Montagu Norman, Governor of The Norman chauffeur delivers pots and pans

y Hitler called the tune and the pursestrings were loosened again Funds for 2400 additional planes were provided, and then for the [present fiscal year, Congress went all out” and voted the Army Air

Corps 95.000 men and 16.000 planes. |

This is more men than were in the whole army in 1816. | 1f war comes to this country and |an army of two million men is |raised, some Air Corps men esti- | mated that 750.000 might be connected in one way or another with the Air Force | It is illogical, they contend, for a fighting unit of such size and might | —a unit with an area of influence lover an enemy far beyond that of the older services—to be subordinate to these services.

Cheer Mitchell's Words

Advocates of a separate air force insist that the Air Corps, in its character and mission, is as different, from both the Army and Navy as ‘these establishments are from each other. Air Corps men still cheer what the late Gen. Billy Mitchell wrote years ago: | “As important as anvthing else is {he placing of one man in charge

of aviation who can he held directly |

responsible for the aeronautical development of the whole country, and next. an air representative on councils of national defense who has equal power with representatives of Army and Navy Not onlv does this give proper weight ta aeronautics, hoth in peace

and war, hut the Army and Navy |

OFFICIAL WEATHER

wee United States Weather Burean

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: Partie [etands tonight and tomorrow: warmer to- | morro. | Sunrise ...... 4:43 Sunset TEMPERATURE

"3 —Aug. 1, 1339—

31pm BAROMETER 6:30 a. m.... 30.03

Precipitation 24 hrs endin Total precipitation singe n. .

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MIDWEST WEATHER

Indiana—Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; thundershowers in extreme northwest portion late tonight and tomorrow morning: warmer tomorrow Ilinois—Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; scattered thundershowers in extreme north portion; somewhat warmer tomorrow.

Lower Michigan—Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; scattered showers or thunderstorms in north and extreme west portions tomorrow: warmer tomorrow, slightly warmer in north portion tonight.

| Ohio—Fair in east and north ' portions {and cloudy in southwest porten with local {showers in extreme southwest portion to|night; tomorrow generally fair and slightly warmer followed bv local #showers and thunderstorms in west and south portions {in afternoon.

Kentucky Partly cloudy with local showers in northwest portion tonight: tomorrow generally fair, followed by after- | noon thundershowers; slightly warmer in east portion

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M. Stations Bar. Temp Amarillo. Tex. 2088 63 Bismarck, N. D. | Boston {Chicago {Cincinnati Cleveland nver . Dodge City, Kas, Helena, Mont. | Jacksonville, Fla. | Kansas City, Mo. Little Rock, Ark.

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rly to Defense of Their Homeland

When England is threatened, everybody ofganized their own house-to-house made barrows, they bring in “junk” that's highly

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system to collect waste materials.

' ping in an effort to tighten the Nazi ‘aerial and submarine hlockade,

i against the Thames Estuary sector FE. and as far portant Bristol Channel ports,

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| possible blitzkrieg bases from Noril way to the French coast but also . have hammered at centers of Geriiman war manufacturers. especially

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turns to defend it. These boys of Alexander School, London,

Above, on toy wagons and home-

valuable to war industries,

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NEW U-BOAT DRIVE LAUNCHED BY NAZIS

resulted in explosions and fires and the loss of eight British planes yesterday against two German planes admitted lost. At Gibraltar, British forces were reported in Spanish dispatches to be rushing defense preparations as a | result of fear of a general offensive against the big fortress. Authorities | were said to have taken measures to | assure adequate supplies of food and opposite water (dependent on rain-filled have massed catchments) and to strengthen ‘ hb pk 1 , | barbed wire and other defenses. page riley Jorces, Jnelnding At Rome, the Italian High Comieavy artillery - and naval units, | mand reported the bombing of a along the French coast—again a»- | British convoy hy Italian planes in peared to be a center of attack, but | the Eas Mediterranean, where a ¥ : nw 5 wm 1a : ritish destroyer was said to have poradic thrusts also were reported been sunk. This apparently was the | same clash in which the British Admiralty reported that British warships had heen forced to sink a | Greek tanker carrying oil for Italian | forces because of the Fascist aerial

British Bomb Hanover as

Axis Powers Hammer | Away at Isles.

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Tha port of Dover

which the Germans

28 Wales and the im-

The British reported increasing confidence in their own aerial coast- | attempt to rescue the ship. naval defenses against the| Meanwhile, the armed British blitzkrieg invasion once threatened Merchant cruiser Alcantara, which BY: the. Nazh-Fascist oF bub. + | battled a German raider off Ilha € scist press but re- Tyinidade Monday night, arrived at cently described by Rome and Ber- Rio de Janeiro today for repairs. lin spokesmen as turning into a long The vessel. a former Royal Mail and hard conflict. [liner of 22,209 tons, was damaged The British aerial raids on Ger-| in the running fight. many have been designed to smash The raider, a converted merchantman like the« Alcantara, also was | damaged, and fled under a smoke screen. In London, announcement of the in the crowded Runr Valley area. Sinking of the destroyer ‘Delight | The German communique suid during an air attack brought the

| that bomb | total of British destroyers sunk in (that bombs dropped from a high|,,."y.. to 29. Great Britain had

Ititude had killed and injured sev-| js ; 187 destroyers at the start of the eral persons and severely damaged | yoy and may have completed more

dl | a number of houses at Hanover, but gince but figures on these are un

|that the bombs fell far from mili-| vailable

tary objectives. Hanover, in Prus-| In announcing the sinking of t |sia, is a great industrial and art Delight, the Es ie |: : | said loss of life was “small.” The High Command admitted that| In the Far East, the Japanese {other British planes had bombed | Cabinet of Premier Prince Fumi-

- {northern and western Germany but|maro Konoye issued a statement of

British war workers labor long hours, so they make the most of whal few respites they get, Here are some of them relaxing at Brighton, famous bathing resort.

Air Force

have always and will always deadlock on certain issues where they have equal representation. The introduction of a third service would tend to break this. Gen. Marshall Helps “Eventually all military power of ‘the Government should be concen|trated in a single department which ‘would have control over all national defense, no matter whether it be on land, on sea or in the air {In this way overhead might be cut ‘down. definite and complete mis-

forces, and a thorough understandling of the nation’s needs would re|sult.” | Many Army officers would have |taken up for the air service the |broadsword laid down by General Mitchell—but well they know how his courage drew a courtmartial.

| Advocates of a separate air de-

‘partment say that military aviation,

now come of age, has no forceful official spokesman country which has heard the stories of the admirals and generals for decades The head of the Army Air Corps is said to have little direct contact with Secretary of War Stimson, who. of course, first got acquainted with the Armv when air power had virtually no recognition, Air Corps men concede that their division has fared well under Gen ‘George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff Rut President Roosevelt. they paint out. always has heen rated a Nav) man he was Assistant Se-retary of the Navy in the World War,

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Everywhere Mi i= accompanied hy a military aide land a naval aide, but no represen [tative of aviation—a detail not in

itself important, but symbolic

| Many air corps men believe mili- |

[tary aviation cannot get the recoeg[nition it needs from the nation until it has the spokesman it lacks to(day. They believe the development of aviation will not be commensurate {with its military importance until there is a separate air department They contend that General Mitchell was right in demanding that this department have its own budget, its own quartermaster and supply organization, its own procurement system and its own promotion list. They agree that the Army and Navy should have their own limited air forces, but argue that the nation’s real fighting air force should be independent of these— able to support them or to act on its own, as the character of the mission dictates.

G-MEN QUESTION SIX ON HOLDUP, OF BANK

CHICAGO, Aug. 1 (U P) Six members of a gang who admitted [that they had participated in numerous Midwestern hoidups were [turned over to G-Men today by | Lieut. Kyran Phelan for questioning |ahout the robbery of the Riegelsville, |Pa., National Bank. | The six were arrested after one of them told police the gang planned [to rob a jewelry salesman who was lon his way to the fashionable gold coast section to display his goods Those held were Moe Factor, 53, alias Mayer; Richard Smith, 43, alias Schmidt: Arthur MeKwani, 36, alias Frank: Clarence Hawkins, 41 alias Halkins: Montgomery Hall, 34, and Thomas Nash, 39 The Riegelsville bank was held up June 27 and the gang escaped with $10,000 to $15,000,

| Decatur Assessor

Partial County Budget

1940 Appropriatio $ 8404200 36,820.00 76,012.00 89,546.00 31,723.00 76,475.00 14,554.00 5,235.00 12,504.00 10,542.00 80,612.00 650.00 705.00 1,020.00 2,640.00 785.00 7,570.00 12,880.00 10,666.00 67,700.00 20,000.00 16,800.00 35,075.00 47,521.00 12,025.00 12,325.00 12,200.00 12,395.00 12,275.00 13,825.00 13,825.00 8.135.00 8,135.00

County Clerk Vote Registration Co. Auditor Treasurer Recorder Sheriff Surveyor dia Co. Schools Supt Coroner Vides . Co. Assessor Center Assessor ..........

Co. Co

Franklin Assessor Lawrence Assessor

Pike Assessor

Wayne Assessor Prosecutor Circuit Court Probate Court Criminal Court Juvenile Court Superior Court 1 Superior Court Superior Court 3........ Superior Court 4 Superior Court 5 Municipal Court Municipal Court 2 Municipal Court 3 ....... Municipal Court 4 Municipal Court— Probation Dept. Co. Commissioners Roard of Review Co. Health Commt, Conrt HOUSE .......ovviss Jail a iii infirmary . . | Detention Hom Agricultural Agent id City Truancy Board. .... Co. Truancy Board ......

12.850.00 321.139.00 4,500.00 9811.59 62,038.00 34 965.00 60,250.00 13.705.00 10,472.00 11,460.00 1.760.00

Total Co. Gen. Fund

Sunnyside Hospital 8

1941 Request Increase Decrease

90.230.00 §& 5.288.00 15,644.00 80,567.00 93,046.00 34,662.96 79,885.00 19.145.00 8,345.00 12,504.00 10.542.00 86,152.00 650.00 70500 ........ 102000 ........ 3,310.00 470.00 935.00 150.00 8,080.00 1,410.00 13,800.00 920.00 12,164.00 1,498.00 68,200.00 500.00 19,700.00 Core re 16,800.00 37,575.00 47,467.00 12,125.00 12,725.00 11,600.00

n $ os . $21,176.00 4555.00 ........ 3,500.00 2,939.96 3,410.00 4,501.00 3,110.00

540.00

12,500.00 "100.00 400.00

12,795.00 12,250.00 14,425.00 14,425.00 8.585.00 8.585.00

13,500.00 257,787.50 4,500.00 12,988.00 62,413.00 49,524.00 71,000.00 14,580.00 10.472.00 11,460.00 1,760.00

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they got for this year, and six are asking less. The County Commissioners’ request is $63,351.50 less than their |

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450.00 450.00

630.00

3.17641 375.00 14,559.00 11,630.00 875.00

§1.301.216.50 §1,380,437.46 $74,667.37 183.000.00 § 232,323.64 $49,323.64

1941 Tor Rate Expected To Be About Same as 1940

63.351 50

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$85,506.50

ing $788 more for salaries, $2500 for |elothing for the insane and $2000 for stationery.

The Auditor would like an extra

|Primary and General Election ex- stationery and printing. The Treasurer's $3500 increase is rincipally for extra help. The County Schools superintend=

‘pense and $13,500 for election equip- | ment. p Figuring this election expense out |

lof their current budget, the Com- ent

| missioners’ request actually repre- | a |sents an increase of $59,000 on the, | basis of comparable items. | The commissioners want an in‘orease of $30,000 for the expenses of county inmates in state institutions, and $5000 more each for change of venue costs and burial for soldiers. Current approprigtions have proven inadequate for these three: items. over which commission- | ‘ers have little or no control, it was explained.

Feeney Wants More Help

{ The heaviest increase was that asked by Sheriff Al Feeney to operate his jail next year. He wants $14,550 more than was budgeted this year, $11,980 of the extra being ior salaries. He proposes to increase the number of deputies, increase the pay of the chief jailer from $2000 to $2400. the turnkey from $1800 tn $2000, the safety director from $1620]

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et for a detective He also asks increases in other items | The County Clerk wants

| deputies property. Pay hoosts for two probation of-| ficers, increasing each from $2000) | to $2400, are sought in the Criminal The only increase] House to place the floor of the In-| dianapolis Bar Association Law Li- |

| sought tenance

posals

cufrent budget. That's because their | $4555, including $1000 for an addi- | present budget includes $100,034 for | tional clerk and about $1000 for

would like to have his own sal boosted from $3000 to $3800 and to give an office employee a $600 | increase.

Library Needs Linoleum The Center Township assessor 1s

[Court requests. in the Court budget

noleum on

a PY rary.

check

$375

(asking $5240 more in his fund for | salaries, of which $3600 is for two non-taxabhle

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‘claimed only slight damage had] policy emphasizing Japan's program been caused by these raids. It! for a new order in East Asia, based claimed that German air raids on on close co-operation among Japan British shipping and harbors had Manchukuo and China.

Strauss

A Sweeping Send-Out of Gentlemen's Carefully-Made and Finely Tailored

SLACK SUITS

(or “Leisure Suits"—as they are often called!) Extraordinaly Values at

(Regularly 8.95)

They're Clothing-Tailored— they give you a new idea of what comfort and what contentment you can get in these clothes.

Clothing hands are skilled in putting fit into a pair of trousers—well-shaped seats, right proportions at the knees and thighs—nice tailoring in the collars, well-put sleeves.

| That's what makes this offering so good—that's what puts

immediate action into these

The County Clerk's vote registra-| prices— |

on office

request than he received this year. the reason for this drop is there| will he no election next year. There are a to $2000. and add $2000 to the budg- creases

lot.

$21,176

smaller too numerous to mention

less Again,

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Come and Get It!

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asked in the various budget pro-

more than he got this year, includ-| hearings get under way.

Most of them probably will $5288 be whacked out when the budget

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