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NAZIS STEP UP SMASHING RAIDS
Roosevelt Takes Lead in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey in Gallup Poll
DPR. GEORGE GALLUP Director. American Institute of Public Opinion RINCETON, N. J. Sept. 18—Dramatic new gains for President Roosevelt in a month which saw a fierce flare-up of the German onslaught on Great Britain, as well as the President's transfer of 50 destroyers in exchange for naval bases, are revealed in the American Institute of Public Opinion’s latest returns from three pivotal Eastern states—New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Gaining four percentage points on Wendell Willkie in New York State, three in Pennsylvania and five in New Jersey, President Roosevelt has taken the lead away from the Republican candidate in these three states and buttressed his national position at this stage of the race, the survey shows Whether or not President Roosevelt's gains in these states have heen duplicated in other parts of the country remains to be seen. Returns from the Institute's third stgte- -by-stae survey of Roosevelt Willkie sentiment are being tabulated and will be reported Friday in The Indianapolis Times,
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HITCHCOCK HEADS DRAFT IN INDIANA
By
Other ‘Civilians’ Named by Governor; Men Under 30 in Good Health Have 1 Chance in 9 in First Call.
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Indiana and the nation moved swiftly on conscription plans, Lieut. Col. Robinson Hitchcock, Assistant Adjutant General, was named head the State's selective service
SEI, Seven other National Guard ‘officers were appointed
* Seetion RENEW ATTACK
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Selection of the personnel for 154 local draft boards for the state continued. Marion County will be : - ON FEE SYSTEM for registration by Ocl. 1 County | Clerk Charles R Ettinger aed nounced. Selection of 1860 registravs to conduct the Oct. 18 registration practically is completed ‘Tax Board Members Ask In Washington, the War Depart- . { ment ordered to duty about 500 Na- ! State Aids to Figure tional Guard staff members to help | \ up the draft machinery in all 3-Year Collections. states, About 10 officers in each : state will collaborate with local A scorching attack on the system draft boards. it was announced, act- permitting elected County officials ing in an advisory Wd i receive thousands of dollars in A tentative “time-table calling Ee ver bov heir regular for the induction of the first ovel above their regul trainees into Federal service on Nov, the 15 was announced. Drawing to Be Oct.
The lottery
to fees and salaries was launched todav by County Tax Adjustment Board The board instructed two State Accounts Board examiners to figure out the amount of personal fees collected in the last three years hy the County Clerk, Treasurer, Sheriff and Recorder The fee system investigation, which is a continuation of a similar nouncing the eight-man board se-
jected by Governor M. Clifford probe started at the board's 1939] Townsend, emphasized that the session, got under way as the board | Guard officers were civilians, not began studying the Marion County Army men. He said the Indiana genera] fund budget for 1941. Guard had been studying the draft program for two years. Clerk’s Fees Studied An estimated 490.000 Hoosiers, be- First to undergo the Board's fee tween the ages of 21 and 35, will be qo tiny was the County Clerk. Carl registered Oct. 16. Of these, 64,000 porte, Chamber of Commerce tax, live in Marion County, 54,000 in In- expert, estimated . the clerk's perdianapotis. sonal income from fees was between State ' officials said today that g15000 and $25.000 a vear. “only about 1500 Indianapolis men”, State Accounts Board examiners | will be called in the first draft of jast year informed the board that in| 400,000 U. 8 men. They said a 1938 the Clerk had collected fees of | young man, 30 pr under, in good “gt least $20.685.” and that the | physical condition and with no de- Treasurer's fees were between $30 000 | pendents, had about “one chance in'gnd $40.000 a vear nine of heing called.” Greor ge Kuhn, No suggested that since the right of the officials to the fees cannot be elim-| providing inated without legislative action, the! the county ‘personnel in these offices be cut, registration boards. There will be forcing the officeholder to use his fee one chief registrar in each of the income to operate his office. county's 341 precincts and at least three assistants. They will receive! ‘39 Plea Cited Informed that the 1939 Adjust-
no pay. estab- ment Board urged corrective legis-
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to establish priorities of servich is scheduled for Oct. 23, with President Roosevelt likely to! draw the first number from the old “goldfish bowl” to determine the order in which conscripts will be | taken into the Army. Adjt. Gen. Elmer Straub. in an-
Board member, Pay in Counties
Veterans’ groups are members. to serve on
Publie buildings, business lishments and private homes will be lative action by next vear's General used for registration places, the list| Assembly, Paul Q. Richey, a new to be made public soon. board member, inquired: : Members of the State Board, “Well, shall we prepare the stand- | (Conticyed on Page Three) ard resolution?”
rr Board members
DR. TOWNSEND BACKS err ete way. und only one. WILLKIE'S CANDIDACY
(Continued on Page Five) NEW YORK, Sept. 18 |
U. PY] Dr. Francis E. Townsend, founder of the Townsend old-age pension plan, today formally announced that his organization favors Wendell L. Willkie, Republican candiJate for President. “I had breakfast with Mr. Willkie last Saturday.” Dr. Townsend said, “and I consider him a splendid man, a typical American. I haven't any doubt that he is wholly in sympathy | with what we are trying to carry out.’
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smiled and Mr.
CORNELL, BALDWIN NAMED
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 18 (U, J o—A Connecticut Republican state convention today unanimously nominated Paul L. Cornell as Senatorial candidate and renominated Governor Raymond E. Baldwin to] seek a second term.
HOUSTON, Tex. Sept. 18 (U. | —An egg—hard boiled—ruined the | culinary status today of Chief! Little White Feather, Sioux Indian, land lost his union a lawsuit, | The chief claimed, along with his {accomplishments of Indian dancing, tom-tom beating and circus and vaudeville experience, a 15year background of cooking. John Paulos, cafe owner, declared Little White Feather “couldn’t cook a lick” and asked District Judge Kenneth McCalla to grant his petition for an anti-picketing injunction.
TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES
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Mrs. Pegler Pvle Jia Questions .... Radio Mrs. Roosevelt Serial Story 3 Side Glances. Inside Indpls. 13 Society : The chief and the Culinary AlliJane Jordan.. 8 Sports .... 10, 11 ance Local 808 said Mr. Poulos fired Johnson «ees 14 State Deaths.. 15, him after nine days as a cook be- | Movies cess. 16} | cause he had joined the union.’
Ferguson 14 14 13 1 19 13 . 18 14
Clapper Comics Crossword Editorials Financial Flynn Forum In Indpls. .
| Wendell L. and inadequate national defense as threats to democracy as he Nazi-Fascist-Spanish
Bankhead yesterday,
P.).y
HAT vious Institute survey, faces Mr the intensification of the war support. Mr
that past, rise in Roosevell
Willkie on his present trip West,
has happened in these three Eastern states since the preAur. 25, is sufficient to show the problem
however. As in the in Europe has been followed by a
Willkie, whose active campaign is just
peginning, must now attempt to overhaul President Roosevelt in states
like New York, Pennsvlvania and New
Jersey, which the Republican
candidate held during the first weeks of the campaign and which are
probably necessary for his election The race in these three states month ago—hut the advantage lies stead of with Mr,
with the net change for Roosevelt Electoral Votes 47 36 16
“ Roosevelt New York Pennsylvania New Jersey In each ot number of voters “undecided” or wi 12 per cent in New York, 11 per ce in New Jersey. Many of them sti about Willkie vet. we're waiting to
The importance of New York, Pennsylvania and New account
the fact that together they
one fifth of the 531 in the electoral ¢ President
In New York City, where cent of the vote in 1936, he now lea where Mr strength today is at 60 per cent The trend since the Aug. figures:
25
% FDR
New York City Upstate New York . Philadelphia
Rest of State, including Pittsburgh 49
these states the Institute survey
Roosevelt received 62 per
1 is still close--as close as it was a today with President Roosevelt in-
Willkie, the survey shows The state-by-state vote of those with definite choices
at this time, is as follows Points of Change For Roosevelt
since Aug. 25
TODAY % Willkie 48% 48 46
5 found a substantial thout definite choices at this time-— nt in Pennsylvania and 13 per cent Il say, “We don't know very much hear what he hag to say.” Jersey lies in for 99 electoral votes, or almost ollege, Roosevelt registered 75 per ds by 67 per cent. In Philadelphia, cent of the vote four years ago, his shown in the following
survey is
Gain for FDR 4 4
% Willkie
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62 40 51
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Electoral Votes 47 New York 36 Pennsylvania 16 New Jersey
New York City Upstate New York ...... Philadelphia Rest of Pennsylvania a
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Missouri Remucky .....e0v0 4 55 West Virginia ...... 35 Marviand . 56 Delaware 55 Maine
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STANDINGS 1
Total States Electoral Votes Popular Vote
How They Line Up
REPORTED TODAY
FDR
570
VOTING BREAKDOWNS . 67%
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Points of Change for FDR Since Aug. 25
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WILLKIE 487, 18 46
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33% 62 40 51 WEER 7% 45 45 414 45 59
LAST MONTH Roosevelt
TER THIS
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Willkie 20 284 497%,
Willkie Flies to Phoenix For New Third-Term Attack Given Plan for Curbing
By THOMAS
L. STOKES
Times Speciar Writer
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Sept. 1 Willkie today linked the debt,
Mr. Willkie and Phoenix, i where he ¢
ROOSEVELT DRAFTS U. OF PENN SPEECH
on Way to Capital After Bankhead Funeral.
ABOARD PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL EN ROUTE TO WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (1), P.).—President Roosevelt returns to the White House today for a quick check on national mobilization plans before leaving to deliver a major address Friday at Philadelphia On his way north from Jasper,
Ala.. where he attended the funeral of the late Speaker Wiliam B. Mr. Roosevelt worked on the draft of his address There were indications that it may be a major counter-attack against his Republican opponent Wendell L. Willkie. The President plans to leave Washington for Philadelphia either
his party left Spesks this
‘Thursday night or Friday morning.
He speaks Friday afternoon at the | University of Pennsylvania wiere | he will receive an honorary degree.
Hard-Boiled Fog Gets Job of Houston's Chief Indian Chef
| Mr. Poulos countered that the In-| dian quit after 10 minutes of work | when a simple dish of ham-and-! eggs baffled him. Before deciding the case, Judge McCalla asked the Sioux tribesman | how long it takes to hard-boil an! egg. “Let's see,” pondered the chief, “A hardboiled egg. Well — four minutes.” “What?” said the startled judge. “Three and a half minutes,” amended Little White Feather. “Any housewife knows you can't make a hardboiled egg in that time,” rebuked the judge. “Injunction |
| granted.”
(Party
8.—Republican Presidential Nominee third term issue, mounting Federal
| carried his campaign to the voters of Arizona and Southern California,
here in three chartered planes for afternoon Mr. Willkie | states which | both 1932 and electoral votes Roosevelt, and at every step
is traveling through went Democratic in 1936, giving their to Franklin D he is emphasizing that Mr, LKoosevelt's third term bid shatters precedent He pleaded with the South in the fervent tones of an evangelist to forsake ils magnolia-scented instinets, to forget the ancient rule of nerpetbagger Republicans, to forsweal its prejudices and its Hredilection for the Democratic Party and come along with him in a crusade He respects tradition. But the ancient tradition of the Democratic might well be abandoned, he argued, to preserve ansther tradition, that against & third term tor a President. In this conflict ot traditions, ‘he exhorted, it is better to drop the 80-year-old tradition of rockbound Democratic adherence in order to save the two-term tradition. There were no magnolia where he delivered his message to the South at Amarillo. Trees ot any Kind are scarce in that windblown Texas Panhandle though there was just a touch of the South in a shady grove back of the nlatform in the park where he spoke—
(Continued on Page Three)
19 Days Left To Register
19 more days remain for registration of voters for the Nov. 5 election. Branch registration officers are:
Today
School buildings at Walnut St. and Senate Ave.; Vermont and Fulton Sts.; 13st St. and Belleview Ave.; 1701 Miller St.: 57th St. and Central Ave.: and 4700 English St.
Tomorrow and Friday 17th St.
trees
Only
School buildings at and Park Ave.; 1001 E, Palmer 8t.: 8. Meridian and Kansas Sts.; 13th and Missouri Sts.; 338 8S. Arlington Ave.; and Miley and E. Washington Sts. All branch offices are open from 10 a. m. until 9 p. m,
‘God Help Anybody
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A high-speed camera shows a British anti-aircraft gun sending
forth its missile of destruction aga
‘Write Today To Those Avay
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 P.) There's a sentimental Fir h to the appeal by the Postoffice Department for papular response to the third national ietter-writ-ing week Oct. 6-12 “Write Today to postal authorities suggest Almost enough make a gu trv to use one of those Postoffice pens to scribble a note home!
Away,"
"hose
{to
LINK AXIS, SPAIN :: INPLOT ON U. 3.
Franco's Brother - in - Law
Pan-Americanism.
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Times Foreign Editor WASHINGTON, Sept 18 A conspiracy to dominate Latin America, destroy the spirit of Pan-Americanism and nullify the influence of the United States south of the Rio Grande is now in the making
That, according to information in diplomatic quarters here, is one purpose of the visit to Berlin and the projected visit to Rome of Ramon Serrano Suner, brother- in « law and right-hand man of Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the Spanish leader, Another a n d related reason for the journey, It is sald, 1s to obtain GermanItalian aid for the Spanish plan to retake Gibraltar from the British. T h e Rock, 1 was told a few weeks ago in Spain, would Hitler invaded
Serrano Suner
be stormed when England. Germany now controls the entire trunk-line from Berlin ACross France, to Algeciras. Algeciras fis on the opposite side of the bay from the famous fortress. It would be a quick and easy matter for the Nazis to rush war materials and men {along this railroad to Spain. That is said to have been one of the reasons why Germany occupied the entire French coast down to the Spanish frontier. Italy, it is reported, will provide naval and aerial support | In return for this assistance, | (Continued on Page Three)
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SUMMER WEATHER TO STAY FOR WHILE
LOCAL TEMPERATURES ‘ave BY 10a. m . ®1 11am 67 12 (Noon) 73 1 pm
9 a.m
There just seems to be no end to this ideal late simmer weather The Weatherman promised that it will remain fair tonight and tomorrow, It will be a little warmer today and tonight and the mercury may touch 80. | | The Weatherman said that yes(terday’s weather was an even par. |The normal average for that date (was 67 and it was exactly that yes.)
| terday,
inst German raiders,
FLAMING STEEL
URLS INTO SKY
Curtain of Flame Rises as London Anti-Aircraft Batteries Open Up.
By NED RUSSELL I'nited Press Staff Correspondent ON THE THAMES ESTUARY INE AR LONDON, Sept. 18 Big -aireraft guns guarding the airto London belched vellow sheets flame into the sky and a voung officer looking up into the darkness said casually There are about 45 ton pieces of steel up there now help anybody near them.” The roaring guns--seen at close range-give a vivid picture of how London's new type anti-aircraft barrage operates against German night bombers. To a ground ob[server it seemed as if curtains of [splattering steel were being thrown linto the night Sky and, as 1 !watched, at least one German (thrust at the capital was smashed and turned back I stood with the gun operation: officer who barked commands to the gun teams as seven blazing barrages were tossed into the air bv 45-inch guns which sent shells screeching into the low clouds The battery rocketed as many 12 shells high above the clouds each minute The din was earsplitting Concussion from the guns shook the ground under foot and even broke windows in nearhy houses Seconds after rach blast the shell: could be heard bursting high above the clouds, while of othe: guns blazed awav in the distance Every baustery in the area was throwing up heavy barrages. fired at a carefully predetermined spot in the sky thousands of vards away (( ‘ontinued on Page Three)
DAMAGE IS CAUSED BY WILD BALLOONS
British Barrage Bags Upset Swedish Power Lines.
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 18 (U,. P.) = A score of “run-away’” British barrage balloons drifting across Sweden today seriously interferred with lighting and electric transportation systems in several southwestern cities The balloons loose from their moorings in vesterday’s gales, dragged their steel cables across power lines and overhead trolleys, halting several trains and damaging a number of power stations, as short=circuits were causec Swedish
was Of
of little Ciod
as
scores
apparently torn
anti-aircraft gun crews and pursuit planes were sent into action against the balloons which were soon brought down in flames farlier the balloons had scudded |across Denmark, causing econsider[able damage to electric systems { there,
STOCK TRADE BUSY NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (U. P) Stocks pushed upward again today the fourth straight advance. Trading was the busiest for more than a week. . Leading shares were #81 higher | {after they got over their early hesitancy. The advance as attributed to cheerful business news. Wheat |closed a cent higher at Chicago. | {Bonds were firm.
LONDON COUNTS
TERRIFIC TOLL IN NIGHT RAID
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BULLETIN
| Alarms
-. | immediate opportunity,
DOVER, England, Sept. 18 (U, P.). Hundreds of German planes roared over the English Channel coast late today in good weather and British bomber squaddrons were sighted apparently en route to attack Nazi “Invasion” bases on the German-held European coast,
(Raymond Clapper, Page 13)
By JOE
United Press Foreign News
ALEX MORRIS Fditor fury of German
British defenses todav,
The steady against increase speculation on whether
attacks smashed but served merely to Adolf Hitler abandon (nvasion plans in favor of an aerial war of attrition and a thrust at other ramparts British Empire, such as Gibraltar, the Suez Canal and elsewhere in Africa, Time after time, British batteries and squadrons of fighter panes turned back German war squads 300 planes protecting
hombing sturdy
would of the
anti-aircraft
over southeastern Capital after
rons-—sometimes as England and around a night of severe hombings. But Nazi mann (zoering, alarms in London. down.
many ai
London, the Herar were shot
by Reichs shal
were eight davhght
the at:ack directed mar
and there least 12 German planes:
continued
At
AX fronts and their purnose oh guessing until the blow fallssistance hy prolonged uncertainty
other British
British ree
The power however were operating on
was keep the
to wear down nf everything excep! the
relentless attacks of German bombers.
British Hang On to Nerves | Contributing this campaign journey by Nazi Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop which the played up az of extreme significant results, attitude toward the British Empire
wa
“nerves’’ a sudden rerman presi “certain” with
to Rome, and to produce
Spain's
[importance possibly in connection war or with the Axis campaign against the in Africa, But from es the
failecl
through the British campaign to wear down British nerves has far. Brita effort was described in London as unimpaired; British food supphes have not been reduced more than one day's consumption by Nazi bombardand the Roval Air Force appeared to be challenging superiority with strength. The employed so far was used last night in Brit
all indications Nazi
passing
80 am’ 5 WAr
ment (German air increased largest bomber is counter-raids, Nazis Report Huge Fires Berlin authovized claimed German planes bombed the Ti'bury docks in London, causing “huge of fire, and that other bombs fell on port facilie Thurston railroad junction, reconnaissance late today said g along the Thames Estuary. the that they now feared the Nazi invasion attempt would not be made (possibly the impression the Nazis are attempting to cree and that the war would settle into a winter stalemate, Skies again were clear
In sources heavily outbreaks” docks, warehouses and the Returning Nazi great fires still were nlazin British officials
L1es, fliers
gave impression
ate) with air operations predominating. the channel. The aerial warfaie
over a new lightning crescendo in Nazi attacks >n England and British counter-blows at Gerand in the Mediterranean—where British pilots sank where the Royal Air Force vpt to Eritrea and Ethiopia,
{ 10)
roared
many an Italian destroyver—and Africa, blasted at Fascist forces {from E
ey »
|
Almost Continuous
Liverpool Glasgow that
Nazi in the heart of
But was London, and again | took the punishment, planes raining hombs on great department stores the British capital, starting new fires, bombing Croydon and other aire
ports and concentrating on demoralization of British come
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heaviest with
munication lines. Fierce aerial battles were fought over England. London, during a record nine hours and’ 53 minutes air alarm, suf fered perhaps the heaviest casualties of any night while daylight brought a series of almost continuous new alarms, In reply to the German attacks that left a smoke pall over a large district of central London, the Royal Air Force took advantage of gales that had scattered the German “invasion” fleet to pound with terrible force at Nazi ship
concentrations, barges and communications along the Eue (Continued on Page Three)
War Moves Today
T. MASON Writer
J W
Times Special
Bs
Operations by Marshal Graziani in North Africa are still in a preliminary stage with no sure indica« tion that a major offensive directed against Alexe andria and Suez is to be immediately pursued. Rome reports that Graziani is expected to await further German action against Great Britain before reveals ing his hand, which is in accord with good strategy, But it is becoming increasingly questionable whether the Germans can pursue further action against Great Britain during the months ahead which would be helpful to Granziani either militarily or psychologically, Today's sudden journey to Rome by the German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop may be connected | with this matter, If it is true that Hitler has probable, therefore, that the Itale abandoned his invasion plans, the jans are under German pressure to Axis powers would naturally wish to take the risks of an Egyptian desert [pursue military action elsewhere,/campaign in full force. German and North Africa offers the more newspapers allow this inference by It i quite (Continued on Page Three)
Mr. Mason