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scale to constitute a mere div J ig or screen for other operations. : A terrific attack was made n the Braubkohlen benzine and oil refineries at Magdeburg, Pilots of the British bombers said the fires started by hig] explosive and incendiary bombs were visible for 60 miles.

i Long Range Guns Duel Other attacks hit German e iplacements on the Channel, freight yards through which German supplies moving up to the “i 1vasion” front must move, electrical works in the Berlin are a, and the Wilhelmshaven naval base. ‘Berlin admitted raids on thie Capital and on Hanover, frequent arget of British raiders. - ‘A duel of long range guns developed across the Dover Straits. German guns replied when British guns opened a bombardment of points from Cap| Gris Nez to Calais. British shells apparently started a big fire at Calais harbor. | . About 14 or 15 rounds were|fired at Dover by the German guns on the French Coast but casualties were surprisingly small. Berlin fliers claimed that the important Rolls Royce engine works at Derby which make motors for British planes had been damaged. Other attacks were made on Edinburgh, the Firth of Forth, Middlesborough, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Aberdeen and convoys off the British shore. Rome claimed that a torpedo from an Italian plane had hit a British battleship in the Mediterranean,

Near East Tension Continues

The war of the air coincided with continued tension

in the Near East. ' The beating of an American sailor by Japanese gendarmes in Shanghai brought a pr best from Admiral Thomas C. Hart, commanding the U. B. Asiatic fleet. Families of U. S. Navy officers were reported to have been instruct ed to stay out of the trouble zone. | Reliable informants said the sailor was beaten in an attempt to obtain information regarding the whereabouts of certain United States warships. In French Indo-China invading Japanese were said to have apologized after occupying| an American office in Haiphong and tearing down a U. S. flag. It was feared that the Japanese would seize some 1000 new U. S. trucks assembled in Indo-China for shipment to China.

French May De

The French colonial forces ¥ position to defend Hanoi from ward.. Railroad bridges were re their advance. Efforts by the Chinese against the French were The Japanese Foreign Of

fend Hanoi

vere said to be drawn up in Japanese advances southported destroyed to impede Japanese to arouse Indoreported.

ice spokesman, Yokichiro

Suma, declined to say whether under the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo |

pact German Warships now would have use of Japanese: bases. Moves were being made by “the Japanese to broaden general mobilization, reform the political structure and establish a new national political front. Reports that Japanese residents in London had been ordered home were denied. The Japanese spokesman declined to say whether the Japanese now would negotiate an agreement with Russia. Egypt was consicering a ban on cotton shipments to

Japan in retaliation for Japan’ S adherence to the Axis.

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By SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS United Press Staff Correspondent ONDON, Sept. 30.—A doctor’ and two nurses weraing surgical masks bent over the maimed body of a woman on an improvised operating table in the parlor of a house within 100 yards of a bomb blasted section of London. It was almost dawn. Occasionally a bomb fell not far away. Working under a single dimmed electric light bulb and a flashlight held by one of the nurses, the surgeon probed for bomb splinters in the shattered human frame. The doctor and nurses worked with great speed and calm as if they were engaged in a major operation in the most modern equipped operating room of a large hospital. But their efforts proved unavailable. The woman died. As she closed her eyes for the last time, the doctor and nurses removed their masks, and shook their heads despondently. Then they hastily cleaned themselves and went into the night to answer other calls. I accompanied these Red Cross workers in a dash through the black bomb-cratered streets of central London where a stick of high . explosives shattered houses in the working class district of the southwest, killing and wounding several persons.

‘Motors by the Thousand

Allison officials autograph menus at the Allison pet 1 together” dinner at the Indianapolis Athletic Club Saturday night. Left to right, F. C. Kroeger, Allison manager; W. G. Kuthrie, works manager, and Otto T. Kreusser, training director. .

ALLISON WHIPS ITS BOTTLENECK

U. S., British Officials Help Celebrate Start of Real Mass Production.

(Continued from Page One)

10 Youths Want

Captaincies, Too

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. | Sept. 30 (U. P.).—Ten youths of draft age today organized an “IjWanna Be a Captain, Too,” Club and wired a request to Elliott Roosevelt that he resign his capifincy in the Army. ! Jack Martin. Jr, | one of the founders, said that appointments such as young Roosevelt received would endanger the morale of draftees. “We won't have a president or other officers,” Mr. Martin said, “but everyone who joins will be an honorary | eapisl CA ”

FOUR DENY GUILT ON WPA FRAUD CHARGES

(Continued from Page One)

tion chief of the National Defense Commission. In effect, the meeting heralded the smashing of painful Allison bottlenecks and the accomplishment of “the impossible”’—mass production of a tailor-made motor. Two General Motors’ vice presie; dents, who are personally supervising Allison expansion, also spoke. They were Robert K. Evans, vice president in charge of the engines division, and O. E. Hunt, vice president in charge of engineering.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

London Red Cross Deties s Bombs to Aid Raid Victims

ARMY CAN EXTEND

'E had been in the control room of a mobile Red Cross unit when the telephone rang shrilly. It was almost midnight. An Air Raid Precaution warden reported many casualties in the south-

west district.

Doctors, sisters and trained nurses in the control room

grabbed their steel helmets and gas masks without awaiting details

| from the telephone operator. The commandant of the unit ordered two ambulances,

Each

ambulance carried a doctor, one trained sister, and four nurses and soon was racing through the blacked out streets. I scrambled into one of the ‘ambulances and found it fitted out as a miniature hospital with equipment for the most difficult cases.

The steel-helmeted doctor warned me this would be anything but a joy ride and I readily agreed when, within a few minutes, the speeding ambulance narrowly escaped disaster twice by Paling several feet from a rope stretched across a blocked street.

. After the second escape the doctor said: “These ambulance drivers are marvelous fellows.

heroes on this job. I am always safely. They seem to dodge craters rugby stars.

IT'S AMALING, BUT EVERYBODY COURTS RUSSIA

Each Side Bids for Stalin’s Good Will but Axis Has Inside Track. (Continued from Page One)

the terrforial and administrative integrity of that country. Russia has no more intention of following that policy, it is pointed out, than Japan. It is no secret that Moscow hopes to bring China within her orbit. That either the United States or Great Britain for a moment would

now seriously consider forming any kind of partnership with Soviet Russia, or permit the success or | failure of ‘their plans for peace or | war to hinge upon Rusian perform-

They are die real amazed they get us to the scene and bombs and other hazards like

Experts Work on Final Draft

Of Excess

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (U. P). —Ccngressional legal experts worked today on the final draft of the excess profits tax-plant antortization bill which will be presented to the House for final approval tomorrow. The final draft was agreed to by a Senate-House conference committee at an unusual Sunday session. The conterees nad been seeking for seven days a compromise on the House and Senate versions for the bill which is intended to speed the defense program. Only two major pieces of defense legislation remain: The “Home Guard” bill which would authorize states to establish a new military organization to replace [National

{Guardsmen inducted into tne regu-

lar Army; the House-approved 1$1,470,000,000 Army-Navy deficiency

appropriation bill carrying funds to

ance when it comes to the pinch, is !finance conscription.

widely regarded here as unthinkable. Within the recent experience of responsible British and American

has not hesitated to doublecross! the democracies. In 1918, when the | Allies stood with their backs to the wall facing what seemed like certain defeat at the hands of Germany, Moscow walked out on them. In 1933, Russia obtained recognition at the hands of the United States by making certain very definite promises. Those promises, Washington was later to charge, have not been lived up to. Last year, while conferring with Britain and France with a view to the creation of a European peace front, Russia suddenly and secretly went aver to the side of Nazi Germany, thereby making war inevit- | able and the defeat of France and Britain likely. Today, it is further remarked here, the permanent dream of the Kremlin seems on the point of realization, That dream is war between Germany and Britain, France and Italy, Japan and the United States, with Russia: on the sidelines egging them on, Then, when the other six had been bled white, Russia would step in and expand her Red empire around the world. Therefore, it is asked, should the United States and Great Britain base any of their future actions | pon any word of Moscow's, how. aver solemnly plighted?

ical “normal” income.

TERM OF RESERVES!

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (U. P.). —Maj. Gen. Allen W. Gullion,

Quick Action Promised Senate ‘Finance Committee Chair-

Iman Pat Harrison promised Senate statesmen, it is observed, Moscow action on the tax bill *

‘as soon as | possible” after the House Approves it. In its present form, the bill is expected to raise about $1,000,000,000 annually after the first year of operation, according to Mr. Harrison. Estimates of revenue for the present fiscal year were not available because of last minute changes.

The excess profits teatures will

affect approximately 50,000 gorporations. Normal income taxes of corporations with a net Income of more than $25,000 a year would be increased 3.1 per cent thus bringing

the total corporate tax rate includ- | ling the permanent and temporary | national defense taxes on such cor|porations to 24 per cent.

The other- provisions of the bill: EXCESS PROFITS | Corporations required to pay a

graduated excess profits tax on all]

net income in excess ot a theoreti-| Corporations can compute theoretical *“hormal” income by two methods: Use average earnings in the years | 1936-39 inclusive’ as base; | 95 per cent of that tigure plus $5000 would. be {free irom the excess!

profits tax schedule.

Consider a corporation's profits normal up to a return.of 8 per cent! on invested capital plus an addi-! tional $5000 exemption.

The excess profits rates,

OU know it’s no easy job driving an ambulance at full speed in this blackout even under the best conditions and when all kinds of streets are roped off, the guns going and high explosives falling in your path, it must be plain hell. ; “We haven't been snagged yet,” he said, knocking on wood. I° solemnly touched wood too. . : : The ambulance swung into a shattered street and screeched to a standstill. The doctor and the others tumbled out and were met by the caps workers who informed them where their services were required. Anti-aircraft, shells occasionally peppeéred the street and the rooftops with splinters, but the staffs ignored this danger as they went into the nearby house where the most ‘seriously wounded. were lying.

Morphias was administered, the wounded were bandaged and hospital cases were taken to ambulances. Within half an hour the Red Cross unit had performed a major operation, eased the sufferings of more than 20 seriously wounded persons, dressed the wounds of several cut by flying glass, treated those who had received shocks, decided which should be sent to the hosptinis: and were en route back to the control room realy for the next ca

WILLKIE BACK Bill, ON ‘HOME LOT

: | | Draws South Bend Cheers in Rap at Perpetuation Aims of New Deal.

(Continued from Page One)

Profits Ta

change government heads in period of crisis. Aids of Mr. Willkie said it was his first outright assault against the “crisis argument.” Previously he has. accused President Roosevelt of “promoting the Munich’ pact” and “appeasing democracy to Gestruction.” y elected, Mr. Willkie said, he will “scrape off the top of an accumua=tion of bureaucrats who, he said, were retarding U. S. progress. He also promised an exodus of “brain trusters” back to teaching school, writing books or looking for jobs. - Other stops were planned during

which would fall upon earnings in the afternoon at Jackson, Kalamaexcess of the “normal,” would he: |z00 and Ann Arbor.

EXCESS PROFITS Mr. Willkie speaks at 7:30 tonight Per Cent of Tax! (Indianapolis Time) to the National

a

Pat Harrison . . promises tast Senate action.

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& S Federation of Women's Republican a 320000 ; 2a Clubs in Detroit.. The speech will ; 0-$50,000... .1+4s:.: 30 b broadcast $50.000 to $100,000 . 35 g broadcas $100,000 to $250,000. 40 $250,000 to $500,000........ 45 « $500,000 and over . «50 MORE U, S, PRESSURE. Commissioner of internal revenue \is authorized to adjust “abnormali- ON JAPAN IS URGED ties” in income, such as earnings ] suddenly accrued after several years of litigation, exploration or develop-| WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (U. P.), mens /h . —President Roosevelt will consider irms wi a net income of less |, i than $25.000 are permifted to airy Lr oposals 0 apply fatitier goonomic lover for one year any portion of 12nd financial pressure against Japan | their excess profits tax credit which today. | {was not actually earned. Thus, if| State Department officials| will sopeaen with a teu of S10 have up-to-the-minute reports on should make only it | : : | would be allowed to hake $4008 the Far Eastern situation ready for during the following year before the |Dim when he returns late this afttax schedules become effective. ernoon from Maryland. : g Several unofficial organizations PLANT AMORTIZATION and individuals are urging more emWould permit corporations to bargoes on Japan. It was under: write off plant expansion costs, cer- stood that State Department offi hii as necessary to national de- cials are studying these and that | fense, through tax credits over a|they would be discussed with the five-year period. Bt Wil nformed sources expected signs MILITARY INSURANCE soon of closer. military poe -operation Establishes a system of insurance amocng the Western Hemisphere naapplicable to those serving in the tions as a result of the Japaneselarmed forces, including conscripts German-Italian military alliance. and National Guardsmen. The in-| "The first of 23 high military officers surance would be in the form of (from nine Latin-American countries - five-year term policies convertible arrive today for an inspection tour linto straight life at the end of one of American defenses beginning to- ° year. morrow.

tax

Near the dinner table, surrounded by uniformed guards, was an Allison engine. Those who looked at it longest were the British representatives, whose government has ordered more than $20,000,000 worth of the motors.

IN INDIANA POL IS

Here Is the Traffic Record | hier Diem Zolinet o,f e

| B (klev. DEATHS TO DATE daiier EB Blaisdell, 22. of 33 8, : | tv " a . County City Foal; Koh uchanan, o I. Russell, iy pz, 3612 E.

42 ton. aera 24 Gos i gp lartha Dost, 0 603

flarence ; 33 82 | Zogk-, —Sept. 28-20— Pn ein Bless ol Sos ae. Injured ..... 30 | Accidents Sa oe RR oho 95% Ya Dead . 0 | Arrests Lee | Bruce Carter. 39. Ind.: SATURDAY TRAFFIC COURT | Nga 2, Fv. od R Rob %° 3 eet Cases Convic- Fines be n: Evelyn M Ritter, 18, of 1243 Edgetried tions ip Boh C. Peschet 24. of 734 N. Belle! 3 3 7 © Mary J. Platt. 21. of 1930 W

1 Tardy, 30, of 9816 Baltimore.

ladys Oliver, 28. of 2755 Hillside, Pecil Cravis. 26. Terre’ Haute. Ind.: dtherine Crauis, 23. Terre Haute, Ind. [rvin_ ®. Tenholder. 25. of 310 N. Illi-| fs: Blizabetn Fenn. 24. of 103 E. 24th. Tohn Young. 39. of 2935 Ida. Bonnie Igsiings. 40. of 2214 Morgan. pvivan.E. Stafford. 26, ¥. M. €. A.: Mar-| | Rates L. Beniarin, 21, of 418 N. Delaware. i Russell E Pais A New Castle, Ind.: Ww 3608 Sutherland: 25. of 1426 S. Merid23, of 3719 .E. New of 1643) Cornell: Myr-

w 2k of Mount.

1939 cron 00 1940 ....

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28, Chic IIL:

An-

Columbus, Bo

Violations Speeding Reckless driving. . Failure to stop at through street.. Disobeying traffic signal Drunken driving. . All [others .

1

Ima Moore 18 ‘of | Lawrence Kidwell, {1 22 Dorothy Miller.

23.

Totals

or is King, MEETINGS TODAY

Salesmen's Club, Hotel Washington, BIRTHS 12:13 pb. m. Qisicion Pi Sigma, 1 adn Coai Merchants’ -Beverin Hotel. 8 p. m. Club, Severin Hotel. 8-1 FU ntech Club. Board of TY ale, 0 dont. Service Club. Claypool Hotel. noou, Irvington Repubiic iy Club, 5446 Washington St. Pn. North Side Roaliom,

d Girls Arthur, Frances Mclllwaine, at City. William, Margaret Hutzler, at City. } Arthur, Jeannette Mayville, at St.

Hotel Washington,|

Association, Fran-

i Walter, Eveline Davies, at St. E.| Marvin. Louise Brummett, ! Ralph, Edna Collins, at Coleman. Cottage, Albert, Louise Tanner, at Coleman, Dolly Cooper, at Coleman. Eugenia Deiter, at St. Vincent's. Virginia Stumpfl, St. Vin-

Francis. at Coleman. Canary

of Trade. noon Columbia Club,

ugene, “harles, ‘narles,

BO Noire Dame Club. Board

indiana University Club.

Parent-Teacher

all day. Lillian Hoyt, at St. Vincent's.

rwin, Elizabeth Sudbrack, at MoLhgais, Sllis, ‘Ethel Fuller, at Methodis Villlam, “Anne Raymond, at Methodist. Manuel, Mildred Roth, at Methodist. Georg Sophie Christian, at Methodist. John, Alma Mickey, at Methodist, Elmer, June Morris, at Methodist. Fred, Rena ‘Titsworth, at Me! hodist. Simon, Nora Woodall, at 262 W. Gimber. Boys Edgar, Sette Reidy, at [City Oscar. Bertha Dycus, at | City. John, Helen Fogleman, at City. Charles, Shirley Sheets, at City. Albert, Wilma Priller, at City Hubert Seana England. at City. Joseph, + Ruth Schmoll, at St. Frauds, Danijel Eotene O'Neill, at Colema Edward, Clara Shannon. at St. Yoncent’s. ‘Wallace, Mary Jarboe, at St. Yinterl. Carl, Jena Swensen, at St. Vincent's John, Helen Carr, at St. Vincent's iCren, Inez Fruits. at Methodist. Mervin, Marjorie Hancock. at’ Mendis. Harvey, Nora Ware, 1219, Cornell St.

ne 1S. Marion County Council. Toward,

Association, Claypool Hotel,

MEETINGS TOMORROW

I4djana Indoisers of Photoplays, Claypool Hotel. all da 10 PeAssociateq, Reiailers. n * Aha Delta Omega. Hotel Washington,

"B Exchange Club Board, Xo American Chemical Society, Severin Hotel % i

noon. Club. Severin Hotel, 1: Indianapolis Caged Bird Club, Pseverin

Hy Club, Claypool Hotel Y's Men's Club. M. C. Alpha Tau a Gyro Club, Soink-Arms Hotel noon. Mercator Club. Hotel Lincoln. noon Universal Cl@b, Columbia Club, noon. Uhiversity of Michigan Club. Board of TE: BR. of C.

noor BO a Service Club. Canary Cottage.

Claypool Hotel.

Severin Hotel,

node:

Board of Tor ‘noon.

no thor ot Columbus, club-

aper Credit Group, men’s grille. |

DEATHS on. Friedericke C. Bommel 23th, chronic myocar

87, at 1444 W. th, Joseph Holt, 30, at ral Ind., general

paralysis. ‘|Lucetta J Turner 82, at 1850 New, car-

in Fine William Bs Block Co..

MARRIAGE LICENSES (These lists are from official records A iar Tor

in the County Court House. The Times Susan Muns, 39° 1817 Lockwood, uremia. therefore. is not responsible for errors in |Malissa Alles, 96, at 1427 N. Delaware, gronary occlusion. pames and addresses.) Ernest G. 50, at City, tumor of

ldney. |Clara Poulton, 60, at 1621 S. East, carnoma.

Grimes,

Herman L. (pels 25 4an; Viola Martin Kenyon. Herman L. Wand. 23. R. 3. Box 63-W: Tones M. Smith. 20. Boro Grove. ancis M. Alderton, 67. Marion. Ind.: Stella E. Goble 55. of 703 Massachusetts, Everett Martin, 29. of 2815 E Washing= ton: Lorine Jones. 24, of 1408 Bradbury. Charles E.| Steelman. 22. oi 603 Rott; Alma R. Brumley. 21. of : Belle Vieu. Farl Dennis. 26. of oH English: Martha Bristow. 3 Beech O'R R120: Box. 78% Sni 3. R. 0 Yilbet R, 1 Bos ia

Wilma 3 Bri Bele: 5% 2 = Haugh: Blarice. 2 ee ‘190 Lot 1102 N:

of 727 Ss oErs 16. of 1443 8S.

FIRES

14:18 a. m., 867 W. 29th, | wastepaper basket. 5. 10:50 -m., Meridian and New York, Allied van Lines. a cigaret sparks. 1:36 p. m., . Meridian, garage, cigret in auto o> :53' p. m., 1729 Bellefontaine, residence, B stove explosion, $15. 2:45 1700 Sugar gH and Martindale,

residence, fire

0 Grove, grass fire. p. m., grass

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fire. Si 11:03 p. m., 236 S. Illinois, rear, trash in alley. Ta

TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULES ° RAILROAD AND BUS

To Chicago—Big Four: 12:10 a. cept Mondays), 1:55 and 10:20 a. m.; 1:2 .m. ‘Greyhound: 12:15, 1: 38, 3 45, 145 : and 11:30 a. m.; 1:1 5, 3:30, 5:4% and 9:15 p. m. Monon: 12: 30 a. Penasiivemia 2:33 and 10: 55 a. p. | To Cincinnati—B, Tk ou

5 05 Pe Big Four: 2:20, 7:4 5, ‘5:4 p. m. Grevhound: vids) 3: Ns. 5: 0.15, Hi a. m,; 12:45, 3, 5:15, 8:40, 11:45 p. To Cleveland— Big Four: 4: 35 a. + 1:45, 4:30, 5:40, 10, 10:50 p. iy Sennen, 4:31 m. (via Columbus To Columbus, Pittsburgh, Dpizdeinhia and New York —Greyhound: 3:25, 9 m. L 7:30, 11 p. m. Pennsylvania: 6:40. "6:50 . m.; 1:45 4:21, 4:31, 10:32, 10: 15 > m. *F ‘Louisville 3. 1 5:30

m.: 3:15 4: 35. 9 a, m.; 2:25. § Louis —Big_ “Four: 12:30, 2:45, Py. 20) m.; 12:02, 5:45 p. m. Greyhound: 7:10 "a. m : 455, 8:55, fs p. m. Pennsvlvania: 4:17, 7:10, 8:53 a. m.; : | 5: 30, 10:58 p. m. To Toledo and Detvolt—Creyhound: 3:30, [7:30 8 a. m,; 1:30. 5 and 11 p. ig | Four: 4:35 a. tie ‘Sun10 and

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0

“Gyexhound: a. :30, 11:59 p. Py Fons 5:10 To St. 10:20 a. | 12:01,

6:35 a. m (Sunday oniy),

m., day), 7:30 a, m.

| 10:50 Pp. m. Airlines To 738 im Eastern:

5:30 38 bh. m Eastern: 6:25 and 7:25 p.

11:45 a. m.: 4:50 a. m,; 2:55,

m. Tb Louisville, Nashville and Miami-— Easter mn; 0:35 a. m. (lo Br mmehaml, 11:20 | a. m.; 2:20 and 8:05 p. TH Cimcinmt ti, Wa AR A Philadelphia and New York —American: 0:16 a. m.; 1:01 and 3: 16 b St. Louis and Kansas City and he Went— TWA! 4:25, a. m.; 12:18, 3:47, 8:1

9:04 p.. = Pittsburgh and New York 1:

m To Columbus, —TWA: 12:37, 11:58 a. m.; 3:43, 5:13 p. m.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

—=United States Weather Burean 2...

SINDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: Fair tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature.

5:10 Sunset

TEMPERATURE —Sept. 30, 1939— ehdeives 4711 p. m.

BAROMETER 6:30 a. m......30.36

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 7 a. m Total precipitation since Jan. 1 Deficiency since Jan. 1

MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana: Generally fair tonight and tomorrow; warmer in north portion tomorTOW. " Illinois: morrow; row, Lower Michigan: Pairs omens and tomorrow; warmer tomorro Ohio: Fair tonight Fly tomorrow; change in temperature.

Sunrise

6 a. m.

Generally fair tonight and towarmer in north portion tomor-

little

Stations Amarillo. Tex. Bismarck, N. Boston Chicago $inpiinati Denver Jacksonville, Fla. Kansas City, Mo. .... Little Rock, Ark. Los Angeles Miami, Fla. ens Mpls.-St. Paul .. New Dileans ese New York . Okla.

Weather anon? “. 1Glongy 30.11

Okla. City. Omaha, Neb. Pittsburgh Portland,

«ves env. Clear esee Clear

‘WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M.

from physicians were produced by Mr. Dailey to show that Mr. Brown is unable to go to court. Judge Baltzell set Nov. 1 as the date for another report on the banker's health. Mr. Nolan indicated that if, by that date, it appears Mr. Brown may not be able to appear in court for some time, he may reconsider and ask that a trial date be set for the others. The indictments charge that WPA labor and funds were diverted from properly approved projects te roads and other improvements in private-ly-owned subdivisions. Also arraigned in Federal Court was James Arnold Bearman, 20, Indianapolis, who is. alleged to have robbed the E. Washington - St. branch of the Fletcher Trust Co. Boarman pleaded not guilty and his trial was set for Nov. 12. ¢ Russell E. Brown, former president of a Greencastle bank, pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzlement and will be sentenced Oct. 5 following a probation officer’s report. - Three others, charged with violation of the National Banking Act,

"(pleaded guilty. They are Carl Nel-

lon, who received a year and a day; Charles G. Lewis, who received two and one-half years, and Edwin Frank Musselman, who received 18

: months.

FRANCE TO IMPROVE MARTINIQUE PORT

VICHY, France, Sept. 30 (U. P.).— The Government today decided to (proceed with elaborate improvement of facilities for French warships at the Island of Martinique, in the West Indies. : The improvements will be at Port de France, on the island of Martinique, for the benefit of French warships based in the Antilles, it was stated. Officials said the plan fo. maritime improvements was prepared early in the war but de-

{while the Army, can continue re-

{prevent a critical food shortage this

Judge Advocate General, has ruled ?Ionday that the Army has authority to order reserve officers now on active duty to remain on duty an additional year without their consent, if they originally consented to the first period of service. : The ruling resulted from a resolution adopted by Congress Aug. 27 providing that the Army may order the nation’s 120,000 reserve officers to duty with or without their consent. Gen. Gullion pointed cut that

serve officers’ service an additicnal 12 months, the War Department has not established such a policy, and whether it will depends on developments.

DECLARE THAT NAZIS CAN PREVENT FAMINE

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal, Sept. 30 (U. P.).—The Nazis can

Strauss Says:

winter in the nations they have conquered by releasing wheat reserves to them, a report of the Stanford University Food Research Institute said today. The report was compiled by economists Helen C. Farnsworth and E. V. Timoshenko. If England can maintain her do-

This 18 the

*| Germanized Poland, i lands,

mestic economy and shipping, she will suffer only a “qualitative reduction” of diet, the report said. the NetherBelgium, - Denmark and Norway were threatened with serious shortages and Belgium was in the most scrious plight of all, the report showed.

VAN

WHITE

LA FOLLETTE BACKS F. D. R. MADISON, Wis., Sept. 30 (U. P.). —U. S. Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr. recalling that he sponsored an anti-third term resolution in Congress “in the days of the false prosperity of President Coolidge,” announced today he will vote

CURVE. It holds i

for a third term for President Roosevelt. - :

layed by the collapse of France.

ing of this apparent paradox is clear. : If Japan were to enter the war to attack the United States, the presumption would follow that war in the Pacific might require sufficient American effort to lessen the amount of material America could send to Great Britain. This de-

7" crease. of supplies for the war in

Europe while not improving the ‘lchance of the totalitarian powers winning the war, might improve the possibility of -a negotiated peace. Hence, German bonds have gone up. But, war in the Pacific would tax Japanese resources severély and whatever the outcome, Japan would be gravely damaged in the end, with her financial strength disrupted. So, Japanese bonds have fallen. The Germans and Italians thus might obtain some advantage if Japan became a belligerent because of

Today's War Moves

(Continued from Page One)

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American action in the war, but not sufficient to be able to dictate peace terms. Japan, however, would be the victim: If the Japanese were inveigled into the conflict, they might distract some American attention from the trans-Atlantic]. fighting, but at serious cost to themselves which Germany -and Italy would leave them to pay. The Japanese cannot disregard the trickiness of: Nazi diplomacy so constantly shown under Hitler's leadership.:- Japan is new to the subtleties of Europe's opportunism in international affairs. Germany and Italy naturally want Japan to enter the war at the earliest moment because time greatly strengthens America’s productive capacity. But, caution is characteristic of the Japanese, and the chances are that Tokyo will not fall readily into the carefully prepared Nazi-Fascist Pp

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