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~The Indianapolis Times

VOLUME 52—NUMBER 186

FORECAST: Showers and cooler tonight followed by fair and much cooler tomorrow,

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1940

at . Postoffice,

Entered as Second-Class Matler Indianapolis,

FINAL HOME

PRICE THREE CENTS

Ind.

‘Finishing Touches’ Given State and County Draft Machinery

ETTINGER

NAMED

REGISTRARS FOR

R-DAY

SERVICE|

Some Ward and Precinct Places Yet to Be Chosen; Workers Get Instructions From Governor and Hitchcock.

(Draft Boards, Partial List of By EARL

Registration Places, Page 13)

RICHERT

The finishing-touches were placed today on Indiana’s

preparations for its first peace-

time registration for military

training Wednesday, and Selective Service staff officers said

the state was “ready to go.”

A nearly complete list of the registration places and|

chief registrars was announced in Marion County, one of the

few counties in which difficulty was encountered in finding

a sufficient number of registrars. The list is to be completed by night. The 483 members of the state's 152 draft boards met at the World War memorial to receive their instructions. only a few hours after Governor Townsend had announced their appointment.

Volunteer Aid Needed

Only a few unimportant details remain to be worked out before Wednesday, Selective Service staff officers said. Marion Couamty Clerk Charles R. Ettinger said 200 more persons are needed to bring the county registration staff up to 1800, the force needed to register the county’s 64,000 eligible men. He asked that persons desiring to volunteer contact him immediately. They will receive no pay and must be willing to work anywhere in the county. They will work straight through Wednesday, with time off for lunch. The Marion County registration officials received instructions on their duties from Mr. Ettinger at Tomlinson Hall last night. : “This registration must be conducted fairly, justly, honestly, courteously and efficiently and without regard to politics of any nature, form or fashion whatsoever,” the County Clerk declared. “And to this end I want to admonish each and every one of you that there is to be no display of political buttons or political literature hy anyone connected with this registration.” Register Where Possible Mr. Ettinger urged that all persons register at the registration place in their home precinct. He explained that this would greatly facilitate the handling of the registration cards by the draft boards. However, if it is impossible to

Weatherman

‘Heads for Fall

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6a. m..... 61 10 a. m.... 7a m. 11 a. m.. Sam . .. 12 (noon? .. 9a m. 2 anon

The Weatherman’s prescription: This evening — An umbrella (showers). Tonight—More blankets (cool-

er). Tomorrow — Top-coat (much

cooler).

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AJAX BREWING CORP. OFFERED FOR SALE

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The Ajax Brewing Corp. is for

sale, it was announced today. According to the notice, the brew“ery has a capacity of 150,000 barrels of beer a year. Land, building and squipmen ars;included in the

offer. The firm, which employs about 100 persons, is located at 1254 8S. West St. and is owned by Arthur Ball, Muncie capitalist. It is successor to the former Lieber Brewing Co. Sealed proposals will be received up to and including a week from this Friday.

TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

Movies ....... 9 Mrs. Ferguson 12 Obituaries ...

Clapper Comics ... Crossword Editorials .... Fashions ..... Financial .... Flynn . Forum .. Gallup Poll .. 2 In Indpls. . 3 Inside Indpls. 11 | Society .

ei I 12 15 19 [Questions .... 12|Radio ....... Mrs. Roosevelt 11 Serial Story.. 18

Side Glances . 12

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Jane Jordan.. 14|Sports Johnson. seven 12 State Deaths.

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Draft Facts

WHO—AIl male citizens over 21 and under 36 years of age, except those connected with the armed forces and aliens connected with foreign embassies, must register for selective service. WHEN—W ednesday, 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. WHERE—In your home precinet, or if your precinct has been combined with another one, at the registration place of the combined precincts. If you .are not in Indianapolis Wednesday, register at the nearest registration place. You must register.

MUST—Carry your registration card at all times.

HOLT DELAYS DYKSTRA 0. K.

Senate Approval Blocked as He Demands Hearing for ‘Objectors.’

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (U. P.) — President Roosevelt today formally nominated. Clarence A. Dykstra to administer this country’s first peacetime conscription, but Senator Rush D. Holt (D. W. Va.) upset Administration plans for his immediate confirmation. As soon as the nomination was received in the Senate, Democratic Leader Alben W. Barkley asked unanimous consent to dispense with the usual procedure of sending nominations to committees. A Republican Leader Charles L. McNary said he “reluctantly consented” to immediate action because “these are unusual times.” But .Senator Holt stood his ground. He thought the selection of the University of Wisconsin president was ‘far superior” to most of Mr. Roocsevelt’s nomination, but said that any

one who objected should be given|:

an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Barkley thereupon abandoned his plan for a three-day recess until Thursday, and announced that the Senate would meet tomorrow in hope of confirming Mr. Dykstra then. The Administration had been anxious for action today because the conscription program will be in full swing. on Wednesday — R-Day — when an estimated 16,404,000 men between .21 and 36 must register.

2 ENTOMBED FOR 90 HOURS ARE RESCUED

‘Miners Fed Through Pipe

From Surface.

MAHANOY CITY, Pa. Oct. 14 (U. P).—Two miners were rescued today from the bottom of a-90-foot shaft in which they had been entombed 90 hours, during which their only communication with rescuers was a one-inch iron pipe through which they received air and nourishment. The miners took turns lying on their backs and drinking hot soup and other stimulants which = were poured down the tube, The men were buried at 8 a. m. Friday. Rescue crews, fearing a further slide, reached them by boring a parallel four-foot shaft through solid coal. The miners, William Burke, 28, and William Goodman, 60, were near collapse from shock, cold, hunger and foul air when they were reached. Both were reported recovering.

GIRL BURNS TO DEATH BOONVILLE, Ind. Oct. 14 (U. P.).—Arlene Hartz, age 8, burned to death Saturday night when fire destroyed the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Amanda Foeler, near Dayville. Her cousin, Mary Lou Schmidt, age 12, leaped safely from a sgcond floor window.

underground railway.

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While German airmen drone overhead, these London children sleep in hammocks slung between the rails of an Trains have been taken out of service to provide safe shelter.

Shh! the Heat's On at City Hall

SOMEONE TURNED the heat on the City Hall Democrats today. When the workers arrived, the temperature in most of the offices was well above 90. Someone had left the steam heat on over the week-end and although it was promptly turned off early today, windows thrown open and electric fans turned on, it still was too warm for comfort most of the day.

CRUM TO STAGE IRONIZING’ TEST

Judge Wilson Names Experts to- Watch Etherator Effects on Water.

Three prominent chemical experts will watch Dr. Hiel Eugene Crum perform his “water ironizing” experiment in about three weeks. The delay was requested by Dr. Crum, who agreed to the test during the eighth day of the Circuit Court hearing on his appeal of the Medical Board's order revoking his three licenses to practice drugless medicine. . The board appointed by Special Judge Herbert E. Wilson to witness the experiment is to be composed of Dr. Rollo N. Harger, Indiana University toxicologist in whose laboratory the test will take place; Charles Ness, research. chemist of the Presto-Lite Co., and Neil Kershaw, Indianapolis Water Co.chemist. The experiment is the result of Dr. Crum’s claims that he can place iron in water by “etheronics,” the system he uses to diagnose ailments and treat patients. Judge Wilson himself received a diagnosis in court today. When Dr. Crum was asked to show how he diagnosed ailments, he offered to demonstrate on the judge who left the bench and went over to the witness stand; Dr. Crum held Judge Wilson's (Continued on Page Three)

‘DO MORE, TALK LESS WILLKIE

Nominee Says America Is “Woefully Unprepared’ For War.

ABOARD WILLKIE TRAIN, EN ROUTE TO SYRACUSE, Oct. 14 (U. P.).—Wendell L. Willkie, campaigning through New York State, charged today that the United States is “woefully unprepared (for war) because we have in‘charge of the Government talkers instead of

doers.” He pledged himself to be “absolutely relentless” toward defense contractors delaying the defense program by “jockeying” for larger profits. 4 : He said he feared President Roosevelt “by a reckless statement may do something or: say something that drives this great .peaceful country into war.” * The Republican Presidential nominee told a Schnectady crowd that the Democratic National Commit» tee dealt with the “lowest type corrupt political machines while the third-term candidate delivers lofty speeches about international affairs arid America’s leadership in the world.” “I hate war,” Mr. Willkie said, replying to criticism of his parents’ nationality. “I hate war from the bottom of my soles to the top of my head. And my hatred is not a synthetic one. “When war came in 1917, my father who had lived his life as a belligerent supporter of civil liberties and who had such a hatred of any form of military autocracy, went to Washington "although he was 60 years of age and tried to enlist in the armed forces. When he was refused he devoted his time to making addresses in support of the war effort. My mother gave all her time to Red Cross work.” He said that one brother had served in the Army, another in the (Continued on Page Three)

It was a cheerful face that peered from behind the thick rolls of bandages wound around the head of 89-year-old Isaac Sullivan. Despite the fact that he has on ugly gash over his eye, not to mention numerous bruises on his body, he hasn't once complained to his 72-year-old wite, Frances, who has set, herself to the task ot nursing him back to health. Mr. Sullivan was hurt Saturday night while on his way to the grocery store near his home at 1036 S. Illinois ‘St. He had just stepped off the curb at Meridian and Ray Sts. when a huge truck rounded the corner and struck him. Police say the truck failed to stop. Mr. Sullivan didn’t complain, either, when police placed him in

the ambulance and hurried him to the hospital. §"

Wife, 72, Cares for Injured Husband, 89, After Accident

His only fear was that his wife would worry when informed of the accident. City Hospital attaches insisted he stay there, but he refused, even when his wife said she would not leave him alone there. “I want to go home,” he told her. “I'm not very young any more and if anything happened to me, I would want to be at home.” So Mr. Sullivan wds taken home and placed in the care of his wife, who has watched over him night and day. “He’s so nice and cheerful about it all,” she said today. “His condition wasn’t so good this morning and I had to call the doctor. But in spite of his injuries, you'd think

Simple Enough

NEWARK, N. J, Oct. 14 (U. P.).—Announcing why pianist Vladimir Horowitz. had been forced to cancel a concert scheduled here for Nov. 13, his sponsors said: “Mr. Horowitz is convalescing: from a traumatic tenosynovitis of the flexor digitorum sublimis and profoundis muscle at the metacarpophalangeal joint.” Or, in other words, he has a sore finger.

$41,914 ADDED T0 FUND TOTAL

New Subscriptions Boost Pledges to $255,151, 37% of Goal.

" Community Fund Goal—$688,500. Amount Pledged - to Dates $255, - 151.32. Next Report—Wednesday noon, Claypool Hotel. Drive Ends—Oct. 24.

BOMBER AID TO BRITISH HINTED

Stronger Tie With Canada Also Listed as Another Logical Next Step.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (U. P.) — Transfer of some of the Army’s flying fortress bombers to Great Britain and a strengthening of ties with Canada were reported by authoritative sources today to he “the logical next steps” in the hemispheric defense program reaffirmed by President Roosevelt Saturday night. One source said that transfer of bombers was “on the fire,” needing only President Roosevelt's approval. He said high Administration officials were prepared to recommend the transfer, though it may be a month or so before-it- goes through. In his address -at Dayton, O., Saturday night in which he pledged a total defense of all the Americas, Mr. Roosevelt emphasized that no combination of dictators could prevent the United States from continuing its aid to Britain. SETI ) , A stronger defense arrangement New subscriptions totaling '$47,-' iin Moar was seen by So 914.21 were reported by workers in| istration officials who feel that a the Community: Fund drive at aj remarkable degree of solidarity al-

ready has been achieved among the Then in the Claypool Hotsllor American republics and that ay.

i stronger bonds between them and The pledges brought the total

| Canada are desirable. subscribed to date to $255,151.32 or| Some sources predicted that there 37 per cent of the $688,500 goal.

would be further meetings soon be- ; tween high Canadian and American The next report in the campaign, which will continue through Oct. 24,

officials. President Roosevelt returned to will be made Wednesday. Today was observed as '“Resi-

(Continued on Page Three) dential Day” in tribute to the 600

cota'on? vie 5% WILLKIE TO BE HERE foe Ls Sie FOR HOUR ON OCT. 2

James L. Murray is chairman and Mrs. William B. Schiltges associate chairman of the residential division. “The trend of increased giving and the obtaining of pledges from persons who did not subscribe a year ago has been very encouraging to workers,” Harold B. Tharp, general chairman, said. “We are anxious that this continue. We want everybody to have an opportunity to subscribe.”

Demonstration Here.

The Wendell Willkie campaign train is scheduled to come to Indiana three times during the next two weeks. In addition to two rear platform speeches—at Evansville next Thursday and in Lake County Oct. 22=— the Republican Presidential nominee will stop in Indianapolis Monday, Oct. 28, at 4 p. m. for one hour, according to word received by G. O. P. State Chairman Arch N. Bobbitt. Arrangements for an elaborate demonstration at that time will be made by the 11th and 12th District organizations, the Marion County Republican Committee and the Willkie clubs. : Mr. Bobbitt will head a delegation

Willkie vs. Roosevelt— Who's Gaining?

Two Gallup Poll election reports will appear this week in The Times. Co

TOMORROW—An important new poll on the presidential race in Indiana, Itinois, Ohio and Michigan.

FRIDAY—Another 48-state roundup on Willkie vs. Roosevelt, the fifth of the campaign.

Watch for them in The Times

Evansville Thursday. The train is scheduled to stop there at 9 a. m. for half an hour, en route from Cincinnati to St. Louis. The train will stop at Gary Oct. 22, en route from Springfield, Ill., to Chicago, where the nominee will make one of his major speeches that night. After his Indianapolis speech, Mr. Willkie will go to Louisville, Ky.,

he was nearer 60 than 3 g 3

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G. 0. P. Groups Planning Big |,

RUSSIANS MASSING NEAR RUMANIA

‘If | Should Die Before | Wake’

AXIS READY FOR HRUNT AT SUEZ AND NEAR EAST

BULLETIN LONDON, Oct. 14 (U. P.).—Germany sent alagle: motored fighter-bomber planes over to bomb London, Liverpool and other British cities tonight.

By JOE ALEX MORRIS -

United Press Foreign News lditor Axis preparations for thrusts against the Suez Canal and the great oil fields of the Near East appeared almost complete today regardless of the position of Turkey and Soviet Russia. The Soviets were reported massing considerable forces at strategic points along the new Besserabian and Bukos vinian frontiers of Russia and Rumania. The concentrations were reported at Cernauti along the River Prutt where. large guns were sald to have been mounted and at other points. Steady and hard-hitting—but indecisive—blows in the aerial war between Germany and Great Britain seemed to

confirm that both sides expected the European struggle to

go on through the winter and that the new field of military operations would-be in the southeast. Great Britain admitted that the toll from last night's German raids was higher than usual as bombs fell in 36 places in London and at 20 points in the provinces.

London Cleaning Up Debris

Five thousand engineers were called back from their Army units to aid in clearing up the debris i in London Sireeis from 38 days of mass attacks. : The roles of Soviet Russia (reported consulting with Turkey, Jugoslavia and Greece) and of Japan (reported keenly concerned over President Roosevelt’s hostility toward the new triple alliance) in the Axis winter campaign cone tinued obscure. In Shanghai, it was- suggested that Japan for the first time was realizing clearly the seriousness with which the United States proposed to support American foreign policy in the Pacific, with force, if necessary. In view of the broad front on which Japan already is operating and the reopening this week of the Burma Road" to supply China with milifary materials, it was believed by

‘some Shanghai observers that skillful diplomatic maneuver

ing still could avert a showdown between Washington and Tokyo.

"Military Operations in China Intensified

Japanese newspapers for the first time began to talk frankly of the possibility of war with the United States. Military operations in China were intensified as the time—Thursday—for reopening the Burma Road ape proached. Japanese bombing planes smashed the railroad juriction of Kunming, damaging the United States consulate, and Chinese armed forces were reported near the Burma frontier to escort stores of war materials piled up in preparation for transport by truck to Chungking. But regardless of the position of the Soviets or the Japanese expansionist drive in the Far East, Germany and Italy appeared ready for a two-headed thrust at British Empire strength in Africa and the Near East.

Turks Take Belligerent Stand

Semi-official Berlin sources said that German “shock troops” had gone into service with the Italian force of Marshal Rudolfo Granziano in Libya and Egypt. Turkish newspapers and officials reiterated that Turkey would fight back if attacked and hopes continued that Russia might aid her.

Jugoslav officials echoed similar statements. Pree

mier Dragisha Svetkovitch promised a fight to the finish (Continued on Page Three)

War Moves Today

By J. W. T. MASON United Press War Expert’

British Army engineers and unemployed worke ingmen who are beginning to clean up London’s blitzkrieg debris should be able to continue their work without serious bombing interruptions because the Germans have been forced to moderate the ine tensity of their air offensive. : Due to excessive losses the heavy mass-bomber formations, previously used to strafe Britain, are now giving way to individual or small groups of ate tack planes with much less striking power. This change ia tactics has become especially Svdent through ane nouncements that the German fighter planes now are being equipped

Mr. Mason

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with devices for doing the bombing themselves. Previously, the principal purpose of the fighter planes was to protect the great bombers dropping bombs of 500 to 2000 pounds. | These bomber squadrons requirgd two to three times the number of fighter planes to guard them, for if left to themselves they were helpless against the speedy British fighters. Owing to the initiative of Lord Beaverbrook the British fighting planes were instructed to evade the German fighters as far as possible and concentrate against the bombers. As a result until the change in

the German tactics more than 75

per cent of Nazi planes destroyed over Great Britain were of ‘the bombing type. Now there are few heavy bombe ers being sent over Britain in daye time raids, though they continue to be employed at night when dark~ ness affords them natural protece tion. The German fiighter planes are carrying most of the bombs for daylight operations. The capacity of the fighters, however, is used principally for armament, usually allowing only small bombs to. be carried. Thus the damage and the a - Continued on Fagg Thees