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classes in America” it is accepted 8s fact by only the most gullible or uninformed. When he asks “What class do you believe drives our 30 million motor cars (one to every four persons, including babies)” he tries to give the false impression that about one in four of our total population drive motor cars. ‘While I know of no definite percentage figures on this subject, any person of average intelligence knows that many .of the wealthy class own and drive two or more motor cars, and that firms and corporations have fleets of motor cars, up into the many hundreds, thus placing the percentage far from what he tries to impress.

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A BOO FOR NAZI ISSUE

AND NEW DEALERS By James R. Meitzler, Attica, Ind. When third-term supporters intimated that a vote for Willkie was a vote for Hitler, that the Axis powers wanted Roosevelt defeated, and that the third termer was the only man who could stop Hitler and save America they did not realize how ridiculous such statements were. Roosevelt saw Hitler arm Germany, seize country after country, and neither stopped Hitler one iota with his futile gestures or with the billions he wasted providing America & defense. Now they raise that bogeyman to demagogs, big business. They say Wilkie will deliver us to the rule of big business from which Roosevelt has saved us. It is plainly evident that Roosevelt has stopped big business, also little business and medium-sized business. Business which provides the jobs that furnish wages for labor, markets for farmrs, and goods for consumers. The idle money in the banks proves it, the men on relief prove it, the surplus farm products prove it, the eternal borrowing and spending prove it. It is pitiable reasoning that advances a fwo-term international and economic failure as an argument for perpetuating that failure. 2 ” » ”

SOLVE DEBT PROBLEM Bv Pro-Roosevelt Let me answer your editorial of Oct. 8 in which you give your reagons for not supporting Roosevelt with the following quotation from Cook's “History of Political Phil©sophy”: . “On the other hand, he insists no less strongly that unlimited acquisition is not the end of economic activity and that unlimited wealth

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By Wm. Henson . + . The home I live in is a little three-room dauble. I rented this place three years ago for $8 per month. 0. K. then they began raising my rent and now I am paying $12 per month for just the same thing exactly as it was and this property sold six or eight months ago for $1500. I think $144 a year on $750 investment is too great a rate of interest to pay and times are worse than three years ago. So you see under such a system the poor can’t hope to be any better off when we allow 10 per cent of our people to own 90 per cent of our wealth. We can’t expect.anything better than what we have already. But we can expect conditions to get worse. , ., I think it time to clean house starting with the international bankers, , . . ” 2 ” LAUDS JUDGE M’NELIS FOR REBUKING OFFICER By Virgil Colbert

A few words in regard to the very appropriate reprimand given by Judge McNelis to one of our big gruff police sergeants. In the first place the officer has a right to first warn an erring car owner before actual arrest. Secondly, that the officer was able to detect liquor on the lady’s breath is, in itself, surprising, because that

They gave us social: security whereby all workers can: prepare for their old age, unemploy-. ° ment insurance which enables aj: worker to keep his self respect| =

of American workers by passing|s3 and enforcing the Wage and Hour |

making clothing for the needy, dis- |; tribution of surplus farm products |;

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WILLKIE URGES DRAFT SUPPORT

BUFFALO, N. Y,, Oct. 16 (U. P.). —Wendell L. Willkie, Republican Presidential nominee, told men of draft age in a radio speech last night that although many of them have not had their full share in the way of life*they were called upon to defend, they were registering now for “one more chance for freedom.” Discussing “this life that we have had here in America,” he said that “many of you, I know, have not, had even an opportunity to share in it. Many of you are skeptical of it. Many of you, being skeptical, will even resent the sacrifice you are being called upon to.make.” “1 realize the injustice that has been done to you,” he said. “I know that the roots of your trouble lie in

shows there was no liquor on the officer's hreath, a condition which | the writer has found as scarce as! coffee in Berlin. : In conclusion, the lady even In| caring for her bruises, should find comfort in the thought that it could have been worse, nay, much worse.

will thwart rather than facilitate the living of the good life. He argues | that the instruments of any art,| the means to any end, can never be unlimited, that there is an op-| timum which is suited to the com- | plate attainment of the end. Too few |

Hail to the “force.” ‘ I am 29—married—3 chillun and; can WHIP any cop in the 12th! District! ” ” 2 URGES MOTHERS “LOAN” SONS TO ROOSEVELT

stony ground. They lie in the mistakes of my generation. Let us recognize the simple truth. You, the young men, have not failed us. , . . We have failed you.

“The Cause of Free Men”

“And I want to plead with you. . not to judge this cause to which you have been cailed—this great cause of freedom—by the mistakes that my generation has made, whether in private life or.in office. Do not judge this cause by our failure to give you jobs ... by our idle

Within a few months, if U. S. Navy plans are carried out, this lake and the 30,000 acres of forest land that surround it will be converted into an ammunition storage plant. County Forest Preserve and the: lake, built as a conservation project, is named Greenwood Lake.

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Calling for Defense Service

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (

of President Rodsevelt’s address on registration for compul-

sory military service: :

On this day more than 16,000,000 young Americans are reviving the 300-year-old American custom of the muster. They are obeying that first duty of free citizenship by which, from the earliest colonial times, every able-bodied citizen was subject to the call for service in the national defense. It is a day of deep and purposeful meaning in the lives of all of us. For on this day we Americans proclaim the vitality of our history, the singleness of our will and the unity of -our nation. We prepare to keep the peace in this new world which free men have built for free men to live in. The United States, a nation of 130,000,000 people, has today only 500,000— half a million—officers and men in Army and National Guard.

Other nations, smaller in population, have four and five and six million trained men in their armies. Our present program will train 800,000 additional men this coming year and somewhat less than 1,000,000

men each year thereafter. It is al

.| program obviously of defensive pre-

paration and of defensive prepara-|

‘| tion only.

Threats are Cited

Calmly, vithout fear and without] hysteria, but with clear determina-| tion, we are building guns and | planes and tanks and ships—and all the other tools which modern |

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instruments, in this case, too little | property, will make it impossible to By Bert Wilson attain the good life, which is the| I have noticed several leters from end here in view. But so will t00 potential Gold Star Mothers that many.” [they did not want stars pinned on

factories, our shabby houses, our gefense requires. We are mobilizing stagnant markets, our squabbles and! our citizenship, for we are calling dissensions among ourselves , + .lon men and women and property These are. not the cause in which I .,,q money to join in making our would ask you to enlist. | defense effective. Today's registra-

- lived more than 2000 years ago. As,

To whom does the paragraph re- | fer? Roosevelt? Oh, no, to a very smart thinker named Aristotle who |

you can see, his philosophy fits the New Deal to a “t.” As Shakespeare said, “What's in a name?” To me, Roosevelt is doing the right thing in giving opportunity to the poor and limiting opportunity of the rich. ! If he incidentally runs up a bill, that can’t be helped. I am sure that he will know how to cope with this bill in his third term, which I am sure he will have. 2 2 8. INSISTS NATION MUST FACE SACRIFICES By Thos, H. Bernhardt With Europe a twisted mass of debris, why are we still =pursuing our pleasure-mad drive for more luxuries, shorter working week, pay for not producing, loans instead of taxes, and other dangerous New Deal nostrums? If there is an| emergency, and, ‘I fear there most certainly is, then why all this in-

them and that they did not want their sons and daughters to go to war. Yes I mean daughters also as they will be used as nurses, ambulance! drivers and employed in munition | factories. These are important jobs! and only a small percentage of our girls were killed in the last war, Of the men we sent to war over

half of them came back and of

those that did not come back, some of them were not killed in action, but died of various illnesses. It is true a lot that did come back were crippled but .a lot were not. There has been a lot of criticism of Mr. Roosevelt about our foreign policies, I think we all realize that we are on the verge of war. That we will more than’likely be at war in very few short weeks. nsidering this fact don’t you mothers and wives think you should loan your sons, your daughters and your husbands to Mr. Roosevelt? Before you answer stop and think of all Mr. Roosevelt has done for your sons and daughters and husbands. For the last eight years he

difference? . Why do we listen to men who

tell us that we need not sacrifice to | protect ourselves, that the opposi- |

sition who mention “hard work” and other harsh abrasive words are men who are merely out unconsciously promoting Hitler? Why do the masses fail to realize that those “darned old business men” are merely the cream of our university crop of trained scientists, engineers, lawyers, doctors, economists and technicians. I believe that we should have a man for President who understands these men and who can get their full co-operation on a defense pro-

.gram, which I believe is the para‘mount issue today instead of so

much emphasis on food and shelter

has given them work, he has kept [them from being listed among the unemployed. { It was not IMr. Roosevelt's fault {that all could not work in offices. He has not had enough time to establish sufficient bureaus to give all inside work. It also was not his fault that the weather was sometimes bad and the workers became ill. The weather is one thing Mr. Roosevelt can not control. Mr. Roosevelt did not give our people this work because he wanted their votes. He did it because they needed the money. Thefore, don'ts lyou all think you should give your young ones to him and help him achieve his ambition? You have all heard him say he {will keep us out of war, but if war

‘which will always be available if lj; forced on us he is the one man we can keep Hitler on the other who is competent to lead us into side of the pond. ,_|war, through the horrors of war and Let's think this over, and let's out again. vote for protection for our wives| gg don't you think all of you

“The cause I mean . .. lies in tha unknown - future where free men must and shall exist. You ... who have in thoughts abandoned . our American doctrines for other doctrines and creeds—I plead with you to judge us, not what we have been, but what we might become.”

“Dictators Won’t Dare”

Mr. ‘Willkie said that he had favored the draft, not because he favored going to war against dictators but because he believed if this country had a strong army, “those dictators would not dare to strike at us.” Also, he said, this country still has a freedom that now can be found in no other major country “and if we do not guard it—with our lives if necessary—it will perish from the éarth.” He asked youths to dedicate themselves to the “new chance for free-domé-your chance for freedom,” and said: : . “We promise you, young men of America, that we shall bend all our efforts, that we shall employ all our skill and knowledge, to release our gigantie industries to build the things that you will need. We shall waken America—to build you armaments. Those who stand with me! desire that you should never have to fight. They know that the more quickly armaments are built, the greater is the chance for peace.”

The physical requirements of the United States Army flying service are passed by only one out of every

tion for training and service is the] key-stone in the arch of our national defense. In the days when-our forefathers laid the foundation of our democ- | racy, every American family had to! have its gun and know how to use it. Today we live under threats, threats of aggression from abroad, which call again for the same read- | iness, the same vigilance. Ours must once again be the spirit of those who were prepared to defend as they built, to defend as they worked, to defend as they worshipped. The duty of this day has been imposed upon us from without. | Those who have dared to threaten | the whole world with war—those| who have created the name and deed of total war—have imposed upon us and upon all freé peoples the necessity of preparation for total defense. :

Termed Opportunity

But this day not only imposes a duty; it provides also an opportunity—an opportunity for united action in the cause of liberty—an opportunity for the continuing creation on this continent of a country where the people alone shall be master, where the people shall be truly free. To the 16,000,000 young men who! register today, I say that democ-| racy is your cause—the cause of) youth. Democracy is the one form of $0- |

five American college men examined by the Army flight surgeons.

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By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer ! AKRON, O., Oct. 16. — One of Ohio's most successful Republican

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carrying out the draft now that it is law, he adds that it will be enforced fairly and equally upon | everybody.

imagine and to attempt to bring to pass a better world. Under the

bette world and its achievement are alike forbidden. Your act today affirms not only your loyalty to your country, but your will to build your future for yourselves. We of today, with God's help, can bequeath to Americans of tomorrow a nation in which the ways of liberty and justice will survive and be secure. Such a nation must be devoted to the cause of peace. And it is for that cause that America

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FDR SIGNS LAW T0 CURB ALIENS

Citizenship Now Banned to | Those Urging Overthrow Of Government.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (U. P.).— President Roosevelt has signed legislation recodifying nationalization laws and denying U. S. citizenship to members of alien groups advocat- || ing overthrow of government by force. The measure bars the entry into this country and naturalization of: 1. Persons connected with any organization, association or society opposed to organized government. 2. Those who advise, write, publish, preach or otherwise advocate the overthrow of the U. S. Govern- | ment by force and violence. ! 3. ‘Those belonging to any organization advocating violent overthrow of the Government. 4. Those who advocate the assassination of officials of organized government. The bill also requires that persons having dual nationality must, upon reaching 21 years of age, return to the United States and assert their American citizenship

1 New Senator

Joseph H. Ball, 34, St. Paul reporter, named by Governor of . Minnesota to succeed late United States Senator Ernest Lundeen, registered for the draft. today and left for Washington.

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GETS POST AT CHARLESTOWN

Steeg Named Co-ordinator For Housing at Site 0f Powder Plant.

Henry B. Steeg, former Indianapolis City Engineer, today accepted appointment as temporary co-ordin-

ator of the Federal Government's $25,000,000 smokeless powder plant at Charlestown, Ind. Governor M. Clifford Townsend made the appointment and set aside $2500 from the State's contingency fund to carry out a zoning survey in the vicinity of the plant. The survey will include a study of housing and sanitation facilities, Mr. Steeg's work will be as coordinator of the federal and local agencies supervising the almost complete rebuilding of a small village into a sizable town for the national defense plant.

Studies Town’s Needs

He will be assigned to the State ~ Housing Board and will make a study of the town’s requirements as to health, highway facilities, educa= tion and general zoning needs. : In addition to the fund allocated for the zoning survey, it is antici= . pated by officials that the Legisla= ture at its next session will be asked

ot 5 ea. GIVE SOLDIERS FULL VOTE, W. C.T. U. ASKS

tive-born Americans may: volunteer and serve in foreign armies without EVANSTON, Iik, Oct. 16 (U. P.). —The Women’s Christian Temper-

losing their citizenship, ‘provided they take nol oaths of allegiance to" ance Union, will support efforts to | obtain full voting rights for all mili-

the foreign government. IN MYSTERY ATTACK tay conscripts and enlisted men,

DOCTOR'S WIFE SLAIN Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, president,

NEW YORK, Oct. 16 (U. P.).—|said today. : Detectives encountered a deep mys-| In a statement attacking laws in

tery today in the murder of MiS.|og states which specifically limit

. . : | Leah Dass wite of a prom! {voting rights of soldiers on active

Her body was found in a locked | GUty. Mrs. Smith denied that fail- ; {ure of soldiers and sailors to vote apartment at 6:30 yesterday eve- ,.no the World War period perning by a maid returning from iiieq the approval of national proshopping. It lay in the foyer. The | jyibition. : head was battered and the face! ‘me prohibition amendment bore sharp cuts. The medical eX- aver was submitted to a popular aminer believed the murderer had | vote,” she said. “The question was

arms itself, It is to that cause—the cause of peace—that we Americans today devote our national will and our national spirit ‘and our national strength.

used a claw hammer, but no such | fought out in fwo generations’ elec{weapon was found. George Tilzer, | tions prior to 1917.” assistant district attorney, said rob-| ghe called for support of “po|bery apparently was not the mo-|litically powerful” organizations of

(tive, but he did not suggest any ox.service men to obtain voting ‘other motive. : ' rights for those in active service.

to set aside additional funds to insure co-operation of efforts between the federal government and the | State in rebuilding the town in or- ' derly fashion.

| Population Increases |

Dr, Charles Pangborn, president |of the Charlestown Board, reported tan acute housing and sanitation | problem at a meeting yesterday of Governor Townsend, the State Budget committee, the Charlestown Board and Hubert R. Gallagher of [the National Defense Council. Charlestown’s population was originally 800. -It already has been i swelled to 3000 with the influx of | construction workers. A total pop: | ulation of 10,000 is anticipated when | the munitions plant, which will em=- | ploy about 6600 is completed.

| DUKE'S PRESIDENT DIES

| DURHAM, N. C, Oct. 16 (U. P). | —Dr. William Preston Few, presi- | dent of Duke University and its pre- { dessor, Trinity College, died in the { University Hospital today after a { brief illness. He was 72.

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the Republicans are widely distribut|ing buttons with the caption: This Republican leader knows, of, “I-wanna be a captain, too.” course, that Mr. Willkie will do A twist on the draft issue is found nothing of the kind. He knows in folders being distributed by the that the nominee came out for se- | Associated Willkie Club at Colum-| lective service in his acceptance ad-|bus. These carry on the front page dress while the bill was still in Con- the words, “It's no laughing matgress, contrary to the appeals of ter,” and open to a picture of Presi- | Republican leaders, and that he is| dent Roosevelt signing the draft bill |

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as compared to the record of past Administrations. First we will ask ourselves what did the Administration of Harding and Coolidge do for the masses of American citizenry. We draw a blank. Then came Hoover. . . . The

ing systems, many people lost their homes, businesses and their life's savings. Millions of American worker were thrown out of work due to the selfishness and greediness of a few. Now the New Deal came along. The first thing they did was to take steps to restore banking on a sound

unemployment. Business would not co-operate. They installed work rejief. This gave much needed jobs to thousands of families and cut down the upward trend of crime. They gave labor the right to organ-

made rights of labor and capital. They passed laws regulating both agri-

day. They don’t even want to live respectable. Yet when we consider the multitudes of good, honest, hard-working, worthy, loyal citizens that have been forced into this element in order to feed their little hungry children, it's sad. They had to fill out papers, answering many questions such as what is your religion? Will you support this Administration! And many other similar questions, Once they had signed the papers their freedom was just about forfeited. The old aged had to go through the same procedure, only more strenuous, in order to get a few dollars to exist on. Why was this done? Not in order to lift the low class, for many of them were forced to deal dishonestly with their fellow man, but for the purpose of combining them into one great power. To elect F. D. R. for the third term. Strange how this undercover scheme has worked but they've been bagged and afraid to break out tor

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sincerely for it. But this man who knows his Ohio, ‘was reflecting an undercurrent in| this state of which politicians are aware. Some pf them believe that the anti-war feeling, now centered in the draft, may express itself in| a protest vote against the Administration, ’ You can get other guesses that the issue won’t matter much as regards the Roosevelt vote, but Republicans are watching keenly the reaction among the young men and their families to the actual registration.

Republicans figure that the antiwar sentiment, not only in Ohio but in other Midwestern states_as indicated by votes of members of Congress from this area. may swing the balance to Mr. Willkie. It wouldn't take a great deal to assure Ohio for Mr. Willkie, judging from the neck-and-neck trend of polls and the recent spurt of activity by Democrats. Governor John W. Bricker, Republican, is getting a big response in his re-election campaign when, in

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BOY LOST IN 1939, GETS VALOR MEDAL

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (U. P.).— President Roosevelt yesterday pre-1

a medal of valor to 14-year-old Donn Fendler of Rye, N. Y., for his courage while lost for seven days in the Maine woods in July, 1939. The medal is presented annually to an ‘outstanding Boy or Girl Scout by the Army and Navy Legion of Valor. Ralph Robart of Boston, past commander of the Legion, and a group of the youth's friends and family were at the White House for the ceremony. : Young Fendler became lost in the forésts of Mt. Katahdin, Me., while

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