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SBURGH, Nov. 15.—For years people have telling ime of their delight at visiting a plane4 I have yet to hear a single person express intment in a planetarium show. All this time tended to see one myself, and never have, But at last I have a planetarium experience. I agree with all the others—it’s something pretty wonderful, There are only five planetaria in the United States. They are at Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, New York and Pittsburgh. wt The one here is the newest and most modern, It has been open little more than a year, It is the Buhl Planetarium—donated to the city by the Buhl Foundation, in memory of Henry Buhl Jr. late Pittsburgh merchant and philanthropist. be there are some among you who don’t know | planetarium is. Well, to put it simply, it’s a theater) But instead of looking forward at a stage, k upward at the roof. And the roof is the asl the sky, at hight. The sky is your show, Planetarium theater is a round room. A great n, Rows of seats run around it in circular | Right in the certer is a space fenced off teel railing, In this space stands a machine ks like the very ghost of Technocracy. This | produces the Heavens, @ land laround you.the walls and roof combine erfect| dome, It is just like sitting on a table with a huge soup bowl turned over you. The dome itself is White,

The Story of the Sky

Your [Soft theater seat turns on a swivel. It is as though you were sitting on a round, upholstered stove

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jou. | The show starts right on time, as advertised. Late don’t get in. Gradually the lights grow dim, ‘and the{room becomes as black as the inside of a goat. Then you hear a voice—a poised, dramatic voice, telling you the story of the sky. There is organ music for & far background. As the voice, rising above it, carries you into the cosmic dreamland, stars begin to twinkle in the dark. In a

{ ® | ® ° . Inside Indianapolis (And “Our Town’)

THE INDIANA FARM BUREAU Convention discussed many an agricultural headache during its three-day stay here, but nobody said a word about the corn] borer. It was the corn borer, you'll remember, that almost became a “fighting word” several years ago, broke up lifelong friendships and had everybody on the ropes. It’s rumored that the borer is making headway again, but right now it's a very unpopu- | lar subject and nobody had the temerity to mention it. Little toy sheep that wind up and kleat went like hotcakes during the convention. One hawker sold ‘his entire supply during a noon recess. There was one farmer he didn’t sell, however. That gentleman looked on, then sagely remarked: “Twenty-five cents a good investment.”

ADD ORTANT information: A gentleman

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ght companies in town that use the A,” seven which prefer “AAA,” eight “A-1," 13 “Ace,” seven “Best,” 12 “Quality,” 17 “Superior,” three “O.K.,” six “Paramount,” four “Perfection,” and six “Blue|Ribbon.” Far pular is “Acme.” There are no less than 32 of ‘em, “id . Our informant even decided to fest Presidential popularities. There were seven “Roosevelt,” 14 “Washington” and 16| “Lincoln.”

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War and Weather By Maj Al Williams

ONE OF THE greatest disappointments of this air war, as far as| noncombatants are concerned, is the continuation of bombings despite fogs and rains.

Both belligerent governments held out the hope to’ their civilians [that the equinoctial season with its bad flying weather would stop the hombs, But the homhings continue, Civilians on both sides are beginning to exhibit uneasiness, tending even toward resentment against those who failed to provide for such a war against noncombatants, Too much emphasis cannot be laid on the factor of public reaction to continuous bombing raids. It makes little difference whether only 10 houses or buildings are destroyed in each raid. What does strously on: public morale is the air-raid

work disa! warning itself, and the extra routine things the civilfan must do with the sounding of an alarm. Even the layman knows of the tremendous efforts exerted by all military and naval authorities toward the preservation of morale, It’s much harder to break of la well-fed man than of one who is short of food and the necessities of life,

It Gets {Under the Skin

In addition to the obvious requirements, physical well-being [is a matter of normal routine, Break that routine, of so many hours’ sleep, so many hours’ work, and so mahy hours’ recreation, and morale begins to crumble at the edges. The starvation sea blockade maintained, by| the British in the last war finally broke the morale of Germany, The men in the trenches may have had enough to eke out existence, but when they discovered that their loved ones back

My Day

CHICAGO, Thursday—On our arrival in Springfield, Ill, yesterday afternoon, there seemed to be a little difference of opinion as to exactly what my program was to ‘be. One person said I was to go to the hotel and hold a press conference, another person said I was to go immediately i to lay a wreath on Lincoln’s tomb. The crowd at the station was very friendly and the Governor's wife and the mayor's wife and other people who met us were very kind. We finally drove to the hotel, discovered that I was not needed there at once, and proceeded to Lincoln's tomb, This is a very imposing monument which rises high above everything else in the cemetery, ! When I was there with my || husband in 1932, I do not think I was really able/to see how fine the marble is along the walls of the corridors leading to the tomb. The veins are perfectly matched and the colors very beautiful. I liked all the replicas of the different Lincoln statues, One can not stand before his tomb and not ‘feel a sense of awe, for here lies buried one of our ‘greatest men, who lives forever in the hearts of the people he preserved as a nation. "A friend of mine went to the Lincoin Memorial in Washington not-Jong ago and stood before that beau-

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By Ernie Pyle

few seconds you feel all alone—out on a mountain top—just you and the stars. : They are all there. Down to the faintest pinpoint of a star, Thousands of them, You see the sky as you see it only rarely in real life—cloudless, unbroken by hills or smoke or the house next door. You see it as we have seen it only in the tropics. I tell you it is as natural as though you were actually out in the wilderness, or on a ship at sea. It is one of the most perfect illusions I have ever seen. For 50 minutes you sit fascinatql, watching the heavens change, and being told howYand why they change. The confident voice of the announcer names the various stars and constellations and nebulae and planets, and with each name an arrow of light appears in the sky and points out what he is talking about, : The announcer sits in sort of a sales booth right among the audience, but you don’t see him, for the room is very dark, and he works by a faint and shielded desk light.

An Old Friend Appears

As he talks he manipulates a multitude of switches —almost as complicated an array as in an airplane cockpit—and with these he makes the stars slowly cross the heavens, makes the night-°go past, makes—

when he wishes—the sky stand still and individual]

planets race around madly, doing in a few seconds what it actually takes them thousands of years to do. He gives you a normal eclipse, and then a closeup of the same eclipse. He shows you how the constellations looked to the first men on earth—how they seemed to resemble bears and geese and hunting men, He shows you how the sky looks from Buenos Aires, or from the North Polé, He shows you what it looked like last year; what it will look like in May. My own astronomical knowledge could be put in a capsule and easily swallowed by the first flea you meet on the street. Outside of the sun and moon, there is only one thing in the sky I can point to and call by name, That is Orion’s Belt. So I got awfully fidgety waiting for my old pal Orion’s Belt to come up over the horizon, I began to think the Planetarium was a fake, or that maybe there really wasn’t any Orion’s Belt, and I had just seen it in a dream somewhere. But finally it came, and I felt like shouting out into the darkness, “There it is!” And sure enough, the announcer knew what it was, too. Wise man,

He seemed to think that proved the town was basically Republican.

That Manhole Cover

THE CAST of “The Man Who Came to Dinner” was a bit startled when they entered the chorus dressing room at English’s for the first time. ] Right in the middle of the floor was a manhole caver, plus a water pipe that seems to serve no apparent purpose. The docrman patiently explained to the curious cast that it was used only once—years and years ago when the late Howard Thurston was here and needed it for his “water trick.” .

The Efficiency System

SOMETHING HAPPENED to the Park Board's new efficiency program yesterday. Something happened to the Park Board as a matter of fact, It didn’t show up. The meeting was all set, to run tick-tock, like clockwork, when three of the members informed Park officials they couldn’t attend. Without a quorum, of course, no business could be conducted, so the meeting was called off. The new efficiency program, however, will be given

its test today. The Board plans to meet this morn- | \

tng—provided there is a quorum.

The Safety Program

THE REPORTER was at Police Headquarters checking with the Traffic Department about its plans Things were going swimmingly until a commotion broke out outside. Everybody rushed to the window and there was an accident. A motorcycle policeman had been struck by a truck. We cannot print Lieut. Ed Moore’s first words. , . . Preliminary checkups indicate that the November tax collection by the Treasurer's office will be the biggest in the County’s history.

home were short of food and the trend was toward starvation—then morale cracked. In this war, however, it is assumed that the people of both belligerent nations are getting enough food. Ration cards and all that, but they're getting enough to continue the war. But this air-war business is getting under the skins of these men and women whose resistance has never been stiffened by military training nor backed up by the fighting psychology of combat routine. ; Just apply the air-raid menace to ourselves. No matter where you happen to be—in your home, your fice, workshop, or factory—irrespective of the hour,

Marshal Foch Saw It

There’s an alarm.

From bed or table, from work bench or office, you scramble out the door, snatching an extra coat or a bundle already prepared, and dive into the nearest shelter. No matter how long or short the raid—minutes or hours—you have stopped what you were doing and huddled in the ground. Add to this the problems of providing all the things and necessities required by children and you can see where an air-raid alarm upsets the routine of daily life, : Of course, people can put up with such disturbances for a while, But this air war is going right on—and seems likely to continue, it is evident that civilians are becoming restive. And now that the bad-weather season, which was held out to them as a relief period, has proved to be nothing more than a shield for the enemy against antiaircraft guns, the strain is redoubled. Marshal Foch saw this picture clearly as far back as 1921 when he said, “Owing to their (airplanes’) crushing morale effect upon a nation, they may impress public opinion to the point of disarming the government and thus become decisive.”

By Eleanor Roosevelt

tiful statue. She reviewed in her mind all the things that had been said in the campaign of 1864 against this Lincoln, before whose statue she now stood with tears in her eyes. From the group around her she suddenly heard the voice of a young boy. “Grandpa what was the name of the man who ran against Lincoln in 1864?” “Well, now, son, I can’t seem to remember who that was.” “I thought surely you'd know.” “Somehow the name slips me, but we can look it up in the encyclopedia when we get home.” “But, Grandpa, I did look it up already and it doesn’t say.” “Well, then, what difference does it make?” ‘None, only I kinda wondered.” So you see, all the bitterness, all the lies of that campaign have faded out, and only the goodness and fineness of Lincoln remain to inspire his countrymen of today. In Springfield we visited the Crippled Children’s Hospital and another hospital ‘before we returned to the hotel. After that I went to the Governor's mansion for a short time to meet some of the committee sponsoring the lecture. On my return to the hotel I found Mrs.

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Robert Baker, Mrs. Louis Howe's daughter, with two of her friends, who paid us a short visit.

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CITIES TO ASK MORE MONEY

Municipal League to Urge New Distribution of

Tax Funds.

By RICHARD LEWIS

For years in Indiana, the hue and cry of Hoosier cities and towns for a greater share of the State’s tax wealth has gone up unabated. Indianapolis has joined the clamor, It wants more gasoline tax to fix its streets. The cry will be amplified this year at the 3-day convention of the Indiana Municipal League Nov. 27-29 at Richmond. The convention is expected to be the largest in the League’s history. Unlike most meetings of officials in the State, it will be nonpartisan. Autonomy to Be Sought Partisan interests will be dropped in the fight for a greater share of tax-collected funds and demands for local autonomy. One of the program’s highlights will be the address of Earl D. Mallory, director of the American Municipal Association. Another spotlight on the program is the speech of Col. Louis Roberts, Evansville City attorney, who will outline a program for “The Next Four Years.” Schricker, Dawson to Speak Prominent Democratic and Republican leaders in the state, including Governor-elect Henry F. Schricker and Lieut. Gov.-elect Charles M. Dawson will address the convention. : One of the convention’s drawing

cards will be the Hon. Daniel W.| -

Hoan, former mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., and associated director of the Council of National Defense. The colorful ex-mayor will speak on “The Role of the Municipality in National Defense.” In the spotlight and yet out of it will be Indianapolis’ Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan. He will intro-

duce the speakers.

PROPOSES TO CHANGE MEXICAN OIL SETUP

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 15—(U. U.). —President Lazaro Cardenos today sent to the Chamber of Deputies a measure providing for reorganization of the nationalized petroleum industry. The measure provides that under executive decree the following reforms will be instituted: 1. Mexican producers will be obliged to guarantee the Government royalties on subsoil rights in proportion to oil produced. 2. A new basis for distribution of net production. 3. Distribution of profits on the basis of 75 per cent for the Government and 25 per cent for workers. 4. Amendment of the organic law to enable Mexican producers to

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Summer's Coming And Here's Proof

CHICAGO, Nov. 15 (U. P.).— Sam Nudelman, proprietor of a women’s apparel shop, reported to police last night that a burglar broke a window in his store while the temperature hovered at 10 degrees above zero. Missing were 125 slack beach

suits and 14 satin-lastex bathing suits.

JURY CHOSEN TO TRY JEHOVAH WITNESS

SHELBYVILLE, Ind. Nov. 15 (U. P.).—The trial in Shelby Circuit Court of Erman Davis, a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses sect, had moved forward today with the selection of a jury. Davis faces a charge of giving perjured testimony in a trial here in August, 1939, at which he and two other members of the sect, Carrie Davis and Stephen Berta= kovitch, were found guilty of desecrating the United States flag. In the previous trial he is alleged to have said he was married to Carrie Davis, but it was reported no record of the marriage was

FOREIGN ENVOYS INVITED BY DIES

Texan Claims Committee Has Evidence of Subver-

sive Operations.

CHICAGO, Nov. 15 (U. P.).—Rep. Martin Dies (D. Tex.), chairman of a Congressional committee investigating un-American activities, said yesterday that he had requested members of the Italian and German diplomatic corps to attend hearings beginning Nov, 18. He said the committee was not

empowered to subpena foreign government representatives, but that he made “invitations” for their

appearance. Mr. Dies said the committee already had found evidence of subversive activities in some diplomatic corps. Such activity was centered in foreign-language newspapers, industrial employees and tourist agencies, he said. “We have to move cautiously to avoid strains on international relations,” Mr. Dies said. “Secretary of State Cordell Hull has informed us cur investigation is purely a Congressional affair and not of his cons

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cern.”

; Hoosier Goings

SCHOOL WOR

Muncie Boy's Pet Helps Him Study;

Bedford Dog Use Cars as Heaters By TIM TIPPETT

JOSEPH GEORGE of Muncie is a third grade pupil and is excep=

tional in two ways. him to and from school.

First, he owns a dog, Skipper, who accompanies Secondly,

he likes school work,

The other day he asked Mrs. Ella Hay, his teacher, if he could remain after school to do some work. She said he could and later went home, leaving Joseph at the school. .

On her way home she encountered Skipper, who, tired of waiting, was on his way home, also. Mrs. Hay stopped and said: “Skipper, Joseph is still in school.” Skip looked up as much as to say, “He is?” and wheeled around and sped back to school where he waited until Joseph came out.

Bert Koszlowske, 23-year-old South Bend resident investigated a noise in the rear yard of his home several days ago. He heard a shot but didn’t discover that he had been hit until he returned to the house. A shotgun |pellet was lodged in his leg. { . 2 8 Li POLICE of Bedford have been having “cold dog trouble” lately, and damage consists of scratched automobile hoods. A dog, a small mild looking animal, found automobiles belonging to officials had warm hoods after they were parked. So, he napped on the hoods until the owners, annoyed and rather mystified at the strange scratches on their cars,

Add coincidences: “Mercury Drops; Cold Continues”—headline from a Brazil contemporary. ” ” ” SOME THIEVES will take anything, according to Sheriff Fred Williams of Brazil. The other day they stole an electric light generating plant, weighing more than 500 pounds and valued. at $600 from the Mt. Calvary Church, a number of steel Ie beams and a cow. " = ” " MARION law enforcement officers have judged several hundred murders as “justifiable homicide.” The corpus delicti are several baskets of very dead starlings, Several weeks ago the starlings adopted the Court House as their headquarters and made themselves nuisances. An unknown and very much annoyed citizen took the law (and a shotgun), into his own hands and liquidated the birds, . nn |» The people of Brazil held a Public Forum yesterday. The

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| (U. P.)—Joseph Gora, 56, of East

By MILTON BRONNER Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15—John Q. Citizen, after being drafted by his local draft board and passed by the induction station in his region,

is sent to the nearest army reception center. At this place the new private leads a very busy two or three days in which most things will be new and strange and entirely different from his old civilian life. After a check-up on his papers and the medical report, he, with many others like him, is sent to quarters where army clothes, blanket, mess kit, knife, fork and spoon are issued to him, 2 He is assigned to a dormitory in the barracks, He _ earns that henceforth he will lose his privacy he had in his room at home. The dormitory is filled with many rows of beds and one of these is his. -He does not stay in the dormitory long. He goes downstairs to be fingerprinted and ultimately this record is sent to Washington where other records are examined to see whether he has ever committed a felony. If so, he would be rejected from the army and subjected to punishment—if he had concealed the facts. Next, John goes before some doctors to be vaccinated against smallpox and to get the first of a number of shots to immunize him against typhoid fever. Some time later, either that day or the next, the draftees will go before an army officer who will read them the Articles of War and ex-

BRITAIN MAY ASK THAT EXILE LEAVE

LONDON, Nov. 15 (U. P).—A question scheduled to be brought up in the House of Commons indicated today that Juan Negrin, premier of Loyalist Spain, has been asked to leave Great Britain where he now is a refugee. The question, scheduled by William Dobbie, Labor member, was: “Why has no intimation been made to Negrin, who is presently enjoying the right of asylum in this country, with regard to his leaving the country?”

KILLED BY HIT-RUN

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. Nov. 15

Chicago, was killed yesterday when struck by a hit-and-run car.

$30 FOR GUARDSMEN WASHINGTON, Nov. 15—(.U. P.). —The War Department said today the Comptroller-General had ruled that National Guard privates with service of four months or more are entitled to a monthly base pay of $30 immediately upon induction into

Johnny Gets His Gun — First Few Days fo Be Busy Ones for Army's Rookies

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One of a series taking a draftee into Uncle Sam’s new army.

plain to them the full meaning of that very important document. A good many of its sections re cite the punishments, all the way up to death penalty, for infractions of military law.

NEXT—More questions,

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

1—How many yards are in a mile? 2—Did Abraham Lincoln, George Washington or Ulysses 8. Grant, say, “With malice toward none, with charity for all”? 3—“Mein Kampf” is the autobi-. ography | of ? 4~The capital of Alabama is Bir-

bile? | 5—Is the “Pyramid of the Sun” in Egypt or Mexico? 6—Is this expression correct? “He won't leave me come in.” T7—Who was the first childless Pres ident of the United States?

Answers

1-1760.

2—Lincoln, 3—Adolph (Hitler. 4—Montgomery. 5—Mexico. 6 |

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