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VOLUME 52—NUMBER 274

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1940

Entered as Second-Class

at Postoffice. Indianapolis, Ind,

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FANS’ DRINKING 15 ‘SHOCKING T0 SCHRICKER

Ashamed That He Took Son To I. U.-Purdue Game, He Tells School Men.

“Drunkenness was so prevalent at the Indiana-Purdue football game Saturday at Lafayette that I was almost ashamed to have taken my son to see it,” Governor-elect Schricker said today. He was addressing the Indiana Town and City School Administratrators’ Association in the Claypool Hotel and he said that lack of attention to ordinary morals is “what

is filling our state institutions with inmates.”

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 27 (U. P.) —President Edward Elliott of Purdue University, a spectator at the Indiana-Purdue football game last Saturday, today denied having seen evidence of drunkenness during the game.

The Governor-elect said he saw women at the game who were so drunk that they had to be carried out of the stadium at the end of the game with their feet trailing on the ground.

Urges Higher Teacher Pay

Previously he had told the association that he favors higher pay and- better pensions for teachers and «that he will ‘co-operate with the Legislature to see that educational problems are not passed over lightly. The Association, meeting in the Claypool Hotel, previously heard DeWitt S. Morgan, Indianapolis Public School superintendent, accept on the part of the public schools a part of the responsibility for the “bottle neck” in national defense, “the lack of skilled workers. “If ere is one thing we have fallen down on, it is that we have been blind to the undeveloped resources that are in the lower third of high school pupils,” Mr. Morgan said. “Industrialists are crying for us to send them boys who have the ‘feel of precision’—boys who can tool a piece of steel to a thousandth of an inch. ‘The Need Is Great’ “In 1920 there was a great store of people with peculiar abilities for that sort of work. We dign’t develop them.

“Now the need for those geople is

. great. Industry is snapping Yup ‘boys

who have had training mechanics.”

Mr. Morgan pointed out that sub-

jects designed to aid such pupils

have been introduced into schools and urged more concentration on them. He warned, however, that pupils in the upper bracket should not be overlooked nor retarded by modifying curriculums, Others who spoke this morning were Dr. W. C. Dennis, president of Earlham College; Dr. F. B. Knight, Purdue University, and Superintendent Ralph Irons of Evansville. This afternoon the group was to elect new officers and consider resolutions of the legislative and public relations committees.

Holmstedt to Talk

Talks were to be given by Dr. Raleigh W. Holmstedt, Indiana University, “Home Rule as Applied to School Administration;” L. J. Harwood, Board of Education president, South Bend, “Liability Insurance for School Administrators;” Superintendent H. E. Allman, Muncie; John V. Beamer, Wabash; Superintendent C. V. Haworth, Kokomo, and Robert H. Wyatt, executive secretary of the Indiana State Teachers Association.

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Norman A. Perry Sr... . in the driver’s seat again.

PERRY SR. GOES T0 TRIBE HELM

Assumes Club Presidency in Shakeup; Leo Miller General Manager.

By EDDIE ASH

While the Indianapolis baseball club failed to change field managers today, as it has done four timés in three years, it underwent a shakeup in the executive staff at the annual meeting of stockholders.

Norman A. Perry Sr. owner and majority stockholder, got back' into the active and official driver's seat by again assuming the presidency. His son, Norman A. Jr., became vice president and assistant to the president, a new office. Under the new setup, Leo T. ler, who took over the presidency December, 1937, is now vice presi~ dent and general manager. However, Mr. Miller said his duties remain the same and that everything is harmonious despite the slight change in his status. This sets at rest the rumors that he would be ousted. Karl W. Scheick continues in office as treasurer and Dale Miller as secretary. The five officers form the board of directors. Wade (Red) Killefer, just recently returned to Indianapolis, is Tribe field manager again after serving three years in the Pacific Coast League. His first tenure here was five years, -1933-1937, inclusive. Of the 1941 prospects, Perry said following today’s meeting: . “It is my desire, as well as the men -associated with me, to give to this city a team that will do honor to the. name of Indianapolis, and I pledge to all our fans .and citizens that -7e are going to.do all within our power to accomplish this objective.”

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‘Chute Troops To Carry Bikes

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (U.P.). —The Army's new parachute troops will get around on folding bicycles after they have landed from giant transport planes, the. Infantry Journal disclosed today. The Parachute troops, similar to those used with great efficiency by Germany, will have, heavy fire power on the basis of tentative organization plans, the® December issue of the Journal reported. Each parachute company of 117 men will carry 87 automatic rifles, nine light machine guns, 10 submachine guns and three 60 millimeter mortars. All parachutists will carry pistols. The company will carry nine bicycles which can be folded.

A CORKING IDEA

ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 27 (U, P.). —A report from Corfu today said John Dissylas, millionaire factory owner, who is organizing relief work on the air-raided island, had plugged the machine gun-riddled roof of his office with champagne corks to keep it blacked out when he works

STORM VEERS AT OUTSKIRTS,

Bureau Predicts Snow

25 Tonight.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6 a.m .31 10a m....31 7a. m....39 11a m....31 8a m.... 30 12 (noon) .. 31 9a. m.... 31 1p. m . 30

The winter storm which had been scheduled to strike here last night veered north and west of the city and the most that can be expected in the way of winter gestures today is an intermittent snow. Tonight, the Weather Bureau said, it will be somewhat. colder with the minimum temperature about 25 degrees. Tomorrow will be

fair. Other places in Indiana got part of the storm, however, and some roads to the north were reported in a dangerous condition with snow and ice.

Snow Heavy in North

Almost the entire country felt some effect of the Texas Panhandle storm as it fanned out, and Northern states were blanketed with the first general snowfall of the year and Southern states were drenched with rain. More than four inches of snow fell on Wisconsin, Illinois and northern Indiana, but the snow fall thinned as it went westward. A maximum wing velotity of 27 miles an hour was recorded at the Airport Weather Bureau here last night and the minimum temperature was 30, reached at 7 a. m.

Heavy Rains Cease

In Texas, thousands of refugees huddled on high ground awaiting the - recession of swirling, debrisfilled rivers that had driven them from their bottom-lands homes. The heavy rains that had choked the south and east Texas rivers with flood waters had ceased and flood crests were spilling into the Gulf of Mexico. Repairmen patched communications and power © lines wrecked by an ice storm in sthe Texas Panhandle. ®Agricultural authorities said that the "Panhandle, where many communities, including Amarillo, were isolated witho communication, (Continued on Page Three) eee

TUNNEY FINED $15 IN AUTO DEATH OF DOG

Failed to Report Accident; Silent in Court.

STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 27 (U P.).—James J. (Gene) Tunney, former world’s heavyweight boxing champion, pleaded guilty today to a charge that he failed to report the death of a greyhound dog struck by his automobile, and was fined $15 and costs in Town Court. Tunney did not say a word during the court proceeding, ‘which was brief. When the court asked how Mr. Tunney would plead to the charge, it was his attorney, Judge Matthew E. Hanna Jr., who arose and said: “Mr. Tunney pleads guilty.”

the fine was imposed, Mr. Tunney walked to the court clerk’s desk and paid the fine of $15 and costs of $7.40.

JEWISH REFUGEES SAVED + JERUSALEM, Nov. 27 (U. P.).— Most of 1800 Jewish refugees aboard the liner Patria, which sank after an explosion in Haifa Harbor Monday, were saved, dispatches from Haifa reported today. Many of those aboard swam to a “Rearby

nights.

vreakwater,

A committee of experts investi-| gating Dr. Hiel Eugene Crum’s' claims for his “co-etherator,” reported today that the machine had

failed to affect either the hardness or irdn content of water. Judge Herbert E. Wilson, hearing an appeal in Superior Court by Dr. Hiel Crum on the revocation of his license, had indicated eArlier that the test would be congidered in deciding the case. His decision is to be made today. “ The committee members said they beligved the box,” with which | Dr. Hie! Crum had professed to |efrect many cures at his ‘office at! 11025 Prospect St., could not pro|duce “mental or spiritual waves” capable of causing chemical changes. -

Dy. Hiel Crum's Box Fails in Water Test, Experts Say

After hearing evidence for several days early in October, Judge Wilson asked experts to investigate the drugless physician's claims in an actual test. Experts who conducted the test from Nov. 4 to Nov. 7 at the Indiana University~Medical Center power plant, were R. N. Harger, 1. U. School of Medicine professor; Neil Kershaw, Indianapolis Water Co. chief chemist, and Charles ‘Ness, Indianapolis research engineer. Judge Wilson appointed jhe “chemical eommittee” to find out exactly what the “co-etherator” could do under conditions set by hoth an examining board and- Dr. Hiel Crum, himself. He said he thought Such a test would be more (Continped on Page Three)

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SPARING CITY

Today With Mercury Near °

Then, still without a word after

Calls Off Revolt

Gen. Alamazan . . expected

neutrality. MEXICO CITY, Nov. 27 (U.P). —Gen.. Juan Andreau Almazan has called off his atempt to seize the Presidency of Mexico. Embittered by the “serious” mistake of the United States in recognizing President-elect Gen. Manuel Avila Camacho, Gen. Almazan asked his supporters today to suspend all political activities “as the only means of securing tranquillity.” He returned to Mexico from the United States last night and planned to live quietly at his home in suburban Coyacan. He told reporters he had expected “neutralily” from the United States.

ARMY TO CALL 1936 IN COUNTY

Some. Will Go in January, All the Others by Next July.

By EARL RICHERT

Nineteen hundred and fifty-six men will be taken from Marion County before July 1 for one year’s military training under the draft law, Lieut. Col. Robinson Hitchcock, state director of selective service, announced today. This is in addition to the 53 men taken in the first call which was completed Monday, except for re-

placements for those who were re- “

jected.

The quota tor the entire “state is 21,087 men. The, first call bro 395 ‘Hoosiers, mostly volunteerss service, leaving 20,692 men to be selécted by local boards for later calls, scheduled from January through

‘| June. !

The net quotas of men to be supplied by each local board has been

‘|fixed by Selective Service headquar-

ters by giving each board a gross quota based upon its proportion of registrants to the state total and then giving a credit to each local board for the men from tis area already in the U. S. armed forces. The net quotas of men to be supplied before July 1 by each of the 15 local boards Marion County, deducting the m already sent in the first call, arg given below along (Continued /on Page Three)

AIRAGOBRA’S FIRE PROVES ACCURATE

Allison - Powered ‘Plane Stands Army Test.

WASHIN N, Nov. 27 (U. PJ). —The War Department reported today that tests show the Army's new Allison-powered Airacobra pursuit plane has a highly accurate fire both with machine guns and the

37.mm. cannon the ship carries in|.

Hollywood's Strip-Picket Y ecthe: Negligee Stage

its nose. Three pilots alternately flew the new pursuit ship from Buffalo airport to targets in Lake Ontario off Ft. Niagara. They fired 40,000 rounds of machine gun ammunition and 500 rounds of cannon shell. “The pilots reported great accuracy of fire from long ranges was achieved wtih the cannon, which is mounted in the nose firing through He propeller hub,” the Department sai “The m e guns, are synchronized Tre through the propeller and a relatively high performance was achieved with these.”

STOCKS AT NEW LOWS NEW YORK, Nov. 27 (U. P). — The stock market hit new lows for more than two months today and trading increased moderately. Prospects of higher taxes and uncertain conditions abroad, added to the Iron Age warning that labor difficulties may be ahead for the steel

industry, spurred the selling,

J TOBLOCK SALE

OF TOLL BRIDGE

State’s Offer of $945,000

Excessive, Superior Court Action Charges.

A suit to block the purchase of the toll bridge across the Wabash River at New Harmony by the Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission was

filed in Superior Court today. The suit; sponsored by the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, the Indiana Farm Bureau and the Hoosier Motor Club, was" filed in the name of James C.. Calvert, Cynthiana farmer, a user of the toll bridge. The Toll Bridge Commission and its three members, William G. Minor, Edgard O. Miles and Marvin G. Briggs; the Harmony Ways Bridge, owners of the bridge, and Morris Mather & Co. and John

Nuveen & Co.. both of Chicago, were named defendants.

Alleges Excessive Price

The last two defendants were the successful bidders Monday for the $1,050,000 bond issue to pay for the bridge, which is to be purchased on or before Dec. 10 for $945,000. The suit alleges that the price for the bridge is excessive in that the bridge was built 10 years ago at a total cost of $635,796.97. The suit asks specifically that the defendants be enjoined from proceeding further with the sale of the bonds, which have not yet been printed, or carrying out the agreement for the purchase of the bridge at $945,000.

Criticize Minor, Miles

The suit alleges that Mr. Minor and Mr. Miles “failed to use their sound, honest discretion and judgment in determining the reasonableness of a price for such bridge and in agreeing: upon such price with said Harmony Way Bridge Co., but arbitrarily and capriciously, and without regards to their duties or obligations as officers and members of a public commission of the State of Indiana . . . purported to agree with said Harmony Way Bridge Co. on a price. of $945, 000 for said bridge.” “Said purported price is excessive (Continued on Page Three)

G. 0: P. ‘BOSS’ IN MICHIGAN INDICTED

One Count Charges He Defrauded Edsel Ford.

DETROIT, Nov. 27 (U. P.).— Frank D. McKay, national commit-

lican Party in Michigan, today was named in two Federal indictments— one of them a charge that he defrauded Edsel Ford of $9918. In the second indictment, McKay was accused of engineering a gigantic fraud in state liquor purchases by which tribute of halt a million dollars was exacted from 16 nationally prominent distillers in the past five years.

defrauding Ford, president of the Ford Motor Co., alleged that he obtained from the manufacturer a political campaign contribution to pay bills which in fact did not exist. ‘The alleged fraud occurred, the Grand Jury said, after the 1938 gubernatorial election when Frank D. Fitzgerald was elected over Frank Murphy, now associate justice of the U. S. Supreme Court.

SPAIN RESTRICTS MAIL BARCELONA, Nov. 27 (U. P.).— The General“Rost Office announced today that all’ letters, except air mail, for the . United States’ and Latin American countries, were suspended for the time being.

teeman and “boss” of the Repub-.

The true bill accusing McKay of | :

Debate on Financial Help Delayed Until

Next Congress. By RONALD G. VAN TINE

United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. (U. B.).—The Senate Foreight Relations Committee i today to postpone r consideration of legislation to permit Amer-

ican financial aid to Britain The decision was unanimous and came on a motiory by Senator Bennett Champ Cla . Mo.) after Senator William King (D. Utah) had urged quick action on his bill to repeal the Johnson Act and Neutrality credits to Britain. Senator Gerald P. Nye (R. N. D.) author of a proposal to investigate British. Empire holdings in the United States, told reporters it was obvious that no legislation pertaining to thre British financial situation could be considered in the remain - ing days of this session. Under Senator King’s proposal Congress would have been asked to rescind the Johnson Act prohibition against loans to nations in default on their World War debts to this country, and the Neutrality Act ban on credits to belligerent countries.

Will Continue Plea

“There will be no chance to present anything to the Senate between now and the first of January,” Senator Nye said. “I will press for action on nfy resolution early in the next session.”

country might aid Britain by making a loan to Canada “would amount only to a back door method of violating the Johnson Act and the Neutrality Law.” He said that British holdings here “have been declared to amount to about five or six billions of dollars.” “I don’t think that half measures it,” he: added. The committee’s new chairman, Senator Walter F. George (D. Ga.) who succeeded the late Senator Key Pittman (D. Nev.) told reporters at a press conference after the twohour committee meeting that the question of monetary aid to Britain would not arise again this year “unless, of course, an occasion should

would be ‘called back. No doubt the question will be presented in some form early in the next session.”

Must Determine Extent

“My .personal view is that aid should be given,” he added, “but it’s a technical question as to what kind of aid and how much should be given. The extent of the aid is a technical and professional question. The matter of giving aid is one of policy.” Senator George added that the question of. repealing the Johnson Act must be studied in conjunction with the “cash-and-carry” provisions of the neutrality law. He added that “when and if the (Continued on Page Three)

HOUSE MAY ACT ON

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (U. P.).— The House Judiciary Committee decided ' today to accept Senate amendments to the alter-Logan bill, subjecting orders of administrative agencies to court review, and tor seek House approval as soon as possible. The House meets again tomorrow and it was indicated Rep. Francis I. Walter (D. Pa.) would seek unanimous consent for House acceptance of the Senate amendments which

would send the measure to the

White House.

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 27 (U. P). —Pretty Greta Rozan, the strippicket, had reached the negligee stage today and police planned a

special traffic patrol for busy Cahuenga Boulevard. The street passes by Universal Studio and, more particularly, by Greta Rozan. Her part in a forthcoming picture ended up on the cutting room floor, she found at a preview last weekend. Now, she says, she will parade in’ front of the studio removing a piece of clothing a day until the part is restored. She shed her blouse Monday, her skirt yesterday. Today her slip is scheduled to go. What lies beneath is the secret of Greta Rozan, a secret that Uniyersal Sicily

Blush to admit may be revealed toay. Producer David Loew and Albert Lewis hold the key to Miss Rozan’s attire. They may restore her part in the picture, she said. Else Miss Rozan in the nude carrying her “unfair” banner will grace their sidewalk by Friday. She drives to the studio at about

1 p. m. daily, dressed in what}

clothes she intends to wear in the picket line. She marches for about an hour—long enough, say Loew and Lewis—then goes home to rest for what may come off another day. She says the wind whipping through San Fernando Valley is a little chilly, and she isn't just crazy about the stunt, but, after all, “it’s the only protest’ a weak woman can |’

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Act bans on loans and]|

He said that suggestions that this|

arise on which the entire Congress.

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Force Battle

Gen, Ton Antonescu . , . assassins surrendered to him.

50 MILLION FOR BASES GRANTED

Knox Says U. S. and Britain Now Have Agreed on All Eight Sites.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (U. P.). —Navy Secretary Frank Knox an-

nounced today that President Roosevelt’ has allocated $50,000,000 for construction of necessary facilities for. U. 8. air and naval bases sites’ leased from ,Britain in this hemisphere. * The allocation ¢ame from a Presidential “blank-check” fund appropriated by Congress. Mr. Knox said the facilities to be, constructed include storehouses, ‘barracks, anchorages, fuel oil storages, ‘and other facilities. Secretary Knox also announced at his press conference that the United States and the local government at Trinidad had agreed upon a site for a base on the British island, ‘subject to approval in Lendon. Trinidad was the only one of the. eight sites acquired in a trade with Britain that was not fully agreed upon. Mr. Knox disclosed ' that he will leave a week from today for a 10day inspection of Panama Canal and Caribbean defenses, winding up the trip with a. two-day observation of the scheduled fleet exercises near Culebra Island, 35 miles east of Puerto Rico.

“some time” before any of the bases are completed, but reiterated that the bases can be used immediately if necessary. Last week he revealed that patrol planes were using the Bermuda and St. Lucia

LOGAN BILL CHANGE

make.”

bases.

1941 AUTO TAGS GO ON SALE DEG. 5 OR 6

Moratorium Decision to Be Announced Then.

Automobile license plates for 1941!

will go on sale at the various branches of the Motor License Bureau on Dec. 5 or 6, Govefnor Townsend announced

today/| following a conference with Frank|

Finney, ‘head of the motor’ bureau. The Governor said he would an-

nounce at that time ‘whether the

deadline.for purchase of the plates,

He said .it probably would be! ing

Vehicle

DIE IN RUMANIAN ‘BLOOD PUR

FILE SUT HERE PORT) EDDA ABANDONED; ; MONEY AID T0-ENGLAND

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In Far East; Turin 4 Arsenal Bombed. |

United Press Foreign: News Editor The reported “blood purge’ execution of 64 anti-Nazis wiped out Axis opposition in Rumania today but in the

‘| Mediterranean battle zone the

British Navy and Greek Army were reported hammering again at the Italian’ “armed forces. | France announced. on Eastern war has been going four days between Thailand ( and French Indo-China. *

The British Navy reported. that it had engaged a big Italian fleet’ of

two battleships and many cruisers

‘|and destroyers “at extreme range”

and pursued the enemy at high speed toward an Italian base; while on the land ‘front the ' Greeks claimed ‘that Fascists were withe drawing from their big base at Porto Edda (named for Mussolini's daughter) as a battle developed for the even more Spartan town. o Argyrokastron, © + | ; Few Details Given.

London's report of a longbattle with the Italian fleet contained in a brief Admiralty come munique that indicated the oppos= ing warships never got within cahnon shot of each other. British ships were continuing their pursuit, London said, in-an effort to force the Italians to give battle.. The Admiralty did not Jou cate the engagement, but reliable London sources said the chase oce curred near Sicily or the toe of he Italian boot. The Fascists warships appeared. to be part of the fleet that British aire plane attacked in Taranto base recently, reportedly damaging two or three of Italy's six battleships and possibly. hitting two cruisers. that time the British reported _— warships in Taranto Harbor, but most of them: left later. The en< gagement at noon today might have ossyrred when the Fascist vessels mig ave been t to get Taranto. to Paine foam between Rome and Genoa,

Pro-Nazis Get Revenge Liquidation of Nazi foes in: Rue mania, emphasized the power of the Axis in Southeastern Europe, ale though indirect dispatches from Bucharest said it was no¢ known who ered the execution of fore mer high officials and the arrest of others. Iron Guardists who took part in the executions later “gave theme selves up” to Premier Gen. Ion Ane tonescu, indicating that the shoot

ment approval, It was reported in Budapest that all Rumanian gen erals immediately protested. of of~ fering their resignations to Premier Ion Autonesy, ; pe Zurich telephone ‘officials report ed an “extensive disturbance” in the Bucharest phone exchange. The victims included every one from Cabinet officials to policemen who were accused of having had © Continued on Page: a

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