Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 December 1940 — Page 1

FORECAST: Mostly cloudy, and continued cold tonight, becoming fair ¢ tomorrow; lowest tempersturs tonight 20 to 25 ders; colder

VOLUME 52—NUMBER 278

MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1940

Eatered ss ss Postofios,

Rrorcrck to Board Ship at Secret Port for

| NAZIS OPE

PANAMA CANAL

A BASES § TOBE SCANNED |

: Inspection of Gibraltar May Take FDR To Fleet Maneuvers.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (U. P.) .—President Roosevelt left .by special train today for a secret destination in Florida, where he will board | the U.S. S. cruiser "Tuscaloosa for an’ inspection of Caribbean defenses and possibly one or, more of the bases récently ac-| quired from Britain in that area. | | The Tuscaloosa put to sea from Norfolk, Va., last Friday. While House aides refused to divulge, even at the last moment, the port of embarkation for Mr. Roosevelt. It was believed likely, however, that he would board the ship at Miami tomorrow afternoon. His seagoing tour of the Caribbean approaches to the vital Pa‘nama Canal was expected to take him to the scene of the scheduled

fleet maneuvers off Culebra Island, 385 miles northeast of Puerto Rico.

May Take Plane Back

Mr. Rosevelt announced last Friday that he would not| travel farther than 12 hours’ flying time from. Washington, in the event that he was needed here. Should events: force him to take a Naval or Army plane back to the Capital, it would be the first. time that | la President has flown while. office. - In the President’s party were for-

mer Secretary of Commerce Harry |#

L. Hopkins, Maj. Gert Edwin M. Watson, military aide; Capt. Daniel J. Callaghan, naval aide, and Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire, Surgeon General of the Navy and Mr. Roosevelt’s personal physician. Prior to his departure Mr. Roosevelt conferred with Admiral William D. Leahy, newly-appointed American Ambassador to France, who will leave soon for his Vichy assignment.

The American Gibraltar

It is understood that the Tuscaloosa will call at Kingston, Jamaica, in the British West Indies where naval and air base facilities have been leased to the United States for 99 years. The agreemen: gives the United States joint use of the Port Royal dockyard, a fleet anchorage and harbor defenses in Portland Bight and an airbase just inland from the

ht. Mr. Roosevelt is expected to inspect the American Gibraltar being established’ across the long stretch of island-dotted ocean from the southern tip of Florida to Georgetown, _ British Guiana, on the South American Coast. . , ‘Five new on British territory and our own earlier establishments at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and on Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were necessary to make the Panama Canal reasonably safe. . Far to the northward is still another base leased from the British. (Continued on Page Three)

HIGHER INCOME TAX LIKELY NEXT YEAR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (U. P.). —Congressional tax experts said today that increases in corporate and individual income taxes, rather than in so-called consumer levies, probably would be used to help carry the 1941 fiscal burden. One prominent tax consultant said probably no attempt would be made to alter taxes such as those on gasoline, cigarets, cosmetics and

liquor. Instead, he said, the Treasury planned to boost taxes in existing income brackets, applying to both corporations and individuals, and, if necessary, to broaden further the income tax base to add thousands of companies and persons to the internal revenue rolls.

STOCKS ADVANCE NEW YORK, Nec. 2 (U. P)—

Stocks advanced this morning andipe 20 to-25 degrees.

then slipped back during afternoon trading. Steel operations this week

are scheduled at Fir per cent of

capacity, a record TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

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Comics . "16 Crossword ... 15 Editorials oie 1 Financial .. Seen

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JABS AT STATE

County Unit Unit Reinstates Clerk, Demands Right of Self-Governance.

"A demand that the Marion County Welfare Board be freed from dom=ination by the State Welfare Board was voiced today as the local board

rescinded the dismissal of Miss Mary McFadden, a clerk. Miss McFadden was dismissed by the board Nov. 15 on recommendation of Welfare Director Thomas L. Neal, She appealed to the State Board, citing provisions of the Merit Law, and her case was remanded

she be given a hearing. Circuit Court Judge Earl R. Cox at the hearing before the State Board last Thursday charged that

partment was being “seriously threatened by petty back ‘biting on the part of administrative officers.”

who appoints the board members, said the situation has been “a terribly important occurrence and was terribly unnecessary.® . The difficulty, he said, “is that (Continued on Page Three)

LDER WEATHER IS BOUND FOR CITY

Masses of Freezing Air Sweep From Rockies.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES. | 6 a. m.... 22 10 a. mo: 28 7a m...23 11 a. m.... 30 8 a m... 23 12 (hoon) | 32 9a m...25 1pm ...3

Colder weather and clear skies are Indianapolis-bound for tomorrow, the Weather Bureau predicted today. Overnight skies will be cloudy and the lowest temperature tonight will The lowest in the last 12 hours was 22 at 6 a. m. New massés of freezing, snowladen air began sweeping from the

to the local board with instructions|

the morale and efficiency of the de-|

Doing Better Every Day, Thank You

Victims Show Improvement|

A young 1940 infantile paralysis Vistim, . «.« he’s on the road up now. :

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WELFARE BOARD Most of the Year's Paralysis.

Vital Discoveries May Come From Summer Epidemic;

Indiana now is beginning to show.

Care Technique Already Improved.

. By JOE COLLIER The silver lining of the summer epidemic of infantile paralysis in

In the first place, nearly all those afflicted by the disease are on their way to some degree of recovery. And in the second place, it is hot too much to hope that important medical discoveries may come of the

study of the summer’s cases. Certain improvements in the technique of care were made while the epidemic raged and when Riley Hospital was crowded with cases. Dr.. John D. VanNuys, admissions director of Indiana University Medical Center, took ‘stock yesterday and found these things were true: Riley Hospital accepted 147 cases during the course of the epidemic and since, of which 12 died. Long Hospital accepted 37 cases of which 10 died. Adult Mortality High -

Thé disease this year was noticebly virulent and the mortality

rate among adults was rather high, much higher than the rate among children. It was found necessary to put 25 patients in respirators, and of these, nine died. All of the 25 almost certainly would have died, however, if it had not been for the respirators,

8 lives. About 10 per cent of the cases received had not yet developed a paralysis, and some. of these were given serum and did not develop

any paralysis. It is not known, of

course, whether they would have developed a paralysis if no serum had been administered. Bandages Refined ° The staff learned a little more about the use of respirators and when they were indicated in early or late stages of the development of the disease. Refinements in bandaging and splinting were worked out. Dr. VanNuys also found that the impres&ion of medicdl men that hot or warm weather contributes in (Continued on Page Three)

so they may be said to have saved

DEMOCRATS DISPUTE

120 PAPER BALLOTS

Mutilated by Marks on ‘Back, Is Charge.

The legality of 120" paper ballots was challenged by Democratic candidates in the recount of votes in 22 Marion County contests at the Court House today. The disputed ballots were cast in the Third Precinct of the 18th Ward, one of the heaviest Republican precincts in the county. Attorneys representing ratic candidates, who brough suits, challenged fi ballots on the ground that they were mutilated by distinguishing marks ont the “hacks 0 em.

Recount Commissioners. ‘withigeld temporarily their decision on the challenge but rn is expected that they will submit the legal question to Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox ing after all ballots have been counted. If Circuit Court should hold the disputed ballots ublicans admitted théy might lose at least one contest, that of State SenatorElect Albert J. Beveridge Jr. who nosed out Joseph Sexton, Democrat, by onfv-e7 TN aE ecoun Somumission s Hiave completed only two ts in the paper ballot votes—the: third precinct of Center T ide and the third precinct of poisie Township. - About 600 paper ballots were Jfed in the entire Sh

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f economy r everybody in the State of Indiana.”

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16.0. BEGINS

ITS MARCH TO

STATE HOUSE

Tucker and James Sworn in As Jubilant Republicans Jam Corridors. (Photo, Page Three)

Jubliantly, the Republicans began their march on the State House today with the induction of James M. Tucker, 32, for a second term as

Secretary of State and Richard T:|

James, 30, as State Auditor.

This march will continue until March 15, when the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the last of the newly-elected Republican officials, will take office, leaving Governor Henry F. Schricker the only elected Democrat in the State House. Such a large crowd of smiling Republicans jammed the south end of the first floor of the State House that Mr, James and Mr. Tucker

| | took their oaths at their office door

entrances so that all could see. Father Reads Oaths

James L. Tucker of Salem, father of the Secretary of State and a former Orange . County circuit judge, administered the oath of office .to his son and then walked across the first floor to the auditor’s office where he administered the oath to Mr. James, until today his son’s chief deputy. Both offices were swamped with flowers and most of the ladies in

e crowd wore corsages. After he took his oath "of office,

‘Mr. Tucker jumped up on a chair

and told the crowd “I'm going to for |

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“Ips Really Historic”

Mr. James said that he was going to discharge the duties of his office to best of his ability and with the same efficiency ag “my predecessor, Frank Thompson, has given.” The ¢rowd applauded and cheered. Then from the rear came the loud voice of some Republican enthusiast: “Boys, you know this is really a historic occasion. ‘This is the first time we've had two Republican officials in the State House since

| 1932.”

Mr. Tucker was elected two: years ago, the first Republican since the Democrats took over the . State House in the Democratic sweep of 1932. Also’ taking office foday were Fred Shick, Indianapolis, former deputy securities commissioner, as Deputy Secretary of State, succeeding Mr. James, antl Ross Teckemeyer, Indianapolis, former examiner for the Board ot Accounts, as Deputy State

‘Auditor

FLYNN AND MARTIN CALLED BY JURORS)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (U. P.).— Edward J. Flynn and Joseph M. Martin Jr., chairmen of the Democratic and Republican national committees, respectively, today were subpenaed to appear before a special Grand Jury investigating major party expenditures during the recent presidential campaign. Selection of the grand jury was to be completed tomorrow, and Mr. Flynn, Mr. Martin and other political figures, were to appear Thursday. A second group of witnesses will be heard Friday. ’

HOOSIER IS CORN KING LIVESTOCK SHOW, CHICAGO,

Sr the 41st annual a] ‘Livestock Exposition and ‘Hay and Grain Show. He exhibited a sample of Johnson Qounty white. / COMMANDS ORDNANCE PLANT WASHINGTON, Dee, 2 (U. P)—

the a ; Col. al E. iitmen Ordnance Department, to commanding officer

lof the Hoosier Ordnance « Plant,

| Charlestown, Ind.

Priest Is Dead.

The Rt. Rev. William F. Keefe «+ » Requiem Mass Wednesday.

MSGR. KEEFE ILL FOR 3 DAYS

Hoosier Ordained in 1909 By Cardinal Restighi; Studied in Rome. |

Yhe Rt. Rev. Msgr. William F. Keefe, pastor of Holy Cross Catholie Church, died at 3 a. m. today in St. Vincent’s Hospital. He had been ill for three days and’ was taken to the hospital at 5 p. m. yesterday. Msgr. Keefe, who was 56, was born in Kentland, Ind. He was graduated from -St. Joseph Catholic School there and then attended St. Viator College, Bourbonnais, Ill. Upon: his graduation from. St. Viator College, he attended the ColFi of North America, in. Rome,

in phi ahd was orale of St. John’ by Cardinal Restighi :

Assistant Pastor Here

His first assignment was as assistant. pastor of St. Patrick’s Church, here, under Bishop O'Donaghue. In 1911 he became pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Clinton, Ind. and in 1924 he became pastor of Sacred Heart Church here. On April 23, 1933, he was made a domestic prelate, with the title of monsignor, by Pope Pius XI. .: He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. William Quinn and Mrs. Robert Collier, and two brothers, James Keefe, all of Indianapolis, and John Keefe, Muskegon, Mich,

- Requiem Mass Wednesday

School children of the parish will attend a Solemn Requiem High Mass at 8:30 a. m. Wednesday. The body will lie in state at Holy Cross Church all day Wednesday and Wednesday evening. | The Office of the Dead will: be recited by the clergy at 9:30 a. m Thursday and the Most Rev. Joseph 'E. Ritter, Bishop of the Diocese of Indianapolis, will offer the Pontifical Funeral Mass at 10 a. m. at the church: Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.

5 HURT IN $750,000 NORTHWESTERN FIRE

Unfinished Building Swept By Blaze at Evanston.

EVANSTON, Ill, Dec. 2 (U. P.)— Fire broke out: today in uncompleted buildings of the $6,732,000 North westerns University ‘Technological titute and caused an estmated 50,000 damage and injury to five men before it was brought ‘under control. ; The fire evidently was started by a small stove used to cement inside the huge “E” ped stone structure. Dennis Nielson, carpenter foreman, said the stove was in contact with a wooden support. ‘Sparks dropped in straw spread on the floor

to cure the cement and the roaring|

flames rushed from room to, room. Flames spread: from the straw to

.|canvas tarpaulins at the windows|

and from there jumped to the maze| of scaffolding surrounding the twostory building. Workmen were com-

Jpelled to flee for their lives.

Herff-Jones.

Workers Ad 140 in. Clothe- A- Child

Northern Rockies and Western Canada . toward the Eastern Seaboard today and sharp temperature drops in the great plains states forecast the coming of bitter cold for the nation. The United States Weather Bureau at Chicago forecast increasing cold and ‘snow for central and eastern portions of the cousitry and reported the Dakotas and western Minnesota - already. hive felt the sting of the advancing cold. . At Devil’s Lake, N. D., the temperature fell to 18 below zero and

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6 | drift conditions in som: parts of w Illinois and Michigan.

Falls, Minn, to 17 below. Snow was reported generally for the Midwestern region, adding ®

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EMPLOYEES OF the HerflJones Co. have a Christmas custom they value highly. Five years ago they came to the Indianapo Times Child office and offered to clothe 35 children. Each took a needy

children iui

everything’ a ‘school and pte ter months.

outfitted with tér needs for uring the win-

dren thrilled the Herff-Jones workers so much that the next year clothed 100, the next 125 and*last year 125 again.

Today they called the ClotheACh headquarters and said

Clothe-A- |

child to a downtown store. The -

The heaming faces of the chil- |

Three big busses will yal front of the 5: Ceol &

erly for sehool and ‘Sunday School. IT'S VERY easy to participate in the Clothe-A-Child campaign. You can clothe the child yourself.

ordained June 5, 1909 “Lateran.

Berlin Press Assails Swiss; Greeks ~ Press Ahead.

By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor

The German air force hurled its third pulverizing attack against the British sea base and airplane manufactory of Southampton last Hight and early today. The atiack—apparciily one of the most powerful in the series started by the Luftwaffe at Coventry—coincided with Balkan reports of new. Axis plans to restore prestige lost by Italian reverses in Greece and a sudden, sharp attack

by the controlled Nazi press upon Switzerland. Other outstanding developments: Reports from the fighting front in the Balkans—both from Rome

Greek push was continuing. A report that 7000 Italians had been captured was not confirmed in Athens. Spain, British Sign Pact Spain signed a financial agreement with Great Britain. The agreement approved at the Foreign Ministry in Madrid by Foreign Minister | Ramon Serrano Suner and ‘British Ambassador Sir Simusl Hoare; regulates all payments between Spain and Spanish colonies and the countries of the “sterling” bloc. Germany pressed a fierce airs| plane and U-boat war against England in an attempt to tighten the]: blockade, but British Food Minister Lord Woolton promised that: despite new rationing the people would not go hungry. "Budapest. press reports said that Rumanian soldiers had crossed into Hungary in flight- from the proNazi Iron Guard and that high German Army officers were going to Bucharest in an effort to end terroristic outbreaks. Word from Bucharest, however, said that Gen. Ion Antonescu had the situation under control.: German - mechanized’ units, infantry and airplanes paraded in the capital in honor of Rumania’s enfry into the Axis pact.

Aerial War : ] The Gentian smash at .South-

ham, Briston and Liverpool. The Germans claimed that ‘terrific fires were started in the to and that rail service between don and Southampton was out. Some 60 large fires and

started. Reports direct from Southampton reported widespread ruin and misery and mounting demand, among

town, by mandatory edict if necessary, and the community stripped down to necessary workers and de=|" fense forces. ;

Submarine Base Bombed It was estimated. that 200 German bombers participated in ‘the attack. Damage included the wrecking of several churches, a thea ter, four motion picture houses, banks, FAN shove and hotises and & hosital. At the same time Royal Air Porcs|

again at Nazi naval

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and Athens—indicated that the |ioP

ampton followed" closely the pattern] - of attacks ®°on Coventry, Birming-|

smaller fires were said to have been|

Southampton citizens that women|and children be evacuated from the|

SOUTHAMPTO ~ BOMBTOLLI

Many Distress Calls Sent by Wireless hit

From Atlantic.

| NEW YORK, Dec; 2 u. P.).—Distress signals heard

German drive against British

progress. Lan

Mackay radio reported rechipt of messages which indicated that Nazi undersea raiders were attacking a

British convoy about 400 miles wesh of Ireland in the Atlantic and that attacks were being made upon shipping also nearer the Scottish and Irish coasts. At least five ships of the cone 5 voy sages indicated. Fate of all of them was not clear, but it was obvious that at least one had been. sunk . and that others either had gone down or were in &. sinking condi

Attacked Ships Listed

were reported attacked were: ‘1, The British freighter. Lady Glanely, 5407 tons, registered - out of Cardiff, torpedoed at.9 p. m, yesterday (Indianapolis Time), 3 2. The British freighter | Goods leigh, 5448 tons, registered ‘out ) London, torpedoed today. i, +"3. An- unidentified ~ship, ‘believe to be British, torpedoed and im need’ of “immediate assistanée.” 4. The British tanker Victor Ross, 12,247 tons, registered out of logdon, also torpedoed today. 5. Thee Scottish ' freighter Loch Ranza, 4958 tons, registered out of . Glasgow, torpedoed “by .a sub= marine and sinking” at'7 a. m.

‘All Close Together

All these vessels were located: closely enough together to indicate that they were part of the same convoy, and probably had. scattered

were reported, The Loch Ranza in its distress call reported that it BD the crew of : another wrecked vessel aboard, but did not give the name of the other ship. That was taken: as in= dica that the freighter probably “Ihad pic up the crew of the vess sels of the convoy which had been . attacked and sunk earlier. “Several other ships also were ate

Two Attacked From Air ; The two known to. have been ate tacked from the air were 1, The Shigoslavian 12 freighter: registered out

planes in the last 24 hours smashed | Thc

yards at Wilhelmshaven in the|"*F course of widespread raids that in-|

here today indicated a fierce 2 :

and Allied shipping ‘was In As

d been attacked, the mes= < ;

The ships of the convoy which dy

when the raider or raiders first. ;

tacked in locations, at least i two of them by Tai planes. a