Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 December 1940 — Page 3
GET RID OF CHURCHILL URGES
Ci Directly to Italy; Greeks Capture Coastal Base in Albania.
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northerh France, ‘Holland and the Rhineland.
The German air force picked two No. 1 objectives for the assault on Britain that began last night and continued until early hours this morning.
One was the crowded industrial section of Manchester, center of British manufacturing, which for the first time felt the full weight of the German air force in an attack that lasted many hours. One German bomb crashed into a shelter where 450 persons had sought refuge. Many were believed trapped, injured or killed.
Attack Aluminum Works
ue second German objective, as rted by Berlin, was Britain's re gest aluminum works, located at Ft. William in northern Scotland. This plant, said the Germans, turns out between 70 and 80 per cent of all British aluminum. A picked bombing crew was sent to attack the works, Berlin reported, and despite bad flying conditions, was said to have made a successful attack. Damage in ‘Manchester was reported heavy. The raid was of the same crushing type which previously has been directed at Coventry, Birmingham, ‘ Pristol, Southampton and, in recent nights, Liverpool and Mersey area.
R. A. F, Flies Far as ‘Venice The Royal Air Force pounded back, delivering some of its hardest blows against Italy. Week-end operations saw R. A. F. bombers in action against railroads in Norway, German submarine bases at Lorient and Brest, objectives in Antwerp, Calais, Ostend” and Rotterdam, Cologne, Gelsenkirchen and Mannheim in Germany, and Venice and Fiume in Italy. Bombs fell in two neutral countries—Switzerland. and Jugoslavia, apparently in connection with the widespread R. A, F. operations. Other developments included: British artillery hammered. the Italian coastal base of Bardia as the|D offensive into Libya boosted the total of Italian prisoners to more than 40,000, according’ to Cairo General Headquarters. British shipping losses for the week ended Dec. 15 were placed at 41476 tons by the Admiralty, a sharp reduction from the 101,190 tons reported the week before. However, London officials cautioned against any interpretation that the menace of German attack on the British, shipping lanes was lessening. Loss of the 640-ton submarine Swordfish was ‘admitted. The Moscow press printed articles suggesting that the war would be a long-drawn struggle due to German failure to wipe out the R. A. F. or effectively challenge British sea power.
Air Warfare
The British attack on Mannheim, important upper Rhine industrial and communications center, was said to have been Very heavy. The Germans belatedly weported that 36 persons were kill the R. A. F. raid on Berlin id night.
One British plane was reported missing after the night's action. Meanwhile people of Manchester, who were completing their preparatigns for Christmas last night, were mourning their dead, tending their wounded and destitute, seeking to salvage possessions from the ruins of their homes. Hundreds of German planes swept over the city suddenly. The first of them dropped incendiary bombs; those that came next hurled high explosive bombs into the roaring flames. For almost 16 months, Manchester, Britain’s fourth largest city, and its 750,000 people, had escaped almost entirely the fury of the Nazi gerial attacks. Thousands were caught in the streets or in flimsy homes when the bombing started. Many were killed where they stood, others were buried hopelessly in ruins. Thousands of bombs crashed on homes, shops, hospitals, hotels and public buildings. Sixty persons were trapped in one hotel, and some were still in the Mins today. A building crashed on a raid shelter, but those inside esrd unhurt.
FIRESIDE CHAT ARRANGED FOR
Libyan Front
British forces were ready for a direct assault on Bardia, where an estimated 20,000 men of Italy’s Libyan Army are holding out against an attack by land, sea and air. Dispatches from the front made it plain that the Italians were defending themselves stubbornly, apparently under orders to hold Bardia as long as possible in order to permit the main Italian Army to fortify positions in front of Tobruk to the west. it was reported also that new formations of Italian Savoia bombing planes had arrived over the front and were attacking British troop and supply columns. . Tens’ of thousands of British troops were reported on the way to the front in preparation for a
new phase of the British offensive.
It was reported that troop and truck columns stretched all the way across the desert from the Nile delta. The British forces at Bardia had broken through the outer ring of forts protecting it. But it was indicated that the attack so far a$ infantry and tank forces were concerned had been relaxed while dispositions were made for a frontal attack in force. Artillery, airplanes and naval guns from warships off the coast continued a ceaseless bombardment of the Italian positions. : : It was admitted in London timt the defense of Bardia was much more determined than that of any other Italian position attacked since the British offensive started. A High Command communique issued in Rome merely said that the situation in Libya was unchanged.
Diplomatic Front
In Rome, well informed sources said that Germany and Italy would take some sort of joint action if the United States agreed to a British suggestion that the United States seize Axis merchant ships in Amerjcan ports for the trans-Atlantic trade. The authoritative editor, Virginio Gayda, writing in Sunday’s Voce D’Italia, hinted that any such transfer of American ships to Britain as‘ proposed by British Shipping Minister Ronald Cross; might draw the United States into war with the German-Italian-Japanese alliance.
{1 CULTISTS FREE ON BOND OF $25 EACH
LA PORTE, Ind. Dec. 22 (U.P). —FEleven members of the Jehovah's Witnesses cult were free today on $25 bond each after being arrested Saturday afternoon on charges of selling and peddling without a license. Police warned the group to stop selling religious publications early Saturday morning. When they continued in the afternoon they were taken into custody. Arraigned before Mayor Alfred Norris, they pleaded not guilty and were ordered to > appear for trial on Dec. 26.
TWO APARTMENTS DAMAGED BY FIRE
Fire today damaged two apartments at the Broad Ripple Apartments, 710 Lazerock Road. It was believed to have stafted in the heating plant in the basement. A resident living over the furnace discovered the fire, but was unable to call firemen because wires already had been burned. Another resident then turned in an alarm and when the first firemen arrived they sent in a call for more firemen.
GAS OFFICE CLOSES AT NOON TOMORROW
The Citizens Gas and Coke Utility offices will close tomorrow noon so that employees will be able to do last-minute Christmas shopping. Bills on which the net, amount falls due tomorrow will be extended to Thursday or persons wishing to pay bills may put the money in a depository at 49 S. Pennsylvania St.
STOCKS DOWN SLIGHTLY NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (U. P.).— Stocks declined slightly today, reflecting evening-up operations by traders in anticipation of - the Christmas holiday.
4 \ moving up
Murray Proposes Use of Auto Plants to Make 500 Planes a Day.
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unused facilities and manpower are utilized, he said, it will be necessary to construct new plants and equip these plants with complicated new machinery similar to that now idle in the automobile industry. This machinery, he said, can be adapted to airplane production.
Capital Awaits Halifax
Internationally, interest centered on Viscount Halifax’s transfer from Foreign Minister to the post of British Ambassador to the United States and continued Axis warnings to this country against warlike acts. Chairman Sol Bloom of the House Foreign Affairs Committee expressed belief that Halifax would make an “excellent Ambassador and will continué the good work started by Lord Lothian.” Halifax, he said, will “cement the good relations netween Great Britain and the U. S.” British, German, Italian and American diplomacy suddenly finds the, international situation centering on ships—seagoing vessels. Great Britain suggests transfer to her of Axis vessels tied up in American ports. Berlin and Rome warn Washington that such a transfer would be a warlike act. In those circumstances the assignment of the Britsh Foreign Minister to the Embassy here seems to emphasize significantly the importance attached by London to the further development of our short-of-war aid policy.
* British! Need More Tonnage
Various London statements add up as follows: Great Britain must have additional tonnage and views Axis ships in American waters as the most promising immediate source of supply. That suggestion brought German and Italian warnings against warlike acts along with sharply worded objection to American policies and statements in general. The Administration is not committed on the proposition nor has President Roosevelt in any way indicated his willingness to pass German and Italian ships into Bri'ish hands. But all other aid short of war for Britain is being pressed and American dollars probably soon will be on the British cefense line. Short-of-war objectives for Britain and our own defense requirements already far exceed American armament facilities and new plants are planned or under construction to meet the test.
Ship Needs Placed First
Sir Frederick Phillips, British Treasury Undersecretary, meets today with Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., to establish priorities within the $3,000,000,000 munitions order list which has been drawn us as the immediate measure of British needs. The United States presumably will provide the money to build new plants as well as funds for production of munitions to be leased or loaned to Great Britain, It appears that British need for merchant shipping to keep the Atlantic lifeline open is even more urgent than her need for airplanes and other munitions. If Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill has decided to press for laid up Italian and German ships, he is placing in
negotiations a stand-out individual. First Reaction Favorable
First reaction here to Halifax's appointment seemed to be favorable. His welcome by President Roosevelt had been assured, of course, by the usual exchanges prior to announcement he was coming to Washington. The selection of a United States Ambassador to succeed Joseph P. Kennedy in London is. expected now. Selection of the British Foreign Minister as Ambassador to the United States coincides with a reorganization of American defense efforts which is expected to begin to take definite shape within a few days—perhaps a few hours—as Mr. Roosevelt issues the executive orders which will empower his new supreme defense production agency.
Knudsen Asks More Speed
William S. Knudsen, director of the new agency, already has summoned the nation to renewed defense efforts. The nation was asked to “roll up its sleeves” and .go to work. His colleagues on the fourman agency are Labor Leader Sidney Hillman, associate director; Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, and Secretary of Navy Frank Knox.
IN INDIANAPOLIS
Here Is the Traffic Record County 94 90 ‘Dec. 21, 22— Injured ..... 35 | Accidents .... 85 Dead 0 | Arrests 51 SATURDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines tried tions paid
Violations .5 $67
Speeding Reckless driving.. 2 5 Failure to stop at through street.. 1 0 Disobeying traffic signals 2 0 Drunken driving .. 35 All others . 8 $115
MEETINGS TODAY Scientech Club, luncheon, Board of
Service © Club, luncheon, Claypool Hotel,
OS aiesmen’ s Club, luncheon, Hotel WashIg Poon. Club, meeting, Bases Washington 8 yh Canary Ce Boo Club, luncheon, Board of
Geniral Labor Union, meeting, Plumbers
hall LF Dntversity Club, luncheon, Co- : Clu op SE Council, meeting, Amalgamated hall 8 Hotel Association, Christmas party. Hotel Severin Review Board, Unemployment Compensaton Division, luncheon, Hotel Severin,
3 Ry ‘Alley Proprietors, meeting and Boling Hotel Severin, 11 and
12 nal Revenue Office, breakfast, Hoiel Washington, 7:15 a.
Republican
:15 a.m. Paramount Pictures, dinner, Hotel Wash-|11 Christmas Party, | Lam
I Td Brothers, Hotel Washington, 8 p. m MEETINGS TOMORROW ° a any ‘Club, luncheon, Claypool Hotel,
City Total|, 54
1 Men’s Club, luncheon, Y. M. C. A, Toro Club, luncheon, Spink-Arms Hotel, oon. Mercator Club, luncheon, Hotel Lincoln,
141 noon
Cniversal Club, luncheon, Columbia Club,
RO versity ‘of Michigan Club, luncheon, Board of Trade, Knights of Colambus, luncheon, K. of C, clubhouse, noon Lut, heran Servite Club, luncheon, Canary Cottage,
Fine anon “Credit Group, luncheon, men’s
grille, William H Co., noo Indiana Motor Truck Association, luncheon, Hotel Antlers, noo Exchange Clap ‘Board, luncheon, Severin x 5 Club, Hotel Severein, 1:30 p 2 2 Bi Four, luncheon, Hotel Sverain,
le = 1 Co-operatives, luncheon,
Lit Power & ght .Co.,
Washington, noon.
luncheon, Hotel
MARRIAGE LICENSES
(These lists are trein uftielal revords in the County Court House. The Times therefore. ts not responsible for Ny in aames and addresses.)
James F. Hurt, 28, of 1239 N yesy; Re-|.
becca H:. Ivory, 28, of 351 W. Starbuck Smith Jr., 28, of NN einpat,
oi Mary C. McLain, 26, of 3950 N. Capi+
tol. Kenneth V. Christena, 33, of 3827 N. Delaware;
Louise Schilling, 36, Watson Road. El . Griswell, 21 o 921 Highland;
of 107 1151 W. 21st; urton. 27th;
ebbe E. fac Se + 9, of 7 Yi Charles E. Caldwell, 19. Wy 13 2 Spann; Ara M. Lively, 17, of 1 35° Paul E. Nicholson; 32, of 29 N. Belmont; Ruth ‘Harris, 29, of 930 William C. Jones Jr. f 1254 Oliver; Helen E. Siicox. 16, of 1 iia” S. Richland. August Wolmer, 59, of 621 Efl Sulgrove, 63, of 621 E. Gerald Stauch, 21, of 2 : Mary Johnson, 22, ‘of 2903 Dcrhelson. Forest Bn McGuire, 19, of 1242 W. 19th; Mildred P, , Newbold, 18, of R. R. 10, Box
John M. Howe, 66, of Frankfort. Ind.; a B. Howe. 12. of Frankfor William J. Hinesley, of tain Hoyt: Mabel G. Wilson, 16, 0 1412 Hoy i 27, of 902 a wEenee;
. Jardina, Vas! Dearborn.
John
Doroy Ve Willock, 23, of 114 Dic
Hotel
Hotel
of 3742
23d; Anna 2012 E. Washing-
J. Cornelius, 2. of 724 N. Alabama: ksone
Herbert Alexander, 35, of 2440 Baltimore; Juanita N. Watkins, 31, of 2212 Sheldon. Aaron D. Meulen, 27, of 2746 N. Sherman Drive; Doris M. Shea, 19, > 335 8. Rural. Milburn Hogan, 20, of 151 » Kealing; Mabel L. Ryan, 22, of, 300 3 E Russell V. McAfe, 27, of 330 Millrace; Martha 3 Clark, 18, a 358 Hanson. Leon L. Oldham, 23, of 3014 Gladstone; Anita M. Bolander, 19, of 3813 Hillside. d 19, of 3385 T of 1157 W . 31st. A] , 430 N." Hamilton; Kathry n M. Woerier, 18, of 509 East Prijs Feo illine ‘27, of 539 rg! Cc. ng, of 539 Summer; Flo E. Rryman, 17, of 918 Albany.
~ BIRTHS Girls William, Maxine Roberts, at Coleman. Phillip, Elizabeth Franklin, at Coleman. Garnet, Agnes Williams, at Coleman. Nathan, Anna Hickman, at City. Edward, Janet Davis, at City. Jasper, Geraldine Waodford, Yt City. Denzel, Neola Houser, at 12° 8. Mount. Boys Robert, Edith Mahan, at St. Francis, Paul, Mary Oliver at Coleman. Cletiis, Bessie Jackson, at Coleman, Harold, Helen McCammon, at City.
DEATHS " Richard C. Meade, 56, at Methodist, corRhert B.C a Carlin, 54, at City, aortic Stetta Kirkpatrick Mor aT, 5 at 8141 Kenwood, chronic myocardi Ada J. Shepard. 62, gl %in20 College, chronic myocar arditis. ei ward Holderman, 73, at Long, carEdna Bultman, 27, a » - boone Bulan, at Methodist, dia Herbert Clark, Nd at 137 E. Raymond, ‘chronic myocardi Thomas A. ig =, at 3254 N. Ilinois, coronary occlus Maria E. Thomas, 72. Tat 725 N. Tremont, ba nephritis
Jerry Smith, 3 mont; t - }ital heart disea a: BY: 3¢ Riley, sUngen
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Washington to conduct his country’s |-
Changes Expected.
LONDON, Dec. 23 (U, P.).—Viscount Halifax, newly appointed Ambassador to Washington, intends to leave for his post by trans-Ate lantic Clipper plane early in the New. Year, it was understood today He surrendered his seals of office to King George this morning, and proceeded north for a brief Christmas holiday. Anthony Eden, the new Foreign Secretary, visited the King and ree
which Halifax had surrendered. He
duties at the Foreign office. He had resigned his post there—to be succeeded by Halifax—in 1938 because
Mussolini.
Campbell, former - Consul Genera. at New York, might go to Washington as Minister, a new post, to prepare the way for Halifax.
Mr. Eden. There was some surprise at the appointment of Capt. David Margesson to be War Secretary to succeed Eden. He had been widely respected, somewhat feared, and to
of chief government whip in Commons. It was reported that Prime Min-
make further Cabinet changes soon, and that he would try to get David Lloyd George, victory Premier of the last war, to take some
post.
Clothe-A-Child
Halifax Will Fly to U. S.; Eden Becomes Successor
SUNDAY NIGHT sts rset
ceived from him the seals of office :
he opposed appeasing Hitler and : It was reported that Sir Gerald :
Lord Halifax’s appointment was generally approved as was that of :
an extent disliked in his capacity :
ister Winston Churchill intended to :
Viscount Halifax . . . new British Ambassador to U. S.
tures of January and February.
donors to bring the number of youngsters - clothed directly by donors to 1057. Times shoppers clothed an equal number to bring the total of children shopped for by The Times to 883. The combined totals reached 1940 and it seemed likely that the 2000 mark would be passed by noon today.
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HEADING TODAY'S donor list were the Maintenance Department of Real Silk with nine children, Link-Belt Dodge Departments, 529, 516 and 508 with eight children and the Lathe Departmeni of Allison Engineering with
Che atest cash contribution of the day came from the ‘Allison Engineering Plant 3 Toolroom which gave $81.25. The Mile of Dimes went past the $3000 mark and The Times today was shopping for clothes on, estimates of the amount of money now on the sidewalk in front of L. S. Ayres and the S. S. Kresge Co. stores. Today’s complete list:
CLOTHED DIRECTLY BY DONORS
Maintenance Dept., Real Silk Hosiery Mills Link-Belt Co., Dodge Plant, Dept. 529, 516, 508........ Lathe Dept., Allison Engineering Co. Employees Old Mill Room, J. H. Aufderheide Co Dry Stock Dept., Eli Lilly “Co. Charles Drexter and Employees o P. R. Mallory Elkonite Dept.. Oval & Koster Employees. . Sawsmiiths Union 18456, E. C. Atkins Co. Employees Hayes Freight Lines Office Girls of Diamond Chain Mfg. Co. Flying Devils Skating Club. . Allison Engineering Co. Test Maintenance Dept. wens Prest-O-Lite Co. Toolroom. vo Bookwalter Ball Athletic Association ‘..ccee.eis
The Spokewnan Club . Marmon-Harrington branch,
ssescess
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Electrical Dept., Chevrolet Commercial Body Div., G.M.C.. L. i Ayres, 9th Floor, Stock-
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Custodial Force, U. S. Postoffice Employees, W. J. Holliday Co. El Lilly Co. Record & Finance Depts. saan Employees of the Wadley Co. (took 6 previously): Link Belt Co., Dodge Plant, Dept. B03 ..veeeslnsesnsns United Dental Laboratory. ved International Harvester, Dept. 15 Boarding Dept. National Silk Hosiery Co. Prudential Insurance Co., 900 Kahn Bldg. .e Riverside Roller Aces..... ved Hibben-Hollweg Employees .. Young People’s Class of Cumberland Baptist Church.... Sigma Sigma Kappa Sorority Omega Kappa Sorority, Alpha Chapter . cece ene Mr. and Mrs. A. N. "Curtis. seb In Memory of Nannie and... Stella e000 s0 ester nRce RRR Friends ...cc.escoiprcacecins Local 46 Plasterers’ Union. .b ‘Junior Boys’ Olas) Fairfax Christian Church . Mrs. Ava Grimes - Mrs. Pheilschifter and Miss Elizabeth Steinecker ...... Mrs. and Mrs. Paul Kane... G. C. Murphy Stockroom.... Deb-Ette Club Alpha Chapter, So-Fra Club. Sahara Grotto Legion Post 264 Mr. and Mrs. Robert "Erwood Big Four Hill Yards......... Amerlcan Art and Clay Co... Vonnegut Moulder Qorp. EmPIOYEES (.....coiiaerninves Schwitzer-Cummins, Dept. 2400 Employees, U. S. Rubber Co.. Alpha Omicron Alpha Sorority, Junior Chapter ...... Theta Delta Sigma Sorority, Beta Chapter Sigma Phi Sorority, Epsilon Chapter Bike Job, Dept. 15, uv. 8. Rubber CO. .coccnccescveiiss Wilbur Melle .....c.o00v0euse Mrs. Joe Haines ............
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48 Hours Remain and Drive
Heads Toward 2000 Mark
The Indianapolis Times Clothe-A-Child campaign hovered near the 2000 mark today as the drive to provide warm clothes for the underprivileged children of Indianapolis went into its last 48 hours. Only today and torhorrow remain to provide hundreds of needy youngsters with clothes they need to face the expected zero tempera-
One hundred and Yoh were clothed Saturday by individual
Employees McKelvey-Kell, Inc.
A Friends Employees
and Customers of
Bill's Place ....
Mrs. Allison .
Elizabeth Adams ....... Solder Conveyor Cup Girls, wy
O. Dept,
P. R. Mallory Co..
Antlers Friday Night Bowling
League A Friend
00 0ce0ccssescsscsse
Sigma Alpha Chi Sorority.. L. S. Ayres Dept. 828, Extras
Skippy and
me goss Sorority,
Edward Alpha
Clothed previously by donors. 909
Total clothed directly by
donors
CLOTHED BY TIMES FOR
DONORS
Allison Engineering Corp. Plant No. 3 Toolroom..$ 81.25
Allison Employees o.......
Employees
Life & Affiliated Co....
James M.
40.00 of the Aetna 40.00
Drake .......... 30.00
Allison Engineering Co. Plant No. 3 Heat Treat
Dept. 363, 2nd. shift..... Beta Chi Theta Sorority...
25.00 25.00
Chevrolet. Commercial Body
Dept. 17 ‘New York
Freight House Employees
cieais . 2473 Central Local
23.20
Allison Engineering Bowling
League
Trojan Hosiery Mills ay
22.30 15.00
Allison Employees of W. H.
Judd Building D
A. Burdsal Co. Employees
15.00 12.00 11.16
ept., City ‘Hall.
Traffic Dept. Western Union
Telegraph Co.
Times. Ster
11.11
eotype Dept. .... 11.00
Allison Engineering Corp.,
Dept. 357, 2-12 shift .... Arthur G. White ...... Mrs. James Allo ...oe0see C. W. Weathers Cannon Ball and Mrs. Baker
10.75 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Virginia Ann and Carol
Ann Ross Herman Tschudi
10.00 10.00
Great American Tea Co.
EMpPIOYEES ceeccoccscrans J. H. Runs ,.esesc00svees ANONYMOUS .ceecsessssssss Indaco Club “ Times Mail Room Chapel
10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Beta Chapter of Phi Gam-
ma Tau Alpha Ch
Delta Kappa
J. S. and
Gamma Phi Rho Sorority
V. C.
Phi Kappa Epsilon Soror-
A rsdny Bridge Club. . The Wednesday Bridge Club
P. V..N.
Sorority 8.00 apter of Iota 7.50 7.01 7.00
5.00
ceo cs
Ss. J.
5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Nishotas,
Chicago
B.& G Machinery Co..
5.00
Eli Lilly Woman’s Bowling
League Hi-Bidders In Loving F. Zierz
Mildred L. Winkler
5.00 Bridge Club.. 5.00 Memory of Paul
ess esses esses
5.00
Beta Chapter, Ohegs Kap-
pa
In Memory of 0 B. D.
5.00
Josephine S. Desautels
H. A. C. Section
Auction Bridge 5.00
International Harvester
Night Bowlers .....
3.25
National Life & Accident In-
" surance Co. Staff No. 3... Department North Methodist Church... Joan and Darrell McFall.. Past Presidents of Daugh-
College
ters of
of Civil War Brookside Women’s Club.
Total to
2.60 of 2.00 1.00
Union Veterans 1.00 ‘1.00
622.86 Date esses dens
Mile-of-Dimes , estimate (6 p. m. Sunday) ........$3,028.00
1 clothed by
Times imes Shoppers. . 883
Clothed Directly by Donors. ,1057 TOTAL CLOTHED J940
$7,381.15 op
= TRY ASKS NEW
POLICE STATION
Former Deputy County Clerk Indicted.
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for. so few persons.”
11 children there. be taken into custody toda,
repaid to the County. Loses Made Good
Ettinger.
covered by bond.
clerks.
clerk’s cashier. that the shortage was found.
Lone Topic of Rumors
The alleged found when the State Board of Accounts was making its regular audit of the Clerk’s books following the term of Mr. Ralston, who now is County Auditor: When the shortage was reported Mr. Ettinger said he requested that the audit be brought up to date in his administration and it was in this way that the shortage of approximately $900 was found during the first half of last year. Among the other indictments of 120 typewriters from Butler University. Arrests were not made immediately, however, and so the names of the accused were withheld.
‘YANKS NOT COMING,’ W. A. WHITE SAYS!
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us for our more belligerent | brethren is foolish and unfair. Not one official utterance of our organization has anything remotely suggestive that we feel the only alternative for American de- | fense through aid to Great Britain is war. Moreover I have sat in all our executive councils, all our policy=-| making committees and I have never heard war as an alternative objective seriously discussed by any official group of our organization at any time. America will go to war or stay out of war not because we make Hitler mad but only when, as and if Hitler thinks he can win the war. And so long as we arm behind the British fleet and England fights while we arm, Hitler never will think he can win the war unless he starts war to slow down aid to Britain. Any organization that is for war is certainly playing Hitler's game. I hope you know that I am not! a liar and I hope you feel that I am not a sucker and I trust you will believe what I am writing,
NAVAL BASE CHAIN IN PACIFIC MAPPED
—American naval experis were reported today to have blueprinted & “road to Singapore”—a chain of naval stations across the Pacific Ocean which could be linked with Australian bases in wartime. Tiny island fuel depots and observation ' posts lying in a greaf circle from Hawaii southwesterly to Australia would bé the basis of such a sea road if formed. Singapore—a bastion of occi~ dental naval and military power ii the Far East which in all, foresee~ able emergencies officials believe would be in friendly British hands —would be the outmost anchor of the line of bases. Hawaii, the United States huge naval, military and air base 2400 miles from San Francisco, would be the home basg.
MANUFACTURER DEAD AT 60 NEW BRITAIN, Conn. Dec. 23 (U. P.).—Arthur G. Kimball, 60, president of Landers Frary & Clark, one of the country’s leading
pliances, died today. He was 60, and a native of Evanston, mL.
OFFICIAL WEATHER
U. 8S. Weather Bureau _____.
INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST:—Fair tonight; tomorrow and; Wednesday parfly clondy and slightly warmer; lowest ternperature tonight, about 32. Sunrise ..... 7:05 | Sunset ...... TEMPERATURE —Dec. 23, 1939— m. BAROMETER TODAY 6:30 a; m. .. 30.29
Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a Total Precipitation since Jan. i Deficiency since Jan. 1 MIDWEST WEATHER iana — Fair tonight, jomorrow and
4:24
Indi
d south portions Wednesday. Illinois — Fair tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday; slightly warmer ‘tomorrow. Lower Michigan—Considerable cloudiness tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday; somewhat warmer in north portion tomorrow. Ohio—Scattered gions slightly warmer in west portion ton night; tomorrow ificreasing cloudiness and warmer. Kentucky—Scattered clouds. tonight; 10morrow increasing cloudiness; slightly warmer.
WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. IIL. Weath Bar. Temp. 29.91 29.74 30.06 30.28 30.3 30.35 35 87
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Bismarck, N. D. NA earns
Kansas City. Mo. Little Rock, Ar.. Los mn les
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Morrissey Proposal Favored;
matter of great concern that such a large, fine building should be used At the timé ‘|of its investigation, the jury found
The Clerk indicted has not been arrested but it is expected he will
ay. Mr. Ettinger said that the full amount of the shortage has been
The indictment, which was one of 20 made, charged the clerk em-| bezzled $2144 during the adminis-| tration of Mr. Ralston during 1937 and 1938 and slightly more than $900 during the current term of Mr.
The clerk’s office said that Mr. Ralston personally made good the loss during his administration but that the shortage during 1939 was
During the time when the alleged || embezzlement was committed, lawyers” transcript fees were paid to file Since July, 1939, however, they have been paid directly to the It was in the fees
discrepancies were
their week-end Britain.
‘more effective protection by British naval and air escorts and in part to fluctuations. in German submarine efficiency. It would. be too optimistic for the British to accept one week’s decline in sinkings as meaning the Axis menace at ‘sea has been definitely overcome, Nevertheless, so considerable a halt in German success muts” encourage the British to believe they are on the right track in |their new plans, recently announced, for safeguarding the ocean lanes. At the same time, the totalitarian dictators can scarcely be encouraged to anticipate the collapse of Britain ‘through sea losses. The sharp tone of Germany’s warning to the United States was presumably due to such 'expectations, which, however, have now been weakened, at least for the time being. The Axis has begun to try to build up a case against the United States by using the new charge of “moral | aggression,” which is doubtless invented t6 note its effect on the Japanese. Under the terms of the Triple Alliance, Japan is considered by Germany and Italy to be pledged to go to their help if a nation now {neutral, engages in aggression against them. “Moral aggression” is not mentioned in the tripartite pact, but if
Wa r Moves Todz By J. W. T. MASON United Press War Expert Heavy reduction in sinkings of British and Allied merchantment, as announced today from
should moderate the high expectations of Axis suc= cess at sea which caused Berlin arid Rome to issue
=
don,
warning to America about ig to
With less than 42,000 tons of shipping ak dure ing the week ending Dec. 15, the present replacement capacity of British and American yards can more {han er renewals. The average sinkings throughout the war to the previous week ‘was 63,192 tons. The drop of one-third which has now ‘taken place in the toll of the “total blockade” must be due in pert to
The Germans used the word “ware like” in describing possible American seizures of Axis shipping for British use and thus somewhat associated it with “moral aggression.” The danger to the Axis of making any such preliminary move toward challenging the United States must be apparent to the Nazis. There would seem to be only one reason for taking such a course. That reason would be to tI entice Japan into the war a Sa America. The Axis might believe that if the Pacific Ocean and the Orient were to become new areas of belligerency, American aid to Brit= ain might have to be decreased to the point of danger. Especially would this argument be applicable, in Berlin's eyes, to British shipping losses. It would seem that the only present hope the Axis can have of defeating the British Empire is through intensifying losses to a maximum beyond possible replacement through American aid to Britain. If, therefore, Japan could be ine veigled into entering the because of accusations of “moral age gression” against America, the Axis might believe it could begin to see the possibility® of victory ghead. Such a gamble, however, would
have no possible justification, how=
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (U. P.).}
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the desire were present, it could be interpreted in any way the signatories to the Triple Alliance wished.
ever, if British shipping losses wers to drop in such manner as they de= clined for the week of Deo. 15.
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