Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1940 — Page 3

TUESDAY, DEC. 31, 1940

~~ AXIS INCLUDES U.S ~ AS‘COMMON ENEMY’

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Hitler Raps ‘Democratic Individuals’; Fascist Warns America. (Continued from Page One)

that the United States would supply Britain with mounting stores of the weapons of war—guns, ships and planes. : Other developments included: It became plain that the German counter-blockade was biting deeper

into Britain’s vital food stores. Lord |.

Woolton, Food Minister, called the danger greater even than in the World War and said belts would have to be tightened in 1941. The alty’s shipping loss figures for the week ended Dec. 23 were 43300 tons, less than average but, surprisingly, more than claimed in Berlin.

The Greeks claimed the capture of 1000 more Italian prisoners. At Sofia the Greek radio was heard broadcasting that several more fortifications had been captured in the south Albanian coastal sector. " Rome said her warships shelled the Greek-Albanian Coast. Belgrade was disturbed by rumors German troops were digging trenches along her Rumanian ntier. ungary called up for army training 21-year-olds who have not yet had military service. Chungking reported that 1940 brought China the recapture of 89 important cities and the loss of 66 to the Japanese, a net gain of 23. Japanese casualties were estimated at 384,000 killed and wounded. Well informed quarters in London were quoted as expressing belief that Sunday night’s German fire raid on London was intended as the prelude to an attempt at invasion, and that only the heroic work of fire fighters and a fortunate turn in the weather frustrated the German plans. In this connection a high Royal Air Force officer said that America’s warplane production would *greatly influence” the war in 1941 and that the R. A. F. strength is considerably greater now than when it bombed out Germany’s invasion preparations last September.

Far East

There was evidence that the efforts of the Germans to hurl new offensives against Britain were not proceeding with complete smoothness. Dispatches from the Far East told of reports that the Germans hoped to intensify their sea raiding activity in the Pacific and persuade the Japanese to push into French Indo-China and Thailand (Siam), thus flanking the great English naval base of Singapore. To encourage the Japanese, it was said, the Germans assured Tokyo that Russia would be occupied in the west sufficiently so she could not intervene and that . United States efforts would be neutralized by sea dangers which might compel her to withdraw shipping from the Far Pacific trade routes, At the same time the Moscow press has taken a sudden and critical interest in internal conditions in Japan—an interest, Moscow correspondents were allowed to cable, that “alarmed” Japanese representatives in the Soviet.

Balkan Troubles

Behind the cloud of mystery and rumors coming from the Balkans it seemed likely that some Nazi move was developing—possibly a feint to distract attention from more important schemes. What part Russia might be playing in the Balkan situation was far from clear, But there was mounting evidencz that the Soviet is holding its cards close to the table in that region and that it has interests which are independent of and even possibly conflicting with those of Germany. London reported today that Hitler’s “new order” had run into substantial difficulties in Rumania, largely because of the intransigience of the fanatical nationalistic iron guard. This might explain some reports of German troop movements in that country—movements which witnesses reported involve return of garrison troops on leave to Germany as well as arrival of unknown numbers of new units.

Worries in France

Phe British speculated, too, on Nazi troubles in France, indicating belief that Germany has concrete plans to use France if the prospective surprise offensive against Britain should develop. London suggested that the French

fleet had been moved to North African ports because of a German demand that it be turned over to Italy to make up for the losses inflicted by the British on Benito Mussolini’s warships. They also thought Marshal Henri

.| Philippe Petain might be prepared |j

to resume hostilities against Germany and Italy if the Germans put too high a price on the much discussed Franco-German tion.”

Fireside Chat Reaction

After 24 hours’ study of the text

of President Roosevelt's address by |: the “highest authorities” the official |i NDB news agency was permitted to: say that it was of the highest im- |; portance and the official line for: press comment was laid down by a i

Nazi spokesman. This line described Mr. Roosevelt as proceeding from a “false interpre-

tation” of Hitler's pre-Christmas ad- |;

dress to German arms workers and charged that the United States wilfully had refused to understand the German attitude.

The American President, it was :

claimed, appeared to be assuming responsibility for the “lost cause of Britain.” Der Angriff spoke of “notorious untruths . . . staleness . « » Open spitefulness reminding one

of the well-known phrases of the}

Jew world press.” The Hamburger said: “Only someone who is anxious to create a psychosis of hatred and war, only he can produce such ridiculous nonsense that only the Maginot Line and the Birtish fleet guarantees the existence and security of the United States. . . . ” The newspaper Nachtausgabe said that Mr. Roosevelt's speech was based on “two wilfull lies.” It added: “The only new thing in it was a complete lack of objectivity and a very remarkable slew of untruths. Mr. Roosevelt showed in this speech, which was climaxed not by poiltical argument but by a wild outbreak of hatred, such nervousness as can hardly differentiate between it and the last outburst of rage from his master Churchill.” Newspapers in Japan gave prominent position to the President’s speech and one of them, Yomiuri, of independent tendency, called his prediction of British victory in the war most astonishing and irresponsible on the ground that it “ignored the war situation.” Though the President had been denying that the United States would take part actively in the war, Yomiuri said, he was leading the American people “step by step” nearer to war. In Ankara, the = official Turkish radio said that_ the President's speech means that if Germany, Italy and Japan regard American aid to Britain as a declaration of war the United States is prepared to face the situation. The radio interpreted the speech as meaning that no force would prevent the United States from aiding Britain. : In Chungking, Gen. Chiang Kaishek said in a broadcast that the “penetrating, memorable words” of President Roosevelt's speech “retord the place of importance” Chinese resistance has in the world situation. u » #

Fremdenblatt

In commenting on the supposed i

German attempts for a New Year's invasion, the Daily Mail in London said: “The Nazis planned to set big fires burning all over London before midnight. Relays of bombers laden with high explosive bombs would then have carried out the most destructive raid of the war. A New Year invasion was to have followed.™ It was known that low clouds and rain had covered most of northern France and Holland and Belgium late Sunday night, and experts had believed that the raid ended prematurely. The same weather continued last night and prevented both the German and British air forces from

‘carrying out their usual bombings.

“It was the weather, not our night fighters, that saved London from an even worse attack,” said the Daily Mail. Meanwhile, the last glowing embers of fires started by Nazi bombs Sunday night were put out. But thousands of workers faced the new year without employment, due to the Nazi raid, and many employers faced ruin, with no chance of rebuilding their premises until after the war. Even aside from the city’s losses, it was estimated 'that an area equalling 10 blocks had been burned outside the one-mile-square district. A United Press survey indicated thats buildings burned inside the

city would have covered 10 blocks.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record County City Total

9 settee tase 40 54 9 I. eset aeniye 52 90 142

—Dec. 30— - Injured ...... 7 | Accidents ... 23 dr 0 | Arrests 6 MONDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines

Violations

5 $49

11 2

6 3

Speeding ........ . Reckless driving.. Failure to stop at through street.. 3 Disobeying traffic

signals Drunken driving.. 2 All others ....... 31

Totals ......... 57

6 70 4

$142

3 3 5 2

MEETINGS TODAY Club, Cla 1 Hotel, noon. S 5 P . Co Avy . EE nie i of “Trade,

ink-Arms Hotel, noon. , Hotel Lincoln, noon.

Columbia Club, noon. _ University of Michigan Club, Board of Trade,

Bde. MicOst Columbus, K. of O. Club-

he Cheran Service Club, Canary Cottage,

PO ine Paper Credit Group, Wm. H. Block

Coinaiana ‘Motor Truck Association, Antlers Hotel. noon.

MARRIAGE LICENSES ®(These lists are from official records

in the County Court House. The Times therefore, is not responsible for errors in

Bg, 8 Alpha moon. Club

ter Clu Universal Club,

. names. and addresses.)

. of 1318 W. Washington; an 351 ok Bloomington. E

th f 420 N. Keystone; b 19, of 29 Meredith | di

Howard Tucker, 22, of 544 E. New York; Jean F. Sexton, 19, Maywood. ; Ernest Russell, 26, of 4 BE 21st; Carolyn L. Russell, 23, of 4605 E. 1st. Lloyd E. Mumper, 26, of 402 E. 56th; Vera J. Marzuk, 24, of 402 E. 56th. Cecil C. Fletcher, 21, of 652 Congress; yirginja R. Blackwell, 18, of 558 Cennia

ehman Hiner, 19, R. R. Geneva Kenworthy, 21, R. R. . Liddle, 20, of 103 a Franklin, 18, of , ; 58 W. Ninth;

own, 30, of Rob +51 Pane ae a0 of 1910. ‘N er . anges y o Pennsylvania; Mary J. Smith, 24, of 2218

tried tions paid|N Meridi

. Meridian. Carl J. Niedenthal, 24, of 350 E. Troy; Elvira M. Seyfriend, 20, of 1500 Union. Fred Mallen, 53, of 1241 8S. Pennsylvanfa; Alta W. Lesh, 41. of 1028 N. Tibbs. Lowell E. Mills, 23, R. R. 17, Box 493; Lena M. Barnett. 20. R. R. 7, Box 551.

BIRTHS

Girls

Edward, Mary Farrell, at St. Francis. Jason, Ardella Caldwell, at Coleman. John, Patience Ford, at cu. Harry, Edna Stewart, at Methodist. Gene, Sue Rex, at Methodist.

Norman, Lula Skaggs, at 467 Arnolda. |New York

Boys Alric, Margaret DeWeese, at Coleman. Guy, Mary Morrison, at Coleman. Jorothy Malone, at City. fargaret Benton, at City. Adeline Menefee, at City. Helen Downton, at 746 Udell - Theodore, Clotheen Turner, at 627 Locke. Clifford, Martha Heck, at 2736 Adams.

DEATHS

Clara Mabel Keever, 63, at 6207 Broadway. pulmonary tuberculosis, ima Bonn, 74, at City, bronchopneu-

monia. Marion Yilson, 19 months, at Riley, neumococcic meningitis. P Minnie Lowder, 62, at Methodist, ecirrhosis of liver. Edwin a ley, 73, at Central Indiana, arteriosclerosis. Adolph E. Wegener, 81, at Methodist, cerebral hemorrhage. Kathaleen Nevins, 16, at St. Vincent's,

influenza. Marie Agnes Behrmann, 50, at 59 N. Sheridan, cerebral hemorrhage. Eleanor Ruth Halladay, 5, at Riley, diph~ Olive, car-

eria. Arieil Patterson, 55, at 1449 o vascular renal disease.

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Past a sione monument erected by Italians in celebration of their capture of Sidi Barrani (top photo), British armored units roll triumphantly from the recaptured town toward Bardia, Fascist stronghold in northeastern Libya. Below, an almost endless line of Italian prisoners march from the town to prison camps far behind the British lines. These first spot pictures of the African desert war cabled from London.

2300 STRIKE AT FT. WAYNE

Army Orders Involved in Walkout at Harvester

Truck Plant. .

FT. WAYNE, Ind, Dec. 31 (U. P.)—The United Automobile Workers Union (C. I. 0.), on strike at the International Harvester Co.’s truck plant here, announced today that it would demand a general wage increase when negotiations are resumed for a contract with the company. A. J. Atwood, of Indianapolis, regional director of the U. A. W. A, said a committee would meet today to draft the demand. Previously the union had said no major wage questions were involved. Disputed points in the proposed contract, it was learned, included pay of union stewards; senjority rights; an apprenticeship program; protection under military service; night shift bonus; overtime and lunch periods with pay. C. H. Harrison, plant manager, said the management “stood ready, and still stands ready, to continue the negotiations.” He said he was “sorry” the union decided to strike; and that he was convinced most of the workers wanted to stay on their

obs. Earlier today, a company spokesman estimated 800 workers remained at their jobs-——which He said was sufficient only “for nominal operations.” The spokesman said the company was producing parts for Army trucks as well as trucks used in defense construction projects. The walk-out began at 5 a. m, after Charles Shrock, union local president, said negotiations over contract provisions had failed despite intervention of a Federal mediator, A picket line was formed at the company’s gates, The plant employs 3200 men and Mr. Shrock said he expected most of them to join the walk-out. “The only way to bargain with Harvester is through a picket line,” Mr. Shrock said. Ft. Wayne police sent squads of officers to the plant for “observation.”

HOPSON CONVICTED ‘ON 17 FRAUD COUNTS

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (U. P.).— Howard C. Hopson, former head of the Associated Gas & Electric System, was found guilty today on 17 counts of mail fraud in the manipulation: of securities of the vast utilities company.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. 8. Weather BUreAl ee

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST—Cloudy with occasional rain tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer tonight with lowest temperature about 38. Sunrise ..... 7:07 | Sunset

TEMPERATURE —Dec. 31, 1939—

evens 4:29

eveses 13

Precipitation 24 hrs. endin Total precipitation since’ Deficiency since Jan. 1

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M.

Station Weather Bar. Temp. Amarillo, Tex. ........PtCldy : 29.70 35 Bismarck, N. D. ¢cce..Snow Boston ... oe. Cl

78 mm... .0 . 1.....28.82 an 11.13

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San Antonio, A San Francisco «......Cl St. Louis

. Louis ..... cress RAIN Tampa,. Fla, .........PtCl Washington, D. C. wih MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Cloudy with occasional rain. tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer ton . Illinois—Cloudy. with occasional rain tonight and ‘tomorrow; slightly warmer in south and central portions tonight. Lower Michigan — Cloudy, occasional snow tomorrow, and in west and south ortions tonight; somewhat warmer in east onight and in northeast portion tomor-

Tow. - Ohio—Oloudy, followed by rain in south’ and light snow snanging bo rain in nort Portion tonight an morrow; rising emperature tomorrow and in west portion tonight. Kentucky_—_Cloudy, followed by rain Jn morrow and in central and west portions

1|his resignation

extreme: east no: t and tomorrow; slowly rising tem-

Courage, Peace— ° i: 1 ° First Lady's Wish WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (U. P.). —Mrs. Roosevelt today made her New Year's resolution and NewYear's wish—for courage and for peace. This was the way she put it to her press conference: “I would wish for the power to set apprehension aside, the courage to meet day by day whatever comes, and to do whatever is possible, as far as I can see it, to make the world that will have to be rebuilt a safer place and a place of greater justice and kindness for all the world ta live in.”

DRAFT BUDGET OF 97 MILLION

13 Million Increase in Bill to Be Presented to State Legislature.

The biennial State Government appropriations bill, being prepared by the State Budget Committee for presentation to the Legislature, will

ask for about $97,000,000, an increase?

of $13,000,000 over the 1939-1940 budget. One of the hottest debates of the 1939 General Assembly centered on the appropriations bill, with the Republican majority in the lower house winning the fight for reductions totaling about 10 per cent.

Same as ’39 Request

Anderson Ketchum, State Budget Director, said the $97,000,000 to be sought for the next two years is about the same amount originally asked in the 1939 appropriations bill. The State Budget Committee's figures on requests from various institutions and State departments show increases of about $6,000,000 in personal service and maintenance costs and $7,000,000 in capital outlays. The increases do .not include a proposed emergency defense fund that may reach $500,000 or increases asked for operations of Indiana and Purdue Universities. They are expected ‘to ask for approximately $500,000 each.

$18,000,000 for Construction

If the Legislature passes the $7,000,000 increase in capital outlays for improvement of State institutions, the total expenditures for the State construction program in three years would be $18,000,000. Included in this is the $11,000,000 construction program completed during the past year. . Members of the State Budget Committee are State Senators I. Floyd Garrott (R. Battleground), John S. Gonas (D. Mishawaka), Rep. Winfield L. Denton (D. Evansville) and Edward P. Brennan, chief of the State Accounts Board.

RESIGNS TO BECOME PUTNAM PROSECUTOR

Rexall A. Boyd, Greencastle, deputy attorney general, who will assume office tomorrow as Putnam County prosecutor, today submitted to Governor M. Clifford Townsend. } Governor Townsend said he probably would leave the office vacant to be filled by Governor-Elect Henry F. Schricker when he takes office Jan. 13.

DIES’ PERSONAL INQUIRY HINTED

Committee Chief May Use Trip Here to Probe Silver Shirts.

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downtown hotel by his attorney, George A. Henry.

Mr. Losey is a close friend of D. C. Stephenson and is reported to have visited the former Ku Klux Klan grand dragon at a La Porte hospital within the last 30 days. Both Mr. Losey and Stephenson have denied emphatically, however, that Stephenson has any connection with the new publishing company.

Financing Is Question

Among the points reported to be under investigation by the committee in connection with the Fellowship Press is the source of its financing. . Mr. Losey has denied that the magazine will have any connection with Pelley, his Silver Shirts of America or any other organization, but merely will print “the news behind the news in Washington.” It also, he said, will publish Pelley’s

| writings on “metaphysics and eso-

terics.” In Washington, a representative of the Dies Committee said the committee members are interested in learning what “new organization or front he (Pelley) is setting up and what his new plans may be.” The Dies Committee is expected to have its agents “in and out” of Indianapolis and Indiana regularly from now on, because of the state's importance in- the national defense program,

Many Defense Contracts

Numerous factories, large and small, here and in the state are working on important defense contracts, making this a fertile field for activities of saboteurs. In fact, the committee has heard reports of numerous “mishaps” having the appearance of sabotage at some of these plants. A saboteur working in a plant producing some minor part for a warplane or other defense equipment can interfere with the program just as effectively as if he were working directly on the planes themselves, it has been pointed out.

For this reason, the Dies Com- |

mittee’s agents, as well as G-men, are keeping an eye on the small plants, too.

WHITE: COMMITTEE BACKS F. D. R. AIMS

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (U, P.)— The national policy board of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies unanimously supported President Roosevelt's state-

ment of defense.aims today and!

was on record against “any dictated or so-called negotiated peace before the aggressors are defeated.” The board did not, at a meeting last night, announce what stand it had taken on the recent statement of its chairman, William Allen White, that the committee’s motto should be “The Yanks are not coming.” Cl “We are not dividing on Mr. White; we are all uniting on the President’s policy.” Lewis W. Douglas, spokesman for the board,

explained.

Liar's Club Passes the Salt ~ Aslt Studies 5000 Tall Tales

BURLINGTON, Wis., Dec. 31 (U. P.)—Tales so tall some had to be hauled in on flatcars like telephone poles vied for a place today in the annual contest for the world’s champion liar chosen by the Burlington Liar’s Club, Inc. Directors of the club gathered to wrestle with more than 5000 entries. The 1940 winner will be announced tomorrow. “There are no ‘bottle necks’ in our industry,” President O. C.

h|pplett, asserted from beneath a

pack of lies. Gilbert A. Karcher, vice president and a lawyer, took out a salt-shaker

and passed it to the other ¢ —L. J, Stangs,

and storekeeper, and E. J. Cook, another lawyer. Each quickly swallowed several grains and went back Yo To ‘a sampling, the 1940 crop of tall tales promised to be up to par. For instance, there's Albert J. Davis, Zanesville, O,, and his coon dog, Old Lead. Some doubt seemed to have arisen over the, hound’s aptitude at following a cold- trail. So Davis said he took him out one night this fall and before you could say papilionaceous, Old Lead was on a trail. He ran I stopped under a ois ] cut down the tree, Old Lead’s , “cold trailer” .

ability

‘BRINK OF WAR, WHEELER SAYS

Calls on Nation to Reject ‘Mass Hysteria,” Proposes. 8-Point Peace Plan.

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branded as “nonsense” proposals for a negotiated peace and called on the United States to produce war

Great Britain defeat Germany. Noting that Mr. Roosevelt “ridiculed the idea of peace in Europe,” Mr. Wheeler said that if this logic was followed “then we ought immediately to break off diplomatic relations with Russia, Italy, Germany, Japan and other nations

:| whase domestic and foreign policies

we abhor.” “And where do we go from there?” he asked. He predicted that peace would be negotiated in the end, and said that “until that day the world suffers.” He added that “each of us, from the President of the United States to the most humble citizens, should exert his every effort for peace,

| just as any other people prefer :| peace to war—and the offer of a i| just, reasonable and generous peace :| will more quickly and effectively

crumble Hitlerism and break the

all the bombers that could be dispatched over Berlin.” Eight Points Listed He proposed this eight-point program as “a working basis for ‘a just peace” and a basis on which peace conversations could be started: : 1. Restoration of Germany's 1914 boundaries with an autonomous Poland and Czecho-Slovakia. 2. Restoration of independent France, Holland, Norway, Belgium and Denmark." . 3. Restoration of Alsace-Lorraine to France. z 4. Restoration of German colonies. 5. Protection of all racial and religious minorities in all countries. 6. Internationalization of the Suez Canal. 7. No indemnities or reparations. 8. Arms limitations.

Hints War Propaganda

He recalled that in March, 1918, the Rt. Hon. Sir Gilbert Parker took credit, in a magazine article, for having orgdnized a propaganda machine in the United States which invaded all fields of endeavor—the Army and Navy, universities, sciences, movies and many other fields. : “Do Sir Gilbert's words in any way explain the war-mongering telegram to the President urging greater aid to Great Britain?” he asked, apparently referring to the telegram made public by the White House last week in which 170 prominent Americans urged Mr. Roosevelt to extend his short-of-war aid policy even further. : “Has British propaganda,” Mr. Wheeler continued, “again reached the college and university professors? Twenty-nine educators signed the highly-publicized wire that urged steps that would take the United States into war on the side of Britain. “And have you and I, ‘the man in the street,” felt the insidious force of war propaganda through the

movies? ; Asks War Foes to Speak U “Is there another: Sir pert Parker in the United States? Perhaps not, but there are a lot of foreign slackers— European royalty — princes and potentates and their idolators—who instead of being wined and dined in high places in Washington and urging us to go to war ought to be home fighting the battles for liberty and Christianity they so glibly tell us about. . . . “My friends, it is this satanically clever propaganda that appeals to the Christianity, the idealism, the humanity, and the loyalty of the American people that takes us to war. It is this that we must resist. . . . : “We have reached a strange situation in America when those who advocate peace, who do not follow the party line, are branded appeasers op unwitting tools of the dictators. This still is a democracy . . free speech still belongs to all the people. . . . : : “I do not believe that the great majority of our people are eager to be embraced by war, and I call upon them not to be afraid to say so. I, for one, believe the policy advocated by the interventionists is insane because it will lead to total war, and war is insanity. . + «

Invasion Called Fantastio

“Our independence can only be lost or compromised if Germany invades the western hemisphere north of the Equator. This would be fantastic, as it would require the transportation of at least two million men, with planes, tanks and equipment—in one convoy across the Atlantic. “This would require 2000 or 3003 transports plus a fleet larger than our Navy, plus thousands of fighterescorted bombers. Such a ileet cannot possibly be available. Certainly it cannot be trained efficiently before our two-ocean Navy is ready. It is not possible for the German navy to prepare an effective plan for such an invasion which our Navy and Army with our - air force cannot defeat. “Remember—Hitler has already been seven months vainly trying to cross 20 miles. If Hitler's army can’t

seven months his bombers won’t fly across the Rockies to bomb Denver tomorrow.”

JAN. 1 DEADLINE ON ‘DRIVERS’ LICENSES

Governor M. Clifford Townsend’s order extending the deadline for purchase of automobile license plates to Jan. 13 will not affect drivers’ licenses, the Governor's office ‘explained today. All drivers will be expected to have their 1941 operator's - cates after today or face arrest if caught without them, the Governor t Henry F, the dea

materials on an all-out basis to help |

.|letter from Kortepeter in which he

Samuel D. Jackson. . . . State House hears he wants to resume private practice, : 4 o ”

STATEMENT BY JRCKSONIS DUE

Attorney General to Reveal Plans on His Return Here Thursday.

Attorney General Samuel D. Jackson, who is reported to have submitted his resignation to Governorelect Henry F. Schricker, said today he would make an announcement on

his future plans when he returns to the State House Thursday. He is spending the New Year's holiday with his family at Ft. Wayne, Ind. It is reported that Mr. Jackson would like to retire from the attorney general's office tq resume private practice of law at Ft. Wayne, but that Mr. Schricker does not want him to leave. Asked if he had accepted Mr. Jackson’s reported resignation, Mr. Schricker said “No.” He refused to comment further. Mr. Jackson was appointed attorney general last June following the death of Omer Stokes Jackson. The atotrney general is paid $7500 a year. Mr. Jackson is to serve as master of ceremonies for the inauguration of Mr. Schricker at the State House Jan. 13,

BACK PAY ASKED BY KORTEPETER

Sues County for $5000 Alleged Due for Flood Control Work.

Carl F. Kortepeter, former WPA county director, today sued the City of Indianapolis and two members of the Marion County Flood Control Board for alleged back salary he said was due him as a member of the Flood Board. The suit, filed in Superior Court, asked for $5000 which Mr. Kortepeter said was due him as salary covering the period from Jan. 1, 1939, to Sept. 25, 1940. Mr. ‘Kortepeter lost his job as a member of the Board last week when Mayor Reginald Sullivan appointed E. Kirk McKinney in his place. : The former WPA director said that City Engineer M, G. Johnson and Tino Poggiani, other Board members, refused to. draw any warrants for his salary. The suit con-

tends that the law setting up thet

Board provided for a salary of $250 monthly for Board members, .City officials, commenting upon the suit, said they had a copy of a

is said to have offered to serve on the Board without pay.

SENATE SUBWAY HAS WRECK

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (U. P.). —One-half of the Senate's private railway system—a subway line between the Capitol and the Senate office building—ran wild at 35 miles an hour early today and crashed into the Capitol side of the subway. The car was smashed. No one was injured. The throttle on the electrified car was wide open when the power was turned on from the

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FEARS OF F.D.R.

GRITIGS CALMED

Early Says Talk of Air .or Naval Aid for British Misinterprets Speech.

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be loaned to the British the same as those to be produced in the fue ture, if Congress approves. Monday's Message Awaited Mr. Early told reporters that it would seem “logical”

the lend and lease plan in his ° message to Congress Monday. Mr. Early declined to comment on Adolph Hitler's proclamation to the

German public, which declared democratic individuals who “have

be destroyed, and said merely: _ “That’s new.” The White House secretary said he knew “nothing whatever” abou a statement by Verne Marshall, head of the No Foreign War Come mittee, that Assistant Secretary of State Adolf Berle had pigeonholed a Nazi peace proposal. Mr. Roosevelt scheduled a ‘cone ference with Mr. Berle, but it was said authoritatively that the tallg has no connection with Mr. Mare shall’s charge. Mr. Berle, it wag said, was scheduled to discuss St, Lawrence waterway negotiations. Mr. Marshall said that in October, 1939, William Rhodes Davis, millione aire oil operator, presented the State Department a document “initialed by German Ait Marshal Herman Goering and other high Nazi ofe ficials, setting forth terms whicly would have opened the way to a “jus§ . and honorable peace.” ; The State Department issued formal statement saying that ne “feasible” plan had been submitted to their attention.

Greek Minister to Call

The Greek Minister, Cimon P, Diamantopoulus, arranged a con ference with Mr, Roosevelt. Thig meeting possibly had added sig4 nificance in view of Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau’s statee ment yesterday that the loan and lease of armaments to Greece and China, as well as Great Britain, might be considered. Th Proposals to tide the BritisH

destroyers now in American service attracted considered attention. British officials were said to be seeking 50 more destroyers. It was believed that the plan, when sube mitted to the President, would recommend that some number up to that amount be made available,

Need Immediate Ald

Officials working on the proposal to turn over to the British more destroyers and planes now in serve ice contend that President Roosee velt’s plan to convert the American arms industry into an “arsenal for democracy” must be supplemented with other aid while details of the program to loan or lease war equip« ment to Britain are being worked out, 8 3 Until American arms production picks up, they believe, the British need equipment from our Army and Navy “to tide them over.” President Roosevelt's next move in fulfilling his pledge or all-out material aid for anti-Axis powers is expected to be formal organization

the office of production managea ment, headed by William S. Knude sen—and submission of his plans te Congress. A series of executive ore ders, setting forth ' the super agency’s scope and power, are being prepared for Mr, Roosevelt's signae ure,

Lines Form in Congress

The President is expected to ask Congress Monday and subse quently in his budget message the following day, to enact legislation that would permit fu ent of hig . loan-lease plan whefeby this gove

and then loan or lease them to Britain, and possibly Greece and China. The extent to which all or any of Mr. Roosevelt's plans to aid Britain will be pui into effect is the foremost issue facing the next Congress which convenes Friday. Lines for the fight already are shaping up as new and old meme bers flock into town. The die-hard

dynamo room at 8 a. m.

76th Congress ends Thursday.

STRAUSS SAYS:—

cross the narrow English Channel in|.

that Mr, Roosevelt would discuss details of

caused unrest in the world” must = |

over by loaning them planes and

of the new super defense agency—e |

ernment will pay for war materials