Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 January 1941 — Page 1

' old“Senate met half an hour before

|| days and lingered on to expire auto-

| sine die yesterday, and had no con-

| J. Warren Madden, former chair- | tions Board, to be a judge of the

‘U. 8S. Court of Claims. The vote was 36 to 14.

in their usual iol, where the

~ vent left the Demoerats still solidly : about the corridors while waiting to

«report urging Congress to outlaw ail foreign-controlled politicall:

‘DICKINSON RETIRES,

- =Luren * gttacks on high life, made his first ‘public address today since retiring| ‘to private life and chose his favor-~ * ite theme—Iliquor.

fore the Michigan Legislature, Mr.

, Such drinking he said, is among the

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|FORECAS: : Fair tonight | with lowest temperature 20 to 25 degrees; tomorrow and Sunday fair.

VOLUME 52—-NUMBER 256

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1941

Entered

as Second-Class Matter at Postoffjce, Indisaapols, Ind.

“HEAVY DEBATE

Work in Earnest to’ Begin ‘After F. D. R.’s Annual Message Monday.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (U. P). ~The 77th Congress, destined by world events to reach history-mak-ing decisions on American defense

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As He Takes

policies and aid for Britain, con- | |

vened at noon today.

- Sharp blows of the gavel in the

Senate marked the transition from the old ‘Congress to the new. The

noon to set a record session of 367

with the convening of the

matically e old House had adjourned

71th.

cluding formalities today. As its'last act, the Senate yesterday confirmed the nomination of

man of the National Labor Rela-

Back in Usual Chambers

The meetings of the new Congress were chiefly for formal organization of the two chambers for the ‘important work ' which lies ahead.” New Senators and Congressmen were introduced to their colleagues and swearing-in ceremonies were conducted: for all. President Roosevelt will deliver his annual message. to a joint session Monday. ‘Both House and Senate were back bers in the Capfs were trussed

“with big steel girders that gave

supports were installed dur-{po

recent weeks while Congress on its business in temporary.

Incoming members-——whose ade

in control of both houses—milled

pké over office space from depart“lame ducks.” £ n the time came for the new session’ to begin’ in the Senate, several retiring legislators, including Senator Sherman Minton (D. Ind.), juished their seats and went to e back of the chamber.

Dies Group Submits Report

‘Reports from Government departments and Congressional committees were submitted as Congress convened. In one, Attorney General Robert H. Jackson asked that Federal officers be permitted to tap telephone wires in cases involving foreign spy rings and “other grave crimes.”

In another, the House committee investigating migrant workers warned that new migratory worker problems are being génerated by a ‘flow of transient workers to centers where booming defense industries are creating new jobs. The Dies Committee submitted a

oups. It also recommended a gen1 policy barring totalitarian(Continued on Page Three)

STILL FOE OF LIQUOR

LANSING, Mich., Jan. 3 (U. P). D. Dickinson, who as Governor drew national attention with,

Giving an exaugural speech be-

Dickinson charged that the socially elite’ transform their homes into “citadels of hell” by serving liquor.

t great. causes of social evils in _ nation.

FAIR TODAY, TONIGHT TOMORROW, SUNDAY

~ LocaL TEMPERATURES

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Slower . oe but fair ea. were forecast for In- } today, tonight, tomor-|" day. The Weather Buthat the lowest to:

TIMES FEATURES J.) INSIDE PAGES *

Senator Willis casualties

mere trifies.

CHARLESTOWN'S

Will ‘Be World’s Biggest; 21-Acre Studebaker ~ Unit Approved.

The, War Department today awarded a $23,000,000 contract which will make the smokeless powder plant’ at Charlestown, Ind. the largest known plant of its type in the world. <The contract,

awarded to the E. I; du id, he will

‘Today's contract came within 24 hours after President Rocsevelt authorized construction of a 2i-acre airplane engine. plant for the Studebaker Corp. at South Bend at 4 cost of more than: $36,000,000. These two allocations. bring the total amount of money which the Federal Government either has spent or contracted to spend Gn its deferise program in Indiana since last July to more than $500,((0,000. The Charlestown expansion will provide jobs for an estimated additional 6000 men, bringing the total scheduled employment of the plant when in full operation to 18,000. The Studebaker plant, which will have feeder units at Ft. Wayne and Chicago, is expected to emplay 4000

persons at the South Bend plant

alone.

The additional award Io the

Charlestown plant, known. Sitelally

as the Indiana (Continued on Page .

DROP 3-HOUR DAY AT ARMY, NAVY BASES

Done. in Interest of Defense, F.. D. R. Explains.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (UJ, P.).— President Roosevelt, finding that “an extraordinary emergency exists,” hay suspended the eight-hour work day for Government employees constructing Army and Navy bases at sites lease from Britain. The President emphagized that the interest of the national defense required the construction’ of the bases at the “earliest practicable date.” He pointed out! that the eight-hour day, limitations could be suspended in ‘the “case of éxtraordinary emergent; 4 :

frais,

Willis Raises Boch Hand |

PLANT EXPANDS

Ww Session With

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Oath in Senate

am ——— |

Injuries From Christmas Day Fall Are Hinor, However,

‘In Hig Big Hour. | By DANIEL M. KIDNEY | Times Staff Writer. i WASHING ON, D. C., Jan. 3/—

| Raymond E. Willis raised a broken

right hand today to take the ozth as the new Republican Senator frgm Indiana. The Angols editor, while hold: ng the pose for c:imeramen, managed] to muster up a sinile despite the brolien hand, severa! stitches in his heed and a fractured rib. The casuailies, mere trifles lon this, his big day, he explained, resulted from i fall at the home| of

his brother; Zdward Willis, at Angola on Christmas Day. f

Kin :t Inauguration

Senator Willis’ inauguration 3 witnessed by several relatives, /including a brother, Fred Willis, Indianapolis, w:th his wife and faniily, and two sisters, Mrs. James Hornaday, Washin3ton, and Mrs. Walter Hoffman, Ritlgewood, N. J. Indiana’s new junior Sen: doesn’t like the term “isolation ist,” but he indicated he will join ‘with the Senate group bearing that label and oppose all-out aid to Britain “if it will got us into war.” ! He expects to 100k to Senator! Arthur H. Vandenberg (R. Mich. ) for leadership, lie indicated. “I was elected in Indiana bechuse I pledged t> vote against Urjited States participation in any toileign war,” he told reporters. “I inend to keep that pledge. iq

Tak>s Minton Seat

. “While Sedlaent Blase! oil i. Wl sbhe - vase wior Le my aid to Britain very well 0 ine radio speeci); I do not intend to support any move ‘which will drag us into the war or weaken our|own defenses.” Senator Willis assumes the | seat of Sherma:! Minton. In the Eouse, Earl Wilson,| new Republican Congressman fron} the Ninth District, will pursue a “olicy similar to that of Senator Willis, he said after taking the oath at the opening session. The Hoos ler House delegatio il Now consists of eight Republican: and four Demcirats, while each party has a Sen:dte seat. Senator Frederick Vanluys, however, rates as an “old line.” rather Wan | Nev Deal, Demicrat.

DRIVER IS FINED $50 ON 30 TRIP TO COURT

Twice before today Charlss C. Toms, 19, of 1032 N. Oakland] Ave, wes slated in Municipal Colirt on speeding charges and his driver's license wis suspended for | short periods. | Today hs was back in court on the same charge, and Judgk Pro Zou Geor;e G. Rinier admohished im: “You.\g inan, you're not sat driving on the streets.” " Then he suspended Toms’ license for one year, fined him $0 and costs and sentenced him to sirve 10 days in jail. Eigiat persons charged with | speeding Were convicted in Municipal Court\d tc¢day and fined a tptal of $173, an tverage of more th. n $21 apiece. Jidgment was with} eld on three other persons Shargel with speeding.

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~ | MARKET FIRM; TRADIN(; LOW NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (U] P).— Steel and automobile shares steadied today and the market wis firm

COUNTY MOVES

" TOPLUG COURT RECORD HOLES

Municipal Bench System to Be Tightened; Trip to Three Cities Mapped.

Steps to revamp. the entire system of Municipal Court records, pow under scrutiny of State Acto|counts Board examiners, were disclosed by County officials today. At the same time, the Indianapolis Bar Association’s judiciary commiitee prepared to open its investigation of the handling of criminal cases in the courts at a meeting at noon tomorrow at the Columbia Club.

Clarence F. Merrell, committee chairman, invited the public to co-

committee pertinent information. Visit Three Cities

The judiciary commi tee was named by Fred C. Gause, Associa-

courts after widespread criticism of their operation, particularly the judge pro tem practices. In an effort to make the filing of affidavits and collection of fines in the courts “foclproof,” a delegation of City. and County officials set out today to study the court systems of Gary, Chicago and Milwaukee. The group included County Clerk Charles R. Ettinger; Municipal Court Prosecutor Louis Adams; Deputy Prosecutor Samuel Blum; Municipal Judge John L.' McNelis; Police | Chief Michael F. Morrissey,

and Carl gd State Avcounts a x ge . . Can Lose’ Ams i Complex and not generally understood, the municipal court record system at present makes possible certain types of irregularities—loopholes which officials said they want to close. Under the present system, it is possible to “lose” an affidavit and it is also possible to re-mark an affidavit after it has been stamped by the court. As a matter of fact, officials said, almost any marking (Continued on Page Three)

STEPHENSON GIVEN PAROLE EXTENSION

He Cannot Get Special Diet in Prison.

D. C. Stephenson, former KuKlux Klan grand dragon who is recuperating in Holy Family Hospital at La Porte from a gall bladder operation, today was granted a twoweek extension of his temporary parole by Governor M.: - Clifford Townsend, : Stephenson, whose original fiveweek temporary parole expires -tomorrow, thus will remain outside the Indiana State Prison walls until Jan. 18—five days after Governor Townsend is succeeded by Henry PF. Schricker. Mrs. Martha Salb, secretary of the Clemency Commission, said the extension was granted to permit Stephenson more time to recuperate. He is recovering satisfactorily, she said, from the operation, in which his gall bladder was removed, but requires a special diet he could not obtain in the prison. . She said the Commission has not taken any action or set a date for hearing on Stephenson's pending

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after yes erday’s decline. Teaung was light, :

petition for a permanent parole.

Do You Miss, a Favorite Song? Is It Wrong

_ Or Is If Right, This EMI-ASCAP Fight?

: By TIM TIPPETT | Some of Indianapolis’ 386,000 residents don’t the sudden change in radio programs slid some of them do, but all of them have noticed the change and most of them are talking about it. ‘As the New Year came in, out went Fadis broadcasting Gf almost 90) per cent of the popular sol are copyrighted | by e can Society of Com posers and

hers i ie Jan. 1, the major rietworks Ve not had a conirpct with IP, i is © demanded ao r for catalogu: Semis To to pay. A new or-

Aaniaution Brosdeas: Mudie, Inc,

to meel the net-

1 works! | demands for: Sunstitutes for

NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (vl P.)— The Columbia Broadcasting System, a r.dio show sponsor, advertising agency and 37 ra] p sta-

cast were ch rged today with tiie first infringe nent of a copyrighied tune from thi catalogue of the American Society of Composers, Authors ang Publishers i A 8. C. A P. filed an| action against CBS, Texaco, spoasor of the program, an agency and the stations ne | ocsuse, A, 8B: C. A. P: alleged, the George a tune, “Wintergreen for Presider t,” was played at the beginning ind end of the Alln show. CBS :aid.there was i ne ® basls for the - suit.”

MRS. M. C. MACKEY, 4707 Guilfoard Ave., housewife: - “I have noticed a change: Especially because Lannie Ross has stopped singing many of his songs. But; truthfully, I've been too busy with after-holi-

day work to listen very carefully.” SS B

ARKER, Car- : “I think it’s a shame that the A. S.C. A. P. doesn’t co-operate, because they'll lose in the end. Most of all I miss the Chesterfield theme song.” : MISS RUTH JAMES, 2442'N. Iili-

nois St., stenographer: “I've noticed |

a decided change in Yadio. I think

the radio stations should pay the|y money and take. their. choice of] ~

music. I miss the theme songs and Kate Smith and her ‘God Bless America.”

MISS HILDA DUNKER, 328 E. Maple Road, a PBX operator: “It doesn't make such difference to me.

I only listen ta hill-billy musie any- ; d snter-|

” how.”

Several not to be,

“Too. many - and

operate in.the inquiry by giving the| |

tion president, to investigate the}

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Core Commander

Maj. Gen. Robert H, Tyndall . . , there will be no fanfare.

GUARD OFFICERS MAP TRIP SOUTH

For 4th Time: “in Histoty, 3 38th Becomes Part of, “Regular “Army. By EARL HOFF

diana National Guard Armory, 711 N. Pénnsylvania 8t., today became the headquarters of a division of the Army of the United States— that of the famous 38th. At 8:30 a. m,, 13 officers and 20 enlisted men reported for duty: to Maj. Gen. Robert H., Tyndall, division eommangder, and began mapping the final details of plans’ to transfolm. . Hoosier civilians into soldiers Jan. 17. Tomorrow Col, William S. Frye and three other officers .from the 5th Corps Area headquarters at Ft. Hayes will come here to confer with 38th Division officers. Maj. Gen. L. J. McNair, general headquarters chief of staff, and seven other officers will arrive in Indianapolis Sunday. As the officers and enlisted men worked with maps, training schedules and ay i they were preparing to induct Hoosier National Guardsmen into Federal service for the fourth time in history The rd pee a Jor of the Regular Army first in 1807 during the Spanish-American War, in 1916 for service on the Mexican border, and in 1917 for the first World War. - And there will be no fanfare on Jan. 17 when the Guard goes in again, Gen. Tyndall said. On that date they will automatically become Federal soldiers by Presidential proclamation: After physical examinations, expected to take about three days, the (Continued on Page Thaeee). |

2 FLERS WHOSTAYED, _ WITH PLANE ARE SAFE

Naval Craft Lands After 5 Jump; 1 Killed.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan. 3 (U. P.). —The Eleventh Naval District

‘

that a+13-ton- Navy bomber since yesterday with two Navy fliers aboard had made a forced landing in a shallow lake near Hartland,

co-pilot was injured.

the big ship as it faltered under the weight of snow and ice in a west Texas snowstorm last night, telephoned the Naval Air Station here this. morning and gave first details of the forced landing. He said they came down near Hartland, Tex., 70 miles ‘southwest of Corpus Christi.

Quietly, without fanfare,” the In-

Headquarters here today reported

Tex., and that. neither the pilot nor| One of the fliers who stuck with|

WHO IS BOSS? G. 0. P. KEEPS

Steering Groups Debate Welfare Reorganization In Closed Sessions. (Photo, Page Three)

By NOBLE REED Final drafts of Republican reorganization bills proposing who is

to boss what State departments will

be kept secret until next Wednesday, the day“before the Legislature convenes, G. O. P. leaders said .today. . Republican Steering Committees, after caucusing until midnight last night, resumed discussions behing closed doors again today. \ They were debating details of their bill to reorganize the State Welfare Department, which most party leaders want “taken out of

politics” through bipartisan boards with home rule the predominant

‘| theme.

Now Under Governor

Under present laws, the State Welfare Department is controlled by the Gevernor through a Democratic Board which also has State institutions under. its wing. Yesterday the Republican major{ity leaders decided on the mechanics of the previously proposed bipartisan executive setup for control of State institutions. Their bill will propose that Gov-ernor-elect - Henry PF. Schricker, Democrat, appoint two members of each .nstitution’s board and Lieut. Gov.-elect Charles M. Dawson appoint the other two members. Under the measure, each institution wollld have. a separate-

executive matters. See Cost Increase

Opponents of - the plan contend that the multiple-board system would increase the administrative Son of the institutions considera State Republican Chairman Arch N. Bobbitt, who is leading the Repuolican majority caucuses, contended that the system “would reduce the costs.” He said the board members would not be paid salaries, but would be paid on a per diem basis. Superintendents of each institution would be appointed by. the board and he in turn would have complete charge of selecting his staff and assistants. These eventually are to be placed under the merit system, Hocording to provisions of the proposed bill

LANGER SWORN IN DESPITE PROTEST

WASHINGTON, Jan, 3 (U. P.).— William Langer (R. N. D.) was per-

mitted to take the oath of office as a United States Senator today “without prejudice,” pending an investigation of his filmers for th post by the Senate Privileges bo Elections Committee

Ernie Pyle in

“Incendiary

through every hour of darkness.

ened rooftops to

Ernie Pyle torpedo. It looks and feels like

of them. Ten .& large area.

scatter a tho at once, 0

they strike. ‘ ball, sputter violently for the first 3 feet, and then simmer down in’ 10 minutes more. is |

‘citizens have smothered

PLANS SECRET |

board answerable to no “higher ups” in’

Going to London

Harry Hopkins . . . personal representative of F. D. R.

HOPKINS NAMEDASF. D.R. ENVOY

Lacks Ambassador Status; Job Is to Keep President: Informed on Britain.

WASHINGTON, Jan; 3 (U. P.).— President Roosevelt, announced today that he 'is sending Harry Hopkins, his confidante since early New Deal days, to London as his personal representative. Mr. Hopkins, the former Secretary of Commerce who lives in the

President's closest friend in or out of the Government, will have no status as an ambassador. Mr, Roosevelt said he is merely going to London to talk to some We bia friends f ‘the IE ents. he idea, Mr. “fo-m

personal contact with: the. British Government. The circumstances of the assignment recalled the famous missions of Col. Edwin M. House in World War days. Mr. House was President Wilson’s personal and unofficial emissary to Europe and he spent much of his time in London.

$350,000,000 SHIP PROGRAM STARTED

FDR Won’t Say if Britain Will Be Benefited.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (U. P.).— President Roesevelt today announced preparations for a $350,000,000 new shipbuilding program, and said that $36,000,000 already has been allotted to the Maritime Commission to start construction of shipyards. The President estimated about 200 ships would be built. The new ships and yards will be owned by the Government, # Asked if Great Britain would benefit from the program, the President replied that that was an if question and he did not care to answer it. ‘ There have been reports

LONDON (by wireless)—London horror that the Germans bring over.

Thropgh the school of experience superb efficiency at its new career of bomb-receiving.

It learned a keen lesson from Sunday’s night fire lesson is that from now on the rooftops of London

Sunday night I watched incendiary bombs fall in dark places and saw great fires grow from - them, Let me tell .you how the t A fire bomb is about a foot long, and shaped like a miniature the outside of it are four metal fins circled by a strip of metal on the top end. The bomb is made of a magnesium alloy, with a thermite core. Each one weighs a little better than two pounds. One plane can

Of course you don’t see the bombs falling. They go If they hit the street they bounce crazily like a foot

is said they burn at a temperature of 2000 degrees. on a floor it will burn a hole and drop through. When they “in the, open they are easily smothered with sand. Common | thousands of them. ° Sunday night I saw.one that fell ‘within two feet of an emergency in the stress. That was an fasy one. | But few of them land

that ships may be leased to Britain.

London

‘Let Me Tell You How An

Bomb Works'

learns a testa from each new it gradually, is acquiring a

-bombing. That must be ‘manned

They say there are a million buildings in London. Of course there is not likely to be a watcher on every single little roof, but when ‘Hitler sends his fire-sprayers again * I imagine there will be at least a quarter of a mil lion pairs of hands and eyes waiting on the dark-

be ready to smother his fire bombs

or direct the firemen to them. The way it stands now, any building in which more than 30 people are employed must have a spotter on its roof at night, and that is ‘all. there is apt to be a stricter compulsion soon, and in any event volunteer roof-spotting is just on the verge of becoming very fashionable.

Watches Incendiary Bombs Fall

But

White House and is perhaps the!

aintain 4

UP IN BULG RIA | HINTED

ERE —

British Resume Offensive in’ Noth Africa; Petain " Reshuffles Cabinet.

By JOE ALEX MORRIS: Urited Press Foreign News Editor =

"A possible German Balkan coup involving Bulgaria and the explosions of German bombs in neutral Eire today shared war interest with British assault on Italian and sea forces in North rica and another shakeup in the Vichy Government of A Marshal Henri Philippe Pe ti tain, id Cautious dispatches from Berlih indicated that Bulgaria may face to face with German d

poss bly for the right of transit Jor som: of the estimated 500,000 Nast

troods now in Rumania, many thera close to Bulgaria’s fron A German spokesman in . emphasized Germany's embrae interests in southeast Europe : her determination to keep were described as “foreign ests” out of that region. It was hinted that the “h j trip of Bulgarian Premier Filoff to Vienna may wind up, have the Vienna trips of Balkan statesmen in the past, a show-down conference with many's Foreign Minister; voli Ribbentrop,

a ‘Orders “Protest has

a The Eire Government © % vigorous protest and dem compensation at Berlin after amination of the borhbs which hs besn dropped widely in the two nights in regions & Dublin revealed the fragments be of German origin. Fears: growing in Eire that the k ini;s may be the prelude to a end Nazi invasion - attempt. From Cairo came word that trelian troops have through one sector of the If: defenses at besieged Bardia Libya in an action which Is | in progress. London thought the final & on the encircled Fascist base: be about to start. The Royal Force reported a powerful raid the Italian base at Tripoli they claimed bombs “straddled Fescist. cruisers moored to

British Bomb’ Elbasan

The Italian press said “hundreds of fresh German Italian planes shortly will be - irg at the British in. Libya and the Greeks in Albania. Reports from Athens said that the Royal Force had carried out a | a'tack on Elbasan, central Tica J bise only 20 miles south of cipital of Albania, Other developments included? In the European air war, the A. PF. blasted the great Germ rort of Bremen for the second ni in succession, claiming new fi vere started, and attacked Emid important naval base 70 miles fi ther west. The Germans raided Cardiff, in: custrial city in Wales, for five end started several fires, V were put out by Britain's new top fire volunteers. -

corps to Italy and the Italian state meni that it will be employed pr marily to attack British sea powe (Continued on Page Three)

‘WANTS GERMANY WIPED FROM

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (U. PJs Senator Carter Glass (D. Va.) today that he. favored loaniny Great Britain all the war equip ne we can spare “to Gern off the face of the map.” “I've said that 20 times and opinion hasn't changed,” Glass reporters. ies Asked about reports that the Fes eral budget would total about 000,000,000 Mr. Glass grinned M

hing works.

limestone. On planes could easily start 750 fires off when

minute, throwing white fire about an intense molten mass and burn

If one

said that “if you add about

/ 000,000,000 to that, you'd be lose

to 9; belng right.”

IN COTTON VIA RUS:

LONDON, Jan. 3 (U. P.).—U States cotton in increasing am: entering the Siberian p Vladivostok, Minister of Ee Warfare Hugh Dalton said expressing concern that the ments might reach Germany.

imports now are more than Ru ; requirements.” He said that scrap “from.

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