Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1941 — Page 1

FORECAST: Fair and colder tonight. Lowest temperature about 5. Tomorrow fair and continued cold.

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VOLUME 52--NUMBER 247

SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1941

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CANADIAN COLD WAVE SLIPS IN DURING NIGHT

y Even the Weatherman Was Surprised; Blames Sudden Shift of Wine

LOCAL TEMPERATURES - 12 (midnight) 33 34 cevve 35 3am ..... 28 4a. mm. ..... 21 Sa. m. ..... 17 6 a. m, 17

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A sudden wind shift about 3 a. m. carried a cold wave out of Canada and gave Indianapolis a chilling, snow-white surprise upon_ arising this morning. “Starfing*at 2 a.-m., the tempera-

ture dropped 18 degrees in three] .

hours. Motorists found their cars frozen and flocked to filling stations and garages for. radiator-injections of alcohol. Six city trucks with loads of sand and-salt were sent out early today, two to the downtown section, two

to the North Side:and two to the|

. South Side. Fair and Colder Ahead Meteorologist J, H. Armington

predicted fair and colder for to-| #

night, with the lowest temperature about 5 degrees above zero, He said tomorrow would be fair with continued cold. A slight rise in the mercury is ~ expected Monday. The cold wave hit so suddenly that Mr. Armington issued a special forecast at 7 o'clock last night after receiving information from Chicago. Despite snow and ice, travel both in Indianapolis and the State was

see Meteorologist J. H.

Mr. Armington was swamped witi how cold it was, why and how long.

Is His Facel-? Well!

Even the Weather Man can be surprised by, the weather. Here you Armington looking at the narcissus sjrouts yesterday at his home, 9 N. Arlington Ave. The unseasonabte weather that ended this morning had given {he sprouts a tinge of spring. ' loday

telephone calls wanting to know

about normal. Trains, busses and! traction’ cars were on scheduled | time. There were no reports of bad |

Ss. “Everything went through O. K.,” airport officials reported. The snow started about 2 a. m. but wind kept it moving and it was not necessary to clear the runways. The “ceiling,” however, was lower than normal. Two minor fires were reported. A heating pipe close to the floor caused a fire at 2740 Guilford Ave ‘and a defective fiue started a roof blaze at 736 W. Walnut St. Damage in both cases was slight.

Teacher Falls

A steam line’ carrying an extra load broke in the basement of the Wimmer Building at 66 W. New York St., and several fire trucks and the police emergency car went to the scene. No one was injured, however, and the line was closed before any conisiderable damage was done. Two accidents—one at Holmes Ave. and Michigan St. and another at 17th St. and College Ave.—were cleared up before police arrived oa the scenes. ‘Three people were injured when they slipped on ice and all were taken to City Hospital. Mary Sneider, 2418 Brookside Ave. a teacher at School 3, fell pn the sidewalk at Ohio and Pennsylvania Sts., but she was not ke(Continued on Page Three)

PUPILS TO RETURN TO SCHOOL MONDAY

. This may come as a rude shock to 60,000 citizens of Indianapolis between the ages of six and 18, but the Christmas school vacation, which began Dec. 20, comes to an end Monday. Then classes will resume as usual until the end of the first semester, Jan. 29. The second semester will begin without a breather on the next day. The next holiday will come April 7, when pupils will be off a week for spring vacation.

JANE WYMAN IS MOTHER HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 4 (U. P.).—A daughter was” born today to Jane Wyman, blond movie actress’ and wife of actor Ronald Reagan. Dr. Robert Blackmun, her physician, said the actress and child were “doing very well.”

FINN PREMIER NAMED HELSINKI, Jan. 4 (U. P.)., — Johann Rangell was named premier of Finland today, succeeding Risto Ryti, who was elected President last month.

TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

1 Cl r ssesee 7 Music nesses 14 4 CS ssevae 13 Obituaries see 9 2 Crossword ee 12 Pegler estos 8 Editorials .... 8 |Questions .... 7 v Financial aseeell Radio sets onnse 9 8 Mrs. Roosevelt 7 8 | Serial Story ..13 3 | Side Glances.. 8 7 Simms esieeee 7

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Can BMI Replace ASCAP?

Hit Parade Tonight May Tell

Of 10 Top Tunes in Nation

Writers’ Pool; Kaye,

NEW YORK, Jan. 4

Last Week, Six Were From Duchin Leave Air.

(U. P.).~-The music| industry looked :orward today to the weekly broadcast of the Hit Parade tonight as off ring a

strong indication of whether Broadcast Music, Inc., will have any notable success. in replacing the music of the American ‘Society of Cor posers,

Authors and Publishers in the tastes

on last week's “program six of the 10 were ASCAP. Since then ASCAP has been barred from {he three big radio chains—CBS, NBC, and MBS—because of what radio regards as excessive royally demands by fhe song writers’ pool. sides face Government action next week. Needs 10 Top Tunes

BMI thus will have [to provide 10 top notch tunes tonight. Something ASCAP believes |i;| cannot do. and ASCAP will check (he program through the $1500-a-day listening posts, which are on the alert for the unauthorized use of ASCAP copyrighted music or arrangements. One infringement suit already has been announced and sevéral hundred other complaints agairist BMI are being studied. Meanwhile Sammy Kaye and Eddie Duchin, announced they would abandon their sustaining radio programs rather than sign papers indemnifying the networks for law suits against infringements. Richard Himber, Shep Fields and Artie Shaw also have balked at signing the documenfs on the sdvice of counsel. ASCAP Show Flanned

BMI asserted, however, that Guy Lombardo would continile his sustaining program. As an offset to the BMI hit parade, three ASCAP stalwarts— Billy Rose, Oscar Haminerstein and Deems Taylor—said they would collaborate on a rival program to be called “ASCAP on Parade.” Irving Berlin will be the {first guest star and the show will in¢lude ASCAP hit songs presented by noted actors, musicians and song writers. It will be ‘presented over jindependent stations haying ASCAP ligenses. .

. 5. PLANE STARTS EPIC’ DISTANCE HOP

Attempts Non-Stdp Flight to El Paso and Return.

DAYTON, O., Jen. 4 (U. F.)— The Army's newest type of ‘flying fortress” a B17-C, will leave Patterson Field this of iérnoon on an b “epic” non-stop, 'non-refueling high altitude endurance Might tc EL Paso, Texas, and rety iim, it was announced today. be The ancement from 7 the Army’s experimental air laboratery at Wright Field said the ship and its crew of six was scheciuiled to be back over Pat

morrow, If then will make a tri“flight ayton,

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son Field uf 7:30 a. m. to-|

of the public.

The Hit Parade is an anthology of the 10 most popular sor gs and

CLINIC STUDIES H GH BLOOD PRESSURE

Treatment Developed at Research Laboratcry.

Research which has deviloped a treatment for high blood pressure

and damage caused to blool vessels as a result of high blood pressure was announced today at City Hospital. ,The research, conducted by the Lilly Laboratory of Clinical Research here, disclosed th:t high blood pressure was caused by a substance, known as Renin It is ejected by the kidneys into the blood stream when circiilation in the kidneys is disturbed. The released Renin with another substance in the bloodstredam called Activator. The combination of the two resulted in Angiotonia, which causes high blood pressure. It ther was discovered that Inhibitor, &# product of the kidneys, when injected into animals suffering from experimental hi;h blood pressure, the pressure ‘vas decreased. The Inhibitor is being made at City Hospital here from -ork kidneys. It is being used with success on persons suffering from. dangerous high blood pressure. However, at the present time, the Inhibitor is difficult to n.ake and can be made in only sm:ll puantities.

.ombines

Ernie Pyle i

LONDON (By Wireles:) —Let’s go for a walk on the tour st beat— or whit was the tourist beat in the deys when tourist: could come t) London. All right, West minster Abbey has been hit. I's beautiful windows have been knocked’ out. But 9¢ per cent of the building is still there, and ft is still Ernie Pyle: Today I stood ; over ‘he small

GOP SHIFTS TO AUNT SETUP INSTEAD OF 5

Schricker’s Executive Division Dropped in Redraft of “Reorganization Bill.

By NOBLE REED Faced with threats of a factional flareup, Republican majority Legislators have made two major changes in their State Government reorganization bill. A redraft now proposes four Re-publican-controlled executive divisions of government instead of five as originally planned. The Executive Division, over which Democratic Governor-elect Henry PF. Schricker was to have been given

complete control, has been dropped from the bill.

Cuts Dawson Powers

The second change would reduce considerably the executive powers originally proposed for Lieut. Gov.elect Charles M. Dawson, Republican. Under the original draft, | Mr. Dawson was listed for powerful, majority berths on three of the ‘four executive boards, leaving Secretary of State James M. Tucker, Republican, on only one board. This apparently stirred up some factional discord, since Mr. Dawson is reportedly aligned with ' State Senator William E. Jenner whose forces are in control of most of the legislative machinery. Observers saw in the legislative lineup a move to keep Mr. Tucker

from getting too much control over party machinery. So Arch N. Bobbitt, chairman of the G. O. P. Steering Committees which have been caucusing for two days, maneuvered for harmony.

4 to Share Equally

He formally announced last night that the four elected Republican officials would share equally on the

seats in two divisions with Mr. Schricker the minority member of all of them. Dropping of the executive division didn’t affect the original Republican setup. It merely left Governor-elect Schricker as just plain. Governor without fancy titles oe Mr. Schricker is expected to control the State Police, National Guard, Clemency Commission and probably the Alcoholic Beverage Division. The latter has become something of a football among the Legislators —neither party cares for the {‘heat” connected with it. Senator Walter Chambers, New Castle, a Democrat, said recently “we will give the Republicans the (Continued on Page Three)

Gift to McNutt In 2d Hand Shop

FOR NEARLY TWO months the Cunningham & Boyd used goods store, 511-13 Massachusetts Ave., has had a rather unusual used desk set for sale. Made of polished anthracite coal, the set consists of candlesticks, a clock and an inkstand and penholder. A bronze plate on one of the pieces is inscribed: “To Paul V. M:Nutt, national commander American Legion, from Legionnaires Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14, 1929.” As good as new except for a slightly damaged candlestick holder, there have been few inquiries by prospective customers, accordding to William Cunningham of the store. The set is priced at about $30. The set is part of several pieces purchased by the store from the McNutts when they moved to

open ‘0 visitors. _

new hlock of concrete ii the floor

| Washington.

in London

1t is darkish in the Abbey now, for most of the windows are boarded up. Parliament? Yes, these buildings nave been hit. Buf again it is a case of a smashed finger, not a fatal injury. The entrance to the House of Commons is gone, and there is some damage to the interior, and .the same bomb damaged the behind of Richard the Lionheart’s bronze horse and bent ‘Richard's upheld swerd, but he still rides on. This one amuses me: Before the war started, the great tower above the House of Lords was completely shrouded by a haz of of steel scaffolding, in

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four boards, each having majority

By LUDWELL DENNY Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, . Jan. 4. — By naming Harry L. Hopkins as his personal representative in London, t h e President further cuts off Congress and the Secretary of ' State from foreign policy. Mr. Hopkins will not be subject to Senate confirmation or State Department control. He will not speak : 8 %; for the Government, but for Mr. Denny t h e President personally. But with the President conducting major foreign relations almost single-handedly, his alter ego

‘BLANK CHECK PLAN OPPOSED

Congressmen Object to Full Power to Roosevelt on Aid to Britain.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (U. P.).— The new Congress indicated today it will give President Roosevelt strong bi-partisan support of greater aid to Britain but will resist granting him unlimited authority to handle it. : Word that Congress probably would be asked to give blanket power to the White House for operation of the current “lend-lease” plan for producing British war materials was carried to the Capitol by Senate Majority Leader Alben W, Barkley (D. Ky.) after he conferred with the President. Crystallization of the Congressional attitude toward the proposal awaits Mr. Roosevelt's State of the Union message on Monday, when he is expected to develop the British aid plan in greater detail. Several Senators, however, expressed immediate opposition to “blank check” power.

Budget Is Discussed

Mr. Roosevelt himself made plans for a quiet week-end in which he will -complete the message. He also summoned Budget Director Harold D. Smith for a conference lasting most of the day on the annual budget estimates, which will be presented to Congress on Wednesday, instead of Tuesday as originally planned. The President will deliver his State-of-the-Union-Message in person at 1 p. m. (Indianapolis Time) Monday. Senator Barkley said the Administration’s program has not yet been translated into legislative form, but that he understood it would put no limit on the extent of American 2id to beleaguered Britain. Senator Gerald P. Nye (R. N. D.) said he would demand an investigation of British Empire resources in this hemisphere before Congress authorizes any such plan. He said he

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ST. LAWRENGE PLAN FINAL DRAFT IS NEAR

Canada, U. S. Governments May Get It Tonight.

OTTAWA, Jan. 4 (U. P.)—Final draft of the proposed agreement for development of the St. Lawrence seaway and power project will be ready for submission to Canada and the United States by tonight, it was learned today. American members of the international committee working on the draft planned to take a copy directly to Washington. The governments probably will receive the documents

Monday.

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He Walks the Tourist Beat and Here's What He Found

And Big Ben? Well, he’s still striking the hours. He hasn't been touched, despite half a dozen German claims that he has been knocked down.

Ernie Pyle’s vivid dispatch this week describing the heavy German air raid on London was ‘cabled back to that city and reprinted in English newspapers, it was reported from London today.

'BOMBS HAVE FALLEN around Tyafalgar re yet Nelson still

I‘Personal Envoy’ Hopkins Tops Senate, Hull and Ambassador in Importance

will be more important than the Congressional committee, the Secretary of State and the prospective formal ambassador combined. Mr. Hopkins is unpopular—with the politicians, with his old conservative critics, and with recent New Deal associates who consider him somewhat of a deserter. But few here deny his ability to reflect the Roosevelt mind accurately. Whether in the happy role as dispenser of WPA relief, or in the thankless task of machine hatchetman at the Chicago convention, or as the servant upon whom the

master tries out high policy in the making, he has been Mr. Roosevelt’s most faithful Friday. If it is necessary to set aside the authorized machinery and constituted authorities of American diplomacy in favor of an envoy subject to nothing and nobody except

‘Harmon Takes Test for Films

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 4 (U. P). —Tom Harmon, the University of Michigan's all-America halfback, took a screen test today at Paras

believed Great Britain has large ing

mount studio. If it proves satisfactory, he may be offered a motion picture role. He will confer Monday with Producer Cecil B. De Mille. : “Harmon has a most pleasing and vibrant personality and : an excellent | speaking voice. - He has poise Harmon and is by no means a novice ag an actor,” said director Ralph Mutp yy “Who. tested him.

EAST SIDE NAVY PLANT OPPOSED

Irvington Civic League to Carry Protest to Congress, Mayor.

By TIM TIPPETT Although convinced that little can be done to prevent the Government from locating the $6,000,000 Naval ordnance plant in Irvington some residents there plan, nonetheless, to|l appeal to their Congressmen. 3 Next week the North Indianapolis Civic League will distribute 2000 handbills urging residents to send telegrams of protest to Washington. Objections arose in Irvington immediately upon announcement that the plant vould be built on Arlin,:ton Ave. between ‘16th and 21st Sts. Covering 160 acres, the plant will manufacture gun firing equipment and bomb sights. Irvington residents fear that cheap dwellings will be constructed to house workers and that the plant will turn residential Irvington into an industrial district, destroying property values and land rights. The wire campaign’ was decided upon last night when more than 200 persons ‘attended a barber shop protest meeting at 987 N. Arlington Ave. A committee headed by Ernest Frick was named to. call upon Works Board members, Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan, Park Board mem(Continued on Page Three)

STOCK PRICES CLIMB

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (U. P)— Stock prices climbed higher again today. Industrial stocks on an average were the highest since Nov. 19. Bonds were firm except U. S. Government .bonds which slumped

again. Commodities were firm.

Washington have not been hit. You can still get roast beef at Simpson’s (and you still tip the chef sixpence when he wheels it to your table and cuts off a slice). If you had a favorite pub, ten to ore it would still be serving ale. With two exceptions all the well-known hotels are still operating, and all are full. The exceptions are the Carlton and another that I can’t name. The Carlton was Buned, but they say it is going to be repaired and reopened. ! The big hotels have music and dancing as usual. The lounges are utterly packed at teatime with tea and Softee: ringers. The only

the President, then obviously the| more “personal” the choice the better. The personal envoy will] be above the formal ambassador to be named next week, for the reason that he is closer to the chief and will be listened to as such, although he has neither formal title nor authority. In the past when Presidents have resorted to. personal envoys in wartime, it usually has been for highly secret purposes connected with war aims or peace manguvers. That was the function of Wilson's Col. House, and last year of Sumner Welles. (The United Press reported from Washington ay that Mr. Hopkins “probably will carry an | important message” to London | and that he may remain only about two weeks. Mr. Hopkins conferred to(Continued on Page Three)

SHIP AND PLANE QUIZ PLEDGED

‘ment and marfagement services and

House Committee Seeks Action Instead of Delay; New Psogram Near. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (U. P.) —

Chairman Carl Vinson announced today that the House Naval Affairs

GERMAN BLOW

ia Defenses Pierced BALKANS FEAR

TOHELP ITALY.

Irish Threaten Break With:

Reich Unless Bombing Is Explained.

By UNITED PRESS Europe moved tothe alert: against new Axis lightning strokes today as Great Brit= ain hurled an air attack of almost ‘“Coventrizing” force at the great North German port of Bremen and closed in on besieged Italian forces at Bardia in Libya.

For the third night running the Royal Air Force pounded at Bremen,

causing destruction to docks, ships

yards and war factories which the British believed was as devastating as the war had seen anywhere. The Air Ministry said that the city was turned to “a sea of flames” by poss

sibly the heaviest attack yet delive ;

ered by the R. A. F. Some 20,000 fire bombs were rained down on Bremen.

Turkey Is Alert

German authorized quarters admitted that many fires had been started in “one German city” where

Committee will begin a “widespread investigation of airplane and ship | construction” next Tuesday. First witness will the Rear Admiral John H. Towers, chief of the | Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics. Prior to Rep. Vinson’'s announcement, officials said that construction will begin within a few weeks on shipbuilding facilities for the Government’s $300,000,000 program for 200 “ugly ducklings” cargo vessels. A responsible official ¢haracterized the plan as the “fastest short-range shipbuilding program ever 'undertaken in peace-time” and predicted that keel-laying will begin | within two-and-a-half to three months. He insisted that the question of who will get the ships or operate them has not been decided but said it was “quite possible” that some of them may go to Great Britain. Rep. Vinson said that he was disturbed by discouraging reports of national leaders and experts about defense progress. He said he believed that the constant keynote should be speed and efficiency and not delays. After hearing - Admiral Towers, the committee will receive festimony from Rear Admiral Ben Morreell, Rear Admiral Samuel Robkingon, and Rear Admiral W. R. Fur-

OE ne committee,” Rep. Vinson said, “is determined to find out what and where the trouble lies and then seek summary action to put an end to it. Action and action immediately must be the key word and the responsibility that develops upon us all is wihout parallel,”

14 MILLION MORE FOR CHARLESTOWN

Contracts Now Provide for Bag Loading Plant.

Following the War Depariment announcement yesterday tha’ the Charlestown powder plant had received an additional 23-million-dol-lar contract, tripling its size, it was announced today another $13,899,541 contract was signed today. The latest contract went to the Goodyear Engineering Corp. to operate a powder bag loading plant to be located on land adjacent to the du Pont powder plant. The 23-million-dollar contract will increase the future output of the Irdiana plant to 600,000 pounds of powder daily. Of the total sum for the powder bag plant, $2,373,446 is for equip-

$11,526,095 for operation expenses. A separate construction contract _|wili be -announced soon, according to War Department officials, The War Department today also awarded $246,750 in contracts to the Meyers & Son Manufacturing Co., Madison, Ind. for bedding rolls and $222,000 on contracts to Powers & Co., Inc., Chicago.

COURT QUIZ OPENED BY BAR ASSOCIATION

A special judiciary commistee of the Indianapolis Bar Association met . today in the Consclidated Building, Room 750, to open an investigation into the crirninal * division of the Municipal .Couts. Among other matters, the committee was to take up the judge pro tem setup and, accorcing to Clarence F. Merrell, committee chairman, laymen’s suggestions were to be welcomed. The investigation is an outgrowth of a recent situation in Municipal

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two persons were reported killed and a number injured and the Berlin High Command

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that four German cities were ate

tacked but gave no details or location. The German Air Force attacked Bristol again last night with raid of exceptional ferocity. La Indications multiplied in the Balkans that a German march thre Bulgaria, with or without permission, is under contemplation.

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slavia, seid today that Germany was determined to prevent Valona and Durazzo in Albania from becoming an “Italian Dunkirk” and that the Nazis would “at all costs prevent: Britain from obtaining full mastery of the Mediterraneah.”

garded the German moves as feint, Turkey was taking no berm and decided to keep conscripts on duty for another year.

5000 Italians Captured

perial Forces appeared to he cl ing in for the final attack on B where some 20,000 Italian were penned up. The Middle Command reported the capture 5000 of these men in initial breaks throughs ‘of fighting Australian units aided by tanks, air and €es bombardment. There was no’ ine dication of a counter-attack relieve their apparently doomed garrison.

flood of confl.cting rumors, prepas

ing rapidly for new German moves to influence the course of the war, Tension points of the Axis prepa rations were the Balkans, France, the Mediterranean area, ang: neus tral Eire. Angered at France

ings identified as German, talked of severing diplomatic relations unless satisfactory explanations and guar= antees are obtained. The angry Irish had grave doubts that the bombs were dropped accidentally and reported finding German mag= netic sea mines dropped along with the bombs.

Nazi silence on France with the charge that “an influential French governing clique is attempting to (Continued on Page Three)

15,000 STATE U. M. W. MEMBERS ASSESSED.

Times Special WASHINGTON, D. C,, Jan. 4 (Us. P.) —Some 15,000 Indiana memb

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ica will pay a dallar

tract negotiations next March. Official announcement of the sessment was made today by Presis dent John L. Lewis of U. M. W. in the Mine Workers Journal pi lished here. It will apply to more than b a million members shroughouy United States.

‘SPIKE’ NELSON NEW GRID COACH AT Y/

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. P.).—Yale threw overboard a year-old football tradition and went outside the sigma to

State .two years ago and w tained his and

an 3. Tage pro te, and 3

A German spokesman broke the :

A Nazi source in Belgrade, Jugo~ ¢

Although some circles still res

In North Africa the British Ins: :

in preparation by the Italians to

Howevex carefully concealed by 5 Axis secrecy and obscured by a&

rations were believed to be advance

Eire, incensed by repeated bombs

of the United Mine Workers of Amer= 3