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VOLUME 52—NUMBER 258

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MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1941

Entered as Second-Class Matter | at Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind.

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‘We're Off to See Wizard of Oz,’ Ausiralians Sing ‘As They Barge In on Ba rdia to Seize Italians

By R. D. MMILLAN and JAN YINDRICH United Press Staff Corespondenis WITH THE BRITISH FORCES AT BARDIA, Jan. 6.—The British flag flies over the Italian Government house in Bardia today. Empire forces have won their greatest victory of the war. More than 25,000 Italian prisoners, pick of the Italian Army that was to march to the Suez Canal, are in British hands and strag- - gling back to the rear. Among them are Gen. Annibale Berganzoli, commander-in-chief of © the Bardia forces, called “Electric “Beard” because of his sparkling blue-black whiskers; a corps commander and four other generals. Millions of dollars in war geile, including at least $5,000,0 motor trucks alone, have fallen into British hands.

2 IN ALLERDICE FAMILY DEAD

Mother and Son, 7, Die in "Fire; Allerdice Sr., David Jr. Are Burned.

With two members of their family dead in a Blazing tragedy, David Allerdice Sr. and his son, David Jr/, were in Methodist Hospital today, apparently winning a fight aginst severe burns,

Mrs, David Allerdice Sr. and her| 7-year-old son; Anthony, whom shef

tried to rescue, lost their lives, Their apartment home at 3617 Washington 'Blvd. was wrecked early yesterday morning in a fire believed to have been caused by a lighted candle in the front room.

David Jr. halfback passing star on the Princeton University footlball team, had been spending the Christmas holidays with his family. ‘ When he came home early yesterday from a dance, he found the second-story apartment ablaze.

Saves Father's Life

His heroic efforts were credited with saving his father’s life. David Jr. pushed up the front stairs and found his father in a daze trying to reach Mrs. Allerdice

and Anthony at the fear of the

apartment. : Young Allerdice grabbed his father, but both toppled down tae stairs and were knocked unconscious. Regaining consciousness, David Jr. tried again to climb the “stairs to save his mother and brother, but was driven back by the intense heat. Piremen had arrived by that time any they carried out Mrs. Allerdice and Anthony, both overcome by smoke. After. efforts by rescue squad to revive them with inhaiators had failed, a City Hospital ambulance doctor pronounced them dead. . Son John Absent

While firemen threw furniture out the second-story windows, Mr. Allerdice Sr. stood barefooted in the snow, painfully burned and overcome with grief. Another Allerdice son, John, 19, freshman football player at the University of Michigan, was not at home, He was spending the night at the home of Dr. E. L. Lingeman, 5133 N. Capitol Ave. Mrs. W. A: Bowen, who lives the first door south of the Allerdices, says she was awakened by the crackling of the flames and called 1. Flee and firemen. It is believed that Mrs. Allerdice discovered the fire and rushed to the rear room where Anthony was sleeping. Firemen were unable to open the door and three of them had to break it down to make the rescue. Mr. Allerdice Sr. awakened and came into the hall when his wife ran to the back room and it was then that David Jr. rushed up the front stairs. Mr. Allerdice Sr.’s wife’s name was (Continued on Page Three)

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lian casualties were few: er ~ 500 men.

The way is open to Tobruk, 60 miles to the west, and the, British forces are eager to go. Bardia fell 35 houfs after

| Australian infantry behind Hus-'sar-manned British tanks had opened the final assault. The Empire forces broke through | 16 separate lines of barbec wire ‘defenses and a deep, wide tank ditch to storm the city. They advanced, the Australian infantrymen singing, “We're Off to See the Wizard of Oz,” the wizard being Mussolini, for 300 yards acicss flat open desert sand under ong of the worst artillery bombaiciments these correspondents have seen in years of war reporting, erd another 200 yards in the face of direct machinesgun fire. . It was understood that Austrathan

‘Tragedy Figures

Anthony Allerdice ..... dies with .mother,

They eritered the city through a shower Of bullets from wincows of houses--and the resistance collapsed. By. thousands, the Italians

began pouring out into the st eets -

tos surrender. The day had broken in a blaze of desert sunlight which threw 8 glow over burning Bardia Yhen on Friday the advance began. The tarks at the first glimmer of dawn had wheeled into position, throwing up clouds of Hust, the noise of their motors drowned in a sudden din of artillery and naval gunfire directed at the Italian strongzhold. The Australian infantrymen behaved as if they were going to a picnic as they fixed bayonet: and started cout. For 18 Hays they had been concentratin secretly and waiting for the éignal to go, while artil-

SCHRICKER HAS AIDS SELECTED

He'll Arnounce Heads of All

State Departments Despite G. 0. P.’

Ey NOBLE REED

Governor-Elect Henry F. fchricker will fake over control of the State Government in a singl2 swoop a few minutes after he takes. the oath of oifice next Monday. Ignoring plans of Republi¢an majority legislators to strip him of executive powers, Mr. Schricker, os Democrat, announced today that he will appoint all the major State department heads the same day he takes offce.™ He declined to discuss possible complicaiions that mighi result from proposed G. O. P. legislation, setting up four Republi an-con-trolled executive boards to! run the Governm ent. :

‘Wilken Gets Post

Mr. Scliricker started his long list of appointments todsy when he named Ed Wilken, of nox, his campaigi manager, as l2xecutive secretary in the Governcr’s office and Ray E. Smith, editcr of the Hoosier Sentinel, as undejsecretary in charge of State penal affairs. Mrs. Effie Reas Talbott, of Corydon, will be Mr. Schricker’s’ private secretary, The new State Highway Commission already has been chosen, Mr.

| | Schrickér said, “but I will not make

David Allerdice Jr. . J . saves his

father.

SNOW OR RAIN DUE AS MERGURY RISES

Low of 20 Possible; Fire Sweeps Office.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES. 6am ....11 10a. m. ....20 7am ....12 11am. ....22 Sam. .... 11 12 (noon) .. 24 9am ....15 1pm .... 26

The first cold wave of the year, |y which took temperatites to 4 degrees at 7 and 8 o'¢lock yesterday morning, had just about spent itself today and Indianapolis was promised higher temperatures tomorrow by the Weather Bureau. With the higher temperatures there may be light snow late tonight or tomorrow and the snow may change to freezing rains tomorrow, the bureau predicted. The experience here vill coincide with most Middle Weslern points as the cold wave moves eastward. In Indianapolis two fires attributed to the cold | Whstner were reported. Apparently caused | ny an overheated furnace, a fire early today swept through the office residence of Dr. J. L. Storey, 3434 N. Illinois St. doing heavy damage. No one was at home at the time of the fire. Dr. Storey is on vacation in Brownsville, T¢x., and a man he hired to attend the furnace was not on the premises. Firemen said the blaze had spread to nearly every part ol the structure by the time they arrived. Fireman August id, 50, of i217 N. Oxford St., was overcome by smoke, but his condition was [fescribed as not serious® Jacob Dailey, 59, | | Torre Haute, Ind., caretaker on the lot of the Scanlon Auto Sales, 3942 'E. Washington St., was burned on the left

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a state of the nation.

the appointments public pntil next week. » & Jame: D. Adams, of Columbia City, former Highway Cpmmission chairmen during the ajiministration of; former Governo; Paul V. McNutt! is expected to be named chairmgn by Mr. Schricker.

Plans to Name Friday

He also indicated that he intends to name Lieut. Col. John; Friday as acting Adjutant General during the absenceé of Adj. Gen. Elmer F. Straub, who will take over a command in a U. S. Army cemp soon. The Governor-elect siud he will make appointments in ¢ther major state divisions the same day, including the Attorney General, Alco holic 13everages Commission, State Welfare Board, Gross Income Tax directcr and others, Republican majority leaders have annouiiced they intend to enact a Yedigapiaaiion bill, puiting these depariinents under Tour major exective hoards, the majority members of which would be | Republican elected officials. Mr, Schricker would have only 2 a a pority voice on the proposed boa. The, Ge ars hdicated he (Gontinuea on Pagy Three)

TOV/NSEND SEEKING WPA DEFENSE HELP

Times Special WASHINGTON, Jan. | é--Governor M. Ciifford Townsend is here today to confer with Chest: or Davis regarding a possible position in the national defense setup after he retires (from the Goverporship next Monday. Governor Townsend has been mentioned for 4 position in the defense organization, v'hich “would bring him ‘in contact! with both farmers and organize labor. He also may confer with! Sidney Hillman today, it was said. “My primary purp¢se is to try and get some WPA funds for the rapicly expanding defense project area: in Indiana,” Governor Townsend, said. He is accompanied by his secretary, Tristam Coffin, and expects to 1 ‘eturn to Indians polis “tonight.

STOCK MARKET UP NEW YORI, Jan. 6 (U. P.) —The stocl: market advanced and held iden:

Roosevelt’s adiress on the Steels

lery, airplanes and warships pounded Bardia until it was in burning ruins, The bombardment reached the peak of fury Wednesday and

Thursday. It was the biggest of the war in the Near Fast and it was a ceaseless one, designed to make it impossible for the Italians to sleep. Airplanes flew overhead, spotting guns in the defense area. The one big Italian naval gun, “Bardia Bill,” was soon knocked out. Italian airplanes did not appear. They had been absent since Dec. 26, when two of them were shot down. In battle dress and steel helmets, with rifles and hand grenades, the Australians went “over the top”—a purely technical (Continued on Page Three)

Under Knife

SOFIA BOWS 0 NAZI DEMANDS, ADVICES CLAIM

Move May Come Wednesday; Free Hand for Russia In Finland Indicated.

(Copyright. 1941, by United Press.) . NEW YORK, Jan. 6 —Private advices received by the United Press in New York said today that German troops will march into Bulgaria shortly as a. result of a Nazi ultimatum which was reported to have been accepted by Bulgaria. The information reaching the United Press said that the German ultimatum was delivered Saturday and that Bulgaria acquiesced to the Nazi demands. According to this account, Ger. many’s ‘demands were presented to Bulgarian Premier Bogdan Filoff by Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop at a conference Saturday.

Unable to Resist In this connection it was recailed

| that Filoff was reported to have dis-

appeared from his Vienna hotel on Saturday and left for Salzburg, near Von Ribbenirop’s mountain estate. The information obtained by the United Press indicated that the German demands were submitted at this conference and that Bulgaria, apparently in line with previous advices from Sofia, found herself unable to resist Germany's wishes. In Budapest a Hungarian censor severed the telephone connection when ag United Press correspondent reported the cryptic’ news that Giuggiu, big Rumanian Danube port opposite Rushtchuk, Bulgaria,

“thad been “evacuated” this morning.

Ed Wilken . . . condition serious . but net critical.” . Ed Wilken of Knox, appointed executive secretary to Governorelect Henry F. Schricker, underwent an intestinal operation at Methodist Hospital today. ’ The operation was performed by Dr. W. D. Gatch, dean of the Indiana University Medical School, who reported Mr. Wilkin’s condi tion as “serious but not critical.” He is expected to be confined to the hospital for two ‘or three weeks. While he is recovering, his duties in the Governor's office next week will be handled by Tris Coffin, present secretary to Governor Townsend.

firm today as traders awaited Pres- |.

STATE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE MEETS

Map Patronage Strategy, Consolidate Forces.

State Republican Committee members convened here today to look over the spoils of the Nov. 5 election. They were to outline party strdtegles in connection with the vast patronage privileges that will be given party leaders under the Republican State government reorganization bills. They also were to consolidate party forces against a pogsible break in the ranks over legislation and seek a full party vote in the General Assembly on partisan issues. ‘ State G. O. P. Chairman Arch N. Bobbitt has called all 95 Republican members of the Legislature into full caucus at the Claypool Hotel Wednesddy afternoon for ratification of the final draft of the reorganization bills:

FRENCH BLIZZARDS KILL 13 VICHY, Jan. 6 (U. P.).—Blizzards and heavy snowfalls throughout France and temperatures that fell to-four below zero were reported today to have’ caused at least 13 deaths.

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Someone Gave Him a Wrong Tip—He Finds Scads of Hot Water and a 'Dream of a Bed’

ONDON. (By Wireless) —Some very wrong things were told me in America about the way I would have to live in London. I was told vhat even in ; the, best hotels you could get hot water only me day a week; that you couldn’t get any laundry done, so you had to throw away your soiled shirts and buy ‘new ones; that you couldn't. bay any new

Previously German troop‘ concentrations had been reported at Giur-

{giu and the Germans were said to | be constructing a big ferry or pon-

toon bridge there. Belgrade ' dispatches mentioned Wednesday as the date picked by Balkan’ diplomats as likely for the Nazi move. Objective Not Revealed

It was presumed that the German troops would enter from across the border from Rumania where they have been massed in numbers estimated as high as 500,000 in recent days. The information did not specify the objective of the Nazi move. However, it has been made plain by advices from Balkan capitals that Germany has at least two possible movements. One would be a direct push on to Salonika which would bring Nazi troops to the coast of the vital Aegean Sea.

Russia’s Position Not Clear

The other would be to bring pressure on Greece fo end her war against Italy under threat of German invasion and to bring pressure on Turkey to. remain neutral under thé same threat. Russia’s position in this situation is not clear, some Balkan reports, however, have suggested that Germany has promised Russia a free hand in Finland in return for Soviet non-intervention in the Balkans.

German Ultimatyg

Denied in Sofia

SOFIA, Jan. 6 (U. P.).~—Highest official sources today denied that Premier Bogdan Filoff has “yet” seen German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. A government source said: “It is absolutely false that Germany has given Bulgaria an ultimatum or made demands upon Bulgaria either through Filoff or any other channel.”

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Jan. 6 (U. P.)—It was reported today that Germany has “loaned” 2500 ‘airplanes to Bulgaria and has sent in-

creasing numbers of anti-aircraft crews into Rumania. Ch

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waged in four continents. and all the resources of Europe, be dominated by the conquerors.

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most exclusively—to meeting the

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armament production.

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speech and expression . his own way .. world order which we seek is the c ing together in a friendly, civilized

ARMED DEFENSE of democratic existence is now being gallantly If that defense fails, all the population

their resources greatly exceeds the sum total of the populations and resources for the whole of the Western Hemisphere-—many tinies over.

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., freedom from want . . .

Highlights rward to a Ar e From Fear

Asia, Africa and Australasia will The total of those populations and

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Favors Arms Loan to AR Who Fight Tyranny;

foreign peril . . . all c our domestic

problems are now a part 6f” the great emergency.

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+ + + The immediate need is a swift and driving increase in our

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..» . Our most useful and immediate role is to act as an arsenal for them as well as for ourselves. They do not need man power. They do need billions of dollars worth’ of the weapons of defense.

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» » » our people . ., . are: Equality of

opportunity. . . . Jobs for those who can work. .. , Security for those who need it. . . . The ending of special privilege. . . . Preservation of civil liberties for all. . . . Enjoyment of the fruits of scientific

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sions and unemployment insurance. We should widen the opportuniWe should plan a better system by which persons deserving or needing gainful employment may obtain it,

A part of the sacrifice means the payment of more money in taxes. . « . No person should try, or be allowed, to get rich out of this program, and the principle of tax payments in accordance with ability to pay should be constantly before our eyes to guide our legislation,

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. We look forward to a world founded upon . ... freedom of . . freedom of every person to worship God in

freedom from fear. . .. The o-operation of free countries, worksociety.

Polices Police

On Radio Test

SEATTLE, Jan. 6 (U. P.).— While police radio operator Hadley Clarke lined up his station on test calls, he whistled a few bars of “Down Argentine Way.” Another officer ran into the room. “Hey,” he shouted. “You can't do that. We haven't any contract with ASCAP.” ‘Mr. Clarke finished the test with. “Old Black Joe.”

RESURFACING URGED FOR CENTRAL AVENUE

Project Would Bring NorthSouth Artery Nearer.

The resurfacing of Central Ave. from Ft. Wayne Ave. to 34th St, which would bring the City one step nearer to the vision of a through north-south artery, was proposed by the Works Board today. The improvement would be part of a plan, proposed several years ago, to create a through highway from the North to the South Side via Central Ave. and S. East St. Part of the work was completed with the reconstruction of S. East St. two years ago. Board members conferred with James P. Tretton, Indianapolis Railways, Inc., general manager, on the possibility of getting the utility’s aid for the improvement. : Mr. Tretton said the company would be willing to remove the streetcar tracks, but would await the City’s estimate on the cost of resurfacing before considering sharing the expense. City Engineer M. G. Johnson was ordered to prepare an estimate of the cost.

SHIP TRANSFER COMPLETED WASHINGTON, Jan, 6 (U, P.).— Transfer of 50 over-age U, S. destroyers to Great Britain has been coffipleted and all of the vessels are

Navy Department announced today.

Pyle in London

so scarce it would be wise to concentrated food tablets and plenty of beef bouillon cubes. Well, you ought to see where

same thing every morning. Honestly, I feel ashamed to eat it. Of course, only a tiny portion of London’s population is living like this. circumstances don't give anything like a true picture of how England is living today, for there is rationing of food and economizing' in fuel, all of which 1 shall tell about later. But my life now is at least a true picture of how it is’ possible

to live in London if you pay the price. And the price I = the hotel is $6 a day, which includes breakfast.

now in the hands of the British, the |

BRITISH PLANES BLAST TORBRUK |=:

Drive Westward in Libya; R. A. F. Attdcks Brest; Greeks Gain ori Coast.

By UNITED PRESS British bombing planes blasted at Torbruk in Libya today, following the fall of Bardia. with an esti-

mated 30,000 prisoners, making a total of 70,000 captured in the North African campaign. The air assault paved the way for a 60-mile drive on the shattered remnarits of Marshdl Rudolfo Graziana’s Libyan forces, It was believed the Italian Army had been cut now to a third of its original 250,000. The British also-claimed the capture of 100 guns of all sizes, bringing the number of artillery pieces Seized since the offensive started to 50. The planes dropped hundreds of

cations, barracks and air fields at Torbruk while advance units of the British Egyptian forces pressed westward from devastated Bardia in an effort to strike a death blow at Italy. Great Britain celebrated the capture of the important base with a jubilation tempered by belief that a German lightning stroke may be imminent. An immediate invasion of Bulgarian was forecast. Hardy Australian troops and fleet mechanized units pushed west (Continued on Page Three)

ILOWER COURT GIVEN LINK-BELT REBUKE

High Court Upholds NLRB Desist Order.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P.).— The Supreme Court today reprimanded the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago for refusing to sustain a National Labor Relations Board order figainst the LinkBelt Co., a Chicago machinery manufacturer. ‘The lower court had set aside the NLRB decree on the ground it lacked substantial evidence. The Board carried the case to the high court and this tribunal held today that the Labor Board has the power to draw inferences from the facts in a labor dispute. | The NLRB decrée in question ‘asserted that the company interfered | Will with and dominated the Indepndent Union of Craftsmen, an unaffiliated organization, and required the firm to disesta it and cease rosvgnising it as a collective bar-

saline os ok Link-Belt were filed by the C. I. O. Amalgamated Association of jrun, Steel and Tin ‘Workers. In another case, the Court; ruled that & company’s refusal to sign a written labor contract with a union

tons of bombs on the Italian fortifi-]

New Taxes Suggested. (Text of Message, Page Six)

P.). today asked Congress for aps. propriations and authorizas

tions to provide “billions of 4

march of aggressors in all parts of the world. Such assistance from an America turned into a tree mendous arsenal is essential said the President, because the #future of the United States and all the Americas is menaced seriously by the tyranny of aggressor nations across the sea. Without naming any specific ry ure, Mr. Roosevelt said that. billions are needed and are asked for to provide the weapons by which des mocracies can defend ‘themselves, i Explaining that these weapons would be loaned fo the embati da democracies—such as . Britai

will come later,

The President delivered his meted sage in person to a joint session piri & Congress which had just counted the electoral votes and declared » elected for the first third term in American history. Radio ; his words throughout the country and beamed them abroad in six languages, He gave Congress assurance that “for what we send abroad, we shall be repaid, within a reasonable time following the close of hostilities, im similar materials, or, at our option, in other goqds of many kinds which they can produce and which we need. ”» Lal Bepeats Scorn of Threats

The President said he was speaks ing at an unprecedented moment i this country’s history “because at ng; previous time has American security

been as seriously threatened from without as it is today.” i

Mr. Roosevelt reiterated his KL | of threats from the dicta 8 id that . they might regard Uni

(States aid to the embattled democe ; Facies as warlike acts. i hen the dictatorships are ready to make war upon us, they will not wait for an act of war on our part,” he said. “They did not wait for Norway or Belgium or Netherlands to commit an act war.” Calls for Sacrifices

Transformation of America into an arsenal for world democracy, said Mr. Roosevelt, will entail sag. rifice including heavier taxes whic, hé will recommend in his Dg Wednesday, But he said that “the happines of future generations of AnDpiness may well depend upon how effec '; tive and how immediate we can ake our aid felt.” “We must all prepare to m ; the sacrifices that I emergen ake (Continued on Page Three)

STEPHENSON PAROLE PLEA UP WEDNESDAY

At 10.a. m. Wednesday the State Clemency Commission will consid er the petition of iD. C. Stephe all former Klan leader, for a parole. Alban Smith, his oh Saga. represent Stephenson, who Yi 8 recuperating at a La Porte hose. pital, from a ¢®ll bladder operas tion, Mrs, Martha Salb, commiss sion secretary, said. The former Klan leader, s life term for murder in con with the death of Miss Ms Oberholtzer, was granted a

porary, parole for the operation, expire. Jan, 18.

A Rundown Oh Mr. Pelley—

- Who is this William Dud : : Pelley, who recently lande a] in Indiana and touched ‘off a wave of Hopsier indig / nafion?.

ahtal GXY have tached Sn Spree