Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 January 1941 — Page 3
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8,
ASSEMBLY EVE FINDS 6. 0. P. IN SPLIT ON POLICY
Seeks to End Cleavage|,
Before 61-Day Session Opens Tomorrow.
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not, the caucus will be resumed Saturday and Sunday. The legislative leaders and Steering Committee members have agreed on a skeleton outline of their “reorganization” bill, with the details to be filled in by the 95 G. O. P. Senators and Representatives behind locked doors at the Claypool Hotel today. This proposal would strip Democratic Governor-elect Henry F. Schricker of most of his patronage by setting up four executive divisions having Republican majorities. The Governor would retain only his constitutional powers. There were still réports of insurgent groups intending to buek the organization on details of the
bill and another faction insisting | upon attempts at a compromise
agreement with Governor-elect Schricker. But Senator Jenner and other leaders repeated there would be “no appeasement.” eanwhile, Governor Schricker continued his silent game of watching and waiting. Even the text of his inaugural address mext Monday will be held until the last minutes ‘ Democrats Wary Other Democratic leaders have adopted the same tactics. No special caucus was planned by the minority today. Governor Townsend was due back from Washington today, and will deliver his farewell address to a joint session of the Senate and. House shortly after 10 a. m. tomorrow. His talk will be brief, and the only legislation he is expected to recommend is a national defense measure. He is expected to review his four-year record. stressing that he is winding up his term with the Statéfinancially in the black, On the defense situation, the Governor is expected to ask a law setting up a State Defense Council and appropriating at least $500,000 for allocation to cities and towns in which major defense industries have been located. The Federal Government already has spent or contracted for more than one-half billion dollars in Indiana for defense work. Ceremonies Come First After the Governor's address, the houses will reconvene and Rep. James M. Knapp, House Speaker, will name committees. The Senate committees probably will not be named until Monday, when Lieut. Gov. Dawson receives his oath of office. Governor-elect Schricker will preside over the Senate in his ca-
pacity as Lieutenant Governor until
his inauguration, also Monday. With these ceremonies and othefs, the Legislature is not expected to get down to the bill-introducing business until about Tuesday. It is generally conceded that among the first to go into the hopper will be the Republicans reorganization bills. The measure to make the office of Attorney General, now appointed by the Governor, an elective one, is expected to be among the first to appear. And’ then will come the flood. ‘Among the most prominent proposals to be submitted are; 1. Amending the Gross Income Max Act to remove inequalities. 2. Reassessment of Real Estate in Mii with a manual establishing a uniform system of fixing valuations. 3. Constitutional amendment to permit Indiana cities to select their own type of government. 4, “Little Hatch Act” to campaien expenditures. . ‘Little Wage-Hour Act” to Sean workers in intra-state coms merce. 6. Local option in the sale of alcoholic beverages. 7. Elimination of the fee system from various county offices. 8. Extension of the merit system
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Martha Salk, secrefaky} J. W. Yost
KIN OF VICTIM FIGHT FREEDOM
Tell Commission of Fears; Minister Appears for Prisoner.
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“Stephenson case is & blot on Indiana legal procedure.” “My court once Was prohibited from giving Stephenson a hearing by the Indiana Supreme Court. . I don’t think that was right. ... We are not living in Russia, you know,” the former judge testified. All the witnesses for Stephenson testified that in their opinion, the prisoner had served “enough time to satisfy society.” Mr. Smith and Frank Campbell,
lawyer at Noblesville where Stephenson was convicted, testified that at least two jurors in the case later were convinced that the “jury had made a mistake” in the conviction. “A great number of people in Indiana dn not believe Stephenson was guilty of murder,’ declared William Black, an Anderson politician. I. W. Duffey, of largo, Ind. said
“factory districts” over the State, favored a parole for the prisoner. The Rev. V. O. Blair, pastor of a non-sectarian church in Chicago, said he believed &tephenson “was innocent.” “All the women of my church have voiced respect for Stephenson,” he said. Mark H. Miles, of Hamilton County, handed the Cominission statements of two jurors in the case who, he said, had expressed doubt of Stephenson’s guilt. The hearing was continued until tomorrow after Mr. Oberholtzer explained that he hadn't been given sufficient time to get witnesses and asked that Williarn Remy, Indianapolis, prosecutor at the Stephenson trial, be given an opportunity to testify.
to cover additional state departments, «+ 9. Repeal of the Poll Tax Law. 10. Taking the tate Superintendent of Instruction off the ballot and making the office appointive. 11. Extension of; ihe auto license deadline to March 1 12. Revision. of lomship poor relief laws. 13. Clarification of state election aws. 14. Amending the Unemployment Compensation Act to ‘provide greater
coverage.
Witnesses testifying for and against a parole for D. C. Sti ‘sentence for murder, were heard today by the State Clemency (‘ommission,
99 per cent of the people in his}
and Charles O. Apple. /
ih intents S Parole Hearing Opens
sphenson, former Klan leader, sérving a life
Members ‘(left to right) Mrs.
Device Measures Flight in Miles
LONI)ON, Jan. 8 ( P.).— Laurence Swadling, 21-year-old Surrey chemist, has inverjted: an airplan: milometer which will show hpw many ground mw) lles are coverec/ in flights, it was 3 vealed today. Swelding said the ns would be of particular aid| flying, and would help th Royal Air Force in long distahce attacks. He believes his itjvention is of even greater value lo military aviation than America’s secret bomb sight. He || expects production to begin in {ja few weeks. | i
AID TO BRITAIN BILLS IN MAKING
May Ask 3 to 0 Billion;
Broad Grant for lLease . Of Arms Hint.
WASHINGTON, ' Jan. f (U. P)— Speaker Sam Rayburn | taid today after conferring with Stcretary of the [freasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., ahd Secretary of Stijte ‘Cordell Hull that “progress is being made” in diafting aid- fo-peiid tion. | Mr Rayburg refused, discuss the contents ot] tive hill or to say 2 { proposals were | under considerati Some officials believe that this ‘program will call for ultimate pxpenditure of fiom $3,000,000,000 fio $10,000,000,000 in addition tol the huge domestic budget. I The Speaker said he | understood that | Senate leaders wojld be consulted by the executive fepartments during the day. Agvisers. who profess’ bd to know that the British aid pro ram would call for 10 billion dollars disclaimed knosledge of details. fl Meanwhile, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee vied to invite Secietary of State Cordell Hull and hig ‘aids to give it a jponfidential” background picture of the European war and other world cdl nditions. Chairman Walter F./George said that Secrefary Morg Core and Secretary of Commerce] Jesse Jones, whd heads up the Elport-Import Bark, also might be invited. The committee ¢lesires, Mr. George said, to get a general background on foreign polifly in advance of specific legislative ipatters, such as [the lend-lease program.
rument in blind
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IN INDIANAPOLIS
' Here Is the Traffic Record County City Total 1940 oc eiviiennis. ® eo 0 3941 .....ci0000-0 0 0 Jan, 7—
Injured ...... 6 | Accidents .. Dead ........ 0 | Arrests TUESDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines Violations tried tions paid Speeding 8 7 $31 Reckless driving. 6 62 Failure to stop at through street.12 Disobeying traffic signals 4 Drunken driving. 1 All others .......31
Totals Ger Ot MEETINGS TODAY
Apartment Owners, luncheon, Hotel Washington, 12: m. Psi hapter, Alp ha Omicron Alpha, meeting, Hotel Washington, D. ShafonNe Yo Forum, meeting, Hotel Washn entra Riates Petroleum Council, meeting, Hotel Washington, 7:30 ». m. ociety of American Magicians, meeting, Solel ashington, 94 3 b m. Cou Game Boara, meeting, Hotel Washin "4 7:30 p. hi mi . Com-
i D. Lo Directors, © " dinner, Hotel
verin. Msulite Co., luncheon, Claypool Hotel,
Met7Ovalitan Life Insurance Co., meetlane Lambar 4 ‘Paiior: Sup phe e uilders Su convention, Claypool Hotel. § Supp Yo meeting,
5 16
25 0 12
62 H3 $146
ote Central Y. M. C. A T30 D. Clubs Indiana Society of merican Revolution, rv Oy Spink. in Hotel, Lions Club, luncheon, Claypool Hotel,
n. Young Men’ . Discussion Club, dinner, Y. Purdue’ Alumni’ Hotel Severin Association, luncheon, American Legion, Trade,
Twelfth District,” luncheon, Board of a a Alpha Epsilon, luncheon, "Board of Delta “Theta Tau, lunthedn, Seville
Tavern, no Cr anerative Club f Indianapolis, lunch-
0 Juncheon, Columbia Liu: no Junior Chamber of Commerce, eon, Canary Cottage, no Forty- Plus, Sup. Sheeting, Chamber of
Commerce, crur, Dinnhieon, Columbia Club, S—— MEETINGS TOMORROW
Advertising Club of “indianapolis, 1 luncheon, Indianapolis Athletic Clu Caravan Club, luncheon, I Murat Temple,
on Club, luncheon, Hotel Severin, noon. Construction ague of India napolis, funcheon, Spink-Arms Hotel, | g lianape is Camera Club, necting, 110 "Beta Theta Pi, luncheon, Canary Cot-
- tage Lambda Chi Alpha Alumni Association, *Eudiama poi Russst Safeleria, noon. Jolis ator Tian Dortation Llu,
15],
Eli Lilly & Ceo., Union Hospital, Terre Haute, dinner; Hbtel Severin, Montgomery-Ward, Meetings and luncheon. Hotel Severin, 9 a. 12 p. and 1:30 2.2 : Bookbinders Union 53, meeting, Hotel Severin, 7:30 bl Farm Security Administration, meeting, Hotel Severin, a. m, Quint Birdmen, meeting, Hotel Washing-
In arabs my umber and Builders Supply, convention, Claypool Hotel. Metropolitan Life Insurance, meeting, Claypool Hotel.
MARRIAGE E LICENSES
(These lists are from oflicial records in the County Court House. The Times therefore, is not responsible for errors in names and addresses.)
Ramage, 37, 1634 Ingram; Dorothy L. Corrie, 22, of 1634 Ingram. Frank J. Redmond, 22, of 218 W. 11th; Lillian J. Franklin, 21, of 548 N. Senate,
all-day
Benjamin T.
John T. Mahan, 27, of 29 N. pArling Von; Gathering M. Hanrahan, 26,. of
ae, A, Fyansuille, Ina; pop nt
ware. George Califar, 22, » Citys
i 1340 Nordyk q. 03 N. Norman; Helen E St. Joseph. Mroz, 27. Ft. Harrison; Irene M. Aosinski, 22. “ot "235 E. jn, Charles D Causey, 28, of 9 Wo. 3s ‘Marguerite TE smpson, 10° ot 5421 W or Eugene B. Hibbs, 28, of 946 N. Meridian; Nancy Socwell, 24, 4015 N. Clifton R. Bat he Winifred Turner, 23, ¢ ul Joe Gaebler, is, of 374 S. Emerson; “Hazel Barcus, 37. of 517 Midclle Drive. Murray H. fe 38. Hotel Saypool; ayer, 28, 2036 N. Talbot ean T. Woolse 38. of ate Ruskin Place; Dorothy I. Yelevenger. 19, of 1455
N. Pennsylva nia. ili S Garner. 29. of 2927 E. 10th; i J. e 25, — 3025 N. Meridian. William E. Hickmari, 26, of N. Delaware; Catherine Schmidt, 28, no 2320 Broadway. Harry Hinds, 34, of Ao E. Marlowe; Audrey gme ck, 24, of 1610 Marlowe. Har Mon ntgomery, 26, of don; Mildred Reed, 18, of 2390 Hillside,
. BIRTHS
Twins—-Boy and C:rl
Louise Han-
: Clifford, Mildred Crowe, at Methodist..
Girly Frank. Marian Bell, at Coleman. Harley, Ruth Coulter, at Coleman Orville, Anna McGill, at St. Vincent's. Anthony. Therese Siosser, at St. Vin.
8 David, Elizabeth Neal, at Methodist. i Wendell, Esther Claycomb, at Methodist. William’ Ellen Cargas, at Methodist. Joseph, Ondah Evans. at Methodist, Boys Donald, Leah Foster, at St. Francis. Robert, Marguret Armstrong, at St)
Bernurd, Ellen Alerding, at Coleman.
"DEATHS
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lL 4 sronaihan 3 n “Mosher, 32, at 863 Eugene, Alonzo Dunlavy, 71, at Methodist, bronnD Derty dion, t) t City ath chitis, i months, a i Daniel ¥
ait, 5, at a
aE Indiana—Cloudy,
1 light snow or freezingj rain nm north | WEATHER IN OTHER i Dodg or Cit, Kis fsonville, Fla.
Sreroy: 12, at Riley, rheumatic New York
t. St. Vincent's, a
i Flizabeth Bertha Cleary cent’s. cholecystitis. Franklin P. Reid, 66, at f1208 8S. Meridian, cardio vascular renal. ie ae peankiin Medarill, 63, at 226 S. Adgison, pulmonary tuberitulo. sis. Cirace Jones, 23, at 14} P W. 25th, pulmenary tuberculosis. Mary Ann Smith, 67, lhe 1217 E. 20th, brinchopneumonia Mattie Johnson, 51, at B24 E. Wyoming, ceiebral hemorrhage. il Mary Lughe Moyer, kp! at Central Indiana, carcinoma, 1222 E. 19th, , hypertension.
Captorie Petty. 87, chronic myocarditis. i Andrew Love, 71, at Citif t , at City, cerebral hemorrhag Michael L. Etter, 4, fat 1809 S.=Delaware, cerebral hemorrhage.
74, at St. Vin-
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Elizabeth Matthews, 5
. OFFICIAL WEATHER
U. 8. Weather [Bureas
INDIANAPOLIS FORE[PAST—Cloudy tonight and tomorrow; wa) mer tonight, with liwest temperature abou
Sunrise : |
TEMPERA] —Jan. 8, 1 VEC | 22 1 BAROMETER 6:30 a. m...30.48 Urecipitation 24 hrs. niling 7 7 a. m..
otal precipitation sincjl Deficiency since Jan. 1.
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MIDWEST WEATHER ional light snow n tonight and toist and south toand west-central
in extreme north porti norrow; warmer in e ght: colder in north portions tomorrow. Illinois — Cloudy, oc light snow in north ib imorrow cloudy to pal n northwest and a tonight; colder in nor itions tomorrow. i Lower Michigan — | {light snow tonight an { tomorrow.
Ohio—Cloudy toni [and tomorrow with an
:asional drizzle or prtion tonight; totly cloudy, colder sme north mortion nh and central por-
Cloudy, occasional i tomorrow; colder
| contral portions toni hk and light rain or {snow tomorrow; ris tempefature ‘and ortion tomo by to- { morrow night in nortii Kentucky—Cloudy a {and tomorrow With lig north portion tomorrc
ni ow; wo er
. oo tonight ht rain in west and i. | CITIES, 6:30 A. M. 3
Statjon Jleather
il Amarillo, Ph . (Cle 30.22
Bismarck, i Jour on
Chicag Cincinnati Jeveland
Jacksonv Kansas City, Mo. aes Little Rock, Ark....
COVERNORSHIP FIGHT HINTED
Lake County Candidate Charges ‘Thousands of ‘Aliens’ Voted Nov. 5.
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chairman, said he knew nothing of Mr. Whitaker's investigation. “The only investigation I know of,” he declared, “was the one made personally by Mr. Hillis. I have nothing to say about the Whitaker investigation at all.” Charles Dawson, Lieut, Governorelect, declared that the Whitaker petition was a- “bombshell” and James M. Knapp, speaker of the House, termed it “a bolt out of the blue.” Mr. Schricker said, “I have too many things on my mind to think about this.” Political circles were divided on what effect the petition would have, if the Legislature should find that Mr. Schricker was elected. by the votes of aliens. One group of Republicans" said that it would result in the office
being declared vacant and that Mr.’
Dawson would become Governor and Senator Jenner, Lieutenant Governor. Another group declared that it would necessitate a recount of all votes casi in the 92 counties in the Governor's race. Mr. Dawson said that if the Legislature should consider the petition it would have to decide merely
if there was a fraud in the voting.
He added, however, that the Legislature would have to determine if there was enough fraud to justify declaring the Governor's office vacant. Mr. Whitaker, former deputy, attorney general under Arthur Gilliom, is said to have discovered the alleged vote frauds through checking on his own defeat. He asserted that he had all the evidence needed and was now ready to use it. It is reported that several hundred aliens voted in the November election who have since been naturalized. A large crew of clerks is understood to have been employed by’ Mr. Whitaker to check the names of those who registered under the Alien Registration Act against the election books. ~
AID TO BRITAIN ONLY WAY, BULLITT SAYS
CHAPEL HILL, N. C, Jan. 8 (U. P.).—Only by aiding Great Britain and the other Axis opponents with toil and sweat now can the United States escape blood and tears later, William C. Bullitt, former Ambassador to France, asserted last night in a speech before the International Relations Club of the University of North Carolina. “We cannot, in our own self-in-terest, give less than what they need,” he said in declaring that it is not enough to give “what we think we can comfortably spare.” He said the dictators “will almost certainly not make war on us as long as Britain stands—no matter how much material aid we furnish.” Superimposing defense production on normal production is not enough, Mr. Bullitt warned.
EMMERT IS CHOSEN TO HEAR HOME SUIT
James A. Emmert, former Circuit Court judge at Shelbyville, was agreed upon in Superior Court 5 today as special judge to try te Irvington, residents’ suit to enjoin County Commissioners from moving the Juvenile Detention Home into the Children’s Guardians Home in Irvington. The lease on the present downtown Detention Home expired Dec. 31 and has not been renewed. Harry Hohlt, president of the commissioners, said the board would take no action on renewing the lease until the injunction suit is settled.
IS Ma FASCISTS CALL 500,000 YOUTHS - TO ARMY DUTY
deiian Press ress Cals F. D. R. ‘War Profiteer No. 1; Tobruk Siege Near.
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| Nazi speedboats on a convoy near
the mouth of the Thames where a 2500-ton ship was said to have been sunk. An 8000-ton ship was reported sunk by a dive-bomber attack west of Ireland. a The announcement in Athens that a flotilla of Greek destroyers had shelled Valona indicated that Italy’s communication lines to Albania were in constant peril. The Royal Air Force reported that British bombers flew through sleet, snow and rain today to deliver a forceful attack upon military stores .and buildings at the key Italian base of Elbasan in central Albania, The pilots reported observing their bombs crashing into buildings and saw spring after high explosive and incendiary bombs had rained down. Reports received at the Jugoslav frontier said that Greek troops, fighting up the coastal road in Albania, had occupied the important village of Dukati, 16 miles south of Valona.
German Reaction
Nazi spokesmen said that their watchword in the face of President Roosevelt’s official views would be the same as that of the party in the street-fighting days before Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933. This watchword was said to be, “Comrade, do not ‘let yourself be provoked.” The press comment, following an official line, appeared to be even more angry than that which followed Mr. Roosevelt’s fireside chat. The Hamburger Fremdenblatt said: “It is Roosevelt's plan to bar Europe’s road to peace and exploit a continuation of the European crisis for the benefit of his giant continent. , . . The same President who pretends to be the protector of American liberties now turns himself into their grave digger... . Naked egoism, imperialism and fanatical ambition, much more than friendship for Britain, provide the mainspring for his actions.”
Libya Front
In Libya the British armored, motorized scout forces slashed across the desert with speed that rivalled the German thrust across northern France. They whipped across the 60 miles of desert separating Bardia and Tobruk and today were reported west of Tobruk, slashing the communications of that important Italian sea and air base with Derna, the next Italian position 130 miles farther west. This move was a preliminary to investment of Tobruk and bringing it ander siege in the manner made familiar at Bardia. The British revealed that less than 600 casualties were suffered in the capture of Bardia. A special Middle East command communique issued in Cairo indicated that Gen. Annibale Berganzoli (Electricc Whiskers) may have escaped when the Italian garrison was seized. It was believed possible that the Fascist High Command may have deeamped by motorboats especially reserved for that purpose.
Italy's Call to Colors
Italy’s action in calling up two classes of conscripts totalling an estimated 500,000 men appeared to be closely related to the increasing Fascist troop losses in Libya and Albania. There has been no official estimate of the cost of <Italy’s Greek adventure but it is believed that at least three Fascist divisions, possibly 50,000 men, have been badly cut up. ‘In Africa the Italian casualties are now estimated just below 100,000.
Diplomatic Front
The weather in the Baikans still was not promising for military movements, with mountain passes choked with snow and many rivers clogged with ice or at flood stage. An important Soviet diplomat, Alexandre Alexandrov, arrived to become charge d’affaires of the Soviet legation at Sofia. It was not known whether this was connected
with the Balkan crisis.
London speculated on the possible role of Russia in the Balkan crisis but admitted it was without certain information as to Moscow’s position.
ltalo-Greek War
For the third time Greek warships were reported to have slipped through the 50-mile wide Straits of Otranto to strike the Albanian "Coast. This time they crossed the route which Italian ships ply between Italian Brandisi, and Valona, and steamed past the fortified island of Sasano, at the entranc to Valona Bay, to fire 60 shells a their objectives in Valona Monday night, according to the Marine
Ministry.
Walter Mayer,
Secretary eroasuer of a widely known name plate and stamp business founded here by his father in 1884, Walter Ralph Mayer, 4134 N. Illinois St., died yesterday in Methodist Hospital where he had been a patient since. Monday. Mr. Mayer was 55 and- had been ill a short time with heart disease. Mr. Mayer was the son of George J. and May Wheatley Mayer, pio-
lived here all his life. After graduating from Manual High School, Mr. Mayer went: into his father’s: name plate and stamp business, which is located at 36 S. Meridian St. In four years he became secretary-treasurer. He was credited with developinz the business into one of the largest of its kind. in the country. It now employs 325 persons.
Had Ties With Culver
A member of the. First Presbyterian Church board of trustees for many years, Mr. Mayer also was a member of the Y. M. C. A, the Scottish Rite, Mystic Tie Lodge, F. & A. M. Indianapolis Athletic Club, Columbia Club, the Highland Golf
Up and Country Club and the Culver
Military Academy Fathers’ Association. | +A tennis enthusiast, Mr. Mayer attended many of the national tournaments and was an honorary member of one of the larger New York tennis clubs. He was a member of the Hawthorn Tennis Club here and he made the game his Lobby. Surviving are his wife, Maybelle C., whom he married in 1919; two children, Mary Margaret Wheatley Mayer and George John Mayer II,
a sister, Miss Myrtle E. Mayer, all of Indianapolis.
Services Tomorrow
Services will be held at the Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary ‘at 3 p.m. tomorrow, with burial in Crown Hill. The Rev. George Arthur Frantz, First Presbyterian Church pastor, will officiate. Active pallbearers, all Mayer Som. pany executives, will be Harry H Koers, Louis Swoboda, Norbert Pich, William Kassenberg, Clark A. Swinehart, Thomas Stofer, Otis R. Jones and J. J. Eberhart Honorary pallbearers will be: Byron D. Bowers, Harold Bright, Henry C. Ketcham, George &. Horton, William H. Krieg, E. R. Bertsch, Alfred M. Pich, Fred C. Fisher, S. A. Bishop, Edward P. Fillion, Howard
Ernie Pyle
Not So Bad if
muffled thud somewhere in the distance. I ducked under the covers and waited for an explo sion. But it never came. Just that single ghostly “whoooisshhh thud” in the darkness, and then hours of silence. It took me a good while to get to sleep again. The next morning I described it to a friend and asked what on earth it was, or whether I was just hearing things. And he said, “Why no, that was a piece of falling shrapnel.” Thus does one’s war education progress. Now I'll know shrapnel when I hear it. » » » I SUPPOSE there isn’t an American newspaperman in London who lived through the terrifying raids of August and September who has not been under the bed at least twice’ when the bombs were whistling and dropping all around. Everyone I have talked to, without exception, says it’s not so bad if you're wth somebody, but théy “have an absolute horror of being alone. Also, believe it or not, there is a general horror of being caught in .the toilet or in the bathtub. I was alone in my room the first night I could actually hear
sitting at a desk writing when I heard the great drone of the motors. For several seconds it didn’t sink into my consciousness that they were not peaceful motors cver Washington or Lo: Angeles but German motors over London.
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AND THEN, I remember, I was furious because not a single antiaircraft gun was firing. “Good Lord,” ‘I thought, “they’re right over the hotel. I can hear them even with the windows shut. Why don’t those guys with the guns do something?” A minute or so later the guns did start. Fhe planes were probably a great deal higher than I thought. But I could still almost swear they were no more than three or four thousand feet up. If they dropped any bombs, though, none of them fell near us. The sound of the motors faded out, but intermittent firing went on for an .I heard. planes overhead. I couldn't keep my mind on my writing. I sat on the edge of the chair, ready to jump down behind
the bed if I heard a bomb whis-
Leahy's Arrival in Vichy as Petain-Hitler Rift Develops May Be Warning to Nazis
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Times Foreign Editor WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—The arrival of Admiral William J. Leahy, the new American Ambas- * sador, at Vichy at the precise moment when France faces ‘a second crisis almost as grave as when the Nazis entered Paris last June, was no mere coincidence. His mission may have important repercussions. Relations between Marshal Petain’s Government and Berlin are strained almost to the breaking _ The defeat of Italy is “causing Germany to demand of Vichy more “collaboration.” Hitler is said to be threateé to occupy the rest of ] and fo oust Pe
Fance
at Bordeaux may come to life and start functioning again somewhere in France — perhaps at Versailles or even in Paris. Vichy, and Berlin may break off relations. These rumors may ‘or may not be 1ounded on fact. But this . much is known here: Marshal Petain is now fighting the second great battle of his life save what is left of his country from being ground under the heel of. the invader, and, again, as at Verdun, his battlecry is, “They shall not pass!” Germany seems to want France to come into the war on her side against England. And that, there is every reason to believe, Marshal Pet would rather die than do.
render, and these he is prepared to live up to, in spirit and letter. Bui he expects the victors to do the same. : If they try to dmpose any major, or humiliating, change upon him
' now he will rebel.
And the old Marshal is not quite as helpless today as he was a few months ago. In North Africa and Syria his devoted friend and disciple, Gen. Weygand, has under him some 20 divisions—approxi=mately 300,000 troops—and no bet« ter fighters ever wore a French, uniform. Admiral Leahy’s presence at
Vichy at this particular time will. |
not be lost, either on Petain or on Hitler. To the one—after what President Roosevelt told Congress Monsuy.-he will Jepsen, an ele-
Of Name Plate Firm, Dead!
neer Indiana residents, and had|.
a cadet at Culver; his father, and
Someone as Bombs Fall
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German planes overhead. I was.
hour. Then once again
Frocofine
F.D.R. SEEKS {TBILLION FOR
|informs Congress That ‘Democracy as Way of Life Is at Stake.”
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{with ‘tHe will to defend and the medns to defend. The boundaries of our productive capacity have never been set. “The whole program set forth in -| this budget has been prepared at a .|time when no man could see all the signposts ahead. One marker alone stands out all down the road, = That marker carries not so much an admonition as a command to defend A a our democratic way of life.” { The message contained little more than passing reference to plans for aiding the foes of the Axis powers, He told reporters in a special budget press conference that those recoms mendations will go to Congress in a supplemental message. But his message placed Congress. on notice that it would be expected to do something to help the de< mocracies. The President opposed a “pay-ase you-go” basis for financing defense because it would require “very drase tic and restrictive taxation” that would curtail consumption. “I see many ways in which our tax system can be improved,” he said, “without resort to restrictive tax levies. By adjustments in the existing tax laws the present rates = of progressive taxation could be: made fully effective, as I believe the Congress intended.” : Opposes ‘Pay-as-You-Go’ He said the nation must face the fact that continued maintenance of a powerful armed force and the ine terest on the expanding national debt will call for large Federal expenditures in the years ahead. “Our tax system must be made ready to meet these requirements,” he added. “I am as much concerned about our long-run need for an ime proved tax system as I am about the immediate necessity of financing th: defense program.” In this connection, he continued, no truly satisfactory tax reform can be achieved without readjusting the Federal-state-local fiscal relatione ship. He urged a thorough investi gation of the possibilities. of an alls embracing tax reform. The President asked an inctsase in the number of G-Men agents to more than 2000 to protect the United States against the plots. of saboteurs and spies. - The Chief Executive, who warned earlier this week that foreign agents and their dupes comprise the vane guard of invasion, asked an ape propriation of $16,250,000 for the | 5 Federal Bureau of Investigation. ih He said these funds would enable the FBI to add 500 G-Men to its present force of 1547, as well as increase the number of fingerprint searchers and laboratory teche
Walter Mayer . . . tennis was his hobby,
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tling. But the iunniest thing, looking back on it, is to remember going around the room straightening up everything. On the desk I remember laying out coins and cigarets and matches and my door key &énd knife all in a meticulous row. I had just bought 10 packs of cigarets, and I stacked these neatly. All the letters on the desk I arranged in regimented stacks. I put a flashlight and a jar of Vick’s salve in a perfect line with the letters and cigarets. At the time I didn’t even [know I was doing it, It was just a nervous outlet of some kind, When I finally went to bed I suddenly realized what I'd been doing, and laughed at myself.
8 o » THIS HOTEL has one of the finest basemenf shelters in London, but none of the American newspapermen who stop dat the hotel ever sleeps in the shelter. I haven't slept there yet either. In fact, I find lots of Londoners who preter to stay right in their own eas.
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HAMILTON, O,, Jan, 8 (U.P.) == A 24-year-old machinist apprentice was said by police today to have . confessed beating his 79-year-old employer to death because the aged manufacturer threatened to prose cute the apprentice for forgery. Victim of the brutal slaying was James Co Fonnelly, manufacturer ‘of paper machinery. His body, with the skull crushed and one eat oy off, was found at his plant last n James E. Keller, 24, son of a city fireman ‘and an employee of Conw, nelly, was arrested at home later in the evening when he returned from a date with a girl friend. {ans According to police, Keller said he argued with Connelly earlier in the day over a check for $1463 which Connelly accused Keller of forging.
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