Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 January 1941 — Page 1
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VOLUME 52—NUMBER 262
GOP
BROAD POWERS GIVEN FOR IN SURPRISE PLAN
Lets Him Help Any Country Whose Defense He Feels ‘Vital to America.
WASHINGTON; Jan. 10 (U. P).— The Administration’s historic measure for converting the United States into an “arsenal for democracy” was placed - before - Congress today with a surprise provision that would permit the repair and outfitting of British warships in American ports, Sli The bill, - embodying President - Roosevelt's. plan of lending Amer-ican-made’ munitions to Britain,
Greece and China, including supplies now ‘in the possession of U. S. armed forces, was placed before the Senate and House simultaneously by Democratic Leaders Alben W. Barkley and John W. McCormack. The measure contained five essential ‘points and, was broadly drawn to permit extension of American aid:to any Government ‘whose defense the President considers to be vital’ ‘to the defense of the United States.” Broad Power Given F. D. R. . The bill contained no funds, but is sweeping enabling. legislation. Mr. Roosevelt said he would ask for appropriation after the present legislation has been approved. He stressed at a press conference that Congress should act with the Utmost speed. Giving ‘the President virttally unlimited power,. the measure prpvided: 1. The sale, leasing, lending or other disposition of any war raaterjals to “any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of -the United States,” including both new material and equipment now on hand, 2. Authority to test, repair, outfit or otherwise place in good working order‘ any defense article of a friendly belligerent. For example, it would be possible for ships of the ‘British fleet to be repaired in the Brooklyf Navy yard if the .President considered it in the interest of our natibnal defense to’ do so. 3. The manufacture of war materials for friendly foreign Gavernments in both Government-owned and privately-owned ‘arsenals, factories and shipyards.
No Limit On Material Aid
4, The communication to any friendly government any information pertaining to any defense article actually furnished to that government, including designs, blueprints, and information for |using the equipment. 5. The release of any defense article for export, eliminating restrictions in the Espionage Act of 1917 nd in the Embargo Act of July 2, Mr. Barkley and Mr. McCormack emphasized that it does not authorize the use of American war vessels to deliver war materials to combat areas. ig” The bill, however, “placed no limit on the amount of materials on hand - or on order which could be loaned|t to Great Britain, China or Greece except that the Chief of Naval Op(Continued on Page Three)
What! All This "And Heaven, Too!
REP. HOWARD BATMAN .(D. Terre Haute), minority © caucus chairman, when asked what the House Demecrats would propose, said: . “Oh, a glorious program. We're
going to offer Indiana all this and Heaven, too.”
NAVY. TO REUNITE BROTHERS ON SHIPS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (U. P.). ~The Navy is letting itself in for either a lot of brotherly love or faniily squabbles. It has ‘announced that the Great - Lakes g Station will transfer 103 men this month who have brothets serving on various vessels -in the fleets. The men will be assigned to the same ships on which their brothers are now,
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sands, searching for stray Italians.”
surrounding Tobruk.
The prisoners supplies.
they had little heart.
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take them prisoner.
shoo off the stragglers. piteously for fcad. corned beef and biscuits.
My belief is that the final assalllt will be withhel until the tens of | thousands now straggling toward disposed of. "They have become arn| embarrassment. have strained British transport, Supplies would be entirely overtaxed if the estimated to number at least 30, 000 than 40,000, were thrown at once on the British rati The impression one gets from talking to the They replied to the British g for instance, but when the British
‘Shoo,’ Australians in Libya
Shout as Weary Italians Beg Food Along Dusiy.Road|
British censors titled this “phot “Mopping Up, 2 And said it shews “men of the African desert forces, under a bright sun and over: hot
By RICHARY) M’MILLAN United Press Stal Correspondent | WITH THE BRITISH ARMY NEAR, TOBRIK. prisoners are wiarited at this time Hy the ritish forces, now me ically pounding with guns and Arpla nes at the 96-bloc
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I PASSED ALONG the Bardid-Tobruk road wijhout seeing any Italians except these prisoners and straggler§ wan tracks, bewildersd and eager to sufrender. Many stood at the roadside, appealing: to the Empire forces to The British and Australian busy getting on to Tobruk to pay them any attention I saw some Australian airmeri camped along the road, try to The Italians refused to be The “Aussies | gave the Italiai One Iialian managed (Continued on Page Two)
lering along the {troops were * too
shooed, pleading is some of their 0 make himself
Nazis Pounded |
severest poundings.
Spectators on the southeast coast t|of England saw (0 R. A. F. planes make divebhombing attacks on thei targets. The bursting bombs shoo the region from (which the battle was heing observed.
Nazis Adit Deaths
At the same time Zurich and) Berne, Switzerlatid, reported day-
the skies southward toward Italy. The German High Command ad-|| mitted extensive British flights and said that at least 20 persons were killed and a number injured in raids on towns which included Cologne, Dusseldor:, | Gelsenkirchen, Wesel and Bergheim. The Nagi Lufiwaffe meanwhile felt out British gir defenses at no less than 15 important cities in a possible prelude 0 new heavy raids.
Greeks Make Gains
Other developments included: Greek troops | after a month's siege drove the | Italians from Klisura, a strategic road oenter for the push on Valona, - Frontier reporfis to Jugoslavia from the Elbasan sector indicated that Italian forces gre planning an all-out offensive | to re-establish themselves on the shores of . Lake Ochrida, regardless of the cost. Dispatches said reinforcements, including - German mechanized troops, were ariving daily ‘at Elbasan.
Tobruk Siege Begins
Richard D. McMillan, United Press staff ‘correspondent with the British before - Tobruk, reported siege of that Libyan base getting
under way and British patrols in the Gazzala region, ‘one-third of the way to Benghazi In Cairo, it was. ‘announced that British African foro: a8 have occupied Byna, northeastern Kenya, which Italy occupied several months ago after driving thei | British from Somaliland. ‘The undeclared | war between Thailand ‘and French Indo China was simmering.
19 ‘were reported to' I [lo raid
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From Calais to B oulogne
By UNITED. PRESS
Great Britain's growing air force today inflictikd on Germany's Avital western industries what was || believed to be
one of the war's
In addition thie R. A. F. in what [vas regarded as possibly the biggest daylight attack of .the war on German invasion bases positions all along the French Channel coast from Calais to Boulogne.
in France raided
light air alarms, ustially an indica- ||| tion that British bombers are riding |
IWEST SIDE UNDERPAS
Criticize City
RS FILE S DEMAND
‘W: Morris St. Project.
| A committee of West Indianapolis businessmen todgy formally petitoned the Works|Board for an untlerpass at W. Morris St. and the Indianapolis Uni¢n Railway Crossing. || The group, heac ger, West Side
ed by M. L. Munnewspaper man, {writing “constant procrastination by the city” on thie project and demanded immediat? action in a petition signed by 100 residents. | Works Board inembers told the group that the underpass was a ‘leivic necessity,” but asked more time for study. || Leo F. Welch, president, said he derpass. as did o vers but he ques ad sufficient bo inance it. || “We always rua up against the dliestion of bondirlg limitation when We ask the city for this improve-4 rient,” replied. Dr, Walter C. Hemphill, Republican city councilman from the West ide who accompenied the group.
1iWorks Board vice favored the unher Board memiioned if the city ding margin to
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|| The petition sa of traffic congest civic concern,” ai city to act on { served to keep p the West Side on | PLANTS FARM (WASHINGTON, N&tional Defense increase warplane | i farming out ¢
d that the relief on was “of vital
id failure of the
he problem. “has 'operty values. on 1 low level.”
OUT ORDERS Jan, 10 (U. P.) — officials hope to putput 70 per cent viation orders to
French ‘planes
small shops and v ities of the aut a National Def
tilizing idle facil-
le industry,
Oommissian
STRIKES ENDED
Warns Labor That Defense. Work Must Continue.
By UNITED PRESS: fense production was settled today,
was threatened. In Washington Congressmen warned labor ‘that unless it made every effort to avoid strikes tying up defense production, a law prohibiting work stoppages would be sought, Three plans were suggested: 1. Legislation to compel abritration of labor controversies in defense
_ | plants.
2. Laws to require a “wait period” after a strike vote is taken to permit “tempers to cool” and time for negotiations or arbitration. 3. Withdrawal of exemptions accorded defense workers under the selective service law in the case of those who go on strike,
Ft. Wayne Strike Ends
More than 2000 United Automobile Workers (C. I O.) ended a nine-day strike at the Ft. Wayne, Ind., International Harvester Co. truck plant when they agreed to accept what is described as a compromise contract. Signing of the contract will return 3200 employees to their jobs Monday morning, producing trucks for the Army and Navy. The agreement calls for a five-day, 40-hour week and a minimum wage of 70 cents an hour after 30 days of employment. Settlement of that strike presumably prevented closing of the Springfield, O., Harvester plant which had been threatened by the Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee (C. I. O.) because of failure to reach an agreement in the Ft. Wayne dispute. The Springfield plant builds trucks for the U. 8S. Marine Corps. At East Farmingdale, N. Y., U. A. W. officials announced last night a threatened strike agaist the Ranger Aircraft Engineering Corp. because of wage increase demands had been deferred 48 hours by request of a representgtive of the National Defense Commission.’ The plant has been making airplane engines for the U. S. Government and a strike there would make idle 212 workers. Arbitrate in Chicago Workers in the Chevrolet plant of the General Motors Corp. at Flint, Mich, announced they had approved a strike vote, 10 to 1, in protest against alleged violations by the corporation of certain provisions of the union-corporation grievance procedure. The Chicago City Council ratified its 1941 budget approving pay cuts which will save an estimated $1,000,000, thus ending a dispute with city workers that caused a five and one-half hours strike of 4000 workers which held up some municipal services temporarily.
Why Campbell Got a Haircut
REVERBERATIONS (non-po-litical) filled the Mayor's office today. It was so bad that his secretary, Russell Campbell, fled the scene with the announcement that he was going to get a haircut. Mr, Campbell was at his desk in an outer office. A two-pound glass chandelier—without warning—fell about 10 feet and missed Mr. Campbell by two feet. Disgusted and unnerved, Mr, Campbell immediately got up, put on a hat and coat and started for the barber shop.
AUTO SHOW FACES BLACKOUT
DETROIT, Jan. 10 (U. P.).—The national automobile show which annually presents new models prob-
cause of the press of defense production in the automotive industry, it was learned today,
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (U. P)=— The dream girl of the future, who is “Miss Fashion Futures” is blond, blue .eyed, 5 feet 10 inches tall, a Phi Beta Kappa, a crack rifle shot, and married. That, according to the fashion group, backed by 4000 merchants from all over the country, is the streamlined type of tomorrow, personified by Josephine Caldwell, first chosen Miss Philadelphia, and last night voted Miss Fashion Futures at the super colossal style show of that name. “Oh, it's wonderful!” Miss Caldwell said, running off the stage with her title and landing in the arms of her friends from philadelphia She was flustered, repeating over
AT FT. WAYNE | AND IN CHICAGO
Others Loom as Congress;
another was postponed and a third}
ably will be cancelled next fall be-
Waits the Word
One strike affecting national de-| &
D. C.\Stephenson , , . fate in Governor's hands.
| RULE TODAY ON
| Governor Gives No Hint as
FREIHOFER FIRE LOSS AT $15,000
Twenty Trucks Destroyed or Damaged; None Hurt as Garage Roof Falls.
Damage estimated at $15,000 was caused by fire early today at the Freihofer Baking Co. main truck garage at McCarty and High Sts. About 20 trucks, housed in the frame, one-story building, were either wholly destroyed or partially damaged and the fire, it was said, had from one end of the garage to the other by the time firemengreived; While they were battling the blaze, thé roof caved in but no fireman was injured. Firemen said cause of the fire hady not been established. It was first discovered by a motorist who saw flames darting out of windows and called the department.
DAVID ALLERDIGE SR. FEARED NEAR DEATH
Victim of Fire in Home Battles Pneumonia.
David Allerdice Sr. was near death today at Methodist Hospital. Mr. Allerdice was critically burned in a fire that swept his home last Sunday and took the lives of his wife and 8-year-old son. He was placed in an oxygen tent this morning. His physicians said yesterday that
Washington Blvd., had contracted a severe case of ‘pneumonia. One or two blood transfusions a day would be necessary, the doctor said, keep Mr. Allerdice alive. About 12 Kingan & Co. employees have been tested for blood types. Mr. Allerdice is vice president of the company. Mr. Allerdice’s son, David Jr., who. also was burned in-the fire when he tried to rescue members of the family, was released from the hospital yesterday afternoon and left with his younger brother, John.
EXPORT OF SIX MORE MATERIALS LIMITED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (U, P.). —President Rogsevelt, by proclama-| tion, today imposed strict export license regulations on copper, brass, bronz, zinc, nickel and potash. The new control over the six materials, which would permit an embargo at will,- becomes effective Feb. 3. Similar controls have been proclaimed for steel and.iron products, aviation gasoline and other startegic materials.
PLANS HATCH ACT “TEETH” WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (U. P). —Senator Carl A. Hatch (D. N. M.) said today he would reintroduce his bill to make election frauds punishable by $5000 fines and. 10-year prison terms.
Blond, Blue-Eyed Wife of Young Interne Chosen 'Miss Fashion Futures’ af N. Y. Show
is her husband, Gilbert Barron, an’ interne in Pennsylvania Hospital. Somewhat later, more com
and sitting in front of photogra- : phers, Miss Caldwell said that § clothes really didn’t interest her a © gerat deal, that her greatest ambi- : tion in life was to be a “successful :
doctor's wife” and that she also wanted to write the great American
novel. When she wrote, she said, §
she wore overalls. Besides being elected to Phi Beta Kappa, national scholastic honorary, in her junior year at Pennsyl-
vania College, Miss Caldwell was
president of her class: use) and president of her sorority (
Kappes Gamma). Her
Mr. Allerdice, who lived at 3617 |i;
TOWNSEND T0 EX-KLANSMAN
To Verdict—May Be Parole Or Commutation.
By NOBLE REED Governor M. Clifford Townsend was expecetd to act late today upon the parole petition of D. C. Ste-
620 M. P. H.
phenson, ex-Klan dragon, serving a | ii
life sentence for murder. ‘Tristram Coffin, secretary to the Governor, said the decision would be announced immediately after the Governor acts. Although there has. been wide speculation on whether the Gover-
nor would parole Stephenson, well- |
informed sources were of the opinion’ that he would commute the sentence from life to 16, or possibly 20 years. Governor Moves
This would make the former grand dragon automatically eligible for release from the Indiana State Prison either one or five years hence. Governor Townsend, who was busy moving his household goods from the executive mansion to his home at Marion, could not be reached for comment on this report, It was reported that the Clemency Commission’s report, based on a hearing conducted this week, already was in the Governor’s hands. The Commission completed the hearing on the petition yesterday after nearly a score of had testified for and against 4 parole for the ex-Klan leader who once boasted that he was “the law in Indiana.”
Oberholteees Object Relatives of Miss Madge Ober-
holtzer, the murder victim in the|
case, headed a long list of objectors. They testified that they “feared for the safety of other girls if Stephenson should be released.” - Among those who opposed a parole were the victim's mother, Mrs. Matilda Oberholtzer, and her son, Marshall Oberholtzer, the .victim’s brother; Several women civic leaders, some of them residents of Irvington where ' the -Oberholtzer family has| lived for many years, also urged the Commission to refuse a parole, William H. Remy, prosecutor at the trial in Noblesville 15 years ago, told the Commission that there is no doubt about Stephenson’s guilt but declined to make any recommendation on the parole.
Offers Stephenson Job
Wednesday, Alban Smith, La Porte attorney, and George .Weber, South Bend manufacturer, led arguments supporting the parole peon. Mr. Weber said he would give Stephenson a job in one of his facto | tories and that the prisoner had 0 hen. iised him that he wouldn't “go out looking for any -of -his old énemies.” Witnesses for Stephenson testified that they believed the prisoner had “long since paid his debt to society for, the girl’s death” and that there is some doubt of his guilt. Governor Townsend has not. indicated in any way how he will rule on the parole petition.
A FAIR FORECAST: WARM AND COLDER
LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6am. ....28 10am..... Tam,....2 1llam.... 8a. m. .... 24 12 (noom) . 9a.m..... 26 lpm .... 3
‘The weather merry-go-round adds up this way- for the week-end, according to the Weather Bureau: Tonight: Fair and warmer. Tomorrow: Fair and colder, - Sunday: Fair.
ITALY LISTS CASUALTIES ROME, Jan. 10 (U. P.)—Italian ‘and Albanian casualties in the war’ with Greece from Dec. 1 to 31 totaled 1302 killed, 4598 wounded and 3052 missing, it was officially announced today.
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witnesses |
Andrew C. McDonough , , , due here today.
- Andrew C. McDonougli, suave
appearing pilot who this w dive-tested an Airacobra pdrsuit plane at 620 m. p. h. for 21,000
feet, was wmcheduled to set an Eastern Air Lines passenger liner down hére this afternoon on a regular flight. Lieut. McDonough, a Naval Reserve flier, pilots Easterns Ate . lanta-Chicago trip. “Loaned out” to make the power dive -test, ‘Lieut, McDonough flew a Bell Standard P-39 Airacobra |P propélled by a liquid-cooled Alli son. engine made in Indianapolis. The young Li whose give test: surpassed the 575 m h, record: held by R. Lloyd hila, Curtiss-Wright chief test pilot, said the ride was “smoother and
.éasfer than in an automobile going 50 miles an hour.”
LOSEY MYSTERY NEAR SOLUTION
It's: Reported in Noblesville That New: Magazine will Appear Tomorrow.
‘The mystery of the highly publicized magazine being prepared by the Fellowship Press at Noblesville is expected to’be a mystery no long-
ber after tomorrow,
At Noblesville, it- was reported reliably that the first issue will see the light: of day tomorrow. '-Carl Losey, president of the firm and. for years a close. friend ‘of D. C,
Stephenson, told: a. newspaper re
porter yesterday that .the object of the , magazine ‘will be “to. keep America Christian and = to 'keep American, boys out of a foreign war.” He continued his refusal to reveal when’ the magazine would be: published, but while he was talking, an employee answered the telephone ‘and remdrked:’ “Yes, we expect to have it out Saturday.” “Tell them nothing,” yelled Losey. “No, we don’t know just when it’s coming out,” the employee amended. Meanwhile, William Dudley Pelley, (Continutd on Page Three)
DEMAND EUBANK, AS TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE
35 ‘Old Line’ Democrats
Storm County Office.
About. 35 self-styled ‘‘old-line” Democrats stormeé..the County Commissioners’ office. this morning asking for the appointment of John Eubank, farmer and stock buyer, as Washington Township Trustee. Harry Hohlt, Commissioners’ president, said the Commissioners were still undecided as to who would be appointed to replace Lieut. Gov.elect Charles M. Dawson, who is expected to resign the trustceship at any moment. Two others are reported as having been. mentioned as receiving serious consideration as successors to Mr, Dawson. They are John Hopper, Washington © Township (outside) Democratic chairman, and J. Allen Dawson, Democratic County Com-
mittee treasurer,
REP. DENTON ASKS ‘LITTLE HATCH ACT’
A “little Hatch Act” bil] to limit
: political campaign expendifures was
House foday by Winfield K. Denton (D. Evansville), minority floor leader. it would limit state committees
to $100,000 a year, eounty commit- | tees to $100 for each 1000 population, and would place a $1000 limit on contributions. by individuals. : | The Democrats
SUBMITS BILLS
SETUP OF 193
Measures Strip Schrickes ] Of All but Minor Cons = stitutional Powers.
(Text of Reorganization Bill, Page
17; other Legislature news, Pap: : 4 and 15).
Republican legislators, swung into the second day of action today to take over con trol of the State Government and patronage,
Ten bills were introduced. or ready oy for introduction, shaking up the en: tire government structure and give ing control to four elected Repub lican officials. - If passed, the proposals would leave Governor Schricker control over just two departments assigned his office by the Constitution and leave him practically no patronage, Supplanting the Governor as the state’s most powerful office is that of the Lieutenant Governor, to be: assumed Monday. by Charles ow My Dawson, former Washington Towns, ship trustee, \
2 Bills Introduced
A total of 22 bills was introduced, in the House, including nine G,. . ‘steering committee Wegsures, . First of the Gy O, P.'p bills introduced in. ne Housé was one to repeal fe
. bods
Br. }1owed shortly by the *dssentin
tion” bill setting up four n visions of government. It troduced by Rep, Frank T. af Campbellsburg, majority floor léad er and political associate of William E. Jenner, It was referred to the Ji A Committee, and: Chajrman Henley said the committee w meet this afterhoon to start sideration of the measure, A lively debate flared a: minutes later when. Rep, Win K. Denton, Evansville, Demoéra floor leader, introduced a reso for the printing of 500
for: distribution to members . House and Senate, Rep. Millis moved to: table 1 resolution, saying the Dem: would be given plenty of time! study the bills after they are. prin on second reading, 1
Resolution Tabled
"He said the printing would mean “additional expense . for the . ; payers,” adding: that the: Repube licans are “determined to eliminate’ all - expense possible. “Mr. Millis* motion to table carried 62 to 34. Meanwhile, the Senate was marking time. until Mr;, Dawson assumes the chair Monday. And the G. O. P, legislative steering committee today announced. details of bills to be ne troduced in' the Senate Mao which would give the G. O. control of five state departments. . The McNutt Reorganization bill centered authority and patronage in. the Governor’s office and set up nine boards to operate the government. The Republicans’ “decentraliza= tion” bill would make Lieut.- Gov, Dawson the chief administrativ officer of the Department of Coms= merce and Works controlling State Highway Department, Conservation Department, the lic Service Commission and State Labor Divisien—four of juiciest patronage plums; Mr. Dawson also would be one two Republican members con the Treasury Department would govern the Unenioyatmt | Compensation Division, the - State Employment Service, the Staté Tax (Continued on Page Four).
HARMONY COMPLETE ON ONE HOOSIER BILL
Republican and Democrats. found one bill today they could agree in’ the .Indiana ture
It calls for $160,000 to pa expenses of the 82d sembly. No party lines showed up in vote as the House passed it, and the Senate, 48.0.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (U, P.). Record- -breaking automobile steel production was day and stocks in these ‘ind were strong as a. result. quieted after early activity.
—|776 - WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 P.) ~The Aid-to-Democrac ‘Bill introduced in Congress -day was given an historic n
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ber when it bill room.