Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1941 — Page 1

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MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1941

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SODDU OUT AS LINES CRACK IN

ALBANIAN WAR

British Say Oil Refineries Damaged in Italy, Belgium and Germany.

By UNITED PRESS Benito Mussolini reshuffled the Italian High Command again today in the face of important’ Greek gains in Albania, fresh punishing raids by the Royal Air Force and a tightening ring of British steel about the Libyan fort-

ress of Tobruk.

The new shakeup came as Lon don newspapers headlined reports that * the Royal Air Force had machinegunned German “invasion troops” on the French coast and that in widespread night raids, vital oil| refineries had been . damaged. | The targets attacked were listed as being Porto Margera, near Venice, Italy; Regensburg, Germany, ‘and Istend o nthe Belgien Coast. Gen. Ubaldo Soddu, Italy’s [Un- * der-secretary of War, was sent only two months and four days ago into Albania to retrieve the disastrous Fascist campaign.

Cavallero Takes Charge

Today Soddu quit for what were described as reasons of “health” and Gen. Ugo Cavallero, who took over the Italian High Command {rom + Gen. Pietro Badoglio a month ago, assumed personal charge of | Albanian operations in addition to his post as Italy's Chief of Staff. | Greek circles hailed Soddu’s| retirement as an indication ihat Greek capture of Klisura |has cracked the Fascist defense sysiem in southern Albania. London reported that Greek strategic successes near Klisura had forced the Italians to throw alrnost _ an entire division (about 15,000 men) into the area to meet! the Greek threat which has the port of Valona as its goal. The retirement of Soddu seemed to indicate that his two months’ work had failed to stiffen Italian resistance sufficiently to check Greek advances which have continued, slow and cautious, despite the handicap of bad weather and inadequate roads. Greeks Nearer Valona

Athens claimed that Greek troops are moving up the coastal road south of Valona and moving ahead in the Klisura and Tepelini

areas. Reports that an Italian counter-attack had recaptured Pogradec on Lake Ochida were denied. Other developments included The Balkans continued to boil with rumors. The speech yesterday of Bulgarian Premier Bogdan Filoff in which he said that Burgaria ~would ‘defend her interests and freedom of arms” was interpreted ' by some as indicéting (Continued on Page Three)

LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, HIS JOB’S JUST RIGHT

WITH THE BRITISH FORCES BEFORE TOBRUK, Jan. 13 (U.P.). —A United Press correspondent, motoring in the Bardia (zone, stopped to talk to a lone Loadon cockney who was plodding along, rifle on his shoulder, in front of 10,000 Italian prisoners Toa he was escorting to the rea “How do you like the Job?” asked the correspondent. “Fine,” answered the soldier, “It runs in my family—my brother is a warder at Dartmoor.” “Dartmoor is Britain's famous prison for its tougher convicts.

PLEA BELIEVED NEAR FOR SIX-DAY WEEK

Times Special WASHINGTON, Jan, 13. ln appeal to industry to step up its

working week to six days, now be-}

lieved to be “in the works” of the (Office of Production Management for publication possibly some day this week, is expected to be followed by some arrangement for supplementing existing munitions contracts to reimburse manufacturers for the extra expense, |

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Governor Townsend takes the

WRITER TELLS OF SEA BATTLE

Nazis Raid British Fleet in Mediterranean 5 Times; Italian Warship Sunk.

By GRATTAN McGROARTY United Press Staff Correspondent

WITH THE BRITISH FLEET IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, VIA

ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 10. (Delayed) — Clerman airplanes intensively attacked the British fleet in the central Mediterranean «today after British cruisers and destroyers sank an Italian destroyer in a spectacu-~ lar running battle. The British fleef, Units sank the Ifalian destroyer within cannon range of one of Premier Benito Mussolini's Mediterranean strongholds. After the running battle at sea, he German planes recently sent to Italy’s aid flew over the British fleet and launched & strong attack.

_ Attack Fleet 5 Times

The British fleet ‘was in action almost from dawn jo dusk as the (rerman planes made repeated attacks. One of the most daring and concentrated attacks by the Luftwaffe pilots was directed at this warship from which’ I am filing ry dispatch, In all the German planes, aided by some Italian aircraft, made five separate attacks on the fleet. Seven planes are known to have been shot clown. The final attack was made as night was falling, when German clive-bombers rained high explosives ground the British warships. Battle for Sea Control It appears’ that the battle for control of the sea which Mussolini calls “Mare Nostruin” is now develgping into a duel between the British Navy and the German air force. The ‘ dive-bombing tactics used by the Germens marked their first employment in this ared sinoe start of the war. The day’s fighting started just as . (Continued on Fage Three) -

BRICKER BEGINS HIS 2D TERM IN OHIO

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 13 (U. P.). -—John William Bricker, beginning his second term as 54th Governor of (Ohio, today called for rigid economy in state government to help balance the cost of national defense, and promised that the state's needs would be met without acditional laxation. A Mr. Bricker coupled with his appeal for an immediate program of governmental saving a ples for “a hew devotion to our country and our kind of government.”

at the inaugural ceremony in the Staiz House rotunda

microphone to introduce his successor, Governor Henry M. Schricker,

today.

Flier Reaches Stricken Ship

INEW YORK, Jan.13 (U.P) —A Coast Guard airplane dispatched to the aid of the S. §. West Kebar, in distress 240 miles east south=east of New York, radioed its bese today that it nad found the ship still afloat but listing heavily to port. The airplane, comanded by Li¢ut. W. A. Burton, left Floyd Bénnett Field this inorning after four Coast Guard! cutters and three steamships had started through heavy winter seas to the rescue. { Lieut. Burton sighted the 5620ten American West Africa Line freighter and circled overhead. He radioed that none of the rescue vessels were yet in sight and that the*sea was too heavy to permit him to lend.

RAYBURN WINS WAR AID TEST

Foreign Affairs Committee Gets Bill; Time Limit on F. D. R. Debated.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (U. PJ). —'The House with a shout today upheld Speaker Sam Rayburn’s deci-

sion placing the Administration’s|C

important ~ aid-to-Britain bill in charge of the Foreign Affairs Committee rather than the Military Committee.

Chairman Andrew May of the Military ‘Affairs Coinmittes sought to win jurisdiction over the bill on the ground that it was primarily a defense measure. His ‘motion ‘to get the bill was defeated so resoundly that no effort was made to obtain a record vote. This issue of jurisdiction-——while not concerned with merits of the measure—was the first of many big and little controversies sUrrounding the legislation which would give President Roosevelt unlimited authority to provide the British with (Continued on }’age Three)

TWO CONTRACT FOR ROAD 40 AWARDED

Two contracts for paving on U. S. 40, west of Indianapolis were ayrarded today by ‘he State Highway Commission. The William D. Vogel Co., Indiariapolis, was awarded a contract for $440,248 for paving five miles of dual-lane highway ¢m U. S. 40 from Brazil to just east of Clay-Putnam Caunty line. Smith & Johnson, Indianapolis contracts, were awarded a contract for $113,850 for paving niarly one mile of U. 8. 40 in Plainfie

In Sand as

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Jan. 13 (U. P.).—Two Coast Guard cutters tugged and jerked, trying to pull the United States liner Man-

nattan from a sand bar today but as high tide passed without budging the huge ship, it appeared that further assistance would be necessary. Immediate attempts to refioat the ship finally were ended when a 12inch hawser from the Manhattan to the cutter Mojave snapped, allowing the ship to swing back almost parallel with the shore again. ‘An eight-inch line from the liner to the cutter Vigilant broke earlier. The Manhattan appeared destined ito remain on the bar until at least ithe next high fide between 8 and 9 Pp. m, or perhaps until tomorrow 'when a tug tan be brought around from Key West. Meanwhile the Manhattan’s 199 passengers and crew of 450 were in 4/no danger.

Liner Manhattan Still Fast

Hawsers Snap

listed to port as she was brought aliaut, but the 24,239-ton ship, secorid largest and fastest flying the United States flag. did not appear to be* damaged. | There still was rio explanation of how the Manhattan ran aground a a point only [250 yards from sliore on a ‘bright, moonlight night iri a sea calm except for a heavy ground swell. ‘The sand bar apparently is of recent formation ‘because, maritime authorities said, i does not show ou charts. ‘The Manhattan smacked into the sind bar at 9:15. ¢/clock last night. Eler speed was sufficient to carry her bow firmly onto th bar and all the power of her tu/bines was not enough to budge her. She left New York Friday bound for California pits with cruise passengers. Before the war, she was g favored liner in the North. Atlintic trade and has made several trips to Europe to | Svacuste Amer-

Rolling heavily, ‘the Manhattan

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WILLKIE FLYING

T0 LONDON SOON

Represents Only Himself; Approves Giving F. D. R. More Power for Time.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (U. P).— Wendell L. Willkie, having indorsed the lend-lease bill for aiding Great Britain, with its grant of full power to President Roosevelt, prepared today for an inspection visit to London. He will have no mission, official or unofficial, representing only “himself.” : Alf M. Landon had declared at Tulsa, Okla, Saturday night that he did not believe future United States security depended on a British victory, even though he favored all aid to Britain short of war. Mr. Willkie yesterday said he “reuted the statement that our national security is not involved in a British defeat. , The difference between a British defeat or victory is not only military but economic.” Time Limit on Power Urged Mr. Willkie said the grant of power to the President proposed in the bill was necessary if democracy was to compete with the dictatorships. He urged, however, that a time limit be set on the President’s extraordinary powers, that the bill be thoroughly debated in Congress, and that Congress retain the fundamental power to declare war. e said he had been sincere in ging during the recent political campaign that Mr. Roosevelt's reelection would jeopardize democracy, and he said that many of Mr. Roosevelt's acts since the election had borne out this prediction.

Soon to Fly Overseas

“Yet. the people chose the Administration and we must abide by that choice,” he said. “We must not fall into the fallacy of depriving it of powers necessary to defend us in order to preserve the mere forms of democratic government. We must give it the power- to act in this emergency, while at the same time assuring ourselves by competent amendments of a reversion of that power to us after the emergency is over.” Mr. Willkie has obtained permission from the State Department to go to England by Pan-American Airways - clipper within two weeks. He plans to stay two weeks. He said he was going of his own volition to get a betier “international atmosphere,” and weuld not represent anyoné but himself. Secretary of State Cordell Hull said he would be glad to talk with Mr. Willkie before he leaves Tor London.

ZONING NEAR NAVY PLANT IS STUDIED

Planning Board Named on Plea From Irvington.

A County planning board was appointed by County Commissioners today following the petition of a group of Irvington residents for a temporary zoning ordinance restricting building in the vicinity of the new Naval ordnance plant site in Irvington. The petition, which seeks to prevent the area from assuming “boom town” aspects, follows unsuccessful efforts of the group to prevent establishment of the plant on the site, which is between 16th and 21st sts. east of, Arlington Ave, Petitioners asked regulations to prevent helter skelter erection of homes for workingmen in the area. and to prevent insanitary conditions which might result from the establishment of trailer camps. Named by the Commissioners on the board to draw up regulations were president; Otto Worley and Henry R: Taylor, Irvington residents; Paul R. Brown, County Surveyor; Horace Abbott, County Agricultural agent, and George T. O'Connor, of

the Indianapolis City Plan Commis-

Governor Schricker (left) and

Lieut. Gov. Charles M. Dawson as

they appeared on the inaugural platform.

Urges Single Men As 1st Draftees

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (U. P.). —Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt said today that she believes married men living with their wives should be deferred from selective service as long as there are enough single men who have not started their careers to fill the quotas. In any event, Mrs. Roosevelt said at a press conference, she “feels very. strongly” that a uniform rule about deferring married men should be adopted for the entire country. She listed in order of preferment for selective service: Single men who have not started their careers or who are not in the midst of their education program; married men who can sup-: port their wives: even while in service, and married men whose wives are self-supporting. .

U. S. AIR CHIEF IS SUGGESTED

Maas Says Power Would Be About Those of Beaverbrook.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (U. P.). —Rep. Melvin J. Maas (R. Minn), ranking Republican member of the House Naval Affairs Committée, today suggested it may be desirable to create a director of aircraft pro-

duction with -powers approaching those of the British plane production chief, Lord Beaverbrook. Mr. Maas asked two aircraft executives. who appeared before the committee whether they believed the assignment of responsibility for Army, Navy and British aircraft procurement in the United States in the hands of a single director would help break production lags. Neither L. R. Grumman of the Grumman Aircraft and Engineering Corp. or Burdette S. Wright, vice president of the Curtis Airplane division of Curtiss Wright, had an offhand opinion, but said they would consider the ‘proposal. Mr. Grumman said he had received a telegram from Lord Beaverbrook reporting that a Grumman naval fighter had shot down the latest type of German bomber. After the committee recessed, Mr. Maas said he was considering a bill covering the proposal, but was “awaiting developments.”

IT WAS WARMER BECAUSE OF SMOG

' LOCAL TEMPERATURES

‘6am .... 31 10a. m. . 32 am,...31 11am .... 32 8§a.m.....31 12 (noon) .. 32 9a.m.....31. Ip.m.....32

If you ‘thought it was unusually spring-like last night, thank not the Weather Man but the smog. Meteorologist J. H. said that last night's thick pall of smoke made it about five degrees warmer. The smog, he said, broke about 2. a. m. and the mercury dropped five degrees. As to the outlook today, he said it would be cloudy with occasional rain tonight and tomorrow and slightly warmer tonight.

SAYS NAZIS BURNED CAPTIVES WHO DIED

NOUMEA, New Caledonia, Jan. 13 (U.. P.).—A sailor who spent four months in the hold of a Nazi Pacific Ocean raider said today that “numerous prisoners died, but the Germans buried none at sea, for fear of leaving a trail. Presumably, the bodies were burned under the ship's boilers, or preserved until they could be left on an island. The sailor was Alphonse Wila of the collier Notou which was captured and sunk off New Caledonia

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WOMAN DIES IN HEAD-ON CRASH

4 Others Hurt on 30th St. West of Road 52; Bus Accident Victim Dead.

A woman was killed and four persons injured in a head-on auto collision today on 30th St. just west of Road 52. It was the second Marion County traffic death over the week-end. A New York woman was injured fatally Saturday night when a transcontinental bus crashed into a W. Washington St. safety zone. The states’ week-end traffic total, outside Marion County, was 16. Killed in this morning’s accident was Mrs. Elizabeth Lakin, about 46, of Rural Route 17, Box 432. The injured were ‘her son, Robert E. Lakin, 28, of the same address; J. B. Rudell, 56, of 1118 Congress Ave., and William E. Daugherty, 29, of 1155 Congress Ave. and Mrs. Anna McMann, 714 N. Holmes Ave. Son Held After Accident Mr. Lakin, arrested on vagrancy and reckless driving charges after the accident, was driving the car in which his mother was riding, and Mr. Rudell was driving the second auto, in which Mr. Daugherty was a passenger. Mr. Lakin’s bond was raised this morning from $100 to $1000. Mrs.. McMann was charged with drunkenness and vagrancy. Apparently the two cars collided at an angle near the middle of a 40foot bridge and plunged ahead to stop at opposite ends of the span. The Lakin car turned over, pin-

‘ning Mrs. Lakin beneath it. Allison

employees on .the way to work righted the auto and found her body. The bus crash victim was Mrs. Charles Bossie, 72, of New York, who died in Methodist Hospital yesterday. ° Blinded, Dviver Says The All-American Lines franscontinental bus in which she was riding, hit a concrete safety zone abutment at Washington St. and Pershing Ave. The driver, who took over at the local station, said he was blinded by the lights of an oncoming car. More than 20 were injured and (Continued on Page Three)

HOPPER AND MAZE TAKE TRUSTEE JOBS

Appointed Suécessors to Dawson and Cook. .

Two new township trustees assumed their duties today a few minutes after being appointed by County Commissioners to fill vacancies. George J. Hopper, R. R. '14, Box 156, was named Washington Township Trustee to succeed Charles M. Dawson, who was inaugurated as

" Lieutenant Governor today.

John Maze, a Franklin Township farmer, became the Franklin Towhship Trustee replacing Ed C. Cook, who died Friday. Harry Hohlt, Commissioners’ president, said Mr. Hopper, Washington Township (outside) Democratic chairman, was named because of a flood of requests for appointment of someone living outside the city, and because of the Democratic County Committee’s recommendation of Mr. Hopper. Each of the new {rustees will serve two years. They were sworn in by Fabian W. Biemer, chief deputy County Auditor.

——————— STOCK PRICES IRREGULAR NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (U. P.).— k prices were irregular today as aders awaited more definite indication of a trend. Volume was light. .

NAZIS OVER ENGLAND LONDON, Jan. 13 (U. P)— Enemy planes were reported over a southwest England

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HELD ES IN TIM

GOP T0 SPEED ACTION ONITS RIPPER’ BILL

Judiciary ‘A’ Meets at 2; - Welfare Department Alteration Sought.

The Republican majority in the Legislature planned to wait less than three hours after the inauguration of Governor Schricker and

Lieut.-Gov. Charles Dawson today before - speeding its “decentralization” program toward enactment. In the House of Representatives, Judiciary “A” Committees was to meet at 2 p. m. to act on the

revise the structure of State Government to give the bulk of the executive authority to Mr. Dawson. In the Senate, other Republican measures were to be introduced including a bill to alter the State Welfare Department = administration. The Democratic minority in the LHolise this morning sought to drive wedge in the Republican program by introducing six measures designed to gain favor with labor and other groups.

Wait Schricker Address

Meanwhile, both Republicans and Democrats awaited Governor Schricker’s address to the joint session of both houses at 11 a. m. tomorrow in which he is expected to indicate his plans for fighting G. O. P. proposals to strip him of his powers. Mr. Schricker worked until after midnight last night on the message. Another measure introduced in the House this morning by a group of Republicans headed by Rep. H. H. Evans (R. New Castle) would define “fifth column” activities and provide maximum penalties of five to 21 years and a fine of $10,000. This bill defined as a “fifth column” activity the printing, circulating or possession of un-American literature and the participation in any un-American organization, Would Tax Bicycles

Also introduced was a bill which would provide a flat $6 license fee for pleasure vehicles and license fees ranging from $6 to $200 for trucks. It also would provide a $2 license for bicycles. The . Denocratic minority measures introduced today were: 1. Set up a State Wage Hour Law with provisions corresponding to the present Federal Act. 2. Liberalize the Unemployment (Continued on Page Three)

BRITAIN WILL RATIO PIGEONS, RACE HORSES

LONDON, Jan. 13 (U. P» —Race horses and pigeons will be required to have ration books soon. The seéretary of the National Homing Union told a meeting that pigeon food rationing would start Feb. 1. An official of the Agriculture Ministry said that food for race horses

G. O. P. “ripper” bill, which would | '¥

I AITH, RESPECT

ENTIAL OF TEST:

Dawson Is Sworn Ing 4000 at State

House Rites.

(Texts of Schricker and Dawson speeches, Page Two.)

By EARL RICHERT Henry F. Schricker, a, fore

mer small-town banker and newspaper editor, today be came the 36th Governor! of Indiana in a simple ceremony at the State House, marking the State’s first bi-partisan’

inaugural.

Charles M, Dawson, Republican, former Washington Township trustee, took the oath of office as Lieutenant Governor a few minutes before Mr. Schricker. An estimated 4000 persons wit nessed the inaugural ceremonies which were held on a platform A erected for the occasion in the roe ° tunda of the State House. Both Mr. Schricker and Mr. Daw« son made brief addresses. Schricker Urges Test Mr. Schricker asserted that this is “a testing time for representa= tive government.” “To succeed,” he declared, “we must have faith in one another, respect each others’ views, and fine ally move forward under the mans date of our common interest mh common cause, The pr orderly government must not jeopardized in this joint undertgks

ing. “I have only one purpose in this solemn hour and that is to dedicate myself wholly and completely to & the task of providifig good govern= ment and honest government to all of our peaple.” Mr. Schricker took note of the fact that he, a Democrat, was f with a Legislature controlled by the opposite political party. “I freely admit my own anxiety with reference to our future proge ress under these conditions,” he said, “but at no time have I enters tained the. slightest doubt concerns ing the sincere patriotism of any. other elected official, regardless of politics. Neither have I been dis-« turbed by any misgiving that ought but good s come out of our combined efforts\ in the service for which we were chosen. ‘Regardless of Politics’ =. . “You and I, my fellow officials, regardless of politics, have taken the same solemn oath to support both™the Constitution of the United States and the State of Indians, and we stand prepared faithfully and impartially to dischatge the duties of our respective offices to which we were elécted. ‘““Fhis obligation, above everys hi thing else, clearly defines our.res lationship to the people, and hape pily furnishes the best and -most reliable of platforms upon which to Jauneh our future activities tow

. Achricker quoted from the’ tution, pointing out that = J authority had no a General Assembly, the bis 1% power in the aries Hi and the judicial power in the Courts. . “As your Governor,” he declared, “it shall be my high purpose to transact impartially all of the co stitutional duties vested in office and to take care that — are’ faithfully executed.” 2

He ‘added that “with equal deters. (Continued on Page Three)

also would be rationed.

‘March of the A Fitting

For appropriate musical selections, this week’s award goes to the person who selected the marching tune played by Indiana University’s band as the new executives paraded to

the inauguration platform. It was “The March of the Pioneers” and in view of the Republican bills now being introduced in the Legislature, it was just about the right theme. Wild cheering, applause and ill trumpeting greeted the new Governor and, Lieutenant Governor as they moved toward the platform, accompanied by relatives, state officials and leaders of both parties. It apparently was a bi-partisan crowd almost equally divided numerically and vocally.

Ed Wilken, who is / Governor Schricker’s closest friend and his new executive secretary, was absent from today’s ceremonies. He is in Methodist Hospital, recuperating from an operation. He was represented by his 13-year-old son, Don-

ald, who occupied a place of honor tform, he Wilken heard

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Pioneers’ Musical Theme

by Jado in his methodist Hospital

Mr. Schricker started his address a with: “This is to my good friend, Eddie, in the hospital . . .* .

There were flowers galore in the offices of Mr." Schricker Lieutenant Governor Charles Dawson. Biggest of Mr, ra er’s collection was one from his home County of Knox. It was red and white, ih the county name spelled out. Me

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The new Governor arrived: J few minutes before the ceremon were scheduled to start. He plained that he had worked wu midnight on the address he will liver to a joint session of the : islature tomorrow at 11 a. m. Governor, a former newspape composes and types all his ¢ speeches, including his inay ura message today. He uses the “I and punch” system, he says.