Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 January 1941 — Page 1

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BASES USED BY NAZIS IN AIDING DUCE BLASTED

9 Dive Bombers Destroyed, R. A. F. Says; Fire Bombs : Damage Plymouth.

BULLETIN

LONDON, Jan. 14 (U. P.).—The Admiralty today reported that the aircraft carrier Illustrious and the cruiser Southampton were damaged by German and Italian divebombing attacks off Sicily, Jan. 10. The Admiralty reported at least 12 enemy planes were shot down and a number of others damaged. Despite the attack, the convoy proceeded with important material for the aid of British forces in Greece, it was claimed,

By UNITED PRESS Great Britain threw its air power . into the battle for Mediterranean Sea control as new rumors ran ~ through the Balkans today of an imminent German move in that area. British power was applied at the critical Mediterranean narrows between Sicily and Africa where new German dive-bombing squadrons, _aided by Italian warplanes, have sought to snap British communications between the eastern and western pertions of the inland sea. - R. A. F. planes attacked Catania, Sicily, where it is believed Nazi airplane reinforcements have been based. In an attack Sunday night they reported they probably had destroyed nine German Junkers 87’s— the dive-bombers which went into action against British Mediterranean Sea power last Friday for the first time.

Fire Bombs Spray Plymouth

The battle for the control of the ~Mediterranean coincided with another 'Royal Air Force onslaught , against the German submarine base of Lorient, France, and the Dunkirk area. During the night German planes hurled some 10,000 fire bombs on the English southwest coast town of Plymouth, The three-hour raid was the most savage of the war for the port. Damage was great but casualties were reported light. Lady Astor, whose husband is Lord Mayor of the city, toured the stricken regions

and aided in setting up shelters and |!

providing food to the homeless and injured. Many fires were started by! the first bombs and succeeding waves of German planes dropped high explosives. . The women’s ward of a hospital “suffered a direct hit and there were numerous casualties. Surgeons operated amid the wreckage of those most seriousiy wounded. It was feared there were casualties in two shelters which were hit.

Singing Quiets Audience

A big bomb exploded near a movie theater and put out its lights. A woman usher ran onto the stage and began singing to quiet the patrons. Three soldiers joined her and played|

an accompaniment with mouth or-|

gans until the raid ended. Despite the ferocity of the raid the fires started were put out quickly, it was reported, because of the increased efficiency of fire fighting. London and other. cities escaped lightly but. continued preparations to meet even bigger raids than those so far made. Now every bus, street and motor coach operated in the London area is a mobile fire fighting unit, equipped with sand and fire extinguishers. Other developments included: | The Italians claimed that the British destroyer Gallant, 1335 tons, (Continued on Page Three)

2 HOLDUP CASHIER AT VOGUE THEATER

Mrs. Helen Martz, cashier at the Vogue Theater, prepared to take in the money and hand out a pair of tickets last night when a couple of well dressed young men stepped up to the cashier's cage. Instead of asking for tickets, one of the “patrons” demanded: “Hand it over.” Mrs. Martz handed them an estimated $53 and they fled. Juanita Lantz, 3807 E. New York St., told police that as she walked on N. Wallace Ave., 300 block, last night, a youth ran up behind her, grabbed her purse and escaped in | a passing car.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1941

Entered at Postoffice,

House and Senate | ir

‘The House and Senals, in joint

for his rights as-Governan,

session, hear Governor ({chricker’s

Joi

nt Session

warning that he intends to fight

about 8:15 a. m.,

TRAFFIC PERILED BY ICY STREETS

Severai Hurt. in in -Grashes And Falls; Mare Freezing Rain Due.

TODAY'S ‘TEMPERATURES Bam.....27T 10a.mii.... 29 f1a.m, ....28 11la.mi....29 Bam .... 27. 12 (noon) .. 30 a.m. .... 28

Freeing rain which gla: ed streets | and sidewalks unexpectedly ‘todav| sent scores of autos skidding into collisions and slowed triffic to 2 snail’s pace. | So numerous were traffic accidents that in some cases it was impossible to get tow-in service for ¢n hour or ore. : Several persons were injured in the crashes and in falls on the slippery pavement. State Police reported i sheet of ice on a 50-mile wide strip of roads pxtencing from the north vest to the southeast sections of the state. The Weather Bueau. attributed the glaze of ice to the rain falling with temperatures sliglitly below freezing. Occasional freezing rain was predicted for tonight and tomorrow.

Accidents Occur Rapidly

The ‘glaze appeared onl the streets and the Police Headcuarters switchibogrd began receiving a flood of ageifeat reports a minute or two later. Lucinda McNary, 30, ¢f 1323 Columbia Ave., broke her right arm when she slipped and| fell while walking in Yandes $t., 1300 block. A motorist was injured and traffic jover the 38th. St. railroad overhead | west of Massachusetts Ave. was tied up by a three-car collision. Marvin Brumett, 1405 E. Hanna St., received knee and chest injuries when his car was$'in collision with a truck driven by Clarence Stewart, 720 N. New| Jersey St.. at 15th St. and Ceniral Ave. Clera Dunn, 1238 English Ave. received a shoulder injury when her car and another driveii by Irene

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| Strato Liz TWA Mascot, Is Home

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (U. P.) i= Strato Lizzie came hotrie today. The misnamed tomcat with the guileless blue eyes and disarming purr scratched against the kitchen door at a Transcori:inental and Western Air hangar early this morning to end a starch over half the continent! The cat’s friends feared he had mei, with foul play when he was missing for so long, hut he appeared in good shapé¢ on his return although his dizappearance still remained more or less a mystery. i

Bread Shortage Means Les: Beer

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan. 8 (0. P.). (Via Berlin, Delayed). —-Authorities decreed today - that because of g bread shortage beer drinkers mist henceforth surrender one bread ration ticket for each: glass of beer they buy. | Many butcher shops have closed because of + lack pf rieat. Butter also i: now rare. Milk is reserved {ir children and agad and ill persons. Sugar is about the only staple | {nodstuft of which I gians get

VanlNuys in Thick

Of Capitol Fight WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (U. P.). —The Dpgmocratic Steering Com-

mittee loday heard conflicting claims of Senators Frederick Van-

i Nuys (D! Ind.) and Pat McCar-

ran (D. Nev.) for chairmanship

| of the important Judiciary Com-

mittee end decided” to |refer the matter to a sub-committee of five, The difficulty in choosing a new chairman arises from [the fact

that both Senators McCarran and VanNuy: have served [the same length ¢f time in, the Senate and on the committee. The chairmanshiypi ordinarily is decided by seniority rules. The (uestion may have to be decided by the few minutes difference between the timg that the two Sehators took th¢ oath of office. They both were sworn in on March 4, 1933, but in diiference to the alphabetical rule, Mr. MecCarran took the oath first. There is a precedent; however, for setiling the dispute by the seniorit)’ of the states r¢presented. That 1inethod would | give the chairminship to Mr. plo Mr. VanNuys

FRANCIS RELEASED IN MEDICAL

Evidence Insufficient, Says

Judge McNelis. Chargs against Harry B. Francis of practicing medicine without a license | today were dismissed by Judge John McNelis irl Municipal Court 3 for insufficient 2vidence. Toner M. Overley, manager of the Indianapolis Better Business Bureau, wiis the only prosecution witness. | Five defense witnesses testified they ne¢ver had seen Mr. Francis practice medicine or prescribe treatment, although séveral df them said they hdd called Mr. Frencis by the title of doctor. Several of the witnesses vere employees o: the college Mr. Préncis headed. Mr. ¥rancis was arre months ago at the Indi Therapliy College, 2210 N. Meridian St., of which he is the head. - The ¢flidavit was signed by Bryce Beecher, assistant - director of the Better Business Bureai, who did not tes/ify today because he is ill. The lndiana Physio-Therapy College is he successor to the Indiana Chiropractic School, which was founde( in Indianapolis in 1911 at the N.| Meridian St. address.

SCHRICKER EXTENDS AUTO TAG DEADLINE

Gove nor Henry F. Schricker, carrying cut a promise h¢ made two weeks igo, today officially extended the deidline for purchase of auto license plates to March |1 by executive orcler. A bil is being prepar: duction. in the Legislat March '1 the official ¢ the license purchases. present law the deadline

sted several ana Physio-

'd for introire to make leadline' for Under the is Dec. 31.

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ATAL

Jan, 14.— yette salesantly whe was riding | in ay and over-

'RUCK SKID F LAFAYETTE, Ind. Abe. Pearlman, 37, Lafé man, was killed inst the trick in which -he skiddec on an icy highw turned.

entmines

OHI() STATE HIRES COACH

COL!JMBUS, O., Jan. 14 (U. P.) — Paul Fugene Brown, glightly bald, 32-year-old Massillon igh Seheal | coach, today 8p pin ;

TRIAL

WILLKIE BID TO HEARING HINTED

Hull ail Morgenthay Also Invited in House Study

Of Arms Lease Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (U. P.).— Members of the Housé Foreign Affairs Committee hinted today that Wendell L. Willkie might be invited to ‘testify at hearings on President Roosevelt’s arms lending bill. House hearings, originally scheduled to begin .today, were postponed until tomorrow to allow Secretary of State Cordell Huii or Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. to present the Administration’ arguments first. President Roosevelt returned from a week-end-at Hyde Park today to survey with Congressional leaders reaction to the bill that would give him unprecedented Deace- -time powers to make the United States the great “arsenal of democracy. ”

Confident of Passage :

Sources close to the White House indicated that Mr. Roosévelt was confident the Administration has enough votes to pass the bill without his intervention. Tn line with this attitude, White House Secretary Stephen T. Early declined t0 comment on 'Corgressional proposals to place a two-year time limitation on Mr. Roosevelt's powers in the lend-lease bill. “I think that the White House will just let the Congress work out the bill itself,” Mr. Early. said.

to go to the White House to study proposals advanced by many sources for modification of the .aid-to-Brit-ain measure. There have been indications’ that the Administration would compromise on sonie features, (Continued on Page Three)

BRITISH PILOT HERDS 150 ITALIANS TO BASE

CAIRO, Jan. 14 (U. P), — The R. A, F, reported today that a lone fighter pilot had taken 150 Italian prisoners while on a routine patrol near Marsa Beddau. ti “When he saw a shall concentration of armed soldiers he thought at first that they were British, but later, flying low, he recognized their dusty green uniforms .and their large hat badges,” the R. A. F. said. “The pilot swooped lovr and fired a burst over the heads of the troops. Then he ushered his captives, as a farmer's dog does: sheep, toward a British military unit.”

Congressional leaders are expected |.

BLUE CHARGES POLICE LAXITY “ON GAMBLING

Calls Officers Into Court; Claims Equipment Seized Without Arrests.

Charging lack of co-operation by the Police Department, Prosecutor Sherwood Blue today demanded that certain police officers testify

regarding alleged gambling violations on Pennsylvania and Dela-

ware. Sts.

The Prosecutor filed a petition in Criminal Court asking that the officers appear in court to corroborate information obtained by his office. The petition was granted by Judge Dewey E. Myers, subpenas were sent to. the Sheriff's office and it was expected that the police officers would be in court late today. Mr. Blue said that on numerous occasions - he had asked Chief Michael F. Morrissey for copies of police reports and that his requests had been refused.

Invokes Old Statute.

“Therefore,” he: said, “in order to overcome this obstacle, I am forced to resort to a method provided by an 1852 statute. The statute commands me, when receiving information of the commission of a felony or misdemeanor, to cause persons likely to know the facts to appear before the court and be examined.” He said he has .information that certain officers have confiscated punch boards in establishments on De Baie and Pennsylvania Sts. without making any arrests. “Upon inquiry by my office,” Mr. Blue said, “one of the officers represented that they did not obtain

~“H seems incredible to me that an officer of our Police Department would fail to perform so important a part of his duty as obtaining the names of parties and witnesses in the commission of a crime warranting the confiscation of property.” Chief Declines Comment Chief Morrissey, attending a Safety Board meeting at the time, said he had heard of the Prosecutor’s action, but would not comment . until after ‘he had talked to Mr. Blue. The officers named in the petition to be called are listed as “Sergt. Burkett and Officers Fulton and McCormick.” - These policemen, the petitioh says, are “persons likely to be ac(Continued on Page Three)

CLAIM MAGINOT LINE IS BEING TORN DOWN =:

Nazi Political Guarters Say Land Will Be Farmed.

BERLIN, Jan. 14 (U. P.).—German political quarters said today that the great French Maginot Line, constructed at an estimated cost of $500,000,000, is being torn down. The. German quarters said - that wrecking of the French fertification system had been started in preparation for utilization of the land covered by the fortifications, particularly in Alsace and Lorraine, for agricultural purposes. The land, the German sources said, will be subdivided into small farms. It was said that the task of tearing down the great fortresses, the concrete trenches, the tank traps and the thousand and one other defensive devices which the French spent years in constructing already is well under way. :

SENATOR PAYTON ILL

Senator Eugene J. Payton (D. South Bend), was reported in =a serious condition today in a South Bend hospital, suffering from a stomach ailment.

the names of any persons involved. |.

23 Appointed

Frederick H. Eichhorn .. . Succeeds Perry McCart on PSC.

Laurence F. Sullivan , , . Chairman of Board of Financial Institutions.

NEW DEMOCRAT LINEUP ON WAY

Schricker’s First: Choices Dislodge Leaders of | Past 8 Years.

(Additional Photos and Legislative Stories, Page Nine)

By NOBLE REED Governor Henry F. Schricker is making almost a ‘clean sweep” of the old Democratic state officials. His first 23 appointments, mest of them dislodging party leaders who have been entrenched in State House jobs for eight years, today revealed that an entirely new alignment of Democratic leadership is in

the making. Many. of the Democratic officials

replaced in the sweeping perssonel shakeup, were closely associated with the original McNutt-McHale-Elder cliq that dominated the party and the Democratic Two Per Cent Club. Some of the deposed officials, many of whom resigned before the new appointments were made, were linked directly with the Two Per Cent Club which Governor Schricker ordered dissolved six weeks ago. Appeintments made by the Governor so far include: PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION—Frederick H. Eichhorn, Gary Democrat, chairman, succeeding Perry H. McCart, of Paoli, who resigned because of ill health. The Governor declined to comment ‘on the disposition of the other two board posts, one held by Moie Cook and the other by William stuckey. BOARD OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS—Ross N. Wallace, Demo(Continued on Page Three)

. ‘STOCKS DROP §1 NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (U, P.).—. Stocks declined $1 or more today because of war uncertainties and technical market conditions. Trad-

ing continued quiet.

‘By FRANK WIDNER

Some time within a few days, 79-year-old John Thatcher is going to

quail, uncork a bottle of champagne 55 years old and drink a toast to nine members of the famous No. 10 Club who are dead.

sister-in-law, Mrs. Julian Engelken at 711 Buchanan St, last survivor of the famous club Sunday with “the desth of his

in Frankfort, In It was. an = November, 1886, that several men in Frankfort went arms full of game. Tap much for

ters

John T baicher, Lone Survivor of No. 1 0 Club, To} Toast Deceased M embers at Last Dinner

sit down to a dinner of rabbit and:

Lancaster, 1917; Rube Klopfer, 1930; ‘John Doyal, 1931; Jess Yoyng, 1936;

Mr. Thatcher, Who lives with his became the °

bachelor : cousin, Plan vic C. Paris, ~ out to hunt and came back with ° them to eat, they callecl in a num-.

ber of their friends and sat down to a feast in ihe bachislor guar- | of Fred Ti ”

members. one Sy one, the sole survivor

home which: was located on the

Second-Class Matter : Indianapolis, Ind.

TO ‘FIGHT FOR RIGHTS’ Hurled Into Battle of Mediterranean NO ERRAND BOY

PRICE THREE CENTS

JOB, HE (.0.P. A

/ASKS RECOUNT

OF VOTES CAST FOR GOVERNOR

Whitaker Seeks to Unseat Schricker; G. 0. P. to Probe Fraud Charge.

The petition for a recount in the Nov. 5 Governor's €élection was filed in the Indiana House of Representatives today shortly after the G. O, P. State Committee decided to investigate the vote fraud charges. Charges contained in the petition, filed by former Judge Virgil Whitaker of Hammond, allege: That “thousands of aliens” voted

in Lake County; that votes were counted for Governor Schricker when they should have been counted for Glen R. Hillis, Republican candiate; that votes Mr. Hillis received were not counted for him, and that the certifications of election returns by some county- clerks were incorgect. -

Knapp Seeks Advice

The petition asks that a recount be held and that Mr. Hillis be declared Governor. Speaker James M. Knapp said the petition was without precedent and that he did not know his “rights and duties” in the matter. -He appointed a committee of five House members, all attorneys, to advise him. They are: Rep. George Henley (R. Bloomington), chairman; Rep. Glenn Slenker (R. Monticello), Rep. H. H, Evans (R. New Castle), Rep. John A, Kendall (R." Danville), and Rep. Emsley Johnson Jr. (R. Indianapolis). Last night the Republican State Committee asked Judge Whitaker to appear before it. . The judge . reviewed at length his evidence of alien voting and asked for “financial help and moral support” from the Committee,

Sces Need for . Better Laws

Judge Whitaker said that when his investigation is completed fit will show that at least 2500 aliens voted illegally.” Committee members asked him if it were possible to determine how many voted Democratic and how many voted Republican. Judge Whitaker replied that he could not, but explained that the Legislature “has the power to throw out all the votes of every precinct in which illegal voting is found.” Mr. Hillis, who attended the meeting, said he would not recommend that the Committee sponsor a recount of contest of Mr. Schricker’s election, but asserted that “an investigation might be advisable if for no other reason than to prove (Continued on Page Three)

CHARGES GOP KNOWS * RIPPER ACT’ ILLEGAL

Democrats See Attempt: to Create Confusion.

The Democratic minority in the House of Representatives charged today that the Republicans “know their ‘ripper bill’ is unconstitutional and are trying to create confusion by repealing the McNutt Reorgan-

ization Act separately.” The “ripper bill,” which would revise the structure of State gov» ernment to strip Governor Schricker of much of his power, also contains

WARNS SSEMBL

Governor Also Asks a Broad Program of

Legislation. (Partial Text, Page 18)

In a direct and frank man= ner, Governor Henry F; Schricker warned both Re= publican-controlled - housés of the Legislature today that ha intended to fight for his

rights as Governor. Speaking before a joint session. of the House and Senate only 24 hours after his inauguration, the sléndér, silver-haired chief executive = he was not unmindful of the = organization bills that have heén ihe

troduced, “having the unmis ble. purpose of humiliating and - barrassing the present Chief me ecutive.” Bo “This may be accomplished” he declared, “but I warn yeu § great earnestness that no self-res specting citizen of Indiana will ever wish. to serve his state as Govérnor under such ‘disparaging conditions, “1 feel it is my duty to speak for the constitutional rights and prero atives of the Executive Departmeés I have taken the solemn oath faithfully execute the laws of @ state. This cannot be accompli with errandboy authority.” The Governor also recommentbds a broad program to the legisla He said he favored repeal of the McNutt Reorganization Act—an. : which gave the Governor co over appointments in other departs ments of state government. “It is my honest conviction,” said, “that we-should return to: former standards of state go ment, maintained for many pricr to the Reorganization and I pledge my co-operation oh that end.”

Anxious to Co-operate . 4

With respect to his relations the G. O. P.-controlled Legislatu Mr. Schricker declared he was ious to co-operate in developing. wholesome and beneficial legis tive Programe : “We do not meet, I trust, ‘a8 blood-thirsty gladiators in a politi cal arena, but rather as conse tious, patriotic men and wom who seek only to protect and pro mote the general welfare of our: people,” he said. Included in his legislative recom: mendations were a free-textbhook measure and. several measyits A which would carry out Democra Party platform pledges such (Continued on Page Three)

SAFETY ADVISORY GROUP APPOINTE

The appointment of an advil committee of 24 members to a the Safety Board in dealing: wi Indianapolis safety problems - : announced today by Mayor Sullivan. The group will meet with Mayor and the Safety Board 1:30 p. m. tomorrow at City It, is composed of civic leadérs, business men and city and county officials. Its formation was proposed a m ago hy the Safety Board ho means of relaying public. © on traffic problems to city officld Parking meter installation in dow! town Indianapolis is expected to the main topic of discussion . morrow.

SONJA’S HUSBAND . TO TAKE DRAFT TES

CLEVELAND, Jan. 14 (U. P.) Dan. Topping, millionaire spo: in and husband of Sonja Henle, bh

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skating star, said today he

return to Greenwich, Conn. withir a few days to report to his - OCA draft board for physical examinfe = tion under the selective service law, “I'm 20 and if I pass I'l be in &

‘fourth floor of one of the buildings. |g repealer of the Reorganization|1-A classification,” Mr. Top,

Those who attended the first banquet and the year they died were Samuel Steel, 1892; Mr. Tice, 1904; Rudolph Barringer, 1911; Frank

John Steed, 1936; Mr. Paris, 1941, and Mr. Thatcher, “Mr. Thatcher recalls that at the first meéting, Mr. Lancaster, who at the time owned a saloon, “brought 48 bottles of champagne with him and we drank all but one of them. “It was decided that the remaining bottle be put away and each year brought out at the meeting,” Thatcher said. “Then, when the years passed and death took the

Act. When a separate measure repeal-

ing the aet was reported out of

committee today, Rep. Winfield K. Denton (D. Evansville), Minority Floor Leader, said: “Why do you want to. repeal the. law twice? I'll tell you why. . know the ‘ripper bill’ i§ 1 tional and when it is thrown out by the courts you want to create confusion by having the id it supplants also dead.”* Rep. H. H. Evans (R. New Castle) replied that the Reorganization Act

Mr.|is “vicious” and that the Repub-| Egypt, as

licans are enly frying to build up “horse sense Hoosier govérnment in Indiana.)

oe ene majority voted

served as he disclosed receipt board’s summons. wif scarcely dependent on my income.” Mr. Topping came here with Henie for the opening of her i¢ Fue tonight,

“IREPORT CAPTURE ( FASCIST GENE

CAIRO, Jan. 14 (U. P.). ™ ture of Gen. Argentino, form . ian commander LRA rac ‘a. result tion. was claimed in a commun

"Gen. Argentine cod ner who fled { :