Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 January 1941 — Page 1
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FORECAST: Fair tonight and: tomorrow; ch) colder soniaht and lowest temperature of 5 to 10; continued cold tomorrew with slowly rising: ‘emperatyse, by nights
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MERIT SYSTEM BATTLE LOOMS
Clash Expected Monday at Committee Hearing on Decentralization.
By WILLIAM CRABB
- The first open clash between*Republican legislative leaders and proponents of a state-wide merit ‘system is expected Monday afternoon at a House committee hearing on the G. O. P. hill to decen-| tralize administration of the ‘State institutions. The Institutions Bill, introduced . the first day of the session, has been held in committee on the insistence of several civic “pressure” groups, including the Indiana Merit Plan Association and the Indiana League of Women Voters.
. As a result, the bill is trailing the}
other G. O. P. program measures on " their way-toward enactment. Principal objection of these groups to the measure is that the 20 institutions would be placed under separate bi-partisan boards which might not permit’ g statewide merit system to operate efficiently. _ Order ‘Comprehensive’ Bill
The Republican legislative leaders yesterday voted to instruct the party’s legal staff to draw up a “comprehensive” merit bill to cover “at least” all®the state penal, correctional and benevolent institutions. The Merit System Association has drafted a model merit system bill, but it is understood the G. O. P. majority leaders oppose several key points in the Association’s proposal. ; One of these is the composition of the eommission to govern the merit system. The merit plan proponents want the commission to be composed of persons outside the admin- _ (istration of state government. The G. O. P. majority is understood to want a commission composed off:* - elective State officials. At Monday's hearing on the merit plan proponents are expected to ask further delay on the measure until the G. O. P. merit bill actually is introduced. They probably will be supported by the Democratic minority in the committee.
Oppose Further Delay
G. O. P. leaders probably will oppose any further delay in the Institutions Bill and order the committee to report it out fo the floor of the House immediately after the . hearing. The Republican leaders announced their proposed merit bill would not “upset” any of the existing merit systems such as those now in effect in the State Health Board, the Unemployment Compensation Division and the Public Welfare Department and that these might be incorporated in the “comprehensive” system. .. The hearing Monday will be at 2 m. in the Supreme Court Chamber, according to Rep. George Henley (R. Bloomington), Judiciary Committee chairman.
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'I'm. Off to Bed, The Skipper Said
NEW VYCRK, Jan. 18 (U. FJ, —Capt. Dwight Smith sprang from .the deck of his storm-bat-tered freighter Otho before the gangplant was in place last night Over lis shoulder, he spouted that hed.
‘never comd. so close to losing a | ship in 35 years at sea,'thaf. lie
hadn’t beer in bed or had his clothes off for seven nights and days and that he was going to sleep until the middle of next week. The 4839-ton American West African Line ship was 22 days crossing from Freétown, West Africa. She had been convoyed by a Coast Guard cutter since last Monday when she sent out an SOS in the midst of a violent storm, The “blow, » Capt. Smith said, was a “humdinger.” A 30-foot, 500-torn wave crashed onfo the forward deck and smashed a fives ton motor launch “into a thousand splinters. b
TTH NLRB ORDER ON FORD IS PROPOSED
Board Tentatively Demands Rehiring of 975.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (U. P.). —The Ngtional Labor Relatims Board today issued a prcposed on der directing the Ford 1l4otor Co. to immediately reinstate 975 iormer employees who ‘allegedly were replaced during a 1937 shut-down of its Kansai City plant. The order also directed the company to offer reinstatement, upon application, to 46 other union members who were rehired but lef their jobs during a strike several months later. « The order, the seventh issued against the Ford company for “unfair labor practices,” is tentative and all parties concerned Lave 30 days in which to file briefs and 20 days to request oral arguments before the hoard. The tentative decision ordered Ford to reimburse the 975 workers for approximately half of their pay losses from the date of their replacement, to the date on which the company complies with the order. The otheir 46 workers would receive back pay only if the company fafls to Telnstate them.
PINBALL MACHINE : CASE IS CONTINUED |fe
The pinball machine cése against Eugenia Doney, who operates a tavern at 150 W. 16th St. was continued tbday in Municipal Court until Feb. 4. Dave Lewis, former County Pros- | ecutor, was on the bencia &s judge pro tem: but disqualified himself, because he was acquainted with the defendant. Charges of keeping a gambling device and gambling house were placed against her Dec. 26.
ONE-TIME WAITRESS NOW IS MOVIE SFAR
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 18 (. P).— The most recent “rags io riches” yarn to come out of Hollywood was told today of Mary Gordon, a part time waitress in the corar nissary of
Miss Gordon now is a ranking actress and is drawing a salary of 3/8500 a week in James Roosevelt's forthcoming production. “Pot ©’ 1d.” She recalled that when she was Waiting on the of yester-:
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CITY PNEUMONIA TOLL INCREASES
Year's Peak, Expected This Month; Moi gan Warns on _Fespiratory His.
Ar Jear’s peal in the number of respiratory injections — common colds, influenza and pneumonia — will be reached this month, Dr. Herman G. Morgen, Board of Health secretary, predizted today.’ + He warned [tha any infection causing a temperature or a cough should he cared for immediately. The most noticeable increase in mortality this month has heen in pneumonia, Dy, Morgan said. During the first week of the month, 15 pneumonia d¢aths were reported. The total for {he month may reach 80, as compargd with 33 for all respiratory ailnients ‘last month, he said. He said ther) e five deaths were attributed to iniuenza the first week of the month! Dr. Morgan >mphasized that cddamon colds gnd influenza often! develop into pneumonia. A number of children were absent from school this week of respiratory infe:tions, but no ¢stimate of the total has been mede, Dr. Morgan repo: ted. Many others were absent because of the inclement weather. A checkup of high sc io00l absentees one day this week showed 1900 abserit, akout 100 more than normal, according to W. A. Hacker assistant. school superintendent. | If you have 2 a temperature or a cough, the bizst slogan is ‘early to bed and slog to rise,” Dr. | Morgan said. He pointed out that an early diagnosis is essential to Proper treatment of _Pnelimonia.
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200 TO TAKE ARMY
OATH TOMORROW
Two hundiied more young Hoosiers between 21 “nd 36 say “gcodby” to the home folks today and leave for service with; the Army. I7ollowing physical exe ‘minations they are to take the oath at Ft. Harrison toMorrow. | Nine Pose” County youths left Mt. Vernon for Evansville, wliere they will be joired by 128 Vanderburgh County-bey:. Nineteen will entrain at Petersburg and 29 at Washington, Ind. An additional 15 will be a to Toaianapolis from Bloom-
The Voice of
By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN United Press Hol ywood Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 18 (U, P).—M. Sayle (The : Voice of Experience) Taylor, radio oracle on affairs of ihe heart with , particular emphasis on
advice to! the unhappils wed, found himself today in trouble involving Wites Numbers One, Two and
Three. | For ths first time in| his seven
ing oil or. stormy matrimonial seas, the voice was stumped. | A judge in Superior Court had to take It even looks involved to the judge.
over.
Mrs. Jessie W. Ta; 7lor, Wife
charging ‘The Voice ha difficulty practicing. . what he preaciied. She said he talked her into getting '| a Mexicén divorce, because Pauline Taylor, Wife Que, was | threatening an alienation of affections
it b ia lawsuit wouldn't have done The Voices reputatiois any 590d, 508 coptinged So upon his
Some 30 employees of the Rgziike
LOW OF 5 DUE;
Going to London
ROADS ICY AS |
RAIN FREEZE
Cold General Through Na-
tion; West Coast Pelted _By High Winds.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6am. .... 30 10am ....27 "7am 2 Nam....28 8am. .... 28 12 (noom) .. 25 9am. .... 27 ipm.... 25
Smas——
Snow and sleet blew into Indiana
today to put a cold finish on a week
of balmy weather. The forecast for Indianapolis was “much colder tonight,” with a low of 5 above zero predicted.
The Weather Bureau added that|
it would be fair tonight and toMOrrow. The cold weather was throughout the nation. State Police indicated that freezing rain had made roads ‘extremely hazardous” in many sections of Indiana, particularly in the northwest. The Indiana Highway Department
general
said that roads were particularly|
hazardous near Wabash, Goshen, Waterloo, Warsaw and Crawfordsville, Veedersburg, Greencastle, Paoli and Dale. Snow plows were being| held in readiness if needed.
Snow Plows Ready
Temperatures in the vicinity of Logansport dropped to about 20 degrees, and light snowfall on top of he ice sheet added to traffic dang-
* The Weather Bureau here reported the rain and snow general
over the state, but the total -pre-|
cipitation at 6:30 a. m. was less than one-fourth of an inch in all stations. Lowest temperature at the early reading was 22 degrees at McCool, just south of Lake Michigan, where the mercury still was falling.
72 M.P. H. Wind
A high wind that at one time reached a velocity of 72 miles an hour at Northhead, Wash. swept up the West Coast and in the northern section pelted snow and. rain to the ground. - The colder weather moved into the central region as a disturbance that had moved out of Texas sidlecl off into Michigan, approaching a secondary storm near the coast of Maine. Pressure was high and rising from the Rockies to the Mississippi River and temperatures fell ta below zero in Minnesota, North Dakota and eastern South Dakota.
To Gulf of Mexico
Minneapolis recorded 6 below, and temperatures were reported lower in the open prairie regions, | The cold band extended southward over the plains states into the Gulf of Mexico. Snow and rain were reported in the Great Lakes region, New England and in the Middle Missouri Valley, Montana and Idaho. Moderate rains were reported in eastern Florida and southern Texas.
30 WORKERS PICKET PLANT ‘AT AUBURN
Several Injured at -Reike Metal Factory.
AUBURN, Ind. Jan. 18 (U. P.).—
Metal Products Co. armed with clubs and bricks, attempted unsueccessfully today to prevent fellowworkers from entering the plait. One person was sent to the hospital and several others: were injured. The company laid off 31 workers yesterday after they Yepariedly had taken company hold a union organizing meeting. A picket line was formed at the plant gales. The company, employing approximately 140 men, makes fittings for
|Executive Committee
Milo J. Warner . . . preparing civil defense program for U. S.
LEGION TO SCAN ISLES" DEFENSE
Warner to Be Accompanied By Two on Inspection of Civilian System.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (U. P.). ~Three American ion ‘officials, headed by National Commander
Milo J. Warner, will visit Britain to study civilian defense efforts there, the State Department announced today. Secretary of State Oordell Hull said passports for Mr. Warner and two aids would be issued at once. He did not diselose their date of departure. Mr. Wamer informed the State Department .the mission to London
is unofficial, and that it was to
study civilian defense methods in England to aid.the Legion in preparing. a Similar..program for the United States in .the event of war.
Trip Approved by
NS
At Legion headquarters here, officials said Mr. Warner's plans had the approval of the members of the national executive committee. They added Mr. Warner has not yet selected the other two in the mission, although the members accompanying him would be men “prominent in the Legion and in national affairs.”
defense activities of the British Legion insofar as they affect civilian war participation in defense activities,” local officials stated.
:Schools of U. S. Called Failure
— BUFFALO, N. Y, Jan, 18 (U. P.).—Dr. Mortimer Adler, author and University of Chicago faculty member, : believes ' that American schools and colleges are “a dismal failure.” Dr. Adler told the annual meeting of the Buffalo Public Library staff last night that “not one in 10,000. high school or college graduates would be graduated if he were examined on his competence in reading, writing, Jlistening and calculating.” The New York Board of Regents recently discovered that the average high school graduate has the competence of a sixth grader in reading,” he charged.
ACTOR’S FATHER DIES HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 18 (U. P.).— Film Star william Powell's. father and business manager, Horatio W. Powell, 75, died at his. home yesterday after a long illness. °
STOCKS RALLY NEW “YORK, Jan. 18 (U. P).— Stocks rallied in quiet trading today. Bonds were firm. Commodities
steel oil drums.
changed very" little.
Experience Is Stumped in
Own Marital Tangle With Wives 1, 2 and 3
WIFE TWO
$16,000 of it
years of spreadmonial miseries. from any lawyer Two, filed suit
Voice was .mum,
. Then, she added, The Voice married Wife Three, Mrs. Mildred Taylor. -
ASKED that her divorce be set
aside and demanded that The Voice pay up the 15 per cent of his $150,000 annual income she said he promised her.
She said she'd received only
The action found The Voice in his study preparing the advice he sends via a National Braadcast‘ing Co. chain thrice weekly to others with matri-
His answer to the: sound-
ed like a routine denial that might have come
as he said that he welcomed the
chance to have the matter settled by the courts and that instead of him being behind in payments, Mrs. Jessie Taylor actually was indebted to him. otherwise.
The
"What Tae Voice wants is peace, #5 Hig ean ‘oon. centrate. H¢’s got to broadcast advice - 20; flay, Jan, 22; Friday, Jan. 24, in accordance with
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R | Defense Production Director Wil-
-|kie, had decided he could not testify
» The misison will “study national
ASKS PASSAGE OF LEASE BILL
Tinkham Want Subpena for Willkie After Failure To Testify.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (U. P)).
liam S. Knudsen, appealing to Congress for prompt passage of the Administration’s British-aid bill, said today that the United States prob-
ably would have to war against the Axis powers “eventually if Britain falls.
would eventually become involved in war with the Axis powers?” Mr. Knudsen was asked by Rep. Lawrence F, Arnold (D. TIll) during
House Foreign Affairs Committee. “I think we would,” Mr. Knudsen teplied. “That in time we would have to fight a war anyway?” Rep. Arnold asked. “Yes, sir,” Mr. Knudsen replied. Th Knudsen testimony ended the ey k of House hearings on the bill. : Willkie Won’t Appear
Chairman Sol Bloom (D. N. Y.) announced in adjourning the session that the measure’s leading Republican supporter, Wendell L. Will-
before thg committee next Tuesday, since he 1s leaving by airplane for England on the following day. Mr. Willkie's reply br t a demand by bearded Rep. e Holden Tinkham (R. Mass.) that the 1940 Republican Presidential nominee be subpenaed. “I don’t think the committee has the right to subpena,” Mr. Bloom said, banging his gavel and adjourning the hearings until Tuesday morning. “Infers” Incompetence
Rep. Tinkham later said he intended to press his proposal to subpena Mr. Willkie, “and I'm going to see the Parliamentarian of the House right away to see What we can do.” “Mr. Willkie has been advising the country almost every morning about its foreign affairs,” he said. “I want to have him here for crossexamination. For questioning on his background and competency among other things!” “You don’t mean to infer that he is incompetent?” he was asked. I do,” Rep. Tinkham
Wadsworth Backs Willkie
In New York, meanwhile, Rep. James W. Wadsworth (R. N. Y.) urged Congress to refuse to give President Roosevelt a “blank check” on defense appropriations in the lend-lease bill and indorsed Mr. Willkie’s request that the chief executive’s power be limited to two {Continuny on Page Three)
PLANE ‘PRODUCTION 100 OVER SCHEDULE
Military Output 799 Last Month, Biggers Says.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (U. P.) — John D. Biggers, director of the new super-defense agency's production division, revealed today that- T99 military airplanes were built in December, exceeding expectations by nearly 100. Mr. Biggers, who held a press conference to explain the new organizational setup of his division of the Office of Production Management, said that he expected January plane production to exceed the December OPM Director William S. Knudsen, in a recent speech before the National Association of Manufacturers, said that. plane production| in December was approximately 700, 30 per cent below the estimates that had been made nearly seven months before. Mr. Biggers said that Mr. Knudsen’s speech have inspired greater efforts on the part of aircraft manufacturers to push production up. He said he could not recall how many of the planes produced in December were combat craft and how many trainers. He revealed that” production of light tanks is now almost five months ahead of schedule, but that volume production of 26-ton medium tanks has not yet started.
TWO KILLED, 30 HURT IN BUS-TRAIN CRASH
MONTREAL, Jan, 18 (U..PR.).— Two aircraft company workers were killed and about 30 others were injured in a collision between a bus
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hearings on the bill before the].
Matter
“Eventual War’ for U. S. if Britain F Falls IDEFENSE
He Wants War
Senator Carter Glass . views are personal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 .P.).—Senator Carter Glass (D. Va.) said today the United States should declare war against Germany now and added that he personally “would like to see Hit ler at the bottom of the sea.” The 83-year-old Virginian 'was secretary of the treasury’ during the World War and’ now is a member-elect of the important Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He emphasized that his view on war was personal.
F. D. R. DRAFTING 12-MINUTE TALK
Third Inaugural Address to Be. Brief .-as First Cold Predicted.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (U. P.). —President. Roosevelt has decided to cut his third inaugural address on Monday to not more than 12] ‘minutes, Secretary Stephen T. Early said today. An address of that length would approximate the one he. delivered at his first inaugural March 4, 1933. His second . inagural address on Jan, 20, 1937, ran about 20 minutes. Mr. Early said that Mr. Roosevelt will be able to keep the speech short because he ‘set forth cardinal points of his policy in the fireside chat of Dec. 29, and his message to Congress on Jan. 6.
18 Guests Expected Already on the third draft of the address Mr. Roosevelt secluded himself in his study today to complete it. Eighteen relatives of the President, headed by his 86-year-old mother, Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, will be White House guests during the inauguration. A holiday atmosphere pervaded the capital as the great day approached. , The weather man added to the |, féeling :of gaiety by hazarding a long-range prediction that the sun will shine gli day Monday. His added forecast that the temperature probably will hover in the low 30s failed to cause any noticeable gloom. | ii
Capital Is Jammed Visitors swarmed in from all parts of the country, Railroads revealed they will have at least 79 .special trains running into Washington over the week-end, and that extra cars will be added to all regular trains. Bus lines, too, planned special trips. Automobiles - bearing license tags from all 48. states streamed in on the highways. Inaugural officials estimated that nearly one million ‘persons would witness all or part of the ceremonies.
NEW ATTEMPT DUE TO FLOAT BIG LINER
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Jan. 18 (U. P.).—Another attempt to refloat the grounded luxury liner Manhattan, which ran into a sand bar 250 yards off here last Sumday, was expected to be made at high tide this afternoon. : The heavy duty salvage tug Relief arrived yesterday to aid in lightening the liner of oil supplies and cargo. The 551 members. of the crew remained aboard the liner, whose 200 passengers were removed Monday.
PAINTING OF FAN DANCER IS STOLEN
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 18 (U. P.).— Faith Bacon, the dancer who once went to court te challenge Sally Rand ¢ Sehis to the fan dance, repo police today that a t= ing of her in ‘the nude ‘had been stolen, Miss Bacon said she was taking the picture home in her 16-cylinder automobile, . A thief broke in. and took the painting while the car was parked AN % s GEN. DARNALL DEAD WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (U. P.) —] Brig. Gen. Carl R. Damall, 74, re-
tired, died today at ‘Walter Reed Collin
soil) Boepital, He aD pauve of County, Texas, and
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WITH SECRECY: THIS WEEK-ENE
Churchill Says Britain Needs More Arms Than Can Be Paid For, . . -: 7%
By UNITED PRESS Hitler and Mussolini
expected by Rome today ta meet within 24 hours for dise cussions which may deal rat new blows against Gr Britain, | h That Great Britain is convinell. that new, powerful blows will be struck by Germany was made evie 3 dent when Prime Minister Churchill} last night appealed for ~“more weapons, ships and planes from’ the United States—more than Britain had funds to pay for. He spoke ab Glasgow in the presence of‘ President Roosevelt's personal emissary, Harry Hopkins, Italian sources thought the dice tators’ meeting would be held .
German territory, possibly at Mugs ich or Salzburg, |, : :
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It’s a Big Secret
Since both Rome and Berlin trea movements of the Axis chiefs a military secrets it was assumed t circulation of the. reports Higjes and Mpssolin already on the way meet if nt actully in consultation. : : There was no indication of ‘the subject of the conference, but many developments have occurred the dictators last met at JF
haa Rok into a hi
fought defense of Italy's foothold im Albania while in North Africa Itals ian troops which were poised . into Egypt for a drive at the Sues Canal have been driven back: Bio Libya ind pave lost one-one-ha. of eir feng strength. : ;
‘Spring “Offensive on Tap?
ing the Germans in attacking ain have been called back home | German djve-bombers have some : into action in the Mediterranean an attempt to restore the balance off Axis-British forces in that-ares, On the German side the air. & j tack on Britain has “Coverings b the development of “Coven and fire-bombing tactics and the sea war against British shipping has intensified. The German grip om Rumania , has ‘tightened and the Balkans tremble weekly with rumors of some imminent but thus Tar, realized Nazi move. It seemed probable that Hyjl Mussolini would Die tay HI the expected big spring - Diss against Britain—perhaps a bier ing air attack on the British
the whole field of Axis dip! in relation to the United States and particularly the “all-out”-ald-tos Britain bill in Congress.
French Council Secret
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain of France called his council of mine hing Wings Biagio S00 3 evening at which it was thought he might carry out his long delay Cabinet reorganization. The strie French censorship veiled the sige nificance of the meeting but it is the first in many days during the Prench have anxiously awaited some German statement on the = crisis which ~ has simmered singe dismissal of Vice Premier Plerre Laval. £ The Bulgarian Minister to “Berlin, Parvan Drsganoff, arrived in and went into immediate conf with Foreign Minister Ivan Popoff. His return started reports that.a Cabinet reconstruction was smile nent. Such a reorganization might be the signal for the often oreg German move into tht country. . London -had a light daylight. a raid, the first in 12 days, and: Orders went out mobilizing all males between 16 and 60 3 fighting the Som menace. T chief Nazi attack was made (Continued on Page Three)
WILLKIE AND HULL TO EXCHANGE VIE
Secre morrow for an “ of prior to his departure for Britain, it was announced tod Mr. Hull and Mr. - Willkie meet tomorrow ‘afternoon in Hull's apartment at the | Hotel.
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