Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 January 1941 — Page 1

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ENVOY FAVORS TIME LIMIT ON " ARMS AID BILL

I Suggests Group in Congress Be Set Up to Help FDR Administer It.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (U.P).— | Joseph P. Kennedy, retiring Ambassador to Britain, said today the

|| world situation “very definitely” {| makes it necessary for Congress to | surrender some of its powers, but | not to the extent proposed in the | Administration’s British aid bill. Testifying before the House ForI eign Affairs Committee, Mr. Kennedy said the surrender of Congres- - || ‘sional authority is required to some || degree to permit the United States {| to “catch up” on preparedness. Answering a series of questions by | Rep. James P. Richards (D. 8. C)), || Mr. Kennedy said: | “Congress will have to surrender some of its prerogatives because this || is an emergency.

Nation Needs to Catch Up

|| <“I think it very definitely requires || » some ‘surrender’ in order to catch u ” ! THe said it was up to Congress to decide where the line of demarcation [| in delegation of power should be || made. At another point he sug- || gested the creation of a small Congressional Committee to share with the President the administration of British aid. Mr. Kennedy also advocated a time limit be written into the measure. A limit on the amount of money

TUESDAY, JANUARY, 21, 1941

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By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. — The splendid young men of West Point, lithe and clear-eyed, aad passed in front of the White House. Their ranks were true and clean —thotigh men do not fight this way, in straight lines, with chins up, and uniforms in careful crease. Girls bubbled and squeaked, thrilled at so much male eligibility in uniform. Then came the handsome young mer. from the Naval Academy, and the thrill persisted. There was something chivalrous about it all, and something old-fashioned. Every four years for so long the

young men have marched) by in their neat uniforms. It is a thrill for the moment and it is gone, as their straight backs Sisappghr into the distance. And it is unreal, like war in the nostalgic romances of the Civil War, 9 ” 8 THEN CAME the young men ~and women of the National Youth Administration, colorful ia blue blouses that smacked of 'something new that has swept| across the world ard is exemplified here in what we once nonchalantly called “the Roosevelt revolution.” And then men and worhen in working uriforms, their lines slightly askew—the WPA, also

Lines in His Face Deepened and There

Stood a Man Quickly Grown Older...

part of that Roosevelt revolution. And afterward marched the tanned young men of the CCC, rescued from the city slums. All this represented the democracy that we had saved four years ago, and celebrated then. The President watched — and must have remembered. Then from the distance came a great noise, rolling along the street. Here came the tanks, 40 miles an hqur, clattering like ‘something from a nightmare. Two by two they came, with grim young men staring vacantly upon the crowd, automatons guiding machines of destruction. The sensitive shivered at the (Continued on Page Five)

PUSH DRIVE AS AUTOSKILL 1TH

Council Seeks Traffic Cure; Squad Cars Ordered ' Into Campaign.

City Council spent its entire session lgst night studying Indianapolis’ growing traffic problems, but at adjournment was no nearer a possiblz solution than before.

The study came as the Cily’s seventh traffic death—six more

recorded.

which could be spent for British aid | ®automatically would ‘follow,” he

added. : Cdinciderit. with Mr. Kennedy's proposal for a Congressional com- | mittee to share administration of the British aid program, -Governer Harold E. Stassen.of Minnesota suggested a similar plan in a speech before the Council of State Governments here. Mr. Stassen suggested that a su- | preme defense council be created, | “which would consist of the President and the Democratic and Republican leaders of both the House and Senate. Urges Ban on Convoys

Mr. Kennedy, in his appearance before the Committee, agreed with Rep. Hamilton Fish (R. N. Y.) that, © American convoying of supplies to Britain would be an act of war. He suggested that the bill ban convoys except when specifically approved by Congress. He returned to the subject of convoys later when he was asked by Rep. George Holden Tinkham (R. Mass.) what would make war “inevitable” for the United States. He replied: “Sending our Navy over. to fight for them, convoying ships, and having our ships blown up.” ‘Mr. Tinkham asked whether he believed that the bill in its present form gave the President “blank check” power. “No,” said Mr. Kennedy, “I don’t believe it.”

British Need More Ships

Mr. Tinkham then asked him whether he thought the American people should be given an opportunity to study his reports to the President and the State Department on the British situation. Mr. Kennedy said he believed it entirely a question of policy. : Mr. Kennedy also told the Com"mittee that unless the British get more ships this year, their shipping (Continued on. Page Five)

Long Pull, But He'sin Army Now

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (U. P.). —To join the Army in a hurry, John Shea, 23, spent 10% consecutive hours in a dentist’s chair yesterday, enduring four fillings, three extractions, cementing and repairing of crowns on five teeth, and the fitting of two bridges. Dr. Jacob Rosenblum said that in all his experience he had never seen such a demonstration of courage and stamina. He belonged to the 101st Signal Battalion, Company A, New York National Guard, which leaves today for Camp Shelby, Miss, to be inducted into the regular Army. Army doctors had told him he: couldn’t pass the physical examination because of his teeth. Shea" didn't have the money for the gen work but his outfit raised

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The | death, that of ‘Stewart Chaney, 85, of, 1234 Congress Ave., who was injured fatally when he was kriocked down by the open door of a car, brought announcerasnt from Leroy J, Keach, Safety Board president, that police squad cars would reinforce motocycle police in making traffic arrests. At the same time, with [fair weather, motorcycle police were out in full force on the lookout for traffic.‘ offenders. Fifty-eight ‘arrests were made overnight—40 more

than at this time last year—was||

than over the week-end. . Sheriff Aids Drive Sheriff Al Feeney’s limited force

activity, in the vicinity of 30th St. Georgetown Road. The eight were | fined a total of $75.

ing the traffic problem was to pass an ordinance prohibiting pa:king during rush hours on Meridian St.

extra lane to traffic on each street. the west sides of Capitol and Meriin which the heavy flow of traffic is

from #:30 to 6 p. m. Councilmen, however, passed on to the Safety Board's Advisory Comniittee the controversial proposal to establish a uniform downtown parking limit. They declined to act on it.

Oppose Fixed Limit

By unanimous vote, they struck from the files the Safety Board's proposal for a blanket 30-minute parking limit downtown and agreed to “let the Advisory Comirnittee handlz this one.” In getting rid of the measure which provoked a storm of debate, the niembers agreed to consider a similar measure if the Advisory group should propose one. Councilmen had varying ideas on the silbject. Some favored the 30minute limit, others wanted an hour limit and still others were in doubt whetlier any uniform limit at all would, be desirable. { Cou ncilman Harmon A. Carapbell, Republican, said such an ordinance could: not be enforced. The City (Continued on Page Five)

FEAR. 18 DROWNED AS TRAWLER SINKS

Five Others Pluch Plucked From ‘{ce-Coated Rigging.

BOSTON, Jan. 21 (U. PJ .--Five nearly frozen fishermen were plucked from the ice-coated rigging of their 108-ton trawler in the outer harbor today after 18 of their mate; apparently had drowned in the choppy, wind-lashed water. Thi trawler, the Mary E. O'Hara, struck a submerged barge at 3 a. m. as it. was inbound with 'a catch from Georges Bank. Her bow was

drive the ice-burdened and heavyladeti craft a quarter of a mile to Finn's Ledge where it sank, with only the rigging above water, M:ny of the crew members were trapped by the freezing water. in their bunks, it was believed, but others scrambled into the rigging and ried to hang on. One by one, frost-bitten and exhausted, they dropped into the sea until cnly five were, left.

Hambro Terms

of traffic deputies also renewed its! arresting eight - motorists! anc the |

Couicil’s sole contribution to sotv-|

between: St. Clair St. and Fall Creek and c¢n Capitol" Ave. between In-|

diana Ave. and 38t AE ie ana Ave. and h 8f., to open anil ar rei

The ordinance bans parking on| wegian Parlizment, in Indianapolis

dian from 7 to'9 a. m.—the hours|

inbound—and on the east sides! | {those which the Nazis unleashed

smashed, but the crew managed to

Saw 'Real Blitz!

Carl J. Hambro aes Noryay was Blieed, not betrayed. |

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DENIES NORWAY WAS BETRAYED

‘Peaceful Infiltration’ Tale Nazi Propaganda.

_ By RICHARD LEWIS Stories of the “peaceful infiltration” of Nazi troops into Norway

|preceding the invasion [of that

country last April were branded as German propaganda today by Carl J. Hambro, Norwegian ‘Goyernment

The elderly president of ‘the Nor-

today on a speaking tour, said the Nazi invasion of his country was as ‘real and as deadly a blitzkrieg as

against Polaild and France, and Norway was aot betrayed.’ Mr. Hambro appeared in a swal-low-tailed coat and striped morniag trousers in hi: Indianapolis Athletic Club suite this morning prepared to make a brief address to the Indiana Senate and House. He will address the Contemporary Club at 8:30 j. m. today at the Indiana World ‘War Memorizl. The leader 9f the Norwegian Parliament, whc| was second in the government only to King Haakon VII, is in the United States to outfit Norwegian air and 3ea units which are figliting with Britain. As to the outcome of the Battle of Britain aiid of Norwzgian re(Continued on Page Three)

ILLINOIS FARM WIFE HAS 11-POUND TWINS

LOUISVILLE, Ill, Jan. 21 (U.P.). —Dr. B. F. Steely said today he had delivered Mrs. Homer Paris, farm wife living four miles southeast of here, twins weighting 11 pound each. He said a search of records indicated the twins were the largest ever born. Dr. ‘Steely said the babies, a boy and a girl, were born Jan, 8 at the Paris home. Ile described the condition of the mother and twins as “satisfactory.” Mrs. Paris is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds.

STATE RESTS IN I0ZZ0 CASE

Evidence From Bail Hearing Admitted Over Protests ‘Of Defense.

Over step-by-step objections of the defense, scientific testimony that Fred Iozzo fired a gun the night Virgil Disher Jr. was killed was admitted as evidence today at Iozzo's first degree murder trial in Criminal Court. After presenting the testimony, given at a previous bail hearing by Roderic Rae, police criminologist, the. State rested its case. Defense testimony probably will begin tomorrow. This afternoon the jury was to visit the 8S. Illinois St. cafe where the shooting took place Oct. 25, ; Jury Excluded Mr. Rae is ill and his physician | told Special Judge Frank Symmes yesterday that he would be unable to testify for at least three weeks. Mr. Rae testified at the bail hearing that Fred Iozzo had fired a gun that night but that neither Dominic Tozzo, his son, nor the slain boy had. The jury was excluded from the courtroom while attorneys battled over this testimony, and later was excluded again when the defense sought to introduce a Federal Bureau of Investgiation report that the-test made by Mr. Rae was inconclusive. The prosecution’s objection that it should have been introduced at the bail hearing was sustained.

Denies Defense Motion

Just before the state rested its case, Ms: Virgil Disher Sr. the slain boy’s mother, told clearly and calmly how her son had bade her farewell at her bedside as he left on the party. She said that the next time she saw her son he was dead. As she testified, one of the two women jurors wiped tears from her eyes. As the state rested, Judge Symmes overruled a defense oral motion for a directed verdict of acquittal. .One State’s witness testified he saw Jozze go to the cash register, get a gun and shoot young Disher during a fight at the

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WILLKIE INOCULATED FOR TRIP TO LONDON

Leaves N. Y. Tomorrow on Lisbon Clipper.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (U. P).— Wendell L. Willkie received antityphoid inoculations and was vaccinated against smallpox today in preparation for his trip to London. He will leave La Guardia Field by Pan American Clipper tomorrow for Lisbon. From Lisbon he will fly to England aboard a British commercial plane. It was said at Mr. Willkie’s office that he had not committed himself to make any speeches, radio or otherwise, or do any writing while abroad. His trip to Britain is a purely’ personal and unsponsored quest for information, it was said.

The inside story of

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‘Where Hitler Stands Now!’

Germany today—WHERE DOES “HITLER STAND NOW? Wallace R. Deuel, famous war correspondent for

The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Daily News, is back in America once more—after living six eventful years with the Nazis

in Berlin. » 88 _ And starting tomorrow in The Times Mr. Deuel—inhampered by Hitlerian censorship—will tell - the real truth about where Adolf

. Hitler stands today.

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Watch for the first article in

FACE LOSS OF 39 MILLIONS IF URC IS KILLED

G. 0. P. Bill Might Cut Off WPA Wages and Surplus Food for Needy.

_ In the Legislature

The Hopper Minority. Opens Fire Other Legislative News and Photos cererergieiiee. wx ll

Unless Republican legislators provide additional funds for the State Welfare Department, Indiana faces a possibility of losing 36 million dollars a year in WPA wages and three million dollars in surplus commodities for relief clients, under a bill now before the Assembly. This measure would abolish the Governor's Commission on Unemployment Relief and transfer its powers and duties to the Welfare Department. One of the chief duties of the URC is the certification of approximately 134,000 WPA applicants a year. This is required by the Fed-

eral Government, and the agency

It's a Sweet Job

must be approved by the State] se

WPA Administrator as conforming|

with Federal specifications. URC Certifies Commodities

Under contracts with 975 township trustees throughout the State, the URC also certifies and distributes Surplus Commodities Corp. food to approximately 45,000 needy families. The cost of the WPA classification is estimated at $425,000 a year by Dudley A. Smith, URC director, and the food distribution cost, at $125,000 anhually. An average of 360 fo 400 employees are required, including 40 persons to supervise 400 WPA employees who labor on the surplus commodity project; 160 social workers, 120 or more stenographers and clerks and the Indianapolis office staff. Republican sponsors of the repealer claim the duties of the URC and Welfare Department overlap and can be absorbed into the latter. No additional appropriations for the department to handle the new load have been considered, a G. O. P. leader said.

Appropriation Needed

However, Arthur L. Gilliom, head |of the Republican majority’s legal advisers, said it is up to the Republicans to appropriate whatever funds are necessary to handle the increased duties of the Stats Welfare Department. State Welfare officials said today tuat if the new duties are turned over to them, it would require additional funds and personnel. “We are up to our necks in our own duties now,” one official said. He added that the URC could be absorbed in two ways. One would be by the continuation of the 36 centers now operated by it, the other hy adding the duties to the separate County Welfare Departments, but either would entail additional expenses to the present welfare budget.

Would Increase Duties

Some savings might be made by cutting down the personnel, it was said, but the machinery required to handle this load would have to be added on to the present employees. “The one major benefit of this propose move,” said a Welfare official, “would be that all workers would be placed under our strict merit system.” The URC first was created under former Governor Harry G. Leslie. It was revised under former Governor Paul V. McNutt, and $2,000,000 appropriated for emergency relief work. Of this amount, approximately $1,300,000 still is unexpended and under the new hill would revert to the General Fund.

RICHBERG SAYS AXIS VICTORY TO HIT U. S.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 21 (U. P.).— An Axis victory in Europe will bring Government control of industry in the United States, Donald R. Richberg, former NRA Administrator, warned today. He predicted at the 24th annual meeting of the National Auto Desalers’ Association that it will soon become evident “evems to the blindest isolationists that the United States is engaged in-a war of self-preser-vation, and that Government must and will exercise any control over our lives necessary for the survival of our institutions.”

RUSH FARMER KILLED AS AUTO OVERTURNS

‘RUSHVILLE, Ind. Jan. 21 (U. P.).—A Rush County farmer was killed instantly last night and his wife was near death today after their automobile sideswiped another and overturned on a county road near their home seven miles south-

west of here. Rolla E. Muir, 53, died and his

wife, Lorenda, 51, suffered a skull fracture. A

Barbara Schulz, 6, of Evanston, Ili, has been placed on the payroll of a Chicago candy company as its official lollipop taster, helping

select the flavors most palatable to children:

(left) helps her without pay.

Her brother, Jimmy,

Schricker Returns in Hurry on

‘Rumor of GOP ‘Tampering

But His Aids Declare There. Was No ‘Special Emergency’;

Misinformed About

Coup, Jenner Says.

Governor Henry F. Schricker returned to Indianapolis by plane today ahead of his schedule after reports had been circulated in Washington that “Republicans were tampering” with his office. However, attaches of the Governor’s office here declared the Gov-

ernor’s hurried return involved “no

special emergency.”

It had been reported that Lieut. Gov. Charles M." Dawson, Repub- ”

lican, had assumed some duties of the: Governor’s office in connection with a labor disturbance at Auburn. This report was minimized, however, by State Labor Commissioner

Thomas R. Hutson, Democrat, ,re-

cently reappointed by Governor Schricker, who said the Labor Division is handling the Rieke Metal Products Co. strike at Auburn without orders frem Lieut. Gov. Dawson. Meanwhile, Mr. Dawson denied any attempt to assume any of the duties of the Governor's office in Mr. Schricker’s office. Mr. Hutson explained that Mr. Dawson received a telephone call last night from someone in Auburn asking him to have State Police officers sent to that city. Mr. Dawson, the Labor Commissioner added, merely informed the Labor Division of that request. Dudley Smith, executive secretary to the Governor, said another factor that prompted Governor Schricker’s hurried trip home from Washington was the recommendation of (Continued on Page Three)

RAIN AND WARMER ARE PREDICTED HERE

Is Expected Later, Bureau Says.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6a. m. .... 2 10a. m. . 38 “a.m. ....30 11a.m..... 41 8a.m..... 31 12 (noon) .. 46 9a. m..... 3 1pm. .... 49

Drop

Ther: will be light: rains and warmer weather tonight—lowest 30 to 35—but tomorrow -night will be colder, the Weather Bureau predicted today. This same general temperature pattern was followed throughout the Mississippi River Valley, but there was colder weather in the northeast states and Montana.

GOP PROGRAM IS DEFENDED

Based Upon Mandate of Voters, Jenner Says In Irvington.

Answering critics of G. O. P. legislation, State Senator William E. Jenner (R. Shoals), majority leader, asserted in an address: last night that the Republican program was based upon a mandate of the voters to “strike . down dictatorship in State Government.” Speaking before the Irvington Republican Club, .Senatcr Jenner charg:d that those who attack the G. O. P. Institutions Bill “with its provisions for political decency. in it, do so with the stain of political indecency as their background.” Defending the bill, which provides for appointment of bi-parti-san boards for each institution, the majority leader said that “experience convinced the Republican Steering. Committee that pure bipartisanism, represented by high grade appointees, meant good government,” He said the chief aim of the Republican, leadership was to take the institutions - out of political control through the bi-partisan setup. Half of the board members would be appointed by a Democratic Governor and the other half by a Republican Lieutenant Governor. Under present laws, the Governor controls all institutions. Senator Jenner listed eight other

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HOPKINS SEES NAVAL AIDE LONDON, Jan. 21 (U..P.).—Harry L. Hopkins, personal emissary of President Roosevelt, ‘conferred with Admiralty Secretary Albert V. Alex

ander today.

New Transfusion Ordered

For Mother

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. Jan. 21 (U. P.).—Physicians ordered a blood transfusion today for Mrs. Eva Swanson, 34, who yesigrday gave birth to quad- ; ruplets that died within seven j hours of deliv-

ery. . The 98-pound mother withstood the Caesarian section with the aid of a blood fusion from hef

of Dead Quads

taches as “good, with normal weakening.” Bonatke of the unusual birth— which experts say can happen once in 795,000 cases—and the mother’s nenaal a: a second transfusion was ordered. .But sicians said Mrs. Swanson is “in no danger.” Funeral services were scheduled for 2 p. m. today for the three girls and a boy, who were the first children of Mrs. Swanson and her husband, Melbert, a boiler factory clerk. The boy, second child delivered, was the last to die. Dr. R. A. Gilmore performed the five-minute section yes-

terday, while three no ave 2

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CH ATTACK ON TOBRU

BASE IN SICILY BLASTED AGAIN

England Plans to Mobilize Men and Women to Turn Out War Materials.

On War Front Today’s War Moves....Page 2 Did Soviet Curb Nazis?.... 3 Course Set, Japan Warns.. 3 By UNITED PRESS Great Britain's desert fights . ers launched their attack on

today as Europe gave off rumors of possible Axis moves like sparks from an emery wheel. In London military observers pres

dicted the quick fall of the Libyan base.

British from their hard-hitting cams paign in Africa.

The assault on Tobruk, said to be ¥ “proceeding satisfactorily,” was

by the Royal Air Force which also’

bomber base in Sicily and smashed at Italian forces in Albania.

and southern borders of Italian East

§ | Africa, a British squeeze play gob

under way from the Sudan and’ Kenya. Prime Minister Winston Churchill promised that the Has African operations would be sued “without interruption.”

British Mobilize Workers =

And on the British home. front, Labor Minister Ernest Bevin ane nounced an unprecedented plan whereby Britain's man and woman power will be mobilized to turn out planes, ships and war materials: faster than ever. %

tion of airplanes, ships and

“we have now reached the stage" when it will be necessary to ha industrial registration.” He said that there would be ne. exception of rank or else.” The Balkan Capitals erupted rumors in an unending stream. Most’ of them concerned Rumania where there was trogble again. The exe tent of the, disbrders there was not: known. Bucharest, central point’ of the reported outbreaks, was cut off from the outside world by. censors] skip. : Still cofosstel

other rumors

that Adolf Hifler would meet with result of his conference with Beans Mussolini.

That report brought to the fore again the long speculated possibility of a Nazi attack upon Gibraltap through ‘Spain. Only yesterday planes believed to be German made

British western Mediterranean forte ress for the first time. Such a move would be a logical step if Germany's collaboration witht Italy in the Mediterranean has been placed on an expanding basis. That also would bring France

France has bases on the northern shore of the Mediterranean and on

which would be most useful in an (Continued on Page Three)

VANNUYS FORMALLY "ELECTED CHAIRMAN

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. (U, PJ. —Senator Frederick VanNuys (D. Ind.) today was elected chairman as the Senate confirmed Republican and Democratic Committee choices.

Pat MeOapan (D. Nev.) had cone tested for the judiciary chairmane ship in the Democratic Steering Committee, where Mr. VanNuys

his name went before the ‘Sens ate today.

much indeed,” Mr. VanNuys sal in a formal statement. a

MARKET UNSETTLED

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (U. P) Opening of negotiations betwe steel companies and labor unio unsettled the stock market Leading steel issues weakened the whole list turned lower after an early rally, -

HOUSE PASSES NAVY BILL WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (U. I —The House today passed mously and sent to the Senate a

assisted authorising the Nay

to sp ha elt NEL ’ mil HOLL MS a 4A WALAL

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The rumors did not diveit: ‘the : opened with a devastating air attack

To the south, along the northern

Spain and by inphieation, Fauess nop Vichy had an unconfirmed reporf’

Spain’s Gen. Francisco Franco as & 3

reconnaisance flights over the great

the African side and a sizable fleet . 4

of the Senate Judiciary Committee,

“I appreciate this honor very

the Italian garrison of Tobruk fis

blasted again at the Nazi dives Ni :

Bevin said that Britain's produge® war. materials is increasing rapidly bu.

Gibraltar in News Again.

Senator VanNuys and ‘Senator i

won. There was no contest whem SEC