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RUMANIA REVEALS MASS MURDER

GOP MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE OBJECT VAINLY

Fish Says Democrats Fear

Reply of Military Men To Col. Lindbergh.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (U. P.) — Democrats of the House Foreign

hear three high military and naval officials in closed session on Presi-

after Republican members vainly had sought an open hearing. After reaching this decision at a private meeting, the Democrats rejoined the Republicans, who mean-

full Committee then recessed. The officials to be heard are Gen. George C. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff, Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chief of Naval Operations, and Maj. Gen. George Brett, Acting Chief of the Army Air Corps.

Invited by Fish

The three had been invited by Rep. Hamilton Fish. (R., N. Y.), to testify this morning, but when the Committee assembled Rep. Luther A. Johnson, (D., Tex.), asked for an executive session, and the Democrats voted for it. The Republicans boycotted the session. The Democrats spent two hours drafting their explanation. Their statement said that Mr. Marshall had declined to be “a- minority witness,” and wanted a closed sessian so that they might make “complete and frank replies to the questions that probably would be asked.” (Asked who he thought was re-

hear Mr. Marshall and Mr, Stark, Mr. Fish replied: “You're getting to higher-ups. “This is the most outrageous gag I've seen since I've been in Congress, and that’s only 20 years.” Claim Testimony Is Feared

‘The majority,” Mr. Fish said, “is afraid of their testimony after what Col. Lindbergh developed yesterday ahout our air defenses and Gen. Hugh Johnson’s testimony proving beyond a doubt it would be impossible to invade this country.” Mr. Fish said he wanted the expert opinions of the heads of the armed forces on the possibilities of invasion and why the United States had not secured air bases in South ‘America as suggested by Col. Lindbergh a year and a half ago, and why the country has only 200 first class fighting planes instead of

10,000. “I want to do my. best,” he added, |

“to do away with the fear created in the public mind by the Cabinet officers that the United States could easily be invaded. That, is a very cowardly and craven attitude.

Report F. D. R. Accepts Changes

Earlier, President Roosevelt was reported willing to accept three amendments to the British aid bill. Mr. Roosevelt, however, refused to discuss these reports at his press conference. He told reporters he considered it better at thi§ time not to say anything about specific amendments because he had not been advised by Congressional committees as to the language of any amendments they might had in (Continued on Page Four)

HALL ACTING HEAD OF MERIT PERSONNEL

The Indiana Merit System Council today announced the appointment of Prof. Ford P. Hall as the acting director of the Indiana Bureau of Personnel. Prof. Hall, head of the Indiana University Department of Government and a member of the Council, will serve without pay, starting Feb. 1, and continuing until a permanent successor to Richard W. Bunch, present director, is chosen in an open competitive examination. Mr. Bunch will go to Washington in February to become director .of personnel for the National Youth Administration.

COURT CHOICE MADE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (U. P.) — President Roosevelt said today he has selected a successor to retiring Supreme Court Justice James C. McReynolds, but that an announcement of his choice will not be made for a long, long time. Justice McReynolds is to retire Feb. 1,

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not succeed in beating Britai chances are in favor of their months. Their own position: secu longer] win before the war is half a year older owing to a combination of four main elements; FIRST, the Nazis think that their counter-blockade, executed by U-boals, surface raiders and the German air force, will choke off England’s supplies within tae next few months to the point tiat the British will hardly be uble to go or fighting, no matt:r how good their morale may be. SECOND, the Nazis think that the bombing raids will do st much damage to other object ves, in addition to the British service of supplies, that production of ward and other industries and ¢ivilian morale will be so- badly stricken that Ergtand will be fcreced to

DEUEL 1S ATTACKED BITTERLY IN IN BERLIN

Abuses Hospitality Shown Him There, Nazis Say.

BERLIN, Jan. 24 (U. P.) --Authorized German quarters said today that Col. Charles A. Lii¢lbergh’s testimoriy before a Cotigressional| Committee yesterday waii ‘an admiraplel exhibition of civilian courage. nd i In commenting on Col. Lindbergh’ testimony the German: spoke man bitterly criticized Wal-| lace uel, Chicago ' Daily News! correshondent who has reiurned to, the United States from Eerlin. Mr. Deuel | was not mentionec. by name. {fmenionn journalist who was formerly in Berlin, in conirast to Lindbergh, is presently writing a series | of defamations against Ger-| many| in America,” the spokesman said. | © “This man,” he added, “who a month ago was your colleague here, by hig conduct has abus:d the hospitality Germany extended to him for a [long time. While li¢ was here in Berlin he spoke quite diTerently from [the series of artic.es now appearing under his name »

| By JOAN YOUNGER United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Jan. .23~Throw away those red dresses girls. It) was scientifically proved tody that men: feels a stronger emotional surge” when . con--fronted by navy blue ‘than by any other color U setting the belief that red is the most exciting colcr, a psychometer registered the reactions of i ae men and found that blue, not red, made their hands clammy and| their hearts beat faster. e eight men were two stage stars, two foothall players, two movie ushers: and wo brokers. Green. mn a poor second and red was thir, The teit was con

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Wher Hitler Stands Now—

Germans Believe

They’ ll Win War In Next 6 Months

g This Attitude, but They Prepared to Continue Longer; Think U. S. wil Be Unwilling or Unable to Aid Britain.

This is the third of a series of 11 articles by a foreign co‘respondent who has just returned to America after six years in Berlin, discusses {German View of the War and How They Expect to Finish It in the Spring.”

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WALLACE R. DEUEL

1941 by. The Indianapolis Times

and The Chicago Daly News, Itc

CHICAGO, Jan. 24.—The Nazis think they are going

They are not sure of it, of course, and they are making all arrangements to carry on indefinitely in case they do

in so soon. But they think winning within the next six

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than six months, the Nazis think they are going to

its knees, apart from the | uestion of supplies.

THIRD, the Nazis think that the United States will be either unable or unwilling—or both--to aid itself by aiding Great Britain on a sufficient scale and soon pgnough 0 turn the tide, and that the British will become convinced of this “fact” within the 'next few months and will Shanda hope and capitulate. : FOURTH, the Nazis think {hat at some stage in this progress of events the British will be so weakened by these first three developments that they will no longer be in a position 0 beat off German operations to land an army—or several armies--on the British Isles, which the Germans will then undertake,

Psychological Weapon Has Lost Its Potency

There is still another. deadly weapon in Adolf Hitler's arsenal of tyranny, of ‘course—the psychological weapon. Hitler used this weapon to divifle, confuse and discourage the and achieved a considerable measure of success with it. Notably, he won incalculable precious time while he arnjed and Englaria did ot, ang whilé¢ he undermined the Frencli so thoroughly

British for years before the war,

that he was able later to destroy France, and thereby England’s whole continental position, in literally a few days. But since the war began, and more especially since the aitack on Jngland itself begen, this psychological weapon has lost its potency. The Nazi attack on Britair| has all the incredible horror of @ nightmare, but the people of Britain have not been psychologically overwhelmed by it, as the French were. They ate notably sane--possibly the sanest people in Europe today. And so Hitler must rely cn essentially military methods for conducting his war. But what if Hitler does not beat Britain during the next six months —or the next 12 months? | Can he go on fighting longer, and can he still win if he has to go on fighting longer? The quality of morale is so un(Continued, vs on Page Six)

WILLKIE ARRIVES AT LISBON ON CLIPPER

LISBON, Portugzl, Jan. 2¢ (U. P.). | —Wendell L. Willkie arrived here today aboard a Pea n-American Airways clipper en route to London to study wartime conditions [in Great Britain at first hand. Mr. Wilkie, who left New York Wednesday, was celayed at Horta, Azores, by stormy weather,

Ble Gives {Emotional Surge,’ So Toss Away Red Dresses

bureau and Herbert [Thompson Strong, color consultant of the Museum of Science and Industry. Mr. Muniz is also co-inventor of the psychometer, better known as a “lie detector.” The two clors--Ole Joleen of “Hellzapoppin” and Lyles «Talbot, currently in “Separate Rooms”— varied widely i their reactions. Mr. Olsen's emotions leaped at the sight of rec. although yellow is his favorite color. Mr. Talbot favored blue. Perspiration in the palms is the guiding factor o: the psychometer, Mr. Muniz said. Each “testee” closed his eyes, relaxed, and then with electrodes strappd to his palms, op his eyes and looks at a color. The ine

J OF AVENUE'S LOSE PERMITS

Cotton Club, Oriental Club And Sunset “Terrace . Penalized by ABC.

The liquor licenses of three of the largest and busiest Indiana Avenu night clubs were revoked today and for the first time in post-prohibition history, the Avenue was without a glamour after-dark spot.

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sion which said it found evidence that all three spots had been selling liquor after legal hours and on Sun days. Ferguson Operates Club

a murder was committed one Saturday night last summer in Mitchell's place and several Indianapolis civic groups promptly asked for full and complete investigation of crime conditions on the Avenue. The Cotton Club is operated by Sea, Ferguson and has been subJected to numerous raids by police in which alleged gambling equipment has been confiscated. The Oriental Cafe license was in the name of Earl Clemens, but police say they understand that Harry “Goosey” Lee, Democratic politician, was a silent partner. Denver Ferguson, brother of Sea Ferguson, is president of Sunset Terrace Club, Inc. Police officials, who helped gather the evidence of law violations in the places, indicated that they were not so well pleased over the revocations. They explained that so long as these large spots were running, they could keep an eye on most of the liquor business of the Avenue rather easily.

Revoked for Year

Now, they say, they expect that back-alley bootleggers will pop up to serve the liquor-consuming element of the community and these will be hard to ferret out and bring to court. There still are, however, many places on the Avenue which have licenses to legally sell beer and liquor, but none of them is as big, or has surrounded itself with hotcha atmosphere as any of those now forbidden to sell liquor. All revocations are for one year. The Commission also revoked the license of Josen E. Woodson, who operates a tavern in the 1500 block Yandes St.

TWO CONVICTED ON BALL POOL GHARGES

McNelis Fines. Pair, Holds Up Lottery Judgment.

The first conviction for baseball pool ticket selling in more than a year was on the records of Munici-

pal Court 3 today. Andrew Perkins, 2304 N. Capitol Ave., proprietor of a poolroom at 601 W. North St., and a poolroom employee, George Oldham, 818 W. North St., were convicted by Judge John L. McNelis. yesterday, on charges of keeping a room for pool selling and advertising a lottery. Conviction was made on testimony of Sergt. Cecil London and Patrolmamy Patrick Moriarity who raided the: establishment Wednes--day and seized 62 baseball ticket books. After questioning the defendants, Judge McNelis fined Perkins $25 and costs, and Oldham, $10 and costs on the pool selling charge, and withheld judgment after conviction in both cases on the.advertising a lottery charge. Both defendants indicated they would appeal the convictions.

NEGOTIATIONS NEAR ON NEW UNDERPASS

Works Board members announced today they would open negotiations. Monday on the construction of the long sought W. Morris St., underpass to eliminate trafic congestion on Morris St., at the tracks of the Indianapolis Union Railway. A ey of South Side civic leaders appeared before the board to press their demand for the underpass. Louis C. Brant, president, said that board would immediately begin negotiating the construction of a sub-level thoroughfare with the railroad. Works Board members said that a recent legal opinion from Corporation Counsel Edward H. Knight

held that under the present. statue,

BIGGEST SPOTS

The licenses were revoked by. the State Alcoholic Beverage Commis- |:

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COLD WAVE DUE, BUREAU WARNS

Children Ready for a Big Week-End; Two Minor Accidents Here.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6am. ....2%28 10am ....25 tam ...;}% lla.m....2 8a.m .... 2 12 (moon) .. 27 9a. m. .... 26 1p m. . 28

Indianapolis was fitted with a two-and-a-half-inch snow suit today, the first winter-weight snow garment of the season, and there is every reason to suppose that it will stay a while. It was timed opportunely for the week-end, when school children may take full advantage of it to try out sleds and skis, ‘until now idle this winter. The snow is to be bolstered by . much colder weather tomorrow and tomorrow night—it will be no quick snow and melt performance, the Weather Bureau said. The Weather Bureau predicted that temperatures will be from 20 to 25 tonight and that there will 'bé a cold wave tomorrow night. The Weather Bureau defines a cold wave as a drop of 20 or more degrees within 24 hours. Figure it out for yourself.

Slip and Slide

State Highway and City Street Department crews were out early this morning clearing highways and streets, but much work remained to be done. There was a lot of slipping and sliding of autos on the way to work this morning, and ‘Street Department heads said crews will be dispatched with ashes and chemicals to dangerous and much-traveled intersections as fast as possible. Only two accidents were reported in the City, and none to State Police of this area. The snow followed a period of weather with temperatures so high that they equaled March averages, and accounted for an accumulated excess of 668 degrees of overaverage temperature for the first 21 days of January.

From Rockies East

Moreover, it is much later than usual in the year for the first substantial snow, although there has been considerable rain during the month and the precipitation average is not apt to suffer too much. The snow here was part of. that which fell generally from the Rockies to the Appalachians, except for a few northern states and portions of the Gulf of Mexico. Snow in Indiana was slightly heavier north of Indianapolis and slightly lighter south. The snow line was just a little north of Evansville. This is all so much technical twaddle to the thousands of Indianapolis children who find in the weather only one significant factor: For them winter began when the snow started to fall, and will end only when it is melted.

GOP REFUSES FDR - BLANKET APPROVAL

Republicans in the House today voted down a resolution introduced by the Democrats “to pledge Indiana’s co-operation with President Roosevelt in the national defense emergency.” It was tabled after Rep. Frank T. Millis, Republican Majority leader, declared that “we refuse to give a blanket indorsement of all national Administration defense activities.” 3 Rep. Howard Batman: ®. sTerre Haute) made a motion to send a record of the: Republicans”

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City Gets First Snow Suit of Winter

The season’s first snow puts artistic oomph in winter’s landscape.

In A.D. 79

Petrified Bodies of Roman Athletes found in Ruins of Pompeii. NAPLES, Italy, Jan. 2¢ (U. P). —Experts of the Museum of Ancient Arts have uncovered in the ruins of Pompeii the petrified

bodies of a score of Roman ath-

letes who were exercising in track suits and running sandals when overwhelmed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius which destroyed the city 1862 years ago, 1 was announced today, Buried beneath the hardened cinders, small stones and ashes which rained down on the city in 79° A. D, the experts came upon the bodies of 85 persons in the outdoor gymnasium in the socalled Palestra in front of the Theater of Pompeii. About 20 of the bodies were those of the athletes.

I0ZZ0 TAKES STAND AS. DEFENSE RESTS

Denies Knowing How Young Disher Was Shot.

Fred Iozzo’s lawyers rested his case today after he took the stand to deny knowledge of how Virgil Disher Jr. was shot fatally in the Iozzo Cafe last Oct. 25. Arguments in the first degree murder trial were to begin this afternoon in Criminal Court and probably will extend through tomorrow morning. The case is expected to reach the jury of 10 men and two women tomorrow afternoon. The State is expected to ask the death penalty. Testifying with a quavering voice and an occasional emphatic gesture, (Continued on Page Three)

ACCUSED OF THREAT AT ORPHANS’ HOME

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Jan. 24 (U. P.).—James Oliver Newman, 28, was held today as the bandit who tied two teachers and three children at the Glen Orphans’ Home here and threatened to blow the building to bits with a boftle of nitro-glycerin. Newman, a former inmate of the home, believed Superintendent Benjamin F. Stahl was ble. for sending him to the IMdiana School for Boys at Plainfield several years ago and said he sought Jevenge. Stahl now lives in California

British Step Up African Drive; Selassie Rallying Ethiopians

"By UNITED PRESS Great Britain's Imperial - forces slashed at Benito Mussolini's African Empire on all fronts today. The’ tempo of attacks on Italian East Africa increased and swift armored columns thrust westward across the Libyan desert and plateau in preparation for attacks on Derna and Benghazi. Aided by the British, Haile Se-

lassie re-entered his Ethiopian]

kingdom and raised a banner of revolt around which loyal tribes-

‘men were expected to rally.

The British, as yet in comiparatively small force, were knifing at East Africa on four fronts. Onefern

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SENATE PASSES ATTY. GEN. BILLS

Harried Legislators Quit for Week-End After Mild Morning.

Indiana’s legislators, beset- hy budget and party problems, went home for the week-end today after a morning of mild activity. Senate approval of the two controversial Attorney ' General bills was the only important transaction in either chamber. They were passed on strict party-line voting over the spiritless opposition of the Democratic minority. This cleans up the Senate action on its own “decentralization” program, with all 10 measures sent to the House for consideration. The decks are cleared for. action on the House-approved patronage measures next week, including the “big ripper” bill. The House is lagging on two of its party measures, “decentralizing” the State institutions and revising the Public Service Commission.’ Meanwhile, the many other important legislative problems clamoring for attention are pushing their way steadily to the surface. : A score of these measures already have been introduced and others are expected daily. Committees. finally are settling down to grind out the proposals. Authors and backers are being heard and public hearings being arranged. “Economy” talk is spreading due (Continued on Page Four)

1942 Tags fo Be Gold and Blue

INDIANA'S 1942 LICENSE plates . will be blue and gold— Notre Dame University’s official colors. Motor License Director Ed Stein today ordered the manufacture of more than a million plates for 1942 after Governor Henry P. Schricker approved the blue and gold color scheme. Selection of the Notre Dame colors follows the usual custom of using colors of various schools in the state. The 1942 colors also will help commemorate the 100th anniversary of Notre Dame. Mr. Stein reported that on reports of present auto license sales, the total 1941 distribution of plates will set a new all-time record. More than 1,082,000 plates were sold in 1940, and an increase

of 30,000 to 50,000 is expected.

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan into Ethiopia north of Lake Tana. From Kenya Colony British African ‘troops pushed north into Ethiopia and further east started an attack on Italian Somaliland. In Libya the British were far west of Tobruk where the task of classifying captured war materials and sending thousands of Italian prisoners to the rear went forward. The - Royal Air Force yesterday severely bombed Apollonia, at the tip of CYienaica midway between Tobruk and Bengnazi, an R. A. F. communique reported. The R. A. F. said that “bombs straddled a barracks and the Southairdrom

fires

Army-Navy Chiefs To T estity On Aid Bill At Secret Hearing VEIL IS LIFTED

IN BUCHAREST AFTER REVOLT

Groups Herded Into Cellars And Slain; Premier Ap« pears in Control Again.

By F. E. STEVENS United Yves Staff Correspondent

BUCHAREST, Jan. (Passed by Censor).—Rus

revolution for three days aes

of Jews, it can be reported to-

day. : With what is destiibad here a8 the “moral” support of the German Army, Gen. Ion Antonescu today appeared to be master of the situae tion. I have been cut off from com~ munication with the outside world for three days. uch of that time I have been under fire as the battle

tonescu and dissident Iron Guards. At the height of the putbrest | Jews were herded into cellars slain. In one block in this battered Capital city alone it became known that 89 Jews were murdered Wednesday when the rebellion was at its height. ea

Extremists Blamed

The attacks on Jews, it was were carried out by what are: here “gangsters and ext (The Rumanian censor I interrupted - the ‘telephone connecs tion- over which the: correspondent was dictating his dispatch to for relay to the United States. Each time Mr. Stevens attempted to he to guSsHons Je censor snapped

S08 Spite 3 ports iret “Bt Ruschuk on th ae frontier asserted between 2500 and persons hai been killed in the outbreak in Bucharest alone. There was no esti= mate of casualties elsewhere in the country. It was reported that in the provinces of Brasov, Constanza and Transylvania the number of ths were greater. It was. believed that deaths throughout Rumania might total at least 6000, the reports said. Mass executions of dissident Irom Guardists were in progress in Rus mania, according to the reports.) 4 Today the rebels had been bottled ; up in one restricted area of Buchas rest and surrounded by = troops. Citizens emerged from, homes for the first time and strolled along the main streets in the bright sunshine. .

Debris Still Visible

The debris of the fighting still was was visible but clean-up efforts . were under way. For three days there has been no electric power and no telephone service. Outside there has been & constant crackle of rifle and mae chine gun fire as the battle raged: Citizens huddled in their homes in fear. Hidden nests of rebels still are. holding out. Antonescu has issued a series of the most drastic procla= mations designed to restore ord ; and has announced that he sonally is undertaking reorganizas

place himself at its head. Many Students Take Part

What action” Antonescu will take against the rebels was not known, but he ordered them subjected summary military trial with tences to be. executed within hours of verdicts. A house to house search for all rebels has been started, The outbreak, it was said, has (Continued on Page Three)

BELIEVE FDR ON WAY. TO WELCOME HALIFAX

(Earlier Details, Page Three) :

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (U. PJ : President Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and a group of Glove ernment officials left the White House today presumably to meet the ‘new Ambassador-Designate of Great : Britain, Lord Halifax. : The party left in six cars escorted : by motorcycle police and up to the time of their departure there. had been no official White House ane nouncement regarding the trip.

BILL IS INTRODUCED. ; TO LIFT DEBT LIMIT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (U. P. —Chairman Robert L. Doughton the House Ways and Means mittee, today iritroduced to raise the national debt limit f $49,000,000,000 to Jos 000

|to remove tax exemptions from

ture Federal securities. : Mr. Doughton said the Ways & Means Committee probably start hearings on the measure 1 nex Wednesday. He said that Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau will’ be ine witness, -Mr. Doughton . the

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