Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 January 1941 — Page 3

‘FRIDAY, JAN. 31, 1941

BRITISH INVASION

IMMINENT --KNOX

Warns Nazis May Use Gas; House Rules Group Puts Aid Bill Ahead.

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{s Latin America, where bases for attacks against this country might be built. Mr. Knox declared that such an attack may come “very soon unless we take steps to prevent it.” Mr. Knox said that he personally was absolutely opposed to suggestions to American convoy of merchant ships to Britain, because such action would be an “act of war.” But he admitted that he would go along with Mr. Roosevelt in any decision he might reach on the matter. “I'm the Secretary of the Navy,” said Mr. Knox. “He’s my command-er-in-Chief. I do what he tells me.” Mr. Knox told the Committee that recent Nazi successes, particularly in submarine warfare and in bombing British industrial centers, " have caused “grave concern.” He said the Germans have obtained “effective” results in their bombing of industrial sections.

Want no Axis Dictated Peace

Mr. Knox and Senator Claude Pepper (D. Fla), agreed that a “peace dominated and dictated by the Axis powers” would be worse than the Versailles Treaty, and each added he was “no defender of the Versailles Treaty.” Mr. Knox said that during the st several months reliable information has reached the Navy that there has been a “lull” in

~ 3cause the Germans were “trying .desperately” to turn out a new, t more effective aerial weapon.

time material but no actual arms. These bombs were found near the house of little River Las Brujas, 100 yards from an iraportant road bridge. The road, port, at Cerillos, to the navigable Rio

. According to this information, he " jgaid, recent British plane production, together with the American output, actually exceeded that of Germany, which already had built up its capacity to a point where it need not fear a diminution of productive facilities. The House Foreign Affairs Com-

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HINT NAZIS ARM IN MONTEVIDEQ

Authorities Say Finding of Bombs Is First Real Evidence.

MONTEVIDEO, Jan. 31.-— Discov=-|-

ery of 20 crude, hand bombs in the river bed riot 30 miles from Montevideo Surmishes, according to local

authorities here, the first real evi-

dence of local Nazi armament and recalls the sensational plot that Arnilf Furman unmasked last June.

A government investigation at that

turned ‘up much documentary

sie Heinrich Huchler, in the

leads from the military air-

Lucia. s house had been previ-

Santa,

Hichler

ously searched unsuccessfully,

Finding of these bombs, which the

police and newspapers agree were of Nazi drigin, may be the proof required to. convict Arnulf Firmen and since | las? stop pt . Lan . German warplane production he- p

seven. other Nazis jailed here June. The trial was irough the intervention of isleiter, Julius Dalldorf,

tection

SUSPECT ACCUSED IN

EATH OF DIVORGEE

MOUNT VERNON, Ind, Jan. 31 (U.P) — Frank Stader, 38, of Mount

Sonja Wo!

She capitalized

The revue consuines [about two hours and a half! and Sonja is on the ice a total of 56 minutes, exclusive of encores. | The childhood-storyy number was “Little Red Riding Hood,” in which Miss Hénie lis rescued from an elongated wolf (Fritz Dietl, on high stilt skates). It wasn’t only the children that liked this one. The circus nuraber was the finale and it’s really more than just an impressioiy of the “big top.” The ringniaster is Miss Henie’s young leaciing man, Harrison Thomson. Hg directs a circus that has amorig other things horses and polar bears| (not real), a Garagantua, ant] acrobats, not to slight the fat lady and the strong man. . The bears perforia in a ring and for the finale they stand up on

By FREMONT POWER : In many years of wowing American spectators with her artistry, Sonja Heniz has learned that everybody but an old scrooge relishes a _ circus and the stories of his childhood. on this truism in her 1941 edition of the Hollywood Ice Revue beiore a packed house at the Coliseum last night.

Sonja, the incomparable . « « in a solo number.

pedestals and wave American flags while the rest of the company stages a triumphal march. The number that had everyone guessing, though, was “Glow Worm.” Twenty-four girls of the assemble skate first to the music of “Stardust,” then “Stairway to the Stars” and last the “Glow Worm.” What makes this last good is that the girls have lights under their skirts which they turn on and off. There may be more discreet ways of descgibing it, but that’s what happens. The question was, where did they turn the lights on and off? Personally, we don’t know. The revue is in two acts and Miss Henie makes her first appearance in the fifth number of the first act. The title of that one is “The Legend of the Pearl,” Miss

ws 'Em Again With 'Big Top' as Smashing Finale

NO!" SAYS GOP T0 COMPROMISE

Formal Democratic Offer on ‘Ripper’ Bills Rejected By Senate.

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to pull themselves out of a bad hole in the event their bill is declared

invalid,” Senator Phillips said. “Where would the Government of this State be in the event the Re-

publicans push through all their socalled ‘decentralization’ bills and the main ‘ripper’ bill is held unconsti-

tutional? . “Under such conditions the State

Government would be ruthlessly sac-

rificed in order to force the Governor to call a special session of the Legislature to straighten out the mess,” he said. Senator William E. Jenner, Republican floor leader, answered Senator Phillips. “The great reformers—look at them, gentlemen,” he said, pointing to the minority. “They are on the march after the people of Indiana told them on Nov. 5 that they had eight years and couldn’t reform Indiana any longer.” He said that he was “sick of hearing that the Republican program would make an errand boy out of the Governor.” He read from the State Constitution the provisions giving the Governor power over the militia, to keep peace, issue pardons and paroles and study the government and make reports to the Legislature on what should be done. “Gentlemen, is that the power that belongs to an errand boy?” he asked. He declared that the people “don’t want a dictator as they have had in the last eight years,” and that the abolition of this system was the purpose of the Republican program. “And in this program, we have been fair, We have not touched any of the Governor's constitutional powers and we are placing the 22 State Institutions under truly bipartisan boards with the employees to be governed by the best merit system the State ever has had.” Senator Jenner declared he was “tired of the innuendoes that chaos is going to result from the Republican program.” He declared that there “is nothing unconstitutional

~ and Illinois do not.

about any of our bills.”

‘A cigaret tax, suggested by the State Budget Committee, has stirred up a lot of smoke, but it’s hard to find the fire. Republican leaders say “it has never been discussed by the steer-

ing committee or in caucus.” of it. The Budget Committee tossed Henry Schricker, who still is standing by his pledge of “no new taxes.” There are some individuals, however, who feel that levying this tax would be a quick method of keeping Indiana “out of the

red” for the next two years. Many others, especially minority party men, oppose it on the grounds that “it soaks the poor man.” Twenty-six states now have a cigaret tax. Of the four bordering states, Ohio and Kentucky collect on ‘the smokers, Michigan In Ohio, the revenue raised on the 2-cents a package levy is $7,400,000. Since that state’s population is almost twice that of Indiana, it can be assumed that the Hoosier yield would be about $3.500,000 a year. Two problems are raised by the tobacco tax—collection and ‘“bootlegging.” Nearly all the states having this tax use stamps, which are sold by the state to distributors, retailers, jobbers and wholesalers. Others use a metering system. “Bootlegging” is harder to fight when surrounding states do not have the tax. Peddlers, for instance, could set up business just across the state lines in Michigan and Illinois, and Hoosier smokers could - drive across and load up. Or some of_the peddlers might even drop down into the state and sell their wares on the quiet. But there's no use worrying about this until somebody decides to introduce the bill. The Budget Committee made the same recommendation two years ago and that’s as far as it got.

o ” s 2 Bills Missing

Two “bills still are missing from the G. O. P. official program. They will cover liquor,

The Democrats say they want no part

it into their report to Governor

and agriculture. And the hottest

bill, which is still being debated bitterly within the party.

The farm bill probably Will set up a new department including several little boards not now included in the agriculture division. Both will be - in by next Wednesday, according to Majority Leader William E. Jenner—and there won't be any more.

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Gates Opened

Apparently the legislative: leaders have decided to open the gates a little. Bills which have been reposing in committee now are streaming out on the floor. - The House had 22 reported out yesterday and committees ground out at least that many more for today. Senate committees also will put several in the swim today. In the first 23 days, 428 bills have been introduced in both houses, and there still are 22 days in which they may be presented. . . . Rep. C. Otto Abshier, Indianapolis Republican, proposed yesterday that the law requiring automatic turn signals on trucks be repealed. He said it had made “graft” possible, evidently recalling Earl Crawford's trouble a few years ago. , . . One Republican Senator, discussing the party’s State Highway Department shakeup bill which a committee was practically rewriting, asked: ' “How did such’ a loose bill get through the House?” “Well,” a colleague replied, “it was a rush bill, you know. ,..”

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Poor Mailmen

The mailmen and messenger boys are carrying pretty heavy loads to the legislators these days —from *the folks back home.” Aside from the strictly local problems, gross income tax changes and local option in liquor are bringing in the most “fan mail.”

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BOYS REPORTED _ HELD IN DUNGEON

Charge That Reform School Inmates Were Whipped Stirs Colorado.

DENVER, Jan. 31 (U. P.).—The State Civil Service Commission to=day fired the superintendent of the Colorado Industrial School for Boys and recommended dismissal of 35 employees of the institution, in which naked inmates allegedly were chained together in a dungeon and lashed with studded leather straps

and cat-o’-nine tails. Discharged was Col. Raymond W, Combs, former executive of the Colorado ~courtesy patrol. J. H. Wallace, chief clerk, who precipitated an inquiry by charging Combs with incompetence, was suspended. The Commission said it would “take action’ against 35 of the reform school’s 43 employees, and that they should be fired. The State Legislature appointed a special committee to conduct an investigation. Witnesses in a five-day inquiry said the dungeon was a cold, win=dowless garage under the laundry. They said Combs had ordered boys 11 to 14 years old chained together, beaten and held in solitary confinement. Some were made to wear a pball-and-chain, and it was charged that they had mo sanitary facilities. Carl A. Morse, president of the School Board of Control, said the boys were strapped for disregarding orders and fighting.

The representatives of rural areas and small communities are hear=ing plenty from the drys, while the city boys are getting demands to “support H. B. 14”"—that's the one to cut the gross income tax rate from 1 per cent to iz per cent for retailers. . . . Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt's warning that Indiana may lose some Federal money through the G. O, P. ripper bill brought ‘“pooh-poohs” ' from the Republicans. “There are saving clauses in all the bills now,” one leader said. “Federal requirements take precedence when there is any conflict with State

laws.” So, there, Paul.

a gE of ese, of. course, is the liquor ‘night said that in view of existing world conditions prompt enactment ‘of the British aid bill “is of highest importance to the vital interests. of our country—and even to our civilization.” A minority report may be issued.

Vernon, was held tday on charges

of first degree murder in connection : with | the| death of Mrs. Ella Louise . Dunnivan, 25-year-old divorcee. ; » Mrs. By ya Tound josad STRA USS St H at i 9 t 6 in the Liouisville-Nashville Railroa a yards Dec. 22. Coroner Mortis Bar- ore Hours atur ay, 0 ret (said she died of a fractured

As the bill neared the final phase of House consideration, there were these additional developments:

Welles Urges Enactment

1. Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles urged enactment of the British-aid bill in a speech in New York last night. He said it was a means to. “greatly facilitate” the task of aiding democracies in their fights “to withstand the forces of world enslavement.” In Washington the Welles speech was interpreted as meaning that the United States will not accept sug-| gestions of a “negotiated peace” and will carry on its fight for the objectives of world law and order and the sanctity of treaties. 3 2. House Republican Leader Jogeph W. Martin Jr. announced his opposition to the bill as now drafted; he charged that the four minor amendments written in by the Committee were “mere window dressing.” He called a caucus of House Repub4 licans today, but said every member was free to vote as he chose since the bill was being considered on a non-partisan basis.

3. Chairman Sol Bloom of the io

House Foreign Affairs Committee, who will have charge of the bill during House debate, said it was a “direct answer” to Adolf Hitler's threat to torpedo American ships if they seek to carry aid to Britain. General congressional reaction to Hitler's speech was as mixed with emphasis from both sides that what Hitler says ‘doesn’t matter.” Senator Carter Glass (D. Va.) gaid: “When Hitler begins topedoing we should begin ours.” Senator Bennett C. Clark (D. Mo.) said: “Hitler voiced something that everybody knows to be a fact— when you begin convoying ships, they are liable to be torpedoed.” The House Committee rejected a proposal to amend the bill so as to prohibit specifically the use of naval vessels in convoys. It added an amer.dment that the bill should not be interpreted as authorizing con-

night and

skull, but withheld a verdict as to whether | death was by accident or homicide. The police began an investigation the death because the position of [the hody at the rails indicated that shé had been dragged to the spot and not hit by a train.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. 8. Weather Bur

NDIANAPOLIS FORECAST -— Fair totomorrow} not much change in iperatdre; lowest tonight about 25.

Sunrise/.... 6:55 | Sunset

Voys.

TEMPERATURE . —Jan. 31, 1940—

€ a. m

BAROMETER TODAY ¢:30 a. /m....30.18

Prpcipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 #. m.. Total precipitation Deficiency since Ja

MIDWEST WEATHER ndianfi-——Generally fair tonight and tosrrow; | colder in northeast and northntral portions tonight. Mlinois—Generally fair tonight and to- , lexcept increasing cloudiness folyl rain in extreme south portion toil not so cold in nortawest and »si, central portions tonight. Lower | Michigan—Generally fair tonight id tombrrow; somewhat colder tonight. |Ohio—|Fair, slightly colder tonight; tomprrow fair.

. |Kentutky — Fair tonight; tomorrow cloudy; not much change in temperature.

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M.

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IN INDIAN.

Here Is the Traffic Record]

County City Total 4940 ...oiviivennn 2 1 1981 .....00iie 0 B 4 : ~Jan. 30— Injured ...... 4 | Accidents Dead ... 0 | Arrests THURSDAY TRAFFIC COURT

Cases Convic- Fines | |

tried tions Speeding ........ 9 9 Reckless driving.. 3 Failure to stop at through street.. 2 Disobeying traffic signals Drunken driving. 1 All others ....... 39 3

Violations paid

3 2 2 0 9

Totals ........ 51 5

MEETINGS TODAY Federated Hardware Mutuals, . Hotel Washington, 8 a .m. i olis Federation of Community s, meeting, Hotel Washington, |

13 ane Club, luncheon, Hotel Severin, | noon. ] + "Bil Lilly & Co. University of

‘meet |

$48 |

Oklahoma

Clarénce. Alberta Cave, at City, Paul ilma Scales, at City, | Melvin, Myrtle Mahoney. a: Coleman, Paul! Iva Branson, at St. Vincent's, | Ralph, Mary Berry, at Methodist. { Harald, Doris VanDeripe, ££: Methodist. | Jamés, Lillian Clark, at 2160 Drexel. | James. Isabell Avery. at 1308 E. 21st. Charles, Verlie Thomas, ai 717 Tippe-

lcanoe. | |Nat,| Emerine Vermillion, at 1849. Calr, Thenas Williams, at 2447 N. Ox-

(houn. ge, Nina Craig, at 412 Blake. man, Levie Burns, at 2722 James. ace, Vivian Williams, at 2436 Win-

D. am, Myrtle Gebhart, at 714 iN. Pine. Frank, Julia Woodard, at 125 &, California ' Boys

Houston, Georgia Morgan, at City. Clifford. Kathryn" Barnett, af Coleman. Ray! Dorothy Taggart, at Jt. Vincent's. . i Dorothy Foreman, af &t. Vinent's. Howard, Mary Ritchie, at £6. Vincent's. Austin, LeVesta Flannders, at Methodist. Aaron, Lorraine Ratliff, at 113] Nelson. Gilbert, Viletta Friddle, at 1730 N. Riley. Roy! Lydia Wilham, at 1238 Shepard. Merle, Clara Davidson, at 2035 N. Rural. Oliver. Alice Johnson, at 218 Spring. Charles Inez Dickey, at 2858 N. Chester. Drtek, Lee Jones, at 1431 West View Patrick, Francis Burnett, a; 1713 Massachusefits. Harbld, Yvonne Brown, at 1251 W. 29th, Paul, Katherine Howell, at 571 Jones. or ederick, Esta Reichel, at 1516 N. Oxrd. .

harmacy School, breakfast, To dinner, Hotel Severin, 8:15 12:30 p. m. an :30 p. m. i Sigma Chi, luncheon, Canary Cottage,

Cottage, noon. i Delis Tau Delta, Canary ottage, noon. i RE eana Sigma, luncheon, Canary Cottage,

luncheon,

RO atiana Retail Hardware Association] annual convention. Hotel Lincoln, all day, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, dinner Hotel Washington, 6 p. m. an——————

MEETINGS TOMORROW “Eli Lilly & Co., University of Oklahoma, Fysrmacy School, breakfast, Hotel Severir, i War Veterans Reunion, dinner,

8 eri , . ] fol Sev orkers Union, meeting,

rin, nited Baker Hotel Severi Postal M ng. Hotel Sever . Mm. ! Indiana State Democralic Women's Club, anual grdowinter luncheon, Clay 00 el, : am, 1 p Ward-Stilson Co., style show, Hotel

ngton, 2 p. m. ! Washing Asseciation, meeting, Hotel : Pp. m, ¥.o0

Gideons , Washington, 3 :3

BIRTHS Girls Norman, Martha Rithardson, ab

, Bett t City

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ROS ptimist Club, luncheon, Columbia|| [ Fr Club, noon. Ia Phi Delta Theta, luncheon, Canary ||

n, Vv m. ! otor Vehicle Employees, meefin, 7.p. m “

| Mar! | |" Rbnneth s. Enzor, 26. of 2946 8 [ay Ee whi i i bama, 105

Fantie Stem, 89, at 1047 E. Ohio, brona rteriosclerosis. 68, a: 47 N. Mefle Brown, 42, at wood] chronic myocarditis. 18th, MARRIAGE LICENSES thelefore, is not responsible for errors in 25, (City; Elm( . of y 5 N. New H. Starkey, 52, of Kenhington. 922 N, Sen East; iams, a-

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Henie being the pesrl and Mr. Thomson being # pearl fisher. Briefly, it’s an “all out” act. It wasn’t long after that one when Fredy Trenkler, the Viennese comedian, put or] his “Bouncing Ball on the .Ice.” The folks liked it so well Frédy had to take five bows. He kebt up the good humor even in this, by going out one exit and . appesring at the other so quickly you wondered if it really was the; seme guy, although we have| np reason to doubt it. i The second act, was given over in great part to Spanish music numbers, and it was here that Mss Henie did her popular “Tango” with Eugene Mikeler.

The ladies of the ensembl

e . . . a reverie in white,

Prior to the tango, she did the “Intermezzo,” a beautiful solo ballet. Just before the circus finale, Messrs. Trenkler (Topsy) and Dietl (Simon Legree) gave a modern comedy version of ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Most of the people, as they filed out of the Coliseum, were able to express their reactions with only those old reliable adjectives which mean, collectively, “tops.” The best way for you to find out about the 1941 Hollywood Ice Revue is to see it. Last night there were 10,000 general admission tickets still available for the five remaining shows.

STRAUSS SAYS | STORE HOURS SATURDAY, 9 TILL 6

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DEATHS choprieumonia. nk R. Young, 67, at Ceatral Indiana, Bernard B. Martin, ¢ott, chronic myocarditis. 3094 E. 16th, cardio vascular renal. James William Tobin, 62, at 2254 KenGeorge E. Dunn, 58, at 2917 BE. lobar; pneumonia. (These lists are from oflicial records in the County Court House. Theo Times paraes and addresses.) ° Rithard J. Isbell, Dorothy 3240 W. Morris. M. Miller, 51, of 1330 Jersey; eda 1519 Henry Valdez, 39,” of 1334 College; LaVonhe Younger, 34. of 809 E. 16th. Gorge Brown, 53, of Senate; Yilhe M. Settler, 432, of 922 N. - ate. George K. Shively, 23, of 253 Graham; ane Newhouse, 22, of 5533 Broad22, of 1402 N. Al R. Kirn, 21, of 1431 #ilver; Nor19, Monrovia, me. Joes

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