Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 February 1941 — Page 1

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VOLUME 52—NUMBER 304

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John's Request ~ For 140 Dy-Dees ‘Horrifies' F.D.R.

~~ SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 28 (U. ~ P.).—President (and grandfather) ~ Roosevelt's ignorance of laundryserviced diapers was exposed today. : The President's daughter, Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Boettiger, spilled - the beans in her column in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, of which her husband is publisher. Mrs. Boettiger said her brother,

; sand. his wife were going on | Joma and pIEneY to pe.

% : ‘leave’ their baby son at. . White John telephoned ' the z Eo House to make arrange- ~ ments, but his mother was away + for a lecture. . ‘The telephone conversation, as * reported by Mrs. Boettiger: .- JOHNNY—“I can't get ma; she's never home. Will you take down the arrangements about the baby?”. EJ

” * PA—"Delighted.” JOHNNY —“Please call the DyDee Co. tomorrow morning.” & PA The what?” : : JOHNNY —“The Dy-Dee Co.” PA—“Who is she?” . JOHNNY—“Oh, you're old fash- . foned—the diaper company. They - have to have several days’ notice.” PA—“Hasn’t the baby any diapers? We have a stove, and they ~ can be hoiled here.” : JOHNNY— Oh, no, pa, we don’t do things that way now.” PA—“Very well, I'll call. How many do you want ” (Pause for consultation between . young parents.) - JOHNNY—“One hundred and forty.” PA (horrified) —“One hundred -and forty! Is there anything wrong with him?”

FIRST ‘BLITZ’ CARS _ LEAVE FORD PLANT

~~ DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 28 (U. ~ P)~The Army’s first “blitz” cars “from Henty Ford's huge River Rouge : plant rolled off the assembly line . today and immediately were subjected to test drives over rough ground. They were the first of 1500 tiny ~ reconnaissance trucks ordered from Mr. Ford under a $1,387,500 contract. The cars are powered by 45horsepower, four - cylinder engines adapted from the Ford tractor, and . are capable of 60 miles per hour,

FEAR BOMBER LOST

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IN CANAL ZONE CRASH |!

‘ BALBOA, Canal Zone. Feb. 28 ~ (U. P.).-—Search was being made today for a United States Army ‘bomber which was reported to have allen into the sea last night. ~ Observers reported they saw the crash and that two men had seen descending in parachutes Dx Bruja Point, at the west end of the canal. Details would not be available | searching parties returned, it was. said. The plane which was reCf to have crashed was one of several participating in routine : ts

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HORACE MANN

Decatur Central Trims Big

lat 3 p. m.

BEATS CHAMPS IN FIRST GAME

Green Here; Washington Meets Speedway.

State Results, Box Scores, Pages 24 and 25.

By J. E. O'BRIEN Hammond Tech, 1940 state basketball champions, lost its chance to repeat this year when Horace Mann of Gary pulled the upset of the outstate games in today’s sectional tournament by downing the Tigers, 31 to 29. In the local sectional, the Ben Davis. Giants = conquered Beech Grove’s Hornets to join Shortridge and Warren Central as second rounders. Before a noisy crowd of more than 4000 rans at the Tech Gym, Shortridge smothered Lawrence, 44 to 18, and Warren Central nosed out Broad Ripple’s Rockets -by four points—38 to 34. . Shortridge thus won the right to meet New Augusta at 7 o'clock tonight, while Warren Central. will Beet it out with Ben ‘Davis at 8

Phe final game tonight will be between the winner of the Washing-ton-Speedway game at 2 today and the Howe-Franklin Township game

Emerson of Gary Drops

The Hammond Tech disaster was the only major upset in the outstate morning games. All was quiet along the other northern fronts as Valparaiso moved on .over Liberty Center, 37 to 17, and Tolleston (Gary) conquered Emerson (Gary), 39 to 26. Charlestown, expected to bother Ohio River fives, fell easily before

Franklin, top Southern Conference quintet, rolled over Clark Township, 32 to 15. Earlier in the Season, Hammond Tech defeated Horace Mann, 29 to 24. : Howard Record tallied eight field goals and a free throw to pace Ben Davis to its 46 to 25 triumph over Beech Grove. The rangy Giants hit their stride in the second quarter and continued to increase their advantage in .the second half. Although never in the lead, Beech Grove fought on even terms with Ben Davis in the first quarter. Ths Giants, however, found their basket eye in the second period and ran the score from 9-6, to 27-11, The Giants’ ringleader was Howard Record, hefty pivot man who scored four field goals during this assault. Roy Pierson made two baskets and Jesse Moore connected on a pair from long range. Ted Pierson and Louis Fields accounted for all Beech Grove points {Yurn, to Page 24)

CENTER ASSESSMENT WILL START MONDAY

Cunningham Says Check To Be ‘Thorough.’

Approximately 120 deputies will begin on Monday the annual personal property assessment for taxation purposes in Center Township, Assessor James F. Cunningham announced today. - Mr. Cunningham said that deputies had been instructed to be courteous in the house-to-house meetings with the public and to refrain from entering homes unless invited to do so. He warned, however, that his office intends to be “thorough” in this year’s property assessment. He instructed deputies to return “too. ow” estimates on property values and demand an itemized “state ment.” Mr. Cunningham added that in cases of obvious attempts at “evasion,” his office would make “arbitrary assessments.”

1940 Indiana's Healthiest Year

INDIANA SPENT its healthiest year of record in 1940. Dr. John W. Fgrree, Health Board director, said that his report for last year, compiled today, showed that death rates in all diseases “we know something about” were the lowest for last year’ of any in history. Death rates for degenerative diseases, however, continued an upward climb that has been char , acteristic with the extension of the life span,- improvement of diagnosis and more complete and accurate reporting of death causes to the Health Board. Dr. Ferree warned, however, that the shifting of population concentrations which has accompanied the defense industry growth makes it necessary for the public as well as physicians and Public health agencies to be even

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FOREC: AST Fair tonight and tomorrow; continued cold, with lowest temperatire ‘tonight about 15.

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GARIA TO SIGN WITH AXI

King Alfonso . .|. golden coffin waits in Spain.

HIS REIGN SAW SPAIN DECLINE

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Son, Don Juan, Hopes to Ascend Vacant Throne At Franco's Bidding.

ROME, Feb. 23 (U. P.).—Alfonso XIII, under whom the Spanish Zmpire fell from world power, died today in his suite in the Grand Hotel, surrounded ky his family, physicians and priests. His healt}, delicate all his- life, failed two fjreeks ago and he had suffered:s continuous series-of heart attacks.since then, Cesaré Frugoni,~ the former King’s conlessor, Father Ramon Lopez, a Spanish Jesuit, and sister Teresa, who had nursed: Alfonso since he was stricken with angina pectoris Feb. 21, were at the bedside. The Italian Crown Prince was one of the first to pay his respects. Luigi Cardinal Maglione, Papal Secretary of State, conveyed Pope Pius’ personal benediction. and consolences. The temporary burial will take place within the next few days in the Spanish church, Monserrato, in Rome, the resting place of the Spanish Popes Calista III and Alessandro VI, boty members of the Borgia family. Later, Alfonso’s body probably’ will be taken to Spain for burial af Escorial, resting place of Spanish | Kings, where a golden coffin already awaits Alfonso. At the time Alfonso suffered his last hear: attack a requiem mass was going on in a nearby church for Marques Finilio de Torres, Alfonso’s secretary, who died a few days ‘ ago. Members of Alfonso’s family hac! to be summoned from the church to the death bed. He died in an armchair, propped up by thite purple cushions to relieve an asthmatic condition that made it impossible: for him to lie (Continued on Page Three)

FAY AND CONTINUED D ARE PREDICTED

LOCAL 'EMPERATURES

6a. mi... 15 10a. m. ... 23 “a.m... 15 1l a.m. ... 24 8 a.m . 17 12 (Noon) ,. 26 9a mi...19 1p. m...27

Fair skies and continued cold weather will remain in Indianapolis tonight and tomorrow, the Weather Buredu predicted today. The lowest at {the downtown bureau in the last 12 hours was 15 and the lowest ai the Airport bureau was a trifle over 13. Lowest tonight will be about: 15, the bureau predicted.

FEWER THAN 17% OF HABITABLE HOMES VACANT

Realtors Fear Intervention By U. S. if Housing Shortage Grows. ' By DAVID MARSHALL

Indianapolis dwellings fit for habitation are vacant. : This serious housing shortage was revealed ‘through a recently com-

pleted WPA survey, the results of which have just been made public. If it is allowed to continue, Indianapolis realtors fear, either the Government will be forced to step in and establish a local housing project, or defense industries will have to locate in some other city where housing is available for em‘ployees.

chanic and crying for more, work-

other parts of Indiana and from other states. The situation rapidly is becoming critical.

Expects Thousands More

Local industrial experts expect between 5000 and 15,000 workers to come here within the next year to fill jobs at both new and expanding |* defense plants. Hundreds will come for jobs at the new six-million-dollar Naval Ordnance plant in Irvington; RCA

expects to add 1000 employees; the Bridgeport Brass Co. has announced plans to build a huge cartridge case plant here; the Curtiss Wright Corp. is getting ready to open its new propeller plant, and the Allison plant, continually expanding, expects to -add several hundred employees in the next few weeks. The recently announced Naval storage plant for gas warfare chemicals, and a new magnesium alloy castings plant will employ. others.

Vacancies Under One Per Cent

The percentage of vacancies here —.9 per cent—is far below that of other cities of similar size, according to the Twentieth Century Fund's national residential vacancy report. It also is very near being the most critical of any industrial city in the United States, the Fund report shows. : To meet this situation, Earl B. Teckemeyer, president of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board, has called a meeting of home builders, realtors and financial institution representatives for Tuesday night. The meeting was called after Herbert U. Nelson, executive vice (Continued on Page Five)

CLARENGE S. ALIG DEAD HERE AT 53

Funeral for Businessman to Be at 2:30 Tomorrow.

Clarence S. Alig, 5650 N. Meridian St., a World War veteran and for many years an Indianapolis businessman; died last night, after an illness of six weeks. He was 53 and a native of Indianapolis. Mr, Alig was graduated from the Benjamin Harrison® grade school and Manual Training High School. In 1909 he was graduated from the engineering -department of the University of . Michigan with a B. M. E. degree. Upon leaving college he became a water filtration engineer in Pittsburgh, Pa.,, and in 1915 he joined

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With scores of Indianapolis plants grabbing off every available me-|:

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Miscue on Gross Income Tax

Puts G.O.P.

on Spot Again

Senate Republicans sought a way out of their latest tax dilemma

Jolsy when they decided to pass an amended Gross Income Tax bill

on ar iae the State budget.

a joint conférence committee for possible revision to prevent

The bill, as approved by the House, would reduce the Gross Income Tax rate for retailers. from 1 to % per cent, causing a revenue Joss ri

of about $4,700,000: A In the Lm yesterday, “genator Walter 8." Chambers . (D: “New. Castle) inserted an amen it to include the service trade groups in the reduced levy - brackets along with retailers. Informed that the amendment would cause only a $225,000 revenue loss, the Republicans, joined the Democrats in’ approving it. However, a few hours ater, Gross Income tax officials ‘reported that the additional revenue loss would range between $500,000 and $2,000,000. and Republican leaders got worried. They were: placed in the -posi= tion of having balanced the budget with ‘wholesale reductions in the morning and throwing it: out of balance with a tax amendment in the afternoon. Senator William E. Jenner (R. Shoals), majority leader, said if he had known that the revenue loss would be greater than $225,000 he would have opposed its approval. “We will pass the amended bill perhaps late today and send it to the joint conference committee to iron out the difficulty to avoid upseifing the budget,” Senator Jenner

Stor Chambers explained that his amendment affected such estab-

lishments as Jaundries and dry.

cleaners, which he believed were as much entitled to arate reduction as were the retailers. Senator Jenner, who is leading the floor fight for final passage, turned to an assistant attorney general and asked him how much revenue he thought the amendment would cost the State. The attorney estimated $225,000 and Senator Jenner advised other Republican Senators that the amendment was “all right.” It passed 46 to 1. Gross Income Tax officials imme(Continued on Page Five)

STARK TO INSPECT FLEET WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (U. P)). —Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chief of Naval Operations, is en route to the Caribbean area today to inspect the newly-organized Atlantic fleet.

Ginger Rogers Weeps, Stewart Stammers,

Selznick Blushes as They Accept Oscars

and finally

By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN United Press Hollywood Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, Feb 28.—A weepa stuttering

David” O. Selnick early today ac-

cepted their gold “Oscars” for aut--

standing achievements in movie making last year. Miss Rogers, who explained sob-

bingly’ that she was weeping for .

joy was aeclaimed by the Motion

Piclure Academy of Arts and.

Sciences as the year's best actress for her work in “Kitty Foyle.” Mr. Stewart was named best actor for his comedy role in “The Philadelphia Story.” fore he could Mr. Selznick the year’s best movie, “Rebecca.”

his thanks.

The awards climaxed the Acad-

emy’s annual banquet in ‘the Biltmore Hotel, where 1200° movie not-

; ables paid up to $25 a plate. First ; they heard President Roosevelt ' thank the industry by radio for its

defénse co-operation, next they ate filet mignon and drank champagne, they cheered

rie the prize for :

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ORASH PROBED: ‘RICK’ IMPROVES

‘Guess Ill Make It,” Head of | Speedway Says; Cause Of Mishap Mystery.

ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 28 (U. P.).— Seven Federal aviation experts today delved into the twisted wreckage of an. Eastern Airlines sleeper ‘seeking the cause of a crash in which seven persons died ‘yesterday. Nine of those aboard survived, although three, including Capt. Eddie V. Rickenbacker, ‘remained in} serious condition,

Representatives of the, Civil Aeronautics Board were combing : the wreckage on a wooded hillside five miles from the Atlanta airport, with particular attention to the plane’s instruments. Officials of the: air line also were investigating. In Washington - a = Congressional investigation was being. organized. The accident, unlike most previous commercial aviation disasters, had no obvious cause. Apparently the plane’s motors and equipment were functioning perfectly. Officials of the Atlanta airport said that the radio beam which had been guiding the plane in for its landing, had never faltered. Though the weather was not perfect, it was not bad enough to have - caused even a minor mishap. There was a light” fog and light rain, but visibility of a mile and a half and a ceiling of 300 feet.

Some Trapped in Fuselage:

Yet the plane piled into the wooded hillside early yesterday morning, spewing some of its passengers onto the ground, trapping others in the smashed and twisted fuselage. There they stayed for almost seven hours until searching parties found them. The captain, his co-pilot, the steward and four of the 13 passengers were dead, apparently killed at the moment of impact. on” 3 them Rep. William D. Byron ( Md.), the second Congressman to be killed in an airplane accident within six months. Captain Rickenbacker, E. A. L. president and head of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was exhibiting at the hospital the physical toughness and spiritual courage which made him America’s No. 1. World War Ace. His hip and several ribs “were fractured, and his

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pital officials said he may ‘lose his left eye. He was reported better this ‘morn{Continued on Page: Five)

NICHOLSONS START ‘HOME

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb. 28 (U. P.).—Meredith Nicholson of Indianapolis, retiring United States Minister to Nicaragua, and his wife left by airplane for Panama en route to the United States yesterday after being accorded an unusually

cordial farewell * by Presi-

By LELAND STOWE

IKE Napoleon at his supreme moment, Adolf Hitler now rules most of Europe, but he has only a few cards left to play. Unless Hitler gets the jackpot before 1941 slips past, the game will be up for the Nazis and Naziism. In this colossal and fateful gamble, the British Isles represent the jackpot and Hitler stands to lose everything he has conquered if he fails to take them. It’s extremely important to remember that Hitler has already failed once. Although this statement may surprise some persons, it is true, nevertheless. You may have very divided opinions about whether Germany made an actual physical attempt to invade Britain last September. You may even be convinced that the Nazis made no such attempted invasion. Two sharply icicled facts remain. All last summer Nazi leaders of every category were confidently announc1 ing-that by Sept. lor by- | sent. 15—and finally before Oct. 1—the British Isles would be smitten, crushed

and occupied. . :Nothing remotely resembling this ‘doomsday prophecy ever developed, or has yet developed after the nearly eight months that the ‘British fought virtually

alone. »

CT Number Two. This was the first time in this war of blitzkriegs that the Nazis have told the whole world what they and their mighty military machine were going to do—and then failed completely to fulfill their time-schedule. = We are entitled to ask why. After all, if Hitler had fulfilled the boast of Berlin and occupied Britain last September, he would have finished the fastest, most - devastating and most incredible war in history and would have had .the added satisfaction of scaring the living daylights out of civilized mankind in every other part of the globe.” After all, if Nazi arms had been capable of doing the job then— if they had been—why should Hitler have deliberately passed up the chance to make - Alexander the Great, Caesar and (Continued on Page 1, 2d Section)

AGCORD REACHED IN BETHLEHEM STRIKE

3000 C. I. 0. Workers Vote . To Accept Plant Terms.

LACKAWANNA, N. Y. Feb. 28 (U. P.).—More than 3000 cheering C.I.O. workers today voted unanimously to accept a three-point strike settlement proposal and return to their jobs at the Bethlehem Steel Corporation’s Lackawanna plant. Their vote ended a strike which began Wednesday night. Van A. Bittner, Steel Workers Organizing Committee regional director, told the workers “you have won one of labor's greatest victories in

[this country.”

The vote was taken after Mr. Bittner announced from the plate form in the union hall that the Bethlehem Steel management had agreed that: “First—Every man returns to his job with full seniority. “Second—The company vill sit at a conference table with the union in the immediate future and begin negotiations on our various griev-

body was lacerated severely. Hos-{ances

“And third—Within 30 days a National Relations Labor Board elec-

the company -will begin bargaining with the S.W.0.C. as your agent.”

F. D. R. HAS SEVERE COLD WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (U. P.). —President Roosevelt cut his engagement list short today and retired to his study to nurse a severe head cold. Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire, his. physician, said the President did '

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VICHY DEFIANT TOWARD JAPAN. ON INDOCHINA

British Indicate Break With Sofia Near, With War in Balkans Following.

On War Front

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By HARRISON SALISBURY | . United Press Staff Correspondent =

A new rumor—that Bul garia will sign up with the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo Axis at Vienna tomorrow — stirred the Balkans today while the British labored to build a newfront against further Axis penetration in that troubled

area.

Bulgarian adherence to the Axis probably would bring final rupture of the badly strained relations be. tween Britain and Sofia, in view. of London statements that severance of diplomatic ties is rear. Other war developments included: 1. Failure of Vichy to reply by a reported midnight deadline to '& Japanese ultimate demand for set= tlement of the Indo-China dispute on terms giving a large slice of Indo-China to Thailand. 2. Reports from Saigon of Jape’ anese naval concentration and ape parent preparations for use of force. to back up the Japanese demands,

tion. Air defenses were teste night and Indo-Chinese partially mobilized with full mol hills sation expected soon:

3. The closing of U, S. Co: in Naples, scene of heavy Royal Force bombardments, and Palomo Sicily, where German Siyo-homnt) units are believed to be based, 4. British withdrawal from. . ? Italian Dodecanese Island of = rosso 10 miles off the Turkish Coast. The British landed there Tu and apparently got out after wrecks ing a Fascist seaplane base. == '! 5. Reports from Budapest . large flights of Nazi bombing had heen observed over the

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ported large flights of Neat» ; transport planes. . ise 6. British reports that their toiods

Eritrea. Japanese nationals flocked out ot the prospective battlefield of Cams bodia in Indo-China and a spokesman at Saigon talked of the great air, naval and mili forces which Japan has av to back up her “mediation.” Meantime, a ceremony was afe ranged at Adolf Hitler's mount retreat of Berchtesgaden which: designed carefully to emphasize close inter-action of the Axis

ners. en Vichy Resistance Expected * | Hitler and his Foreign

Joachim von Ribbentrop, ostentas tiously received he new Japanese .

many’s partner is expected to jn carrying the war of nerves i the Far East. The question of whether Agen’. has given Indo-China an: @ctual ultimatum and whether a specified hour has been- fixed for its tere mination was somewhat obscured by - the varying language used by Jape anese spokesmen. Some said the week-end was: the deadline, others that it expired at midnight tenight—without clear whether midnight . in midnight in Saigon or midnight in Vichy was meant. Other spokese men indignantly denied that my ultimatum had been served,

lieved to he adament against the (Continued on Page Three) -

F. D. R. SAYS STEEL* OUTPUT ADEQUATE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (U. P.) he — President Roosevelt today public estimates showing that production facilities for the year beginning July 1 willbe ad quate to meet all demands f j civilian and defense consumers home and embaftled : democr abroad. xy There is no present necessity" imposing a priority system on industry, Mr. Roosevelt said. ————————————

SOFIA PHONE SERVICE OF! BUDAPEST, Feb. 28 (U. P. Telephanic communication : Sofia. was cut off today. operators said the lines were “

Bien

|rupted.” A Balkan snowstorm

blamed. : CRIP BETHLEHEM STOCK UP NEW YORK, Feb. 28 (U.

RK, A Bethlehem Steel stock gained $i a share today on settlement

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