Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 February 1941 — Page 4
AID BILL WAY TO | WAR'-WHEELER
Charges It Would Strip U.S. of Its Defenses; | Assails Willkie.
I" WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (U. P.). =Senator Burton K., Wheeler (D. Mont.) charged today that the Administration’s British-aid bill would “strip us of our defenses, invite the Chief Executive to plunge the country into war, and create a dictatorship.” ‘Millions of Americans, he. said, challenge their Senators to tell them “whether the forgotten man of 1932 is destined to be the unknown soidier of 1942.” - Mr. Wheeler, leader of the opposition who successfully led the fight against the President's Supreme "Court reorganization measure in 1937, described the pending bill as %“a legal and constitutional monstrosity, full of deadly fatal poison for the future of our country.”
Calls It Open Door to War
¥I find it is a statute authorizing the President to engage in armed intervention in the war now raging in Europe,” he said. “Sugar-coat it as you will it opens L\ the door to war. It means that A Congress has abdicated its constitutional power and duty with respect to war.” Senator Wheeler attacked Wendell L. Willkie as “the intrepid Trojan horse of the Republican
Party” and asserted that the 1940
G. O. P. Presidential nominee may be advocating all-out aid to Britain as part of a campaign for the ‘nomination in 1944.
Calls Hoosier Crusader
Mr. Wheeler called the Repub- . lican leader “Crusader Willkie (1940 model),” and asked why Administration forces had turned down a proposed British aid bill amendment limiting its effect to Great . Britain, Greece and China. ~~ “Even Mr. ilikie, the intrepid Trojan horse of the Republican Party, advocated doing this,” Mr. Wheeler said. “Incidentally, if I were Mr. Churchill, I would not Place too much faith in Mr. Willie’s present ardent advocacy of allout aid to Britain. This may prove to be just early campaign oratory ‘looking toward the democratic
_ nomination in 1944.”
His speech was made in the Senate this afternoon after Senator Francis T. Maloney (D. Conn.) - urged immediate passage of the bill. Mr. Maloney said that passage of the bill was necessary to avert the necessity for this country to become “an armed camp . . . with a reduced standard of living our people might not willingly accept.” Senator Maloney introduced an “amendment which would specifically prohibit the use of the American Nrvy to convoy war supplies -to combat areas defined by the President under the Neutrality Act. Administration leaders predicted passage by a two-to-one majority late next week, but Senator Gerald P. Nye (R. N. D.) an opponent, said a final vote would be impossible then because of plans for extended debate on amendments.
More Discussion Expected
“There hasn't begun to be the discussion on this bill that there will be when amendments are brought up,” Mr. Nye said. Chairman Walter F. George (D. Ga.) of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said “it looks as if they're trying to filibuster the bill as far as a vote on any amendments this week is concerned.” Opposition - Jeaders replied that supporters of the bill made two of the three speeches in the Senate yesterday, and that they could not be held re- _ sponsible for such delays.
PARADES IN HOLLAND BANNED AFTER RIOT
BERLIN, Feb. 28 (U. P.).—The military administration of North Holland province, which includes ° Amsterdam, has banned all demonstrations and parades and has or- . dered all strikers to return to work, German political quarters said today. The military administration, imposed by. the German command after riots in which at least eight were killed and many wounded, will * employ “appropriate measures” to meet all incidents and deal with persons responsible, it was said. Meanwhile, the Deutsche Zeitung of Norway reported that a German court-martial at Bergen had - imposed the death penalty on several Norwegians charged with espionage for Great Britain.
Louise Williams of New York is spending the winter months in the Bahama Islands.
FORMER KING ALFONSO DIES
Son, Don Juan, Hopes to Take Spanish Throne at Franco’s Request. (Continued from Page One)
down. He wore a silk dressing gown over white silk pajamas, a fur coverlet wrapped around his legs. Once the hope of the modern Bourbons, Alfonso had ascended the Spanish throne on his birth 55 years ago, and was ruling under a regency at the age of 12 when the United States victory in the Span-ish-American War dealt his shrinking, corruption-weakened empire a blow from which it never recovered. He fled Spain 10 years ago when the Spanish monarchy gave way to a republic, and had lived to see a civii war put: his former nation under. a dictator, Generalissimo Francisco Franco, who restored the Royal family’s citizenship. Queen Victoria, who was estranged from Alfonso during three years of their exile, was at the deathbed along with two sons, Don
his heir Feb. 15 when the first heart attack occurred and who now hopes to ascend the throne at Franco's invitation, and Jaime, the other surviving son. Some of the accumulated, inbred physical frailties of more than 1000 years of Bourbons beset Alfonso and his family. The former King had suffered since childhood from nose and ear troubles and other ailments. Of his six children, four sons were afflicted with hemophilia, hereditary bleeding disease which caused Don Gonzalo, the youngest son, to bleed to death from an injury suffered in an automobile accident in Carinthia, Austria, in 1934, and Alphonse, the oldest son, to die in the same manner after an automoile accident in Miami, Fla., Sept. 6,
BUTSCH RELEASED
William Ray Butsch, alleged slayer of Mrs. Carrie Lelah Romig, received court permission today for temporary release from the county jail to take medical treatments at the City Hospital. Special Judge Joseph Williams in Criminal Court granted the temporary transfer on a petition by Butsch. Another® petition seeking release of the defendant from jail on bond is pending before Judge Williams. Butsch, 54-year-old former carpenter, will pay his own medical expenses and remain at the hospital for about two weeks, he
said. :
Juan, whom Alfonso designated as|.
FOR HOSPITAL CARE|
HINT BULGARIA WILL JOIN AXIS
Vichy Silent as Japanese Press Indo-China; British May Break With Sofia.
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Japanese “mediation” proposals. Saigon reported that all Japanese residents had evacuated Cambodia in accordance with Tokyo instruction. .A Japanese spokesman said 12,000 Japanese troops now are in Tonkin, that a larger air force is based on
Hanoi and thal warships are steaming off Haiphong and southern
Indo-China.
The spokesman said 12,000 Japanese troops now are in Tonkin, that a larger air force is based on Hanoi and that warships are steaming off Haiphong and southern IndoChina. | In this situation the Dutch Government at Batavia instructed Dutch nationgls in Japan to send their wives ard children home and Singapore announced strengthening of the mine fields protecting the big naval base. Plans were laid civilian air defense. Against the imminent war threat in the Far Hast the British were working hard and witlx considerable apparent success fo bolster their Balkan-Middle East front. Sir Stafford Cripps, British Ambassador to Moscow, was due at Ankara today where tae British last night announced great success in coming to an agréement with Turkey on points at issue.
British Firm With Bulgaria
These points were not specified but were presumed to cover the line Turkey will ‘take in event of an Axis Balkan drive. Cripps is expected to elucidate the Russian position with régard to the Balkans. Britain wa: taking a strong line with Bulgariz and London warned that severance of diplomatic relations was imminent. They made clear that Bulgaria’s involvement in the war probably would follow swiftly. Axis counter-moves to the British campaigri appearsd to be under way. There was vague talk of some new Axis conference at Vienna but German spokesmen in Berlin angrily said that they were being “questioned too much” when reporters tried to track down the rumors. Berlin refused to tonfirm or deny the report that Bulgaria may join the Axis. Some Balkan capitals thought the Russian attitude of giving Germany a ‘green light in the Balkans might be shifting.
Eden May (Go to Athens
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden was expected to go to Athens when he finishes in Ankara, but may return to Cairo first. On the military front the Germans kept emphasizing the destruction wrought by their airplane and submarine campaign against British shipping. The. claims were so sweeping that if was difficult to establish the exact tonnage claimed to have beer: sunk by Berlin. The High Command claimed that 13 more ships were bombed and probably lost vesterday and that another six were damaged. It added that a subrarine had sunk 20,000 tons of shipping, The official DNB news agency claimed that yesterday’s sinking totaled 28 ships of 146,000 tons. ‘The High Command said that Wednesday nine ships of 58,000 tons were sunk and that a single bomber crew had sunk 240,000 tons up to Feb. 27.
Nazis Admit Holland Troubles
The British expressed confidence in their ability to beat the German sea war, claiming that they had an “ace in the hole” against the Nazi submarines. They reported that an average of 17 subtnarines was sunk each month in the early days of the war and that this total was now being exceedech, Axis submarine losses since start of the war were estimated at about 100. The Germans admitted that there still was trouble in Holland, possibly of widespread nature since mention was made of strikes and the closing of business houses. The censorship was so severe that a factual report of what has .been going on was impossible to obtain. Italy adraitted that its troops had evacuated Mogadiscio, capital of Italian Somaliland, whose capture the British announced Tuesday. Italian and German planes bombed and machine gunned British armoréd forces in North Africa, the Romé¢ communique said, and Italian troops repulsed repeated attacks in the Giarabub and Kufra
ir. Manila for
oases zones.
IN INDIANAPOLIS
Here Is the Traffic Record
1941 ............. 1940 ....00.0.. 5 8 13 he —Feb. 27— 6| Accidents . veiesss.s 1] Arrests THURSDAY TRAFFIC COURT - Cases Convic- Fines tried tions nod peeding 3 3 $13 Reckless driving. 2 2 11 Failure to stop at through street .3 3 2 Disobeying traffic 1 1 0 1 6
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signs Drunken driving 3 10 ~All others ......16 1 8 ‘ Totals ........28 26 $44 MEETINGS TODAY
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Central Wallpaper & Paint Co., meet- ; ra Severin, 7 p. m. "Un ment Compensation Division, otel Severin, 8:15 a. m. lis Federation Community . Chats, meeting, Hotel Washington, ds eis "Chi, luncheon, Canary Cottage, change Club, luncheon, Hotel Severin, 1 Club, luncheon, Columbia Club,
Tau Delta, luncheon, Columbia Sigma. luncheon, Canary Cottage, polls 3 MeQutter Society, annual art exhibit, Wm. H.
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County City Total| 7 10 1
MARRIAGE LICENSES
(These lists are from official records in the County Court House. The Times therefore, is not responsible for errors in aames and addresses.)
Joe R. Barnett, 37, of 5502 W. Washington; Martha 1. Libby, 31, of 550%2 W. Washington. Vernon N. Perdew, 23, of 5448 Carrollton: Evelyn M. Ferguson, 19, of 115 W.
Homer, Powell, 25, of 1916 Prospect; Martina_Wamsley, 19, of 1460 Lexin Yon. Glen R. McIntosh, 25, Petersburg Eke; Ruth Swartz, 19, of 3435 Bethel Clarence Virginia Pi John Col
E. Brown, 18, kins, 20, 2250 N. Arsenal. f 19 N. Oriental, 209; Fairland, Ind. 4 n Jr., 23, New York City: Jane B. , 21, City. + arry L. Unversaw Jr., 21, of 4249 S. State; Rosemary A. Gurley, '17, of 1709
Lanse G. Coots, 21, 156% N. Ill arry ots, . . bol 3 Elizabeth Daly 19°" 16% W- Ohio. unols
BIRTHS Twin Girls Robert, Virginia Southworth, at Methodist. 3
. Girls Ralph, Anna Varvel, at Coleman. Rochelle, Jewel Coleman, at City. James, Geneva Boyle, at St. Francis. Francis, Edna Jackson, at St. Francis. . Michael, Carolyn Le. at St. Francis. Alvah, Theresa Gilbert, at 1317 N. uxedo. Boys Thomas, Myrtle Darnell, Carl, Florence Fulk, at Me st. Saymond, Lois Kirkman. at Methodist. FAS Sut, Audrey Brandmaier, at St. Charles, Maude Langford, at 919 Locke. Walter, Helen Okey, at 1613 Ingram.
DEATHS
T at Methodist.
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Nora Losh, 80, at 1427 N. Delaware, | Denver
or. senile Dementia. scar L. Carr, 90, at Central Indiana, cerebral hemorrhage. V Justine Ayres, 6, at Riley, tuberculous meningiti.
S. . George Hoffman, 56, at 222 E. St. Joseph, M
carcinoma. Caroline Kirsch, 82, at 4033 Ruckle, mitral insufficiency. na Kohlstaedt, 71, at City, cerebral
apoplexy. P 42, at City, ecar-
Slatdhier ‘Richards, Riley, 55, at City, endocarditis. n 135 Winthrop,
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67, at prihag
John W. Followell, 37, at City, septi-|on
OFFICIAL WEATHER
U. 8. Veather Bureau
INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Fair tonight and fomorrow; continued cold, with lowest temperature tonight about 15. s
6:20 |
TEMPERATURE Feb. +28, 1940—
Sunrise..|.. Sunset
HBAEOMETER TODAY 6:30 a, m,..50.30
Precipitation 4 hrs. ending 7 a. m... Total precipitation since Jan. 1 Deficiericy since Jan, 1
MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana~-Fiir tonight and tomorrow; colder in extreme northeast portion tonight; rising temperature in west portion tomorrow. Ilinois—:PFair, not so cold in northeast and west-central portions tonight; tomorrow fair with rising temperature. Lower WMichigan—Fair tonight and tomorrow; soriewhat colder in extreme southeast an: extreme east-central portions tonight; rising temperature in west portion tomorrow. Ohio-—-Partly cloudy; slightly colder with snow flurries in extreme east portion tonight; tomorrow fair, continued cold. Kentucky-—Partly sloudys slightly colder tonight; tomorrow fair, slowly rising temperature in west portion.
WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M. Station e
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OPPOSITION TO SOME of the drastic cuts by which the Republicans whacked $8,300,000 out of the State budget for the next two years is certain to crop out when the House begins debate on the
measure today.
Most of it, of course, will come from the minority Democrats and from the department heads affected. But the G. O. P. figures it has
done ‘a good job and will stick by its guns. Chief target of the opposition will be the haste with which the Republicans pruned, and in this some G. O. P. legislators may join. They will point out that the State Budget Committee spent: four months drawing up the figures and the G. O. P. cut them in three hights of feverish work after toying with several new tax ideas.
Rep. Hobart Creighton, longtime Budget Committee member and considered by his Republican colleagues as one of the bestversed House members on State finances, is expected to take the floor to attack some of the cuts. He is especially interested in the slashes made in budgets for State institutions. He has warned fellow members of the House Ways
.and Means Committee several
times that the institutions budgets were “cut to the bone—in some cases, we fear they may be too low”—by the Budget Committee. He also has told them that needed repairs at some institutions were knocked out last year and that funds had been provided for them this year. But this item also was knocked out—$500,000 of it—by the pruners. Rep. Creighton and Rep. Winfield Denton, Democratic budget committee members, have pointed out the “starvation wages and long hours” for institution employees, and the likely increase in costs for food, fuel and other supplies. So the institutions cuts are certain to draw fire. ” ” ”
Welfare Cut Biggest
Biggest single cut made was in Federal matching funds of the State Welfare Department. Rep. Creighton passed off this $3,400,000 reduction as a “paper cut.” It so happens that the Welfare Department had a $3,000,000 balance left over from the last two years which reverted to the general fund and helped keep the State “in the And it also happens that a clause inserted in the Welfare budget protects the State against loss of Federal grants in event the, funds granted by the budget are insufficient. This clause provides that extra appropriations are authorized to meet any additional Federal grants at any time. So, it’s conceivable that if the $3,400,000 is needed 18 months hence, the State will have to dig it up. Another little “mystery” was the $15,000,000 slash made in the $45,000,000 State Highway budget. The Highway Department operates on revenue from gasoline taxes, license and other fees. It is authorized to spend all of the money it receives. In 1939, the Highway budget wasn’t even listed with the other items. This year, the revenues were anticipated and the figure placed in the report to make this one “an honest budget, showing where every cent of the taxpayers’ money goes.” : Now the G. O. P. has cut this figre 15 millions. Some curious persons are wondering if this movehas any connection with one of the G. O. P. “ripper” bills, and if the $15,000,000, or at least part of it, might show up in the general fund later to help get the State over the hump. ”
Redistricting - Trouble
It got by the House all right, but the Congressional Reapportionment bill is heading for trouble in the Senate. Senators from the Fifth District, which includes 11 north central Counties, are all set to pounce on it. They don’t like the idea of being given Democratic Madison County, part of the old Eleventh District which is being broken up and scattered around. Senator Thurman Biddinger, Marion Republican, points out that the present Fifth District, in recent years, has been returning a G. O. P. majority of about 11,-
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‘000, Rep. Forrest Harness, Koko-
mo Republican, is the Congressman from the district now. Madison County normally runs about 13,000 on the Democratic side, Mr. Biddinger said. This would give the Democrats a 2000 edge in a congressional race—on paper, at least. . Mr. Biddinger is a member of the committee which will begin its study of the bill today. Senator Roy Conrad, another Republican whose area would be affected by the shift, also is a member of the committee. If they fail to get rid of Madison County in committee, they will carry the battle to the floor. They hope to have better success than Fifth District Representatives, also Republicans, who fought a bitter but losing battle in the House yesterday.
An Invitation
When a House committee khocked the State Board's selection off the local liquor boards in the Stout control bill yesterday, it was inviting trouble. That was one important provision of the Senate-approved measure which the upper house probably will insist upon. . . . An industrious Representative figured up that in 44 working days, the House passed 169 of its own bills and 19 Senate bills, but that 408 House bills and 293 Senate bills still were in the swim. . . . Of the three G. O. P. inspired “investigations,” one is officially dead, another is dying and the third is hanging in the air. The proposed eight-year study, was killed by the House yesterday: The Whitaker contest to unseat Governor Schricker is a dud and has been for a month. Nothing more has been heard about the
Two Per Cent Club probe since T
Governor Schricker complied with the Legislature's request and asked the Federal Internal Buenue Bureau to turn over any information it had on the late fund-raising organization. . . . Rep. Matthew E. Welsh, Vincennes Democrat, has just learned
saying: “Since my name is ale most identical, I trust your conduct will reflect credit upon our respective names. Please be assured I am trying to do the same in Indiana.” Then, after looking
Cominerce bulletin, he suddenly remarked: “Humph—must be a Republican. He’s on a lot of administration bills.” REFUGE SHIPS FACE SEIZURE
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Feb. 28 (U. P.) .—Reports circulated today
that American nations, including the United States, were discussing the advisability of the joint, simultaneous seizure of all ships taking war time refuge in American ports.
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Ginger Rogers Weeps, Stewart Stammers, Selznick Blushes as They Accept Oscars
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dozen by the time the technical achievement awards were distributed. Por the third straight year Walter Brennan, of the collapsible teeth, got the award for the best masculine supporting role. His portrayal of Judge Bean in “The Westerner” garnered -him the votes.” Jane Darwell, veteran character actress from Palmyra, Mo., won the prize for the best secondary feminine role, for her memorable portrayal 6f Ma Joad in “The Grapes of Wrath.” John Ford received directorial honors for “Grapes.” "He wasn’t on tap to take his statuette; he was fishing from his yacht off the coast of Mexico. All hands agreed that the academy’s 13th annual banquet was its best. Even Bob Hope, who functioned as master of ceremonies, said so, although he did characterize the meal as “six courses of nervous indigestion.” Academy President Walter Wanger then elbowed him off the podium to announce a new award for “achievements in humanities.” Mr. Wanger turned then, and- handed it
to Mr. Hope, who is perhaps the
world’s champion benefit player. For once, Mr. Hope was flabbergasted. x “I don’t feel a bit funny,” he said, kissing his prize on its gold-plated mouth. Rosalind Russell, in a blue and gray gown, announced the awards for cameramen. 2 She handed Oscars to George
| Barnes for his job in photographing
“Rebecca” and to George Perinall for his color work on “The.Thief of Bagdad.” Other awards included: Best original story: “Arise, My Love,” ' Paramount, by Benjamin
MORTON DOWNEY FILES FOR DIVORCE
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Feb. 28 (U. P.).—Morton Downey, the singer, is seeking a divorce from his wife, Barbara Bennett Downey, charging cruelty and asking for the custody of their five children. The Downeys were married Jan.
28, 1929, at New York, and Mr. Downey charged cruelty since Jan. 1, 1940. ’
Glazer, and a collaborator who preferred to remain anonymous because of relatives in Nazi Germany, which the film concerns. Best written screen play: “The Philadelphia Story,” M-G-M, Donald Ogden Stewart. Best original screen play: Great McGinty,” Paramount, ton Sturges. Best color art direction: “Thief of
Bagdad,” Alexander Korda. a Best gc and white art direc on: * e and Prejudice,” Cedrio Gibbons. J Best sound recording: “Strike Up the Band,” Douglas Shearer, Best film editing: “Northwest Mounted Police,” Anne Bauchens. Best cartoon: “Milky Way,” Rue dolph Ising, M-G-M. : Best one-reeler: “Quicker ‘mn a Wink,” Pete Smith, M-G-M. Ei Best two-reeler: “Teddy the Rough Rider,” Gordon Hollingshead, War= ner Brothers. Best song: “When You Wish Upon a Star,” “Pinocchio,” Walt Disney. ! Best scoring: “Tin Pan Alley,” 20th Century Fox. Best original - score: “Pinocchio,’ Walt Disney.
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