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FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1941
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U.S. To Transfer 50 Cargo Ships To Britain ‘In Few Days’
10,000 FIRE BOMBS RUIN PLYMOUTH
Traf
By RICHARD LEWIS ON FEB. 27. a report of the Safety Division of the International
Association of Chiefs of Police on to this city.
Indianapolis traffic was submitted
Todav, March 21, Leroy J. Keach, Safety Board Presi-
dent, and Police Chief Michael F. Morrissey admitted that they have not read the report.
Between have been killed have died
Feb.
in County
27 and March 21, eight persons in Indianapolis traffic and 12 more accidents,
Mr. Keach said he knew of the existence of the
report. He said
the reason he has not read it is
because it was not submitted to the Safety Board,
but
to Chief Morrissey.
The president of the Safety Board asserted that
he probably
said, however, i ) contained in the Mr. Keach
would not presented to him by Chief Morrissey officially. he
is He recommendations
read the report until it
was aware of
report.
Some of the recommendations were quoted in
the survey of Mayor Sullivan's Traffic Advisory Com-
mittee. {rom it freely,
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The committee not only had access to the report, but quoted
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“I could see the report at any minute I wanted to,” Mr. Keach said, “Chief Morrissey has it and I know he has it.” Asked why he had not requested the Chief to submit the report to the Safety Board, Mr. Keach replied: “I haven't crowded the Chief because I know he has been busy and I want him to digest it. He might have brought it up, but he hasn't and that is the situation.” . Mr. Keach added that although he considered it unusual that the Police Chiefs’ Association should send Chief Morrissey a copy of the report without sending another copy to the Safety Board, he nevertheless did not feel “touchy” about it. Nevertheless, he said, other members of the Safety Board might feel “touchy” if he and the Chief took up the report without consulting them. The Safety Board President said that he was also “concerned” that an attempt had been made to release the report to a local newspaper before City Hall received a copy of it. He was concerned, too, he said, because Mayor Sullivan's Traffic Advisory Committee got a copy of the report before it reached the Safety Board. Asked if he cared to comment on what he knew of the report,
Mr. Keach said:
fic Expert's Feb. 27 Report Still Not Read by Keach, Chief
“It is one of those pontifical 1 and do the same thing and not be Chief Morrissey said he could tion inasmuch as he had not read
“I have to go through it,” he said. He did not comment on the delay in reading the report, although he appeared familiar with some of the recommendations, The report consists of 12 double-spaced. typewritten pages. was prepared by Sergt. Kenneth Dickinson of the Police Chiefs’ Association following a survey of police enforcement here,
Its recommendations in brief
1. The establishment of a full-time traffic court. An increase of 21 men in the motorcycle division,
2. 3. The purchase of 10 addition 4. Department Acciaent Prevention Bureau, 5. An individual court day for
The report and recommendations are public service features of the Police Chiefs’ Association, made fr lar surveys periodically in most cities of the nation,
changes involving transfer of personnel
itterances. I could go to Louisville responsible for carrying it out.”
not release the report for publicait.
It are:
al motorcycles. in the
Wreckage Is Search each policeman each week.
ee. Association experts make simi-
ENTIRE ROWS OF HOMES WRECKED: DEATH LIST HIGH
ed for Bodies After
Germans Drop Explosives at Rate of 12 a Minute on Historie Port.
By M. G. ENDLE
United Press Staff Correspondent
Midwest G. O.
PLYMOUTH, England, March 21.—Hundreds of peo-
Pig Feat P. Leaders Meet Here
SUN
OFFICERS TALK
ple, many of them wearing blood-stained bandages and with ‘torn clothing, wandered over streets littered with broken | bricks, mortar, wood and glass seeking shelter today after a long, savage German air raid on this historic city.
JUGOSLAVS IN “ant merenne roy | AXIS SHADOW
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UNITY TONIGHT
City and County Chiefs To Meet With Judges at Indianapolis A. C.
City and county law enforcement officials and municipal judges will sit down around the conference table and talk “co-operation” in a private session tonight at the Indianapolis Athletic Club, The meeting of enforcement offisome of whom have been at with each other over traffic, arranged by Wallace O. Lee, chairman of Mavor Sullivan's Traff Advisory Committee. The sion follows Sheriff Al Feeney's plea that officials cease bickering and co-ordinate their resources to Stop Indianapolis’ traffic slaughter,
cials, odds was
iC ses-
Three Proposals Made In
deal specifically with these proposals: 1. The ereation of a cafeteria court svstem, recommended by the Advisory Committee Wednesday and indorsed by the judges 2. The use of mechanical devices to catch speeders by automatically timing the speed a motorist travels. 3. The admissibility of certain tvoes of police evidence in court and the use of squad cars to apprehend traffic violators. The spectacle of enforcement officials pulling in opposite directions was described by Sheriff Feeney at the Advisory Committee meeting in strong terms. Admitting he had been one of those to blame, the Sheriff called upon judges, prosecutors and police to “step off your dignity” and solve differences,
Would Relieve Crowding
The cafeteria court, the most significant change In municipal court procedure suggested in five years, is designed to relieve overcrowding in the court rooms. Under the charged with tions would pay
svstem, persons minor traffic violaa fixed fine upon a plea of guilty and then leave the court room without waiting. With this group disposed of, the traffic judee would have more time to try serious violations The advisability of using a speed timing device is now being investigated by Police Chief Michael F. Morrissey, The device consists of cables placed across the roadway about 100 vards apart. The time it takes the passing motor car to cover the distance between the cables is recorded automatically and translated into miles per hour. Whether this evidence would be admissible in court has vet to be decided. The question is expected to be discussed at tonight's meeting.
SCALDED BOY. 2. DEAD OF INJURIES
Benjamin William Bonar, 2. who was scalded a week ago in his home at 737 E. Georgia St. died yesterdav at City Hospital. The child, pedaled his tricycle against a stove, knocking a tub of scalding water from it. The lower part of his body was burned. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Bonar. Services will be at 2 p. m, tomorrow in the
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home of the grandfather, Marshall |
Bonar. 1310 Spann Ave, with burial at Floral Park.
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Roles in Trial. |
FT. WAYNE, Ind.. March 21 (U, P.) —This is a pig tale. | A fellow named Knuckles | brought suit against a neighbor | in the court of Justice William | Moberly of Adams Township. He | claimed ownership of a hog the neighbor had impounded because of its wandering habits, The neighbor retained David Hogg as counsel. Mr. Hogg cited similar case decided in 1939 by Sullivan Circuit Judge Martin L. Pigg. Judge Pigg had based his decision on a prior ruling by Superior Court Judge John G. Berkshire. Under a settlement today, the neighbor pocketed $5 for nog feed. Mr. Knuckles got his piggv back.
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FOR HARRISON
Commission Offers 3-Point Plan to Honor 23d U. S. President.
DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, March 21.—A three-point program worked out by the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Commission to honor the memory
of the twenty-third President was |presented to Congress today by Stephen C. Noland. Indianapolis, commission chairman. The Commission tions include: 1. Changing the name of Hoosier National Forest to the Benjamin Harrison National Forest and speeding its completion to the contemplated 700.000 acres in Southern Indiana. The area would be used to demonstrate reforestation benefits. 2. Establishment of a Benjamin Harrison Memorial Forest Institute in Marion County, This would provide facilities for advanced forestrv research and act as a museum anc as a national repository for forestry archives, ail of which are desired by the U. S. Forest Service. A 300-acre arboretum was proposed as an adjunct. 3. Purchase and preservation the Federal Government of Harrison home in Indianapolis. Accompanied by Rep. Louis Ludlow, Mr. Noland presented the Commission report and supporting data to Speaker Rayburn of the House of Representatives, The Commission, established bv the last Congress, also included J. (Continued on Page Three)
CENTER TAX BILLS AGAIN FACE DELAY
Mechanical Bookkeepers Not Ready, Boetcher Says.
A delay of two more weeks in | preparation of tax duplicates for Center Township residents was an{nounced today by County Treasurer | Walter C. Boetcher. The delay was caused by installation of a new system of mechanical bookkeeping in the County Audi|tor’s office, he said. The new ma- | chines which tabulate all tax dupli{cates are being used for the first time this year. | Tax duplicates for residents liv-! ing outside the city are available | now at the Treasurer's office. The | duplicates for residents living in-! side the city will be available after April 10. Normally they are ready for distribution early in March.
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| M. P. ASKS OWN ARREST
Explaining that he was absent without leave from nis post at Camp Shelby, Miss. Private Everett Cochrell, 20, asked police to lock! him up early today. The police obliged. He said he was gfitached ty) the Military Police Company of {the 37th Division (Ohio) at the ‘camp,
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/Serbian members
MAP MEMORIAL
the protest over adherence to any
May Sign Pact Sunday Unless Dissension Grows; Serbs Split Cabinet.
By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent Jugoslavia stood today in the shadow of the Axis with her signature to a “compromise” agreement with Germany expected with- | in 48 hours unless internal dissen-' sion upsets present plans. The Jugoslav Cabinet, by a vote of 10 of its 18 members, approved to the compromise but handed in their | resignations in protest. The Serbs, representing the largest racial group in the polyglot state, stood on their protest but! their resignations have not vet been accepted by Prince Regent Paul.
Report Growing Protests
However, it was learned, word has been sent to Germany that the Cabinet approved the compromise and plans are complete for Jugoslav statesmen to leave Belgrade tomorrow and sign up in Vienna Sunday. It was reported in Belgrade that
MAP FIRE PLAN ‘IN RURAL AREAS
City, County Officials Agree On 8-Point Program Of Protection.
An eight-point plan for tackling the fire prevention and protection problem in rural areas of Marion County, including the establishment of township volunteer fire ‘fighting units, was adopted by
agreement with Germany is on the increase and that two more Cab-| inet ministers, one a Serb and one, a Moslem, may retire, This action, however, might open the way to appointment of new! pro-German ministers. May Permit War Supplies
Large factions in Jugoslavia, including powerful Army elements, most of the peasantry and the bulk of the Serbian population, oppose county and city officials today. any deal with Germany, Meeting with Sheriff Al Feeney, Croat elements—the most power- eight township trustees, Indianapful in the Cabinet of Premier Dra- olis Fire Chief Fred C. Kennedy gisha Cvetkovitch—generally sup- and W. T. McGuire, of the Indiana ported closer relations with Ger- Inspection Bureau, agreed to: many while the Slovenes were tak- 1. Co-ordinate action by trustees ing a middle course. for individual and joint action toThe split in the country was dis- ward securing fire fighting equipclosed by a cabinet vote on the pro- ment. posed “compromise” with Germany. 2. Sponsor establishment of volThe three Serbian members voted unteer fire fighting departments in against the deal. 10 Croat members the nine Marion County townships. including Foreign Minister Alexan- 3. Contact possible sources of help der Cincar-Markovitch., voted {or in protection from and prevention it and five, including two Slovenes of fires. These might include facand the Premier, abstained from tories and WPA workers in the
voting. According to reports the compro-
townships. Reliefers as Firemen
(Continued on Page Three) 4. Consider the possible use of ® township relief recipients in forming volunteer fire departments,
5. Organize “children’s brigades,”
DON'T GET EXCITED— MORE COLD POSSIBLE as I A lo IS Nb
lish a “backlog” of water supplies by filling barrels with water and placing them at strategic locations. 7. Urge church congregations to organize their own volunteer service for the protection of church d property. Water Survey Planned
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
«Me ... 30 . 42 am. ... 32 44 m. ... 36 46 . mm, . 39 . 4
0 a. m. 11 a. m 12 (noon) 1 p.m
Dont give way to spring ma ness just because today is like yes-| ge] Suny tyes sin S available for use in fighting fires. BOnGYptuause oe ou weather These would include streams, rivers, may be just aroun e corner, cisterns and gravel pits. Even California is reported to be > P having nice weather right now! sf a plan for co-operation originated ‘True enough, spring came to In- py Sheriff Feeney, who told the dianapolis at 6:21 p. m. yesterday group his deputies have for some —slid in unobtrusively under a {ime been making “runs” to aid in barrage of extra-mild weather. fire fighting in the rural areas “when It will be a little colder today, he did not have the manpower to but vesterday’s maximum of 64 spare from traffic duties.” was way out of line for this time| Chief Kennedy said his departof the year. Tomorrow it will be | ment would continue to be availa little cloudier. able in emergencies.
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The meeting was the outgrowth
cause of the
One of the topics of discussion at this breakfast table, you can bet, was politics. Rep. Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts, the national G. O. P. chairman, had the floor, to right: Franklyn Waltman, national publicity director; committeeman: Mr. Martin; Lieut.-Gov. Charles Dawson and Rep. Frank Millis, Indiana House majority leader, both just back from Florida, and Arch N. Bobbitt, Indiana
Priest Nabs Boys Robbing Poor Box
TWO TEEN-AGED BOYS who have been rifling the poor box at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church were caught today by an alarm system installed by the Rev, Fr. Ephram Muench, church pastor. The Rev. Fr. Muench, who had missing money from the box the past month, wired the box and connected it to a bell in the rectory, When
the bell rang this morning he ran to the box, capturing the two bovs. Police are holding the boys for juvenile authorities.
FORD STRIKE THREAT LIFTED, DEWEY SAYS
been
poor for
Concession Made to C. By Management.
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DETROIT, March (U.P) .—
Ernest Morris, South Bend, Indiana national
State Chairman.
They carried their entire remaining possessions and
| | household goods with them, passing scores of rescue squads
| who were still digging in wre | survivors. | Entire rows of homes lay 14 | It was estimated that about # 10,000 incendiary bombs were ‘dropped. Explosive bombs
dropped, at times, at the rate an hour,
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tof 12 a minute—725 Three churches, three depart- { ment stores, two hotels were among the many buildings wrecked by fire or explosion. Many shops |were in crumbling ruins. | King George and Queen ElizaAnd for the moment, beth had left Plymouth a few The group, left [hours before the raid started. The King was here to inspect | warships. He boarded one of the over-age American destroyers now lin British service. The Queen {toured areas which had been | bombed earlier in the week.
| » » » The Germans had used the same tactics as in previous attacks dur-
ing the last few days on spring starvation offensive aimed at ports through which flow the supplies on which Britain depends for life. Parachute flares, incendiary bombs, then explosive bombs,
their
ON RESIGNATION
Up to Committee, He Says; Calls Willkie's Hold on Party ‘Strong.’
WASHINGTON, March 21 (U
0-odd homes in my street are uninhabi
ckage for bodies or for buried
At least half of the table.
in ruins.
|then a long rain of incendiary and explosive bombs mixed had crashed on the city for hours. Pursuing their usual routine the first German raiders arrived just after dusk and dropped flares, Then the rain of fire and explosive bombs continued until after mide= night, Most of the fire bombs were put out by a veritable army of thou= sands of trained neighborhood fire parties, including housewives and shop girls as well as business men and clerks. Rescue parties went into action at once and remained on the job during the entire raid. The death toll increased steadily as rescue squads dug out more bodies. In my street a neighbor, Edward Kirke, ran out to help fire homh fighters when incendiary bombs fell across from his home. He had hardly got out of doors before an explosive bomb scored a direct hit, (Continued on Page Three)
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British to Get Ships
P.)—A high Maritime Commission
Wendell Willkie still has a strong Official said today that approximately 50 merchant, ships will be transhold on the G. O. P. and will con- ferred to Great Britain under the war-aid act “within a few days.”
tinue to be an important factor in!
strengthening the party, National 75 per cent of the vessels which wil
Chairman Joseph W, Martin Jr. conditioned over-age ships which saw serv
said today. | It was understood that the transBut the Massachusetts Congress- fers will be arranged so that there man, here for a conference of Mid- Will be a minimum of disruption west Republican leaders, had noth- In American flag overseas trade. ing to say on the possibility of his; Intercoastal and costal ships may continuing as national chairman be shifted to trans-ocean routes after Monday or on other matters now being served by ships which connected with the national com- will be turned over to the British, mittee. A large part of the traffic normally “My resignation is before the handled by the intercoastal and committee and it is not for me to coastal vessels shifted will probably say what they will do at Monday's be handled by railroads, the official meeting in Washington,” he said. said. Asked if he would continue to Meanwhile, a Senate Appropriaserve if renamed, Rep. Martin, tion subcommittee approved withminority leader in, Congress, said: out change the House-adopted “I am not in a position to com-|$7,000,000,0008war-aid appropriation, ment. on that. I have learned never Which Defense Production Director make a decision in advance. William S. Knudsen said could be
This was the number asked by the British
as their initial need. About; 1 be turned over to them will he reice in the last war.
vears to to Britainy
(spent in the next two furnish effective aid | Greece and China, The Senate subcommittee ap= proved the appropriation unane imously and sent it to the full come mittee, which will meet tomorrow, The measure is expected to reach the Senate floor for consideration Monday. Details of the ship transfer are completed, the official said. but Commission officials are awaiting {the arrival of Sir Arthur Salter, British shipping man, before cone summating the arrangements. | The vessels which will be transe | (Continued on Page Three)
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Possibility of a strike that would And then after you make a deci-| have tied up work on $154,000,000 sion, do not explain it. The deci- | worth of defense contracts held by sion may be good and the explana-
the Ford Motor Co. appeared removed today. : Federal Labor Conciliator James F. Dewey said here that the Ford management had made concessions to the C. I. O. United Automobile Workers. These included a promise to reinstate 1000 workers whom the union said had been dismissed for union activity, assurances that further layoffs were not contemplated, and an agreement to discuss labor problems with Mr. Dewey. Elsewhere strikes at plants or Government projects engaged in defense work totaled 29. About 40,000 workers were affected. PULLING THE WOOL— TOULOUSE, France, March 21 (U. P.).—Smartly dressed French women in this year's Easter parade may wear last year's mattress. Bewool famine, agents
were searching the country for old mattresses. to be torn apart and
| i i {woven into fabrics.
3 Youths Jailed for Traffic Violations;
Girl's Plea Fails to Save Allison Worker
in jail and fined $20 for speeding 40 miles per hour, Municipal Jucge Pro Tem George G. Rinier dealt out the sentences and fines and in the case of Embree refused to suspend the jail sentence after a plea from a young woman who said the youth was a night worker at Allison's. “No sir, my judgment stands,” |
Three youths were sent to jail today—two for speeding and one for reckless driving. Fred E. Embree, 21, of 230 N. East St., was sentenced to two davs in jail, fined $20 on a reckless driving charge, and assessed an additionai $15 on a charge of failure to display auto lights. Dale Williamson, 19, of 430 S. Arlington Ave. received a two-cay sen-| tence plus a $22 fine for speeding Judge Rinier told her. 42 miles per hour. | Embree was arrested by officers Ben Calloway, 21, of 547 Patter- who said they saw the youth]
and “race north” without lights. Embree was arrested in the 100 block on N. Pennsylvania St. A fine of $20 was handed out to another motorist by Judge Rinier at today's traffic session. John Bradshaw, 34, of 2505 Guilford Ave., was fined on a charge of disobeying a traffic officer's hand signal at Market and Alabama Sts. “It's bad enough for a motorist to disregard traffic lights, but it is worse to disobey a traffic officer's hand signal,” Judge Rinier told the
son St, was sentenced to two days|“swing around” Fountain Square motorist,
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tion bad.” | | “Of course, there is some differ- | ence in views within our party, but | the same can be said of the other | side,” Mr. Martin said in comment - | ing on Mr. Willkie's position. “But alter some time elapses, there will | be no friction within the party and | we will emerge united.” Rep. Martin also sidestepped the | question of naming a national ex- | ecutive director, a position for which | Arch N. Bobbitt, Indiana party chairman, is reported to be a candidate. “That will be for the national (chairman after next Monday to de(Continued on Page Five)
ported decision Germany shows which may cau
kans moves aga .., Since three Mr. Mason signed in Cvetkovitch, In a national issue as important the future of Jugoslavia's national 1 cnly two votes shows how precarious the decision may become. There can be no question but that Jugoslavia has failed to unite over aid to the Axis. Military as well as civilian pro- | tests against the action of the government can force repudiation of any agreement that may be signed with the Axis. Since that is the actual situation, neither Germany nor Italy can have any feeling of permanent security regarding Jugoslavia’'s future attitude, | | LONDON, March 21 (U. P).—| The Axis must be constantly on! Authoritative British sources said/gyarq Jest the Jugoslavs realign | tonight that Germany's two 26.580~ themselves against the dictators. At | ton battle cruisers are believed 10 the same time, with such a large \be raiding in the Atlantic, possibly hart of the populace antagonistic (“in the vicinity of the American, co-operation with the Axis, anti- | continent.” a |German sabotage may be expected { The raiders are the speedy, develop. { Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and| As the matter now seems to they are believed to have been re- stand, the most that the Cabinet sponsible for the sinking of Some majority felt able to grant GerBritish tonnage last week-end. {many is far less than Hitler The battle cruisers are under- sought. Unofficial reports from stood to be those to which Prime Belgrade state that Germany will | Minister Winston Churchill re- not be allowed to send troops |ferred in his speech to the Pil-{through Jugoslavia, but only sup- | grims Society. ply trains and ambulance cars. | Churchill said that German} If it is true that German fight- | battle cruisers and submarines have ing divisions will be unable to make | been active on the ‘American side” |use*of Jugoslav highways, ar imporof the Atlantic, : (Continued on Page Three)
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FEAR NAZI CRUISERS RAIDING IN ATLANTIC
British Say Two May Be in Vicinity of America.
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protest abstained only 10 ministers of a total of 18 favor the German agreement.
War Moves Today
By J. W. T. United Press War Expert
MASON
Today's Cabinet crisis in Belgrade aver the res
to sign a semi-military pact with a serious political rift in Jugoslavia se the nation to swing awav from
the Axis at a later time if the battle for the Bale
inst the Germans. members of the Cabinet and five, including from voting, that
have ree Premier means
, as the present crisis, which affects ife, an absolute Cabinet majority of
Cover Both Sides of War—
etme
Joe Alex Morris and Liye C. Wilson have just returned from a twoto
cover both sides of the
month assignment
war. As a series of parallel ars
an introduction te ticles on viewpoints with. in Britain and within the Axis, they present today their impressions of a flight back to the United States aboard the Yankees Clipper.
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