Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 April 1941 — Page 1

‘The Indianapolis Times

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VOLUME 53—NUMBER 38

THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1941

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind.

PRICE THREE CENTS

Treasury Urges Billion-Dollar Cut In Non-Defense Costs

BRITISH HOLDING NEAR ATHENS

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Reid Succeeds Chase

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Charles W. Chase

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HEADS LOCAL RAILWAY 0.

New President Has NationWide Reputation in Utility Field.

By LOWELL B. NUSSBAUM Indianapolis Railways 5

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direciors today elected Harry Reid, § anapolis of the utility to succeed W. Chase, who 10 to head the

president Charles

days ago

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hicago Surfa Lines Mr. Reid, president of Harry Reid & Co.. 709 Electric Building, and a nationally known public utility executive and operator, took over his new duties at once The board also re-elected three directors, Pierce F. Goodrich, Ross H. Wallace and Arthur L. Gilliom, and elected E. S. Goodrich, Winchester, a director, to succeed Roy C. Shaneberger who resigned n cently, E. S. Goodrich, president of the Randolph County National Bank, ic an uncie of Pierre Goodrich and , was a brother of the late James P. Goodrich, former Governor. Holdover directors are George C. Forrey Jr. Irving W. Lemaux. J. Dwight Peterson, Skiles E. Test and Mr. Chase The new experience and general 40 vears work with gas, water companies, He was a resident of Indianapolis 10 years, from 1917 to 1927. as president of the Interstate Public Service Co. of Indiana. now the Public Service Co. of Indiana. In 1927, he left Indianapolis for New York to become president of the National Electric Power Co. In 1932 he organized his own company in New York City serving as consultant and advisor for utility properties throughout the country until 1937 when was elected president of the New York State

resident has had wide the transportation utility fields in the last His career has included transportation, electric, communications

and

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he

(left) congratulates Harry Reid, his successor as president of Indianapolis Railways, Inc.

"HIGH LEVIES ON MODLE CLAS

INCOME ASKED

Old-Age Security Program

Must Not Be Jeopardized, U. S. Insists.

WASHINGTON, April 24 (U. P)

|—The Treasury today suggested | that Congress cut non-defense ex-

| penditures as much as $1.000,000.000 jand raise $3.600000000 in new revenue by imposing drastic surtaxes on middle and lower middle class incomes and a general increase in all other taxes. The specific new tax proposal was presented to the House Ways and | Means Committee by Assistant Sec‘retary of the Treasury John L. Sullivan, after Secretary Morgenthau had prefaced it with a declaration |that the American people are will-

| security against aggression. Mr. Morgenthau also suggested that Congress could pare non-de-

Price Deadlock

H al fs H og Sal e relief of old age security programs.

ONE OF THE LONGEST dead- | Less Farm Aid Proposed locks in the history of the local stockvards developed today between farmers and packers’ buyers over the price of hogs. At

3 to noon the stalemate still hadn't

item

that Congress has raised

{ing to pay that “small price” for}

| fense expenditures by at least $1.-| Ss 000,00000¢ without sacrificing the]

i He mention>d specifically that | | economy could be effected in Fed- | eral aid to farmers, pointing out)

| to market here

been broken—after four hours of bargaining—and both would-be buvers and would-be seliers

| knocked off for lunch.

About 10000 hogs were brought today. Buvers tried to get them at 10 to 15 cents below. yesterday's prices. But sellers pointed out that prices here are already 15 to 20 cents a 100 pounds under those at Chicago and refused to sell. So the pigs that went to market today just stayed there—for the time being at least.

DAWSON MERIT ACTION STUDIED

Democrats May Test His Appointment of Earl Beck And P. R. Bausman.

State House Democratic leaders today studied the legal aspects of the first appointments made by Lieut. Gov. Charles M. Dawson under the 1941 Legislature's “decentralization” program. Mr. Dawson, whose authority to share appointing power with the Governor is under attack in suits now pending in court, named two nen to the new State Personnel Board. They are Earl Beck, Indianapolis, a member of the Merit

System Council, and Paul R. Baus-|

man, Washington (Ind.) publisher and Republican leader. Governor Schricker is to name the other two board members under the new law, which becomes effective May 1. The board will select a director, conduct tests and control the hiring and firing of an estimat-

£450000000 a farm parity originally budgeted at $212.000.000 by the Administration. The Treasury tax plan. calling | for a minimum 11 per cent surtax| on the first dollar of taxable income, over and above the normal and special defense income tax

(rates, was first presented to the]

| Committee at a secret meeting],

| Monday

It also provided for new surtaxes'

lon corporate income; 5 per cent on the first 825000 of ner income and 6 per cenit on the balance.

Corporations now pay normal in-!

come tax rates 24 per cent.

New Luxury Taxes Listed

In addition, the Treasury plan called for new and increased luxury taxes, | and gift taxes, and higher taxes tobacco, liquors and a

ranging up. to

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on beer, wide range of goods. Proposed new taxes included a levy of 5 per cent on telephone bills in addition to increases in the existing taxes on long-distance telephone calls and telegrams per cent tax on all railroad, bus, air and steamship tickets costing over 35 cents also was asked. Undersecretary of the Treasury Daniel W. Bell estimated that the new taxes, together with those already in effect, would consume {about 24 per cent of an estimated $30.000.000,000 national income next vear. After paying the taxes, he said, the public will have an income of $57.000.000.000 left. The Treasury estimated that its plan would produce the following {additional revenues: Income surtaxes—$1.521.000,000. Estates and gifts—$347.000,000. Corporation surtax and upward {Continued on Page Eight)

'Slaughter Road’

upward revision of estate!

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Invasion o

May Be Moved Up

Washington Hears Stalin May Be Victim if Hitler Attack on Britain Fails.

f Russia

By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS

Times Foreign

WASHINGTON, April 24 —Events in the Balkans

and the Middle East, together w

British Isles, are said to have forced Hitler to adopt an alternative |

Editor North Africa ith the stubborn resistance of the

plan involving an attack against Russia some time this summer. : According to usually reliable European sources, the Nazi warlord is

no longer willing to stake victory dice such as his General Staff has warned him an attempt to invade England would mean. Therefore. according to these reports, he has decided on a more cautious course—namely, to try invasion, but should that show signs of breaking down, be prepared suddenly to shift direction and invade the Ukraine and the Caucasus oil country.

1,500,000 Nazis Ready

STALIN IS BELIEVED to have learned of Hitlers’ alternative plan about the time of Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka’s visit to Europe, and perhaps this knowledge led him to give his okay to the new Russo-Japanese pact of friendship and neutrality. Matsuoka has admitted that he himself was surprised by the pact. In any event dispatches from the Far East report that Red troops along the Siberian-Manchurian border have already entrained for European Russia and the region around the Caspian Sea. Approximately 100 Nazi divisions, 1.500.000 troops, are on or near Russia's western frontier while Hitler's legions, once they have taken Suez and Iraq, would be within easy striking distance of Batum, Baku and other Soviet oil centers.

» . » * Doubtful as to Britain NO LONGER as confident as he once was that he can invade Britain, Hitler is said to realize he must have an out in event he is repulsed. He cannot afford to try and fail, then withdraw and do nothing while the rest of the

| world enjoys his vanished pres-

tige. It might prove fatal to him at home. But if he should foilow up his failure with a success against Russia, he could claim his blow at Britain had been only a feint. In line with these reports, Sir Willmott Lewis and Edward Weintal wrote this in their privately circulated “Foreign Correspondence,” just out: “There are many indications that the Fuehrer is seriously considering a radical solution of the Russian question. ! the Nazi extremists—mostly Rib(Continued on Page Seven)

WICKARD CALLS FOOD ANTI-HITLER WEAPO

If Germany Wins.

NEW YORK, April 24 (U. P) — Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard said today that the United

| States was preparing to use food as

a weapon to insure the defeat of Adolf Hitler and to guarantee this

Of late, only |

or defeat on a single throw of the sn n os

Gen. Johann Laidoner, organizes Baltic refugees against Russia.

U. S. SETS COAL

Shortage Grows; G. M. Fears Walkout.

| —The Defense Mediation Board today summoned operations and miners to meet here at 10 a. m. tomorrow in an effort to end the 24-day shutdown of soft coal mines.

‘man of the board, said that both northern operators; who have reached an agreement with the miners, and southern operators who have not, were asked to meet with United Mine Workers representaives and the board. Board officials said that the dis-

| |sible way. handle the coal dispute has been named. | The deadlock has | Roosevelt to postpone Warm Springs, Ga. Officials asserted that shortage is becoming one

caused Mr. a trip | coal ex-

the of

treme gravity, and that it is com- |i, so far as Mr. MeNutt's having] plicated by the fact that it will take charge of the defense welfare is

Fears for U. S. Agriculture

at least a week to get new stocks of coal to defense plants after the dispute is settled. | Meanwhile, Chairman Harry S. | Truman (D. Mo.), of the Senate Defense investigating committee said, that certification of the dispute to the board had not changed the |group’s plans to summon the contesting sides to a hearing.

STRIKE HEARING

Dispute Sent to Board as

Mr. Davis said that a panel to as

COY NAMED TO $9000 FEDERAL JOB BYF.D.R.

Hoosier to Head Office of Emergency Management; Links Defense Units.

WASHINGTON, April 24 (U. P)). —President Roosevelt today placed | Wayne Coy of Indiana at the head of the Office of the Emergency Management, the super-agency | which links all defense efforts with | the White House. | By executive order, Mr. Roosevelt {gave Mr. Coy the | title of Special | Assistant to the | President and an annual salary of

| r, Coy, who is | assistant to Fed- | eral Security Ad- | ministrator Paul V. McNutt, succeeds William McReynolds. Mr. McReynolds was assigned to hand1i ng personnel ; problems growing out of enlargement of the civil service. Mr. Roosevelt placed Harry L. ' Hopkins on the Federal payroll at a salary of $10,000 annually. Mr. Hopkins has been a Presidential adviser.

Wayne Coy

Mr. Hopkins “to advise and assist me in carrying out the responsibility of the lend-lease law, HR. i776." Coy's Career Varied

relieve him of his duties as chair-man-desighate of a special board investigating transportation facilities.

| > 2 has had a varied career since his

at Franklin, Ind. After serving as a newspaperman at Franklin, he be-

WASHINGTON, April 24 (U, P). came editor of a weekly newspaper COU

at Delphi. In the 1932 election campaign, he handled publicity for the State Democratic Committee and when | Mr. McNutt became Indiana Gov-

William H. Davis, acting chair- ernor in 1933, he named Mr. Coy |

one of his two secretaries. | For a time he served as regional | WPA director, later becoming director of the State Welfare Department.

Taken to Philippines

NAZIS PLANES POUND TROOPS BOARDING SHIPS

Craft and Harbors of All Sizes Used, Says Berlin; Churchill Asks Commons to

Keep Sense of Proportion. By JOE ALEX MORRIS

United Press Foreign News Editor British Imperials fought the German advance on Athens today and Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that critics of the campaign in Greece should avoid losing their sense of proportion until the battle is ended, Fighting continued on the Thermopylae sector, accords ing to the last official word from both Berlin and London, al« ‘though unofficial Nazi sources claimed that the Germans had | broken through the historic pass and were pursuing the Brite lish toward Athens while the Luftwaffe pounded roads and ports in an effort to break up their evacuation from Greece, The fact that both the British and the Germans offi cially reported fighting still in progress at the Thermopylae (sector indicated that Nazi sources in Berlin had been too ‘optimistic in their reports yesterday on the swift progress (of the Nazi columns toward Athens, but it was pointed out

Mr. Coy. a native of Delphi, Ind. |

Mr. Roosevelt's order designated| that the German High Command re

ports were running at

least one day behind developments at the front.

No Hope of Stopping Advance The High Command said merely that Germans had

| Mr. Gov will ask Mr. Roosevelt to| Proken into the British defenses at the historic pass where

| Leonidas and his 300 Spartan warriors fought to the last

‘man against the Persians.

‘could be stopped for long.

|

[odds in the Balkans. There

It seemed that the British rear guard might sell itself ‘as dearly in a desperate effort to slow the avalanche of steele graduation from Franklin College clad machines which Germany has poured into Greece.

There was no hope in London that the German drive

; All hope in London centered on evacuation of the Brite (ish forces, which have fought so hard a

gainst such heavy was no indication how many,

troops might be saved in the bomb-battered ships sailing

from Greek ports under almost constant attack by German

Stukas and level bombers.

Dessie Is Attacked

Berlin claimed that most of the British Expeditionary

When Mr. MeNutt was named | COYDS was retreating to the sea in “wild haste” and that

puté will be expedited in every pos- High Commissioner to the Philip- | troo

pines, in 1937, he took Mr. Coy along his administrative assistant.

| United States and his appointment as Federal Security Administrator,

to Mr. Coy continued as his adminis

| trative assistant. For the first time Mr. Coy will be lover his former long-time chief,

concerned. While some observers saw “another victory for McNutt” in the | Coy promotion, insiders say that it |came about through Mr. Coy's perfriendship with President | Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt and above all, Mr. Hopkins. There are reports here now that

ps were being embarked

days.

even from small harbors and

in small boats. Berlin said the evacuation had been going | Upon Mr. McNutt's return to the on for three days; the evacuation from Dunkirk took nine

On other fronts, the British reported that their East (Continued on Page Seven)

How It Feels to Be Bombed

By GEORGE WELLER

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Copyright, 1941, by ‘The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Daily News. Ine.

WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN CENT shadow

(Delayed) —Here in the

RAL GREECE, April 23

of cloud-enshrouded Parnassus

| where blue valley mists make the long snowy summit seem to float suse pended in clear air, the droning hum of a German bomber scatters men

| across the lan

dscape preceding it as though it were itself a bomb. When you hear a Messerschmitt's vibration or the pulselike whoome

Is Well Lighted

WASHINGTON. April 24 (U.

nation a strong voice at the peace| | table. Promising “to supply our own

between Mr. Coy and Mr. | Early last night, the Northern | relations ) coal operators and the U. M. W. an- | McNutt are somewhat strained.

nounced in New York that they had |

whoom of a big Junkers or Dorniers| — you select what is the pilot's prob-| You run with your shoulders able object near you-—tents, trucks, huddled hurably low, ready to throw

ed 2500 employees in the Welfare. Health and Library departments and State institutions.

Electric & Gas Cerp Engaged in Survey

Last October he resigned this position and returned to Indianapolis to open his cwn firm, and recently has been engaged in making a survey of Indianapolis Railways operating equipment and service for the board. Many of the companies with which he has been associated have, operated city and interurban trans‘portation properties. As president) of the Interstate Public Service Co.| of Indiana, he operated the Indian-apolis-Louisville interurban line Among Lhe cities in which he has had transif operating experience are York and Oil City Pa.: Portland. Me.; Newport News, Va.; Wilmington, Del. As president of the New York State Electric and Gas Corp., he operated the transit system in Elmira, N. Y. i Mr. Reid entered the utility field (Continued on Page Seven)

TWINS BORN TO ANSTEDS Mrs. William Ansted, 3060 N. Meridian St., the former Virginia Judd. gave birth to twin boys today at St. Vincents Hospital. Mrs. Ansted won national honors before her marriage as a model.

TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

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Movies 10, Mrs. Ferguson Obituaries Pyle Questions Radio . Mrs. Roosevelt Serial Story Ls Side Glances Inside Indpls. 153 Society i8 Johnson . 16 Sports 22 23 Model Planes . 6 State Deaths .

Editorials Financial Flynn Forum ...... Home Making In Indpls 3 9 8

P.) —Reps. Harold Knutson (R. Minn) and Daniel Reed (R. N. Y.) didn't like the glare of movie lights illuminating the opening of Holise Ways and Means Commit-

| Ar. Schricker said he would confer with his legal advisers todav. In other quarters, it was indicated that new legal action may be taken

| United States for

people and our allies with food,” Mr. Wickard added: “After the war, a large part of the world will be looking to the food. Whether

{accepted the President's proposal to ‘reopen the mines, but U. M. W. | (Continued on Page Eight)

| Assembly,

to determine the rights and powers of the Lieutenant Governor in this and other cases in which he shares appointments with the Governor. The Personnel Act, sponsored by the Indiana Merit System Association, became a law withour the Governor's signature after it was passed by he G. O. P.-dominated Mr. Schricker praised it as a good law and a step forward in (Continued on Page Eight)

REALTORS DINE AT HOME SHOW TODAY

Attendance at Exposition Passes 50,000 Mark.

Local and state realtors were to be guests at a Home Show luncheon today sponsored by the Indiana Real Estate Board. The luncheon will be held in the pit of the

Manufacturers’ Building, ‘the tables,

flanked by the three Home Show houses.

With four more days to go until

the close of the show Sunday night,

50,000 persons have already in-

spected the three houses on dis- |

play. At the luncheon today, Earl B. Teckemeyer, Indiana Real Estate Board president, was to preside and George F. Nixon of Chicago, vice president of the Home Builders’ Institute of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, was to

we can give it to them may decide how much weight the United States will have at the peace councils.” The Secretary, in a speech carried by the National Broadcasting Co. addressed the northeast foods and defense conference here.

tee hearings on the new multi-billion-dollar tax bill today. “Who arranged this Roman holiday?” Mr. Knutson asked. “Of course, I know we're leading the public to slaughter, but we don't need so many Klieg lights.”

PETAIN 85 TODAY VICHY, April 24 (U. P.) —Chief {of State Marshal Henri Philippe | Petain observed his 85th birthday [today quietly and without official ceremony. He had insisted there be no formal celebrations.

Traffic Advisers Like Parking Meters:

Keach Says High Court

By RICHARD LEWIS About two months ago, the Safety Board assigned Mayor Sullivan's Traffic Advisory Committee to answer the question: Are parking meters desirable for | Indianapolis? | Yesterday, after an exhaustive study, the committee's parking

meter subcommittee gave its ansWer:

for me to warble.” Then he revealed for the first time

meters without, a Supreme Court test the constitutionality, in the opinion of Corporation Counsel, who has gone into the matter thoroughly.

hours ago?” demanded Sheriff Al Feeney, his ears getting red. Mr. Keach explained he saved up ‘Yes,” it said in effect, “and no. this information until the last beBut mostly yes.” caus he didn’t want to interrupt the The general committee declined to free flow of thought of the general make any recommendations to the committee. | Safety Board. But purely as an ex-| “There would be at least a sixpression of sentiment, the members month delay before we could do voted that they liked parking anything about parking meters,” he meters, (said. “From an enforcement stand-

shed much light on the problem to from the meters. ‘guide the faltering footsteps of City| “They can’t watch them all the | officials, that didn't leave Safety time. And with three or four | Busta resent Leroy J. Keach in meters showing a violation which 'a quandary. e had the answers all along, but; may become general that the en{he hadn't told anybody. After the forcement is off. parking meter discussion had! “Then there's the question of taxwaxed and waped three hours, Mr. ing business operation,

Although the subcommittee didn't| point, the police will benefit little

can be seen by pedestrians, the idea

downtown

Test Necessary

Keach finally said, “It's about timeiand leaving outlying business dis-|

tricts free. I want to make the point that the City couldn't do any-

settled ” | Mr. Keach added that he was not

|to take a vote on its preference. “The public will get the idea the

n | dicted. The general committee went right ahead and voted. The general committee accepted the detailed report of the subeommittee which made the study, making only minor changes. The subgroup’s report said that parking meters in other cities have alleviated traffic congestion and helped remove double parking. | Wherever the meters have been (tried, with one or two exceptions, public opinion has generally been against them at the start and has switched in favor of them after ‘a few weeks trial | None of the major cities has re{moved parking meters once they were installed.

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that |

FOR ‘WAR CABINET DISCUSSES GREECE

U.S. 1000-Mile Protection May Be Debated.

WASHINGTON, April 24 (U. P). — President Roosevelt today called his “war cabinet” to a meeting offering the first opportunity for a | full-dress review of the Allied

the road supply dump, railroad cars |yourself to the ground as soon ay -—and run as far as possible in the the machine guns begin uttering opposite direction. While running|their short epithetical bursts of you attach your helmet slanting it| hatred. If the plane is high you instinctively toward the oncoming can run several seconds longer but

plane.

or simply deep grass. third or fourth bombed in the open you learn to line up shelter spots away from the target by planning successive future dashes from bush to ditch.

catastrophe in Greece and its effect]

on this country’s program of supplying materials to Great Britain. Th group was expected to take up the continuing problem, which Mr. Roosevelt said is most vital, of

that the City can’t install parking ‘hing until the court question Was getting war supplies to Britain.

{Congressional circles heard early |this week that the Administration

Edward H. Knight anxious for the general committee has under study a plan to extend

the U. S. sea and air neutrality pa[trol to mid-Atlantic—300 miles be-

“Why didn’t you warble that three meters will be out on the streets by yond new American naval outposts. : : Xt Wednesday morning,” he pre-| i AR. cted

FROST DUE TONIGHT; WARMER TOMORROW

LOCAL TEMPERATURES «Mk... 38 10am ... 4 es Ham... 5 ... 43 12 (noon) .. 54 . 46 1pm ... 86

Light to locally heavy frosts were | predicted for tonight by the | Weather Bureau but they are unlikely to do much damage to growing things. Temperatures tonight probably will fall to 37. the minimum of the last 24 hours, but tomorrow it will be coludy and warmer, the Bureau said,

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Indications

complishment,

Mr. Mason | west of Athens

you must be motionless and hidden

With your breath coming short before coming within the pilot's eye« and fast and the nape of your neck | range. feeling exposed, you pick possible against the earth though your back places ahead, trees, big or small|feels itself pierced with hundreds ditches, stonewalls, old foundations, After your time of being est movement may mean the hose

Your face must lie flat

of bullets even before the ratcheting sound begins overhead. The slighte

of death which, like the gardener's watering can, is carefully pouring bullets upon every tree and shelter (Continued on Page Seven)

War Moves Today

By J. W. MASON

United Press War Expert

from the Greek battle front today

that the British are holding new defensive positions along a shorter line imply that evacuation from reag coastal points may be in process of successful ace

A short line, even without great

depth, might be held for several days, especially if the Germans divert a considerable number of their planes from the fighting front to search for Angloe Greek evacuation craft, can withstand German pressure for’ the next few days,

If the defensive positions

| it is possible that more Greek and British troops might get away than

| the original number of the British | Greece. Should that be the eventual out‘come of the fighting, Gen, Wavell will recover more than his Greek investment in manpower and the Greeks can continue to battle the Germans in North Africa. Such an eventuality, however, requires more powerful Allied rearguard resistance in the final phase. of the Greek struggle than during the earlier retirements. The evacuations from kirk continued for nine ar pik

Expeditionary Force that landed in

which time 335,000 British and French soldiers were rescued. The maximum number taken off in one night is understood to have been about 66,000. The removals were limited to the beach between Dunkirk and La Panne, less than 10 miles. The nume ber of craft, of all kinds used, is nok accurately known but probably wag about 1000 or a few more, Conditions for evacuating Allied (Continued on Page Seven)