Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 April 1941 — Page 1
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‘BLITZ-WAR’ RESUMED AT DOVER
C. MEISCHKE POINTED TO LIQUOR BOARD
Selection of Grocer for County Control Post Asked by Bradford.
By Charles C Broadway, pre sf the Indiana Retail Meat and Grocers tion, was appointed by County Commissioners today as a Republican member of the Marion County Liquor Board Mr. Meischke was recommended ye County G. O. P. Chairman Bradford, was visor” of the Fifth Wards during 1940 He is secretary the cers of Indiana The appointment William Brown Democratic Comm liam Ayres, Republican sioner
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Several other Republicans been mentioned the post, cluding Harold Shulke, 13th Ward G. 0 FP Robert Smith Republican member the County Election Board, and George Agnew an accountant and Republican worker My. Bradford, in rec Myr. Meischke's appointment I have pointment with any leaders, He is the choice of organization There no partisan agreement kind Mi. Meischke operates a grocery store at 1301 WW. 30th St. and has been active in Republican polities for many years The County chairman said he intends to recommend Dale Brown Seventh Ward Republican chairman. for the other Republican appointiment to the Liquor Board, hy the County Council, which is composed of five Democrats and two Republicans One of the two Republican Councilinen. George Kincaid, is known to be a candidate for the Couneil's appointment. If he should get the appointment 11d resign from the Council ther Republican Councilman is Pliney Wolford, of nvington Mr. Bradford said he would recommend Mr. Brown's appointment to Mr. Wolford tomorrow. Two other members of the new four-member bi-partsian Liguor Board. which must be organized by THursday under the 1941 Siout Digtor Daw, will be William Sidlinger and Dawrence Miller, both Deimberats and members of the old County Liquor Board
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permit WILSON ASKS ADDED FUNDS FOR SCHOOLS
WASHINGTON, April 29 (U. B) —Rep. Earl Wilson (R. Ind) today un the Senate Education Subcommittee to approve a bill to pay an additional $3.000.000000 to the states for education in defense areas He said that the new ordnance plant at Charlestown, Ind. in which
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EVANSVILLE DOCTOR NAMED BOARD HEAD
Dr Hobart Conway Ruddick, chief of the Division of Surgery
State Board of Medical Regsitration and Examination By Governer Sehricker. He succeeds Dr. J. T Oliphant, Farmersburg.
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VanNuys Approval Reported If Minton Succeeds Judge Treanor. By DANTEL M. KIDNEY
Times Stafr Writer WASHINGTON, April 20 Pro motion of Judge Michael 1. Fansle: of the Indiana Supreme Court to the Federal District Court in northern Indiana, when and if Judge Thomas I, Slick resiens, has been recommended here was learned today The recommendation by Frank M. McHale, Demberatic National Committeeman from In i1ana, in a conference with Senator Frederick VanNuvs (D. Ind), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Senator
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Served Reserves Since 25; r Early ‘Wonders’ if He'll |§ Return Nazi Award.
WASHINGTON. April 29 (U —The War Department, through ? Secretary Henry L. Stimson, today. accepted the resighation of Col Charles A. Lindbergh as a member jof the Army Air Corps Reserve. | The action came less than an hour |: after White House Secretary Stephen T. Early had remarked that his resignation request “leads me to] wonder whether he is returning his| decoration to Mr. Hitler.” He re-| ferred to the order of the German Eagle conferred on the flier four! vears ago for distinguished flving. Mr. Early spoke before the letter resignation to President Roose-| released to the press vesterday had arrived at the White House. It came afterwards, however, | Criticism Causes Action
The letter said he was resigning because the President criticized him at a press conference last Friday | for his isolationist views and anti-| war activities U ; { Col Lindbergh had been a mem- Y . - ; ber of the Army Air Corps Reserves { 1 T { since March 14, 1925. when he was| : commissioned a second lieutenant NS He was commissioned a colonel June 3 : y ne " : 7, 1927, after his famous trans-| 8 ; Atlantic flight to Paris. Sharply critical of the fact that Col. Lindbergh had made public his letter before it reached the Presie dent, Mr. Early said this wag the second case in which the flier made public a communication to Mr | Roosevelt before it was in the President’s hands. Mr. Early said the first time Col
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Among other names suggested is that of former Rep. Samuel B. Pettengill (OD. Ind), whom Senator VanNuvs is said to favor. President Roosevelt is verv unlikely ever to appoint Mr. Pettengill as he has been an arch-foe of the New Deal both in and out of Congress. Others discussed at the VanNuysMcHale conference were George Stevens, Plymouth, a political ally of Governor Henry FEF. Schricker: {Judge George Peake, South Bend: [Edward Doran, Third District Demboeratic chairman; former Judge Clarence McNabb, an R. Burl Peters man from Ft. Wayne: Fred Bingham, South Bend; George Hirshman, Crown Point: Dlovd Tinkham. Hammond, and Clarence Strickland Hammond Attornevs also were suggested for the Northern District U. 8 Attor |nevship, formerly held by James Fleming of Ft. Wayne, Among them were Lawrence Campbell, Ft. Wayne a Peters man who is U. S. Attorney; Samuel Dubin, Gary: Fred Egan, Gary; Mark Storen, Michigan City; Samuel Farrell South Bend: Fred Gressel South Bend; George Cohan, Gary, and James Pace, Hammond.
REPUBLICAN NAMED 70 INDUSTRY BOARD
a Schricker Selects Hitch to Succeed Democrat.
Governer Schricker today ye- | State Industrial Board by appointing a Republican to replace a veteran Democratic member He named Ramon J. Hitech Evansville real estate man and an organizer of the Willkie Clubs in | Vanderburgh County to succeed Edgar A. Perkin 8r., who had
| The new appointment will make [the Board consist of three Demo|erats and two Republicans, as it was befor® the 1833 MeNutt Re- | organization Aet | The Board during the last few [vears has been composed of four | Democrats and one Republican It was learned that Myr Hitchs appointment was made with the apIproval of Republican party leaders Mr. Hitch formerly was a State
goming to Evansville. He is a World | War veteran and is a past exalted ruler of the Elks. His salary will be $4000 annually. It was reported that the Gove ernor had long intended to change the political setup of the Board, the Republicans more rep.
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reached the White House was in 1934 when the President canceled all private airmail contracts and [turned over to the Army Air Corps | the job of carrying such mail,
Recalls Telegram Release
“Newspapers printed a telegram on Monday morning which had been released on Sunday afternoon,” My. Farly said. “The White House did
Acts Despite Health Ban
City and County officials are plaving tag with one another over a row of five condemned houses at 834-42 Buchanan 8t. which County | Auditor Glenn B. Ralston holds in trust for the State of Indiana and | so far Auditor Ralston is “it.” Dr. Herman G. Morgan, City Health officer, tagged the Auditor two months ago by placing condemnation signs on the houses, the condition
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‘Matsuoka Believed Willing
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(Editorial, Page 12) By H. 0. THOMPSON
(Copyright, 1941, by United Press) TOKYO, April 28.-—Japan’s curs rent diplomacy was described by responsible sources today as desiting adjustment of relations with the United States. There was little explanation in Japanese sotirces, however, of procedure that might be followed to-
ward that end Some officials circles said that it was hoped that various hints dropped by Japan would result in definite proposals from the United States, but so far as could be determined here there was no imme diate prospect of such a development Private sources asserted that Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka would be willing to undertake a trip to Washington if he were convinced he could win a diplomatic friumph which would stabilise the situation in the Pacific on a basis favorable to Japan, but it was said there was nothing concrete to indicate such a possibility at present.
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of which brought complaints from | — 5 8 | residents of the neighborhood. | According to City Health Depart-| y ment records, the houses were cons
not get the telegram until about 10 demned as unfit for human habita-< | were the floors
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“This letter apparently is an! The roofs example of the same procedure.” were bad. Lindbergh's message during the walls were bad, the ceilings were | the airmail controversy was a pro-ipad and the toilets were not cons!
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Col test against the President's action The filer said at the time that it would have an extremely bad effect Asked whether Mr. Roosevelt vould consider Col. Lindbergh's (Continved on Page Four)
DRAFT NEW APPEAL FOR MOUNTED POLICE
Safety Board Seeks Cash Grant From Council.
Safety Board members prepared today for a new effort to obtain City Council's sanction for mounted police patrol. The Board, declaring the need of a mobile force to control downtown traffic constituted an emergency, asked City Controller James E. Deery to submit an appropriation ordinance to City Council seeking $18,400 from gasoline tax funds for the patrol A similar request was made in an earlier ordinance providing also for establishment of a “cafeteria court” system of paving minor traffic fines and for employment of
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Times Special WASHINGTON, April 20. That
politicians interested in perpetuats ing the placing of relief orders in pet grocery stores are preventing adoption of the Federal food stamp plan in Indianapolis, was charged here today by William H. Book. executive vice president of the Ine dianapolis Chamber of Commerce. Having conferred with officials at the Agriculture Department in an effort to break this bottleneck, Mr.
Book said that he will attempt to take the matter to the top, including Administrator Milo Perkin of the Surplus Marketing Administra< tion and Secretary of Agriculture Wickard “The Chamber of Commerce and | velfare organizations have been trying for months to get the plan in«
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| a peaceful move. | The newspaper Kokumin in an ; n to join the war,” discussed the | But that didn't deter Auditor | UNION May Meet With the united states position today. The Ralston. He went right ahead and | ' | not openly discussing what Japan the walls with flowery wallpaper : would do under the Axis alliance if At present, two families live in Cn Unsettled Points. : [openly involved in the European |month rent. These rents are des- Ry UNITED PRiSS | war, to help amortize | Want Trade Pact Restored a Common School Fund loan in de- |hounced today that production will fault of which the property was|be resumed in the soft coal mines| S50 far as the United States lis | A third family was moving into| The announcement was made by |Site revival of the abrogated comohne of the houses vesterday and |a spokesman for John IL. Lewis | Mercial treaty with the United Two of the | ; houses in the row are still vacant [conferred with distriet presidents Japan's new non-aggression treaty with Russia puts her in a better on one of them by the Auditor's eri operators, at President Rooge= | eet for the property velt's request had agreed to end the States. lon the weather-wracked boards next|also said that arrangements for a Tokyo officials had been encouraged to the red-and-white condemnation | meeting today with the Southern by reports from Admiral Kichisa« When told that Mr. Ralston was|The Southern operators approved dor to Washington, The reports (Continued on Page Five) [an increase in wages of $1 a day were said to have indicated that THIS FINE WEATHER |with the union on other points in| primarily in Europe at present and | the controversy. The Northern op-| that possibility of stabilisation of TEMPERATURES | In Terre Haute, however, Curt 5% 0am, . MN | Nicholson, vice president of District AGE MAY BE 18 TO 93 RR 12 (neon) .. 77 [fused comment on Indiana's part in 1 1pm 80 [the scheduled reopening of the na-| IN NEW DRAFT LAW Do vou like thie weathsy® Louis Austin, recently elected There'll be more of the same to- president of District 11, was | . Have Choice of Year, WASHINGTON, April 20 (U. P) that Selective Service Law revisions | now being considered by the Ad- | Indianapolis,” Book sald States, | leaders would permit eligible young “Tt seems that just as we are about| The entire delegation from the Men to take a year's Army training is again checkmated by local poli-| Clarence A. Jackson, executive vice and 23, ties.’ | president of the Indiana State| Rayburn said that the proposal, tion eligible families would be given | ton Hotel | President Roosevelt at a recent the opportunity to buy orange eol-| Among those present were Wil«| press conference, would require their regular food expenditures and of the national Chamber; Edwin K. |tween the ages of 18 and 23 to to receive free blue stamps for use| Shepperd, president of the Indian-| undergo a year's training. supplement their supplies, Raub; William H. Howard: Pat|posal, the youth would have the The Stamp Plan permits price- | Cuddy and Robert Hittle, all of In< choice as to the year within that
Berlin=Rome military alliance was editorial entitled "America hastens nected to the sanitary sewer. Japanese at present, however, are rented the houses after decorating Southern Group Today the United States should become the ramshackle row and pay $10 a tined eventually The United Mine Workers wii taken over by the State in 1936 | Thursday morning concerned, Japanese say they dehoping for the best |[U. M. W. A president, after he had | States. Some of them believe that jand a for-rent sign has been placed [and informed them that the South= | position to bargain with the United The for-rent sign is plainly visible [28-day shutdown. The spokesman| Some quarters here said that sign |operators were being worked out.|buro Nomura, Japanese AmbassaEa land agreed to continue negotiations the United States was interested STAYS FOR ENCORE" crators had reached an agresment| (he situation in the Pacific was not earlier | hopeless. Seto 35 (11 of the United Mine Workers re- | 9a Hays soft coal mines on Thursday morrow, (Continued on Page Five) 3 gs S————————— = ‘Rayburn Says Youths Will — Speaker Sam Rayburn said today |augurated ber of Commerce of the United | ministration and Congressional to get action on it the whole thing | State breakfasted this morning with any time between the ages of 18 Under the plan of stamp distribu= | Chamber of Commerce at the Carl apparently the one referred to by ored stamps at rates approximating liam Fortune, Indianapolis, director] every physically fit young man bein obtaining surplus commodities to|apolis Board of Trade; Edward B.| However, under terms of the prodepressing farm surpluses to be dianapolis; Austin Stultz, Ft !range in which he would fulfil his
moved through regular trade chan< Wayne, and Wade Free, president obligation. nels to families on relief. It is of the Anderson Chamber of Com-| Mr. Rayburn said there were no designed to give the farmer a wider merce, definite plans as to when the Conmarket for his surplus crops and at| For the first time in some years, | scription Act might be revised, bui the same time adds needed health<| Indiana has no candidates for office | indicated that Congressional leadgiving foods to families receiving or program speakers scheduled at ers were studying these proposals public aid. | the national meeting. Blected last with a view to putting selective Mr. Book it here attendi the year, Mr. Fortune's term does not | military training on a long-range 20th annual meeting ofithe Cham | expire until 1042, permanent basis,
SUICIDE CORPY’
Axig Captures Solum, Egypt, as Kombolecia Airfield in Ethiopia Falls to Allies; 2400 Italian Prisoners Taken.
By JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press Foreign News Editor Great Britain and Germany battled with big guns, aite planes, armored units and warships today on scattered bate tlefields from the English Channel to Egypt. Sudden blitz-tempo warfare blazing along the Strait of Dover and the south coast of England again attracted ate tention to the “invasion pattern” followed by Hitler's lufte waffe in recent hammering of British naval bases, At the same time, reports coming through London ree newed speculation on the possibility of a Nazi drive toward Gibraltar as well ag toward the Suez Canal. Real War or a Feint? Whether Hitler was starting all-out battles on several fronts ag had been hinted in Berlin or was feinting to hide la major blow at England or at British power in the Mediter« ranean was uncertain. But the rumble of war shook the south coast of Britain (with greater fury than at any time since last autumn, For the fourth time in a week, German airplanes pounced on the great British naval base at Plymouth with such fury that it seemed they were determined to wipe if out as a possible prelude to invasion, | The results of the raid were not fully disclosed, bu$ appeared to be tremendously destructive. Portsmouth, Ber« wick and other targets also were attacked again,
Dogfights Over Channel
Then, early this morning, German long-range guns on the French coast near Cap Gris Nez began dropping shells on the Dover area, The bombardment mounted in intensity, throughout the morning and, with British big guns replying, the duel went on until afternoon, During the exchange, Royal Air Force planes flashed up over the 19-miles-wide Channel in bright sunlight to meet ‘an attack by perhaps 100 German Messerschmitt fighter planes and drove the enemy back after a sharp air battle, digpatches from Dover reported. Informed German quarters said that five British Spit | fires had been shot down in dogfights at the Channel within (Continued on Page Four) 5
Time Vital in Near East
By RICHARD MOWRER
Copyright, 1041, by The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Dally News, Ine. CAIRO, April 29.— The position of Great Britain in the Near Fast is extremely serious now and will become desperate shortly if Turkey (falters before German pressure and if more American aid does not get here quickly. This fact is blunt and should be clear to anybody who {does not indulge in wishful thinking along the lines of what Russia is go ling to do. Germany is in control of the Greek peninsula and through con [quest of Samothrace and Lemnos in| Sr pu virtual control of the Dardanelles
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{7 , we is te over | mans are out to bottle up the Brite [The German Rik Iorce is lake ove | ish Fleet in the Mediterranean and which together with the Italian] dive-bomb it. Dodecanese, will serve as stepping| If Hitler neutralized Turkey satis« stones to Syria, avoiding Turkey. factorily, it appears to be a foregone | At the same time the Germans’|conclusion that he would try, withe occupation of the Greek isles is/out wasting time, to drive the Brit [equivalent to building a fortified |ish out of the whole Near East and | parricade extending from the Greek | to cause the recalcitrant French in mainland to Rhodes, designed to| North Africa to goosestep with the prevent the British Fleet from en-| Third Reich, tering the Aegean and giving Tur-| pgitler's aim is speed. He will try {key any naval assistance. [to carry out his plans before the The German heat also is being| British can replace the troops and turned on Spain with the ultimate|squipment they lost in Greece bee objective the taking of Gilbraltar fore the United States merchant and thereby closing the western ships arrive in Egypt with material exit of the Mediterranean. | ajd—before the United States takes | The British Mediterranean Fleet | an active part in the war, is strong but the Mediterranean is| There are the facts of the present an inland sea enabling Hitler to|situation in the Near East as seen | compensate for his lack of seapower frem Cairo.
War Moves Today
By J. W. T. MASON United Press War Expert
In justice to the German General Staff, that (highly realistic organization must be credited with showing no indication that its success in Greece is a guarantee of Germany's final victory, The major |problem of the German High Command, which is [the subjugation of the British Isles, has lost none [of KS oompleneS by recent events at the other end of Europe. Whatever does not contribute di- ason | rectly to weakening the home defenses of Great My | Britain must be regarded as purely secondary operations. The primary [objective must never become lost in warfare if there is to be any hope (of success. Neither Greece nor Jugoslavia nor any other Balkan country has basic military meaning to Ger-) many in the present conflict, Nor the German High Command {is com=
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|Great Britain, alone, must remain regard it as having the possible (the sole magnet for the German power to exhaust the Axis if the (war machine, | war continues long enough, From the German standpoint, The destruction of Great Britain Gireat Britain is the operative base means at least the partial destruce {from which is directed the ceaseless tion of the British blockade. Only blockade of the European continent, (by breaking down the British home Unless that blockade can be broken, (Continued on Page Four)
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