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ME 53—NUMBER 48

TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1941

Entered as Second-Class

at Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind.

Matter

RRC THREE CENTS

‘War Cabinet’ Studies F.D. R. Plea For More U. S. Bombers

EDEN URGES ‘MORE AND FAS

PROSECUTOR'S STAFF SHAKEN UP BY 6. 0.P.

Bradford and Deranian Act Despite the Absence of Sherwood Blue.

(Photos, Page Six) By NOBLE REED A rapid-fire shakeup in the Marion County Prosecutors staff took place today, but the reasons remained publicly obscure Samuel Blum who has been chief the Municipal Court staff was to the Court T. Brown wa Cour Sop

transferred suddenly House office and Leo assigned to the Municipal post Edwin McClure as a deputy in cases, resigned cutor's staff, It seemed clear that County Chairman James Bradford was ordering whatever changes ware made. Prosecutor Sherwood Blue is vacationing in Florida and 12 had been generally Albert Ward,

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served Court Prose.

who has Criminal from the

the former U. S.

District Atorney, had been left in!

charge of the Prosecutor's staff, Deranian In Charge jearned today, was not true. Mr. Ward, asked about the changes, sawd simply that he had “nothing whatever to do with

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Wall St. Choice :

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Emil Schram

SCHRAM DUE TO HEAD EXCHANGE

Hoosier-Born RFC Chief to Replace Martin in $48,000 Job.

| NEW YORK. May 8 (U P)—| | Emil Schram, Hooster-born chair- | {man of the Reconstruction Finance | Corporation, has been selected to become the new president of the New York Stock Exchange, it was/ learned here today

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Mr. Schramm was “approved for the post at an informal meeting

Nelson Deranian, who has long been | Yesterday of the shane. Mr. Bradfords chief lieutenant. |Present board of governors and of)

During the campaign, Mr. Deranian | candidates selected to become gov-!|

it It was then learned that the staff had been left in charge of

500 A MONTH

Wickard's Department Is

Assigned New Defense Jobs by President.

WASHINGTON, May 6 (U. P).— President Roosevelt today convened his “War Cabinet” in extraordinary session to act on his request for greatly expanded bomber production to give the democracies “command of the air.” | fon ways of carrying out the pro‘duction program and received a report from Maj. Gen. H H. Arnold Army Air Corps chiefs, who recent.

ly returned from Britain with the] {latest breakdown of England's aerial

needs

At the same time, Mr. Roosevelt

1. Named Maj. Gen. James H. Burns as right hand man and principal assistant to Harry L. Hopkins in co-ordinating and administrating the war air program. Gen. Burns, executive assistant to Assistant Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, now assumes the job of executive officer of the division of defense aid reports in the Office of Executive Management.

Creates Farm Division

2. Virtually completed dissolution of the National Defense Advisory Commission by accepting the resigagricultural member. The functions previously handled by Mr Davis’ division were transferred to the Agriculture Department. Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wick-

The “War Cabinet” went to work

of Chester C. Davis as its]

TER’ AID

¥ ‘Hitler's By John T. Whi

This is the second of John T. | Whitaker's revealing series on how the prospects of a Nasi vietory jeopardize the security of the United States.

he Chicago Daily News, SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE.—A German attempt to complete the occupation, or subjugation, of France will find a Governthat has

ready filtrated. Last winter the Germans were in a difficult position when they dealt with Petain. The aged Marshal was very infirm but he had | the rugged character of an hon- | est man and he held two ace cards. If the Nazis went too far he could release the fleet to the British and he coula telegraph the French Empire to go over to the British cause, s

Creates lllusion

THIS CREATED the maximum of illusion in France and explains more than anything eise why the Vichy French, unlike those in occupied Paris, are still unaware how crushing their defeat is and

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“Hitler has slowly increased his eo ntrol over the French fleet . .

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PERSUADE EIRE 10 GIVE BASES, HE URGES U. §.

Air Warfare Spreads From Beltast to Iraq; Lords Back Churchill.

By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor

Great Britain sent. powers ul bomber squadrons agains# Germany and Iraq today, ape pealed to the United States for greater, faster aid to shorten the war and urged Americans to persuade Eire to grant the Royal Navy use of Irish ports in the vital Battle of the Atlantic. |

Foreign Minister Anthony Eden and Government Leader Lord

SHIP SINKS WITH 110. S. AIRMEN

2 Warsaw, Ind., Fliers Among 122 Hired to Fly Bombers to Britain.

OTTAWA, Ontaric, May 6 (U. P).— The Canadian Government disclosed in a terse announcement

‘Important’

WASHINGTON, May 6 (U. P.).—War Secretary Henry L. Stimson is scheduled to make & major address at 8:30 p. m. (Indianapolis Time) tonight. It will be broadcasted by nationwide networks of the Mutual Broadcasting System and the National Broadcasting Co. The topic of his speech has been kept secret but War Department attaches said it would be important and significant.

Moyne, opening a momentous wa® (debate in Parliament, avoided die

rect mention of United States cone voys but emphasized the necessity |Ofynaking certain that more and more American aid reaches Britain with the greatest speed. Fuller and faster American aid will shorten the war, Capt. Eden dew clared. Lord Moyne added that the British Expeditionary Force rescued from Greece had been completely re-equipped in Egypt and that ine creasing aid from the United States would mean shipment of more and

BE TOUGH, U. S., PEPPER INSISTS

Senator Asks Nation Drop ‘Neutrality Frills,’ Seize Bases.

WASHINGTON, May 6 (U. P) — | Senator Claude Pepper (D. Fla.) told the Senate today that the American people are willing to “spill

more materials to the Middle East, Eden, speaking against a backe ground of heavy aerial fighting from Belfast to the English Channel and in north Africa and Iraq, also urged

was office manager of campaign SINOS of the new board at the Mayiard was instructed to create an today that 11 United States avia- their blood’ to crush Germany and |ihat the United States appeal to

are eagerly awaiting “responsible

how terrible is the fate that lies ahead of them. It created illu-

headquarters and is now the deputy 12 Exchange elections. Since ho ob | Office for Agricultural Defense ReRrosecytor in charge of the Grand] Jury, | Mr. Deranian said the change at| Municipal Court came at Mr. Blum's request.

Take Over New Duties

Mt. Brown was at work at Municipal Court this morning and Mr. Blum was at the Court House. Mr,

Brown has been a deputy proseey- |

tor for some time, I didnt like Municipal Court work,” said Mr. Blum. “It was just a headache working in that madhouse. I wanted to get experience in Criminal Court cases and asked to be transferred™ Mr. McClure said merely that his resighation was “effective May 1° He said that “prosecutor's work interfered with my private law practice

Bradford Not Available

Mr. Bradford could not be reached for comment, but it is known that Republican leaders have been considering some changes for the last few weeks Rumors of an impending shakeup

some action would be taken as soon as Mr. Blue returned from Florida.

That Mr. Bradford and Mr. Dera-| Elevator and Grand Fass Elevator N. A. M. nian id not wait for the Prosecu-|

tor's return was interpreted in some quarters to mean that they had been forced to move

Every Mother's Son Will Agree

THE HEADLINE on this story won't be big and black. but it's the best news we've had from the State House in a long, long time Nobody has sued anybody for their job. No political name ecalling was involved because the Republicans and Democrats on opposite sides of the corridor were in perfect harmony It's just a little story that Governor Schricker has proclaimed Sunday as Mother's Day. “It is a day,” said the Gover. nor, “upon which, forgetting minor considerations, our people of indiana shall pay due homage at the shrine of Motherhood. “There is an endearing tenderness in the love of Motherhood which transcends all other affections of the heart since it is neither chilled by selfishness. nor daunted by danger, nor weakened by worthlessness, nor stifled by ingratitude.” We like the story, don't you?

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position slate for the board has been posted, all of the official candidates

are assured of election, Unanimous Choice

Several! leading officials of the Exchange are in Washington today, it) was disclosed, to work out an agree- | | ment with Mr. Schram, who report-| edly has indicated his willingness to} accept the Stock Exchange presidency. Mr. Schram, sources close to the] Exchange board said, was the {unanimous choice of the special] {committee assigned to the task of} finding & new president. He will succeed William MceChesney Martin Jr. who was inducted inte the army a private last month. Mr. Martin served a threevear term at $48.000 annusily and was the first paid president of the institution

Born in Peru

Mr. Schram was born in Peru, | Ind, Nov. 23, 1893, and was gracu-| ated from the Peru High School | in 1911. From 1811 to 1915 he was bookkeeper for J. O. Cole at Peru. {He moved with his family to, | Hillview, Ill, in 1915 where he]

in the staff have been circulating|became manager of the Hartwell

for days and there were reports that| Land Trust Co.

He served in that capacity until 1933 when he became manager of the Community|

companies at Hillview, During this period he also was member of the hoard of directors) and secretary of the Hartwell} Drainage and Levee District and chairman of the board of directors of the National Drainage Association. | Mr. Schram has been with the R. F.C. since 1933 as chief of the] drainage, levee and irrigation divi-| |sions. He has been a member of} ithe board of directors since 1936) land was elected chairman of the| KR. F.C. board in 1939,

GET US 10 GRAMS

OF l--l-le2-]

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Mr. Losche Scratched His Head and Cried for Help.

City Purchasing Agent Albert H. Losche, who spends millions of dollars annually without turning a hair turned one at a Police Department requisition yesterday. “Please,” said the requisition casually, “get us 10 grams of | DIMETHYLAMINOBENZALDE- | HYDE." He immediately called Po- | lice Scientist Roderic Rae. “What was that stuff you wanted?” queried Mr. Losche. “DIMETHYLAMINOBENZALDEHYDE.” replied the scientist. Mr. Losche never had heard of it. Neither had the authors of the Purchasing Agent's pharmaceutical | dictionary. Scientist Rae explained that the {chemical is a new reagent to de- | tect the presence of marijuana. “Next time you order that stuff,” warned the Purchasing Agent, “see if you can find a short cut.” Mr. Losche listeq the purchase as | “Alphabet reagent 10 grams.”

SPAIN TO GET FOOD { LONDON, May 6 (U. P).—Hugh | Dalton, Minister of Economic War- | fare, told Commons today that Britlish navicerts had been issued for

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and tne Canary Islands.

shpiments of cereals to Spain| ords

lations.

Removal of agricultural functions trans- |

from NDAC leaves only a portation division headed by Ralph] Budd White House Secretary] Stephen T. Early intimated that] this might be reorganized soon in a| move which would end the NDAC|

structure in favor of the new de-|

fense system centered in the Office] of Production Management and the Office of Emergency Management. The meeting with the “War Cabinet” was extraordinary in that Mr Roosevelt cleared his engagement calendar for the day to concentrate on it, except for the late afternoon press conference. Attending the session were Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Secre-

tary of Treasury Henry Morgen-|

thau Jr, Secretary of War Henry L Stimson, Secretary of Navy Frank Knox, Gen. George C. Marshall

{ Chief of Staff, Admiral Harold R

Stark, Chief of Naval Operations, (Continued on Page Three)

CONSIDER SALES TAX CONGRESS IS URGED

Expert Also Suggests Broader Tax Base.

WASHINGTON, May 68 (U. P) — Organized industry, through the National Association of Manufacturers, asked Congress today to consider levying a general retail sales tax and broadening the individual income tax base. “All patriotic citizens of the country are willing to help meet the costs of our great national defense efforts,” said Livingston W. Houston, chairman of the N. A. M. Committee on government finance, “and we say without qualification that industry is willing to shoulder its full share. But. he told the House Ways and Means Committee, an additional tax burden ought to be accompanied by | “stringent economy in the ordinary

sions even in America, which sent at least two agents to French Morocco to talk presumably with Gen. Weygand and others about the possibility of colonial action against the Germans. Hitler can scarcely have deluded himself. He held more ace cards than Petain and, moreaqver, he was playing a game that was both clever and patient. Unless there is a miracle Hitler will win that game. e has slowly increased his control over the French fleet and the moment seems to have passed when French North Africa might have thrown in its lot with De Gaulle’'s “Free France.”

Hitler's Cards

WHAT WERE the cards with which Hitler prevented Petain from playing the aces of the fleet and Empire? The first was the division of the country into occupied France and Free France, as the Germans humorously termed it. Just as the division of France politically enabled Hitler to beat it at war, so the division of the country geographically enabled him te rule it in defeat with a minimum of difficulty. The line of demarcation cut every hing—the national economy, the transportation system, the factories that depended on one another, families, political party organizations, everything. On one side of the line lies French wheat; (Continued on Page Three)

Selassie Is Back

In Addis Ababa

NAIROBI, Kenya Colony, May 6 (U. P) —Emperor Haile Selassie entered Addis Ababa yesterday, it was reported today. The “triumphal” entry of the Negus to his capital came just five vears to the day after he had been forced to flee, carrying the royal jewels, because of the Italian in-

| en eneiares of Government.”

Pegler's 'Legwork’ on Labor Racketeering Wins Pulitzer Prize for Best Reporting

NOTE: The same prize which West. brook Pegler has just won was awarded two years age to Thomas L. Stokes, author of the following article about

Mr. Pegler.

By THOMAS L. STOKES i Times Special Writer | WASHINGTON, May 6 — Award ‘of the Pulitzer prize to Westbrook | Pegler is recognition, long over-due, of the fact that one of the country's greatest reporters is perpetually behind those daily columns that seethe and sizzle and entertain with their dazzling irony and sarcasm, The award of $1000 to Mr. Pegler “for distinguished example of a reporter's work during the year” was made yesterday by Columbia Uni- | versity trustees, who administer the Pulitzer fund. The citation said he was given the award “for his articles on scandals in the ranks of organized labor, which led to the expulsion and conviction of George Scalise.” Weeks and weeks of tireless legwork, checking and re-checking recand clues were represented in Pegler's exposures in his dally col-

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vasion of Ethiopia in 19386.

Westbrook Pegler

umn of labor racketeering, particularly of the two outstanding figures in that profession, Scalise and Willie Bioff. How fine a service he [ertosmes

tors, engaged to fly American-made bombers to Great Britain lost their lives with 111 other persons in a recent ship-sinking attributed t “enemy action.” Casualties included two Warsaw. Ind, aviators. They were Robert G. Smith, 33, and Robert Burden. 21. The name of the ship and details

as to the manner of its sinking, whether by submarine, surface raider, or bomber, were withheld.

Believed Bound for Britain

Previously, Navy Minister Angus MacDonald had announced in Commons that: “Information has been received! that a ship which included among! its passengers a party of military | personnel has been sunk. It is| feared that among those lost are 75 military personnel. The next of Kin of casualties have already been informed.” The announcement appeared te indicate that the ship was bound for Britain at the time but did not make absolutely clear that only one vessel was involved.

Victims Listed

Why the 11 American “ferry pilots” should be on a Britainbound ship, if they were, was nct explained. The other nine dead: R. E. Fordyce, Chicago: R. A. Lowell, Chickasha, Okla.; J. S. Wright, Medford, Okla.; J. C. Torpey, Sliverdale, Wash; E. Frederichs, Peoria, Ill; J. A. Woodall, Dallas, Tex.; K. B. Collins, Oceanside, N. Y.; W. H. Nance, Houston, Tex, and E. Landis, Boyertown, Pa.

'2 Hoosier Aviators Are ‘Missing at Sea’

WARSAW, Ind, May 6 (U. P) — Robert G. Smith, 33, and Robert Burden, 21 Warsaw aviators who were enroute to England to ferry planes for the R. A. F, are “missing at sea,” according to information received by relatives here today. The information came from the Adjutant’'s Office at Ottawa, Canada.

for the rank and file working man— who, incidentally, was his most avid reader—is demonstrated in the house-cleaning now going on in some of the labor unions. More and more, in these organizations, the dues-paying member is demanding leaders whom he can trust and respect, who will work unselfishly for his interests, who will not exploit him for personal gain and power, Union leaders winced. Then they roared back. But, in the end, many found they had to act. Pegler went back to police reporting, which was his first love, when he started after this story. It took him to Hollywood, to Chicago where he used to chase fires, to New York, to Washington, up and down the stairs of police courts, into musty records. His revelations brought dirty threats from men who do not hesitate to get tough. But he found the facts. Willie Bioff had to leave his lucrative racket at Hollywood and go back to Chicago to serve a jail sentence he had wiggled out of years ago. And Tom Dewey after Scalise, (Continued on Page Two)

RAIN AT LAST! FAIR TOMORROW

First Fall Since April 20 Beneficial to Central Indiana Farmers.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES Sacm .... 67 a.m. .... 65 Tam. ....68 lam .... 68 8am .... 66 12 (noon) .. 70 Sam .... 64 pet .... 73

Eire for permission for Britain te use Irish ports, which he indicatie would win the fight against Germag U-boats. :

Vote Is Unanimous ]

A Laborite speaker, Hastifigs B, Lees-Smith, said that Eire's refusal} to grant bases to Britain was stultie fying the United States patiol policy. The House of Lords voted, unanis mously, an expression of confidence in the Churchill Government, bus the real test was scheduled latem in the House of Commons. The Prime Minister, who is expected t@ take part in the debate later, did not appear to be in serious political danger as a result of the Greek

and authoritative” government leadership to put forward a program to defeat the Axis. Senator Pepper said that the time has come for the American people to “get tough with somebody on the foreign front.” He added that the United States, together with Britain, should occupy Dakar, the Cape Verdi Islands, and other sea approaches to West Africa and Greenland. He proposed in addition that we also occupy points in the Far East that “will shut up the Japanese Navy back in iis own lair.” “A few American pilots and a few first-class American hombing planes can make a shambles out of Tokyo,”

Rain fell on Central Indiana today for the first time in more than| two weeks, It wasn't a heavy rain, but it was] the kind that soaked into the parched earth and should enable farmers to go ahead with their corn planting which many have delayed. A 9 a. m. a total of .13 of an inch had fallen here, with .38 at Rochester and 37 at Terre Haute. Weatherman J. H. Armington said the rain was general, but would not say that it would repair the damage done by the long drought.

campaign. Chief criticism was made by Lege lie Hore-Belisha, former War Secree tary, who declared that Britain should have had twice as many men in Greece. He criticized the subordination of all other fronts te the Battie of the Atlantic and blamed “an inept British intellie gence service” for setbacks throughe out the war—in Libya, Norway,

France, Dakar and Iraq. i Convoy Ports Attacked 1

Along the Channel Coast, Germasg

he said. Such aggressive action is neces- | sary, he contended, to ‘close the exits of Europe, Africa and Asia" to the Axis. Other highlights of the speech: A proposal for “affirmative, aggressive action on the home front” through a declaration by President Roosevelt, with Congressional approval, of a ‘state of national emergency.” A charge that Washington has been “paralyzed” for a month be(Continued on Page Two)

“The rain will help,” he commented, “but thai's about all I - say.” On April 20 a light rain fell here —.12 of an inch—but April became the J6th out of the last 20 months which have showed deficiencies in rainfall. The rain was to continue through today, but the forecast was for fair weather again tomorrow, Farmers throughout the State have been worried about the long dry spell which has parched the (Continued on Page Two)

EARL BECK HEADS

daylight raiders blasted at targets near Dover and fought with R. A, F. planes, which brought down af least one enemy craft and lost ong themselves. At Belfast, Liverpoo® and Glasgow, bombs added to the destruction which Nazi night raid« ers had heaped on ports at the end of the life-line from America. British bombers, flying in strengti§ and carrying heavy new explosives, raided Mannheim and the Middle Rhine industrial area in what was (Continued on Page Two)

DENIES CHANGE IN DRAFT AGE LIMITS

GREENLAND TO GET FOUR U. §. CUTTERS

Intended to Prevent Further Axis Activity in Area.

WASHINGTON, May 6 (U, P.).— The United States is planning to!

send four cutters to Greenland in| an attempt to prevent further Axis activity in that region, it was

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PERSONNEL BOAR

William C. Birthright Named Vice Chairman.

Earl Beck, efficiency division di rector of Eli Lilly & Co, today was named chairman of the new State Personnel Board which is to administer the merit system in all State institutions and three State departments. William OC.’ Birthright, secretary of the International Barbers’ Union was named vice chairman of the

Board. ‘The Board elected its officials at

its first meeting since the members were named by Governor Schricker and Lieutenant Governor Charles Dawson. Mr. Dawson named Mr. Beck and Paul Bausman, Washington publisher, as Republican members of the Board while Governor Schricker named Mr. Birthright and W. Rowland Allen, personnel director of L. S. Ayres & Co. as Democratic members. One of the first acts of the new board will be to find a personnel director to succeed Richard W. Bunch, of the old Merit Board, who resigned several months ago Lo take a position in Washington. Prof. Ford C. Hall of Indiana University has been acting as director since Mr. Bunch's resignation. 4

learned today. Two of the vessels may be the North Star and the Bear, cutters used by Rear Admiral Richard W. Bird's expedition to, the Antarctic regions. The North Star arrived in Boston yesterday and the Bear is en route to the United States. Authoritative sources said the four cutters will augment the air patrols ultimately to be based at airfields which the United States agreed to establish in its agreement to take over Greenland'’s defenses.

Times Special WASHINGTON, May 6.—Reports that draft headquarters intends ta change the draft age limits by regulation are without foundation, a high official of Selective Service said: today. “National headquarters has ne authority to change the age group subject to the draft, the official said, “and if we intended to do so we would have to go to Congress and request an amendment to t aw.”

War Moves Today

By J. W. T. MASON United Press War Expert

. Debate on Great Britain's conduct of the war, scheduled for this week in Parliament, is likely to have its most effective result on the Battle of the Atlantic. Questions relating to increased efficiency of the convoy system, however, are not so much a issue as the handling of merchantmen in port and : the selection of their cargoes. Mr. It scarcely can be expected that the British Ade miralty will reveal its methods of protecting ships at sea or its secret experiments. It is known that the admiralty has under review further release of fast ships from convoy which would limit the number of vessels in any single convoy fleet. The speedy. merchantment would be dependent on their own gun equipment and|kinds of cargoes loaded abroad. To speed to evade submarine attack, differentiate among essential, seme while smaller convoys would have [essential and non-essential goods in better proportionate protection, re-| wartime is difficult. 2k ducing the possibility of extensive| Various governmental departments sinkings in any one engagement. are involved and what seems essen These are technical matters which |tial to one may not be so in the the Admiralty would seem to have|judgment of another. The problemy placed in good hands. of priorities is involved, which should There is room for constructive require final judgment by an ofe debate, however, regarding the (Continued on Page Three) 4

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