Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 July 1941 — Page 1

The Indianapolis Times

FORECAST: Cloudy and warmer tonight; tomorrow considerable cloandiness with likelihood of thundershowers.

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VOLUME 53—NUMBER 114

Motor Has First Air Raid, Stories Differ

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COUNCIL PROBE SOUGHT AFTER 2D DROWNING

Guard Appointments Under * Fire as Boy, 9, Dies in Ellenberger Pool.

A City Council investigation into municipal = lifeguard appointments was demanded by Cguncilman Harmon A. Campbell, Republican, today following the drowning late yesterday of a 9-year-old boy at Ellenberger Park pool. The victim was Leon Ungericht of 762 Campbell Ave., whose death was the City’s second drowning tragedy within 24 hours. _ Sixteen-year-old William Frederick Dewey was drowned in White River Sunday and a City lifeguard who reportedly refused to attempt a rescue of the Dewey boy was suspended. The body of the Ungericht boy was discovered at 6:54 p. m. yesterday at the deep end of the EIl--lenberger pool after a frantic, twohour search by the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Ungericht.

Two Boys Find Body °

Four City lifeguards assigned to “the pool had searched for the boy nearly an hour by swimming under water when the body was found in nine feet of water accidentally by two swimmers, Hollis Branman, 13, of 845 Carlyle Pl, and Robert Kirby, 15, of 847 N. Gladstone Ave. August Anania, 21, of the Barton Hotel, a lifeguard, dived and recovered the body, taking it to the pool bathhouse. There efforts of a police inhalator crew failed to revive the boy. Dr, Hubert L. Collins, députy corosaid that death--had ‘been caused: by drowning and thatthe boy had been dead about two hours when the body was found.

Middlesworth at Scene

Summoned from a sick bed, Rec= reation Director H. W. Middlesworth investigated the tragedy personally last night. After talking to the lifeguards and witnesses, Mr. Middlesworth stated “I absolutely do not see any negligence on the part of our _ guards.” ', In the death of the Dewey boy Sunday, however, Mr. Middlesworth immediately suspended the lifeguard at the 14th St. bathing beach and said he would ask the guard's dismissal at the Park Board meeting Thursday. A sketchy and unconfirmed story of yesterday's tragedy reached City Councilmen last night as they met in regular session. The Councilmen shook their heads and said Privately that the situation “looked ba Ln”

Demands Special Session

The only public :comment came from Mr. Campbell during discussion on a boating c¢rdinance. He said the Council should look into the drcwnings, but did not formally request an investigation until today. Mr. Campbell this morning called Council President Joseph G. Wood and demanded a special session of the Council to probe both cases “to whatever conclusions they might offer. ” “I don’t know whether the Council will do it, but I think it is imperative that we conduct a full inquiry into this lifeguard situation. I want to find out how these lifeguards are appointed and what qualifications they are supposed to have,” he said. “I think we owe it to the citizens as a City Council at least to learn all the facts.” Mr. Wood .said he did not believe it necessary to call a special meeting of the Council. He said it was the duty of individual councilmen to acquaint themselves with the (Continued on Page Four)

\ IT MAY RAIN, SAYS WEATHER BUREAU

LOCAL TEMPERATURES ... 67 10a m ...80 ‘ 11 a. m. ... 84. 12 (noon) .. 87 2 pom ...88

A shot in the as arm for thirsty lawns may arrive tomorrow, and again it may not. The way the Weather Bureau sees it now, there'll be considerable cloudiness tomorrow “with likelihood” of thundershowers,

TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

Millett . Movies Obituaries .... 2{Pegler ........ 12 Pyle .......... 11 Questions. 11; 12 Radio ........ 10 Mrs. Roosevelt i Short Story... Side Glances | B Society.... 14, 15 Sports, ... .. 8, 9 State Deaths. 16 13] ]

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Clapper ...... 1 Comics . eco0re ‘18 SIOSEWOML xx 3 Editorials ... ‘Fashions ..... 2 Mrs. Ferguson 12

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Drowns at Park

Leon Ungericht

TWO KILLED IN CRASH AT CURVE

Youth, 15, Critically Hurt as Car Turns Over Near His Home.

Two Indianapolis ‘persons were killed and two were injured seriously early today when "their car plunged off Road 42 between Mooresville and Monrovia and struck a large tree. Earlier, 15-year-old William TT. Lemon, R. R. 11, Box 246M, was injured critically when the car he was driving at a high rate of speed went out of control near his home and

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rolled over five tithes. Those killed in the Mooresville crash were Braest Hodges. 823 Spe

Eaker’s husband, Earl, “and Murs. Edna Lovell, 823 Corrill St. They were brought to City Hospital. State Police officers said that the car apparently failed to negotiate a curve and hurtled into a field. Mr. Hedges and Mrs. Eaker died almost instantly. Young Lemon was driving on 21st St. east on Shadeland Drive and within two blocks of his home the car went out of control throwing the boy on the pavement. He was taken to City Hospital with a fractured skull. Mrs. Zelda Cox, 55, of 234 N. Delaware St. received cuts and bruises yesterday when a police motorcycle] driven by Sergt. G. Dean Schwartz struck her at Market St. and the Monument Circle. Sergt. Schwartz was treated for an injured hack.

STROUD HEADS STATE COMMUNITY CHESTS

Ft. Wayne Man Man % Elected At Local Meeting.

Robert H. Stroud, executive secretary of the Ft. Wayne Community Chest, today was elected president of the Indiana Association of Community ‘Chests and Councils at its third annual meeting. Mr. Stroud, formerly first vice president, succeeded Virgil Martin, Indianapolis Community Fund manager. Governor Schricker was the honor guest of the meeting, being held at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. Other new officers named were J. J. Pfenninger, president of the New Castle Community Chest, first vice president; Floyd Hunter, executive secretary of the Indianapolis Council of Social Agencies, ‘second vice president, and Wade T. Searles, of the Indiana University extension faculty, secretary.

BERMUDA BARS ‘CYCLES HAMILTON, Bermuda, July 22 (U. P.).—The Bermuda Assembly considers motorcyles much “too dangerous and noisy” for this island where automobiles are banned. It defeated, 20 to 7, a proposal that three motorcycles be purchased for

ERROR IN LAW MAY PREVENT CITY ELECTION

New ‘Skip’ Measure Fails To. Provide Machinery For Voting Here.

The discovery of an apparent error in the new skip election law —an error which may mean that Indianapolis will not have a city election next year—today set local political leaders to studying their law books to find out “what’s what.” It was found that the G. O. P.dominated Assembly, in excepting Indianapolis from the terms of the new law which gave all other state city administrations an extra year in office had repealed in entirety all of the old 1933 law which governed the city election here. Thus, according to the views of a number of lawyers. there is no law providing a specific date or setting up any machinery for an election here and there can be mo election held until the next session of the legislature passes a law.

Mayor Studies Problem j

Mayor Reginald Sullivan, the person most vitally affected by the error, said that he was going to look into the matter today. “However,” he said, “I feel now just as I did when the ‘Legislature was in session last spring. I have no objections to an election being held in Indianapolis next year.” Local political leaders agreed that some step would have to be taken to clear up the doubt on the matter—either a suit instituted or the Attorney General's opinion asked for. One Republican leader said that it was clearly the intention of the ‘41: Legislature, as-shown in the new4= law, to require Indianapolis to hold]: a city election next year. He asserted that courts have held previously that where it was shown by a law that it was clearly not the intention of the Legislature to wipe out all the provisions of an old law, that such provisions would stand despite the wording of the new law.

Might Invalidate Law

The new law passed by the Legislature provided that in all cities, except ‘Indianapolis, the date for elections should be changed from the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1942, to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1943. This gave present city administrations, 70. per cent of which'are Republican, another year in office. The Democrats passed such a law in 1933. Some lawyers believed that if a suit .were instituted to clear up the matter, the courts might hold the new law invalid in its entirety because it is not a measure affecting all cities in the state uniformly. If this occurred, the 1933 law would remain in effect and elections would be held in all Indiana cities next year.

Up to Republicans

Others believed that the courts might rule invalid the section of the new law making an exception of Indianapolis because it is in conflict wtih the rest of the act. If this happened, Indianapolis would come under the terms of the skip election law and thus would not have a city election until 1943. One Marion County Democratic leader expressed this view on the matter: “Well, we’re in power now, and it looks me as if there is no law under which an election could be held here next year. If there is anything to be done about it, it lovks to me vs it 1 & wp tg te Republicans to to do it.”

POPE IG} IGNORES ALARM

VATICAN CITY, July 22 (U. P). —The Vatican air raid alarm sounded yesterday while Pope Pius was receiving 200 pilgrims, according to the semi-official Vatican News Bulletin. The Pope disregarded the alarm. He continued through the various halls where the pilgrims waited to kiss his hand. (There have been no reports of

the police force.

BLUFFTON, Ind. July 22 (U. P.). —James McCray, 22, former star Butler University basketball Visser, and Carl She- : walter, 24, both PH of Bluff t on , were fatally injured w hen their car, driven

ter, struck a tree along Highway 116 near here early today. Both died before they could 8be removed

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occupant, Roger Richey, 21, reported seriously injured. Mr, McCray

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Jim McCray, Butler Net Star, Dies in Crash Near Bluffton

June from Butler where he majored in physical education. He played guard and forward on the 1940-41 Bulldog basketball team. Last summer he was employed in Indianapolis by the City Recreation Department. . Several years ago he narrowly missed being: involved in a serious accident with two teammates, Lyle Neat ‘and Frank Celarek, following an Ohio University-Butler football game. Shortly after the two left Mr. McCray at his Bluffton home, they were involved in an auto accident near Ft. Wayne in which Mr. Neat lost a finger, and Mr. Celarek lost

preparing to coach 0 “winter,

Off for Two Weeks of Fun

Off to camp, bag and YagEaze, is this youngster in the wagon. For the next two weeks, he and 100 other underprivileged youngsters will be the guests of the Variety Club of Indianapolis at the Salvation

Army camp near Oaklandon. The hundred or so children, accompanied

is paying all expenses of the camp

by a group of their mothers, made the trip to camp this morning from Salvation Army headquarters at 26 S. Capitol Ave.

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By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, July 22 —Congressional opposition to keeping selectees, guardsmen and reservists under arms for the duration was weakening today under President Roosevelt's pressure and new warnings of German threats in Europe and South America.

by July 28. Gen. John McA. Palmer, retired Assistant Chief of Staff under Gen. John J. Pershing, asserted today that the German general staff has “aimed ‘at world conquest” ever since the World War, and that its plahs must include conquest of the United States. Gen. Palmer urged the Senate Military Affairs Committee to approve promptly legislation to extend the service of selectees, reservists and National Guardsmen because: “our peril is greater than it has ever been before in our history. ” At the same. time, Congressional non - interventionists = were summoned to:a caucus at 7:30 p. m. tonight to discuss “the whole situation pertaining to the war and peace issues,” including extension of military service. The call was issued by Senators Burton K. Wheeler (D. Mont.) and Rovers A. Taft (R. 0). Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles revealed information that an unidentified - European country was next on the German list after Russia. Only Sweden, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal on the continent now have any semblance of freedom. Mr. Welles’. unequivocal statement renewed speculation whether the United States might soon have to make good on Mr. Roosevelt's promise - that no - Atlantic islands (Continued on Page Four)

U.S. MAY PURCHASE ORE FROM RUSSIA

Shipping Difficulties May Hamper Deal, Says Jones.

WASHINGTON, July 22 (U.P.).— Federal Loan Administrator Jesse Jones announced today that the United States has offered to buy substantial quantities of strategic materials from Soviet Russia. Mr. Jones ‘told a press conference he had’ discussed the possibility of such purchases with Russian Ambassador Constantine Oumansky. But he added that the possibility of any transaction. being made in the near future was remote because of shipping difficulties from Russia tc the United States. Mr. Jones said the United States was particularly interested in purchasing manganese ‘and ‘chrome ore from Russia, and in return the Russians could use cash exchange derived in this manner for purStates. of war materials in the United

BOY CRUSHED TO DEATH WASHINGTON, Ind., July 22 (U. P.) .—Joseph Smith, Tyear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse ‘W. Smith of Washington, was Ine "fatally yesterday when a‘ loaded dirt driven by Howard Barber of Ww

The Senate may begin consideration of the military service problem EJ ”

NAZI PRESS ‘EXPOSES

F. 0. R. AS A MASON

German Papers Going Wild With ‘Big Sensation.’

BERLIN, July 22 (U.P.).—The German press, in its final afternoon editions today, printed what was described here as a “sensation” —the fact that President Roosevelt is a Mason. (All standard works of reference list President Roosevelt's Masonic membership. He also is listed as an Episcopalian, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Delta Phi and the Naval History Society.) The Nazi newspapers,” employing big block headlines, carried a dispatch of the official DNB “News Agency from Oslo saying that a “secret illustrated document” had been discovered in Norway showing President Roosevelt in Masonic dress. “In a circle of Jews and well known persons in public life as a member of a New York lodge.” : The headline of Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels’ newspaper, Der Angriff said “Sensational Document! Roosevelt Exposed.”

GUN DELIVERY TO BE HELD UP FOR SHERIFF

A co-operative plan under which pawnshops and sporting goods stores have agreed to delay deliveries of small firearm purchases long enough to permit investigation of purchasers was announced today Sheriff Al Feeney. Sheriff Feeney’s plan is the outgrowth of recent investigations, he said, of situations in which ex-con-victs had purchased firearms from Indianapolis stores. :

Knock! Knock!

(Photos, Parade Highlights, Page 11)

An army of men, women and children volunteers today began a systematic door-knocking campaign to collect scrap aluminum for defense. The house-to-house canvass followed the formal opening of the week-long aluminum drive with a parade ‘last night. Hundreds of collectors, wearing official badges, were to canvass their neighborhoods, either collecting the aluminum in person or asking housewives to take unneeded aluminum kitchenware to the nearest

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NAZIS RACING TOWARD GOAL, BERLIN SAYS

Russians Disorganized and Lack Central Command, Germans Assert.

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By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent The Russo-German war today entered its second month with Moscow undergoing its first big air attack and German sources claiming that panzer columns are racing toward the Soviet capital. A Nazi military spokesman claimed that the German spear-

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the upper reaches of the Dnieper River. His vague geographical reference could mean.that the Germans are anywhere from 40 to 100 miles from Moscow. The 100-mile figure seemed more likely in view ‘of ‘previous reports of operations. In the Far East Japan appeared about ready to move into French Indo-China and seemed to be clearing decks for possible later action against Russia, but a record-break-ing typhoon raked the island empire and may force a delay in military plans.

Reports Are Conflicting Two sharply cdntradictory reports emerged about the Russian situa- ‘| tion, both at the front and of the raid on Moscow. The German account:

the Rams blasted Red Army headquarters and other Government buildings and supply depots. The Luftwaffe pounded the whole Smolensk -Leningrad - Moscow region and railroads running toward the Urals from the Soviet capital. Soviet forces no longer present a connected defense front, have lost unified command and are in the process of annihilation by encircling Nazi troops. The Russian account: The Luftwaffe attempted to send 200 planes against the capital but only’ a few got through and 17 were shot down. The raid lasted 5% hours but only a few persons were killed and wounded and only slight damage caused, none of it military. One bomb fell in.a square opposite the U. S. Embassy. For two days German planes have attempted to attack Lenigrad without success, losing 19 planes in the effort. Russian forces still hold Smolensk and Novograd Volynsk and have prevented any material change in the fighting lines.

Sees Little Damage

There appeared to be no method of conciliating the two pictures. However, a dispatch by Henry Shapiro, United Press staff correspondent in Moscow, describing his personal experiences during the air attack seemed to indicate that the raid was only of moderate intensity compared with the smashing blows which the German air force has in the past dealt at British cities. While the Luftwaife concentrated on Russia, the Royal Air Force brought its offensive to a new peak, blasing at objectives from northern France to Denmark through the night.

NBC WINS REPRIEVE WASHINGTON, July 22 (U. P). — The Federal Communications Commission today postponed from July 30 to Sept. 16 the date for making effective its order that the National Broadcasting Co. dispose of one of its networks.

TREASURY BEATEN IN HOUSE WASHINGTON; July 22 (U. P.). ~The House Ways and Means Committee today formally rejected Administration demands that the excess profits tax provisions of the new $3,500,000,000 revenue bill be revised to impose heavier taxes on defense pyofits.

Victory Smile

Just before the battle an Australian “digger” wore this smile, anticipating the British victory in Syria.

MILLIONS LENT BRITISH BY RFC

U. S. Firms Posted as Collateral, Says Jones.

WASHINGTON, July 22 (U. P). —The Reconstruction Finance Corp. today announced approval of a $425,000,000 loan to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to pay for American war supplies contracted, for prior to enactment of the Lend-

41ease Bill. .

#1. Jones said that President Roosevelt had approved the loan so that the British would have dollar exchange without having to dispose of their securities and investments at forced sale. All British commitments prior to the Lend-Lease program were subject to “cash-and-carry” provisions of the neutrality law and supposedly had also been subject to the Johnson Act forbidding loans to nations which had defaulted on debts from the last war. The loan was made, Mr. Jones said, under an act signed by President Roosevelt June 10 which increased the RFC’s lending power by $1 500,000,000. ~ Mr. Jones said that the loan, for which the British pledged more than $700,000,000 in collateral, will bear interest at the rate of three per cent annually and will mature in 15 years. Provision is made for a five-year extension, if two-thirds of the principal has been paid on the original maturity date. Collateral pledged by the British included securities of 61 United States corporations listed on the New York Stock Exchange with an aggregate value of approximately $250,000,000;. unlisted securities of 46 United States corporations with an estimated value of $115,000,000,

owned insurance companies in this country with an aggregate net worth of over $180,000,000. The funds will be available to the British as needed to meet their commitments at the approximate rate of $100,000,000 a month.

H. E. MILLER NAMED CHIEF OIL INSPECTOR

Harrison E. Miller, former newspaperman, today was named chief oil inspector by State Auditor Richard T. James. Mr. Miller recently resigned as a feature and political writer for the Ft. ‘Wayne News-Sentinel with which he had been connected since 1936. Mr. Miller was graduated from Butler University, where he was president of Blue Key and a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. He succeeds Robert L. Tilton, Fowler, who resigned recently to enter business in Fowler. The position pays 2 a month,

Who's There? It's Civilian

ceived at the filling stations is to be taken to fire stations. The aluminum at fire stations will be taken to the World War Memorial Plaza where it will be added to the pile built last night by the thousands of youngsters who paraded for the campaign. Each child, who marched inthe parade; brought along a piece of aluminum: as his parade “fee.” Tre goal in Marion County fis 100,000 pounds of scrap and used aluminum: More than 5000 pounds had been collected before the house-to-house canvass officially opened today. Aluminum parties—where guests bring aluminum kitchenware to the

Army Collecting Aluminum for U. S. Army

Several more aluminum-matinees had been planned by theaters for the week.

Donors of used aluminum will be given small stickers to signify their contributions to the campaign, At the campaign headquarters at the World War Memorial building an extra staff of volunteers workers were added today to answer inquiries. Campaign officials pointed out again that new or needed aluminumware is not wanted—only used aluminum that can be spared. They added that there are almost 3000 household articles which contain aluminum and that “if in doubt” as to the kind of metal in an article,

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Voluntary Transfer to Be Topic at Parley Late Today in Chicago.

WASHINGTON, July 22 (U, P.).—The Office of Pro= duction Management nounced that a meeting will be held in Chicago late today with a special committee of railroad officials and labor ex«

“by voluntary methods” of approximately 100,000 rails road workers to the shipbuijlde

ing and aircraft industries. Associate OPM Director Sidney Hillman pointed out that railroads have on their employment rolls more than 400,000 maintenance workers, including machinists, boils ermakers, welders, electricians, car builders, and other skilled workers who would be “especially useful to defense production.” “Discussion at the Chicago session will center around the possible transfer, by voluntary methods, of a considerable number of these workers to such defense idustries as shipbuilding and aircraft where their skills are more critically need« ed at this time,” he said. -

Sound Out Problems

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time. Similarly, it was said 555,600 workers will be needed ei next July in the shipbuiding induse try in comparison to the 375,000 currenty employed. A Labor Division spokesman esti mated that only 20 or 25 per cent of the 400,000 railway workers, of which one-fifth are now unemse ployed, wouid be shifted to defense work under the “voluntary labor priority” plan. The Chicago meeting, it was is being conducted to “sound out® how problems of seniority, re-emse ployment rights, wage differentials and union membership problems can be worked out.

These To Attend -

Eli L. Oliver, chief OPM labor adviser, will meet with the special committee at 5 p. m. (Indianapo= lis Time). Those. at the mestng will include the following r officials and labor executives: J. J. Pelley, president of the Asso= ciation of American Railroads; H, A. Scandrett, trustee of the Chicago, Milwaukee- & St. Paul Railroad; Ry L. Williams, chief executive officer of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad; J. L. Bevin, president of the Illinois-Central; Edward Flynn, executive vice president,of the Chie cago, Burlington & Quincy. Also B. M. Jewell, president of Railway Employees Department the Railroad Labor Executives Ase sociation; E. E. Milliman, president of the Brotherhood Maintenance Way Employees, and A .E. president of the Brotherhood Railroad Signalmen of America.

Italian Captives | Refuse to Escape

CAIRO, July 22 (U. P.).—An official announcement . reported this one today: A battalion of a British Guards

ers in Libya at bayonet point. ¢ e prisoners were loaded aboard a captured Italian truck and ‘started for prison camp bee hind British lines, The truck broke down and the British were forfed to abandon | their prisoners. : abandoned, the Italians repaired the truck, sped into the British lines and rejoined their captors.

British guards were astonished.

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munique claimed today that bodies of German soldiers had been found. on the battlefields chained to antie tank guns and other weapons. It told of some German soldiers whe .

fleld pieces and of one Nazi tank : driver, “chained to his seat,” who was trapped inside a tank Ney veloped in flames.

BERLIN, July 0 . FP. ~—Patieg | forces captured Josef V. eldest son, Jakob, July 16 at Ljosno (Liozno), southeast of Vitebsk, authorized sources said oung Stalin was a first lieuter hi the 14th howitzer a ment of the

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