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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1941

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Gates Pledges Governor

Politics Not to Interfere With Program in State, Chairman Says at Conference

WAGE CEILINGS

New Information Is Sought On Proposals Affecting Utilities, Farm Goods.

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~ Ralph Gates, the new G. O. P. State chairman, called on Governor Schricker today and pledged the wholehearted support of the Republican party in all matters pertaining to national defense. Mr. Gates was accompanied to the Governor's office by Ciarence

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (U. P) — Chairman Henry B._ Steagall (D.] Ala), of the House Banking Com-| mittee indicated today that the group will study the possibility of authorizing the imposition of wage ceilings under the Administration's pending price control bill. Mr, trol Administrator Leon Henderson, testifying on the bill for the secon successive day, that the committee desired further information on any|

Steagail advised Price Con-|

Jackson, State civil defense director, who arranged the session. Mr. Gates said he wanted the

Governor to know that the Republican Party is 100 per cent behind all defense measures. Cjfirst time the State chairman had met the Governor formally, he said,

This was the

{although he said he “met him in4 formally” once in the northern part of the State.

He said no politics entered into

proposed action on wages, utilities the conference, which lasted about

and farm products, in that order. The wage question then was passed over temporarily.

increases should be written into the pending bill which would authorize the President to impose price ceil-! ings on general commodities and on rents in defense areas.

No New Utility Rules

In response to Chairman Stea- | galls questioning, Mr

Henderson | said that the utility question was “least controversial of the three "| He indicated that no further Gov-| ernment control of public utilities! would be sought, saying that “ade-| quate regulations” affecting that in- | dustry already are on the statute books. Mr. Henderson said nothing in the proposed act would “supersede or replace” the Guffey Coal Act. The price control measure would) only implement and supplement the| Guffey Act, he added. During the recent soft coal shutdown, Mr. Henderson recalled, his office established a ceiling on coal} prices with the understanding that it would be removed when the dispute was settled. This was done. Mr. Henderson explained that the price control bill aims at fixing prices on a selected list of basic commodities which affect the price of virtually all civilian goods, rather than on all commodities,

All Ceilings Provided The authority for over-all ceilings, he said, is in the bill but probably would not be exercised save in emergencies and then only for short periods of time, He said if he were made administrator of the act he would devote himself immediately to making effective the ceilings already or about to be established. Mr. Henderson described for committee members detailed procedure followed by the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply in| setting price schedules, using as an| example the second-hand machine! tool industry—the first price setting} activity of the office. Mr. Henderson admitted that no statutory authority now exists for forcing compliance with OPAC's or-| ders. But he said his office had acted in connection with approximately 20 per cent of American business. computed on a dollar value

basis, Calls on Experience In response to questioning by Rep. Clyde Williams (D. Mo), ranking! majority committee member, Mr. Henderson said that the experience of the World War Industries Board were drawn on heavily in creation of OPACS. He denied his office was “in any way” similar to the outlawed NRA. David Ginsburg, OPACS general counsel, said the power to regulate prices rested on three constitutional provisions: The general clauses empowering Congress to provide for the national defense, determine the value of the currency and regulate interstate and foreign commerce. Mr. Henderson traced methods of price control used by Great Britain. Germany and other countries. He said it had been found that commodity price control “is more difficult the farther you get from the raw material stage”

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ASKS EIRE SEEK U. S.

AID AGAINST ATTACK

DUBLIN, Aug. 6 (U. P).—A proposal that the Eire Covernment seek the protection of the United States was introduced in Parliament today. Senator Frank MacDermott, in a motion, proposed that “in the opinjon of the Senate the Government should take immediate steps to obtain the full and effective co-opera-tion of the Government of the United States of America in securing Ireland against attack.”

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13/on the floor when the Record makes it appear his joke was a dud?” Rep. Ludlow asked,

30 minutes.

Mr. Jackson said after the meet-

{ing that both the Governor and Mr. Some members of the committee Gates had agreed that no politics {squabbles did arise concerning dehad indicated previously that they should enter into the State defense|fense, the two party leaders would believed a provision limiting wage effort, and that

if any political {consult each other immediately.

in Defense,

~ Ralph Gates

Thirst Kills 7 on Devil's Road; Only 2 in Desert Party Saved

YUMA, Ariz, Aug. 6 (U. P).—A man and a girl, emaciated. sunblistered, their tongues black and swollen, lay in hospital beds today; the man struggling against the sheets and mumbling in Spanish, the

girl quietly sleeping. The man, Francisco Flores, 23, was “agua, agua—"water, water.”

better, and she had told what happened along El Camino Del Diablo

—the highway of the Devil. Seven persons, members of her

thirst and starvation along the highway—a short cut through the

desert along the border—after their Cornejo survived. “WHEN we left (Nogales, Mex-

water in the back of the truck.” Miss Cornejo said. “After we had stalled—I don't remember which day it was—one of the older men took off the lid and deliberately spilled it. He apparently had suffered a heat stroke and didn't knew what he was doing. “There were nine of us, and I watched them leave our truck, one by one, first my father, then my brother, then the others. “I thought sure I was going to die, but I was very calm and not worried. I saw two of them slash their wrists, either to get blood to quench their thirst, or to kill themselves. “It was terrible to stay there and watch them die. I had my sister's baby in my arms when he died. It

TAX AT $750 LEVEL

was nearly dead and all he said The girl, Socorro Cornejo, 19, was

family and friends. died of hunger,

truck broke down. Flores and Miss

seemed ages. I don’t know how many days passed before this car came by.” *® & @ THE AUTOMOBILE OF which she spoke was driven by Frane cisco Arvallo, a peddier, who found the bodies of the victims yesterday and took Miss Cornejo and Flores to the hospital. Most of the bodies lay near the truck, Rafael! Cornejo, the girl's brother, evidently had set out for San Luis, Mexico, 17 miles away, to find help. He got five miles. In delirium, he had torn off his clothes, and, finally, completely naked, had written a suicide note and cut his throat, They had drained the water from the truck's radiator,

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OFFICERS BELIEVED the truck stalled six days ago, and the seven victims had been dead two or three days. The dead were: German Cornejo, 32, the girl's father; Elias Cornejo, 25; Rafael Cornejo, 17;

F. D. R. Proposal Will Be Studied by Committee.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (U. P).— The Senate Finance Committee may dip down to the §750-a-year income level for new taxes in an effort te restore the revenue bill to its $3.520.000,000 goal; it was indicated today. Chairman Walter FP. George (D. Ga.) said the committee would consider President Roosevelt's suggestions for broadening the tax base as a means of making up the $300,000.000 of revenue lost when the House eliminated a provision for mandatory joint returns by married couples, ¢ Mr. Roosevelt suggested that the! exemptions be lowered to $750 a! year for single persons and $1500 a year for married couple, but the! House decided to leave them at the

The Senate committee begins work on the bill today, conferring with Congressional and Treasury experts. The committee plans to start open hearings Friday with| Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr, the first witness.

HINTS BARNHART FOR | CONSERVATION POST

Following a lengthy conference with Governor Schricker, William | Roth, chairman of the State Conservation Commission, today announced no decision had been made on the appointment of a new Con- | servation Department director. | He said that an appointment probably will be made in the next| few days. however, and that several | persons are under consideration. | One of these is Hugh A. Barnhart, | chairman of the Alcoholic Bever- |

ages Commission and a close per- essary to carry out the duties of

sonal friend of the Governor. |

LUDLOW INSISTS ON 8 ARE ARRESTED IN

RECORDING APPLAUSE

WASHINGTON, Aug. § (U. P) — Rep. Louis Ludlow (D. Ind.) feared today that Speaker Sam Rayburn destroyed the initiative of the House when he ordered that “applause” no longer could be noted in the Congressional Record. “Why sheuld a member spend his time thinking up witticisms to say

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Elisa Flores. 4; Domingo Rocha, 26; Thomas Perue, and a man identified only as “Yucopicio.” They all were from Brawley, Cal. They had visited relatives south of Nogales, Mexichd. and were returning home. El Camino Del Diablo is a 400-year-old trail that extends 240 miles through the barren desert from Nogales to San Luis. It is not traveied more than three or fou: times a year, and the temperatures along it ® frequently reach 110. The seven persqns whose bodies were found vesterday were not the first victims of El Camino Del Diablo. It is lined with the graves of crosses of Spaniards, priests and modern day travelers. Four persons perished on the highway six years ago.

STATE POLICE GIVEN DRUG ENFORCEMENT

Governor Acts on Request By Women and Churches.

Governor Schricker today assigned by executive order the en- | forcement of the State's natcotic | laws to the State Police Department. He had been requested to make some such provision by local womens clubs and church groups. The 1941 Legislature failed to appropriate funds for continuance of the marihuana eradication program which in the past was directed by

short time by the Alcoholic Beverages Commission. The Governor ordered Don Stiver, State police superintendent, to assign such detectives as are nec-

enforcing all the narcotic laws.

VIRGINIA AVE. RAID

A raid reminiscent of the beer fAat days during prohibition was staged by police early today in a private residence. Officers confiscated a large quantity of whisky and gin at a home in the 700 block, Virginia Ave, and arrested the alleged proprietor, Mrs. Gladys Clark, and seven customers. Mrs. Clark and the customers were

HAVE FOR AND CHURCHILL HAD SEA MEETING?

Officials Still Silent Rumors of Mystery Conference Grow.

By UNITED PRESS The mystery of President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill went into its second day with still no

official word from London or Washington whether the Anglo-American leaders are in conference, possibly aboard the Presidential yacht, Potomac, off the New England coast. If the heads of the two English speaking nations had met or were about to meet, their governments had succeeded in cloaking them with inpenetrable secrecy. The British public had no hint of the whereabouts of the Prime Minister. President Roosevelt boarded the yacht Potomac Sunday night at New London, Conn, for what was said to be a vacation at sea. Correspondents did not accompany him on an escorting destroyer, as has been the custom, but yesterday the Navy released a bulletin as from the Potomac that he was enjoying rest and quiet, Officials Are Silent

Washington official circles heard] reports that Mr, Roosevelt had transferred at sea to a fast cruiser which had taken or was taking him! to a rendezvous with the Prime Minister. Like all the other rumors, this could not be confirmed in any quarter. The White House, Secretary of State Cordell Hull and other governmental quarters in Washington professed an inability to confirm or deny the rumors. In London, official quarters pointed out that the whereabouts of the Prime Minister was a military secret, and necessarily, because he would be a choice target for German bombing planes. The House of Commons was told that Churchill would not find it “convenient” to participate in the war progress debate. Hopkins ‘Disappears’

An interesting sidelight was the “disappearance” of Harry Hopkins, Administrator of the Lend-Lease Act and Mr. Roosevelt's closest adviser in aiding Britain. He was last seen immediately upon his return te London from Russia. The American Embassy in London said he was “somewhere in Britain.” British sources said he would be found “where Churchill is.” His “disappearance” coinciding with the Prime Minister's inability to attend an important Commons

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(with cigar) and Harry Hopkins, together here beside a V-marked bomber in England, may have flown the Atlantic for a conference, with President Roosevelt on the White House vacht, Potomac, now somewhere off New England.

COUNTY'S GORN YIELD REDUCED

20 Per Cent Under Earlier Estimate: Heat, Drought To Continue Here.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES . 68 10am ... 7 08 fam ...0 18 m ... 71 12 (noon). 84 am ... 4 1pm... 88

Marion County's drought-dam-aged cotn will not yield over 40 bushels to the acre, a loss of 20 per cent under the yield estimates of a month ago, County Agricultural Agent Horace Abbott said today. Farmers here had been looking forward to a yield of more than 50 bushels an acre, but the current dry spell added to the year-long drought

conditions has affected even the best fields.

debate, gave rise to the rumors that he and Mr. Hopkins had or were! about to keep a rendezvous with the! President. Such a rendezvous could take! place at sea, in a Canadian harbor, in a Canadian port, or, even in Iceland.

JIM FARLEY. IN CITY; TALKS-GUESS WHAT?

Yep, He Gets Political Lowdown From Friend Liddy.

James A. Farley, former postmaster general and former political manager for President Roosevelt, spent seven minutes in the Union Station here yesterday, talking to his long-time friend, J. J. (Jerry) Liddy. He wanted to know: 1. If Governor Schricker was still so popular with the electorate. 2. How Mayor Sullivan, another old friend, is. 3. Whether Hoosiers are ready to go to war. Mr. Liddy answered “Yes” to the first, “Fine” to the second and “No” to the third. Then Mr. Farley volunteered that he and his 13-year-old son Jimmy were Mexico-bound for a vacation and that they will do a little Gulf of Mexico fishing. They will, he said, return in time for Jimmy to go to school in September. Mr. Farley is now export manager for the Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

Secretary of State Cordell Hull told

Mr. Abbott, whe was to make another survey of the County today, said the 40-bushel estimate probably would prove too optimistic, He said he doubted if the situation could be improved “even if rains came today.” Many farmers were beginning to cut their corn for silage and Mr. Abbott's office was advising some to sow rye and barley in their corn fields a month earlier than usual. The rye and barley fields could be used for fall pasture to repiace the pastures which have been burned up by the drought. Much of the alfalfa which the farmers had counted on for their stock has been ruined, Mr. Abbott said. The Weather Bureau = predicted that the rainless weather would continue at least through tomorrow, with slightly warmer temperatures due tomorrow.

HULL SAYS THAILAND OF ‘U. S. CONCERN’

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (U. P.) —

his press conference today that any move in Japan into Thailand would be a matter of concern to the Unitegd

States. The statement was made in response to questions inspired by statements of British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden that anything involving Thailand was of great interest to Great Britain. Hull said that the United States many times had made clear its opposition to conquests by force, These statements, he said, had made clear the United States’ position,

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Wallace's Son Enters Army

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (U.P). —Robert Brown Wallace, 23-year= old son of Vice President Henry A. Wallace, reported for Army duty today. He is a selectee, “I've never had any military discipline,” he said, “and I think I need it.” Young Wallace has been doing graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. He is 6 feet 4 inches tall, towering a half a foot above his father. The Vice President's son was one of 133 Washington youths who reported at the National Guard Armory prior to leaving for Richmond, Va., where they will be inducted into the Army. He will be the leader of the group, having the responsibility of “checking them in” for the induction.

DIVIDED ON DRAFT EXTENSION LIMIT

Attempt to Compromise Delays Senate Action.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (U, P.).— A bi-partisan attempt to compromise confused the Senate today in its consideration of proposals to extend the Army service of draftees, National Guardsmen and reservists. Several members of the Military Affairs Committee proposed that the service be extended only a year, as compared to an administration measure providing an 18-months extension. The tioops now are due to serve only a year. The compromise was proposed by Assistant Minority Leader Warren R. Austin (R. Vt) and Senator A. B. Chandler (D. Ky.) and introduced by Senator Harold H. Burton (R. 0) in a unity move. They felt that some Republican votes would be won for service extension by the gesture. But Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley (D. Ky.) was not so easily convinced. He asserted his intention to “stand by” the committee plan for an 18-months extension. Meanwhile, the House passed and returned to the Senate for concurrence in amendments a Senate bill giving President Roosevelt authority to requisition private property essential to defense production. Senate acceptance of the amendments was expected.

SCHARNHORST BACK AT BREST 'DRYDOCK

LONDON, Aug. 6 (U. P.).—The German battleship Scharnhorst which with the battleship Gneisenau and the cruiser Prinz Eugen, has been the target of R. A. F. bombers for several months, is back at the French port of Brest for repairs. Authoritative quarters said today. ) The Scharnhorst last month was moved from Brest down the coast to La Pallice because of intensive and sustained R. A. F. attacks on Brest.

3 DIE IN CRASH OF COAST GUARD PLANE

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6 (U. P). —Coast Guard and Navy vessels today grappled in the Pacific Ocean for the wreckage of a coast guard plane which crashed and burned near the Farallone Islands, killing three men. The body of Radioman John C. Gill, 31, was recovered late yesterday several hours after the crash. The bodies of Pilot Leonard L. Stonerock, 33, and Mechanic Fleet

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D. Hancock, 40, were believed to be wreckage,

HIT RESTAURANT MILK PRICE HIKE

Out of Proportion to Raise Given Farmers, State Board Says.

The State Milk Control Board, in a formal resolution, today condemned the milk price changes just announced by the Indiana Restaurant Association, The resolution was based on the statement by E. E. Keller, associa~= tion secretary, that milk probably will be eliminated as a beverage choice on the “blue plate” specials, but will be available at an extra cost. He also said some restaurants may serve third-quart bottles at 10

cents and that cafeterias probably will continue to serve half pints at T cents.

Blames Price Raise

The restaurant association action was blamed by Mr. Keller on the increased price granted distributors July 30 by the State Board. In its resolution, the milk board said it felt restaurants should have a right to raise prices in line with the raises granted to farmers, but that they should not exceed that amount. The Board said that the price change granted to producers has increased the cost of milk to restaurants in the neighborhood of one-fourth of a cent per half pint, less a quantity discount which they receive.

‘Patrons Penalized’

“Be it resolved,” the resolution read, “that the Indiana State Milk Control Board sees no justification for this step on the part of the Indiana Restaurant Association and feels that because of the slight increase to producers the restaurant patrons should not be penalized to the extent the Restaurant Association has now suggested.” Board members said they wanted the public to know that they felt the restaurant price increase was not justified by their recent order raising the price of milk to producers from $2.50 to $2.75 a hundredweight for Class 1 milk. The Board, however, has no jurisdiction over the retail prices charged for milk.

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SOVIET DENIES

REICH'S CLAIM; JAPAN WARNED

British Drop ‘Great Weight? Of Bombs on 3 Cities Of South Germany.

By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent

Britain warned Japan toe day to keep hands off Thai« land, the Germans claimed victory in the battle of Smole ensk, and Moscow said Gere - man troops had been pushed

back west from Smolensk.

There were these developments on the spreading war fronts:

—The German High Command made the claim to victory in the Battle of Smolensk. It said Nazi forces were pounding ahead toward Moscow, stood “at the gates to Kiev’ and amid the outer dee fenses of Leningrad. Russian private advices, said to have been transmitted direct from Smolensk, reported that not only is that key city still in Russian hands but that Soviet forces have driven back the Germans west of Smolensk, ' —Britain gave a sharp new warne ing to Japan to stay out of Thailand and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said any such move by Tokyo would give rise to a “serie ous situation” between Britain and Japan, ’ Clement Attlee, speaking in the absence of Prime Minister Churchill in the House of Commons, said. Russia had upset the Nazi High Command’s timetable and forced Germany into a two-front war, —Signs of a possible Japanes@ move against Russia at Viadie vostok and on the long Manchukuyos Siberian frontier. increased. Japanese press continued to mer away at Thailand. The first shipment of American war supplies was revealed to be en route to Russia, presumably vig Vladivostok. : —British naval forces were Yes: vealed to be operating in close co-operation with the Russians in’ the Arctic, possibly from bases ab Murmansk or Archangel, raisingthe possibility of new Anglo-Russian strokes against far northern Fine land and Norway. 5 merisannceipied iceland had air raid alarm but it was not revealed whether Nazi planes actually flew over Reykjavik oy whether the alarms were a prace tice maneuver, i

—British bombers renewed theif air offensive on Germany, smashing with “a great weight of very heavy bombs at Mannheim, Frankfurt and Karlsruhe. The Brits ish claimed “conspicuous success” and “widespread damage” in all three cities; the Germans reported “civilian casualties” and claimed te have shot down eight R, A, F, planes. The German High Command ise sued a sunburst of communiques today, recapitulating the progress of seven weeks operations against Russia. No new territorial claimed.

Seek to Bolster Morale

Berlin dispatches said that one purpose of the communiques was to quiet false rumors which had wide circulation in Germany—rumors ape parently that the campaign in Ruse sia is making poor progress. The High Command claimed. that 895,000 prisoners have been taken on the Eastern Front and that about 10,000 Russian planes have been put out of action. Nazi sources, commenting on the High Command communique, claimed that the capture of 895,000 prisoners indicated that Russia has lost 4,000,000 effectives, or possibly half the size of her total defense forces, in killed, wounded and cape

gains were

tured.

FDR. Wins on Soviet Aid

By EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER Copyright, 1941, by The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Daily News, Inc.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—Coinciding with the third great German

smash at Russia, the exchange of

letters between Undersecretary of

State Sumner Welles and Russian Ambassador Constantine Oumansky is taken to mean here that the American authorities have become convinced

of the probability of the Russians against Nazi fury. This is the view of the President: The idea of making the Bolsheviks at least the economic allies of this country is his baby. It is admitted as “possible” by the American military authorities, who have been loathe to revise their original ideas, that the Russians would be a pushover for Hitler. They also have a particular grudge because the Russians adamantly refuse to allow a single American or British officer to go to the scene of battle and report from there on how operations are actually progressing. The War Department has to rely for its information upon the German headquarters communiques. In previous campaigns this information has usually been correct. In this one the communiques have often been misleading. Deliveries of American material

are beg immediately. Owing to shipping shortage it is sure ghat,

holding out somewhere, somehow,

with the possible exception of bombe ers that might be flown directly te Russia, most of the rest of the mas terial will not arrive for several weeks. One authoritative source re= vealed today that the first shipment —armaments and machinery—had already been made. { ; Grumblers are still insisting that we risk having whatever we send

fall into the hands of the Nazis as = |

smiliar things did when France collapsed. But since the normal

route will be by way of Vladivostok,

there is less immediate danger of the Russian Siberian Army collapse ing than of the Japanese establishe ing the blockade of that port. In any case, the risk is going te be run. From now on American war material will go on an equal basis to Great Britain, China and

Soviet Russia, save that Britain 5g it for nothing, China on credit and

Russia for cash,

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