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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 1941

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By JOHN T. WHITAKER

and Churchill did not take place until this August—almost two years after the commencement of hostilities. Hitler and Mussolini met to discuss exactly the same problem last winter and they met not once but many times—most recently last week.

The problem discussed oy. the democratic and: by the ‘axis leaders alike was America’s role in the war. . It has long been plain to statesmen. of thielr stature, as i ought to be to the man in the street, that the decision lies between: Germany and America—that one or the other must win this war. Early last fall before the American Presidential; election ; German and Italian ‘propaganda thumped for ‘Willkie. Goebbels’ poisoned : pens

described Roosevelt as a “deformed

companies and the banks” who wanted 40 bring America. into the war

so'that he could become dictator. If Roosevelt were elected, they said, American boys would .be transported to the- battlefields of, Europe. And it was a great shame, said Axis propaganda, because Hitler secretly loved America and ni way a sahiastic dream. 2

Tissue of Lies

This ‘propaganda was a tissue of lies based upon the near certainty, as fifth columnists reported, of Roosevelt's re-election and upon préparations already being made by Hitler and Mussolini for war against America. In this period I had one of many interviews with Count Galeazzo Ciano, Mussolini’s son-in- + law and Foreign Minister. I thought what he said interesting. .“I' am absolutely certain of Roosevelt's election,” he said. “So. are the Germans.” “Why then does Axis propaganda attack Roosevelt and de- - scribe Willkie with enthusiasm?” I demanded. “Por exactly that reason,” replied Ciano. “Because we know that Roosevelt will win the election. But don’t think we don’t understand Willkie. Willkie ‘is a (Continued on Page Nine)

3 LOCAL FIRMS GET ORDERS FROM ARMY

Times Special

WASHINGTON, . Sept. 4.—War Department contracts’ today included the International Machine Tool .Corp., Indianapolis, $432,008 fer “turret. lathe equipment; Hoosisr _ Tarpaulin and Canvas Goods Co. Indianapolis, $48,240 for 3600 sec-

tional ski tents and $13,600 for 80,000}

carriers, and the American Leather Products Co., Indianapolis, $7890 for 2000 canvas ‘dispatch cases. Meanwhile, the Navy Department announced that it-had awarded: “E” for excellence emblems to 11 addi- _ tional. firms handling ordnance equipment, including the Bantam Bearings Corp., South Bend.

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WNUTT GIVEN NEW TITLE, MORE POWER

Named -as - Health and Welfare Director.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 4 (U. P).|

—Paul V. McNutt has a new title today—director of Health, Welfare, Education, Nutrition and Recreation in the OPM. His previous title was, “co-ordi-nator” of these activities. The change was revealed after a conference yesterday between Mr. McNutt and President Roosevelt. Mr. McNutt said that the President had signed an executive order giving him more powers and “putting more teeth” in the setup.

After the interview Mr. MeNutt :

was silent about reports that a shakeup might place him in charge of some functions of the Office of Civilian - Defense, which Mayor ‘Piorello H.:-La Guardia has said he is leaving. ¥ “The TepoNs 8 are getting steadily thicker that the OCD is coming your direction,” . Mr, McNutt was told. = “Always .a bridesmaid but never a bride,” Mr. McNutt replied.

POWDER PLANT TO OPEN WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (U. P). —The War Department said today production will begin this month at the $48,000,000 Kankakee Ordnance Works, Joliet, III, the

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FILE PETITION IN ATTEPT TO OUST EMISON

Aiso Move to Make G.’ 0. P. The ‘Peace Party’ For 1942.

By VERN BOXELL The question of whether Ewing Emison, Seventh District Republican chairman for 20 years, is to continue in office was placed in the hands of the State Committee here today. This action, and a propbsal that the Indiana G. O. P. formally declare itself as the “peace party” for the 1942 campaign, highlighted a special committee meeting today —the first under new Chairman Ralph Gates.

A petition bearing the names of| °

39 out of 68 Daviess County precinct heads was pfiled today,

chairmanship and/or vice chairmanship be declared vacant.

This action, requiring suspension]. |of a State Committee rule to per-|:

mit an interim election, would give the anti-Emison ‘ faction in ‘the Seventh control of 12 votes.

Capehart Favored 3

Ten county chairmen and vice chairmen already have signed another petition requesting that the rules be suspended in this case and Emison’s office be declared vacant. ‘This petition will not be filed, however, until it contains a

majority of the 22 votes in the| §

district. : Marion Shephard, Daviess County precinct committeeman who filed the eounty petition today, séid that the 30 members who signed it all favored selection of a county chairman and vice chairman pledged to the _glection of Homer Capehart, Indianapolis industrialist a n d

g Daviess County farmer, as district

‘chairman.’ _ Elmer Buzan is. the ‘present Daviess County chairman, and he has declined to sign the petition asking the State Committee to declare Mr. Emison’s office vacant.

Buzan Causes Move

The Seventh District battle has been raging for several weeks. It broke into the open after the State Committee recently suspended one of its rules to permit the ouster of Chairman Arch N. Bobbitt and the election of Mr. Gates. Mr. Emison, an ‘old foe of Mr. Gates, joined in the movement. When the auto license branch dffice patronage was passed oqut later\ by

* | Secretary of State James M. Tucker,

offices in the Seventh District e distributed by Mr. Emison. In the six counties which have supported him, the bureaus were awarded to (Continued on Page Nine)

GIVES $90,000 FOR CHAPEL AT BUTLER

Gift of Mrs. A. M. Robertson - Completes Memorial.

A bequest of $90,000 by the late Mrs. A. M. Robertson to complete a fund for the construction of a $250,000 chapel at Butler University was announced today by Butler officials. The bequest was made under terms of will of Mrs Robertson, who

.|had donated $167,000 to the chapel

fund during her lifetinve. Site of the chapel is to be selected in the near future by the university building committee, according . to J. W. Atherton, Rutler secretarytreasurer, The chapel will be known as the Robertson Memorial Chapel. The $90,000 left to Butler in the will, represents. the entire estate of Mrs. Robertson, excluding certain per-

sonal effects bequeathed to friends,|

Mr. Atherton said. : President D. S. Robinson of Butler said that “no more suitable me-. morial could be erected to a devout and cultured woman whose long life was lived out in the city of Indianapolis. Her many friends will rejoice to learn that her dream of a memorial ee is 'soon to ' be realized.”

‘Canned: Sonshine, Stored for Months, Cooks Prize Jellies at California Fair

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Sept. 4 (U. P.).—Sydney Payne, 49, a WPA timekeeper, won. five blue ribbons at the California State Fair for his jams and jellies and he believes the| fact that he cooked them with his own invention—“canned shunshine” —had something to do with it. “I've. been cooking my jams, jellies, meats and vegetables with |ins sun stored up for many months,” he said. “I have been able to store the heat for as long as a year.” He was secretive about details of his. invention, because he had not

re-| questing that the Daviess County |-

‘Newest Dreadnaught Tests Guns

og \ Uncle Sam's new ’35,000- ton. No. 1 fare with: 8 deafening re

p, the U. 8. 8. ‘North Carolin, 1 ring. the 16-inch. triplets of her nt sea trial. Her armament is believed eapabl of blasting

H BANDITS

Former Cathedral Players, Now City Policemen, Encircle Gunmen.

By ‘HEZE CLARK Two former: ‘Cathedral School football | teammates, police officers, today. tested their

wind and - fleetniess and found them good enough to ‘capture a pair of youthful gunmen.

The officers are Detective Jack}

Bevan, who played end, and Patrolman Fred Keers, who played halfback. To achieve the actual capture, Patrolman Keers wounded one of the gunmen with a bullet that almost struck Deigitive | ‘Bevan, At about 6430’ two ‘men walked into the’ Toddls House at 714 E. 38th St. 'One of them produced a gun and ordered two employees and a customer to lie on the floor. Harold Wright, 26, of 1741 N. Illinois St., an ®*mployee, and Raymond Johnson, 21, of 5606 Guilford ‘Ave., the customer, obeyed, but Jack Page, 30, of 32 E. 32d St. the other employee, refused. One bandit fired a shot into the showcase in an attempt to frighten |S€ Mr. Page. into obedience, and when that failed, went around the ccunter and struck him onthe head with a gun, Mr. Page fell to the floor and the bandits scooped up about $30 and fled on foot. Answering the police radio alarm on the holdup ‘were Sergt. Cecil London and . Patrolman William Kurrasch in. one car, Patrolman Keers in another and Detectives ‘(Continued on Page Seven)

INVITED 70 ENGLAND

LONDON, Sept. 4 (U. P.) ~—Brendan Bracken, Minister of Information, ;today issued an open invitation for United States Senators and Representatives to visit Great Britain to convince themselves of

the extent of the British war effort]

and see how American ‘materials are

being used. Si

12 feet long and 4% feet high and has three compartments. He uses magnifying glasses to capture the sun’s rays and regulates the heat by tilting the lenses. The inner lining of the oven is a kind of Pyrex glass with expansion joints to allow for changing temperatures. A vacuum is created

insi the g lining, whieh is rie oe lining.

, concrete and terra in] “I've been working .on this idea

High | now

(Shot in Paris

\ VIeHY, ISept. 4: (U.P) —Reports| from’ Paris said today that a’ | German non-commissioned officer had been shot there and that German police had taken the case out: _of the hands of French authorvities.; J . The officer. was shot from behind: while .walking with: his ‘fiancee last night, wounded in the shoulder but not seriously. , Previously, in the same Paris section a German: naval ensign had been stabbed to. death in a subway. The German authorities

.ture Frerich oppositionist prisoners ~would be shot in ratio to the seriousriess of criminal acts “against the occupying forces.

ARTHUR X. REMMEL, +H. WAYNE, KILLED

Ex-Newspaperman : Listed As Suicide by Police.

FT. WAYNE, Ind. Sept. 4 (U. P). —Arthur K. Remmel, former managging’ editor of the Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel, shot and killed himself about noon today, police an-

nounced. Dr. A. P. Hatfendorf, Allen Coun-

shooting, said Mr. Remmel left no notes explaining the act. He said Mr. Remmel had | been in poor health recently. Ha Police said the former: editor was alone in his home at the: time of the shooting. They said Mr. Remmel apparently tried to shoot himself while standing in’ a front room of his home. The bullet missed and lodged in the eeiling. They said that he then walked to the stairway and fired again. This time the bullet entered his head behind the ear. .

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most of my life,” he said. “I built the oven away from my home in secret flace to Reep, anyone;

Patented it, but he hs a tile about seéing it

largest, high explosive. manufactur ing plant in the country.’

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solar heat developed for large scale use.” He said he cooked a turkey dinner last Christmas with heat Sioted the previous’ July 4. Mr. Payne said stored solar oat can be conveyed through pipes and jackets or’ circulated through - a home. for heating. It can be Bi

to ‘produce : steam power, he said,|

and ‘temperatures ap to 500 or 1000 gegrees are possible,

at that time said that in the fu- |

ty Coroner, who investigated - the

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“THoNGR FARMERS

AT FAIR TODAY

Parade of Rural Groups Opens Day’s Activities; Climax Friday.:

By EARL HOFF The farmer, for whom the Indiana State Fair was originated, 89 years ago, had his inning today. | . This, the next to last day in the record-setting eight-day Fair, is “Farmers and Farm Organization Day. 5d To start tH day off with a fanfare, a parade was scheduled at 10 a. m., Fair Time, that included a Boy Scout Color Guard, 12 State Policemen mounted on Culver Military - Academy horses, 25 colorful floats representing Grange, Farm Bureau and other farm organizations, a parade of prize winning cattle and horses, a pet and hébby section of farm boys and girls and five farm organization bands. Cash - prizes were to be awarded to the best floats. As they marched before the Grandstand, the organiazstions were announced by Lieut. Gov. Charles M. Dawson. Governor Schricker and Fair officials reviewed the parade. Meanwhile, the Fair moved toward its climax tomorrow with horse, sheep, cattle and swine judging scheduled .in the Coliseum, Sheep Arena and Swine Arena this morning. All the Fair buildings, with exhibitors no longer startled by the ushing. throngs, were open for usiness as usual. A Texas breeder, W. T. Montgomery of San ‘Antonio, carried

| away championship honors at the]

‘Hereford Bull Show. His winning animal was 2-year-old “Monty Rupert” which also was champion at the Missouri State Fair a few weeks ago. . “Domino DeLuxe” -of the Milky Way Farms of Pulaski, Tenn., was the reserve champion. A Silver Challenge Trophy for grand champion stallion of the ‘Percheron Horse Show went. to (Continued oi Pa, 2 Seven). ”»

Today's Program

FARMERS AND FARM ORGANIZATION DAY: * (All Fair Times Are Central Standard + Time.)

‘Parade of Farm Organization

- Bands and Floats, 10 a. m., Grand-

stand. : Cattle, Sheep, Swine judging, » Coliseum, Sheep Arena, Swine Arena, National Defense Exhibit, all day, Educational Building. Style Show, 10:30 a. m. and 2:30 p. m,, Women’s Building. Home Economiés Choruses, 11 a, m. and 2:30 p. m., Women's Building. :

“Music on Wings”

‘| bodied males, swelling to more than

his hands full with Russia and

Grand Ulrcuit harness. Sigs oing, |G [1:0 'p tu. Grandstand : 13

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Mannerheim Denies ios Nation British Attack. Depends on War News on Details of Fighting ........ avers

Pictures of War in Russia . “oes William Philip Simms .

and British Empire leaders u

drastic action to halt them.g The oil for the Red Army— reported striking ceaselessly at the Germans but still facing, great military dangers— was intended as only a be-

.|ginning of outside aid to be

sent across the Pacific and]

through the Near East. Two other U.S. flag tankers are due in.Viadi~ vostok: Sunday and’ Monday. Prime Minister Churchill, however, in a speech at London indicated :that such aid was not enough to win the war against the Naazis. Churchill and. Canadian Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King spoke at a luncheon that seemed intended primarily for the benefit of the United States. They did not ask the United States to declare war, but the Canadian leader suggested an American pledge to Britain similar to Churchill’s pledge that the Empire : would stand beside the

| United States in any conflict in the

Pacific. Congressmen Invited

The speeches, climaxipg an increasingly open campaign to infensify Aiaerican participation in the war, coincided with an official invitation for American Senators and Representatives to visit England and investigate the manner in which American war materials are being used. i : The British also pressed mobilization of their maximum manpower for ‘the armed forces in preparation for a future attempt to wrest the war initiative from Germany, perhaps by an attack oh the European comtilent. . British authorities minimized the reports of the size of the new draft call, saying that not more than 500,000 men would be affected (the Daily Herald had placed the figure

Jat a million).

Age Raised Five Years

The men who are being called to the colors in Britain are those between 18 and 40 who have been in “reserved occupations.” In these jobs necessary to defense, wherever women can fill the places of men, it is understood that the age limit is being raised five years. This will mean that almost no men below 35 who can in any way be replaced by women, will remain in industry. The ‘British call was timed with

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sion of the Continent which must co be subdued. ~

colors comes as no’ surprise.

for the armed forces. Recently, : 500,000 women were drafted for factories to replace able-

4,000,000 the men subject to military duty. : The figure includes. a home defense force of 1,500,000, which the British consider sufficient to repel a German invasion attempt. The surplus must be intended for other purposes than home. defense. Presumably they are for, a future expedition : to Europe, unless Hitler breaks his continental bonds and turns his full energy toward the Mediterranean and Africa.

.But at this juncture, Hitler has

seems likely to be in the same position through the coming winter. The} withdrawal of ‘troops from German occupied Westerns Firrope for service in the Bast

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American war aid began arriving in Russia sodlay as: ib Red Army pressed counter-attacks -on- the Eastern:

rged, the United States i >

Fel limit in the world battle against Hitlerism.

port of Cladivostok, after Japan had teal such s ‘ments and the Tokyo Government had heen urged to

units “from France, Belgium to replace severe losses on the Eastern Front and left little ! doubt that preparations are. way for an invasion of the Conti= nent in the spring if American and: British arms production permits. .

Appeal: to Turkey, Too

‘Both. Churchill and Mackenzie: King assertéd that “all free. men’ ‘must stand together in pne line”-if

| the world is to be saved from tri

and universal chaos. In the remarks, the Empire leads ers. also appealed to Turkey, which; British sources have reported feelin increasing press ure from Berlin ‘well as the threat of a Nazi mili blow into the southéast. The day’s-other developments; 1. The Royal Air Force at the German naval ‘base at France, during the night. 2. Berlin answered a Bri claim that shipping losses in At gust had been the lowest ina yi by the statement that 587,000 tons bf Allied ships had been. sunk in the month, 13,088,000 tons since: war began.

a Nazi invitation to join. the on Russia but that Sofia was Ww

fronts—perhaps against Turkey. Bulgaria Won't Fight Russia

' 4. Finnish troops in the Karé Isthmus reached the old Russo-Fir nish border today but Baron Carl Mannerheim : contradicted reports that Finland would now ! peace terms by an order of day saying “the struggle is not fc ed—we still have to fight to achiev final victory.” 5. A six-man supreme - defenss council was created to’ handle the! defense of Leningrad, where British sources believed Hitler would a do-or-die assault to give the Ger mans a big prestige victory before ‘winter snows close down the front. Berlin reports, however, did not indicate hope of any early success Bgainst the northern Russian ci de

Moscow dispatches reported tha a series of Red Army counter attacks of a local nature had driven back the Germans on scattered secs tors and appeared to slow.or ni the general Nazi advance,

Moves

IS F. KEEMLE

War Analyst

Great Britain apparently is preparing for the inevitable land inva.

me sooner or laier if Germany is ta

The news from London that additional men are being called to Britain for months has been mustering men and drafting women into industrial service to release manpowe :

The reasons which lessen chances, of a British invasion Europe now are several. One is question of manpower. - The * mans have probably at least 6,00 men, even di g, their h losses in the’ camp

{They have such allies as Italy,

garia, Hungary and Rumania. ‘Germany dlso has : the worl most powerful mech which has easily crushed every | until it ran up against Russia, ond best in that field. To the German army, Britain have to transport a vast q of Dea® pared, including and artillery, ¢ the; + It would