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- _ LONDON, Sept. 10.—It looks very much as if Hitler ‘ 4s testing America to see how far he can go without provoking the United States to war. That's what I make of the Sessa incident and of Berlin’s announcement that a German submarine was operating 22 miles southwest of

Iceland—which is within the area.

under American patrol but also claimed by the Nazis as Germany’s own blockade zone. In effect, ‘with the occupation of Iceland, the United States undertook protection of about twothirds of the North Atlantic route. Until now Hitler evidently has chosen to accept that situation rather than risk provoking . the United States to war by attacking in the area under American patrol.

During recent months British.

shipping losses on the North Atlantic run have de- . clined steadily. Supplies have been crossing to Eng- . land with almost negligible loss. Hitler knows that as . American production increases the importance of the North Atlantic route will increase. If he cannot * choke it by submarine and air attack, then he has no - hope of crushing England. : Possibly ‘he has now decided that this supply line must be broken, even at the risk of bringing the United States into the war. Or possibly he is trying to find out how far he can go in attack without incit-

- ing America to military action. The latter seems to

me the more plausible probability.

. Hitler and His Troubles

Hitler is having serious trouble in Russia. Already . it is beginning to be considered everywhere that he . miscalculated there. * It is not likely that, while caught in that desperate fight, he would want to bring the United States into the war. For he must knew that, if the United States went in, that very action, aside from the amount of military weight, would give new hope and new vigor to every country still fighting him and to every country now under his heel. His internal troubles would increase immediately. It would be his supreme blunder. Quite reliable reports indicate that the British bombing of Germany, although far from decisive, has - rather badly shaken up some areas and has increased

. alarm among the German people over the turn taken

by the war since the attack on Russia, Britain has gained time for preparing against invasion. The trou-|

bles of Vichy France, and the sullen resentment]:

among the people of all the occupied countries, are]

matters which Germany knows all about. Unless Hitler is completely mad he will not wish greatly to

United States into the fighting,

This, it seems to me, is a moment when the United

States must stand wtihout flinching. We have undertaken to supply materials to Russia through Vladivostok. We have undertaken to patrol the route to Iceland and keep it clear of hostile craft. To retreat from either of those policies would be to display

a national weakness that would be fatal to the pres-{ |

tige and power of America.

The Power of America

It would thoroughly shake the confidence of all the Latin-American nations and would, in effect, give them notice that they could not count on us in a

pinch. We should see them running to cover to wait|

for the Nazi bandwagon to come along.

It would spread despair throughout England, would undoubtedly take some of the heart out of Russia, and would leave the occupied peoples no rallying hope for the ferment which is now going on and which would break everywhere the moment any means of action appeared. : Not until one goes away from the United States can he fully appreciate its great power. Our policies have been defined—up to a point. We committed ourselves, through the Lend-Lease Act, to aid the nations resisting Hitler. ‘We have undertaken to guard two-thirds of the British supply line, as far as Iceland, and to use Vladivostok as a supply route into Russia. President Roosevelt has publicly rejected appeasement. ia ‘As a nation the United States cannot welsh on these commitments wtihout losing face before the whole world, among friends and foes alike. We should thereafter be viewed with contempt by every people, large and small. Lom I think Hitler has decided to test us with a small incident to see how we behave in a pinch. Apparently he wants to know how much we will take Without retaliating. He is trying to find out whether Roosevelt or Lindbergh really voices the spirit of our ration. In fairness to ourselves, to our friends, and to Hitler, perhaps we ought to give the answer.

Because of the serious illness of his wife, Ernie Pyle has been forced to discontinue his column for a few days. Mr. Pyle has flown to Albuquerque to be with Mrs. Pyle and hopes to resume his column soon.

Inside Indianapolis (And “Our Town")

OUR STATE PARK hotels are doing a thriving business this summer, Marc Waggoner tells us, partly

. as a result of national defense and partly due to a

gradual realization of the vacation possibilities we have right here at home. $ Among the most consistent users of our parks for vacationing, in the past, have been residents of other states without a real State park system. Many of them re- - serve hotel accommodations one year for the next summer. This year, many Hoosiers who ordinarily would take. long vacation trips have been making such good wages they couldn’t afford the time for a long trip. So they have been going to the State parks . for a week or maybe week-ends. The same is true of those whose pay hasn’ increased but whose expenses have. . As a result, the Pottawatomi Inn at Pokagon State Park is booked up solidly until the end of this month, and the other parks report a similar situation. Spring Mill already has reservations for next year.

He Made the Grade

A CERTAIN YOUNG reporter who expects to be in the Army soon almost landed in the Navy by mistake the other day. His roommate had applied for Naval aviation training. : When the roomate went out to the Naval Armory to be examined, the reporter decided he'd go along and lend moral support. That, he found, was a mistake. Because, when they walked in, a gruff voice ordered: “Remove your clothes!” The roommate, of course, began complying, but our friend merely spluttered. Again the gruff voice ordered: “Take off those clothes, I said!!!” There didin’t seem to be any way out so he complied and went through the examination. At the end, an officer told the reporter he had

Aviation

Some interesting slants on the Russo-German war have come to me, and I pass them on for whatever they may be worth. Yéars ago, Russian imagination—than which there is nothing more elastic—conceived the idea that the nation which ruled the air would rule the world. It remaine& for the Red regime to attempt to materialize this hazy though logical dream. After the World War, the Germans were prohibited by the Versailles Treaty from building warplanes, or even engines of more than 100 horsepower. The Russians had no air force, no aircraft industry, and since geniuses such, as Sikorsky had migrated to safer lands, this deficiency was interpreted by the - Germans as their only chance to train their own

engineers and factory production experts in aircraft

design and fabrication. : ~ Dornier, Junkers, Heinkel and others, upon hearty invitation by the Russians, set up aircraft factories in Russia. So strong was this German influence that, -up to 1935, Russian bombers and transports clearly reflected distinguishing Junkers design features. Then, when the Reds thought they had got going, .and the Germans began to work feverishly and - secretly on their own air rearmament in defiance of the tottering Versailles Treaty, cross-bred Russian _planes and engines began to cause gossip as to their aeronautical parentage.

No Pure-Bred Designs

The Russian M-34—a heavy, crude 12-cylinder _engine—exhibited clear facial characteristics of an

My Day

HYDE PARK, Tuesday.—Death is always a revealing thing. As I looked at Mrs. Roosevelt's face in the repose which comes after death, I understood many things which the animation and play of ex‘pression in everyday life probably prevented one from seeing. The lines smoothed out, the stark beauty of contour and the peace which death alone can bring remained. : I think that today everything. was. done as she would have wished it. She liked simplicity. She loved her own home and her own place. On her coffin there rested only the spray made from flowers grown in her own garden and greenhouse, by the gardener who has been with ‘Ler well over | 40 years. : . Around were banked the floral \ which paid ‘tribute to her kindness and | affection for many individuals, and to her faithful \servich in many organizations. I think she would ‘have ben just as pleased with the flowers which came as a try te of sympathy to her son. In ‘)e room she liked so well, the rector, Mr. ww pad the simple but beautiful Episcopal servqueen ke church -¢hoir sang two hymns which

_ she liked to plan.

passed, and started to sign him up. It took the next half-hour to straighten things out. His thanks were a bawling out for wasting the Navy’s time.

It's a Dog’s Life

WHAT SEEMED like all the dogs in the near North Side gathered in a vacant lot near the apartment building at 1142 N. Pennsylvania St. about 3 a. m. Monday and began making merry. It wasn’t long until their yapping and snarling and carousing in general began disturbing occupants of the building. Here and there an annoyed voice would shout “get out,” or “scat.” An occasional curse or groan mingled with the creaking of springs as other occupants arose from Murphy folding beds to see what could be done, This went on for what one occupant insists was “at least two hours.” And then the canine carnival ran into trouble. One of the more desperate occupants in the building dressed, went down to a conveniently placed pile of bricks and began heaving them. That routed the noisy animals but not permanently as they reconvened across the street. Another barrage of bricks over there finally discouraged them permanently. : Such carryings on!

What Did Sherman Say?

BOB HOFFMAN, Bell Telephone’s Indianapolis division traffic manager, now is a private in the 8th School - Squadron, Air Corps, Ft. Logan, Colo. Bob writes back that during war maneuvers, he was delegated as stretcher bearer. The “battle” hardly was well under way before the stretcher bearer collapsed. The heat and altitude were just too much. The amusing thing about it, he adds, was that the stretcher crew that finally picked him up, “already had a case, a broken leg (imaginary) “that was all! strapped up with rifles. When I was discovered, they just dumped the pior guy off in the middle of the battlefield. . . .” Well, Bob, remember what Sherman said.

By Maj. Al Williams

American” World War Liberty engine that had been brought up by French Hispano-Suiza designers with | a Red touch here and there. This success at aeronautical cross-breeding inspired the Reds to climb other fences. : : Thereafter began to appear Russian versions of our own Martin’ bomber (twin-engined) with a French Dewoitine flare in spots. The purchase of manufacturing licenses brought out Russian versions of our Wright “Cyclones,” and some Russian interpretations of the French Gnome-Rhone air-cooled engines and French Hispano-Suiza, liquid-cooled. Then appeared a flood of new single-seater designs. The Rata I-16, used in the Spanish Civil War, was the spitting image of the American G-B racing Hangs The Russian imitation of the British Spitfire fair. : In short, the Reds went to, war with Germany without a single pure-bred engine or plane of authentic Russian origination.

Quantity Versus Quality : However, they undertook to make up for what they lacked in quality by quantity. Just what that quantity amounted to has been the prime question in aeronautical circles. ; ‘ Possibly the wariness engendered by the Soviet habit of exaggeration has held down the estimates to 5000 planes. Results to date, however, indicate that 15,000 would have been more nearly accurate. The inroads of the German forces and the piercing of the Stalin line are evidence that Russian quantity couldn’t offset the Nazi quality. It is clear, however, that after the disastrous Finnish war whoever is really responsible for the Red army and air force did a lot of housecleaning,

firing political party commissars and compellin officers to act like officers. peng

By Eleanor Roosevelt

she always liked to

carried ‘the casket and there were more flowers which one ; of. her nieces,

Miss Laura Delano, arranged around the grave. : :

She had long contemplated this final resting place beside her husband. I think she had an affection for the trees and the familiar countryside around this old church and for this spot in the churchyard, where she had so often gone to lay flowers on the grave of Ler husband. : -She would have liked to have just the family an friends who were here about her. I .wish that all the grandchildren could have been present, but it was fortunate, at a time like this, that so many could pay her this last tribute of respect and love. : I think everyone: is conscious of the fact that the house and place in which she lived so long will never be quite the same without her. She was a strong personality and left an imprint not only on the people she knew so well, but on the sururoundings which she created. = : ; My husband has as great a devotion to tke place as his mother had, but it is different, I think. She thought that the land was tied with her family forever. ‘With him, there are memories of youth and of his parents which: can never be obliterated, but he does not count on the same kind of

The men on the place

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EXPANSION IS IN FINAL STAGE

Army Still Is Silent on Improved Air Base’s Future Use.

With the paving of 15.000 feet of concrete runways completed, more than 500 WPA workmen at Stout Field this week began erection of a new administration building, hangar and a “heat” tunnel. Although the $1,300,000 expansion program is approaching completion, the Army has not announced when the new air base will be put to use or what unit will operate from it. The WPA, despite a priority rating on steel and lumber, has been hindered by delay in obtaining materials, officials declared.

Field’s 2d Hangar

The new hangar, the second at the field, will be 80 by 240 feet in size. This week WPA workmen built wood . forms preparatory to pouring the concrete foundations for both hangar and administration building. : In addition work was proceeding on the “heat” tunnel which is designed to carry heating pipes and utility wires from the central heating system to all structures. The heating plant will be in the administration building. The tunnel will be concrete. Stout Field formerly was the base for the 113th Observation Squadron, an Indiana National Guard unit now in training with the 38th Division in Mississippi. :

May Be Stop-Over

From one quarter it was reported that Stout Field would be used as a stop-over for Army supply ships servicing Army cantonments and Air Corps fields throughout the Middle West. However, no official word has been given as to the future of the base. ° Although planes can now use the new runways, the administration building and hangar are not expected to be completed until spring. In addition, extensive airport lighting systems are to be installed and a radio control tower constructed atop the administration building.

MAY REOPEN EFFORT T0 DEPORT BRIDGES

BUFFALO, N. Y., Sept. 10 (U. P.). —Judge Charles B. Sears, retired from the State Court of Appeals, today awaited word from U. S. Attorney General Francis Biddle of a defense motion to reopen deportation proceedings against Harry Bridges, Australian-born Wes t Coast C. I. O. leader accused of communism. Judge Sears, who took the case under advisement last June at the close of a 10-week hearing at San Francisco, said Mr. Bridges’ attorney, Mrs. Carol King of New York, had notified him she desired to make such a motion on the ground that the Government, had obtained evidence against the West Coast C. I. O. leader by illegal wire-tap-ping.

GRAND JURY GETS MATTINGLY SLAYING

~~ BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 10 (U. P.).—The Monroe County Grand Jury opened hearings today on the fatal shooting last July 5 of Charles

examiner for the Indiana Public Service Commission. More than 60 witnesses, including Mattingly’s widow, the former Mrs. Lurayne Oberholtzer Wittchens, have been subpenaed. .

quested a first degree murder in-. dictment against Mrs. Caroline Payne, 43-year-old business manager of a Bloomington newspaper, who-has been in jail more than two months charged with the slaying. tee ee eee

ZORACH PUPIL GETS 1. U. SCULPTURE POST

: . -Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Sept. 10. —Patrick Fitzpatrick of New York

: charge ‘of sculpturing at Indiana University. A native of Mason : City, Ia. he William Zorach, well-known paintstudied for three years at the Minneapolis Art School and in 1938 became a pupil of Mr. Zorach. The following year he ope his

O. Mattingly, 41-year-old attorney

Prosecutor Floyd F. Coqk has re-

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the foundation for the new Stout Field hangar.

WPA workers are shown working on the new heat tunnel.

BIG INCREASE IN FBI WORK CITED

16,000 Cases Probed Years ly to 35 Three Years Ago, Lawyers Told.

The work of the FBI in investi gating un-American activities has increased tremendously in the last three years, according to Spencer J. Drayton, special agent in charge of the Indianapolis office of the Feds eral Bureau of Investigation.

Speaking at a luncheon of the Indianapolis Lawyers’ Association yesterday, Mr. Drayton said that prior to 1938 the average number of seditious cases reported was 35 a year. But in 1938, he added, there were 1651 cases reported, and last

‘|year the number was 16,000.

This is an indication, according to Mr. Drayton, that there is real dan® ger from fifth columnists, and that those who seek to lull us into a

i | sense of security are doing the work

Forms for the concrete foundation for the new administration building.

of fifth columnists themselves. Mr. Drayton spoke at the first fall luncheon of the Lawyers’ Associae tion in the Baord of Trade Builde ing. Arthur Sullivan, program chairman, introduced the speaker,

Sixty years ago tomorrow, a young couple stepped from a little church in Urichsville, O., got into a buggy, and drove happily away. They had just been married, and they were on their honeymoon. Their destination was Zoar, O., 20 miles away. They were Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Foltz, and tomorrow they will celebrate their wedding anniversary at their home, 4229 College Ave. Other than a dinner at Hollyhock Hill, in the evening, they haven't planned much of a celebration. Came Here in 1929 Mr. and Mrs. Foltz have lived in Indianapolis -since 1929, when they came here from Hoboken, N. J. At that time Mr. Foltz retired from association with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, for which concern he had been an executive 37 years. They have a daughter, Mrs. B.S. Dickerson, .3861 They. also have three grandchildren. They are Mrs, C. Hollis Hull, 5225 Carrollton Ave., Miss Ruth Dick-

living with their mother. Families Were Pioneers Mr. and Mrs. Hull haye presented Mr. and Mrs. Foltz with two greatgrandchildren, too. They are Harriett Ruth, who is four and a half, and Helen Lair, one and a half years old. Mrs. Foltz’ grandfather, Richard Coen, was one of the founders of one of the earliest Methodist churches in Ohio. It was erected on his farm in Noble County, O. Mr. Foltz also is a member of a pioneer family. His great-grand-father, Richard Shaffer, founded North Canton, O. in the fall ef

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N. Side Couple to Observe 60th Wedding Anniversary

1831, having. walked there from Lancaster, Pa. ; Mr. Foltz complained when he was in business that he never had time to read, and so now he’s catching up. According to a member of the family, he reads everything — newspapers, books, magazines, bills, throw-aways—enything he can get his hands on. At 83, his eyesight is still excellent. He has several pairs of spectacles that he uses when he can find them. But if he can’t, he reads just the same. It doesn’t seem to make much difference.

Dietrich Among 5 'Best-Hatted'

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 10 (U, P.). —Actress Claudette Colbert and Marlene Dietrich were chosen today -among the five “best-hatted women” in America by Edward Stevenson, Hollywood fashion designer, The others were Singer Lily Pons, Actress Gertrude Lawrence, and Socialite Mrs. Byron C. Foy. Mr. Edward made no distinction among the five. . “I selected Miss Colbert,” he explained, “not because she wears the most sensational hats, but rather because they consistently fit her personality. and her features, and because they are smart and in exceptionally good taste. “The selection of Miss Dietrich was simple because she is a pacesetter in fashion.” Miss Pons, he said, is “adventurous in her: hats” and Miss Lawrence can wear “silly hats yet make them look smart.” Miss Foy lends “class and distinction” to any hat she wears.

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AWAIT 0. K. ON SPEED ‘TRAP’

Approval of Stop-Watch by Prosecutors and Judges Is Sought.

- The Police Department’s new stop-watch trap for catching speeders gained favor among municipal and State Auto License judges -and prosecutors today after a demonstration. . Police advocate the immediate use of the device which has proved successful in Cincinnati, if the prosecutors and judges approve it.

Court Officials Impressed

At noon yesterday, a police test of the stop-watch. trap was made. It was observed by Municipal Judge Charles J. Karabell 4; Pro Tem Judge George Rinier; Mahlon Leach, chief hearing judge of the Auto License Division; Earl Kightlinger and George House, deputy County prosecutors, and Charles Steger, Criminal Court clerk. The court officials were impressed by the demonstration. Today, Chief ‘Morrissey will show the trap to Municipal Judge John J: McNelis, Judge Dewey Myers of Criminal Court and County Prosecutor Sherwood Blue. The stop-watch trap consists of a 113-foot lane marked off by two white lines on each side of an intersection.

Checks Speed on Chart

A policeman standing in the intersection times the speeding automobile in the lane with a stopwatch, using a mathematical speedtime chart to translate the speed from the time it takes the car to cover the 113 feet between the white stripes. ; ° tod When a motorist exceeds the speed limit, the policeman signals a motor-

_ {eycleman who chases the motorist:

In some instances, the cyclist may clock the speed of the car with his

. | speedometer as a double check.

The question involved in using the trap here -is whether evidence

~ | gathered. by’ this method will .be ) agement?

AMERICAN AIRLINES -

admitted in traffic court.

SETS RECORD HERE

. American Airlines carried more rs’ in and out of the Inis airport .in August than month. of the ‘com

Criminals at Heart

“There is nothing. new about crime,” Mr. Drayfon said. “Like the poor: crime we have always with us, And defense crimes are no different from other crimes. Fifth columnists and sabateurs are criminals af ‘heart. : “It .is the object of these criminals to raise doubt in the minds of persons who only too often wish recognition. We should guard. against those who seek to lull us.” Commenting on the activities of - the FBI in recent months, Mr, Drayton said that it was not the practice of the Bureau tq jail de= fense criminals as soon as they are known. He said that it is better to know who and where they are, rather than to arrest them at once, and then try to find new ones who will come afterward.

Better Organized Now

As long as there is one spy in this country then there is a defi nite menace, Mr. Drayton said. Mr. Drayton said that the Bureau is better organized than ever before for the work it has to do. : Another speaker was Max Klez= mer, a member, who discussed the procedure in trying suits under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Come erce Commission. avid Cook and Benjamin Friede man were proposed for membership in the association. Charles W. Holder is president and John Rickels secretary.

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

1. Which is the most malleable of all metals? . 2. Who was the hero of the Manila Bay naval battle in the Spanish-American War? . 3. Name the states that border on Lake Erie. . 4. What .is the popular name for operators on the stock market who try to force prices down. : 5. From what serious disease did Julius Caesar suffer? 6. What is the true name of the animal that is erroneously called American Buffalo? : 1. Tomatoes contain which vitae Zia that is necessary in the daily py : 8. Wayne Coy, William S. Knude | sen,-or Leon Henderson is director of the Office for Emergency Mane

9. What Hebrew “Judge” agreed to sacrifice the first person he met if he won a victory? 10. What did Edward Teach, Cap= tain Kidd, Jean LaFitte and John Massey have in common? :

Answers wl Gold. .. 2 : ; 2. Commodore’ (Admiral) George

i Pewey. . id Lia | 3. Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York

d Michigan