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MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1941
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GERMANS PUT PINCERS ON MOSCO
_Luckless Dodgers Call On Wyatt To Oppose Bonham
Be Glad You Can Give
DRIVE LAUNCHED
FOR LOCAL FUND|
Hopes High as 3000 Work- |
ers Begin Canvass; First Report Wednesday.
COMMUNITY FUND FACTS Campaign open: Oct. 23.
Goal—$688,500. First Report Meeting—Wednesday noon, Claypool. Indianapolis Tesidefts were able today to show how glad they are they can give. This was the first day of the
1941 Community Fund Campaign in|
which 3000 volunteer workers will attempt by Oct. 23 to raise $688,500 to SUBpoRt 37 agencies for the coming The a rkurs will meet Wednesday noon in the Claypool Hotel for their first report meeting. Officials expect this meeting to be one of the best of the eight get-togethers because the Special Gifts Division, which is responsible for canvassing large donors, propany. will pave a large amount to report. The goal this year is the same as last year’s, which was oversubscribed by $225. - About 75,000 persons contributed last: year and increased employment is expected to bring this number to 80,000 during this campaign General Chairman Stanley Ww. Shipnes said: “We are encouraged because of the enthusiastic co-operation we have received from everyone . who has been, asked to assist in the work. : aa “Civie, labor and business leaders have rallied to this worthy cause and we are hoping for a successful effort.” ; The spirit of the Community Fund Campaign, “Be Glad You Can Give,” was sounded last night by the Arthur Jordan Conservatory Orchestra and several members of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, who gave a free concert in the Murat Theater. Fabien Sevitzky, who was making his first public appearance of the season,
: Plane Fuel Hose ‘Swallows’ Bullets
PASSAIC, N. J, Oct. 6 (U.P.) — The U. 8. Rubber Co. today disclosed development of a =sealing airplane fuel hose which will “swallow” bullets half the size of its own diameter. W. H. Cobb, general manager of - the mechanical goods division, said that in a test a piece of oneinch hose only three feet in length was pierced by 13 .50-caliber Ja chine gun bullets with the only a slight amount of The hose has a special rubber sealant between inside and. oute side layers of synthetic rubber and has special properties to dis. sipate static. Lid
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Pourin’ It On
Farmers Get Rain at Wrong Time but That’s O. K. LOCAL TEMPERATURES ve 7210
WHEN YOU BEGIN to think your luck's gone sour— Consider the Marion. County farmer. In June he wanted to put up alfalfa: Rain! In July, August and September he wanted moisture: Drought! In October he wants to plant wheat and harvest apples, dry weather projects: . Rain! But don’t: get him wrong— His spokesman, County Agent Horace Abbott, says: “Despite all our -difficulties this year, we're thankful for the rain this past week.” You see, next year’s another year and he has to use the same ground which likewise appreciates this rain.
SUIT 1S THREATENED “OVER JAL BEATING
Jeffersonville Contractor in Hospital; Accuses Sheriff.
Times Special ie
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Oct. 6. —The condition of James Lancaster, prominent local title contractor who was beaten severely in the County Jail Thursday . night, - was reported improved in Jeffersonville Hospital today. Meanwhile, Mr. Lancaster's attorney, Albert Meranda, said a damage suit would be filed against Clark County Sheriff Claude Conners, accused by the attorney of beating Mr. Lancaster. Several of ‘Mr. Lancaster's friends threatened to file ouster proceedings against Sheriff Conners with the Attorney General Mr. Meranda said he has been informed that the Sheriff beat Mr. Lancaster in a County Jail cell and let him lie on the floor until morning. This the Sheriff denied. Mr. Meranda said Mr. Lancaster's version of the affair was as follows: Kenneth Wilson, Mr. Lancaster’s contracting helper, was driving Mr. Lancaster's car late Thursday and backed against an auto owned by the Sherifi’s daughter. The contractor reported the incident at the .|City Jail and there was accosted by the Sheriff An argument elsued and Shent Conners struck the mouth and ts the County Jail where he was not allowed the use of a phone to notify his family. Lodged in a cell, Mr.
langastes beat on the bars and deContinued on Page Seven)
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, Ind., Oct, 6
PRICE BILL PUTS CEILING ON PAY
Bofense Contract Profits Limited to 8 Per Cent ‘Under Gore’s Plan.
Times Special WASHINGTON. ‘Oct. 6—Rep. Albert Gore (D. Tenn.) member of the House Banking and. Currency Committee, today introduced an “emer-
gency inflation’ control” bill placing a ceiling on commodities, wages and salaries, and profits. He offered the bill as a substitute for the Administration's selective price-control bill. '* Mr. Gore’s bill proposes to: 1. Limit profits on. defense contracts to 8 per cent of the cost of performing the :contract. (The Administration bill provides no limitation on profits).
Provides Wage Ceiling
commodities at parity. (Though the owner of a 230-acre farm in Tennessee, Mr. Gore puts a lower ceiling on agricultural prices than the Administration bill's 110 per cent of parity). : 3. Place a ceiling on the wholesale price of all other commodities as} of the week Oct. 6-12, the base period of the act. ' (The AdminisDa bill. does not provide for an over-all - ceiling on: commodi other Shan agricultural.
same period. bill carries no or salaries).
F. D. R. Would Name’ Head
The Gore substitute would create the office of emergency inflation control, its administrator to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. It would give the Administrator broad discretionary powers to make ceiling adjustments up or down as jay. be warranted by findings of ac fn
tation on wages
FEDERAL JUDGE FINDS NO ALCOA MONOPOLY
.NEW YORK, Oct. 6 (U. P.).— Federal Judge Francis G. Caffey ruled today that the Government had failed to prove any of its monopolization charges against the Aluminum Co. of America and was therefore not entitled to any inJunctive “relief whatsoever.” In so ruling, the 73-year-old jurist
rnment’s four-year-old. anti-trust ction against . Alcoa and its coefendants. He will rule later this on the other phases—conspiror and restraint,’
accessories salesmen see this priorities thing, men in civilian pursuits might as well pick themselves out a barrel if the defense effort goes on many more years.
ere’s 'a curious mixture of ( t optimism ‘and. future pesamong the 100-odd exhibitors at the annual convention of
| the Indiana Retail Clothier’s and
Furnishers which opened yesterClaypool Hotel:
'| day, at the Business is good and the ex- . They of hibitors are. spending much of
2. Fix a ceiling on all agricultural
knocked out one-third of the Gov-|¥
SERES EN ENDS IF YANKEES TAKE TODAY'S GAME
‘Al’s Forgiven,” Bums’ Fans Yell, Cheering Owen in Batting Practice.
Yanks. 020 xxx XXX— X D’dgers 00x XXX XXX— X
By GEORGE KIRKSEY . United Press Staff Correspendent
EBBETS FIELD, BROOKLYN,
Oct. 6—With their backs to the|:
wall, .the . Brooklyn Dodgers, who threaten to go down as one of the -‘unluckiest’ baseball clubs in history,
Series before .a crowd. of 33,000.. Trailing three games to one, the
- {Dodgers called on: Whitlow Wysts,
“The Rock of Chickamauga,” to halt the Yankee horde and take the World Series back to the Yankee Stadium for the sixth game tomorrow. Unless Wyatt can duplicate his victory over the Yanks in the second game, then it’s all over for the TS.
Fans in Shirt-Sleeves Manager Joe McCarthy sent Er-
hander from Sacramento, Cal.,, in quest of the victory that will give the Yanks ‘their firth world’s title in the last six years. Bonham has never before pitched in a World Series. 1It was another hot, sticky day.
shook cow bells to show Mickey that all was forgiven.
One of Them Things
All around Ebbets Field, in the taverns and smoke shops and delicatessens, * the conversation still lingered - on the strange ending of yesterday's game. “It was sust one of them things,” one Flatbush fan mournfully remarked. “But why did it have to happen to us?” The play by play follows: FIRST INNING YANKEES—Sturm lined a single to center. Rolfe forced Sturm at second, Reese to Coscarart.. Henrich walked. The fourth ball got away from Owen and rolled in front of the Yankee dugout but no damage was done. fanned swinging and Owen threw out Rolfe trying to steal third. It
ties| was a double play, Owen to Riggs. HIT
NO RUNS. ONE 5 DODGERS—Walker flied to Keller. Riggs and the ball hit Dickey. The Yankee catcher fell, but after a couple of minutes resumed play. Gordon threw out Riggs. Reiser tripled over DiMaggio’s head in center, the ball bouncing off the wall about 400 feet from the plate. Camilli popped to Ruzzuto who made a nice running catch near the foul line. NO RUNS. ONE HIT.
Second Inning ,
YANKEES—Keller walked. The fourth ball got away from Owen again and rolled almost back to the stands. Dickey singled to center, sending Keller to third. Keller scored and Dickey went to second on Wyatt's wild pitch. The pitch was
even get his glove on the Gordon sing to right, lL Dickey. Rizzuto forced Gordon at second, Riggs to Coscarart. Bonham fanned. Sturm bunted and was thrown out, Riggs to Camilli. TWO RUNS, TWO HITS.
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ONE. EXHIBITOR of materials for men’s suits pointed to a table full of samples and said: , “See that? Well, that’s our entire offering for next spring and fall. 'And that’s only about one quarter of the number of samples we ‘were showing: last year, Next year?” He. shrugged. his. shoulders. “Also, Shey tell us that we won't Be able w Sok sippers Sushi lonaer of copper and steel ey you know, and I guess copper is a very important item
nie Bonham, the big, strong right|
Lutheran Properly Consid-
tipped the first pitch}
over Owen’s head and ‘he couldn’t nt
High and Dry
Blimp on Way for Rescue if Climbers Fail in Attempt.
DEVIL'S TOWER, Wyo. Oct. 6 (U. P.)—Wyoming, skies cleared today and a party of-eight skilled mountain climbers started up the almost . perpendicular sides . of Devil's Tower hoping to rescue George Hopkins by nightfall. Rain and snow, which had lashed the daredevil parachutist’s island in the sky during the night, had stopped. The rescue party carried steel spikes to drive into the stone walls to form a ladder to the top where Hopkins has been waiting for rescue since last Wednesday.
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blimp : Reliance Jett Akron today for its four-day, 1400-mile trip here. It may be used in a rescue attempt as a last xesort. The blimp would hover over the peak and bring Mr. Hopkins aboard up a rope ladder. Mr. Hopkins, who jumped by parachute. from a plane to the 100 : by: 300-foot tower top last Wednesday as .a publicity stunt for. 'a forthcoming aitempt to break the world consecutive jump record, apparently was in no immediate discomfort. Planes circling over the peak have dropped him plentiful supplies of food and fuel. He was living in a tent, also dropped by planes.
DEBATE BOND ISSUE TO BUY ORPHAN HOME
ered for Three Agencies.
County Commissioners today were reported to be seriously considering a request for a $210,000 bond issue
and the Juvenile Detention Home. Two weeks ago the State and Cliy Health Departments condemned the present Juvenile Detention Home on W. New York St. as a fire hazard. Juvenile Court Judge Wilfred Bradshaw also has been
The Lutheran property was described by Commissioners as having I Yacilities for all three agencies. The buildings are located on five and a half acres of ground.
SEEKS HOME DEFENSE WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (U. P.).— President. Roosevelt, in a message to the annual restraining session of the FBI National Police Academy, said today that “local, county: and state law enforcement agencies of this country constitute our first line
DAMAGE MINOR AS HURRICANE SKIRTS MIAMI
Gale Follows Narrow Path Across Florida; Gulf Shipping Warned.
MIAMI, Fla., Oct. 6 (U. P)—A tropical hurricane swirled on a narrow path across south Florida today,
cutting inland from the Atlantic slightly south of Miami and emerg-
of Everglades City. It leff little material damage in its wake:"and noj casualties were The peak of the storm apparently passed by Everglades City, on the Gulf Coast 70 miles south-southeast of Ft. Myers, with 60-mile winds about 7 a. m., (Indianapolis' Time),
of 29.38 inches before beginning a
R |gradual rise,
Gulf Shipping Warned The Federal Hurricane Warning
t |System ordered northeast storm
warnings hoisted at 8:45 a. m. from Carrabelle, Fla., to Grand Isle, La. and warned Gulf shipping to exercise caution. Absence of casualties was attributed to the fact that hurricane winds—T75 es an hour or more— were concentrated in a. very small center which followed a narrow path across Florida, through thinly populated sections on each coast—
ing in the Gulf of Mexico just.north{ .
when the barometer recorded a lowq- : -
2-PRONG FROM
William Philip Simms
Details of Fighting: . Gallup Poll "U.’S. Leads World in Bombers avian
Hitler's war machine was
the Soviet capital. On the north, however,
but just missing Miami—and across the virtually uninhabited Florida
F |everglades.
A complete survey along U. S.
| | Highway No. 1 from Homestead to
Miami revealed nothing more serious than a few signs blown loose and
toppled trees.
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Bahamas Bear Brunt het a my where the wind Ve of 102
‘POWEr company crews were on el circuits, repairtal ties . first. Six babies were born in Dade County before the storm struck. All were} delivered just before the institutions and most of the were plunged into darkness by the power failure. Ft. Lauderdale also experienced a power failure and two of ‘West Falm Beach's 10 feeder lines broke, darkening a part of that city. Authorities, having been warned well in advance by the Federal
if any, lives would be lost anywhere in the hurricane’s path. This section is hurricane wise. On Sept. 18, 1926, a hurricane killed 373 persons in the
selves otherwise in the Dade County Court House, a steel and stone building, safe in any wind. Hundreds of others were in hotels and business buildings, having boarded up the windows of their homes. There were “hurricane”
The Dade County (Miami) Chapter of the American Red Cross set
tlup first aid stations and shelters
in public buildings 18 hours before the storm hit. It provided transportation for those unable to get to them afoot or in their own automobiles.
Miami’s million-dollar fishing fleet and hundreds of pleasure craft eased up the Miami River and other inlets
Police and fire departments in all municipalities in the storm’s path were organized for any emergency.
MISSOURI FLOOD RECEDES
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Oct. 6 (U.P. ) ~Rain-swollen streams were receding throughout Missouri today after sending six feet of water or ing through the village of Tuscumbia, :blocking rail and highway|travel for hours in many sections and ‘through scores of farm
of defense on -the home front.”
Low | on Clothes? Better Get Priority
Maybe we'll have to sling a rope around our midriffs before long.
company for sale to il
gushing and city homes.
on Barrel -
“IT ALL DEPENDS,” said John A. Lanni, Knightstown, secretarytreasurer of the association, “what
LULL PREGEDES PRISONER SWA
s an Final Arrangements Made
'By Direct Radio Contact Between Foes.
NEWHAVEN, England, Oct. 6 fu P.).—A temporary armistice still the noise of war on the led Channél tonight to permit exchange of 3000 German and British prisoners under an agreement completed
area |by a dramatic. exchange of direct
messages between the two belligerents. The first exchange of radio messages across the Channel that frustrated Adolf Hitler's war machine a year ago, put the final touches on plans for hospital ships to steam through a “peace lane” to the Naziheld French coast early tomorrow. The exchange of prisoners—1500 from each side including soldiers and civilian internees—will require several trips by two small ships and will be in progress until Friday, according to details announced by the war office in London. Airplanes and ships patrolled the lanes through which the two vessels will steam in order to clear them of mines. At high tide (about midnight) the ships will steam out and anchor in the channel in preparation for departure before 6:30 a. m Authoritative sources said there was no truce between British .and Germany yet, but that one would become effective. when hospital ships sail from here amd Dieppe, France, and continue until the exchange is
completed. The exchange had been delayed in an eleventh-hour move by Germany and rumors were circulated that Berlin had demanded that Rudolf Hess,” No. 3 Nazi who flew to Scotland last May, be included among those repatriated. Britain issued an ultimatum that the exchange offer would be withdrawn if an agreement were not reached by 1.p, m. yesierday,
MRS. PAYNE MA ‘NOT LT PLE
Trial Is Set or for Nov. 13 In ‘Mattingly Death.
indictment charging Wiis the Sata] shooting of Chane O. Mattingly of Indianapolis. The trial was set for Nov. 13.
' By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor
DRIVE
NOW 230 MILES ITS GOA
Italy Claims Damage to Two British Ships in ~ Mediterranean Naval Battle; Brazil
Hears Gunfire at Sea. War News on Inside Pages
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reported hammering eastward i
against the Red Army and Moscow today, while Ifaly claimed that Fascist torpedoes had damaged two big British ware ships in a Mediterranean air and sea battle. The “gigantic” operations which Hitler had said were in progress on the Eastern Front met with strong opposi tion on all sectors but apparently had made some progress, especially in a two-day drive to cover about 230 miles fo
the Russians said they had
relieved pressure on Leningrad by repeated counter-attacks and in the extreme south they reported local advances that
threatened the German flank, It was on the central front {that, according to London reports, the Nazi offensive was “in full swing” with Hitler throwing every ounce of
power ‘into the drive against ) shal Semyon Timoshenko’s ml around Smolensk and against th | Russian defenses before the Done |Basin bastion of Kharkov. Th Luftwaffe heavily bombed Khs and reported the railroad sta destroyed, disrupting that Russian communications center.
British See Danger
London observers indicated that the German offensive on the Cens tral Front was of a serious nature, The British dispatches appeared to bear out the statement made by Hitler Friday that an operation’ of enormous scope had then been wns der way for 48 hous. . The new.drive, it appeared, is lo closely the pajie of offensive launched Be an which the Russians reported was broken up by a crushing defeat ‘of : the elite panzer corps of Col. Gen. Heinz Guderian southwest of De Said ndon said that the : appear to be striking mang cow from positions in the Vald$ Hills, south of Lake Ilmen, and fiom the Roslavl area. These drives arm pointed royghly southeast and northeast from positions about 230 miles from Moscow. : A Russian report on casualties in the war thus far placed Russian losses at 230,000 killed, 720,000 wounded and 178,000 missing—a to tal - of 1,128,000 against estimated German losses of 3,000,000. 5 Italy’s report of naval-air fighte ing in the Sicily area of the central Mediterranean was an elaboration of earlier communiques and claimed that the British aircraft carrier Ark Royal as well ‘as the battleship
had been damaged Nelson by &
an attempt to lure the aan fleet into a rather than as a convoy for ships carrying . war supplies to Rus Rome said that the inferior Ital fleet avoided the lure, but that cist planes and submarines m the British venture a costly ons; London, which had damage to the Nelson, said that Italians alians past be “hard up” for use they previously 1 “sunk” the Ark Royal several t
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