Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 October 1941 — Page 1

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“Governor Revamps. Safety|

Group as Police and Sheriff Push Arrests.

Three enforcement adencies—City, County ‘and State— acted simultaneously today in the war on traf“fie ents. Governor Schricker shook up his traffic: co-ordinating setup by ap-

pointing a committee of seven State]

‘officials, with himself as chairman, to meet the “criti

” traffic situation in

Indiana. * In Munieipal Court, Judge John McNelis pnd 23 persons guilty of speeding and fined them an average of more than $11 each; while deputy sheriffs moved in on the Road 67 speed situation, arresting 17 drivers in the last week,

3 Month’s Record Set

In the City, the Police Department—aided by two new techniques, the stop-watch trap and the “cafeteria court’—made ‘September the ‘banner arrest month of the year. The new Governor's Traffic Co‘ordinating Committee appointed today .will supersede the old State ‘Committee on Safety which was ‘headed by State Safety Director Don . PP. Stiver. It will meet for the first time at the Indianapolis Athletic|‘Club next Monday 100m. * Named on the committee are Sec‘fetary of State Janes M. Tucker; ‘Dr. Clement T. Malan, Superintendent of Public Tistrue on; Attorney General George’ : vector Stiver; James ‘State Highway "Commission chair‘man, and Fred Eichhorn, Public ‘Bervice Commission chairman.

Will Revoke Licenses

The Governor already has taken a step desighed to reduce traffic accidents by advising the Drivers’ License Dion to revoke the licenses of repeated. traffic violators. ' On the police side; Traffic Capt. Teo Troutman disclosed that two more roving squads’ have been assigned to the stop-watch traps to #, Supplement the work of two squads which have been working for the past two weeks. The two-men squads will check speed all over the City at the 100foot zones marked on many busy thoroughfares. a motorcycle ready to catch the motorist at a signal from his partner who checks speed with a stop-

watch. Harger Encouraged |

i Police arrests during September : The record ‘was made possible | by "increased activity durst two weeks of the month uring the secon two September that the court” became 0 tive. Dr. R. N. Harger, chairman of the enforcement committee of the Chamber of Commerce Safety Council, 'said the increased ' police activity . was encouraging from a safety standpoint. He said he hoped it would continue steadily. “Between Sept. 16 and 30” he said, “police averaged more than 130 arrests a day in addition to parking stickers. This is very encourag-

8 feanwhile, Sheriff Al Feeney pre‘pared today to take his cases into the “cafeteria court” when arrests are made inside the city.

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A bell, Jentatively identified as e football

th [1 In the the i Blace? of ‘Butler didn’t know anything about ' the bell, © which was mounted on’ af frame’ and: left near Jordan Hall Unofficially, they "were inclined to think that if it Zeally | is ‘the Monon Bell, then studenfs of either Wabash or DePauw put it there. ' They argued that the bell has no part in any of Butler's foot-

not. be a legitimate school spirit

One man sits on objective.

“What we think,” one Butler official ‘unofficially stated, “is that students of either DePauw or Wabash stole the bell, and then.found that they had a very heavy and a very hot item on their hands.

So It's. Surrendered “So they brought: it. to Butler and left it on the.campus. . You must remember that Butler doesn’t play Wabash until Nov. 1, ‘and the bell ‘was in Wabash’s: ‘possession’ because Wabash trimmed. DePauw in last year’s game.” : Wabash and DePauw play a week from Saturday at Wabash. . A Butler official Snoffcially called |%

delighted - that - the bell has no embarassing questions.

When" it aes quite parent that ' the oy abash official lg oi

2 things except for one detail that is strictvin} in the unofficial unofficial stage. clapper to. the bell is gone. Nobody’ mentioned that, even in a whisp

$TOBKS AND GRAINS DIP ON WAR NEWS

Wheat Declines 1 0 Cents; Selling Shakes Market.

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“Two Butler belles with the Wabash bell « « « Suzanne Queisser, 5502 N. Delaware St. ete and Martha Brenner, 122 Wallace St.

Symbol of DePauw-Wabash Rivalry Turns Up at Buh

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IN WASHINETON

| Roosevelt Cancels Cabinet Session; Crisis Involves ‘Aid to Russia.

' WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (U. P.) .—President Roosevelt

today cancelled a scheduled|

Cabinet session and instead called a meeting with his ranking State Department land military and naval ad- | |visers, . presumably |new crisis in Japan caused by the resignation of the Konoye

Cabinet. "| The White. House gave no explanation of the sudden réarranges

{ment of today’s meetings, but in-| ‘| formed Administration quarters took] : 4 {Ragrave view of the. Japaness sii | interpreted them

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“the famous Mone’ Bell that sym

son, Na rivalry between DePauw and Wabash, turned wo on Eo Ruder campus today, and don’t ask Butler officials why of HOW.: In the frst place, it’ weighs close to 400 pounds.

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ball traditions and ‘therefore could

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Hull had a separa eeary with the President he

noon. Cite Split in Tokyo

Informed sources believed the apparent collapse of the U. 8. Japanese talks resulted from the inability of the Japanese to settle their own internal quarrel between the’ War party and the moderates. Amer-' ican diplomats were left without an assurance that the Japanese with whom they dealt could mgke an agreement binding on the Japanese |. Empire, During the two months in which the talks were. in progress, the Japanese refused to: consider suggestions that they withdraw Tom their Axis pact with Germany and said today. Italy. They asserted the treaty did

‘His statement wis made. after the nes Tpcessatily State Milk Control Board yesterday established a permanent flexible price system for the Marion County milk area. It provides that the farmers shall| European . war, regardless receive 65 cents a hundredweight for|outcome.

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GENT INCREASE “IN MILK LOOMS

State Control Board Raises Above-Condensery Price Received by Farmer.

Another 1l-cent' increase in the price of bottled milk sold to consumers is likely within the next few days, C. Winfield Hunt, secretary of

* In this attitude Japan was left! nfs Desition io henelll from the|, its

lots sibo th d ve e price pal by con-

Thus, as condensery . prices go up, the prices which the farmers get for] their product which is turned into the fluid milk maricet automatically

up. Mi, Hunt said that the prices to consumers ‘would have to go up as the prices the dairymen get for their milk from condenseries go up. “Had' the above-condensery price been left at 60 cents as it was under the - temporary order issued last month by the State Board, we might

New Pledges Br Bring Total . Raised to $260,434

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for a while,” Mr. Hunt said. Reported Yesterday seven “But with the price fixed at 65 Raised to date cents above condensery prices, likely that consumier prices have to go up shortly,” he said. A 1-cent a quart increase would make the delivered price of milk 14 venta a quart. . The cost of a halfContinued on Page. Nine)

1 DEAD, 3 INSURED esterday © IN FACTORY BLAST per cent of the

NEWARK, N. J., Oct. 16 (U. P,.|97ve ends a —An- explosion ripped out the rear wall of the National Magnesium|

it 1s i eesness ces 250,434.40, Per cent of goal ¢..oiesvs "Hl Amount needed sevens ben 133,065.99

Diolight the 434.20, Hg 364 The

was $72,288.60, ‘and leaders described the rm meeting as onle of the “mivst"enthutoday, killing. at least one man and| “Sears, Root

others.

$688,500.00 have been able to keep prices steady Previously reported ..... 178,145.80 ae

3 Japs f to Gel Surprise’ Chief

TOKYO, Oct. 16 (U.P).~The Government of Premier: Prince Fumi-

with his, Government at a moment ussia’' and’ the apparent breakoH with - Wash~ ington be forcing the; Pacific crisis aa. ns ana resulted in a warning by a Navy spokesman ‘ that - Japan's fleet. was)

“ for Political ‘sources: suggested. Konoye would not be asked to foim a new cabinet and that a personality. would be: called to the premiership. Many observers believed that the Konoye Government would be SUC

seeded’ by a strong military cabineh ¢ been considered |

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that| Cabinet is “surprise” | regarded as indicating

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to reach an understanding: with the United States: relaxing Pacific tension and ‘that the resignation indicated failure of that mission. The Emperor : asked Konoye to attend state’ affairs until the new formed, = Resignation of the Cabinet: was ‘the urgency with which Japan is treating the

“The resignations followed ‘two Cabinet meetings this morning and Ooty 0 on Page Nine)

i |the Japanese Cabinet from office and bringing

Imand presently would make a “bombshell announ

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Berlin Promises ‘Bombshell’ News Shortlyd Tokyo Crisis Ousts. Konoye, Brings Pacific Showdown Nearer.

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By-JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor

“German armed forces pounded toward Moscow today; with repercussions that sounded around the world, rocking loser a Fa ‘Eastern showdown. g _The resignation of the Cabinet of favandes Premil Prince Fumimaro Konoye and suggestions that a mili: i government would take power in Tokyo’ to strike at Siberia = if Russia fails to halt the Germans coincided. with reports: 0% that diplomats and part of the Soviet ‘Government had}

‘Moscow because of the threat of Snsisbieont by Noah

| Jondon said Premier’ Joset Stalin of blond be gti

decide: at aay ‘moment whether to stand) and fight on.

fensive positions,

‘Change forthe: Worse’ | Russian forces were falling back slowly but constant}

‘parent importance had cccurred. Moscow said the military situation had “changed for the worse” and that the Nazis continue to pour new ree. serves into the ficht. The Russians, it appeared, have warned all foreign. ems bassies in Moscow. to be prepared to evacuate to safer poin in the east. Tokyo reported that the Japanese embassy was told to be ready to leave the capital by last midnight. . Stockholm believed the Swedish Legation and part of the Soviet Government had left this morning. The Gers man-controlled Dutch radio reported as from Ankara that

tthe capital was being moved to Kazan, 450 miles east

Moscow. London was inclined to accept the rumors at-face valua

despite . official confirmation. Communication. with' Mosenw today. was sporadically interrupted. * "Nazis Promise ‘“Bombshell”

Nazi propagandists. seized on these reports to- hint that. - | Moscow already has been encircled by German rapid troo and panzer spearheads so that discussion of evacuation plans is now useless. The German ‘spokesman said that. the Nazi High Conte

which would make this clear, :

or German side to indicate that Mose has ‘been encircled. However, there was no doubt: that 1 Germans are pressing closé to the city. - The weather on the Moscow front appeared to be non too good. The Germans reported both light snow scattered rain, The Russian position on other fronts. was hasdlyk A Rumanian communique claimed that break- hy

{had been achieved in the siege ‘of Odessa and that the

sians had set this Black Sea’ port afire nd were attemp

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