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RAIDER IN PACIFIC

Own Cruiser Sydney Believed to. Have Gone Down;| &

-Admiralty Says Enemy Australian Sloop LONDON, Dec. 2 (U.P)

Ship Powerfully Armed; Sunk With 141,

~The Australian cruiser Syd-

hey, scourge of the Italian Navy and hero of a score of en-

gagements, has succumbed, it

was believed today, to wounds

suffered in sinking ‘a crack German raider, destroyer of 10

Allied ships.

The raider was the ‘Steiermark, 9400 tons. known until recently as the Kormoran. It was sunk in the

South Pacific. There were no

It was

survivors off the Sydney, but

some off the Steiermark were rescued.

The Ministry of Information said the enemy merchant raider was heavily armed and was sunk by gunfire. ‘It was presumed the Sydney {oo was sunk because “no subsequent information has been received from her.” At the same time Australian Pre- - ier Johf Curtin announced in Melbourne that H. M. A, S, Parramatta, modern war sloop of the ‘Australian Navy, had been torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean with a l of 141 of 'its complement -of 161, e sloop, completed only last year, joined the British Mediterranean fleet only yesterday. The action occurred some time before Nov. 26. The Ministry said the next of kin of those aboard Sydney had been informed on that date. . Sydney was of 6830 tons, built in 1934, had 550 officers and men. It was armed with eight six-inch guns, eight four-inch anti-aircraft guns and lesser armament. The Sydney's first fight of this war was on June 28, 1940, when she sank the Italian destroyer, Espero. Then she went through a dawn to dusk attack by Italian planes but redthed Alexandria un-

PARTY PLANNED BY DEMOCRATS

\ Festival of Washington Club Is Arranged For Dec. 12.

A special pre-holiday festival and meeting for members of the Wash-

ington Township Democratic Club will be held Dec. 12 in the clubrooms, 4141 College Ave. . City, County and State party leaders ‘will speak and there will be dancing and entertainment. The party will begin at 8 p. m. Democratic officials and leaders in the party have been invited.

Committees Named

David M. Lewis, club president, has appointed the following committees: Herbert Backer, general chairman; house committee, Wilbur Myers, chairman, Victor Hurtz, John Whitt, Maurice Reilly, Michael Lutz, Guy Barber and James P. Scott; refreshments, Robert Benedict, chairman, Mrs. Kathryn Cole‘man, Joseph Howard, Thomas F. Quinn, Mrs. Modessa Parr, Mrs. John Rice, Frank McCarthy and Walter Myers Jr.; publicity, John J. Cooper, chairman, Walter Truman, Arthur Sullivan, Fred Sieiger and George Hopper.

Other Members

Reception, Mrs. Myrtle Hinesley,|P chairman, Mrs. Roberta Nicholson, Mrs. Ada Crider, George Rice and Mrs. Kirk McKinney; decorations, Miss Mary Killilea, chairman, Miss Lenore Lorentz, Mrs. Frank E. McKinney and John Murphy; entertainment, Ralph Scanlon, chairman, Mrs. Helen Whitt, Jack Lansley, Jack Berger and Lynville Miles; invitations, Miss Mary - Leiper, _chairman, Mrs. Helen Cleary, Jacob Kiefer, Mrs. Omer Nichols and Miss Clara Lease. Other officers of the. club are Grover Parr, vice president; Mr. Kiefer, treasurer; Miss Lieper, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Cleary, recording Spretary.

anti-aircraft shells but fooled the Italian planes into keeping a dis-

shells. The Sydney’s biggest success was in an engagement with two Italian cruisers on. July 19, 1940. She sank Bartolomeo Colleoni and damaged the other. The Admiralty said the Steiermark “like other raiders she indulged from time to time in various disguises and she had flown the flag of any nationality her captain deemed to suit his purpose.” The Steiermark was built in Hamburg in 1938 for the HamburgAmerika Line. She was designed with a vew to her employment as an armed merchant raider in wartime. * ‘Powerful Raider’ The Admiralty said that before (leaving Germany at the. end of 1940 the Steiermark was armed in such a way as to make her a “powerful raider.” It was known that she carried at least six 5.9-inch guns. Two aircraft and underwater torpedo tubes. In addition to torpedo tubes: fitted to her deck. The vessel had a speed of 18 knots and carried 400 officers and men. She was a formidable vessel, the Admiralty said. The Steiermark started her operations in the area of the Cape Verdi Islands, sinking ‘the Greek ship Antonis and two British steamers, British Union and Africa Star, the Admiralty said. She then operated in company

together they sank the British steamer Eurylochus before the end of January. The Admiralty said Steiermark then went south to meet the tanker Nordmark in order to refuel and transfer prisoners. She transferred her operations to the South Atlantic, where she sank the steamers Acnita and Craftsman between the last week of March and the second week in April. “In the next 22 months she attempted only one attack, from which her intended victim escaped,” the Admiralty said. The Admiralty said Steiermark later sank the steamers Velerit and Mareeba between Ceylon and Sumatra after transferring its operations to the Indian Ocean. “After these sinkings the raider made no attempts against shipping for three months,” the Admiralty said. “She did not dare to go on the main trade routes for she realized she had given ‘away her position.” " Sank Greek Ships Then, the Admiralty said, she sank the Greek ships Stamatios and G. Embiricos Sept. 26. “Again her position was given away and she spent two. months trying to evade the naval patrols |, which finally secured her destruction,” .the Admiralty said. “It is a remarkable tribute to the hunting power of our heavily employed naval forces that this powerful ship should Lave been so driven from pillar to post that she failed to do far greater damage.” The Sydney was commanded by Capt. Joseph Brunett. During the past year, during part of which time she was commanded‘by Capt. J. A. Collins, she traveled more than 80,000 miles and fought a score of actions, firing 40,000 shells and withstanding 60 bombing attacks without the loss of a man. Until she met the Steiermark the only damage she suffered were shrapnel holes in her funnels. On eight occasions the Italians claimed to have sunk her, During her career, the Sydney bombarded . the Italian base at Rhodes in the Dodecanese Islands,

tance by firing harmless smoke}

with another merchant raider and]:

! . EN scratched. She had used all of her| }

SCOTTISH RITE REUNION OPENS|

Sessions to Continue Four Days; Gov. Bricker to Speak Friday Night.

The 67th annual convocation and reunion of the Scottish Rite opened today at the Cathedral on N. Meridian St. The four-day meeting will include conferral of degrees, business meetings and dinners. Governor John W. Bricker of Ohio will address the closing session. W. Henry Roberts was to preside at the conferring of the 4th degree at 1:30 o'clock. The 7th degree, with Fae W. Patrick presiding and the 13th degree

led by William R. Dexheimer, were to be conferred this sfieinoon, ; Murray H. Morris will communicate the 5th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 12th\ degrees at 7:15 tonight and afterwards the 14th degree will be ‘conferred under the leadership of Clarence R. Martin. The class will assemble tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock and the 15th and 16th degrees will be conferred in the afternoon. Eugene D. Wilcox and Wiliam W. Suckow will preside. A business meeting will be held by the class at 5 o'clock and an hour "later there will be a dinner for the group. The 17th and 18th degrees will be conferred tomorrow night. R. Norman Baxter will preside over the first at 7:30 and A. Marshall Springer will lead the second at 8:20 o'clock. , The first division of the class, which received the 4th to 18th degrees during October and November, will join the class Thursday. Following class assembly at 12:30 p. m. the 19th degree, with Deane M. Stephenson | presiding, will be conferred. The ‘21st and 20th degrees will be given during the afternoon with A, Frederick Thomas and Oswald A. Tislow presiding, respectively. The dinner and meeting of the class will be held at 8 and 7 and the 20th degree will be conferred at 7:30 by a class from Madison County. Glenn F. Miller will preside. Governor Bricker’'s address will feature the program Friday at 7:45 p- m. The South Bend Choir, directed by Julius B. Christman, will sing prior to the Governor's talk and the convocation will close with the musical version of the 22d degree conferred by the South Bend Consistory with William A. Bertsch commander in chief. The 27th and 32d degrees will be conferred . Friday afternoon with Hiram E. Stonecipher and James H.

Lowry presiding.

House Near

By UNITED PRESS Labor negotiations involving the Bell Aircraft Corp. and the Aluminum Company of America re-

‘rhained deadlocked today as the major hazards in the defense program. Representatives of the United Automobile, Workers (C. I. O.) and the Bell Aircraft ‘sought a settlement in an effort ‘to avert a strike scheduled for tomorrow. Bell employs 11,000 men at its Buffalo and Niagara Falls, N. Y.; plants and holds defense contracts worth $150,000,000. - Federal Conciliator Thomas M. Finn reported after a conference that no basis for an agreement had been established. Leo Lamotte, assistant C. I. O. aviation director, said a walkout appeared almost inevitable. Officials of the Aluminum Company of America and the C. I. O. aluminum workers union adjourned a conference last: night without reaching an- agreement on union demands for elimination of wage differentials between the North and South. The conferees set no date for resumption of the negotiations, but a company spokesman said they probably would meet again this

DRIVERS OF 17 FIRMS ENROLL IN CONTEST

Indianapolis commercial vehicle operators gave their support to the City’s effort to reduce traffic accidents today as 17 enrolled in the fourth annual Inter-Fleet Safety Contest sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce Safety Council. The seven-month contest will bring recognition to operators of commercial vehicles who finish the competition without an accident, In last year’s contest, 1300 drivers received awards. Early enrolles are the drivers for the following firms: Omar Bakeries, Citizens Gas & Coke Utility, Darko & Sons, Kroger Grocery & Baking Co., Crown Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co., Indianapolis Times Circulation Department, Hook Drugs, Dilling & Co., Excelsior Laundry. Co. William 'H. Roberts & Sons, Commercial Motor Freight of Indiana, Indiana Refining Co., Indianapolis Power & Light Co., Ohio Oil Co., Swift & Co., Troy Oil Co. and service drivers for the Indianapolis Railways, Inc. A sharp decrease in traffic acecidents was reported by the Safety Council for November. Two. pedestrians were killed last month, the lowest toll for any month since February, 1939. The council reported that traffic deaths here are 20 per cent less this year than last, as compared with a 13 per cent increase nationally, .

IN INDIANAPOLIS— VITAL STATISTICS

Here Is the Traffic Record

County City Total 135 123

1940 .

1941 &

sce 0ev ere

Accidents .... 27| Arrests ..... 194 Injured .. 10 | Dead ..... $d

MONDAY TRAFFIC COURT

Cases Convic- Fines Violations Tried | * tions _ Paid Speeding. ....... 42 38 $99 Reckless driving’ 5 31 Failure to stop at through street 1 Disobeying traffic signals 1 Drunk driving 1 All others .....

Totals

4 0 1 1 0 30 18 18

80. 6 $159

2080s

MEETINGS TODAY Indiana Shoe Buyers Association, convention, Claypool 1 Hotel, all day.

Hoosier Association Finance Companies, meeting, Hotel Lincoln, all day.

Jewish Family Service pavalety luncheon, Hotel Washington,

ha ta t al Sahota, mesa So Setonity, meeting, read, misting, senate rs. 8,08 Relliiv @ £30 0! © 8, diana - Histori » sil2d ana gorl cal society, lectures, sary Club, soho, Claypool Hotel, Gyro Club, luncheon, Spink-Arms Hotel, Mercator Club, luncheon, Hotel Lincoln, A uversal Club, luncheon, Columbia

Club, noon. ah, Sms, Bei fons cus 4 Thalanx Fra rateraity, meeing, Y. M. ©. nt San” Omega, luncheon, Board of Tnlversity of of Michigan Club, luncheon,

SRE Service Cian, luncheon, Hotel ha Ra Community Welen Hospital 1 6 Guid, i st. =

‘Me g

Assoc ol wl Meridian St.. 6:18 =| Indianapolis t-Teacher A s bourd meeting, Ho Washington 8.36

3 Department; nurse's

Couseil of Dr. Yon £8 adres 3B al | VE

a Your, Men’s Lecture-Forum, Y. M. Q. “Public Affairs Forum, Butler University Student’s Lounge, p. m. Gon holic i Bureau, Jesture, Georgia st St. apd SaRite Ave., 8

Contras Sova Methoc Audubon Society ¥. M. udubon Society, C. 6:30 p. Riter’s Work Shop, lecture series, om Studio Auditori R30 0 p. m. Housing Conditions. Hearing, Governor's

Commission on Housin, Court Chamber, 7:30 p. ar Jan ns Supreme

; MEETINGS TOMORROW ndiana State Chambe; f annual meeting, Columbia a Eps,

rust Conf - tel Lincoln, on as erence, meeting, Ho

County pssociation, meeting, Claypool Hotel, all

Se sottish Rite Convo Cat nvocation and Reunion,

polis Bar A asbelation,

election,

mrousic Fu Forum, meeting, Hotel WashSmpioment Benlers Association,

ndiana meeting, Severin Club, luncheon, Claypool Hotel,

ne ilans Motor Truck A: - co. [gus Motor T ruck As ssociation, lunch

C. vu oC Camera Club, meeting,

m. Indiana Real i Estate Board, Pro Managers | Division, luncheon, Canary Gots | dist a Mens Discussion Club, dinner,

Hotel Severin, bda

mera, meeting. Hotel

Qnub. noon merce, nspois Canar rd we i ‘luncheon, Colum , neon. Revo

Comnoon. Club,

, Sons of the American eon, Spink Arms Hotel,

Non,” pies Chanter. ji Omic Al op. dya Lindsey, \docture,” Wor: an’s Department Club, afternoon, I —————

MARRIAGE LICENSES

These lisis are f5om ofticlal records in the County e Times, therefore, is’ net Tesponsible Te names and addressen.

24, of 2110 W. dt 605 E. 34th.

Vind Township Officials |

Pp. ; ‘Purdue Kinmai Association, luncheon,

ities Chub, ot CS —— lunch-| p

iF testinal Sbsthaos

ond F. Hart an Mews an; Bette A, arbors, 19, of 3366 N. Meridian John H. Belcher 20, Ft. je BaTison; Elinor BE. Atherton, 19, of 4909 E. 10th. Wil bbins, 24, of 6155 Nor- + | waldo; ‘Geraldine Floos, 23, of. 253 8.

Clarence D. Smith, 45, of 218 Shelby: Marie A. Harbor, 45, of 2144 Shel rt A. Armer,. 36, of 3205 on ilinois; aware. McManamon, 26, - of 2846 N, Del-

of 3350

C. Burgess; 25, R. Ruth. % Wells, 18, of 802 S. Robe 68, of 3108 We North:

Ri Box 831;

rt Will 1fams, Stella A. Bracken, 50, of 3106 W. North.

BIRTHS Girls Kenneth, Luanna Mayo, at St. is. Richard, Laverne Sansbury. ot. ai SRE Samuel, Ruby Brawner, at Ji Lyman, Dorothy West, at Methodist ton, Maxine’ Starkey, at Methodis John, Chloie Shirey, at Methodist. Charles, Lois Thom son, at Methodist. JSijten, Many Yn s, tM sthaaist, , at neent’s. Virgil Flossie Sore. apper, at 510% W. Wash-

ton. William, Flora Brown, at 1618 MartinRudolph, ‘Léona Newt t 96! i ’ Kenneth, Vera Snyder. oh % E Shi: Rufus, Lula Coffey, 3 8020 N. Olney. Gerald, Vivian Ashby, at 715 N., Ala-

a, Violet, Waker, at 1338% ‘Hoyt.

bam:

“Fletcher, Violet ou. at Metho-

award, Dorothy Samper, at Methodist. James, Arzella Coonfield, we Methodist. Dale, lia Roberts, at thodist. Ps on wa 3s “at Cole e! er, at Coleman. Robert, Emma - yen. a t St. Francis. Harold, Ruth Daniels, a Bt. Francis. aul, ary Odenwalder, at St. Fran cls, semary Kiley Vincen! + Angus, Marguerite eg oF SE. at st Vine

paosevelt, Opal Stone, at 1227 8. DaJohn, John, Martha tay’ ght. at 333 Park. Henry, Aurmeta :

Sat Colem William, elma

her, al 2530 Shriver.

DEATHS Ernest Lee Heller, 45, at. Methodist,

co! Yemen. 5s, at: 1414 ‘Linden, cerebral: hemor,

Jaci A 57, H

City, carcinoma, at’ Methodist, in.

scits leukeint Thomas, 19, at. Methodist, John ‘Thomas 20; at 4153. -Col

at Me + {era

cobdward, Gertrude English, st St. Vin-f Toy, Gertrude Avant, at 136 8. Sheri-|:

£430 8c. Peter! | BE:

‘Daisy E.. Hansen diabetes mellitus. 5, at 2050 Mags, Frank: Seller, 59, at 517 E. Troy, carcinoma. Jaseph Brady, 2, at St. Vineent’ s,” pneumecoccic bronchitis. rie M. Frasier, 55, at 1132, .N. Gale, cerebral hemorrhage.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. 8. Weather. Bureau

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Partly gloudy' and cooler tonight with lowest temperatures about 35; tomorrow fair and mild.

Sunrise

see.--6:49 | Sunset .... —Dec, 2, 1940—

Precipitation 24 hrs. endin;

7 a. m... Total precipitation hoe 2.1m. 27

an. 1

MIDWEST WEATHER

Intdiana—Partly cloud 1 cooler tonight; tomorrow fair and mild .

Illingis—Partly . cloud. tonight; Ys Yair. to Jali pina gover gan—Partly cloudy to fa

a “in Souths ti ux fore ri portion tonight; tomorrow

Ohio Mont cloudy. and slightly colder; occasion: A heast Hr Ay tonight; tomorrow 7 a i with mod-

older, in east portion tonight; onal artl 1 - rate temperature o ¥ cloudy va yd.

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES 6:30 A. x,

Weather, . eesss.Clear + 303s Temp. Dh vie Cie r

SpsRasLr ste) RES RERSERsERRS3S ad

X SoH Bu

“gent Mostly y, (Cloudy and slightly]

{La Guardia Asks Legislation

T 0 Allow Allocation of ;

+ Vital Materials. - | WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (U. P)

. [Mayor Floxello H. La Guardia of New| "| York recomended today that Con“|eress enact legislation to permit

“|small firms, which now face cur-|

allocation of strategic materials to

tailment or shut down because of

‘| shortages’ of raw goods.

Testifying before the , Senate

{Naval Affairs Committee on small

~ |business problems created by the

defense program, Mr. La Guardia said he did not mean that every. tle article which has used alum- , for example, should be manufactured as before, but that “normal life” should be maintained in the civilian population. He reiterated his belief that the war can be ended in a year if the

{| Unitéd States speeds up its produc-

tion and sees that the goods are

delivered.

This sleek, fast new Fire Department pumper was built by the Fire Department itself especially to guard Indianapolis industries. This type of pumper sells for $3000, but the department built this one for $5000. . It was put together in the department’s Sanders St. shops under the direction of Chief Frank Braun, master mechanic in the repair shops, seated in the driver's seat. Admiring the machine are Fire Chief Harry Fulmer (left) and R. D. McDaniel, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce's ‘Fire Protection and, , Prevention Committee, The pumper’s capacity is 750 gallons a minite and it will be stationed at Engine. House 17 at Prospect, St. and Madison Ave.

11,000 Tiredter fo Shrike: i

Labor Bill Vote

week. He said thé union had fixed no time limit. The conference was held to discuss a National Defense Mediation Board: report on the dispute. The union is seeking’ a’ new ' contract covering 18,000 employees of 21 Alcoa plants. The Mediation ‘Board today opened hearings.on the wage dispute between - 800 employers and 225,000 over-the-road truck drivers operating in 12 Midwestern states. .The Central - States Employers’ Negotiation ‘Committee of Chicago, representing the owners, and the A. F, of L. Teamsters Union, spokesmen for the drivers, have agreed to accept any: decision of the board. The union is seeking a wage scale of 5 cents a mile while the trucks are in operation and $1 an hour for waiting time for drivers in Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Mnnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. The present rate is 3 cents a mile and 80 cents an hour for waiting time. Meanwhile , Congressional ‘ sentiment appeared to favor a clear-cut definition of Government-lahor relations before involvement in the Asiatic and European wars become

. more critical.

Leaders in :both the House and Senate weighed the plans of organized labor spokesmen on the issue of restrictive legislation against. the record of past labor disputes and the risk of guessing wrong on future policy. ; The House votes tomorrow on which course it prefers the Government to follow—voluntary negotiation with labor or statutory regulation of labor's activities during the emergency. If labor legislation is rejected it will be a sign for the President to find a formula for settlement of defense disputes to which labor and industry can agree. If it approves one of the three plans before it, the House will indicate that it believes voluntary processes are. insufficient, Rep. Robert Ramspeck (D. Ga.), whose vote has been with labor almost every. time the issue has come up during’ the New Deal, believes that it is time for a final showdown. He recalled A. F. of L, President William Green’s recent warning that labor would revolt against restrictive legislation and said . he

the sentiments of the bulk of organized labor. Rep. Ramspeck, as ranking Democratic member of the House Labor Committee, is piloting the Administration’s statutory mediationGovernment- plant seizure bill in the House. Speaker Sam Rayburn hopes that the House will pass and send to the Senate a labor -bill: before the end of the week. He declined to say which of the three programs before the House he prefers but the Ramspeck bill apparently has solid Administration’ backing. Senate a demsion of ‘a labor

next week by the death of Senator Alva B. Adams (D. Colo.).

PASTORS WILL HOLD

The annual Pastors’ Retreat, sponsored by the Indianapolis Fed‘eration of Churches, will” be held Saturday at Butler University.

of Christian philosophy and. world affairs in regard to education, business and government. Karl J. Ammerman, principal of Broad Ripple” High School, will * have charge of arrangements. : Afternoon discussion speakers will be Howard Caughran, Federal District Attorney; Alvin T. Coote

will tour the new Butler. College of Religion Building as guests of President D. S. Robinson. A’ dinner will be held at 5:45 in the university cafeteria. A panel”

D. Colman, : ney.

Indianap Public Schools, i take part. i mii

CHURCH FEQERATION JEcRevRY To TALK

did not believe Mr. Green spoke!

program has been - delayed until|”

RETREAT. AT BUTLER

The theme will be the significance |

and John Thornburgh. The group]

iol of wworld| Affairs Today” will follow the nn

. Doubts Hitler Could Last

“I don’t think Mr. Hitler can go into the next winter—if we speed up production,” he said. Mr. La Guardia saw practical difficulties in the way of a bill by Senator Joseph C. O’'Mahonéy (D. Wyo.) now pending before the Committee, which would create an agency before which small business could pre-

|sent its case and get allocations of

necessary raw materials, “There would be thousands of

|cases and the calendar would be

jammed,” he said. “Small business would get only theoretical relief.” Instead he suggested that “a formula might be enacted under which, after a survey, allocations would be made on some percentage basis.” Mayor Edward J. Kelly. of Chicago and Chairman Harry 8. Truman (D. Mo.) of the Senate Defense Investigating Committee, also were scheduled to testify.

Backs Free Enterprise

Mr. La Guardia, testifying as president of the United Stdtes Conference of Mayors, contended that it is important to maintain the free enterprise represented by small business, “otherwise we will find all our industry channeled into just a small number of firms and I don’t think we are ready for that: in this

| country.”

He said -allocations should be made—after defense needs are cared for--first to provide for normal functions of state and local government; then for civilian industry. All the while, he said, there should be a study of post-war: problems. He said Donald Nelson, head of the Supply Priorities and Allocations Board, needed power from Congress to maintain business at a fairly normal rate as well as to supply defense needs.

MRS. MALOTT DIES; BURIAL THURSDAY

Mrs. Macy William Malott died at her home, 4268 Washington Blvd. today after a brief illness. Born in Paducah, Ky., Mrs. Malott lived in Indianapolis most of her life. She was married to Macy William Malott here in’ 1890. Her husband, who was affiliated with the banking business here, died in 1924. He was the son of the late Volney 'T. Malott, former president of the Indiana National Bank. Mr. Malott was a member of the Indianapolis Propylaeum, the Fortnightly Literary Club and the St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. She is survived by .two daughters, Mrs. William Cooper Kern, of Washington, D. C., and Miss Caroline Malott, Indianapolis; two grandchildten, two sisters, Mrs. Mary C. Shea, Mrs.: Mary Cotter Martin of Indianapolis and a | brother, John Jerome Cotter, of |New York. Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Thursday at the St. Joan of Arc Church. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery.

18 KILLED IN AIR CRASH

anese Domei News Agency dispatch from Canton said today that 18 persons, including Japanese Army men, were believed killed when an air liner of the China Aviation Co. crashed near Tamshui, east of Can-

1ton, last night.

were sent to se

| possible survivo; A

Strauss 16 THE LADIES Says:

“STALLION ? BL ACK’ ’

—we're speaking of those fine HANDBAGS of full _ top-grain- CALIFORNIA SADDLE LEATHER —tanned from, range hides with California Oak Bark!

seems to grow more beautiful with wear— Envelope styles—or tipper and swagger styles... - nice. for Christmas giving! $4 to 17.98

: ALSO i in “Tan Bark," a deep, fie ; wiedy brown.

FIRMS FAVORED).

SHANGHAI, Dec. 2 (U.P.).—Jap-|"

glowing, lustrous: BLACK o|.

Finds to Be Raised n : Mile-of Dimes Helps 53.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TI ; Clothe-A-Child campaign dotted 53 more children yesterday : in. anticipation of funds to be de- : rived from the famous Mile-of-Dimes. This 53 brings the number | of children clothed since the 12th annual canipaign opened Friday to a total of 206. Each case was listed as “urgent” by the Social Service Department of the Public Schools and by the various social service agencies. “Meanwhile, contributions totaling $44 were added to the Clothe-A-Child fund today, bringing the total received to $1661.65. Today's contributions were: Indiana Audit Bureau employees sioseccces.$22.00 G. R. Hereth.ceveososios 12.00 C. PA Leonard.ceeccessces 10.00 {

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J son BAND LARGEST}

Seven Indianapolis Men Are In Unit; 4 Hoosiers Finish Course.

Times Special CAMP SHELBY, Miss, Dec. 2.— The 38th Division band is the largest in the Army and has been making a name for itself at the division’s football games and at every other public appearance. There are seven Indianapolis men in the band. They are Pvts. first class James J. Becktel, 946 N, Haw-

saxophonist; Pugene Kent, 2231 8S. Meridian St., 139th Field Artillery band, clarinetist; _Kephart Linson, 4002 .-Bowman Ave, Artillery, saxophonist; Gail E, Keifer, 1048 Belle Vieu Pl, '151st Infantry, drums, and James Harlin, 37 W. Ohio St., trumpet. Pvts. Alfred J. Werner, 1822 W. Morris St, 138th Field Artillery, clarinet, and Edward L. Newby, 5613

drums and French. horn, ” ”» ”

Another in R. C. A. F.

THE ROYAL CANADIAN “Air Force can thank Indianapolis for another recruit since the enlistment last waek of Fred East= {wood Jr., whose home is at 3426 W. Michigan St. A graduate of the George, Washin g ton High School in 1939, Mr. Eastwood worked for «pp, Eastwood his father, a - contractor, and at the Allison Division of the General Motors Corp. before signing up with the Canadians. He is now stationed at Ft. Mahning, Ontario,

tnorne Lane, 150th Infantry band,

138th Field

Guilford Ave. 139th Field Artillery,

Posts to Be Accepted After Jan. 1.

Beginning next spring, applicants for positions on the State Police force will receive all their at the Culver Military Supt. Don F, Stiver announced

ay. Previously, the State Police trains ees had attended a six weeks’ school at Indiana University. the Seine wre, given a sippia men coure at the enmy and it proved so ny that it was decided to combine the courses given at the two institutions and give them all at Culver, Mr, Stiver said. Fifty men, all Republicans, are: to be added to the State Police force next summer, in accordance with a law passed by the ’41 Legislature, Applications for these positions will be accepted between Jan. 1 and March 1. One hundred applicants will be selected from those a and sent to the school at Culver which will be held from May 1 ad

July 1. Men 21 to 27 Eligible The 50 men to be added to the force will be chosen from the 100. attending the school, Initial requirements for applicants includes: a height of not less than five feet and nine inches, weigh, corresponding to a weight ; printed on the face of the } ae tion, age between 21 and 35 years, a high school -graduation diploma: and residence in the State for one year. Men between the ages of 21 and 27. inclusive must be classified in 3-A in Selective Service to be pre pared to give évidence that will probably be so classified, Mr. Stiver said. The two months’ study ‘course to be given at Culver comprises such topics as traffic law, criminal law, police tactics, psychology, records keeping, State Police regulations, equitation, stabe management, boxe ing, infantry drill, wrestling, swime ming and marksmanship, The Culver Educational Fouridas tion is donafing its instructional staff for the school and is providing the necessary quarters, materials and facilities. This fall 127 State troopers die vided into four groups have undere gone three ‘weeks of physical traine ing at the acad and 100 more are to be trained there in the early spring.”

IRENE IRSCHEAUM,

LONG ILL, DIES AT 54

Mrs. Irene Mary, Kirschbaum, an Indianapolis resident for 27 years, died yesterday in her home, 825 Virginia Ave. after a long illness, She was 54. Mrs. Kirschbaum had been ems ployed as a fur finishet at the Indiana Fur Co. until her retiree ment three years ago. She was born in Batesville. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs, Elva. Hill; a son, Harold, énd a brother, Ray, all of Indianapolis, Services will be held at 1 p.m, tomorrow in the G. ‘Herrmann Ponstel Home with burial at Batese ville ;

SLATE FALL KILLS MINER PRINCETON, Ind., Dec. 2 (U, P), —Miller Johnson, 50, of Velpen, Ind, was killed today in a slate fall "at the Kings Mine, The body

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