Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 February 1942 — Page 15

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Katharine A Comell will i Distribute Pins to Navy Mothers, | ]

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bro deast by WIBC from 9 p. m. to 9:30 p. m. and fed out over a to-coast Mutual netwark. “The program is free to the publie| and navy offigials and civic leaders in charge’ of the rally hope that In and ‘Indiana persons wil show their support for the navy

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day afternoon are nearly complete. 2: than & score of organizations pected to take part, and Ray| | er and James C. Ahern of the jh | District American Legion posts : B Gharge of the parade announced hat it would be held Fegardioss of eather,’

! Police to Escort Parade 2 the beva of the parade will be

| tie. a navy ‘mother float: followesl the ‘Sahara Grotto band leading

nees from the naval armory ‘Indiana state guard. ent Col, L, D, Macy, in charge

LR. oO. T. No in the city schools,

Men. in the navy hes are on inactive duty have been notified to meet. at 1: 15 ralatk at 14th and - y bers of the ‘Army of t the blic and its lary and mothers of world Sptotans ¥ will be provided with for the parade. Eo a. to March j Amtetiosn Legion posts, represent“hest organization” * will x %p the rear. Legion posts of cities have. been invited to _ drum and bugle corps, Also in

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ors JAP FOOTHOLD WON IN BALI

Endirele Java Although U.S. ~ Planes Blast Eight Enemy Warships.

{Continued from Page One) submarine chaser and nine transports, Damage to another destroyer was claimed, Tokyo insisted that 26 planes were

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Today's war thrusts by the Japanese: aa) Timor invaded; 2 and 3). Sumatra conguered; (4) Rangoon’s peril apparently desperate; (5) Bataan lines still helding, but Japs prepare for @najor drive te

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| Military Qrder of the Purple Heart, Spanish War Veterans, American Red Cross, Salvation Army, Boy Scouts of America, Rainbow Division, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Sons of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and War Veterans. | Patriotic floats representing the

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gineering Division “of ‘General Motors = Corp., defense industries; e Ldyal Order of Moose and Navy r and Junior. Navy Booster clubs will be distributed throughout e line of march. The parade will start: on Rennsylvania st. at St. Clair st. 'sametime between 1:30 apd 1:45. It will mave south on Pennsylvania st. to Washington st., west to Hlinois st., north to Market st, east to the circle, around the circle and north on Meridian st. to North st. While the parade is in progress, a jat exactly 1:46, harmless bamhs will explode: from the tops of several downtown buildings and a wave af eivilian piloted planes will : drone paver, the city, The planes will f“bomb” the city with a ‘quarter of a million navy booster pamphlets, The first warning of the attack will. come at 1:36 p, m, when an air-raid alarm will be. sounded for one minute. Persons on the streets are asked to practice air raid precautions—get off the streets inte buildings ' or doorway arches and remain for five minutes. ‘The spec-

for the mock attack.

C. Atkins Co. and the Allison

tators can then return to the streets.

Walter. W. Winslow, wing com-

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mander of the Indiens’ civil air patrol, said enough Indiana airports would be : opened ' to “supply ‘the planes for the raid. . Airports have heen closed this! week until pilots can be identified pnd Sleared.

URGES SAVING OF HUMAN RESOURCES

A plea for conservation of material’ ‘sources to save human resources was made yesterday by Col. Richard Lieber at a meeting of the conservation committee of the Marion county civilian defense eouncil

in thé war memorial. Mrs. Blodgett Brennan is chairman and Mrs, E. P. Brennan is cochairman of the conservation committee. Mrs. Alvin Iske is co-or-dinator of voluntary service. Employed women gre invited to register for future service at the war memorial Sunday from 10 a. m. to 5.p. m, Registration and future placement is in charge of Mrs. C. E. Buschmann, assisted by Mrs. John Mason Moore.

FUEL OIL SALES CURRED WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 u, P.). Restrictions on sales of fuel ail to all east coast consumers have been ordered to keep stocks at a reasonable minimum and to prevent hoarding, Petroleum Co-ordinator Harold -L, Ickes announced today.

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[air at Darwin and that 48 were shot

down in two raids yesterday in two

{raids on Java.

Burma Battle Builds Up

One of the raids was on Bandoeng, headquarters of the Nether-

lands East Indies army. A critical battle west of the Bilin river was building up.in Burma. The Japanese were only 25 to 30 miles away from the Rangoon-Mandalay rail link of the Burma road and were pushing ahead strongly despite British efforts to slow their advance. ‘Rangeon reports relayed from Calcutta . indicated that heavy attacks by American and British air squadrons have brought the Japanese advance aleng the Bilin to a temporary standstill.

Mandalay Bombed Heavily

The Anglo-American - fliers attacked Japanese :positions, stare depots and transport columns, apd blasted at Japanese forces erossing the river in rubber boats, It was admitted that the Japanese carried out a. big air bembardment of Mandalay in whieh the government buildings suffered measure of political autonomy in return for all-out participation in the war. There has. heen little indication that London is prepared to make any substantial concession to India despite the approach of the Japanese to India’s doorstep. heavy damage and a large number of civilian casualties were caused. The civilian population of Rangoon had been evacuated in large part and .preparations were heing rushed to continue to-ship supplies to China by more westerly routes in event of Rangoon’s fall, A Chungking report said that a large Japanese transport force has been sighted off the Burma coast, possibly heading for the Irrawaddy

delta.

» Japs Killed By Filipino

WITH MACARTHUR'S ARMY IN THE PHILIPPINES, Feb, 20 (U. PJ) —First Class Private Narcisca Ortilano has just set a new Bataan province record. He has killed 11 Japanese soldiers, singléeshanded with his machine gun, in one engagement. Ortilano, 8 veteran in the Philippines scouts, has been recommended for ‘the distinguished service

BROWN COUNTY ARTIST IS DEAD

Charles Nicolai Among First To Recognize Beauties Of That Area.

Charles A. Nicolai, who was among - the first artists te discover the beautiful landscapes -of Brown cqunty, will be buried tamorrew. in Crown Hill cemetery following services conducted by a Masonic lodge of which he was past master. Mr. Nicolai died Wednesday in Chicago. He was 86. He was the last surviver of the Bo-he club, an erganizgatien of artists, writers apd musieians that numbered James Whitcomb Riley among its members. He also was a charter member of the Portfolio club, whose members were the pioneers of the Brown county art colony, © Mr, Nicolai was famous as @ wood engraver in the ' heyday of that art, (He was born in ‘Indianapolis. He was a 324 degree Masen for) more than half a century and past] master of the Oriental blue lodge. ‘The lodge will eenduct ‘services at the Flanner & Buchanan mertuary at 10 a. m. tomorrew. : Mr. Nieolai is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clara B. ‘Nicolai; a son, Nor: man A. Nicolai; two daughters, Helen and Florence Nicolai; a grandson, Norman A. Nicolai Jr, and a granddaughter, Mrs, William Pack.

“PERFECT CRIME” IS FICTION SCHENECTADY, N. ¥. (U. P)) — Take it from William E. Kirwin, director of the State Police laboratory, “there is no such thing as a perfect crime,” Some evidence ig

always left behind, Kirwin said.”

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EVIDENCE NEAR IN PAYNE TRIAL

Sanity of Accused Woman On Night Mattingly Was Slain Is Issue.

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of 10 prospeetive jurors examined today also were dismissed beeause they said they had formed apin. ions about the case. Opening ' of the court and the examination of jurors was delayed nearly an hour by Mrs. Payne's nervous preparations for her first}, court appearance since her arraignment last’ Oct. 6.

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of syllables in both hers and her husband's name. When Mrs. Payne arrived in the courtroom, Mrs, Mattingly already was seated at the prosecution table between Prosecutor Sylvan Tackitt and Deputy Prosecutor Robert MoCrea. She kept her eyes glued to the fleor for fully three minutes after Mrs. Payne's arrival, Mrs. Payne entered the courtroom with an imperious sweep and moved with definite steps toward her seat at the defense table. She was dressed in a sombre black ensemble relieved by a white collar. Her sallow face with its high cheekbones was vividly patched with rouge. Several times Mrs. Payne and Mrs. Mattingly locked glances across the courtroom, but never was there 150 much as a chip in the ‘stony Exgrogsion of either,

Mrs. Payne gave Upfegeme at-

ingly, widow of the slain attorney, was closeted with the prosecutor and his staff in a law library adjeining the ceurtreom as early as 9 e’elack. Clad in a navy blue suit trimmed in white and wearing black shoes, brown hese and a black hat upsweeping from her cameo-like forehead, Mrs. Mattingly remained inconspicuously concealed, as long as possible, amid a cluster of her late husband’s relatives who had accompanied her to the courthouse. With her were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mattingly, of Jasenville, parents of her husband; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mattingly, of Chesterfield, her husband's brother and sister-in-law; Mrs, J. Neal, a sister of Mattingly’s from Anderson; Mrs. Everette Ambs, another sister from Andersen, and Mr, Ambs; John Mattingly, a brother from Anderson and Mrs. Joseph Mattingly, of Anderson. *

Hopes to Aid in Trial

Mrs. Mattingly discussed the “Mattingly Case” fluidly with news» papérmen and consented to numerous flashlight pictures. She stated that she would appear at ,the ution table each day during the trial and assist in whatever way she cquld in a finish fight to bring Mrs. Payne “the punishment she deserves.” Mrs. Mattingly revealed that the trial was starting on the second month’s birthday of her child, Char. layne, horn at an Indiansgpolis hospital five gponths and a few days after the slaying of Mr. Mattingly. The name Charlayne was chosen by » ” »

Eight Tentative Jurors Are in Box

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tention ‘to the 1 each prospective juror and courtroom observers believe - she dictated both peremptory challenges exercised by her attorneys, J, Frank Regester and Q. Austin East, . The trial's pattern was clearly cut in the questioning of talesmen, Defense coungel asked each: “Would you not consider it your duty to acquit this defendant if it is provéd beyond a reasonable doub$ that she was of unsound mind on the night the alleged . crime was committed?” On the other hand, Prosecutor Tackitt asked each prospective juror if he knew the difference between insanity and jealousy, insanity and anger, insanity and nervousness and insanity and unbridled passion. | “I want to make it clear,” Tackitt told the talesman, “that ungovernable passion does fet alone cons stitute. 8 tsnty." :

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Feb. 20.— Eight jurors were tentatively seated|} in the murder trial of Mrs Caroline G. Payne after defense attorneys exercised peremptory challenges today against two farmers and a bank employee. - Thoge in the jury bex were:

JAMES EADS, Polk "township, farmer.

~ BENJAMIN NICKLESS, Benton township, minister. CLOVIS JOHNSON, Bleomington, fruit buyer.

ELMER PARKS, Bloomington, farmer, :

RICHARD RATLIFF, Unionville, farmer.

FLOYD BROWN, Ellettsville, business man, CHARLES ROBERTSON, Bean Blossom, stone worker, HOLLACE JACKSON, Bloomingan, sate health hoerd iapevier, |

STUDY SHOWS NEED FOR 1000 NEW HOMES

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constructing hemes for 5500 families jand remodeling providing quarters for 300 to 500 mare, a deficienay of 100 would have ta be met, the com. mission’s repart ceneluded. The commission concluded also that there was no immediate need for the construction of quarters for

workers without families, singe many | rooms are available,

The Study Committee

However, the commission found that “the community is not offering workers migrating into the city adequate information as to the location of dwellings and the types of facilities offered.” In recommending the organization of a civic body to study heusing needs, the commission said that such an arganizationn “ean best he created by co-operation hetween state and logal officials in the selection of a small group of persons|s charged with the duty of develop-~ ing such an erganigation.” Represented in the group should be financial institutions, eivic clubs,

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