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53—NUMBER 62

FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1942

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis. Ind. Issued daily except Sunday.

Navy Accepts Ordnance Plant as Important Cog in War Effort

CLASS JUNE 30

Youths 20 Since Dec. 31 And Eligible for Service Also Will Be Listed.

WASHINGTON, May 22 (U. P.). —President Roosevelt today set June 30 as the date for registration |

age in order to complete the nation's canvass. of maupower. This was. -the Afth egisiration ordered by the chief executive, and

. will complete theiregistration of -all{ }:

men from the ages of 18 to 685. The: young men of 18 and 19 are not subject to military service under the selective service act.

40,000,000 Now on Lists

Also ordered to register on June 30 are men who reached their 20th birthday between Dec. 31, 1941, and June 30, 1942. These men would be subject to military ‘service. Approximately 40,000,000 mien have been registered in the four previous registrations. The registration next month i$ expected to add between

lists.

Seventeen million men were. listed

in the first registration of men 21 to 35. The second registration turned - slightly less than 1,000,000 men who had: become 21 since the first listing. About 9,000,000 signed up in the registration of men 20 years old and those from 35 to 44. An additional 13,000,000 were given cards in the recent registration of men of 45 to 64, inclusive. - ~ -

SUBNORMAL ‘COOL SPELL ‘TO ‘CONTINUE

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6am ...5 10am... 61 7am ...5 11am .. 64 8am .. 54 12 (noén) .. 64 9am... 58

Indianapolis appeared to be facing more cool weather tonight, with the temperature at 9 a. m. standing at 58—two degrees cooler than the average yesterday. Average temperatures for the last two days have been considerably under those of last year. A com-

1941 2 May 20-76 May 20—56 May 21-81 : May 21—60 . The weather bureau’s early forecast said it would be rather cool today and tonight.

4 R. A. F. CADETS KILLED MONTGOMERY, Als., May 22 (U. P.).—A-severe storm which battered 85 training. planes on a routine flight over southeast Alabama reSIA the death of fous sayal air

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Eddie Ash ... 26/Inside Indpls. 21 Business ..... 16 Jane Jordan. . 25 Movies ...... 14 Obituaries cy 9 Organizations 14

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It Was Hara-Kiri, Not Harry Carey

HOLLYWOOD, May 22 (U. P.). — Harry Carey, veteran actor, hopes all who attended a celebration of mass for him know he is still alive. A parishioner of the Rev. father Will Whalen, one of Carey’s' close friends, misinterpreted a report that a Japan(ese general - had committed hara-kari and told the priest that Harry Carey had committed suicide. Mrs. Carey received a blackbordered note of sympathy from Father Whalen, whose parish is in a Pennsylvania “mining community, saying he ‘hal celebriited a mass for the actor. Also in the envelope “waE“w note expleining he had discovered “it was all a mistake.”

MEXICO NEAR WAR WITH AXIS

President Acts to Declare State of Emergency Over Ship Sinking.

MEXICO CITY, May 22 (U. P.). —President Manuel Avila Camacho today was reported preparing to declare a nation-wide state of emergency as the first step toward an expected declaration of war on Germany, Italy and Japan, The newspaper La Prensa, in an extra edition, said that seizure of axis property and internment of axis nationals would be ordered. Indignation still was mounting over the refusal of the three axis governments to accept a Mexican protest over the sinking of a Mexican ship by an axis submarine last week. A high. government source said last night that Avila Camacho would issue. a proclamation today urging the nation to- prepare for war, ©

Deadline Is Past

The government had set last midnight as a deadline for an axis reply to Mexico's ultimatum demanding an explanation for ‘the sinking of the tanker Portrero Del Llano off the Florida coast with the loss of 14 lives. Gen. Lazaro Cardenas, former president now commanding Pacific defenses from the California border to Guatemala, arrived by plane last night and conferred at once with Mr. Camacho.

LAYS. SHIP SINKING

T0 FIFTH COLUMN!

Captain Says Sub Crew

Failed to Quiz Victims.

NEW ORLEANS, 1a. May 22 (U. P)~Fifth cojumnists probably supplied sailing information to a

submarine which torpedoed and

sank a medium-sized United States

merchant vessel in the Gulf of

Mexico May 16, with 21 men missing, Capt. A. Henry Rowe said to‘day. i : The ship sank in 90 seconds. Capt. Rowe, whose home is at

It 21 Alden, Pa. based his conclusion .8, 7, 8 that fifth columnists tipped the U31 boat on the fact that after the sinkGilances, 22 ing the sub did not rise to the sur4, 25 face and follow the usual practice 28 of questig

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{22 (U.P.).— New Zealand govern-

ALL-OUT PUNCH AT JAPS HINTED

| New Zealand Officials Say.

Ghormley’s Arrival

Heralds Drive. AUCKLAND, New Zealand, May

ment leaders today reported a mass-

ing of strength for an allied “all--out punch” in the southwest Pacific, following the arrival of U. S. Vice Admiral :Robert Lee Ghormley to assume command of the United States-New, Zealand naval forces. Admiral Ghormley, who arrived yesterday with, his staff to set up his command under Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander in chief of the U. 8. Pacific fleet, said that “Time is vital and I am here to fight a war.” “I have been assigned to duty in

glad to be in New Zealand,” he said.

portance of New Zealand, the south Pacific and Australia in winning the war.”

Plan “All-out” Punch

New Zealand's army chief, Lieut. Gen. James Puttick said “we are gaining men for an offensive against Japan; an all-out punch will be requir Prime Minister Peter Fraser in a public address spoke of New Zealand as a base for the eventual allied offensive. Admiral Ghormley, in his first press conference with foreign and New Zealand newspapermen at his temporary headquarters, asked to be excused from defining the scope of operations in the area under his command or the extent of the command itself pending further consultations with New Zealand officials.

BUS LINES IN EAST TO POOL SERVICES

WASHINGTON, May 22 (U. PJ). —Defense Transportation Director Joseph B. Eastman announced today that four bus lines operating between New York and Washington, D. C., have -been directed to pool their services, stagger sehedules, permit the interchange of tickets and eliminate duplicating operations. Mr. Eastman estimated that the order, the first of its kind, will reduce the scheduled niileage covered by busses of the four companies by approximately 26 per

1. Rear Admiral W. H. P. Blandy, navy bureau of wg | chief . . . accepts new Indianapolis naval ordnance plant.

2. Left to right, George A. Bryant, president of Austin Co., plant

builders; Comm. G. P. Kraker, navy officer in charge of plant; Capt. David I. Hedrick, naval ordnance inspector, and G. P. Bierbach,

executive vice president of Lukas-Harold Corp.

in charge of naval

plant operation , . . attend commissioning.

3. Theodore H. Barth, president of Carl L. Norden, Inc., and the Lanse: Baruld Coty. « « » directs Sommissioning Sem.

Admircl Blandy Pleads for Faultless Job by Workers

By EARL RICHERT The newest element in Uncle Sam’s gigantic, smooth-running navy

machine, the Indianapolis naval ordnance plant, was formally commis-

sioned at noon today at ceremonies on the plant. grounds at 21st st.

and Arlington ave.

Through this event, Indianapolis was joined with the nation in celebration of maritime day—a day marked by the launchings of 27

SEIZURE HINTED May Become Necessary. in

the south Pacific area and I am|.

“The strategy of the united | nations fully appreciates the im-

isnse Joseph B. Eastmun and’ approved {by the WPB,

cent—a saving of 5000 miles a day.

i A federal jury today found Russell W. McDermott guilty as charged in a 14-count indictment after less than three hours’ deliberation. He was charged with violation of BEC regulations and using the mails to defraud. McDermott, who spent his time during the trial writing voluminous notes, received the verdict without

also calm. Ordinarily the sentence would be pronounced as soon as the probation ® officer’s report was returned fo the judge. However, next Saturday is Decoration day, and the sen-

4 later date.

emotion. Mrs. McDermott, first to appear in court each morning, was

Defense ‘Boom Areas, . Rubber- Chief Says.

WASHINGTON, May 22 (U.P). —Arthur B. Newhall, war produc~ tion board rubber chief, said today that requisitioning. of passenger automobiles may be necessary to meet transportation demands in war-boom communities. .

He warned that if Americans did |

not conserve miles in their tires” it may be necessary to transfer the automobiles

and tires to other - communities

GLAIMS AXIS SPIES

where they aré more needed. Mr. Newhall said, ' however, he does not believe it will be necessary to- take tires for use as reclaimed rubber when they still have some mileage left in them. . . Substitute Hunt Pushed War Production Board Chairman

Donald M. Nelson, who introduced

Mr. Newhall at a press conference,

said that rubber is “the most important single scarce commodity” in the war program. He ‘added that no grass would grow under WPB’s feet in its efforts to conserve this vital war material or in the produc-

tion of synthetic rubber. Mr. Newhall and Mr. Nelson also

revealed:

1. That nation-wide gasoline ra-

tioning will be inaugurated as soon

as details can be worked out by DeTransportation Director

2. That the armed forces want all the rubber that the nation can

muster and that proper rubber conservation will shorten the war and réduce the number of American

lives lost on the battlefield.

tencing will be set by the court at The first nis counts of the in- | dictment, carry

“the transportation

ships ‘i% ‘various Sas Rear Admiral W. H. P, Bland. chief of the navy nance; formally accepted — non for the navy and stressed to plant employees the importance of their work. Calls for Perfection “You. will deveiop. and produce precision instruments for the- control -of - aircraft bombing and gunnery,” he said. “It is important that each of these instruments be faultless in operation. No amount of caréful calculation by the operators of our aircraft will: compensate for the failure of such instruments due to faulty construction. This is why you have an important job to do.” Both Admiral Blandy and Theo-

|dore H. Barth, president of Carl

L. Norden, Inc., and the LukasHarold Corp., which will operate (Continued on Page 15)

LANDING IN MAINE

Defense Head Says | Others

Cross From Canada.

AUGUSTA, Me., May 22 (U. P) — Col. Francis H. Farnum, Maine director of civilian defense, said today that foreign agents—both men and worien—“have recently been landed on the coast of -Maine” and that enemy spies also have filtered over the Canadian border. Mr. Farnum said the enemy agents might be German, Japanese or Italian, ue nevertheless may speak ‘perfect English. The enemy agents, he said, were here for these 1. To obtain about our shipping. 3 To obtain data relating to the number of ships undex construction in Maine shipyards. To seek tips regarding convoy ay 34 the nature of cargoes,

tion

the number ‘of ships and their destinatiqns, ;

McDermott Is Convicted on All 14 Counis: Faces Sentence Later in SEC Mail Fraud

alty of two to five years and a $10, 000 fine each. McDermott will be free on bond until sentence is pronounced. The prosecution had contended that McDermott, through fraud and ‘scheming, was responsible for losses to hit clients reaching more than

. $100,000.

Homer Elliott, defense attorney, told the jury that the losses were -& “natural” Tesuji of stock market trading.

Mr.’ Elliott, a former district attorney, closed his case yesterday by | expiaining to the ‘jury that the defendant was innocent of the 14 counts charged in the indictment. “Mr. McDermott has been dumb,” “said. - “Some of his acbeen silly,” foolish and

‘GOAL IS NEAR’ RUSSIANS SAY

gained; Giant Tank Battle .Raging.

By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign Editor The battle of Kharkov raged on tolay without a decision, but with the Red army reported it was gaining the upper hand in a fierce tank battle—probably the greatest of the PWAr, i. Moscow dispatches said the Russian - under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko had broken inio a fortified town on the heels of retreating Nazi troops and was nearing its “immediate goal,” which might be either the breaking of the enemy’s communications lines or the city of Kharkov itself. The axis, on the other hand, claimed that the Soviet attacks on the Kharkov front had been repulsed with heavy losses and for the first time said that the Germans had “regained the initiative.”

LONDON, May 22 (U. P.).— Strong bands of Greek guerrillas striking from mountain hideouts were reported today to have disrupted the only railroad over which the Germans can move reinforcements from Greece by way of Bulgaria to the Russian front.

Fighting continued to flare up {on various sectors of the Russian front in addition to the main conflict in the Kharkov region.

Strong Attacks in North The Germans acknowledged strong "Soviet attacks on the northern front, south of Lake Ilmen, and said there was heavy fighting in the far northern Lapland sector, where the” Russians yesterday reported they had advanced 13 miles, killed 3000 Germans ‘and shelled the enemy’s main communications line

The Russians also said fighting | continued in the Kerch area, where today’s German commu nique claimed that a total of 169,000 prisoners had been taken in mop-up operations, ‘Moscow advices said that the Germans appeared to be cracking as result of large losses in the 11-{day-old battle and that the Red

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STATE QUOTAS GUT ~ FOR TIRES, TUBES

Slow Up.

Another reduction in the tire and tube quota for Indiana next month callsed rationing officials here today to warn even those eligible for tire replacements to slow MP their driying. James D. Strickland, OPA director for Indiana, ‘said that ‘a downward trend in recaps is not expected. He warned all persons eligible for truck tires that eventually they will have to use recaps exclusively because of the lack of new replacement. Also, he sald, mere eligibility for tires does not insure. getting them since there are many more applicants than tirés. June quotas are: Passenger car new tires, 1577 as against 1805 for a Tena 21,573

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WAR’

BY PRESIDENT!

Hinges Too Much on

Feels Public Opinion News Which Look

AWFULLY LONG

s Big for Moment

‘But Has No Major Effect.

WASHINGTON, May 22

(U. P.) .—President Roosevelt,

declaring that this country still faces the prospect of an

awfully long war, warned today against unwarranted and |

overly enthusiastic optimism about the progress of the

conflict.

Discussing recent evidences in this obtry of optie

mism over the war, Mr. Roosevelt told his press conference ¢

that public opinion had been

to developments that looked big at the moment but actually the final outcome of the war,

have no important bearing on Mr. Roosevelt said there was no reason to be overly optimistic one week, and over-

Nazis Claim Offensive Re-|

ly pessimistic the.next, be-

cause this is going to be a long war. He reiterated his confidence, however, that ultimate victory will be ours. He noted a. tendency of the American people to make overstatements. That is a mistake, he said, and the press can help very much by not attaching too much significance to developments of a more or less minor nature.

Nation Aware of Sub Peril

He was asked whether he thought the joint army-navy review of the war, = issued ..last Week-end, contributed to the recent ground swell of optimism. The president said he had not read the review. He said that as a general rule individuals should rely on the war and navy departments, but should not: read: too much into their announcements. Bad news, he said, should ‘be passed by the censors just as much as good news. But no war news should be released until there is no possibility that it will affect military operations, he added. The president conceded that the sinking of American merchant ships continued to be a very serious problem, but said there was no news in this situation because the country was aware of the gravity of the problem.

Agrees Position: Improved

The president discussed the possibility of a long war shortly after Senator Walter F. George (D. Ga.), a former chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, cautiorred Americans in a similar vein. The senator said he agreed with Secretary of State Cordell Hull that ihe position of the united nations had improved and that the war might be over sooner than expected, but that the outlook still was for “a long war.” Senator George gave his views lo reporters after a high government official holding one of the most vital war posts warned that ‘chances are strong” that the war will be a “long struggle.” That official,” who declined to permit use of his name, said Japan and Germany might be defeated sooner than we expect, but added: “We just now are on the upswing of a wave of optimism. Tt is very. dangerous to play this up artificially and I get the impression that this is being done.”

Doubts Nazis Near Collapse

Mr, George said he believed recent statements of Nazi leaders as reported in this country, indicating

Officials Warn All Drivers to,

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‘that Germany's plight is becoming more desperate, were intended as propaganda. “1 doubt’ if Germany is in as ‘bad shape now as she was in 1917,” he said. Senator George said he did not vegard Japan as any more likely to collapse than Germany.

FDR DECORATES HART

WASHINGTON, May 22 (U.P.).— President Roosevelt today. decorated Admiral Thomas C. Hart with the gold star in lieu of a second distinguished service medal for meritorious conduct of allied naval forces in the southwest Pacific during January and February. The president said Hart “disposed and handled the Asiatic fleet in a manner which left nothing to be desired.”

“ PRINZ EUGEN AT KIEL

LONDON, May 22 (UP). 10,000-ton German heavy “eruise

_ [Pring Eugen has arrived at the

after be-

base German nayal of Kiel a

Sid damaged BY while

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going up and down according

A.F.L.ANDU.S, SIGN PAY PACT

Stabilize Federal Building Wages; F. D. R. Opposes

Individual Raises.

WASHINGTON, May 22 (U. P). —The building trade unions of the American Federation of Labor toe day signed an agreement with the government, to stabilize wages: on federal construction for the dura. tion of the wat,

The buildifig trade Adnouncentent was made shortly after President Roosevelt voiced opposition to ine dividual companies granting pay raises that were out of line wie national -wage stabilization policies, Such raises, Mr.. Roosevelt sald, would conflict with the over-all program of holding down the ine flationary tendencies of the Amepie can wartime economy,

Pact Affects 1,500,000

We cannot have one company Which happens to be able to go ahead and raise wages in one plant, and thus make workers in the other plants unhappy because they did not receive a corresponding hike in pay, he said. During his discussion of wage ine

payment of time-andea-half' for overtime to thousands of governs ment workers. The building trade agreement, affecting 1,500,000 members of 19 unions in the building construction industry, was the first covering nae tional labor organizations under the law providing machinery stabilization.

A. F. of L. report stating labor’s op= position to rigid wage freezing,

‘Step to Combat Inflation

ment agencies in charge of ware building end the construction works ers said the action was taken to combat “the danger of drastic ine flation due to the rapid and uncon= trolled ingrease in prices of come modities.” <The - stabilization formula vides that “wage rates paid under (Continued on Page 15)

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(May 22, 1942)

RUSSIA—S6viet off offensive nearing “immediate goal” Kharkov against weakening man resistance; Nazi high 'come mand claims all Soviet attacks re« pulsed and says Germans, have “regained the initiative.”

AUSTRALIA—Japanese i cruiser. and two supply in “underwater ably by U. S. : planes destroy or damage enemy planes at Lae, New G

R OM E — Italian 3 claims - Sallam hist

CHINA—Heavy fighting s along 200-mile front in China where Japanese m 000 troops for blow at ~ from which Tokyo ‘bombed again.

MEXICO CITY ~~ verge of

creases the president said that details are being worked out to extend

A memorandum signed by govern«

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for wage The agreement coincided with an : y

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