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MONDAY, JULY 27, 1942

TRIAL OF PELLEY OPENS TOMORROW

Much-Indicted Silver Shirts

Leader Accused of Sedition;

Associates Also to Be in Court; Publisher

Held in Jail in Default of Bond.

William Dudley Pelley, the much-indicted leader of the Fascist Silver Shirts, will go on trial here tomorrow on

charges of sedition growing “Galilean,”

out of his writings in the

a magazine he published in Noblesville.

While he remained in Marion county jail in default of bond, Pelley today was scheduled to begin serving a prison term in North Carolina on a “blue sky law”

conviction. But the office of B. Howard Caughran, U. S..district attorney here, has had no official ‘ communication with North Carolina authorities for several months.

Among 28 Indicted

Pelley also is among the 28 under indictment in Washington on sedition charges. The hearing on the removal of Pelley for that trial has been postponed for three weeks by U. S. Commissioner Howard Young. The Silver Shirt leader had been #freed under $15,000 bond here until last week when he was unable to post the $5000 bond required by the Washington charge. He was brought to jail here and at that time the bondsman who had posted the $15000 asked that the bond be returned to him. As a result, Pelley is confined on both charges. Two associates of Pelley. in the Fellowship Press of Noblesville— Miss Marian Henderson and Lawrence A. Brown, both of Indianapolis—are to be tried with Pelley on the sedition charge.

‘May Summon Congressmen

Reports continued to persist that Pelley would seek to subpena high government officials and prominent bankers in an effort to prove his

assertion that the government is “bankrupt.” There also were indications that he would ask several congressional leaders to appear at the trial. A congressman does not have to answer a subpena while congress is in session, but he can appear if he so desires. Pelley has indicated that he would seek to prove his statements in the “Galilean” were no more seditious than some statements in congressional speeches. Attorneys ' registered to defend Pelley are Floyd Christian of Noblesville and Oscar Smith of Indianapolis.

Oscar R. Ewing, noted New York trial lawyer and choice of national Democratic Chairman Edward Fiynn, for the New York Democratic = gubernatoral nomination, said today he would support Senator James M. Mead, President Roosevelt’s choice, for the nomination. Mr. Ewing is here as a special assistant in the prosecution of William Dudley Pelley.

KINGAN CHEMIST DIES

A chemist at Kingan & Co., Frank Sweeney, was found dead in his room at the Milner hotel shortly before 7 a. m. today. The 39-year-old chemist, whose home was at Tamaqua, Pa. was employed at the meat packing company since July,|g

1940.

3 En ROUTE TO PIGNIC KILLED

Truck With Whiting Youths Struck by Train, 7 Others Die.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, July 27 (U. P.).—A Sunday school picnic ended in death for three persons

yesterday when a truck bearing 40 Whiting, Ind. teen-aged youths was struck by a South Shore electric train at the LaPorte-Porter county line. The dead are Michael F. Solonon, 29, of East Chicago, driver of the truck; Mike Selenica, 65, of Whit-

ing, and George Metaja, 13, also of |

Whiting. Ten others were injured. Two youths, John Gurchick, 17, and Anthony Pavliska, 15, both of Whiting, were in a critical condition at a Michigan City hospital. Several passengers on the train were cut by flying glass. Misjudge Braking Distance

The picnickers were members of the junior Holy Name and Daughters of Mary Society of St. John’s church at Whiting, and were en route to Michigan City, for an outing. Police said the driver apparently misjudged the braking distance of his truck. The train struck the front of the truck, hurling its passengers into a ditch along the railroad right-of-way. Members of the group said that Solonon saw the approaching train, attempted to stop, and was unable to do so. In a desperate effort to avoid collision, they said that Solo-

non tried to speed his vehicle across

the track ahead of the train.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. 8. Weather Burea

(Central War Time) Sunrise :

—July 27, 1941— Tam........ 80 2p. m. ....... 97

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7:30 a. m. 0 Total precipitation since Jan. 1.....27T. 4 Excess since Jan. 3.8

Indiana—Cooler in north portion this afternoon and tonight through Tuesday forenoon; scattered thundershowers in the south and central portions this afternoon and early tonight.

The following table shows temperatures in other cities: Stations

Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Evansville Ft. Wayne Indianapolis Kansas City, Mo. . oe Miami, Fla. .......cc000000 vee 89 New York Pittsburgh St. Louis Washington, D. C.

DEATH AUTO’S

30 VICTIM DIES

Jury Begins Probe; Woman

Killed in Front of

Infirmary. The grand jury today began an

investigation of the downtown side-|

walk crash following the death of the third victim at City hospital. The first witnesses were’ several

police officers who investigated the | ‘accident, and City hospital doctors

and nurses. Miss Imogene Chandler of 1603

Cruft st., died yesterday of injuries|& she received last Monday when an |

automobile driven by John W. Lee, 42, of 28 Spencer st., jumped the sidewalk and plunged into a crowd of pedestrians at Washington and Meridian sts. Two others were killed instantly and 14 others were injured. The most seriously hurt is Mrs. Mary Wellman of 6414 Central ave., whose condition remains critical.

Woman Killed by Car

In another accident last night, Mrs. Esther Baird, of the Marion county infirmary, was killed when struck by a car driven by John E. Tierney Jr., 42, of 1701 N. Illinois st.,, on Highway 52 in front of the Julietta infirmary, ait ber she had stepped off a bus. A resident of this city for the past 30° years, Mrs. Baird will be buried in Shara-Teffilla following services "at 10 a. m. tomorrow in the Aaron-Ruben funeral home..She was 61. Mrs. Baird is survived by a brother, Aaron Lockman, of 15 E. McCarty st. Pending grand jury action in the sidewalk crash, Lee is being held under $10,000 bond on a perjury charge in connection with alleged false statements he made in obtaining his driver’s license.

Admits Drinking Lee suffered a fainting attack and was unconscious when his car careened over the sidewalk’in front

of L. 8S. Ayres & Co. The perjury affidavit charges that Lee answered

“No” to questions asking whether|

he suffered from any physical ailments or habitual drunkenness. Prosecutor Blue said Lee's own statement said he was a ‘heavy drinker” and that he had a “nervous heart.” Miss Chandler, who was 21, had lived in Indianapolis only ' three months, having come here from Muncie to live with her aunt, Mrs. John Welton. She was born in Pike county and

. [later moved with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Estel Chandler, to Eaton,

Ind. Services at Petersburg

Surviving her besides the parents

|are three sisters, Norma and Louise

Chandler, of Eaton; Mrs. August Meyers, of Winslow; a brother, LaMar Chandler, of Eaton and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chandler, of Petersburg. Services and burial will be ‘at Petersburg, Wednesday. The grand jury also was to investigate another sidewalk crash last Friday night when a one-legged and alleged drunken driver sideswiped two cars and careened over the sidewalk at a filling station, injuring a woman, in the 1900 block N. Capitol ave. The driver, Harry Williams, 49, of 5545 S. Summit ave., was held on a charge of reckless driving and operating a car while drunk. He is

free on bond.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record County City Total 1041 ........... eee 38 40 78 cor berdesnrdibd 23 51 74

—July 25 & 26— - Accidents ... 32| Arrests "Injured 8 | Dead SATURDAY TRAFFIC COURT

Cases Convic- Fines Tried tions Paid 11 $115 Reckless driving. 5 4 4 - Failuf® to stop at # through street 1 1 5 + Failure to stop at signal 0 0 Drunken driving 1 0 * All others ...... 22 102

Totals’ ...... 41 $269

MEETINGS TODAY

- Reun the Lincoln Chiropractic ha Hotel Lincoln, all day. Beta chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma sorthle mid-summer meeting, Indianapolis AL etic club, all day.

ucky Five club, entertainment for : icky Colonial tea room, 6:30 p. Scientech club, luncheon,

Board of Tpade, noon.

MEETINGS TOMORROW * Reunion of the Lincoln Chiropractic . ! college, Hotel Lincoln, all day.

+ Marion County chapter of American War Mothers, luncheon, Municipal Gardens clubhouse, 12:30 p.

Girls’ 4-H club, i. township ex- » hibit, Lawrence grade school, all day.

Kingan Old-Timers’ picnic, ! park, afternoon.

Rotary club, luncheon, Claypool hotel, oon. :

Sie club, luncheon, Spink-Arms hotel, noon + Y Men's club, Y.M C A, » moon, x Mercator elub, Hotel Lin- . eoln, noon.

Phalanx “fraternity, meeting, Y. M.C. A,. 7:30 p. m.

luncheon,

Universal club, luncheon, Columbia club, noon.

: Universit;

of Michigan club, luncheon, |® ‘ Board of 3 :

rade, noon

DEFENSE MEETINGS TOMORROW

Defense District No. 8, air raid warden ' graduation, oogr uff Place Baptist church, 8 p.

names and addresses.

Cyrus Armour, 23, of 223 ; Geans Timmons, 27 2 2749 Co 23 Slavey: Howard A oi 8. 5 4 Lee; Evelyn Musmenn, onan of 1 Pershing.

Riverside

Donald Dewey, 20, of 1899 Orleans; Mary Binninger, 20, of 1007 Wright.

Roy White, 46, of 521 Paty Mary Morgan, V38, of 132 8. Emerso Ralph Neal, a U. 8. Yi ‘Laura Sissom, 20, of 23 02 Parker. Robert Stewart, 29, of 1338 Tu Capitol; Alma Wake, 23, of 957 W.

James Bailey Jr., 18, of pone Ww. 11th; Edna Baldwin, 34, of 1622 Wade. Rollyn Jeffries, 20, Indianapolis; Gloria DeVore, 20, Greenwood, Ind. Jami McRae Jr., 218 of 2005 Harlan; Aloe Mueller, 20, 15, Box 598. Lawrence Ruch, 5, ar” ‘43 Parkview; Lucille Blair, 41, of’ 946 E. dnnesois, Dona J Morris, 21, Y. M. C. A,; Kathryn Knapp, 23, Acton, Ind, Basel Manor, 22, La Porte, Ind.; Hope Devander, 1017 N, Winfield. Robert Arnholt, 21, of 823 ges Esther Friedenburg, 26, of 823 gotta Norris Harshey, 23, Indian ven ® Evelyn Stucker, 18, of 1830 "Parker, Guy Whiteside, 23, Si Yo Olive; Edith Thompson, 21, of 1814 Lexington, Raymond Teeters, 21, Morgantown, Ind.; Norma Green, 3 Trai falgar, Ind. Edwin White, 1, of 4506 E. Washington; Mary Sinclair, ‘ni. of 2022 N. Pennsylvania. Paul Allen, at, of 1565 N. Keystone; Margie Wilkins, 18, of 321 E. Walnut. James Wreith, 23, of 3i8s Gent; Julia MeCle)jan, 5.3 of 2185 Gent John You 38, «of 1931 8. Emerson; Mildred Bloom, 29, of 1837 8. Emerson. Willard Tibbs, 23, of 1432 W. Everett; Phyllis Langwell, 20, of 719 N. Delaware, Jack Chenoweth, 26, naval armory; Mary Murphy, 23, of 1635 Central. Erwin Lemke, 2, of 3131 Sutherland; Alice Baskerville, a1, of 1611 N. Illinois. Delbert Moore, 21, of 1460 Lexington; Irene Kuntz, 18, of 813 E. Minnesota.

BIRTHS Girls

Ernest, Edna B ighee, at Cit Ernest, Martha Hahn, at St. Vincent's. Otto, Dorothy Asper ger, at St. Vincent's. Charles, Mixine agner, at St. Vin-

cen Frank Rita Tripi, at Methodis Harold, Dorothy Kaufman, at Methodist. Herman, Helen Wims, at Methodist. Russell, Helen Wells, at 8t. Francis. Yilke ‘Midge Rhoades, at 8t. Francis.. , Matilda Herron, at St. Francis. ue, Treva Moon, at 8t. Francis. Haldon, Ann Jenkins, at 220 Sanders.

Boys

Virginia Montrose, at City. Lucille Anderson, at «Cit Margaret Tarlon, at oleman. Lucille Marshall, at Coleman. ; Margaret Binninger, at Cole-

mbertin, Sarah Kane, at St. Vincent's. Roger, Virginia Deputy, at 8t. Vincent's. NSwald, Rosselle Litzelman, at 8t. Vin- * Dudiey, Regina Robinson, at Bt. VinWarren, Leah Oswald, at Methodist. oi 1ente, Eileen Wachstetter, at Meth-

Robert, Jean Boesinger, ay Methodist. George, Bett 24 Benny, at Methodist. Willis, Isabelle Burk, at Methodist. Rieese, Mary Meridith, at Methodist. Avid, Helen Jones, at Methodi Bist. Paul, Olyne Rather, at Methodist. Marvin, Dorothy Miller, A Methodist. Donald, Thelma Stotter, at Methodist. Edward, Anna Brown at *Methodist. Howard, Jatldred Bradbury, at Methodist. Paul, Elizabeth Fletcher, at Methodist. "Dorothy Ruddick, St.

t Bt. i il a ncis. a

Bt.

at Et Frandls :

Oliver Harris, 78, at St. Vincent's, carcinoma. Marcia Waikins, 4, at Methodist, subdural hematom Josie Schafer, ‘ns, at 1344 N. Olney, carcinoma, Ross i Lindley, 52, at Central, stenosi vid ‘0. Arnold, 58, at 219 W. coronary occlusion Carrie Casada, 45, Long, vascular renal. James A. Clark, 61, at 1239 N. Temple, cerebral hemorrhage. Haroid C. Mathis, 46, at Methodist, duodenal ulcer.

mitral 38th,

at cardio

renal vascular. Harold Arthur Love, 31, carcinoma,

Strauss Says:

WE KNOW MEN IN ALL . BRANCHES OF THE ARMED SERVICE and

they EVIDENTLY KNOW

THE MAN'S STORE

“Battalions” of them are coming in to be outfitted —with attendance on Mondays (and ‘Monday nights) at peak figures!

L. STRAUSS & CO., INC, “THE MAN'S STORE

Ida Harrington, 68, at 1619 Bellfontaine, |. at Metiodist,

These three Nazi saboteurs were hunted by the federal Bu eau of investigation today.

. THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES .

Af You See Them, Call the FBI

They are

(left to right) Walter Kappe, Joseph Schmidt and Rheinhold Birth, They are believed to be companions of the eight sub-landed spies now on trial before a military com nission and will attempt to enter the

country.

STRAUSS

SAYS:

“ITS ONE DAY NEARER

TO VICTORY"

Spy Trial Nearing Close;

Nation Answers FBI Alert

WASHINGTON, July 27 (U. P.) —The trial of eight Nazi saboteurs —overshadowed by warnings that three more may be at large — resumed today and completed crossexamination of the eighth and last defendant. It appeared likely that the eighth saboteur would testify before nightfall and that final arguments may begin tomorrow or Wednesday. The general public was “altered” Saturday against further incursions by J. Edgar Hoover, FBI director. He flooded the nation with hundreds of thousands of posters headed: “Wanted: German saboteur!” Wanted were: Walter Kappe, 37, who was chief organizer of Hitler movements, including Friends of New Germany which gave birth to the GermanAmerican bund, in this country. Joseph Schmidt, German-born former resident of Province of Alberta, Canada, who was known to

.|be at Lorient, France, in May, ose

tensibly awaiting orders for his dise

Rheinhold Rudolf Barth, former

draftsman with the Long Island Railroad, who was to concentrat on sabotage.of railroads and rail road equipment once he landed here. A merchant inspector, whose name was withheld, told New Yi police that ‘three men answering the description of the saboteurs stopped his automobile near Bridge= hampton, L. I, and asked for a ride to the railroad station. Bridges hampton is 20 miles west of Ama gansett, where a German submas rine landed four of the eight saboe teurs now being tried. Police went to Bridgehamptom and were advised that another motorist, who said the trio did no resemble the suspects, had takem them to the railroad station:

STORE HOURS MONDAY:

12:15 NOON TILL | 8:45 NIGHT

MISS INDIANAPOLIS—has “Brain Cells” under

her smart

“hair-do”—and skill in

her well-

groomed fingers—here she is (pictured) engaged in a particularly delicate task—of coating a lens by chemical vapor—to make the reflected vision more perfect— (such lenses are used for bomb sights and lens projectors).

HIS IS MISS INDIANAPOLIS

WHEN SHE'S IN THE WOMEN'S SHOP— SHE'S INTERESTED IN...

‘White BROADCLOTH SHIRTS —to give her SERVICE and COMFORT. 1.65.

Corded Cotton UNIONALLS— 5.95.

SLACK SUITS—Greatly Reduced. $4 to $15. -

SPALDING SPORT SHOES— 5.98. SPALDING MOCCASINS—5.98. SPALDING SADDLE SHOES— 5.98 and 7.50. ¥

Cotton Knit SWEATERS—in plain stripes or variegated stripes, $2.

Washable PLAY SUIT DRESSES— ON SALE—Shirtings, seersuckers,

piques, rayons and sharkskins— 4.98 to 12.98.

ARGYLE PLAID ANKLETS—in

: i ion! sublie eolorings-s59c. recreation, for her vacation!

"PERLAC" stockings that come from a bottle—Medium Beige or Sun Tan Dark—é5c.

Handkerchief-thin cotton PAJAMAS—2.79.

CHANEL COLOGNE—I.85 and $3.

CHANEL "Three Moods" —8.25.

You've met her before—but you're only now beginning to fully realize what a charming, really marvelous and capable person she is!

"Beauty IS—as beauty DOES" and she has plenty of IS and DOES.

But "DOES" has priority in War Days—and the work she DOES— is something for all to be proud of-—(and all to be grateful for).

She stepped right into War Goods plants—and displayed such skill and aptitude in delicate, painstaking precision work—that it amounts to genius! = She sticks right to it—She expects no favors—and asks none —ifrom any man! VICTORY is her sole objective.

: 3 We know Miss Indianapolis pretty well—and we know her three sisters.

—The one who loves a SOLDIER. —The one who loves a SAILOR. —The one who loves a MARINE.

She comes into the Specialty Shop for Tailored Women quite often— (in overwhelming numbers on Monday nights). Our hats are off to her taste!

She is partial to the fine, the genuine,

the "simply beautiful" clothes for her casual hours, for her

She appreciates the value of money too much to fritter it away on frowzy clothes—on over-dolled clothes. She is sound in her judgments—she is selective—modish—smart— She knows her Vogue—her Harper's, her Mademoiselle—and she knows her Specialty Shop for Tailored Women. And she looks it!

And when VICTORY comes— (and wi each day—it is one day nearer) . we shall give an Extra Salute to Miss Indianapolis—who went “all out”’— wholeheartedly (and wholehandedly)—in various fields of War Work—

and helped beyond measure—in bringing lasting peace to a terrified world!

L. STRAUSS & CO. In

INDIANAPOLIS—THE HEART OF THE U. S. A,