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VOLUME 53—NUMBER 180

. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1942

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

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SENATE SETS 40 PER CENT SURTAX RATE

Rejects La Folll Follette’s Plea For Higher Levy on

Corporations.

BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (U. P.). =~The senate today rejected 75 to ® a proposal by Senator Robert F. - " La Follette (Prog. Wis.) to boost the combined normal and surfax rates on corporate income to 50 per cent, and approved a finance committee recommendation to set the rate at 40 per cent.

- WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (U. P).— Senator Robert M. La Follette (Prog. Wis.) charged today that

the pending tax bill in effect taxes “pread out of people’s mouths” in the lowyincome groups and it still falls about $1,269,000,000 short of!

the revenue that might be obtained. | La Follette filed a minority re-|

port on what he has described as the “worst tax bill in history.” And he prepared to open a fight on the floor to increase the combined corporation tax rate from 40 per cent as proposed in the senate bill to 50 per cent. : He estimated that it would yield an additional $219,000,000 annually if added to the pending bill, biggest in history, the yield of which is

estimated at between seven andj.

eight billion dollars in new taxes. Lists Five Changes

La Follette listed these additional changes which he said could be made to increase the bill by $1,260,000,000:

1. Compulsory joint income tax At

pi 2) by husbands "ml wives, 000,000 annually. - 3. “Taxation of income from state aud local securities, $225,000,000. . Elimination of percentage deot for oil and gas wells and , coal; metal ‘and sulphur mines, $124,000,000.° 4. Increased individual jhcome surtax rates, $208,000,000. Na 5. Increased estate and gift taxes, $193,000,000.

Sees Double Offense s

“La - Follette’s minority report charged that the pending bill commits “a double offense against sound ' ‘national policy” because: 1. “It fails to raise a reasonable maximum of revenue which is available without undue sacrifice, It fails to plug loopholes of the present law and tax sources of revenue now esping through technicalities and ecial privileges.’ It fails to tax ‘heavily enough certain classes:of in- . dividual and corporate incomes well able to carry a heavier share of the tax burden, and it likewise fails to . impose a proper share of the tax burden on inheritances.” 2. “It places an unfair and dan- _ gerous share of the increased tax burden on the lower-income groups, encroaching ‘ on subsistence standards of living and in effect taxing bread out of people’s mouths.” -He said that state and local securities outstanding bear $700,000,000 annually in tax exempt interest which provide “scandalous” exemptions. There “is a notice@ble tendency of such securities to gravitate toward individuals with large. in“comes subject to high tax rates,” he said. In the event of a move to eliminate the victory tax, senate finance . committee members predicted that ‘a sales tax—defeated in the house and senate ¢ommittees—would be offered and adopted. .

: HILLENBRAND TO "WED BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Oct. 7 (U. P.) —The . engagement of Billy Hillenbrand, the “Evansville Express” of Indiana university's football team, to Miss Inge Pelikan, also of Evansville, was announced today. Miss Pelikan is a junior. wedding date was set. LocaL £ TEMPERATURES 6am ...5 10am... ‘9a. m .,.5 11am. ‘gam... 54 13 (noon) . Oa m5 1pm...

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SALVAGE METAL IN OLD PIANOS

Wilking Co. Starts Plan Copied in Many Other Large Cities.

ing San ir in a scrap metal} symphony which will be heard ali

‘The Wilkihg Piane Co. ‘has origh nated a method of salvaging more than 240 pounds of the highest grade’ inetal from ‘each piano and the system’ is being . copied ‘in “almost every other large city. : The firm sends out its trucks to pick up pianos which persons wish to contribute in the scrap metal drive.

: Lumber Used for Toys ° :

The trucks turn the instruments over to the Hoosier Home Workshop club, a volunteer organization, which ' takes the lumber from the pianos to transform into Christmas toys for needy children. Then the Wilking Co. picks up the metal, sells it for scrap and turns : over .the proceeds to the United ' Service Organizations. Pianos which’ have béen traded in on new ones also are salvaged in this way. * 80 far 12 tons of metal have been scrapped and the Wilking Co. ex‘pects to obtain more ' than twice that much before the drive is over.

The Boys Scouts of Troop 59 gathered more than four tons of iron and brass ip the opening days of the scrap metal campaign. "Individual honors went to Russell Graphman, 1118 N. Mount ‘st. who collected 2300 ‘ pounds. The troop’s headquarters .is the West Side Methodist church and H. Dale Sommers is. scoutmaster.

WAR TOUCH ADDED | T0 RILEY CEREMONY

Planes Fly Over Home as Poet Is Honored.

About 20 army airplanes today added a touch of war to the birthday ceremonies held at the Lockerbie st. home in honor of James Whitcomb Riley. The planes flew over in the rhidst of the ceremonies. The event was attended by ap-|I proximately 100 persons who. heard Governor . Schricker say, “We owe | James Whitcomb‘ Riley a flebt of gratitude. that, we can only pay by living up to life as expressed in his poems--a life of love and, {riend-

“He was introduced by Hugh McK. Landon, president of the James

! old pianos are plays}

Women Hold Million Dollar Luncheon

How women can help win the war was outlined at a million dollar war bond luncheon by (left to right) Miss Harriet Elliott of the national war savings staff; Mrs. Henry Morgenthau Jr., wife of the secretary

of the treasury, and Mrs. Genevieve Forbes Herrick, Washington newspaper woman.

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Objective in Bond Sales ; Exceeded, Commanders Say

(Another photo and story, Page 15)

Minute Women went “over the top” today—not with bombs: or bullets—but with something just as deadly—a million dollars

Indiana's

in war

ey in stride but had made substantial gains beyond it. And, then, too, they learned: that the fight had just begun. That they were to plunge immediately into plans for a Women at- War Week, along with 43,000,000 other women all over the country.

‘We Are Not Wigning’

“We are not yet winning this war,” Fannie Hurst, the novelist, told ‘them “Our civilian job is to back up our war effort and reduce

casualties by hastening the war to

a victorious conclusion. That takes money. Your money. That takes bond buying. “There is one school of thought which says that the American people ‘must not be scolded. With which I concur. But neither should they be wooed with baby talk. I read the other day of a bond-selling occasion selling dinner - napkins bearing the imprint of the rouged lips - of | motion picture stars who were present. “I don’t think that the American public ‘needs to be baited that way. The generous and glamorous women of Hollywood have an important job to do in entertaining our army and navy. But I flatter my country to (Continued on Page Five)

1082 R. A. F. PLANES LOST IN 9 MONTHS

“LONDON, Oct. 7 (U. P.)—Sir Archibald Sinclair, British air secretary, told commons today that the

royal air force had lost 1082 bombers)"

northern Eu-

over Germany a Darth ending

rope in the Sept. 30, He descrived the figure as “extraordinarily low.” Members demanded to know why the R. A. F. losses were higher pro-

portionately than those of the other|

allies. Sinclair explained that while every precaution had been taken to avoid unnecessary risks, “no allied forces have faced such tremendous s th of the German night fighters ‘and anti-aircraft defenses in western Germany” as has the R.A FP

‘For weeks they have been mapping a large scale offensive and today a task force of 850 women started “mopping ‘up.” . Only then did they take time out to celebrate with a8 million-dollar Ak th -hotel. Only A AR a ders” tell 4 AW} Bo

| Drive Gets ‘Off. to: ‘Running

er Ton

Start,” Firms Already ‘Over the Top.’

WAR FUND FACTS

porf..........Today (noon) Campaign Ends.............Oct. 23 The first report day of the United War + Pund today gave the $1,500,000 campaign a “running start.” But Stanley W. Shipnes, general chairman, warned the public and the 5000 "workers against “coasting on laurels.” “The campaign will not end until Oct. 23,” He said, “and we are prepared to work with full speed ahead until the very last hour.” As leaders and campaign workers prepared to turn in their first report at the initial luncheon meeting in the Hotel Lincoln today, the women’s team of the special gifts division was officially listed as “over the top” and still signing up pledges. At least five firms also have attained or passed their. goals. It was anticipated that the so(Continued .on Page Five)

ol1 y Trail's End Calls ; I Tom Mix's Tony HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 7 (U.P). — A: generation of men loses a childhood hero . today when one of filmland’s most famous “actors” meets death. He is Tony, the late Tom Mix’s horse, who partnered with his cowboy master in: many films. Forty years old, lame and nearly blind, he will be put to rest today by a veterinarian. Thus the $12 horse who played a large role in making Tom Mix a $10,000-a-week Western hero will end his career.

Democratic Typewriter Pawned Once Too Often

The typewriter at the county Democratic headquarters has been doing double duty. It has been preparing for the

and then on Friday night has

4 financed Samuel M. Harris’ part

8. dice. game,

BERLIN SILENT ON STALINGRAD FOR 1ST TIME

Russians Say Nazis Make No Gains, Claim ‘Rescue Troops’ Advancing.

By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent The German high command today lapsed into sudden and possibly significant silence on’the battle of Stalingrad which Russian reports said was still raging with unabated violence in its 44th day. For the fir.t time since the start of the bloody conflict the Nazi war communique completely ignored the situation at the city of Stalingrad. The Nazi radio was pursuing a similar policy, ‘making only infrequent references to the great hattle. One Nazi propaganda broadcast quoted a German military spokesman as saying that the “operative aims” of the German high command had a” >-dy been achieved by the cutting of Russian traffic on the Volga river.

Not an Accident : There was no indication whether

+| the Nazis were about to attempt to

shift the attention of the German populace to other battle areas because of the long delay in reaching the objective proclaimed by Adolf Hitler—the capture of Stalingrad. However, it seemed obvious that the Nazi high command had not suddenly dropped all mention of the most important and bloody battle of the year on the eastern front by chance or accident. The only German reference to fighting anywhere in the Stalingrad area concerned the ‘battle northwest of the eity where Marshal Semyon Timoshenko’s relief column has been pounding ahead steadily along the Don and between the Don and

Versiohs Dincic.

There, the Germans i that they were tightening a “ring” around Soviet forces. There was no explanation how the Germans had been able to encircle the Russian relief column nor was there any indication in Mosgow reports that the Nazi assertion bore any relation to the actual situation. From Moscow reports of a far different picture of the battle was given, The Russians said that Germans were attacking with unabated fury in the critical northwestern section of Stalingrad but that Soviet forces had held their lines firmly under the greatest pressure. The Russians were said to have knocked out 46 of a column of 100 enemy tanks and to have inflicted heavy casualties on an attacking force of about 45,000 men. Stormaviks Aid Timoshenko Timoshenko’s northwestern drive was described as making further headway against strengthening Nazi opposition. The Russians brought up a force of Stormavik attack planes to pace this drive, moved into a town of some strategic importance where an axis force was cut off and 1200 troops killed. Russian reports ‘said’ the Nazis were fighting with redoubled vigor, apparently because of the danger that Tinloshenko would flank their army at Stalingrad and because of

{the nearness of. the winter. season

when the Stalingrad steppes are

: sweph by icy blizzards.

Gen. Rodimtsev, one of the great heroes of the battle, ordered the city held at any cost. “TI am’ confident’ that in spite of all difficulties and trials we will smash the German hordes at the wall of Stalingrad,” he said. The Nazi high command claimed an advance in the Caucasus, where they said troops captured Malgo-

beck, in an oil district 10 miles|

south of Mozdok and about 50 miles from Gromy. :

On the. War Fronts

(Oct. 7, 1042)

RUSSIA—German high command silent on Stalingrad for first time as Russian lines hold in city. Stormavik planes reinforce Timo-

{ American offensive on factories and {railroads which feed the German

People of Occupied Zone Told to Quit Factory Zones.

By EDWARD W. BEATTIE United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, Oct. 7.—United States army bombing planes were poised at the starting lines of secret bases today awaiting orders to back up a

open a new offensive against German war industries in occupied France, > There was every indication that the strengthened army air force was

able weather of northern Europe and the nmumber of bombers available were still limiting factors. But after a slow beginning the strength of the army bomber force was now reaching the point where with daylight high altitude precision attacks the army planes could extend Britain’s night bombing program into a round tie clock Anglo-

war machine and the ports which shelter its submarines.

Record So Far Is Outstanding The Boeing flying fortresses of the army air force in their small scale raids so far had set up an amazing record ‘and today a British air commentator said the royal air force is striving to build up its strength to the point where it can conduct raids two or three times as heavy as recently. ~The Cerin air force, busy an the Russian front, was.in no position to start trading blows against the combined British and American forces. But in the days of its greatest superiority over a then tiny royal air force, Germany never had a force which could match the power now concentratéd against it. In the first direct United States warning to France, the army told French people of occupied country last night that the Yanks were coming to smash satellite war industries working for the Germans. The warning, broadcast over British radios, said: “The American air force operational bombing is aimed only at the Nazis and activities in French occupied territory which helps forward the German war effort. Sympathetic Toward France

by a feeling of profound sympathy for the French péople. “Accordingly the American high command gives the following advice in order to enable inhabitants of the occupied zone to safeguard their families: “All inhabitants of this zone diving within two kilometers (1% miles) of factories supporting the German war effort are advised to evacuate their houses. Bombing from a great altitude at small targets may result in some bombs falling over or short of the target. “Targets in France which are liable to be attacked are all war factories which contribute to the German war effort. They are par-] ticularly factories manufacturing: or. repairing aircraft, tanks, vehicles, locomotives, fire arms and chemi-

are railway marshaling yards, shipyards, submarine pens, airdrome and German troop concentration centers.”

10 NORSE PATRIOTS EXECUTED BY NAZIS

700 Are Arrested in Move To Stop Sabotage.

LONDON, Oct. 7 (U..P.)~German occupation authorities have begun a ruthless reign of terror in Norway, executing 10 prominent Norwegians and arresting more than 700 in a campaign to crush sabotage and other patriot activities, advices reaching London said today. Norwegian government circles here predicted that the executions would continue and that there would be more mass arrests.

one of the most ruthless of the “terror agents” hired by Maj. Vidkun Quisling, Nazi puppet leader. It was said here that the 10 per-

soils sireacy sxesuted were innocent

warning that they were ready tof

ready to get going. The unpredict-| |

“The United ‘States is animated] -

cals. Other targets liable to attack]

PRICE THREE CENTS

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AR CRIMES TO BE PUNISHED'-F.D.R. TERROR PERPETRATORS 10 FACE ALLIED COURT: YANKS T0 BOMB FRANCE

Sir John Simon . . . joined Roosevelt in pledging punishment for axis * 18.”

STUDY NEW PLAN

T0 HELP RUSSIA

"| cording - to the White House, was

U. S., England and Soviet Sign Protocols 2d Front Not Invoived.

‘WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 Bhd PJ— ‘Govern y

to the Soviet union on the basis of new and formal commitments pledging ‘the utmost in equipnient, munitidhs and raw materials. The commitments were enteréd into yesterday with the signing of a protocol ‘by representatives of the Soviet, Great Britain and the United States. Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles, who signed on behalf of the United States, said earlier in the week that the amount of aid which would be sent to Russian was immeasurable. The review was ordered to determine if the flow of vitally needed materials to. ‘Russia could be speeded or increased in quantity. An analysis of the methods employed may reveal, it is thought, possible short-cuts. i

Formalizes Agreements The protocol formalizes a series of arrangements which the United

‘Statés ‘has made with the "Soviet,

dating back to the Moscow conference of a year ago—before: the United ‘States entered.the war, It also embraces whatever commitments’ were made during the visit to the United States of the Soviet foreign commissar, V. M. Molotov, The question of opening a second front is not involved in the study, although it.is. of. supreme .importance in the councils of military leaders. While there may some disagreement on the advisafility or timing of an attack upon Germany that will ease the pressure on the Red armies, there is none on the need of getting supplies through.

* Study Stalin Statement’

The Stalin statement: in Moscow on Sunday, expressing disappointment in the extent of allied aid, has been the subject of careful scrutiny here. There is a connec between that statement and the forthcoming return for consultations of William H. Standley, American ambassador to Russia. Admiral’ Standley may be able fo

declaration that has: puzzled officials here—Stalin’s reference to the “obligations” of the Soviet Union's allies. There. is a question whether Stalin considers the opening of a second front as an allied ‘‘obligation,” or whether he believes. the supplies going to him are short of allied pledges and capabilities.

viewing a subject of aid

clarify one section of the Stalin}

U. S., Britain Agree Ringleader Trial Is War Aim. ’ WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (U.

|P.).—President Roosevelt today laid down as one of this =

country’s war aims the sur-

render of axis “war crimi-

nals” for “just and sure punishment” after victory is won. The men sought will be “the ring~

‘| leaders responsible for the organ.

ized murder of thousands of innocent persons” in occupied countries. The White House would not say whether this was meant to include Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, Mr. Roosevelt said this governs ment was prepared to co-operate in establishing a “united nations com-: mission for the investigation of war crimes.” collect and weigh all available evi dence pointing to the guilty men whose surrender would be ‘demanded.

British Join in Statement

The president’s disclosur® « was contained in a statement and, ac-

similar to one which was read by Sir John Simon in the British

house of, lords at the same time that

Mr. Roosevelt's was issued here. Mr. Roosevelt recalled that he had issued a statement in A Sqpterning SE ine by X particularly Sens Europe, time t “when perpetr {answer for them before (he courts of law.” i “The .commission of these crimes i continues,” he said today. ; “I now declare it to be the intention of this government that the successful close of the war shall in= clude provisiod for the surrender té the united nations of war criminals.” 7 Ringleaders } to Suffer "The ‘president expressed belief: that “the number of persons even-. tuglly found guilty will undoubtedly be extremely small compared to the total enemy populations.” He declared that it was not the intention “of this government or the govelnments associaed with us to resort to mass reprisals.” However, he reiterated that *just and sure punishment” would be meted out “to ‘the ringleaders responsible:

for the organized murder of thou- -

sands of innocent persons and the commission of atrocities which have violated every tenet of the Chris~ tian faith.” 3 Mr. Roosevelt has received reports. from the Netherlands, Jugoslavia, Luxembourg, Belgium, Greece, Nor~ way, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Francp telling. of axis “acts of oppression and terror.” ° !

$100,000 LOSS IN COAL FIRM BLAZE

PETERSBURG, Ind., Oct. 7: (U. P.)—Fire of unexplained origin whipped through the commercial garages of the Winslow Coal Corp. here early today causing damage estimated at $100,000. Company officials said the blaze apparently started while the watchman was checking another company building about a mile away.

Insurance company investigators =

and cofinty authorities began an in vestigation. X The blaze started about midnight and ‘raged for several hours before local and neighboring fire coms panies brought it under control,

stroyed. Nobod y was hurt.

CHUNGKING, Oct. 7 (U. Pye

Rogstad Wendell L. Willkie today urged the

united nations to open “an all-out offensive everywhere now” ‘because

All-Out Attack Everywhere At Once Is Urged by Willkie

. This remark was believed to ha

This commission would .

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