Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 October 1942 — Page 2
In Record Raid,
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technical reasons.”
ed by escort fighters; said they given their answer to critics
the most formidable planes
world has ever seen in new| olidated B-24s, in action for]
first time, and Boeing flying
Escorted by ‘their own fighter s ‘and British, - Canadian, ch; Norwegian, Czechoslovak Polish ‘flown fighters of the “air force, the four-motored flying fortresses and Condated "Liberators led the great‘daylight attack of the war on pled territory.
4 Planes Are Lost
In this entire operation by 100 my bombers and 500 allied fight‘four planes were lost—two sses - and two: Consolidateds. ne of the Consolidateds made a rash- landing on the English coast ] its crew was safe. “Five records were. set. was the biggest American alr ce operation of the war in any The Germans lost more planes ‘than in any one. day of allied plane jtacks on continental targets. It was the biggest daylight raid of the war on the continent. «It was the first operation by my-manned Consolidateds in this heater. . It was the first operation in this eater by American-manned Amern, fighter planes.
. Freight Yards Smashed It was believed that every Ger-
srmany’s best—the Focke-Wulff-
The fortresses and Liberators atgked in the Fives-Lille steel and engineering works the greatest motive construction and repair shops in France and sent some of eir hundreds of tons of bombs on 1 rolling mills and freight yards. 6 ‘United States army bombers presented to the German air Pan almost - impenetrable bat-
em to penetrate 80 miles into on the most heavily protect 8 of the ‘world in broad dayht, and come back with only a per cent loss. The fighter DSS Was Zero. To show what the allied planes il done in the climactic day of the ) eitle of Britain, in 1940, Germany t about 500 planes over to Engand lost 185 plus those that hed on the way home.
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pnday at the third drive luncheon. e meeting will be moved to the pool hotel where future lunch- > be held. The drive closes
which had reo]
ce rday's Junehison at the Linn, the second, was the largest far. Extra places were set when i surprise number of workers and rps leaders ‘crowded into the pavertine room. The campaign eved 17.6 per cent of its goal Jestercays Pledges of $112.-
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i i t the ice: with a total of $135,207.60, hich represents 89 per cent of its 8,000 quota. Yesterday’s report $76,638.80 in this group. nday’s report luncheon will “U. 8. O. Day.” The work
for the united nation’s men in|’
2 will be explained by Mrs. ce-T. Moore, daughter of the us missionary, Henry W. Luce, d sister of Henry R. Luce, editor Time, Life and Fortune magaines. She is chairman of the nawomen’s committee of U. 8. O.
nization. Fith. several of the campaign ‘reported “over the top” on
the plant,
Francis M. Weber, Tovines employes at Armour & Co, looks on as I. M. Hoagland, general manager, points out his name on the honor roll plaque dedicated yesterday at the company.
and praised their efforts. He was introduced by I. M. Hoagland, general manager of the company, - who encouraged the workers to continue their efforts on the production line. The honor roll was unveiled by Seaman Francis M. Weber, who for nine years had been a casing
Armour & Co. employees now in military service were honored yesterday at an unveiling of a plaque with their names on it. A total % 2 ‘men have left the company\ for service. Spe at the ceremonies at Governor Schricker warned that “every man must work or fight.” He recognized the plant employees for the part they are playing in turning out food
is in training with the navy at Great Lakes, Ill.
Owl) Banghart, 41, machine-gunner of his old gang and as ruthless a): murderer as the underworld ever|: produced, and James O'Connor, 35,|:
‘[ “model” prison yesterday afternoon.
worker at Armour & Co. He now ’
| Touhy and Banghart who went te
WASHINGTON
A Weekly Sizeup by the Washington Staff of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers
§ [because I was first on his list,” he
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of military experts disguised as-consular officials either has arrived or will arrive shortly. Excuse: That United States forces in French Equatorial Africa “menace” French West Africa. 8 t 4 » . # # #
Army May Control Manpower
Look for manpower control to go the way of WPB=—into army’s ‘hands. There's quiet work going on to see to it that the national service act shapes up this way. And: registration of women is just waiting till after elections. Army’s now anxious for it.
One reason for a service act: U. 8S. employment service reports— after checking in 18 states—that only one man in seven switches jobs voluntarily when asked to change over from nonessential job to one using his skill for war work. Check showed that out of 2100 called in by USES because they had needed skills, 1500 flatly refused to change Jobs. Most Re aded: seniority. Of 543 who agreed .to change, <162 ed « employers (they had overestimated their skills); ‘ing with prospective employers; 69 Promised but — to Teport; 287 landed in the new jobs. » » ” ” 2 ” Odds favor early entrance into the war by France—on axis side. Hitler needs every possible ounce of assistance. He wants France's Mediterranean bases; Casablanca and Dakar, from which he could prey on supply lines in south Atlantic; the French fleet; French allout help against a second front in France or the low countries. Arrest of popular, pro-American Edouard Herriot was ordered by Hitler; was the first step toward putting on the screws. 8 » 2 ” MD ” Newest and oldest means of transportation will be used by coast guard in hunting U-boats along our coasts, watching for saboteurs on our beaches. Army will allocate two of its new helicopters to the coast guard for submarine search; they can hover—like dirigibles—over water. It’s also turning over 1200 horses to coast guard for beach patrol. 8 2 ” ” ” 2 Hitler slogan will figure in campaigning the next three weeks. Democrats, worried about their prospects if vote is light; plan to use Hitler prediction that democracies will fail because. people are not sufficiently interested to vote. ‘They'll hammer idea that it’s unpatriotic to stay away from polls. Republicans, meanwhile, are more optimistic about gaining house seats than they let on. ' They don’t expect to control the house—don’t really want to. But if they cut Democratic majority dowd fo a slim margin theyll have actual control on close issues—since Republicans vote as a unit, Democrats split up—without responsibility. . Formal control of the house would be a Republican liability. They’d have to submerge party, go along with commander-in-chief, to avoid charge of playing Politics with national security. td 8 =» ” 8 ®
One more to Watch for after elections: Joe Martin will try again | to quit as Republican national chairman. Being groomed for the place
“by party blavigs is Werner Schroeder, Illinois member of the na-
tional Summits
Fight Looms “for Negro’s Voting Rights
Justice department will decide soon what procedure to follow in outlawing lily-white Democratic primaries in Texas. Possibilities: New criminal proceedings against Texas election officials who keep Negroes from voting; or civil action based on last year’s decision in classic to voters Joply in primaries when primaries decide contests. First effort to indict Texas election officials for racial discrimination failed last week when federal grand jury in Texas returned a no-bill. Eight years ago supreme ccurt upheld rules of Texas Democratic party limiting iis primaries to white voters. Classic decision changed
this.
fort to assure Negroes civil 8 8 = f ® 8 a Showdown: War department’s getting serious about prying regular army officers away from Washington desks, sending them to the field. it’s asking officers to file written statements detailing why they should not be replaced by men physically unfit for fleld service. Vacancies that result will be filled, in large part, from specialist corps. lies 8&8 - Roosevelt line placing blame for what's wrong with Washington
| sits well with soldiers, according to letters from camps. Letters salute
president as commander-in-chief of ‘armed forces; complain : abuut “those damned politicians.” : 28 . # 8 8 > Look for house to pass Geyer anti-poll-tax bill next week, despite Southern opposition. Republicans will back it as a party measure; Northern Democrats Wil Join, then It will be different in senate. #8 s 8 8 Coming: Borie desk busses with seats for 117. They'll be made
of wood; will be semi-trailers, pulled by pagrs. Being built in Kansas.
- STANDLEY FLYING HOME KUIBYSHEV, .Oct, 10 (U. P).—
|Admiral William Standley, U. S.
. recaptured.
‘|federal mail fraud charge for al-
from Louisiana, holding that constitutional guarantees
Justice department will act as part of general administration ef--liberties.
Terrible Roger Touhy and Other Notorious Slayers
Escape Prison. (Continued from Page One)
a bandit and gunman, who was not a member of the old gang but was} believed to have helped Touhy, 44, engineer the bi from Illinois’
Four Others Escape
Four other convicts, all of equally desperate stripe, escaped with them and probably have gone their separate ways. Touhy and Banghart were serving 99-year sentences for kidnaping Jake (The Barber) Factor. O'Connor was in for life for banditry. The other four were William Stewart, 43, serving life as a habitual criminal; St. Clair McInerny, serving life as a habitual criminal; Matthew Nelson, 40, life for banditry; Edward Darlak, 32, serving 199 years for murdering a Chicago policeman. A new generation has grown up since Touhy and Capone mobsters slaughtered one another in competition for the beer trade in the northwest. suburbs, but its members had only to look at Jake the Barber at the moment he learned of Touhy’s escape to know that “Terrible Touhy” had been well named. No softy, Jake, but he lost not a moment demanding police protection and rushing to his apartment where he probably will stay until
prison because of his testimony are
Jake the Barber said he had received seven anonymous telephone calls from a man who represented himself as a friend of Touhy, “The last call- was seven years ago and on each occasion the man said Touhy would be out of jail soon and that I'd better watch out
said. Now 48, he is facing trial next week at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on a
leged manipulation of whisky warehouse receipts. It was not known if he would seek a postponement. He was kidnapéd July 1, 1933, held for 12 days and released after his family had paid $70,000. He later paid $50,000 more. Touhy, Gus Schaeffer and Albert (Polly Nose) Kator were apprehended and tried.: Factor identified them. All were sentenced to 99 years. Banghart was tried later.” The jury refused to believe his story that Factor had planned the kidnaping himself in order to escape extradition to England where he was wanted on a charge of duping investors out of $7, 000,000. The extradition case was dropped. ‘Penny ‘Shows Attitude Another member of the gang Charles (Ice Wagon) Connors, was never apprehended. On the day Banghart was sentenced, his bul-let-riddled body was found in a field with a penny clutched,in one hand. Police believed the penny was a symbol of contempt because he had refused to contribute to the defense of his companions. Originally there were five Touhy brothers, sons of a Chicago policeman. John and Joseph were killed in gunfights. James died in a penitentiary. Thomas is in a federal penitentiary for a Minneapolis mail robbery. Banghart is no less murderous than his boss and a criminal of even greater experience. J Captured at South Bend, Ind., he promptly shot his way out of jail. He was captured at Baltimore and returned to Chicago for trial in a mail robbery, After his conviction, he escaped from the state prison at Menard, Ill. He was captured and transferred to Joliet. The convicts forced the guards to place the ladder against the wall and to climb up. Herman A. Kross, a tower guard, did not shoot because he feared he would hit Cotter. The prisoners fired ‘at him, one bullet grazed his head, slugged him and took his keys and guns. Then they dashed down the stairway of the tower, leading to the outside, and fled in Kross’ car. Chicago police ‘were not notified of the break until a half hour had elg . Prison officials blamed the elay on the necessity of taking a roll call to determine who had escaped.
A car answering the the déeriphion of one of the cars used by the Touhy gang in its escape from Statesville, Ill, prison was seen in Richmond, Ind, about 8 -o'clock last night. State police reported.
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MARK FERREE T0 LEAD CLUB
New Officers Will Take Posts at Meeting on
Oct. 27.
Mark Ferree, business manager of
The Indianapolis Times, will be installed as president of the Indianapolis Rotary club Oct. 27 at the organization’s regular meeting In the Riley room of the .Claypool hotel.
The new officers were announced
yesterday by the board of directors. Others named were Howard N. Sweetman, general manager of Best Universal Lock Co., first vice president; DeWitt 8S. Morgan, superintendent of the Indianapolis public schools, second vice .president; Dr. Dan R. Tucker, podiatrist, secretary; Gwynn F. Patterson, vice president of the Indiana National Bank, treasurer, Gulling Auto Electric Co., sergeant-at-arms.
and Jack N. Gulling,
Mr. Ferree, who was advanced
from first vice president, succeeds Arthur E. Krick, president of the Indian Lake Development Co. Mr. Sweetman was advanced from second vice president and Dr. Tucker and Mr. Patterson were re-elected. The new officers will serve until Oct. 26, 1943.
Members of the board of directors
who select officers are Charles E. Foreman, Carl M. Geupel, Charlton N. Carter, Floyd King, Frank G, Laird, Merle Sidener, Dr. Russell 8. Henry, Mr. Patterson, Mr. Sweetman, Mr. Gulling, Mr. Ferree, James H. Carnine, Mark R. Gray, Ralph 8. Norwood, F. Durward Staley, Dr. Tucker and Pr Krick.
Donald W. Alexander, William D. Hamerstadt, J.
HOOSIERS SHARED IN RAID ON LILLE
Hoosiers were over Nazi territory
yesterday.
In the great air raid at Lille,
Sergt. H. G. Sheets of Indiana, a tail gunner of a Liberator bomber, downed two German planes.
Sergt.' Adrian O. Weddle, formerly
of 12 N. Beville ave., Indianapolis, was a member of another Liberator bomber. He had been, employed at the Hetherington & Berner Co., 701 Kentucky ave.
Sergt. R. D. Scott, of Indiana,
waist gunner of a Liberator, scored a probable. James R. Agee of Jennings county was a member of another Liberator crew.
TIN CAN COLLECTION
SCHEDULED MONDAY
Another city-wide tin can col-
lection will be made Monday. ' Residents missed in the collection, may telephone LI. 3310, a direct line into .the streets’ department, since the city hall ‘will be closed Monday which is Discovery Day.
whose tin cans are
The collectors will start out at 8
o'clock and hope to finish Monday. The tin cans may be set out in front of the homes.
County collections also will be
made Monday from the central depots at. the township schools.
STRESSES NEED TO VOTE The importance of voting in the
coming election was stressed by Bayard C. Marsh in a speech before the Brightwood Republican club last night, on behalf of the candidacy of Howard M. Meyer, for “congress from the 11th district.
Yi For Your Convenience
:|a front line! soldier when the army war show battle depot opens on the
: |The exhibit ‘of implements of war (and captured enemy planes will {oven a day ahead of the mock
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Avy to Open Battle Depot At Plaza Day Before: Stadium Show. -- Citizens will “feel” the plight of
war memorial plasa next Saturday.
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battle at Butler stadium. The stadium show will be staged Oct. 18 through 22 at 8 p. m. Officials of the show’ who arrived yesterday said the depot would open’ Saturday to permit school children to visit the exhibit. The depot will be open’ from 2 to 10.p. m. daily.
Admission 25 Cents Souvenir tickets for the show at
will permit holders to visit the depot free of charge. Otherwise, the admission will be 25 cents. The souvenir tickets will be $1.10 and
are on sale at Indianapolis stores. Tickets also were supplied to 80
| schools yesterday.
Civilians will be permitted to experience the hazards of gas warfare. Masks will be provided for persons who enter a chamber filled with tear gas.
Demonstrate Equipment
Each branch of the service will demonstrate its equipment in six large tents. These include the quartermaster, fleld chapel, ordnance, signal and air corps, medical de-
aircraft guns will light up the downtown sky. Three captured enemy planes on display will be two Jap ships and a German junker.
JAPS IN PHILIPPINES DOOM 14 DISSIDENTS
LONDON, Oct. 10 (U. P.).—Japan, revealing anti-Japanese activities in the occupied Philippines, announced today that 34 persons had been court-martialed: and that 14 had been sentenced to death. Berlin broadcast a Tokyo dispatch revealing that Japanese army headquarters, in the Philippines had announced the sentences. Charges included .anti-Japanese activities and spreading anti-Jap-anese propaganda.
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AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK BANKERS TRUST CO. FIDELITY TRUST CO.
INDIANA NATIONAL BANK
CENTRAL STATE BANK
Maj. W. E. Kuhn
75 Attend Testimonial in Honor of Maj. W. E. (Bill) Kuhn.,
Commissioned a major by the | army, W. BE. (Bill) Kuhn, president of North Side Chevrolet, Inc., was to leave here today for the Aberdeen proving grounds in Maryland —with the best wishes of his em-
ployees. At a farewell dinner given him by the employees last Thursday night, about 75 auto workers and executives tendered him their hopes of a speedy victory. W. A. Hanlon, Chevrolet zone manager, acted as master of ceremonies, being introduced by John Hedges, North Side Chevrolet man-
Among those making congratulatory talks were Charles M. Hammond, president of Hoosled Cadilac; E. R. Lindesmith, vice president of Hoosier Cadillac; W. R. Krafft,
Wello, General Motors holding corporation manager; Clark Wheeler, Frigidaire manager; Gene Trago, G. M. A. C. branch manager; Jim Newberry, G. E. I. C. manager; Fred Weiland, Chevrolet Motors territory representative; Frank Pate, Chevrolet Motors city sales manager; Arthur Brown, Central Chevrolet manager of Marion, Ind.; Paul Kuhn, East Side Chevrolet manager; Harold Feightner and Herb Spellman. Nola Ploughe, leading salesman for the North Side organization,
Prospects of Returning to
A. F. L. ‘Very Poor,’ Says Lewis.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 10 (U. P.).— President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America said today that any labor peace that excludes the miners’ union would be “scarcely .an effective peace,”
|and that prospects of the U. M. W.
returning to the American Federation of Labor were “very poor.” Lewis, attending the 37th biennial convention of the U. M. W,, said at a press conference that his union was opposed to reaffiliation with the A. F. of L. because “the mine workers don't regard Mr. Green (William Green, A. F. of L. president) as a capable leader.” “Green, however, is not the only serious obstacle to returning to the A. F. of L.” Lewis said. There are questions such as recognition of industrial and craft unionism on which the U. M. W. insists.
Claims Unity Efforts
The veteran JJ. M. W. chief declared that thé mine union had made several attempts to unify labor and that the last effort was “torpedoed” and “instead of peaee, the labor victory board was born.” He said that the U. M. W. would co-operate “in every proper way to make a sincere effort toward labor peace.” In answer to a question on whether the U. M. W. woul sit in a labor peace conference. called by President Roosevelt, Lewis said:
obligations and ‘duties and I would not want to say anything that would add to his burdens.”
WILLKIE STARTS HOME
CHUNGKING, Oct. 10 (U. P).— Wendell L. Willkie left China today
for Washington to report to Presi-
dent Roosevelt the result of his tour of the entire Middle East, Russia and China.
U. 8. WORKER INDICTED
Bend, inspector for the wage and hour division of the U. 8. depart-
day by a federal grand jury on charges that he solicited ‘and accepted a $200 bribe from Charles
presented Mr. Kuhn with a wrist watch on behalf of the employees.
1% Interest to Be Paid on Savings Accounts
Member banks of the Indianapolis Clearing House Association and all other member banks of the Marion
County Bankers' Association listed below announce the
Beginning with the next semi-annual interest paying period, interest at the rate of 1% per annum, payable semiannually, will-be paid on savings
accounts.
MEMBER BANKS OF THE INDIANAPOLIS CLEARING HOUSE ASSN.
MERCHANTS eo.
LIVESTOOK EXGHANGE BANK
. OTHER MEMBER BANKS OF Te MARION COUNTY BANKERS AY. i
© WANAMAKER STATE BANK
INDIANA. TRUST 00.
PEOPLES STATE BANK SECURITY TRUST C0. UNION TRUST €0.
NEW AUGUSTA STATE BANK FOUNTAIN SQUARE STATE oe OAKLANDON STATE BANK 3 AVENUE STATE BANK ;SOUTHPORT STATE BANK ; NORTHWESTERN STATE BANK. SPEEDWAY STATE BANK
L. Blue, owner of the Blue Lumber Co. at Elkhart, Ind. :
NATIONAL BANK
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“The president has tremendous
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Oct. 10 (U." P.) .—Harry Peter Stoffels, 36, South *
ment of labor, was indicted yester-
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