Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 October 1942 — Page 1

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FEENEY NAMED ~ FOR AUDITOR:

AGREES T T0 RUN

Issues’ peal To for Support, | - 6. 0. P. Still Undecided ||

On Filling Vacancy.

By NOBLE REED

Sheriff Al Feeney today formally accepted the Democratic nomina- , tion for county auditor while ReRublican leaders were still in doubt over the appointment of a temporary successor to the late Auditor Glenn B. Ralston, a Democrat. “Republican county commissioners

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day on the: appeintiment of Ralph Moore, G. O. P. nominee for auditor, to succeed Mr. Ralston, who was & candidate to succeed himself. Despite an informal opinion of County Attorney Victor Jose Jr. that the auditor election on Nov. 3

could take over the office right} .after the election, supporters of}

.Jéémes L. Bradford, former Repubican county chairman, insisted to‘day that he ‘be appointed as auditor “even if he holds office only 15 minutes.” Ayres Reveals Stand

Republican Commissioner Wwilliam T. Ayres said he would favor Mr. Bradford's appointment if it were for the entire unexpired term -of Mr. Ralstor®which does not end until Jan. 1; 1944. “However, if our present interpretation of the law is correct on a short term for the appointee, I will not favor Mr. Bradford's appointment but will agree on Mr. Moore,” Mr. Ayres said. The other Republican commisWilliam Bosson, said he + would not favor Mr. Bradford's aptment “under any: stances. sd «Mr: Bos indicated he. woud] favor Mr. dn appointment,

‘Hohlt Won't Comment The ‘third member of the board,

, Harry Hohlt, a Democrat, declined

to comment on the matter andj:

merely smiled When queried about it. If the two Republican commissioners should reach a deadlock, Mr. Hohlt may have a voice in the ap-

pointment. However, both Mr. Ayres and Mr.

Bosson said they were convinced |

that the newly elected auditor could

take ‘office immediately after elec-|

tion, thus indicating that Mr. Moore will get the appointment.

Statement by Feeney

.In accepting the nomination ap‘pointment ‘by Democratic . County Chairman Russell Dean, Mr. Feeney issued the following statement: * “The. untimely death of Glenn B. «Ralston has made it necessary that someone be: placed on the ticket in _ his stead. “I have been asked to serve my , party by permitting my-name to be placed on the ballot for auditor and (Continued on Page Seven)

15 DUTCH PATRIOTS SHOT BY GERMANS

LONDON, Oct. 23 (U. P.).—Fifteen Dutch hostages have been shot by German military authorities in Holland following widespread -sabotage, the Netherlands news agency

reported today.

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The hostages were arrested ast Friday and shot on the same day for “sabotage acts repeatedly perpe- - trated in the occupied Dutch territories,” according to an announcement by Storm Troop Gen. Rauter,

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H. B. Allman . . . chosen by acclamation for the presidency of the Indiana State Teachers’ association.

WILLIS ANGRY “AT ‘PRESSURE’

Opposed Lee Amendment, Miffed by ‘Orders’ to Vote Against It.

‘By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Stat Writer Senator Raymond E. Willis left here last night admittedly irate at the “pressure politics” with which he was confronted in an attempt to obtain assurance that he would vote against the Lee anti-liquor amendment to the bill for drafting 18 and 19-year-olds, it was learned today. In the interim the Boiuake .pigeonholed the matter 49 to 25 with Senator Frederick. VanNuys voting to

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A personal ary ‘ahd non:dr made it. his. business to learn what the ssoldiers themselves’ thought aboutthe Lee amendment.

Willis Gets the Word En route here to make a speech, he inquired of all the. soldiers on the train what they thought about it. Every soldier he talked to was opposed and voiced the opinion that army authorities are fully capable of handling the problem of both drinking and vice \without any act of congress. Acting on this first-hand information, Senator Willis reportedly had prepared a statement to deliver on the senate. floor regarding his findings and then vote against the Lee amendment. if it came up. But in political conferences here he was almost flatly told, it was said, that unless he did so. there would be no big contributions .for the G. O. P. ‘in Indiana and that

This made Senator Willis so ‘irate that he stalked off to the train and refused ‘to say how he would vote. He is due back here Monday for several ‘campaign speeches throughout - the’ state. He said he would not return, however, until the draft bill finally is passed.

Hope to Crack Whip Again The Indiana Anti-Saloon league is busy here trying to restore the “noble experiment”: and has. made some -headway gmong local and legislative candidates. In its regular report on Jegislative candidates, the league here approved 11 ‘Republicans and one Democrat for the state senate and 49 G. O. P. and five Democrat nominees for the house. For the senate, the following Re-

German chief of public safety in {he Netherlands, the agency said.

| fd Campaign Ends Tonight With $199,699 Still Needed

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Volunteer workers s the United War Fund drive are making a concerted effort today to put the campaign “over the top.” They, .will make their final reot “at a 6 o'clock dinner tonight e Claypool hotel: Drive lead-

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WAR FUND FACTS Goal ........... dese. .:$1,500,000.00 Reported to date ....... .$1,300,300.62 Per cent of goal........ 86.9 Amount needed ........$§ 199,699.38 4 : 6 p. m. tonight

‘ers emphasize that there will be no extension of the’ campaign. The drive .opened on Oct. 8. Seven report meetings have been held and $1,300,300.62 already: raised. $1,500, goal and leaves approximately ,000 to be conttibuted if the drive is to succeed. “We have such splendid | results so far,” Stanley W. Shipnes, Sentral chairman, said today. “We of course, that, those citizens who

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H. B. ALLMAN NAMED HEAD OF TEACHERS

Muncie Man Elected by Acclamation; Treasurer Post Contested.

By ARTHUR WRIGHT The Indiana State Teachers’ association today elected H. B. Allman of Muncie as president, but contested the mominating committee’s selection for treasurer. Mr. Allman, superintendent of the Muncie public schools since 1936, was elected by acclamation. Nominated from the floor for treasurer was Ellis B, Hargrave, vice principal of George Washington high school, Indianapolis. The nominating committee had recommended W. B. Johnson, principal of Indianapolis school 50.

Mrs, Hayden Unopposed

The committee's recommendation of Mrs.* Eugenia ‘Hayden, grade po teacher at Dale, for vice president was unoppesed. She was elected by acclamation. Ballots ‘for treasurer were to be counted late today. Two other presidential candidates considered by the committee were: Elbert E. Day of Marion and Morris E. McCarty of Lafayette. The nominating committee of 12 was composed o. one representative from each of the district ‘meetings held yesterday. Mrs. Gladys Townsend of Muncie, 10th district, was chairman and the others were: Roy W. Feik of East Chicago, first district; Roy B. Julian of Valpa-

Mishawaka, third; Meredith Aldred of Pt. Wayne, fourth; ‘Adrian Little} of Huntington, fifth; Fred Hayes of. Newport, sixth; Raiph W. Sheek lin, ‘seventh; Frank Ross of Rockport, eighth; William: E. Willson" of Jeffersonville, ninth; Beryl MecChire of Indianapolis, 11th; K. V. Ammerman of Indianapolis, 12th. Last for Duration

When the teachers opened their final meeting today, many were resigned to the possibility that they were together for the last time until ‘the close of the war. Mr. Feik, superinendent of public schools at East Chicago and a member of the nominating committee, predicted that meetings in future war years would be broken down into sectional gatherings. M. D. Williams, instructor at Thomas Carr Howe high school and candidate for association president two years ago, supported the opinion that the current convention would be the last for the duration. The general session at 7:30 tonight in Cadle tabernacle will close the two-day meeting of the 16,000 ers. Miss Sarah C. Ewing of Indianapolis who formally assumed presidency of the association’ at last night's first general session in Cadle tabernacle, was in charge of the morning meeting. Except for the election, committee (Continued on Page Seven)

18-19 DRAFT FLAYED BY HIRAM JOHNSON

Senator Fears Loss of an

Entire Generation.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (U. P.).— Senator Hiram W, Cal), a pre-war isolationist leader,

{charged in the senate today that

proposed draft of 18 and 19-year-

“|olds. would “liquidate” en entire

generation and leave no one after the war “to send this great republic on its way again.” Senator. Johnsor: spoke in epposition to the pending ‘teen-age draft bill ‘shortly after Senator W. Lee O’Daniel (D. Tex.) had served notice he would seek to amend the measure fo prohibit the payment of time-and-a-half overtime for work in excess of 40 hours a week. Senator Johnson conceded that boys in their ‘teens are “more daredevil” than older men, and are ‘ready to do anything under all circumstances.”

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, Urges Protective ‘Mantle

“Of course they're willing to fight at the drop of a hat,” he said. “But that’s the vety reason why we should throw our protective mantle about them to see that they do not de so.” “I wish to win this war,” he added. “But I'm not willing in ‘order to win this war to stop and pause before 18 and 19-year-old|po youngsters and say to them: ‘You shall fight my battles.” ‘Senator Johnson's speech was the first denouncing the principle of a

th ‘teen-age draft, already approved bri house

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On the War Fronts

(Oct. 23, 1942) MEDITERRANERER, A.F. planes| bomb ‘war industries at Genoa,| Italy, - making 1500-mile round trip without loss. ‘Allies continue heavy air aniivity over western desert.

tdasg ita broadcasts say . German armies are on defensive along most of front as torrential rains and mud bog fighting.

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC—Japanese feel for “soft spot” in American lines on Solomons. MacArthur bombers raid Jap fleet concentration off Buin.. Australians advance slowly in New Guiness torrential rains.

FAR EAST—American planes make first raid on North China, attacking: mines near Peiping. Three British ‘battleships and aircraft carrier revealed guarding Indian ocean.

NAZIS MIRED ON RUSSIAN FRONT

Temporarily’ ily’ Halted From Arctic to Caucasus, Berlin Admits.

By UNITED PRESS Berlin issued lengthy reports today that the whole Russian front had been bogged down by torrential autumn rains and mud which “temporarily” have halfed all Nazi offensive action from the far north to the Caucasus. Axis broadcasts said their forces were on the defensive along most

The German high command communique- briefly supported = this description of the situation. It reported no major actions slong the} Russian front and admitted the Russians were still attacking with vigor between the Don and: Volga rivers northwest of Stalingrad.

Moscow advised that thrusts on}

the snowy steppes both north and south ‘of Stalingrad were being pressed. Another important hill north of Stalingrad ‘was reported retaken in Marshal Semyon Timoshenko’s counter-attack. Inside Stalingrad other counterattacks had forced the Nazis to the defensive at several points and forced the Germans feverishly to fortify half-ruined buildings, the

foundations of houses and dugouts,|

Moscow said. The Soviet army organ Red Star estimated that the Germans had Jost upwards of 70 per cent of their effectives and 60 per cent of their materials, but had replaced them. The Germans said fighting was still possible in the Caucasus and reported a minor gain by an alpine division driving a wedge toward the Black sea port of Tuapse. Russian reports, however, said that even in the Caucasus German drives were beaten practically to standstill.

SNOW FENCING PUT UNDER PRICE CONTROL

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (U, P.).— The office of price administration today included snow fencing and four kinds of corn cribbing in the list of fall and winter seasonal commodities brought under wholesale and retail price ceilings. The OPA exempted sales And deliveries of ferns, leaves, foliage and boughs used by florists from price

R.A. F. BLASTS

PORT OF GENOA WITHOUT LOSS,

Seek to Handicap Rommel, Reported Groomed as:

Hitler’s Heir.

’ By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent

The war today. appeared to be

reaching a definite turning point

with indications multiplying that{. the African front soon may blaze|

into winter action.

Dispatches from half a dozen points indicated that major opera=-|

tions may be in the making and axis anxiety over a possible allied

offensive in Africa seeemd to be ;

growing acute. The spotlight turned to Africa just as a diplomat in London re-

ported that Adolf Hitler was groom-|, ing his North African commander,|

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, as the reich’s “man of tomorrow” for a military dictatorship in the event Germany suffers a major military defeat.

War Plants Blasted

The royal air foree' during the night smashed heavily at Italy for the first time since last spring. The port of Genoa, embarkation : point for both supplies and troops for Rommel, was the chief target, but other bombs were dropped on north Italy's war plants. There was no official estimate of ‘the number * of huge Lancaster, Halifax and Stirling bombers which | made the 1500-mile round trip over France, across the Alps and back without the loss of a single plane, but London said the bombardment

was the heaviest of the war en,

Italy. Rome claimed that two planet] were shot down, but admitted that “considerable ¢ "” was inflicted. and that the population suffered many casualties. The Rome radio

said: that both. Genoa and Turin |

were bombed. Busy in Air Over Africa - London reported that Rommel had transferred part of his Afrika Korps south to meet a possible threat from Lake Chad and the Anglo-Egyptian sudan. ‘Axis reports have said that a large American and Fighting French forces has been gathered at (Continued on Page Seven)

NAVAL RELICS TO GO INTO THE SCRAP PILE

Provide Metal for Guns in . This. War.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (U. P.).— Naval relics and trophies of five wars are being turned over to the scrap metal drive by the naval academy at Annapolis, Md., the navy announced today. These commemorative pieces, collected from the grounds and buildings of the academy, will yield about

462,000 pounds of iron and steel and

41,000 pounds of brass and bronze which can be melted to provide guns for use in this war. In addition, miscellaneous equipment formerly used at the academy for training, will yield: another 300 tons of assorted metal scrap.

One of the pieces to be contrib-]

uted is a British 24-pounder gun from a ship captured by Commodore Thomas MacDonough at the battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812.

control regulations.

Japs Look for

'Soft Spot’

In Lines on Guadalcanal

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (U. P.).— The Japanese today were believed looking for “soft spots” in' American defense positions on Guadalcanal through which to drive a big offensive. £ They already have tried one “feeler” attack on the western flank of the American lines, but the spot didn’t prove to be so soft. The marine .and army defenders repulsed the attackers. There was almost a complete absence of information on other

aspects of the battle of the Solomons, althouzb the navy said no report of any material change in the military situation had been received through late yesterday. Gen. Douglas MacArthur's ‘medium bombers continued their supporting raids,” dropping 10 tons of bombs on the Japantes be base ‘and ship concentrations at Buin on the southernmost point of Boungainville island. It is just south of Buin and Shortland island that a huge

alcanal-Tulagi area held by the Americans. Except for the unsuccessful Yabiis nese thrust on Guadalcanal last Tuesday (Solomons’ time), the battle on that ‘key island continues to be in the air. The navy reported no new raids in its communique

[late yesterday but did say that ‘American aircraft continued to seek

out and bomb enemy: troop and supply - concentrations on -Guadal-

canal. ; “ ‘The battle of the Solomons has been in progress for 79 days. cept for the first few days there

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has been relatively little land action. The enemy flank attack Tuesday

was the first land action reported

since the marines staged a two-day offensive Oct. oe. which extended of American / positions westward. The enemy suffered many casual= ties then. . The only other action reported for Tuesday—the last day of specific

reports from the Solomons—was the

destruction of a Japanese bomber that night, apparently on a reconnaissance ‘mission, over Guadaloanal.

papers’ scrap metal camp

i Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt . . . “the president was disappeinfed that he could not come across with me. » x

FEWER, BETTER TANKS PLANNED

Planes Also Is Cut to

Improve Product.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (U. P.).— President Roosevelt’ disclosed today that the volume of American tank and airplane production has . been purposely lowered to achieve higher quality and heayier hitting power. ‘Mr. Roosevelt: told his press .con-

{ference that ' lessons learned in

actual combat had led the ‘government to lower its volume sched-

ules for tanks and planes: in order|

to concentrate on heavier, more effective types of these war ma-

chines.

‘He explained, however, that while the number of tanks and airplanes produced would be smaller than scheduled a year ago the" amount of steel used in their construction would be essentially the same as planned originally. Mr. Roosevelt, shortly. after falking with newspapermen, called a conference of leaders of the armed services and production‘ and: shipping experts to canvass what the president said -was the general situation and material production problems. Consider New Restrictions

The president said the conferences would consider further the prospective limitations ‘of production of non-essentials, luxury and semiluxury goods as a means of making more raw ‘materials available for war production. Mr. Roosevelt said the program for tahks’'a year ago called for a production of 45,000 tanks, but that the experience in Libya and Russia had made it advisable to change ‘lover to the M-4 tanks, which ‘meant | ain fewer units from the same steel tonnage. : : - Asked if the same situation applied to planes, the president said that our present program calls for fewer . than the 60,000 planes that were planned a year ago, but that the decrease was being translated into more gun power, longer range ‘land generally greater combat effectiveness.

PUT SCRAP YIELD . AT 208,390 TONS

Consolidated figures for the newswhich ended Oct. 17 show 208, tons collected throughout the state, Dudley Smith, state salvage director, announced today. This includes farm and home collections, industrial and automobile graveyards. Of the total, 25,845 tons were collected in Marion county.

GUERRILLAS DERAIL TRAIN LONDON, (Oct. 23 (U. P.) ~The Moscow radio reported today that

guerrilla fighters had derailed a|

train in the Karelian area, resulting in nearly 400 enemy deaths.

HINT ALLIED AIR ATTACK LONDON, Octs 23. (U. P.).—The radia at Hilversum, thé Netherlands; ‘the air this afternoon,

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Roosevelt Raps The Whisperers

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (U. P.). —President Roosevelt today denouneed “a whispering campaign” which he said sought to.spread false. rumors that his - support of John J. Bennett Jr, Democratic candidate for governor of + New York, Was “formal and lukewarm.” The president's accusation was contained in a reply to 4. telegram from Bennett saying “there “have been many who, for motives of their own, have spread stories that your support is not wholehearted.” Mr, Roosevelt replied to Bennett: “I want to make it perfectly «lear that I meant what I said—that you. are. without any. question the best qualified of all candidates for the governorship.” Mr. Roosevelt emphasized that “there are no strings to this indorsement,” adding: that “I do not believe in protest voting.”

RUSS SERIOUS ABOUT HESS, BRITAIN TOLD

Correspondent Says Se-

crecy Causes Mistrust.

LONDON, Oct. 23 (U.P.).—Future relations between Britain and Soviet Russia depend upon the

.|manner in which the case of Rudolf

Hess, Nazi leader who flew to Britain and was made a prisoner, is handled, the periodical New Statesman’s Moscow correspondent said today. The correspondent warned that the Russian demand for immediate trial of Hess as a war criminal must be taken seriously. - \ “Many Russians to whom I have talked do not believe that Hess came to Britain without perliminary arrangement by somebody in: Britain,Y the correspondent wrote. The correspondent said that the Russians want either a trial that would reveal all about Hess or a full and sincere explanation from the British government as to what “the Hess business means and why a trial is undesirable at present.”

Duplicate Ruled Game of Chance

}~ NEW YORK, Oct. 23 (U. P.)—=Magistrate = Thomas A. Aurelio, who doesn’t play the game, ruled from the bench today that duplicate bridge is a game ‘of chance—not skill. - In a decision which the 1 American contract bridge league announced it would appeal to the highest court in the state, the magistrate held flatly that. “since the ' cards have to be shuffled” duplicate bridge is ‘gambling in a class with poker, for example. Magistrate Aurelio got a chance to rule on this ticklish point through the conviction of Boris 'Welti, 30, on;

tence on Welti, iy had faced

an. allied. air attack may

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WEEK

AS GUEST

Cheering Throngs Surge About Train as It Reaches Station; Mrs. Hobby, WAAC Leader, in First Lady’s Party. /

LONDON, Oct. 28 (U. P.).—Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt arrived in London late today and was met by King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and many other notables.

station at 4:27 p. m. (10 127

While the arrival of the first aly was supposed to be ! a strict secret, word appeared to have spread all over London and thousands of persons lined the surrounding streets 5

Many American soldiers were in the crowd. When Mrs. Roosevelt's train drew in, the throng cheered and shouted. She had arrived in Britain earlier by plane, accompanied by her secretary, Malvina Thompson. First Lady Trods Famous Red Carpet

arrived, a. gang of workmen

nailed down the famous red carpet—60 feet long and 20 feet wide—upon which all famous visitors to war-time London =

have first set toot. : The train pulled into the station exacily on time and stopped with Mrs. Roosevelt's coach / squarely at the carpet. Mrs. Roosevelt was smiling as sh stepped to the platform. She wore a long black coat, trimmed with blue fox ‘fur and a cherry red hat, trimmed with ‘green feathers.

King George, wearing 'the unie form: of a marshal of the rc jal air force, was the first to gréet the

| American first lady, After he had

shaken hands, the queen, wearing a coat of black velvet with a black hat, shook hands warmly and cha ted for a moment. “I am ve pleased to meet you in this coun try,” the queen said. ' For a few minutes the king, queen and Mrs. Roosevelt conversed while dignitaries eddied around them, ‘Mrs. Roosevelt did not curtsy to the king.

Dines With Royalty Tonight

“I hope you left the president in good health,” the king told her, He then introduced her to Fors eign Secretary Anthony Eden. Among those at the platfo were Lieut. Gen. Dwight Eisen hower and Admiral Harold R. Stark. Photographers took pictures dur= ing the five minutes which Mrs, Roosevelt spent at the train side. She then entered a car with the king and queen and was driven off. U. 8S. Ambassador John G. Wine ant and W. Averill Harriman, lend lease official, arrived on the train with Mrs. Roosevelt, apparently having met her plane. Mrs. Roosevelt was accompanied by Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, leader of the WAACs. It was und that Mrs. Hobby would inspect the is{auxiliary territorial service, the British equivalent of the WAACs. Mrs. Roosevelt told King Georg that Mr. Roosevelt was “in vel good' health but disappointed tha he could not come across with me.”

She’ll Be on Rations

Mrs. Roosevelt’ dines with king and queen tonight. Also ent will be Winant, Prime M: Churchill, Field Marshal Premier Jan Christian Smuts, Lord at Lady Mountebatten, Lieut. Col. liott Roosevelt and Miss Thomp News of Mrs. Roosevelt’s arri was announced by '‘B n palace, which said that the lady's purpose in. making the was to learn at first hand how Bri ish women are contributing to thei nation’s war effort and to visit American armed forces now es lished in the British isles.’ Mrs. Roosevelt will spend two ¢ three weeks in the British Isles. 4 She, will be under the same tioning restrictions as anyone during her visit, it was revealed. She will have an emergency f ration book, and at Buckingha: palace she will feel the effects fuel rationing. There will be » special heating there until Nov. In ‘accordance with the rules, N Roosevelt will be restricted to inches of bath water. ;

8 HURT IN RAIL CRASH COUNCIL BLUFFS, la. Oct. (U. P.)—Eight crew members injured, two probably fatally, a Chicago & Northwesters} mail train plowed into: re train about a mile north " city limits today.