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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1942

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WASHINGTON

A Weekly. Sizeup by the Washington Staff of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers

WAS! HINGTON, Dec. 5.—Look for more bad news from North Africa before the tide turns our way again. Look for sharp upturn in American casualties in next few months.

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MAJOR CHANGES are just ahead in draft’s class 2—those deferred for occupation. It will grow to many times its present size, will be subdivided into several new groups. Class 2 now has about 1,000,000 men—those deferred because of necessary jo in civilian industry (2A) and those deferred because of war-connccted job (2B), New setup will include subdivisions related to deprndency. » ” » » » ”

Soon as the supply of 18 and 19-year-olds is exhausted, selective service mus: turn to the 17,000,000 men in class 3—deferred for dependency, .

2-10-21 PRISON BY MRS. PAYNE

Found Guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter in Death of Charles Mattingly.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Dec. 5 (U. P.).—Mrs. Caroline Payne, 45, raven-haired newspaperwoman who shot her one-time sweetheart five times in the back because he “jilted” her after a 17-year courtship, faced a two-to-21-year sentence today for voluntary manslaughter. Mrs. Payne was found guilty last night by an all-male jury of farm-

TERM IS FACED

By violence and hate.

Of false pretense and

§¢QYAVE us from. violence,” “From evil guard our fate!” And on that Sunday were betrayed

Our Statesman saw with gathering rage The bland ones bow and smile Who laid before him page on page

While, punctual to their murder-tryst,

“The militarists in Berlin and T okyo started this war. massed, angered forces of common humanity will finish it.” —THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH ON THE FOUR FREEDOMS

we prayed,

But the

HEN in the air and on the tide We rose to take that war, Remembering men on Wake who died—

Bataan—Corregidor.

guile

A phantom

The fighting-tops of John Paul Jones On the clouds of night go by; Where spray flies, where the air drones, Our ships fill sea and sky.

flagship steers before

By EDWARD

TWO CRUISERS, BATTLESHIP HIT IN NAPLES RAID

Shattering Attack Made on African Supply, Port as Battle for Tunis and Bizerte Mounts in Fury

W. BEATTIE

United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, Dec. 5.—American bombers struck at vule

ers, who deliberated for more than Squadrons we never dreamed For Liberty—her Day! nerable south Italy for the first time, it was revealed to

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APPROVES FARM BILL'

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i » » o 8 2 ‘PFirst it will take men in 3A with collateral dependents—(sisters, brothers, pa ents)—then married men with no children. Next come collateral dejendency cases in 3B. Then's when 3S will start moving into class 2, where deferment is only, for six months, and depends on proof that eriorts to replace essential workers have failed, But draft will still want to save married men with children from service till last. 28 ” # ® ”

Democratic Dispute Flares

HOSTILITY WITHIN Democratic ranks against the new administration war powers bill (immigration, tariffs) ran deeper than most reports indicated. In a stormy closed session of Democratic ways and means commifiteemen there were threats to bolt administration leadership, let te Republicans orggnize the next house and elect Joe Martin speak<r. Opponents won their fight when the bill was toned down by reiioval of presidential authority to lift immigration restrictions. » ” ” 2 ” ” NOTE: Ecpublicans still don’t want the speakership and responsibility for the house. They plan to play a cagy game, initiate nothing, force both administration and anti-administration Democrats to ‘come to them and hid for support. - 3 & o ” ! ” " ” ARMY MEN FORECAST extension to the East, probably to all the rest of tiie country, of liquor-control orders for service men in effect on the Pacific coast and five other Western states. These we’ drawn jointly by army. and navy authorities in that section; forbi: service men to purchase “hard” liquor except between 5 p. m. and niidnight where it is served on the premises, 5 p. m. to "8 p. m. in hoitle stores. ‘Beer is'uot regulated: Co-operation from civilians is asiied in protection of service personnel and war-industry workers from alcoholic excesses. Some officers ‘think wider application of the order will head off prohibition, (emonstrate that armed forces can handle their own liquor probleins.

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Wealthy Hard Hit by Oil Rationing WEALTH Y. FAMILIES with large homes get more drastic fuel-oil cuts than modest householders. Charles Evans. Hughes used 6000 gallons of oil last year, gets 2300 gallons for this winter. He and his wife live alone, will have to shut off many rooms. In New Zngland, where cold is more severe; allotment to Joe Martin, Republican house leader, will permit heat in only three rooms of house occupied during his absence by his 82-year-old mother and his siste: Don’t be surprised if gasoline ration is cut again to keep the East from freezing to death. : 2” ” ” . ” 2 ” TVA FACES TOUGH sledding with ils budget in 78th congress. Senator McEallar (D. Tenn.), who heads the subcommittee handling | its appropri. ‘ions, is feuding with TVA Chairman Lilienthal. Mec- | Kellar says He'll investigate construction of ‘Douglas dam—which he has always posed. . | o ” RICH M N WILL have their salaries limited to $25, 000 in 40 states—but i. eight the ceiling will - be ‘higher. The eight are the community-p: operty states—Texas, California, Louisiana, Washington, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho. In these states, husband and wife have always been able to split the family income, file separate (Continuea on Page Two)

This Time Mr. Swinehart Fas a Friend Call Police

rtain bandit: art, 41, of 4815 E. Washington st., the man you held me last night, DID NOT call police. night, Mr. Swinehart, who is manager of the White ‘VYarman ave., was held up and robbed of $55 at the! :diately called police despite the bandit’s warning not

to turn in an alarm. SENATE COMMITTEE |

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About midnight last night, Mr.

six hours. Special Judge Charles.B. Staff will impose sentence either foday or Monday after consultation with attorneys. She killed Charles O. Mattingly, 41, of Indianapolis, attorney-ex-aminer for the Indiana public service commission, on July 5, 1941, while he sat with his bride, Lurayne Oberholtzer, drinking beer in the kitchen of a friend's home,

Fired Through Window

Mrs. Payne was outside the house jand fired the fatal shots through an | open window.

{ Mrs. Payne, 75 pounds below her normal weight after 17 months in

jail, heard the jury return the verdict at 9:40 p. m. It had received the case at 3:05 p. m. yesterday. The law provides a penalty of two to 21 years for voluntary manslaughter. It was not learned immediately whether Mrs. Payne would appeal her case, but speculation arose to-

already has spent 17 months in jail; awaiting two . trials, and if Jugge Staff pronounces the minimufl two-year term, she may be released immediately because of time served and good behavior. The case was given to the jury yesterday afternoon following closing statements by Defense Attorney J. Frank Regester and Prosecutor Sylvan Tackitt,

First Jury Disagreed

. Last March a jury of 11 men and one woman ended in a ceadlock in the first trial, and Mrs, Payne expressed bitter disappointment at the indecision. Recently she stated that she was “glad it’s nearly over” and acquaintances did not expect her to appeal. Crux of closing arguments cen{tered around two premises:

'mania” and that she was unable | to shoot Mattingly because an] injury prevented her from lifting| her hands above her head. Both points were introduced by Regester. Tackitt contested the “mono- | mania” theory by insisting that | Mrs. Payne's acts on the day of the shooting were those of a cool, calculating woman with a “convenient memory.” He also gave a courtroom demonstration to show that the slant of Mattingly’s body as he leaned back in the chair accounted for the 18-degree angle the bullets took through his body. Therefore, he said, Mrs. Payne could have fired the shots with her injured arm in a normal position.

A BOND PER PERSONTHAT'S COUNTY GOAL

Swinehart said the ,same “bandit

|“You know me . . . get up front.” Dec. § (U. P).— The bandit then forced a clerk ulture committee to open the cash drawer and put, ‘all the cash in a paper sack. After, Papproved ROUSE. iting the money, about $100, the! Which would re- yangit walked up to Mr. Swinehart. iy formula to take «I think I'd better drill you—you

WASHINGTON The senate -agi today unanimou: passed legislatio: vise the farm pa into account all '! fm operator and ‘last time,” he said. “Take off your, dl as his hireq Si2sses and I'll slug you, or if you

hands, Senator Elmer told reporters af acted that “if an!

through this ses get consideration.

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Just th jn, this bill will en a customer came in

and asked what happered. Mr. Swinehart said he had just been knocked down by ag bandit. “You call the police, this time,” Mr. Swinehart said to the customer who promptly went to the telephone While the victim sat rubbing his aw.

ECUADOR PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN HAVANA

DAYS LEFT

e HOW ABOUT

dent Carlos Arroyo del Rio arrived here today from Miami, Fla. by plane for an official visit. Arroyo del Rio, who paid a state visit to the United States, will also visit Yenezucla en route to his

came in the front door, shouting:

‘was sitting on the floor.

HAVANA, Dec. 5 (U. P.).—Presi- |

that | Mrs. Payne suffered from “mono- | for domestic consumption after the

Revenge Sale Planned to

Wave after wave they Glowed over Diamond Next, fort by fort and port

Midway and Wake they toi Lastly, Luzon as well .

day as to whether she would be o forced to serve a prison term. She|p

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Dived steeply through the morning's mist To where Pearl Harbor gleamed . . .

West of Waikiki roared the bombs;

As dawn, that stirred the frondest palms,

Our fighting outposts fell.

Perry is sailing to this War Who knew Uragu Bay.

Desert and jungle, lone and far, Lagoon and coral beach, \ Know now what breed our free men are, How far our wrath can reach.

sped; Head. With sure upsurging faith and power,

With every fighting man, We drive against them in this hour,

by port,

led to take,

day, smashing at Naples in a surprise attack and scoring hits on an Italian dreadnaught, two cruisers and other major objectives. All of the American bombers returned] safely. The U. S. raid, launched across the Mediterranean from bases in Egypt or Libya, hit Italy at a moment when the | allied advanced corps in Tunisia was fighting doggedly against a terrific axis attack which drove them from seve eral forward positions. Dispatches from Africa reported that a battle of steadi ly mounting violence was raging in the forward areas of

Half of the planet crackling War Their War Lords willed shouid be! From Panama to Singapore, Nome to the Tasman Sea.

To end

WILLIAM ROSE BENET

what they began.

Our army thundering on the march, Our navy under way; Sea-wind and stars in a shining arch, And Liberty—her Day!

SUPPLY OF GOKE HERE DWINDLES

Domestic Consumers Asked To Use Less as War Plant Needs Grow.

Indianapolis’ supply of coke has| gone to war and there will be none |

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{present supply now in retdilers {bins is gone. The Citizens Gas & Utility announced that its entire output of coke will be uiilized by war plants “effective immediately.” Company officials explained that coke is the only fuel that can be used in many war plant blast furnaces and that this increased demand will require 100 per cent of all local coke preduction. Utility officials urged the public to “accept the present situation as part of the sacrifice necessary for successful prosecution of the war.” It was estimated that about 25,000 Indianapolis families have been using coke in their furnaces. The Indianapolis Coal Merchants’ association reported that the present coal supply will be sufficient to provide coke users with sufficient fuel for the remainder of the winter.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

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12 (noon) .. 30

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of Flanner House here last night. On Oct. 1st, said Dr. Weaver,

“Of these,” he told an audience, which included both Mayor Regi|nald Sullivan and Mayor-elect Rob{ert H. Tyndall, “only 100 were employed in skilled capacities, less than 500 were in the semi-skilled class and only two firms were employing Negroes in clerical and technical capacities. Obviously, Indianapolis hasn’t begun to tap this labor supply.” Dr. Weaver's address shared interest with the presentation to Flanner House of a 99-year lease bys the city park board to the new site at 16th and Missouri sts., where the agency hopes to erect a new building. Jackiel W. Joseph, park board president, handed the leases to F. B. Ransom, who presided at the meeting, which was attended by more than 300.

Needs Excess Supply

“Indianapolis’ labor requirements,” said Dr. Weaver, “far exceed the normal local labor supply. To handle the problem properly, this city must use: every available local worker, every worker in the capacity in which he can make the greatest contribution to the war effort.” He declared that the Negroes’

Negro Labor Supply Here Unused, WMC Member Says

“Indianapolis industry has made no more than a beginning in the employment of Negroes,” Dr. Robert C. Weaver, Negro member of the war manpower commission, told the 44th annual founder's day meeting

a survey of 10 large Indianapolis

concerns disclosed that there were 2600 Negroes employed, only 6.5 per cent of the total number of persons. |

TENSE TIMES AHEAD,

CHURCHILL WARNS

Sees Nazis Capable of

Greater -Villainies.

BRADFORD, England, Dec. 5 (U. P.).—Prime Minister Churchill, addressing war workers at a war factory, said today that the war was approaching its most tense period, warning that the “hard core of Nazi resistance and villainy” had not yet been reached. “We have to gather all our strength,” he said. “If by chance unexpected good tidings come, it will be a matter of rejoicing. But we must not count upon it. “We count upon our strong right arm, our honest, hard working hearts, and our courage, which has not - been found wanting under either domestic or foreign stresses: “These are thé simple virtues which our island race has nurtured

enthusiasm for the war effort was

Meet December Quota.

In a one-day war bond drive Monday to “avenge Pearl Harbor,” the Indianapolis and Marion county |

bor costs, inelud- ‘called police a little too quick the War savings staff has set a goal of |

a war bond a person. By the revenge bond sales, the]

[to the $4,428 990 December quota. |

Mr, Swinehart said he took off £9 November, the county sales were \will serve as 1943 license plates are An instant later he $3:970.654.25 as against a quota of being distributed to automobile

1 $5,869,690, nearly $1,900,000 short. Reports in the staff offices show, i that payroll savings bond purchases are booming in the county. Five jnew 10 per cent firms are listed on the county honor roll. They are ‘Wright Grill, Duke’s lunch, Burns’ 'cafeterial, Broad Ripple Lumber & Supply Co. and Electric Appliances,

‘YANKS IN MID-EAST TO GET THEIR SWING

JERUSALEM, Dec. 5 (U. P). United States forces in the Mideast soon will be hearing swing and other American music again. A radio program, with the signature tune of “Over There,” will be sent out regularly for the American soldiers over the public broadcasting system.

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for generations, These virtues will bear us through the strife. We must put our faith in them.”

1943 Auto License 'Tabs' Are Distributed; Don't Expect to Get A Favorite Number

don’t, I'll drill you—which ever you Staff hopes to get well on the way

The small rectangular tabs which

| license branches throughout the state and will go on sale Jan, 1, Secretary of State Rue Alexander announced today. Deadline for purchase of the tabs, which will cost the same as the old-fashioned license plates, is March 1. Mr, Alexander pointed out that only one tab will be issued to each automobile owner and that it must be attached to the top of the rear license plate. Auto owners must remember, he __| said, to keep their old license plates. The secretary of state said that no attempt would be made to match the number on the tab with that of the old license plates.’ He also announced that the practice of issuing plates (new tabs) with special numbers to individuals

The new black and white '43 tab . oe «. must be attached to top of present rear license plate.

Previously, hundreds of persons had requested and received plates bearing the numbers of houses, their telephone numbers,| etc. The tabs will start with number one and go on up, and if an individual gets a tab bearing the

upon request -would be abolished.

their, been paid.

be entirely a “coincidence, Mr. Alexander said. Special tabs will be issued, as in the past year, for cars belonging to state legislators- and state officials and for state-owned cars. The tabs for state officials will bear the customary star.

Mr. Alexander asserted that the license branches would follow to the letter the law which requires that an individual must have paid his 1942 personal property and poll taxes in order to obtain 43 tabs and drivers’ licenses. The drivers’ licenses will be on sale from Jan, 1 to March 1, On their application for a. fab, automobile owners must swear under oath that their property taxes have

Tabs for motorcycles will be issued through the license branches instead of from the motor vehicle

RUSSIAN ARMIES SLASH FORWARD

Gains Made on Two Fronts; Rzhev: Forces Push Toward Smolensk.

MOSCOW, Dec, 5 (U, P.)i—Sovjet offensives in the Stalingrad area and the Rzhev-Velikié Luki salient were reported today to have scored major gains; driving the Germans from strongly, fortified points and freeing more towns from Nazi control. Front reports said that the Russian advance in the Rzhev-Velikie Luki sector was carrying advance lines into the Smolensk area and that offensive action was broadening to include the Kalinin front northwest of Moscow. (The German high command again noted strong Soviet attacks in the Kalinin vicinity.) The push at Stalingrad was reported to have broken German lines in a new area southwest of the { Volga city

Don river bend and established west | bank positions at three .important | points, driving bridgeheads 10 miles beyond the river bank. Gain in Stalingrad

In their overnight operations the Russians destroyed five énemy tanks and 24 field guns and killed about 1500 Germans. A futile ‘German attempt at a counter-attack by tanks and infantry during the night on one local southwest-Stalingrad cost the enemy four tanks. In the factory area of Stalingrad city, Russian assault detachments operating in small groups destroyed 25 enemy pill boxes and dugouts during the night and killed 200 Germans, the noon communique (Continued on Page Two)

MINER AND FAMILY PERISH IN FLAMES

UNIONTOWN, Pa., Dec. 5 (U. P.).

Tunisia where American and | British troops were under se- | vere pressure from the Gers man air force and strong axis | ground' forces. Supply Lines a Problem The allied difficulties in Tunisia

‘were attributed largely to the sup=

ply handicap across hundreds of miles of French North Africa. A report from allied field head quarters revealed that Djedeida, 13 miles from Tunis, had been abane

doned tc the ‘Germans: and that |

Tebourba, about 18 miles west of Tunis, had been evacuated. Allied troops took up strong poe sitions in the hills to the rear of Tebourba where they were under heavy tank, dive-bomber and ine fantry attack. Both sides were reported rushing in reinforcements. The strength of the axis stand in Tunisia added importance to the shattering U. 8S. bomber assault on Naples, carried out by Consolidated B-24 liberators. Tailed Enemy Planes

The American planes, it was ree vealed, tagged an Italian formation

—A family of four was burned to

cabin at White House, Pa., was set afire by an overheated stove. Thomas Mitchell, a miner, owner of the cabin; his wife, Marie; and two children, Frances, 15, and George, 12, were victims of the blaze that destroyed the cabin. A miner, J. C. Stewart, discovered the flames but firemen were unable -to do much to save the cabin. Mitchell was found near the cabin door, fatally burned.

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across the Mediterranean and proached the big port without 'tracting the attention of Italian

where Russian shock ground defenses. troops crossed the lower part of the| Rome admitted that heavy dame

age and casualties were caused by the attack and it was believed that use of the port by the axis for ship= ment of reinforcements and men to Africa would be hampered, at least for a time, due to damage to docks and rail facilities. The arrival of Maj. Gen. Carl Spaatz, top ranking U. S. air force commander in Europe, in the Afri can sphere was revealed and it was reported he was assuming direct charge of operations there. Seek More Planes ’

Gen. Spaatz’ chief task, it appeared, was the rapid movement of American planes and air base facil= ities up to the forward zone of op=erations where they can challenge

‘tthe dominance of the German Lufte

waffe over the battle area. The U. S. blow at axis reinforce ment bases for North Africa was followed by night attacks in which torpedo planes blew up one heavily laden axis supply ship off Tripol, in far western Libya, and crippled

death today when their four-room | another, and heavy bombing raids |

on Siciliah airdromes. Mention in a communique, for

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On the War Fronts :

(Dec. 5, 1042)

CAIRO--U. S. flying fortresses blast port of Naples in daring daylight raid. Rome admits heavy losses.

LONDON-—Prime Minister Churchill warns against optimism, says greater Nazi villainies can be exe pected.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa—Reinforcements rushed to Gen. Anderson's first army all out-attack for Tunis Bizerte nears. «

WASHINGTON — Japs on Gi

canal short of supplies, face. nihilation unless reinforcement can be landed. SAY 2000 CHINESE SLAIN CHUNGKING, Dec. 5 (U, P.).

4 Society ......6, 7 The central news agency yeported 8 today that 2000 Chinese civilian Freckles ..... 13 State Deaths. 3 were massacred by the Japanese 1 11 the suburbs of Yochow 3 Al williams.. 10 weeks ago. ‘ i