Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 January 1943 — Page 1
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NEW CONGRESS VOWS FIGHT ON BUREAUCRACY
‘Arrogant’ Officials Lashed By Both Sides; Hear
FDR Tomorrow.
BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P.). ~The 78th congress convened at noon today and the house promptly re-elected Democrat Sam Rayburn of Texas as its speaker—but by the closest speakership vote since Democrats took control of the chamber in 1931. The vote was 217 for Rayburn to 206 for Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr., the Republican leader.
By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The 78th congress, elected by a nation at war and pledged by its leaders to fight “arrogant bureaucracy,” convened at noon today. Its first task was to organize itgelf. . The house was ready to reelect as speaker Rep. Sam Rayburn of Texas, who yesterday made clear in a speéch behind closed doors of the Democratic caucus that Democratic as well as Republican memhers of the new congress will “stand up” to the executive branch of the ‘government, Organization of the two chambers
A was prety much routine, prepara-
tory to hearing President Roosevelt
‘deliver hig: state of the union tomorrow.
Only Handful Absent
Today's ceremonies were surrounded by an aura of solemnity,
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who elected the congress—a people whose big objective is to win the global war into which they were catapulted 13 months ago. Almost all of the 434 members of the house and 96 members of the senate were present. When the senate and house met at noon all but a handful of the seats on the floor of both chambers were occupied. The house was called to order by the clerk. The prayer was made by the chaplain, Dr. James Shera Montgomery, who asked divine aid to “free struggling humanity from the evil doers whose breath is pestilence and who are blind to honor.”
Rep. Luce in Spotlight
Rep. Clare Boothe Luce, newly elected Republican congresswoman from Connecticut, was a center of attention among galleryites. Mrs. Luce was seated in the back row off the center aisle on the Republican side. She wore a bright wool dress with a pale blue and black striped scarf. Her upswept blond curls were topped with a blue and black Ww. Rayburn announced that congress will receive President Roosevelt's message on the state of the union at 11:30 a. m., Indianapolis time (Continued on Page Ten)
ATTACK JAP BASE IN SOLOMON AREA
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P.).— The navy announced today that a U. S. task force of surface units has successfully bombarded the Japanese’ airfield at Munda on New Georgia island in the Solomons. American air forces also have knocked down seven more enemy planes; Yesterday, which rounded out a busy day for American forces in the Solomons, air forces also scored a bomb hit on a Japanese transport]. in the Shortland island area. - - . . During the same day, the communique said, 84 * Japanese were killed in mopping up operations on land in the Mt. Austin sector on Guadalcanal island.
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The New Law Confuses All Concerned and. Opinions Seem to Differ.
The fellows around the court house who should know don’t think Sheriff Otto Petit. will ‘want any part of those juicy, federal prison-er-feeding fees that his predecessors have received. A new law went into effect this month which forbids the sheriff, or other county officers, from receiving fees other than his regular salary. Federal Marshal. Julius: Wichser was a little puzzled himself. He's the fellow who writes the check to the sheriff, or the county, which~ ever is supposed to get it. So he’s been trying to learn how to make out the first check, but hasn't been advised yet." In fact he
with the U, 8. attorney: generals office.
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And Unofficially—
County Attorney Victor Jose said the matter hasn't been called to his attention officially, but his idea is that the sheriff can’t prepare the) prisoners’ meals in a county build-
all the money into the county general fund. That would mean the sheriff would have to cook the meals elsewhere and serve them out of the 75 cents a day per prisoner he would receive from the federal government; Some say ‘the fee “melon” amounts to nearly $15,900 a vear. We couldn't find the sheriff to ask him about it so— Maybe he doesn’t want it, any-
‘No More Rule by Edict’
may have to take up the ‘matter|’
Senator Frederick VanNuys
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Congress, May Ask 3rd Term
M. KIDNEY
Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Jan. 6—Senator Frederick VanNuys (D. Ind.) sat in his new plush-curtained office today and expressed his predictions about the 78th congress which was to convene at| 11 a. m. (Indianapolis
one. He didn t say so. But he might
like this congress so well he will run for a (third term.
The senior senator trom ‘Indiana
lis chairman of the selfiate judiciary
committee Capitol carries Se cbsidetabls es are a one er Yh
i Senator Reymond E. Willis ® |
Ind). He fook thém over from former: Senator George Norris, de-
|feated independent from Nehraska,
and they have red: plush drapes in one office and gold ones in another. This is soxnewhat symbolic, since the senator feels that there dre a lot of new “red-blooded” men in congress who are going to re-estab-lish what might be cdlled a “legislative gold-standard.” “There is "much talk of world planning during wartime,” Senator VanNuys sald. “I predict that this congress will plan to return to the fundamental world of constitutional government and become a co-equal branch of our tri-parti te rule. “There isn’t going to be any more government by edict, and while both congress and the people are willing to pay high wartime’ taxes, both want to krow exactly. how the mongy: is spent and ‘committees of this congress will be constantly finding that ouf. “The people will invest and we will investigate. » Senator VenNuys expects prompt : (Continued on Page Ten)
1943 Pied Piper Performs a Duty
PARAMUS, N. J. Jan.)6 (U. &) —An air raid warden with a brogtn down hurdy-gurdy emulated the pied piper of Hamlin yesterday. His tunes sent father, mother and several baby skunks streaking for the open fields from their home beneath headquarters . of Spring Valley fire company No. 2. - The skunks had embarrassed citizens for some time as dances, sociables. and civilian defense meetings were held in the fire " house. , After other measures failed, the hurdy-gurcly Proved too mych for
way.
the skunks.
Fancy Licenses
Those plush-covered, highly glamorized $5 marriage licenses, that once drew the attention of a state legislature, are still doing business at the same old stand despite a change in administration at the county clerk’s office, Jack Tilson, new Republican
‘county clerk, ordered them banished
from the counter as one of his first official. acts upon taking office last Friday. :
But they were back on sale today, with a rush order ‘on the way for new supplies. It was the pressure. of public demand. So explained Clerk Tilson; who said so many couples asked for embossed, suede certificates that
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but Charles Ettinger, ex-clerk, continued to sell them to starry-eyed couples who were willing to spend the money for something extra special. Complaints became so widespread al one time that a bill was. introduced in the legislature to ban the sale of them on the ground that newly married couples should not be tempted to spend extra money. The bill died, however. ‘Chief Deputy Clerk Cletus Sei-
pany in Warren, O., for a new shipment of the certificates yesterday. “About every other couple asked
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RUSSIAN TRAP IN CAUCASUS
Cossacks Harass Foe Near Mozdok; 500,000 in Flight, London Hears.
By HENRY SHAPIRO United Press Staff Correspondent MOSCOW, Jan. 6 (U. P.).—The Germans are in disorderly retreat west of Mozdok in the Caucasus, front dispatches said today, and are blowing up bridges and mining roads in an attempt to escape from swiftmoving Cossacks who are slashing at their flanks. The Red army, fanning out west and north of Prokhladnenski, 28
the pace of its advance in an attempt to convert a German retreat into a rout. Close behind the Cossacks went tank and infantry units to mop up any islands of resistence. (London newspapers carried large headlines saying 500,000 Germans were in retreat in Russia.) Front dispatches revealed that it was the fierce-fighting Cossacks who made the first break-through that led to the German defeat at ‘Mozdok and Nalchik. The Red army offensive in the South Stalingrad sector picked up momentum, too, after the seizure
tof the axis stronghold of Tsimlyanskaya in the south arm of the
Don bend. : ‘The army newspaper, DoW seo do ald ne city fell after a
and Red Star, army newspaper, said the operations now had secured all of the eastern half of the Don bend for ‘the Russians.
Key Defense Hill Seized
(Quoting radio Moscow, London] reported that Soviet troops have captured the crest of Mamayev: Nurgan, the most vital defense point of the German troops encircled in the Stalingrad region.) The ‘Russians, harrying the Germans at every possible point, started an offensive directly west of Stalingrad, the Soviet noon communique reported. Striking out from the west bank of the Volga river yesterday, the Russians by this: morning had ripped through the first German defense line and captured dozens of trenches and dugouts and two important heights. This newest in the astonishing series of Red army winter offensives started with’ a terrific artillery bombardment. . i
Artillery Signals Drive In Stalingrad city the Russian artillery laid down a heavy bombardment throughout the night, wrecking 12 enemy dugouts in the northern factory district. The Germans continued desperately to supply their- starving Stalingrad garrison and the Russians yesterday shot down nine German planes in the metropolitan area, the midnight communique said. On the Middle Don front, now merging fully with ‘the SouthwestSouth Stalingrad fronts in one gigantic steam roller attack toward Rostov, the Russians continued all night to sweep the Germans before ‘them. ‘They captured several inhabited places between dark and dawn. On the Middle Don front yester< day the Russians had stormed arid captured - the. important .cities/ of Morozovsky, 120 miles southwest of Stalingrad, and Tsimlyanskaya, 110 miles southwest of Stalingrad. At Tsimilyanskaya the Russians captured a great German supply base. South and southwest’ of Stalingrad the Russian assaylt troops took a fortified populated place. The
counter-attack. They sent 14 massed tanks against a /sector held by the
and rifles set to five tanks. The femaining uj turned back. SE
TIN “CAN COLLECTION TIME IS HERE AGAIN
It’s tin can collection time again. City trucks will canvass homes north of 16th st. on Monday and
miles west of Mozdok, stepped up|
Germans made one’desperate night}
On the War Fronts
(Jan. 6, 1943)
MOSCOW—Russians start another offensive from the Volga west bank, smash through first line of axis defenses directly west of Stalingrad; Germans retreating in Caucasus,
NEW YORK-—Brazzaville Fighting French radio reports Albert LeBrun, president of the French republic, had escaped from France to North Africa.
LONDON—British eighth army patrols test enemy positions near Misurata, 125 miles east of Tripoli; = British infantry brigade captures important hill west of Mateur in Tunisia.
CAIRO— Allies raid Sousse.
GENERAL MacARTHUR'’S HEADQUARTERS—Allied planes sink nine and probably 10 ships in raid on Japanese base at Rabaul, New Britain.
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RATION BOARD'S PATH SMOOTHED
Ready to Do Efficient Job With War Book 2, Taggart Says.
‘By EDWIN. C. HEINKE -<Througla an overhauling of governmental machinery, local rationing boards for the first time will be enabled to do an efficient job when their biggest mass rationing job starts prebably in February. That is the opinion of Alex Taggart, Marion county rationing co-
wide storm recently with his charges that the rationing system was on the .verge of collapse. Here is the significant information from the regional - office of price administration at Cleveland concerning the issuance of war book 2 that Mr. Taggart banks on: “We will not set a dgte until the boards have all forms, books, instructions and have had a chance
be no dates without forms.” “Now we can operate efficiently,
rationing of sugar, coffee, gasoling and fuel oil. Now we can give tHe public definite information that wis lacking before,” Mr. Taggart,’ declared. Have Information Now
Already, nearly 500,000 sar book No.2 rationing books have ‘been received in the county, and transferred to a vault in/a downtown bank. These arrived in Indianapolis yesterday. In contrast, the shajority of forms and supplies never got into the hands of the rationing boards until the actual day the rationing of that partic commodity “began, or at the 1 t—only a day or two before. And in the. case of fuel oil, the supplies’ didn’t reach the rationing boards’ until days after the effective
da : “ow, they are promising us the 0ols,” said Mr. Taggart.
/ Formerly, the rationing boards Ywere as confused as the public. “Now we will be able to have public understanding and co-opera-tion,” Mr. Taggart declared. With the rationing boards geared up to do a comparable efficient job,
campaign, to educate the public in the use of the war book 2, and an explanation of point rationing. He plans to use moving picture houses, luncheon clubs and the newspapers. Rationing board members who (Continued on Page Two)
COMMISSION URGES COURT HOUSE ANNEX
Immediate action for construction of a new county building on the present; court house grounds to provide emerflency space for tons of | records wai requested today by the county commissiop on public records, an organization formed to
Iseek a new structure.
Recommendation for a new build.
|ing was made following a meeting
of the commission which declared
-|an emergency exists due to tons of
records being stored on the fourth floor of the court house where the
of structure hus been declared in dan-}
Entéred as Second-Class Matter at £0 Indianapolis, Ind. Issued daily excep
ordinator, who touched off a nation-|.
to study them. This time there will
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Tells Mayor ‘Tha That Bes New Chief, Placed Wretched Position.
Rowland Allen, chairman Indianapolis merit commissic: day resigned in protest again « appointment of Clifford Bee: chief of police “by a proce: consider a violation of the | of the state merit law.” In a letter to Mayor Tynd: L \Allen said he was “sincerely that Mr. Beeket, of whom so persons think so highly, ha: placed in such a wretched p before the citizens of this cc! nity.” “I am- unable,” Mr. Allen “to give you the privilege of my resignation. I date it toc:
Text of Resignation
The letter in full: “The Hon. Robert H, Ty Mayor of Indianapolis, The City Hall. “Dear Bob: “Since early-in 1935 I hav: - the honor of serving as th:
‘¢ommission for the selediios 0 applicants to the fire and ) departments in the City of : “‘anapolis: “On November 6th, 1942; i 1 - diately after your election as ni: or, I submitted to you my uni resignation, which I asked you accept. at your pleasure. On 1 10th; you answered 7 writing, declaring’ that we vv discuss a resignation later, ° you wished to have a long with me. ‘Violation of Intent’
“Unfortunately, we have together. However, upon my “turn to the city today, I lea that a chief of police has be appointed by your newly appoil
lis police and firemen. ‘so-called chairman of merit commission, I have had t opportunity of working in cl /contact with the hundreds of ca didates for the police departine: nearly 300 of whom have achiev
I have repeated over and o° again the principles under vi they were selected and 1c which their future progress v/o: be made. Before many groups the city, particularly young and women, i has been my p: ilege - to explain the philoso: and spirit of this law in or that a continuous flow of incr ingly better candidates woulc attracted to the police and departments of this city.
Dates Resignation Toda:
“After nearly seven years of ing merit grow in the polic: partment of Indianapolis—in : of certain technical chang: the law, which I agree shou made—I find myself unablc give .you the privilege of da my resignation. I date it to “I have only one regret. I ‘sincerely sorry that Mr. Bet ‘of whom so many persons so highly, has been placed in ; a wretched position before citizens of this community. Sincerely, Rowland Alc
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G. W. Carver
FAMOUS NEGRO SCIENTIST DIES
Dr. Carver, Born a Slave, Was Worth Millions To His Country.
TUSKEGEE, Ala., Jan. 6 (U. P.). —Dr. George Washington Carver, 79, who was born a slave and became one of the greatest of Amer-
ican scientists, died last night. He had been in failing health for
‘| several years, ana last month suf-
fered ‘a fall from which he never} recove, He died in his home on the campus of Tuskegee institute, where he had taught since 1896 ‘HIS tliemical discoveries, especial-
from sweet potatoes and peanuts, increased the income of the South many millions of dollars. Last year he was honored by the Progressive Farmers association for having contributed the greatest service to Southern agriculture. " Won Many Medals Dr. Carver was awarded the Spingarn medal in 1923 for his research in potash, peanuts and sweet potatoes, and the Theodore Roosevelt medal in 1929 for ‘distinguished service to science. He was an excellent painter, and the Luxembourg galleries of Paris wanted one of his paintings, but he declined the honor. Clays dug. within a few miles’ of Tuskegee formed the base of his paints. Although he received offers that (Continued on Page Ten)
DOWNSTATE FLOOD CAUSES 20 DEATH
Woman Who Backs Car Into Water Dies of Shock.
The Ohio river flood claimed its second Indiana victim today when a 72-year-old Jeffersonville woman backed her automobile into the backwater near her home and died of shock a few minutes later. She was Mrs. Bessie Padgett. The accident occurred on the Utica pike just north of Jeffersonville. As the crest of the flood ‘passed Indiana and Kentucky on its way to the Mississippi, Indiana state police announced that the corn crop loss in 1'osey, Warrick, Spencer, Perry and Vanderburgh counties would total approximately 150,000 hushels. Don F'. Stiver, state police superintendent, said that troopers were standing by to evacuate residents. Evansville reported 434 feet of water this morning, a rise of 8 over yesterday, A crest of 445 is expected tomorrow night. About 60 families in Vanderburgh and sur-
rounding counties have moved to higher ground.
Gates Urges Shorter
By EARL RICHERT ‘Republican legislators were ! today by State Chairman I [Gates to make the 83d sessic the general assembly, whick
In an address before a lulic which preceded final pre-ie caucuses; Mr, Gates said it wa ; of the party leadershi))
Quick Action, \ssembly Session
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venes- here at 10 a. m. tomor:cv
can be accomplished substantially. It will serve the spirit of economy in which this state operates under Republican officials. “The sooner the accomplishments of this session are a matter of record, that much sooner can we all face the mounting responsibilities of the times.” The work of the caucuses this afternoon was to be mostly . routine. Party platform bills to be discussed
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DRASTIC SLA IN FUEL RATION FOLLOWS
Local Enforcement Officers In 17 States Are Asked To €o-operate.
. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 gare P.).—Price and Ration Ad<: ministrator Leon Henderson today banned all pleasure and non-essential motoring in 17°
-| Eastern states and the Dis- 5
trict of Columbia, effective at noon tomorrow.
The office of price administration at the same time revealed substan tial cuts will be made in 24 hours in fuel oil heating rations of all buildings in the East except thoss used for residential purposes. os Officials warned even more serious measures are being drafted to be ready for immediate use if the oil supply situation becomes still worse. The ban on pleasure driving took the form of an official regulation subjecting violators to cancellation of their gasoline rations and conse= quent immobility of their cars.
Definition Is Promised
All state, county, and municipal law enforcement officials in the Eastern states were asked lo.5 the federal government in § ing pleasure: driving. They were e quested to report violat tions to local “war price and ration bo 5s of the local OPA office,
will be taken as prima facie evidence that gasoline and tires are being used needlessly and illegally. The pleasure driving ban also will ‘apply. to driving to purely social engagements. t “Pleasure driving” will be defined in more detail in a regulation to be issued within the next 24 hours. Officials said the burden of proof as to the essential nature of an individual's use of his car. will rest entirely on the individual. If ques= : tioned, he must satisfy the rationing board that his use of gasoline is justified by his occupation or the essential character of his errand.
U. S. AND RAF BOMB JAPS’ BURMA BASES
NEW DELHI, Jan. 6 (U. P).— Heavy bombers of the 10th American air force anc the royal air force smashed at strategic points in Burma on Monday, especially at railway yards at Mandalay, com= muniques said today. The U. S. report said, “all bombs hit a great concentration of stock at, Mandalay (in central Burma) and fires could be seen from 70 miles away.” On Jan. 2 U. S. bombers blasted Monya airbase in’ Burma and scored ‘seven direct hits. On Jan. ¢ a medium bomber offensive carried. out against railroad lations at a main junction Burma and a high percentage of hits on rolling stock was reported, All planes returned.
PATMAN AGAIN TO AUTHOR OF BILL NO.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (U. P. —To Rep. Wright Patman (D. , goes the distinction of introducin house bill No. 1 in the 78th e gress. The measure was described Rep. Patman as a “war fina bill,” designed to pay the war's within 40 years through use of ernment credit and idle gold. For several sessions Rep. Pa has been author of bill No. 1 the 77th congress, No. 1 was.a store tax measure. His office the congressman considered
current No. 1 “more important.”
THE GLAMOR'S GOA
NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (U. P.) glamor of “Marine Co Charles Neubert, who had a arrested for allegedly - : shipping information in a rest; faded today. He was in jail, charge of having deserted marine corps in San Diego, Cal. October. He had been jerking since his desertion.
TYNDALL FIELD, Fla. Jan P.).—Lieut. Clark Gable, who entered the army . after the death of his