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scares owas] VOLUME 53—NUMBER 303

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1943

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

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uling May Lead To Return Of Gambl

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

: WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—Anti-inflation lines bend

and crack under farm-bloc blitz. Unless all signs fail, farmers will win their fight for higher. vrices; . pass their bills over Roosevelt veto, if it comes to that. It will mean sharply rising food prices. When that happens wages can’t- be held

in check. : °' Roosevelt- Byrnes-Brown may have more tricks up their sleeve,

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HIGHER FARM prices won’t mean more food. Farm bloc ne longer promises it; talks only of keeping farmers farming to avert famine.

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LOOK FOR the farm revolt to stop short of forcing Wickard out of office. Bloc leaders now think food shortages are inevitable, don’t

.. want responsibility for feeding the country.

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Baruch Formula Revived

BIG NELSON-WILSON WPB shake-up, over military vs. civilian control, was/ largely phony. They got rid of Eberstadt, who stood in well with armed services. But they're continuing Eberstadt’s controlled materials plan—and after publicity blow-off Nelson and Wilson made ‘peace with the services. Army and navy are still letting the con- _ tracts. Lofty new talk about “planned production” and “scheduling of component parts” is nothing more than the old Baruch formula of

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io Churchill May Visit Stalin

WEEK'S BEST BET: President Roosevelt and Prime Minister

5 "Churchill, singly or together, will yet meet with Premier Stalin to try : ter unity on post-war problems, as well as grand strategy.

Timing isn’t right, yet. But if Nazis dig in soon, prospect of a new German summer offensive begins to loom—or even a long and bluody

stalemate, Stalin may be more ready to confer.

Insiders think Germany will hold on a line from Odessa to Riga,

via the Pripet marshes; even divert troops from west, if necessary.

” ” o ay 2 = ” AND LOOK for concerted action between Germany and Japan this summer, Though there's no love lost between them, each stands io gain by it, Without audacity | both are already lost. a eer Sgt greg _ CLOTHING RATIONING? 1s up to “you. Panic buying may force

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Retail sales clerks fan the fires, whisper alleged inside information, urge customers to buy more and more. Hoarders count on clothes

staying in style because of early WPB order freezing silhouettes, skirt

§ dengti. But this could be changed. Retail clothing stores had largest . stocks in history at start of the year.

ton st, _ Monday

The state contends that Lee not only was

‘admitted in a purported statement

heavily and was advised by phy-

'N. Grant ave., said that he saw

and dash into the shopping crowd.

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0 Conus Confuses Manpower

= CONGRESSIONAL EFFORT to make manpower omelet without

; breaking eggs has Washington dizzy.

One group wants farmers drafted if they stop farming. Another

to shut off all work-or-fight orders,

vi % Wants men drafted if they are absent from war plants. Another moves

make induction impossible on this

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Shares Story of Lee Death

Car Dash Will Be Resumed

By HELEN Additional eye-witness accounts

RUEGAMER

of the downtown auto tragedy in|

which three were killed will be related to a criminal court jury when

. the trial of John W. Lee on manslaughter and reckless homicide charges

is resumed Monday.

Further state testimony of the wild dash of Lee's car ato a crowd at Meridian and Washington sts. last July 20 is to be offered by Sergt.

_ Fred Hague and other police officers. ‘Willlam L. Scheerer, proprietor of a drugstore at 522% E. Washingalso is to bc questioned regarding Lee's alleged purchases of liquor: there.

subject to seizures, but drank to excess.

epileptic He read vesterday that he drank sicians to abstain. Two eye witnesses described the tragedy when taking of testimony began yesterday. . George Joseph Post, 21, of 3587

the Lee car in front of Kresge’s st of the L. S. Ayres & Co. store, | that the driver appeared to mofor assistance. He said there no running board on the car, t he clung to the side and was

‘Carl M. Lindberg, Toledo, O., secutive, who was standing in the safety gone in front of Ayres, vividdescribed the approach of the , its hurtling of the sidewalk

“Mr. Post said that Lee's face was {Continued on Page Two)

TIMES FEATURES ON iNyoe PAGES

x - . - - Isaacs .. Kidney Millett . Movies ...... Obituaries. ... Pegler Politics ..... Radio : Real Estate .. Mrs. Roosevelt 9 Side Glances. 10

Sports . State Deaths. 14 Voice in Bal.. 11

SOFT WHEAT PRICE GEILING IS RAISED

Action Taken Because of.

Squeeze on Millers.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (U. P.).— The OPA today raised by approximately eight per cent the ceiling prices of soft wheat flour in eastern, southern and midwestern states. The action was taken, OPA said, because rising soft wheat prices in the east have put a severe” squeeze on flour millers. ‘At the same time, Economic Stabilization Director James F. Byrnes authorized OPA to place ceiling prices’ on soft wheat east of the Rocky mountains. The soft wheat ceiling prices will be approximately those prevailing earlier this week and will be slightly higher than parity. The purpose of this move, OPA said, is to check additional advances in soft wheat prices. OPA said the new wheat regulation—the first price control exercised over that commodity—now is in the drafting stages and will be issued shortly. The order provides a maximum price of $8.90 for soft wheat flour per barrel in Indiana,

BAIN DECISION IN SIX APPEAL CASES STUDIED

Someé Observers Think Recent Seizures May Be Affected.

Judge William D. Bain of crimi-|

nal court today handed down a farreaching decision which some observers believe may pave the way for the return to owners, on legal technicalities, of gambling devices seized in recent raids by rival citycounty enforcement officers. Ruling on appeals of six cases in

which pinball and slot machines] § were seized last year, the judge!

held that: 1. The arresting officer must see the machine played, or play it himself, before he legally can seize it without a warrant. 2. The arresting officer must be equipped with proper warrants is-

sued upon grand jury indictments| |

or affidavits to seize a machine which he does not see in play.

Affects Armitage Case?

There was immediate discussion among courthouse attaches following the decision whether it would provide for the possible return - of the Armitage machines which were recently seized by police on simple

‘search warrants.

There was some confusion existing as to whether Judge Bain’s rulings today constifuted a precedent which may allow the slot machines to be returned to the Armitage concern.

Elaborting ‘on his ruling that a; device must be seen in operation, iF

the judge said: “A suspicion in the mind. of an arresting officer when a misdemeanor has been or is being committed, no matter how suspicious

{the surrounding circumstances may

be, is not sufficient enough to justify ! the rule and make an arrest unlawful even though it transpires subsequent ‘to the time of arrest.

Officer Must Be Certain

“That the officer's suspicion was well founded and the arresting officer’s belief that a misdemeanor has been or is being committed will not justify or render legal an arrest in a misdemeanor case unless the misdeamor is committed within the view of the officer prior to the arrest.” The judge ruled further that: “It also is well established in the law that where property is seized by an arresting officer, without a warrant authorizing seizure, at the time of and in connection with an unlawful arrest, the seizure is likewise unlawful and the property, thus unlawfully seized cannot ~|be used as evidence in the particular case. “In any other case or proceding involving such property, and this (Continued en Page Two)

Lawrence .Central, defending champions, Shortridge, Tech and Howe high schools survived last night's play in the Indianapolis sectional at Tech gym. Lawrence

win meet Shortridge and Tech

twill clash with Howe in the semifinals this afternoon to deter‘mine the finalists for tonight. (Details and scores, Pages 12

, War Living 3

and 13.)

Munda Blasted For 77th Time

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (U. P)). —Another devastating American air raid—the 77th—on the Japanese central Solomons base at Munda was announced today by the navy. Many fires were started and a plane was destroyed on the ground. Yankee fliers also kept up their pounding of the enemy's major Aleutians base at Kiska. They struck again on Thursday with bombers and fighters, but results were not reported. Munda was attacked on Friday (island time) by fighter-escorted Douglas dive bombers. The toll of Japanese planes destroyed in the Solomons now stands at 875.

Home From War

Marine Corporal Barney Ross, former lightweight and welterweight champion of the world, walks down the gangplank of a hospital ship at San Diego, Cal, after several months’ duty in the Solomon islands.

STROM KEEPS HELM IN COUNTY

] all “Faction: Finds ® Cligioman a Difficult

“Man to Remove.

‘By SHERLEY UHL The clear-cut division in Republican ranks hcre has entered its second month with no sign of an armistice. Open factional dispute, believed by some to be one of the severest inter-party -squabbles in the city’s political history, was precipitated ostensibly by differences over control of city hall patronage. When Mayor Tyndall deprived Republican County Chairman Henry E. Ostrom of his right to hand out city jobs, a temporarily suppressed feud ‘between Tyndall supporters and ‘regular “organization” Republicans allied witn party boss James L. Bradford, was resumed. Ostrom - to Remain Here's the situation as of today: Contrary to rumor, Henry Ostrom will. remain as G. O.. P. county chairman.. The party rift probably

won't be breached before the 1944 L

primary. Mr. Ostrom has denied reports he would resign under pressure from Tyndall supporters. It's no secret that Tyndallites would like to replace Mr. Ostrom but Mr. Ostrom is one who can’t be removed easily or without complications. The chairman could be voted ous by a majority of the precinct com:mittéemen. But at present such procedure is highly improbable since most precincts are bossed by rank-and-file organization men. Although the average Republican voter believes: collaboration necessary for a successful party stand, leaders of both ‘groups are remaining aloof from suggested ‘‘comprorjises.” “Two theories are responsible for this attitude: One is that there’s nothing to (Continued on Page Two)

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Walter Myers, fourth assistant U. S. postmaster general, assailed Col. Robert McCormick, publisher of the anti-administration Chicago Tribune, in an address before the Indiana Democratic Editorial association here today. » Col. McCormick is to speak here tonight before a banquet of the Indiana Republican Editorial association. Mr. Myers called Col. McCormick “the greatest fault-finder on earth.” “If, as, and when he gets to

with the flowery beds of ease,” he commented.

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heaven, he will probably find fault

“He has complained of official! .

McCormick ‘Fault Finder,’ Myers Tells Democrat Editors

course, mistakes have ‘been made. What nation ever won a war without making mistakes

“But the president has a way of correcting them. “All of you have noticed that big mistakes are usually followed by an exchange of ‘letfers. One begins, ‘Dear Mr. 'President: I hereby resign.’ The other, ‘Dear Jake or John or Jimmy (as {the case may be): ‘You don’t know how much you will be missed.’ ” Mr. Myers declared that President Harding, Senator Lodge, Senator Watson “and their kind made 2 ‘mistake which, in my opinion, permitted this present world war Io.

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ANOTHER YEAR OF LEND-LEASE

POLICY BACKED

House Committee Approves But Asks Greater Share For China.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 : (U. P.). —The house foreign affairs committee today recommended a one-year

extension of lend-lease in a formal report which revealed that China thus far has received only $156,738000 worth of lend-lease aid. The report disclosed, by comparison, that Great Britain as of Dec. 31, 1942, had received lendlease assistance in the amount of $3,959,950,000 and Soviet Russia $1,532,230,000. : Declaring that lend-lease was “an essential part of our mechanism for waging war” which has “operated with brilliant effectiveness,” the committee added that it is “imperative that the United States provide China with all aid that can possibly be supplied.”

Called Preparation for Peace

Although aid to China has been kept down by “desperate” transportation difficulties, the committee corroborated President Roosevelt's assertion in his state of the nation address that more material is being flown to China now than was trucked over the Burma road before that avenue was closed by the Japanese, The committee said it had received assurance ‘that measures are being undertaken. to improve the | transportation - situation and. make. increased aid possible.” The report praised lend-lease as a means of preparing “the way for sound and durable international arrangements in the peace” and rebuked those who would demand guarantees of post-war use by the United States of foreigh air bases built with lend-lease funds. Problems of air rights generally. the committee said, “can be taken up only as the general development of our foreign policy permits.”

Even China Repays Some The committee said lend-lease

was a powerful agency in developing

international “mutual trust and close co-operation.” Noting that lend-lease is not a one-way street, the commitiee said that “even in the case of China whose resources are strained to the utmost in the fight against the Japanese there has heen reciprocal aid.” The committee added that “the co-operative efforts of free people” had proven more effective than the axis method of conscripting supplies from vassal states. “There is no substitute for belief in the cause of freedom and the determination of free people to retain that freedom,” the report said. “Lend-lease is not only in the democratic tradition; it will prove a vital factor in the inevitable victory of the United States and the united nations. »

INDIANAPOLIS AREA HAS 1% GENSUS GAIN

County Population Now Estimated at 490,251.

Times Special |

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—While Indiana’s civilian population increased an estimated 1.6 per cent between April 1; 1940, and May 1, 1942, the Indianapolis metropolitan area increased an estimated 7.1 per cent, the bureau of census reported today. A gain of 54,562 was reported for the state, making the fotal on May 1, 1942, of 3,478,881. Marion county increased an estimated 32,660 during the April 1, 1940, and May 1, 1942, period, making the total civilian estimate on the latter date 490,251. The trend throughout the country was toward decreases in rural counties and increases in metropolitan areas, particularly where there are large war industries. Estimates for May 1, 1942, largely are based on the sugar registrations, Director J. C. Capt of the census bureau said.

450,000 NEGROES IN ARMY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (U. PJ. —The war department t announced

today that 450,000 Negroes are now| In the aTWY, More’ tian 60,000 are

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By VIRGIL PINKLEY .so far achieved by the Germans was United Press Staff Correspondent | the capture of “Tally-ho ' corner,” ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North! cutting the road between El Aroussa

Africa, Feb. 27.—Marshal Rommel, withdrawing ‘his de feated troops in southern and central Tunisia, has made a series of quick jabs against allied lines in the northern sector in an attempt to cut the communication lines of the British first army. Fighting continues, but so far the Germans have been held in check, an allied headquarters commmigue indicated today. More than 400 axis prisoners have been captured, and in one attack seven German tanks were destroyed for the loss of one British tank in the northern fighting. The axis attacks occurred around Djebel Mansour, Bou Arada and} south of Medjez El Bab. The Germans were using something over 5000 men and 50 tanks in their attempt to penetrate or envelope the vital Pont du Fahs area

Erwin and Medez El Bab.

In the south-central area around the Kasserine pass, the allies continued te pursue fleeing axis forces which were attempting to escape irom the consequences of their defeat in a three-day battle. The British eighth army, threatening the Germans from the south, increased its pressure when advanced elements established positions immediately south of the Mareth line. There was no serious opposiiton and it appeared that the time was drawing closer when Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery would be ready to throw a great assault against the axis forces.’ There was no confirmation that Rommel’'s troops had abandoned Kasserine town and its surrounding villages, but the general trend of the axis movements was to retreat in that section. (Reports reaching London said it was likely that the:

from which an attack on Tunis

could be started. The only objective | pied by allied troops.)

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Ernie Pyle in Battle—

By ERNIE PYLE THE TUNISIAN FRONT, Feb. 27 (By Wireless).—Capt. Jed Dailey of Sharon, Mass., got back safely in his jeep after the German breakthrough out of Faid pass. But he had a horrible time. He was beating it to the rear across the desert, along with the rest of the command post’s personnel, when suddenly he saw a Mark IV tank staring him in the face not a hundred yards away! The tank was stopped, the crew had the turret door open, and a German was just standing there, looking at Capt. Dailey as cold as ice. It was enough to give you the creeps. Jed swung the jeep around—and

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On the War Fronts

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TUNISIA—Allies advance from recaptured Kasserine pass; Rommel jabs at British farther north.

AIR WAR—500-bomber raid on Cologne rounds out mest concentrated 24-hour allied air offensive.

RUSSIA-—Soviets creep westward toward Dhieper against desperate . German defense.

SOUTHWEST’ PACIFIC — Flying fortresses blast four Japanese ships and key. airdromes in. New - Guinea-New ‘Britain area. New

town of Kasserine had been occu-

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Escapes Nazis by 'Miracle,’ Mad Because He Lost Bedroll|

at him. He kept turning and dodging, but everywhere he could go he would be looking smack at the front end of a Mark IV. They just seemed to appear from nowhere, and there they'd be suddenly, until he felt like a mouse trying to get out of a room. full of silent cats. Finally Jed did the only thing left to do. He took his heart in his hand and drove right between two German tanks, with their crews sitting there at the guns and looking at him as he passed 50 yards away. They didn’t shoot, and he doesn’t know to this day why they didn’t. Then he stepped on that jeep and went soaring across the desert, fying over irrigation ditches you'd normally cross in low gear. German artillery got after him. They dropped an 88 on his right, and then one on his left, and then one in front of him. They had him pocketed. When artillery does that, the next shot always gets you. But they never fired a fourth shell. He has no idea why. It was just kind of like a miracle. Things like that went on all afternoon. Finally it got dark, and a sort of safety came. But it wasn't complete safety, for German patrols were out Seowing the desert for stragglers. Jed finally got away by driving the jeep straight up over the top of a mountain and down the other side. He just missed driving over several sheer cliffs. .From now on he hates Germans.

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R. A. F. Seeks to Balk 1 Repairs in Reich's | Third City.

By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent 5

LONDON, Feb. 27.—Amers |

ican and British planes are

pounding prime Nazi objecs §

tives in Europe at a tempa possibly never equalled bes fore. i All day long and through the night great streams of virtually every type of allied bomber and fighter are taking off from the great stationary aircraft carrier England. } Following up yesterday's heavy |

assault by American flying fortresses |

and Liberators on Wilhelmshaven,

the royal air force carried out the |

most powerful atfack made on Cologne since the famous 1000« plane raid. Submarines No. 1 Target The attack on Cologne topped off | the most active week of the aif war in many months. Relays of fly ing fortresses, Libérators, Lancasters, Mosquitos and Venturas — almost every weapon in the allied armada —are taking off almost continuously, Virtually all targets are connected | in one way or the other with the

axis submarine warfare which the | allies must beat in order to coms } |

centrate forces. for the grand ase . sault on the European continent: =

Specific targets include submae |

rine repair depots, submarine supe ply depots, 3 submarine bases on the Atlantie. coast, and manufacturing plan supplying engines and other vi parts for U-boats.

Anti-Aircraft Fire Moderate

The Cologne raid was described ; 5 ‘officially as “very heavy,” but only

10 bombers were lost, a remarkably

small payment for such a heavy attack. 3 The announcement that the raid {was the second heaviest of the war

lon Cologne indicated that at leas$ ;

500 planes participated. An air ministry communique said ‘good results” were observed. 0 Two and four-ton block busters: }

and thousands of incendiaries were | {unloaded on Germany’s third large

est city, site of numerous factories turning .out parts and Diesel moe tors for U-boats. The weather over the city was clear apart from ground haze and pilots reported only moderate anti aircraft fire. hi

Interrupt Frantic Repairs

Thus Germany now. was getting real foretaste of what it may ex= pect when the all-out allied aerial attack rises to a full crescendo § the coming months to pave the way for the impending invasion Europe. Six hundred acres of Colo, already was in ruins and 250 tories were wrecked as result the 1000-plane raid last May 3 when 3000 tons of bombs dropped.

Last night's raid interrupted tic German efforts to restore city to its former productive e pacity. British authorities sai Germans appeared to have giv first priority to repair work there. Cologne now has been bom 113 times, making it the bombed city in Germany.

Other Targets Bombed

Subsidiary raids were made terday on the docks at Dunkirk fields at Cherbourg, railroad y and the naval storage depot. Rennes. Wilhelmshaven is a big sub m station, repair ‘depot and - station. : The German supply depot 1g Rennes was the distribution | po for nearly every article 1 supply U-boats. Sheds in the mile and a third long and yards wide housed hundreds ) of gasoline in addition to ‘The Chi h ° erhourg airdromes bases: for the Nazi Sehiers vh guard the French coast. Duy

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