Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 February 1943 — Page 14

WELLES OFFER

Labor and Liberal -Papers Eager for Opening: of Pre-Peace Talks.

By HELEN KIRKPATRICK

LONDON, Feb. 27—The United States government’s intention to open talks now on the war and peace aims of the united nations, ‘as announced by Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles in Toronto, has been enthusiastically received here. : The Liberal and Labor press today expresses the view that.such talks are essential if German efforts to divide the united nations are to be frustrated. The London Daily Herald (Laborite) points out that many prominent Americans, notably ‘Mr. Welles and Vice President Henry. A. Wallace, have been speaking for months on ‘war aims and putting forward the internationalist cause. But “nothing said by either has hitherto committed the United States government to positive action.”

Fear “Dozen Plans”

The Herald stresses Mr. Welles’ point that freedom from want can ‘eliminate controversies leading to war. The News-Chronicle emphasizes the need. for post-war -discussions before the war ends, with dozens of gahments - producing dozens of cting plans at the peace table. But it regards the inclusion of Russia and China in Ihete talks to be essential,

Seek ‘Common Denominator’

Mr. Welles proposed, as a prerequisite to . such conferences, a Joint study by the united nations of each other’s problems with a view to exploring all “international aspects ,of problems under the general headAng of freedom from want.” This, he said, would remove all causes of disagreement and achieve “common tlenominators” before the allies ‘actually sit down and work out agreements on post-war co-opera-tive action. Mr. Welles said the U. S. government “believes that the initiation of such studies is already overdue.” Failure to begin such organized study and discussion now, he said, may be detrimental to efforts to bring about a “peace that will be ‘more than a brief and uneasy interlude before another even more horrible and more destructive war’— 8 war he said may which doom civilization.

FALL IS FATAL TO FRANK M. PADDEN

A native of Indianapolis and a former inspector for the city board of health, Frank M. Padden, 805 W. New York st., died yesterday at City

‘hospital of Injuries received in a fall a week ago. He was 66. Born here in 1877, Mr. Padden retired from the board of health on Jan. 1. Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a. m. Monday in the Reynolds ‘mortuary and at 9 a. m. in St. John’s Catholic church. Burial will be in Holy Cross. The only immedia¥e survivor is a sister, Mrs. Cora Wilson of Indian‘apolis.:

MINISTERIAL GROUP TO MEET MONDAY

The Indianapolis Ministerial association will have as its study subject “The Relation of the Church to the Tabernacle Movements,” at ‘a meeting to be held at the Roberts Park Methodist, church at 10 a. m. “Monday. The Rev. R. H. Miller, Jr., pastor “of the Linwood Christian church, will lead the discussion, and other speakers will be the Rev. J. R. , Flanigan of the New Jersey Street Methodist church, the Rev. Herbert ‘Huffman of the First Friends church and H. R. Pierson. The Rev. ‘L. C. Trent of the Woodruff Bap‘tist church will lead the worship service.

A birthday party was held in Washington, D.

C., recently for Mrs. Henry Schwartz (3d from : left)

when she visited her husband, who is ready to serve overseas with the navy. Left to right are Herman Jordan, Ranger; Tex.; Henry Schwartz, a former Indianapolis Times employee in the stereotype depart-

ment: Mrs. Schwartz, Buell Herchenrolder, Abilene, Tex., and John Carragher, LeRoy, N. Y. ~“eaman Schwartz and all were attending advanced firing-control school in Washington.

are friends of

The sailors

Mrs.’ Schwartz is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Williams, R. R. 3, Box 261, with whom she now lives.

Victory in Tunisia Shows Real Anglo-U. S. Co-operation

By VIRGIL PINKLEY United Press Staff Correspondent

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa, Feb. 26.— (Delayed) — Gen, Dwight Eisenhower, the allied

commander-in-chief, has welded a smdothly working staff in Africa, and the uppermost desire of all officers and men—British and American alike—is to work as a unit. | I saw the German and Italian command working in the field before the United States entered the war, and British-American co-op-eration in the Middle East, Britain and elsewhere. The relationship between allies had never been so warm and spontaneous as here. Undoubtedly the fact that the supreme African command, with Gen, Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander, Air Marshal Arthur Tedder and Admiral Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham running land, air and sea operations under Gen. Eisenhower, was in full operation was responsible for the quickness with which the allies drove back the axis in central Tunisia. Of course, there are lively discussions between American and British officers, as there should be. They are productive of the best experience and imagination both sides can contribute. There are differences at times, but British and Americans are perfectly willing to compromise, There appears to be very little of the “I told you so attitude.”

Eat at Same Messes

Take today as an example of the way Americans and British get along. I visited two officers’ messes.

About an equal number of American

and British pilots were sitting at tables for tea and coffee. Walking along the street, I saw

an American jeep shoving a stalled

British automobile. At noon, doughboys and tommies

sat shoulder to shoulder, drinking|

beer. Almost all officers’ messes fly the Stars and Stripes as well as the Union Jack. This afternoon, I heard a Scot from Aberdeen asking an American from Chicago the meaning of slang expressions. Nearby a truck driver from Liverpool was discussing engines with a doughboy from Little Rock, Ark. Share Equipment At the front, American units gladly rush in to help British forces, because the British are eager to plug a hele in American lines. Each side uses the other’s equipment. It was officially announced yesterday that royal air force Spitfires accompanied American flying fortresses on a large and successful raid. Many British airmen fly only American planes, while hundreds of American airmen swear by the British Spitfires. Events of the last three months in Africa should pretty well put an end once and for all to axis propaganda and other ill-informed opinion that Britons manage to get

everyone else to fight their battles; except Englishmen. Many times I:

SLICK RULES RENT

have heard American and British officers of all ranks say: “If only Britain and America would co-operate after the war as well as their armed forces are fighting and working together in the field now, there would be less worry about a permanent peace.” Privates, as well as officers, believe it.

Americans in Britain Enjoy Services of a Date Bureau

LONDON, Feb, 27 (U. P.) —PFirst Lieut. William S. Sterns of Summit, N. J., said confidently: “We can pro-

vide practically any kind of weekend a man wants—beautiful girls, swimming pools, or even complete rest if anyone wants to sleep.” Sterns represents the army’s special service section and every weekend thousands of American troops are swarming into the country to visit British families. The special service section locates the families, and then makes dates for the boys. : A shipbuilder in Scotland entertains groups of American’ troops every week in his ancient castle, and on occasion he has taken them to his shipyard where some have taken turns behind a riveting gun just for fun. Some American troops spend two days of their leave helping British farmers till the soil, or harvest Crops. One British woman was host to six American soldiers and six British WRENS, giving them the run of her kitchen. She said they made

a mess, buf everyone had fun.

“If a man is a golfer, we find him a partner with the right handicap,” said Sterns. “If he likes to ride, we find a home with horses. Whatever it is he wants, we’ve got it.” A Glasgow woman wrote: “Thank you for sending us those two charming young men. Two better American ambassadors could not have been produced.”

R. V. HOFFBAUER RITES TO BE MONDAY

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a. m. Monday for Raymond V. Hoffbauer, 975 E. drive, Woodruff Place, a life-long resident of Indianapolis, who died yesterday after an eight-week illness. He was 50. Rites will be in the Flanner & Buchanan mortuary, ‘Burial will be in Crown Hill. Mr. Hoffbauer was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose. He was born here Feb. 15, 1893. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nita Hoffbauer; two sons, Richard and Glen; a brother, Philip, and two grandchildren, all of Indianapolis.

UP-TO-DATE

SENATE

Resolution Introduced Feb. 26

i 8. .C. R.—(Gonas)—Petitions president ‘to “champion right of small nations to

‘have a voice in the peace negotiations

“after the present conflict. (Judiciary B.) Bills Passed Feb. 26

B. 178— (Kinder) —Authoriz&s cities to lease buildings for use by co-operative ips in establishing work projects for andicapped, unemployed persons. 43 ayes, 8. 255— (Biddinger) —Authorizes the nui of 2 LEram of adult education. 35 ayes, 8S. B. yO ne yA utliorizes state ‘board of education to accept federal

nts-in-aid funds whenever they shall available. 37 ayes, 4 noes.

House Bills Passed Feb. 26

H. B. 76—Increases the percentage of @ollections retained by county recorders, in addition to salary, from 20 to 30 per cent. 34 ayes, 4 noes. H. B. 122—(Claycombe)—Exempts man3 ufacturers of machine guns and munitions % ' test their products from the provisions ‘of the law Brohibiting explosions, etc. 44 ayes, no noes.

House Bills Defeated Feb. 26

H. B. 145— (Korn, Bond)—Provides that ‘where a director of an insurance comany owns stock with a par value of $5 “or more he must own an aggregate value “of stock not less than $1000, and one

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Bill Failed to Pass Feb. 26

S. B. 195—(Lucas, Atherton)—Increases es of all Lake county officials and their fees, 23 ayes, 12 noes.

11 Indefinitely Postponed Feb. 26

B. 151— (Eichorn, Lucas)—Provides for tion in the petty loan interest rate.

w Signed by Governor Feb. 26 8. B. 100-(Sirassweg) — Permits banks

trust companies to invest certain “insfederal savings and loan associa-

HOUSE

1ers’ ‘ Changes certain

LEGISLATIVE

retirement fund, composed of auditor of | age law,

state, state superintendent of public in-, struction and three members to be appointed by governor. Provides that at least two members be teachers and one have at least ten years experience in the purchase of Sequrities. 69 ayes, 10 noes. 148— (Hoover, Long) —Places appointment of county or city inspector of weights and measures in hands of county commissioners or city board of works, as case may be, instead of under state board of Deals 56 ayes, 27 no B. 61— (O'Connor) — Provides for refund o of NL wrongfully levied, 72 ayes, no

H. B. 262— (Fulk) —Repeals section of 1941 law authorizing township advisory boards to construct buildings for the purpose o. teaching agricultural ani domestic science which requires that the buildings for the purpose of teaching agricultural and domestic science which requires that the building be located on the grounds of We lonngp I high school. 74 ayes, 1 no. urke, Teckemeyer)— Limits Bir Lk ale in primary elecion campaigns to political parties, regularly organized and incorporated national political organizations, chambers of commerce, labor unions or newspapers.

#4 ayes, 3 Hot. B. 3— (Slenker)—Annuls real estate liens nea by the state by virtue of the 1936 welfare lien law. ayes, 1 no. — (Bond) —Prescribes procedure for " establishment of sanitary district in Wayne township, Allen county, ayes, 0 noes. H. B: 361— (Moseley) —Gives farm cooperative groups power to write group insurance for their members. 170 ayes, 0 noes H. B. 427—(Duggins)—Authorizes conservation department to accept as a gift and maintain the Old Goshen Baptist church. and Pioneer cemetery near Corydon, 78 ayes, 0 noes. H. 170—(Kreft, Steele)—Extends limitation of authority of fonistables to provide that even. when acting as peace officers they cannot Make an arrest without a warrant. 67 a 1 B. 176— (De! Hott) Provides that an old-age assistance recipient cannot establish a legal residence in a county simply by his residence in a public or private home for the aged in that county. 68 ayes, 0 noes. H. B. 219— (Hoesel) —R. als 1939 law yhich requires judges to be members of the bar and to have had at least three ice. 59 39 ayes) 12 noes. (Korn)—Provides for. the submission of constitutional amendments passed by 1941 and 1943 general assemblies to the electors of the state for ratification or Fejecsion; prescribes procedure. ayes, 0 n "H. B. 472—(C. A. Smith, Moffett) —Provides for the repair, rebuilding and comig n of dikes and levees, 68 ayes, 0 oes,

- B. 288— (Montgomery, Miser )— x ay In ate gran

CALENDAR

69 ayes, 0 noes. B. 301— (Reynolds) —Provides for the review of decisions of boards, etc., by circuit or superior courts of Marion county on petition of individual 2fesieq by such an order. 71 ayes, 4 noe (Denton, Niederhaus)—Provides that ami for public improvements in cities may be issued in anticipation of the individual assessment of each property owner. 69 ayes, 0 noes. H. B. 371—(Heller)—Provides that tavern owners must seek proof of age before selling liquor to a suspected minor, and that belie’ that a person was of age is no defense unless such proof was sought. 73 ayes, 0 noes. 466— (Denton, Wilson)—Provides

B. that a etitoon for the adoption of a child Br

may be filed with the court in the county in which the child resides. 68 ayes, 0 noes.

Bills Withdrawn Feb. 26

H. B. 322—(H. M. Copeland) —Provides that anyone who has served as head or assistant librarian for more than 10 years be - issued a certificate of proper grade without examination. H. B. 393—(Carey)—Repeals law granting anyone the right to seek injunctive relief against the practice of medicine without a license. B. 440— (Carey)—Defines “healin are” such as chiropractic, physical therapy, etc, 405— (Montgomery) —Provides for the “establishment of plants and workshops for persons who would otherwise have to receive assistance.

Resolution Passed Feb. 26

H. C. R. 9—(Baker)—Directs the setting aside of each April 3d as Indiana Poefiry gay to be observed in the schools. “Voice ote.

Bill Defeated Feb. 26

H. B. 60—(Hughes, Korn)—Permits banks such as Morris Plan to get FDIC insurance -without meeting ra: of other banks for certain reserve capital. 28 ayes, 53 noes.

Laws Signed By Governor Feb. 26

H. B. 185— (Blackwell, Moffett)—Appropriates < $5000 annually for research in crops under the direction of Purdue university. H. B. 128, 142 and 175— (Henley, Heller) —Re-enacts present 4-cent gasoline t. law; imposes 4-cent tax on fuels other than i s used in motor vehicles operated on public highways; re-enacts 1937 oil iny ection tax of 4 cents per barrel and changes specifications.

Bill Vetoed By Governor Feb. 26

B. 112— (Korn, Hughes) —Raises salaof Pt. W.

ries of certain officials ayne and derson.

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ng | 84.

MURRAY NAMED BY GOP EDITORS

Col. McCormick Is Chief Speaker at Tonight's

Banquet.

William D. Murray, Bicknell, was re-elected president of the Republican Editorial association at its annual mid-winter meeting here today. Other officers re-elected were Leo Kinman, Shelbyville, first vice president; Floyd Oursler, Cynthiana, second vice president and treasurer, and Claude Billings, Akron, secretary. Chief speaker at the association’s annual banquet tonight was to be Col. Robert McCormick, publisher of the Chicago Tribune. TU. 8S. Senator Raymond E. Willis of Indiana also is to speak. Guests at the affair will be State Chairman Ralph Gates; Werner Schroeder, G. O. P. national committeeman from Illinois; Edwin Ables, Lawrence, Kas., president of the National Republican Editorial association, and Republican state officials.

CONTROL INVALID

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Feb. 27 (U. P.) —Constitutionality of the office of price , administration's right to fix rent ceilings arbitrarily was questioned today in a ruling by Federal. Judge Thomas W. Slick. Ruling such powers unconstitutional, Slick dismissed a suit in which a tenant sought to recover triple damages from his landlord for requiring him to pay rent in excess of the OPA ceiling as fixed last April 1. : (At Chicago, regional OPA attorney Alex Elson said Slick’s ruling conflicted with at least six other federal court decisions upholding OPA rent control.) “In my opinion,” Slick said, “congress never intended to delegate

this omnipotent power to the administrator of the emergency price control act, and if it was so intended, the act under such construction is unconstitutional.” “The defendant,” Slick said, “contends that the price administrator cannot use his own discretion without ‘a hearing to arbitrarily fix prices in any area.” Declaring himself in accord with this belief, Slick said he could not allow damages hecause there had been no hearing on the rate at which the rent was to have been frozen.

State Deaths

ARLINGTON—Mrs, Agnes Adams, 89, Survivors: Daughter, Mrs. Sarah Cottingham; son, Jesse L.; and a sister, Mrs. Anna Kiser. BICKNELL—James Dunning, 65. Survivors: Wife, Ina; stepson, Ralph Westfall; and sisters, Mrs. Meredith Leibel, Ts. Blanchard Edwards and Mrs, George Reedy. ELWOOD—MTrs. Suvia Marie Short, 47. Survivors: Husband, n; a daughter, Miss Mary - Louise Sher a son, John Edward; sisters, Mrs. Russell Hahn, Mrs. ossie Brown, Mrs. Dexter Lee and Mrs. ith Dick; and a brother, Oren La Rue. Mrs. Prances Crafton, 80. Survivors: A foster daughter, Mrs, Jack McCabe and grandchildren. ’ EVANSVILLE — Mrs. Logsdon, 73. Survivors: Kater and Orion Geibel. rs. Elizabeth Beals, Husband, James H.; and Pvt. Oscar; sister, brothers, .oseph, Henry w

Katherine. Fenn Nephews, Fred,

72. Survivors: sons, William, Ray Mrs. Alice Dexter; and Hardin

own, Mrs. Carrie D. Streithof, 71. Survivors: Daughters, Mrs. Oscar Rosenblatt and Mrs. J. E. Kahre; sons, C. Perry ‘and Elmer H.; sisters, Mrs. Emma Holtz and Mrs. Ella Holtz. William Sanford, 80. Survivors: daughter, Mrs. Tielba Watters; Sisters, Mrs, Etta Allbright ‘and Mrs. Anna Ric

HARTFORD pig P. Tutrow, 80. Survivors: Son, Elmer R.: and sisters, Mrs. Flora Thomas and Miss Prudence Tutrow. HUNTINGBURG—Miss Sophia Rothert, Survivors: Brothers, Otto and Hugo Rothert. JASPER—Henry Werner, 64. Survivors: Sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Hartlauf, Miss Rusine Werner, Sister Mary Bertrand and Sister Anna Fedeli LEBANON—MTrs. liza Jane Stoops, 83. Survivors: Son, Ernest; brothers, Edward and Albert Day. OAKTOWN—Mrs. Shepard, 83. Porter G. and

Elizabeth Wortman Survivors: Sons, J. M.,, Donald D.; daughters, Mrs, Edith Poik, Mrs, Jennie Warner and Mrs. Fern Summers.

SEYMOUR~—J. Price Matlock, Mrs. Elizabeth Sauer, 77. 20 vivors: Brothers, George, W. H. and Louis Noelker; sisters, Miss Julia Noelker, Mrs. Louise Resiner and Mrs. Henry Meyer.: SEYMOUR—J. Price Matlock, 60. Survivors: Wife, Mary; and sisters, Mrs. Cora Hunsucker, Mrs. Effie Miller, Mrs. E. C. Wareing and Mrs. EK. D. Mann. SOUTH BEND-—Mrs. George L. O’Brien, 64. Survivors: Husband, George; son, Eu-

gene. TELL CITY-—Mrs. Maggie Farris, 79. Survivors: Daughters, Mrs. Catherine Armstrong, Mrs. Senn and Mrs. Bloom Riddle; sons, Samuel and James. UNION CITY—Mrs. Alma Stewart, 68. ‘Survivor: Husband, James E, WASHINGTON—Mrs. Mahalli Inman, 70. Survivors: Daughters, Mrs. Mary Pries and Mrs. Nellie unter; sons, John and Charles. - WASHINGTON—Mrs. Edith Jones, 90. SURVIVOR: Peuslites er, Mes. Cameron Faw ig ‘ a

Some’ in Congress Cry Appeasement, Others See Good Strategy.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (U. P.) — Congressional reacion to disclosure that Spain is obtaining large petroleum supplies from this side of the Atlantic ranged today from cries of “appeasement” to “anything to keep Spain out of the war.” The disclosure was made yesterday by U. S. Ambassador Carlton J. H. Hayes in Barcelona. He said in a speech that the amount of American petroleum products available to Spain is “considerably larger than the present per capita distribution to people along the Atlantic seaboard of the United States itself.” Official sources here were quick to explain that the petroleum products Hayes was talking about came from the oil-rich Dutch West Indies —not from the United States—and were transported to Spain in Spanish tankers.

Oil Watched Closely

Moreover, they said, this country is watching closely to see not only that these products do not get into axis hands but also that they are used solely for civilian purposes. The state department had no comment until it has seen Hayes’ text. Petroleum sources pointed out that the oil crisis in this country— both gasoline and fuel oil—never has been caused by an actual shortage. It is the result of transportation - shortage, although the restriction on automobile gasoline also was taken to conserve rubber. Many congressmen expressed amazement that oil in such quantity could find its way to Generalissimo Franco’s Spain at a time when petroleum products for civilian consumption are so scarce in this country.

Approved by Nye

Rep. Dewey Short (R. Mo.) said Hayes’ statement showed that the administration “hopes to appease Fascist Spain by furnishing them with oil that is vitally needed by many of our citizens.” He warned that Spain may “follow the suit of Japan and enter war against us.” Senator Gerald P. Nye (R. N. D.) had “no objection to any help extended to Spain which would tend to keep it from affiliating with the axis.” There appeared no doubt that this is exactly what the United States is trying to do. It is known that this country has made arrangements to buy certain Spanish materials needed in the United States and others which the axis might want. In return, carefully controlled quantities of goods needed by Spain are shipped from this country.

HONEYWELL FIRM ACCUSED BY FTC

WASHINGTON, Feb, 27 (U. P.) — The Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co., Minneapolis, was accused

sion of practices which tend to create a monopoly and restraint of trade in the sale of automatic tem-

perature controls for domestic heating plants. A complaint filed by the FTC! against the company charges that the company used “unfair” methods of competition, discriminated in price among different purchasers, and entered into exclusive contracts. The respondent has 20 days in which to file an answer.

ELECTRICITY AT WAR

The electricity used in making a single ton of armor plate would light an average home for 15 months.

HOW TYPHUS SPREADS

The body louse that carries typhus fever is said to have been largely responsible for Napoleon’s defeat in Russia.

CARSON CITY, Nev. Feb. 27 (U. P.).—An estimated 175,000 husbands and wives, including many New York and Hollywood millionaires who came to Nevada seeking marital bliss instead of divorce, may find they are not legally married. The legality of Reno divorces had been questioned before, but when doubt was cast today on the genuineness of Nevada marriages, the state legislature and representatives of various churches — not to mention the 175,000 married couples—were shocked and surprised. The legality of the marriages was questioned in a bill “relating to marriage and divorce,” being presented to the current Nevada legislature to right the situation. Authors of the bill, Senator A. L. Haight of Churchill county and assemblyman C. C. Boak of Nye county, said that in 1937 the legislature apparently deprived justices of the peace and clergymen of legal authority to perform marriages. It came about this way, the authors explained: The legislature decided in 1933 that Nevada's lush marriage business—booming as a result of nearby California’s three-day _“gin marriage” law—was making too many justices rich.. A law was passed requiring Anata

Oldest’ Loan Brokers in the State

FUEL FOR SPAIN

today by the federal trade commis-

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (U. P.).— Manpower needs in 1943 exceed the current supply by 2,376,000 persons according to a table presented to a senate appropriations subcommittee by War Manpower Commission Chairman Paul V. McNutt, That figure corresponds roughly to the 2,250,000-man deficiency forecast earlier this week by War Production Board Chairman Donald M. Nelson. McNutt told the subcommittee recently that. altogether 65,655,000 persons would be needed this year for the following purposes: Armed services ..... «+o 10,755,000 Munitions industry ...... 10,500,000 Year-round farming .... 8,900,000 Seasonal farming ~ 3,100,000 Essential civilian activities 8,000,000 Less essential activities .. 23,400,000 Unemployed 1,000,000 McNutt said the figures represent increases over 1942 of 3,976,000 in the armed forces; 1,800,000 in munitions work and 300,000 in essential civilian activities—a total gain of 6,576,000.

LOCAL MEN ON WOUNDED LIST

Navy Reveals Injuries to Robert S. Emmenger and Willard Rosenbaum.

The war department today released the names of 570 U. S. soldiers wounded in action in the

Put at 2,376,000 : 3 J er of, 27o% MAY COME BACK 2

| Possibility Seen in Suit to|waxELAND_hom

Test Vadility of Act on Recatur Shift.

Marion county may be divided into four townships, as it was more than a century agi, if a suit filed here in circuit court today by Perry township is upheld. The suit, filed by the firm of Kivett, Chambers and Kivett, seeks a court judgment on the validity of the act passed by the legislature which gave to Decatur township

some 5000 acres af land formerly |

in Perry township and upon part of which a power plant belonging to the Indianapolis Power & Light Co. is located. Also given to. Decatur township are seven land sections now in Washington township. The legislative act provided that township lines could not be changed unless a majority of residents filed a petition for the change with the board of county commissioners.

Nine Townships Originally

It added that where boundary ines had been changed in townships having within their boundaries any part of a city of 300,000 population or more, the original boundary lines shall be restored, if no petition had been presented. In 1822, Marion county was divided into nine'townships—but they were consolidated into four townships. They were~ WashingtonLawrence, Pike-Wayne, CenterWarren, and Decatur-Perry-Frank-lin. The next year Decatur was organized as a township, leaving Perry-Franklin together.

southwest Pacific area since early | 1942, Some of the wounded, includ- | ing 32 men from Indiana, have ui covered and returned to duty, the announcement said. The list included: Robert S. Emmenger, son of Mrs. Robert Davis, 5935 Spring Mill rd., and Pvt. Willard C. Rosenbaum, son of Mrs. Henrietta Rosenbaum, 903 Tecum-

seh st., Indianapolis; Pfc. Melvin Bennet, son of Ross Bennet, Brazil; Pvt. Thomas F. Boons, son of Mrs. Maude Boons, Laurel; Pvt. Robert: R. Blough, brother of Mrs. Mary Morris, Wilmington; Pvt. Forrest S. Brill, son of Mrs. Ruth Brill, Cory; Pvt. Frank Cancilla, son of Mrs. Anna Cancilla, Greencastle; Pvt. Joseph R. Cherry, grandson of Mrs. Ida Cherry, Kokomo; Pvt. Earl J. Doerflein, son of Mrs. Nora Doerflein, Brookville. Pfc. Harold R. Gasell, son of William L. Gasell, Michigan City; Pvt. Delbert L. Hall, son of Mrs. Etta Hall, Brazil; Pfc. Jack B. Jones, son of Mrs. Margaret Jones, Bloomington; Pfc. Jake R. Lough, son of Lawrence Lough, New Castle, and Pvt. Verlin F. Miller, son of Mrs. Hazel Miller, Kokomo. Pfc. Louis N. Patterson, son of Mrs. Florence O. Patterson, Bloomington; - Second Lieut. Lewis W. Raber, son of Mrs. Virginia H. Raber, South Bend; Pvt. Joseph A. Rauch, son of Mrs. Rosa Rauch, Brookville; Pfc. Thomas S. Raymond, son of Curtis Raymond, Henryville; Pvt. Edward D. Reed, son of William D. Reed, Jasonville; Pfc. Edward®™R. Rossman, son of Mrs. Selma Rossman, Tell City. Pfc. Marion H. Schmidt, son of Mrs. Dora Schmidt, Roll; Pfc. Robert F. Seal, son of Mrs. Harriett H. Seal, Richmond; Pvi. George E. Smith, son of Mrs. Olive Smith, Orleans; Pvt. Gerald E. Spencer, son of Mrs. Jennie Spencer, Marengo; Pvt. Donald J. Stroup, son of Mrs. Rachel Stroup, West Middleton; Pfc. Cecil B. Thatcher, son of Mrs. Ona Powers, Rising Sun. Pvt. Arthur Thornburg, son of Mrs. Emma Thornburg, Poneto; Pvt. Francis B. Walden, son of Mrs. Etta M. Walden, Gosport; Pvt. Charles R. Webb, husband of Mrs. Norma Webb, Bedford; Pfc. George E. West, son of Mrs. Gerda West, Lewis; Pvt. Lawrence W. Wolter, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Wolter, Greensburg, and Pvt. Lloyd E. Zollman, son of Mrs. Mabel Zollman,

Nevada Divorces Are Legal:

How About Reno Weddings?

LOANS

The SHICACO

146 E. WASHINGTON ST.

Russiaville.

tices paid more than $200 a month to turn their marriage fees over to the county. The law amended a territorial statute of Nov. 28, 1861, which granted both ministers and justices the power to perform marriages. A few months later, the Nevada attorney general ruled against the amendment, and justices again retained their fees. In 1937, the legislature decided if the amendment was invalid, there was no point in leaving it on the statute books. So it was repealed by adoption of another amendment, which not only wiped out the part pertaining to justice’s fees, but invalidated the original territorial act. Thus by the last amendment, the legislature not only took from judges the right to perform civil ceremonies, but deprived clergymen of their legal power to unite couples in marriage. Whether the lawmakers can do anything for the thousands who married since 1937 is a matter of speculation. They may be able to pass a law legalizing the marriages at this late date, said Frank Ingram, bill drafter for the assembly. “They are at least common law marriages,” another assemblyman who didn’t want to be quoted com-

mented, “which are perfectly legal.” |

on "gu on Everything!

Diamonds, amonds, Watches Musical Instruments, Cameras Clothing, Shotguns, Ete.

JEWELRY co. Ine.

|1833,

The land now in dispute belonged to Decatur township in 1823, but in Decatur township officials {asked that all land east of White river be given to Perry township.

Fight Began in 1928 .

There was no dispute concerning the land until the power and light company constructed its plant there in 1928-29. Then began a fight for the tax receipts. To gain the tax receipts, Perry township went to the courts to force the company to pay to it, rather than to Decatur township. The case went through a number of courts, ending by a decision in the state supreme court upholding a judgment that the land belonged to Perry township. The present suit contends that there were no petitions for the various changes of township lines and that if one township line changes, all are subject to a return to the original boundaries.

RCA PROFITS FALL 12% UNDER 1941

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (U. P).— Gross income of Radid Corp. of America reached a record peak for 1942, but increased taxes and oper-

ating costs cut earnings almost 12 per cent below the 1941 level, President David Sarnoff disclosed today in his annual report to stockholders. Net profits for 1942, he said, were $9,002,437 or 41.7 cents a common share against $10,192,716 or 50.2 cents a share in 1941, while gross revenue rose to $197,024,056 from $158,695,722. Federal taxes took 67.9 per cent of the corporation’s pre-tax income amounting to $19,074,850 or $1.37 a common share, compared with $16,373,600 or $1.18 a share in 1941. Total taxes rose to $22,862,613 from $19,790,850.

WOMEN BEST WORKERS

Women excel men in clerical speed, reasoning, estimating, computing and report writing, according to psychological tests.

ALEUTIAN BIRDS

The black-coated, white-vested Aleutian birds called murres are sometimes referred to as the penguins of the north.

Deaths—Funerals 1

Indianapolis Times, Satur., Feb. 27, 1943

BOYCE—EIllis W., beloved husband o Nellie Ballard Boyce, died Friday, Feo 26, at his residence, 5101 Madison ave. Funeral services at the Blackwell Funeral Home, 1503 N. Meridian st., Monday, March 1, at 2 p. m. Interment Washington Park cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p. m. Saturday.- Service in charge of Southport Masonic lodge. EBERHARDT—Katherine, age 85, sister of Ernest G. Eberh hardt, passed away Friday morning at the residence, 5882 Pleasant Run blvd., North dr. Puneral Tuesday, 1:30 p. m., Shirley Bros. Irving Hill Chapel, 5377 E. Washington st. Burial Crown Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel any time after 10 a. m. Sunday. GOOCH—Charles, 69 husband of Rachel A., father o s. D. Lee Andrews of ‘Clermont, Mrs. P. J. McDermott, city, Mrs. Charles M. Bacon, Calis fornia, and George Gooch, U. Navy, passed away Thursday p. m. a onday 1:30 Pp: m. at the G. H. Herrmann Funeral Home, 1505 S. East st. Friends invited. Burial: Crown Hill cemetery. HOFFBAUER—Raymond V., 975 E. dr. *Woodruff Place, husband of Nita and father of Glen N, and Richard R. and brother of Phillip, passed away Friday. Services at Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary Monday, 10:30 a. m. Burial, Crown Hill. Friends juviisd,

LEONARD—James 78 years, residence 950 W. 34th st., tr of Mrs. M. E. Crist of Florence, Ala.,, and Henry O. Leonard of Indianapolis, passed away early Friday a. m. Service Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary Sunday, 2:30 p. m. Friends invited. Burial Liberty cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary.

MADDEN—Margaret of 11 N. Walcott, be=loved wife of John F. Madden, sister of Mrs. Leon Martin of Dettoit, Mich.; Mrs. John J. Brennan and Thomas Mahoney of aes died Friday, Feb. 26. Friends may call at the Blackwell Funeral Home, 1503 N. Meridian st. Funeral Monday, March 1, from the funeral home, 8:30 a. m.; Jequiem mass at Holy Cross church, m., interment Calvary Friends invited. McKEE—Mrs. Mae L. (nee Bivin), of Harry B., mother of Harry McKee Jr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Rue, all of Los Angeles; sister of Richard Staub, Hollywood, Cal.;

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Louise LaRue, passed away in fon Angeles. Services at Flanuer Buchanan Mortuary Mond Friends invited. , Interment Friends may call at the mortuary Sunday and Monday. REYNOLDS—William H., brother George, passed away Wednesday p. m. Friends may call at the Tolin Funeral Home, - Prospect st. vices Monday J 10 a. m., from the funeral : hows, Burial New Crown, Friends in-

STRAUSS—Simon, formerly of Danville, |".

Ind., passed away Feb. 8, in Los Angeles, Cal., husband of Luc Nathan us. Services will be con cted 2 p. m. Sunday at the RE eral Home.

Miss., Mrs. F. L. Wakena and Vers Fitz cago. rvices Flanner Mortua. Tuesday 10 a.

may call at mortuary ncon and evening.

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HOWARD C. " Funeral Directors:

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CONKLE FUNERAL 1934 W. Michigan St.

PAUL E. DORSE

8925 E. NEW YORK

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25 W. FALL CREEK BLVD.

BERT S. GADD

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ROBERT W. STIR

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Lost and Found

LOST—Wrist watch, lady's Gruen Curvex, in Speedway. BE-4260-R, after 5 p. m. LADY'S white goid Elgin Ww vicinity 19th and Pennsylvania. WA-8658.

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Schools & Instructions

International Beauty Se Asks you to help supply the dem Beauticians; special price and N. Pennsylvania.

LEARN AN AERONAUTICAL ‘We teach all branches. Com structors. For details—BE-5005.

Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Help Wanted—Femal ALTERATION WOM;

Steady work. J. D. Eastman Cleaners, 3808 E. Washington.

ASSISTANT BOOKKEEPER

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5301 Winthrop -

CHECK-IN GIRL

No Experience Necessary. J. D. Eastman Sunshine Cleaners, E. Washinton.

COOK—Experienced, general h y no - Sundays, no laundsy, North references. BR-3888.

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HOUSEKEEPER for employed co schoolgirls. No laundry and days. One meal. Home nd Cal after 6 p. m., 45 S. Tuxedo. HOUSEKEEPER, girl or woman, Su off. Children. FR-3757.

LARGE, established oi facturing company, minu Illinois . and Washington sts., opening for girl to work in pi department. Minimum salary, week. Applicant should -be typis apt at figures. Experience not sary. For interview, call CH tween 9 a. m. and 5 p. m.

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