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“Are. Promised by VanNuys. 4 (Another Story, Page -18)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (U.P) .—
The senate judiciary committee to-
day voted unanimously in faver of
8 liquor shortage investigation
which Chairman Frederick VanNuys| _(D. Ind) “startling developments.”
promised would bring
VanNuys said the inquiry will get uinder way.the first of next week. He will ask the senate to authorize expenditure of $10,000 to hire trained investigators. “You can expect somé mighty Martmg developments, including
such ~ things" as tax dodging and| ~~
liquor hoarding by big interests seeking to make large profits, » he reporters.
win Stop “Monopoly “The investigation was requested by Senator James Scrugham (D. Nev), who urged inquiry into such
matters as production, importation, ~ @istribution and proces,
VanNuys said a preliminary study Jed ‘him to- believe: that “the liquor: industry is being controlled “by a handful of large dealers who ex- _ pect to increase the prices and make a lot of money.” “Weare going to stop that,” he declared.
VanNuys pointed out that large distillers recently have bought out ‘smaller operators. “They don't need the distilleries,” he said. “They only want the stocks on hand.”
VanNuys said he believed there is a sufficient supply of lquor in bonded warehouses. to last the nation five or six years at present
rau, but Wy, is-mot}
To Curb Vandals
ERrl. Teckemeyer, chairman of the state are investigation committee, said ay he would introduce an ordinance in city council tonight legalizing the arrest ‘of _parents who allow their. children to remain unattended on“ -city streets after 10 p, m. na The measure, patterned after the
‘Hammond, Ind. juvenilé correction
plan, provides for a municipal court
fine of from one to $10 against|——
violators. - Mr. Techemeyer. member of the pointed out that careful a state juvenile crime Research methods, had proved the
_ effectiveness of the Hammond
ordinance. “In Ramjond, ‘he said, “parents are hailed into court, their trials often publicized, and they are sometimes shamed into doing something about mischievous offspring. “This ordinance ‘would place -the ‘directly on ‘the “par-
"responsibility ents, where it es and as a con-
in action in South Pacific.
Capt. W. F. Lucas Killed:
Flying With Wildeat Squadron. “Dead CAPT. WILLIAM F. LUCAS, marine corps pilot serving in a ‘Wildcat fighter squadron, was. killed in action recently in the South Pacific. A member of a widely-known Columbus family, Capt. Lucas entered the marines March 10, 1941, while an employee of the person= of L..8. Ayres &
nel. Co. Before being assigned to the south Pacific Jord theater several
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§ 60 ON TRIAL FOR CONSPIRACY
Overrules Motion For: Acquittal in U.S. Court. -
A 1udlge
1. The king himself. apparently, stir sutfers. under the impression _thatl
~ Lost Their Obedience And Respect. ™_ - + By- WILLIAM H STONEMAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1043
‘Hoosier Pis
ht, 1043, By The Indianapolis Times
his country can have a gov-| of Italy will respect and obey.
who recently refused an invita Benedetto ~ Croce, leading liberal
thinker of - continental Europe, the king ought to resign immediately
king's: tiny
Neither of these two men, who rank as Italy's most distinguished
Italian government will participate in, or support, any government
{which may be formed, as long asi
the king, or his som, Prince Hum- | berto, is on the throne.
- Resent King's Action These two men vigorously resent.
‘dunistia sporca” (tarnished dy- | nasty), anda openly warn the united nations against the danger of allowing the little monarch to build Up a revamped military establishment headed by a pack of discredited pro-iascist generals, Victor Emmanuel seems to be doing this with the consent of the allies at ihe present .moment,. COR~ ndent that -lnese pro-Fascist generals, who would pe lost witnout him, will enable him to remain in! power. .
{rea of atx -men:ncuging: 14 of conspirscy - to overcharge ‘the
" |government on rental of equipment - {for construction of the Charlestown
1s motion for a directed verdict of
3 | equi iittal made by defense attorneys
on the ground that the government had failed to outline a case sufficient for criminal action. William A. Carter of Washington, special assistant to U. 8. District Attorney Howard Caughran, told the jury that the government intends to prove that the defendants conspired on a contract under which the t was overcharged $100,000 for rental of construction
Sie; on Corum Bros, of ville, Ky.
Other. Defendants
“The defendants ‘In.addition to Lt. Col. Hauck are Charles. N. (Sam) | Hikes of Pittsburgh, government inspector of equipment at the Chaifestown plant; Ashby Corum, his brother, Arthur Corum; Kyle Corum, son of Arthur Corum, and Roy. L. Gorrell of Russellville, Ky. a contractor. Making the opening statement for | the defendants, George R. Jeffries, representing: Hikes, said defense evi: dence will show that the Charlestown project required “more equipment than anyone knew existed in| Kentucky and Indiana.” He said the contract for rental of the equipment was necessary because of pressure to get the project ed,” and shortage of available equipment. |. Mr, Carter explained that under
To fo Real, We Must Do Something About Ourselves
By DR. HARRY EMERSON FOSDICK THE CENTRAL BUSINESS of every human being
~ is to be a real person. We possess by nature the factors
. out of which personality can: be made, and to organize
~ them into effective personal responsibility, To be sure,
life AS every ‘man’ 8 primary ‘the word “personality” has
- accumulated many meanings.
When Daniel Webster walked down State street in Boston, business
whs suspended while
people ‘ rushed to the. doors and
temporarily windows to see him pass, and to the popular imagination he seemed
to take up half the street. Such impressiveness, in common parlance joalled “personality,” is a priceless gift, but to consider its achievement
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| man’s main ‘business would be
preppsterous. 1¢ all goes well, the normal infant grows up-to be a selfconscious organism with capacities for memory, tfulness, purposefulness and affection, and,
RAIN, SNOW DUE
Rain and warm weather were on
Yaday's Wathes mein with the w= Dower
Sl Navio: ~Hauck, on -Eharges,
naval ordnance plant was started deferred. *{uetore a. Jury. in. federal. ggurt, here today: - ;
Judge Robert C. Baltze]l overruled
‘junder fascism, are being collected
{encouraged in this delusion by” ‘the | recent indication that: the question lof -abdication had ‘been indetiniiely
4
Both Warn of Delay
ton to “eryscalize in a journaustic sense’ does nou mean that ule King's abaication can be delayed maennitely. Croce, who, at 78, retains the brilnance of mund worthy of nis distinguished early years, did not spare words during. my two-hour wterview with nim. Croce believes ihe present situation is dennitely grave and blames it upon the king, whom -he describes as an “egoiist. “Certain generals in our army, which was riddieg with corruption
by the king, who intends to inflict upon the nation a new version of | the same tyranny which for 20 years he accentuated and favored,” said Croce. :
fa [Regain Democratic Soul
L “rg i$ most important for European “ejvilization,”. he con- | tinued, “that Italy regains its-demo- | | cratic soul, and the interests of the | 'allies themselves requile:. them to: act ‘with: wisdom.” EG “The kings insistence upon maining in office symbolizes his at- | tempt to pass off Fascism as a mere episode in Italian parliamentary history,” he said, “Our view is that Fascism is a negation of the religious impulses which are the soul of liberty. - It is not merely an Italian phenomenon, but a moral plague, and its’ history shows that it may arise elsewhere.” Croce revealed that the archives of the kingdom of Naples and the world-famous “Carte Farnesiane,” which together.formed the greatest single source of original material for the study of medieval Europe, had been burned by the the Germans.
MARSHAL BADOGLIO'S HEADQUARTERS, Southern Italy, Nov. 15. ~Marshal Pietro Badoglio will resign as premier of Italy immediatey after the allies free Rome. The 72-year-old marshal made known his intention at a press conference Saturday, but his remarks were not released for publication until last ‘night.
| MoreiNG NOW
City’s Merchants.
to head the Italian government, and |
and give way.to a regency with the tiny grandson, the prince of} | Naples; ‘is child King, ~~ 1
leaders, nior’ most of ‘the other posi tential leaders of a democratic]
Jthe king's persistent attempts to save what Crose._descnbes as nisi
Be Shh AVE is Skin, He fis been
In the opinion of Count Sforzs,| this’ tendency. of the present situs
{there in uniform.”
ish troops have beaten off attacks
Labor ; Shortage | ‘Handiaps
ernment of men whom the people, i
“In the opinion of Count Carlo Storza, one<time foreign minister, ;
Practicing up
tol Packers
for the real thing, policewomen Mrs. Artie Stockdal
and Mrs, Ann Bennett (left te right) practice making out a ticket for
double parking on the Circle.
“Joanna Laws
Take Over in PLAN FOR PEACE
M I il e Square e Universal Mittary Training Advocated: by Atherton;
thé.
Circle todey ‘Feplacing the “better | he
known “John Law” A or
cop..
. bull,
¢] Manis” This Soring the new patrolmen, Mrs. Artie Stockdale and Mrs. Ann lt Bennett, took a warm up turn around the’ famous monument in search of overtime and double parkers. , Complete in natty uniforms which correspond with those of the male contingent, the women part company with their caps. : ‘Good Natured' Both have been on the force since last May but have been working in *% the juvenile aid department. About | six weeks ago Chief Beeker decided to put them in uniforms and on the street. “We're going to have to be good
we're something of freaks and, of | course, the present song of the lady with ‘pistels hits us right between the eyes.” Comirig to work this ‘morning, Mrs. Bennett's husband, Harold, | almost ran a stop light. “He was quite embarrassed with me sitting “she said. Mrs. Stockdale’s husband, Wil=| liam, is a deputy sheriff, It seems to Filip the fs the family. :
BRITISH IMPROVE POSITIONS ON_LERO'
LONDON, Nov. 15—(U. P.) —Brit-
by German parachutists and seaborne infantry, and have improved | positions on Lero; 8 Cairo communique said today, while royal mir force planes bombarded the enemy's footholds on the island.
Por about 4 week now oc se “been tal warren H: “Atherton; OTT Sth Aarions Lesion: todsy . presented: the. Legions: blue- |
REVEALS LEGION
“National Commander. By HELEN RUEGAMER
army, program of preparedness.
He spoke at the opening session {be revealed but there never has of the conference of state COM- | heen any
manders and adjutants and the na
tional executive committee at the .joimed the allies enjoy numerical | Legion's national headquarters and | superiority.
at ‘the Indianapolis Chamber o
Commerce's 10th annual civic lunch- | perjor ity, moving In country ideal
eon at the Claypool hotel.
“The American Legion believes,” {he. said, “if we have the will to capped _ by long,
keep the peace, and the punch,
Entered ay Second Class Matter at Postofftes Indianapolis. Ind. Issued daily except Sunday
"WHY IS ITALIAN
‘DRIVE PROVING $0 SNAIL-LIKE?
Public Fails_to 3 NOreales 2h
-Knotty Problems, Two
Writers Declare.
Why are the allies advancing so slowly up the Italian boot? The | Times here presents (wo disi patches, one from London and the | other from Algiers, answering this | question, which has aroused warm { public discussion, ~ » o By HARRISON SALISBURY
PRICE FOUR CENTS
Communications Wreathed
United Press Stall Correspondent
| ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Ali
- giers, Nov. 15.—In 68 days since the allied landing at Salerne, the American 5th army has pushed north‘ward to the Garigliano river banks “for An Average rin ot: about one ‘mile a_day. It is felt by persons who have followed the Mediterranean campaign | “closely Irom headquarters and in’ “ the field, that much of the critical comment in the United States and Great. Britain stems from 1 Ignorance of the. basic handlcaps under. Which the troops Are fighting “\ i+ 2. Ignorance ord “the allied grand strategy which cAIOE: be “tipped to the Germans, + Allied operations in Italy are limi“fted first of all by the wmount of] troops, shipping, supplies, landing |
e (Craft, planes and munitions, which | Tag
are allocated to that theater by the combined chiefs of staff
8th, 5th ‘Elite’ Armies
“There has been no suggestion 50 | far as the news has sifted in here | that Gen. Dwight D, Eisenhowér “atid hE generals have failed to make | the best use of the troops and Werkons at their’ command 8 Any suggestion. Bar! fs that the troops and their! commanders in the field hive failed |
plans were devised. 1 The British 8th is the cream. of!
— A big fleet of Mitchell medi
ed FERS
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First Raid on Bulgaria Capital Disrupts Nazi
in Balkans: City =
in Flames.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Algiers, Nov. 15 (U. P.).
um hombers dgrupted German
communications throughout the Balkans yesterday witha
daring daylight raid on- Sofia
that smashed key railway. in-
stallations and left part of the Kuizazian capital wreathed
“smoke and flame:
It was the first American raid of the war on Bulgaria,
and-on-Sefia, vital hub of the Balkans. (British-based bombers apparently were idle last night
(German supply system for the
land explosisions covered the whole target area.
The resultant destruc don
‘following the second raid «on rupted railway trafic - throughout
Berlin in three nights Saturday by R. A. 'F. Mosquitoes.)
Esgorted: by: Lightning long-range iighters, the twin=engined- Mitchells drapped tons of explosives and fire,
bombs on Sofia in what was de scribed ofMcially as an “extremely curate” raid,
| motives repair shops, car assembly
[the Balkans, since the Sofla yards were a key point on lines radiat-Ling-to- Hungary, Rumania, .Creece land Jugoslavia and have been used extensively by the German army. “This successful opening consequences,” allied
reaching an
Direct hits were scored oni loco- spokesman said
It was the deepest penetration of
| shops, the-main line depot and sid-
| Ings
Pllots {porte that flames (Continued on Page 3 —Column 5)
Armed Trice Halts Rioting
+ CAIRO; = Nov. 18 «U.P,
[of the British cabinet and resiiteni | minister in the Middle East, at-
wr AR} league ~ hase perform ip tothe standards. ex. arined--Lruce- prevailed Ann Ratryl- to. Lebanon. pected of them Whan the - BALE Say ad Richasd O- Taspi ~TRemBa
wal Of Arabs, French i in Lebanon
of nations - ‘mandate -
“RERGILs.. sikched: Nid ok | demonstrators and- three -Holdiexs - {were killed in Beirut in. “webk-end
British, Canadian and Indian forces. { tempted to settle the Lebanese crisis. demonstrations, but a UriTted Press
Ee in battle. The American 5th
He was expected. to be joined mo-
‘dispatch from the Lebanese capital
{is rated ms equally elite, Against mentarily by Gen, Georges Catroux, said native leaders since had ad»
10 the: jqusriers,
Weather a Handicap | The size of allied forces cannot |
from the which
battle report
“allied or German side
f Lacking any great numerical su-
{for the defender, fighting in weather
g. Intor- | whe was flying here from Alkigks vised their at h Ger. with full powers to act in behalf of lence pen lita, mans have iaustersd 11 divisions, [the French: committee of national] ~~ er TT print for peace—universal military | op. weorginized after seasoning fi | liberation, trustees of “the French (Continued on re 3=Column ® training. for men after the war.for|o i.
at least one year and a standing navy “and air force as al
Allies Drop | 223 Tons on ‘Madang Base
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
| which steadily grows worse, handitortuous supply |
| lines, and facing an enemy with |
we'll have some peace. The will for| gt enoth, skill and determination, peace means willingness to work ipe.e is jittle surprise here that natured” they chorused “It seems. \with other nations to maintain oorees fs at snail's pace
| peace . . . the punch must be sup-
Frontline observers have ex-|
{Southwest Pacific, Nov. 15 (U.P.).Allied aerial might was directed | against New Guinea Saturday when | | possibly 200 planes dropped 223 tons of bombs on Madang, it was an-
“the
PSSIANS NEAR POLISH BORDER
Nazis in Full “Full Retreat as | Ukraine Battle Reaches
Decisive Stage.
By HENRY SHAPIRO United Press Stall Correspondent MOSCOW, Nov. 15.—Russia’'s first
plied by peaceful nations maintain- | {pressed surprise and admiration | nounced today. while a Bougain-| Ukrainian army raced westivard ing a strong program of prepared: pay allied troops continued their Ville dispatch quoted Adm. WHLAMIyi), giriking distance of the old
ness. , The cost .., . will be high,
dogged advance through a maze of | F-
Halsey as reporting the Amer
Polish border today under cover of
but the cost of “Tethargy has proven | mountains and streams which the [lan campaign there was going “bet- (swirling snow which the newspaper
higher.” Condemns Strikers
‘He condemned strikers for failing] to keep their no-strike pledge, citing | department of labor statistics which the first six months of 1943 there were 1855 ® strikes, more than twice as many
show that during
as during 1942. “Until organized labor is ready to
Germans have studded with de-
fenses of every character, In two spheres, the allies have the complete: “upper: hand--contro
cover for ground troops. but the searching out of strategic obfec- | tives in the enemy's rear.
enforce its no-strike pledge by sum- | London Papers
mary disciplinary action, cerity is left stated.
Amerieanism teach every. citizén: that the U. 8.
Chased by Police, Y
its sin_open to doubt,” ‘he,
| Mr. Atherton explained that the)
| Legion. “is ‘““about to establish an | foundation” which willicism of the snail's pace progress of
ouths Wreck 4 Autos
Voice Criticism
By NED RUSSELL United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Nov. 15.—8harp criti-
the British 8th and American 5th |
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of the Mediterranean sea lanes and | {air control which permits not only|
{ter than scheduled.” The Madang assault; delivered by | strongly. escorted forces of Libera- |
ti ‘tors and Mitchells, Was the. heaviest
Iraid of the war on a New Guinea |. objective and was. topped in the
Pravda sald “will soon become a ishroud for Hitlerite Germany.” #A Moscow . broadcast . heard in
dis-
of the | oontraly Balkans offensive has far
CB A
| tondon said» Soviet spearhead was i
{“at” Baranovka, 42 miles west of {Zhitomir and 30 miles wsst of old
Southwest Pacific only by the-350-| priang ini the Rowrie area)
ton bombardment of Rabaul, Britain, Oct »12, Operating in direct support of |
New
Ramu river valley toward the Jap'anese base on. the northeast New {Guinea coast, the aerial fleet met
Ino air opposition and ineffective;
{ground fire which dwindled and|
{died as their explosives shattered |
the enemy's defenses, Only one fighter was. lost. Size of the fleet was unspecified but the {bomb tonnage indicated use of 200 or more aircraft, Four grounded enemy planes, three higgers .and five oarges were smashed by the low level attackers, Alexishafen, air. drome 20 miles north of Madang, was a subsidiary objective, A heavy pall of smoke covered the target as the planes left. Madang lies 165 miles northwest of
len (Continved on Page 7—Column 2)
IBRICKER HITS 4TH
TERM FOR FOR, SELF
|Eyes on White House, Bids "Isued for divorce here by her hus«
Buckeye Job Goodby.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 15 (U, P).
Front reports said the battle Tor
{the western Ukraine had entered its decisive phase, with the Ger-
{Australian troops. working up the | mans in full retreat on the widen-
ling Kiev front, Struggle Nears Climax {Berlin acknowledged that 30 [Soviet divisions totaling some 450,{000 men had penetrated the Ger(man positions north and northwest {of Krivol Rog in an apparent bid. to slice down across the base of the Dnieper bulge and trap the Nazis to the east.) As the Ukranian struggle moved toward its climax, the’ Russion army was making final along the entire front for the wins ter campaign which authoritative Soviet sources confidently said would hurl the Germans from the last inch of Russian soll. The present transitional period between the first mild snowfall and
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FORMER LOCAL MAN SUES FAMOUS WIFE
15—(U, P) —~Mrs. Katherine Ra TIOMPSOR:. James SANNA band, Theodore. HAFTY Thompeon,
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