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1 CITY TOURISTS Europe's Economic WarSEE AMERICNS, |. ae SPURN EUROPE

Western Hemisphere, Pacific. Replace Formerly Popular Trips.

The second largest seasonal travel .. trade will start soon in Indianapolis with the city’s tourists forced to spend their vacations in the West- | ern Hemisphere and the Pacific} Ocean, A survey of Indianapolis travel agencies shows that the best months for business are June and January. These figures are in money spent. They represent long, expensive trips by a comparatively fewer people in the winter and short, inexpensive trips by a larger number in the summer, The average summer trip is two weeks. The average winter trip is six weeks or more.

Winter Travel Increases

There has been a regular increase during recent years in winter travel. Agents said the travel business is becoming more of a year-round proposition than ever before. “Summer travel is still predominant because of habit and regular vacation schedules,” said one agent. “We can't tell yet about the volume of business this winter but we think it will hold up.” The war has closed trans-Atlantic trips to Indianapolis tourists. Travelers who used to go to the French or Italian Riviera or Egypt are now

“The Allies... have the s to haul goods and the navies to convoy them ...”

Odds Favor Allies In Deadlocked War

(Second of a Series) By John T. Flynn

NEA Service Staff Correspondent SINCE the war in western Europe at least has apparently settled down to an economic war, the odds shift heavily to the side of the Allies. Germany's Army may be stronger than Britain's and France's—which is doubtful—and Germany's planes may be numerous. But Germany is hopelessly inadequate for sustaining an economic contest. If this is to be an economic contest the issue will be

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1939

going to the West Indies, Mexico and South America.

No Round World Trips

The round-the-world trips are shot. One agency reported an average of six to eight such trips each Christmas, Now there are none, None of the agencies has taken down its Atlantic steamship piectures. “We can't use them, of course” said another agent, “but they make good color and they're worth having around for the atmosphere.” One noticeable change is from| “See America First” on the travel] literature to “See the Americas| First.” The slack caused by At-| lantic cancellations is being taken | up by South America cruises. gd 3f the ships formerly used on the Atlantic crossings are taking south-| alone because ern routes. they have the At the same time the railroads| ships to haul are running specials to points in| goods and the the United States and the interior | navies to con- > of the country is being exploited| voy them, but Mr. Flynn much more than in recent years. | they have the : The outstanding bet for winter| credits to buy goods. And Gerdomestic vacations has been Sun| many has none of these things. Valley, Ida. Indianapolis trav-| On the economic front the war elers aren't making many trips there | settles down to this very signififor some reason. Most of their trips| cant phase. Germany's overe are planned for warmer climates. seas and external supplies are al-

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decided by the economic cracking up of either Ger-

many or her enemies. And

as we look at the picture, we see two outstanding facts: First, the present economic potion of England and France is immeasurably superior to Germany's, and Second, the access of these powers to the resources of the world is imm easurably superior. They are superior not

ready pretty nearly shut off. England and France have succeeded in that objective. It now becomes Germany's struggle to shut off the supplies of England and France and she undertakes to do this with weapons hopeless ly inadequate for the purpose. = = ”

HE account of English vessels sunk may seem impressive— some 85 vessels. But since England has 2500 merchant ships of 2000 tons and over it will be seen how slight is the effective loss. There has been a loss in supplies, but Germany has sustained from captures of her own vessels even greater supply losses. And what is more she has already suffered a loss of one-third of her submarines which is a really serious one. Germany now turns to the magnetic mines, which are mines supplied with a detonating device set off by a magnetic needle. The fron hull of a ship passing over the mine causes the magnetic needle to turn toward the ship thus setting off the mine. But these are good only in shallow water. And already England has discovered that wooden

vessels passing over the mines can do so harmlessly while iron tows carried aft explode the mines without damage. » ” ”

T is not true, of course, to say that the war does not subject the economic systems of England and of France to an immense strain. The debts of both these countries are vast. England enters the war with a debt which would be comparable to our debt if we owed a hundred million dollars. Both countries, democratic in character, are compelled to subject their people to dictatorial rule, which does not sit easily upon them. Under these circumstances, two great questions arise: First, the struggle between Germany and her foes now is a struggle of nerves exaggerated by economic and social irritants. Which group of nerves will last longest? Will Germany, reduced to very severe privations of food and clothing and the loss of all luxuries and private business, ultimately grow weary of the struggle and overthrow Hitler? Or will democratic England, far better off than her German enemy in food and clothing, grow weary of the government restraints and the spectre of ulti mate ruin after the war and crack up first? g 4 4

T must be confessed that the odds are altogether against Germany in this struggle. The Briton does not crack up easily. Second, what will happen to Britain and France when the war is over? It looks as if the answer must be—ruin of their economic systems, ruin of their currencies, many dark years of disaster, possible overthrow of their democratic regimes. This, of course, is in the realm of speculation. But the outlook for all of these warring countries, win, lose or draw, is exceedingly black. The victor in this conquest will be War itself.

NEXT-—The big stakes for which Soviet Russia now plays.

MINTON SEEKS

FOOD STAMPS FOR USE HERE

{ Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne File RS

Questionnaires for Surplus System.

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Dec. 14—Senator

} Sherman Minton's staff today started | [plans to get the Federal food stamp

plan instituted in Indianapolis and other Indiana cities having large relief loads. Learning that Indiana and Michigan are the only Midwestern states with no cities functioning under the plan, Senator Minton’s secretary,

James Penman, was to confer with Federal Surplus Commodity Corp. officials to see if selection of Indie ana cities cannot be speeded up.

2 File Questionnaires

After talking with Philip F. Maguire, FSCC vice president, Mr. Penman reported that only Indianapolis and Ft. Wayne have filed the questionnaires essential to inauguration of the plan. Inquiries have been received, however, from Evansville, Gary, Vine cennes and Clinton, officials said. Since 20,000 is the smallest city in which a stamp plan has been start ed, Clinton is considered ineligible, they reported. Cities seeking the stamp setup must establish machinery showing the number eligible to participate. The machinery may be under city control or established as a WPA project. City Prints Coupons

It is customary for the City to bear the cost of printing orange stamps, which are sold in books of $2, $4, $6, $8 and $10. Retail and wholesale grocers’ associations usually contribute to the cost of printing pamphlets describing how the plan works. Families on WPA, old-age assistance, mothers’ pensions, blind assistance and other formes of cash relief are eligible to buy the orange stamps, to the extent of $1 per person per week. With each $1 worth of orange stamps, the Federal Government gives 50 cents worth of blue stamps free. The orange stamps may be spent for any kind of food a grocery sells, but only food designated by the Government as a surplus commodity may be bought wth the blue stamps. Stamps come in 25 cent denominations. Grocers paste the stamps on a card as they receive them and turn them in for cash when the card is filled.

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‘RABBIT FEVER

HITS 36 MORE WITHIN MONTH

Warning to Handlers of Wild Species Made Again; Year's Total Is 74.

Thirty-six new cases of tularemia, or “rabbit fever,” were reported in Indiana during the first nine days

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’ Times Photo. The opening between the sidewalk and the railing of the new W. New York St. bridge has become a constant worry of parents in the area near the structure. They fear that during some innocent scuffle or when ice forms on the sidewalks some small child will slip through the opening and tumble to his death. Jean Wright, 5, of 132 Koehne St., is the right size for his age but his mother thinks he is the wrong size to be near the bridge. School 16, only a few blocks from the bridge, adds to the worry, residents of the district say.

Average American Earns $1160 A Year and Has Two Children

Spends All But Few Dollars for Food, Shelter and Clothing, U. S. Survey Shows.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (NEA) —If you want an exact picture of the average American, the Labor Department's Bureau cf Labor Statistics can fix you up. Bureau field workers recently made a sample census in 54 cities and invented a mythical “Mr, and Mrs. Middleton” to express their findings. Mr. and Mrs. Middleton are the average Americans. They're right in the middle; half of the people in America have higher incomes; half lower. And what are they like?

. ” ” n WELL, THEY HAVE an income of $1160 a year, are parents of two children, live in a rented house (pay about $19 a month) and spend all but a few dollars of their income on food, shelter and clothing. They spend about $465 a year on food; this will buy an adequate die. if they follow the tips of the Bureau of Home Economics—a pint of milk a day apiece, dessert once a day, and enough meats and vegetables to

They can provide $46 a year for medical care, which means that if anything really serious hits them

they can't pay for it. They spend slightly less than a dollar a week on recreation (including newspapers, movies and smokes) and about $11 a year on gifts. They spend around $110 a year on clothing, and their sons don’t get to college unless they work their way through or win scholarships. The Bureau points out that share-the-wealth plans wouldn't help the Middletons much. Current earned income in the nation is $60,000,000,000; divided equally, it would bring each family $31 a week—just $9 more than the Mid-

ment records revealed today. Seventy-four persons have been stricken with the disease so far this year, “This indicates that the disease is more prevalent than in previous years and the Department urges that more precautions be taken by hunters or other persons who handle wild rabbits,” Dr. Verne K. Harvey, State Health director, warned.

Warns of Scratches

He said the Department is not trying to discourage rabbit hunting, “In fact we encourage it but ask that persons dressing the rabbits wear rubber gloves and then wash their hands with soap thoroughly,” he said. bh Also hunters should wear heavy gloves while they are hunting to prevent scratches from briers, he said. The fever is contracted by gete ting germs into the blood stream through a small scratch in the skin, There are 38 cases of the fever during the first 11 months of this year, an increase of 39 per cent over the same period in 1938, rec= ords showed. December is the worst month of the year for the disease because the hunting season starts in Noveme ber.

Reports Meat Is Safe

Last December, 111 persons were stricken in the state and six pere sons died from the fever during the year, Cases during 1938 totaled 134. During 1937 there were only 33 cases, in 1936 there were 13 and in 1935 only 2. Twenty-three persons have died from the disease in Indiana since records of it were started in 1932. The death rate from the fever is about 5 per cent, Dr. Harvey said. “Fear of tularemia should no% prevent people from eating wild rabbit meat, however,” he said, “The meat is perfectly safe for eate ing after it is thoroughly cooked.”

‘HONOR FOR VITAMIN K

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 14 (U. P.).—Dr. Edward Adelberg Roisy, professor of biochemistry at St. Louis University, has been given the $1000 St. Louis award for 1939 for his discovery of Vitamin K, which checks

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