Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 August 1940 — Page 5

CONGRESS IS HOT AND COLD ON 2 DEFENSE MOVES

House and Senate Pull in Opposite Directions and All Is Confusion.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (U. P). Congress blew hot and cold today on two major issues of the defense | brogram-—conscription of industry and war profits limitation—leaving business, the Administration and the armed forces at a loss to pre-| dict the outcome. The confusion developed after |§ the Senate, in the closing hours of action on the Burke-Wadsworth | Conscription Bill, approved two amendments aifecting industrial phases of defense. First of the amendments, sponsored by Senator Richard B. Russel, (D. Ga.), would authorize the | Government to commandeer indus- | trial facilities held necessary to de- | fense by the War and Navy Depart- | ments. The other, offered by Sen- | ator Alva B. Adams (D. Colo), would limit profits on army | ordnance contracts to 8 per cent. |

House to Act on Tax

Meantime the House prepared to | pass the Defense Amortization-Ex-cess Profits Tax Bill which suspends the Vinson-Trammel Act limitations on Navy contracts prfits. The Senate considered a House approved $4,800,000,000 supplemental defense appropriation which recalls the power of the Secretary of War

During the next 16 days these three young women will have to spend considerable time in the air. They're students in the Butler University unit of the Civil Aeronautics Authority flying course which ends Sept. 14, and they must have 35 hours of flying time. Betty Jayne Smith (left) of 901 Morgan Drive, and Dorothy Jean Hendrickson (center) of 2170 N., Meridian St., have 25 hours each. But Mrs. Thelma Roller Palmer (right) of 2301 Garfield Drive, has only 18. A new class of 45 will be formed Sept. 15.

to take over industrial plants he deems necessary for defense. In substance, while the House is ready to revise the 8 per cent profit limit on naval contracts and the 12 per cent limit on aircraft contracts, the Senate has voted to ex-

tend the princi ; - : i tracts. P Ple to Army con Two taxpayers in Indianapolis to-

And while the House has voted to| day wonder if any others care about take away the Navy Department's the $1.26 tax rate the City proposes Power Io comm anges industrial to levy next year. ants the Senate has vote war . p grant that power to both we! i Te Cu uric: fn and Navy Departments. The “off again, on again” measures were seriously complicating consideration of three legislative programs President Roosevelt said this week were necessary to speed preparedness — conscription, t a x amortization and the supplemental appropriation.

Atlas Gets Contract

The War Department today moved forward with its program to develop a permanent munitions industry. It awarded a $14,215,000 contract to Atlas Powder Co. to construct an ammunition loading plant at Ravenna, O. Previously it had given a $25,000,000 contract to E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co. Inc. for a smokeless powder plant at Charlestown, Ind.

3228 College Ave. a frequent spec tator at City Council meetings, and W. A. Reinken of 6020 College Ave., a retired businessman. They alone attended the Council's public hearing on the $8,000,000 1941 budget last night. Seated amidst a forest of empty chairs in the Council Chamber gallery, they informed the Council they had nothing to say. “It looks as though Council is going to pass the budget anyway,” Mrs. Muench explained. Mr, Reinken agreed. In the absence of any popular mandate to the contrary, the Council now stands ready to approve the City Administration’s budget in toto, with Republican minority members dissenting. The formality will take place at 7:30 p. m. Monday. After that, the City budget will pass into the hands of the County Tax Adjust-

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Two Taxpayers at Hearing

On $8,000,000 City Budget

ment Board and the State Tax Board. Democrats rejected a Chamber of Commerce plea to cut the proposed rate 1 cent by paring general fund working balances, set aside for 1942, Carl Dortch, the Chamber's tax expert, contended the balances of $144,000 were too high.

Hopes to End Loans

City Controller James E. Deery replied that it was the Administration’s intention to increase balances year by year until enough is accumulated to carry the City over the following spring until tax collections. With a large working balance, Mr, Deery said, the City may some day be able to eliminate temporary loans which it now must make to finance operations until tax collections. The loans cost the City $7000 a year in interest, Republicans favored the Chamber proposal, but Democrats backed up the Administration's policy. “It doesn’t do must good for us to oppose expenditures or ask for cuts,” Harmon A, Campbell, Republican, observed glumly. “You Democrats are going to pass the budget, anyhow.” Budget Chairman Albert O. Deluse replied for the Democrats.

Talks of City Manager

“I think this is a fair and honest budget,” he said, “and it isn’t padded in any way, shape or form, On that basis, I'm ready to vote for it Monday night.” “There you are,” said Mr, Campbell, turning to his colleagues. “The more I see of City budgets the more I think of a City Manager form of government.” On that note, with the entire budget reviewed, the Council adjourned,

GAG RULE SPEEDS WAR PROFITS BILL

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (U, P.).— The House considers the Amortiza-tion-Excess Profits Tax Bill today under a stringent gag rule which insures quick passage. Carrying the Ways and Means

Committee's unanimous indorsement, the bill was allotted only two hours of debate without necessity of reading, The rule may be argued for one hour. All amendments are barred except those proposed by the committee. The bill seeks to give industry incentives for a vast expansion of national defense production facilities and at the same time to prevent creation of “war millionaires” through the spending of more than 10 billion dollars for re-armament., President Roosevelt and high gov= ernment officials have urged speed in its enactment so that industry might know definitely under just what terms the Government proposed to do its defense business and sign scores of contracts for air=planes, warships, guns, tanks and other war equipment,

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WARNS OF FEDERAL CONTROL OF LABOR

Charges that the “present governmental trend was unmistakably toward Federal control of both labor and business,” were made by Albert W. Sullivan, at a meeting of labor union representatives at the Republican Headquarters last night, Mr. Sullivan, who is secretary of the Labor Division of the Marion County Republican Committee, warned that “New Deal Promises might eventually prove a hoomerang in this country as they have in Germany and France.” “Hitler's promises to the laboring man were practically identical with those held out as bait to labor by leaders of the New Deal, but instead of reaching a Utopia, laborers in Germany found themselves working under direct Government supervision in factories confiscated by the Government,” he said. GARNER URGED TO RETURN WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (U, P.),— Rep. Martin J. Kennedy (D. N. Y)), today made public a letter to Vice President John N. Garner at Uvalde, Tex., asking him to return to Washington because his presence is “urgenvtly needed.” Mr. Garner has been at his Texas home since shortly after the Democratic National Convention,

FIND IMPROPER REGISTRATIONS

G. 0. P. Bureau Head Asks Workers to Get ‘Every Voter’ on List.

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A poll of Marion County precincts | has revealed “unregistered or im-| properly registered voters totaling between 40,000 and 50,000,” George K. Johnson, head of the Republican | Registration Bureau, said today. All 26 candidates on the Marion County Republican ticket have been asked to help precinct workers get every available voter's name on the| registration list before the deadline, | Oct. 17. | George R. Jeffrey, campaign man-| ager for the county candidates, said | he would call a meeting of the

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work for the next few weeks. Mr, Johnson said his survey showed that 25 per cent of the voters must either register or trans- | fer previous registrations before | they can vote Nov. 5, “Our workers found large numbers of voters who are under the impression that they are permanently registered regardless of change of address since the last election,” Mr. | Johnson said. He warned that the law requires transfer of registration | upon change of residence,

Pledges Widows Aid

Lieut. Gov, Henry F. Schricker, in a speech at Peru last night, pledged support to liberalization of workmen's compensation laws and to unemployment compensation,

The Democratic Governor nominee | of New York City, today inspecteal 3100 cash on a suburban road,

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also pledged to sponsor laws in the new Legislature to protect widows, | orphans and the aged. He declared that farm values had | increased 33 per cent as the result | of Democratic policies during the | last eight years,

Local Option Urged

Pressure for legislation providing for local option in the sale of liquor in Indiana is being brought by the Indiana Anti-Saloon League, Speaking before the United Brethren Conference in University Heights yesterday, L. E. York, super=intendent of the League, declared! that the “issue in the coming election and in the next Legislature is whether the voters themselves may decide whether alcoholic liquors may | be sold in the various units of state government.”

Rochester Asks Rochester's Aid

ROCHESTER, Ind, Aug. 29 (U, P.) —Citizens of Rochester today considered an appeal for aid from the city of Rochester, England, supposedly the parent city of this Indiana Community, A telegram was received by Mayor Otis L. Minter yesterday from the mayor of Rochester, Eng= land. It read: “Opening fund to buy fighter for our city squadron. Each Spit= fire or Hurricane costs us $25,000.

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Prisoners Mop Up Debris HOUSING NEEDS

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-. |$150,000,000 defense housing

According to the German censor-passed caption on this picture,

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ing this well-deserved hard labor will have plenty of opportunity to reflect on the senseless destruction brought-also here-by the British

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Action Necessary to Avoid ~ Epidemics as in World War, Official Says.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (U, P.) == The National Defense Commission told Congress today that unless dee |fense housing is provided ime mediately there is danger of “another flu epidemic” like that which took thousands of lives during |the World War, C. FP. Palmer, Housing ¢o~ ordinator of the Defense Commis= sion, presented the Commission's views to the House Public Buildings and Grounds Committee, which 1s (considering legislation to start a pros gram. He cited as an example the | Hampton Roads, Va, area, where [there is shipbuilding, a Navy yard and Army personnel | “The need for housing is so serious and there is such overs crowding,” he said, “that if something is not done immediately we will have another condition like that in the World War that took so many [lives so unnecessarily through dis« | eases.” Rep. John ©. Schafer (R. Wis), {declared that the way to provide for | defense housing was to make avail [able Government property on which

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