Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 October 1940 — Page 6

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U. 8. POLICY IN PACIFIC LINKED TO SUEZ FIGHT

American Fleet's Use of Singapore Probably Would Slow Japan.

By BRUCE CATTON Times “Special Writer ; WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.—Behind ; the rumors of a possible “good-will | tour” of the U. s. fleet from Pearl Harbor 5000 miles down the Pacific to Australia lies the agitation to have the U. S. fleet lease the Sin-| § gapore naval hase. : Strategists in Washington are beginning to suspect Britain's struggle to retain her hold on Suez and the eastern Mediterranean—on which | may hang the outcome of the war | —could easily be decided by what the United States does in’ the Pacific. And they don’t mean it would be necessary to fire any shots, either. Here's the way it’s being figured: Britain can spare few, if any, men

defend. the eastern Mediterranean,

Japanese Threat’s Effect

The Suez Canal and the near €astern oil fields may be of vital Importance, but they will have to be defended with men on the spot or with = reinforcements from Australia, New Zealand and India. Because of the Japanese threat in the Pacific, however, large bodies of dominion and Indian troops must be kept at home and can't be sent to the Mediterranean. Japan, however, has not yet acted. If the United States should get in ahead of her—say by singing an agreement for use of the Singapore naval base, and putting a part

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EPISCOPALIANS |

‘Negro Episcopate for Four | Southern - Dioceses Turned Down.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Oct. 17 (U. | P.).—The House of Bishops of the| Protestant Episcopal Church yester- | day defeated a proposal to establish | a Negro episcopate covering four! of its fleet there—any Japanese

threat in that area would be nul. | aloceses in Florida and Georgia. lified. Should that happen, the The vote was 54 to 37. Anzacs and the Indian army corps| The proposal was presented to the could go to Suez and to Asia Minor upper house at the triennial con-

In safety. vention of the church by a com-

Should the U. S. fleet be visitine SE : ; in a northern Australian ot Ty mission which had been studying would be within 2500 miles, or|the church's relations with Negroes.

4 Ci : > i Ss vi ly debated easier striking distance of Singa-|1n€ issué was vigorously d s pore—and the effect would a opponents contending that it conlost on the Japanese - tained the threat of splitting the ’ church and possibly paving the way Could Clamp on Blockade for eventual establishment of a Navy men here are highly con-

Negro Episcopal Church. fident they could beat Japan if they| The house of deputies took the had use of the Singapore base. They teeth out of a House of Bishops could clamp on a tight blockade,|move to bring the Presbyterian and they believe, under circumstances Episcopal churches closer together. which would compel the Japanese |The Bishops had approved a resoto fight at a great disadvantage. |lution advising Episcopalians in inFurther, they think the Japanese accessible districts to participate in are quite aware of it—for which | Presbyterian activities and services. reason the belief is growing here The House of Deputies, after a spir-

that Japan would not force a war ited debate, advised Episcopalians to lated by Germany before the war

if the U. S. fleet should suddenly take part in “Presbyterian or other

: |official told me today that the best

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DEFEAT MOVE

GERMANS CLAIM FOOD WILL LAST T0"41 HARVEST

Foreign Speculation About Starvation Brings Only Laughs.

By JACK FLEISCHER

United Press Staff Correspondent BERLIN, Oct. 16.—A German

way to tell whether the Germans are getting enough to eat is to listen to the complaints of the charwomen. “When they begin to complain

for trouble. But when they complain about the food and wind up

things are going to be all right.” So far Germany’s food situation is in the it-will-do stage, and offiicials are confident that the Reich will get through the winter in as {good shape as last year. In fact it is said, ample stocks are avail= able to carry Germany through to the next harvest. in August, 1941.

3000 Calories Daily

Neutral Observers agree with this |view. Foreign speculation concern-

may starve or. develop a terrible pestilence during. the winter is laughed at. “Hunger and pestilence,” said one well-informed German, “are only

possible when tood has been below standard for a long time.” The Nazi rations provide about 3000 calories a day per person— about the same allowance as in peace time. The ration of carbohydrates, fats and proteins is lower but German experts said it is sufficient, to nourish the population. The reports of the agricultural press show that the 1940 harvest was pretty satisfactory and in some: categories surprisingly geod in view of bad summer weather.

Potato Crop Rises

The potato crop is estimated at |

60,000,000 metric tons 6r 5,000,000

above the last peace time year. | §

Human consumption is expected to’ require only 15,000,000 or 18,000,00 tons, leaving .the surplus for feeding livestock. The sugar beet harvest was good. It is estimated at 20,000,000 tons, 1,300,000 tons above last year. j Vegetable supplies this winter are expected to be better than last because of imports from Holland. The fruit crop was bad but Agriculture Mininster Walther Darre says “We must put up. with it.” - The vast food reserves accumu-

‘are said to be still virtually une

bitterly,” he said, “Then watch out |:

ing the possibility that Germany |

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

‘One by One Children Died |DEADMAN'S CLOTHES Mo

RMONS TRY NEW | HOUSING PROGRAM |

| (U. P.).—The Church of Latter Day

And / Let Them Slip In Sea’ IDENTIFY DEAD MAN SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 17

AN EASTERN CANADIAN PORT, |

Oct. 17 (U. P.).—An Austrian refugee told how he watched 11 children in a lifeboat from the torpedoed ship City of Benares die one by one and how he “untied the little corpses and let them go at the will of the seas.” The refugee, Dr. Martin Brun, arrived here yesterday with another small group who were aboard ,the British vessel when it was torpedoed and sunk. He said he took to a lifeboat with 13 children to await rescue in a raging storm. The water in the

lifeboats was waist high and cold.

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“I had the 13 children tied around me,” he said. “It was the only way of keeping them in the boat. The waves were so heavy they would have been thrown overboard in an instant. - “One by one the little ones died. And one by, one I untied the little corpses and let them go at the will of the seas. “Finally, after 24 hours, a destroyer located us. It is really a miracle that it noticed us, because our lifeboat was barely visible. “After we lifted the two surviving children to the warship, one of them died too.”

. Oct. 17 (U.| VINCENNES. Ind. Och v |Saints, which since the days of

P).—A man fatally injured by an prigham Young has conducted automobile near Mt. Carmel, Ill. “make work” projects for relief of its | Tuesday night was identified yes- own unemployment problem, has | terday as Marion Arthur, 66, of Vin- | inaugurated a new housing pro.

Seringy Mier Ms. coming . was gi church housing committee has | Ht c i Hraced rough the Salvation AMY | tained title to a 10-acre plot in

: Salt Lake City. Unemployed workMt. Carmel police said they be- y oy

ers who have inadequate housing lieved the victim was Norman Pfohl | will be permitted to exchange labor | of Vincennes but investigation dis-|on small residences in the area for closed that Pfohl had been dead | tVeéRtual ownership. several months. His clothing had been given to the Salvation Army.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 1940

BURGLARS OBSERVE ~ JOKESTERS’ ORDER

MARINETTE, Wis., Oct. 17 (U.P.), —The thieves who rifled more than 20 offices here apparently had a sense of humor, Although they robbed every other office in the building where Mayor Richard J, (Jab) Murray, former Greéen Bay Packers football player, has his headquarters, they did not enter his suite. Apparently they were dissuaded by this sign posted on his door: “Burglars, take notice! Don't

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jand’ an official emergency potato

‘Milk production is said to be up 13

reserve of 200,000 tons. Fats Are a Problem °

Fats are a problem. By cutting distribution in half, however, butter deliveries have been increased.

per cent while butter production is up 33 per cent. our Russia is said to be providing some fodder for the German cattle production. How much is an official secret. But fodder also is obtained from the Balkans ‘and efforts are being made to find fodder for Denmark and Holland.

NEW DAM WILL MAKE GHOST TOWN IN EAST

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P.).—This historic village—originally named “Great Crossings” by | George Washington will become a | “ghost town,” inundated by almost | 30 feet of water. Within two years, the new Youghiogheny Lake will back up behind the flood-control dam now under construction as part of the huge Western Pennsylvania-West Virginia. project to check future flood waters. It will leave Somerfield, famous as the spot where Washington forded the Youghiogheny River on his way to the Indian wars, only a mud hole at the bottom of the | reservoir. In preparation for the inundation, the town’s only school and church will be razed, along with several other old landmarks, dating from as far back as 1818 when the town was laid out and named Smythfield after Paul Smyth, one of its foundess. ~The Federal Government will pay property owners for more than 50 homes and other structures that | will be surrendered to the waters, due to reach an approximate depth of 29 feet at this point.

WOMEN ASK HIGHER TAX ON BACHELORS

SACRAMENTO, Cal.,, (U, P.).—A group of Los Angeles women, calling themselves the “Tax the Bachelors League.” filed articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State's office, declaring their purpose to campaign for increased taxes on bachelors for the relief of “bachelor women.” The group plans to press for higher income taxes on bachelors over 36 years of age. From the taxes benefits would be paid to unmarried women of the same age group, for whom the organization offers the title “bachelorettes” in place of old maids:

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