Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 December 1940 — Page 6

Page PDF (13.79 MB)

Back to issue view

Oil Squabble Now Being Re-

- Department

. been serving as special assistant to

"PAGE 6 .

SOUT 07

A MEXICO TRUCE

viewed; Envoy’s Partner Is Standard Aid.

By BRUCE CATTON Times Special Writer

ASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—Forthdeparture from the State of Joseph Davies, wealthy former ambassador to Russia and Belgium, is believed by oil men in Washington to foreshadow a friendlier attitude by this government toward Mexico and Mexico's oil problems. For nearly a year Mr. Davies has

com

the Secretary of State. Of late he

has been devoting his time to making arrangements for the third term inaugural ceremonies, and his resignation at ‘the State De-

* into effect Jan. 20.

Point of all il this is that Mr Davies is Dona . Mr, Davies R. Richberg’s law partner. Richberg has been representing Standard Oil in Standard’s controversy with Mexico over the expropriation of oil properties. Mr. Davies has exercised considerable influence in the State Department, and is generally credited with having supported policies which

would not be unfavorable to Stand- : ard.

Question Re-Examined

The whole question of the expropriation matter is being re-ex-amined. No decisions have been made, but it can be said that conversations held in Mexico during the Avila Camacho inauguration are beginning to bear fruit. Too, Mexico is attempting to get

~an improved status in regard to

shipments of low-duty crude oil to this country under the reductions granted by the Venezuelan trade treaty. ; The Venezuelan -trade treaty granted a 50 per cent reduction-in the excise tax of 21 cents a barrel levied on crude oil imports, this reduction to apply to a quota of oil imports equal to 5 per cent of the total amount of oil refined in

the United States in the previous

year. Other nations having most-favored-nation treaties with the United States were entitled ' to share in this reduction. In fixing these percentages, It was decided to give each nation a share proportionate to the amount of oil it shipped into’ the United States in the first 10 months of

1939. Asks Higher Quota

Mexico's oil exports ifi that period were very low. :As a result, Venezuela—whose oil properties are largely Standard—got 71.9 per cent

" of the quota, Holland ang; its pos-

sessions got 20.3 per cent, Colombia got 4 per cent . . . and Mexico and all other nations had to split 3.8 per cent among them. New quotas must be set for next year, and Mexico is now being heard on its plea for a higher

* quota.

If Mexico could persuade the State Department to base next year’s quotas on 1940 imports, her position would be vastly improved. Standard has - profited heavily by the Venezuelan treaty. Any increase in the Mexican quota would, of course, injure Standard’s position—unless and until Standard’s expropriation fight with - ‘Mexico is settled.

TWINS JOIN ARMY . PITTSBURGH, Dec. 25 (U. P.).— John and James Houpt have become the first twin-volunteers for one year of service under the selective service act in Allegheny county, and probably in the country.

terrific strain on your eyes.

need glasses. in to see us.

: DR. A. G.

partment goes].

By EMILY C. Y ; Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—Wearing a $300 outfit, from elbow-length shaggy fur mittens to reindeer skin coat and polarized snow-glare goggles, Uncle Sam’s soldiers assigned to Far Northern air bases and posts will be Alaska’s best dressed men this winter,

valley, where: the U. S. Army has one of its largest air bases at Ladd Field, Fairbanks! Let the frozen ground. thaw to soggy, chill mud of the famed Alaskan variety, when summer comes! Togs such as the average American never sees in a lifetime are included for the worst Alaskan weather in the Far Northern army outfit, assembled for official scrutiny at the War Depariment here. At one of the strangest style shows a feminine reporter could inspect, I surveyed the clothes that will be familiar sights at America’s Far Northern defense posts. Store dummies wore correct garb for America’s soldiers in various climates and on.various duties. End man, ready for sub-zero cold, in the War Department’s steam heat, was muffled in khaki-colored duck parka—far northern overcoat with hood attached. The parka is fur-lined and fur-trimmed and in front is a handy big pouch to tuck mittened hands in, muff fashion. Impressive in the parade of garments for making soldiers comfortable in the Far North are these: Fur mittens are the warmest hand protectors in the Alaskan soldier’s equipment. They look big enough for giant arms. Arctic stockings provided for bitterest cold are the heaviest socks made for men, Army experts say. They are of gray knitted wool, long enough to pull above the knee, and thick and huge all over. Several parkas and windbreakers are provided for various seasons and types of weather. The heaviest is a reindeer skin parka with zipper, easy to manage when fingers are

> | stiff with cold.

Alaskan defense offers a style idea that civilians may copy: A worsted toque which is a long sausage of green wool. Worn in sausage form, it makes a warm: neck

) A Merry Christmas!

" BE THANKFUL YOU HAVE

The daily routine of reading and answering correspondence, handling bills, receipts and other forms creates a

to check up on your eyesight to make sure that you don’t If you do, let us fit them for you. Stop

OPTOVETRINT-—aith offices at

scarf. Tuck one end inside the other

It will be worth your while’

29 On Circle

Warming 0 for Jobs

Let the thermometer dive to 50 below zero in the bitter cold Yukon

H. W. Cavitt (left) and furrier Willard H. George at LosAngeles « « » show what well-dressed doughboy will wear in Alaska,

Alaskan Equipment Costs Army 3 Times Usual Sum

and—presto!—you have a toque, double thick for head wear. * A fur-lined hood that goes with a windbreaker jacket is equipped with a nose-protector, a fur-lined strip attached at the sides of the hood. Skis and snowshoes go with the American soldier's Far Northern {outfiit. But none of the white sheet effects that Finnish soldiers made famous are being rationed to these men. White camouflage is for fighting wear. Huge - hip boots of rubber and green Sou'wester oilskins remind you that frozen ground in Arctic Alaska is apt to thaw to mud a foot deep in summer. And soldiers may be detailed where wind and rain are familiar weather problems, Surprise item, if you don’t knbw Alaskan mosquitoes, is a head net, large and green, like something a cautious bee keeper might wear Mosquito blitzkriegs in some areas of Alaska are fierce enough to make a sentry miserable, minus mosquito net armor. Examining the long list of garments required for comfort and efficiency in Far Northern defense duties, it is easy to see why the Quartermaster Corps spends about three times as much to equip these soldiers as it needs to spend on a man sent to warmer posts.

9630 TAKEN BY BANDITS HERE

$200 Seized at Drug Store, |

$400 at Hat Shop By Gunmen.

- Bandits got more than $650 in a series of Christmas Eve holdups. A gunman entered the Hook’s Drug Store at 3229 E. 10th St. late last night and approached Joe Arnold, store manager, who was counting the day’s receipts. There were

17 other persons in the store. “Just keep quiet and you'll be all right,” the bandit told two employees.. Then he grabbed up a sack containing about $200, according to police reports, and ran’ down an alley. Earlier, one of two Negroes who were trying on hats at Harry Levinson, Inc, at 37 N., Illinois St. grabbed the money box containing more than $400. and disappeared into the Chris crowd outside. Four strong-arm holdups on the West Side last night netted bandits od $50. None of the victims was

3 JUDGES PAVE WAY FOR ONE WEDDING

' SAN JOSE, Cal, Dec. 25 (U, P.).— Three judges concerted their efforts to permit two gypsy sweethearts to have a legal California wedding. Juvenile Court Judge William F. James waived new health certificates, their old ones having elapsed. Superior Judge Charles Dayison dismissed a child stealing charge against the groom—the child stolen being his prospective wife—and Judge Grandin H . Miller married

2? Doors From Pawer & Light Co.

318-332 Mass. Ave.

LADIES’ $2.98 $3.1 5 : TO TO

$@Q-48 $@-48

(Second Block) STORE ORENS 8 A.M. | CLOSES WEEK DAYS 5:30 P. = ;

them.

STOUT’S FACTORY

MEN'S

‘PRACTICAL PURCHASE OF SHOES WITH YOUR CHRISTMAS MONEY

ALSO MAKE ECONOMICAL AND

Baby Shoes $719 to $248 812s to 1ls $219 to $298 MISSES’

12% to am $398

B16 $2.48 $3.98

MISSES’

NAZIS PUSHING | "HUNT FOR NEW FAT SOURCES

;|slowly, have staying quality. With

"|13 miles south of Florence on the

| be with the first contingent of

It's Morale Food; Shortage ‘Can Be as Fatal as Lack of Guns.

By EMILY C. DAVIS Times Special Writer

as well as guns fight on Britain's side in the blockade of the Nazis, You will remember that the Nazis!

butter. -

fatal as lack of guns Fats will win or lose the war, per-

haps, That people cannot get ‘along without some fats in their food was a lesson of the last war, Without fats, they lose weight, lose also ‘the important morale—the will to do and the self control to endure, Revolutions in history have repeatedly been started by hungry masses. Hunts New Sources That Nazi Germany ‘is making intense efforts to find more sources of fats and the liquid form of oils, for the area within Nazi economy, is shown by reports of scientific research and farm projects that reach this country. Growing poppies for oil in the seed is now advocated by German science. Tobacco, pumpkins and flax are among other sources which German and Balkan farmers are urged to grow by insistently helpful German officials. Poppies baffled Nazl researchers at first, because poppy pods obstinately open and scatter seed before this treasure inside can be harvested. But now, according to German report, poppies have been bred that keep their pods closed until seed can be garnered by machinery. Flax that does double duty, yielding a good crop of oil in the seed and also good fiber, is another reported German success. How far these seed crops can help offset foreign sources of fats and olis is a question. Soil and climate of the continent, some food authorities point out, are not very favorable to such crops.

Have Staying Quality

Why lack of fats can dangerously weaken morale is explained nutritionally this way; fat digesting

no fats in a meal, the stomach empties quickly and hunger contractions start. On toast and coffee alone, the stomach may feel empty within an hour. A hollow stomach, even if the owner is fairly well fed, is likely to cause morale to sink. Millions of Europeans, as every one knows, are not well fed. Fats like sugar, are energy food, and animal fats are good sources of some vitamins. But in siege, it is the damage to morale that makes fats—the lack of them—a potent weapon. Some observers estimate the present fat shortage in the blockaded area to be 25 per cent and heading toward more serious lack when present slaughter of livestock peters out.

Where Risk Lies °

Morale of Nazis themselves is not likely to crack in near future for want of fats in diet, it appears now to food experts. Larders of many conquered nations, they point “out, have been at Germany’s disposal.

Nazi Germany takes a risk, however, if fat supplies dwindle too low in countries she has conquered or deals with as neighbors. Hence, nutritionists continue to point a warning finger at the fat gap as the most vulnerable spot {n Nazi food defense.

OREGON CHILDREN 60 TO SCHOOL BY BOAT

FLORENCE, Ore., Dec. 25 (U. P.). —The children of one section of Douglas county, Ore., make. their daily journey to school from rural districts in a boat instead of the usual school bus. Boats are used almost entirely for transportation at Lake Tahkenitch,

Oregon coast highway between the Siuslaw and Umpqua Rivers. The lake has numerous long arms which make transportation along its shores difficult. For five years, a boat has carried the school children of Kroll, a railroad town on the east side of the lake, to the Ada road. They then walk two miles .to the Five Mile school, district No. 98, in Doug= las County. The children like their mile and one-half boat ride back and forth from school. They skim over the water at about eight miles an hour past shotés heavily timbered with spruce and douglas fir.

finds the boat plowing through choppy, wave-swept water. Charlie Slonacker, who lives in a’floathouse on the lake, owns the school boat. Between trips he builds boats and works at an auto camp.

Big Meal Fails To Help Draftee

' HARTFORD, Conn.,, Dec. 25 (U#P.) —Eight pounds is keeping Joseph Ying, Chinese laundryman, from joining the army. - Ying, 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 102 pounds, wanted to:

conscription volunteers. When he offered himself at the recruiting station, a doctor told him he was three pounds under-weight. Ying went home, packed himself full of rice, oatmeal, bananas and milk, and returned the next day carry= ing an extra three and one-quar-ter pounds. But his ambition was blasted

again. The doctor, it seemed, had made a mistake, The minimum weight of 105 pounds was for re-

cruits-5 feet tall. In Ying’'s case, the minimum was 113 pounds. Ying, disappointed, promised to

M. | SAT. EVE. UNTIL 9 P. M. a :

i a a coe mo CLi MEL es

| pilot the ups and downs of the ground

: above them, are amdng the 761 in-

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—Butter|

have been told to ‘prefer guns to}

Lack of butter promises to be as||

The afternoon return trip usually]

return again when he could make

WEDNESDAY, DEC. Eo 1940

- Aufogiro. ad Helicopter Combined in New Patent

By Solonce Nervice WASHINGTON, Dec. 25—A rotating wing aircraft that can fly| as helicopter or an autogiro, a helicopter control mechanism, two difJatent systems for the blind landing of airplanes, a device for syn-| ter.

chronizing machine .guns on airplanes with the propeller, so they can be fired the prop, and

low, as well as his height

‘the granting of U. 8S. Patents,

| zontal propeller lifts the machine

plied to it, but takes the place of

Teitions. recognized this week by

Harold F. Pitcairn, of Bryn Athyn, Pa. president of the Autogiro Corp. of America, invented the

Somhinstion ‘au ‘0 and helicopThis received patent 238,585, rights for which are assigned Jo his company,

In the helicopter a large hoti-

off the ground. In the autogiro, tithe rotary wing has no power ap-

| plane, -

Reductions On Our Regular Stocks! All This Season's Merchandise!

(18) STUDENTS’ 17.95 ZIPPER LINED TOPCOATS, .........:...

(49) STUDENTS’ 15.95 2-PANT SUITS, sizes 16-20..... (14) BOYS’ 9.95, 10.95 3-PIECE LEGGING SETS, mainly sizes 4=T...000vievecese. 146 (5) BOYS’ 12.95 OVERCOATS, zipper lined .............cc.iviiirinannncnoceses 969° (18) BOYS’ 10.95 OVERCOATS, sizes 5 13.. (5) BOYS’ 8.95 OVERCOATS, .

(15) 19.95 HUSKY 2-PANT SUITS, sizes 14-20

EL LTE LG [re

(31) BOYS’ 3.95 CORDUROY LONG PANT SUITS (22) BOYS’ 3.98 ZIPPER WOOL LINED CORDUROY JACKETS .......0ovves....2.98 (64) BOYS’ 3.00, 3.98 ALL WOOL SHAKER KNIT SWEATERS ........c.c0000000..200° (41) BOYS’ 3.98 BEACON OR FLANNEL ROBES (39) BOYS’ 1.50 SHIRTS, INCLUDING PLAID SPORT SHIRTS sesvnvavrnneaninen 100 '(14) BOYS’ 3.00 LEATHER COMBINATION SPORT JACKETS ...........000....200 (12) BOYS’ 2.00 OUTING ROBE-PAJAMA SETS, sizes 4-6 only (18) BOYS’ 9.95 3-PC. LEATHER COMBINATION SNow SUITS ..cicoveesevess. (45 (24) BOYS’ 6.98, 7.98 3-PC. ALL WOOL SNOW SUITS ........c.co0e0n00es000000s.3.98 (18) BOYS’ 10. 95 LASKIN LAMBFUR JACKETS (31) BOYS’ 9.95, 10.95 ALL WOOL MACKINAWS (some zip-out sheeplined coats included) ..... (15) BOYS’ 11.95 LEATHER COATS, fur collars, sizes to 12. (81) BOYS’ CORD JUMPERALLS, ‘JACKETS, KNICKERS, Not Every Size, each. 1.00 (112) BOYS’ WINTER SHIRTS and SHORTS .................ccc00e0eee....B for 1.00 .

the fixed wing in the ordinary air«With & helicopter, Jeastion has always been a pr em, While on the ground, {riction tween the "wheels and the prevents the machine from turnin After it is in the air, however, ther is a tendency for the {fuselage turn about the rotor, just as the is for the rotor to turn with re spect to the fuselage.

1| onstrated in Connec

the.

helicopter inventor, is to use ¢ two rotors, turning in opposite direc-

.| tions, so that they counteract each

other. Another method, used by Igor Sikorsky in his h helicopter demecut last May, is to have an extra propeller, mounted vertically and sidewise on the tail, to overcome the turning, In Mr. Pitcairn’s arrangement, the blades of the lifting rotor are urned, not by direct connection to

One method of avoid used by Hendrich Focks,

SAVE 25%: or MORE on [7 Students’ OTT

(8) PREP BOYS’ 17.95 ZIPPER LINED TOPCOATS, sizes 14 to 16....... le '(10) STUDENTS’ 19.95 ZIPPER LINED TOPCOATS, sizes 172.0.ensncsrnsnavens 1435 (7) STUDENTS’ 15.95 TOPCOATS, brown, sizes 33-38. iresrdlthvseegersnennenanss11.96

esc essssslssesesiioscese

0 0 5 0 8 os ss Ges

os 6 4 8 6 8 0 ee 0 es se

esses cesses ® 0000

4 on the blades themselves,

Seco onsescs00000R0O000 ..12.00

vrsuassrurinssfvesnnserevanevanendlUO

Cevrestisiesenesi 288

cec0e0000 0000000 A 50

e000 00000000200 seeecoodoeo eo .e ® .7.98

engine, but by small propellers

Mainly Broken Assortments and Broken Sizes! Shop . Early for Choice | Selections! |

8.20

beeseeceennds 2.98

0 WL eco oe Hes 98

Boys’ Sets,

Robe « pajama - slipper sets, sizes 4-12, robe and pajama sets, Sises 12-20. Not every size in every style, .

Robe-Pajama-Slipper Robe-Pajama and Beacon Robes, choice

2.23

SALE! BOYS’

Sets REGULAR §1

. SETS, NOW ....cc00

REGULAR 50c¢ GIFT SETS, now ..;.....

GIFT SETS

GIFT 65 4

BETTER

Tha Polo slight irregu . solled and co " after the hol

BOYS’ KNIT POLO SHIRTS, PLAID SPORTS SHIRT and

are lars com for 1 r-tossed

DRESS SHIRTS _

Bhirts

gizes 10-16 .

sizes 7-14

(50) 3.00 DRESSES, wools, now

price J. .....i.....5

-10 to 1 16.95 and 13.95,

(25) 3.98 DRESSES, velveteens and wools, monly’

e000 0v008000s

(20) 2.00 DRESSES, final clearance (30) 16.95 KITTENS EAR FLEECE COATS, sizes

0000000000000 c00000000000s00o bes

now 25% off e000 e0vs000000000

(26) 10.95 COATS, all wool, the ‘group. 0000000000000 08000000000000006000000000

ALLL TH

* GIRLS’ COATS, DRESSES

(20) 5.95 DRESSES, chiffon velvets, wool, mostly

.. 3:98 2.98 rayon suedes, 92, 00 reeinnnieins 100 12.70

ee06s000iv ees t000000000 00

essvsspecne

20) a FLEECE COATS AND SETS, originally

sizes 11 to 16 in 8.20

GIRLS’

nats, parka hoods, beanies ORI

MILLINERY, OUR ENTIRE STOCK of girls’ felt hats, velvet INALLY 59¢ to id riow 29c to §

NOW 1/3 PRICE

caps, Joerey caps!

(30) SKATING JACKETS, colors, sizes 10 to 16 ..

(35) SKATING JACKETS,

398-598 WARM CAMPUS

quality

(50) 1.15 BLOUSES, dark

5 h i vs : i sn & bhi

ii Ve iio Spe

ing lined detachable hoods, sizes 10-16 eecscece

3 to only cersseiinennene (20) 5.95-10.95 SNOW SUITS, all-wool qualities, reduced to 0008660008060 0e00000000000000000000008 (12) 13.95 SNOW SUITS, high

GIRLS’ JACKETS, JUMPERS, originally $3 and 3.98, broken sizes 10-16 00000000000 00R0CSIQSTEREOSIIOSIRPNIIDS

(24) GIRLS’ $3 FLANNEL SHIRTS, plaids, plain colors, long sleeves, all-wool flannels ®sccsseoe

(36) $2 CORDUROY SHIRTS, slightly soiled rayons, too Gecsisscciorsssssdisssesnsinncsneies

(50) $2 hen 30 to corduroys, dark plaids,

16 Ssecesssveasasanessensennensaeeene

vw GIRLS’ SPORTSWEAR (25) 595-7.95 SKATING SETS, velveteens, flannels, corduroys, 2 and 3-piece 6osssvccee S40 90090000

5.00 1.39 2.39 2.94 1.95 9.95 1.39

138

chintz, prints and plain

eso00ssvscsnse see

velveteen, with contrast

ssvovee

JACKETS, reduced

colors, wash types, suede

types, broken sizes ,.v.c000e. esr 1999800084008 ¢ (40)$3, 3.98 SKIRTS, including skating types

900000000000 00000000000000 ssdeées0ececnss

WEE RE RSE Nak Ty

"GIRLS SWEATER ORIGINALLY $2, $3 ORIGINALLY 1.15, 210% «coe

tesserssvassanvancessoessB13Y

Aly Wool qualities, niostly sizes 10 to 16 for girls,

ves sasene sence vanese 098

% GIRLS’ ROBES,

(50) RAYON SATIN ROBLS, zipper styles

fOr CirlS .desscess

(20) 3.98 FLANNEL HOUSECOATS, zipper styles, also corduroy and quilted styles <..ccoceececsss

(40) $2 BLANKET ROBES), girls’ , Some in tots’ sizes 3 10. 6 ..s

% TOTS’ COAT SETS, DRESSES

(12) 16.95 DURACUNA COAT SETS,

broken sizes esvecsss nsesene

(6) BOYS’ 8.95, 9.95 COAT SETS \

reduced to LN Seon

seoonee

(12) 10.95 COAT SETS, brikgn ies

+3 to 6 years .

(15) TOTS’ 9.95, 10.95 SNOW SUITS,

sizes 3-6%

sesssessstinecscse

‘TOTS’ 7.95, 8.95 SNOW SUTES, all wool,

sizes 3 to 6% ...

cessisaFeiee

(120) TOTS’ $2 SKIRTS, wools and

velveteens

ese. soecisecenss

TOTS’ 115 SWEATERS, slightly soiled

. from display ...... Viisensuey

- TOTS’ 2.00 SWEATERS, slightly soiled

from display es ¥sssetninarnene

(12) TOTS’ $2 DRESSES, ayon suedes, rayon

taffetas, sizes 5-6 esses eesas (25) BOYS’ i FLANNEL $iUITS, reduced

| Seesveiesipessies

(12) BOR $2 WASH TOP SUITS, TOTS’ CORDUROY JACKETS, OVERALLS, &.

lined. Jackets, sizes 3-1

~esses

%* GIRLS LINGERIE

GIRLS’

GIRLS’ $2 RAYON SATIN P

slightly soiled and coutter Anas ems 500 RAYON CREI'E PAI

15. UNDERWEAR, slips, Sn pajamas, Se si i, dy li counter tossed

HOUSECOATS 1.39 1.99 139

seebocvessececsis

sizes 10 to 14,

11.30 1.96 1.95

oe $0000000000000000 essssvssssdosesceee

sesescsvonesssvasee

138

*333 73402400 4304000%

chs iissesasasessse vesesrsarsarensense sssessedesesorsene

seceessssone .

Sesdeesecsenanas

5 ox «RB Gs Flii Rainy } =

£ Shas 2 i =