Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 February 1941 — Page 7
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BOROUGHBRIDGE, England (by wireless) —The farmers of Yorkshire are getting a big play in the newspapers right now. For England realizes that she has got to turn this island into a big farm. So I have
been nosing around some of the farms up here in : Yorkshire. The English farmer has had a terrible time since the last war. His standard of living has been abominably low. They say it is an amazing thing that anybody stayed on the farm at all. The government did help a little, though not as much as ours back home. But now the government is doing things about the farms. It supplies loans, controls some prices, and in certain places does practically everything for the farmer except sitting on the fence and chewing a straw. But even so the farm situation seems to me to be still fairly chaotic.. The main point is to get as much new land planted as possible. In many places they are plowing up cricket fields and golf courses. Every city and village has its “allotment lots,” where townspeople with other jobs use their spare time working small patches in the city park. Despite England's dense population, olenty of land is available. For example, the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1938 had roughly 750,000 acres in grass, and only 250,000 acres of tilled land. But last year and this more than 100,000 acres of this grassland has been plowed up and planted. Over here they call it “plowing out.”
The “Women’s Land Army”
The old days of the great landholding squire with scores of tenants has pretty well passed since the last war. A majority of farm land is now owned in plots of about 40 acres.
There is a hue and cry against the government
right nowe for including farm hands in the nexf callup for the army. The critics contend that the farms need all the experienced men they have, and that the army doesn’t need men at all. : Women are playing a great part in this war. They are in uniform in many branches of the service. And there has been formed a “women’s land army” for
work on the farms. There are 9000 members of this army now, and another thousand are being recruited.
I dropped in to see one Yorkshire farm family. They are not e&actly a typical family, for they live on government land and are much better off than most English farmers. The head of the house is Robert Wray. He is getting along in years. He wears leather boots, and a shirt with a ‘collar button but no collar. He has rheumatism’ in his right leg and stays in the house on snowy days such as this one was. His son. Richard, does the work, and will until he is called up for ihe army. Mr. Wray’s daughter, who was down on her knees scrubbing the floor when 1 was. there, had just been married and was still very blushy. about it. The Wrays have 60 acres and practically a model house and barn, built by the government. They pay an annual rentdl of $4 an acre, and their yearly income is about $800. : They live thiee miles from town, and they don’t have a car or el¢ctric lights or a telephone. They live mostly in the kitchen in winter, as farmers do everywhere. Their kitchen is nicer than most farm kitchens. Instead of 2 regular cookstove like ours, they have an open coal grate with ovens built into the walls behind the grate.
Homes Aré of Brick
They have a bathroom, with nothing in it but a bathtub. When I looked in there was three inches of water in the tub, and it was partly frozen over. The toilet is an old-fashioned Chic Sale in a fuel shed a few steps back of the house. . Every rvooni, including the bedrooms, has a small coal grate. but these are seldom lighted. The house is brick. Practically all English farmhouses are, for timber is scarce, The barn is concrete, and the very last word. The Wrays keep about 30 head of cattle, a dozen pigs, a few chickens and no sheep. They farm with horses. All the the stock is kept in separate stalls, spreaa deep with straw. ! The war seems remote from the Wray farm, yet they are in it jalong with all the rest of England. Their home is never likely to be bombed, but they will feel a drastically tightening economy, and harder work, and one by one the absence of kith and Kin who go away ta fight. :
Inside Indianapolis (4nd “Our Town”)
PROFILE OF THE WEEK—A. E. Baker, who this week was named the Community Fund's 1941 Honorary Member for unselfish and effective service in the public welfare. His friends usually call him “A. E.” or “Bake,” and sometimes “Andy,” but his real first name is Anvey. His middle name is a deep, dark secret. You couldn't pry it out of him with a crowbar. “A. BE.” is in his upper 50s, a sturdy, stocky, pleasant-faced, ruddy complexioned man about 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing maybe 185. He wears his brown hair—only slightly gray- " ish—brushed straight back. You can’t hurry him. He’s deliberate in everything—walk, talk, action. When he heads down the street, he ambles as though if doesn’t matter whether he ever gets where he's going. But don’t let that deliberate air fool you. He gets things done with dispatch. . Modest and reserved, he likes to stay in the background. He's in the insurance business and has written some of the largest single underwritings in the City’s history, but his friends say he never mentions insurance to them. One industrialist to whom he never had mentioned insurance during a 20-year acquaintanceship, called him in one day to discuss an insur“ance program. They say “A. E.” talked him out of taking any more insurance—convinced him he already had enough.
Here 30 Years Now
BORN ON AN IOWA FARM in the heart of the “popcorn center of the world,” Mr. Baker came here 30 years ago. Ever since then he’s been one of the City’s hardest working volunteers in civic and welfare work. His activities have included Liberty Loan and Riley Hospital drives, the City Manager campaign, Red Cross and Boy Scout drives. He has worked in every Community Fund campaign since the first, 21 years 8go. For six years he has headed the Camp Fire Girls’ board. When he’s not too busy with civic aétivity he works: for the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. “A. E.” is one of those “one-suit” men. When he
Washington
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (U. P.).—The Far Eastern situation, which has been the cause of growing anxiety here, has reached an acute stage. Threatening moves
are being made, suggesting a Japanese naval mobilization for a new thrust South—perhaps at Singapore, which is the real objective. The only question is whether these moves are part of a “war of nerves” to oblige Hitler whit he carries out important strokes in Europe, or whether they are the prelude to the real thing in the Far East. It is taken for granted here that Japan will continue by one means or another, and at whatever pace she deems best, to work toward Singapore. That is regarded as a fixed military objective of Japan. The Far East is given slight attention] because of popular absorption in events in Europe, but it is the key to much that goes on here. For instance, if officials were easy over the Far East, more destroyers might be released to Britain. But the transfer is regarded as out of the question while tension continues in the Pacific. The Navy stands like a rock against it and President Roosevelt is not likely to overrule the Navy to give England the destroyers that Wendell Willkie reported were so urgently needed.
. Counter, Moves by U. S.
For some weeks officials here tried to play down the Far Eastern dangers. They felt the situation too critical to risk loose talking that might set off the Japanese militarists. It was important to play for time. But reports continued to be. disturbing and finally some moves from this side were considered advisable in the hope of restraining Tokyo.
My Day
WASHINGTON, Friday—Yesterday afternoon our Luxemburg guests enjoyed with me-a short musical program given by the Chamber Music Guild Quartet and two young English singers, Miss Viola Morris and Miss Victoria Anderson, whose fresh young voices : seemed to bring spring into the room. ° : In the evening, a number of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, with their wives, came to dinner and afterwards the moving picture “Philadelphia Story” was shown. I had seen this as a play, but Katharine Hepburn is as charming in the movies as she is on the stage. Everybody else in the cast is excellent and the whole picture La was received with great enthusiasm by our guests. I was glad to find that apparently very few people had seen it before. ' ° I have been sent a very useful book, called “Pitfalls in English” by Sophie C. Haida. The person sending it. to me, I am sure, has found that I need to study my own language. I suppose many of us forget any grammar we may have learned in our childhood and speak our own language almost entirely by ear. difficulty in a country as big as ours, is that our ear becomes accustomed to usage which varies " - y 5 }
takes a liking in a suit he wears it almost eontinuously until it’s. worn out. For some time he’s been wearing a green suit, along with his green hat and green overcoat, but this week, after receiving the Community Fund citation, he blossomed out with a new blue suit He has a double interest in food. Not only does he like to eat, but he also is quite a cook, and prepares the family breakfast most mornings. Bridge is one of hig p&t peeves, but he plays a pretty good hand. He's c¢rézy about travel magazines and books and often reads himself to sleep with them. For the most part, botli the movies and radio bore him, but he does like Charley McCarthy and Greta Garbo. He's almost a chain smoker of cigarets.
He Likes Cats, Too
HIS SMALL CAR is several years old, but he swears it's just as good as a new one—except when he can't get it started. Then he’s prone to give it'a good talking to. and maybe a vigorous Kick. He has twin red Persian cats—Steve Brody and Mr. Tidy Paws. And some of the tales he tells his friends about those cats’ intelligence and aécomplishments are, to put it mildly, unbelievable. 5 Once he tried his hand at inventing a device to rid the cats of fleas. He rigged up a hat box with a hole in the top jus large enough for the cat's head to stick out. Then he emptied a can of flea powder in the box, and inserted the cat with its head sticking through the lid, Through. another hole he poked a vacuum cleaner attachment and started it blowing. Right there the invention hit a/snag. The cat objected so strenucusly the experiment had to be dropped.
His No. 1 Hobby
MR. BAKER'S No: 1 hobby is Camp Delight, the Camp Fire Girls’ camp. Almost any Sunday, winter or summer, you can find him out there, wearing his best suit and working like a Trojan, If he isn't cutting the grass, raking leaves or doing some other job on the grounds, he's helping the caretaker huild or remodel gotlages. But he wouldn't think of doing a lick of work around his own home. He even hires someone to cut his own grass. :
By Raymond Clapper
Accordingly on Tuesday President Roosevelt stated at his press conference that if the United States should get into war in the Far East it would not affect our deliveries of war material to Britain. That was spoken to Tokyo to make it plain that we already had taken into consideration the possibilities across the Pacific. Then the new Japanese Ambassador, Admiral Nomura, arrived, beaming good will. He was received by Secretary of State Hull in a four-minute interview, the shortest of this kind that is recalled hereabouts. The next day Mr. Roosevelt asked Congress for $900,000,000 in naval funds, including items for strengthening Guam and also for beginning militarization of Samoa. in the South Pacific, on the line between Hawaii and Australia.
Showdown, Is Inevitable
- Still, the news coming from the Far East continued to be disturbing. Japanese warships were reported concentrating off French Indo-China, and a wave of alarm raced over the whole area. ' The Australian Government publicly warned of the “utmost gravity” of the situation. Army officers prepared to ship their families out of the Philippines. Americans were again urged to leave China. The best judgment here is that Japanese activity is being timed with Axis schedules. Hitler is moving into Bulgaria. Pressure is being applied—thus far apparently withdut success—to induce Spain to open the way to Gibraltar. Along with this goes an increase of tension in the British Isles, and particularly in Ireland. The Axis has suffered humiliating reverses recently ang a spectacular and synchronized series of actions is expected over a wide area. Officials here go on a simple rule. They don’t know where the Axis will strike next, but they know that Berlin apd Tokyo will press on with their programs, today, or tomorrow, or on a later day, until the irresistible force meets an immovable object.
By Eleanor Roosevelt
with the locality, In addition to that, some of us may not have had the opportunity of learning the correct usage when we were young. I shall try to study this book carefully, but I feel quite sure that there will always be both grammatical errors in what I write and niistakes in pronunciation in what I say. The best 1 can do is to try to correct my errors and be humbly grateful to anyone who gives me any assistance. | I have just received from the Roosevelt Memorial Association their new publication, “The Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia,” edited by Albert Bushnell Hart and Herbert Ronald Ferleger. William Allen White has written the foreword and there are excerpts from people both here and abroad, praising Theodore Roosevelt as a man, writer, statesman and naturalist. = My uncle mace a deep impression on me. I was enormously | pleased when William Allen White once said to me al inner, that my voice. reminded him of his old friend, Theodore Roosevelt. I did not tell
-him how much I wished I had some of the: other
qualities which have made Theodore Roosevelt one of our unforgettable personalities. Our guests are leaving us this’ morning. I, who had planned to fly to New York City, had to change my plans antl take a train because of fog. I hope to be there ia time for several appointments and a quiet dinner hefore attending the newspaper women’s ball at 10:30 tonight. = Say _
STUDY COUNCIL FOR ASSEMBLY T0 BE SOUGHT
Resolution for Research 1st Step; Office Would Prepare, Analyze Bills.
The first step toward establishment of a Legislative Council to prepare and review legislation to be presented to the General Assembly will be taken Monday. . A joint resolution will be introduced by Senator Thurman Biddinger (R. Marion) instructing the Committee on Inter-State Co-Op-eration to study Legislative Councils in other states. The resolution will provide that the committee make
a Setup in Indiana to the next Legislature.
Legislative Councils have proven successful in other states, particularly in Kansas.
Meet at Intervals
He said that the Council, which would meet at regular intervals between legislative sessions, would review and analyze all bills not partisan in nature, eliminating the “jokers” which so often slip in, and correcting the phraseology.
bills and place them on the legislators’ desks. This, he would practically eliminate
every session since each legislator would be notified of the actual intent of each bill. The decision to present the resolution was reached at a meeting of the Committee on Inter-State CoOperation yesterday.
Henley Sees Saving
Rep. George Henley (R. Bloomington), chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, declared that the Legislative Council would pay for itself by eliminating the introduction of bills covering what already is the law. Hugh Barnhart. committee chairman, said he believed the council would help make sure that a bill was correct when it was introduced. “I think the Council would be a good thing as 'ong as it didn’t tend to be a super-Legislature,” commented Rep. Frank T. Millis (R. Campbelleburg), House floor leader. Senator Orville T. Stout (R. Vincennes) said he believed the Legislative Reference Bureau, which now is concerned chiefly only with the drawing up of bills, should be made a part of the Council, if the next session decided to set one up.
Stout Chief Backer
“A Legislative Council would certainly be a good thing for Indiana,” Senator Stout declared. “It would put a lot of lobbyists out of business.” Senator Stout 1s one of the chief backers of the move to bring about the establishment of such a council in Indiana. He said that in Kansas the Council is composed of members of the Legislature who meet at regular intervals between sessions and study bills sent to them by citizens and
other legislators.
REAL ESTATE DEALERS 0. K. APPRAISAL BILL
A Senate hill to “streamline” real estate appraisal in Indiana received the approval last night of more than 100 real estate men and taxpayers who met at the Indiana World War Memorial. The bill, introduced two days ago, is the result of a two-year study, according to C. A. McKamey, president of the Indianapolis Taxpayers’ Association. The present system was branded as “hit or miss,” in which appraisals are made by “guesswork and how the appraiser happens to feel,” by Frank L. Moore, president of the Indiana Real Estate Association. If passed, the bill would require field deputies to make a survey of their territories and fill out a uniform card on detailed descriptive data. Rate setters would then, using a masier manual, set the rate. This system would preserve “home rule” on community tax rates, according to advocates of the bill.
Covered Bridge Spared by State
Hoosiers interested in saving the old New England type of covered bridge should get in touch with the City of Rushville for tips on how to do it. The State Highway Commission has decided to spare the old wooden bridge, built in 1883 over the Big Flat Rock River on the southern edge of Rushville. But the Commission won't pay for its upkeep. Bids for a new span, to be laid parallel to the old one, will be received Feb. 25. Covered bridge devotees began a movement to save the Road 52 structure when the State tore | down another one near Rushville last summer. Somebody already has sent a Rushville newspaper $10 to start a fund to tear down the present bridge and reconstruct it in the city’s park.
AUXILIARY OFFICERS TO BE ENTERTAINED
Mrs. Stanley Bryson will entertain the officers of the Women's Auxiliary of the Sahara Grotto with a luncheon at 1 p. m. Tuesday at her home, 322 S. Downey Ave. The investigating committee of the Sahara Grotto Auxiliary will attend a luncheon at 12:30 p. m. Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Damon A. Frederick, 4070 Byram Ave. The regular stated meeting of the auxiliary will be held at 8 p. m. Wednesday at the Grotto Home, followed by a Valentine party. Mrs. Oscar Byrum, 161 N. Edgehill St., will entertain the auxiliary membership committee at a luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Friday.
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LEVY ON BONDS REPRESENTS A HALF MIRACLE
Presidents for 20 Years Have Urged Action; Debt Limit Raised.
By MARSHALL McNEIL Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-—Con-gress has performed half a tax miracle, When the Senate passed the bill increasing the national-debt limit to $65,000,000,000 yesterday, it also approved the taxation of future issues of Government seceurities. That latter is the half-miracle. Although it has been advocated for 20 years by Presidents and their Secretaries of the Treasury, Congress up to now has refused to permit complete income-taxation of the
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Spring comes when birds start to sing so you can hear them, when the grass starts taking on some green and when boys let their kites out into the warm winds. And it must be that spring is near for
artin, 3323 W. Michigan St., have unwound their
John Kord (left), 551 Moreland Ave., and Walter M
kites skyward in the commons at the corner of Groff Ave. and Walnut St. Both boys go to School 67.
OGLE REPORTS TO COMMITTEE
Declares Midwest Holds Domestic Issues Above Nazis’ Threat.
Isolationist sentiment in Indiana still is putting domestic problems above the threat of naziism, Kenneth Ogle, temporary chairman of the Indiana Committee for National Defense, declared today in a prepared statement to his committee. Mr. Ogle cited as evidence the fact that only three of the state's 12 Congressmen voted for the leaselend bill. “Detailed objectives have been largely attained,” Mr. Ogle said of the committee’s work, “but not our general objective.”
Disaster Possible
“Our committee maintains that disaster will overwhelm us if our country is finally isolated in a world otherwise controlled by the Nazis, the Japs and the Russians.” . Mr. Ogle asserted that if “our mortal enemy” becomes established in this hemisphere, “a dozen sellers wold approach one powerful buyer who could dictate his terms. We know what Nazi dictation would mean.’ The chairman declared that this fact never has been realized to its full extent in the Middle West. “One reason for that appears to be their (certain business groups) feeling about other dangers,” Mr. Ogle said. “Conservative sections of both political parties remain engrossed in domestic problems which constitute major threats to business as heretofore conducted. Many business leaders find it difficult to concentrate on the Nazi threat.
Sees Loss of Prestige
“Those groups which are not now supporting the- President’s foreign policy are in danger of being dragged along so that whatever influence they have will vanish and their prestige disappear.” As concerns subversive acticities here, Mr. Ogle declared the FBI “does not have adequate authority and that many states are in dangerous positions owing to the departure of their National Guard troops.
ENVOY DUE MONDAY
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (U. P.).— The Polish Embassy has announced that the Ambassador-designate of Poland to the United States, Jan Ciechanowski, is scheduled to arrive in New York Monday. He is on the SS Excambion which sailed from Lisbon last Friday.
Just Wait Until Other Dogs Hear
COCKER SPANIEL “Tuffey,” who failed to live up to his name, was rescued from a smoke filled apartment at 1001 College Ave. today by city firemen. His owners Mr. and Mrs. P.'C.
Bender were aroused by smoke which filled their apartment. A lighted cigaret, according to firemen, had fallen on an overstuffed chair. Smoke seeped into the hallway alarming the apartment-house dwellers until firemen assured them everything was under control. At the worried request of the Benders, firemen began a search for “Tuffey.” He was discovered under a bed and carried outside for a breath of fresh air. Damage to the apartment was estimated at $50 and damage to “Tuffey” concerns only his feelings. Wait until the other dogs read this. .
RESURFACE JOB NO. 1 PROJECT
Central Ave. to Be Fixed; Cost Is Big Factor In Plans.
Tentatively proposed two months ago, the resurfacing of Central Ave. from Ft. Wayne Ave. to 34th St. is now scheduled as the Works Board's No. 1 project this year. Rough with cobblestones. in the street car right-of-way, the entire thoroughfare will be coated over smoothly—probably with an asphalt top. Plans haven't been drawn yet, however. Yesterday, when Board members asked City Engineer M. G. Johnson about the expense, they learned this factor cannot be determined until after consultation with Indianapolis Railways, Inc., about car track removal. - City and Railways officials are expected tc confer early next week on the Works Board proposal that the Railways share the cost. It has not yet been decided, but abutting property owners may be asked to pay a portion of the city’s cost--about 25 per cent. This is the rule on resurfacing jobs.
RELAX MARRIAGE LAWS
VICHY, Feb. 15 (U. P.).—Relaxation of the strict marriage laws was ordered today by an official so as to permit marriages of prisoners of war by proxy.
HOLD EVERYTHING
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HOUSE, SENATE VARY ON TEXTS
Combined Single, Multiple
Adoption System is
Called ‘Impossible.’
Several members of the House Education €ommittee today described as “impossible” the Senate bill for a combined single and multiple system of textbook adoptions. Amid charges that the present
system is filled with “graft,” the
Senate yesterday advanced a bill to provide for single adoptions in the grade schools and multiple adoption in the high schools. Single adoption means that the State prescribes one book for use in a particular grade, whereas multiple adoption means that several books are selected by the State from which local units may make their own choice.
Hint Big Slush Fund The House Education Committee has approved its own bill for a multiple adoption system and has advanced it to second reading. If the Senate bill passes the upper house, it will be assigned to this committee when it reaches the lower chamber. On the other hand, the House bill, if and when it passes, must go to the Senate Education Committee the majority of which drafted the combined-system bill. Some members of the House Committee also are of the opinion that a “giant” slush fund is operating in behalf of the single adoption plan and that the pressure against the multiple system ‘ bill of the House Committee will be “terrific.” A stalemate on the issue would be regarded by the multiple adoption proponents as a defeat because it would leave in operation the present single system which has drawn criticism for several years.
« Lane Hits Combined Plan Senator O. Bruce Lane (R. Bainbridge), in his attack on the combined system yesterday, declared that “four or five book companies virtually control the textbook business in Indiana.” A. multiple textbook bill passed the Republican-dominated House in the 1939 session. However, when it reached the Senate, the Democratic majority turned thumbs down on the proposal. “We thought that this session, with both Houses controlled by Republicans, would pass the multiple adoption system,” said a Republican member of the House Education Committee. & “It seems, however, that the favored-few companies began applying pressure to the Republican State Committee with the resulting opposition to the plan.” The author of the House multiple adoption bill and chairman of the Education Committee is Rep. J. R. Crawley (R. Greensburg), who for several years was a county school superintendent.
Urges Multiple System Rep. Crawley says that school teachers and superintendents throughout the State favor the multiple adoption system. Several of the other committee members are former teachers and two are representatives of textbook companies. In yesterday’s Senate debate, Senator William E. Jenner, Republican floor leader, said “if there is a racket in the schoolbook business, and there must be, it has been caused by manipulations rather than the system.”
MOTHER GIVES BLOOD TO HELP DAUGHTER
Blood from’ the mother of 4-year-old Margaret Mary Bauer was in the bank at Riley Hospital today in exchange for that which will be used in an effort to save the child’s life. Margaret terday at her home, 5100 block, W. Minnesota St. Apparently she threw a cup of kerosene into a stove fire and there was an explosion. . She was critically burned. he child is to receive a daily transfusion beginning today. Her mother, an aunt and an unele yes-
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That's Changed Now These buyers of Government
bonds have thus escaped the full
impact of the progressive income
tax; so far as their income from Federal securities was concerned, the income tax has not been levied on the basis of ability to pay. Congress recognized this, but it maintained the tax exemption nevertheless, some arguing that to eliminate it would so raise the interest the United States would have to pay as to offset the revenue from taxing that interest. All that is changed now. As a result of the Senate action yesterday (the House had already passed the bill), the Treasury estimates that income taxes on the interest from its securities will yield additional revenue of from 84.5 to 125.8 million dollars from corporate taxpayers, and from 379 to 472 millions from individual taxpayers.
Interest Cost to Rise
It also estimates that removal of tax exemption from its future bonds will increase the (Government's interest cost from 26.5 to 76.9 millions. Hence, its guess of the probable net revenue from taxing Federal tax-exempts of the future runs from 95.9 million to 96.1 million. The Treasury's reckoning is that with the refunding and calling of outstanding securities issued by itself, by Government corporations and other Federal agencies, all U. S. bonds will be taxable by about 1960. The other half of this fiscal miracle is yet to be performed. It would be reciprocal taxation by the states and the Federal Government of all future issues put out by each. But states, counties and municipalities
this proposal. They argue that local govérnmental costs will be increased; that their bonds will be so unattractive as to discourage buyers.
Only U. S. Bonds Taxed Recognizing this controversy, and
ing power in the $65,000,000,000 debt limit was so urgently needed, the Treasury decided to ask now only for the right to tax the interest of its own future bonds. When Congress is asked later this year to enact a new tax bill to raise maybe as much as $3,000,000,000. the other half of the tax ‘miracle may be performed.
Y. W. PRESIDENT ON PRAYER PROGRAM
Miss ‘Ruth Rouse of ‘London, England, World Y. W. C. A, president, will speak on “Women of the World and War” at a World Day of Prayer meetings here, Feb. 28. The meeting, sponsored by the Spiritual Life Department of the Indianapolis Council. of Churchwomen, will be the first Friday in Lent from 1:30 to 3 p. m. in the Meridian Street Methodist Church. Mrs. Howard J. Baumgartel, department chairman, is in charge of the Prayer Day program.
the convenience of business and professional women will be from 12:45 to 1:15 p. m, Feb. 28, in Christ Episcopal Church on the Circle. Miss Ruth Packard of China,
give the address. Women of all faiths have been invited to the meetings.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
1—For which empress was a certain style hat, worn in 1931, named? 2—In which ocean is the region called the Sargasso Sea? 3—Which full general in the U. S. Army was nicknamed “Black Jack?” 4—What is the official name tor Korea?
en of a ship? : 6—1Is it possible to exert more force with a long screwdriver than with a short one of otherwise similar dimensions? 7—Which President of the U. S. .rode to his inauguration on horseback? 8—Does President Roosevelt have five, eight or ten grandchildren?
Answers
1—Eugenie. 2—Atlantic. 3—Gen. John J. Pershing. 4—Chosen, 5—Galley. 6—Né. 7—Thomas Jefferson. 8—Ten.
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