Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 July 1941 — Page 5

THURSDAY, JULY 24,

1911

x DEFENSE BILL GOES INTO HOUSE TODAY

Asks $8,063,238,478—Divi

ded Among Army, Navy and

Merchant Marine: Provides Armament Personnel And 541 Ships.

WASHINGTON, July received an $8,063,238 478 su tion bill, carrying funds to s

new merchant ships. The bill also carries funds

to expand the Navy's person-|

nel from 258000 to 369,000 officers and men. The Army total appropriation— $4.760,203.813—is broken down into $3.409,521.539 to build up huge reserves of ammunition, tanks, and anti-tank weapons and equipment. The remaining funds will go to supply essential items to maintain

S

a war-time force of 1.727.000 men! and critical items—those not manu-|

factured commercially like general

ordnance equipment—for a 3,000.,000- |

man Army. The Navy Department's funds— $1.569374.665—will go largely for public works, new ship construction and repair facilities and operating expenses of the Navy, moving rapidly toward its goal of a two-ocean Navy and 15000-plane air force. The House Appropriations Committee report on the measure said the bill “contemplated” construction of 1053 new warships. The $1.698.850.000 in cash and contract authority for the Maritime Commission would be used to construct 541 new merchant vessels, at the rate of two ships a day by next January, and to requisition or purchase additional, existing shipping. Deliveries of merchant ships, the committee said. are now being made at the rate of two a day. The Committee, in approving the bill pointed out that the 200-ship “ugly duckling” emergency program. authorized in February, could not supply the deficiency in U. S. shipping expected by 1942 “It is evident from a close study of all the factors involved in the

BUY NOW... _

AND

Extra

24 (U. P.).—The House today

pplemental defense appropria-

upply the Army with critical N materials for a 3.000,000-man fighting force and for 541| |

! carrying of our own trade, the toninage required in connection with lend-lease operations, and the requirements of our Military and { Navy forces for auxiliary ships,” the Committee said, “that every effort should be made to build every ship that can possibly be prcduced in | this country.” { Capt. Howard L. Vickery of the | Maritime Commission told the Committee, in testimony made public today, that 100 U. S. merchant vessels, totaling 1.000.000 tons, have ibeen or will be withdrawn from this country’s domestic trade to jcarry supplies for Britain via the | Red Sea route. ! “The delivery of goods transferred under the Lend-Lease Act.” he said. | “will require the addition of approximately 2.300.000 tons of shipping to the North Atlantic to carry war materials to Britain.” The tanker shuttle fleet, also operating under the lend-lease program, he added. has taken approximately 600,000 tons out of our domestic tanker fleet and aid to China will require another 450000 tons. The bill carries $2.063.700 for 150

Fleet Marine Expeditionary Force “for protection of advance fleet bases against aircraft attack,” according to the testimony of Rear Admiral John H. Towers, Chief of

Maj. Gen. J. O. Mauborgne, Chief Signal Officer, told the Committee that the Army Signal Corps would

ture urgently required for use as early as possible.”

NN B13

Britain Wants U. S. Embargo To Help Fight Japan's Drive

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES .

Open Switch Derails 14 Freight Cars

me

- — A a Ra

Here are some of the 14 freight cars derailed when a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train inbound from Spencer hit an open switch near Maywood at Holt Road and Road 67.

President Roosevelt has offered Rex- | Carpenter, 12, both of Lyons, and | ford Guy Tugwell, former Under- James secretary of Agriculture and member of the “brain trust,” appoint- | {ment as Governor of Puerto Rico, it | picture was understood today.

PAGE 8%

shown in a vacant lot and that he had not expected the crowd in the street.

said both entrances to that block were barricaded. Mengedohp said the open-air movies usually were

SHERIFF HIDES LYONS DRIVER

Fears Violence, He Says; Condition of 4 Children Still Critical.

Times Special LYONS, Ind., July 24—Four children remained in critical condition today with injuries received when an auto crashed into a street crowd of 400 here Tuesday night, injuring 26 persons. Meanwhile, Pete Mengedohp, 24, | Lyons, charged with drunken drivel ing, and a woman companion, were | removed from the Bloomfield jail | to an unanncunced destination by | Charles Blanton, Greene County | a i a _* (Sheriff. JOB FOR TUGWELL RUMORED | The four still in critical condition | WASHINGT®N, July 24 (U. P)— are Haldon Kaho, 12, and David

Wash White Clothes The Easy Way

Add a little Roman Cleanser to washing water for white dresses, slacks, suits, etc.—to make them immaculately snow-white— and to save the work and wear of hard rubbing and boiling. Directions for removing many kinds of stains are given on the Roman Cleanser label.

Over a million housewives use Roman Cleanser. It is sold at all grocers—full strength guaranteed.

ROMAN CLEANSER whitens clothes Safely

Brown, 12, Marco, Charles Justin, 11, Switz City. The crowd was watching a moving on a screen that was Istretched across Main St. and police |

and |

By JOHN T. WHITAKER cussed joint economic action should Copvright, 1941, by The Indianapolis, Tames | America make that decision.

barrage balloons to be used bv the]

the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics. |

acquire, with funds granted it under the bill, “equipment of a secret na-|

and The Chicago Daily News, a : 3 LONDON. July 24 —Great Britain | In the British view, the acquies- | France does nhot|

lis ready today to join the United | cence of Vichy

| : : ; trad change the fact of Japanese aggres{States in economic sanctions against gion, It has been held in Washing-

| Japan as seven Japanese warships.!ton as well as London that elevenththree aircraft carriers, 55 destroyers hour submission by the victim does land 30 transports are reported to|not change the nature of the crime. | be steaming unopposed toward|President Dr. Emil Hacha of pre-| French Indo-China. war Czechoslovakia gave in to Hit- | Vichy France, under obvious Ger-| ler, but the occupation of Prague | man pressure, has agreed not to de-|was considered aggression neverthe- | fend the colony against Hitler's Far | less. Eastern ally. Some shock was caused here by Authoritative quarters said here Chief of State Marshal Henri today that Britain would not regard | Philippe Petain’s action after he had | Japan's new aggression as a mili-| pledged his sacred honor a sa sol- | tary threat to Singapore. dier that the French Empire would Officers added privately that it be defended everywhere against any was common sense that Japan's |aggressor. ; possession of Cam Ranh Bay would| It is hoped here that the United give her naval and air forces closer |States, in concert with Britain, will | bases against Malaya, British Bor-|stop all purchases of gold from neo, and the Dutch East Indies as Japan, freeze Japanese assets and | well as a double jumping-off place |place an embargo on essential ex- | against the Philippines. ports from the United States. Already on the defensive in over| After playing with the notion of half the globe, Britain does not|an oil embargo, Washington shut expect American naval intervention down on the export of aviation 'and cannot act alone against Japan. |gasoline to the Japanese but con-| Britain does hope that the United |tinued to supply her crude oil in States will make the decision on abundance. There is no effort here] whether Japan's act constitutes an|to disguise British hopes that aggression and it is no secret that|America will at last attempt an “9

‘London and Washington have dis- fective embargo.

ITNT TYAIVTT

% 3-Year Guarantee

Service guarantee for rips and tears.

% A Year to Pay

Take up to a year on the balance.

% Biggest Trade-In Allowances

Given on your old fur coat.

% Money Refunded

Within 5 days if you can duplicate our values,

Here's a Parfial List: |

.. MINK DYED MARMOTS > _ BLACK PONY NATURAL MUSKRATS GREY CARACULS PERSIAN PAWS GREY DYED KIDSKINS

BLACK CARACULS

These Values

Ready

Tomorrow=Act

Hundreds of Other Beautiful Fur Coats Priced for F

$89 to $595

Quickly and SAVE MONEY!

Special Group 15 Finer

FUR COATS $1580

Including Hudson

Seal Dyed

Muskrat, Sable Dyed Musk-

rat, Persian Lam

b, Fine

Moire, Caraculs, Ete.

2440 N. MERIDIAN ST.

Open Evenings Till 9—Open Sundays.Till 7 P. M.

“Your Discarded Aluminum Is Needed for National Defense”

Convenient Terms to Suit YOUR Income

Small Carrying Charge

ThisComplete Bed Outfit 52203

As Illustrated

EB Includes Bed. Innerspring Mattress and Coil Bed Spring . . .

Available in Full or Twin Sizes

4

: ¢

® Bed in 4-Poster Style, illustrated above, in choice of walnut or maple finshes. Nicely turned.

® Comfortable Innerspring Mattress—in durable stripe ticking—with cotton and felt padding. Has handles and ventilators.

® Coil Bed Spring— with soft oil tempered coils and helical top. Unusual value for $22.85.

Modern Waterfall Design

| Bed, TE ~~ Vanity

Nicely Finished! Good-Looking Pieces!

® Bed — Graceful, full size panel end style, well made.

® Chest has 31” top, 4 generous smooth sliding drawers.

®Vanity has large plate glass mirror, 4 handy drawers with new streamlined drawer pulls— smooth waterfall front, rubbed finish.