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10M] N, Sept. 13.—Although there may still be a fot of war ahead before this one is over, I havé found an amazing amount of talking, dreaming and planning about what is to come after it. Three developments are already in process: : The first is the physical rebuilding of England. Huge areas of tenements and warehouses have been destroyed by bombing in London and in several other cities. The Government has already set up a planning commission. Streets will be straightened, modern build-

ings will be erected under master

plans, subsidized homes for working men will be built in enormous numbers. > In one sense, everyone has i welcomed the bombing of the miserable slums. It will make possible (better living conditions by providing rehousa scale England probably never would have ken otherwise. Some key persons are giving

. thought |to the relocation of industries, to check the

pf overcrowded London and disperse industry widely over the island. second development is the revolutionary change effected in the status of labor, which is exop continue at least in pari after the war. war pressure, labor has given up the right to . |In exchange, employers have given up the right to|/fire and have granted guaranteed weekly pay. Even casual labor, such as that on the docks, now a weekly minimum wage. For years labor fought for this, with little progress. With the war, it came overnight, and labor won’t surrender it without a fight. ne high labor member of the Government thinks it possible that this arrangement—no strikes, no firing—may be accepted by both sides after the war. Disappointed 1... Bevin | Most opinion inclines to the view that it may be some time before another labor government comes to power. Labor seems short of leaders strong enough to constitute an effective government. There has been considerable disappointment with Ernest Bevin, who is no longer regarded as the strong man of the future,

as he was by many at one time last winter. I find much opinion to the effect that war condi-

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tions will continue for a considerable time after fighting stops. Any hasty dismantling of war production and war-time controls would produce economic and social chaos, in the opinion of many Englishmen. The necessity for continuing war production without an abrupt changeover may become a driving force for the creation of an international police. The third trend taking shape is in the field of surplus raw materials... The surplus wheat plan, shaped in tentative form at a conference in Washington several weeks ago, is regarded by high officials of both governments as a pilot plan which may be copied for other raw materials, such as cotton. Roughly, the plan, which is still subject to modification, provides that wheat-growing countries shall pool their surpluses in preparation for feeding Europe after the war.

Royal . Family More Secure

One finds here little expectation of any drastic upheaval that would mean a fundamental change in the form of government. The royal family seems to be more secure than ever, and the parliamentary form of government appears in not the slightest danger. Despite controls that all believe will be’ necessary, it is expected that in every other direction there will be a rebound toward more personal freedom and back

to middle-class concepts. The class most threatened is the wealthy class. Its day probably is over. Ii is living on its capital now. Controls such as these concerning labor will, if continued, be controls negotiated and accepted by the parties affected—not imposed, as in Germany. During the war Britain is under a political truce. Yet that did not prevent a labor leader at the recent Trades Union Congress making a severe attack on a Cabinet member. The minister of aircraft production was accused of displaying an unfriendly attitude toward Russia. The incident became a political issue, full of dynamite. Some wanted to hush up the whole matter, but the Government refused to bring pressure on the newspapers and some editorials carried demands for resignation of the Cabinet member. The public controversy over this affair was the best proof one could have that England manages to continue an area of freedom during a tight war situation which, in some respects, requires most drastic controls.

with Mrs. Pyle and hopes to resume his

Because of the serious illness of his wife, Ernie Pyle has been forced to discontinue his column for a few days. Mr. Pyle has flown to Albuquerque to be

column soon.

Inside Indianapolis (And “Our Town +,

PROFILE OF THE WEEK: Karl Von Ammerman, principal of Broad Ripple High School and one of the busiest men Indianapolis. He isn’t satisfied with working 10 or| 11 hours a day at his school, including Saturdays and even summer vacations, No, sir, Along of with that he finds time to teach ; at Butler's evening and summer school, to serve as president of the State Teachers’ Retirement Fund, and to be one of Czar Trester’s two right hand men in running the state basketball tourneys. In his “spare time” he operates his Heward County farm, takes an active interest in the Masonic Lodge and serves as a life elder in the Northwood Christian Church. Last year he headed the Indiana State Teachers’ Association. That gives you an idea.. Karl Ammerman is a tall, slender, kindly looking man of 61. Many of his friends think he resembles Abraham Lincoln, in appearance as well as in philosophy. Six feet, 1 or 2 inches tall, he weighs probably 170. His dark brown hair is sprinkled with gray, he wears rimless glasses, takes long, rapid strides in walking, and is reported to sit with his feet on.the office desk at times when he’s alone. :

He's a Determined Man

E |NATURED, HE hates to hurt people’s feelings, but he very definitely isn’t a back slapper. He'll tell th 7even though it’s painful. And he

making his voice gruff enough to

has a hard ‘time conceal the softness of his heart. Some of his friends say he’s too credulous. He always tells the truth himself, and takes it for granted everyone else does, too. He has a well developed sense of humor, laughs and kids a lot. It’s pretty hard to get him riled. He takes his time in making up his mind, but once it’s made up, it stays made up. For he has a determination that’s unmovable. Mr. rman has been a teacher 40 years. Born in Huntington County, he attended the Marion and Valparaiso Normal Colleges, received his B. S. degree from Muncie Normal and his Master's degree from Butler. He began teaching in the Huntington County schools in 1901, moved to Wabash High School and then, in 1911—30 years ago—to Manual High School's department. Besides teaching, he served as Manual’s athletic director, subsequently as vice

Aviation

ONE OF THE THINGS that most surprises me

is that the average American businessman—hardheaded and coldly logical in his business thinking—

| should always be behind the eight-ball in analyzing

and estimating this war and its factors. It isn’t surprising to see politicians guessing and estimating all out of Kkilter, because they have never had to work under the profit-and-loss system. Where is the realism of our businessman? He was behind the eight-ball in believing in the Maginot Line. He wac caught off first base in the Low Countries mess; he was lost in the Norwegian episode, and he must have been completely asleep in the Balkans and the Crete campaigns. : I meet all kinds of businessmen, and they are almost all status-quo-ers. I wonder what he will do and think when he awakens—this giant Rip: Van Winkle American business executive. He rides airlines and thinks he can’t do without them. But it took the blessing of the insurance companies to condone air travel. And “airpower”!

My Day

NEW YORK CITY, Friday—I am here in New York City today, doing a.number 6f errands, and seeing several people. I want to mention a testimonial luncheon here today at the Hotel Astor, which is to be held under the auspices of the Town Hall so 2 and the Economic Club of New

York, in honor of Robert Erskine

Ely, who will be eighty years old tomorrow. For forty years he has

directed the Town Hall and, in

1907, he founded the Economic Club. He has probably known as many of the great figures in the world of art, music, politics, science, international affairs and literature, as any other one person now living in this great city. Mr. Ely has been witty, but rarely caustic, always gentle and gracious. He was one of a group

of: Harvard professors whom many of the noted men

of today remember with admiration and joy, for

they spent many profitable and entertaining hours

in Heir Sompany. know that all of my readers will want to wish Robert Erskine Ely a happy birthday. May we continue to appreciate what he and others like him

- have given us!

“Next Monday there will be launched, by Mr. BenJamin H. Namm, a plan in the interests of national

principal, dnd in 1923 became the first principai of Broad Ripple High School after its annexation,

Knows His Boys and Girls

KARL AMMERMAN IS the absent minded professor type in some respects. He can’t remember little personal details, such as anniversaries, and he has to keep his engagements written in a little book. When, at school, he thinks of something he should tell his wife, he grabs the phone and calls her right then. He knows he’d forget it before he got home, But his forgetfulness doesn’t extend to his students. Until last year when the enrollment took a spurt, he could call virtually every student by name. Even "now, he knows the names and background of most of them, and the parents of quite a few, In fact, boys and girls are his hobby. He spends as much time with them as he can, out in the corridors between bells and in the cafeteria during the lunch periods. That way, the pupils feel freer to consult him than they would in his office. His personal philosophy is that it’s just as important to teach children to think right—to have the right attitude toward right and wrong—as it is to teach them to learn.

Golf? a Waste of Time

AN EARLY RISER, he likes to get up and make his own coffee—black—for breakfast, and beats the janitors and everybody else to school. He’s crazy about fried chicken and green beans, likes plenty of salads. On the radio he listens to classical music and all sorts of athletic events. His tastes in reading run to philosophy, biographies and anything he can find about Lincoln. - He used to fish a little, but never played golf, considering it a waste of time. Occasionally he enjoys a game of pinochle or euchre. He seldom misses an athletic event in which his school’s teams are participating. But if it looks like his team is losing, he often walks out. Can’t stand the tension, he says. Disliking anything that makes him conspicuous, he wears quite plain clothing; cloesn’t want anyone to know he has a new suit. In fact, he used to go so far as to buy all his suits the same color. Karl Ammerman never takes a formal vacation. Sometimes he goes on trips, but they're always some sort of business, such as educational association conventions. Usually he plans to stay a week, or maybe two. And always he’s back in a day or two, blaming someone else for his hurried return. The real reason, although he won't admit it, is that he gets homesick. :

By Maj. Al Williams

Sure, he thinks there ought to be lots of that. But he still wants all the old trappings—gigantic warships and all—which he won't get until 1945-46, for a world that’s on fire now.

Our Real Peril—

SOME DAY SOON folk are going to wake up and find that, with all our mass-production facilities, we are turning out only between 30 and 35 big bombers a month, We have blown ourselves up with the idea that all we have to do is to want something and put up the money to pay for it, and someone will turn it out by the carloads. But you can’t adequately prepare a nation to defend itself against all comers if you leave the minds of that nation in a past generation. The gravest, most common error committed in this country today—and by its leading business figures, too—is to underestimate the fighting potentialities of nations we had become condescendingly inclined to speak of as “near-imitations” of our great selves. I'm not trying to say what you hear so often about the failure of the American people to recognize “the super-greater peril.” Our real peril is in our complacent attitude of static superiority—lack of hardboiled realism.

By Eleanor Roosevelt

defense. The American retailer is asking: “In what special way can we, the retail craft, be of service at this time to our country?” The answer is contained in the 1941 National Retail Demonstration, and here are the points stressed: 1. To practice and to preach the doctrine of “our souniry first and foremost.” 2. To act as “purchasing agent for the public,” and, in that connection, avoid even the semblance of profiteering. 3. To prevent, as far as possible, any unwarranted Increase in the price of merchandise, both wholesale and retail. wo 4. To eliminate any and all unfair trade pracfires hich ay injure the public. : P . To ma retail employment at the est possible level, : ploym the high . To give every possible encourageme employees who wish to serve their ace: i = - To Sissemiiuaie to Sonsuiers such: defense literrmation as the Gove 5 to Dae distributed. Fment Sesire . To urge upon manufacturers that merchandise be informatively THoeled. : 9. To eliminate all “scare” advertising, particularly that which says or implies “buy now because prices are rising.” | : Last, but not least, to help unify the people of our country through our advertising, display and ~ consumer appeal—in support of our ‘defense program.

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CROP PRICES FAR. SAY 52% "OF FARMERS

55% 0. K. Regulation By U. S. If Costs of Other

| Items Are Fixed Also. By GEORGE GALLUP

| Director, American Institute of Public Opinion

PRINCETON, N. J. Sept. 13. — Wi the Administration’s A Price Control Bill scheduled for early nsideration in Congress, two outstanding facts about the attitude of rs toward price control are

vey of farm sentiment. Despite the efforts of the farm bloc to boost farm prices ‘higher, a small majority of farmers polled in the survey say that the price they are now get-

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price. The majority of farmers are will-

ting for their crops is a fair

the price crops at the present level, provided the prices of the things which farmers buy are also fixed at present levels. ue attitude of wage and salary earners toward price control was shown in a recent poll. It indicated that a large majority—62 per cent of those polled — were willing to have wages frozen at the present level if prices were also fixed. ow the farmers feel about the situation is shown in the following results of the Institute’s survey among .a cross-section of farmers the nation over: “Considering costs of production, do you think that the price you are now getting for your chief cash crop or product is a fair price?” Consider price fair ..........52% Consider price not fair . Undecided “Would you be willing to have the Government keep prices where they are now on the things you sell, provided the Government also fixes the prices of the things you buy at the present level?”

No substantial ° difference of opinion on price-fixing was found between Mid-West farmers as a group, and farmers in the rest of the country. Mid-Western farmers expressed more satisfaction with present crop prices than farmers elsewhere, but their attitude on price-fixing was about the same. Favor Price Fixing

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289% 18% 29 16

Mid-West farmers All other’ {farmers

| Present Think . Prices Prices Fair Unfair

Mid-West (farmers 56% 29% 15% 48 38 14

“All other | farmers Those farmers who consider crop prices unfair at present were opposed by a slight margin to pricefixing, while those who said prices were fair voted for price-fixing by a majority of 70 per cent.

PHONE CO. HONORS 95-YEAR EMPLOYEE

Mrs. Mary Carson, clerk in the commercial department of the Indiana Bell Telephone Co., today celebrated her 25th anniversary of service in the telephone industry. She was awarded a gold emblem. Mrs. Carson began her telephone career in January, 1912, as a work order clerk in the commercial department of the Central Union Telephone Company, here. In March, 1919, she was appointed chief clerk to the chief commercial agent and continued there until June, 1919, at which time she resigned. Mrs. Carson returned to telephone work in August, 1923, as a service representative for the Indiana Bell Telephone Co. She was assigned to her present position in 1933. Mrs. Carson, who lives at 5914 E. Washton St. has been a Telephone Pioneer, a 21-year service organization, since November, 1937. |

STUDENT RETREAT AT ~ CENTRAL PLANNED

The Student Christian Association of Indiana Central College will hold its annual retreat from 10 a. m to 5 p. m. tomorrow at the Marion County Boy Scout Reservation. ; James Miller, president of the association, will preside. Dr. I. J. Good, Indiana Central president, and Carl Alfred of the Indianapolis Y. M. C. A, will meet with 35 embers of the SCA council. ey fill review last year’s activities and ill lay plans for the coming year’s

program. ;

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OFFICERS ELECTED BY SONS OF LEGION UNIT

| Richard Sorenson has been elected captain of Bruce P. Robison

gion. Other officers are Jack cott, first lieutenant; Bomar second lieutenant; William phrey, finance officer; Robert ace, chaplain, and Richard Hickey, sergeant at arms. : | Edward Schaub is the retiring captain. The new officers will be installed Oct. 6. ’ ; ; | OPINIONS DIFFER PARIS (Via Vichy), Sept. 13 (U. .).—Pierre Laval said today that e had received many letters from ce and America expressing hope for his recovery from wounds inflicted by Paul Colette and several tters expressing regret that the

young assassin was such a poor

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the drive into the state. They will be selling season tickets for 10 pairs of subscription concerts at the Murat on Friday afternoons (2:30 o'clock) and Saturday nights (8:30 o'clock). Previously announced

as soloists are eight master artists,

at least one appearance of the 200voice Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, Elmer A. Steffen, conductor, and the annual appearance of Ferdinand Schaefer, the orchestra’s conductor emeritus. Dates of the concerts, Fabin Sevitzky, director, and soloists follow: Nov. 7 and 8—Opening concert, no soloist. | Nov. 21 and 22—Nathan Milstein, violinist. : Dec. 5 and 6—Emanuel Feuermann, ’cellist. Dec. 19 and 20—Hertha Glaz, contralto. Jan. 9 and 10—Dalies Frantz, pianist. Jan, 23 and 24—Ezio Pinza, basso. Feb. 6 and 7—Ferdinand Schaefer, guest conductor. Feb. 20 and 21—Lotfe Lehmann, soprano, March 13 and 14—Artur Rubinstein, pianist. : March 27 and 28 — Thomas L. Thomas, baritone. Franklin Miner, orchestra manager, departed from custom and also announced the dates for the Sunday afternoon “pop” concerts, although tickets for these will not be sold in the campaign starting Monday. He said this action was taken to accommodate organizations now planning their winter programs. The dates—Nov, 30, Jan. 4, Feb, 15 and March 22. | Friday night concerts, would be discontinued. Also on the orchestra’s schedule are two children’s concerts at 10 a. m. on the Saturday mornings of Nov. 29 and March 31 at the Murat. In all the 1941-42 season will comprise 20 weeks and 26 concerts in the Murat alone. Out-of-town appearances will be announced later. ; Prices for the Friday afternoon concerts are the same as those for Saturday nights and bought on a season subscription basis range from 75 cents to $2.25 a concert, whereas regular single admissions are priced from $1 to $3. : Description folders and full information regarding the season are available from any of the volunteer sales force or at the orchestra headquarters in the Murat.

CHILD KILLED BY TRAIN AURORA, Ind, Sept. 13 (U. P.) — Edwin Harly Montgomery, 14-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Montgomery, was killed yesterday when he was struck by a Baltimore

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Next season’s soloists—1. Artur Rubinstein, pianist; Glaz, contralto; 3. Lotte Lehmann, soprano; 4. Nathan Milstein, violinist; 5. Ezio Pinza, basso; 6. Dalies Frantz, pianist; 7. Thomas L. Thomas, baritone, and 8. Emanuel Feuermann, ‘cellist.

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Season Ticket Drive Opens; First Concert to Be Nov. 7

Volunteer workers, more than 150 of them, will go to the public here Monday in the annual seaosn ticket campaign for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Meantime, workers in 22 other cities will carry

ROTARY PLANS DEFENSE TALKS

Governor Schricker First Speaker Tuesday for Series of Meetings.

Governor Henry F. Schricker will be the first speaker Tuesday opening a series of weekly national defense programs sponsored by the Indianapolis Rotary Club. The Hoosier chief executive will address Rotarians and their friends on “Indiana’s Part in Civilian National Defense.” The new series of programs was arranged by members of the National Service Committee of the Club under the direction of Mark Ferree, committee chairman. Mr. Ferree said that the series followed recent action by the club’s board of directors authorizing the committee to outline a program “regarding mattzars relating to supplying leadership and co-operation in Civilian Defense.” The weekly talks by City and State individuals connected with civilian defense, are designed to acquaint Indianapolis Rotarians particularly, and the public generally with the part the State is taking in national defense, Mr. Ferree said. Honor guests at Tuesday’s meeting, to be held at noon in the Riley Room of the Claypool Hotel, will include Indianapolis persons connected with “the national defense program.

LEGAL FRATERNITY TO HEAR DR. MYERS

Dr. Charles W. Myers, City Hospital superintendent, will speak at the luncheon meeting of Sigma Delta Kappa Legal Fraternity, in the Canary Cottage Monday. His subject will be: “Duties, Responsibilities and Health Activities of the City Hospital.”

Arrangements are to be made at the meeting for the dinner to be given at the Indianapolis Athletic Club Oct. 1 in honor of the visiting Sigma Delta Kappa members who

will be here attending the American |

and Ohio passenger train. HOLD EVERYTHING

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Interurban Crash oe" go ® Victim Dies Here MISS MARY KATHERINE DROEGE, 19-year-old Columbus business college student, died yesterday in Methodist Hospital of injuries received Monday in a head-on collision of an interurban and a workcar near Columbus. The crash involved two of the last four pieces of rolling stock still operated by the Indiana Railroad. Five others were injured in the wreck, one critically. Te Miss Droege, who lived in Seymour, was’ en route to the business college at the time of the accident. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Droege of Seymour. Her father and a brother, Ralph Droege, operated a furniture store there. Funeral services will be held Monday in Seymour.

SHARPEN AX FOR GITY'S TAX RATE

County Board Will Start Pruning Municipal Budget Monday.

The County Tax Adjustment Board will convene at 1 p. m. Monday to tackle the proposed 1942 Civil City budget requiring a $1.46 tax rate—a 20-cent increase over the current rate. Board members indicated they would attempt to cut the 20-cent increase substantially. With five of the nine townships’ proposed 1942 rates showing substantial reductions and the Marion County rate raised only 2 cents, the Civil City rate increase is the main target of economy; Board members said. The Board, after setting tentative rates for eight townships yesterday, decided not to reconvene until Monday afternoon to enable Mayor Sullivan to make a formal explanation of the proposed City budget. The Mayor told Board members he could not appear Monday morning. Board members have decided against Saturday sessions.

Center Rate Left Open The Center Township rate for next year was left open after the board deducted 71% cents from the township's 74-cent tuition rate and 2-cents from its 13.4-cent poor relief rate. A question of financing, involving a balance of $11,000 unexpended in road funds, held up final approval.

terday, the total Center Township (outside) rate for next year would

of approximately 2 cents over the current rate. The eight township (outside) rates tentatively approved yesterday, ex-| clusive of state and county rates, are: -

Township

Danish Actress

Is U. S. Citizen

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 13 (U. P.). —Osa Massen, young Danish actress and daughter-in-law of Actor Jean Hersholt, today was an American citizen. With tears in her eyes, she took the citizenship oath in. Federal Court here yesterday. She was born in Cope came to the

MARTIN URGES ICKES’ OUSTE

Petroleum Co-ordinator and Assistant Lack Backing, is He Says.

By ROBERT M. BUCK Times Special Writer % WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.—House Minority Leader Joseph W. Martin (R. Mass.), in an interview today, suggested that Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes be removed as petroleum co-ordinator and, with him, his deputy co-ordinator, Ralph K. Davies of the Standard Oil Co. of California. : It was while commenting on the report of the Senate Investigating Committee that Rep. Martin said both officials had lost the confi dence of the public in anything they might say on the oil situation, He said: ; “Senator Maloney's report makes i; obvious that Messrs. Ickes and Davies have been, to put it mildly, grossly incompetent and there is, too, a suspicion thai there has been more or less deceit. . ; “In either event, these two ofe ficials have placed themselves in such a position that they cannot properly perform the important task assigned them. The only way to restore public confidence in the Government's effort to co-ordinate oil resources and facilities is to remove both of them from the picture. . : “The people are not interested in matters, of immediate application to the situation. They need both oil and gasoline. These are essen= tial to’ industry everywhere and particularly to the Eastern sea= board, including New England; and they are essential for the comfort and happiness of the people. There! a job to be done to see that thi get it, not that they are depriv of it” The Maloney Committee's report to the ‘Senate declared that in thi Committee’s opinion no shorta exists either of oil or the means for its transportation. The report accused the Co-ordinator’s office of many mistakes and of causing une necessary alarm. Td

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

1—Statistics prove that rain on | Swithin’s Day (July 15) fo | rain for 40 days following; or false? 2—Name the first and last letters the Greek alphabet. ; 3—Name the highest mountain pe in North America. - 4 4—Who was President of France during the first World War? = 5—In what book is ¢he Slough of Despond described? 8 S~Diruggists in England are call Cowen T—Which city in France was call “Wipers” in War I? 8—Of what is Bagdad capital?

Answers 1—False.

2—Alpha and omega. ¢ 3—Mt. McKinley in Alaska. 4—Raymond Poincare. 5—“Pilgrim’s Progress.” *6—Chemists. :

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