Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 April 1942 — Page 3

SATURDAY, APRIL, 18, 1048

.S. IN ALERT FOR LAVAL TREACHERY

Policy Toward Vichy on Hour-to-Hour Basis: Open Break Avoided in Effort to Bolster Spirits Of Unfettered French People.

WASHINGTON, April 18 (U. P.).—The American policy toward the new government of France was developing today on an hour-to-hour basis to offer quick counter-strokes to any threat against the united nations which might spring from Pierre Laval's pro-German activities. The United States already has expressed its sharp disapproval of Taval by recalling Ambassador William D. Leahy. Mr. Leahy's recall—coming 5 a as Collaborationist Laval took| COLLABORATION over reins of the French, government from aged Mar-| shal Henri Philippe Petain — brought relations between the two traditionally friendly nations to the worst impasse in 150 years—

but not tc a complete rupture. ‘Laval Is ‘Responsible’ to

The United States will continue to| maintain diplomatic relations for Petain, Who May Balk Fleet Seizure.

the time being, because of considerations of the gravest political and military importance. But it will VICHY, April 18 (U. P.).—Mara shal Henri Philippe Petain today U. 8S. Is on Guar | ‘a If Laval swings France or the | Inaugurated a changed form of go.

not lend the dignity of an ambassador’s presence in Vichy. French fleet into any open align- | ernment for France with Pierre La-

ment with the Axis, the American val as chief responsible to Petain!

diplomatie mission in France will be| and with Admiral Francois Darlan recalled immediately. as Petain’s heir apparent in supreme

In the meantime States, through its observers at|command of all armed forces.

various points in France and French possessions, will be on guard against any overt or hidden hostility. Places of particular strategic importance are French North Africa and the French possessions in the western hemisphere. [the new government as had been One of the primary objectives In xpect ed. maintaining ‘relations a The official version was that®Pepitef the tall of France i Das tain as chief of state had delegated been to sustain and encourage the specific powers to Laval but left

nch people against the collabora- | HA Tor the axis dictators who the French fleet, armed forces and

. : flair force under Darlan, who is reors I » sponsible directly to Petain.) e whole . A severance of those relations Darlan Rules Military

HOW, 15 Was felis, Would have 3) ... ecision of Peleln that the dispiriting effect upon the Pie “present form of government no people who are giving evidence o longer corresponded” to the needs repugnance for all Laval represents. of France was officially announced Situation Is Delicate in a statement by Information MinAny action by this government ; i... pau] Marion. which would weaken the will of It specified that Petain “decided the French people to resist, or dis- , jy supreme command” of courage their aspirations for libera- , 1 eq forces to Darlan, who does tion, would also weaken the cause jt hold cabinet rank but may at-

the United

new Vichy regime was a Petain-Laval-Darlan government. Dispatches from Vichy did not completely clarify whether pro-axis

(The German radio said that the,

Laval would be the chief power in!

of the united nations. If Germany is attempting to force a break between Vichy and the United States because of the advantages of isolating the French people from contact with their potential liberators, the Nazis may cause Laval to recall Gaston HenryHaye, French ambassador here since the late summer of 1940. Diplomatic procedure does necessarily call for such a step. After the fall of France the American ambasasdor, William C. Bullitt, was recalled and the post was left vacant for eight months. During | that time Vichy left its ambassador here.

Henry-Haye is the man who took

a vigorous dressing down from Acting Secretary of State Sumner

Welles. Mr, Welles told him that| list to Petain and took

the French communication which Henry-Haye was delivering constituted probably one of the most “amazing” incidents that could conceivably have taken place. Resented U. S. Note The Franch message claimed that '¢ American note of April 13, thich had explained the reasons vr recognizing Free French control if equatorial Africa and which stressed the traditional friendship,

Jetween the United States and!

France, was “injurious” to France./Darlan and his

Mr. Welles told the French envoy French people presumably

that it was “notorious” that the French communication had been submitted to, and had received the approval of, German authorities before it was sent and that it WBS | Impossible for this government to. accept a communication of that character, Ambassador Leahy will leave Vichy as soon as his wife's health! permits her to travel 8. Tuck, 51-year-old counsellor at the! embassy in Vichy, will be the charge daffaires. RAY S. BROWN BUYS COLUMBUS HERALD COLUMBUS, Ind. April 18 (U. P.).—Ray S. Brown, owner and publisher of the Columbus Evenirg Republican, has purchased the Columbus Daily Herald for $15.600 from the estate of Michael A. Locke. late Democratic publisher. Sale of the Herald to Mr. Brown was announced yesterday. He said he would continue publication of

the Herald, published for more than 50 years, in its present plant.

tend council meetings which concern the armed forces.

pha-

I it was “another decision” by Petain that created the post of chief of government for Laval, who “will be responsible to and will inform” Petain in regard to all decisions and acts.

not

as minister of foreign affairs, interior and information.

Keep Seat at Vichy

Darlan will have military—instead of administrative—command | of the armed forces. The seat of government will remain at Vichy.

Laval presented his full cabinet

ceeding the resigned cabinet of Admiral Darian. (Today's statement that Laval would be responsible to Petain for his policies and acts indicated either that the Nazis were attemptNg to maintain the marshal as a “front” for pro-axis Laval or that Hitler had failed in his efforts to put a completely axis-controlled regime in power. (On the surface, Petain retains control of the French fleet through prestige with the will be used in support of the Laval cabinet if it is accepted that the new cabinet chief jg responsible to Petain.) Meanwhile, the Vichy government officially denied Moscow reports that French warships were flying Nazi flags. An authoritative source reiterated Marshal Petain's assertion that the French fleet would be used

Pinkney | “only to defend French int~~pjty.”

3 Ministers of Rank

Laval's cabinet included ministers of major rank: Lucien Romier, minister without portfolio: Joseph Barthelemy, Justice, retained from the outgoing i ministry of Vice Premier Admiral | Jean Francois Darlan, and Jacques | Leroy-Ladurie. agiicullure and iood [ supnlies. : | There are 17 secretaries of of second rank. ET COR

| TOWNSEND CLUB TO MEET Townsend club 9 will meet at 8 DP. m. Monday in the I. O. Oo. PF ' hall, Hamilton ave. and E. Washi ington st.

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state,

Here Is the Traffic Record FATALITIES County City sestsnsacen. 33 25 43 resent 235 —Anril 17— Accidents ..29 | Arrests 357 Injuries 3 | Dead

FRIDAY TRAFFIC COURT

Cases Convic- Fines Tried tions Paid Speeding ..... 33 30 $316 Reckless driving 2 2 28 Failure to stop at through street. 3 9 Failure to stop at signals .. . . 2 13 Drunken driving 2 46 All others 35

1941 1942 .

$445

MEETINGS TODAY

Indiana Council en Religion and Righ Education, conference, First Baptist church ard Indienapclis Athlzstic club, all d=. Indiana Credit Union League, convention, Claypool hotel, all day. chapter, National Council for

| the Social Studies, convention, Motel Linj coin, all day. utler Jniversity journalism field day, a

| Bat) Total | Butler, all ¥.

Young Men's division of ¥. M. C. os conference, Central Y. M. C. A., all day. | Grn. Edwin M. Lewis patrol, Mexican border veterans, annual meeting, Claypool hotel, 8 p. m. Indiana council of teachers of mathe-

0 matics, meeting, war memorial, 9:30 a. m.'

five-state

Youths Meth-

! regional conference. lodist church, all day

Temperance council, Roberts Park

Seattish Rite, one-day convocation, ca-| ra

e : |. Phi Delta Pi sorority, | tion, Hotel Severin, al day. Saabs club, spring frolic, Columbia club, n § ity kite tournament. Christian park, 10 a. m ,

| _ Ladies’ auxiliary to United Commercial Travelers; luncheon, Woman's Department club, 6 p. m.

MEETINGS TOMORROW | Young men's division of ¥Y. M. C. A. conference, central Y. M. C. A. ail day. Youths’ Temperance council, conference, | Roberts Park Methodist church, all day. Phi Delta Pi sorority, meeting, Hotel ; Severin, all day. Council and district officers of Central Indiana Boy Scout council, training school, Marott hotel. alterno~n ana night. Indianapolis Piano Te~rchers’ association, nest day, D. A. RB. chopter house, 8 Pp. m. Incianapelis tog Tors: ors ie Cosmetolo1 gists’ association, hair sty. revue and idance, Indiana baliroom, night.

power, suc-!

A national conven-

DELAY IN LABOR ACTION HINTED

FDR May Ask Congress to Wait Completion of Anti-

Inflation Plan.

WASHINGTON, April 18 WU, P). | ~Coneressional circles speculated today on the possibility that Presi-

dent Roosevelt, by message or

otherwise, might ask postponement of action on labor legislation until

after completion of his anti-infla-tion program. The senate is scheduled to debate the labor issue Monday, on a | motion to call up the Connally plant I seizure bill. Some legislators believed the (president might send congress a message, perhaps dealing chiefly with inflation and price freezing, but also outlining his views on current proposals for increasing the work week to 48 hours, and other labor changes. Senator Walter PF. George (D. {Ga.) revealed that he is drafting ‘amendments dealing with three phases of the labor situation which he may offer in connection with the Connally bill unless similar probosals are proposed by others. He said they deal with extension of the work week to 48 hours, freezing closed and open shop relationships, and high union initiation fees. Meanwhile, chairmen of two house committees working on labor legislation indicated that it would be at least 10 days before they would be ready to ask action in the house,

EDGAR L. KLINE. BROKER, IS DEAD

Formed His Own Firm Last Year; Services to Be Held Monday.

Edgar L. Kline, president of the {E. L. Kline Co., died last night in ‘his home, 5901 Forest lane. Mr. Kline had been in the stocks and bond business since he first went with the Breed, Elliott and Harrison Co. here following his "raduation from Indiana Central Business college. He was with that organization 20 ears and later was associated with the William E. Shumaker & Co. Inc, 10 years. He formed his own company last year. Mr. Kline was a member of the Christian church, Elks lodge and Masonic lodge at Noblesville, his birthplace, and also was a member lof the Columbia club here. He is survived by his son, Delbert W., Indianapolis; two sisters living in Noblesville, Miss Lois Kline and Mis. Herbert Andrews, and a brother, Noble C. Kline, Honolulu. | The Rev. Donald E. Elder of the Bethlehem Lutheran church, will 'conduct funeral services at 1:30 p. m. Monday in the Flanner & Buchanan mortuary. Burial will be in Crown hill.

CREDIT UNION HOLDS

18TH ANNUAL PARLEY

More than 400 persons were expected here today for the 18th annual meeting of Credit Union league.

The meeting was to be devoted to

problems of war financing and economies. Listed as principal speakers were Wray E. Flemming, state adminijs- | trator of the war savings staff, who Iwill discuss war savings bonds, and [ Thomas W, Doig, assistant manag- | ine director of the Credit Union {National association, who will give a talk on installment credit,

| '| Home Defense

| Bulletin

| From Marion county and Indianap- | lolis offices of civilian defense World

War memorial, 431 N. |

Meridian st.

You hear a lot about hoarding. It is just as prevalent as the good old trait of selfishness—the desire to keep something for yourself in place of sharing with others —but right along with hoarding stands the mistake of accumulating waste paper to start fires and of keeping old metal and rags and rubber around your home. Get all of these materials into action. Isn't it better to coi operate all the way than to { be ashamed of yourself?

IN INDIANAPOLIS—VITAL STATISTICS

MARRIAGE LICENSES | These lists are from official records in the county court house. The Times, therefore. 1s not responsible for errors in names and addresses. | John W. Whallon. 33, of 1217 N. New Jersey: Alma L. Foster, 23, of 1217 N. New Jersey. James G. Holland, 28, of 2001 N. Alabama: Hazel L. Guio, 27, of 720 E. Drive, | Woodruff. | ARornten A. Bar

. Good Myre Fel vrtle . \ . Wayne C. Ambrous, 21, of 2834 N. New Jersey: Bette G. z, 28, of 291 E. Tlst. Charles I. Mobley, 26, of 1902 Broadway: Frieda A. Walters, 19, of 512 N. Alabama, Wilbur W. Jones, 43, of 2336 N. Illinois; Olive N. Miller. 27, of 25 W. 16th.

BIRTHS

Girls . Mary Nice, at Methodist. Phd Mary Fitzpatrick, at Methodist. Ezra, Bertha Moore. at Methodist.

. Ohio. Cecelia Vv, at 2328 W. Morris, Paul Jessie Dunran, at 220 W. 30th. Boys Donaid, Mary Morrison, at St. Vincent's. Austin, Faye Brickley, at St. Vincent

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O'Hare ~ TYNDALL RAGE

City Is Fortunate That General Is Available, Ex-Judge Writes.

Former Superior Judge Linn D. Hay today announced his support of the candidacy of Gen. Robert H. Tyndall for the Republican nomination for mayor. In a letter to Charles W. Jewett, chairman of the Tyndall-for-mayor committee, Mr, Hay said he favored Gen. Tyndall because “he knows how to move swiftly and wisely in unforeseen emergencies.” “I regard it as a piece of good fortune for the city that Gen. Tyndall is available for this post at this crucial moment,” Judge Hay wrote.

Fitted by Experience

“His capacity and experience fit him for the service that lies ahead of the wartime mayor of this great industrial center. His loyal devotion to his country and to his native city have been proved by years of self-sacrificing service. “Even at the conclusion of 44 years army service, Gen, Tyndall turned away from a well-earned rest after the strenuous work of organizing Camp Shelby to undertake direction of civilian defense work in Marion county at the call of the governor—serving full time without pay.” Meanwhile, Gen. Tyndall continued his speaking campaign and told audiences in Brightwood and at E. 10th and Rural st. last night that the one big question to be determined at this time is: “How will Indianapolis fit into the war effort?” New Problems Arise

Lieut. Edward H. O'Hare, who shot down six Jap bombers in one day during the southwest Pacific fighting, is met at Phoenix, Ariz, by his wife, the former Rita Wooster of Mucatine, Ia. He is on leave.

Ems Indiana Politics By Vern Boxell

WITH THE ELECTION still two weeks away, the below-the-belt punching and mudslinging in | § the Republican party is away to a vicious start and |

“Problems of police and fire protection and transportation are routine in peacetime,” he said, “Today they are all-important for these services are directly related to war progress. The continuous operation of our many defense plants will to a rapidly growing extent depend {upon efficiency in our city govern- | ment. “The influx of thousands of defense workers and over-crowded housing conditions bring new problems of sewage and sanitation and there must be new ways of handling them.” He also emphasized the impor-

the victim is Henry E. Ostrom, candidate for mayor, The age-old “whispering” technique has been practiced by both sides for several weeks, but this latest bit of smearing is in letter form, addressed to the candidates for Republican precinct committeemen. Over the stenciled signature of C. K. Gregg, it attacks the candidate this way: “Henry E. Ostrom was born in Picton, Ontario, Canada, in 1887 and came to our country when a boy. Although he ‘enjoyed the hospitality of our country, made a lot of money in the contracting business and married a sister of |

not a citizen of the United States and therefore not eligible for U. S. army service. For years, however, he had been exercising all the rights of citizenship, including jury service. He

Visits Wife in U. S. HAY SUPPORTS

tance of civilian morale and said that local government “must cut expenditures to the bone” during this period.

a banker, he did not endeavor to explained this .to the draft board renounce his allegiance to George | and was informed that under V, King of Great Britain and | these conditions he could obtain Ireland, until Dec. 5, 1917. Then | full citizenship within 90 days. It he first applied for American cit- was then that he applied for citi- | izenship. On March 8, 1918, be- zenship, DEFENSE TRAINING | fore Judge W. W. Thornton of On Jan. 29, 1918. the records Marion Superior Court room 1, show, he was classified by his he renounced his allegiance to | draft board in the 24 class—and King George V and first took his | this was more than a month beoath of allegiance to this United fore he received his final citiStates.” zenship papers on March 8, 1918. Class 2A, the records show, was for married men with children whose family was “not mainly dependent” upon his earnings. If: Mr. Ostrom had been considered

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10 BE DESCRIBED

Special defense job training facilities in Indianapolis will be described at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow at an assembly of persons interested in obtaining work in defense plants. H. L. Harshman, director of research for the Indianapolis public schools, will serve as chairman at | the conference in the World War| memorial, i Edward E. Greene, director of | emergency vocational training, will | enumerate the work of the schools; | Russell Newell, employment service senior interviewer, will explain the services of his organization and Lowell L. Holmes, district representative of Purdue, will review the university's training facilities. An open forum will follow the discussions. Reservation can be made by calling Lincoln 3548.

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Ostrom Gives Facts

IT CONTINUES: “The alien is irimune from the draft unless he | desires to enlist. This was the | a “resident but not enemy alien,” same picture 24 years ago his draft board would have classiWill you support the naturalized ' fieq him as 5%, alien who stayed at home doing business as usual + « reaping the benefits of war?"

From documentary evidence, | Mr. Ostrom gives the following | facts: He was born in Canada, and moved to this country with his parents at the age of 1 year, His father was a Methodist minister, and the family moveq about

on ” on Tyndall Also Victim THESE ARE the charges and these, so far as we are able to determine, are the facts. As we said before, the unfair attacks have not been confined to one side. Gen. Robert H. Tyndall also has been the victim of mudthe country, arriving in Green- | Slinging—falsehoods and insinuacastle, Ind, when Mr. Ostrom tions passed around by word of |

was 6. He attended elementary | Mouth. But to date, nothing has | school and DePauw university | 8PPeared in writing, such as the ROBERTS INSTAI I ED AS OPTIMISTS HEAD

there and later came to Indianap- | C- K. Gregg letter. | olis where he entered the con- This tvpe of campaign mudstruction business in 1912, slinging is one of the reasons why The Indianapolis Optimist club held their 26th annual installation yesterday at the Columbia club and

| reputable citizens, such as Gen. | 2 = Tyndall and Mr, Ostrom, have 1917 declined to seek public office. It's one reason why public offices y j= A politi Mares Walter V. Roberts in the ' : presidency. Both candidates in the past Other officers installed were O. A. Nachbar, first vice president; Glen L. Campbell, second vice president; George O. Browne, secretary; James F. T. Sargent, treasurer; Dr. Ran-

have asked for a clean campaign. Both of them personally have dall Bass, sergeant at arms, and the Rev. E. Arnold Clegg, chaplain.

conducted such campaigns. It is New directors include Leslie D.

up to their followers and supportfirst time, he says, that he was Fries, Frank A. Huse, George K.

ers to follow their leads, Mr. Parks Is Here Again! . McMillen, E. G. Peabody, B. G. PipCircus Is to Follow Soon nats ment

{clude Joseph H. Argus, Kenneth R. There was a strange feeling of (auspices of the 12th district. Ameri- | Badger, William H. Dwyer, Donald cotton candy and tightwire artists fijesis Legis, {wil beith [3 Morrison oo Mr. Nachbar, A. M. | : | e location, as usual, w e the | Springer an . L. Richey. the air today, because the man VAS owe circus grounds on Souhsavenn| Russell R. Hirschman, a past in who announces that a circus Is ave. president, was installing officer.

coming to town. “Honestly,” said Ora Parks, the Like a breath of spring, the man man who comes around, “it's the comes around every year. And yes-|best show we ever had. Honestly.

: Mrs. Catnerine E. Amthor, oldest terday the city editor looked up and’. No fooling. . , Cross my member of the Zion Evangelical there the man stood. | heart.”

ichurch here and a resident of IndiHe looked just like he did last| Then as an afterthought, the |anapolis 70 years, died today in her (year. He hadn't changed a bit. Still| chief of the ballyhoo said: “It's the |home, 5140 College ave. She was 93. carrying an armful of pictures and best in America, too. | Mrs. Amthor was the widow of a bushel of publicity. { “There's something that's never | William L. Amthor, who was in | The publicity, boiled down, stated p,q, done in the world. And we the wallpaper business on Virginia | {that Cole Bros. Circus will play here got it.” |ave. here many years. Survivors [twice daily May 1, 2 and 3 under the He was referring to the two box- are a daughter, Mrs. Lillian An-| ing horses, Silver Cloud and Silver |drews, Indianapolis: a son, Oscar Boy. They stand up on their back |W. Amthor, San Francisco, Cal; a feet and, with boxing gloves on granddaughter, Mrs. William Graw, their forefeet, and we don’t mean |Indianapolis, and two grandsons in four feet, wham away. | Central America. “Then they sit down like men,” | said Mr. Parks, declining the city editor's offer of a chair. | OFFICIAL WEATHER James, Geraldine Beauchamp, at Meth-| In addition to Silver Cloud and ist, b. Fiousie Woodworth: at Silver Boy, Cole Bros. have this year | *————_U. §. Weather Bureau alter, Hell at | : (other attractions, all of which we've (Central War Time) Re been assured could be surpassed by | _Sunrise . ... 6:03 | Sunset

ohn, Warren, Thelma Leet, a J Senn. Mexing Erion, nothing in the world. Nothing. TEMPERATURE X —April 18, 194i—

John, Mabel Cloud, a Tam 62 2°

ERIE ER CLUB WILL DISPLAY | Precipitation 24 hrs ending 7:30 a. m. .00 Total Provipiation, Since an. 1 248

GAINS IN WINDOW | Excess since Jan

The following table shows the tempera-

The Indianapolis Coin club will| 's,.D, other cities:

observe national coin week, starting 3ismacck. 5. D.

Monday, by displaying collections in| Zpston : windows of local stores. | Cincinnati .. The club meets on the fourth Cleveland ... Wednesday of every month at the Evansville Y.M. C. A. jt Lucius Riggs is president of the M ami,_Fla, Soiiiaeaes club;W. E. Pollard, vice president; (Nex oreass’! S. G. Kasberg, treasurer: R. B. ne

» Registered in HE WAS 31 years old and the father of two children when he

registered for selective service on June 5, 1917, His registration card

number was 78. When he filled out his selective service questionnaire later, he learned for the

DIES HERE AT 93

Earnest, Thelma Renner, at St. Vin’S

c . : Lloyd, #&dith Hart, at St. Vincent's. rter, at Coleman. Balin. Bernice St, Francis.

lip. Bernice Shrader, at SRP: Mary Richardson, at City. Leroy. Bonita Grubb, at Methodist.

DEATHS ary Emma Kirazian, 55. 1121 Poman-

Margaret B. Venn, 83, 523¢ Kenwood, hypostatic pneumonia. Mattie E. Thompson, 80, 4311 E. Michigan, chronic myocarditis. avi r, 57, Methodist, carcinoma. and MoV Hunt, 73, St. Vincent's,

ance. \ chronic myocarditis. Gleria Swanson, 13, Riley, brain tumor. William Atkins, 53, City, pneumococcic meningitis. Rebecca Jane Kalb, 90, 1058 W. 30th, cardio vascular renal. Sarah Leonard, 92. 3020 N. Illinois, cerebral hemorrhage.

John B. Hazel 87 1418 Rembrandt, arteriosclerosis

Anna Jane Schattner, 53, St. Vincent's,

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WASHINGTON

A Weekly Sizeup by the Washington Staff of the Secripps-Howard Newspapers

WASHINGTON, April 18.—Betting odds, among certain wise guessers here, are that there’l] be a western European offensive this summer with at least a contingent of American troops alongside the British. How'll it be done? Hitler would like to know.

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In the Pacific, most likely development soon is formulation of a companion piece to the “Atlantic charter.” President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill have been saying no “Pacific charter” is necessary, but Chinese, Indians and other Asiatics aren’t satisfied, They number half the population of the globe.

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Feeling in some circles here is that Britain might well have solved the Indian problem by granting traditional dominion status, letting a native become head of India’s defense. Argument is that any Indian minister would have had to ask the British to name a commander in the field, would have had to grant him full authority.

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Petain and Darian to Quit?

LOOK FOR MARSHAL Petain and Admiral Darlan to “resign” before the summer is out, leaving Pierre Laval virtual dictator in Prance. Petain and Darlan despise Laval, and vice versa.

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Domestic problems still wait for Roosevelt to make up his mind on inflation curbs, manpower mobilization. Returning lawmakers are bitterly disappointed at his failure to act while they were away. Those from city districts found no enthusiasm for restrictive labor legislation. Southerners still have the heat on, still insist that congress vote. Most of the rest want it done by agreement, executive order, There'll be much stalling in next few weeks to give Roosevelt more time, 3 = os EJ #2 » Pulse-feeling lawmakers say the people are prepared for price, wage, and profit freezing, draft of manpower, any other steps necessary

for total defeat of Nazis and Japs. There’s no appeasement left in America, they say, outside of “lunatic fringe,”

Petain

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Gasoline Rationing in the Cards LOOK FOR GASOLINE rationing to start when sugar rationing does, or soon thereafter. OPA has notified oil men that cards are being printed, other arrangements made. First action may affect coast states only, extend to rest of the country by July. ” " ” 2 ” 8

Leon Henderson's due to have other trouubles. Congressmen and

| other political leaders have been complaining that OPA regional

offices are being staffed with the hate-Roosevelt men. They can’t understand it; are going to demand an explanation. y

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Also, National Association of Retail Grocers is up in arms about reported terms of general price freeze, They're afraid the order will penalize them by ignoring the lag between their prices and wholesale costs. Retailers say they've voluntarily averaged costs of old and new goods to keep down the cost of living, prevent inflation. If prices are now frozen at levels of two months ago they'll have to sell most of their goods around cost, will have no future profits. They say thousands of stores will be bankrupt. Possible solution: Retail freeze at March levels; wholesale freeze at somewhat earlier date: manufacturing freeze earlier still. But this would bring a squawk from wholesalers, manufacturers, wage and farm-commodity increases are already frozen into their costs,

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No Hurry About the Tax Bill

HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS committee is about to close tax-bill hearings, start drafting a bill. But don’t look for speedy action. At least one wager has been made on capitol hill that the president won't sign a major tax bill before the November election. Don't let the delay fool you. Taxpayers who don’t start budgeting now for a bigger tax next year will be sorry.

o ” ” = » ” Sales-tax bloc in the committee has ga wary eye trained on the senate,

Senator Bennett Clark promises a “bitter, last-ditch fight” against a general sales tax, and Senator Clark, one of the ablest parlimen-

tarians, can realiy fight.

” » o 2 ” o Official address of all British havy men stationed in Washington is HMS Saker UI, since regulations require that all officers and : on be carried on the books of some vessel. HMS Saker II is a small motor boat operating out of Halifax, probably would sink if all her “crew” came aboard. ” ” 2 2 ” 2 New lock, to increase by one-third the capacity of the Sault Ste. Marie canal, will be named for Gen. Douglas MacArthur. War dee partment has given its blessing to a bill so providing.

”n on 2 = n ” And speaking of names: It's “na’ional war a-eicies” when the phone operators answer at Republic 7500 now. Search for a name, which almost blundered into “civil war agencies,” wound up with that one.

8.8 =» 2 » =& Soybean, peanut crops will fall below 1042 production goals. Growe ers blame shortages of labor, machinery, fertilizer. Short crops inten sify problem of where to get necessary fats and oils.

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Report Ickes’ Power Clipped HAS OIL CO-ORDINATOR ICKES been shorn of authority over pipeline transportation? At least one independent oil man thinks so. If so, look for a row, Aldace Walker, refused an O. K. of his proposed crude line from Texas to Georgia by Defense Transportation Director Eastman, has written Mr, Eastman saying that if Mr. Ickes tries to control the big new pipeline program ncw under way he'll be usurping authority. He points out that Mr. Ickes’ staff “is predominantly composed of repre sentatives of major oil companies.” Mr. Eastman, in turning Mr. Walker down, over pipelines and welcomed collaboration from in working out program. Co-ordinator Ickes’ office says it is co-operating with Mr. Eastman, ” 2 2 n on ”

Seamen's unions are fighting proposal that the navy take ovep Inerchant marine, but it may mean life or death for the men. Navy wants merchant ships to tie up in port at night; some private ownerg insist on operating them, and sinkings continue.

asserted his authority other federal agencies

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