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VOLUME 53-—~NUMBER 37 THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1942

HITLER DRAINS EUROPE FOR MEN

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WASHINGTON, April 28 (U. P.).—Congress, jolted by the economic control program under consideration, marked time today until President Roosevelt reveals how he plang to make the effects of the war felt in every home, market bagket and pocketbook,

Meanwhile, the scattered

measures were being woven

threads of anti-inflation into a definite pattern,

Executive and legislative departments of the governs ment were working on the pieces of an overall program to produce the greatest changes in American economic life

in history.

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Here are the actions and proposed actions designed to put the country on a rigid war-time economic footing" The Presidential Program

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT delivers a message to congress early next week, probably Monday, outlining an

anti-inflation program which 1.

is expected to include:

A 99 per cent excess profits tax on corporate

earnings in excess of 6 per cent of capitalization,

a incomes.

Limitation of $25,000 or $50,000 on individual

8. A general price ceiling.

JEWETT RAPS | DANEELS' ACTS

To Boss GOP; Ex-Mayor Backs Tyndall.

Attacking Joseph J. Daniels as a political “boss” attempting to put over a hand-picked ticket, Charles WwW. Jewett, manager of Gen. Robert H. Trndall's campaign for mayor, told a Republican rally last night that the party had an opportunity | to name a ticket of its own choos. ing on May 3. “It is never a pleasant task to uncover for public view the weak spots in our own political family,” Mr. Jewett told the Nancy Hanks Republican club. “However, under the primary election system, by which the voters directly select their candidates and indirectly choose their party leadership, it is highly sssential that the voters know for whom and for what they are voting. Raps Petty Politics “petty politics, personal political! ambitions, the mockery of political machine and the deceptive subter. fuges used to cover up political corruption by dressing up the political show windows with innocent but ambitious good people with good names, iz the rankest kind of sacrilege in this hour of our great-

est need and our most dangerous) peril.” ! In listing his reasons for oppos- | ing Henry Ostrom, Gen. Tyndall's!

Jewett said: “First, I am opposed to Henry | Ostrom because he was brought out! Daniels. I am opposed to Daniels! hand-picking his man for mayor for the following reasons: “1. Joe Daniels is the attorney for the Indianapolis Water Co. No at-| torney for any public utility should pick candidates for public office. | Four years ago, Herman Wolff was! Daniels’ candidate for mayor. Wolft made a “mild” campaign against Sullivan. Attacks Water Deal

“A few months after Sullivan took office, a supreme effort ‘was made to sell the water company to the city at a price far above its real value, for part of the property had become obsolete. A few blasts in the public press by citizens, and Mayor Sullivan backed away from the purchase. “When it was later disclosed that Daniels had attempted to sell the water company to the Sullivan administration, the “mildness” of the Wolff campaign against Sullivan was then more understandable. “I firmly believe that the city should properly own the water company, which ownership would be a source of economy to the taxpayers, | but it must be properiy bought at' the right valuation. . . . | “2. Joe Daniels is the directing power that selects the city school board. He is the attorney for the school board. I am opposed to Daniels being the political boss of the Republican party and at the (Continued on Page 12)

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Hold Ev'thing Homemaking.

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They Toil for Victory

Curtiss-Wright Workers To Stage Parade and Rally

By LOUIS ARMSTRONG

Workers of the Curtiss-Wright propeller plant here will demonprimary opponent for mayor, Mr. | strate their intentions to “produce for victory" this afternoon after a

sendoff last night by William H. Harrison, production division director

of WPB,

The 3000 workers will stage a downtown parade this afternoon and by and is being supported by Joe Gill Robb Wilson, president of the National Aeronautic association, will

3 BIDS SUBMITTED

FOR GAS GO. BONDS

All

Offer 3'g Per Cent; Top Premium Is $51,594.

Directors of the Citizens Gas & Coke utility received three bids today on a $6,000,000 offer of revenue bonds for the purchase of the Indianapolis Gas Co. mains and other property by the city. All three bids offered the same interest rate—3'% per cent. The highest premium $51,594, was oftered by Smith, Barney & Co, New York. Associated in the bid were the Indianapolis Bond & Share Corp. and City Securities Corp. both of Indianapolis. A. C. Allen Co. and associates, Chicago, offered a remium of $36.630, while Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc, Chicago, and Otis & Co, of Cleveland, bidding jointly, offered $16.530. The bonds are dated serially, some retiring each year with the last maturing in 30 years. Directors remained in closed session this afternoon considering whether sufficient Indianapolis Gas consolidated 5 per cent bonds, due in 1952, have been deposited in acceptance of the proposed compromise settlement of the dispute over the city's lease on Indianapolis Gas property.

JOHNSON ASSURES INDIA OF OFFENSIVE

LONDON, April 28 (U. P.) —Col. Louis A. Johnson, President Roosevelt's personal envoy to India, assured India today that the united nations will attack Japan wherever she is vulnerable.

He said the vanguard of American troops already was in India.’ “Naturally, we expect to carry the war to the enemy,” he said in a radio appeal! that the Indians place their confidence in the united nations. He spoke over the all-India radio from New Delhi. “There is no goal for them (the united nations) and for India except victory,” he said. “The united nations are fighting for the bill of rights.”

Ralph Vawter, Curtiss-Wright tool and gauge inspector, dis. cusses the victory production program with Juanita Koch, Curtiss-Wright uniformed office worker, . . . Mr. Vawter is chairman of the honor rolls and suggestion boxes which will be placed in the plant,

speak at a mass meeting at the plant. Others on the program this afternoon are E. PF. Theis, local plant manager, and W. ©. VanAuser, Curtiss-Wright Corp, personnel manager. The two ceremonies are to stress the importance of supplving the armed forces with material, according to a joint-labor-management committee in charge of the drive at the plant.

Speaks to 2350 Workers

Mr. Harrison, Donald M. Nelson's No. 1 assistant, spoke to more than 250 Curtiss-Wright workers in the Hotel Lincoln. “No greater crime could be committed by any war plant, than of consciously or unconsciously not doing its level best with the tools and materials available,” he said. “No one suggests or expects that the individual is to work unconscionable hours; but {t is expected that facilities, by well or(Continued on Page Five)

Motorist Dozes, Ties Up Railroad

AT 3:30 A. M. TODAY David W. Fruits was very, very sleepy. He was operating on unconscious reflex action, or something like that. Mr. Fruits of 3416 N. Grant ave. drove up to the Big Four railroad crossing at E. 34th st. and waited for a long freight train to pass. Waiting, he fell asleep. The freight passed and then Mr. Fruits—in that foggy state between consciousness and unconsciousness — turned and drove down the tracks. He went about 500 feet before the bumps of the railroad ties awakened him. Three city policemen and a railroad officer were unable to get his car off the tracks. Two freight trains were delayed for 30 minutes. Then the police department wrecker came and the railroad was able to proceed with its busi-. ness.

STRIKE AT BLOOMINGTON BLOOMINGTON, Ind, April 23 (U. P.).—Mgre than 700 workers went on strike at the Showers Brothers Furniture factory today after company officials refused to meet a demand for a 15 per cent wage increase. The walk-out was

R. A. F. RENEWS GERMAN RAIDS

Nazi Bases in France Also Pounded Again as

Weather Clears.

BULLETIN STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 8B (U, P)=Twoa waves of hombers swept over Copenhagen shortly after midnight in the first at. tack on the Danish capital since July, 1940, and were met by anti aircraft fire which sent 30 per. sons to hospitals, it was reported here today.

LONDON, April 28 (U. P)=— Royal air force planes, resuming the offensive, hammered military objectives in the Rhineland and attacked docks at Le Havre during the night following yesterday's dra« matic commando raid on the Bou-

logne area. A terse air ministry communique said four planes were missing from last night's heavy action. The night attacks came on the heels of strong daylight homber-fighter raids on the Cherbourg peninsula and ene-my-oecupied airdromes. It was the first Rritish raid on Germany since last Friday's attacks on Hamburg and Augsburg, industrial center, only 110 miles from Hitler's mountain retreat at Berchtesgaden, Report Denmark Raids

After attacking industrial and military objectives in the Reich five times in 10 nights, the R. A. F. was forced into inactivity by heavy fog and mist over the week-end. A United Press Stockholm dispatch reported that watchers on the Swedish south coast saw what appeared to be two raids in quick suecession in Denmark, apparently aimed at Copenhagen, shortly after midnight. There was heavy gunfire for half an hour from the British longrange batteries along the Dover coast just after midnight. The guns seemed to be firing across the 20mile strait.

Test German Defenses

It was understood that one of the principal objectives in yesterday's commando raid was to test out the German defenses on the French coast, which the German command is desperately trying to strengthen against an allied invasion of the continent. Commandos and seamen back from Boulogne celebrated joyously in coastal “pubs” last night, toasting “the next crack at Hitler” and singing “The Last Time I Saw Paris.” One of the officers who took part wore bedroom slippers, and explained: “I wanted to invade France in comfort.”

ANSWER T0 TOKYO: ASK YOUR ANCESTOR

We're Not Telling You a Hon. Thing.

By UNITED PRESS Tokyo radio, apparently unable to restrain its curiosity longer, today indirectly requested information from the United States army and navy concerning the allied air raid on Japan last Saturday. “The American papers are talking big, but not a whisper from the army or navy,” said the Tokyo radio, heard in San Francisco. “We will be very interested in knowing just how many planes came from and escaped to their bases. We will be very interested in knowing their claims of damages, which according to them no doubt will be great.” United States and Australian planes, meanwhile, were attacking buildings and docks at Rabaul, Jap-

called by thé United Furniture Workers of America,

Britain island north of

How U. 8S. Plans to Control Economy

4. Eventual rationing of all consumer goods. 5. Indorsement of a voluntary war bond sales cam-

paign.

6. A directive to the war labor board banning further wage increases for workers in the higher brackets.

The Price Fixing Program

IMMEDIATELY AFTER the presidential message is delivered, the office of price administrator will issue a blanket order fixing maximum retail and wholesale prices at the highest levels of last month, The order will take effect on or before May 1, and all prices not now operating under ceilings will be included,

fications.

with the exception of two agricultural commodity classi-

Most farm products are now sold under a parity price

order, and the OPA is expected to exempt seasonal prod-

ucts which would require a great enforcement machinery.

Sugar Rationing

WAR-TIME DISTRIBUTION of sugar begins May 5, each person to receive a half pound a week for the first

eight weeks of the program. The plan will initiate the use of rationing books in this country, with sugar becoming the first of possibly dozens of products eventually to be doled out because of shortages and transportation difficulties. sales of sugar will be halted Monday, April 27, in preparation for consumer registration May 4, 5, 6 and 7. Sales will be resumed May 5 on rationing basis.

Gasoline Rationing

THE RATIONING of gasoline begins in 17 eastern seaboard states and the District of Columbia May 15, with

All retail

each motorist to receive tentatively between 214 and 5 gal-

longs a week.

cards, and is only temporary. will be issued.

The program will be administered by means of ration

Later ration books probably

Motorists engaged in businesses deemed vital to the war program will be allowed slightly higher amounts of

gasoline.

Automobile Rationing

CONGRESS IS WORKING on a bill to allow the Reconstruction Finance Corp. to purchase automobiles tied up in dealers’ hands by the recent freezing order. Mean-

while, it was understood that the OPA may announce

orders allowing about 40 per cent of the public to pur-

chase new cars, but only if

their present cars are 1939

models or older and have traveled 40,000 miles.

discontinued the production

War Ch Life, but

WASHINGTON, April 28 (U. P.). —Mr. John Doe, American citizen, has a job, a family, an automobile and a thousand problems aggravated by the fact that this country is now at war. On the basis of what already has happened to him and what is likely to happen in the near future, here's a picture of what John Doe's typical day will be like: He gets up in the morning an hour earlier than he once did (by the sun), because the country must save electricity. He has toast and coffee for breakfast, spooning in a lessened amount of sugar because he can now have only one half pound a week. Maybe his two-egg ration has been cut to one through rising prices. When he puts on his new business suit it has no cuffs, no frills. He rides a bus or street car, either because his tires are worn through or nis gasoline ration card is used up. At the office he works a little harder, because some of the younger men

last night in order to work on military products. other plants will be converted as soon as possible.

anges John D

Steel Plane ‘Model I

Other Economic Restrictions THIRTY OF THE nation’s 55 radio manufacturers

of civilian sets at midnight The

oe's He Still Smiles

have gone to the army and new assistants—sometimes women—have to be trained. He saves on office paper to combat a shortage. His secretary uses the old typewriter that doesn’t suit her—she can't get & new one, At night he and his wife and the kids listen to the radio with only an occasional movie or attend instruction classes in civilian defense work. Expenses must be cut because his salary probably hasn't kept up with advancing prices, and he must pay higher taxes and buy war bonds. Part of John Doe's troubles are going to be eased. The prices he must pay for goods—providing the goods are available—probably will not be more than he had to pay during March. But on the other hand his salary will likely remain static for the duration of the war. And Mr. and Mrs. John Doe know there's no rationing or ceilings on smiles. “Ce'est la guerre,” they say.

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Tomorrow, Air Expert Says

The people of tomorrow will be traveling around in an all-steel airplane with four wheels and wings and a prop that can be detached within a minute. Thus predicted Gill Robb Wilson, president of the National Aeronautfe association and chief consultant to the national commander of the civil air patrol, today at the Lincoln hotel. Capt. Wilson was in Indianapolis to address Curtiss-Wright propeller division employees in the production drive for victory rally this afternoon. The small steel plane is the “Model T” of tomorrow, Capt. Wilson continued. The automobile will be passe for the plane will serve as Discussing

anese-held port and air base on New [he

on this globe where no civilized person lives because of inaccessability? Well, there's your pioneer of the future.” “Aviation will fly you over the Andes and set you and your family down along with your pre-fabricat-ed house, windmill and all the fixings. It will take two hours instead of two months; two dollars in place of 20, and never once will you be out of touch with civilization. The two-way radio is the twin miracle of the plane. “In brief, aviation will provide not only the swiftest and safest means of transportation for human and freight cargo, but the cheapest. The inherent economics of air transportation will make it the universal of the post-war

Solomon A. Lozovsky . . . Soviet spokesman says most of Hitler's forces are on Russian front,

TIMETABLE OF HITLER UPSET

Fingers in So Many Pies It Seems He's Stuck, Say Reports.

By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Soripps-Howard Foreign Editor WASHINGTON, April 23.—That something has seriously upset the time-table for Hitler's spring offensive now appears to be confirmed by reports received from several sources by neutral military attaches here, Not one, but several things seem to have gone wrong with Nazi plans, necessitating an 11lth<hour cancellation of actual orders. In one case, what was to have been the beginning of a major campaign had to be recalled after it had actually begun. Boiled down, Hitler's troubles apparently derive from the fact that he has so overreached himself that whenever he begins to get the situation in hand in one place, it threatens to get out of hand in another,

Troubles and Woes

The following is a catalog of some of the fuehrer’s chief difficulties: 1. Russia's ceaseless attacks, interfering with Nazi designs on the eastern front. 2. The probability of an allied offensive in western Europe. 3. The threat of civil war in France, which, in turn, might pave the way for an allied landing on French soil. 4. Gestapo reports from Italy revealing that Mussolini's subjects are dangerously war-weary and

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On Inside Pages Panzer Tactics Shift .... Page 7 Japs Slcwed, Says Chine ..... 9 War Moves Today 10 New Duty for Navy .......... 11

NAZIS CALL ON BOYS T0 AID WAR EFFORT

Youths of 17 to Get Mili-

tary Training.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 23 (U. P.).—A Berlin dispatch to the newspaper Tidningen said today that all German boys between 10 and 18 years of age would be mobilized for war effort and that those of 17 and 18 would be put under military training. ’ Boys under 17 will be put on home front service, especially in agriculture, the dispatch said. The move emphasized Germany's urgent shortage of manpower. Heretofore only the “SS” Nazl storm troop organization had been permitted to recruit boys as young as 17.

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USE RADIO TO FIND FOE WASHINGTON, April 23 (U. P.). —The army is installing along the nation’s coast lines radio detection

0% OF NAZIS ARE MASSED ON RUSSIAN FRONT |

Hint Allied Invasion In May; Madazas-

car Seizure Seen.

BULLETIN PRETORIA, April 23 (U. P.).—~The Union of South Africa broke off relations with the Vichy government today, leading to speculation that South African forces might seize the French island of Madagascar off the southeast Afri. can coast.

By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign Editor

Adolf Hitler was reported in Russian dispatches today to be calling for another 1,500,000 troops to wrest the initiative from the Red army on the eastern front despite mounting hints of an allied invasion of axis-held Europe. Soloman A. Lozovsky, Soviet spokesman at Kuibyshev, told reporters that the Germans now had concentrated nine-tenths of their fighting strength on the Russian

front and that Hitler urgently was demanding, but not always getting, additional soldiers from axis satel lite states in addition to calling up 900,000 youthful German reserves. Meanwhile, Germany and Japan took precautions against the pose sibility that the allies might sud denly seize the initiative and launch counter - offensives, simultaneous with armed insurrection in the occupied countries of Europe. The British press reported increasing speculation that aerial and commando raids on axis-held Eue rope presaged an allied invasion and dispatches to the London Star suggested that May might be the zero hour, Invade Norway May 1?

A dispatch published in the Stockholm Tidningen, according to the London Star, reported belief that a British invasion of Norway was planned for about May 1. These rumors were said to be cire culating in various places in Nore way, where the Nazi air commander Horst Stumpff was transferred from Oslo to new headquarters in northern Norway. Nazi Admiral Boehm also was reported scheduled to move to northern Norway shortly. The London Evening Standard said that Hitler had warned the coastal populations of the cor‘inent against anti-axis activities -. tempts to aid allied landing parties from Norway to France, where many vital sectors have been cleared of civilians, mined or further fortie fled.

Japan Expects Allied Drive

A secret Russian radio, operating on the Sofia wavelength, told the Bulgarian people that May 1 has been fixed as the day for a revolt against Germany. The London Evening Standard said there was evidence that Hitler's earlier plans to use 85 per cent of his armed forces against Russia and

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On the War Fronts

(April 13, 1942)

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JAPAN: Foreign Minister Togo tells people to “tighten belts” in antici pation of allied counter-offensive; Japanese planes attack China's Kiangsi and Chekiang provinces in hunt for U. S. bombers.

RUSSIA: Captured German order of day warns Nazi troops of impending Soviet offensive; 90 per cent of Hitler's forces on eastern front,

AUSTRALIA: MacArthur reveals Dutch-Australian forces still fighting on Timor island 300 miles off Australia,

FRANCE: Eighty Frenchmen to die before Nazi firing squads at dawn Friday, bringing executions to 200

GERMANY: Nagis call up ym 17 and 18 for military service.

BURMA: Reinforced Japanese launch heavy attack on Pyinmana

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