Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 May 1942 — Page 7

SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1942

The Indianapolis Times

SECOND SECTION

‘Washington

WASHINGTON, May 16.—A government official says the army is switching from rubber to steel treads on tanks. That means a loss of 10 per cent in speed. «<But the rubber shortage makes it necessary thus to slow down the speed on our tanks. You would think that senators and representatives, knowing what a desperate effort must be made to save rubber and gasoline, and to release tankers .for carrying fuel to the armed forces, would be the first to cooperate. | Yet on the same day that this disclosure was made about taking rubber treads off of tanks, senators and representatives were staging an obscene spectacle in demanding the right to unlimited use of their automobiles. I have a lot of sympathy with the need of senators and representatives to get around, and am far less inclined to question the mileage they pile up than I am the spirit—the selfish, obstructive spirit—they display in claiming unlimited privileges. Fortunately they are being so stupid in this that a number of them are apt to pay for it dearly at the hands of indignant voters. we'll find t some of them are not essential gasoline users after all.

They Are Chiseling!

THE VERY MEN to whom the whole country looks to set an example and to encourage the public to accept the personal inconveniences needed to help win the war are doing exactly the reverse. Instead of trying to co-operate they are cackling like wel hens to hold their special privilege. They are handing out personal abuse to rationing officials and are denouncing the press for reporting the fact that they are chiseling unlimited gasoline cards. They are claiming that the press and the officials are trying to destroy congress.

By Raymond Clapper

The senate majority leader Barkley, instead of appealing to his colleagues to help save gasoline, flies into a rage when Senator Downey of California asks the senators to waive their rights and pledge themselves to restrict their use of gasoline. Barkley says some newspapers are trying to undermine faith in congress and adds defiantly that “I am going to take whatever I am entitled to without apology.” He and the whole horde of them are indulging in an orgy of morale-destroying chatter. Rep. Leland Ford of California says in the house that it is time congress showed they “were not going to take: orders from the buréaucrats downtown.” That's outspoken defiance of government authority.

More Likely to Bite the Dust

REP. WILSON OF INDIANA, evidently nauseated by this line of talk, challenged the need of unlimited cards for congressmen. He was saying that it was hardly a credit to men in their positions when Rep. Hoffman of Michigan jumped up and, by declaring the remarks improper, cut Wilson off from further discussion. ' The number of unlimited cards being issued is so unexpectedly large that the allowance on all other cards may have to be cut so there will be enough fuel for the unlimited cards. : The attitude of these senators and representatives makes one’s blood boil. - But more than that, it makes you solemnly wonder for the future of congress. This is symptomatic, like the pension grab last winter. The retirement scheme was not vicious in itself and had much to commend it but congress stupidly tried to sneak it through at the very time the country was being asked to make heavy sacrifices. Popular resentment was so strong that some members already have been defeated on the issue. More are likely to bite the dust, especially now that senators and representatives have blundered again by this destructive and stupid conduct with regard to the gasoline ration.

Ernie Pyle, in poor health for some time, has been forced to take a rest. However, he is expected to resume his daily column within a short time.

Inside Indianapolis By Lowell Nussbaum

PROFILE OF THE WEEK: Charles Sterne Rauh, who worked his way to the top of the family firm after starting at the very bottom. Many people notice the warm friendship between Charley Rauh and the Columbia club’s Cascade room head waiter. It all

started 30 years or so ago back in.

the days when they were shoveling phosphate together at the Rauh fertilizer works. In fact, Charley takes credit for teaching - the head waiter, George Ray, to chew tobacco. The impeccable, poised, debonair Charley Rauh now is 58, and hcads the Belt Railroad and Stockyards Co. and the E. Rauh & Sons Fertilizer Co. He also is on the board of such firms as the Indiana National bank, Union Trust Co. and Continental Steel. Slightly built, he’s maybe 5 feet 5. weighs 130 or 140. He has thick, dark, wavy hair without a trace of gray, wears closely trimmed mustache, and pas dark, friendly. eyes. ... gr : : His photograph frequently bas heen. mistaken rr ‘that of Ronald Colman, or Adolph Menjou. An immaculate dresser, he’s conservative, yet up to the minute.

Has the Patience of Job

Mild mannered and pleasant, he’s easy to meet and has friends in every strata of life. He has the patience of Job—almost. Calm and deliberate in manner, he speaks slowly and enunciates clearly. He's an excellent after dinner speaker and often is asked to be toastmaster. When he works, he works hard; and he plays hard, too. He lives in a bachelor apartment at the Oxford Gables on E. 38th st, and his New Year’s day open house has been an institution for years. He usually serves Tom and Jerries to 200 or 300 people. The party was called off this year because of the war. ~ A connoisseur of good food, he considers himself

Price Control

OTTAWA, Ont., May 16.—Like her general system of price control, Canada’s manpower plan was out ahead of that of the United States. and the dominion has had five weeks of experience with it.

Ayedny the program has shown some results in cutting down the turnover of workers between industries, it is believed in the offices of the national selective service. About 500 men a week, out of the 11,600,000" population of Canada, are asking for permits to change jobs. Selective service is the Canadian name for its system for mobilizing male industrial labor. The same term, in Washington, means the army draft, sofnething Canada doesn’t have yet. Canada’s’ mustering of industrial workers also is called the manpower program, and the parallel organization which Paul V. McNutt is setting up in Washingten is named the war manpower commission. Mr. McNutt’s opposite number in Ottawa is Elliott M. Little, long a -mill executive. Between these two agencies, as between the price administrations, there will doubtless be. frequent exchange cf advice and information.

Farm Labor Shortage Serious:

AS YET NO effort is being made to keep men from shifting from one essential job to another. Canada has much the same competition for men the United States has between plants on government work. Nobody is tied to his job in industry. Farming has felt the heaviest hand of restriction on labor mobility. Because England is relying heavily upon Canadian food supplies and because many farmers have flocked to the new ihdustrial plants,

~~ MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Friday —The night train for Buffalo, N. Y., to Washington, D. C., is not always an easy trip. But I slept well Wednesday night and woke Thursday morning to have breakfast on the train before reaching Washington. I was pleased Po find myself sitting at table with ~ three people interested in airplane designing. I find that men who design anything—boats, engines, airplanes —are always completely devoted to their occupation, and these gentlemen were no exception to the rule. They wanted to build . their own designs and see them oy A } Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bell, of the Bell Aircraft Co, were on

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. becomes too serious Canada can apply a plan similar

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a great cook. He thinks no one can cook steaks like he can, and likes to have people up to his apartment and prepare steaks for them. On the steaks he puts a roquefort cheese dressing.

Farm Is His Hobby

He's devoted to his toy bulldog—Pee Wee, who now is 13 or 14 years old. Pee Wee usually carries one of the boss’ socks with himi wherever he goes. The dog often accompanies Mr. Rauh to his office at the stockyards, sleeps on a pillow in a basket, Charley Rauh’s principal hobby is his 300-acre farm on the national road just west of Bridgeport. He has stocked it with fine blooded live stock. Every Sunday morning and most Saturday afternoons you’ll find him at the farm inspecting the animals. Another of his hobbies is taking color movies and showing them to his friends. He likes to take trips in his Cadillac (he won’t let anyone else drive it) and always takes his movie camera along to snap some scenic views. Fond of good music, he has an excellent collection of classical recordings. As a youth, he was an excellent violinist, studying under Hugh McGibeny. He gets “start practicing again—but he doesn’t.

Slams Hat on Ground

He smokes Chesterfields, refuses to play cards, likes to tell a good story and likewise is a good listener. He likes to fish in Florida and has on the wall of his office a beautiful sailfish 7 feet 2 inches long. He swears he caught it, unassisted, at Miami a couple of winters ago. His favorite sport is golf. He plays a pretty good game—in ‘the low nineties; is deadly accurate in his putting. He always takes a couple of practice swings before hitting the ball. He knows all the rules and quotes them from time to time, When he’s off his game, he sometimes loses his usually placid ‘disposition and maybe flings a club, or slams his hat on the ground and jumps on it. Then he picks it up, and all is well again.

By John W. Love

the dominion’s farm-labor shortage is even more severe than that of the states. Farm boys are all but locked in. They may volunteer for military service, but unmarried farm workers of military age can’t take non-essential jobs or jobs in non-essential industries. Canadians don't expect to draft labor for war industries for months to come, and some in the NSS offices think an actual draft will never be necessary. By closing certain gates, the flow of workers can be kept in one direction only, into the essential plants having government orders.

Only 100,000 Employable Jobless

WHEN A BUSINESS lays off men or closes for lack of materials, its male employees cannot go into another business similarly non-essential without permits from the local offices of NSS, unless they prove they can’t find work in something more important. There's no way of knowing whether war industries will run out of men before non-war industries run out of materials, and thus release their men, but the question whether any actual conscription of labor will ever be needed-is the same that has been raised in the States. The bottlenecks are in ships and steel here, just as in the States. and if the shortage of toolmekers

to the one it has used in recruiting technical men. Engineers have all been registered and are being summoned by name when they are needed. Their employers must release them, but they are not required to go. Thus far plenty of technicians have answered the call, and it is expected plenty of toolmakers would do the same. Canada’s employable jobless still number about 100,000, but in Toronto and Ottawa they are about all taken up. If the jobless in the States were propor-

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T0 LOOK OVER GAS X-CARDS

Rationing Boards to Open Records After Congress Insists on ‘Rights.’

By FRED W. PERKINS Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, May 16.—“Blood, sweat, tears’—and gasoline, The fourth member of the quartet has kicked up more hell in Washington this week than the other three put together, but all in the American way, with the probability that the democratic processes will work it out eventually and all right. X-cards or unlimited gasoline siphoning for congressmen: That resulted from the unwise enthusiasm of house and senate attaches who insisted on staging a theatrical signing of gasoline applications in the capitol rotunda. They thought it would harmonize with previous | historical events under the big. dome, but this particular event backfired in a big way. A reporter put a simple question to President Roosevelt in his press conference yesterday, and as a result there now will be publicity for holders of X-cards,

People Can Say It in Votes

The tire rationing is handled under that system, and the puzzle is as to why Leon Henderson did not see at the beginning it would be necessary as to gasoline. Now he sees, and if the people disapprove of their congressmen diving off the deep end in the gasoline matter they can do what they please about it in this year’s primaries and general elections, Various senate and house leaders have intoned that the newspapers, in attacking the secret X-card system, have been “attempting to break down the parliamentary system.” Newspaper writers say they have no such intention, but were disappointed when the legislative branch of the government failed to take the leadership in setting an example to the citizens in reaction to the first slight war impact calling for personal sacrifice.

Leave Way Open fo F. D. R. As has been usual, the 531 mem-

way open for the ball to be stolen by one man, the quarterback in the White House—which he did. Mr. Roosevelt said he believed in publicity for X-cards, and he detailed methods by which he was trying to cut down on the gasoline and tire consumption of White House automobiles. The Roosevelt method is not available to the ordinary citizen: Instead of sending two cars back and forth between Washington and Hyde Park, he keeps them at Hyde Park. The result, undoubtedly, is less wear on tires and less usuage of - zasoline. As a result of the Roosevelt move Mr. Henderson announced that he will issue a directive today ordering all rationing boards to open their records to public inspection “as soon as practicable.”

Senate Won't Waive Rights

OPA officials said there has been a trend among motorists holding X and B-3.cards—the latter good for 57 gallons of gasoline during the initial seven-week ration period— to turn in their pasteboards for cards of lower allowances. They predicted that if trend continues and grows, there will be practically nc need for changing the present three-gallon value of the basic rationing unit as was first contemplated to nullify “chiseling.” The senate yesterday rejected, 66 to 2 a resolution asking them to waive “special rights, privileges and exemptions” under the gasoline or other rationing programs. The chamber then unleashéd a scathing attack on “government bureaucrats” who enjoy free use of automobiles and gasoline. The senate’s attack on ‘bureaucrat” was highlighted by charges of Senators Burton K. Wheeler (D. Mont.) and Harry F. Byrd (D. Va.) that much of the “riding around” by government officials “made no sense.” Mr. Byrd cited figures to show that government departments last year had 18,948 passenger automobiles—all entitled to X cards if used on official business.

HOLD EVERYTHING

tionately reduced, they would not exceed 1,200,000.

By Eleanor Roosevelt

Soon after reaching home, I had the pleasure. of meeting President Philippines. He was very ill while in Corregidor anu still. needs care. I was interested in hearing all the adventures which he and his family had been through, He praised his two daughters and 14-year-old son for the spirit in which they had taken the vicissitudes of war. I was interested also to hear President Quezon talk about certain reforms which he has instituted

and which are already bearing fruit in improving]: the condition of the people. Then he spoke with|

some bitterness: “But the Japs have stopped all that, at least temporarily.”

After lunch we said goodby to our guests. In

the afternoon I received the ambassador of Panama | and Senora de Jaen Guardia on their official visit.| In the evening I spoke at a dinner in the interests

Manuel L. Quezon of the

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Capitol ave. and Louisiana st. i

CAREFUL CHECK

FOR ASKS MORE!

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Blames Press for Starting Confusion Over Gasoline

Rationing Program.

MONTPELIER, Vt, May 16 (U. P.) —Governor William H. Wills made public today a letter from President Roosevelt, saying that “the press initially contributed to the confusion” over the gasoline rationing program. The letter was In response to Wills’ charge that publicity preceding gasoline rationing had disrupted public morale. Mr. Roosevelt cited the first report from WasXngton that gasoline purchases might be restricted to from 21% to five gallons a week. It “was not an official government report,” Mr. Roosevelt said. “It ‘was a press report based upon some relatively informed conjectures by newspaper correspondents about what might reasonably be expected to be the ration.

Confusion Persisted

“Mr. Ickes, who directs the office of petroleum co-ordinator, remarked at his press conference that he thought this estimate low and a conflict of opinions upon the subject was thus presenied to the American people. It detracts relatively little from the seriousness of the conflict that f'Wis not duet to conflict - within governmental departments. “ . +. . In this case, the press initially contributed to the confusion and this conftision was not reduced as rapidly as it might have been by the government departments most direétly concerned. “It is my conviction that now more than ever it is the patriotic duty of every public person to exhaust every possibility of avoiding conflict in statements of fact with other public persons or agencies.”

KOKOMO LIFEBOATS

Times Special WASHINGTON, May 16.—When the new Liberty ship “Eleazar Wheelock” puts out to sea it will be quipped with lifeboats built in Kokomo and with certain sentiments attached, the maritime commission revealed today. Here is their story: “The new Liberty Ship Eleazar Wheelock, named for the founder of Dartmouth college, when Hut into service in a few weeks, will be fully equipped with lifeboats built by a Dartmouth alumnus. “Alden Chester, vice president of the Globe American Corp., Kokomo, Ind.,, converted his stove factory into a lifeboat manufacturing plant as 8 war measure. “When Mr. Chester learned that the Eleazar Wheelock was launched recently at the Bethlehem-Fairfield plant in Baltimore, his loyalty to his alma mater prompted him to request the maritime commission that lifeboats from his factory be installed on this particular vessel. “Many of the 1500 Liberty ships now under contract are being equipped with lifeboats built by the Kokomo company.” '

FOUND GORED TO DEATH

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, May 16 (U. P.).—The body of 46-year-old Floyd Davidson, farmer residing

a field yesterday, apparently gored to death by a bull. An employee searching for Davidson when he failed to return to his car in the

ON NEW U. S. SHIPS!

three miles from here, was found in|

S. Harding st. and Oliver ave.

LILLY AWARDS GIVEN TO FOUR

George Ham, John Rendall, Howard Marshall, James Robinson Winners.

Times Special BLOOMINGTON, ‘Ind., May 16.— Eli Lilly fellowships: in chemistry at Indiana university have been awarded four men who are graduates of four universities this year. They are: _ George E. Ham of the University of North Carolina, Howard D. Marshall of the University of Illinois, James M. Robinson of DePauw university, and John L. Dendall of Towa State college. The university’s board of trustees has also awarded eight fellowships for the coming school year. They go to: : Muzaffer M. Erselcuk of Istanbul, Turkey, economics; Clarence Hochanadel of Gibsonburg, O., chemistry; Robert Irrman of Park Ridge,

Ill, history; David Opdyke of Montpelier, O., zoology; Nicholas Pronko of Bloomington, pschology; Eric Simmons, of Virgin islands, zoology; Paul Turner of Modoc, Ind. economics, and Harlan White of Larwill, Ind., history. John P. Coolidge, a graduate of Harvard, has been appointed assistant professor of fine arts. Leaves of absence were granted Dr. H. H. Carter for the first semester of next year, and to Frank Davidson for the second semester of next year. Both are members of the English department. Donala Wohlschlag of Bloomington has been awarded the Indiana fisheries research fellowship.

Druggist Had An Ace in Hole

WHEN A HOLDUP man started to draw a gun in the drugstore at 902 N. Illinois st. last night, Bernard Cohen, the proprietor, shouted toward the back of the room: “Tell that policeman to come up from the basement.” The holdup man didn’t wait: to see if there really was a policeman in the basement and we're not going to tell him.

evening, found the body.’

Times Special WASHINGTON, May 16.—Relief is promised to those citizens who view with alarm the large number of government passenger automobiles that travel around daily, apparently with no restriction on the tires they wear out or the gasoline they burn. The budget bureau, an official of that agency. said today, is digging into the subject, which is of huge

|Budget Buredu Works on Travel Pool Idea In Move to Curb Use of Official Autos

tires and motor fuel. “We will endeavor to cut down travel that may be non-essential and one method we have in mind

on their work under such a pl This development came almost simultaneously with the uproar about why most members of congress, and an allegedly large num-

‘|ber of their secretaries, as weil as

‘| truckers to take extra precautions

9 REASONS FOR

Speed Up Building So Arms

Can Be Sent to Fronts, Admiral Pleads.

OAKLAND, Cal, May 16 (U. F),

—Rear Admiral John W. Greenslade, commandant of the 12th naval dise trict, told 120,000 shipyard workmen yesterday that the allies lost the Philippines and Singapore because of a lack of ships and warned “we may lose Australia and perhaps Alaska for the same reason.” Admiral Greenslade asserted 40,000 military trucks are standing at a single east coast port waiting for ships, and that war goods were piling up at the docks on both coasts and are backing up at some’ inland war plants” because of ine sufficient shipping space.

Builders Face Challenge “Victory or defeat,” Admiral

But They Can’t Be Repaired by the City ‘Until Conditions Permit.’

If the city workmen who are to start out next week to repair the streets haven't got their list made out, here are a couple of places where they could begin. The top picture shows a broken down curb at Capitol ave. and Louisiana st., with the jagged pieces of concrete a menace to tire-con-serving motorists. The lower picture depicts the condition of the street at S. Harding st. and Oliver ave. Typical, Says Stoops These two places are typical of the condition of many Indianapolis streets, according to Todd Stoops, secretary of the Hoosier Motor club. Mr. Stoops’ complaints were made in a letter to Mayor Sullivan./ He — |charged particularly that the paving job over the trenches caused by removal of streetcar rails “is rotten.” He also cited the amount of broken glass and other debris littering the streets. Roe Mayor Sullivan said the streets roughened by removal of tracks will be resurfaced with asphalt “as soon as working conditions permit” and declared that the matter of debris has been referred to the works board for action:

PREDICT THREE-YEAR RUBBER SHORTAGE

ATLANTA, Ga., May 16 (U. P.). —Two federal officials, here for a citizenship forum drawing 6000 shippers, truckers and local war board" members from seven southern states, warned yesterday that military requirements will probably utilize all available rubber for at least three years, Dr. C. F. Phillips, acting head of the OPA ‘tire rationing division, said that “an optimistic figure”. is that only about “one out of 14 owners of cars are going to be able to get tires.” John L. Rogers, director of the ODT motor transport division, urged

to keep their vehicles in shape “for if a truck plays out now, there just aren't any to replace it.”

924 DECORATIONS AWARDED SO FAR

WASHINGTON, May 16 (U. P.) — An unofficial compilation of medals awarded for valorous deeds since start of the war showed today that presentations have been relatively restricted. Approximately 524 decorations have been bestowed on soldiers, sailors and marines for gallantry in action or distinguished service since Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. In comparison, nearly 70,000 medals were awarded in World War I. Most of these, however, were not actually presented until after the armistice. Some officials said that while they do not wish to see medals bestowed profusely, they hoped ‘decorations will be distributed a bit more freely in the future. They pointed out that America’s fighting men have been seeing plenty of action since Pearl Harbor, whereas relatively few men engaged in battle during the last war.

NAMED AS POSTMASTER Earl M. Miller of Princeton has been nominated by President Roosevelt as postmaster at his city. The nomination has been sent to the

gente for approval.

. However, the official said, there is no direct connection between the budget bureau's concentration on against the congress members. ‘The former comes at this time, he explained, because it is realized that ”ithe general public will be more inclined to co-operate if it is convinced that favoritism is not being shown to officials, legislative and otherwise. Up to date there is no complete

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STOOPS’ LETTER

Greenslade warned, “at the present (time resolves itself into a simple

mathematical pattern—can we build

{ships fast enough to replace the vessels sunk off our coasts and in

foreign waters and at the same time have large enough margin of ship ping to carry vitally needed supe

foreign waters?” Admiral Greenslade said that “4 one -inland plant there are 30,000 combat vehicles ready to be shipped.

American forces in Australia and Ireland and elsewhere, have been

them where they are so badly needed, he said.

Plants May Close

“Unless this bottleneck can be broken, it is feared that some war production plants may be forced to slow down—or even stop work alto= gether.

Singapore because we did not have enough ships of both types, come batant and commercial. We may lose Australia, perhaps Alaska, for the same reason.

must face it squarely. It is a truth which must spur us.on fo greater and still greater effort.”

Up To Workers

ing Co., which is producing ships

and navy. He said that not he, but’ the workers, could answer the question of whether America can build ships fast enough. . “I can tell you now,” he said, “that the building of ships has become the most important in« dustry in our war effort today. And it is only fair to tell you that the ships built up to the present time are not enough.” Admiral Greenslade told the men that the record they had estab lished already proved that the job can be done.

GLASSFORD ASSIGNED

—Rear. Admira] William A, Glass« ford Jr., former commander of U. S,

cific, has been ordered to duty as

trict with headquarters at Charles= ton, S. C., the navy has announced, Admiral Glassford held a temporary rank of vice admiral while serving under Vice Admiral C.E.L. Helfrich of the Royal Netherlands

lands East Indies. He has been on duty in the navy department.

Admiral William H. Allen, who will retire July 1 upon reaching the statutory age of 64.

ROAD 431 CLOSED

Road 431 is closed from Indian« apolis north, six miles over College ave. to 86th st. and east to Nora for repair of a bridge. Road 30 was closed east of Vale paraiso last week by the highway commission for new construction, with ‘an 18-mile detour being put into effect. Road 56 has been opened to traffic from Lawrence= burg to Homestead.

WAR BONDS

The Garand semi-automatic rifle, which is the standard issue for the U. 8S. army, is superior the old Springeld rifle in many spects. We literally need mii of these fast shooting powerful r

the rate of one a minute. They 60 30-caliber shells a minute.

“We lost the Philippines and

“This is the bitter ttt we

TO CHARLESTON POST

WASHINGTON, May 16 (U. P),

navy in the battle for the Nether<

At Charleston, he will relieve Rear

plies to our forces and fleets “8 3

Thousands of trucks, intended for

stored for lack of shipping to carry

Admiral Greenslade addressed workers at the big Moore Shipbuild=

for the U. 8. maritime commission

naval forces in the southwest Pa-

commandant of the sixth naval dis=

FOR BRIDGE REPAIR