Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 September 1942 — Page 9
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or LL Tp RR Te + SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sept. 4—"I'm the guy that will give x the Japanese marines a portion of ‘Papua they really deserve,” said Maj. Frank Morgan of Erie, Pa. and he imitated Jersey = City Hague’s famous stance. “Me. Right there. Or rather,” he amended, fright up there.” Far from'it. When the eye point‘ed where he pointed, one saw a - thin’ scar of white upon a hillside, in the region of Miine bay, visited ‘by your correspondent last week. “That's a graveyard,” said Frank, Maj. Morgan, whom your correspondent first knew when attached to the allied headquarters in Bandoeng, Java, has had among the bizarrest experiences of war. Evacu-
American PBY-Catalina flying boat leaving Tjilatjap. Just before the cabin door closed, a dusty officer, in a trench coat and an Australian cap knocked gently upon the door. “Could you make a Place for one more?” he asked . - And the officer, who had a small, reddish mustache, climbed in and somehow squeezed into a place beside the major, murmuring, “Thank you.” ; When morning came and the craft landed in Broome, upon the hot western coast of Australia, Morgan’s sleeping partner took off his stained trench coat and showed red tabs and shoulder. bars heavy with rank. It was Gordon Bennett, the only general who survived Singapore. It was thanks to Morgan's intervention that he survived the
ating Java, he a seat in an
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Gearhart Demands Release 0f Patents on Drug Needed by U. S.
By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. — The public is showing interest in an attempt now being made by a California congressman, Rep. Gears hart, to expose and break. up the monopoly of synthetic quinine. Rep. Gearhart, recently renominated on hoth Democratic and Republican tickets, has received much mail as a result of his recent house speech in which he pointed out that “the health ‘and welfare of the now more than four million of our soldiers, sailors and marines
‘| may depend” on an ample supply
of this medicine, He demanded that patents for the quinine substitute, atabrine, formerly German-owned and now
throp Co. of Delaware, be released to other American manufacturers, as was done in the case of synthetic rubber patents. The atabrine patents are held by
todian, who has refused repeated requests by officials of the board of economic warfare and the commerce and state departments to release them generally,
Works Single-Handed
Single-handed, - the California congressman now is trying to give the public the facts on the synthetic - quinine situation,. a = job scheduled originally by the senate patents committee, which, however, called off its investigation under most strange circumstances: The commiitee was subjected to heavy pressure from certain highup government officials and from lobbyists acting on behalf of Sterling Product Inc. of which Winthrop is a subsidiary. Winthrop is: still 50 pers cent owned by the German I, G. Farbenindustrie, with which other Sterling subsidiaries formerly had contracts covering division of world markets, price-fixing and patents. The contracts were dissolved by the justice department last year through a consent decree.
In the Limelight
Winthrop and its exclusive atabrine patents jumped into the limelight with Japanese subjugation of the Dutch East Indies, which ‘shut’ off supplies of raw quinine. Mr. Gearhart said that those who have urged an investigation of . this monopoly “have felt the heavy hand of hidden power. “Insidious influences from out the shadows have stayed every attempt to reveal the uncolored
story. Even the probes of con-
gressional committees have been halted. It is high time that we bring an end to this tight-lipped secrecy in respect to stich an all important subject, displeasing though the revelations may be to one of the most powerful and. as rumor has it, one of the highestpaid lobbyists on Capitol Hill.”
Corcoran Represents This refererice, he said, was to
Thomas G. Corcoran, who turned
up last year as counsel for Sterling Products in connection with the consent decrees. which were criticized very severely within the antitrust division as not being sufficiently tight. Mr. Corcoran has been active on behalf of the Winthrop Co. in recent weeks. Rep. Gearhart said today: he was preparing a resolution for an investigation of the quinine monopoly, as well as a bill to set up an agency with authority to provide new sources of raw quinine and a sufficient quantity of highquality substitutes. “Unless anti-malarial medicines, adequate both medically and quan=titatively, are quickly forthcoming,” he said, “this disease may well prove to be a deciding factor in the success or failure of our campaigns in the Far East and any possible African or Latin American theaters of action.” In order to inform the public, the congressman is planning a series of speeches in the house.
Desire Improvement
Interest of government officials familiar with the quinine problem is concentrated on release of the atabrine patents, not only to assure adequate quanttiiss. of this substitute, but to im rove the quality through wid d chemical research by the best minds in the] pharmaceutical industry, and to produce competition that will bring down the price. Some time ego: Milo Perkins, head of BEW, demanded in a letter to Leo Crowley that the patents be released. done. Winthrop has refused to license anyone else for production of atabrine. It is using Merck & Co. as a sub - contractor. Merck completes only four of the five processes, leaving the fifth ‘to Winthrop.
cessed under the Winthrop label.
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THE YOUNGEST grandfather in the navy may be from Indianapolis. Sidney Smock, 363 S. Audubon rd, resigned this week as chief clerk at Muscatatuck State school, Butlerville, to join the navy. He is 42, His grandchildren are Judith Anne, 2% months, and Linda Kay, 13 months, the children of Sidney Jr, who lives at 5821 E. New York st. Mr. Smock will be storekeeper, ' second class rating, and has left for Peru, Ind. to take his basic training.
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It’s Okay to Write ‘Don’t Open Till Christmas’
On Packages.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (U. P)~— Inscriptions such as “Merry Christmas” and “Do Not Open Until Christmas” may be put on holiday parcels for men in the navy and marine corps abroad, the navy said today. Furthermore, the navy said, its sailors are the “best fed and clothed in the world” and would prefer non-fcod gifts. Other do’s and don'ts listed by the navy in its instructions for mailing Christmas gifts to men in the service: Parcels should be mailed between Oct. 1 and Nov. 1. Don’t send intoxicants or inflammable materials such as matches and lighter fluids, or poisons. ‘Electrical apparatus is of doubtful value as a gift but the navy recommends such articles as toilet kits, watches, notebooks, pipes, wallets, pens and photographs. In asking that the public avold sending such foods as cakes, cookies and fruits, the navy said: “Stale or nlashed cakes, cookies reduced to crumbs, and spoiled fruit do not make for a merry Christmas for boys overseas.” The size of Christmas parcels should not exceed that of an ordinary shoe box and should not weigh more than six pounds. Only two postoffice adresses should be used: c/o postmaster, New York, and ¢/o postmaster, San Francisco, depend-
Provisions In Law Permit Various Adjustments In Worthy Cases.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4—If you're
: |honest about your income tax, the
ernment can’t put you in jail.
§ (Which should be comforting to at
least some of the 27,000,000 persons who will be called to pay income
.| taxes next year.
There undoubtedly’ will be many individuals among those 27,000,000 who will be willing to pay but simply can’t because they have no money. The law sets up machinery that can be called into operation to help
promising tax liabilities.
Talk to Collector Take the case of a man who is manufacturing items for civilian use, and whose business is ruined by lack of priorities. When it comes time to pay the tax on his income of the preceding year he just hasn't got the money. Let's say he made enough income in that preceding year to owe the government income tax of $6000. If he finds, honestly, that he cannot pay, he can confer with the col= lector of internal revenue in the district in which he resides, or with one of the collector's deputies, and explain the facts. They will present him with a blank titled “Offer in Compromise,” and a detailed questionnaire called “Statement of Financial Condition and Other Information.” On the latter, he will be called
his present financial status, and something about his prospects. Making an Offer On the former, he can offer to make a settlement of that $6000 tax debt. If the offer is reasonable, and if he convinces the collector that his financial troubles are real, the col-
|lector will recommend to Washing-
ton that his proposed offer in compromise be accepted. If it is, then the $6000 liability will be wiped out. But, take the man who hasn't even got the money to make a compromise offer. If he has a home or other personal property, the government can levy upon this. It can even sell his homestead, state laws protecting such real estate notwithstanding. 6-Month Delay Possible
If under this sort of settlement the tax liability isn’t wiped out, ‘the remainder of the tax debt might be forgiven. If not, then the remainder of the tax would be outstanding against this individual, and subject to payment by him, for six full years. Those who find they cannot pay their tax on the date it is due, but have a chance of paying it later, can arrange with the collector of internal revenue to postpone the payment dates by six months, but in this case the taxpayer has to pay a 6 per cent penalty, It adds up to this: The taxpayer who's honest but broke, or nearly so, will find the treasury willing
payments as easy as possible. But the man who's trying to cheat had better watch out. Fines, heavy ones, and jail sentences lie ahead for him,
COMMUNITY CENTER IN IRVINGTON 0. KD
With the project indorsed by a member of the city park board, the North Irvington Civic league last night named a committee to plan a community center at the Pleasant Run country club.
clubhouse to provide quarters for bdefense activities including Red] Cross work, air raid warden classes and Boy Scout messenger service. The league representatives, Jack | Gardner and O. A, Henley, will meet|' with representatives of the women’s clubs of Irvington and submit the plan to the park board. The plan was indorsed at last]. night's meeting by Albert Gisler. The league said the clubhouse
ing on which is nearer the man addressed.
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RANNFORD, Cok Se 4 . P). The barber in. the middle chair st the Brunswick ‘barber shop smiled as an cid customer, Mrs. Robert M. Fischer, Emiered with her bw young
He asked about her family. “How's your ‘brother, Paul?” he asked as he lifted her oldest son, Frank, 4, into his chair.. Another barber seated 2-year-old Tommy. “Paul has been killed in action. I just got the telegram,” said Mrs. Fisher. :
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he|ing.” she said. “My husband is in the air corps and my father is in the infantry. I have five other brothers in the army and navy.” She took her two small boys by $he hands and smilsd st the crowd in the barbershop. “My babies and I are awfully
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Twenty-three states and one South American ‘republic were reps resented in the ceremonies. . Ape proximately . 1000 ‘persons particle
‘Rev. Thomas A. Laheyn, assOe ciate editor of the Ave Maria, was the principal speaker. He told ‘that the “burden of
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