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| Program to build 45,000-ton carriers is the tip-off. Also it indicates ~~ the navy doesn’t hope to wind up the Pacific war very soon. Carriers won't be ready for about two years. : . for October—all united nations, all oceans—
will be only around 180,000 tons, informed sources say.
Donald Nelson's Coming Back
Administration will try to hold on
Tegime has given WPB its smoothest, least controversial era,
Creation by F. D. R. of new business advisory committee (like
the labor, farm group he has consulted with) is political tip-off for 1844, Washington thinks, ‘It's the first time Roosevelt has summoned
leaders, arranged regular conferences with them. the insiders here dope it: Roosevelt intends to 5 conservative swing is increasing constantly, intends +40 swing with it as far as necessary, hag businessmen passing through here indicate they'll take t in preference to Willkie, Many assume his re-election, plan
. =» a ss = jA GENERAL COAL STRIKE? No, in the sense of one being
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~ lealled and authorized by union leadership, But wildcat walkouts,
Which John L. Lewis henchmen say they can't control, may prove just
menacing. ~ As for the railroads, officials count on patriotism of workers, don't expect anything serious,
Fulmer Bill Not Favored
ODDS ARE AGAINST passage of Fulmer bill lifting restrictive taxes on margarine. Division in house agriculture committee is close but dairy bloc, which has held upper hand for half a century, seems to have the edge. Committee vote won't come for at least three weeks. “New York's Mayor LaGuardia, billed as star witness for the bill, had to take time out to read .it after starting to testify. Opponents then recalled he had supported anti-margarine bill in 1931 while serving in house. His answer: “We're at war now.” 57 Amendments to war contract renegotiation act are hung up on difficulties encountered by house ways and means subcommittee in
| writing formula to be followed by price adjustment boards when they
determine assessments, Boards now have wide discretion and subcommittee is trying to eliminate alleged abuses by laying down rules covering variations in contracts, types of products, needs for postwar reserves. It's turned out to be more complicated than committee~ men anticipated. , . 8 ” » s ” . . REPUBLICAN LEADERS are canvassing state party situations with view to holding 1944 primary fights to a minimum. Object is to avert contests which “would weaken party front in presidential and cone ‘gressional elections. Intensive drive is; planned for house control. Leadership is confident it can close the gap. Present division: 331 Democrats, 206 Republicans, ” ‘Note—Most old-line Republicans grow more and more irate about _ Willkie as they compare notes on his off-the-record talk here fortnight
#9. They now praise Rep. William P. Elmer (R.Mo.), whe, they say,
shook his fist at Willkie during the meeting and shouted “I'm agin y you.” : i! » ” " » » »
+ MEMBERS OF allied armed services in the United States will be tried by their own courts-martial for any crime committed here, under a bill introduced in the senate at state department request. It follows similar procedure for U. 8. servicemen in England, where parliament has recognized U. 8. service courts, . ‘ ». 88 ® 8 = BPONSORS OF Bailey-VanNuvs resolution think they have the . yotes for their resolution declaring insurance a non-interstate busi.
“ness, despite Attorney General Biddle's plea that it be defeated. We
doubt it. Vote will come before Christmas recess; opponents will call . s ” ; "i » » » _ ADD POST-WAR PROPOSALS: Federal guarantee of part of +loans to business and industry for restocking shelves, reconverting to
_~ peace production. It’s modeled on FHA and guaranteed loans to smaller
‘war plants for war production. Rep. Eberharter (D.Pa) will put
“it into legislative form.
RATIONING DATES
Ration Boards tional allotments up to 15 pounds
“Mario aiy. rationing boss per person if needed. ‘are closed to the public all day on Shoes Wednesdays. . Stamp 18 in Book 1 good for one a Canned Goods pair until further notice. No, 1 “Stamps X, Y and Z are good lane Samp 3 Book 3 90a ol through Nov. 20. Green stamps A.' tie . ; furth B and C in Book 4 become valid Gasoline Stamp A-8 good for 3 gallons
through Nov. 21. B and O stamps good for 2 gallons until used.
Tires
Next inspection due: A's by March 31, 1944. Bs, tomorrow; Cs, Nov. 30, and commercial vehicles, every six months or every 5000 miles, whichever is first. =
Fuel Oil
Period 1 coupons for the new season are good now for 10 gallons per unit in all zones through Jan. 3, 1944, and ghould be used with definite value coupons for filling
Meat
+ Brown OC, D, E and F are good. All expire today, G is good through Dec. 4. H becomes valid tomorrow. J becomes good Nov. 7 and K, Nov.
= Stoves Certificates to purchase most beating and cooking stoves that burn coal, wood, oil or gas must now be obtained from local board.
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All Data in Cenfral War Time
Precipitation 24 hrs. end. 7:38 a. m. Trace Total precipitation since Jan. 1. ... 40.01
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Byrnes and Economic Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson.
Mores, public member, was longest and sharpest. The majority decision, he asserted, rested entirely upon principles of the wage stabilization’ program and, he added, the time has come when all economic pres sure groups within the country should recognize they have no right to expect to be paid for winning
for winning this war by much greater financial sacrifices than any group has made to date.” The A. F, of L. membership of WLB has shown greater assertiveness in behalf ofthe miners since John L. Rewis' made known his intention to seek reafliliation with the federation. In contrast with the A. F. of L. objections to the board's order, the C. I. O. members of WLB restricted themselves to a 26-word dissent, 7
Crisis Approaching In Steel Industry
By UNITED PRESS The nation’s. steel production faced a growing threat today as the ranks of striking coal miners passed the 125,000 mark in-the face of a presidential warning that “decisive action” will be taken if
operation. - War production board officials estimated that the current coal strikes have cost 100,000 tons of pig iron and steel. They expressed fear that a prolonged general strike would necessitate a nation-wide blackout to conserve fuel, President Roosevelt's warning, contained in a letter to WLB Chair. man William H. Davis, was regarded as a last-minute effort to avoid government seizure of the mines. General expectation, however, was that the U. M. W. will reject the president's appeal as well as the WLB’s wage proposal and order a general strike when the miners’ work deadline expires tomorrow. A survey of the coal fields showed that 6200 ‘miners were on strike in Indiana, 10,000 in Illinois, 45,000 in Kentucky, 3200 in Ohio, 10,000 in Pennsylvania, 6600 in Virginia, 7380 in West Virginia, and 20,000 in Alabama, and 5000 out, probably 13,000 in Indiana by Monday. a "In Alabama, the Tennessee Coal and Iron Co.—largest steel producer. in the South—was prepared to close its huge Ensley mills next week if the strike continues. Republic Steel Corp. reported its ingot and pig iron production have been cut sharply by lack of fuel, .. . Pennsylvania Sitnation Mayor Cooper Green of Birmingham notified the president that lack of fuel will leave the city with. out gas and the downtown business district without heat by Monday. Nine coal mines of the Sloss-Shef-field Steel & Iron Co. and the Alabama By-Products Co., which supply Birmingham with fuel gas, have been idle for two weeks. A walkout of 10,000 miners threatened steel mills in western and central Pennsylvania Friday, The Pittsburgh steel production area was reported to have a 10-day supply of coal but inequalities in distribution prompted belief that many furnaces would be forced out before that period elapsed. The United States Steel Corp. said five of its captive mines were idle—two in Pennsylvania, two in West. Virginia and one in Kentucky. The Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. at Gary, Ind. reported three of its mines closed in Pennsylvania and two in West Virginia,
—————————— BAGS HIS 9TH NAZI PLANE A FIGHTER STATION IN ENGLAND, Oct. 30 (U. P.).~Lt. Col, Bu. gene P. Roberts, 26, ‘of Spokane, Wash, has become the high scoring ace of the U. 8. 8th air force. He
Mishawaka, died today of Friday when he fell
War Mobilization Director James F. |
necessary to get the mines back into |-
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Among replies, that of Wayne L.|
Pri. Herman 0. Knese, husband
this war but “must start paying| ® Mr Gladys Knese, 3720 E.
Washington st, is missing somehere in Sicily, He has been serv. ing in chemical warfare.
Concord .st., and his parents also live Here.
Nazis at a Loss
fending the allies’ viewpoint to appear in the Russian press, Despite enthusiastic proclamations of a united spirit the Soviets’ are the real victors of the conference, the Nazis say. All this goes to prove how utterly the Germans are at a loss to explain the success of the conference after their gloomy prognostications that ti would fail, Concerning the problem of a second front, the Nasi press blazons its alleged knowledge of new allied preparations along England's east and south coasts which it says are purely a show to convince the Russlans of Anglo-American preparedness attempt for an invasion of Eu. rope in the spring of 1944. Why the allies should manifest rénewed activity, just now, for such a remote prospect is not explained.
Expect Conference Will Shorten War
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (U. P.. —Observers confidently - predicted today that the tri-partite conference of foreign ministers at Moscow will result in far-reaching agreements on policy likely to
97 ARE ARRESTED IN 7 POLICE RAIDS
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Illinois st., on charges of operating a lottery and keeping a room. for pool selling. Pool tickets, pinball machines and furniture were confiscated. George Kilmer, 1087% Udell st, was charged with keeping a room for pool selling at 2007 Clifton st. Melvin Atherton, 1221 W. 35th st, was charged with operating a lottety and keeping a room for pool selling at that address.
Final Raid Brings Arrest
The chief led his last raid at 2211 Shelby st, where Harold R. Lester, Beech Grove, was charged with operating a lottery and keeping a room for pool selling. At 126 W. Maryland st, Nate and Lesky Farb were arrested on charges of operating a lottery and gift enterprise and keeping a room for pool selling. Norton Kaufman and Porter Stewart, 1558 Park ave, were charged with operating a lottery and gift enterprise. Horse betting material reportedly was confiscated. The raid was directed by Inspector Donald Tooley. Early today a police squad crept to the third floor at 463% W, Washington st, listened while. a man claimed a “pot” of $9.70, they said, then went in. They charged Ernest Briggs, 504'4 W. Washington st, with keeping a gaming room, 10 others for visiting and
Show of Unity in Allied Talks
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shorten the war in Europe and save thousands of allied lives. President Roosevelt disclosed yesterday that certain agreements—he indicated they cover both prosecution’ of the war and post-war problems—already have been reached but are not yet ready for signature, They will be made public, prob-| ably at Moscow, as soon as the! documents are signed.
Provides Terma
His statement was hailed by those following the conference as probably signalling agreements to provide: 1. Co-ordination of Anglo-Ameri-can military strategy with that of the Soviet Union. 2. The terms and conditions to be given Germany and its satellites when faced with the inevitable surrender of the enemy. 3. A joint policy to be pursued in Poland, Jugoslavia and other libere ated nations.
Have Upper Hand
Military experts who favor closer co-ordination among the three powers to time all operations s0 as to strike the great blow at the right moment concede that the Russians, now holding the initiative. against Gerinany in -the east, are almost compelled to set any time table for Joint. operations. U. 8. Secretary of State Cordell Hull and British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden presumably gave Soviet Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov complete details on second front decisions reached at the Quebec conference between Mr. Roose velt and Prime Minister Winston The information doubtless would serve the Russians in timing their moves against Germany. Conversely, anything Molotov told Hull and Eden about Soviet plans would help the western powers time their op-
erations, Called ‘Success’
The president halled the conference as a tremendous success and said it refutes the predictions of cynics who thought the talks would be clouded by suspicion and accomplish little, The conferees, he said, had one objective—the elimination of war—and talked things out quietly and in 100 per cent individual relationships. Asked if it brought nearer a meet. ing between Stalin, Churchill ‘and himself, he said he did not know any more than he did two weeks! ago. The president and Churchill | are most anxious to meet with] Stalin and the current meetings generally are understood to be an effort to clear thé way for a “big three” conference,
League of Nations Wins Support
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (U, P.): «A week of senate debate on post. war foreign policy appeared today to have won support for senators favoring a league of nations backed by military force to preserve the peace of the world. 13 Debate is expected to continue for another week or 10 days before
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signs- increased that major operas tions were brewing. (The Nazi-controlled Paris radio sald a violent battle is raging along |: the entire Italiap: front.)
35,000 men from north Italy to reinforce thelr front lines {n the south.)
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(The British radio, heard by ORS, |t.; the Beck Products Co. 3334 W. sald the Germans had transferred | Washington st.: 2317 dl &Y8.
and at 8602 N. Michigan road, A vacant house at 1850 Gent ave,
Fifth army units which lunged Owned by Charles Huff, chairman of to occupy Mondragone, the mayor's post-war planning come
Cossack flying columns slashed | just under the shoulder of Massico mittee, was damaged by boys who
into the enemy rear almost at will]
enemy troops’ and eivillans, The Germans evidently had retired to their mountain nests, driving the civilians ahead of them. The Germans were laying a tat. too of shells upon the abandoned town, and the positions of the allied |
hundreds, With the panicky Ger. mans yielding as much as 15 miles in 24 hours, it appeared only a matter of days before the Russ army would reach the Perekop pe ninsula and seal off the Crimea. The Russian spearheads also were only a little more than 15 miles east of Kakhova, where they were expected to force the Dnieper and drive almost due north in an attempt to link up with Gen, Ivan Konev's forces at Krivol Rog and encircle the largest German army since Stalingrad,
tator as “looking up the ridge and wishing to God it wasn't there.”
Sth Moves Up A spokesman pointed out that there were two methods of smashing the Massico positions—going around in a flanking operation, and direct assault "up the 3500-f
ridge, : STUDY PLAN T0 USE The Sth moved up generally tol {get over the canal which parallels [the Volturno about three miles) FARMERS IN PLANTS north of the river, The canal was | | behind the troops at all points to a depth of one to three miles
A plan for farmers t : - { P farmers to work tem | between the Capua road and the
porarily In war industries without | losing their agricultural deferments|*® was drafted today by state selective | service headquarters , maha were In a letter to all state drags | Mined fire to prevent Gen, boards, Col. Robinson Hitchcock, Bernard L. Montgomery's men state director, récommended that achieving an advance which would farmers in classes 20 or 3C be en. | threaten the line anchored at Vasto couraged to work in essential in. 00 the Adriatic. dustries during the “off season”| Ine main fAghting was reported winter months. {along a line from the vicinity of | A farmer, however, could not San Salvo to the San Salvo rail |
leave his farm for temporary ‘em- oad station—a distance of » mile | th® porch of his and several other
ployment for a period of more than °F 80 The Germans were employfour months. {ing machine guns and strong mortar Farmers are required to apply | fire, as well as road blocks, against first at county U. 8. agricultural the 8th. boards for a statement indicating| The picture of the front still was farm production would not be im- |one of slow, unrelenting allied prespaired by the absence. Written re. (Sure, which was driving the Ger. quests for jobs are to be filed with {Mans into their prepared positions draft boards, and temporary re- on the Rommel line, and there was leases are to be presented to county ‘No tendency to underestimate the agricultural agents, difficulty of the task which the]
On the 8th army frond the Cer-| laying. down a deter. Bir | trom |
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ridge, found it deserted by both broke in. : Tomatoes were thrown at autos mobiles at 16th and Montcalm sts,
scene of a long series of vandal acts. At Millersville road and Key«
stone ave. boys hurled ears of corn
at automobiles,
A brick wall was ripped down
forces was described by a commen« Sturm ave. and Bell st, : 3 Two boys, 11 and 8, were turned
aver to the juvenile aid division in connection with the theft of a store In the 1800 block of Prospect st. They are also suspected of thefts at a novelty
store in the 1000 block of Virginia 4
ave, A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the theft of A wrist. watch at the home of Hester Child, 1122 W, 27th st, Three youthful alleged aute bandits were taken by Sheriff Otto Petit's deputies for questioning about loot valued at $1800 which they allegedly had in their pose session, The youths also are suse pected of the theft of war bonds. Four bonds were recovered at a theater where one of the youths
{1a believed to have lost them.
Melvin Fletcher, 405 Farmsworth st, reported the theft of a metal chair from the yard ‘Orville Beoot, R. R. 16, box 348,
{sald the mail box was ripped from
{homes in the neighborhood. -
GREEK KING FACES
LOSS OF THRONE
LONDON, Oct. 30 YU, P.).—Ins - ;
formed Greek sources said today that King George of Greece has only a slim chance of returning to the throne after the war, The monatch's prospects deterls
Allies face in dislodging the Nazis orated, they said, when he and his
FISH OIL PRODUCTION Amerfcaii Flying Fortresses, roar. | Menhaden oll-production was 50% {ing back into action after a weath. | greater In the second quarter of 1043 |er-enforced lull. of several days, | than in the same period of 1042; |smashed railway yards, nearby in. this fish oil is a valuable vitamin |dustrial works and bridges at Gen-| food for poultry and is used also in|oa, the biggest Italian port in Ger- | many Industrial processes man hands,
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~ Saturday
Dear Fellows—
WELL, IT'S BEEN a busy week here. . . . ‘The biggest event was Navy day. . . . There was a two and a half-hour parade, . , . And the guest of hogor was none other than Admiral Erne est J, King, ¢ 0 mm ander in chief of = . the uv. 8, | ; rf ) ? fleets. . . . Said the ade.
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tell you that we plan to follow the Japs very closely on their return trip to Japan. | + + In fact, we propose to speed them on their way.” , , . The joint Community funde« | United War fund campaign to raise-3 million dollars got under way Monday. . . . A Jarge treasure chest has been built on Monu«
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ment circle and the money raised in the campaign is being placed in the chest. . . . Armed ‘troops are on guard 34 hours a day. « .« « The county treasurer's office over at the courthouse has been a mighty busy place this week with taxpayers rushing to beat next Monday's tax deadline,
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another THE HOTELS have been having two $2} meatigss days a week. . . . And hotelmen report the average citizen is “a good sport" about it. , . . Burglars with discerning taste broke into Berry's restaurant (38 Ww.
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letters In name" , . prisoners at Camp Atterbury, Ind, 4 have their own orchestra, . . . Their favorite American tunes are “Stardust” and “Smoke
» Nice work, officers. , , , Elections held Tuesday in several Marion
county towns. . . . They include Ravenswood, Speedway, Williams Oreek, Warren Park, Meridian Hills, Clermont and Lawrence, , , , Angry because they must call fathers while some ‘non-fathers are protected in war plan Jobs, representatives of 10 local draft boards hays summoned state draft officials to &
Tuesday to discuss the problem, wk : Awful Names—
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Happy Birthday, Guys—
LOTS OF BIRTHDAYS this month. .
Sgt. J. T. 1saacs at Ci la~~Nov. 2. . . .
1943 hiding in the school board offices. . . ,
When one robber drew a revolver, Officer Dunwoody made a flying tackle and di
THE NEWSIES around town have been having a hard time recently yelling the . Some of the names are pretty hard to pronounce, particularly the Russian towns such ? as Dnepropetrovsk, Dn a prodserhinsk and Zaporoshe, . . . However, the newsie in front df the