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Show THE Pace Two TIMES-NEWS- WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS A'eto Yorkers Washington, Are Talking About: Babe Ruth's price ($35,000) for his services in the Gehrig film, which Goldwyn screams is too He will prob'ly pay it, much. though, as Ruth is a "must" in any of Gehrig . . . Jimmy Walker, the former Mayor, who is being considered as the head of a new racetrack to be built In N. Y. The backers being very wealthy French refugees, wondering where to Invest their coin . . MGM's planned film version of the town's big hit, "Best . . Foot Forward" For Mickey k and Judy . . . The Dep't: One of Life's editors who was ordered to spend at least two weeks with Ginger Rogers for a profile piece . . . The way Lawes has added twenty pounds since "getting out" of Sing Sing Prison. biography . . Nice-Wor- The way the British radio pounds away at Italy's slipping morale with eight daily broadcasts urging the country to unlatch itself from Ber. Rome's reply prob'ly is: lin Take It up "Why speak to us? with the Warden!" . . . The several society lads, on the verge of being drafted, who flew to California, shifting residences there at the same time. So that when their numbers come up they'll go to a camp in sunny CaL . . . Dumb, huh? . . . The new bootlegging racket in England, where more bootlegging goes on in the clothing field than in food. And in men's attire I .. The book, "I Paid Hitler," by Fritz Thyssen, the industrialist who first helped the Nazis In Germany . . . Jimmy Wong Howe, the Chinese cameraman, and Rabbi Edgar Mag-niwho made speeches for a short to raise funds for Irish Relief . . . The depressing news about Hen-dri- k Willem Van Looiv whose docs have ordered him to stop all activity The for the next six months Rev. Jardine, who came to the aid of Wally and the Duke. His letters are now ignored. . ... The way some of the over here outsmarted themselves. The coin they saved on postage by having their hymns of hate franked through the mails doesn't begin to cover the costs of lawyers and bail 0 . . . Jimmy Dorsey'i check for from Decca, as his royalties for the first half of 1941. In short, he hit the Jukepot. D. C. FARMER PRICE VICTORY Louis J. Taber, National Grange, president, and other farm leaders didn't come away empty-hande- d from their conference with the President on price control. While he would not agree to their proposal that wages be included in the price control bill drafted by Price Administrator Leon Henderson, Roosevelt did make one important concession. He said he would have no objection to a "parity averages formula" being put in the bill to limit the dumping of government-owne- d wheat and cotton when the prices of these commodities threaten to soar out of bounds. Under this formula, to insure farmers an average parity price for the full crop year, restrictions would be placed on the amount of wheat and cotton that could be sold. Also, the dumping could not begin until prices reach certain above-paritlevels, to be worked out by Henderson and the department of agriculture. Taber and his colleagues had to do some fast talking to sell the President on this plan. At first he seemed in no mood to accept any changes in the bill and told his callers that if they had come to debate the question of controlling farm prices they were wasting their time. "We have simply got to head off inflationary trends," the President declared grimly, "or face the worst depression the country has ever known after this emergency is over." The farm leaders finally won him over to their plan with the assurance that they would not oppose Henderson's system of selective price controls, providing the parity gains won at this session were not lost. Taber pointed out that though the prices of wheat and cotton are now only slightly below parity, and livestock above it, farmers get only 43 per cent of the consumer's dollar spent for farm products, as against 60 per cent in 1917, when defense production was geared to the peak U has reached today. Notes of an Innocent Bystander: The Story Tellers: Clifton Fadi-mawill have you know that he's not a literary crita ic. He points out the big difference in "The Reviewing Business," in Harper's. "Literary criticism is an art," he says, "like the writing of tragedies or the making of love and, similarly, does not pay. Book reviewing is a device for earning r, living" . . . Charles Poore also takes a slant at the prose racket in The Times mag. in his definition of the Pulitzer Prize. The value of the prize, he says, Is "a thousand dollars in cash to those who accept it and ten thousand dollars in publicity for those who rebox-offic- e fuse it". The Front Pages: An editorial in the Herald Tribune epigrams the spot the Bolo armies have put the Huns In. "The Russians," the daily points out, "have only to survive somehow in order to win; Hitler has to win in order to survive" . . . You can spot the Fascists' weariness for the war in their weakening propaganda bragging. Recently they claimed only to have damaged the British plane carrier. Ark Royal. In all previous naval scraps, both the Hcinies and the Fascists have begun with the sinking of that vessel. Broadway Is Like This: Broadway is where after you've reached the top at least a dozen acquaintances claim having played a big part in it . . . But when you fail everybody blames you . . . And you blame the "breaks" instead of looking for a Job where your talent will be respected such as waiting on tables or being president of a No matter how nice you bank are there will always be others who will knock you from sheer force of A fellow who is considhabit ered more important than Roosevelt or Willkie is one who can pick at least one winner out of seven If you don't talk about races yourself then you run the risk of being borid stiff listening to others gab about themselves . . . The lights have done more to the street famous than any of the famed folk on it. ... ... ... me . Broadway is still the zippiest street of them all . . . Remember when some people wrote articles alleging it was dead a few years back? . Many visitors come to The Big Town to see the shows when the best show is New York itself . . . The Bowery, where many people are starving, is full of restaurants , , . The best way to disillusion your is to daughter who is stage-strucpoint out the chorus girl staggering into subway kiosks . . . No playboys or sables just yawns and sme.'ly lufcv ej si lions, sister k NEPHI. UTAH NEW LABOR HEADACHE Strikes are still a serious problem, but the big labor headache currently harrying defense chiefs is the complex and mounting difficulty of employment dislocations. Almosf every day brings5 new reports of workers let out due to lack of materials, forced curtailment of production or other defense causes. Official estimates of such dismissals put the number at between one and two million. And the end is not in sight. Some experts anticipate that in the auto industry alone 200,000 workers will lese their jobs. Aware of the serious economic consequences of such dislocations, OPM heads are making strenuous efforts to overcome them. So far only partial answers have been found. Originally, OPM tried to handle such dismissals by local absorption. This worked all right in towns with industries engaged in defense work. They could use the displaced hands and gladly took them on. But in communities where this condition did not exist, other solutions had to be found. Various methods have been used. In some instances defense orders have been granted to reopen shutdown plants. In other cases, where conversion of a plant wasn't possible, an entire new defense plant has been erected in town. In still other instances, workers have been Thursday, October 30, 1941 New Linen Motifs Xn Easy Stitchery Shipping Losses and Kearny Incident Have Effect on Neutrality Act Debate; British View Invasion as 'Impossible'; French Assassinate Two Nazi Officers (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) SOME REMINDERS OF OLD, WAR NO. 1 SPEECHES DIGGING THROUGH some old rubbish a few days ago, I discovered a number of clippings from (EDITOR'S NOTE When opinion ore expressed In these eolumno, the, ore those of the news Analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.) (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) . ... In f a 2"' jET Hill " B - a jM ft!, , niiins-M- , ninslli iif m m .. x, :.. 'i-h- J"- t It t itaMsO, ? I It .oWajna m.im One of the most momentous steps in U. S. Argentine trade relations took place in the historic white room at the government house at Buenos Aires as a new treaty was signed between the two governments. Picture shows ceremony at signing and pictured left to right are Dr. Carlos Argentine finance minister; U. S. Ambassador Norman Armour; Dr. Enrique Guinazu, Argentine foreign minister. In the background are members of the Argentine government and U. S. embassy staff. -- Ace-ved- o, KEARNY: Starting Things The fact that the Kearny, U. S. destroyer hit by a Nazi torpedo, had been more than slightly damaged, had suffered the loss of some 11 lives and had several persons badly wounded landed with a Jolt in a Washington already Jittery in the midst of a debate on the Neutrality act. The navy refused any information except the broadest facts, pending a fuller report of the commander, and the incident left congress in a welter of excitement On top of this had come two further sinkings, those of the Bold Venture, former Danish ship carrying the flag of Panama, and the Lehigh which was flying the Stars and Stripes. The Lehigh was sunk off the coast of Africa, far from the combat zones. The impact of these three incidents on a congress which was being asked to permit the arming of merchant ships was terrific. Immediately measiires were placed before congress ranging all the way from a complete repeal of the Neutrality act to a resolution asking for a declaration of war. This last was not actually introduced, but certain isolationist senators said that it would be as a counter measure to the "pressure" being exerted from the White House. Out of it all emerged the second half of the Neutrality act legislation, the measure to send American ships into combat zones, and this had been reported to have received presidential favor as a matter of present business. Again; as the administration was meeting severe opposition on one of its measures, fate and the news played into its hands. RUSSIANS: Tough Battle Pressure shifted from one direction to another along the Moscow front with the Russians putting up a desperate fight There had been a sudden heavily reinforced attack, however, in the southern, or Orel district, and the Nazis had claimed the capture of Stalino, a city of 450,000 people, and given "retraining" instruction and described as "a leading armament moved to places where labor was center of the Donets basin." needed. Still later the Nazis had announced Defense chiefs count on Floyd Odgains on the Azov front and the deium's reorganized subcontracting fenders believed the Germans were division to take up most of the slack shifting their attack to the south. on defense dislocations. There had been reports cf Stalin It personally in command at the cenOdium originally estimated would take two months to set up tral front, his headquarters in an administrative machinery, but OPM armored train. But the capital bad chiefs are urging him to turn his been moved to a spot 550 miles attention to getting subcontracts now southeast of Moscow. Russian sources had declared the and rounding out his organization as he goes along. picture at Leningrad to be the brightest of that on any part of the long front, with the defenders of city inflicting terThe American Association for Eco- Russia's second on the attackers, and losses rific adan has Freedom nomic reprinted lines. dress made more than 10 years ago still holding their defense N. Wilkin by Federal Judge Robert INVASION: of Cleveland on "A New Social Order" in which he advocated a union lm possibility' of the countries to British sources, following a proresist the totalitarian aggressors. tracted demand on the part of labor Joe Louis, Heavyweight champ and certain sections of the press for soon to be drafted, is tackling what an immediate invasion of the conhe describes as "the biggest fight of tinent officially declared this plan my career." He has sent a circular "still an impossibility." letter to every member of congress The RAF., it was stated, was asking them for help to raise a fund still smashing the Reich territory on for a movement to improve the eco- a basis, however. nomic condition of Negroes. London authorities were testy It isn't advertised, but the army over the hint, however, that Britain now has a regular military air servwas not doing all she could to aid ice across both the North and South Russia, and it was revealed through on schedule, just Atlantic, operating officials that shiploads of as punctually as any commercial high and munitions had tanks, airplanes airway in the U S A. been sent, that many already had Gcod news for the troops eaten by arrived. Others were cn route. chiggers in the Louisiana maneuThe British declared that fully vers: Denton Crowl of Toledo had one-haof the German air force Just discovered a chemical which was being compelled to be held in will make them as scarce as Amerthe west because of the daily atican heavy bombers. tacks by bombers, and that the BritJesse Jones is angling to get John ish are doing everything that the Hertz, original king of the Yellow Russians themselves have suggested Taxis in Chicago, appointed to the in the way of aid. Maritime commission. MERRY-GO-ROt'N- - By Edward C. Wayne y pro-Naz- is $40,-00- . D English-speakin- lf 50 FOR ONE: Officers Shot The kiUing of Colonel Holtz, the Nazi commander at Nantes, France, was by assassination promptly avenged by General Stuelpnagel, occupation commander, by the killing of 50 French hostages. The commander said: "Cowardly criminals paid by England and Moscow killed the field commandant at Nantes with shots in the back on the morning of October 20. - Until now the assassins have not been arrested. "In expiation of this crime I have ordered, as preliminary measures, that 50 hostages be shot Considering the gravity of the crime 50 other hostages will be shot if the assassins are not arrested." The general offered a reward of 15,000,000 francs for the surrender of the guilty parties. Four members of the gendarmerie at Nantes had been taken into custody, including the prefect of the district. He and the mayor of Nantes issued an ' Appeal for aid in the 'arrest of the killers. On that very day, however, in the neighborhood of Nantes, a freight train was derailed, a section of track having been removed. For other offenses four Frenchmen had been executed, and the total of hostages executed during October was said to have reached 134. 7.v;m mm- - N4- .Iffbs. .- 'vSC Pattern 7082. 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G.O.P.: Willkie Policy At the height of the neutrality debate more than 100 Republicans took part in an appeal for the repeal of the Neutrality act in the face of the recollection that this action In the last war was shortly followed by American entrance as a full participant. , led by Wendell L. Willkie. who said: "Millions upon millions of Republicans are resolved that the ugly smudge of isolationism shall be removed from the face of their party. "At the same time he criticized the administration for the handling of labor relations, saying "the desire of many in the administration to rewrite our social and economic life under cover of the national effort must be ruled out during the emergency." These were WTCKARD: On Prices Secretary of Agriculture Wickard, calling the parallel between the present war and the last one too close for comfort urged on congress the necessity of Immediate price fixing to stave off disastrous inflationary tendencies. He declared himself in complete agreement with the provisions of the bill, and said pending price-contrauthat the planned price-fixinthority might not be necessary. The nation's agricultural production next year, he predicted, will be the highest in history, and the increase would be mostly In meats, milk and eggs. He recalled that of the 14,000 banks which failed most were country banks, and said he didn't believe the American econosecond siege like my could stand that. g SIBERIA: Or Thailand? Watchers of the perilous situation the Orient were still wondering whether 5ihria or Thailand would be the first to feel the touch of Japan's expected military effort. In spite of unconfirmed reports that the United States and Japan had reached some basis of agreement, the tension continued high. Japanese quarters were pressing on the government to do something first about Thailand. In English papers, containing accounts of the visit of a party of American Journalists, of which I was one. During the days spent in England that party of Americans listened to many speeches and, in view of inevents, tervening and present-da- y these clippings made interesting iniirwriisijaa2eiaaiseMfcaeMMiasitf reading. Arthur Balfour, in a speech made A ppearing before the Senate at a luncheon, forecast the difficult defense investigating commitproblems to be faced at the peace tee, Sidney Hillman, OPM table and what would happen in the director general, is picfuture should hatred have a place in tured as he declared that low The kind of peace negotiations. bid by a CIO contractor for a peace he warned against was made and his prophecy for the future has Michigan housing project was been realized in a second World disregarded because its acwar. ceptance might result in Lord Northcliffe, in a speech at instrikes and open violence a luncheon in the London Times volving the entire construcbuilding, forecast a League of Nations that with America as a partion industry in Detroit. The ticipant would solve all future committee was probingcharges international problems. America that OPM shows favoritism did not Join the League and the to AFL. League did not prevent a second World war. Admiral Sims, commanding the LABOR: American navy in Europe, explained the work of the British navy. He Civil Strife said there were never more than 13 An internal war within the C.I.O. German subs at sea at any one time organization was revealed when a and that had some 5,000 strike at a Detroit steel plant was vessels of England various classes searching suddenly halted. for these subs and protecting merThe public was treated to the unchant ships. Admiral Sims said it usual spectacle of a union leader was the English navy that would telling his members to go back to make victory for the Allied cause work because the army had been possible by maintaining control of ordered to take over the plant "un- the seas. It was true at that time, and is true again now with just less," and being roundly hissed. " There were yells of "bring on the about the same conditions. World War I, and the peace that soldiers." The union leader, John Doherty, grew, out of it, did not prevent war but, rather, encouraged more wars, said: including the present conflict What "The United States army already will follow the peace of this war only has received orders to move in. The can tell. The sentiment the future government has notified our union now in she democracies is for genthat this strike will not be tolerat- erous terms, with Roosevelt-Churchied." pronouncement as a . basis, but The men, who claimed that their the bombs are still falling.-' With own union leaders had "sold them either side a military achieving out" in wage negotiations, hissed victory, the hatreds of Europe may and catcalled, but they went back to again; as in 1919, dominate the work. peace terms. o o o There were hints of sabotage in this strike, and the open charge by FARMERS DEFINITELY AFFECTFederal Conciliator Dewey that he ED BY RAILROAD WAGES was looking for a "sinister purpose" THE FARMER is the one proin the walkout Dewey bad been in the conference which resulted in this ducer in America who does not and the price at which particular steel company signing a cannot determine will be sold. He his commodity contract with the SWOC. sows in the spring, with a hope that Nature will enable him to produce MEXICO: a crop, and consumer demand will Releases Aliens assure him a fair price. When, with a and the United the assistance of Nature, his acres States had been puzzled by a report have produced a crop, he must reap from Mexico stating that close to in the fall, regardless of what the 600 Nazis and Fascists from the price may be. The price is made at Chicago, at seized Axis ships had been re( leased and returned to their former Tidewater or at Liverpool, and the status of foreigners legally in the farmer pays the transportation. From the price paid is deducted the , country. American circles could not under- delivery costs. The manufacturer can, and does stand why President Camacho took this action, as it was believed cer- fix the price at which he will sell tain to complicate Mexico's espio- bis product If there is not a conprice he nage problem, already quite com- sumer demand at the names, he can lay off his help, plex. his factory and await better It had been pointed out that, prior close conditions. To the price the manuto their seizure, these Nazi and Fas- facturer the local merchant cist ships had been hotbeds of prop- adds thenames, cost of transportation of one of the and them, that, aganda, the product in fixing his price to Orinoco, had maintained a printing the consumer. The farmer pays the In addition plant aboard, and that on what he sells and also on to flooding the country with material freight what he buys. along the Nazi party line, had given The farmer has a definite finanmany entertainments aboard for cial interest in the proposed wage Mexicans and had shown many increase asked by the railroad emmovies. propaganda ployees of the nation. That increase represents more than the railroads BRIGADE: are earning. They cannot absorb it Of Heroes and continue to operate. It means The British official reports of the increased cost of transportation on Dunquerque episode were filled with what the farmer sells and on what he many stories of heroism, but none buys. He will get less for what his his acres produce, and of them more poignant than the story factory of the lost brigade of Calais. pay more for the commodities of This was a group of 3,800 British other factories the things he and and use, and the soldiers who held the French port, his family need equipment needed to operate his vital to the use of Dunquerque as The increased freight both debarkation point, for all the days farm. will amount to a considerable while the evacuees were crouched ways of dollars per year for every number atto on the beaches, vulnerable one of the more than six million tack, thus permitting their brothers-in-arm- s farms in America. Without that ' to escape. increase, the average railproposed 47 ever Of this body, only returned road employee is far better off finanto England. The commander was cially than Is the average farmer, Brigadier C. Nicholson, and after who, collectively, will pay a constanding heavy bombardment and siderable portion of the increase, with the town he was defending in o o flames, he received this terse comCEILING? THE WHERE'S mand: ' WHAT DOES a surplus of food and "Every hour you continue to exist is of the greatest help to the B.E.F. continuously increasing prices mean The government therefore decided If not inflation? Where is the ceilthat you must continue to fight We ing they talk about and over what is it to be placed? The farmer canhave the greatest possible admiranot be the only one who is to be tion for your splendid stand." limited in the price he receives. One spearhead of the German ato o to was anxious take tack desperately IT IP ALSO TILE 6TATES DunCalais and to sweep on to FOR 1930 the per capita state tax querque, to fall on the helpless and collections averaged $14 52 and by vulnerable men at that point With the But the riflemen of the Calais 1940 had jumped to $23.02. of but a few states, the exception the held them, despite brigade increase was reasonably even. In bombings by wave after wave of Missouri the Jump, as reported by was Stukas. Nicholson himself was from $10.61 the Tax Foundation, among the missing. His last radio in 1930 to $81.92 in 1940, and in Alaappeal was: from $8.29 to $53 31. Aside "Please send us more guns stjU bama these states, the range of 1940 from holding out." ttat tax collections was from $33.88 It was tne evening of the fourth in Nevada down to $14.38 in South day. Cat. lis had. held. Out long rarolina and $14.80 in Nebraska was done. work Their enough. 'one increases arc not UncleSam's. . .. 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