Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 248, Decatur, Adams County, 20 October 1945 — Page 1

XU 11. No. 248.

IETTLEMENT OF UTILITY STRIKE NEAR

teate Cost ■Maintaining Hospital Unit * ■aintcnonce Cost ► a Estimated At t jj 500 Each Year . ommisstoners for iu.-pitnl election K. >..,•• I". have estimated ti'> n.cr.c <■ < >x! of said bosHE. »:! .'»>>•• a year. which W.mhl he levied on tax|Kr yin the county. | estimate- will he HK ~n tie- ballot, along with of the proposed which petitioner* have |„ h>< .tied anil built west a- -■>> addition to the % memorial hospital asked for thy build--197,500.

I tuttu< o*l does not ainortixafion of bond* year period. nor the official* said Spread FmM 2» years, approximately worth of bond* would be <v< ry year, plus inter ■B •• th. r.i'e would be as low interest payments average ?!•*.'< annually. EK-vr. for the first few years payments would total ii.'hhi yearly, dropping behalfway murk after the lit years and averaging apyears, it was explained. i.i maintenance, total out gHHb.i th- lio'pi'al from funds by 'av-s would be bet We-It and fio.mm yearly. <.>iii:u:*.:.»n.-rs were noti|SK th*- the $97,500. plus the maintenance charge, did m in< iude the tost of grounds E^B !| f:< ati.>ii. bringing water atid u'ililies Io the proposed |Mi>r constructing sewers to the iuispit.il is not included in — im.ite. th., commissioner* informed The commissionwere also advised tha’ tile IB of furnishing the hospital, if voters decided that it should E®l>i*i!’. would be covered by donations for room furnish- ■ and furniture. official ballots will contain !■<<'« tn vote "YES" or "NO" on hospital question. The bal will read: |B ! I* proposed to locate a pubhospital in Wabaah township, County. Indiana. amount of money proposPW 1 -’ I"- expended in building said is *97.560. amount proposed to lie gS*''' by taxation annually for maintenance of such hospl'a) -for the hospital. ■No against the hospital. ■ha< h voter desiring to vote for fw of such hospital ■li mark n cross with the blue in the square containing |R *" ri * W and each vo’er deSf"; , !o * o, *‘ “Wlnat such prohospital shall mark a cross ■ square containing the word

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Child Killed, Three Critically Injured Bloomington, Ind.. Oct. 2<t (UP) Kay Myers, 4. Smithville, died last night of injuries suffered In an auto-truck collision. Three children of Mr. and Mns. Andy Young. Phyllis, K. Barbara, 7, and Jeanette, S. were reported In a critical condition at Bloomington hospital, hospital. Mrs. Lloyd Myers, mother of the dead girl and driver of the car, and two other children escaped with minor injuries.

Crack Down On Japs' Black Market Deals MacArthur Clamps Down On Profiteers In Japanese Market Tokyo, Ocf. 20 — (l’P» — Gen. Douglas MacArthur damped down on black market profiteers today with an order forbidding American servicemen and civilians alike to send abroad any funds except “legitimate pay allowances." A black market has sprung up in Tokyo on American food, candy, blankets and other scarce Items obtained from American soldiers. When similar markets operated In Europe. American soldiers for a time sent back to the t'nited States more money than they earned. MacArthur’s order provided that an American wishing to exchange Japanese yen for United Slates money orders, o'her securities or any negotiable source of American currency must submit a certificate signed by a responsible personnel officer. Meantime, an official Japanese government report to the Allies revealed that the Japanese national railways still are capable of carrying more passengers and freight than they were in I*3B despite air raid damage. The report said the railways now have a capacity of I.XSfi.MO,000 passengers and 100,000,880 tons of freight annually compared with 1.000.000.000 passengers and 58,000,000 tons of freight in I*2B, the last previous year for which figures were available. The chief engineer for supreme headquarters reported that all main Japanese railway lines have been operating fully since Sept. 3. The newspaper Maini'hi sought today to dear up the mystery of what the Japanese army and navy Intended to do with their large hoards of gold, silveh, platinum and precious stones, ail now in the hands of the Allies. .Malnlchi said the Japanese (Turn To Pag* t. Column 1i 0

Former President Os Mexico Dead Plutarco Calles Is Taken By Death Mexico City. Oct. 20— fl'l’i — funeral services for Plutarco Ellas Calles. SS. former "strong man" of Mexico, awaited the arrival today of two of his sons from the United States. Calles, who ruled Mexico for 20 years through his own regime as president and through the presidents he put in power, died yesterday in the British American hospital here. Calies died as he wanted to, on Mexican soil. He returned from a flve-year exile In the • United States in 1941. The "Tiger of Sonoro” started many ot Mexico's current reforms. It was he who first enforced the laws limiting the extent of foreign holdings of land water and mineral rights in the Mexican republic. He gave the government ownership ot all petroleum deposits over the protests of the United Slates. Britain and France, who attacked his measures as "confiscatory.” He attracted world wide attention in his flght with the church to end its influence in governmental affairs. Convinced that the clergy held too much power tTurnTo Fags 4, Column »)

U. S. Will Not Intervene In East Struggle No Armed Miqht In Colonial Struqqle Seekinq Liberties New York. Oct. 20—(UP)—Thu United Status will not use its armed might to curb colonial peoples of the far east in their struggle for liberty, but Wil) extend mediation if asked, a state department official said today. John Carter Vincent, the department's far eastern affairs director, made It plain In a speech before a foreign policy association forum that the U. S. does not Intend to Interfere forcefully In nationalistic revolts such as those nowsweeping southeast Asia. “But we would be prepared to lend our assistance, if requested to do so. in efforts to reach peaceful agreements in those disturbed areas,” he said. He said the U. 8. believes recognition of the self-governing aspirations of dependent peoples will be conducive to peace in the far east. Vincent disclosed that the United States advocates a period of allied trusteeship for Korea long enough to prepare Koreans for Independence but "the briefer . . the better." He also asserted the U. 8. expects Russia to recognize that this country has “important Interests" in the far cask He said “we know- that Russia has." In one of the dearest expositions of fare-astern policy to come out of the state department, Vincent said he believed I'. 8. policies will be able to sland “careful international examination" of th" United Nations organization. He said America's overall god in the orient was threefold: 1. U. 8. security and malntt n ance of International peace. 2. Conditions promo-Ing international welfare and understanding. 3. A democratic peace based on twlltical and social stability deriving from government devoted to the welfare of peoples , He sai<l that only through cooperation of China. Russia and the U. 8. can these far eastern policies be realized. He said this country will cooperate with both nations In building stability anti with neither “In any policy antagonistic toward the other.” The I'. 8.. ho added, wants Rus(Turn T<> I’age S, c.iiuiiin 1>

Pledges Expansion Os Vets Hospitals Separate Medical Corps For Veterans Chicago. Oct. 20 (UP) Oen. Omar N. Bradley, administrator of veteran* affairs, today pledged creation of a separate medical corps for veterans ami expansion of present veterans’ hospital facilities. Bradley in an address before the convention of disabled American veterans, forecast a construction program of hospital* and medical centers for veterans requiring continued medical care. He said that the veterans administration now needs 1.300 more doctors and more than 500 speclaHats. “Some doctors have told u* they wili come with us If we can offer them more attractive salaries, chances for professional advancement and the opportunity to practice modern medicine." he said. “We mean to provide all thfee." Bradley said these inducements had heen incorporated Into recommended legislation that would create a medical corps In the tradition of tho army, navy or the public health service. "Emergency expansion of existing hospitals are inadequate." he said. "We now have 83,000 beds—including 11.000 emergency ones set up In present facilities—but we need 105,000 permanent beds with adequate personnel to man them." The DAV today began the first convention bu*iness sessions. Phy(Turn To Pag* «. Column 1)

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, October 20, 1945.

U. S. S. FDR And Her Skipper • ..... „- -- - • ■««.. < * » Jf J? '■ i: ■' ■>. J* AB ’--sj " , ~ CAPT. APOLLO SOUCEK, U. 8. N., skipper of the new aircraft car rier, tile U. 8. S, Franklin D Roosevelt, looks over his mighty vessel as it nears completion in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The vessel will be commissioned as a part of the Navy Day ceremonies on Oct 27 In New York.

Workers In Chicago Hotel Wage Strike Service Employes At Palmer House Strike Chicago. Oct. 20 (CP) Service employes of the Palmer bouse, 23story loop hotel, went on strike to day after the union officials and attorneys for the management on wages for elevator operators after negotiating all nigh!. Workers who did not report for the first day shift Were elevator operators, bell boys, waiters, bus boy* and maid*. All are members of the miscellaneous hotel and restaurant workens union. AFI* Edward T. lawless, president and managing director of the Palmer house company, raid that attorneys and union officials failed to agr*-e after negotiating all night. He declined to elaborate. The strike involved elevator op erators, according to officials of local No. 5 of the union. Other service employe* stopped work in sympathy. Taxicab eerrlce was available for guests but the drivers stopped across the street or at nearby corners. Three pickets were on duty nt each entrance. Executive* and sub executives, some faultlessly attired in morning clotftM, manned nite of tho 20 elevators but service was so un certain that most gtw ts walked downstairs, carrying their own luggage because bell Iroya were not on duty. Six of the 11 passenger elevators were operating after a fashion and three of the nine freight elevatoie were kept in partial service by engineers. There are 2.250 room, in the hotel, Service was described by one assistant manager as "completely broken down." Dining loom* were closed, due to the lack of waiter*. Barber shops were clos<d and the kitchen otaffs were Idle. Guests registered at the hotel were permitted to remain hut all reservations were cancelled for the duration of the strike, including those for today’s arrival, the management announced. This added to the already acute Chicago hotel room shortage situation The elevator operators sought wage increase* of 50-66 percent over their present 1116 50 monthly salaries which were set by the War Labor Board. Martin J. Dwyer, president of the elevator operators* union, said a similar strike was threatened at the Bismarck hotel ami added that other loop hotels employing from 15.000 to 20,000. may be affected (Turn To Page ». Column 1)

Norbert Holthouse Is Seriously 111 Norhart It. Holthouse, paymaster at the Studebaker Corp., ill Fort Wayne, since the war producing material plant was established there in 1912. I* seriously ill at the (dams county memorial lump!tai. He took ill last Sunday with a heavy cold and a kidney infeelion has developed. o Aulo Manufacturers Speed Production Reporters Inspect Automobile Plants # Detroit. Oct. 20 — 4 l*P» —Tile Hudson Motor Car company now is producing 120 automobiles a day and It experts to be second In the rate to reach the post-war market with 1946 models The Ford .Motor Co., which I* 'urnlng out 400 cars daily, is putting on It* Inaugural nationwide showing on Oct. 26. Hudson will hold a special dealers’ showing here on Oct. 23, but its new cars won’t go on general public display until the latter part of November. A pre-view of the 1946 Hudson models was given a group of 16 correspondents yesterday during a tour of the company's plants here. Earlier, tile reporters visited the Chrysler Corporation's huge Plymouth plant, where they found two half mili- lona assembly lines nearing completion but no cars being produced. K. T. Keller, president, told the press delegation that he could not say how soon the first of the lines would start operating, but hi- said the the plant eventually would Im able to turn ou- a car every 26 seconds or iso every hour. .Neither company has worked out its price schedules. Like the models of other companics visited by the newsmen— Ford and Packard—Hudson's 1946 offerings look a great deal like the 1942 version* except for -a newly-styled front Two-toned lawlirs ad two-'onrd upholstery were featured among the cars we saw coming down the assembly line. A. E. Barit, Hudson president, said that the company expects to produce lietween 10,006 and 12.000 cars by the end of the year. At present, only one of Fs assembly lines is operating* When full capacity Is reached and two shifts are employed, the output will bo about 9.’»n cars a day. Tho revival of peacetime auto(Turn To Fags <, Column 2)

Union Leaders Willing To Accept Recommended Mediation Board Offer

House Vote Jolts Truman's Program Return Employment Service To States Washing’on, (hl. 20 — (UPt President Truman’s 21 point legislative program was jolted again today by a house vote to return the U. 8. employment service to the states. With the senate already on record in favor of the shift, the house voted yesterday to turn ÜBEH back to sta'e administration in the face of opposition from Mr Truman and house Dem o< rath- leaders. The v<de came during a session which was brought to a turbulent climax with an unsuccessful move by Rep John E. Rankin. D-. Miss., to overhaul the armed services demobilization program Both the USES controversy ami Rankin’s attempt to accelerate the discharge rate were brought before the house In debate on a bill to recapture more than 5.">2.tioo.mm.mm in war spending authority during 'he current fiscal year. When those corollary Issues had been settled the bill was passed by a voice vote ami sent to the senate The house appropriations committee. which Grafted the bill, had Included a provision to re'urn USES to the states 30 days after enactment of the measure. The employment service was taken over by the federal government under a presidential executive order Immediately after Pearl Harbor. State officials have asked that ft be returned In th" legislative program he transmitted to congress last month, Mr. Truman asked tha' USES be kept under federal administration until July 1, 1917. Rankin'- surprise move came just before the vole on passage of the Id!! He offered a rider to provide for discharge upon application of servicemen who had served more than is months, thosewho had wives, children or dependent parent* ami those wliooeducation had beer. Interrupted by service In the armed forces. Hep. Emmett O'Neal, D, Ky, raised a parliamentary objection (Turn To Page «. Column 2> Nation Rallies To Aid Os Muncie Babe Needed Druq Sent By President's Order Muncie. Oct. 20 tl'Pt A 21-year-old war widow today hovered prayerfully over her baby daughter as a touched nation rallied to her hope that a new w-mder drug would spare the child from death. In a tiny Bail memorial hospital room, Mrs. Jean Harvey watched endlessly over 17-month-old Gayle Eleanor, stirring restlessly in a coma induced by usually-fatal tub erntlar meningitis The petite, brunette mother, a former member of th.- Women’ll Army Corps, i» very brave, Morrow Isn’t new to her. It was only six montlM ago that she opened a War Department telegram revealing that her husband. Sgt Thomas D Harvey, died on a parachute mission last March in Gern any. As she kept vigil leeside little Gayle's bed. Mrs. Harvey reiterated her faith in the test tube" medicine streptomycin which alone stands between life and death for the infant. Mrs. Harvey expressed her gratitude to those who told her baby's story to the world and to others who found a 21 day supply of the new. scarce drug, an earth mold derivltive at 111 to bo completely proven. An additional supply was being rushed here by plane t nm Walter Reed hospital. Washington, on (Turn To Pag. I, Column 4)

Rebels Claim Full Victory In Venezuela Rebel Leaders, All Younq Army Men, In Control Os Country Caracas. Venezuela, (let. 2« lU. P l Leaders of revolting army units claimed control of virtually all Venezuela today They said President lasi* Medina had resign cd after ordering holdout govern ment forces in the Interior to cease resistance. Medina himself was reported variously a prisoner of the Helals, in refuge- at the British embawey. and In flight toward the Interior with a force of loyal civil guards Rebel leaders had vowe | he would be captured “dead or alive" la-adera of the revolutloa. all young army officers, said they had overthrown the old guard military clique which had ruled Venezuela for year«c and would sulistltutn “a real democracy. In the- United States manner." They were rc-ported forming a joint civil and military Junta io take over the- government until elections can be held. Romttlu (lallcgos, president of che socialist democratic action parly and famous novelist, was expected to Im- named provisional president. Tin- revolutionists crushed the last diehard resistance in Caracas yesterday with planes and tanka. The- San Carlos garrison, the capital’s principal military center, stir-rc-nclc-red after nearly three- hours of continuous air strafing. Within an hour, the Ambrosio Plaza barracks and central police headquarters capitulated and all Cara< us w.m under control of the revolutioni-te Machineguns were set up at all strategic point* against the- possibility of a coun-ter-coup. Casualties in Carat us during the--21-hour revolt wt-ie estimated al .’l'-o dead and wounded, landing broke out last night in the f.iahion able suburb of El Paraiso, hut truckload* of rebel troops were sent to restore Older. An armored < olumn of 4.080 more troops was reported en route from (Turn To Page », Column St Urge Indonesians Wage 'Holy War' Urqe Natives Tear Down Dutch Flaqs Batavia. Oct 20 (l'l’> Nation-alist-held radio stations today railed on Indon---lans to tear down the Dutch flag and wage a “Hedy War” in Java A propagandist broadcasting from Soerahaja warned the Dutch that If they did not "take the! flag away" from the capital within the next few day*, the- city would be- surrounded. The nationalist radio at Jogjakarta In soulhecii Java quoted the "republican mlnistre of defense-" as announcing that a “holy war" could now begin in the- districts of Path Semarang and Bodjonegoro in the north-central coastal area and hi Bandoeng and Batavia in the west. New Indonesian forcer, were reporteel gathering in middle Java undc-r the group of “army rebels.” whose < hlef was inciting the population to fight the Dutch and Japanese "allicMi." Allied authorities announced the arrest of Muslim Shimizu who was believed head of the Japanese terrorist group “black fan." Dutch snurcza reported that RrL linn Tn !’*»« <•. <*>iumn 8>

Price Four Cents.

Labor, Manaqemqnt Movinq Slowly For Aqreement On Woqe Scales Os Workers — By United Press Settlement of a strike of CIO utility workers, harassing Michi* gall g.w* and electric users, appear* ed imminent today amid signs that labor and Industry were moving slowly toward agreement on post* war wage scales. (Jov. Harry F Kelly announced a'. Untlng, Mic h , that union lead* •rs had expressed willingness to accept a mediation board’s recom* mended wage- boost in the diaputn which for two day* threatened to mt off gas and electric jtower from 2.<mm>.o«o Michigan resident*. Acceptance of the proposal depended on ratification of local unions today Kelly said that If it were ratified the 2.408 strikers probably would go back to work at once. The- locals previously had turned down the- same offer, however Hitting hard at 2,208 communities, the gc-m-ral walkout last night left the bueln-s* disiric* of Battle (Trek. Mich., a health icaort, without heat after the utility workers council (CIO» called out malnten* ance men of hotels, office build* ing< and stores. Muskegon was bit by a one-hour power disruption Thursday. Some- 423,088 workers were Mill away from theii jobs ever the nation today, but the figures was the lowest since Sept 24, when labor troubles idled 12."0n. In Washington and Detroit there were indications that labor and management might soon la-come somewhat re* c-onciled to peacetime working conditions. In Detroit, the foundation fop 'omprontWe of Its 30 percent wage Increase demand for the- entire automobile industry was laid by tho inlted auto workers union tUIOL After initfal talks with (Jeneral Motors officials. UAW vice preaident Walter Reuther eaid he had backed a “conditional" compromise-. Reuther said that he had told the company that “If It could provo that by retaining 1942 car prices it would not be able to make a satisfactory profit under a 38 ]ier-cc-nt pay inc rease” the union would l><- willing to modify demands. Gem-ral Motors representatives rceumc-d the conference last night after walking out to protest pre•once of newspapermen. They returned after newsmen were barred. \t Washington, President Truman met in special session with his cabinet to discuss new wageprice mac hinery tn hopes endiu lai»>r controversies threatening reconversion. It wag believed that Mr. Truman had won consent if high administration chieftaina to support a substantial basic wage in< n-ase, A strike- vote will be taken tiexfc Wcdtv-sday among united auto workers in General Motors plants, and Chrysler Co. workers will bo polled the following day on tho question of striking to bolster demand- for higher wages Other strike developments included: 1 A petition was filed with the (Turn To Page 6, Coiumn 5) Collect Funds For Victims Os Fire Hanford City. Ind . Oct. 20-(U. PI Money, clothing, and furniture- are being collected today by local citizens lor Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dllly who lost four children Wednesday in a fire that destroyed their farm huiue. Approximately |SOO had been given by late yesterday with the Hut of donators growing rapidly. Mrs. Dllly and 14-ycar-old son Hie hard remained in serious condition from burns at the Blackford county hospital. Her husband and Infant son were reported improving at the- home of his hr ether, John Dilly. west of Hartford City. Quadruple funeral services were held today for the four children, ranging In age front five to 17 years, who died in the blase.