Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 19 January 1946 — Page 1

1 VOL XLIV, No. 16.

Kaiser signs steel wage agreement

Steel Workers | Jump Gun On Strike Call Pennsylvania And California Plant Workers Jump Gun HBy United Presc Med HrtitaFov' tin* count-y be gnu hanking ' “ na.es and laying , ihou»»aOvf work' « today In pKijNllttiHoW" ' " Milka 'j hl tfal Balkin '- hi.Morv a niu-o 1,11 «te. iwoik« A workStH’!' • ’ in (Hi- b.isi<- ln rfgatry iPlw’* 11 " "’tainty >«<•• cio c silent I’ll! ■ip !••• iHi ' i l " l *'' imt tn i* •'■'iuii* at 1S:®1 MS* Monday. it» ..<■<«- ' ‘ r,,, y icon- * 1, Stwi , «Bark’‘i jump' '• tin- gun Calif, walltiiM ‘*>r their job# 52 hours abaetaf 'lt* strike deadline 2. Hojfa A» »w# t ided a* governin a iteatfMK As " ’ Boding lx.a rd s ... iblh lieat lnz»l .1 -it negotiation was reposted lldfte fiv< day -Irik- of ’W.Mq Cl® -tri< al worker# Elect r!c. WestinghocM and Ge attee dlvUtai. 4 Ph-k«« Jin* skirmishes were reported bejlfeeit strlk. rs and nonstrikers In Kan*--'< city. Kan . !.<•* AdsflllHHHioi 1 iti-'Pe- for labor peace tMrp b’ --.i but tin- r s 'fliMNhMßrflbjer:• <1 President Tiut iss-i ent hourly labor li aders hid steel as?ri i inirht |gßßwii y to nettling maim wriMßMj tile electric .1. automoP u,kin ' ! indtiMiitM. <i a fit-i.ition in th.in -no be idled by strikes uithjn ftse :i< at two days. K Adtninhfeai ion leaders plainly rarer* dismayed by-'lhe rebuff from IT. space-set te- for the litMe Truman warned strike would “be felt pneUeal - very major Indra■fsj“ in :bd country. Its reftwe?: ■ ions, he raid, would bs “for a long time to come." Ths Ci«wieii Production Administration. n»*:i il<-. in »ved to conserve steel stockpiles for by setting up a JBB^BKi*'lonin;: program. |V\M in-at -uppil.- . outinu-d |\ to dvrindw-rap'di-'. as nearly it"".Sw AFLpnt.i Clo pa< kinghouse for the fourth day over JBtfcfSd' inand-i A widespread moot black iiarkcl threatened. , ’ y rer.tiaining order >HM|lUa9Fciw picketing of the , I ri'Sttrfft 03.. plant in Kansas City. '♦Metis- Was reported. Similar routt enters were issued against electrical workers In ~..rke~ fE Jersey City. X J. In rite .New York City traitt|||Mhi» ajMtem was threattmmlgjßge u o subway, elevated, hM Wl Weeti ir workers to protest tfi»Kp<m<-d aale of the municpai £fa*r system to >he consoiit,: U n EOttlestrictions JgHman Travel IhßHHmion. Jan. 19 - (UP) — be able to get railreservations on trips M* itifik •!!» - «r longer on Feb. It, A^Pyt rlctions will be lifted March IS, the Office ot Defense today. The agßw y «»•'! !•» ~r,l e r i»g advance railroad r>nervations B,ao wil> '**’ r **°ked present pullman ser- *«« fa pinhibited on runs of less W o OSNOORAT THERMOMETER V®»fa«RATURE READINGS •fWifam 22 10;<»a.fav 22 11:«i kjn 22 WEATHER ®Fart!y ueloudy and considerably colder tMpy. Snow north and rain Sr snow south tonight and Sun-

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Nation's Supplies Os Meat Dwindling Reported 'Acute' In Some Sections x By United Preus Th Packlngbotte workers' strike today gave the American housewife a “shat-to-hav-for dinner" headache, threatened to thin the farmer's pocketbook and revive the meat black mark t. The meat shortage was reported .“acute" In some parts of the tountry. but otheis found meat still abundant. With government experts still trying to bring) labor peace to the Industry, beset by demands for higher wages, butcher* started their own rationing plana to spread dwindling supplies of beef. pork, lamb and other meat products. Many butchers planner! to cloa? their stores and take vacations when their stock* faded completely. Inn others said they would continue to operate as long as Lhelr fish and poultry held out. in Chicago, cent r of the nation's vast meat packing industry, meat will grace most dinner tables tomorrow. If the strike, begun last Wednesday by AFL and CIO unions. continues the shortage will become sever* there next week. The OPA reported that some butchers already were boosting their prices despite government o lllng,-* and other regulations Regional OPA administrator la«o F. Gentner. In New York, said a survey revealed that a Brooklyn butcWr asked |1.2fl for a r al. Gentner, who ordered thorough investigation of all such reports, said another moat retailer sent his price of ham rooming 15 cents a pound A Manhattan retailer asked 75 Aents a pound for chopp <1 meat, while some Bronx butchers demanded |1 a pound. Chicago board of health Inspectors yesterday confiscated four beef carcasses which they said were shipped to th local market without federal or city in?pectlon stamps. Dr. Herman N. Rundown, head of the department, said he had starlet! a drive against the meat black mark t. Meantime, livestock producers were loaing money because of the tendency to keep their animals on the farm during the m at strike, president Ralph A. Walter of the Chicago live stock exchange said. Waller pointed out that when livestock eat all the corn and other fodder the produo r has set aside for them, the producer then must move the animals along for • Turn To Page s, r»|utnn I) District Meeting Is Held Friday Lyman L. Hann, rural chairman of the annual Red Cross drive to be staged here In March, was in South Bend Friday, attending a district meeting cf the organization, during which plans were made for the campaign. 0 " " — November Term Os Court Ends Today New Court Term To Open February 4 Action in several cases was expected today, last day of the November term of the Adams circuit court. After a two weeks vacation the February term will he convened on February 4. Late this morning * Judge J. Fred Fruchte was to hear preliminary action in the divorce case of Lillian vs. Anthony Schumacher. A personal injury claim, filed by Leo Gilllg as guardian ot Albert Gillig. who suffered a severe arm injury In an auto wreck, was settled tor *SOO. Kathryn Hamman, driver of the other car Involved, was defendant in the action. The Gillig lad was riding In a car driven by Eugene Brown when the accident occurred several months ago. The inheritance tax appraisal was made in the estate of Amos C. Walters and the court found th* net value of the estate to be *I.MW. The divorce case of Clarence Michel against Dorethy Christine Michel was dismissed upon motion of the plaintiff

Charred Ruins Os Airliner That Took 17 Lives ' wiv: i L . sWwWfirWwwjf EWiwL IJf -Ik ,|>- >f7wn ’ M nt r 1 'dwi T A -rf' Ymßs ”* -wA *a*jhJML w /flUMker w-r a-— SEVENTEEN PERSONS, including a buliy. their bodies burned beyond recognition, perished when this Boston-bound Eastern airliner caught fire in mld-alr and crashed near Cheshire, Conn. Eyewitnesses said the ship burst Into fire while over Cheshire. 11 miles north of New Haven, and w th fire shooting from beneath it. the wlnaa folded upwards after whh h the craft plunged Into a ravine buryina ’ * none in the ground. There were no aurvlvora. < International Sou nd photo I.

Small Nations Fight Atomic Bomb Plans * Oppose Control By Security Council Ix>ndon. Jan. 19 —tl'P* — The small nation* were set today to begin a battle to switch control of the proposed atomic bomb commission from the security council to the united nations general assembly. The UNO general committee made a provisional decision to open the debate Monday on the Moscow resolution ‘o establish •m atomic energy commission The resolution, drawn by the Big Three and supported by France, Canada and China, was certain to draw strong opposition from a group of nations led by Australia and New Zealand. The atomic energy Issue was originally scheduled to come up today before the political security committee. The committee session was postponed by the 111ne»* of chairman liniltri Manullski of the Soviet Ukraine. Manuilski also postponed his address before the assembly. Andrei A. Gromyko, temporary head of the Soviet delegation, made it dear yesterday that Rusal* will resist all efforts to take control of the atomic bomb commission from the security council. There was a possibility that Byelorussia would submit a formal request for addition to the assembly agenda of a resolution calling for extradition of war criminal suspects sheltered by neutral countries. Byelorussia has charged that Spain has been hiding German war criminals responsible for killing more than 399.0 W Ruslans The Byelorussian delegate. Kuzin* V. Kiselev, accused Spain of harboring war criminals last night at the first night session of the United Nations assembly He asked the UNO to urge non member states to "expel criminals to countries in which they committed their cilmes," Kiselev said that the overwhelming majority of 11J)O German war criminals on the Byelorussian list remain undiscovered. "According to our information a number of the outstanding criminals found shelter In Francos Spain." Kiselev said. ———— — — Colder Weather Is Latest Prediction Isreal resident* were caught off guard this morning when mercury in local thermometers slipped below the W mark after readings in the 40’s throughout Friday afternoon. A biting, if gentle wind, further added to the discomfort of thes* who were on the streets at an early %our. The weatherman promised cloudy and much colder weather for the balance of the day.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, January 19, 1946.

Price Increase On Sugar Is Announced Washington, -tan. 19 (UP) Housewives were told today that after Feb. 3 they must pay three cent* more for each five-pound ration of sugar. The price Increase is to assure the importation in 19lfi of some S.tHHt.tMto tons of sugar from Cuba. Puerto Rico and Hawaii. if congress does not approve the payment of ISS.IMHt.mm In sugar sub«idi»M this year, another retail price hike will be nectssary. government officials raid. o —— Decatur Union Plans Town Hall Meeting Local 924 To Hold Meeting January 30 Plans for a town hall meeting to he sponsored by Ixtcal 924. I’ERMWA, tt’lOi. were announced today by Robert Rice, international representative of the union, following a meeting at union headquarters late Friday. The event will he staged at the ■ Decatur junior senior high school gymnasium-auditorium, beginning at s p. m. on Wednesday. January 30. Mr. Rice staled that several hundred persons are expected to be in attendance, in addition to the union members, since invitations have Ix-t-n extended to General Electric company officials and representatives, farmers. iitess and professional men and women of the city and commun By A speaker of prominence and ; several officers and represent*-| (Turn to Page Z. Column 4> _ I I MU— ■II I mJM.■r | iw- —-J. I 1 Seek To Head Off Harvester Strike Chicago. Jan 19 (UP) A government fact-finding panel has scheduled a preliminary meeting for 2 p.m. iCST) today In an es fort to head off a strike of 39,000 employes of the International Harvester Co. Gerald Fielde. International secretary of the United farm equipment and metal workers (CIO), warned, however, that "only a signed agreement acceptable to our membership could avert the 11-plant strike scheduled for Monday." $35,000 Fire Damage At Jasper Elevator Jasper, lnd„*Jan. 19— (UP) — Ixiss from a fire which swept the Victoria Mill and Elevator Company. Ind, plant was estimated at $35,000 today hy John J. Welp. plant manager. Firemen fought three hours yes terday tn bring the hlnxe under control. The cause of the fire was undetermined.

Kimmel Lays Smear Campaign To Foes Admiral Recalled To Witness Stand Washington. Jan. 19 —(UP) — Rear Adm Husband E. Kimmel may he naked today whether he still believes he and Gen. Walter Short were victims of a delib erate smear campaign." Rep. John W, Murphy. It. Pa. had the question ready for the former Pacific fleet commander as he was recalled to the stand for the fifth day at congress’ Pearl Harlair Inquiry. "if there ar>- any smear campaigns," Murphy said, "they ought to be exposed." Kimmel testified before the navy’s Pearl Harbor lutard in 19(1 I that reports be and Short failed . to cooperate In defense of the Hawaiian base were ‘malicious | lies." Short wan in charge of Pearl Harlmr army defenses. Kimmel added that he had been "forced to the conclusion that thin was part of a deliberate cami palgn to smear' ute and Gen. j Short." Murphy told newsmen he intended to ask “In great detail” altout the extent of the "friendly relations" prevailing between the army and navy commanders at the time of the attack. In his opening statement before the committee. Kimmel said that although liis relatione with Short once bad Itet-n ’’the subject of considerable confusion in the public mind." It has established now that "our uffit-ial and social relations were friendly " , ———t,.- .... Proposals To Ease Housing Shortage • » -—— Conference Held At State Capital Indianapolis, Jan 19 —(UP)’ - Three programs designed to relieve the housing shortage were proposed for federal action today as a result of an Indiana housing ; conference. Some 450 Hoosiers heard a long Hat of speakers representing federal agencies, war veterans, labor and building industry at the state-sponsored conference yesterday. Moat speakers blamed the housing shortage on "too many government control*.” The following resolutions were adopted by the conference: 1. That the office of price administration should re-examine and revise pricing regulations on building materials. 2. That the armed forcea should make available to the construction industry building materials in their possession 3. That shipments of lumber to foreign countries should he re(Turn Te Page S, Column 1)

West Coast Industrial Leader Accepts Truman Proposal For Increase

— - Labor Status By United I’r *» Strike* underway: Auiomotlve — united auto workers (CIO); against General Motors; worker* Involved 175J1#0; duration «« days; Issues wages; union originally sought a SO percent increase but agreed to arc pt white house fact-finding finite of 17.4 percent increase If agreed to by corporation before Ntinday. G.M offered 15,5 c nts or about lo percent. Current status no negottaHons at present. Electrical united electrical workers lUIOi against General Elertrii-. Westinghouse, and Gen ral Motors; worker* Involved "OO.toiO; duration five days; issue - wages. Union originally sought a S2-aalay pay laars! but s«-ti!e«l it down to a demand for an immediate *1 2o daily increase. GE offered Ifacent hourly boost for worker* making less than 11 an hour and a fiat 10 percent increase for otfirs; Westinghouse proposed a 45hour week with time and a half for the last five hour*: GM offered a fiat 15.5 cents an hour. Current status no negotiation* in progress. Meat packing -united packing* house workers tCIOI and amalgamated meat cutter* and butch rs workmen (AFLi: against Swift. Armour. Wilson. Cudahy and other smaller firms; workers involved nearly JnO.ftoa; duration four days. Issue wages. Union* originally sought increase* approximating 25-cents an hour but AFL agreed to 15 cents and CIO to an Immediate l*' s with the remainder to lie negotiated later. Top company offer was for 10 cents from Swift. Current statu* a fai-t-find-ing hoard will begin formal bearings In Chicago Tuesday Strike# in offing Steel — united steel work rs tCIOt against U. S. Steel Corp (Turn To t'ag- 5. Column 3> o House To Vote On Fact-Finding Bill Abandoning Hope To Keep Bill Off Floor Washington. Jan. 1# — (UP) The house appeared certain today of a chance to vote on the most Important labor bill to come before It since the Smith-Connally net of 1943. Foes of Preaid nt Truman's factfinding bill have all but abandoned hope of keeping the measure or a watered-down version of It —from the floor. The house labor committee ’ will liav • a show down vote'on the bill early next week, probably Tuesday. Acting chairman Jennings Randolph. D., W. Va.. raid the commhtee in all likelihood will approve legislation “embodying the factfinding princlpl ." He declined to predict exactly what form -the bill would take. As proposed by Mr Truman, the pending hill would authorize the president to set up fact- findfnq lioard* in major labor disputes. The board would have the authority to subpoena company records. Walktits would b- forbidden for the 30-days while the board la Investigating the dispute Mo*( sources predicted that the committee will report a watered down measure. They sad th final committee hill will probably not authorize the board to subpoena company record* or provide for any coolia* off period These controversial issue* which have aroused most of the criticism by manag ment and labor — will be decided on the floor, they maid. Rep Clarence Brown. R.. 0.. Influential member of the house rule* committee, said the rules will not plac .any unusual restric tion on the Introduction of amendments. Ruch action would permit the I house to write back Into the bill any provision* the lalmr committee might strike out.

International War Tribunal To Try Japs General MacArthur Orders Military Tribunal For Trial Tokyo. Jun. 19 (UP) Estate llshment of an International military tribunal to try major war criminals of the Far East was ordered today b| Gen Doazlae Ma< Arthur. The tribunal will la- located permanently In Tokyo and will Include five to Ilin-- memla-rs to be appointed by Allied aupveme headquarters from among sirnatorles to the Japanese surrender The tribunal charter provides for "just and prompt trial and punishment of major war criminals of th* Far East ’ Presumably It include* puppet offlcla's «f Japanese dominated states and collaborators with the Japanese a* well as Japanese war criminal* Dr. Ban Mau. Burmese puppet governor who signed a treaty with the Japanese and declared war on the Allies, was arrested early tills week on war crinuM < barges Allied authorin'* ordered the Jap anese government yesterday to arrest an additional 111 Japanese war criminal suspeetz, bringing the Japanese war crlnn * li*t to more than *<w* to date MacArtliur’s order for the International tribunal stipulated that "nothing In this order shall prejudice the jurisdiction of any other international, national or cupation court, comtnlonion or other tribunal established or to ••«■ established in Japan or any territory of the United Nations With which Japan ha* been at war for the trial of war < rlmlna!*." Tite charter and con-1 It tit ion of the tribunal listed flirt e types of crimes falling under its jurisdiction 1. Crime# against the peace, namely the planning. Initiation of waging of declared «r 'inde<lar'»l war or violation of international law. treatl«v« er agreements or con spiracy to accomplish any of the foregoing 2. Conventional war crimes, namely the mtird< r, extermination and enslavement and depoiiatlon or other inhuman acts or persecution against the civilian popubt lion for political or racial reasons ■ — -o--.......— ..... . Two Persons Die In Troop Train Wreck Soldier, Trainman Are Crash Victims Lelmnon. I’s.. Jan. 19 H'l’i Two pennons were dead and 22 others were recovering today from injuries received when a troop train was derailed at Myerstown, six miles east of here One of the dead was a soldier whose identification was withheld and the other was Charles Helling*. .11. Wiaaonoinlng, Pa., fireman of Ihe train. Army authorltiw said 17 of the injured were soldiers. Ifi of whom were taken to th* Indiantown Gap hospital. The other wa« admitted to the sanltorlum. The train ws« carrying Ml army personnel from Camp Kilmer, N. J., to Camp Hhelby, Miss, for discharge when It was derailed last night and thrown into the path of an oncoming freight. Three sleeper* of the west-bound nine-car troop train were derailed and thrown into the path of the freight. The collision derailed the freight engine and I* of the train's ears.

Price Four Cents

| Operator Os West Coast's Largest Steel Plant Signs Pact With Union Washington, Jan. 19 -(UP)—* Henry J. Kaiser, west coast Industrialist and operator of tho Fontana. Calif., steel plant, today signed a wage agreement with the United Steel Workers <Cl<>> Kaiser announced his action after he and I'NW president Philip Murray conferred at the White House with President Truman, He said he had accepted Mr. Truman's proposal for a steel wage increase of Hi 1 * cents an hour, which was rejected yesterday by the United States Nteel Corp U. H. Steel's rejection of the administration's proposed steel wage settlement ha* made a general steel Strike of 7M.dM workers at midnight Sunday almost Inevitable. Kaiser handed reporters a statement saying he had gone to the white house "as an American who believes in Ills country.” The president's proposal which I have accepted was made by him in utmost sincerity with an understanding of the human relation* ships and economic factors that are essential to a prosperous nation.” he said “As I understand the principle of collective bargaining, as established by law. it means that all parties have nn obligation to find a basis on which they mutually agree. “I have signed this agreemeat today in the liellef that it Will have the support of America. “I believe this because I cannot conceive that a sum of 3*-» cent* sllould he permitted to de•troy the posHibility of real peace and prosperity for the nation.” The 3’ a cents to which Kaiser referred was the difference Itetween President Truman's wage proposal and the )5 cents offered by the )’. H, Nteel Corp "The public sliould know that tlie agreement sign'd today covers the operation of the largest, steel plant on the Pa< Iflc coast,” Kaiser said "The president already ha* assured the nation and the steel industry that the administration ha* and will contiuilo to be fair and equitable in Its steel pricing jHilicy and I have the ir most confidence that he will fulfill every obligation to both side*.” Titer* was no immediate Indication as to the possible effect of Kaiser's action on the general steel wage dcadliu k Employing between S.UOrt and 4.tt«o Workers., his Fontana plant is a relatively small factor in tin- basic sieei industry which has a total payroll of mor* than 450.0n0 employe**. Kaiser said he had told tho presld'-nf that he had "sufficient faith In this great nation to humbly take the lead in peace — as I endeavored to do in war — in helping our peoph and our world establish the sincere and honest relationships which these critical time* require.” --' ' — Hartford City Youth Accidentally Wounded Hartford City. Ind . Jan. 19 (U, P.t Keith E. inbatty. Ift-year-old son of Mr*. )>ina Debatty. was hi Blackford county hospital suffering gunshot wound* in hi* leg anil hip which II" received last night while hunting crows with friends. Bob llayne*. 14, discharged his 12-gatrge shotgun during the crow “prat contest." inflicting wounds In Keith who was standing ahovo five feet from the gun Authorities said the shooting was accidental. o —— ‘ Terre Haute Infant Is Burned To D*.ath Terre Haute, Ind, Jsn. 19 (U. P i Services will be held today for eight-month-old Betty Tussing. w9to burned to death yesterday when defective wiring set her crib afire She was th* daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Eugene Tussing.