Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 8 February 1946 — Page 1

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Murder Charged To Four Rail Guards Warrants Signed By Official Os Union Bloomington, 111.. Feb. 8— (CP —Formal charge* of murder were on III* today against four Tol do. Peoria & Western llailroad gun rd*, charged with killing two union plcketa and wounding three other*. The murder warrants. Issued by circuit Judge A. L Campbell, were algn-d by Garland F Hrown, Peoria, 111., chairman of the strike committee of Ute brotherhood of locomotive enginemen and firemen. which hau been on atrlke since Oct. 1. wh n the road watt returned to private management after being operated tinder federal control. The railroad guards named In the warrant* waiv d preliminary hearing* yesterday, permitting the ca»e to go directly to the McClean county grand Jury, The NhootingM, climaxing more than four years of turbulent labor relation* on the 331-mUs feeder line, occurred Wednexday. when plcketa attempt d to halt movement of a four-car train over the xlrlkeltound road. Meanwhil , Gov, Dwight Green refused a request of George P, McNear. Jr.. TP4W president, requesting that the state militia he tailed to protect the railroad * operation. In a telegram to the railroad executive, Green denounced "Indiscriminate gunplay" and called for an investigation of the trag dy "Indiscriminate gunplay is not the way either to settle a labor dispute or to protect property tights." the governor wired MeNaer. Named in th- murder warrant* were Everett Parks. Canton, 111., recently discharged from the marine corps. Roy Dally, formei special deputy sheriff ut Peoria, and Ix-wis A. and Rolla J. Smith, both of RiandltißVillt. 11l At Peoria. W. Keiser, international vice-president of the union, said he had postponed temjiorarily efforts to secure J murder warrant against McNear p tiding further investigation. He added, however, that the union would make every effort to obtain a conviction of the guards and of the "man who employed th se irresponsible guards and instructed them In their duties as strike breakers.” MeNear, al his home In Peoria, had no comment. Keiser charged that the pickets had not b-en armed and had been "shot down in cold blcmd'' when they threw stone* and Jeered at the train guards. He said the victims had died as a result of gunshot wounds In the back. State police *aid that an empty r volvetl holster had been found (Turn Tn Paee t. Column J) —o Anniversary Message Presented At Rotary An anniversary message from Paul Harris, founder and first president of Rotary International, wae presented at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thurs day evening. The message, a transcription of an Interview with Mr. Harris by a news commentator, was recon ed as a special commemoration of tin (let anniversary of the founding of Rotary February 23. C, E. Beil was chairman of the program. o — Auto License Sales 49 Percent Os Total Purchase Deadline Is February 28 Forty-nine percent of the automobile* in Adams county have their 1*46 automobile license plate* according to figure* released today by Harry Essex. Adanw county license branch manager. The number aent to the county each year. Is based on the previous year’s sale, and using these figure*. Mr. Essex stated that almost half of the local cars already have been licensed. Drivers' licenses, which this yea* will be good for two years until 1143, also have had a heavy sale the last two week*. Auto owner* have until February 28 to secure their licenses, but If the present rush continues almost all cars and driver* will be licensed before the deadline. Mr. Essex has a force of employes availsble st all time* and there has been little waiting In line.

Meat Packers May Refuse To Accept Finding AFL Union Accepts Decision, CIO And Companies Uncertain Washington. Feb. 8 — (VPi — The meat industry today raised the possibility that It may reject a government fact-finding Imard's recommendation for a IH-cent hourly wage raise far packinghouse workers. The three-man panel made the proposal last night in announcing Its formula for settling the wage dispute which led to a strike last month and government seizure of most packlnghou*es. It proposed that five cents of the raise be absorbed by the companie*. with the government providing price txiOsta or subsidies to cover the rest. , One of the two union* Involved Immediately accepted the proposal. There was no Immediate answer from any individual company. but the American Meat Institute, representing most packers, described the recommendations as “unfair.” The Institute said the Industry “simply cannot" absorb "any part of the propoßetl Increase out of margins permitted by present price controls.” An extra 16 cent* an hour would mean almut a 2<> percent raise for workers. The accepting union was the Amalgamated Meat Cutter* and Butcher Workmen (AFLt. The United Packinghouse Workers (CIO), which represents almost two-thirds of the workers involved in the dispute, withheld a statement pending a wage policy conference at Chicago next week. Secretary of agriculture Clinton P. Anderson, government operator of the seized properties, said he would a*k the government wage stabilization Imard to order the proposed raise into effect promptly Under the war labor disputes act, the wage Ktabilization Ixtard can order wage increase* in gov-ernment-operated properties if the president approves. The board's investigation of the dispute directly involved only 9«,ovn production employes of Armour ic Co.. Swift * Co.. Cudahy Picking Co.. John H Morrell it Co., and Wilson * Co. It estimated that there were 1’5.000. employe* in the entire industry. The panel held that II cents of the recommended 16 cent wage increase could be approved under existing wage stabilization policy. That finding meant that the industry could obtain price relief or subsidies to cover 11 cents of the Increase. The imard declared, however, that the Industry could absorb the (Turn To Page 2. Column 4) o-

Housing Bill Wins Committee’s 0. K. Establish Price Ceilings On Homes Washington. Feb 8 <l'l’> The house banking •ommittee today approved the Patman housing hill which would jdac* price-cell* ing* on new homes. The vote was 11 to 9. Proposed authority to Impose price celling* on existing home* was strlek n out of the bill by the committee. The legislation, Introduced by Rep. Wright Patman, D.. Tex., would create an office of housing stabilization with a housing director. He would lie empower d to allocate material* to area* where tliey are needed most. Hl* (Miwers would extend to June 30. 1947. It wa* presumed that housing administrator Wilson Wyatt would be appolted head of the new housing stabilization office if the bill is enacted. The bill also would give veterans preference on new homes, but not on ezfsting one*. A provision of the Idll which would have given the director -power to place subsidle* on housing unit* wa* eliminated hy voice *ote. Hower-r Wyatt already has the power to grant subsidies on houslnt; material*. A proposal to place a J 6.000 celling on new home* also was defeated hy voice vote. Pric) ceilings on new home* would be regulated by the housing director. He would take into consideration the actual costa of construction. the fair market value of (Tara To Page 1, Columa 4)

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, February 8, 1946

Lincoln Day Speaker, Chairman

Judge Grant Roger*

Republicans To Hold Lincoln Day Dinner Judge Grant Rogers Will Speak Tuesday Adams <• >unty Republicans will observe Lincoln's birthday. Feb ruaiy 12. with a dinner and rally a; the Knight* of Pythias home in Gila city at <:3O o'clock, it wan announced today by Hany Essex. G O. P. county chairman Roy Price, county treasurer, has lieen named general chairman of the event. Judge Grant Itog.-r*, of the eighth Judicial district, which is the Brown Johnson county circuit, will lie the chief speaker. Judge Roger*, wlto has zalned the name of Indiana's 'flying Judge.’ because lie does most of the iravi-lling in his own airplane, is regarded as one of the outstanding Republican epeakers in the illiddlewesl. .-'(.ite S'nator l.ucius Somers, Fort Wayne, who represents Allen and Noble counties in the state senate. also will attend the dinner and program. Mr. Price, who has charge of general arrangement* for 1h e event, stated that the public is invited. and a special InvJation ha* been Issued to Republican precinct leadens ami other party officials. Ticket* are available at the Adam* county auto license branch and the (’. E. Peterson cl ithing store. While the dinm-r and program are primarily an observance of Lincoln's birthday, it I* believed tha' the meeting also will start Wine pie-primary activities in the county Republican clreltM. Several prospective candidates for the various county office* have been mentioned. but no one has officially announced a* a candidate for any of tile offices Mr. Price is completing hl* second term a* county treasurer, and under the constitution h<- U not eligible to run for that office this year. County chairman Essex stat ed tha: a number of Repiiblh-an leaders had talked to him about filing their intention* of candidacy It u considered likely that some landidate* will announce shortly after the February 12 meeting i Judge Rogen* has appeared at a I num iter of Republican meeting* over the state and he i« regarded as one of the principal G O P. leaders. He Is planning to fly to Decatur provided weather is satUfaclory for the trip. Foreign War Vets To Organize Here Meeting Wednesday To Organize Post An open m eting of nil overseas veletan* for the purpose of organizing a Veteran* of Foreign Wars post in thl* city, was announced today. , The meeting will be held Wednesday night at 8 o'clock at thcity hall. Veteran* who served overseas In World Wars I and II and the Spanish-American War are urged to attend Officers will be elect d. who will assume ruling position* In the new organization. The meeting will he opened by Fred Rice, third district commander of th.- VFW, and Wlllism H. Lacey, past commander, department of Indiana. VFW. will lie the principal speaker. A delegation of member* from Jim Eby Post No. 857, VFW. st Fort Wayne, will attend to assist in the work of organization. - Pr liminary work of organization was started here several days ago and those In charge of the campaign report that they expect a heavy enrollment.

K~- it s Roy L. Price

President Cancels His Florida Trip Washington. Feb. 8 (UP» Pre ■aident Truman today cancelled hi* trip to Florida In-. ause of “the iminrdiati- critical situation" facing him here. Mr. Truman had planned to leave Washington Monduy by plan • and spend two w< eks cruisiing off ' the Florida coast o Senators Cool To Anti-Strike Bill Far Milder Measure Expected In Senate Washington. Fell. S — (UP) — The senate gave a cool reception 1 today to the two-fisted case 1 strike-control bill which won 1 overwhelming approval yesterday in the house. Tin- Idll got hardly a nod from I the senate labor committee which was almut to start writing it* I own lalior measure. It plan* I something far milder than the II house bill, which was approved , I by a 288-165 vole Some senators saw a strong I possibility that lhe senate would reject the Case bill completely In any event they believed it was in for at least a major overhauling to eliminate some of its teeth Sen. -lame* E. Mui ray, D , Mont, chairman of tli>- senate labor i-ommi'itee. hoped to finish hearing* tomorrow on the president's fact-finding bill with rite testimony of CIO president Philip Murray. He predicted the committee would water-down even the president's bill -and that measure is no where rn-ar so tough a* the house bill introduced by Rep. Francis Case, R.. N. N. Most senate committee member* warmed up to only one provision In the Case bill the one calling fur a strengthened and betterpald mediation service in the lalnir department. The committee was spilt sharply over other sections, including a provision to make labor union* Mttbject to civil suit for strike : violence of breach of contract. It also appeared likely that the senate committee might not ap prove the Case plan to take away a union's bargaining rights because of strike violence, The house approved bill also would permit lalior management (Turn To P»se 2. Column 4) Returned Veterans Are Honored By Elks Banquet Held Here Thursday Evening Returned war veterans were honored by the Elks lodge last evening at a banquet by 125 memle r* at the Elk* home on Second street. Table* were attractively arranged in the downstairs rooms and the dinner was served by the wives and sweetie arts of member*. Os the 47 member* who served their country In the armed force*, about 40 have returned horn and were honored guests of the lodge at the banquet A class of 11 candidate* wa* initiated during the lodge meeting. Florian Keller, exalted ruler, being chairman. August Heiman act d as captain of the degree team and the ritualistic work wa* a high light of the evening's program. Several men who are now em ployed in this city and a number of returned veterans formed the class, the largest Initiated since before the war Visitors from lodge* In adjoining cltls* also att nded the dinner and meeting.

White House Optimistic Over Steel Settlement Despite Policy Delay

3,500 Tugboat Workers Vote On Wage Plan Early Settlement Os Paralyzing New York Strike Seen New York. Feb. * il’Pi An immediate settlement of tlo> tlv--day harbor strike waw predicted today a* the 3.5 mi tugboat operators voted on a hack to work proposal. ottlilnl* of lioth labor and management wer- optimistic about the proposal Detail* were not di*<-los-ed. but the strikers turned down a straight 15-cent hourly wage Increase pro|si*ed by mayor William <> Dwy r earlier this week, and it wa* pre-umed that the new offer wa* higher than that. Balloting on flu- pro|m*al began at x a. m today and wa* to continue until I p m The settlement was agreed u|am by a commit! e of union leader* and tiigboat operators meeting with William C Lillet, federal conciliator. "Things look very bright for us right now," said Capt William V Bradley at the com Inrioti of I lie cottfer< lice. Bradley i« head of local 333, unit d marine division, international longshoremen's association. AFL. Both Bradley ami James Me Allister. head of the wage negotiating committee of lhe tugboat owner* association, forecast a< - c ptance of lite proposal Despite the optimistic olllhaik however, tl’Dwyer refused to revoke the stale of emergency pro claim d in New York City Wedm-s day because of dwindling fuel supplies until "I see the coal - o $25,000 Fire Loss At Piano Company Indianapolis. Felt. * tl’l'i Official* of tile Baldwin piano com pany ((Minted a s2s.titm |o-k inlay, including 25 pianos, after a file yesterday deatro.vd u warehouse An explorim of palm fmm-* was blamed Six wonieti escaped unin jilted o Local Union 924 Not To Attend Meeting Fort Wayne Meeting Is Called Saturday Rept-es Natives of Imai 924. I'ERMWA in this city will not losent to a union G. E management meeting scheduled to tie held Naf urday in Fort Wayne. Robert I, Rice. International r presentative of the union, stated today. Fort Wayne newspaper* mi noum-ed that tin- meeting was to be held for th>- purpose of deciding how many *up rvisory and planning employe* would be permltted to enter the Iteealltr. Fort Wayne and Kokomo plants while the present strike I* in progress. “W already have a sigm-d agreement and see no object in sending representative* to a Fort Wayne meeting. However, atty Hute the company wl»h< * to discus* the matter with us. our committee is available In Decatur. Any agreement worked out In Fort Wayne with Mayor Baal* would not affect the local situation. Our own mayor, John B. Ntults. ha* stated that he would he willing to meet any time that the company and union asked,” Mr Rice stated Mayor Harry Baals, city attorney Walter Helmke, chief of (MilIce Jules Niumpf and captain of police Francis Knight ar- to attend the Saturday meeting a* repre*entative* of the city of Fori Wayne, according to the announcement made I her It wa* also stated that representatives of G. E management at Fort Wayne, the Fort Wayne local and two eacJi from Decatur and Kokomo union* would attend Th • meeting i* to follow a “tesi" tTurn To l’«g* 2, Column 4>

Candidate (I. Remy Bierly Bierly Candidate For Renomination Seeks Nomination On Democrat Ticket G. Remy Bierly. pm*ei tiling attorney. announced tmlsy that he would Im- a candidate for the I* huh rath nomination to the offlc" in the May primary Mr. Bierly wa* elected prosecu’ ing attorney In lull and a»*ume.| office on January 1. 1945. H>- is serving hl* first term From 1936 to I94<t. he served im Adam* < minty clerk -nd wa» ad mltted to the bai in Hi3!i Sime i•tiring from the clerk'* offhe. IoIm* Im-i-u practicing in this city He i> admitted to prilrtlcu (adore th** supreme and appellate imirt* of Indiana Mr. Bf.-rly I* a former sth ml leai lier and prior to holding (mtn ty office taught Kchool in lay < oitti ty III* family moved here In year.* ago and reside on Nmtlli Third Street (I Slrike Involving 25,000 Threatens Allis-Chalmers Co Plants Threatened Lal'orfe, Ind.. Fell * (I'l’i A strike involving 25,mi0 worker* was ill pro*pe<‘t today for seven plants of tin- Allis Chalmers man iifm turing company. CIO union representatives voted here last night to call a walk out March I at plant* in lail’orte, Springfield, ill, Pittsburgh, Ph. IhiMtmi. Mass. Norwoml. O. an I West Allis and lait'rosse. Wi*. Three cio union* the involved, thi- United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers, lhe I'nltcd All’o Worker* and the I'nlted Electrical Worker* Richard Marhanka, l.aPorte, district t'FEMW vice president, said the representatives voted to strike In support of their demand* for a 30-cent hourly wage Im reuse. Rec'-ntly the company granted a flveienf hourly pay increase in response to a unloii demand for n -io-cent lioost. Tlo- union now asks nnoi her 25-cent lin lease to meet original demands Marhanka said that the representatives agreed to accept no settlement on an Individual plant basis. He said the wage Increase must be general for the seven plant*, or that any individual settlement* must be ratified by i< majority of the unions Involved. Termed Violation West Alli*. Wi*.. Feb X tip) W C. Van ('leaf, director of Industrial relation* for the Alli*-1 Chalmers .Manufacturing Co., said today that a propose! walkout would constitute a "direct viol** tlon" of the company's contract with three CIO union* Van ('leaf said that collective bargaining agreement*, containing no-strlke clauses, were in effect In plants at six of seven cities where a strike has lieen scheduled March 4. He said that the management now was in the process of negotiating an agreement with the CIO union recently certified to represent employes at the LaCrosse, Wls., plant.

Price Four Cents

Striking Workers And United States Steel Corporation Near To Agreement Washington F- b * (I’P) ~ The White House was reported op* tliiilsllc today about prospects of a weekend settlement of the steal strike despite delay* In completing revision of the adm.nistrailon'4 w.ige-prh-e el,ildliz.ition policy. The striking united steel work* er* iCIOi and l.n- I N Nleel Corp. Were understood to lie on tin* brittle of an agreement. Au industry HOili.e, however, said there wa* lit* lie chutico the strike would be set* lied before of Hila! .Ih'iouix emetlt of Prteideiit Truman'* tn-w wage* price policy Mr Truman said h>- hoped i>i have an announi-emeiit today or tomorrow. Hi* advisers believed i* steel settlement would follow prompt lilt waa understood that the Whlta House had hoped for a steel agree* mein even liefor • the wage-price antiouiiiemi-tit wince the industry had Indh ari'in* of the approximate price increase it could expect, lit* dustry's po>itlon. however, wan that it would fitwt want to see ape* ciflc figure* An authoritative eourie -aid the government would authorize a steel price Increase of approximately | » a ton and possibly mor» Whatever the p: h>- itt< rea* ■ there was no doubt Hilt file Wage settlement ; would provide Im u-ae. * of Igi, (•lit* ,m hour. That w, tr Mr Trumans pre strike recrimmeiidatiotl which wa* accepted by the union but rejeded |,y (' ji. Meel t:i agreement this weekend wa* expected to *«-nd the 75-t.omi striking CIO steel Workers I a< k to work early next We, k to i'-SUme the flow of lllalerl.d 1., sled stat Ved plant 4 ano*, lhe country The walkout Will he three we. k* old Monday. Two Agreements By United Pres* rwo new wage agre, ment* rajs* cd !io|h-s today that a postwar rfrik- wave, whit h has idled 1.. ti,'i.(HHi American w<irkem might soon »ltb*ide < ti> got , Hing i imtnittee representing 3.5<m a Fl. longshotemeu iinnoiim.-d that it had r. actied <om-ph-i.-d Hgr-ement with New Voric harbor tugboat operators, a!) j t ka Brigg* Mauufacturmg Co signed a • ontract with th- cio united am » Worker* • apt Will ini Bradley, prtwitieiit Os ’ll" longsdloiemen's liM-ai, *a|<| striking (lewmen U uittd d-( ide today whether to at-r-ept n„. proposal and return to work. Tho litgbo.it strike preiipltated it crllL r "“* “ho i.ige in the New York City area Ih- i (intra, t .signed yesterday between th- Brigg* Manufacturlnff • o and th. cio nnlt.d ai|t „ work . er-* provided a w HM e increased „f '"* 'e* ll * an hour for emt'loy'e ti iMriiff and Evansville, Ind \ few hours earth - the UAVV signed an agreement for pay raises <>f i* to l'i; cent* an hour, claimed to be the largest . n th> industry *n far tor Mio employes th,, t han,, pion Npaik Plug Co., Detroit. I’l- contract* were accounted aH government mediator James F. Dewey admitted that negotiations on minor Issues of m, General Mot iia strike Were HUie.msied. The federal met t panel held that five lent* of th- 16 ', nt an hour taste le< (Htiiiien'led f or (m, kinghouse workers could be aluorlMtl by under the present wage staiilliration iioii.y an d ,-ouhl be u*ed au a liaslu tor a demand for increased prices on subsidies. Ihe wage Issue precipitated x nation wide m-at strike last month. The Workers returned to their Jois* shortly after the government seiz-d the pai king plants. o — Local Lady's Father Is Taken By Death F R. Merrill. »1. „f Munrie. father of Mis. Vance R Hudson of this city, (lied yesterday of apople«y He had lieen i|J the past two months. Beside* th- daughter in this city, he is survived by a (laugh* t*r. Mm. Floyd Wilkinson of New Castle and a son. D. N. Merroll of 1 Iffin. Ohio /hi— grandchildren and one great grandchdii also sarvive. Hl* wife, Cora Merrell died in October. 1944. Funeral services will be held at 2 30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Meek's mortuary in Muncie.