Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1946 — Page 1

No. 37.

E. ASKS INJUNCTIONS AGAINST UNION

Bees Resigns Cabinet Post

Sation By ,nter * or E Ky Warns agsissJ Politics Feb. today ar. t-pted <>f «ecretary of *' 1( k ' -I *' Who *‘‘ ft L with a warning BBflHk.r! of political pres- ; ■■■■•■ - »•■! th.* teapot House said Ickes' ending nearly 13 L.< -■‘t'le p-'-t. would he Oscar Lam mu the department picks a permantn fess s■«. House did not re1 k *'* l ‘‘ ,t, ' r of restgpresident's letter of Hut likes later made . Jfe.'Sfo'K i’tter. dated yesh he ba. k 25 years to the the late Klfßc to suggest by infera trend he be developing no*. K|gSiii , < recent public batF<!w ‘ n W Pauley, ■tMii inuti nominated by to be under■Ml navy, Ickes declared W «Sr»-''- ,r, ment had been ■■K political pressure. to the Rto m which Harding’s interior, the late Wl« convicted of ac oil bribe, Ickes letter: ■Mouitli'. to warn you of ■£■»» no bigger than a . that my experience * ky ” senate naval ■MKiimii'ec hearing on ffWfMf (Uimation. Ickes said Bja®' Democratic national to get him to drop till.- to oil-rich hoi-ling out the pro- ■■ iwnoratir campaign M||Ks by oil men. ■!■■•■«.. .| th., charge And JIM®, conference on Feb. 7 supporting his leges might sell * ■mistaken The Pauley glglß is headed into a sing Wißin the senate, with the uncertain. HHW-’T- Ickes said the ' fft, ‘ • had "expressed yonfidepce in me." He fp B h *' ha* no alternative 11.- suggested thati I ,41 “' effect March i • B r Truinan advanced it jgffß a pr ‘' ss conference alggg:* ‘han 30ft report■gny* interior department l< kes said orally In many of the Igy >n hi* Utter to Mr. care to e tay In an adF'.W 11 * h *re I am expected [R| perjury for the sake Pair 5. Column () Bere Tonight jf*? S ßr v> ' , * Pa completed for meeting of a lo EtZB"* 1 ~f Foreign Wars p. at E*l fc Pm In the city hall. ISeW " f »<' wars with overEsJ r ''’’ Mre “fif'd to attend K® I’.’hieh 1 ’.’hieh Will be attend- ‘ VFW notables of the state. J 27 RMOM BT «" W«ature readings "B. LI wutmer <tainr? WMt Portion - ML.- Pffmna tonight, ff* frh mJ t'?* with "" K* u L Uh ’ Miehi - vtronst fMiz.. t6ftl «ht. diminishJ ■

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To Speak Here •4 ~; ;V*gp r 4 ftp 'V- ’! Henry E. Siebenmark, South Rend, state commander of the American Legion, will head a list of legion notables in attendance at the public initiation ceremonles of Adams Post 43. In the Decatur junior-senior high school auiitorium Sunday afternoon at 2 p. m. End Os Steel Strike Awaits Truman Action Awaits Decision On Dispute On Revived Strict Wage Control Washington, Feb. 13 — (L’Pi— The end of the nationwide steel strike apparently waited itoday on President s decision in an administration dispute over whether to revjve strict wage controls The dispute was understood to be holding up * the administration’s announcement of its new wage-price policy. And that in turn was delaying announcement of the price increase to be granted the steel industry if it meets wage demands of the 750,000 striking workers. It was reported that a steel price increase of about (5 a ton had been fixed but that economic stabiliser John C. Collet doubted it would be legal under the present wage-price policy. Collet. It was said, held that the administration should announce its new wage-price policy in advance of the steel price. The entire problem was complicated, however, by the fact that some administration leaders wanted to revive strict wage controls in the pattern of the wartime little steel formula The issue was submitted to Mr. Truman for decision. Secretary of labor Lewis R. Schweilenbach and the wage stabilisation board were r.aid to op(Turn To Page 4. Colivmn 3> o

Moose Plan Banquet For Returned Vets Honor Servicemen At Meeting Feb. 21 Plano for a banquet honoring returned servicemen of the lodge were announced today by Adams lodge 1311. Loyal Order of Moose. The event will be held Thursday, February 21, beginning at 6:30 p. m. at the local Moose home. First and Jackson streets. A banquet at 6:30 p. m. w’ll be followed by a dance and floor show. It was stated by H wry Braun, chairman of ihe committee arwaging the affair. In addition to Mr. Draun. A. L Harmon and Elmo Miller are members of the committee, working with the lodp oScers in preparing a program Membaro of tho lodge, their wives or sweethearts are invited to attend, with 0 ajt cial invitation being boned to returning servicemen who Are 4«*bers.

Strike Seize Is Lifted In Pennsylvania Power And Transit Workers Return In Two Eastern Cities i Pittsburgh, Feb. 13 — (UP) — Pittsburgh's power strike ended torluy when independently organized utility workers called off their 2(/hour walkout and agreed to restart negotiation of wage f demands "from scratch." With the pressure of the emerg- : en<-y growing hourly, union president George L. Mueller announced shortly before midnight that the strike was ended. Members of the union returned to work at the plants of the DuI quesne Light company system within an hour. Slowly, but steadily the 817square mile area affected by the walkout started returning to normal. Trolley service, suspended by shortage of power, was resumed with some of the early "owl runs.” And normal service was expected by the regular morning “rush" hours. Electric power, which had i been cut below 50 percent of normal by the strike, was expected to be back at full output by noon as the striking workers hurried back to the company's four big generating plants. Basis of the settlement was agreement of the company and the union to submit their differences to mediation by a threeman board, made up of state secretary of labor William Chesnut. Mayor David L. Lawrence of Pittsburgh and federal conciliator Charles Kutz. The Independent Association of Duquesne Light company em ployes had demanded an immediate 20 per cent pay Increase and negotiation on a further in- ; crease of 15 per cent for Ils 3400 i members. T h - utility system of--1 sered a 7ti per cent raise. Transport Moving Philadelphia. Feb. 13— (UPI — The transit system rolled again today, freed of the strike that paralyized public transportation for two days to 3,000,000 persona in Philadelphia and its suburbs. Trolleys, buses and subway and elevated trains were operating normally after being tied up since 12:01 a. m. Monday by a strike of 9,655 operating employes of the Philadelphia Transportation Cp. (Turn To Bau* 5. Column () o — Hearing Evidence In Adoption Case Lad's Father Fights Adoption Petition Judge J. Fred Fruchte in circuit 'court late this afternoon was atill hearing evidence in action for adoption, which centered Its second day of litigation. The action embraces a petition by Harry and Glennyn Martz to adopt their grandson. Robert Joseph Beery, born November 8. 1943 which is contested by the child's father. Billy Beery, now a resident of Arizona. The child's mother. Doris MartzBeery, died in November, 1944, after being wounded in a hunting accident In Arizona Tho petition states that the petitioners desire to adopt the child, who has lived with them since November, 1944; that they have supported the child for one year prior to the filing of the petition. •n answer to the petition, the child's father averred that he earned support for the child by working for the petitioner; that he Is now married, operates a service station and is willing and able to take the cftild into his own home. John L. DeVces represents the petitioner and H. R McClanahan, the child’s father. A number of wltneaeea, mostly relatives andj neighbors, have been called to the) stand since the bearing began.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, February 13,1946

“Dark Bread” Really White ’ JP’ 1 B f' IF YOU’VE BEEN WORRYING about how the new "dark" bread will look and taste, you can forget it. The "dark" brea I really is as white to the eye as the usual white bread. President Truman, assisted by Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, above, made a test for reporters in Washington and the newsmen couldn't even find any difference in the old bread and the new type. The new bread is made from a new type of flour made to conserve wheat by milling 80 percent of the grain.

Says Short Ignored Warnings By Aide Submit Affidavit To Probing Group Washington. Feb. 13 (UPI — The congressional Pearl Harbor investigating committee w.is told today that Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short, army command: T in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, charged an nlde with being "too intelligence con scious" when the aide became alarmed ovi t the "military Implications" In Intercepted Japanese telephone conversations. Thin was disclosed in an affid avit of ('apt. George Bickn 11. assistant army intelligence officer in Hawaii at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack. Bicknell related his alarm at "military implications" of Honolulu-to-Tokyo t. lephone conversations tapped by the federal bureau of investigation. Information gathered in the i calls, including questions from Tokyo on U. S. ft et dispositions, were forwarded at once to Short beforeJhe attack. The general told Bickaell that he was "too Intelliattice conaeloup,” the affidavit said. Shortly after the attack, Bicknell related. Short told him "well. ! want you to know that whatever happens, you were right and I was wrong.” The affidavit was pren uted to the committee by Henry C. Clausen. San Francisco lawfyer and former army colonel, who conducted a apacibi army Investigation of th- disaster. Bicknell, in his affidavit, recalled a telephone conversation to Tokyo by a Dr. Morl In which Mori talked about Hibiscus. Polnsettj.s and other Flora. These ref rences. the committee has been told, may have been to a code on ships. Clansen said his fnw st I gat ion Indicated Intelligence officers in Honolulu "might have been able" to decode two other Japan- *e messages requesting Information on U. S. shipping. One message, he Mid. was Intercept: d in Hawaii on Dec. 2, but not forwarded to Washington for decoding until Dec. 23. He Mid the dispatches apparently were forward <1 by mail, and then only after some delay. Rep. Frank B. Keefe, R . Wls, objected to introduction of sworn affidavits by Claun n declaring that in at least one case testimony given in affidavits later was "completely changed."

Youth Leaves Tuesday For Active Induction Howard Elmer Baumgartner, of Berne, left Tuesday for active induction into the nation's armed forces, the Adams county selective service board announced today. Baumgartner was the only youth slate-.l to leave yesterday. New York Selected Interim UNO Home Committee Settles On New York City laindon, Feb. 13— (UP) —The United Nations organization today selected New York City as its temporary home until the permanent world peace center has been erected In the United States. The UNO headquarters committee settled on New York after rejecting a last-minute proposal to locate in San Francisco during the interim period required for construction of the permanent United Nations city — possibly three to live years. Australia and Bolivia led tho last-ditch fight for San Francisco, but their motion was voted down by a narrow 2! to-19 margin, with the United States abstaining. France and most of the American nations supported the pro San Francisco motion and voted against New York City on a second ballot which endel with selection of the American metropolis by a count of 29 to 13. The major problem remaining on lhe agenda was the security council dispute over Russia's demand for a UNO Investigation of British military Intervention in Indonesia. < The security council meets at 9 p. tn. (4 p. m. ESTi to co aider two formal proposals on Indonesia. The first proposal was a flat request by tho Soviet Ukraine for an Indonesian commission. (Turn To Page 3. Column Si O — Boy Scout Banquet Thursday Evening The annual Boy Scout banquet will be held here Thursday night at 6:30 o'clock at th.* Knights of ?y---thla hotne. with members of the R Mary snd Lions cluba end the local Legion post in attendance. Various Scout officials and leaders will also attend.

Petitions Are Filed In Federal Court For Local And Fort Wayne Plants

State Department Scores Argentina Unprecedented Blow At Totalitarianism Washington. Feb. 13 tl’l’t America's troubled n latlona with Argentina hurtled toward a new ami pertiapu showdown crisis today as the State department unleashed an unpree. dented attack on the totalitarian policies of the Argentine military regime In a blistering 32,000-word "blue hmik" indictment, th- department openly charged Argentina with vicdating her wartime neutrality by giving "positive aid” to the axis and by even now giving Nazis a western h misphere lease- for building a new war machine. The statement, which tacitly urged the Argentine people to oust thr» Peron-Farrell regime and its "terrorist methods." caused a sensational stir in both diplomatic and congressional circles. Sen. Scott Lucas. D., 111., a membo:- of the senate foreign r-lotions committee, said the state department's blast has "every app arance of a rupture In diplomatic relations," Sen. Arthur Capper, It . Kans., another committee member, said ths state department was "right In demanding an immediate showdown." Argentina's attitude, ho said, has "for a long time been indefensible." Secsvtnry of state James F. Byrnes sa<d. however, that the United States planned no further action until it had a chance to discuss Its charges with the other Am, rican republics. But he indicated that endorsement of the I’. S Indictment might lead to a hemibpherk* move to expel Argi ntina from the United Nations or to subject her to a hemisphere-wide diplomatic quarantine, The American “blue book” was based largely on documiitts captured in Nazi Germany and was delivered late yesterday to all American republics exo pt Arg ent Ina. i Turn To Page 2. Column 5) o —- —■ ■— - To Build Homes On West Monroe Street Adam Kunowich Is Purchaser Os Site Adam Kunowich. will known General Electric employe, has purchased the Rotnberg property, at ths* northeast corner of Monroe and North Ninth streets, and plans an extensive building project on the site, including four modern houses and an attractive music store-type structure, he announced today. Contract for purchase of the real < state, which also includes a vacant lot north of the alley that bordera the quarter-square Rom berg lot, was signed with Miss Lena Weber, of Fort Wayne, heir to the property, Mr. Kunowich Mated. Mr. Kunowlrfh said that the real estate had a frontage of 152 feet on Monroe street and 172 feet on North Ninth street, with the additional single lot being 66 by 152 feet in size. One of the coMideratlons in selling the valuable property was the fact that the new owner intends to build modern houses on the site. Miss Weber favored the idea of developing the real estate ae a residential site and agreed to dispose of th.-- property for that purpose "We hope to make it one of the finest corners in town," Kunowich said. Mr. Kunowich stated that the music etore, approximately 20 by 40 feet and one story In height, would bo constructed to conform with reeidontial architectural lines, so! (Turn To Page 2, Oolumn 1)

Drastic City Decree Lifted In New York Tugboat Workers, Owners To Resume All Negotiations New York. Feb 13— (Ul’i — Bunks, stores and factories in New York City reopened today after Mayor William O' Dwyer lifted Ids emergency decree which had halted all but the most essential services for IN hours. The order, issued to combat a fuel shortage resulting from a strike of 3,560 lugluiat workers, was rescinded at 6 p m. yesterday. Today's developments: The tug operators wage adjustment committee scheduled a meeting to seek authority to meet with a union committee to work out points to be submitted for arbitration. Factories, offices, department stores, theaters, nightclubs, and bars reopened ScUads remain/'d closed but colleges and universities were |>ermitted to reopen. The brownout remained in effect and O'Dwyer said coal rationing would continue until adequate supplies had been brought into the city. Fifty eight tugs were working the harlrnr and six more were to be put into service. The weathr bureau said the t< mperature would reach a high ot 45 as a further aid to conservation of fuel. A total of 2.600,000 gallon of fuel oil and 2,400 carloads of coal were brought into the city yesterday. Prospects of settlement of the crippling walkout brightened with the announcement pf the «nw ployers wage adjustment oom* mittee that the operators were willing to 'r<4sume negotiations with the union, the United Marine division. International longshoremen's association, A FL. Rescinding of the emergency order came as suddenly as the original decree, issued Monday night. Health commissioner E L. Stebbins announced the lifting of the order at 6 o'clock last night. "In view of the marked improvement in the past 24 hours we fee) justified in rescinding the order closing all business and industrial es'abllshments in the (Turn To Pag-- J, Column !> . - — -o- - - — Lincoln Day Dinner Held Here Tuesday Judge Grant Rogers Principal Speaker One hundred and twenty-eight persons, including county GOP leaders and committeemen, attended the Lincoln Day dinner at the Knight of Pythias home last night. Judge Grant Rogers, of Franklin. and jurist in Brown and Johnson ccfflnties, made the main addreHs at the meeting, speaking on the life of the emancipator State senator Luclue Sommers. Fort Wayne, was among the other Republican notables present Roy Price, county tressurer, who served as chairman of the meeting introduced the various other party leaders and preHnct workers following the addnws hy Judge Rogens The speaker, who flew in his own plane to Decatur from hia home in Franklin Tuesday aft>rnoon. was grounded here today hy the Inclement weather. He was the guest of Harry Essex. Republican county chairman, throughout the earlier part of today. while waiting for weather permitting bis return Right.

Price Four Cents

February 22 Set As Hearing Date; Use Os Force, Coercive Actions Charged BULLETIN Union officials and leaders in the action were read the sub poena to appear in Hammond federal court by Deputy U. S. Marshal Charles Bandt this afternoon In union headquarters here. The union called all codefendants to be at the head quarters at 1 p.m. to eliminate individual readings. Fort Wayne. Ind., Feb 13— (U Pi—Hearing on two injunction actions filed by the General Electric Co. against officials of the CIO electric workers union today was scheduled for Feb. 22 in the U. 8. district court at Hammond, Ind. The petitions for a temporary restraining order were filed late yesterday on behalf of GE plants at Fort Wayne and Decatur, Ind. where employes are striking to press demands for a |2 a day wage increase. The injunction against the Fort Wayne plant, where more than 5.000 persons are involved, named John T Gojack, general trice, president ot the union's ninth district council, and officials of the local, executive board, negotiating committee, stewards and r» presentative members. More than NOo persons are on strike at the Decatur plant The company asked the court to restrain the union from pre venting officials fnmn entering the plants and to limit the number of pickets. The company charged that un ion pickets had prevented 55 nonunion workers from entering the plants to assist in maintenance work during the strike. "The union has continuously prevented, and now is preventing by a display of force and coercive tactics company officials from entering the plants," the petition said. Earlier, the Fort Wayne union local had reported four attempts by supervisory employes to pass through picket lim-s In one attempt a woman picket alleged she had been assaulted by a GE official, attempting to break through the lines. The company’s court action charges that the plaintiff "has made repeated and constant deminis on the mayor of the city of Fort Wayne and the sheriff of Allen county for relief from the unlawful a< ts and conduct of the defendants . . . and that said public officers have failed to furnish adequate protection either to the plaintiff or to other persons with ItuMness in or almut Its plants." The same charge was made against the mayor of Decatur and the sheriff of Adams county In the suit against Local 924 Decatur Defendants The following defendants be* sides Lx*al 924 and Gojack were named in the second suit regarding the Decatur plant: Henry Ftauffer. Kenneth Small. Robert Miller, and Vernon Hobble, respectively president, vice president, financial secretary and recording secretary of the union; Harold Heller, Harold Harvey. Frank Sprunger. William Strahm. Oscar Teeple, Walter Lister and Henry Braun, members of the executive board of Local 924; Robert Osterman. Bernard Hain. (Turn To Page 4. Column 3) o Late Bulletins Washington, Feb. 13—(UP)— On the basis of present recruiting. the ermy probably will have to request continuation of selective service after Its present expiration Msy 16. Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson declared today. Cairo, Fob. 13— (UP) —Ail throe left-wing Koutla party members of the Egyptian cabinet resigned today in protect against the government's etern suppression of the recent antl-9r!tleh disorders.