Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 22 February 1946 — Page 1

BLOODY RIOTING CONTINUING IN BOMBAY

to Os New ■Mlooms flbuntry > Sfad Mine WyL? J Prepare Formula 1 Pich* 'lik'-.. already f u I tin- nation I'l. I nil.-d Mm*l ’ r ''’" ' ■'■ «•'''■ I'liniii.i w•.i-lniiition i* tin- bituminous after Un- union l-l.'V lotllllllttee mV month " l "' lal "' .■ I Mill tn tl*k in for <onl if; suits H ...Knut -Il ’*■*' i ,!i<,ii ‘' utilities the city'" workers |P||||K strike threatened. , ;Kjisine**s ami labor j|£Kl' asked by Mayor MflJKr* me for "pressure" power strike, while Detroit dairy workI fil'tn 1.000.000 perHiiW T * K urn ollei-ted * 01' os police went duty t<> forestall ' m a three day RMK of f.oo city wortl>:ought the police ■KfIK labor developments: K federation of HMftnKk' orkers (Ind t set b Kh> date for a nationstrike. K W4tKu*emen's union anp®e4 Kt nearly 22.000 Pak before" April 1 tn ««®S Swf demands. —for BO8» ’fuenday—alter wage KSHK bogged down ’ Wr" ~f 3 owr c, ° BMhMp now in its third E. porcnnt of DeK|^K u l>Pb' JBfflKl" Tiansport Workg "fiiKariw.unced that it F New York City's fit SMKt'-'itmn system unless fi* , ' v ‘’ I,arKaininK KjgKtaeeting Tuesday, . k iSKf I’’- 1 ’" 1,1 i'ltt-sbiirg. dispute over ■MK'i'-nt of men to the 'b ual'ment The during the protests Os Ren A, P x Y ■ jß* l' r ' !l, '"tetiveH yesterE»T ?^K ,i ■•'Kitlaiion imposing curbs on James C. rs®’" l| tit of the A-neri nt i,u * if iaDs - !n ® * ,ih radio indu *‘ a "Fike date, the NaW t!: ‘ ii " lt of Telephpoe E t /*’K n,,r "d a plea from Labor lx>Ria H E^K*' 1 * t 0 “avoid strike Ik* IK* fllr 'her negotiations C> fal • s ‘f TW president Km W f>l " * aW - how ever. the 2. r’oTumh'li f f week National F ® s ew Week ySIB- ;n ,o Mar, 'h 2. win iL.JjF ®* national sew and There i* more home laZjK* rton ’' now than in Il®a^ r We kindly KM!. * ,O tb ® M1 »Fian Ew n * whlch tl'imar to the address * wh Mttera deit readings ‘ <0 F^B«ioudi? nl ’ h ‘' ’ *** a ' ,d 'soßnu-

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Increased Output Os Food Urged Expanded Planting Program Requested WusbinKton. Feb. 22 (I'l*l The nation’s farmers and home gardens turned today to the job of producing more food so that hungry million* overseas tan be fed. Secretary ot Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson called on farmers to plant 2,000.000 more acres of wheat and corn this year and to step up their production ot soybean-* and dry edible beans. This, he said, would "further contribute to the critical world wide need for food.” At the same time, President Truman urged private cltliens to continue their wartime victory gardens again thia year as their contribution to bigger national food stock pih-ri. Anderson's expanded planting program would Increase the acreage- of each of the two major grain crops by 1,000,000 acres, bringing the ISI6 wheat guals to 6f»,575,000 acres and the corn goals to 9H,"«0,000. Since the winter wheat crop already has been planted, Anderson said the increues In wheat acreage must be made In the spring wheat area. To that end he- asked Montana, .Minnesota and North and South Dakota each to try to increase at least five percent. The corn holt states were naked to absorb nifst of the increase in coru acreage but Auderson said other parts of the country would boost their acreage as such as pouaible. The revised production goals by states Included Corn Mlscogrt aoo.ovo; lowa IM.WI; Ohio 40,000; Michigan 30.000; Illinois 25,000. Indiana 25.000. Soybeans -lowa 200,000; Ohio 200.000; Illinois 150,000; Indiana 150 000; Minnesota 100.000. o Moose Lodge Honors Returned Veterans Banquet Held Here Thursday Evening Approximately 135 members who served In World War 11. their wives ami sweethearts, attended a party at Adams lodg 1311. Loyal Order of Moose Thursday night. The affair was staged by the lodge to honor the members who served in the armed forces during th? last war. A banquet, served by members of the Women of the Moose, opened the event In th- dining room, decorated in rod. white and blue for the occasion. Following the banquet a dance was held, with Bill Simlnding r and his orchestra furnishing the music. A fo»r-act professional floor show was a featenre. An honor roll, containing the names of the veterans, was dedicated in a hri T ceremony during the banquet. Chinese Students, Teachers Protest Wreck Communist Newspaper Office Chungking. Feb. 22-- (UP) - Thousands of Chinese students, led by prafeaso.M, held antl-itussian and anti-communist demonstrations today and newspaper.* carried the texts of a protest signed by 20 educators condemning the Yalta agreement and blaming the late President Roceevelt The students wrecked the office of the communist newspaper, the new China daily, after rocks hurled from upstairs windows injured two demonstrators. A heavy Chinese police guard prevented the marchers from parading past the Soviet embassy but a delegation was permitted to deliver a note which demanded that “Setalln quit creating Illegal regimes in Chinese territory.” The educators' protest called the Yalta agreement a “black spot in modern diplomatic history endangering future world peace " “Wo can not forgive the late (Turn To Page 2, Column 5)

Assails U.S. Melhod On War Surplus Goods Plan Contributes To Cartel System In Foreign Lands Washington, Feb 22 — (UP) — Sen. Homer E. Ferguson. IL. Mich., charged today that the American method of disposing of surplus properties abroad In contributing to a system of cartels. Hr complained particularly that the* lendleasc- settlement with Great Britain turned over to the Britfedt government at cut-rate prices vast Mores of goods which it then could dispos-- ot at any profit it would or could make. Ferguson raised thk complaint as a Senate- war investigating subcommittee Icegan an Inquiry into the Anglo-American lend leassettlement on grounds that it might serve as a precedent for other agro ments. Ferguson and Sen. Jame< M. Mead. !>., N. Y.. pointed out that Great Britain had forbidden her nationals to buy surplus goods directly from the U. S.. even though th*.- goods were in the United Kingdom. This, they said, left the British government as the only practical customer, and strengthened Britain's bargaining position. "Thia altolishes the free enter prhe system." Ferguson said. "We've surrendered to u cartel system. Should not America go out and ■tv ally urge free trade? Are •* going to live in a world of carteM forever?" Chairman James M. Tunnell. D., Del., explained that the subcominitte- was concerned about the settlement because It might affect other agreements "whether we Ilk it or not.” Under the arrangement, the United States eventually would receive |tiso,ooo.Aoo for a balance of 5fi.021.164.M50 in unused lend lease goods that have been turnd over to the British. Tiie |<50,000,000 actually would be extended to the British in the form of credit from this country. The arrangement was negotiated along with the proposal for an additional |2.760.000,fi0# loan to Ge- at Britain. The loan will require congressional approval, hut cTurn To i-ase 2. Column <) - - Man Is Named To Election Board Amos Burkhalter Is Republican Member The- appointment of Amos Burkhalter. of Berne, as the Itepubllcan member of the Adams county board of election commissioners for the approaching primary and fall c-lec-tion. was announced today The- appointment was made and announcement by Harry Essex. Adams county Republican chairman. Mr. Burkhalter nerved in the tame capacity two years ago during the election. The appoiiDment of Severin H. Schurger, Decatur attorney, by (Tye O. Troutner. Adams county Democratic chairman, was announced some* time* ago.. The two appointive members and Mr. Troutner, Ity virtue of his office as county clerk, comprise the board of election commissionent, which supervises printing and distributing of ballot-* and other supplies and has general supervision of the voting and counting of ballot s. . —O— ——— Lads Escape Injury When Hit By Auto Two six-year-old bdys, James Anderson. «K>n of Mr. and Mrs. Garth Anderson, and Jimmy Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Smith, of Patterson street, escaped with minor injuries shortly before noon today when they were struck by an auto driven by Jacob Hosteller of Fort Wayne at the Intersection of Seventh and Adatna street. The boys were taken to the Adams county memorial hospital but were dismissed when their injuries were found to be of a minor nature.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, February 22, 1946.

First (»I Bride To Go Over fla- JT .1.1 Ki FIRST Gl BRIDE from the eastern U. S. to lie granted a permit to accompany her husband to Germany the former Edith Cast anna of Richmond. Va., is shown with her husband, T/5 Robert Jamrosr- in Boston. The two will depart for Germany In April

Cardinal Spellman Most Influential Special Tokens Os Affection Bestowed Vatican City. Feb. 22- (UP) Special tokens of affection bestowed by Pope Plus XH on Francis Cardinal Spellman of N w York convinced informed Catholic circles today that the American was destined to h**come the most influential of the 69 inetnb rs of the Sacred college of Cardinals. Cardinal Spellman, one of four Americana among (ho 32 Cardinals elected to tJie coll go thia week, received the same red hat that the Pope r reived from Pope Pius XI when he becam*- a Cardinal. Viewed as importantly significant was the inheritance by Cardinal Spellman of the Titular church Sts. John anil Paul which was the church giv n to the Popo on hb elevation to Cardinal. Cardinal Spellman duulosed last night still another token of his close friendship with the Pope He revealed tiiat th"* Pectoral cross worn with his house cassock had iteen given to bim by the Pop* l in 1943. The Pope had worn the cross (Turn To Page 2, Column 5) ——_O Kills Wife, Two Children And Self Chicago. Feb. 22—(UP)—A distraught father, worried by debts, clubbed and shot to death hix wife and two children, then ended iiis own life w th a bullet, police raid today. Th*- bodies of James A. Roach, 41. and his wife, Rachel, 40, and their two high school children were found last night in the family's comfortable South Shore apartment. . jJlfl o Plan Building For New Furniture Store Erect Building On North 13th Street Plans for the construction of a new building to house a retail furniture stora at the southeast corner of Thirteenth and Jackson streets were announced today. Curtis F. Hill and Herman Sautblns havs formed a partnership to op-rats the new business. They announced that construction of the one and one-half story structure. 50 x 97 feet in sHb, will b« started as soon as the weather pfrmtis. Excavating work, preparatory to building f. basement, will be the flrat step In Its construction after the removal of a house, now located on the lot. Tb flrm will handle a nationally known line ot furniture, electric appliance* and floor coverings

BULLETIN The hearing for a temporary retstraining order, brought by the General Electric company again*! Local* 921 and 901 in the lleeatur and Fort Wayne plants, scheduled for 10 o’clock this morning in federal court at Hammond, was delayed in getting underway and did not start until late this afternoon. No ruling had been announced at press time this afternoon. No Drastic Cut In Business In City Beginning To Feel G. E. Strike Effect With the strike bound Decatur General Electric plant idle for the 39th consecutive day today, a casual survey throtigliout the city during the past few days reveals that business has not suffered apprecialily-yct, at least. Although the loss in payroll to date—according 4o figures released in company advertising--amounts to mon* than 1290.000, Urn Stic decreaae in retail sales has 4ie**n reported as a whole. The general concenm* or opinion. however. Indicates that the payroll loss is hegtnning to he "felt." Tiie fai t tiiat this drop in sales was belated is explained hy a number of factors. First of all, |» was pointed out, workers have beet) receiving checks tor the pay "held out” when they first look their jobs, as is customary in most industries. The last of these checks—pay for one day only, however, Monday previous to the strike, which began Tuesday. January 15—was received by the workers recently Since they had been receiving these checks periodically, workers and their families until recently had their budget quota of spending money. Then, too, a large number of the workers—the survey revealed —have "cashed in" war bonds and drawn on saving accounts for daily living expenses. Various ;*ersons have reported lengthy linos of workers from the plant at the local hank—awaiting their turtis to transfer the bonds into cash. One worker, who said that he cashed ail of his bonds soon after the walkout, explained that he feared cashing of bonds might he limited to s certain number per week and that he 'didn’t want to take any chances " At • least one grocer did say. however, tiiat he "felt" the strike early. "Mother's foresight and intuition.” he said, ctused this. According to this merchant, numer ous housewives, especially those with large families, “began cutting corners" at once, to ration out the family savings. Foodstuffs that "go further.” he said, came into demand rather than the more expensive and appealing (Turn Te Page X, Column 4)

British Troops Battle Maddened Civilians In City; Demand Surrender

Prime Minister Os Great Britain Says Surrender Order Is Given To Mutineers Ixmdon. Feb 22 (UP) - Primo Minister Clement Attlee said today that a demand for unconditional surrender had been given to 7,000 mutlneerlng Indian sailors in Bombay and warned that riots sweeping the port may grow worse. Attlee said communists anti leftwing elements Bi India were fomenting the civilian rioting in sympathy with the naval mutineers. The Prime Minister gave a sober statement in Commons on the Indian situation, the Wurst ot five uprisings and detno ns t rations against Britain In the Middle Eaet ami the Orient. Order must be rrotored, Attlee said, and British wushlps and army forces are covering on Bombay for that purpose. Attlee said that the Indian congrew parly officially disclaimed participation In the mutiny. He said that the governor of Bombay province. Sir John Colville, reported that he feared then* "may be some disturbance before the situation is stabilized " Harrassed by demonstrations agalnet her policy in widespread quartern of the world. Britain was hunting at the same time for a solution to the bast*- problem of re latlons with Russia. INsclosnres that Britain had offered to extend th** Hoviet-Britinh friendship pact from 20 to 50 yeans, and had proposed a fiveyear British loan of 70.000.000 (2120,000,000) to Russia were evidence of the government's desire to ease the strain between the two great powers. Sir Stafford Crlppo announced in Commons that Russia had rejected the British loan offer, which carried 2'4 percent interest. Fac«ul with uprisings ami revolutionary shouting in several parts of the empire, (he government undoubtedly watched closely the cm pluwlri in Russian broadcasts on the Soviet Union's self-proclaimed role of champion of colonial people* and small nations. Foreign Minister Ernest Bevln. in a conciliatory speech before c >mmons yesterday, rejected eugx«stlons tiiat the present diplomatic disputes might lead to eventual war with Russia. "I cannot conceive any circumstances in which the Soviet and (Jn-at Britain would go to war," he eaid. "I cannot see what we have to fight for and 11 never enters my mind.” Bevin's predecessor, Anthony Eden, said he lielleved Russia wanted collaboration with Britain and the United States, but on her own terms. While the diplomats talked, these demonstrations of unrest and In some places rebellion against the presence of the British army were reported: Bombay a mutiny of Indian na(Turn Tn Pass Z. Column 4) Tax Receipts Are Ready For Payment Early Payments Are Urged By Treasurer Tax receipts have been prepared and payment ot 1945 taxes, payable in 1946. may be made in the offices of the county treasurer beginning Saturday, it was announced today by treasurer Roy L- Price. Mr. Price announced that all receipts for taxpayers in the 12 townships as well as the corporations and towns have heen completed. Either the spring payment or both spring and fall installments may be made. Mr. Price stated, in urging early payment. May 6 is the final day for making the spring payment without the addition of a delinquency penalty, but Mr. Price urged the taxpayers call at the office as early M Is convenient to avoid the taiual last minute rush.

Fights Unionization Os Supervisory Men Coal Producers Head Sees Trouble Looms Washington. Feb. 22—(UP)- Edward It. Burk*-, president of the Southern Coal Pr<sluc<rs association ami former senator from Nebraska. predicted today that efforts of the united mine workers t AFl.t to organli** supervisory employes "will result in trouble tor ns this year " Burke told th** senate labor committee, which is studying the house passed case strike prevention bill, that efforts ti organize supervisory workers l*y the I’MW “atrike at the heart of fr*-« enterprise.” He saw no reason why the sup-«-rvl«ory workers should not form a union of their own. But. Burke, said, for them to belong to the same union as the workers they supervise would leave management no responsible representative on the spot. Meanwhile, it appeared that Pre■ildent Truman's new prescription for labor peace is facing its first big test at th** iiande of John L Lewis and the f’MW The mint union lias called its wage policy committee into session here Marek 11. presumably to draft wage tncrea>i<- demands. Burk** asked 'he senate committee to preserve ease bill provisions prohibiting union organization of supervisors. He gave "full endorsement" t * oth*-r provisions of the controvenaiai measure. There was little doubt that the UMW would be involved in another of Its periodic struggles with the bituminous *.oal operators within a month Th** government could eventually be drawn >nto such a con test. The miners' present contract carries no definite termination date, but it leaves thi* way open for a nationwide strike sometime after April 1. if the miners follow demands of oilier unions asking i fivl-day week without reducing weekly pay below wartime levels, they would ask wage increases of about |2.79 a day. Tiie signal that the ruin** muon wua preparing for a new wage campaign came yesterday when it was announced tiiat the 2<><>-mem-her UMW wage policy committee hud been called into session here Marcii 11. The announcement was mad** after two days of conferences between Lewis ami UMW district presidents. la*wis already has made it plain <Turn T<* Pass 2. Column b) o —. Kennerk Speaks Al Washington Dinner Democratic Women Hold Banquet Here "Washington and present day problems" was the topic of an iddre-s by Hugh Kennerk, assistant U. S. attorney, delivered to th, memlmrs or the Adams county women's Democratic club at the Elk's home last night. The dinner meeting of the organization formally opened iLs participation in the approaching May primary and fall elections. Clyd - O. Troutner. county Democratic chairman, introduced Mr. Kennerk and a number of Democratic candidates who have already announced their intentions of running for office Mrs. Ixiuis A. Hoithouse cnl.rtalood with several vocal selections, accompanied by M>r<*. Harold Grant at the piano, and the entire group participated in community singing, which open-d and closed the meeting. Mrs. John Duff, vice-president of the organisation, presided over a short business session. The twocourt*, dinner wsa served by members ot the Easters Star.

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Frenzied Rioting Started By Mutiny Os Indian Navy; 50 Reported Dead Bombay. Feb. 22—(UP)—British machine gunners ami maddened Indian civilians battled through the streets of strife-torn Bombay today in wild rioting in which th*- day's death toll was estimated unofficially at 50. The streets were Bttereil tonight with debris of smashed and burned shops after a fren zied day of skirmishing wa* touched off by tiie mutiny of the royal Indian navy The sailors held out stubbornly altoard th*warships they seized in the har lair, despite a shortage of food and water Mohandas K Ghandi's powerful Indian <ongress party intervened In the mutiny. Ghandi's chief lieutenant appealed to the people to stop rioting in sympathy ami to the sailors to lay down their arms. Lato in the day. after hours of bit-run * lashes between demon strators and military patrols in all parts of the city, the crowds faded away The downtown sections appeared deserted except for continuing patrols Banners of the congress party, the moikm league and the red flag, tied together, were carried In one of th*- many processions that wound noisily through the streets Military patrols machine-gunn ed the crowds in recurrent clashes in several sections of th** city. Many of the demonstrators chanted slogans made popular by the Japanese-approved "Indian national army " A companion mutiny at Karachi was broken after four Indian mutineers were killed anl 26 wounde*]. with a single British casualty—a soldier injured, a British communique announced The mutineers had seized the naval sloop Hindustan. They mannod her deck guns in deft-’ auro of a surrender ultimatum When the British opened fire on the Hindustan, her heavy machine guns and four-inch wsapons replied. The British then opened up with a field gun and mortar. The mutineers ran up the white flag, obeyed orders to debark, and the British took over the Hindustan Calcutta was quiet after a day of tension resulting from the picketing of streetcar and bus services and their subsequent suspension Civil police patroled nil likely trouble sones. At Karachi. British troops smashed a mutiny aboard the in dlan navy vessel Hindustan by bombarding it with shore guns Th*- British delivered a surrender ultimatum to the ship, then opened fire when the zero hour passed unheeded. Twenty-five minutes later th** crew- surrendered ami came ashore other Indian navy vessels in Karachi harbor were ordered to stay in port. The Bombay mobs burned down two branches of the bank of India and set fire to the city post office. They made giant l>on fires of military trucks and civilian automobiles Rioters attacked British civilians and British stores. They jumped upon Indians, and forced them to take off the neckties, collars and western world hats. Naval mutinees barricaded in the castle barracks in downtown Bombay still refused to surrender by midafternoon after preliminary negotiations failed last (Turn, To Page 4, Column •) , » o Hope Is Abandoned For German Miners Dortmund. Germany. Feb. 22— (UP)-Rescue workers abandoned hop-* today for an estimated 420 men trapped by fires and explosions in the Monopol coal mine at nearby Vona. After lighting vainly for 4S hours to break through to the trapped men. exibappted rescue crews began sealing the mine shaft with concrete to extinguish the gas tires still blaitef underground.