Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 70, Decatur, Adams County, 23 March 1946 — Page 1

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TOMIC BOMB TESTS ORDERED POSTPONED

|n Jo Press ■I Io Oust Kiel Troops Mrity Council ■gNO Will Meet York Monday H bulletin M>r. 23—(UP) — ■ r Gn»v»nn *aid |K it *»• po»» ,ble ,hat dl ’ »< on ‘ * lth Ru,, ' a |K, .„„:( in the withdrawBK'; : , e t troops from Iran |K ( tne United Nations council meet*. B Vurk •ri’iHK. Z . j: , Jtnli.i'-a I"| "P t.nl.n three ■K 4( jut He United ~. iinly . iiiiniil meeting gK-.„ hi. .min'iy light l<> 4-. li.inian g Ala arrived here |K>., »!th three advisers |Mu. Iranian embassy in |^L ( - .n .r,: bl' lilh-d |K. -upport Iran* Kt-..' th- Soviet I nion han ■l her iiii'l inter K. wrremeliH by not geltarrival roun tiled with a <if Intermit) mi«etiiigs tfte liauni d delegates, 111 K two meetings within 21 gU>’»i-n Sir Al' V inder fa|M«t Gr-a' Britain and I'. S. Edward It Stet MJr The meetings were |B|ii '»• xiurte.y <alln" blit 3B .’fl- u'iie.lly n lulled disS f.tlatr-|M-r. th. Iratd.ni . .in- comes the council next week lays Uelore the council |MH)IwI >o meet for what -f!.- i.i|. i otisider a test |HI- !:ati. these -a,old events |H*U; t.< the l>.n for first tnreiing tn the .Staten aHSeMjry of state James F taiilon to argue the .State*' <a,e on Iran indite importance this counon that issue Byrnes 'he ! u> „ r ,. h) „ v . troop* from Iran acto treaty *o vital a part Imperil an foreign policy that to argue it himself i*»»e it to Stettinlus I s represent a- ■ fcrieraliinumo Josef Stalin wme of the world »"W Soviet Russia’s aliiIH' o’*' 0 ’*'' 1 L'XO by staling In 1,1 an American corres|W # >« mention that h<- placed tmportance'' on the new 'irtinuation. jh # state|B we-neij nome of the ten- ■ had been increasing Rr of !hp council meetof Russia * policy in ■ hstident Trumans decl- ■ ' !bH i,!, <imc bomb Pacific wa» interpretby council dele- ■ mut * <0 help » acentrat.. on |, ro | > |«. lnH of K. *, B * r !han the spectacular ‘M'ntnient SB Til,> P re! « ■ ta American its monopolist if " k ’ h • Period of interIKa* en *“ KHieui Trygve *' Colum >> |) ► c " Meditation" ■ r °9e Four Daily ■J.*"'’" Mutation" feat, ■to d l al1 ’’ d| iting the Damar- " I '”‘ Ur Wn *,>. ? • ** I ,u, ‘li«liei| to■P* by total ? I ’ r ‘’f’ ar *d and '* ° f ‘ h «f<hen H WdieatiJ 8 a* tr I ' n ' l tt P' ,e « r * * h ' ,rom A,h ■* "ialal^ 4 01 ‘ il * Paf'lcl■Way W “" 'Otcluded ■ w,!l ,H " ah ln K art- ■ ° n e,,l,orial S%*ATU T n M J E ’’ MOMETBR ■» .. to Uni LADINGS - 3? - 44 H 47 ** ath »* ‘atU^La' 0 ’ J 9ni ’ ht g; »• W»r mtr nßrth

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Says Soviet Secret Police In America Moy Link Espionage Ring With Police Montreal, March 23 (I’P) An Informed nource xaid today that evidence tnlicht be offered In the preliminary hearing for two men In the Soviet espionage ring to link the Ituaaiun m-cret police. NKVD, with the Communlat party outalde ituaaia. Thia source uaid new evidence would l>e offered to support the teatlmony yexterdny of Igor Gotiz enko, former aecret codew clerk at the Rtiwaian embassy, that ag entu of the dreaded Itmodan aecret police were operating in Canada and “everywhere.” The preliminary hearing for Fred Rowe, Conimnniat member of parliament, and Prof. Raymond Royer of McGill Vniverwity, on chargea of giving aecret information to Ruaaia, continued today. Yeaterday'a aeaaion was held be hind cloaed doora aa an added meaattre of aafety for Gouzenko Gouzenko testified that Ruaaia created Ita eapionage network in Canada by "working with the Com muniat party." He aald Roue and Sam Carr, national organizer of the labor progreaaive (Communist) party In Canada, were recruiting agents for a Soviet eapionage ring. The source outlining the probable course of the hearing, who asked that his name not Im- used, said that some of the agents were recruited through the Communist party, and worked not for money but because of “their ideology". He said the overall supervision of Rosa and Carr appeared to < ome from some other source than the office of the Russian military atktt<he where the collected information allegedly was assembled. Gouzenko testified yesterday that “part of the information was very secret. The agents had access to information to which tlomilltary attache had no access." o Two Million Gold Strike In Colorado Colorado Springs. Colo.. March 23—(l.’Pl—A 12.000,000 gold strike was reported today in the fabulous cripple creek mining district The lode was discovered in the Golden Cycle Corporation e Ajax mine. .Merrill K. Shoup, president of the Golden Cycle suid the strike we,* one of the largest continuous lodes of gold in the history of the district.

April 6 Deadline For Candidacies Eli Graber Heads Latest List Filed Eli Graber. Democratic candidate for trustee of French township, headed a list ot candidates in the approaching May primary, who filed declarations late Friday and this morning in the offices of the conn I y clerk Others who filed include Minna Aubsburger and W. A. Presdorf. Democrats, for advisory board, Hartford township. I m..S ocssM. VaMUlUffl' D tut |»sr-v»»s« » mittee posts, who filed are: Ru dolph Linnemeier. Democrat, South Preble; Alonzo Smith. Democrat. French and William Frltzlnger. Republican. East Root. Attention of all candidates and prospective candidates was called today to that fact that declarations must lie filed by April 6. In accordance with the state election laws. ■ --o — Fliers Slightly Injured In Crash Auburn, Ind., Msrch 23—(1 PI - * Two fliers were recovering today from Injuries sustained yesterday In a plane crash. The Injured were pilot Waller Bates and Jack Davis, both of Au burn. A third passenger, Walter Kail, was unhurt. Bates and Davis were treated at the Auburn hospital. Bates told Indiana elat 4 police that th® motor on the light civilian plane failed on a takeoff and slanted to the earth from an altitude of 130 feet.

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Miners And Owners Are Still Far Apart Bargaining Is In Recess To Monday Washington. March 23 (UP) Tin- united mine workers and the soft coal industry still were far apart in their contract negotiations today only eight days liefore the deadline for a nutionwide strike. Bargaining sessions were in recess until Monday and the coal operatots were reported seeking “a common ground" mt which they could build their case in reply to union president John L. Lewis, The operators were not optimistic either over the chances of avoiding a strike April I or the prospects for agreeing on a new contract by the deadline. They were certain that fa-wis would serve notice next Tuesday terminating the present contract at midnight March 31 under a provision of the present contract. The miners historically stop work when their contract expires. It was indicated that little progress had lieeit made in the conStart negotiations which began last Tuesday after a week of public sessions. _ o— - China Secret Police Chief Thought Dead Chinese Leader's Airplane Crashes Chungking, Mar. 2-3 —(UP) — Gen. Tai Li. head of the Chinese secret police and otic of the most mysterious and powerful men in China, was believed dead today after the crash gif his plane at Nanking Thursday. The circumstances of his reported death were almost as mysterious as his little known role behind the scenes In China. Some quarters scouted the reports of Tai Li’s death an I suggested he may have chosen this way to disappear in order to continue his operations with even greater secrecy and mystery. Details of the reported plane crash were conflicting hut government sources agreed that Tai Li's plane had crashed and that the secret police chief whose powers had been compared to those of Heinrich Himmler apparently had been killed. The plane, variously described as a Chinese National Airway Plane or Tai Ids own private plane, crashed in the vicinity of the Ming tomb at Nanking. Holies of Tai Li's Imdyguords were found nearby hut some reports said that positive Identification of Tai Li's body was lack (Turn To !’»«• *• Column 5)

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Decotur, Indians, Satur day, March 23, 1946.

Chamber Os Commerce Meeting On Thursday Proposed hiring of a paid secretary of the Decatur Chamlier of Commerce will lx* submitted to members in a special meeting of the organizatl :n. to lie l.eid Thursday night at 7:15 o'clock in the dr-1 cult court room of th-- court bouse, j An increase in the annual member-i ■ship dues has lte< n suggested as a mi-aiH of financing the new plan The new plan would embrace a change from the customary mem bt-rshlp plan, however. In that firms and not individuals would be enrolled. Estimates on the firm inemltershlp yearly dues range tn ‘ 125. Clarence Ziner, newly elected president, will lie in charge of the meeting and nil memlie-M are urged ' to attend. o Attorney To Appear In Vardaman Case St. Louis Lawyer Asks To Testify Washington, Match 23 (UP) Frank E. Wllliamo, St. Ixniis attorney whose name has figured prominently in the Vardaman hearings. will get u chance to testify; himself next week. But whether he does will be strictly up to him. The Senate Banking subcommittee bearing the nomination of Com-1 modore James K. Vardaman ti be I a director of the federal reserve board gave Williams p.-rmiMion to I testify if he wished after he had ; suggested that he lie uubpenaed. , "In view of press reports of .hargiM made by Sam Heyburn (Samuel E Reyi mint with respeet to all of which I have personal knowledge, why not subnena me?" Williams telegraphed the subcom-1 mittee. After conferring in executive aession, tae Senators sent the f .'Rowing reply: “If you desire io appear voluntarily to testify bi this matter the committee will lie glad to hear you Monday, March 25." Williams was attorn* y for three witnesses, all former employes of the Vardaman Shoe Company, Reyburn, factory superintendent; Paul De Coster, comptroller; and Frank O. Bittner, Jr., executive vice president. Bittner has charged Vardaman with "defrauding" him in a sale of stock In the firm. He said he relied on an Inventory statement given to him by Vardaman which later turned out to have been "padded or plugged ” De Coster said he was persuaded by Williams and Bittner against his will to sign affidavits against Vardaman. Reyburn testified that the same thing happened |o him. Both witnesses disclaimed the con(Turn To Pag* S, Column 5)

Demand Removal 01 Government Control Livestock And Food Control Move Made Omaha. Neb.. March 23 (UP)— Removal of government controls of the livfsitoek and meat industry and all agricultural product® by June 30 wax demanded last night by Hie newly*formed co'-n licit livestock feeders association last night. Chairman Elmer Thomas D., Okla., of the senate agriculture committee, endorsed the demand I and asked for a high price level |“in order to pay our debts and to' keep (ho United States solvent " The gi«so< iatlon, composed of lives! rk feeders of 10 midwest--1 ern states, declared in u resolution that th" Office of Price Administration liv(->*io<k and neat program together with its control over livestock feed Is unworkable and unenforcable “The legitimate livestock feeder." the resolution said, "Is unable to make plans far enough in advance to cover a normal feeding operation. He is confronted with black market cunpetition on most ,ot the feed which he must buy. and he must compete with unscru- ! pulous producers who will accept (Turn T<> Page 5, Column 5) Q Early Stop Order On Building Expected Government To Halt Non-Essential Work Washington. March 23 (UP)--The government is expected to issue within a week its long-con-sidered atop order on non-essent-ial building. The step is being taken by the government housing agencies to assure a better flow ot materials Into the veterans emergency housing program, which calls for 2.700.000 new homes by the end of 1947. Subject to iMt-minute changes, the order will require government permission for annual construction and repairs above these limits: houses nt non-veterans, including farm bouses, 3200; commenial buildings and farm build Ings, xuch as stores, hotels, theaters. granaries, 31.000; public bull-, dings. 35,000; Industrial plants, Including factories. 315.000. Housing officials promised, however, that liberal provision would lie made for exemptions in cases of real need stoch as a community that needs a new store or school, or a factory project that will create more employment. Work will not be stopped on construction that Is genuinely in progress.

Congressional Business Pressure Cited Reason Os Sudden Postponement

Springer New Head Os Indiana 6.0. P. To Succeed Jenner As State Chairman Indianapolis. Mar. 23 (UP)—j Indiana Republicans had new leadership In their state organization today and Hcsisler Demo crats came to Indianapolis lor a I party rally. The GOP stale commitlee ac 1 cepteil the resignation of chair man William E. Jenner and elect rd Clark Springer of Butler to the party post yesterday. A few hours later, the Democratic state committee was 1 scheduled to meet for the an ttmiru-ed purpose of furlherll|k primary election plans and to I set a date for the summer state | nominating convention. The Democrat committee meet Ing tills afternoon will be followed by a Jackson Day dinner tonight, where Sen. Harley M. KII- j gore. D . W. Va., speaks. Jenner's resignation from the GOP chairmanship after a 13month term of service cleared the way for his expected an t-ouncement as a U. S. senatorial candidate. For months, Jenner ■ has been mentioned as a potential candidate for the senatorial, ii.iminution. His resignation statement gave no reason for the move. It rt- 1 viewed GOP gains of the last ■ year, reported that "there is not a weak link" in the organization , in Indiana, an I assured party t affiliates that the organization's financial condition was 'healthy.'l "I have come to a time now where It becomes necessary for me to retire from the chairmanship," Jenner said. He did not i lalmrate. The action, however, was view ed by political observers as cor tain evidence that Jenner will enter the senatorial race and make a three way contest for the nomination In the party's state convention next June 13. Sen. Raymond K Wlllin. JI., Ind. has announced his candi-j dacy for another six year term, and Rep. Charles M LaFollette R. Evansville, the liberal Republican from the eighth district, al(Turn To Page S, Column O o Indiana Business On Decided Upturn i Big Improvement Is Noted In February Bloomington, fnd. May 23— (UP)—Th® current Issue of the 1 Indiana Business Review, publish-1 ed by the Indiana University bur eau of business research, showed today that business in Indiana took a decided turn upward in February. The bureau's 207.3 index for the month wa« five percent above the January level, establishing a newpostwar and all time high “Many factors contributed to the upswing In Indiana's business," the business publication said. "One of the main contributing factors . . . 1s the general rise in prices The basic costs of agricultural and industrial commodities have increased during and since the war. due to a variety of economic factors." The department stores sales Index reflected In part the general price rise, the review said, although continued heavy demand and increased quantities and var letles of goods available also con tributed to the marked Increase tor February. The bureau said that the index of farm prices remained about the same in February as compared with the previous month, parti - ally due to the "very large decline in the prices of eggs, hutter, and some grains which tended to offset the Increases in other farm product prices."

GM Dispute Appears Near Settlement Possibility Rises Os Shipping And Waterfront Strike By United Press The possibility of a nationwide shipping and waterfront strike arose today but another major ( labor dispute, the 123 day-old General Motors walkout, appear- ■ ed near final settlement. In the shipping dispute, the ' National Maritime Union. (CIO), * urged west coast longshoremen ito postpone their M-heduled strike until May in favor of | “united action.” The request was made by NMU president Joseph Curran in a telegram to Harry Bridges, west roast leader of the CIO long shoremen. Curran asked Bridges to delay the coast wide strike, si-heduled for April I. until after six CIO maritime unions undone I independent organization hold a conference al San Francisco May *' Strikes and shutdowns across the nation kept 4t»4.774 workers I idle. In the General Motors dispute, I Walter P. Reuther, vice president j of the striking CIO United Automobile Workers, saiil that local Issues would be settled soon and. ! that the 175.000 strikers would return to their jobs in a few , days, laical disputes have delayed final settlement of the walkout lu another major industrial controversy, state police stood guard over the Westinghouse Electric company's Pittsburgh plant to prevent a recurrence of Thursday's rioting Federal conciliators withdrew from confer ences after reporting that nego tiations had broken down and , that “there appeared no possibility for compromise" Mediator W II Davis said the company's final offer "involved certain deductions from the IM 1 ! cent national wage increase pattern Tiie CIO United Electrical Workers union said the offer constituted a raise of 9 7 cents, while the company contended it would raise wages 15 cents per hour The west coast shipping controversy appeared likely to develop into u nationwide dispute :on the basis of Curran's telegram. which said "The experience of maritime workers since our earliest days i has proved united action wins • the Itest wages and working coni ditions and defeats the most for- . (Turn To P««e S. Column 1) ; ©- — Lincoln School Given Insignia I I Cited For Sale Os War Bonds, Stamps The Lincoln school, under prlncipal Bryce Thomas, lias received j recognition from the U. S. treasury department for lU< pact in selling . war bonds and stamps. * As a part of thin recognition the school was recently awarded a ! "well done" insignia, to be placed on the "s< hools-at-war” flag. A message, went from the treasury department along with the in- J signia commends "teachers and students of the school for the fine job they have done, first with war bonds and now with savings bonds." , The school sold 313.000 worth of bonds and stamps last year. Mr. 1 Thomas said that the sale* of bonds and stamps would be con- ' tinned aa method of teaching thrift to the students.

Price Four Cents

Weather May Bring Further Delay In Tests; Washington Speculates Reasons Washington. March 21 (UP) - President Truman ha® postponed abruptly the atomic hornb teatil “for about six weeks,” and It seemed likely tielay that the weather - ot perha|k< the international situa* tlon might cause till further de* lay Pressure of (ongnwsional burl* neas was th® reason announced l>7 the White House laet night for tho order that suddenly upset carefully prepared plans for thousand® of men and hundreds of ships in tint multi • million dollar “operation crossroads." But many persons here ponder* ed the international impllcatlont of the decision The United fftatm and Russia In Just two days ente.* a crucial test in the United Na* lions security council that might break or make UNO Did Mr. Truman, some officials wondered aloud, conclude that it wae Icette’* t > let the atom Imiuili <-00l off for a while? Some of them thought that was a vital factor, although the White ll'iuee discouraged such apeculafion One |M*rson connected with th® ’ bomb tests ventured the Opinion that to hold them at ,i time whet* the UNO council might he in tb« midst of debating the critical die pule between Russia and Iran would be like ehowiug off out atomic muscles * The Ihiuilc tesla, designed to doterminc what man’s newest and most terrible weapon would do to navy shl|is. were scheduled originally for May 15 and July I at Bikini atoll in the Marshall island*. The delay ordered by the Preal* dent would carry them Into the typhoon season when the wonther, even in the normally tranquil Mai* ahalls, turns contrary and unpredlc* table. The White House gave only onn reaaott for the President’s deckdoll. It said that if th- testi wore held at the planned dates, many congressmen who wanted to wltiictw them would not be a ole to do so “owing to the heavy legbdativu schedule " The President merely ordered a post|H>nent®nt, not a cancellation. And White House Secretary Charles (I. Ross did not support the idea that Mr. Truman was motivated by any other reason than tbu one given. Asked If the international situation had anything to do with the order, Rum Mid: “I cannot go btyond this statement I have no rea■to.n to believe that it does.” The White House announcement, issued nearly three hours after the United Press broke the news of the postponement, eaid: I "The President announced tonight that the atom bomb teats in I the Pacific will be delayed about nix weeks. The teats calling fo* I the detonation of two atomki I bombs in Bikini atoll had been I scheduled for May 15 tor the first, an air drop, and July 1. a sUrfac-i ’ burwt. I “The postponement is prompted I by the fact that a large number of I congressmen have expressed a desire to witness both these teita, j hut owing to the heavy legialativ<» [ schedule would lie prevented from doing so if the tests were held on -the dates originally fixed" Rome 60 representatives and senator* had been planning to attend the Bikini teats. House tipeakm’ [ Sam Rayburn was said to have reg- ' late red strong rejection to thelf absence when such vital administration legislation as the draft and price control exteneion bills face ' very clone votes. But it was not explained why the congressmen could be spared six weeks later and not In May. Questioned about the postponement, all Rayburn would say was "I'm sure the President did what he thought was the wisest thing” The White House order caught army navy task force one. which has been working at high apeed for month* on the teats, completely (Turn T<» Page ». Column S) ’