Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 76, Decatur, Adams County, 30 March 1946 — Page 1

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MOR HEAD INTERVENES IN COAL DISPUTE

ft Council I Recess Wednesday Kt Reaction Os Ko Bitter Over Koi By Council I bulletin K' M.'C* W-IUPI-K,< lr»ni»n quarter* K, today * h ” premier KgmvJ” admonished Wmbataador Husein Ala H ...erenphime the urgK< Ira" • aecurity council Kd sot to demand its imK diseuMion by the UnitKlOHi. I York. Mar 30-(UP>— Bisitial Soviet ration to Write! Nation*' security War »«nsran<*-* hi" troops Were Iran umoiiilitionally Wither major test of the Kao- organization today. W<i with doubt over RusKfiy was confusion about K, hetw»*n ambassador K Ala. Iran * spokesman Bib* security council, and ■■ flurrnment There was Kos a* to how truly he Kted th* policies of I’rem■ud tlhavam p Motaffar Firouz. Ghaipok*»man in Tehran. sifht criticized Ala's HU before the security I u eMfjerated by pati and sentimentality. He Itly referred to Ala's stateefore the coiim il on Wedty and worried UNO deleitstered for rest during it week end It was made e by th* council's decision i 1 "roolins off" period mt Wednesday morning mitinz replies to its refer new information from Mian and Soviet gtyternetary of state James F. tuy fly hack to Washingtoy until Tuesday when he a®* back to continue to the S. delegation, ite the break In the tents a result of yesterday's * of a "formula" for solufi the Iranian case, delesill hare an uneasy weokf are eautlonsiy hopeful Win will lake the chance I by the council to get off ft But some wondered it set* not whistling in the bt reaction to this week's * events Which saw the * "■Prewntative stalk out » council chamber Itecause Nmt for d*lry on the Irantu* was not ciamed still < nseulnass. w yesterday’s council rneet- “ M which delegates and “*** had their first chance ■*- *»en if nervously, this ~ Soviet circles reacted lily * Soviet circles described «WII-4aksn h,| li»*ia‘t» **~ u “far from friendly.” r Moscow dispatches * i-itmih Russian censor/barged that the council's * te proceed with Its IranJ”** without Russia was <* hostility to the ’ 1 aton" cirrl ** *l*o were ex- * "Wcsl of Byrnes who opposition to Russia's motion and propos'onott'a" adopted late * hat firm “ W Byrnes was not Int- » * “ ««riy Soviet-Iranian tMuliy” l * lßg *’r,>n<thennut^' 10 " , ‘‘ n ' w 10 ’■<”>• h in »** *" “ radl<- *’ J Miey on the ‘rttanto “ It Wed ' ► ._2 S 0 IPeurhy *’ onn ‘‘ ,j Cel umn 8) liT JM WAOIHOt « a tn. “ M S with sc. * tjA ’ »h‘w*r, south and U * ,y " Much »» ’•'tisht Curtly Con-J

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New Restrictions On Grain Feed Use New Action To Boost Shipments Abroad Washington, March 30 tl'Pi The government took new and drastic action today to Increase eiilpmeiits of gruin to hunger areas of the world and assure a fair distribution at horn**. The Agriculture Department, effective Monday, put new rest tie tions on the purchase and use of grain feeds and ordered a 15 to to percent cut In the use of corn for manufactured foods. The order aifeels grits, cornmeal and breakfast cereals but no canned corn. It uiso limit* the me of grain, grain products and grain by-pro-ducts in mixed feeds to HO percent of last year's consumption. Previously only the use of wheat hud been restricted. Under the order, farmers cannot purchase grain to feed hogs weighing more than 225 pounds or cattle for marketing to grad<« letter than grade A. Poultry farmer* may not buy grain for fowl beyond 80 percent of their last year's total production. .Meanwhile, department officials were considering still more measures to assure a steady flow of wheat abroad Under the plan, said to lie "merely awaiting secretary Anderson's signature." the government would ta»ue non-interest livaiiiig certificates to farmers who bring their wheat to market now. Former* would be allowed to cash these certificates any time before March of next year, either at the then current market prices or 90 percent of parity, whichever to higher. This would protect farmers against losees sbatild market price,, rise after they sold their crop*. This was one phase of a threepoint program laid liefore President Truman yesterday by former secretary of treasury Henry Morgonthau, Jr. Morgenthau also suggested that the government direct flour mills to set-aside for export 25 percent of their production am! called for a reduction of this country'* wheat reserve from 159,000,000 bushel* to 100.000.04)0 bushels. He estimated the 25 |iercent setaside would provide wheat products totaling l.mm.mm tons in addltion to that which would be saved tinder this country's voluntary conservation program. — —o Safety Conference In Fort Wayne In April Public officials and local citizens are invited to attend the third annual northeastern Indiana safety conference and exhibit at the Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce building on April 9 and 10. The program Is lieliig held for the benefit of all personnel engag ed in safety activity, including municipal, school and business management, of special interest will be the exhibit leading manufacturers of itnfety equipment will display and demonstrate the latest in safety equipment an.l practices. -o Explain Government Functions To Youth Unique Meeting Is Scheduled Monday Members of the Adam* county rural youth organization will receive a personal. firsthand glimpse of county government Monday night in a unique meeting scheduled at the court house for 8 p. m. Each of the county official* represented In the court house has agreed to reopen hl* or her offices that night for the benefit of the club members The various functions of each office and its contributions to the coordinated county government will be explained to the cluh. Judge J. Fred Fruchte and the other official* who have offices In the building have been contacted by club leaders and have agreed to cooperate In the program. designed to provide young people of the county with an early foundation for active citizenship In later years.

Iranian Ambassador Pleads For UNO Action

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HUSSEIN ALA. Iranian ambassador to the I'. S. (right foreground, back Io camera), tells member* of tin- United Nations' Security Council that he has no authority to delay Id* country* formal charge* against the Soviet Union and that lie ha* had no word of any withdrawal of Soviet troop* from Iranian soil. Andrei Gromyko. Russian delegate wiio walked out when Iranian qustion wa* voted on the agenda. wa* lioa present to hear Ala's plea.

GOP Editors, Party Leaders Meet Today Editors Confab To Kick Off Campaign Indianapolis. March 30 (UP) — Republican editor* ami party leader* came to Indianapolis today for an all-star political show which serve* a* a kick-off for the 1948 election campaign. The event wa* the annual spring meeting of the Indiana Republican editorial association. The chief speaker wa* Gov. Edward Martin of Pennsylvania. It nerved a* what likely will Im* the final big g< i together of party factions before the June 13 utate GOP nominating convention, in which at least three candidate* will battle far a U. S. senatorial nomination. Martin will sp-ak at a banqoet tonight attended by all the major party leader* as they prepare for the first primary and election since th« GOP won all stat** office* in 1941 Governor Gates will attend Indiana's two Republican senator*. Raymond E. Willi* of \ngola and Homer E. Capehart of Washington aho will be present Interest, however, will center on the public appearance of Willi* and two party rival* for tho seat he seek* to retain in the senate, Willi* will sit at the naiiw banquet table with Rep. Charles M. La Follette, the liberal Evansville congressman, anJ fotmer U. S. SMI. william E. Jenner, who resigned from the chairmanship of the OOP state committee this werk and made the senatorial nomination race a three-cornered affair. The three candidates already have squared away for a steady fight for the nomination in the two and one-half month* remaining before the otafe convention. However, the meeting tonight wa.: expected to be a harmonious affair, with the editors refraining from a promotional campaign in behalf of Willi*, whom they boomed for the Senate seat in 1940 and apparently intend to sponsor again this year. Before the banquet, the editors meet in business session to elect new officer* and prepare for l heir part in the campaign George Huish. East Chi ago publi«her, was scheduled to become president. He now i* .1 vice president and wa* slated to advance In line with an organization tradition. Other officers were slated to move one step upward toward the presidency. The organization also will an nounce award* for outstanding journalistic accomplishment* during 1945. / Little Damage Caused By Automobile Fire Firemen were called to the 100 block on North Second street last night about 10:30 o’clock when sn auto caught fire. Little damage; was reported.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, March 30, 1946.

BULLETIN Nuernberg, March 30—(UP) — Joachim Von Ribbentrop, former Nazi foreign minister, testified today that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor wa* a complete surprise to Germany, her Axis partner. . Ribbentrop told the war crimes tribunal that he tried to persuade Japan to attack Singapore early in 1941, several months before Pearl Harbor, but the Japanese did not - - -i O -■ Red Cross Campaign Nearing Set Quota Official End Os Campaign Sunday Adams county's first peace-time Red Cross campaign since 1941 today appeared certain to <«ar over the quota before the official end of the campaign Sunday night Mrs. Ruth Hollingsworth, executive secretary of the county chapter stated this morning that with more han 19.300 reported and numerous report* still outstanding, it appeared definite that by Monday the figure would reach 112,000 in th>- county. While official con tri but lon* pub lished today fell short of that mark, nt a late hour thia morning Mrs. Hollingsworth said that her off Ice Showed a total of 19,354,93. A credit of 1575 from tho Decatur work* of the General Electric company, from where fund* are sent direct to the national chapter, was given to the county chapter today This credit wa* given although solicßatioii* have been delayed because of the shutdown at th** plant. Reports are still outstanding, she said, from the McMillen Industries. Krick-Tyndall company. Wayne Novelty company, at least two lodges, several zone* in Decatur and partial reports from Geneva and other place*. Most of the reports are expected to be made over the weekend, shoving the total In the egunty to an estimated |I2.tHMI. Mrs. Hollingsworth was enthusiastic In her praise of workers who aided in tho solicitations during the past month mid issued a statement urging workers with reports outstanding to file them as soon as possible. While the campaign was officially declared ended this month, con(Turn To Page 6. Column 4) —, -—o~ — Two More Candidates In Congress Races Indianapolis. March 30—(UP)— Two more candidates for Indiana congressional nominations had their declaration* of candidacy on file with the secretary of state today. The latest to seek seats In the national house of representative* were Oscar C. Strohm. Gary, a Republican. f:r congressmen from the first district, and Walter G. stengel, Evanevllle. Republican, eighth district.

Clipper Completes Orient-U. S. Flight First Commercio! Airplane Flight San Franctaco, March 30 (UP) A big Pan American UonstollaHon clipper arrived here from Seattle at 7:47 am I’ST today after completing the fir.-t commercial i airplane flight the Orient and the United States over the great < ircle route. Captain G. F. Maxwell, pilot of the craft, made the flight from Seattle to San Franctaco in three hours, 22 minute*. Earlier he hud described Hie great circle Toky t-to-Seattle flight a* "routine." He said he believed the route "quite feasible for the establishment of a commercial airway* litte." The 2.3<>omih> flight from Tokyo to Seattle, including a stopover at Adak. Ala*iku wa* completed in 23 hour* and 12 minute*. Pan American official* announced. It served a* a preliminary survey toward establishment of regularly scheduled service under a United Nation* relief ami rehabilitation charter to carry UNRRA personnel and supplies to Shanghai from tho United States. Earlier in the week the Con■itellatloti. commanded by Captain Maxwell, took 21 UNRRA officials to Shanghai via Honolulu and the Central Pacific. The clipper shortly will begin regular weekly round trip flights (Turih To Page 6, Column 5) •• o - Bowles Urges OP A Control Extended Optimistic Over Inflation Fight Waohlngton. March 30-(UP)-Economic stabilizer Che-ter Bowie* told congress today that the “victory over lunation will very likely be won" by June 30, 1947. except for rents and a few other “isolated" fields. In testimony before the House Banking and Currency committee he said that in the last six weeks he ha* been encouraged by the high rate of civilian production. He <iaid that civilian production ta now 45 percent higher than it was before tho war. "By June 30, 1947, with the exception of rent control and some vestige of price control in a few Isolated fields, the victory over inflation will very likely be won,” Bowles said. i The committee is considering legislation to extend the price control act for one year beyond it* present June 30, 1946 expiration date. It was scheduled to conclude hearing* today with Bowie* as the final witness. Bowles warned that the victory over Intiatl n depends on congress extending price controls promptly without crippling amendments.

Labor Secretary Meets With Lewis In Attempt To Prevent Coal Strike

May Halt Sunday's Election In Greece Legal Developments May Stop Election Athens. Mar. 30—(Ul’l—A last ! minute legal development today threatened cancellation of tomorrow’s Greek general election, the first In 10 years while left wing parties shouted pledges to boycott the voting. Greek troops stood by to halt further violence in the tense and confused situation. If the election actually is held.' only right-wing parties will vote. I lx>ft-wlng parties have plastered /.then* with leaflets proclaiming that "the answer to the traitor* of democracy ami independence must be abstention." Karly today an official an i I nouncement said that the "elec-1 I toral court.” which under the conI sti'ution must sanction the result of the election, had been annulled hy the state council This council has legal power to annul laws. Unto** the government of Premier Themistocles Hofotilis can rush through new legislation today. It will Im* impossible to hold the election legally on Sunday i There was no immediate explanation of the state council's action. Excited rumors spread that the action favored the extreme rightist organization "X.” which has been unable to name candidates throughout the country. Parties affiliated with EAM. the left wing political group, carried their campaign against the election Into the streets of Athens last night. Shouting and tinging crowds halted streetcars and plastered them with abstenlionist posters. Handbills urging abstention floated down from rooftops They sail, "when people were dying of hunger and were being executed by twcupatlon forces and quislings, what wore the men who (Turn To Page 5. thdumn •> o — Panel Discussions By Senior Studenls Catholic Seniors Hold Discussions Seniors of the Itecatnr Catholic high school speech claw* will prosent the first of two panel discus sioti* at the parish NCCW meet Ing in the high school auditorium Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock “Quiz kids v* persons with idea*" I* the topic for the first panel. The second will be presented Monday night during the regular meeting of the Knights of CoiumbuH In Ute K of ( building and the subject is "roads to peace" emphasizing ways and means that tend to unite people in the Sunday discussion the speakers will defend the claim that persons who develop a single Idea can benefit humanity more than person* who know many fact*. The speakers will discuss the following person* and Ideas: “George Gershwin* idea of music" Celeste Geeto; "William Harvey -circulation of blood". Joan Zeser: "Louis Braille let the blind see". Maureen Fullenkamp; "Prof. Alex Fleming penicillin”. Miriam Appelman; "Mrs Spencer Tracy - helping the deaf to happine**." Ca Uterine Schmitt; "Maryhotwe home for destitute girls". .Betty Keller: "Little Flowers idea of sanctity ". Kathryn Kohne. Speakers at Ibe Knights of Columbite meeting will present th>< following discussions on "roads to peace": the Bed Cros*. Rhode* sr-hidarships. Nobel prizes; Carnegie peace foundation. Olympic -game*. Euchartotic ion gresae*. Christ of the Andes and Pope Plu* Xll'* principle* of peace. These topic* will be discussed (Turn To Pegs &. Column 7)

Senate Action On Wage Bill May Bring Veto Minimum Wage Bill Headed For Veto On Farm Parity Rider Washington, March 3<> il'Pi The administration'* minimum : wage bill headed for a PresidentI lai veto today because ait angry senate farm bloc added a ridor that would result in an across-the- ' board increase in fatm price* The House was expected to I agree with the Senate on the move 'to boost farm prices regardless |of what happen* to the 65-cent fl<M>r which the administration had hoped to put under industrial wages. The senate vote on the rid er was 43 to 31. The farm bloc coalition, including 24 Democrat* and 19 Repuli cans, took its action in the face of a direct warning by President Truman that he would be compelled to veto the minimum wage I bill if the farm price amendment | were added The warning wa* jlelivared to the senate by Demo< ratic leader Alben W Barkley, D. Ky . touchlirfe off a violent wave of protest. Sen. Richard fl Russell, D. Ga.. co-author of the rider, said the warning amounted to “coercion and intimidation." He said Mr Truman had no right to use the veto threat. Representative government is on trial in this senate this afternoon." Russell said "If this nation is to Im* preserved, the congress of the United States must maintain it integrity and independence " His words almost echoed a warn Ing which Barkley himself delivered two year* ago when, in one of Hu* most dramatic episodes of the Roosevelt administration, he resigned as majority leader in protest of Mr Roosevelt'* language in vetoing a tax hill. Barkley defended Mr Truman yesterday, however. He denied Russell's impa-sioiK-d charge that the President had been Influenced In hl* veto warning by the ('IO or Its political action committee "I cannot let that go unchallenged." he said "It is getting to be a habit that whenever the President take- g txiulion to accuse him of being dominated by the Barkley said he "honored" the President for his "honesty and fairness" In advising the senate of (Turn 'Io Psge 4. Column 4> — o Placards Printed On Solicitations Solicitors Must Obtain Approval Placard* are being printed, officials of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce stated today, for distribution among the member merchants as part of an educational program designed to "streamline" solicitation of business houses. The cards call attention to a recent action of the Chamber in which II was agreed that solicitors must first secure approval of their work from a committee of the Chamber. Person* desirous of making solicitation* are asked to report to the secretary of the organization. John Halterman, who will in turn place (heir application for approval before the special Chamber committee. .Merchants are urged by the Chamber to ask for this committee approval slip, which will be Issued In the form of credentials, before participating in various soli imitating work.

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Negotiators For Union, Operators Continue Talk In Washington Hotel Washington. Mar. 30 (UP)— Secretary of labor Lewis B. S<'hwe|)«*nba<-h personally Inter* vened in the deadlocked soft coal wage negotiations today. Altliough Hu* government virtually hml abandoned hope for preventing the walkout tomorrow midnight, Bchwellenbach went to Hie Shoreham hotel to confer privately with president John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers Schwellenbacb was accompanied by assistant secretary of labor John Gibson and conciliator Douglas Byrd. The labor secretary told teporters he was not taking a specific settlement proposal to Lewis. Schwellenbach said he did 7ot know whether he would confer later with bituminous mine < perators. While fawis and Hehwellenbach were conferring, the negotiating committees for the U.MAV and the soft coal operator* continued their talk In another room of tin* sam*- hotel A* the parties hv'ta'.*-d into their final pre-strike negotiations, government officials, the union and the operator* alike were resigned to a walkout by the 400,UMl UMW members. The only question seemed how long the strike would last Nolle seriously believe I that weekend negotiations or any proposal by Schwellenitach would head off the walkout. The labor secretary met la*t night with hiu top aides on the coal situation but there was no announcement that any decision had lieen reached. Hchwellenbach said, however, that he was considering attending today's union management conference or calling Lewi* and operator representatives to his <ffi<e for separate conferences. It had been suggested that S<-hwellenbach might ask th<* miners to work under their old contract until a new agreement could be reached The UMW historically ha* refused to work without a contract, however. Tin* operators have expected personal intervention by Schwellenbach since they conferred Thursday with assistant secretary John Gibson, who had met previously with UMW president John L Lewi* But the labor department gave no hint as to what steps might be taken. Government seizure of the mines in event the strike taken place as scheduled Sunday midnight apparently was ruled out by President Truman's statement Thursday that no such action was being considered. Meanwhile, the I MW accused the operators of "dodging every phase of every issue" and gave Its first detailed comment on the contract proposals submitted by management representatives last Monday. The proposals were rejected by the union. The UMW journal said the operators had made "a sorry spectacle of themselves by arguinj? that the negotiations should bo concerned only with wages and hours and not with health and welfare, safety, accident compensation and union recognitiop for supervisors •trikes Imminent By United Press Strikes in the nation's coal and copper Industries appeared Imminent today. Government labor officials, however, hastened attempts to avert the walkouts, scheduled to begin during the weekend. In the copper dispute, the Montana division of labor sought postponement of a scheduled strike Os 8.000 employes of the Anaconda Copper Mining Co. A last-minute conference was scheduled at Butte. Mont, between officials of the company and the Mine. Mill and Smeitermen's Union. (CIO). If the two strikes are called, the number of worker* Idle in labor disputes across »he country would jump from 400,00 to al(Turn Te Pegs », Column •)