Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 275, Decatur, Adams County, 21 November 1946 — Page 1

|V. No. 275

WORK ON LEGAL ACTION AGAINST LEWIS

S E- Plant Holds Open House

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Two Men Killed As Small Plane Crashes Cheaferton, Ind. Not. 21. ti p) —Two men were killed today when u small plane craahed in a field near the Indiana-lllinoia alate line. The dead were hallaa Murphy, Chicago, and Marvin A Rubfa, St. Ixml*. Mo. Indiana atate police at the Dunea park post reported the crash occurred at 6:35 a m. 0 Continue Hunt For Plane In Alps Mountain Night-Long Watch To Be Maintained To Spot Transport Paris. Nov. 21 - (UP) — Army official* reported late today that a night long air watch will he maintained over the French-Ital-ian Alp» in hopes of "imtting signal Hares from the American transport plane which crashdatided In the Alp" two days ago. Army officials at Wleabad«|i said that planes would he kept in the air throughout the hours of dartyiesa. the mountalnoiia region where the plane went down, iu hope of spotting a flare or tire w* ’ will give a clue’to the location. IteM-ue effort" have been baffled by Inability to spot the plane In the rugged terrain and fears were rising for the fate of the 11 person* aboard who now face their third night in the bitter mountain cold. The decision to maintain a night long vigil over the mountains came after army airforce officials withdrew an earlier announcement that a rescue plane had located the missing transport. An hour and a half after reporting that a C-47 circling the transport 15 miles west of Turin. ÜBAAF officials said without immediate explanation that they must await further confirmation before they could be positive the downed plane had been found. The same officer who »aid the search plane had radioed the discovery reported later that the signals from the rescue ship were somewhat garbled, and he was awaiting further advices. The lost transport with 11 persons aboard. Including one general and the wives of three generals, went down in the snow-swept Alps southeast of Grenoble day before yesterday. Vienna headquarters reported that H2S superforts were flying over the general area where the plane went down hi hope of sighting It. If they did so, they expected to wheel overhead until other planes could map the location and (Turn T<> Page *• Column l> File Petition For Constructing Levee Landowners File Levee Petition A petition tor the construction of a levee along the Wabash river has been filed in Adams circuit court here by a number of landowners in southern Adams county. The petition asks for the construction of the levee In SS abash township extending down into Jay county. Signers, owning land In Adams county, include: O. N. Smith, Fred Weldler. Homer O. Miller. K. Paul Miller. Grant E. Smith. L. F. Sprunger. Hufus fTirschy. Viola Long. Alonso Long. Elisabeth P.< Abe P.. Anna P. and R. J- Neuenschwander. and Ed Gerber. Signers, owning land In Jay county: O. N. Smith. Mr. Weldler, Homer O. and R- Paul Miller. The petition asserts that real estate In the area would be benefited by the protection from over flow such a levee would afford.

Britain Balks At Proposal On Troop Details Demand Army Sizes Part Os A General Disarmament Talk Lake Success. N. Y.. Nov. 21 — (I'P) Great Britain refused today to support a Soviet proposal that the powens disclose details of their troop dispositions aboard, unless the proposals were considered as part of the general question of disarmament. British foreign secretary Ernest Bevln balked at the Soviet proposal Just when it appeared near adoption by the United Nations political and security committee. France had announced her support, and the United States and China also backed the Russian resolution. although they wanted it broadened to include troop* at home m well as abroad. "The two subjects"—of troops abroad and disarmament— "are i eally one subject and In my view ought to be taken together," Bevln said. If the disclosure of troop dispositions were taken separately. Britain “can’t accept it," he said. "It Io true that this question of troops in certain paits of the world represents one phase of this problem and probably agitate* minds," he said. "But I do remind tliis body that Hitler had no troop* in any territory <>ut*ide Germany, but that didn't stop Hitler from building an army in Germany." Bevin epoke after Soviet foreign minister V M. Molotov fold the committee that the troop inventory "would have great political signlficance." "This Is what troubled me and I want to be quite frank," replied Bevin. "is this being done for political effect or for disarmament? They are two entirely separate iTurti To Page S. Column "•> 0 Rev. Chas. Spangler Is Taken By Death Native Os County Dies At Peru Home The Rev. Charlie Spangler, 76. retired Evangelical minister, and a native of Adam* county, died Wednesday at the Miami county hospital In Peru following an illness of three weeks. He had resided near Peru following his retirement as pastor of the Evangelical church in that city. A native of Root township, he was the son of Jacob and Margaret Baker-Spangler. Surviving are his wife, the former Sarah Leophold; four children and several grandchildren, all of Peru; one sister. Miss Liz.a Spangler of Decatnr. a brother, the Rev. I). I). Spangler of Mishawaka. One sister. Mrs. Jacob Henschen. and three brothers. Samuel. Edward and Johnnie Spangler, preceded him In death. Funeral service* will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at the home near Peru and at 10:30 a. m. at the Peru Evangelical church. o Dale Huey Funeral Friday Afternoon Funeral services for Bale M. Huey. 41, of Bryant, who died Tuesday night at the Adums county memorial hospital, will be held at 1:30 p.m. F'rlday at the Bryant Lutheran church, with burial In Gravel Hill cemetery, west of Bryant. Survivors Include the father. John, of Bryant; five brothers. Harley and Frank of Portland, Delbert and Edward of Bryant and Ray of Springfield. O.; and two sisters. Mrs. Minnie Bergman of Bryant and Mrs. Chester Haviland of Gary.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, November 21, 1946

Welcome New Delegates To U.N.

■ ’-Jr REPRESENTATIVES of three nations admitted to membership in the United Nation" are shown as they listened to President Paul Henri Spaak. center on dlas. welcome them to the fold. The three are. left to right, Oesten I nden. Sweden’s foreign minister; Thor Thors, delegate from Iceland, and About llosayn Aziz, delegate from Afghanistan.

Coal Strike Poses Weighty Questions Conflicting Legal Problems May Arise Washington. Nov. 21 — (UP) The showdown between John L. Lewis and the administration will hand -the court" some weighty legal questions. The |64 question* will be: 1. I" the Norris La Guardia antl-injunctlon law binding on the government as well as private industry In labor dispute*. And l« it constitutional in any sense? 2. Is the "no contract, no work" policy long followed by the United Mine Worker* a "strike" under a different name? The immediate question was whether l-ewl* and his henchmen — and possibly AFL president William F. Green were in contempt of court. The federal district court Monday Issued a temporary order restraining the UMW. l-ewis and other persons associated with them from carrying out the notice that the mine union was terminating Its contract a* of last midnight. Other questions of law Involved will arise when, and If. action I* taken against la-wis and others under the SmithConnally war labor disputes act. The government has indicated such action may be expected. Green came into the legal discussion* yesterday when he is sued a statement expressing belief that the miners would not work until there Is a new contract. Observer* saw this as a possible collision with the war labor dispute* act and with the court's injunction. A* for Lewi*. Judge T. Alan Goldsborough, who granted the temporary restalner, could on hi* own initiative order him Into court, cite him for contempt and impose any sentence or fine he deemed advisable under the circumstances. There lx no limit on punishment set by law. Most likely procedure will be for Justice department atttorneys to appear before Goldsborough and Inform him that they believe Lewis is In contempt for failure to revoke his notice of contract termination. Once Lewi* was adjudged in contempt and sentenced imposed. (Turn To Page 2. Column C)

Union Thanksgiving Service November 27 Plan* for the annual union Thanksgiving service* to be held here Wednesday. November 27 at the Trinity Evangelical United lirethren church on Ninth street, were announced today. The service*, beginning at 7:3 j m. that night, are sponsored each year by the Decalur ministerial association, which has urged the (((operation of all church**. A complete program of the serv Ice* Is expected to be released for publhatioii early next week Vast Legislative Program By Legion To Introduce 250 Bills To Congress Indianapolis, Nov. 21 (UP) The American Legion will Introduce 250 bills (luring the S' th congress in what a national official described today a* "the grtatMt legislative operation in Washington." The broad legislative program wa* revealed by director John Thomas Taylor, director of the legislative committee, and embraced demands ranging from veterans' housing to requests for electric razor* for hospitalized G I’*. "Congtess reco'inlzes strength." be told the 2Sth annual meeting of the committee, "and by the end of the year the la-glon will have 5.000.000 (M) members." He said the committee would draft bill* Immediately for introduction Into both houses of congress. With more than half of congress composed of veterans, he said, "you may think it will be easy to accomplish the pawing of these bill*. But you a r e dead wrong." “Congress I* committed to cutting expenditures." he s.dd. "but It Is not the number of laws the Legion enacts, hut the numlier of dollar* we can provide the veteran." Taylor said. Highlight* of the Legion's pro gram Include;! legislation designed to rehabilitate and re-establish economically the World War H veterar. The repori urged a special session of congress to Increase al lowances for on-the-job training (Turn To I’age 4 Column 1)

Federal Attorneys Plan Request Miners Head Be Charged With Contempt

Nation's Economy Again Threatened By Coal Shortage From Mine Strike By United Press Soft eoal miners went on strike today, and for the second time in nine month* the Impending coal shortage threatened the nation's economy The first pinch of the strike will lie felt by the railroads which must cut their passenger mileage of coal-burning train* by 25 percent at midnight Sunday The government also had prepared an embargo on all nonessential freight shipment*. If put Into effect, the embargo would cut deeply into Industrial production. In addition, half of the United State", eastward from the Mississippi river, faced a return to the wartime brownout if the strike should be prolonged. Within a few hours after start of the strike, a major railroad an nounced it would lay off some of its repair shop employes Spokesmen for a number of big industrial plants, including the General Electric Co. at Hchnectady, N. Y . said production cuts were certain if the strike continue" any length of time. At Seattle, the University of Washington closed for an indefinite period because of the coal shortage. At Washington, the government ordered a return to wartime heating and lighting schedules In federal buildings to conserve coal The order covered about 300 building" in the District of Columbia and all other federally-op-erated building* in the U. S. which are heated by coal. The civilian production administration was ready to order curtailment of manufactured gas service wherever the coal stock* at utility films fall below a three week supply The coal strike last spring ended when the government soiled the mine* in the midst of a crisis threatening a breakdown of industry. transportation and commerce. Rail service had been cut drastically, the dimout had been returned to several of America's biggest cities, hundred* of business firms and plants had been shut down an I at least 2.000,00 ff workers had been made idle. The civilian production admin(Turn To Z. Column t) 0 Judge Calls Docket For Circuit Court Action Taken Today In Dozens Os Cases Action was taken in dozens of cases this morning In Adams circuit court a* Judge J. Fred Fruchte called the November term do< ket in a seasion attended by members of the Adam* county liar association. Some were set for trial, some for hearing on Issues, some dismissed and others left off the dmket for lack of litigation Entries In the cases are to lie made on the docket card* by court rc-pejster Miss Bernieve DeVoss and they will likely be made available for publication within a few days. Attorneys C. H. Muselman, of (Turn T<> Pag* S. Column t> 0 Sheet Metal Union At Fort Wayne On Strike Fort Wayne, Ind . Nov. 21 (UP) — Member* of the AFL iheet meta! workers union, local 156. negotiated today with the a*H<ndated building contractors after walking off their Jobs with II companies yesterday. Sixty men were involved in the work stoppage in furnace and other sheet metal construction work Tom Foreman, union president, ■aid that the union is asking for 11.75 an hour. The present rate I* 11.435.

CIO Chieftain Asks Millions In Wage Fight Urges 'War Chest' Os 12 Millions To Fight For Increase Atlantic City. N J. Nov. 21 i (UP) President Walter P. Reuther of the united auto workers today urged the CIO conven’lon to pro vide a "war chest of 312.000.000 <M)“ to fight for new wage incrMsea. but he failed to receive support from president Philip Murlay who said “there is no threat of strikes In the offing " Both spoke jtsst l>efore unaalmou* adoption of a resolution calling for substantial wage increase* to offset a 25 percent low* in take home pay since April. 1945. "I say to the employers of this nation let's fix up thia national economy of our*." Murray said. "Come on. be decent; let'* »lt around the bargaining taide avid arrive at mutually satisfactory wage agreements without resort to strike.” "We are going to present to employers a formal request for wage increas)* In so doing we are noil Jeopardizing our natlona' economy. "We believe that American business h now extracting enough profits from the people to enable them to make substantial wage increases without inflationary price increases." Murray hinted that the CIO demands may amount to more than l2.ooi>.iNH),(iflo iB) in wage increase*. "The employer interests are mak ing too much money for their own good for the good of this* country." he xaid "What we are a*king Is bread, butter, education, cultural opport unit ie". music tn the home, pictures on the wai! a better standard of living." Murray attacked Alfred P Sloan, chairman of the larard of genera! motors corp. for a re< ent speech before the national petroleum as eoi iatlon He said lie read a news report which quoted Sloan as laying "collective bargaining must fol low it* full course without any outside influence and irrespective of tile economic consoque.tces on the conflicting partie- “ Murray asserted the speech “con stituted a threat of economic war" Murray accuned newspapers of failing to give Imiili side* of the ClO’s wage fight )>y not printing and commenting editorially "on the profit structure In America." (Turn To I'ag,- I Column H ..q — Teachers Institute Here On December 7 Rural Teachers To Hear Two Speakers Lyman L. Hann, county superintendent of schools, today atmounc ed the two *peaker* for the semi annual in*titute for rural te.ohers which will lie held at the Lincoln building on Saturday. December 7. Dr. R. H. Miller, ptofeseor of philosophy at Manchester College, will "peak to the entire group dur Ing’the morning and afternoon sessions. There are 93 teacher* in the rural school thl* year. Mr. Hann I said. Miss Helen Cook, educational (orwultant for the Scott Formman Publishing company, will address the elementary teacher? on “Reading Problems." The company pule lishes the readers that are used in the first six grade* in the county school. Mr Hann stated. A musical program !« living artanged and talent will be furnished by the various schools, the superintendent explained.

Price Four Cents

Soft Coal Shutdown On Eve Os Winter Is Nearly 100 Percent Effective Today BULLETIN Washington, Nov. 21.—(UP) —Assistant Attorney General John S. Bonnett, handling the injunction proceedings against John L. Lewis, arrived at the federal court budding at 3:20 p.m. today. He went immediately into the chambers of Justice T. Alan Goldsborough who issued the injunction against Lewi* on Monday. Washington. Nov. 21 — (UP)— The government worked feverishly today on legal action to punish John L Lewi* for failure to prevent the walkout of 400.000 soft coal miners. Federal lawyers planned to present to Judge T. Alan Goldsborough a formal request that the United Mine Workers (AFL) president be held In contempt for defying the Jurist's Injunction against the walkout. The court then will decide whether contempt procedure again*! Lewis "hall be civil or criminal. Probabilities favored civil procedure in which a judge has unlimited power to impose sentences and fine* for contempt. The soft coal shutdown on the eve of winter was nearly 10<i percent complete. And it was aggravated by mass sympathy walkout* in the hard coal held*, where alM>ut jo.'MM) anthracite miner* not directly Involved In the dispute quit work The union district president in northern Pennsylvania, where th« walkout" occurred. attributed them to erroneous information that Lewi* had been jailed. While assistant attorney general John F Sonnett. who will present the government's case in court, prepared hi* brief*, the two major figures in the noquarter battle were calm la-wi* was in seclusion at hi* colonia' home in Alexan irla. Ya . while President Truman, director of the government's force*, wen' riding in a captured German UImat from Key West. Fla. The government planned to a*k the court to order la-wi* to show cause why he should not be held In contempt The penalty for criminal contempt, however. Is restricted to a fine of six months in Jail, or both Government officials expected that or his attorneys would l>e ready for any federal move and that Lewis probably would appear in court voluntarily once a show-cause order I* Issued. Sonnett'* staff. It was learned. wa» working on a variety of legal paper* to meet any contingencies that might arise. The next move may be criminal proceedings against Lewi* under the Smith Connally act. which carries maximum penalties of a year In prison and 35,000 fine. The soft coal strike began officially at midnight Anthracite miners started following suit today. heightening the threat to the nation's coal supply on the eve of winter. The interior department reported that only 75 to 100 soft coal mines were still operating today. They were mine* in Illinois and Kentucky manned either by nonunion workers or member* of the Progressive Mine Workers union. The department said these mines produce about 200,000 tons of coal a day. as < ompared to normal daily production with all mine* working of about 2,200,000 tons. It was war between the government and Lewi*, and I>‘wi» knew It He was willing to risk jail rather than surrender. He was risking also the possible destruction of hi* place in the labor movement. But he was betting that he could come out more powerful than ever. It was war. and President Truman knew it. He called the signals for a showdown through the court*. Now vacationing in southernmost Florida, confident (Turn To Page S, Column <)