Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 160, Decatur, Adams County, 9 July 1947 — Page 1

Vol. XLV. No. 160.

THEFT OF ATOM BOMB SECRETS REVEALED

Southern Coal Producers To Sign Contracl Owners' Spokesman Says Majority To Sign New Contract I WMhiosum. July t.-(L’P)-"Uost of the holdout southern soft os! producem will *iXi> the new ,-ggg cO)Hf£*i With John L. Lewin * >y nightfall, a spokesman for the Southern Coal Producers assoclaion said today. He Mild that, barring unforeseen ievelopmenls, almost all of the outhern group will be under conract by tonight and ready to repen their mine* V Northern and Illinois and Indiala produce™ sign' d un y.-sferday. * 'ranting a 111.05 daily basic wage nd otherdSeessions the lushest Kreeawnt eve won by Lewie, loct Os the 185,000 miners affected y that agreement were back on job. ~ The westers producers also were eported ready to sign. The Southern Coal Producers asoctet ion scheduled a 1 pm. EDT tooting to authorise negotiators n affiliated (ttßrict associations to Ign up. waited Mine Workers AFL) headquarters said Lewis ould bo avtihlble this afternoon 3 dose an agreement. The UMW r.too disclosed that Inustrialist Henry Kaiser and the tah Fuel Co. had signed th<> new greomeM wNch will add »184.800,00 to miner** take-home pay next oar. Kaiser operates a single iIM at Sunnyside. Utah Colorado. Kpsas and Oklahoma perators were ready to fall in line, he Union Padflc Coal Co., biggest (dividual pHOduecr west of the fissiaatppi, signed yesterday. The southerners originally deisnded a separate agreement wllh ewls* United Mine Workers. But telr solid front was broken yes »rday when 83 southern Anns deIa ided tc take th.- contract to end te strike thgt began earlier in the ay. Miners in holdout pits were -mainfng idle until those opera>rs also signed '' Informed aggrces said had .fused to deal with the associate on as a bargaining agent for soutern operetta*. Instead he ruled tat only district associations j(r individual eompanies could sign. Lewis said he expected the 85 ercent ot the Industry which he as organised) to be under contract y the end of the week. The retaining IS percent of the industry or organized by hiderodents. Under theJontracts signed yes>rday, morwkthan 285,000 miners ooped back to their jobs this ornlng in mines producing more •an J00.000.d00 tons of coal an-| ually. This is more than 50 perrfl nt of total annual production. The steel, Milroad and other coalmsuming industries responded ilckly to the assutances of conr.uing Uml supplies. Carnegielinols, largest operating subsidl■y ot U. 3. pt eel Corp., announcI that It*'.Pittsburgh area mills ould be pvMucing at 90 percent ' capacity bj| the end of the week. Hundreds Os railroad and river tnsportation workers who had •en fttrlmtgkpd or placed on cur schedules because of the rlke threat prepared to return to II time shifts. The *ew ••* tract establishes an -"ght-hOBr day. including travel mo and a half-hour lunch period, he miner* will receive 813.05 a ly. a ILM boost over the (11.85 earned for nine hours. The 11.20 boost in take-home pay r the 4H4W miners amounts to 24JOMM annual gain for an erage work year In addition, e industry agreed to pay 1150.0.009 a year to the union's welre and retirement fund. Sen. Robert A. Taft. R.. 0., chair | an of th. I joint congressional eclomic committee said the agreeeat Wft.Mise coal prices and <ep »’eel Prices *■ high as they e now. He said coal production «tg ton and steel 11.10 a ton. , Coal opMhtors said prices to H >naumers may go up >1 a ton. WKATHKR Partly oloudy tonight and Little change In

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Succession Bill Is Debated In House Final Approval Os Bill Likely Today Washington, July 9 — (UP) — Final congressional approval was due today for legislation making Republican house speaker Joseph W. Martin. Jr., heir apparent •» President Truman. The presidential succession bill came up for debate in the house and Republican leader Charles A. Halleck said he hoped to send it along to the White Kotise by nightfall for Mr. Truman's signature. The senate already has passed the measure. The new plan, suggested by Mr. Truman himself, puts the speaker of the house Immediately behind the vice president in the succession line. The secretary of State now follows the vice president. Other congressional developments: Petrillo — Chairman Fred A. Hartley. Jr., of the house labor committee accused prospective star witnesses of "backing down" on tbelr charges against music czar James C. Petrillo. He said they "took a runout powder" on the house investigation into the activities of the musicians' union boss. United Nations— A bipartisan senate “committee of seven" Is urging that this country take the initiative in bolstering the United Nations as a peace organization. One suggestion the senators have Ip that President Truman should move for a charter revision conference of UN member states. Unification — Secretary of havy James Forrestal was being mentioned prominently for the post of secretary of national security that would be created by the armyiVvy unification bill now before congress. It was pointed out that by naming a navy man to the top post. President Truman would refute critics who claim that unification would make the army all-powerful. Economic —The joint economic committee heard conflicting opinions on the future trend of food prices. An official of General Foods Corp, predicted a cut in (Turn To Psge 4 Column 7) Knights Os Pythias To Install Officers Orrin Stults Heads Local K. P. Lodge Orrin Stults. of this city, will be installed Thursday night as chance 11 o r-commander of Kekionga lodge 65, Knights of Pythias. Mr. Stults succeeds Daniel Christen. who has served as ruling officer of the lodge during the pait year. The meeting will begin at 7:30 o'clock wllh installation ceremonies scheduled for 8 pm. A luncheon will be served following the meeting. Other officers to be Installed are: Myles F. Parrish, vice chancellor; Ralph Kenworthy, prelate; William A. Hunter, master at arms; Gerald Rumple, inner guard; Kenneth Runyon, keeper of records and seals; Mr. Christen, master of works. Mr. Hunter was named by the nomination committee to succeed George Brewer, master at armselect, who was unable to assume the office because of 111 health. Holdover officers are: Fred E. Kolter. master ot finance: Judge J. Fred Fruchte. master of exchequer; Charles W. Knapp. A. D. Suttles and Herman Haugk. trustees. 0 State Fair Tickets On Sale Tomorrow Indianapolis. July (UP)—Reduced price tickets tor the Indiana state fair will go on sale in most Hoosier communities tomorrow, fair manager Orval G. Pratt said today. The tickets, -priced at 35 cents (including tax), will be available at county agent*' offices, offices of the Indiana farm bureau, banka and other stores and farm organisations. Pratt said. The regular admission price will be *0 cents.

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UMW PRESIDENT John L. Lewis and northern soft coal owners sign new contract in Wu*hington. D. C., that provides best wage agreement in miners' history. Heated (from left) UMW Vice President John O'Leary. Lewis. UMW Secretary Thomas Kennedy. Standing (from left) Ezra Van Horn. < hairman joint wage conference; Charles O'Neal, representing northern Appalachian group, and Harry M. Moses, representing captive miners' group.

Indianapolis Mayor Found Dead In Home Robert H. Tyndall Dies This Morning Indianapolis, July B.—(UP)— Robert H. Tyndall, mayor of Indianapolis. was found dead tn bed at his borne today. Cause ot his death was not Immediately determined. Tyndall, a retired major general. was 70 years old. He was one of the few major generals who was not a graduate of West Point. He was Indianapolis' 27th mayor. *He was born on May 2. 1877, the son of William Eddy Tyndall and Alice Rotd Tyndall. He quit school after the fifth grade and worhed as a grocery clerk, grocery owner, and milk man to help support his family. I,ater. he was engaged in several businesses, including merchandise brokerage, flour milling, tailoring, banking and Florida east coast real estate development. He joined the Indiana national guard at the age of 20 and served in the Spanish American war. At the time of America's entrance in World War I he held the rank of captain in the national guard. He served on the Mexican border in 1918 as a major and was promoted to colonel before the guard troops were sent overseas. In France Tyndall commanded the 150th field artillery regiment in the famed Rainbow division. He won the French Croix de Guerre with two palms and the (Turn To Psgs I, Column 7) AFL To Fight Taft Hartley Labor Law All-Out Battle To Repeal Act Pledged Washington, July (UP)— AFL president William Green today pledged an all-out fight to repeal the Taft-Hartley labor law and defeat congressmen who voted for It. Green told some 200 top AFL officials meeting here that the giant labor organization "will never stop fighting until the Taft-Hartley law is repealed." •The Taft-Hartley law represents a determined attack on trade unions by our enemies." Green said. “It is an attempt to render trade unions impotent so that the working people of the nation can again be exploited.” The AFL official), leaders of every AFL national and international union, opened a day-long conference here to draft a uniform and concentrated campaign against the new labor law. President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers (AFL) already had fired a heavy blast at the act. > •*« • •

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, July 9, 1947.

Lewis Signs Miners’ Best Wage Contract

Huntington Man Is Given Federal Term Fort Wayne, Ind., July 9—(UP) —Richard E. Wilkerson. Huntington, today faced two and a half years in prison for selling a stolen car. He was sentenced in federal court here yesterday liy Judge Luther M. Swygert. 0 To Announce Royal Couple Engagement Report King George To Announce Plans Tendon, July 9.—(UP)—The engagement of Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten, the former Prince Philip of Greece, will he announced tonight. It was learned today. Highly authoritative quarters with exceptional knowledge of royal family affairs said King George will announce the engagement of the 21-year-old Princess from Buckingham palace. The announcement was being drafted at the palace this afternoon. Usual procedure In making important palace announcements is to hand them to London newspipers in early evening for publication In the first morning editions at midnight. An official Buckingham palace announcement this morning Implied strongly that the betrothal was a certainty. It was issued in negative court phraseology after the Daily Mail and Dally Express reported that the engagement would be published tomorrow. “The King ha* not yet authorized any statement to be made about the engagement of Princess Elizabeth. If the King decides to make a statement it will go through the usual channels,” the palace announcement said. It was the first such palace statement which did not deny outright rumors of an engagement. The 21-year-old heiress to the throne and the 26-yearold naval officer, until recently Prince Philip of Greece, have been reported deeply in love for many months. Prince Philip became a British subject early this year and renounced all claima to the Greek throne. He took the name Philip Mountbatten after hla uncle, Viceroy Viscount Mountbatten. He served in the British navy during the war and still Is in the service. When Princess Elizabeth as heiress presumptive eventually becomes queen upon her father's death. Philip, as her husband, will Become Prince Consort. He will be the flrat Prince CYmsort since Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria. It was learned that King George had decided to create Elizabeth and Philip Duek and Ducbesa of Ciaivnce. probably soon after their (Turn To rage 3, Column 8)

Bulgaria, Romania Reject Parley Bids Soviet Satellites Follow Russia Lead Paris, July 9.—(UP)—Soviet satellite nations followed Russia's lead today in refusing to take part in discussions of the Marshall plan for European economic recovery. Bath Bulgaria and Romania rejected Anglo-French invitation* to attend the July 12 conference in Paris. Czechoslovakia was the only Russian-oriented country which has accepted. The Romanian decision came after a special cabinet meeting at which it also was decided that Romania would apply for membership in the United Nations. No vote on the rejection of the invitation wae i eported. France and Britain set Thursday as the deadline for accepting or declining invitations to participate in the conference. Poland was expected to reach a decision this afternoon. Dispatches fiom several capitals discheed that Russia sought to Influence the Scandinavian and eastern European countries against attending the conference. Memoranda detailing foreign minister V. M. Molotov's vigorous objections were given to Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and probably others. The Scandinavian and Czechoslovak foreign ministries said there was no Soviet pressure against them lieyond the presentation of Soviet views. Authoritative sources said Norway, Sweden and Denmark had decided to accept invitations. Formal acceptances were expected today. (Turn To Paa* 3. Column 7) O — John Welch Speaks To Decatur Lions G. E. Official Is Speaker Tuesday John Welch, assistant superintendent of the Decatur General Electric company, was the speaker Tuesday evening at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Lions club, held at the Knights of Pythiae home. Mr. Welch delivered an Interesting narrative of the history of electricity. since It was first discovered. He traced the progress of its uses and conversion, st reusing the rapid strides made within the past generation In electricity and its associated fields He declined forecasting future developments, declaring, however, that dewpite their importance and number, discoveries concerning electricity to date are minute in comparison to tho«e yet to be made. George Laurent, of the personnel office at the local plant, was in charge of the program.

Secret Files Stolen In New Mexico Bomb Plant, Papers Are Recovered

No Decision Made On New Plant Site City Officials Study City Plant Location No definite decision has been reached by city officials concerning the selection of a site for the new municipal plant, it was learned today. City officials some time ago indicated that they approved a plan of changing (he location of the municipal plant rather than attempting to enlarge and renovate it in its present location, after pointing out the inadequacy of the latter. Since that time, city leaders have considered a possible site, but no decision has been made. It is known, however, that one location—land south of the former Mustchler Packing company property has been given consideration. The land is part of the former country club estate. It has been pointed out that the city could anticipate little trouble in purchasing necessary ground for such a purpose, since It could resort to comdemnatlon proceedings to acquire property. The legal right of eminent domain. could be employed. It was stated. City officials are not expected to be In much of a hurry selecting the site. The new 10.000 KWH turbine, ordered last October, is not deliverable under terms of the contract for a period of 28 months from that date. Officials have pointed out that it would only be necessary to have a structure erected to house the new turbine before its arrival. It was suggested that the big turbine installed in the new site could carry the entire electrical “load'' upon completion, with the present equipment used only in a "standby" capacity. o Drama Is Unfolded In Juvenile Matter Object To Court's Order On Children Drama, overshadowed perhaps only by that which took place within the closed chambers of Judge J. Fred Fruchte, was unfolded yesterday before the interested gaze of numerous courthouse attaches. Under the law. all juvenile court proceedings are transacted under a strict veil of 'se'-recy, and names of participants in any such litigation cannot be published, but courthouse workers and passersby could sense some of the pathos, anger, etc. in the real-life drama It started when Judge Fruchte ordered four youngest children of a Decatur lady committed to a children's Institution. It is known that the order was not made by the court until repeated warnings and admonitions to the mother went unheeded. The children were being reared in a condition of delinquency, officials here have contended for months, and even (he threat of a jail sentence for the mother failed to produce any marked change for the better in the home life of the family, they declared. The order was made for two girls, 18 and 17. and for two little boys of the family. Three older hoys of the fsmlly heard of the order, it Is reported, and Immediately went to the jail, where the youngsters were being kept in the women's ward until they could be taken to the institution. The older boys, apparently incensed by the order, were overheard to have made some threat of “getting you kids out of here right now" when they shouted up to the youngsters on the second floor (.Turn To Pago 4 Column 4)

Senate Group Approves Tax Cut Measure Senate Committee Quickly Approves Tax Reduction Bill Washington. Ju'y 9 (UP)- The Senate finance committee voted in to 3 today to approve the Housepassed Republican tax reduction bill now in its second trip through Congress. The committee quickly approved the measure in a session lasting less than hour. The three dissenting votes to the bill pawed by the House yesterday, were cast by Senate Democratic leader Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky. Democratic whip Scott W. Lucas of Illinois, and Sen. Tom Connally. I)., Tex. Before the final vote. Lucas offered a substitute bill which proposed greater relief for the lower income tax brackets than the Republican bill. It was rejected by the same 10 to 3 lineup The Republican bill, which the House approved by a vote of 302 to 112, calks for personal income tax cuts ranging from 30 percent for individuals earning taxable income up to 11.000 down to 10.5 percent for those earning more than 8302,400. The bill, making its second swing around the Congressional circuit, was slated to go to the Senate floor tomorrow and to be approved by the upper < hambet not later than Tuesday of next week. That would give President Truman 10 days to act on it and still permit Congrens to adjourn as scheduled July 26. The House okaved the legislation yesterday by a vote of 302 to 112 26 votes more than the two-thirds majority necessary to override an anticipated veto. The measure is identical to the one President Truman vetoed last (Turn To Pegs 4 Column 7) O Woman's Body Found In Fort Wayne Sewer Fort Wayne. Ind, July 9 (UP) —Police today were trying to identify the woman whose body was found in a sewer late yesterday. Dr. A. P. Kattendorf, county coroner. said the laxly was so wasted that he couldn't Immediately find any evidence of violence. He believed the body might have been in the sewer since March. Greece Cracks Down On Alleged Plotters Ovter 2,500 Persons Reported Arrested Athens. July 9— (UPt—Government police cracked on an alleged Communist plot tor an uptlsing in Athens and Piraeus today and by early afternoon had more titan 2.500 persons under arrest. No resistance was reported by any or those seized. The government's bag of prisoners was said to include 600 persons arrested at Piraeus, the port of Athens, as well as doctors, lawyers, and staff mem Iters of the Commun Ist newspaper Rlzopastls and the KAM organ. Kleftherl Kllada The right-wing newspaper Kstia claimed that the government had discovered secret orders issued by the guerilla chief. Gen. Markos Vafiades. which revealed that a left-wing Communist uprising was scheduled for tonight. The orders allegedly were signed by Markos, using the title of msrshal. They aesertedly claimed the leftists had 14 battalions in Athens and Piraeus in readiness for the attack on the government.

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Two Army Sergeants Committed Theft Last Year, FBI Recovered Papers Washington. July 9 —(UP)— Theft of some secret files from the lx>s Alamos, N. M., atomic bomb plant in 1946 was revealed to the senate today by chairman itourke B Hickenlooper of the joint congressional atomic energy committee. This theft, he said, ocurred while the war department was in charge of the country’s |2.mM>.006.01)0 atomic energy plant. Hickenlooper said that his committee “has no reason to believe" that there have been any recent thefts of important atomic sec rets. Hickenlooper told the senate the documents stolen from lx>s Alamos had since l»een recover ed. Hickenlooper. lowa Republican, rpoke in the senate after the New York Sun had charged in a dispatch that "unknown agents" bad stolen "several files of highly secret data on the atomic bomb" from the Oak Ridge. Tenn., uranium separation plant Two members of Hickenloop cr's committee had said earlier that some secret atomic data had been stolen or lost from government files. Hickenlooper told the senate that the theft at Loa Alamos was committed by two army ser- ! geants who had been detailed to j the project by the war department. The civilian atomic energy commission, he said, discovered the theft shortly after It took control of the atomic program from army hands on Jan. 1 title year. The theft was brought to the ' attention of the FBI at once ami ' Hickenlooper added that “we believe they (the papers) were completely and fully recovered." The theft occurred In March. 1946, 10 months before the civil- . ian commission headed by David E Lillenthal took over the program from the army. The FBI. he said, promptly located tiie two army men and from the FBl's evidence it was believed that the sergeants were "souvenir hunting.’* Htcki enlo.iper said. Hickenlooper said that the FBI evidence indicated that the sergeants "did not allow any unauthorized persons access Io these documents." The investigation, he added, showed that no one other than the pair taking the papers ha I seen them and that they were kept lockeil up by the sergeaats. "The joint committee Is convinced that there Jias been no effective breach of security in these instances," Hickenlooper told the senate, adding that the matter now lies with the justice department "There are a number of apparent conjectures (in the New York Sun dispatch > perhaps based on suspicion." he said. "I feel the story probably may arouse the wrong connotation a« far as the vital security and protection being given our atomic plants. “I presume no enterprise can always be 100 pen ent secure against posible access by unwanted persons.” he said. “But I am convinced a vigorous and intelligent effort, attempt — yes, and program—is being indulged in to protect these plants and I give that to you for myself and what I am sure is the feeling of the joint committee." Hickenlooper began his senate reply to the New York Sun story by saying the joint committee had no reason to believe that any important atomic secrets had been stolen. A tew moments later, however, he disclosed the 1946 theft by army personnel, quickly adding that the papers stolen had been recovered. He said that committee me«nTura To Page 8. Columa 8)