Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 77, Decatur, Adams County, 31 March 1948 — Page 1

Hl. XLVI. No. 77.

IRUMAN DELAYS ACTION IN COAL STRIKE

I gouse Refuses II Cut Funds n Aid Europe ■Move To Cut Funds ■ Defeated By House ■ After Long Debate .i Man h 31 |E|HL bouse today refused to cut ;,ti recovery program funds j pHH.'OO.OOO after hours of and tur-. l>l«- debate. The vote the cut was 112 to <l. Hr ll*- move to slash first year ERP from 35.300.000.000 to 34.- •>(,!> was made by Rep. Char HK W Vursell, R., 111. Hfben the Standing vote was tak the Vunxell amendment, a those observed voting In fav 3|K>' r were house Republican leadCharles A. Halleck. Ind., and Rmtert L. Doughton. N. C . S.- Democrat on the house and means committee the house rejected to 19 a motion by Rep. William £ Bryan Dorn, I).. S. (’.. to gM all further consideration of | K »•; 21)5.000.000 global aid bill ft tti offered bls motion after a I speech in which he demand »>o.wdown now" with Soviet S&.***fc*- • * moments before. Demo, ratKaW leader Sam Rayburn of Texas likened opponent* of the bill to fKlvarl Harlan Isolationists. He 2'SS-- ! " 1(| he “ r<! ,he kind of n 193 k. In 1939. in 1940, and Often in 1941." • Bepubli • in leaders hoped - ete on the measure I -end It to conference with the to fight a house amend- ' include Spain among re.-ip nations. ' e opposition was ha’mg j'» (■Sy -n.i" The (specific amendment W Vursell R . 11l . to trim Euro-r-oiery funds by f I .■’.tm.noo,■Wi'.- Mil earmarks »s.3mi.imo.(><m Mar-hall plan nation this year ZflV Ifsell . ailed the foreign aid S^B»c' ■< u a "funtas'lc worldwide t He said i' is more than a Minted risk; ' it is "the great gamble in the history of the SrM" Skß|>ici. - motion ,-ame after severof the most bitter debate far heard on the bill. SBlt-I' Ross Rlzley. R Okla, drew , "’" 1 t’Pltonen s of the bill tie said that those who vote " should lie prepared to vote £'Hr ’tie restoration of OP A They SjMk" should vote tc sustain an ex BW*'" l presidential veto of the 11. tax reduction bill, Rlzley <’hout Ing: fU' 1 hl< bill will leave us nothing strengthen our own defenses' .ggftK*!’ John W Gwynne, R. la. ||®ld the house that "the activities I’ ' r Barnum were as nothin# with the propaganda that •B 1 -’ been carried on to sell this lt,- l' 'Ren D Johnson I). Okla. he would vote for military pre i but not for the foreign ®d bill He said he would favor ■ it it would help stop Communism. it won't do that at all." Vurseli t n seeking to trim the hill BH ’ 1 !h ” I nited States made a "col t R" ” , ’ lun<, ‘‘ r " **> “"king Marshall nations to survey their needs H- S assistance should be baaed on American ability to aid world, be eald of ,h * Mna, e foreign recommittee have maintained and privately that it is the 18 plan countries to de: ide whether Spain be among those eligible tor as aaslaUnee. Wcbalrman Arthur H Vandenberg. H' Mi<h of ’he senate foreign re ■'t.m, .ommlt’e does not look with JT 01 ' on Mn) U> have con K,v « Franco Spain a part In recovery program. Ihe house approved an amendR” 1 ,o »«• foreign aid bill yesler H* 11 Spain ‘o Its Marshall ■“ conn tries ■ leaders were driving for of their one package 36. -WS.WO.eog glottal foreign aid bill nlghtfali i |n tturn To t»sg, a.C.n) ' ’ Weather I Rain north and central per■’ions tonight and thia after- ■ noon; clearing and cooler to- ■ night; Thursday generally | fair, cooler in southeast.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Striking Printers Ask Negotiations Ask Chicago Papers Set Hearing Dates Chicago, Mar. 31 — (UP) — Striking Chicago printers asked the city's newspapers today to get a while for resuming negotiations to end the walkout which began last Nov. 24 John J. Pilch, president of the Chicago local of the International Typographical Union, tAFLI, asked for resumption of negotiations in a letter to the Chicago Newspaper Publishers • Association, which represents the city’s five struck papers. Pilch's letter was in compliance with an agreement reached between counsel for the international union and the national labor relations Imari. under which the union will seek to end newspaper strikes and drop its attempt to maintain closed shops. The agreement was reached aftar federal judge Luther M. Hwygert issued an injunction prohibiting the union from continuing alleged unfair labor practices In violation of the Taft-Hartley law. which outlaws the closed shop. Pilch’s letter said In part; "This Is to request that negoti-l at ions be immediately resumed | between us with the object of reaching a collective bargaining agreement for a definite term covering wages, hours and other con dltions of employment . . would | you notify me of a convenient j time and place for such negotia-; t ions 7" John O'Keefe, secretary of the publishers’ association, said representatives of the newspapers would meet today to set a date for resumption of negotiations Meanwhile, national lal>or relations board attorneys charged st a hearing that the International Printers’ Union Is responsib’e for any unfair labor acts committed by Rs locals or Its members. Tomorrow April 1, April Fool's Day If the boss offers you a raise tomorrow, turn it down. If your best girl accepts your proposal, don t believe her. If you find a wallet lying on the sidtTwnfk with a 1100 bill showing, kick it Into the gutter If the telephone rings to tell you a rich unde died and left you a fortune, hang up on the voice at the other end. In other words, don't trust anyone, for tomorrow is April I—April Fool's Day and the "field day" for practical jokesters. O Plan Commission To Meet Here April 8 Assistant Director Os State To Attend Representatives of the two local service organizations. Lions and Rotary clubs, officials of the Chamber of Commerce, members of the city council and all interested citizen- will be invited to the meeting of the city plan commission to be held Thursday night. April 9. at 2:30 o'clock at the city hall. It was announced today by plan commission officials. P. K Middleton. assistant director of the Indiana economic coun ell will attend the meeting and answer questions which anyone cares to ask concerning the functions and authorities of the new commission The state law. under which the commission was named, has a wide scope, including building zoning, street, park and public building construction and Improvements and other phases of community projects. The local commission will start Immediately after the meeting to devise a master plan for the future improvements In Decatur, and after the plan is adopted by the city coandl. It will be necessary to obtain permits for all new constructfon and improvements in Decatur. <, The master plan also will Include other contemplated developments, both of a municipal and private setup. Widening of stress, building of new streets, parka, public buildings and improvements all come under the planning law. t

Violence Marks Stock Exchange Strike SHARP CLASHES between police and striking members of the United Financial Employes (AFLI occurred at the New York Stock Exchange in the second day of the work stoppage. Alcove, two pickets are dragged to their feet by police after a violent tussel.

Alleged Physician Passes Bad Checks Merchants Bilked By Smooth Stranger Police authorities here today were totalling the “take" of a pseudo physician. whose ability-to pass bogus checks far surpassed any purported claim to medical > knowledge. Sheriff Herman Bowman said | that seven bad*. checks, ranging j from 120 to |SO. drawn on an' lowa City. lowa bank, had Men reported to his office today and more are expected — after they; fail ’o e'ear the lowa bank. Sheriff Bowman said that the check artist gave his name and age as Charles K. laimb. 27. 211 East Davenport, lowa City. lowa —but declared the man looked to he at He Is described aa being five feet. 11 inches tall and weighing 2K» pounds, well-dressed and a ’ smooth" talker. The wanted man had been staying for the part week or more at i cabin at Cuppess Comer and had told persona In that vicinity that he was a physician "on vacation '* Illa conversation indicated more than a slight knowledge of the medical profession, it was reported. Monday the man left that vlcin-1 ity and yesterday the checks be-1 gan "bouncing back,” the sheriff stated. Trie man Is known to have acquired the friendship of an implement sa'eaman living at Coppesa Corner and to have gone along. . ■ - —- - ■ — I (Turn To Pag- Five) Saturday Deadline To File Candidacies Many On File Here For Precinct Posts A long list of candidates, mostly those seeking Democratic precinct commatee poets, filed declarations in the officer* of county clerk Ed-i ward Jaberg late yesterday and today. fattest to file: Otto W. Hoffman. Democrat, for county commissioner. second district; Ell Curtis Engie. Republican, for precinct committeeman. South Washington, and the following Democratic candidates for precinct committeeman: Elmer C. Boer. Middle Monroe; Austin Merriman. North Blue Creek; Franklin H Fruechte. North Kirkland; Thurman Baker. Geneva A; Irwtght Schnepp. South Washington; Samuel Anderson. North Hartford; Paul Sharpe. Decatur 3-T; Frank Lynch, Decatur 3-B: Fred E. Undsey. Geneva B: Louis Reinkinc. Jr.. South Preble. Saturday b the final day for candidates to file declarations uner the election law. Since clerk Jaberg has announced he will keep the office open Saturday night for late registrations. • p.m. that day becomes the deadline for filing.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, March 31, 1948

Explosion Wrecks Troin In Palestine Jerusalem. March 31 — (UPI — British authorities announced chat an explosion today wrecked a train at Benyamlna. midway between] Haifa and Lydda. killing 24 persons and Injuring 61. The announcement said none of the casualties were British, but that their nationalities were not known. There were no further details, the announcement said. ——• Rigid Inspection I Ordered By Russia Will Inspect All Trains From Berlin ' —~ Berlin, March 31.—(UP) —Rus sia Informed the three western powers in Berlin' today that a rigid inspection system or travel would lie started tomorrow. The Russians sent identical letters to the American. British and French chiefs of staff. The let- ■ | ters were signed by Lieut -Gen Mikhail Dratvln. deputy Soviet military governor. The western powers were told that the Russians intended to inspect both freight land passenger trains leaving Ber-j * lin. All American. British and French nationals who are employed by the western military organizations will be required to produce docu-i ments certifying their identity and | the nature of the job they hold. The Soviets said, however, that i they would allow freight ship ] ments. but only after previous permission from the Soviet military administration. Thia would appear to restrict - supply lines of the allied powers into this four power capital city which is entirely surrounded byj Soviet occupation territory. British officials reported that, i they immediately asked the Rus slana to delay Introducing the new regulations for 15 days, and asked i for discussions of the matter on grounds that it would be irnpos j ] slble to give notice of the new regulations within 24 hours A British spokesman said guards on British military trains had been Instructed that Soviet troops were not to be allowed to enter these trains tonight, but that no extra precautions were being taken. The British spokesman said that Russia has no right to Interfere with trains carrying British personnel to and from Berlin " g 2,100 Traffic Toll In U S In February Chicago. March 31 —(UP) — The national safety council reported to-1 day that 3.100 persons were killed In traffic accidents In February. The council said the num bar was about 340 higher than expected The death total for the first two booths of 1343 was 4.330 —a drop of eight percent over the same period a year ago.

Lecture On Cancer Given Last Evening — ■ Cancer Society Is Sponsor Os Meeting More than 300 women of Adamsl county beard Dr S. M Rabson, noted authority on cancer, at the rneet-i '.ng held last night at Decatur Jun ior-senior high school audl'prium under the auspices of the county federation of Women's clubs and the Adams county cancer society. Following Dr. Rabaon's lecture, motion pictures were shown and then an open forum was held at which time those attending ascked questions on the subject. The Interest was keen in this part of the program and more than 25 questions were asked by members of the > audience Roy Kalver. county chairman of | the society, introduced Robert I’unsky. fourth district c hairman of the cancer society, who also gave a short talk concerning the work of his organization. April han been designated throughout the nation as cancer month and during the month funds will be raised to advance the work of the society. Mr Kalver has named Thurman Drew Adams county chairman for the annua! drfre for funds and Clifton Sprunger will have charge of th- drive in Berne. The Geneva Boy Scouts will again spearhead the financial campaign In Geneva. It was announced Adams county's goal is >1.500 and Decatur's quota already has been raised ns part of the Decatur Community fund. The open meeting last night was -- "L— —» —- ■ lll (Turn Tn Pair*' Sevenß — 0 — Italian Reds Demand U. S. Letters Halted Claim Interference In Italian Election Rome, Mar 31— (UP) — Com munlsts and left wing socia’ists demanded today that the government stop a flood of letters from the United States, advising Ital lans how to vote In the forthcoming election. The leftists charged that the letlen' were "foreign interference" In Italy's pre-election cam paign The letters were written by persons in the United States to their relatives In .Italy, urging them to vote against the communists on April 18. The protest was made to the all-party e'ectlon truce commitjee and it Indicated the communists believed that the letters were likely to influence a sizable num her of voles The election committee rejected the protest on the grounds that such a matter was not within its jurisdiction. The communists also protestc* to the committee on Pope Pius Easter speech The rightist parties filed a complaint with the committee against the propaganda methods of the fascist social movement party. '

Report Os Fact-Finding Board Places Principal | Strike Blame On Lewis

Rent Control law Signed By Truman Extends Controls To March Os 1949 Washington, March 31 —(UP) — President Truman late Tuesday signed the new rent control law. one day before the old act was due to expire at midnight tonight. In signing the legislation, reluctantly, the president said it wasn't the strengthened measure he had asked of congress but is ’’better than no rent control at all." The bill extends controls for one year, to March 31. 1949, and gives an emergency federal court the final say over the raising or removing of rent ceilings in any area The recommendations of i local rent boards would bear great weight, however, and the court would have to uphedd them If It found they were based on ’’adequate and substantial evidence." The new law permits landlords and tenants to agree on "vol-i I untary" 15 percent rent increases. lin return for leases running at least through 1949. However, those tenants who signed up for one 15 percent boost under the old law cannot be forced to accept another. The rent law also: 1. IJfts ceilings from non-house-keeping rooms in private homes having not more than two roomers. 2. Removes restrictions on use of scarce building materials for recreation and amusement faclli : flea. 3. Requires 65 percent of all "owners" in cooperative apartment developments to be "stockholders. tenants and occupants.” 4 Directs the expediter to grant "hardship" rent Increases on proof of landlord that he is losing money 5 Authorizes the expediter to tTurn T<> Psge Two) O Clerk's Office Open Nights To Register Nightly Schedule Is Announced By Jaberg County clerk Edward Jaberg announced today that he will keep his office open nights through the balance of the registration period to accomodate late registrations His offices in the courthouse will remain open from " until 9 p.m on Thursday. Friday. Saturday and Monday nights for thia purpose. In addition the office will be onen Saturday afternoon, instead of closing at the usual hour of noon The deadline for registering is Monday night at 9 o’clock. Mr. Jaberg urged that voters call at the office to check their registrations if uncertain as to whether or not they are qualified Persons voting for the first time, women changing name by marriage, those moving from one nreclnct to another, those moving Into the county for the first time and those falling to vote in the last two elections are among those required to register or transfer registrations Persons whose home precinct has l»een changed by the recent redistrietinr of precincts In De catur. if otherwise qualified, are not r-outred to register or trans fer Thia work la done by clerk’s office personnel. Lions Entertained By School Students A grown of hand students from I Decatur lunior-senlor hich school directed hy Albert Rellemeyer. presented an instrumental musical "rorram Tuesday evening at the | weekly meeting of the Decatur lions club, held in the Knights of Pythias home Lowell Smith was ‘ in dbargt of the program.

House Vote To Include Spain In Aid Fought Angry Reaction To Move Expressed By European Nations i I By United Press Shocked and angry reaction to the decision of the United Htatesj . house of representatives to In I dude Franco Spain in the Eurot p-an recovery program came today; . from lamdoa, Paris and Rome. In Washington, the house press f ed on toward passage, perhaps by nightfall, of Its 36.205.000.000 “package" global foreign aid meas ure. and a possibility was seen that a compromise measure apI proved hy both house and senate would go to President Truman next ' week. But senate conferees were not ’ expected to accept the house amendment which added Spain to ; the list of 16 European nations I previously included In the European recovery plan Hen. Arthur H Vandenberg. R.. Mich., senate president and chairman of the power ! ful foreign relations committee, was known to oppose the move 1 Reports from Ixmdon said Britain was prepared to lead a fight against inclusion of Spain. Unofficial sources, close to the British government described the house action as "a perfectly frightful act reflecting Incredible political nal- ' vete ’’ Paris officially expressed "sur prise." and the left-wing proas there bitterly attacked the move. Rome saw the more as certain to give aid and comfort to the 1 Communists in the April 19 eleclions. and asserted that it had destroyed the lift given anti-Com munlst forces by the proposal of i the western posaers to return , Trieste to Italy. Madrid received word of the house action with what dispatches described as "official pleasure." Moscow did not comment, but there seemed little donbt that the move would be regarded there as aiding the U. S. S. R. in her diplomatic "cold war.” Militarily. Inclusion of Spain among the American-aided nations undoubtedly would not be so welcome to the Russians, who might < Turn Tn Puff* Sd-v*n) O < Otto Hollman Files I Candidacy For Board Seeks Nomination As Commissioner Otto W. Hoffman, well known Washington township farmer, today announced that he would be » candidate for the Democratic nomination for county commis sinner, second district. In the May urinary. A member of the county council Mr Hoffman farms 354 acres of 'and In South Washington town<hip and has taken keen interest >n governmental affairs. He is a 'ormer school teacher, taking his normal training at Tri-State College. Angola. He is a graduate of ’be Decatur high school. Mr Hoffman Is married and the father of seven children, two of whom are still at home Two of his sons served In the armed forces during the war Kenneth was in the uavy and Dale served In the army. Native of thia township, Mr Hoffman is a member of St. luiks s Evangelical Reformed church at Honduras. Last fall he represent ed the county council on the coun ty tax adjustment board and aa slated members in delving Into lax problems in the county.

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President Delays Direct Government Action; Hint Move To Settle Dispute Washington. Mar. 31—-(UP) — President Truman today delayed direct government action to halt the coal strike, apparently in the hope that John L and the mine operators can settle their own dispute. This surprise development came Immediately after a fact finding board reported to Mr Truman on the 17-day walkout The board blamed the strike primarily on and his United Mine Work- | era. Up to that moment, the word was that Mr. Truman would seek a strike-stopping Injunction almost Immediately after he received the board's report. But something happened to alter that action. White House press secretary Charles G Ross would say only that Mr Truman had decided not to make the report public immediately ’’becauae he desires to study it and a large mass of supporting documents.” Ross refused to answer a question whether Mr. Truman had received word from Lewis and the , operators that they may try to settle the pension dispute among I themselves. fx-wls and the operators had I toll the board at separate hearings that the dispute could lie settled hy direct negotiation be tween the parties But they nevet made the offer directly to ea< k otoer at the board hearings. A source close to the fact-find-ing lioard said Mr. Truman’s move was unexpected. He said (he board had gone to the White House expecting that Mr Truman would make Its report public Immediately ami thus dear the way for getting an injunction to halt the strike. Instead. Mr. Truman decided not to make the report public until after lie returns Saturday from a trip to Williamsburg. Pa. Industry sources said they thought the president's move was a "p.ay for time" in the hope that would order his miners back U»work rather than risk an Injunction fight. There was no Immediate reaction from union sources. Rogs told reporters that “consideration is being given' to the next step." He made the statement in reply to questions whether the White House could start injunction proceedings without first making the report public. The Taft-Hartley law empowers the president to seek an injunction to prevent or halt —for at least 80 days—a strike which Im(»o*!s the national welfare or safety. t The lioard's. report was understood to-be critical of both sides, but blaming Lewis for the strike. Boar! chairman Sherman Minton told reporters as ho and the it her two Inmrd members left the White House that their report was "very short." "The point of ijjspute was very quickly pointed U|f." he said. Minton refused to comment on the report because he did uot want •o "anticipate the president.” He said Mr. Truman did not ndleate when he would publish 'he report or whether he would order injunction preigeedinga to he started ' - White house press secretary Cbariea <J. Ross said the report would be made public soon. Board members said they w*re returning to their homos Immediately. They said they would return here “only In case legal proceedings were started " Under the law. Mr. Truman la required to reconvene the board after an injunction is Issued. The board completed Its report late last night af'er John L Lewis testified — under court order — yesterday. (Turn To Page Bight)