Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 27 February 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. 48.

MAYOR CALLS MEETING OF COAL DEALERS

—r——' —7” eCoal Talks Are Suspended

Recess Called; Mine Union On Trial In Court • Soft Cool Contract Talks Suspended For Indefinite Period M'ashlncton. Feb Tt — (UP) — Soft coal contract talks ware «> pended Indefinitely today as John L I<ewis' united mine workers union went op. trial for rent etn pl of court and the strike entered Its fourth week. The recess was called after a 15 mlnute negotiating session which followed a 1 J-hour Sunday conference. Negotiators will remain In■ Washington They are subject to, reeall on one hour's notice Chairman David L Cole of President Truman's .factfinding board said the recess will give negotiators a chance to talk over with “their associate*” yesterday's developments . Mr Truman discussed the coal crisis with his congressional lead 'er* Speaker Sam Rayburn said he would support legislation empower-1 Ing the government to seize the' struck coal mines if the President! asks'for ft But Rayburn emphasis «d that Mr Truman lias not said or hinted, that he plans to ask tori such legislation, Rayburn also said be believed "It wouldn't take long” to get SMBtf legialaUoa through the hnnve ts, the President asked for 11. ”"*1 The t’MW's contempt trial open } ed with the union entering a for rnal plea of not guilty and waving a jury trial -..—.. . than an hour later, the trial was recessed abruptly until 12 i - pm CRT. at the government s r»quest The reason .given w’a« thax the government wanted Io call as Jia first witness I'MW secretary treasurer John Owens ■_* ho. at tin- ’ resnrwmv —vrHHseel' negotiations w.ithyokl Industrv rvpresentatlvea. The 'union went to trial' before federal judge Richmond U Keech , oh Hvil and criminal contempt of' court charges growing out of the. refusal of ]7t.OO<> striking -of' rdo| miners tv obey two hack tit-work orders issued by Keech under the ' Taft Hartley law himself was not on trial, because he had told the miners to obey Keech’s order fa-wts Is in Springfield. 111., attending the fun eral of a brother who shot himself last week A labour Sunday session of the negotiators raised government mediators hopes for a while, but lathe end .tailed to produce ait agree-, ment The nation's economic crisis* deepened hourly With mote than 150.000 industrial workers already idled. U. S Steel Corp., announc ed that the coal shortage will force a sharp cut this week in operations at its Pittsburgh district mills Other steel mills and automobile planta already .were closed or their ■ production curtailed. Some schools , were closed | Railroads reduced .coal burning passenger train service. And many states and cities al ready had taken emergency conservation measures The union's contempt trial opened with Keech denying the UMW's motion for dismissal of the contempt charges I’MW counsel c Welly K Hopkins then entered .not i guilty pleas for the union " Keech asked Hopkins if thare is , any question whether a strike exists. Hopkins told the court the conduct of the miners is "individually and self-determined " - 'The situation as it exists in the field ts such as ba< been individually determined by those who participate therein.” Hopkins said To Keech's question whether the ' men are not staying away from the mines. Hopkins replied that there "should be ho Imputation” that the .union participated in that action —. , , WEATHER Partly cloudy and warmer tonight Tuesday. cloudy and warmer with rain oe anew I north, and rain south portion by afternoon. Low tonight 1> 24 nort*., 25-32 south. High Tuesday 2MO north. 4037 A ’

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Lt. Gov. Watkins Hoods Easter Seal Indianapolis. Fob — Lt. Governor John A. Watkins has been appointed state chairman for the 1950 Batter seal campaign. according to an announcement by <) M. Swihart. president of the Indiana society for crippled children. Drastic Slash ■ I ' -,o- - ' ' ' • • In Operations By U.S. Steel Industry Breakdown Is Threatened By Growing Shortage Pittsburgh. Feb 27 — (UP) ' — S Steel corporation announced a drastic cut In operations at its Pittsburgh district mills today as a result of soft coal shortage Carnegie-fltlmits Hteel corpora Hull, big steel's " latgest operating said -'operations Jhls-J. I week in the area will drop to 51 I percent of capacity Last* week ! they were 94 'pin ent .. Several other steel firms were reported I ready tv Billow -uii i The company said it still war I studying the distribution of the 1 curtailments - The extent -of worker tabrtawxhs whlth wlltresuH has not ,been determined, bat they were ex’ tinted lb be heavy } The company employs approximately 55,000 workers in the area The company had maintained virtually normal - operations appar • ntly In the hope that the the*.-.-wi-edc gen. rap -sWlke Os united-mine! workers would be settled The coal shortage threatened a . widespread Industrial breakdown * tin- we.k V country wide stirvgjST b» the United Pre-.- showed tha? m-’ti .thau..slt..'«m iioikei S alri-'a'dv at. idle. . . ' . T tn dhdttbm tn about unit, rd and progressive mine workers .on strike; 7«.05(> workers In coal d. Ipendgfl! Industries and 5*115 rail road.'workers have been laid off -j j Authorities feared new picket-' • vhdfn.e The miners' nerves wets'! ! frayed by empty pockets and hum ■ fry families ' i In central West Virginia, miners threat, ned retaliation for. arrests and prosecution of pickets. AT a ‘ meeting of Isn miners at Richwood I yesterday, plans were made for an i expedition of tliift pickets against the big Elk River Coal A- Lumber company operations A severe cold .wave lashed south , (fir states, threatening to use up I the Iwo nr three days' -apply cd coa I -reported ar al table -tore tail yards tor. use In heating private ,'srs *f« 1-aae Tfcrvel Heath Says Bulgaria Surprised At Break i. Seen As Salutary Effect On Europe Paris. Feh 27 —(UP) Donald R Heath, former American mlitlater to Sofia. Mid today that U. S. : action in breaking relathtna with | Bulgaria "should have a aalutary . effect" on other . commiiniit-con trolled countries of eastern Europe. "The Bulgarians were quite surprised and certainly disappointed when the United States broke relations. though they had " eve. y reason to expect it." Heath said when he arrived In Paris on his wry hart To the-Urvlted. Slates "Breaking relations with Bulgaria should have a salutary effect diplomatically speaking on our ( position in eastern Europe"' The U, S severed relations with Bulgaria a week ago after the soviet satellite refused to withdraw charges that Heath was' running a spy ring in the American j 1 legation and had concealed two J' "spies'' in tha legation attic for 1 six months. Bulgaria demanded Heath's re- • call on the basis of the spy charges. which the U. S government refused to accept The U. S. answer was to break relations.

Indianapolis Schools Closed By Coal Crisis Indefinite Closing Os Public Schools Ordered By Board ln<Hanap<)Ti>«. F>h 27 —<l'P» The city webooi »M»ard ordered all public schools cloaed indefinitely iH'ginninK tomorrow be-j cause of the coal shortage The order affects pupils hi 82 elementary .and Wrvft hiyh achobla. 'This action ia necesaary to conserve the small amount of coal on hand to protect buildings from freexingy” *Bl'd president J. Jiwight Peterson in making the announ< ement The school closing in the slate capital came as many cities declared emergencies and rationed Hd*arce.fuel at the rate of one half ton to a ruHtoiner. Term--ffwate: w , between Tnited Mine Workers frrtd frnrk - w ,a<,..ex ‘ ihm b d to refill! in nigning of sev eral contracts this afternoon which wefttid- send mime I*MW inetrrbers back to work tomorrow. Meanwhile, the tnercufy edged upward over the state after dropping far. below freezing three straight mornings ..- . • The. Mutes biggest; ciff anapaite- -and at least five others operated on an emergency basts In some of them, xlellveries of coal were limited to ton Jto a customer and law enforcement officers were < heeling to - prevent hoarding < " ...... - Mayor Vernon Anderson of Hammond set up a five meml»er > board empowrjyrod to seise indue I * try s coal stockpiles if necessary, and a central < oal bureau to oversee distribution of .emergency if :■ lA " f.. ’ * n.'f ttv -hrms-Hrrddene4-Indus’r ns. wi re .i -k»-<! bi oTler ' anything over a supply of j > "«l after Anderson received r * ’ |M>rts that all of the city's 28 <tf»al-L ■ yards are empty. School author!-* Lties said that*- after this week. schools will either be put on a . shorter class schedule, or closed | to make more coal available for use in homes The Hammond water a department reported only? a in-day supi ply <»f coal on hand. The emergency aituathm pre <T«rn T» Yellow Jackets' Sectional Victory Celebrated Today, A lot of f-nthuxlas’m wli* gener 1 at«l in lliv high M'hool gym tixluy | by iiiuvli of lb* student luidy. (he! T®W h'adwni and the l*«»«i. wJu> gath< red to exprew their appreciation <if ( the roai-hea and Yel low Jacket hauketbafl team With Hugh Andrewn serving as master of ceremonies, fyai h Bob Worthman was introduced, who In turn introduced the players A day-lung program was ached, uled for the students. Following the pep session, a dance in the gym and a movie for nondancers in one of the classrooms were held simuHaneously. in the afternoon, the students were guests of Roy Katver at the Adams theater for a movie. A parade, counted on heavily by the was wisely nixed by roach Worthman in a move., not to expose the players He noted that last year one of the players became ill with.flu as the result of such a parade and he didn't want to invite catastrophe this year. One of the tournament fans was still.in the gym and attended the pep rally Ak coach Worthman was talking a pigeon flew overhead Coach Worthman looked tsp, then, wfth a .steady, clear J eye. head the students and said. "The team played like champions during the tonrtfev They had to. to come from behind to win And F think HieyTl win the retrionatj because they can play together j like champions " j

OS4LY DAILY NKWDPAMR I* AOAMt COUNTY

Decotur, Indiana, Mandoy, February 27,1950

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■ ' 17” — Nurse Testifies In Physician's Trial ~ Mercy Death Trial Is In Second Week . Manchester. N II . Felt 27 (I'Pi -A slight, young nurse testH firs for the slate today’ how she watched Itr Hermann N tfanderj inject air into the veins of cancer I ravaged Mr- Abbie ('. Borroto. i Dr. Sander. 11. charged with! first-degree murder, later noted on' the 59-yyar-old Mrs Morroto'* hospital record that she died within io minutes after the first of tour injections was started. The de'tense contends she died ot cancer' I before the air was shot into her veins ■ . t -Aw thW MH-ond week of the trial/ '-began Hus alate recalled as a .wib! ties* Elizabeth Rose, 21. of ManI cheater, the nurse at the bedside ' when Mrs Borroto died on the i morning of Dec I Miss R<we testified briefly a* the state'* sixth witness at the courts last session oil Friday. , | Under iptestioning by attorney' general William L. Phinney, she detailed the treatment she had glv en the dying patient as a day nurse when she started on the case more than a week before the death There were frequent notations on her day-to-day record that Mrs Borroto was in pain. i Official* of the newly-formed “Dr Hermann N Sander disclosed. meanwhile, that cash contribu tlons started pouring tn to aid .thedoctor in hi* defen»» within 10. minutes after a public announcenient Saturday that the fund had been created . Experts have estimated that legal fee* apd other trial expense* win t total around 220.000. but the committee of a dozen friends of the’ I doctor (jas nqt set a fund goal" George Woodbury, fund chairman sajd that telephone calls had been' coming in "every few minutes"* ■ Woodbury said cash had ranged from 50 cents to an amount "in the hundreds " He said . phone calls came from as far awayas Philadelphia Meanwhile, to.add support to'the, contention of the defense that San d«r'a patient was dead when the injectlos* were administered and that; the Injections might not necessari ly be fatal, Bander ha* b« n urged j Ito demonstrate air Injections- be ' (Twrw Te Pawe a tret

B U L L E T 1 _N Washington, Feb. 27—(WPI —The Isbrandtzen ship Flying Clipper was bombed and ttrab ed today in Taingtao. China, the-state, dapartment . rypqrted. The skipper of the Flying Cbppef said hit vessel, which ha* been in trouble previously in Chinese waters, was anchor ed at T''ngtao when it was attacked. ( Is first brief report that reaci d the state depart* ment did nut identify the attacking planes. r /■ Sir Harry Lauder 1$ Taken By Death Scot Minstrel And Composer Is Dead Ptrathaven, Ncmlaml. Fvl« 27 -i ■ (UPl—-Sir Harry Lauder, Scot minstrel and composer famed for i bls song ''Roamin' In the G|<>am-| in ." died yesterday from rhe effects of a cerebral liemorrhagr ’ suffered last August Hr wa« 7S Al his bedside when hr died was his niece Miss Greta Lauder, who had accompanied him on several of hi* world tours. A family spokesman »al<i "HR" "fast hours j were peaceful and that he suSered no pain Sir Harry had lieen confined to lied .gt his home "Lauder Ha" since he suffered (he hemorrhage| last AiUffr 20 ; Mu< h of- the time* he waa umonTuious His niece kept an almost constant vlgU al his bedside The droll and humorous Scot was known throughout the Eng-B*tfapeak4ng--worii! for. Life trademarks of his many public appear ances—crooked blackthorn walking Stbk. kilted bow legs tarn j o'shanter *nd infectious cliuckTe Sir Harry made his last world taur in 19JS. appearing in the United States near the end of the tour in 15.17. He planned another tour for ISM but the war intervened During the war Lawler spent much of hi* time entertaining the troop* despite his doctor’s warn* Ing that he should take a rest After the War he retired to. his heme here One of his most recent. public i appearance* was in Glasgow in I Tare Te Fegv Twei

Emergency Meeting Is Called By Mayor Doan To Plan Coal Rations

ABlee Faces SplH Among Party Heads Faces Prospect Os Split Among Leaders Izmdon, Feb. 27. —(CFJ— Prime Minister Clement Attlee fat - ed the proapeet of * split among his top labor party leaders today as he attempted to form a new labinet to present to King George VI. Attlee will call upon the king today or"tomorrow to present his cabinet and explain Uie policies of his new socialist ; government, which will have -only a Ttngernati grip on the house of commons. Observers said, no great changes were ex peeled In Attlees cabinet but the matter pf labor government policy was something else. Attlees party leaders, divided among themselves, must agree on what to do with their nationalization program. ___2 if lhe laborites had won the ejection a ith a safe commons malorit ytttoV ’ WBtf * ttirt* ftble to preafl forward with their, nationalizHtion program Thte in . ■ < faded ' kupir"wliter. and■ ‘ the wholesale difltnbulion of meal. I There alao would have been no ' obetacle in the nationalization of which baa. been pasaed into tfcdomv etfeeUre <fat.T. One group fa Attlee's cabinet,, headed by heafth "mfalßter Anearin Bevan favor a bold challenge which would force the issue of ttaHonalizathm in parliament and lead to a new. general election with-; in a few month*. A second .counsellfag; caution, is in favor of abandon ing the more cons roversial parts, rd* the nat hmalization prgrajji. Th» 6 conservative i»arty headed by WfaflWh {'bnrjfaHl is strtingly UHUAO&3L,, 1l» nat iolfa 1 izaf i<>n affif rni» tr< Fo L?. the hi!! as well is h.ilt other Jflarts j of the iMOkiram' ~~~ *. t Repudiation of. > was in popular returns Both liberal and ’conservative campaigns. were, against iiativnaUzu14on. Together the two parties pulled 15.028,000 votes against 13.224.000 for labor However, despite the popular vote, labor w<»n 315 seats in commons compared to 21*1 for the eon « servatives and nine for the liber-£ ate Two' members are Irish nationalist and the speaker nominally a vonservatiye cannot vote. Some Small Indiana Mines May Operate Meeting Today To Sign New Contract Terre Huufe. Ind . Frt> 27--(rFv -<>pcra(4rf of vrilull - truck mines In tbc western Indiana aoft coal j fields and representative* of the united mine worker, union scheduled a meeting today to sign contracts which might send 1.000 miner'* back to work within the next few days | Harry Bratton, secretary-treas-urer of the Indiana, truck mine operators ar-4*ag<c-n confirmed reports that such a meeting would b. held He said only "two or three" of some 35 mines in the association wffleh .employ around Iji* ll ' UMW members would be represented at • the meeting But other . spokesmen indicated ah agreemeiff-'Wlrlr-ar-Tfew of the members undoubtedly would establish a trend among the "wagon mines" and that the others would follow the lead shortly It was understood the UMW and truck operators already had agreed verbally to a -new contract subject rn cancellation with 3d days notice by either party, which would raise the hourly pay from 80 -lo M cent*, and the UMW pension and welfare fund royalty payments to 35 cents a ton The contracts would be cancelled automatically when a hatlowaf <rwrw Te Paar Mai

Lion Hunters Seek Leopard In Oklahoma -- Escaped Animal Is Believed Hiding Near Fit In Zoo Oklahoma City. Feb. 27— (UP) — Two Colorado state mountain Bon hunters took seven experienced "Hon" dogs into the Oklahoma City zoo, i.sjay in aw attempt to flush an escaped leopard believed tn be hiding near Ibe pit from' which he leaped. " i The venture into the SOtoere en [ closure, which is surrounded by a; Six-foot steel fence. <-ame les* than an hour after the doe* arrived here from Denver in a chartered aitliner I The leopard bounded pul of a [ 2”foot pit Saturday, an intensive' orKAlob. Uyyttmye.aided by spotter aircraft and* walkie-talkie radio was delayed uh-, lUi lfe£ dogs .gto. their tdianee to : Tcatch the 175-pound ju'ngle-'bbrh' .ear . j I Brian Benton and William Kent. ( hunters and trappers tor the Colorado game and fish eonnnlseion. told Mui phy they brought the dogs here " in a plane chartered by the Denver ‘ -Sz_: . f Zoo supt. Julian Frazier sald a ' chunk of horsemeat containing a .’ narcotic was placed near the aban idomd leopard pit last night after two mm reported seeing the ani ■ Hf»; teent« t the zojt. The ball wav' gone thismorning but Frazier said •; i' might ■ have been catert-by rac-’ . and skunks which fn-queti-tha' part of the apo. ' ' We- Itbp.. h» got s<>me of |- "| ' Frazier said "If he did he ought tot Tn** dtut was a pa’t ntF’d *»‘da‘ivt j j /runt rw Hind . / A1 • tna*i ’«♦ a rt-h parry- was s♦ n ? I home for a tfw hour* last night hyoffiriate who f»ai»4 the leopard -mfahr leap from the darkness toj attack some unwary- hunter ' f Ifat rhe hunt resumed shortlyJ after midnight w hen two nun r» ported seeing the tawny jungle kill--er inside the 2<>Bcre Lincoln Park ; x<m» from which It made a break s • ftlr freedom Saturday by leaping out of" a 2tefoot deep pit while several children watrhed In horror Bits of fur found clinging to the wire fence of th*- zoo near the place ’he leopard wan reported strength ♦ ned the belief the big male animal might have retuxheff. to [be t(M> to Fire depart meat f I 0.0 dll gh t a mounted <»n light trucks aided in the night time search and lookout*' wi h rifles ready to fire, were post • |T«rw T» Face H»«| | Fori Wayne Papers Merger Announced News-Sentinel And Journal Are Merged —Eurt-Wtoync Feh 27 -- (Speri«l> - Fart Wayne's two -newspapers were merged today by the creation of a holding company to be known as Fort Wayne Newspapers. Inc_ it was announced at noon Both the Journal-Gazette and News-Sentinel wil| continue to have their separate identities and the*pre‘en/ edoorial policy of eacfr'{toper will be retained. .ACt’anfiaS Merger plans, both papers wllT~he published fa ‘ the News Sentinel building and the editorial and business staffs will operate from that building Stockholders in each corporation retain their ownership In the pre sent companies Miss Helene Foellltuter ia president of the new corporation and Miller EUingham Ylce president of the Jodraal-Ga-gette. will be vice president and Henry C Pace. wIIT be aecietaiy. Treasurer V M Simmons. Bluff ton. Mrs Richard Teeple and Miss Foeßfeger are included on the • awew Te Paw, Five t

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Many Families In City Out Os Coal; Holt Sole Os Fuel From City Supplies (Hana to meet an extreme emer(ency brought about in Decatur by the coal strike were discuw-J at a. meeting ibla morning ealle.l by Mayor John Doan. Many local families ran out of coal over the weekend and indication* are that more will have the same experience in the next two or three day*. ~ A check-up revealed that it will be necessary for .the city to stop selling coal to dealers Wednesday and at that time the city supply win Tit ftlt tara to atost wisS ' i week*. C./I. Finlayson, representj Ing the Central Soy* Co., and E. I hf LatOenau, repreaentlndf the i Decat ui- plant of the"' General ‘ Electric. l>oth attended today i ! meeting and stated that the;' i would cooperate in a plan with ■ the city to furnish coal from that*. < supplies as long as it is possible Both local plants face possible TltW dvtWMW kiUieev* wwttt a_ -oiI the strike Central Soya fa list , ing troubv getting empty box- ; " cars Iwsniw it been uecea. ... sary to discontinue many train i in the last week The General Electric plant fa L; having dHtleult .■ is getting tbo p necessary steel to the local plan-• r because of shipping' shortages ~ ; ' Roth local plant*, however., agreed to turn over to the city 1 for jyiocation to dealers , ail coal in excess of a 30-day supply. Hoth factory representatlvee. however. ~ will give (heir own employes first priority oh the surplus Mayor Doan stated that he w?« VfaUiM. Jl...tMr.eUJUg of AU rwal.jte*!;...... ers at 'city “hall 'tonight* At tWs'7‘ i ttie ting the ..mayor will outline f the p'lSßs fi " Hi-'rttmt ion N 0... L'tes’*i'L -'idi.'.'.— jj. er. more than a haff lon of the' . rmeixetny • ■ ) *N<> person will l> given any ■>' the emergency yoal if he has mo-v” than a four-day supply In s ot >c« . Prtrea also will be set at tonight.'* meeting Phil Sauer, representing the Decatur chapter of the American Red Cross, agreed to contact district headquarters so that .If tt becomes necessary to house a group of families in the various lodge homes, cots will be available from the Jied" Cross The mayor has called a meeting of representatives of all local lodges for Tuesday night to -,.-k their cooperation in case h Irecome* necessary to house people in the lodge homes This will become ■ real Hy. ; many believe, in the next 10 days, | unless the strike is settled ito- . i mediately If mining activities start at once local dealer* believe that tt will be at least two week i before they get any coal for home (Tare Te Wear Fewrt Main Cell Block Os Jail Cut Off To Conserve Coal The number of prisoners that can be housed in the county Jail writ be greatly limited from now on-due to the coal shortage. So _ ts anyone has intentions of committing some crime or other he'd better think twice-uaiee* he liken belnw cold '•> •• ■'• For the main ret> Mnct of rhw jail has been shut off to conserve a dwindling coal supply that sberifT 'TO-rma ri ■ RoTrifiim' grrv tr gwod ■ - for only about !<*■ dav*. The prisoners from now on will be placed in the two-cell Mock norma.lly used hr women prisners. Should more prisoners than the two celt block bunks can hold be admitted, bunk* will be made pa the floor for them But there's a definite tlmtt as tn" how aMy knlbi- can."he put t n . the floor, and once they’re filledInto the frigid veil Mock that fa shut off without heat, will go the overflow,