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scures “nowakel VOLUME 54-NUMBER 44 SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1943 Inanapols, Ind. Iseued duly except Sunday,

F.D.R. SEIZES MINES, ORDERS USE OF TROOPS. ASKS MEN TO RETURN

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YAMS DRG, 2 Bled Moy Save < Dying York 8500 MINERS ICKES TELLS OPERATORS Soll Pha hri

boys Capture Three a : FT SR i Despite FDR's Order to Vital Hills. ; aad 2 Soa Stay on Job. Half Million Strike By VIRGIL PINKLEY \ LI z foro of £ By UNITED PRESS h “ hI ’ IED HELLO ARE > fol LE of Roe Approximately 8500 Indiana coal T e Coa Crisis Periling Nation's

D HEADQUARTERS, Nr rs ARSE oF miners in 260 mines struck at midMay 1.—American y oa i i TL i ; night, leaving only maintenance in (AN EDITORIAL) War Effort. bitter bayonet fight- v g ATEN : oF 3 ¥ Pid Pr LR crews on duty when the Appala-| ’ ’ th Tunisian front e——s 2 ed TL 5s : ok chian agreement between mine! FOR the coal miners who are in rebellion against their WASHINGTON, May 1 (Us hell-battered axis — Rss ers : 7 ee ee operators and the United Mine ™ government we have great sympathy, They have been IP), — President Roosevel§

Workers expired. a . : rs Curtis Nicholson, vice president| Petrayed by a false leader. The nation’s anger is directed, ordered the nation's coal

nemy positions / - HR + ad 4 : : : 4 y APE : iE 3 a of U. M. W, district 11, said that| not against them, but against their betrayer. imines taken over today hy airplanes sark < g - : - vise: : | . : . . . mo a 3 a 5 : fire | than J000 workers in ihe) Yet the nation will support the commander in chief (the federal government, and

three other ships ACERT a oe % 3 FT Terre Haute area soft coal mines | . ops . : 3 would not work strip and deep-vein | in the use of all his power to end this intolerable interference he appealed over the head of

mines without a new contract. | with the conduct of the war, hoping only that the miners union DIresident John Ix Li Fn : rE 4 At Brazil, J. M. Luther, U. M. : . : walirat] go vilken | ris for 515.000 striki Hows! a8 Then ; Le 2s ey W. secretary of district 8, said 1200| MAY be brought to a swift realization that their strike Lewis for 515,000 striking ) hel the 3 ¥e 3 Pec Pov as ay YH miners at the Block coal mines laid | is wrong and that they cannot win it, Iminers “to return immediates A i ree aun] RK Ea ® 3 BE down their tools when their con- The miners, like all other Americans, would lose if the |ly to the mines and work foe

prise attack by Pe a : tr ; . : I ! 52 3 : . ) ract expired, and Princeton min-| : . { Pee RP ’ 1 also seized NG - : ers walked out. stoppage of coal production continued, closed down the war |their government.” . : ; = 5 No Violence Reported industries and enabled Germany and Japan to win. LE rene Secret EE Pe J i I : 5 : ‘on No violence was reported at any| The miners, like all other Americans, would lose if | ver and operate the mines, with

LONDON, May 1 (U. P.).—Brit- gl ily i 3 as er ne. nd he hid President Roosevelt yielded to John L. Lewis and aban- the army providing protection, ish submnarines have sunk 10 more Hi A RD, ; en : Wy oo Lg by ‘ HC TI r Kes cipitate ast nig S| . - . . Ickes at once directed mine owne ainis vissile Si he Mei MY Zi CRM THT hE 8 Pon gL general walkout. Last minute ap-| doned the line against inflation. ers to fly the United States flag i : ry sg old NE AE 5 or. , = Rt : : oh A ; : : ; peals were made by mine operators * #0» x nw lover their property to show that i¥ anean, an adamiraity communique 5 . A RE istri rg ov = . . . . : 3 $ Y rm Jo Gisiric; officials to prevent a [TE miners can win only by returning to work, agreeing |is now in technical federal opers said today. aS to ) Tg on PO oo " - general work stoppage. : ; : y i ation, rs : : . : : The Bituminous Coal Producers’ | to submit their case to the national war labor board . 4 : ors association said more than 22.000,000 : Lesiid a3 ; 3 "OV li ankers, a big trans : E. ; J Y $3 and accepting the decision, even though it proves disapfa 81S A nigra por, Rive sup a 4 7 nA - Ba SE one *ad tons of coal was produced in In- : d A | g : £ I | In a formal statement, the presis ply craft, an ammunition carrier 5 ’ 5 i? : 7 g A a, : hes g X diana last year and that the aver-| pointing. 3 dent declared that “the national ine and a convoy escort vessel, EB ARS ET Pe 4 Ai : 5 SO a i age monthly payroll for miners has Lewis has cruelly deceived them. Ie has promised | terest is in grave peril” bepatise: “exe . = : ERR pe; SrouNG 1.500.900. | to get them large wage increases which in fact they cannot cept in a few mines The privdicton sivited bavonet ohare : Louis E. Austin, president of Dis-| ; . . : ... |of coal has virtually ceased.” More a a Be K nw rionth. Bodine Yadav. & moe in wich vou can save the ile of ome Bev of the iol b trict 11, U. M. W. A., was sent an be permitted to have—which the government's necessary (,.n half a million miners were nihde ‘against Nazi Cul : py 4 I y wiih ys fo oY Zbpea) yesterday by Hv woe economic stabilization policy would not allow the mine idle today. < C L - A » » . 1 +yed 3 = . 3 1 y { ““ ’ . - ert 00 avis iving your blood. We didn't do well at all last month. The Red Cross blood plasma center |Wright, commissioner of the Indianaj a} : : Fie wo will} I now call upon all miners whe nd 200 axis) 9VIN9 Pp Coal Operators’ association, stating OWIET'S to pay them if the mine owners were willing. | may have abandoned their work te

| quota was 5400. A little more than half that number donated. We need to do better this month. |he had been “reliably informed that | Lewis’ bitter attacks on the war labor board are a !jeturn immediately to the mines and

the coal producing districts of Utah, | . ancl] $ n ial ’ ork for their government,” the : 8 ce screen. His real quarrel is with the president, who |W ” ment, southern Wyoming, Montana, Colo- HOKE Seresn 1 ; | president, said, “Their country needs

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after midnight, April 30.” | people. night at 9 o'clock (Indianapolis

Army Withdraws

ral front east of YE Sudiare Serids Fle | It is true that, for coal miners and all others, the cost time). > itch ar y . i ‘ hwirs ask t t “similar! vee . ‘ us ‘ } Briuish Ish sr oiling DC sinuiles of living has risen. But, as Price Administrator Brown Lewis Has No Comment

ke a slight with- 5 consideration be given the central : ig ni A Weekly Sizeup by the Washington districts.” told the country last night, it is not true that the wages | Ickes immediately sent telegrams ttacks but the Staff of the Scripps-Howard Newspaper

to 3400 soft coal companies direct the initiative 4-Engined Bombers Drop

5 because of . | i 3 ree 2 . 8 | Mr. Austin and Tom Rea, presi- iners—or of industrial workers in general—have | dent of district 8, also received tele- of coal JHE? y Of . of I : 1 ad ’ ing them to assume operation of he counter-at i | grams from Michael Scollard, secre- | lagged behind the rise in living costs, On the contrary, the | {heir mines as “operating mane s gi 5 & tary of the Indiana Coal Producers'| huvi rer of th 1 qq I eater today than it agers” for the government. ns heavy SSeS. | : 5 ary o 1 naiana Coa roauc uvin ower o e miners 18 mucn eater A | ar ror] 900 Tons of Bombs oe mam | association in which he pointed out| ° Hh the war | on The president's statement noted ] ast] was when e war began. that the cost of living in the mine

th coast! | rASHINGTON. Mav 1.—Be Paci qit- [that “we are advised our competi1 Fa it iy On Essen. : va Sik, wr : 5 dope Oi AE Pacific sii [tors, the progressive mines in Illi-| 8 La |ing area is under investigation and f the front and! LONDON, May 1 (U. P.) =British uation Jes Ey th ‘ at's {nois, will work; “also all districts ITH all the increase in living costs, the members of | that the oTamueS will correct the southern four-engined hombers pounded the Japan is not bluffing when she Says shell not sit idly west of Mississipp) organized labor are hetter off today than they were in Le ie United Mine inding down”| puny valley. main arsenal for| PY waiting for us to clean up Hitler. She's been conserv- | A wage contract dispute two years) ’ , _ hen President | work eter SEA Is hill de-| oi i I ds of ing strength, should have enough for a blow somewhere |2%° closed the state's mines for five! 1939, better off than they were a year ago when Iresident Workers re. her a vi Wage | Hitler's armies, with upwards of; 5 ; gon Us - : | weeks. and during the McNutt ad-| Raravelt y vaali «Ww < well as prices must | increase demand with the war las weeks. Roosevelt finally realized that wages as Sp bor board: and’ promised: that. the

1900 tons of bombs last night, con- this summer. | riinistration the Indiana national ) ’ : ; | 3. , : ili p they will be for many years | : “Orolibte it the day against centrating on the Krupp arms But does the presence in Washington of generals Stilwell and guard stationed men in Sullivan he stabilized, and better off than I . e vu case would he determined promp ions and rogds and Chennault mean, perhaps, that we might strike first, choose our own | county for many months after a to come if inflation devastates the country. iy fairly Jo in Soeaidines Wo Y of eich entbins ; x 1 ; ‘desi g dF ineli : bogs Swi : : : . . veil [th rocedure an aw applica 33 elgnt on my The air ministry described the Sk pra ge ges] AF Tones ot ¢ Pacine St Foor ibe (dispute there between union and The Lewis coal strike, the immediate threat, must be | to all flor disputes,” with pi waAR® >ekKing to get re- iD . 1ink s0; say our naval a r for i Sub- |pon-union men. : : : bes ‘ ft ats Ek : Ne : attack as “heavy” and said 13] oo diane reinforced | ho ended in victory for America, and the president must stand | aqjustments applied retroactively,

: 1 1S Ae Q Tos ar i- | | . . r i) y ont, Dig Be Weather gone % * £ 4% with equal firmness against all other threats, fe New Fark Ags satel iy ons were bad. { : ’ is i : 2 ‘ (h ‘no comr ) 7 Sem Blows Accurate Thousands of bombs, including LABOR TROUBLE really starts if Lewis succeeds in cracking the LOCAL PLANTS HAVE iia velt's order for seizure of the mines

id forntils 1s were {he two-ton block busters, were show- WAa8€ formula. (Continued on Page Two)

: ‘ ‘wii oy There's tensi in steel, shipbuilding, aircraft, railroads. They'll . . air at. ered over the sprawling Krupp There's tension in stee : 1 ——— ee ———— Al A i : ask for as much as Lewis gets. And the farm bloc. Fight starts all ’ /igare S or an S. AXIS EXPLOYTS STRIKE | —— id

wo around | Works and other targets vital to A i : : | African the axis war effort. Much of the over if labor gets either high wages or its price roll-back. = . . cl ' a spokes- | Krupp works already were in ruins : Note: John L. has already suffered one rebuff. He counted Or 1 ie ’ . | F d K Cli bi | ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North ence 10 the sink-|from previous raids and last night's) being asked to the White House to confer, - Ultimatum came instead. | (J{jljties Also in Fair Shape, | Py e un eeps Impin Africa, May 1 (U, P.).—Axis radio peninsula. Most assault undoubtedly interrupted! If half the miners who voted for F. D. R. in 1940, against Lewis’ [stations monopolized their broads ;s were by bombers from | frantic repair work. plea, will now follow the president, stoppagesshould be short-lived. Survey Reveals. (Donors’ List, Page 3) casts beamed toward North Africs tical air force under Maj.| It was the 55th raid of the war 8 8:8 £8 .8 : . . |today with stories about, the coal 1," James H. Doolittle. on Essen, which last was attacked] SENTIMENT GROWS in congress for making Gen. Montgomery of With the possible exception of The Indianapolis Times’ Ernie Pyle Cigaret Fund Almont doubled | strike in the United States, but ths ibably the most spectacular in- April 3 with 900 tons of bombs. | Britain's famed 8th army supreme commander of our invasion forces. [some individual companies, Indian- overnight and today there was money enough to send 152,240 cigarets toy, §. army newspaper, Stars and | | Stripes, and allied stations hers

“Military genius” is the term most used in describing him, apolis industries are believed to the Yankees overseas. we have enough reserve coal on hand Largest donors yesterday were the R. C. A. Night Shift building No. 4,imade no mention of the walkout,

| n " » s = » . c " | MAY DAY UNREST IN : to last two months, a checkup re- whose $110.50 will purchase 44,200 cigarets, and Dayan & Co. and m- | TIMES FEATURES Supports General Sales Tax veals. ployees; $80 for 20.000 Gigavets, = To oom ; - TREASURY HAS its plan ready for raising 16 billion dollars in Both the Indianapolis Power & so far $380 has heen donated, This | M KIDNAPER HUNTED Salient Facts n ON INSIDE PAGES new revenues asked by F. D. R. It hasn't been unveiled. But Chair- Light Co. and the Citizens Gas & wjjl put 152,240 cigarets down on the |

man George of senate finance committee, in his U. 8. Chamber of [Coke Utility which supply the large front lines. | ’ ; ne area ater IN DROBE OF SUICIDE Mine Shutdown

works at Essen.

upplies to the

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Commerce speech served notice that corporate and individual income [majority of local war plants with, The cigaret

SIIISEMEnts £ 11) Mitel 10 Nazis Taking Severe Re- taxes could not be increased; indicated he'd put his powerful support [power and fuel, are able to con- munis Pyle wrote from North Africa) 11 ol

: 3 : | Ry UNTYED PRESS gon, nines B Movies behind a general sales tax. tinue normal operations two months. af the need for cigarets at the fight- |

Factors of the general work

Churches .... a. 5 ' | \ : PEP tatives ante. PREVE W 14r degap He'll probably have the final say on both this and pay-as-you-go Coal dealers’ representatives Say! ine fronts. There was a popular de u : 3 ‘ : . Y : : : ; 8 es: 55 od 0 prisals, Dutch Hear legislatinn, House Republicans are still hopeful their Carlson-Ruml [the public is fairly well supplied and that some action be taken. Allison Foreman Says Dead a re msuied Crossword... vl 0 bi | : H rel H if |g in view » weather, little ; ks! , Rn : 3 : ; = _| tax plan will be adopted next week—and will accept amendments, if (and in view of the weather, Here is how the plan works! | : Curious World 5 LONDON, May 1 (U. P.).—Indi ; : . : 3 : : wt] $ Y | | 450,000 bituminous; 80,000 anEditorials ,...10 Real Estate .. 3 cations that a wave of resistance these are designed to attract votes. But fact remains both tax bills |more coal will be needed until fall. | The Times has arranged with, Man One of ‘Abductors. 1 vnracite. Edson 0 Mrs. Roosevelt 9 and severe Nazi reprisals may be} Time—Began 11:01 p. m.

Edson Side Glances. 10 sweeping the Netherlands were re- (Indianapolis time) April 30.

Firaheinl +. Simms ...... 9 ported by Dutch sources today as | , . On the VY ar Fronts 5 cents a pack, They will. be sent allegedly kidnaped Kenneth Cause—Expiration of 30-day ; er y Ie S e uce Oo |to any theater of war outside con=| Fletcher, 32. of 3816 W. Washington extension of biti

SCE RR ~T major cigaret companies to purchase

(Continued on Page Two) cigarets for shipment overseas—at One of two masked men who,

Forum. &...0. Scciety .....8, 7 workers of occupied Europe observed | By ; contract Freckles 3iSports ....../ 8 the May day holiday under the close | May 1, 1943 | tinental hg Dries { sts | st., early Tuesday morning, beat minous miners and the reguIn pice. 0 VE a Pp: lar anthracite contract.

Hold Ev'thing 9 State Deaths. 5 watch of the German overlords. A O S f h / w AFRICA—Americans capture vital : : him “unmercifully” and then threw 5 \ Y voc! of § ¢ a stie ch J | . In Indpls. ... 3 Stokes ....... 10, Dutch sources said tension was) S wner cra Cc es oses Bil} 609 An place Mateus under I eons “Te Frdiipolis] Bim from their car is being sought | Issue—Demand of the United sid 1dpls. 9 War Living 3 running higher in the Netherlands| h a a ack , § Lon . 4 ne Milf wngols. 3) War Living .¢ ‘3 ¥ a shelifire as ailied aircraft blast Times’ Ernie Pyle Cigaret Fund.” |today by detectives and sheriff's) Mile Workess 107 a J2-u-day

{than at any time since the Amster- | (Another Story, Page 8) ¢is air and sea supply lines, sink- increase, portal-to-portai pay dam general strike of 1941 resisting axis air and PPly lines, s {| H any firm, group, or group of deputies in connection with the | and other benefits. ,

; y. y 4.55] The running of the Kentucky ing two destroyers; bitter axis a . | 40 Nazi orders. News through under-| DOUISVILLE, Ky, May 1 ( | Dérby will be broadcast over | counter-attacks keep down allied employees contributes $50 or more, q.¢p uy Mayfield suicide case. Claims — Miners: Increased CLAPPER IN ground channels was blacked out.

_Hardboots from the heart of| : ; ip ; | | A titre WEBM (his afternoon. With post | gains in heaviest Kind of ground if name also will be placed on yo. wo geld, 38, of 5401 W, Ray-| | living costs. Operators: Wage “I believe the storm already may

America’s thoroughbred kingdom] a : the sticker. WW , Nea ye +» She ; | turned back the clock of progress time scheduled at 5:30, the broad- fighting. | If you desire to contribute, any- | mond st., committeed suicide Tues-| | increases would violate “little SWEDEN— {have broken,” a spokesman for the cast will begin at 5:15 and close 3 | Dutch government in exile said.

AAA Y mimi yi | : \ : | | steel wage formula,” lead to Nay oll hey Sa ED | at 5:45. RUSSIA—Josef Stalin, in May Day thing from a Highe] oe day after A ule Sed inflation and raise coal prices. | Ten thou n were sai BETCIWON 3 fd ule order, says allied successes set up bring your contribution to The In-| “killed a man.” rb stains | . Raymond Clapper, The . on Tousand In ele i Downs for the 69th renewal of the — x Ye 4g ; : , p di lis Times Ernie Pyle Cigaret found in hi to d his | Efects--Gtee] men estimate Times Washington column- [have been rounded up in Norway| Nv DErbY Hoy i tv fising f av eventual victory while Red army dlanapols 1imes y ’ were foun 1s auto and on hi complete shutdown of steel in7 Kentucky Derby, Derby. The early-rising fans Were| qq n¢inyes slow gains against the Fund, 214 W. Maryland st. clothing, an investigation disclosed | | oo 070 "0 Clo possible power failure in industrial

. . . fand sent to defense work. Norwe- ; rr ist hs Fre on Sweden. | sian Jews are being deported to Po-| The Derby field was cut to 11 those anxious to grab choice spots) na Kiban bridgehead. 5 RR a that My. Melcher had been heaten 1s Tirst ispatc IS, ex- |i :

ei ; : this morning when Twoses was on the rail after paying their 50- | severely that morning. Mr. Fletcher | land, Norwegian sources said. : : B pected Monday. Watch for : SO | seratehed. |cent admissions to the infield en- EUROPE—R. A. F. raids Essen and] AIR ALLISON DISPUTE | told officers yesterday he had ree- Pants of mine figures that u e

it in LOCAL TEMPERATURES Post time for the classic is 5:30] closure. the Ruhr valley with 900 tons of Allison managément and union ognized Mr, Mayfield as one of his . THE TIMES 6am ...32 10am . . 4 |p. m (Indianapolis time). In yéars past thesé fans shared| bombs, losing 13 planes, and a officialé continued the grievance assailants. | Bette more alee a month's 7am ...34 1am .. 4 | Soon after sunup, these hearty|their “half-a-buck” pasture with] new sabotage wave plus German meeting today to iron out the difi-| Mr, Fletcher is foreman of the | Supply of bituminous coal Is 8a. m ...37 12 (noon) , 47 |Kentuckians with an inborn love of thrili-seeking outsiders, but this! reprisals anticipated on May Day culty that led to the wildeat strike | final assembly at the Allison en-| | Above ground. Sam ;,.3 1pm. 5 'horses bégan their trek to the (Continued on Page Two) workers holiday. lof about 1000 workers Thursday, (Continued on Page Two)