Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 May 1943 — Page 5

MONDAY, MAY 8, 1048

U.S. WAGE RAISE | IN MINES HINTED

Six-Day Week May Be Basis: 1009 Operation Due ‘Tomorrow.

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dent's address that does not hold trie two days from now, two months from now, or two years from now.” He was asked whether this applied to the fact that any new pgreement would have to be approved by the war labor board, which Lewis has refused to deal with. “That applies to the speech as a whole,” Early replied. He also reported that the White House received “baskets” of telegrams about Mr. Roosevelt's patriotic appeal to the miners. He said

greater in volume than those of disapproval.

Lewis Calls Meeting

Meanwhile, there were indications that 30 to 40 per cent of the nation's soft coal mines would be

opened today, a day in advance of Lewis’ call. Miners here and there were trickling back to the pits. The anthracite men, however, agreed to remain out until tomorrow, and many soft coal miners did not plan to resume work until tonight, Lewis called a meeting of the UMW’s international policy coms mittee for 4 p. m, EWT, in New York, to discuss resumption of contract negotiations under the truce.

Ohlo Leads Parade

The biggest back-to-work movement was reported among the 25. 000 soft coal miners in the eastern and southern Ohio fields, where geveral large mines reported they were ready to resume full production immediately as a result of a “streaming” back to the pits by the miners. The Powhatan mine at Powhatan, O, largest of Ohio's mines and employing 10685, reported miners who had been out since last Wednesday entered the pits on the morning shift today. A light trickle into the diggings was reported from western Penngylvania. Mines of the Fricke Coal Co. were typical of all mines in Fayette county, resuming operations with reduced forces. Indications from the West Virginia soft coal fields were that about two-thirds of the miners in that region would be on the job before the end of the day. The mines were reported ready to resume immediate operations,

Negotiations to Resume

Alabama and Illinois captive and commercial soft coal mines were expected gradually to resume operations after shutdowns whieh in most instances dated back to last Wednesday. At noon, however, only a scatter-

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the messages of approval were far| sisted he had no previous knowledge

lof the 15-day truce nor any of-

gE | felt he had won a comforting victory tin again avoiding or postponing & | board intervention. §land Ickes do reach a contract

ing of men had returned to work in Alabama mines. New contract negotiations are expected to be resumed tomorrow here of in New York. But none could say whether Lewis would deal directly with Ickes or again face the mine operators. It seemed established, however, that Lewis believed he had freed himself and his union

Perkins’ certification of the coal dispute to the war labor board. Lewis called off the strike for 15 days after a Sunday conference here with Ickes.

peal to strikers that production must continue. The president delivered his address without significant alteration and a White House spokesman in-

ficial word from Lewis. The latter, however, insisted that the truce was agreed upon in his conference with Ickes and that subsequent terms were discussed.

Terms Retroactive His address lost some of its force

from Secretary of Labor Frances 5

He announced the ¥ truce just 20 minutes before Mr.| : Roosevelt broadcast a warning ap-/ s&s...

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to Lewis’ brief truce announcment. Lewis called the miners back to the pits not later than Tuesday, ex-| plaining that the day's grace was, necessary

Neither Lewis’ statement nor Mr. Roosevelt's address specified meth ods by which new anthracite and! bituminous contracts would be ne-| gotiated, nor by whom. But it was] revealed that any new terms would! be retroactive to April 1 for soft! coal miners and to May 1 for those in anthracite pits. Meantime, Ickes will operate the mines under terms of the old expired contracts. “The first necessity is the resumption of coal mining,” Mr. Roosevelt told the nation. “The terms of the old contract will be followed by the secretary of interfor. If an adjustment in wages results from a decision of the war labor board or from any new agreement between the operators and miners, which is approved by the war labor board, that adjustment will be made retroactive to April 1.” That language suggested that the war labor board would figure largely in reaching any new contract decision. Stresses New Emplover But Lewis, announcing the truce to reporters in New York, put great emphasis upon the idea that seizure of the mines had given the miners a new employer—the United States government, Chairman William H. Davis of the war labor board, who was ridiculed by Lewis as a predatory, Park av. lawyer determined to prevent fair consideration of the miners’ $2-a-day wage increase demands, told the United Press he knew nothing of the 15-day truce. He said he assumed the board would be called upon to determine the issue and that the board panel] established to consider the case was ready to go on to a settlenient. It was implied here that Lewis

But if Lewis

agreement, Mr. Roosevelt's evident intention is to require that it have board approval, and thereupon be subject, normally at least, to the little steel wage formula.

See Victory for Lewis

Lewis accepted the six-day work week proposal when it originaily was advanced by Miss Perkins. He is understood to be ready to make it a fundamental feature of a new contract. The United Press was informed that if the operators participate in negotiations, they will do so only as agenis of Ickes and of the government. Avoidance of immediate submission to war labor board jurisdiction

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§| formula, which the board was pre-

{ready had been increased as much {as 15 per cent over levels of Jan. | 1, 1941.

a | scarcely can be counted less than a] { substantial victory for Lewis. |

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Under terms of the little steel

pared to apply to the miners’ wage demands, no increase would be considered if the workers’ wages al-

On that basis, the min-| ers would have lost their case before the board.

CORINTHIAN UNIT MEETS Corinthian chapter, O. E. 8. will meet at 8 p. m. Wednesday. Dedication of babies in honor of mothers’ day and a birthday party are planned.

Communiques

EISENHOWER COMMUNIQUE (Issued May 3, 1943)

THERE WAS a lull on the Tunisian front yesterday. Our patrols were active and two local attacks made by the enemy were repulsed. Some Prisoners were taken. I

A YESTERDAY A-20 bombers and fighter bombers of the tactical air force carried out attacks on enemy transport and | positions. Fire were started in the target: areas and bombs were seen to burst among concentrations of enemy tanks and vehicles. Fighters maintained patrols over the forward areas. During the course of these operations, two enemy aircraft were destroyed. A Beaufighter of the coastal air force on patrol shot down one bomber. From all these operations, aircraft are missing.

NAVY COMMUNIQUE 368 (Issued May 8, 1943) SOUTH PACIFIC. (All dates are east Tohgitude); On May 2, during the day, a force oft " Avenger (Grumman TBF) torpedo bombers, escorted by Wildcat (Grumman F4F) fighters, bombed Japanese instailations at Munda in the central Solomons. Hits were scored on the airfield, on the runway and in the revetment areas. NORTH PACIFIC: 2. On May 2, formations of army planes carried out 13 attacks against Japanese positions at Kiska. Liberator (Consolidated B-24) heavy bombers, Mitchell (North American B-25) medium bombers, and Lightning (Lockheed P-38) and Warhawk (Curtiss P-40) fighters participated in these raids. A heavy explosion was observed in the vicinity of North Head. The Tenway was damaged, fires were started and heavy smo was seen in otler reas n e same day, Liberator heavy bombers drop. bs on the enemy

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Paratroopers file inte their plane on a runway at Camp Mackall, N. C, to make a jump before the thousands of spectators who attended

of the new army establishment,

In formation the planes come over the reviewing stand and chutes

crack open as the men bail out from 800 feet.

The first troop carrier

command with headquarters at Stout field carries the airborne troops.

CASE OF COUNTY CLERKS MAY END

Four Charged With $45,000

Embezzlement May

Never Be Tried. {Continued from Page One)

$45 000 in municipal courts at the police station in June, 1941, were William R. Beckwith, Philip L. Barly, Prank Lyons and Thomas E. Ross. They were indicted jointly on a charge of conspiracy to commit embezzlement, Two weeks later, on July 2, 1941, all four were reindicted on embezzlement charges separately. On Nov. 5, 1941, Dewey E. Myers, former judge in criminal court, disqualified himself in the case and Judge J. B. Hinchman of Greenfield was chosen special judge, but he refused to qualify on Dec. 31, 1941, Declined to Serve

Two months later Judge Myers named another panel of special judges and Harold G. Barger, Shelby county, was chosen special judge, but he, too. declined to serve. On March 26, 1042, Fae W. Patrick was selected special judge and finally qualified on May 28 of the same year. On June 16, 1942, Prosecutor Blue dismissed the conspiracy indictment naming the deputy clerks jointly and all four defendants pleaded not guilty to the embezzlement charges. Since that time nothing has been done to set the case for trial and investigation of criminal court records revealed that there are no papers showing that the defendants are under bond. Mr. Patrick resigned as special judge a month ago.

LEGION CONSIDERS WAR II VETERANS

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be National Commander Roane Waring's report on the war in North Africa in a speech at the coliseum Thursday night. Commander Waring has just returned from a 25,000mile tour of army installations at home and abroad, made at the invitation of Gen. George C. Marshall The publit is invited to hear the talk. The Coliseum doors will open at Tp. m. Mr. Waring’s speech also will formally open the May drive of Hoosier legionnaires to sell $20,000,000 of war bonds.

The world war II liaison commit-

tee already has completed plans for ‘of say, 1 per eent of their pay, and

13 service programs, Chairman J. Ernest Isherwood of Waynesburg, Pa., reported. One of the items of unfinished

| business on which the committee is to take action is a proposal to|

work out a system with selective service by which lists of all those who have entered the armed forces in all communities would be made available to legion posts. The committee will study many other suggestions for legion enterprises that have been submitted to it.

SHRINE MEETS THURSDAY

The Ladies Oriental Shrine will meet Thursday at the Hotel Lincoln. Mrs. Audra Clinton, high priestess, will discuss plans for the national convention to be held in Cleveland May 17-18-19.

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Legion Head Assails Truce in Mine Dispute. (Continued from Page One)

There was only one single track railroad available for this pure pose and the distances were as far as New York is from Denver. 8 n o

Praises Staff Officers He said that the rest of the supplies had to be moved by truck and that though the roads were fairly good up to the front, they were narrow and winding, He praised the work of the staff officers and said he liked the army policy of taking junior commanders from the ranks rather than taking them straight from civiljan life as was done in the last war. “My own idea,” he said, “is that the taking of Tunisia doesn't necessarily mean that we're moving into Italy. We have to clear the Mediterranean so that we can move supplies more quickly to India.”

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES Thousands Watch as Army Paratroopers Bail Out

Roaring down the runway, the lead ship takes off closely followed by eight other planes bearing paratroops. men are stationed is the headquarters for the airborne command.

In close pattern the 180 .paratroopers hit the ground. borne command is under Maj. Gen. Gerry Chapman and the post Olsmith.

commander is Col. Vernon G.

The camp at which the

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CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF POTATOES LOOMS

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could not possibly meet the demand. The situation will be relieved when the southern states and California begin to sell new potatoes on a larger scale, according to grocers and commission houses. Texas is shipping a few now and California and Louisiana will start soon. Meanwhile, it looks as if Indianapolis will have to resign itself to “potato-less” days.

second shipment in an order 600,000 pounds of new California potatoes went to eight public markets at below-ceiling prices today in a city government move to relieve a acute potato shortage. Mayor F. H. LaGuardia termed the department of market's purchase of 20 carloads of potatoes and their distribution direct to the vetailers in the eight city markets “the best thing that has happened in the whole damned black market.” The consignment was acquired by the city through a produce firm, which said it would continue to bring potatoes into the city as long as the California supply lasted.

GOP Group Moves to Block

Fund Drive in Court House

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harmony outfit has been junked in favor of the new money-raising group that will carry the torch for the Mayor Tyndall supporters in their fight to wrest control of the party’s machinery away from the James L. Bradford ward bosses who now control the county committee. To refute charges that the new victory organization is an exclusive city hall group, the anti-Bradford boys leaned over backward to “pack” it with so-called court house ‘“‘converts.”

A. Jack Tilson, county clerk, was elected first vice chairman; Paul B. Brewer, county recorder, second vice chairman; Arch N. Bobbitt, city attorney, third vice chairman; William Bosson, county commissioner, secretary, and C. Otto Abshier, city board of works secretary, treasurer.

Hint Sliding Scale

Mr. Miller announced that contributions to the victory organization “may be given on a yearly basis or may be donated in monthly installments, according to the wishes of the contributor.”

It has been freely rumored that hints have been passed out among city hall and court house employees km the lower wage brackets that they measure their loyalty in terms

that a sliding scale might be adopted up to 3 per cent to satisfy the conscience of those in the higher pay brackets. “A 1, 2 and 3 per cent club is about what this system will become —very little different from the old Democratic 2 per cent club that we criticized for so many years,” declared one court house Republican. However, Mr. Miller and Mr. Til« son emphatically insisted that the organization will use none of the old Democratic tactics, that it will

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Some Are Confused

Others, they said, obviously didn’t know which way to go and were planning to “kick in” some of their pay to the Miller organization. “If these collections become prevalent among court house workers, it is very likely that the county council can be induced to make a few budget adjustments to discourage it,” said a Republican leader who is close to the powers that control the county purse strings. “We don’t think the taxpayers want their money paid out for personnel services and then have it dribble into a political campaign fund,” he said. If the 1, 2 and 3 per cent donation ratio is followed, it would be possible for the organization to amass a small fortune for the primary fight next spring—possibly

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Services will be conducted at 9:30 tomorrow in the Kirby mortuary and at 10 a. m. in the Holy Angels church for Mrs. Esther W. Buckley, who died Saturday in her home, 1115 W. 36th st, Burial will be in Holy Cross. Mrs. Buckley, who was 46, was the widow of Lester Buckley. She became ill at the United States army procurement office, 429 N. Pennsylvania st, where she was emShe had been in government employ for three years. Mrs, Buckley was born in Indianapolis. Her husband died six years ago. Survivors are a T-year-old son, Jackie Buckley; a brother, Charles E. Wagner, and two sisters, Mrs, Myrtle Hinesley and Mrs.

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Truce Seen as Proof That Lewis Is Assured of Gains

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the new employer will make all arrangements. This, Mr. Lewis indicated in New| York last night, will be satisfactory | to him,

Urged by Steelman

The six-day plan was strongly | urged in the New York conferences

by John R. Steelman, director of the U. 8. Conciliation Service, and it was backed up in Washington by his chief, Labor Secretary Frances | Perkins, However, it produced some confusing factors. Mr, Lewis interpreted it to mean a guaranteed six-day week the year ‘round, which the operators said they could not assure as a business proposition. They said this would mean a guaranteed annual wage, which no other

industry has been forced to assume. |

‘MAN, , WOMAN HELD

Miss Perkins, asked directly if she had espoused a guaranteed sixday week with premium pay for the sixth day, the year around, said she had not. When asked what period she had in mind, she replied she thought it might be for the duration of the war,

WLB Action Not Heeded

Another confusing factor in the six-day plan concerns the number of mines that already have addpted it. Mr. Lewis has indicated that half or fewer have done so. The senate’s Truman committee got official figures showing 80 per cent of mines under such a plan three weeks ago. Coal operators say the percentage now is 90 or more. The six-day plan, it is believed, could be placed in general use without need to go to the national war labor board. Also, officials say, some other mine worker demands would not require consideration by the NWLB—to which Mr. Lewis has declared he will not submit. Mr. Lewis’ negotiations with the miners’ new employer may involve consideration of other wage demands, particularly those for portal-to-portal pay. Mr. Lewis can argue that this demand is supported by a federal circuit court decision in a recent case favoring iron-ore miners in Southern states, Members of congress and others

who said they wanted a finish fight with the mine worker leader at this time are expected to question the manner of settlement—if a settlement is reached before the 18-day truce ends. Questions in Washington today: Has the mine worker boss won a victory or did he retreat? How definite were his arrangements with | Secretary Ickes? Was the presiden

[ informed, before his radio speech

| last night, of the 15-day truce dn-

[nounced by Mr. Lewis 20 minute:

before Mr. Roosevelt took to the air in an appeal to coal miners tc return to work today? If the answer to the last question is “no,” has Mr, Lewis pulled an. other of the smart maneuvers fc which hie fas a has a Teputasion?

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william McManus, 45, of 106 W. Walnut st, was wounded slightly when allegedly stabbed by a waitress at a downtown drugstore soda fountain last night. Juanita Taylor, 22, of 7256 W, Vermont st, the waitress, told MecManus to' move from a box on which he was sitting at the end of the counter, according to police. They said that the woman stabbed him when he allegedly kicked at her. He was treated at City hospital. Both were charged with vagrancy.

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