Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 June 1943 — Page 1

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VOLUME 54—NUMBER 77

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Bill Expected to Include ~ Penalties for Walkout Leaders.

WASHINGTON, June 9. (U. P.).—House and senate conferees today reached virtual agreement on legislation to outlaw strikes in war industries. Final agreement within a few hours was predicted by both sides when the con-

ferees recessed for lunch. It was expected they would have final draft of the bill, including fine and imprisonment penalties for strike leaders, ready for passage by both houses of congress before the June 20 deadline in the present coal mine truce. The legislation went to conference because of a house-approved provision to permit strikes in war industries after a secret ballot of the employees and a 30- -day cooling off period, > " @enator Tom Connally ®. Tex), author of the original bill, said the compromise would set up machinery for an election and 30-day notice to strike after .the war labor board has assumed jurisdiction over a labor dispute in a war industry, He said, however, that any right to strike in a war industry was virtually wiped out by the bill’s provision that the government may seize any war industry whose interruption is threatened by a labor dispute. The bill specifically forbids any individual to encourage a strike after government seizure, providing maximum penalty of $5000 fine and one year imprisonment for violation of that provision.

Provisions Listed

The compromise retains a clause granting an individual the right to refrain from working, but invokes the fine and jail punishment on any worker or union leader who so much as “agrees with: or encourages” an interruption of production. Other provisions of the ecompromise bill would: 1. Specifically authorize the president to seize and operate any plant or -mine useful to the war

effort whose operations are threat- |

ened by a labor dispute. 2. Establish satutory powers for | the war labor board, authorizing it to enter any labor dispute on its own motion, subpena witnesses and obtain court orders’ to enforce its decisions. 3. Provide for appeals from WLB decision to the U. S. circuit court of appeals .at Washington. . 4. Require all labor unions to register with the national labor re"lations board and file financial data. 5. Prohibit labor unions from contributing to political campaign funds.

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Miss Marjorie Jones, stenogra-: pher at the Aluminum Co. of America’s New Kensington, .’a., plant, is trying to figure out what Uncle Sam means by billing her $10,000,089.25 for June personal income tax. As she totals it, she owes less than $100 for the whole year. Decisions about eight marriage proposals, reported to have been received after word | got around, must be made, too.

PARKS TO LURE STAY-AT-HOMES

Opening Morftay 1 to Provide Useful Entertainment For Public.

By SHERLEY UHL With the opening of parks and playgrounds Monday, the city recreation department hopes to fulfill the public’s request for inexpensive close-to-home entertainment. Hampered by manpower problems and vandalism, recreation officials say they nevertheless intend to work “doubly hard” to accommodate an anticipated 30 per cent increase in park attendance. Unfortunately, municipal budge? limitations make it impossible to expand park facilities for the overflow of play-seekers. Likewise the approximately 230 paid recreation employees do not represent an increase over last year’s personnel despite the prospect of bigger crowds. However, authorities hope to sidestep possible cenfusion in park supervision by recruiting volunteers from among city and county civilian defense workers, utilizing to the

fullest extent the. police depart=]

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DRIVER'S KNEE HURT IN TRUCK WRECK

The driver escaped with a slightly injured knee when his tractortrailer was struck by a Belt railroad train at the Adams st. crossing today. e : The vehicle, owned by Freighters, Inc., 1430 Madison ave., and driven by Ora A. Brown, 26, Van Wert, O., was knocked about 40 feet. Part of the trailer burst open and castings for the Curtiss-Wright propeller division were spilled out.

London Is Tense, Awaiting

Attack in

By HARRISON SALISBURY - United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, June 9 (U. P.). — The atmosphere of expectancy mounted steadily in London today as the opening of the allied drive across the Mediterranean awaited.

TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

Inside Indpls. 13 Jane Jordan... 17 Men In Service 9 Millett Movies ...... 8 Obituaries ... 4 Pegler ....... 14 Pyle

Ration Dates. Mrs. Roosevelt 13 Side Glances. 14

CEN ENN J 14 ~ Clapper ..... 13 ' Comics . 20 © Crossword ...:20 Editorials ... 14 Edson ....... 14 Financial .... 21 Mrs. Ferguson 16 Forum Freckles °

Hold Ev'thing 13

Mediterranean

Prime Minister Churchill’s address yesterday suggested what already was obvious—that the allies are going to strike from more than

one point along the 3000-mile shoreline of Africa on which their troops are stationed for battle. The Italians frantically are trying to cheer themselves with assertions that the initial island assault against Lampedusa has been repulsed. North Africa is bristling with planes, men and ships ready for attacking Sicily, while the whole tip of Tunisia has been transformed into an amphibious springboard. Farther east, the allies’ intentions are cloaked in the deepest military secrecy, but a revealing report from United Press Correspondent Richard B. McMillan indicated that the “forgotten” 9th and 10th armies as well as American and French forces are ready to shove off against ‘he Dodecanese islands, Greek archi-

pelago and the Balkans: strength

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1943

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis, Ind. Issued daily except Sunday.

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FAR-REACHING RESULTS FROM ‘PROBE HINTED

Prosecutor Wonders Why Nickerson Did Not

Consult Him.

By NOBLE REED Investigation of motives and circumstances behind events leading up to the filing of a petition seek‘ing to oust a grand juror because he made public statements about gambling evidence has been started by the prosecutor's office. Prosecutor Sherwood Blue said he will seek the answers to a “great

‘many questions” that have arisen

over the ‘motives and influences” in the background of the gambling situation here. The petition, filed in Criminal court yesterday by T. Ernest Maholm, an attorney, accused Grand Juror George D. Nickerson, ag former city hall employee, of violating his oath of office by illegally revealing information about alleged gambling evidence he had for the jury's deliberations, required by law to be secret. Bain Suspends Jury Subsequently Judge W. D. Bain of criminal court suspended the jury’s deliberations pending a hearing on the petition, set for Friday morning, instead of Saturday morn-

.|ing as previously announced.

Some of the questions the prosecutor’s office will ask in the inquiry that may have far-reaching results include: 1. Why did Juror Nickerson make public his information on gambling instead of presenting it to other members of the jury first as required by law? 2. Why did the juror avoid conferring with the prosecutor’s office about his evidence when the prosecutor is charged by law with the duty of presenting all evidence to the jury? 3. Why didn’t the juror sign an affidavit against operators .of gambling casinos he talked about when Sheriff Otto Petit offered to make raids on proper affidavits?

Why Filed by 9 A. M.?

4. Why did the juror threaten to call Sheriff Petit and Don Stiver, state safety director, before the jury without first asking that subpenas be issued for witnesses? 5. How did the petition to remove the juror happen to be filed by Mr. Mahlom ‘by 9 a m. on the day Mr. Nickerson's statements on gambling were made public? 6. Who was exerting influence in the matter from behind the scenes? Judge Bain said he will give some (Continued on Page Six)

Hoosier Heroes

Hoosier Dies

In Transport Plane Crash

Killed ONE INDIANA MAN was kilied in an army, troop transport plane crash near' Red Springs, N. C, ‘that took the lives of 20 men early Monday, according to a news release received today from Pope field, Ft. Bragg, N. C. : The Indiana man was Pfc. Donald W. Neal, a radio operator, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Neal, R. R. 1, Dillsboro, Ind. The plane crashed in a cornfleld during an electrical storm. (Cornitinued on Page Six)

On the War Fronts

June 9, 1943)

MEDITERRANEAN—Allied cruisers and destroyers give Pantelleria its heaviest naval bombardment and planes continue unabated pouncing of Italian stepping-stone island, which Rome said rejected a surrender demand and is pre- ~ paring for landing attack.

RUSSIA — Germans attack, 2000 strong, in Sevsk sector of Kursk area. on southern front; are

PANTELLERIA'S SURRE

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the steps of school 36. Rac ave.; David and Thomas

Officer Hurl Seriously in Zoot Rioting

LOS ANGELES, June 9 (U. P). —An attempt to kill a policeman by running him down with an automobile heightened the drive against young Negro.and Mexican hoodlums clad in zoot suits today as the Mexican consulate made an official report of the disturbances to its government. : : Patrolman C. D. Medley of Ver-

non was near deatn with a broken back after being’ lured into a “zootsuit trap.” Medley said he ‘stepped into the street to investigate when he saw a man lying there. As he stepped from the curb, he said, an automobile parked at the curb suddenly started up and ran him down. (Continued on Page Six)

PACIFIC. FLEET SOON TO STRIKE--KNOX

‘One ‘of Most Powerful Ever Assembled.’

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ANNAPOLIS, Md., June (U.P.).

—Secretary of the Navy Prank]

Knox said today that one: of. the most powerful U. 8. fleets ever assembled is on guard in the south Pacific and preparing for new action. Speaking before the: largest class ever to graduate from the naval academy, Knox said the “allies were making gratifying progress in the battle of the Atlantic.” He warned, however, that though each day “sees new victories won, that|is vital sea contest is by no means won. ” From the outset Knox departed from his prepared address and spoke extemporaneously for .the most part to the 765 graduates and their guests. His reference to’ the fleet preparations in the south Pacific was brief and was made during ' his Sunny of - ‘the. eight world battle

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UNIFORM DRAFT RULES SOUGHT

Members of State Appeal Boards to Meet in City Tomorrow.

New policies and procedures of selective service will be discussed by members of 13 district appeal boards from 10 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. tomorrow at state selective service headquarters. One of the chief purposes of the conference is to establish a uni-

formity of rules in deciding cases

of a similar nature, Col. Robinson Hitchcock, state selective service director, said.

The classification of men with dependents, students of chemistry, engineering and other vital subjects, and of industrial workers and replacement of industrial employees who are in or are seeking 2-A or 2-B classification, also will .be studied. About 55 of the 65 members of the 13 boards are expected to attend and will engage in open forum

discussions after a brief presenta-

tion of each subject by a staie headquarters official. State headquarters said that appeals in the state still are running

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LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6am

No More Pencils, No More Books—Wowie!

ULTIMATUM IS DROPPED AM ALLIED PLANES

British Confirm Lampedusa Raid; Only 2 Commandos Lost.

BULLETIN

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa, June 9 (U. P.).— Allied planes dropped a demand. for the unconditional surrender of Pantelleria on the Italian island yesterday, it was announced officially today. The demand has not been ane swered by the Italian garrison of Pantelleria, the announcement said,

LONDON, June 9 (U. P.).—Axis radios said today that the Italian garrison on Pantelleria had defied an allied ultimatum. to surrender despite terrific air and naval bombardment of the island while a com« munique of the Malta command re= vealed that a British reconnaissance party had raided Lampedusa island . on Sunday night.

The British communique reported.’ that a total naval force landed on Lampedusa, 90 miles west of Malta, on Sunday night. It stated tha

‘I'the vessels suffered no damage a

fl [that only two of the landing party

Photo by Victor Peterson, Times - staff { photographer."

.School’s out! Remember way back when you felt like these five and the popular thing to yell was “no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks”? So if you're still a kid ‘at heart you'll know how these “wild Indians” felt this morning as they stormed down

Allied Plone. Power an Aid

In Gas Fight

WASHINGTON, June 9 (U. P)). —President Roosevelt's warning that initiation of poison gas warfare by the axis countries would bring quick retaliation was made at a time when the ability of the allies to employ such a weapon effectively is steadily

increasing, military experts said to-'

day. The most effective means of waging gas warfare is, the airplane, and the superiority of the allies in the air is becoming - more apparent every day. Application of gas by artillery shells: must necessarily be limited to small combat areas, -whereas planes can lay gas anywhere they can fly. * Efféct Paralyzing °

The use ‘of gas on whole cities or armies, if dropped by the ‘ton from huge bombers, would “be devastating.” ' Industrial - areas could be paralyzed by the quantities of gas that could be dropped from 1000-plane raids. Should this sort of warfare be begun, the advantage would: lie not only with the belligerents possessing the most effective aviation, but with those. who have the most resources for waging gas warfare—that is, gas and equipment. Mr. Roosevelt's warning of reprisals against the use of poison gas was given at his press conference yesterday.

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I's Untrue,' Col. Hobby Says Of That Rumor About WAAC:

WASHINGTON, June 8 (U. P).— Col. Oveta Culp Hobby, director of the WAACs, said today that “there is absojutely no foundation of truth in the statement” that WAACs will be issued contraceptives and prophylactics. Her statement was in response to inquiries about a column by John O'Donnell, of the New York. Daily News today which said that such equipment “will be furnished to members of the WAACs according toa super- -secret agreement reached

bY thé high milking officers of the

O'Donnell said that the “agreement” was reached after it was decided that there should not be a double standard of morality in the army. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt told her press conference yesterday, when asked about reports of promiscuity among WAACS, that it was a lot of Nazi propagands — that naturally the Germans, were interested in discrediting an organization which released so many men for the fighting fronts. She Pointed out that the same reports

f fo a summer of freedom are (left to right) William Thomas, 124 W. 28th st.; ‘Donald Shaner, 2831 Kenwood ' e, 149 W. 28th st., and Rishard Gentry, 141 W. 28th st.

HEARING CALLED IN COAL DISPUTE

WLB Takes Action Jockeying Hints at

New Peace Move.

WASHINGTON, June 9 (U. P)). —The war labor board today called a public hearing for tomorrow on the coal ‘mine wage dispute to receive “such reports” as any party may. care to submit. The board’s order came: as .jockeying ‘in the operators-United Mine Workers, bargaining session indi-

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‘cated that, last-minute efforts were

being made to reach an’ agreement which: would cover: Northern Sots | coal mines. Southern mine operators, hoever, made it clear that’ they’ still regarded the negotiations as hope-

lessly ‘deadlocked ‘and were pre-|

pared to submit a detailed report to -. the war .labor. board on .the ‘points still in dispute.

Hint at Final Action

The Northern operators were believed to be considering the possibilities of agreeing to payment of $1.50 daily portal-to-portal pay pending an investigation to determine the average miner's underground travel time. . It.was believed John L. Lewis and the miners undoubtedly would agree to such. a provision. The : board, notified both :sides. to the controversy of its hearing in telegrams which said the action had been taken “in order. that- the board may proceed. to final disposition of the controversy.” It was in answer to a Joint telegram im the. operators last night ‘advising that ‘ the negotiations were ‘at an’ impasse, Today's miner-operator conference was delyed for an hour while Lewis conferred privately - with ‘Charles O’Meill, spokesman for the Northern operators. Then ‘the bargaining session began, ouly*% to recess for a union caucus.

PRISONERS TOTAL 291,000

LONDON, June 9 (U. P.) .—Allied forces took a total of 201,000. axis

prisoners during ‘the fighting in|

{failed . to. return. Claithed that the attacking for

| ‘radio ‘reports asserted that the! forces defending Pantelleria, ‘between oe and Tunisia in’ the Mediterran: crossroads, were

tack dhe a z bombards' ment by planes: hips.

Ultimatum ‘Exaggerated’

Speculation that an allied landing “possibly” had already been . made on the eight-miles long stepping-stone island was voiced in London by the military expert of the British Press association, but there was nothing to confirm this suggestion which apparently was . drawn as a result of the bombardment of cruisers and destroyers : rather than from unpublished ine * formation. ' It also was suggested that the axis communiques exaggerated the “ultimatum” in an effort to con- : vince the Italian’ people that initial allied invasion stabs were being repulsed or defiled by garrisons on the stepping-stone islands such as Pantelleria and Lampedusa, where the. enemy reported a British com= « inde raid was beaten off on Monay. \ A broadcast Italian communique

fender ultimatum. expiring at 6 ., p.'m. yesterday, to the Pantelleria garrison. It said the demand was contained in leaflets, apparently -, Fr dropped by allied planes, signed ‘by . Lt. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, commander of the Northwest African air forces, 5

Attacked Non- Stop

The reported ultimatum coincided =. with Prime Minister Winston . Churchill's disclosure that allied = amphibious operations were ap- : proaching, and with the heaviest = blows yet rained on Pantelleria, : North African headquarters announced that allied cruisers and ° destroyers stood off-the coast yes- ' terday and fired tons of steel and : explosives - into the island, while bombers operating in endless relays : attacked day and night. J Other bombers attacked axis bases in Southern Sardinia, while long-range heavy bombers from the

Middle East command struck at

Messina - in northeastern Sicily,

|THE. CIVIC THEATER,

PAST AND FUTURE

The Indianapolis little the ater movement started * back in 1915, It is a part of the American theatrical tradition but faces the

d of a slow str lation because of shame

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