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General Is Famous for Cutting Red Tape Immediately.

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Kas, Camp Grant, Ill, Vancouver Barracks, Wash, and Ft. Belvoir, ‘ya. He also has served as district ‘engineer for Los Angeles and Rock "Island, IIL .- Somervell, 51, is a blunt-talking engineer whose motio is: + wwe do the impossible imme-| dtately. - The miraculous takes a Jdittle longer.” . He has had extensive foreign as,gignments through his army engineering career. Nor is this the first time he has been handed im-

gportant non-military assignments at home. In 1936-40 he was works progress administrator for New

York City. One of the biggest problems he has solved ag commanding general of the army service forces 1s that of transporting millions of men and millions of tons of supplies lo every continent. Some of his knowledge of transportation he picked up studying economics under tutelage of Walter D. Hines, who was director of U. S. railroads during the period when they were under federal control in world war I | Clement to Advise As adviser to Somervell and Gross, Stimson appointed one of the nation's top railroad executives —Martin W. Clement, who has been president of the Pennsylvania railroad since 1935. Clement has spent 42 of his 62 years with the Penn-

| Railroads if Threatened S

en THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES - Army Prepared to-Use Soldiers fo Man trike Is Called (Continued From Page One) their compensation subject to any| That retroactive pledge brought 4 ’ applicable statutory or economic a. wrathy denunciation from the necessary to supplement railroad giapilization limitations. Rail work- four industry board members. They men who choose to stay on the job. ars may continue in their union charged that the administration's Those who want to work would not| ership and bargain collectively labor policy was in retreat before be replaced. with representatives of management another show of force as When

Mention Penalties [ only with respect to wages and John L. Lewis defied government {conditions of work after the roads and public sentiment with war time

B. B. Somervell

Lt. Gen.

the Brotherhood of Railway

Trainmen, and President Alvanley’

Johnston of the Brotherhood of

Locomotive Engineers These are the two operating brotherhoods which canceled their strike calls

and submitted the issues to Presi- |

dent Roosevelt for arbitration.

FUEL OL SUPPLY

RUNNING LOW HERE

(Continued From Page One)

better this winter than last because they ana the OPA are now

They have

tamiliar with rationing also learned ways to make their fuel stretch. such as building fires in the firepiace, keeping the blinds down, putting up storm sash insu- |

lation, wearing sweaters oi Joan)

underwear, shutting off rooms

Somervell said security arrange... io private operation. And coal strikes—and got away with jt. ments were under the authority of there was a significant statement Furthermore, they insisted that steel |the nine service commands. He that the rallroaders could engage workers were not entitled to any said no move was being made 0 10 in such “concerted action” as wage adjustment under the little |atigment the military police NOW giimeon deems not to interfere with steel formula. |assigned to railway property, but| eration of the carriers. “Concert- | Blames New Deal | this would be done if necessary. | 4 action” is one way Of sa! ing | ‘Rep Horeca W. guith © Va) The railroads as of 7 p. m. 1ast strike.™"™ co-author of the anti-strike act, night became federal property t0| a. giimson's discretion the roads charged that administration presSrnteh ledern) law applies. Somer. may be operated other than in con- sure had prevented inclusion of a vell said the Smith-Connally ant) pormity with: existing laws, execu- section which would have caused Istrike act and conspiracy acts spe- = lier and such. It is that Murray and other steel union leadcifically would apply to strikers. He discretionary qualification which ers to prevent the walkout at alll

| sai : the st : a there were” other lows Ll ld perme the WAT cote te fi ’ | department, if it chose, to avoid| Today is the 26th anniversary of : becoming the instrument for en- President Woodrow Wilson's seizure

President Roosevelt said the seiz- | ure’ was “temporary.” Last time] government operation continued for “98 months during and after world war L ’ Executive committees of the three [recalcitrant operating unions which | rejected Mr. Roosevelt's arbitratior | offer meet here at 10 a. m., and are expected to rescind their strike { 000 erho

| Alvan

forcing FEPC recommendations on of the railroads on Dec: 28, 1917. the southeastern carriers and The United States then was ankle unions. {deep in World War IL Fhe first | President Marjin W. Clement of shot was fired by American troops the Pennsylvania railroad was'gn Oct. 27 of that year, only two named adviser to Somervell and months before the roads began to two union presidents were invited fpiter under their war load. to serve as labor consultants. They | There was no. 1917 wage dispute were A. F. Whitney of the Broth- put the rails were sagging under an od of Railway Trainmen and overload of traffic aggravated by

order. They represent about 200 | ' ley Johnston of the Lomotivé insufficient equipment and inade-

famployees

“ Present management of the roads Engineers. quate rates. can continue under government Murray Halts Strike | Demand More Money control. You will buy your tickets rs and 18 minutes after | z Three, hours and This time the roads were booming

as usual. No troops moved into the Stimson took over the railroads, the | terminals or to rights of way when | war labor board ordered steel work- [Riche in remarkable fashion carrythe government took over It was ers back to the mills. Two minutes | [D8 twice as many passengers as in a paper seizure eflected With a after that, President Philip Murray | the world war I peak, nearly twice pen scratch. But troops could come of the C. I. O. United Steel Workers (45 much freight and doing itj-well.

later to break a strike. |of America called off the unauthor- | But ne five opgrating unfons loProtect Workers comotive engineers, trainmen, fire-

ized stoppage which aiready was | The roads were seized at 7 p. m. paralyzing the industry. Local union | Men-and-enginemen, conductors Ard (E. W. T., yesterday by Secretary lea 2 i. : pe

rs with confident

jers immediately began acknowl- |" io demanded more oney of War Henry L. Stimson at Mr. edging these orde ing unions re mone They set their strike deadline for

Ivan ‘ted as nan! sylvania. He started as a rodn The rationing of heating oil 's

in 1801. . [complicated by the unpreal table “The co-operation of all the Pres- |g io. weather, but according to i; HIRNSESMED is of the railroads ops consumers should allot their will be enlisted in the operation of oul as follows

wnated Lt. Gen. Brel'or Somerve

: Roosevelt's direction. Stimson des- | predictions that the men

commanding general of army service forces, to take over the roads, aided ised steel workers that any wage

would be | : | midnight, Dec. 30. { The engineers and trainmen and,

The war labor board order prom- ! ’ ! war ard p | finaliy, the non-operating unions

|accepted Mr. Roosevelt's arbitration |

,| back at work today.

their lines under regional head-|

’ < " y EVENTS TODAY “Give Life,” drive promoted bv the In dianapolis Boy Scouts for more blood denors for the Red Cross “present Arms,’ army show ter, 8:30 p. m National Convention of Evangelists ’ Christian Workers, First Baptist church 230, 7 and 8 pm Junior Police, registration, noon until p m. Dream theater and the Calvary Baptist church Pramatie club, dance, letic elub, Tp m Indianapolis Chapter Office’ Management hotel, 8 pm Western College Pred Gifford,

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of 732 Virgin of 120 Perry 1710 College, ise Marie Kimberlin, 33 of 1710 Coll 20, of 2040 Yandes, B tie". Redmon, 21, of 220 W: 20th

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hy Maj. Gen. C. P. Gross, service adjustment would be retroactive to

forces chief of transport. Both are the Dec. 25 expiration date of 914 And rescinded their strike orders—|

quarters which are to be established october, 53; November. 114. Dr i l by the government,” Stimson said | cember. 17.7: January. 196: Febru West Pointers contracts covering 350.000 workers, | #1though the President complained | , ! ¢ A He tendered posts as labor con- ary, 18.3; Match, 150, April, 83 The order directed Stimson: to Of those workers, 155,000 had re- that there was no complete agree ment as to the scope of his arbitra-

ywotect all workers and to prescribe fused to report for work. } ‘ ‘ p _ pcs ! : |tion in the non-operating dispute. | The firemen-and-enginemen, the | conductors and the jswitchmen|

| would not budge. | No Legal Penalty

The two co-operative operating| unions were given simultaneously | with seizure of the roads an arbitral Camp. Mc award of an overall 9-cent an hour "|increase in pay. They had asked $3 a day. The capital was confident that the three recalcitrant operating | unions were about to retreat, but| Mr. Roosevelt decided not to risk gt. | “I cannot wait," the President] said last night, “until the last moe | . (ment to take action to see that the | 1423 Leander. Martha Baker. at 8t Vincent's supplies to our fighting men are not | Laws Ra Pn Fiedier a at Vin- | interrupted. . ik | “I am accordingly obliged to take Ve | over at once temporary possession | neem and control of the railroads to en- |

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| Theodore H. Senel, 76, at 3433 cerebral hemorrhage. Ivan Jackson, 48, at edema, Oscar Bright, 49. at Methodist=acute dilatation qf heart Hattie Brisbin, 67 | acute myocarditis. Henry Harper, 69, at City, meningitis Samuel Collins, 80, at City, myocarditis Katie Rowland, 68, at 528 Bright, carci

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fF AVIATION SHOOK, sor

Lawrence M. tion st, was a training pls ter, Cal. Another c¢ crash was D bun Gap, C tioned at Mi Cadet Sho army air cory and attendec tors Technic Mich, before service last F basic trainin of Nevada. | at Allison's. The 20-ye: graduate of ’] and a membe Methodist cl rangements Moore & Kir station st. Besides th are a brothe Shook, and a Shook, both EL PFC. JACK member of ti killed in acti cific. Son of Mr Van Zandt made his hc for two years and uncle, | Barrett and M 1134 N. Tuxe Pvt. Van ‘was employed He was educs entered the s Memorial at 7:30 bp Brookside Pa church wher was an act church, Sund worth league member of th Survivors | and Indianap sisters and a and several uncles,

cL ” i; Today's wi nouncement that 2d Lt. C of Fred Leroy was killed in pean area. Other Hoos and their ar European are. Miller Jr, S Sgt. Walter non; Mediter Harold M. ( Pvt. Raymon Middleton; Snider. Seller M. Wopdson, cific area— 2d man, Richmoi

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DEATH B SOLDIER

In an opinio law granting d ilies of men |} torney General today that: A burial allo by each forces who di necessity requ of $25 shall be chase of a bur The same a members of tt have received discharges and “the service. This death {0 wives or wie those receivin, discharges. The benefit women who armed forces, bands. Families of ‘the start of th file ciaims wi missioners. The “burial 2 made for buria example, but w body is returne attorney gener

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WOODRUF PROTEC

The city wil fire departmen ruff Place nex $7000, the safe day. Two fire dep promoted to 1 recommendatio Fulmer, They and Hubert S. year men.

VONNEGU CLOSE F

The Vonne stores will be morrow in obs of Theodore I superintendent, Services. for | 4 p.m. in the | ave.