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[Scmwrs ~nowaxpy- VOLUME 56—NUMBER 171

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1945

Indianapolis 9, Ind.

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PRICE FIVE CENTS

Lone Man Spearheads Push For First

Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Allen. , . . Nylons instead of a

watch for her birthday.

OMAN BEATEN, HER BED

Assailant Takes $50 After Atta ck on

Housewife Here.

(Photo, Page Two) housewife, who had just come back

An Indianapolis”

slugged, gagged and tied to a bed in her home this morning. She did not see her assailant, nor did any of her neigh-

ain] WEVROL ET TO ENLARGE PLA

slugging oecurred. The victim was Mrs. Pauline Sanders, 40, of 1306 N. Oxford st., wife of Charles E. Sanders, an Allison employee. She is° in Sf. Vincent's|

hospital where she lapsed into un-| Cost of ‘Expansion May

taken from the bedroom where the

Petro, already have lost two chil

MIXUP IN BLOOD MENACES BABY

Kokomo Infant May Be Given Transfusion.

Times Specisi KOKOMO, Sept. 26—A Green-

town farm couple today were the|

parents of ‘a 3-day baby girl, given a 90 per cent chance of survival despite unusual blood factors. The couple, Mr, and Mrs. Charles

dren at birth because of a combination of RH blood factors. As the 28-year-old mother gave birth to the eight-pound, two ounce girl Sunday, three persons were waiting at St. Joseph hospital here to give blood transfusions. The donors, all of whom have RH negative type blood, include one mother who has lost four children because of the conflict of the RH factor in her blood and her in-

By DONNA MIKELS Who said “weaker sex?” There Was nothing puny about | the block - and ~ a = half-long line that surged into the G, C. Murphy downtown store for nylon hosiery at opening time this morning. Women by the hundreds—with an occasional male sandwiched in between——were lined ‘up along Market st. and down Illinois an hour and a half before the store opened at 9:30 a. m. A sale of 600 nylons was the bait that drew them there,

GEN. PATTON. IS ON CARPET: MUST SEE IKE

Told to Appear at G. H. Q.! Within a Week to Explain Views. (Editorial, Page 12)

By JOHN B. McDERMOTT United Press Staff Correspondent

FRANKFURT, Sept. 26.— Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called Gen. George S. Patton on the carpet’ today to give

The almost all-female line was spearheaded by a man who set up his campstool in front of the “nylon sale” entrance at 6:55 a. m, The man, Fred R. Allen, of 611 N. Pennsylvania st, explained that he was losing sleep, but saving money by his early start. “My wife's birthday is Oct. 1 and I was going to buy her a watch. She told me last night I could get off for $1.75 if I'd come down here and buy her a pair of nylons while she was home doing the washing,”

Records Prove

Japs Executed 3 Tokyo Fliers

By WALTER G. RUNDLE

United Press Staff Correspondent Copyright, 1945, by United Press

SHANGHAI, Sept.” 26. — Captured enemy records provided the first definite confirmation today that the Japanese executed three American airmen who participated in the famed “Doolittle raid” on Tokyo April 18, 1942. The records, including the official Japanese account of the perfunctory court-martial which condemn the men, disclosed that they died before a firing squad at a war

. ._ |prisoners’ camp near Shanghal’s an account of his stewardship Kiangwan race track Oct. 15, 1942. in Bavaria. Patton had fa-| The fliers were identified as: vored the retention of azis in| First Lt, Willlam G. Farrow of

Washington and Darlington, 8. C. First’ Lt. Dean Hallmark of Dallas, Tex, Sgt. Harold A. Spatz of Lebo, Kas, and New York state. A fourth member of the Doalittle team, 1st Lt. Robert J. Meder of Lakewood, O., died in a Nanking prison Dec, 1, 1943, of malnutrition,

certain minor administrative posts. Patton was ordered to appear personally at American occupation headquarters within a week. He will present his side of the controversy and report on any Nazis who may be holding office in the Bavarian province of which he is military governor,

Smit hAnnounces Order

Lt. Gen. Walter B. Smith of Indianapolis, Eisenhower's chief of staff, announced the summons to Patton at a press conference here today. Smith said that if Patton is unable to give a satisfactory report on “his stewardship,” it was not known what disciplinary action Eisenhower would take. He asked correspondents to watch closely for the next week to see if any marked changes for the better are made to improve U.S. political control in Bavaria. Fisenhower yesterday ordered the removal of all Nazis throughout the American occupation zone from any administrative positions, civil or industrial. The order was effective today. Patton, at a press conference, at

SON WELCOMES DEVEREUX HONE

Wake Island. Hero Arrives. “In Washington.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (U, PJ). —Lt. Col. James P, 8. Devereux, who made Wake island a symbol of American valor, came home today to his most treasured mo-ment--reunion with the son he had not seen for four agonizing years. There was no noisy welcome for the gallant hero who came back from nearly 45 months of Japanese captivity—no bands played as he stepped from a train at Washington's Union station.

TRUMAN HINTS

Mr. Allen lost his seat a few minutes after 7 o'clock when the woman right in back of him felt faint—she hadn't eaten any breakfast. It was a draw between chivalry and the urge for nylons. Mr, AlJen gave the woman his chair but kept his place in line. At just one minute after opening time Mr. Allen made his way down the stairs to the strains of “God Bless America” over the loudspeaker and bought the first pair of nylons, size 10:2. A dozen

NO CHANGES N JAPAN POLICY

Says Allies Have Lodged No Complaints Against MacArthur Method.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (U, P.).—President Truman strongly indicated today that this country’s policies will continue to govern defeated

Japan under Gen. Douglas MacArthur as allied supreme commander. Mr. Truman told a news conference that no interested allied power had expressed any official dissatisfaction with the occupation of Japan. He also poinfed out that if there were any complaints adequate channels existed through which they could be presented directly to MacArthur, This government's directives to MacArthur have made it plain that American policies in Japan shall prevail if any differences exist between them and the policies of the other allied nations. Responding to questions based on Russia's London request for estab-

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26 (U. P.) ~Emperor Hirohito will make a personal call on Gen. Douglas MacArthur early tomorrow merning at the American embassy in Tokyo, C.B. 8. Correspondent Tim Leimert said today in a broadcast from the Japanese capital,

lishment of an allied control commission for Japan, the President said that all of the interested nations had agreed originally on a central command. Since then, he added, no official expression of dissatisfaction had been received by.this government.

Defends Big 5.Talks

But there was a smiling boy, his face freshly scrubbed--11-year-dld Paddy Devereux,

his Bavarian headquarters, advocated the use of Nazi officials in some secondary posts, at the same time insisting he was carrying out Eisenhower's directives to the letter

and would continue to do so.

too overcome with emotion to

speak.

Excuses Patton

The President also bluntly rejected reports that the London]

meeting of the foreign ministers|as now “unemployed, Not a word was spoken between |... ..i" had accomplished nothing. mittee on notice that he would not them as father and son clutched ig, a4vised critics to wait for the answer questions about his political each other tightly. Both appeared |... ci’ reports before writing off opinions.

the meeting as a failure.

. pair of envious salesgirls (they

ylons Here

were barred from buying the nylons) watched him as he pocketed the sack, put his folding chair under his arm and hurried home. The precious commodity that has been missing from store counters all dwying the war was locked up in a special storeroom until a few minutes before open~ ing time. The assistant manager, C. E. Shuppy, had a few bad minutes at about 9 a. m. when the key to the “nylon vault” was discovered

NEW STRIKES THREATENED: MILLION IDLE

missing. It had been left in the safekeeping’ of the office manager, Miss Stella Gossett, and neither the key or Miss Gossett was anywhere to be found.

Pandemonium reigned while drawers ‘and key chains were ransacked. Then Miss Gossett came in, unlocked an office door, unlocked a desk drawer inside the office, and drew out the key from her secret hiding place. &

Even though store employees

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Government May Seize Oil Refineries;

WLB Steps In to

Of Elevator Row.

By UNITED PRESS i 0il workers and New York building service employees made new strike threajs today as the number of workers idled by labor disputes climbed toward a million through-

out the nation. In Chicago, O. A. Knight, C. I. 0. Oil Workers Union, de

‘NO RED PLOT IN U. S.'-BROWDER

Pact

Communist - Says Barred Conquest.

: By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. — Earl

Browder, deposed leader of the American Communist party, today denied that the Communists want to destroy the American system and defended the 1939 German-Russian non-aggression pact as a move which saved Russia and the United States from Nazi conquest.

He gave these views as the house

committee on un-American activities began its exploration of the class war philosophy of American Communists. There were signs of conflict ahead as the inquiry got under way. Browder, who identified himself ” put the com~

Benjamin C. Davis Jr., New York

The chief executive sald disposi- City councilman and Communist

Forestall Spread

international president of the nied that he had issued orders |for an immediate nation-wide strike of 250,000 oil workers. Knight said a report that a strike had been ordered was due to a mis« interpretation by the union's public relations officer of a statement is= sued by the union executive board, | “There has been no strike called, and there will be none as long as the present negotiations are in

ciliators in an effort to halt the 26,000-men oil strike which has sharply reduced the nation’s gaso= line supply. Meanwhile; at Charleston, W. Va, a 20-day-old strike of 1000 United Puel Gas Co, pumping station oper= ators was settled contingent upon war labor board approval of & new wage schedule, May Seize Refineries While union, company and govs ernment corferees attempted to set« tle the strike in the Chicago meet« | ings, an official sourc at Washing« {ton revealed that the federal gove | ernment may exercise its seizure powers to get the closed refineries operating again if the dispute is not settled by Saturday. In New York the regional war

fants.

Smith excused Patton's recent

| Paddy, in his dark blue trousers, |

Took Children to School

consciousness. ad Exceed $1 Million.

Because the children were late for school, No, 54 at 10th and Dear~

born sts., Mrs. Sanders drove them,|chevrolet Commercial body factory her daughter Jean, 11, son, Charles,

% and niece Jacqueline Phillipe, 12,12" 11% W- Henry ak was apnounioed

who lives with the Sanders family, |'odey. to school, leaving a little after 8:30| David Klausmeyer, plant man-

_|ager, said that as soon as possible > snd Jnriving back nome short construction will begin on a new Mrs. Sanders said she went up- office bulding, personnel building stairs to open the window of the and paini mixing plant. In addiback bedroom, and to “get the|tion. the present press shop and money for the coal man” As she|PoWerhouse will be expanded. went to the window, she was struck | NO estimate of the cost was given on the head, she related. The noxt|Put it is expected that these exthing she knew she was lying on|Pansions will cost more than $1 her bed. million. A white silk table scarf was tied| The expansion will cover 280,000 around her head as a gag. An |°duare feet of floor space, a 60 electri light extension cord had [PET cent increase over ihe present been ‘used to tie her hands to a size. As a result employment will bedpost. be “considerably expanded,” Mr. Found by Neighbors Klausmeyer said, Mrs. Sanders was found by two The factory, which made airplane neighbors, Omer Dudley, 42, of |ouey SUR the war, normally pro1311 N, Oxford st. and Mrs. Crystal [1 io 4 vrolet trucks. Smith of 1309 N. Oxford st. Mr. the process of reconverting

Dudley, who works at night, was How.

ing on Xia ror pr ens HALF MILLION. PAID IN BLAST DAMAGES

A large increase in the size of the

for “help!” He did not know where the calls were coming from at first, but finally traced them to Mrs. Sanders’ bedroom. She had been able to work the gag loose

Forrestal revealed today that $463,and was still tied to the bed. 000 has already been paid .out in Mrs, Smith sald that Mrs. Sanders (damages resulting from explosion asked her to “see what's happened [of two ammunition ships at Port to the $50 on the vanity” It was|Ohicago, Cal, July 17, 1944, and gone, “Somebody's taken it and |8sked congress to pay an additional

| handled but its been highly success-

RH Negative Blood

Mrs. Petro has RH negative blood, a type present in only 15 per cent of the population, while Mr. Petro is an RH positive, Infants born of such combinations are RH positive and usually die either before or at birth because of anti-bodies which develop when the mother and child's blood combine. Dr. H. B. Shoup, Greentown physician who is caring for Mrs. Petro, said recent knowledge of the RH factors made the normal birth possible. Extensive pre-natal care and preparation for blood transfusions to the infant were chiefly responsible for the success of the birth, he said. Check Blood Count

Although no transfusion has yet been necessary, nurses make a regular check of the baby’s blood count to determine if the antibodies are causing the red blood cells to congeal, If this happens, transfusions of RH negetative type blood can be given immediately, “Things have worked out fine and the child has a 90 per cent chance of surviving,” Dr. 8houp said. “This is the first such case we have ever

ful so far.”

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

somebody hit me,” Mrs. Sanders

6am..... 64 10am... 67 Tam..... " lam... Sam..... 12 (Noon) .. 73 $1,405,000. fam..... 6 1pm... NH

said.

TIMES INDEX

Amusements , 16| Charles Lucey 11 Eddie Ash.... 18| Ruth Millett, 11 Business .... 8|Movies ...... An alr force colonel who worked Comics ...... 19|Obituaries ... 17 steadily despite painful iliness has Crossword ... 19|Dr. O'Brien.. 6ibeen honored posthumously with David Dietz. 11H. D. Quigg.. 22/the bronze star medal at Billings ange ana hospital where he died. Virginia L. Davis, 802 N. A st, wife of the late Col. Dayis, received the post. sward in Billings hospital from Col. Willlam C. Pol« commanding officer.” Yesterincluding ‘seven from

Col. John M. Davis Honored

Posthumously at Ceremony

who received the bronze star: Pfc, William Pilkenton, 236 8. Parker st, who was awarded the purple heart; Cpl. Ray E. Wortley, Rensselaer, bronze star; Sgt. Glen Mag-

Glen Roberts, St. Joe, silver star;

bronze star, ind Pvt. Willis BE. Pollert, Brownstown, purple heart.

overseas as executive to the

gart, Kokomo, bionze star; Pfc. Pfc. Hugh Cunimins, Terre Haute, though

Col. Davis, who served one year alr

statements to the press upholding the use of certain Nazis in office by saying: “His mouth does not always carry out the functions of his brain. George acts on the theory that it is better to be damned than to say nothing--that some publicity is better than none.” He said Eisenhower and his headquarters were convinced that Patton was making every effort to carry out the de-Nazification program to the best of his ability, But he added that certain phases of the program needed revamping. Smith, outlining Eisenhower’s policy for goverping Germany, said: | “Eisenhower does not tolerate that | any subordinate be in deference to|

father’s sheltering arms. Reunion Had Tragic Touch There was a tragic touch to the reunion. The wife and mother who had seen Devereux off to Wake island | on another September morning four years ago, were missing. Devereux’s wife, Mary, died seven months after he surrendered Wake island on Dec. 23, 1945, His mother, Mrs. Annie Sinott Devereux, died last October. Of all the agonized waiting, the

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TRUMAN MAY SPEAK

m of Japanese fleet units prob-

Sporty blue-grey Jacket and aunty apy would have to wait for a rep-|tion a “witch Chinese army cap, snuggled in his |, a¢i5ns conference for final solu-|the committee of attempting to deA similar conference now is|feat him for re-election,

tion. in progress involving Germany.

at - Berlin, the Big Three] worked out a three-way division of | its remaining units with one group! going to Russia, one to Great Brit-| ain and one to the United States. Mr, Truman sald he expected Secretary of State James F. Byrnes to return to this country within the next 10 days. He said he did not expect MacArthur to return to this country soon, explaining that he had no reason to ask him to come back.

Denies Big Three Meeting

this policy.” Lists Policy Points

He enumerated the main points of the policy as follows: “* 1, Complete de-Nazification, even though some efficiency is lost in the process, : 2. Placing the burden of care for displaced persons on the Germans as much as possible. President Truman's promise he 3. Re-establishing German iIn-|youj4 plan to. attend the midterior economy as ls necessary fOr yinter conference of the Indiana everyday living. | Democratic here in 4. Removal of excess machinery— | penruary. breaking up war machinery A United Press story from Wash5. Breaking down any remainingingion said the iresident indicated Vestiges of German military am-ine would arrange to visit Indianfons, ; {apolis next February in the course Smith said Patton's claim that ,¢ 5 white House dfscussion with Seriain Noa buts Reema Ju, Yay |editorial association officials and the the functions of life could be dis- ure toosier Democratic representa regarded. President Truman was forced to “ ) Sos, Sulement wha in cons decline an invitation to the assoSmith said. “I think he (Patton) ciation’s fall conclave at French has probably changed his mind by Lick next month tendered by Hugh now.” (Barnhart, president, and Marion He said he did not know whether |AYers: Secretary, He oid them his Patton, at the time of his state. (mB schedule ‘was already over. Bo vo oeived Vers Mr. Barnhart and Mr. Ayers were the Nazis from supervisory positions. | Patton as a soldier will carry out the orders of his command, even a difference . of be involved, Bmith said.

HERE IN FEBRUARY

Accepts Bid to Democratic Editorial Meeting.

Hoosier Democrats today had

association

by Rep. Ray J. Madden of Gary and Rep. Loui# Ludlow of Indianapolis.

might Senate Majority Leader Alben Bark- |

. BREAD 18 RATIONAL

ELIZABETH, N. J, Sept.8 (U, P.) ~Local bakers began rationing bread today because of a shortage

caused by a, striké of workers in wholesale bakeries, | |Hannegan this afternoon,

accompanied to the White House

He denied that any preparations were being made for another Big Three meeting. | He described the current policies for German occupation being fol-

labor board intervened in an ef« party member, called the investiga fort to halt a union threatof ‘a

Browder, the first witness, was

As for the disposition of the Ger-|called into a closed committee ses- | {man fleet, the President pointed out sion for brief questioning before the | that

public hearing began. The hearing room then filled and dozens of would-be spectators were

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FOR NOTE AGAINST " FRANCO REVEALED

U. S. Policies.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (U, P.)

~The late President

| lowed by supreme’ allied com~

{as in fulfillment of

of the Big Three,

The President voiced -disappointment over house ways and means| The late President also said at|and building service employees were commiftee action on the bill to|that time that he could see no place on strike in New York. Thousands expand unemployment compensa-|in. the community of nations for a'of workers in the city's skyscrapers tion, but questioned whether the | government such as that of Gener-|Were not able to get to their jobs committee's action had killed the|alissimo Francisco Franco which he because of the idle elevators. Police He stated the house would | said was founded on “Fascist prin-|said the walkout affected 1,500,000

bill. hear from him later on the subject,

strike situation "was a large factor in house action on the compensa-

tion bill, asking what he thought|~

Some Auto Workers Doubt

about this, | Mr. Truman's reply was that the secretary of labor is working on this {matter and that he, the President, is confident that he will bring it {to a successful conclusion.

STRIKE RESUMED BY GARY STUDENTS

| GARY, Sept. 26. -P.).—Ap-

It was reported Here that the Proximately 400 Froebel high school delegation probably would obtain | Students resumed their strike today,

{after the Gary school board refused

ley of Kentucky as the guest speak | to agree to their demands for racial er at the Editorial association's fal) segregation of pupils at a meeting gession. Mr. Barnhart, editor of the last night. Rochester News Sentinel, and Mr. | Ayers, manager ‘of the Shelbyville they be transferred to schools where Democrat, were to consult Demo- there were no Negro students, or cratic National Chairman Robert that all Negroes

The strikers have demanded that

be removed from | Froebel, \

directives | over Germany woula carry with {t|did not mention Richmond, the {drawn up at the Berlin meeting | “externiination of Nazi and similar |fifth burough, where few union

{1deologjes” elsewhere in the world it- was revealed today.

| ciples.” Mr,

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hunt” and accused |

kept outside because of the shortage

Letter Last March Set Out! carrying out what we consider will

Roosevelt | oughs would be Manhattan, the |mander Gen. D, D. Eisenhower | promised last March that victory | Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, He

{ Roosevelt's statements were A reporter fold the President the nade in a letter dated March 10

| general strike of all building serve |ice employees and elevator opera|tors in four of five New York | buroughs. : | The board ordered both sides to attend a meeting tomorrow to explain ‘why the strike of elevator {operators and other building serve |ice workers should not be ended. | About 15,000 operators and other { building workers were on strike in | some of the city's largest skyscrapers. Calls General Strike

David Sullivan, president of local {32B of the A, F. of L. Building {Service Employees International | union, said a meeting would be held | tonight to make preparations “for

gee

ibe. a general strike involving all building service locals in four buroughs.” Sullivan said the affected burs

,| members are employed, Already, 15,000 ‘elevator operators

In addition to the building service strikers, an estimated 300,000 C. I. O, clothing workers’

| persons.

| |

| Tapa y| (Continued on Page 4~Column 5)

Union's W By JED w JFERRINS

far to find an occasional discordan

ship.

sary, by strikes.

| DETROIT, Sept. 26.—~They don't talk much but you don’t have to go

note or protest among automobile workers against their union leader-

Talking to them in bars, bowling alleys and ball parks you gather a doubting remark here and there about the wisdom of their leadership's drive for a 30 per cent payroll boost, to be enforced, if neces-

Such remarks are unquotable, for

isdom in Strikes

these workers maintain and are held to strict union loyalty before = any outsiders. They distrust strangers who may be undercover investigators either for the union or the manufacturers. Some of the latter of still maintaining an fective es- 1 plonage system, ~~ °° °° However, competent neutral obs servers—who nave béen watching this disturbed scene for | time ~say that a .argy pe pers haps half, of the n 1 250.000 ene

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