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warm air. A single bottom —t operates like a roller towel, stored on a spool outside the compartment at one end, The sheet is
10 yards long and lasts a week. When a clean section is needed
THIRTEEN - MONTHS « OLD Debby skinner, daughter of Prof. B. PF. Skinner of the Indiana university psychology department, started living in an ultra scientific world the day she was born, Her home is a house inside a house, where “aby Debby lives free from dirt and most germs.
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Invented by her mother and father, the scientific chateau is about the size of a play pen, en closed and glassed in on one whole side. Its temperature and humidity, regulated electrically, are always at just the right degree so baby can play and sleep in no wearing apparel except a diaper.
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FORECAST: Occasional rain tonight and tomorrow; cooler tomorrow.
Unburdened by the usual, heavy thick layers of blankets, bedding and petticoats, Debby gets more free exercise than ordinary in-
fants and is in no danger of suffocating.
strengthened by laughs, and gurgles.
vironment * for baby, house is also a mechanical baby
tender—-meaning her tasks are amazingly light.
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once a week, Her feeding and elimination habits are regular and she has never had a cold, Prof. Skinner explained. Some people wondered if Debby likes her closed-in home, she feels neglected,’ the professor
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said in an article about his invention in the October issue of the Ladies Home Journal. The answer to this, he added, is that she has never tried to get out alone, or even objected to be ing put in it, Far from being neglected her mother has much more time to give to Debby, and
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Report 3d Army General May Face Ouster Unless Story on Use of
Nazis Is Satisfactory.
By JOHN B. McDERMOTT United Press Staff Correspondent’
FRANKFURT, Sept. 28.—Gen, George S. Patton arrived at Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's headquarters today to give an accounting of his stewardship as military governor
of Bavaria.
Patton went directly into conference to report to Eisenhower why he failed to carry out the supreme commander’s
CALLS
orders to denazify the Bavarian civil government com-
pletely. Fifteen minutes after the conference began, Maj. Gen, Clarence Adcock and Walter Dorn, military government experts, were called in. Patton’s trip from his Bavarian headquarters to Frankfurt in response to Eisenhower's summons was delayed when chilly rains halted air travel between Munich and Frankfurt.
On Use of Nazis
Pattonsset out on the 250-mile trip by automobile, to give Eisenhower his version of the dispute which arose when the U. 8. 3d army commander said it was neces.
party members. in administrative positions for which he was respon
swept in the final push against the German army, depended on his report to the supreme commander. Eisenhower had been holding the
with Patton until word was received that the 3d army commander would be delayed by the weather. Eisenhower had ordered Patton to appear before him “on the first clear day or as soon as business permitted.” Patton's haste despite the bad weather indicated his desire’ for a speedy settlement of the controversy. Dorn, a former professor at Columbia university, had just returned from Bavaria to report his findings. He spent 10 days examining conditions there at the request of headquarters,
WHITE HOUSE MUM ON ‘BEST MAN’ STORY
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (U, PJ). ~The White House today declined comment on published reports that President Truman would attend— either as guest or best man—the wedding of former Senator Bennett C. Clark (D. M.) and actress Violet Heming here Oct. 6. Furthermore, it said, it will not comment on weddings which have not yet been announced formally by the principals.
WOMAN ACQUITTED OF |.
DROWNING CHILDREN
HENDERSON, Ky. Sept. 28 (U. P.).—A Henderson county circuit court jury yesterday found Mrs. Mary Wallace, Mt. Vernon, Ind, innocent in the drowning of her two children in the Ohio river 20
miles below here last Feb. 12.
Mrs. Wallace had told officers a dog shoved her two children into
NATIONALISTS QUIT BUSINESS
Collapse of Party Follows Times Articles.
By EUGENE SEGAL Scripps-Howard Staff Writer CLEVELAND, Sept. 28. — The Nationalist party of former Senator Robert R. Reynolds is going out of Reynolds, it was learned today, is accepting no more subscriptions to his “National Record,” publication ,
Collapse of 2eynolds’ Nationalist movement follows a series of articles in The Indianapolis Times and other Scripps-Howard newspapers two months ago. They disclosed the alliance of the party with rabblerousers Gerald L. K. Smith and Carl Mote, the latter of Indianapolis, and with various unsavory organizations
vised affiliated bureaus in principal cities to warn industrialists against contributing to the party. Similar warnings were issued by Chambers of Commerce in large industrial centers. Not only is Reynolds folding his
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MORE RAIN, WARMER WEATHER FORECAST
More rain is in the offing and temperatures will rise from below normal to warmer by Tuesday the weather bureau predicted today. Rain was forecast for tonight and tomorrow and again Monday and Tuesday in Indiana. From one to
two inches, and even more locally, expected.” :
JAPS ACCUSED OF KILLING 100 POW'S SOUGHT
MacArthur Orders Arrest of 34; Three U, S. Units Returning Home.
By FRANK TREMAINE United Press Staff Correspondent
+ TOKYO, Sept. 28.—Gen. Douglas MacArthur today erdered the arrest of 34 Japanese accused of the massacre of more than 100 allied war
prisoners. He also announced that three veteran Pacific combat divisions would embark for the United States within seven weeks. The Japanese officers and men were accused of burning to death, machine gunning and bayoneting helpless prisoners in an air raid shelter at Palawan in the Philippines last Dec. 14. Quoting war department = estimates, MacArthur said shipping space will be available for the return of 1,490,000 men from the Pacific theater during the next seven aqonths. Dates of departure for the units to be returned following the 43d which is already loading at Yokohama are: The' 31st division, Oct. 31; 38th (Indiana) division, Nov. 1, and the 37th, Nov. 15. The arresting order went outito the Americar 8th army, but it Was not clear immediately whether the wanted men were in Japan or still in the Philippines. Some units of the 8th have just moved from the Philippines into southern Japan, Officers Named : Named for complicity in the massacre were the officer; Col. Ole Satoshi, four éaptains, 13 Bg le Heutenants, nine second lietls| tenants, a probationary officer, two warrant officers and four non-com-missioned officers. At the same time the supreme commander denied the Japanese government the use of 260,000 tons of shipping for the repatriation of Nipponese soldiers from what was once Japan's “greater East Asia” sphere, There was, however, apparently no direct connection between the
and individuals = throughout the|denial of shipping to the Japanese|to shelve the bill. Four Democrats country. and an estimate that shipping avail- | joined 10 Republicans in voting to Industrialists Warned able for transfer of American troops |sidetrack it. «+ {homeward would increase from| Although members were nonActing upon information con- 120,000 tons in October to 280,000 committal about the conference, tained in the articles, the Better 3 Business Bureaux or New York ade in April. best available information indiud a MacArthur said that enough|cated that Mr. Truman had
American personnel would be available through lowering of the number of necessary discharge points to meet shipping allocations in January, February and March. Jap ‘Range’ Limited
MacArthur's headquarters also denjed a request that Japanese military officials be given authority: to visit occupied areas outside Japan, other than Korea. The order also refused permissicn to Japanese officials outside Japan to visit the homeland. Occupation forces were pouring into designated areas. The 32d division was to arrive at Sasebo Oct. 15 and the 41st will move into the Kure area Oct, 3. Disarmed Japanese in Korea were being moved from Fusan to Japan
day temperatures will
cooler,
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
the river from an oil barge,
6am... 66 10am... 7? 7am..... 88 11a m. .... 75 sam «671 12 (Noon),. 80 Sam. .... 69 1pm... 82
Temperatures will range from 10 degrees below normal to 3 to 5 de. grees below in other parts of the section, but by Monday and Tues- |by rail. The 81st division contintied rise to normal, Wednesday, again, will be
at the rate of 4000 a day while 2042 men of the U. 8S. 40th division began moving from Jinsen to Fusan
the occupation of Aomori without incident and 1300 troops of the 322d were transferred from Aomori to Hirosaki. The 2d and 3d battalions of the 323d divisions moved to Hachinohe, In Tokyo, Japanese police today Ralted the sale of the Tokyo 8hima newspaper, carrying a large yr of Gen. Douglas Mac-
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By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN WASHIN!
U. 8. dollars into local currencies at United Press Staff Correspondent each stop within two hours after , Sept. 28. — This! landing.
afternoon at (five the air transport Haw. ‘And a couple of haws,
command's \first weekly
Slaps. We're the fellers who are travel-
Arthur and Emperor Hirohito standing together in the American em
bassy. The MacArthur-Hirohito picture
shorter than—MacArthuf in regulation khakis with open-necked shirt. Japanese tradition believe
REVISION GIVES WIDE SPENDING |
Vandenberg Predicts Okay
(U. P.).—Senators hoped to make peace in the bitter jobs-for-all bill fight today and vote the government on its ‘way toward planning against depressions and widespread unemployment.
an hour early in an attempt to reach a decision before nightfall on a bill which President Truman termed a “must” in his reconversion pro-|
gram.
powerful Michigen Republican §
Th tas” tie bil prosicted Jimd with WIG almost. unanimous sengte
tion reconversion measure—the unemployment compensation bill—remained pigeonholed in the house despite a presidential plea for action.
Deniocratic members of the house ways and means committee yesterday about the committee’s decision
LEWIS THREATENS MINE S AS U.S. PUSHES LABOR PEAC
Senate Nears Agreement On Jobs For A 1
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Today on Truman’s ‘Must’ Measure.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28|.
The senate was called Into session
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg.
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Meanwhile, another administra-
Truman Confers Mr. ‘Truman conferred with
changed no votes. A shift of three Democrats would be required to alter the result. Principal hopes for peace in the jobs-for-all battle were based on an olive branch extended to both sides late yesterday by Senator Carl A. Hatch (D, N, M). Deciding that most of the controversy was based on. the bill's phraseology rather than any real inability to agree on a goal, Hatch
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U. S. INTERNEES ARE STRANDED IN EAST
CALCUTTA, Sept. 28 (U. P.).—A number of American civilian internees from Malaya and the Dutch Indies were stranded here today, unable to go home because of a state department ruling that they must pay their fares. The internees, who spent three and a half years in Japanese prison camps, said they were assured in Singapore that the United States government would send them home. While here they learned that the state department insisted they pay their own fares. The fares amount to $1244 by air and $376 by ship.
'Ritchie,' Too, Is H
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Early Settlement
By UNITED A threat of new strikes in raised today by President John
pute to Washington for further
Row; Ickes Pleads for End of Oil Tieup; Ward Faces Walkout.
Workers as oil workers and refiners took their wage dig=
Seen in Elevator .
PRESS the nation’s coal mines was L. Lewis of the United Mine
negotiations.
At Washington, Lewis notified the soft coal industry = that he was out to organize supervisory employees in the
GOP TROUBLES T0 BE SIFTED
Leaders Face Rift-Sealing Job at French Lick.
Political observers are looking to the Republican Editorial association meeting at French Lick for indication as to whether the state 1G. 0. P:-will succeed in sealing rifts now dividing its organization.
nation’s mines. He asked the negotiating committee of the {mine operators to meet with U. M. W. representatives next Mons day “to settle” the question, ‘And he implied that the U. M. W. would support current strikes by sym= pathy walkouts, if necessary. «pailure on the part of you and your associates to accept this ine vitation (to thé meeting with the U. M. W.) will leave the U, M. W.
Maj. Gen. Paul L. Williams and Ritchie . . . both are battle tested.
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General and Daughter's Pet Are Battle-Tested Veterans
By VICTOR PETERSON
A COUPLE of European veteran over old times. One is used to “barking” orders The other just barks.
s got together today and “barked”
in a gentle but firm sort of way.
Maj. Gen. Paul L. Williams, commanding officer of the 1st troop
carrier command, welcomed home his daughter's dog, Ritchie,”
orably discharged from the K-9 corps after a year and a half overseas duty. ” ” » A POWERFULLY-BUILT, pure white German shepard, Ritchie looks a little rusty in spots. The reason is that all his camouflage has not worn off, Too easily spotted for work in
the field because of his natural color, his hair was dyéd to blend with the fields of Italy, where he was used for mine detecting. Before returning home as a house dog, Ritchie had to go through a reconditioning ‘épurse. » , » “HE 18 just as gentle and playful as ever,” the general said. “Right now we are keeping him for our daughter, Mrs. Edith Scudder, who has had him since he was a few weeks old.” Gen. Williams saw extensive service in the European theater of operations and treats the dog as a fellow soldier who has been under fire,
the Ford Motor Co. and confidante
Ford II, the new t. Bennett as director which he had been trained under Bennett's experienced hand the last year and a half. The announcement sald Bennett,
‘Little Giant’ of Ford Empire Shorn of Power by Henry Il
DETROIT, Bept. 28 (U, P.).—Harry H. Bennett, the little giant of
century, stepped down from his post of power today on orders of Henry
presiden John 8. Bugas, 37, former head of the FBI in Detroit, succeeded of personnel and industria) relations, a position for
to Henry Ford for a quarter of a
nation by the younger M.0d to accept responsibility for «li company policy himself, placing subordinate power in young men around him and removing it from those who held control during the latter years of the elder Ford's regime J, Bennett has been 'the most powerful figure In the Ford system since the death of Edsel Ford in 1043.
“Other” “executive - appointments uded AT, Biker in charge both pr and non-pro-
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4. er patronage. 3. Senatorial and national committeeman candidates. Elements Perturbed ~All 18 not sweetness and light in ranks, Some elements are perturbed no end over the potent mixture of politics and the beer business the G.OP. has been experimenting with throughout the state, They fear the whole thing may result in a scandalous blow-up if allowed to continue unabated, Administration patronage, as it! invariably must, has antagonized | numerous G. O. P. politicos who feel they're being slighted. There's even gossip of a patronage schism between State Chairman William E: Jenner and Republican Patronage Secretary Clark Springer over who gets what job. A lot of people appear to be taking too, many campaign promises too literally. Daniel's a Candidate?
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nan of tha’ National Bituminous Coal Operators negotiating
form a third major in competition with the | omen A
sions, still deadlocked over’ Balkan
ON BALKAN PACTS
May End Parley Without Reaching Agreement.
By EDWARD V. ROBERTS United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Sept. 28 ~The Big Five
foreign ministers met today for what promised to be their final ses-
peace treaties.
The senatorship race has engendered rumors and {ll-feeling. At loggerheads are forces supporting Senator Willis for renomination, and those gazing fondly at younger blood. And the latest grapevine undercurrent says the large Marion county organization, packing 288 votes in the state convention, may toss 11th District Chairman Joseph Daniel's hat into the senate race at Prench Lick. Mr. Daniels, however, is also rumored to be. interested in the G. O. P. national committee post,
American delegation sources said they hoped for a full, final com- | munique on the three-week confer~ ence tomorrow,
The Balkan dispute for the moment ‘was revolving around the right of Prance to participate in treaty discussions. Russia demanded that only she, the, United States and Britain frame the Romanian, Hungarian and Bulgarian treaties, China indicated she was willing to be dealt out on the Balkan issue, but France stubbornly insisted that she should be heard on all matters concerning the establishment of peace in Europe.
ADAMS TO RETIRE
CHICAGO, Sept. 28 (U, P.), = Plans of E. Eugene Adams, vice president in charge of transportation research for the Pullman Oo, to retire Sept. 30 were announced today by D. A. Crawiad, Pullman president.
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so it may be a matter of trading off. The present committeeman, Ernest Morris of South Bend, is
showed nearly 10,000 rankminers idle in five counties with a daily production loss of 79,200 tons. Meanwhile, hope for an early tleemnt of one of the most strikes in New York's history ross as leaders of striking building serve ice employees and building owners prepared to meet with state media tion board officials. Halt Strike Spread
A spokesman for local 32B, A. PF, of L. Building Service Employees International union, disclosed that the number of buildings and lofts which had been struck had dropped to approximately 1320, He said that since the strike began five days ago more than 750 building owners had signed individual contracts. Police figures, however, still listed more than 1700 buildings as struck. The strikers, meanwhile, halted further walkouts pending the outcome of the mediation meeting and a union spokesman said that additional numbers of building owners were signing contracts. Garment industry officials estimated the garment workers alone were losing $70,000 daily in wages from the strike and the cost to the industry itself had surpassed $25,000,000. Scores of thousands of workers in other trades also were losing wages. Encouraging, however, was the number of building owners who
center of another factional storm involving, -among others, Governor! Gates, If Republicans can begin piug- | | ging up these holes at French Lick, | {theyll be breaking a precedent. Traditionally, they're factionally | rambuctious while in office—more | so even than the Democrats,
LORD HAW HAW APPEALS - LONDON, Sept. 28 (U, P.) —-William (Lord Haw Haw) Joyce filed an appeal in the court of criminal appeals today against the death senfence given him Sept. 19 when he was convicted of treason.
By FRED W. PERKINS Scripps-Howard Staff Writer CHICAGO, Sept. 28.--Should Uncle Bam be gentle ‘or get tough in ‘the big labor-management rows of the back-to-peace period?
like a mailed fist? Voluntary or compulsory settlement of the major
sion? These questions follow the obviously ‘complete Tailure of » day use in Shivage ot in trying to settle
| American citizen.”
Failure of Strike Parley Raises Questions on Policy
Use a velvet glove or something
industrial rows impeding Yeqonver- :
were signing contracts - with the | union. " Speed Oil Settlement
Meanwhile, top government of|ficials ‘moved into the deadlocked negotiations in the strike of 26,000 {oll workers, which Petroleum Ads ministrator Harold L. Ickes said “jeopardized the security of every
Across the nation, work stoppages from labor disputes left about 680,000 workers idle. Other ums counted thousands were being kept away from their jobs by the strike
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vital of today's industrial disturts ances, This is the controversy botwem a dozen big oil companies and 0. 1. O. Oil Workers In