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‘DEMAND TAX BE PAID BY ELLIOTT]

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House Republicans Blast Loan Settlement. {Continued From Page One) went further and initiated the set-

tlement” for $4000 by former Sec-|

retary of Commerce Jesse Jones, TWO-—At the time the loan was made, a bill was pending before the house ways and means committeé

, to impose a special excise tax on

chain stores. According to its sponsor, Rep. Wright Patman (D: Tex.) this bill would have levied an annual tax of $6,625,000 on Hartford's concern—the A & P Co. “In the face of vigorous opposition from the administration,” the Republicans said, “the bills died in committee.” Stock Valuable Now THREE—At the time of the set tlement of the debt, Hartford was given to understand that the 2000 shares of Texas State Network stock that Elliott had put up as collateral for his loan were “worthless,” Hartford turned over the shares to Jones when the received the $4000, Ellott himself testified that the 1044 value of the stock was $100 a share. One of the Republican members of the committee, Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins of Ohio, issued his own statement in which he quoted Hartford as saying he made the loan because he didn't want to “incur the enmity” of the late chief executive. Jenkins asked that his statement be placed in the congressional record. Jenkins said he and his Republican colleagues believe the treasury’s report to be “unconvincing” and that the “public is entitled to

. know the facts” about this “some-

what sordid story.” Whether Mr. Hartford is entitled to a deduction from his tax return is one thing,” he said. “This

“would only amount to a loss of

about $35,000 to the government. If the President of the United States . , . by reason of his high position, obtained a loan of $200,000 for his son, then , . . settled for the small sum of $4000, this is something far more important.” Story Reviewed Jenkins said Elliott met Hartford in the latter's New York apartment. When the businessman asked young Roosevelt if his father knew of the proposed loan, he said, Elliott called the President at the “little White House” in Warm Springs, Ga. “The President said that he entirely familiar with it, that it Jooked good,” Hartford reportedly told treasury agents. “He said that he would appreciate anything I could do for him. “I then told Elliott, I am going to make the loan and that the only reason was that his father practically asked me to make the loan. I further told Elliott that , , , I am not asking any favors! “After the President was so enthusiastic about it,” Hartford reportedly said, “I felt T was on the spot , . . . and I did not want to do anything to incur the enmity of the President.” Jenkins said that Elliott subsequently did not pay Hartford a cent

. on his notes, despite the fact that

Hartford “contacted Elliott and vigorously requested that payments be made.”

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Claims Defense ‘Against A-Bomb

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miles with catastrophic results. Crosby foundation scientists engaged in war work for the last three - years first obtained the basic ingredient of the atom bomb and detonated it in the California desert, » » un “A SCIENTIST has convinced me,” Crosby said, “that there is a defense for the tom bomb and that these bombs can actually be detonated without even knowing their exact location. This infor mation should set worried minds at ease, but more important still, it should convince other nations it would be futile to waste time, energy and billions to find the atom’s secrets. “Most of the world’s top scien~ tists have known the U-235 theory for years. But they had it on paper only, America was the first nation to develop it. It is doubt4ul if any other country today has the equipment or finances to emulate us, even if they knew how to proceed." 5 » 8 " “OBTAINING ihe ingredient is only one of the steps unknown to them. They must discover how to hold it, how to detonate it, how to safeguard those) han=dling it, They must learn how to . increase it, how to drop or project it, when to detonate it. These are mechanical, as well as scientific problems, requiring the maximum of patience and perfection in both fields. “The risks are terrific in cost, brains, time and manpower. This is particularly true when experimenters know they and their work and laboratories can be blown up at will.” Crosby said.

U. 3. MAY RETAIN BASES AND A-BOMB

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ect, the join chiefs of staff, the state department and congress. “Pending such study and its findings, we recommend against the release of the atomic bomb secrets,” the subcommittee said. The subcommittee charged .that the war department is “sustaining a

abroad because of the lagging discharge program, and asked that the demobilization program be expedited. The conclusions submitted to the President also took a hard view of this country’s policies toward aid for

was | other nations.

“There is a world-wide tendency to regard the United States as a country of unlimited wealth,” the report said. “We should say frankly to every country asking aid that there, as here, wealth is produced only by work and that if supplies or credits are furnished, repayment must be assured.” In addition to recommending retention of enemy islands in the Pacific, the subcommittee said that allied islands which our forces found necessary to occupy should be studied jointly to determine to what extent mutual interests call for maintenance of bases by lease or by cession.

POLE URGES HARMONY WARSAW, Oct. 1 (U, P.).-Dr. Oscar Lange, Polish ambassadordesignate to Washington, said in an interview today that the promotion of a harmonious relationship between the United States and Russia is the key to a lasting world peace.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

=U, 8. Weather Burean (All Data in Central Time)

Oct, 1, 1945 Sunrise ..... 5:45 | Bunset...... 5:28 Preeipitaion 24 hrs. ending 7. 1: % am. A Total pracipiation since Jan, 1...... "wn Excess since Jam. kL... ou. uiivivvisns 13.1

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High Low Atlanta +.i0., seovss B84 68 BOBIOR +s <sivinsvesrsuneivivaean 52 42 Chicago ..... 53 51

Cleveland : Denver .... Evansville

Indianapolis (city) Kansas C Xion Aneie a

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Rh Ley bese - 48 Pitsburgh ...........h. 4. 60 55 Bt. Louis ...., 0 »M 8an Antonio ™ 62

Washington, D. C. ..vvsoreness 81 88

State Deaths

ELWOOD--Mrs. Betty Bowers, 57, GOSHEN--Mrs, 8. Jorgensen, 71, Survivor: Daughter, Mrs. Russell Goodenough, HARTFORD OITY Mrs, Elliott Walker, 85. Suryivor: Sister, Mrs, Mary Stump. KOKOMO--Mrs. Nora Althena DaarInger, 77. Survivors: Daughter, Mra. Omer Renner, Mrs. Charles Miller.’ LOGANSPORT —Rallle B. Nelson, 52. Butvivers: Wife, Stella: sons, Donald, ; E.; daughter, Betts; sister, Mrs, Oindys Key: brother, Elmer O. NEW ALBANY Mrs. Tien B. Brewer, - Burvivor; Daughter, Mrs. George ‘H,

Pain e J. Wolfe, 85. Survivors: Sona, "Cla eC, Harver, allace, Mrs. Amelia Manley,

NEW HAVEN--Mrs. ovis DeVaux, 59.

ms Mates Mrs. Almeda

tmas; son,

‘I Mary Meiser; brother, rge. Mrs. Libby Sangeld, Bd

UNION MILLS) 61. Survivors: Husband, Edson; son’ Jr.; sister, Mrs, Mattie YOMorn: brothers, Arthur and Roy Terres. YIN

James, N. M.; sister, Mfs. Elsa Glimors.

Survivors: Daughters, Mrs, Hattle WilBrinneman; sons, any hey,

fy EE a oars, Louis tor, Non. ors: ughter, Mrs, orgy “ia sister, Mrs

CENNES—Mrs, 81. Burvivors: Sons, Maxwell, Bryan, Z Oliver, Char! Merlin,

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OIL REFINERIES

Detroit Firms Give In to 35-Cent Demand.

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grievances is aimed at getting the union to strike at this time.” Thomas accused auto makers of fomenting labor trouble because they were not ready for reconver-

mand for a 30 per cent industrywide wage increase was not justifled now, “then no increase anywhere, any time, was justified.” The abrupt arrival of chilly weather added new urgency to efforts to end the strike of workers in major oil refineries and on the pipelines. Many cities in the East and Midwest were experiencing topcoat weather. With colder weather ahead, government officials were increasingly concerned over the delay in resuming production and distribution qf fuel oil. Pickets Withdrawn

One of the highlights of the ofl dispute was withdrawal of mass pickets from the Whiting, Ind. plant of Standard Oil Co. of Indie ana, where Saturday a blockade of C.1.0. strikers from other plants temporarily closed the plant, one of the world’s largest. Ira Mosher, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, sald he would go to Washington Thursday to ask the secretaries of labor and commerce to move up the Nov. 5 date set for the conference. At Cleveland, Chairman Ezra Van Horn of the bituminous coal operators negotiating committee, declined for a second time to meet with the United Mine Workers of America until 36,000 striking Pennsylvania ‘and West Virginia miners return to pits. In a telegram to U. M. 'W. President John L. Lewis, Van Horn said the strike must be’ called off “for the good of .the miners, operators and our common country.” Van Horn sald that if the men went to work efforts would be made to solve a dispute over unionization of supervisory workers.

loss of prestige” among troops Lumber Workers Still Out

Continuation of a strike of 60,000 A. F. of L. workers in the Pacific northwest lumber industry added to fuel losses already underscored by petroleum producers. Daniel T. Pierce, assistant to the president of the Sinclair Oil & Refining Co., said after a meeting in Washington last night that “federal seizure of the refineries would be better than the present strike situation.” . Pierce's statement indicated that the oil industry intended for the government either to ‘bring about a compromise settlement or seize the struck plants. A spokesman for Schwellenbach said there was no indication of government seizure. The oil workers’ union gave ground only slightly, cutting its demand for a 30 per cent general wage boost to 275 per cent. The companies involved, however, have refused to go above an offer of 15 per cent, Meantime, Schwellenbach sent a telegram to August Sholle, C. I. O. director. for Michigan, demanding that Detroit strikers be forced to abandon their self-appointed task of rationing gasoline, supplies of which were growing shorter in the motor city. Results in Confusion Schwellenbach said a labor department survey showed the undertaking had resulted “in confusion and resentment that soon will endanger the health and safety of the people of Detroit,” and that such rationing should be left to “proper authorities.” On the West coast, union leaders

destroy lumber unions and raise prices as the Pacific northwest lumber strike went into its eighth day.

mills in five states, followed A. PF. of L. union demands for wage increase negotiations on an industrywide basis, A back-to-work vote appeared to-

strike of 10,350 white collar employees of the Westinghouse Elec-

grievance. They voted, at Pitts

morning. Phone Strike Threatened

phone Workers. Other labor developments:

U.S. Probes Jap War Finances In Seizure of Banking Records

TOKYO, Oct. 1.—~American economic experts sought clues to Bmperor Hirohito's vast fortune today in the seized records of 21 major Japanese financial institutions worth $1,300,000,000. They also sought the fate of stolen Philippines and Chinese gold. Gen. Douglas MacArthur's troops occupied and closed 28 offices of the 21 banks and development compaies in seven cities last night.. The lightning move smashed the financial and economic spearhead of against the possibility of winter Japan's overseas imperialism; shortages. Other developments as the occu-| 10. A Inpanese : or imi «In cus e dion. He said it his union's de- Faden entered its second month in- now y 1. The 8th army announced that|Gen, Hideki Tojo will be trans160,000 troops have landed in cen-|ferred some time this week to the tral and northern Japan durifig|Omori prison camp on the outthe first month of occupation, 32. The 6th army moved its com- {war prisoners formerly were held. mand ‘post for the occupation of {Tojo was recovering from a sulsouthern Japan from the U. 8. 8.|cide attempt so rapidly that he, Auburn to Kyoto, ancient capital|too, probably will be moved to the of Japan. The 98th division landed [camp by next week-end. at Wakayama beach and set up its command post’ at Tsisho airdrome. Visits 66th Headquarters ‘a The Domel news agency said all Japanese home army forces will stitutions seized by his troops had be demobilized by the Oct. 15 dead-|been the financing of Japanese line, set by MacArthur with the war production and mobilization

possible exception of troops on Kyushu, where typhoons and flood and the exploiting of occupled damaged railway lines. 4. Japanese Field Marshal Shun-| All will be liquidated eventually. roku Hata, commander of the 2d|They included the wartime Finance Japanese army, called at American |,. the North China Develo 8th army headquarters in Kyoto at bask, Co., the Central Chifia x request of Gen, Walter Krueger, velopment Co., the South Manchu-

The reason for Krueger's request ria Railway Co, the Manchuria was not announced. .

5. Emperor Hirohito personally appointed Kenji Kodama, member of the house of peers and former the Bank of Taiwan (Formosa). chief of resarch in the foreign office, as president of the newly-re-organized central Maison council, through which allied directives are issued to the Japanese government. 6. Kanju Kato, Japanese labor leader, denounced the death in prison of anti-militarist Kiyoshi Miki, and urged the Japanese government to release immediately all persons detained on anti-war charges.

7. The newspaper Tokyo Shimbun editorially called for the ouster |balance by individuals. of Japanese home ministry officials who suppressed American interviews with Emperor Hirohito and photographs of Hirohito standing beside MacArthur. 8. A spokesman for Premier|bullion and other reserves of the late Chang Tso-Lin, war lord of Manchuria, and possibly the old|the war, Chinese imperial bullion rumored quest for suggestions for a new|stolen from Peiping during the relief of the Boxer rebellion siege

Prince Naruhiko Higashi-Kuni revealed that the premier was receiv~ ing 1000 letters a day from the Japanese people in response to his re-

Japan. The letters will be discussed at a cabinet meeting tomorrow. in 1900. 9. Minor food riots have broken out among the rural population of

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Disruption of telephone communication over the nation was threatened as the C. I. O. tried to organize American. Telephone and Telegraph Co. workers. C. I, O, United Electrical Workers spokesmen charged that the A. T. & T. was behind an alleged ririke threat from the National Federation of Tele-

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

By FRANK TREMAINE United Press Staff Correspondent

exception of Pearl Harbor Premier

skirts of Tokyo, where American

Plans Liquidation ; MacArthur announced that the main purpose of all 21 financial in-

territories.

Heavy Industry Development Co, the Bank of Chosen (Korea) and

Gold and silver stocks earmarked for Siam and Indo-Chinese gold held for the federal reserve bank of North China were discovered in the Bank of Japan However, no trace of Philippines and Duteh bullion was found, Both Bank of Japan and finance min-

funds was “an army matter.”

Hits Jap Ministry

‘Beek Stolen Loot

learn what happened to the huge

It was found that 55 per cent of Bank of Japan stock was held by the government, 25 per cent by the imperial household and thelof employment and income.”

From their months-long investigation, American experts hope to

Study of financial records likewise may uncover the extent of|gay tax brackets. northern Honshu, where farmers|graft by leading Japanese militarhave been reported hoarding food|ists such as former Premier Tojo.

CONGRESS GETS 8 TAX COT PLAN

ingon Offers Program to Reduce Wartime Rates.

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tax would reduce his tax from $275 to $200, a reduction of $75. This is very substantial relief and goes to the kind of Jaspuyers needing it

Discumes Excise Vinson asserted that additional relief, particularly helpful to lower and middle income. groups could be given by setting an effective ‘date for reduction of the emergency excise taxes adopted in 1043, Under present law, those taxes ‘would not end until six months after congress or the President proclaimed a termination of hostilities. Recommending that the excises revert to 1042 levels next July 1, Vinson estimated his proposal would cost the treasury $547,000,000 next year. The 1043 law imposed sharply increased excises on such com= modities and services as luggage, cosmetics, furs, Jewelry, liquor, transportation and telephone service. Aid to Reconversion

Vinson estimated the cost of repealing the excess profits tax at $2,555,000,000. ‘The excess profits tax, originally adopted in 1040, imposed a 95 per cent levy on abnormal profits but provided for a 10 per cent post-war refund, making the effective rate 83.5 per cent.

tax “a control measure” and said

speedily as possible.

Suggests Keeping Carry-back

Reconversion 'Strenuous

normally would be the opposition

Aside from this, he observes, there

pocket, barring a major catastro- ” & =» phe, he adds.

DAN is no saratorial slouch When he was here in Decem-

And his silver-tinted | ber, 1044, to cover the senatorial

hair and very erect carriage lend | investigation of alleged election him a dignified, not to mention | irregularities in Marion county, | respectable, air in political cir- | Dan predicted Roosevelt would cles. He's well known by poli- | never live to attend the world war ticos the length and breadth of | II peace parley. | Hoosierland, having covered the Ste for 3 vumber. 51 ps ow considerable prestige for a junior

” » » Senator Capehart is achieving

senator, Dan believes: “He's a

as ever, he observed.

“The President will have to “Most everybody with jobs in | make up his mind on whether the | war agencies will hold - jobs in | Democrats will depend largely on | peace agencies.”

Political Action Committee sup- The capitol'’s elaborate masterport during the next campaign. | plan for the city beautiful was 8 88 “upset by a rash of screwy bulld- |

, In Washington, they're say-

reat salesman, a eat pro- | As of today, Dan asserts, Presi | pore great p

dent Truman is on the spot with Washington is as overcrowded t

Dismissal of 17 minor officials of the Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co, 0. L O. Auto Workers union in Detroit was, announced to Percy Llewellyn] union-appointed administrator of lama, Mrs. Clara Bailey, Mrs. Mildred | the firm's union affairs. A strike of 4500 Kelsey-Hayes workers Aug. | 23 cut automotive supplies and caused layoff of 50,000 Ford Motor wafkers.

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Bays Offers To Quit Job If McHale Will—Neither D

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When Mr. Bays heard of that, he promptly declared ‘he isn't

Hannegan Due Nov. 17 So when National Democratic Chairman Robert 'E. Hannegan comes to French Lick for the Democratic Editorial association meeting Nov. 17, he likely will find the battle still going strong. He then will urge that Democratic party workers their energies to fight Republicans when the congressional and senatorial races

“1 propose that Frank M. Hale and 1 resign our

to our forces in Indiana and pave the way for victory in the coming

With the G.O.P. in power in the state, one tion of the battling among the Democrats was offered] on the basis that they haven't anything

Hoosiers expect leaders to serve up “hot politics” and today's teapot tempest was just another instalment. cratic party. “Now is the time for Den to stop fighting Democrats ‘and show a courageous purposes; for unity of action.’

Full text of the Bays letter

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in a full dress peace conferencelike that after the last war” ° It was on this premise that Byrnes was reported to have fold Molotov that the U., 8. was ready to turn the problems of the Souncil back to the heads of state. Diplomatic obsétvérs saw a ossi= bility that President Truman, : Ministers Attlee and Premier od would meet within two months try to break the deadlock. The foreign ‘ministers of: thal United States, ' Russia, Britain, France and China were scheduled meet again tonight, probably to.ap~! prove an official summary : : final communique at their & g week conference, noe The 60-page summary will, locked away in the secret filed: participating governments, but t final communique of 10 to 18 may be released late tonight.

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taken the position that the prob. lem of procedure which has been the main stumbling block in the council would likewise impede the deputies in- carrying out work assignedto them if it were nol Settled before the ministers leave

Vinson called the excess profits

administration policy called for elimination of those controls as

“The case against the excess| profits tax for 1046 goes beyond istry officials said disposal of such |the fact that it 1s primarily a wartime control,” he said. “It is also an obstacle to that reconversion and expansion of business which are so necessary for a high level

“The ministers’ council was an effort to simplify the job of making peace,” a responsible source said. “If we cannot get any further than this, the American view is that the whole thing might as well be settled

gress hold tax reductions to less than $5,000,000,000. Acknowledging that his own estimates exceeded that figure, he expressed belief that the proposed reductions would so affect the economy as to hold the overall treasury loss below the $5,000,000,000 limit. He sald the forthcoming transition tax problem should be written into law not later than Nov. 1 and that the legislation must contain a minimum of controversy to meet

While recommending repeal of the tax, Vinson suggested that the so-called carry-back provision be left in effect an additional year. The purpose of that provision was to permit business firms to offset war-induced costs incurred after

Vinson's recommendation for repeal of the normal tax, allowing proportionately greater relief in low tax brackets, conflicted with Re-publican-backed proposals for a 20

per cent cut “across the board” in Gr. James R. Bean have arrived

Newport News, to be processed Camp Atterbury.

“Next yéar congress undoubtedly will wait to consider more far reaching legislation,”

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(Continued From Page One) ing too many messages to con- | gress, then neglecting to push ty routine. The newsboys are | ;}.m through” he says “Some wondering whether the White. of the C. 1. O. boys have nickHouse social functions will be | oped him the ‘Missouri coms renewed under Truman, promise’.” “There used to be six parties On the other hand, declares a year at the White House, one | gidney Republicans generally are of them quite informal, with beer | passing up the opportunity to | take advantage of Shils Dumocisiie | Ee predicament by dissipating “BUT then, the Roosevelt fam- energy § by. dissipa ily was considered more social against Roosevelt. minded than the Truman family. selma” Roosevelt was reared in the elite “THIS continued anti-Roosevelt traditions of the upper-class east. | campaign has the effect of divertTruman is a typical middle-class | ing G. O. P, criticism from what midwesterner. “Another thing,” said Dan, wip- | —the Democratic party.” ing Hoosier mist from his spec- The G. O. P. inner-circle in . “The laundries are starch- | Washington has virtually counted ing shirts again. As if we didn't | Dewey “out” as a potential 1948 have enough starched shirts in | presidential candidate, says Dan, | Washington already. “By this time, our social lions | isn’t must talk of the next presihave returned to the tuxedo stage. | dential race. Truman has the It won't be long 'til they're back Democratic nomination in his to top-hats and tails.”

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