Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 January 1946 — Page 1

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X FORECAST: Mostly cloudy and colder tonight and tomorrow.

PHONE STRIKE BEGINS: FEAR

TIEUP IS NEAR!

Nationwide Long-Distance Service Threatened by “Walkout.

By UNITED PRESS A nationwide paralysis of long distance telephones by Friday appeared likely today as telephone installation workers throughout the country walked off their jobs in support of their demand for wage increases, An hour before the deadline of 10

am. the installation workers; mem-|-

bers of the Association of Communications and Equipment Workers (Ind.) started leaving their jobs and the union’s local headquarters said that the strike was “100 per cent effective.” The A. C. EW. is an affiliate of the National Federation of Telephone Workers, whose leaders have promised that its 260,000 members would not cross picket lines, thus raising the threat of a nation-wide telephone tieup. The walkout will have little immediate effect on service, however, unless picket lines are established. N.Y, Set for 1 o’Clock

Cities affected include Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Minneapolis, Cin~cinnati, El Paso, Tex, and San Francisco. New York workers were scheduled to go out at 1 p. m, after receiving assurances that other telephone unions in the city would honor their picket lines. In most of the affected cities, picket lines had not yet been set up, but telephone operators’ unions h#&8 announced that they would refuse to cross the lines when they were established. A telephone strike would completely isolate communication to and from New York City, where a strike by T7000 Western Union employes already had shut off telegraph service. Settlement of the telephone installation workers’ wage grievances

being polled on Whether’ ta go out

in sympathy with 17,000 striking Western Electric employees. Meanwhile, in Chicago, the U. § conciliation service was meeting with representatives of the C. I. O. Packinghouse Workers Union, A. F. of L. Meat Cutters Union and the Swift and Armour vacking companies in an effort to head off a nation-wide meat strike threatened for Jan. 16. Other Developments In other pyramiding labor disputes: ONE: President Truman reportedly had asked for an immediate preliminary review of prices in the meat and steel industries, where a total of 1035000 workers are scheduled to strike early next week over demands for mere pay. { TWO: Collective bargaining was resumed between General Electric and the C. I. O. Electrical Workers union, whose 200000 G. E. Westinghouse and General Motors employees are slated to quit work Tuesday. THREE: Leaders of the United Automobile Workers (C. 1. O.) left for Washington, where President Truman's fact-finding panel will issue a report on the General Motors wage dispute which has idled 175,000 workers. FOUR: Michael Quill, left wing C. I. O, official and New York councilman, threatened a citywide strike of 600000 C. I. O. members within two weeks to support wage claims of unionists, A New York C: I, O. walkout, coupled with work stoppages in the steel, meat, electrical and communications industries, would add ap-

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GI SHOT. IN, FIRST BERLIN ‘AMBUSH’

BERLIN, Jan. 9 (U, P.).—An American sergeant was shot in the leg by an unidentified gunman in the western residential district of the U. 8. occupation zone in Berlin, the provost marshals officce announeed today. It was thé first “ambush” shooting reported in Berlin, Nine men have been killed in the last three weeks, most of them in brawls or bold street assaults,

TIMES INDEX

Amusements , 8,Obituaries ... 7 Business ..... 9|Dr. O'Brien . 6 Churchill .... 12|Fred Perkins. 11 Robert Casey. 11|Radio Comics ...... 19 | Mrs. Roosevelt 11 Scherrer .... 12 Editorials .... 12|8Side Glances. 12 Fashions .... 14|Douglas Smith 3 Forum ......, 12|Sports Meta ‘ Given., 15|Jane Stafford, 3 Burton Heath %1|State Deaths. 7 In Indpls ... 2{Thos, Stokes. 12 Inside Indpls. 11|Strapahan ..*16 Johnson», .,,. 11 Troop Arrivals 10 19 | Whipple ..... 12 Sheu en sia Williams . 11 Wm, Newton. 3|Wom.. News 14-15

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Hearing.

Custody of 17-year-old ° Susan Dorette Thompson, stepdaughter of “Mystery Man” Enoch Shrirter, was the issue today in a series of tangled legal maneuvers that began with the Sheriff Petit ouster suit. Attorneys in superior court 2 today were debating a habeas corpus writ filed to obtain Miss Thompson's freedom on bond. She now is held by the juvenile detention home, but was allowed to appear in court this morning. Miss Thompson became involved in the complex court development after her stepfather, Shriner, signed an impeachment petition agains Sheriff Otto Petit last November. Shriner ' alleged Petit permitted gambling in the county. Charge Dug Up While these charges were pending, an old neglect affidavit. against Shriner was dug up, alleging he raped his stepdaughter. Simultaneously, Shriner mysteriously disappeared for four days. Then Prosecutor Sherwood Blue dismissed the Petit impeachment suit and Shriner reappeared. At a hearing on the Shriner rape count, Miss Thompson repudiated a previous statement, thereby virtu-

{ally absolving her stepfather of the |assault allegations. 3

Then Shriner's attorneys brought up the old juvenile court in which their client was charged neglect in connection with the care

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DRIVE ON ‘GYPS’ LAUDED BY TRUMAN

Praises Conference to Guard Wartime Savings.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (U. P).— Efforts to protect the huge amount of savings accumulated by the American people during the war were praised by President Truman today in a message to the conference for safeguarding wartime savings. The conference, attended by 300 leaders of business, labor, government and other key groups, mapped out plans to fight what was described as an “army’ of gyps and swindlers” who threaten the public's estimated $170,000,000,000 of wartime savings. “The conference for safeguarding wartime savings is of the utmost

. 16 importance,” Mr. Truman’ s message

said. “It is a laudable effort to prevent a repetition of the disasters which fell upon the public after world war I, when unscrypulous individuals induced their many victims to exchange their wartime savings for worthless stocks, bonds and other

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Girl in Shriner Case Is Back in Legal Tangle Again

THe Shelter GSE 1 SHO SONY 2 Lett ta Fight Attorney Louls Rosenberg, Susan Thompson, Aftorney Jamies Dawyon. 3

Enoch Shriner and Mrs. Enoch Shriner, |

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1946 -

Demonstrato Good Men. Says

No Threat. of Flood Is Seen In This Area

*.. LOCAL TEMPERATURES

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Although more rain: and continued cloudy skies were forecast, Indiana facés ho flood menace at

h|present, Indianapolis Weatherman

R. M. Williamson said’ today. A 10-foot rise was registered on the Ohio at Cincinnati during the past 24 hours, he asserted, but the river at that point was still 20 feet below flood stage. At Evansville, the Ohio was lapping at 22 feet this morning. Flood stage is 42. Southern floods this week have claimed 12 lives and damaged millions of dollars worth of property. Mr. Williamson said, however, that Hoosier rains have been only moderate and saw no immediate threatening conditions on the Wabash or White rivers. + For the second straight day, tor. rential . downpours drenching the southland were accompanied by untiSually hot January weather. In Indianapolis, the temperature rose to 59 at 7 a. m. then tumbled to 53 by 9 a. nv The local forecast was: “Rain today ending early tonight; partly cloudy tomorrow; a little colder tonight and tomorrow.”

WAY IS CLEARED FOR MERGER MEASURE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (U, P). Senate Democratic leaders today gave the green light to legislation to merge the army and navy. A bill to establish a single department of national defense is virtually completed. The senate military affairs committee is expected to approve it within two weeks. And senate Democratio whip Lister Hill, Alabama, said it then would y

the ‘senate floor for: debate.

it immediately to,

VETERAN 1S NAMED T0 PROBATE POST

William F. Elliott Will Succeed Vincent Manifold.

A discharged naval veteran, William F. Elliott, was named county probate commissioner today by Probate Judge Dan V. White. Mr. Elliott succeeds Vincent Manifold, who died Friday. Former Republican committee~ man in the 12th precinct of the 20th ward, Mr. Elliott was seleeted from a list of eligibles submitted by RepubliElliott can County Chairman Henry Ostrom, A graduate of the University of Michigan law school, he practiced here with the law firm of Denny and Elliott before entering the service three and a half years ago. He was stationed in the Marshall islands part of the time. Mr. Elliott is a member of the Washington Township Republican club and the Indianapolis Athletic club,

HOSPITAL BOARD IS NAMED BY GOVERNOR

Governor "Gates today named a five-member bi-partisian commission for the new Northern Indiana hospital for ‘the insane to be built soon, Members of the commission are Edward Wolfe of Shipshewana, Isadore LeVine of La Porte, Mary Ort

of Churubusco, Dr. E. ¥F. Jones of Hammond and William O. Osborne of Culver, The new commission will meet with the Governor Jan. 21 and will

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Byrnes’ Explanation of Safeguards Satisfies U. S. Groupi-——-—-+

LONDON, Jan. 9 (U, “P). —Secretary of State James F. Byrnes said today that atomic safeguards would be inviolate from any infringement by the proposed atomic corimission, recommendations of which would have to be submitted to the governments affected for ratification. Mr. Byrnes clarified at a press conference various controversial phases of the Moscow agreement to set up an atomic energy commission. > His statement solved a dispute within the American delegation to the United Nations assembly over the resolution to establish the commission. Simultaneously Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg (R. Mich.), a member of the delegation, announced that he was “completely reassured” about his earlier misgivings on the atomic resolution. Mr. Bandenberg said he had talked with Mr. Byrnes and read Mr, Byrnes’ statement on the subject, and was reassured upon the

Degnan whose daughter, murdered. Janitor of the building,

tubs shown authorifies found bils blood.

Testifies at

following points: “One, that adequate security ar-

rangements will always precede any atomic disclosure, Congressional Approval “Two, that any plans recom-

{mended by the ‘atomic commission

tion on atomic energy, as announced’ at the end of the recent foreign ministers’ conference, Mr. Byrnes issued the following statement: “I have nothing to add to the statement I made before leaving Washington as to that resolution|in except this: There is no misunderstanding between the representatives of the four governments sponsoring the resolution. All Phases

“They understand that provision as to safeguard is intended to apply to all phases of any plan recommended by the commission. Under the language of the resolution it is obvious that safeguards shall apply to the first stage of any plan recommended by the commission. "Of course any plan recommend-

ted by the commission must be sub-

mitted to the governments for ratification . by them in accordance with their constitutional require ments.” Moscow Resolution Responsible quarters believed the expected procedure would avoid any possibility of an embarrassing situation calling for revision of the Moscow resolution, France was expected in competent circles to support the AngloAmerican’ interpretation of atomic control measures. President Charles de Gaulle was expected to be here to watch out for French interests. The agreement in the American delegation cleared up the biggest cloud hanging ‘over the UNO .assembly on the eve of its inaugural meeting.

the conference tonight with the first state banquet since 1939. The chief delegates will be guests at St. James Palace, where the king will make the welcoming speech. Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee will be the main speaker at the actual opening of the assembly meeting tomorrow.

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Janitor Questioned in Kidnap Killing

foe gs Ruby Friedl of the Chicago detective bureau looks over a b of rags found in the basement of an apartment near the home of James Suzanne, 6, was kidnaped and brutally

65, was taken into custody for questioning.

Coroner Weeps as Father

By ROBERT T. LOUGHRAN United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Jan. 9—Even the coroner wept today as the ‘father of

|8-year-old Suzanne Degnan appeared at an inquest into the sadistic

Hector Verburgh (in work clothes), In the basement laundry of human flesh, matted hair and

Kidnap Inquest

|Staff Chief Warns: Against

|p. ).Gen. Dwight D. hower, army chief of % told President Truman today

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good men” and in no way oulty of breaches of discipline. . He also told the President oak : despite the current criticism ab home and abroad, the army must not be permitted to demobilize st ; a rate that would shrink % below minimum requirements. The staff chief’s statement was ¥ In’ response to a Presidential res quest for a report on the recent Manila demonstrations, It came at a time when the amy was attempting to speed up its out

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being asked to sénd who can be regardless of whether they have enough points for discharge. 3

| Tears. trickled down the cheeks of Coroner A. L. Brodie while the

| father, James Degnan, {haired little girl alive. After Mr, hearing ‘room, Mr. Brodie wiped his

{eyes with the Suei:of hie Rand, and §

murmured “This is ‘tough to tke | The father, an OPA executive, was at the inguest for only a few | moments,

| Tells of Last Night

“When was the last time you saw Suzanne alive?” Mr, Brodie asked in almost a whisper. “It was about midnight Sunday,” Mr. Degnan said firmly. “I got up to take her to the bathroom.” A few hours later, a kidnaper broke into. the child's bedroom, strangled her, carried her from the house, gttempted to attack her, and then viciously cut up her tiny body. “Do you suspect anyone who would want to harm any member of your family?” Mr. Brodie asked. “No,” said Mr. Degnan, who was red-eyed and pale, Tear Rolls Down Nose A tear rolled down the coroner's nose as he called the next witness, Mr. Degnan’'s brother, Thomas J. Degnan, of Leicester, Mass, who said he had seen the portions of the butchered body and identified them as Suzanne, Mr. Brodie, regaining his composure, then continued the inquest until Jan. 30. Capt. John L. Sullivan, of the Summerdale police district, said authorities need the addi-

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ANDERSON ADVISES BUTTER PRICE BOOST

| Says Action Necessary to Increase Production.

WASHINGTON, Jan. § (U, P).— Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson has suggested an immediate increase in butter prices to check the downward trend in production, it was reported today. Assistants said Anderson proposed no specific price recommendations

LONDON, Jan. 9 (U. P.). — The London Evening Star sald today that the Duke of Windsor was be-| lieved to have discussed a possible] new appointment yesterday during his visit with Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin. :

in a recent memorandum to Sta- | bilization Director John C. Collet. The memorandum, however, said fan immediate increase of six cents a pound at the wholesale level would put butter “in better relationship”

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By JIM G. LUCAS Scripps-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.~The supreme court of the United States sits to hear case No. 61, miscellaneous. On the docket, it is: Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, petitioner. ¥ Lt. Gen. Versus Wilhelm D, .Styer, commanding general, U. 8, army forces, Western Pacific. Col. Harry E. Clarke. veteran of 41 months overseas, stands - erect. Asiatic-Pacific campaign bar, earned at Buna and Leyte, apd his purple “heart, from world war I,

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U. S. Colonel Pleads in Court To Save Life of Yamashita

Clarke had ‘met Yamashita, one would have killed the other. But now Col. Clarke stands before his nation’s highest court to plead for the life of the commander of Japan's 14th army group ~all Jap troops in the Philippines from Oct. 9, 1944, to Sept. 3, 1945. The colonel’s voice is tired. His eves show fatigue. He has the appearance of one under great emotional strain. He speaks slowly, weighing each word. Condemned to hang, Yamashita waits in a cell, 9000 miles away. . “The gravity of te case,” Col,

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HEAD ESONS

Mrs. Ethel Krueger to Be New Superintendent.

Governor Gates today appointed Mrs. Ethel Krueger of 5345 Carroliton .ave, as superintendent of the Indiana Women’s prison to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Marian F. Gallup, who has resigned. Mrs. Krueger . _ will take over her duties in the pris- = on Feb. 1. Her j term will expire Aug. 15, 1949. Mrs. Gallup said her resignation was due to poor health and advanced years, 3 Mrs. Krueger, has served since 1936 as state pa-

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Mrs. Gallup role supervisor for women with the

welfare department. Formerly, she held the same post at the women’s prison. She came here from Ft. Wayne, where she had served with the commission on unemployment | relief for two years: DePauw Graduate She's a native of Connersville, a graduate of DePauw university and did post-graduate work in sociology and criminology at Indiana university. She served seven years as head of the board of Children’s Guardi{ans home at Lagrange and for five years as director of the Carnegie library there. Married and the mother of three grown children, she is a member of Tabernacle Presbyterian church, of Altrusa of Tri-Psi mothers’ organization and the Butler maths organization,

AUTOMOBILE DRIVER IS SAVED BY LEAP

Jumps * Before Train Hits Stalled Car.

Fog early today resulted in an auto-train crash on the New York Central R. R. south of the city. The car driver, Snowden Haddix, 24, of 930 8S. Delaware st, jumped to safety a moment before the train plowed into the car. State police said Haddix’s car blew a tire after it careened off the road when .the driver was blinded by the fog. The machine's wild ride ended on the railroad tracks.

Franklin rd. about 10 miles southeast .of Indianapolis. The train engineer was A. W. Riley of Cincinnati and the conductor’ was’ John Thomas of Greensburg. Two children were among pedestrians injured here last night. Robert Newman, 6, and F Newman, 7, were un sown

Haddix was -driving north on}

are not challenging discipline authority.” z Gen. MacArthur attributed thelr | discontent primarily to “acute homesicknéss aggravated by the termination of hostilities.” Gen. Eisenhower said Gen. Styer had reported to Gen. MacArthur that “no mass disciplinary action” had been undertaken “by responsi ble commanders” against the complaining soldiers because there had been no acts of violence or disorger, Gen. MacArthur, the staff chief approved the decisions made a a Styer, Must Maintain Strength x “Our forces cannot be permitted to demobilize at such a rate,” Gen. Eisenhower told the President, “that the - flow of replacements from the recruiting program and selective service cannot maintain minimum strength.” He said Gen. Styer informed . mass meeting of between 8000 and 10,000 froops in Manila that for the entire Pacific area it was necessary to deploy 375,000 army troops to perform occupational and post-war garrison duties. Gen, Eisenhower reported that on Jan. 6 and 7 a series of demonstrations were held in the Manila area. The only demonstration of any magnitude, he said, was at eity hall. “Here,” he told Mr. Truman, “tHe soldiers voiced dissatisfaction with

United States to reduce overseas forces to those required for occupation of Japan and Germany and disposal of property.” Gen. Styer, the report said, explained to the troops that in four months the army had demobilized

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U. S. JEWS READY TO AID PALESTINE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (U, P) =~ Jews in this country are eager to = give financial support to make | Palestine a self-supporting coms munity capable of absorbing large numbers of displaced Europea Jews, Dr. Roberts, Czold said today, day. h Crold, vice president of the Zioni#h Organization of America, testified before the Anglo-American tine commission, which 1s the entire question of Jewish gration into the Holy Land. He pi i . 8. Jews already have $155,000,000 at stake in Palestine in contribus tions and. investments,

BRADLEY TO M OUT POOR