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BYRNES URGES UNO TO SPEED ATOM CONTROL

Use Their Powers for Good of All.

By R. H. SHACKFORD United Press Staff Corgespondent

LONDON, Jan. 14.—Secretary of State James F. Byrnes called on the United Nations today to create promptly an atomic energy commission and appealed to big nations to use their power as a “sacred trust” for the good of all. Byrnes warned against swamping the newborn UNO with too many

difficult problems and reminded the members of the UNO that the charter provides that they try to} settle disputes peacefully before appealing to the UNO.

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the comnion interests of the 51 | United Nations far outweigh any| possible conflicts which might divide them, Byrnes opened the first general debate in the assembly. The de- | bate will continue most of the week | now that preliminary Srgenisaaonl is completed. ‘Sacred Trust’ Byrnes conceded that the United |

~ Nations charter is not perfect but

he promised that, if it becomes a working” _ institution with broad | popular support, changes in its | structure will not be “beyond prac- | tical remedy.” Noting that there were some who | fear the big powers will abuse] their special privileges, Byrnes ex- |

+ LONDON, Jan. 14 (U. P.)— The United Nations assembly today formally placed the Moscow resolution for an atomic energy “commission on its agenda at a point high enough. to insure its early debate.

pressed confidence that the great

“The great states as well as ; the small states must comes to view their power-as a sacred trust,” he said. » .- He appealed to nations against fear and suspicion, recalling the late President Roosevelt's statement: in 1933 that “we have nothing to fear but fear itself.” “The United Nations does not threaten any people,” he said. “It comes into conflict with no real or vital interest of any of its.members. It is not interest, it is fear and suspicion which in turn breed fear and suspicion that cast a shadow upon the path of peace. From Necessities “We must dedicate ourselves to the task of exposing and eliminating blind ‘and unreasoning fears,” Byrnes said. The UNO, he said, springs from “the impelling necessities of the age In which we live” He said “it must live because in this atomic age the common interests which should unite free nations in maintaining a friendly, peaceful world far outweigh any possible conflict in interest which. might dHvide them.” But he warned the world not to expect “feats of magic overnight” and to “beware of diehard enthusiasts as well as diehard unbelievers” because it was not possible to turn over all problems to the UNO and automatically expect a solution. ~ Outlines Two Tasks

“Let us avoid casting excessive burdens upon the institutions of the United Nations, especially in their infancy,” he said. He outlined two immediate tasks «first to provide the security coun-

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163 HINDUS DIE IN PIER JAM ACCIDENT

CALCUTTA, Jan. 14 (U, P.).—The

& ist, of Hindu pilgrims killed in a

*freak double accident at Diamond Harbor Saturday rose to 163 persons today, most of them. women, Hundreds of pilgrims. were jammed. onto. the pier when a rail-

ing gave. way, throwing 200 of them |.

a dozen feet to the ground. Thirteen people were killed in the crush. A few minutes later, an entire section of the pier collapsed, killing 150 more. Most of the victims in the second accident weére suffocated.

TIMES INDEX 12 McNeil 9 Ruth Millett 14] Movies 10 Obituaries 17 Dr. O'Brien .. 9 7{ Fred Perkins. 9 .. 10| Radio 10| Mrs. Roosevelt 9 . ‘33 | Scherrer . 10

Amusanerls . Benjamin Business .... Churchill ... Comics

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Fashions Forum Meta Given. . Carl Groat .. Burton Heath In Indpls, '. .. Inside Indpls. Jane Jordan ii

13 | State Deaths. 7 10| Stranahan .. 6 9| Troop Arrivals 3 '2| Geo. Weller . 9 9! Al" Williams. . 9 17! Women's News 13

VOLUME 56—NUMBER 265.

2 More Seized InKidnap Case

Investigation

CHICAGO, Jan. 14 (U.P) —~Two new suspects were seized by police today in their investigation of the week-old kidnaping and slaying of 6-year-vld Suzanne Degnan. They were Willlam Tague, 25, Farmer City, Ill, and Frank Caruso, Chicago. Tague was brought to Chicago by. Deputy Sheriff William Barron, Clinton, Ill. Sheriff Barron told Chief of Detectives Walter Storms that Tague had been picked up in Farmer City after telling friends that he had to leave Chicago in a hurry because he feared he might be.arrested for questioning in the Deg-| nan case. Mr, Barron said that Tague tried to commit suicide by taking poison in jail at Farmer City Saturday night.

On the way to Chicago, however, Tague “said” he ‘had been about his possible connection with| the case. { Sheriff Barron said Tague had | been selling knives on a street’ | corner in the vicinity of the Degnan |

GENERAL STRIKE HITS. ARGENTINA

as Wage age Fase onde Forces Lockout.

By HUGH JENCKS United Press Staff Correspondent

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 14. —Busi-|

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| ness and industrial leaders shut |

| down the commercial life of Argen- | tina today in the face of a govern{ment warning that any political uprising connected with the lockout would be crushed. The lockout began at midnight in protest against a government decree sponsored by Col. Juan D. Peron which ordered business. firms to raise all wages 10 to 25 per cent and pay employees an annual bonus of one month's pay. Almost total paralysis of Argentine business life was expected. Business leaders said they would maintain the lockout for three days, Factories, department stores, groceries and bakeries were among the business - institutions planning to remain closed. Movie houses were to be shut for the duration. Police Ordered to Shoot Brig. Gen. Felipe Urdapilleta, minister of interior, announced late Sunday evening that he had ordered the 15,000 - federal police around Buenos Aires to suppress with gunfire any disturbances, no matter whoinstigdted them. Urdapilleta’s announcement stated that “persistent: rumors circulated today ‘according to which armed groups are intending to perturb

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GIO EFFORT TO HALT

PROBE IS_BLASTED

Pearl Harbor Committee Members Flay Union.

By ALLEN DRURY United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Democrats and Republicans on the Pearl Harbor investigating committee today heatedly invited the C. 170. to mind its own business and let the committee handle its own affairs

Their anger was aroused by a C. I. O. charge that the investigation was causing delay in congressional action on needed special legislation while the investigators ‘vie for headlines.” The C. I. O. demanded a halt to the inquiry, Senator Scott W. Lucas (D. Ill.) a member. of the committee and usually friendly to the C. I. O. declared” that it was “just asinine to say that the hearing is delaying any legislation.” “I don’t think it's any business of the C. I. O. to try to tell an investigating ‘committee of this

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NEW CONGRESS SESSION FACES STRIKES CRISIS

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By LYLE C. E C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.— Congress returned from its holiday vacation today to tackle the immediate prob-| lem of army demobilization| protests and to face a pos-| |

sible showdown on the question of | reconversion strikes. House ‘and senate were gavelled {to order at noon for the second session of the 79th congress.

The session will test President) Truman's party leadership onthe issue of his legislative recommendations. Mr. Truman went directly

| the congressional recess. Top legislative issue is the President's request for a law to create | fact-finding boards to halt strikes, | Senator James O. Eastland (D. Miss.) said he would ask the senate eo J up this question immedi-

Push Fact-Finder Bill

Mr. Eastland said he would seek unanimous consent to bring the administration fact-finding bill to the floor at once. - It is now in the senate labor committee, which has béen holding hearings. It seemed | doubtful, however, that Mr. East-| land could get the senate to act | at once. Senator Harry Byrd (D. Va.) ali] planned to spedk on labor prob-| lems at the opening session. He! was expected to demand that unions | be subjeet to civil suits and other] restrictions that now affect only! corporations, The President wants congress to impose a 30-day pre-strike cooling off period on unions and to compel corporations to open their books to

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| MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1946

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Phone Picketing Halt ‘Steel Picture Brig

Link-Belt Workers Ignore Delay i in Steel Strike.

The steel strike was under way at one Indianapolis. company today . . .

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‘Run’ on Meat Empties Most Markets Here

By KENNETH HUFFORD It looks like Indianapolis housewives will have a chance to share with servicemen that handy deli-

cacy—canned meat. An impending strike of packing plant workers Wednesday ' today found most housewives stripping retail markets of all available fresh meat. The “run” on meat counters began last Friday, industry officials say, and resulted in “extremely heavy” buying .over the week-end. Anticipating the demand, packers threw everything they had into the breach without stemming the demand to any great extent. Shipments Drop Many packers were not killing additional livestock, fearing that the strike otherwise would catch them with meat in process and resulting loss. Farmers were not shipping to buying centers, having been warned by government agents that to do so without previously arranging with commission merchants was to imperil their investment. “We're not killing today,” declared

Co. official. “People have been

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TRUMAN PREPARES JACKSON DAY TALK

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (U, PJ. —President Truman .opens the Democratic drive to retain control of congress in the 1946 elections with a Jackson day dinner, speech here March 23. ¥ The address will be broadcast and will be heard by fund-raising Jackson day dinners in each of

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the 48 states.

By DONNA MIKELS

Now is the time for basic decisions on three major European problems if American foreign policy is to, function effectively. This is the opinion of Mrs. Vera ~———=—— | Micheles Dean, research director for the Foreign Policy association, who spoke at noon today at the Indianapolis Athletic club. Mrs. Dean reviewed the general

European situation at a luticheon *

meeting of the Foreign Policy association, Foundation for Education in Ameri can Citizenship. _ Highlights of the talk on “Europe Today” were her views on relations with Britain, allied policy in Germany® and co-operation with Russia. . She went on record as favoring the loan to ‘Britain, now pending in

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ALL WILL BE HEARD. AT HOUSING MEETING

Opportunity y Will Be Given

To ‘Speak Up’ on Shortage.

The returned war veteran and other average citizens will be given an opportunity to “speak up” regarding the local—and state—housing shortage Friday in the house chamber at the statehouse In the meantime, everyone with a housing problem or suggestions to solve the riddle have been invited to “put it in writing.” Kenneth L. Schellie, director of the Indiana Economic council, asks that letters be mailed prior to the state conference on housing to the council offices, 610 Board of Trade building. Many state and local officials and housing experts will address the day-long conference. Governor Gates will make one of the addresses.

General Discussion in A. M. . At the morning session, which starts at 9:15 o'clock, there will be a general discussion of housing problems by representatives of government agencies, the construction industry, realtors, financiers and other groups associated with housing. “A luncheon in the Riley room of the Claypool hotel will be’ addressed by William Divers, assistant administrator “of the National Housing Administration, who will come here from Washington, D. C. More than 150 reservations have been. made

and the lunchéon is open to the | public. i

While the general public is invited to the morning session, everyone will be given an opportunity to “speak up” at the afternoon panel discussion which opens at 2 o'clock. The conference will be extended into a night session if necessary, Mr. Schellie safd.

CHARGES WOMAN, 52, WITH SLAYING GIRL

District Attorney Gruesome Confession.

SARATOGA SPRINGS," N. Y, Jan, 14 (U. P).—Mrs. Sonya Leggett, 52, was charged today with the slaying of Miss Louise Mary de Chants, 20, whose dismembered body was found in a manure pile behind a summer cottage at Lonely lake.

Distriet Attorney John F. Doyle |

sald Mrs. Leggett had confessed striking the pretty girl during an argument. When she realized Miss de Chanus had died, she dismembered the body with a carving knife, Mr. Doyle said Mrs. Leggett confessed. . Mr. Doyle said the vietim was identified as Miss de Chants, the young womdn who ‘disappeared last Wednesday after going for an auto-

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‘Material Lack | Seen Blocking New Housing

WARNING AGAINST any plan for “hasty” erection of homes to solve the critical housing shortage, the Marion County Residential Builders pointed today to a lack in materials. A complete lack of many materials and shortages of “practically everything that goes into the building of a home” was rated as the No. 1 problem in housing. ” » » DELAY of three to nine months in obtaining construction materials was reported by A. H M. Graves, president of the.group. He pointed to these delays: Window sash ordered six months | ago for 39 houses only. recently arrived; bath tubs ordered last May for another group of houses have not yet arrived; slow delivery has been made on hard-

ware. »

» » DOUBLING UP and living in cramped quarters is likely to continue into 1947, Mr. Graves pre= dicted. } Members of the “builders will | meet tomorrow in the Athenaeum | at which time new regulations of the federal housing administration will be discussed. Earl Peters, state director of the FHA, will discuss the regulations which become effective tomorrow. The meeting will open with a dinner

‘WARM’ AIR TODAY

LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6am.....271 0am... 36 7am..... 271 lam... 4 8a ms.... 27 12 (Noon), 43 lpm..... 4

Another “fair and warm" day was promised to Indianapolis residents today, probably in compensation for the bone-chilling temperature Sunday. The weather bureau predicts that temperatures will average above normal in the city today. Yesterday the mercury fell as low as .14 at one time and temperatures averaged about 7 degrees below normal for mid-January. The change for the better will be shortlived, however, with more bad weather scheduled tomorrow. Lower temperatures, plus either rain or snow, will prevail over the city Tuesday.

NAVY LISTS 2 HOOSIER « SEAMEN AS DEAD

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (U. P)~— The casualty status of the following men has been changed from missing to dead, the navy announced today. Indiana: Cecil Glenn Blalock, ship's cook 2, U. 8. N. Parents, ‘Mr. and Mrs. John William Blalock, New Albany. Harry Foster Mills, chief forpedo-

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Steel Workers rors SH on the Job at Other Factories. Officials of the United Steel Work-

j ers of America (C. I. O.) reported

“no progress” today in the strike called at Link-Belt Co. despite

postponement of the nation-wide steel walkout, Meanwhile, all other Indianapolis industrial plants which would have been affécted had the national walkout taken place continued to operate. It was estimated that 3300 employees were out at Link-Belt. James Robb, regional director of the U. 8S. W. who announced the

| Link-Belt strike last night, said to-

day no move had been made by the company to bring the workers back into production. Claims Other Issues

“ He said the strike had been called at Link-Belt despite the national postponement “because of local issues other than the $2-a-day pay increase at stake in “the national dispute.” Link-Belt employees are seeking an insurance plan-which® would absorb two and one-half cents of the hourly increase sought and a retirement plan which would cost workers about seven and one-half cents’ hourly, he said. Officials of the local union said the company had offered no counter proposals. Picket lines which were drawn up

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JAPS WAR PROFITS T0 BE CONFISCATED

Tax Aimed at Destroying! Industrial Blocs.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (U, P). —A confiscatory war profits tax, possibly retroactive for as many as 15 years, will be a chief allied weapon in breaking up Japan's great industrial combines, it was learned today. The tax will be part of a threepoint program designed to combat inflation and also demonstrate to the Japanese people -— especially the militaristic industrialists—that war does not pay. Other provisions are a stiff capital levy against individuals and abolition of war indemnities such as payments for war damage or pensions and mustering out pay. The three measures are based on a directive jssued by Gen. Douglas MacArthur on Nov. 24. . The Japdnese government, under American direction, soon will put them into effect. . They are part of the overs all Japanese control program which also includes reparations to the

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DisputesAre Summarized

By Seripps-Howard Newspapers ‘ WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. —Here is a summary of wage: issues involved in major strikes and labormanagement disputes as taken from department of labor figures:

AUTOMOBILES

. Average hourly earnings last October: $1.22.

Union's demand: 30 per cent

32 cents an hour). General Motors’ offer: cents an hour increase. | President's fact-finding board's | recommendation: 19% cents an our increase (17.4 per cent). » » . t . STEEL Average hourly earnings: $1.13. Union's present demand: 19% cents an hour increase.

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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Average hourly earnings: $1.04. Unions demand: 25 cents an hour increase. General Electric's offer: 10 cents an hour increase for rates under $1 an hour; 10 per cent increase for rates of $1 or over.

Westinghouse’s offer: "schedule of 5% days with tine and ‘a half’ pay after 40 hours. General Motors (electric products) offer: 13%: cents an hour increase on working schedule -of 45 to 48 hours. =" . . TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT - Average hourly earnings: Union's demand: 30 per. cent increase in hourly vates. Western Electric's offer: cent increase. o ® n TELEPHONE MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS, INSTALLATION Average hourly earnings: cents. Union's demand: 20 ‘cents an hour increase. » Management's offer: an hour increase, . » » MEAT PACKING Average hoprly earnings: cents. Union's Beda hour increase. Armour and Swift offer: cents an hour increase.

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Again as National Strike Is Postponed: for 30 Days

‘NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (U. P.).--Long-distance telephone lines from coast to coast today began buzzing with traffic that had been 90 per cent paralyzed for three days. Picket lines which had been thrown around key ex changes by 8000 switchboard installation technicians of the | Association of Communications Equipment Workers (Ind.) dissolved as word filtered down to local union bosses that the powerful parent union, the National Federation of Telephohe

Workers, had called them. off {for a 80-day period prepara-

tory to a strike of all tele-

phone employees. There was confusion in some sec< tions over the order last night of N. F.'T. W. President Joseph A. Beirne in Washington for an end to A. C. E. W. picketing, but by midmorning United Press survey of key points showed the A. C. E. W. gen-

erally was complying with the order.

Week-End Action Other major week-end develop-

{ments in the national. strike pic

ture: ONE: C. 1. O. steelworkers put off for one week a strike of 800,000

members, giving rise to hopes that

Local Strikes

Strikes in Indianapolis had made some 7300 industrial workers idle today. Estimates were:

the parties might arrive at a for- .

mula for settling spreading wage disputes. Wage talks were .i0 — res sumed Wednesday. . TWO: | The United Electrical Workers (C. I. O) notified 124° lounions

uled eral - Electric, Westinghouse and General Motors. THREE: Industry and union ob ficial met with represéntatives three federal agencies a efforts to avert a strike of 335,000 packinghouse workers, slated for Wednesday. |! FOUR: Delegates for 175,000 {auto workers backed down from an {original 30 per cent wage demand and offered to end the 55-day General Motors strike for 19%-cent hourly pay ‘boost. The telephone strike was postponed last night after the government indicated that it was ready to seize telephone facilities. Tieup Began Friday The A. C, E. W. precipitated the nationwide telephone tie-up Priday when it began picketing exchanges in its strike against the Western Electric Co. over wage and other demands. » When operators and other emsployees affiliated with the N. PF. T. W. refused to cross the lines, long-distanced service across the country was reduced to a trickle and most of the hand-relayed local service: was disrupted. The 65 per cent of the Bell system's local service which is dial-operated was not affected.

and service was near, or returning to, normal at: Kansas City, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Atlanta, Minneapolis, St. Paul, City, Tulsa, Portland, Ore., Denver, (San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle,

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telephone service will be made | Wednesday by the Indiana Tele {phone Workers union, it was announced today by Ray O. “Waldkoetter, president of the group here. The ITWU is the bargaining unit for maintenance and construction workers employed by the Indiana Bell Telephone Company. The union will file a strike no. tice with the U. 8, Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations board that day in keeping with the Smith-Connally act, Mr, Waldkoetter said. National Directive The union head said he was working under a directive of the National Federation of Telephone Workers which has instructed each unit to file the strike notice. If negotiations break down, he sald, the union will call a strike within 30 days. Efforts to reach an agreement will continue and Mr. Waldkoetter said another conference with the telephone company was set for Thursday. The union is demands

the 40-hour week. ; Plekets Withdrawn . About 400 ‘members of We. iT

ing a $2-a-day raise and return to

Indiana Phone Workers to File 30-Day Strike Notice

A move toward a tieup in local]

week: to cross picket lines set up by the Association of Communica tion, Workers. The communication workers are employees of Western Electric Co. engaged in installation of central office equipment. Pickets of the communications workers group: were pulled away

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"Back to the Farm Movement Grows

Quite a few persons whe flocked from the farms to war plants are now seeking to buy or rent a farm. Place a classified ad in The Times through your real estate agent for quickest results if you have a farm for sale, und - take advantage of the Move demand. PAA gh bayer,

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