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Truman Rejects Fairless Request or Wage Mesting

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through “consultation with strike-bound industries. The President said the best thing Mr. Faitleas could do would be to-accept his proposal for ending the strike by

offering an 1814-cents-an-hour Mr. Truman held over the steel industry the possibility of future federal seizure—al-

though not in the early future. He inferentially called on congress again to pass the factfinding legislation he has requested | for dealing wih hoi disputes. !

Meat "Workers

Go Back Despite Seizure

Although the government is set to seize the strike-bound meat pecking industry Saturday, meat packing workers here may not return

to work.

More than 1000 members of the United Packing House Workers of America (C, I. 0), local 117, crowded into the second floor auditorium of the Union Hall at 241 W. Maryland st. today to hear their leaders

urge that they not return to work st Kingan & Co. until the union’s | fnternational strategy board meets tomorrow in Chicago and issues n= structions. The gathering overflowed onto the Maryland st. sidewalk, C. R. Douglass, local 117 president, told the workers that no picket lines would be maintained at the struck plant because of the government seizure. However, he urged the workers to preserve a united front and not return to work until they heard the decision of the Chi oago conference. Powers Hapgood, regional direc tor, C. I. O., told the gathering that simply because the government was taking over’ the packing industry did not mean that the workers should return to work until they found out how this would affect

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Battle Cry of C. I. 0. Strikers: ‘Can't Starve Us Back to Job'

By CHARLES T. LUCEY Soripps-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-—The word at national C. I. O. headquarters here is that “they can’t starve us back to work.” The C. I. O. says it isn’t big busi-

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cy “experienced executives” of

wage increase.

The President told reporters at news conference that:

ONE: The current industrial disputes are: a struggle for power between labor and management. Both sides, he said, have too much

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“Both. G. M, and United Steel have refused to follow the government’s. decisions,”. he said, “and I don’t see much criticism of them.” Other speakers at the mass meeting were Jesse White, local vice president; Ray Jennings, chief plant steward, and Arthur Kampfert, international representative of the UPWA. Meanwhile, nearly 11,000 workers still are out from strikebound steel products plants in Indianapolis as top leaders in the union field are meeting for the second day in Pittsburgh. Settlement of contract negotiations at the Insley Manufacturing Co, yesterday made possible the return of some 400 workers today. Holcomb & Hoke Manufacturing Co. settled earlier. Eight plants employing United Steelworkers cof America (C. > 9) sl are closed.

ness like United States Steel and General Motors, Most C. 1. O. unions have no fat national treasuries as do some of the richer A F. of L. unions, Philip Murray's United Steelworkers Have a kitty of $56 million; Sidney Hillman's Amalga~ mated Clothing Workers have about $5. million, and the United Auto Workers, as of mid-1945, showed a net worth of nearly $3 million. But when OC. I. ‘0. leaders talk of ability of workers to hold out they don’t refer to the national treasuries. Measured against the masses of workers in the C. I. O. unions these funds would fade fast if they were tapped for regular strike beriefits. ~~ * The ability to held out for a long strike comes from the resourcefulness of the individual union mem-

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STEEL STRIKE

‘May Be. Idle if| Tieup Continues.

By FRED W. PERKINS Scripps-Howard Staff Writer PITTSBURGH, Jan. 24 —Millions more men will be made idle if the steel strike lasts a month, according to authorities on the ramifications of the industry. One predicted that 40 per cent of American manufacturing will be stopped in 30 days. This drab forecast already was reflected in this No. 1 steel-making district after only three days. Thousands of coal miners, river boatmen and railroad men are being thrown out of jobs. Can the steel strike last a month? It can, easily, if the adamant attitudes of both sides is on the level, and unless there is something “in the works” of government action not yet disclosed. Few thought the Gentyal Motors strike could last more than two or three weeks, but it was two months |P old last Monday.

Industry Built on Steel Spreading paralysis from the steel strike is new proof of the theory that this country’s industry is built on steel.

Effects start with the more than 700 smaller companies that buy their raw materials from the actual producers of the metal—basic steel —and fabricate it into hundreds of articles. These companies are under contract with the steel union and are objecting loudly to union procedure that makes them subject to whatever agreement is finally reached with United States Steel, Corp. Thev are closed, after what they say were only gestures at collective bargaining. In addition there are hundreds of other smaller companies that fabricate steel but are not under contract with the steel union. They eventually will be affected as their steel is cut off. An incomplete survey of such companies shows they have an average of about 30 days’ supply of steel. Objectors_Keeping Still What do the workers think about the strike? They were assured of the 15 cents raise an hour that U. 8. Steel offered, but they closed down’ the mills to get the additional 3% cents that President Truman recommended: This, for an eight-hour day, brings 28 cents more a day. Union members’ who object to personal and family sacrifices for this sum are keeping still. Under the tight discipline that prevails in the union a man who does not go along with the strike is likely to find unpleasant conditions when he goes back to work. How long can the strikers hold out without feeling enough of a pinch to buckle the strike? Indi-

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NAMED TO CANCER BOARD

~The U. 8. public health service’ announced today the appointment of Dr. Robert 8. Stone of San

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EFFECT GROWS 55°

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ND APPROVES COMMITTEE FOR ATOMIC STUDY

Plus Canada will Form Group.

By R. H. SHACKFORD United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, Jan.

to set up an atomic energy commission. The action was taken after the assembly heard Secretary of State James F. Byrnes advocate the withdrawal as soon as possible of allied occupation forces—including American—{rom all countries except Germany and Japan. | Mr. Byrnes, at a later press con-| ference, recommended early hear-| ings by the UNO security council for states accused of actions threatening international relations.

Mr. Byrnes left Bovingdon airdrome for the United States at 9:30 a. m. (Indianapolis time). The United States will press tomorrow at a security council meeting for preliminary hearings immediately on three “situations” before it—Soviet charges against Britain and Iranian charges against Rus-

47 Nations Approve

Forty-seven of the 51 United Nations voted to adopt a resolution

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presence in Iran, Greece, Indonesia and the Levant precipitated the

fore the UNO. He made it plain that his stand on the withdrawal applied to American policy in North China and Korea. In effect he put the United States on record as proposing to pull out ocgupation troops as soon as the surrender of Japanese forces was effected and a civilian trusteeship was set up for Korea. Prompt Hearings Urged Later, and just before his departure tor Washington as scheduled, Secretary Byrnes proposed that the security council hear quickly the issues labeled before the UNO as threatening world peace. Asked how he thought the probfems of Iran, Greece and Indonesia should be handled, Mr, Byrnes said: “Whenever a state files a complaint against another with the security council, it must be assumed an emergency exists to justify it “Whenever it is done, the states involved must be given a hearing, and the quicker the better. Then the security council can judge the case on its merits. That is our position ‘on any case as to a hearing.” He differentiated sharply between a security council ‘hearing and subsequent action the council might take. | Disagreement Denied ! Aagain he took the opportunity to deny that he and British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin had disagreed on how to handle the Greek, Iranian and Indonesian problems. The British press had said Mr. Byrnes wanted to shelve the issues while Mr. Bevin wanted an immediate showdown. ' Mr. Byrnes said the matter never had been discussed. Secretary Byrnes’ return to Washington is "in keeping with plans made before his arrival here to leave as soon as the atomic energy resolution had been adopted. Edward R. Stettinius Jr. will be chairméin of the U, 8. delegation in Mr. Byrnes’ absence, and representative’ of the security council Senator Tom Connally (D. Tex),

first international accusations be-

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By DONALD J. GONZALES United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. — The first of three historic tests of atomic bomb blasts on naval vessels will take place early in May. _ The test will be held in a ring of mid-Pacific islands, the navy disclosed today. The experiments will determine

atomic weapons. They will be conducted with a guinea pig” fleet of 100 American, German” and Japanese. ships and, submarines. These include four old U. 8. Datuieskips atin she’ ca» riers Saratoga

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Navy A-Bomb Test on Ships | To Be Held Early in May

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Friends Say They Talked to Modern “Enoch Arden.’

NEWPORT, Ark. Jan. 24-{U.P). —Relatives and friends of Marine Pfc. William Langston were convinced today that he was alive, They believe he preferred to remain “officially dead” rather than return as. a cripple to his already remarried wife. His family searched frantically for a trace of the young marine— or an imposter who fooled even his closest friends in the cruelest kind of hoax, The young warrior was reported killed in Iwo Jima last March 7. But friends said they were positive he was the man who talked to them in Newport last week-end. The mystery of this mod Enoch Arden began when a crippled marine—his hands injured and one foot missing—visited Newport Saturday. He was greeted as Langston. Old

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NEWS DEALER DIES IN AUTO AGGIDENT

Four Killed in State Traffic; 8 Injured Here.

A 76-year-old newspaper dealer died today in Methodist hospital several hours after he was struck by an automobile north of the city while on his. way downtown to work, Four other traffic deaths were reported in the state and eight persons were injured in city accidents, one critically. Otto Neerman, news dealer for the Indianapolis Star at New York and Pennsylvania sts, was struck as he walked in the 7200 block of state road 431. He had just left the home of his daughter, Mrs. Christine Urbauer, T1690 Edgewater ave., where he lived. State police reported that Jesse

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (U.P). ~Senator Brien McMahon (D. Conn.), chairman of the senate atomic committee, recommended today that representatives of the United Nations be invited to observe tests of the atomic bomb on naval vessels. U. 8, corre spondents will be on hand fo report the experiments, but under present plans no representativeof ‘a foreign nation would be allowed to attend.

will take place July 1. A third will be "held sometime thereafter, probably in 1047,

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BACKS HAWA AS A STATE

Importance and Loyalty of| Territory Cited in Report.

WASHINGTON, Jan, 24 (U. P.).—A house territories subcommittee today recommended immediate considera-| tion of legislation to give Hawaii ‘statehood. The subcommittee under the chairmanship of Henry D. Larcade (D. La.) has just returned from al

two-week visit to Hawaii.

It reported that Hawail had demonstrated “beyond question” loyalty, patriotism and a “desire to assume YesponsiiiiLy of state00d.” President Truman's snnunl message on Monday also recommended statehood for Hawaii.

The subcommittee said congress has indicated through a series of acts and committee reports that Hawaii would be admitted to the union, and “Hawaii now meets the necessary requirements for state hood.” The report pointed out that the United -Stdtes policy is to permit self-determination, to allow peoples “to choose freely their form of

~ It stressed Hawaii's strategic location int the Pacific and said that since the territory plays “so large a part in our country’s international position in this area” it should be admitted to statehood. Referring to the “big five” Hawalian industries, the report said their influence had not prevented

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IMPORT WITNESS AGAINST BAUER

Local Attorneys to Attend Ellis Island Hearing.

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A confessed German agent has been flown from Europe to New York to testify against ex-8. Sgt. Frederick Bauer in the latter's habeas corpus hearing Wednesday, Bauer's attorneys said today. They said the man who originally told American intelligence officers that Bauer had engaged in {Nazi espionage work, was to be used as the government's “star witness” in its attempt to hold their client at Ellis Island. The attorneys asserted they know only that the “finger” man's last He had ac-

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the enactment of progressive legislation in the field of labor, education and health. It did not identify the big five by name. Live Harmoniously The report said that Hawaii has a population larger than any other state at the time of its admission to the union except Oklahoma. It said the heterogeneous peoples of the territory live and work amicably, democratically and harmoniously. The full territories committee con-| sidered the report for one hour, but Chairman Hugh Peterson (D. Ga.) said it would want to study the complete record of the subcommit-| tee's hearings in Hawaii before act-|

Family of 4 Found Living InRail Depot

NEWARK, N, J, Jan, 24 (U. P.).—A four-room, $20 a month flat at nearby Madison looked “swell” to Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Stanek today after living a week with their two babies in the waiting room of the Pennsylvania station at Newark. 0

Mr. Stanek, a 27-year-old unemployed war veteran, was evicted from his apartment because of a squabble over an increase in the rent, so he moved his wife, Anna, 29, and two children, Anne, 3, and Charles, 1, into the station waiting room. . =» » DURING the daytime, Mr. Stanek hunted for a job while Mrs. Stanek played with the children and pretended to -be waiting for a train, At night the children laid down on the bench and went to sleep while the parents dozed in a silting position. They lived on milk, sandwiches and coffee. Their plight was discovered yesterday and Newark police immediately started to find an apartment for them. ” » ” THEY located one at Madison and the Staneks moved in today. Stanek said he was evicted from his apartment when he refused to pay a $10 increase in rent which was over the OPA ceiling. The OPA was unable to help him because-he¢ had not kept his old rent receipts, he sald.

U. S. SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM . BRANDED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (U. P). -The federal government's $50. 000,000 free school lunch program was branded as “communistic” today by a group of state-rights logislators. The charges were made as the housé rules committee cleared the! way for fidor action on legislation to continue the program for another year on a 50-50 matching

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New York to defend him in the habeas corpus hearing in federal district court there. Yesterday they went to Chicago where they obtained an order from Federal Judge Evan A. Evans re-

native Germany. The attorneys are Andrew Jacobs, J. T. Mazelin and R. M. Kroger, all of Indianapolis. Meanwhile Senators Capehart and Willis” are probing a “blue” (without honor) discharge given Bauer here last month. His attorneys contend the discharge rating was prejudicial in that he had

never been convicted of espionage.

Bauer may be returned here again for a citizenship hearing. He claims he joined Nazi spy forces in order to get back to the U. 8S. from Germany. He later enlisted in the U. S. army.

HIGH SCHOOL LOVERS DIE IN SUICIDE PACT

Teen-Agers Refused Permission to Marry.

LONG BEACH, Cal, Jan. 24 (U. P.)~Two high school sweethearts, heart-broken over parental objec tions to their marriage, carried out a carefully planned suicide paot, and died clasped in each others arms, it was disclosed today, The bodies of the ‘teen-age lovers, Aubrey Wayne Matthews, 17, and bobby-soxer Shirley Johnson, 15, were found late yesterday in Matthews’ mother’s car in the family garage. In the boy's pocket was a vial of poison crystals. Letters in the girl's purse ‘indicated the lovelorn pair had planned the act for some time, met after

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Cold Weather Is Due Tonight

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

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— Low temperatures and snow flurries were forecast for Indianapolis today and tonight as a new cold wive moved in on the wheihemn uv. S. from Canada.

short-lived, however. The local meteorologist predicted “fair ‘and warmer” for the city tomorrow. Today's: forecag} was: “Colder

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S. Meridian st., was foiled shortly after noon today Fred Davenport, sales manager of the firm, leaped on’ of the two armed bandits ‘as he ran out the front door wi

The second bandit was caught by .police near ga st. as he fled north on West st. in a stolen automobile. He i“ had in his possession another sack of money and two pistols.

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serving a robbery term, and William Seidle, 22, R. Rs 8, Box 834, who was from the army in July. ’ Miss Patricia Whitis, 4223 Care ‘ollton ave., switchboard operator af | the office, said that shortly after noon two men entered the building and she thought they were customs ers until she glanced down to see | Fred Prasse, R. R. 10, Box 303 on his hands and knees. He w to her to call the police,

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dor behind the man who had d ro seized The bandit slipped on the Mr. Davenport said, and he

An alert passerby at the of Crane had given the number of the car to police.

it to the curb and seized the driver, In the car was one of the two : of mone. Japanese nab mule

Meridian sts. this morning. He sald that he had ain

from the army in July years’ service, two and a them in France and Italy, Nearly Crashed x Sgt. Langford said that during the chase, the police car, g the fact that the siren and red i were on, was nearly crowded to the curb by a truck at West and Ohio sts, but that Patrolman Leeper's driving saved the ear from eralie

The attempted holdup was staged during the noon hour rush and the sidewalk was crowded by passersby, When Mr. Davenport grappled with the man identified as several people nearby came to rescue, Psd John ©. Ross, office manager of the House of Crane, said the two money sacks, containing which were tan toa hulp = amounted to $7217.78.

ROSENMAN LEAVES WHITE HOUSE st

WASHINGTON, Jan, 24 (U. Poi ~President Truman today ane nounced with “deep regret” thé official departure from the House of Judge Samuel IL man, who served him and the President Roosevelt as counsel, ; 1 Roseman will return to rivall’ law practice in New York. : lig Scenic Suburban Homes A . Are Very Much in