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Mass Killer Mocks s Priest to

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PARIS, May 35 (U. P)~Dr ay who murdered 24

persons, flashed a last scornful ance at the world from the guil-

lotine at dawn today.

A few

head

Sueur, died stolidly and defiantly. Until the which understand credit for

priest just before he marched unflinchingly to the execution block in the courtyard of Sainte prison. Refuses Cigaret and Rum With a disdainful gesture ‘he brushed aside the cigaret and glass of rum France gives her convicted murderers just before she cuts off their heads. The murderer knew he was to die soon, but he had not been told the day. Three days ago he was reported “gay as a cricket” after prison officials found an unused vial of poison he had concealed. Shortly before dawn today he was asleep in his cell Court officials, his attorney and a priest stepped in, In the courtyard Henri Desfourneaux, the executioner, and his two assistants waited besides the tall black uprights of the “widow,” unused since the liberation. The priest touched the slumbering Petiot on the shoulder. ‘Your Hour Has Come’

“Petoit, stand up,” he said. “Your hour has come.” Quietly the victim arose, said a words of farewell and walked to the block, shoulders thrown back

were bound behind his of the white shirt been ripped off,

unwanted priest. at dawn Petiot stepped to guillotine, © His black beedy

official witnesses. He said

uk, veteran of 100 similar moments, and his helpers pushed Petiot into position on the block. At 5:08" a. m. the giant

blade whirred and struck.

RAIL MEN AWAIT LEADERS ORDER

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seconds later the thunder-

slash of a 30-pound steel blade os * into a waiting

hypnotic doctor, convicted a mass murder factory basement of 21 Rue le

last Petiot mocked

he believed did not him. Petiot claimed ing 63 persons, whom he called German agents. A French convicted him of killing only

France,

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| Highlights From President's

Ulfimatum

vil WASHINGTON, May 235 (U. man’s radio address last night: “As President of the United States, I call upon thé men who are now out on strike to return to their jobs and to operate our railroads. “1f sufficient workers to operate the trains have not returned by 4 p. m, (today), as head of your government I have no alternative but to operate the trains by using every means within my power. “I shall call upon the army to assist the office of defense transportation in operating the trains and I shall ask our armed forces to furnish protection to every man who heeds the call of his country in this hour of need. w ~ . “I am the representative of 140,000,000 people and I can not stand idly by while they are being caused to suffer by reason of the action

to Rail Strikers

P.) —~Highlights of President Tru-

dent A. F. Whitney and engineer President Alvanley Johnston), - * » le. “This is no contest between labor and management. This is a contest between a small group of men and their government.” “It is inconceivable that the rank and fille of thgse two unions realize the terrifyinRipituation created by the action of these two men.” » oy ” “If the operation of our railroads is not resumed at once, thousands of persons, both here and abroad, will starve.” o » » “The crisis of Pearl Harbor was the result of action by & foreign enemy. The crisis tonight is caused by a group of men within our own country who place their private interests above the welfare of the na-

of these two men (trainmen Presi-

tion.”

By UNITED PRESS

result of the rail and coal strikes.

strikes.

The Pittsburgh Press, the Washington Daily News, and the Mem-

phis Press Scimitar eliminated advertising and were published in reduced size. The Los Angeles Times published an eight-page edition with no advertising today. It announced that

all future editions would be cur-|

tailed.

and the Atlanta Journal printed would be taken until Monday. eight-page editions with no adver- | tising except funeral notices, news| Courant has been rationing adverand comics. Their Sunday Ti8sues|tising for two weeks, but dropped will also be limited to eight pages,/an additional four pages of adverexcept for feature sections already! tising from today’s edition.

Both the Atlanta Constitution

printed.

newspapers were still carrying a church and classified, reducing their normal amount of advertising today. | daily size from 30 to 18 pages. They indicated, however, dwindling] The Binghamton, N. Y. Press newsprint stocks may cause curtail- | limited today's

Chicago ‘and New York City

ment if the strike lasts.

darted over the small group|

In Bt. Louis all three newspapers,

neck bare. At his side|the Star-Times, the Post-Dispatch

and the Globe-Democrat, cancelled

Nation's Newspapers Reduce Size to Conserve Newsprint

Newspapers throughout the country were hard hit today by a news- out all ads “except death notices, print shortage. It developed as a matters deemed of public impor-

Many papers eliminated adver-|The Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph retising ahd reduced the size of their ported they were not curtailing | editions to a few pages of news and advertising but were ‘not encourcomics for the duration of the aging any out of the ordinary copy.”

all advertising except death notices. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cut

‘(tance and brief theater listings.”

| The Washington Star cut out all

advertising except a few classified ads. | The Washington Post obtains its | newsprint by water and will not be {affected by the strike. But it has |announced it will not accept ad- | vertising from customers of other papers forced to curtail. The Washington Times-Herald, | which gets part of itsé paper by water, announced that no action

In Connecticut the .Hartford

The {Hartford Times eliminated all ad- | vertising except some amusements,

dition to eight pages and will accept no more ad|estising except death, funeral and legal notices for the duration of the i railroad strike.

Local Railway

[TROLLEY FIRM

ATTACKS CITY

Assails Intervention, Notes High Tax Rates,

By RICHARD LEWIS The Indianapolis Railways, Inc. petition for higher fares, which has been pending before the Public Service commission for months, boiled down today to an exchange of harsh words between the company and the city hall, which opposes the increase. In a new brief asking higher fares, the company assailed the city’s intervention, asserting that city hall is not in much.of a position to demand a trolley rate cut while municipal tax rates are the highest in history. While the company’s brief hit the city hall where it stung most, its atfack skirted the real issues in the rate case which have little connection with the municipal tax levy. The railways brief was the secr ond the company has filled to sup-

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

A Weekly Sizeup by the Washington

heat off Lewis.

~ “ ~

Disaster for Midwest

port its plea before the Indiana

Public’ Service commision for a token rate increase of from 6% to 8% cents, It answered the

city's brief which had been filed in reply to the company's original brief, Object to Rates The company reiterated -its contention that current rates are ‘‘confiscatory” and charged that the city had made a number of errors in its opposition to the rate-hike. These were errors in law, errors in calculation and in interpreting the company’s balance sheets, the railways briefs asserted. Playing on the city's critical financial position, company attorneys (Gilliom, Armstrong & Gilliom) asked in effect what the city was doing opposing a railways rate increase when it couldn't manage its own finances,

Criticize City Attitude

, the attitude in the city's brief is that, despite the serious destruction which the undisputed evidence shows is being caused in the circumstances, there must at all events not be any relief granted now,” the company's brief said. “That attitude is taken in the city's brief in face of common knowledge that the city has found and is finding it necessary repeatedly to raise tax rates on increasing assessables in order to meet its ever increasing operating expenses.”

Comparison Made

" » . MAIL demandin to save OPA, congressmen say. Pleas come from type that ordinarily doesn't write. Republican count on public resentment over inability to buy goods next fall to swing things their way. Their greatest fear: That Mr. Truman will adopt a strong policy, emerge as Calvin Coolidge did from Boston police strike,

» » Slump at Polls MEANWHILE, labor-backed candidates are slumping at polls in primaries. James F. Dewey, running for Republican nomination to congress in Pennsylvania and counting heavily on labor support, lost after his opponent had put out dodgers linking Dewey and John L. Lewis. Rep. McConnell (R. Pa.), singled

out by C. I. O. for opposition, ran far ahead of ticket.

Rep. Rodgers (R. Pa.), usually backed by rail brotherhoods, lost out. In another Pennsylvania district, C. I. O.s candidate for

Democratic nomination to con-

gress ran third: ” » ”

The brief contended that the! company now is being forced to!

Strikers Say

'No' to Plea by President

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buying at filling stations yesterday.

First-class mail was being handled at the postoffice.

In making its emergency gas an-| the { nouncement, Citizens Gas officials

said the measure could be eliminated within a few days if a strike

| settlement is reached.

Large stocks of coal, already

ed “no response” to the President's mined and ready for shipment,

would begin rolling in. The indus-|

Chicage and Great Western Line trial service, however, would stil

~No strikers returned. At Denver, Lodge 680 of the

Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen| R. C. A. ordered 600 employees 9000 workers yesterday beca |laid off Monday. | Manufacturing Co. with 500 already

listened to his speech and sent him a’ of protest. It said in

“The entire membership of this lodge considers your speech of Friday night unfair to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.” | At Chicago, President Grant Oakes of the United Parm Equip-| ment Workers (C.1.0.) sent Mr. Truman a telegram condemning his| speech as “as whitewash of the rich and arrogant railroad operators at the expense of underpaid long patient and ill treated workers, , . | The impact of the strike was felt | in almost every home in the nation. | The walkout had tightened its paralyzing grip on basic industries. Coal production dropped off to a mere trickle,

be restricted to 24 hours a week. 600 R. C. A. Layoffs Monday

Diamond Chain

laid off, will be closed Monday except for the office and a few departments. Other firms were uncertain yet what the effect would wie

Most planned to open as usual Monday but officials felt that the emergency measure would cause a slow shutdown of industry, starting

| next week. Various lodges affiliated with the! | two brotherhoods were meeting in| | Indianapolis and all over the state l

this morning and it was probable

Says He Does Not Understand In Indianapolis, Harry Romeril,

As the crisis heightened the gov- | president of Hoosier lodge 261, the ernment sought to meet it with city's largest lodge affiliated with

these steps: ONE. President Truman threat. ened harsh anti-strike

legislation and militaty operation of the rail-| Toads unless trains begin moving| today.

any THREE. The marine corps put| former marines and reserves on on tice for possible duty.’ The navy : scanned its records to determine | how many sailors trains.

FOUR. The post office department banned from the mails al) but letters and post cards, FIVE. Army and navy alerted for use in h

pr banks in Indiana Armored in tran

banks of the

3 i | TWO. The army prepared to take e over. Several troop units were|to settl moved to strategic points, ready fora

| the B. of R. T., said:

“The President does not under-

| stand the situation.

“He thinks he has been informed properly of the situation but he has not.” Mr.

Romeril was hopeful of jhe florts /

being made in Washingfon e the. strike and predicted “break” in the situation before the day is over, Restricted to Bases

Being stranded in Indianapolis because of the train tie-up may not

can operate Prove as happy an occasion as 18 recently returned from dut | satlors thought it would. A recent, Washington war depart- | served as staff chaplain for Gen. that 'little’ man in the White House | ment order disclosed that military | James Doolittle and saw action at do something about’ this situation!

soldier counterparts while the strike continued. : - Meanwhile, more than 75 surplus! civilian reserve motor pool person- | {nel have been pressed into service | entire army post motor |

| { |

legions began emergency convoy duty today.

Over the state, the strike picture was similar, Industrial cities like Evansville, South Bend, Terre Haute Ft. Wayne and Muncie, as well as the steel-producing Lake county |area, found the going rough. i | The Studebaker Corp. plant, man- | {ufacturers of automobiles, laid off \ use supplies needed to continue production! were tied up in transit. Military Trains Continue A gasoline shortage faced areas depending on railroad tank cars for their supply. In others, pipe lines continued to furnish an adequate supply of motor fuel. Deliveries of mail were hampered {by the rail strike, but most firstclass letters reached with little delay.

| t

addressees

| were held up completely,

fday’s supply “of arrivals of men Bolen, 5739 Broadway, president of | ready for discharge from the army.|the American Legion auxiliary. The

Capt. L. L. Hunter of the Crane |

naval depo near Bedford said he! Pies all say, ‘What's the use of buy-

operate under the lowest rate since! 1926. If the city were compelled! to operate under a comparable rate, “it would in every respect become | the worst city in the United, States,” the company said. “And the evidence shows it is just as certain that, despite anything) management can do, Indianapolis; will rapidly get the worst transpor- | tation system and service in the United States if the present inde-| fensible and confiscatory rate! schedule is kept in effect.”

MAN IN THE STREET BACKS PRESIDENT

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situation in much the same way. perhaps sooner; perhaps not.” = # » C. H. WEBB, 3865 Park ave., contractor: “It's a very favorable first piece of action taken by Mr. Tru-| man. He's on the right track, but!

The idea of a few.pea-|

| |

work, union or no union.”

people who stop to purchase pop-|

Keough's confirmation could dominate commission dur- | ing Bridges-Curran trouble; worry

Strike seems to have improved chances of Rep. Halleck, one of Case bill drafters, for Republican senatorial nomination in Indiana.

Nominee will be picked by con-

vention June 13. . ” » IRONIC NOTE: Chief counsel for the two striking brotherhoods is Ray T. Miller, Democratic boss

of Cleveland, who regards himself

as personal -friend of President, n " »

Gets Less Attention PROMOTION of Raymond Mec-

Keough, former New Deal congressman from Illinois, to be acting chairman of maritime com*mission, got less attention than it i d ping strike set for June 15.

eserved with nation-wide ship-

After unsuccessful race for sen-*

nate in 1942; Mr. McKeough was midwestern C.L O.-P. A.C. direc-

tor in 1044. is nomination to

{maritime commission was reported | adversely by senate commerce committee, but he was confirmed, 42-34, in October, 1945.

COMMISSION goes into strike

| with three, possibly four, memhe should have gotten there a long| bers instead of five. time ago. ple running the country must stop.| Wno has held several New Deal

Congress should pass a law that

Others are John M. Carmody,

jobs since 1933, and Richard Park+ : | hurst, Massachusetts Republican, Express and freight shipments | “OU1d protect those who wish t0| who took office Feb. 1, has had | little time to learn ropes,

Vice Adm. William W. Smith

has been nominated, probably will

many would take a stand unalter-| Military trains continued %" op- | “I didn’t feel very encouraged by | { ably opposed to President Truman's erate, and Camp. Atterbury’s sepa- What I heard of Mr. Truman's | dietum. ration station reported a norma talk.” commented Mrs. William R. be confirmed before then, Con-

gressmen who opposed Mr, Mc-

fear he

had received orders to cancel all | ing poppies, if the boys have to put | because their unions were heavy

leaves with the emergency cases.

exception of

CHAPLAIN 1S NAMED FOR ARMY HOSPITAL

| Appointment of Chester G. Min ton, Boston, Mass., as chaplain at | Veterans hospital on Cold Spring

up with what is taking place in the country today'.” ” » » OF 20 citizens approached, seven | ten and three women had no comment. Many clajmed they | hadn't listened. Otherg merely re- | fused to talk. : “We're too busy talking about. personal affairs to pay much at-|

contributors to C.I, O.-P. A.C,

Permanent Assignments IF VICE ADM. BEN MOREELL, navy chief of materials, is successful in operating soft-coal mines, he may “be permanently assigned to the government conciliation sérvice. / Navy has been’ quietly booming

rd, Dr, E. H. Hare, acting manager tention to what the President had | him as logical successor to Mr.

of the hospital, said today. i Chaplain Minton, a former major, | y with

(the air force in the Pacific. He

| personnel caught mid-way between | Saipan and Okinawa,

(Ft. Harrisen until transportation | Siarines

o At

and |

$100 N. Illinois st. re Railway ACS the

it was Wrapped in a pink blanket, the Ways baby was discovered by Charles Butcher, 156% N. Illinois st. at 9|e e investigated a lying behind a build-

or i ear oid handy man

mslp. m. when h bas | DlANKet-bundie

air units| camps would not be reprimanded auling es-| for reporting late.

However, these sailors housed at

can be obtained have been restricted to the base along with their

§ 5,654,000 | 12,758,000

«+ $35,542,000 .. 94,245,000

INDIANAPOLIS CLEARING HOUSE - The Day:

HR { | Clearings ...... | Debits ave

City Hospit

A week-old baby boy,

found ‘abandoned last night

at the rear of mained today City ny

hospital while parents, s

into a

ndoned Baby to Be X

police sought ground at the place where Butcher

) hotel carried the

on. IH, truck driver, tendants said.

ept al 'For a While'

(Harold F. Paubel, told investigators (he saw a “heavy, well-dressed’ woman lay “something” on the

| |

found the infant and then hurry away. . Meanwhile, the dark-haired, blueved baby rested at the hospital where attendants ‘reported’ there were no identification marks on the clothes or blanket of the “well cared for and neatly dressed” child. The baby will be kept at City hospital “for a while, at least,” at-

to say,” asserted two men who refused to be named. One gentleman who preferred to | remain anonymous summed up the | outlook with “Why the hell didn't |

two weeks ago? His speech was very encouraging, but a little late.”

ALLOCATE 400 MORE HOUSING UNITS HERE

Allocation of 400 additional! dwelling units, bringing to 850 the number of houses awarded to Indianapolis by the Federal Public Housing authority, was announced

city-owned tracts were being con- | sidered, Chalrmdn Evans disclosed. | Thomas R. Jacobi, city engineer and housing expeditor; estimated the] units will be ready for occupanc within six months, Ninety barracks from Ft. Ben-| jamin Harrison are included in the allocation to .provide 293 living quarters. More than 100 sheet | metal dwellings will be brought here

| to close during August.

| Steelman, promoted to job as Mr. | Truman's pérsonal labor aide,

Adm. Moreell won confidence of labor and Industry in handling oll refineries last year, was one of few men Mr. Lewis was willing to accept for present assignment. Navy would not object to letting him go since it must reduce admirdl's ‘roster: Feels It's ' advantageous to have navy~men in key government positions.

» n MORE trouble coming: At least one large eastern bakery intends Says it won't have flour.

» » » NOTE to brandy drinkers: Al-

cohol tax unit has notified food

drug. administration and public

today by Walter M. Evans, chair-| health ‘service that California man of Mayor Tyndall's emergency |. non-grape brandies of 1045 housing committee, | vintage show “variation in inLocation of the units on vacant | gredients.” Both agencies are

investigating. No one will say

whether variation makes the beverage toxic. Wi n ‘ ” ” ” At Odds Politically ECONOMIC Stabilizer Bowles

and Senater McMahon (D. Conn.) still “at odds politically, despite recent pleasant luncheon conferences,

Mr. Bowles wants to"rua for governor. of

Staff of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers

FOR MIDWEST it may mean disaster. This section de lake shipping for coal during April-November navigation se season sees race to move 50,000,000 tons. Midwest faces worst winter in years, with fuel short for industry, Yor heating.

Connectiows, hes |

WASHINGTON, May 25.—Long-range effect of strikes on national economy hasn't yet been grasped. It will be felt for months whether strikes end tomorrow or next week. It approaches paralysis that bombings of railroads might have caused. Steel-making came to dead stop with rail strike after running at half-capacity in coal crisis. Mills can’t operate without intra-plant rails’ Ore stopped moving from pits in Duluth and Superior; coal from Appalachian mines.

Coal stocks have been helped little by truce. Only 40 per cent of miners worked Friday. All will be out today. And rail strike has taken

Great Lakes Shipping Affected

SHIPPING ON Great Lakes, biggest U. 8. industrial highway, is affected. Ore boats burn coal, and U, 8. Steel has tied up its fleet. They won't run again till coal is mined and trains carry it. Even then, lake ships are included in maritime strike set for June 15. This adds up to shutdowns and delay in all durable goods industries—autos, washing machines, refregerators, etc. CPA says production is already six months behind,

pends on ason, Every

POLITICAL effect of strikes may be as devastating to “ins.” Democrats are scared for first time. Their only consolation: General elections are still five months away, public memory is short.

g action on anti-strike legislation now tops mail

draftéd platform. Mr. McMahon and former Attorney General Cummins want him to run- for senate.

can win governor race, but concede McMahon - Cummings machine can block him in convention if they choose. Machine fears Mr. Bowles as governor would challenge “its rule, fn » » ~ REPUBLICAN circles here are buzzing ‘about what is considered serious political error by Ohio's Bricker,

Last week Mr. Bricker openly took part in a drive to oust Rep. Bender as Republican chairman of Cuyahoga county, (Cleveland). Mr. Bender won decisively. It means Mr. Bricker, even if he can work ‘out .another deal with Senator Taft, never again ‘can go into Republican national convention with full support from

home state. Mr. Bender won't forget.

» » » Okay Beedle Smith CLOSE political friends okayed Mr. Truman's appointment of Gen. “Beedle” Smith as ambassador to Russia, but they have warned against nomination of other military eareermen to civilian jobs. Though no such appointments seem to be in works now, warne ing was caused by ‘rumor that Gen. Marshall might be named secretary of state if Mr. Byrnes went back to supreme court. . » » STAR CHAMBER session of senate judiclary committee inquiring into wartime scientific secrets produced angry exchange between Chairman Eastland (D. Miss.) and John C. Green, secretary of inter-departmental publications board. Mr. Eastland sought to establish Mr. Green's responsibility for releasing once-confidential reports. Actually all reports available through board have been screened by armed services and copies can be purchased by anyone,

SPEEDWAY OFFICIAL TO ADDRESS ROTARY

T. E. (Pop) Myers, Speedway vice president, will speak at the Rotary club luncheon at 12:15 p. m. Tuesday in the Claypool hotel. Mr, Myers will present as his guests Anton Hulman Jr. chairman of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway board of directors; Wilbur Shaw, president and general manager; Joseph Cloutier, treasurer; Leonard Marshall, secretary, and Joseph L. Quinn Jr, director of public safety at the Speedway.

DEATH NOTICES 1 Indianapolis Times, Sai, May 25, 1948

ANDERSON-—Ruby, 1342 Linden st., beloved - wife of Arthur K. Anderson; mother. of Robert Stich; daughter of Edwin and Rella Pisk; passed away Fri. day a. m. Friends may call at the Robert W. Stirling Funeral Home, 1420 Prospect st.’ after 4 p. m. Saturday. Funeral service Monday, 1 p. m., from funeral home. Friends invited.

BAKER—Eddie U., age 27 years, of 2328 Shelby st, beloved husband of Flora Anna, son of Mr Baker, brother of

nd rs ber 5 Bernadine Thines, Swannanoah, Chief Boatswain Albert A. Baker, U. 8. N, and nes of Indianapolis, uncle of Carol, David and Edgar O. Day Jr., passed away Thurs. day, 10 p. m rvices Monday, 9 a. m., St. Catherine's Church. Friends may call at Jones & Hurt Shefleld Chapel any time. C. will hold prayer services at 8 p. m. Bunday, For further Information call GA-2570, : BARKER — Grace Andrews, 87 years, mother of William Barker, Springfield Ni.; Richard, Ned and Ted Barker, all o Indianapolis, passed away Fri a. m. at the residence, 13 E Priends may call at the Home, 1308 Prospect st.

Tolin Puneral So 8 . m. Sunday. Services Sunday, 2:30 p.m, from the Meyers Funeral Home, Worthington, Ind. Interment Worthington.

GOLD Yr SERVICE

BLACKBURN-—Edward Richard, Radio Tech. 1/C, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Blackburn, Memorial service will be held Sunday, 3 p. m., May 26, at First United Presbyterian church, 22nd st. and Park ave.

CORWIN-—Ja

& T

K. of

Edward, beloved husband orwin, stepfather of Connie

assed away at his P l., Friday, May oe Funeral services Tuesday, Ma , at the Blackwell Puneral Home, 1503 N. Meridian, at 2 p. m. Interment Crown Hill cemetery. Friends invited, Friends may call at the funeral home.

COX-—~Mary Jane, passed away Thursday evening at the home of her Saughter in Columbus, O.; molbet of Mrs. Ilda Kramer and Mrs, Laversa egsey of Columbus, Mrs. Mattie Towler, Henderson, Ky, and William Cox of Indianapolis. Services at . Wilson ‘Chapel of the Chimes

y 1 p. m, Friends invited, Burial Crown Hill. Friends may call at ‘‘Chapel of the Chimes.” 3

ERVIN-Mrs. Emma A. of 1110 Laurel st., sister of Mrs, Myrtle Bornholt, Jess Ervin of Indianapolis, Sus Ervin and ad

Cal, passed away Th es 0 p.m. Saturday

Mr. Bowles’ friends claim he

t M.|of Mrs. Alice Wilson, Mrs. Ida Price, Mrs.

: | Puneral

t.| Priends may call at mortuary,

Unions Offer

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for an 18l%-cent increase, some rules changes and further negotiations. Mr. Whitney and Mr. Johnston said they understood the car-riers-took no action on’ it. Then came their conditional offer to go to work for the government. The army, acting under the President’s orders, was speeding arrangements to protect and operate

return to work by the 4 p. m, deadline, Mr, Truman himself was busy with the speech he presents to a joint session of congress at the same hour, A statement by White House Secretary Charles G. Ross said that only one government proposal had ever been made in the railroad dispute: The settlement recommended by the President for an 18%-cent wage raise in lieu of operating rules changes for one year, A Categorical ‘No’ Mr. Ross was questioned closely on this point. He was asked whether the government had ‘made any other proposal, and replied “the answer is a categorical no.” Following this morning's meeting with Mr. Byrnes, Mr. Whitney and Mr. Johnston returned to their hotel. THey went directly to their rooms tb resume a closed conference session with members of their wage negotiating committees. Mr. Truman said he ruled the striking ‘unions out of further governmental mediation efforts to hasten the signing of new contracts between the 18 others and the railroads. Earlier, Senator, Pepper (D. Fla.) said rail strike leaders would submit to President Truman a compromise offer to call off the tieup. He made his statement after dramatic pre-dawn conference with Mr. Whitney. He said the plan, presumably indorsed by Mr. Johnston, would offer to bring striking trainmen and engineers back to work under a gov ernment-union eontract. It would be effective during government operation of the railroads while a permanent union-manage-ment settlement is worked out through further negotiation or arbi tration.

Pighting-Mad Address The peace move was drawn up after Mr. Truman, in a fightingmad radio address, laid down a stern ultimatum to Mr. Whitney and Mr. Johnston to end their

“strike against the government” under pain of drastic government action to avert starvation and industrial collapse. The President goes before a joint session of congress at 4 p. m. (Indianapolis time) for what the White House described as “one of the most tremendously important speeches of | his career.” Troops were on the move throughout the coun to carry out President Truman's orders to get the railrodds in emergency operation if the strikers do not capitulate by 4 p. m. On the Spot Mr. Whitney and Mr. Johnston clearly were on the spot. ThéY were put there, before millions of radio listeners, by Mr. Truman.

“"With cold anger, he blamed them alone for a rail strike that “can completely stifle our economy and ultimately destroy our country.” Seldom if ever has a President delivered such a severe indictment of labor leaders.

Appeals to Membership Mr. Truman went over the heads of the two labor chiefs. He appealed to the rank and file membership of their unions to get back on the job because an “extraordinary emergency exists.” He sald it was a patriotic duty that “goes beyond any desire for personal gain.” a Mr. Truman grimly told the na{tion that if rail operations are not resumed at once, “thousands of {persons at home and abroad will starve. Summarizing the effects of the worst transportation tie-up in the nation’s history, he said: “Hundreds of factories are shutting down for lack of fuel and raw materials; the food distribution system. faces chaos. The nation faces the prospect of darkened streets, dwindling food supplies, shattered transportation facilities,

DEATH NOTICES 1 Indianapolis Times, Sat. May 35, 1946 FULTON--Sarah Catherine, mother of Mrs. Edith L, Knodle, passed away at her residence, 1727 Hall pl. Services Fanner & Buchanan Mortuary Monday, 11 a. m, Friends invited. urial Crown Hill, Friends may call at mortuary. HALL—Margaret (Maggie) of Franklin, Ind, entered into rest Thursday evening, age 78 years, mother of Mrs. Lula Stanley, and Ellsworth. Champion, sister

Saturday a, m.

Lula Price, Harry and Samuel Brown. Services Monday, 10 a. m. "at Vandiver Home, Pranklin, Ind. Friends may call at Northeast Chapel, 2530 Station st. until 10 p. m. Saturday, at Vandiver Funeral Home from 10 a. m. Sunday until] hour of services. Moore Mortuaries. TTLE—~Dr. Wendell D., 25 E. 45th st, ad of Mrs. Clarice B. Little, father 0 D. Jt, Pe V., Robert W, son of Mrs. Dora Litof SV Itestowh, hd., passed Away PriVv, nner uchanan ey. 1 Friends invited, , Lebanon, Ind.

an tle day. tuary Sunday, p. m. Burial Oak Hill cemetery

LOUCKS—Agnes, of 303 N. East st, entered Into rest Friday afternoon, age or Is, mother of Mrs, Maude MartinToa oth a Herbert hittin rs. Ira Justice Ty Wh ni and Clifford Whitt Bervice, 10 a.

day, m, A Peace apel, E. Michigan st. Friends are welcome, Burial Wasninglon Park. (Bloomington and Mitched (Ind.) papers please copy.) Moore Mortuaries. LYONS-—QGrace B., of 3504 E Fall Creek _ blvd., sister of Misses Flora E. and Bila’ May of Indianapolis, Arthur and Mrs. Annie Reed of Brook, Ind. passed away Friday Service Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary Monday, 10:30, Priends invited. Burial Brook, , Friends may call at mortuary Sunday. MeCULLOUGH—Paul H., of 1320 Windsor st., entered into rest Thursday evening, age 24 years. Son of the Rev. and Mrs, Charles A. McCullough, ‘brother of Mrs, Howard Gillespie, Mary Louise, Robert R,, | Randall, Duane, La Verne, and Howard C. MeCullough, Services Monday, 2:30 p. m., at Peace Chapel, 2060 E. Michigan st. Friends are welcome. Burial Crown Hill Moore Mortuaries,

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enforced idleness of millions of workers.” : He said the strike is holding up 100,000 tons of grain—‘"the differe ence between life and death to hundreds of thousands of persons.” This, Mr. Truman said, is “a time of great crisis.” .

The President detailed for the nation the rail wage issues that caused the strike. ves He recalled that his fact-finding board recommended a 16 cents an hour wage“bdost and certain rules changes which were accepted by the railroads and the 18 other rail brotherhoods, but were rejected by, Mr. Whitney and Mr. Johnston. Then he said he made a compro« mise offer calling for the 16-cent in« crease plus 2% cents extra per hous in leu of rules changes. ‘Extremely Fair’ This offer of 18% cents an hous he called “eminently fair.” But Mr, Whitney and Mr, Johnston rejected that, too, he emphasized. The others, including management, again ace cepted. Mr, Truman accused Mr, Whitney and Mr. Johnston of placing theis private interest above the welfare of the country, He placed squarely upon them the blame for what he variously dee scribed as the “terrible havoe,” “exe treme suffering” and “the terrifying Si%atio" wrought by the strike. e said they were challe th government; that this hina 1 : contest between labor and manage« ment but between “a smal] group of men and their government.” ee re eo

HOOSIER SCIENTIST IN ATOMIC ACCIDENT

By Science Service

8ix of the nation’s leading sciene tists, including Dr. Raemer Schrei« ber of Lafayette, Ind, assistant professor of physics at Purdue unie versity, were exposed to dangerous radiation in an atomic-laboratory accident here Tuesday, the Security office disclosed today. Two engineers also were exposed to the radiation in the accident, which occurred during work with fissionable material, according to Dr. Norris E, Bradbury, project direcor. Possible ill effects, such as cancer, anemia or sterility, mdy be averted by treatments including penicillin, blood transfusions, folic acid and treatment of any burns incurred, according to scientists. Dr. Bradbury said today the laboratory accident would not affect the projected Bikini tests.

NEW STATE ENGINEER OF TESTS IS NAMED

P. D. Meisenhelder, Indianapolis, has been appointed by the stata highway commission to succeed F. FP, Havey as engineer of tests. Mr. Meisenhelder, graduate of Purdue university, was with the commission from 1919 to 1934 and has had experience in .the field of material tests. He is a former resi« dent of Sullivan. Mr. Havey will resign June 21 ta accept a position in a technical capacity with the Barber Asphalt Corp. of New York, |,

ACTOR TO REWED 6 DAYS AFTER DIVORCE

HOLLYWOOD, May 25 (U. P.).—

Actress Ida Lupino because he “didn’t want to be tied to one woman,” took steps today to get tied to another,

would marry Peggy Morrow Field, ex-wife of a New York advertising man, next Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Perce Morgan here, Miss Lupino's divorce became final only yesterday.

WARNS AGAINST 3D PARTY

NEW YORK, May 25 (U. P.).— Henry A* Wallace praised the American Labor party last night as “a most significant part of the conscience of ‘the Democratic party in New York.” But he warned its members that any attempt to set up a national third party “will guarantee a reactionary victory by dividing the votes of progressives.

DEATH NOTICES 1 Indianapolis Times, Sat, May 25 1%6 McLEAY-—-Dr. John. D., 2124 Broadway beloved husband of Daisy, father of Val, passed away Thursday a. m. Serve ices Planner & Buchanan Mortuary. Cree mation Flanner & Buchanan Crematory, iends may call at mortuary. PARKER—Willlam F., age 36 of 234 Hanson ave, beloved husband of Ida Mae Parker, father of Albert Lee Parker, Seaman 1l-¢ Frances Mae, Jerry, Tommie and Billy Parker Jr. rs. Mary E. Parker, brother of Mrs. ie Lee Moore, Albert E. Parker, Mary E. Parker, Nellie Barnes, Martin H. Parker Jr, assed away Thursday. (30 p. m., from Shirley Bros.’ es chapel, 2002 W. Mich, St. Burial Floral Park. Priends may call at chapel. RANDLES—8allle Riddle, age 85, beloved mother of Donald Riddle of Orlando Fla; Jrondumoton of Mariel Shirley and Donal Riddle Jr, passed away in Lorraine, Ill, Thursday. Graveside serve ices Monday, 9 a. m, in Crown Hill cemetery, Friends may call at Shirley Bros, Irving Hill Chapel, 5377 BE. Washinge ton st. after 10 a. m, Bunday.

SMITH-—Gertrude V., formerly of 5440 W, , entered Into rest Prie wife of Nicholas r Warren A. Alexander of Lewis, Charlte; Services Monday, 2 m,, e Bons neral Home, _ Friends may Chapel, 2050" E. a, m., Sunday. Moore Mortuaries. STORER-—Elbert, father of Horace xX. Storet, grandfather of Sue Storer, assed away Saturday at St. Petersburg, a. Services at St. Petersburg Tuesday, Entombment in Crown Hill cemetery.

WAYBRIGHT--Amanda, age 79, wid David Waybright, aunt of Chris Georgé and Ric am Currie, ‘Mr , n, Byron Carter, passed away Saturda m. Funeral services Tuesday 1:30 , from Shirley Bros. West apel, W. Michigan. Friends invited, may cal at the Shirley Bros, Central Chapel, 946 N. Illinois, Sunda from Pp. m. until 3 p. m. Monday oy at the West Chapel after 3:30 p. m, Monday.

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By GRAN United Press § WASHINGTO! threat of mass brought closer i cans today. “Scarce buyin already serious ¢ the nationwide | “Farmers can markets,” Presi Americans in hi night. “All of you supplies dwindle tion of our railr at once thousan here and abroac Government explained. that 1 ficient canned ¢ to last from 10 supplies could d stantly however, sisted in hoardi Make Dra

They said tha buying many An to make drasti eating habits f the strike. Th mean almost ne or vegetables f« sumers, The American tion said, howe no danger of ar It said there we to transport foo deliver about Ji food. Government make available | huge quantities the strike. Mar also drew up ti plans. It was estim 45,000 carload: stranded. Increase

The agricultu federally-inspec where livestock permission to in terings under tl This would | fresh meat in | the animals’ co Meanwhile, . ( controls on pot tion of the cri was important 1 up if scarciti potatoes ranke staple food. OPA's action cedented advan prices on Chica, Potato

Calfornia pot as $1.25 per 10( celery was up § First reports stores came fro there were TI food shops. Mayor Edwar voluntaryeratio city, housewive grocery stores. Experts said would be hit h They said th forced to lean for food suppli ing Kentucky, " trucks to Cinci restrictive trucl Study En There was a that Cincinnat cars of perish tracks there. pected to meet 100 cars of foo railroad yards. New Engla: ‘emergency mes They are on food pipeline first to be af Marketing exp only 10-day foc New England. Gov. Raym¢ Connecticut ur calm after Har mobbed and se Merchants sai would be “diss buying continu Citie Northern ci expected to be in the central Southern aim vegetables Wh nearby towns. importing fres Trucking ex said they we could handle a nation’s secon said 10,000 I were vailable, refrigeration f New York, food shortages, scarcity. The nation about 35 per ct Most other cit of their milk | 90,000 During the tie-up, 90,000 1 but not more livered. Total loadi carloads of gi ucts, 11,000 of tables, 10,000 vegetables, 25( vegetables, 10( of canned mili

MILLER—Oliver B, age 43, husband of | MILLER-We wish to express our sincere of butter and eona Miler, son of . and Mrs, thanks and appreciation to our friends § Richard Miller, Brownstown, Ill; brother and relatives for their sympathetic acts eggs. of Mis. Myrtle Perkin, Speedway City; | of kindness to us in our recent bersave- The perishs Mrs. Paul Nicholson, Indianapolis; Mrs. | ment at the death of our hushand and spoiling withi) Anna Reuther, Richmond, Ind.; Mrs. Mar-| father, Andrew G. Miller.” We are po J aret Hug, Brownstown, Ill: Henry Mil-| especially grateful to the Rev. M. O. The strike” Ber Re rs Ea | Or Ey th or Hi Dor ne huge lo hy n, TL, | awa, mer's club of gan 3. i p.m. Triends may call ai the Conkle C. Wilson * he Chime" sod ) ended Qu . Home, I No licnigan he ,| sll who contributed the beau fe od oy - C —~ WIFE AND GHILDMN, | .