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business ‘meeting uncheon will be Ticers of the W. hostesses. Wise, district C. 8, will speak.
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QUICK SENATE ACTION LIKELY ON EXTENSION
Controls on Meat, Dairy Products, Poultry Kept By Conferees.
By EULALIE McDOWELL ' United Press Staff Correspindent ‘WASHINGTON, June 25.—Congress today rushed action on compromise legislation which would extend OPA a full year and retain price controls on meat, poultry and dairy products. Senate-house conferees completed writing the bill shortly before last midnight. The house was expected to vote on the conference report today. The senate planined to act immediately afterward. Congressional leaders expected quick passage to get the bill to the! White House well before the pregent price act expires at midnight Sunday. Stabilization officials found the compromise plan unsatisfactory, but the chances of a presidential veto were uncertain. Senate Deinocratic Leader Alben W. Barkley (Ky) will recommend senate approval of the bill. 5 Differences Compromised The conferees, in a fast-moving 34 hour night session, compromised major differences in the senate and house versions of the bill when they: ONE: Removed from the senatepassed bill provisions for lifting price controls on meat, livestock, | dairy and poultry products, petro-! leum and tobacco; rejected the house-passed provisions for removal of controls on commodities when production reaches the 1941 rate, TWO: Accepted senate amendments establishing a three-man board of decontrel to direct the lifting of war-time restrictions on all non-agricultural products. Tha board also has authority to restore price controls if prices rise too high. THREE: Extended the life of OPA for one full year to June 30, 1947, turning down the house provision for a nine-month extension. FOUR: Compromised to extend; the subsidy program only to April 1. 1047, with a fund of $1,000,000,000 for operation. The house had di-
‘31: the senate approved continuation of the program to next May 1. Only sugar, copper, lead, zinc, housing and transportation subsidies will continue after April 1. Metals payments may continue until June 30; sugar, until the end of 1947. FIVE: Agreed to give distributors, wholesalers and retailers their Jan. 1, 1946, percentage discounts
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county farm it is alleged the crop was planted, previously paid $2300
to the internal revenue bureau in|
connection with the federal charges. 20-Year-Old Is Sentenced In another case heard by Judge Baltzell today, a 20-year-old Evansville boy was séntenced to two years for violation of the national motor vehicle theft act. The defendant, Charles Augusta James, was charged with illegally transporting an automobile from Evansville to Henderson, Ky. His sentence was suspended for a threeyear period on a guilty plea. Four other defendants also entered guilty pleas in other cases. A 17-year-old Indianapolis boy, charged with mail theft, was allowed to complete high school before final sentence is passed. A former Terre Haute girl, Betty Jane Gau, now of Detroit, Mich., was sentenced to one day on a charge of forging a treasury check. Kansan Sentenced Carmen Billy Morris, 30-year-old Junction City, Kas., defendant, was sentenced to one year and a day for alleged violation of the national motor vehicle theft act. He admitted driving a stolen car from Florida to Evansville last February. At an arraignment hearing, a guilty plea was entered by Aylor & Meyer Co. an Aurora feed mill, charged with shipping “filthy” corn meal in interstate commerce last October.
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cepts the challenge of the Republican party and plants the proud flag of democracy squarely behind the memory of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal,” Senator Pepper declared in opening his address. “you not only will win that battle you will deserve to win it. “There have been those who sought by the assassin's stealth to attack that great charter of humanitarianism called the New Deal. But no responsible Republican in Indiana or the congress has dared to demand its repeal. As we honor its immortal author we rededicate ourselves and our political fortunes to its preservation and perpetuation.”
Praises Minton At that point Senator Pepper paid high tribute to the New Deal support provided by his one-time senatorial colleague Sherman Minton, New Albany, now on the Federal Court of Appeals at Chicago. Senator Minton, who has been ill, attended the convention carrying a cane. The keynoter also paid tribute to the memory of the late Senator VanNuys and to former Senator
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of President Truman and the. late President Roosevelt. - Convention Chairman Clarence Donovan, Bedford attorney, expressed confidence the convention would “choose candidates who will devote themselves to carrying out the program cursently led ‘by Pres ident Truman and inspired by our late leader, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.” Prior to the convention opening, an orchestra played swing, military airs and classical music under the flag-draped rafters. The orchestra was placed squarely in front of the press table, While Judge Cox, temporary chairman, spoke for an hour, some delegates milled around in small clusters on the sidelines while others wandered , leisurely, visiting friends. : Hits G. 0. P. Tactics
Judge Cox deplored the G.O.P.'s steam-rolling state convention tactics and opined that if Indiana had had a direct primary (as included in the Democratic platform) “Bill Jenner would have been de~ feated. “Whoever we nominate, he'll go into the race unfettered and unshackled by any affiliations.” He lashed at the Ku Klux Klan {and its reported growing influence, asserting: “We don’t need any invisible government in the state of
Samuel D. Jackson, v ‘ Pleas Greeniee he termed “one of
of America. Admitting the “confusion” of postwar America, Senator Pepper continued : | Quotes Roosevelt
about the liberal principles of the | Democratic party.
“People know what we stand for
{and power of the great majority of
{the people and a conviction that
Indiana. We are perfectly com(petent to administer the affairs of
the greatest Democratic chairmen our state with faces uncovered and
{our consciences clear.” | Party leaders were caught with {their guards down last night when
{Mr, Watkins, Bloomfield publisher, {announced he would oppose former “There has never been confusion!Governor Townsend for the nomi-
| nation.
{ The development was termed a and and what our leaders will continue hailed as just what the doctor {to fight for—a belief in the wisdom | ordered to clinch another hot issue
1 | “welcome” surprise, however,
in next fall's campaign.
Until Mr. Watkins entered the
mated 500,000—a larger city with meet new social problems with new made affair of two weeks ago.
demands for extension sof all mu- | Social controls as Franklin Delano |
nicipal service.” Sessions Closed to Public The controller began reviewing departmental requests yesterday. First to be reviewed was the $1,072,000 budget requested by the park department. Paul V. Brown, parks director, and Paul E. Rathert, board president, represented the department. Council President John Schumacher sat in for the council.
| Roosevelt said. “That belief and that conviction are being translated today by the | leaders of our party and the majori ity of Democrats into a great effort i to achieve prosperity and peace for the American people, to realize the | promise and hope nvorn of the war. | Assails G. O. P. Lead { “But today that belief is being | challenged, and that conviction {being thwarted by a Republican
pay the extras. ‘Best We Can Expect’
Mr. Barkley said the compromise body has his own idea of how to|known.
plan was “the best we can expect under present circumstances.” termed it “a fairly workable bill.” The measure, however, still con-|
drawn bitter denunciation from] Economic Stabilizer Chester Bowles. | His associates have said Mr.| Bowles planned to. resign if congress passes unsatisfactory legisla-
tion. They noted, however, the| conferees eliminated what Mr. Bowles had criticized most—the
mandatory decontrol of meat, dairy | and poultry products. Previously,
The session was closed to news- party leadership which seems inpapermen and other representatives tent on leading the nation again of the public and will remain that through the frightening mad cycle
way.
Not even the Indianapolis Cham- | ber of Commerce will be permitted | nor learns. to have its representative there, a the Republican party is a history
{of inflation to depression. “The elephant neither
forgets | The whole history of]
Welcomed by Opponent
most party chiefs:
contests.”
more the merrier” and then dashed into the halls to see where the delegate strength was going. The picture appeared unchanged as to probable outcome, but improved by the addition of a stimulating contest.
Now, Democrats say, the party has proof to show that its convention was ‘free and wide open” and not merely a matter of formality. Candidate Townsend voiced what appeared to be the sentiment of
“This is a democratic convention with a small ‘d’ and we welcome
Chairman Greenlee quipped “the
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at least without a fight, of Mr. Townsend. When news of the Watkins eritry first became known, it was rumored Frank McHale, national committee~ man and leader of the “old line” Democrats in the state, had engineered the move to break up labor power backing Mr. Townsend. Mr. McHale said he could be called “just an observer.” Release of the platform confirmed reports that the Hoosier wing “of the party:would’ not risk growing opposition in. the state to President Truman's national administration. Though .it was known a lengthy eulogy of the national chief had been prepared for insertion into the platform, the final draft devoted less than half a line to Mr. Truman. He was mentioned only in connection with other “great leaders— Thomas Jefferson, Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt, The late President Roosevelt, on fhe other hand, was memorialized in a lengthy separate resolution as the “Moses” of modern times and “the greatest leader of all time.” The entire platform was sharply worded and each plank contained a specific pledge, some of which were: A direct primary for nomination of all public officals. Non-partisan election of the judiciary, > Return of liquor to bi-partisan control. Free textbooks. Veterans’ bonus, Increased jobless and: workman's compensation allowances. Opposition to sales tax and continued support of the gross income tax. :
STRAUSS | SAYS:
“The city of Indianapolis’ popu-| 8S new problems emerge the gov-| picture, not a single contest had ap- | lation has increased from 380,000 | ernment has the definite duty to peared to distinguish this convenas in the 1940 census to an esti-| use all its powers and resources to tion from the Republican machine-
Mr. Watkins was something of a
privilege it has enjoyed in the past. of boom and bust. In the 1920's SM3ll scale hero simply because he and mark-ups over costs. This will, = Deputy Controller Parsons ex- the Republican party led the coun- | Pulled the convention out of what eliminate any further requirement | plained that these exclusions were try rapidly up the steep path of [nad appeared to be a hopeless rut. for.cost absorption. Consumers will not “to hide anything” but to facil- inflation and sunk us, under Her-
itate the preliminary review.
| - “Trouble is,” he said, “that every-| pression
|arrive at a tax rate. The confusion | lican leadership would have 1 BASEBALL PLAYERS
He that results takes up too much|way, it would
time.”
{ He said the budget would be “This is a habit with tained many features which had ready for submission to city council
about the first week in August.
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the conference accept-| marry Miss Carpenter, and cabled
‘bert Hoover, into the deepest dethis. county has ever And now, if the Repub-
cycle,
bi Republicans. { They can no more avoid it than we | Democrats can avoid the responsi- | bility of leading the country out of | depression and into new prosperity. ‘Would Mean Chaos’ “Today the Republican party would again set into motion the | forces of inflation that can have but ~ |one result—the most chaotic depression this country has ever known. “The Republican leadership in the
ed senate provisions transferring | his wife a request for a divorce. | house and senate; the big business In the intervening years, Thomp-| interests of the National Association
from the OPA to the secretary of| agriculture control over all food
4 Rent Controls Left Intact | Also approved earlier was an| amendment to grant manufacturers and producers their Oct. 1-15, 1941, prices plus subsequent cost in-| creases. Out of the price control bill now | are OPA’s maximum average Price} plan for increasing production of] low-cost clothing. Rent controls are left intact, but the way is paved for higher prites for meals in restaurants and possibly higher hotel rates. Also retained in the bill were provisions to allow manufacturers of cotton and wool textiles prices to compensate them for their reconversion costs and give them a profit equivalent to the average profit of the 1939-# period. Mrs Bo has attacked some of the provisions as “booby traps” that look infiocent enough but would speed inflation. The conferees, however, generally expected congress to ignore Mr. Bowles’ pleas for greater controls. .
11 HURT BY TORNADO PT. FRANCIS, Ont., June 25 (U. P.).—At least 11 persons, 2 of thém children of one family, were injured in a tornado that struck Ft. Francis last night, ripping off roofs, tearing house from their foundations and uprooting trees.
son contributed to the suport of of Manufacturers and the Chamber commodities | Miss Carpenter and the children. |
of Commerce which supply the sin-
While he was in the army $70 a ews of war to the Republican party
month went to them.
After he _ all shout about the same slogans:
returned home and was demobilized, | Take off the controls, ‘up with
he continued sending=money. Visa News Elates Pittsburgh Father
PITTSBURGH, June 25 (U. P. | —William (Red) Thompson said wo{day that he was “very happy” to his
learn - that Nora Carpenter,
| prices,’ ‘forward with inflation. “There's a good reason for the | Republican party's deadly preoccu- | pation with the vicious cycle of in- ) {flation and depression. It comes ‘Inatural to them—because the Re{publican party is wedded to the | principle that what is good for a
bride-to-be, had obtained a visa for | f€W Americans is good for all Amer-
herself and their children to come
to the United States.
to reporters. enough on my mind right now.”
and the children,” he said.
Thompson said. that he would] ask his boss at the Eddy Printing |
He said that he “had "unpre my words, if the Republi-|
“ , i : {cans come to power, it is the sure] All I'm worrying about is Nora |ion of another depression.”
{icans, that profits for a few at the | top of the economy. through higher
| perity for all.
Co. where he works as a press| STAND ABOUT MUFTI
operator if he could have the time
off to meet the plane.
When asked whether he had any! Sidky Pasha said today the British |
plans for the future, he said:
“All T want to do is get married | Jerusalem's stay in Egypt “does not | to Nora and make a home for her differ much”
and the children.” GET RAYON FROM TREES
WASHINGTON.—Beechwood pulp is the source of 90 per cent of Ger-|
CAIRO, June 25 (U. P.).—Premier
: | government's view on thé Mufti of |
from the Egyptian
stand.
He made his statement after a!
{meeting with British Ambassador | Sir Ronald Campbell who communicated the British attitude
repeat this same!
Thompson was reluctant to tal | Prices and no controls Ineans pros,
EGYPT OK'S BRITISH |
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many’s rayon production; it is pre- about the mufti.
ferred in that country to birch or
Reliable sources said the British
poplar because of its low methanol-| have requested a restriction of the
benzene extract.
mufti’s political activity,
IN INDIANAPOLIS-~EVENTS—VITALS
EVENTS TODAY
Rotary club, luncheon, 12:15 p. m., Claypool
Russell, Anna Culler, At City-—James, Dolly Maxey. At Coleman--James, Marion Shaffer, At Methodist—Harry,
Betty Kisselman;
DEATHS
John Kenworthy, 76, at 662 Birch, cerebral hemorrhage.
Mercator club, luncheon, 12:15 p. m.| Clarence, Martha Shook; Albert, th- | Fred W, Campbell, 67, at 109 8, GladLincoln. Jen Blosmker, Carl, Solna Wehr; | stone, coronary occlusion, lub, luncheon, 12:18 ohn, uise Brackett; Willlam, Mabel | jon . Hal . Lutheran plervive club, ' Nimel; James, Mary Jane Lee, and Al- Ohl Mle, 81, at 120 W. 20th; chronic a - fred, Alice Ames. , Indiana Association of ” Photographers, At St. Vincent’s—Francls, Helen Seeny;| Phyllis June Duncan, 1, at Riley, brain convention, Lincoln, Don, Doris Tollotson; Frank, Florence | Abscess. D {ie State convention, Claypool and , , ’ , rence . emocra Koltlowski; Orville, Mildred Manley; | Mary 8. Ferris, 84, 5158 Central, cerebral Coliseum. Marion, Irene Barnes, and Willlam,| hemorrhage,
" EVENTS TOMORROW
; State Federation of Women’s Re A an clubs, convention, Claypool Lions club, luncheon, 12:16 p. m,, ‘Clay~
pool. 3 ber of Commerce, luncheon, Junot, Cham Washington, Kiwanis slub, | luncheon, 1:18 cp. Mm, Ove club, luncheon, 12:15 p, m. Washington, :
BIRTHS Girls.
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Merledean Herman,
Boys At St. Francis—Lloyd, Garnet Cable, and
John, Lucy Hornung. At Coleman-—-William, Margaret Fuller,
At Methodist—James, Kathleene KensmrMary Ann Scott; Howard, Anna May Shaffer: Robert, Anna Ruse, and Howard, Joanne
fer; Gale, Ruth Darland; Ross,
Randol, om At Bt, Yineent'sALHONY, Ruth Schroder; Howard, Stella Norris; Don Nancy Jane Pock; n; Prank, Lena rie Tom; Roland, .Nadine Plummer, and John, Louise Bellers, .
. Walter, Mary mbermean; Ivey, uise Denningto Thompson; Willlam, Ma
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Cathrine Scott, 85, at 2435 N. New Jersey, chronic myocarditis, James ‘B. Canary, 61, at St. Vincent's, uremia Lula Wolfork, 53, at 2805 Rader, eardlovascular, Charles William Gahn, 64, at 956 Lesley coronary occlusion, Mary Boyer McCréery, 61, at 1321 N. La. - Balle, bronchial asthma.
Veronica Young, 40, at St, Vincent's mitral stenosis. } Flossie Oriffin, 67, at St. Vincent's
cholecystitis,
{He was “drafted” by Tth district | delegates who opposed nomination, a {
KILLED IN BUS CRASH
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Ida, married. Critical condition with head injuries and burns. Irv Konopka, 27, catcher, Moscow, Ida., unsatisfactory condition with head injuries, Levi McCormack, 32, left fielder, Lapwal, Ida. unmarried. Unsatisfactory condition with head injuries. Bertjamin Geraghty, 31, second baseman, Livingston, N. J,, satisfactory condition with head cuts. Geraghty played second base part of the season last year with the Indianapolis Indians. Chris Hartje, 30, catcher, San Francisco, married. Critical condition with first and second degree burns. Peter Barisoff, pitcher, Spokane, minor injuries. Richard Powers, pitcher, Spokane, head injuries. Gus Hallbourg, pitcher, San Francisco, married, minor injuries. Glen Berg, about 30, Spokane, driver of the ill-fated bus, was reported to be resting easily in Virginia Mason hospital at Seattle. Geraghty said he remembered the bus toppling over the cliff and starting the downward roll, “I went through the window— [flames and all,” Geraghty said. “Then the next thing I remembered was climbing up the hill toward the highway. I don't remember anything after going through the window.” Hallbourg, right handed hurler for the Indians, was taken to an Ellensburg, -Wash,, hospital suffering minor injuries. . “I* had just looked around and remarked to Bob Kinnaman that {this would be a hell of a place to {go off the road,” Hallbourg said. | “Just about that time the bus crashed through the rail. “I saw a big sheet of flame and the bus started rolling over, toppling down the nillside, “Flames were pouring out of the bus and the fellows were thrown out and strewn all over the hillside. When I recovered consciousness at the bottom I dove out the window.” Hallbourg said the only persons he saw after he recovered consciousness were Lynden, Konopka and McCormick, The bus was traveling from Spokane, Wash., to Bremerton, Wash., where Spokane was to play tonight against the Bremerton Bluejackets. An unidentified motorist who was at the scene said the bus was traveling at a high rate of speed as it rounded a curve near a place called Airplane Flat when it crashed into he guard rail and toppled over the road edge. ! He said some of the victims’ cloth-
ing had been burned off and that
Louisa Retbel, 86, at 1717 8. Meridian, chronic myocarditis, bois Ethel Lyles, 43, at City, cardio vascular,
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Communism is on the march in Europe and parts of Asia. It is tlie absolutely cold truth hat Russia has an army of 6,000000 men. Great Britain has extended ner draft and will rely on teen-agers. France and Yugoslavia also have continued conscription.” : The conference report, which also must be approved by the senate, would: | : : ONE: Extend the diaft until March 31, 1047. =~ TWO: Prohibit reinduction of pérsons who served any period overseas or had six months service THREE: Prohibit inductions of fathers. ; FOUR: Set the strength of the army, at 1,500,000 on July 1, 1946, and 1,070,000 on July 1, 1947. FIVE: Provide for discharge of all inductees’ having 18 months service. Here are the army and navy pay increases proposed in the conference report to be voted on by the house today:
Enlisted Personnel
Pres- o- Per Cent ent posed InRank + ay Pay crease Privates, apprentice seamen $50 $75 60 Private 1l-c, seaman, 2-¢ 4 80 48 Cpl, Beaman l-¢ ........ x 00, 36 8gt., petty officer 3-¢ ev 8 MO BN 8. Bgt., petty officer 2-.c ., 98 115. 20 T: Se petiy officer 1-0.. 114. 135 20 Chief petty officer (temporary) : aias 19 150 20 M. and 1st Sat. chief petty > officer . (permanent) , ., 138 165 XN For warrant officers the pay Increases were 20 per cent in the lower three rank:
and 100 per cent for so-called commis sioned warrant officers.)
Commissioning Officers
34 Lt, ensign .......... 15 180 1st Lx, AIRY inne 166.67 200 20 Capt., Lt 30 1 | Maj, Lt. «ve 250 7 10 ILL. "Col. 201.67 320.84 10 Col, Capt. .s 333.33 366.67 10 Brig Gen., Rear Adm. 500 550 10
All officers above these ranks now ceive $666.67 monthly, They would rece 133.33, a boost of 10 per cent,
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“WE ANT TALKING”
There come into the store, daly—almost hourly—certain types of tings that are more or less scarce—They scarcely hit our shelves or cases—and they are gone! We don't immediately burst nto print with such fined quantities. We don't like.to advertise unless we really have enough—to supply a reasonable response from the advertisement “Truthfully told—truthfully sold” —
we always Say)—
3 trop in—whenever you are down this way—perhaps ist what you have in mind—happens to be right on hand! In any event—there is plenty to keep a man on head to foot—without putting too much heat on the
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service which supplies race results to gambling joints, Accordingly, detectives sought for questioning five Capone stalwarts: Hymie (Loud Mouth) Levin, Jake ‘(Greasy Thumb) Guzik, Murray (The Camel) Humpreys, Joseph Marcangelo and Tony Accardo, sometimes called Joe Batters, Ragen, as was his custom, was driving. home from the downtown office of his Mid West News Service. He was driving alone through the rush hour traffic, but he was followed by his bodyguard, Walter Pelletier and Martin Walsh, in another car. Shotguns Open Fire ; As Ragen braked for the stoplight the fruit truck drew alongside. Suddenly the tarpaulin was jerked and two shotguns were thrust out from between fruit crates. One gun sent a blast into Ragen's car. The other fired a volley at the car “6f the bbdyguards, a few feet behind. Shot spattered the street and the rush hour crowd ran for shelter. Slugs struck a tavern across | the ‘street and patrons slid be{neath tables. Ragen slumped over the wheel, his right shoulder torn by a shot-
gun blast. The fruit truck started off. Ragen's bodyguards, uninjured
into their car, followed the truck and returned the fire. Pelletier drove and Walsh emptied a 38-caliber revolver at the assailants. But the truck gathered speed and the bodyguards were
forced to give up the chase. Returning to find Ragen still con-
Department of the Wallet.
L. STRAUSS & CO., INC THE MAN'S STORE
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despite the 15 slugs that ripped
porters that “if those guys want you they're gonna get you.” - Physicians said Ragen, 65, was serious condition but would At first they believed they have to amputate his arm but cided it would be unnecessary, Police said the fact
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FARMER ACCUSED OF SLAYING WIFE
DECATUR, Ill, June 25 (U. PJ, —Leon A. Merrow, 61, a truck farmer, faced return to } today on a charge of wife and then burning a log pyre eight days suit for divorce here, Merrow was investigation mother-in-law into slaying of his wife, Vedah, mother of five at his Mountain He denied the charge extradition.
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