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58th YEAR—NUMBER 88
1 Gasoline Famine At Hand, Industry ‘Warns Hoosiers
Motorists Told to Choose: Shorter Trips. Or Chilly Homes When. Winter Comes
By ROBERT BLOEM Not only is Indiana faced with the somber prospect of
serious fuel oil shortages next
+ shortage even nearer at hand. It's not the sort of shortage that can be alleviated by diverting supplies from more fortunate states or by adding another spigot to one of the network of pipelines that crosses
the state. It's real, it's near, troleum industry insists, To get the situation right
are going to be cold and a lot of oil burners are going to run
dry in the dead of winter. And a lot of folks are going to have to trim their plans for vacation motor trips. Spokesmen for the Industry hasten to point out that hoarding of gasoline isn't the answer. The stuff evaporates at an unbelievable rate, and, besides, insurance companies take a decidedly dim view of gasoline cans in basements and
Plan 10% Cut to Dealers 80, they say, the motorists who are using gasoline at the greatest rate in history are going to have to face it. One. major oil company already has plans for a 10 per cent
winter, but there is a gasoline
and it's nation-wide, the pe-
downto cases, a fot of homes
Probe Shipments Of Oil to Russia
House Group Opens
Hearings in Shortage WASHINGTON, June 21. (U. P.. —A house armed services subcom-
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No. 1 Gangster
West Coast Agent Of ‘Murder, Inc.’
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By PATRICIA CLARY United Press Staff Correspondent BEVERLY HILLS, Cal, June 21{ (U. P.).~—Footprints outside th shattered window of a pala home gave detectives their best clue today in the murder of Benjamin (Bugsy) Siegel, the nation's No. 1 gangster. Siegel—who rose from New York's drab slums to the glitter of cafe society—was lounging on a divan at the home of a wealthy friend 13st night when he was shot to death by assassins who fired through a side window. Siegel, fashion plate gambler and friend of movie stars, was reading a newspaper and stroking his black and white cocker spaniel. His back {was to the window.
Victim Had No Warning
There was no sound outside. The gangster’s dog gave no warning
mittee began hearings today to find out why U. 8. oil is being shi pped | to Russia when there is a threateed ‘shortage in this country. Committee Chairman Paul W.
eut in allocations to dealers, and gq) sor (R. Mich) said he learned
refuses to add any new dealers this summer, “A lot of fling stations,” says
Mr. Hurd, who is also president| .
of the Indianapolis Oil club, points out it isn’t really a shortage of gasoline that’s causing the trouble. It's
trations exteed prewar levels. Truek registrations &re up 35 per cent over
a job old Dobbin never could have done. But remember this, 84 per cent of the nation’s tractors burn and thats a lot of
Both Mr. Cochran and Mr. Hurd called attention to the recent hearing in Washington on the tanker situation. The maritime commission, which is leasing out tankers, wants to get out of the tanker business June, 30. If it does, the already-short supply of tankers is expected to bring a sharp-shortage to the East coast. Every motorist should recall, from the war years, what happens to the Midwest when the t gets itself would up in a gasoline shortOutput at Peak " Actually, the industry's records show more oil is being pumped out of the ground and refined than ever before. Major companies are engaging in the highly uneconomical practice of using tank cars to haul crude oil from Texas to refineries in Chicago, to stave off the shortage. The problem is here, and although leaders in the industry had hoped not to “scarce the public” by letting it out, they have concluded it is more in the public's interest to let the problem out now than to wait until it reaches a crucial point. Whether gasoline rationing comes, they point out, is a matter that's up to the federal government. But only so much oil can be refined and transported until other shortages, such as tank cars and steel for pipelines and drilling equipment, can be hurdled. Meanwhile, “it's up to the public to decide. whether they want shorter trips and warmer homes and whether theyll take things easy on petroleum products now and avoid hardship later.”
EDITORS AT CALCUTTA CALCUTTA, June 21 (U. P).— The group of American editors and publishers- circling the globe aboard the Pan American clipper America had a heavy program of receptions and sightseeing today after arriving in early morning on a flight across India from Karachi.
Times ‘Index
Amusements .. 5|In Indianapolis. 2 .. 6|Inside Indpls.. 7 ..14 Ruth Millett... 7 cian .11-12 | Obituaries ....10 13 Radio. ......13 vassld Reflections Editorials vino
two tankers carrying a total of 500,000 barrels of oil were .ready to| leave California for Russian ports. | He said other vescels are scheduled to be loided next week for] similar trips.
Summer Comes Tonight With
Spring Weather
LOCAL TEMPERATURES Sam.... 8 Tam..,.. Sam... 67. 12 (Neem)... 71 fam... 10
A NOT too successful spring will lend officially a few minutes after
[today will bring scattered thunder-
showers tonight, the weather bureall said, and possibly more of the same tomorrow. Little change in temperature is forecast, Summer begins officially at 12:19 a. m. tomorrow. .» » » ATMOSPHERIC conditions formed a haio around the sun this morning which could’ be seen by those able to stare close enough.to old sol. The halo occurs quite frequently, the weather bureau said. This morning . the sun was shining through high clouds which were moving ahead of a storm center in the southwest. The clouds contained ice particles which refracted the rays of the sun and formed the colored halo.
NLRB Orders Election
At Hoosier Boiler Plant
WASHINGTON, June 21 (U.P). —The national labor relations board today ordered an election within 30 days among production and maintenance employees of the DeweyShepard Boiler Co., Inc., Peru, Ind. The workers will decide whether hey wish collective bargaining representation by an independent labor organization—the Peru Employees association—the C. I. O. Unted Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, or by neither.
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' |cate, Murder, Inc.
growl. | Suddenly machine gun bullets {broke the silence of the neighbor- | hood. Siegel plunged forward, his | blood soaking, the newspaper he held in a death grip. Police believed he was killed by { rival gangsters seeking to break | his hold on the Jush gambling rack- | ets. The footprints in the soft earth | outside indicated there was more | than one assassin. Detectives said Siegel had made many enemies in his rise to the top of the underworld. In 1942 he was charged with being the west coast brains of New York's crime syndiHe also owned a $5 million Las Vegas, Nev, gambling club known,as the Flamingo casino
Had Been to Party
Siegel went to a beach cocktail party and dinner last night with! — one of his closest associates, Allen Smiley. They were accompanied by Secretary Jerri Mason and Charles Hill. Police believed the slayers followed Siegel and his party to the home of Hill's sister, Virginia, an Alabama heiress vacationing in
ire ahd Smiley were or
the richly furnished, dimly lighted living room. when thé slaying occurred. The other two members of thé party were upstairs packing in
Bugsy’ Siegel,
ley labor: bill.
Sneak Thieves Steal Gems, Cash
Theater and Loan’.
An epidemic of sneak-thief
Entered ‘as Second-Class. Matter reg ak HE a
1 Ste , Tetwptote FOOD Seriator Glen H. Yoder 5 reek] ores. with a bit of ‘nourishment at 3 o'clock this morning after speaking’ continuously for over eight hours:an: the senate floor in an effort to delay senate actior on President Truman's veto of the Taft- Hart-
Talk on and o tors Taylor and
a Filibuster - By- JAMES ©. AUSTIN, “Was GTON, June 21 (U, P.) teamed lead the senate’s long
purglaries broke out overnight involving thefts of , jewelry, wallets
preparation for closing the house. Smiley said he was seated cn one end of the divan pnd Siegel at the other. The slayer apparently crept through “the thick shrubbery surrounding the house and stood close to the side window. Five Shots Fired
Five shots were fired, police said. One of them pierced a huge oil painting of a nude woman hung on the opposite wall, Mill said he ran downstairs to find Smiley still crouched on the floor. Both Smiley and Hill were held for questioning. Neighbors said they heard'an automobile “going away fast” a few seconds after the shooting. Siegel had many friends in the film capital, including George Raft, movie tough guy. The movie villain testified for him in several bookmaking trials.
Because of a Zipper A War Could Be Lost
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 21 (U. P.).—A meeting of top Tennessee national guard commanders was delayed nearly an hour today. The officers were waiting for Brig. Gen. G. Hilton Butler, state adjutant general. The general was in his apartment all that time, trying io get his best military panes on. He said the zip-
and purses.
pin ‘he valued at $2750 was taken from the shirt he left on a chair in his bedroom. A $75 cameo ring; a $50 wristwatch and necklace and bracelet of undetermined value were stolen from the dining room at 2323 Central ave, Maude Neison reported.
Steal Phonograph Records Sneak burglars entered 2702 Capitol ave. by an unlocked bedroom window Alfred Prevott told police. ‘They stole 800 phontgraph records and a wallet containing $23 owned by Lennie -Pair, 48. Mrs. Minnie Steinberg, 39,.0f 3423 | N. Capitol ave., went to the kitchen to investigate a noise. She found the screen removed and her purse containing $18 missing from the table. Police told Joe B. Eudnick of 3142 College ave. someone smashed -the window ‘ of his. Money-Mart Loan Co., 301. Massachusetts ave., early this morning. ‘Mr. Eudnick found nine watches missing from . the showcase. Damage Theater Screen Vandals raided the Daisy theater, 2540 W. Michigan st., kicked in the screen, strewed popcorn and empty coca-cola bottles over the floor and departed with a $40 portable radio. Theater Operator Glenn Schnarr estimated $400 damage was done to
N, law school dean and former mem-
emotionally. he lawyer spoké softl almost lost to the audience. One is' & Democrat; one a Re-
Ralph Werz of 932 E. Market st. ican, Both are from the far|A lectern atop his desk. ‘A box of told police a diamond studded tie| got and both were determined to cough drops. A glass of water. A container of milk. A stack of papers,
prevent a vote today on overriding President Truman's veto of- the Republican labor bill. The ham actof—tha’s what he called himself—is Seriator Glen Taylor, the Democrats’, singing cowboy from Idaho. The lawyer is Senator Wayne L. Morse, Oregon Republican, former
ber of the war labor board. Taylor Starts It Off Senator Taylor started his talking first and continued. for eight hours and 20 minutes-—until 3:15 a. m. Senator Harley M. Kilgore (D. W. Va.) helped the filibuster along for a spell. Then Senator Morse took over. : Heavy red volumes werg stacked on Senator Morse’s desk as he be-
Singing Cowboy, Lawyer
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The ham actor shouted and gesticula
n and on Morse Are Big Guns
~A “ham actor” and a sedate iawyer est non-stop. filibuster in 20 HIE Voice rase-
y quie . ‘Sometimes his words a ‘were
His props were few: and simple.
Truman and Taft "Put t Upto Pubic 5
media
<In 20 Years; Decision May Be Closs
By RAYMOND LAHR, United Press § Comat WASHINGTON, June 21.—A oo filibuster ag: the Taft-Hartley labor bill forced the senate into its Second. day of continuous session. today. . A small band of insurgent Republicans and —by dint of constant talk—were winning their Silt postpone until next week the crucial senate vote riding President Truman’s veto of the labor bill.’ At noon (Indianapolis time) the senate had been In
few hours. The Republican leadership had wanted to vote t
Merits of Labor Bill Debaied on Air
By MERRIMAN SMITH United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, June 21.—President Truman and his foremost op-
ponent in congress—Senator Robert A. Taft (R. O.)—let the country decide today who was right about tie Taft-Hartley labor hill, Mr. Truman, after vetoing Senator. Taft's favorite piece of labor legislation. went on the air last | Vl night to Back up his vetg with an’ appeal to the public. Mr. Taft who |, may be. the Republican standard. |° pearer in 1948 followed almost imy with a rebuttal. t spoke for 15. miniftes. So did Senator Taft. And
Senator Taylor east an-eye. af the comfortably filled senate galleties. Then he wafched undismayed ‘as most of hig colleagues, beéat- a hasty retreat’ fromthe senate flobr. Just a Little Talk “I hear talk of a filibuster,” he said, "out all ‘I: want to do. is to talk a while, so that'the ‘nation can hear President Truman explain why he vétoed the labor bill.” He thanked the President for his veto. He talked about Herbert Hoover, “the engineer of depression,” and said the Republicans were going to cal] him in"tohelp them, with the new one that is building up. He spoke of his road show and how the depression caught him’ so
gan speaking at 6:25 a. m. He used the volumes or props for his arms. Usually meticulous in dress, Senator Morse loosened his tie and opened his collar. He said he was just ‘laying the Aoundation”/ for a second speech he expects to
make in a day or so. enough.
At one point, Senator Morse digressed to discuss the difficulties of coaching his children . ‘through | school. \ 3 It was just before T o'clock last evening when Taylor started his
per stuck.
the screen.
eight-hour performance.
broke he “had to eat jackrabbits {put in Wyoming.” The hours and Senator “Taylor clicked on. His gray. sult was wrinkled. He sagged a little. His voice was getting raspy.’ After eight hours and 20 minutes he lad had
Senator Taylor's endurance performance equaled. that of Senator W. Lee (Pappy) ODaniel (D: Tex.) but fell far short of the late Sénator Robert M. La Follette, Sr.'s' record stand of 18 hours and 28 minutes, set back in 1908.
FLY-EY E VIEW—If they had a hance to look before: the
aHtonminard hore s what flies in Indianapolis saw today as launched a DDY war. A Fhelaes wh took kpactin
vere pa son, Conrad “garb;
sign were {sf Jo i” 2 Richara
right] Eugene Quilter, - Strempel, Toons and Paul Shetrom, Ae
Mr. Truman said the bill was “bad for labor, bad for management, bad’ for the country” ~ “It is not so,” Senator Taft re-! plied. : Recalls Lincoln, Douglas {hadn’t yet Tt was a debate reminiscent of the big pile of books historic exchanges between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. But where ‘they pleaded their case before relatively small audiences, Mr. Truman and Senator Taft « carried their appeals to every corner of ‘the Utfited States. The President, with all the big networks at his command, blasted the labor bill in. far more forceful
message he sent to the house yes- continuously through
terday. at dawn Senator Taft said the President’s Wherry dn
representation both of the character res of the bill and of most of” its detailed provisions.”
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- The filibusterers, w Calls Bill “Shocking” determined to delay a
Mr. Truman said “ whole pur- Rex Frees. yefuseq pose of this bill is contrary. to the| ; A hs sound growth of our national labor wi io t to policy.” He called the Taft-Hart.| "iis 10 consent to a ley bill a “shocking piece of legis- REX! ae lation” and said that “under no e Mr. Morse
circumstances” could he have ap-| Nd easily, Senator proved it. P| (D. Va), a supporter of
Senator Taft said the President i ie pn yh had “apparently adopted in a large part the prejudiced arguments of union labor leaders who, from the beginning, have opposed any legislation whatever and refused to cooperate with congress or make any constructive suggestions.” The senator accused Mr. Truman of playing politics, saying that he had ignored the feelihgs of his own party members in the house and acceded to the arguments of Lee Pressman, general counsel of the C. IL. O, and other biased observers.
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Washington Calling—
That Noise in Was Is 1948 Campait
Scramble by GOP, Ge Is Key to What Goes on ih
WASHINGTON, June 2f.—One year from i Republican national convention convenes in ] hi
For campaign’s under way now. ‘That's ke; going on. Men in both parties think mast, reaction. President Truman's vetoes angled for mass vote in cities. bills, this year, for campaign contributors; | play next year for smaller fry. =~ . Don’t expect énactment of Juang - adjournment. ;
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phrases than he used in the vetO|oven if it meant staying in session :
| veto message was a “complete mis- sent agreement to vote ed fd
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