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Republicans Lash

Now Adequate to Halt Inflation, Leaders Say

Executive Warns Public Against ogy | Much, Again Asks Stronger Controls |

By' MERRIMAN SMITH, United Press Staff Correspondent ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—Republicans hurled charges of “politics” at President Truman today for his statement that their anti-inflation: bill was “pitifully inadequate ’—but that “e was signing it anyway on a better-than-nothing basis. Democrats rallied to Mr. Truman's defense. The flurry of charges and coun-|—— tercharges made ft increasingly [S1t1- -inflationary purposes set forth

clear that responsibility for high In its title. prices would be the No. 1 issue in| Sen. Joseph H. Ball (R. Minn)

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) fd the President's statement next year's election’ campaigns. 3a ; looked “pretty strongly like poliThe Pr ounced J ie President announced Bis desl," 1a Mr. Hallesk said the

cision to sign the Republican-spon-| sored substitute for his 10-point President was trying to revert to,

“Radical New Dealism.” Mr. Hal-anti-infla ram in a strongly | worded BHD JI08 last night. g leck blamed “disastrous, loose fisWarning that continued inflation/C8! Policies of the (Democratic) carried the danger of a “serious de- administration” for high prices. pression,” he again asked Congress MI: Haleog det ho Solin hat to authorize standby wage-price and ‘he GOP would nfake high prices

ration controls to check living costs. ‘Ne major issue in the 1948 Presidential and congressional election | President ‘Disappointed’

campaigns. The White House said Mr. Tru- While Mr. Truman called for bet-! man would formally sign the GOP ter co-operation between Congress measure some time today. and the Executive branch, Mr. The President sald in his state- Halleck said the answer was elecment that he was “disappointed” tion of a Republican President Congress: had passed such a “who will co-operate. with a Re“feeble” bill. -He said the public publican Congress” should not be led to believe that it In denouncing would either reduce living costs or bill, Mr. Truman said it was “far keep them from going higher. too late in the fight against inflaHouse Republican Leader Charles tion . . ..to place our. main reliance A. Halleck and Chairman Jesse P. upon voluntary action,” He said Wolcott (R. Mich.) ef the House voluntary methods had been tried Banking Committee snapped back| already and had proved insufficient. that the bill, together with powers Hits Voluntary Agreements the President previously held, Was| «qe President struck out espe-

sepa JHE es A oh ,, cially at the provision for voluntary ; ‘agreements by industry to allocate Mr. Wolcott added, it_will be the essential materials such as stleel. fault of the-President and not the Such agreements, when approved by Songress. tw ssid , |the attorney general, will be free olcott said the President's fon liability under the anti-trust Tequest for price-rationing author- laws. Uy Was lspired BY, Dolisics. Mr. Truman also took issue with $ for Mr. Truman's warn-|, orovision calling on him to sub-

Ings of a depression, Mr. Wolcott { : » . : mit to Congress detail specifi said he saw no reason why this Tongro alls ape Sesife

| recommendations for SOUTY should not en Joy reasonable conservation 7 arce commodities. prosperity for the “next five to .. Seven vears.” These provisioiis are of doubtful ' {value .at best,” he said. “If they Goes Only Part Way |are used as an excuse for delaying The Republican bill contained the enactment of a sound anti-i only three non-controversial fea- flation program, they will do tures of Mr. Truman's 10-point.pro- | more harm than good.” gram and authorized him use, In support of his request for voluntary methods in carrying out price control, Mr. Truman cited three others. price increases for butter, gasoline,

the Republican

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mometers dropping to 10 Sugrens or colder north of Boston. will also be cold in the hi where minima will range from 10 to 20 degrees. Early morning readings from New York to Virginia and west to Illinois and southern Wisconsin will be in the 20s. Mild southerly winds from the Gulf of Mexico are expected to stream toward (ne front from Georgia to Nebraska. This air flow will cause minima in the 50s along the Gulf coastline while the Carolinas, the norh parts of the Gulf States and Texas will report minima in the 40s. Weather Bureau forecasters predict minimum temperatures will be 32 degrees along the Freezing Line. . Minimum temperature forecasts

Ben Alsman, 43, who lives in 1111 upstairs, got out

|of bed and tramped downstairs in

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| his pajamas to complain about a

The provisions requested by the meat and other commodities since ing because of business in Okla- noisy party keeping him awake.

President will: | he presented his 10-point program ONE: Extend for one year, until to Congress Nov. 17. Feb. 28, 1949, government controls, over exports of such scarce vital commodities as steel. | TWO: Extend controls over transportation for a similar period. THREE: Authorize expenditure,

Cites Price Increases

Six weeks ago, men’s “street” shoes sold for $8.72 a pair in Pittsburgh. They now sell for $9.38. The price of hogs rose in Chicago

PERMANENT WAVE’ MACHINE

“Mill Process Blanket Cleansing

ing of food and feed: encourage in-| The price of gasoline rose in Los in by distiller: restrict use of grain by distil 3 The price of butter in Washing- | {pound to a new high of $1.05. The bill authorized use of volun-| of the President's program: Alloca- | {$40 a hundred pounds. at weights which would assure the For News Leak sponsibility if I did not protest “This bill will not reduce the high | information to the American and Sen.Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D. sentenced to imprisonment ranging. the President that the measure car- | nounced at the conclusion of a 24-| the supreme military court, leader of the pre-war National In{leader and Polish tennis champion. OPEN NIGHTS ‘TIL 9 P. M. {that his ‘political activities were

‘of $1 million during the next six! months to promote voluntary sav- rp $2475 a hundred pounds to creased farm production in nonGs Angeles from 21.5 cents a gallon to European foreign countries; and to 23.3 cents. through next January. tan, I). C, rose Hom 83 cents a Democrats Agree | The price of steers in Omaha, tary methods to achieve these goals Neb, reach a new all-time high of tion of scarce commodities to essen-| tial users; restrictions on speculative | trading on commodity exchanges] oles t Death and sale of livestock and poultry | most efficient use of grain. “I would be shirking in my reagainst the obvious insufficiency of, WARSAW, Dec. 20 (UP)—Two this legislation,” Mr. Truman said.| Poles charged with furnishing secret cost of living and it will not keep British embassies were under death: prices from going even higher.” . sentences today. Five others iere Wyo.), Rep. Brent Spence (D, Ky.), from 12 years to life. and other Democrats agreed with| Thc seven sentences were anried no real power to carry out the day trial Saturday. They were im-| a mediately taken under review by Sentenced to death were Wavlaw| Lipinski, 57«former army officer and dependence Party, and Wlodzimier | Marszewski, former underground Lipinski caused a sensation by Sihampuo nd Bet pleading innocent and declaring CENTRAL BEAUTY COLLEGE J “suaranteed by the Polish con209 Odd Fellow Bldg. L1-9721 |Ssuuin. r LE ARR “in Texas Wreck TELEPHONE MA rket 2431 |

At least seven persons were in serious condition today from injuries

Platinumsmith & io .

Have your better Jewelry repaired a Jeweler lo enced in repairing all Jewelry Remoulding — done

of a streamlined Burlington passenger train jumped the tracks and |rolled into a 10-foot ditch, killing lone man. with | More than 50 persons were in|Jured in the wreck, which authori-

ing—8oldering—all greatest care.

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| Austin Holme of McKinney, Tex., |died shortly before midnight of injuries suffered when he was pinned

"RADIO ) REPAIRS C 00ST | between two of the twisted coaches. LESS AT DE LUXE |

We lend you a new radio while your set is being repaired.

L PICK UP and DELIVERY Sthvie Mrs. Maude R. Pryor, 72. widow! of bandmaster Arthur Pryor and

Pryor's Mother Dies

visit here from her home in Asbury

A COMPLETE OPTICAL SERVICE

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302 ) KAHN BLDG. MERIDIAN AT WASHINGTON

suffered when the last three cars|

|ties said was caused by a broken|| rail.

YNWOOD, Cal, Dec. 20 (UP)—|

{mother of radio band leader Roger it | Pryor, died Saturday while on a

homa City.

No sooner had he spoken his piece

The officer also sent a letter to|than a 22-year-old tenant in the

Presents Doctor's Letter Concerning the countercharges which he said he intends to file;| Patrolman Durham alleges the two officers violated departmental rules when they used “harsh and violent language.”

Alsman Mr. Alsman fled in pajamas into

in pursuit.

Police went to 1111 Carrollton but

reported the downstairs empty and

Patrolman Durham said other garg by the time they arrived.

departmental rules require all po{lice officers to “avoid censuring subordinates in the presence of other.” wi from losing their tempers, | ich Patrolman Durham whi with ‘violating, superior officers as well.

applies to

P-80 Jets Reach Alaska

He said the rule forbidding For Mass Arctic Course BURBANK, Cal, Dec. 20 (UP) — grand jury did not recommend im. '¢71onal secretary, said, “This he Joo

Court House and Municipal citizens of Indianapolis will have 10 exert, their influence on the decision!

i5| A squadron of U. 8. Air Force's P-80' mediate |shooting star jet fighters arrived at a new |Ladd Field, Alaska,

for the first

“If anyone is to be disciplined in mass tactical operation of jet air-

this case, everyone should be,”

iS|craft in the Arctic, the Air Forces in

the way the patrolman looks at it.|qisclosed today.

He was suspended Christmas Eve

'after Capt. Ambuh! said he received |p. the ring” squadron, an anonymous telephone call that|parch Field, Cal,

The planes from the 94th “hat. based sat were winterized

Patrolman Durham was drunk in a with special equipment and lubrica-!

tavern.

charge when brought to headquarters,

and jaccused his superior officers of trying to “frame” him. Chief B8anders also ‘criticized Dur- | ham for “talking to newspapermen about affairs of the department,”

{the patrolman said. |

Manila Cares for Five Saved From Ship Wreck

MANILA, Dec. 29 (UP) —Five| survivors of the sinking of the] Danish motorship Kina, which,| caught in a typhoon Christmas| night, was smashed to pieces on a| reef: off Samar Island in the cent ral| Philippines, arrived here today, The survivors—three passengers {and two crewmen—were flown’ to Manila by a U, 8. Nacy Cataiina flying boat after they had drifted! helplessly for nearly 10 hours in an| open lifeboat. They were under] treatment at Santo Tomas Uni-

versity Hospital. Only one, Richard| CORSICANA, Tex. Dec. 20 (UP) Madsen, 30, ship's cook, was in- truck on a highway near here,

jured. He suffered a fractured leg. The others were treated for shock and exposure.

around better

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OPEN IL 2PM

He was absolved of this|tion.

| meet, Friday at 7:45 p. m.

Been sittin’

3-Pc. Settee Group

These three old timers have

Woven fiber settee and two matching rockers

the reversible cushions does $h0s0 not match. Worth $80.95, talked

The modifications included

Indiana Stamp Club Meets Friday Evening

The Indiana in the

| Antlers Hotel for the installation

lof officers and a special program, |

“Mystifying the Philatelist”, pared by W. E. Pollard. Officers to be installed are Paul Kitsko, president; George Stewart,

pre-

|vice president; Mrs. Gladys M.| | Bushnell, pr and Mrs. Theo | Parr, treasure

25 to to 30 ‘Hurt ¢ as s Bus

Crashes Into Truck

VERO BEACH, Fla., Dec..29 (UP) —A Plorida motor lines bus loaded with between 25 and 30 passengers en route to Miami was wrecked today when it crashed into a parked

Police Chief J. Y. Copeland said all the phssengers were injured to some éxtent, 10 of them seriously.

here for than a year.

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Grand Jury Raps

‘Apathy’ of Public

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ed to the extent that it actually creates a safety hazard.

He cited the following examples: Nis physician had recommended he| was going on, bashed him on the Guardian Home be reduced. (Durham) stay at home for several scalp with a bottle, Mr.

“This seems to be an unneces- | days because of ill health, I.

| Foreign Wars and the Disabled! sarily large staff for th y B : supervision American Veterans will take part, in what the AVC calls a “rent ¢on-

of 66 children now at the home,”

{the street with the young man, the jury stated. brandishing a revolver, {The complainant sought refuge in improvements at the the fire station at 11th and Broa way where he summoned police,

The jury recommended extensive Julietta Coun-!

Coy, superintendent, “is doing an excellent job” and should be given additional help. | The jury gavé the Marion County Jail a clean bill of health and recommended néw kitchen equip-! ment and new mattresses. For the first time in five years the |

action -toward erection of

building,

The report commented that build- lof the local board. The board tas g plans have already been started! {agreed te defer its final recommendation until after our meeting.” |

|and “we have no further recom. mendations.”

————————— CIRCLE CARD PARTY The December Circle of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church will sponsor

starting the turbo-jet engines with a card party at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow but cited for insubordination gasoline which is more combustible in the Food Craft Shop in the when he admittedly lost his- temper than kerosene, the regular—fet fuel Knights of “Pythias building.

Mrs Theodore Munn Is _chairman

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BIG BOTTLE

Truman's Doctor

{that jon Sept.

| ployees, Mr.

- | August,

In Grain- Market |

Gov. H. B. Maw, Utdh, On Anderson List

(Continued From Page Une) {ket for Sept. 17-30—a period in which prices dropped sharply. ‘ Disclosure that Gen. Graham was A Speculator came a week after Harold E. Stassen, Republican presidential aspirant, challenged the administration to deny that government insiders—including “the executive, branch of the: White House"—were speculating in grain Edwin W. Pauley, special assistant to Army Secretary Kennéth Rovall, AgAIn was listed as a speculator an the new list. The first list showed he had large holdings in a number of commodities. The latest list showed that he purchased 25.000 bushels of wheat 18. He took his army job | Sept. 3. The list included 82 federal employees and 18 state and local emAnderson said 72 of them were in the market Sept. 17, 1047, and an additional 28 entered the market Sept. 18, 19 and 20.

Served as Physician Since August, 1945

WASHINGTON, Dec. 290 (UP)— Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham has been White House physician since 1045. Gen. Graham became President |Truman's personal physician when

{he returned from overseas after see- |

ing action in Normandy, Belgium, Holland and Germany When he returned to this country He was assigned to the surgeon! general's office and then transferred to the army medical center with additional duty as White House physician, Gen. Graham is a reserve officer. He served short terms of duty to keep his reserve appointment and in May, 1941, was assigned at Pt. Leonard Wood, Mo., at the Station Hospital. He later served at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Memphis, Tenn. and [Samp Breckinridge, Ky.

Veterans Invited To ‘Rent Rally’

American Veterans Comniliee

The jury recommended that the “il sponsor a public meeting on Chief Sanders in which he stated flat where the alleged noisy Party present staff of 33 at the Children’s) "ht control at 8 p. m. tomorrow in

| the World War Memorial. Representatives of

trol rally.”

Members of the Indianapolis Rent

d- ty Home. It stated that Co committee, heuted by B. at Dailey Me. y *Ammerman, Broad Ripple High

School principal, have been invited. C. 8heldon Book, Democratic chairman

Hunt of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters will | speak. Fred A Soudermann, AVC

last and best opportunity

The city rent committee will send | to Washington | whether controls here should be lifted, re-

{a recommendation

the first of the year on

main as they are. or that a genera

increase should be given landlords.’

Irwin Katz, housing chairman a Indianapolis Chapter 1, AVC, wil preside at the meeting.

80 reassuring as a good suphly of Canada Dry

for guests and the family. It's

to be set for happy enter. taining.

FOR ECONOMY— CONVENIENCE BUY IT BY THE CASE

heres nothing

' Wallace, Guy

As pathologist

Veterans of

11th District and Lester

1 counsel;

Feeney nau ural ey storey | first assistant city attorney,

Rites to Be Brief

Judge to Administer Oath of Office

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office, Judge Howard will swear in the council, and its members will immediately go into their first of-| ficial session in the council chamber .on, the fourth floor. There the members will name Christian J. Emhardt, Democrat, president, und announce the standing commi‘tees Other members of the council are: « Porter Seldensticker, Joseph C. O. Ross, Joseph A. Wicker and Miss Mary Catherine Connor, Democrats, and Donald Jameson, Charles P. Ehlers and Joseph Bright, Republicans,

Members of the “new Safety

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Bill Feeble’

insel; Michael » Byron P.

B. Reddington, Hollett. and Jesse W. Peden, second’ assistant

city attorney. In addition to the "appolntment

of the Works Board, the mayor-' elect has the following appointments to make: Three members of the Alr Pollution Board; all four members of the Aviation Board: both members of General Hospital Board; all four members of the Police and Firemen's Merit Commission; two members of the Park Board and members of the Plan Commission.

Rayus Club to Hold

Dance New Year's Eve

The Rayus Club of the United Hebrew Congregation will have their annual dinner-dance at 9 p. m. New Year's Eve in the Warren Hotel. The committee arranging the party includes Mr. and Mrs, Mor-

| Board, LeRoy J. Keach, Albert Ris-|ris Raff. chairmen: Mr. and Mrs.

ler and Howard W. Fieber, will be

sworn into office either by Judge!

Howard or City Clerk Stewart and they will go into session. One of |

their first oMcial duties will be the | ceremony of recommending the ap-!

pointments of Capt. Edward Rouls as police ‘chief and Roscoe A. McKinney as fire chief. Works Board All New

These two appointments have been announced by Mr. Feeney but the Safety Board will give its official approval. A complete new Works Board will take office, too, on Thursday but Its members have not been ap-

pointed by Mr. Feeney. He willi announce his selection before Thursday. wi)

Other members of the new ofti-|

cial family who will move into the hall with Mr, Feeney include: Phillip Bayt, city controller; Lewis L. (Cap) Johuson, city traffic engineer; M. G. (Ole) Johnson, city engineer; Harry J. Gasper, the mayor's executive secretary who

will also handle personnel matters,

and members of the city legal stafr| who ‘were announced today by Mr. | Feeney. They are Edward H. Knight, corporation

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ALL VONNEGUT STORES

(Main Plant, 402 W. Mary nd, and Branches)

ALSO: All outlying neighborhood branches will be closed one additional day, Tuesday, December 30.

® 120 E. Washington St. 38th and Illinois Sts.

Broad Ripple, 802 E. Irvington, 5609 E. Washington IR.

Fountain Sq., 1116 Prospect 2125 W. Washington St.

George Horwitz; Mr, and Mrs. Leo Gurvitz; Mr. and Mrs. Morris Schneider and Mr. and Mrs. Al Katz.

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