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32 Typical Cities Report Generally Lower Food Trend

Indianapolis housewives are “speculating” in the food market, stocking their pantries with “specials,’ and buying light where they think prices will fall.

rise and fall in 10 main|’ items was spotty today with beef ind eggs down, but pork and

butter on the up side.

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Loin pork, Ib... 43¢c Choice bacon, lb. 73¢ Pork chops, Ib... 69¢c ‘T-Bone: btk., Ib.. 85¢ Lamb chops, Ib.. 79¢ Best butter .... 68c Grade A eggs.. 59¢Flour, 10 lbs.... 47c Potatoes, Maine, 10 Ibs.. 55¢ .57c The price of a breakfast of a half pound of bacon and six eggs had dropped only one cent ina month. Other Cities Lower But a survey of 32 typical American cities showed prices more... consistently A average than in Indianapolis in the 10 main foods. Stockyard prices reflected changing local meat prices. Steers in January ranged from $23 to $30 a hundred pounds with a Fe thus far .of $24.50. Hogs in January ranged between $18.71 to $19.53 and this month so far have hit $21.31. The drop in beef was attributed to heavy marketing of quality steers, but meat men said they expected the freezing weather in the West to stiffen prices soon.

Forecast Clouds And Light Rains

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6am... 37 10a m... 40 7am... 38 11 a m... 41 8a m... 38 12 (Noon). 44 9am... 89 1p m.., 46

Occasional rain this evening

through tonight will give way to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures here tomorrow, according to the Weather Bureau. Central and southern Indiana, previously expected to feel the effects of a moderate cold wave coming down from the north; will remain in an area of comparatively warm air, A high of 44 today will give way to a low of 34 degrees tonight. Tomorrow the mercury will rise to 50 degrees. Weatherman Paul Miller said rain last night changed to snow in extreme northern Indiana early today. State police said all roads in Dunes Park district of northern Indiana were slick due to freezing rain and sleet. In Ligonier district, roads were slippery in Elkhart County &nd other roads were wet.

Flier Leaps Rails; No One Injured

CHATSWORTH, Ga., Feb. 21 (UP)—Eight cars of a Louisville & Nashville raflroad ‘passenger train left the rails at Ramhurst, five miles south of here, today and nestled against a high clay mbankment. .

e , There were no injuries. The high bank beside the track kept the derailed ears from overturning, and possibly prevented loss of life and Injuries. The train apparently had slowed down to pass through Ramhurst, when the derailment occurred. Raiiroad officials said it was caused by a broken rail. The train was the L & N's Flamingo, Florida-bound from Cincinnati.

U. S. Launches Tucker Probe

CHICAGO, Feb. 21 (UP) — A federal grand jury opens an investigation today of Preston Tucker and his business dealings in attempting to produce a radically designed automobile which he calls the “Car of Tomorrow.” It was reported that Mr. Tucker planned to use 10 pilot models of the rear-engined automobile, plus five trucks, to deliver the Tucker Corp.'s records at the U. 8. courthouse.

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Vanguard of a 200-man wrecking crew the dismantling of the historic English Hotel block today. Emil

CL began operations in Cichetta of Elizabeth, N. J. (left), and L.. C. Bates of Detroit, Mich., began prying the door off the old stable behind the hotel. They are part-of the advance wrecking detail of Cuyshoga Wrecking Co., Cleveland, which is handling the job.

‘Truman, Schricker May Vie

On Senatorial Candidates Campbel! Likely as President's Choice; Expect Governor to Support Jackson

‘By DAN KIDNEY, Times Staff Writer ’ WASHINGTON, Feb. 21—President Harry 8. Truman and Gov. Henry F. Schricker may both be backing candidates from Ft. Wayne in the Indiana senatorial race next year-——but not the same man. Alex Campbell, F't. Wayne, now head of the Justice Department criminal division as °n “Assistant Attorney General of the United

States, has about decided to try and get the Democratic nomination

for Senator in 1950. tal regarding his support of Mr.

He says that former U. 8. Sen.| : ator. Samuel Jackson from his J3ckson, as will President Tru

home town is already running. And he agrees with the conclusion that the governor may back Jackson while the President supports him. up “I haven't fully made up my mind to run yet,” Mr. or at |

Senate race, which seems most likely now. There is always the possibility that a compromise may be cooked

dee Fines, Jai Juage Fines, Jails Entitled to Backing gg" » » Friends 6f Mr. Campbell pont Hit-Ski Driver N out that he is fully entitled to " ’

Truman support. For he came to, the Justice Department last year, upon invitation of Attorney Gen- o . {eral Tom Clark, just at a'time’ , Guilty on 5 Counts |when it looked as though the ma- . A 2i-year-old driver who adtional Democratic tick et was mitted fleeing the scene of two slated for defeat. He went all out |accidents Saturday night was for the President and campaigned found guilty on five counts today ently for his re-election. by Munict 0 3 Mr. Campbell came here while| Clark. pal Court 4 Judge Alex serving as U. 8. attorney for the, James Raney, Greenwood Northern Indiana District, a post/pleaded guilty to drunkenness. he had long held. He plunged into driving without an operator's the work of the criminal division license, reckless driving, operatand has been a guiding force ining a vehicle under the influence some of the hottest cases—includ- of liquor and failure to stop Ing those against the Commu- po an accident. nists. Police Officer William B t! Mr. Jackson may feel that he astified that he traced Sabir

also is entitled to some Truman yp a however. {through the license number of a

For he gav-|car which fled aft - eled down the demonstration foripeprto Torres; - Ca og oPresident Wallace ,in the riqge Ky., at Kentucky and South Chicago --Natfonat Democratic gg Saturday night and a taxiConvention in 1944 and next day cab at Georgia and Illinois St a the switch was made to the man few minutes later...No. one was who inherited and then won “the seriously injured. presidency—Harry 8. Truman. | | In the U. 8. Senate by appoint- ne aT had other peraons Both Defeated #Y was the

asserted, “but if I do enter that race I'll give it everything I've t.”

Finds Young Autoist

{driver. ment of Gov. Schricker,' Mr, Jack- ] son returned to the state to cam. | Judge Clark withheld sentence

paign for the governorship while , Gov. Schricker ran for his Sen. | 5 ator's ate seat. Both were defeated at that time—19044. " Trading places was necessary because Gov, Schricker could not| gee yy succeed himself under the state Firemen S Faces constitution. Out for the required term, he was returned to the gov- Red When Truck

ernorship by some 140,000 votes,

in the. 1948 election. Gov. Schrick- Fire Breaks Out

ler is likely to remain noncommit-|

license counts, but fined Raney a total of $175 and sentenced him to 90 days in jail on [the other three counts.

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when a passing motorist startled them into action with the cry:

Forrestal asks hike in pay of military units , , .

other news of Congress. Cairo denies Haifa report of Around the world ......

Four local champions in tonight's Golden Gloves truck were ablaze, apparently set|chiidrdn by. a previous marriage. por husband take her home.|'® & Stockpile of these Geiger| Co

tourney. . . . Sports news

Generator ‘Josephine’ begins

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Amusements 15 «14

Comics .....19|Hollywood ..15 Crossword ..20| Inside Indpls. 11

~Eftoeialy 12 De. Jordan ..14 ++4++12| Mrs. Manners 20

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“Hey, your truck’s on fire.” The crew of the hook and lad-

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Holy Land peace. . , gate and’ found mops and brooms

feces anes 4 in the basket in the rear of the off by sparks from the exhaust.

from near and far....Page 7. The truck, which was en route

Eat] Wilson tells of opera singer's hardships... Page 10 back from a fire at 21st St. and

Arlington Ave., paused at 10th

test run... a picture St. and Arlington Ave. while the

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Needlework. 14 Sports Othman .....11 Teen Talk ..13/all sweets Pajpern sees +14 Women’s «wos 14iration list

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!for passage by the Senate as GOP,

“tu responsibility” for the budget _|lems on the Schricker adminis-

‘scrutinize the budget properly

“Iwas still to be settled. The budget |

man if Mr. Campbell enters the passed.

drunkenness and no op-|

were | as red as their thuck®, sterday | op was blotted out a week ago when a heavy davenport cushion,

der truck, froit-Station 27 at 2018 - ; When she came to, she was liv- gqaiq, EE. 10th Bt, stopped to investi ing back in 1944. She didn't rec- hand.”

firemen hastily doused the blaze./A mechanic st the Boeing air-Dere” Mr. Sugden explained.

| LONDON, Feb.21 (UP)—Minis- i ¢/don’t like men—I know I don't.” My Day .....13 Soclety .....13|ter of Food John Stradey a rupted the association faculties o

+«+2+80 nounced in Commons today that|take time and patience, or another she could love her husband “lke/Harry W. Wilkins, 24, and -Lt. be taken off the , © memory, by

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1940

Snap Judgment

State Bright Spot in U. §. Job Picture

Unemployment Rises 16% in Nation, 2% In Indiana

Indiana is one of the few bright spots in the national employment picture, nearly holding its own [against a nation-wide “trend of

{rising unemployment, the Fed-

jeral Security Agency reported

While unemployment in the nation rose 16 per cent in January compared to the same month a year ago, the increase in idle

Slated for Senate Okay

Complain Lack

Of Time Forbids Close Scrutiny

By LOUIS ARMSTRONG

Gov. Schricker’s record $280 million state budget was slated,

Senators announced today there wasn't enough time left in the legislative session to pick it to}: pieces. - The Senators said they placed and the state's financial probtration. They said they could not of Hoosterdom was two-tenths of one per cent.

Unemployment - compensation paid to the nation’s idlé workers

and have time to loosen the long jam of other legislation before adjournment Mar. 7. The budget bill has not yet moved out of the House Ways and Means Committee. Several weeks age the Republican-dominated Senate had asked it be given at least two weeks to consider the budget bill. . : Sen. John Van Ness (R. Valparaiso) in his open letter to the governor, said, “You and your party must take full responsibility for the state's expenditures during the next two years since it will be impossible for us to consider the budget carefully in the time remaining.” Two Weeks Remain The 86th General Assembly began its last two weeks of the session today still confronted by all

of oe JUajor lagues. pressure olf Slayers Make

move through the important legis

3 million jobless. } Much of the recent increase in unemployment has been in industrial areas, the survey showed, but firm employment, too, has" dropped. + 43 States Report Forty-three states from which figures: were available reported unemployment payments for January, 1949, totaling $105,167,186, compared with $90,242,873 paid out by the same states in January last year. In releasing the figures, state officials said the statistics were not an exact measurement of unemployment, Despite the increase, the sur-| vey showed many widely scattered areas in addition to Indiana: where conditions ran counter to .the -trepd. The Indiana employment secur-

Clare Dennis Clare Dennis, 18, flashes a happy smile after being named

“Miss Photo Flash of 1949” at the fifth annual Chicago. Pho-

tographers’ ball. The blond beauty will receive a trip to Hollywood and a free vacation.

of a soldiers’ bonus

{lation was increasing under the ; push of lobbyists and special = | act-Hour als ity @ivision anmounced that Jan{terest groups. | |uary jobs were only 2500 fewer! Question i ie

than a year ago. .

bill had not been acted upon by Swygert Denies Plea’

the House where it originated. Of Officers’ Slayers |sohs employed in Indiana on Jan: The Senate Education Commit-| {15 than on Dec. 15. But he - tee was considering the bill to| The convicted slayers of Wol,q ypa¢ tne reduction from Jan~ |abolish segregated schools in In- Hammond policemen waited Ini; ,ry 1948, was only two-tenths : condemned row of Indiana state of one per cent.

said there were 42,000 fewer per-

!dianapolis. | Measures to increase teachers prison today for some -minu erth , 1 significant pay, liberalize teachers’ pension] ¥ for ast te} Rev a Hen {benefits and establish the teach-| ! tive res for a ers pay ratio between state and death in the electric chair at mid-year" — or S Haves time {local taxing units were still to be night tomorrow. since 1946. Numerous labor laws to liberal-| The a a ober 1 0 mal Factors ize unemployment compensation > own of. an n gley.,| Most of the loss between mid|and workmen's compensation still (50, sentenced ‘ - die for the 1947| December and mid-January was {were well back on the road to double slaying uf Patrolmen John Dlamed on seasonal factors in passage. Gerka and Donald Cook. the retail end of non-manufac- - turing business. After Christmas Compromise Needed They lost one of two last-min- buying ended, some 22,600 perAs oe closing day of the ute appeals Saturday when Fed-sons were marked off the pay-!| session, ar. number one question. of the as-|denied at Ft. Wayne a petition] However, statistician {sembly was still unanswered:/for a writ of habeas corpus and|that total nt Teported {How would the Republican Sen-ia stay of execution. manufacturing industries — es|ate majority and the Democratic) Defense Attorney Robert A./timated at 649,000 in January— House majority compromise to|Buhler of Ft. Wayne said he|was up 3.1 per cent from ‘a year ‘get any of ‘the’ major issues would file another appeal today ago. {through the legislature? |with the U. 8. Circuit Court of] There was a sharp drop in The problems became larger Appeals at Chicago. manufacturing employment as the session neared its end., Brown and Badgley were origi- marking the fourth straight nally scheduled to die last Mar. 19.. month in which decreases were

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It was apparent at the close of

{in particular, as a means .of|brother visited him last Fridayls 16s bringing the state the much need-|in the prison, Brown gave them But fe Tove] 71.900 John, 1.8 per ed extra revenue. a federal court petition and latericent below December Ald The state highways were under gave a state clemency official Aling a loss eof 8500 Jobs tn the [fire today in the Senate. Last|2Ppéal to Gov. Schricker. period of a month. |week Sen. Dale E. Beck (D.| . Lack of Orders | Young America) called for a non- Senate Kills Move The division safd manufactur- | political Investigation of why In- ro Extend Session ing employers indicated the de|diana roads had deterforated so crease was due to contract com(rapidly. The investigation was The Indiana Senate today killed| pletions and lack of ‘orders. Of | 2 Bet under vay today, to (a House measure which would 20 major Boupe ot ananuacturo throw more money into thej, ... ved the 61-d ng ustries “included in the [highway fund, the Governor analiave on the Getieral ——— | study. the increases in- jobs |other state officials were backing| Tne measure also would have| SW5in§ the one-month period a were in transportation equipment, { bills to increase the motor ve-\1ot the legislators grant them- leather products 4 chemical |hicle license fees, and add 1 cent |galyeg additional compensation The division aoe Shem pr {to the state gasoline tax. {for a’ session which ran for an employment. in the Et In return for these concessions extended period. ‘ industry continued to d Fro n {they would approve passage of| Opponents of the proposal rop. m a third bill to grant truckers shouted that any extra time spent

Big-Ducsuibar . to mid-January, ere was {more length and height to their legislating “would be a drain on|. 3 loss of 3400 workers. vehicles. ’ the taxpayers.”

Woos Bride After Prank _ bofure on™ Blots Out Her Memory

Wife Injured by Hurled Cushion, Believes fof the nation against atomic

She Is Plant Worker and Unmarried lbomb attack.

SEATTLE, Feb. 21 (UP)—WIll K. Sugden convinced his brown-| Commission Manager Carroll L. haired bride she didn't have to go to work at the Boeing aircraft Wilson said the commission is plant today, but ‘his attempts to woo her again were still in the preparing a detailed report on the hand-holding stage. |best method. of atomic defense. Mr. Sugden’s wife, Hertis, 26, is an amnesia victim. Her mem- He said the commission is workIng in close co-operation with the national military establishment.

—The Atomic Energy Commission told Congress today it is prepar'Ing detailed plans for the defense

hurled from the balcony of a mo-| tion picture theater, struck her, "Mr. Sugden said he would woo| Part of the plan is to place peron the head. her and win her again. sonnel trained in the use of GelShe was uriconscious two hours.| “ghe trusts me already,” he|ger counters at strategic points “She lets me hold her throughout .the nation.. These ' counters are used to radioactivity.

ognize her husband, a balding, | 3 Mr. Wilson said there already

She blushed when Mr. Sugden h ized nothing when counters at Oak Ridge, Tenn, told of their romance and mar- But got root 8 scene of a major atomic energy

riage last Nov. 23. , plant. i “L just can’t belfeve I'm mar-| Don’t you remember, honey?

" “ |We used to laugh and hold hands yUNT 2 LOST PLANES , said. “Why I'm a grade Hed, Shé saa y sR DENVER, Feb, 21 plane plant.” “I Just can’t imagine,” Mrs. Planes Doctors said the cushion, hurled| Sugden replied. “It must be true. today for tw by two 12-year-old boys, had dis-|But I have no feeling. But I

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p in low-hanging clouds. her mind. They sald it would] She told newsmen she wished) The F.-51's were piloted by It,

workers in the fields and factories]

last month indicated there were|

Director Everett L. Garamer| System Sought

order that would save them from that the number of jobs slipped|sommittee were:

7, approached, the eral Judge Luther M, Swygert rolls. [Be

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UP) | a

" Governor ‘Tells Off’ State Communist Head * State Budget :

Hands Verbal Lacing To Red Distributing Leaflets to Unemployed

Suggests Head of Indianapolis Party | Go to Russia ‘And Peddle His Papers’

By ROBERT BLOEM Gov. Schricker tied into a real live Communist today,

got him told off and went fuming back to the state house, A week ago Col. Everett Gardner, employment se« curity director, arranged to take the Governor and Labor Commissioner Thomas Hutson through the employment security office at Senate Ave. and Washington St. Today, was selected as the best day.

|office this morning a man on | the sidewalk handed: them each |a mimeographed leaflet. Absent. {ly -the Governor and his two | aldes took the leaflets, but when | they got inside they noticed they were signed by the “Communist Party of Indianapolis.” Demands Explanation A few minutes later the Gover« nor was back out on the street, red-faced and angry. He stepped up to the leaflet passer—who turned out to be Chairman Ben Cohen of the Indianapolis Come munist party, and demanded an explanation. Here is the Goyer -\nor's version of what followed: “So you're a Communist, eh” the Governor said.

to Russia and peddle your papers Gov. Schricker . . Governor said.

. he told over | theres the id, , ' 0 a off Communists’ Ben Cohen. | 00 tarted and pass it out to . your friends.” " Highway ‘A Mostntar Then, Governor

- the Mr. Cohen. pointed out that he was not a Russian but an

American, “I don’t think much of your idea of Americanism,” the Gove ernbr retorted. “Did you ever try working for a living?"

Board Named

Cause of Crumbling

Lt. Gov. John A. Watkins today

tee of senators to probe the reasons for Indiana's crumbling

highway system. x g vin on the investigating/be , py all.

“But I told him a mouthful,” commentad. : .

“It got under my hide to see all those people out there in lne, people who would work if they could, and then have this guy passing out stuff like this which would ruin the economy of the state.”

Sen. Dale E. Beck (D, Young America). Ben. Herman C., Evans Bloomington). Sen. D. Russell Bontrager (R. Elkhart). Sen. Charles M. Maddox (R. Otterbein). Demand for the investigation was made last week end in a Senate resolution introduced by Sen. ck. The resolution asked that isan committee be Bointed by the lieutenant Gover-|!f People don't do productive nor. so they

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Seeks Cause of Trouble

Sen Beck, in presenting his\incident but said he'got in a resolution, called on his col-|of 1ieks, too. go couple leagues to “find out exactly what| «1 asked him if he th is wrong with the state's roads.” |, ed ought $40 He delivered a scorching attack on road conditions in Indiana and demanded the controversial battle between the State Highway Department and the truckers be Wants $40 a Week “thoroughly explored.” : The leaflet bore the | Highway officials hlame the, "0 "oy to ow gd road break-up on removal of] ave t, truck weight limits the : ai oR war yedrs. Also they claim tack | Inter he had passed of weight enforcement on the

sation was enough,” Mr. said. “That's when he asked where the money was coming from.” :

of them to men an

lined up for half a block before highways has allowed many trucks to overload knowingly —y ce to fet their unemploye

since theré was little chance of! being caught. Mr. Cohen's leaflet advocated

. {$40 a week unemployment benefits Truck organizations admit) - ] overloading has occurred in some 204 said {compenaution ‘should be cases but contend if the highways P® M ong as the worker is had been properly constructed Unemployed.

en Mr. Cohen wasn't positive the they would not have broken. mas who had bawled him out on

~ the curb was Governor Schricker, Finds Tires Punctured [but he said he had engaged th a Richard Stern, 21, of 2503 N.| debate” with a man in a white New Jersey St., today reported to|hat.

police finding all four tires on A short time after the govere his automobile punctured, appar-|DOr's vigit, a group of state sene

left the car parked in front of ployment Security Division office, his home last night. Damage was They, too, found the Communist $5, he said. literature being circulated.

Philadelphia Transit System Hums as 10-Day Tieup Ends

Union Votes on New Contract Plan Today;

Strike Costs Business Films $80 Million

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21 (UP)—The transportation system of This third largest city in the nation rolled on schedule today after a 10-day strike that hit three million daily commuters and cost business more than $80 million. Trolleys, busses and subway-elevated trains began their runs late yesterday, within two and one-half hours after striking transit workers. at a stormy union] membership meeting roared their | desire to end the walkout against

of the agreement and asked for a show of hands. ; All. but about 25 persons in the hall jumped to’ their feet. Then Mr. Quill asked the stand, .

the Philadelphia Transportation

The action sent 11,000 operating and maintenance workers back to carbarns, garages and terminals. ; However, they will vote today by secret ballot on whether to accept a new contract which provides for an 8-cent-hourly wage; boost, a guaranteed “work week and increased sick benefits. Almost 6000 strikers were packed 4in Town Hall when

her he loves me. itome.” . ° ..

shock, to completely rm He's so very good(Jay A. Sheppard, 2%, von of DenSR we ft ver. i Sl.

nowy or VR : he 9%,

Michael J. Quill, International president ‘of the CIO trangport ’

As the trio walked into the-——

“This is my work,” Mr. Cohen

\appointed a non-partisan commit-(“you can take it from me, it isn

Week Needed.” Mr. Cohen said . d

ently with an icepick, when he|ators also toured the county Ems

workers union, urged acceptance