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U.S. Hints It Will Block Nov. 30 Mine Walkout |
Peace Parley/ Coal Digging Resumes in State
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Miners’ Leader Says He's Too Busy To Appear for Talk WASHINGTON, Nov. 10
Chief Cyrus S. Ching hinted strongly today that the government will act to prevent the soft coal miners from, walking out again Nov. 30. “We're not going to just sit around and wait for the deadline,” Mr. Ching told newsmen after a government - sponsored peace conference, scheduled for today, was put off indefinitely. The -tatks were canceled when! John L. Lewis curtly notified Mr. Ching he couldn't- make it until. Monday. Mr. Ching replied that he couldn't accommodate Mr. Lewis. { Obviously Irked Mr. Ching, obviously irked by| Mr. Lewis’ brush-qff, said he has no present plans for further meetings on the coal dispute. | He met with newsmen after an|
hour-long conference with Presi-|
dential Assistant John R. Steel-|
man folowing Mr. Lewis’ telegram| empty bins. This one’ went back to work this morning at the Big Ben C that he would, be “fully occupied! miles south of Brazil. The mine e produces 1000 to 1200 tons of coal a day.
until Monday in securing maximum resumption of coal production.” Mr. Ching said he and Mr. Steelman discussed the coal situation, but that “no conclusions were reached.” 3 Mr. Lewis yesterday called off) the strike until Nov. 30. | Asked about the deadline, Ching said: “We're not going to just sit]
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1949
State Running Into Red, Says’ Sehricker
“Asks Farm Bureau Members for Ideas On Reducing Costs
By JOHN V. WILSON
Inances. are “rapidly going, (to the red,” Gov. Schricker told the 31st Indiana Farm {Bureau convention today. “Today,” he said, “we are! spending perhaps a little bit more than we are taking in.” The Governor pointed out costs of education and highways have risen while the last General As sembly failed to produce sufficiént ‘revehue to meet the needs He asked Hoosier farmers for suggestions on cutting the cost of government and on increasing revenue “without doing an injustice to the people.” Gov. Schricker urged rural’ peo ple to take a ‘deep interest” in school consolidation as a means of reducing mounting education costs, He said the state now is {spending $53 million a year on education “School consolidation. is not an oppressive measure.” he said. “It provides the machinery for us to exercise our best judgmeht Urges Business Methods Gov, Schricker added that better business principles will have , {to be applied to local *chool pro- “ * grams, . Hassil . E. Bureau president, told the convention ir an address at the openIng session that the farmers’ po
Photos by Henry E. Glesing Jr. Times Staff Photograpner
Typical scene in Indiana's coal counties was the big scoops Slripping coal for the state's nearly sition today is the soundest in I
eries Corp. strip mine || peacetime history. . The value of farm property and bank deposits have risen, while farm debts and. mortgages have
Z| f decreased, Mr. Schenck said Pp {IY But, he warned farmers not to . . be lulled into a false sense of P | Pl |
security. - He sald keen interest must be maintained through or- | Program May End 41-Day<Old Strike
|Sanizmd, activities, Mr. Schenck also pointed out
year following the war.
Fair and mild tonight and tomorrow. Low tonight, 52; high tomorrow, 72.
agriculture still is in a position slightly above parity in the fifth!
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Indianapoits, Ind. Issued Dally
J. P. Constabl Collect ‘Fines’ With
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Government-Business Cold War Criticized
Emil Schram Luncheon Speaker
The “meat ax approach” in the cold war between business and, government is hurting the country,
Hoosier-born Emil Schram president of the New. York Stock Exchange, told the Indi-
ana Manufacturers Association today noon that both are “swinging widely hitting evervthing within reach.” Speaking in the Riley loom beside IMA's new president, Harold G. Ingersoll of New Castle;
Mr. Schram accused government °
of condemning business “outright or by indirection, without thinking of the main sources of government revenue.” He confined his address to
| “foreign affairs, labor and taxes.” Schenck, Farm!
‘Defeatist Complex’ “We are all happy about the containment of communism in Europe. American policy has encouraged the spread of Titoism, and the first tear in the Iron Curtain leads me to look for others,” he said “Soviet Russia has a defeatist complex because the strides. in the ‘decadent’ United States and recovery in Western Europe spell defeat for communism, About labor he sald, “I do not
You Can't Make a Million:
3 Motorists ~~ Here ‘Pay Up’ When Served
Local Sheriff's Men Aid White County
Officers in Errand ‘By BOB BOURNE A “pay or go to court” ulti. matum to-three Indianapolis drivers by constables from a {Monticello justice of the peace ‘office was revealed here today. |. The constables, who came to In« dlananolis yesterday to serve ware (rants for the arrests of the three imen, allowed the men to “settle out of court” by paying “fines: lon the spot. They were aided by Marion County Sheriff's deputies.
Emil Schram
expect any weakening of = the Questioned on the legality of country’s determination fo deflate their collections today. one of the the position of monopolistic labor constables hedged and said the leaders,’ and gave the 81st Con- payments were not “fines,” “but gress a pat for refusing to scrap simply “payments of our mileage
the Taft-Hartley Act. and the J. P.'s costs.” About taxes, he said that “it! The Indiana attorney general's is significant that the Congress office sald there is no law empowwas unwilling to kill all incen- ¢ring justices of the peace to cols tive.” He said “manufacturers léct fines or costs without trial, and merchants’ should be thank-| The two constables from the loffice of White County Justice (Continued on Page 3-Col. T) of the Peace Bert I. Rose cams to Indianapolis yesterday with | watranta Taranta {or the arrest of seven men. © Six -were rE aap violations and one
operators ‘showed up, ‘but Mr..
around and walt for the deadse line.” ; i He did not “etaborate. But President Truman has authority under the national emergency section of the Taft-Hartley Law, 3 to seek a federal court injunction’ §, to prevent any possible Rew: | ii strike for 80 days. pom: 2 Ready to Crack Down At any rate, Mr. Ching disclosed that the government has been ready to crack down on Mr. Lewis if he had not called off the,
issuing a fraudulent check, 3 : “This is new in the natic his- N d S h A ers PITTSBURGH, Nov. 10 (UP)— (ir he anid “It 1s ations -NOWQa ays, cnram SS Bl ec yuat Anistance, . United States -Steel Corp. offered yi 1ahle to the fact that for the Stock Exchange Head Cites ‘Road Blocks’
| Charles Davisson, went ‘to the the CIO United Stgervoriera 3 arst time after a major war, Ii Cavs i AS Write the end to the 41-day steel ATMerS are effectively organized.” In Way, Calls Wage Earner Lucky Man : By HAROLD H. HARTLEY
write the end to the 41 -day teel . 3 a - requested assistance in serving strike, : Mr. Schenck warned that cur- [the warrants. Two députies, Felix Union and corporation “ittor- (Continued on Page 3—Col. 4) How can you make $1 million? { Blazic and Edward Schaub, were ‘neys- huddled for a joint study wisest t Here's the answer from a man who ought to know. assigned to assist them. He is Emil. Schram, president of the New York Stock Exchange, in town to make a speech or two.
of -the proposed settlement paper Mercury to Hit Only three of the seven mén a8 negotiating committees stood ‘ L it's practically impossible, he admitted. “There are too many Were not at home or had moved,
were located. The others either by. Details were kept secret. : . The union already jas signed 40-Year High road blocks.” He added that thé government incentive harness is In each case when they located ‘ : LOCAL TEMPERATURES too tight, chafing business on the traffic violator the White
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.m... 52 ‘is Of : . t Tor their arrest, then 52-day strike yesterday. y heet & 3.0 52° 10 a.m... 63 But vou can accumulate a com- an elephant’ s tusk. Mused Mr. (warran t He said it was “quite obvious” panies. Xoungsiovn he % a. Tam... 58 Ila om... 88 ou nest egg If you “work, Barriger. “The last of some Re-|told the subject he could “save a that the government would have Fy 4 0 wey a eal ey ° Bam... 5 12 (Neom). 70 0 and invest. That's the only publican.” . But the tusk was Rip back to court” by paying the had to take some action ‘had 9a m... 61 Lp m... 7 way to make money whether it's really all that was left of an old ine” on the spot
. As CIO President Philip Murray rs ‘awaited the call to. a U, 8. Steel Indian Summer sunshine would. meeting, his lieutenants were con- push the mercury to A 40-year | erring with Wheeling Steel, which record high in Indianapolis today employs 20,000 in five plants, and the weatherman predicted as
eho Questioned today on the circus stephant had tobe shot maneuver, Constable Davisson
said they were following instruc’ * fions of the justice of the peace, He said Justice Rose told them
the miners not. gone back to work.” Mr. Ching has asked Mr. Lewis and the soft coal operators to meet with him here at 10 a. m.! (Indianapolis time) today: The
a million or a thousand” If vou, happen to be jostling while wintering in Peru, hame of along Meridian St. in a crowdéd both Mr. Murden and bus, or easing vour tired bones Schram. Pittsburgh Stéel, an 8000-man the mid-autumn - heat wave” into your favorite chair after a Goes Into Securities what charge to’ assess. : company {stretched into its fourth-d hard day at the plant or Office) wy petner the wage earner Doesn't Remember pany; ' burth-day. Mr Schram says you're the-richest ooo i se norhis money does: Questioned as to the legality of | V0 Moith- Pension He said the mercury would peak: man ‘in - the country. sectirities through: fneur- assessing --a fine without _ trial, Pittsburgh Steel faced an ulti- at 74 this afterncon. four degrees ‘Main Street Market’ 50 into secur! - t oe ds 1d Constable Davisson said it was matum to grant the union's de- above the record forthe date set! The big money today is in the “ct companies, Rus. UHEe a) “not a“fine:* 2: TRANG: LOE Ber DORCORLEADULOLY snere-4n- 1900; , ‘hands of the wage earner he said other saving channels. " “They just paid. our mileage $100-a-month pension program The summer-like weather will “We're in a Main Street market ‘Opportunities are big today and the j. p.’s costs.” he said, and a contributory insurance pro- jast through tomorrow, forecast- but the wage earner hasn't found [or the’ man who wants to build When asked what the pay-
Lewis didn’t. Instead, Mr. Lewis sent Mr. Ching a telegram saying the UMW representatives would. be in..Mr. Ching’s office Monday. T President Truman was asked at
his news conference today what Back on the job .- “Bob Tapp of Riley; bulldozer operator for ne ny. p. m. (Indianapolis ges said. fe . it out.” . : up A comfortable Wile * fortune, Bente were he said ,he “didn’t nN Keep the miners, © Temperatures in Indianapolis’ Seated at a long glass:toppec . | 'e r. = er Nr Lewis calls | Big Ben Coalieting eo Bra, munches lunch-on hig first day i iy the The. Great. Lakes. and Youngs: yesterday reached a high of 69 by table in the Claypool. suite of about security . ; Asked if he had a record ot a new strike. The Préfidént watd! p-pils.in <ReaLY ug months. ruc ‘town--agreements™gmllowed the late afternoon and cooled to only Jesse Murden * Chairman 6" the “The government already: is payments he. exploded: a he would cross that-bridge when pattern set by ‘Bethlehem Steel 59 early this morning band Associated Railways of Indiana, the biggest (38 .per cent) “share “if you want to know anyhe came to it. Fuel Be ins Movin Erom Corp. last week. The companies Weather Bureau records showed big (210 pounds), bass-voiced Emil holder in business. That's -the thing ask Rose. I'm nof going o The President avoided any dis- Le 5% .agreed to: : ast night the warmest night since Schram unrolled his blueprint of corporate tax. - And no. stock- answer these questions.”
cussion of“ what - possible effect ONE: A pension plan assuring Oct. 21. Temperatures yesterday the future. It was speckled hen- holder would dare ask that! Neither.Mr, Hinkle or Mr. the threat of the Taft-Hartley Dee Shafts Stri Mines a $100-a-month pension, including ranged 12 degrees above normal. tracked question marks. much.” Rose could be reached for come law might have had in ending the I social security benefits, to work-' Balmy Gulf breezes will con- With him was youngish John! - Getting back -to that $1 mil- ment. Mr. Hinkle is also a depucoal and steel strikes. ers over 65 with 25 years em- tinue to flow over Indianapolis to- Barriger, president of the profit- lion, it's virtually impossible to'ty sheriff but White County a ——— Production to Hit Normal Level Soon; ployment. night and tomorrow, able Monon Railroad, who served save it, he said. “What we need Sheriff Nelson Shields said he FIVE BATL OUT OF C47" Workers: Ignore Hunting Season Opener TWO: An insurance plan cost-| ollowing a mild minfmam of ‘as chairman: of the RFC division is a parity for capital. There's a. was acting as a special constable Ut Nov. .10 ‘oal 1 I Aust be to move from ing five cents an hour per man-52 tonight fn Indianapolis the dealing with railroad. loans wheh parity for farmers, a parity for and-not as a deputy in the col. LL FIELD, Sian, es 1 ie. Dino of the nation’s industry, began with: the company and the work- mercury was expéctey to reach Mr. Schram _was president of labor, but e¢ apital has been left lection. : a pee E33 eo Ol-2d 2 ers sharing the cost. 1 , . : Only one of the three Afr-Foree ‘C-47 near here today’ Production tonnage inthe state's deep shafts was scheduled.” jo. & Eanghitn: Shee} ani Re-. 12. AITOW. RFC. ouf in ‘the cold.’ ae Japolis. nen..conlds be Indian. before the-ice-crippled plane made to .be back to normal within a day or two. In many of them’ public Steel previously had agreed ide = Fie was Paul Be located an emergency landing. The pilot,' cleanup crews went ‘to work within a matter of hours after John = oin.i1a0 nilar settlements. B 4, F t C ash Hosp ital 2999 Station St. Buehifitn Capt. Nicholas Evanko, landed L. Lewis called a truce in the 52-day-old coal strike yesterday. oY, orge S r Mr. Buchanan said he wir are
One of the biggest mine ¢ompanies, in the state reported the tinue to function for the duration . xn record. Of the. truce, spotting supplies for By NOBLE REED y a A wide open break in the /
on Sunday,” he said. didn't go back.” Demands Receipt He sald he heard no mere about it until yesterday when the two. constables and two
Bie DADE BAT) eer In the major stiip-inines the Lo oijeq to mayors of ather rested last July in| Monticello for ‘ ’ . | durir BI accion Ir cities that they also continue ra- ie S ere driving 25 miles. per hour ma ’ COR, 20 mph zone was Slugger Joins {the strippers was reported by tioning 01 oat. to Funstion night’ he said, and he a ‘ mine operators to be near normal Roy Rogers Club |already. _He announced the coal co In en [ea # ~~ : to pag ; V going to gota ann: !ordinating committee would con- -
: “And ® Slugger Wilson doesn't An 1 know it yet, but he's a mem- fargest crew. tur Sap ber of the Rov Rogers Riders rgest crew. turnou A Club. One of those colorful Owners of the mines said absen= future emergency use. {eadersh t : Revublic ‘ bersh cards signed by teeism was less than half of 1t was estimated the committee leadership o the tepublican| 4 . a Roy. Rofors was mailed to What it usually is under normal “ould continue on a strike period Party ‘was disclosed: here today ¥ % AO) nl
The American Way Republican > r ‘hy conditions, basis for several more days at b ; : RSF {olin} hs Times der | M least while transportation chan- Committee issued a formal battle Sunty’ Jeputies They to his even though he lives un iners and owners alike made filled cry for a showdown struggle place of business. They read him Ihe bright lights of New York, . 14 joke of the fact tnat the Lawia . 20d terial poms ev. 0 against the regular organization » {the warrant, he said, and has City. |back-to-work order came at the With coa . a . We decided 1p make. him. {tart of the hunting season. . Mine owners were going ahead Jendermip ol Chairman John E. (Contimied_o on n Page o 3—Coli 4) oy a : “ " with the understanding that the (Jac nnis; TERED a member of the Indianapolis |- “Let the pheasants go.” one United Mine Workers would work Glenn W. Funk, president of
club, sponsored by The Times |operator cracked. “I'm more than and the Fountain Square [glad to give up the hunting trip Theater, after Earl Wilson, {I'd planned and get back to pro-
a five-day week during the truce. the American Way GOP group. ‘ : One mine was reported to have announced that “all negotiations| ; \ , ' ’ . lducing coal.” offered time-and-a-half for the to unite the, party for a harmony Jue Times Broaguay eo) governmentdl level, of. Sixth day to miners who would front in 1950 have collapsed.” vear-old don's meeting with |ficlals prepared to make the most | work six shifts a week. i. The committee at the same time Roy Rogers of the truce between now and In Knox Colnty a spot check announced it was proceeding full : : |Nov. 30. They are taking serious- this morning showed all five shaft steam ahead for the organization ® You'll get a “bang” out |}y Mr Twis’ warning that the mines and two strippers in op-'of a rival organization in every of Earl Wilson's column Igirike might be resumed at that eration. ward and precinct for a fight to about “Slugger” and Roy [time if ‘mo new contract agree- Purpose of continued rationing, the finish campaign against the Rogers today . .. on Page 30. ment had been reached. officials said, was to make cer- regular organization in next! - | Mayor Feeney and his coal ra- tain coal produced during the/spring's primary. Times Index {tioning committee announced truce was equitably distributed so| The cause of the break, Mr. dealer rationing ‘here would be as to minimize possible hardship pynk said, was “unwillingness on Amusements 20 Needlework . 13 continued throughout the truce later. . the part of Chairman Innis and Bridge ..... 12/Othman .... 33/period, possibly until Jan. 1. The his top advisers to give even al Childs ,...\ 34 Pattern .... 13/committeé hoped to lay back a Veteran Codch Dies fair representation to all groups “Comics ..... #3 Radio '....%« 18 200-carload reserve in local yards . : . within. the party and his (Mr. Crossword .. 7 Ruark ..... 33 during the truce to hold back the: LEXINGTON, Ky, Nov.. 10,0... qecision to make practicalEditorials .. 34 Scherrer ... 34 cold menace in event the strike is (UP) = Prentiss Douglass, head ly all appointments from within Food ....... 12 Side Glances 34 resumed. ' ; ~ football coach of the University = oo Ceo segment of the Re: #*X . 8 22, of :2004 N. delivered. ‘Forum ..... 34 Sports ... 36-38 Gov. Schricker, on recommen-~ of Kentucky in 1811, and an as- publican Party”. yesterday if he could push his Billy would promise to “be care- | Somerset Ave. The little boy | There will Inside Indpls, 33 Teen Prob... 13 dation of Labor Commissioner sistant coach at’ Michigan under The American Way Commit- cousin's bicycle to the cousin's. | ful and watch the cars.” Billy who forgot his promise was in delivery and Dr. Jordan... 12 Earl Wilson . 30 Thomas R. Hutson, head of his Fielding H. Yost, died here yes- | . home across the street. Twice | kept his promise going across. : General Hospital today, with a “from “street Mrs. Manters 9 Women's ... 11 coal so-ordinating committee, rec. ferday. He was 62. (Continued on Page 3—Col. 8)! Mrs.. Grover Cameron, 1632 | But on the way back he ran Dien leg and head injuries. Soldny chedy
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Mayor Feeney reques {that all Indianapolis cit lserve the traditional’ silence at 11 a. m. to y "{honor of the nation's war dead, : # | All banks, downtown stores a os “city and state offices b a {¢' sed to commemorate 4 Day. £008 All federal offices in 'apolis will be closed in nda [ception of the parcel post & registered malls division | | main post office. ' Special ¢
Billy Cameron 5 2 Somerset Ave, refused but the | into the path of a car driven by ‘ule and perishable tutte
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