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60th YEAR—NUMBER 319

Truman Pins If

- On'Stand-By’ Draft Wants Right To Call Men As Need Rises

Vinson Insists Only Congress Issue Summons WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UP) — The administration agreed today to accept a compromise, “standby” draft extension if President Truman is authorized to order inductions in the event of an emergency. Defense Secretary Louis Johnson said President Truman and the joint chiefs of staff approved the compromise, although they still prefer an outright extension for three years of the draft law| which expires June 24. { Mr. Johnson made the adminis-| tration's views known in a Jetter| to the House Armed Services| Committee, which is conducting| hearings on the administration’s request to keep the law alive. The standby draft extension was proposed last week by Committee Chairman Carl Vinson (D, Ga.). Mr. Johnson said then he could not commit himself until he had talked to the President.

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Mr. Vinson proposed that regis-| tration and classification of] young men be continued but that| actual inductions be barred untill Congress gives the word. Mr. Johnson's qualified acceptance of the proposal did not go quite this! far. f

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Alger Hiss Gets Five Years on Perjury Charge

—Alger Hiss, State Depart-| ment adviser to President| Roosevelt at Yalta, was sen-| tenced to five years in prison

{Judge Henry W. Goddard ordered

{the charge against me,” he said.

Predict Crackdown By Truman on UM If Strike Keeps Up

Mine Bureau ~ Sees Fuel for «Only 28 Days

25-Day Supply Declared Margin For Real Crisis WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UP)—A high government official said today that Pres ident. Truman will step into ithe soft coal dispute ‘before the week-end" upless John Ls, | Lewis gets 80,000 striking miners back to work “quick.” This official said that even if [the strikers return to work on a {three-day week, Mr. Truman still {may act because of the growing coal shortage. This disclosure came soon after James Boyd, Director of the Bureau of Mines, told the Senate La(bor Committee he has notified the White House that coal supplies lare near a “danger point” which {soon may require presidential acs tion. | Mr. Lewis, meanwhile, met with {two officials from the Mine Works. |ers’ Dists, 4, 5, 6 and 31, where most of the 80,000. miners are on strike. } Two Courses Open

Ex-State Department | Official Protests | Innocence to Last | NEW YORK, Jan. 25 (UP)|

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him to prison as a “warning to! all that a crime of this char-| acter cannot be committed with] impunity.” Judge Goddard sentenced Hiss to five years on each of two counts of perjury, but ordered the sentences to run concurrently. Free on Appeal Bond Hiss was allowed to remain free on $10,000 bond pending a ruling on his appeal from the conviction which was filed immediately with the court clerk. Just before Judge Goddard pronounced the sentence, Hiss requested the opportunity to make “a brief statement.” “I would like to thank your honor for the opportunity to deny

“I am confident in the future the {full facts as to how Whittaker {Chambers. was able to carry out forgery by typewriter will be dis|closed.” | After sentence was passed Hiss swallowed hard. Then he turned; {and walked back to the chair he! {had occupied throughout the two-| {month trial. { Mrs. Hiss Is Present - Mrs. Hiss, dressed in a green {suit with a small befeathered hat

2 Mr. Johnson said the President ; |atop her head, sat with tightly] It was believed Mr. Lewis called I spould be authorized to crank up| clasped hands and stared at a in the two officials to tell them § the draft whenever he finds, after] - The original jewels worn by Hedy Lamarr in the forthcoming [fixed point between. the jury box | |that the wildcat strikers must end consultation with the National| film, "Samson and Delilah,” are modeled here by Mary Jean [and the judge's bench as sentence |their two-week “revolt” against Security Council, that interna- Woodsmall, 3951 N.. Pennsylvania St. The gems and other out. was pronounced. She showed no, [his suggestion that they return $ So) Conditions make It neces! standing costumery from film are on display today at the When court adjourned Hiss left| oe Song Truman was said to be 4 Claypool Hotel. the courtroom with his attorney | : ’ considering two courses of ace i Mr. Vinson has said Congress , in ‘whose custody the judge eT Ca ; Fy be io g f must retain the sole right to or- iho "1 i : ain : der inductions. He has sald there L s Ti paroled him pending arrangement Girls on roller skates, with scarves whipping in the wind . . . Indiana's spring in midwinter is = ONE: A personal request to TO ne Waa scure Lega 11 1Ies UP aL el court fury convictea| SMOVSd by Wilma Thompson, 1848 Gent Ave., and Lois Dodd, 1852 Gent Ave.; High. Mr. Lewis _and the coal industry : will approve a draft extension . ’ J + : i i _ |to call off a s or 0 3 w a DS $ ® Hiss last Saturday on both counts School students. The weatherman said the fempueature tonight would drop no lower than a balmy 60 Dr abot 30 lays While &. Spee Bradley Test of an indictment which charged s " 4 » ’ =u. . a2 = cial presidential hoard investiey Testifies ’ {that he lied to a grand jury when ring in Midwinter— gates the coal dispute and makes Ger Omar N. Bradley, chair- Hammond Case Challenges Authority {he denied that he had ever passed P g » ° em eratures Fall settlement recommendations, “man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, i any government secrets to ar. | Ri i L k i 1 N Such a board would be outside v ht told the committee that failure To Set Up Saparate Bending Powe: Chambers. 20 Admitted Com c us » i e 9 l | . the, Ta{i-Harlley i 10d ; to extend the draft would weaken os RMAN n co! ’ nen | } I r. Truman followe s pro9 : the U. S. position in the cold war An obscure court fight in Hammond, Ind., strangles Indianapolis’ | he said he had not seen Chambers! Gentle Ze I rs Tomorrow As Blizzards Ease | cedure in the 1949 steel pension : with Russia. $4 million sewer program. after Jan. 1, 1938. | dispute 3 . : .l The case contests Hammond's authority to set up its sanitary| Hiss was tried first on the| : : . TWO: Immediate use of the 5 son he ra appeared before the district as a separate bonding power. charges last year but the trial Doves, Robins and Blooming Crocuses Twin Storms Halt “national emergency” section of : committee. indorsed Gen. Brad-| Indianapolis has a similar bonding arrangement. So do other resulted in a hung jury. Seen as Temperatures Soar to High 60's Train Shut School [the Taft-Hartiey Act under which ley’'s views. He said extension of|large Indiana cities. =n — It's midwinter, but Indianapolis was in the grip of sprin $ u CNOOIS nr Truman could seek an injuncthe draft is essential if the United, Although a lower court opinion more months. The Supreme Court fever today CHICAGO, Jan. 25 (UP)—An|tion to put the miners back on a States Is to accomplish its foreign 18 expected most any day, final wil be asked to Jevigw the deci- ys er The temperature hovered in the high 60's, and the Weather intense cold wave swooped down five-day week for about 80 days. : Lae} Shieelive—naintenance of Ar oe gg Bg ’ ‘Meanwhile. any He OO ! : fureau sald another balmy night is in prospect. with occasional from Canada today on the heels a hiv a : N east , ) f . showers. [| . g wor 4 peace. e——————————— — — er projects for Indianapolis are Winds out of the west are expected to nip the budding spring of twin blizzards which halted pot serious enough vet to justify : « blocked. Part of the over-all , , : ~ trains and closed schools over use of the Taft-Hartley law, & ‘ y some time tomorrow, with the ’ 3 nt ¢ Dutch Rebel aC : ur ar S Sewer dovelopmeat iii Jehabil. : mercury sliding to freezing by oF CCAL TEMPERATURES wide portions of the Midwest and Some Not So Sure , { —the XK. - /ni- . lat ft . A. m...6 Oa m... 6 Jest Seizes Station versity Heigh‘s projects — will Strike Halts Flow ale afternoon Ta m...66 11am .. 68 The mercury sank far below . But Mr. Boyd told the Senats . .. move. But it will be slow. But today school children! g °° "ee 1s (aon). 69 zero in the northern tier of states Labor Committee that ‘unless See World Report, Page 3 10th Birthda Bonding attorneys are reluctant of 7100 Cars a Day fretted in classrooms, eager 0 9am... 66 1 pom... 70 from the Great Lakes to the there is an immediate resumption to purchase city bonds until the) DETROIT, Jan. 25 (UP) — begin Ailes Sjass activities. — - Rockies of substantially increased coal JAKARTA, Indenesia, Jan. 25 |question is finally answered. Chrysler Corp. workers walked Adults felt the same stirrings oLiniante which were in their The cold was moderating as it,production the national economy, o (UP) — A guerrilla army led by] Many Japanese * | Their reluctance clogs up Indian-|out of company plants across the “F'n that have plants and ani-i, qerest stage. ‘moved southward, however. thealth and welfare. is now or soon a renegade Dutch captain waa) : . |apolis’ sewers. {nation today to back up their mals confused. Urges Covering “| Unseasonable warmth, which ill be imperiled. 3 reported to have captured police, Send Greetings | The Hammond case asks these/demands for a 10-cent-an-hour| Some Hoosier livestock were Hé recommended covering the 3! records yesterday at Chicago, icuch language adas up lo oa i day in its er RYO, rey: aarti TUestions: [Welfare package. Sating tender 1esh shoots ih pas- delicate plants with trav dirt Milwaukee ang Phitadelphis, Was Hartley Act which my ors the ay in its second big foray (UP)—Gen. Douglas ;MacArthur| = Js the sanitary district a sepa-| Eighty-nine thousand CIO tures that ordinarily would be 8 p 8 i ‘held close to earth by a heavy _° : : po against Indonesian Republicans will cut a big birthday cake at rate governmental entity? Does United Auto Workers in six states frozen or under a blanket of or leaves. cloud cover, weather forecasters President to seek an 80-day ine this week. |the American Embassy today t0|jt nave constitutional ‘authority to|left their jobs shortly before 10|SnOW. ‘Cover _them with anything. ' «aid, slowing the advance of the Jifesion when he finds that such The guerrillas were reported to|celebrate his 70th birthday. issue bonds at 2 per cent of theja. m. (local time) when 24 hours Doves, Robins Seen he said, “that will prevent dis-/cold wave an emergency ex1sls, i have charged into Padalarang| Gen. MacArthur is in good city's assessed property valua-|/of continuous negotiations ended Reports of the first rob a astrous sudden thawing after a In the West, the cold swept as Government labor officials said i in trucks, fighting their way into/health and high spirits, but there jon {in deadlock. v ” rst robins an freeze far south as northern California-Mr. Boyd believes that if all the i police headquarters with modern|Will be no big party or celebra-| ast summer, the Supreme| The strike came when UAW 0urning doves of spring were myen maple tree branches ind even San Francisco had a miners work continuously on a equipment, including machine tion. Instead, his wife, Jean, and|court ruled out Indianapolis | President Walter P. Reuther DJUMmerous. looked like bead-studded neck- orief-flurry of what the Weather three-day week there will be no guns and sub-machine guns. (his 12-year-old son, Arthur, and|peaith and hospital district. The |strode angrily away from the bar- Spring began settling on the laces with their numerous buds. Bureau called ‘traces of frozen need for presidential action.

Early reports of the attack ® Small group of friends will be court said the hospital district

said railway officials reported it|on hand to wish him happy birth-/ywagn't a separate municipality with bonding powers. The setup

had cut passenger and freight] : } , A service between Jakarta and Meanwhile, birthday greetings yas called a subterfuge to cirBandoeng. have been arriving here from all .,,myent the municipal bonding parts of the world. Many Japa- )imit.

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commander have sent greetings. gimijlar to the defunct hospital . Review Scheduled authority. Bids Requested During the morning, Gen. Mac-| Bonding enables cities to make Arthur is scheduled to review his major capital improvements. InThe State Highway Commlis- honor guard at the American Em- gianapolis can “sell more than sion today asked for bids on &|bassy. Then he will go to his g12.3 million in bonds. This limit proposed bridge across Fall Creek office to receive diplomats, mem- is 2 per cent of the city's $618 on Keystone Ave. bers of his staff and otber callers. million property value. The old span across Fall Creek| When he leaves his office about, Present System has been closed to traffic for|1:30 p. m. for lunch, a group of } u y more than two yéars. It was japanese schoolchildren are plan- Under the present structure, classified as “unsafe” by the In- ning to be at the door, waving the sanitay and park districts diana Safety Council. Japanese and American flags and Can also float bond issues to a The. Council's action came after singing “Happy Birthday.” $12 million maximum each. the weight of a truck caused the, Gen. MacArthur at 70 works « But if the. court rules out the bridge to sag dangerously. - las hard as_he did in his younger Sanitary powers, the city Noet Highway Com fon Chair-| days. He expects his subordinates likely will assume responsibility man Samuel 8. Hadden sald to work just as hard as he does. ©f Paying principal and interest sealed bids will be received at his, The Supreme Commander visits On more than $3 million in bonds office in the Statehouse Annex his office seven days a week and already issued. ° " until 11 a. m. Feb. 16. rarely varies from his schedule. This will raise the city's He ht et Tagan ony esse Soe denen Lo os coming here a e end o el 99. ’ iv war, once to the Philippines and, troller P wip Lu Bast Diam lo once to South Korea. oat an on h He told a visitor once that the|/the city’s part in the 34th St. United States paid him to stay sewer project. on the job. It will put the city close to its : {bonded peak. This is bad busi-

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lumbia, Jan. 25 (UP)--The sixth major snowstorm of the winter failed today to shatter the dream-world of - | the Board of Trade. Their | advertisements in this | +. month's magazines read: i “Visit alluring British | Columbia, golf in January, don't get out of touch with your favorite sport when Niner, cums, Winters are

{ The court could relieve dis|{tressed city fathers if they rule {“let by-gones be by-gones.” | “From now on, boys, no’ more bonding for any district but the city general”

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habilitation sewer plans will come facturing suppliers in Indiana who only ' from politicians ' talking are destined to lose their Chrysler

But many other federal officials, including some in the White

|gaining table, accusing Chrysier|€itY Saturday. Temperatures recipitation.”

lof an “insufferable attitude.” |skipped 10 degrees above normal

Some flowering shrubs were al

ready showing color. And pussy San Francisco Still Wet

Choked Off Production that day, 17 above normal Sun- willows. answering nature's call “. House, are not sure about this. ) “ Ne — were opening. San Francisco had fits 18th. Mr. Boyd's disclosure came The strike choked off produc- Temperatures soared to 70 traight day of rain yesterday, under questioning by Sen. George tion of 7100 cars a day by the degrees at 1 p. m. teday, tying The mercury climbed to 68 at ,, yo it the langest January wet pp. Afken Liohing b) . 8 (world’s third largest car maker, the all-time record for January, 2 a. m. today to shatter the rec ‘pel <ince 1888 “Citin Mr B vd ) ; |and threatened to idle a total of set Jan. 11, 1890, and tied pre- Ord warmth for the day by SIX "(orado's summerlike weather ypat the a . al h ] a {160,000 Chrysler workers and sup- viously in 1906 and 1943. degrees. nded abruptly as temperatures|e... wn Rationa call 0d wel pliers in two weeks. 1 : 1 25 above " The previous record for the ,Junged to nearly zero. Denver . iy! I 3 oon w im- | At issue was the method of SRY: Da ar above normal Mon-|qate, 62 degrees, was set in 1944 ad five inches of snow and it was P " : ro alken asked If the {paying $100 pensions, including day and 35 degrees above normal’ The mercury was expected to gt] coming down early today. | executive office” has been noti.social security, and health and Y°Sterday. reath the 70-mark this afternoon The snow apparently was the fied of this appraisal. |hosiptalization benefits demanded| Tulips and hyacinths, many and hover above 60 tonight. Yes, sir, they were notified |by the UAW. The company also|home gardeners reported, were Warm Winter Night (Continued on Page 2—Col. 8) last night,” Mr. Boyd replied.

demanded a five-year freeze on SWelling and crocuses were blos- “Was that the first time?” Mr,

other contract provisions in re- SOoming more than a month ahead] The mercury peaked at 68 at vy, Alken asked. [turn for bensions, of time, p. m. yesterday, two degrees Less Than Week S “In such definite -terms—yes,* Picket Lines Form Peonles also joined the false short of the all-time high temper- Mr. Boyd said.

. . “call of spring.” Their pink bud|ature record for the date Coal in Sight Mr. Boyd added that the White noses ‘were lifted, waiting for. eather experts sald last, Indianapolis was limping along House was told a week ago that sudden death by wintry blasts. |nifht's “balmy” weather made the with little more than a week's the bureau expected the “situas Frank Wallace, . | , armes " y an allace, state entomolo- night one of the warmest ever coal supply in sight. tion” to develop this week.

gist, sald a near zero wave would |recorded here. in the winter The big producers were being Rails Run Short

destroy budding and sprouting|months, . “The temperatures were more hard pressed by industry. and ay developments in the coal | {like Indianapolis could expect in home users alike, but there was| 2 SPute: June or July,” the Weather t a ted. N ONE: Bands of pickets toured Bureau said. no actual distress reported. 0 Pennsylvania, West Virginia and [ e———— eebiimeee (ON WAS suffering from lack of} Alabama closing mines and idling

. ; ad shut|at leas . New Times Novel [gu *™ ™ "TG, Srike passed 00.000, + oo Starts Sunday

The UAW is seeking a 10-cent An hour welfare package which would provide $100 pensions and (liberal health and hospitalization programs. It offered to take a 10-cent wage Increase instead. But called the five-year freeze “Impossible.” “The arrogant able attitude of

and insuffer- ' the Chrysler

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7400 Affected At indiana Plants

But the railroads and the utili-' TWO: The chairman of Ities were screaming for every car| Interstate Commerce Commi { |sald a further cut in coal

{f coal they could get. @ Another top novel in |° railroad traffic will be The Times parade of Some industries had gone out 3 About 7400 Chrsyler factory | best-seller Er starts |on their own to find new sources Friday. Aver railroad employees in Indiana walked out : lof supply, paying premium rates stocks were reported down to 18

in next Bunday's Times. ® THE MUDLARK' by Theodore Bonnet is a delightful tongue-in-cheek story about a little London ragamuffin and the highly improper _disturbance he caused In the realm of Queen Victorja. wy ‘THE MUDLARK' Starts Sunday Exclusively IN THE SUNDAY TIMES

today. Four thousand were employed in the parts plant in New Castle; {1700 at the transmission plant in Kokomo, and another 1700 at the {Plymouth assembly plant (500 a day) in Evansville. The secondary effects of the strike seemed even more serious. Chrysler. has hundreds of manu-

{rather than live In the constant, 44Ys. three days less than last

[threat of a shutdown. { : Ly |" "As one big coal producer pit], REE. The State of Pennsyt lit.” “Householders and industry! ernment surplus a i fue ' have been sitting on the anxious| | ute miners’ families in the : . |seat for months because of thel,,ntown district. & center of th three-day week. [revolt against Mr. “The surface mining operations day week have bean handicapped by water! FOUR: filling “the ring said, “and if ted it were not for the April-in-Janu- . suffering.” Ay

market if the strike week or 10 days.

shpuld go a