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Gray Market Cleans Up; Industrial Coal *20 a Ton

ws. || Indianapolis Opens. Lent Season

Truman Gives #4-Set evr Coal-Starved Firms Getting ‘Stung’ Warning to ™e «e0-keme Nation Near Buying ‘Crisis’ Fuel

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Defend Democracy, ww. marviand st. The ticket mee 340i. Strike; 2 States | Police cracked down on coal hoarders in Muncie today, He Says in Address will remain open until 5:30 p. m. . Declare Emergencies and in Indianapolis the gray market was cleaning up.

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today and from. 9.a. m. ot 5:30 ) . . Lo By MERRIMAN SMITH p. m. tomorrow: PITTSBURGH, Feb. 22 Three-fourths of the dealers in town were out of coal, United Press Stafl Correspondent , . . res y ; , Poet : ALEXANDRIA. Va. “F bp. Only a few Parquet Chair tick- (UP)--The nation reeled onjexcept for a dribble of trucked-in inferior grades for which Jz { \ ' a., €D. lets remain Box chairs have the brink © disaster todayv./they were paying four times as much as the said last *22—President” Truman today been sold out: North, east and e brink qf disaster today. : paying 2.5 F YI warned world communism SCuth side mezzanine seats may The last remaining major summer.

” ” ” - - » . that this. country will ‘use on Pore he $1.20 py SOurece of soft coal was shut Bill to Seize | Industrial coal which usual : x x Prices are 30x 20; north y “force to defend democracy’ and south side mezzanine, ss off. ly sells well below the $10 if it must “rents; east end mezzanine, 60 New-York and Virginia —de= mark was bringing $20.

- cents. Prices include tax. clared state of emergencies Public utilities had the 0 The President nledged this I. eo , ress rehears: ' | 8s g0e s pledg: Lh Pictures of final dress rehearsall .1 shortages were critical in ahead on power’ rationing but

". 8 iv eas ssly for > yantic review are country to strive ceaselessly or for the gigantic review are on Pennsvivania. M sota. Illinois they hadn't cut yet. They were peace. He said the United States the first page of today's second I ennsylvania. Minnesota, nois N Y Give De combing avcounts to find where 8 ing Ss t—- sh the gecti : : assachusetts . . ives we are 8 is willing to support-—through the gaction. ind Massachusetts, y a 15 per cent cut in power would

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Ini Nations any ‘nuine ON _— { , . ities OND ve wv ach + 49 Unies ivi Moni . Proceeds go to the Infantile Cities throughout the country | Control of Coal Stocks hurt payrolls least, sm be. effective and not a “sham.” Paralysis Fund ordered brownouts and rationing| WASHINGTON,- Feb, 22 (UP) Blame Coal Shortage But‘he declared in a Washing to stretch near-vanishing coal] A pro-labor Congressman said The Citizens’ Gas & Coke Util

ng- K . ‘shi ¥ . " supplies . ity laid lean earnings figures on DS phy adres Dore fist Freezing Rain, The flow of coal dropped to a today he plans to introduce Iegis- the board table and blamed the

: the free nations must pool their trickle when 10,000 members of lation empowering President Tru- coal shortage.’ strength to meet Communist

1 the Progressive Mine Workers man to seize the soft coal mines. Citizens’ Gas & Coke Utility force with force. . Union in Illinois “joined the na-<| Rep. Cleveland .M. Bailey (D earnings slid from = $1,145,726 in I: Asserting that our task is 0 dave lie tion-wide strike “of United Mine yw vq, wio' asbally Rad strong 1948 to $822,669 last year. And fundamentally the “same as orkers last. midnight fo Lit ‘ \ Ds t fr mth trik- Thomas L. Kemp, general man< George Washington's, he said the {Do ica’ Support rom (he sur

Mine pickets spread throug, . trnite y We : ager, said the coal pinch didn't | et Dem ; “" . . : ow ling United Mine Workers, told oR ; ist resident “sliove 10 make : State Traffic Deaths the soft coal fields, pressing for! ewsmen ne is under considerable! T23NY begin to hurt until October, i ! raced to Weather a complete shutdown of the in [pressure from “back home” to Muncie was being careful with fective.” . xan sare dustry. One mine at New Bethle-| duce the bill before nightfall, it coal. If a customer ordered a ‘Straight From Shoulder’ LOCAL TEME FRAT! RES hem, Pa. was dynamited. Dam-/""p "5 © that. the Bouse half-ton of coal, the. police were, | “He knew, too,” Mr. Truman | 4. m0 . I schol a age Wax mingY Sue 10 faulty Labor Committee, of which he is sent. out to check the customer's said, “that they ‘had to be de- 3a on oC 30 12 plan 29 Placed dynamite, police said a member, is tied up with civi:| Din. If there was more than Iw (fended —that there were times ¢g i me on a1 1p.m..29 State of Emergency rights . and education bills and Says Suphiy, the customer didn’t when the" use of force to defend may not get around to consid-|® RY ! : $20 Per Ton >

Gov. John Battle of Virginia

{ a : . i , {demoeraey-eoutd-not be-avoided:”| Freezing rain with -Hght snows dectared a Sats oT ~ emergency rering-his proposal for Same. Lie. I OVerioFs office Bal 2 Fis. a : I Bishop R ich pPloto by Bop eeire, Je "En Ba Photographer. | Mr, Truman said bluntly—in| Plunging temperatures. under a new state act giving him] Price Control Voted (port that Terre Haute, in the Episcopal Bishop R. A. Kirchhoffer set the pace for Lent in Christ Church. {what he called a “straight from! That is the weather menu for power to seize privately owned

. ows AP . heart of the coal beds, also was 8.8, = Man of Marble— ~ |the shoulder” foreign policy Indianapolis and vicinity tonight. coal mines, : a New Tork Jegisative to policing its coal supply. But a Churches Observe > speech——that man’s hope of future] A winfry ice storm is sweeping Emergency powers were grant-' oo torml powers over remaining Terre Haute police denied it, sayi Sh $ of WwW hl 4 peace hinges more on successful across the top of -the nation. ed Gov. Thomas E. Dewey . of coal ‘supplies in the state includ- ing; “Not yet, but maybe soon.” ; ame ace as ing on resistance to Communist aggres- Noon temperatures in Indian- New York hy the legislature. The ing 2uPI right to seize Phivote Industries In Indianapolis were » sion and on the spread of free- apolis stood slightly below 30 de- governor was. given authority to stocks and impose price controls reported down to two or three a | % v 1. 8. ? Ire: seiz rive n 4 § : x te dF » » As esd Sulks in Museum Basement [dom than it does on atomic con- Brees as the U. 8 Weather Bureay seize pr vate Coal supplies and to A high government official said days supply. They were being | trols. |forecasters warned of worse to impose price controls yesterday that federal seizure Stung” $20 a ton for “crisis”. : ? g “os ‘ : . | The President did not mention COMe. | The. disastrous coal situation! the -miihes 1s “almost -tevi coal from the marginal mines, i Solemn 6-Week | Statue of First President Garbed Scantily the hydrogen bomb which this At least two Hoosier traffic was pointed up in Cleveland, yoyo yniecd the siriking soft|the “gopher holes,” who were gets

4 i . deaths were blamed on icy roads where Mayor Thomas Burke or-| ) , .'ting rich. . As Roman Senator Is Seldom Seen by Public |country—and presumably Russia, on fe \coal miners return to the pits or : Celebration Begins i : 1 oT y _Itoo—ig tryimg to make. But he 38 Indiana state police warned of dered emergency rationing of fuell joo ations between ok .., Industries weren't complaining By EMMA RIVERS MILNER Our man, Othman, claims he’s not lazy so much, as efficient. |made it clear that the United 81azed highways in the northern to coal-starved householders. , —c. = 4" (vo operators show Put they were scrambling for oil Times Church Editor Ha drops down to one of the government's mustier cellars every 8 is . portion of the state. Many industries and more than ONS b TOUTES ;. burners. One big dealer esti- « Lent began toda , Y States is not putting all its chips Th y y 50,000 private homes were withe te nsiderable progress; neither al- ted that hi ] 8 y. Feb. 22 to see whether his facts still are true; then he digs the [on atomic weapons or on ‘efforts ree major highways = were 020, private ! ou {ternative appéared likely. {matec at he had lost a third of

Roman Catholics and Protes- following dispatch from his files and takes the day off. to bring them under international Still impassable because of high power in Cleveland today when| mp." miners have refused re. D8 coal customers “for good.” tants joined Christians around — ~~ RU EREDERICK C. OTHMAN curbs (water as the White and Wabash power plant service falled due to|,. ioq1v to return to work de-|, 1nousands of coal furnaces in the world today in marking the WASHINGTON, Feb. 22—1I have checked as usual this time | © “All Must Unite” {Rivers continued to climb because low-grade coal. _|spite two pleas by Mr. Lewis, \0mes weré swinging over to oil. beginning of Lent with Ash rf year and regret to report that the father of his country looks | * 1 th oo Of heavy rains. U. 8. 50 west of The poor quality of coal trick-lyyq po strike” court orders, and[A €0al dealer said: “We'll never Wednesday services. 0 —— to , : S_| [The real strength of the free yincennes, Ind. 62 north of Evans- ling from non-union strip mines| contempt of court action agains: 8¢t them back.”

Worship began early today in = (Fred Othman’s regular column is on Page 13.) Ration A ty be ville and Ind. 64 east of Prince- aise Hieatened a complets hreak- the union. Mogg said customer pressire many churches and, will continue as goose-pimply as ever with a sheet around his middle—a laurel any one weapoi ‘but in the com- lon were inundated. SOWA © Yital institutions in Pit a Wait for Seizure? {had hit its peak. “We are selling through the day and the evening. Wreath on his brow-—and his bare toes sticking in the breeze. “bined moral and material strength Icey in North .-1burgh. : Selzure, ree times As much coal as we The solemn season of Lent will Only change is he's a little dustier-—all 10 feet 6 inches of ee tr dk a : 4 '' A wide wintry and icy belt Face Breakdown | But. Mf. Lewis has contended, &re getting in, . close at noon Apr. 8 the eve of him, most haked, in white marble. I guess you might call him |" 5c 1&€ World as a whole. stretched from Iowa to the New| ; 10 ‘Horne ssident and reports from the field have| Label Revolt ‘Phony’ s Apr. 8, p ! : oN He ’ ) : All peoples “who wish to be png co 0 J. Don Horner, president of the . | The operate Bar ; Easter, joyous Feast of the Resur-| the result of Congress’ sorriest a = a * “tres.” the President said ngland states with snow and poiai Coal Merchants Associa: POTRe him out—that the miners r ors charged the UMW rection. Holy Week which in- experience with the arts. OVER CAPITOL Hill #6se a © it Te Fesiden Jac must sleet reported across the top of ion “called upon Mayor David L. Would call off their crippling lleutenants were forcing miners to cludes Good Friday will immedi- This began‘peacefully enough | horrified gasp. Congress de- he *te. 2 mee . ! QE the Northern states. lawrence to get the city some Walkout if the government made stay away from the pits. They ately precede Easter when the lawmakers in 1332 cided after weeks of bitter de- .. ac Of an armed Imperialism cold rain feil in southern Indi- deep mined coal” or face break- & bona fide” seizure of the mines also were breaking up UMW meet"my P . pr AG TS . slipped Horatio Greenough, the bate to dynamite its statue which seeks to extend its influence 3n4 and Ohio with predictions of owns hospitals. schools lan In. UMW language, this means 'N&S, the operators said. oh The Rt. Rev. R. A. Kirchhoffer,, cetehrated—— Boston seutptor, Sols hy force Hpht enow-nrsteet-tonight eet a or pita BL 8chn0:s, AU haat operating profits=wouttt——A-meeting—was—scheduted for bishop of the Episcopal Diocese en the parliamentarian dis= Mr. Truman spoke at the “The Indianapolis Weather Bur- po Po !go into the federal Treasury, not ® big local last night, but the

"Breakdowns have already oc- { . i to the operators, union straw bosses gave orders The government has seized the 0 Stay home,” they said. soft coal mines twice in the past| The coal producers labeled the

$5000 to sculp a heroic statue |. iared a law already 50 ve of George Washington to deco- 4 ’ : rate the Capitol lawn. Horatio took the money to

of Indianapolis, will lead the Lenten noon-day services tomorrow and Friday in Christ Epis-

. : ars «George Washington National :Ma- ony station said the East fork of making it illegal for -the | sonic Memorial here in ceremaon- White River would rise government to. destroy. -amy of jes dedicating a new statue of the antp floog

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copal Church on the Circle. The Florence, Italy. its works of art, Nation's first President, the result of night-long rain. coal and additional serious dis ier the now-defunct Smith: talk of a UMW revolt against bishop also preached there today. He emerged six vears later The statesmen ‘built a wooden : - Murray Kingman, 25, of Lowell, TD pe Connally act. In each case, it John L. Lewis as phony, “It is The traditional services are con-' with his 20-ton statue packed | Shed at a cost of $1600 to hide . ..nd Mrs. Geraldine Morlan, 25. of Gov. Battle's order declaring Negotiated contracts that were ridiculous,” said one. They don’t — ducted. by. the Episcopal. Church... selidiv-in-an-oaken—pox: their statue. Then they argued Blimey meet DEA SUA BOP? Wero—kiHod—this-1 ie —pTIETRETTCY TT VTE ANG ROLY onerous to the. miners... eel Against. Stalin. in-Russia—dg-——-but are sponsored and attended } a = some more. LONDON. Feb. 22 (UDP) morning when a light truck .qaplished a three-member state President Truman has said he they?” 5. . by persons of many denomina- GETTING same to the zea- Year after year they hattled, ~The Conservative Fve. — Skidded on-icy roads and caught {i commission with power to DAS No-seizure- powers now, and The--operators-reported—atl ns . tions. port via a narrow- road with »While tourists wondered what ning Standard reported io- fire on the highway near Valpa- seize and operate mines. There NaS No plans to ask Congress for|dustries limping. . Three paper All Roman Catholics are. eX-. oo trees planted in rows on was inside the mysterious struc- day the case of the Labor raiso. CL was no immediate indication | them. - But some government os were on half time, a rock ) pected to receive ashes upon their . ture on the south lawn. By 1908 Party orator who was ex- Mrs. Morlan’s husband, 24, was whether the state would seize Offic jals believe seizure is the only plant shut down, and a sewe’ “ heads in Ash Wednesday serv-. each side was. a problem. the lawmakers were s0 morti- tolling the virtues of social- in Memorial Hospital at Valpa- privately owned miines immedi- way to get the mines back into 'PE machine company, a tool cone * — i. ices. “As the priest marks each But Horatio solved that by | fied and the shed so weather- "ism. - ) iraiso sufferin from critical gta)y = operation before the ‘whole na- ern and a furniture factory, in ee Soreh ad... with. the... .sign..ef «the chopping-—down=al—the=trees: Loheaten- that- they appropriated: NEAT HA RHR BRIAR EE TE ERE SPEER EHEEPE pga Hendl economy dg. recked. +J1inois docked. ap tight x sr cross, he will make an appeal "on the left, between Florence A & final $5000. | babies.” he said dramatic- A freezing drizzlé- was falHng pected to declare a state of emer- teem = { The ¢oal producers had taken for humility and self-abasement an4 leghorn. This, plus some This was for tearing down |" ayy. on Indianapolis at noon and gency tomorrow. Mayor Clar- FRUMAN TO MEET. PRESS h direct mail. They were pleadfog the age-old words of the ner incidental expense, cost hy Dauling he “Why?” : eather a Toptyer) I ence K. Pulling called for a brown-| WASEINGTON, Feb. 22 (UP) striking miners the ty “Remember man. that thou art the taxpayers” $8311.50 more | dead of night —to the Smithson- Private enterprise [ture .with sleet. snow and ice. in out of ull dispiay hghting in the — Presiien. Trrman will hold a ily mail box. » dust ‘and unto dust thou shalt The longshoremen at the | {an Institution. one a heckler from e the later afternoon and tonight. city. e said the city had virtu- news conference at 3 p. m. (In- :

return.” | dock sta¥ted to hoist the statue ally no coal. |@.anapol's time) tomorrow.

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: “| “The line holds within itseif [ETI aio broke cellar of the main building, be- | : : TT em - very spirit and essence of Lent: . ye bth re or I. hind a row of -antique printing Vv i - It commemorates sus . Christ's George Washington crashed as , 0 £ £2 S A OI TAley ous pod through the hull and-sank, in presses. r U oO a a er . w r . : n ~ TOSS Not hidden, as I reported the | ; A mm § a iain dil | WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (UP)

to’ provide more time for cone tract negotiations , + The union has scheduled a nae tionwide strike for Friday. Mr. Truman acted after receive

of Calvary for mankind. As a the mud. ) first time I wrote this : : ? oui - consequence, during Lent, Chris-| The ship settled .on top of |. “oo. 000 § dispatch | : - 4 i ; (" 5 “President Truman asked the ’ & tians give themselves lo an n- Mn U. S. Navy sent a bat- | The management is touchy on’ | f & 4 | . C10 Communications Workers tensity of spiritual renewal with e U.S. Davy sen this point. . 7 union today ta. postpone for 60 fasting, abstinence, worship and tleship to Italy. eei————————— % days its Friday strike deadline study. : i Sailots fished Washington ; { y : ‘

. . . Hold Luncheon from the - muck: Merc } Protestants held an Ash- The ship docked in New y dying Wednesday luncheon today in the York. But the railroad tunnels Indianapolis Athletic Club. Dr. between there and here weren't Gaines M. Cook, executive secre- hig enough for him. on a flat- Jur Com leted | Mr. an a ter .tary of the International Conven- car to squeeze through. | ing from Roars) Mediation Dis tion of the Disciples of Christ; The Navy took him ‘next to |’ . : i ; i j B, : ; - Toc Sys ( ling reports ine spoke on “Enduring Values for new -QOrleans and forwarded =~ MANCHESTER, N. H., Feb. 22| ull #% ; ; 4 ge preatng a " ; ise lent prog the Next 50 Years, him by devious routes without |(UP)—A 12-man jury of niné] AHH Hh tions ng se a in esous World. Day of Prayer. services , ..... +o washington, D. C. |CAtholics and three protestants VOM, oh Some areas negotiations sponsored by -the Indianapolis The freight bill was a whop- was completed today for the! {have been in progress for several Council of Churchwomen also g 3 mercy murder trial of Dr. Her-| months will highlight this first week per, . =» mann N. Sander. . Mr. Truman appealed to both of Lent. The women will hold sides “to continue work and ope

” 3 . Only a 13th juror, to serve as| on ) their mass meeting Friday at 1:30 THIS ARTISTIC enterprise an alternate, remained to be erations Without any. interrupe

p. m. in the Roberts Park Meth- by now ‘had cost $26,000 and |... { tions * of »telephone communicas odist Church. Mrs. H. B. Marx Some odd cents, Congress ap- The 12th juror was Leo Har-| (tions in the nation, under the , of Muncie will speak on “Ultimate propriated another $2000 for a |yeon 42 unmarried Manchester | & % 4 A PP 4 wages and terms now in effect, Power.” , base to hold the statue and |ghoeworker, war veteran, and| = TE % o gb AE ' for a period of 60 days from Feb,

Smaller meetings will be held the great day of the unveiling catholic, {

24, 1950.” Friday in all parts of Indianapolis’ came on George's birthday, | Completion of the jury came|

to rhark the World Prayer Day. 1841. i : |after Superior Judge Harold E.|.- Times Index The radio stations; schools; —Bey—— The Navy -band-tootled, the Wescott ended a battle between TT BIAEe cr TTT ee and Girl Scouts, and many organ-, lawmakers made patriotic |prosecution and defense attorneys| — ge Bity on Trial .... 9 ? - izations and institutions also will] speeches, the speaker of the |by declaring he found the jurors! | Cr a HY.08 41a) seek 3 make announcements or give pro-| House pulléd the string, and [satisfactorily unbiased. Grosword ar IS grams honoring the day. | -good-gosh-amighty! | Chief Defense Counsel Louis E. |: Baltorials ~crers dierrs 2f g berry , | There was George Washing- |Wyman complained about certain Fashions ie. i a - . i - 4 | « ” | : - SHELL rasa aaa ‘ . Washington's Birthday | ton. twice as big as life, clad as |published jury “tampering” state- be POrUIY vei ing : 2 S - a Roman senator on his way to ments attributed to Chief Prose- Inside Indianapolis . 12 ~~ Sad for Washington . | hic bath.” \cutor- William L. Phinney. .The| - * Mes. Manher vs ivory Washington was arrested on His chest ‘muscles rippled in attorney ‘general, in turn, con-| JOShINAN avietheitoiniein-X2 =i Féb. 22 for operating a lottery’ the cold sunlight. . {tended the defense had used im- RY i

and gift enterprise—James Wash- A wreath-held down his curls. proper methods in a pre-trial in- Radio init isin 22

5 ington, that.is. _. I +. A marble sheet, loosely vestigation of veniremen. t y - 1 RUBIR visarasnssrsnnavae 13 Ly Police staged a Washington's, draped around his middle, bare- ,| The prepondgrance of Roman “ 5 - | BoClety sivesiiiivissessne A birthday raid at 769 Indiana Ave. ly saved the proprieties, * [|Catholics accepted as. jurors came 3 a = Te . , - : " " -_ y SPOILS (vuciiaisi inion 10-18 x. . They arrested James Washington His king-size toes were en- as a surprise since their church, . ts boyd wo ary Yar Lg A x ! ; Earl WIISON «veesvecibs, - BR ™ and confiscated 21 partially filled! circléd with thongs to keep his |is outspokenly opposed to.merey! Indianapolis’ dreary, dismal weather is portrayed through the lens of Photographed Lloyd B. Walton's camera. Scene is at M- Ean =. ng : 3 i “aa i : \ or LE 55 ‘ Tia pa § (EN Vig ; = 1 oA + x v Id : A Sn “

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