Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 March 1950 — Page 2

A Year of the depression. are-the-Misses- Mary-Kand

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“Industry’s Failure to Gain Full Development pyruioy Policy |

Miners Capable of Producing 850 Million Tons Yearly; Got 435 Million in 1949

: By VICTOR PETERSON ! “The bituminous coal industry today realizes. it struggles for, So “survival, i * Here is an “exclusive 100k at the coal picture as seen through! “the eyes of the Industry in a critical self analysis. A nationally known ecopomist has just completed a survey of the current crisis and noted economic Proposals for future growth of the industry. Bituminbus coal, one of LN

“Hoosier Senator to

’ By DAN KIDNEY Writer WASH GTON, Mar.

“amr for American industry, is Of employees. From 1928 until apatie of producing for tar] 1940 the. industry as a whole vever, the cost of coal is con. | Suffered a loss each year, Totall ; a8 shown jn 1088 was $339 million.

ear d v Japan. wt w y rought, firms lived off capJagging 7p > since World War!

failure everywhere.

and a compa son of price With competing fuels. during World War 1.

Yearly Output Estimated * Losses Wiped Out The nation’s miners. some 400 From 1940-47 profits after 000. in -9000. mines are capable taxes barely wiped out the loss o

{into -the 7 plans. No.

Stalinists’ Senator

dustry believes should be produc- large-scale mechanization, argued that we cannot

Yop and consumption if coal had Ag steps to save itseif, the suranded in conformity with vey suggests the industry serious-| American industry in the pastiy consider possible advantages, quarter century. of resources hy con-|

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ping HAtoF-y Yet last year the nation bought solidation from the present 5000. SHiack the bipartisanship of. the| operating companies to 500 or!’ r elations ComSome. 30/operaiing comp mittee and demand that it be!

only 4356 million tons. per cent of production goes to less ended industry, the remainder to domes-| Physical research should be tic—use The flow —of —products continued and extended in the de —S¢h—Capehart,—who tke Sen. - from Industry was up 135 per velopment of better mining ma- Jenner.voted against the Mar-| cent last year ovér 1920 but coal/chinery and methods to regain Shall Plan,- Economic Recovery| output was 20 per cent less than competitive advantages. Market- Administration and arms aid, re-| 30 years ago. : ‘Ing should be studied as well as cently admitted on a TV show | Coal was 12 per cent cheaper ways to improve energy utlliza-| that ECA had stopped the spread | in 1916 than 1890 with consump-i tion. of communism in Western Eu-| tion up four times. By 1929 coal, Pregent confusion in the coal rope. He also wants ECA spendwas twice the nation's general industry, the report states, large- ing stopped or curtailed, howprice level, some 100 per cent |y is due to the lack of knowledge ever. higher than 1916 and consump- or appreciation of the fundamen-| tion off 12 per cent. tal economic facts and their conOther Factors Cited sequences. Majority - Leader Scott Lucas The survey notes expanding Such a program might have in 1113 on the necessity of con-| production, unless accomplished avoided the present disastrous gressional action. to stop coal by a high degree of mechaniza- situation facing the industry, the strikes. When the John L. Lewis tion, will not bring much decline survey commented | contract oo in coal prices for 60 per cent of mine costs are attributed to nounced, Sen. Lucas said. such

bor. Madison Ave. |legislation no longer was needed. | Other factors add their share,

{| Citing the suffering in Indiana’ Marketing costs: and methods

% {because of the coal crisis, Sen.| need to. be changed, Since '38 1 \ freight rates have risen 50 per [ed [OWS ast __cent and handling charges. large- ~~ ly labor, have nearly doubled. “Increase flow of coal does not decrease cost in proportion as each carload is handled as a single unit though 1000 cars may be shipped. This, the -economist-says,- 15-net “the case in gas and oll sent cours-

Asks Coal Study Sen. Capehart took issue with!

gress act now to prevent such. a situation ever recurring. Today he declared that while he

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[ter should be studied i - {Continued From Page One) . Studied unt 3 golu-.

tien 1s found.

ROOT “Was Vel to be named ary “Democrat; -

[cial committee to make such a study. He contended that collecresidents to follow thelr slogan [tive bargaining in coal and other

of “fashions in flowers.’ |strike-bound industries broke In the struggie for survival it 0 Gift Sh {down and caused a crisis because Is suggested the coal industry Han Lily dep lof the Taft-Hartley Law. He is “drive a sharper bargain with The Gift House, Inc,

Here the volume flow brings.de- be a comer and depend on the . creased cost.

Urges Sharper Bargain

Is the for jts repeal. railroads on freight rates. Reci- second oldest in the string off. ‘Defense of the Taft-Hartley procity of rate is not As Im- stores, This is really a maiden {Law was reiterated. by Rep. |

Jortyst tod). hie yrvey Jays venture, for not only is it a mewiCharles A. Halleck, Republican 10. Diesel.

They| d@iit “Triman Tor the coal crisis.

less coal in 1949 than in 1933 | erated by three women. Sen. Capehart is going to Now,

tack on

Demand Withdrawal |

od Sen, Jenner expected to take the

the Senate floor toda d. d i ter t ble to increase wages y an enounce’ $i largest. reserves of mechanical later fo be able 10 ag U.S. foreign policy as a complete

He ‘will urge ‘that peace be! In the 12- made now with Germany and|

a rer Tot American troops from these’ oecupled- countries and fit neatly expansion denounces of producing £30 million fons of preceeding years. They left noth. “Mmunism more than Sen. Jen-|

coal a year. This is what the in: Ing in the amount needed for "ef: however. But he long has,

it and should withdraw and spend {the money- on our own home |

agreement was an-|

“| Capehart insisted that the Con-

Ample Parking Space didn’t have any specific legisiaitive remedy, he thought the nat.

shop of Mr. and Mrs. Otto H.|_Meanwhile-- Rep Ray Maddon eR Le ey “ing over—the nation by pipeline 1 ney: believe the community. to House resolution asking for a spe-f iis ee i

fuel. The railroads used Business but one owned and. op of Rensselaer, He blamed Presi-

Discusses P Plans for ‘Reopening Schools. Tomorrow. _

“.fhat “steel was running out of|

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Some Steal Was Too Short of Fuel; et Fears of Seizures by U.S.

aly Pv FRED W, PERKINS, Scripps Howard Slat Weller 2 " WASHINGTON, Mar. 6—There's considerable disagreement on « producers and the United Min the Sudds en settlement. between: cog) producers and the United Mine Workers. ~ . ‘The contract was signed. after pany a year of bickering, "short work weeks and a prolonged st A spokesman for southern coal Ee ors said the reason was

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coal” “that big- steel companies. Other operators said that it was

‘were reluctant to. order more d Lewis retreat, particularly on

William Evans, public schools administrative assistant, discusses

morrow during a meeting of school principals today in Cropsey Au iorium. Schools were closed

“during the strike.

IU Gets Valuable Taiayelte Lore

{—Indiana University today had the Indiana-Oakleaf Library, one

Leaking rg Fatal

| BLOOMINGTON, Mar: 8 (UP) versity since the gitt tn i942 ot 10 South Bend Couple: | T SOUTH BEND, Mar. 5 (UP)—!

prpduction’ cuts and, therefore, old contract clauses affecting con brought pressure on the northern- |tinuity of coal production, that

wesiein Onerators to. make an| ‘made it possible for ‘then to sign A Northern spokesman said the ‘the new document. - Jsettlement was brought about They trace this retreat to a mainly ‘by President Truman's re- court order that had the effect of

spokesman. “said ‘both sides ob-| table. : jected to the seizure proposal. John Battle, executive vic pres John L. Lewis, the union presi-ident of the National Alsodent, said the contract was signed ciation, said that the Lee {because the operators. gave up union could have obtained the new . lafter the union was acquitted last contract six months ago if it had week of contempt charges in a been willing then to give up the tederal court. production-control clauses,

_ Teenagers Face Burglary Charge

Two teen-age boys, caught in New York St. -and the younger {the act of burglarizing a N. State | boy, were found by police in the St. cleaning establishment early pavis Cleaners, 250 N. State St.

13 be arr ans for opening classes to i a ry. 10 a ag eg Acting as a lookout on the street,” -

burglary charges. police said, was Fowler Mundy

| A thira* boy, Who police said Jr- 19; of 522 E. Miami St.

{was 15 years old, was held. for. Two other stores operated by {action by juvenile authorities. [the Davis chain, also were bur. Thomas Long. 19, of 516 E.'glarized over the week-end.

{what was regarded as one of the, of the leading Abraham Lincoln A leaking gas main apparently Michael D. Baugh Rites Wednesday

leading collections on _ the) collections in the country.

[Marquis de Lafayette, gift of a! Addition of the Lafayette col- his wife,

preferred to remain unknown. |B Wells, made the IU library one

cluding more than 8500 items, > {was classed as the most impor- Of Anyone seeking source ma- power documents received by tha uni- | public,

Other forms of transportation Swengel and Mrs. Ethel Dunham, will address the Yale University, should be investigated imagina- } ‘ast forum oi ~ tively with marketing of coal as ) {There will be a question period. electrical energy one form. The their lot'in a busines adventure! coal Industry today is spend. featuring unusual gift items. { . Ing money widely in research The Possmans, Mr. and Mrs. In ' whereby power plants might be| Charles, are just getting the Zeel} feel located = the heart of mining of their store after two months areas, The coal burned at tte'in operation. They feature paints, I di li source, heat being pumped to wallpaper and the usual acces- n ianapo Ss homes and factories. .sories, While this is the off-sea-Also considered is the conver- son for their type of trade, the, sion of coal to oil and gas with! couple have noted a definite in- a IOoDA ¥ Ire Indusiries — shipment by pipeline. Both of creass in sales each week. oh n Weddesday Jiticoln ese fields still are locked ip t So Ter 1 sill are d in the L The Eranddaddy ot the back ie side "ont noon, fimo fieb-noon. Marat An immediate antidote, and the wear of Richard Limpus. “Al EVENTS TOMORROW speediest method of reducing ready the store has made’ one Indians Astselation of Tee Industries -- fosts, would be to reduce Wages. enlarging, move and currently|imdios Pari erisy chino \ rociaHigh wages, the survey says,/yuers another seige of growing| Hon—through Wednesdey. Claypool peough: increased gon pains, £o-Brerative Gish noon Washing “farts. more workers to e = i ei af ar ARIA “mines ‘and created “a labor “sur- Out-al-Town. Trade Hilorcaier ¢ Bn aa: te plus. “Naturally, much of our trade BIRTHS ————— 65,000 Surplus Noted comes from the immediate vicin- TWINS - T ity, but we draw a large propor- at Heme—Clifton, Jewell Sullivan, 683 ®, he surplus, noted in 1947, was tion from farther south. Spots Division. bovs 65000. That vear 419,000 min- jy, Southport, Greenwood and at-st—Fremeis=Jonn Ruth Johnson: Cart WE WOrkIng 23% days produced! Franklin send us business.” Mr.| Marsares fansocy. yCivde. hulle’ wm 630,624,000 tons of coal. Some| {Limpus said voicing the opinion Baoan Les on Collier 353.338 miinere working the full! tof others. {At -General=Wiillam, Ksy Johnson. year ‘could have produced the At_ Colemap--David, Virsicia Wallace: “Same amount. All working a full, C2PPINg the string of stores on SRF, SA, Mt Hoon: ‘Daijas year could have brought out 758 either end are Marion County| Midred vans Br pa ‘million tons if prices had been Skelgas Service, Inc., and Indian-| Jack. Mary Chandler. John. abhor low enough to sell it. In 1948 ‘the ADOIIE- Pump _& Equipment Co.

surplus of labor neared 100.000. _E. Brg AE Skelgas mana- At avethoaistCotlbart, Jiakey Borden: mine: ger, has nothing but glowing Vankog: Chaties, Tigrence. : 5 ond method of dropping "O48 fOr the shopping center for Dr. AC. Rosemary Reinking: Bernard. prices is the ultimate in ory It lies almost at the heart of his| Carl “Maseditl Bloomer. Jowgph. Pa: ization. Such a venture reduces erritory. Sack Sonne rid Bettie Jains. the number of men required and The pump firm of Rex Miller, paral, Marshall, would effect a Wage savings, To Was located in the. présent spot Patricia Harsin: Richard, Mary Fore do this, however. the coal indus- ‘after a study of other business ro hi Vincont'sOrville.- Ruth Wodtks try would have to invest as much areas. The site was chosen: be. Webster Glenous Wilms.» “as.a-billion doltars; money 1 068 CRETE HEN TE RUN BE SRPAnd: oor Meas, o se = not claim to have.” : ing homes, is near the city limits a St. Francis Bald, Marjorie Mo The survey says the coal in. And. therefore close to farmers: Maso were onoe Farrel * Robert,

Sem Marory Win dus ry needs larger profits to ef. and their pump problems and has, At Genera Lawrence. Elisaveth Taviar:

feet the mac t Hever! hanization and d thus hose ac res. of parking Space. Fa Coleman So iy a. Engel: Gustave

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Elizabeth, 57, {donor who school officials said; {lection, said President Herman bodies were found today. A neighbor asked police to in- Wednesday The Lafayette collection, in-io¢ the most important centers vestigate, reporting he had not Home. seen them since early Saturday. Park. Joseph! Michael, tant compilation of historical terial on the early days of fhe re- County coroner, said his. verdict School 46, died yesterday in Riley Baugh and Mr. and -Mrs. Ralph will be accidental death.

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