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orrow fair with rising temperatures.

THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1951

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Second-<Class Matter at Postoffice anapolis, Indians, Issued Dally.

Mighty UN Hobby or Lobby? Drive Gains Up &%

To 3% Miles

Dents Center of Foe's ‘No Retreat’ Line

By EARNEST HOBERECHT United Press Stslf Correspondent

TOKYO, ‘Mar. heads -of a mighty 100,000man United Nations army smashed ahead up to 31 miles on a 50-mile front to-| day in a renewal of the Allied offensive” in central Korea. : They seized an east-central ‘mountain Village only 31 miles) south of the 38th Parallel, dented |

the center of the Communist “noretreat’. defense line, and seized] hills [dominating tlie strategic noman’s land towns of Yongdu and Hoengsong. Altogether eight U. 8S. and South Koréan divisions and a;

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amendment to take operation i,q

Healt Bill Due for Senate

. and Marion County health facilities, carrying a NeW Greek.on the ground that it would operating: unions reached in

City Offers To Cut Flood Control Plan 0K Tomorrow | Includes Clause

On Julietta

By NOBLE REED A bill merging Indianapolis

Indianapolis paced the nation! “lon spending for nonessential | projects offered under the tag

lof essential to defense. | | A proposed federal handout .of | $500,000 for flood control on Fall]

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today in an effort to cut down

As of Feb. 1

Carriers in Accord ‘By United Press

- WASHINGTON, Mar. 1—

The railroads and 15 non-

Low tonight 26, high tomorrow 50. Saturday, sho

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Nonoperating Unions,

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I “FINA L | HOME

PRICE FIVE CENTS

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President Doesn’t Consider Labor Bolt From Board Serious

Expresses Full Confidence in Wilson; - “Won't Call Off Part-Work, Part-Play Trip

By ROBERT E. LEE, United Press Staff Correspondent -

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“of Julietta County Home out

British Commonwealth brigade...

hit the Chinese.and North Kotfean Reds along a front stretching

lof politics, was advanced to * | third reading in the Senate today.

The measure, which passed the

{House two weeks. ago, was held {up irr the Senate while" the Julijetta amendment was attached. .| The amendment would put Juliletta under supervision of a bi: [partisan, city-county health board {and take operation of the home

from County Commis-!

| Earlier, the Senate had defeat: ed the original bill to set up a separate, bipartisan board to operate Julietta. ; If the Sénate- passes the health

| national defense by protecting {the Indiana University Medical Center was rejectéd by J. Ralph |Fenstermaker, president of the Indianapolis - Chamber of Com-| |merce. . a Sey Mr. Fenstetiiaker said he {thought the flood control project was a fine idea, but that it should not be shoved through in the, {name of defense and should be ‘financed locally. ‘He promised, Chamber support to that end. |

Tag for Pork |

Other cities have used Qefense| as a new tag for federal pork. ‘Detroit obtaimed a $450,000 pub-| 'lic-works advance for a new city] (hall on the ground, that it would

\contribute to national defense by

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agreement today on a 1 cents per hour wage increa for 1 million employees,

roactive to Feb. 1. The agreement also includes an

escalator clause for cost-of-liv-..

ing increases computed quarterly. A spokesman estimated the first

index, would give employees 4 to 5 cents more an hour.

by the White House after an. allnight negotiating sessi office of Presidential John R. Steelman.

WASHINGTON , Mar. 1—President Truman said today he - did not consider organized Jabor’s angry withdrawal from defense mobilization posts a very serious development. el He added at a news conference that he still has full confidence Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson, a principal target of labor's anger. He said he is not aware of any labor objection to Mr, Wilson's con- “

tinuation in office. And he added : that the breakup with labor refrained from “asking him to fire

The comniittee, representing 1

on in the million ‘AFL and CIO members, Assistant cut off relations

with the governked like the worst

ment in what loo

The carriers estimated the con- break with any administration in

000 a year. Within Wage Formula

tract would cost them: $280,000,-/18

years. In so doing the union leader:

ret. would not interfere with his de-|{Mr. Wilson. But a member of the

{parture tomorrow for a partwork, part-play visit in Florida. | Mr. Trumah's rémarks were in| response to questions about the united labor policy committee's payment, based on the Feb. 15 action in ordering 14 of its representatives to walk out of advisory jobs in the défense and manpower

“The setlement was announced Program.

[policy committee said yesterday's {denunciation of thé mobilizer and his top aids “adds up to that” Another union official said the committee feels it no longer ‘can work with Mr. Wilson. : The labor committee blasted {not only Mr. Wilson but also the {wage policy of Economic Stabilizer

5/Eric A Johnston and the price

|policy’ of Controller -Michael=V, {DiSalle. It charged that both are {unfair to working people. : {~ But Mr. Truman said he felt ithe orders issued ‘by Mr. DiSille

| will help to keep prices frem soari = angrily accused Mr. Wilson of ing

Pressed as to whether he plans

from Yongdu, 37 miles east of Seoul, to the eastern mountains.

U. 8. Marjnes in the center of the front ran into the stiffest enemy resistance. They hacked 5 their way across a bloody mile - 3 ath or ocr a RANEY SORTER oii CSR DONT PAY SE 1g with! ciation's Jim Nicolas.

providing more office space for, The agreement runs to Oct. 1, ‘before a joint House-Senate con- the military in that area. 1953, "but can be reopened for the mob |public appeal to labpr—Mr. Truference Joint Hou for approval! Columbus, O., tried to get fed- wages July 1, 1952, if the BOVeIn-|nagred : a rT et man said he would not comment lof the Julietta amendment. eral money for a huge under- ment's wage stabilization policy .oyid restore ‘harmony, but he On that at this-time. * = ! . - . ground air -raid shelter which permits any “improvements” over wo,ui4 give no clues about what! Asked whether he felt confident Government : Rete: gould se” HE Tuned te He 2 aedaakove Wegeapet-otaiving. aden ar ag to se te ii that labor by and large would __ _§ | The Senate advanced to third Parking problem. When this was j¥stments. : 7|"fo a reporter's question, Mr. continue a LE Tes. LR | reading for passage tomorrow the rejected they appealed to the goy-| The escalator clause calls fOr a 1yman said that the labor policy the President said that the present - | House-passed bill that will create ernment to put up money for a Pay increase of 1-cent an hour for committee's action was just a dis- emergency. program is one that ‘an 11-member commission to con- greement, not a strike -against will help keep the nation prosper-

merger .bill it will. have to go a genuine policy-making voice in any specific action—such as a

— ridges west of Hoengson y bayonets, ‘grenades and rifles. -

“== Counter-Attack Marines

{ city subway system—whieh would each point advance above 178 ing

The Chinese counter-attacked . the Leathernecks on one hill a.

mile west of Hoengsong. The Marines beat them off in hand-| to-hand fighting, When it was over, 88 enemy - bodies were

hat

at four Lmerica Ie Aght planes damaged three Russianmade enemy jets in a 10-minute dogfight 12 enemy planes! over Sinuiju today. None of thé American planes was damaged. It was the first time since early jast month that enemy jet planes tangled with American fighters. The sole objective of the renewed offensive was to kill as many as possible of the estimated 15.Chinese divisions and possibly three battered North Korean corps guarding the central. approaches to the 38th Parallel. “Allied artillery and swarms of

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Stabbed in ‘Fight, Condition Is Critical

Charles W, Cotton, 21, of 660 River Ave. was in General Hospital today in critical condition suffering seven stab wounds in the stomach. : Held by police on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill was Merl Swindle, 21, of 540 Chase St. Police said a witness informed them that Swindle and the in-

man had been in a fight.

Mr. Cotton was found late last evening in Warren Ave. near Oliver Ave. He was rushed to. the hospital where he had not recovered enough to identify his attacker. ~

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Nicholas Unregistered, but Steers Trucking Legislation

By IRVING LEIBOWITZ The man who paves the road In the state legislature for trucking state law.

Jim , executive secretdry of the Indiana Motor, © “I don't k he told The Timés today. The lobbyist law, passed in 1915, provides: . “Whosoever violates any of the {provisions of this -act shall be guilty of a felony and upon con-

High Court Eyes “gw ' . % |viction, shall be. fined not less Eviction Actions {than $200 nor more than $1000 X bul .

lor imprisoned not less than three. Landlord Fights

months, nor more than one year. It shall be the duty of the Attor- Injunction Order By ED KENNEDY

ney General, upon information, to bring prosecutions under this section.” All action in the Merrill Mr. Nicholas appeared last be- Charles Sts. eviction. suits was fore the Senate Roads Committee ordered stopped today by the InTuesday afternoon. He spoke inidiana Supreme Court until they favor of removing the penalties can hear Marion County Superior in the proposed new truck law, Court 3 Judge Norman E. BrenAfter his appearance, the Sen- nan. : ate Roads Committee cut out aH, .The Supreme Court action was the license suspension penalties taken after Attorney C. K. Mecthat had been adopted “by the Cormack, who represents landHouse, era lord William T. Allison, 3375 W. The hill once provided that 10th St, appealed to the high courts “shall” impound trucks court to set aside a temporary found weighing in excess of the injunction. It had been issued hy 72,000-pound limit until all fines Judge Brennan and prevented Mr. 'were paid. The Senate Road Com- Allison forcing the sheriff to mittee changed the word “shall” evict the people last week. to “may,” which would en@ble an ~The eviction was ordered by the overweight truck violator merely operation of Indiana law which. to pay the court costs and skip permits eviction without the inthe fines, should the court so de- tervention of any court trying the cide. : case on merit. The Senate cut out many of.-Judge Walter Pritchard of Suthe hard enforcement features of perior Court 4, in which the case the bill less than one month after|is pending, pointed out that at no! it had received a bi-partisan re- time had he heard the merits of

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(Continued on Page 8 —Col. 2) ‘Big Big

Charges Raid ‘Not Legitimate’ By DONNA MIKELS “Sure, T'm in a racket but those {politicians are the real racket- | eers,” The speaker was Walter F. (Big Tom) Thompson, self-termed

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. £asnIONS..cxsarsiosses 5-7 “small fry” in the city's $12 mil-

lion-a-year lottery set-up, whose were raided by Prosecutor Fairchild and police Tuesday. y The prosecutor and, police are charging Big Tom with failure to {give a hand signal and operating a lottery and gift enterprise. But Big Tom, in turn, is charging raiders with the “disappearance” of $3800 which didn’t turn up in confiscated property and with “questionable motives” in bringing the raid about in the first place. Was it Legitimate? | First of all, he wonders aloud, was the raid a legitimate first istep in a general crackdown or a “publicity stunt”? : ; A newspaper reporter ‘just happened” along as raiders | headed for the Big Tom Novelty | Co. 6ffices in the Wulsin building, {222 E. Ohio St., he said. | But, Big Tom points out that (the reporter “just happens” to be {from the paper which was Prosecutor Fairchild's most vigorous ‘campaign . supporter. | This implication tallies with a charge: made against the new county. administration earlier this “week. Judge George Ober threw four gambling raid arrests a on Page 3—Col. 7)

(Big Tom) Thornpsen $3800 was taken.

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industry is not registered as a lobbyist as required by A

gister as a lobbyist or not,” diana, pr

Anti-Commie Bill The House-passed bill to outlaw the Communist Party in Inviding 1 to 3 year térms for membership in

“ithe party, has heen rewritten by and, in the long run, more costly the Senate Judiciary A Committee to local taxpayers. ! in 4 move to eliminate uncon-|

stitutional phases of the measure, As rewritten, the bill now would outlaw membership in the Communist Party only if its activities advocate overthrow of the U. 8. government by force (same as existing federal law).

+ The . original bill outlawed membership in the Communist Party without conditions. The rewritten bill also includes all organizations and publications that advocate overthrow of the government in-the prison penalty clause, The bill, which was passed unanimously by the House last Feb. 21, is now ready for second reading. If it doesn’t get to third reading for passage by tomerrow it will have little chance for

passage.

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House Rejects Senate

Boost in Budget (Earlier Story, Page 25) The House of Representatives today refused to concur in the State Semate’'s amendments to the budget measure ‘which would add another $3 million to state spending for aid to schools. ~~ _ The Senate yesterday voted to add the extra $3 million in a gamble that it would not force the state into the red.

Tom’ Blasts Politicians

the Consumer Index of the Bureau cks. This was also rejected; of Labor Statistics. Adjustments

The Indianapolis-Chamber, Mr, WOuld be made every 'Fenstermaker told Indiana Sena- months. ad 'tors and Representatives, does not, The nonoperating employees— see how the project can logically Shep a a OTK be supported as n ry to de. AVerage it $1.58 ‘an. hour, | ferise. He believes that federal aid 12 a-cent hourly.pay boost in this and many other fields is come within.the 10 per cent inidestructive of local government crease of the present wage stabilization formula.

The big four operating unions— {representing firemen, enginemen Favors Drastic Cut jand yard employes — still are’ He said the local group feels locked in a wage dispute with the) that all the items in the $71 bil- carriers. ‘lion federal budget which aren't First Since 1937 truly essential to national defense ar. Steelman said the agree-

ad welfare must be cut drasti- .,¢ jg “the first negotiated wage 0a: |settlement between the carriers

- “We have often heard that this x : . and the nonoperating unions since astronomical ‘federal spending oqo» Previously, he noted, the

program cannot be cut because parties- had to-go before the]

local communities all over the emergency board set up under the

country demand that .their representatives in Congress work Railway Act before reaching

for items to their special benefit. 38reement. We should like to clear you of any| At President Truman's request, obligation in that respect,” Mr. thecarriers dropped their demand Fenstermaker said in a letter to for a $hree-year moratorium on Indiana’ legislators here. changes in operating. rules—one The request for the federal of the chief stumbling blocks to grant had been made last week an agreement in the protracted by Chairman Anton Hulman, of negotiations: : the Indiana Flood Commission,! Another barrier to a settiement ‘before the Indiana Congressional had been the effective date of the {delegation. |contract. The carriers had in‘{sisted on Mar. 1, while the unions {were standing pat on their de{mand that it be made retroactive. {to Dec. 15. They compromised on Feb. 1.

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Finance Workers Get Housing Word ,.,.. Roar

Delegates From Here To Maich Lion

In St. Louis ‘Twas a timid March lamb. that ’ y y C danced into Hoosierland today. By DA) 1D) WATSON He sniffed the air and prepared ST. LOUIS, Mar. 1—Indianap- to find a warm spot to spend the lolls housing ‘conditions do not night. He had heard it would go {present a rosy picture. down to 26 degrees this evening. | This was told Army Finance Douly Sites greeted Bin dnd Center workers today by an In- wi Tema er Ow up omer dianapolis delegation which in- : : : cluded Mayor Bayt and represen- and the mercury wil go up to 50. tatives of the Chamber of Com- LOCAL TEMPERATURES merce, real estate interests and!- 6 a. m... 33 10 a. m... 41 Marion County’ builders, > 7a m.. 35 11.a. m. .. 44 The spokesmen declared, how- 8 a. m... 36 12 noon .. 47. | lever, that acquisition of living “9 a.m... 37 quarters is not an impossible task | Latest” Humidity...

despite the tight condition. A " are Tighten Export Curbs

These civilian workers | {those who will move into Ft. Har-. WASHINGTON, Mar. 1-(UP)~-All exports to’ Russia and: its

irison when the finance center is sateilites will require government

transferred: from St. Louis. A delegation arrived here today licenses beginning tomorrow, the [in a move to- present a factual Commerce Department announced {breakdown of réal éstate condi- today. Up to now, ‘a few items [tions and to correct some “false Such as underwear, socks, tootn|impressions” held by some finance brushes and gardening tools [center employees. . (could be shipped without govern-

ime rmission. 1000 Plan to Move Een: pe ssion

. | ——— m——————— a c—— Although complete figures have; not been tabulated, it was said Better Hurry— | today that an estimated 1000 | | workers with *their families from] Only 2 More Days the total 6000 tentatively have Yes, there'ure still hundreds | planned to move to Indianapolis.| of good used car bargains availRobert Walker, representing able BUT they won't last long | | Associated North Side Realtors,| at today's prices. They're good | lsaid the real estate picture has! cars, too — good for years of reversed itself from 1935 when| economical service .. . to see there were 25 houses for every you thru the present preparedprospect. ness emergency. And you can

y | buy one on very easy terms Both Mr. Walker and William| 2% ) Keller ‘ Jr, told workers rental| Witla good trade-in allowance

units are being made avaliable on your present car. Buy now |

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and save on purchase price as

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the government.’

‘ous and that this prosperity af-

It is a fact—as the President fects all groups, including labor,

; three indicated—that labor so far has/b

usiness, agriculture and the white

Critically Injured

that in a couple of weeks. ‘dicated that he would sit on the ‘problem that long before acting. The President had. a dual answer | —he said first it might be ene

week or three months, but that he

One man died and another was paver sai. on any problem “and

jeritically injured this’ morning that actually he was not posing

when they, fell 35 feet from a any specific time limit.

scaffold in the downtown area. Robert Banks, 30, of 827 8.

Lauds Agreément At the outset of his conference, the President praised the 15 nén-

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Kenwood Ave, died of a frac- operating railroad unions and

John Enis, 56, of 501 Bright St., was taken to General Hospital with a severe cut on his

‘head and both arms broken.

The men were patching conerete near the top of the Guarantee Tire and Rubber Co. building, 512-18 N. Capitol Ave. éable slipped and one end of the scaffold slid off its supporting rope, police said. The men were employed by the Ittenbach and Sons Construction Co. Its owner, Elmer Ittenbach, said he did not know what caused the cable to slip. Didn't See. Accident Another employee, Harry Smith, 32, of 107 E. Artis Drive, was working on another side of

{the building and did not see the ‘accident. — 77

Two city policemen, W. D. Sul-

ivan and J. T. Morris, arrived at

the scene just.after the men fell. They had been cruising the area in a squad car. Mr. Banks died just as he was being admitted to the hospital, 20 minutes after the fall. ’ 8.8 8

jtured skull at General Hospital. rajlroad management for reach-

ing an agreement this morning through collective bargaining without the threat of strikes.

Pre-Big 4 Meeting OK'd by Russia

LONDON, Mar. 1 (UP)—Russia agreed today to a preliminary {Big Four meeting starting Mon{day. - This may lead to a meeting |of the Big Four foreign ministers to discuss causes of current injternational tension. | Deputies of ‘the foreign minjsters of the United States, Russia, Britain and France will meet in } . Paris to work out an agenda for this top-level conference. The “Western powers had made it clear ‘that thé agenda must include all major causes of East-West tens sion and not be limited to the {question of German rearmament, as Russia had first proposed, Western diplomats interpreted ‘the Soviet agreement to the Paris conference as Mocsow’s accept ance of these Western conditions.

|continually by persons who build

well as probable goyernment 3

MONEY PROBLEMS—Virgil Norris,

attorney, and Walter F.

{their own homes or buy and

1 tax,

move out of rental housing. | The Indianapolis . delegation |sald the transferred finance staff imay not immediately find the quarters they seek but should

SATURDAY JS THE LAST i DAY OF THIS B-I-G MID-WINTER USED CAR SALE! ' Turn now te the Classified

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Timet Phote by John Spickiemire DEATH FALL—The cable slipped, the scaffold fell and two: - workers plunged 35 feet to the sidewalk. One worker died of in-- \ juries and the other was critically hurt. :

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