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NOV. 22, 1947. jg T- DEg MOPCES REGISTER Argument on Strike Front Ends in Arrest James Davis Dies, Former U. S. Senator Some G.O.P.

Senators Hit at Party Leadership WASHINGTON, D. C. Some G.O.P. senator, spoke out in a party conference Friday in criticism of th Republican leadership outside congress, it was learned. Over the Coffee -By HrUn Stassen Wins Applause of U.

S. Editors Harlan Miller's Column will appear in The Des Moines Sunday Register. Senator H. Alexander Smith i WASHINGTON, D. C.

(SATURDAY) (JP) James J. Davis, 74, former senator from Pennsyl N. waa reported to have taken particular exceptions By William Mylander. (Of Tha Register's Washington Bureau.) CHICAGO. ILL.

Hard-hitting Harold E. Stassen won the applause of the nation's vania and onetime secretary cussed why the Republicans I oat the governorship of Kentucky in an election early this month. Senator Cooper Ky.) toll the conference an analysis of th vote showed the Republican losses generally were in the rural areas. THE DAY'S RECORD i 9 1 St rZD to statements from the G.O.P. national committee headquarters deprecating the seriousness of the European emergency and a reference to Senator J.

Howard Mc-Grath R. as a "millionaire Rhode Island Red." Des Moines Deaths. JOHNSON Mm. Frances, B9. of 845 of labor, died early today of uremia.

"Puddler Jim," a nickname which stemmed from his early days as a steel mill worker and union leader, was secretary of labor under presidents Harding, Cool- Tentu at, Friday at Broadlawna General PALMER Mra. Miry. 69. of 2515 minded editors of weekly and small daily newspapers Friday during a whirlwind series of speeches. He Invited their roughest questions, gave them frank and honest answers even when expediency might have called for soft-pedaling, did it all "on the record," and the editors loved it.

And that won't hurt the former Minnesota governor's campaign Tiiirty-nlntn Friday at Des Moinea fleneral. WOL.F Cyril about 4. of 2102 Cap Not Complaining, Senator Robert A. Taft (Rep-, Ohio) was quoted by ether members as expressing the opinion that the farmers were so pros, perous and had so few complaint to make about the way things were going that they Just didn't take the trouble to vote. Taft declined to comment to reporter on this phase of the meeting.

Senator Edward Thye itol Friday at Still College. The reference to McGrath was made by Carroll Reece, G.O.P. national chairman, on Oct. 29, following McGrath's election ait Democratic national chairman. Smith told the conference he was vigorously opposed to engaging in name-calling contests which, he said, were not the correct approach to issues of the Des Moines Births.

ttam to: Mr and Mra. Tt. Cornwell. 2916 DAVIS. Vrrrn at at Moinea General.

Mr and Mra. Robert Braselton, Fort at Iowa. Methodist. jMinn.) told newsmen he disagreed for the Republican presidential nomination. The impressions formed by these small-town and small-city editors will be passed on to millions of readers.

Mr and Urn Robert J- Hanburjr, 3112 Seventh at Iowa Mettiodiat. Mr and Mrs. Lester H. Scott, 1410 Seventh at Iowa Methodist. Mr and Mra.

Fred L. Norman. 909 Pleasant View drive, at Iowa Methodist. Isoititer to Mr. and Mr.

Everett D. Irving, Grimes, at Wild en Osteopathic. la Hinil. a ir' ASr-i idge and Hoover. He entered the senate as a Republican in 1930, and served until 1944, when he lost to Francis J.

Myers, Democrat. Head of Moose. Since 1907 he had been director general of the Loyal Order of Moose. He and an associate directed the activities of raising a 10 million dollar endowment for Moose-heart, a children's home and school with an enrollment of 800 and a plant valued at around $10,000,000 at Mooseheart, 111. In 1932, Davis won re-elec Members of the Chicago police labor detail, including Capt.

George Barnes (with cigar), take into custody one of 180 persons arrested Friday after members of the striking United Electrical Workers (C.I.O.) union staged mass picketing demonstration at the Cory Corp. glass plant. day. He likewise reproached the Republican leadership for a "negative" attitude. Keece's Comment.

Reece later told reporters the national committee had two primary functions "to elect candidates and to promote the party program and policies as formulated by the national' convention and by the Republican members of the senate and house." Reece also said during a broad with this analysis. 11 He said he believed farmers generally had "become suspicious" of the Republican party because of attempts in the last congress to cut appropriations for the soil conservation service and the rural electrification administration. Taft Criticized. Taft was criticized in the meet-ing by Senator Ralph E. Flanders Vt.) for the Ohioan's Monday night radio address attacking President Truman's anti-inflation program.

But Taft said that the criticism was "very mild and very delicately put" and that there are "no major differences of opinion" between him and Flanders. added that he took "direct" Issue with the executive. Asked whether the bulletins through secrecy regulations imposed on every government agency. 2 The indication" that recent hearings of the house un- 180 Arrested In Chicago on were provided by the Chicago Tribune or the Sun he replied: cast that it waa his understanding that criticism of. his leader American activities committee im "I read both the papers which Picket Line oppose me and which like me, but ship by the senators "was not tion to the senate despite being under indictment on a lottery and conspiracy charge growing out of a Moose fund- very strong." the bulletins came from the wire services without editing." The party conference also dis CHICAGO, ILL.

(U.P.)-Strik The Weather. FOR SATURDAY. NOV. 22. 1847.

LOCAL Cloudy and much colder today with light snow endinc durinit tha forenoon. Hiah today about 25 to 30. low tonight 12 to 15. Sunday moatly eloudy and rather cold. JOWA Cloudy and much eolder today with licht anow tn the aoutheaat end.

tna; during the forenoon. High, today 20 to 25 In tha touthwest and 30 to 35 in the aoutheaat. Low tonight 8 to 12 In northwest and 15 to 20 in the aoutheaat. Sunday mostly cloudy and rather cold. ILLINOIS Occaalonal rain 1n aouth and east and light snow ending in the northwest Ihis morning.

Colder today and tonight. Sunday partly cloudy and rather cold. WISCONSIN Cloudv and much rolder today with light anow in the aoutheaat ihia morning Bunday partly cloudy and rather cold. MINNESOTA Moatly cloudy and quit rold today. Sunday partly cloudv and somewhat warmer in the northwest.

JVEBRA8KA Mostly eloudy with occasional light anow over most of the state today. Continued cold except slightly warmer In th extreme west. Hih today in the twenties. Partly rioudy tonight and Sunday and somewhat eolder In tha east tonight. Sunday a little warmer in the west and north.

SOUTH DAKOTA Clear to partly elotidy today, colder 1n the southeast. High today 15 to 20. Generally fair and quite, cold tonight. Sunday clear to partly cloudy with slowly rising temperatures in the west. MISSOURI Cloudy with rain or snow in tha north today.

Somewhat colder in the west and north. Lows tonight near 30 in northwest. 35 to 40 in southeast. Highs today 35 to 40 in north, 40 to 45 in aouth. F1VK-DAV OCTI.OOK.

raising campaign. Three other officials of the ers and sympathizers scuffled wear your initials on the cuff of Friday night, in a speech be- fore Highland Park Repqbli-cane, Stassen advocated using social security funds pay medical and hospital expenses above $250 a year for every American. He specifically opposed the Wagner-Murray-Dingle bill "or any other complete compulsory health insurance coverage." He contended his plan would meet emergency burdens and would cost only about half a billion dollars a year, which would be provided through social security taxes. Coverage. Stassen's program would apply automatically to all those covered by social security, with provision for voluntary joining by those not under social security through payment of a premium.

Stassen urged also the establishment of "national leadership in a systematic and sound expansion of hospital services," with health centers and clinics "of the self-perpetuating, semi-public corporation type." Management should "not be governmental," but should be by "outstanding men in the hospital area as the public stockholders." But the National Editorial association session highlighted Stas Asked what he thought of the influence of Henry A. Wallace, he replied, "Very, very little." How could relations with be improved The quick reply Moose were convicted, but Davis was acquitted in 1933. As secretary of labor in the Ic Harding cabinet, Davis dealt with the problems arising from postwar unemployment, railroad Nec cks was that our foreign policy should Turtle mmm So strike threats and unrest in the coal industry, and widespread strikes in other industries. with police during a mass demonstration by 600 persons at the Cory Corp. glass plant Friday and 180 were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and inciting a disturbance.

It was the largest number of pickets arrested in a labor dispute here in recent years. None was injured seriously, but many suffered bruises and cuts. Some women pickets lost pocketbooks, shoes and hats in the scuffling. Emergency Call. Police said they received an plied "there ought to be some kind of governmental supervision of what is shown on a motion picture screen." He added, however, that "the unmasking of false names, false fronts and false issues is a proper American procedure and it Is the most effective means of clearing up Communists or fascists or any other subversive movement in our country." It was in the question period that Stassen really went to town.

One editor asked, as the father of three sons, how Stassen stood on compulsory military training. Respite the Implication that the editor opposed the proposal Stassen bluntly replied that he had always favored it, but felt opponents and proponents should -now get together on a compromise to keep America strong. Honesty was rewarded when the editor, grinning over the way he had tried to trap the candidate, 39c pair City Clerk. His first public office was that of city clerk of Elwood, where he was a tin mill worker Temperaturea will average three to five (trees below normal. Normal high 40 and union leader.

lie also was county recorder there. rturth, 47 aouth. Normal low 22 north, After he joined the Moose in 27 south. Continued rather cold through-cut the period. Precipitation will average three-quarters of an Inch, rain or snow 1906, he devoted almost his entire time to building up its mem late Sunday and Monday.

AGRICII.TIRAL OUTLOOK. Partly cloudy today and quits cold be consistent, we should remain strong during Russia's "time of decision," and in time, Russia's policy should change. Stassen said he favored development of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence seaway. He favors the Taft-Hartley law and regards the amendments he advocates as relatively unimportant.

He opposes wage and price controls and rationing, and thinks the Marshall plan can be carried out without them. Taxes. Tax reduction He favored last year's bills and believes taxes can be cut three billion dollars in 1948. Bureaucracy? He believes the federal government could do a better job with 20 per cent fewer employees if streamlined and made more efficient. The China problem? He frankly didn't have enough information but thought the Wedemeyer rapport should be made public to aid in a bership and expanding its activi I r.

-t-. tw rveif re 1 -ei av-J ties. In 1907 he was elected director-general, and saw its mem bership grow from 300 to more Sunday cloudy with snow by night. Monday occasional snow. Northwesterly winds 12 to 18 h.

today. Temperatures today ranging from average Iowa of to 12 to average highs of 2f to 25 northwest, and from lows of 20 to 25 to highs of 30 in the extreme southeast. On Sunday temperatures will range from average lows of 12 to highs of 28 in west, and from Iowa of 15 to highs of 23 in the easu than 600,000. emergency call to send men to the struck plant when members of the C.I.O. United Electrical Workers and sympathizers gathered there early Friday.

The plant employs 198 workers, and company officials charged that most of the pickets were recruited by the union from other plants. Round Up Pickets. Police said the pickets tried to sen's day. In a brief, formal talk, he declared the United States can't compete with the Soviet system denying Individual freedom if it begins to curtail freedom here. He said fire shouldn't be met with fire, but should be) extinguished with water.

aililllil lillLlcliO Ul Jlta kuivjlt-u iuv.iai akkaviivu to the cuff of your cotton turtle neck socles. Sizes 7 to SVz, white, red, navy, FrencK blue, pink; sizes 9 to 11, white, red, navy, brown. Each initialed anklet, 10c extra (20c pair) According to his original con tract with the Moose, Davis re said, "I'm glad to hear you say that, Mr. Stassen, because I favor military training and would ceived $1 from the initiation fee of each new member, and for a DES MOINES WEATHER DATA. FOR FRIDAY.

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WEATHER BUREAU. time he also got $1 from the an HOURLY TEMPERATURES: nual dues of each member. The .47 Please print initials clearly As examples of attempts to latter arrangement was canceled when Davis became a man of curtail freedoms here, he cited: gladly give my sons to maintain adaquate national defense." Stassen said he had learned from late news bulletins that President Truman said he saw no. reason to halt sale of heavy machinery to Europe. Stassen prevent workers from entering the plant, and that the scuffling broke out.

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3 0 a- m. The Truman administration's means. Younkers AnkUts: First Floor; East 1 .45 .43 .42 .44 .45 .45 .45 .46 .47 .44 attempt to restrict the flow of During World War he was (MAIL ORDERS WELCOME) chairman of the Moose war relief information to press and public picket. .30 11 p. Patrolmen quickly rounded up 11 a.

committee, and worked with Her Midnight 29 1 29 Hoon 44 I otb f-rjM naowo DAILY WFATHFR MAP 028 bert Hoover in relief work among 2 a.m. 29 1 m. 44 the most active pickets and took them to police stations. Of the refugees. pickets arrested 129 were and 51 were women.

Senate Career. As a senator, Davis supported The strike began two weeks BOY'S OXFORDS by BUSTER BROWN many of the New Deal economic and social measures. In 1938, ago when the company refused to renew its contract with the (Temperatures after 7 p. m. are un official and ars not Included in tha sua- fstics below.) Highest at 10 a.

47 Iowest at 7 p. rn. 31 Mean 39 Normal 3fi Excess 3 Accumulated deficiency since Nov. 1 45 Accumulated excess since Jan. 1....589 MISCELLANEOUS DATA.

7 m. 7 p.m. Barometer (reduced to aea level) 30.05 30.21 P.eiative humidity per cent). .94 77 Wind direction WNW Weather cloudy cloudy: Bun nee today 7:11 a. mJSunset 4:50 p.

m. A YEAR AGO. Highest temperature in Des 54 Lowest temperature In Des Moines ..25 There waa a trace of precipitation. union without a guarantee against nowever, one or nis chier campaign planks was criticism of the slowdowns and work stoppages. The union refused to offer one, works progress administration.

exclusively our Davis was known as Washing the company said. "Opinion Cards." ton's greatest "joiner." His mem berships included the Masons, Company officials said they Mystic Shrine, Grotto, Odd Fel lows, Knights of Pythias, Elks, had distributed "opinion cards" to the 198 employees, and that 140 workers favored ousting the Moon Phases. ushed bv Drake Municipal observa Foresters, Veterans of Fur Foreign Wars, Spanish War Vet union. The company said its op erans. Delta Sigma Chi, National tory First quarter Nov.

20 to Nov. 27. inclusive. Moon rises today, 2:15 a. m.

Moon set. todav. 12:44 a. m. erations were near normal as the Press and Chevy Chase clubs in Washington, and Duquesne and Fvenintr stars Jupiter and Venua Morning stars Saturn, Mara and result of a back-to-work move ment.

Priced According Athletic clubs in Pittsburgh After the disturbance, Mayor Penn. To Size 5.45 to 6.95 The following table of a selected list of American and- Canadian cities shows highest temperature during Friday, lowest temperature during tha day, P) precipitation in inches: EAST CENTRAL. Martin H. Kennelly met with company and union representatives and arranged for resump ZOO LOSES BUFFALOES. PITTSBURGH, PENN.

UP) tion of negotiations today. The city health office said Friday -Children Footwear: Second Floor! West Scuff-tuff toes and flex-fitting make this Buster Brown oxford a wise choice for the active boy. It's sturdy and comfortable. that three Highland park zoo Friend's $31,500 buffaloes had died of anthrax in the last few days and that there was a possibility the zoo may be To Mrs. Ringling Brown leather.

(MAIL ORDERS WELCOME) closed. 1 03 f', WARM fRONT COUO FRONT I XT CIO A Wr sr. A I yly STATIONARY PROMT SCALE OF MILES 02 fLOW Of AIR X-V 00 200 300 400 3-0rt PU XPCT0 POSITION 1 UmnilMt Ll7 1 NEW YORK, N. Y. () Mrs.

Emily Ringling, who got only $1 out of the 23 million dollar circus fashion street shops fortune of her one-time husband, Official weather map prepared by tha Dea Moines U. S. Weather Bureau Office, .30 .02 that moved northeastward from Colorado Thursday shifted its .14 The ston Summary direction The storm to a more northerly course and passed over the eastern parts of .01 for good looks for good walkin the late John Ringling, was named to receive corporation stocks valued at $31,500 in the will of Harold D. Kittinger, chain store magnate, filed Friday. Kittinger, who died last Oct.

4, left her 1,000 shares of stock of the H. L. Green Co. stores, of which he was president. The will described Mrs.

Ringling, who was divorced from the circus tycoon in 1936, as a friend. iMebraska ana outn uakota, just to the west or lowa, early friaay and is now located over northern Minnesota. This storm left 11 inches of snow on the ground at Fargo, N. 6 inches at Bismarck, N. and 7 Inches at Rapid City, S.

D. In Iowa, Sioux City, nearest the path of this storm, received 0.18 inch of rain in the 24 hours ending at noon Friday. The colder air which is following in the wake of this storm brought clear to partly cloudy skies in western Iowa Friday. In spite of sunny skies temperatures In the wes tern portion have been falling with Atlantic 15 degrees colder at 4 p. m.

than it was Friday morning. Skies were still cloudy in the eastern half of Iowa late Friday afternoon and temperatures had risen to the upper 40s under the influence of warm air flowing northward in that section. Ottumwa reported a high of 51 at 3:30 p. m. 'L) 35 36 29 30 30 36 34 33 36 40 31 15 37 32 44 34 40 31 43 26 44 29 52 72 35 30 28 33 48 28 65 37 50 62 53 57 23 27 5 7 6 33 1 1 22 33 46 32 45 37 33 19 41 9 27 3 19 (Hi Chicago 48 Cincinnati ......56 Cleveland .......49 Detroit ....47 Grand Rapids 49 Oreen Bay ..42 Indianapolis .....43 Madison 4 3 Marquette ...4.3 Milwaukee 44 Traverse Citv 4.3 WEST CENTRAL.

Bismarck 18 Dubuque 47 Duluth 36 Kansas Ciiy ...48 Minneapolis ............40 Oklahoma City .........49 Omaha 37 Ft. Louis .52 Sioux City 33 EASTERN. Atlanta SO Boston ...42 Jacksonville 62 Miami S5 New York 4 8 Philadelphia 48 Pittsburgh SO Washington 51 GULF. Abilene 58 AmariHo 30 Brownsville 83 El Paso 62 Fort Worth 56 nil vest on 69 New Orleans 62 San Antonio 65 MOUNTAIN. Albuquerque) 36 Boise 33 Cheyenne ...16 Denver ...21 Hivre 18 Helena 17 Phoenix 63 Pueblo 27 Kalt Lake City 38 PACIFIC.

Fresno 61 Angeles 62 Portland 49 San Pifirn 63 Fan Francisco 55 Seattle ,...45 Fpokane 36 Yuma .67 CANADIAN. F'tmonfon ...19 Montreal 38 The Pas 14 Winnipeg 25 .16 10 1.62 .02 .10 .08 Two Flivver Pilots Reach Edmonton EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CAN .01 the shoe with the magic sola Left Jail Cell Nightly to Steal WALTERS, OKLA. An 18- year-old jail inmate, who unlocked his cell door nightly for prowls through the town, was arrested .01 .03 ADA CP) Around-the-w orld fliers George Truman and Clifford Evans landed here Friday after 10.95a- a four-hour flight from Fort St. mmmmwmm John, British Columbia. 04 Friday as he was carrying loot from a jewelry store robbery to The SAUCY polished calf pump with closed toe and heel.

Medium heel. Brown or black. AAAA to 5 to 10. A Pin .03 an abandoned cotton gin mill for Sally Smart Says Quality Plus Low Cost Equals Gouding Glasses! You pay no more for glasses by Goulding thousand's of satisfied patrons will tell you. At the Goulding optical department, there's a pair of glasses for every purse and every person.

Dr. Goulding optometrists will prescribe good glasses if you need them good They plan to remain here for three days before leaving for Lethbridge, Alberta, from where they will fly their "flivver" planes to Los Angeles, Cal. .03 .05 hiding. Sheriff Boyd Vantine said W. A.

Bennett admitted several robberies since he was jailed Apr. 26 for a hardware store burglary. He told of robbing the home of his attorney, and taking five Tolk Licenses to Wed. Rex Chapman. Des Moines, and 28 Laura Yvonne Walker.

Des Moines .20 Beriard E. Erickson. Des Moines, and 24 Marv L. Holsman. De Moines .22 Albert" Charley Lehman.

De Moinea. and le' Margaret Ann Mcintosh, Dea Moines ler! Msthew C. Pollrk. Madrid, and 26 Bonnie A. Watson.

Des Moines 21 Ronald Mr Alee. Des Moines. Pauline Monsma. Des Moines leeal pjvkv James Gabriel. Dea Moines, and 22 Dorothv Lfeberkneckt, Dea Moines 18 Clarence C.

Hanson. Des Moines, and legal Anna F. Brooks. Des Moinea legal Ctrael McGhea Morrow. Dea Moinea.

law books from the county attorney's office. He had obtained vice it you don t. ome in toaay: a key to his jail cell. Exclusively Ours Place and el Boy, 9, In Mother's Custody Accuses Reds on Cigarette Trade BERLIN, GERMANY UP) The United States military government Friday accused the Russians of channelling tax-free German cigarettes into the lucrative black market and reaping a rich reward in foreign currency, gold and diamonds. The report said the maneuver was accomplished by Rasno Export, a Russian export corporation directly responsible to the Soviet ministry of foreign trade.

and 25 jt' Nellie Jane Jones. Des Moinea 24 William C. Wrlehf. Bavard. and 17 LOS ANGELES, CAL.

UP) First Floor; Wtit Mrs. Lois K. Schubert, former Shirley Ann Yates. 'Bayard 1 8 Vernon Fanning. Des Moines, 26 Chicago, socialite, has been Helen 1 Brown.

Des Moines Paehard FVean. Des Moinea. and 21 Jean Wallace. Des Moines 18 awarded full custody of her son, Marshall R. Crain.

Marshalltown. and 22 The RUSTY town brown calf styled with a comfortable walking heel. A ti with combination last. Also black calf. AAAA to 5 to 10.

Stephen Mandel, 9. Edna Jane Abner. .21 Convenient Optical Payment Plan Father Fred Mandel, De Seek Divorces. troit, Lions professional football club owner and member Pauline L. vs.

Rav T. Smith. Manorie vs. Leo A. Moses.

James Albert vs. Dorothy M. Wine- of a Chicago department store firm, had received part-time cus brenner, Mary Jane- vs. Willis Dester Piper. Jr.

KEKKs ANN! I.I.MENT. John vs. Ann Heartnev. Dr. Le Roy Goulding 0., On Balcony YOUNKERS tody under a divorce decree in Where's the Fire? A.

Vf 107S Twenty-fourth a. 10:4 Fourtte street and Grand awwiua. 1944. Tha mother is now mar MAIL ORDERS WElCOMi; ried to Radio Producer Bernard r. m.

Obtain Divorces. Cfcajoia from Paul Cie Xarr H. from RooaM Wlota. Schubert. 2 24 1 1 04 Ooajid atra.

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