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fINAI EDITION NORTHWESTERN GREATEST NEWSPAPER 18 THREE CENTS THE COURIER ESTABLISHED 1831 LAAYETTE RIDAY EVENING EBRUARY 22 1946 THE JOURNAL ESTABLISHED 1829 Continued on Page Ten Continued on Page Ten BI SMASHED ITH COLUMN upon and of wheat for export Continued on Page Ten Continued on Page Eight the Continued on Page Ten Continued on Page Ten Continued on Page Ten Continued on Page Ten Slays His amily take families busi rea iHinuia railroad passenger train 22 be In Journal Courier Today 22 Reveal BI smashed tactics Dulles blasts at UNO on his 214th 14 1 THE WEATHER i i approved 'A no he start of between where pupil eb for has the 6 11 gone to basket and corn all furniture windows with offer of addi 15 cents an hour for em secretary has appointed Stark of Louisiana Mo the national garden pro the agriculture depart were cere like at five day 8 10 local War Page 3 48 the orecast for Indiana: fair and mild tonight: Saturday increasing cloudiness and continued mild Local temperature from 7 a Thursday to 7 a riday: high 39 low 35 trace of precipitation Sun rises 6:31 sun sets 5:30 veterans paraded and the taxis in re of is him there Pa told Gardner Approved WASHINGTON eb The senate finance committee to day approved the nomination of former Governor Max Gardner of North Carolina to be undersec retary of treasury show hob sabo from Maneuvers Advantage Others Roach 42 their son Will Probe Slavery LONDON eb The London Evening Standard report ed today that a army rescue team would leave Chungking soon to investigate reports that capt tured airmen were being held as slaves by savage tribes men in Southeastern Tibet eb Dulles mem up your star There is us and we see them every and it happened while they were NEW GOALS new goals consequently be 69875000 acres for wheat and this chil of corn sorghums outside the the village of Balete near Isidro The come compared with 68781000 planted last year more than 97760000 for men to join He WASHINGTON HONORED ON HIS 214TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY Gates in In shipment in of 100 chicks Jump in Travel NEW YORK eb Railroads busses and airlines to day reported a big jump in week end travel occasioned by Washing ton's birthday Experts estimated there would be a 15 per cent boost in travel All banks public schools and stock exchanges were closed to day Saturday and Sunday Parades religious and patriotic ceremonies will mark the day In New York City itself I DULLES BLASTS AT UNO TACTICS Killed by Tree ORT WAYNE Ind eb (AP) Richard Heber was killed yesterday when a falling tree struck him on the farm of his parents Mr and Mrs Reinhart Heber He was a soldier home on furlough secretary's emphasis acreages of grains reflects May Hike Meat WASHINGTON eb (AP) An OPA official said today the price of meat probably will be raised as a of the gov ernment recommended wage in crease for packinghouse workers rank Ketcham assistant OPA general counsel told the sen ate banking committee that Eco nomic Stabilizer Chester Bowles had not reached a final decision then added: "As of this time he has decided the price of meat probably should be increased to take care of the wage News was is of course fi just plain broke Her 104th Birthday WARREN eb Mrs Anna Hummel of Swayzee cele brated her 104th birthday at the Methodist memorial home for the aged here today with five gen erations of her family attending a birthday dinner Assails Clever or National At Expense of PRINCETON (AP) John oster ber of the United States delegation to the UNO said today that the first meetings of the United Na tions made it perfectly clear that the big nations "do not feel it very important to settle their differ In an address prepared for the annual Washington day exercises at Princeton university which awarded him an Honorary Degree of doctor of laws Dulles who re turned from London Tuesday de clared: "I have listened for hours to rep resentatives of the security council Plan Powers Rites NEW MARKET eb (UP) were planned today for Samuel Powers 67 former member of the Indiana Milk Con trol board who died of a heart ailment He served four years on the control board following his appointment by former Gov Henry Schricker LOCAL Hero Wainwright thanks mothers for medal News Plant Wrecked CHUNGKING eb (AP) The three story downtown office and book store of the communist New China Daily wrecked today Intruders smashed and tossed it out of fittings personal belongings of employes and books and papers which were torn to bits Communists charged the intrud ers were kuomintang (national) party secret service men They said the intruders battled commu nist employes1 from room to room and floor to floor University of Illinois where was a beauty contest winner two successive years Assumes Command COLUMBUS eb (INS) ceremony Maj Gen Robert Beightler who comman ded the 37th (Ohio National Guard) division through its 41 months in the Pacific took over command today of the army's four state fifth service command At 9:25 a Beightler signed general order 23 by which he as sumed command of the area from Bria Gen John McMahon Beightler said he planned chanzes in policy but that would give his first attention to the recruitment program he had miles in Protection Contest INDIANAPOLIS eb (AP) All but four of the 67 Indiana cities of more than 5000 popula tion have entered the 1946 pedes trian protection contest sponsored by the American Automobile as sociation Superintendent Austin Killian of the state police de partment said today Threat Mailed To Law Officer RIDGWAY Ill eb (INS) State police and postal author ities pressed a hunt today for the writer of a note threatening harm in a manner similar to the kidnap murder of 6 year old Suzanne Degnan in Chicago to the three small grandchildren of Marshal Burgis Endicott Endicott told authorities he re ceived the note postmarked at Eldora Ill 25 miles from Ridg way on Tuesday Pencilled on cheap ruled paper it read: "If you like your grandchildren give of Nylons Sell High In Black Marts CHICAGO eb 22 (INS) What price nylon stockings in Chicago's black market? Chief Chicago OPA Attorney Harry Clay said fly by night ped dlers are charging as high as $10 to women customers for each pair Clay said they invade taverns beauty parlors groceries and of fices in their efforts to drum up trade He classified the nylon trade as the biggest apparel black market the city has ever seen Clay advised women to report to the OPA any over ceiling nylon sales they meet if they wish a speedy return of nylons at sonable prices increases of 1000000 wheat 1000000 acres the Midwestern corn 000 acres of soybeans acres in Smith dry The secretary recommended also increased acreages grain belt The larzer a shortage of grain for livestock needs needs Ross his mili Harry Vaughan Comdr Clark Clifford an assistant naval aide Col Wal lace Graham his physician and John Steelman presidential ad ministrative assistant Russ Agents Busy LONDON eb (INS) A Reuter Sydney dispatch said today Australian Premier Wil liam Hughes had told a liberal party meeting that "this and ev ery other country has Russian agents working to undermine Declaring "nobody is intriguing against he asked: would happen if we sent people to Russia to form demo cratic leagues? They last 10 He added that "we need to say to Russia in a friendly manner: want your friendship but we are not prepared to grovel for No Hope or 420 DORTMUND Germany eb (UP) Rescue workers aban doned hope today for an estimat ed 420 men trapped by fires and explosions in the Monopol coal mine at nearby Unna After fighting vainly hours to break through trapped men exhausted crews shaft with concrete to extinguish the gas fires still blazing under ground TELEPHONE WORKERS SCHEDULE MARCH 7 AS DATE OR STRIKE for to rescue began sealing the mine who box itz 1899 Burbank hospital today' Million aire Injured LOS eb (UP) Thorne 31 millionaire ex racing driver was in critical condition today with injuries suf fered when his motorcycle col lided with an automobile Hospital attendants listed injuries as broken legs a broken wrist possible skull fracture and possible internal in juries ood Industry Pays High Tax INDIANAPOLIS eb (AP) food industry pays 388 per cent of the gross income tax collected in the state the state legislative bureau estimated to day Valentine assistant di rector of research for the bureau gave the figure in a report to the state legislative advisory commit tee Lt Gov Richard James chairman of the committee said the data would be used to deter mine whether any particular group was being taxed excessively or too little Other percentages in the report included: accessories tires and Chick Producer Irked by Order RICHMOND Ind eb (AP) Lathrop local hatchery owner is so irked over govern ment requests that chicken pro ducers cut down their flocks be cause of fear of over production this spring that he has sent 3000 baby chicks to government offi cials just see what they do with He expressed 1000 baby chicks yesterday to President Truman at the White House 1000 to Clinton Anderson secretary of agricul ture in Washington and 1000 to Governor rcaipn dianapolis Each eluded ten boxes each Lathrop says poultry producers are confused and do not know what to do He says many dealers have cancelled orders since the government indicated there might be an over production of poultry this spring atal Clash MANILA eb 22 At least four Philippine army soldiers were killed in a clash today with 400 peasants at San Isidro in Nue va Eci Ja province 60 miles north of Manila Philippine army au thorities announced Col Jaime Velasquez assist ant chief of the army military po lice command said 40 were sent to investigate a report that armed men were looting houses in San Disclosure of How Danger ous Aliens Were Hobbled And Weapons Seized WASHINGTON eb (AP) The BI disclosed today that the smashing of wartime fifth column uncovered huge stocks of weapons and explosives thousands of short wave radios and photographs of Panama Canal defenses and other vital installa tions The ederal Bureau of Investi gation itself used the words column in making available reporter these figures to how dangerous aliens were bled and their weapons of tage and espionage taken them: rom January 8 1942 to war the father release proposal submitted by the Johnson subcommittee on demobilization He declared the release of drafted fathers is prac tical and is obligation the ser vices owe to the At the same time Revercomb labeled the army's proposal to take families of service thefn overseas as said proposal to of children overseas to their fa thers is absurd It would be tak ing them into areas where the housing situations would be un certain The best answer is to bring the fathers home to their Cabbies Plan to Camp at Capital WASHINGTON eb (AP) war veterans camping here and vowing to stay until their city council assures them of taxi' licenses looked today to the jus tice department for aid Matt Rottner a leader of the 148 cab caravan said he asked the department for a grand jury in vestigation of their conjplaint of a taxi in Chicago "I think going to get good Rottner told reporters af ter a conference with Wendell Berge chief of the anti trust di vision He added however that Berge except to let the cab driving veterans know about the investigation results Berge told a reporter forecast what if any action department will take We studying A Chicago ordinance limits the number of cabs there to 3000 most of them operated by two com panies the veterans said The ex GIs some of whom brought their wives and children on the three day trek from Chi cago are demanding that they be licensed They came here seeking federal hacking Mayor Edward Kelly of Chi cago here yesterday to testify at a senate hearing on the St Law rence seaway told a reporter he hoped the city council at its next meeting a week or ten days hence will be able to neip tne Part of the caravan around the white house capitol yesterday Other another parade had signs: ident Truman we ask your sup Surplus Engines SOUTH BEND Ind eb Capti Alfred Stanford commander of the 820th AA de pot here said today 2(XX) surplus aircraft engines stored at the de pot will be sold as scrap begin ing Monday Jim Jeffries Ill BURBANK Calif eb Jim Jeffries 70 took the world heavyweight ing championship from Bob simmons at Coney Island in was following a stroke Jeffries was described as "do ing fairly but his physi cian Dr Winston Nethery ad ded: a man of his age anything of this type may turn out to SPORTS ive eliminated in local sectional tourney Page 12 Charles Jamison 88 talks basket ball Graham Crackers Page 12 Eastern hardwood critics discuss center jump Page 13 West Side and Jeff win at tourn ament Page 12 MANY ARE KILLED BOMBAY eb 22 (INS) Eighteen persons were killed and more than 250 injured today when police and steel helmeted British troops fired into rioting mobs which burned postoffices shopa and military vehicles and attacked and other foreign banks Dispatches from Karachi MO miles northwest of Bombay said four striking Indian Royal navy sailors aboard the sloop Hindu stan were killed and 25 injured before surrender to British forces And Kills Himself CHICAGO eb A coroner's jury was summoned to day for an inquest into the deaths a ramuy said were and father President Truman issued the call for victory gardens to be con tinued after a conference with Secretary of Agriculture Ander son rhe Paul to direct gram in ment Anderson specifically requested acres of of corn in belt 1110 and 100000 edible peas Washington honored birthday Truman departs on river cruise Page Myron Morgan dies Page Cabbies plan to camp at capital Page Veteran factions to bury hatchet Page Indian mutiny near collapse Page Lad Hikes ar for Job BUALO eb (UP) Thirteen year old Raymond Jean of Monee Ill Was in a detention home here today after hitch hiked nearly 550 quest of a "big job on a dairy farm Raymond told Sheriff Arthur Britt that he was expelled from a one room schoolhouse he was an eighth grade because he stepped on his sister's toes when she laughed at He said he decided then and to head toward Scranton where he said his brother him "they were paying big money for milking He was attempting to a ride near Elma yesterday when he was taken into custody by a deputy Authorities were awaiting an answer to a message they sent par ents telling them of his where abouts Meanwhile the would be dairy man was apprehensive lest he re ceive a welcome when he returns to his farm home some 40 miles south of Chicago have a he said "but we do have a cowbarn and I might have to visit it with Logansport boys admit burglaries in Lafayette rage Elks honor "Old Page Deaths Page DEPARTMENTS Society activities Editorials features West Lafayette Purdue Radio programs Comics Classified Ads Markets Educator Dies HARTORD CITY Ind 22 (AP) George Telle 70 mer superintendent of the Hart ford city schools died of a heart attack today in the high school gymnasium where he naa attend sectional ball tournament His death delayed the the first game scheduled PnrHand nnH PolinfiT Telle a native of Gosport Ind is survived by his widow and four children TELEGRAPH NEWS New strikes loom on labor fronts Page 1 fifth column Study' Wage Offer PEORIA eb Representatives of the CIO united farm equipment workers union today were studying' a pay in crease offer of the Caterpillar tractor company designed to re store operations of its strikebound plant The tional ployes making less than $1 an hour and 15 per cent for all others was to be submitted to a vote of the membership of local 105 riendship Vital LONDON eb Prime Minister Celement Attlee said to I day in a Washington anniversary broadcast that hope I for future peace and civilization I depends heavily on friendship be tween America and Britain Attlee broadcast from Sulgrave manor Hampshire the ancestral home of the Washington family INDIAN MUTINY NEAR DOLLAPSE Eighteen Killed More Than 250 Injured as British Troops ire on Rioters BULLETIN LONDON eb 22 (INS) Reuter dispatch from Bombay ported tonight that collapse the Royal Indian navy strike now "thought Page Page Page Page Page Page 16 17 Page 17 Will Answer Russ OTTAWA eb 22 (AP) The Canadian cabinet after a four hour session was reported today to have decided to issue a brief reply to Russian charges the do minion government had acted in a manner unfriendly to the Soviet Union in its disclosure of a leak age of secret information There was no indication when the reply would be made Veteran actions To Bury Hatchet WASHINGTON eb (INS) American Legion and Gen tear Bradley veterans admin tilor to the UtcheL Veterans administration officialsid today that John Stelle legion Mtfonal commander who asserted ilragic has occurred a the VA under Bradley's leader tip made overtures for a peace (inference Bradley who rejected Imitation to appear before the legion's executive committee at Al special session in Indianapolis lut Sunday accepted sug (tition of a Washington meeting The conference is scheduled to like place next Tuesday in Brad IfYi office Stelle and as many members of kt legion xecutive committee as It be assembled will be present bt of the tbblems confronting the veterans Khninistratlon la veterans circles credit for erranging the things tver" session is being given to It Col Malloy district of Columbia member of the executive Mmlttee Malloy has been a close friend 4 Stelle for 20 years and was a spber of Gen staff waeas He has declared himself as be 4 hyal to both men and anxious iron out their misunderstand Ih executive committee at its meeting backed StelleAil demand for a congressional of the veterans ad oration but several members tidied him for his personal at on Bradley? Seeking Release Of Army athers WASHINGTON eb (INS) Sen Revercomb (R) Va re vealed today he will press for his bill tocompel the armed services to release fathers Revercomb said his action will be taken at the senate military af fairs committee meeting Tuesday Revercbmb said the committee agreed to take up his bill at Tuesday meeting The senator struck at the department's rejection of Pittsburgh aces Power Blackout After Wage Parleys Bog Walkout of 94 Days in GM Plants Is Nearing Settlement (By UNITED PRESS) New walkouts loomed Aoday in the telephone shipping and utilities industries threatened to 'dd new thousands to the 1004000 worker already idled by strikes The major developments: 1 The national federation of telephone workers (Ind) set March as the date for a nationwide teie phone strike 2 The CIO longshoremen and union announced that nearly 22000 Pacific coast dock workers would strike "on or April 1 to enforce wage demands 3 The Pittsburgh area faced another power strike set for 12:01 a after wage negoti ations bogged down 4 A walkout of 3000 CIO dairy workers now in its third day cut off 75 per cent of Detroit's milk supply 5 The CIO transport workers union announced that it would strike New York vast trans portation system unless it is grant ed collective bargaining rights at a meeting Tuesday 6 More than 2500 CIO steel workers quit work at 'the Colum bia Steel co plant in Pittsburg Calif last night in a dispute over the reassignment of men to the open hearth department The plant closed during the nationwide steel Outlines Steps to Maintain Peace BLOOMINGTON Ind eb Harold Stassen former governor of Minnesota told Indi ana university students at a con vocation last night that the United States should uphold four vital re sponsibilities in world leadership to maintain peace among nations He listed them as: Vigorous support of the organi zation and development of UNO Recognition of the principle that it is one world in every sense in cluding economic Diversion of atomic energy from war to peace with a system of control over atomic energy use Development of skillful and well trained diplomatic personnel Stopping in Indianapolis on his way here Stassen missed Gov ernor Gates but met department heads and state political leaders at the state house Stassen avoided politics during this visit to Indiana He said he was reserving the political speech for next Thursday when he will speak at the Columbia Club's 57tb anniversary beefsteak dinner at Indianapolis of four members of three of whom police slain by the husband who then shot himself The bodies of James his wife Raechel 40 James jr 17 and daughter Pa tricia 16 were found last night in their south side apartment Police Sgt John Sullivan said the shootings occurred some time Wednesday morning and that in vestigation disclosed Roach had beaten and shot to death his wife and children both high school students while they slept Sullivan said a 22 caliber rifle was found near Roach's body Po lice said they found in the apart ment in the South Shore district a note signed by Roach and ad dressed to his landlady in which he told of financial troubles Roach formerly had been em ployed as a salesman police said but he had been unemployed for the last several weeks The note read in part: lieve me Rae (Mrs Roach) the children did not realize was haooeninz because the dren were unconscious at the time Rae was asleep to all but me sleeping "The reason nancial and I face it and if I just took myself Rae would try to carry on with the children and it would be a mess As it was we all lived to the hilt whilewe lived a short one maybe but a happy Mrs Roach the former Raechel James was a former student at the she for lIGTORY GARDENERS ARMERS URGED TO AID HUNGRY 25000 More Acres of Corn and 150000 More Jlcres of Soybeans Are Needed in Indiana According to Secretary Anderson htn'GTON eb The government last night asked VASHJA carry on in peacetime and farmers to plant more of grain and food crops this year than the goal geviously set 1Jed appeai is designed to help further in re Tbe d0UD slieving the world food shortages (By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) Tlie nation observed George 214th birthday anniversary in traditional fashion today with both houses of the national con gress setting the pace by listening to a reading of the famous farewell address Directed "to the people of the United the address was de livered Sept 17 1796 to announce that the nation's first president de clined to be considered for a third term The day started a long week end for workers who do not have Sat urday duties and the normal number of these was swelled as many financial markets and other businesses usually operating on Saturday declared the day also as a holiday President Truman boarded his yacht the USS Williamsburg during the day for a weekend on the Potomac Before he left Lt Col James Batte White House military aide placed a presidential wreath at the base of the Washington monument Veterans organizations placed wreaths on Washington's tomb at Mt Vernon National Commander John Stelle led the American Le gion's observance there while members of the Veterans of oreign Wars from each state and soldiers from Walter Reed hospital partici pated in a separate ceremony The Daughters of the American Revolution Sons of the American Revolution and other patriotic organizations sponsored a program in Continental hall with Sen Clyde Hosey (D NC) as principal speaker Most federal offices were closed and it was generally a holiday for banks and postoffices and at least a half holiday for many mercan tile establishments Truman Departs On River Cruise WASHINGTON eb (INS) Truman left the white house today to spend Washington's birthday and the week end cruis ing on the Potomac river The chief executive was accom panied by a small group of white house staff members The president boarded the pres idential yacht Williamsburg at the navy yard The yacht will return to the navy yard tomorrow after noon when members of the presi dent's staff will leave the ship The president plans to remain aboard the Williamsburg Satur day night where he will be joined Sunday morning by his family for a Sunday cruise on the river Mr Truman was accompanied by three of his secretaries Mat thew Connelly Charles and William Hassett tary aide Brig Gen Cardinals Given Symbolic Rings VATICAN CITY eb (AP) Twenty seven new cardinals creat ed in a five day cycle of unparal leled religious pageantry joined with their colleagues in the sacred college today at a final ceremony at which they received the last symbol of their rank their rings Henceforward they will be on an equal footing with the old car dinals in transacting all the ness of the sacred college This consistory the first one held Monday which 32 new cardinals from 19 nations and all six continents of the world were created was closed to all save Pope Pius XII and the Princes of the church ive of the new cardinals unable to attend the final monv because of illness Later the Pope will assign to each cardinal the church in Rome or its suburbs from which the Cardinalitial title derives and will place them in the order of bishops deacons and priests according to the seniority he deems them they should enjoy The cardinals unable to attend the consistory today were Jon Cardinal De Jong of the Nether lands Jules Cardinal Saliege of rance Jose Cardinal Caro Rodri gues of Chile and Manuel Cardinal Arteaga Betancourt of Cuba Three of America's new cardi nals Spellman Mooney and relaxed last night at a reception in their honor at the clubrooms of the National Catholic Community service opened for al lied troops Cardinal Glennon was unable to attend HOOVER BACKS seaway plans Sees No Harm to Existing Transportation Or Ports wustirNGTON eb 22 (INS) ormer president Herbert Hoover strongly urged congression Ttnnroval Of the st Lawrence and power development maintained however the power should not be dis bud by the federal govern Lt but sold on long term con Ct to public and private intei (Stj under strict regulations to the consumer The former president's views nre made in a statement submit to a senate foreign relations jjynittee considering the 500 mil dollar project at the request( jti chairman Sen Hatch (D) SM Hoover recalled: as president I initiated negotiation for a treaty with Can id pepviding for the construction Women eb 22 (UP) 5iWfIuction Chiof John Kita today that 10 pairs esM stockings is the raw Woipan in the UnitedUi7eXpect this 'ear othe a letter to Rep Clare Conn that 30 rg nylon stockings Produced each month vol 27 No 47 NEW STRIKES LOOM ON LABOR RONTS Myron Morgan Called by Death Myron Morgan local business man and former mayor of West Lafayette died riday at 12:30 at St Elizabeth hospital He had been making his home with his daughter Mrs Luther A Risk 322 Park lane West La fayette Mr Morgan suffered a stroke Wednesday evening He was 79 years old Housing Approved CHICAGO eb The federal public housing authority has approved allocation of 32 family units to Connersville Ind for veterans and their families Orvil Olmsted regional direc tor of the PHA said today The allocation was approved under the Lanham Act which au thorized removal and conversion ol surplus war housing Has An Alibi HUNTINGTON Va eh (UP) Two police officers testi fied that the defendant was ar rested and charged with intoxica tion because he staggered down a street Then the defendant slowly and awkwardly mounted the witness stand Without a word he pulled up his pantlegs and displayed two artificial legs Ten Hurt in Wreck ton Hl eb Person was in serious condi 7 today and nine others were from minor injuries Aftsult of a crash last night i a St Louis bound Illinois railroad passenger train freight accident occurred at theret crossing near the out of ederal Ill The train 4 ve'ing at about ten miles But the moment of col and was derailed but notrturaed by the impact Police Keep Order CAGO eb (INS) Policemen kept order to a 8trte bound plant of I A oundry Ma liw Roosevelt Rd) Pickets have been ar this week Plant was reopened Monday (U closed last Nov 19 t'ialka CJQ United Auto work strike to force recog in 8 War labor board direc obtain union recogni.