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Final Home Edition MONROE EVENING TIMES FORTY-SEVENTH 1898. MONROE, GREEN COUNTY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1945 Associated Press Leased Wire PRICE FIVE CENTS Green berg Homers; Tigers Win by Tire' Trucks Is Master of Bruins In Second Game Detroit Series Box Score Chicago (NL) AB Hack 3b 3 0 3 Johnson 2b 3 0 0 Lowrey If 4 Cavarretta lb 4 1 4 0 3 0 0 Tigers came riding back cf Hank Greenberg's ho merun bat today to whip the Hugnes ss .3 cago Cubs, 4-1, in the .2 0 g-ame-of the 1945 World Secory i 0 Series and even the count at one win apiece. First Inning looked at a strike Tota'ls32 1 7 24 for Wyse in 7th. for Erickson in 9th. iwrxcw I then beat out a rap to Outlaw (AL) AB at third base.

The throw to first Webb ss 4 1 was in the dirt but it was ruled a 2b 3 1 hit. Johnson sacrificed Hack to Cramer cf 4 1 second. Rudy York making the berg If 3 1 1 play at first unassisted. Lpwpy, Cullenb ine, rf 2. 0 0 sinplp to Oreenberg in 3 play ai iirsi uuaisistcu.

Cullenbine, ri lined a single, to Greenberg left york lb 5 0 field, and the big fellow made a I outlaw, 3b 4 0 1 perfect peg to Richards at the 4 0 0 plate to nail Hack as he slid in Tr ucks 3 0 Lowrey took second on the throw- LrucKS in Cavarretta rolled out to York unassisted at first. No runs, two hits, no errors, one left. 0 3 2 2 2 0 11 1 5 6 i Totals Chicago (NL) ..31 4 7 27 10 ..000 100 Detroit" (AL) ....000 040 OOx-4 ii Runs batted in rey in left field. Mayo also sent i Nicnolsolli Cramer, Greenberg one out to Lowrey, who took at Two-base about the 300-foot mark. Cramer gck Honierun Greenberg.

flied out to Low- about the suu-ioot Homerun Greenberg. rolled out, Johnson to Sa crifice hnson. Earned runs No runs, no hits, no errors, none i Detroit (AL) left. Second Inning Pafko popped up a high fly to Mayo, who went far back of second base to make the catch. Nicholson flied out to Cullenbine in short right field.

Gillespie flied out to Mayo back of second base. JJo runs, no hits, no errors, none Greenberg sent a long flv out to Pafka in center field. Cullenbine worked Wyse for a walk, the Cubs' flinger getting only one pitch over the plate York struck out, looking at three pitches that cut the heart of the dish Outlaw lined a single into left. Cullenbine holding up at second. Richards rolled out, Hughes to Cavarretta.

No runs, one hit, no errors, two left. Innlnff Hughes bounced out, Mavo to York. Wyse fanned, swinEing at Trucks' fast -one. Spoiled down to York at first base, and was safe when the Tigers got mixed up and Trucks failed to cover the sack and take York's toss. It was ruled a single.

Johnson fanned swinging. No runs, one hit, no errors, one left Trucks got a big hand from the packed stands when he to Cavaretta. hits, no errors, none leit. Fourth Inning Lowrey was an easy out was to handle the acr Chicago 1, Detroit (AL) 4 Chicago (NL) Detroit (AL) 7 Base on off Wyse 3 (Cullenbine 2, Mayo); off Erickson 1 (Greenberg); off Trucks 3 (Hughes, Hack, Nicholson). Strikeouts by Wyse 1 (York); by Trucks 4 (Wyse, Johnson 2, Becker); by Erickson 1 (trucks).

Pitching summary Wyse, 5 hits, 4 runs in 6 innings; Erickson 2 hits, 0 runs in 2 innings. Losing pitcher Wyse. hander, went into pitch for the Cubs. He struck out Trucks on four pitches. Webb swung hard and beat out a slow roller which Erckson fielded toward the third base line.

Lowrey came far in to take Mayo's pop back of shortstop. Cramer worked the count to 3-2 and then hit a clean single over second base, sending Webb to third. Greeiiberg walked- on four pitches, filling the bases. He was not walked on purpose. Cullenbine flied out to Nicholson in deep right field.

No runs, two hitsrno errors, three left. Eighth Inning walked 'on five pitches and Richards went out for a talk with Trucks. Johnson was called out on strikes, watching a final curve cut an outside corner. Lowrey lined a single to left, Hack at second Cavarretta rolled out, York tossing to Trucks for the putout at first. Both runners advanced.

Pafko went out, Webb to York. No runs, one hit, no errors, two left. Tigers York went out, Hughes to Cavarretta. Outlaw fouled out to Gillespie. Richards lined out to Hughes.

No runs, no hits, no errors, none left. Ninth Inning Cubs Nicholson worked Trucks for the full count and then walked. Gillespie rolled out to York, unassisted! Nicholson taking second on the play. It was not a sacrifice. Hughes pop- scoring cavar- pe up to Outlaw behind the first run of the I pitcher's mound.

Becker batted rva for Erickson and struck out, swinging. No runs, no hits, no errors, none left. JC filed out to One run, two hits, STer-Tors, one left. whacked a Hughes. No runs, one hit, no er rors, two left.

Four Leave Today For Pre-induction Exams in Chicago Four Gresn county selectees were taken to Chicago today for pre-induction examinations before entering ssrvice. Also leaving today were the October draftees who will be inducted into the service and sent to training stations. Leaving today were John Treu- thardt, Brodhead route 1, John G. Waelchli, Monticello route 1, Lee owe far back SJ oTfoLr Straight -piK. MO.UII- a sinele over tmra raine Arthur A Fey, Monroe route 5, pre-induction.

Vargas to Quit Rio de Getulio Vargas reaffirmed before a throng of some 40,000 support- clired a single ovei a inrung 01 sumu Webb" and sending ers last night that he would not in third With the count 1, be a candidate to succeed himself rreenberg whaled a home- in the forthcoming elections. In a 3 into left field stands, that was interrupted fre- and Cramer ahead by shouts of "Getulio" of hSf Cullenbine rolled out to Constituente he denied he at first. Four runs, panning a coup, as he said xa at "first. Four runs, i no errors, none left. was out on to York.

Gillespie hits, no errors, one left. Paul Erickson, a right- planning a coup, as he said his enemies are reporting. "The will of the people must rule" he asserted. By Gum, It Is Mary, the office sprite, whose opening remarks variously proclaim the day was meant for gamboling in the wood, for hunting or for snoozing at home, startled one and all today by announcing "what a fine day for working." In a frenzy, we laboring hacks at The Times stuck a thermometer in the atmosphere's cheek, took the wind's pulse, checked the sky for signs of a cloud rash, and came up grudgingly with the diagnosis that today indeed was a fine one for working. The temperature slid oh-so- gently from 57 at 3 Wednesday afternoon to midnight's 47.

In the early morning hours it dropped, to 43 but seemed impatient to get started upward, and by 8 a. m. reached 49. Our Little Merchants Times carriers are Little Merchants. They buy the papers they deliver, settling with the collections they make Saturday mornings.

These energetic boys are not in big business yet but to them it is business with a big as they turn in 20 cents for each weekly subscriber paid up right on the line. Don't tender a big bill but have the change ready when he calls. The Times office can take care of the big bill on the paid- in-advance list and the boy receives credit just the same. Laval Must Act As Own Counsel (ff) Laval was expelled from the court room today during the first hours of the trial for his life and the presiding judge, Paul Mongibeaux, announced that the hearing' would continue without the' presence of the former chief of the Vichy government. Laval's lawyers had walked out and the judge, jury and prosecutor shouted in unison at Laval's assertion at the tumultuous opening of his trial for treason that: "I am a patriot and I will prove it." Though the white-tied Laval lost his first skirmishes, he fought back hard and bitterly and prepared to act as his own attorney after his lawyers quit the court room, contending they had not had sufficient time to prepare their case or "even access to the records.

Scorching Scorching words flew back and forth and so great was the confusion that it required Presiding Judge Paul Monigibeaux two hours to get the trial started formally with the reading of the lengthy indictment. "You. are, all of you, under government orders," Laval shouted to the high court of justice, which only yesterday condemned death Joseph Darnand, who headed the gestapo-like Vichy militia. "Even you, Mr. Prosecutor!" he- cried at bearded Andre Mornet, who demanded and got the death penalties for the spy Mata Hari in World war and for Marshal Petain a few weeks ago.

General de Gaulle commuted to life imprisonment the death Petain, was chief of state in the Vichy government of which Laval was chief of government. Violent Outbreak The court had convened less than 30 minutes when a violent disturbance broke out over Mongibeaux' refusal to allow Laval to make a statement. A 30- minute recess resulted. Then exactly 18 minutes later, Mongibeaux called another recess to hear Laval's demand for a postponement on the grounds that he had no'lawyers to defend him. The plea was denied, the judge stating: "Your lawyers have had more than months to nreoare the case.

I am convinced that they could present an adequate defense if they wanted to. and that you can defend yourself." Laval's lawyers failed to enter the court and his eyes nervously and muttering to his place jn 'the empty defense counsel's pew and prepared to fight for his life alone. Air Leaders Speak To Kiwanis About Forming CAP Here Members of Kiwanis at. their regular meeting in the Monroe house today noon heard Maj. H.

W. Schaeffer of the Civil Air Patrol and Maj. T. K. Payne of the army air forces on liason work with CAP discuss plans for a CAP unit in Monroe.

Looking toward postwar development in use of the airnlane and the army air forces desire to have at least 100.000 youne men in training at all times, the CAP is providing with air forces helo comprehensive training in air forces ground work. Major Schaefer told of the work of the CAP throughout the war. First, he said, it was principally on' coast patrol until the army had time to develop a full coastal patrol. Then CAP helped patrol the Mexican border. Thereafter the CAP helped in giving fundamentals to youths under most of whom then went into regular air force training.

Major Payne told how the air forces furnished much equipment for use in ground training of every-kind, much of it being obsolete for air forces use but of tremendous help in training fliers in the early stages. All of the actual training in flight, however is carried on under such instructors as are already in Monroe, the speakers mentioning such projects as already present here. Mayor Frank A. Buehler then told of the city's progress in planning for a large new airport north of the city but emphasizing that pushing it was up to the local air enthusiasts. Leaders in the project chatted with the visiting majors after the Kiwanis meeting.

Announcement was made of funeral services to be held Saturday for Lester J. Michael, Kiwanis vice president who died yesterday. I The club stood in a 1-minute silent I TnamflPIV Domestic Rule of Atom Is Truman Plan for U.S. But Some Doubt Ability to Outlaw Its Use in War Washington (IP) President Truman's plans for ironclad domestic control of atomic energy appeared bound today for early Congressional approval. Democratic Leader Barkley (Ky) listed it as "every high priority" legislation in the Senate But legislators made it plain at the same time that they want a hand in deciding how much to tell the rest of the world about thtf" atomic bomb.

None disputed Mr. Truman's premise that the American, people must "use the knowledge we have won, not for the devastation of war, but for the future welfare of humanity." Some doubt was voiced, however that his hope of outlawing the bomb as a weapon of war could be attained. Mr. Truman separated the country's biggest enigma into home and abroad classifications in a message to Congress yesterday. Commission's Job He called first for creation of a Presidentially appointed commission to: 1.

Control all mineral sources of atomic energy, plants and stockpiles. 2. Conduct all necessary research, experiments and operations on further development for "military; industrial, scientific or medical purposes." 3. Issue licenses for private operations based "upon a policy of widespread distribution of peacetime products on equitable terms which will prevent monopoly." 4. Permit production, import and export of energy producing substances only under conditio'ns it prescribes.

5. Set up rules of censorship for information about material and equipment under its jurisdiction. Huge Investment Mr. Truman stressed that immediate action is necessary to preserve the nation's huge investment in brains and army of scientists assembled to work out, the bomb and the plants in Washington and Tennessee where it was produced. Alkof this sounded pretty reasonable to most congressmen.

But many found room for argument in the President's brief outline of his thinking along international lines. He told his news conference yesterday he will have detailed recommendations later on the world aspects. Must Be Banned Meanwhile, he said: 1. "The hope of civilization lies in international arrangements to ban the use and development of the atomic bomb while encour- WRECKS TRAIN By removing the spikes and unfastening the bolts from a rail, William Warren States, 16, wrecked two Santa Fe trains near Turner, he has confessed to federal agents and special railroad representatives. (AP Wirephoto) End of Excises Seems in Doubt (JP) determined administration drive to hold first peacetime tax slashes to $5 billion cast doubt today on an early reduction in big wartime excise levies.

1 The. excise issue, involving such things as liquor, luggage, jewelry, fur coats anl lipstick, came before the House ways and means 'committee along with a showdown on repeal of the 95 per cent excess profits tax on corpo- ijations. There apparently were enough votes to eliminate the excess income levy and thus ease corporate burdens'by $2,555,000,000 in 1946. However, there were reports that committee Republicans might seek further, cuts for corporations as well as a bigger saving for individuals than the billion voted Tuesday. This was almost a half billion above what Secretary of the Treasury Fred M.

Vinson had recommended. As'a result Vinson made a quick trip to Capitol hill late yesterday for a private talk with Demicratic committee members. Ways and Means Chairman Daughton (D-NC) said he expected the committee to complete "by midnight" its first tax reduction bill in 16 years. Tim measure probably will come to a vote in the House next week. Tarn to No 1.

Mrs. Bruce M. Blum OES State Marshal Mrs. Bruce M. Blum, past worthy matron of the St.

Omar chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, today was installed as marshal of the Wisconsin chapter of the order. The appointment for a year's term came at the 55th annual convention closing today in Milwaukee. Mrs. Isabel Black, Kaukauna, worthy grand matron of the state chapter, made the selection. Mrs.

Blum, Mrs. T. L. Durner, worthy matron, Miss Marie Blum, Mrs. Arthur P.

Benkert, Mrs. W. N. Preston and OMrs. A.

S. Myers were delegates of the Monroe chapter. Mrs. Luchsinger Named Curator of Historical Society The Wisconsin Historical society elected 14 curators at its 99th annual meeting yesterday and heard Director Edward Alexander report that the first of six Badger biographies would be printed in 1948, the state's 100th anniversary. Biographies will include the lives of, Philetus Sawyer, Oshkosh 'lumberman and senator; Vilas and James Doolittle, senators.

New curators are Mrs. May L. Luchsinger, Monroe; Morgan Murphy, Superior; and Lewis Herzog, Milwaukee. Without Remorse Columbus, William Hagert, Cleveland, slayer of the 13-year-old Collins twins, Charles arid James, died in Ohio penitentiary's electric chair last night showing no remorse. It's a Very Sad Story Government Figures You Are Hemmed in by HCL a look at your living costs, at how they've gone up.

All the details are not here, but you'll get a good idea. Living costs in this country have riven at least 30 per cent since August, 1939. which was just before World War II started. That 30 per cent is a government figure. It's an absolute minimum figure.

Labor says 'the figure is far too low. Labor says living costs are almost double what the government says they are. If that were true, living costs would have gone up 60 per cent. That's one of the chief reasons why that it has lost its high wartirne yelling for higher wages. The government's latest figures are for August, 1945.

So the increases, given here will be the increases between August, 1939, and August, 1945. Large Increases 50 per cent. 45 per cent. House 44 per cent. Miscellaneous costs' and 23 per cent.

(This includes movies, tobacco, medical care, drugs, transportation.) Fuel, electricity and 14 per cent. 3 per cent. But this is far from telling the whole story: How individual items within those 6 categories above have risen, far beyond the average for the group. For example: Fresh 124 per cent. 197 per cent.

String 159 per cent. 114 per cent. There are various reasons for those huge Some Reasons Some of those reasons: Fresh control on fresh fish didn't go into effect until last January. String controls were taken off on July 1 and in that month the cost of string you, the shot up 37 per cent. Now take a look at clothing which has gone, up 45 per cent: One of the main causes here occurred in cotton cloth.

Price of this cloth increased 66 per cent. Mostly it was due to the disappearance of low-cost cotton goods. Which means: manufacturers were making less of the cheap stuff, far more of the expensive stuff. Before the war you might have been content to buy a $1.50 cot- ton'dress. During the war, if you couldn't get a $1.50 dress, you might have to buy one costing! $10.

That bosted your living cost Oil Seizure Delayed; Labor Crisis Grows Serious Effort to Tie up Telephones Senator Wiley Sees Treason in Some Walkouts; Look, to November Parley orders would be released about 11 a. m. but shortly after that hour reported they would not be issued at least Truman today delayed temporarily the issuance of orders for government seizure F. Dryer, G. Ross, secretary, first, announced t-he yesterday that his organization, representing nearly 6,500 Wisconsin telephone workers, would make a "serious effort" to tie up state telephone service from 1 to 5 m.

tomorrow while the union is taking a strike vote. Dryer said the effort to tie up the service during the voting period would be made to "impress the government agencies and the public with the unity, of the telephone workers." The union secretary explained J.ne Union secictuij' a. ill. oatuiuaj' "i that his organization, an inde- Evangelical church, Monroe, and at 4 in Morgan Park Congregational church, Chicago, where Mr. Michael was chairman of the trustee board several years.

Mr. Michael, aged 56, died Wednesday forenoon following a short illness. He submitted to surgery Tuesday. Rev. Alvin C.

Rabehl, pastor of pendent union, wished to receive the same recognition as other labor groups such as the AFL and CIO. Dryer said that his organization represented about half of the telephone workers in the state and that probably only half the wires would be tied up. Miss Crescence Draves, president of 'the Independent Union of Telephone Operators of the Wisconsin Telephone company, issued a statement to the effect that the independent union was net concerned in the dispute. Advised to Stay on Miss Draves said the issue did not involve wages, hours or working conditions and added that the independent union had not been asked to participate in the demonstration. She advised all operators to stay on the job.

The telephone employes vote tomorrow on whether to file a 30-day strike notice with the national labor relations board. The Telephone guild of Wisconsin is affiliated with the National Federation of Telephone Workers which will hold a nationwide strike vote tomorrow. Dryer said that the guild's telephone operators as well as plant, accounting and chief engineers would be involved. He added that Western Electric repairmen and installers and long time employes of 'American Telephone and Telegraph company also were covered by the guild. Dryer listed companies employing guild workers as the Wisconsin Telephone company and Commonwealth Telephone company, serving most the state; the Rhinelander Telephone company; the Wood County Telephone com- pany; the pany, serving area; and the Langlade County omer nd- Wisconsin telephone operators, Dryer said, are' members of the Independent Union of Telephone Operators.

Teletype Tieup? Meanwhile Mrs. Frances Smith, Michael Funeral Rites Saturday two hours." There was no explanation of the delay. Ross had the seizure orders were being drawn up following failure of government attempts to settle the strike of 43,000 through arbitration 9 a. m. Saturday in Immanuel of wage demands.

Meanwhile, President Eric Johnston of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, conferred with Mr. Truman about the labor crisis and emerged with the statement that both management and labor will haver "to use their heads to solve current disputes. Match for Chicago where Rev.

MacKenzie will officiate, motion will follow. opinion if ought to "HugnjouC they'll be fighting it out for Cre- several years," Johnston told re- I porters. Will ivnvw. Fourteen honorary "We'll have to use our heads, alt fellow members of Mr. Mich- 1 ael in the Green county Bar association, were named.

Acting pallbearers will be Robert Rote, Herman D. Fritz, Nat. XXULCj AlCi illean. Paul J. Lochner, Peter "But," he said, S.

Solomon, past commanders of not lose them." He said he told the President he was optimistic over prospects for success at the labor-management conference next month. "But," he said, "I'd like to o. ouiuiiiun, 1 stress that we're not going to Glen Zilmer post, American so i ve a he problems in the gion, and Harry C. Young, of ice I world at tnat meeting." associate of Mr. Michael.

At tne Capitol, Senator Wiley Honorary bearers are Bruce M. told the Senate that Blum, Anna Blum, Louis Koenig, strikes now are "acts of sabotage Roger Elmer, Herbert T. Johnson, agamst reconversion." J. M. Fitzgibbons, Roy A stfike against the govern- rneister, Harold J.

Lambo ey, F. ment Qnl Qne gt remove Earl Lamboley, F. N. uLo rebellion," Wiley declared. Meien-1 "Similarly a strike against the burg, and J.

L. Brodhead. People that deprives them of food, Mr Michael's mother, Mrs. Ada transportation and communication Harmount, Chicago, is not able well nigh treason. attend the Monroe services.

A brother, Warren'Michael, Tampa, and Mr. Michael's aunt, Miss Ella Johnston, Tallahassee, will attend the Chicago rites. Mr. Michael's service in World war I was as ordnance sergeant in -England and France. He enlisted Feb.

18, 1918, and was discharged Aug. 1, 1919, at Camp Mills, N. Y. Since coming to Monroe from Chicago in 1937 he had Method Not Given. Ross said that the seizure orders would affect the struck oil properties but did not disclose whether entire companies or affected refineries will be taken over.

Officials of the petroleum administration for war, the agency, which probably will be designated out the refinery seizure, earnins when the work week is two terms cburch from 'suesy I earnings when, the work week is to the i cut from 48 to 40 Secretary funera! of Labor Schwellenbach, after curcrom ue home Saturday forenoon. Mr. seven days of conciliation con Michael's wish for a closed casket is being observed. Mrs. Michael said The Times president of the Michigan tele- account of tne deatn or mr.

i iraior phone workers federation, said a 5jj cnae i wa in error in stating, tlement. mpmbership meetings u- na me to Monroe in 1937 be-i This ferences in Chicago and Washington, a temporary compromise at 15 per cent. An arbi- account of the death of Mr. 1 trator was to make the final Michael was in error in stating tlement. series" of membership meetings ne came to Monroe in 1937 be- This was acceptable to the would be held from 1 to 5 p.

m. cause his since this was I union, but only one of the 10 Friday as part of a nationwide no the reason. Also she was not companies agreed to the proposal in protest against a na- Chicago for Red Cross work; without strul That was Sinclair 4 a of Stoppage 111 tional labor relations board examiner's report jurisdiction. involving union Mrs. Smith said, however, that the possibility of a full-time strike was not being considered unless management interferes with the 4-hour tieup.

Michigan Bell Telephone company officials said they would not know the effect on press association teletype circuits or radio programs "piped" by telephone wires until after the stoppage is called. Such services will be maintained, they asserted, if at all possible. Eager to Strike? New York Telephone workers throughout the nation were pictured today by. a union spokesman as eager to jump the gun on their scheduled strike vote tomorrow afternoon and go out immediately on a full-time strike." Joseph Beirne, president of the National Federation of Telephone Workers, said the union was "finding it difficult to restrain" thousands of the workers. Beirne said many workers wanted to quit work immediately because "the management of the telephone companies have engaged in practices of intimidation since learning that their employes were holding a union meeting Friday afternoon." The strike vote and a demonstration work stoppage are scheduled to take place from 1 to 5 p.

m. tomorrow among the federation's estimated 250,000 members. The 4-hour holiday would affect both long distance and local calls. Dial telephones would continue to operate normally for local calls. Union spokesmen said they would ask those local operators who are not members of the federation to join the work stoppage.

A spokesman for the American Telephone and Telegraph company; said that "we have every intent to maintain private line services" and "we think we can do it." He explained that private lines are set up in the morning and require very little service during the day except in case oi mechanical trouble. but to be present for treatment of her son, John, for dysentery. Mr. Michael was without indication of illness up to the time of sudden without strings. That was Sinclair Oil company.

Other firms attached so many conditions that Schwellenbach porters conceded to reconsider TheTimes he could not regrets the family should have them as acceptances. cause for correction. Still Growing The mounting strife over labor of them involving Two Dead as Bikes Collide Oshkosh (IP) Two persons were injured fatally yesterday when a bicycle and a motorcycle collided. George F. wages and a new- high in the number of idle this year.

The more than 160 separate strikes, shutdowns and work torcycie cumucu. vtcui sirmes, snuiaowns ana worn Blank, 55, the bicycle rider, was stoppages kept more than a half pronounced dead upon arrival at uiion workers away from their Mercv hospital, and Russell Mil- i hc cvoch Mercy hospital, and Russell Mil ler, 17, the motorcycle rider, died the hospital several hours after the crash. Bulletins By The Associated Press Richland a Haskins, 37, a former soldier, was said to be recovering at Richland hospital today from knife wounds, which Sheriff Ben McClaren said allegedly were inflicted by Raymond Hansel, 28, Boaz, who was held in the Richland county jail In default of $10,000 bond on charges of assault without regard for human life. Hamilton Field, army transport command's globe-girdling flight was near its end today as the sixth plane of the world shuttle took off here this morning at 7:30 a. m.

on the last leg to Washington. The big C-54 four-engined crescent caravan is scheduled to arrive at the national capital about 8 p. ro. (CST) this evening. Batavia Indonesian nationalists are in complete control of two of Java's important cities Soerabaja and Bandoeng, an Allied spokesman has disclosed.

An Aheta (Dutch news agency) dispatch said the nationalists had seized the airfield at Soer- baja, principal naval base in the Netherlands Indies, and three fliers approaching the field turned back when they saw it thronged with natives waving nationalist flags and bamboo spears. jobs. Fresh stoppages threatened to greatly expand the strike lines. As President Truman prepared to order seizure of oil refineries labor department officials were confronted with serious trouble in eastern coal fields. Shipping in New York harbor was partially paralyzed by a port- wide strike of 60,000 workers, including 46,000 AFL longshoremen.

In Detroit, General Motors corporations was the first of the motor industry's big three to give the CIO United Automobile workers union a reply on its demand of a 30 per cent wage rate boost. The proposal was rejected as "unreasonable." The union said negotiations would be resumed Saturday. Seven to Get Final Papers on Nov. 9 Seven Swiss nationalists seeking United States citizenship satisfied preliminary requirements at the court house Wednesday afternoon and will appear before Circuit Court Judge Jesse Earle for final hearings and their naturalization certificates Nov. 9.

Morris Lieberman, Milwaukee, of the U. S. department of justice naturalization and immigration service, conducted the preliminary- hearing in the office of Mrs. Marvin T. Holcomb, clerk of circuit court.

Applicants accepted were George Holenstein, route 2, Monroe; Mrs. Julia Scheidegger, route 1, Blanchardville; Herman Burgener, Brodhead; Alfred Andrew Sulzer, 1535 15th avenue; Mrs. Hermine Schumacher, Browntown; Miss Mary Waelti, 1416 21st avenue; Walter Ambrose Gruenenfelder, 908 13th avenue..