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70 NO. 7. DECATUR, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1947. 28 PAGES PRICE 5 CENTS. THE DECATUR DAILY REVIEW LITTLE RESCUER New Bill Asks End of Control Food Prices To Decline, Experts Say Chicago, Jan.

9 (AP) Case Offers New Labor Bill As Republicans Appear Split Over National Defense Costs INSTAL RADAR AT NATIONAL AIRPORT i Ma Iif Jan. 20 Latest Date for Labor Law Hearings Washington, Jan. 9 (AP) Rep. Francis Case (R-SD) today introduced legislation authorizing the government to enjoin labor unions from strikes that endanger the public welfare and making workers as well as employers liable to unfair labor charges. Case, author of a labor bill that passed Congress last year only to meet a presidential veto, said his new measure is intended to let labor and management "live together" in peace.

In a statement he said he does not consider his measure "the bill" but "a bill" which he hopes will afford "an opportunity to meet our responsibilities in a comprehensive way." Jan. 20 Hearing- Date Senate and HoUsc leaders have set Jan. 20 as the "outside" date to start hearings on new labor legislation. Case' new bill expands in some respects on the one which failed last year. In other aspects it goes beyond the top Senate bill introduced by Senators Ball (R-Minn), Taft (R-Ohio) and H.

Alexander Smith (R-NJ). Fresh from a conference with C.I.O. leaders. Sen. James Murray (D-Mont said today that if Congress passes "drastic labor legislation" it will create "serious bitterness and conflict" On the other hand, he said, if no "restrictive, penalizing legislation' is enacted: "I think that labor and management can get together and work out their differences without a serious wave of strikes." C.I.O.

Leaders Feted Senator Murray told a reporter he was host at a small dinner last night, attended by C.I.O. President Philip Murray, four or five other proach of airplanes up to 200 miles from the capital. Radar equipment at National airport and the army's Andrews Field, in nearby Maryland, is now about half completed, accord ing to the army air forces. OnRentFeb.l "Washington, Jan. 9 (AP) President Truman's appeal for extension of rent control beyond June 30 collided in the Senate to day with a bill to junk the whole program Feb.

1. Democratic Sen. W. Lee Dan- iel of Texas sponsored the legisla tion to eliminate controls and Re publicans Kenneth S. Wherry (Neb), E.

H. Moore (Okla) and Harlan J. Bushfield (SD) lined up in support of his proposal. Several other senators said controls should continue but that landlords should be permitted to ncrease rents as much as 15 per cent. Spurred by a decision of the Of fice of Temporary Controls to elim inate ceilings on transient rooms Feb.

15, organized real estate rep resentatives renewed their de mands that rentals of houses and apartments also be freed. "There is not a single reason for motor courts and hotels to get de control that doesn't apply to apart ment owners," Herbert U. Nelson, president of the National Associa tion of Real' Estate Boards, de clared in an interview. In urging the scrapping of rent controls, O'Daniel recalled that he had demanded the end of all O.P.A. restrictions last June.

"After the November election the New Dealers finally saw the hand writing on the wall and got rid of most controls, he "I think it's time now, if we want to follow the constitution, to throw all of them out and turn the government back to the people." Sen. Homer E. Capehart (R-Ind) said he favors an increase of "up to 15 per and Sen. Ralph E. Flanders (R-Vt) urged a boost of say five per cent every six months starting now" until "economic con ditions" start rents on the down trend.

Pupils Protest Firing of Coach Kankakee, Jan. 9 (AP) Students of nearby St. Anne com munity high school picketed yes terday and paraded through the bt. Anne business district in protest acainst the recent dismissal of Charles Morris, 31, former athletic director. More than 100 of the 230 students normally attending the Kankakee county high school stayed away from classes and picketed the school, building until sheriffs deputies dispersed them.

The students later paraded, carrying sighs ask ing that Morris be re-employed. Morris was not reassigned to his pre-war coaching position after he returned to the school last September after service in the navy. J. B. Johnson, St.

Anne superin tendent of schools, said Morris was dismissed Dec. 20 after he had been fined in a justice of the peace court after striking Floyd Bear, a member of the board of education. Mystery Disease Kills Six Babies in Hospital Cambridge. Jan. 8 (AP) Six babies all less than a year old have died at Cambridge City hospital i within a month of a strange contagious diarrhea, hospital officials- reported today.

Dr. George B. Foster, head of the hospital, said the outbreak 'had been checked and no new cases had developed, in the past week. He said doctors had been unable to classify the illness as any ot the familiar types of infant diar rhea. Hootchy-Kootchy' Is Denied in Alimony Suit Los Angeles, Jan.

9 (AP) Ruth Duntley, pressing her de mand for $1,000 monthly alimony, denied her husband's charge that she danced the "hootchy-kootchy" at a party. Instead, she testified, she was keeping time to the music when her husband seized her ankle, raised her foot above her head and she lost her balance, landing on a highball glass. (ASSOCIATED PRESS WIREPHOTO) Chuckic toppled into open water while walking on ice over part of a creek at Detroit, Mich. (AP WIREPHOTO) Boy, 5, Saves Chum in Creek Detroit, Jan. 9 (AP) Little Herbie Barron may be only five years old, but folks on his street conceded last night that he's a man at heart.

Herbie with Patty Kirby and Chuckie Kraft, both three, went walking on a frozen creek yesterday. When they reached open water Chuckie kept on walking, and found himself neck-deep in icy water. Immediately Patty sped home to tell his family. Meantime Herbie grabbed Chuckie by the hand and pulled off came a Determined, he grabbed again, and this time pulled Chuckie on firm ice. It took a long time to get this story.

Since the youngsters had been told, not to play on the ice they wanted to let matters rest. But when finally persuaded it was all right this time young Herbie modestly admitted his heroic feat. 50 Casualties In Hindu Riots Bombay, India, Jan. 9 (AP) Riotous clashes broke out today between Hindus and the Scheduled Castes (untouchables), causing casualties estimated to total 50. Police announced an all night curfew for the affected northern area of Bombay.

The new outbreaks complicated the serious communal troubles between Hindus and Moslems. Officers fired repeatedly to break up fights, principally by workers. Tension was acute as darkness approached. The fighting apparently resulted from the stabbings' yesterday of a Hindu and, a leader of the Scheduled Castes Fight Seen on Miss Perkins Washington, Jan. 9 (AP) Confirmation of O.

Max Gardner, former governor of North. Carolina, as ambassador to Great Britain was unanimously recommended today by the Senate foreign relations committee. The committe also acted unanimously in approving the appointment of former Sen. Warren Austin of Vermont as United States representative on the United Nations Security Council, with the rank of ambassador. The committee's actions puts the nominations before the Senate tomorrow.

Confirmation there is considered certain. At least twe top rank nomina tions sent to the- Senate by President Truman face possible confirmation fights, a highly placed Re-. putflic'an senator Said today. They are: Miss Frances -Perkins to be a member of the Civil Service commission: and Dillon S. Mycr of Ohio, as administrator of the United States Housing authority.

The senator, who asked not to be quoted by name, said both nominations were discussed at a recent meeting of the Republican steering committee and that both aroused adverse The two already are serving in their new posts by virtue of recess appointments that is Congress was in recess when they were named. The men who are among the best informed about food prices the brokers on the country's com modity exchange markets, think prices will go lower. Many New Year predictions have been made recently by banks, economists and businessmen concerning future prices. But the forecasts on exchanges are the composite opinions of brokers dealing in the commodities. June Delivery 53 aits Butter prices are high, but you can buy some butter today on the Chicago Mercantile exchange for delivery in June at about 53 cents a pound.

That's around 22 cents under present wholesale prices. For the average pecson who just wants some butter to spread on bread that wouldn't be practical you'd have to take 19.200 pounds, which is the amount represented by a "futures" contract. To save yourself from being drowned in butter you'd better sell before delivery day. Significance of that 53 cent price, however, is that it is today's best guess of the butter and egg men on what the wholesale price will be this summer. Egts are Exception In nearly all markets in which food is traded for future delivery, a similar trend is shown.

Eggs are single exception. Take wheat, which is basic for flour, bread, macaroni and other foods. Its cash price at Chicago is around $2 20 a bushel. If you buy' for March delivery, it's $2.04. For July it's $1.79, or 40 cents under present cash prices.

Other grains follow that pattern. Santos coffee will cost 26 cents a pound for delivery in January but only 23 cents for next December. Cocoa is 25 cents for March and 23 cents for September. This trend holds true for commodities other than foods. Cash cotun is about 33 cents a pound.

is the March delivery. But cotton for delivery in March, 1948. is under 27 cents. In every case this represents, in dollars and cents, what the individuals and business firms who operate in these markets now think of future price trends. As for exception of eggs, the current January delivery is running 32 and 33 cents a dozen for storage eggs but the future price for next October ranges between 37 and 38 cents a dozen.

Judge Called to Court Scranton. Jan. 9 (AP) Federal Judge Alger Fee today postponed for 24 hours hearing of motions to quash charges of conspiracy against former U.S. Judge Albert W. Johnson and others.

Judge Fee had ordered the hearing postponed indefinitely upon being advised that Johnson, who is 111. and a son. serving as an army captain in the Philippines, would be unable to attend. However, later in a surprise move he directed all defendants except the captain to be in court at 10 a. m.

tomorrow. "This is an important case," Judge Fee stated. "I feel all defendants should be present." The 73-year-old Johnson, who was termed "wicked" and "malicjous" by a congressional committee and accused of selling "justice for all the traffic would bear," was indicted with three sons and three others on charges of conspiring to defraud the government in bankruptcy proceedings of the Williams-port Wire Rope Co. Johnson, who lives in Lewisburg, resigned his federal judgeship on July 3. 1945 after 20 years on the bench.

Previously, he had served 10 years as a common pleas court jurist. Johnson called the committee report "malicious" and based on lies. Indiana Legislature to Hear Orchestra Concert Indianapolis, Jan. 9 (AP) A lilting note will herald the message of Gov. Ralph F.

Gates to the joint session of the Indiana Legislature tomorrow. Dr. Fabien Sevitzky, director of the Indianapolis symphony orchestra, will direct his musicians in a half hour concert in the House chamber before the Governor's address, scheduled for 11 a. m. The 85th session of the Legislature was opened today.

Truman Skips Weekly Conference for Press Washington, Jan. 9 CAP) President Truman is skipping his news conference this week. The reason. Secretary, Charles G. Ross told reporters today, is that the President has given out "so much news this week, and out of consideration for the hard-working press." Washington newsmen now are struggling with the President's annual budget, due to be submitted to Congress tomorrow.

Taber Seeks Drastic Cut For Military Washington, Jan. 9 (AP) Congressional Republicans are at odds among themselves today over national defense Rep. John Taber (NY) is demanding that army-navy outlays be cut drastically while Sen. Robert A. Taft (Ohio) is counseling against such a course.

Taber, who heads the new House appropriations committee, told a reporter he is convinced the mili tary services can get along with eight billion dollars between them in the budget year beginning next July 1. Furthermore, he said that if President Truman recommends a larger amount in the budget mes sage to Congress tomorrow, steps will be taken to trim the proposed expenditures. Cuts Wanted Elsewhere Taft, chairman of the Senate G.O.P. steering committee, told a newsman he thinks Senate Repub licans want to find budget reduc tions elsewhere and not make them at the expense of national defense. Sen.

Styles Bridges (R-NH), who heads the Senate appropriations committee, shares this overall view. He said, however, he and others will insist that savings be effected where military purchasing, intelligence and similar operations can be combined. Bridges said he thinks a number of army camps, now being main tained in this country with skeleton staffs, could be closed and some reductions made that way. Taber contended that about 2 billion 'dollars can be lopped off military expenditures for items and services that were' necessary in the past, but no longer needed. 10 Billion for Services? If President Truman fixes total federal spending at about 37 bil lion dollars as generally forecast Taft said it seemed likely that from 10 billion dollars to 12 billion dol lars of this amount would be for the army and navy.

He said that while Senate Re publicans would favor paring the larger amount, he doubted if they would wish to challenge the smaller, except where it was ap parent savings could be made without impairing military efficiency He has no doubt, Taft continued, that Republicans can find places to cut off at least 3'- billion dol lars from a 37 billion dollar budget without any drastic defense reduc tions. 27 Millions in Nevada Gaming Carson City, Jan. 9 (AP) More than 27 million dollars swapped hands across legalized Ne vada gambling tables in 1946, the state tax commission reported yesterday. Most of the money came from visitors to Reno and Las Vegas. Nevada's population totals slightly over 100,000.

The state received $270,179.13 as its share, Robbins Cahill, chief tax commission statistician, said. Last year was the first full year of operation of the one per cent tax on gross incomes of gambling establishments. Since clubs which gross less than $3,000 quarterly are exempt from the tax, the total betting probably was milch higher than 27 million dollars, Cahill said. Sun Blinded Her Aug. 14 the affidavit she was unable to appear "for the reason that I had agreed to make a public address at a luncheon meeting, notice of which cannot well be recalled." She recounted her long experience driving cars and said: "My vision has never bothered me in any way, either as to color or any other respect." The widow of the late President lost several teeth in the accident.

Albert Brooks, 51, of New York City, driver of the first car Mrs: Roosevelt's automobile allegedly struck, testified she told him immediately after the accident "I must have dozed off." accident occurred shortly after 4:30 p. m. last Aug. 14 on the Saw Mill river parkway in Yonkers when Mrs. Roosevelt's car, southbound, crossed into the northbound lane of traffic.

Five-year-old Herbic Barron points out to Chuckic Kraft, 3, in the center, and Patty Kirby, 3. the spot from whence he pulled Chuckie yesterday when Senatorial Posts For Ex-Presidents Is Proposed in Bill Washington, Jan. 9 (AP) A non-voting senatorial post for ex-Presidents was proposed today by Rep. Gordon Canfield (R-NJ). He introduced a bill which provides that a former President would become a senator-at-large with the same floor privileges of a House delegate from U.

S. territories. The delegates can introduce bills and on the floor, but have no vote. The regular senatorial salary also would be" provided. $60,300 Stolen From Residence Covington, Jan.

9 (AP) Detective Chief Leroy Hall said yesterday that Mrs. Elizabeth Scott, who operates a fruit store in nearby Cincinnati, had reported the theft of $60,300 from her home here last Dec. 16. Hall said Mrs. Scott reported the money was taken from a small grip on the second floor of her home.

He quoted her as saying she had kept the $60,300 in large bills, together with a large amount of war bonds, in a roasting pan in the attic but transferred the currency and bonds to the "grip" when a relative asked to borrow the roaster shortly before Thanksgiv-ins. The war bonds and several hun dred dollars in cash inside the bond folds were not taken, Hall said the report stated. Mrs. Scott admitted to a reporter that a theft had taken place in her home but insisted the sum was not as large as reported. "I would be afraid to go home at night if I kept that amount of money in my house," she said, and would not comment further.

Expectant Mother Asks Haste in Murder Trial Baltimore, Jan. 9 (AP) A 21-year-old expectant mother, charged with murdering her soldier husband, asked U. S. Commissioner James K. Cullen yesterday for a speedy trial, to be completed before the birth of her baby.

Margaret Mildred Abney, Con-shohocken, brunet, entered an innocent plea at her arraignment. She was arrested at Fort George G. Meade Sunday night after military police Sgt. Jean Richard Abney, 28, of Junction City, was found dead of gunshot wounds in the back and legs. Cpl.

W. R. May of the Maryland state police quoted her attributing the shooting to her husband's insist-ance that she return to Consho-hocken. Marshall Lands At Hickam Field Honolulu, Jan. 9 (AP) General George C.

Marshall, returning to the United States from China to become secretary of state, landed at Hickam Field at 11 p. m. Hast night (3:30 a. m. today, C.S.T.).

The general looked extremely well rested despite his long flight from Nanking via Guam, where his C-54 transport was refueled. He walked slowly down the gangway and was greeted by his wife, who came here recently for the winter. She will go on to Washington with him. Marshall declined to make any statement on his new position. Workmen at National airport in Washington, D.C., arc shown installing the altitude-finding section of a big radar scanning system, part of a million dollars worth of equipment to chart and control the ap Governor May Name Bilbo as Interim Senator Jackson, Jan.

9 (AP) Gov. Fielding L. Wright said last night he plans to appoint Theodore G. Bilbo senator for an interim term if the Senate denies him his seat without a hearing or on the basis of charges growing out of his election campaign. The governor's comment came in the wake of a newspaper account of conversations he had with several Mississippi legislators concerning Bilbo, whom the Senate de clined to seat when it convened last week.

Wright said he had discussed his plans for naming Bilbo for an interim term in the belief that his remarks to the Mississippi legisla tors were off the record. "Avoided" Controversy "I did not intend to inject myself into the controversy in Washington, which I have avoided so far," he added. Bilbo, at his ''dream house" at Poplarvillc, where he is awaiting a call to go to a New Orleans hospital for an operation on his mouth, said he was "pro foundly and inexpressibly grateful" for Governor Wright's decision. 'I think the Governor's decision is just recognition of the will of the great majority of the pcople'of Mississippi," Bilbo said. "I feel honored.1' He reaffirmed his intention to fight to the last for his Senate seat.

"When I get through with my operations and get well enough to fight to the finish, I will return to the battle scene," he declared. Club Backs Woman Wright's statement came after a day in which the Jackson Business and Professional Women's club an nounced adoption of a resolution endorsing Mrs. Thomas L. Bailey, widow of the late Governor of Mississippi, for the senatorial interim term if one should occur. Mrs.

Bailey, however, declined to say whether she would be interest ed in such an appointment. Meanwhile Toxcy Hall, United States district attorney, said that despite an announcement in Washington by the Department of Justice that it was making an investigation of Bilbo, no report of the investigation has been referred to him. Hall said the federal grand jury for the southern district of Missis sippi would convene in Jackson Jan. 15 but that only "routine cases" were indicated for investi gation. SLED CRASH FATAL St.

Louis, Jan. 9 (AP) Gerald J. Fuller, 13. died yesterday of injuries received last Thursday when his sled crashed into a fence while he was coasting near his home in Riverview Gardens. Traffic Judge Shows Economics Professor How Not to Economize Seattle, Jan.

9 (AP) Associate Professor John R. Huber, who teaches economics at the University of Washington, pleaded in defense of a speeding charge that he was hurrying home to relieve the baby sitter with his children. "That's poor economics," said Justice of the Peace Roy De grief. "It's penny wise and pound foolish to pay out $10 for a fine to save 50 cents for a baby sitter." The professor agreed, and paid. New England Still Shivers By The Associated Press The nation experienced nearly normal winter weather today ex cept in New England and Northern New York State where tempera tures of and below were re ported this morning.

Caribou, reported an of ficial low of 15 degrees below zero. It' was rainy this morning along the Gulf Coast from Texas to Cen tral Florida and snow flurries oc curred in the Lower Great Lakes region. A low pressure area north of Montana was moving cast and south and was expected to bring light snow to Northern Minnesota to night and to Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan tomorrow. Warmer Decatur and vi cinity: Clear and a little warmer tonight with a low of 25; Friday be coming partly cloudy and a Utile warmer with a high of 45. DECATUR WEATHER Compiled by The Review: High Wed.

38 7 a.m. Thurs. 20 7 p.m. Wed. 28 Noon Thurs.

31 Low Thurs. 20 Precip. 0 Sun rose sets 4:54 p. m. Degree dnys 37; since Sept.

11, 2094; same period year ago, 2.rGi; 18 year average for same period, 2248.9. Lake level at dam: Wed. noon .3 ft. above dam. Thurs.

.3 ft. above dam. (Additional weather on page 25) Index to Features Editorials Page 8 Radio Page 24 Railroads Page 6 Society, Household Page 18, 19 Sports Page 14, 15 C.I.O. men and several Democrat senators. He said they included Senators El bert Thomas (Utah).

Harley Kilgore (W-Va), Claude Pepper Fla). Glen H. Taylor (Idaho) and "perhaps one or two more." Murray had hoped to have A.F. of L. leaders present, too, he said, but had been unable to arrange it.

"We plan to meet with the A. F. of L. separately later," he added. Murray, who was last year's chairman of the Senate labor com mittee now headed by Sen.

Robert A. Taft (R-Ohio). explained the purpose of last night's meeting was to get the C.I.O.'s general view on economic, social and labor prob lems. Labor Program "Fair" He said the C.I.O. leaders ap peared to regard President Truman's labor program as 'very fair and reasonable, and they would be glad to sit down and consider it.

They didn indorse each proposal specifically, but thought it was something that should be studied." The President on Monday asked Congress to outlaw jurisdictional strikes, provide for arbitration of disputes growing out of interpreta tion of a contract, create a commission to discover methods of pre venting nationwide strikes in vital industries and broaden social leg islation. Concerning Republican proposals to outlaw the closed shop or restrict unions in other ways. Murray said the C.I.O. takes this attitude: "It would be an attack on. their fundamental rights and they would oppose it with all their strength' Senate and House leaders today set Jan.

20 as the "outside date to start hearings on proposed new-labor laws. The labor committee of one or the other chamber may go Into action before then. But there is a chance they may launch together a week from Monday one of the biggest double features billed on Capitol Hill in many a year. The idea at both ends of the Cap- tol is the same to turn out some kind of a bill that will tighten the screws a bit on labor unions and discourage strikes that paralyze business. Dozens of Bills Filed Dozens of labor bills already have been introduced by individual lawmakers.

Rep. Francis Case (R-SD) planned to outline a new strike control measure today. Rep. Clare E. Hoffman (R-Mich).

a labor committee member, has still another on tap for tomorrow. The new Case bill is expected to be fully as far reaching, and perhaps more restrictive, than the one Turn to page 12 "Labor Eleanor Explains Car Crash F. D. Widoy Testifies White Plains, N. Jan.

9 (AP) Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt said yesterday in an affidavit that when her car was involved in a collision with two other automobiles last August in Yonkers the "afternoon sun was shining dirctly in my eyes." "There was a momentary lapse during which I crossed the white line and the accident occurred," she added in the document which was submitted at a hearing into the accident before a state motor vehicle commission referee. Referee William F. Glashecn of Albany, who has authority to continue Mrs. Roosevelt's driver's license in, force, suspend or revoke it, reserved decision in the case.

Mrs. Roosevelt, who was not present at the hearing, explained in.