Charleston Daily Mail (Newspaper) - February 14, 1946, Charleston, West Virginia THE WEATHER Snow flurries and considerable colder with diminishing winds night Friday partly cloudy and decidedly cooler FINAL EDITION VOLUME 10 o 4 5 THE ASSOCIATED PHESS THE UNITED PRESS CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA THURSDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 14 1946 20 PAGES FIVE CENTS Def Ickes Political Dynamite Puts Truman on Toughest Spot N Y Harbor Strike Ends Fuel Scarce O'Dwyer to Cancel Brownout at 6 P M Arbitration Slated NEW YORK York City's staggering tugboat strike felt by millions because of dis- fuel lifelines ended at S EST today but the city was snapping back to normalcy even before that hour Union officials last night ordered the men who run the harbor's tugs back to work following ment with their 91 employers to arbitrate a wage dispute which pre- the ing strike Schools shut down for lack of heat reopened today and the brownout of electric lighting was slated to end at 6 p m tonight Heating of subways was resumed last night Fuel Still Scarce There were some lingering of the strike however Fuel oil rationing controls were left In force until adequate stocks could be built up and other emergency regulations were continued until activities generally could be re- stored to a basis William O'Dwyer an- that differences in the dis- pute would be by a man board headed by Edward F McGrady former assistant tary of labor Government Silent Meanwhile there was no word from the government which had seized the tugboat industry as to give up its control The walkout came to an end as the city off the effects of nn decreed by Mayor O'Dwyer as a fuel con- servation measure which brought commercial industrial and ment activity to standstill The mayor's edict issued Monday night closed all business not to health and general fare This action was rescinded day night following receipt of a shipment of some gallons of fuel oil The board of trade yesterday de- clared the shutdown cost an in- calculable number of millions of dollars Issues at stake In the tug dis- pute include wages hours active pay and vacations Steel Wage Talk Strikes New Snag WASHINGTON new policy was In President Truman's today but efforts 10 end the steel strike were re- ported snagged again by a dispute over the forthcoming steel price increase Administration officials ted the revised wage-price policy the President he had re- i proposal to revive strict Tilings for wages The revised draft was snld to call for more liberal price controls to encourage employers to grant wage increases It had been indicated earlier that the steel price announcement was ready but was withheld pending thp announcement of the policy When the tions went to the President ever it was reported that a dis- agreement had developed over plication of the price increase There had been reports pre See STEEL PARLEY Page 2 Column 5 Daily Almanac began ping in Charleston Thursday morning following heavy like rains Wednesday Sun nnd Moon Sun rose Sun sets 6.02 Moon sets a m Sen Joseph C O'Mahoney above Wyoming Democrat is reported in line to succeed Harold L Ickes as secretary of the interior The future of Mr Ickes who resigned in a huff over a Truman ee is in doubt 2t Hour Range Ended 8 a m Airport Temperatures a in a m a m a m p m 40 37 34 34 33 February Calendar Son Mon Tile Wed Thu Fri Sat 3 30 17 4 5678 12 13 14 15 2 9 16 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 23 Wallace Exit By 47 Seen Ickes Resignation Brings Speculation WASHINGTON The chances of Edwin W Pauley being confirmed as undersecretary of navy apparently lay shattered day in the wake of the old departure from the man cabinet The old curmudgeon is Secretary of Interior Harold L Ickes He will cease to be secretary of interior morrow after having torn into President Truman and his advisers with a double-barrelled attack the like of which has never been seen around here The immediate result was ing doubt that the senate would go along with the President and okay his controversial choice of Mr Pauley for the navy post It was Mr Ickes differences with Mr Truman over Mr cations that led the old eon to resign in a huff Mr Ickes told President Truman he would quit on March 31 or sooner as the President wished Mr Truman said tomorrow would be about right The town is ing on Mr Ickes successor Almost any western Democrat in or out of office may expect to figure in the stakes Future Indefinite There was speculation too about the future of Secretary of Commerce Henry A Wallace He and Mr Ickes were the standout New Dealers in the cabinet as Mr Truman had reorganized it since Franklin D Roosevelt died 10 months ago There were tions here that Mr would be gone before the year is out Mr Ickes own future was nite He has been asked to do a newspaper column He is ently wealthy lives in nearby Maryland with a pretty young wife and their family Mr Ickes See WALLACE EXIT Page 2 Column 2 Strike Outlook By Trio United Press Strikes and shutdown kept American workers away from their jobs today The jor Truman's ad- visors were reported putting the finishing touches on a price formula to end a strike of CIO steel ers Automotive Little progress was reported in efforts to nettle a strike of CIO United Auto Workers against General Motors Corp Self Respect Still Retained By Secretary Justice Department Gets Plea to Probe Testimony WASHINGTON ex- plosive exit of Harold L Ickes from the cabinet shoved dent Truman onto the toughest political spots of his White House career In abrupt language Mr Ickes declared the President's cabinet was one In which he could no longer serve and retain my self respect In even blunter fashion Mr Ickes called upon the Justice de- to investigate the truth of testimony which Edwin W Pauley Mr Truman's nominee for undersecretary of navy has given in senate hearings on his Mr Ickes categorically charged that Mr Pauley made statements under oath which were not This slam-bang leave-taking of the man who has directed the de- of interior since 1933 posed these Immediate problems for Mr Faced 1 He has to select a new tary of the interior and he was reported to be seeking an ee of such top caliber that the nomination would tend to offset the circumstances of Mr Ickes resignation 2 He faces the job of repairing whatever damage has been done in party ranks Congressional tions come up this fall with a presidential contest ahead in 1948 Mr Ickes long has had a substantial following in the New Deal wing of the party 3 He must decide whether to press for Mr tion to the navy post despite the fresh handicaps posed by Mr bitter attack 4 He has to neutralize the ical dynamite which Mr Ickes created in a ment that he did not care to con- in an administration where I'm expected to commit perjury for the sake of a party May Say More The end may not be yet Mr Ickes indicated he may have more to say about his charges that Mr California oil man gested to him in 1944 that 000 could be raised from interested oil men for the Democratic fund if the government did not push its suit to establish title to oil lands It was dent Truman's comment that Mr Ickes could have been mistaken in this testimony that brought the resignation The senate naval committee re- sumes hearings on the Pauley nomination next week with Mr Pauley scheduled to offer a re- buttal to the Ickes testimony Mr Ickes told reporters his own before the committee depends on what Pauley has to say Monday Congressional reaction to the cabinet officer's smoking departure from the government was mixed A number of southern Democrats applauded his exit while ers had praise for the way he ad- ministered his department Some Democrats too said they thought Truman should pick a good man as Mr Ickes quickly Few Comparisons It was generally agreed that the capital has seldom seen such a sharp exchange between a cabinet member and his President Mr Ickes offered his resignation as secretary of interior effective March 31 Mr Truman pointedly made the effective date Feb 15 in accepting it and added I also consider that this terminates all of your other governmental ties Crews to Rush Target Salvage So A-Bomb May Hit Ships Twice WASHINGTON navy will assign its crack salvage crews to rush repairs on target ships damaged in the first atomic bomb test so they can be blasted again in the second Heading the repair units will Com William A Sullivan whose salvage feats made possible the prompt use of harbors in Africa and Europe ing World war II Test officials said today the joint task force will be prepared to carry on 20 major repair operation at Bikini atoll ing it virtually unnecessary to bring ships back to Pearl Harbor in order to ready them for the second test Acting under specific orders from the joint chiefs of staff the task force has arranged what it hopes will be a program of graded destruction ranging up from ligible damage to destruction Here is how the task force thinks the pattern of damage may 1st exploded a few hundred feet above the anchored target ships in the atoll Topside damage to superstructures and above-water portions of hulls from blast pressure and heat waves emitted by the bomb 2nd exploded at face level Worst damage expected to come from a huge tidal wave possibly as high as 100 feet ated when the surface blast de- presses and pushes outward the water around the bomb burst 3rd and final ex- See TARGET SALVAGE Page 2 Column Loaf Pronounced Tasty Sampling some of new gray bread made of 80 per cent wheat flour designed to raise the percentage of yield from wheat Agriculture Secretary Clinton P Anderson pronounces it The bread will permit increase in shipments of flour to starving people of other countries if Price Policies Effect On Food Output Eyed Production Failure to Keep Pace With Demand Gets Special Study WASHINGTON special house food committee set out today to learn If food production has failed to keep pace with demand because of government price policies At the top of the committee's list was butter which the culture department said would be short throughout the year Several other items also will be scarce at times the department said but Americans still will eat better than before the war Committee members said the in- was expected to include the administration's new food gram and the question of price control and food subsidies It also may bring out into the open a sharp dispute over butter prices between price chief Chester Violent Winds Two Sisters Killed In Morgantown Area At least two persons were killed in West Virginia as violent winds buffeted the state from the Ohio river to the Virginia boundary last night nnd early Thursday Two sisters Mrs Alice Myers 55 and Mrs Ora 57 were killed in Morgantown early Thurs- day when they were caught be- neath a roof blown from a Stuart street tavern The sisters were apparently on their way home about 2 a m when they were caught beneath the ing roof Witnesses said tho roof was ed almost intact from the tavern which is situated back a able distance from the street and was blown almost to the other side of the thoroughfare The debris covered almost the entire pavement and workers who began to remove the timber were not aware that the women were underneath until blood was ered on the pavement Workmen had to use axes to re- move the lumber in order to reach the bodies The roof of the Woodburn school at Morgantown also was damaged by the gale to the extent that school was dismissed for Thursday Several store windows were re- ported broken in the downtown section of the Monongalia county city A survey of the Appalachian Electric Power Co Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co and the Charleston fire and police de- Thursday failed to dis- close any reports of wind damage in the city during the night or morning From Huntington the weather bureau reported winds up to 35 miles per hour along the Ohio river The bureau said the state is near the center of a low pressure area and that strong shifting winds from 39 to 46 miles per hour could be expected Thursday and Thursday night Cold rain and snow squalls also were predicted Parkersburg suffered some age from the gale which broke several large store windows power lines and street signs Manila Feels Quake MANILA slight quake was felt in Manila today The Soriano building which houses the Associated Press offices on the fourth floor swayed perceptibly as did other structures There were two tremors within a minute Bowles and Secretary of ture Clinton P Anderson Both agree that something should be done about the butter shortage but they differ on what Differ on Action Mr Anderson favors a increase in retail butter prices to encourage production Mr Bowles wants to keep prices where they are and encourage butter producers through a federal sub- sidy Both were reported to favor cutting ceiling prices on cream The committee's task was pointed up by the agriculture department's announcement that some foods would be substantially below de- mand this year although cans would eat more food than ever before The nutrition value of the nation's diet also will remain good The department gave the ing summary on 1946 food 11 pounds per person as compared with 10.5 in 1945 and 16.7 before the war improvement over last year when civilians ate only 73 pounds per person as compared with 96.5 before the war 14 per cent increase over last year or about pounds per person more beef and pork less lamb and mutton and per cent more lard 21 per cent less margarine shortening and other oils about the ame Dairy products Slightly less milk and cream somewhat more cheese and canned milk average civilian will eat only about 365 this year instead of last year's 390 because of more plentiful meat supplies the same amount of chicken more turkey than last year's record consumption Fresh the same amount of fresh fruits but nine per cent less vegetables Canned enough ned meat fish fats and fruits to meet demand Grain enough to meet demand in view of program to divert food overseas 53 Outlying Sea Bases Sought for Operations Carriers Submarines Considered Main Weapons in Atomic Warfare WASHINGTON Chester W Nimitz told congress today the navy's carrier fleet may make any atomic air attack on this country very difficult At the same time the chief of naval operations said rines hold promise of becoming the most successful vehicle for carrying atomic weapons to within short distances of coastal targets Appearing before the senate val committee to present the recommendations for the war fleet Nimitz brought with him charts which showed plans A system of 53 overseas bases for ships and in the and 20 in the bean area A navy manned afloat and ashore by enlisted men and officers An active fleet of 319 combatant vessels part of a fleet of active ready reserve and tfp ships distributed in the two oceans Planes Wanted In his prepared testimony Nimitz said there is no doubt that the use of atomic explosives and other new weapons will have a profound effect on the composition and em- ployment of armies navies and air forces In the future Declaring that while the ships together with armies and cities are vulnerable the admiral added ships are difficult and ble targets for atomic bombing and almost impossible targets for per rockets Then he Relies on Carriers The ability of our carrier task forces prevent penetration by hostile aircraft may make atomic bombing very difficult The submarine may be expected to have continued and increased employment in teh future At sea It is relatively immune to atomic bombing nnd also to tion It may be the most ful vehicle for carrying atomic weapons to within short distances of coastal targets and for ensuring accuracy in the use of guided sies Future warfare Nimitz said may for us resolve itself largely into a struggle for the possession of air from which an enemy might bomb us effectively and from which we might bomb an enemy The mental purpose of naval operations will continue to be the defeat of our enemies at the greatest ble distance from our own shores Calcutta Uneasy As Rioting Ends CALCUTTA India ot uneasy quiet hung over cutta today after three days of widespread anti-British ances which unconfirmed reports said left 37 persons dead and ly 400 injured Strong British military ments continued to patrol the city where wore killed nnd more than 150 hurt yesterday In re- clashes between forces and mobs which appeared bent on destroying anything con- with the government Transportation remained at a standstill this morning and tele- phone telegraph and postal tions were seriously affected Eu- ropean shops many of which were damaged and looted in Tuesday's uprising remained closed in most sections Two post offices have been looted The All-India Congress parly the Moslem league and the Com- munist party sent peace squads into disturbed areas last night and lifter a midnight tour they ex- pressed the opinion that the Shutdown Planned By Ford of Canada WINDSOR Ont Ford Motor Co of Canada an- today that production of automobiles at its Windsor plant will end Friday midnight Ford officials said the move was forced on the company because it has exhausted reserves of steel and no adequate supply is in sight because of strikes in States the United would ation their automobiles by mobs improve were although attacked UNO Nearing Adjournment Syrian Lebanese Settlement Sought LONDON United tions general assembly moving swiftly toward the close of its first session was expected to clear the way for adjournment today by quick approval of New York City and the nearby New area as the temporary and permanent homes of the UNO As the assembly was called for what may be its final meeting of the session informed persons predicted the sites as proved by the headquarters com- would easily get the sary two-thirds vote required for adoption Other Other questions before the sembly were expected to be dis- posed of without difficulty These included a resolution calling for worldwide conservation and equitable distribution of foods and a proposal linking the world federation of trade unions and the American federation of labor with the economic and social council in an advisory capacity The security council which last night disposed of the controversial Indonesian case was expected to remain in session after the adjournment of the assembly it might not finish its business before Friday night or even later Troop Problems The council still was faced demands for of British and French troops from the Levant The French have demanded de- letion from the complaint of a statement that French troops in the Levant con- a constant menace to peace and security A Lebanese delegate said direct negotiations with the French were virtually deadlocked The council cleared its agenda of all other issues except the Levant dispute last night by voting against intervening in Indonesia and by de- action on an Albanian plication for UNO membership The Indonesian issue was marked closed by Council President N J O of Australia after the council refused to send a committee to investigate the Indonesian tion and declined to adopt a lution which would have restricted British military activity in the area The Soviet Ukraine sought the commission Investigation but only Russia and Poland favored it in n council vole Mullens Police Seek Relatives of Dead Man MULLENS police sought today relatives of man who died after being admitted to jail on a charge of drunkenness The unidentified man was ar- rested in the Mullens bus terminal Tuesday afternoon and died eral hours later The body was found by another prisoner War Veteran Dies PARSONS M Knotts 82 a veteran of the war who served in Cuba for 14 months died day in a Parsons hospital Musk Ox Trek Into Canada Wilds Delayed for Day by Howling Gale CHURCHILL Canada start of exercise musk an experimental military trek through the trackless Arc- postponed until tomorrow because of a howling wind which swept the treeless wastes today with punishing zero cold The icy wind kicking up the worst weather of the winter in the North country made it impossible to start the overland trip at the scheduled time At kimo Point 200 miles north of here it was 50 below We can't travel in blowing said Lt Col John Wilson base commander Weather like this will stall us no matter where we are The first stop on the musk ox route is Eskimo Point The party will travel over Hudson bay ice which rises and falls 15 feet with the tide but safely supports four and one-half ton snowmobiles The next stop is Baker another 300 miles north A party of 10 left Churchill two weeks ago and other ment to build an airstrip but late last night they still hud not reached the site The part of 42 Canadians and five Americans traveling in 12 be supplied entirely by air Four and a small fleet of single engined Norsemen will do the job The purpose of musk ox is to give vehicles clothing food rations and troops a thorough test in an Arctic proving ground Scientists accompanying the men will get See MUSK OX TREK Page 2 Column Braden Gets Second Blast From Peron Argentine Leader Denounces Charges In U S Blue Book BUENOS AIRES Juan Peron denounced in an in- today the United States Blue Book which named him and other leaders of the tine military government as friends of the Germans It is part of the well Known Braden plan which disturbs not only the good relations between UNO Action Likely LONDON Speculation persisted among delegates to the United Nations general assembly that Soviet Russia might bring before the security council United States charges that Ar- gentina plotted with the Axis against the United Nations war effort Soviet Ambassador F e o d o r Gusev raised the question as to whether the information in the Washington Blue Book was available when Argentina was admitted to the United Nations Belgian Delegate M F de House said that if the Argentine case was brought up for discussion would ask why Argentina was accepted as a member of the UNO the two countries but the of American republics which see their dignity and threatened by untimely the former vice president told El official publication of Labor party which is supporting him in the Feb 24 presidential election The Farrell government was re- ported preparing a reply to blue book reference again was to Spruille Braden former U S to Argentine and now secretary of state jn charge of Latin-American affairs El published the Peron interview under a streamer ing Peron or Braden That is the issue Vote Feb 24 for one or the other Informants at the foreign office said Foreign Minister Juan L Cooke would refer to the blue book in a radio speech on foreign policy scheduled for tonight Coke declined comment when left the foreign office last night Other government sources said they considered tho U S charges directed at Peron rather than against the present government which took office after Peron re- signed as vice president Peron in a campaign speech Tuesday night accused Braden of Insolent Intervention 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