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THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER FINAL EDITION Copyright, 1947, the Cincinnati Enquirer FIVE CENTS 107th YEAR NO. 73 DAILY 20 PAGES SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 21, 1947 Entered iN-ond-cUM matter Auf. 5, 1A7B it the. Post Office, Clnclnnitl, Ohio, Act of 1879. Ml FU II II 1 I.

Ill nubMiuu, I TALK it 1 TODAY'S WEATHER CINCINNATI AND VICINITV: Partly Cloudy And Warmer Today, Scattered Thunder-showers Tonight. High Today, 82. 1 i AS IE AFT IT RTS Fund Cut Restored CR1MEWAVE Senator Raps President Youngsters Swarm Banks As Inwood Fishing Of Lake Season Opens HOUSE Passes Labor Bill For "Placing Himself Above Legislators" WITH PUBLIC i jJl ii JtM Mjmiamtitr a er pww, mint pond when it was opened yesterday as an angling preserve old. What chance did a poor fish have with all those lines Here is a view of Inwood Park for children less than 15 years BY AL SCHOTTELKOTTE. Using everything from curtain rods to tree branches for fishing poles, hundreds of youngsters swarmed to Inwood Park yesterday when the park pond was officially opened as an angling preserve for children under 15 years of age.

The youngsters didn't waste anytime getting started when they were given the go signal after brief ceremonies at 2 p. m. Within a few minutes getting a spot along the pond was like trying to elbow your way to the railing at Churchill Downs on Derby day. The fish channel cats, bullheads, yellow perch and bluegills didn have a chance. There were so or For Budget Of Navy, Is Report In Senate Washington, June 20 (AP) A Senate Appropriations Subcommit tee has voted to restore of the $379,000,000 savin? knocked out of the Navy's 1948 budget by the economy-minded House, it was disclosed today.

A subcommittee member said the increase, bringing the over-all Navy appropriation to $3,644,000,000, was designed to assure "an active, sound operating fleet" during the next fiscal year. Most of the added funds, he (aid, are earmarked for personnel. He reported that the committee's decision would have no material effect on the GOP-sponsored economy drive. The group, he said, agreed that the proposed increase should be offset by canceling in previous Navy eppropria-tions which have not been spent. Construction of new ships and shore stations will suffer most.

OIL FLOW To Russia Is Cited For Inquiry By House Preparedness Group U. S. Selling 1,000,000 Tons Monthly Despite Talk Of Rationing, Is Complaint. Washington, June 20 (INS) A House subcommittee on Armed Services decided today to Investi gate petroleum exports which are continueing to Soviet Russia and other countries despite the domestic oil shortage now facing tne United States. The group decided to act following renewed demands in the House that oil exports to Russia be halted.

Rep. Paul W. Shafer, Republican, Michigan, Chairman of the group, summoned Thomas C. Blaisdell of t.he Office of International Trade, to appear before the subcommittee tomorrow. The Commerce Department official will be questioned on why controls have not been restored on the export of oil and gasoline in view of reports that a shortage is threatened in this country.

Commerce Department reports show that U. S. petroleum exports in the first four months this year have equaled or exceeded the export rate in 1946 despite warnings of an impending domestic shortage. The Commerce Department reported that controls over petroleum exports have bee removed progressively since V-Day in Japan, until none exist present on the shipment of any liquid petroleum products. Three House members delivered speeches today criticizing sudden heavy Russian purchases of oil on the West Coast for shipment to Siberian ports.

The American oil shipments to Russia were criticized in the House today by three Republican Con gressmen, Rep. Alvin E. O'Konski of Wisconsin, Rep. John Phillips, of California, and Rep. George H.

Bender, of Ohio. Rep. Alvin E. O'Konski, Repub lican, Wisconsin, who is President of the American anti-Communist Association, told the House that sales of oil to Russia were taking place at a time when the Soviet oil reserves were three times those of the United States. He said Russia had a reserve of 150,000,000 barrels while the Amer- ican reserve totaled only 50,000.000 barrels.

O'Konski declared: And despite this situation, a 1,000,000 barrels of oil per month are being shipped from this country to Russia. "It is well said that whom the gods would destroy they first make mad, and I am wondering if we are not already mad. "This oil deal shows that there is something rotten and smelly in Washington and we ought to do something about It. Comes To Cltfse For Pair Of Brothers Caught In Net. Cumminsville Youths, Pals Picked Up On Hunch-Face 14 Charges.

At least 14 charges, including rape, kidnaping and assault with 'intent to kill, are to be faced by two Cumminsville brothers when they are arraigned Monday in Police Court, Detective Chief Clem Merz said last night. The brothers, with a third sus pect who was' being held for investigation, were arrested on Chief Merz's hunch that they were responsible for a long string of recent felonies. A juvenile accomplice of the brothers was arrested in a stolen automobile in Hamilton, Ohio, yesterday. He was returned to Cincin nati and turned over to Juvenile Authorities after he "spilled the beans" about "jobs" he said he and the brothers had "pulled." TWO HAVE RECORDS. Caught in the coup were Leroy Melvin Johnson, 19, an escapee from the Mansfield, Ohio, Reformatory, and Ronald Johnson, 20, both of 3717 Spaeth and Thomas C.

Bradley, 21, 3604 O'Bannion a paroled robber. The trio were arrested by Lt. Jacob bchottand Detectives Millard Schath, George Peterson and John Toney on orders of Chief Merz, who noticed that recent robbery victims' description of their assailants tal lied with the Johnson brothers' appearance. Merz had known the brothers since he was captain in charge of the Cumminsville Police District, he said. Leroy Johnson was named on one charge of rape, two of automobile theft, one kidnaping and six of robbery.

Ronald Johnson was named in warrants charging assault with in tent to kill, kidnaping, automobile theft and robbery. Additional charges may be forth coming, Chief Merz said, since a dozen more victims of robberies are to view the Johnsons, They also will be asked to view Bradley, who has been in and out of jail since 1942. Leroy Johnson escaped from the reformatory September 16, 194b FILES RAPE ARRANT. A 20-year-old John Street woman filed the rape warrant. She charged Leroy Johnson attacked her in a yard at Elmore and Dirr sts.

alter he and another man robbed her and her companion, Donald Clayton, 1787 Elmore at the point of a gun early Sunday. Clayton signed a robbery warrant against Leroy Johnson. When the juvenile was reiurnea from Hamilton, Merz said, he confessed participating with the Johnsons In the kidnaping robberies of Everett W. Taft, 257 Hartwell on June 10, and of Leroy Sasse, 3086 Markbreit and an unidentified woman who was in his machine early Tuesday on Madison Rd. Confronted by the juvenile and his story, both Johnsons admitted the Taft and Sasse charges, but denied al(, the other charges, Lieutenant Schott said.

Taft obtained separate warrants charging both Johnsons with the kidnaping, robbery and automobile theft, and an additional cne charging Ronald Johnson with assault to kill. Taft, it was recalled, was kidnaped in his own automobile from the rear yard of jiis home and taken to Kenyon Ave. and Baymill-er St. where he was hit upon his head with a gun and forced out of the car. Ronald admitted striking Taft.

Sasse named Leroy Johnson In armed robbery and automobile theft charges. Police recalled that Continued On Pagt 2A, Column 2. BOTH PLEAD Senate Holds Session All Night In Effort To Override Veto Washington, June 20-(AP) Sen. Robert A. Tuft, Republican, Ohio, charged tonight that President Tru man hud "completely misrepresented" the character of the Taft- Hartley Ijibor Bill in his veto, over ridden by the House earlier In the day.

Answering Mr, Truman's conten tion in a radio address a few minutes earlier that the labor disputes measure was a "shocking piece of legislation," Taft said in a radio talk delivered from the Capitol Building that Truman hRd attempted to set his judgment up over House Democrats. The Ohio Senator, one of the authors of tho bill, asserted that the House Democrats had showed what they thought of the President's judgment by overriding his veto 106 to 71. SENATE DEBATES VETO. The Senate was debating the veto measure, one floor below, as Taft spoke into the microphone. He had led unsuccessful attempts to force a Senate vole and was instrumental in a Republican move to keep the Senate in session all night in an effort to reach a showdown.

Observing that Congress had studied the labor question for five months, Taft asserted: "The President attempts in 10 days, three or four of them spent in Canada, to put his judgment over the majority of Congress. His veto message shows that he knows practically nothing about the bill itself." I The of Kin. Ilnlnil A Tail's address will he. jnund on I'liiie. Declaring that the President appeared not to find "a single good provision" in tho bill, Taft said that Mr.

Truman had "adopted the prejudiced argument of the labor leaders." He charged, as he had previously in the Senate, that the veto message had followed the poinl-by-point outline of a previous opposition statement by Lee rressman, CIO General Counsel. HITS "TLAN FOR DELAY." As for the President's recommendation that a congressional commission study the whole labor question, Taft said this was "the standard plan of those who want delay." Taft. said that the President had criticized "every provision designed to make unions responsible. Turning to Mr. Truman's objection to the section of the bill authorizing the government to seek injunctions against national emer gency strikes, Taft said that only last, fall the Government had ob tained a court order to block the coal strike called by John L.

Lewis. He recalled, too, that the Chief Executive had recommended drafting of striking railroad workers into the Army last year. QUOTES TRUMAN'S WORDS, Now, Taft went on, the President says the injunction piocedure "would do more harm than good." The Ohioan declared the only new thing among the President's objections his reference to too much government interference. The bill, Taft said, actually authorizes government Interference "in no way," except in the case the 80-day injunction provision covering "national paralysis" strikes. Me said there "might be something to" Mr.

Truman's argument on this point if the administration itself had not followed a practice of interfering In numerous labor dis putes. Right To Strike Is Barred To Public Employees In Ohio As Herbert Signs Six Bills Over Truman Veto, But Senate Delays Vote. Opponents Begin Filibuster To Postpone Action Until Public Is Heard From. Washington, June 20 (INS) The House today promptly overrode President Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley labor regulation bill and sent the legislation to the Senate, where opponents began a filibuster to delay a final showdown until next week. Sen.

Glenn H. Taylor, Democrat, Idaho, gained the Senate floor and began extended debate as the chamber was held in an unusual night session by GOP leaders, who hoped to obtain an agreement to vote on the veto late tomorrow. Taylor told the Senate that his speech was not a true "filibuster," because he wanted "only to postpone this vote until the American people, for the first time, get the true' picture of hi3 bill." Sen. Wayne Morse, Republican, Oregon, who blocked an earlier attempt to obtain an agreement to vote at 5 p. m.

(Eastern Daylight Time) tomorrow, said, "I'll not vote until the country has a chance to be heard from." HOUSE VOTE 331 TO 83. The Senate is expected to duplicate House action and write the bill into the statute books despite strong presidential objections. The House vote passage over the President's objection was 331 to 83, or 55 more than the two-thirds majority necessary. Mr. Truman's historic, veto message, in which he hurled his heaviest artillery at the bill, failed to make a dent in the bed rock House support of the legislation, r-t The chamber voted to override by approximately the four-to-one majority by which it previously passed the present version of the measure.

1C5 DEMOCRATS VOTE AYE. Voting to override the veto were 105 Democrats and 226 Republicans. Voting to sustain the President were 71 Democrats, 11 Republicans and one American-Laborite, Rep. Vito Marcantonio, New York. A major portion of the Democratic strength to override was from the South.

The White House announced that the President would explain his veto to the people in a 15-minute radio "Fireside Chat" over all major networks at 9 p. Cincinnati time, tonight. Sen. Robert A. Taft, Republican, Ohio, Chairman of the Senate Labor Committee and coauthor of the bill, prepared to reply at 9:45 m.

over the Mutual Network. The President conferred with a dozen Democratic Senators and one Republican, Sen. Milton R. Young, North Dakota, at a White House luncheon in an apparent last-ditch attempt to swing the Senate over to sustaining his veto. PASS USUAL DEBATE.

Alben W. Barkley, Democrat, Kentucky, Senate Minority Leader, was the only Democratic Senator present who voted against the Taft-Hartley bill when the Senate previously passed it by a three-to-one majority. Senate passage would place upon Mr. Truman the responsibility for enforcing a law which, in his fighting veto message, he said would violate democratic principles of economic freedom, cause strikes rather than prevent them and sow "seeds of discord which will plague this nation for years to come." THE WEATHER: Makes you- feel good when Alter says ruin; But the clouds roll away and Us sunny again! Cincinnati And Vicinity: Partly cloudy and warmer today, scattered thundershowers tonight. High to day, 82.

STATE FORECASTS Ohio: Generally fair and slightly warmer Saturday. Sunday increasing cloudiness and warmer, followed by showers. Kentucky: Partly cloudy north- a scattered thundershowers north and south portion, and slightly warmer Saturday. Sunday showers and thunderstorms, followed by cooler at night. Indiana: Increasing cloudiness Saturday, with scattered showers or thunderstorms, southwest portion.

Occasional showers or thundershowers, north and west portions, Sunday Little change in temperature. Cincinnati Weaflier Bureau Office record forJune 20, 1947: Temp. Hum. Prec. 7:30 a.

7:30 p. m. ..58 77 0 73 42 0 '45. Nl. 81 82 56 62 0 1947.

'46. Highest temperature 77 Lowest temperature 56 Precipitation 0 Today Sunrise 5:12 m. Sunset Would Merely Delay, Not Bar Coal Strike, Executive Asserts Washington, June 20 (AP) President Tinman tonight de nounced the Taft-Hartley union cuntrol bill as "a shocking piece of legislation," a few hours after the House overwhelmingly rejected his veto of the controversial measure, live bargaining." In a denunciation which rivaled his vclo message, the President declared the Republican-sponsored bill was "deliberately designed to weaken labor unions," and that Its enactment would undermine our national policy of collective bargaining." He told the people in a broadcast can led by all the major networks thai, he would have signed a bill even with "some doubtful features" if, taken as a whole, "it had been a good bill. "HAD FOR COUNTRY." But the Taft-Hartley legislation, he declared, "Is bad for labor, bad for management, bad for thu country." He Bald there Is still time for enactment at this session of "progressive, constructive legislation" correcting abuses, but he added that "for the sake of ths future of this nation, I hope that this bill will not become a iaw." (The ie.it ul I'll sitirnt Truman's address un I'ime HA.) The President declared that the measure he vetoed would not prevent or settle a strike in the coal industry, asserting that "the most that could be accomplished" under its "complicated procedures" would be "the postponement of a strike from July until October." Blasting the measure as ''unfair to the working people of this country," the President continued; "It clearly abuses the right, which millions of our citizens now enjoy, to join and bargain with their employers for fair wages and fair working conditions," he said. "NO INNOCENT BILL." Asserting that, "this is no Innocent bill," he said its restrictions against labor "go far beyond what our people have been led to believe." He emphasized that he had hoped "would send me a labor bill I could sign." "We need legislation 1o correct abuses in the field of labor relations," he said.

Turning again to the Taft-Hartley measure he recalled a statement that he said was made on the floor of the House June 4 by Rep. Fred Hartley, coauthor of the bill: "You are going to find there is more in this bill than may meet the "That Is a revealing description of this bill by one of its authors," the President said. "There Is so much more in "It than the people have been led to believe, that I am sure that very few understand what the Taft-Hartley bill would do if it should become a law WOULD SHOW INTENT. He. declared that his purpose In speaking tonight was to disclose "the real meaning of this bill." "Many people are under the Im-nression that this bill would prevent or settle a strike in the coal industry," the President declared.

"Under this bill a work stoppage in the coal mines might be prevented for 80 days and then, If agreement had not been reached, the miners would be free to strike, and it would be mandatory for the President to refer the whole matter to the Congress." Tage 8A ELSEWHERE TART 1 (A) Page Book Reviews 5 Brain Games 5 Court News Crossword Editorials 4 James 4 Kent 4 Luke McLuke 4 Pearson 4 Radio 8 Readers' Views 4 Religious Page 7 Rose 2 TART i (B) Page Amusements 12 Class. Ads 6-10 Comics lt Haworth 1 Journey's End 6 Keep Well 1 Lindsay 1 Markets 6-6 Philosophy 1 Portraits 1 Real Estate 6 Short Story I Sports- 2-S I Star Gazer 1 Vital Statistics Society News 6 Women's Tag 1 Women's Clubs 6 Your Mind 1 Enquirer (llcisci Photo, line, baited with a piece of meat, all afternoon. "How come these guys on the side of me pulling them out, though?" he wanted to know. Anglers with the biggest day's catch received prizes. Prizes also will be awarded to anyone who lands one of the several fish which have metal strips attached to the gill covers.

These fellows proved a little too smart for the fishermen yesterday, however. Park Board officials, who are cooperating with the Division of Conservation and the conservation officer for Hamilton County in the project, were well satisfied with the first day's operation. "You know," said one official, "when you get 500 or so kids in here fishing it gets pretty crowded for them. But that's 500 kids who won't be running the streets." Babies Are Costly In China When Lying-in Charges Run $2,400,500 New York, June 20 (INS) A bill for what appeared to be the most expensive baby in all history was received in New York today by the Associated Hospital Service's Blue Cross plan. The bill was mailed to the organization's headquarters by Mrs.

Mary Johnson Tweedy, who had her baby in Shanghai. Mrs. Tweedy, a magazine writer, itemized her expenses as follows: delivery room nursery dressings, medicine telephone milk $15,000. Officials added up these items plus some incidentals and found that the baby cost $2,400,500 in in flated Chinese dollars. In good old U.S.

money the lying- in cost was $201.04, of which Mrs. Tweedy will get $60 under the hospitalization plan. New Taxes Added By French Cabinet To Balance Budget Paris, June 20 (AP) The French Cabinet approved today a stringent new tax program designed to balance the national budget which was expected to heighten the strain on the average household budget. Against a background of continuing strikes that were shaking the French economy, the Cabinet de cided to add 140,000,000,000 francs ($1,166,666,000) to the government's revenues for the remainder of 1947 Such a program was designed to get the government out of the led, but means higher costs for bread, milk, farm products, railrond trans port, tobacco, gasoline and tele graph and postal rates. Taxes on tobacco were raised 75 per cent, but the program called lor end of tobacco rationing by July 1.

Parley Averts Tieup At Formica Company A strike of more than 1,000 workers at the Formica Insulation 4620 Spring Grove was averted, at least temporarily, last night when an agreement to continue negotiations was reached at a management-union conference held by James G. Bcnley, U. S. Conciliation Commissioner. Wages and other contractual clauses involved in a new contract with Local 757, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (CIO) caused the threat of a walkout.

After a 30-day "coollng-off" period the union members met Thursday and voted to strike. Bentlcy then called the joint meeting. Sessions will be resumed at the plant today, with Bentley acting as referee. many lines in the pond the fish probably couldn't move without finding a tempting night crawler a hunk of meat staring them in the face. Some of the fisherman had a pretty good day and more than one mother- probably let go with a shriek as Junior walked into the house proudly, carrying a string of slimy catfish.

John Mitchell, 14, 938 Hatch landed eight catfish in less than two hours. He had a gripe, however. "I had five more on the line," he said, "but I lost them. I'd jerk the. pole when I felt the bite, but every time I hit some guy next to me in the face with the pole and the fish wasn't hooked good enough and got away." Little Billie Sparke, 8, 2200 Loth was having his troubles, too.

He hadn't had a bite on his hand are fixed uniformily at $12,000 a year, all to be paid by the state. Salaries of Common Pleas and Probate Judges are increased $1,000 a year from state funds with a maximum of $12,000 a year. County officials will receive Increases approximating 30 per cent, except Coroner. His salary was increased two years ago. Repeal of the admissions tax will permit municipalities to levy and collect such taxes if they so desire.

The local government allocation bill provides for distribution of state subsidies on the basis of 75 percent municipal tax duplicate and 25 per cent on county population. After reaching the counties, the money will be distributed to participating subdivisions on the basis of need. No county will receive less than $25,000. Local governments will get from sales tax funds this year and $12,000,000 a year thereafter. The measure rorganzing the State Board of Agriculture increases its membership from 10 to 12 and increases the board's and the director's authority.

Succumbs; Star Pitcher burgh Pirates. Among the six vic tims were such outstanding hitters as Honus Wagner, Fred Clark and Clarence Baumont. In 1910 Ewing was trated to Phil adelphia, where he remained until 1912 when he was sold to St. Louis. He droppe out of professional base ball after the 1912 season.

Ewing got his start with Toledo in the American Association in 1897. He played in the New York State League for the following three years and then hurled in the Western League for five years until the Reds brought him up. After leaving baseball, Ewing settled down on a farm in New Hampshire, Ohio. He sold the farm several years ago and has been living in Wapakoneta since. From 1920 to 1924 he was Sheriff of Auglaize County.

Ewing is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nell Ewing, and a son, Robert Ewing Wapakoneta. Services will be held at 3 p. m. Monday in New HamDShire.

with Columbus, Ohio, June 20 (API- Governor Herbert today signed bills prohibiting public employees from striking and increasing salaries of judges and all other county officials except Coroner. Others among the six approved included bills repealing the three per cent admissions tax, reorganizing the State Board of Agriculture and allocation of local government funds. All may be considered adminis tration measures: They will become effective within 90 days but officials given salary increases may not draw the increase until they are re-elected. The Public Employees Anti-Strike Bill includes school teachers along with all other types of public em ployees, state, county, township, municipal and district. If they strike they may be rein stated at any time but can receive no salary increase for one year.

For the next two years they are on probation during which they may be dismissed summarily. Salaries of all Appellate Judges Robert Ewing "Long Bob" For Cincinhati Reds In 1906 97 INSIDE THE ENQUIRER: Early comment on Truman veto of labor bifl is laigely along party lines, GOP leaders citing political significance of the action Tage 7A Russians walk out of meeting of Military Staff Committee In protest against move to give the United Nations Security Council data on Robert (Long Bob) Ewing, who was the ace of the Cincinnati Reds pitching staff in the early 19O0's, died last night at his home in Wap-akoneta, Ohio. He was 74 years old. Ewing, who was tagged "Long Bob" because of his towering build, broke into the major leagues with the Reds in 1906. He became known as one of the league's best spit-ball pitchers, using that pitch almost exclusively.

Ewing pitched in the days when hurlers were not given three and four days rest between assignments. At that time a manager selected his ace pitcher for every contest he thought would be particularly tough, and Ewing often hurled for the Reds on consecutive days. Perhaps his most notable feat was striking out the first six. batters who proposed world police force Juke box war flares again as Court of Appeals reverses lower court decision against picketing Page JA What annoys you most? Opinionnaire reporter asks Tage 2A Murder indictment returned against Virginia Gibbs, held in conscience confession Tage 3A Commencement to be held tonight for graduates of night high schools Tage Will the Reds make the first division? Lou Smith sizes up the chances Tage 2B Veto and House overriding ignored I us stocks show modest gains I Page SB IT PROBABLY WON'T SURPRISE you to learn that one of The Enquirer's most popular features is the daily "Opinionnaire." According to readership studies, at least half of all Enquirer readers pounce on it in the morning, five days a week. The Opinionnaire, as you know, is sort of a pictorial public forum on timely and Interesting subjects.

It tells you what your neighbors' views are, not only on national and local questions, but also on the kind of homely subjects that most of us discuss, every day. In case you've missed it recently, have a look, this morning, on Page 2A. See how your neighbors' check with your own on today's topic: "What Annoys You Most?" The Cincinnati Enquirer 8:07 p. m. Moonset 11:11 p.

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