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EXTEND TRIALS AT TRACK TO 130 TONIGHT
Await Outcome of Weather For Opening of Qualification Trials.
BULLETIN American ‘ Automobile Association officials shortly after noon extended today’s qualification time tdo hours until 7:30 p. m. in the hope the track may dry off by late afternoon. Trials had been scheduled for 10 a. m, to 5:30 p. m. today.
By J. E. O'BRIEN Persistent rain washed out all forenoon qualifying attempts for the 500-mile race today at the Bpéedway, Drivers, however, ‘stood by on the weatherman’s not - too - promising prediction of “partly cloudy” for later in the afternoon. Today’s time trials—the first of the 1946 season—were to fill the choice front-row positions in the 83-car Memorial day lineup. Any break at all in the weather was sure to send at least a dozen cars to the track for the 10-mile qualifying trip. In spite of the showers, spectators came in large numbers to the W: 16th st. plant—just to sit and wait.
Report Rift Settled Meanwhile, a reported rift between -drivers and the Speedway management seemed to have been settled. The possible break was an outgrowth of management's requesting drivers yesterday to sign agreements that they would qualify and drive in the race for prize money now listed. While some drivers signed the agreements, other refused. However, it was learned that at a meéting of leading drivers last night, Wilbur Shaw, general manager, assured them that the Speedway would continue its efforts to boost thé purse. The drivers then reportedly promised Shaw their ‘support. ? Petillo Makes Charge
fssued a brief “no comment” on the situation. At the same time, Kelly Petillo, 1935 Speedway winner, arrived in the city and said he was going to file suit against the Speedway for allegedly refusing him track credentials “without reason.” This also drew a “no comment” at the Speedway office. The heavy-footed drivers naturally hoped to shoot for the pole position—the No. 1 spot in the No. 1 row —and the consensus was a speed of 129 miles an hour would capture
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Faulty Meter Jolts Reddy Kilowatt
Twelve years ago, the Indianapolis Power & Light Co. installed a
meter in the state house basement. |
Last April, in a routine check, the gompany got a jolt. The meter had been registering incorrectly for 12 years and the state had received $3,999 kilowatt hours free. Today, Attorney General James A. Emmert ruled that the state had to pay $67592, to make up the amount i¢ had underpaid to the company in the last six months only. Free power received in the preceding 11% years is so much water over the dam, the opinion held. The state is responsible for bills incurred only in the current fiscal year,
MARBLES PLAYOFF SET FOR TUESDAY
The final playoff in The TimesCity Recreation division marbles
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tournament scheduled for today has
been postponed mtil Tuesday because of rain, The 16 district winners will be matched at Willard park, E. Washington and State sts, at 4 p. m. that day, if weather permits. If rain or muddy grounds again make play impossible, the finals will be held Wednesday or the first clear day. The playoff will determine who will be the Indianapolis marbles champion, The charpion will go to Cleveland, O. with all expenses paid by The Indianapolis Times to compete in the national marbles tournament June 3 through 7.
DUTCH CABINET RESIGNS AMSTERDAM, May 18 (U, P.).— The Dutch cabinet resigned today to make way for formation of a new government by the Catholic party on the basis of its leadership in yesterday's parliamentary elections.
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What Could Happen Here in Rail Tieup
By RICHARD LEWIS The national railroad strike poised the threat of commercial and industrial isolation for Indianapolis today with the shutdown of Hoosier rail transportation scheduled to start at 4 p. m. The Indianapolis Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen was meeting here this afternoon, but there was no indication from the trainmen that the Indiana membership would work beyond the 4 p. m. strike call. In a statement to The Times, Vice President James M.
Symes of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Chicago said that he had been ordered by the federal manager to continue operations and would attempt to do so. Whether continued operation would be possible depended on the extent to which individual members of the striking unions would answer President Truman's appeal. Full impact of the strike, in any event, would not be felt here before Monday. Then, if the shutdown is complete, the following situation would develop:
> TRANSPORTATION—Passenger service would halt at the terminal nearest the 4 p. m. position of the train. Seven New York Central jrains from Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Cleveland would stop. here, dumping their passengers onto bus or air lines or into overcrowded Indianapolis hotels.
FOOD—Indianapolis would be in a somewhat better position than many other metropolitan centers, since great quantities of its food supply are trucked in from Hoosier farms. Meat -might disappear, however. Except for milk, food shipments normally going by rail would stagnate here and spoilage is expected.
MAIL—Officials of the 15th Division, Railway Mail service, will try to substitute trucks. Until this could be done, mail would be delayed for several days. Service would continue normally to Muncie, South, Bend, Richmond, Dayton, O., and on the Spencer, Martinsville and Crawfordsville truck routes. Service between Chicago and Cincinnati is doubtful. Louisville would be cut off,
POWER—Total walkout would throw the Indianapolis power situation back to where it was before the miners went back to work temporarily. Indianapolis Power & Light has enough coal on hand to continue normal operations until June 17 and Citizens Gas, until June 1. Officials of both utilities will make no decision at least until Monday, when the Indiana Public Service commission's power advisory committee will reconvene to study the situation.
INDUSTRY—It will be paralyzed. Nearly every big plant in Indianapolis depends on rail transportation for incoming raw materials and outgoing shipments of its finished products. A prolonged rail shutdown would result in mass unemployment here.
COMMERCE—Thousands of items of consumers’ goods—irom nail files to men’s suits would disappear from the city’s retail shelves. Retail stores would be hit hard:: Clgarets nmy be short In attempting to define what the situation would be here in the event of the strike, business and industrial leaders and railroad executives admitted that they were confused by two unknown factors: 1. Would the walkout be 100 per cent? 2. If so, what measures could federal authorities take to operate the roads?
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In its statement, the Pennsylvania railroad indicated its determination to follow the federal order to “keep moving.” “Accordingly, the Pennsylvania railroad will continue normal freight and passenger service to the extent of its ability with available manpower,” the statement said. Officials here, however, admitted they did not know what would happen. They still hoped for a last-minute break to check the walkout. If the ‘walkout came, they did not think it would last long. But no one really knew. The ticket business was in a slump at Union station today. Placards warned passengers that they risked being stranded if they traveled after 4 p. m. Airlines here reported they were jammed, but this is nothing new. The bus terminal was swamped with ticket buyers, But bus line officials said they expected the worst to come tonight and tomorrow if many passengers are stranded.
WASHINGTON
A Weekly Sizeup by the Washington
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WASHINGTON, May 18.—There'll be no more coal negotiations. Government seizure is only step left. Look for navy to be given chore of running mines. Adm. Moreell, navy supply chief, is good guess to get assignment, Navy's record operating oil refineries im-
pressed top officials here. Doubt whether miners will work for government increases here as failure of Lewis truce to bring men back becomes more apparent. Total production during truce climbed from 1,394,145 tons Monday to 1,704,969 tons Friday; won't go much higher, probably will decline. Week's production of nine million tons is well below normal week's consumption of 11,200,000 tons. Solid fuels administration estimates Pittsburgh area turned out
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Has Heart Attack (2 ANERICANS HELD While on Siding| | MEXICAN RAID
RACINE, Wis, May 18 (U. P.).— A Chicago & Northwestern freight train switched to a sidetrack and came to « stop to let the streamliner “400” roar past on the main line. When the streamliner had thundered on, the freight train's brakeman signalled to the engineer to go ahead. There was no response. | The engineer, Edgar Trieber, 60, Waukegan, Ill, was slumped over the controls. He had died of a heart attack seconds after pulling his train to a safe stop on the sidetrack.
Opium _in_Tiajuana. TIAJUANA, Mex, May 18 (U. P.y—~A gang of six Americans today attempted to break into the federal courthouse here and -seize large quantities of stored opium, They were driven off in a 20minute gun battle in which more than 100 shots were exchanged, police reported. Two of the gang were arrested. The others, including a blond
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EISENHOWER LEAVES HAWAII FOR U. S.
HONOLULU, T. H, May 18 (U. P.).—Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, army chief of staff, took off for the mainland last night, + Gen. Eisenhower's pilot said ‘before the takeoff he ‘was not sure whether he would land at Fairfield un fleld near Sacramento,
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woman driver, escaped in two cars. The captured men were identified
by police as Joe Tottenberg, 30, and
Lester W, Tippen, 32, both of Los
Angeles.
One early morning bystander was shot in the hip and taken to Civil
hospital,
A heavy car was seized by police who said it contained a revolver
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SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1946
he Indianapolis Times
FORECAST: Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow, followed by showers tomorrow night.
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Entered as Second-Clasi Matter st Postoffce Indianapolis, Ind. Issued daily except Sunday
Rail Strike On At 4
HI RUN TRUCK CRUSHES GIRL; DRIVER IS HELD
10, Struck While Playing With Toy on Curb. .
A junker. truck with a home-made body swerved across 8. Illinois st. this morning and crushed 10-year-old Helen Baker, 653 8. Illinois st. as she played with a little toy cart on the curb. The little girl was rushed to City hospital with a broken left leg, a crushed chest, multiple bruises and a possible fractured skull. Her condition is critical. Police said the driver, whom they identified as Wilbur Howard, 30, of 1433 Oliver ave. was drunk. They picked him up shortly after the accident as he tried to flee.
Hears Girl's Screams
The child's grandfather, William Wallace, 80, heard her scream. He
her up out of the street. The driver of the truck, police said, stopped momentarily, looked back, and then rattled away. Police also arrested James Lyons, 32, of 1142 Oliver st., who claimed ownership of the truck. He was charged with drunkenness and vagrancy. He said he had lent the truck to Howard. : Howard was charged with drunken driving, operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor, reckless driving, leaving the scene of .an accident and having no windshield
saw an unidentified woman picking
2 ‘Al's Are Key Figures in
By JAMES F. DONOVAN United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, May 18.—Both are just plain “Al” to their friends. And they look the parts, too— just big, broad-shouldered, ‘genial men who like to get together with their cronies and talk about old timas. But today the two “Als"—T73-year-old Alexander F. Whitney of the Brotherhood of Railway Traine men and Canada-born, Alvanley Johnston, 71, of the Locomotive Engineers—are the key figures in what may be the first nation-wide railroad strike since 1888.
» »® » THE LABOR policies of the two men generally have been on the conservative side. In the past, they usually were willing to compromise in labor disputes with carriers. In 1943, when the government last seized the strike-threatened railroads, they co-operated with Mr. Roosevelt and kept their mem-
Alexander F. Whitney
bers on the jobs. But they both are up from the bottom, and can give and take with {the best of them. When the = are down, they can get tough. » » »
re WHINY was born in oe-
STRIKE THREAT HITS FOOD DRIVE un ais oc wc.
: forced to till the soil to eke out a City Famine nine Collections living for his six children. Young Periled by Crisis. [Whitney left high school at 15 | | take his first railroad job—peddling| Fear of the impending railroad | candy on the Illinois Central and tie-up delayed definite plans for|the Union Pacific. the collection of food by Mayor| At 17, he became a freight brakeTyndall's famine emergency com- man at $35 a month. In. 1901 he
wiper.
RAIN CONTINUES TO DELAY PLANTING
Setback Corn Crop.
Rain continued to pelt down on soggy Hoosier farmlands today, delaying growth and planting operations. Showers which broke a spring drought two weeks ago and then became a daily habit kept farmers out of the fields. The biggest setback was to the 1946 corn crop. But other crops suffered, too. Although most plowing was completed during the dry spell preceding the Indiana rains, little corn has been planted. Corn Planting Set Pat Murphy, assistant Marion county agricultural agent, said that Hoosier corn should be planted between May 20 and June 1 to avoid heavy damage from European corn borers and reduced yields due to late maturity. Mr, Murphy said that, even if the rains stopped now and fair weather returned, it would be four og five days before farmers could get into the fields to plant corn. Meanwhile, soybeans planted before the rains were none too thrifty and tomato plants set out weeks ago were not growing. Wheat was undamaged, but growers said the erop could not stand too much additional rain.
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LOCAL TEMPERATURES
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Beer? There's Lots To Sell—On Guam
WASHINGTON, May 18 (U. P).
of beer for sale, running to buy it, because the following strings are attached: 1. The office of the foreign liqui-
be paid by purchasers.
TRUMAN FLYING TO MISSOURI TOMORROW
WASHINGTON, May 18 (U. P)). —President Truman will leave Washington and strikes far behind tomorrow when he flies to Kansas City to stay overnight. Then on Monday he: will motor to Liberty, Mo., to receive an honorary degree from William Jewell college, Originally Mr, Truman planned to leave today.
Sunday.
Charles G. Ross said ‘would be back in
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dation commissioner said all bids would ‘have to be placed in Manila 2. The beer is located at Guam, 3... Taxation, labor, transportation and customs charges will have to
mittee, Chairman Roy Badollet | began his rise in railroad unionism outed ae oday. tructions from national erhood's Srievance Sorimitiees, ra, also harassed efforts! » of the committee to organize ‘al’ FROM THERE hn See was rapid. | mammoth co-ordinated food col- He became vice president of the ection campaign at their initial} brotherhood in 1907 and its presimeeting yesterday in the City hall.|dent in 1928. Since then he has “We fear collection of food will headed his trainmen, quietly but rot in warehouses here,” Mr. Badol- ably. Economy has been the watchlet asserted today. “With railroads|word of his administration. tied up. we couldn't ship the food| Whitney was a close friend and to collection centers.” admirer of the "late President Name Virgil Martin Roosevelt. At oné time he was] The committee named Virgil | mentioned prominently as a possiMartin to contact the emergency ble secretary of labor in the Rooserelief committee in Washington, velt cabinet. D. C., to ascertain whether cash or Mr. Johnston was born in Seeleys | food donations are desired, and just Bay, Ontario, of American parents where the contributions should be and came to this country at the
sent. No information has been re-|2€e of 13. He got his first railroad ceived here yet. job as an engine wiper on the
Methods of co-ordinating the Great Northern railroad four years
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PLANES, TRUCKS
Rail Crisis
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TO CARRY MALL
+ Emergency / Plan Ready for First-Class Matter.
WASHINGTON, May 18 (U, P). —Neither snow nor rain—nor even ia railroad strike—“will stay “these
|cctrters from swift completion of Planes and military
by becoming chairman of the broth- | their rounds.”
The first-class mails will go | through, trains or no trains, | post office department officials Said today. A plan to use army and private planes and trucks to carry the mail was being completed for approval by the office of defense transportation. Officials were confident that the {plan could be put into operation without seriois interruption in movement of at least first-class mail. They anticipated that movement of newspapers, magazines, parcel post, and other second and fourth-class mail might be delayed. One postal official said that 6000 planes, in addition to the 660 now carrying mail would be needed to take over movement of all first class mail. There aren’t that many avail-
LITLE CH oe:
U. S. Acts to Keep a
The government today began, to mobilize trucks, bus liney and airplanes to keep. essen~ tial transportation going: dee
{spite the imminent railroad strike,
unions ignored ‘direct government requests to cancel the 4 p. m, (Ine dianapolis time) strike call. \
and continue at work under ti government seizure that was J into effect yesterday.
mained to be seen after 4 p. m,
Transportation Moving If Possible.
By CHARLES H. HERROLD United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 19
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Government and railroad’ agement officials, however, the situation looked black. 4 Col, J. Monroe Johnson, director of the office of defense
army, navy. and other officials to work out plans for making fullest use of. all trucks, aire tees ~conmiisrgial and
. grand chief of the Brotherhood of Loco~ motive Engineers, said in New York that the strike is “absolutely still on. - . Alvanley Johnston, head of the engineers, and A. F. Whitney, presi dent of the trainmen, declined te make any comment whatever in Cleveland upon their arrival from Washington where they saw Presi dent Truman sign the selaure order yesterday, Col. Johnson said that as yek he has not received any reply a all to his telegram sent }8 hours ago by asking heads of the twe unions to rescind their strike call
able, Trucks would carry the main]
| established when Mr. Martin re- | ports to the committee at 2 p. m. Tuesday. An information sub-committee | also will reveal efforts to correlate activities of local agencies at the | ® meeting. Agency. directors were urged today to contact the committee by calling Lincoln 5167. Mr, Badollet indicated cash donations would be accepted after instructions were clarified, but stressed the importance of initiating an aggressive conservation program at home. Other committee members named yesterday were William H. Book, cochairman; Virgil Sheppard, secretary, and former Governor Henry F. Henry F. Schricker, treasurer,
JAPANESE CABINET FORMATION NEAR
TOKYO, May 18 (U, P.)—Premier Shidegur Yoshida late today reportedly needed only to select an agriculture-forestry minister to complete formation of the new Japanese cabinet. Reliable sources said it will include six Liberal party members and three Progressive, Yoshida was reported to be attempting to persuade Seichi Tohata, agricultural economy expert and professor’ at Tokyo Imperial university, to accept the important post as agriculture-forestry minister—a job that will entail much responsibility for solving Japan's current|The reason will be storms in th critical food situation. Tohata has north Atlantic—high overhead in declined the post twice. |the fonosphere,
Bauer to Leave County Jail On Way Back to Germany
to remain with my wife. . . . I'd like to have another chance to start all over again Thus did the ex-U. S. army sergeant express himself yesterday after hearing Judge Lindléy rule ne had lost his naturalized American citizenship and hence was subject
a time as a stenographer in the railroad’s office, but the white Pe | collar atmosphere did not suit him | At 22, he became a locomotive engineer. He held that job 12 years.| The engineers’ chief began his career as a union official when he was appointed chairman of the Great Northern division of the engineers’ brotherhood. He became! assistant grand chief engineer in, 1918, and was elected head of the union nine years later,
MAN INJURED WHEN PORCH ROOF FALLS
A 73-year-old man was injured today when a porch roof fell on him. : While dismantling a house at 6438 8S. Missouri st, Robert E. Kelly, 2708 Winthrop ave., was caught under the porch roof when his son, Chester Kelly, R. R. 11, Box 309, backed a truck into the supporting beam causing the roof to collapse, police reported. He was sent to City hospital where he is reported in fair condition.
GALES TUNE OUT EUROPE
nee Service WASHINGTON, May 18. Radio listeners may have trouble hearing European stations for three days beginning Monday, the national
bureau of standards warned today. e
-By- SHERLEY UHL Frederick E. Bauer, who lost his fight to retain American citizenship, was to be taken from the county
jail today on the first lap of his long trip back to Germany. The 40-year-old ex-Ft. Harrison
spite the threatened rail strike—will
had That was cancelled because of the strike crisis and then he planned to fly from here on Monday morning. Today however, it was decided to leave
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photographer was’ alone now, comforted only by his attractive, Hoo-sier-born wife, Wilma, who is trying ito arrange passage with him, There was doubt immigration authorities would permit this, His attgrneys, Joseph T, "Mazelin and R. M. ‘Kroger, asserted no appeal” would be filed with the U. 8. circuit court of appeals, following Federal Judge Walter Lindley's de‘clison yesterday. “The ha Jae 1 now desire 1 is
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to deportation to Germany. Government attorneys said Bauer would be taken to Ellis Island where he will be given an immigration hearing on a justice department order demanding his deportation as an undesirable alien. When Judge Lindley uttered his opinion yesterday, Bauer and his wife flew into each other's arms. “My only fear is that they won ti
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TRIBE PLANNING TO GONTINUE SCHEDULE
will Travel bY Bus if Rail Strike Begins.
Indians—de-
The Indianapolis Ibe able to continue their travel i schedule. Club Treasurer A] Schlensker said {today that if the strike goes into effect, the club will travel by bus. They are not booked on the road again until May 25. Meanwhile, little difficulty was expected throughout the American association, Teams are reported at their new destinations and will not have to move until Monday. In the major leagues, American League President Will Harridge ordered emergency measures taken to meet schedules. Mr, Harridge “froze” the assign-
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Crack Trains to Be Stranded in State
CHICAGO, May 18 (U, P.).— Some of the nation’s crack trains will find “trails end” in Indiana cities if the rail strike is called on schedule, a survey. of rail lines showed today. The Pennsylvania Trail Blazer for the east will be in Ft. Wayne. The New York Central's Twentieth Century will be at Indiana Harbor at the strike deadline. The Commodore going east is due at Elkhart at 4:13 p. m.-and the Pacemaker, eastbound, is due at Elkhart at 4p. m,
ANDERSON FAMILY roLD OF SON'S DEATH
ANDERSON, Ind., May 18 (U.P), —~Mzp~#nd Mrs, Vernon Helvie of Daleville received word yesterday of the death of their son Willlam W. Helvie, 27, in an airliner crash Thursday near Richmond, Va. “Mr. Helvie was en route to his wife and young son in Lucedale, Miss., when the crash occurred,
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and order their men to stay on the job, Railroad officials expressed
deadline. ‘Unions Next Move’ “The next move,” their spokes man said, “is up to the unions. The whole thing depends on whether or not these unions rescind their strike | call, Frankly, it doesn't look toe bright.” Reports from throughout the nae tion were that the union members
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BULLETINS
WASHINGTON, May 18 (U, P.) ~The Pennsylvania railroad’s crack Congressional Limited New York was slated to be first train here to be affected the strike. It was scheduled leave at the identical time of the: strike deadline—4 p. m.
to the by to
CHICAGO, May 18 (U, P.)o= The Chicago and Northwestern railroad today cancelled all regu~ lar assignments for road and yard | service employees effective at midnight tonight in anticipation of the nation-wide rail strike. DETROIT, May 18 (U.P.) ~The Detroit News today quoted spokes~ men for two railroad brothers ' hoods as saying trains in the Detroit area would be tied up in & 48-hour “demonstration,” beginning on schedule at 4 p. m. “Loeal brotherhood. did not specify whether the ohour plan was part of & national | strategy, but it was assumed that this was the case,” the News suid.
Fine View of Brookside Park From Front Porch
Extraordinary architecture harmonizes pesttetly with i a charm.
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