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The most coveted position of all. These motorists, motorcyclists and spectators have the pole position at the main entrance of the Speedway. The lineup of cars extended clear back to Alabama st. on 16th. Even last night travel on W. 16th st. was impossible.

Jampacked against the entrances of the mammoth racing plant were hundreds of motorcyclists, When the gates | swung open at T o'clock, they burst through the entrances with a deafening roar as terrified spectators leaped for safety. : : SY a

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do Girl Killed. remembrances of those who fell in t Hundreds passed up the 500-mile

New Contract Grants 1844 e-an-Hour Wage A 28-year-old out-of-town Speed- race lined downtown streets to|

‘way fan today was held on drunken watch the five-division parade, dis-

naa OR . i harges, after his car struck 's k t triotic ncrease ) WwW f ’ |artving c : persing to take part in a patrio crease, $25,000,000 elfare Fund |and killed a 6-year-old Indianap- service on the north steps of the] By RAYMOND LAHR olis gir] last night. : Monument. ‘ United Press Staff Correspondent | “ He is Anthony Calvert of Prince-| Aj] siores; banks and government

WASHINGTON, May 30.—The soft coal industry 0 hg Ye Gh car ais offices closed, as the city paid tribov iF : A . struc ancy e ge as she op ’ loomily viewed the government's mine wage contract to- ; ute to the dead of four wars—Civil, £ : £ g crossed the street near her home at gnanjsh-American, and world wars

day as a victory for John L. Lewis. 1419 E. Walnut st. Calvert, who told | and 11. Most Indianapolis indus-

Under the agreement, Mr. Lewis’ 400,000 United Mine poles he was ih Sowa wo Biche the tries either closed or worked with os otha ta ae a . : ; oy Ga | 500-mile race, also is charged with cyejeton forces. Workers (A. F. of L.) will begin returning to work tomor-| 4. nkenness, vagrancy and reckles ot x wie Mewarial day row to end their four-day-old strike in government-operated driving. : ~~ |program included services on the mines. ! | The curly-haired, blue-eyed girl gions of the monument, and the an-

» » ” The industry probably will (Continued on Page 4—Column 5) Dual observance at Crown Hill | yal production es — cemetery this afternoon, which Ye near norni P LIC 30 5 0 t levels by next Monday. Coal then PREDICT CLEAR SKY I paca Joy will begin flowing to relieve the AS LABOR Bl KE FOR SPEEDWAY FANS throughout the day at other cemgrave industrial crisis blamed on eteries in the city and county.

: No rain will dampen the spirits the min ispute. : mine dis of approximately 200,000 race fans

Government and industry spokes- Lona Dela Is Ex ected if ’ | men declined to preditt the price g y p today nor slow down the 500-mile PRIORITY 10 SPEED

increase necessary to cover the Case Plan Is Vetoed. classic on this first race day in four

costs resulting from the agreement. | jyeaze catherman smiled favorabl 3 ILDING! There was talk in industry circles By FRED W. PERKINS weatherman smiled favorably

that coal price ceilings would have Scripps-Howard Staff Writer on Indianapolis, predicting a clear to be lifted upwards of 50 cents a WASHINGTON, May 30.—If the day with little change in lemperaton. ‘ maritime strike is averted some ‘eg- | ture—but cautiously added, “in- Industrial Construction Is Mr. Lewis and Coal! Administra- islators see a distingt possibility|creasing cloudiness” for tomorrow.

tor J. A. Krug, government operator that there may be no new labor law Temperatures hovered near 70 Slashed Two-thirds. of the mines, signed the contract at in the immediate future. degrees this morning and threaten- ' The possibility will become great- ened sunburns for race fans. WASHINGTON. May 30 (U. P.)

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er if President Truman vetoes the!

- : —Housing contractors today pre(Continued on Page 3—Column 1) Case union-control bill, which went

LOCAL TEMPERATURES dicted construction of new homes

Sem to the White House on the 230-to-| 6 a. m. 57 9a m 68 will be speeded up as a result of a MARION G. |. HOSPITAL: 106 house concurrence with the sen- 7 a. m. 61 10 a. m. MM drastic curtailment on non-resi-ate amendments. 8am 64 11 a. m. 4 dential building

FACES JURY PROBE That vote shows a veto probably The government, in a move to

FT. WAYNE, Ind., May 30 (U.P) (Continued on “Page 3—Column 4) ESCAPES INJURY IN FIRE shunt scarce materials into vet—A federal grand jury planned to- a ceaptrm— jie, hirteen-year-old Ralph Smith of erans “houses, has ordered permits toss NAME YEARBOOK CHIEFS 35 S. Chester st. today escaped in- for industrial .and commercial day Ww question iow former ai- BLOOMINGTON, Ind, May 30 jury. when his “tent house” in the building slashed two-thirds. Only tendants at the U. 8. veterans’ hos- | (y, P,).—~James ‘w. Humphrey, branches of a cherry tree in the essential non-residential building pital at Marion, in an inquiry or-|Bloomington, and Charlotte A.|backyard went up in flames. The | will be approved.

dered in Washington of reports that |Baker, Campbellsburg, today were/ youth leaped from the contraption, Production Administrator John D. patients were abused. [named editor and business man-| when a spark from a radio ignited Small said the reduction, effective

U. 8. District Attorney Alex M.(ager of the 1947 Arbutus, Indiana | the canvas. The cherry tree was for 45 days and then subject to re. Campbell said he had orders from university yearbook. {burned down. view, was partly due to impac Attorney General Tom Clark to|™ Hm — . strikes .on production of materials. |

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p ton as . Ind, and Northampton, Mass, ap-| denied an American-made charge

pear to Rave commie wanton as-| Be Seripps-Aoward Newspapers ; The major. a widower, divides his {; wac attempting to re-establish pyle MM Ya > NEW YORK, May 30.—Major time between his apartment here totalitarianism in Japan Edward Bowes, 74, never will return at the Waldorf and his estate at The statement was in answer to

| to the radio, his friends .indicated ; ‘ ' Coan . ‘ Ol rv remarks made by George Atcheson [today Two yeafs ago the major Rumson, N.iJ, (Hs recently visited Jr.. Gen. Douglas MacArthur's rep{withdrew his well-known Major California. He appears infrequently | co. iive on the allied four-power

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Amuseménts . 10|Don Hoover-., 14 | Bowes’ Amateur Hour from the air|at his downtown office. council. Aviation ..... 13 |In Indpls..... 2|when his health failed. The Major Bowes Amateur Hour| Mr. Atcheson told the council | Eddie Ash.... 1 ide Indpls.. 13| He underwent an operation and|was organized in 1934, nine years | yesterday Communists sought to Jack Bell... .. 13|Movies ...... 10 [now is living quietly trying to re-|after the impresario first ventured | organize the masses with a view Classified ..19-22 |Obituaries ... 11|gain his health. into radio with his Capitol Family|to expanding their totalitarian Comics ...... 23 |Radio ....... 23| “His strength failed under the Hour, a program to publicize the|power. Crossword ... 11 |Reflections .. 14!strain of war work,” an associate| Capitol theater in which ‘he was| The Communist statement, which | Editorials .... 14 |Mrs. Roosevelt 13 said. “He was staging radio shows| interested. . “ldid not mention Mr. Atcheson by | Europe Toddy 14 (Serial .~.... 9 at various training camps and dis-| In 1935 the Bowes program was! name, pointed out the party had Fashions ....-17 Sports ....... 18 covered it was too strenuous. He voted the most popular on the air. the “democratic freedom” to state Forum . 14 Bob Stranahan 18 did not rally any too well from the At the peak of his success, the its view whenever there wag “a G. 1. Rights ., 15 Washington 14 operation and I believe he never major was reported to have an misunderstanding or one - sided Meta Given, .. 17/ Women's 16-17 again will be active in radio.” |income in excess of $30,000 a week. criticism of Communism.”

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FFANHELD Quiet Homes PAtASHC Rifes | IN AUTO DEATH Mark Memorial Day Here

! Tn n quiet Homeaat flower bedecked cemeteries and in ewan] ‘ : 1 observances. Indianapolis today marked its first peace time Memorial AR Mother Sees 6-Year-0ld day in five years. os x dav of Sl€€P On Lawns, Roll Dice| ces, 4 day

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he last war and in other conflicts. In Speedway High- Jinks. |

a. | By SHERLEY UHL 30th Running of Speed Classic Under Way, Its teries 21 d th 1 “ze - The 500 neiess, Momorial day trae in| After Traditional Ceremonies.

{history, Indianapolis today reeled

' . into thé nation's May 30 limelight BULLETIN Mi e-By-Mi e Major - thoroughfares radiating Mauri Rose crashed into the outside wall of the northinto Speedway City were blocked! : . Ene De an roiias with bumper-| "est turn in his 40th lap as he edged up to Ralph Hepburn to-bumper autos by 5 a. m in first place in the second accident of today's 500-mile, 37 5 MULES By 7 a. m., 16th st, principal His car was reported completely smashed. The vet1. Hepburn. 2. Rose, 3. Bergere. Wes side crosstown street, - was 3

4. G. Robson. 5. Villoresi. 5. Mc- jonmed with double and triple-lane eran driver, co-winner in 1941, lay in the middle of the Quinn. 7. Snowberger. 3. Andres. \ oe. oe lev to New Jersey! gasoline-soaked track. He was carried off on a stretcher.

Average Speed, 120.016, compared ' v3 2 wo Ono Ta 1941. Record, 123565{"" On the Dear East Sige Four Earlier, Paul Russo, driving the Fageol Twin Coach

: . lane trafic crammed 16th st. from| 2 x by Snyder in 1030. Time, 24:50.80. \\ "co oodvay gates over Emerichs- Special, was thrown over the wall when his car crashed AT 25 MILES ville bridge to Victory field. in the northeast turn on the 17th lap. His left leg was

1. Hepburn. 2, Mays. 3, Rose. 4, Georgetown rd, ‘major north-| hroken.

Bergere.. 5. Russo. 6, Hanks, 7, G./south artery to the Speedway, was WER . 5 : : i Bergers Re 5 Dinsmore blocked three lanes deep from | Rose apparently had trouble going into the straignt-

10, Horn. Average speed 122.951, |Rd. 52 to the track, 2'i miles away.| away on the last two laps before he cracked up. He did compared to 132457 in 1941, Rec- Motorists attempting to circumvent| .o¢ geem to be badly injured as he was taken away from

ord, 124.517 by Snyder in 1939. the 16th st. jam by detouring via | ? 5 30th st, found themselves stalled the crash. in Riverside park. Even two lanes Seven cars, including Rex Mays’, were out of the

CARS OUT of Rd. 52, Chicago highway, were ace-when Rose's accident occurred. plugged with cars waiting to squeeze ———————— — res into 30th st. . = ’ ’ oh Shorty Cantlon's car No. 64 out! Biggest U.S, Attraction At the end of 30 laps (125 miles), Veteran: Ralp of race with broken clutch As thousands upon thousands of Hepburn was leading, George Robson was second and

fans swarmed from all points of | (Cliff Bergere was third. the compass to the Speedway one s———————— fact was proven: By J. E. O'BRIEN al Despite . a war-enforced, four: | Phi wati'e’ evant ast’ ant inc saaiat wk oF : Paul Russo's car, No. 10, went out year lapse, the 500-mile race re- | The world’s greatest automobile race roared into action in 17th lap, when car spun on north mains the attraction with the at 11 a. m. today under a dappled sky and a sparkling sun. turn. Russo's leg broken. biggest mass appeal in the U.S. The staggered rows of 33 cars erupted volcanoes of : While pre-race activity centered »xhaust ke as they crossed the starti li the strok Rex May's car, No. 1 Out of jn. Speedway City, Indianapolis’ exhaust smoke as they crosse e starting line on the stroke race on 25th lap with broken man- yizht life generally indulged in of 11. told. 3 sopeling Winn : A " iba) Today's post-war renewal of the Memorial day classie ’ > carousel. owntown streets an . " . * Mauri Rose's car, NOS wall i was greeted with a surging roar from one of the mightiest ortheast tur I t ap. ) . § ¥ on northeast turn on 40th 1ap. (Continued on Page 4—Column 1) crowds ever assembled at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, A brisk wind was blowing from the south as the vane

INJURED SWISS RACER Sidelights ruard of the cars shot into the southwest turn, The wind

‘threatened to make that turn, most treacherous on the track, -

IS SEMI-CONSCIOUS Of the '500' the worst hazard that the drivers would encounter at the

Sam Hank's car No. 32. Out of race on 18th lap with broken oil line,

As thousands jammed into the outset of their long grind. Speedway track today, Rudi Ca- | By HENRY BUTLER As the drivers jockeyed their cars into position at

racciola, European racing cham-| A clean smell of trampled grass, +i i CL . oy pion, lay’ semi-conscious, in & qui¢s crushed under the feet of thousands the starting line, five bands and drum corps played The hospital bed of early 500-mile race visitors, which | Star Spangled Banner” in front of the Paddock stands. It The 50-year-old colorful driver hung over the Speedway early this was the one solemn moment in a scene of mass hilarity and from Berne, Switzerland, who was morning was gradually giving way onfusion : spilled onto the track Tuesday when [to hundreds of other odors as the © niusioh. A his car careened out of control on |erowd grew. The earliest fans | Spectators, many of whom queued up early yesterday, oI nen |guiped in the fresh country smell | outside the gates, began thronging into the W. 16th st, oval during a practice run, passed undiluted, but later the mingled rs : a quiet night at Methodist hos-|edors of hot dogs, gas fumes, overs plant at 7 a. m., awaiting the zero hour at 11 a. m. (Indiane pital. . “|heated radiators, and whiffs of the |apolis Time). ” Oy re that cheers” filled the air in Then the new. canary yellow Mercury pace car glided - » S, ola S| . y . ‘ DE uy | P12 Where thie crowds congregated. | jown on the apron in front of the main grandstands and on the right side, aithough no| Food stands and hawkers were Starter Seth Klein waved the 33 cars away on their 200« bones were broken in his accident. | still in a half-prepared stage when lap trip. X-rays were to be taken today. | gates opened to let lines of race Race-day preliminaries began -st rer——————— fans in today. One woman Wwas| - ; ia FRENCH DEMAND WAGE HIKE | working furiously te get sandwiches 9:30 a. m. when a parade of old|Drivers included . such race and -— c rolled before the jammed] automobile notables as Harvey PARIS, May 30 (U. P).—The| ‘ ars 0 yi \ ready when: an early bird led a ™ Jr. Henry Ford Ab French Fefferation of Labor de-| oon up “for hotdogs.” Her reply, grandstands and bleachers. In the| Firestone Jr, vd

manded today that the government «ggwev the hot dogs are still sold,” CAvaleade were included 14 models Jenkins, Lou Meyer, Harry agree to general wage increases ? | ranging from an 1896 electric pow- :

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