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JERUSALEM, ay 22 (U. P).— Land mines apparently planted in the basement of King David hotel which British military headquarters exploded today, killing at least 10 persons and wounding 140, 40 of them seriously
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blast. Police immediately took in-
to custody a young Jewish girl as suspects. The King David hotel looked as though 1t had been ' hit by an earthquake when this correspondent entered the lobby a few min(utes after the explosion. I was just {outside the big. modern hotel, investigating a previous smaller blast, when the mines ‘went off with a tremendous roar, wrecking one wing of the hotel and the adfacent Y. M. C. A. building. Impose Stringent Curfew The British military
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Daylian Harter . .
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MAY TO REVEAL Auto hd Hops, C Climbs DECISION TODAY nto Family Living Room
Sixteen-month-old Daylian Harter ‘was going to bed. on the home front at 1648 Christopher lane. Refusal to Testify in War Probe Seen.
Her mother and dad, Mr. .and Mrs. Charles Harter, had turned down the radio, softened the lights and tiptoed from the nursery. Then, wowie. An uninvited guest shattered the silence. The Harters rushed into their living room to meet the bumper and front fender of . a an automobile as it rammed through i WASHINGTON, July 22 'U. P.):—! their front wall. another Harter daughter, Lita, 3.|a]’ hundred persons were rounded Rep. Andrew J. May (D. Ky) re-| The car had skidded, hopped thz She was playing elsewhere on the yp for mterrogation. veals today whether he will obey a front curb, climbed the Harter street, | Within an hour after tne expiosubpena to testify before the senate Sepa, Sd Shewred iid the, Driver of the maverick car, Wil- gion the Holy City looked like a war investigating committee. fo oie £ ” is ay liam Cramer, 17, of 5036 Crawfords-| ghost town with only a few civilians The commitiee, pressing an nai p cycle, ville rd., was treated at City hogpital on the ‘barren streets. Every [ew quiry into profits of a Midwest munitions combine, subpenaed Mr.| May to appear tomorrow. Under the constitution, Mr. May has the right to ignore the subpena |
All was quiet of Jerusalem. of all traffic and pedestrians within half an hour after the blast. Troops took up positions on rooftops, particularly in Jewish areas. All traffic was blocked and sever-
{abandoned ‘minutes before byiand released this Moring ! hundred yards civilians wouid be
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Authoritative Jewish quarters ex- | pressed pessimism over the Hagana | blow and said that the country may be plunged into further disorder.
| VETERANS’ RIGHTS—
State Asked
until congress adjourns. His plans| will be announced through his] LIQUOR PERMIT Throw Small Bomb especially-hired attorney, Warren (An exchange telegraph report
If K-9 Dogs Are Tax Fre
IS A DOG that served in the armed forces exempt from taxes?
Magee, The committee—anticipating that Mr. May would decide not to testify now — tentatively scheduled Maj. Gen, Alden H. Waitt, head of the | army's chemical warfare service, to! appear at .the hearing tomorrow. -
May Check Incomes : tor of the Indiana department of down racket when one of his rific explosion.) Income tax reports of persons in- | veterans’ affairs, is puzzling that liquor store licenses was revoked! volved in the present investigation one out right now. may be checked by the committee, ! it was reported. |
President Truman already has jeiter from a Morgan county serv- board.
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!army observer as saying that a
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Jack Ladin, who charged that he tel's
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pletely levelled.
The munitions syndicate, headed | | the K-9 corps and is now dis-/real estate convenants prohibit | WACs) being carried away covered by Henry and Murray Garsson, em- | charged? Is he exempt from pay-| liquor sales in their neighborhood. ; II0SS Jy somsenjes Whish * received | ing for a dog license? The renewed license was issued was blown 100 yards.” in war contracts “Authorities in Morgan county to Pierre S. Morgan proprietor of p Witnesses have charged the com- | want something in black and white 2 drug store at 201 S. So rd. Buildings Evicusted bine made unconscionable profits. | to clarify the situation.” | Two weeks ago a delegation repBut the Garssons deny any wrong- | oR {resenting Irvington “dry” elements doing“and- point to what they say! wp STALNARER thinks that a|Protested the renewal of licenses fs a good production record. for two other places. However, the
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G.0.P. FALL OUTING
George Huish, East Chicago, pres-
cause of property deed restrictions.
ters. Unanimous Vote of. headquarters
ident of the Indiana Republican MONON T0 RESTORE. By a unanimous vote of ‘the|with the underground movement. Editorial association, said todav the board, Mr. Ladin's license for his (The six extremists who made the group's annual fall outing would be liquor store, 1006 W. Michigan st. | first attack with tommyguns were]
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held Sept. 21 at the French Lick was fetiews without any comment i 3 Ity escaped in the! Americans were safe in revolt | Springs hotel. ee 0 Ve. malames oi - BARBERS will meet at 8 p. Y.) of the senate banking commiti itionally *kic : chaos following the explosion torn Bolivia, and that the em- G0, P, Headquarters. ; |tee also believed “it will work out: The meeting traditionally: kicks ard ne license for another (Police stopped all transport as bassy staff had not been molested. | tomorrow * in the union hal] at] satisfactorily.” of the fall G. O. P. campaign: store on Indiana ave. was rejected ambulances raced in from the out-|_ | winiam *E. Jenner, Republican 342 E. Washington st. to decide. Board Considered
Hoosiers Urged to Support
Prior to the fall session, there will unanimously by the board two lying hospitals.
be several district meetings, Mr. | Ren wed S rvi e imonths ago, he charged the action | rumbled into the city and took u : : i . / p ” Huish said. They included: ewe ervic [followed telephone calls he received | strategic positions.) Auiceto Soistes, physician ang rep fd louy} Sled pimp he Twice before members of the local president was asked over the week+ Seventh, eighth and ninth dis-| Now is the time for all good Hoo- from Republican politicians, threat-| Military lice—investigating the Fo entative of the university stu- naps: union have voted down & proposal end to give thought to which men _ rie p 1 i “ain » ti y - POiICe SOIL dents: the president of the Univer- | alleged libelous statements. made | tricts Aug. 4 at Spring Mill State, 1, ome to the aid of “their” cMiN8 to “close up” his stores” un-| blast a short time betore when a F during his campaign for nomina- to hike the price of a haircut. he will appoint to the ey depark; fifth, sixth, 10th and 1lin less “I gave them a piece of my British armored car blew up near Sity of Sune, leaner Jepresenia | t tion. ’ ome | control board, “if he signs the bill” districts, Aug. 11 at the Claypool railroad. business.” the hotel—threw themselves flat on| live: and "Aurelio Alcoba, Workers’ ' i ,, MOST of the North side barbe | The senate and house may take : 5 p | i q ; ; | representative {. The suit, filed in Marion county OST of the North side barbers, hotel; and first, second, third and Words. to this effect were sent| At that time liquor board mem- | the ground when the second ex- present i - | circuit court, also named Eugene through a gentleman's agreement, |up the conference report tomorfourth districts Aug. 18 at Lake to 16 cities today by Lt. Gov. Rich-| bers explained they rejected Mr. plosion occurred. ; Preliminary estima es uf" a sual: C. Pulliam, editor and publisher of are now assessing the adult public | TOW: Probable storm center of opManitou. ard T. James in requesting their Ladin's license for his Indiana| The armored car which exploded ties ran as high as 2000. Rebel] the paper. and Rep. Charles M.|a dollar. | position will be the provision to’ {leaders estimated 260 were killed | paper, p. | re- establish price ceilings on meats,
road, the Monon.
STOUT FIELD TO GET,
Hoosier towns contacted by the he owned the board” and had par- | search for the hotel saboteurs. ; . - at least four have gone along with | 63 FIGH TER PLANES |seutenant governor are those bene-| ticipated in political pressure] Windows of the United Press of- ‘on with only brief recesses since aements ogc the movement on ok South 8 as | Aug. 20, unless the three-man de-. A total of 63 fighter planes, willl | iting directly from the Monon's, against it. fice, more than 300 yards from the| the Tevoluuionary movement began Pap Ho Ben have five or six shops in the down- |control board finds supplies adebe based at Stout field, it was| Promised restoration of six trains, | Denied Charge King David hotel, were shattered 14st Tuesday. An . t that the suit town area. quate and specifically orders OPA learned today. [suneelied during Whe war Tne; Mr Ladin sebssquently, denied | By Ihe Explosion, Yaron Wouiley deatlershis. o won br fd ine ft Sh Reports on shave prices are 10 drop the commodities from their , IB ded as it - 0 5 Thirty-eight of the ships will go| | Monon replaced the trains for a the board's accusations and said he Meaplile, Field Vagshal Vis Rdiva on agar i Toro a publicity release of the state Re- bouncing between the standard 50 Pe or. Eth 5 wh . count Montgomery, chief of the im- , cents and a new 65-eent mark | Senator Kenne erry (R.
to the A. A. PF. reserve training|One-year trial period on condition would go before the grand jury to
mmand of Col, Henry| they will remain if enough people “expose political racketeerin y t Gig hy Another 25 will be| ride on them. |against him. g 0 No. 10 Downing st. today as the Enrique Penarares ins miliary What Stoiy Sad BECAUSE . child's hair is al LC “Page A assigned to the Indiana national! “Governor Gates has expressed] He was invited by Prosecutor he cabinet met to consider the op tical luti ; i Mi Jeers sompiaint yas aimed | legedly easier to shear, the majority | (Continued ‘oi Page S-Causiig ” i" his elation over the restored serv- Sherwood Blue to submit _ | Palestine crisis, anatical revolutionaries wound- at the ay issue o he Star guard air corps. id any evl ed Villarroel vesterday in a gun which quoted Rep. La Follette,! |are maintaining the o_o iid HEIRESS MAY GIVE ow
The planes will be either P-47's (Thunderbolts) or P-51's (Mus-| tangs), Col. Sebastian said. The! first contingent is due in by the end of this month.
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Times Carrier Hears Scream, Tracks Down Purse-Snatcher
Grey-eyed, freckled Fred Quick, 14, wants to be a detective. For | the past year he has read every
1 TROOP SHIP DUE NEW YORK, July 22 (U, P).— One troop ship, the Frederick Victory, from Bremen, with 1040 troops ahoard, was due here today.
terday morning when their car wa:
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The Jewish underground. organi- | zation. Hagana. was blamed for the
immediately | imposed a stringent curfew on all} Streets were cleared |
from* Jerusalem quoted a British,
mall bomb first was thrown into a| S1multaneously a burst of submachine | gun fire was directed into the ho- ” basement kitchen. About 10 or Mr. William C. Stalnaker, direc- was a victim of a political shake-'15 minutes later there was a ter-
When the smoke was cleared it a month ago, today was granted a|was evident that the office section three floors high and THIS MORNING he received a'store by the Marion county liquor three rooms wide, ‘had been com-
agreed to permit the examination, jee officer John E. Sedwick Jr. Also this morning, another| “Bodies were blown out of the and committee sources indicated | rphig js what it said: | Irvington, liquor license was re- building into the roadway,” a witbelief the growing mass of evidence| «what is the status .of a dog newed unanimously, although “dry” ness was reported as saying. “I saw justified prosecutions. that served honorable and well in residents there contend restrictive, A. T. S. (British equivalent of
| with blood. One government official
Several buildings were evacuated further blasts. Among them was the public information office where news-
| service- -dog ought to have the same : } x FRENCH LICK GETS | He's attempting to board likewise renewed both of DePRr SOTMRCLINs rece © : ; a cial com ques. | He is attempting to get the opin-| these permits, explaining it has no } Pine P authority to refuse licenses be- (The Exchange Telegraph dis-
patch said troops carried files out Some contained —— evidence linking the Jewish agency
Later, gun carriers
support of the “all-Indiana rail-|ave. store because he had “boasted | near the hotel was believed to have around town for several weeks that | hit a mine planted to impede the|
Ligon general staff, was summoned 1943,
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{Compromise - Plan Faces Fight Over Failure to Make Exemptions.
WASHINGTON, July 22 (U, P.). ~President Truman, told his one gressional Big Four today that he was having the compromise OPA bill analyzed to see if he could sign it as a satisfactory measure to pre- - {vent runaway inflation. Senate Democratic «+ Leader Al {ben W, Barkley (Ky. expressed | hope after the Big Four meeting | with Mr. Truman that the Presi{dent would sign the measure upon which senate - house conferees reached agreement Saturday night. | Asked whether Mr. Truman had {indicated his intention, Mr. Bark{ley replied only that he “hoped” the’ bill would be signed. “We didn’t ask him whether he { would sign it and he did not say.” Mr. Barkley said, “but he is having {it analyzed now, in advance of | getting it
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GC Chairken. | Accompanying Mr. Barkley to the | White House conference were Sen{ate President Kenneth McKellar (D. Tenn. House Speaker Sam Rayburn (D. Tex.) and House Democratic Leader John W. MeCormack (Mass.). | The -congressional leaders felt {that the senate-house conference {had worked out a workable antiinflation program. They hoped Mr. Truman would sign the compromise measure — if {and when the senate and house approve it—on an “it's this or noth- | {ing basis.” a) If President Truman should veto the bill, the coOT, sional leaders | had virtually no hope that any [other ‘price legislation could be [Pen at this session.
Meaning Not Certain Even the conferees who wrote it
REBELS SET Up Mme. Sun Yat-sen Charges BOLIVIA REGIME Plot to Pit U. S., Russ in War
ALTER RUNDLE — wa Staff Correspondent SHANGHAI, July 22.— Madame Sun Yat-sen, widow of the founder of the Chinese republic, said to- | day that “reactionaries” in American and China were working to
President Is Killed in Palace Battle.
By LUIS ZAVALA _ United Press Staff Correspondent | promote a war between Russia and LA PAZ, Bolivia, July 22. —Bo- the United States over China's inlivian workers and students set up ternal affairs. a provisional government today mn Breaking a two- year silence on a triumphant climax to a revolu-| Chinese politics, Dr. Sun's widow, ‘ tion in which President Gualberto/ who is one of the famous Soong Villarroel was killed and his body sisters, said in an attack .on her strung up on a lamp post in the brother-in-law’'s government that blood-bathed capital. {the presence of American troops in The young revolutionary regime China was not aiding the cause of —backed by the army and appar- peace. ently in full control of the battle- There would be no spreading civil
torn city—announced that it would | war in China, she said, “if* the | were not sure of the meaning of call general elections as soon as| United States made it clear that {every detail. They meet later topossible. munitions and military assistance | day to clarify language in the meas-~
lure, particularly with reference to the respective powers of the secre- | tary of agriculture and the proposed a broad] | three-man decontrol board.
will not be supplied. Such military assistance, she said, should be offered only to “a government which will belong to the ro. 04 immediately on | Chinese people.” Madame Suni gencratic basis of representation. A high administration official said the “tutelage” of Generalissi- | “China, ” she said, “is threatened | predicted Mr. Truman would sign e | - vapped bv 8 succesful sep of te 1, Chant Keates KUomiuant vy o evi war ino which renction=| be Sompited SSL AL, 0 presidential palace yesterday. | coalition government . _should be (Continued on Page 3—Column 2) combating inflation. The official The provisional junta or govern-| — . ——— : —— | predicted the administration would
ing board under President Guillen | | take everal other ste to kee comprised Luis Gonsalvez Indaburo, 2 JENNER SUES STAR, 3D TIME’ — down tious, He ee Lo go Sein
a lawyer and Tepresenpalive of the details, | On $1 Haircut| Libel
{| Nestor Guillen, dean of the su- ! preme court for the La Paz district, | headed the provisional government.” It seized the power wrested from Villarroel's military cabinet in a violent battle Sarough the streets |
Mme Sun Yat-sen
Mr Barkley thought the compromise, vesting broad powers to lift price ceilings in the special board, | would provide effective controls, | Chairman Robert F. Wagner (D. N.
July 22 (UU. reports to the stale
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depart t said today that all y a : Suit Arhonsed by
Dr.| candidate for United States sena- the fate of the $1 haircut.
La Paz district superior court; Mr. Wagner told a reporter the
| La Follette (R. 8th Dist), as de-| Few shaps have raised their prices
and 500 wounded in the showdown | fendants. Mr. La Follette made the|on the Bast and West sides but
| battle. Fighting had been going
grain, milk and other dairy products, soy beans and cottonseed on
publican headquarters.
when he toppled president | Neb.), expressed “strong opposition”.
senatorial standard for youngsters some North side shops charge the | kids $1 on Saturdays and days pre- | ceding holidays. | New prices became effective last |
himself a candidate for nomination at the time, as charg-| ing a liquor-politics tie-up behind | Mr. Jenner's campaign.
battle within the presidential pal-| ace. They hurled his body from a balcony, It landed at the feel oI the rebel force pressing in against
MANSION TO U. S.
LONDON, July 22 (U. P).~ | Barbara Hutton’s $1,000,000 London.
the palace. The fall and gun| The story said: { -— Wi -— wounds killed him. “Congressman Charles M. La | Monday after shop owliers helg al wr ihe oficial nome ot Aggressive leaders of the shock Follette yesierday lashed out with] | get-together in which they predict. | | the American ambassador: oii
ed the union would vote for the Continued on Page 5—Column 5) price increase.
The Woolworth heiress offered | the 40-room mansion to the United States some ume ago and the gov+ ernment was expected to accept it. Negotiations for transfer of title
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