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NATIONS MOVE T0 HALT CRISIS

ON PALESTINE

U. S. Aids British Effort to Cut Off Flood of Jewish Refugees.

By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Foreign News Editor The Palestine situation entered the crisis stage today. Britain mobilized powerfu]l land, air and sea forces to halt the flight of thousands of Jews from Europe into Palestine, The United States joined Britain in sealing the Anglo-American

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Molotov's Talk of New War ‘Loose, Wicked," Byrnes Says As Parley Rules Are O.K.'d

By R. H. SHACKFORD ‘ United Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS, Aug. 9.—The peace conference today overrode Russia's objections and approved a set of rules including liberalized voting procedure. j This ‘action came after Secretary of State James F. Byrnes denounced Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov for uttering “loose and wicked talk” about preparations for a third world war. TT tT Russia fought to th i with the Soviet Union a bloc? What . 2 g e end loose and wicked talk is this. against the rules, even insist-| «1 think those nations who sent ing on a paragraph by paragraph|their sons overseas. to fight the vote on the voting procedure sec- | common enemy should have a right tion. » to participate in the making of

As In the rules commission the|peace. And I take exception to the vote went 16 to 5 against Russia|charge that such nations are trying

zones of Germany against Jewish refugees. Top level diplomatic conSultation| was in full swing between Britain | and the United States in an effort! to reconcile sharp differences over means of meeting the crisis. Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin, recovered from an illness, was flying to Paris to consult with Secretary of State James F. Byrnes on the crisis. President Truman was in consultation with his top level advisers, A statement of the American position was expected next week, Warships Are Massed ONE: Massing of British war-ships-and Royal Air -Porce reconnaisance planes in the eastern Mediterranean to support a sea

blockade against the stream of | Jewish refugees filtering from! Europe toward Palestine.

TWO: Protests by the British foreign office to Russia and Ro-! mania concerning alleged assistance | given at Constanza to shiploads of Jews headed for Palestine. THREE: A statement by Gen. '! Joseph T. McNarney, U. 8. com- | mander in Europe, that he would! turn back all organized movements of refugee Jews info the American zones of Germany and Austria. Jews, mostly from Poland, have

steady stream at the rate of several thousand péf week. British Zone Sealed FOUR: Air Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas, British military governor in Germany, said fhe British occupation zone was being sealed against further infiltration of refugees from eastern Europe, FIVE: Preparations by British

and the entire set of rules was then | to foment world war IIT.” adopted by a vote of 15 to 4 with| The voting rule approved by the two abstentions. conference provides-that the conMr. Byrnes’ new attack on Russia |ferees shall forward to the council was couched in the sharpest lan- of ministers two classes of treaty guage he has yet employed publicly | recommendation—those which retoward America’s wartime ally, ceive a two-thirds vote and those “We have not fought for a free| which receive a mere majority vote. world in order to dictate peace to| Russia fought to exclude recomour allies or let them dictate peace mendations which obtain only a to us,” he said. {majority vote. “By what right,” said Mr, Byrnes,| The voting lineup was the same

“do those who vote ballot after|as in the rules commission with!

ballot with the Soviet Union call| Russia obtaining a maximum of those of us who do not always agree | six votes for her viewpoint.

G. |. Terminal Leave Pay Bill Now a Law, Signed by Truman

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (U. P.).—President Truman today signed the terminal leave pay bill authorizing payment of $2,431,708,000 in cash and bouds to some 15,000,000 former army, navy, marine corps and coast guard enlisted personnel for unused leave. : The measure, first major revision of armed forces leave policies in 70 years, wipes out the discrimination which had existed between officers

iy enlisted personnel on leave) rights. : How You Can Collect Pay

Effective Sept. 1, it also limits to! 60 days the amount of leave which an individual may accumulate. Previously, the limit was 120 days and applied only to officers. Funds for terminal leave pay for enlisted men and women were provided in a deficiency appropriations |The war, navy and treasury departbill signed yesterday by Mr. Tru-|ments today outlined for the former man. enlisted man of the armed services The measure signed today clears) the procedure he must go through the way for making the payments io get the terminal leave pay comto eligible personnel, who must file|ing to Him under the law signed by applications for leave payments! presidefit Truman. within one year. These steps are: At Signing Ceremony

authorities to send Jewish refugees!

approaching Palestine illegally to concentration camps being set up in|

Cyprus and protests by the Cypriots] p

against the program. | SIX: A statement at Haifa by former senator Guy Gillette of Iowa| that conditions aboard refugee ships in Haifa harbor were similar to those on “slave ships.” He de-/| nounced closing of Palestine to refugees as “the acme of brutality.” Thousands on Way SEVEN: Heavy military prepara-|

tions by British forces in Palestine] against renewed Jewish outbreaks, will be paid in cash. If it is more | certificate or certificate of service, Where most of our inefficiency oc- | § accompanied by a warning from the than $50, payment will be paid in|to the appropriate service paying curs.” | &

underground Irgun Zvei Leumi or-

Present at the signing ceremony! fice a form entitled “claim for were Gen. Omar Bradley, Veterans’ | settlement of unused leave” and the administrator; Rep. Dwight L. Rog- | instruction sheet that goes with it. ers (D. Fla); Rep. John L. Riley, D. 8. C); Rep. Emory H. Price (D. Fla), and ranking officers of | need help, contact a veterans comthe American Legion, the Disabled | Munity information center or a vetAmerican Veterans and the Vet-| rans service officer. erans of Foreign Wars. THREE: Swear to or affirm the Persons who have left the service | Statements made in the form bewill be paid in cash and bonds for | fore a notary public or other civil unused leave up to 120 days ac-| Officer authorized ‘to administer

cumulated between Sept. 8, 1939, oaths. and next Sept. 1. . | POUR: Mail the completed If the claim is less than $50, it| form. together with your discharge

{non - negotiable, non - transferrable | officer listed on the reverse side of

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (U. P).—;

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1946

COUNTY FUNDS ‘WASTED, TAX EXPERTS SAY

Council Hears Charges of Inefficiency, Laxity in Fiscal Policies.

By NOBLE REED Gross waste and inefficiency in

{the administration of Marion coun= 'ty government due to an antiquated, |system of overlapping. autonomous subdivisions was- charged today by| a group of tax experts. { Lax fiscal policies throughout the county system were charged when| the county council began delibera- | tion on requests for $300,000 extra, appropriation above the budget for this year’s county operations. |

system which permits public office ‘holders to ask for huge sums when | they feel like it were Frank Muitay, executive secretary of the Indian-|

ter Horn, Indiana Taxpayers’ asso- | ciation executive secretary and Carl | Dortch, tax expert of the Chamber

tof Commerce. When the council members indicated they would have to approve all but $4000 of the additional appropriation, Mr. Murray and Mr. Horn issued their blast of overall inefficiency and waste in| the county governmental structure.

| Charges Budgets Padded

| “There ought to be an executive {head of county government to fix| | financial policies so taxpayers can | {have an honest budget instead of | one that is padded and manipu-| lated,” Mr Murray said. | He explained separate units of | | government, having no centralizead | authority to set policies, pad their!

| portunity to “satisfy their ego by, having something to cut.” Addiscn J. Parry, council president, agreed with the tax expert. { “We are not blaming county of- | | ficials so much as we are the an- | tiquated system under which they

| have been operating for a cen-

| tury,” Mr, Parry said. “These departments operating

funder a system of the horse and |3

buggy days are actually separate | principalities without responsibility | {to any executive head—there's|

Special Assessments

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FORECAST: Partly cloudy tonight. Tomorrow fair and cooler.

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Entered as Bacond-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis, Ind, Issued daily except Sunday

Open First Of 5 Graves In ‘Samaritan’ Inquir

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“Good Samaritan” of Dupont. . . . Sixty-two-year-old Mrs. Lottie Lockman, who earned a reputation of “Good Samaritan” for her care of the aged and sick, is charged with attempted murder by poisoning of her wealthy employer's wile,

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bodies here to learn whether they contain traces of poi

curiously into Dupont cemetery as officials sought evidence

'achs of exhumed bodies be presented to him for analyses,

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Exhume Dupont Farmer \ As Investigators Widen Probe of Lockman Case

By VICTOR PETERSON Times Stall Writer

DUPONT, Ind., Aug. 9.—Gravediggers, state police and sheriff's deputies today started exhuming the first of five

Citizens of this.quaint, rustic hill country village in the case of the town's “good Samaritan,” Sh The “Samaritan” is Mrs. Lottie Lockman, 62-year-old nurse-caretaker, free now under $2500 bond on a charge of | intent to kill by poisoning. Abuzz with excitement, townss people are divided in their opinions on the case. . Mrs. Lockman's alleged victim is Mrs. Mamie McConnell of Dupont, now recovering in King’s Daughters hospital ag Madison. : Organs to Be Sent Here First body to be exhumed in the follow-up investigation is that of “Uncle Fred” Giddings, Dupont farmer who died July 11, 1940, at the age of 90. Like others whose deaths are to.be investigated he succumbed while under Mrs. ; man’s care. 2 Organs from the body will be sent to Dr. R. N. Harge#, Indiana university toxicologist in Indianapolis. Dr, Harger's discovery of high mercury concentration in specimens from Mrs. McConnell first focused suspicion on her nurse. 0 Dr. Harger requested that the kidneys, liver and stoms

On Jefferson county records, “Uncle Fred” was listed as having died from heart trouble, senility and hardening of the arteries. : 5 Others to Be Exhumed Others whose bodies may be exhumed, the date of death and the listed cause of death are: . : < Wallace Lockman, brother-in-law of the suspect, July 31, 1935, heart trouble. . or ; Mrs. Hattie Calhoun, Dec. 20, 1937, heart trouble and

ganization that it had carried out|{government bonds which bear 2: | the claim form. A photostatic copy| Mr. Horn asked the council if it a

the bombing of the King David per cent interest and mature in five | or an officially certified copy of dis- | could explain

hotel and would “do it again.” The British foreign .office in London made plain that every effort

would be made to halt the mass mi-|

gration of Jews into Palestine by illegal means. An estimated 15,000 are now en route by underground and another 100,000 are believed waiting their turns.

CABLE TRANSMISSION TIEUP THREATENED

years. The bonds will be in multiple | charge papers may be substituted of $25—with odd amounts being |for the original.

{paid in cash. ; : is Payments will be made on the FIVE: The paying officer will 'basis of the pay rate in effect at | examine the documents and mail the time of separation from the them back to the claimant. Payservice. ment will be made as soon as nossible. The government cautioned

| Reimbursed in Cash are { ay In ; that it was a big job and would | Those still in active service Who | tave time

| have accumulated from 61 to 120 |days leave as of next Sept. 1 will| SIX: If less than $50 is due, the be ‘reimbursed now in cash and | claimant will get a check for the full amount.

{bonds for the balance over 60 days. On Sept. 1, they will have 60 days| SEVEN: Payment will be in bonds

“how the county happens to have $500,000 to play around | | with outside of the regular budget.” | | Nobody offered an explanation. | -“T'll tell you why,” he said, “it's |a sloppy system of having a huge | amount of special assessments rolling into the county treasurer's of- | fice haphazardly | that gets on the tax duplicate after {the rates are fixed. |

| “If all this extra assessment were :

jon the duplicates when they should | {be the tax rate could be reduced and we wouldn't have $500,000 ly-|

from property |

| State policBsenter investigation. . . . State Detective Graham Tevis | (right) questions Harry Hearn, employee of a hardware store which | Mrs. Lockman managed, on the suspect's activities.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 9 (U, P.).—|leave to their credit. As they accuThe American Communications as- mulate more leave time thereafter, sociation (C. I. O.) threatened to-|they must take their leave or lose day to tie up all radio and cable! credit for it. transmission of foreign news to the| Under the act, enlisted personnel United States to force an early also will be entitled to not less than settlement a strike of 300 em- 70 cents a day for quarters allowployees at Press Wireless, Inc, a'ance. This would run up to $195 world-wide radio communications a day for enlisted men in the three agency. top grades with dependents. Executive boards of the union locals representing employees of terminal leave pay. The entire R. C. A. and MacKay radio, and amount was paid in cash, Enlisted commercial and Western Union men, who received only mustering cables, scheduled a meeting tonight lout pay, now also will get terminal to determine whether a general leave pay. In all cases, the first $50 embargo should be ordered. will be in cash, the balance in

in multiples of $25, with any odd|ing around for everybody to play|

amount by check. for claims exceed- with.” ing $50. ‘| Sees Endless Requests EIGHT: All payments are to be! made at the rate of pay in effect onlering requests for salary increases separation from the service. Allin the treasurer's and recorder’s ofclaims must be filed by Sept. 1, 1947 | Aces, Mr. Dortch challenged the ef- | NINE: The maturity date of the|ficiency of government officials. { bonds is determined not by the date, He said they failed to adopt a

Previously, only officers received On Which the claim was filed, but uniform wage policy for the whole

[the date of separation from geryice.|government. They mature in five years, afid bear| If the council allows these wage 215 per cent interest. inCreases in the middle of the year TEN: The bonds are non-negoti,|'n 8ddition to the regular budget, able. But they may be used in pay- | employees of other departments will 'ment of premiums on government 9¢mand the same increase in an |or national service life insurance. endless request for more funds,” he

MONTGOMERY DUE | —— "TO ARRIVE SEPT. 10

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (U. P).— Diplcmatic sources said today that Marshal Viscount Bernard L. Montgomery is expected to arrive in the United States from England about Sept. 10 and stay for a week.

ported to have requested Gen. pero Stralla’s gambling ship Dwight D. Eisenhower, U. 8. chief battle over its operation of staff, not to hold any soclal , : functions for him. The Briton was, expected to visit West Point and|ghip’s other army Installations. taxis or taxi crews to remove the patrons from his floating

casino,

| “You impounded the boats; you Amusements . 16 Music ....... 16/get them off,” he told officials. | Aviation ..... 13 Obituaries ... 6 - Long Beach police last night Eddie Ashe... 18 Dr, O'Brien .. 4 stopped ‘service to the ship, BOOS «..covrs 22,J. E. O'Brien. 18| anchored five miles offshore, by Business ..... 10 Politics ...... 14 | arresting the water-taxi crews. But Classified ..20-22| Radio ++ 23|they offered immunity for removComics ...... 23 | Reflections .. 14 ing the patrons, Stralla and the Crossword ... 10/ Mrs. Roosevelt 13| water-taxi operators refused the Editorials .... 14 Eldon Roark.. 13|,grer. : : Mrs, Ferguson 17 Scherrer ..... 14) rhe coast guard was alerted for * JOPRI .»vsser. M4180ri0) 00. 0, 12 possible cases of hysteria aboard, G. 1. Rights. 23/Side Glances. 14| (ho vv The cutter Yankton went Mela Given.. 17 Sports ..... “191 5ut to remove. a woman patron with | In Indpls .... 8 John Thale . 24| 000 appendicitis. |

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1500 Marooned on Ship As Gambler Defies Police

LONG BEACH, Cal, Aug. 9 (U. P.).Fifteen hundred Marshal Montgomery was re- gamblers were marooned today aboard “Adpiiral” Tony Cor-

Stralla—arrested yesterday just 48 hours after the

Council President Parry agreed with this. He explained that it is another reason for having an executive head of county government, Will Trim $4000

county election

The board's asked for extra appropriations totaling $55,000. This was for extra clerks and assistants who never were listed in the regular budget. Council members indicated that about $4000 will be cut from the re-

Lux, apparently pawns-in a

_| The remainder of the $300,000 re- | quest. will have to be approved, they | said.

BRITISH WARN IRAN

TO MAINTAIN ORDER Moni Include 376,000 asked by the mouse had jumped on the bed. He leaped out of bed, turned on | going to die soon.”

e county welfare department to LONDON, Aug. 9 (U. P.).—A for-| meet increased costs of dependent {eign office spokesman “said today |children, $50,000 for the highway | that Britain is prepared “to take! department and $20,000 extra for unilateral action” in event of any the tuberculosis hospital at Sunnythreat to British lives and property | Side. [in Iran.

The spokesman ‘sald that white{ ‘LAST MAN’ CLUB NOW he knew of no immediate danger HAS ONLY 2 MEMBERS

to British lives and property the government was prepared- to act| LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9 (U, P.).— ‘alone in intervening in Iran if nec-| Orrin Mallette, 99, one of the three | essary. The spokesman said Britain has | Man" club of Civil war veterans, warned Iran that it considers the|died last night at the home of his

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fabulous opening—refused to allow use of his water-|UeSt for additional election funds. |

Scene of the investigation. . Mrs. Lockman is alleged to | have slowly poisoned Mrs. Forrest McConnell while acting as housekeeper of the McConnell home in Dupont.

Judge Niblack Loses 3-Round|

‘Decision to Mouse in Bedroo

| Police Judge John Niblack turned up in Municipal court this morn-|

ing. tired and weary after a three-round bout with an intruder. The intruder was a. mouse, a small one, It attacked. ROUND ‘ONE: The judge was awakened by his wife's screams that |

the light and chased the mouse. under a radiator. | . {with a broom, the judge gathered BANDITS KILL EX-ACE, | cat, He posted the cat at one end] ; : | | . 8 (U, P.).—Police | of the radiator while he probed | CHICAGO, Aug { : . ; > y air forces offimouse escaped underneath the cat | Killed a former army air 5 | land hid in a closet, ; cee as they sat in an automobile

| ROUND, TWO: Arming himself reinforcements, naitlely the family SHOOT HIS FIANCEE with the broom at the other. The searched today for two bahdits who ROUND THREE: The judge bait- |

members of Los Angeles’ “Last/ed a mousefrap, turned out the late last night discussing plans ior Currently he is in Michigan on

[light and went back to bed to wait. | their marriage. {The trap sprung. When he turned |

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Detéctive Tevis and State Trooper

[signed by Forrest McConnell, hus-

| cer and wounded his ex-WAVE flan- | enable her to buy supplies.

Lewis Zeinz, 26 a veteran of the day, He left op the trip after the 4 rhe last water taxi from the | Tehran government responsible “for daughter. Funeral services will be the light on again, the trap was China-Burma-India theater, was arrest of MrsX ‘Lockman,

thyroid trouble. - Mrs, Minnie McConnell, Aug. 17, 1945, cerebral hemore rhage, high blood pressure, senility. She was the mothers. in-law of Mrs. Mamie McConnell. : The body of Frank Lockman, husband of Mrs. Lockman, who died Nov. 10, 1940, also may be exhunied, investigators said.

Continues Denial of Guilt 4 Meanwhile, Mrs. Lockman continued to protest her ins

nocence as state police investigated her property holdings and bank accounts. }

State police said they Intended to/ = rearrest Mrs. Lockman on a minor|said that twice she and Mrs. Més charge to “keep her under surveil: Gonnell became fll after eating lance.” She was not home today.| , o.oqred by Mrs Lockman, Forrest McConnell, husband of Police say a diary kept by Mrs the invalid whose illness touched ofl { ioConnel} coroborates \he states

» i from | the investigation, returned Iment of Mrs. Kelly,

Michigan today. He gave authori- | . ties permission to exhume the body Mrs. Kelly's statement reads in

: ther, Mrs. Minnie Mc- Part: I . “In the fall of the year, 1945, Mrs,

McConnell and 1 drove to Louisv! Wants Thorough Probe Ky. When we returned to Dupo “I hate to see this done and have 1.ttie Lockman had stew prepared, her grave disturbed,” he said, “but|mMrs. McConnell and 1 ate some bu 1 want to get to the bottom of Lottie refused to eat any. ; this.” Both Became Ill

, he first time to-| State police for th 5 | “Mrs. McConnell and I were both

day combed the McConnell's large, |. : two-storied gabled home for mey. ill from ihe Jou hat day, cury or mercury containers, oh 1.drove to Nowis McConnell 3

Queried by investigators, Mr. f ( Connell said Mrs. Lockman carried | JADUArY. 1946) and purchased some substantial sums of money around “We returned to Dupont and Lote with her despite the fact she makes : 8 {tie hailed us down in front of the only $25 a week. Asked whether he!) ouse and told us to go on out to felt Mrs. Lockman responsible for

his wife's illness. he replied bitterly: | the farm, that they were going 10

it |repaper the house. “Everything points that way. or 04 McConnell gave Ldttie the elderly persons who died while de @ under Mrs. Lockman's care may be (Continued on Page 5—Column 1) investigated. —————————————— 14 exhume and examine every one "( : : d said State Police Detective Graham ity romise % Tevis. ously and with symptoms similar to : thas those suffered by Mrs. McConnell, a ery wil ngs faip Wea hee he sajd. | the next five days, the U, 8. weathe . ¥ | Temperatures will average neap The present investigation indi-! cates the case may have a 12. [nsonal DOA dh Soviey wiaitl} year span. morrow, onday an ese tended Mrs. Fred Giddings, who, Vdneodny. will average between died before her husband. " |one-fourth and one-half inch, oes Giddings, Mrs. Lockman acquired | (ri iE 48 showers Tuesday ‘ang his property upon his death, state! ys police said. |

State police said the history of ach and told her to take care of “If our leads prove out, we will! Authoriti i tigati t | b : WwW b uthorities say investigation to] + date shows that al] died mysteri- | air ea er May Cover 12 Years {er bureau sald today. | : 2 Mrs. Lockman reportedly also at [day will be warm, & In at least one case, that of Mr. | Deputy Sheriff Walter Sauley |

LOCAL' TEMPERATURES

sald numerous persons questioned| ® & ™ ... 70 10am. ... in the investigation quoted Mrs.| © ® ™ ... 71 1am... 82 “ Lockman as saying of her various, ° ® ™. ... 74 12 (noon) ,. 34 employers: Sam ...71 1pm .. 88°

“You just watch. She (or he) is RE mUSM TRE |v a REPORT THREE DIE IN PLANE CRASH TRENTON. N. J, Aug. 9 (U. P}), Byron Branam; Mrs. Lockman had|—The New Jersey state police re

in her possession several checks, all| ceived a report today that a plang had crashed at the naval air base

Had Checks in Possession When arrested by Deputy Sauley,

band of the poisoned woman. Mr. McConnell today said the checks had been given the housekeeper to| identified, according to reports. If was believed the victims were

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PRAYERS BRING RAIN SOUTH HAVEN. Mich.

Mr, McConnell travels extensively for a milking machine company.

business but is expected here to-

| maintenance of order” in the Anglo-| held today. } empty. |shot through the heart. Miss Ingrid| Meanwhile, 4 , statement given | answered today when .58 inches . | Iranian oil flejds which-are largely| Mallette served as a private in Co.| He's hoping there won't be a re- Janis Larsen, 23, wal wounded in| police Aug. 6 by Mrs, Gladys: ,| rainfall here broke a owned by the ritish government. |H. 46th Wisconsin infantry, “turn match tonight, | the left thigh, ‘an employee of the Mc 's” month and a half,

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