Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 April 1947 — Page 2

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the effects of that conflict if it is

«+ * By HARRISON SALISBURY

ment,

As one of the Big Four said in private: “The conference ended last ; He meant it was dead, probably

night.” though another week would be required to bury it.

However, all admit that the big

boss in the Kremlin could breathe | The

British and Americans are frus-

new life into the conference.

trated and angry over the run

around given them by Molotov,

Vishinsky & Co. during the past

five farcical weeks. Nevertheless they are ready to negotiate if the Russians suddenly should get down

to business. Best Opportunity Past Even so, the Russians have lost chance, ee unexpectedly should infervene with a last-minute compromise offer, it would be examined much more critically than two weeks ago. Then some things might have been taken for granted—but not now. : After V. M. Molotov's brazen attempts here . to deny the plain meaning of words in the Potsdam pact, indeed to give them the exact opposite meaning, there is little faith left here in mere verbal agreements with the Russians. The Americans and British will not repeat the mistake of committing themselves to obligations which they must observe while Russia wriggles out. Any last-minute bargain must provide for simultaneous Soviet performance and delivery.

grow, feeding upon itself. 'Be-

cause the world powers are involved, no part of the world can escape

continued,

Senate O. K. Sure

For Truman Plan

United Press Foreign News Editor President Truman's new Amerlean foreign policy doctrine moved slowly today toward senate approval amid signs of increasing AmericanRussian’ tension, Senate approval of the new stopcommunism doctrine became certain when Senator Robert A. Taft (R. 0.) announced he would support the measure, although reluctantly and

MOSCOW, April 11.—“What will Stalin do?” This is the only question in which foreign delegations to the conference show interest, now that most have given up hope of reaching any fundamental agree-

$500,000 Fire

¢ © Men Ate Is Among $

By ROBERT PRESCOTT United Press Staff Correspondent SAN FRANCISCO, April 11.—Six once-glittering show places of the Golden Gate exposition of 1939-40 on Treasure Island were charred ruins today after San Francisco firemen struck out their greatest fire since “the big one” following the 1906

earthquake.

Gone was the biggest war-time restaurant in the world, a mess hall where thousands of sajlors ate their last meal before sailing for the Pacific war theater. Also destroyed were five other structures and electronics -equipment which brought the total loss to an estimated $500,000. 33 Persons Hurt

No one was killed, although at

d{ the height of the blaze more than

5000 civilians. and navy men helped battle the flames. At least 33 persons were injured,

bulk of the caslualties was minor. The flames raced uncontrolled

American fiscal help to Greece and Turkey once the peace treaties are completed and occupation forces withdrawn from Europe. Senator Taft also made clear that he did not regard the Greco-Turkish plan as setting any precedent ‘for similar action elsewhere in the world. It was not yet certain when the final senate vote will come. American-Russian tension was marked by these developments: ONE: The Soviet press for the first time took note of the state department's Russian -beamed broadcasts, attacking them as “an echo of feactionary voices plagiarizing Hitler.”

program a stop-gap and said thet

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NATIONAL 24-HOUR FORECAST SUMMARY: Showers and thundershowers will be general over the entire area east of the frontal system extending from central Ohio to southern Texas except for a small area along the west. Florida coast, (Affected area

TWO: Secretary of State George

ISLAND ABLAZE — This is a view of San Francisco's greatest fire since the one following the 1906 earthquake. It destroyed six structures on Treasure Island valued at $500,000. More than 5000 civilians and navy men helped battle the flames for four hours. The photograph was taken from Yerba Buena island; the seaplane lagoon is in the foreground.

Destroys

Treasure Island : Buildings Mess Hall Where Thousands of Navy

fructures Razed

by a slender causeway to historic Zerba Buena island.

for three hours on the island, an artificial expanse of land connected

Thousands of persons watched |

mess hall and two currently unused storage buildings, one full of radar and sonar equipment. : In addition, the island gymna- { sium, the ship's service building and a small structure were in the ruins.

Seek fo Find If Lewis Violated Court Order

WASHINGTON, April 11 (U. P). ~The government was searching for evidence today to determine whether John L. Lewis’ “safety” shutdown of soft coal mines was a violation of the supreme court's no-strike mandate.

tant Attorney General John . Sonnett indicated his interest in any “written and oral” communications that Mr. Lewis had sent to his district heads in connection with the safety strike. Federal District Judge T. Alan Goldsborough yesterday granted Mr. Sonnett's request for a two-week delay in return of $2,800,000 in contempt fines to Mr. Lewis’ United Mine Workers pending search for evidence. The supreme court had directed that the union's original fine of- $3,500,000 be reduced to $700,000 on condition Mr, Lewis canicel his April 1 strike order.

Although the order was cancelled, {Judge Goldsborough said there was levidence that Mr. Lewis and the {union had taken advantage of the situation created by the Centralia, Ill, mine disaster to stage a strike

[McCoy's Job"

May Be Unfilled, Says Park Head

City Parks Director Paul V. Brown sald today a post left open by the resignation of Scott McCoy, nature study supervisor, may not be filled. "Mr. MgCoy quit his job yesterday at a m of the park board. His resignation was the result of a three-year feud with Mr. Brown. Appointment of another man for the nature study post is unlikely because the park department is short on funds, Mr. Brown said. _ Explaining the reason for Mr. McCoy’s resignation, Mr. Brown sald Mr, McOoy served under K. Mark Cowen, superintendent of the division of recreation. Mr. McCoy, said, refused to perform duties assigned by Mr. Cowen.

campaign to prevent his removal and that he was giving misinformation about the park department and park board. Before offering his resignation, Mr, McCoy asserted that Mr. Brown had sought to humiliate him by changing his title from botanist to nature study supervisor. He aiso sald the park director had. kept his

as they originally planned.

about half the nation’s soft coal production still was tied up by the | safety walkouts despite a ‘steady back to work movement by the miners. The safety strike began last Monday as an extension of the six-day “mourning” walkout in. commem-

which cost 111 lives.

Government figures showed that |'"8

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ing raised and that new iandscapplans were being developed without consulting him. Mr. McCoy declared it was impossible to perform his duties at Holliday park and at Woollens Gardens at the same time.

AUXILIARY CARD PARTY A card party sponsored by the

i {Sons of Union Veterans auxiliary Monday in Hotel oration of the Centralia disaster, wil] be held Wednesday in the|Brewer, engineer with BEsterline-

Angus Co., will speak on surveying.

salary down while others were be-|

~ Temporary Court Ban Dissolved

Picketing of the Citizens’ Gas & Coke utility's struck Langsdale and Prospect plants was resumed today. The United Gas, Coke & Chemis cal Workers union threw its lines around gas works gates again after a gircuit court decision to dissolve a temporary restraining order against Decision on a permanent injunetion to ban picketing will be with held until Monday, according to Circuit. Court Judge Lloyd D. Clay~aombe. = Meanwhiie, it is reported that local industry is being Guestioned on the possibility of putting pressifre on the gas company:to settle the 10-day-old strike. ' Utility Officials Mum Utility officials still refuse to comment on the strike. They contend that they are performing their obligation to the city In keeping up the gas supply. Union heads said they ake preparing mismanagement charges against Utility Manager Thomas L. Kemp and the board of directors. | According to Ira Williams, inter(national representative for the gas workers union, these charges will be used to force a conference between the utility and the union before the city council.

SCIENTECH MEETING MONDAY The Scientech club of Indianapolis will hold a luncheon meeting Antlers. Don

g 15 Policemen

Face Trial Tonight On Graft Charges

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Jobs of 15 Indianapolis policemen will be at stake tonight when the police trial board hears charges they took “kick-backs” from towtruck operators. The defendant patrolmen already are under an pending out-come-of tonight's trials. All 15 are charged with soliciting ahd accepting up to 50 per cent of fees collected by accident-chasi:g tow-in drivers for hauling wrecked cars. Operators, several of whom will appear at the hearings as witnesses against the patrolmen, charged they usually had to pay $1.50 a tow, half the customary fee, for every wreck hauled from the scene of an accident. * List of Those Accused The accused patrolmen are Edward Clark, ‘George Hughes, Mangus Galvin, Fred Vogel, George Burford, James Henry, James Payne, Forrest Higgs, James Campton, Donald Murphy, Charles Long, Michael Garvey, Charles Doty, William Gorgon and Charles Linder. The five-member trial board, headed by Police Chief Howard Sanders, has authority to order suspensions up to 30 days. If more

fiable, the matter may be referred to the safety board, which has authority to discharge the officers

BELGIUM TO FAVOR YANKS

BRUSSELS, April 11 (U. P).— A high government source said today that Belgium intends to grant free visas to U.' 8. citizens to encourage: tourist trade and as an “offering of goodwill” for aid during

the war.

but aside from fractured limbs the!

there would be no justification for

from vantage points on Telegraph! and Nob hills and the waterfront, ! and as many more lined high | points on the Berkeley and Oakland hills across the bay. | All Firemen Summoned Sixty-eight engines’ were mobilized as the rarely-heard 10-3 alarm ws sounded, calling all the city’s firemen to duty. «i Before traffic was shut off, motorists on the Bay bridge could feel the intense heat. Flames shot 200 feet Into the sky and could be seen from both | Shores. Smoke rose a half mile and drifted in thick volume 20 miles down the bay. : “ When it was over, six square blocks of peace-time tourist fairyland and war-time navy mobilization center were destroyed. . Principal Idsses were the gigantic

C. Marshall made public a letter | to Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov | calling for an American-Soviet!

S Aye & Os

conference on rea this summer. His letter blamed) for the continuing Korean deadlock. It intimated the United States was ready to set up its own provisional Korean regime unless Russia agrees to the conference. THREE: Frederick H. Osborn, American delegate on the United Nations atomic commission, sharply rejected a new Soviet request that the United States destroy its atomic bomb stock pile as a preliminary to working out atomic controls.

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vicinity of the frontal area. Fronts outline the frontiers of opposing air masses. Arrows attached to fronts show the direction the front is moving. Minimum temperatures will be 34 along the frost line tomorrow morning. Shippers should protect perishable goods against frost damage for all points north of this line, \ Photographic fans will find the

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Lowest, temperatures expected tomorrow include Boston, 48; New York, 49; Philadélphia, 53; Wash= ington and Memphis, 56; St. Louis, 40; Kansas City, 38; Chicago, 39; Milwaukee and Detroit, 35, and Duluth, 22.

Official Weather

UNITED STATES WEATHER BUREAU ro ==April 11, 1947— Sunrise. .... 5:14 | Sunset.....

Ridoipitation 24 hrd. end. 7:30 a. m... Total precipitation since Jan 1 Deficiency since Ji

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