Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 September 1947 — Page 1

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8th YEAR--NUMBER 150

apolis

FORECAST: Bright and leasant today; clear and cool tonight; Slightly warmer tomorrow,

Fate

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 19 0

5000 Rail Workers

‘Here Get 1

Indianapolis, Ind, Issued daily except Sunday

PRICE FIVE CENTS

red as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice

31 Die, 18 Hurt In Canadian G. 1 ‘Rail Wreck

= aise

Hike Affects Non-Operating Employees

Nation-wide Increase Effective at Once CHICAGO, Sept. 2 (U."P.). —A government arbitration board today awarded a 151%cent hourly wage increase to

ployées of the nation’s railroads. The wage boost was declared effective as of Sept. 1, with no back pay. (More than 5000 employees of railroads affected by the raise. The two railroads with the greatest number of employees receiving the raise were the New York Central with 3500 and Pennsylvania with between 800 to 1000 workers.) The arbitration board's ruling

in Indianapolis will be

was final and binding on both the} railroads and the 17 unions and brotherhoods which represent the] workers," Railroad spokesmen had opposed | any increase on grounds the roads could not afford it. The non-oper-| ating employees had demanded a| 20-cent increase.

The arbitration board reached its decision after hearing testimony| from both unions and the railroads,

hess ian + Wess || bo Day Total Drops

Overcash Skies Cut Figure fo 112,902, Decline Of Ar, 000 From 1946 Record -

By GEORGE WELDEN ‘ : ; More than 70,000 persons are expected to attend the 91st Indiapa Can Save Peace |State Fair today after overcast skies dropped the Labor Day count to Henry A. Scandrett, retired presi-| y dent ry the Chicago, a & 112,920, short 41,000 from the record set last year. Last year’s crowd was also blamed by fair officials for the decrease]

dri :hearings here which began Aug.|

4 and ended Aug. 28. The members of the arbitration] “board were:

St. Paul railroad, and J. Carter Fort, Washington, vice president

and general counsel of the Associa- slater in the week they wouldn't have to push their way Wirough milling |

tion of American Railroads, representing the railroads; George M. Harrison, Cincinnati, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Steam-| ship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Ex-| press and Station Employees, and . George Jyh, Chicago, vice presiof Firemen, Otlers, ah and Railway Shop laborers, representing the Dr. Robert Calkins, dean “of the school of business administration of Columbia university, and| \ William M. Leiserson, Washing-

STILL A CHAMP—Jackie Berlet, 10, of Walton, shown with

his steer that was disqualified. as

He relurned to, win. grand champion gold medal Steer honors,

70, 000 Due at

in attendance yesterday. They said

thousands, | Overcast skies prevailed most of] ithe day and it" was not until” late in the afternoon that the sun really! warmed the backs of fair patrons. Today has been designated by fair officigls as Governor's and! Legisiator's day. i * RLivestock Judging Today 4 Fair-goers will view judging of!

horses, cattle, swine ‘in the - Coli-|seum.

seum and the judging of sheep in the sheep arena. Lip-reading ability will be dem-

Fire Follows Crash; | Higher Toll Expected

~ DUGALD, Manitoba, Sept. 2 (U, ) ~—~Rescue workers removed 37 , {burned and shattered bodies today from the wreckage of two Canadian National Railways passenger trains which collided head-on. ; The death toll was expected to mount still further. A nrallway employee who had at ‘the scene since the wreck occurred late last night said that “not more than two or three persons” escaped from the first two coaches of a holiday train which collided head-on with an eastbound _{transcontinental express at the Dugald station. Eighteen injured were pulled fromi. the flame-twisted wreckage. Police would not estimate the number of bodies which still remained inside.

Taxicabs and private cars helped regular ambulances carry the dead and injured to nearby Winnipeg. A police cordon was thrown around the Dugald station, and only doce |tors and emergency workers were jallowed in the area. The holiday train, a Winnipeg-| bound Minaki campers’ special, failed to switch into a siding and it tore head-on into the transcontinental train which had stopped on the main line near the station. Most of the dead and injured were from the holiday. train. Flames ‘broke out almost immediately after: the collision and pre-| vented rescue workers from entering some of the wrecked coaches. A nearby grain elevator - “and oil storage tank quickly - caught fire. Seven coaches wll were smoldering today.

Truman Says Arms;

grand champion in the 4-H class.

Fair Today;

President Praises Hemisphere Treaty

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Lu, 8 Blames | Kumi for Divided, t air I 3 * Page 3 3 TOMORROW | PETROPOLIS, Sept. 2 (U, P).— |

HORSES — Percherons, mules, President Tram. ay told repreJudged in; CoMisowm. jsentatives of 19 Amerignn. Nello here. was. CATTLE—Hereford, Polied Here- that many countries of Bungeatal veterans trooped i in toca ford and Guernsey, judged in Coli- Asia live under a “shadow rosie

aggression.” SWINE—Duroc and Berkshire,

He said the Unfted States is de- Hunt Prisoners judged in swine arena. termined to retain its military

SHEEP—Hampshire, Oxford, and|sSREth to preserve peace

many persons felt if they attended |

go pill, SRE

tional mediation board, who served as public members. Clerical Workers Included The non-operating railroad broth -| erhoods represent shop workers, maintenance men, and clerical employees on’ the nation’s railroads—!

|p. m. as students from the- Indiana |

| School for the Deaf are interviewed 2 p. m., Women’s building.

{at the Arthur Jordan microphone! lin the Education building. Grand Circuit racing will again have the spotlight at 1 p. m.| Yesterday more than 25,000 persons!

|Grand Circuit racing,

of the inter-American defense con-| vaudeville, TIED of sword and,dollar for an! Lions All-State band, 1:30 p.m, |*i-0ut effort to main world peace. ‘One Needs Doctor GRANDSTAND, ror Asks Economic Co-operation State police today’ /weye_concen-. Follies of 1947,” Indianapolis Con- The President voiced strong hope trating on cent Indiana ‘in a

Flee Lebanon ne I;

THE BIG PAYOR » above stn

Crowd

250,000 State Veterans Due To Collect

Keep Them for Rainy

Day, Truman Urges

(Read an editorial, “Hold on fe

By KENNETH HUFFORD Hoosier world war II vet. erans who hoped they'd never have to sweat out another pay line queued up in banks {today to cash in terminal leave bonds. ~ They were part of 8,000,000 fore mer enlisted men across the nation holding bonds worth $1,858,202,000, It was estimated 250,000 of the Indiana veterans who hold bon, will’ cash them. a TIhdianapolis veterans who crowded downtown banks for the big

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at, Y Wink proc wil |1ower,” he said: Some to Lose Interest

d Why some of the veterans are cashing their at 2% per cent Too Sow on 10th 5555 =m wi PEivately puzzled some offi.

Safety Board Member| 1

Demands Revision “By LOUIS: ARMSTRONG

E apes Injury rom Explosives lin Mail Box

A north side woman barely es|caped injuries when vandals put x: {plosives in the mailbox of her home last night,

or want to sever all relationship with the armed forces as’ guickly as possible,” ‘was the way Reginald Zapp, 3671 Birchwood ave. exe

[that other western hemisphere na-

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"iis first forms press conference to-

Inside Indpls.. ‘ Ruth Millets .

workers not directly connected with crowded, in and near the grand-|cert band, and fireworks, § p. m.

running the. trains. During the hearings by the arbitration board, representatives of the railroads said that the lines could not raise wages without “ser : lously injuring public interes: -through rate and price increases.” Pay Lags Says Union The railroads contended that the rail wages already exceeded the general wage lével by a substantial margin. A spokesman for the rail unions | told “the arbitrators during the | hearings that wages of railroad | employees had lagged behind those paid in comparable 30 years. The arbitration of the wage issue was necessary © because the .17 unions and representatives o he railroads were unable to agreemeirt during direct sac]

{ industries for!

A ations.

War Talk ¢ Overdone, Says Legion Head

NEW YORK, Sépt. 2 (U. P) —| James F. O'Neil of Manchester, N. H, newly elected national Com mander of the American

day said he believed reports of the danger of immediate war had been greatly - exaggerated but that universal - military training would re-| ceive top priority during his administration, “I'ma peaceful man,” said Mr. | O'Neil, who served 19 months in France during world war I as a combat infantryman, “and although| I believe there is a definite danger of another world war, I don't be lieve 1t 1s quiite as great would have you believe.” Mr. O'Neil, who is Manchester's - police chief, sald he planned to leave hy train tomorrow afternoon to take over his national duties in Indianapolis,

Amusements , 8 Patterns ... . 18 18 Dr. O'Brien .

Bridge Marquis Childs 14|P. 0. Othman 13 |

“lagain-at 8 p. m.

|chargés that two department heads)

|make any public statement at this

lany formal charge in writing from

stamd to witness what many fans] termed ‘some of the closest heats they had ever seen.’ The horse show is expected to be held before a capacity house All seats were sold for the past two nights’ = formances. The usual thousands bafteted( (their way along the midway yester-| day gaping at the “tallest - | shortest men in the world,” Bring Own Lunches Concession stands served sands of ‘persons although Yous again many brought their own lunches and soft drinks.

“Save the Shades” campaign was

'well-under way at the Fish and

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“Insurance Charges Probed by Gates

Governor Gates today began an Off « the - record investigation into

attempted to’ “steer insurance business” to a favored firm. However, the governor declined to|

{time “because I have not received

|anyone.” Last Friflay, Lewis B, Smith, Re-| publican county chairman at Bluff-| ton, who was oust®d by Governor Gates as state safety responsibility director, said in interviews that {pressure had been brought on hirh to!

He charged that John D. Pearson, state. insurance * commissioner, and Thomas E, Bath, secretary of state, had been pressuring him to throw

linsurance business to a firm with have been plagued by overcast skies. | today as he. issued a rearrest order for Andrew {which Elmer (Doc) Sherwood, for-| Temperatures will be in the low 80's. oft-arrested Indiana ave. gambling figure who failed to show up for

{mer adjutant general, was affiliated. |

{owners who had po insurance to the!

9 (favored firm,

He seid he would demand that |

‘Classified . a, Radio .. . .» 3|CoYeInor Gates oust Mr. Pearson, |

Comics .. .... 23 Records 6 Crossword ... 19.Reflections .. 14/" Editorials .... 14}Robt, Ruark . 13 Forum ....... 14 Side Clances. 14 Meta Given. . Hollywood 13" Sports ca 10-111 In Indpls, ... 3 Teen Topics . 18) Indiana Saga. 14 Washington . 14) 13 Weather Map 9. 18, Women's News 18 Movies 8 Word-A- Day . 13 Obituaries Fda

motor vehicles. : ‘Mr, Smith was removed as safety ty - director following |

and Mr. Bath as commissioner “

18 | Socety . 17 signed statements made by two state

{police. officers that he had approached them to arrange a “fix” {in behalf of Jack Thornton, opera

‘tor of the Chesterton Social club, cub, 3: 0°.

gambling resort at Clermont. Governor Gates sald Mr. Pearson

4. World Affairs 14’ (Continued wn Page 3~Columr 5) he said.

search for three” escapees from the COLISEUM, NOON-—Horse show tions would join the United Stafes! Boone county” jail.

| (ffee), Tndianapolis Concert band. in contributing to Europe's eco- One of tie men, Lloyd R. HarCOLISEUM, NIGHT—Horse show, nomic recovery under the “Marshall mon, 36, Mas spent most of his life Lions All-State band. plan.” Noting that this nation's in Indighapolis, it was learned TIMES “BUB” bubble gum con- résources are "not. unlimited,” he The other two escapees are Kotest, machinery field, every hour, declared: ? kop residents, oon mp { *I hope that the nations of ‘and William Jefferson

John Robert 8yl-|

Vandals stuffed explosives in the’ built-in mailbox on the Vincent T Adams 4615 Graceland ave, shattered the

box and blew off “the inner door which sailed past Mrs. Adams, bare-

residence, The explosion

Carson Jordan, Democratic safety

boatd member and Indianapolis funeral director, struck out at 20-mile- |

an-hour speed zones in the city to-| day, calling them “the biggest out-

, rage I have ever seen.”

The

Indianapolis funeral direc-!

plained it. A former army infantryman in {the South Pacific, Francis Connelly, {131 N. Richland st., outlined plans for attending college “under a little ‘better conditions than those under {the G. I, bill.” Grinning, Hansen Arvold, 2230

free velser, 28,

|said today he does not believe it slippery

(making came.”

For Fair Patrons

| America will be prepared, each ac- rt 23

cording to its ability and in its od Meanwhile, a warning was re-| {manner, to contribute to- lasing peated to all doctors to watch for!

{peace for the benefit of matdnd” | Harmon, who is in need of medical J | Mr. Truman was interrupted: sevFig oover eal times by cheers. The i

{attention from an infected hand. | No Night Guard at Jail jgave him a prolonged Ovation at! wy. tri held on grand iio WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (U, P). {the conclusion of his address. charges, was locked in the jail’s —Former President Herbert Hoover| - He motoréd to Fetsopolis OVET “hull pen” Sunday night, No night mountain’- roads, “made guard 4s stationed at. the jail, gen{was necessary for the United States dangerous by a héavy fog. {erally ‘considered one of the bestto have Jfaken. part In the actual Just before ‘Mr. Truman spoke, quipped in the state, and the break: fighting in world war II. {Brazilian Foreign Minister Raul yas not discovered until about 8 In an interview printed in the Fernandes told the inter-American y pn yesterday. current American magazine, the conference that the hemisphere de-i poone county officials believe prominent Republican, leader said: fense tréaty had made “a breach in gyuivester picked the locks of two “My theory is that if we had|the stronghold of unlimited na-igoors through which the men es{kept out of the immediate conflict, tional sovereigniies He sald the caped, since he did we could have put our sword down nance work while a prisoner at the on the. table’ With: our economie (Continyed on Page. 3—~Column 6) Tndiana reformatory resources intact and made a decent Outside the two doors, the espeace when the time for peace= Whiting Gl Gets Life capeés pushed open a cell-lock win- : dow and dropped 12. feet to the “I never believed Britain was in, NANKING, Sept. ¥ (U. P).—~Corp. ground, the officials said, {danger of defeat” Mr. Hoover said. {Frank Aldrich, 1211 Lake ave,! ies eng is “When Germany attacked Russia |WHItng, Ind., has been found guilty MARINES QUIT TIENTSIN it made a British victory possible [0f murder in the drowning of two| PEIPING, Sept. 2 (U, P. And we never would have been at-/Chinese Aug. 1, and sentenced to last U.S. marine service unit left tacked by the Japanese if we had life imprisonment, Maj. Gen. John Tientsin! today after turning over not given them provocation.” P, Lucas of the U. 8. advisory group its surplus property to the Chinese

announced today, government. o Sun Routs Clouds

Judge's Edict: Gamblers ‘Must Appear for Trial

Howard Orders Rearrest of ‘Big Perk’ Perkiny; Another Reprimanded for Being Late

“Gamblers are going to show up In court just like everybody else. That was Municipal Court 3 Judge Joseph Howard's statement (Big Perk) Perkins,

LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6am... 65 10am. ..9%% Ta. m....64 ‘Nam... 27 Sam ...6 12 (noen)....7 8. m....7 1 pm 80

A bright sun will prevail today and tomorrow for fair patrons who

The weatherman announced that bis latest trial. before me,’ grees by morning. The weather will | Perkins was arrested on charges coMrl, opened at 9 3. m. (warm slightly tomorrow. lof keeping a room for pool selling Yesterday's high of 88 degrees and operating a lottery and gift dropped to 64 at 7 a. m. today.

at 11 a. m. either time

test and most uncomfortable on lishment at 81 Indiana ave, yesterrecord here, Weatherman Pa ys Miller proved today with statistics.

The ‘case was continued to Sept.

1 days of more than 90 degree a lottery. These two, Hubert Lively, \tp0 alleged gambler, | temperature, equaling the 1936 rec-|41, and Clarence McClain, 33, of and rainfall tofalled 5.222617 Shriver ave, were in coltt 10-/poing released on his-own +inches, 1.91 inches above normal. |day and were ordered to return ali-,izance immediately after That really made up for the cool-ler the central figure failed to ap- | est July of record which it followed, pear.

ordinarily spends no time in Jal,

arrest.

lock-mainted

The |

“Arrest Perkins and hold him without release on his on Japan, Mr. Smith said the two depart- it will be clear and cool tonight with own recognizance or on bond until he appears

' the judge | States Times Index * | ment heads urged him to refer auto the temperature dropping to 61 de- ordered.

It was called again just before court closed Pauley. plan for Japanese repara- Most were fined a dollar and costs, 1048, to do so. Now they «az get He was hot in court tions.

#u | enterprise when officers armed with A call to his home disclosed that, American” Last month was one of the hot-|a search warrant raided his estab- he had left for coutt at about 10:80. said that the Pauley plan, already.

115. Presumably “Big Perk" will be| Eastern Two other. men in the establish- poai4 in jail until trial unless he drastic. He sald he believes Gen. His driver's license was suspended The Army Times said & survey The average temperature was 81, ment also were arrested, both gers to Judge Howard for his| Douglas MacArthur sgrees with him for 90 days. ven above normal; there were|charged with aiding and abbetting sneeance Arrest is nothing new to| that it should be revised.

However, he

recog-

“Big Perk's” cpse was called when (Continued on Page 3~Column 4) States.

{ly missing her, tor's charges followed a week of in-| Kenwood ave, disclosed that an ade

Neighbors Teported seeing several tensive campaigning by’ city police dition{o his family in the next day iboys “on bicycles hurrying away! /against speedipg motorists. The or so will be. financed by his bond from the Adams home “Just before! {drive netted more than 500 arrests money. the explosion. of mesders in. is in its' first four days. | “It comes in mighty handy; with” Promise the high cost of living,” he- added. Mr. Live From ‘Week to Week’ Another spoke up and pointed out

Tormmealls was particularly Iroll i ced Beer, {ritated by the 20-mile-an-hour zone §ion 10th st., from Massachusetts ave.|that “we didn't have to worry shout

to Ofney st., which includes his resi- living costs in the service: now, we jo Sh at 2428 E. 10th st. sure do.” dys -168dl- ! ne charged at safety board meet~ Thomas™ Carlyle, 1433. Fletcher

€ this morning that the zone was!ave. finds himself “Hving from venigating] Jag sis attack against himself as week to week.” . the statement of a 16-year-oldithe Democratic minority member of! ‘A married wool presser said he North side. youth who said hei the board, (worried. about his bills’ “until bought a hall case of iced beer! “When the speed limit went om!didn't know what to do. Then, the from a North side tavern. that section, Bill Remy said, ‘Welllbond money came.” The youth, who was arrestedgive it trial’ but it's been on there! Mrs. Thomas Boicourt, a bride of early this morning fn a model’ Ta year. three weeks, stood in line with her truck on 'N, Meridian st, was| “That's nota. business section husband, a truck driver. charged with reckless and drunken|and 20 miles an hour is too slow.| “We're going to buy furniture® operating, intoxication and not I've a mind to join Al Feeney on!the couple voiced in unison, smiling (having an operator's license. He!this thing in showing up the Re-lat one another. They live at 1240 {was turned over to Juvenile aid di-'publicans.” | English ave. vision Near School Bankers Not Surprised Capt. Golden Reynolds, In charge Inspector Audry Jacobs of the A few veterans frankly admitted of JAD, said that if evidence sup- {police traffic department contendéd| they would “buy a car... head for {ports the statement of the youth|that the 20-mile-an-hour Hmit was the nearest tavern , .. have 8 heck jarrest, prosecution of the tavern necessary on: the street, because itiof a good time that I've needed for {operator will follow. (was narrow and Technical high | months.” | The youth who was accompanied! school borders oh it. | M. P. Bowen, executive vice presis {by mhother 16-year-old boy sald bel «1 pet 1 could take Washington dent, Indiana Trust Co, expressed iad purchased fhe iced beer and gt ud speed up traffic 100 per cent!no surprise at the large lines. But, drank it ‘outside the tavern.|y. just timing the traffic signals,”’/he said he believes the bond-cashing. A pompamon was not arrested the safety board member sald: spree “will run its course in a day (but he told police he had drunk 1, ector Jacobs asked him how|or so, possibly sooner.” ‘one can of the beer, long he would hold the lights qn] Treasury officials said that only 5 green and said, “You have to think|in special cases would bonds be u. ;. Urged ‘0. Scrap of the pedestrians, too.” cashed by mail, The exceptions are “Oh, you've just’ been listening|for-fiien unable to get t6 an authore Pauley Plan for Jupan i. 27000.» » Harger prod ized “pay station” or nien with WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (U. Po. if you're going to let him Tun the "duplicate bonds’ which have ree “Clifford 8. Strike, chairman of a city, I will 'quit,” Mr. Jordan ex- placed lost originals. special war department committe: claimed _.There is no time limjt within today urged: the United The crackdown on speéders con- Which a veteran must cash his bond, to risk possible protests froin tinued in municipal court 4 today | Veterans who have not yet applied Russia and China by repealing the ag Judge Alex Clark heard 207 cases, [for their bonds have until Sept. 1,

Police today were

although two were fined $20 and cash instead of the bonds. current issue 'of th: costs for driving in excess of 50! Await Rainy Day, Says Truman magazine, Mr. Striks mph, When he signed the “payoff” bill, Robert Cross, 38, of 1027 N. Gale President Truman’ suggested . thas approved by the 1l-natiod Farigt, received a fine of $50 arid costs|Veterans salt their bonds away for commission, 1s far. 100! on a charge of drunk and operating. la rainy day.

In the

showed that 2400000 veterans would heed that advice. The rit | SHANGHAI | SHORTENS CU CURFEW [6,500,000 will immediately cash. a, ANKARA OKAYS U.5 AID SHANGHAI Sept. 2 1U, P.).~The|830,000,000 worth : ANKARA, Sept. 2 (U. Po.~The city government announced today it|paper said. But many of the natipnal assembly yesterday uhani- |bad received instructions from the|cent who want to keep their

Another gaming arrest, Joe Mor. MOusly-ratifigd the Turkish. Ameri-| lcentral government to close amuse-as investments fear they will

can aclord on aid from the United ment places, including theater® and unable to do so for long, the balirooms, at 11 o'clock nightly, Times added.

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