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58th YEAR—NUMBER 176 2
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1947
Indianapolis, Ind, Issued daily except Sunday
| A MAN DIED IN THIS FIRE-~Robert H. Steven, 6432 W. Jackion St. lay unconscious in. the: American Electric Co., 328 W. Court St., today while firemen fought flames to make their way to his side. Mr. Steven was burned to death as
_he attempted 4o put out a flash blaze with a fire extinguisher. * fire was going to get aut of control at the outset.
FUTILE RESCUE—Grtim-faced firemen carry Mr, Steven from the burning : . Robert Clyde Lynn d Herbert building -as othess baftlad the blaze and searched the structure far more possible Brooklyn Dodgers, determined to get gr ert Clyde Lynn: an erberti ny, Steven was cleaning motor victims... None. was_found, A second alarm was sounded when it first appeared the
Uattan Canac | Killed After Re-Entering Building; Hatten Faces Another Employee Found Hurt A Tl-vear-old electrician, who escaped a two-alarm
Boho Newsom downtowh fire and then ran back into the building in an at
empt to quench the blaze with a hand fire extinguisher, In J Game W. Court St., where the flash fire apparently started from an STARTING LINEUPS injured when flames roared up a | Henrich, rf Robinson, 1h Seek Release } ‘McQuinn, 1b Hermanski, If Dead was Robert H. Steven of Lollar, « Jorgensen, 1b Injured was Leo Roberts, 61, of Foul Lines—Bover (AL) and Mager vouths charged with murder in the specializes in rewiring and repairDodgers .. 06 : habeas corpus action in Criminal] workmen in the electrical ‘com=
lost his life today. Another workman in the American Electrical Co., 328 Series Play Switches . . jexplosion in a bi of cleaning : fluid, was burned. To Ebbets Field SlaVing Suspects vi: | . t Thirteen others escaped un{NEW YORK BROOKLYN | Stirnweiss, Ib Stanky. 1b wooden elevator shaft in the twoLindell, If Reiser, cf | story brick building. DiMaggio, cf Walker, rf | W. Johnson, 3b Kdwards, ¢ Habeas Corpus Action s:32 W. Jackson St. whose heroie Riza. m Reese, 18 v . . h effort to combat the fire failed. J» Manon» Filed in Pit Deat | ON A Te Gages An attempt to get released: from go nN Ewing St. also a workman | 3b all two well-known West BSideii, the electrical company which Furth (NL). ‘Yankees .... 00 ‘ecent gravel-pit slaying of Theos ing electrical motors. He was treat= dore Gregory Wolfe was started by oq by firemen for a burned arm. Court 2 today. {pany, which occupies the first floor Attorneys for the two defendants, | oq basement of the structure, said
By LEO H. PETERSEN ( vited Press Sports «di
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (U, P.) ~The
Brunner, charged in their petition. ts near the elevator shaft back on the beam after losing the thatthe. pair. was bei. “held in? J hap tx first two contests at Yankee Sta- P & There was a dull explosion and
jail unlawfully on a fictitious mur-| ” 1 . dium, entrusted thelr World Series jo. charge.” the Sorkunen heard Mr, Steven“ ery
10pes in Southpaw Joe Hatten t0- gna
attorneys / day.
demanded that
As flames roared up the open,
Judge Saul I, Rabb order the two wooden elevator shalt, Mr. Steven
{ They met the New York Yankees ‘in the third game at Ebbets Field, | -Here where they always have been ob ia Ps nd aaa fF iclub in baseball, Manager Burt # iShotton of the National league
youths “released
bonds.”
circumstantial evidence of nesses, They made statements that yi {champions was sure that his boys they saw the two defendants fight-
on reasonable... toward a door on the west
{side of the building.
The indictments were returmed | om Wise, superintendent, of the <i < JE Wise, ndend, of the Gtactusing
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Fred oHdsr ener wit- corp., which occupies the top floor the Mid-Continent Sales Co,
| ran wn the stairs. " [would get over the jitters and re- yng with the murder victim the do airy
|cover their winning touch.
night before his battered body was)
Runs Back Into Fire
| Hatten won 17 games for the found July 13 at the bottom of a. On the street he met Mr. Stev Dodgers this season, with all but | gravel-pit at Raymond St. and Who called out: !
one of the triumphs coming over|white River. 5 {year was WL. © {11 conquests came after Bobo was release h | secured by the Yankees from-hel .. {Washington Senators in July for {the $10,000 waiver price.
#0d 11, Seven of those/fore Judge Rabb will rule on the Mr demand A
Boiler Repair Closes
{ “Come on back in and run the
second division teams, He faced old Witnesses will be called to festi- levator down for me." : {Bobo Newsom, whose record thisity on all phases of the charge be-! “No, stay out,” Mr. Wise replied.
. Steven disregarded the advice terior, «wR Mr. Roberts also’ re-en | blazing first floor in an attempt
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_ Details 3d Game ‘Southport High School nent the fre, ut the fre
i First Inning > ud | YANKEES — Stirnweiss singled. {Henrich hit into a double play, Reese to Stanky to Robinson, Hat-
ten’s first three pitches:to Henrich Monday
Southport high school pupils were Nim back out. jon an unscheduled vacation today, Lf- Emil Wiemer of Fire Station
while workmen repaired heating|!3 said that when his trucks and boilers. School, which was dismissed those from Station 6 arrived “flames |vesterday, is expected to resume “Te shooting right up the elevator shaft.”
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STRUGGLE FOR LIFE—Arti- ; ficial respiration failed to revive Mr, Steven,
Evacuation Date State May Bar Graziano (Time
Time to Hang Up At Session Set for Oct. 11 vy, Topcoats
s ; [t “The Star-Spangled aia | The Indiana State Athletic. .com- time When pan, LOCAL TEMPERATURES LAKH SUCCESS, N. Y, Oct. 2 ission expects to take action on Banner” was being played,” Hind- Et Im (U. P.).=The United States will ask|y, o statins in the state of Rocky man said. 8 Nam. . 5
| : . Md. Mhe United Nations General Assem~|Grazian#8, world’s middleweight] The. state commissioner added ER isn 13 (NoORY... 42 bly. to set a date for withdrawal of champion, in its“next meeting on that “it seems like Rocky is a ‘bad Mh 30 Ep me both American add Soviet troops| Oct. 11. actor’ and that scandal is following | — ‘ : f iall Archie Hindman, commission him.” w from Korea, Creation of a specia chairman, said today that it was ‘Wants to Be Fair’ tures today and tomorrow will alcommission to supervise the eVACU-| entirely likely that the fighter under! Indiana isn’t regarded as a "big low Indianapolis residents to hang ation also will be sought. . fire will be banred from the state. |enough fight state for Graziano to!their winger coats back in the hall The American proposal will be an. wingman said. that the: Hoosier engage in a title scrap. But thg New closet. answer to Russia's recent challenge .ommission will study what ever de- York fighter was. known to be| Today opened with light showers 10.the U1. 8. to withdraw all foreign|oiie; on “The Rook is made by planning an exhibition tour through By noon, however, the skies had occupation forces from Korea bY yn, National Boxing association, the Middle West and the stops| cleared. The weather bureau said the end of this year. . “but in ‘all propability will decide to might include such Hoosier cities the lowest temperature The U. 8. 1s expected to urge the yar the champion from any fights as Indianapolis, Hammond, Gary would be about 45. A oe . hy te i 10r lor exhibitions in the state.” [and Evansville. | Tomorrow will be fair and even ng 8 prs also will sug- Looked With Distaste Fl “We want'to be fair about this,” warmer. t ® i th United Nations spe-| Illinois already has banned the Hindman said, “but if it is proven| Temperatures, which reached a pi bin Ionsorsiien a fighter, unless he can prove that|that Graziano was dishonorably high of 60 yesterday were expected Ca a as the first step to- he was not dishonorably discharged discharged, and if the NBA thinks to go to 62 today and the low 16sary Korean independence. It will|{rom the army. Pennsylvania barred he is unfit to compete in the ring, night will’ be 45, the ' bureau abandon formally all previous plans| Rocky today from fighting in that|then Indiana certainly will go along estimated. to place Korea under trusteeship, |State. [withthe other associations. Et “The Indiana commission mem-| Graziano already is under sus- § y 2 SHIPS LOST IN ARCTIC | bers who saw the Grastuno-Zale pension in New Yak state for tai. opt er mais, title fight in cago certainly ure report a 4 ribe atN, Alberta, Oct. 2 (U. ; . pT army command head- looked with distaste on Rocky's tempt to “fix” a fight, quarters disclosed today that twolg .
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Photos by Victor Peterson, Times Staff Photographer Strikes. Johnson singled to
THE MAN IS DEAD—Horrified spectators, including policem an who daily come in contact with violence, reacted with a variety of facial expressions as Mr. Steven died and blanket was pulled up to cover his head, The women quickly turned their heads aside,
Vishinsky Vetoes Radio Discussion
LAKE SUCCESS, N, Y. Oct. 2 |(U. P3~Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei: Vishinsky of’ Russia today vetoed an invitation by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt to appear on a round-table radio program Sunday to discuss his views on newspaper “war mongering.” Vishinsky was invited to appear with a member of the American Federation of Womens clubs,’ a member of the Yugoslavian delegallon and a New York state farm worn with Mrs. Roosevelt acting as moderator No answer has heen received from the Yugoslavs
Taylor to Continue
As Religious Envoy , WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (U. P) ~The White House announced today after a conference between President Truman and Myron C Taylor that Mr, Taylor would continue his discussions with world religious leaders “in an effort to bring about permanent peace.” Mr. Taylor reported to the President today after his return from his latest mission to Rome as Mr. {Truman's personal representative to {Pope Pius XII. — a——— Forrestal Discounts Talk of Red War
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (U, Pp). —
|Becretary of Defense James For-!
|restal termed as “utter nonsense” {the charge, recently made by Soviet {Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Y. | Vishinsky, that American “big busi|ness” wanted a third world war.
The Rev. Mr. Turner surged 500, Speaking at a dinner meeting of world Methodist leaders gathered the Army Ordnance association last
{night, Mr. Forrestal sald, “Ameri{ean business does not want war and {neither does American “labor.”
Mr. Forrestal did not specifically
‘mention Mr. Vishingky.
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(were balls and Ralph Branca, who Auhough thes cold snap made it| Battalion Chief Charles Gregory
{lost the first game, began warming impossible to keep the school open, Ordered the second alarm sounded {up in the Brooklyn bull pen. Lin-|aytra curricular activities were con- and all available equipment con{dell ground out. No runs, ene bit ‘tinuing, The vacation will not affect | verged on the building.}
| DODGERS —Stanky was Out. |the Southport-Cathedral school | Robinson lined one into center fleid| pe . high scheol Find Vietim Unconscious
{football game scheduled for tomor-| Chief Gregory said the firemen [for a single. Robinson broke for sec-|row night on the Southport fleld. were not told that anyone was still
fond, overslid the bag and was i | ’ yr . tagged out, Stirnweiss to Rizzuto. in we ung DECI el
The official scorer gave Robinson Ice Cream Prices Go, Up several Jorsdit for a stolen base. Reiser In San Francisco Capt. James Surface and Firemen [a ed 50g Went ot Sjealing. Lolias SAN FRANCISCO, Qct. 2 (U. P.). Joseph Hammel and Robert Cooper play Altar revtiving frst aid ~The teen agers, and everybody of Headquarters company and Capt, Reiser went out to center fleld Ne else with a swee} 10o0ih, had thelJjohn Miwny. of ‘Station 4 groped ums. one hit. ? . high-cost-of-living brought right into the blazing interior, ’ |into their baliwick today, They found the unconscious man
| The price of milk shakes at many huddled inthe northwest corner of YANKEES--DiMaggio popped to corner store fountains was boosted the room away from the blaze.
{Reese. McQuinn was called out on'a nickel and the possibility of a 10- They carried him to a vacant log
right. cent ice cream cone raised when the across the street where police and Rizzuto grounded out, No. runs, one wholesale price of ice cream went up
from 15 to 20 cents a gallon.
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Ya, a Real Live Fraulein in a Box He Tries to Send Home by Air Express
Parcel Is Opened Too «KX? x bi
Soon—Ach, No Blouse FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct. 2 (UP) American overseas airlines officials today opened a box that an American soldier left yesterday for shipment to New York and found in it a live, 21-year-old fraulein. 8he had made herself comfortable by taking off her blouse, The girl 15 Doris von Knobloch, a student who had worked at the U. 8. army dispensary in nearby Darmstadt : Besides her, there was in the box the blouse which she had taken off, a black dress and a five-ounce jar of tea,
» » AN AMERICAN soldier whom the army asked the airlines not to identify brought in the box yester« ay. He said he didn’t have the money Lo pay air freight charges and asked whether hé could leave it overnight while he tried to get the extra money he needed. Apparently he had not heard there is a strike on American overseas airlines The box was put in storage at the Rhein Mein airport for the night. It might be there unopened vet if a German employee during the | (night bad not seen the lid of the box raised and a pair of eyes peer out.
» » » THIS morning, the German told William Waring of Long Beach, N, Y., they had some suspicious freight. Mr. Waring investigated. . “I opened the box and saw a pair {of eyes and some hair,” he said: {“Then she stepped out—no shirt.” The box had false screws in the {lid find the girl could open or close iit from the inside. It ‘had been earmarked for ship-
Frankfurt, Germany, today opened a box that an Americanst left for shipment to New York, What they found is shown sino caries The girl, 21-year-old Doris von Knoblogh, had made hers |(Continued ‘on Page 6—Column 6) {ortable by taking off her blouse.
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