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eo WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1947 :

Is Up to Housewives

EEN Truman: Food Thri

KER-PLUNK — As part of Fire Prevention Week, youngsters from Meridian Heights Kindergarten watch with open mouths and wide-eyed wonderment as a fireman, Harold Bowen of Station |3, demonstrates leaping into a life net. The inspection was a big thrill for, the children.

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Soviet Bloc OK's

Divided Palestine Denv Backing to Arabs in Holy Land Dispute By R. H. SHACKFORD =~ °} United Press Staff Correspondent LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Oct. 8.— The Soviet bloc—after three weeks

of silence—today rejected Arab demands for political control of

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bth Suspect in Brutal Attack

Five Held After Kidnap-Assault

Police today held five suspects in | the brutal kidnap-assault on an 18-year-old South Side girl. A sixth was being sought. Two arrested yesterday steadfast-

ly asserted their innocence under| |

{police grilling, although officers said the car believed used in the attack belonged to one of these suspects. Three others were arrested last night, A button and belt buckle torn off the girl's clothing in the assault were found in the car. © Arrested last night were: Robert L. Anderson, 26, of 2348 N. Arsenal Ave.; Robert Warner, 30, 710 8, Illinois 8t., and Ropert T. Woods, 23, 117 W. McCarty St. Arrested yesterday were Thomas Gardner, 23,-and William Smith, 25, both of 624 Udell St. |

Question Another Man All five were held on charges of|

Police also questioned another] man in belief he could reveal the whereabouts of the sixth man sought. ‘ ! Theé vicious attack on the girl a factory employee, occurrgd near| midnight Monday. On" her "way

haa: maith an. sient, gy Hud. | dieston, 19, of 641 S. Missouri St. | she was dragged kicking and] screaming into a car- by six men: who’ slugged her companigh, | She was seized in 800 block on Church St. Hysterical, she was thrown from the cfr several blocks

Police Hunt |

vagrancy In Ted of $10,000 bond. |”

oo LOWERS INHER HAIR. Fram whos a

are two questions. which have beer: bothering 2172 Kildare St.. for the past seven weeks,

different floral shops, the only convinity J. B. §. A graduate of Technical, High Sc

and for, what reason Mie Louise Hanne: very Saturday afternoon at 4 o'dlock the .|7-year-old Marott Shoe Store clerk has received two gardenias from an unidentified admirer. Sent from is & card, always signed ool, she is studying nights

: President Says Women Gan Put Campaign Over

| 3 Farmers’ Groups | Pledge Support WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (U. |P.) .—President Truman said

|today that success of the food-saving drive rests largely with American housewives, |He appealed for their whole« hearted co-operation. In a nation-wide radio speech Mr. Truman said he was confident that the housewife would “not fail in the great task now before us"--of helping to feed hungry Europe because she has “never failed her country when she has been called upon to sacrifice in its interest.” The President made his appeal to housewives in a five-minute speech commemorating the ade mittance of women-in 1919 to mem« bership on the executive commit tee of the Democratic National Committee. Mr. Truman spoke after the nae tion’s three big farm groups pledged that American farmers will cooperate fully in his program to save jan extra 100 million bushels of grain for Europe between now and next July, 4 The farmers’ pledge of ‘co-opera« tion was given tw tne rrgsiens of Albert 8. Goss, master of the Na« tional "Grange; Edward A. O'Neal, president of the American: Farm Bureau Federation, and Quenton

\ Palestine. from the scene and fold police the| ai the Indiana University Extension. Delegates of Russian satellite men had all assaultéd her in the “ . a———— the Citizens Pood Committee, said ces! states incidated support of the plan |car, J | 'P : : M ' Y hi ' the drive to get Americans to pull to partition that bloody area be= Views Two Suspects 7] risoner on ee S ac t in their belts to free grain for hun im Suite tween the Arabs and Jews, despite She was takem to General Hos-| . 3 : gry people abroad “ig off to a firsts sre tous Arsh Yhuesla' to ‘ware + Middl pial whee ane ws went oc Njegh Clu) Dancer S fae ar” oe styled and Eastern. war. ., . Jnight and sent to her home yes-! : a. - ars, A x Prive’ Tndex ret Yugostavs ‘With Minority terday, Lie a . : os ] Declines . . te 8] The tip-off on the Soviet attitude | Yesterday Mr. Huddleston viewed Patricia Schmidt Takes Stand on Char es of P a POLLY observance of : : : . the nation's first meatless day Jes Radio toward the Holy Land was first the first two suspects arrested to Murdering Chicago Playboy Last Apri lterday, Mr. Luckinad the Svar. advertised sven by Solis Deiegeie J. N nity Helene Nethet ey here Ml HAVANA, Oct. 8 (U. P.),—Patricis Schmidt, sultry nightclub dancer all program was getting a “most ene s ag» Sal Palestine committee, " Spe) tol and siugsed him ¥% charged with murdering John Lester Mee, Chicago playboy, testified in couraging response.” He did not, Czechoslovakia’s foreign minister} I Police would not sav whether he Der own defense today, She said she was a “prisoner” aboard Mee's however, estimate yesterday's savhair Jan Masaryk, supported the Polish | had identified the men (yacht Satira when the slaying occurred last April. { ings. statement ’ | | Detectives investigating the ‘case Miss Schmidt said she occasionally was given a couple of dollars, Meanwhile, the Dun & Bradstreet, A Previously it had been indicated | said they believed the hood lums | © go ashore and buy food, but that Mee had warned he always was Inc, Wholesale food price index dethe Soviet bloc might suppart the who assaulted the girl were the Jalehing eg, Tie hist Bession | mle F=T shined 29 cents in the week ended Arle, Yugoslavia joined Syria and] Same Wo earlier attempted hg m after Miss ourpes had 1:4 Fire Chief Fulmer Id The BY, oy reported today that ug India in a minority report opposing another auto to the curb and ™ ™ Af ss : contEastin partition after the special United| hurled a bottle of kerosene against |" the stand for about one hour, Sar § the index for the latest week g Nations investigation of the Paless the ear ‘when the motorist drove| Miss Schmidt broke down and dropped to $6.83 from $693 in the tne crisis last summer ys linto a ‘filling station wept when she was handed the] The smart home maker knows the week ended Sept. 30. This compared . din ie Ey wiih ia A {target pistol with. which she killed | hazards to seek out to prevent fires. with $5.40 a year ago. ” holds the kev to what the UN willl » {Mee and asked to re-enact the, - u The younsterscan| ' The latest level is 29 cents un"er. .am try to do in Palestine—was still Estim Plane rime remove old pap-|der the all-time high of $7.12 reg. silent. Spokesmen indicated Secre- i 3 A Buy she ckleg down to the brim) : ers, oily Tags; oily islereq by -the index in the week " . : wihia ask and showed in minutes how | #8 mops, rubbish, or ended Sept. 16. lary a Bile Segrge 3 a had she shot him i broken furniture. . . ont its reany rr legalion y eac ed 1 MPH Public Prosecutor Josef Carrelero The parents know Distillers Oppose at Batis asked the sloe-eyved dancer why she how to keep ‘Partial Satisfaction { - ; : i .y had not complained to authorities matches in metal 60-Da Shut " . , . | " Me. Masaryk asserted he pre { ST. EYAL, England, Oct. 8 (U about being a “prisoner” aboard the containers, away y down posal for partition “comes nearer to {P.).—British scientists launched a yacht, She replied that she was| th ' hot By EARL RICHERT giving at least partial satisfaction imidget robot plane against the so- friendless ® ’ | To ie yeae of Seripps-Howard Siaff Writer to the natural claims’ of both! [called “supersonic barrier” today... Carvotero reminded. the. Wits ; Shilidren THE| WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. — Preste parties.” j. Experts said it may have ap- hens : that three: of her Cuban dis HEA o THE dent Truman's voluntary food cone Mr. Winiewicz, the Polish am- proached the dazzling speed of 1000 ) "5 : > | Chief Fulmer HOUSE SHOULD servation program faces its first ma : is : friends were aboard the yacht the ALSO PROVIDE bassador to Washington, coupled his, {miles an hour. |day the shooting occurred, but she py TANDS AND HEAT| yt today. statement of policy on Palestine The 11-foot rocket propelled plane! ! ¢ ‘METAL 8 A Leaders representing most of the it said she had not wished to make CONTROLS FOR ALL ELEC- , with a harsh attack on British-pol-| was launched from the belly of a public her personal problems L 3 <A nation’s distillers were preparing to icy thefe. He charged that Pales- {Royal Air Force Mosquito over the” p 10000 questioning today TRICAL APPLIANCES 4 {80 Into a meeting here this after. tine' was a “powder-barrel” today! {Scilly islands off southwest Eng-! as designed to “establish Miss Le jen with Charles Luck , presir ; a Ab aivte vy | T " eg . y 4 ent, U y ive ite Jagely enum Aigo land. > Plinged into the Atlanticig poidt's identity and develop- Horse Is Victim [de of the Citizens Mood Commis my ohest political I eh ee for Palestine [Rap Boson WO ues. x ments leading up to the shooting In Traffic Misha | President's request y aT rw rey with the Arabs in control, the Pole WHIRRRRRRRRR—With lips puckering to make the sound of a nren, 5-year-old [periment a success. They sald there Bet ah Hg Sbiecied on va Al traff Pp shutdown of the whisky-making ins arr . . $C : aL oe bem Pp “ry a | pA : casions to Spanish transla s “of | orse was a traffic victim to- ' in say that such a solution of fobisie Serggien 5 E. 71st 2h nas Hmgel driving the glam hook and ladder way 2 Yeuson io believe ut plane her statements and asked that theylday when it was struck by a oar] TUT. industry official said the ress s $3 . : ire truck of Station |3 through .dawntown ftrattic. e a ol sound ye corrected in the court record, driven by L. L. Taylor of McCords- A” . bi-national state could not be the 2 ad | ; ha 44 meeti as likely “ - Fight er gin ore al thie present goa mag gq * ' D i G L ' 3 Sondiderable akg | 15 sec Resume Triab Qct. 14 ville on E aa St a _ I fight.” oe ot . ; ’ i . Peds a . , Mr aylor to eputy. sheriffs, . moment, ‘We, seg 10 possibility for Mr. Ruark is a Liar, eC ares en. ee $ ronds after the Mosquito dropped it.| The trial will be resumed Oct. 14 taht the accident happened when a Wak 4f Mv. Luckman ingisted nish, close co-operation between She Jew- . . . > Then its own power started auto-|court officials said Nesms of ‘Iiorses. owned ‘by I nd enough, the industry probe ish and Arab groups within the P | R } ¥ Off i en | With the trial a bare 20 minutes Ai Jer - ably would give in, just as the grain Chale boundaries of one state .of Pales- ormer. ie u iC e a IONS icer (Continued on Page 14—Column 3) 51d, Miss Schmidt herself went o{BrORIYE, (Ry Ridges exchanges have yielded to the Prese tine.” | . ‘ » y .. PEE Sy {the stand. Looking quiet and de- 2. 8iCe. 0 ve , : — Mi statement stemmed from aling this theater, I saw Mr. Ruark| . > og b r——— epee ROME, Oct. 8 (U. PJ, : Maj The sta eInen BY \ f the oc io of his first visit | TWO Purses Stolen !mure, she concentrated intently on [P10 the path of the car (Continued on Page 14—Column 5) . tJames ‘ E. Edmonds, former chief series of dispatches by Mr. Ruark|on the occasion 8 . { { The animal, with a broken leg ———— r— Amps National Bank Call Jy Ge Ito Italy for exactly 10 minutes. From N. S d H |the prosecutor as he questioned he: . ; public relations officer for Lt. Gen. ih he criticized the Mediter- ’ . d fs . ide ome {After the questions were translated Was destroyed by whe deputies, Wallace Ma Head Rugs Issued by Comptroller Sora OB oe fighied » Sia lemen; ranean Theater command of Gen. He asked no refutation of the Borin vial ou, Nie 1g her, she answered in a low voice, ¢ SE +i u : Y WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 ‘U. P.).— a) anu . BLY charges. He refused to meet re-| ; {barely audible in the rear of the SOommunicarnon nion ¢ ’ The Comptroller of Cuitency today |C: Ruark, Scripps-Howard writer, Lee, Who subsequently Yergrned Wo! cponsible officers. He told me that|2111 N, Alabama St. last night. |courtroom. R I 3 ficial Party for Peace issued a call for the condition of |# “lar” : (the United States to elire Army had found the situation in this | The purses belonged to Adath| wpe plack.garbed Miss Schmidt e-elects Officials | NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 8 (U, national banks as of Oct. 6. | Ma). Edmonds Said he Side heen al, Gen, Ie Ne ay theater ‘not bad at all’ [Palms a. find Shirley Nold, 22. whom Mee called “Batira” was| Mrs. Mae Mann, South Bend, was P.) —Henry A. Wallace sald today t The State Department of Pls ha that » (Mr Ruark) had Huipec oF % the ! charges by Mx “He made similar statements to| ney contained $19. ken f tt [cheered by finding friends of her re-elected president of the Indiana that he would be willing to head ; y tutions nounced there ad ised o Ns 's pr blic relations| Ruark. He reported to Gen Dwight |™Y subordinates gn the rare oti e Purses reid ps ’ om '® | Chicago days in the courtroom. | Traffic Division 56, Communication a third party, “a party for peace,” ahi ith sul, Testing for th “ dith loth go I nd of the charges D. E enh ort the critical dis | casions when he saw ther. chan. §8..Alice Emock, 25, whe Bequins glittered on Miss Workers of America, by the annual|if it developed that “beth old a The Would be 50 Call 10 he Oo RE Co jorehand . es | , oo, > t of { d ther “Decent reportirig could have| a8 Using the telephone, turned | gen midy's black dress, and her hair convention of the union, which|parties are clearly parties of war.” . of state banks at this time. the writer made against Gen. Lee's patches were out of focus, an ere Ra I Labia Weg OF diq| Around and saw the robber as he|y iy yweny up in a pompadour. closes here today. “I will do everything in my pn [Command gnd that the officers had Weve no Suds for ashon. text - very quickly ample oy that (178 out the door, police sald. Al Charles Jackson, also is on trial] Other officers re-elected included power,” he said, “to see that there nge Gas Pressure Drops; |been ynable Wo selte Jigen. A 7 ing on Saiemen ys Mr. Ruark’s charges were false, neighbor reported seeing three men on a charge of concealing evidence Secretary-Treasurer Miss Velmalls a party of peace.” . S i Off 0 Hour | Ma). Edmonds is U. 5. Armyiualy. : tas , 3 running down the alley, regarding the shooting of Mee Fultz, and Miss Mami Marlow, vice However, the former Vice Prest ervice ne ov {public relations officer for the “Mr. Ruark is a liar. His state- “Mr. Ruark's most recent allega- a {aboard the vacht Satira here last Mm esident both of Indianapolis ident said that a third party probsrater Gas pressure in a large area Mediterranean Theater of Opera- ments on this matter is on a parity tions against this theater are ex-' BRITISH, RUSS DEADLOCKED | April. BPO ably would not be necessary bemel inside served by the Prospect St. plant tions. with his other statements concern- actly as credible as his other and LONDON, Oct. 8 (U, P.) ~A high . PRIZE PHOTOS cause “there 1s a very strong feelof the Citizens Gas & Coke Co ls if ou as his boastful bragging to hon- government source said today that! TYRONE POWER IN ETHIOPIA " ng among the rank and file Dem * dropped below normal today when Pair Get Life Terms Restaurant Association [ect working newspapermen in Italy both Russia and Great Britain had! ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 8 (UP) ® The best pictures of the |,erais who favor my program.” one of two compressor units be- i i rooper i hat his irresponsible and reckless! expressed a desire to renew trade Movie star Tyrone Power was a week in The Times Amateur He said he hoped that this elein anti came disabled. For Kidnaping J 9p Pledges Food Saving jarticles on the army situation would talks, but they still. were dead- guest of Emperor Haile Selassie at Photo contest will be found ont of the party would surge to The compressor was repaired and 50" nl Fao 0 men The American Restaurant Asso: win me the Pulitzer prize of jour- locked over rephyment of British a palace banquet last night, Power| in this edition. the fore and seize control of the service resumed in an hour. | convicted of kidnaping "4 Indiana ciation, Inc, with national head-'nalism.’"” ‘credits to the Soviets. is Here on a tour of Africa, | Turn to Page 15. [party on a’ precinct level, ishes « + 1 quarters here, today pledged its full SRM ss Be ITE Te tum . — o— — m—— - ——— . | state trooper last July, wefe on 1d shaped. Times Index their*way to the Michigan City State support to President Truman's food Ti m e t T T of . rie . 311 Inside Indpis 15 Prison today to begin serving life conservation program. i S oO race ren in ayor ace Y raw 0 2 oh * 7, | sentences.

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president, telegraphed notice of the {action to Charles Luckman, Citizens {Food Committee chairman, in Washington. | Commenting on the conservation | Brograim, Mr. Lewis said he believed the vast majority of the public

would support the program and co-|

operate with the restaurants. in their effort to make the pian a

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ANOTHEP. Times Straw Vote | Is on its way, | Because the campaigns for { Mayor of Republican William H. {| Wemmer and Democrat Al Feeney | loom as hotly contested drive, | The Times will take a poll on the

| the Nov. 4 election. It will be coni ducted only as an interesting public service feature,

their party trend. The purpose of the straw vote, as already stated on the mailing | card, “is to determine how voters | would cast their ballots if they were voting TODAY.” » ~ ” |, AS THE ballot cards are re- | ceived at The Times, they will be | tabulated by experienced Straw Vote clerks and the groults pub-

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