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d YEAR—NUMBER 159

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Scattered thundershowers tonight.

Partly cloudy, continued hot

WEDNESDAY, A

Chase Ends in Death—

oviet Plugs ruman Note n Goodwill

Press and Radio

Broadcast News Editorial, Page 16

Police bullets killed a

charge. The shooting followed a E. Washington St. for 12 blocks. After being forced to the curb, he

By HOMER JENKS broke from Police to run on foot. United Press Staff Correspondent He was shot when he failed to

Sovier citizens read today|Deed the officer's command to that the United States wants to be friends with them.

Billie Thompson, 828 Harrison St., fell dead in the 2500 block of

It must have surprised ®. Pearl St. after a chase in which six shots were fired. Deputy them. . Their own government has Coroner James said

Langsford

been telling them that the U. 8. two of them had entered Thompintends to wage war against son’s body. Russia. : o

Thompson's parents, Mr. and Comrade Ivan got the news of Mps. James Thompson, and his America’s goodwill in his news- phrothers. Lewis and Laffalee, paper and over his radio station. gaijd he had never been charged Almost every newspaper and with any violation until a few all radio stations in the Soviet weeks ago when he received a Union carried in full a letter sent sticker charging a U-turn and by President Truman to Soviet| driving without an operator's liPresident Nikolai Shvernik tell- cense. Police records confirmed fing him that the American gov- this. ernment and people want only The family said Thompson had peace with Russia. misplaced his driver's license ‘and

With it, the Soviet newspapers so had feared to go to police carried the full text of the Mec- headquarters to pay a fine, YesMahon resolution approved by terday police stopped at the Congress expressing American Thompson home to ask why he friendship toward the Russian had not shown up to answer the people. U-turn charge. He was not there Nothing Like It at the time. The Russians haven't seen or Saw Speeding Car

heard anything like that since the Early today, Patrolmen James days when we were all allies dur- Snellenberger and Charles Jones ing World War II. said they saw a car speeding east

/ But to make sure that the on E. Washington St. near Orien- - Thompson's body was taken to American professions of friend- tal St. The police said they the morgue in General Hospital, Py a +4 _8hip didn’t influence too many gave chase for 12 blocks at Judge Alex Clark. Funicipal Te, SON elu) citize fel he SovisTiprot as wc Reds UPA 0 TH rites ox hie Te ry ~ 2 alongside the messages a reply fore crowding the: carito the curb cha, ce against Whitten -after the’ from Mr. Shvernik and an an- near Tacoma Ave. Thompson ¢,,,. policemen said he had not swering resolution from the Pres- Was -driving a car belonging 10 trieq to escape, even though they 4 idium of the Supreme Soviet— his 26-year-old brother, Buster. had left him to chase Thompson. Russia's parliament. = William Henry ; Whitten, 23 Whitten gave a Times reporter : These repeated the same old Orange, Tex., was riding with him. ,,0 0008 oe wat happened: $ Soviet propaganda line that the Mr. Whitten said he’ was a hitch- rx 44 not thumb a ride. He U. 8. without cause is discriminat- hiker, ' J d offered me one about five ing 5 ; aing i! 3 as rmed and , : uify pe hm arming against the Soviet a pr iii Siooks. fram where the police beon. : Te ‘hasing us as Di Even so, most Western diplo- said. They found six unopened font ei puyas foing mats in the Soviet capital are sur- cans of beer in the car. SY (Ay Qu Shs 143, "x prised that the men in the Krem- When his car was stopped he a iii Te Lg dire ; lued lin decided to publish the Ameri- attempted to flee, police said. sirens “until st befo P hey Ry can messages at all. In the darkness he ran toward Si d n Jus re .they d Detective Lee Hindman, who was S'OPPed us. an Phony Offensive standing 30 feet "away with De- “He shoved me. over to the $20 The answer seems to be that it tective Fred Whisler. Detective driver's seat and said: ‘It's all all fitz into“ the scheme of Mos- Hindman tried to catch Thomp- Continued On Page 5-=Col. 1 cow's great hut apparently phony Son, but the young man dodged yp “ peace offensive, op him. The two detectived and the LOGAL TEMPERATURES 143,7x The Russians made this clear 'WO patrolmen chased Thompson. go \ g8 10 a. m:.. 18 on all by the full treatment they gave Ordered to Halt dered Ta m.. 687 11 x. m... 81 drawer es the American-Soviet exchange. LL iar ald Shey Pere 8 a. m.. 69 12 (Noon) 83 5 Newspapers gave a six-column p or 9am... bannerline to the layout and He ran south on Tacoma Ave, : radio stations repeated the whole then turned west on Pearl St. 8:15 a. m. humidity .... 917, —~ story at intervals. 3 COM- This- put Moscow in“a position : gd _ a ”. Will to claim, as it almost certainly ow & NO WW === large will, {hat Amngean' newspapers : 7 1s. Yet and radio stations by comparison By United Press strategically planned to catch

BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 8 Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin, president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, said today she had '‘proof” that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was

paid scant attention to an exchange designed to improve So-viet-American relations. Little

As a matter of fact, even the American side of the exchange got little attention in the United * StAtes press and radio. This was due in part to the fact ft was introduced during the MacArthur hearings on Congress. When the resolution first came before the Housge of Representatives last June 4, only 43 of the 433 members showed up to. vote. It was approved then, 36 to 7. However, the House made a better showing when the Senate version came before it June 26. This time the vote was 349 to 6. The Senate had approved it unanimously,

Attention

Boy, 9, Saves Church From Fire

A reverent.

9-vear-old hoy today was

credited

with saving the St. Philip Neri Catholic Church. 564 N. Rural St.. from destruction by fire. { gp : Billy Keefe, 407 N. Keystone y Ave, today entered the front door bs \

of the church, ing a praver, Seeing flames at the other end of the church, he rushed to warn Fathers Moll and Koaley. who quickly extinguished the fire with

intent upon offer-

LOVES SLAYER—The father of her child is in the Cuyahoga County Jail charged with the first degree murder. of her hus.

Water, ’ oi 4 4 band Walter. But Mrs. Theresa e altar clo was destroye : = and the flames had started to Made (above) has professed

her love for the slayer Leroy

cat into the wood when the priests Owen Parrish, 37. Mr. Made!

arrived, Cause of the .fire was unde- was killed in a brawi in his termined. i Cleveland, O., home. Inside The Ti You're going to hear a lot about poodle cloth this fall, I+'s the big new trend in women's fashions. Christy Cas. fanias writes bout IY «scission icine, Page & Frank Bettger concludes his story of "How | Raised Myself From Failure to Success with an anecdote about the late John Barrymore .............co0iivunii le, Page 10 Britain's maverick Princess Margaret isn't in love, and she isn't raising so much cain any more. Robert Musel has some interesting revelations about this royal teenager. Times photographer Henry Glesing Jr. captures 30ARD the spirit of the Marien County Fair Page 15 on con- European leaders want us to get tough with the Czechs and r Pons" make them release Bill Oatis. Fred Othman complains e 12"x he's found out the government is actually taxing water soved now. .........: Anessa esvainsrniineneees Page 15 tanding lley top , Other features: Amusements ....v.o000 12 Gaynor Maddox ....... 7 Births. Deaths, Events... 21 MOVIES .....s 054s ae 12 Bridge ...oovoevreanans 6 Frederick C. Othman .. 16 Christy Castanias ..... A Radio and Television ooilwdd COMICE ..ovairensnnsers - 27 Eleanor Roosevelt ..... 8 Editorials ...scsseessess 18 Robert Ruark ....., i 15 Jim Heyrock «eesseveee 19 ' Soclety cicereiasencasss 6-7 Dr. Jordan «seacessasss 7 Sports J.ovseeadiieiiii 18-19 Dan Kidney ..ieesesees ‘18 Earl Wilson ....cpeeenee 13 ais Jim Lucas ...oeeneveen ? Rg Women's sisisisasssase B81 ky Ae Ruth Millet. warenpranes gy Wiia ly Sues On Here san” 13 pr de

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Policemen Kill Man Trying to Beat Ticket

24-year-old Indianapolis man

early today as he attempted to flee them to escape a traffic

mile-a-minute auto chase out

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Billie Thompson

New Charges In Punchboard Case Planned

Improper Filing Quashes Old Affidavits

Prosecutor Fairchild's office today made haste to file new charges against Norman Graf, the 250-pound pugnacious punchboard salesman who was subdued here May 17 by two 160-pound policemen, Previous charges against Graf were quashed by Criminal Court 2 Judge S&ul I. Rabb who said the prosecutor's office did not act ito file the charges properly in a “reasonable time.” Prosecutor Fairchild, just back from vacation, said he didn’t know why the proper charges were not completed but that prop'er affidavits would be filed immediately. Plans to Sue

Meanwhile, Sam Blum. attorney for Graf. 2aid his client would sue

Patrolmen James Fletcher and

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PRICE FIVE CENTS

Pay Increase Gives Schricker’s Aid More $$9 Than Boss

Gov.

Three Men Hurt In Jeep-Truck | Crash on US 52

Truck Driver Escapes Injury Three men were critically injured early today when the

for half a block. finally darted Joseph Walter for illegal arrestijeen in which they were riding

20 feet south, where he fell dead.

Patrolman Snellenberger fired

four . shots. Patrolman Jones fired twice. Neither patrolman knew which had felled Thompson. Two of the shots shattered glass in the door of the Cornelius Printing Co., 2457 E. Washington St.

TOWER, Wn Sea Ne VABPA NG fas SAT TH TAR Arp rise ABSENCE Butte Sein Sirus ht Phe ver,

Americans over-sieeping ‘from drink and a pay-day night of revelry.” ts " At a pre-convention meeting’ of the WCTU’s executive committee, Mrs. Colvin read a letter she said was written by Capt. Mitsuo Fuchida, leader of

the Japanese fliers in the attack. She quoted Fuchida as saying the ‘Japanese high command mentally assumed that American seamen would be

drinking and on Sunday would be crippled for fighting.” “In faet, on Saturday and Saturday night before the -attack, we aviators, listening in to Honolulu radio, felt sure there would be very much drinking among American seamen and soldiers,” the letter said. “It would be pay-day and the drink-shops would be running full steam. * We heard jazz over the Honolulu radio all night long. So we smiled. We knew very well that on the following Sunday morning there would be over-sleeping and unpreparedness.

Bedford Legion Chorus

Enters National Contest BEDFORD, Aug. 8 ~The American Legion Chorus of Gillen Post 33. state champions for three in a row, expects to ‘ompete in the national contest Oct. 14 at the Legion convention in Miami. Ben Dorsett, president of chorus, - announced that: the chorus will sing several concerts to raise money for the trip, which will be made by air because many

vears

the

nf the singerz.can spare only one;

day from their iegular jobs.

Buy Your Better

Home by Summer

Far-sighted home makers are buying BETTER homes NOW while they still have the advantage of many home values from which to choose.

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ARDEN Brand new stone ‘and frame colonial. Center hall, large living room and dining room. Beautiful Kitchen, dishwasner ana alsposal Masel bedrm with bath, also two other bedrms. and two baths Attached two-car garage. Full base. Ofl heat,

social room. . Mr. Burgess, HU-1981

J. H. Argus, HU-R724 AMERICAN ESTATES CO. Realtors 332 Circle Tower 'MA-1378

The above ad is a sample from the HUNDREDS of homes listed -in today's Real Estate Pages. In THE TIMES Real Estate Columns yon will find over 80% of the Better Home Values. From this WIDE VARIETY you are sure to find several you. will personally inspect right away. Lie

and*ask damages for injuries he ‘sustained when the policemen clubbed him into submission. Judge Rabb said the charges were quashed because they were improperly filed on magistrate court forms. a technicality challenged by the defense counsel June 22. Prosecutor Fairchild said new affidavits would be filed. eharging Graf, with operating a lot-

‘conduct and resisting arrest. = | Asked Jury Trial The original charges had been

transferred to Criminal Court after Graf had requested jury trial’ when his case came up in Municipal Court. Graf was arrested with a carload of punchboards in what former Police Chief Rouls declared was an “attempt to flood

the city with gaming devices on the eve of the 500-Mile Race.”

The burly Chicagoan attempted to slug it out with the two officers when arrested at

Washington St. and Beville -Ave. . Rut they quickly subdued him with their nightsticks., He was taken to General Hospital for repairs and then returned to the {police station where he was booked on the charges, Mr. Blum said today his client was back in Chicago but ‘‘was available at any time.

NYC Policemen Warned Against Joining Union

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (UPj—An estimated 9500 city policemen

face disciplinary action today if they refuse to resign. from t s ~ 1 3 new police department local of the Transport Workers Union (CIO). Police Commissioner George P. Monaghan issued an order yesterday forbidding any member of the

department from joining the labor union. Commissioner Monaghan’s ox

der followed a TWU announce ment that it had issued a charter formally organizing New York's 19,000 policemen, despite the city's refusal to recognize the union as a bargaining agent.

Co-owner of Milano Inn Critically Ill

A man who brought a touch of sunny Italy to Hoosier appetites was in critical condition in St. Francis Hospital today. Joe Modafiari, 62, co-owner with his brother Paul of Milano Inn, 231 8S. Noble St., suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last night. An American since early boyhood when he came here from hig native Italy, Joe Modaffari is a veteran of World War I. The brothers’ inn has been the same location more than years.

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INDIANAPOLIS TRAFFIC CASUALTIES (219 Days)

1950 1951 Accidents ...... 4902 4833 Injured 1765 2084 36

Killed ....

collided with a semi-trailer truck on US 32, southeast of the city.

According to Sheriff's Deputy Russell Wilson, the jeep, driven by John King, 28, of 1006 8. Kenwood, Ave., was traveling northwest toward Indianapolis. Driver of the truck. Clarence R. French, 43, #Peoria, swerved his rig into the-ditgh to avoid-the col-t

wheels of the truck. Injured are: Mr. King. head injuries. Alvin ‘Martin, 20, of 538 W. New York St., probable fractured skull and head and body cuts. Lee Martin, 31, of 12181; 'N. West St, probable skull fracture and scalp wounds. All three are in tion at General truck driver was

broken left leg and

critical condiHospital. The uninjured,

Amys Coach Defends System To Get Athletes

By United Press WEST POINT, N. Y.. Aug. 9 Agymy Football Coach Earl Blaik said today that West Point employs special methods of academic prepagation designed to ease the'- way for promising athletes to enter the "military academy. , Col. Blaik emphasized, however, “the whole procedure perfectly proper and correct and Jot contrary to the rules of the (national collegiate athletic) association to which we. belong.” Col. Blaik, who also is director athletics at the academy made his statement in®reply to a’ Chicago Tribune story which quoted Duncan MacDonald Jr of Flint, Mich., as saying that he had been offered a free vaca-

tion and numerous special inducements to attend West Point to play football.

“Young Mr. MacDonald has informed my office that ths remarks made by him were garbled to such an extent that they gave an entirely. erroneous impression.” Col. Blaik said.

Since Mr. MacDonald was a

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Acme Telephotos.

CHEESECAKE, OUR STYLE AND RED STYLE—Miss Adrienne Falcon, 19, Loyola University coed (left) is congratulated by Miss

Roberta Richards, Miss National

Press Photographer of 1951. Miss

Falcon was crowned "Miss Chicago." At the right is the Com. munist version of cheesecake with a North Korean woman soldier assuming the pose for Acme Photographer Jim Healy.

‘What | Need Is Some

Steps Up His

Steaks’ —

Heart Beats

Second Official Also Hiked to $10,000 A Year

| 5 | Governor Acts

Without Fanfare By IRVING LEIBOWITZ Without fanfare, Gov. Schricker's state administration has handed out salary in+

creases to 68 top state officials. with some wages boosted more than 350 a week. : State Budget Director Lytle Freehafer said today the salary [hikes were in addition to the $15-a-month cost-of-living “bonuses™ for all state workers provided by the 1951 General Assembly. fans degistagare alo. yaised-the safarfe ofr Indidnr’'s nite segred state officials, although the boost doesn't cover Gov. Schricker be{cause a state law require any wage increase for the Chief Executive be put into effect during the next administration. As a result, Gov. Schricker's executive secretary, Arthur Campbell, now has a bigger sals (ary than the Governor. The Governor's salary iz only £8000 a year. Mr. Campbell's is now $£10.000 a vear. The new wage increases, totaling nearly $350.000, were handed out to appointed officials, ineluding Health Commissioner Leroy Burney, State Examiner Otto K. Jensen. Budget Director Lytle {Freehafer, Revenue Commissionjer Conn J. Sterling and the Gove

ernor’'s executive secretary, Mr. . Campbell. To Feed Himself for Free ou wes one went 0 . ; Mr. Jensen and Mr. Campbell, ; fw By United Press > cided to test the old man with Te i» TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 8 A an electrocardiograph of $53 a week sgn 4 bewhiskered old man with ther The machine showed his frue J :

rave ability ta muster up a attack” at will sat in jail today, a victim of overpaying his role. Walter E. Urwiler,» 67, fooled across the and

duped hospitals in several states

doctors nation out of free board and room. his Mr claimed to be everything from a

In travels Urwiler deep-sea diver and Civil War yeteran to a . The old

town street here as the setting

Texas. deputy sheriff

fellow used a down-

for his latest “false palpitation” act yesferday. He was rushed to Pierce gasping to attendants Robert Tarson, Civil War veteran. Once there, a put to his chest and Dr. Arthur Wendall counted Mr. Urwiler's heartbeat at a rapid 200 pulses a minute. But Dr, Wendall had read of the phenomenon in medical journals. and newspaperz and he de-

Hospital, that he was 104-yvear-old

County

stethescope was

' Uw

Frankie and Ava Home, Romance May Have, Pffttt!

By United Press HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 8 Croon-

er Frank Sinatra and exotic Ava Gardner sought refuge today hehind the closed doors of their homes, They were still panting from a five-day running battle

A MERRY CHASE—Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner franti-. cally hunt for a gateway through which they can drive their car. . They arrived in Los Angeles from Mexico in a converted B-26 at--

tack bomber and led reporters and through the suttams ofite snd airport ramps.

“

photographers a merry chase

with newsmen that may have put a damper on their romance, The hot-tempered singer, who had two verbal battles with news-

men in Acapulco, Mexico, and Miss. Gardner arrived here last night in a converted bomber after an abbreviated “Latin va-

cation.” The voluptuous actress and her spindly singer friend borrowed the B-26 bomber from Mexican millionaire Jorge Pasquel for their hurried trip home after Frankie's run-ins with reporters clouded their holiday and, reportedly, their budding romance. They dodged newsmen again lagt night, dashing from their plane to~the customs office, where a wire fence separated them from questioners. Sinatra slid behind the wheel and sped away in a wild attempt to find an open gate in the airport fence. Airport officials followed close behind, with photographers bringing up the rear. After circline the runways to the delight of a large crowd ol spectators, Sinatra put himself in the hands of an exasperated afrport policeman who directed him to an open gate. As Sinatra drove through the gate, Airport News Photographer William Eccles aimed his camera. Mr. Eccles sald the crooner swerved his Cadillac toward him and brushed his leg as he snapped the picture. Sinatra jamgned on the brakes and backed up.

“Next - time Ill. kill you," Mr. Eccles =ald Sinatra snarled at

bia.

. which was caFfying New

“heart heart beat to be 60--about normal a man abou! ID, Df. Wenaa).,

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Called ‘Justifiable’

State officials. bath Republican

said Ba Urwiler wag transferred and Demacrat, pointed out .that Py the hospital tn-a jail cell the Wage increases were “Jjustifiafter Molice were summoned. able’. in the interest of keeping REN . kev personnel. He Was ‘a ‘Hero’ Mr. Freehafer, a Democrat, said For a time. the old fellow in- that many.top state officials had sisted that a railroad company been approached by private inhad given him a medal and a pen- dustry to take more lucrative jon After he flagged down and posts “ . prevented the crash of a train State Auditor Frank Millis, a

to Washington ND: C.. 30 witness the inauguration of Ni ident MeKinley, 3ut -finally, under persistent

questioning by Detective Captain Percv Gregg, Mr, Urwiler admitted his identity and said he had used

40 aliases in his, nationwide reap of free hospitajganion “I didn't mipd\.being caught.’ he told police. /''T ¥asn't satisfied

with hospitalst anyway. They wavs put strict diet “You can't get fat on a hospital

me on Aa

diet look.” and he held up a skinny arm What 1 need ig some steaks.™

37100 Harvester Workers to Get Wage Increases

Thirtv-seven hundred non-man-

International Harvester

agerial workers here will receive wage hoostz this month, plant officials announced today.

The increases could not he made without the contract ‘by the Federal Wage and Boards, the c¢omThe agreement was made a year ago All hourly paid and piecework employees will receive a_four cent an hour boost beginning ‘the first full pay period after Aug. 21, A three per tent increase based

official approval of

Stabilization

pany said, five-year wage

yn salary rates in eftect hefore . Aug. 15, 1950 will go tn all salaried non-managerial employees

starting Aug. 20 The company estimated the new wage increases will amount to $6.7 million.

Hi Ya, Mickey!—

HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 8 (UP)

Rooney was signing autographs for fans at a baseball game when he found a summons in his

hand.

What's more, he said “thank you” to Mrs. Anne Bernell, who had handed him the superior

court contempt citation.

Mrs. Bernell said she had been attempting to serve -the citation for some time. Mr. Rooney's second ‘wife has charged he is

in,arrears in support payments.

Yorkers Republican,

al-

“When I saw autograph fans lined up." she said, “I joined them and Manat om the papers.”

sald he agreed that the wage boosts “were necessary” t- keep state government operating efficient]y Increases were handed to both Democrats and Republicans, although the vast majority of them went to Democrats since they atill control the vast amount of top state jobs. , Although the increases were effective July 1, no formal announcement was made of them, Mr. Freehafer said he had informed ‘some newspapermen’ ef the wage increases but said they had agreed not to publish the list hecause {it would ‘create petty jealousy’ among some of the state officials State officials admitted a number of the wage hikes were “way over’ the wage stablization maximum of 10 per cent, bur pointad

out that the stabilization rwes do not apply to governmental units, only private industry.

The top appointed state officials who were granted increases by the administration along with the

amounts they received and the amount they formerly received are New Old Officials Wage Wage Healtli Dire 311.200 £10650 State Examin 10,000 00 Governor's 10.000 1300 Budget t Js 10.000 RCOO Revenue Director 8700 7100 Highway Chairman 8000 1360 PSC Chairmar 2000 1200 Tax Chairman 8000 200 Conservation Director 8000 1200 ABC Chairman 8000 7200 Employment Directo: £000 T2006 Insurance Commissioner £000 7200 Welfare Director 8060 7200 Financial Institutions 7800 138 State Police Chief 78010 2500 Labor Commissioner 8000 7200 The Geperal Assembly's wage

increases for elected officials was

also effective July 1, except for the Governor's wage hike which is effective Jan. 12, 1953. These increases are. New old Officials Wage Wage Governor $15.000 § Lt Governor 11.500 6000 Secretary of State 11.500 7500 AUAIVOr .... lidsenrnn 11.300 7500 Treasurer 11.500 7500 Attorney General 11.500 7500 Supreme Court Clerk 7500 5000 Supreme Court Reporter 7300 5000 Public Instruction Supt 11.500 7560

— Actor Mickey