Cedar Rapids Gazette (Newspaper) - February 18, 1950, Cedar Rapids, Iowa VOLUME 40 CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18 1950 ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS TRAIN WRECK American in Guilty In Hungary Ba Clear tonight with a low near zero Sunday fair and cold with high of 20 to 25 Girl Friend Told To Help Atom Physicists Flee Voqeler Says He NEW YORK a ban on Elliott Roosevelt and 1 Songstress Gigi Durston has ended j their plans for a glamorous en- gagement party at the famous night spot BUDAPEST AP Sherman Billingsley Stork Can Business Man Robert printer and autocrat of cafe Vogeler 38 pled guilty to put the plush up on spy charge Saturday and late President Roosevelt's that as an American agent second son and his John S Ely Dead he had been instructed to help atom physicists from Hungary escape be Friday night They are not said j Billingsley flatly Calmly confessing all charges Billingsley said he barred the the indictment against him after he had words with telephone company executive over an engagement an- asked a Hungarian court for a party he had ar- sentence j ranged in the club's new private He said he used his position room assistant vice-president of the When I sent out Telephone and of the party to the press graph Company as a cover for my i they denied that any such party espionage work over had been arranged unemotional plea said So naturally I called the guilty opened the clay thing off and told them not the trial in which he and six to corns back Briton and five One of Billingsley's assistants are accused of espionage and Schick said her boss was tage Other rieas too modest to admit it but he had planned to pay for the whole Spread from caviar to champagne JOHN S ELY Age 56 He Was Oldest Alumnus Ely 96 dean of his institution of learning Sc Setback Is Dealt Coal Peace Hope Miners Voice Defiance Of Latest Appeal by Lewis To Work Gets Farm Post WASHINGTON ing coal miners Saturday re- their defiance of a court order and a new plea from John L Lewis in the face of strong expressions of official hope that they will dig Monday Peace negotiations meanwhile were called off for the weekend with no signs of any new progress toward a contract The White House said Truman will weekend moves such as contempt action over violation of a strike injunction Almost simultaneously with the recess in the bargaining here the United Mine Workers riott 46 of Muscatine as Linn cal the Robena extension director was an- C E HERRIOTT Employment of Cleon E at Masontown Pa voted a defiant mo to the latest back-to-work plea guilty They were Doery a barmaid Kelemen Domokos a chief accountant for the Standard company a ary of 1 T and T and Dr Istvan Justh a Roman Catholic priest an Mr be Gigi here for a year thought it would nice to pick up the check for John S i native sons Cedar Rapids died so I at 9 today in his home at 2222 lack of gratitude the cardinal sins British assistant Edgar Stork oir i 1.1 1 UP has Sanders and the two other garian defendants pled guilty barred guests only for Friday and making nuisances of Vogeler I T and T Miss said tive in Europe since 1945 said have a new bad had been a U S army intelligence behavior officer since 1942 As an Roosevelt and Miss Durston a and mechanical engineer he said who took to Espionage in the technical field 1948 refused to comment my specialty also denied that they were He testified that he had been in- engaged but friends said they by U S army set a wedding date shortly Elliott had been one of the club's Jb room celebrities since his tion rockets bachelor days Even after he was posits in Hungary and get in touch kicked put of the New York with atom physicists and help them cial register his name was still a nnp nn officers in Vienna to dig up special El information about radar escape welcome one on Billingsley's guest No Sign of Weariness register Roosevelt's three wives Beardsley Former Proprietor of Coe Book Store Shot He was on the stand two hours Dormer Ruth Goggins and during the morning and answered Actress Faye Emerson also were questions readily and with no signs familiar figures at the club Miss of weariness or emotion Recalled Emerson got a quickie divorce in to the stand in the afternoon he Cuernavaca Mexico Jan 14 I am sorry for the detrimental deeds I committed against this and I ask for a The court said it would take leniency plea under con- sideration It could not be learned immediately what possible penalty Vogeler faces Lee H Beardsley 43 former He told the court he had been Proprietor of the Coe college book instructed by his superiors to com- store was found shot through the mil sabotage by buying useless head in his car Friday night at material and stocks for the Lansing Mich airport ard company and to sabotage lot He died early Saturday liveries for Russia and other at the Edward W ern European countries row hospital in Lansing The indictment against Vogeler i Coroner Ray Gorsline said and the others accuses them in I Beardsley apparently was a part of deliberately decreasing victim but that paraffin tests productive output of the would be taken of the gun a 22 concern to the detriment of the caliber rifle before the verdict country Aly Khan Hurt In Ski Accident iwas made official The rifle was I found in the car beside him Beardsley was found slumped over the wheel of his car by an their daughter airport employe His wife and Marilyn 16 were at the GST AAD Switzerland leys Cedar Rapids home at 2256 Prince Aly Khan husband avenue SE They left for Movie Actress Rita Hayworth Lansing immediately broke his leg in three places A close family friend said that Saturday in a skiing accident the house had been sold and that Rita was visiting friends in the wife and daughter were in Lausanne 50 miles away process of packing prior to moving to East Lansing ley had opened a book store at Michigan State college there for the last quarter of the school year formed immediately of the dent she rushed to the prince's hospital bedside Plot Reported BERLIN The lege in 1948 licensed paper Der Abend said Saturday that Russian leaders had smashed I a plot to overthrow the regime of Premier Stalin Beardsley formerly owned book store on Twelfth street the NE across from the Coe college pus He sold the store to the col- The newspaper re- port to circles associated with the Soviet control commission in many Nothing of the kind was reported in any other source Un- official quarters observed only that such a story might have it was worth the ganda value For what newspaper said the plot involved more than 200 high persons Its discovery Der Abend said prompted the Russians to reinstate the death penalty for spies and saboteurs The newspaper said the aim of the plot was to establish a sian republic with Leningrad as its capital Leningrad was said to have been the headquarters of the plotters Der Abend said a Marshal rol suspended from his post as commandant of the Leningrad military district in 1936 was the leading figure BURBANK Calif AP Jeff Slater finally got wind of her valentine Her pound of roquefort found hanging from a tree a half block from her home Friday That's where it landed when her husband flew over and it from 700 feet on the 14th She'd probably have got it sooner if it had been limburger Limburger Would Have Been Located Sooner First avenue NE Mrs Ely in declining health for several years has been in critical condition for six weeks and was not informed of her husband's death Mr Ely although noticeably failing in recent months had gone day office in the presume my life was to be connected with Coe col- lege from its earliest Made a Coe trustee in 1891 Mr Ely succeeded his father in the secretaryship in 1893 and held that position for 45 years j Mr Ely and his friend C G Greene a son of Judge George Greene attended prep at Mass and ins in me rt anty building He was there last went to Princeton On Monday iMr Ely class of 1877 became Three of the four children of Princeton's oldest living alumnus Mr and Mrs Ely survive On First Princeton Crew are Mrs Haven Y Simmons of I Cedar Rapids and Mrs William As a member of Princeton's first Marquis of Waban Mass a suburb of Boston and John M Ely of Cedar Rapids Another son Frederick S Ely died in 1919 There are nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren The family requests that no flowers be sent Arrangements for funeral ices have not been made but burial will be in the family at Oak Hill cemetery in the management of which Mr Ely had been a director since 1882 and president since 1906 His father John F Ely was one of the inal incorporators Born on Loop Site The life of Mr Ely had been closely linked with the growth of Cedar Rapids since Nov 18 1853 when he was born in the home Dr and Mrs John F Ely at what is the present site of Martin's store 215 Second avenue SE Then it was known as Eagle street and Dr and Mrs Ely owned the entire block Their son represented the eighth generation of descendants of Nathanial Ely who landed in New England in 1632 The home during John S Ely's boyhood was the center of the social and much of the business life of Cedar Rapids By marriage his closely associated with the Weare and Daniels ilies and by business as well as friendship with the Greenes All crew that launched rowing there in 1874 and was the first to dis- play the school's traditional ange and Black in intercollegiate competition Mr Ely returned to Cedar Rapids a boating ast Princeton about then gave up rowing so Mr from Lewis Two Stand Up Friday by Leland Auld of Central City president of the Linn County Farm Bureau riott who has been county sion director in Muscatine county some 800 members present Since Feb 1 1948 will take up the Lewis message directing thesis new position about April 1 men to return to the pits j A native of Guthrie county with was read was graduated from The men that want to go back Iowa State college in with a to work stand they in agricultural economics told Only two stood At least two other locals already had shown similar defiance He was fieldman for a farm agement association near Ackley for a number of years following graduation and served for a time Lewis back-to-work extension economist at Iowa tions of last Saturday were re- generally as a mere formal compliance a court Friday's instructions to end the strike forthwith were emphatic Contract negotiations were called off until Monday at 2 p.m on the suggestion of David L Cole chairman the board dent Truman assigned to look into the dispute that has spread coal over the nation's not making the strangulation economy They were Ely and Mr Greene bought we hoped for this W shells and shipped them to Rapids to be used by members a recess would be helpful the Cedar Rapids Boat club which They needed a they had organized i The most hopeful thing Cole Always interested Cyrus S Ching U S Ely was one of the first to chief could report was that both parties are making a real effort at collective bargaining Cole said Lewis had assured him and Ching that his new order was sent out in good faith It was or that basis that Cole had expressed belief output would be resumed Monday State college From 1933 to 1945 he was man for the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company after he operated a farm agement Albany Mo until going to Muscatine county two years ago The new county extension di- rector is married and the father of two children of college age Patricia and James The Linn county extension post has been vacant since Aug 1 when D D left to be- come Jones county extension di- rector at Anamosa Continued on Page 2 Col 6 Signatures On Petition for Municipal Band New City election voters not only will name a council March 27 they ballot on a band for Cedar Rapids Assurance of the special Makes No Bones About PITTSBURGH district Attorney Richard F tion next month came Saturday Jones stood speechless when the with the filing of a petition William approval of a small tax levy of the city can support a Citizens will asked to vote yes or no on a mill levy against property owners here were leaders in the community for thai Many celebrities were guests in the members Ely residence and pioneer signed by at purpose City council will get the builders were intimate friends Among the visitors to Cedar Rapids entertained the Elys were Horace Greeley Oliver Wendell Holmes John B Gaugh noted temperance lecturer ard Taylor traveler and ex- and the abolitionists i William Garrison and i Phillips Dr and Mrs Ely were ardent abolitionists When 13 years old John S Ely served as driver while his father right-of-way agent for the North Western railroad bought up land right-of-way and for town sites This was after the Civil war from which Ely had returned in such poor health that he had to abandon his profession Attended Forerunner of Coe day's regular meeting This total exceeded by 800 signers the number required by or 10 percent of the vote at Cedar Rapids last city election Formal steps now must be taken to put the tax question on general election ballots March 27 If approved the lull levy would cost each taxpayer 12 cents for each assessed valuation of property For the average citizen this would an outlay of about 25 cents per year The eighth of a mill would raise about annually for band purposes Saturday's petition had been circulating in Cedar Rapids for several weeks It originated after a meeting of had an was arrested fleeing from of the burglary The clincher was a silver dollar found in his pocket victimized storekeeper had ed one stolen Resigned to the verdict police returned some bills and the silver dollar confiscated after- luck's arrest The defendant smiled but flipped the silver lar back No thanks Give it back to the During his S Ely representatives from service clubs attended private schools in Cedar of them opposite industry home on Eagle street another at the present site of the Palmer building and the old free school on what was later to be the site of Washington high school In the fall of 1867 according to his own diary he attended Parsons seminary at what is now Second street and Fifth avenue SE This was a fore- Chamber of Commerce labor Today's Chuckle Her car stalled at the corner and the traffic light kept yellow green red yellow green The policeman stepped over to the car and asked in a hurt What's the matter lady ain't we got any colors you Front Linn runner of Coe college which he was to serve as trustee Mr Ely terminated nearly a half-century of service to Coe col- lege in 1939 when he resigned from the board He was then made an honorary life member On that occasion he In the fall of 1853 when Williston Jones established the progenitor of Coe he made a pastoral call on my mother and congratulated her on giving birth to a student for Winter Back in Iowa on Wings of Slight Blizzard Cedar Rapids Winter weather moved back in- to Iowa Saturday with blizzard conditions in the north central section light snow in the east and colder temperatures throughout the state Winds were blowing 42 miles per hour with gusts even er in the Mason City area day morning The snow was ing badly on east-west roads Some roads were open for only one-way traffic and highway 3 near Hampton was reported com- closed for a time In Cedar United Air Lines reported a northwest wind with gusts as high as 30 The highway patrol ed little or no drifting in the dar Rapids area however Snow fell intermittently in Cedar Rapids Saturday but at there still had not been enough to be measurable Other points in northeastern Iowa re- ported traces of snow and some drifting Colder temperatures were No thanks Give it back throughout the he said the mercury away Its a of 40 Friday after- nnn mvA nr to 23 degrees at 7 and ODD IDEA OF FUN to 15 at 10 It held there SEATTLE UP A noon climbed to 20 at 2 held for throwing a coffee then dropped back to 19 at through a plate glass and kicking in another at a The snow flurries and wind in told I was just trying j both were expected to die out to show the waitress a good time People favoring a municipal band pointed out that it could be available for public concerts summer park programs parades and celebrations Other musical units of this type have been organized in Mason Ft Dodge Sioux City j lington and smaller communities If voters finally approve necessary Cedar Rapids band could be controlled either by the city council or a special commission appointed by that group It was reported that city officials probably would prefer the appointment of a special band commission Though a mill tax levy would be permissible under the proposed setup the full amount would not have to be levied if a smaller suffice ment bonds and an undisclosed Amount of cash from the dale textile mills The thieves jimmied the safe in the unoccupied main office of the textile plant nearby According to Manager Robinson the safe which contained government ties cash and warehouse re- was cleaned out He The bonds however are worthless to the thieves They thought they were making a large haul but the joke is on them Detective Lon said they apparently made their Saturday afternoon or evening Clearing skies and colder tonight are expected to be followed by fair and rather cold weather Sunday State high Friday was 45 at and Council Bluffs Highs are expected to range from 15 in the north to 20 to 25 i in the south Lows tonight are expected to land 6 to 12 above in the south i Predicted Cedar Rapids low night is near zero More Than 100 Others Are Injured Train Runs Red Light Crashes into Other On Long Island ROCKVILLE CENTRE N Y crowded Long Island railroad train ran through a red light on a makeshift siding Friday night and sliced into an oncoming train ing at least 29 More than 100 others were in- jured as the with about passengers were ripped lengthwise in half Motorman Jacob Kiefer 55 Baldwin N Y was charged with second degree manslaughter by District Attorney Frank Gulotta who He ran past the signal Kiefer was a police guard was at his home until he could to county jail for ar- New York's Worst It was metropolitan New York's vorst railroad tragedy Screaming victims were mashed tons of twisted metal as he trains came together with a crash heard half a mile Doctors hacked and sawed arms and legs to free some of the It was the nation's worst train wreck since 45 died April 25 1946 at Naperville 111 Thousands of awed but curious spectators Hocked to the scene while the desperate cries of victims echoed on the night air Rockville Centre a community of about is 20 miles east of Manhattan Island on the south shore of Long Island The accident occurred on a makeshift section of track during a grade separation construction job Arm Amputated Every available doctor in the area was called to the scene More than 50 responded and the injured into nearly a score of ambulances for trans- fer to hospitals in and around Rockville Centre One doctor cut off a man's mangled arm to get him out of the debris Another sawed off both legs of a trapped passenger Many of the victims screamed and pain and fright Others lay dead twisted like rag dolls their bodies broken in he impact of ing stuel Kill me please kill one man pled to rescuers Another woman tons of metal crushing her chest the weight off me A white-faced heartsick rescue worker looked up at newsmen and gritted through clenched We're not taking out bodies we're taking out parts of bodies Axes Crowbars Floodlights played on the wreckage as rescue workers used acetylene torches axes and jars to pry into the twisted coaches of the electric Tains Finally railroad wreckers dozed their way in to jerk apart hc lead coaches to the hunt for Dodies could go on A little white stucco Negro church stood a few feet from the scene First bodies recovered were laid on its lawn Then the pitiful row of corpses jegan to grow So the interior of the church was converted into a Normally the Long Island ates a two-track line through Continued on Page 2 Col 3 Joke on Useless GASTONIA N C Gastonia police said Saturday that ers escaped with in U S G L Home Applications Soar WASHINGTON AP There has been an unprecedented mid- winter rise in home loan the Veterans tration said Saturday More than twice as many erans are financing purchase of homes under the as were doing so a year ago the agency said A January total of loan getaway in an automobile but j applications up over the De- rio one saw them enter or j total was the largest for leave the plant I any month since November 1947 Train Wreck in South Injures 15 GULFPORT Miss Twelve cars of the fast westbound Pan American left the track injuring 15 persons The Louisville and Nashville was enroute from ham to New Orleans First reports indicated the wreck was caused by a broken rail Today's Index Church News 3 Comics 7 Courthouse 2 Crossword 7 Daily Record 2 Deaths 2 Editorial Features 6 Marion g Movies 5 Radio 5 State 8 Want Ads
