Times Recorder, The (Newspaper) - April 4, 1947, Zanesville, Ohio J The Times 81 Charter Member ol Associated Press OHIO FRIDAY APRIL Cloudy milder FIVE CENTS Aid Leaps Major Hurdle Passenger Derailed 100 Injured CHICAGO April 3 The Burlington railroad's speeding Twin City Zephyr passenger train was derailed in suburban Grove tonight and Coroner Paul Isherwood said police told him it looks like another Naperville crash Police said early reports were that about 100 persons were in- jured There were no early reports on any fatalities Grove is located 21 miles southwest of Chicago's Loop nine miles from Naperville also in Dupage county where 45 persons died last 25 in the collision of two other Burlington trains Grove police said that the first three or four cars of the streamlined eastbound from Minneapolis to and smashed a passenger station after the Zephyr struck an object that dropped from a passing westbound freight train T E Pratt transportation cer for the Burlington said the Deisel Zephyr was derailed by something which fell on the track from a westbound freight train passing on an adjoining track Grove police also said that the passenger train had struck an obstruction which apparently dropped from a westbound freight Pratt said the eastbound Zephyr as the Twin City Zephyr passes through Grove at an hour speed Du Page county sheriffs police made the first estimate on the number of injured and said all available ambulances doctors and LOGAN W Va April William Blizzard of United Mine Workers district 17 at the start of a meeting of Logan miners called on them today to stand for one second in contempt of tary Krug and President man The call followed one minute of silence for the victims of the Centralia 111 mine disaster We're working under an in- said Blizzard not an injunction by the coal operators but by the government for which our boys fought on every battlefield in the Pacific and in Europe Miners over in said Blizzard have the right to strike while over here they're working under an injunction Order Unsafe Pits Closed Lewis Launches Attack On Krug And Demands Ouster WASHINGTON of The In- Krug shut down 518 dangerous soft coal mines day just as John L Lewis renewed a scorching attack upon him as a scheming designing politician faithless to his trust Declaring that Krug should have acted before 111 miners were killed in the Centralia 111 mine blast Lewis Krug Locates Coed Mine Closing Areas police scene had been rushed to the The Chicago Red Cross said it was mobilizing all its facilities Conference Is Second Versailles By PAUL WASHINGTON April cow has turned out to be les all over The want more coal Germany can produce lying prone economically The Russians have taken over the former position of the British em- pire and similar reparations beyond city And they both want to keep Germany inert ly so she cannot produce enough for The game against us at Moscow is about the same as that of Clemenceau and Lloyd George Molotov in the role of Lloyd George and ault as Clemenceau but just a hit more obvious The United States is supposed to support many with food occupation relief perhaps even money to get her industry started Thus we are ex- actually to pay the tions for defeated Germany No Accounting We put in present cost of is supposed to be about a year without other considerations they take out Last time we had a Dawes loan eventually after Germany could not pay and the amount of Turn to Page Please Compromise Move Urged By Marshall MOSCOW April tary Marshall urged the council of foreign ministers tonight to adopt a compromise proposal on German reparations in an effort to smash the deadlock on this key issue barring four-power agreement on Germany's future The meeting lasting for more than four hours was enlivened when Soviet Foreign Minister V M Molotov accused British For- eign Secretary Ernest Bevin of de- fending dictators and what tov said was the kind of democracy prevalent in Greece Soviet or French stands blocked all progress on German tions In the only issue of the day which saw the Russians British and Americans on one side the French impeded action by refusing to agree on establishment of political parties and trade unions for Germany Marshall told the ministers that the United States was willing to consider limited German tions from current production provided the Allies agree to leave in Germany a number of industrial plants now earmarked for capital There was no indication that the Russians would accept his proposal which was taken up briefly at the roared out a demand for the ouster This is Krug's deathbed con- Lewis said and Oh God what a grotesque monstrous take he is in the position he cupies Krug ordered the 518 employing miners and ducing tons a re- main closed after the six-day mourning shutdown which Lewis ordered comes to an end Sunday midnight They will be reopened only when certified safe Interior department officials vately expressed the view that the miners wUl be entitled to state un- employment benefits during their idleness Krug acted while Lewis vras be- fore a house labor subcommittee accusing Krug of lying when he signed the agreement last May to set up a federal safety code Defending his order for the mourning shutdown Lewis said it was necessary to attract get congress and Krug to act I point he said that Krug is doing now what he should have done ever since the safety code became effective He's starting to enforce his own but after 111 men died at tralia Puzzled At Order To Close Mines COLUMBUS O 3 The Ohio Division of Mines ex- surprise and puzzlement today over a federal order closing 57 of the soft coal mines on the ground they were believed dangerous I'm declared Steph Williams chief of the Williams describing coal mines as among the nation's safest asserted he thought the order of Secretary of Interior Krug was uncalled for and unfair Williams was supported by his chief William J Rogers state di- rector of industrial relations I feel that they should get in touch with us and put their cards on the remarked We are groping in the dark for the reason for such action The 57 Ohio mines including some of the state's major pits Now on this particular day of our Lord Mr Krug found 518 mines not safe May God in heaven forgive him for not finding those mines before and not closing them down before those men died secret session of the ministers on Tuesday Whether it would be made a basis for future tions remained to be seen Bevin proposed that the ican plan for a Four-Power pact against Germany be discussed morrow but Molotov objected ing agreement should be reached on the first items on the agenda before taking up others Boy Shoots Self With Revolver BUCYRUS O April 3 m Crawford County Sheriff Ralph Schreck said a eighth grade student of Lemert told classmates farewell today then walked across the road and shot himself in the mouth with a re- volver He identified the youth as Jack Zurcher son of Mr and Mrs liam Zurcher City hospital attendants said the youth's condition is favorable geons said the bullet now lodged at the base of the boy's brain will not be removed Sheriff Schreck said young Zurcher said he shot himself be- cause his parents objected to his quitting school Denies Budget Is Padded COLUMBUS O April State Finance Director H D told the house finance committee today that the tration budget of was not padded as charged by of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce earlier this week I don't like that word padded Defenbacher declared indicating displeasure at the criticism ed by Arch D Schultz the ber's economist nnd statistician Telegraph Strike Is Imminent NEW YORK April strike of Western Union Telegraph Co workers out- side of the New York metropolitan area loomed as a possibility today as the AFL Commercial Tele- Union sent out notices of intent to call a walkout Jesse A Payne the union dent asserted there had been a complete collapse of collective gaining and accused the company of effecting wholesale layoffs and unilateral wage cuts There was no immediate com- ment from Western Union The intent to strike notices were sent to the company President Truman the U S labor ment and the National Labor Re- lations Board the union head said He explained that the ers contract with Western Union expired April 1 but was extended to July 1 However the contract had a cancellation clause so that a strike could be called any time after May 3 Payne said A union policy committee will remain in continuous session here the president said and will decide when and if to poll the ship on a strike were among 518 throughout the nation ordered closed because they were considered hazardous They can not be reopened without a certificate from the mine's mana- ger and the safety committee of the United Mine Workers local union If the mine's manager ana ty committee can not agree a Federal Bureau of Mines inspector win be Sent in to check conditions and make a recommendation Chief Williams of the OHio Di- U.S Wants Immediate Reparations WASHINGTON 3 ff The United States jammed through an order for an immediate start on reparations from Japan today in the face of protests from some other of the Far Eastern commission A diplomatic official said to benefit China and other war-torn lands drew tests from Russian French Indian and Australian representatives at a commission meeting It was the first time the United States has resorted to such drastic action In doing so it was said to have been supported by New land Canada China the lands and the Philippines Great Britain steered clear of the dis- The maneuver was accomplished Secretary of the Interior J A Krug using a map in his office to locate soft coal mines involved in his order closing 518 of them indefinitely because they are believed dangerous The order bites deeply into bituminous duction and fears have been ex- pressed of its effect on the steel in- dustry AP Indiana Mayor Held In Fraud Britain Lashes At Soviet Veto vision of Mines said his 26 tors had been working with eral inspectors that the findings oi the federal men had been of a minor nature and had been taken care of He reported that Ohio's coal mine accident rate was well below the national average and that the state's inspections were better than those of any other state EVANSVILLE April Manson Reichert was in- today by a county grand jury which charged him with cor- and in Republican Senate Group Unanimously Adopts Plan WASHINGTON 3 B The senate foreign relations com- stamped 13 to 0 approval on President Truman's Greek and Turkish aid program today after tacking on an amendment giving the UN restricted power to halt the program It was the first big test of the proposal to bolster the two terranean countries against Com- by granting them worth of financial limited military aid Passage Certain A senate vote may come next week Meantime an Associated Press survey showed a majority of the house foreign affairs com- also favors passage The senate committee approved a modified version of an ment written by its chairman Senator Vandenberg This new version worked out after consultation with Undersecretary of State Dean Acheson The president is directed to withdraw any or all authorized herein under any of the following If requested by the of Greece and Turkey respectively representing a of the people of either nation If the president is notified by the United rupt practices in spending The Weather cloudiness day with milder in north portion scattered showers in west portion at night Showers and mild Saturday Ration Information Stamp No 11 in Book 4 now good for 10 pounds through Sept 30 OPA has an- there will be no special canning rations this year ration period ends 12 Allotment Is two units a unit is one one quart or two pints the period Rums cordials brandy and whiskey and gin chases not rationed Salvaged con- sumers will he paid a price ing with the market for pound of waste kitchen fats and taken to their meat fcpt We Try To Soy Why 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expressed hope last week that business would see the writing on the wall and that prices would be reduced accordingly The president was asked if Mrs Truman had spoken to him about the high cost of groceries Yes he said she has She has noticed the prices he continued just as every other housewife has Ohio U Veterans Disband Club ATHENS O April University's Veterans club has folded Most of the school's for mer servicemen said Coordinator Victor Whitehouse have grown tired of being classed as But the school's Women's Vet erans club still is going strong with 45 former Wacs W Marines and nurses still active and the Veterans Wives club pro vides a continuing social and edu cation al program for wives of campus 649 married veterans as a commission meeting today when the United States issued an interim directive to General Douglas MacArthur supreme lied commander for Japan telling him to put the plan into effect immediately Under commission lules the di- rective is subject to later sion review but it cannot be changed unless the U S as one of the veto powers agrees This development came to light when the state department re- leased a text of a statement given by Gen Frank R McCoy U S member on the commission at a closed session today Customs Bureau Seen WASHINGTON April 3 Bridges declared oday that some customs bureau are living a life of which may lead to some The chairman of the senate committee made this in denouncing what he ermed a barrage of phoney and forged protest against a slash in oms bureau funds At a committee hearing on the cut Bridges announced hat he had received more than 000 letters and telegrams urging hat the senate restore away by the house Chicago Election Pleases Truman SUPPORT SCHOOLS TOLEDO O April board of trustees of the Toled chamber of commerce today vote support of the pending Ohio school foundation site action recently taken by th I Ohio chamber of commerce LAKE SUCCESS N Y Apri declared today tha Soviet Russia strangled the ma will of the United Security Council by vetoing a British resolution censuring bania in the Corfu channel mine case This accusation touched off once more a lively battle over the veto right of the five great powers and the argument temporarily eclipsed the dis- pute Andrei A Gromyko Soviet uty foreign minister who has In- nine of the 10 vetoes sia has cast in the security cil listened calmly to Cadogan Then he joined with Dr Oscar Lange of Poland in calling ogan out of order for ing the veto issue into the banian case Gromyko said that the United was Initiator No 1 Of the veto and Britain was No 2 Russia's use of the veto also was criticized in Washington by Kep Eaton chairman of the house foreign affairs tee who was an alternate U S delegate in the UN General sembly last fall when several countries sought fully to modify the veto power Eaton told the committee ing a hearing on American aid Greece and Turkey that the UN was unable to act in the crisis now because The Russian gate has exercised a continued campaign funds and with sance in failing to enforce ling laws Five other men also were funds back confusing and has made it im possible to be ready now White House Plans For Easter WASHINGTON April Easter Sunday will be just Sunday at the White House Neither Mrs Harry Truman no Miss Margaret Truman has an special plans except that if it is nice day out on the yacht the on the Potomac river Mrs James Helm White House social told reporters day that neither Mrs Truman nor her daughter has a new Easter is a new spring out- especially for Easter and they do not plan to join the ed City Comptroller Julius Ritter also was charged with corrupt radices in campaign unds Two county officials Charles and Clarence were but details of the true were not pending the arrest of two others indicted Mayor Reichert who also is Vanderburg county Republican chairman was arrested in his city hall office and posted bond I'm not going to lose any sleep over this was his omy comment One charge said the mayor had failed and refused to enforce aws governing gambling gaming and pool selling and listed 46 establishments as race betting places The charge also says that the mayor unlawfully directed and requested certain persons to col- ect money from these ments Missing Girl's Body Found ARLINGTON Va April The body of pretty Wynona Harvey Philippine em- bassy secretary was found today in shallow waters of Rocky Run Arlington county police seeking to establish the nature of her death said preliminary tion indicated she might have been thrown from a bridge crossing the stream Miss Harvey's coat and hat were missing but hsr other clothing and jewelry including a wrist watch and strand of gold beads were intact Police said indications were she had been dead since shortly after she was last seen Sunday upon leaving her home in Washington to visit her sister Harvey a nurse at ton Memorial hospital tions that the Security Council finds with respect to which ing the United States waives the exercise of the or that the general assembly finds that action taken or assistance furnished by the United Nations makes the con- unnecessary or sirable If the president finds that any purposes of the act have been substantially accomplished by action of any Turn ts Page Please Supporters Score Win WASHINGTON April 3 David E President man's choice for chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission scored a major victory today when tne senate refused 52 to 38 to send his nomination back to committee for an FBI check This was widely Interpreted as meaning that the senate will con- firm Lilienthal when a vote comes perhaps next week Senators Vandenberg and Taft sometimes re- as the Big Two among Senate Republicans split on the issue Taft supported the recommittal motion offered by his first term colleague Senator Bricker Vandenberg hardly an hour be- WASHINGTON April 3 Easter fashion parade beaming President Truman lay interpreted the triumph of Martin Kennelly in the Chicago mayoral election as the beginning of a trend to the In jovial mood at his news con- Mr Truman Carroll Reece Republican national chairman does not agree that the result indicates any trend But the president added that held a view of its importance the results were in The president earlier had con- lerred with Democratic leaders r o m Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware Virginia and ginia in the first of a series of thought clinics They were ed that by Gael Sullivan cratic executive director who ar- ranged them and Mr Truman agreed it is a good name Highway Department Seeks Safety COLUMBUS O April The state highway department is taking its own preachments about safety to heart State Highway Director Murray D Shaffer said today a safety and four deputies would be appointed to work with division engineers superintendents and foremen in campaigning for safety among the department's workers They will however attend an early church service Mrs Truman and her daughter are Episcopalians The president is a Baptist No plans for him have been announced Reach Agreement In Portal Suit CINCINNATI April 3 IP John W Menzies clerk of the sixth U S circuit court of peals announced late today that all parties in the Mt Clemens Pottery company case hart agreed to dismissal of the employes appeal from a lower court decision disallowing such payments He said Frank E Cooper sel for the company which is situated in Mt Clemens Edward Lamb attorney for the workers and Assistant Attorney General John S Sonnett had tele- phoned him that agreement had been reached and that It was in the mails New King Honors Dead Brother ATHENS April who lined the curb 10 to 15 deep got their first glimpse of King Paul today since his accession as lie marched unattended behind a jun carriage bearing the ed coffin of his brother George II from the royal palace to the ens Cathedral The new king was clad in the uniform of a vice admiral and led his six-year-old son Crown Prince by the hand The youngster wearing gray flannel shorts and a white shirt received an occasional reminder from his father to keep his eyes straight ahead in keeping with royal de- leanor The monarch will lay in state in the cathedral until day when funeral services will be held fore the vote appealed for tion of the motion and for quick confirmation of Lilienthal as a reliable man The senate had agreed In ad- vance to recess until Monday if the Bricker motion lost The breathing spell wiU give Lilienthal's opponents an ity to decide whether to carry on the fight next week in the face of apparently insurmountable odds Flames Sweep Lima Airport LIMA O April man was injured last night as started from an acetylene torch destroyed Lima Municipal Airport installations in less than two hours Robert Fuller 26 Geneva O received first and second degree burns but was released after ment Damage was estimated by port Manager Charles J Parsons at EIGHT KILLED BORDEAUX France April persons were killed and one was injured today when several bombs exploded at a military camp at nearby Cazaux The casualties National Debt Takes Tumble WASHINGTON April 3 The national debt dropped today to the lowest point since Jane 30 1945 Redemption of most of in government securities which the treasury offered to pay off in cash sent the debt down to as of April 1 Meanwhile the budget surplus for the current fiscal year dropped a neary were French civilians engaged m the tr after holding above 000 oo 000 defusing war materiel mark for exactly one week Missed Class In Speed-Up NEW YORK April 3 trolman Robert Rigby 26 had just begun his first day on the force day when he was summoned to a veterans housing project In Queens He successfully aided in ing a seven pound five ounce baby girl to the wife of a veteran Then he had a cup of coffee and in a shaky voice disclosed his class at police academy skipped the usual instruction in baby delivering due to a schedule Standard Oil Lima Refinery CLEVELAND April The Standard Oil Co of Ohio disclosed plans today for spending 000 in modernizing its Lima O oil refinery President W T Holliday said a new catalytic cracking unit for production of gasoline would be constructed along with a new gas plant water cooling tower gasoline treating and blending and a tion to refinery tankage r
