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REPUBLIC Saf efy Ti'5 Tim "take-a-chanee" driver eventually foe for a ride la an ambulance. The Ari Republic Weather ZONA Generally clear Thursday, lightly cooler Friday. THE STATE'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER Enteral at Pot Offlt mooM clan matter wrr Act of Contrcti, March 3, 18T9; $1 25 prr month VlC VCnlS OX Phoenix, Arizona, Thursday, May 6, 1948 58th Year, No. 351 28 Pages mam mm VJ Stassen Nine Taft Assured 14 Dele gates 9 First Water Flows Into 48-Inch Pipe Marshall Flays U.N. Alteration if ft Medicine Man Declines New York Mayor's Job NEW YORK, May 5 (AP) Mayor William O'Dwyer offered today to trade jobs with a Navajo Indian medicine man from Ganado, but the visitor declined.

Silago Tzo, the Indian, visited city1 hall with a delegation representing Arizona Unlimited, which has an exhibition at the International Travel and Vacation Show here. After the medicine man had presented a Navajo rug to O'Dwyer, the mayor asked "Would you like to trade Jobs?" The Indian refused. O'Dwyer also received a medal designating him an honorary member of the Thunderblrds, an organization consisting of 50 Phoenix businessmen. It was presented by Miss Jan Ormsby, Thunderbird ski queen. A letter of greetings from Ray Busey, recent mayor ol Phoenix, was read to O'Dwyer.

Truce Talks Break Down In Holy City Brightened Prospects Dim Rapidly As Arms Rattle (By International New ftervletY HOPES FOR peac- In Palestine blossomed suddenly In the Holy Land and at the United Nations Both Claim Victory In Ohio Voting Showing Is Termed Significant By Minnesotan (By Associated Free) LATEST returns night indicate Sen. Robert A. Taft will win .14 and Harold B. Stassen nine of Ohio'j 23 contested Republican presidential convention seats. Thirty went to the Ohio senator Secretary Suggests Democracies Be Strengthened t--- AJ' i mm WASHINGTON, May 5 (AP) George Marshall, secretary of state, said today that the Western World must be made strong enough to convince the Russians ft; vf w-m' P4 wjS i-Th't 'i r.

I I iff im The results fell below claims of both Stassen and that communism can't rule the globe. He told the house foreign affairs committee that there must be a "balance of power" such as there was when the United Nations was formed so that no big power would dare break the peace if the others stood united. Marshall spoke firmly against congressional proposals, which the committee is considering, to rebuild the United Nations "with or without Russia." IF THE SOVIET Union is shut Taft. Who was hurt most, If any, was in dispute. Taft Interpreted the outcome as State Mining Firms Fight Rail Rate Rise By CLAIBORNE NUCKOLLS WITH additional freight charges estimated at $158,000 a year at stake, the Arizona mining industry, through the state corporation commission, yesterday opened a fight against hiked railroad rates on ores, ore concentrates and sulphurates, recently granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission.

First move in the new rate battle developed yesterday when the state commission ordered suspension of the new tariffs, scheduled to go Into effect at midnight last night. The action was taken on petition of the Arizona Small Mine Operators Association, the state department of Mineral resources, the a "victory for me and a defeat for Mr. Stassen." STASSEN SAID his showing was "one of the most significant de yesterday then withered swiftly In both places. Midday reports from Jerusalem told of a British prediction that a truce for Jerusalem possible forerunner of an all-Palestine peace-was "most imminent" THIS FORECAST was based on developments at Jericho, where the British, Arabs, Jews and the U. N.

truce commission all were conferring on means to halt the fighting In Jerusalem and thus safeguard the holy shrines. But hardly had the optimistic news reached the United States than fresh dispatches carried word the Jericho peace talks had foundered. Apparently the cause of the Jerusalem truce breakdown was an Arab refusal to guarantee free traffic jr Jewish convoys between the all-Jewish city of Tel Avir and the Palestine capital. The Jericho talks may be resum velopments of the entire national campaign." A Stassen man who had trailed overtook a Taft candidate late yesterday in the Akron district. out, he said, the "community of nations" would be broken into rival armed groups and "this re- suit would weaken us and ex This gave the Minnesotan the lead Kennecott Copper Company and in three races with six certain.

Taft. on the basis of nearly com plete returns, had 11 delegates won and three candidates leading. Whatever Taffs total of Ohio Phelps Dodge Mining Corporation. THE COMMISSION order suspended the new tariffs until September 1 "or until otherwise ordered," and tentatively set the issue for hearing May 12. History of the case goes back to 1947 when the ICC granted rail delegates, they represent his first pose us to even greater dangers from those who seek domination of other states." The secretary of state said in effect that world conditions now are as bad as they are likely to get and that improvement can be expected as the European Recovery Program, the Western European Union and like measures make progress.

But military strength, Marshall said, "is not the element which will be paramount in the long run. publicly pledged convention votes. All told, 10 men now have been ed today, but what little optimism there was appean to have died a-borning. University Inaugurates McCormick Genius Group Assailed By Speaker For Lack Of State Interest promised votes on the first ballot at the Republican national con carriers a general rate increase of AS NIGHT fell over the Holr approximately 18 per cent. The state commission subsequently adopted an order approving a similar increase, but specifically vention.

Some of these are major contenders, the others favorite sons. GovXbomas E. Dewey still leads Land, the martial aspect of the situation again was being empha exempting ores, concentrates and sulphurates. James Girand, left, city water and R. Gail Baker, city engineer, operate the engine which yesterday officially opened the valve- to let water Through the nine-mile-long, 48-inch pipe line from the reservoirs in Tapago Park to connect With the city system atI 8th street and McDowell road.

The big valve requires 600 turns to open. Two men going round and round would need three hours to do the Job. The engine does it In 30 minutes. (Republic Staff Photo.) "THE UNDERLYTNG problem in the immediate future," he said, sized, a Jewish spokesman, for instance, said unless Palestine is purtitioned on schedule this year under the U.N. plan, the Zionist armies will set out to take over The railroads appealed to the ICC and only recently succeeded is to bring about the restora tion of economic, social and politi cal health in the world and to give the peoples of the world a New; Phoenix Water the field with 125, but this is nowhere near the 548 majority required for the nomination.

Dewey and Stassen are the only candidates having publicly pledged delegates in more than one state. Dewey are spread over five states and so are Stassen's. Should Stassen win nine in Ohio, he will have 68 all told. TAFT YESTERDAY claimed he would have more first ballot votes than any other candidate In the national convention. He gave no sense of security which is essen in having these exemptions nullified, the ICC allowing an increase of 20 per cent or 20 cents per ton whichever is the lower on intrastate shipments of these products.

IN ORDER that it might not TUCSON. May 5 (AP) Most Americans in the genius group consider the affairs of government beneath them, Justin Miller of Washington, D. president of the National Association of Broadcasters, said today. He delivered the principal address during the ceremonies that tial to carry on the task of re covery." Marshall blamed much of the world's trouble on what he called "serious misconceptions" in the Line Service Begun By CHARLES A. ESSER MAINTENANCE of consistently high water pressures, even dur lose jurisdiction, the state commission recently was compelled to Issue an order sanctioning these new inaugurated Dr.

James Byron Mc minds of Russia's leaders. "It is a misconception," he said, (Continued On Page 2, Col. 6) figure. The Dewey forces had es "to suppose that domination of ing the peak summer demand period, yesterday was assured for Phoenix with the official opening of the nine-mile long 48-inch line from the Papago Park reservoirs to connect with the city system at 16th the world by a single system is in evitable. the entire country.

And the Arabs again are sneaking of imminent invasion, presumably within hours after Britain gives up her Palestine mandate, set for May 15. There was scattered fighting In the Holy Land during the day. In one incident, near the Jewish town of Nathanya between Tel Aviv and Haifa, six British soldiers were killed in an attack on an army truck. All were found shot through the head. An abandoned Jewish armored vehicle stood across the road.

It apparently had aerved to halt the British military truck. AS IN THE Holy Land Itself, so at United Nations headquarters in Lake Success. N. the newi about Palestine was better yesterday afternoon than it was at nightfall. During the afternoon, the big street and McDowell road.

timated, prior to recent primaries, that their man would have around 400. Stassen claimed this week he would have 340. The three overall claims exceed the 1,094 total convention vote. Elsewhere on yesterday's polit County Calls Salary Talks Monthly $50 Hike Asked By Elected Officers THE board of supervisors will meet at 4 p. m.

today with county officials to discuss a request each of 700 county employees be given a $50 per month raise. Seven elected county officials signed a request to the boaTd for a hearing. It is the contention of the county officials employees' salaries are out of line and no adequate adjustment has been made during the period of steadily rising costs. SIGNERS of the petition for a hearing were William E. Stand-ford, assessor; James E.

Lindsay, treasurer; John H. Barry, super "It is a misconception to that differing systems live side by side in peace the basic rules of interna- The new line increased the capacity from the reservoirs from Crash Injury Proves Fatal NELSON TOMLINSON. sr 83-year-old Phoenix millwright, of 1901 West Monte Vista road, died 40,000,000 gallons per day to 100,000,000 gallons. It supplements the old 45-inch line, which was built, in 1931 and will continue to be used. Continued On Page 2, Col.

3) Cormick as 13th president of the University of Arizona. Dr. McCormick's first act after being inducted was to confer upon Miller the honorary degree of doctor of laws. Prior to the formal induction by Samuel H. Morris of Globe, president of the board of regents of the university and state colleges of Arizona, several hundred official delegates had filed into the university auditorium.

DARK-ROBED delegates were in attendance from 45 states, Washington, and four foreign coiihtries. The academic procession was led ical front: President Truman scheduled a James Girand, city water superintendent, and R. Gail Baker, city engineer, who have directed construction of the line, were enthusiastic -stern trio in June calling for Taft Hartley about the Improvement in service yesterday morning in St. Monica's three speeches in California and one each in Chicago and Omaha. He also will make appearances in Seattle and Olympia.

and in Portland. Ore. His California U.N. story was that delegates were Revision Seen WASHINGTON, May 5 (AP) Bank Robbed Of $30,000 which will result to the downtown district and to all residential areas. It was explained cutting in the new line will fix pressures throughout the business section at from 55 to 60 pounds and at least (Continued On Page 2, Col.

2) 1948 This Date 1947 108 82 by the representative from Harvard University, the country's old 50 pounds in residential areas A proposal to abolish the Taft-Hartley act's union shop election requirement found favor today with Robert N. Denham, general counsel of the National Labor Re Flying Chase MINNEAPOLIS, May 5 AP Two men today held up the state These pressures are regarded as excellent and Girand said it is est school. The delegate from Gua-tamala was next. Hospital of a skull fracture suffered Monday night when his car and a tractor-trailer collided at This was the first time in 10 hoped insurance underwriters will recognize the improvement and lations Board. years the stale institution had been Ends In Crash bank of suburban Hamel and escaped with $30,000, after cleaning out the vault and acting "plenty tough." The men were described by G.

O. Dorweiler, cashier, as about 30 to It is one of a number of changes approve lower insurance rates. Lateral 14 and Grand avenue. It was the 108th fatality result the scene of such a ceremony, and the first time a lawyer was installed president The last inaugu ing from motor vehicle accidents in THESE HIGH pressures, Girand said, compare with pressures as low as 25 pounds two weeks ago ration was that of Dr. Alfred At set to give all their attention, exclusive of any detours, to finding the means of quickly stopping the Palestine fighting, even If only With stopgap measures.

But as the day progressed, this ambition ran Into trouble, mostly from Soviet Russia. The Russians, firm adherents of the partition plan originally laid down by the U.N., Insist partition cannot be sidetracked, but should be enforced on schedule. This also Is the Jewish Agency view, strongly Ofposed by the Arabs. Alexander Panyushkln, Soviet ambassador, served notice on the U.N. that his country will fight any stopgap measures or anything else which might be submitted for partition.

This question hasn't come to the veto stage yet, but it might easily end there. Arizona since January 1. Harold Clark, highway patrol soon to be considered by congress. Denham said workers have favored the union shop in 98 per cent, of the 5,968 NLRB elections held so far, demonstrating they want its compulsory union membership fea kinson in 1938. intendent of public instruction; Roger G.

Laveen, recorder; Walter S. Wilson, clerk of the superior court; Francis Donofrio, county attorney, and L. Cal Bois, sheriff. Board members, in announcing they would meet with the officials, said they had been thinking about salary adjustment for some time and plan a comprehensive study of salary schedules before the 1948-49 budget is fixed in July. THE BOARD members pointed out a $50 increase for each of the 700 employees would amount to more than $400,000 a year added to the salary budget.

35 years old and carrying "foreign make automatics." Hamel is 10 miles west of during a hot spell in which there man, said Tomlinson apparently asked Miller, "are was high demand for water. failed to see the tractor-trailer and pulled out almost directly in front The increased capacity also will insure use of greater quantities of ture. Moreover, he said the vast num the Sigma Psis, the Ph. and the Phi Beta Kappas who graduated 10, 20 a'nd 30 years ago?" of it on Grand avenue. A coroner's jury empaneled by verde river water, which is pumped into the reservoirs.

It is He said of the 13 men who make Justice Wesley Bolin attributed ber of such elections required to be held has become a financial and administrative burden to the Stylish Bandit Obtains $8,300 TACOMA, May 5 (AP) up the atomic anergy commission Tomlinson's death to an unavoid hoped this year during the sum able accident. (Continued On Page 2, Col. 1) mer peak only 10 per cent of the city's water will have to come from downtown wells, which last They explained before making any salary adjustment they will year supplied 25 per cent. Lone B-29 Crash Victim At German A well-dressed, well-mannered man held up the Bank of California Ta-coma Branch this afternoon and the Federal Bureau of Investigation said he walked out with abcrut THE 48-INCH line is one of the have to consider budget limitation under state law and the effect an increase will have on the county major units in the $6,000,000 water Base Was Trapped Behind Main Turret expansion program approved by $8,300. tax rate.

the voters at a bond election late The FBI said the man was very in 1946. The line cost $750,000. calm as he handed Mrs. Pearl Senators Okay Research Plan WASHINGTON, May 5 (AP) The senate stamped quick and unanimous approval today on a bill creating a national science founda SCORES of Phoenicians stared in horror early this morning as a speeding car raced north on Central avenue at SO miles an hour without lights and then crashed into the safety sign at the corner of Central avenue and McDowell road. Driver of the car.

R. D. Mooney-ham. 24 years old. El Rancho Siesta Motel, Grand avenue, was believed critically injured and two feminine companions suffered minor injuries.

They were identified as Wanda Smith. 18. 3006 West Buckeye road, and Wanda Johnson, 17, 320m West Adams street. Screaming siren of a state highway patrol car driven by Herb Hodgson alerted Phoenicians to the race up Central avenue and they stared wide-eyed at the two cars, averaging in some instances 80 to 90 miles an hour on the city's main thoroughfare. Hodgson followed his prey from Riverside Park until the car's wild dash ended at Central and McDowell.

Two police cars. picked up the trail al Van Buren street and followed close behind the 1941 convertible Mooneyham was driving. A third police car set up a road block at McDowell and Central and the speeding motorist was forced to crash his car into the safety sign at the corner to avoid a head-on collision with the parked police car. Girand explained the only reason By JACK REED (Republic Staff Correspondent) Huge Air Force was helpless, and nothing could be done for him before the 6,500 gallons of gasoline in the tanks Baton Rouge, crew chief; Paul W. Sullivan, flight engineer; John J.

Coyle and C. W. Giassullo of the Bronx, N. P. A.

Manzi of New York City; and William P. Watts well water will have to be used at all this summer is because the FURSTENFELDBRUCK AIR turned the wreck, into an inferno. Gunn. a teller, a manila envelope and told her to put money in it. He asked politely that she refrain from sounding the alarm because he did not want to have to shoot his way out.

Asked By Dewey EUGENE. May 5 (UP) FORCE BASE, Germany, May 5 His' body was found in the plane new filter plant and booster station in the Verde river system are not tion. United States Air Force officials of Sumter. S. C.

The last five after the wreckage had cooled. complete. here late tonight almost have com The measure now goes to the house where little opposition is I.T. COL TOM Classen, com named all are staff sergeants. The home town of Paul Sullivan was Gov.

Thotnas E. Dewey tonight proposed construction of the pleted their inquiry into last night's mander of the 352nd Very Heavy crash of a B-29 which resulted in expected. not immediately learned. The 11th Bomber Group, of which the the death of SSgt. Garnel A.

Lock- The purpose of the legislation Is world's mightiest air force and development of a United States of Europe to help keep the peace. survivor of the mishap is Corp. A. Five Tucson Youngsters crashed plane was a part, search to give the United States a shove emy of Henderson, N. and seri O.

Block of Ellenviile, N. a ed the surrounding area all night forward in basic scientific research ous injury to two of the 11 surviv The New York governor, cam for Lockemy's body, hoping he had passenger on the flight. THE BOMBER'S crash came and education a field which the ing occupants of the plane. paigning against Harold E. Stas Are Missing From.

Homes been cast free of the ship. government has left almost en sen for the Oregon Republican tirely to private enterprise. presidential delegation to be select Lockemy, a hero of World War after the squadron's planes had established a record of 700 hours at flawless operation during the last TUCSON, May 5 (AP) Five The bill sponsored by H. Alex ed May 21, outlined his foreign pol II, had returned to Germany with Tucson children have been missing ander Smith, New Jersey Republi icy in a speech at MacArthur field the 301st Very Heavy Bomber 21 days. from their homes since early yes Group from Smoky Hill Air Base, house on the University of Oregon campus.

terday morning, the sheriff's office Preliminary injury disclosed in mid-April in a regular can senator, sets up a foundation of 21 members chosen by the President from leaders In science, engineering, education and public af reported today. Dewey charged that Truman and exchange of B-29 squadrons on the ship struck a drainage ditch on the boundary of the field as the It is now believed three of them European duty. He had intended. The two survivors seriously, but not fatally, injured are Bombardier James A. Silger of Independence, with a broken shoulder, and Navigator Thomas G.

Roberts of Harrisburg, 111., badly burned in the flash fire following the crash. Both are in the Roosevelt administration mistakes had paved the way for Communist fair. They will be headed by a while here, to visit Llnz, Austria, may have gone on an unannounced fishing expedition to the central part of the state. flight of B-29s took off near midnight for a 3.400-mile flight to Port Said, Egypt. When the plane director, also chosen aggression throughout the world, where he had been Imprisoned In 1944.

He is survived by his wife, by the President, with consent of Mrs. Ted Massey told the sheriff hit the ditch it gyrated wildly with and warned that Soviet ambitions of world conquest were even more ambitious "than the dreams' of the senate. Their terms will be for CM now at the Kansas base. Mrs. Massey said she and her husband had searched for the children throughout last night.

Today she contacted officers in Coolidge, Chandler, Wickenburg, Yuma, and Lordsburg, N. M. Sheriff Jerry. Martin said he had sent telegrams to authorities at Roswell and Portales, N. M.

He also sent an air mail letter to the chief of police at Marshfield, Ore. Massey telephoned the sheriff's office tonight that he had noticed his son's fishing equipment was missing. He now believes that the children' may have gone to Canyon lake to fish. Massey said he intended telephoning the U. S.

Forest Service to be on tfte xooKout for the youngsters. Hickman unable to hold it, and six years. SILGER, member of a crew today her son Frank, 10 years old, left his home between 6 and 7 a. m. yesterday.

She believed him to crashed two mlies from here. Hitler and Mussolini." during the war, was one of those A number of the men were Jack Reed partaking in the bombing of Mer- thrown clear, but Navigator Rob Diamonds Smuggled MANILA. May 6 (Thursday) be company with Dan TTeagc, 16, and Byron Smith, about 10. 98th Hospital at Munich. Conciliator Halts Meat Strike Parley WASHINGTON.

May 5 (UP Government efforts to mediate the 51-day-old meat strike were broken off today after both union and management representatives had rejected all federal settlement offers. Government conciliators asked both parties to stand by fcrr a possible resumption of the peace talks In Chicago. Pilot Radios SOS LOS ANGELES. May 5 (UP) seburg in Saxony. Roberta is a veteran of the war In the Pacific.

erts and Sorgeant Lockemy were trapped In back of the main gun Mrs. R. K. Bushnell reported to The unhurt survivors of the acci (AIM A reliable commercial dent are Pilot Robert G. Hickman David Hertz, 42, screenwriter, dis turret.

The ship caught fire and, Another of the eight planes or the sheriff today that Elva Louise Bushnell, 11, and her brother, Don source reported today that between $50,000. and $500,000 of Covington, and Copilot dered on the mission to Egypt lost with ammunition crackling in the heat, Roberts fought his way to appeared today after flashing a radio warning that he was going to make an emergency landing in worth of diamonds are being smug Norman S. Smith. Kansas City, and the following enlisted men: MSgt. John C.

Sullivan, ald Edward, 9, also had been missing from home since about 6 a. m. yesterday. safety with the aid of his fellows' an engine over the Tyrolean Alps and limped back to this base at dawn today. gled into the Philippines each month.

his light private plane. heroic efforts. Lockemy, however, I 1.