The Dixon Telegraph from Dixon, Illinois • Page 1

Fair and continued warm tonlgfct; fair Thursday: low toalght 72. high Thursday M. low Thursday night nom economical war to money taaa taex-peaelve classified ads NINETY -SEVENTH YEAR Number 184 Telephones 4 and 6 DIXON, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 6, 1947 PRICE K1VE CENTS Wreck Jewish Property in England Hughes on Witness Stand Dixon Evening Telegraph Lend-Lease Goods for Russ May Go to Greeks, Turks Congressional Bans on Shipment Worrisome To Marshall Washington, Aug. 6 Part of a $25,000,000 tag end lot of lend-lease goods originally destined for Russia may wind up in Greese and Turkey under the American aid program designed to east Soviet pressures on those countries.

The rest is likely to be dumped on the surplus property market where, conceivably, Russia could buy it again at cut-rate prices. This situation came to light today as officials disclosed privately that congressional action in blocking the shipments is causing epidemic of headaches, in both the State and Treasury depart- omen New Headaches The State department pleaded with the lawmakers to let the deal go through lest this government lay itself open to charges of nag-rant discrimination" and "welshing" on its contract with the Rus- But congress took the position that Soviet actions in eastern Europe in the last ten months needed some sign of official American disapproval. The situation goes back to V-J Day when the United States ordered a halt to the wartime mut ual aid program under which this country supplied its allies with more than $50,000,000,000 worth of fighting and homefront equip- Russia Left Out But while the lend-lease rangement as such came to an abrupt halt, various nations tracted on a basis for materials costing $1,201,000,000. Under this deal Russia was to receive $250,000,000 worth. All were to be delivered by last Dec 31.

Because of strikes and other delaying factors, however, some $34,000,000 worth remained in this country when the deadline fell. Australia, Belgium, Guatamala, China, France. Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Peru, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands were named spe cifically by congress in a clause (Continued on Page Claims Discovery of 'Lost Kingdom' Los Angeles, Aug. API Dr. F.

Bruce Russell, retired Los Angeles psychoanalyst, today fended his story of having disco-ered "eight or nine foot tall mun mies'- in what he said was the lo. kingdom of Mu, and promised press inspection of the area. Accepting calmlv the news that Los Angeles scientists have expressed skepticism. Dr. Russell "several universities" which he declined to name had already given his project "the cold shoulder treatment." "But that doesn't bother us." he said in his first exclusive interview since the story of his findings broke Monday.

know the proof is there Howard Hill, who identified himself as Dr. Russell's press agent, told the Los Angeles Transportation club that Dr. Russell had found the mummified remains of humans eight or nine feet tall in caverns near the Cali-fornia-Anzona-Nevada line. R. M.

Ariss of the Los Angeles county museum raid "we frequently hear these stories about a race of prehistoric giants" hut. added, he "hadn seen any proof yet" Ne Relaxation of U. S.British Loan Terms Will Be Discussed London, Aug. 6 (AP) Prime Minister Attlee announced today that the United States had agreed to two-power discussions looking toward a relaxation of the U. S.

British loan agreement. The Labor government leader told the House of Commons the agreement reached when the United States advanced credits of $3,750,000,000 was aggravating the British economic crisis. Attlee said the loan, originally intended to last until 1950, would be exhausted by the end of this year, but denied that the Labor administration had "frittered away" the loan, as Winston Churchill charged in an address Monday. 'That is not true," Attlee said, opening a lengthy speech in which ne was expected to give tne government's plans for meeting its growing dollar shortage and tell Britons of the new privations awaiting them. Oliver Stanley, a Conservative, opened the debate, accusing the government of "encouraging inflation" and "distorting our economy." Stanley said the Labor administration could have prevented the swift exhausting of the U.

S. loan, originally expected to last until 1950. Crowds In Downing Street The finishing touches were put on the new program yesterday at a three-hour cabinet meeting while crowds milled through short, dead end Downing street as they alway do in moments of national stress. Official hints of the measures be taken have seeped out almost daily during the last three weeks as the economic crisis has brewed amid vastly stepped-up drawings on borrowed American dollars and falling stock prices. They included dramatic trimming of imported food and raw materials, most of which have to be bought with dollars, and a heavy step-up in coal production and industrial exports.

The import cuts probably mean less meat, eggs wheat and fruit cuts in rationed gasoline, expensive tobac co and American movies. The export hikes were expected i Page 6) Roundup Chicago, Aug. Tt was roundup time in Rogers park today when someone left a door open overnight at a riding stable and ten mounts roamed through the neighborhood to graze on lawns. Police Sgt. George Melican played cowboy and rode four of the horses back, guiding them by their ears or by rope halters." The sixth he led back and four others that had watched 280'--pound sergeant nde followed along pear-ahly.

Five other horses that escaped were standing at the stable door waiting to be let in. Shortage of Parts May Cause Ford Co. To LayOff 51,000 Lack of Body Parts Big Reason for Shutdown Until Aug. 12 Detroit, Aug. 6 (AP) Some 51,000 CIO Ford Motor Co.

ployes, whose union officers call ed off a scheduled strike yestf day. faced a week's layoff today because of a parts shortage. The Ford company, announcing all assembly operations would be halted until Aug. 12 after today's shift is completed, said it lacked body parts from the Murray Corp. of America.

The Murray plants have been strikebound almost two weeks by a dispute similar to the one which nearly brought on a walkout of 107,000 Ford The CIO United Auto Workers'-demand for immunity from lawsuits under the Taft Hartley labor law. Ford and the UAW-CIO, in ar agreement reached only eight hours before a Tuesday noon walk out would have taken place, de cided to work out their differences on the Taft-Hartley problem in conferences that could last up to a year. Details of a reported $20 000,000 pension plan for Ford workers a second big issue in the day-and-night contract talks that im mediately preceded the agreement win be placed before a Ford- UAW negotiating committee that meets tomorrow. The Ford shutdown affecting Detroit area employes 16,000 others in branch plants across the coutnry, brought to 55.500 the total number of Ford employes idled by the Murray Some 4.500 others, employed on (Continued on Page Union Deliberately Violates Labor Law Hartford. Aug.

6 AP) Challenging the constitutional ity of the Taft-Hartley labor law the Connecticut Federation of La bor and an AFL local union today, in paid newspaper advertisements, urged the political defeat of Senator Robert A. Taft fR-Ohio) and Connecticut congressmen who voted for the act. The advertisements, placed in a Hartford daily newspaper (Hartford Times), were intended, federation officials said, to test validity of a section of the law districting labor organizations from making expenditures in political Federation officials said the validity of the law being challenged in the expectation that the Wife of St. Louis Union Officer Accepts His Dare: Now Hes Dead East St. Louis, 111., Aug.

6 -(AP) Mrs. John Hamilton, 33 year-old brunette, was under manslaughter charge today afte admitting. Coroner C. C. Kane said, that she fatally wounded her husband of 15 years after a nightlong quarrel when he tossed a re volver in her lap and dared her to shoot.

Hamilton. vice-president of the Hod Carriers' Union local here, refused to discuss the shooting with authorities before died. Kane quoted Mrs. Hamilton as saying- her huohand became sbus- ing. After the episode at the bridge the couple returned to their home where Hamilton a caliber revolver into her lap and "If you want to shoot me.

ahead. But you haven't got the As Hamilton fell to the floe she ran to him and he said: "It all my fault. I told you to that. But its our send. Don Immediate Respite from Heat in This Area Not in Sight Fingers of Cold Air from Canada Absorbed in Nebraska' and Iowa (By The Associated Press) Somewhat cooler weather will move into the Great Lakes re- tomorrow, the weather bureau predicts, but sweltering midwest-erners were given no hope of re lief today from the summer's worst heat wave.

Cool air on its way to relieve the Lake region from its hottest spell of the year is "dilly-dallying along the western plains at 10 to 15 miles an Chicago forecasters said. A high of 100 was forecast for the Chicago area for the third straight day, but tomorrow's high was expected to be only 88 and the temperature will drop to 65 tomorrow night, the bureau said. Tonight's temperature should be about the same at last night's forecasters said. The heat wave, spreading east ward today, has caused at least 24 deaths, 11 of them in St- Louis, Mo. Cold Air Stalling A finger of cold air from Canada had brought substantial re lief and some scrttered showers to the Dakotas and Minnesota but it was almost absorbed in Nebraska and Western Iowa where the weather bureau said the temperature drop was only moderate.

There was nothing In sight, the bureau said, to dislodge the hot air from the Mississippi valley. South Plains, and Great Lakes gions generally within the next 24 hours, although the wind shift in Nebraska and western Iowa moving slowly eastward with lief. Both the eastern and Rocky Mountain states would be today, forecasters said. Little Rain in Sight No rain of consequence immediate prospect for most of the dry midwest topsoil, now generally depleted of moisture by three days of temperatures rang ing from the high 90th to well above 100 degrees. Pastures were reported drying up and hay reduced.

Corn has fired in at least a few areas. In Chicago, where the temperature hit 100 degrees yesterday, Mayor Martin H. Kennelly issued a proclamation saying the conser vation of water was more than 200 tenants on second floors had complained, he said, that pressure has been so low at times they were unable to obtain water from faucets. Fatuities Reported Fatalities from the heat included St. Louis 11, Chicago 4, Arkansas 3, Iowa 2.

and Indiana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin one each. Yuma, Ariz, was the hottest spot of the nation yesterday with high reading of 111 and Advanc reported 107 degrees. Other high readings included: 103; Omaha, (Continued on Page 6) The Weather Wednesday. Aug. 6, 1917 FORECAST FOR DDCON' AND Fair and continued warm tonight: Thuisday tair and somewhat cooler; low tonight 72.

high Thursday 88. low Thursday night 62, southwest er-ly winds 15 miles per hour becoming northerly Thursday. Davlisrht Saving For 7 nu P8. the and TEMPKRATIRES Chicago 100 Cincinnati 97 Cleveland 94 Milwaukee Bismarck Des Momej Duluth Mpls -St Omaha Pt Louis Wichita Franc i.v Seattle Bleachers at Race Track all Today Goshen, N. Aug.

section of bleachers collapsed Good Time track today before the start of the Hambletonian trotting classic and the loud speaker broadcast an appeal for doctors and an ambulance to go to the scene of the accident near the head of the stretch. Sections in the permanent stands and in the temporary bleachers, collapsed. An ambulance, with siren blaring, sped to the broken sections, and after being loaded wtth injured dashed ay to the local hospital. Act Creating III. Armory Board Held Valid in Chicago Chicago, Aug.

The 1935 act creating the Illinois Armory Board has been upheld by Circuit Judge Thomas J. Lynch who dismissed an injunction suit yesterday which had been filed to halt armory construction. The suit, filed by John S. Loom-is, as a taxpayer, asked that the Illinois Armory Board be enjoined from issuing bonds for the building of 56 new state armories on the ground that the absence of referendum approval ol armory bonds made their issuance unconstitutional. Defendants named by Loomis were the state Armory Board headed by Roy D.

Keehn, chairman, and State Adjutant General Leo M. Boyle. The suit was termed a test of the 1935 state armories act by Attorney General George F. Barrett. The act gave the board power to issue bonds without referendum to finance new armories.

Judge for Preparedness Attorney Hugo representing Loomis, contended that onlv when the state is in immediate danger or invasion is the legislature per mitted to issue bonds amounting to more than $250,000 witnout a referendum. He said no such danger existed in 1935 and none exists in 1947. In the answer filed Monday, William C. Wines, Assistant Attorney General, said "there is im minently pending the danger of war" and "the board may reasonable judgment necessary to protect the people of the state." In dismissing the suit, Lynch said: "In the past wars we have (Continued Litchfield onnty. of Pare 6) Crack I.

C. Ry. Tra in Collision Today Litchfield. Ill, Aug. The Illinois Central Railroad" Green Diamond patsacnger train and a Burlington Railroad freight train collided near here today and state police headquarters at Springfield reported "at last 10 or 13 persons" had been taken to the Litchfield hospital.

State police were dispatched to the scene, which was the Litchfield crossing: of the two railroads at Winston tower A railroad spokesman at Chicago said he understood the Diesel diner of the passenger train, en route from St Louis to Chicago, had been derailed and overturned. The Litchfield hospital said it had "some" injured brought in for treatment but that no count had beer. made. A spokesman at the Litchfield News Herald newspaper said "every doctor" in the city had been sont to mthwest Odom Plans to Start Trip Again Tomorrow William P. Odor another start ton 3 id he plai jectfyj round-the-world solo speed flight if his converted twin-engine bomber passes sehcdiiled flight today.

took off from a suburban Chicago pnnort Mondav in his first atfmpt to halve the global speed record of 1R6 hours set by Wiley Post in 1933 but was forced to turn back after passing over Halifax, Nova Scotia He said the ailerons of his 4,000 horse-power P.a. med. the former British niriand pilot flew Milton and Carroll Sallee woiid 7R hours and 1 85 hi minutes last April. Grand Jury Probe of Land Deals May Run Into Following Week Weekend Recess Unofficially Conjectured by Court House Visitors The grand jury investigation of Lee and Ogle county real estate transactions moved Into its third dav this morning with some unofficial conjecture that a recess in the piobe may be called Inter this week if the jury is unable to complete its study of the case. Meanwhile, contents of the 6,000 word statement by LeRoy F.

Meyers, read to the JUry yesterday by Judge George C. Dixon, who appeared as a witness, were still undisclosed. Judge Dixon declined yesterday to discuss the Meyers statement other than to say that it ga1 detailed story of the agent's sion of deals in which the farm of William B. Latta and Delia Gus and Charles M. Hanson were purchased by the state of Illinois, and that it revealed May Appeal Fines Montgomery I ot their Under Meter Law In the first meter violation cas es here since the parking meters were installed, John Schick ana Albert Peterson, Dixon businessmen have been fined $15 and costs by Police Magistrate A.

N. Kennedy, but their attorney. E. S. Wadsworth.

has indicated he will appeal the decision to the Lee county Circuit court. Schick and Peterson entered pleas of not guilty to charges of violating ordinance provisions on time limits in netcrcd zones on Hennepin avenue, but waivrd their right to trial by ji'ry. Both Schick and Peterson have contended that they needed curb space for tnicks in the operation Illinois his tory, a state anthropologist saiu Dr. John C. McGregor.

Illinois state mnsMim anthropologist, said objects recently dug up suggested that Kort St. Louis was built on top of Starved Kock and that Indiana occupied the top of the Rock for time after the datp on which the fc rt was believed to have been built. "The investigation so far proved that Indians occupied Starved Roc-k after the historic withdrawal of the French," McGregor said, "and the final conclusion of the study will be- most helpful to historians who write about the later Indians of Illinois McGregor said it was hoped that analysis and study of the material found on the top would Accuser deal in which Ogle county land LJAln Prtlir-a was bought by the Meyers firm "Idp TOr rOIICe, and sold to the state as an addition to White Pines state park. State Mem He also indicated that It Involved several state officials and employes, both here and in Springfield, In the deals. will have to awAit court proceed-1 Dixon this winter in a campaign ings unless made public from t0 funda to provide the city's some other source ponce ana nrc departments witn In addition to Judge Dixon, wit- two-way radio communications nesses who have already i equipment.

before the grand jury include -ThetflecUiori night, reached James Hardie. chief clerk in the af ter seriea of meetings on the office of the auditor of public ac counts, and Lester Dodds Putnam, conservation department engineer, Patricia Miles. 25, cigarette girl in a New York night club, is shown with her six-months-old son, Douglas Meyer. A warrant sworn out in New York calls for the arrest of John Meyer, press agent for Howard Hughes, on charge of fathering the baby. (NEA Telephoto) Fire Departments Goal of Jaycees The Junior Chamber of Com merce last night voted to promote a series of boxing shows In project, came after the group had heard-Homer L.

Mars, representa tive of the Motorola Company, froth 0r SprinjrtWdyjw Hansons, I ot. Ipf saidjte incurred represented the Hansons, when I stages which cities-in in area discuss, problems of installing- year period. (Continued on Minister Flips Coin To Break Election Tie McLeansboro, Aug. 6 (AP) A Baptist minister resolved a four-month long political deadlock last night 'with a flip of April 1 six Republicans and six Democrats were elected supervisors for this southern Illinois county of Hamilton. Thereafter they failed repeatedly to organize the governing body.

On a flip of a coin by the Rev. John B. Mauldlng, a Democrat, L. P. Doolan, won the chairmanship over Republican George The compromise provided that the loser's party may choose the chairman next time.

have obtained since installing such communications. Cost About $2,900 The Jaycees boxing shows will be presented in the Armory, and will start later this fall. According to the Jayc (Continued on Pars 0) Texas Truck Crash is Fatal for 19 Persons Waxahachle, Aug. I A Nineteen persons, 18 of them Negro construction hands. were dead today following a col lision between a gasoline truck and a truck carrying the laborers.

It was Texas" worst highway ac- ciaent of the year. The gasoline truck, headed for Waco, burst into flames seconds after the accident, which occurred four miles north of here yesterday as the laborers were on their way to work in Dallas. Only four occupants of the vehicles escaped being trapped by the flames. Plastic Boston. Aug.

6- (AP) -Plastic false teeth that will not get tangled In tongue twisters and can be painted to match any old stains you want to keep as a disguise were reported today to the American Dental Association. Or Theodore A. Bodine of Akron. described his technique for making- plastic teeth which he said "will appear and function almost like natural teeth The dentist said that he adjusts the plates after giving the patient practice in such tongue-twisters as "the. three and thirty-three, jump, chum and chump." Clues to Early History of Illinois round on Starved Kock prove the key to the chronological position of the more extensive finds the village across the Illinois river.

McGregor has been directing archaeological expedition in area between the existing cit of and Ottawa. A operative project of the st museum and the University Chicago, the expedition is the'fi peientific work of its type on 1 of Starved Rock. Article? found on top of I rock included an Indian skeleton. flints, arrow points, broken pot- "The number of metal hatchet blades, gun pnrtr. fish hooks and parts of brass kettles dug up suggests French occupation." McGregor said.

Across the river from the Rock were found 10 Indian skeletons, two Indian houses, glass beads, iron knives, charred foods and animal bonea. Plane Maker Read; To Tell His Story to Senate Probers His Appearance Is Delay, ed Until 1:30 O'clock by an Agreement BULLETIN Washington, Aug. (AP) Howard Hughes took the witness Stand at 1:42 p. m. (CDT) today in a senate committee investigation of his multi-mil lion dollar warplane contracts.

Washington. Aug. 6 (AP) John W. Meyer testified today he spent $07,821.59 of Howard Hughes Aircraft Company's money on promotion of two planes being built under wartime government eon- While Hughes waited to tell the senate war Investigating: commit tee his own story of his dealings with the government, Meyer com pleted an accounting of money he says spent on entertainment of officers, government of ficials and otherwise promoting; interest in the Hughes' plane. ine rotund publicity man said that so far as he knows he "was the only Hughes employe working i puduc relations.

Previously Meyer had testified that he fUcd expense vouchers totaling S3.732.77 for entertain- ment of Col. James G. Hall," who succeeded Elliott Roosevelt as head of the Air Corps reconnaissance division. The committee has1 heard that Roosevelt's recommend tlon brought the contract to Hughes for- photo-reconnaissance planes. Detailed Most of Meyer's testimony In a forenoon session was the detailing When he concluded a recitation of them, subcommittee Chairman Ferguson (R-Mich) re-cessed the hearings until 1 m.

CDT. Ferguson satd Hughes would witness when the sesisons were resumed. Hughes has charged publicity that the inquiry by the senate war investigating committee was launched as part of efforts to him into agreeing to a merger of Trans World Airlines, which he controls, with Pan American Airways. Chairman Ferguson (R-Mich) of the subcommittee conducting the inquiry agreed with Hughes' attorney to postpone the Hollywood millionaire's appearance In the witness chair until an afternoon session. With the hearing room jammed with spectators, Ferguson recalled John Meyer, Hughes publicity man.

to the stand for further testimony his accounts of lavishly enter taining public officials at the plane builder's expense. Hughes' plane, a converted bomber, landed at National Airport at 6:41 a. m. Central Daylight Time and the millionaire movie producer told newsmen he was ready to testify. Hughes told newsmen wno met at the airport after a 13-hour flight from Culver City, Calif.

Wants To Examine Brewster "I will be glad to repeat every- Continued Page 6) Truman to Visit Rio de Janeiro Shortly Washington. Aug. 6 AP) President Truman today accepted an invitation to visit Brazil in late August or September. The White House announced Truman will fly to Rio de Janeiro for a three day visit and return to the United States aboard the battleship U.S.S. Missouri.

Press secretary Charles G. Ross would not comment when asked whether Truman will address the intra-American security conference which opens in Rio. Aug. 15. "The president sincerely appreciated the cordial invitation recently extended to him by His Excellency.

President Gasper Dutra of Brazil, to make a visit to that country, and expressed the hope that it would be possible at an early date for him to accept." a forma! White House announcement re leased simultaneously here and in Rio de Janeiro. "President Truman is now most happy to confirm his acceptance and the trip is being scheduled to place during the latter part of August or the early days of September. 'The president plans to proceed Rio de Janeiro by sir for a ee day visit and to return the um Missouri".