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1947 Entrrti aa Sroni C'aaa Ma'tar at th Pnatoffioe. Miami. Fit. FIVE CENTS PROTESTS LEGATION EMPLOYE'S MURDER WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.

(INS) The United States with the rn rin g1 mm nn mm EM JYU Uli U. S. today lodged a protest Ethiopian government on the murder of an American legation employe at Addis Ababa. The employe, Johannes A. Semerjibashian, described as an alien or stateless Arab; was shot as he was entering the driveway of his home in an official American legation automobile bearing diplomatic license plates.

NAVY'S 'GREEN BOWL' CLEARED OF CHARGES WASHINGTON, Oct. 11. (TP) The unofficial.serv-ice publication Armed Force said the naval academy's former secret society, the "Green Bowl" has been absolved of charges that it is a "vicious" officers' clique. Rear Adm. Frank J.

Lowry, who investigated the society, reported to Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, chief of naval operations, he has been unable to find a single example of a navy or marine officer who received preferred treatment because of membership in the Green Bowl, the magazine said. INFANT FOUND ALIVE IN JACKAL'S DEN MADRAS, India, Oct. 11.

(A) The Indian Express reported today a four-months-old infant was found alive in a jackal's den in the jungle near the west coast port of Calicut. KLANSMEN ARRESTED IN CROSS BURNING JACKSON. Oct. 11. (P) Police Chief J.

D. Holden reported today that five men who described themselves as members of the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama were arrested here for burning a fiery cross in a vacant lot. COLOMBIAN TOWN REPORTED DESTROY ED BALBOA. Canal Zone, Oct. 11.

(JP) The United army received reports today that the Colombian town of Tumaco had been destroyed by fire, leaving ,000 persons in need. The army and Red Cross prepared to dispatch help. Tumaco is 500 airline miles south of here. CANADIANS MAY BOOST NEWSPRINT PRICE FT. WILLIAM, Oct.

11. (UP) Rep. Paul W. Shafter, said today unless newsprint prices are increased, Canadian producers probably will change to the manufacture of more profitable types of papers. Winds Of 60 MPH -r ommnr -ar 'f ypHtpW r-t "A 1 y-pfi 1 Expected In Miami Chief Mitchell Ousts Detectives In Graft Probe Suspension Faced By 4 More Men; 2 Plan To Fight Storm Centered Near Dry Tortugas About 200 Miles From Here A hurricane streaked toward Fort Myers today at 13 miles an hour with winds upwards of 100 miles an hour recorded near the center.

Jac sorwiUe 50 1 I f- 1 I 'k fe- -f fe-i-A fS-- i lit' i s- -ax-U Frrrt Wi I'll' 1 et a Ww lamp yr fv Police Chief Frank Mitchell today suspended two veteran Miami detectives on charges of accepting gratuities from gamblers. Suspension of four more detectives, probably on Monday, on similar charges was indicated as the probe of graft payments to members of the city's law enforcement agency deepened. The suspended detectives, both former members of the morals squad, were Marion C. Tucker, 6911 NW Third nd Herbert J. Ptetersbura4aORlDA, S3 WHEAT PRICES HlfillEST SINCE 1920 CHICAGO.

Oct. 11. (UP) A carload of No. 1 hard wheat sold for $3.004 cents a bushel on the board of trade today, the highest price for cash grain since 1920. GOLD REPORTED FOUND ON BURMA ISLE RANGOON, Burma, Oct.

11. (JP) A government party left today for tiny Russell island, off southern Burma, to investigate reports a gold field had been discovered there. U. OF F. STUDENT DIES OF CYCLE INJURIES BROOKS VILLE, Oct.

11. (JP) Marshall Miller of St. Petersburg, a student at University of Florida, died in a hospital here today of injuries received yesterday when he was thrown from his motorcycle near Ft. ftJ peach Smith. S01 SW 25th rd.

Tucker is ri ISLf- PINES The area of hurricane winds was elieved to be only 25 to 30 miles vide, according to Grady Norton, iiipervising forecaster of the veather bureau's hurricane warning service, in Miami, but he believed that the storm was gaining in area, rate of forward motion and 60-Mile Wind Here Winds of 60 miles an hour were predicted for Miami tonight, accompanied by heavy rain. Norton said that at 2:30 the storm was centered in the Dry Tortugas and moving northeast or north-northeast and would enter the mainland around Fort Myers about 11 o'clock tonight if the present direction and rate of travel continued. He added that the weather observer on Iry Tortugas estimated the hurricane winds at 150 miles an hour after his wind re-fording instruments went out of commission, hut Norton emphasized that this was merely mn estimate and may not have been accurate. As early as Thursday night Norton warned that the storm, born in the Swan island area-breeding place of some of the worst tropical storms in history might prove "very dangerous." The Miami weather bureau issued the following hurricane advisory at 2 p. m.

"Hoist hurricane warnings at 2 p. m. from Key West to Punta Gorda. The tropical storm has increased to full hurricane force over a very small area near the center. Near Iry Tortugas "It was very near Dry Tortugas MIAMI'S OWN Race Results (Entries.

Selections Page 2) has been in the department for 16 years and Smith for 11 years. Both Plan To Fight Both officers denied the charges and both said they would contest their suspension, probably before the Miami civil service board. The suspensions were effective immediately. Tucker and Smith received the news after a brief meeting with Mitchell, City Manager Danner and Franklin Tarsons, assistant city attorney. In the suspension order to Tucker, Mitchell said: "On Oct.

1. 1945. you received a Miami Dally Nfi Thoto by Laic ABANDON HOME TO FLOOD When water rose more than six inches deep over the floors of their new house in Hialeah, Mr. and Mrs. O.

W. Bush gave up. Here is Bush, mechanic at Eastern Air Lines, carrying Mrs. Bush from their home. She's holding her electric roaster.

The water has ruined most of their furniture. Belmont Park l-t IlHVI Nw Behind Th Nwi DARE. Oil TL 00K FACED (Wralhrr Clear; Track Fast I FIRST MIdrn. 2-yr-flrt. 7 furlonss off l.lSHi: a-Athlrte iH.

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lnarroll. Wtna Meapenaer. a Wheailev SiaMe-Pelair Stud entry. Glades Just Can't Take Caribbean Sea gift of $50 from (the name of at bookie), known to you to be en-: gaged in bookmaking Thereafter, you received $50 BY DAD FLOOD AREAS 8-year-oMa; mSuan Is 1 a KCOND Allowances furlongs (off aKIIenrtale I Corcoran 1 Kevnnta Wooflhouae) 8.40 .1.30 2 70 monthly. More Water (Special To The Miami Pally Nemi) CLEWISTON.

Oct. 11. Residents 3.70 .120 "From Jan. 1, 1946 to Jan. 1, 1947, you received $100 monthly from 4.90 Handful.

Hala- S. V. MATTHEWS (Miami Dully News Muff Writer) Crcater Miami's al- ner to survey 2Q0 Cheneh fombeat i Time, 1:12 2-5. Also ran: (Turn to Tate RACK possible quarters Residents in ready flooded apprehensively lowlands watched this afttcrnoon as EUROPE AID PLAN DEVELOPS FAULTS of the Okeechobee flood area! watched waters in the canals and fields rise higher and higher and, awaited new misfortune in the! shape of a tropical storm accom-j panied by' heavy rain sweeping in; from the Florida straits. "We just can't take any more, rain here," said G.

N. Pitzen. nl U. S. Sugar co.

engineer at Clewis-j (the bookie)." Other "tiratitudea" Mitchell also said that Tucker frequented a gambler's headquarters when bookmaking operations were in progress without making an arrest and also charged the suspended officer with accepting gratuity from another gambler. "You engaged In a feud with C. O. Huttoe (suspended detective lieutenant) and this developed because of yourself and Huttoe trying to gain control of gam MONEY Overhearing; striking negro stevedores asking pay pf $2 50 an hour for unloading ba-ntnu from steamship in Miami yesterday, a young policeman remarked that he guessed he had picked out the wrong profession. "If they get that kind of dough," he said, "I'm turning in my badge and getting a union card." JAM The Miami city attorney's office is becoming a steadily increasing bottleneck impeding orderly municipal operation.

With only two aitant trained in court work. City Attorney Watnon baa 147 caaea pending including endlea opinion and proeesaing. Practically every important item ef Miami's municipal' operation fnut paaa through the attorney'a effiee, and the proceaa ia becoming ever slower as work continues to pile up. IRKED A Miamian who was struck just beneath the eye by a missile shot from a rubber band from a passing school bus the other day decided pranks had gone too far. He chased the bun six blocks in his automobile and got the names of two grinning boys he believes responsible.

Now he's taking it up with Edison high authorities, where the boys attend classes. Industrial technicians find many faulta in Paris aid plans, a'aya ARTHUR KROCK on page 4. OTHER INSIDE FEATURES: Double Trouble County health officials today sought a Miss Connors, evacuated from her home at 551 W. 44th Hialeah, to advise her to take immediate inoculations against rabies. A dog owned by Miss Connors has been found to have the disease, but authorities have been unable to find the owner, who moved because of the flood.

ton. "We are at the limit right now. "Even a moderately strong wind Bridge Churches for flooil victims in event the hiuh water emergency grows more acute. The Ited Cross reported additional cols and blankets have been received. More than 500 persons already have sought shelter in public quarters, while other still are marooned in inundated homes.

Hialeah officials yesterday received requests from 20 families, but were unable to get even half of them out of their houses in the lone "weasel" which Council President A. H. Caswell obtained some time ago from army salvage. The navy, appealed to by both the Red Cross and Hialeah Mayor Henry Milandcr, was to furnish equipment to penetrate the flooded section. Severe losses to houses, furniture, dairy cattle and chickens confined to mount, and additional guards were spotted through the stricken areas to prevent possible looting.

15 5 9-13 IS will shift the flood tide against the! dikes and submerge new land and raise the flood level in fields al-' ready under water. I "Conditions are really very bad, Map by Staff Artiat O. F. Mclntrrs COURSE OF STORM UP TO PRESENT Trogress of the storm is i shown on above map with posi- -tions since meteorologists begaa charting its course. The heavy black area around the scutb Florida coast indicates where storm warnings were flying today.

Food-Saving Plan Hits Snag More Restaurants Deaf To President WASHINGTON, Oct 11 UP America, the nation that rect overboard for the 18-day diet" and other food fads promoted cn a slogan basis, appeared to be snubbing the go'ern men fs slogan cam tude 82.8, moving north-northeastward at about IS miles per hour. "Highest winds at Dry estimated at 100 miles an hour. The center should continue the north-northeast movement and reach the coast near Fort Myers tonight. Every emergency precaution" should he taken immediately from key West to Punta fiords. Heavy squalls and galea will he felt over all other sections of south Florida from Tamps snd Dsytons Beach southward during the nest 21 hours.

"Hurricane warnings are displayed from Key West to Punta Gorda and storm warnings from Tampa and Daytona Beach southward." The torm was about 200 miles southwest of Miami at 2:30 p. m. A brief 42-mile-an-hour squall struck Miami shortly before noon. Norton said the storm would pass between Key West and Dry Tortugas by mid-afternoon and will probably enter the Florida mainland in the vicinity of Fort Hopper Horoscope 15 Markets Marriages 14 Tattern 9 Radio 14 Raymer Shows 8 Society 9 Sol'nar T'bls 7 Sports 6, 7 Weather 3 Wilson 15 Col by iComics 14, iCrossword jueaths Dine Divorces Editorials Film Clock iFishing throughout the entire area. If we' get any more rain and it looks' mi -ii squalls swept the area, forerunners like we will things will really be, tough" jof a storm to the south which At Canal Point.

Bascom Garri-1 brinKS hs of increasing son. operator of a filling station at the intersection of Conner hicrh- ith Miami canal lapping at the 15 15 2 2 14 4 7 bling and vie law enforcement in the city, all of which has resulted in dissention and turmoil in the city police department," said Mitchell. Tucker told a newsman that he would "fight the suspension because I have never had even a reprimand until a month ago." He categorically denied all charges. Smith was suspended on five charges, including accepting gratuities from gamblers and consort- (Torn to race 2: KI.KI THS wav and Route 15, said that theirs of its banks- both Hialeah and. residents there Springs, tcr was "up several inches' the Palm Beach canal near Canal sa' no more rise in could take without extensive new the canal Point.

IN THE SUNDAY MAGAZINE: damage. County health authorities, disap Outlook for immediate relief. ex- Cats With A Purpose In Life pointed that no more than 4,000 cept for that furnished by the Red persons have taken typhoid inocu-i Cross and efforts of neighbors, lations, declared at least twice that was gloomy. I. S.

APPROVES PLAN OR PALESTINE DIVISION Jit vers tonight. the i In Miami, some Sen. Spcssard Holland told many residents should be treated. One "suspicious" case was found today, but has not yet been diag-! county commission yesterday that while President Truman considers the south Florida flood a national disaster, he has no money left in (Turn to Paae WATER businessmen and boat owners were taking hurricane precautions today. Boats were being taken to the upper reaches of the Miami river and some shopkeepers were putting up storm shutters.

House nosed as typhoid. City Commissioner Fred Ilosea asked City Manager Dan- sembly's 57-nation Palestine committee in a brief but fateful statement drafted by President Truman, Secretary of State George C. Marshall and top American military, DENIED PLEA BROWAR LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 11. (UP) The United States threw its support to the partition of Palestine today and promised to help the United Nations maintain "internal law and order" while splitting the Holy Land into independent Arab and Jewish states.

paign to save food today. The first week of the drive to feed Europe by saving food on meatless Tuesdays and egglesa Thursdays appeared far from successful. Restaurants, noting no public resentment when some turned down President Truman's plea to eliminate meat and eggs from menus once a week, seemed to be hopping on a non-complianca bandwagon. The latest was the Wisconsia Restaurant assn. After a meeting ITani ta Paae room There are a lot of stories told about cats.

For instance, there'a the one about Buster, a Persian, who catches insects in the home of Mrs. Clinton Nelson of 115 SW 2nd ave. and at Mrs. Nelson's request. Then there's another cat at the home of Mrs.

Margo riatt, 2421 NW 15th who acts as an alarm clock that needs no winding, and this cat's way of waking a dreamer when he or she refuses to respond to some gentle nudging is something special to read about. Hazl Sullivan, whose stories of family pets even the kitchen spiders have delighted Sunday Magazine readers in the past, has dug up some of the best cat stories from the Miami area, and together they teli of "Cats With A Purpose In Life." wives were buying candles and making other tropical storm preparations. II. S. Brannen.

executive vice chairman of the Dade County American Red Cross disaster relief unit, announced that some of the 52 storm shelters in the county had opened at 9 a. m. today and that the others would (Tor to Pace STORM) TO CLOSE CANALS diplomatic and political advisers. The statement, delivered by Herachel V. Johnson of the I'nited States delegation, implicitly warned the Arab nations against carrying out their threat to block partition with armed force.

It also told Great Britain in a In a momentous policy statement, the United States also proposed! (The Mfami Dally Bureau) FORT LAUDERDALE, Oct. 11. yesterday, are 4. beginning to rise formation of a United Nations army of volunteers to supervise Palestine's transition to freedom. thinly-veiled sentence, that it can- It did not pledge American armed not expect to pull out of Palestine strength and material, however; inland unload the explosive problem again at an alarming rate.

Residents are wondering now what will happen when the full crest of the flood strikes this area i and is held back by high tides. Threats of suits and countersuits between property owners and B-17 HEADS FOR STORM FOR DRY ICE M.IQIIJG Chairman Dewey Hilsabeck of the Everglades drainage district commission has refused the request of the Broward drainage board to close the dams in the main canals along state roads 25 and 84, George R. (Prue Slaton, chairman of the local board, said today. case the Arabs, jews or oiner forces threaten the Holy Land with international aggression. The crucial American stand was made known to the UN general as- on the United Nations without helping to keep peace in the Middle East until the UN can take over.

To a tense and impatient con- (Tiirn to race 2: l'N drainage boards continue as harassed officials huddle at hastily called meeting to consider methods ice Slaton had appealed for closing of temporary relief that only end! aT fhaf fioo in agreement that any course A specially-equipped B-17i cumulus clouds. Schaefer and fellow scientists do not ex ner tn ifnn the mtnr waters are rampaging from thew'hich aids one section wreaks rmy bomber loaded with scien YUGOSLAVS BREAK OFF RELATIONS WITH CHILE Glades on this section with an disaster on anotner section tists took off today for Florida by needing it with dry ice. thereon a projected first attempt to by producing precipitation. They impact that will roll property dam see how a developing storm reacts interested mainly in recording City Within A City This is the story of a section of Miami where the merchants do things in a big iy and people come from all over Miami and even from foreign countries to see the way they do it. And, incidentally, they usually make some purchases before they go away.

The Edison Center plan has attracted observers from all over the United States. It ia told by Gene Strut Roper And The New Squad Cullen Cain, Coral Gables' famed blind sports reconteur, writes an intimate story about Bill Roper when he was coaching Princeton. In another in the "Miami Men of the Sea" series Mike Schindler tells of "The Skipper Who Feared The Horn." Jan Streate riinruea a "Home Afloat" in her page on interior decorating and the Sunday Magazine's new fashions authority, Joyce Voelker. writes of collection of four outstanding gowns that became "Prize Winning Designs." These and many more illustrated features make good reading in the SUNDAY MAGAZINE of tomorrow's THE MIAMI DAILY NEWS. effects.

Airport officials said the B-17 when it is seeded with dry ice; pellets. The plane was expected to land; age beyond ability to bear and add to the serious menace of epidemics now threatening this area. Hilsabeck denied the request, I said Slaton, on grounds that the locks and dams must he kept open to save the two highways from flood waters. Meanwhile, waters which were receding in the Osceola Fark sec THE WEATHER THE WEATHER Rain and squalls with southeast winds reaching gale force this afternoon and tonight, diminishing Sunday. Temperature 2 p.

73. Map Page 4. first at fMiddletown, to pick up additional equipment, The plane was piloted by Capt. Clarence N. Chamberlain, jr.

BELGRADE. Oct. 11. (JP) Premier Marshal Tito's government severfd diplomatic relations with Chile today over the expulsion of two Yuffoslav diplomats. Yugoslavia described as fantastic and slanderous the reasons given by Chile tor the banishment that tha diplomat! had engaged in a Communist directed campaign against Chile, the Uaited States and the defense of the Western Hemisphere by fomenting strikes and sabotage in the South American nation.

The Yugoslav foreign ministry said Chile's action waa to further "the interest of expansionist tendencies of certain powers who more (Tnra to Face 2: CHT1.U would rendezvous in Florida, at a field to be decided later, with two other plane In Troject CirruO A decision is to be made later on wheher to fly Into the storm. Another B-17 will curry ob-severj and a B-27 will act as control ship if the experiment if conducted. Heading the party was Vincent J. Schaefer, General Elec- trie research chemist who in- rented the technique for creat- tion as the result of the opening of the temporary dam in tha south fork of North New Rivjr canal.