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HURON. SOUTH DAKOTA. THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1947 SINGLE COP? 5c VOLUME LXn TRAMS SIDESWIPE; FOUR KILLED Threat Of Veto Hangs Over New Labor Measure "Tough" Legislation Held Certain Of Passage But Enough Votes To Override Veto Doubtful WASHINGTON, May 1. Elated over a preliminary victory. Republican leaders said today that "toughening" amendments, to the Senate union-strike curb-, ing bill are as good as approved.

But they shied away from a commitment on whether the Senate could override a possible veto bv President Truman. Opponents of the bill, mainly Democrats, oredict a veto and claim it will be upheld for lack of a two-thirds Wherry (Neb), the Republican whip, told reporters yesterday's smashing defeat of an el- fort to send the bill back to com- to be split into four measures "assured" final passage ol the omnibus legislation, plus pending GOP-sponsored amendments. The motion to recommit the bill, offered by Senator Morse (R-Ore) was defeated on a roll call vote, 59 to 35. "I think that's a strong indication of how the Senate will vote on the amendments and final passage," Wherry said. A Taft Agrees Senator Taft (R-Ohio), chairman of the Republican policy committee and ol the labor committee, agreed.

On the vote yesterday, 48 Re-, publicans and 11 southern Democrats voted against the four-bill motion. Favoring it were 33 Democrats and two Republicans- Morse and Senator Langer (ND). The 59 votes mastered against the Morse motion were four short of "the two-thirds that would be to nullify a veto with the same number voting. Senators Hatch (D-1SM), Ohn D. Johnston (D-SC), Holland (D- Fla) and Morse all predicted a veto of omnibus legislation.

And Unwed Mother Held For Killing Baby Soviet Order Of The Day Urges Maintenance Of ''Fighting Preparedness" Help! child's outgrown a underwear, a sweaters, suits, and shoes w-ill keep another child in destitute Europe from next winter. Now is the time to get a donation ready for the students of junior high school to pick up in the drive being sponsored by Foster Parents' Plan for War Children, May 1 to 10. Clean, mended garments and shoes in good repair will be the most acceptable. Boys clothing is desperately needed. Please give.

Slap Taken At U.S. As Banners Denounce "Capitalistic Exploitation;" Other Nations Quiet LONDON, May olai Buganin, called on the Soviet! maintain "their fighting preparedness" in a norder of the day issued: as millions celebrated May Day-Europe's Labor Day. Many nations, which have veered to the left since 'the war, joined with the Russians in observing day, holding mass rallies and parades in capitals and other cities coincide with a show of Soviet Turton Woman In Redfield Jail Awaiting Trial Officers Say La Vern Pembroke Confesses Fracturing Baby's Skull; Refuses To Implicate Any Man REDFIELD, May 24-year- military strength through cow's Red Square. charge of man- confessed killing of her baby. The woman is LaVern Pembroke of Turton.

She refused steadfastly, according to States Attorney Stanton Clark, to implicate any man in the case. Clark said that the baby had been born to Miss Pembroke without medical aid, April 23, a 11 Mississippi Overflowing Mos- 2 P- according to tne womsms confession, and that she killed it' they declared it overridden. The would not be House already 4 has passed an all-inclusive bill. Both Wherry and Taft said they expect the Senate to vote tomorrow on the first of the four amendments Taft wants written into the See LABOR. Page Two House Nears Showdown Vote On Rent Boosts WASHINGTON, May 1 (JP)-A fresh attempt to jack up rent ceilings by a flat 10 per cent was set for a decisive vptt: in the House today.

The politically explosi.ve issue was brought to a showdown after the House voted 127 to 48 yesterday to kill, virtually government controls over building materials and construction under the veterans housing act. Rep. Buffett (R-Neb), nounced his general rent first time in in France also got the day off and in Russia a three-day holiday was proclaimed as Moscow set off the biggest May Day celebration there since the war. Order Is Broadcast The Russian order of the day, broadcast by Moscow radio, directed that the "international holiday of the working people" be observed by the firing of a salute of iCL VCI-l v-- i 20 artillery salvos in Moscow and a score of other cities. It said that Russia's foreign policy and efforts toward a "lasting, Democratic peace" are "meeting See RUSSIA, Page Two home of her uncle in Conde, where she was staying.

She remained in a Conde hospital for several days, and on Tuesday, April 29, was formally arrested and confined in the women's quarters of Spink County Jail. She signed a confession and waived preliminary hearing before Justice Frank Packard in Redfield. 161 Signed Up For Boys State MOBRIDGE, May 1. (UP)--One hundred and sixty-one South Dakota towns will be represented by 314 boys at the annual South Dakota Boys State at Northern State Teachers College June 1-7, State Director H. E.

Mundt, Mobridge, announced today. This is 32 more than last vear. Enrollment was increased, Mundt said, to allow every town which had applied before April 1 at least one representative. He reported that 40 applications were rejected because of limited facilities. Only counties not represented will be Haakon, Douglas, Brule and Buffalo.

Five principal speakers have been booked for the annual American Legion event. They are Gov. George T. Mickelson, Dr. N.

E. Steele, president of Northern State Teachers College; Attorney General Sigurd Anderson; Frank McCormick, director of athletics at the University of Minnesota and Carl B. Aamodt, Rosebud, American Legion department commander. D. W.

Tieszen, Watertown, will serve as dean of counsellors, Dr Harrv Darling, Aberdeen, camp director, and Roy Herold, Brookings, executive officer. an- plan to offer the boost provision as an'amendment to a section of the bill continuing federal rent controls for six months beyond then? June 30 expiration date. "The odds are better than even that "the amendment will pass," the Nebraskan told reporters. Opinions Differ But Rep. Gamble (R-NY), ranking member of the banking committee which first approved, then rejected such a proviso, disputed Buffett's prediction.

Rep. McCormack (Mass), the Democratic whip, announced he ill attempt to send the entire lousing-rent he banking Gettysburg Man's Father Is Missing GETTYSBURG, May Engler. 66, of Ipswich, father of Francis Engler, of Gettysburg, ha been missing since 3:30 Friday aft ernoon, April 26. Mr. Engler accompanied his son and family to California in January and when the family returned to Gettysburg the elde Mr.

Engler remained at the home of his sister, Mrs. Loretta Alguire 2302 South Wellington Road, Lo Angeles, for a longer stay. Mr had acquired the habit walking out about the neighbor hood shopping district and did th shopping for his sister when sh desired. He started on his dail 1 Friday but did not return a his usual time. Search in th neighborhood failed to reveal hi so help was callec investigation, newspape.

publicity and radio appeals so fa have produced no results. L. Bi Engler, another son, who operates a hardware store in Ipswich, lef by air for Los Angeles, Sunday. measure back committee -for to He said the decision to abolish See WASHINGTON, Page 2 Strike Of 14,000 Is Only Cloud On Steel Horizon PITTSBURGH, May 1. (UP)-More than 378,000 workers in the jasic steel industry were signed under new wage contracts today ut a walkout of 14,000 employes Inland Steel in the Chicago area narred hopes of an industry-wide greement without a major strike.

Five firms, employing nearly 00,000 workers, signed contracts with the United Steel Workers CIO) yesterday before the expira- ion of old contracts, last midnight. Vearly 140,000 basic steel workers vere still without contracts, how' the contracts followed the 'big steel" wage pattern providing an increase of 15 cents an hour or BespitTM the Inland strike, the outlook for a peaceful settlement of waee disputes in both the basic and non-basic steel excellent. Senate May Liberalize Aid WASHINGTON, May 1. UP)-Influential Senators predicted today the Senate will substitute its own more liberal foreign renef bill for a restrictive measure passed by the House. The House clipped the administration's $350,000,000 request to 5200,000,000 and voted reservations on expenditures going to Russian-dominated countries before sending the measure to the Senate yesterday by a vote of 333 to 66.

Chairman Vandenberg (R- Mich) of the Senate foreign relations committee withheld comment on the House action, but is reported to favor substitution of bill approved unanimously by his committee Tuesday. This authorizes the full $250, 000,000 asked by President man and provides for a relief pro gram director in Europe subjec to Senate approval." Senator Connally, of Texas ranking Democrat on the com mittee, told a reporter the Senate committee measure "is much su perior." The roll call vote by which- the House passed the foreign relief bill, 333.to 66 included: Minnesota--For: Andersen, An dresen, DeVitt, Hagen, Judd, O' a Mackinnon, Blatnik. Against: Knutson. North Dakota--For: Robertson. Against: Lemke.

South Dakota For: Mundt. Montana--For: d'Ewart, Mans field. industries GURNEY OFFERS BILL WASHINGTON, May 1. of the reserve of ficers training corps is propose in legislation introduced by Chair man Gurney (R-SD) of the arme services committee. Provisions ft air service training, and FOC ac vanced training in medical se i and some specialize branches would be made undei his proposal.

This aerial photo, taken from a U. S. Coast Guard plane, shows the west bank of the overflowing sissfppl River at Cape Girardeau, a city of 20,000 Although the edm -t fnrTM annther rise. --(Wfc the threat of additional rain may force another rise. The preliminary information led by Clark charged first and econd degree manslaughters.

degree carries a sentence of ot less than four years; second egree carries a sentence of not ss than nor more than four ears imprisonment. -Clark said was undecided yet today which egree to press. The case will be tried, by Cir- uit Judge Boyd Benson this eek end or early next week, lark said he had been informed Benson. Benson appointed Roy ull of Redfield to act as the de- ense attorney. und Hearing Delayed Again PIERRE, May 1.

UP)-- Gov. -eorge T. Mickelson was notified oday that the hearing before an appropriations subcommittee of iver work for opponents of the plan to trim funds for Missouri liver development has been post- oned for- a third time. The governor said the new date a hearing was May 26 instead of May 12. Mickelson said he, accompanied by Editor R.

B. Hippie of Pierre, would fly to Washington, anyway, on May 12 because other commitments made it impossible for him to change his plans and appear at the later date. They will eave written statements of their views, the governor said. One of the the hearing was again postponed, Rep. Francis Case (R-SD) said was members of the Missouri Valley Association, who are pressing for adoption of the $35,000,000 appropriation recommended by the Dudget bureau, desired to appear after army engineers had testified.

Case is a member of the appropriations subcommittee for the war department which is conducting the hearings. Delegations from Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and North and South Dakota are expected to argue against reductions in the recommended appropriations at the May 26 hearing. Storm Death Toll Mounts To 25; Many Homeless By United Press persons dead and hundreds were left homeless today in the wako of four tornadoes which struck in the middle west, southwest and southeast. One twister smashed into a hill near Dallas, and another knifed away the edge of a North Carolina tobacco marketing town yesterday, adding three more persons to the tornadic death toll that 1 began Tuesday; when a Missouri town and an Arkansas village were levelled. The storms continued in the southeast, today, with high winds and heavy rains lashing the city of Atlanta, Ga.

Hit Separated Areas U.S. meteorologists said yester- Indispensable OMAHA, May 1. (UP)-John Nanos finished painting the roof of a penthouse and started, to climb down. His ladder was gone. Nanos yelled for help, but the wind away his sounds.

He waved, and passersby just waved back. He finally climbed over the edge of the roof and slid down a drainpipe. He reached his office three hours late. No one had missed him. White-Haired Women Press Dry Crusade Dynamite Blast Kills 8 Miners In Indiana Pit TERRE HAUTE, May 1 (UP) The bodies of eight min ers, killed by an underground ex plosion as they prepared small Spring Hill coal mine near her for' federal inspection, were re covered and brought to.

the sur face early today. The lives of the eight were snuf fed out yesterday afternoon whe a dynamite charge set off a majo explosion which rocketed throug the 2,000 foot passageway, fillin it with deadly carbon monoxid gas and smoke. Three other members of the re pair crew, working un a ventila ing system 60 feet beneath the sur PASADENA, May 1. face, had left their companions day's twisters were that they struck sue- arated areas. The toll might have seen far greater.

Both tornadoes just missed striking the heart of aeavily populated towns. The North Carolina twister whipped through the edge of Fairmont, killing a four-year-old Negro girl and destroying more than 50 homes. C. B. Stafford, secretary of the Fairmont Chamber of Commerce, estimated that 300 persons were left homeless.

In the Missouri and Arkansas twisters Tuesday 13 persons were See STORM. Page Two --Thirty-three white-haired wo- 'men of the Pasadena W. C. T. 0 tramping from bar to bar in the; ot sun, are carrying the temper- nee cause right into the cocktail Four Draw Fines For Dealing With Phony Sugar Stamps SIOUX FALLS, May 1.

men were fined a total jll.OO in federal court today when they pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing and transferring 100 counterfeit and forged sugar stamps. i Judge A. Lee Wyman assessec the fines of $250 each agains James Dezotill, Sioux Falls gro cer; Arthur Herman Beto, Dell Rapids grocer; and Hilding Hagg Shefner, Dell Rapids exceptions, they get respect. Their leader, Mrs. Jessie Lee owie, 87, of Pasadena, a world rissionary of the Woman's Chrisan Temperance Union, who, in er younger years, campaigned or temperance through Australia.

ew Zealand, England and the outh Sea Islands, said they hope 3 have their method become na- on-wide without any Carrie Naon tactics. "We are on a peaceful errand," he said. "We appeal to your bet- er natures." While she quoted Scripture from memory, others of her band--all their sixties or older--bent over vomen on bar- stools and seated tables. Some of the men went right on See WOMEN, Page Two Removal Of Untouchable Class Would Be Big Advance In India By DEWITT MACKENZIE AP Foreign Affairs' Analyst One of world's most terrible wrongs will in some small measure be righted if the projected constitution for an independent India abolishes the doctrine of un- touchability. as has been voted by the constituent assembly.

The untouchables are the lowly folk who are outside the four classes of the Hindu caste system and have been condemned to live as outsasts. They are called untouchables because their very presence is supposed to defile their superiors, and then- plight is little better than that of those other pariahs--the "ild -Indian through the alleys in search of food. Indeed, the dog is the more fortunate, for he escapes the mental suffering of these human outcasts. There are some 60,000,000 untouchables--about one-fifth the entire 'Hindu population--whose only sin is that they were born outside the pale. God made them in the form of other men, but the caste system for hundreds of years has the wisdom of the Almighty.

The untouchables cannot live within that part of a village inhabited by caste Hndus. He dwells just outside the village in a little community of his. kind who repr dogs who by day skulk outside the resent centof the villages and bv nieht run howlijut 1 MACKENZIE. Pane S.R To Reward Courteous Drivers SIOUX FALLS, May 1. UP)-You can now get a police ticket in Sioux Falls for doing the right A system of issuing courteous drivers'" tickets, entitling the recipient to free movie admissions, was instituted'today by the traffic committee of Sioux FaUs safety council in cooperation witn the police department and Lions Club.

The winner will be chosen every week from a group polite motorists ticketed in this manner by police officers. Selection will be made by three judges--two from the Lions Club and one from the police force. and Orlin U. S. Attorney Leo P.

Flynn said Shefner and Hagg purchasec coupons for 50 cents to $1 apiec in Wisconsin, while trucking egg in that state. The grocers con spired with them, he said, in trans fer of the coupons for sugar. "They thn sold" this -sugar friends for about $35 per hundret pounds," Flynn told the court. Su gar is retailing for $9.60 ceilin price. Violations Dec.

1, 1946, occurred and Feb. the information set out. betwee 16, 194' The quartet was- arrested th morning by a Chicago specia. agent of the Sugar Rationing Ad ministration of the Department Agriculture. BARB PROMOTED CHADRON, Neb.

May 1. Harold L. Bare, Chicago and North Western Black HUb division manager since 19a9, nas been promoted to a similar position at Boone, la. Effective today, Barrsucceeds Charles Wells, who is retiring. unges.

They get attention and, with the far end of the corridor an were near the elevator shaft. "We heard the noise, and wasn't very loud," Adam Harmor one of the survivors said. "Th smoke came rolling down the tun nel and we ran for the elevator At Least 43 Arsons Injured Freak Crash leel Plates Slip Over Side Of Freight Car, Rip Passenger Coaches Of Express Train HUNTINGTON, May 1. UP)--Inch-thick steel plates slip- ed over the side of a freight car nd slicod open two passenger caches of a Pennsylvania Rail- oad express train near here to- ay Four persons were killed. And he railroad reported the slicing teel injured at least 43 others.

The American, bound from New fork to St. Louis, was passing the reight when the steel slid from. moorings. It scraped the pas- enger locomotive, gauged into a nail car, an express car and a ombination baggage and passen- er coach. Rips Sleel Sides Then it ripped the steel sides rom two passenger coaches.

Tha deluxe" coaches were ripped into hambles before the emergency irakes brought the train to a halt. In the early morning darkness, freight piled into tha vreckage and its locomotive and ender were overturned. The J. C. Blair Memorial Hos- ita'l here was jammed with inured.

A hastily-organized relief rain was sent from Altoona, 23 miles away, and took back mora han 30 injured and three of tha Nurses at Altoona Hospital said many of those injured were in serous condition. "They seem to See CRASH, Page Two StillHopeM For Break In Telephone Strike WASHINGTON, May 1 UP) -Telephone strike leaders called on pickets to hold their lines today as government conciliators predicted an "important development" at negotiations going on in the capital. The National Federation or Telephone Workers, directing the 25-day-old walkout, sent officials to New York in an effort to head off a back to work movement and persuade members of four independent unions not to accept a tentative settlement. Peter J. Manno, a government conciliator, said a break might come at a 4 p.m.

EST (3 p.m. CST) conference here between officials of the American and Telegraph long lines division and Harmon, Frank Pangrazio and he American Union of Telephone Everett Marshall found the ele- workers. vator in working condition, rode See MINE, Page Two U.S. To Approve Mexican Credits WASHINGTON, May 1. UP)-President Truman and President Aleman of Mexico announced today the United States will "approve additional credits" to Mexico and that the two nations have agreed "to stabilize the rate of exchange between the peso and Lack Of School Funds Discussed FRANKFORT, meeting was held a the schoolhouse here to discuss the lack of funds for the school and its upkeep.

Supt. John Norfolk had charge of the meeting and Kermit Norbeck made sugT gestions in regard to ways that could help the situation. Tells Of Altering Garsson Records WASHINGTON, May 1. Robert P. O'Connor testified today at Andrew J.

May's war fraud trial that he altered the inven- records of a Garsson muni- Ions firm in November, 1945, af- er Senate investigators made an initial inspection of the company aooks. O'Connor, a bookkeeper for the said he was instructed to put an entry in the books dating six back to show that the Bat'ivia Metal Products Company, 'larrson concern, had ordered purchased lumber from the Cu- nberland Lumber Company in Ker.tucky. 1 testimony came out at the government trial of May, former Keivtucky Democratic congressman and wartime chairman of the military committee; Henry and Murray Garrson, munitions- makers; and Joseph F. Freeman, Washington agent for the Gars- the dollar." A joint communique said the amount of the credits is not estimated, but will be used to assist in financing a number of projects" presented to the export- import bank by the Mexican government. The it continued, "are designed to make the greatest and earliest contribution to the economy of Mexico." Addressing a joint session of Congress, President Aleman said that "democracy, if aot backed by force, whets the appetite of dictators." The development failed to materialize as expected yesterday, but Manno told reporters it was only postponed and "you can expect it at 4 p.m., today, although something might happen before that time." He replied "no comment when asked about reports the government planned to propose a Sea TELEPHONE, Page Two Woman Picket At R.C.-Charged With Assaulting Worker RAPID CITY, May 1.

civil action, charging assault, waa filed in municipal court here Wednesday afternoon by Oasa Imsland, Northwestern Bell Telephone Company operator who is not on against PhyMia Jayne, a Rapid City operator who is on strike. Miss Imsland charged in tha complaint that Miss Jayne "pushed her to the -ground" shortly after she had left the telephone office, Monday, and passed through the picket line on her way home. Miss Jayne was reported not to have been on picket duty when the alleged fracas occurred. sons. IDENTIFY BODY SIOUX FALLS, May 1.

UP)-Papers found on the body of a man who was killed by a train in the railroad yards here Wednesday indicated the victim was Nobles Sigler, Owensboro, detectives The maii appar- oetectives saiu. iiie ently feE from a moving train. 1945 He said "the most powerful force to uphold democracy lies not in tanks and ordnance, but in the conviction of the men, who, when conflict finally breaks out, will drive the tanks and fire the cannon." Speaking in his native Spanish, the mustached young visiting President civilization wanes the state curtails individual freedom xxx to impose its will or that of a political party" on its citizens. He declared that any nation "under a tyrant's rule is not to be trusted. Nor can other countries live in security beside it." -Aleman was the first Latin American chief executive ever to address' a johit session of the United States Congress and the first foreigner since British Prime Minister.

Clement Attlee on Npv. Judge W. W. Soule continued the case to next Wednesday upon recommendation of Ward Wyman deputy state's attorney, after Julius Seilerr attorney for Miss Jayne, had requested it. Miss Jayne was released upon her owa recognizance.

Seized Liquor Is Returned To Dealer SIOUX FALLS, May 1. has been given by the government to a $6,000 offer by Ted Dalkin, Sioux Falls liquor dealer, in a seizure case involving tax matters, U. S. Attorney Leo P. Flynn has been informed.

Dalkin was charged with carrying on a wholesale liquor business without purchase of occupational tax. Under the compromise settlement, Dalkin will receive back $34,105 worth of liquor, seized last Sept. 26..