Los Angeles Evening Citizen News from Hollywood, California • 1

TEXAS FLOOD 4000 Flee Homes in Fort Worth Brenda Allen Quits Battle Begins Term Brenda Allen 35 red-headed Hollywood vice queen gave up her legal battle against jail today and began serving a one-year sentence Superior Judge William McKay ordered the sentence he imposed Sept 8 against Miss Allen also known aa Marie Mitchell to be carried into effect after the Califor- nia Supreme Court refused to grant her an appeal hearing Miss Allen was arrested almost a year ago by Hollywood vice of- FORT WORTH Tex May 17 rR The Trinity River fed by a 10-inch deluge of overnight rain smashed four levees early today and 4PMrsurged into 1000 or more homes The bodies of three victims were found and police said 12 others were missing and presumed drowned One body that of a woman about 60 was found floating in the swirling water near a flooded intersection in the west part of the city at 9:30 am An estimated 4000 persons were homeless and first unofficial estimates of the damage ranged to $2000000 The main water station the Holly pumping plant was useless raising serious health and fire hazards The surging Trinity cut the sprawling city into isolated sections The torrential rain started Monday evening and ended about dawn Some five inches of rain fell in the span between early evening and midnight Then the storm swung eastward and dumped another five inches of rain on Dallas between midnight and daybreak The Weather Bureau said the turbulence that sent Fort Worth under floddwater was the) result of eastward movement of: jthe atmospheric conditions which resulted in a Sunday night tornado at Amarillo The fifth vic-j time of the Amarilloornado died a hospital early today and FELLAS WAIT FOR ME' (Texas) flood This scene is on the west side of the city hardest hit by flood waters of the Trinity River Flood made 4000 homeless (Acme photo) The little dog (circled) is swimming for his life while rescue workers pass him by searching for other victims of this disastrous Fort Worth Man Charged In Shooting At Newsboys fibers As the operator of a swank house of prostitution She served a 180-day sentence in the City Jail on the prostitution conviction after boasting never spend a day in jail The attempted pandering conviction grew out of testimony by Policewoman Audrey Davis that Miss Allen had offered her $100 OAKS FROM Following his return to Washington today with Mrs Clay Gen Lucius Clay retiring Military Governor of Germany receives the Second Oak Leaf Cluster to his Distinguished Service Medal President Truman made the presentation in the White House Rose Garden Mrs Clay is partially hidden in the background (Acme telephoto) a day as a prostitute Charles Rossi 31 today wu The year sentence is a condition held for Superior Court trial ao-of five years probation granted by cused of assault with a deadly Judge McKay who had previously weapon in the firing of a shot at suspended a longer prison sen- boy attempting to collect for a Gen Clay Back in US Decorated by Truman tence HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA TUESDAY MAY 17 1949 Vol 45 No 40 Truman Gives Up Fight for WASHINGTON May 17 tary governor in Germany TheTrX Lucius Oy new and imperishable luser Montgomery Ward and huge American military commander ini idnt frnrn thp Fort Worth headquarters homes Germany returned home today Rose Garden 0 thwhite House and received from President Tru- where upwards of 150 notables-man a decoration for services and virtually the entire White were submerged to the eaves in the fast-rising flood All Fort Worth schools Citizen-News subscription Municipal Judge Jesse Framp ton prdered Rossi to appear for arraignment June 2 in Superior Court and fixed the unemployed bail at $2000 Police officers opposed reduction of the bond declaring they considered Rossi dangerous occurred as Joseph 5622 Fountain Ave 16 of 5608 Fern-wood to collect for The youths tes- Fatally Shot Officer Kills Police Gunman were closed because of streets irnrssable supreme value to h's countrr and House clerical staff gathered to Uu 1 1 wam to honor the general 1 fg CUJLUJLdi At a White House ceremony i The plane bringing him and Mrs Mr Truman awarded Clay a sec- Clay from Berlin landed at the WASHINGTON May 17 RE) ond Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a national airport at 9:13 am President Truman today gave up the paper May 9 The shooting Carey 16 of and Glenn Goit Ave sought Third Distinguished Service Medal EST) Secy of Defense Louis on his effort to install Mon tified horn they appeared lor The citation read by the Presi-1 Johnson greeted Clay at the air- Wallgren as chairman of the Na- brother Roger 14 at dent said that Clay as mili- port 400 Bendix Pickets Fight Plant Police CRY OF DOUBLE Fatally wounded veteran Police and jumped for Thompson Thomp-Det Sgt (Tommy) Milton son whirled fast and fired twice 51 once a Rose Bowl football One bullet hit Milton in the abdo-player nevertheless shot and killed men As the two fell tp the his assailant in a Van Nuys gun ground Milton freed his own gun battle and shot Thompson between the Milton wounded by Charles -M e-e8-Thompson 65 whom he was try-1 Ingham said Thompson had been ing to arrest killed Thompson despondent his wife and son with a shot through the head last left him recently Milton Pa-night at 6416 Vesper Ave coima died en route to Georgia Det Ingham Street Receiving Hospital partner on the force gave this a veteran of 21 years on the account: force he played right end for the The two officers answered a first Southern California team to complaint of neighbors that Thomp-ever play jn the Rose the son had fired a shot into the ceil- 1923 eleven which whipped Penn lng of his home State 14 to 3 Thompson came out armed with Thompson son Jess told an automatic pistol bee that he and his mother moved tional Security Resources Board in a boarding house at 5612 Foun-He announced he is withdraw- tain Ave ing the nomination from the Sen- REFUSAL ALLEGED ate It had been pigeon-holed They said Rossi refused to pay there by the Armed Services claiming his mother had subcommittee scribed to the paper The committee had blocked the Joe kicked the door after Rossi nomination by a 7 to 6 vote Sen had slammed it in their faces Harry Byrd Virginia Democrat then as they walked away ths joined six Republicans in the ma- defendant came to the door with jority vote a hammer the youths testified Mr Truman said he is with- said he didn't want to start drawing the nomination at the re- and indicated that we quest of Wallgren former gover- ou of Joseph nor of Washington and one-time W1jnffs stand- member of the Senate said theywent outside -and were approaching Joes car It is with deepest regret that when a shot punctured the hood German Vote Slap at Reds SOUTH BEND Ind May 17 UJh CIO United Auto Woriiers pickets swinging baseball bats skirmished with company police at the strikebound Bendix Aviation Corp plant today and blocked entrances to all employes Other strikers answered a radio BERLIN May' 17 (A Eastern the congress Germany has dealt communism a Soviet policy was the only is- appeal broadcast by the union and smashing blow in Soviet-controlled sue in the election territory Official figures in the The Russians even set aside de- prevented office and other person- Congress election showed nazification laws in order to let 1 yield to your request to with-of the automobile i Young Goit nel from entering the plant jtoday a surprising snub by a third former Nazis vote and swell the draw my nomination of you to be testified he looked arbund in time The plant police and members of the voters total The Nazis hot for a strong chairman of the National Security f0 see a window being closed at of the early morning picket line! of 12 024 221 valid ballots 4 central unified Germany were Resources Mr Truman the boarding house and the two said in a letter addressed to My said Rossi appeared on the porch do you shouted out of thejr homp several days ago Thompson and have been residing at 11275 "We just want to talk to you Ventura Blvd said Ingham Milton came up from behind Police said that Thompson owner of a laundry service reportedly threatened to kill his wife of 40 years Jeanette and Jess last US Studies The obvious evidence of protest ar with a 22 telescope-equipped rifle in Eastern Germany could pos- you I am convinced that HIDES BEHIND AUTO sibly compel the Russians to scrap had your name been permitted to After the shot Garret Gerlich their carefully planned strategy go before the whole Senate the of 1414 Momingside Ct seated In to ThT7orefen ministers" confer- for the foreign meetings nomination would have been con- the car with a girl friend got out Ed Prang chief of the once in Paris next week with a Germany They had planned the President said ran away and Joe Carey hid police 14 of the police got! government for Eastern Germany to present the Congress The decision to withdraw the bpbindthcar police aiu me ponce goi with 500 hand-picked delegates nomination was a victory for Sen Police grabbed Rossi Investi- trapped by pickets South Bend West 1 represent West Germany as arry Cain (R-Wash) a po- gt ion disclosed he oncepent soma into the plant but six others were which would match that of the klicai foe of time in the Camarillo State Draft Act Defi In Courtroom DET SGT MILTON week with a sawed-off shotgun which police confiscated at that time Milton 13170 Herrick St Pa-coima would have been eligible for retirement in seven months Police said Thompson bought his gun yesterday On motion of Councilman George Cronk the City Council adjourned today in tribute to Milton TODAY'S GAMES the communist a government for the whole coun- Wallgren Cain led Men-! the fight against the nomination tal Hospital withheld 20 hours after the polls Taeglischq Rundschau newspa- This was the second major nom- police rescued the six officers A few hours after the skirmish city officials withdrew some 40 Mr policemen who had been sent to the plant and left only six-day shift officers at the scene WEATHER NATIONAL LEAGUE At Chlcaao Brooklyn 000 100 Chicaao 000 000 Brine and Cempanella Dubiel and INDEX ination Truman has been: forced to withdraw since becoming -President The other was the' nomination of Edwin Pauley to be Undersecretary of That nomination was withdrawn after Senate opposition based on oil interests Vaw Tfte uB Weathrf Bureau forecast far Los Angeles and vicinity today: closed and the Soviet-controlled per of the Soviet administration press cried double cross at their accused the Christian Democrats political allies in the Eastern zone land Liberal Democrats in the pop-There ular front of a of swearing allegiance to the congress and "agitating in againstit By contrast the Western sectors last December in an election Seheffln Walker (2) Boston at Cincinnati nirht New York at Pittsburgh nirht Philadelphia at St Louis nirht A1 Scanlon an attorney for the uniqn announced he would file eligible to vote Of these 12887-charges of unfair labor practices 1 234 cast ballots or 952 per cent against Bendix where 7500 CIO- The valid ballots totaled 12024-m UAW members are on strike over 221 0 an alleged speedup were 13533071 persons Scattered showers and a possibility ef a few thunderstorms this tam sew tonight and temoiAow Continued cool Rich today near High and low ground temperature yts-terday 81 and S5: today low 54: high 11:4 am 59 About Women 5 Classified 17-19 Comics 14 Drama Entertainment 15-17 Editorial Page 12 Feature Page 13 Financial 6 Radio 20 Sports 8-9 As Robert Richter 20 a Pasadena student was sentenced to three years In prison for failing to register for the draft a woman rose in the crowded Federal courtroom to declare she was counseling persons not to register for the draft The woman who said her name was Mrs Eliza Cole arose after Federal Judge William Mathes declared yesterday that "immature really were not as guilty in such cases as Richter's as older persons who counseled youths not to do so Mrs Cole declared she was counseling persons not to register and the office is studying her action for the Draft Act makes it illegal to counsel persons not to register the office said Richter studying at Tallyrand in which anti-communism was an Yes: (in favor of the hand-pick- AMERICAN LEAGUE At Boston Chicaro 000 100 3 Boston 000 000 4 8 Oumoert and Wheeler Parnell and Teto bets Cleveland at New York night Detroit at Washmrton nirht St Louis at Philadelphia nirht India Retains British Ties Council Adviser Office Set Up H0LLYPARK OPENS SHIFTED MEET issue rolled up an 864 per cent vote in support of Western policies The Soviet Zone election officials noted 853013 ballots as invalid However there were indications that invalid ballots were ed single slate) 7943949 or 661 per cent No: 4080272 or 339 per cent The Soviet Zone election bureau announced the figures The communists playing upon German nationalism had thrown US Announces New Heavy Jet Fighter NEW DELHI India May 17 (A)l AT SANTA ANITA heavy propaganda artillery into counted with votes to ob-! With tWo dissenting votes the campaign to give them a virtu- tain a 66 per cent total just over constituent assembly today ap-ally unanimous endorsement in the two-thirds mark The agreement under which the "yes or vote for the votes would come to onlv about Tndia is to remain in the British commonwealth of nations Hollywood summer racing meeting opened on schedule today less two weeks after its $5000000 An ordinance creating the new position of Chief Legislative Analyst a technical adviser to the City Council became law today without the signature of Mayor Bowron screened slate of 200 delegates to 60 per cent of the total vote cast) 15g 2 vQte endorsed the agreement reached with Britain Scholarship Center was granted BURBANK Details of a long- the F-90 will rely on speed and a stay of execution to May 31 so range heavy-weight jet fighter 1 maneuverability to avoid trouble vetoed a similar ordinance with-he may take his final exams at designed to fly and fight deep in It is a heavily armored single hed approval of the current meas in i 1 1 ro nnlv Kopq 1 1CO thu calimr Ii The Mayor who had previously is the center His home is in the ure bause the salary which permits India to become a sovereign republic and still maintain a tie to the British crowr 50-day than plant burned down but the meeting was at Santa Anita racetrack For the opening-day feature the track carded the ninth running of the $25000 added premiere stakes a six-furlong sprint that drew 13 speedsters headed by On Trust and Honeymoon greatest money-winners ever bred in California A crowd of around 30000 gathered despite scattered showers Quake Shakes Lima Declares $20000 Eisler Bail Forfeited enemy territory were announced seat fighter with twin jet engines 9ny East itoday by the US Air Force and It is almost as heavy as the DC-3 high he said Mrs Leila Bulgrim an as- Lockheed Aircraft Corp a familiar two-engine airline The new council adviser would sistant US Attorney prosecuted The needle-nosed craft desig-1 transport be boosted over the heads of more the case na ted the F-90 made its first taxi! The 40-foot wings swtep back at irnportan officers and would Richter said during his trial that runs at 90 miles an hour today on a 35-degree angle Rudder and 8 nioral accord-he did not register because he the 6000-foot Lockheed runway elevator surfaces are raked com- to the message would not do anything that was The plane will be shipped later parably The cockpit is set well A rpduction from the proposed a preparation for war as such an to the Air Force test base at Mu-iforwatd of the wing for visibility i salary of $992 to $797 was action would be against his be- roc for the first test flight It is pressurized air conditioned recornmndcd by the Mayor liefs He also said he did not be- Designed to seek out air or and incorporates a pilot ejection Councilman George Moore lieve in a Supreme Being ground targets behind enemy lines seat i objected to the lower salary and asked that they give the new LIMA Peru May 17 An earthquake shook the Lima area at 2:30 am today causing many frightened inhabitants to flee from their homes into the streets There was no immediate report of two top executives of the steam WASHINGTON May 17 P) Council officer a salary "commensurate with his ability LATE NEWS Reds Infiltrate Welfare Board Tenney Charges Ford Plea Rejected by UAW The $20000 bonds posted by Communist Gerhart Eisler in two crim-In another message to the city inal cases today were declared for-lawmakers Mayor Bowron profeited by the District Court special Federal grand jury inves-posed a salary hike for the yet tohere tigating subversive activities be appointed General Manager of At the same time the court is- Summoned with Mrs Eisler sued a bench warrant for were Roman Kutylowski president arrest as a person ineligible for of the Gdynia-America Line and further freedom on bail while the Czeslaw Grzelay vice president cases are pending The actions Mrs Eisler 37-year-old native involve contempt of Congress and of Polant was removed to Ellis passport fraud (island after being taken Into cus- I The government plans to use tody last Friday the warrant issued today as a prin-salary cipal exhibit in getting Eisler ex- bond had been posted by the Civil Rights Congress in New DETROIT May 17 TE The Ford Motor Co today asked the CIO United Auto Workers Union to call off its strike and permit all Workers not directly in the speedup dispute to return to their jobs immediately The UAW promptly turned down the request the Department of Traffic Engineering The mayor pointed out that under terms of the present ordinance the number two man in A CMTOiat Infiltrati into thejTenne was a -frustrated politi- groups was Assemblyman John monthhllethe8 GeneralMan-state Social Welfare Department' Evans (R -Los Aneeles) monin wnne me general man was and today "an who unsuccessfully sought Eyans brought the matter up in In a development of a legislative her support when he ran for May- the Assembly saying Gibbons was controversy over the Un-American or of Los Angeles recently getting $220 a week from the Ten- Activities Committee of the State The eharge and denial developed ney committee He said "maybe Senate jout of a legislative argument over we ought to have a committee to State Sen Jack Tenney (R- the naming of legislators and oth- investigate interim Los Angeles) the political figures in an anti-com-l Tenney replied that Evans was chairman asserted that the Com- munist newsletter circulated by "running for the So- neingeraior nice VUl munist Party was "moving into" an employe of commit- cial Welfare Department and the BIRDGEPORT Conn May 17 the Social Welfare Department tee organization of George Me- OLE) The General Electric Co an- Mrs Myrtle Williams director One of those named in the let- Lain which sponsored Proposition nounced price reductions today of the department since pension ter by Edward Gibbons of Los No 4 He said Evans' brother from $925 to $1925 on its refrig- Proposition No 4 went into ef-1 Angeles as having some sympathy) Tura to Page Column Serators ager would receive only $842 The mayor asked 'the higher for the department head York The New York World-Telegram said today it learned that Eisler stowed away in New York Har- tradited from England where he fled as a stowaway on the Polish ship Batoryi Disrict Judge James Venice Steeplejack Claims 7 Wives Morris entered the orders in the bor under the eyes of FBI agents ALBANY May 17 man identifying himself as Albert Dubiski 33 Venice Calif steeplejack was sentenced to 30 days in Albany County Jail today while police investigated hia claims that he had seven wives and was in Texas California and other states local court in response to a series of motions offered by the United States Government through William Hitz assistant attorney for the District of Columbia wife Brunhilde and the The agents were-pt Pier 88 last May 7 the newsper said to see that Valentine A Gubitchev Russian engineer accused of a spy charge did not try to escape on the Polish liner Batory 4 ii 9.