The Tribune from San Luis Obispo, California • 1

Sanitate Obtepo it? -'S' 78TH YEAR NO 108 Cars of 'Owl1 Piled Up by 4 Broken Rail LERDO CaL Jan 17 (UP) The Southern Owl train leaped from the tracks here today killing at least seven persons and injuring more than 70 other in wreckage strewn 1000 yards along a track-bed ditch The coroner's 'office said another body may be in the wreck ire aecoBnt and seven were aecdBnted for -A 'ft' rr Fingerprints Identify 'Black Dahlia1 LOS ANGELES Jan 17 (UP) Homicide detectives today investigated the romantic life of Elizabeth Short 22 whose boy friends called her The Black Dahlia" hoping to solve her murder from bar apparently weird background She was revealed to have been employed at one time as a civilian clerk at Gamp Cooke near Santa Maria That was the last official record of her activities Police concentrated their efforts on a hunt for boy friends' of the pretty former film extra in ef-' forts to learn what she was doing during-the week before her body was found hacked Into two pieces -on a vacant lot Wednesday Never Knew Her The girl Identified last night from fingerprints had boasted that she was a friend of British Film Star Ann Todd hut ths actress told police she never had known the girL Ckpt Jack Donahue head of the homicide squad said the girl boasted of her friendship with tba actress to Mrs Elvers French with whom she lived recently at Pacific Beach CaL "We want to talk to anyone who knew giri so we can trace her movements during the last few days of her he said A Long Beach CaL hospital employe believed to have been the pretty latest hoy friend was among those sought Long Beach Detective Inspector CL Boynton said Miss Short lived In Long Beach for a month last summer and was known! to police as the "Black for her custom of wearing sheer Hack clothing At Santa Barbara Police were besieged with telephone calls and visits from persons who once knew the girL who during the past few months had lived at Santa Barbara Los Angeles and San Diego Her mother Mrs Phoebe Short 46 of Bedford Mass was to arrive by plane todav to aid the investigation police said Movements of the girL who had told her mother she -frequently worked as a movie extra during the past two weeks remained a mystery however She was reported to have left San Diego Jan 7 with a red-haired youth whose name was not known Police were able to find no trace of her since that time Donahue said he was anxious to find Lynn Martin 22-year-old modeL and Marjorie Graham 24 a waitress with whom Miss Short was believed to have roomed at a motel from August to October 1945 He said the girl was seen within the past two months at a Hollywood night club with Mias Martin and two marines Another clue was the rdport of a policewoman that the night before Miss body was found a terror-stricken young giri begged for protection from "a Jealous marine" who threatened to kill her DISPOSSESSED GOVERNOR IXJSES MAKESHIFT OFFICE the state Capitol building Atlanta Ga sets up makeshift office office and the official residence were seized under orders of highway patrolmen This morning ArnaU found even Me temporary Governor Ellis ArnaU after being refused admission to' Ms office in in the rotunda near the information desk in the The gover Governor Herman Talmadge by National Guard officers state office occupied and he was booed out of the Capitol ArnaU Out of Capitol ATLANTA Jan 17 Ellis ArnaU was haniaherl from the state capitol amid a storm of boos today as Herman Talmadge completed his seizure of the office of governor Araall walked out denouncing his opponents as hoodlums and thugs He went to his downtown law offices where he said he could continue as governor Divorce Laws Lead to 'Sin' ArnaU's final ouster from the capital came at 10:30 am when he war barred from the temporary offices he had set up in the rotunda of the capitol Wien he walked away he was stormily booed by A definitely The identified dead were Pfc Robert Bemavlch and Bessie Diles both of Richmond CaL and James Ijeroy HaU of Kansas City Mo Southern Pacific officials said three women and one man had not been identified Southern Pacific said a 'broken rail Jerked theLoa Angeles bound train off the tracks at am overturning five cars and derailing seven others Passengers A were hurled through windows or fj Jolted inside the cars Bloody faced survivors aided rescue crews in saving many pinned in the wreckage F1U Hospitals The injured filled nearby Bakersfield hospitals Passenger I Gutierrez Columbus If It said he awakened when his" car tilted sharply and tumbled into the ditch Others well on top of him their 6 screams mingling with the noise of the crash Porter Lester Ford San Francisco was dozing when another car about 300 feet sideways and overturned" was dazed Ford said Julian Acree Sparks Nev said the train appeared to in two" with cars rolling over like lor Highway Patrolman Jack Bor-deau aiding the rescuers said two soldiers Marvin Stansberry Moulton Ia and Orvls Humphrey Kidd Mol plunged into the wreckage many times to save injured persons Ambulances loaded with injured streamed away to the Kern county and Mercy hospitals like Jackstraws One section of the train hit the raU spilling cars Jackstraws" the sheriff's office said BAKERSFIELD CaL Jan 17 A OLE Corbett general ager of Southern Pacific said today that 71 persons were injured when the "Owl" hit a broken rail at Lerdo station early today "Most of those hurt suffered only minor injuries" Corbett said "Everything possible Is being done for the care and comfort of the injured" As soon as names and addresses of both the injured and uninjured passengers were obtained Corbett said their homes were called and (7 families were notified "Also when desired arrangement are being- made to take members of families of those injured -to Bakersfield" Corbett said V- o- V'j A SACRAMENTO Jan 17 Assemblyman Ernest Debs of Los Angeles claimed today California's divorce laws are our people into living In sin or Nevada1 Both situations he said were dishonest asking the legislature to citizens by doing away with one-year interlocutory decrees face it" he said "People live in sin during that year or they go to Nevada to get divorced To get divorces there they claim they -are residents of the state and they're just lying" Debs said he thinks a Judge ought to be able to give an immediate final decree But his Mil would let a judge make a couple wait for six months for a final divorce if he felt it would do any good There will be church opposition to abbreviating divorce regulations Debs predicted "But if the public would only open its the assemblyman said "it would see the Christian thing to da1 WeS- ife J'W Pries 5c Police Firemen Slate Annual Valentine Dance The 1947 Police and Firemen's dance an annual San Luis Obispo event will be held on Feb 14 Valentine's Day it was announced today by Harlan Finch president of the Police and Association The dancing party will be staged this year at the City recreation building on Santa Rosa street with the affair to start at 9 pjn and continue until 1 am Tickets are being placed on sale throughout the city Immediately and proceeds win be given to the benefit fund James Vaught ticket chairman said this morning Delmo Bassetti dance chairman reported today that Luke orchestra will furnish music for the party committee is composed of two firemen Mc-Evoy and Bob Frost and two policemen Ralph Files and Bassetti Unemployment On Increase Says Hougham An urgent appeal for Job listings was made today to local employers by Jack Hougham local employment service manager for the California Department- of Employment Hougham Issued a statement on labor supply within the based upon the first two weeks activities of the current month and stated that the unemployed -load in thi' territory is climbing rapidly "Unemployed persons are contacting our office at the average rate of 230 per day in search of employment" Hougham stated "During the first half of January the office load has gone up to a point almost equal to that shown for the entire month of December" he said During the same period the local office has taken 180 new applications for work ana re-activated 105 applications of formerly employed local residents These new persons entering the labor market during the past two weeks virtually equals the activities reported in this field for the whole of December Hougham reported that the local office of the department now has an active file of more than one thousand persons unemployed within the area These applications represented available well-qualified workers in virtually every line of endeavor with the increasing labor pool there has been a declining labor market" he stated "with Job listings dropping by more than 60 per cent" Employers may make their labor needs known and file orders for workers by contacting the local Employment Service at 738 Plsmo street or telephoning 2010 Weather Tides Temperatures: Thursday highest 64 lowest 34 Forecast: Southern California Continued dear slightly wanner this afternoon and Saturday Jan 18: 7:15 ua 50 ft 920 psi ft 12:54 UL ft 2:45 pm -4L2 ft Jaa 19: 7:50 am 51 ft 954 jn ft Loo-155 sm 2J ft 3:17 pm -0 A ft Sunrise 7:11 Jam IS Sunset 5:15 FRIDAY JANUARY 17 1947 Hughes To Command Local Guard Capt James Hughes of San Luis Obispo has been named the new coiymander of the 3668th ordnance maintenance company at Camp San Luis Obispo the California adjutant office announced from Sacramento this morning A first lieutenant with the 110th ordnance company during the war Capt Hughes was given his com mand last Monday through authorization of the California National Guard headquarters He re-aides at 180 Chorro street Capt Hughes has been employed here by the Standard Auto Parts 1085 Higuera An army examining board in Sacramento examined Capt Hughes last week for federal recognition and its action is expected to be confirmed shortly by the National Guard bureau in Washington CL Lt COL Carl Ledbetter state maintenance officer at Camp San Lula Obispo has been acting aa commander of the ordnance com Hughes by the adjutant office CoL Ledbetter la thus permitted additional time for devotion to his principal duty The 8668th ordnance company la the first unit ever established in the city of San Luis Obispo itself CoL Ledbetter said although the community has long been the site of national guard training in California Capt Hughes will have eight officers one warrant officer and 130 men under his command when the unit is at full strength At the present time 40 per cent of the complement la made up of civilian personnel employes at Camp San Luis Obispo' and the remainder' from recruitments in the city of San Luis Obispo Kiwanis to Hear Col Ledbetter Lt CoL Carl Ledbetter California National Guard maintenance officer at -Camp San Lula Obispo will be the guest speaker at next luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis club to be held at Paul Ferret's grill on Wednesday Jan 22 The Telegram-Tribune will play host to Kiwanlans the following week on Jan 29 with a buffet luncheon to be served in the pressrooms with the visitors to be shown the Inner workings of the publication The Telegram-Tribune party was originally set for next Wednesday but it was decided that the following week would be more opportune At its meeting last Wednesday noon John Banks was program chairman for the day showing Interesting motion pictures of the Pacific Coast baseball games of 1946 Larry Davidson soon to be ln stalled as the new Kiwanis president conducted the gathering Davidson will -take office following the installation party to be held at the Monday Club on Feb 7 replacing Cecil Evans March of Dimes Gets Good Start "The best March of Dimes campaign in the history of San Luis Obispo county" was looked for today by (Dick) Hollings vice chairman of the local drive as he announced that the campaign is successfully under way after its official opening Wednesday Mailing of 6000 requests for voluntary contributions to the cause of polio victims wms completed this the Camp Fire Girls of Ban Lula Obispo and donations are already beginning to come in he announced An accurate accounting of donations to date has not yet been made but within a day or two he announced he expects the results to be "We have had wonderful cooperation from all 'concerned" he continued "and with the interest that is being fhown in the various cities of the county plus the willingness of the volun- workers to assist I aee no rea-why we cannot speedily reach goal of 8000" our DENIES ATTACKING COED PEIPING Jam 17 An American Marine accused of raping a Chinese college girl admitted to a general court-martial today that he bad intimate relations with the girl but denied the rape charges The alleged rape touched off vi despread anti-American demonstrations hi Chinese cities a fortnight ago (S tJ (fauite Sports-in-Government Would Be Good Idea By GRACIE ALLEN Well I see that the British government is reported to be thinking about taking over cricket because the English team made a poor showing in Australia but I think the idea has caught on ever here If' It had our UXSX-A football team would have become government property right after the recent Rose Bowl game I feel that politicians are the right people to manage sports events anyhow Suppose two boxers wanted to have boxing match By the time they got permission from the BMC (Bureau of Muscular Control) the OPJ (Office of Punches and Jabs) and the CFA (Committee on Fistic Activity) be too old to Mt each other Instead of the government taking over sports I believe It would be better Idea if sports took over the government and put our lawmakers In better physical condition In such bad shape now that they even balance' a budget without breathing awfully hard (Released by Consolidated News Features) Luxury Taxes To Continue WASHINGTON Jan 17 The House ways and means committee today unanimously approved a Mil carrying out Presl dent request tor continuation of high wartime excise taxes Mr Truman had asked for one-year extension of the wartime rates on sale of such items liquor Jewelry and furs Under present law the levies would be reduced July 1 This would cost the treasury up to 3L500000000 a year The committee in a closed sion approved extension of the taxes Indefinitely The excise tax MU may be the first Important legislation to reach the House floor Chairman Harold Knutson Minn of the ways and means committee said he would seek pnanimoua consent of the House next week to accept the MU approved by the committee and speed it along to the Senate Seyeral Democratic members of the committee had said they wen oppose1 to flat cx- tension of the wartime excise rates But they went along with the Republican majority at meeting Child Centers Low on Funds SACRAMENTO Jan 17 (WNS) Ban Luis Obispo county's child care centers at Paso Robles and San Mi-gueL operated with financial assistance from the state wUl have to be closed March 10 unless an emergency appropriation of one and a half million dollars for the state-wide program la voted prior to that date according to a report made toathe legislature today by Francis Dunn Alameda county assemblyman A MU to continue the program permanently has been introduced but the emergency appropriation must be adopted to keep thev center alive Dunn said Started as a war-time measure for the care of children whose parents were employed In war industries the centers are needed to assist mothers who are ftyced into employment by the changing economic conditions Dunn declared MINOR ERUPTION MANILA Jan 17 (UJ3 Volcanic Mt Mayon which for the last week has threatened to spout hot lava on southeastern Luzon communities erupted briefly this morning at 10:10 an but the disturbance was of a minor nature the weather bureau seismologists at Legaspi reported today --n- Archbishop Succumbs to Heart Attack ALHAMBRA Cal Jan 17 CUR) Rodrigue Cardinal Villeneuve 63 of Quebec the fourth cardinal in history and a close friend of Winston Churchill and the late President Roosevelt died here today of a heart attack The cardinal who also held the title of Archbishop of Quebec was stricken at 7 am at Romona convent where he had been a jpiest since Tuesday He died i uietly 50 minutes later He had been ill for more than six months during which he was hospitalized' repeatedly His trip here wsa planned as a vacation and convalescence but he was not believed in a serious condition when he arrived as a guest of the convent Cardinal Villeneuve reigned as Roman Catholic leader for nearly 14 years during which he was known as a champion of he Papal Social Enciclicals His duties brought him into contact with Churchill and Roosevelt and he' visited both of them on his trips to their respective countries He became a flying enthusiast after his first airplane a trans-Atlantic hop to visit Canadian troops in Britain France and Italy He was the author of 18 volumes of sacred subjects He was born Nov 2 1883 at Montreal the son of an humble shoemaker At the age of 17 he entered the Novitiate of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate' at Ville LaSalle He was ordained for the priesthood at Notre Dame Basilica in Ottawa May 25 1907 Later he became a close friend of the late Pope Pius IX and the iresent Plus XU In 1938 he was Pius XTs legate at the National Eucharistic Congress at Quebec He represented Pius XU at the dedication of the -Basilica of St Joan of Arc at Domremy France in 1939 and again in 1945 at the Guadalupe Jubilee in -Mexico Bill to Continue State Tax Level SACRAMENTO Jan 17 rails to continue the 1943 reductions in sales income and business franchise taxes tor another year cutting about 3100000000 off the potential state tax MIL were introduced in both houses ot the legislature today Recommended by Governor War maintain the ren the Mila tax cent of the pre-1943 rate and continue income tax exemptions at 33500 tor a single person and 34500 for a married couple Also Introduced was a MU act Hug up a 15-man tax commission to study possible changes In the entire taut system The study was niMither Warren recommendation Meantime the Assembly passed by a 57 to 5 vote an emergency MU to continue state grants to bWM care centers until June 30 Present funds for the centers are virtually exhausted and state authority to --help in their support iplres on March 31 The Assembly passed and sent to the governor another emergency MU appropriating to continue state educational aid to veterans for the next five months A previous appropriation has run out- and over 3500000 in emergency fund allocations have been Tonight's Events scores of Talmadge supporters Hoodlums Thugs As he left ArnaU denounced the men who were ousting Mm and charged that the hoodlums and thugs had taken over by ArhaU arrived at the capital at 1017 am and went to his portable desk But a Talmadge-backed state legislator was seated in his chair and refused to allow Mm to occupy it There was no disturbance other than a brief verbal exchange between ArnaU and the legislator Rep James Dykes Grinning Dykes planted his hands ond his hips and said: you remind me of a hog Did you ever slop a hog? The more you give Mm the more he wants and he never knows when to get out of the Shake Fingers ArnaU shook a finger in face Dykes matched it with his finger It was a tense moment but both men relaxed and took it out In words There were no troopers Inside the little office with Dykes but Dykes had said he would bodily eject ArnaU if necessary Dykes said that he planned to hold down desk acting governor make all day today but he might let somebody else "play governor tomorrow" During the short AmaU-Dykes exchange Talmadge was holding Ms first formal scheduled press conference in his private office 100 feet away and around the corner in the Intricately designed capitol Talmadge said he had spent last night at Lovejoy Ga but that he would be at the mansion tonight and from now on Talmadge said that he gotten down to financial matters yet The State Revenue Commissioner Charles Redwine named fay Talmadge la deposits In the state accounts He is recognized by all the Atlanta banka Atascadero School Gets Funds A 33000 ftmd for completing plans and specifications for construction of a new elementary school unit at Atascadero has been approved by the Federal Works Agency Bureau of Community Facilities according to word received by TrammeU Moore superintendent of the Atascadero Elementary School district from Wright BUt FWA division engineer A bond election is scheduled for Jan 31 in Atascadero to determine financing of the new unit which wUl cost 389900 The building is to be located on the school grounds bordering East MaU and wiU consist of a klnder-garden room four classrooms service rooms and lavatories DanleL Mann and Johnson architects of Santa Maria Calif- have been employed by the school board to prepare the plans Tiie funds for plans and specifications advanced by the Bureau of Community Facilities wUl be repaid without Interest when actual construction of the building is started SAN FRANCISCO Jan 17 OLE The Federal Bureau of Investigation here announced today the arrest of Louis Leo KOminsky 84 year-old member of a railroad section gang on charges of attempting to wreck the Southern crack train the Lark near Salinas CaL last Jan 10 Harry Kimball agent in charge of the 8an Francisco FBI of flea said XCominaky has signed a statement admitting he set two tie plates and a large angle iron on the rails in front of the train and then sat down nearby to the wreck" 1 Great List pf Free Gifts Will Shower from Skyways Residents of munities who gather here next -San Luis here next Obispo and neighboring com- gither Thursday reater Value Days will find many from according to Mo Butler chairman the committee ini charge of the three-day sales event On the opening day an airplane win circle the city a number of times showering on the community a deluge of bulloona with certain balloons containing certificates which will entitle fortunate recipients to free gifts Butler said this morning that the number of gifts received from participating merchants baa been far greater than early expectations The host cf prizes includes fog lights candy silk hose dresses radios shampoo and finger waves wallpaper and paint albums colored photographs dqr cleaning 'car lubrication pillow groceries service can on to shoppers with the outstanding electric refrigerator and motor unit fishing rods' rifle ammunition automobile tire and various household items Person who capture a valuable balloon must present their gift certificate during one of -the three days Thursday Friday and Saturday Jab 23 24 Friday and Saturday Jab 23 and 25 in order to claim gifts Free buz transportation will be provided on the opening day between the hours of nine am and 150 pjn by the Green Bus Service Butler reported Windows and store posters are being provided to participating merchants In order to acquaint LOS ANGELES CaL Elizabeth Short 22 (above) whose body was found on a vacant lot Wednesday morning neatly severed at the waist was Identified through fingerprints on file with the FBI in Washington' CL Records revealed that she had been arrested for juvenile delinquency in Santa Barbara in 1913 Slip was formerly employed as a clerk at Camp Cooke Lompoc Calif: Later' reports say that ahcLwas employed at the San Diego Naval hospital until recently (NEA Telephoto) S--NDGW public aU-whijrt card party Mission halL 8 WOW Eucalyptus camp WOW hall cleaning and adfustment ofsales event I.