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Show 6 0 i mi Asks Fir Clhln) Law MOSTLY CLEAR except for a few clouds with showers over the mountains . northeast portion. Cooler Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon. Low temperatnres Wednesday morning 33-43 and 52 . In Utah's Dixie. SIXTY-FIRST YEAR, NO. 226 $60,000 Blaze Takes Heber Theater, Store Fire Discovered By Passing Motorist Too Late To Save Property HEBER, Utah, April 15 (U.R) Fire, causing well over $60,000 damage, destroyed the Wasatch theater and an adjoining store, here today. . The fire was battled for three hours by a voluntary fire crew which was summoned summon-ed by a passing motorist who noticed the flames. Fire Chief Frank Hardy said the fire had gone too far to save either eith-er the theater or the store. The cause of the fire was not determined. Also destroyed in the blaze were three boats and a Fair-child Fair-child trainer plane which were stored in the back of the theater. Two Passengers In Knife Battle Aboard Airliner LAS VEGAS, New, April 15 (U.PJ Two men who battled with a dinner knife in a crowded 54-passenger 54-passenger Western Airlines plane high in the air were held today in Clark county jail. A Los Angeles police sergeant, E. A. Duarte. one of the 54 passengers, pas-sengers, finally quelled the two men after the passengers were panicked by -Hhe "fighters William Wil-liam E. Barrett. Pasadena, and Franklin F. Murphy, Oklahoma City. Deputy Sheriffs-Bob Owens and William Honrath, who were summoned to the airport last night by a radio message from the plane, said the two brawlers had been drink ins-. Stewardesses Opan Peterson and Martha Rundahl told officers that Barrett and Murphy became unruly soon . after the Denver-bound Denver-bound DC-4 plane left Los Angeles An-geles at 5:30 a.m. yesterday. Bar-retf, Bar-retf, they said, refused to surrender sur-render a bottle of liquor. The two men engaged in a violent argument and Barrett then picked up a dinner knife and threatened Murphy. Passengers told officers tne argument between the two men started a few minutes after the takeoff and peace was not restored re-stored until the plane was flying over Nevada. Authorities were thumbing law books to see what charges could be filed. Red River Above Flood Stage At Grajid Forks, N. D. GRAND FORKS, N.D., April 15 (U.R-Swollen by melting snow and fresh spring rains the Red River touched the 31 footir, ,,., ,v, Ki level here today, three feet over flood stage. . ncsiuenu ui uie tiiy prepareua ior an aaaiuonai seven iooi rise before the end of the week. Today's Baseball American league Philadelphia ... 020 010 New York OOO 000 Marchildon and Rosar. Chandler and Robinson. Chicago 00 Cleveland . 00 Lopat and Tresh. Feller and Hegan. Washington OOO 001 Boston 101 010 Wynn and Evans Hughson and Wagner. Home run Pellagrini .(Bos.) 3 (0). NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston 000 012 '- Brooklyn 000 101 Sain and Masi. Hatten and Edwards. New York 110 00 Philadelphia . 100 00 Voiselle and Cooper. Rowe and Seminick. Home run: Thomson (NY) 2 (0). St. Louis 000 0 Cincinnati . . 002 0 Pollet and Garagiola. BlackweU and La man no. Pittsbrugh ... 000 0 Chicago 000 0 Sewell and Jarvis. Borowy and Scheffing. TEMPERATURES SUUob Mas MIdSUUod Max Mia Provo .... 13 37 San Fran. SZ 53 Salt Lake . 74 42 Los Angeles St St Ogden .... 72 43Las Vegas 4 SS Boll 77 42 Denver ... 7 4 Butte C 28 Chicago . . . 5 31 Seattle ... 74 50 New York 51 42 Dtftlasja .. 14 41 .Atlanta ... 47 54 Plane Crashes Congress Rebuke Of Wallace Crusade In Europe Openly Urged BY HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON. April 15 (U.R) Rep. L. Mendel Rivers, D., S. C, today introduced legislation calling call-ing on congress to denounce former for-mer Vice-President Henry A. Wallace's foreign policy speeches abroad. Rivers introduced his resolution resolu-tion as senate Democratic leaders discussed taking somewhat similar sim-ilar action. The senators, however, how-ever, decided not to do anytning until they can find out what President Truman thinks about it. Rivers' resolution would express ex-press "the sense of congress" that Wallace's speeches "have rendered render-ed a grave disservice to the welfare wel-fare of the United States." It also would declare that the "ideas and opinions expressed in such speeches do not represent the views of the congress." Controversy over Henry A. Wallace's European crusade against President Truman's foreign for-eign policy hit a new peak today with demands for a congressional congression-al resolution condemning the Wallace campaign. The proposal for a congressional congression-al resolution originated with senate sen-ate Democratic leaders who decided de-cided to confer with Mr. Truman and get his opinion on the desira-bility desira-bility of the .move. The White House made its initial in-itial comment on Wallace's at- Marshall In Conference With Stalin MOSCOW. April 15 (U.R) Secretary Sec-retary of State George C. Marshall Mar-shall took his "case" to Generalissimo General-issimo Stalin at the Kremlin tonight to-night after blaming the Soviet Union for the primary respon-1 sibility for the failure of this con-j ference to reach any basic agree-, ment. Accompanied by Ambassador W. Bedell ' Smith, an interpreter Charles Bhlen, Marshall arrived at the Kremlin at 10 p. m. Moscow Mos-cow time (2 p. m. EST) for his audience with Stalin. Jt was Marshall's first trip inside in-side the Kremlin. Both British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin and French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault had conferred with Stalin earlier in the conference. confer-ence. Marshall's decision to go to the Kremlin had been waited for several sev-eral days. There was no advance warning of tonight's conference. MOSCOW, April 15 (U.R) Sec-j retary of State George C. Mar- i shall chareed todav that Russia s - ;; ratm tnelour 1 n.a riirm9nim. trM ty would "usurp" for the big four ' - many powers which rightfully belonged to the Allied nations as, wnole The Soviet proposals were presented by Foreign Minister Minis-ter V. M. Molotov in the form of amendments to the original orig-inal draft of the four-power treaty which was offered by the United States. Marshall rejected the Soviet changes as having no place in me Kind or treaty which was envisaged for Germany by the!BBC facilities to attack their own United States. He again de manded from Molotov a straight "yes or no" answer as to wheth er Russia was willing to turn over ov-er to special representatives the task of drafting a treaty for Ger-j many on tne basis wnich the Wallace will make a two-min-United States proposed." Ite broadcast to the Un' sd States Marshall told Molotov that the over a Columbia Broadcasting Soviet proposals for the four- system network at 6:45 p.m. (Continued on Page Two) (EST) todav. Republicans Warned Against Cutting Western Projects WASHINGTON. April 15 UJ A veteran Republican congressman congress-man warned his colleagues today that the big western vote the GOP got last November reflected a desire de-sire for economy, but not at the expense of "wealth - producing public works." In an article in the congressional congres-sional record. Rep. Homer Angell. R.f Ore., said a reported trimming of reclamation, funds for 1948 would be "ill-advised and poor economy. PROVO. UTAH COUNTY. tack in a statement through Press Secretary Charles G. Ross who pointed out that Wallace is speaking speak-ing in Europe as a private citizen, citi-zen, not a representative of the administration. Backers of the congression--al resolution said they feared that the Wallace campaign would undermine Republican-Democratic cooperation on foreign policy. It was the same fear which led last fall to the ouster ' of Wallace from the cabinet by Mr. Truman. Tru-man. Wallace was not scheduled for any public speeches in Britain Brit-ain today. However, he was to speak over an American radio network net-work from London tonight. He was expected to defend his right to criticize the administration foreign for-eign policy which he contends is leading the United States and Russia toward war. Wallace leaves tomorrow for a tour of the Scandinavian countries coun-tries and will then go to Paris. Louis E. Starr, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, called on Mr. Truman today and asked him to revoke Wallace's passport. In Washington Acting Secretary Secre-tary of State Dean Acheson urged the senate foreign relations committee com-mittee to give prompt approval to the administration's request for $350,000,000 for foreign relief. fPr It $400'00 Pr8ramiism today that both sides in the for Greece and Turkey. I nine-day-old nationwide tele- Senate debate of the Truman phone strike would accept a -gov-program was entering its final ernment proposal to end the stages. Supporters of the presi- walkout at 5 p. m. (EST) Thurs-dent Thurs-dent anticipated its passage by a day. large majority which they be- Spokesmen for both sides lieved had been swelled by the agreed to reply by 5 p. m. today controversial European crusade to what Secretary of Labor Lewis unuenaKfii oy nenry j. waiiace, against the Truman doctrine Demands that Wallace be prosecuted under an ancient stat ute barring attempts by private citizens to influence foreign gov ernments in their policy toward the United States were countered today by suggestion that this would make Wallace a "martyr." Sen. Walter F. George, D.. Ga., a strong opponent of Wallace's viewpoint took that line. Other Wallace opponents wanted want-ed Mr. Truman to issue a strong repudiation of the former vice-president. vice-president. However, the White House remained silent. MP Questions Wallace Time f tml,-.U D A W II Drill 5 II 1X0010 l-iUINUVJIN , April la iu.k; A conservative member of parlia ment demanded today to know i it. a r ii I ny nenry a. wauace was given "'"7 .l"e government - con trolled British Broadcasting cor poration to criticize American foreign policy. L. D. Gammans, conservative, filed notice that he would ask the question in Commons tomorrow. He wants to know whether the Wallace broadcast was made "with the knowledge of or after consultation with His Majesty's government" and whether there have been any other examples of toreign statesmen being given government He also asked whether the government gov-ernment would offer a similar BBC spot to any American statesman states-man who supports the domestic and foreign policy of President Truman. "It would be a serious mistake to fail toprovide for the construction con-struction ot, additional generating facilities in the Columbia river basin," he said, "To meet the demand de-mand for hydroelectric energy that will soon be with us." He reviewed the war-vital expansion ex-pansion of the light metals industry in-dustry made possible in the northwest because of its reclamation reclama-tion development and consequent low power rates. UTAH, TUESDAY, APRIL Kill Two Utah Mem Didn't Know the War Was Over : " IF"' V"'' If T-7 n ifi'V " I I I IS- ii - v vfs-A I ' - "i The first Jap .holdout on Peleliu to surrender, Superior Seaman Tsuchida, 24, is guarded by Marine Cpl. William Hall of Oxford, Miss. Tsuchida gave up after seeing pictures of the Japanese surrender sur-render in Tokyo Bay left by Japanese Admiral Sumikawa to convince con-vince the renegades they had lost the war. Tsuchida never heard of the atomic bombs but recognizes voices of Bob Hoge and Bing Crosby on the radio. Conciliators See Of Telephone Stride Thursday WASHINGTON. April 15 (U.R - b. Schwellenbach termed "an ex tremely fair" peace formula for Around-World Speed Flight Nears Finish BULLETIN EDMONTON. Alberta. Apr. 15 (U.R) The globe-girdling Reynolds Bombshell landed here about 3:50 P.M. (EST) today. ADAK, Aleutian Islands, April 15 (U.R) The Reynolds Bombshell took off from Adak army air field at 7;27 A. M. (EST) today on the next-to-last lap of its 20,000-mile record-breaking flight around the world. The twin-engined converted bomber made a smooth take-off and headed for Edmonton, Alta.. 2,889 miles east and the last fuel stop of the spectacular flight. Milton Reynolds, millionaire Chicago pen maker, said he expected ex-pected to make the Adak-Edmon-ton lap in seven hours and 30 minutes. The Bombshell, with its three weary, record-seeking crew mem bers, had turned back to refuel 24 minutes after passing Adakwhich haf deadiocked company ana set aown ax t.n m.t ior a,union negotiations for over 100 stop of two hours and 57 minutes. days hM en the union's de-While de-While Reynolds and his pilot mand and tne companya stead-and stead-and flight engineer gulped steaks, ,fast mWtnall to negotiate on an army grouna crews pounu i,wu gallons of gasoline into the plane's tanks. Before the takeoii, Reynolds Rey-nolds said they would fly at 19,000 feet and expected to pick up 60-to 60-to 65 - mile - an - hour tailwinds "halfway to New York." In a radio-telephone conversation conversa-tion with the United Press in Seattle, Reynolds said the Adak ston was made only for fuel be cause heavy -winds had eaten into the reserve .gas supply Decline Continues On Stock Market NEW YORJC April 15 (U.R) would agree to negotiate a settle-Stocks settle-Stocks failed in a rally attempt ment of the four remaining union today and a majority of issues demands by the Thursday dead-declined dead-declined fractions to 3 points with! line. These demands are: (1) the averages going into new low Union shop and dues checkoff; ground for the year. Losses were f2) job descriptions; (3) union smaller than yesterday and vol-! jurisdiction over work, and (4) ume lighter, The market developed a firm tone early and a majority of issues is-sues moved higher. The improvement improve-ment failed to attract new buyers and the list resumed its decline. 15, 1947 Possible End Iboth the Bell system and the striking National Federation of Telephone Workers (Ind.) He proposed that the 325,-000 325,-000 strikers return to work at five o'clock Thursday afternoon after-noon and submit six of their 10 national demands, including includ-ing a request for a $12 weekly week-ly wage boost, to arbitration. The other four demands also would be arbitrated if two days of "intense" negotiations failed In a hastily called conference last midnight, Schwellenb a c h handed the government proposal to top union and company of ficials with the warning that the walkout must end before public health and welfare are endanger ed. NFTW President Joseph Bierne summoned his union's 49-member policy committee to an early morning session and promised to give the proposal "serious consideration." con-sideration." Federal conciliators were confident con-fident it would be accepted by both parties since it was closely patterned after a "t entative agreement" reached last week between be-tween the American Telephone St Telegraph company's long dist- ance department and the Amer - lean Union of Telephone Work- j he added, he doubts that this will ers an NFTW affiliate. happen because of the evidence JSrSMS " ,nsld,r,U. i, ten board to make binding awards on'Sen to general price cuts. - six of the union's 10 contract de mands. The four remaining demands de-mands would either be ironed out in 48 hours of intense negotiations" beginning at 5 p. m. today or submitted to the arbitration board for a final decision. The major bone of contention, industry-wide basis. The government formula would give the arbitration board power pow-er to make "final and binding awards" on either a national or a local level. Under the proposal, the union and companies would agree to submit .these six. union demands to arbitration: (1) $12-weekly pay boost: (2) revised town wage classifications; ' f3) 'reduction of the promotion schedule for top wage . brackets from. 8 to 5 years: (4) increased vacations; (5) leaves of absence for union officers; of-ficers; and (6) elimination of area wage differentials. The comnanias and the union an improved pension plan. Should "intense negotiations" fail to resolve these issues before the deadline, both parties would agree to submit the unsolved demands de-mands to the arbitration board. PRICE FIVE CEfJTS Pilot of Plane Chasing Horses Dies in Crash Salt Lakd Boy Meets Death in Flying Mishap Over the Lake Two Utahns flew to their death last night and early to day in two airplane accidents, in different parts of the state. Dead were: D.- P. Hambleton, 34, a stu dent pilot, tentatively identi fied as from Roosevelt, Utah. Don Russell Hales, 19, efiS said "" - Salt Lake City. James D. Ridgway, 19. of Jerome, Jer-ome, Idaho, was in the Veterans hospital in Salt Lake City in "fair" condition. Hambleton lost his life and his companion, Ridgway was seri ously injured when their plane crashed on wild country between Leota, Utah, and the Colorado border Monday while they were ohasinff a horH nf u ilH hnrtM Three Indians and two farmers, miles away from the scene, were the onlv witnesses. Thev sairi th plane banked and then suddenlyf, plunged to the ground. Hamble-? ton was believed to have been killed instantly. Hales died when he banked his plane too sharply over the Great Salt Lake Monday evening, causing caus-ing the wing to dip into the water and the plane to overturn in the -jlakev Halea-body wasfotmtFin the cockpit of the plane s twisted wreckage. John W. Frankland and Phil Bonner, both of Salt Lake City, who were bathing on the beach and had been watching the plane,!man Mi,dis tmtter "maJr waded out to the wreckage. They found the pilot twisted around in the cockpit, with his head under water and his feet out. They took him to the beach where first aid and resuscitation efforts followed without success. Hambleton and Hales were the third and fourth plane crash victims vic-tims in two days in Utah. Monday Mon-day Richard Seth Jessop, 31, en, and Mrs. Rachel Jessop z. 28, Escalante, lost their es when their plane plunged to e ground during a takeoff. Wit- esses said the plane hit a pole at the edge of the small field near Escalante and crashed. Prices Falling Snyder Reports WASHINGTON. April 15 (U.R) Secretary of Treasury John W. Snyder said today there is evidence evi-dence that prices may soon start coming down. Unless the upward movement 18 halted- Snder "ld- ther could jbe a recession by next fall. But, Snyder told a news conference that "perhaps something more specific can be announced next week" in the field of price reductions. re-ductions. He said he hoped that industry would not wait until it had caught up with demand before making price cuts. Snyder said he opposed tax cuts and would continue to do so as long as they would help push prices higher. "Tax reduction at this time would put more money into the market and would be inflationary," inflation-ary," he said. & Idahoan Seeks Amendment Of Public Power Policy Bill WASHINGTON, April 15 (U.R) Sen. Glen H. Taylor, D., Idaho, has taken action to amend a public pub-lic power policy bill, which he said is designed to scuttle irrigation irriga-tion and power in the west." Taylor took the action, he said, after the Idaho congressional delegation was advised by Lynn Crandall, Idaho Falls, Upper Snake river watermaster, that the bill, sponsored by Sen. Elmer D. Thomas, D., Okla., would impair the usefulness of the multiple purpose reservoirs in the west. Crandall said the bill would force flood control space in reser Seeks Right to Ban Arms Export To Some Nations President Asks Congress For Changes In Present Neutrality Law To Permit Some Discretion In Permitting Export Of Arms WASHINGTON, April 15 (U.p) President Truman today to-day asked congress for drastic charges in the. neutrality law to permit him to ban the shipment of war materials to any nation which might later upset the peace or attack . this country. The present law requires equal treatment for all nations na-tions in granting arms export licenses, unless there ar possible treaty violations. In a long special message to congress, Mr. Truman said: "There must be new legal provisions enabling the exercise ex-ercise of discretion in the granting or rejecting of applications applica-tions for export or import licenses for arms, ammunition, and implements of war and relat ed items." He said this government is now in the "intolerable" position po-sition of "being, bound by our own legislation to give aid and support to any power which might later attack us." . He said the impartiality provision pro-vision in the neutrality act of 1939 is no longer consistent with this country's, international commitments com-mitments and requirements. "We have committed ourserves t o international cooperation 'If this participation is to be,mittee fully effective, this government must have control over traffic and weapons which will permit us to act in accordance with our posi tion in the United Nations and! will be adaptable to changes in me international situation." In addition to asking for new and revised controls on the ex- I Prt of arms', ammunition and im-j iplements of War. Mr. Truman: PrPsed tnat exports of two ad- a"lonai groups oi maienais De(ing the house bUl late this week, PUt under control: ! The tenatt pnmmittM hill nrnm. J- Articles especially designed ; or c uitornarily used only in ; me manuiaciure oi arms, ammu- nition and imnUmnt, of war ! nition and implements of war. rectlv or indirectlv bv a foreign military establishment forcn M? Truman saW U" would be h ,7. ' i H ESSfL . nxuvics cAuuiicu iui uac ur "unsound arms and ammunition and permit a free now of the special machinery machin-ery and tools used in the production produc-tion of arms and ammunition. International traffic n, muni tions and related items, (Mr. Tru mart caiH im vrit4t concern" to this and other gov ernments, j He urged the adoption of legislation along lines he suggested sug-gested so this government would have "powers for the safeguarding of its security interests in this international trade." Under present law. anyone who!sin!e t,mpl0JeVnm0 Swm manufactures, exports or imports ginally drafted Tafts bill any war materials or implements would have permitted jndustry-of jndustry-of war must register with the;wide bargaining only if all tha secretary of state. local u"100 involved wanted it. But once, this is done, all must' Voting against Taft and his sup-be sup-be treated alike in the granting porters on the industrywide dis-of dis-of export or import licenses. ' Pute were Sens. George D. Aiken, Under Mr. Truman's proposal R - Vt Wayne L. Morse. R., Ore., the government would be able to Irving M. Ives, R.. N. Y., Albert exercise discretion in issuing D- Thomas, D., Utah, James E. licenses for specific shipments or' Murray, D., Mont., Claude Pepper, specific articles. Fla., and Lister Hill, Ala. He also suggested that the! Morse also asked the com-president. com-president. on recommendation of mittee to strike out a section re-the re-the national munitions control quiring the national labor rela-board. rela-board. be allowed to decide whenltions board to certify craft bar-registration bar-registration would be required gaining units unless the members tor the manufactures export or import of any designated imple ment oi war. He suggested that persons who operate as free agents In buying and selling of arms for export should be subjected subject-ed to government regulations. Liner Aground Finally Refloated SOUTHAMPTON, Eng.. April 15 (U.R) The Cunard White Star liner Queen Elizabeth, ' largest ship in the world, was pulled off the treacherous Brambles shoal at 8:40 p. m. today, more than 26 hours after she went aground with 2,246 passengers aboard. The 85,000-ton luxury liner ran aground yesterday about two miles off shore and defied the efforts ef-forts of 16 tugboats to refloat her. Her impatient passengers included in-cluded celebrities from Washington, Washing-ton, London, and Hollywood. 'Some of them were taken ashore in lighters. voirs Jo be dedicated exclusive ly to flood control. The watermaster pointed out that flood waters can be used as storage and for power purposes. He said that in the west, floods can be predicted from snow surveys sur-veys and arrangements made to handle flood waters in the reser voir during the spring runofr. Taylor has asked for -permis sion to appear before the senate public works committee if a hear ing is held on Thomas' bill. Taylor also placed Crandall' letter in the congressionaT letter along with his own opposition to the bill. Taft Rebuffed By Committee In 7-6 Vote Curb on Bargaining On Industry-wide Basis Is Voted Down WASHINGTON, April 15 (U.R) The senate labor com- reouiiea inairman Robert A. Taft today and vot ed 7 to 6 against proposed restrictions re-strictions on industrywide bargaining. The. action came as the house opened debate on a far more drastic union control biU that wnnM hm inHnctrwiH hr. gaining. There were predictions that inn smith nnivnti would join Republicans in pass- ied to be milder, Aft rejectinj, the baB' n ... j11m,Ij " u austrywide bargainin, the sen ate committee, then tentatively iU"clea "c"on on "u DU disputed provision of its measure. " unta Thursday when will review its action and ptob- , . . ..- . . . . , measure to the floor of the senate. sen-ate. Taft aanonnced that his committee had voted to strike oat all reference to industrywide industry-wide bargaining. The most vital provision eliminated was one which would have forbidden national unions to. "coerce" locals in negotiations. negotia-tions. A.nother stricken- provision would have limited the bargaining bargain-ing unit set up under the national na-tional labor relations act to a of the craft opposed such a unit. That proposal was rejected, 7 to 6. with Ives shifting to the other side. The house opened debate on'a bill to clamp drastic controls on labor unions. Passage was expected Friday. Republicans looked for a big enough margin to override any presidential veto. But the senate seemed certain to tone down the house bill before it reaches the White House. Rep. E. E. Cox, D., Ga., predicted pre-dicted .that at least 106 southern Democrats would join an almost solid front of Republicans in voting vot-ing for the bill. Rep. Led Allen, R., 111., told the house the bill was needed to offset what' ha called unfair advantages granted unions by New Deal labor laws. The house measure, denounced by some Democrats and organized organ-ized labor, would outlaw the closed shop, industrywide bargaining, bar-gaining, secondary boycotts and jurisdictional strikes. It also would enforce 75-day cooling off reriods. through court injunc tions, in disputes affecting vital . industries. Germans Told To Get to Work STUTTGART, Germany, April 15 (U.R) Gen. Lucius D. Clay told the German Council of States today that the Germans must get to work on their own food problem prob-lem if they expect the United States and Great Britain to keep on sending them foodstuffs. ' If the Germans themselves are unwilling to share with each other what they produce, Clay said, "I don't see how you can expect the United States and England to continue to import food." Ctoy, military governor of the American occupation zone, said it was "very difficult to under stand why the food crisis de, veloped." |
