| Show WEATHER NEWS BROADCASTS 7 :S0 Clear and slightly warmer pm 8:30 pm Sports 11 pm m- - 1 Saturday Station KALL Intenaountaln Network VOL 155 NO PRICE FIVE CENTS SALT LAKE CITY UTAH SATURDAY MORNING SEPT 13 1947 152 Cobb to Seek Record at 9 ain Sunday Official Run Hinges On Weather AAA Timing Devices e& - By PHIL McLEESE Tribune Sports Editor John R Cobb British speed king? announced late Friday he would attempt to better his world's land speed record on the Bonneville salt flats Sunday at 9 am (Salt Lake City time) In keeping his promise to give the public 48 hours notice of an official run Cobb made it clear that the 9 am time would be contingent on weather conditions and functioning of the timing devices Bonneville Sait Flat Assn officials pointed out that experience of the past has shown it is not always possible to set an exact time Thus the run may be a little before or after 9 a m However the public has assurance that the Railton Mobil Special will roar down the saline speedway as close to 9 a m as possible Timers Due Saturday A A Pillsbury official AAA timer for the Pacific coast and his crew are due in Wendover at 2:30 pm Saturday They will immediately begin the delicate task of setting up and testing the "electric eye” The crew is expected to work all night Saturday If there is ‘any delay in the installation and testing of the devise then of course the run will be delayed The Britisher painstakingly made the situation as clear as possible Friday afternoon upon his arrival from Wendover where he ran his Railton Mobil Special through its final test run and “exceeded the former record” to use his own words Observers at the flats said Cobb went at least 375 mph on the north to south run just before dusk Thursday Cobb’s record is 3639 Final Adjustment Cobb had held another test earlier In the day Thursday on the south to north run and pilots of Utah national guard airplane which followed the Britisher estimated his speed at 355 mph A final adjustment in carburetor after the Thursday aTternoon run apparently put the Railton Mobil Special in its best shape since its See Page 22 Column 4 - Here Talk Was About the Food Sea Robert A Taft (K O ) center enjoyed steak and beans at a barbecue dinner near Santa Crux Cal prior to his appearance Friday before I I the California State Bar Assn where he launched his speaking1 tour With him are California’s Got Earl Warren left Rep Jack E Anderson (R- - Cal) INDUSTRY TESTIFIES Taft Outlines Adequate Supply of Steel Seen Within Two Years Aims Grins At Union Jibes SANTA CRUZ CaL Sept 12 tjp WASHINGTON Sept 12 UP) — Benjamin Fairlss president of Robert Taft ( P O walked Two leaders in the industry said the U S Steel Corp bristled back Into a meeting of the California Friday there should be plenty of in a statement of his own: State Bar Friday night and boos steel within two year and a third “It is simply amazing to me of 200 Congress of Industrial Or- testified that a big- increase in that anyone should suggest by inganizations- and American Federa- productive capacity would Increase ference or otherwise that U S tion of Labor pckets to assert that inflation Steel has a ‘public be damned’ at“the people do not propose to let Our attitude is and alEarlier Chairman Edward Mar- titude -- — Sen - ' union leaders run the government cf the United States" at the chic audiTaft's arri-vatorium for the Erst of several major speeches he plana to make m west coast cities was greeted by catcalls from a double L're cf pickets which had ben parading before the hall for nearly arrhour As Taft Sen James E Murrav k (D Mcnt1 Rep Charles H (R IndL house Republican floor leader and Rep Ray Madden (D Ind ) paraded onto the stage of the jampacked auditorium they were greeted with resound ng cheers y Taft coauthor cf the labor law — it was called a “union-bustin- g labor bill' on placards earned by seme of the pickets— chided Murray an opponent of the act as the latter walked In with him “I ddn't think you would walk through a picket line” Taft tcld l Hal-lec- Taft-Hartle- Murray Neither Crossed Line Actually neither Taft nor Murray crossed the picket line which had been withdrawn from a rear entrance of the auditorium The pickets who had been instructed by Paul Burnett a local A F L business agent to clear the way for Murray massed near the entrance to boo Taft Harry Lundeberg president of the A F L Sailors' Union of the Pacific waited quietly on the sidewalk for Taft's appearance disdaining participating in the picket line Lundeberg told reporters that he wanted to talk to the Ohio senator about a provision of the new labor law which Lundeberg said would ban union waterfront hiring halls Unless there are such halls the sailors official said 'west coast shipping may be lied up when the present contract expres Sept 30 Taft told reporters he would be glad to see Lundeberg Saturday at a local hoteL Taft earlier declared that high prices may be the chief issue in next year's political campaign Cite Price Issue Taft's remarks were made at a news conference prior to h’s appearance before the Cal forma State Bar Assn start ng point in a tour which vs ill take him through the west He said the trip is rot a “sentiment testing” journey desgoed to gauee his own prospec’s as a Republican canddate Prices Taft said were high rra nly because of the "tremendous rfemestie consumption of foodstuffs ” The average person is eatmore meat now than being 15 fore the war “I intend to make a number of suggestions in San Francisco next wee for lowering the cost of Lying" Taft sad "Certainly ore of them is for people to eat less and eat less extravagantly so that we car save food” Taxes the senator declared should ccme down too even though continued heavy appropriations may be necessary for aid to Europe The armed forces cf the United States are "adequate at the preshe said but adiei they ent could be kept that way He said the United States carrot keep See Page 2 Column 2 tur” Partly cloudy Sunday (Details on Page II) tin (R Pa) of a senate small said it business subcommittee would be “downright stupid” for the industry to take a “public be damned' attitude toward the present steel shortage when there is “growing' pressure for nationalization of such Ijig industries as steel coal and the railroads” And to officials of a dozen big steel companies attending a com-- i mittee hearing on prospects of satisfy getting enough steel to everyone Martin added in a state- ment: Hint Nationalization “Bear this in mind — such nationalization has been suggested even on the floor of the United States senate" Males 21 Head Crime Roster WASHINGTON Sept 12 UP — J Edgar Hoover director Federal Bureau of Investigation said Friday that persons aged 21 were arrested more frequently than any other age group during the first six months of this year In order the other most frequent arrests were in the age groups 22 23 20 and 24 Hoover’s report showed that the arrests of boys under 18 declined 42 in the period compared with a year earlier and that arrests cf girls under 18 were down 78 But Hoover said that an upward trend was noted in such detentions in April May and June Hoover's report was based on a study of 371223 fingerprint arrest records sent to F B I by state 0 and city peace officers Some of the records covered major violations The director said they showed: Arrests of males up 20 5 Arrests of females down 1577c Arrests of males under 21 up 182 and of females in the same age group down 44 Arrests of boys 18 to 20 years and of girls m the same up 32 5 age group down 3 3 135-00- ways will continue to be Just the reverse” He acknowledged his company meeting “We are shares responsibility for higher demands and said now attempting to meet sponsibility to the best ability” He said U S this re- of our Steel is spending 2500000000 to boost ca- pacity Visions ‘Balance’ of chairman Eugene Grace Bethlehem Steel Co handed the committee a statement saying his company’s policy always has been“a continuous one of enlarging facihties to care for the national economy" Fairless and Grace both figured the steel scarcity will be over within two years — if a scrap shortage eases up other materials continue to be available and there are no long strikes If those conditions are fulfilled Fairless testified domestic supply and demand “will be in balance within two years or within a shorter time" Grace raised the ante: “In two years we can take care of domestic and normal export reauirements” “U S Steel” Fairless said “has tried to prevent any of its steel moving in improper channels We believe we have had good success’’ He said if the committee could point to any specific case involving his firm “I assure you that the matter will be corrected promptly if we can legally do so” Grace said Bethlehem Steel hasn’t “sold a single pound” in the black market or gray market and has discontinued services in the few instances in which buyers have been discovered reselling at advanced prices Offer Refutation The industry now can produce up to 91000000 tons of raw ingot steel a year Noting there have been suggestions that the capacity be boosted as much as 30000000 tons Tom M Girdler president of Republic Steel Corp told the committee: “I can come to only one conclu-Se- e Page 2 Column 1 U S Steel Projeets L A Mill Supplied by Geneva Plant Triboii Spffitl SAN FRANCISCO Sept 12 — Plans to build a new cold reduc- -' tion rrll in the Los Angeles area which will greatly increase the outlet for hot rolled coils and thin plate from the Geneva Utah plant were announced here Fn-- I day by J Lester Perry president of Columbia Steel Co a U S Steel Corp subsidary Mr Perry said the mill would have a capacity of more than 300000 tons annually and would be completed by the end of 1949 if no unforeseen delays occur In addition to cold reduced sheets the new mill will be equipped for hot rolled sheet processing and for sheet galvanizing and coating to meet west coast demand for those products "It is expected" the announcement said “that raw materials for the new cold reduction mill principally in the form of semifinished steel in coils will be shipped to a large extent from the Geneva mill The corporation now has under construction at Pittsburg Cal cold reduction facilities which at 0 capacity operation will use tons of hot rolled coils annually principally for the production of tin plate for cans The two west coast mills alone will at full operation furnish an outlet for almost 700000 tons of hot rolled products which Geneva will produce when the contemplated conversion program is ear380-00- ned out Mr Perry said the new Los An- geles mill would 'employ about 1500 men Columbia's Torrance mill which has been producing merchant bars and light structural shapes for 30 years will continue to operate the announcement said i De£) N FOOD COST Lei vis Stalemates Council By Call for UMW Ban NOSE-DIVE- S 18 Packers to Face Jury 111 Meat Price Inquiry CHICAGO Sept 12 (UP)— The skyrocket went into a sudden nose dive Friday and federal authorities subpenaed 18 representatives of the nation’s major packinghouses to tell a grand jury why-meprices are so high The sharp pnee spiral lost its momentum when prices of grain butter eggs and livestock dropped at major basic markets The break came as the labor department reported in Washington food price at President Still Doubtful of Session Need ABOARD BATTLESHIP MISSOURI Sept 12 (UP)— Pres Harry S Truman was reported Friday night to be still unconvinced that a special session of congress on aid to Europe is absolutely necessary this fall But the president scheduled to arrive home from Brazil on Sept 20 undoubtedly will rely heavily for advice on Secy of State George C Marshall who hinted strongly at a recent press conference that he considers a special session inevitable Mr Truman has said he would not hesitate to call one if he is persuaded that such a course is necessary But as of Friday night his position was said to be that there is nothing on the horizon to warrant one Quite Well Informed The president has been kept In almost constant touch with Washington but it was assumedon that the he is not as European situation as he will be after he confers with Marshall In addition to occasional radio reports from the navy department the president has been kept abreast of the news by a miniature newspaper published three times daily from wire service disradioed from Washington patches for 20 minutes out of every hour The president has sent a message to Navy Secy James Forrestal congratulating “all hands” who have a part in getting it out Mr Truman was up bright and PITTSBURGH Sept 12 (UP)— for a leisurely day of sunearly The eight-da- y wildcat strike on and kibitzing — mostly the Union railroad which has cut bathing kibitzing off all basic steelmaking operaBreakfasts Early tions in Pittsburgh mills of While other members of his Steel Corp was setwere still sleeping Mr party tled Friday night with a wage in- Truman arose at 7 am and put crease of 15c an hour Sway a hearty breakfast of Fred W Okie president of- the scrambled eggs and bacon orange road which hauls raw materials and coffee toast juice and finished products in and beHe then walked out on the open tween the plants of its sister U S and watched crew members Steel subsidiary announced the bridge refuel the destroyers Small and settlement and said the strikers which are escorting the would return to work immediately Dyess White House from Rio floating The settlement may prove an de Janeiro to Norfolk Va He important opening wedge in na- asked an occasional question as tional wage negotiations of the one destroyer then the other operating railroad brotherhoods pulled alongside to receive the fuel which are scheduled to open line from the “Mighty Mo" shortly Late in the afternoon he was a somewhat critical spectator Loss Steel Costly while other members of his party The strike cost the nation 0 their hand at shuffleboard tons of ingot steel and 108000 tried tennis deck and tons of finished steel badly needed sun bath his after-lunc- h For in the auto electrical oil build- Mr Truman down to a stripped ing and freight car industries pair of blue bathing trunks and Enough steel was lost to build substituted a marine corps sun 64000 automobiles affair for the long-bea- k The increase was described as helmet addubbed his “six-sta- r has he “interim” and bearing on the final miral cap” national agreement If the final national determination is less than 15c an hour the 1800 Union railroad employes will retain their raise but if it is more the railroad will make up the difference A new vacation schedule was set up An employe will get seven days vacation after one year of service nine days after five years ANTIBES France Sept 12 and 12 days after 10 years — The duke and duchess (CTPS) Text of Agreement of Windsor who were robbed of Both company and the brothertheir jewelry in England sever&I hoods of railway trainmen and months ago have been robbed locomotive engineers agreed to again Their abode here is the withdraw their proposals for rules Chateau De La Croe at Cap changes and will not propose further rules changes until one year D'Antibes where they are on a after the effective date of the summer vacation Friday they national agreement complained to police that their The announcement issued jointly private beach is used by everyby Okie and negotiators from the body- and that they have lost Cleveland headquarters of the an expensive watch which the brotherhoods said the rail workduke values at $160 and the ers will return to work immeduchess’ bathing costume worth The articles were stolen $35 diately" The eight-da- y strike idled over while they were bathing last 17500 steelworkers at four PittsSunday on their private beach Windsor was so vehement burgh district plants of the Steel Corp and that the police commissioner caused the loss of 16000 tons of called for reinforcement by the finished steel a day enough to mobile brigade of Marseille build 8000 automobiles Special Commissioner Rene If the strike had continued into Hide conducted the inquiry and next week steel companies which has ordered a special night and are directly supplied by Carnegie-Illinoi- s day watch around the chateau would have been forced to The Windsors are returning to cut operations Paris Sept 22 up-to-d- ate Steel Crippling Strike Ends On Rail Line - 108-00- NEW ROBBERY STIRS IRE OF WINDSORS Sept 12 (UP) — The American Federation of Labor executive council voted Friday after long and heated debate not to comply with a directive issued under the Taft-Hartllaw requiring all union officials to file affidavits stating g wholesale that they are not communists prices at the end of last week William Green A F L president looking worn after a daye below the were only 7 an- — imlong session of the council’s regular quarterly meeting high reached in May 1920 busnounced the decision mediately preceding the sharp SKY-HIG- H iness recession of 1920-2- 1 He had predicted the council SPIRAL would recommend that heads of Includes ‘Big Four A F L unions sign the affiall Acting under a federal court 4 davits ore’er for an investigation of all came only a announcement The high prices in the Chicago area was learned few it hours after to apauthorities told the packers of the chief Lewis L John that week a the pear before grand jury union Workers had Mine United inserved 23 Packers of Sept discuscouncil’s stalemated the cluded the “big four” —Armour y sion on compliance Swift Cudahy and Wilson to order 'UMW offiThe American Meat Institute deciding by WASHINGTON Sept 12 UP— cials not to official spokesman for the packsign affidavits ers said the meat packing indus- Sen Joseph R McCarthy (R had Green expected to announce or no secrets nothing Wis) said Friday the congrestry "having council's decision at executive the to hide from the public” would sional investigation into the 12:30 confirm the fact that the pm (CDT) He disclosed n-wide housing shortage already during the noon recess of the counhad been served “We hope that the justice de- has disclosed that “more than cil meeting however that a schedinto 700000 home buyers and builders uled news conference had been partment's planning to takeother consideration activities of postponed until late Friday are priced out of the market” governmental agencies to deter“We are going to find some Heard Loud Debate mine to what extent they have con- way bring down prices for Reporters waiting outside the tributed toward bringing about them”to McCarthy vice chairman room to attend the news the present situation” the state- of the senate-hous- e committee meeting ment said conference heard the council memprobing housing told a reporter bers loudly throughout debating The senator said he is confident much of the afternSon Eighth Straight Week some can substantial savings Green emerged shortly after 5 The labor department said the thatmade in present housing costs pm (CDT) to tell reporters that nation’s average wholesale prices be “because you can put your finger the council which last week on represents all edged up another 6 a number of things” A F L unions in the nation with & for the eighth straight record-reakin- g week Food prices were 50 Years Behind membership of 7500000 workers not go along with the affiabove the same week a 32 "We are about 50 years behind could directive davit year ago the department said day methods in building “The executive council has deThe department’s bureau of present some homes” the senator said cided y bill is as of said labor statistics that the that "We are using many methods of reprehensible and destrucvicious Sept 6 average wholesale prices a handicraft era in a machine age tive of the workers’ civil and for the 900 basic commodities surlegal The housing shortage led to in- rights” he said “It therefore could 27 were a above veyed year creased talk of rent extending not conform to the Denham rulearlier and 549 higher than the controls beyond next Feb 29 ing” 1926 average Sens with McCarthy Ralph At the close of trading on the Along Cites Denham Ruling board of trade wheat futures E Flanders (R Vt) John J and Francis (D Ala) He referred to the recent ruling much as 14 Sparkman prices were down as e Myers (D Pa) agreed that by Robert Denham general counto 15c from the highs of John to is extend them sel of the National Labor Relations likely Thursday 6Corn and oats futures congress McCarthy said public hearings board under which all union offiwere off to 7ic from their senate-hous- e of the cials were directed to sign the highs of two days ago investigating group will dig into anticommunist affidavits if their these housing problems: unions were to be eligible for the 1 A lack of conformity and services of the NLRB in building codes of Asked about his prediction various cities towns states and Monday before th£ council meetregions ing opened that the group would 2 Lack of standardization in approve signing the affidavits materials used in most moderately Green said: “The statement was made in priced housing such as various size bricks plaster board and other good faith at that time" Green declined comment on rebuilding materials 3 A shortage of new and young- ports that there was a division in WASHINGTON' Sept 12 UP — Diplomatic officials reported Fri- er workers in the skilled building the council over the affidavit day night that Italian communists trades such as carpenters brick question Lewis’ stand was made known believed to be working under Mos- masons and plumbers cow time table have launched their after the morning session PerA Club Heavy d sons close to him said his decision “battle for Italy” and that the crisis is outrunning McCarthy said it “may be neces- was preventing the council from' American plans for helping the sary to use a heavy club” in deal- deciding what recommendation it Italian pepple ing with building codes in order will make on the affidavits to the These authorities say that the to eliminate oncountless difficulties union’s convention at San Franand delays home construction cisco next month spreading strike of a million agrinot amplify this cultural and industrial workers HeHedidsaid Contends Attitude Known that training of skilled the socialist demand for a vote for construction workers Lewis who brought his mine probably of no confidence in the De Gasperi is a problem for the unions and ef- workers back into the AFL only deand other recent government be made to get them last year after a long rift was velopments appear to be part of forts might a communist campaign to over- “to open up” union membership to said to be against signing affidavits because he felt the UMW throw the government and capture more and younger men “had long been known for its antisaid of the McCarthy report the Soviet half of Europe Italy for Much fear is reported to exist in 700000 persons being unable to communist attitude" He reportedly reasoned that prices now asked for homes Italy and even in Italian quarters pay on is based from both estimates compliance by officers of his union in this country over the possibility the trade and government ex- therefore was not necessary of armed conflict Green commented on a west perts that “we need 1500000 new U S Officials at Work housing units annually for a long coast speech by Sen Robert A of years” Taft (R O) of the High state department and other number y “As the same time the actual law and undeclared American officials are now explordemand for at present candidate for president in which ing every possible means of throw- prices is only housing 820000 units” the Taft defended state’s rights (Taft to the ing American assistance said “That means more story in column 1 of this page) present noncommunist forces gov- senator 700000 already are priced out The sudden espousal of state’s erning Italy in the hope of saving than of the market” and the sudden decentralirights that nation for the west inof government power urged said zation the McCarthy housing Italy is'considered of great powill complete shortly by Taft is completely mystifying litical and strategic importance vestigators details for a of public to labor” Green said “If he means both because of its position in the hearings in a schedule number major what he says he should be the central Mediterranean and the fact cities and areas Indicationsof are the first to demand repeal of the that it flanks Germany over which first will be-ior near Chicago bill” CHICAGO ey record-breakin- all-tim- Prober Vows War on Hpusing Cost Taft-Hartle- natio- sub-pen- as Taft-Hartle- all-tim- Russ Inspired Reds Launch Fight in Italy long-awaite- or Taft-Hartle- TaftT-Hartl- the western ey powers and Russia are strongly contending Ask Emergency Aid Conditions in Italy are among the foremost reasons why Secy George C Marshall and Undersecy of State Robert Lovett are pressing for emergency aid to Europe this year’ as an advance against e the Marshall recovery But the speed with program which the Italian situation is deaccording to reports veloping flowing into Washington makes it clear that for the time being the United States wall be hard pressed to find any effective countermoves to the campaign which Palmiro Togliatti communist leader has launched The Italians are almost out of Officials said that they dollars now have less than the $40000000 required to run them for a month Their wheat emd coal imports are absolutely necessary to their economy not only in terms of food and heat but m terms of jobs All they are getting from the United States is a flow of supplies under the American foreign relief proonly to gram which is designed meet starvation needs m the fringe level of the population long-rang- U S Demands Yngos Release Seven Britons Americans WASHINGTON Sep 12 (UP) The United States Friday charged Yugoslavia with unwarranted detention and maltreatment of American and British military personnel m the Trieste area and demanded the immediate release of seven men still held by Marshal Tito’s communist-dominate- d government In what was described officially as a vigorous protest delivered to the Belgrade foreign office by American Ambassador Cavendish Cannon the state department said Yugoslav authorities on six occasions had arrested and confined 13 British and two American military personnel The department charged in a formal statement which traced the record of arrests that of the 15 arrested two Americans and five Britishers still are under detention The protest included the British — soldiers because Lt Gen John C H Lee serves as supreme allied commander for forces of both governments in the Mediterranean Lee reported the arrests to the combined American-Britis- h chiefs of staff The state departmen was highly critical of the treatment accorded five British riflemen who were seized on June 16 in zone “B” While the five were returned to zone three the American-Britis- h days later the department said the men “suffered serious maltreatment” and that they were detained “without justifiable rea- son” Names of the American were not disclosed Ambassador Cavendish Gannon who delivered the American protest against mistreatment of American and British military personnel is a former Salt Lake City resident |
