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Ret Paid Aviragt ClrciJs-tion faly 2I-Spt. 0, 1951 (ABC) DAILY 203,960 SUNDAY 277,547 Telephone PArkwiy 1-2100 Classified Ads GA 1-1308 Warm THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER Warm and humid today and tonight. Chance of afternoon, evening thundcrshow-ers. High 88, low 65. (If TAILS.

MAP ON CAGE 13 A 119th YEAH NO. 47 DAILY FINAL EDITION TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 26, 1939 NEWS SERVICES: Associated Prsss United Press International AP Wiraphoto Herald Tribune jfn Single copies, lUo beyond retail trading cone. N. Y. IKE, AIDS Union Is Divided On Plans Steel Out Gromyko To Attend At Ba win 4 W-T STRIKE i Ms? 'A FBI Out Of Lynch Case Probe it Began At Midnight Dulles Rites GENEVA, May 25 P)--Andrei A.

Gromyko, Soviet Foreign Minister, will join the Western foreign ministers in paying his last respects to John Foster Dulles at the funeral in Washington Wednesday, a Soviet spokesman said tonight. Immediately after the announcement an American spokesman said: "We, are very glad to get the news that Gromyko Is going to Washington for the funeral of our late, great statesman." Gromyko will not fly in the ame plane with Secretary of State Christian A. llerter, British Foreign Secretary Sclwyn Lloyd and French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve dc Mur-Ville. But he Hill he with these tnen In honoring an American who had been the chief target of Soviet propaganda through, tlx tense Cold War years. Both Herter's Western group and Gromyko will leave late tomorrow.

The announcement came a short time after today's session of the foreign ministers conference a session marked by a clash between Gromyko and llerter on the subject of German rearmament. West German Foreign Minister Henrich von Brent ano, now in Bonn, and his chief, Chancellor Konrsd Adenauer, will fly to Washington from the Weit German capital. Late Walkout Hits 1500 Workers l-T '4 1 "i-'M For Loan Finance, Fulbright Says State Department Differs With Treasury On Money Raising WASHINGTON, May 23 (AP) Sen. J. William Ful-bright (D.

Ark.) said today the administration is split over a long-range financing program for economic development loans abroad and l.t is up to President Eisenhower to settle the matter. Fulbright, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he is certain the State Department favors putting the program on a long-term basis, hut the Treasury Department and Budget Bureau are opposed. "I am going to write the President asking him to resolve these differences before the committee begins voting on the bill next week," Fulbright said in a news conference. He spoke out after the committee concluded its long hearing on Eisenhower's $3,930 million foreign-aid bill, with C. Douglas Dillon.

Undersecretary of State, on the stand at a closed session. I hi I V- I- I A VY WASHINGTON, May 23 iP-The Justice Department today pulled out of the Mack diaries Parker lynching case, saying a month -long FBI investigation turned up no evidence that Federal law had been violated. Attorney General William P. Rogers announced that material gathered by FBI agents would be turned over to Mississippi authorities. Further FBI help was offered if state officials need it in any prosecutions they mny undertake.

Rogers' statement gave no hint as to whether the Federal agents knew the identity of any of the hooded and masked night riders who dragged Mack Charles Parker, a 2S-year-old Negro, from an unguarded cell at the Pearl River County Jail at 1'opLarville, Miss, In the pre-dawn hours April 2.5. Parker, a truck driver, had been about to stand trial on a charge of raping a 24-ycar-old wnite housewife, three months pregnant. Mississippi's Gov. J. P.

Coleman acknowledged receiving a comprehensive report from the FBI and said he will make the information available to the next regular session of the Pearl P.iver County Grand Jury In -P W.rtphOti In Honor Of Dulles James McDonald of the Capitol police lowers to half ataff yesterday the flag flying over the Senate Office Building. Flags on all government buildings were put at half staff out of respect to John Foster Dulles, former Secretary of State, who died Sunday. Flag Dips In Global Mourning For Dulles Boy Slayer Enters Ohio Penitentiary Pochard Harter, 15, Garfield Heights, Ohio, right, ia pictured as he entered Ohio Penitentiary at Columbus yesterday to serve life sentence for murder. With him is Paul Lyden, Mahoning County Deputy Sheriff. Harter slew Edward Craven, 61, Youngstown railroader, last October 8.

He must serve 10 years before parole. Governor DiSalle checked the law and found he could not prevent the youth's confinement in the penitentiary. AP Wircphoto. Another Killing By Dogs Bared President Eisenhower has cancelled number of official and social functions lie-cause of Dulles' death. He has ordered the flag flown at half staff at military installations, embassies and other U.

S. posts around the world, as well as on government properties in this country. The Cathedral which will tie the scene of Dulles' funeral service is administered by an Episcopal foundation. Dulles was a Presbyterian. The Cathedral, under Its constitution, is open to all denominations and will I turned over to Presbyterian clergy for the service.

Many foreign d.gn.laries are fling here for the funeral Dulles' ldy was brought to h.s home at noon today so that family friends might pav their respects privately. 'The body will remain there for 14 hours, until its removal tomorrow to the Cathedral's Bethlehem Chapel, a few blocks away. There the public will have an opportunity to file past. At the Cathedral msn honor guard frnm the armed service will stand watch until the body Is removed for burial. Dulles' widow selected 22 government business acquaintances of the late and others to act as honorary pillbearers.

Thev include former Undersecretary of S'ate 'Herbert Hoover Jr former New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey; Adm. Arthur Radford. Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Jean Monnet. former president of the European coal and steel commim.tv; John D.

Rockefeller III. and seu-ral of Dulles' former law partners. WASHINGTON, May 23 i.fi-The Stars and Stripes flew at half staff around the world today in honor of John Foster Dulles. And tributes from hn own country and abroad cont.nucd to flow in for the former Secretary of -State, who d.rd of cancer yesterday at the age of 71. Pope John Will voiced sorrow st I)ullrs' pasting.

So did Queen l.li.alH-th II r.ngland, who wired Dulles' widow: "My husband Joins me In sending our hesrtfelt sympathy to )ou and )our family In our great loss." These tributes followed hundreds of ethers from parts of the world -many from diplomats and politicaiis who had their differences with Dulles but came to respect him as a dauntless champ. on of freedom. Even some of the Communist leaders who fought Dulles at every diplomatic turn expressed regret but only privately at his departure from the world scene. Teas, the Soviet news agency, reported his death without comment It) a S2-word dispatch. The East tirrmsn news agency ADS said Dulles was "linked Inseparably with the rrrstlun of a new war danger In Europe." There will lie an official funeral -something just a little less ceremonious than state funerals which are usually reserved for Presidents and Vice Presidents.

Dulles' body will lie in repose at Washington National' Cathedral for 21 hours tie-fore the service at 2 p. (HTi Wednesday. Burial will follow in Ari.ngton National Cemetery. ST. LOUS.

25 Another case of a fatal attack by a pack of dogs came to light today as St. Louis County officials began a 10-day roundup of strays the aftermath of a fatal attack on a 2'j year-old boy Saturday by a dog pack. It was disclosed that a 58. year-old suburban Kinloch woman died April 27 of injuries suffered when she was knocked down and mauled by a pack of dogs in Kinloch April 5. Clarence Lee, Kinloch Alderman, discussed the ie at a meeting of representatives of 25 police departments, called by Coroner Raymond I.

Harris. "If shooting is necessary, officers will shoot," Lee said. Jesse Mellor, Superintendent of Safety for the Postoffice Department, testified that an average of 100 postmen are bitten each year by dogs in St Louis County. Mark Douglas Draper, son of Douglas Draper, insurance man, was killed by a dog pack near his home in suburban Hael wood, a community in northwest St. Louis County.

Officials announced today that all dogs found running loose In the 10-day period will be picked up whether or not they have a license. Lightning Hits All Over City, But 'Lightly' Lightning put on a feeble aerial display in a thunderstorm which blew into Cincinnati last night. One bolt struck a cornice on the Doctor's Bidding, Garfield Place, hut damage was trifling. Another struck the home of Edward F. Anspch, 3736 Drake knocking shingles from the roof and cracking plaster on the top floor of tiie three-story building.

There was no fire. A 50-foot tree was knocked d.iwn by lightning at 938 Clark and wires were reported down in the eastern part of the city. Police received reports of numerous skid ling accidents, but no injuries were attributed ta the weather. More warm and humid weather Is due here today, with the ebanee of more thunder-showers. The low this morning will be 63 and the high will he 8H.

Tonight's low also will be G5. Plastic Bag Kills Cleveland Baby CLEVEI-AND, May 23 i.Ti Three-month Vincent David Fitch was suffocated today by a dry-cleaning bag used as a It was the f.rst reported death in the Cleveland area since dinger of bags was w.dely a week ago. The ch.ld, son of Mrs. Eilly Fitch, was at the home a babysitter, Mrs. Gladys Johnson, 43, when the accident occurred.

Ten minutes after giving him a bottle. Mrs. Johnson found the infant had rolleu over on h.s left de and had pulled the bag over h.s head. TOSSES COM) WATER Dillon, in a statement released in advance, threw cold water on a proposal by Fulbright to put $1.5 billion a year for five years into the development loan through Treasury borrowings, rather than through Btinual appropriations by Congress. Dillon acknowledged that the State Department sought to finance the loan fund through that same process when Congress created it two years ago, although Congress turned it down at the time.

But, he said, "the fiscal agencies of the executive department have since gone on record In favor of financing operations such as this through the appropriations process." Fulbright called Dillon's testimony equivocal and said he Is convinced It does not represent the State Department's real thinking. "As I Interpret his statement," Fulbright told reporters, "the State Department favors Treasury financing over the long period and the Treasury and Budget Bureau are against it." IKE MI ST IU SII He s.ml the measure will need strong support from President Eisenhower if it is to be adopted. "And I don't believe the development loan fund can function with continuity and efficiency unless it is assured of adequate financing over the years ahead," he added. Dillon not only refused to go along with the Fulbright amendment It also Is hacked bv Sens. John F.

Kennedy (It. Mass.) and Hubert II. Humphrey (1). Minn.) hut stuck by the administration's formal request for $700 million In appropriations to finance tha fund for the fiscal year starting July 1. He said the State Department will recommend to the President in the fall its own new program for long-term capitalization of the loan fund with a view to making it effective July 1.

10. But even in this proposal, he said, the $15 billion proposed by Fulbright and his associates "may be a little large" for the first year or two. He conceded, however, that may be "about right a few years from now." Dillon said that even if the committee wrote the Fulbright amendment into the bill, there was a question whether the President would accept it. Ho said the President would "defer tinil judgement" until the bill reached his desk. Elevator Traps Man 40 Minutes Howard Burnett, 46.

1639 Herbert suffered rib fractures and leg cuts last night when trapped In an elevator at the Goodwill Industries Store, 1100 Sycamore St. Burnett, employed as a cleaner, attempted to take the Herter Again Rebukes Employees Won't Talk On 3-Year Contract, Company Claims Members of the Steelworkers Union, Local 5397, struck the Baldwin Piano Co. at midnight last night. The strike affect 1300 workers. Edward ISauman, union president, said that most of the membership of the union met at Emory Auditorium and took the strike vote.

The vote was unanimous, he said. Earlier a meeting of the union committee and management was held with James Wilson, Federal mediator. David Acheson, personnel director for Baldwin, said, the union men refused to negotla-te after he made his initial offer. THREE-YEAR PACT "The company offered a three-year contract, which the union refused to talk about." "Only after the union's flat refusal to even talk about the contract, did we then offer to extend the present agreement for one year with no wage fan-crease," Mr. Acheson said.

The union is seeking better working conditions, a 25-cent-an-hour wage increase and a new pension program, Mr. Acheson said. Asked if he had discussed any of these phases of the contract with thim, he said "no." "After we made our Initial offer, they refused to talk further," he explained. The workers went on a "wildcat" strike aubout 14 months ago and were out eight days in 1958, company officials said. FACTORY TO OPEN The factory will be open today but only with a skeleton office force.

"No work will be performed," a company spokesman said. Known nationally for Its production of pianos and organs, the local concern also manufactures electronic eomputors and other "classified" material for the government. Baldw in also operates a plant in Little Rock, Ark. Union President Bauman said he could not comment on the union's side of the situation. He referred all questions to Harvey Boland, business agent Mr.

Boland could not be contacted late last night. Baldwin hopes to negotiate a long-range contract so it can bid on more government orders, a company official explained. Twisters Slam St. Pete, Texas ST. PETERSBURG, May 25 (LTD A storm, described as a small tornado by witness, whipped across a five -Work area near here late today.

Roofs of several homes were damaged, and a small trailer was thrown about 500 feet. A number of power lines were) torn down, The Tampa Weather Bureau said reports Indicated the storm was a tornado. Another twister roared through the tiny community of Heald in the eastern portion of th" Texas Panhandle. No Injuries or death were, reported In either tornado. The St.

Petersburg twvter whipped in off Tampa Bay and (tit across a five-block area. The twisters dipped to ground as a storm system pushed across the plains, dumping heavy rain and hail. Unchanged WASHINGTON, May 25 (VP) Gen. George C. Marshall ia still in senous condition at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after two strokes that left him nearly helpless.

IN THE ENQUIRER Page Ahby Amusements Ml Birthdays 6 Bridge 7B Business 2C, 6-Jla City Mirror BA Classified t-HO Columnists -7A Comics 8-7 Court News 8 Crossword 6B Deaths 20 Editorials 6A Foreign News Graham 7A, Horse Sense 7B Markets 2C, 6-7 Obituaries 120 Radio-TV Riescl HA e.V Society News SB Sports Star Gazer 6 Weather 12A WinchcU ia Women's 1-2, 4R Word Came A'-- Row Sparks Candidacy Ralph Mitchell To Run For Mayor Of Fairfax Gromyko On A rms Issue Because of what he calls "poor" administration of affairs in Fairfax," Ralph F. Mitchell will enter the race (or Mayor of that village, be said vester-day. Mr. Mitchell, who was one of the charter Councilmen of Fairfax, announced his intention because, he explained, of three alleged irregularities with regard to: Dissension in the three-man police force. Administration of the city's general street program.

A recent row out parking citations on city streets without proper notification to residents. The candidate puts most of the blame on Mayor John Dinkel. who was elected when the city was chartered in 1935 and has been unopposed since that time. The first trouble rame whrn police tagged 70 aatomohiles on orders sulci to have been Issued by Mayor Dinkel. Later Patrolman Robert T).

Sehiionovrr signed a warrant charging Police Chief l.onnle Anderson with driving when Intoxicated. County Jndge Paul (llduy hound the Chief over to the grand Jury. The rase has yet to he presented. Following that incident, Chief Auterson resigned and a short time later Patrolman Schoon-over resigned effective June 1. Mr.

Mitchell said he was disturbed over this situation but is more interested in the "lagging street program." Fairfax approved a $1.4 million street improvement bond issue in 1936. To date $700,000 has been spent on the streets, Mrs. Virmorgan Ziegler, City Clerk, said. A further airing of the police situation and the street program is scheduled for June 2 at the regular Council meeting. Fast Germany extended condolences ta Herter on the death of John Foster Dulles.

The conference will recess Wcdne-day and Thursday, resuming Friday. SOVIET ACCUSATION of American-fostered West German militarism repeatedly have stung the Western delegations at the conference, now In its third week. In Washington the Stat Department bluntlv advised Soviet Premier Ntklta Khrushchev that he would have to drop this linn If he wanted to see the (ieneva talks succeed. The United States rejected the Soviet Union's latest note protesting Ameriran arming of some Atlantic Pact countries, including West Germany, with nuclear weapons. Herter, In the conference chamber, kept drumming away in nn attempt to knock down the same type of Soviet charges.

THE KK KKTtRY OF STATE said Communist East Germany has more than 70O.MIO men in uniform a figure denied lith by Gromyko and later by an East German spokesman. West Germany, with more than twice the population of the East German state, has 233.000 men in Its armed forces. 12.000 in the frontier guard and 14.000 police in barracks. "In relat'on to the alr.e and population of the two states, the armed forces of East liermany run four to five times those of West liermany," Herter said. GENEVA, May 25 LP-Soviet Foreign Andrei Gromyko today accused the West of planning to convert West Germany "into a runway for atomic bombers and a launching site for rockets" He drew a prompt rebuke from U.

S. Secretary of State Christian A. Herter. The American diplomat told the Big Four foreign minsters' conference that rearmament of Communist East Germany was going ahead st a greater pace than in West Germany. Britain's foreign secretary, Sals js Uoyd.

promptly cast himself In the role of rnnrlllatnr. Ha suggested that arguments along tha Una of the iromyko llerter es-rhange would get the conference nowhere. In 40-minute speech Gromyko called on the Big Four powers to agree in principle that negotiations lietween the rival German states represented a desirable way of restoring German unity Gromyko said an additional article or protocol could be added to the Soviet draft peace treaty In this connection. To make th offer more palatable to the West he spoke of the Four powers rendering necessary aid In the reunification process but did not spell out the nature of such help. THE CLASH BETWEEN Gromyko a id llerter came shortly after the delegations including those of the Soviet Union and Polio Cases Rise COLUMBUS.

May 23 i.T-The State Health Department today reported 16 polio cases in Ohio since February. A week ago the total was 12. Of the 16 cases 13 are the paralytic type and one of the 13. a Miami County man, died. The cases have been reported from scattered areas of the state.

Franklin County reported the most four. Frigid Waters Claim 5 Of 8 Clinging To Boat Gas Ordinance Set For Passage Provision is made to curry over the present escalation machinery in the new ordinance. The company wanted off-peak sales eliminated from escalation and to confine it to wholesale rate and Income tax increases. Mr. Gilligan said that the proposed ordinance is "quite fair to the company and mot beneficial to the consumer" than the one last recommended by George W.

Howie, City Utilities Director. This would have added $250,000 a year to the company's lncom. and would have confined escalation to in In taxes and wholesale rates. If off-peak sales were eliminated from escalation, the escalation rate would go up, costing consumers more, Mr. Gilllgan explained.

The company claimed, Mr. Gilligan raid, that It could have made $130,000 moie last year if off-peak sales had been out of escalation. The present 4 'j -year ordinance expires June SO and a new one must be paused tomorrow to become effective In time. The company ran apieal to the Ohio Public Utilities Commission If posed to the new measure. A new gas rate ordinance calculated to give the Cincinnati Gas A Electric Co, $400,000 a yea- more Income was recommended yesterday by Council's Utilities Committee.

The ordinance Is scheduled for passage at Wednesday's Council session whether or not the company agrees, Councilman John Gilllgan, committee chairman, announced. William Zinimer, vice president of CGE, said the company would have no Immediate comment to make. Tie company's last request was for an Increase of $850,000 In rstes. The ordinance, which worajd be for five yesss, calls for an Increase of one cent per 1000 cubic feet In the base rates and a new minimum bill charge of $1.50 for 1300 cubic feet. The committee sidd the new minimum eharge would Increase revenues by $100,000 and the new base rain would enable the company to make $300,000 more, II sales rontlnue at the aame level a In 19.58.

The current minimum charge Is $1, plus escalation, or round $1.20 for 1000 cubic feet. elevator from the basement to the fourth floor. However, the doors closed as he entered the lift. He was pinned for nearly 40 minutes before members of the Life Squad were able to free him. His wife, Anna, 35, also employed at the store, summoned aid after she heard her husband cry out.

Firemen used hyirallc jacks to pry dooors apart. Burnett was taken to General Hospital for treatment. Quemoy Shelled TAIPEI, May 25 (UPIl The Defense Ministry said Chinese Communist artillery shelled the Quemoy offshore Islands today. The Nationalist ministry reorted that the Communist guns fired 44 rounds at Quemoy this morning and that sporadic shelling continued in the afternoon. They made two trips to reach their picnic spot but decided to return together because It was getting dark.

Miss Oonyea said the boat began to ship water, then sank beneath them In two feet of water. Laughing at the mishap, the group got out and began to push the boat toward the nearby Island. But they stepped Into deeper water, became frightened end were unable to find a shallower spot. The young people all were from Detroit and nearby areas. Drowned were Valarie Quinn, 16.

Eart Detroit; Elfrieda Am Schiller, 16, Detroit; Patrick llogan, 20, of Harper Woods, owner of the boat; Robert Bene-dettl, 22, Harper Woods, and Theron Brooks 20, MOUNT CLEMENS, May 25 UP) In a night of horror, three young men and two girls drowned In northern Lake St Clair after clinging for hours to vlr swamped 16-foot rowboat. Three teenage girls aboard the overloaded craft on a plenlo outing hung on for 12 hours and were rescued shortly after dawn today by a search boat. Coast Guardsmen said the five victims apparently drowned from weakness and shock in the 50-degree cold. They were found a half mile from Strawberry Island, four miles south of Mount Clemens. Mary Lou flonyea, 17, Detroit, one of those saved, said, "They Just slipped away, were freezing, we didn't think there was any.

hope left, Every- -A '-V MARY LOU CONVEA jutt slipped away thing was like a daze. We prayed and prsyed." 1 aji earn i mmm smm i.

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