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FAT. OFFICC COPYRIGHT 10SS BY THB CHICAGO TRIBUNE I MONDAY, MAY 11. 1953 THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF FOUR SECTIONS SECTION ONI FIVE CENTS PAY NO MORE MM 2 fer Kills Two Mothers and Self in 100 M.P.H. Chase MONTHS OF THE YEAR MAY NEWS SUMMARY OF THE CHICAGO TRIIUHf (Aatf Hhitrk Scrafckl Fleeing Car Hits Another on Hill Top Monday May 11. 1953 CHARGE 48 MEN WITH MURDER OF ONE MINER SIX IN FAMILY DIE AS WINDS HIT MINNESOTA U.

S. ASKS REDS FOR ADDITIONAL PRISONER PLAN AMERICAN Midwest storms kill nine and BAND LEADER HURT Horace Heidt, orchestra leader, and three members of touring troupe hurt in highway crash. Story on page 11. injure scores. Page 1 Heir kills two mothers and self fleeing sherif.

Page 1 "Charge 48 with murder in ambush of nonunion miner. Page 1 Jon Lindbergh swims under 150 foot wall, finds cave. Page I Argentina arrests 220 suspects in bomb terror plot. Page 11 KOREAN WAR Nonunion Worker Slain in Ambush Large Midwestern Area Stricken Questions Enemy's Latest Offer U. S.

asks Reds for additional POW exchange plan. Page 1 LOCAL Hoodlum arrested in club slot Clay, W. May 10 Special Forty-eight coal miners today 11 a T-n rr Picture on back page) I BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS I Spring tornadoes whirled PANMUNJOM, Korea, May 11 Monday (JP) Gen. Mark Clark's command today asked the Communists for a further proposal for ultimate disposition of deadly path thru large sections of 50 m. 1 1 1 1 1 ed with the PA.

the midwest yesterday and last -4 murder of OHIO Jn iorrotir( I I night. 48,500 Korean war prisoners if At Jeast nine persons were pf WEST killed and upwards of 100 injured Bloomington, May 10 Special Fleeing from a sherif seeking to arrest him for reckless driving, the young heir of a nationally prominent Indianapolis family last night crashed his high powered English sports car into a small sedan, killing himself and two occupants of the other car. Four other persons in the sedan were severely injured and their condition was described tonight at the Bloomington hospital as very critical." Those killed were mothers visiting their co-ed daughters here for Mother's day. The injured survivors were the daughters and two young men, all students at Indiana university. Kin of a Vice President The driver of the sports car was Michael Fairbanks, 22, of Indianapolis, son of the late Richard M.

Fairbanks, former publisher of the Indianapolis News machine hijacking. Page 1 Horace Heidt, band leader, hurt in auto crash. Page 11 Armed Forces day Saturday: military units to parade. Page 15 Passavant hospital pays tribute tomorrow to founder. Page 17 Set rites for Frank H.

Just, Waukegan publisher. Pt. 4, p. 6 Deaths, obituaries. Pt.

4, p. 6 WASHINGTON Congress experts expect 1954 deficit of 5.9 billion. Page 2 New strategy to cut defense costs, experts say. Page 6 New senate-house fight likely with the casualty list still in complete. am.

the Flower am the Busiest Month working day and nigkt to produce iry 1 inspire the Enthusiastic with hoe and Seeds and fcnd I strengthen the young bodies of the Unenthusiastic with the lawnmower. And to Mother, I bring tokens of love from those to whom She gave love care. and years of unselfish sacrifice. lb the Soldier, who fougHt and died -that his Country might Survive, my flowers bea.r the message of remcmbtwice of one man, a nonunion mine employe shot from ambush Friday in the latest of a series of CHAMiSTM VIRGINIA Property damage is expected to run into millions of dollars. VA Caused by an unusual weather their fate cannot be decided by a political conference.

Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison Clark's senior armistice delegate, made the request at today's truce session after the Reds had insisted that final disposition of prisoners unwilling to return home should be decided by such a conference. Harrison asked: "What then is your further proposal for the ultimate solution of this problem if the political condition of a warm flow of air at the surface and a dry cross wind aloft, the twisters lashed over housing funds.

Page 18 acts of violence that have marked an eight month old strike at the Elk River mine at nearby Widen. The mass murder charge was -a I am the Best Month. I FOREIGN Early rising Londoners see coronation march rehearsals. Page 5 Dulles reaches Cairo today in checkup on middle east. Page 7 Report Spain puts billion price tag on bases for U.

S. Page 8 Iranian deputy booted out door of parliament. Pt. 2, p. 1 SPORTS SECTION filed by Clay county's 25 year old prosecutor, James Reed, who won election by 12 votes in November after obtaining his law degree last spring from West Virginia university law school at Morgan-town.

The victim. Charles Frame. 29. and grandson of the late Charles W. Fairbanks, Vice President of the United States in the administration of Theodore Roosevelt.

Young Fairbanks was a student conference cannot arrive at a settlement?" Explanation Is Rejected Harrison charged the Communists with failure to explain satisfactorily their proposal on the prisoner exchange issue. Afterward the delegates adjourned until 11 a. m. Tuesday 9 at Wabash college, Crawfords- Sox win. 10 to 5, aftef losing to Page 1 of Dilk.

was slain by a bullet that) Timers. 8 to 6 thru Minnesota, which counted eight dead; Wisconsin, with one dead. Nebraska. Iowa, Arkansas, and Kansas. Bodies Hurled 75 Feet The Minnesota victims included six members of the Martinez family at Hollandale.

All were migrant workers from Texas. Their bodies were flung to a road 75 feet from their tarpaper and clapboard house on a truck farm. Parts of the house were found a quarter of a mile away. At Wy-koff Otto Jeche. 60, a farmer, was crushed to death when a barn caved in.

An unidentified baby riding in a car with his parents was killed when the autowas blown off a road in southern Minnesota. Two tornadoes struck Iowa. One ripped a 30 mile swath thru the Cubs drop double header to Jon Lindbergh Finds Fame 6 IN SMALL AUTO BURNED TO DEATH IN ILLINOIS CRASH 1 1 1 Aim. The others killed were Mrs. Helen L.

Smith. 39. of Madison, and Mrs. Eve Mahoney, 58, of Marion Ind. The injured were Nancy Smith, 18, and Marilyn Mahoney.

19, daughters of the smashed into the back of his head as he drove home alone from work at the Elk River mine. Frame's car and seven others were targets for a fusillade of 100 shots fired Braves, 6 to 2 and 4 to 1. Page I Dodgers whip Phillies, 5 to 0, to take league lead. Page 1 N. C.

A. A. to probe rules violations at six schools. Page 2 p. m.

today, inicago Nab Hoodlum in Hijacking of Club Slots Eco Coli, 31, Chicago hoodlum sought for weeks in connection North Korean Gen. Nam II, chief communist negotiator, had Under Water opened today's 53 minute session dead women; Robert Barger, 19, from the 4 a. m. darkness near a BUSINESS SECTION camp maintained by strike pickets Democrats open drive to curb ctoto vwatr interest rates. Page 3 of Fairland.

and John Svnthetic fibers boost sales for Smiley, 19. of Detroit. miles from the mine. men's clothing. Page 5 A.

C. Allyn profit, capital, un- The accident took place just inside the Bloomington city limits 3 Wounded by Shots i 1 Page 5 The shots wounded three other on state route 46, which connects Bloomington with Nashville, 'counties of Pprm fVlrHn inrl Vnrlk (Picture on back page) Bower Cave. Mariposa county, May 10 Jon Lindbergn. 20, scientific minded son of the flyer, swam 150 feet under water in inky darkness yesterday, to discover in the Sierra what is described as one of the largest submerged caverns in the west. men, onsiauie imam i.

vith the hijacking of slot machines from two McIIenry county fraternal organi- Abe Martin Page 19 1 son, 23; James A. McKinney. 45 Crossword DUzzle Pace 18 18 miles northeast of here. Marks Indicate 100 m. p.

h. Of i rl-si- hv nau on Varm Pt 1. ti 7 and Gerald Triplett, 20, all iraji jJtfisuiis anu causing extensive damage to farm property. Another twister dam- Widen. llson and McKinney are Drama, music, movies Part 3 a 1 1 was Elk River employes.

City police said there is a sharp rise in the street at this point The Oakland Tribune, in a copy aged five farms in Clayton county in the northeastern part of the state. East Alton, 111., May 10 (P) Six persons burned to death near here tonight when fire swept their automobile after a two car crash. Madison County Coroner Ben. F. Staten said the bodies two men, two women, a boy, and a girl were burned beyond recognition.

Illinois state police said the six were riding in a Crosley coach which was struck from behind and turned over. They believe a gasoline pipe burst, spraying flames on the occupants. They said the car was registered in the name of a St. Louisan, Fred Heise Jr. Staten said the driver of the other car was not hurt.

The crash occurred at a street intersection in Rosewood Heights, an East Alton suburb, and near a fire station, but the blaze enveloped the car so rapidly firemen were unable to save anyone. righted story, told how the Stan which obstructs the view of seized yesterday in his home at 2001 73d L'lmwood Park. Colis arrest was credited to motorists. Barger, driving the se ford university student donned a navy frogman diving suit to probe the depth of Bower cave, in by insisting that a political conference determine what should be dorfe about the balky prisoners. One point of the communist blanket proposal was that a five nation neutral commission take custody of the prisoners for four months after an armistice during hich time explanations could be made to the prisoners by their government.

The communists insist that the prisoners be kept under custody of the military forces of the five nations. Restates Red Stand Nam II repeated what the Reds have contended all along that our side does not acknowledge at all that there are prisoners who illogically refuse repatriation." Tleferring to Harrison's barrage of questions, the communist general observed: "It is obvious that some of them can easily be decided upon thru consultation, after both sides have reached agreement on the Reports reaching Mason City said the twister first struck six miles south of Ventura, which is dan, sought to turn left at an in toil tersection, it was said, and his car was struck headon by the sports car which came rocketing NEBRASKA IOWA IftCOUa SHtVI over the crest of the rise at high mm speed. Friend of the Yanks Pt. 2, p. 3 How to Keep Well Page 22 Inquiring Camera Girl.

3, p. 1 Rimes and Remnants Page 22 TV-Radio programs Pt. 3, p. 2 Today ith Women Pt. 3, p.

5 CARTOONS Aggie Mack, 12; All in Sport. Spt. Brenda Starr, Pt. 2. p.

Caesar, 14; Dennis the Menace, Pt. 3. p. Dick Tracy, Pt. 4, p.

Ferd'nand, Pt. 3. p. Gasoline Alley, Pt. 2.

p. Harold Teen. 16; King Aroo, Pt. 2, p. Laughing Matter.

22; Little Lulu. 12; Moon Mullins, Spt. Mostly Malarky, Nuts and Jolts, Annie, Pt. 4. p.

Peanuts. Pt. 3, p. 12; Smilin' Jack. Pt.

2. p. Smilin' Jack, Pt. 2, p. p.

The Dailys. Pt. 2, p. The Gumps, 20; The Neighbors, 22; Timmy. Pt.

4. p. Twin Earths, Pt. 4, p. Winnie Winkle, Pt.

2, p. 4. EDITORIALS State police converged on the picket camp immediately after the shooting and arrested 34 men. Sixteen others were seized elsewhere. All 50 have been undergoing questioning for three days.

Two of the 50 are juveniles; the murder charges were filed against the 48 others. Prosecutor Reed said more than 20 of the men had admitted shooting at cars on the highway, but none would admit having killed Frame or knowing who did. All Subject to Charges Asked how all 48 could be charged with murder when only one man could have pulled the trigger to fire the fatal shot, Reed said that those who engage in a murder conspiracy are subject to murder charges whether or not No witnesses to the crash were found but officers said marks on the road indicated Fairbanks may have been traveling 100 miles an hour. His car, reduced to twisted KANSAS KUl MUCU USS Off EMruftt I an area some miles from Yosemite National park. While Bower cave had been known to white men for a century, this was the first time its concealed, underwater reaches had been entered.

Opening onto a small lake, the entrance to the cavern is obstructed by a 150 toot thick limestone wall which drops 25 feet below the surface of the water. Uses an "Aqualung" Tank Young Lindbergh, using swim fin flippers on his feet and breathing with an "aqualung" air tank was able to swim below the wall metal, skidded 100 feet. Fairbanks was thrown clear and was dead when officers 100 wi tec main question, and that some of fraternal groups long has been practiced by the mobsters in other places in order to get 30 to 40 per cent of the take. Coli, on Nov. 5, 1951, was acquitted on charges of attempting to seize slot machines in January, 1951, at the John F.

Conley Legion I OK! A HON' A them are not questions at alL" Nam II said the Communists still consider their April 26 pro posal calling for sending reluctant prisoners overseas to a neutral custodian as preferable. Change on the Midway; Water they do the actual killing. The accused are among 500 em-! for Suburbs; Some Facts of Life "But," he added, "in view of tor riignway uusiers, xoy ircu the fact that your side insists on keeping those prisoners not direct Girl in Russia. Page 22 (Want ad. Pt.

3, pP: 13 to 25) just west of Mason City near the Cerro Gordo county line. Roars Into Minnesota From there it roared northeast the complete width of Worth county and then continued on into Minnesota. A telephone operator at Fertile, directly north of Mason City, said she knew of 21 barns demolished within a 9 mile radius of the town. The Stron rural school, near Hanlontown, was flattened, and the Bristol Lutheran church, di- reached the scene. The sedan was crushed like a collapsed accordion.

Officers used tools to make apertures for removal of the dead and injured. Describes Death Chase Fairbanks had been chased from the Nashville city limits by Sherif Clarence Roberts of Brown county and other officers in a sherif's car. The officers were about a mile behind him when the crash took place. Roberts described the chase, asserting that Fairbanks had cut in and out of traffic several times and had escaped collisions with oncoming cars by literally a hair's breadth. He said Fairbanks passed post.

3528 North av. Also sought in the McIIenry county robberies is Lee Magna-fichi. 27, whose last known address is 1803 N. Newcastle av. Six Killed as Train Smashes Auto in Texas Nome, May 10 A Southern Pacific passenger train struck an automobile at a grade crossing in this little Jefferson county town tonight, killing six persons.

ly repatriated in Korea, our side in addition to reserving our April 26 proposal tried to adopt your viewpoint." THE WEATHER Detectios Lawrence Schupolski, Raymond Clark, and James Fanning of the Chicago police force robbery detail, who traced shipments of furniture from his former address. 5808 Lake st. Questioned by Officer The arrest was made at 6 a. m. with the cooperation of Elmwood Park police on a warrant issued in McIIenry county.

Coli was taken to the detective bureau at 1121 S. State where he was questioned by Chief of Police Don Hackman of Harvard, and Deputy Sherif Clyde Zoia of McIIenry county. Coli, long known as a slot machine hijacker, now is free in appeal bond from a hijacking conviction last November in which Judge Joseph A. Graber imposed an 8 to 12 year prison term. The conviction involved theft of 12 slot machines from the Olympia Fields Country club on June 7, 1950.

Hackman and Deputy Zoia questioned Coli in the robberies of the McIIenry post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in route 120 at McIIenry on April 11, and the Moose lodge in Harvard. Vincent Barto, steward in the Moose lodge, who was slugged during the hijacking there, Was taken to the detective bureau to view Coli. He reported that he could not identify Coli. Hackman and Zoia said, however, that they have other witnesses who will view Coli. lie was held in Chicago for questioning by state's attorney's police.

Others to View Coli Among those who were to view Coli there is Edward Murphy, 37, of Beach Wonder Lake, caretaker at the V. F. W. clubhouse. MONDAY.

MAT 11, 1933 and enter the grotto. He made two dives, carrying on the first a small rubber boat and on the second a small camera and flash bulbs to take photografs of the cavern's interior. He spent ten minutes inside the cave on his first venture. He went down at the end of a thin, nylon line, played out by another member of the exploratory party, Dick Irwin of San Francisco. He made the second trip with his photo-grafic gear in a waterproof bag.

The slender life line his only link with safety, trailed in the water for one hour and seven minutes on his second trip, the Tribune re Harrison Stands in Rain After today's session adjourned. Harrison stood in a pouring rain Continued on page 8, column CHICAGO AND VICINITY: Partly cloudy and cooler with winds diminishing; not much change in temperature; high, 72, low tonight, 50. Tomorrow, cloudy with occasional showers. ILLINOIS: Partly cloudy and cooler. Tomorrow, shower; aot math chance temperature.

TEMPFRTi atS IX CHICAGO and told correspondents that Gen. Clark's command was asking questions to determine whether their the Reds' proposals would provide for an early and just disposition of the prisoners and whether it could be implemented." Continued on page 10, column 4 84 DEGREE WEATHER LURES CHICAGOANS TO PARKS AND ZOOS ployes of the Elk River mine, the nation's largest nonunion soft coal mine, who struck last September to enforce their demand for recognition of the United Mine Workers as bargaining agent. Officially the UMW has taken no part in the strike, but Hillis Townsend of Charleston, the UMW's general counsel in West Virginia, was one of two lawyers retained to represent the men. Sitting on Powder Keg The murder investigation has given this small county seat population 500 the sensation of sitting on a powder keg. Friends and relatives of the accused men poured into Clay from the sparsely settled mountains.

The jail, a yellow brick building once condemned, was inadequate to hold the prisoners. Twenty were quartered in the jail. The rest were housed under guard in courtrooms, the prosecutor's office, and other available quarters. After the men had filed into the courtroom of Magistrate Belle Hamtick today to hear the charges filed against them, 25 (riHt(nCWc ported. Has 60 Foot Air Space 1 Harrison added that the Reds 1 p.

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THE MOON No WMta Rnt Vw. ceiling as at least 60 feet high. Opposes 4 Month Explanations Yesterday," Harrison told the Lindbergh was a member of a Hundreds of thousands of persons played or loafed in the open air yesterday as the Chicago area enjoyed another shirt-sleeve day with the mercury reaching a high of 84 degrees. The only flaw in the weather was a wind which reached 41 miles an hour in gusts. Parks, zoos, and forest preserves were jammed.

Brookfield zoo attracted nearly 25,000 persons, the biggest day's gate this year, said Director Robert Bean. State and county police reported that automobile traffic on most major roads was literally bumper to bumper, with cars tied up for miles at main intersections. three man group representing the Western Speleological institute, a research group alfilated with the communist negotiators today, our side asked a number of questions concerning the nature of the explanations which you propose will be made to the prisoners Mr MT 1 MT Marl" MaT 20 May i Sunrise. 5:36. Sanset.

8:00. Moonwt. 7:38 p. m. tomorrow.

Mornim Stan: Vtna an4 Mcrrary. Eveninc atari: Japlter. Sfttarn, and Man. For 24 noun ended 7:30 p. Mar 10: Mran trmprratart.

7 2 decrees: normal. 38; month's rmn, 41; year's eirra. 326. rreripltation. none: month's drnelencr, -31 He was told by one of the hijack- I Santa Barbara museum of natural history.

He was the keyman of the team headed by Raymond EJ You have failed to answer Inch: year's excess. .55 Inch. were transierred to the Kanawha minest wind iriocity. 27 n. those questions today.

We see no ers that the raids ere made so I crime syndicate machines could be put in McIIenry county clubs. I The crime syndicate now gets nothing from the private operation of slot machines in McIIenry coun- ty, but intimidation of clubs and justification for a period of four months for explanations. De Sausure, 25, San Francisco Irwin was the third member. Lindbergh, a soft-spoken youth is a junior at Stanford. I RrlalfTt harafditr, 7:30 69 prt crnt; county jail at Charleston.

Pre- p. 3: 7:30 P. 41. liminary hearings have been setj 7:30 29 9: 7:30 for 9 a. m.

riday. uj char reports pm I This period of time appears.