The Lewiston Daily Sun from Lewiston, Maine • 1

-fe T' r- --'j- H-V AX Vi PRICE FIVE CENTS 1BT0N-APBPRN MAINE FBIDAYMOBNINQ DECEMBER IMRECIN BREAKS JAIL IN AUBURN lU) IN BOSTON Inside Turnkey Files Hasp and Chain Christmas Eve io GetThrough laundry Door and Grating Into Yard -Captured 15 Hours Later in Barroom -Previous Escape Last March GOP OPPOSITION TO TRUMAN PLAN TO HELP EUROPE Stn Butftr Doubts if They'll Bo Marshall Plan Caution Urged POINT TOILS DEBT WASHINGTON Dec 25-Mhe Menhall Plan the tnjOOOJDOOjOOO European recovery program propos-ad by President itumn and Sac rctary of State Marshall ran into renewed Republican miaglvinga to- thoaa favoring tha four-year urogram were generally client for President Truman who aald in his Chriatniaa Eva greeting to the nation that shall do to help the "cold and hungry" abroad critics made public their views freely Senator Butler (il-lfeb) declaring much against" the Truman-Manhall program aald he was "very doulbtfutt there will a Marshall Plan" Butler told a reporter he quae-tioned whether "the American economy cap stand such a program" Nebraska's Junior GOP Senator TEL ST HILAIRE ON DANGER LIST FiremenBattle $35100 Lisbon Street Blaze In Necnraro Weather-Tenant Arrested Blames Exploding Oil Stove-Laddermen Save Twt-Blame Phone for Delay in Alarm A roaring three-alarm blaze that quickly cut off stairways swept the Vadion block at 304-306 Lisbon Street early Chriatmaa morning and gave departments of Lewistoif and Auburn a three hoar buttle in near-zero weather Of five injured Telesphore St Hilaire 55 waa in the moat critical condition last night His name was still on the danger list at the GMG Hospital Four others were treated at St General Hospital Among them Mrs Fernand Dube 24 was moat seriously burned She feU while following her husband down a blazing atajrwaj The total loaa ia elpected to exceed $35000 much of it covered by insurance Blame Fhohe for Delay in Alarm Officials said there waa delay in getting fire apparatus and additional police to the scene when Officer Daniel Conley following printed instructions dialed and waa r- peatedly told to dial Leo St Clair taxi dispatcher met with the same response whefl the officer impatient at the delay left the phone and hastened back to the fire Gmdit Exploding Oil Store for Fire Joseph Legare a tenant in whose room file fire apparently started was taken from the building and locked up on an intoxfc Continued on Pkgo 10 Column 1 CosfsMore to Be Sick as Local Doctors Increase Fees An advance ragertod by Airine- Association Office visits will cost the patient 500 IN GREECE -TO NIP RED' PLOT Report Humber of Prominent Politicians Marked for Death-Disclosure Follows Announcement by Rebels of Plans for Communist State in North-May Be Backed by Soviet Satellites WHERE FITS WEBE Bulns Lisbon Street Tetaaphone St Hilaire was burned critically lbs Fernand Dub seriously and three others suffered less severe burns ln a three alarm blare that wracked tha building Thursday morning EX -COUNCILOR FERNANDEZ DIES SUDDENLY AT OLD TOWN Frovt- I PJL Thmdn in i establishment about IS ha had i taa the uwnj jut in nine kin mud turnkey and said by Shacitt Louie A Gendroo to have boon a "model prisoner" brake Jail A sometime Christmas Era by filing a heavy haap and a link a thick chain thereby enabling him to open a door and a metal grating leading non tha laundry to tbajail yard Taro daya after nte previous eoeape laat March tw waa epprehend-ad In Portland Larkin had only two mouthe to aerva of an eight entenea impoaad -last June for- hia other aacape Police tnreughout Near Continued on Page It Column LOCATE BOMBER DOWN ON LAKE IN LABRADOR Nins Aboard Are Safs Found Aftsr 400000 Squars Mils Search I GET FOOD SUPPLIES JOVXB 'FIELD Mam Dae S5-JP-A B-17 Flying Fortress forced down with oevan ciewmeu and two raeungrra jiuteriieT nn frnun alrr Astray Labrador waa located after a Chrifitmas had bean deltvar-to servlca out- fng Lake Astray la 75 mQaa north west of the Royal Cara-SET AhpPbroa Ibid at Gooaa Bay In a wild factor of Labrador presently blanketed with 29 inches of i tures range from it to 10 below at Temporal ki dayUghi received here headquarters On Page Column LAWYER WHO SPURNED- DXVOBOU DIES AT 87 WINSXXDl Conn Dec 25-N-Wil-tar Mancheater 97 who refused1 aeeapt single worse ease dur- 01 for three months IS yean a town eoun-Wlncheatar an served ST for toeto PROPS DEAD WHILE PHONING DEATH OF HER MOTHER-IN-LAW MU RIVER 1 -P-Mra OtottMa 55 Of LOS ANGELES LOS Doc 5JF-The temperature soared to 84 degree the second hottest Christmas today Temperatures Borrow Dm as-JP-Kulmaa tn Iw XI ten niki at WEATHER 261947 Vackon Block Blaze Recalls 1909 Tragedy A lire far the same section of Lisbon Street coat the Uvea of two Lewiston firemen and In-aevetal others on the Dec 24 1909 broke out about 1 in the Callahan block wooden stnictura at 284-288 Lisbon Street raged uncontrolled for hours When a rear wall eollapecd ZWO IjCWISU Juries to sc morning of 1 Fire that AM in tin pinned thi 'vxcdigi atta ated pin nod haters they could be extricated Three lamiUes ia the block rateDOd unhurt blaze firemen worked In extremely cold weather Leddem were frozen to the bunding which hnniwl nmH-f! Market an the ground floor and ga wiin mg in uiG sour Mwr itniun TAFT CHAIUNGES ADMINISTRATION ON HEALTH ISSUE To Seek Congressional Approval ef His Plan for Grants to Statos OPROSES COMPULSION Washington bee u-scu-tor Tkft (R-Ohio) today challenged Democrats to make an km of compulsory braltte insurance in 1948 declaring thinF he will seek Gongraational approval far an al-ternitivi plan far Government grants to States far medical cam Tbs Ohio Senator told a reporter he has noted Increasing "propaganda activity" ia behalf of the long beleaguered Murcuy-wagner-Dugell health insurance bill adding that he expects Democrats to push strongly far its paamge in the session beginning Jan 8L ill right with- me if the Democrats warn to make an lute of it said the Onto kenatoran announced candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination "I think the people at this eoun- Continued Op Page 4 Column NEW YORK DRKHQTEL KXZDBI BY FIRE Dee 5 them burned seriously when fire today destroyed a small hotel here operated bjr Aslard Blanchard foseph Mofiette 68 ef Sqpien-worth a hotel guest ta ed In serisue condition at Hospital' suffering from first second degree borne at the scalp and smoke inhalation Blanchard operator ef the 'hold borne to hia' throat to Sr-fram tha burning voinn- df the hzujte i room flee fraa th ftmght the blaze far three OLD TOWN Dec 25-A-Orman Brown Fernandes 77 former Sheriff of Penobscot County and a former State Senator and Executive Councilor died suddenly hare today at his home 78 South Main Street He had recently announced hte candidacy 'for ttkftM'Sanis ta the primaries of Mxt Widely known in Msdne political circles Mr Fernandas held the Stats Bauatorshlp 15 years ago and sraa elected to the Executive Council serving three two-year terms Ha waa acting chairman in his final tw terms 25000 SOVIET TROOPS STILL ON HUNGARIAN SOIL Hsovily Armed Outfits Remain 1 00 Days After Peace Is Signed UNWELCOME GUESTS BY DANIEL DE LUCE BUDAPEST Hungary Dee 25-JP-Some 25000 Soviet troops Including tactical forces ranging from tank to fighter pilots still are today all on Hungarian the formal peace waa signed peace treaty calls for the Rod Army hero to bo reduced to of unite by after the ra tits deposi- though ed 100 Dec 15 soma ttcatlon of the ted in Berlin Snugly billeted In provincial towns astride approaches to Austria Soviet veterans have told discreetly inquisitive Hungarian civilians they are "remaining an additional three monthi at the Continued on Pago Column MORE SNQW ON WAY FOR NEW ENGLAND gop CmmLs Marin May Laat into Night (By The Araoetetod Press) Fair weather ith temperatures io to three degrees above normal for moat of the nation and snow for the New England area was the Weather Bureau forecast for Friday Tha Bureau at Chicago gava this picture of yesterdays Chriatmaa weather: Bain freezing in some areas fat the south was moving northward along the cooat toward Nee) England atilt struggling with the aftermath of a severe storm earlier the week but which enjoyed a clear day yesterday A snowstorm scheduled for Maine may last into tha and Snow in Chicago northern Indiana and Michigan provided a white Christmas No now waa reported in the ATLANTA Ga Dec 35-lP-Moat of Rorth Georgia had white Christmas today eevqn Ctayfcm Ap-tacbes fell at Elu- Jaaper blanket Tie was threatened for a while hut work crews worked Chriatmaa to clear highways in the By Chriatmaa afternoon the had tinned to a drizzle toe still sanctioned to 0 yean in physicians' fees becomes eftee-ttvenera Jan Dr Michael HaAiiM president in making announcement said did not bring local fees up to those charged in the Portland area Dr Harkins said the toe charged for daytime home visits was In- by 50 cents dining the war jeers but otherwise foes had been unchanged McGRATH WOULD welcome wailag Saya Net Rid for PROVIDENCE 25-A-U Senator Howard McGrath (D-Rl) Chairman of the Democratic Nattonel Committee said today tile Administration would welcome Henry Wallace YfSuppoxt te the 1848 election bur wul not 'wage tie poUciee to win it dcunth eaid name had come up during hte discus-with President Tkuman Lemmenting on a published report the White House has forbidden moves to "appease" the former Vlee-Preeident McGrath aid: "The White House has never given me advice or directions in can-with Mr Wallace I hove never received directions from the President or from anyone connected with toe WhiteHouee" Wallace has aarailod toe foreign policies as leading to war and has indicated he would be willing to run for President on a third party ticket in the for- Mi own views on the IMS election" in a cohst-to-coast broadcast Monday night (10:30 PAL to 10:45 PAL Bittern Standard Tima over Mutual network) The announcement Wallace would five the address came after Gov Thompeou of Georgia predicted Willace would hte third party csndidaqy Monday Questioned about hie teenage toward Wallace McGrath mid: "He (Wallace) ia acting a a fie citizen and haa perfect right to follow such a coarse as he feete te to hte own interest" McGrath said that if Wallaca'de-ddad to support "the Democratic candidate tine support would be "received end But added the Democratic Chair-do not intend to change at tha program the is carrying out in order to win that support" Te Mend hh BAH BAIL OFFICIAL LOVZTT DUS iTtnTfL ef toe Boston AMaine Railroad died yesterday at hie home here I- Due to the Wherry aald will not ha Continued on Pago 4 Column ATHENS Dec 25-A-Police announced tonight they had rounded i 500 persona in connection with a mmunist-inspired plot to aammln-ate a number of prominent Greek politicians including former Premier Styllanos Gonatea The announcement came a little more than 14 hours after Gen Mar-kos Vifiades the leader of the anti-Govemment forces in Northern Greece proclaimed in a radio broadcast the setting up of an independent Communist state in the fighting lone Police said they got their first Intimation of th plot after questioning two Communists charged with shooting and killing a policeman on the streets of Athena on Dec 9 The police said the men confessed the plot and gave the name of 71-year-old Gena tea leader of tha National Liberal (Pro-Royalist) party as one of the political leaden slated far assassination Gonatu eras Minister of Public Works in the last Government which yielded to the coalition now headed by Theristokles Eophoulis a Republican Three hundred fifty persons arrested in Athens ana Piraeus At least another on hundred' were arrested in Kiphtaete tash-Alhens In a communique police said that Athens terrorist organisation i Gonataa assssslnstion after a careful study of hia habits They selected a prominent corner Continued an Page 4 Column EX IT GOV BACON OF DEDHAM DIES University rambe Te Heart Attack At SI PEDHAM Mass Dee 25-F-Grapar Griswold Bacon 8L former Masnchusetts Lieutenant (overstate Senator and Boston Uni-died today at hia of a rt attack was elected lieutenant Gov in IDS after serving four tive two year terms tn the Senate In USA as tha Repub-nomlnee for governor he defeated hr present mayor Jamas 1L Curley fion Harvard legs 1808 and received his bachelor of laws degree from Harvard Taw IMinwl fBtl Ha practload lav with tba Him of (hmtonr and MltanSteU leaving Harvard Bacon waa a veteran ef botii wan and served in World War a major on tin staff of the late General George Patton Jr Despite hia age Baaon madeJBg at Groton Bacon ICoS D-Day landing in Army troops At Hh Stats Ha leayra hte widow Mka cilia Bacon twoaona Dr Benjamin Bacon of Brookllna Robert of Wmhingtao DlOj four grandchildren and burden on than la to prove bring tha liquor into the he expUnedLThey will pay fit find themselves far trouble1 to lSO eases whan bOta with Ms man's inz ltouor being with pteinly vizibla i current drive started bo- ic found Lawrence Liquor dealers "starving" because motor tits creased the line into Salem lose their earppraUon taxes and the income raxes of employes and tha licence fees and tha cities loaa thair veal estate taxasif they go out of business" ha aald long sums up this way: rOurduty la to-asUsst jBfsfc1 Pikmlor Liberal He had occupied various offices in Old Town and from U19 to 1925 riieriff of Penobscot County For many years ha was in the theater business here and in Bangor and ha bad an Interest in an Old Town theater at the time bf hia death He was barn in Dover-Fox-croft and learned the printing trade in Dexter He was a member of many otgan-imtiona Surviving an a daughter Mrs Bernard L- Harkins of Old Town (formerly: of Lewiston) -two sons Orman Jr and Ramon both of Washington and a MOTHER 91 FUES FROM EIRE TO With 5 First Tim Teen OAKLYN Dee SLJP-A 91-yeer bid Irish mother who flew to this country to spend the not of her daya with bar children her tint American tiqg with five of her tera one of whom she had not far 5 years Th wnmam Mr Mary her of Cresslough County Eire enjoyed scoops of toe' cream and said ah was eagerly waiting to ora oomo anew The penpecymte kdjr arrived at hrMtun BtelM took i train to aMa taxicabto tba mat of BaTmiHW MeBride a daughter who lives hem Sue was accompanied an her 15tt hour plana try jan Shannon it flffifg a Uraghan rST daughters and LnTi live in tte United States 2L instead of and daytime hens visits will np Si te 4 Ilia physicians will charge for home vkits between 7 and 14 PJL The foe is now Tha largest increase a $2 boost seta the foe for borne visits between 10 PJL and 7 AJL at visits Dr denta at 87 waste 1 Harkins pia eld rate far each arid Portland and YOUNGSTER NllED ON CAROliNG PARTY fitalzh to Bkmek BROOKS Dee strains -of Christas By youngsters tourtae tiie 1 rielgh 4m A truck topped the enow covered nlQ teat and boys and the sleigh in Mra Nito tured 1 ed lacerations 14 leg injuries Sheriff Byron truck was driven by Allan Brown 18 at Monroe who told him he was bunded by the lights at an an coming automobile The nor tori at' the trad Heath raid sideswipes the vehicle turning it over yntwItifF Q( said Mke death dentaL The frightened hone unhurt but was quickly caught thar sleigh filled vtii Br earlier Mildred York and KimbeH warn released foam the hospital today Companions who escaped injury were Mies Jan Quimhy driver at the sleigh John and Dorothy Jewell Anno Fogg and Nina Mardea 8KOWHZOAN UAH DDES FROM RIFLE SHOT AS BOT MISSZS SQUIRREL SKOWHEGAN Dee: 8 -IF' Loo Boette 49 died toalgM after being weaaded ia tha lew ky a Jl caliber bullet Whleh ghw-1 Martto 8 fired by 1L he fired a rifle i Wli at a equhret ballet atrlkteg eatUng hie eaele nearby Relatives lln a alii vbt be at by to to Duetts Peter with wham he Jfelui at Waiervllle Theraab- ef RnmfHd Manuel at DuekepeH and Jeeeph ef Wereester Msec and tw strtere Mra Jeka Qal mat and MrtL Herbert Galleuk both ef Romford Death of Closed -SSW j- a FERNANDES sister Mm Grads do Arias of Sang-ervilte and seven grandchildren HARTFORD CTf PAIR DlEttESUlTOFFRE ChHdrea 8 AuBTUi Yaara Or- 5 in Dae 2WP-rewmaru 25 died at tal tonight ef burns In tha Christmas ties fire that killed bar hutband Charles 27 only hows before The tragedy orphaned Donna-Jean Newman six montha old and her one-and-a-half-yoar-old etetotoBon-ny-LeeL Mrs Newman earned" them unharmed from their burning apartment Thomas Lee Fire Marshall aald the Maze (tarted tmq a short on qirauit in to Nawmaw Newman wag rbaUz chuujam tba at tree's up nearby window ihartae and curtains It waa tha second Christmas leva firs tragedy in Hartford in two On Dee 24 194A a fin S' area northwest of Jammu the laat four days ConAnued On Pag IP Column 4 -X' 1 flOW -'-p2Fles JS Friday and Saturday but not so coidFrictay night SNOW STORM WABNINO -BOSTON Dec SS-JP-Tha Boatop Weather Bureau lamed the follow-teapadjd snowstorm warning bul Another substantial snowfall is lere in New England tm urine the day tomorrow In MaamChuaotta Rhode Connecticut snow will begin to tell during the morning hours and increase somewhat in fay afternoon Snow will Into the Northern Now Eng-jdurtng tomorrow not and generally un-oxcept ratty The I average Charles Gurney of Lisbon Hit by Auto Succumbs to injuries byAu DURHAM-Charira ef Southwest Band di BAY STATE ESTABLISHES "BORDER PATROL" TQ CHECK ON BUYERS OF LIQUOR IN OUT-OF-STATE CITIES BOSTON Dae: 25-iP-Massaehu- Una Tba Cknmniadoner aaM setts intanaifted its tax watch along a new "rum row" today State Tuc Commissioner Henry Long announced ha has paaign-a dozen inipratora from hte otto keep tabs mi customers of Lewis Abronjson "to'attand "tjS of th accident Dr ML 8 The Sanitary Market Will Be te expected to bp at laaat Inches In ausecUaas with locally heavier amounts very probable There la eoma ehanca of the mow to rain near tha south shore of Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island and dong tha east coast of MaaaarhnaBtta as far north -w Boston for a whlla during Friday pjl 0:01 rw atom Mts: am IfcnUea Mol li ar emfiSL to liquor stores in Salem Nash- and Keene and in Brat-tlebora Vt They will erode with Maasachu-tte State Troopers assigned yesterday at Long's request to check eating cars for untaxed bottles 'Just bringing' on quart in ex-eapt lnalda you la amugglingr Long law specifically Stas that no one may transport uor across a State line unless ha a licensed "The license coats $100l Tha law further provides no one may liquor in his possess ion mures the State tax paid eo it" The tax doubl Istetinra la a The tax doubted by tha last Leg-ia gallon man waste no time following 686 MAIN ST Will Be Closed STUDENT SHOT IN SANFORD ACODENT SANFORD Dae: S5JF-Accidantal dlecberge at a shotgun from the musite at which was removing now wounded John tedxr 25 a Dartmouth Cdtega in the bend today as ba huntad to the Wilson Food area of Actoq Sheriff Everett Knight arid 7 Leahar the sheriff aald hunting wito hte undo) Deputy Sheriff Ned Bodwul at wboet Senford heme he was visiting dining the Christmas holiday Attendants at a- hoepitaV-eld XAfaeFReandiUsH wui a aassaMt'warT Alt Day FRIDAY SATURDAYS 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